《Apocalypse Gachapon》 Chapter 1: Return chapter 1: return ¡°ah!¡± ye zhongming couldn¡¯t help but cry out the moment the sharp ice cold tentacles of the lurker pierced through his body, the place he touched felt wet and there was also the feeling of something spurting out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a familiar sound of breathing spread into his ears. a pair of huge hips pressed against his neck and it was mixed with the smell of sweat. ye zhongming¡¯s vision started to focus and he saw a face that he was once very familiar with. her? didn¡¯t she die a long time ago? like he wanted to confirm something, ye zhongming wanted to get up from this familiar body but she locked him down with her limbs. ¡°don¡¯t, don¡¯t go, stay for a while.¡± a gentle voice that was still a little unstable could be heard, it was like she was about to lose her senses. ye zhongming stopped his movement. when he looked around, he understood everything. . a cup with a cartoon on it, the electronic clock at night, the lace undergarments on the lamp, the durex that was still in the open packaging and also the familiar sense of touch of the woman in his arms, it brought ye zhongming back to something that he had experienced before. 2020, september 10th afternoon. an hour before that apocalypse occurred. wasn¡¯t i on a mission? then, he was sneak attacked by those damn bugs and when he charged out, the lurker attacked. its tentacles from underground pierced through the body. with his past experience, that injury should be fatal. but now... this memory felt very real, it was as if he had returned back to ten years ago, that beautiful afternoon before that apocalypse had arrived. ye zhongming was trained to be calm so he quickly processed all this. he used just ten seconds and he confirmed that it wasn¡¯t like he was back to ten years ago but he really was back! he looked at the time. 2020 september 10th, 15:35. it was still an hour and five minutes till that memorable time. 2020 september 10th 14:40, a terrifying thing would occur. after which, the earth would end up in an ice cold apocalypse. ye zhongming was stunned and only had one thought-- was the heavens taking good care of him was this another punishment? ye zhongming rested on the naked woman¡¯s body and slowly raised his hands. it was white and smooth and the lines on his palm were clear to see. his skin was healthy and this was totally different from ten years later. ten years later, his hands were left with calluses from holding guns and also wounds from numerous battles. rebirth? ye zhongming was stunned. not everyone would think that rebirth was a good thing. like ye zhongming, after ten years of nightmares, to relive it again was tough to say that it was lucky. to relive those ten years of killing where one couldn¡¯t feel any warmth or hope? ye zhongming smiled bitterly. he really didn¡¯t know whether or not he could be resilient again after feeling all that despair. as for the girl who was still hugging him like an octopus, ye zhongming didn¡¯t feel as warm as ten years ago. instead, he felt repulsed by her. he knew that in the next moment, this girlfriend would ask him to break up. bai sisi, ye zhongming¡¯s girlfriend, the person who visited this little house that he rented the most. they had been dating since the second year of university and it was two years already. to ye zhongming who had already lost his parents, this relationship was very important to him. any normal kind person who was not a player would care about relationships. moreover, he was dating a beauty like bai sisi. but when someone couldn¡¯t continue with a relationship that was so important to them, they would be hurt even more. in his last life, ye zhongming hated her as he felt like she betrayed him. but in this life, he didn¡¯t hate her. maybe she was cruel for cheating but he knew that until last night when she agreed to be with that guy, until now, at least on her body, she was still loyal to ye zhongming. ¡°actually, i thank you for taking care of me these two years. i am a careless person and many times didn¡¯t care about your feelings so i would like to apologise.¡± ye zhongming tried to force himself up from bai sisi¡¯s perfect body. he started to quickly think about some things. for the guy whom she was having sex with suddenly leaving like that, bai sisi felt a sense of emptiness. this made her guilt even thicker. she was doing this to make up for her guilt and it did not make her feel any better. but when she heard his words, her eyes opened wide. this was something that surprised her. ¡°i also want to thank you. such a good student didn¡¯t go to class and came back to do this with me, it is just to make up for the guilt you feel of leaving. to me, it is no use.¡± ¡°zhongming you...¡± ye zhongming waved and interrupted her words. he came to the window and looked towards the school field that was not far away. a few energetic guys were playing football and on the balcony was a white shirt girl with a bottle. looking gently at the guy she loved. ¡°you said that love might be a part of life that can¡¯t be missing but it wasn¡¯t all to do with life. i agree, i hope you can remember that, now... maybe everything is good but if things change, this world is filled with danger. when life means nothing, i hope you can give up on love because that love, might... it won¡¯t be as perfect and loyal as you think.¡± ¡°what do you mean?¡± bai sisi couldn¡¯t understand this person she had been with for two years. was he hinting at something? ¡°if things continue like this, i don¡¯t disagree that qin jun is a good guy, maybe he would be a great lover and husband, but he...¡± ye zhongming suddenly didn¡¯t know what to say. should he tell bai sisi that this guy would abandon her in danger and give her away for a few pieces of bread? that he would push her out as bait so that he could get some time to flee? would she believe him? things that he had seen during the apocalypse hadn¡¯t happened before so if he said it, he would be treated as a joke. when ye zhongming was deep in thought, bai sisi was totally shocked. he knew that ye zhongming would find out about qin jun and her very soon but after just one night, it felt as if he knew everything. she had kept it a secret. he, did he notice it long ago? thinking about that, her face was ashen white like something shameless she had done was found out. in truth, it was shameless. ¡°you... you know... you know him?¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°each night someone placed 99 roses in front of your dorm. on your birthday he used a thousand candles to make a heart. each day he would send you caring texts, concert tickets, art convention tickets, coffee membership, oxford university lecture videos. even as a guy, i have to admit that not only is he handsome and his family is rich, he does everything well. he understands your likes so no wonder you will be touched. as compared to him, i indeed do not understand girls well.¡± a loud bell rang from the school and it should be break time. when i turned back, i saw the shocked and even terrified bai sisi. ye zhongming had a look of glee because that expression was similar to what she looked like the first time he entered her. ¡°finally, no matter what you think, i would tell you to be careful of qin jun. he is someone you can spend good times with but not bad times. when you face something important to him, he will abandon everything including love. that includes you.¡± after saying that, ye zhongming tapped the shoulder of the stunned bai sisi. the softness on his hand made him recall everything they did and also of their bodies wrapped together. after which, he just disappeared. you have to give up on things you had to give up. bai sisi made her choice so he won¡¯t try to change it like ten years ago. that is because ye zhongming didn¡¯t know how long he could live so what rights did he have to care about others? moreover, apart from his cold personality from those ten years, things might change because of the butterfly effect too. maybe qin jun might live on well with bai sisi. ye zhongming wore his clothes. while talking to her, he accepted many things. ten years of life had made it easy for him to calm himself down and accept this magical thing. ye zhongming made a choice between killing himself to escape and living again. the former was shelved by him. since he was living again then he shall live well. opening his drawer, there was his credit card. inside it was the compensation after his parents died in the car accident. this was what they left him using their lives. ye zhongming didn¡¯t use any of it after so many years. he believed in earning his own money to live. this money was seen as a memory but things were different now. he knew that if his parents were watching, they would agree that he use the money to live. ¡°what are you doing?¡± bai sisi pulled the blanket and blocked her body before looking in terror at ye zhongming who was about to leave. she knew that she loved this guy, but they were about to graduate and a guy without parents who didn¡¯t know what he wanted to do in the future couldn¡¯t give her a bright future. that was why she chose to leave. but this suddenly became something that wasn¡¯t under her control so she couldn¡¯t help but feel unwilling. maybe to her, even if they broke up, this guy should belong to her. at least for a short time. after wearing his clothes, ye zhongming looked at the time. 15:50, 50 minutes to the apocalypse. after thinking about what he had to do, the time wasn¡¯t enough. he kept silent for a second before doing something that was the most important to him. facing her questions, he felt a little annoyed. n0velusb.c0m ¡°out to do some things. before i come back, you should leave and find qin jun. since you made your choice then be firm. hasn¡¯t that always been your personality?¡± ye zhongming frowned and said while walking out. but when he thought about this girl who spent two years with him, he felt a little pity and reminded, ¡°be quick, his area should be safe. if anything happens, the government would think about saving that place first. at that place, maybe... you can live well.¡± after saying that, ye zhongming wore his shoes and left, leaving bai sisi stunned on the bed. ye zhongming had to do two things, one was to buy medicine and then two was to buy tools to fight with. Chapter 2: Level 1 Gachapon chapter 2: level 1 gachapon there wasn¡¯t much time. ye zhongming called a cab before rushing to the car rental. he maxed out his card to get an old pickup truck before finding a relative at the bank to withdraw all his money. he then headed to the hospital to buy a huge amount of heparin and also other essential medicine and devices. just this alone took 70 thousand. when others looked at ye zhongming carrying two big bags, they felt like this person was sick in the head. indeed, it would save a lot of money if he went to the pharmacy but ye zhongming didn¡¯t care. the medicine at the hospital was expensive but at least they were real. moreover, dozens of minutes later, the pieces of paper that were beautifully created would become worthless. n0velusb.c0m after tossing them into the car, ye zhongming started to consider what weapons to get. guns were definitely a no since the country controlled them very strictly so he could only get blades. actually, if there was enough time, ye zhongming would get some materials to make some traps. this was a part of the experience that he had accumulated for ten years. but there were only 20 minutes from the start of the apocalypse. no choice, ye zhongming could only go to a famous hunting shop and he spent huge money to buy the boss¡¯s collected blade. he also bought a bunch of adventurer gear. when the boss saw ye zhongming leave, he was so delighted that he couldn¡¯t even close his mouth. this money was enough to buy ten such blades. after buying them all, ye zhongming looked at the watch, 16:32, 8 minutes to the start. after hanging up on bai sisi¡¯s call, he didn¡¯t hesitate to use the drifting skills he trained for after ten years to get across several red lights. after many people cursed at him, he just used five minutes to arrive at the luxurious apartments beside the school. in the city, dingcheng apartments was a very high-class district. behind seven-story buildings were ten elegant villas. it also had a garden and an underground car park and there were all sorts of facilities there. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t come here because of the environment but because there weren¡¯t as many people here as compared to the center, there were many living resources here too. more importantly, on the first floor was where the level 1 gachapon would appear. exchange gachapon, also called the apocalypse gachapon was a shining spinning wheel system. it was the only way humans could live in the apocalypse. people could exchange for food, water, clothing, weapons, tools, machines, skills, bloodline etc things. one could say that because of it, humans were able to survive in the cracks of zombies, monsters and mutants. in his last life, ye zhongming was only able to survive after exchanging many things with the gachapon. he also obtained a decent skill and became a six star evolved, this level was already considered quite strong. unfortunately, he was sneak attacked by a mutated bug and died in a really sad manner. ye zhongming pouted and didn¡¯t care about the security guards in the small district. he smashed the barricade and entered the small district. he used his memory to find that building that now looked like a very new apartment. ¡°damn, stop there! damn, a pickup truck.¡± three security guards chased. they held rubber rods and sat on an electric car. they chased his pickup while cursing. after being used to watching luxury cars worth millions come in and out, they really weren¡¯t afraid of people driving pickups. if a rolls royce did that, they wouldn¡¯t dare to say anything. at most, they would ask him why and even smile and bend down. ye zhongming got off and saw the panting guards. he looked at his watch and laid in the car. when they ran over, he calmly pointed at the sky. the three of them raised their heads and looked up but it was sunny and clear. ¡°damn, he is crazy!¡± the head guard was fat and when he saw ye zhongming¡¯s shirt, he was more certain he wasn¡¯t an important person. he raised the rod and wanted to smash it down. but a sudden explosion shocked him. he raised his head once more and was stunned. a giant mushroom cloud rose into the sky along with the explosion. a giant spaceship that would only appear in sci-fi movies appeared and numerous rays were shot down. it caused those spirit-shocking explosions that they had heard. ye zhongming squinted his eyes and saw that golden ship that was flying in the black clouds. he recognised those ships. one of the ten rewards of the level 9 gachapon. it had a nice name, golden saint, it was one of the strongest pieces of equipment. the question that he had in his mind before his revival appeared once more. what was the reason for this calamity? who did it? was it another civilization in the universe? or another race who had suffered from such an attack but had grown stronger from it? he didn¡¯t have an answer even when he was alive. that was because even after ten years, no human was strong enough to walk out of the earth to find answers. since he couldn¡¯t head out, then there was no way to find the answer. at this moment, when he saw that arrogant golden saint warship, ye zhongming had an urge. he wanted to know who it was that created the apocalypse! who turned the beautiful planet into hell? who brought away those brothers and lovers that fought by his side? to make him suffer from ten years of torture! and moreover, he might get tortured once more! he pointed a middle finger at the ship and shouted. he picked up what he prepared and ran to the place in his memories. the three security guards looked into the sky and their minds were blank. ye zhongming knew that this attack wouldn¡¯t last for too long. five minutes later, it would end. those ships that turned earth into the apocalypse would disappear and never appear again. but five minutes later, a fatal poison would appear in the sky. people who weren¡¯t immune to it would mutate and turn into the zombies that one sees in the movies. monsters would also mutate and become really strong and dangerous. tens of thousands of areas would appear and many mutants and monsters would walk out from there. it would send the reduced number of humans into true despair. at the same time, the gachapons would appear. they would be scattered without patterns across the world. on each, they would be split into ten regions and each represented one thing. activate it and spin it, whichever region the needle points to would grant one the reward that appeared under it, of course, one couldn¡¯t just randomly spin the gachapon. under it would be many holes of various colors. only by filling them would one get a chance to spin them. those items to fill the hole was called demon crystals. the source of them was the humans that turned into zombies, the animals that turned into beasts and all those mutants and monsters that walked out from the dungeons. at the center of their heads was a demonic crystal. different colors represented different levels and strength. thus in the apocalypse, humans would spend each moment killing these beings. many memories about the apocalypse and information about it flashed in ye zhongming¡¯s head but it didn¡¯t stop his footsteps from continuing forwards. since he found the villa where that level 1 gachapon appeared, he didn¡¯t hesitate. he jumped over and charged to the door. he kicked the wooden door that looked really exquisite and gave off a special scent. his leg felt a little sore and he knew that it was because it wasn¡¯t evolved yet. but since he did some training, his body was quite decent and could be seen by the fact that he managed to kick it open. the hall was shining gold and one could tell that the owner was rich but his taste was... this luxurious style was not something that ye zhongming was used to. ¡°who are you? get out or i will call the police!¡± on the spiral staircase, a long-haired girl around 20 with pink pajamas was surprised. maybe because of what happened, she didn¡¯t button her pajamas properly. as she moved down, her chest and legs could be seen which made ye zhongming stop for a while. she was shocked. when she was sleeping she heard a loud explosion and before she saw what happened, she heard the sound of her door being broken into. she rushed down and saw ye zhongming carrying a lot of stuff. one had to admit that ye zhongming¡¯s looks made him seem like a nice person and no bad guy would carry so many bags when they were doing something bad. this was the reason why she wasn¡¯t afraid. but when she saw ye zhongming looking at her body, disdain flashed across her eyes. men were all the same, they all thought with their lower bodies! ye zhongming retracted his gaze. he was indeed attracted by her body but more importantly, he was confirming how dangerous she was. this was something he was used to doing for over ten years. after confirming that even her underwear didn¡¯t have a weapon, ye zhongming tossed the bags onto the sofa and found the kitchen. a gentle light shone from within. that was the sign that the gachapon was about to appear. ye zhongming smiled. although he was confused about why he revived but it became the truth so he would face it head on. this was the thinking method that life had given him over the past ten years. moreover, he sensed that this was a huge opportunity-- he had many apocalypse memories and experiences. if he turned them into action, then wouldn¡¯t he become a legendary figure? ye zhongming even had a deep wish. would he, be able to solve this riddle? Chapter 3: Pajamas Girl chapter 3: pajamas girl mu xinfei cursed but as she walked into the kitchen and saw the two meter tall giant spinning wheel, she stopped. ¡°this this this... what is it?¡± based on normal standards, she was a typical strong female. this could be seen by how she didn¡¯t hide or call the police right away when she saw ye zhongming. her confidence partially came from the training she got two months ago and one portion was from her trust in the security guards. there was once a burglar who came in and was beaten up by the security guard. of course, ye zhongming¡¯s outer appearance gave her a calming feeling too. ¡°apocalypse gachapon.¡± ye zhongming touched the exquisite surface like how he touched bai sisi¡¯s smooth skin. to see such a thing in his new life, an indescribable feeling surged into his heart. there was joy, hope, rage, disgust, reliance... it was very complicated such that he didn¡¯t know how to describe it. apocalypse gachapon, was the foundation of human survival. in the previous apocalypse, those who had control were the group that got strong the quickest. ten years later, a portion of them became experts and was in control of the tattered earth. they had absolute power that no country¡¯s ruler had during civilisation times. they were lords that could kill anyone they wanted on their own land. the reason why they had such huge power was due to the apocalypse gacha of different levels. in the last life, three months after the apocalypse happened, only then did he find the first gachapon and found out that there was such a thing. only then did he know the hope of becoming strong. after three more months, he obtained five level-one demon crystals and wanted to spin the wheel but he noticed that most of them were occupied. do you want to spin them? sure, hand over demon crystals. even then, if you got something good, there was a chance that you would get killed and your reward would end up in the hands of others. apocalypse, was far crueler than expected. until a year later did ye zhongming manage to join an organisation and obtain a chance to spin the wheel and begin his road to getting strong. in the end, he managed to become a six star expert. but even then, it needed huge luck and sacrifices to find a safe wheel to spin. one could say that the apocalypse gachapon was the most valuable resource in the apocalypse. pretty much each survival camp was built around an apocalypse gachapon. since he was alive, the first and biggest benefit was that ye zhongming recalled the position of many spinning wheels. the one in dingcheng apartments was the closest level 1 gachapon to him. looking at the gachapon ahead as well as the ten different zones above, ye zhongming calmed himself down. with this, he could become part of the group which had power first and then rely on his experience and memory to get strong quickly. in the middle of the wheel was a teardrop-shaped grey stone. it was the symbol of a level one gachapon. those with a white stone would be level two. once it turned black would signify a level three one. even ten years later, places with level three and above gachapons would be heavily contested. he squinted his eyes and they landed on one of the ten rewards. it made his heart beat quickly. level 1 strengthening potion! a potion that could give you five times the strength of normal humans. it was pretty much the best item in the level one wheel. in that apocalypse, ye zhongming got this as his first reward and then continued his process of becoming strong. it was hard for him to imagine if it wasn¡¯t for his luck to get it on the first try, how would his life be like? maybe he would die really early. ¡°you know what this is right?¡± mu xinfei finally woke up from all the shock and looked at ye zhongming calmly. n0velusb.c0m he tilted his head to glance at this woman with top class face and body. ye zhongming even looked forward to her turning into a zombie and him getting one level one demon crystal after killing her. then, as long as he got four more, he could spin the wheel once more. but thinking about it, ye zhongming felt like it wasn¡¯t right. he looked at the half a meter tall metal platform that had holes for the crystals. level 1 gachapon needed level 1 demon crystals. usually, one wheel would need five level one demon crystals, but... his eyes constricted. that is because this gachapon had seven grey holes! seven! two more than the usual five! what this meant was something ye zhongming was clear about! there was something here that had more value than level 1! different level gachapons needed a different number of demon crystals but there was the smallest amount and largest amount. for example, level 1 gachapons, based on what he knew, the least was two and the most was 12. the rest needed five. those that needed just two level 1 crystals had a very low quality reward and were mostly some living goods, there would definitely not be any one star strengthening potions. along with more demon crystals, the rewards would get better. it was said that the level 12 gachapon rewarded a basic item control technique which was something that would usually appear in the level 2 gachapons! this level 1 gachapon needed seven crystals which meant that it had something that was better than usual level 1 rewards! zhongming looked at the ten rewards. apart from the strengthening potion, there was a diagram of a gun, one of a crossbow, a medical case, a bag of four different flavors of fruit cans, a picture of six bottles of water, chewing gum, some tea leaves and a bottle of honey. finally, was a diagram that made him excited! a card! the back view of a card! lucky skill card! the name of this card appeared in ye zhongming¡¯s mind. lucky skill card, a card that would give some special skill like a vision card which would strengthen one¡¯s sight, the sensory card which would strengthen your five senses. like a pet card which would give you a beast pet. in the apocalypse gachapon, a portion of them would have such a skill card. higher level ones would give better skills. before his death, ye zhongming¡¯s captain got a lucky skill card on a level four wheel and got stone skin technique which caused his skin to be as strong as rock that protected his organs. his chances of surviving dangerous situations greatly increased. moreover, he used this skill to kill many high level monsters and obtained many high level demon crystals. now with such a lucky skill card in front of him, how would he not be tempted? looking at the time, ye zhongming knew that in just a few minutes, those people without natural immunity would turn into mutants and become zombies. this was the first phase of natural selection and there was no talk about fairness. one could say that this depended on one¡¯s luck. ye zhongming was undoubtedly lucky as his body had the resistance so he wouldn¡¯t turn into a zombie. instinctively, ye zhongming looked at the beautiful girl beside the wheel, who knew if she was lucky or not. maybe because his gaze was a little sinister which made her wary, she ended up taking two steps back. she then wore her slippers and ran out of the gate. ye zhongming shook his head. if she wasn¡¯t lucky, it would make no difference where one mutated. if you are lucky and didn¡¯t mutate, at least you would survive a little longer inside. head out? that place would turn into hell and heading out would be asking for death. in the past, ye zhongming spent a month in his own rented apartment, relying on a little bit of food and water to live. in the end, he had no choice but to head out. at that time, the most chaotic moment was over but the outside was still filled with dangers. if one wasn¡¯t careful, one would become food. be it the food of zombies or that of other humans. but after half a minute, she ran back and her face was ashen white. she probably saw something unbelievable. ¡°you, you knew what happened right? you have always been calm and you look unsurprised looking at this wheel. you drove right to my house. so you know what was going to happen right!¡± her voice was shaking when she said that. her emotions were in a relatively unstable mode but what made ye zhongming impressed was that even in such a state, she still had a sharp sense of observation. not everyone, especially girls could notice so many details. ¡°what is your name?¡± ye zhongming smiled and was suddenly a little interested in this woman. maybe once she mutated, he would bury her if he felt good and make a tomb for her. ¡°mu xinfei.¡± ¡°cough cough!¡± ye zhongming choked and looked at her like he was looking at a monster. ¡°what did you say your name was?¡± Chapter 4: Future nine star expert chapter 4: future nine star expert ¡°i never have and will never change my name, mu xinfei!¡± she bit her teeth and said viciously. looking at her looks and body that could at least be rated a nine, ye zhongming was shocked. if this girl really was called that name, then ye zhongming knew her. of course, she didn¡¯t know him. the woman that this name represented had a very famous nickname before ye zhongming was dead, killing rose! a nine star expert that pretty much the whole world knew! that was because killing rose mu xinfei and ye zhongming came from the same city which was why he paid attention to her and knew her record. this was why ye zhongming looked up to her. even ten years later, a nine star expert was a presence that couldn¡¯t be reached. they were the strongest group of people! although ye zhongming¡¯s six star strength was different, but as compared to hers, he didn¡¯t even have the right to make her look straight at him. who knew that after his revival, he actually met the killer rose before she got strong? the first thought he actually had was actually whether or not to get her to go to bed before she grew strong. that was something everyone really wanted and was crazy about! but right away, he tossed that thought far away. that was because she had got a fruit knife and was pointing it at ye zhongming. her beautiful face had a vicious expression that was telling him not to come over or she would stab him to death! he laughed bitterly, did his thoughts get read? it was said that women were sensitive toward this. ¡°calm down, i won¡¯t do anything to you. that, are you hungry? do you want to eat something?¡± ye zhongming had been through ten years of apocalypse life and was used to thinking about things based on interests. his urge was just a craving for experts. what he really needed was to get close to this woman. that was because ye zhongming had three choices in front of him. one, kill her. that seemed clean and he could even conquer and enjoy her before he killed her. but this choice wasn¡¯t any good for him. apart from there being one less expert and enjoying what guys did, it didn¡¯t help him at all. second, chase her away. this would allow him to occupy this gachapon. since this appeared here, she might use it to start her path toward being a top expert. if ye zhongming occupied this place, it would reset her path. he could also be like her in the past and end up as a nine star expert. but he knew that even without this gachapon, with the memory and experience of the past life, occupying this was not that important to him. on the contrary, it might cause a nine star expert to disappear. causing mu xinfei who had no conflicts with him to lose her chance to be nine star, which did not help him either. moreover, from the current situation, she might be holding a knife but he had 20 methods to take her down. since that was the case, what was the difference between that and occupying the wheel? the last one was to get close to her. then, in the future, he might have a strong ally. at a crucial moment, that might help him. that was because this woman very likely would become a nine star expert. so ye zhongming chose the third choice. be it him in the apocalypse or him during peacetime, he was never good at getting close to women. he thought about it and could only ask her if she wanted food. when he said that, he looked a little stunned. mu xinfei looked at this sharp guy whose expression wasn¡¯t very natural and she laughed. she placed the blade down and said, ¡°no need, you should just tell me what happened.¡± ye zhongming turned around. he looked at the girl who was smiling but she was still holding the blade tightly. as expected from the nine star expert, her performance was far above that of most women. ¡°this is the apocalypse gachapon, one that can be activated using demon crystals to obtain valuable items.¡± since he chose to get close to her, even if they didn¡¯t become friends they mustn¡¯t become enemies. ye zhongming didn¡¯t plan to hide much. to have such a strong ally at the start was of great help to him. ¡°as for outside.¡± ye zhongming walked out and took out that blade. he came to the door and heard those screams, ¡°it is the apocalypse.¡± mu xinfei¡¯s expression was stunned but her expression relaxed. this was definitely not an expression someone who heard about the apocalypse should react. but ye zhongming was being wary of her but he wasn¡¯t looking at her face so he didn¡¯t notice. he looked not far away at those three security guards. those three weren¡¯t very lucky and they started to mutate. from humans to zombies, the process was really terrifying. their warm skin suddenly dried up and turned grey. they were many centipede-like black veins and their eyes turned red. sharp teeth appeared in their mouth and black smelly saliva flowed out. their fingernails turned black and sharp and their hair fell off. they lost their ability to speak and lost all emotions, the only thing they craved was flesh. a normal person who had never seen a zombie would be terrified when he saw a monster that climbed out from a grave. most normal humans would end up as their food for the next period of time. moreover, every part of their bodies had the fatal virus, if you get scratched, you would be infected. this caused their numbers to rise quickly. n0velusb.c0m one could say that once the apocalypse arrived, the greatest scale loss was the initial zombie wave. as for those animal mutations and monster mutations, their damage was far incomparable. ¡°zom... zombie?¡± after dozens of years of movies, those who had seen a similar type of movie would be able to call out their names. mu xinfei was the same. maybe a few years later, she would become a nine star expert and she could kill high level monsters. but now, she was just a girl in pajamas that was slightly calmer than a normal girl. when she saw such a monster, she couldn¡¯t help but retreat and her face was ashen white. ¡°en, zombie.¡± he squinted his eyes and repeated. but he was not showing fear but excitement. that was because he saw the grey crystals on their heads! level 1 demon crystals! ye zhongming charged without even thinking. although his current body couldn¡¯t compare to his level six form, but to face a few zombies that just evolved, those skills in his mind were just enough. ye zhongming charged in front of the three security guards. before they turned towards him, he held the handle of the blade and the other pushed the top of the back to send it forward into the neck of one of them. the blade sliced into its weakest part and headed right at the spine. at the same time, he moved to dodge a claw. he then grabbed the neck of the zombie he sliced it to crack it. the head stuck to its back and its body was only connected to a layer of skin. at this moment, as the neck was sliced, black blood spurted out. unfortunately, ye zhongming pulled his blade out and dodged. he knocked aside the zombie that got close and then stuck the blade into the head of the other zombie to insta kill it. the remaining one was knocked back but that didn¡¯t do much damage. on the contrary, it made it vicious and it roared. but what faced it was a blade light. ye zhongming had already pulled out his blade. he spun and added strength to slice the last one at its nose to open up half of its skull. black and white material seeped out. pata, the body of the first zombie smashed onto the ground. four seconds, ye zhongming cleanly dealt with three zombies. this stunned mu xinfei. she covered her mouth and rushed to the toilet. someone who had not gone through such a scene would not be used to it when they saw such a gory battle. ye zhongming sighed and was slightly unhappy with his series of attacks. in the last life, in a similar situation, even if he couldn¡¯t use his skills, two seconds would be enough. but now he used four seconds. this body was too weak. he looked around and noticed that there wasn¡¯t any danger. only then did he dig out the demon crystal from their forehead and cleaned them on the uniform of the security guards. another time touching these things made him very excited. in his last life, as he hid for a long time, he used much time to adapt to the new world. when he came into contact with the grey level 1 demon crystal, it was already a few months after the apocalypse began. this made him miss out on the chance to get many crystals as a portion of them had evolved. it was not easy to find solo zombies. the place they gathered at was also not one that normal people could enter to hunt so it all depended on luck. this was the reason why he didn¡¯t get strong quickly. he placed three level 1 demon crystals into his pocket. he didn¡¯t have time to think about the puking mu xinfei but he charged toward the places with screams. that meant that there were zombies. with zombies meant that there were demon crystals. Chapter 5: First spin chapter 5: first spin the sudden arrival of the apocalypse caused the calm and quiet dingsheng apartments to become really noisy. but ye zhongming knew that the price for all the noise was fresh blood and human life. ¡°ah!¡± a scream spread out from the villa on the side. zhongming didn¡¯t look right away and just dashed into the bushes. he swept and saw a naked woman covered in blood run out. her slightly old face was filled with terror and she was shouting jibberish. her snow white body was covered in fresh blood, the two contrasting looks formed a strong visual impact. but as compared to her well-maintained skin and body, her stamina was not too good. along with the fright, she stumbled on the ground and tried to get up but she was pressed down by two zombies. she cried out and her flesh was ripped apart. her intestines were ripped out and she became their food. such a gory scene didn¡¯t affect ye zhongming at all. he calmly observed the surroundings and he charged out. in a breath, he slashed at the eating zombies to slice off one of their heads. its neck spurted out black blood. the other zombie noticed that things weren¡¯t right and he stood up while biting on an intestine. its sharp fingernails grabbed at ye zhongming. ye zhongming retracted his blade and sidestepped to dodge the claws before slicing the blade at its temple. ¡°puchi¡± and its head was sliced into. this attack lasted only for a few seconds but ye zhongming felt tired. from the time he ran behind the zombie to slicing and dodging, it only took a few moments. moreover, his movements were really precise. if it was someone else, one couldn¡¯t find the gap between the bones in the neck and the blade might end up being stuck there. this was what gave ye zhongming riches and the chance to live in those ten years of apocalypse life. after digging out the crystals, the woman that was still alive looked at ye zhongming and smiled with gratitude. since she was going to die, she rather looks at another human and dies than look at the smelly saliva of the zombies. ye zhongming prayed for her before hiding in a corner of the villa. he was waiting for her to mutate. as long as the brain of a human didn¡¯t get eaten, they would mutate. even if only the head was left. this was what was terrifying about the zombies. even a zombie with just one head, as long as it had enough fresh blood, they could grow out a body in a short period of time! before reviving, this proven theory made many people tongue-tied. as this woman was already dead, so she mutated very quickly. it took just a minute. her closed eyes suddenly opened up and her four limbs started to twitch. the demon crystal squeezed out of her forehead and a few seconds later, she stood up and became a new zombie. she was the same as the two disgusting monsters that she hated. ye zhongming naturally wouldn¡¯t give her such a chance. he ended her life and took out the grey crystal. in just an hour, he completed something he took hundreds of days to do previously, obtaining 6 level 1 crystals. being motivated by such rewards, adrenaline-filled ye zhongming. he continued to move in and out and in just two hours, he had 21 level 1 demon crystals. he gained a lot but there were many dangerous situations. a normal person¡¯s body and ten years of experience didn¡¯t match up. this made ye zhongming slip up and nearly die in the mouths of the zombies. he wasn¡¯t one star yet and didn¡¯t use the immunity potion. as long as they scratched him, he would turn. this made him really nervous and he used up a lot of stamina. when he returned to the villa, he was exhausted. when he walked in, mu xinfei was sitting there and she was still holding the fruit knife. ye zhongming¡¯s entrance shocked her and she lifted her head. after a few seconds, she recovered and jumped in front of ye zhongming. of course, such speed caused her unkempt pajamas to cover fewer areas. a patch of white was revealed and it made ye zhongming a little dizzy. ¡°you definitely know, can you tell me? i won¡¯t be afraid and can help you. as long as you teach me that... it should be kungfu right?¡± mu xingfei pointed at the three corpses, she thought that ye zhongming could kill them so cleanly because he knew kungfu. ye zhongming stumbled, ¡°i can tell you some things and can even make you stronger than guys. but i need you to do some things.¡± n0velusb.c0m she asked warily, ¡°what things?¡± ye zhongming was stunned but understood what that meant. she stared evilly at her sexy body and acted like he was a pervert. after seeing her retreat in fear he laughed, ¡°don¡¯t worry, it is not what you think.¡± he walked into the kitchen right after. when mu xinfei heard that, she heaved a sigh of relief and then frowned. she lowered her gaze at her body that could even charm herself and pouted towards ye zhongming¡¯s back before saying something. ignorant! ye zhongming placed seven crystals into the whole and the water droplet crystal lit up. energy spread across the wheel and those seven level 1 demon crystals flashed before disappearing. the red needle moved and spun past the regions which represented different rewards. while he waited nervously, ye zhongming hoped that he could get the level 1 strengthening potion which would make him instantly stronger. then he would be much more efficient. this was very important to his goal of getting stronger. but dreams were often perfect. when it stopped, it was on the crossbow. below the wheel was a reward box. it lit up and a black crossbow appeared. ¡°successive fire crossbow.¡± this was the name of the crossbow and it was exquisitely designed. there were ten 15 centimeter long metal arrows. if one clicked the trigger, one could fire one at once and one could shoot many at a time. although he didn¡¯t get the one star potion but this was a decent weapon. although he was disappointed he didn¡¯t care. ¡°so that is how you use this!¡± mu xinfei¡¯s eyes lit up and her face was filled with disbelief and excitement. she looked at the crossbow in ye zhongming¡¯s hands and at the pictures on the wheel, ¡°the thing that you say can make me stronger than man is the green potion?¡± ¡°you are smart.¡± ye zhongming fiddled with the crossbow to adapt to its strength and feel of it. ¡°this is the apocalypse gachapon, you can use the demon crystals on the head of the zombies to spin the wheel. this is the apocalypse and these rewards are what we use to survive. it is that simple.¡± ¡°then how did you know that?¡± ¡°secret.¡± ¡°you!¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t know what mu xinfei was like to become a nine star expert in his previous life, but at least now, she was a normal woman. she was direct, smart, and a little cunning but also a bit stupid. he tossed her figure out of his mind before putting in seven more level 1 demon crystals. Chapter 6: Basic Elimination Technique chapter 6: basic elimination technique the needle continued to spin on the wheel and slowly landed on the pistol. ye zhongming shrugged. this pistol was actually the third-best thing. the crossbow was the 4th. his luck was not bad just that he felt frustrated that he didn¡¯t get a one star potion. ¡°you come and try it.¡± luck was very important in this. ye zhongming wanted to test her luck. ¡°can i?¡± after getting a certain reply, mu xinfei followed what ye zhongming did and placed them one by one into the holes. she then looked nervously at the spinning wheel. she placed her hands together and was praying for luck. the needle stopped and he blinked. this woman whose sweat was even nice smelling, he was speechless. that was because the needle was pointing at... that card! what kind of luck was that? the card was the best reward on the wheel. ye zhongming was actually prepared to spin a dozen or twenty times. who knew that he got it on the third try? en, one could say that mu xinfei got it on her first try. not only would this woman get strong, but her luck was also overpowered. ¡°this, what is this? is it a poker card?¡± mu xinfei felt like she had let ye zhongming down. what was the use? it was special but it was just a card. it was worse than the chewing gum that one could chew. ye zhongming ignored her and took it up. who knew what skill was waiting for him? ¡°basic elimination technique (can evolve), when you spin a level 2 and below gachapon, can remove an option that you do not want.¡± damn! overpowered! ye zhongming used the fastest speed he had ever used to quickly shatter and learn the skill. this skill looked like it just increased one¡¯s chance of getting something better but one must know that the higher level of the gachapon, the harder it was for one to get the demon crystals. a level 2 zombie could kill three strong men. zombies above level 5 were a weapon! when spinning high level gachapons, even if one could add a 1% chance, that was a dream for everyone! n0velusb.c0m moreover, this was just the basic technique, if it was intermediate. could one remove two skills, even more? this card¡¯s value was far more than one level. ye zhongming even felt like it was a level 2 or three rewards. this woman¡¯s luck was just too good! ¡°not bad, use this to defend yourself.¡± ye zhongming passed the crossbow to her while he equipped the pistol. ah? she thought that she wasted the seven demon crystals but who knew that she was praised and even got a weapon? this stunned her. she then noticed that the poker card wasn¡¯t so simple. ............................................................................................................ the first night arrived. ye zhongming rested on the wall of the villa and was chewing on fruit cans. he enjoyed something that he nearly couldn¡¯t remember in his last life. before he revived, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t eat such luxurious things. even if he got it, he would exchange it for some things. compared to eating, fruit cans were just to reminisce about the past. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have the right to do that in the past. as compared to such sweet snacks, he needed food, bullets, potions, medical items etc. after reviving, such things weren¡¯t very rare so he just ate them. he looked at the district which had some light. ye zhongming knew that some people were still alive but he didn¡¯t want to save them. after spending ten years surviving, he knew that having a good heart might not be reciprocated. good people wouldn¡¯t live long, that was something people often said. ¡°this is the one star strengthening potion?¡± mu xinfei took two crystal cups and the other was holding a bottle of red wine with english names. she opened it and poured a cup for ye zhongming before looking at the light green liquid beside him. ye zhongming nodded. he went out once more before dark and killed six zombies. after using the basic elimination technique, the very lucky mu xinfei got the one star strengthening potion. ¡°that, the card disappeared from the wheel so now we just need six level one crystal to spin it. what is the theory behind the wheel? so magical.¡± after getting the card, that choice disappeared from the wheel. this was what made the gachapon special. this was also why mu xinfei was able to get the one star strengthening potion. ten choices, one disappeared so nine were left. ye zhongming used the basic elimination technique to remove one more so 8 were left. ? chance, that allowed her to hit. normally, each choice on the wheel had a different level. people used some game terms to split them into normal, rare, epic and legend. for example, the basic elimination technique should be epic. of course, it was just average out of epic items since it wasn¡¯t a battle item. epic and legendary items had a special point which was once they were drawn, they would disappear and become a unique items. but this wasn¡¯t a strict thing as ye zhongming heard that some of them appeared after disappearing. it seemed like they would appear after disappearing for some time. like the drop rate in games, just that the drop rate was low. ye zhongming was considering this problem. he had a guess which was that when epic or legendary rewards appeared, did it mean that the last person who got the reward died? so the reward would appear again? but that was just a guess and he had no strength to prove it. ¡°why aren¡¯t you using it? does it have some side effects?¡± mu xinfei looked at it in envy. after seeing the state of the district, she accepted the change of the apocalypse. she was also really curious about the apocalypse gacha. seeing him kill zombies and get their demon crystals so easily, her desire for strength became stronger. when she got the one star potion, she even screamed in joy. ye zhongming smiled, ¡°the thing that i told you to help me do can begin now.¡± Chapter 7: Mutated bedbugs chapter 7: mutated bedbugs looking at how the nine star expert in his last life was helping him mix medicine, ye zhongming was a little satisfied. in the last life, surviving humans researched the rewards of the gachapon. towards the gachapon itself, there was nothing humans could do. there was no order and the wheel itself was firm so even nine star experts couldn¡¯t break it. but towards the wards of the wheel, especially the potions that could strengthen humans, they understood a lot. after five years, humans could create three star and below potions and even change some recipes to increase their effects. the reason why ye zhongming bought so many medicines was that he obtained the recipes. these medicines were needed for the recipes. of course, with his current conditions, he couldn¡¯t create them alone. he could only improve the current strengthening potions and the effect was 10% stronger than the rewards from the wheel. don¡¯t look down on this 10%, this meant that when you became a one star expert, the effect would be stronger than others by 10%. this 10% could decide the outcome of a battle. moreover, this didn¡¯t take into account the difference when one evolved once more. so in the last life, when the improved recipe was invented, many organisations nurtured a new batch of evolved humans. these people were much stronger than those in the same grade. some even were able to challenge those one star above them after entering five star grade. that caused a huge commotion at the time. until ye zhongming died, because the recipe was stuck in the hands of a few, the improved potions became a fixed trade that many organisations used to earn money. ye zhongming¡¯s team earned an important source of income by selling these potions. this was the reason he knew about the recipe. mu xinfei wore the mask and sometimes cried out. she mixed the medicine carefully and controlled the temperature well. she mixed the liquid into the one star strengthening potion. that damn guy said that the hand must be steady and must control the temperature well. she must also complete it within time or it would explode. the strength wasn¡¯t huge but was enough to disfigure someone. thus, mu xinfei was really serious, more serious than when she took her exams. until everything was completed, this green one star potion became pure blue. only then did she heave a sigh of relief. ¡°oi!¡± the future nine star expert wanted to ask for praise from that annoying guy but noticed that he was using a wooden board to secure a window. she looked and that board was actually her purple sandalwood chair. damn, that furniture caused a few hundred thousand! but when she looked back at his face, that guy who didn¡¯t even blink when he killed was really serious. one could even see the sweat on his forehead. mu xinfei realised that something wasn''t right and she swallowed the words she was thinking about. ¡°what?¡± mu xinfei asked. ye zhongming sealed up the gaps and said, ¡°bugs.¡± bugs? mu xinfei didn¡¯t understand but when she looked along ye zhongming¡¯s gaze, she saw that a ball of black things was squirming under a stone. mu xinfei saw that the black bugs were the size of rats, moreover... they looked like bed bugs. but bed bugs were at most the size of a fingernail, how were they now like rats? at this time, there was an explosion at the seven story apartment nearby. the ground shook and the windows shattered. there were also flames and people crying. maybe because they were shocked by the explosion, the bugs panicked and started to scatter to reveal the stone under them. ¡°ah!¡± mu xinfei exclaimed because she saw that it wasn¡¯t a stone but a human! a bloodied and disfigured person whose bones were eaten clean of all its flesh! these bed bugs were actually eating people! ¡°shut up!¡± ye zhongming looked in anger and nearly went to cover her mouth. he was a warrior that was living a second life so naturally, he knew what they were. he just didn¡¯t expect them to evolve so quickly. like humans turning into zombies from the virus, the plants and animals all changed. trees became really dangerous and all the bugs and animals became bloodthirsty. in the apocalypse, those plants could fight against the alien monsters! many times, humans seemed really weak in front of these mutated plants. n0velusb.c0m these bed bugs evolved from small bed bugs. not only were they huge, but their food source also changed and they became really bloodthirsty. after a while, they would become more terrifying. after ten years, the bugs looked totally different and their bodies would become the size of tigers. they also had scary abilities. if one wasn¡¯t four-star, one had to stay far away. if one met a group of them, even a six-star expert like ye zhongming had to flee. ¡°why are you so fierce...¡± she was shocked and headed back in fear. whoever saw these huge bed bugs would be afraid right, that was a normal reaction. but she didn¡¯t have confidence when she said that as she saw that the bugs turned in their direction. those round huge eyes showed their bloodthirst and were staring right at them. moreover, before they could react, dozens of them pounced at the villa. it was obvious that the attraction of two new bodies was far above that of the corpse that they had already consumed! Chapter 8: One star evolution chapter 8: one star evolution ye zhongming¡¯s back felt cold and his mind was spinning to find a way to deal with them. indeed, he was someone who revived and he had strong experience and skills. in a short time, he would become the strongest few people in this city and country. but now, he was still a normal person. he could deal with a few zombies that just evolved but not a group of a dozen of bed bugs. these bed bugs didn¡¯t have terrifying abilities but a swarm of them wasn¡¯t something that a normal person could deal with. those sharp teeth and tough fur, just one slash and one would get hurt. moreover, the liquid in their mouth was really corrosive, just one bit was enough to cause organs to fail. that meant that unless you were above four star and had strong healing ability, you would be handicapped forever. in the short time that ye zhongming was thinking, these bed bugs were already at the door and they smashed into the wooden door. some started to hit the windows. luckily, the glass windows were strong, if not both of them would already be attacked. but safety was just temporary. these bed bugs realised that the outcome wasn¡¯t good. some of the smart ones opened their mouth and spat out the green liquid at the window. they couldn¡¯t see what was going on behind the wooden door but on the side of the window, the glass was being corroded at visible speeds. ¡°go!¡± ye zhongming knew that he couldn¡¯t stay here. unless he became a one star expert, if not he would have to flee. n0velusb.c0m mu xinfei who was being dragged back saw the hole in the glass opening up, she covered her mouth in disbelief. the attack from the bed bugs shocked her. ¡°head underground.¡± mu xinfei was a former nine star expert and her temperament was really good. after being dragged by ye zhongming, she called out a location. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. he wanted to drag her to run to another villa, who knew that there would be an underground space there? compared to fleeing, ye zhongming loved to fight. if he could kill these bugs, he might even get some benefits. the modified potion was prepared and after using it, he could become a one star expert but that needed a process of five minutes. he wanted to flee and didn¡¯t have the time at all. but if he had five minutes, the outcome would be totally different. following her directions, they fell back to the kitchen and behind the wheel was metal door leading underground! the two of them headed in at their fastest speed. at this time, the bug closest to them had chased into the kitchen. the underground had a voice-controlled light and it lit up when they entered. this was a 20-30 square foot room and on one side were numerous wine cabinets filled with foreign wine. on the other side were several barrels which should be filled with red wine. what was most attractive was the giant safe inside the wall. this thing was obviously not what a normal family should have. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t care about this thing. even if the safe was filled with gold and jewelry, it was worth nothing in the apocalypse. he took out a syringe and absorbed the one star potion before shooting it into the vein on his hand. this was the fastest way to absorb the potion and was much more useful than just absorbing it. of course, the pain that one had to go through was more too. mu xinfei stood at the side and saw all this, her eyes were filled with anticipation. this world had only given her terror and shock up until this point, she wanted to see the side that was filled with hope. outside, the bed bugs were attacking the metal door. although it was strong but under their strong acid, it too couldn¡¯t last for too long. after ye zhongming injected the one star potion, he felt pain from within. this feeling was unbearable but he felt excitement he had never felt before. he was familiar with this. in his last life, he experienced this six times. his body felt pain like never before, but his mind felt joy as this pain represented evolution, represented strength, represented a whole knew gene evolution direction. the impurities in his body were being excreted as sweat and the pain reduced. after which was the joy of each part of his body, each cell jumping for joy as if it was enjoying a new life. hearing, sight, and even smell was greatly improved. more importantly, power was surging in his body which made ye zhongming want to roar. he knew that he successfully evolved, now his strength was 5-6 times that of a normal person. this was the one star potion, this was the modified one star potion! pata! the decently thick metal door of the underground room couldn¡¯t block the bed bugs for long. right when ye zhongming finished evolving, those mutated fellows charged in. ye zhongming looked at the dozen of them, holding his blade tightly before heading forwards. the blade flashed and the leading mutated bug was split into two. dark green liquid spurted all around. the basic blade was used to unimaginable strength in the hands of a one star expert. they were trying to flee and were now the ones attacking, this stunned those bugs which had a bit of intelligence. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t stop just because of that. the surging strength in his body made him crave battle. although they were just the size of rats, it made it annoying for him to slice but that didn¡¯t affect his desire to fight. after evolving, it allowed him to use skills much easier. he waved twice and another two of them were beheaded. the shells of these mutated bugs became really firm and normal blades couldn¡¯t hurt them. but ye zhongming was really strong and his slashes were precise. he aimed at where the shell connected so things looked really simple. this was the show of ten years of experience and skill. three friends were killed at once and that alerted those bugs. they roared and the bloodthirst in their eyes became stronger. all of them charged at ye zhongming, and many of them even jumped up from the ground to attack his head. one could see the sharp evolved teeth and even the flesh that was on it. . mu xinfei covered her mouth from fear the moment they started to attack, afraid that she would make a sound and affect him. looking at them shooting over to attack, ye zhongming wasn¡¯t shocked. instead, he was filled with joy. he slashed and those bugs were split into two before falling onto the ground and dying. at the same time, his body moved. he charged into the crowd and kicked up. six times the strength of humans caused those bugs to fly out. even if they weren¡¯t dead, blood spurted out and they lost their ability to fight. in just a blink of an eye, lu li wiped out those 20 plus bed bugs! Chapter 9: Tender meat chapter 9: tender meat the current ye zhongming was eager to fight so he charged out of the basement where he bumped into the other bed bugs. these mutated monsters couldn¡¯t threaten him much anymore so naturally they couldn¡¯t block his blade. in just two minutes, the other bugs who entered the villa were all cleared up. when mu xinfei carefully walked out of the basement and saw that her expensive carpet was covered in bug corpses and the intense smell of the green liquid, she tried to suppress the churning of her stomach. mu xinfei looked to ye zhongming¡¯s body. at this moment, his body was a little dirty, and the blood of the beg bugs scattered onto his clothing. some of the flesh and limbs were also stuck to it. but this didn¡¯t fill her with disgust. on the contrary, she felt like his body was shining bright. this was the aura of someone looking down on the earth, someone who was taking matters into his own hands! was this a characteristic that only strong guys would have? why was he so different from the weak guys in the modern day? n0velusb.c0m mu xinfei heard her heart beat vigorously and her body was feeling hot. ye zhongming spat out a breath. although these bugs just mutated and their bodies were so strong that it was tough for blades to pierce through them, but it still took a lot of stamina to kill dozens of them. fortunately, he just evolved so he had enough to deal with them. he walked to the window to take a look. apart from some blur figures that were moving about, there were still cries and screams over from the seven floor block. that explosion exposed my people and they were being attacked by zombies. more importantly, he didn¡¯t notice any other mutated beings nearby which made ye zhongming calm down. the mutated plants would become top of the food chain in the future. among them, the strong ones were things that humans couldn¡¯t deal with. in the last life, even nine star experts would have to avoid those strongly evolved ones. of course, everything had to be split up and judged. in ye zhongming¡¯s last world, although the mutated plants caused huge casualties for the humans, but similarly, they attacked monsters too. the ones that humans killed were only a small portion of them. seeing that ye zhongming was about to head out, mu xinfei got a little anxious. she only felt a small sense of safety being with this guy. if she was left alone, she would definitely disagree. ¡°where are you going?¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t turn his head, he just looked forwards, ¡°heading out to take a look, just stay here.¡± ¡°i will follow you!¡± mu xinfei ran a little to drag ye zhongming¡¯s collar, afraid that he would just leave. the attitude of this future nine star expert was something ye zhongming was not used to. he kept on linking her back to her role as the killing rose. ¡°it is night so it is much more dangerous. if you follow me out there is a high chance of an accident. just stay here and help me do something.¡± mu xinfei blinked, ¡°what thing?¡± ¡°look carefully.¡± ye zhongming knelt on the ground and picked up the corpse of the mutated bug to split the shell to reveal the body within. at the area connecting its head, there was a thin slice of tender meat. ¡°cut off this piece of meat from all of them and then scatter some salt and bake them.¡± ah? her face was filled with shock. make her deal with these smelly bugs? and salt bake? this, why did it sound like they were going to eat it? that was so disgusting. facing mu xinfei¡¯s question, ye zhongming nodded his head, ¡°of course is to be food, it is a delicacy.¡± after saying that, he gathered the bugs in the living room and then sent them underground before moving the oven there. he didn¡¯t care whether she agreed, just pushing her right in. these mutated bugs had just evolved so no demon crystals had appeared but their bodies had changed. this meat was the essence. eating this part would increase one¡¯s physique. after years of accumulation, it would greatly benefit the human body. before reviving, agriculture was dwindling. apart from some wild vegetables and fruits, this mutated flesh was the main food. not only could one fill up one¡¯s stomach, one could strengthen themselves too. but these bugs just mutated so they weren¡¯t that helpful toward people. ¡°since there is still electricity, get these down. if you finish with them when i am back, i will get you a one star strengthening potion, if not... hehe.¡± he glanced at her protruding body and showed the look of a hooligan. mu xinfei agreed right away. in the next moment, she saw the giant hole that the bugs corroded being blocked by a table. ¡°don¡¯t touch the green sac at the side, there is the corrosive liquid.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s voice spread into the room causing mu xingfei who was feeling a little bit of unease to calm down. dingsheng apartments had 30 seven story apartments with around 6-7 thousand people. when the apocalypse occurred, although many people weren¡¯t back, but there were at least a thousand. among them, even if a third mutated, that was 300-400. these were all level one zombies and were the source of level one demon crystals. others might not know what its use was but to ye zhongming, they were easy riches. now he was already a one star evolved and his body was six times stronger than normal people. along with his previous experience and battle skills, it was really easy to kill normal zombies. which was why he wouldn¡¯t give up on the demon crystals. although it was much more dangerous at night, but ye zhongming still decided to come out to hunt. these level one zombies were his prey. after these two days, a portion of them would evolve and become stronger and more dangerous. at that time, it wouldn¡¯t be so easy for ye zhongming to kill them. the night would bring unknown dangers but at the same time, it gave ye zhongming a chance to not be noticed. he was like a cat in the bushes, getting close to the seven story buildings like a shadow. as he had cleared most of them outside the villa in the day, he didn¡¯t face any dangers until he entered the seven story apartment region. only then did he face the first zombie. . this was a middle aged man in sleeping clothes. his blue and white checkered shit was covered in blood and his left stomach had a huge hole, showing the intestines that hung on his side. as he walked around, it looked really creepy. ye zhongming had seen much of this so he didn¡¯t blink at all. he walked over and before this zombie reacted, he stabbed the back of his head and killed him. he pulled out the demon crystal at the center of the forehead. he wanted to continue forwards when he heard a scream not far behind him. Chapter 10: Secret Realm key chapter 10: secret realm key that scream nearly made ye zhongming curse. it was really too loud and probably even mu xinfei in the basement could hear it. in the night when there were zombies everywhere, making such a sound was no different from dying. although ye zhongming came to kill zombies but that didn¡¯t mean that he could crush them all. not to mention that a one star evolved didn¡¯t have much stamina, he was also not immune. which made him very careful. a revived expert dying after just one day, wouldn¡¯t that be the most humiliating thing in his life? thus, ye zhongming didn¡¯t care about the sound and who made it. he just rolled to the grass on the side before jumping over a bush half the height of him to get to the other side of a tunnel. ¡°save me!¡± a female voice spread out, this was probably the person who screamed. ten years of the apocalypse caused ye zhongming¡¯s heart to be as heart as metal. he wasn¡¯t even affected when he heard those cries for help. he looked around and saw that there were zombies rushing over due to the screams. lu li chose a place where there weren¡¯t too many zombies before heading over. but what he didn¡¯t expect was for the owner of that voice to continue. she shouted wait for me, save me, don¡¯t run etc from behind him. if this was a big place, ye zhongming would use his speed to get rid of that person. but this place was an apartment district so it was just a limited size. along with that person ignoring obstacles, so although the gap was opening up, but it wasn¡¯t that huge. this caused that person to draw the zombies over, making them surge toward the two of them. on a rough count, there were 60-70 of them! even if they stood there for him to cut, it would take a while. moreover, he couldn¡¯t let them scratch him at all. that was something he had no confidence in at all. damn! ye zhongming knew that if this continued, he would probably die here. he cursed before making a decision. he turned around to run towards that voice. ye zhongming saw that it was a disheveled woman wearing fashionable clothing which was now torn and tattered. ¡°if you want to live then shut up!¡± facing such a person that nearly killed him, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t hold back. he slapped her to shut her up right away before pulling her in another direction. fortunately, they were all still level one and weren¡¯t too fast. ye zhongming was now one star so he could drag this thin woman. a moment later, they ditched the zombies behind and headed into a building whose door was still open. after closing the gate, ye zhongming looked out and saw that the zombie horde didn¡¯t chase but there were 20 nearby. in a short time, they wouldn¡¯t leave. ¡°thank, thank you.¡± what couldn¡¯t be denied was that her voice was very nice. they were safe so ye zhongming could finally take a look at her. he noticed that she was indeed really beautiful and her skin was white, just that her eyes were filled with terror and panic, also... her cheek swelled up and was slightly bleeding. although he didn¡¯t use strength, but the slap from a one star evolved was indeed really painful--- ¡°i just didn¡¯t want to get killed by you.¡± a cold reply as ye zhongming held his blade and walked around. he could hear chewing sounds spreading from the stairs. this girl was still a normal person so she couldn¡¯t hear all this. when she saw ye zhongming walk over, she followed. being followed by someone he couldn¡¯t trust was something that annoyed him a little. he turned around to warn, ¡°you can follow me but don¡¯t make a sound or i will kill you.¡± that girl was shocked by ye zhongming¡¯s scary words and she quickly nodded. since she saw people turn into zombies, saw fresh blood and corpses, broken arms and bodies, this beautiful girl that many would treat as a goddess now became really well behaved. even after she got slapped by him. ye zhongming came to the entrance and through the glass, he took a look in and saw a pair of legs that were moving. on the ground was a pool of blood that was solidifying and turning black. he pushed the door open. maybe because this was a high class district, the door was maintained well and didn¡¯t make a sound at all. ye zhongming squeezed in and saw a zombie in a suit kneeling in front of a corpse and chewing. at this moment, he was eating so much that his hands were purple with blood. ye zhongming didn¡¯t hold back, jumping over and slicing its head. this movement caused the woman to exclaim. but when ye zhongming turned to stare at her, she tried to cover her mouth and swallow her voice back. ye zhongming scoffed coldly and ignored the girl behind him before digging out the demon crystal. he looked at the corpse and noticed that there was a big hole. this was the reason why he didn¡¯t turn into a zombie. this made ye zhongming frown. normally speaking, current zombies hadn¡¯t evolved so they craved flesh and blood. compared to the head, they love to open the soft stomach to eat the hot and tender organs. n0velusb.c0m but the brain was gone. who did it? zombie or mutated monsters? no matter what the outcome was, it meant that a slightly evolved mutant was here. ye zhongming started to keep his thoughts that he could develop freely and easily after reviving. after standing up, ye zhongming saw a case at the side. he opened it and took the firefighting axe. although his blade was good but after so many battles and being corroded by the bug, it was a little damaged so he had to find a new weapon. he looked above and heard the growls of some zombies but didn¡¯t see any. ye zhongming decided to deal with the zombies here before making new plans. at this moment, the window behind lit up. ye zhongming glanced and captured a streak of light that flew a distance before landing nearby. seeing that white light, ye zhongming¡¯s heart jumped. he recognised that light. it was the secret realm key! Chapter 11: Careless chapter 11: careless when the golden light broke through the atmosphere and turned the beautiful earth into hell, not only did it bring the virus that caused mutations, it also brought a bunch of merciless killings. it forced a new evolution method and also the hope of living through the apocalypse gacha. all of this hope included the legendary secret realm. yes, legendary. that was because in his last life, ye zhongming had only heard about it but had never seen it. secret realm key and also the secret realm that it represented, was something only the strongest few on earth had control of. in the ten years of the apocalypse, ye zhongming who was only six star evolved had only heard of it but he didn¡¯t have the right to take a look. but that didn¡¯t stop its legend from being brought up time and time again which gave ye zhongming a deep impression. he remembered that someone who had come into contact with it say that the secret realm and the dungeons were opposites. the dungeons represented danger, death and terror while the secret realm represented hope and life. from that person, ye zhongming found out the way the secret realm key appeared-- along with a golden light-- descending from the skies. no one knew how many such secret realms there were but one thing was for certain. the key descended to all corners of the earth within today like the one that dropped not far from him. facing the apocalypse gacha, ye zhongming was able to keep calm, but the secret realm key was one that filled him with excitement. secret realm, it was one of the most precious things in the apocalypse! inside, one could obtain unimaginably strong items and benefits. for ye zhongming who had spent 10 years in the apocalypse, that attraction was fatal. he gave up on wanting to hunt level 1 zombies and wanted to go get that key. it had just been a few hours since the start of the apocalypse. he had one star evolved strength and there was a huge chance that he could get it. he judged the distance and it was actually in his school. ye zhongming thought about the number of zombies there and felt a headache. the school region was not like the living district. there weren¡¯t fewer people because people were working. this university had tens of thousands of students living and studying inside. adding in those who got mutated and infected, there should be close to ten thousand. that place was far more dangerous than dingsheng apartments. but high risk high reward, that was what everyone in the apocalypse lived under. ye zhongming was long used to it. he held the blade in his hands tightly and quickly got up to the second floor. it was not blocked here so he just jumped off onto the grass patch behind the building. but he ran just a few steps before he heard some sounds from behind. a woman shouted. ye zhongming turned and saw that the long-haired girl followed. seeing ye zhongming look at her, she didn¡¯t care about the pain in her butt and just ran beside him. she said pitifully, ¡°don¡¯t, don¡¯t leave me.¡± in the apocalypse, some women were strong like mu xinfei. she was nine star evolved and was one of the strongest. like hai wangxing who was also a woman. although she was an eight star expert, but she could control ocean monsters to stand at the peak of the world. there was also ye linglan, she was really strong and also had the high intellect to control a strong army. her name in the evolved circle spread far and wide. n0velusb.c0m but after all, these were just the minority. due to physical differences, they were in a weak position since the start. that was something that didn¡¯t change. in the apocalypse they were mostly the support of guys and had no dignity or status. most of them had sad lives. they could only rely on their looks and bodies to exchange for food and water. some even just saw them as birth tools and apart from that, they weren¡¯t of much use. in the ten years of the apocalypse, ye zhongming was more or less affected by such thinking. apart from experts like mu xinfei, he was used to treating other girls like burdens. they could only bring him danger and problems and not help. under such a way of thinking, naturally, his attitude wasn¡¯t too good. but after all, he wasn¡¯t someone who saw life as something insignificant, he wouldn¡¯t kill her just because she would put him in danger. he pointed his blade at her and said solemnly, ¡°you can follow me but i won¡¯t ensure your safety. if you make a sound, i will kill you without hesitation.¡± that girl nodded. in just a few hours she saw many people flee or fight back but without a doubt, all of them died. only this guy killed those disgusting monsters like he was cutting vegetables. if she didn¡¯t follow him to live then who would she follow? he was just asking her to keep quiet, if he even asked her to wash clothes to massage him, she would also do that. after confirming the direction, ye zhongming headed toward his school. it wasn¡¯t too far from the wall of the school and there were only a few hundred meters between them. using the night sky, ye zhongming started his killing road. he slowed down to not draw attention. when he bumped into lone zombies, he would sneak attack them to dig out their crystals. if he met a huge group of them, he rather go around. when he was at the edge of the district, he had 11 more demon crystals. ye zhongming turned around and thought that he had lost the woman. after all, he was a one star evolved and his speed and stamina were much stronger than normal people. but surprising was that although she looked like she was struggling but she caught up and was just 50 meters away. this made ye zhongming impressed. although it wasn¡¯t far but trying to keep up, was a test of stamina and perseverance. this weak-looking girl actually kept up. she was probably someone who worked out usually and her mental state was decent. if it was a spoilt girl, she would have long been eaten up. but ye zhongming was only slightly surprised. in the apocalypse, many elite people died in the end. her current performance was just slightly stronger than normal people''s. to continue to live, the chances weren¡¯t huge. he looked towards the school courtyard and ye zhongming couldn¡¯t help but think about bai sisi. she should be with qin jun. qin jun¡¯s parents were rich and would get protection right away. after tossing out these thoughts, ye zhongming jumped over the wall and jumped off right away. this was an empty path behind the canteen and usually, food waste was piled here. but before he even stepped foot, he heard something smash right at him. his heart sank and knew that he was careless. Chapter 12: Mutated Willow chapter 12: mutated willow although he felt slightly proud because he had become a one star evolved right at the start of the apocalypse, but ye zhongming had been through numerous life and death experiences. in the instance that he faced danger, he made the correct decision. his body fell backward at a twist of his back and that attack smashed onto the wall that ye zhongming had jumped across. cement and bricks were scattered all over. a few pieces hit ye zhongming¡¯s body which made him cry out slightly. he even felt a warm current, his wound was bleeding. counter attacking was an instinct as ye zhongming sliced out. ye zhongming felt like his blade was being stopped by something. only at this time did he see clearly what was attacking him. it was actually a willow in the courtyard. a willow leaf that was very thick waved as it tried to get rid of ye zhongming¡¯s blade. that blade sliced onto that leaf. he didn¡¯t break it and instead caused the blade to be stuck within. ye zhongming was shocked, a mutated willow?! he had just faced mutated bed bugs and now he was facing a mutated plant? his luck wasn¡¯t too good. after all, be it bed bugs are plants, their initial mutation was stronger than zombies so naturally they were a bigger threat than ye zhongming. no matter what, ye zhongming¡¯s reaction was top-notch. he instantly gave up on that blade and took out the handgun that he got from the gachapon. n0velusb.c0m peng! peng! peng! peng! peng! five shots. apart from the first that missed, the other four hit a part of the main stem of the mutated tree. the girl that followed had just climbed up and when she saw the dark green liquid that was flowing down the stem of the thick tree and saw it shake, she thought that it looked more like a person than a tree. ye zhongming didn¡¯t stop after firing. he jumped in front of the willow tree. the axe was raised high up and he sliced down at that spot. si! the willow actually cried out. although its voice was low but it did make a sound. this caused the long haired girl that was riding on the wall to shake and fall off. in her heart, she thought that she was in a horror movie. but after roaring out, that willow tree slowed down. those tender green leaves started to wither and its branches started to hang low. anyone knew that the tree was dead. ye zhongming waved the axe down at the stem and it actually revealed a grey level one demon crystal. mutated plants and monsters were different. their demon crystals were in their bodies. apart from roots, they didn¡¯t have an obvious weakness. as it was connected to the earth, it was the hardest to attack. this was why mutated plants were relatively stronger. if it wasn¡¯t for his experience that he knew that the demon crystal was not totally kept in its body and that he used his sharpness to find the bit of reflection from the covered demon crystal, then he would just have to flee. if not, he would die and become the willow¡¯s nutrients. the long-haired girl stood up and carefully walked in front of the tree. she noticed that there were two corpses behind. they were all dried up like mummies in the desert. she was so shocked that she wanted to cry out but after seeing ye zhongming¡¯s back, she didn¡¯t dare to and could only bite her hand. she looked aside and allowed her body to shiver with fear. two straw-like roots were attached to their heads and even a dumb person would know what happened. willow tree eating someone, changed her worldview. on such a bloody and gory night, she was filled with fear. ¡°come and help!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s voice entered her ears and she subconsciously moved towards that guy who had slapped her. in this terrifying world, this guy was the only person she noticed that could bring her a sense of safety. ¡°do you see this, use the axe to slice it.¡± ye zhongming passed the axe to her and pointed at the area where the stem and branches were connected. mutated plants and animals were stronger than same-level zombies. once you killed them, you gained much more. their body had several good parts that could be used as materials to make equipment or used as medicine. for example this tree. apart from the demon crystals, the mutated branches could be used to make weapons. it was like the basic weapons from the gachapon. unfortunately, this tree just mutated so there was only one mutated branch. if it totally evolved, that would be quite a fortune even at where ye zhongming was before he died. watching this woman grit her teeth and use the axe to slice out at the stem that was even taller than her, ye zhongming exclaimed that environments do change people. such a beautiful woman should be wearing dresses and attending banquets and becoming the center of attention. but at this moment, she had to use her tender and well-maintained hands to wave the axe so that she could get some protection. this was the apocalypse, this was hell. welcome to hell. ye zhongming thought to himself before using the blade that he got back to slice off the dark colored bark of this tree. this was the other useful thing from the tree. this bark covered the demonic crystal, it was tough but also flexible. normal people couldn¡¯t even break it using blades so it was good to create armor. this tree wasn¡¯t lucky and faced the one star ye zhongming. not only did he know its weakness, but he also used a gun to injure it before slicing apart this bark and breaking the connection between the crystal and its body. what ye zhongming felt regret for was that it evolved for too short a time such that the bark was just the size of a face washing basin. he even broke it into two. after keeping the bark, he helped the girl slice off the branch. ye zhongming brought the girl to leave this place as the gunshot had attracted a hoard. they had already got in through the back door of the canteen and revealed their vicious faces. at the same time, in a nearby building, a bunch of people were looking at ye zhongming and their faces were filled with the light of hope. Chapter 13: Human nature chapter 13: human nature life will always find a way. this was a famous sentence that a scientist said regarding the apocalypse. when the mutations just began, mutated bed bugs and mutated willow trees appeared to prove that statement. as for the owners of the earth, humans naturally wouldn¡¯t fall behind. although it had just been a few hours, but from the cutting off of wifi, phones, television, and broadcasts, many people realised that the end of the world was here. they started to adapt to this intense change. however, that process was the testing stone of human nature. some would be really kind while some would be selfish and cruel. such things were occurring on the second floor of the canteen. the first floor staircase was covered by tables and close to 100 of them were stuck at the stairs between the first and second floors. those table edges stuck into their bodies and the only thing they cared about was the fresh flesh and blood above. ¡°brother five will it be okay? will the police appear tomorrow?¡± a young teen in jeans squatted down beside a guy he called brother five and he was really nervous. he would occasionally glance back at the corner of the canteen. there were some tables and chairs there. at the center of those tables and chairs was a white skinned girl who was looking at the roof, like everything had nothing to do with her. that tender body was bruised and there was some blood on her legs. a few stains from guys were stuck to her little stomach. all this showed that this flower-like girl was tortured and treated badly by them. brother five stared and that made the scar on his forehead look more vicious. he kicked and that caused the guy in jeans to stumble. ¡°damn, when you were having so much fun you didn¡¯t think about the police, after you finished then you think about them!¡± the teen stood up and when he saw the other three guys laughing at him, he felt slightly awkward. brother five stood up and showed his muscular body. his back was bare and there was a black western dragon tattooed on it. each time he moved his muscles, that dragon would seem like it was about to come alive and lfy away. he walked to the teen and pulled his collar, dragging him in front of the stairs. he pointed at those increasingly active zombies and said, ¡°er peng do you see that people all turned into that, many people turned into that. so will there be police? did you see resident evil? this is the same as the movie! this is the biggest! what police, damn those police!¡± brother five showed his fists and released er peng. he touched his itchy lower boy and looked to his four men, ¡°what do you think is on their foreheads?¡± the few men walked over and pointed at the zombies. they had no idea so it made brother five a little annoyed. they were scum that was active nearby. today they were here to eat barbeque but bumped into the start of the apocalypse. they saw people turn into zombies and try to eat others. in a panic, they escaped into the school and followed many students into the canteen. only the first floor was open so there wasn¡¯t anyone on the second floor. they came up and used tables and chairs to block the stairs to stop them. but brother five and his four men weren¡¯t any good. law and violence organisations restricted them in peacetime but everything was in chaos now. even human eating monsters had appeared which made the evil in their hearts pop out. after waiting for several hours on the second floor, they realised that there was no one coming to save them at all. there were no police at all. moreover, from the internet, they found out that this was worldwide and all governments were paralysed. n0velusb.c0m they grabbed those students who came to the second floor to escape. after beating up many of the guys, they selected a beautiful girl to rape and they did so in front of dozens of people. but half of those students were girls, the remaining 5-6 guys were beaten unconscious and the rest didn¡¯t dare to say a word. some would even just stay at a corner and shiver like that girl. ¡°after you get infected you will turn into that, then...¡± brother five was someone active in the underworld. apart from his strong body that gave him the reputation as a good fighter, he was someone that knew how to think. he knew that the bright crystal on the forehead was a problem but he didn¡¯t have the courage to kill one to dig it out. but bad people would always have a way to reach their goals. brother five looked towards those students and had an idea. he walked into the crowd and looked at those terrified students. he looked at a girl. although this girl wasn¡¯t as pretty as the one they raped but she was really clean and looked like a beauty. more importantly, her body was good, she was the biggest out of the few girls here. ¡°nice timing, ah kun, drag her out.¡± when his two lackeys heard that, they ignored the screams and shouts and grabbed her out. they even slapped her twice because she struggled. ¡°let those zombies scratch her and then tie her up until she mutates. i want to see what that crystal is.¡± the moment she heard it, her face turned ashen white. those monsters were as terrifying to her as these animals. she wanted to cry out but thinking back to how it was of no use but to attract more zombies, her heart slowly felt cold. ¡°hehe, are you afraid? do you want to die?¡± brother five came to the girl and pinched her chin. his mouth was filled with the smell of cigarettes and he said, ¡°there are many people here so it might not have to be you. but if you don¡¯t want it to be you then you have to make me comfortable.¡± he took off his pants to reveal that dirty thing and he shouted fiercely, ¡°if you don¡¯t want to die then eat it and if i feel good, i won¡¯t let you go!¡± the other men were stunned and then they laughed. praising brother five for his actions. that girl was stunned for a moment before realising what that animal was making her do. she cried before turning towards her few schoolmates, hoping that they could help her. but what she saw was silence. as for the guy that always chased and looked out for her, he lowered his head and acted like he didn¡¯t know. she swore that if that guy helped her, even if he just said a sentence to scold those animals, she would be willing to be with him. but all this turned into despair in the silence. she knew that she might lose many precious things today and also knew and recognised many things and people. she looked at those people who had just raped her classmate, struggle and humiliation flashed across her eyes. what replaced it was determination! since everything was collapsed then just die together then! she shouted crazily in her heart before she moved close to that thing. she could already sense how good it would feel when that thing breaks and spurts out blood in her mouth! that actually made her feel happy. at that moment, gunshots sounded out and that caused the animals to stand up. that saved her. the person called er peng even sat on the ground in panic, he was shouting that the police were here. brother five¡¯s body also shook. he was strong but he was respectful towards such organisations. actually, er peng and him were the same, they were afraid that the police would come. but after a moment of silence, he calmed down and walked to the window. he saw a guy with an axe that was on a weird willow tree and he dug out a crystal that was similar to the one in the center of the heads of the zombies! brother five¡¯s heart jumped and he realised two things. firstly, it wasn¡¯t the police but a survivor like them. secondly, this guy knew what the crystal¡¯s use was. when he saw the guy and girl leave, brother five shouted at his men. ¡°quick quick quick, pack up and leave!¡± er peng, ah kun and the others were stunned and asked their brother. we are trapped, how to leave? brother five was annoyed, ¡°you stupid, look there!¡± the four of them followed where brother five was pointing at. most of the zombies that were blocking had turned around to leave as they were attracted by the gunshot. there were only over ten of them left here and most of them were stuck into the tables. but even these few made it hard for one to proceed forwards. no one wanted to take the risk. after all, they personally saw the people the zombies scratched turn into monsters within half an hour. ¡°saying you all are stupid is really correct. aren¡¯t there students here? just toss them to the zombies to eat and then we can run!¡± their eyes lit up and they wanted to grab the students who started to run about when they heard that brother five wanted to feed them to the zombies. in front of these few jerks who were used to fighting, the students couldn¡¯t fight back at all. very quickly four were caught and dragged toward the stairs. brother five looked on coldly but he still stood beside the window. he looked in the direction where ye zhongming and the long haired girl ran and was slightly confused. that direction was where that light landed at... Chapter 14: Jump off chapter 14: jump off ¡°crack.¡± while moving, ye zhongming switched out another full ammo case and replaced the one that had already shot out five bullets. this was a habit that he had formed after so many years. the long haired girl¡¯s face was ashen white because the willow tree in her hands was giving off a stench that stimulated her weak mind. the two corpses that the roots used as nutrients were dragged over after the tree whipped them to death so it left some flesh and blood on the branch. after mutating, the branch became soft but firm and the leaves were as sharp as a blade. while running, a few leaves even sliced her tender skin but she didn¡¯t dare to make a sound. she was afraid that the guy would abandoned her. apart from her becoming food for the zombies, there wouldn¡¯t be any other outcome. ye zhongming wrapped around the canteen and entered the outdoor gym area to get out of the encirclement. this was due to his experience and judgement. if it was someone else, they would probably get trapped by the zombies. ye zhongming hid at the corner of the building and confirmed the direction. he only saw the key descend when he was at the apartments but it was blocked after it reached a certain height such that ye zhongming couldn¡¯t accurately pinpoint which area it was at. this made him anxious. after all, the key wasn¡¯t a zombie and didn¡¯t threaten humans. if others got it first, that was something he didn¡¯t want to accept. a noise interrupted his thoughts and he saw that at a four story building, there was someone climbing outside with a rope. that rope was lightly short and only reached the second floor. this forced that person to jump down. at first, it was okay and everything was going smoothly. but when one student was preparing to jump, the window shattered and a few gray hands from the zombies stretched out. while that student fell down, he instinctively cried out. without a doubt, the screams were like a bright lamp at night for the zombies who had good hearing and smell. all the zombies headed over and were roaring like beasts. in the night sky, their red eyes represented death and their roars gave giant pressure so that those escaping students totally collapsed. some on the 4th floor wanted to head back but some wanted to flee so they were stuck at the window. some of the students on the rope even jumped down right away but they were mostly on the 3rd or 4th floor so when they fell, they hit the concrete. even if they didn¡¯t die they would break bones. they cried out and they were indeed the most pitiful group. as for those who had reached the floor, all of them ran towards ye zhongming. n0velusb.c0m damn! ye zhongming cursed. he didn¡¯t understand why he always bumped into such situations. that long haired girl was like this, and these students too. was he marked after he revived? if not why were they always running toward him? he was sure that these students were heading towards him as they were already waving and shouting at him to save their lives and help him. ye zhongming wanted to leave, he didn¡¯t feel a need to help this group of people who would just panic and abandon their friends. but when he saw them flee out of the window, he linked it back to the angle of that light, he changed his mind. if they were at the window, they should know where the key was! ¡°wait here.¡± after instructing the girl, ye zhongming held his blade and walked forwards. seeing someone walk over, those seven students were delighted. but when they saw only one person, the hope turned into pain and shock and they were even complaining. why was there only one person? what could one person do!? ¡°head to that corner!¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t even look at them and just said that before heading toward the zombies. in comparison, these zombies weren¡¯t a threat to ye zhongming. he was just afraid of many zombies grouped up together. ye zhongming held his blade and although it was a little tattered but after a few battles, it was very fitting. he even felt that it was light since he turned into a one star evolved. the zombies noticed that someone was running toward them and started getting excited. however, what they got was the blade light of death. ye zhongming had six times the physique of normal humans so his speed was extremely quick such that the zombies couldn¡¯t touch him. he was really strong and his blade was really precise. each zombie had its head sliced with one blade. the difference was the way they died. some were hit in their eye sockets, some had their necks sliced off, some had their temples pierced into... when they ran to the position that ye zhongming said, they saw a familiar long haired beauty. they turned around. they weren¡¯t concerned about her and were just looking at the danger and the distance between them. but what they saw shocked them. that guy who should be eaten up by the zombies not only didn¡¯t die, he even killed those zombies as easily as one were killing chicken. in just that short moment, over ten of them died to him! ¡°how is that possible!?¡± a student who was covered in sweat muttered. he didn¡¯t dare to believe everything he saw. although the apocalypse had just descended a few hours ago, but to most people, those few hours were as long as a few centuries. they witnessed the process of humans falling from the top of the food chain. at the same time, the human adapting ability made them realise one theory- they became food. those monsters that their friends turned into, were now the hunters. but now, their recognition was totally changed. that was something they couldn¡¯t accept. of course, what they couldn¡¯t accept was that it wasn¡¯t them who could do all that. ye zhongming sliced off the head of one of them and noticed that he was over ten meters from the closest one. he turned around and also dug out the demon crystals off the heads of those he had killed along the way. he ran back to the few of them and asked, ¡°there was a light from above, who saw where it landed at?¡± Chapter 15: Arm that shone black chapter 15: arm that shone black the few students were stunned and took a few seconds to react. ¡°i, i didn¡¯t see it...¡± one of them said and was a little embarrassed. he was obviously feeling guilty because ye zhongming saved him but he was unable to help. ye zhongming looked at the rest and they all shook their heads. they said that they saw the light but didn¡¯t notice where it landed at. outside, downstairs, in the courtyard were all monsters wanting to eat them. one could see blood and corpses all around. they were on the verge of collapse. they were hoping for people to come to save them and not some weird light outside. he was slightly disappointed. it seemed like he had to go search for them himself. fortunately, this was his alma mater and although it wasn¡¯t small, but he was familiar. he just needed to spend some time to find it and others might get to it first. but there was no choice. since the apocalypse began, it meant that he had to live in this hell. not only did one have to have strength, but he also had to have luck. ¡°i think, teacher park said she saw it.¡± a guy wearing high-class clothing and wearing gold spectacles said which made ye zhongming¡¯s eyes light up. ¡°who is teacher park?¡± when the guy heard someone holding a bloodstained blade ask a question, he said, ¡°our class¡¯s mentor, she was trapped with us in the classroom, she is there now.¡± he pointed at the classroom they fled out of. so that teacher was still trapped in that classroom. n0velusb.c0m save or not? looking at that square with close to a hundred zombies, ye zhongming frowned. he could kill those zombies but he couldn¡¯t ensure that he wouldn¡¯t get injured at all. before he got immunity, injury, and death meant the same thing. from a rational standpoint, he shouldn¡¯t take the risk. but the secret realm key was hugely attractive to him. he was afraid that others would get it first. he balanced it out and made his choice. save! even if it was risky, he wouldn¡¯t give up hope of getting the key. the secret realm was just too attractive. ¡°do you see the three story building?¡± ye zhongming pointed to some old buildings, that was where the school¡¯s armed forces building. there was also a storage room. it was slightly busy when there was army training for new students but there were few people there usually. ¡°hide there.¡± hearing ye zhongming say that, the long haired girl felt anxious. she wasn¡¯t old but she had spent some time in the society. she was afraid but her mind was clear. as compared to this guy, these students were noobs. they would even stumble when running and their stamina was weaker than hers. asking her to be with them? what a joke! that would reduce the safety that she was in by a large amount. ¡°you can¡¯t abandon me.¡± she was anxious and wanted to pull ye zhongming back. but looking at his bright eyes, she retracted her hand. she was a little fearful of her lifesaver. but she raised the mutated branch in her hands, ¡°i still need to carry this for you.¡± ¡°aren¡¯t you liang chuyin?¡± a student shouted and he recognised their familiar beauty. when the others heard that, they all recalled. the beauty who was begging was the goddess of nerds like them. a popular singer, a famous model, a spokesperson for online games. a famous person with millions of fans! even when facing dangers and many zombies, such a chance didn¡¯t exist often. to many of them who could only use their phones and laptops to watch videos while using their other hand to do something else, these students were excited and were filled with adrenaline. liang chuyin just rolled her eyes and didn¡¯t bother about these students who spent a lot of money on tissues. she just looked toward ye zhongming. the branch would be a good weapon and he was reluctant to just toss it. he thought about it and said solemnly, ¡°go there and wait, after that, i will bring you all to a safe place.¡± after which, he looked at the positions of the zombie hoard before running in another direction. he ran while making some noises with the axe to attract the zombies. ¡°what if there are zombies there?¡± the student with spectacles who was from a decent background raised his voice to say. although there weren¡¯t many people there but it didn¡¯t mean that it was safe. ¡°kill yourself, if not you have no right to survive in the apocalypse.¡± a reply spread from afar that sent the students and liang chuyin into silence. ...................................................................................................... a large group of zombies was drawn over. using his one star evolved advantage, he wrapped to the back of the building and climbed up the pipes. that wasn¡¯t too difficult for him. when he reached the 4th floor, he jumped to the window. downstairs, a bunch of zombies was already there. they could only walk in circles and didn¡¯t understand why they couldn¡¯t find the food that they could smell. he was lucky and the window was open. ye zhongming jumped in. there was blood on the walls and there were bloody marks on the clean floor too. all this showed that something terrible had occurred here. he stepped across broken arms and he noticed that all the zombies from the corridor were gathered in one room. there weren¡¯t many but it was still a large amount, there were over ten of them that was scratching the door. he didn¡¯t head forwards and just took a few chairs. he then whistled at them to draw these bloodthirsty monsters over. looking at them get close, ye zhongming tossed the chairs beneath their feet to trip some of them and slow down others. then the dozen of them could only come in waves and it made it easier. one star evolved could kill one-star zombies easily. moreover, ye zhongming¡¯s experience and skills were all gathered in his body. in a blink, half of them fell and died. seeing that his goal was about to be reached, an accident occurred. when ye zhongming thrust the blade into the head of one of the zombies, a black figure pounced. its speed was no slower than ye zhongming who had just evolved. a stench struck him and at the same time, he saw an arm that was glowing black! Chapter 16: Level 2 zombie Iron Arm chapter 16: level 2 zombie iron arm when he saw the weird arm, ye zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. that was because he had seen it several times before he had revived. level 2 mutated zombie, iron arm! in his last life, like many other survivors, ye zhongming complained that the apocalypse was not fair. one reason was because of the difference between human evolution and that of other life forms. although humans could create three-star strengthening potions after a few years and even mutants and super soldiers, but humans couldn¡¯t break away from the gachapon. evolution depended on the strengthening potions but that only made your body strong. to obtain special skills, you still had to test your luck. one could say that human evolution was totally restricted by the gachapon. this thing was their hope but also their chains. but it wasn¡¯t like that for other forms of life. their evolution was natural. while they gained stats, they also had their own special abilities. as compared to the human reliance on the gachapon, the evolution of other life forms made more natural sense. some survivors mocked themselves saying that humans were the ones abandoned. for example, this zombie that just attacked ye zhongming. its body had the physique it had when it was alive and its skin was better than other zombies. it was really strong and it was no weaker than a one star evolved. more terrifying was that it obtained the ability-- one hand that was firm as iron! in the apocalypse, people called this zombie iron arm. one heavy punch could badly injure evolved humans of the same level. ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect that in just a few hours that the apocalypse descended, a zombie would evolve to level two and it would also be such a balanced iron arm zombie! this made him think back to the corpse whose brain was eaten up. very obvious that some zombies or animals had found the shortcut to evolving. level two zombies had regained some of their intellect from when they were alive. they had a talent for hunting. who knew where it was hiding and it waited for ye zhongming to battle these normal zombies before sneak attacking? that exceeded what low level zombies could do which was act on instinct. this fast evolution speed gave ye zhongming his biggest problem since reviving. he couldn¡¯t use the blade or the axe to block. he looked as the black arm got close to his spine. at the crucial moment, he used his strength. he pushed with his legs and used that force to charge forwards like a fish jumping out of the water. while his body flew out, he paused a little in the air before bending his legs and kicking. that hit the body of the zombie which was moving forwards. not only did it stop its attack, ye zhongming used the force to fly forwards even quicker. the black arm slashed toward his back and he could actually feel the cold wind. he barely dodged that strike. ye zhongming rolled on the ground to get far away and his blade didn¡¯t stop at all. he sliced two of the basic zombies near him and their brains flowed on the ground. ¡°si si.¡± the iron army zombie gave out a snake-like hiss and the level two demonic crystal on its forehead gave off a devilish glow. its channeled attack didn¡¯t kill the enemy and that filled it with rage. it could even sense that eating this guy¡¯s head would make it improve and grow stronger! this was much better than eating the brains of dozens of humans. a zombie walked beside the iron army zombie. that annoyed level two iron army zombie didn¡¯t even care and just waved its black arm to smash its head. white matter splashed onto the wall and it slowly slid down, leaving a trail. ye zhongming heard the movement behind him but he didn¡¯t turn around. he just charged into the normal zombies and killed them quickly. he knew that the battle against this iron arm zombie was unavoidable but before that, he would remove all problems. the scene was a little weird. ye zhongming jumped and rolled and was in the middle of the zombie hoard. the iron arm zombie chased and killed all the other zombies that blocked him. they were actually working together and each killed half of them. once all the normal zombies had fallen, they faced off. the iron arm zombie bent its back. it realised that this human was different and it felt danger so it expressed more care than the other zombies did. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming was storing up some strength. to face a level two zombie and ensure that he wasn¡¯t hurt, was a difficult task for him. right when both of them were facing off, the people in the room held their breaths. they heard the killing shouts but they couldn¡¯t guess much. the only door was blocked by the tables and no one had the courage to take a peek. ¡°did that person who killed many zombies on his own come?¡± a girl asked weakly. all she could say was what she hoped for the most deep down. the moment the gun was fired, they thought that hope was here. but through the window, they couldn¡¯t see a uniformed group. there were only two blur figures moving quickly. hope dimmed but that healthy and strong body reignited it. their demands were lowered. they didn¡¯t hope for the police or army to save them, they just hoped that there was someone to save them. the light in the classroom flickered and one heard a loud explosion from the distance. the ground shook. before everyone calmed down, the entire classroom, school, city, was in total darkness. electricity was gone. the sudden darkness sent them all into a panic. they screamed as if the high decibels could keep them safe. many people reacted the same way. light disappearing caused the last bit of hope in their hearts to disappear too. when many people recalled the start of the apocalypse, they would say that this moment was when they fully accepted it. from that moment on, darkness covered the earth. at that moment, the human and zombie both attacked! iron arm charged while it waved its arm. it looked a little cumbersome but in the corridor, its movement covered the whole region. to hit it, the only way would be to deal with the arm head on. but before he got strong skills or abilities or a good weapon, the level two zombie¡¯s iron arm was invincible. ye zhongming suddenly stopped ten meters away from it. his blade was in his left hand and a black fellow appeared in his right. Chapter 17: Tell me or I will kill you chapter 17: tell me or i will kill you it was that pistol that came from the gachapon. in his last life, ye zhongming¡¯s shooting had reached advanced sharpshooter. although this life had just begun and his eyesight and body were weaker than before, but his experience was still there. in an indoor environment, there was no reason why he would miss. peng peng peng! a series of shots as the bullets shot forth through the darkness. what was surprising was that ye zhongming didn¡¯t aim at its head. when he took out the gun, this level two zombie realised it was in danger and used its arm to block its only weakness. the gun couldn¡¯t shoot through the arm, at least it couldn¡¯t with only 8 bullets. ye zhongming chose to shoot its knee. after the level two zombie evolved, it wasn¡¯t slow anymore and it didn¡¯t stumble. it was much stronger and quicker. it even had special abilities. but it also had a weakness. apart from some zombies that fully evolved their bodies, before level five, most zombies were still facing the same problems as humans. the joints were still their weakness. level two zombies, apart from having the mutated iron arm, the other parts of its body couldn¡¯t block a gun. after six shots, both its knees were broken and it fell to the ground. it didn¡¯t feel pain but it had some intellect. it cried out in rage and it even felt some terror. ye zhongming stopped for a short while before firing. this time, the two shots shot off the other arm. apart from the iron arm, its other three limbs were useless! n0velusb.c0m seeing the iron arm struggle, ye zhongming relaxed a little. if you asked him to battle a level two zombie without any immunity to the virus, he didn¡¯t have much confidence. he didn¡¯t want to joke with his life right after reviving. such a shameless method was indeed a little cunning but this was the apocalypse and not a sparring match. ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t feel guilty at all. he tossed the empty bullet case and switched for the one with three bullets. he placed it back on his waist. this thing could save his life at a crucial moment. it couldn¡¯t move and could only use one arm so it wasn¡¯t able to threaten him at all. after he moved several circles around it, it lost sight of him so he sent the axe into the back of its head. after digging off the white level two demon crystal, ye zhongming was a little excited. such a demon crystal would be precious for the next few months. who knew that he would get one on just the first day? where was the closest level two one? ye zhongming thought about it. it was in a fitting room of a mall. after some time he could head over to take a look. even then it was useless as there weren¡¯t so many level two zombies for him to kill. this iron arm was an accident. ye zhongming remembered that there was a really strong iron arm in the city and it had evolved to level seven golden arms. who knew if this was the one? if it was, that meant that it wasn¡¯t lucky in this life to meet the hacking ye zhongming. after keeping the level two white demon crystal, ye zhongming started to keep the rest. at that point, the tables were being moved and then a small gap opened from the door and a person squeezed out. ¡°you, you came to save us?¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t even raise his head and continued to dig for crystals, ¡°who is teacher park?¡± the guy who was wearing thick spectacles said towards the classroom, ¡°teacher park, he is here to find you.¡± after which, his gaze looked like he understood what was going on. in this day and age, beautiful girls were the best. even when there were monsters outside, someone would still think about beautiful girls and find someone to save them. but this over 30 year old guy only just thought about it. he wanted to use her help to get out of this place. ¡°looking for me?¡± a shocked female voice spread out from inside. after ye zhongming kept the level one demon crystals, he saw a young girl wearing pink long sleeved t-shirt and light blue jeans. he was used to seeing dirty girls in his last life so he was a little shocked that she was so clean. apart from the terror on her face, she looked no different from during peacetime. her shirt was clean and her hair was tidy. there were no marks on her face. her face shone red from the torchlights that the other students were shining and her jeans wrapped around her perfect body. ¡°your student said that you saw where a light landed, tell me where.¡± he was shocked for a moment before he calmed back down. in his last life, he had seen many beautiful girls and had many of them. he even slept with a famous superstar for an immunity potion. in the apocalypse, the things that were useless were human life and woman. it was obvious that everyone including teacher park didn¡¯t expect him to kill all the zombies just for that light. the spectacled male looked at teacher park in glee and thought to himself that being beautiful was indeed useful. but he realised that if that was the case then this person wouldn¡¯t save them and that made him feel a little nervous. the other people weren¡¯t fools and they noticed this problem too. if the guy knew the answer then he would just leave and they would be trapped again. after just a few hours, they were hungry and thirsty. if this continued, even if they didn¡¯t get eaten, they would die from hunger in the classroom. teacher park sucked in a deep breath and said, ¡°i can tell you but you have to bring us out.¡± she was not used to holding people hostage but the truth meant that she had to do it. if she didn¡¯t say out her request, once this strong guy left, they were finished. there were even monsters starting to appear at the staircase and were moving over! ye zhongming laughed coldly. he expected this. hearing what she said, he raised his blade and placed it on her neck. the blade was covered in zombie flash and he just placed it right on her white and long neck. ¡°ah!¡± ¡°what do you want to do?¡± ¡°let go of teacher park!¡± ¡°that is illegal do you know!¡± shouts and curses could be heard. those people who could only hide and shiver against the zombies were now filled with courage as they faced other humans. ¡°tell me or i will just kill you can find myself.¡± Chapter 18: Three colored Gacha chapter 18: three colored gacha . the students and teachers who were grumbling at ye zhongming kept silent right away. ¡°you, how can you do that? our request is very reasonable!¡± who knew if she was furious or terrified but teacher park¡¯s face flushed red and she stared at him. to her, this was an equal trade, like the math theories she taught her class. what she didn¡¯t expect was that what she thought was reasonable ended up making this guy laugh. ¡°there is nothing fair in this world, there is only strong and weak.¡± ye zhongming was not interested in wasting time here. he told these humans who still had hope in their hearts the ice-cold law of the apocalypse. these students and teachers didn¡¯t have much courage if not they wouldn¡¯t just hide in the classroom instead of dashing out to flee. facing ye zhongming¡¯s blade, they didn¡¯t dare to fight back. only teacher park had some courage. she knew that without his help, the chances of them escaping were low. she bit her teeth to suppress the fear in her heart. she looked at him stubbornly and wasn¡¯t willing to give up. ¡°you have to save us!¡± ye zhongming looked at this teacher who tried to gain benefits for everyone. he smiled and placed the blade down which caused everyone to heave a sigh of relief. but right then, he pointed the gun at a student. ¡°what are you doing!?¡± ¡°oi oi, you!¡± that movement terrified everyone. that girl shivered and didn¡¯t dare to move at all. ¡°tell me or i will kill all of you.¡± ye zhongming pouted, ¡°or i will just let the zombies eat all of you.¡± ye zhongming wasn¡¯t threatening, he would really do it. ten years of the apocalypse made his heart as strong as metal. apart from brothers and lovers that spent time walking into his life, he didn¡¯t show softness to other people. not only he, everyone in the apocalypse was the same. at least those people who ye zhongming trusted as well as many survivors, they only trusted themselves. this determined killing intent caused them to collapse. the girl that he pointed the gun at cried and begged her teacher to tell ye zhongming. the others also tried to persuade him. teacher park was more like their enemy now and not ye zhongming who was holding the gun. teacher park¡¯s face was filled with disappointment. she didn¡¯t expect that while she was facing off against this killer demon, her colleagues and students weren¡¯t helping her. because of the threat, they gave up on safety. he placed his finger on the trigger and that movement caused everyone to shuffle. a female colleague said an address and explained that teacher park told her when they were talking and that should be the area. teacher park closed her eyes in pain. she was in despair. she didn¡¯t expect that she was risking her life to bargain with him so that they could escape but they handed out the only chip that they had. maybe to them, heading back to the classroom and waiting for help was better than being killed one by one now. ye zhongming placed the gun down. since he got the answer, there was no need to kill anyone. he didn¡¯t care about what would happen to these people. he turned around and sliced those zombies. he didn¡¯t even pick up the demon crystals as he had to rush to the key. he charged down from the 4th floor. who knew if it was because there was the level two zombie, the corpses here were more than the mutated zombies and there weren¡¯t many survivals. n0velusb.c0m when ye zhongming charged out, only 40-50 people heard the movement and followed him out. among them included teacher park. although ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t purposely save them, but if they were saved because of him, he wouldn¡¯t mind. some of them were even his classmates. just that ye zhongming didn¡¯t have much memory of them. he just gave them face and told them that they could head to the armed forces office as there were some survivors there. after confirming the direction, the key should be near the north field and tennis court. ye zhongming ran towards there right away. looking at that back view, the students that followed ye zhongming out discussed. the focus was naturally on the person who recognised ye zhongming. ¡°little ocean you know that person?¡± that male teacher with spectacles asked ye zhongming¡¯s classmate. ¡°yes, from my class. he is called ye zhongming and his studies are quite good.¡± she nodded, ¡°but he doesn¡¯t hang out with people and is a little introverted. maybe because his parents died early from a car crash. but he has a really beautiful girlfriend bai sisi, i think everyone should be familiar with her.¡± everyone was shocked, so he was bai sisi¡¯s boyfriend. but then an unharmonious voice spread out and it was a girl with pimples. ¡°more accurately, her ex boyfriend. bai sisi is with qin jun now, that rich and handsome guy.¡± everyone¡¯s expression changed when they heard that and their thoughts wandered. ¡°ya! there are zombies there, let¡¯s go!¡± some zombies were attracted by ye zhongming to the back and they lost their target so they wrapped back around and were walking toward these survivors. ¡°go, to the armed forces building.¡± along with that voice, everyone ran towards the building. ye zhongming¡¯s university had two full length tracks and a ten thousand spectator field. one was at the south and one at the north. the north was at the end of the school and was a street away from where ye zhongming lived. if he raised his head there he could even see the window of his room. sometimes life was like that, it made you return to your original spots. ye zhongming looked at the small house that he spent his university life in, like many other rooms in the city, it was empty and dark. he retracted his gaze and used his strong sight to look around. apart from the roaming zombies, there wasn¡¯t anything. is it in the tennis building? ye zhongming looked at the connected building, he could only head there to search. he wanted to move but he stopped. he saw that in the broadcast room below the spectator platform of the track, there was light flickering. it was weak and if one didn¡¯t focus, one would miss it. did the key fall there? he bent down and was prepared to go take a look. he moved to the side of the spectator platform and used the cover of the chairs to get close. after killing a few blocking zombies, he went in, and what he saw shocked him. behind a cabinet was a shining gachapon. it was split into three sides and each had a color. three colored gachapon! Chapter 19: Apocalypse Job chapter 19: apocalypse job apart from the usual level 1 to level 9 gachapons, there were also some very special gachapons. among them were the colored gachapons with different colors and different areas. in the last life, people would name them based on the number of colors that they had. those with three colors would be called the three colored gachapon. this was the one that ye zhongming was looking at. apart from that, there was also the five colored gachapon, seven colored and nine colored ones. yes, there were only odd numbered ones and no even numbered ones. no one knew the reason why. ye zhongming was excited as these had a very big use for survivors and it allowed them to have jobs. this might seem similar to games but that was the case. n0velusb.c0m in truth, the apocalypse was just a game. survivors were like small players, they were either struggling to survive according to the rules or they were killed while trying to find loopholes. the apocalypse gachapon provided many jobs but they were mostly split into two. one was the primary job which gave survivors strong combat strength. for example, ye zhongming was a marksman in his last life on top of being a warrior. out of which, his marksman job had reached advanced grade and when using guns, he had high combat strength. his warrior was just intermediate but that was still quite decent. one closed combat and one ranged job allowed ye zhongming to live for ten years. another type would be secondary jobs. there were all sorts of secondary jobs which mainly supported one¡¯s character. for example, foodie, doctor, chemist etc. to have a job, one had to get the job badge and contract scroll. these things were obtained from such colored gachapons. in his last life, ye zhongming wasn¡¯t so lucky to bump into one which was why his badge and scrolls were all bought from others. he spent all his savings and even owed a large sum of money that took a long time to pay up. moreover, as he couldn¡¯t buy higher-tier jobs, he could only move his primary jobs up to advanced and intermediate levels. he also didn¡¯t have enough money to purchase secondary jobs. such a situation was not unique to ye zhongming. in the ten years of the apocalypse, only a third of survivors were able to get jobs. those who could advance them to advanced were not many. this was also the reason why ye zhongming could complete many high difficulty quests as a six star evolved. as an advanced marksman, he could provide his team with strong firepower support. of course, this was also why he died. that was because he had to face targets that were higher level than him during his missions such that when he got sneak attacked, he couldn¡¯t fight back at all. but in this life, not only did he revive, he was also very lucky to bump into a three-colored gachapon! this was a huge surprise. although he hadn¡¯t found the secret realm key but he actually bumped into this. even with ye zhongming¡¯s trained calmness, he found it hard to calm himself down. he walked in front of the gachapon and touched it like a kid. this three-colored gachapon had three colors, golden yellow, ink black and fire red. the difference with normal wheels was that apart from these three regions, the way it was activated was different. this wheel didn¡¯t require a set level of crystal, it just required the amount of energy within. in other words, to spin such a colored wheel, be it three, five, seven or nine colored, you could just place a single demon crystal. as long as it had enough demon crystal energy. like throwing coins into the game, it needs seven coins. you just needed to throw in seven, throwing six and not throwing gave the same outcome. thus there was a risk. this was why the colored wheel was a little scam. survivors were lucky to find it but if you didn¡¯t prepare enough demon crystals and after putting it all in you realised that it wasn¡¯t enough, then... sorry, it was all useless. to spin it, you need to throw in more demon crystals. of course, there was also a time restriction. it might be a few minutes or tens of minutes. as long as you threw in enough during that time, it would be fine. as for the exact duration, ye zhongming had no idea. after all, he had never bumped into such a wheel before. another scam part was that there were either one or several black regions. three and five colored ones had one, seven colored had two, nine colored had three. these took up close to a third of the wheel. it wasn¡¯t a secondary job but it represented death. right, if you spin the wheel and it stopped in the black region, then your good luck was now misfortune. not only would you not get anything, but it would also cause the wheel to explode. the strength of which was something not even nine star experts could block. you would disappear along with the wheel. so to people, it could make you rich overnight and could also make you die instantly. no matter how strong you are and who you are. the reason why job badges and scrolls were always expensive was that to get them, not only would you need luck, you needed to brush past death. if it was his last life, even if ye zhongming met one, he wouldn¡¯t be so happy. that was because good opportunities and dangers coexisted. you might get it or you might die. but in this life, he was so happy that his hand was shaking. a few hours ago, he gained a skill. basic elimination technique! he didn¡¯t know whether or not it would work on this colored wheel but if it did then this wheel had no dangers for him, only gains! the gains were so huge that it made him laugh! after laughing for a short while, ye zhongming calmed himself down. after sucking in a deep breath, he used his skill and got the notification that he could eliminate one. ye zhongming laughed and his eyes were a little wet. after reviving, not only did he gain another chance to live, but he also had luck that he didn¡¯t have previously. the remaining problem was how many demon crystals were needed to meet the requirements of the wheel. the gold and fire represented two jobs and he wanted to get both of them. he held his blade and had the axe on his back. ye zhongming¡¯s body was filled with power as he walked out of the broadcast room. he looked at the zombies on the field like he was looking at beauties. Chapter 20: Fighting for it chapter 20: fighting for it ye zhongming sliced the last zombie on the field. at this point, he gained over 30 level 1 demon crystals. ye zhongming didn¡¯t feel that it was enough as he had to spin twice. such a good chance had appeared in front of him so there was no reason for him to just take one. he wanted both of them. but he had a problem. there were many students who turned into zombies. along with the affected ones, the number had reached a terrifying one. ye zhongming was really strong but he had no confidence in dealing with over 20 zombies at once. thus, he had to choose scattered zombies. the field was a good hunting ground. there weren¡¯t many people here during the infection. most of them came from other places and they weren¡¯t densely grouped. but other places were grouping up. with his current strength, he didn¡¯t dare to test them. after thinking, he decided to head back to the classroom block to collect those crystals that he didn¡¯t have time to collect. although he was a one star evolved, but after the fighting on the field, ye zhongming felt like he was losing stamina. he had to eat some chocolate while proceeding. when he was back, he was already out of strength. of course, he had huge gains and along the way, he killed many more zombies. since he left mu xinfei¡¯s apartment, he had collected over a hundred level one demon crystals and one level two one. all of this was within half a day of the start and that was unimaginable. ye zhongming spent a few hours completing something he took over a year to do in his last life. after sitting down, ye zhongming regained some stamina. one star evolution increased not only his physique but also his recovery speed. one star was a little low so the recovery ability was not obvious. when one reached a high level, one¡¯s self recovery was really terrifying. ye zhongming personally saw his captain, that eight star warrior get sliced until his spine was revealed and he actually recovered in just three days. five minutes and he felt much better. he went back to the school and prepared to dig out the demon crystals. but when he saw one of them at the stairs, his eyes opened wide. the demon crystal on its head was dug by someone! ye zhongming¡¯s heart shook, did someone grasp the secrets of the wheel so quickly? they started to advance on their path of evolution like him. it wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want others to evolve. on the contrary, he hoped for more humans to have the strength to overturn the fact of humans being at the bottom of the pyramid. but that didn¡¯t mean that people could steal his hard work. that action made him annoyed. but that just lasted for a second before he ignored it. such things occurred often in the last life. if you used old morals to measure the apocalypse, then even before a zombie bites you, you will die from the anger that you feel. what he cared more about was whether or not he could get the crystals back. the three colored wheel didn¡¯t belong to him. whoever spun it would get the rewards. if he lost the chance to spin it because the demon crystals were dug away, then he would even feel like dying. he ran along the stairs and went past the path he walked previously. he noticed that all the crystals were dug. he frowned and was a little frustrated. he walked to that classroom and saw that there was really nothing left. when he was on the fourth floor, he heard a voice at the corridor. not only one. he hid and guessed that this was the group that dug his crystals. ¡°how many?¡± a rough voice said. ¡°after digging all these, it would be 35.¡± another person replied. ¡°en.¡± that rough voice replied, ¡°teacher wang you do research, what do you think about these crystals? did you notice what it is used for?¡± teacher wang didn¡¯t reply right away. he paused for a few seconds, ¡°it should be an energy body, i would have to analyse them in a lab to know but i think that it would be useful for us.¡± ¡°you are actually saying such nonsense.¡± the third voice rang out and his tone was filled with disdain. ¡°if we want to know the answer, we can only attack that person.¡± the first voice again. but that sentence made ye zhongming shocked as he knew that they were talking about him. ¡°not so easy, that person is too strong such that all of us added together isn¡¯t his match.¡± teacher wang sighed, but his tone changed, ¡°but this means that it is because of these crystals.¡± in the corridor was the hooligan brother five and his two men. apart from them, was that teacher with spectacles and four to five students. at this moment, those students were digging crystals. brother five, his men and teacher wang were talking at the side. brother five wanted to continue saying something but he glanced at the sneaky figure at the stairs. he was shocked and right away he held something to face that direction. ye zhongming found it a waste, he knew he lost his chance to get close. but after all, he was evolved. he used strength and his blade sliced at the spectacle guy holding the bag of demon crystals. since he couldn¡¯t subdue them, then at least he would get the crystals! ye zhongming could just walk out. with his strength, it was more than enough to deal with these normal people. but when he was observing, he actually saw that three of them were holding semi automatic rifles. although he was strong but he had not reached the level where he could ignore guns. he even thought about giving up on the thirty crystals. but facing the temptation of the colored gachapon and the jobs, he decided to take a risk. just that he wasn¡¯t lucky and was noticed right away. ye zhongming¡¯s appearance shocked teacher wang. when he shone his torchlight over and saw a blade slashing at him, his legs went soft. coincidentally, his legs caused his body to lose support and fall down, helping him to dodge the blade. ye zhongming was surprised but he didn¡¯t stop at all. he went from hacking to slicing as he attacked once more. one would be smart when one was in danger. whilst shocked, teacher wang grasped the key-- the demon crystals in his hands. he shouted and tossed them at ye zhongming. that action saved his life as ye zhongming retracted his blade and grabbed the bag before retreating. at that point, the gun fired. the entire process of ye zhongming getting back the demon crystals and retreating only lasted for a few seconds. but if one faced a well-trained shooter, he would be able to fire several times. be it brother five or his two men, this was the first time they came into contact with guns. it would be amazing if they knew how to reload and open the safety. getting them to pull the trigger right away when facing the enemy was a little too much. the outcome was that only until ye zhongming retreated did they react and fire. the bullet curved in the corridor and flew about in the small space but none of them flew towards ye zhongming. not only would they hesitate when they fired, but they also didn¡¯t grasp precision at all. thus they looked on as that person moved left and right and disappeared into the stairs. brother five¡¯s face was green. he really didn¡¯t expect that he had so many people and even three guns but someone actually charged over to steal his things. he was even able to leave peacefully. this was a total slap to his face! ¡°a bunch of trash, chase him!¡± seeing that person risk his life to snatch the demon crystals back, brother five was certain of its importance. the guns gave him enough courage so he ordered his men to chase. brother five felt that the apocalypse was here just for him. not only was he able to taste young girls he usually wouldn¡¯t be able to, but he was also able to find guns at the armed forces building. next, he just had to find out how to use those crystals and then he could become as strong as that person, even stronger! at that time, he could do everything he wanted in this city! but he still overestimated the strength of his men and himself. once they chased him out of the teaching building, he lost sight of that person. what welcomed him were the zombies that the gunshots attracted. .............................................................................. only when ye zhongming returned back to the broadcast room did he heave a sigh of relief. n0velusb.c0m he had misjudged the situation previously and didn¡¯t expect them to have guns. if not for the attraction of the demon crystals, he was even planning to give up. but all was good, he got the demon crystals back. mutated beings and humans adapted quickly to the apocalypse and it placed some pressure on ye zhongming. he knew that he had to get strong quickly. he touched the demon crystals in his hands and started to toss the things he risked his life for into the three colored gachapon. Chapter 21: Obtaining job chapter 21: obtaining job the needle spun between the fire red and golden-yellow colors and it made ye zhongming¡¯s heart beat up and down. a job was really attractive to anyone and naturally, ye zhongming was not an exception. as the wheel did not reveal the exact information, so he was nervous and excited about what he would get next. would it be marksman? that was the job he was most familiar with. if he could get it, his strength would greatly increase at a really fast speed. would it be the strong summoning type? or the stylish magic type? or the cool warrior? or the tanky paladin? hunter? assassin? fighter? mechanic? car king? in the past, he saved up for a long time to exchange for the job book of a marksman and also took up huge debt to get the job ascension scroll. he sold himself in a team and worked and killed for others. in the end, he died in a mission. now, something that he had to pay a huge price previously to obtain was right in front of him so how could he not be emotional? the needle started to slow down and ye zhongming stared right at it. finally, it stopped at the red region. the three colored gachapon clicked and something fell out. that sound was as beautiful as a celestial¡¯s voice. ye zhongming reached out to open the box. at this point, he realised that his hands were shaking. in the box was a red colored certificate that gave off a gentle fiery glow that dyed his face red. he touched it for a long time before flipping it open. like opening a high quality screen, a line of words appeared. ¡°congratulations, you obtained the job-- glory smith!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s body shook and he lay weakly on the gachapon. after which he was stunned and started to laugh to himself. as he laughed, suddenly some liquid flowed out from the corner of his eyes. the warmth flowed down his still smooth face and left a mark. the comparison between the last and current life was so clear. this giant gap made ye zhongming think back to what happened previously. many blur scenes became clear now. many feelings that he had forgotten also spurted out from his heart once more. toughness, trouble, difficulties, terror, nightmare, confusion, bloodthirst, greed, numbness, was it going to be the same in this life? he raised up the certificate. this time his gaze became brighter and brighter. in this life, he was going to live another way. maybe a certain god created all this, or rather some boss was controlling all this. the earth became a test subject and an online game. even if he revived, he was still a chess piece. this caused indescribable rage to rise up in ye zhongming¡¯s heart. right. maybe he was a chess piece. in his last life, he didn¡¯t amount to much and ended up back in the dirt. this life he was a chess piece but he wouldn¡¯t let it be the same as the last! even if he was a chess piece, he would be the strongest one! he also wanted to jump out of the board to see who was playing him and playing the earth! don¡¯t let me catch you! n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming swore and crushed the job certificate. the thing in his hands changed and turned into a job badge and an old fragrant goat leather scroll. ye zhongming was familiar with these two things. the badge was the symbol of a job and each job had a different badge. these not only represented what your job was, they also showed your level and your familiarity as well as ascension requirements. job level goes from beginner, to basic, intermediate and high grade. of course, there was also master, grandmaster and extraordinary. those were just legendary tiers. ye zhongming only heard of the eight star evolved captain mentioning them. as for skill familiarity, it had a direct relationship between how many times you used it, the quality and how much you comprehend your job skills. as for the ascension requirements, it was much simpler, once it reached the max of your current level, you can use the ascension scroll to increase your level. as for the contract scroll, it was more important. this ancient fragrant scroll was a contract. to get the job, one had to make an oath to obtain the job. the oath of each job was different. apart from that, the scroll would record what made each job special. there was also relevant information. it was similar to the introductory book. these two things formed the apocalypse job. when trading, these were what you used to trade. smith? ye zhongming was stunned when she looked at the job and disappointment flashed across his face. that was because this was a support job and it couldn¡¯t increase combat strength and skills. for ye zhongming who wanted badly to increase his strength, of course, he wouldn¡¯t be satisfied. but ye zhongming had heard of this job before and it should be a decent one out of the support jobs. one could create good weapons and equipment. in the last life there were famous smiths and what they created was snatched to buy. ye zhongming¡¯s sniper rifle was modified and it was twice stronger than the original. with his marksman job, that allowed him to deal huge damage far above his level. thinking about it, ye zhongming felt much better. although he didn¡¯t get a primary job, but the smith was not bad. once he gained levels, it would help increase his combat strength. but what did glory mean? when he got the marksman and warrior jobs he didn¡¯t have such a prefix. he wanted the answer so he had to swear to take on this job. ye zhongming didn¡¯t hesitate and he opened the contract scroll. he dripped a few drops of blood. the scroll flashed and a warm power activated in ye zhongming¡¯s mind. ye zhongming who had a similar experience knew that this was a sign of mental strength activating. if a job caused you to have relevant abilities, then using these abilities would consume mental strength. without it, you wouldn¡¯t be able to use the job skills. after this power calmed down, ye zhongming took the badge and took a look. the unassuming badge became translucent and there were some changes. ye zhongming looked at this change and his expression became weird. why did this badge look so weird? the badge was like a spinning wheel with five regions that were split up. each region had different colors and they wrote the words: beginner! ye zhongming understood what this meant. it represented that his smith rank was beginner but what did the five regions of beginner mean? his last badge only had one region and only had one beginner word. was this the meaning of glory? ye zhongming continued to look at these words. each region had a row of words, the color and background were similar and there was a line of arabic numbers: 0/100 this meant skill familiarity. reaching 100 would mean that you would reach the peak of the current grade and could advance to the next one. Chapter 22: White Weapon chapter 22: white weapon ¡°collecting and refining, strengthening skill, crafting, enchanting, embedding.¡± ye zhongming found the answer in the scroll. the five regions of the badge represented these five skills. ye zhongming¡¯s brow twitched, was this the final meaning of the glory smith job? a job actually had five job skills?! in the past ten years, he had never heard of such a thing. for example his primary job marksman, he just went from beginner marksman to advanced marksman. where was it so complicated? but although ye zhongming was shocked but he was really happy. after all, more skills meant that his job was much stronger. he read the introductory page of the glory smith on the scroll and he was both shocked and delighted. the delight was because it was as what the scroll said, it was a rare job and it was even a unique one. the shock was that... it was too difficult to advance! think about it, when others reached max familiarity, they just needed one scroll to advance. as for ye zhongming¡¯s glory smith... he needed six! five for the skills and one overall. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know whether or not to laugh or cry. in his last life, he had only used five upgrading scrolls. the first three to raise his shooting to advanced and the next two to upgrade his blade skills to intermediate. but this... secondary glory smith job had five skills. he had to upgrade all the max familiarity to upgrade. this meant that he needed to prepare six scrolls to increase each level. he also needed to spend five times the amount of time to train the skills to full! was this a hell-leveling mode? ye zhongming felt like his own teeth were hurting. now, there was a problem in front of him. such a difficult job, but it was also a secondary job, should he learn it or not? if he didn¡¯t then he would continue to spin and look what the other job was. learn and face a difficult path to improvement? learn? don¡¯t learn? he reread the description on the leather scroll and he bit his teeth, learn! isn¡¯t it just many ascension scrolls? five bankrupted him in the last life but he was revived in this! why be afraid of a few scrolls?! thinking about that, he crushed the scroll and it turned into a ball of light that entered his body. his body shook and an indescribable feeling spread across his body. numerous weird things appeared in his mind, from roughly knowing to being familiar and then grasping it, it brought ye zhongming into a new world. this feeling was really magical, it was like you didn¡¯t do anything but you gained a lot. after calming down, ye zhongming clenched his fists. a secondary job didn''t give one more strength right away but this new dimension of thought was still exciting. ye zhongming knew that he was different. at this point, he was certain that he would become stronger than the last life and also much stronger. he held the blade that he had spent a large amount of money to buy. the blade had many thin cracks and there were even signs of being corroded by the bed bug¡¯s liquid. a while later, this decent-quality blade would become useless. after so many fights, the fact that the blade wasn¡¯t broken really surprised ye zhongming. n0velusb.c0m but now... ye zhongming laughed. he picked up the axe and used a glory smith skill-- strengthening. this skill merged two similar things into one to strengthen all of its stats. ye zhongming chose the blade as the core to strengthen. the two weapons flashed white and after a few seconds, he was left with one blade in his hand. the current blade was different from before. the blade handle wasn¡¯t cold like before, it was now wrapped in a weird wood and it felt really comfortable in his hands. the blade handle and body¡¯s connection became much smoother. both sides had a slight arc to better protect the hand that was holding the blade. the biggest change was the blade itself. the original blade body didn¡¯t curve so much and there was just a slight curve at the top to make the tip sharper. after strengthening, it was a larger curve. those small chips were all gone and the blade was much sharper. the most outstanding thing was that the blade''s body was white in color. on close look, there was a layer of light flowing and it was really magical. white light? did he create a white weapon? ye zhongming was filled with excitement. this strengthening skill was actually so amazing. in the last life, many weapons, food, potions etc would show a special color that represented the grade of the item. things that weren¡¯t modified were similar to normal things on earth and there was nothing special. but once a survivor with a job strengthened or created something, it would show colors like grey, white, silver, green, blue, gold, purple etc colors. like the gachapon, these things were split into basic, rare, epic, legendary etc. grey, white and silver were basic, green and blue were rare, gold and purple were epic and legendary was the seven colored light. the sniper rifle that ye zhongming had in his last life was green and that was already a really good weapon. he didn¡¯t expect that the first time he used strengthening would actually cause a weapon to have a grade. moreover, it was white colored. this weapon was already much better than basic weapons on earth. as for why the different colored light, many people had one theory. these things contained energy and they were shown differently. ye zhongming also agreed with such thoughts. playing with the new weapon, ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to let it go. after playing with it, he noticed at the bottom was actually a small word. ming! emblem? ye zhongming knew about such things. in some special jobs, there will be similar things to signatures. survivors would often call them emblems. don¡¯t underestimate these things, with them, after the things you created gained recognition, it was a brand. the price would be high and there was added value. so in the apocalypse, many people with secondary jobs were very rich. the appearance of this meant that ye zhongming had his own brand. in the future, he might be able to create a famous weapon! looking at the strengthening skill reached 1/100, ye zhongming¡¯s attention landed on the enchanting technique. Chapter 23: Enchanting Technique chapter 23: enchanting technique as compared to the all round upgrade of the strengthening skill, enchanting technique was a little different. based on the description on the scroll, the enchanting technique didn¡¯t need a similar quality item. it needed enchantment materials. the equipment was a wide range, apart from mutated plants and beasts, you could also use potions that chemists made. moreover, another thing worth noting was that the materials used decided the stats of the enchanted equipment. for example, you could use a material that had fire stats to enchant a dagger, then the dagger would have fire stats and not any other stat. also, the stats depended on the quality of the material used. another important aspect was the level of the smith. as for enchanting, the leather scroll had some explanation that ye zhongming memorised in his mind. ye zhongming had two pieces of mutated tree bark. this was a sort of material so he wanted to try to use them to enchant. who knew that it could work? but the notification was that the white tier blade could only get one stat. after paying the price of four level one demon crystals, the two pieces of bark turned into a brown liquid that flowed into the blade. these magical scenes stunned ye zhongming and he felt like the game was several times more fun than the last life. although ye zhongming was alive for only half a day, but he felt like he understood the apocalypse more than the last life. he felt like he was being played and his desire to solve this mystery grew even more intense. after the white blade was enchanted, there was one more line of stats. it only appeared in ye zhongming¡¯s mind. ¡°toughness+2.¡± it seemed like the stats were really related to the material¡¯s stats. the mutated bark was strong and it increased the toughness of the blade. he waved the cool blade and he was quite satisfied with it. although he couldn¡¯t use actual numbers to show its value, but he could sense that be it weight, sharpness and toughness, it was a great improvement. naturally, its strength increased too. ye zhongming even had a feeling that if he had such a weapon when he faced the level two zombie, then he wouldn¡¯t even need to use the gun. just this alone could kill it. he might even be able to slice off the hand that the mutated zombie was proud of! iron arm? ye zhongming was stunned. that thing was described as a decent material on the scroll! seemed like he had to go ask for that thing back. after testing the enchanting technique, ye zhongming looked at the other three skills and realised that he couldn¡¯t use them. at least, he couldn¡¯t use them now. collecting and refining technique was used when he collected materials to increase the efficiency and success rate. embedding was to embed the power of a gem into the weapon. but those types of gems were something ye zhongming didn¡¯t pay attention to in the past. that was something that the wheel and the dungeon produced and he had seen them on the market. at that time he didn¡¯t know what the use was which was why he snickered at their price. now it seemed like he was ignorant. the final skill which was the crafting skill was the core skill of the smith. this skill could merge all sorts of materials to create various items. of course, to create weapons and equipment, there were conditions and restrictions. first, you needed a recipe or blueprint and only by following it could you craft a relative item. unless you could reach grandmaster level to design your own and create items with your own mark. next, crafting didn¡¯t need flames or such restrictions but one needed to pay demon crystals. the higher quality of the equipment the more demon crystals were needed. finally, crafting consumed mental strength and it consumed a large amount. it wasn¡¯t a case where the moment you had the materials and the blueprints as well as the demon crystals then you can just craft as many as you want. there was also the mental strength amount needed. this prevented anyone from cheating. think about it, if someone became a smith but his level wasn¡¯t high and someone provided him with high grade blueprints and enough demon crystals, then wouldn¡¯t a basic smith be able to create epic and even legendary items? then who would be willing to upgrade the level? won¡¯t one just find others to help? which was why mental strength stopped such cheating actions. ye zhongming sighed. glory smith was really strong but there were many restrictions. to upgrade it was not very simple. ye zhongming finally had a basic understanding of the job. he turned back to the golden region. what job would that be? ye zhongming looked at the three colors, oh no, there were only two colors left. the previous spin consumed much of his demon crystals but this amount should be enough. but it was obvious that ye zhongming had too perfect an imagination. after he tossed all the level one demon crystals in, he still didn¡¯t fulfil the demands and the needle didn¡¯t show any signs of moving. no choice, ye zhongming bit his teeth and shoved the level two demon crystal in! not bad, the level two crystal contained much more energy than the level one crystal. after tossing it in, the wheel finally started to spin. after using the elimination technique, there was nothing surprising. a second job certificate appeared in his hands. . n0velusb.c0m with previous experience, ye zhongming was much more calm. he flipped the golden certificate and saw a line of words. ¡°congratulations, you obtained the job-- gardener.¡± your sister! ye zhongming¡¯s heart felt like ten thousand beasts were trampling over it. it was another support job, it was also... gardener. he had two primary jobs in his last life and no secondary job. now he drew two secondary jobs. was it to make up for his regrets in his last life? that was such nonsense. looking at the slightly green badge and patterned leather scroll, ye zhongming wanted to cry but no tears came out. fortunately, ye zhongming had seen many things and he still calmed himself down to open the scroll. he wanted to see what this job was, did the apocalypse need flower shops? he opened the scroll and read it. with this move, his expression was filled with more and more shock and then it ended up in surprise. this job, not bad! Chapter 24: Second job gardener chapter 24: second job gardener the gardener job and glory smith job were very similar. they all had more than one skill. but as compared to glory smith which had a prefix, the gardener only had two skills. cultivate and activate. cultivate, as its name suggested, would be to nurture a plant from a seed state and take care of it as it sprouts and grows. as it was a job skill, the cultivation speed and effect would be different from natural growth and it would be much more efficient. moreover, some surprising effects might occur. activation was a way to control plants and its effects come in many sorts. but there was one certain thing that was that they could help gardeners complete various things and was slightly magical. ye zhongming was someone that had been through the apocalypse and he knew what it was like to live in it. it was a time when one had to open their eyes even when sleeping. a time when one had to worry about food and water and also had to face all sorts of dangers. among them, mutated plants caught one off guard. they killed people without any sign and when they got stronger, they weren¡¯t any weaker than those monsters or mutated humans. they were even stronger than them. in his last life, ye zhongming saw a sycamore tree that was long evolved and the tree was three hundred meters tall and as thick as a skyscraper. its crown was able to cover an entire city! be it nine star evolved humans or monsters from the dungeons, they all tried to avoid this giant tree. some bold mutated beings or beasts weren¡¯t able to walk out the moment they entered the range of the tree. after a long while, this tree was called the heaven tree. ye zhongming looked at the tree from afar once and just one look made him feel like his soul was being sucked out of his body. after looking aside, he was covered in sweat and his mind suffered from a giant hit. it took him two days of rest to heal up. one could imagine how terrifying it was for others who got close or entered its range. from that, one could see how important and strong mutated plants were. if one¡¯s gardening level was high, one could cultivate or control mutated plants and the increase in one¡¯s strength was easy to see. taking a step back, even if one planted normal plants like fruits and vegetables, that was good too. in the initial stages of the apocalypse, apart from obtaining food from low level gachapons, the food problem was an obvious one. food basically expired and there weren¡¯t any crops. humans weren¡¯t able to fight other races so there were many who starved to death. only later on did humans get strong enough to kill mutated beasts and monsters were they able to consume their meat for food. even so, fresh fruits were a luxury. the good taste and vitamins meant that fruits and vegetables were as valuable as gold and diamonds. gardener, even if it was used to plant these, could help one exchange for huge riches. after understanding this job, ye zhongming realised that this was a great secondary job. to an extent, it was no weaker that glory smith which had such a beautiful prefix. although the path to getting strong plant seeds was narrow, one could only get them from mutated plants or from dungeons, and one could only nurture normal seeds, but after seeing the introduction, ye zhongming was determined to learn this job. a magical energy surged into him and ye zhongming became a gardener. ye zhongming looked at the two regions on the badge as well as the zero skill familiarity, he wanted to test it out right away. he didn¡¯t have seeds so he couldn¡¯t cultivate so the only skill he could use was activate. he saw several flower pots at the window. there was clivia, rose and lucky bamboo. he got close and used activate on the clivia. after the skill familiarity increased by one, the leaves grew slightly bigger. those fat leaves slapped at the window and the thin glass was shattered. this change shocked ye zhongming. a moment later, ye zhongming used activate on the lucky bamboo. the thirty centimeter branches grew much longer and the leaves were a round larger. the bamboo shook left and right and it actually started to bear flowers. they matured and formed white small seeds which shot out. apart from ye zhongming who caused all this, everywhere else was attacked. although it wasn¡¯t strong but it was quite scary. he blinked before using activate on the rose. this change was even larger. a gap cracked from the middle of the flower and it opened like a mouth to show ¡®teeth¡¯. who knew what material it was but the clivia was right beside the teeth. it didn¡¯t hold back and just bit down half of its leaves. it chewed twice and the green flower juice flowed out from its mouth. this was a small sized chomper! ye zhongming looked at the activated rose and shouted. he touched his chin and had some conclusions after using activation thrice. firstly, the activated plants had some attack strength. as for what type it was, it had to do with the plant. next, the plants had a connection with ye zhongming. although he couldn¡¯t control them, but they won¡¯t attack him. finally, after observing for a while, these activated plants didn¡¯t maintain this state. after using up the energy that ye zhongming injected into their bodies, they would die and wither. it seemed like not only would the activation consume the gardener¡¯s mental strength, it would also consume the plant¡¯s life force. at least for the current beginner stage. when looking at the introduction, ye zhongming saw that he could activate some low level mutated plants as a beginner gardener. with his current performance, those activated plants could fight for him for a short time and that actually exceeded the scope of a secondary job. this was a decent job. ye zhongming smiled in satisfaction. the three colored wheel lost its color and there was only one black color on the board. it didn¡¯t disappear so it probably only would when someone spun it. who knew which unlucky person would spin this wheel that would surely bring him death. ye zhongming thought about it and decided to warn the next person. he carved an arrow and wrote the words ''be careful''. he hoped that people who find this wouldn¡¯t be so foolish to spin it just because it was a gachapon. after writing that, he left the broadcast studio. after looking around, he headed slowly toward the tennis court. n0velusb.c0m if things were as expected, the secret realm key should be inside. Chapter 25: Weird four person team chapter 25: weird four person team the field and the indoor tennis court were separated by a small path and ye zhongming had already cleared the zombies here. he was easily able to get to the door. he looked around. maybe because there weren¡¯t many people here when the apocalypse started, at least from the outside, it didn¡¯t look different from usual. actually, he was a little nervous. he was afraid that the secret realm key didn¡¯t land there. after all, he was hiding in the building nearby in his last life and didn¡¯t notice any weird light. dense gun shots could be heard from the south side which caused ye zhongming to stop. he saw a red patch in the distance which should be the armed forces headquarters. it seemed like the military forces in the city had managed to organise a resistance. but his gaze was a little dim. he knew that although in the last life, the country¡¯s military became the most important power, but they didn¡¯t have the ability to change many things. they were only able to save a small group of people. apart from trying several times within the first year of the apocalypse to fight back against the enemies, they didn¡¯t do any large scale operations after. that was obvious as the enemies were too strong such that during those ten years, humans were always in a passive state. he wished them good luck from his heart before he walked into the indoor court. the light was out so it was pitch black. if he wasn¡¯t a one star evolved, even seeing things would become a problem. when he made it through the hall, he killed two zombies who should be the workers there. apart from that, he didn¡¯t face any dangers. the court was split into two floors. the first was for competitions and there was only one court with many audience stands. the facilities were quite advanced and they often organised city-level competitions. the second floor was mostly training areas so there were courts but no audience stands. the first floor was huge and just one look and one could see the ends. this place was normal and there wasn¡¯t anything off with it. ye zhongming¡¯s heart sank. since it wasn¡¯t here, that meant that half his hope was gone. he suppressed his sadness and quickly headed up to the second floor. the second floor was split into three parts. one was the resting and shower area as well as two courts. he followed an anti clockwise direction to begin his search but he got more and more disappointed. was the key really not here? did those students and teachers lie to him? after a short while, he searched the two courts and found nothing. he was left with the smallest rest region? ye zhongming brought his last bit of hope to walk over. when he was at the door, he dashed behind a barrier as he heard some voices from within. ¡°we have looked at it for so long, now what? don¡¯t keep silent.¡± that voice was anxious, it was also with... some complaining. a few seconds later, another person said, ¡°now what? didn¡¯t you say to come here to see what is going on? now that someone is dead you are asking me what to do?¡± that person was obviously annoyed with the first person. but what was going on with the dead person? ye zhongming didn¡¯t move and continued to listen closely. ¡°who knew that such a situation would happen? this mad dog actually bit people! lin li let me tell you, don¡¯t talk to me with that tone. my brother is the one that died and not yours, you are in no position to scold me.¡± ¡°okay, you two speak less and think of a solution. should we head in to kill that crazy dog or leave?¡± the third voice had a thick nasal tone to it and it made one feel uncomfortable. ¡°let¡¯s listen to this police officer.¡± lin li mumbled. ye zhongming snuck close and saw that there were four people, three guys and one girl. the three guys all focused on the only girl. from what they had said, she was actually a cop. their phones were lit up and they used the torchlight to light up the building. this made it easy for ye zhongming to see something that made his heart jump. in a bath cubicle in front of them was a slight energy fluctuation! one could even see a weird glow from the gaps. even with the light from the torchlight, one could see the difference in the glow! ye zhongming wasn¡¯t familiar with this energy fluctuation but it was because of that that he guessed that it could be the secret realm key. after all, he had experienced many things in his past life except for the secret realm. n0velusb.c0m but, what did the mad dog they refer to mean? did someone die? ¡°everything that happened today is so weird, that includes this thing. i think we should charge in!¡± she took out a pistol, it was actually a cop with a gun. ¡°charge in? mam, are you okay, what about that mad dog?¡± lin li grumbled, he even took two steps back and it was apparent that he didn¡¯t want to head in. ¡°don¡¯t worry, you don¡¯t have to lead. i will head in to kill that mad dog. we were sneak attacked because we weren¡¯t prepared. now that we are ready, we should be fine.¡± the female cop frowned but her tone wasn¡¯t very certain. it was obvious that she didn¡¯t have much confidence too. everything that happened today was too weird. there were many monsters outside and after hiding here there was even a crazy dog. ¡°then, let¡¯s go.¡± the person who spoke was the youngest guy who looked around 23. when he heard that someone was leading, he felt bold. ¡°wait.¡± ye zhongming walked out to stop them. are you joking, let you go in to get the key? then i wasted my whole night? secret realm was something more important than a job so he had no reason to miss out on it. ¡°who?¡± the cop reacted quickly and she turned around before ye zhongming finished his sentence. she aimed her gun at ye zhongming and her hand was really stable. she locked onto him and it actually made him feel a sense of danger. one could tell that she was well trained! ye zhongming was surprised with her strength and he raised his hands to show that he didn¡¯t mean any harm. ¡°what is your name? what are you doing? where is your id?¡± she squinted her eyes and asked coldly. she placed her finger on the trigger. if he moved, she was ready to fire. the world had changed and there were dangers for everyone so it made her really careful. moreover, ye zhongming was holding a blade and he was covered in blood. just one look and one felt like he was a dangerous person. ye zhongming pouted, id? what was the use? but since the apocalypse had just begun, it was normal that many people had the habits of peacetime. ¡°i don¡¯t mean bad, i came here to hide. i heard all of you say and was interested in what happened here.¡± ye zhongming said slowly, ¡°as for me, i learned some kungfu so why not i lead? this cop can follow behind and you would have time to react right? what do you all think?¡± Chapter 26: Dog that protected the treasure chapter 26: dog that protected the treasure some movement spread out from the streets behind the courts and it was mostly furious shouts and also cries of sadness before one died. occasionally there would be the sound of fighting which told the five people who were in a weird atmosphere in the indoor court that this, was the apocalypse. the three guys looked at one another and were uncertain. ye zhongming looked young and his gaze was really clear so no matter who looked at him would have a decent first impression. but the blood on him was just too eye catching. this blade was a little weird too, there was some dim light? it was already midnight. in the silent and huge tennis court, outside were monsters. the appearance of such a random person would definitely cause such a reaction. especially since it had been half a day since the apocalypse began, these people had seen too much... evil nature of humans. they weren¡¯t totally sure whether this person would threaten them or not so it was natural for them to be wary. the concept that even humans are dangerous had started to appear in everyone¡¯s mind. ¡°look, you have a gun so that is enough to ensure your safety. if you agree then i will walk to the front and i will handle the danger. what are you all even worrying about?¡± ye zhongming waved and said this attractive proposition. the four of them just lost one of their partners. the female cop didn¡¯t have confidence in what they were going to do next and not that someone wanted to face the danger, it was a very good suggestion. of course, all of this was because they were curious about the mysterious thing in the bathroom. after going through the few minutes of changes and attacks on earth, survivors had a reason to believe that such magical things would continue to happen. in truth, there was indeed a magical thing in the bathroom. the three guys were all tempted, only the cop was hesitating. due to her job, she was naturally wary of ye zhongming. ¡°didn¡¯t one of you die? because of the mad dog inside? if that is the case then i think my blade would be much more useful than your gun.¡± ye zhongming said that but when he looked at the gun, his sense of danger didn¡¯t drop at all. when she had a gun, it really gave him huge pressure. ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect that he would face such a situation. ¡°okay, walk over slowly and then take out your blade with your back facing us.¡± she hesitated before finally agreeing and saying out her request. he nodded and walked forwards slowly. he then pulled out the blade. ¡°you, what blade is this?¡± the guy with the heavy nasal voice couldn¡¯t help but ask about this seemingly weird weapon. ¡°weapon to kill someone.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s reply caused the four of them to tense up. when ye zhongming brushed past them, a killing thought rose up in his heart. he could kill them all and then take what was inside. but honestly, he wasn¡¯t too confident. that female cop was obviously professionally trained. such a person might not be able to compare to one star evolved but her skills and shooting would be on ye zhongming¡¯s level. if she attacked, who knew who would be the person who died? more importantly, even after ten years of the apocalypse, ye zhongming was not the type who could kill humans without reason. in his heart, he had his bottomline. he wouldn¡¯t kill humans before confirming everything. his reply was a warning to those people. as for whether or not they could understand, that was down to them. when danger disappeared, greed would often appear. once everything was settled and they wanted to fight for the key, ye zhongming didn¡¯t mind killing them. he didn¡¯t care about the cop telling him to not try anything funny. he just put one hand on the door and slowly pushed it open. what he saw was a pile of fresh blood and it was also splattered on the walls. such a scene caused the few of them holding their phones to panic and they even stopped. along with the door being pushed bigger and bigger, a corpse lay in the pool of blood. his body twisted probably from the terror he suffered before death. roars spread out and ye zhongming looked in that direction to see a yellow dog resting on the ground. it bared its fangs at the door and was ready to pounce. ¡°that! this crazy dog! it killed my brother!¡± when the three guys hiding behind ye zhongming saw the yellow dog that was about to pounce, they retreated. one hid to the side. one hid behind the female cop. this caused the female cop who was originally the furthest back to now to become the person behind ye zhongming. but he didn¡¯t have time to think about them. his gaze was attracted by a silver light at the corner of the wall beside the yellow dog. secret realm key! something that ye zhongming didn¡¯t see before. but just one look at the silver light made him sure that this was it. under the silver glow, a long shaped thing could be seen which made his heartbeat speed up. n0velusb.c0m he resisted the urge for the key as he knew that the most important thing was to deal with the dog. to him, a normal dog that hadn¡¯t mutated wasn¡¯t a threat. but on close look, he had a weird feeling. this should be a chinese rural dog that was currently mutating. it was bigger than normal dogs and its limbs were strong. its teeth were sharp and there was blood in its eyes. all of these were signs of mutating. the reason why ye zhongming felt weird was that the dog gave him a familiar feeling. why did it look like... when ye zhongming was sizing it up, it was looking at him too. it was prepared to attack but suddenly it looked toward ye zhongming in confusion. it stood up and that movement caused the four behind ye zhongming to panic. but ye zhongming raised his palm to tell them not to move. the dog came in front of ye zhongming and after seeing this human stop, it started to sniff his leg. as it moved, its tail started to wag and it actually started to rub its head on ye zhongming¡¯s leg! Chapter 27: Yellow Ball chapter 27: yellow ball there were stray dogs and cats in every city. this wasn¡¯t the fault of the animals but of the humans. while many people hate stray dogs and cats, but these were pitiful lives that were abandoned by humans. maybe they were the ones that knew what they thought about humans. one thing was for sure when someone took care of them, they would trust you and get close to you. maybe this was one¡¯s natural ability to go towards things that are good for you. undeniably, animals remembered those who treated them well. in this city, there were also many animals like this that were abandoned. ye zhongming¡¯s district had many such stray dogs. when he was at home, bai sisi and would always head down to feed them. they didn¡¯t have money to buy dog food so they could only use leftover rice and vegetables but these stray dogs didn¡¯t mind. each time they would finish them all and then wag their tails and the couple. in exchange, each time the two of them went to class or came home from class, stray dogs would accompany them. they would jump around them and look very close and warm. after sending them to school or back, these stray dogs would then happily run away. ye zhongming was already used to such scenes in the last life, just that after ten years of the apocalypse, such memories started to get blur. at this point, he felt that this dog looked familiar but he couldn¡¯t recall. after all, he had revived and his memories were ten years past this point so he forgot about many things. but when this dog expressed closeness to him, ye zhongming finally remembered. this was one that bai sisi and him often fed. it often accompanied them to class which was why ye zhongming remembered it. sometimes when he came home late, he was still able to see it waiting for him and the corner of the street. n0velusb.c0m ¡°is it really you yellow ball?¡± bai sisi gave it the name because its fur was yellow and as it was a stray, it ended up greyish in color. ye zhongming bent down and touched its head before giving out his first natural smile since reviving. yellow ball was also very happy, closing its eyes and enjoying ye zhongming¡¯s love. it then rolled over to reveal its stomach to him. ye zhongming also habitually rubbed that area. this was a dog showing trust to you, revealing its softest part for you. such a situation stunned the four behind him. this should be a battle but why did it end up as an owner meeting its pet again? her gun instinctively aimed at ye zhongming¡¯s back. this was because she doubted the real relationship between the dog and this guy. yellow ball who was enjoying ye zhongming¡¯s scratches suddenly jumped up and roared at the cop. if not for the door being narrow and ye zhongming blocking it, the dog would have charged to protect him. the change in situation shocked ye zhongming too. he turned around at the female cop and said slowly, ¡°i know this dog, i fed it before so it is safe. you can put the gun down.¡± after which, he looked at the cop and then walked towards the silver light. this was his goal today. ¡°wait!¡± the guy with the nasal voice stopped and walked near the door. when he saw the fierce yellow ball did he stop and even retreated a step in fear, ¡°what are you doing? we noticed that thing and it belongs to us.¡± ¡°right, it is ours. you should bring the dog and leave.¡± the brother of the dead person helped out. it was obvious that they wanted that silver thing. the other guy called lin li stood beside them and had the same thought as them. only that cop frowned and didn¡¯t say anything. ye zhongming turned around and said solemnly, ¡°if i didn¡¯t come would you all enter so easily? my relationship with this dog solved the danger so now it has nothing to do with me?¡± ye zhongming held his blade and stood there like a mountain. this aura shocked those three guys. ¡°without you we would also be able to deal with the dog, don¡¯t forget that we have a gun!¡± the guy with a nasal voice said once more. he looked at the girl and then back at ye zhongming. the word gun could indeed threaten many civilians. ye zhongming burst out laughing, ¡°then why didn¡¯t you object when i walked to the front? if you didn¡¯t need me then why didn¡¯t you walk at the front?¡± the guy shook his head and looked at him like he was a fool, ¡°who knows if you are a team with this dog? we want you to give us an answer!¡± ¡°right, police catch him. he is a murderer.¡± the brother of the dead guy scolded ye zhongming, his gaze would also glance at the silver light. ¡°kill the dog first!¡± lin li pointed at the dog and wanted the female cop to fire. ye zhongming laughed coldly. such tones and expressions of greed were too common in the apocalypse. it was just the start so things weren¡¯t too bad. once these people got stronger, their greed won¡¯t just be in their expressions and tones but in their fists and weapons. ¡°this... there is no proof this has to do with him.¡± she frowned and maintained her professionalism. this gained some of ye zhongming¡¯s praise. but ye zhongming who definitely wanted the key wouldn¡¯t put all his hopes on this female cop. he closed the door and at the same time, he stuck close to it to avoid her shooting angle. what was surprising was that yellow ball did a similar action just that he hid the other side. this made him even more certain that the dog was about to mutate. those outside weren¡¯t ready for ye zhongming¡¯s sudden action. they thought that things were settled because they had a gun but who knew that he would fight back? ye zhongming bent down and used his hands to carry up the corpse to block the bottom of the door. before he heard a gunshot, he pounced to grab the silver light and then he whistled at yellow ball. he then bent his right leg to hint at the ceiling above. there was a huge hole which should be where the secret realm key came in from. yellow ball understood. its strong four legs pushed against the ground and it stepped on ye zhongming¡¯s leg to jump up. its two front claws hooked onto the side of the hole. ye zhongming jumped and also tugged at yellow ball¡¯s body to pull it up. with a peng, the door was knocked open. the cop led the three guys in but what they saw was a black shadow flying out and hitting her gun. the thing the four of them were relying on instantly flew out. Chapter 28: Monster that suddenly appeared chapter 28: monster that suddenly appeared the female cop felt pain in her hand and the gun flew out. even when she was sneak attacked, the female cop showed really strong professionalism. she didn¡¯t pick up the gun and didn¡¯t even look at it. she jumped forwards to kick out. not only could she defend against a head on attack, she made some space so that the three guys could charge in. ye zhongming¡¯s leg and her leg hit one another and both were forced back. just that ye zhongming didn¡¯t feel much pain but her face was white. this was the difference in strength between evolved and normal people. but although ye zhongming took the upper hand but he was shocked. she sensed high tier combat skills from her. this should be something that cops wouldn¡¯t know. this made ye zhongming a little curious about her identity. having the secret realm keys in his arms, ye zhongming most wanted to analyse it and see how to use it. he didn¡¯t want to waste time with this skilled cop. but this female cop wouldn¡¯t let him go. she charged and waved her right fist at his neck. she bent and pushed her shoulder forwards to get ready for her next attack. ye zhongming wanted to reach out to block but noticed that he couldn¡¯t grasp the trajectory of her fist. this feeling was really weird. that fist was flying towards his neck and if it hit him he would faint but he just couldn¡¯t block it. this made his expression solemn and he had to retreat. the female cop was on the upper hand and her attacks flowed like a wave. ye zhongming could only passively dodge. it wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want to fight back but each time she was aiming at a crucial area. if he didn¡¯t dodge, even his one star evolved physique couldn¡¯t tank it. this feeling of being passively hit felt really frustrating. if those three attacked at the same time, even if they were normal people, ye zhongming would have already been defeated. unfortunately, the three of them just stood there and raised their phones to shine. they didn¡¯t even enter. the woman was also furious. originally he didn¡¯t want to do much too, just wanted to force them back and leave. but now that he was forced into a defensive state and he might get defeated if he wasn¡¯t careful, that infuriated him. ye zhongming was hit on his left rib by her fist. the intense pain and difficulty breathing made his face flush red. he purposely took that hit so that he could counter. he used this fist to bend down and after tanking a hit to his face, he hugged her waist. he roared and he tossed her to the ground before pressing down on her. he used the male advantage to block this strong opponent. in this process, ye zhongming was hit twice. once between the legs that nearly snapped his private part and the other was a headbutt. but this time the female was the one that suffered as the evolved body was stronger. he pressed her down. her exquisite body along with the strong twisting caused his male hormones to excrete but he didn¡¯t care about all that. he grabbed her throat while using the other hand to press her hand down. at this point, the weakness of her body was revealed. facing ye zhongming who was a one star evolved, her skills weren¡¯t of use. her only movable hand grabbed his body and neck but it was no use. the strength of an evolved expert was huge. if normal people took two minutes to strangle others, evolved people needed less than thirty seconds. before you even lost your breath, you throat might have been crushed. the situation changed. the person who was getting hit was now deciding who lived or died. the three at the door spent so long and didn¡¯t even react. once her struggling started to weaken, that guy with a nasal voice bit his teeth and decided to help. but he took one step and ye zhongming suddenly raised his head to stare at him. his eyes were filled with frenzied killing intent. his legs felt soft and he felt like his body froze. not to even mention helping, he couldn¡¯t even move at all. ye zhongming lowered his head and shock appeared in his eyes. the hand he had on her neck didn¡¯t use any more strength and he slowly let go. this made her breathing much smoother. ¡°this thing will end like that, and also, run.¡± ye zhongming said those words to her before jumping up and leaving. he grabbed her gun and left through the hole in the roof. the female cop struggled up and coughed because of the discomfort in her throat. her mind was filled with what the guy said. n0velusb.c0m run? why run? she thought about and suddenly looked outwards at the darkness behind the three guys. ¡°you, why police?¡± the three guys said. they were the ones that pushed her to challenge him but they didn¡¯t help her when she needed help. even if they were shameless, they would find it hard to raise their heads. ¡°light up the area behind you, quick!¡± she stood up and shouted at them. after momentary shock, they looked behind. ah! this shine caused them to shout in terror. they turned around to run towards the hole where ye zhongming fled to. they even forced her to the side. in the darkness, there were three pairs of green eyes. on top of the cold eyes was a white crystal! level 2! the white crystal represented level 2 mutations! using the light from the phone, the woman was able to see the monster in the darkness. now she understood why the guy would run. that was because there were three terrifying lizards heading in and they were already behind them. even if she didn¡¯t know what the crystal color represented, but she felt danger from their bodies. her smooth back was covered in a cold sweat. even when she was nearly strangled to death, she didn¡¯t show much terror! Chapter 29: Face of despair chapter 29: face of despair ¡°police, police, stop them.¡± the brother of the guy that yellow ball had bitten to death cried and shouted at the policewoman. when he was fighting to climb out of the hole, he failed and was pushed down by the nasal voice guy. he even became a stepping stone for others to step on him to climb up. even if one had a strong sense of justice, she felt a little sad. since meeting these three, she had been protecting them. but, not only did they not help her when her life was in danger, but now they were asking her to defend them. they didn¡¯t care about her life at all. was it worth doing stuff for such people? but her usual thoughts and professionalism made her block in front of the door. her gun was taken away such that she could only face those three unknown beings empty handed. si si si si! the three guys didn¡¯t even light the area up for her. this place was dark. if not for a dropped phone giving off some light, this cop would be facing them in total darkness. after a terrifying scream, the three giant lizards which had grey tumors on their bodies started to attack. the biggest one jumped up into the air and opened its mouth at the female cop, shooting out a ball of red. it had a thick stench but it was extremely quick. after all, this cop was well-trained and was able to predict danger. this meter long tongue flew past her face and hit the half-open door. a hole was broken into the door and wooden shrapnel flew and hit on the wall of the bathroom. at the same time, the other two lizards moved their tails and attacked her legs. she kicked the body of the first lizard that attacked. although it cried out and fell back, but the giant recall forced her back into the bathroom and the door area was freed up. the two lizards took the chance to charge in. one pounced at the female cop and the other headed towards the few guys who were climbing up. someone screamed as the brother of the dead person was bitten on his waist. the lizard shook its head and after spinning the guy twice in the air, he tossed him out. that unlucky guy smashed onto the wall and left a fresh blood mark. when he fell to the ground he wasn¡¯t breathing anymore. the big lizard didn¡¯t let him off. a red tongue shot out and stuck into his waist. a piece of his kidney was grabbed out and sent back into the lizard¡¯s mouth. maybe the fresh organs stimulated it. right after tasting it, it raised its head and gave out an enjoyable roar. it then jumped on the man¡¯s corpse and its tongue kept shooting out and stabbing into the man¡¯s body. n0velusb.c0m the other lizard saw its kind eating and its eyes turned red. it gave up on attacking the female cop and jumped into the air. it waved its huge tail like it was swimming in the water and bit the right leg of lin li who was at the edge of the large hole. this guy was pulled down and he fell to the floor. as this was the bathroom of the tennis court, so the roof wasn¡¯t too high and it was just around two meters. normal people could reach it with just a jump so lin li didn¡¯t suffer much when he fell. but before he struggled to get up, the two front claws of the lizard ripped apart his chest and its mouth stabbed into his body! what was swallowing alive, this was! lin li¡¯s screams reached the most tragic point before stopping. he opened his eyes and stretched his neck to see the monster eating at his guts and stomach... no one knew what he was thinking. his gaze dimmed and after showing a look of relief, he left this world that he did not understand. the nasal tone male showed his head from the hole and saw that two of his friends had died. he also looked at the female cop who had fought and retreated until she was below. viciousness flashed on his face as he used a board to cover the hole. the female cop was surprised to see the guy. there were two lizards eating and were lazy to deal with her. she only had one opponent. with her movement, she could hold on. if she grabbed the chance and the nasal voice guy pulled her, she could jump into the hole and flee from this closed bathroom. but reality smashed her hopes. what she faced was not the help of friends but an ice cold wooden board. she recalled a joke. when you faced dangers, you didn¡¯t need to outrun them, you just needed to run faster than your friend. the nasal voice guy¡¯s intentions were obvious. he wanted her to deal with the terrifying lizards to buy time for him to flee. if it was a normal time, this board wasn¡¯t of much use and she could just push it aside. but now that she was facing monsters with sharp claws and also spikes, this board directly signaled the death of the female cop! she roared in rage and she was venting the anger of being betrayed by a human. she punched the lizard that was attacking her but it was hard. apart from causing her hand to bleed, the only effect was to cause the monster to retreat a little. the lizards who were eating had finished consuming the brain and stumbled over. the female cop was now facing two enemies. she was in despair. one was already tough for her and now that she had to face two at once, she might not even hold on for one minute. was she going to die? the female cop thought about the tough training she had been through over the years, she didn¡¯t even use most of her skills and was about to die here. she hated the guy, the person she had saved had now blocked her way out. she hated that guy holding the blade. if he didn¡¯t snatch her gun, she might be able to fight back. at least, she could die with honor. the cop looked as the third lizard came over. she knew that she was dead today. she shouted and was prepared to charge over to fight these monsters! ¡°oi!¡± but at that moment, a voice spread from above. she raised her head and saw that the wooden board was shifted. what replaced it was the handsome face of the guy that nearly killed her. there was never a moment when she felt that guys could be so handsome. ¡°stupid cop, come up!¡± ye zhongming reached out his hand to the female cop. Chapter 30: Cooperation chapter 30: cooperation the knocking sound from behind filled mo ye with relief that she could escape. mo ye was that female officer. she was following ye zhongming and climbing the ceiling towards the ventilation pipe outwards. the huge hole that she had climbed out of was now covered by some wooden boards. . she looked at the guy leading the way with a complicated expression and mo ye felt terror. the world had changed. although she didn¡¯t want to admit it but that was the truth. humans had changed. she didn¡¯t want to admit it but she had suffered from betrayal previously. mo ye was born in an army family and after growing up, apart from learning she was training. she had just graduated from police school before she faced the apocalypse. she didn¡¯t know what to do. she wanted to save people and she tried but the outcome was not good. if not for the guy climbing in front of her saving him, she would have already died. she couldn¡¯t head back to the station as human-eating monsters had occupied it. home? her parents were in a secret department so she didn¡¯t even know where they were. she was the only person at home so why go back? then now what? mo ye was totally confused and she didn¡¯t know where to go. lost, terror, pressure, fear, numbness. this was a negative mental state that many people would suffer from when the apocalypse started. many people wouldn¡¯t be able to take it and they would kill themselves. they turned into human eating monsters or became the food for the monsters. these emotions couldn¡¯t last long as very quickly humans would face the problem of survival. food and water would very quickly become a problem. but this was not everything. next, there was the zombie flood, beast flood, monsters, mutants... even humans. there were dangers everywhere. all of this would turn into a battle for survival. mo ye already had such emotions just that she hadn¡¯t gone through all that yet. from the pipe, they arrived at a small toilet on the first floor. mo ye saw that huge dog standing there and wagging its tail at the guy. she slapped the dust off her body. she was not used to the dark environment. even if she was a police, she was still a girl who was afraid of the dark. this unease made her instinctively wrap her hands around herself. ¡°why save me?¡± the guy found a corner to sit down. that dog lay beside him and used his legs as its pillow. mo ye didn¡¯t understand and didn¡¯t want to understand why this weird and even vicious dog would be so close to this guy. ye zhongming patted its head and felt its body heat, ¡°work together.¡± mo ye was stunned. this answer was unexpected. ye zhongming knew that she would be surprised but he was saying the truth. ye zhongming broke free from the second floor and wanted to activate the key but what surprised him was that the notification told him to be prepared for the dangers when the secret realm opened. ye zhongming didn¡¯t choose to open it right away but to just store it for the time being. he wasn¡¯t confident in facing the dangers that might appear in the secret realm as it was too secretive even in the past. moreover, ye zhongming was just a one star evolved, even if he had six star evolved strength in his last life, he had no confidence. after all, he knew nothing about the secret realm so who knew what was inside? what if there was a level seven or eight evolved zombie or a bunch of mutants, then ye zhongming would just die before he could do anything. thus, there was a problem in front of him. to open the secret realm and get the good things within, he had to raise his strength quickly. as for what level, ye zhongming didn¡¯t have a clear understanding. but since the key was on him, maybe studying it would give him a clear answer. to raise his strength, the best way would be to get the strengthening potions or equipment from the gachapon. he was already one star evolved. apart from function cards, level one gachapons weren¡¯t of much use to him. to increase his strength, he had to spin level two wheels. that meant that he needed white level two crystals and those only came from level two mutated beings. there were three in front of him which meant three level two crystals. ye zhongming was thinking about getting them. but after all, he was only one star evolved. even if he had two decent secondary jobs, he could win against one, survive against two. if he faced three, he could only escape. so he needed help. someone normal that could fight against him like this female cop was a decent choice. apart from that, he planned to do something which was to get rich. but this idea needed help and planning. under such a situation, naturally, ye zhongming saved her. after all, he revived and he was doing things based on apocalypse standards. apart from people he trusted, everything was based on interests. since he needed her help, both of them would be working together. she would help him and he would give her payment. ¡°help me do two things and i will give you strength.¡± this was ye zhongming¡¯s promise. mo ye touched her slightly uncomfortable neck and asked, ¡°what do you need me to do? what is strength?¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°first thing is those three lizards. i need your help to clear them out. the second thing... let¡¯s talk after the first.¡± ye zhongming was planning the future while explaining to her, ¡°as for strength, keke, how do you think my strength is?¡± she was stunned and recalled her battle with this guy. she recalled his extreme resistance and strength and understood what he meant. ¡°you mean, this strength... can be given?¡± this woman was smart and grasped the key of ye zhongming¡¯s words. he nodded, ¡°if you help me kill those three lizards, i will give you a bottle of medicine that can give you five to six times the strength of normal people.¡± ¡°there is such a thing?¡± mo ye was so shocked that she forgot about the unease that the darkness brought her. ye zhongming nodded, ¡°this world has changed and there is decomposition all around. our only goal is to live. of course, maybe as compensation, there is a lot of magical areas that could let humans gain strength and power that had only been seen in movies.¡± ¡°does that include this strength?¡± ¡°yes, it includes.¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°to be honest with you, if you can live in the apocalypse, then you will slowly know how to get this strength. now you still don¡¯t know and need me to give it to you. officer mo, do you agree?¡± Chapter 31: Killing lizards chapter 31: killing lizards ye zhongming and mo ye hid on the stairs connected to the second floor and were waiting for the best chance. mo ye agreed to work with ye zhongming and both of them were temporary allies. mo ye had to do something really dangerous. she had to draw the attention of two lizards, giving time for ye zhongming to kill one. as a professionally trained cop, she knew what she was going to face. from ye zhongming¡¯s words, he knew that they were level-two lifeforms but she still agreed as she was really interested in the strength that ye zhongming said he could give her. moreover, he promised her that if she helped him to complete the second thing, he would tell her how to survive in the apocalypse. mo ye didn¡¯t want to know how to survive, what she wanted to know was what was going on. she held an aluminum bat, the shock in her heart couldn¡¯t calm down. if not for her personally witnessing many things, she wouldn¡¯t believe that this was just a baseball bat. that was because no normal bat would shine grey! even this grey light was something that was minuscule! she remembered that this guy found four or five of such bats that looked quite normal but after he took them to some place and came back, this was the only one with grey light. mo ye had seen good things before. she knew how to use pretty much every gone and she knew how to drive all sorts of vehicles. she was young but she had been through many tough missions. but she had never seen a baseball bat that gave her a feeling that she could smash a giant hole! her gaze toward ye zhongming was really complicated, it was as if she was looking at a monster. mo ye realised that the so called strength might come in many forms. this guy grasped more than one of them. she had a thought in her mind, she really wanted to understand and even get such power. she was a cop and her desire for strength was more than others. after witnessing such strength, her panic was reduced. it was as if she had found an interesting light in all the darkness. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t a stranger to her gaze. in the apocalypse, many people had such a gaze. it was a desire, for potions, for equipment, for weapons, for girls. in the end, it was the desire to live. n0velusb.c0m he knew that the baseball bat that was strengthened four times by him had already piqued her interest and desire. so he wouldn¡¯t have to be afraid that she won¡¯t work with him. in the apocalypse, solo strength was respected and worshipped but there were many things that couldn¡¯t be done by just one person. especially in the middle of the apocalypse, teams were much more useful. in ye zhongming¡¯s plan, his operation tomorrow needed more than one cop. he also had to bring mu xinfei and form a small team. as for the baseball bat that he had strengthened, ye zhongming wasn¡¯t sure about how strong it was. one thing was for certain, it was definitely tougher than stainless steel, more importantly, it was lighter... looking at mo ye who treated it like a treasure, ye zhongming¡¯s sense of superiority rose up. if he had suitable materials and strengthened this bat again, how much more excited would she be? ¡°here!¡± ye zhongming said two words and both the dog and the two of them retracted their thoughts and got ready to strike. due to the phone that was dropped in the room, the torchlight was still on and light shone out from the door. it also shone onto the bodies of the three lizards. maybe because they had failed to move the wooden board on the ceiling. they didn¡¯t see any movement and got impatient so they walked out. they came to the entrance of the locker room. even though she had fought them previously, but mo ye still felt terror when she saw them again. she didn¡¯t understand where these monsters came from. she couldn¡¯t help but glance back at the dog laying beside ye zhongming. she saw some answers on the dog but she didn¡¯t understand. if those changes on the lizard occurred on yellow ball, then why didn¡¯t it have the white crystal and it was much weaker than those three lizards? but that dog was smart. it lay there like a well trained police dog. the biggest of the three walked out first. maybe because of habits from before they evolved, its movement was very hesitant and careful. the other two followed behind it. one of them was still chewing on an arm! it continued to chew it in its mouth. mo ye held the baseball bat tightly and killing intent surged out from her body. . even if those few people who died in the bathroom weren¡¯t good people, but they were humans. seeing humans being eaten as food, she felt pity for them. but ye zhongming was clear that these mutated life forms weren¡¯t humans. they weren¡¯t able to get strengthening potions from the gachapon and they evolved by killing. killing humans, killing monsters, killing their own kind. the more they killed, the stronger they got and the faster they evolved. these lizards were just following their instincts. since they had reached level two, who knew how many life forces had they killed? ye zhongming signaled with his hands and mo ye nodded. after taking in a deep breath, she charged toward the training zones. the movement attracted the three lizards. the leader saw the prey that had escaped now appear once more so it roared and chased. its limbs gave off a creaking sound as it touched the ground. the good quality floor couldn¡¯t block its sharp claws at all. this lizard evolved the most and was the quickest. right away it was dozens of meters forwards and headed toward the training region with mo ye. the two lizards saw the leader chase so they followed closely behind. but the leader was too quick and they were also slow to start out. one dashed while the other was still chewing on the arm. it even hesitated a little. it didn¡¯t know whether or not it should finish it before chasing or following up right away. this moment of hesitation gave ye zhongming a chance. he jumped from the stairs and slashed right at the soft area under his jaw. according to evolution levels, ye zhongming was just one star evolved and there was a gap between his strength and level two lizards. but he had the enchanted white weapon and he was also sneak attacking. this lizard was sneak attacked and was also biting onto something. its strongest tongue couldn¡¯t be used so it lost its strength. all these elements together meant that it could only side step and also spit out the broken arm from its mouth. but right when it moved, a huge power spread out from its tail. its body was being held back. life and death were often based on a split second. it felt coldness through its body as that white blade sliced into its neck! Chapter 32: Mental Strength chapter 32: mental strength even a level two mutated being couldn¡¯t stop the sharp white blade. the tip stuck into the throat of the lizard. ye zhongming flicked the blade and the wound was sliced open. blood spurted out and there was instantly a thick blood smell in the air. just now, yellow ball charged from the side and bit the tail of the lizard so that it couldn¡¯t move. which was why ye zhongming was able to slice its throat. this dog actually knew how to coordinate with ye zhongming. it was surprisingly smart. ye zhongming pulled out the blade and retreated, going far from the lizard. mutate beings had a strong life force. even with its throat sliced open it didn¡¯t die right away. it became really frustrated and tried to bite yellow ball who was holding onto its tail. . but yellow ball was really cunning. it started to play hide and seek while biting its tail. when the lizard went left, it would go right. when it went right, it would go left. this lizard moved left and right and the blood formed a little pool below it. it slowly lost vitality and after crying out, it fell to the ground. only then did ye zhongming walk out. he looked at it for a short moment before stabbing his blade into its eyes and digging the level two crystal out. in his last life, this mutated lizard was called blood tongue lizard. it had thick skin and was really mobile. especially the long tongue in its mouth. after it shot out, it could attack enemies that were a few meters away. there were also spikes on its tongue that would rip out the flesh from human bodies that it hit. its weakness was its soft belly and chin. only experienced survivors could accurately find and attack these weak spots. ye zhongming was coincidentally such a hunter. after digging out the crystal, ye zhongming didn¡¯t give up on the corpse. he first sliced off its sharp claws and then pulled out its famous tongue. these were all good materials. the tongue was also a great delicacy and after eating, it could strengthen one¡¯s body. while doing all this, he used glory smith¡¯s collecting and refining skill. ye zhongming gained five notifications about his skill familiarity. ye zhongming was stunned. this collecting and refining skill was like a passive skill. as long as he collected materials, the familiarity would increase and he didn¡¯t need to activate it himself. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m moreover, ye zhongming noticed that the materials that he collected using the skill would be directly dealt with. for example, the 20 claws and the long tongue. after he collected them, they weren¡¯t bloody and became orderly and dry. there was even no more bloody stench and he could use it for enchanting and crafting right away. even if he knew that the glory smith job was good, but this situation impressed him. upgrading this job would be tough but it was really strong! but ye zhongming noticed one weakness. be it whichever skill, it consumed mental strength. in the apocalypse, obtaining a job would activate the mental strength mode and using job skills would consume mental energy. once you consumed it all, you wouldn¡¯t be able to use your job skills. to replenish mental energy, it either took time to naturally recover. the recovery time was based on the evolution level. some special skills could recover mental energy quickly too. the second way is to obtain mental energy potions from the gachapon. as they were often blue in color, survivors called them blue potions. drinking them could regain mental energy. there were many types of blue potions, some could increase recovery speed, and some instantly recovered. the former was called small blue potions and the latter was big blue potions. each type was also split into basic, intermediate and advanced. apart from that, there was a third way to recover mental energy. jobs like chefs or chemists could create food or potions that could recover mental energy. eating such things could help one recover. recovery of mental strength was really important but the overall amount was the most important. there were many ways to increase the total amount and the fastest one was to gain new jobs. each job would increase it by some amount. for the same person, the mental energy wasn¡¯t split between jobs. no matter which skill you used, it would consume total mental energy. in other words, the more jobs you had, the more energy you had and the more skills you could use. as for which job skill you used, that didn¡¯t matter as long as you didn¡¯t overuse your mental energy. but jobs in the apocalypse weren¡¯t so easy to obtain. everyone knew this shortcut but very few people could increase their total mental energy in that way. thus everyone would choose other methods like evolving which would increase the total amount. like consuming food or potions which would have the same effect. increasing the job level would also increase mental energy amount. ye zhongming had two jobs now and his overall mental energy was quite enough for his evolution level and the jobs he held. he had strengthened and enchanted his blade, strengthened a baseball bat and collected these materials. he felt like he had already used up most of his energy. in his last life, he also had two jobs but even if he used up all his mental energy he could still fight for several hours. as for now, he just used a few skills and he was emptied out. seemed like there were many things about jobs that he did not know and he had to spend some time to discover. he dealt with this lizard and brought yellow ball to run towards mo ye. this cop had to face two lizards and if she wasn¡¯t careful she would die. on that side, she was indeed in danger. in the bathroom, she could use the wall to kite the few blood tongue lizards but to create a chance for ye zhongming, she ran to the courts. this place was open and there was nothing she could rely on. after they caught up, she was surrounded. if not for the baseball bat that could cause them to cry out in pain as well as the kung fu that she had trained since young, her body would have already been split up. but mo ye couldn¡¯t use the bat to kill these two level two lizards. she looked like she couldn¡¯t hold on anymore. ye zhongming managed to rush over at that time and attracted their attention. the leader changed its target and charged ye zhongming. Chapter 33: New gun chapter 33: new gun mo ye felt the pressure reduction as the dog also came to help her. her situation went from on a knife¡¯s edge to relaxed. instinctively, she started to shift her attention to ye zhongming. when she looked, her heart jumped. that guy held a blade and could actually fight head on with the huge lizard. she even saw that the guy could make the blood tongue lizard bleed with just one fist! ...................................................................................................... ye zhongming waved his hands and it hurt a little but a smile still appeared on his face. he thought that as a one star evolved, if he didn¡¯t use a white weapon, it would be tough to injure the level two mutated blood tongue lizard. however, he snuck attacked and punched its head, actually causing it to spit out blood! normally, that shouldn¡¯t be the case. there were barriers between different evolution levels so it was tough for one to defeat people a level higher. although there were special situations, for example, the lower level person having strong or weird jobs and skills like assassins, darkwalker etc. or maybe organisations used modified potions to nurture someone so his foundations were strong. only then could one challenge someone a level higher. apart from these, the level gap was a gap in strength and couldn¡¯t be crossed. ye zhongming had only evolved once and his strength didn¡¯t allow him to deal so much damage to the level two blood tongue lizard. but in truth, one fist made it spit out blood. ye zhongming felt that something wasn¡¯t right. he recalled the scenes when he killed the other lizard. even if he had earth ball¡¯s help as well as the sharpness of the white blade, it seemed a little too easy. did something else happen? this thought was put aside by ye zhongming as he had to deal with this enemy. but that question was still left in his heart. the blood tongue lizard was obviously infuriated by that fist. it roared. the sound wasn¡¯t too loud but it was quite unbearable. be it ye zhongming or mo ye, their faces turned white. mo ye who was a normal person even retreated. her mind was a blur and her throat was nearly scratched by the lizard that she was fighting. ye zhongming knew that this blood tongue lizard had evolved its second skill-- supersonic attack. this was a really amazing skill and if it took shape, this attack could cause both of them to lose their ability to move and even cause internal injuries. fortunately, it had just evolved to level two. its tongue was just formed and the supersonic wave was just at an initial stage so the effect wasn¡¯t too big. after the lizard roared, it spat out its tongue. ye zhongming felt a red figure flash and its attack was right in front of his eyes. if he was an intermediate bladesman, he had the confidence to slice off the tongue. but now he could only see a red blur and that was also because of the moonlight that was shining in through the window. ye zhongming could only dodge. while dodging, he did a very small move. he placed the blade in front of his chest with its sharp edge facing the outside. this was an instinct formed from the experience of his last life. the lizard was just a mutated being. even if it had reached level two but it wasn¡¯t too smart. its tongue attack was really strong and it smashed right onto the blade. the lizard cried out and it rolled from the pain. when it got up once more, its green eyes were filled with rage. white weapons were really strong against level two mutated beings. the leader getting injured meant that the other lizard stopped attacking mo ye. it was so quick that it surprised everyone. in an instant, both of them attacked. mo ye and yellow ball were both ten meters away from them. ye zhongming was someone who lived for ten years in his last life and he had been through numerous life and death situations. he forced himself to calm down and also made a very bold decision. n0velusb.c0m he sliced at the leader lizard. this blade was courageous... with no hesitation at all. indeed, if the leader was the only one attacking him, then it would definitely avoid him after tasting its sharp blade. but this situation was that there was another lizard. if he sliced, not only would the leader dodge, he would also lose the chance to dodge the other attack. one star evolved and couldn¡¯t block the red tongue¡¯s attack. if this continued, the only outcome would be him getting attacked while the two lizards would be safe. even mo ye who was professionally trained closed her eyes in pain when she saw ye zhongming make that choice as he knew that he was dead. but the truth was as unexpected as that blood tongue lizard coming over. the leader swung its tail to dodge it. those ice cold eyes mocked him like he was saying that he was overestimating himself. the other lizard was in mid air and its tongue was in front of ye zhongming. maybe in the next moment, it would pierce his body! ye zhongming who was in total despair... took out a black fellow from his waist! peng! light covered the dark court and caused the entire ground to shake. a tongue flew into the air. one blood tongue lizard fell to the ground and its mouth spat out patches of blood. gun? mo ye was shocked. she saw that ye zhongming was holding a gun. a weird looking gun. although she couldn¡¯t see many details in the dark, but she was sure that she did not know what type it was! mo ye had witnessed its strength and knew how tough and strong the tongue was. thus, she understood how strong the gun had to be to break the tongue! but she didn¡¯t know what it was. this was a modified and even privately produced gun! that was a crime! having this gun was a crirme! in that life and death moment, ye zhongming used up his mental energy to create this gun. he used the 9mm police pistol as a blueprint and strengthened it with the hand gun he got from the gachapon to obtain this weird looking but extremely strong handgun. after that gun was shot, ye zhongming was sure about how strong it was. that was-- desert eagle! Chapter 34: Eat this? chapter 34: eat this? there was an intense pain like his brain was going to explode and his chest felt heavy. blood seeped out from the corner of his lips like numerous cars had run over him. half of his strength disappeared from his body and a sense of weakness took over all his senses. this was a state of running out of mental energy. in his last life, ye zhongming did overuse his mental energy but marksman and bladesman didn¡¯t use much mental energy so he didn¡¯t feel as bad as he did now. but he kept calm and knew that he had to hold on. his hand holding the gun was still really stable. he looked at the injured lizard and fired the second gun. this bullet shot right through its eye and that huge head swelled up. blood and brain juices shot out from its eyes and ears. this new gun was as strong as a desert eagle so what was it used for? the design was to break human bodies or kill wild boars. a near shot was strong enough to kill an elephant. blood tongue lizard was strong and had evolved to level two. its speed, agility, attack and even the defence of its skin had reached a strong level. but it wasn¡¯t totally without weakness. its eyes were still glass structured. under its strong skin and head, its brain was still made up of normal matter. that shot was enough to kill it. after killing this lizard, ye zhongming didn¡¯t feel any joy at all as another stronger lizard was staring aggressively. maybe the death of its friend made it realise the danger it was in. it didn¡¯t attack like previously and retreated to a corner to stare at its opponents. a moment later, it fled out from an open window and disappeared into the darkness. ye zhongming sat on the ground and felt a little fortunate. although he didn¡¯t lose all of his strength, but it was still tough for him to go against a blood tongue lizard which was perfectly fine. it was the same even if mo ye and yellow ball were helping him. in the end, it would just be a tough win. if that occurred, his plans tomorrow would be shelved and the losses would be too huge. mo ye continued to look at the gun. ye zhongming¡¯s sudden fall shocked her and she ran over to help him up. ¡°go dig out the crystal on that lizard¡¯s head and also collect the tongue and its claws. then we will leave.¡± ye zhongming said softly. his forehead was covered in sweat beads and he even found it hard to talk. mo ye didn¡¯t understand but she still took ye zhongming¡¯s blade and walked beside the corpse. she followed his instructions to collect the crystals and claws. she was really close and only then did she realise how terrifying this huge lizard was. even though she was the police and she was much bolder than normal girls, she still felt numbness in her hair. this thing looked too terrifying. moreover, its body was covered in patches of meat that gave her goosebumps. mo ye was a smart girl and she knew that there was a reason why this guy made her do that. she was even guessing that the power would be related to this. n0velusb.c0m after collecting these materials and placing them in ye zhongming¡¯s bag, she helped him up. yellow ball followed at the side and all three of them left the tennis court. ¡°this is your home?¡± ten minutes later, ye zhongming opened the door with his key and mo ye asked. ye zhongming led the way for them to come to his rented apartment as it was only a street away. naturally, this place wouldn¡¯t be too peaceful. but with yellow ball and the female cop holding a blade, those zombies weren¡¯t a threat to them at all. after killing a few zombies, they managed to arrive. ye zhongming drank a mouthful of water and lay on the bed to rest up. he could only naturally recover his mental energy. meditating and sleeping was the best method. ¡°en, it is close to the school.¡± . mo ye looked at ye zhongming with a complicated expression. it was hard to imagine that such a strong guy was still a student. be it ye zhongming or mo ye, neither had eaten anything properly since the start of the apocalypse. it was already late at night and in a few hours, the sky would light up. they were all hungry. mo ye found some bread and the two of them drank some warm water from the thermal flash to fill their stomach. eating food naturally sped up the mental energy recovery. ye zhongming felt much better. he told mo ye to slice apart the wooden stools to start a fire. then he tossed the lizard tongue to her to barbecue. ¡°eat this?¡± mo ye looked at the tongue and felt repulsed. hearing that ye zhongming said that they were going to eat it, she nearly vomited. ¡°aren¡¯t i teaching you how to survive in the apocalypse?¡± ye zhongming closed his eyes and said, ¡°start eating this.¡± ¡°is there no other food? we have to eat this?¡± mo ye obviously rejected to eat this so she just stood there. only yellow ball sniffed the tongue and really wanted to eat it. but without orders, it just laid down and looked at it with desire. ye zhongming opened his eyes and looked at the girl in the dark house, ¡°listen up, i will only say this once.¡± ¡°this is the apocalypse, those zombies were humans and now their smell and hearing are very sensitive but their sight is devolving.¡± ¡°the lizard that attacked us should be a mutant of the bengal lizard, they evolved twice and that is why their crystals are white.¡± ¡°surviving humans can also evolve and the shortcut is the power that i am referring to. apart from that, eating special parts of these monsters can increase physique and make people stronger.¡± ¡°in the apocalypse, these are situations that we have to grasp. apart from that, you need to learn how to observe and analyse.¡± ye zhongming paused. although his body was good but saying so much at once still made him feel a little tired. ¡°observe. since you are well trained, you should be able to understand it. observe and remember everything that you see.¡± mo ye opened her mouth. she wanted to say something but didn¡¯t. ye zhongming smiled, ¡°i know you can¡¯t accept this and think that i am talking nonsense. let me ask you a few questions, if you can answer then i will stop.¡± ¡°firstly, why did i leave but then return? secondly, where did they come from? thirdly, where are your friends that betrayed you? fourth, do you think you are safe now?¡± Chapter 35: Should I take her as an underling? chapter 35: should i take her as an underling? a black figure dashed across the window and there was a loud thud downstairs. it sounded like a water bag had smashed down and broken apart. ye zhongming didn¡¯t need to look and knew that it was someone who suicide. that person might have lost all reason to live. apart from dying, he couldn¡¯t think about what he could do. maybe this method was cowardice but people who had been through the apocalypse would know that sometimes this was the right choice. the expression of mo ye who was about to reply to him changed and she went to look down. the twisted male lay there and didn¡¯t move at all. dozens of meters out, a few zombies walked over slowly. ¡°death can be a decent release, you must get used to it.¡± ye zhongming closed his eyes and said. mo ye bit her teeth and some sadness appeared in her eyes. she looked at this human whose body would probably get eaten up by zombies even in death, her last bit of hope that the world could recover also disappeared. ¡°first question, you said that their smell and hearing are very sensitive so i don¡¯t have to answer why you left the tennis court right away right?¡± mo ye leaned on the window and looked at ye zhongming. she was a little unhappy with her calmness but after adjusting her emotions, she started to answer the question. ¡°second, those lizards should be someone¡¯s pet or they came out from the zoo, if not why would they be in the city.¡± mo ye thought about it as she replied, ¡°third, i think he should have ran to a safe place right? i don¡¯t want to talk about such a person. as for the 4th, although i admit that you are strong but you shouldn¡¯t be my match under this state, this... yellow ball is much weaker than those lizards. i am holding your blade so i don¡¯t see how it could threaten me.¡± she thought that her replies were good so the confidence of her own strength returned back to her face. ye zhongming smiled in disdain and raised one finger, ¡°only your first answer was not bad, the rest are totally wrong.¡± seeing someone say that naturally she was unwilling to accept it. she crossed her arms and said, ¡°then you tell me where i was wrong.¡± ¡°the first question, apart from those that you said, there is something that you didn¡¯t think about. the gunshot would attract more zombies but it would also attract humans.¡± mo ye was stunned, ¡°you said... humans?¡± ye zhongming nodded and pointed at the window, ¡°the moonlight is nice today so we can see the school field. if you are lucky, you should be able to notice something.¡± mo ye didn¡¯t believe and looked out through the window. using the moonlight, she saw many zombies getting close to the tennis court. she continued to observe but didn¡¯t see anything. right when she wanted to turn back to mock the guy, she saw that there were a few people moving at a side of the court. they avoided the zombies as they moved and it was obvious that they were survivors. there really were humans? mo ye was delighted. honestly, her training always focused on teamwork and taught her the values of public service. under such a situation, gathering more people should make things safer. this was something that was really important during peacetime. but this was the apocalypse, sometimes places with humans were much more dangerous than zombies. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m ye zhongming thought back to those few people who were collecting the demon crystals. those people obviously didn¡¯t have good intentions toward him. if they heard the gunshot, they would definitely search. ¡°don¡¯t be happy, if you were there, they would have beaten you to death.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s words turned her warmth cold. she wanted to argue but she thought back to how she was betrayed so she didn¡¯t say a word. seeing that she wasn¡¯t speaking, ye zhongming continued, ¡°second question. those mutated lizards didn¡¯t come from the zoo and they weren¡¯t pets. they came from the school lab.¡± ¡°how do you know?¡± ¡°their tails have a small number tag.¡± mo ye was shocked. she had fought many times with those lizards but didn¡¯t notice this detail. if what ye zhongming said was real, then his sense of observation was just sick. ¡°as for that guy that betrayed you, he didn¡¯t leave. he hid in the ventilation shaft. when we left, he followed us a while and until we faced the first zombie did he turn back.¡± ¡°what?!¡± she opened her mouth and didn¡¯t dare to believe that she didn¡¯t know someone was following her. ye zhongming scoffed coldly, ¡°your partner isn¡¯t a normal person, he is very wary and smart. his movement is not bad, at least... not worse than you. moreover, he killed before.¡± ye zhongming was sensitive to killing intent. that wasn¡¯t a talent but experience. people who lived for more than a year could easily discern that. this would be a mark of danger and experience in the apocalypse. for the strictly trained mo ye to not notice, that was enough to show his strength. although he couldn¡¯t hide from a one star evolved, but just one look and ye zhongming knew that he wasn¡¯t normal. he was even more dangerous than mo ye. the killing energy that he gave off might not be something in the apocalypse but in peacetime it was quite thick which meant that he killed more than one person. so his identity was clear. it was either he was a special forces soldier or he was a killer. be it his aura or actions, one couldn¡¯t tell that he was in an organisation. so one could basically be sure that he was a criminal! only a silly girl like mo ye that had a strong sense of justice wouldn¡¯t suspect a thing at all and be even cheated by these people such that she nearly lost her life. ye zhongming waved towards mo ye who was still in shock to attract her attention. he then pointed at his legs. mo ye was sweating and saw the black hole of the gun staring at her. since they entered, that gun had been pointing at her. if she tried anything bad towards him, she would have been shot in half by this weird gun. ¡°beautiful, you have to remember that from today onwards, you won¡¯t be fully safe. you need to be wary.¡± ye zhongming was really serious, ¡°unless you want to die.¡± a red light shone on mo ye¡¯s face. only then did ye zhongming realise that she looked quite good. in the past, ye zhongming was poor. since he was lucky to get the love of the school''s beauty bai sisi, he wasn¡¯t attracted to anyone else. but after reviving, be it mu xinfei or liang chuyin who stuck to him like glue. even that stubborn teacher park, they were all beautiful. mu xinfei was a mature lady and had both looks and body. online famous liang chuyin was a girl that everyone would want to go to bed with upon seeing her. teacher park was a smart beauty and was wearing spectacles. if she wore office attire, people would think about an office relationship... as for mo ye, she had short hair. her skin was healthy and red and her body was quite good. altogether, it gave everyone a perfect feeling. in a short night, he had met so many beauties which made his heart ripple but very quickly, he calmed himself down. these women had nothing to do with him. even if they did, that would be something in the future. at least for now, none of them won his trust. he was even disgusted with liang chuyin and teacher park. ye zhongming was used to judge people with apocalypse standards. the two people he had disgust for were burdens, apart from dragging him down there was nothing they could do. mu xinfei was a future nine star expert and mo ye was skilled so these two could help him. looking at mo ye barbeque the tongue, ye zhongming thought about taking her in as an underling. Chapter 36: Back to the armed forces building chapter 36: back to the armed forces building in an apocalypse, a team was really important. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m giving a simple example, in the apocalypse, hunting monsters and mutated monsters was a common mission. if a three star evolved wanted to accept such a mission, then at most he could only deal with a three star monster. those with stronger equipment or jobs could try to kill level four monsters but they also had to choose some solo targets. once the monsters grouped up, not to mention level three, they couldn¡¯t even offend level two monsters. but teams were different. with a similar quest, if there was a team made up of three three star evolved, then they could totally challenge a four star evolved. if one had proper strategies, one could try killing level five mutated monsters! what a team gained was naturally not something that one person could compare to. even if the rewards were split among three, that would far exceed what a single person could get. a team was safer and gave more gains which made people grow stronger much more quicker. in the apocalypse, strength was the only thing that one could rely on. ye zhongming was a member of a team and his relationship with his teammates was not bad too, they were true brothers. but he didn¡¯t know where they were now. some of them he knew the address of but he wasn¡¯t planning on heading over as he had something else to do now. honestly, ye zhongming hadn¡¯t thought about building a team before this. at least before he found his brothers and sisters in his last life, he didn¡¯t have such a thought. but mo ye¡¯s appearance tempted him. this girl was really a good seedling to start a team with. she was skilled and professionally trained. she also probably knew some kungfu so her base was much better than others. such an elite talent was really rare and after evolving, she would be much stronger than people of the same level. more importantly, she had a sense of justice and was willing to help people. she was kind and knew how to work together. a team was really strong but you had to be able to trust those in the team. if not, if someone betrayed you at a crucial moment, then all gains were just useless. in the past, ye zhongming was not in charge of recruitment and all of that was up to the captain. but things were different and he had to make plans for the future. after suppressing this thought, ye zhongming decided to test this woman. the blood tongue lizard gave off a tempting scent and yellow ball was already drooling. it stared and waited for ye zhongming to give it some. mo ye was really unwilling. she scattered some spices while covering her nose. it was as if she would vomit if she sniffed it. ye zhongming gave yellow ball a slice of the tongue that was cut into three and that dog consumed it swiftly. it then licked its tongue and looked at ye zhongming in hopes of getting more. ye zhongming sliced a few pieces on a plate and passed them to mo ye. this girl took many steps back and insisted on not eating. ye zhongming didn¡¯t force her, leaving some for himself and the rest for yellow ball. yellow ball was evolving so eating more would be good for him. he found a fork and ate all the meat, making his body feel warm. he knew that this was a gene energy that could make his body better and even help to regain mental energy. as his body digested the meat, ye zhongming felt like his mental energy recovery speed was much quicker. although it was at a low level but at least it wouldn¡¯t affect his body already. he stood up to do a few movements and knew that he could continue to fight as long as he didn¡¯t use his job skills. ¡°let¡¯s go.¡± after packing up, ye zhongming picked up his bag and prepared to head out. ¡°where to?¡± mo ye asked. she was actually a little tired. although this place had a disgusting scent but at least it was safe. if they could rest for a night, that would be great. ¡°take some stuff and prepare for tomorrow.¡± ye zhongming looked at the tired mo ye and said, ¡°i know that you are tired but if things go well, this time tomorrow you will obtain that strength.¡± mo ye was energetic when she heard that. she placed a fruit knife on her body and followed ye zhongming out. as for the white colored blade, he took it back. ye zhongming was prepared to head back to the armed forces building to find liang chuyin. she had a mutated willow branch and with his job skill he could make it into a decent weapon. there were many zombies around the tennis court and on a rough count, there were around a few hundred. if he had a team, even if they didn¡¯t evolve, he was confident in killing them all in two hours. that was a few hundred level one crystals. if he spun the wheel, he could get many one star strengthening potions which was a decent fortune. but it was just mo ye and him so he wasn¡¯t confident in killing so many. as such, he could only give up. after recovering some stamina, along with the skilled mo ye, the two of them didn¡¯t face many dangers. a dozen zombies were killed and provided him with some level one demon crystals. while moving forwards, mo ye finally got too curious to ask ye zhongming what use were they for. he didn¡¯t hide anything and told her about the gachapon. her expression was really vibrant. close to ten hours had passed and the power, natural gas and communications were all gone. the only thing that was normal was still the water. but anyone that wasn¡¯t a fool would know that you couldn¡¯t drink it. it was contaminated and normal disinfection didn¡¯t work anymore. survivors were starting to get hungry and thirsty. ye zhongming and mo ye saw over a thousand zombies surrounding the school supermarket, much more than those at the tennis court. those scenes made mo ye numb. the reason why such a thing occurred was because many students came to find food but were found out by zombies. who knew what kind of scenes there were inside the supermarket? heading around the zombies, the two of them were beside the armed forces building. it was quiet and there weren¡¯t many zombies there. mo ye wanted to head from the front door but ye zhongming stopped her. she didn¡¯t understand but he pointed to the second floor where there was some light. some shadows were reflected. these people were split into two groups and were facing off. he signaled to mo ye before coming to a tree and pointing at the second floor window. she understood. she could climb up empty handed, much less having someone to help her. she stepped on the blade handle and jumped up to the window. . ye zhongming had it simpler. he pulled out his blade and stepped on the wall before jumping high up. he pushed himself up with one hand before jumping into the building. even yellow ball didn¡¯t need help at all as it leaped up, far exceeding what normal dogs could do which shocked mo ye. the two of them were at the end of the second floor which should be an office before the apocalypse. it was simple and there were many random items here. the door was open and the lock was on the ground so someone definitely tried to enter with force. it should be those survivors who were here. the two of them looked at one another and after telling yellow ball to calm down, they came to the door and heard quarreling noises. Chapter 37: Condition for letting her off chapter 37: condition for letting her off ¡°don¡¯t come closer or i will shoot!¡± tong lei held an old semi automatic rifle. the fingers holding the trigger turned white because of how nervous he was. he had to be nervous as he was facing a vicious hooligan. before the calamity occurred, tong lei was lucky to hide in the mail room of the dormitories. he personally witnessed gory scenes that were more terrifying than those of the movies. he personally saw the clean windows covered in thick blood and flesh. after hiding for a few hours he felt hungry and thirsty so he chose to come out to search for food. he wanted to head to the supermarket but before he entered he saw numerous zombies surround him and he was lucky to flee. he hid in the armed forces building but who knew that he would bump into some students as well as his high school senior liang chuyin... and also those hooligans. tong lei heard the few surviving students cry and complain and knew that these people had did serious crimes in the canteen. he also knew that they were able to get here because they used the lives of students. tong lei was furious at these students but that was all. he didn¡¯t even dare to warn them. until tong lei and the seven students behind him found some guns which gave them the courage to go up against them. although they didn¡¯t know whether or not these guns could shoot. brother five bit on a cigarette and held a gun as he looked at these students with a face filled with nonchalance. he was actually quite frustrated. he was busy for a whole night and didn¡¯t get anything. he came to benefit, heading to the academic building to dig many crystals and he wanted to study them but someone snatched them back. after which, he heard some gun shots at the tennis court so he rushed over with some men but apart from zombies, there were nothing else. they also bumped into a terrifying lizard that bit off the head of one of his men. they fled back here in terror. after they returned, those students that were already scared of him suddenly grew bold. not only did they get many guns from the gun storage, but they were also even unhappy with him. although he regretted not leaving guys to watch the storage, but he didn¡¯t care much. he played with guns before and knew that these semi automatic guns were all really old. they were very functional and they weren¡¯t well kept. moreover, in the storage, there were many such guns but not many bullets. he took some away so at most they had dozens of bullets. what could they do? if there was a conflict, these students who had never used many guns would be forced up to the roof. moreover, they all had guns and many bullets. that was enough to deal with these students. he wanted to rest until daybreak but a student that joined his side told him the news. there was a girl with a weird willow branch. it was left by that guy who killed zombies as easily as killing dogs! after hearing that, brother five was excited. he confirmed that the guy had a secret. if he could get the secret then he would become extremely strong! thus, brother five told the students to hand over the branch and the woman. this strong attitude was received with strong opposition from teacher park who had strong virtues. there were many students and they had guns so they were much bolder. they started a resistance against all the threats. but be it the leader tong lei or teacher park, they were both afraid. after all these people weren¡¯t good and if there was a conflict, who knew if these defenseless students could stop them? ¡°hand the girl and that branch over and we will be at peace. if not, scoff.¡± brother five glanced at the 50-60 students and reached out to grab one of them. he pulled his hair and pressed the thin guy onto the wall. he tossed the gun to er peng and the other hand took out a dagger, stabbing it into his shoulder without any hesitation. the sudden attack caused the guy to scream out in intense pain. but brother five knew that he would do that. he didn¡¯t pull out the dagger and instead punched his face to stop his screaming. fresh blood shot out from his back and mouth and the fresh bright color stimulated everyone¡¯s senses. some girls screamed but their mouths were covered by those beside them. who knew whether or not their screams would attract zombies from the outside? brother five released the guy and he fell to the ground. he stepped onto his head and pressed down to allow his body to twitch. he wanted to shout but he couldn¡¯t make much noise. the students were shocked and many of their bodies were shaking. ¡°my patience is limited, hand over that woman and this thing will end. don¡¯t hand him over and i will kill all of you one by one!¡± brother five smiled viciously like a lion looking at a bunch of sheep. ¡°guys will be killed, girls would be played with and then killed.¡± er peng, gang zi and ah kun laughed and their eyes were filled with madness. the apocalypse totally ignited the evil in them and they didn¡¯t care about any laws anymore. brother five¡¯s actions made the students silent. those holding guns felt like their arms were going soft. they were afraid. their will to fight back was shattered by that knife. many of them looked toward liang chuyin and they had the same thought. it seemed like they had to hand her out... liang chuyin started to retreat, her hands wrapped tightly around the branch. although she only spent some time with that guy, but she felt that she would return so she had to protect herself. just now, the teachers gave her hope. her high school junior tong lei also swore and told her not to be afraid. this made her think that there were many choices to live but now, these people weren¡¯t as reliable as a single toe of that guy. ¡°no, if we yield, their demands will get worse. maybe the next person that is handed over will be yourself!¡± teacher park saw that the situation was going bad and wanted to support the students to make them wake up. but she underestimated their resistance and their ability to stand against power and pressure. after struggling for a while, no one was willing to step out. regret surged into her heat. n0velusb.c0m brother five laughed and looked at teacher park who had a decent body. he pushed aside the guns of the students and walked towards liang chuyin. ¡°wait.¡± tong lei stopped brother five. the hooligan glanced back and there was a fierce light in his eyes. ¡°if i tell you a secret, will you let her off?¡± ¡°secret?¡± brother five walked to tong lei and pulled his gun out of his hands, ¡°speak, if not i will kill you!¡± tong lei¡¯s body shook and after looking at liang chuyin¡¯s beautiful face, he said with a shaking voice, ¡°you, you have to promise, if not, i won¡¯t say.¡± ¡°damn, you dare to talk conditions, are you asking to die?¡± er peng slapped tong lei and wanted to beat him up. ¡°move aside.¡± brother five scolded and then looked down at tong lei, ¡°okay, i promise you. if your secret is useful then i will let her go.¡± tong lei looked at the senior that he was interested in and sucked in a deep breath, ¡°i know the use of those crystals.¡± Chapter 38: Second gachapon chapter 38: second gachapon brother five was stunned and his men were too. teacher park and liang chuyin were all stunned. crystal... use? no one was blind, the zombies all had crystals on their heads so it was impossible for them to be useless. but no one knew what they were used for. maybe the students were just slightly curious but brother five had an obsession with them. why was he willing to offend the teachers and students to get liang chuyin and the branch? it was because he wanted to know what the crystals were used for! now, someone told him that he knew the answer. his eyes turned red. ¡°speak!¡± he grabbed tong lei¡¯s color and he was pretty much screaming at him. ¡°that, that thing is a crystal, it is used to spin a special gachapon.¡± en? everyone kept quiet and didn¡¯t know what tong lei was talking about. seeing everyone not understand, he explained, ¡°when i went to the supermarket, i saw a two meter tall wheel and there were many pictures on it. in the center was a crystal the same as those on the head of the zombies. below the wheel was a mechanism with holes that were the same shape as the crystals.¡± he paused and continued, ¡°i think, these crystals are the energy to spin those gachapons.¡± the entire armed forces building was silent, everyone was shocked by his words. this crystal? energy source? a type of energy? gachapon? spin? before anyone saw or heard about the gachapon, such a thing felt unbelievable. ¡°are you sure?¡± brother five panted and stared, ¡°what pictures are there on the gachapon?¡± tong lei shook his head, ¡°i was a little far, when i wanted to see clearly the zombies arrived so i had to leave.¡± brother five lowered his head and squinted his eyes. his men didn¡¯t dare to disturb him so they just stood there. ¡°i have a suggestion, i don¡¯t know if brother five is interested or not!¡± ¡°who?!¡± brother five raised his head and pointed his gun toward where the sound came from. there, there was someone holding his hands up and walking over. ¡°zhang wu, the bodyguard of mr duan and then you helped take the blame for him and went to jail for five years. after you came out you became the boss of the nanping region. am i right?¡± the light shone on this person¡¯s face and it was the nasal voice guy that betrayed mo ye. ¡°who are you?¡± brother five touched the trigger and was tempted to fire. his pupils constricted, ¡°someone passing by and trying to earn money. does brother five remember the matter at the bridge?¡± brother five was shocked. mr duan did many unscrupulous matters to obtain the hundred million project of the bridges. this person should be the guy that helped to kill. although brother five was fierce but he wasn¡¯t as fierce as those who took money and killed. ¡°i am interested in the crystals too. why not work with me and find out what is going on in the supermarket?¡± ¡°that place is covered in zombies, how?¡± ¡°there are so many people here, no matter what we can draw them away. what do you say brother five.¡± the two of them discussed and brother five slowly made his mind up. his gaze toward the students wasn¡¯t very friendly. seeing brother five get tempted, the nasal voice guy smiled, ¡°but to show my sincerity, before working together, let me give you a gift.¡± he frowned, ¡°what gift?¡± he looked across everyone and shouted towards the room at the end of the corridor. ¡°officer mo and also the brother with the blade, come out and meet us. it isn¡¯t good to hide. if you hide there, i can¡¯t ensure your girl and these students will be safe.¡± brother five and the rest changed where their guns pointed to and looked towards the end of the corridor. ye zhongming frowned and instantly understood what was going on. this nasal voice guy should have hidden in some place in the school. when ye zhongming and mo ye returned he noticed them and saw them enter the building. he snuck in too which was why this happened. this fellow was so cunning! he used brother five to deal with them. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t panic. you tell me to head out so i should? to be a target? so what if you find out? i will just leave, can you stop me? n0velusb.c0m before he replied, mo ye had already walked out. this silly girl! ye zhongming cursed. this girl didn¡¯t have a brain, what was the difference between that and dying. seeing someone walk out, brother five had more trust in the nasal voice guy. ¡°where is that strong guy, better come out. he is too strong, if he doesn¡¯t come out i will be afraid.¡± the nasal voice guy took out a gun and that proved ye zhongming¡¯s guess of his identity. he was a killer. ye zhongming sighed and walked out. this made him smile. ¡°brother five, this guy can give a more accurate answer to our questions. what do you think?¡± brother five laughed. he recognised ye zhongming. he didn¡¯t expect to find him here. ¡°handsome brother, so what is up with the crystals and your skills?¡± the nasal voice guy laughed and there was a cold flash in his hands as he placed the dagger on chuyin¡¯s neck. ¡°say the truth or this girl will suffer.¡± mo ye noticed that she was reckless but her job made her walk out without hesitation. only now did she know that revealing herself to their guns was such a foolish move. ye zhongming¡¯s face was still a little blur in the dark but his eyes were bright. he smiled in disdain, ¡°what are you doing? hold me hostage? do you know what our relationship is? are you so sure i will give up because of her? or do you think that i will make sacrifices for this bunch of nerds who don¡¯t even dare to stand up for their friends?¡± brother five and the nasal voice guy were all stunned. brother five saw ye zhongming bring liang chuyin into the school so he thought they were together. the nasal voice guy listened for half a day and thought that they had a relationship. but hearing what ye zhongming said, he was instantly suspicious. are they not related? ¡°you all made a mistake, you weren¡¯t prepared and you provoked someone stronger than you. you must know that doing that often does not turn out well.¡± ye zhongming walked forwards and that made them all nervous. ¡°let me teach you what you need to learn in the apocalypse.¡± ye zhongming smiled and waved his arm. this movement made brother five and the nasal voice guy¡¯s faces turn dead as ash. ¡°remember to run faster.¡± ye zhongming aimed at the window and pulled the trigger. Chapter 39: Food and toys chapter 39: food and toys the bullet shot through the window and into the night sky. a huge gun sound reverberated through the building. after the gunshot, there was a weird momentary silence in the school. after which, one could hear the unique zombie roar! this place was just a few hundred meters from the supermarket and there were thousands of zombies gathered there. although they weren¡¯t as fast as evolved zombies but this distance would be covered in less than a minute. in other words, these people had less than a minute to escape! not to mention the students that didn¡¯t know how to fire their guns, even a proper army would get scattered when they fought against thousands of zombies. normal zombies seemed weak but once they formed into scale, even six star experts like ye zhongming in his last life would have to avoid them. ¡°damn you!¡± brother five hollered and wanted to shoot at ye zhongming but he had already dragged mo ye back into the room. the two of them and the dog broke a window and jumped down. ye zhongming and mo ye leaving drew open the curtains for the rest of the people to flee. over ten hours had passed since the apocalypse began and these people had seen too many scenes of zombies eating people. as the zombies got close, they couldn¡¯t care about anything else. most of them ran towards the stairs. everyone was clear that if they didn¡¯t run out of the building before the zombies came, they were left with death. the corridor wasn¡¯t too wide so they were all squeezing together. brother five and his men were amongst them. they thought that they wanted to use their threat to leave first but fear had exceeded the terror that they gave. er peng and the others kicked a student but the others forced them two aside. they wanted to hit another student but the gentle student actually bit his arm. his gaze sent a clear message-- don¡¯t block me or we will die together. brother five, er peng and the others realised that if they continued to threaten them, those fleeing students might actually eat them up. the stairs were too narrow and there were too many people. they squeezed and didn¡¯t move much as they started to shout at one another. brother five pushed those in front of him but there was nothing he could do. he got anxious and he knew that if they delayed more here they wouldn¡¯t be able to get out. ¡°er peng, gang zi, ah kun! follow me!¡± his three men were sweating heavily. when they heard their boss shout, they immediately followed. the restriction of moving backwards was much lesser and the place they gave up was immediately filled up. ¡°jump!¡± the few of them started to smash the windows and they didn¡¯t bother about the remaining bits of glass and just jumped off. many people chose to do the same thing and they did it more quicker than them. for example the nasal voice guy. after ye zhongming fired he ran backward and fled from the room that he entered. there was also liang chuyin. this woman had some skill in fleeing. she jumped right down without even heading towards the stairs, allowing her to get out right away. her direction was very certain too... towards ye zhongming. after seeing them jump out the window, the students at the stairs were enlightened. those at the back all came to the windows to jump. three meter height wasn¡¯t much of an obstacle to 20 year old people. at this time, those closer zombies were already downstairs. those unlucky students were pounced onto right away when they jumped down. as they screamed, half their faces were eaten up. they struggled and wanted to flee but their legs were grabbed and a few toes were bitten off. the killing started at that moment. the few who were first out ran out of the place. they were strong males but they bumped right into two zombies. they blocked half of the entrance. a student tried to get across but he felt someone push him. he lost balance and fell into the arms of one of the zombies. facing food that gave itself up, the zombies didn¡¯t hold back and it bit his shoulder. fresh blood and flesh were sent into its stomach and the taste made it nod its head in excitement. the other zombie was attracted by the smell and started to chew on his back. that guy cried out so much that he was losing his voice. he turned around and saw his best friend fleeing from the path that the zombie freed up, creating the best chance for him to leave. when he was about to die, the guy shouted the most vicious curses at that fleeing body. peng! another gun shot made many bodies shake. the one who shot was a guy who ran out of the building. he got anxious when he saw the zombies run over and just fired. but after the shooting, a girl near him fell and her back was red. that gun didn¡¯t hit a zombie, it directly hit a girl in front of him! the crowd became even more chaotic because of that shot. students who were fleeing in one direction started to lose their target and they ran in all directions. cries and screams spread out and amongst them were the excited shouts of the zombies. each shout meant that one life had disappeared. ¡°follow me, follow me, don¡¯t run!¡± teacher park shouted out loud but very few students could hear her. her fringe was drenched and they were stuck on her bright forehead and the side of her face. her eyes were filled with despair. many familiar faces fell, struggled, cried, and died in front of her. they were covered in the dark clouds of death but there was nothing she could do. a person knocked into her and when she turned back, that person looked familiar. it was the person called officer mo. ¡°follow me!¡± a shout shocked her back to her senses and she realised that she was dragged towards a corner where there were two people. ¡°you?!¡± hiding behind a bench was ye zhongming. after seeing him, she pounced over. n0velusb.c0m ¡°it is because of you! you jerk, they died because of you!¡± after fleeing, ye zhongming didn¡¯t leave with mo ye and instead hid near this stone bench. mo ye didn¡¯t understand why they were hiding so close. she saw brother five and the nasal voice guy leave and also saw liang chuyin run over. she headed over in glee. she saw the students flee and kill one another by accident. she saw them betray one another. this made her thoughts of helping them dim down. until now that female teacher was shouting but not only did people not hear her, she was attracting many zombies. mo ye couldn¡¯t take it and went to pull her over. ye zhongming definitely wouldn¡¯t let such a weak girl pounce on him. he reached out and pressed on her long neck. ¡°you are living because of me! do you think your cowardice friends and colleagues can help you? without me, you will end up as their toys. suicide is your best outcome. when they cannot find food, you will be their dinner!¡± ye zhongming pushed her onto the bench. he didn¡¯t use much strength but it was enough for her to lose mobility for a few seconds. ¡°of course, because you are beautiful, they will play with you for the longest time. you will be the last food for them so congratulations.¡± ¡°you are talking nonsense!¡± teacher park wanted to pounce over but liang chuyin pushed her onto the bench. she wanted to struggle but mo ye stopped her. ¡°he is right, do you realise that your colleagues and students are all ignoring you?¡± mo ye said to teacher park with a sad voice, ¡°you must be smart to be a teacher. think back and you should be clear.¡± teacher park was stunned and those scenes appeared in her mind... these people heard her shouts, they did run towards her, but then, they all ran away, they... thinking about it made her face turn whiter and whiter. she finally understood that those people she tried to save did hear her. they did another analysis-- shout, attract the zombies and then we can escape. they abandoned her. teacher park couldn¡¯t take it and she cried out loud. ¡°shut up!¡± ye zhongming shouted and focused in one place. ¡°i am going there. make your choice. follow me or leave.¡± ye zhongming started to run. mo ye and the other two were stunned and looked toward where the guy pointed at. Chapter 40: Nobody is noble chapter 40: nobody is noble ¡°are you crazy?¡± mo ye followed beside ye zhongming and she looked really anxious. this guy actually decided to go to the supermarket at that time! mo ye wasn¡¯t a fool and she very quickly guessed ye zhongming¡¯s goal. he went for the gachapon. although she didn¡¯t know what that was, but she guessed that it had something to do with that magical strength. but no matter how magical something was, one had to have a life to spend it! what was the situation? there were zombies all around. although they were attracted by the armed forces building noise, but there were many scattered ones along the way. there were also many surrounding the supermarket. to head in, they had to face those few hundred zombies. what was this guy who was usually calm doing? n0velusb.c0m ¡°people die because of money, birds die because of food.¡± ye zhongming nonchalantly replied and he continued to move quickly. ¡°you want to let these kids attract the zombies so that you have a chance to enter the supermarket!?¡± teacher park gritted her teeth and said. ¡°you are still following me? i thought that you would continue to attract zombies away.¡± everyone could hear that ye zhongming was mocking her. it was obvious that he was not happy with her. ¡°if you don¡¯t speak no one will think that you are mute.¡± liang chuyin was long annoyed with teacher park. this girl nearly sent a few of them into danger twice. moreover, ye zhongming was the obvious person to rely on so why bother to find fault with him? how did she even graduate from university? her iq was so low. ye zhongming killed two zombies and dug out the crystals before hiding behind a tree and waiting for the dozens to leave. ¡°ye zhongming is not such a person.¡± mo ye pulled teacher park¡¯s sleeves. she was afraid that she would mess up the atmosphere so she explained. ¡°no, i am.¡± ye zhongming suddenly turned around and said to the girls, ¡°don¡¯t think that i am a nice person. when there are interests in front of me, i will abandon you without hesitation.¡± seeing how stunned the three of them looked, ye zhongming said firmly, ¡°you think i am bad? let me tell you, the reality is so cruel. the law of the jungle is very clear now! if you can¡¯t adapt then just go die!¡± ¡°don¡¯t use past moral standards now. apart from letting you die even sooner, it is totally useless. you need to use another method to think.¡± ye zhongming pointed at the frustrated teacher park, ¡°for example you, when you are questioning me, everything happens from your perspective, from your own values. but do you think it is right? why do i have to help your students and you!? they are not my men, they aren¡¯t my brothers, you are also not my woman. what reason do i have to help you!? make use of them? what value do those bunch who had weapons and numbers advantage but were squashed by three to four people? maybe their fleeing gave me a chance to fulfill my goal but could i not do it without them? i would just have to use another method.¡± ¡°this beautiful korean teacher, don¡¯t think too highly about yourself. the apocalypse just started. a few days later, when survival is a problem, maybe the goddess that is filled with justice like yourself will pull down your pants and allow others to play with you just for a piece of mouldy bread!¡± ¡°don¡¯t act like you are noble, that makes me want to vomit!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s words hit their hearts. until a few years later when liang chuyin recalled the time when she adapted to the apocalypse, she would recall this guy¡¯s words. mo ye also had to admit that this guy was the one who taught her how to survive. he looked coldly at teacher park before continuing towards the supermarket. a few seconds later, liang chuyin followed. a few seconds after, mo ye did too. after ten seconds, teacher park stumbled forwards with an ashen white expression and numb gaze. in front of survival, nobody was noble. no matter whether or not ye zhongming did it on purpose, but there was something that teacher park was right about. a portion of those zombies was attracted away. ye zhongming brought them to the back of the supermarket and found a way in. it was a small window to the toilet on the second floor that was big enough for one person to fit in. ye zhongming told the three girls and yellow ball to wait while he climbed up. the supermarket was not dark and there was some emergency light. this was good for ye zhongming as he was able to use them to head outside. this should be the changing room. there were three rows of storage cabinets and many of them were opened. many of them were covered in blood but there weren¡¯t any corpses. ye zhongming came to the door and popped his head out. a few zombies were roaming around and many shelves had fallen. he killed them and after keeping the demon crystals, he came down from the goods elevator to come to the first floor. based on what that student described, the gachapon should be here. the door was blocked by a few atm machines. there was a loud smacking sound as the first floor wasn¡¯t as silent as the second. using the emergency light, ye zhongming saw several corpses and limbs on the ground, among them, half were zombies. seemed like there was an intense battle here. who knew if there were any survivors? one could hear zombies roaring from the back of two racks. ye zhongming headed over to kill them before taking a short walk before he finally saw the gachapon. similar to mu xinfei¡¯s house, this was a level one gachapon that was standing beside a wall. many corpses fell around it. there were a few crystals on the platform. seemed like the survivors here knew how to use it but they weren¡¯t lucky. they were attacked before they could spin it and died here. ye zhongming swept and what he cared about was what was on the wheel. ten? ye zhongming squinted his eyes. this level one gachapon needed ten demon crystals! normal level one wheel needed five to spin once. mu xinfei¡¯s house had the lucky card so it needed seven. that was already a decent reward for level one wheels. but this wheel actually needed ten! out of these ten rewards, what good item was there that this wheel needed so many crystals to spin? ye zhongming glanced at all of them. apart from the level one strengthening potion, there was an iron shield. the rest were small things like cigarettes, wine, portable charger, battery, banana, rope... there were two more final things, a green necklace and also a light colored liquid! Chapter 41: Metal Shield chapter 41: metal shield ye zhongming recognised this light colored liquid, it was the immunity potion. or rather, it wasn¡¯t a total immunity. after using the potion, normal zombie virus wouldn¡¯t infect the human. but if one wasn¡¯t lucky and too much virus entered his body within a short time, he would also lose the immunity effect. in level two and above gachapons, there was a totally pink liquid which was the full immunity potion. this thing was a really good thing in the initial stages. even in the next few years, it was one of the essential items. what ye zhongming was interested in was the two pieces of equipment on the gachapon. the metal shield and also the jade green necklace. especially the latter. the green necklace gave off a white light. basic white colored equipment? wasn¡¯t that on the same level as the blade? ye zhongming¡¯s glory smith job was what gave him the white colored weapon. to get such a strong weapon after just ten hours of the apocalypse, although he didn¡¯t dare say he was the only one but he was definitely the rare few. ye zhongming spent a lot of mental energy to obtain such a weapon. there was actually another white equipment placed in front of him so obviously he was tempted. as compared to this green necklace, that shield was much worse. it looked like a grey grade weapon. he took out all of his crystals as well as those scattered around the gachapon. he counted and he had enough to spin twice. but there were at least four items that he wanted her so he didn¡¯t have enough demon crystals. he had to return in the future. with the energy to spin the wheel, the huge needle started to spin past the ten regions. after removing one option, the needle stopped at the rope. ye zhongming didn¡¯t even blink and continued to spin once more. the spinning wheel depended on luck. if one was lucky, one could get the best items on it. if one was unlucky, you could spin dozens of times and not get what one wanted. once the gachapon activated once more, that metal shield dropped out in the item box. naturally, the green necklace was the best item from this wheel. next was the one star strengthening potion and the partial immunity potion. this shield was the 4th best item. he got this after two spins so he was quite okay with his gains. the shield was greyish black and it was an arm shield that was similar to the size of a plate. on close look, one could see the greyish light. with ye zhongming¡¯s experience, he could tell that its defence was not bad. at least it could block the tongue of a level two iron arm and also the tongue of the blood tongue lizard. after wearing the shield on his left hand, ye zhonging came to the window to take a look. the sky had a pale white color like that of the belly of a fish. the movement within the school had calmed down. at a few places were zombies chomping on corpses. other zombies had split up and were searching for food. he came back to the small window that he came in from and threw the rope down. he waved at the three girls to tell them to come up. as for yellow ball, he was left downstairs as a sentry. the three of them took turns climbing up. mo ye was good at it. this height was easily cleared by her. what surprised ye zhongming was liang chuyin. she looked tired but that didn¡¯t cover her devilish body. she was actually strong too. although she didn¡¯t do it as cleanly as mo ye, but she was able to come up smoothly. the only one who struggled was teacher park. she probably trained usually if not she wouldn¡¯t have such a nice body but her arm strength was lacking. she was halfway through and she ran out of strength, needing ye zhongming to pull her up. ¡°go find a suitcase and fill it up with food and water. we can also bring some daily items, leave the rest.¡± a night passed and survivors started to worry about food and water. in the next few days, they would target supermarkets, fruit stores, department stores etc. the final outcome would be that many zombies would be drawn over and they would gather at these places. this situation made food and water even more scarce. ye zhongming had to store up supplies before all that. although you could get them on the gachapon but the amount was too little. it was basically just one bag of bread or one bottle of water. ye zhongming¡¯s performance in the apocalypse filled mo ye with respect. liang chuyin who listened to him from the start followed and they got a bag to search. teacher park stood there for a moment before she started to make a move too. on the first floor, they finally saw that wheel. the three girls were stunned. they couldn¡¯t imagine such a thing. they touched the wheel and all of them had complicated expressions. mo ye looked at the things on it and also the shield on ye zhongming¡¯s left hand. along with the rope, no matter how dumb she was, she knew that they came from the wheel. ¡°the thing that gives strength is this potion right?¡± she pointed at the light green and light pink potions and said out her conjunction. the other two girls also guessed that and they needed ye zhongming¡¯s reply. ¡°more accurately, it is this light green one. the light pink one is an immunity potion so that you can be immune to the zombie infection and not turn into a zombie.¡± their eyes lit up. different from ye zhongming was that they were more interested in the immunity potions than the one star strengthening potions. women.... ye zhongming shook his head. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m ¡°kill zombies, spin the wheel, become strong...¡± mo ye looked at the gachapon and muttered, ¡°why does it feel like...¡± ¡°like being controlled.¡± ye zhongming pulled up the zip of the bag. ¡°right, you...¡± mo ye¡¯s determined gaze turned into shock, she was even hiding some terror. she had the same reaction toward the unknown as everyone. ye zhongming stared viciously at the gachapon, ¡°i will drag them out.¡± the four of them each carried one big bag and climbed out from the supermarket. with ye zhongming¡¯s lead, they left the school and at that moment, the sun was already rising. everything was revealed and the three girls were shocked by what they saw. everything was covered in a layer of blood and broken arms were scattered all around. there were cars all around and the floor was covered in broken glass... ¡°you need to adapt, this world... will be like this in the future, even worse than this.¡± the atmosphere became silent. ye zhongming knew that these women were still trying to adapt. in the past, he was the same. back to dingsheng apartments, when he passed the seven story apartments, liang chuyin opened her mouth but didn¡¯t say anything. she bought a house here. for her who grew up in a village, this was the fruit of her labor and she was very much attached to it. but she also understood that the house was meaningless now. when they came to mu xinfei¡¯s villa, ye zhongming took a casual look but his expression changed straight away and he hid to a side. something had entered the villa previously! Chapter 42: Mu Xinfei disappeared chapter 42: mu xinfei disappeared the pickup truck that he rented had fallen over and one side of it was totally deformed as if it was hit by a tank. the mutated bed bugs had corroded a huge hole in the main door of the villa but now that door was gone. what replaced it was a huge hole and wooden shrapnel all around. even with ye zhongming¡¯s ten years of experience, he couldn¡¯t deduce what had charged in. ¡°stay here.¡± he said to the few women before he snuck into the villa. when he was right at the door, he picked up a weird scent that was a little smelly but it wasn¡¯t obvious. he glanced around and found a weird scene. the door seemed to have been blown apart. dynamite? ye zhongming denied such a thought right away. if it was, then why didn¡¯t he hear anything when he was at the school? a bomb wouldn¡¯t be so silent. also, even if it made a sound, then the person who had such an ability would only be in the army. but why would they attack a normal villa? there was no reason. even if there was a gachapon here, one could just head in so why blow apart a broken door? but if not that then, what was it? after entering the villa, the once luxurious hall was robbed, it was in a total mess. ye zhongming tried to listen in but he didn¡¯t pick up anything weird. he walked into the kitchen warily. the gachapon was still here. a nine star expert was not able to destroy it so even if the city was wiped out, it would still stand there strong. the door to the basement was gone and it was caused by that weird explosion. inside, the nine star expert of the last life mu xinfei was already nowhere to be seen. ye zhongming looked around and saw two suspicious points. one was that the barbeque meat bed bug meat he told mu xinfei to barbeque was still there and was placed neatly on a plate. it was obvious that she was waiting for ye zhongming. the second point was that the safe that ye zhongming didn¡¯t care much about was now open and it was totally empty. he searched for a while more and didn¡¯t find anything so ye zhongming was conflicted. did that nine star expert just disappear just like that? did her fate change because of him or was she going to walk a path like this regardless of his intervention? he took those medicine that he left there and walked out of the villa. the three girls looked at him with a confused gaze but he didn¡¯t want to explain. he just shook his head, ¡°let¡¯s go next door.¡± next door naturally didn¡¯t mean the school but the trucks on the side. if one talked about what was the most reliable mode of transport in the apocalypse, apart from the rewards of the gachapon, it would be the huge trucks. not only did they have strong outer shells and strong mobility to adapt to various geographies, they didn¡¯t need many repairs like suvs. the courtyard there was quite silent and there weren¡¯t signs of blood and flesh outside which made these few goddesses relax a little. three trucks were parked in the courtyard and the other parking lots were empty. probably the owners of the other cars weren¡¯t at home. ye zhongming looked around and found a few normal zombies in the security guard''s office. he didn¡¯t kill them himself and instead called the three girls over. ¡°you, are asking me to kill them?¡± park xiuying shook her head and her face turned green. she wasn¡¯t willing to do it. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming looked at the other two girls, ¡°what about you two?¡± ¡°i will go!¡± liang chuyin was actually the first to say that. ¡°no matter whether or not i am willing or not, i will have to face this in the future right?¡± that sentence made ye zhongming look at her differently, who knew that this influencer would see through the situation so clearly? ¡°yes, if you can¡¯t even deal with such a basic zombie, if you face a more terrifying monster, you will end up as their food.¡± liang chuyin heard what he said and she stood up and walked towards the two zombies in the house. the process was dangerous and there were a few moments where she nearly got grabbed. ye zhongming stepped up and sliced their limbs before leaving the final hit to her. when this white and smooth skinned beauty killed the two zombies, ye zhongming looked at her with praise. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t a philanthropist. if not for him needing helpers in his plans, he definitely wouldn¡¯t bring these three women with him. but liang chuyin¡¯s performance gained a little bit of his respect. each person would perform differently when facing danger. some would lose their minds from fear and die right away. some would fight back and find a way to live. no matter how weak and small the latter was, their courage was worthy of respect as they had something touching in them, that was called hope. hope was the only motivation for humans to live in the apocalypse. ¡°officer mo, what about you?¡± ye zhongming passed his blade to her, ¡°don¡¯t disappoint me.¡± mo ye gritted her teeth and charged into the dormitory with five zombies. ye zhongming didn¡¯t go in and didn¡¯t stand by her side like when he was testing liang chuyin. that was because his demands of the two of them were different. although liang chuyin¡¯s hard work gained his respect, but till this moment, he still hadn¡¯t recognised her potential. mo ye was different, she had talents and foundations that made even ye zhongming jealous. if possible, he wanted her to be a part of his team. if this girl who learned kungfu couldn¡¯t deal with a few normal zombies while holding a white weapon, then ye zhongming would give up on investing in her. of course, if mo ye couldn¡¯t deal with these zombies, then she would be eaten and there was no need to talk about investing in her. after some commotion, she walked out and her body was covered in sharp killing energy that she didn¡¯t have before. she walked in front of ye zhongming and reached out, in her hands were six level one crystals. ¡°congratulations, you have won some strength.¡± ye zhongming patted her and kept the crystals before he started to look at the trucks. as for teacher park, not only ye zhongming, but mo ye and liang chuyin looked at her coldly. ¡°go and rest, we will head out in half an hour.¡± ye zhongming got down from the truck and gave his first order of the day. ¡°where are we going?¡± liang chuyin asked. ¡°to get strong!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s tone was filled with killing intent. Chapter 43: Whistling truck chapter 43: whistling truck qian da placed down the binoculars and he was sizing up something. he was the nasal voice guy, a killer that worked for money, a hooligan with no morals. he ran very quickly at the armed forces building and before the zombies surrounded the area, he fled to the roof of the laboratory building. the difference with others was that he wasn¡¯t running randomly but he had a purpose. he had binoculars and when he arrived at the roof, he was searching for something. until he found his target-- ye zhongming. his dark life gave him patience and an ability to grasp key information. he knew that ye zhongming had a secret, the secret to becoming strong. which was why he stayed here even though he could have fled from the school. that was why he did the same when he saw ye zhongming and mo ye return to the armed forces building. it was the same now when he saw the three girls and ye zhongming leave the school. fortunately, he was able to see ye zhongming arrive at that building from the few cracks of the buildings. qian da felt like he found the key issue of the problem. why would ye zhongming go back there? would there be where he gets strong? after waiting for a while, qian da made up his mind to go and take a look. without a doubt, he made the right bet. after observing and hiding around for an hour, he walked carefully into the villa. when he entered the kitchen, the thing in front of him told him that he found the biggest secret of the apocalypse. he was in a frenzy and that craziness entered his heart too. ............................................................................................................ after parking the truck not far from the university, ye zhongming nodded towards mo ye who was in the other, ¡°remember, don¡¯t stop. control the speed, don¡¯t be too quick or too small. when needed, make a round and smash in through the wall opposite the supermarket!¡± mo ye expressed that she understood before closing the windows and locking the car door. she took in a deep breath and stepped onto the throttle. the truck gave out a huge ring and charged into the school like a fierce beast. a few seconds later, ye zhongming followed. however, the aura he gave off wasn¡¯t as shocking as the one that mo ye drove. they were at the side of the academic building and he stopped. he looked at liang chuyin and park xiuying through the mirror and asked, ¡°you can still regret now, do you want to make a new choice?¡± liang chuyin shook her head and jumped off. the bag on her back jumped with a rhythm. park xiuying bit her lips and got down too. she held the dagger tightly and chased liang chuyin. ye zhongming retracted his gaze and looked at the truck ahead. he stepped the throttle to the max and the car whistled forwards. two trucks broke the silence of the school. more accurately, the silence of the academic district. n0velusb.c0m the zombies all roared and the academic district was instantly in a sea of noise. thousands of zombies surged over from all directions. mo ye¡¯s forehead was covered in sweat, she was already regretting agreeing with zhongming¡¯s crazy plan. kill as many zombies with the truck? collect crystals to spin the wheel? it sounded really possible but when executing, things became much harder. the giant truck flew forwards quickly such that the zombies couldn¡¯t stop them at all. zombies were being sent flying, losing their arms and legs as well as their ribs and heart. they would often hit the glass and leave a pool of blood. the side windows were quickly covered in blood while a big half of the windshield was also covered such that her vision was being affected. . in a short minute, dozens of zombies were hit by her. she also needed to control her speed. behind her car were hundreds of zombies following. on the sides and even at the front, more of them were gathering! if she went full speed, she would be more at ease. unless thousands gathered in front of her, if not they wouldn¡¯t be able to stop the truck. but to attract more of their attention, she didn¡¯t drive too quickly. as long as one of them got stuck under the truck, the entire thing might stop moving. mo ye didn¡¯t dare to imagine what would happen in that situation. zombies drowning the truck, and her... she looked back through the rearview mirror, in it, a monster was charging over! right, monster, that was the only feeling she had when she saw this truck. this truck was driving at a different angle from mo ye¡¯s truck. it was very quick, even if it went around, it was still getting close to her truck. with each small turn that truck did, it would swallow up dozens of zombies. that giant truck gave out the sound of bones being crushed, she could hear that sound clearly even through the closed windows. this was the sound that made one¡¯s head feel numb. mo ye also saw that truck charging into the zombie hoard that formed behind her truck. hundreds of zombies fell in layers like wheat being harvested. a more amazing thing was that the truck would stop and tilt such that it was about to flip. but that giant box-like carriage would smash into the heads of a huge group of them before flipping right back. mo ye¡¯s performance in police school was really great, which included all sorts of driving tests. she was confident that her driving skills were no worse than those of professional drivers who drove trucks every day. but the skill of that truck driver totally impressed her. mo ye naturally wouldn¡¯t understand that that was skills developed after ten years of the apocalypse. in those ten years, there were no rules, only how to survive. ye zhongming didn¡¯t even have a license so his god like skills were trained just like that. his driving skills gave her huge confidence and she started to calm down and continued to execute the plan that ye zhongming taught her. when the two trucks were charging about, liang chuyin and park xiuying hid at the corner of a building and waited. park xiuying looked at her dagger and the corpses nearby and her face was filled with struggle. ¡°no one is forcing you, you can leave if you are unwilling in case you drag us bag and cause me to not be able to complete this.¡± liang chuyin looked at teacher park and her tone was cold. ¡°you... we will head out to dig those demon crystals, are you not afraid?¡± this demure teacher loved cleanliness. not to mention broken arms and blood, if she touched anything dirty usually, she would wash it right away. it was hard for her to understand how an influencer that even she knew could adapt and be so determined in such a short time. Chapter 44: Girls fighting chapter 44: girls fighting ¡°i am afraid and also feel disgusted like you.¡± ¡°but you...¡± ¡°why don¡¯t i show it?¡± liang chuyin turned around and looked at park xiuying. ¡°right, you didn¡¯t say anything so i thought you didn¡¯t mind.¡± maybe her words were something that park xiuying agreed with so she moved closer to liang chuyin. she laughed coldly, ¡°i really don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°i will do what ye zhongming tells me to and i won¡¯t ask for the reason. i also won¡¯t care whether or not i want to do it.¡± ¡°but isn¡¯t that contradictory?¡± she didn¡¯t understand, ¡°each person has their rights and their ability to choose. we can say no.¡± liang chuyin shook her head, ¡°teacher park, i thought that you hadn¡¯t adapted but now i think that you just don¡¯t understand.¡± she pointed at those corpses and asked, ¡°what time do you think this is?¡± ¡°you don¡¯t have to reply because you are sure that after last night, the world is different. so do you think our past values are still useful?¡± ¡°not matter whether or not i am willing, this world has changed. if i don¡¯t change, i would end up like those monsters. if i don¡¯t change, maybe i would be like those zombies that were smashed by the truck!¡± park xiuying rubbed her eyes and sighed, ¡°you are right, but we can¡¯t just do whatever that fierce-looking kid says right?¡± ¡°why not?¡± liang chuyin looked ahead and was timing the moment, ¡°not to mention asking me to dig those demon crystals, even if he asks me to do something else, i won¡¯t hesitate. if he wagged his fingers, i am also willing to open my legs for him.¡± ¡°you, you, why do you have no principles?¡± teacher park was not married and she gave off a pure teacher image. when she heard chuyin say something so direct, her face flushed red and she scolded, ¡°you need to be married to do such things, it depends on feelings.¡± ¡°principles? feelings?¡± she scoffed, ¡°so amusing, that was when the world was still peaceful. do it only when married? the hotels are all full so who are the ones that book rooms? principles? feelings? how many lovers will end up breaking up because of a house? if the world had so many principles and so many feelings, how many people would rather cry in a mercedes? everyone would be happy on the back of a bicycle!¡± ¡°since we could focus on money when the world wasn¡¯t in a mess, sleep with someone we do not love, give birth to kids for someone and even take the risk of your photos being leaked online and still being a third party to a relationship! then why can¡¯t i do something in the apocalypse to get close to someone that is strong enough to protect me?!¡± ¡°at least i am talking about life! i think that it is more noble than talking about money!¡± liang chuyin ended their conversation and the dagger in her arms lit up, ¡°let¡¯s go, time for us to work. i don¡¯t want to fail to do such a simple thing and get looked down on by ye zhongming.¡± seeing the thin body charge out, park xiuying couldn¡¯t describe her feelings and could only follow up. she felt like something that she had been keeping inside her for 20 years was slowly being ripped apart. .................................... ye zhongming¡¯s plan was to crush as many zombies as they could with the two trucks and then liang chuyin and park xiuying could collect the crystals. he needed large amounts of them to spin the supermarket wheel. this seemed simple but in truth, it was hard to execute and it was really dangerous. ye zhongming and mo ye were in the trucks. before they faced a hoard things seemed safe. before they were immune to the zombie virus, if they were trapped, that was the same as death. although liang chuyin and park xiuying were just digging out crystals, but would all the zombies get attracted? that was hard to say. no one dared to ensure that there weren¡¯t any leftovers. they were both normal people and weren¡¯t well trained so if they faced zombies, they would be at risk. this plan was not perfect and it wasn¡¯t a perfect example but ye zhongming did that in the past so he didn¡¯t think much about it. moreover, high risk meant high rewards. he felt that taking this risk was worth it. mo ye made two rounds around the academic district and ye zhongming followed behind to smash into them. there were many dangerous situations, one of which was when mo ye¡¯s truck got trapped and nearly stopped. ye zhongming sped up to smash half of the zombies to allow her to continue to move forwards. from far away, they could see liang chuyin and park xiuying collecting the crystals so ye zhongming felt that it was enough. if they continued, they might attract the zombies in the dormitory. that would not only mean danger but it also meant that they would lose their lives. n0velusb.c0m he found a chance, taking out his gun, opening a gap and shooting a bullet outside. mo ye heard it and knew that time was up. she sped up and pressed the horn that caused the zombies to surround her. ye zhongming panted. he needed to fully focus to control the truck so that no mistakes would occur. this modified truck hit too many things and started to slow down. it couldn¡¯t hold on much longer. mo ye smashed into the wall in front of the supermarket. the truck lost control and hit one of the flats at the side before getting stuck inside. zombies surged out from that hole. there were many of them, thousands. ye zhongming took that chance and got out of the hole. he knocked the zombies aside and stopped the car beside mo ye. he placed a wooden stick on the horn and kicked open the deformed door before jumping off. he walked beside the other truck. as the window was covered in zombie flesh, he couldn¡¯t see what was going on inside. he knocked on the glass with his handle and reached his hand in to open the door. pulling the female cop whose head was covered in blood. a few seconds later, the two trucks were swarmed. they hid behind the bus stop sign and used the wreckage as cover. ye zhongming checked her injuries and was relaxed when she found that it was just a small wound. he poured some water on her face and she woke up right away. ¡°can you run?¡± ¡°no worries.¡± the two of them made a round to avoid the swarms and entered the school once more. when they found liang chuyin and park xiuying, it was half an hour later. but the scenes shocked the two of them. liang chuyin and two girls were fighting and her hair was disheveled. even park xiuying was scratching the face of one guy and she didn¡¯t look as demure as usual! Chapter 45: Huge gains chapter 45: huge gains ye zhongming had been through numerous battles during the apocalypse and he had seen fights between many experts. however, he had never seen anything like this. tugging, ripping, scratching, even biting... no skills, no plans, nothing at all. they just did everything they felt could do damage to the enemy and they didn¡¯t care what they did at all. not only did liang chuyin do that, but even teacher park did the same. this teacher¡¯s opponent was even a big-sized male. this fighting style opened ye zhongming¡¯s eyes. liang chuyin and teacher park were actually just furious. they were having a good time digging the crystals and collected a hundred each in just a short while. they estimated that if they collected it all, they could get around 500 crystals. this also didn¡¯t consider the places they didn¡¯t dare to go to because zombies had appeared. if they added those, that would be an additional 200. although this job seemed disgusting, but each time they placed one crystal into the bag, the sense of achievement made them pumped up. what they didn¡¯t expect was before they were done, some people popped up. among them included some people they knew from the armed forces building. they actually started collecting crystals alongside them. that annoyed the two of them. this was theirs. they couldn¡¯t act like they didn¡¯t see people trying to pick up scraps. liang chuyin who had a feisty personality went to question them right away. but these people didn¡¯t care about her anyways and continued to dig. in just a short while they had dug dozens. at the start, liang chuyin and teacher park wanted to compete in speed and try to get more crystals than them but they realised that it was not possible as there were too many of them. although they had better tools and efficiency but they dug more than them. when most of the zombies around were dug up, liang chuyin couldn¡¯t help but go over to question them and ask them for crystals. not only did they not give it to her, they even wanted to steal theirs. after the secret of the gachapon was revealed, all past identities like web famous, beautiful teacher etc were tossed aside. the only thing they wanted was the mysterious strength. thus, both sides fought together. to protect the crystals, even teacher park threw hands. when ye zhongming and mo ye rushed over, both of them had fallen down and many people opened their bags and when they saw the crystals, they cried out in excitement. ¡°put it down!¡± a cold voice broke their dreams of seeing the gachapon. they raised their heads and saw ye zhongming¡¯s furious gaze. some of them were saved by him and also some had fled out of the armed forces building so they knew him. they instinctively feared him but since there were many of them, they put that fear aside. people were like that, in front of self-interests, they knew how to balance things out. they ignored ye zhongming¡¯s blade and instead hug the bag and crystals. ¡°who are you? why should we give it to you?¡± the four of them used their lives to get the crystals. not to mention liang chuyin, even park xiuying who ye zhongming didn¡¯t really like had started to fight. not to mention officer mo who had already accepted ye zhongming. seeing her partners get beaten down, and for them to even ask why they should give it to them, she got even angrier. ¡°we were the ones who killed the zombies!¡± no one who could enter the university to teach or study was stupid. mo ye¡¯s words made everyone sure that they weren¡¯t lying but were they willing to admit it? no, if they did then they would lose these crystals. they couldn¡¯t accept that. ¡°who can prove that? we have been watching from the building and didn¡¯t see any of you kill the zombies. we only saw them digging. we are just doing the same as them.¡± ¡°right, why can you do that but we can¡¯t?¡± ¡°right, why do you sound so tough, who are you trying to scare?¡± they relied on their numbers advantage. three of them even had a semi automatic rifle which gave them even more courage. mo ye¡¯s face turned red from rage. she wanted to say something but ye zhongming pulled her back. ¡°based on your theory, whoever picks it up gets it?¡± ye zhongming pointed at the bag and smiled. ¡°anyways it is ours so if you know your place, just scram.¡± one of the male teachers who had more power looked at park xiuying who was a colleague and then stared viciously to warn ye zhongming. ye zhongming nodded and sighed, ¡°seems like no matter the time, human nature can¡¯t be changed.¡± he suddenly moved. he got really close to those who snatched the crystals. the one who tried to threaten him was punched aside and the gun in his hands was snatched. ye zhongming was like a wolf in a flock of sheep. in just a moment, a large group of them were knocked down and their three guns were in his hands. with his one star evolved body and ten years of experience, it was just too easy to deal with this group of students and teachers. n0velusb.c0m ¡°now all these are mine.¡± ye zhongming held up the bag he got back and said towards those bandits who were just bragging about it. ¡°look at your gazes, rage? grievances? the hatred that you aren¡¯t strong enough?¡± ye zhongming passed the gun calmly to mo ye and said to the people who could only watch as the crystals got taken, ¡°actually you all should feel glad. if i felt some danger, then i wouldn¡¯t be punching you and would have been slashing you.¡± he pointed at the area with many zombies, ¡°it is shameless to try to gain things without putting in the effort. do you want crystals? sure, those are my gift to you. you just have to think of a way to kill them.¡± after saying that, ye zhongming brought the three girls and left. they went through that window into the supermarket and came to the gachapon. looking at this familiar thing, ye zhongming was in glee. he placed the 600-700 crystals and placed them on the control platform of the wheel. with the energy source, the wheel started to spin. ye zhongming used the basic elimination technique constantly as items started to fall out. wine, portable charger, cigarette... on the fourth time, a one star strengthening potion dropped out. luck was good, they got it after just four tries. ye zhongming was motivated and spun it 20 times, using 200 crystals. but it was as if his luck was used up. apart from one one star potion, he got one immunity potion. the others were useless, he didn¡¯t even get the shield. ¡°who wants to try?¡± the three girls who were itching to try all expressed that they wanted. ye zhongming told them to go ahead and the three of them started to spin. as items were gained, the three girls sighed or exclaimed. ye zhongming was confused, did they really have to react like that? when each of them spun ten times and used up 300 crystals, what they got was... three immunity potions. ye zhongming rolled his eyes. luck was opposite of looks, their luck was worse than his. the four of them were left with just 200 crystals. ye zhongming told them to spin 5 times each. this time they were really lucky. liang chuyin and teacher park got a one star potion and mo ye got the shield. mo ye equipped it right away and now ye zhongming was left with crystals to spin four times. that green necklace was not obtained yet. the three girls looked at his face. they knew that he really wanted the necklace so no one asked him for the four chances. ¡°let me do it.¡± ye zhongming went over and spun it four times. in the first three times, his luck was still okay and he got an immunity potion. the last time... in front of their eyes, it stopped at the green necklace! Chapter 46: Upgradeable Equipment chapter 46: upgradeable equipment when he grabbed the necklace, the information regarding it entered his mind. ¡°basic meditation oasis (upgradeable): natural mental energy recovery +25%, basic meditation exchange (upgradeable): can absorb demon crystals to replenish mental energy, ratio is 1 unit of mental energy for 5 units of demon crystals.¡± after seeing its stats, ye zhongming was delighted. this was like getting a pillow when you wanted to sleep. a few hours ago he had just used up his mental energy and he only replenished less than a quarter such that he couldn¡¯t use his skills. he was afraid that he couldn¡¯t control it and finished up his mental energy once more which would affect his body situation. with this necklace, it would be much easier to recover. not only did he increase the recovery speed, he could also absorb demon crystals to make up for it. this meant that as long as he had demon crystals, he didn¡¯t need to care about mental energy use! why did this thing look like it shouldn¡¯t just be a piece of white equipment?! in ye zhongming¡¯s memory, equipment with two skills were all epic tier equipment! they either had gold or purple light. he had never heard of basic equipment with two skills. in his last life, his green sniper rifle only had two stats and no skills at all! even then, many people in his team were envious. ye zhongming calmed down as he noticed something weird. why did such an accurate description of the necklace appear in his head? it turned into pure numbers. usually, only high level crafting jobs would have the skill. apart from that, some scouting skills could too. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t fit both requirements. he didn¡¯t have a scouting skill and his craftsman level wasn¡¯t high. logically speaking, he shouldn¡¯t be able to see the stats so clearly. but it did happen. thinking about it, he could only put it down to the necklace being special. but ye zhongming felt that the reason why the necklace could have two skills would have to do with the fact that it could be upgraded. he had once heard of legends of such equipment. different from job levels, one didn¡¯t need upgrade scrolls but something called an unlocking potion. someone said that these equipments were actually sealed so to use their full strength, one needed the potion to unlock it. these potions were really rare and precious. normal ones would rarely appear on level five wheels and was a market without supply. occasionally they would appear but they weren¡¯t something normal people could buy. most of them were crafted by chemists and their levels weren¡¯t fixed so whether or not you could use them to upgrade depended on luck. seemed like to upgrade this equipment, you needed precious liquid and it would be tough which was why it was set as a piece of white equipment. ye zhongming estimated that if you upgraded this equipment to the highest level, it was epic or even legendary equipment! as for now, this equipment was good, but its buff wasn¡¯t as exaggerated as imagined. the meditation oasis was a passive skill that increased mental energy recovery. 25% wasn¡¯t much. after ye zhongming used up all his mental energy, he needed at least 20 hours to fully recover. with this skill, it would reduce it by 5 hours. the other active skill, caused ye zhongming''s head to hurt after he tested it. ye zhongming was left with six crystals and he wanted to try to use them to exchange for some mental energy. what he could confirm was that the level one demon crystal was one unit and it was fixed. one crystal was one unit. which meant that five units were the same as five crystals to recover one point of mental energy. how much mental energy did he have? ye zhongming estimated and he was at 200. to recover it fully, that would need 1000 level one crystal! the three of them risked their lives to only get 700! even if he used them all, it was not enough for him to fully recover. as compared to the things from the gachapon, it was not worth it to use them to recover mental energy. no wonder this was just a white piece of equipment. its two skills weren¡¯t overpowered. especially this active skill, it was not worth it at all. n0velusb.c0m but after all ye zhongming was someone who had lived once. although he felt like the equipment was just average, but if it upgraded, then with the demon crystals along with smithing skills, he might be able to benefit from it. he wore the necklace and allowed himself to recover automatically. no matter what, having something was better than nothing. fortunately, it was quite neutral so ye zhongming could accept it. they got many good things from the gachapon. although they were just basic immunity potions and level one strengthening potions, but at the start of the apocalypse, they were very valuable. just talking about the immunity potion, many people were willing to spend huge amounts to get it. they looked at ye zhongming, they looked like... dogs waiting to be fed. the real dog yellow ball wasn¡¯t very interested and just ran to other spots to find food. each person got one immunity potion and after injecting it, they had antibodies. apart from extreme situations, even if they were scratched, they would still be able to live. no one was willing to become those dirty bloodthirsty monsters. moreover, they were girls who cared about looks. when ye zhongming injected it into them, even park xiuying looked over at him with gratitude. naturally, ye zhongming kept the last bottle to exchange for useful things in the future. but now there was a new question, how to split the three potions? Chapter 47: Team formation chapter 47: team formation based on the numbers, there were three bottles for three people. but the problem was, he was not close to the three of them. mo ye was someone he had high hopes for and wanted to recruit. moreover, ye zhongming promised her that she would get one. as for liang chuyin, ye zhongming didn¡¯t have high hopes for her potential. after all, there was just one standard to judge people in the apocalypse, whether or not you were strong enough. or rather, how strong you could become. but on her, she saw the softness of a woman, but he couldn¡¯t see... the potential to become strong. although whether or not one became strong depended on how much you invested, but as compared to mo ye, her foundations were much weaker. what gave him a headache was park xiuying. her saintly attitude was a huge no-no. not only would it kill her, but it would also kill people by her side. so although as a guy he liked her, but after noticing her personality, he removed her from his own list right away. but since leaving the armed forces building, she had been following them. even if she didn¡¯t do much she did contribute. she went all out when digging the crystals and even fought to protect them. that was something rare for her who cared about her image. but even then, ye zhongming was hesitating. should he give liang chuyin and park xiuying? the level one potion was very precious. ¡°can do everything, fighting or anything else.¡± although liang chuyin¡¯s basics weren¡¯t as good as mo ye, her body was exquisite but a little thin. but from her precision and firmness, she was the best out of all three. after injecting the immunity potion, this woman realised the problem of the one star strengthening potion. she expressed her determination. before ye zhongming rejected her, she expressed her attitude. n0velusb.c0m even ye zhongming had to admit that she was able to see problems clearly. her words could even tempt people. ¡°it might not be luck to get such a thing. in the future, we will face unexpected situations and each will concern life and death. with strength, i won¡¯t let you all go easily and you all will fight with me. maybe tomorrow or even tonight you might die. have you considered that?¡± this was the first time ye zhongming was talking so seriously to her. ¡°i know, i understand, i am clear. you saved my life, as long as you give me a chance, i will stand by your side. even if a strong enemy is in front of us.¡± you could even see some marks of the slap that he gave her last night. but now she was solemnly swearing at the guy that hit her. ye zhongming really couldn¡¯t find a reason to reject her. basics weren¡¯t good, the potential wasn¡¯t good... but at least she had a heart. he shall just invest more in her in the future. ¡°what about you?¡± ye zhongming looked at the cop, ¡°i promised to give you this strength so you can choose. will you leave or stay?¡± mo ye¡¯s expression was complicated. before this, she had planned to leave. her years of education and training made her dedicated to the organisations of the country. that also bred some loyalty. but since she met this guy and went through so many things together, she felt like her thinking and mentality was changing. in the depths of her heart, she wanted to maintain such a situation and welcome the new world and power with this guy. but... her life, was like a line pulling her backward. ¡°can you tell me what you are going to do next?¡± mo ye didn¡¯t reply to him right away and asked that instead. he thought about it and replied, ¡°tonight i shall head to pearl lake and tomorrow i will be near the baixing mall.¡± mo ye nodded, ¡°sorry, i might leave.¡± although he was mentally prepared but he still felt bad about it. a good seed like her was tough to find so it was a waste that she would leave. ¡°but i should be back, i just have things to consider and want to take a look. if things are smooth, i will go to pearl lake to find you. if something is delayed then i will head to the mall tomorrow.¡± that reply made ye zhongming smile. if she had no feelings for her previous group, that would make ye zhongming judge her differently. mo ye and liang chuyin were dealt with so everyone looked at park xiuying. this minority female teacher was in a bad state. she had fought a strong guy so her glasses were broken and her clothes were tattered. her white skin had some obvious bruises. teacher park really wanted the strengthening potion. although she had opinions about how ye zhongming did things but she couldn¡¯t deny that she envied his strength and also his determination in dangerous situations. but she knew that this guy didn¡¯t have a good impression of her. from the way he looked at her, she understood that her hope of getting the potion was small. right, she did help him but anyone could do that. she was not indispensable. but if she left these people, where would she go? that cop had a place to go, she had allies. that influencer was following ye zhongming and wouldn¡¯t leave. what about her? her families were all in another town. with the dangers here, she couldn¡¯t even leave the district! help? the apocalypse happened hours ago. if there was help it would have came. park xiuying was at a loss. ¡°give her one, actually she is a nice person.¡± liang chuyin begged for her which surprised ye zhongming. especially park xiuying herself as she didn¡¯t expect the woman who didn¡¯t have a good impression of her to do that. ¡°treat it like i owe all of you, i will think of a way to pay it back. if we ignore her, she can¡¯t survive with her personality.¡± mo ye helped speak up for her. ye zhongming looked at them and nodded. ¡°wait here for me.¡± he headed to the room aside and took out the things in his bag to modify a few tubes of the level one strengthening potions. ¡°thank you.¡± park xiuying thanked the two of them. ¡°don¡¯t be happy too early, if you drag us down, i will be the first to kill you.¡± hearing her threat, not only did she not feel angry, she felt touched. she pulled their hands and shook them. when ye zhongming came out, she noticed that their relationship had changed. but that was a good thing and was something he hoped to see. ¡°it will hurt after injecting, hold it in.¡± after saying that, he passed each of them one. .................................... after leaving the supermarket, mo ye left alone while ye zhongming brought the two of them back to his house. ¡°i will go do something so rest here. if you feel like your situation is good you can go kill some zombies. remember, don¡¯t draw too many. if you see white colored crystals on them or other monsters, run. do you understand?¡± although the two of them were still excited about having evolved but they listened to him and nodded their heads. after he left, he moved around the city. he had to see a place. if it was like the last life, there were many good things there. his evolution speed couldn¡¯t get dragged down by these women. Chapter 48: Protector beast chapter 48: protector beast in the last life, ye zhongming had heard of an interesting thing. it was said that two months after the apocalypse began, someone noticed a protector beast in a factor. that beast had reached level five and killed many survivor teams. it was really strong. what gave one a headache was that it had two more helpers. although they weren¡¯t as strong but they were level four. the three monsters ruled a region. a six star army expert attacked to kill these three. legend had it that he got a blueprint and an egg from this beast. ye zhongming was not sure which breed this beast was, he just knew that the blueprint was a weapon blueprint. that was because not long later, the experts¡¯ team started to equip itself with a strong silver blade that was sharp and really useful. in the last life, ye zhongming was a blade user so he paid attention to such things. when he heard about it, he remembered it in his heart. of course, there was another reason why he paid attention to it. that was because the one who killed the protector beast was a famous nine star military expert heaven blade wang ding! the idol of everyone who used a blade. in this life, ye zhongming became a smith and obtained this white blade which made him recall this matter. thus he was interested in the blueprint. if he could get it, he could remake the blade in his hand and raise its level and strength. when the time comes, his strength would increase greatly. moreover, each egg was a huge replenishment for evolved people. after eating it, it was like having a weakened strengthening potion. this time, ye zhongming came out to see if that thing was real or not. the factory in the story was quite far from his house and would take an hour by walking. there were dangers all around so it would take much longer. fortunately, he had a one star evolved body so in a safe situation, he would be much quicker than normal people. when he found the factory, it was already noon. it was a commercial building that had just started construction. the foundations were done and five to six stories were built and were being surrounded by a dark green protective fence. trees were all around. if the apocalypse didn¡¯t come, this place would have been really busy. but now it was totally silent. that was weird. for a construction ground that just started, the workers mostly stay inside. those security guards and logistics officers would basically be stuck here. when the apocalypse occurred, there should be many zombies here. but ye zhongming observed and didn¡¯t even notice one. seemed like something really took over this area and either chased or ate all the zombies. to eat normal zombies or chase away these zombies, it had to be two star. he snuck in a climbed up the building that was furthest away. he got to the top floor and walked carefully to the window. he could see everything from this area. he looked around and when he glanced at the southeast corner, he squinted his eyes and even his breathing slowed down. he saw the target. ape turtle! after the apocalypse occurred, apart from life forms from earth-- humans and plants mutating, there were also aliens, things that survivors called monsters. after the apocalypse, many dungeons appeared. normally, these monsters appeared only in dungeons. but there were always exceptions. some of them would walk out and roam the outside world. apart from that, some great items like blueprints etc would appear. monsters would guard these items and those they were known as protector beasts. these monsters would often move about the area of the item that they protected and they had specific territories. as these monsters were a branch of the monsters from the dungeons, so their descendants were great training partners. especially for teams that wanted to enter the dungeons. they could fight with the protector beasts to gain experience. moreover, killing these protector beasts would often give great items. before reviving, there weren¡¯t many of these protector beasts left. the weak ones were all killed and those who could survive outside the dungeons were really strong that even nine star experts didn¡¯t want to offend. n0velusb.c0m the ape turtle was a type of protector beast. this name was naturally given by survivors. they were often named after the imagination of humans. ape turtle had a head that looked like an ape, a shell on its back and a tail that looked like a crocodile. it had high defence and really high strength. there was also another reason why survivors paid attention to it, it had decent reproductive abilities. maybe to maintain the food chain. monsters including the mutated plants on earth, the stronger ones had weak reproductive abilities. this rule also affected humans just that it wasn¡¯t as obvious. there were exceptions like this. their reproductive ability was not bad. based on human observations, they could give birth once every year or two and would have 2-3 eggs with an 80% success rate. they appeared in many dungeons in large amounts and they often lived together in groups of ten. of course, even then, only a few could evolve to level nine. most humans would bump into level six ones. the one that ye zhongming saw was level two. ye zhongming did kill them before in his last life and knew its strength and weaknesses. after thinking about it, ye zhongming realised that it would be tough. same-level monsters were much stronger than the natives on earth. ye zhongming found it so hard to kill a level two blood tongue lizard so asking him to hunt this was no different from asking him to die. moreover, in the rumors that he heard, this ape turtle had helpers! ye zhongming observed for a while more before moving out. although the enemy was strong but he didn¡¯t want to give up. before he did anything, he needed to have some preparations. Chapter 49: Armor piercing bullet chapter 49: armor piercing bullet the blade was pulled out from the head of a zombie and ye zhongming also easily dodged the blood that spurted out. in just a day, the liquid in their bodies had changed. they slowly turned into a different color from when they were alive. to kill the ape turtle, ye zhongming spent two hours here. he killed the zombies a hundred meters around that spot to clear out a region. in normal situations, a level one evolved didn¡¯t have much chance of winning against a two time evolved monster. if not for ye zhongming having two support jobs and also his understanding of its weakness, then he would just be spinning gachapons and using normal methods to get strong. but this was just an ape turtle. he also had a white weapon which gave ye zhongming confidence. but ye zhongming was living for a second time and had hunting experience. he didn¡¯t directly challenge it, he had to increase his advantage. apart from that, he had to prevent accidents from happening. the biggest accident at the start would be for zombie hoards to appear. he had to ensure that none of these would come over and disturb him. moreover, he needed some demon crystals to recover mental energy. as for whether or not it was worth it, he couldn¡¯t care about so much. when he went back to the construction area, he had a hundred more level one crystals. with yellow ball¡¯s help, the efficiency was much higher. he left some as reserves while he used mostly for the active skill of the necklace to obtain over ten points of mental energy. along with natural recovery, he had recovered up to a hundred points. he hid in a corner and took out the blood tongue lizard¡¯s claws. he consumed a lot of mental energy to obtain this thing using the collection and refining technique. ye zhongming placed a claw and the blade together to see if he could enchant it but he got rejected. the blade with toughness stats had reached the limit of its current level. he placed them on the shield and wanted to enchant this grey equipment. but the notification he got was that it didn¡¯t fit the enchanting requirements. it seemed like the stats that the claw would cause were different from the defensive gear of the shield. in the end, he took out some bullets. these were given to him by mo ye and were suitable for his new gun. this new gun was really good but since it was strengthened from two normal guns, it was just grey. its strength wasn¡¯t far above earth¡¯s normal weapons. but since he didn¡¯t have other guns to strengthen, he couldn¡¯t improve the gun itself. thus, he could only work from the bullets. fortunately, enchanting could be used on consumables like bullets. ye zhongming didn¡¯t enchant it right away. he thought about it and started to strengthen the claws themselves. he strengthened four of them. this grey material shone a small light even under broad daylight. he placed these claws near a bullet and he used enchanting technique. light swirled and a translucent bullet appeared in his palm. this bullet didn¡¯t look like a metal at all, instead, it looked like an art piece made of crystal. ¡°penetration +4.¡± a stat appeared in his mind. this was the benefit that the smith job gave him. even when crafting equipment, he could find out all the stats about it. this was what he gained after ye zhongming got familiar with his secondary job. this experience wasn¡¯t written on the scroll. ye zhongming grabbed one more to enchant this bullet. after it lit up, its stat became ¡°penetration +6.¡± after seeing this value, ye zhongming understood. the same material could stack and would add to the original stats. but this effect would weaken. for example this bullet, if he used one more claw, that one just add one point of penetration. he didn¡¯t take the risk. ye zhongming used the remaining two claws on the other two bullets. so now he had three bullets with strong penetration, one with 6 points of penetration! penetration was something that he wanted. this stat was just the armor piercing effect that was suitable for the ape turtle. he placed the three bullets into the chamber. ye zhongming stood up and took in a few breaths before he walked out of the hidden place. the ape turtle built its nests on a huge cement stirrer. the earth¡¯s devices gave it a sense of freshness. it didn¡¯t like the daylight so it was sleeping in the car. the surviving humans and zombies were probably eaten by this ape turtle. it needed sleep to digest the food and turn it into its own strength so that it could evolve quickly. when ye zhongming was within 20 meters of it, it opened its eyes. it sniffed and rage appeared on its face that was covered in black fur. its two meter long body surged out from the vehicle and it landed with a loud thud. its huge eyes locked onto him. monsters were very sensitive to human scent, very few people could sneak attack monsters of a similar level. ye zhongming looked at the monster that was covered in green scales and did a provocative gesture. monster¡¯s evolved more than lifeforms on earth and their intellects were limited to their level. for example this level two ape turtle, its intellect was based on its species and not only level. even if its intellect was not on the level of humans, it was smarter than many of those on earth. so it might not understand that gesture but it could understand what it meant. what infuriated it was that this human actually took out a red cloth! right, when it saw the red cloth it got easily angry. that was the experience that humans in his last life gained. after clearing out the zombies, ye zhongming found this piece. wu wa! it cried out really loudly. after roaring, its body stood up and surged right at ye zhongming. its attack method was similar to humans. but ye zhongming knew that its attack was stronger than humans. it was extremely strong, both its hands and legs had sharp claws that could easily rip apart the body of three star evolved experts. its defence was strong too as its stomach that it revealed from standing up wasn¡¯t a weakness. scales also covered that area too. the ape turtle was really quick and in just a blink it was in front of ye zhongming. its claw swept right at ye zhongming¡¯s face. if he got hit, his flesh would open up. he jumped backward and shoved the red cloth into his waist to continue to provoke the beast. while dodging, he fired the gun. n0velusb.c0m ¡°peng¡±, the body of the ape turtle shook. it was shocked about the sneak attack and it looked at its stomach to see that a few scales were broken. fresh blood was flowing out. the monster cried out once more. this time everyone could hear the rage in its voice. this despicable human actually injured it! this ape turtle went berserk and jumped to close the distance. it waved its claws and used its skill--- tempest claw two claws struck so quickly that he couldn¡¯t see clearly. the air was being ripped apart. if he was hit, his body would be ripped into pieces. but ye zhongming had guessed it was coming and waved his blade in front of him to block its attacks. the giant recoil transferred to his palms and made it hard for him to hold on. the gap in level made it tough for him to battle it head on. half of his body was going numb because of the giant strength. he felt some regret about the effect of that penetration+4 bullet before retreating. a giant tail brushed past his body, and the wind that it caused made ye zhongming feel some pain in his skin. the giant tail smashed the ground and left a half a meter large hole. in a normal state, if the ape turtle saw a human dodge its second skill, then it would become more careful. but ye zhongming had experience from his last life. as he wasn¡¯t as strong as the last life, there weren¡¯t many methods that he could use. but at least he was able to make it lose its mind. that red cloth stimulated this beast¡¯s senses. seeing the ape turtle pounce at him once again, ye zhongming did something unexpected. he sliced forwards and missed. that arm appeared right in front of its mouth! the ape turtle saw the human do something so stupid so it didn¡¯t hesitate, opening its mouth to bite down. if someone was observing, they would notice the grey shield that ye zhongming had been wearing on his left hand since he had gotten it. but now it had been moved to his right hand! seeing the ape turtle bite down, ye zhongming looked more relaxed and did not panic! his wrist waved and the blade spun around to stick to his arm. one was on top and the shield was below, protecting the arm in the middle. ka! a ear piercing rubbing sound could be heard. that bite that the ape turtle thought would succeed was blocked just like that! shortly after, a black gun barrel stretched in from the small gap. a translucent bullet shot out from the barrel! Chapter 50: Blueprint: War Blade Moonsand chapter 50: blueprint: war blade moonsand the back of the ape turtle¡¯s head exploded and a blood hole appeared there. fresh blood, liquid and brain matter seeped out from the hole. its giant body shook without any rhythm. its hand biting down on ye zhongming¡¯s arm slowly relaxed. it lost its only support point, its body struggled and it fell to the ground. ye zhongming held the gun and suppressed the pain and numbness in his right hand. he looked around warily. after a moment, there was nothing abnormal so he heaved a sigh of relief. he heard rumors that there was more than one ape turtle so ye zhongming only used two penetration+4 bullets and not the +6 one. yellow ball scouted the area and confirmed that there wasn¡¯t a second enemy. only then did ye zhongming get into the cement mixer. only then did his worry disappear. on a bunch of clothes and bones were three green eggs. each was half a meter tall and two of them gave off strong life force. they should be close to hatching. in the middle was a yellow light. through the light, one could see a leather scroll. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up and he reached out to grab the scroll. with excited emotions, he slowly opened it. ¡°warblade moonsand!¡± two words appeared along with three pictures. it marked the three stages. the first stage was the most simple, it was called moon edge and the materials it needed were the most simple. it just needed basic metal. the most expensive thing was demon crystals. it needed one level two demon crystal as the energy source. of course, due to the smith job and a specific blueprint, even the basic moon edge was really sharp and could show off the stats of the metal used. moreover, there was a number on the surface-- basic sharpness 10. this was not a value added after but its basic value. for example, the bullets that ye zhongming enchanted, had a basic penetration value and the value added was after the fact. as for what the basic stat was, he couldn¡¯t see it yet. but one thing couldn¡¯t be denied. two pieces of mutated bark added 2 toughness. the blood tongue lizard claws added 4 points of penetration. those stats were decent and brought the equipment to another level. but even so, the stats didn¡¯t exceed 5. even that bullet which was stacked, only reached 6 points. but that was just the most basic moon edge. its basic value had reached 10 already. just thinking about it, one would know how sharp this new blade would be. below the picture was a description regarding adding other special materials. ye zhongming took a look. it was similar to enchanting. one could throw in materials to craft together which would raise the quality and also have a chance of adding extra stats. ye zhongming also noticed that the first picture was silver. which meant that moon edge was a piece of basic silver equipment. the second picture was green. just looking at the picture made his heart jump. green weapon, how much did he do to get that green sniper rifle? ye zhongming wasn¡¯t willing to think about it. anyways, he had no savings when he died. all his money was used to exchange strengthening potions, jobs and upgrade scrolls, as well as that sniper rifle. the second picture was known as sand dance. apart from its sharpness reaching 15, there was another stat, toughness 12. moreover, there was a passive skill-- sandstorm. when using sand dance, one would form a sand particle field two meters around. fighting in this field would give the user some physique stats and the enemy would be weakened and damaged. this skill made ye zhongming¡¯s eyes light up. the effect didn¡¯t look very strong but in a battle, even small elements would affect the outcome. not only did this field affect enemies, but it could also add stats to oneself. that effect was huge. as expected from a rare weapon, it was really strong. but although it was strong, the requirements were high too. to create moon dance, the materials weren¡¯t as simple as moon edge. apart frmo the metal, one needed three fixed pieces of materials. sycamore wood, corrupted sand monster heart, purple ink urchin. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming was familiar with these things. sycamore wood was a wooden structure of mutated plants that were connected to demon crystals. the corrupted sand monster was a dungeon monster. purple ink urchin was harder to get, it was something from a level four gachapon, a food for mutated monsters to increase their life force. as many people would start to have pets in the apocalypse, for example plants and animals they were raising during peacetime, so these animals like dogs became the most common pets. next were those with special jobs, skills or equipment like summoners, tamers etc. the mutated monsters could use the purple ink urchin to increase life force and then increase strength. so these things were very popular and their value was only higher than the previous two. what ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect was that it was actually needed to craft the blade. similar to the first one, behind the second picture was a description that described the materials to throw in. he looked at the third picture and whistled as he saw a beautiful color. ¡°moonlight battlefield!¡± it was the final form, a piece of purple equipment. in the last life, not to mention owning one, ye zhongming didn¡¯t even see many in the past. he looked at its stats. ¡°sharpness +20, toughness +25, bleed +20.¡± three basic stats that were over 20! just this alone made one look forward and feel afraid about this blade. a weapon that could cut open enemies and cause them to bleed, everyone would say that it was fantastic! as compared to sand dance, the final form moonlight battlefield had two skills. one was a passive sandstorm. the effect was much stronger than the last state. what excited ye zhongming was the other active skill. Chapter 51: Small evolution potion chapter 51: small evolution potion ¡°dragon sandstorm: sandstorm disappears after activation and turns into numerous dragon sandstorms, its strength and number have a negative relationship.¡± attack skill?! ye zhongming was shocked. the sudden apocalypse also brought many mysterious skills but the type that everyone wanted was undoubtedly an attack skill. in the first five years of the apocalypse, the price of attack skills was really high. although it dropped a little after, but they were still one of the most expensive items. this wasn¡¯t tough to understand. after all, humans wanted to evolve so they needed to kill monsters to get demon crystals and then spin for evolution potions. under such a situation, the price of skills that could increase their efficiency naturally wasn¡¯t low. especially when they didn¡¯t have primary jobs, attack skills seemed more precious. moreover, there wasn¡¯t many equipment with active skills. if one was lucky to have one that was an attack skill, this equipment would be top grade. why was those epic or legendary equipment good? apart from their strong stats, they also had active skills that could allow users to use something similar to job skills. for a purple weapon to have an active attack skill meant that this blade was truly close to epic grade. if he could get one of these... ye zhongming didn¡¯t dare to imagine. but when he saw the materials needed, he was shocked. he needed seven materials! a thousand vine liquid, heavy armored bird¡¯s feather, black silkworm crystal, alchemy metal, thick dendro tree branch, earth read bug¡¯s parotid gland and red giant demon¡¯s heart... n0velusb.c0m those materials made his teeth sour as there were two really hard to get ones, three very hard to get ones, one super hard to get, as for the last... he had never heard of it before! moreover, one needed level six crystals, ten of them! that wasn¡¯t it, the final sentence defeated him, on it wrote-- note, crafting might fail, 50% chance of failure. it can still fail!? there was no need to control fire, or smelt things so how can you fail? ye zhongming calculated. apart from the alchemy metal that he heard of, the other six materials were worth at least a thousand level five demon crystals! that was not a thousand level one crystals but a thousand level five ones. did he even earn that much in his last life? ye zhongming felt a little overwhelmed. thinking about how his jobs, glory smith and gardener needed upgrade scrolls, about his primary jobs needing to upgrade, and then about this blueprint, ye zhongming felt that he was so poor. sell it off? what a joke. ye zhongming crushed it and learned how to craft it. so be it. there was something that was said, problems that could be solved by money weren¡¯t problems. he was living his second life so why would he be afraid of this? after obtaining his biggest gains so far, he looked at the three eggs. these were great things. after eating them, one could strengthen one¡¯s body and they were called small evolution potions. when ye zhongming was looking at the blueprint, yellow ball had walked around these eggs many times. good food was in front of him so he didn¡¯t hold back. he found some wood pieces and set up a fire. after lighting them up, he put the egg with a slightly weaker life force on the fire. while waiting, ye zhongming didn¡¯t waste his time. he dealt with the body, the shell, claw, teeth, tail, scales all became his spoils of war. of course, the outcome was that his remaining mental energy was used up but his skill familiarity reached 40. he sliced off meat from the body and placed it on the fire. these meat jerkies were the best food, not only did they provide sustenance, they could also increase one¡¯s strength. yellow ball was naturally the one that benefitted the most. its stomach was a bottomless pit, it alone ate 5kg of meat. a thick scent spread out of the egg and ye zhongming knew that it was about time. he used two sticks to carry it off the fire and he smashed the crispy shell to review a white jelly-like thing. the dog and he started to split this delicious egg. ye zhongming ate a small portion before he was full and the rest was eaten by yellow ball. this fellow really could eat. the beast egg was called the small evolution potion so naturally, it had its benefits. ye zhongming could feel a fiery energy in his stomach. it was very gentle, not as strong as the evolution potion, it was as if you were soaking in a sauna. this energy instantly healed up his injured right arm. although the ape turtle bit on his shield and blade, but the huge force still felt really bad for him such that he couldn¡¯t lift his arm. now was much better. apart from healing his injuries, his mental energy was swiftly recovering. in just a moment, it was nearly back to full. when that warm feeling reduced, ye zhongming clenched his fists and he felt that his body was much stronger. if he had to give it a number, he was seven times stronger than a mature adult. which meant that he was twice stronger than after he drank the level one evolution potion. this small evolution potion really was good. some weird sounds spread from beside him. he turned around and saw that after yellow ball ate much of the ape turtle meat and this egg, it finally evolved. its body was covered in fur and their color was much deeper. it was also much larger. it stood on the ground and reached ye zhongming¡¯s chest. the most obvious change was its forehead. its skin split and a grey crystal appeared there. this dog that no one wanted in the past had successfully evolved. its black eyeballs spun and it looked at its master before pouncing over. the majestic aura it had when it was evolving was totally gone now. ¡°what is your talent skill? use it for me.¡± ye zhongming pushed its big head aside and told it to show him the talent skill that all mutated life forms would have. . yellow ball barked and used it right away. thus, ten thousand mutated crows immediately flew over his head... Chapter 52: First time crafting chapter 52: first time crafting yellow ball wagged and looked at its master in glee. ye zhongming looked at this dog and was totally speechless. this yellow ball¡¯s talent skill was actually a fur attack, shooting out its dog fur to deal damage. in the apocalypse, some dogs had such an ability. this skill had a nicer name, needle density. but no matter what it was called, it couldn¡¯t hide the fact that after using it, one would become bald. okay then, no need to wash fur, could just rub its body. he stopped himself from dissing the skill but he looked at its effect and felt that it was not bad. some of its furs became really tough and all of them were stuck in the cement mixer. even if it became bald, what couldn¡¯t be denied was that if ye zhongming was hit by it, he would end up as a porcupine. ¡°on the account that it is quite strong, i will forgive you for becoming ugly.¡± touching the thick dog skin, ye zhongming could sense that yellow ball was exhausted after using the skill. seemed like shooting out its fur consumed a lot of energy. after searching once more to check that there was nothing around, ye zhongming and the bald yellow ball left the place and started to walk back. they were nearing the most important event of the day. when he got back to his room, ye zhongming saw that the two girls were covered in blood and they just returned. with strength to rely on and immunity to the virus, these two girls got bolder. especially liang chuyin, she was decisive and she led park xiuying to kill zombies. after all, they didn¡¯t have much experience and just became level one evolved so their control of strength wasn¡¯t too good so they weren¡¯t that efficient. there were a few times when they were nearly surrounded and eaten up. when they ran back, they were both injured and didn¡¯t collect much crystals, only a few dozen. ¡°see, i told you it wasn¡¯t tough. now that we have evolved, we can smash a zombie into pieces with one random stick. why be afraid?¡± liang chuyin now had the ability to kill a zombie on her own and chattered. ¡°you also vomited okay!¡± park xiuying used the towel to wipe off the dirt on her face while rolling her eyes at liang chuyin. ¡°hehe there is a first time for everything, it is common to feel disgust.¡± ¡°jerk!¡± after a few rounds of fighting together, the two girls got much closer and even felt like they were friends. seeing ye zhongming come back, liang chuyin took out the collected crystals and awaited being praised. even park xiuying did the same thing and she was delighted. after spending the past few hours nearby, this teacher got rid of her impractical thoughts. she saw her broken world and accepted the apocalypse. ye zhongming praised them a little but the reason was more because they were adapting to the apocalypse and not the small amount of crystals. after all, only those who adapted would live for longer. his investments in them would also pay fruit soon enough. of course, when they saw the bald yellow ball, teacher park teared up from pity. as for liang chuyin, she also teared up but that was from laughing... he took out the two eggs and told the two shocked girls to barbeque one of it before leaving once more. the two girls cleared the zombies out well and he could only see a few scattered ones walking about. there were many corpses but the crystals were all dug out. ye zhongming didn¡¯t walk far and just started to search. he walked to the side of an abandoned car. moon edge needed large amounts of metal so these cars were the best materials. she pressed an arm on the car and used the crafting skill. in his mind, he got the notification. the first picture of warblade moonsand appeared. like it was scanning something, the entire blade body lit up and told him that he had enough materials. it also indicated that the success rate was 50%. ye zhongming tried to add his white blade in and it was actually allowed. the success rate also increased by 30% and became 80%. n0velusb.c0m seemed like with similar items as a blueprint, one could greatly increase crafting success rate. after putting in the blade and also adding in half of the claws and all of the ape turtle¡¯s teeth, ye zhongming paid a level two demon crystal as energy source to craft. that car was dissolving at a visible speed, like when one melted white sugar in a pot, it turned into a liquid and covered the white blade. the claws and teeth also melted into that liquid. with the energy from the level two demon crystal, this liquid started to shrink and reveal the body of the blade. it looked very illusionary and its shape kept on changing. after a short while, a silver light shone. when it dimmed, a weapon that shone silver landed in his hands. ¡°moon edge (ming): basic sharpness 10, basic toughness 5. stat 1: sharpness +10, stat 2: strength+3.¡± ye zhongming loved the new weapon. the basic sharpness of 10 was indicated on the blueprint. the toughness was probably the basic stat from merging the mutated tree branch. the additional sharpness and strength were probably from the ape turtle¡¯s claws and teeth. he took out one claw and the notification told him that he couldn¡¯t enchant. seemed like adding in materials was the same as enchanting. moreover, the effect was better than enchanting. as compared to the white blade, this blade was cooler and it looked similar to a goose feather blade. more importantly, it was much stronger. he waved and the moon edge could easily slice into the metal lamp at the side of the road. he also noticed that when using the blade, he was filled with energy. that was probably due to the strength +3 effect. he touched the carved word- ming, and smiled in satisfaction. the first successful crafting gave ye zhongming huge confidence. the skill familiarity increased by 25 points. he knew that if he crafted a few more times, the skill familiarity would be full. after keeping the silver moon edge, ye zhongming took out the ape turtle shell and strengthened the arm shield that he got. the grey arm shield was upgraded to white. from half a forearm length, it was now covering his palm and half his hand. the dent from the bite was gone and what replaced it was an ancient pattern. Chapter 53: Chuyins first weapon chapter 53: chuyin''s first weapon ¡°toughness +20.¡± after strengthening, ye zhongming used the ape turtle¡¯s scales to enchant and that gave him these stats that made him suck in a cold breath. the shield naturally couldn¡¯t compare to moon edge. after all, it was silver and could have two added stats. with the basic stats, that was three. but moon edge¡¯s highest stat was toughness. the basic plus bonus reached only 20. but just one of this shield¡¯s stat reached 20. this also did not include the basic stat that ye zhongming couldn¡¯t see. one could imagine how shocking its defence was. ye zhongming estimated that this shield could block a level two mutated ape turtle¡¯s full-strength bite. first-time crafting, numerous strengthening and enchanting caused his mental energy to deplete once more. he gave up on crafting another time and returned to the room. the egg was nearly done. maybe because its life force was more than the previous one, ye zhongming felt that the fragrance was thicker. although he wasn¡¯t hungry but he needed to regain some mental energy. ye zhongming took a piece and his emptied mental energy recovered a little. the rest were split between the two of them and the dog. the two girls didn¡¯t eat much but that was as compared to yellow ball and ye zhongming. as compared to their usual amount, they were already worrying about getting fat. but the strength they got after eating made it hard for them to stop. as for yellow ball, one couldn¡¯t tell that it had eaten a lot of meat and a huge half of an egg. another half of this egg entered its stomach. but eating a lot had its pros. yellow ball¡¯s bald body was now covered in a thin layer of fur. with this speed, in just a few days it would be back to normal. the two girls used the modified strengthening potion and this small evolution potion so their strength was surging and they needed some time to adapt. using this time, ye zhongming strengthened the mutated willow branch and the ape turtle¡¯s tail and obtained a whip that was two fingers thick. one couldn¡¯t tell what the whip was made out of, it wasn¡¯t metal and it wasn¡¯t wood. there were thin leaves every small distance and when one touched it, one could feel how sharp it was. ye zhongming obtained two blood tongue lizards¡¯ tongues. mo ye and he ate one so one was left. he used it to enchant the whip and it got whip+4. ¡°what is this?¡± liang chuyin¡¯s physique was better so she woke up first. seeing the white colored whip, she walked over and asked. ¡°try if it suits you, if it does then this is yours.¡± she was delighted. actually, she noticed that ye zhongming¡¯s weapon was special and there was a layer of light on it which should be a special effect. especially since he came back from outside, his blade was gone and there was a new beautiful silver blade. he also had an ancient-looking white shield. all this proved that he had a special skill but she knew her place and didn¡¯t ask him about it. n0velusb.c0m there was such a shining weapon in front of her so she didn¡¯t care about anything else and tested if it was suitable. when she tried it outside, she left many holes in the wall and she truly fell in love with it. whoever wanted to fight her for it would become her enemy. no wonder she would treat it like a treasure. when she tested it, the cement wall couldn¡¯t block it at all. moreover, she noticed that when she held its handle, it felt like it was one with her. she could freely control the leaves and when she didn¡¯t need them, they could stick to the body of the whip. when needed, they could stand and use their sharp edges to attack the enemy. liang chuyin who had some skill with it felt like this weapon was custom-made for her. liang chuyin made so much noise that park xiuying woke up. seeing her new friend have such a weapon, she felt happy for her. at the same time, she was really envious. everyone knew that having such a weapon in such a dangerous apocalypse was like having something to rely on. but thinking about her relationship with this guy, teacher park didn¡¯t hold any hope. ¡°what kind of weapon do you want?¡± ye zhongming looked at park xiuying and asked. she was stunned and didn¡¯t expect him to actually ask her. she thought that him giving her a level one strengthening potion was already too much so she felt really touched. ¡°i, that, i don¡¯t know.¡± that answer was something that ye zhongming expected. after all, apart from vegetable knives, she didn¡¯t use any weapon usually so it was expected that she was lost regarding it. after thinking about it and looking at what materials he had, he noticed that there was really nothing that he could give to her. seemed like he had to wait for his mental energy to recover before making a moon edge for her. actually, ye zhongming thought about eating the egg to recover mental strength but he had eaten twice and was really full. moreover, such a good thing that could recover mental energy and increase the strength of the body, it had to be left for a crucial moment. there wasn¡¯t a rush for him to make a weapon for her right now so that could wait. ¡°are we going to pearl lake?¡± seeing ye zhongming pack up his things quietly, liang chuyin thought back to what he told mo ye. ¡°en.¡± ye zhongming looked at them, ¡°everything we did was actually to prepare for what we are going to do next. what i want to say is that we are going to do something that is very dangerous. not only are we facing strong monsters and many zombies, but we might also be attacked by humans. do you want to go with me?¡± ¡°yes!¡± liang chuyin raised her hand without thinking. only then did ye zhongming notice that this girl¡¯s hair was cut and it was just over here eating. this made her look more heroic. teacher park bit her lips and said, ¡°will i be able to help? if you think i can then i will go. if you think that i will burden you then i will help defend this home.¡± ye zhongming smiled, ¡°then let¡¯s go together. i just said that we might face dangers, i haven¡¯t said what would happen if we succeed.¡± they raised their heads and looked at him. they wanted to know what magical thing they would get. ¡°a lot, very strong. enough to make us one of the strongest in this city.¡± Chapter 54: Start of a chaotic battle chapter 54: start of a chaotic battle in the main hall of red ocean company, soldiers in uniform lined up. their black barrels were hanging low but the suppression given by the weapons made it hard for everyone there to breathe. li shujun raised his head, maybe that could allow him to continue to persist. ¡°ceo li, i said what i should say, you have also considered for a while so what do you think?¡± captain ye who was in uniform squinted his eyes and looked at this red ocean company ceo. within a day, captain ye was filled with emotions towards this new bloodied world. he hated the person who turned earth like this. at the same time, he was impressed with the gachapon and was also respectful of the luck of some people. for example this ceo li. a gachapon appeared right in the red ocean company building so the people here knew that it existed and how to use it. moreover, red ocean company was in charge of logistics, it did things like construction, moving, bridge building etc. when the apocalypse started, they were celebrating their 8th anniversary so the workers and families were all gathered in the building, waiting to take a bus to the celebration. apart from a minority of admin workers, the rest were strong teens so the chance of them turning into zombies was low. after the initial chaos, they fought back and very quickly, they cleared the building of zombies and also obtained many crystals. li shujun who built up the company had huge respect for everyone. after killing his lover and son who turned, he rebuilt his image as the leader. when they learned how to spin the gachapon and he even obtained a one star potion on his first try, this survivor squad which had no burdens and was united started to form. people who could start with nothing and build a construction company in this city, their personalities and way of doing things weren¡¯t something that others could compare to. after finding out the secrets of the gachapon, he didn¡¯t relax. within the 24 hours of the apocalypse, he gathered his hundred men to clear out zombies around to obtain large amounts of demon crystals. although they lacked experience which caused many accidents, many people got scratched or bitten. 50-60 of them were left but in exchange they gained a thousand level one crystal which gave them two one star potions and over twenty weapons. he selected his strongest men to get the potions. in his team now were three one star evolved and 11 guns! this strength made their ambitions swell and they started to expand further until they bumped into captain ye. ¡°if i don¡¯t agree then would my brothers and i say goodbye to this world?¡± li shujun¡¯s voice was hoarse and his eyes were filled with unwillingness. right, he was filled with hate. if he didn¡¯t bump into these soldiers, then with how his team was advancing, in a while he might become the strongest team in the city. when the time comes, he would get anything that he wanted and his life would be much better than during peacetime. he realised that this was a time when strength was more respected. tsk, li shujun always felt that he was strong! unfortunately... he bumped into the forces that were set up in the city. even if he was unwilling, he had to admit that they were soldiers. even if the world was in chaos, they were still stronger. that was normal, they had the advantage that normal people couldn¡¯t compete with. they had discipline and listened to orders. they had a perfect command system and highly efficient logistics. they were professional soldiers and their body conditions were perfect so the chances of mutating were low. more importantly, they had weapons, very advanced weapons. after finding out the weakness of the zombies, they could face zombies multiple times their number. as expected, they were the group of people that got stronger first in the apocalypse. looking at these soldiers, there were five or six of them who were evolved. one of them included a short but muscular soldier. li shujun felt like his aura was so minute in front of even him. he guessed that this soldier might have reached two star? ¡°although this is not a battle between countries but it is still war! in war, everyone needs to cooperate with the country. that is the duty of every citizen. that includes you and everyone here!¡± captain ye swept the hall, he didn¡¯t care about the expressions of the others and said, ¡°moreover, you all won¡¯t be doing things for nothing, after the battle, you will receive your rewards. i can promise that. even if you don¡¯t trust me, you should trust my uniform!¡± after saying that, he looked back at li shujun, ¡°ceo li, if you want me to reply to your question, i can answer it outright.¡± ¡°right, if you don¡¯t join us then sorry, we won¡¯t allow any accidents to occur. if we notice any, we will wipe them out!¡± his words were like a firm oath that reverberated through the hall. no one could say anything, no one dared to say anything! ¡°maybe after this operation, you can become as strong as us so why not?¡± that young soldier that gave li shujun huge pressure suddenly spoke and revealed his snow white teeth. ¡°hello, my name is wang ding.¡± the soldier reached out, ¡°let¡¯s get close.¡± li shujun looked at captain ye and slowly reached out. ................................................................................................ ¡°is there anything special about this place?¡± liang chuyin assembled other advanced binoculars while asking ye zhongming who was trying to recover some mental energy. ¡°angle is good, we can see many things from here.¡± ¡°what do you want to see?¡± teacher park sensed that ye zhongming and liang chuyin had started to accept her so her attitude became more casual. she wasn¡¯t as timid as before. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming glanced at a street and at the man-made lake over there. ¡°a monster will appear there, it is really special and everyone wants to fight for it.¡± Chapter 55: Treasure Basin and Monster Baby n0velusb.c0m chapter 55: treasure basin and monster baby liang chuyin and park xiuying looked at one another and didn¡¯t continue to ask. they noticed that this guy had too many secrets. he was so calm in front of danger, he was vicious and stable against zombies, he was numb and didn¡¯t trust humans. while this filled him with charm, it added a sense of mystery to him. there were many things that made them think that ye zhongming... could see the future. but no matter what they thought about, they definitely wouldn¡¯t expect that he lived two lives. ye zhongming looked at pearl lake and he was recalling what he saw in his last life. ye zhongming walked out of his home after eating everything and that started his evolution road. but in truth, he had gone out once, he only walked out of the door. on the first day, he wanted to find bai sisi, he fantasized about protecting her and giving her safety. but before he was out of the district, he saw a bright light in the distance. it was a short moment before an ancient horn sounded. right when he didn¡¯t know what to do, he noticed that all the zombies were dashing towards the light and horn. there were many zombies that were trapped indoors who broke through the glass and jumped off dozens of stories. although most of them smashed their bones but that didn¡¯t stop their suicidal behavior. ye zhongming stumbled and ran home in terror. numerous zombies charged at him such that he was left with nightmares for days. as long as he closed his eyes, he would think about those terrifying scenes. even if he fell asleep, he would get awakened by his nightmare. the current him looked down on his cowardly self. but after he fled back into his room, he saw something that he couldn¡¯t forget. buildings collapsing, cannons firing, zombies going mad... monster after monster walked out from that small lake and was attacked by survivors and troops. they were attacked by mutated monsters too... at the same time, the army attacked the zombie hoard, they attacked the humans, everyone attacked one another. those dozen meter high monsters, the light from the cannons. even from far away, he could sense the flesh flying which left a huge impression on him. scenes that were ten thousand times more real than those science fiction movies made him experience how terrifying the outside world was. it made him lose his courage to walk out and he stayed in his small room for a long time. until life forced him to walk outside did he dare to face the bloody world. until he understood the gifts of the gachapon did he slowly find out about what happened on that day from the mouths of survivors? in the waters of the pearl lake was a weird gachapon. different from other gachapons, this one didn¡¯t have any choices, just a picture of a golden ingot. one just needed one demon crystal to spin this, right, one level one demon crystal. what was magic was that after activating it, the reward wouldn¡¯t appear right away. it would give the person a notification, that after facing dangers and troubles would one obtain huge rewards. then there would be a ten hour countdown. the person who found out about this mystery spread the news. that was because the gachapon¡¯s notification meant that this was a highly difficult quest and they recommended having a team. if that was all, it wasn¡¯t so tempting but the notification also highlighted a part of the rewards. evolution potion... silver weapon... job scroll... mystery recipes... right, this was just a portion. this made many people who were immersed in the mysteries of the gachapon to go mad. survivors formed teams to get here to fight for top rewards. people who had tasted the strength that the gachapon had given them saw an addictive poison and wanted to get stronger. it even attracted the army! as for how to increase strength, normal people could stop hunting-- spinning--- evolving. but for soldiers, this meant battle plans and it also meant modern warfare. this was a gap that couldn¡¯t be made up in the early stages. in his memory, until two years after the apocalypse, due to human evolution reaching another stage and people adapting, from then on, survivor squads exceeded armies of the modern age. but in the few top organisations, some organised units were still at the top. as the army joined in, humans the zombie hoards fought head on and that was a chaotic battle that lasted until late at night. ye zhongming remembered the light, gunshots and cries. they only disappeared in the early morning. as for what the outcome was, no one had the right answer. those units either got wiped out or disappeared. either that or they got so strong that ye zhongming couldn¡¯t come into contact with them. the answers disappeared into smoke or were hidden deep in someone¡¯s heart. but one thing was certain. in that battle, many people and many units obtained a lot and became stronger. ye zhongming was certain that the person who killed the protector beast ape turtle had gotten famous in this event and then he became a nine star expert. many people knew that things that were hard to get from gachapons all appeared in large amounts in this battle. the movement of the two girls pulled ye zhongming back to reality and he took out two level two demon crystals. he had gotten four level two crystals, from the iron arm, two blood tongue lizard, the ape turtle one. he used one to spin the three colored gachapon, one for the moon edge so he had two more. he didn¡¯t hesitate to smash them and turn them into his mental energy. he had to maintain his best state before the battle! many survivor teams started to appear and they were heading towards the lake. the battle for the treasures was about to begin. the gachapon in the water was later known as the treasure basin. after ten hours, a little monster holding a golden bag would appear and people called it monster baby. apart from running fast, it didn¡¯t have many skills. it didn¡¯t even have a single skill. but it had a piece of equipment that made it pretty much invincible. summoning horn! Chapter 56: Qin Xiaobo chapter 56: qin xiaobo until many years later when ye zhonming bumped into a monster baby did he experience how terrifying this little thing was. it was the nightmare of any person. but humans didn¡¯t know anything about it now. ye zhongming knew that many people would die today but he didn¡¯t think about stopping them. humans have to understand the relationship between risk and reward. this was something that was still the same in the apocalypse. this relationship was something bathing in blood. if one didn¡¯t understand that, or rather couldn¡¯t properly understand that, then one wouldn¡¯t be able to live for long. ye zhongming didn¡¯t need to remind fellow humans because he also needed to face a huge risk. he even had to face even more dangers. moreover, people might not listen to him. he might even bring trouble to himself. ¡°take the walkie talkie. after we begin, liang chuyin hide there. if you notice a meter-tall monster carrying a golden bag, inform me right away.¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°teacher park, you observe here and report the situation. moreover, pay special attention to where that little monster is going.¡± ¡°i will be hiding near that bank. if teacher park can confirm where the monster is going then report it to me. chuyin and i will gather in the direction you point us to.¡± the two girls listened carefully to the mission that ye zhongming gave them and remember it in their hearts. ¡°in a while many never before seen monsters will appear along with numerous zombies so don¡¯t be afraid. in comparison, teacher park will be safer but that is not absolute. so if you face dangers that you can¡¯t handle you can retreat. if there is a chance, find another high point to report the battle situation and the location of the monster. if not then head over here.¡± ye zhongming pointed at a skyscraper, ¡°wait there for liang chuyin and me.¡± he said to liang chuyin, ¡°once you notice the target you have to inform me. although that thing doesn¡¯t have abilities but it is really cunning and can summon many mutated beings. don¡¯t act alone.¡± ¡°finally, no matter the outcome, after i give the signal head there and meet up with teacher park.¡± ¡°do you understand?¡± liang chuyin nodded. ye zhongming didn¡¯t worry much about this influencer as she was decisive and could notice the key points of a problem. ¡°this will be very dangerous so you all must be mentally prepared. if you want to back out there is still time.¡± the two girls shook their heads and their expressions were really solemn. they didn¡¯t have any intention of backing down. without any sign, a giant glow shone from the side of pearl lake which covered the sun such that the three of them couldn¡¯t help but squint. shortly after, there were the rumblings of crawlers. along with this, a horn resounded and spread out from the sky such that half the district could hear it. the treasure basin was activated and the monster baby officially appeared! ¡°go!¡± ye zhongming said that and charged out first. .................................................................................... there were three regions in this city. among them, the peace region that pearl lake was in wasn¡¯t the largest. there was the school, the square, a park, it was the region with the best scenery. when the apocalypse began, this place didn¡¯t have the most zombies. but the number of mutated monsters here was the most. after hearing that horn, many survivors saw a shocking scene. various weird looking monsters popped out from unimaginable places and headed toward earl lake, forming many black lines on the surface. the most terrifying was still the zombie hoard. these monsters that were separated across the streets started to gather towards the lake. wherever they passed, apart from their own kind, any being would be attacked. survivors, and mutated beings all became their targets. anything that blocked them would be ripped apart and then eaten. half the region was in chaos. in just a short moment, killing became the main theme. thick blood scents spread in the air and stimulated the nerves of all living beings in the area. .......................................................................................... qin xiaobo was the first person to notice the treasure basin and the one who spun it. he was the leader of the survivor team who arrived here first. although the apocalypse just started but humans showed their strong ability to adapt. especially those bold ones, they started to find ways to live on and even live better than in the past. it was still that same sentence, life will find its own way out. undoubtedly, qin xiaobo was such a person. he was defending his shop when it began and used his knuckle duster to shatter the head of a customer that turned into a zombie. after shivering in the face of zombies for a few hours, he felt like he had changed. he was no longer afraid. when the sky lit up, he dug out the crystal that didn¡¯t seem to fit in with the zombie and then ran back to where his house was at. but what he got was despair. his father and mother had turned into monsters and were biting on a corpse. that corpse was the son that he was raising after he divorced his wife. after a moment of being stunned, he cried out and ran out of his home. he was lucky that he wasn¡¯t scratched during that time. when he calmed himself down, he met a few survivors and these homeless people banded together. those people traveling outside were all bold. they fought zombies and even killed them before. qin xiaobo was a businessman and he was muscular. his brain and body were his advantage. he also had nothing to hold him back. after two dangerous situations, he saved his teammates many times and was thus respected by them and they listened to him. at the start of the apocalypse, it was a really vicious time. whoever was vicious would have more power. only a period of time after the apocalypse would it become comparable to peacetime. whoever could give their subordinates more and whoever was smarter and had more brains would become the leaders. ten hours ago, qin xiaobo was searching for water but the supermarket and stores were mostly occupied by zombie hoards. someone suggested to head to pearl lake. if there weren¡¯t corpses there then the heated water could be drunk. if that method worked then they didn¡¯t need to worry about water. thus they came to pearl lake and saw that majestic treasure basin. at the same time, they found out how to use the demon crystal. qin xiaobo activated it and received a notification. this was the first time he heard about evolution potions and job scrolls. this made him realise that not only was this world terrifying, but there was also hope. he knew his skills and spread the news. he told a survivor he met outside the district who told others. after this, he met the soldiers who came out to search for items. qin xiaobo had a brain so he wanted to work with the army, support them and gain rewards which was the evolution potion. the motivation of evolving pumped them up and they were the first to rush here. they arrived here when ten hours were about to be up. like many people, the sudden light made them temporarily blind. once they recovered, qin xiaobo saw a meter tall monster with one eye that looked at them with some interest. qin xiaobo was stunned. right when he was totally confused, he heard the monster mutter about something that he couldn¡¯t understand. the dumb looking monster looked unhappy and picked up the green horn by its waist to blow. only now did qin xiaobo notice that this monster was carrying a huge golden bag. Chapter 57: Last honor of this world chapter 57: last honor of this world captain ye placed his binoculars down and his expression wasn¡¯t good. ¡°situation!¡± the advisor at the side reported the situation to his captain. ¡°with our point as the origin, li shujun¡¯s forces are at 2 o''clock and they have reached their position. at ten o''clock we found hu duohai and they had reached their position. the second unit is at five o''clock and at seven o''clock there is cheif liu.¡± ¡°apart from that qin xiaobo¡¯s forces disappeared at 12 o''clock and we have lost contact. at nine o''clock, four o''clock and right behind there are unknown forces that range from dozens of people to a few hundred.¡± ¡°at jianying building, santong street, nanwu street, shining supermarket etc there are large amounts of mutated life forces that are getting close, and also...¡± ¡°also what?¡± captain ye focused and looked at this elite soldier that had always been following him and who had graduated from a famous military school. hit gritted his teeth, ¡°we... are getting surrounded by zombies.¡± captain ye smiled, ¡°as long as we are in the city we are being surrounded aren¡¯t we?¡± ¡°captain, what i mean is that many zombies are gathering toward us from all directions. if we don¡¯t retreat in ten minutes, we will be in a tough battle. if we delay by half an hour, we might not be able to get out.¡± ¡°so we only have half an hour to solve this puzzle?¡± that young advisor nodded, he pursed his lips and didn¡¯t say a word. he tapped the window with a rhythm and determination flashed across his eyes. he took off the bluetooth ear piece. with his one star evolved¡¯s super ability he jumped onto the top of a car and shouted,¡±brothers, i have brought you all into a death tomb.¡± the first and third unit soldiers turned around to look at their captain. ¡°there! there! and there! there are numerous monsters coming towards us. if we don¡¯t retreat we might all die here!¡± hearing those words, many soldiers started to shuffle. death had been something they heard during those 24 hours but when it was going to be about them, it still made them waver. ¡°i know that many of you are worried about your families and feel lost about the future and even feel terror about it. you don¡¯t know why you are still here and why you are still wearing the uniform.¡± ¡°me too.¡± captain ye¡¯s voice was low, ¡°i don¡¯t know what is happening in my hometown and what my parents are like. i don¡¯t know if my wife is safe and if my family is still alive.¡± ¡°i am also worried.¡± many people resonated with his words and their eyes swelled up. n0velusb.c0m ¡°but!¡± he grabbed his own color and asked the soldiers, ¡°is that a reason to give up? is this why we abandon our faith?!¡± ¡°tell me, would we become like this?¡± the young faces were all struggling, they were thinking and deciding. ¡°anyways i won¡¯t.¡± captain ye slapped his chest, ¡°i am worried about my family but i also saw the world change. i saw our humans turning into monsters. i saw those poisonous gachapons and also saw unimaginable evolving methods!¡± ¡°exactly the same as those games!¡± captain ye shouted and his face turned red, ¡°i feel like i am getting played! what about all of you?¡± ¡°i feel like i am a toy, i am a chess piece that others are using for fun!¡± ¡°i am worried about my family and want to find them but i know that it won¡¯t work. maybe i won¡¯t even get out of the city and would be eaten up by these monsters. at that time what is the point of my family being alive? i am already dead!¡± ¡°so i need to keep alive and get stronger and head towards my own home to see my family! if they are alive i will hug them. if they are dead, i will personally bury them. if they are alive i will use my life to protect them. if they are dead then i will live well for them!¡± ¡°my army life told me that to complete this goal, i can¡¯t depend on myself, i need to depend on this team. this is what we knew when we wore the uniform, did we forget it all because of the apocalypse? are we going to get hot-headed and run out to die?¡± ¡°no, i won¡¯t do that, i won¡¯t allow my men to do that either! i will ensure and keep all of you alive! stay alive do you hear me!¡± ¡°yes!¡± the soldiers were touched by captian ye¡¯s feelings and shouted back. ¡°we are soldiers, we are born to fight and now this is war! we need to get stronger, we need to get stronger than these monsters, stronger than this world! only then are we worthy of the name and honor of soldiers!¡± ¡°anyways, even if i die, i will die with this uniform, i will die with the last bit of honor that this world has!¡± ¡°honor belongs to us!¡± ¡°belongs to us! belongs to us!¡± the shouts felt as if time had stopped. the soldiers had tossed aside all their random thoughts. right, there was nothing to think about. get stronger, stay alive and then they could think about other things. the strength of an individual versus a group, the difference was something that they knew. ¡°now we have a huge chance. if we win, we will get stronger. what do you all say, should we give up?!¡± ¡°no!¡± ¡°good, my troops never disappoint me!¡± he waved, ¡°our goal is up ahead, my order is to head forwards! head forwards! smash everything ahead of us! tonight, those who do well will have a chance to evolve! tonight, i will treat you all to alcohol!¡± the soldiers all replied. they raised their guns and pushed forwards toward pearl lake! .................................................................. ye zhongming hid in a building and he heard that captain speak. even he felt his blood boil up. he was envious as such a united team was something that was unimaginable in the apocalypse. no one would talk about honor and feelings with you, they only cared about interests. these things would slowly disappear as the world crumbles. but at least at this moment, the blood of these guys was still hot. maybe their goals were the same as his. maybe some people might find them amusing but their aura and unity were deserving of respect. we could not agree with them but we had to respect them. ¡°good luck!¡± ye zhongming silently prayed for these guys. zi zi zi zi! energy currents appeared nearby. he raised his head and saw that a giant black hole was forming over at the lake! Chapter 58: Monster that appeared chapter 58: monster that appeared ye zhongming looked at the black hole with a drunk look. he sniffed the familiar smell from that black hole. it didn¡¯t smell good and even had a decomposing smell to it. the first time one smelled it, it would make one vomit. but for someone who had survived the apocalypse before, they had a special feeling towards this smell. it was the smell of a dungeon! when the apocalypse started, not only did gachapons descend from above, but tens of thousands of golden light smashed down and left dungeons. in it were many alien beings. monsters roamed those areas. over there were strong monsters that filled humans with despair. there were all sorts of weird plants and also precious items. there, one could find all sorts of treasures. when survivors entered the dungeon, there was a high chance that they would die. it was a meat grinder, a tomb that made everyone¡¯s expression change. if you could walk out alive, you would get far more benefits than you can imagine. someone once joked that the apocalypse didn¡¯t lack two things. one was women that would take off their clothes and second was experts that walked out of dungeons. from that, one could see how many benefits one could get from the dungeon. ye zhongming was someone who did walk out of dungeons. but as compared to real experts, he was not the main character. he wasn¡¯t even the co-star, he was just someone making up the numbers. but he did it several times which gave him the first job in his life and he got his first upgrade scroll. obtaining most of his fortune in his life. then how much did those main characters get? ye zhongming couldn¡¯t imagine but anyways he knew that they got a huge amount. the feeling of getting rich from the dungeon was something that everyone wanted. even if there were many monsters within and it was very smelly inside, but one would still think back and look forward to it. at this moment, a giant black hole appeared on the pearl lake which was opened by the horn of the monster baby. this horn could summon evolved life forms and zombies from around the area but it could also open a tunnel to summon strong monsters from the dungeon! as expected, when the black hole reached a certain size, lightning shone within and two red monsters walked out from inside. these were two weird dog shaped monsters. on the sides of the dog face were several grey beards. on its head was black fur which made it look really weird. it had a split tail and at the tip of it was a sharp white bone. these two monsters had special legs. they were similar to humans but only had three toes. giant veins covered their legs and every time they took a step, a shining thing would flow past their veins. ¡°orr! or or!¡± the two monsters gave out a chaotic sound like they were discussing their sudden appearance here. after which, they looked at the stunned qin xiaobo and his men and looked really excited. they pounced, pressing down the human at the front and biting onto their weak necks to consume them. as he had a good angle, ye zhongming saw this. ¡°red gondor!¡± he held moon edge tightly and his breathing sped up. apart from those strong monsters that would be given names, the other monsters in the dungeons would follow the different evolution tiers. for example, the ape turtle that he had faced, evolved twice so it was level two. this red dongor was also a level two monster. the black hole just opened up and two level two monsters appeared. this meant that this event was in hell mode. in the last life, as ye zhongming was too far, he didn¡¯t see these 1.5 meter tall red gondors, he only saw... who knew if his addition would cause that monster to still appear? after absorbing the blood of two survivors, the two monsters were really excited. they ignored the monster baby and started to chase the humans. the human flesh and blood tasted much better than those of other monsters in the dungeon. moreover, the energy in the blood made them drunk. usually, these level two monsters didn¡¯t have the ability to smash the barriers and appeared outside. this time they wanted to have a full meal. the moment the two of them just left, a pair of giant horns appeared. these pair of horns were each on the side of a dining table. shortly after, a car sized head appeared and also a mountain-like body of an elephant. this two story tall monster was called terror goat. after this fellow shrunk by a dozen times, it was similar to a mountain goat. the terror prefix showed how much grievances humans had towards it. not only did it not eat grass like goats, but it was also a bloodthirsty demon. it had thick skin and moved with agility. its horns were firm and it ran like high speed supercars. this speed along with its weight and horns meant that evolved people three star and below would die if they were hit! another level two monster! ye zhongming knew that terror goat didn¡¯t seem as scary as other monsters but it could easily deal with the same level evolved! if it had special skills, it wouldn¡¯t have been a level two monster. that wasn¡¯t it. the terror goat charged towards one side and a few more monsters appeared in the black hole. right, a few! these monsters weren¡¯t huge and each of them was the size of a pig but there were too many of them. hundreds of them charged out! ye zhongming looked at their faces and his expression changed too. these monsters were all level one but a hundred level one monsters together was far stronger than a level two monster. purple cloud ants! n0velusb.c0m they were terrifying group monsters that had purple cloud patterns on them! ye zhongming started to guess what grade the dungeon that the monster baby was connected to. how did so many problematic monsters appear? dong! dong! dong! the earth shook with a rhythm. ye zhongming turned around and through the windows he saw a five meter tall figure appearing behind him. it had grey skin and it didn¡¯t wear anything. it held a giant steel pillar and bared its fangs as it walked closer to the battlefield. zombie ape! ye zhongming¡¯s heart started to sink. Chapter 59: Bringing forward the plan chapter 59: bringing forward the plan the zombie ape wasn¡¯t a monster but a zombie. level three zombie! ye zhongming didn¡¯t know why there was a level three zombie on just the first day of the apocalypse. wasn¡¯t their evolution speed too overpowered? zombie¡¯s evolution was different from humans''. humans relied on evolution potions and if they wanted the potions they needed the gachapon. zombies and other life forms were different. their evolution was natural, once the energy in their body reached a certain level, it would transform and that would be their evolution. from certain theories, these zombies could reach the highest level in the shortest amount of time. but that was just theory and it wasn¡¯t true in reality. for example, from normal zombies to level one zombies, you just needed to eat brains and flesh. to get to level two, you might need ten. from two to three, you might have to eat a thousand! this was not a simple addition and subtraction but it might be several folds increase. at the start, evolution would be easy but as they leveled up, it would get tougher and tougher, slower and slower. as compared to humans, their evolution speed might be advantageous at the start. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect that in just a day, there would be level three zombies. level three! in the last life, what was the fastest speed for a human to reach three star? three weeks? this zombie ape took one day! it only took one day! what in the world was going on? the strength of the monsters from the dungeon already made his heart very heavy but the appearance of zombie apes gave him a really bad feeling. the terrifying monster he saw in the last life hadn¡¯t appeared yet but now there was a level three zombie?! moreover, it was a zombie ape whose combat strength was average among mutated zombies! this zombie was really strong and its skin was really thick such that even its eyelids had strong defence. there was no use in attacking any other parts, only its head was its weakness. however, it was 5 meters tall so how could humans shorter than two meters hit it? even after humans evolved, dealing with zombie apes was a huge headache. like it was about to prove ye zhongming right, the zombie ape raised the steel pillar and smashed it into a building. the dozen-story tall skyscraper started to shake and a few cries rang out from it. its other hand broke a window and grabbed a struggling man. this man wasn¡¯t too small and he was over 1.75m, he should be around 80 kilograms. but in the hands of the zombie ape he couldn¡¯t fight back at all. the level three zombie just crushed him and large amounts of fresh blood flowed out of its fingertips and dripped onto the heads of the normal zombies below, making them go even more berserk. the zombie ape¡¯s huge hand tossed the guy into its body. its head bit and his head was picked off. just like that, a liquid flowed out of its mouth and onto its body to make it look even more disgusting and cruel. this wasn¡¯t over, maybe the freshness of humans made it hungry. it stuck its steel pillar on the ground and it rubbed the man¡¯s body with two hands. just like that, it was turned into a meatball which it tossed in and started to chew. ye zhongming had lived in the apocalypse before but he still felt disgusted by such scenes. many other survivors collapsed. the troops were a little better but those survivor teams made of normal people all fled in many directions. the gory scenes exceeded what many people could handle. ¡°damn, this, what is this?¡± one of li shujun¡¯s men felt his legs tremble, an urge to pee overcame him and he nearly peed himself. he was one of the first few that followed li shujun and when he was guarding a car to transport items, li shujun had a bunch of brothers who snatched business from others so fighting was common. they used knives every few days. he thought that since he had seen blood before that there was nothing he had to fear. but the scene of that giant monster eating a man alive made his soul tremble. li shujun¡¯s expression wasn¡¯t good too. he felt that he was strong, not only did he have many strong men, he was also a one star expert. but captain ye¡¯s appearance gave him a blow that made him yield and follow instructions. the appearance of this zombie ape made him realise that this apocalypse wasn¡¯t his and it didn¡¯t belong to anyone. if one had to attribute it to something, then this apocalypse belonged to the monsters. n0velusb.c0m captain ye had a similar expression. he didn¡¯t expect the eagerness of his men that he had just instilled in them to get affected by such a monster. the difference with normal people was that captain ye was not afraid. although this monster was terrifying but he believed in his men and the strength of modern weapons. what he cared about was this monster¡¯s influence on the surrounding zombies. the zombie ape looked like it could control other zombies and they were following its footsteps. if ye zhongming was beside captain ye¡¯s side, then he would definitely tell him that high level zombies threatened low level ones. that can turn into control so zombies rarely fought and killed one another. on this point alone, being a zombie was better than being a monster. captain ye looked serious. he was clear about the difference between scattered zombies and a hoard. he could deal with the former but the latter... ¡°order chief liu and the second unit to defend our back no matter the cost!¡± captain ye bit his teeth, ¡°also, order wang ding to execute the plan when needed! the target is this monster!¡± ¡°yes!¡± the advisor shouted and he went to give out the orders. .................................... ¡°ye, oi!¡± park xiuying vomited and couldn¡¯t even say anything. the scene of the zombie ape eating someone caused the teacher to be unable to control her emotions. she only provided some information before she started to vomit. liang chuyin also gave out some weird noises. she was also uncomfortable but she was holding it in. ye zhongming didn¡¯t blame them, instead, he analysed the outside situation through the bits and pieces they were saying. he came to try to steal something but looking at the situation, the humans might collapse in a short time. he had to consider when to give up. ¡°teacher park, where is the monster baby?¡± ¡°it is still walking at the lake.¡± park xiuying wiped her mouth while using the binoculars to observe. ¡°terror goat?¡± ye zhongming told the two girls the name of the monsters. ¡°behind the xingdai building on your left!¡± ye zhongming stood up and jumped outside, moving towards the xingdai building. he said to park xiuying, ¡°tell me its location and pay attention to movement around. shout out if you notice anything. liang chuyin, move towards me!¡± Chapter 60: Mo Yes defence line chapter 60: mo ye''s defence line mo ye touched an old rifle and was stoning a little at the side of the wall. ¡°little ye what happened? you haven¡¯t been yourself since you came back.¡± a forty year old middle aged man helped an automatic rifle. there were a bunch of mutated rats moving around. although he looked relaxed but the hand he used to hold the rifle was really white. whoever was facing hundreds of cat-sized rats would definitely feel nervous. mo ye coughed and shook her head, ¡°nothing, just, these rats are so disgusting.¡± the middle aged man laughed, ¡°i thought that you were frightened by that giant monster.¡± ¡°why would sister mo be afraid? she fought six guys with daggers and she wasn¡¯t afraid and even took them all down.¡± a young fellow laughed and his face even had pimples. ¡°right, who is captain mo, the grappling female champion of this province, top five in the open category!¡± a strong guy turned around and smiled at the young kid, ¡°do you know what top five is? that means that out of all the male cops in the province, only four guys are stronger than her. the others have to kneel for her!¡± those words made the five person team here relax. the nervous atmosphere was being solved. ¡°mo mo¡¯s shooting is also really strong.¡± the one who spoke was the other girl in this five men team, a woman around 30 years old. although she wore a camouflage uniform and was in boots but her figure couldn¡¯t be hidden. in terms of looks, there was a slight gap between mo ye and her but her maturity made up for that gap. even to these police males, this woman was better than mo ye and she was the top goddess. but if you treated her as a weak woman then you were totally wrong. she worked on the frontlines for eight years and did hundreds of missions and maintained a perfect record. that record hadn¡¯t been broken until date and only mo ye got close. her hundred percent record lasted for four years but there was still a huge gap between the older woman and her. but she married and changed to an admin role so the world had one less legend and one more good-looking admin officer. ¡°sister lei lei, you are laughing at me. who doesn¡¯t know that you hold eight of the 12 shooting records!¡± ¡°haiz, i have not used a gun in a long time. i am old and can¡¯t fire anymore.¡± the three guys laughed. apart from xia lei, only mo ye¡¯s face flushed red. this captain who didn¡¯t even have a boyfriend couldn¡¯t help but laugh at such teasing words. this five person team was just pieced together. mo ye had her own men but the apocalypse began and not many could return to the headquarters. the team had eight people and only the kid and the strong guy were under mo ye. that middle aged man was mo ye¡¯s teacher in the school but he got injured and became an admin officer like xia lei. since the start of the apocalypse, some people fled to the headquarters while some were trapped in the headquarters and couldn¡¯t go home. this middle aged man was similar to mo ye and they both went from home to the headquarters. but the difference from mo ye whose relatives weren¡¯t in this city was that this middle-aged man had lost all his loved ones. ¡°little tiger what are you laughing at? cheng long is alone, you do have parents, aren¡¯t you worried about them?¡± cheng ze kicked the kid and scolded him. ¡°worry what? don¡¯t you know what my parents are like? their bodies are good and they are smart. they are definitely hiding and waiting for me to find them. once i evolve i will head back, no rush.¡± ¡°as expected from a heartless person!¡± xia lei stared at little tiger, her white face couldn¡¯t help but show some worry. she was someone who was trapped at the headquarters. it was hard to get out of the city based on your own strength unless you became evolved. so xia lei and little tiger were the same, they all wanted to evolve before heading home. ¡°no worries little lei, little qin is at a government unit and he is at a new region with few people so fewer zombies. moreover, the armored unit is near them so they would head there to defend right away.¡± xia lei smiled and expressed thanks to cheng ze. actually, cheng ze¡¯s reasoning was that she was not nervous. before communications went down, she had contacted her husband. he was fine and didn¡¯t turn into a zombie. she also knew that they were defending the administrative region and the armored unit had headed out towards them. they should be one of the groups of protected people. ¡°as for you little ye, why do you keep saying that you will leave?¡± a few of them looked back at mo ye. ¡°i...¡± ye zhongming¡¯s resilient body appeared in mo ye¡¯s mind. her promise rang out in her mind once more and she felt that this guy would be nearby. but when mo ye was about to reply, the mutated rats that they were in charge of shooting sped up and attacked their defense line. an order spread from the corridor! ¡°fire! we can¡¯t let them break our defense line!¡± gunshots could be heard and her explanation was also broken. although they didn¡¯t belong to the same team but they were all really strong and knew how to coordinate with each other. the dense firepower net cleared out the rats in front of their area. those level one mutated rats couldn¡¯t block the thermal weapons that humans spent centuries developing. gunshots could be heard from the other rooms. from afar, the entire building became a fire-breathing monster such that zombies and mutated beings fell in patches. the defence line made up of cops fired and showed the other survivors how strong they were. be it zombies or mutated beings, none could cross their defensive line. n0velusb.c0m but sad things often happened because of that. before captain ye and the second unit fired, the attack was the strongest here so that attracted the attention of the zombie ape. its giant body turned and it pointed the pillar in this direction. it roared and numerous zombies pounced at this building with the zombie ape following behind. ¡°damn, that fellow was drawn over!¡± their expressions weren¡¯t good and the strong guy cheng long scolded while shooting at the zombie ape. hundred-meter distance was within range. many people had the same idea. they were all clear that if the zombie ape got close, a few hits would smash them into pieces. but numerous bullets landed on it but they only left white marks. it used its hand to block its eyes and head! all of a sudden, the cops couldn¡¯t do anything to this fellow. Chapter 61: Target: Terror Goat chapter 61: target: terror goat the strong gunfire from that building made ye zhongming stop. after which, he increased his speed. on the battlefield with many zombies and monsters, the first group who fired might have huge wins but they might not be able to live until the end. hearing the gunshots, there were at least two hundred people, these people... ye zhongming didn''t¡¯ need to think and he knew that it would be good if 1% of them survived. time to take this chance to see if he could kill the terror goat! the zombie ape expectedly got drawn over so ye zhongming sped up. ¡°ye, i saw the monster baby, it is riding a purple cloud ant. it is, how to say, strolling along the lake.¡± teacher park recovered and her speaking became more fluent. she used the binoculars to report what the monster baby was doing. hearing that news, ye zhongming frowned. did its summoning end? that terrifying monster he saw in the last life won¡¯t appear? ¡°did the black hole disappear?¡± ¡°no, it is still there!¡± the black hole didn¡¯t disappear? based on his experience, the monster baby could only blow the horn once and summon all the monsters over. since he wasn¡¯t blowing the horn, then why was the black hole still there? ye zhongming didn¡¯t understand so he decided not to think. he heard the rumbling sound from the terror goat running. he stopped at the corner and reached out to take a look. there were three sides fighting. a bunch of survivors, a bunch of zombies and the terror goat. the situation was obvious, it was a matter of time before the terror goat ate the survivors and zombies. if not for the survivors having a one star evolved, they would have collapsed. the people who came here to try to get gains had some skill. only evolved would think about getting strong, normal people would be thinking about how to survive. this survivor team should be like that. there was some movement from behind him. a group of seven zombies squeezed out and after smelling his sense, they pounced over. he held moon edge and he had a shield on his arm. as an evolved and also with his experience, it was too easy to deal with these normal zombies. he raised the shield on his left hand and swept with the moon edge in his right and three zombies were beheaded. he smashed his shield and crushed the head of one zombie. after stabbing and slashing, there was just one left. he used the blade handle to smash the spine and these zombies were cleared out in just ten seconds. he was about to dig the crystals but he heard rushed footsteps getting close. the goat was also moving over. .................................................................................... the army didn¡¯t call li nan over, he ran over himself. like the first batch of lucky souls, he obtained an evolution potion. the difference was he had stolen this. but no matter what, he felt that his life was different. after getting news that there were going to be treasures here, he used all sorts of methods to gather 20 people. his promise was great. he knew that if he didn¡¯t do that, at least half of these people would leave. he was clear that he wouldn¡¯t follow this promise. kill them. sometimes the moment you started, you wouldn¡¯t be able to stop. you would lose respect towards other humans. li nan was like that. he felt that the world had changed so promises could be made use of and then just tossed aside. trust? values? what was that? could it make zombies not bite you? n0velusb.c0m but the truth proved that lucky people won¡¯t always be lucky. he bumped into something that filled him with despair. terror goat! just one showing and the body he was proud of was knocked aside. the metal rod that made his men listen to him couldn¡¯t even leave a mark on this monster. li nan flew out and knocked into a shop by the side. fortunately, he was trampled on. li nan wasn¡¯t a good person but he was a vicious one. he struggled up and wanted to fight but reality smashed his thoughts. in just a few minutes, his team was left with less than ten people, half of them were dead. seeing this mountain goat swallow humans, their mentality collapsed and they started to flee. he turned a corner and saw a young man who was planning to dig demon crystals. weird, he was holding an arm shield and holding a blade. his gaze was sharp. even when fleeing, his gaze was attracted by the blade in this guy¡¯s hand. too beautiful! moreover, why was it shining silver? ¡°brother save me, save me!¡± one man saw the calm ye zhongming and felt like he had hope so he shouted over. he didn¡¯t expect that this young man might be weaker than them. maybe for people that were drowning, each piece of floating wood was some hope. ye zhongming didn¡¯t even look at them. he was staring at the terror goat whose mouth was flowing with blood. that was human blood. ¡°ye, you, you, i think you should run. this fellow, is too big.¡± teacher park saw all that, when the giant terror goat appeared, she was afraid and wanted ye zhongming to leave. at least in terms of size, it was the only one close to the zombie ape. this made her think that it was only less dangerous than the ape. only ye zhongming knew that it was the easiest to deal with. he also knew that there was a yellow material that was really precious! people called it goat treasure. after eating it, one would have magical effects. for a smith, its horn, skin, bones, and meat were all good materials. he took in a deep breath to raise his focus. facing a monster that was a level above him, if he didn¡¯t have the confidence to win then he should just flee! ye zhongming started to run and his speed was much faster than the hundred meter world record. he charged at the terror goat. although he was small but his aura was not much weaker. the terror goat had a mocking gaze like it was laughing at the human. those humans couldn¡¯t even take a hit which made it think that even if it was not the strongest here, it was one of the strongest! it roared and its limbs used strength. it lowered its head and decided to smash this human into meat paste! Chapter 62: Killing Goat chapter 62: killing goat ye zhongming was fully focused. at a certain moment, he actually did a weird stop and his momentum made him fly from the ground. his left hand pressed onto the terror goat¡¯s head and he landed on its wide back. it looked simple but it was a huge test of timing and foresight as well as use of strength. one had to be really accurate if not the outcome would be a disaster. if he didn¡¯t calculate the jump, he would get killed by the impact. if he couldn¡¯t use his strength well, pressing its head would break his arm. this was a technique he spent ten years mastering! if he had the body of his past life, he could do even better. the terror goat was not willing for a small human to land on its back. it started to jump to swing this human off and then eat it up! ye zhongming felt a huge force pushing him outwards so he reacted quickly. he flicked his wrist and stabbed moon edge down. the sharp blade sliced the thick outer skin and stabbed into its body. ¡°ao!¡± a giant roar spurted out from this terror goat. it raised its head like that could help reduce the pain. it didn¡¯t expect that a human weapon could break its defence. li nan and the others didn¡¯t expect it too. when they passed ye zhongming, they thought he was crazy to try to fight this terror goat alone. they shouted for him to help but when he really did, they didn¡¯t want to help him at all and ran even faster. but they would still turn back to observe what was going on. thus, they saw something that filled them with disbelief. they noticed that the monster that they couldn¡¯t do any damage to was actually stabbed by this young man! could this young man deal with it? many people slowed down. especially li nan, the legendary treasures appeared in his mind again. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have time to care about the other humans. he held the handle and controlled his body so that he didn¡¯t get shaken off. moon edge¡¯s sharpness had reached 20 so obviously the terror goat couldn¡¯t block it. if he had a chance, naturally he could deal huge damage to this monster. but he had to stick it into its body so that he could remain on it. they were at a standstill. one wanted him to go down, one didn¡¯t. park xiuying was shocked. after a short while did she remember to tell liang chuyin about the situation? she was actually crying a little. but because the plan changed, liang chuyin was a distance away and she had to cross many zombies and mutated beings so she couldn¡¯t rush over so quickly. the terror goat got more and more frustrated and the viciousness in its eyes grew. it saw that the human couldn¡¯t be flung off so it just smashed into a building at the side. the huge strength caused the outside of the building to collapse, landing on it and ye zhongming. this damage wasn¡¯t much to the terror goat but it was a small disturbance to ye zhongming. not only was his vision being affected, but the glass and stone would also hurt too. he was just one star evolved so he wasn¡¯t immune to such damage. seeing that it was effective, the terror goat charged into a mall. it smashed the glass, leaving two decent sized wounds on ye zhongming. seeing that the goat found a way to deal with him, ye zhongming knew that he couldn¡¯t continue if not he would either die or get too giddy. he bit his teeth and roared, pulling moon edge out of the terror goat¡¯s body. the warm fresh blood spurted onto his face and it was really smelly. he lost his support and he fell off its back. the terror goat felt that its body was much lighter and knew that the human was off. its eyes covered 270 degrees looked at the back and it saw the human fall. it got ready. the moment this damn human fell on the ground, it would hit him. but before it looked away, it saw that the human¡¯s silver blade slashed at it and pain covered it once more! ye zhongming stabbed moon edge into the ribs of the terror goat while he was landing! as he was falling and couldn¡¯t use much strength, his blade didn¡¯t stab too deep in. he waved his left arm to smash the shield onto it. like hammering a nail, it stabbed it so far deep that you could barely see the handle! this blade was different from the one on the back. its back was covered in bones and even though moon edge was thick, it couldn¡¯t stab in. but this blade only had ribs to cut through. there were gaps in between and many organs were here. when moon edge was fully in, who knew which organ was stabbed? the terror goat was filled with pain and it actually couldn¡¯t help but fall to the ground. ye zhongming was in pain too and he felt like his right arm was about to break. his arm was under huge pressure when he tried to stop his fall. the goat¡¯s collapse pulled him down too. his right arm was swelling in pain and he could only rely on his mental strength to keep hold of the blade. seeing that terror goat fall, ye zhongming pushed himself up with his left hand. his right hand couldn¡¯t be sued so he pulled out moon edge with his left. more blood spurted out and it covered the ground. the terror goat¡¯s body twitched and it struggled to get up. but since it was badly injured, it failed to stand up and just knelt down. ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t give up on such a chance. he stretched his left hand and stabbed moon edge into its eye. smelly green liquid spurted out. he jumped back to dodge its horn. ye zhongming ran to the other side and stabbed its other eye! n0velusb.c0m suffering from heavy damage successively and even losing sight, the terror goat used all its strength to charge forwards and it hit ye zhongming¡¯s body. just barely was he able to use the arm shield to block it. kuang! his body flew backward and hit the clothing rack of a store. while landing, two streams of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. but he was smiling as he knew that the terror goat was dead. Chapter 63: Greed chapter 63: greed ye zhongming actually didn¡¯t know where the terror goat¡¯s weakness was. his evolution level didn¡¯t allow him to fully control his body and the angle at which he slashed. fortunately, the terror goat was huge and his weakness was naturally bigger. thus, ye zhongming¡¯s blade still hit. he slowly sat up and saw that the terror goat was struggling. it wanted to stand up but it was useless. its blood was all gone and it could only fall to the ground. ¡°oh my god, you really killed that fellow?¡± noises spread out from the door that the terror goat smashed into. those few survivors walked over and wanted to see the outcome. but honestly, they were all holding hope. no matter how strong the young guy was, he couldn¡¯t be stronger than this giant goat. if he could badly damage the monster he was already lucky. naturally, some of them came over to see if they could profit. but when they saw the monster laying there and that young man stumbling towards his spoils of war, those survivors were shocked. when others did something you couldn¡¯t, humans¡¯ first reaction was naturally disbelief. as for what happened next, that depended on character. a few bold ones had complicated looks on their faces. ¡°this, this brother, you really killed it? this, this, what method did you use?¡± an older guy around fifty years old walked over and looked at it carefully. after confirming it was dead, it said towards ye zhongming with gratitude. . he looked at them coldly and his gaze spent a while longer on li nan. after all, he was evolved and he gave the most threat. ¡°since you already fled then go away, there is no need to come over now.¡± ye zhongming turned around and pointed at the door, ¡°i don¡¯t welcome you all, leave.¡± those words caused their faces to turn ugly. this wary tone that was filled with disgust made them feel uncomfortable. ¡°young man, how can you say that?¡± that middle aged man looked at ye zhongming¡¯s shield and blade and then looked around. he said solemnly, ¡°i don¡¯t deny that you killed this monster but you can¡¯t deny that we did fight it. we have some part to play!¡± although they didn¡¯t know what its true value was but just the white level two crystal made them tempted. although they didn¡¯t work with the army but they knew that the army was purchasing demon crystals. one normal one could exchange for a lot of food and water. this monster¡¯s level was higher so it could exchange for more things, one might even get a gun! facing such a good thing, how could they just give up on it? ye zhongming laughed coldly, ¡°the work you put in referred to getting massacred by this monster? or the fact that you didn¡¯t even break its skin?¡± when one was humiliated, people would feel enraged and not reflect on themselves, that was human nature. many of them were furious and some pointed at him. ¡°kid be more polite, if you don¡¯t know how to speak then don¡¯t!¡± ¡°you can eat shit but not say nonsense. problems come from the mouth kid!¡± ¡°that is the rule of this world, leave a good impression and things would be good!¡± .................. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t planning to waste words. his gaze turned cold and he shouted, ¡°scram!¡± although he was only one star evolved but he killed many zombies and monsters so he had an aura. his shouting for them to scram was really majestic. they were a little stunned. unless he had no choice, ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to kill humans. after all, this was different from the mid to late times of the apocalypse. at that time, resources were limited so it was not avoidable. now there were many people trying to evolve so there was no need to kill one another. but that didn¡¯t mean others felt the same way. seeing that ye zhongming wasn¡¯t planning to let them touch the terror goat, they looked at one another and viciousness appeared on their faces. ¡°kid we gave you a chance, good!¡± li nan pointed his rod at ye zhongming¡¯s nose, ¡°scram, i want this thing. if you don¡¯t know your place then i will make you lay down here!¡± someone being the bad cop meant that someone would be the good cop. the middle aged man who spoke first tried to persuade, ¡°young man, consider things, don¡¯t be too rash, that won¡¯t be good for you. if you aren¡¯t injured you might have the right to say such things but look at you, you can¡¯t lift one hand and one leg is injured. what can you do to fight us? listen to me, leave in case you lose your life.¡± he looked at li nan, ¡°do you see this? he is a vicious person, he killed someone yesterday. kid, the world has changed, whoever is strong wins now. killing is not illegal!¡± they wanted ye zhongming to leave. actually, they were afraid. if not for li nan¡¯s personality, he would just kill ye zhongming instead of wasting his words. ye zhongming tilted his head as park xiuying was reporting the situation. she saw many zombies heading over and they were probably alerted by the fight. moreover, the monster baby was moving. that little fellow moved into a candy shop and a survivor team was surrounding it. n0velusb.c0m the biggest target was the monster¡¯s bag. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t allow others to grab it. he didn¡¯t care about these people and turned around to want to grab the goat treasure before leaving. seeing that ye zhongming really wanted to leave, li nan and the others thought that he really was afraid and changed their minds. ¡°kid you can go but leave the shield and the blade and also your bag. put them down and then scram!¡± ye zhongming who had turned around stopped and turned back. he squinted his eyes and spurted out a sentence. ¡°you all really are greedy.¡± Chapter 64: Zombie Ape was injured chapter 64: zombie ape was injured ¡°3 o''clock!¡± xia lei hollered and the gun in her arms shot out flames while she fired in the three o''clock direction. cheng long and little tiger fired too. the three of them knocked away the mutated rats in that direction to reduce the danger from the window. ¡°this side, little ye come and help me!¡± cheng ze was really proud of his shooting but now it didn¡¯t seem useful. the zombie ape was too big such that one could hit it without even aiming. but the situation was that your shots didn¡¯t matter at all. apart from snipers which might be of some use and force it to protect its head, the other attacks didn¡¯t threaten it at all. but they had no choice but to continue to fire. at least it could make the zombie ape slow down. if not, once it arrived at the building, they would have no choice but to retreat. retreating meant that this defensive line would collapse. the mutated monsters and zombies would threaten captain ye right away. when that time comes, not to mention getting treasures, protecting themselves would be a problem. cheng ze looked at the other three suppress the quick moving rats and called mo ye to help himself. the moment he said that, a grey arm stretched out from the window and was about to grab his arm! that was the claw of a zombie and it was covered in the virus. if one got scratched, that person would be finished. even slicing off the hand would be useless and one would wait to turn into that kind of monster. it happened really suddenly and he was shooting with his rifle so it was too late to dodge. this zombie was like a grim reaper that was about to grab this police school teacher. at that moment, a hand stretched over and helped cheng ze block that hit. ¡°little ye!¡± his eyes were red. due to the direction, mo ye couldn¡¯t use her gun to block and could only use her arm that was closer. she was also a mortal body so although she knocked the zombie¡¯s arm aside, its sharp claws also slashed her arm open. in his teaching life, mo ye was the best female student. he put in a lot of attention on her and although they were just teacher and student, they were more like master and student. during the holidays, mo ye would spend the festivals at his place as her parents weren¡¯t in the city. this relationship made cheng ze rather die than have anything happen to mo ye. this was her daughter! but at that moment, his heart sank and he felt huge regret regarding his carelessness. if not his disciple wouldn¡¯t have to help him block that! ¡°little ye, what are you doing!¡± his eyes turned red and he pressed his gun onto that zombie¡¯s head, firing the entire magazine to vent his anger. he was angry with mo ye for being foolish, wasn¡¯t she just dying for him? who knew that mo ye would just laugh in reply? ¡°nothing master, i won¡¯t get infected.¡± ¡°nonsense, i don¡¯t need you to console me!¡± he cursed as he was filled with emotions not towards mo ye but towards himself. the expressions of everyone in the room changed. two of them were under mo ye, one was her senior sister so their relationship was good. seeing that her hand was bleeding from the scratch, they didn¡¯t know what to do. ¡°mo mo, come, slice off this hand and maybe you have a chance. being handicapped is better than dying!¡± xie lei looked really good but she was quick when she did things. if not she wouldn¡¯t have become such a legendary figure. seeing that mo ye was injured, she took out a small dagger and wanted to slice her hand off. although she couldn¡¯t ensure that mo ye wasn¡¯t infected but at least she could try her luck! mo ye looked a little helpless and fired twice at the nearby zombie hoard. until she killed two zombies did she say, ¡°i said that i was fine!¡± ¡°come over!¡± xia lei grabbed her hand and wanted to slice down. mo ye swung her aside. she could only say the truth now, ¡°i used an immunity potion so i am fine.¡± everyone was stunned. although they knew about the gachapon and knew that the thing was magical but after all none of them spun it before and didn¡¯t even have an evolution potion. they also didn¡¯t know that an immunity potion existed. ¡°you need to have better lying skills, why haven¡¯t i heard of such a thing before?¡± cheng ze still felt like his disciple was consoling him. he shouted while shouting at her. she was helpless, clenching her fist and punching the wall. that hollow wall was punched through to the other room, scaring the other allies there and they nearly fired in retaliation. the few of them were stunned and even forgot how to fire. soldiers who had been through special training could actually punch through such walls but those were people who went through special training. in the country, only special forces troops could do that. even if others had the strength, the bones and flesh on their first couldn¡¯t take such an impact. they could punch through but their entire arm would be useless. the five of them were cops, they might be able to do that when they needed to save their lives but they would probably end up handicapped. as for mo ye, apart from some abrasion and some blood, her hand was fine! what they couldn¡¯t believe was that she was really relaxed when she punched and it was as if she didn¡¯t use any strength at all. she didn¡¯t go all out and punched through the wall, how much strength did she have?! ¡°you, you, you, captain...¡± little tiger was stammering and his sentences were complete. ¡°i am already evolved and used an immunity potion so don¡¯t worry, i am fine.¡± mo ye pointed outside to remind them that they were still fighting. during those few moments, the zombies and monsters got closer. n0velusb.c0m they started to fire but their faces were still filled with shock. mo ye already evolved? did she use an immunity potion? there was really something that could make them immune to the zombie virus? they had many questions but they didn¡¯t know where to start. now was also not the time to ask questions. the zombie ape that was getting close was annoyed with the sniper. it bent down, grabbing a car and tossing it at the sniper. they were close and the zombie ape was really strong so that distance was covered right away. the sniper could only tilt his body before he was hit by the car. half of his body was flattened and he was probably dead. without the sniper, the zombie ape didn¡¯t have to cover his head. it grabbed the pillar and started to walk over. it looked like it was going to destroy the entire defence line. the faces of everyone in this building were dead as ash. with the zombie ape¡¯s speed, not to mention fighting back, these people didn¡¯t even have a chance to retreat! at this time, there was suddenly a gunshot. most people here were cops and they were familiar with weapons. they could hear that it was an old type 56. originally, no one cared much. after all, this was the apocalypse so it wasn¡¯t surprising if someone just used a rifle that they found. when this bullet hit the zombie ape¡¯s eyes, many people were impressed with the accuracy. but who knew that the zombie ape who was perfectly fine since the start of the battle was actually hit and large amounts of purple blood flowed from its eyes! the zombie ape was injured! Chapter 65: Broken arm and death chapter 65: broken arm and death li nan bit his teeth and he smashed the rod in his hands towards the head of the young man. he knew that the person who struck first would win. because of that, he managed to get an evolution potion and was able to live like a king in these few hours. his neighbor who often made loud noises at night and would scold him for asking him to quieten down had his legs broken by him and fed to the zombies. he would never dare to scold him ever again and would only cry in pain. the female superior in his company said that he was stupid and wanted to fire him. her yoga and fighting skills were all useless and she was just laying there and getting played by him. that leader wanted to try to snatch control of the party from him. so what if most of the people support him? he broke his son¡¯s legs and in the end, he still knelt down and begged! why? it was because he was strong and that they couldn¡¯t fight back! from then on, li nan knew that the world had changed. everything in the past was gone, getting strong was the more important thing now! so he used his rod to smash down, using all the strength in his body. in his mind were the scenes of this young man¡¯s head exploding. he was actually feeling a little excited because of that. behind him, a vicious look appeared on the faces of a few of his men. they stared at the blade and shields which were obviously good items and were thinking about how to get them. but a few seconds later, they realised that something wasn¡¯t right. why did his rod fall to the ground? the weird thing was, there was an arm grabbing it. it broke! ¡°ah!¡± only then did li nan cry out. he took a few seconds to understand what had happened. for some reason, his right hand that was holding the rod was sliced off! n0velusb.c0m li nan didn¡¯t understand, his men didn¡¯t understand. why did such a thing suddenly happen? ¡°there is a saying in the apocalypse, when you want to kill someone, others might want to kill you too.¡± ye zhongming flicked off the blood on the moon edge and said towards the other few stunned faces, ¡°but you don¡¯t have to remember that anymore, the apocalypse has ended for the few of you.¡± when he said that, he waved his shield across their faces. the huge strength caused them to spit out blood and fall onto the ground. in front of an evolved, they were like weak girls, unable to fight back. he walked in front of li nan who was crying in pain and kicked him out of the mall. the sound of broken bones and snapping tendons were really clear. li nan wasn¡¯t dead, his men weren¡¯t dead. more accurately, they weren¡¯t dead yet. they were just badly injured such that they couldn¡¯t climb up. they could only watch as the young man dissected the terror goat and take away the things they wanted and then walk out of the mall. their bodies were in pain but they didn¡¯t dare to shout in case they drew the zombies over. but when a wave of zombies appeared in front of their eyes, they couldn¡¯t suppress the terror in their hearts and cried out in despair. .......................................................................................... ¡°liang chuyin where are you?¡± ye zhongming asked where the influencer was while feeling a little bad about the wasted materials of the terror goat. as the monster baby had broken out of the purple cloud ant¡¯s protection and went to the candy shop for some reason, who knew what accidents would occur? if it was unlucky and got killed, that was a huge blow for ye zhongming. he didn¡¯t allow such a thing to happen. so he had to give up on the good stuff on the terror goat and he only dug out the goat treasure and demon crystal. he also sliced a layer of leather and then the horns. he strengthened one and then enchanted the leather. he didn¡¯t even look at the stats, shoving it into his bag before running towards pearl lake. ¡°bumped into a bunch of idiots and got stopped!¡± liang chuyin cursed as she bumped into something that was really infuriating. ¡°can you deal with it?¡± ¡°no problem, but i might be a little later.¡± ¡°okay then stay safe, if not then just meet up with teacher park.¡± after ending the call, ye zhongming heard that zombie ape¡¯s furious roar. he couldn¡¯t see what was going on but from that shout, he could tell that someone injured it and it was getting angry real quick. a few cars suddenly drove past the buildings and smashed into the sides of the streets. glass and parts flew all around. the injured ape was using such a method to vent its anger. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know that the first team member he cared about after reviving was facing a life-and-death test. he only knew that if he didn¡¯t head over, the monster baby would get stolen! his leg was much better now and it was just an impact injury after he got flung by the terror goat. his right hand was still swelling and probably wouldn¡¯t heal in a short time. injuries were normal during the apocalypse. many survivors didn¡¯t die on the spot but they died because of lack of treatment. these made medicine very expensive, far more than food and water. doctors and chemists were also welcomed. if your party had such a person, you had more insurance and could go all out in fights. ye zhongming¡¯s previous team had a medic and her status was really high, becoming the deputy leader. those who were injured were healed up in time. ye zhongming really wished he had a healer now. with that job, just one heal and he could heal his light injuries. after stopping at a street stand, ye zhongming hid his body. the path ahead was connected to the lake. that army used this path to head forwards and they were already nearby. one had to say that there were other parties helping this army block threats in all directions so they were able to push forwards quickly. they were close to the lake. if they stood in the middle of the street, they could see that huge black hole. but they were being sniped. the group of purple cloud ants was blocking the streets and they had to wipe them out to get over! captain ye stood on his vehicle and heard the fighting sounds around him. he pointed at these level-two monsters and shouted, ¡°attack! kill them!¡± ¡°kill them!¡± this arm suddenly... exploded. Chapter 66: Purple Cloud Ants fight back chapter 66: purple cloud ants fight back ¡°beautiful, it isn¡¯t that we aren¡¯t letting you go. the area ahead is very dangerous, you will be safer staying here with us.¡± hu duohai looked at this thin beautiful woman and he hid the interest that he had in her. compared to the lucky ones who evolved on the first day, hu duohai¡¯s evolution path was a little tougher. before the apocalypse, hu duohai had a small hut between two apartments. he was patient in his battle against the corporates who wanted to force him to move away. to prevent them from forcing him to move, he moved his 80 year old parents and even paralysed relatives to his hut. after the apocalypse started, the elderly didn¡¯t survive the mutation wave and became zombies. hu duohai was so terrified he ran out but then he ran back as there were too many monsters outside. to survive, he killed all his relatives. those old zombies weren¡¯t much of a threat as they were stuck to the beds and could only crawl. as long as he wasn¡¯t too scared, it wasn¡¯t difficult to kill them. he dragged the corpses to the construction zone to bury them and he actually found a gachapon. this mysterious thing stood there and gave off a tempting glow. hu duohai wasn¡¯t too stupid and found a way to use it. he used the crystals from the heads of his relatives to spin it and got a card that he didn¡¯t know how to use. after which, he bumped into captain ye, using the card and the position of the gachapon to exchange for food, water and a bottle of evolution potion. for some reason, captain ye also handed a bunch of survivors for him to manage. this made this 40 year old guy who previously wanted to get rich by forcing corporates to pay him to move, to have the feeling of being a leader for the first time. but hu duohai knew that captain ye wouldn¡¯t help him evolve for no reason. that was because many of his men still hadn¡¯t evolve so he didn¡¯t think that he was better than those soldiers. until he gave him a mission and some guns did he understand that he was going to be a cannon fodder? no wonder they were willing to sacrifice a bottle of evolution potion! no, not sacrifice, he paid a card! hu duohai realised that his card might be much more valuable than the evolution potion. but he didn¡¯t say anything and didn¡¯t reveal his unhappiness towards captain ye. he even followed the orders and brought some men here to be cannon fodder. n0velusb.c0m that was because he knew that it was useless even if he showed his unhappiness. the outcome was not something he could handle and he might even turn into a corpse. so he smartly chose to follow and hand his fate to the heavens. hu duohai knew something which was that when you lived under someone¡¯s roof, you had to lower your head. he couldn¡¯t ask back for fairness so he could only lower his head. but the appearance of this beautiful woman made him see the opportunity for some fairness. evolved... weird weapon... something more important was that through the sharp hearing, he trained from fighting with those demolition workers, he heard a guy give her orders through the walkie-talkie. this proved that she was part of a team. moreover, she was so strong and she still wasn¡¯t the leader! just one day passed in the apocalypse so to be able to make such a strong team, they definitely had a way to get strong! hu duohai was tempted and he wanted to find out that method. he had been single for so many years and was even thinking about using her. but he was careful and he was willing to use a gentle method to get what he wanted instead of fighting her. but her attitude was firm which made him want to attack her. ¡°since you are not willing to stay then tell me how you evolved and how you got this whip okay?¡± he held his gun and moved the barrel slowly toward the woman. the sun set a little and the shadows of the high buildings started to rise, covering her face. a bit of the sun reflected from her eyes. ¡°i am afraid to die, there is no special reason. i have been like that since i fell into the water when i was young so i have been trying hard to survive.¡± he was stunned and didn¡¯t know why she was telling him this. . ¡°in the past, i had a tough life, i was a sheep living among fierce beasts. who knew which day it was where i would get ripped apart? but now that the world is in chaos, those animals have all turned into corpses. although i might die at any time, i have never felt so relaxed.¡± she slowly untangled the whip that was made up of the mutated willow branch and blood tongue. she spoke slowly like she was talking to herself. ¡°i am very lucky to bump into some guy that could help me live and live well. although he is fierce on me and even hit me but he did so for my own good. he wants me to get strong and he taught me how to survive in the apocalypse. i am very happy, finally, someone showed me that i could rely on them.¡± ¡°now that person needs my help, he is in danger but you stopped me.¡± she sucked in a deep breath, her huge chest which was not proportionate to her thin body rose up a little. ¡°so what i would like to say is, move aside...¡± rage rose up on her beautiful face which made hu duohai¡¯s body shake. ¡°or just die!¡± ............................................................................................................ when the human war machine was activated, the strength they had was huge. two units of soldiers used their advanced weapons to form a dense firepower net that smashed into the hundreds of terrifying purple cloud ants. in the setting sun, they left bright rays of light. the dozens of purple cloud ants were pretty much ripped into shreds by this metal storm! these level one monsters had decent defence but they couldn¡¯t handle these dense attacks. the effectiveness of the first wave raised their morale. they hollered out in rage. they followed their training and marched towards these purple cloud ants. their rifles fired to send one after another falling over. victory was in front of their eyes. but ye zhongming who was hiding shook his head. now, three monsters walked out of the black hole. they were the red gondor, terror goat, purple cloud ant. why did ye zhongming choose to attack the bigger and tougher level two terror goat? not these level one purple cloud ants? that was because these ants weren¡¯t easy. if the soldiers felt like things would be so smooth then they were badly wrong! like they were proving his worries, those ants started to fight back. behind those ants were a few that stood up. their stomachs were constricted such that their belly skin was about to stick to their backs. this state lasted for a second before their mouth ripped apart, spitting out a smelly green liquid. Chapter 67: Horn sound from the candy shop n0velusb.c0m chapter 67: horn sound from the candy shop green liquid turned into raindrops that covered the sky, hitting the soldiers who were at the front. tragic cries rang out. their uniforms didn¡¯t defend them at all. the liquid corroded many huge holes the moment they touched it and caused a black smoke to rise up. many soldiers tore their clothes but they realised that parts of their body were being corroded too. those worse ones couldn¡¯t stand anymore. one could see white bones. in just a moment, they lost their breathing and became a pile of bones. ye zhongming knew that these ants were called war ants for a reason. they had strong discipline and teamwork. they also had strong battle techniques. although they were level one but groups of them gathered and they could sweep high level beings. in the last life, there was a terrifying record. over a million of them wiped out a dungeon, turning that into a true death realm. until a long while did adventurers realise that the dungeon was devoid of life. after investigating, they were shocked. one must know that the biggest lord of that dungeon was a level seven being. they were crushed by a million of these level-one ants. many ants can kill an elephant, that was a point that was proven in the apocalypse too. another of their strengths was that they evolved different abilities. for example the ants at the back that spat out acid, were mage ants who were in charge of ranged attacks. the acid was really strong and it was very corrosive. if a human got hit then they were probably dead unless you had special skills or jobs. or if you reached six star. those soldiers charging at the front were called blade ants. they had sharp blades and thick shells and also quick speeds. apart from them, there was one called needle ant. their ribs had black spikes growing out of them. they could fire out and were like crossbows. moreover, they were silent so it would catch one off guard. the moment they fired, the needle ants would replenish them within a week. the mage ants¡¯ attacks ended and they bent back down. instantly, blade ants guarded them. there was only a small number of them and their bodies were much weaker so they were the focus of protection. after that wave, at least 20 warriors lost their lives. there were also some that lost their ability to fight. if the part that was corroded wasn¡¯t dealt with, most of them would be handicapped for the rest of their lives. the ants¡¯ sudden attack messed up their tempo and the entire team started to be in chaos. that was understandable. modern armies hadn¡¯t fought a war in a long time and they hadn¡¯t seen blood. this armed force in the city was just a normal army that was in charge of defence and saving people during crises. they hadn¡¯t fought any war before. now that they were seeing blood and were facing these monsters, performing so well was already commendable. taking the chance, the blade ants charged close and they waved their blades that shone a cold light under the sun. captain ye and the commanders commanded them to prevent the blade ants from charging into their formation if not they would collapse! those things could even slice the shells of the cars! ¡°use the 85!¡± captain ye ordered. two army vehicles drove over with the w85 heavy machine gun. four shooters equipped the bullets and started to fire at the ants. a metal storm swept the purple cloud ants. the moment these huge killing weapons that fired 80 shots a minute appeared, the battle was settled. the purple cloud ants were strong but there wasn¡¯t many of them. hundred of them was not enough. even the blade ants that had strong defence couldn¡¯t block the w85 bullets. one after another was being ripped up into pieces and those blade ants turned into disgusting bones. but the victory wasn¡¯t so easy. after a few meters, dozens of black shadows flew out from the ant group, using the dusk to shoot at the vehicles. the four shooters weren¡¯t prepared and their bodies were pierced. due to the momentum, they flew from the car and flew backward. the firepower stopped and the soldiers were stunned. but the ants had expected it and attacked strongly once again. the soldier was trying really hard. if they had a bit more training, they might be much stronger than now but they had never been through such cruel fighting and they also didn¡¯t understand much about these monsters. after losing the cover of the machine guns and with the huge psychological effects of the situation, some purple cloud ants charged into their forces. after the few attacks, less than half of the purple cloud ants remained, only around 40 were left. some of them included the mage ants and needle ants that had used their attacks. so only 20+ ants charged into the army. but these 20 of them caused huge casualties in just a short few seconds. the formation was weakened. ye zhongming took a look at his left hand that was holding moon edge and was thinking about whether or not to help. these soldiers were a special group. their understanding and adapting to the apocalypse was slower than normal people but that didn¡¯t prevent them from being one of the few groups he respected. if possible, he was willing to help them. he took a short look and relaxed before noticing that something wasn¡¯t right. he crossed the battlefield and looked at the captain who was standing on the vehicle. ye zhongming¡¯s expression was ice cold. he scoffed and stopped hesitating. he charged out and stuck close to the buildings as he moved towards the lake. what he didn¡¯t notice was that after he ran a hundred meters, that captain ye noticed him. he looked at his back view for a moment before looking away. .......................................................................................... the place where the purple cloud ants and soldiers were fighting wasn¡¯t far from pearl lake. ye zhongming turned a corner and saw the beautiful manmade lake. he wanted to search for the candy shop but realised that things weren¡¯t so easy. that was because not far from him were dozens of ants staring at him. they were the needle ants that had retreated as well as four blade ants. behind those ants was a small shop where several corpses flew out. after this, ye zhongming heard the horn sound that made his expression change. on the lake, that giant black hole actually expanded by several folds and a giant figure slowly walked out! Chapter 68: We are cannon fodder chapter 68: we are cannon fodder ¡°captain mo, what gun is that? how did you hurt this monster?!¡± cheng long¡¯s mouth opened wide and he looked at the bleeding zombie ape in disbelief. the others looked at it and then looked at mo ye before looking at her old rifle. mo ye had already given them a huge shock. evolved, virus immunity, all of these magical things happened to this person who was the same as them yesterday. but that was the truth. the big hole in the wall proved all this. now, this gun also proved that. cheng ze and xia lei also noticed that in just the first day of the apocalypse, their disciple and junior sister had been through some changes. after all, cheng ze was old and had seen many things so he considered many things. he thought about it and had his guess. ¡°you kept saying that you are going to leave because of this?¡± mo ye returned to the headquarters and told them that she wanted to leave. many people didn¡¯t understand. after all, if everyone was together, they were familiar with one another and they had food and weapons. as long as one wasn¡¯t a fool and didn¡¯t fear the zombies, a team was much safer than being alone. even someone like xia lei who was really skilled and whose husband was waiting for her didn¡¯t make a rash decision. she was waiting for a good chance. mo ye was at most on the same level so was she risking her life wanting to leave? without a doubt, upon hearing that, cheng ze and xia ye disagreed. but now they knew that this young police captain had a much better path to walk. a path that allowed her to become immune to the virus and turn into an evolved in just a day. also this gun... they thought that it was an old gun she had picked up, who knew that it was much stronger than cheng ze¡¯s sniper. mo ye bit her teeth and found another chance to fire. she didn¡¯t know how to explain herself to her master and her colleagues. actually, only after she came here did she realise what ye zhongming had given her. evolution potion, immunity potion, rifle, bullets, she didn¡¯t think they were much and she even felt like it was rewards that she deserved. only after returning did she realise that what she did wasn¡¯t worthy of such a high reward. right, high reward. she heard captain ye¡¯s call and heard that one evolution potion could exchange for many good things! only then did she know that she had taken too much. she could get scratched now and be totally fine and could also stop these monsters from getting close and earning survival time for everyone. she felt like not only did she take a lot, she had taken too much. so it made her feel more grateful to ye zhongming. it also made her more firm in her decision to leave this place after this mission. her heart told her that what she wished for was to be with that person. ¡°the world has changed and some things are quite mysterious, more mysterious than we think.¡± mo ye looked at the zombie ape that had gone mad and was kicking all the cars around. she lowered her voice, ¡°if there is a chance, i will explain to all of you.¡± she fired once more. this time she didn¡¯t aim at the eye that the ape was blocking but its knee. mo ye used another bullet that ye zhongming gave her. her old rifle was strengthened by ye zhongming using the 56 rifle. although he didn¡¯t enchant it, but it was already really strong and had exceeded that of some sniper rifles. apart from that, ye zhongming had given her five bullets. mo ye didn¡¯t know how they appeared but she knew that it was one of his magical abilities. a strengthened rifle and strengthened bullets allowed her to badly injure the zombie ape¡¯s eyes and shock her colleagues in the room. but these things weren¡¯t enchanted and didn¡¯t have special abilities. although they were strong but they couldn¡¯t kill this terrifying zombie ape which was why she changed her plan after the first shot. the bullet shot past the dozens of meters and hit its right knee. the grey skin exploded to review the black kneecap. the strength of that gun caused the zombie ape to stop. it lowered its head and looked at its knees with its white eyes before hollering in mo ye¡¯s direction. the zombies around all moved in that direction, even trying to surround the building! it only wanted to kill that person that could threaten it! ¡°who fired, follow me. chief liu told you to join his team.¡± someone ran in. he looked around and his eyes shifted between cheng ze and xia lei. one of them was a famous teacher and the other was a strong and beautiful lady. it was probably one of them as their guns were also the best. a moment later, he noticed that everyone was looking at mo ye who was the only person who wasn¡¯t looking at him. she was focused on her aim. her arms didn¡¯t even move when she fired, it was as if the rifle recoil did not exist. this person was filled with respect but when he saw that old rifle, he couldn¡¯t help but look down on her. ¡°help me to attack!¡± mo ye¡¯s tone was anxious. she was evolved and could sense the suppression from the zombie ape. she knew that if it got close, everyone would die, ¡°right knee, quick!¡± the other four turned their guns to it right away. ¡°oi, did you hear what i said? this is an order!¡± peng! mo ye fired. with the strengthened vision and observation ability, her gun was really precise, hitting the same spot as the last shot. cheng ze, xia lei, cheng long and little tiger all fired too. although they couldn¡¯t hit the exact same spot as mo ye did, but they all hit the target, hitting its knee. the zombie ape let out a deafening roar and its body leaned to the side, holding onto the building to prevent itself from falling. mo ye¡¯s vision was really good and she could see thin cracks in its right knee. she wanted to continue attacking to shatter its knee but that person stretched his hand over at her gun. ¡°yi, this gun is a little different.¡± mo ye was furious. she stood up and pushed her shoulder in his body. her strength couldn¡¯t be underestimated so he was knocked aside. he fell back and knocked into the wall. ¡°mo ye what are you doing!¡± that person resisted the pain, pressing his chest and staring at her in rage, ¡°did you get your gun through improper means? why did you stop me from checking it?¡± that guy was the chief¡¯s secretary. mo ye knew him but they weren¡¯t close. in the past, he sent hints to her but after she didn¡¯t reply, things ended like that. ¡°i am saving all your lives so you better scram.¡± she stared fiercely, ¡°i am here and won¡¯t go to whatever chief liu. if you disturb me, i will kill you!¡± the others were shocked at her reaction, they had never seen her so furious before. moreover, mo ye and the others called him chief liu but now the way she addressed him had changed too. thinking back to her gaze when she returned, everyone guessed that something unhappy happened between them. n0velusb.c0m ¡°you, you are going against orders, you will be punished!¡± he was not afraid of her and shouted at her. mo ye took out a pistol and fired at him, hitting the wall beside his ear. the cement caused a shallow wound on his face and blood flowed out. ¡°you, you fired at me?¡± the secretary was stunned and so were the others. they hadn¡¯t adapted to the change of rules in the apocalypse. ¡°if you don¡¯t scram then i will smash your brains.¡± this time he turned and ran. he knew that if he didn¡¯t leave then this girl would really dare to kill him. seeing his look of grievance when he left, cheng ze and xia lei sighed, ¡°little ye you were too rash. how will you still stay on the team?¡± mo ye returned to her shooting position and picked up the rifle, ¡°then i won¡¯t stay. apart from you all, there is nothing worth staying here.¡± ¡°how can you say that!¡± cheng ze had deep feelings for the team and when he heard his disciple say that, he was a little unhappy. ¡°teacher, things aren¡¯t as good as you think they are. do you know what we are fighting for? what we will get?¡± she turned and said to her teacher. ¡°to be cannon fodder for captain ye so that he can get things that are tens or even hundred times better than my gun. apart from sacrificing ourselves, we get nothing. our chief will get evolution potions for his wife, kids and himself and get a chance to be protected by the army. if you all manage to survive, then congratulations, you will manage to see him evolved.¡± cheng ze and the others didn¡¯t fire and looked at her in disbelief. their minds were in a mess. ¡°captain is that true?¡± little tiger frowned and asked. mo ye nodded and didn¡¯t continue. ¡°argh!¡± cheng long cursed and kept his gun. he just sat on the floor. peng! mo ye talked but she didn¡¯t stop shooting. another gun hit the zombie ape¡¯s knee such that it sat on the ground. it knew how to adapt, using the pillar to block its wound and not letting this mysterious enemy get a chance. mo ye managed to hold this zombie ape back alone. but if it was so easy to handle, then it would not be the mutated zombie that everyone feared. it stood up slowly, using zombies to block in front of it. although it was five meters tall, but its knee was around 1.5 meters. these zombies blocked and mo ye couldn¡¯t see it. mo ye slapped the window in rage. she had only one more modified bullet so even if she changed targets it wouldn¡¯t do much. did she have to give up like that? right when she was thinking about how to deal with it, her gaze swept about something. she twisted her head and saw park xiuying fleeing in this direction! Chapter 69: Chain prisoner chapter 69: chain prisoner as he was closer to the black hole, the smell of the dungeon that spread out from it got thicker and thicker. but when this giant figure appeared, no one paid attention to the smell. they were all shocked by the pressure that it gave off. even ye zhongming was not an exception. he finally saw the monster that filled his nightmares in his last life. chain prisoner! close to 50 meter body, dark red skin, even the tallest humans were like ants in front of it. its thick limbs stepped on the ground of pearl lake. the giant rumbling made the entire ground shake. one front foot and two back feet made it look really weird. the other weird thing was that it only had four arms that were grown at its shoulders and ribs. when it moved it gave off a whistling sound to show off the power that they contained. there was a green horn on its head and at the tip was a ball of light. when it breathed, it would light up before dimming down. but at least half of its pressure came from this small ball like it contained some sort of lightning power. the weird thing about this monster was that there were many rounds of black chains wrapped around it. no one knew how many oval-shaped metal rings made it up. on its four arms, its entire body, and even half of its three limbs were wrapped by these chains. they clanged as they moved. no one knew what this fellow was or where it came from. their valuation of its strength was only because of its mountain-like body. but ye zhongming knew that this fellow was called chain prisoner in his last life and it was one of the strongest monsters that managed to come out from the dungeon. n0velusb.c0m it was really strong and it also evolved really quickly. its forehead had a green crystal now which meant that it was level four. not long later, it would become level five, six, seven... just a year after the apocalypses started, it would become one of the few known level nine monsters! it was a level nine monster that roamed around. at that time, when the humans didn¡¯t have nine star experts, it was pretty much invincible. it didn¡¯t have a goal and just walked around and destroy everything it touched. dozens of survivor bases were wiped out by it just like that. many humans in the apocalypse were eaten by it and there was nothing they could do. until humans started to have their own nine star experts did they realise how strong it was? only after gathering three of them were they about to kill it. humans won but they paid a huge price. one of them suffered irreparable injuries, not long later his level dropped and a few years later he died. such a thing made humans lose a nine star evolved. based on people at the scene, it was already injured as it had fought something else. if not the humans might not have succeeded. out of the three nine star evolved, ye zhongming had met one in this life, mu xinfei! that battle was the one that made her famous! humans studied the chain prisoner and noticed that it was different from other monsters. other monsters evolved from killing, eating and storing energy and once they reached a certain level they would evolve. but it was different. although it destroyed many bases, but it didn¡¯t kill with purpose. as long as one didn¡¯t offend it and didn¡¯t block its path, then it wouldn¡¯t even look at you. many people guessed that it evolved through another method, unlocking. the chain prisoner was sealed by some sort of power. as time passed, its seals got unlocked and it got stronger. the first time it appeared, it was only level four. a year later it became level nine. this evolution speed was so terrifying, only unlocking was a valid explanation. everyone agreed with that and thus it was easily accepted. this meant that this chain prisoner was a level nine presence just that its strength was sealed until it dropped to level four. ye zhongming¡¯s heart was dejected. he had some hope. he felt like his revival had changed things. for example this chain prisoner, he hoped that it wouldn¡¯t appear. but this monster appeared as expected and quashed his hopes. this chain prisoner was pretty much an invincible presence. although it was only level four but on just the first day of the apocalypse, it was still invincible. the zombie ape was terrifying but in front of it, it would get stepped to death with one foot. the chain prisoner stood at the black hole, the green eye at the center of its face looked left and right and its giant body started to shake. it was laughing, like a prisoner on death row getting out of jail. that shaking lasted for a while before it started to give out a sound. that sound was terrifying, like a child crying at night. in this world where there were monsters everywhere and corpses stacking up on the grounds, that sent chills down one¡¯s spine. the chain prisoner laughed. a hand reached back into the black hole and after searching for a while, he pulled out a ten meter long tree without a crown. it had purple leaves. seeing the tree appear, ye zhongming was in a better mood as this was a good thing. actually, although the chain prisoner was strong, but it was covered in treasures. its flesh was the best replenishment after eating it, normal people could evolve right away and be immune to the zombie virus. its horn was called the horn of life and it was a plant type god artifact. it contained huge energy and also had a lightning light that was a strong attack it could fire at people. when it fired at itself, it had a healing effect. its eyes could be refined into a liquid that when dripped into one¡¯s eyes could strengthen vision. it was really important for marksmen. ye zhongming dreamt of such a thing but he couldn¡¯t find it. its black chains were made of a precious metal called ghost metal. it had an extraordinary ability and each gram was worth a huge amount. also, that tree it pulled out from the black hole was the stem of the blood tree. it was the ancestor of a cannibal plant that could be found all around the earth. these were only what ye zhongming knew from his last life. there were definitely things he did not know due to his status. anyways, one thing was for sure. after mu xinfei and the two other experts killed it, the powers they represented gained many good things and they all got stronger. it was all because of this chain prisoner! now this monster appeared as expected and stood there like it was invincible. could he get anything good? people died for money, ye zhongming was like that too. his desire for something good exceeded his fear of the chain prisoner! Chapter 70: News exposed chapter 70: news exposed the appearance of the chain prisoner caused everyone to stop in shock. all lifeforms be it monsters or humans looked at it like they were looking at a mountain and they felt the depths of their souls shake. ye zhongming bit his teeth and gave up on his impractical thought. the chained prisoner was covered in treasures. if he managed to get a single one, he would be able to use it for a long time. however, high rewards come with high risk. to fight a level four monster at one star evolved stage, was not a wise decision. ye zhongming could rely on his job advantage and understanding of the apocalypse to kill a level two monster but a level four one... forget it. ye zhongming turned his gaze to those purple cloud ants that were near to him. as he had seen the chain prisoner in his last life, he was the first to wake up from the pressure which gave him a great chance. he attacked, jumping in the middle of these ants. his moon edge slashed the air of the dusk and sliced through the bodies of these ants. even the blade ants who were known for their strong defence couldn¡¯t stop the blade at all. these ants that were in charge of protection were killed right away. without the protection of the blade ants, the mage ants and needle ants who were still in their weak state were like sheep waiting to be slaughtered... even though he only had one usable hand it was still the same. he dug the demon crystals and slice the sharp tips of the blade ants before he charged into the shop where the horn sounded from. the monster baby was within. at this time, chain prisoner had started to walk forwards. it crossed dozens of meters right away, crossing the lake to the streets and trampling on several pavilions. ye zhongming felt a shadow flicker past him and the surroundings shake as the chain prisoner stepped across his head. the pressure felt like a mountain was pressing down on him. but he knew that he was safe for the moment. the monster baby summoned these monsters to protect it. although it didn¡¯t have control over high level monsters but these monsters wouldn¡¯t hurt it either way. ye zhongming was already outside the shop so he was not afraid that the chain prisoner would step on him. the shop was in a total mess. there was a thick blood stench and there were a couple of corpses around. all of this showed that there was an intense battle here. ye zhongming noticed that there was something weird. his connection with the two girls was gone. park xiuying still had some static noises but liang chuyin switched off the walkie-talkie. a bad feeling entered his mind. he tried to calm himself down as he knew that his main goal was the monster baby. if he grabbed its bag then everything was worth it. the candy shop was split into the front and back. the front was for sales and the back was the rest area. the corpses were all in the front. from where they fell and where the blood spurted, ye zhongming deduced that the battle started from the door and stretched to the resting area. as he might need to fight right away, he moved his right hand. his evolved physique meant that his right hand had recovered slightly but it was not perfectly fine so he probably couldn¡¯t use it as of yet. he snuck to the resting area and before he opened it, he heard a loud sound like something was broken through. after which was a series of weird noises. ye zhongming¡¯s heart jumped when he heard that sound. it was the special cry of the monster baby, it was not far from him! he charged in and saw that several people were stumbling forward. they heard the footsteps and when they saw that it was a stranger, they got wary. ye zhongming¡¯s pupils constricted as these people all had guns! although they were just normal guns but in a small space they were really threatening. ¡°who are you? if you have nothing then just leave.¡± they turned their guns and their faces were really fierce. if this was a little longer into the apocalypse, these people would have fired right away. but since the apocalypse had just begun, they didn¡¯t kill people so swiftly and freely yet. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have time to waste with them. the monster baby had escaped from the back and he couldn¡¯t waste any more time here. he knocked them out and kept their guns. military guns! the moment he touched one he knew that these were standard issues. seemed like that captain really invested a lot into this operation. there was a huge hole in the toilet behind the resting room which ye zhongming took to get to the back alley. the chain prisoner was waving its tree truck, knocking aside the zombies and mutated beings that were in its way. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming looked at the end of the alley. the monster baby carrying a golden bag was riding a purple cloud ant. not far behind it were four people with guns that were aiming at it. a gun fired and blood spurted from its shoulder. one shot hit it! but using that space, the purple cloud ant and also disappeared into the back alley. ¡°captain ye requests for assistance. i noticed something holding a golden bag. it took out a potion to throw at us, it is actually an evolution potion! that fellow should be the biggest target today! its bag contains good things!¡± li shujun shouted at the walkie-talkie. after that battle, he knew that he couldn¡¯t deal with those few ants. he gave up on taking those treasures for himself and finally told captain ye the news.s ye zhongming knew right away that the secret wouldn¡¯t be kept for long. everyone who were here would know about it so he had to get the bag before anyone did. ye zhongming stopped hesitating and charged toward where the monster baby disappeared to. li shujun and the others noticed that he wasn¡¯t on their side and wanted to fire at him. they were much more decisive than those in the shop. but the person that they faced was ye zhongming. he side stepped and caused their aim to miss, losing the chance to fire. he charged into the group of them, using the shield to block one of their barrels before elbowing another aside. he then slashed another person which caused him to use his gun to block. the sharp moon edge sliced his gun right into two. although he lost his weapon, but that action saved his life. he retreated in cold sweat, sticking right on the wall of the alley and making way for ye zhongming. li shujun was at the front and now after turning around, he was the last person. he felt his eyes light up and the guy just appeared beside him. after all, he was an evolved so he knew that it was too late to fire. he charged and knocked that person. with his one star evolved body, he didn¡¯t believe that the person would be stronger than him. but ye zhongming side stepped knowing that he would knock into him. he smashed the shield onto the side of li shujun, using that strength to kick into the wall and run into the distance. ¡°thanks for the help!¡± that was all he said before he continued chasing the monster baby. the four of them couldn¡¯t stop him at all. hong! hong! hong! explosions could be heard from behind them. li shujun suppressed the pain in his ribs to turn his head. he saw the soldier that gave him huge pressure wang dingzheng and seven others who appeared on a roof. they had rpgs and were attacking that 50 meter giant! ¡°why are you hitting it?¡± li shujun was anxious and he shouted into the walkie-talkie! ¡°captian ye don¡¯t hit it, don¡¯t hit it! the treasure is here, if you don¡¯t go someone will steal it!¡± Chapter 71: Team gathering chapter 71: team gathering park xiuying¡¯s appearance wouldn¡¯t make mo ye so excited. what it made her realise was that this woman was with ye zhongming when she left, the fact that she appeared here meant that ye zhongming was definitely here too! after confirming that point, she didn¡¯t care about anything else and just jumped out. she fired at the zombie hoard in front of her and blew their heads off one after another. ¡°are you crazy?!¡¯ cheng ze didn¡¯t manage to pull her back. he was frightened when he saw his disciple jump out. he didn¡¯t expect her to do that suddenly. cheng long and little tiger looked at one another. they really respected mo ye as she often treated these two as her little brothers which was why they were very close. seeing that their team leader suddenly left, they glanced at each other and understood what each other meant. they jumped down and chased her which stunned cheng ze and xia lei. at this time, footsteps spread from outside. a few guys fully armed held their guns and ran in. the one who led the way was that secretary that had just left. ¡°where is mo ye? she went against military law! she has to be responsible for it!¡± seeing that person who fled timidly now come back provocatively, cheng ze and xia lei were furious. what time was it now and he still wanted to abuse his power? why not let these troops fight, why attack your own men now? cheng ze who was annoyed with mo ye and the other two leaving now stared at him and said loudly, ¡°what we need now is to fight! not to ask for people to be responsible! i will go get mo ye back!¡± he jumped out of the window and headed towards where the three of them ran towards. xia lei held the gun in her hands and wanted to follow. but when she thought back to meeting her husband, she hesitated a little before giving up. they and her... were different. n0velusb.c0m .......................................................................................... park xiuying had never hated a person so badly. qian da, that nasal voice guy at the school actually sneak attacked her. things were going smoothly. she was observing the battlefield and providing ye zhongming with useful information, guiding liang chuyin over to meet up. but as she was too focused, she didn¡¯t expect someone to sneak up to the rooftop. she was held down by him. he forced her to tell him about ye zhongming, forcing her to answer all his questions about the apocalypse. park xiuying could tell that he was strong and was trained. the way he held her down was by using the key joints and areas of the body. but what he didn¡¯t expect was that she wasn¡¯t the weak teacher that they had met in the school but someone who had evolved. when he was touching her all over, she exploded. qian da was knocked off the building by her self-invented moves. if not for his fast movement, he would have fallen to his death. but her advantage lasted for a limited time. although qian da didn¡¯t evolve but he had spun the wheel before and had several weapons. after hitting him, teacher park was still not his match. she could only flee in a direction that wasn¡¯t in her control. the evolved physique and effects of the immunity potion meant that she could run around the battlefield. qian da didn¡¯t dare to chase her at all as she ran towards the place with the most intense fighting. ¡°teacher park!¡± hearing someone call her, she woke up from her fleeing mode. when she saw the person, she had a wide smile on her face. ¡°mo ye! great, you are here!¡± park xiuying hugged her emotionally and she felt much more at ease. ¡°why are you here? where are ye zhongming and liang chuyin?¡± mo ye pulled her in a direction as this place wasn¡¯t one to catch up at. before she replied, a huge tremble and shadow appeared. they looked over and saw the scary face of the chain prisoner as well as its mountain-like body. the two girls were stunned for a moment before they woke up from the shock. ¡°oh no!¡± park xiuying shouted, ¡°i saw ye zhongming running towards this monster!¡± mo ye¡¯s expression changed. she had decided to follow ye zhongming and didn¡¯t want anything to happen to him. that monster looked terrifying. ¡°but we need to save liang chuyin, she is in danger. i saw her fighting with people.¡± teacher park panted and wanted to pull mo ye away. ¡°but what about ye zhongming?¡± although teacher park was gentle but she was stubborn in some areas and she had a strong sense of justice. as a teacher, her analytical skills were good. from the situation she picked up before they lost contact, ye zhongming was searching for something and definitely wouldn¡¯t offend this huge monster. but liang chuyin was different and she was already fighting. she was even fighting a group of people. there were many zombies and mutated monsters around her too so she was in more danger. ¡°he is temporarily fine, let¡¯s save liang chuyin first and then meet up with him. you know that many times we will be a burden if we follow him.¡± she bit her teeth and knew that she was right, ¡°lead the way, let¡¯s find liang chuyin.¡± ¡°captian mo, wait for us!¡± cheng long and little tiger ran over. they shot down a few zombies before getting close. they weren¡¯t evolved so they weren¡¯t as fast as mo ye. the fact that they could catch up showed their skills. ¡°why did you all come?¡± ¡°if we didn¡¯t then what can we do?¡± cheng long pouted, ¡°i can tell that the world is in a mess, we have no reason to stay there.¡± ¡°right captain, we want to follow you wherever you go.¡± tiger laughed. thinning wasn¡¯t his strong suit. ¡°each era has its own rules, maybe you are right now.¡± the few of them turned around and saw cheng ze holding his gun. the old injuries in his leg were apparent but it didn¡¯t affect his speed at all. mo ye¡¯s eyes lit up. her two men and her teacher were all great warriors. with them, that brat would probably be happy. ¡°good, let¡¯s go and save a friend of mine!¡± ¡°captain who?¡± little tiger laughed and followed. however, his gun accurately killed a mutated cat. ¡°your idol.¡± ¡°huh?¡± ...................................................................................................... liang chuyin¡¯s chest rose up and sank down and there was a hole in her jacket to reveal her pink bra. beside it was a ten-centimeter wound that was bleeding. in contrast with her white skin, the red blood was a bright difference. so killing someone was just like that. she licked the blood off her lips and stared at those people. beneath her feet were several dead bodies. hu duohai covered his left arm and the wound there was so deep that he could see the bone. if not for his evolved reaction speed, that whip would have killed him. ¡°you are staying here today!¡± he was furious. he had to grab this woman and find out the information that he wanted to know. ¡°i will hold her back, break her legs. i want her alive, she can be missing arms and legs.¡± the others looked at one another and wanted to kill her. their friends¡¯ deaths made them realise that she was vicious. if they weren¡¯t careful they might die here! ¡°liang chuyin!¡± a voice spread over as numerous people appeared. they knocked the others over. hu duohai could hold on a little but when a beautiful girl appeared and knocked him out, he realised that he had met more evolved. Chapter 72: Free meal chapter 72: free meal ye zhongming chased the monster baby got a long time and finally saw signs of it near the square of the lake. this fellow was now off the body of the purple cloud ant and it was biting a chicken that it had got from some other place. so greedy? ye zhongming didn¡¯t know what its personality was. he usually participated in the outer areas of missions so he had no chance to observe this monster baby up close. he glanced at its injured shoulder and it was actually smooth, one couldn¡¯t see any injuries at all. the monster baby suddenly turned around and looked at ye zhongming. it let go of the chicken and started to shout. this shout was much softer than that of the chain prisoner. it was like the difference between a horn and a mosquito. the purple cloud ant beside it charged at him when it heard it roar. yi? only then did he realise that this purple cloud ant was an ant general! purple cloud ants were usually level one beasts. be it blade ants, mage ants or needle ants, they were all level one. but there were high level ones out of the group like this general ant, it was a level two beast. based on what ye zhongming knew, there were king ants which were level three. the ant queen was level four and might even be higher than that. in the last life, no human had seen the purple cloud ant queen so their estimates of its level were just guesses. who knew that this monster baby could control a level two general ant. ye zhongming was tense and when the general ant was a few meters away, he sidestepped to the side. in the next second, a thin bone needle flew toward where he was standing. ¡°bone needle flick!¡± this was one of its talent skills! this was a really obscure move. although the needles weren¡¯t long but they were really powerful, able to pierce through centimeter-long metal boards. the general ant was stunned when it noticed that the human could dodge its skill. it charged fiercely just to hide its sneak attack. but it didn¡¯t sense any high level evolution aura from his body, making it even angrier. on the sides of its body which were thicker than normal purple cloud ants, two transparent wings appeared and it started to glide in the air. its speed was many times that of when it was on the ground. but the purple cloud ant miscalculated once more. while ye zhongming dodged, he moved the moon edge from his left hand to his right which could only barely twitch. his left hand pulled the arm shield off which he tossed into the air. the ant just flew up but it was hit and fell back to the ground. although ye zhongming was a one star evolved, but he ate the modified evolution potion and also ate the ape turtle¡¯s meat. his body was seven times that of normal people and he was much stronger than normal level-one experts. that shield toss wasn¡¯t light and one of the general¡¯s wings twisted badly after being smashed. one of its legs was also broken which caused it to roll on the ground in pain. the rule of the apocalypse was to kill someone when they were down. ye zhongming slid beside it, placing moon edge to his left hand and waving out, slicing all the legs on one side of the ant. dark green liquid flowed out of its broken limbs and the purple cloud ant general¡¯s cries became softer. ye zhongming¡¯s body flashed once more. this was his 4th movement. he dodged the large amounts of acid from its mouth before he waved moon edge once more. his 5th movement was the same as the last one, slicing off all the legs on the other side. at this point, this ant general lost all its mobility and was just there to be killed. he pulled moon edge out from the general¡¯s head and dug out its demon crystal. the half eaten chicken in the monster baby¡¯s hands fell to the ground. it was as if it had seen something unbelievable. suddenly, it started to shout. it didn''t care if others could understand it at all, it looked like it was just trying to express something. ye zhongming walked quickly towards it. what he needed to do was to slice its head off and then snatch the golden bag. in the last life, that was what people did. when monster baby saw ye zhongming speed up instead of stopping, it screamed before running backwards. but its small legs meant that its speed was even slower than primary school students. it ran a few steps and after realising that it was useless, it stopped. it did something that shocked ye zhongming. it grabbed its golden bag and dug into it. it took something out and smashed it at ye zhongming. this shocked him. he thought that he didn¡¯t know much about the monster baby so he had some killing move. but its strength was too small so that thing flew really slowly. ye zhongming saw that it was a scroll so he didn¡¯t dodge it. he grabbed it and held it in his hands. ¡°basic summoning technique!¡± damn! ye zhongming¡¯s eyes opened so wide that they were about to pop out of their sockets! that scroll was a skill scroll! it was a really popular summoning skill! that monster baby tossed out a skill!? ye zhongming looked as the monster baby wanted to toss another thing out. he felt like this fellow should be called heaven as only heaven will give you a free meal... he didn¡¯t hesitate at all and just learned it right away. his mind felt a little dizzy and something appeared. ye zhongming learned his second skill after basic elimination technique. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming wasn¡¯t a fool so he continued to move forwards. it threw another thing that ye zhongming grabbed. it was a job advancement scroll. in his last life how much did he spend on this? now it was being tossed at him like it was trash! the comparison was so fresh. ¡°is there more? i want more!¡± pa! it threw something else. ye zhongming took it and it was a one star evolution potion. it was not as good as the last two but not bad. ¡°again!¡± the monster baby listened and threw something else. at the same time, a cunning look flashed in its eyes. ye zhongming wanted to grab it but he felt that something wasn¡¯t right. his body pounced out and the moment he reached the ground, that thing the monster baby tossed exploded and left a giant hole! as the dust settle, a figure flashing green stood up from the hole! Chapter 73: Basic summoning technique chapter 73: basic summoning technique this was a monster that ye zhongming had never seen before. more accurately, it was a summoned monster as it didn¡¯t have a monster crystal. ye zhongming rolled after leaping to the ground and he stood up only after he was far from that monster. he held moon edge and maintained his aura. it seemed like the information regarding the monster baby was not complete. although it did not have combat skills, but apart from using the horn to summon zombies and monsters, it had other defensive skills. its recovery was strong too. ye zhongming¡¯s right finger moved a little and he felt that his right arm was much better. the basic summoning technique filled his body with strength that slightly healed his injured arm. however, it was still a distance away from being perfectly fine. thinking about it, he moved the arm shield to his right hand. the monster baby was delighted after summoning the two meter tall green monster. it picked up the chicken and twisted its body at ye zhongming, it was as if it was telling him that he could do nothing about it. it bit on the chicken and even tossed a bone at ye zhongming. ye zhongming knocked the bone aside with moon edge and he retreated once more. that green monster walked out of the hole and was charging at him. as it did not have demon crystals, this monster¡¯s strength was not easy to judge. its body wasn¡¯t physical too which made ye zhongming hesitate as he was afraid that moon edge would be destroyed. this hesitation gave the monster a chance to charge forwards. it punched and as it was really close, ye zhongming could smell sulfur. he retreated and was afraid that the monster would touch him. the monster baby laughed and its body shook a little. he didn¡¯t dare to slash and didn¡¯t dare to get close so he just retreated. while retreating, he took out the demon crystals that he had picked up. as they were crushed, he started to recover some mental energy. n0velusb.c0m it looked like he was being forced back without any ability to fight back. gunshots could be heard from afar as the battle there was ending. ye zhongming saw some light on the chain prisoner¡¯s body too. that was caused by large guns and rpgs. pillars of fire surged into the sky and some buildings were set on fire from the modern weapons. ye zhongming realised that the sun had set and the second night of the apocalypse was here. his mental energy was recovering. for this, he even used the level two demon crystal of the terror goat! he paid such a huge price but it wasn¡¯t to flee. ye zhongming didn¡¯t back off and just stood beside a small fountain beside the square. the green monster followed him. it lifted its foot and kicked ye zhongming. this fellow left black marks on the ground, the green light actually had strong corrosive nature. ¡°taste this!¡± ye zhognming reached out towards the fountain and the water started to bubble. a second later a human-shaped water elemental stood up. it opened its mouth and spat a water pillar at the green monster. a smoke rose up from its body and that made it scream out in pain. the water elemental walked out from the water fountain. its translucent body made it look soft and its movement was a little slow but it was strong. it wrapped the green monster and they were embroiled in a battle. this was the basic summoning technique that ye zhongming had learned. this skill was a summoning skill but it was different from those mainstream ones. mainstream ones like undead summoning, star summoning, magic summoning etc consumed mental energy. undead summoning would summon skeleton soldiers or magic summoning would summon mage beings. these summoning techniques didn¡¯t need bodies and just needed mental energy. but he was different, it needed a conduit and it was very important. the quality affected the strength and nature of the monster summoned. if he used some steel, then the monster would be made of steel. if he used stone, then a golem would appear. ye zhongming chose water so he summoned a water elemental. apart from that, its strength depended on how much mental energy he spent. when summoning, the more you used, the stronger the monster would be. ¡®durability 30/30, last for a minute.¡± this was the notification that he got after summoning the water elemental. it recorded the summoning time and summoning strength. in just a while, ye zhongming had dozens of notifications and it was of durability dropping. in just a short moment, the durability dropped from 30 to 18. the water elemental and the green monster were equal but due to the advantage in element, his water element had the upper hand. however, in truth, it was a little weaker as its durability was dropping quickly. seeing that the water elemental couldn¡¯t hold on for long, he paid more attention to the monster baby. that fellow was filled with disbelief. after looking at ye zhongming, it started to flee. the two of them were far from each other so it felt like it could escape. but it ran a little and that fellow was back. behind it were a few people, they were the humans chasing it at the candy shop. li shujun bit his teeth and looked at the situation. he laughed coldly, ¡°what is mine is still mine! kill them!¡± . his men and he started to fire. some aimed at the monster baby, some aimed at ye zhongming. some even shot at the green monster and the water elemental. ye zhongming rolled and hid behind a foundation. these people actually caught up because of the delay. he was not immune to bullets so before he got close, those people were a huge threat. but he was going to watch them kill the monster baby and get that bag? then what was he risking his life for? ye zhongming took out a gun he got from the candy shot. he pushed with his legs and he flew out. in a short moment, he fired twice. two people fell to the ground and the others went to find cover. ye zhongming climbed up, shooting while charging toward the monster baby and grabbing it! Chapter 74: Sudden group that appeared chapter 74: sudden group that appeared what he couldn¡¯t deny was that the moment he grabbed the monster baby, ye zhongming felt the most emotions he had since he revived. he knew that he had grabbed a huge treasure trove. the monster baby was like a bug in the apocalypse. only people who had been through it would know that one had to pay a huge price to get it. in the last life, ye zhongming joined the operation to kill it. each time it would cause a war between organisations, teams, zombies, monsters etc. all the things that were wrapped up in it will end up killing one another. a war that had over 60% casualties! yes, each monster baby battle was a meat grinder. use some tempting rewards to attract living beings to kill one another. this monster baby was a bug? it was there to mock people and start wars? maybe the final winner would think that it is cute. would he be the winner today? this was a thought that flashed across his mind after he decided on this plan. the moment he grabbed the monster baby, he finally had a feeling that he would be the winner. but that lasted for just a short second before he was covered by a sense of danger! he tried to shift his body to the side. his eyes lit up and his hand felt light. the monster baby fell to the ground and it struggled while crying out in pain. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming was knocked to the side by the struggling monster baby and he was in cold sweat. he saw that one arm of the monster baby was sliced off and it was bleeding profusely. where it bled was right where ye zhongming grabbed. this meant that if he didn¡¯t dodge, the thing sliced wouldn¡¯t be the monster¡¯s hand but his! what was that sharp light from the sky? ¡°scram and i will let you live!¡± a man with a thick and hoarse voice attracted ye zhongming¡¯s gaze. three people got close. the leader was a muscular bear-like guy who was in a black vest. he had military pants and his black boots stepped on the ground. behind him was a guy and a girl. the guy was around the same age as the leader, around 27. he was holding a spear, its tip pointed at the ground as he stared at ye zhongming. on the other side was a girl in a mechanic uniform. she wasn¡¯t old and her hair was dyed red. it danced in the wind as she moved. the tight uniform wrapped her body. she held her right hand up and it was shining bright! the energy fluctuation was similar to the sharp light from before! ye zhongming¡¯s heart sank, he could sense that the three of them were evolved. the guy with the spear was a person with the job. that girl had a terrifying attack skill. the leader was the strong guy and even his men were someone with a job and another with an attack skill. so could the boss be weak? the three of them were vicious and it was obvious that they were well-adapted to the apocalypse. why did they suddenly pop up? ye zhongming saw them get close. he didn¡¯t bother about their warning and just grabbed, wanting to grab the golden bag. but the three of them wouldn¡¯t let ye zhongming get it. that girl waved and the light shone once more. it was really quick and it forced ye zhongming to retract his hand. that delay meant that they got close. the guy with the spear shouted as he jumped, the spear turning into a silver dragon that stabbed ye zhongming. that move had a huge aura that sent fear into one¡¯s heart. the strong guy at the front, the spearman¡¯s strike in the sky and the girl¡¯s right hand storing up energy once more. ye zhongming had to retreat. if his right hand was still okay, he might be able to deal with them but he only had one usable hand and his strength was greatly reduced. apart from retreating, there was nothing he could do. he retreated but he did something first. he kicked the monster baby first before retreating! the monster baby wasn¡¯t tall and it was light. it had lost an arm so it flew far when ye zhongming kicked it. the three of them were stunned and didn¡¯t expect him to do such a thing even when he was under threat of getting badly injured or even killed. but when they looked toward where the monster baby landed, they understood. a bunch of soldiers were rushing over and the leading soldier had stepped into the square! ¡°wang ding, that is the monster, grab its bag!¡± li shujun raised his head. he realised that three people had appeared from nowhere and the target they were chasing was flying towards wang ding so he just shouted. . ¡°your sister!¡± the leader of the three person group shouted at ye zhongming but all he saw in return was ye zhongming laughing. their goal was to snatch the treasure and not kill the strong ye zhongming. although he hated ye zhongming for that kick but there was nothing he could do. he could only lead his men toward the treasure baby. if they were slow then someone would snatch it. li shujun raised his gun and wanted to stop them but he turned and looked at the square. he immediately told his men to put the gun down as he had an idea. wang ding¡¯s left hand was bleeding. before heading here he didn¡¯t know where the true treasure was so he chose the most eye catching chain prisoner. but right away his elite squad lost two evolved members. this was a special team made specially by captain ye and they were in charge of the final hit for the treasure! for this, captain ye paid a huge price, risking lives to kill zombies and get the crystals. he focused all the gains on this team. when the zombie ape appeared, they thought that the treasure would be on it but then the chain prisoner made them shift their target. until he got li shujun¡¯s report did they realise that the true treasure was on the back of a small monster? thus they gave up on the unstoppable chain prisoner. the price was that the 8-person team was left with four. that was four one star evolved, just thinking about it made wang ding¡¯s heart bleed. as he got a special card, wang ding reached level two in just a day. he thought that no one would be his match but his pride was smashed. he felt like he was a monkey being played. he was a fool that fought the strongest monster while others knew where the treasure was at. fortunately, he wasn¡¯t late! he shouted and sped up. he passed the monster baby and knocked the three-person team. he believed that his allies will get the treasure. he just had to create a chance for his allies. Chapter 75: Sneaking around chapter 75: sneaking around the muscular man of the trio saw a guy in military uniform charge over and he scoffed coldly. he opened his arms and his body actually became larger. he bent his legs and arced his back and he became a big tank. ye zhongming¡¯s pupils constricted, strongman?! the spearman was a guy with a job and now this strongman was another job. moreover, it was a special and strong job! it seemed like these three bumped into more than one level one gachapon. they even bumped into a three colored one. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming recalled a rumor he had heard in his last life. the city he walked out of had a three person team but not long later they disappeared. who knew if they died or not? but what happened in the future didn¡¯t matter and had nothing to do with ye zhongming. it was just that these three were a huge threat to him now. fortunately, these soldiers appeared. level two evolved, ye zhongming was sure of that. if he was told that someone had evolved and even had jobs, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t be surprised by that. the number of gachapons wasn¡¯t clear and there might be one anywhere so the chance of a human bumping into one was really high. as long as you saw it, you would know how to use it. if you were bold you would be able to get strong quickly. if you told him that a zombie or monster reached level three or even level four, he would be shocked but he would believe as these nonhumans evolved by storing energy. if they swallowed huge amounts of energy, it was possible. moreover, some came from the dungeons and it was a mystery that people couldn¡¯t solve for ten years. apart from a portion where the golden light attacked, humans knew nothing about the dungeons. even if there were level nine monsters there, that was not surprising. but a human getting to level two in just 30 hours, that was something that he didn¡¯t believe. he even felt jealous because of that. he was someone that revived and he knew the locations of many gachapons. he knew that the color of the crystal represented level and he knew their strengths and weaknesses. he knew how to survive and get stronger... but he was only one star. if not for his huge luck, he might not even get a job. so how did someone else get to level two, were there so many level two beings for him to kill? even then, could he kill them? many questions that he couldn¡¯t solve appeared in his mind. ten years of experience and knowledge did not help him at all. when he was guessing, the level two soldier and the strong guy knocked into one another. that strong guy was a level one evolved. if he didn¡¯t have a job and if he wasn¡¯t strongman, he wouldn¡¯t be able to deal with the level two evolved. one and two had a huge gap. but the strongman was a special job and he could let the person have strength and a strong body. in terms of strength, it could challenge people above it. that soldier was too confident and chose to fight head on which was what the strongman wanted too. he used the strongman¡¯s skill-- bear hug. the two of them hit one another and the thud made one grit their teeth. after which, the two of them lost control of their bodies and retreated. it took a few seconds for them to stabilise. the strongman pressed his chest. that hit made him consume huge mental energy and his body also took a hit. that soldier wiped off the blood on his mouth. actually, if wang ding chose any other method, he would have a slight advantage but he chose the only way the strongman could battle him thus both of them suffered injuries. the strongman retreated but his allies didn¡¯t. the spearman once again did the same move he used towards ye zhongming. this time he had a better grasp on timing, his spear aimed at wang ding¡¯s legs the moment he tried to retreat. that spear was accurate and vicious and didn¡¯t give him a chance to react. but after all, he was level two. he suppressed the trembling of his body and sidestepped. but the moment he moved, a light slashed right where he dodged. that light would slice open his body in the next moment! at the crucial moment, he used the super strong ability of a two star evolved to push and shift his body back. since he couldn¡¯t dodge both, he chose to take the spear¡¯s hit and not that numbing blade light. the spear¡¯s head stabbed into his shoulder. that area was injured so it was bleeding even more now. but between the spear and his shoulder was a hand-- wang ding¡¯s hand! in an instant, he placed his left hand on the spear. although it hit his shoulder, but it wasn¡¯t deep so it didn¡¯t deal much damage. ¡°die!¡± wang ding closed his fingers and punched out with his right arm. the spearman was knocked aside. ¡°ah li!¡± the muscular fellow roared and rushed up to help. he saw half his ally¡¯s face collapse from that punch. wang ding¡¯s face was cold and he wasn¡¯t nervous at all. he pulled out the spear and allowed the blood to flow. ¡°it is not yours so you shouldn¡¯t have come!¡± wang ding tossed the spear. it looked weak but a two star evolved was definitely not weak. the spear shot through the air and headed toward the woman that used the terrifying blade light. ¡°little tong dodge!¡± the strong man didn¡¯t have time to turn his head and could only remind his ally. he spread his arms as he knocked into him again. ¡°do you think the same move would work twice?¡± wang ding laughed coldly. when the two got close, the hand that was pierced through by the spear actually used gentle strength to press on the strong guy¡¯s chest. the strong guy charged forwards while he retreated. their speeds were the same. he actually used such a method to break his bear hug! on the other side, the woman was not prepared. although she tried to dodge, but the spear stuck into her left stomach and she was pinned to the ground. wang ding had the absolute advantage so he started to punch the strongman. before he did anything, his expression changed. ¡°you dare!¡± ye zhongming had retreated behind the monster with the bag. at this time, the young man who had kicked the treasure baby to his side had gotten close and one hand was grabbing the golden bag! Chapter 76: Guy you cant control chapter 76: guy you can''t control ye zhongming chose a great timing and that was due to his life and death experiences over ten years. he started to move when the spearman attacked. he grabbed the bag when the others were fighting to win some time for himself. he even guessed that he would get attacked after he grabbed the bag. a gun fired and ye zhongming dodged it like he could predict the future. after rolling several rounds, he appeared behind the green monster who had already dealt with the water elemental. li shujun¡¯s bullet was blocked by this monster. although the monster¡¯s fist forced ye zhongming back but he was able to dodge the only person that could threaten him on the field. using its cover, he ran into a nearby street. wang ding felt really frustrated. he was played to fight the strongest monster and now someone stole the treasure baby. rage filled him up. the strong guy actually looked like he was going to go all out at him. he headbutted him and used that to open up the space. he punched his chest and caused him to fly out too. ¡°stop them!¡± as the battle happened too quickly, other members of the special forces finally arrived. wang ding ordered them to hold back the three men team while he chased the direction that ye zhongming fled towards. the strong guy fell on the square and only after spitting out many mouthfuls of blood did he feel better. he touched his chest and that area had collapsed slightly. strongman gave him huge strength but not an absolute defence. the fist of a two star evolved was enough to deal huge injuries to him. ¡°ah li, little tong?¡± he tried to climb up and he stumbled to see his two allies. he suddenly heard footsteps. he tilted his head and saw the few who were shooting run over and they fired at his direction. ¡°brother deng lay low!¡± the spearman stood up. he shouted upon seeing that the strong guy was in danger and he charged over without even thinking. although half his face collapsed and one eye was bleeding, but he was still one star evolved. that heavy injury didn¡¯t kill him and he actually still ran really quick. he pounced on the strong guy before li shujun and the others attacked. guns fired. those people didn¡¯t aim at the strong guy but the special forces members who were running at them. ¡°li shujun are you crazy?!¡± one of them was hit in the head while the others dodged. one of them scolded li shujun. ¡°you are the crazy ones, i am thinking straight.¡± this company ceo was frenzied and he fired with his gun. not only did he shoot those special forces members, he even shot at the three men team. ¡°brother deng!¡± little tong saw that the strong guy was shot at and sent another light blade over to slice one of li shujun¡¯s men into two. the light blade was too terrifying. li shujun looked at his man and his body shook. he retreated a little. this retreat meant that one of the special forces members was in front of him. these soldiers started to fight these traitors. brother deng stood up and after cursing, he pounced forwards with the spearman. although they were injured, but they had jobs and were much stronger than normal one star evolved. they used just ten seconds and after the spearman ah li was hit in the stomach once more, li shujun and the rest were killed. li shujun wasn¡¯t willing to accept it, he was regretting his decision to offend these three... as compared to the three person team, the special forces team paid a heavier price. only one person survived. with brother deng¡¯s instructions, little tong used a light blade to slice off his head. the chaotic square was now left with just three people. the combination of evolved with jobs was a really strong one. suppressing his pain, brother deng and ah li saved little tong. they looked at one another and shook their heads. ¡°now what brother deng?¡± ah li held his stomach. he was lucky that the bullets didn¡¯t hit crucial areas. they passed through and once he bandaged them he wouldn¡¯t bleed much. little tong had heavier injuries and could only rely on ah li to help her. brother deng looked at where ye zhongming and wang ding disappeared and he bit his teeth, ¡°are you all willing to head back like this?¡± they shook their heads. indeed, the three of them felt that they were strong and they also found a time to attack. but now they were all injured. if they left now, it would be all for nothing. moreover, they offended the army! if they didn¡¯t get stronger they would die. ¡°since others can killsteal, why can¡¯t we? go, let¡¯s follow up and see if there is a chance!¡± like they were being welcomed, a gunshot was fired. .......................................................................................... wang ding charged into the street without even thinking. he chased for a moment before a sense of danger made him hide in an open shop. a gun fired. he laughed coldly and wanted to mock the person who fled. but he realised that something wasn¡¯t right. he turned his head and saw that the monster with a broken arm was dead. although they were far from the strength but he could still see. he wasn¡¯t the target of the shot! n0velusb.c0m the real target was the monster that was still alive. now it was dead. this was the first time wang ding felt a threat since he became two star evolved. a threat, but not danger. he used a mysterious card from hu dahai to get to two star. although it left some problems but he was confident that he could solve them. he knew how strong two star evolved and he knew that he was not invincible. many people could endanger him like that three person team. but no one made him feel a threat, a threat that he couldn¡¯t control! that young man did, he felt like he couldn¡¯t see through what he was doing. wang ding didn¡¯t know how he knew that the true treasure was there. he also didn¡¯t know how he could grab the opportunity to snatch the bag. it was as if everything was predicted by him. he also didn¡¯t know how he trained his shooting such that he could kill that monster from such a distance! he was also unsure why that young man had to kill the monster even after he got the bag. since there were so many areas he didn¡¯t understand then would that person have a trap waiting for him? he actually hesitated. ye zhongming definitely didn¡¯t know that his actions made a two star evolved feel a threat. he was running towards his target. he knew that he couldn¡¯t ditch the person as the gap between one star and two star was huge. but that didn¡¯t mean that he had no solution. killing that monster baby was for two reasons. one was that the moment it died, the green monster would disappear, the second... he continued to run and he made a weird whistle. he ran while he whistled hard. he was running towards the chain prisoner! Chapter 77: Black soul swallow n0velusb.c0m chapter 77: black soul swallow captain ye¡¯s eyes were red. the purple cloud ants had caused several losses to the team and when the zombies and two red condors came here, all he could do was to passively defend. right, he couldn¡¯t even flee. no matter where they looked, they only saw zombies, mutated beings, and monsters. in just a short while, he lost half of his men. many of the remaining were injured. without the immunity potions, injuries pretty much-meant death. captain ye didn¡¯t know which direction to head towards as they all seem to head to hell. this was despair that made one crazy. some people started to break down. captain ye saw many people crying, pulling the trigger towards their own heads. fresh blood and brain scattered across the green uniforms. some soldiers broke away from the team and charged into the zombies. they thought they were fleeing but they were actually just running to their deaths. the zombies that captain ye felt weren¡¯t a threat now showed their viciousness. when they reached a number, not only humans but monsters weren¡¯t able to stop them. they were all made to fill up their stomachs. two of the four teams that they placed in four directions had lost contact. chief liu informed captain ye that he was going to retreat. they couldn¡¯t stop that giant mutated zombie. only two units were moving over but could they break through the hoard of zombies? captain ye himself didn¡¯t believe that. ¡°send my orders.¡± captain ye¡¯s face was sunken and he clenched his fists. he removed his earpiece, ¡°charge from the left.¡± the advisor was stunned, ¡°captain, that...¡± ¡°i know! but it is our only way out.¡± the entire team started to move towards the direction of the chain prisoner. at this time, everyone wanted to live. listening to orders was an instinctive thing. captain ye saw something that he didn¡¯t understand. he knew that even if they managed to survive this, many people wouldn¡¯t listen to his orders anymore. but it didn¡¯t matter as that was expected. everything was worth it. if wang ding succeeded then he would meet up with him no matter the sacrifice! captain ye lowered his head and his eyes were dark. .......................................................................................... ye zhongming faced some problems on a three-way street. this place turned into the main battlefield. zombies, mutated life and monsters could be seen by everyone. he had to kill them while moving forwards. wang ding also faced the same problems. without the immunity potion, he had to be more careful than ye zhongming. but with his two star evolved strength, there wasn¡¯t much that could hurt him. but that young man¡¯s swiftness made him angrier and angrier. hong! the tree trunk in the hands of the chain prisoner stretched out from a building. at the top was the body of a level two mutated being. one couldn¡¯t tell what it was as it was smashed and left with bone and meat. only a white crystal told people what level it was when it was alive. seeing the giant body of the chain prisoner, ye zhongming took out his gun and fired. in truth, until now, no being tried to offend it. this fellow¡¯s level four meant that it suppressed everyone else so many mutated lifeforms tried their best to stay far away. but this place was a battlefield for humans, for zombies, it was their food. they were filling their stomachs to obtain energy to evolve. their fear of the chain prisoner didn¡¯t mean that they could give up on that chance. so although they tried to stay away but they didn¡¯t leave the battlefield. they were searching for life forms that they could kill. this formed a weird scene where all sorts of things were here. only the small area around the chain prisoner was empty. it walked really slowly so the effect on the battlefield wasn¡¯t as large as its body. but everything changed after ye zhongming¡¯s shot. apart from wang ding, no one dared to challenge this fellow. those who had the thought were turned into meat paste. the chain prisoner had entered a wandering state so maybe this was how it unlocked itself. but ye zhongming¡¯s shot was from his new gun and the bullet was strengthened and enchanted to break apart strong defences. if it was a level nine monster then it wouldn¡¯t have an effect. it would probably feel like a mosquito bite. but the chain prisoner was just level four and it was not so strong. facing other level two and three monsters, it could easily kill them as they just levelled up and lacked many other areas. but ye zhongming was different. although he was one star evolved but he had a job and it was the top job with a prefix. he could raise his strength to a level far above his evolution level to deal damage to higher level lifeforms. so that gun broke the skin of its chest. it just broke the skin. it wasn¡¯t even a slight injury, it just broke its defence slightly. but that was enough to enrage it. it roared and turned around to find ye zhongming. it used strength slightly which caused the building between them to collapse. at this time, captain ye and his team were nearby. the chain prisoner¡¯s rage helped him/ the zombies and mutated life forms didn¡¯t chase them anymore and even the two red condors retreated and were unwilling to face the chain prisoner. wang ding¡¯s eyes flashed as he charged into the mist. a moment later, ye zhongming and wang ding both backed out of the smoke and ye zhongming¡¯s mouth had some blood. even with the smoke as cover, ye zhongming saw how strong a two star evolved was. they clashed and he took a slight loss.s but the one that was more shocked was wang ding. he could tell that this young man was just a one star evolved but he caused him a problem. if he didn¡¯t dodge, he would have been injured by that silver blade. he looked at his shirt that was sliced apart and he just tore it off to reveal his strong body. there was a black skeleton on his left chest. ye zhongming saw the tattoo and recalled a nickname. ¡°black soul swallow!¡± Chapter 78: Treasures flying everywhere chapter 78: treasures flying everywhere black soul swallow was a skill but it could only be used once. ye zhongming didn¡¯t see such a skill before but he heard that there was a special black card. there wasn¡¯t a recorded method of use and only just the picture of a skull. after using this card, there was only one ability which was to swallow a life form of a similar level and obtain an evolution level. n0velusb.c0m in other words, if a one star evolved swallowed a level one mutated being, then he would become two star. if two star swallowed a two star then he would become three star evolved. but there was a huge negative effect that people confirmed would greatly reduce lifespan. after use one might have less than ten years to live. apart from that, at some moments one would suffer from intense pain. there were some rumors about this card like losing the ability to have children, and becoming cold and heartless. strength fluctuated etc which made it hard for people to know if it was real or not. anyways, one thing was for sure. one had to pay a huge price that might not even be worth it. of course, there was a restriction. three star and above if they used this card, their souls would be swallowed and they would die right away. this card could at most be used by two star evolved. a black skull tattoo would appear on a certain part of their bodies which represented that they used it before. moreover, it represented that they accept the negative side effects of black soul swallow. no wonder he could reach level two in just 30 hours, he used this card! this helped ye zhongming recover some confidence. ¡°put the bag down and i will let you go.¡± wang ding¡¯s wound didn¡¯t bleed anymore but there was some dried blood there that made him look scary. if normal people suffered from such injuries they wouldn¡¯t be able to stand back up. but for a two star evolved, it wasn¡¯t much. ye zhongming looked at the chain prisoner that was still wanting to come over and smiled, ¡°you are a surprise but that doesn¡¯t mean that i am giving up everything.¡± wang ding frowned. he saw captain ye rushing close. he hoped to delay some time so he didn¡¯t attack right away. moreover, he was a little worried with ye zhongming and was afraid he had things up his sleeve. but for some reason, after hearing ye zhongming¡¯s words, he felt like his trap was set and was just waiting for people to jump in. a giant stone flew over which wang ding shattered and stone shrapnel fell all over the ground. ¡°no matter what, in front of absolute strength all plans are useless.¡± that gave wang ding confidence. he believed that he was the highest evolved person now! no one could stop him! ye zhongming shook his head and nodded in a direction. wang ding turned his head and saw groups of zombies running behind 20 people. that zombie ape was behind them. ¡°chief liu?¡± wang ding knew the leading person but he didn¡¯t know why they were running over. ¡°and also there.¡± ye zhongming pointed at another side. wang ding looked over and saw that the trio was there too. although they were injured but they were more terrifying like this. ¡°seems like everyone alive is coming here.¡± ye zhongming laughed but then his expression became serious, ¡°do you know, i heard your men call your name? you are wang ding, you were someone i respected. but now i hate you.¡± wang ding was stunned. he had some fame in the army but it didn¡¯t reach a level where outsiders knew him. ¡°soldiers are deserving of respect even in the apocalypse they still insist on their honor but that doesn¡¯t include you. it doesn¡¯t include your captain ye. your hearts changed when the apocalypse came. everything you are doing today is for your personal greed.¡± ¡°nonsense!¡± wang ding shouted, he didn¡¯t allow this kid to insult his captain and himself. ¡°did i say something wrong?¡± he laughed, ¡°when the apocalypse started, as the only power here, what did you do? did you save people? did you clear out the zombies?¡± ¡°no, you didn¡¯t do anything. you only killed zombies for the demon crystals and not to save people. you didn¡¯t save normal people and even used the evolved to serve you and defend four areas. you chose them as cannon fodder!¡± ¡°captain ye and you did so to get stronger.¡± ye zhongming shouted loudly and pointed at those blood covered normal soldiers, ¡°they are the true soldiers who follow orders. they gave up on their worries of their families and fight valiantly. but you and also those with the ranks, your souls have been corrupted!¡± ¡°you want the treasure? sure, come. let me see how many treasures you can get!¡± after saying that, ye zhongming ran towards the chain prisoner, stepping on the ruins of half the apartment. the few groups of people that gathered here started to make a move. captain ye, chief liu, wang ding, even the three men team all chased ye zhongming and even attacked. ¡°come and snatch!¡± ye zhongming shouted. he suddenly ripped the golden bag and the items flew into the sky. each of them gave off an attractive light. everyone who saw that instinctively swallowed their saliva. why were they fighting? wasn¡¯t it just because of these treasures? seeing all these in front of their eyes, they all couldn¡¯t resist! captain ye who had been calmly commanding charged out. the strength he revealed was shocking. he was not a normal one star evolved. wang ding moved too. he was closest to ye zhongming and was the fastest. he was a touch away from those treasures. the injured trio moved too. they forgot about the pain of their bodies and were only looking at those shining treasures. chief liu moved too, he couldn¡¯t watch as others took these treasures. apart from them, a group of people charged out from a dark corner of the ruins that actually reached before everyone else! seeing those scenes, everyone¡¯s expression changed! Chapter 79: Battle for the treasure chapter 79: battle for the treasure liang chuyin¡¯s long whip gave her an advantage as she wrapped up a treasure and caught it in her hands. those people who charged out from the shadows were mo ye, liang chuyin etc. after being saved by mo ye, liang chuyin contacted ye zhongming and got the order to hide there. their attack gave them an absolute advantage. mo ye was the second to get a treasure. she had one star evolved body and was also professionally trained so she managed to get a ball of light. after mo ye grabbed one, she used the hill to do a summersault. she kicked another ball of light to park xiuying which she hugged right away. everything happened in a blink of an eye such that no one was prepared. the moment the treasures started to fall, three were taken. wang ding was the strongest and the closest but he couldn¡¯t stop them. when he saw that half were taken, he roared and sped up. he jumped and grabbed to finally catch one of them. the stone he kicked hit the stomach of chen long who wanted to grab one treasure. his stomach curved and he spat out blood. his body flew backward without any control at all. cheng ze reached out to block and huge strength spread into his body. although he managed to hold him but he stumbled. ¡°big long how are you?!¡± cheng ze saw how strong it was and went to ask cheng long about his situation. ¡°damn, so strong.¡± he wiped his mouth and replied. but his expression changed and he spat out another mouthful of blood. mo ye and the others were slightly more careful as they were older and more mature. but little tiger was rash. he listened to mo ye and respected cheng ze but apart from them, he didn''t care about anyone else. cheng long was his brother. apart from sleep, they did everything together. seeing his brother get injured, he wanted to kill him. this kid didn¡¯t even think and aimed his gun at wang ding. wang ding was frightened by the gun. he didn¡¯t expect that this young kid would be so vicious to fire at him without hesitation. at this distance, even as a two star evolved, he would die if he got hit. but unfortunately, he focused and dodged to the side. the bullet brushed his ear and the area felt hot. it then felt cold as blood flowed down. the bullet didn¡¯t hit, but it forced this two star evolved off the ruins. he had helped the team as none of them were his match. although wang ding backed off, the other people were near. captain ye pointed his gun at mo ye as this woman wanted to grab another treasure. ¡°little ye dodge!¡± cheng ze couldn¡¯t help the injured cheng long when he saw that mo ye was in danger. he shouted before firing at captain ye. this was the best solution. cheng ze hoped he could disturb him and make him miss. although mo ye was not as strong as wang ding, but she was one star evolved. if she fought up close, even ye zhongming wasn¡¯t her match. she had sensed the situation and when she saw captain ye raise his gun, she gave up on getting another treasure and jumped to a side. captain ye¡¯s gun missed. cheng ze¡¯s gun fired but he missed. he was holding cheng long and was using the left hand that wasn¡¯t his dominant hand. naturally, he wasn¡¯t as accurate and it flew past captain ye¡¯s body. n0velusb.c0m he was shocked and wanted to fire back but he saw a light landed in his direction. he grabbed out. the moment it touched his hand, a light struck. he instinctively pulled his hand back and the light landed on a broken wall which sliced it into two. ¡°scram!¡± what followed the numbing light was a furious roar and cold wind. captain ye saw a person with a white spear thrusting over. captain ye could only give up on the treasure and kick the spear. the ones who attack were the trio. facing the one star evolved ah li with the spearman job, captain ye took a loss. pain spread over and he was sent flying. he had to press the ground with his hands to stabilise his body. ¡°mine!¡± strongman brother deng laughed and held the ball of light. the trio finally got a treasure. captain ye had the most people but their captain and wang ding were fighting there so they didn''t dare to shoot. they didn¡¯t have a chance to get close as the zombies were rushing over. if they didn''t stop them then they would end up as food. apart from them, chief liu had many men too but none of them were evolved. there was the zombie ape and its zombies behind them too. even if some of them were freed up, they didn¡¯t dare to join in the battle as they didn''t have the strength captain liu¡¯s face sank as he looked at the battle for the treasure. he suddenly gave an order. ¡°fire!¡± the people around were shocked, fire? ¡°fire at who?¡± the secretary who clashed with mo ye asked. chief liu was furious and slapped him. he shouted, saliva spitting out, ¡°fire at who? is there anyone there who is on our side? of course everyone!¡± xia lei heard that and was filled with disbelief. the chief actually told them to fire at humans? mo ye and cheng ze were all there! but she was a well-trained cop. she held her gun and was first to fire. that gun had missed so badly that no one knew where it hit. the beautiful lady could only say to herself, ¡°little ye, this is all sister can help you.¡± along with that gunshot, there were more shots on the ruins. that gun was much louder and it attracted a lot of attention. the young man who scattered the treasure was shooting at the chain prisoner who was getting closer and closer. a thought rose up in all their minds. is he crazy? . Chapter 80: Goal: Ghost Metal chapter 80: goal: ghost metal naturally, ye zhongming didn¡¯t go mad. n0velusb.c0m he only wanted more. from the beginning, apart from wanting the monster baby¡¯s treasures, he had his own thoughts toward this chain prisoner. with his current strength, he couldn¡¯t kill this level-four monster. not to mention kill, he couldn¡¯t even badly injure it. but he just wanted some things. compared to the monster baby, he cared more about what he could get from it. one could tell from the fact that he didn''t fight for any treasures. under such a context, he attacked! high risk high reward, he was going all out. that shot wasn¡¯t aimed at its body, but... the chains of ghost metal around it! the metal was really expensive and some would flow out to the world. but they were all sold in grams and each was really expensive. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know what it was used for. he wasn¡¯t a top expert and couldn¡¯t get classified documents. he wasn¡¯t a key job like a smith so he didn¡¯t come into contact with such precious materials. but rumors said that if you added in a bit of ghost metal when crafting, it would greatly increase the quality of the weapon. it would even get magical abilities. naturally, ye zhongming didn¡¯t know the truth about those rumors but there would be a reason such things were spread. ye zhongming just needed to know why the metal was precious. as for the exact use, he could slowly study them after getting them. the bullet hit the chains and gave out a resounding sound. sparks flew and the target shook. ye zhongming saw that there wasn¡¯t much of an effect and it only left a small mark. many people didn¡¯t understand why he was doing that. they thought he wanted to attack it just that he missed. but what ye zhongming did next made him realise that his goal was these black chains. peng peng peng! ye zhongming used all the bullets in his gun. each one hit the same spot. at such a distance, even if he wasn¡¯t a marksman, relying on his past experience, he would definitely not miss. small cracks finally appeared where the chains were connected. it was an extremely small crack but a breach didn¡¯t appear yet. if not for his good eyesight, he might not have noticed it. not only were the people below shocked, but even the chain prisoner was confused and didn¡¯t know what the ant was doing. ¡°what are you doing? snatch!¡± captain ye who was forced out by the trio was stunned by ye zhongming¡¯s actions. but when he saw that chief liu¡¯s men used the chance to climb the ruins and were holding up their guns, captain ye shouted. his gun fired first. chief liu cursed but his body dodged to the side. chief liu wasn¡¯t on the ruins so he wasn¡¯t shocked by ye zhongming¡¯s actions. although he ordered them to fire but apart from xia lei¡¯s miss, the others didn¡¯t overcome their mental barrier to fire at humans. thus, he changed the method. he ordered a portion of his men to follow him close to the ruins. after which, he told them to raise their guns. he didn¡¯t tell them to fire, just to be wary. he was waiting for a chain reaction. captain ye was the first to react and was the first to fire. facing an attack, chief liu¡¯s men instinctively fought back. gunshots could be heard! bullets covered the entire ruins. most of them on it were evolved so their reactions were quick and they found a cover. as for the treasures that fell on the ground, no one had time to bother. the bullets caused smoke to billow and one¡¯s vision to be obscured. everyone was firing blind and whether or not one hit depended on luck. chief liu hid behind cover and had a cunning smile on his face. his goal was reached and his men were shooting. now what he had to do was to wait for a chance to pick up those treasures. many people had the same thought. wang ding and captain ye met up and observed the battlefield. theyw ere looking for a chance. mo ye and the others backed off to where they came from. they got three treasures and if they could get one more, that would be fantastic. the trio hit at a side. they didn¡¯t have guns so they could only wait. to them, the longer the delay the better. that would reduce their injuries too. smoke covered the ruins and also those who were fighting for the treasure. but on the ruins, ye zhongming and the chain prisoner¡¯s battle was heating up. it got annoyed by ye zhongming¡¯s harassment. it smashed the blood trunk down and that giant area was like a mountain that pressed down. ye zhongming rolled to dodge it. as he only had one usable hand, he didn¡¯t care about the new gun and just tossed it to the side. he picked up moon edge and ran below the chain prisoner. he jumped onto its huge leg and started to climb. he slashed right on the ghost metal. this metal was the lowest point of all its chains and it was 4-5 meters above the ground. standing on its huge feet, this was the max that ye zhongming could hit. after slicing down, he landed on the ground and rolled to avoid its feet. he raised his head. moon edge was much more useful than bullets. although he didn¡¯t break it, it left a fresh mark. but that wasn¡¯t enough. ye zhongming took out a rope. it was the one he got from the gachapon in the supermarket. he tied it on a huge stone and after making rounds around his arm, he tossed it onto the chain. he tested the feeling and he started to run. he then used the strength of the rope and the speed from the movement of the chain prisoner to swing upwards. he was mid air and found a chance to grab the chains. ye zhongming had climbed onto the metal chains that wrapped around this level four monster. Chapter 81: Gardener skill showing off chapter 81: gardener skill showing off mo ye, liang chuyin and park xiuying looked at ye zhongming swinging and were speechless. did this fellow want to die? he gave up on these treasures and went swinging there? ¡°that, captain, this is your... that situation?¡± little tiger looked at ye zhongming who he felt was stupid and asked mo ye. in their unit, a situation often meant guys and girls who hadn¡¯t confirmed their relationships. ¡°don¡¯t sprout nonsense!¡± mo ye stared and that frightened little tiger, ¡°continue to observe. if we can then snatch something but pay attention to safety.¡± cheng ze was inside and lowered his head. he didn¡¯t look at ye zhongming and his face was filled with shock. he was holding a card. maybe because someone else held it, the glow was gone and it revealed a silver pattern. ¡°hell card type, one-time summon, hell demon dog.¡± ¡°summon a hell demon dog to fight for you. will disappear after ten minutes or after death.¡± cheng ze didn¡¯t expect that such a thing would appear in the world. he had seen evolved members fight one another and saw their unbelievable abilities. but when he held such a thing in his hands, the impact was larger than anything else. mo ye gave it to him to keep safe. when everyone was looking at ye zhongming he also glanced and he felt complicated. if he had such ability yesterday, maybe everything would be different. many fresh faces appeared in his mind and he held this card in pain. he looked back to the guy slashing. this former police force teacher understood the choice that his favorite student made. ............................................................................................................ the pain from his right hand made ye zhongming sweat but he had no choice. he could only wrap the ghost metal with that hand and slice with the other. chain prisoner shook its body to try to fling this little thing off. this forced ye zhongming to reach his few movable fingers into his clothing to hold on. in a short moment, his right arm hurt more and more and his fingers even changed shape. if not for his evolved physique, his fingers would have been broken. ye zhongming knew that he couldn¡¯t hold for long and he had to slice it off. but the ghost metal was harder than he imagined. after dozens of slices, that hole only opened by a little. who knew how many more slices that needed? give up? ye zhongming had to consider. he was able to slice the ghost metal because the few groups were fighting one another. maybe in the next moment, someone would stop and that could cause a chain reaction. n0velusb.c0m when the time comes, ye zhongming would be affected. how? like they were following his worries, the gunshots got weaker. wang ding charged and jumped to grab a treasure. that caused the gunshots to fire once more. it lasted for a few seconds before stopping. there were no more bullets. this wasn¡¯t a real battle so there was no complete logistics support. since the monster baby appeared, they had fired until now so it was a surprise that it lasted for so long. without the threat of the bullets, the advantage of the evolved was shown. wang ding and captain ye¡¯s team were unstoppable. be it the trio or mo ye who wanted to take advantage, they couldn¡¯t. if not for them having more evolved, wang ding would have killed many to get all the treasures. the area around was in chaos. ye zhongming didn¡¯t feel good either as the chain prisoner got mad. it used its blood trunk to scratch in hopes of scratching the ant down. that was actually effective as ye zhongming nearly got hit a few times. if this continued for a few more seconds, ye zhongming would have to jump off. he saw mo ye and the others being unable to hold on. someone would die if this continued! the moment before he wanted to give up, ye zhongming focused and saw a few fingernail-sized things on the blood trunk. ye zhongming was delighted and he reached the moon edge out to dig the black things. he didn¡¯t look closely and just tossed one to the gap of the ghost metal and then he pointed at it. activate! gardener skill! ye zhonging recognised the black thing. it was the seed of a chomper. in his last life, this was a really overbearing plant. monsters brought them out of the dungeons and they started to spread to a decent scale. blood trunk was one that people were familiar with, they were the ancestors of the blood plant. ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect there to be seeds of the chompers on this blood trunk. seeds were best for gardeners and he could use nurture but ye zhongming didn¡¯t want a plant. he just wanted it to sprout. mental energy was sucked away and ye zhongming felt a little weak. he had focused on replenishing mental energy but that still caused his mental energy to get sucked out. but he didn¡¯t dare to hold back as he was afraid it wouldn¡¯t reach its intended effect. the chomper sprouted and purple seedlings broke out. they were thin but they had strong life force which burrowed into the cracks of the ghost metal which pulled apart those cracks! ye zhongming was delighted. activate consumed the seed¡¯s lifeforce so it was only temporary. although the seeds weren¡¯t as precious as the ghost metal but he had the gardener job so they were actually very valuable too. if he failed this time, not only would he not get the ghost metal but he would waste a precious chomper seed. fortunately, he succeeded! he didn¡¯t hesitate, pulling his right hand from his lock. he used gravity to jump up and he waved his blade to slice the expanding crack. ding! the sound of metal clanging covered the area, making people raise their heads to take a look. a black chain was broken and after flying a few rounds, it started to land. wang ding laughed and shouted his thanks as he ran towards where the ghost metal landed. he didn¡¯t know what it was but seeing how the young man that he feared wanted to get it so much that he was risking his life, even a fool knew that it was something good. on close look, the ghost metal that ye zhongming spent so much effort to get was going to fall into his hands. when mo ye and the rest were in despair, a yellow figure dashed out. before wang ding arrived, it bit the ghost metal! the chain prisoner was infuriated when a part of its chain was sliced off. the green horn on its head shone brightly. it roared and then shot out streaks of light that smashed all around. the area around the ruins turned into hell on earth. ye zhongming had used up all his energy and fell to the ground. mo ye and the others rushed over to help the exhausted man whose mouth was bleeding profusely. ¡°leave!¡± ye zhongming shouted out in a daze. after which he fell unconscious. Chapter 82: Waking up chapter 82: waking up while he was in a daze he still picked up a fragrant scent in his nose. something cold flowed down his lips and into his body which reduced the pain by a little. ye zhongming opened his eyes and a white thing was right in front of him. he took two seconds to realise that it was a sports bra, it was... wrapping something big... as this woman was hugging his head, ye zhongming felt like his nose was touching something. above the bra was white skin. ye zhongming took a look before closing his eyes. he thought that he could avoid awkwardness like that. ¡°when you are awake i find you quite annoying. you are always so cold and it feels like you can see through people. you look like you don¡¯t care about anything and you look down on everyone.¡± ye zhonging was stunned when he heard that voice. he thought that he was unconscious so the person taking care of him should be liang chuyin. she supported him the most and wanted to perform the most. why was it park xiuying this unreliable person? this teacher didn¡¯t really like him, right? ¡°tsk, aren¡¯t you just slightly stronger and more agile? so you can stare at me and scold me? i was the one who shaved your mustache for the past few days! i am so old and have never done such a thing for people!¡± ye zhongming took in a deep breath and was considering whether or not he should act like he was waking up to prevent this beautiful teacher from continuing her tirade on him... ¡°scoff, you think that just by acting so fierce that you can hide the fact that you know me? hide the fact that you are my student. don¡¯t you just want to avoid the awkwardness that would arise because we are teacher and student? i didn¡¯t say it to give you face. when your beautiful girlfriend and you were attracting attention, do you think i was blind? how could i not notice you? of course, i was just looking at her while you were just a secondary thing.¡± park xiuying continued. ye zhongming swore that he was misunderstood. he really had no impression of this teacher, maybe he had a little but he forgot all about it after ten years. ¡°but ye zhongming let me tell you, once a teacher forever a parent right? strictly speaking, you should call me mum!¡± maybe she felt that she was a little shameless for saying that so her voice became softer, ¡°calling me mom might make me sound old. forget it, i am your little mom! haiz, that doesn¡¯t sound nice and makes me sound like a third party. just call me sister. right, call me sister!¡± after saying that, she reached out and softly tapped ye zhongming¡¯s face and said with a delighted tone, ¡°little brother ye zhongming.¡± ye zhongming, ¡°...¡± she continued for a while before it turned into worry and helpless sighs. n0velusb.c0m . ¡°but little brother quickly wake up. we aren¡¯t in a good situation. every day we have to risk our lives for food and water and get hunted down. we have to fight zombies, monsters and humans. i even know how to use your blade, i... even killed people.¡± this sudden change caused the ripple in his heart to disappear and what replaced it was confusion. he understood needing to fight for food and water but why were they getting hunted down? ¡°not only that, the party is not peaceful. yang zhen is so annoying. they are sister mo¡¯s old colleagues and are relying on the fact that they helped us retreat to want to take those treasures. they have a conflict with chuyin several times and each time it was sister mo that suppressed them. but we know that she is stuck in the middle. even her teacher had other thoughts which made her sad.¡± ¡°but there is a sister xia that is quite nice, she is also very fair but it is useless, no one is listening to her.¡± park xiuying sighed once more, ¡°even i feel tired so mo ye and chuyin would be even worse. little brother wake up, this world still belongs to you guys, without you, we women can¡¯t hold on.¡± her voice got softer and softer such that it was hard to hear what she was saying at last. after being stunned for a moment, she picked up the water and remaining porridge and she was ready to leave. ¡°how long have i been asleep?¡± a voice stopped her. two seconds later, she screamed. ...................................................................................................... resting in the corner, ye zhongming looked at the group of people with different expressions and laughed coldly to himself. mo ye, liang chuyin, teacher park etc were delighted and their faces were covered in a smile. they were really happy. during those four days that ye zhongming was unconscious, they experienced helplessness. they have to consider too many things. it was still okay during peace time but this was the apocalypse. there were monsters all around and they had no experience. every moment they would make mistakes. they also realised how easy it was to live under ye zhongming. not only easy, they even evolved. during these few days, not to mention getting stronger, they even found it hard to live. apart from the three of them, there was another group of 7-8. ye zhongming saw two of them which were led by mo ye that day. a young man was looking curiously at him like he had flowers on his face. the other older one was expressionless and was looking at him warily... he didn¡¯t know who the remaining five were. the leader was a middle aged man who was slightly bald. he crossed his arms and looked at him coldly. he was yang zhen, the same system as mo ye and he used his identity as deputy chief to order people around. the other four were his men. the other three were still okay but one of them attracted ye zhongming¡¯s attention. she was close to 30 and her body was really good. she was really mature and even in this black room that was burnt by fire, it couldn¡¯t hide her attractiveness. she should be xia lei, the woman that teacher park said was fair. he sized them up and he finally looked at yellow ball who was licking him. in just a few days, his fur had grown and it was really dense, even covering the grey crystal on its head. he touched it and it felt really good. ¡°where is the thing?¡± ye zhongming scratched its chin and asked. yellow ball could understand and it ran right out. when it returned, it was biting a black thing which was the ghost metal that ye zhongming risked his life to get. Chapter 83: Getting a treasure chapter 83: getting a treasure ye zhongming finally relaxed when he touched the ice cold metal. when he was getting chased by wang ding, the reason why he turned back to kill the monster baby was to confirm that the green monster would disappear with its death. the second reason was to let yellow ball enter the battlefield. the summoning horn was useful on all mutated lifeforms apart from humans. yellow ball was no exception so ye zhongming didn¡¯t let yellow ball follow him and placed him at a faraway place. until it died could he control yellow ball. ye zhongming took out a strengthened whistle to inform yellow ball to head over and hide around him. at the crucial moment, this loyal dog appeared and grabbed the ghost metal, causing wang ding¡¯s attempts to fail. when ye zhongming fell because of exhaustion, he fell into a coma right away. before gathering everyone, ye zhongming found out from park xiuying about everything that happened during those four days. ye zhongming was unconscious so mo ye brought him and the others to retreat outwards. the chain prisoner went mad and fired lasers, turning pearl lake into hell. many people, many zombies and mutated beings were hit and killed just like that. retreating under such a situation would be easier than before. after all, they weren¡¯t surrounded by mutated life forms. but mo ye and the others had three treasures and yellow ball had the ghost metal which made them targets. especially wang ding and captain ye, they only got two so they didn¡¯t want to accept it. wang ding was a two star evolved and had the ghost metal snatched from him by yellow ball. he wouldn¡¯t let these people go so he tried to chase them. apart from wang ding, the trio also followed them for a period of time. they realised that they didn¡¯t have a chance so they backed off. during these few days, wang ding and captain ye continued to chase their team. during one of the most dangerous moments, they were trapped in a building. only after bumping into wang zhen¡¯s team and after losing chen long did they manage to get out. even so, they were still getting chased. who knows when would they appear nearby once more? during these few days, not only did the three girls have to head out to find food and water, they had to take care of the unconscious ye zhongming which slowed down their running speed. wang zhen and the others were unhappy and even suggested ditching him. after they got rejected, they started to eye the treasures. mo ye was colleagues with them and they saved her life so she couldn¡¯t fight with them. but liang chuyin had a bad temper and was someone who protected ye zhongming to the extreme. she was annoyed with them and had numerous conflicts with them. if not for mo ye and xia lei helping, they would have fought. wang zhen and his men had guns. although liang chuyin was evolved but she wasn¡¯t professionally trained so they weren¡¯t afraid of her. along with mo ye there, park xiuying being kind, cheng ze not taking a stand, they got more and more arrogant. ye zhongming waking up shocked those people. after gathering here and seeing the leader of these few people look so sickly, their worries disappeared. thus, these people who were originally afraid of this level one mutated dog started to be greedy after seeing the metal. ¡°brother since you are awake then we should talk about compensation.¡± wang zhen didn¡¯t sit down. he crossed his arms and sized ye zhongming up. he knew that his actions would give people pressure which he hoped would give him the upper hand in the discussions. ye zhongming laughed when he looked at the bald man. ¡°say then.¡± wang zhen scoffed, ¡°when you were blocked by wang ding, i brought my men to save you. that is real right?¡± ye zhongming looked at mo ye and she nodded. although the injured chen long sacrificed himself to buy them time, but they couldn¡¯t deny that wang zhen¡¯s men helped and chased wang ding away. ¡°during these few days, we went out to get food and water. we killed zombies and mutated monsters as well as fought with old ye and wang ding. we didn¡¯t retreat at all right?¡± ¡°you didn¡¯t but you just didn¡¯t do anything dangerous or dirty.¡± liang chuyin was annoyed so she mocked him. n0velusb.c0m ¡°little bitch shut up, this is not a place for you to talk.¡± wang zhen pointed at liang chuyin and scolded, ¡°if not for mo ye i would have killed you. you know what the situation is outside, i will kill you like a toy.¡± ¡°you...¡± liang chuyin couldn¡¯t take it. she held her whip and wanted to attack but ye zhongming stopped her. seeing wang zhen look over arrogantly, ye zhongming¡¯s eyes flashed. ¡°so brother, i saved your life many times so i should be able to get some payment right.¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°sure.¡± wang zhen¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°i know that you got many good things from pearl lake. why not we split them as payment?¡± it has been a week into the apocalypse and anyone who spent time outside would know the existence of the gachapons as well as evolved people. wang zhen and the others weren¡¯t an exception. they didn¡¯t bump into a wheel, even if they did, they didn¡¯t have the courage to fight zombies to get the crystals. thus, the treasures that mo ye got were their only hope. ¡°where are the things?¡± ye zhongming asked mo ye. she took out a box and passed it to ye zhongming. after opening it, there were two things. mo ye got three things that day. the trio got one, wang ding got two. the rest were lost during the chaos. three items but there were only two here. facing ye zhongming¡¯s questioning gaze, mo ye looked awkwardly at her teacher. cheng ze took a card out from his pocket and shook it but he didn¡¯t look like he wanted to pass it over. ye zhongming took a deep look and then held the two things in the box. the first was a recipe scroll. ye zhongming opened it and there was the word recipe on it: long distance potion (chemist specific), after use, increase stamina for two hours, the buff is related to chemist level and material level. Chapter 84: not enough chapter 84: not enough it was actually a chemist''s recipe! long distance potion. ye zhongming had heard of such a thing before. it was a popular man-made potion that could be used when hunting or fighting. it reduced exhaustion and increased stamina. grandmaster created potions that could last for a full day and the stamina added made one feel like they were in a new body, it was indeed not the best potion and its recipe wasn¡¯t the best one but it was practical. it was decent if he used it or trade with it. it was a good thing but his team didn¡¯t have any chemists so they can¡¯t learn it so he could only put it aside. ye zhongming looked at the second thing and that made his head feel hot. ¡°space crystal: 1m^3 space.¡± space equipment? this thing was a top grade equipment in the apocalypse! although it didn¡¯t add to one¡¯s strength but it was really convenient. moreover, space equipment had a special nature that no matter how long the things were placed inside, they would be fresh and won¡¯t decompose or spoil. he could store things with a short expiry date. ye zhongming heard of merchants who sold luxurious products that used space equipment to ship them. inside it were various fruits and food which were popular in the apocalypse. with a piece of space equipment, people could store things that they didn¡¯t want others to find. the stronger one got, the more one needed such a thing. there were many other benefits that ye zhongming couldn¡¯t recall. but one thing couldn¡¯t be denied which was that it was a great item and it was seen to be a god artifact. this space crystal was just the size of an egg and it was easy to carry. although it only had a meter of space but it was enough to store demon crystals instead of carrying them. he really didn¡¯t expect that he could get a piece of space equipment. ye zhongming had lived before and he knew how rare these were. rare things were expensive so he naturally knew the value of it. monster baby really was a shortcut to get rich. he closed the box and then asked cheng ze, ¡°what card is that?¡± ¡°summoning card.¡± cheng ze didn¡¯t say much and his reply was a little shifty. mo ye¡¯s face flushed red. she placed it there for him to keep safe, who knew that her own teacher that she respected so much would find so many reasons to not give it back. it was obvious that he wanted to keep it. to mo ye, although these people and her snatched the treasures, but they belonged to ye zhongming. since the start, all of this was a part of his plan and they only did the final step. most of the effort belonged to ye zhongming. one of his treasures was taken by someone so she felt embarrassed. at the same time, she was disappointed in her own teacher. she didn¡¯t understand why the person she respected would do such a thing. mo ye couldn¡¯t bring herself to force him so her face flushed red and she could only complain that she was useless. ye zhongming didn¡¯t show his unhappiness. he just nodded and looked away from cheng ze at wang zhen, ¡°not these.¡± his expression changed. his men raised their guns and looked at him in an unfriendly manner. ¡°little brother, that i don¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°you saved my life and i am grateful but we got these things before you saved my life so they have nothing to do with you so naturally you don¡¯t have the right to split these.¡± ye zhongming said. ¡°then you are being shameless!¡± wang zhen¡¯s eyes opened wide in anger and killing intent surged from his body. ye zhongming waved, ¡°let me finish>¡± he pointed at the box and cheng ze¡¯s card, ¡°these are mo ye¡¯s so they have the rights to it. they don¡¯t even have enough so how do they split with you?¡± ¡°how about i replace them with other things?¡± n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming said slowly while touching yellow ball¡¯s fur with his other hand. other things? wang zhen laughed and thought that ye zhongming was joking with him. he laughed coldly, ¡°sure, i would like to see what you can take out!¡± ye zhongming told liang chuyin to open his bag and take out a liquid. ¡°immunity potion, so that you won¡¯t become a zombie.¡± apart from the three girls that were injected with it already, the other people including xia lei were attracted. no one was willing to turn into those ugly monsters. the immunity potion could do that so obviously they wanted it. wang zhen licked his lips. if he knew that his bag had such good stuff, he should have struck first. ¡°not bad, but not enough.¡± wang zhen felt like he was losing out so he wasn¡¯t so easily satisfied. ye zhongming touched around and took out another potion. ¡°one star evolution potion, after using it you can become a one star evolved. as for what is evolved, i think you all should know.¡± if those people craved the immunity potion, then they really craved this. no one was a fool and they knew that if they wanted to survive, becoming an evolved was the only way out. but these were only found on the gachapon and one had to spin it to get it which meant that they needed large amounts of demon crystals. if they were lucky they could need a few dozen but if they weren¡¯t they might need hundreds. this was under the context that you even had a safe wheel to spin. this city might have thousands, even tens of thousands of wheels and they were spread all around so it wasn¡¯t hard to bump into one. along with the crystals needed, one had to risk their lives to get a one star potion. now that there was an actual potion in front of them, what did that mean? it meant that they could safely evolve and they didn¡¯t need to fear those zombies. they could kill them to get crystals and get other good things! this evolution potion was the same as one¡¯s first bucket of gold! wang zhen¡¯s men started to move. they understood that they saved ye zhongming by coincidence but to a large extent was because of themselves. if they could earn an immunity potion and an evolution potion now, that was a huge win. they looked at wang zhen and waited for the highest leader after chief liu was killed by the chain prisoner laser to agree. but they heard him bite his teeth and say, ¡°not enough!¡± Chapter 85: Power of greed chapter 85: power of greed ¡°wang zhen don¡¯t be shameless. you know the price of a one star evolution potion outside. two groups even fought to their deaths because of one and a few dozen died. there is a limit to greed.¡± n0velusb.c0m liang chuyin frowned and stared at this middle aged man. she really wanted to punch him. ¡°chief wang, i think that it is fair. we used our lives to get the immunity potion and evolution potion.¡± mo ye was angry when she saw the situation and she frowned. wang zhen held his gun, ¡°i don¡¯t think your lives are worth only that!¡± a cold gaze flashed in ye zhongming¡¯s eyes. when he raised his head, he took out a monster egg wrapped in a ziploc bag. ¡°this is the egg of a monster called ape turtle, it is a level two lifeform. after you eat it for the first time, although it is not as effective as a one star evolution potion but it can increase your body¡¯s strength to around double that of a normal human.¡± the egg¡¯s appearance shocked wang zhen and the others. this thing was good. there was only one immunity potion and one one star evolution potion so it was not enough to split among them. this egg could allow many people to increase their strength so its overall value was higher. ¡°is it useful on evolved people?¡± wang zhen asked. ¡°yes, it is more effective if a one star evolved ate it. but if one is two star then the effect is much less.¡± ¡°i want it!¡± wang zhen touched his bald head while his other hand held his gun. he even lifted the barrel. ¡°but, not enough!¡± wang zhen pointed at ye zhongming, ¡°little brother, i know that you are very strong. you brought these women and could also live so well. you can make wang ding so angry so i respect you! how are you worth so little? once you have recovered won¡¯t it be easy for you to get good things? now pay a little more to get more in the future. that is something i have learned in my life, i shall teach it to you for free!¡± ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°then i can give you the card, that should be enough.¡± everyone looked towards cheng ze¡¯s face and then at the card in his hands. wang zhen and cheng ze¡¯s expressions changed. wang zhen wanted the card? of course he did but he had spent so long in the unit so he obviously knew that cheng ze was not giving it up. honestly, if it wasn¡¯t for cheng ze not being in the same group as mo ye which caused little tiger to be neutral, if not wang zhen wouldn¡¯t dare to face them. if you include liang chuyin and park xiuying, he would have no advantage at all. but because of cheng ze¡¯s selfishness, wang zhen felt more confident. cheng ze didn¡¯t expect ye zhongming to say that. his heart sank. the young man¡¯s simple words caused all the problems to turn back to wang zhen and himself. if he had a normal thing in his hands, wang zhen wouldn¡¯t have cared but he had a magical summoning card. could wang zhen give it up? even if wang zhen didn¡¯t say anything, he wouldn¡¯t allow him to keep the card to himself. thinking about that, cheng ze tensed up. although he only had a few bullets left, but his 20-year career still caused him to give off a dangerous aura. ¡°don¡¯t force me to use it!¡± one sentence caused wang zhen to back off. he wasn¡¯t afraid of the monster summoned but he knew that once used, the card would have no value. if it was used then the conflict would be gone. he wouldn¡¯t be so foolish to battle cheng ze. ¡°kid i didn¡¯t expect you to be so smart.¡± wang zhen laughed and then he shouted, ¡°but this is so small. now, toss out your bag, the box and the black metal if not i will kill you!¡± he pointed his gun at ye zhongming who was just a few meters away. at this distance, even if the two star evolved wang ding was here, wang zhen was confident in getting his head. liang chuyin, mo ye, park xiuying etc expressions changed and they wanted to stop wang zhen. it was ye zhongming who kept really calm and he even smiled. ¡°you finally revealed your true nature? you didn¡¯t want to leave after just some payment, you wanted everything. you didn¡¯t attack because you didn¡¯t know the attitude of this teacher cheng ze. you were also worried about me and don¡¯t know how much i have recovered and were afraid that mo ye would be forced to fight you.¡± ye zhongming stood up slowly which made wang zhen and his men nervous. ¡°am i right?¡± ye zhongming raised his right hand and it was still hurting a little, ¡°but when i woke up, you saw that i looked sick and hadn¡¯t recovered so that worry disappeared. you saw teacher cheng¡¯s attitude and you knew that he wasn¡¯t on our side so you didn¡¯t worry about him too. as for these three women, although they are evolved but they aren¡¯t vicious enough. just like before, they evolved but you still had the advantage over them.¡± those words caused mo ye, liang chuyin and park xiuying¡¯s expressions to change. they were ashamed of their performance. at this key moment, they couldn¡¯t even do anything and even placed ye zhongming in danger. ¡°do you know? i wanted to thank you. immunity potion, evolution potion, egg, those were things i was prepared to give up. i even thought that i could give you more things.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s smile disappeared and what replaced it was a dark expression that came after a storm. ¡°but you are too greedy. you want everything that we have! i can even see your beast-like desire for these few women!¡± those words slew his heart and caused the girls to shake. even mo ye was looking at wang zhen with a different expression. ¡°you said that this was the apocalypse, you are right.¡± ye zhongming looked at wang zhen. his eyes didn¡¯t show fear of being threatened. there was no rage, there was just mocking and coldness towards the ignorance of wang zhen. ¡°in the apocalypse, there is a popular phrase that i can teach you for free, that is...¡± ye zhongming pointed to the sky and said slowly, ¡°greed, but you need to have the strength to be greedy.¡± ¡°unfortunately, you do not.¡± that sentence gave him a bad feeling and he wanted to pull the trigger to kill him first. but a gun was fired and it wasn¡¯t his. wang zhen lowered his head to look at his chest that was pierced. the blood started to spread. his eyes went dark and he left the apocalypse that had just begun with unwillingness. Chapter 86: Gains from the operation chapter 86: gains from the operation cheng ze was stumbling when they looked down at him from the second floor window. it was already lucky for the loser to survive. the unfortunate people had all turned into corpses, for example, wang zhen. ten minutes ago, xia lei fired a shot from the back, shattering wang zhen¡¯s heart and also breaking his hope for the future. in all the shock, yellow ball bit one of the stronger ones out of the few that followed wang zhen. the other two left alongside cheng ze. this building that was totally burnt had only six people in it now. mo ye and little tiger looked at the back view of their teacher with a complicated expression and also at ye zhongming¡¯s mountain-like back. two guys, two back views but what they represented were totally different. one represented failure and one represented success. the winner took back the card and the loser was exiled. in the last life, ye zhongming would have chosen to kill anyone who tried to take his spoils but in this life, he wanted a different status so naturally he had to do things better. killing cheng ze was simple but he would have to face the fact that mo ye might leave his side which was not an outcome he wanted. ¡°send this meat and this immunity potion to him.¡± ye zhongming suddenly passed these things to the sad mo ye, ¡°although he didn¡¯t handle the thing well but you two are teacher and student. with the immunity potion, it can strengthen his physique by a little. i hope that he will live.¡± mo ye¡¯s eyes looked a little more energetic. she bit her lower lip and didn¡¯t know what to say. this female cop was evidently better at holding the gun and not thanking someone. looking at mo ye leave, xia lei glanced at ye zhongming and mocked, ¡°you already chased him away, don¡¯t you think that doing this is a little fake?¡± n0velusb.c0m . ¡°then you can be fake for me to see then.¡± xia lei opened her mouth slightly in shock but she couldn¡¯t say anything. indeed, if this was considered fake then maybe the survivors outside would hope for more people to be fake. ye zhongming glanced at this beautiful woman and passed her something. xia lei saw him pass her a one star evolution potion and she smiled, ¡°what is this? the consolation prize for me killing a colleague?¡± ¡°no.¡± ye zhongming stretched his body and squinted his eyes, ¡°the moment the apocalypse started, human relationships changed. wang zhen isn¡¯t your colleague, he is just a greedy person wanting to make use of you. you didn¡¯t fail him, even if you killed him, he deserved to die.¡± xia lei shook her head, ¡°the reason why i killed him is because i need your help. even if he died, the person who killed him shouldn¡¯t have been me.¡± ¡°let me give you some advice, give up on such thoughts. if not, there might be a time soon when there would be a blade in your chest and you won¡¯t know who that person who stabbed you is.¡± ¡°do you always find a reason to kill?¡± ye zhongming laughed, ¡°i don¡¯t think i am morally upright so i don¡¯t need a reason when i kill.¡± her spine felt cold and felt that a red demon was hidden in this young man¡¯s body. the red was made out of fresh blood. ¡°i am not noble too, i killed before for the law and justice, just now... it was for personal interests.¡± this woman found it hard to answer to her conscience. ye zhongming didn¡¯t persuade her. these types of things had to be self internalised and he had said everything he should have. ¡°i hope you can keep your promise and send me there.¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°although i am not a good person, but i will definitely do what i promised.¡± a conflict that could have led to huge casualties disappeared just like that. it made liang chuyin and park xiuying realise that ye zhongming had the ability to change situations. actually, he was just good at noticing things he could make use of in the crowd. each person had their own desires and that was something ye zhongming firmly believed in. people had many desires during peacetime so much less in the apocalypse where there weren¡¯t laws. so before gathering everyone, he met xia lei whom park xiuying said was very fair. the negotiation wasn¡¯t too tough and it was so smooth that it took just a minute. that was because she had a request. she wanted to find her husband but these few days made her feel more and more despair. the dangerous outside world was one that she didn¡¯t dare to face. ye zhongming found her and his condition was to kill wang zhen when needed. the compensation would be him protecting her to find her husband. if it was someone else, they might not agree but xia lei had been through many life and death tests which were why she knew how to kill. other people might disagree but xia lei had witnessed how cruel the apocalypse was so she dared to kill. knowing how to and daring to kill, thus everything happened. one other thing was that wang lei did many things these few days that made her angry. he even disturbed her which gave her a reason. the problem in the team was temporarily solved. but ye zhongming knew that he couldn¡¯t calm down as the trio and even wang ding would be nearby. since he woke up, he had to strengthen himself. although his injured body and right arm weren¡¯t totally healed but he could use them. his mental energy was full so his overall state was still okay. he started to count what he got from pearl lake. first was what he lost. the biggest loss was definitely the new gun. it was either picked up or destroyed by the chain prisoner¡¯s laser. as a marksman, he felt like he was missing something from his life. next was the level two demon crystals which he used to recover mental energy. last was his payment to others like the immunity potion and evolution potion. as compared to what he lost, he gained much more. it made him think about the phrase, high risk high rewards. the most valuable thing was definitely the one kilogram of ghost metal. although he didn¡¯t know how to use it, but in his last life, it was really precious, close to ten times the value of everything else he had. apart from ghost metal, he got two chomper seeds which were good things. as long as he planted them, they were the best to protect a home. others were a long distance potion recipe, space crystal, hell hound summoning card, terror goat leather, goat treasure, job upgrading scroll and also the basic summoning technique that he had learned. there were also other not important materials. after counting everything, ye zhongming was considering how to use them. this was when he recalled something and after fiddling around, he took out something golden from his clothes. Chapter 87: Golden Cloth chapter 87: golden cloth this was the bag that the monster baby carried. more accurately, this was a golden cloth that was used as a bag. on the day when he snatched the treasure, ye zhongming ripped apart the golden bag to cause chaos such that wang ding stopped finding trouble with him. this made them fight for the scattered treasures while he sliced a piece of the ghost metal. who knew that the bag didn¡¯t tear apart and the only thing that opened was the opening of the bag? ye zhongming didn¡¯t think too much and just shoved the weird cloth into his arms. now he naturally recalled it when he was tallying up his gains. n0velusb.c0m the golden cloth was soft and extremely smooth. it felt like a high class silk. this made him sure that this was not silk and not anything he was familiar with. he tried once again and still wasn¡¯t able to tear apart this weird cloth. ye zhongming was injured so he definitely couldn¡¯t fight intense battles but his strength was still many times that of normal people. not to mention tearing a piece of cloth, he was able to bend a piece of metal. but why wasn¡¯t he able to tear this cloth? ye zhongming thought about it and took moon edge before he carefully sliced a corner of the cloth. the outcome shocked him. the moon edge which was known for its sharpness and could even leave marks when slicing ghost metal couldn¡¯t slice apart the golden cloth at all. he touched his ears before he slashed down. he picked up the cloth and this time he noticed something different. where he sliced, a white mark that was really faint could be seen. that mark was even slowly disappearing! disappearing!? ye zhongming¡¯s head felt numb. how did a cloth do such a thing?! it was as if... it had a life of its own! to confirm this, ye zhongming sliced once more. another pale mark appeared on the cloth before slowly disappearing. the 20 centimeter mark took just 5-6 seconds to disappear. one could hear zombies growling on the outside which made the total silence of the room seem really weird. was this a supernatural event? ye zhongming had never heard of ghosts in the apocalypse. yi? ye zhongming noticed something, that the color of the cloth was dimming. this change was really minute, if not for his ten years of experience and attention to his surroundings, he might not have noticed this. thinking about it, ye zhongming slashed a third time. like the previous two, the mark disappeared. moreover, he was certain that the color of the golden cloth turned dim. what was going on? he had no idea so he decided to put it aside. he grabbed this cloth and placed it on the ape turtle¡¯s egg. but when he placed it on, he was instantly stunned. he felt that some strength was sucked away from the egg. he looked at the golden cloth like he had seen a ghost. he swallowed his saliva and forced himself to calm down. he waited quietly and stared right at the golden cloth. the color changed! the color was turning darker! ye zhongming carefully touched the mysterious cloth when the color change stopped and that suction disappeared. it returned back to normal. he took the cloth off and he looked at the egg. thoughts filled up his mind. the egg that had strong life energy fluctuations actually looked a little greyish white. although one could still sense life within but it was much weaker like the life force had been sucked away. ye zhongming looked at the golden cloth and then at the ape turtle. his eyes lit up and he charged out. half an hour later, ye zhongming squatted beside the corpse of a zombie and he was emotional. he guessed the use of this cloth. it could absorb life force to heal its own injuries and it would stop when it absorbed a certain amount of energy. which meant that as long as it had energy, the cloth would not be damaged. this was the reason why moon edge couldn¡¯t damage it. even ye zhongming who had seen so much was shocked. this thing really was magical. in the last life, every two years there would be news of the monster baby appearing and each time it would cause a huge battle. the treasures obtained would turn into pieces of news that survivors discussed and envied. but there was nothing about the golden bag. it was as if no one had noticed anything about it before. would that be the case? no one noticed this secret? ye zhongming didn¡¯t believe that himself. someone in the last life knew about this, just that they didn¡¯t say it. when he revived, he was pumped up to do something huge in the apocalypse. but everything he had been through made him a feeling like he didn¡¯t know much about the apocalypse. he knew that although he had an advantage but there were many things he didn¡¯t understand. he had to continue to work hard and he couldn¡¯t underestimate this foreign world that he was slightly familiar with. he kept the golden cloth. ye zhongming walked while thinking about how to use the golden cloth. this was undoubtedly a good thing. the monster baby was shot when it was carrying this bag and its wound healed in a short time. ye zhongming now knew that it was the strength of the cloth and not that of the monster baby. it was obvious that the monster baby could use this cloth. but now ye zhongming was unable to use it. this cloth was similar to other life forms, as long as its energy wasn¡¯t full or if it was damaged, it would absorb the life energy of any life form it touched. this made ye zhongming a little frustrated. he tried to enchant and strengthen it but they weren¡¯t of any use. it seemed like this thing was not something a small smith like him could touch. the only hope was to craft but he needed blueprints to craft.. ye zhongming had no choice but to just leave this item to see if he could find other ways to use it in the future. returning back to the room, ye zhongming picked up the goat treasure. this was one of the few items that could directly raise strength. ye zhongming found some sugar to eat it. he heard that the goat treasure didn¡¯t taste nice, if one didn¡¯t put any sugar, no one could handle it. the goat treasure didn¡¯t look small but due to its structure, it wasn¡¯t too big after it shrunk. it was smaller than an egg. ye zhongming scattered some sugar before shoving it into his mouth. it was a really fishy taste and then his body felt like it was burning. a long while later, the taste turned lighter. as it entered his digestive system, he felt an explosion of power that was rising up in his body! Chapter 88: Strong ghost metal chapter 88: strong ghost metal this power was really explosive like that of a volcano erupting. everywhere it passed felt like magma was flowing through which caused his body to turn red. he could only coil up on the ground to reduce the pain he was going through. the energy slowly disappeared after making two cycles around his body. he slowly sat up and his body was soaked. his lips tore cause he bit them and a bloody smell filled his mouth. he found a bottle of water to drink. the cold liquid entered his body and made him feel slightly better. en? ye zhongming moved the right hand that he used to grab the bottle and his injuries were gone. he got up to jump and indeed, the injuries that he suffered from that day were all recovered. ye zhongming hadn¡¯t eaten goat treasure in the past as terror goats weren¡¯t common even in the dungeons. most of them became high level creatures and their skin was so thick that they were tough to kill. there weren¡¯t many chances to get the goat treasure so even if his team got it, with his position and status, he wouldn¡¯t get a part of it. moreover, goat treasure was much better the lower one¡¯s evolution level was. very few five star experts bothered to kill terror goats as the goat treasure didn¡¯t have an effect on them. but ye zhongming was a one star evolved and he was eating a level two terror goat¡¯s goat treasure so naturally the effect was superb. his body recovered and his physique had improved a little. he tested and he felt that he was around 8-9 times that of a normal person. apart from these more obvious changes, he also noticed that his mental energy had greatly increased. in the past, he estimated that his mental energy was around 200 points. this increase meant that he was over 300 and was close to 350! as he had two jobs, ye zhongming¡¯s mental energy was not enough. as a result, he often ran out which caused him to lose control of his body. now that he had so much more mental energy, that helped to reduce that problem to a large extent. moreover, ye zhongming had the basic summoning technique whose effect was based on how much mental energy and the medium used to calculate its effect and the duration it lasts. mental energy increase helped to increase the strength of this skill, allowing ye zhongming to control the skill usage during his battles. these three changes made him overjoyed. as for the special abilities that the goat treasure was said to provide, they didn¡¯t appear. magical things often occurred in the apocalypse but they won¡¯t all happen to you. ye zhongming understood that theory. ye zhongming felt energetic now that he was healed and his mental energy had increased. he kept everything in his space crystal and in his hands was the final item, ghost metal. he definitely wouldn¡¯t use it all since it was such a big piece. he thought about it. anyways since he had enough mental energy, he should use collecting and refining technique to deal with the ghost metal. this glory smith skill that consumed a large amount of mental energy was really strong. after using up close to half of his mental energy, the ghost metal split into 100 units. this gave ye zhongming a dream. if he had a billion mental energy points, if he touched the ghost metal chains on the chain prisoner, then all the ghost metal would be his. ye zhongming glanced at the dark sky and felt that he should stop dreaming. 100 sets of ghost metal, 10 grams each. ye zhongming decided to test their effect. he used 10 grams to test. if those smiths in the last life found out, they would definitely scold him for wasting money as ghost metal was often used in grams. but he had so much on him so he didn¡¯t really care about whether or not he was wasting them. under everyone¡¯s confused gaze, ye zhongming ran to a secluded side street once more. he found a car to use his crafting skill. a light shone and that car turned into a sticky liquid. ye zhongming used a level two demon crystal and it continued to change shapes. ye zhongming then threw in the ghost metal and the bone needles that the general ant shot out to add extra materials. moments later, a silver blade similar to ye zhongming¡¯s moon edge appeared. ye zhongming heaved a sigh of relief, luckily he succeeded. this 50% success rate made him feel like it was a scam. ¡°moon edge (ming): basic sharpness 20. stat 1: strength +10. stat 2: penetration +10.¡± ¡°ghost metal added skill: full strength light: when user slashes out with the weapon, a blade light a third of the length of the blade will appear that has added 5 sharpness.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s body shook and he nearly dropped this new blade. with the previous white blade as an addition previously, ye zhongming was happy with its stats. basic sharpness 10, basic toughness 5 and also added two stats of sharpness 10 and strength 3. one could say that the last moon edge allowed one to battle level two and even level three monsters. but after adding in ghost metal, the new moon edge was so good! not only did the basic sharpness increase to 20, but the added stats also reached a terrifying 10. this number didn¡¯t seem large but ye zhongming had a clear understanding of it. just the strength 10 was enough to increase ye zhongming¡¯s slash strength by a fold. but among them the level two purple cloud general ants¡¯ bone needle should have played a small part. but ye zhongming believed that the decisive one was still the ghost metal. the unbelievable part was the added skill. blade light! this was a skill that blademasters would only get when they reached grandmaster! it was a symbol of a high level close combat job. jobs had to go through beginner, basic, intermediate, advanced. in the apocalypse, most survivors reached such a stage. grandmaster, teacher and extraordinary grades above that were few and far in between. normally, survivors who reached extraordinary would be called gods. god blademaster referred to extraordinary blademasters. god smith to talk about extraordinary grade smiths. grandmaster and teachers were close to extraordinary so they were called quasi gods. the grandmaster grade would give one job skills like blade light which became the sign of a quasi god. n0velusb.c0m ghost metal actually added this symbolic light! that obviously made him very excited! maybe this light wasn¡¯t as strong as those of quasi god or god level jobs but the added 5 sharpness meant that his blade reached 25. this number along with a penetration of 10 gave him a feeling like he could slice apart the skin of the level four chain prisoner! ghost metal was actually so strong! Chapter 89: Getting face back chapter 89: getting face back ye zhongming suppressed the urge to continue crafting. he knew that the strength of the ghost metal was not obvious to the beginner smith that he was. without better materials and blueprints, he couldn¡¯t show its advantage so crafting now was just a waste. of course, he also did not have any more level two demon crystals. he returned back to the room they were at. the three girls were slightly immune to ye zhongming doing magical things. after looking at the blade they retracted their gaze. it was xia lei and little tiger who were shocked. moon edge wasn¡¯t a short dagger that could be hidden on the body. this fellow was around a meter long so it was hard not to pay attention to it. this man ran out with only one but now he had two when he came back? they had witnessed how strong moon edge was. especially xia lei. she was an expert at using blades. when she graduated police school, she learned from a northern sect¡¯s blade expert. she knew what was a good blade too. she was sure that the blade was the best one that she had ever seen. she was more shocked than anyone else that another such blade appeared. although his brother chen long¡¯s death made him a little unhappy with ye zhongming, but he knew that he wasn¡¯t to blame. in such a world, anyone might die and they might have to choose death at any moment. he had placed down that unhappiness. seeing ye zhongming get the new blade, naturally, he grouped around. ¡°hey, you got another blade? let me take a look.¡± he wanted to grab it. he moved really quickly. ye zhongming squinted his eyes and sidestepped. he dodged when little tiger was about to touch the sword handle, ¡°you want to take a look? sure, let¡¯s see if you can grab it.¡± little tiger who wanted to test his skill was excited when he heard that and he laughed, ¡°you were the one that said that, don¡¯t blame me for bullying a sick person.¡± after saying that, he placed his left leg out to block ye zhongming¡¯s retreat path. his right elbow lifted up at his chin. if this hit, he would basically knock him out. seeing little tiger¡¯s clean movement, ye zhongming was pumped up too. he reached out to cover his chin while also bending his knee to suppress his leg. the strong elbow hit the palm and was grabbed tightly by ye zhongming¡¯s fingers. his leg was being pushed down such that he couldn¡¯t move. little tiger didn¡¯t panic. he used the suppressed leg as a pivot, clenching the other hand and then punching while twisting half of his body. but suddenly, he felt his body lose balance. however, he was a well trained soldier, he took in a deep breath to regain his balance, shifting his fist to continue attacking. but he stopped as ye zhongming disappeared from his view. in the next second, he was pushed from the back and that straightened out his body. little tiger placed his fist down as he knew that he had lost. if that push was a strike, he would have died. ¡°my strength and speed are worse than yours, that is not fair.¡± he was not accepting of defeat and felt like it was caused by the gap in body physique. ye zhongming admired his personality and slapped his shoulder, ¡°there is no fairness in this world, whoever is strong creates the rules. moreover, even if you evolved you are still not my match.¡± little tiger stretched his neck, ¡°i don¡¯t believe it.¡± ¡°the time when you attack to kill instead of attacking to suppress is the time when you have the right to fight me.¡± after saying that, ye zhongming took out a map to place on the table. he didn¡¯t care about the slightly stunned little tiger. n0velusb.c0m in the apocalypse, you can choose not to kill people for no reason but you can¡¯t not know how to kill. ¡°we are here.¡± ye zhongming pointed at the map. this was something he prepared before the apocalypse. ¡°we are heading here.¡± ye zhongming pointed at another spot. this is the new region of the city and it has been developed for only two years. most government organisations have moved here. xia lei¡¯s husband is working there. ¡°this place is not near here.¡± liang chuyin said. these few days of apocalypse life made her look fiercer and she didn¡¯t look as gentle and tender as before. the straight line distance from their current area was over 20 kilometers. they also had to go past the center which was where most people were at. there were many zombies there too and it was relatively dangerous. ye zhongming nodded, ¡°we definitely can¡¯t drive. a week has passed so the zombies and monsters have occupied the area. if we make noise, we would attract streets of zombies. that is too dangerous so we can only walk.¡± ¡°moreover,¡± ye zhongming pointed, ¡°here, here and here are tough areas. not only do we need strength, we need some luck.¡± ye zhongming pointed at a large living area, the city center as well as another surprising location which was a medical organisation. ¡°i can understand the rest but what is up with this?¡± due to her job, mo ye was familiar with the city so she pointed at the hospital. there... ye zhongming¡¯s eyes flashed. naturally, he knew the reason but he didn¡¯t know how to explain as he was not too sure. ¡°the hospitals during the apocalypse are weird so we need to pay attention.¡± everyone naturally didn¡¯t understand such a fluff answer. but no one asked as ye zhongming had proven that he had been correct many times. ¡°since we have decided on the target, i have chosen this route.¡± ye zhongming picked up a pen and drew a line. ¡°i can understand moving around to avoid the dense region but walking from here? if we do it, even if things are smooth, we will take 15 hours and that is double the time. why so?¡± xia lei was very anxious but as she was a professional, she was still more calm than normal people. seeing ye zhongming¡¯s detour, naturally, she was unhappy. ¡°you understand the situation outside more than me so what do you all see?¡± the few of them looked at one another. liang chuyin said, ¡°large amounts of zombies, more than before. moreover, some are weird, they are stronger than normal zombies. there are also the mutated plants and animals that although aren¡¯t everywhere but they are more common.¡± ¡°also people, a lot of bad people.¡± teacher park said weakly. during these few days, her values and morals were overturned. she saw many cruel things which left a huge impression on her. ¡°right.¡± ye zhongming sighed. the few days of being unconscious were a waste. he felt that it was a waste if not he would have turned into a two star evolved. if not, his strength would be much stronger than now, ¡°it is tough to walk outside now, each inch is covered with something that might be able to kill you.¡± he turned towards xia lei, ¡°i promise to send you to your husband but that doesn¡¯t mean that i will use my friends and my life to take a risk. i can¡¯t ensure that everyone will survive but i have to try my best to make us safe. i think little miss xia doesn¡¯t want us to die before we get there right?¡± ¡°then your detour...¡± ¡°to get stronger to increase the chance of sending you there.¡± seeing ye zhongming¡¯s firm attitude, xia lei didn¡¯t say anything else. ¡°are we heading out now?¡± mo ye asked. ¡°no.¡± ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°these few days all of you have suffered, naturally we have to get our face back!¡± Chapter 90: Where is the gachapon chapter 90: where is the gachapon ¡°brother deng, i got 35 more, this should be enough.¡± ah li held his spear and ran in excitedly. he closed the door to the crematorium which they cleared all the zombies in and in his other hand was a bunch of bloodstained demon crystals. the strong man was helping little tong change her bandage. the wound that was pierced by the spear was not something that was easily healed even though she had evolved. to get the medication, the three of them spent a huge amount of effort and even clashed with other survivors. they really used their lives to exchange for them. the lives of other people! he stared at ah li who made so much noise and was about to scold him that he was asking for death for speaking so loudly. but when he saw his deformed face, he swallowed his words. wounds can heal but not broken bones. if it was during peacetime, one could just do a surgery and fix the skull that wang ding had shattered. but in the apocalypse, one couldn¡¯t find any doctors so he could only maintain this state. after a few days, his face didn¡¯t hurt but the bones and his flesh had started to grow together! in the future, this guy who originally looked quite handsome would have to live under such a state. even brother deng felt bad for ah li. ¡°how many of such crystals do we have?¡± brother deng bandaged little tong¡¯s wound and picked up a cigarette bud that he had smoked. he lit it and asked. ah li stuck his spear at the side and poured the demon crystals onto the ground, ¡°we have over three hundred, that should be enough.¡± brother deng shook his head, ¡°did you forget how we failed last time? the 260 crystals that we exchanged the pair of silver shoes for all went to waste!¡± hearing that, ah li felt heart pained, ¡°who knew that the thing needed more demon crystals each time it was spun?¡± ¡°there is no need to complain, we are lucky to be able to bump into that gachapon, if not the three of us would have already died.¡± little tong sat up and her wound still hurt a lot. but she was much better than two days ago. she would probably be fine in 4-5 days. ¡°unfortunately we didn¡¯t catch up with the team with three treasures. if not, if we used it to exchange for demon crystals, little tong would be able to get a job too.¡± brother deng scoffed. he didn¡¯t say a word but he felt a little annoyed. he was muscular and also had the strongman job, however, his thought process was the most detailed of the three if not he wouldn¡¯t have become the leader. he knew that although he gave up on tracking that team, but it wasn¡¯t a waste. that team had three evolved, the woman was really strong. not only did she have a strong gun, but her skills were also good too. if he faced her alone, be it ah li or himself, they won¡¯t have an upper hand. little tong who didn¡¯t have a job was not her match at all. if they bit onto them, once the unconscious guy woke up, things would be problematic. moreover, wang ding was following them. even if they could gain some advantages, others will be the ones who benefit. so there was no point in asking for trouble. but brother deng didn¡¯t say it out loud. it was important for ah li to feel a little frustrated, if not that kid would just keep staring at his destroyed face. ¡°damn, those bunch occupied the gachapon when we left. today when i bumped into them, chen jun and his brother already evolved. they look so arrogant, i really want to kill them.¡± ¡°we have obtained the best things on that wheel so they can occupy it if they want.¡± brother deng looked at little tong. the best item on the wheel was the light blade which disappeared after they rolled it. ¡°hehe that is true. little tong you really are lucky. you spun five times and got three evolution positions and one skill scroll. only one roll was bad. that rate is just so overpowered. i heard that chen jun rolled over ten times to get two evolution potions. also that colored gachapon, you rolled twice and got two job scrolls, so overpowered.¡± brother deng laughed when he heard that and wanted to say something but his expression changed. he was about to pounce towards little tong but it was too late. a figure climbed up through the window and was holding a silver blade on her neck. ¡°you!?¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°it is me.¡± ah li wanted to take his spear but the door was knocked open and two people holding guns rushed in. they pointed at him with their barrels such that he didn¡¯t dare to move. brother deng¡¯s face was dead as ash. he didn¡¯t expect to be sneak attacked! this was the 7th floor! outside was shining bricks so how did this person even get up? little tiger placed his gun on ah li¡¯s head, ¡°hug your head and kneel! didn¡¯t you chase us a few days ago? continue now then!¡± mo ye tilted her head. brother deng bit his teeth and had no choice but to kneel like ah li. even if he had evolved and had a job but at this distance, he couldn¡¯t dodge a bullet. a simple sneak attack controlled two job holders and one evolved. this thing would only happen at the start of the apocalypse as people would become more careful and set up traps and alarms. ¡°if you want to kill us then do it, don¡¯t think that we will submit to you!¡± little tong was feisty. even with moon edge on her neck, she still dared to say such a thing. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming was calm, ¡°why bother to kill you? with your wariness, i have dozens of ways to make you die silently.¡± little tong bit her teeth, ¡°so you want to sleep with me? sure, bring it on. i will just treat it like beastiality.¡± ye zhongming was stunned, was this girl crazy? little tiger laughed and said to the two guys, ¡°which one of you are dogs? or both of you are?¡± ¡°nonsenses!¡± little tong wanted to curse at little tiger but ye zhongming knocked her out. liang chuyin then tied her to the bed right away. ye zhongming walked to brother deng and kept moon edge, ¡°i will ask you one question. answer and i will let you go. don¡¯t answer and i will kill you.¡± ¡°speak!¡± brother deng knew that he had to lower his head if not he would definitely get killed. things were different now and killing was common. ¡°where is the colored gachapon?¡± when they heard that, ah li and brother deng¡¯s expressions changed. that wheel was their biggest secret. if they say it, the remaining thing won¡¯t belong to them. after a few seconds, ye zhongming slashed at the unconscious little tong. ¡°wait!¡± brother deng stood up and wanted to stop him but mo ye smashed him with her gun. ye zhongming¡¯s blade hung above her head. brother deng whose face was bleeding now felt certain that if he didn¡¯t shout that, this person would have really killed her. in that instance, the aura that he gave off was the same as when he killed. ¡°where?¡± ¡°at... longrun apartment block 83 #1107.¡± ¡°bring me there.¡± Chapter 91: Mutated spider chapter 91: mutated spider longrun apartments was not far from the motel that the trio decided to rest in, it was just a few minutes walk away. one could even see the window of 1107 from their room. the room was really dark and there was only slight illumination from the colored wheel. other areas that allowed one to look in from the outside were tightly covered. ye zhongming sucked in a deep breath to calm his excited heart. in front of him was a colored gachapon, it was even a five colored one. only those two regions turned grey. the job scrolls on it was taken by someone. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t help but think back to the rumors about this trio. they were famous for a period before they disappeared. it was probably because of this five colored gachapon. what couldn¡¯t be denied was that they were really lucky. not only did they bump into a basic gachapon with the light blade skill, they also ran into the colored gachapon that was specially designed to get jobs. ¡°this fellow is a little special.¡± little tiger shouted at the five colored gachapon. he was really curious about the wheels. seeing the biggest secret that he found being taken by someone else, brother deng, ah li and even little tong who had just woken up were really furious. brother deng¡¯s eyes were filled with viciousness. to him, ye zhongming was a thief that was stealing something that belonged to him. people were like this, they were always used to thinking from their own point of view, especially when it concerned their interests. they would even think that everything that concerned their interests was their interests. indeed they were the ones that found the gachapon. ye zhongming was stealing it but were they noble? didn¡¯t they attack ye zhongming to get the treasure at pearl lake? the only difference was that they were at an advantage then and they were at a disadvantage now. there was no right or wrong in the apocalypse, there was only strong or weak. ¡°seems like we have to spend a period of time here.¡± ye zhongming looked towards the gachapon in a daze. ...................................................................................................... little tiger clicked his tongue as he touched the shiny body of moon edge, he loved the blade. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t take it anymore and said to him, ¡°kid can you quieten down? we are hiding? what is nice about a stupid blade?¡± finding the colored gachapon was the first step. spinning the five colored gachapon needed large amounts of demon crystals. since ye zhongming was not willing to let the two job scrolls go, naturally he had to hunt zombies. ¡°stupid blade?¡± little tiger raised his voice, ¡°you are calling this a stupid blade? this is a top blade! did you see it slice zombies? it is like slicing vegetables, their bodies lay all around...¡± ¡°shut up!¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t understand how such a nice kid loved to talk so much. ¡°brother ye, our two blades look similar it shouldn¡¯t be a coincidence right?¡± little tiger laughed. he didn¡¯t keep quiet and instead headed over to ask. ye zhongming nodded, ¡°job, i have a smith job. i crafted these two.¡± the job wasn¡¯t a secret. survivors would find out about it sooner or later. since little tiger followed mo ye to join his team, there was no need for him to hide anything from him. ¡°so amazing?¡± little tiger scratched his ears and he looked excited to have his own job. ¡°they have conditions and restrictions. you will understand when you have a job.¡± ¡°when will i be able to get a job?¡± little tiger looked at ye zhongming and he said. ye zhongming smiled, ¡°you don¡¯t have to probe. i can tell you right away that we can get two jobs from the wheel. i will hand them out based on type, the rules is...¡± he stared at little tiger and said slowly, ¡°who is more willing and firm to walk together with me.¡± n0velusb.c0m little tiger lowered his head and didn¡¯t say anything. ye zhongming found that normal. if little tiger showed loyalty to him just to get a job, then he definitely wouldn¡¯t keep such a person. ¡°i will listen to captain mo.¡± little tiger was loyal to his own captain. the temptation of a job was huge but he didn¡¯t behave out of hand. he knew that even mo ye didn¡¯t have a job now so it wouldn¡¯t be his turn. ¡°don¡¯t be discouraged. although it is hard to get, but to me, it isn¡¯t a difficult thing.¡± ¡°as long as i listen to you?¡± ¡°yes.¡± little tiger touched his head and pouted, ¡°can you not be so obvious when you are trying to bait people? you are too direct.¡± ye zhongming retracted his gaze from little tiger¡¯s body and then looked at the phone with an alarm set that was placed in the middle of the road. ten seconds later, the phone would ring and attract the surrounding zombies. . ¡°being direct is better than beating around the bush.¡± ...................................................................................................... the phone rang and the elegant music was out of place with this world that was riddled with holes. but the zombies wouldn¡¯t care about that. they only know that sound would mean fresh blood and flesh. a moment later, hundreds of them crowded over. ¡°hong!¡± the box below the phone exploded and the zombies were blown apart. broken limbs fell like rain and a thick gory smell spread in the sky. ¡°your turn!¡± ye zhongming looked at little tiger whose mouth was agape, ¡°where did you learn how to create bombs? remote controlled ones? you need to get investigated.¡± ye zhongming rolled his eyes while little tiger jumped out of hiding. he ran while killing those zombies that weren¡¯t killed by the bomb. he was even mumbling about how he hated doing such dirty jobs. at this time, another explosion spread out from another street. seemed like liang chuyin had succeeded too. on a rough count, this morning could net them 200+ crystals. ye zhongming frowned. once little tiger finished the zombies and dug out the crystals, ye zhongming told him to help liang chuyin. he held his blade, getting into a street and disappearing. the collection speed was too slow! each spin on the five colored gachapon would need many crystals. based on what the trio said, the last time they used 200+ crystals so this time they needed at least 350 crystals. the final spin would at least need 500. based on the current speed, they would take two days. that was too long. not to mention if xia lei was willing to waste so much time, even ye zhongming himself was not willing. after all, the few days of being unconscious had slowed down his evolution speed so he had to catch up. which was why he decided to move out alone. he was going to use level two demon crystals to replace normal crystals. his target was a supermarket. when the apocalypse started, it was peak hour and many people weren¡¯t home. those who just ended work were in the mall and the supermarket which meant that there were dense crowds of zombies there. thinking from another point of view, the zombies here also ate many humans so their evolution speeds would be high too. the chances of meeting level two mutated zombies here would be much higher. if it was someone else, a one star evolved would flee when seeing a level two zombie. but ye zhongming was different. he was the top one star evolved and he also had moon edge. he understood all the zombie types too. this was why he set his target as the large supermarket. he hid in the opposite street and observed for a long time. after catching everything around, he got in from the side. although it was the day, but the visibility inside was really bad. the few windows that light shone through were blocked by layers of racks. without electricity, the supermarket was dark like night time. there was also the bad smell of rotting food or corpses. ye zhongming squatted beside the wall and listened in. he counted and when he reached a certain number, he jumped up. he sliced the head of a zombie that had just turned the corner while he grabbed its hair, carrying the broken head. he dug out the demon crystal and he tossed it out. the rolling sound attracted the zombies around and dozens of them popped up from all around to see what was moving. ye zhongming didn¡¯t kill these normal zombies who had their backs exposed to him. he was waiting for something bigger. a minute passed and the head was being kicked like a leather ball but there was still nothing abnormal. ye zhongming was slightly disappointed. seemed like there weren¡¯t any high level zombies on this floor. since that was the case, he couldn¡¯t let these zombies go. he held his blade and attacked. with this sharp moon edge and his past experience, not only was he quick, he didn¡¯t even make much noise. moments later, he killed over ten of them. right when he wanted to continue and wipe out the nearby zombies, ye zhongming was alerted. he raised his head and saw a pair of red eyes staring at him from the ceiling. ¡°mutated huntsman spider.¡± ye zhongming was shocked and recognised this black monster that looked the size of a goat. although spiders in the city weren¡¯t as big as those in the wild, there were still many of them. the most common ones were in all human buildings. these huntsman spiders were common in the city but the biggest ones were just the size of a duck egg. but after mutation, things were different. for example this one in front of him. to be honest, ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to touch it as they were really tough to deal with. they could use their webs and toxins. along with their skills, it was hard to defend against them. moreover, the reason why it was famous was because they were usually in groups. one or two big ones leading a bunch of small ones. he wanted to search for level two zombies to kill but he didn¡¯t expect to bump into this huntsman spider. when people bump into each other in a narrow road, only one would survive. Chapter 92: Close shave after close shave chapter 92: close shave after close shave level two mutated life forms already had basic intellect, especially in the area of hunting which was something innate for them. this level two mutated spider¡¯s eight legs paused on the ceiling and it gave out a thud sound. ye zhongming cursed as that sound caused those zombies to turn around. when they noticed the fresh human that was right next to them, they pounced over. ye zhongming didn¡¯t dare to let these zombies bite him even though he was immune to the zombie virus. he used both the shield and the blade to kill them. ye zhongming was really quick and killed them all in a few seconds. his movement was smooth as water and there was no hesitation at all. however, the mutated huntsman spider didn¡¯t give up this chance. it found the opportunity to open its mouth to spit out a white ball which was enough to cover numerous racks. the silk and poison toxin was the natural ability of the hunstman spider. this net spitting was a natural skill. ¡°spider net!¡± ye zhongming recalled the name of this skill. this huge net descended from above and it covered a huge area. although there was a rack above him but if ye zhongming didn¡¯t dodge, this net would trap him between two racks and there would be no escape for him then. at the crucial moment, ye zhongming kicked down a rack in front of him. like dominos, it knocked down the few racks in front of it until a huge pillar stopped them. ye zhongming took this chance and ran forwards. when he was at the side of the room, he realised that he couldn¡¯t dodge anymore so he slashed. ¡°full strength light!¡± a silver light exploded from moon edge and sliced into the net. the white net that was really sticky and tough was cut open by the light which allowed ye zhongming to jump out from the space. if this sticky net stuck onto something like your shirt, it would be tough to break free. there were neural toxins on it that caused one¡¯s body to weaken until they lost their senses. this was why ye zhongming didn¡¯t dare to be careless. n0velusb.c0m the hunstman spider screeched when it saw the human dodge its killing move. it swung down, white silk connecting its body to the ceiling such that it landed on the ground like it was taking an elevator. two claws pierced into the wandering zombies who had little to no vision. its sharp front limbs touched one another in front of its eye, swinging the dirty blood off its limbs and giving out a metallic clang. one could imagine how sharp they were just by that alone. ye zhongming stopped fleeing. what he worried about was the spider¡¯s talent skill which it had used and wouldn¡¯t be able to use for a second time. now was his turn to attack. his left hand hung low and he held the arm shield. ye zhongming charged out and let the arm shield go, smashing into the eye of the spider. the huge strength caused the air around to be sliced through. the huntsman spider didn¡¯t expect the human to actually attack and even throw his shield over. it was too late when it tried to dodge so it could only cross its two front legs in front of its eyes. with a ¡®ding¡¯, the arm shield was knocked aside. it smashed into the ceiling and left a hole there. the huntsman spider was knocked back by the strength. it just wanted to counter attacked when it noticed that the human was right in front of it and was waving its silver blade! the spider saw that this blade was the one that broke its net which was why it was worried. its back six limbs stretched and bent so that it was able to jump up onto the ceiling. on its stomach was a fingernail sized eye which spat out a silk right at ye zhongming. ye zhongming¡¯s mouth curled up and in his heart, he was waiting for that move. a breakfast cake lunchbox suddenly appeared in his empty hand. the silk shot onto it and the lunchbox was wrapped up. all this happened in an instant and the spider was stunned. it didn¡¯t understand why such a thing had appeared in his hands. ye zhongming actually grabbed it out from the space crystal the moment before he charged. that moment of hesitation was fatal. ye zhongming¡¯s moon edge flew out like his shield. the difference from the previous time was that the spider had grabbed the wrong target and its body was in mid air. moon edge slashed and stuck right into its stomach. it was unable to block moon edge even though it was a level two mutated life force. its stomach was sliced open and green smelly things along with a black liquid shot out. the huntsman spider cried out. it wasn¡¯t loud but it was really high pitched. as it struggled, the huntsman spider that was originally pinned into the ceiling by moon edge fell off. after it dropped onto the ground, it didn¡¯t die. it used its strong life force to charge right at ye zhongming. this scared him. he didn¡¯t expect it to be so stubborn. however, ye zhongming had a strong understanding of these mutated beings and knew how to kill them effectively. the reason why he didn¡¯t rely on the sharpness of moon edge to slice the spider head on was because he knew that it would take a lot of energy. which was why he chose to toss it out right at its stomach. he was just shocked by how fierce the spider was but he didn¡¯t panic. he moved around the racks until the mutated spider used up his life force and died. it fell to the ground and didn¡¯t move at all. the color in its eyes disappeared and what replaced it was a dead ash color. ye zhongming walked over to pull out moon edge and dig the demon crystal. he sliced the sharp front limbs as well as the valuable sac on its tail. he then went to climb the racks to grab his arm shield which was still stuck in the ceiling. but right when he touched the shield, a sudden pain spread from his back. ye zhongming¡¯s experience during life and death situations saved him as he kicked the rack down and he fell off to dodge the attack. forget about the arm shield as his life was more important. his body fell to the ground but it didn¡¯t cause many injuries. he didn¡¯t climb up right away and rolled forwards instead. this saved his life once again as the area that he rolled over had pin sounds like something was shot there. after rolling behind a rack, ye zhongming rested on it and looked through the gaps. he saw a beautiful figure standing on a rack. her beautiful figure was on full display and on her legs was a black cat. its golden eyes looked toward where ye zhongming was hiding at. ye zhongming sucked in a deep breath. he knew that he didn¡¯t face beauty and instead bumped into a terrifying mutated duo! Chapter 93: Talking Lady chapter 93: talking lady in his last life, not long after the apocalypse began, there was a beautiful but gory legend that had spread across many places. an extremely beautiful woman roamed the world with her pet. whenever she met a guy she was interested in, she would have a night of fun. just that after the happiness would be an endless slaughter. those guys would be sliced open and their organs would be eaten up. their blood would be sucked and they would die in pain. after which their corpses would be sewed up and placed on buildings. the woman will then bring her pet and continue to roam the world to search for her next target. this story sounded so mysterious that people slowly uncovered the secrets behind it. what beautiful woman? maybe beauty was real and woman was real but she was not a human. after a beautiful girl turned into a zombie, she turned into a new type of zombie-- talking lady! talking lady was one of the rarest zombie mutations and was the closest to humans. in his last life on the east ocean, there was news of a level nine talking lady. someone saw it riding a snow white snake and she looked the same as a human. her smiles and movement were even more like a human than other humans. a more shocking thing was that although level nine mutated monster could speak, but talking ladies were the only ones that could speak with an accent. moreover, the high level ones weren¡¯t so bloodthirsty anymore and would even trade with humans. their outer appearance also made it easier for them to be accepted by survivors. someone even suspected that when they evolved to level nine, they regained their past memories and start to hide their identities to live with humans. many researchers also felt that the zombie virus cure was on the bodies of the level nine talking ladies. but until ye zhongming revived, he didn¡¯t hear of anyone that managed to research one of them. moreover, due to the immunity potion, humans weren¡¯t as interested to solve the zombie virus problem. they were more willing to put their efforts into the evolution potion. although the level nine talking lady gave humans many fantasies, but one thing was for sure. before they turned level nine, they were far more vicious than other types of zombies. ye zhongming really was unlucky to meet one today! in terms of strength, talking lady was not at the top of mutated zombies, at least they weren¡¯t the top three. but their overall strength was top rate. their first talent was called mental seed which could control a mutated being or monster. mental seed was different from many control skills, not only did it make the controlled being very loyal, they won¡¯t lose their consciousness and would evolve alongside the talking lady to become extremely strong. the reason why a high level talking lady was so tough to deal with was not only because they themselves were strong, it was because they had a loyal mutated monster beside them. n0velusb.c0m no one expected that this supermarket not only had a huntsman spider, but there would also be a talking lady that sneak attacked him!? moreover, its pet was a really nimble cat! agility type mutated beings were often the hardest to deal with. ye zhongming adapted to the lighting and he saw the white crystal on both of their heads. both level two! ye zhongming felt his head hurt. the level two mutated cat was small but it was much tougher to deal with than the spider. along with one more talking lady, this was a huge problem. ye zhongming even thought about retreating. there was no reason for him to fight these two fellows here. no matter who one, they would be badly injured. this time he didn¡¯t have the goat baby to heal himself. the zombies heard the commotion here and they started to walk over. the gory scent in the air made them more and more impulsive. this made ye zhongming decide to leave. the black cat cried out twice and its voice was no different from before it mutated just that ye zhongming could hear more sharpness and fierceness in it. as expected, the talking lady made a sound and it jumped off the rack. a few moves and it was next to the corpse of the spider. with a few slashes, the tough corpse was split apart. ye zhongming was certain that the cat was the one who sneak attacked him. not only was it quick as lightning and silent, it had a sharp claw. looking at what happened to the corpse of the spider, ye zhongming felt lucky that his back wasn¡¯t sliced apart. it was as if they forgot that ye zhongming existed. one stood on the racks to show off her beautiful body, the other was eating the spider flesh. it was as if they weren¡¯t the ones who sneak attacked him. finally, as zombies got close, ye zhongming couldn¡¯t hide even if he wanted. the blood on his back was like light in the dark attracting the zombies to him. a few zombies made a turn and appeared in front of him so he could only attack. moon edge sliced their necks and several headless corpses were pushed forwards by him before they even fell. he hoped to slow them down by doing that. seeing that the talking lady and the cat didn¡¯t make a move, ye zhongming bit his teeth and started to charge in the opposite direction. miao! this meow was much louder than before. the mutated cat gave up on the spider body and charged at ye zhongming. that talking lady jumped, crossing several racks to get close. her face looked no different from that of a human apart from her white skin and demon crystal. but now she actually frowned. that didn¡¯t shock ye zhongming but it did make him feel more sense of danger. this talking lady and its pet, actually... didn¡¯t even care about him! it was obvious that they felt that he was their food and they could eat him anytime. which was why the cat went to eat the spider first in case more life energy was lost. the feeling of being looked down on was unbearable for ye zhongming. look down on him? ye zhongming sliced more and more zombies and his face got darker and darker. this life was different from the last and no one could look down on him! ye zhongming stopped and he stepped on a bigger sized zombie to change direction. the moon edge spun 360 degrees right at the black cat that had jumped off a rack. he attacked right when the cat was mid air and his blade was really sharp. but it was still too far! even if he borrowed strength and jumped into mid air, moon edge was still a certain length. there was still some distance from the jumping black cat. the black cat that wanted to counterattack had a look of disdain when it saw what happened, like it was mocking ye zhongming. it didn''t react at all, just stretching its claws out and it was ready to teach him a lesson. ye zhongming scoffed. animals were just animals. today he will slice it apart. moon edge shone brightly! at this crucial moment, the talking lady screamed. it pierced into his eardrums such that his eyes turned black and his movement slowed. the black cat¡¯s hair stood on its ends and it twisted to a side to get slightly away! Chapter 94: Bathing in blood chapter 94: bathing in blood moon edge¡¯s blade light might even be effective against level four mutated life forms. the black cat that wasn¡¯t known for its defence definitely couldn¡¯t block it. even if it was reminded by the talking lady to dodge, the blade light still brushed its body and left a terrifying wound. blood spurted down from above. the black cat rolled several times and before it landed, it was grabbed by the talking lady. a weird voice spread out from her voice and a light appeared in her arms that wrapped the black cat. ¡°energy transfer?!¡± ye zhongming was stunned. he didn¡¯t care about the forming zombie hoard. he started to run up and slice down from above, not giving them a chance to recover. normally speaking, a level nine mutated being would have three talent skills. they would gain new skills during the first, fifth and ninth evolution. the most extreme ones would get nine, one skill every evolution. but this situation was too extreme, at least ye zhongming hadn¡¯t heard of any level nine being with nine skills. in his impression, only the lord of the skyfire hell dungeon, sun bird had seven skills. humans had the advantage on this point. as long as you have the conditions, you can learn numerous skills. of course, you would need huge mental energy to use the skills. normally, one would have four to five talent skills when they reached level nine. the reason why talking lady was called that was because it had strong mental energy, her abilities often had to do with mental energy. on this point, energy transfer was a very overpowered skill. this was a skill that other beings would get when they reached level nine. who knew that this talking lady actually awakened it at level two? considering the mental seed, this talking lady awakened two different talent skills! the reason why energy transfer was overpowered was because it was mutual! if one got injured, they could transfer and speed up the healing process. after one evolved, they could transfer energy from the evolution. one could even transfer life force if the skill level gets higher. for example, in this case, the black cat was sliced open at the waist why ye zhongming. even if it wasn¡¯t lethal it was enough to cause it to lose combat strength. for agile creatures, this was a very serious injury. but due to the energy transfer, talking lady used her own body¡¯s energy to heal. if ye zhongming didn¡¯t attack, in just a while he would be facing two tough opponents. ye zhongming was strong but he was still only a one star evolved! seeing ye zhongming react so quickly and so viciously, the talking lady exclaimed and retreated while hugging the black cat. although she wasn¡¯t as nimble as her pet, but she was still faster than ye zhongming. a few jumps and she opened up some distance which stunned ye zhongming. he couldn¡¯t continue to chase. he jumped on the rack to take down a shield and clear the zombies around. he dug some crystals and walked near a window. he elbowed it and directly jumped out. although there were dangers at any time of the day, but light often gave one a sense of safety. ye zhongming felt much safer walking out of the supermarket. but he was now injured and had to wrap his injuries if not he would just be a tempting cake that attracted numerous zombies. he remembered the area around the supermarket and he followed the path that he had planned to retreat. those zombies who dared to block him were all killed. different from that in the supermarket, ye zhongming didn¡¯t stop along the way. he moved quickly to get out of the area. he had a bad feeling that things weren¡¯t so easy. as expected, when he passed a street, he felt that the zombies were different. those further ones all gathered towards him. he heard some mutated mice noises beneath his feet and they got louder and louder. n0velusb.c0m in the sky, the sound of wings flapping sounded out from the shadows behind the buildings. it was as if some birds were arriving in the area. he felt the impending danger so he charged into a building to avoid the problematic hoard. if he was surrounded by these endless fellows he would be finished. he passed through the building quickly and headed out from the other side. he bumped right into six mutated pigeons that were the size of eagles. the leader was a grey pigeon that was level two. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes shone bright and killing intent surged. all his decisiveness and courage were used as he waved moon edge. he slashed at a precise and vicious angle. the level two grey pigeon was not careful and was sliced into two. its blood covered the sky. he raised his arm shield to block the mutated pigeons that wanted to sneak attack. he waved moon edge and killed all these birds. . after paying the price of being scratched on the shoulder, those mutated pigeons were all killed within half a minute. but things weren¡¯t over. a well beside him was knocked up and mutated rats popped up from the water pipes below. these fellows the size of small cats pounced at the pigeon corpses and started to consume them. ye zhongming took the level two demon crystal before they managed to get it but he was attacked by them right after. there were too many of them. not counting those pouncing on the pigeon, there were a hundred that attacked him! huge amounts of zombies entered the building that ye zhongming had passed through. they followed his scent and sealed up his retreat path. ye zhongming held his blade and felt something. he looked up and saw the talking lady hugging the black cat standing on the roof and staring coldly at him. it was her. ye zhongming realised that although the talking lady could control a pet, but she should be able to reveal some news to other life forms. this fellow could communicate with other mutated beings! ye zhongming was furious. he pointed moon edge at the talking lady and did the throat-cutting action. a mocking smile appeared on her face that had turned white due to healing her pet. it was as if she was telling him that he thought too highly about himself. ye zhongming roared and charged into the rats to kill them. he even gave up on a certain amount of his defence. he used the arm shield to protect his crucial areas and took damage to deal more damage to increase his efficiency. the talking lady was shocked. her intellect was much stronger than other level two monsters. although she didn¡¯t know how to describe it in words, but she was shocked by the actions of that human that was fighting fervently. each slash he did made her soul tremble. each blade could slice apart the body of numerous mutated rats. these level one and even level two beings who could sweep and walk around half the city were so weak in front of his blade. in just a minute, dozens of them died and among them were two level two rats! these fellows who were used to living in the darkness were afraid now. 200 of them charged and in just a moment a third was dead. how much more did they have to pay to kill the owner of the silver blade? the mutated rats didn¡¯t know how to count but due to their instinct to live, they were afraid. a level two rat cried out and led them back underground. the other rats followed quickly and in just a moment, they were all gone. ye zhongming was covered in blood and now he turned back to that petite body. he raised moon edge and once again did the same action. exactly what he did! talking lady looked at this human. she hugged the black cat and disappeared from his view. Chapter 95: Envoy of Light chapter 95: envoy of light everyone was shocked when they saw ye zhongming return. ¡°prepare some alcohol and bandages. you can find them in my bag.¡± ye zhongming said that before he carried a bucket of water and walked out. when he returned, the blood was gone and he was topless. there were seven wounds on his chest and back, three of which were ten centimeters long. if they were any deeper you would be able to see the bone. liang chuyin and park xiuying struggled to bandage him up. ¡°let me do it.¡± mo ye and little tiger went to find some food so they weren¡¯t here so xia lei had no choice but to do it herself. dealing with wounds was really simple for a professional like her. ye zhongming didn¡¯t reject it. he was definitely closer to park xiuying and liang chuyin as they were basically his allies for the apocalypse. but it was a little too tough to ask a teacher and an influencer to help bandage his wounds. ¡°this...¡± xia lei was really professional and well-trained but after seeing those wounds, her heart shook. the wounds came in all shapes and sizes but she could tell that they were all from either sharp things or bite marks. some wounds had no more flesh and they were left with a hole that was covered in fresh blood. as compared to the healthy skin around, the contrast was huge. she found it hard to imagine what he had gone through in the short while that he went out. ¡°you better do it quickly, if not the smell will attract zombies.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s sudden words caused her face to turn red and her movement became quicker. ¡°why, you got beaten up? unfortunately, you didn¡¯t die.¡± the trio saw ye zhongming and laughed. the three of them were tied together and around them was a trap that ye zhongming had set up. if they moved, the six daggers in front of them would fire and pierce their heads and necks. even if they had the strength to break free from the ropes they didn¡¯t dare to make a rash move. moreover, there was also liang chuyin, mo ye or the loyal yellow ball staring at them. ye zhongming looked at the three of them and didn¡¯t say a word. xia lei quickly dealt with his wounds. after which, ye zhongming found a shirt to wear before he walked to the five colored gachapon. mo ye and little tiger were back now and they held two bags that contained some food and water. when they saw ye zhongming, mo ye¡¯s mood got much better. little tiger told them that they bumped into people who wanted to snatch the food from them. after mo ye knocked them down, they bumped into zombies and those people didn¡¯t manage to flee. ¡°think about it from another angle, if you were the one beaten down, you would be the ones eaten and those people won¡¯t feel sad for you.¡± after saying that, ye zhongming started to toss demon crystals into the gachapon. first were level one demon crystals. 300 crystals were thrown in. spinning the wheel was really interesting for everyone so even the trio was staring. n0velusb.c0m after 361 demon crystals, the wheel started to move. the huge needle spun around the black, white and yellow regions. only ye zhongming knew that he wouldn¡¯t hit the black as he eliminated it. the needle spun many rounds before slowly landing on the white region. he held the job certificate and flipped it open under everyone¡¯s gaze. ¡°envoy of light!¡± ye zhongming was stunned as this was a job that he hadn¡¯t heard of before. he crushed it and gained the emblem and the scroll. he started to read it to understand what it was. this job was actually unexpectedly strong. first, it was a primary job, moreover, it was a defensive job. out of all the jobs that ye zhongming knew like doctor, light mage, this was similar but not totally the same. doctor was a secondary job and its skills mainly focused on healing. healing technique, wound cleaning skill, antidote skill etc. light mage was an elemental primary job that could attack and defend. it had attack spells like shining light which had huge effects on undead and zombies. it also had healing spells like healing technique. but envoy of light had similar healing techniques which was a similar point. it also had attack skills but not that many. moreover, as compared to the above two jobs, the envoy of light was more focused on defence. half of its skills were protection skills. the series of available skills dazzled ye zhongming. each of them made the experienced ye zhongming really excited. this job could heal and defend and could also support attacks, it was an all-rounded job! if a team had someone with this job, their strength would greatly increase! no wonder ye zhongming hadn¡¯t heard of this job. this was definitely a rare job such that ye zhongming¡¯s level was too low to hear about it. but ye zhongming couldn¡¯t learn it. that was because the introduction mentioned that the person who learned it must not have a job and the moment they turned into the envoy of light, they wouldn¡¯t be able to get any other job. ye zhongming handed it to the others and they read it one after another. when they looked at it, they felt like things weren¡¯t true. this was the first time they had come into contact with jobs and the first time they were understanding it. this scroll that could bring magical changes to the body was like a dream to them. their eyes were filled with desire. the cruel apocalypse was etched deep in their minds and everyone knew the strength of becoming strong. all of them were one star evolved but ye zhongming had a smith job and could create weapons like moon edge. that was why he was strong and pretty much no one at the same level was his match. he could battle level two life forms and even beat them. without moon edge, mo ye alone could battle him. if it was sparring, mo ye could even win. of course, if it was a battle of life and death then ye zhongming would definitely win. moreover, he wouldn¡¯t spend much energy. finally, the scroll returned to his hands. he spun it around and looked at all their faces, ¡°who wants it?¡± Chapter 96: Overpowered Job chapter 96: overpowered job little tiger immediately raised his hand, "me, me!" liang chuyin and mo ye both glared at him, which immediately made little tiger feel deflated. one was his team leader, and the other was an influencer that he liked very much. little tiger was afraid of one and tried hard to please the other. so facing their eyes, he was immediately unable to resist. at the same time, little tiger himself knew that it was not his turn to use this job scroll. he had been with ye zhongming for too short a time and had not earned enough trust or contributed enough. he was not evolved, so the job would be a waste on him. "you have more than one job right?" mo ye suddenly asked ye zhongming. although he didn¡¯t explicitly say it, but she felt that ye zhongming had other jobs besides the smith. ye zhongming nodded. "then i don''t want it either. i don''t want to have only one job." mo ye had always wanted to become as strong as ye zhongming and unconsciously regarded him as her goal. since ye zhongming had more than one job, it showed that he felt like he needed multiple jobs to assist him on his path to becoming stronger. so, she should also walk down this same path, instead of having only one job for the rest of her life, which was also a support job. seeing that mo ye wasn''t interested, ye zhongming''s gaze fell on liang chuyin. to be honest, liang chuyin was the person he trusted the most, even more than mo ye. he wasn''t a fool, and he understood what was contained in her gaze toward him. but he was equally aware of her character and ambition, and he predicted that she would not choose this job either. "i don''t want it either." sure enough, after some thought, liang chuyin chose to give up. this job was indeed not suitable for her. although she didn''t have the same ambition as mo ye in catching up to ye zhongming, she didn''t want to be a support at the back, healing others. so, everyone''s eyes fell on the last person who was eligible to receive this scroll. park xiuying subconsciously wanted to push her glasses but found that there was nothing there. her glasses had broken when she was escaping, and after becoming evolved, her eyesight had been cured. "i, i..." park xiuying stuttered for a long time, and the beautiful teacher''s face turned red. she couldn''t come up with a reply. "oh my goodness, why are you so hesitant?" liang chuyin couldn''t stand it anymore. she had gotten along well with this principled teacher these few days. perhaps it was because of their similar personalities, they were becoming close friends. seeing park xiuying''s hesitance, liang chuyin became anxious for her, "look, you don¡¯t want to go to battle. now you have the chance to be a healer at the back you should take it quick. this job suits your character well. a clean freak and woman of light are a perfect match." this made mo ye, little tiger, ye zhongming, and xia lei all laugh, and even liang chuyin''s lips curled with a hint of amusement. liang chuyin was often a frank and cute girl. "yes, i want it." park xiuying gathered her courage and looked straight at ye zhongming. her heart was filled with desire when she looked at the leather scroll. even this beautiful teacher felt that this job was specially designed for her. it had been a week since the apocalypse began and park xiuying had experienced more than what she had previously in her entire life. she could become a university teacher, so her intelligence was naturally not low. she knew what kind of world this was, that this was an apocalypse that required killing. but because of her personality, she could not completely eliminate her resistance. even though she had held a knife and chopped off the head of a zombie that was still a human a few days ago, she still rejected the idea. but she understood that she was not the protagonist of this world. there were some things that she must do if she wanted to survive. park xiuying had originally decided to change with the world, to head out to fight and kill. but suddenly, a completely new path was presented in front of her. n0velusb.c0m she could avoid directly killing, and even save people. wasn''t that what this world needed, light? she knew that learning this job would also be for ye zhongming and for this team. she would still have to fight and see blood but this outcome was already the best, wasn''t it? perhaps she couldn''t make this world return to its original state, but at least she could reduce the pain of those around her and even save them from death. this was already a gift from heaven for this kind of world. park xiuying wanted this job. she didn''t have the desire to become extremely strong like mo ye and liang chunyin. she just wanted to live cleanly, or rather relatively cleanly. "i can give this to you, but do you know what it means for you and for us once you learn this job?" ye zhongming handed over the scroll and job badge to park xiuying and asked her solemnly. park xiuying looked at ye zhongming''s slightly bearded face and suddenly realized that this man had become much more mature compared to when she first met him. before, she could still feel the aura of a university student who was about to enter society, but now, she could only see the experience of someone who had been through what he had gone through. teacher park naturally knew what it meant. as long as she took the scroll, it meant that this man and she would never be separated again and would become an unbreakable group, living and dying together, sharing interests for the rest of their lives. if she had other ideas in her heart, the outcome would be a fight to the death. a hand reached out from beside her and held her hand. park xiuying looked over and met liang chunyin''s expectant gaze. "i can''t guarantee that this is the best choice for you, but i can guarantee that this is the right choice." "the man who held a knife on your neck and slapped me is not bad, is he? at least, he''s worth us trusting and following him." teacher park looked at ye zhongming again, as her slender fingers wrapped around the scroll. many years later, when ye zhongming and his team became the focus of the world, many people believed that this moment was the official establishment of the core of this team. a soft and warm light flashed, and park xiuying became an envoy of light. she excitedly looked at her hands, her ears also turned red because of her excitement. "sweet dew technique!" a holy white light sprinkled on ye zhongming''s body, and his wounds began to heal rapidly. after a moment, except for the three deepest wounds on his back, other places were restored to their original state. such a magical technique amazed everyone and they felt that they no longer had to fear getting hurt in the future. "how many times can you use it?" ye zhongming asked. park xiuying thought for a moment and said, "eight or nine times." ye zhongming''s eyes twitched. as expected from a unique job. either the mental energy gained was huge, or the mental energy consumption was low enough to make others jealous. seeing that ye zhongming was about to start spinning the gachapon again, park xiuying hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "i still have another skill." this time ye zhongming was even more surprised and asked, "aren''t you a beginner envoy of light?" "beginner?" park xiuying looked puzzled. "are you referring to my current job level? it''s envoy of light trainee, and the next level is a envoy of light, then a saintess of light, angel of light and goddess of light." after listening to teacher park''s words and recalling the skills he had seen, ye zhongming had only one feeling. overpowered! Chapter 97: Information in exchange for life chapter 97: information in exchange for life park xiuying had another skill called "diamond shield". after being cast, a diamond-shaped air shield will appear next to the target and provide a powerful defense. the defense was automatic, as the air shield will automatically block attacks and move to defend the body. this was a very ideal defense skill that does not require the target to manage it, allowing them to focus on other things such as attacking. additionally, the defensive power will increase with the envoy of light''s level. ye zhongming was looking forward to seeing what kind of attack power would be needed to break through the defense provided by park xiuying after she got promoted to goddess of light. this overpowered profession was definitely one that every team would want to have! among all the gains ye zhongming has had since his rebirth, only the ghost metal and glory smith professions were comparable to this one. while park xiuying was happily enjoying her newfound treasure, ye zhongming continued to spin the gachapon. since the last spin gave them a job with such strong spins, this spin attracted more attention. especially for liang chuyin and mo ye. if there was a suitable skill, they were undoubtedly the most qualified to have it, and the two women were even a little nervous because of it. ye zhongming put all his remaining level-one demon crystals into it and then added the four level-two demon crystals he had obtained earlier. after seeing these four white level-two demon crystals, brother deng, the leader of the trio, sank into despair. he remembered clearly the painful memory of the trio being chased by a level-two zombie after they evolved and acquired two jobs. this painful memory was still fresh in his mind now. however, this opponent had become so powerful that he was able to single-handedly hunt down four level-two mutated creatures. brother deng who had some other ideas in mind, made a decision... after all the level-two demon crystals were put in, the gachapon finally began to spin, emitting a faint buzzing sound that set everyone''s hearts racing. as expected, the needle stopped in the yellow area, and ye zhongming took out the second job certificate from the reward box. "wind dancer!" ye zhongming shook his head and threw the job badge and contract scroll directly to liang chuyin. "ah!" liang chuyin caught them in a hurry and opened the contract scroll to read the instructions. the more she read, the more excited she became, and her eyes grew watery as she occasionally glanced at ye zhongming. the wind dancer was a job that uses strip-like objects as weapons, such as whips, long ribbons, and cloth cords. the job was gender-restricted and only female evolved could learn it. there was also a requirement for dance basics so that one could perform the relevant movements when casting skills. among mo ye and liang chuyin, only the latter had a dance foundation. she was also using the mutated willow branch given to her by ye zhongming, so she was the most suitable candidate for the job... after understanding the job, mo ye knew that it was not suitable for her and congratulated liang chuyin with a smile. that won the influencer''s favor and made her voice sound even sweeter when she called her sister. the first job skill for the beginner wind dancer was "dancing shadows," a powerful group skill that can cause indiscriminate attacks on all sides after activation. along with the mutated willow branch whip, it would greatly increase liang chuyin''s attack power. the team suddenly had two more job holders and they were both primary job holders, so everyone was in good spirits. the benefits of a powerful team were definitely beneficial for both your own safety and also to get stronger in the future. for example, if there were these two job holders in the team before, there would be no need to use the bombs to bomb zombies. ye zhongming and liang chuyin would lead the way, and park xiuying would provide support from behind, while the others would fill the gaps, resulting in much higher efficiency. "brother ye, keep going." little tiger had been itching to try it out on the side. although it wouldn¡¯t be his turn even if they got a job from the last roll, but just watching was very satisfactory and addictive. the kid squatted beside the roulette and urged ye zhongming. ye zhongming looked at the only remaining black area and his eyes flashed, saying in a deep voice, "we''re out of demon crystals, and if we want to spin again, we may have to delay for a day or more. we give up." "give up?" little tiger was stunned. he looked at the roulette and then at ye zhongming. he didn¡¯t hide the regret he felt on his face but he thought about something. he glanced at xia lei but didn¡¯t say anything. n0velusb.c0m others also had similar thoughts as little tiger and they were all confused. after all, they already knew that this kind of colored gachapon was rare and it was a waste to give up like this. but thinking about xia lei who was waiting to reunite with her husband, they didn''t say anything. this actually made xia lei feel very embarrassed. she opened her mouth and wanted to tell everyone not to give up such a good opportunity for her, but then when she thought of her husband still waiting for her, she swallowed her words back. ye zhongming walked over to the trio just as everyone was packing their items. "wait, don''t kill us!" brother deng had already thought it out and immediately shouted when he saw ye zhongming coming over. "let us go, and i''ll tell you something." brother deng said quickly. as he feared that ye zhongming wouldn''t believe him, he added, "i swear on my parents'' reputation that it is the truth and it will be useful for you." ye zhongming didn''t say anything and just looked at them coldly. "you use a blade, right? i know someone who has a similar job certificate!" this sentence tempted ye zhongming. before spinning the gachapon, he was hoping to get the job of a bladesman or an archer, since he had them in his past life and was very familiar with both jobs. learning them would be much easier than starting from scratch with other jobs. however, reality disappointed him. the two jobs he got were strong but he couldn¡¯t use either. upon hearing this news, a hint of desire appeared on his face. brother deng caught this expression and said, "now you are very powerful, the three of us are no match for you. we aren¡¯t a threat to you. i think it is worth using our three lives in exchange for a chance for you to get strong." ye zhongming kept calm for a while and said, "let them go." little tiger and liang chuyin immediately went to dismantle the trap hanging in front of the three people and untied their ropes. "can you guarantee that you won''t harm us after i tell you?" brother deng rubbed his wrist, which was bruised from the ropes. "speak," ye zhongming said impatiently. brother deng gritted his teeth and decided to take a chance. he didn''t feel like ye zhongming and his group were that crazy, so he dared to gamble. "two streets away from here, there is a small shop called yingying supermarket. a group of people around six to seven have gathered there. they somehow got a job badge, but they can¡¯t split it as there are too many of them. so they announced that they want to trade it for evolution potions or other useful items. you can go find them. as for how to trade it, that is your matter." "this happened yesterday, so i think no one has traded with them yet. you should be able to make it." Chapter 98: Keep your pity chapter 98: keep your pity n0velusb.c0m the team walked on the secluded path between the buildings. the team headed forwards while liang chuyin and park xiuying familiarised themselves with their job. ye zhongming guided them to the side. those without jobs listened on at the back. xia lei did too as someone was helping them to open this new door. this was not a chance that would come often. although many people had a huge question about how ye zhongming knew about all this, but no one brought it up. they also knew that even if they asked him, they wouldn¡¯t get an answer. dancing shadow¡¯s attack strength was shockingly strong. once the skill was used, all things within two meters would be hit. in the short few seconds that the skill was used, the whip would be used hundreds of times. it would be so quick that the naked eye wouldn¡¯t be able to catch it, one could only see whip shadows. ye zhongming was really bold and stood within the range to test it. when he didn¡¯t use moon edge, the only thing that he could do was eat the hits. only after the skill duration ended could he start to attack. of course, although the skill was strong, but like the talking lady, it still couldn¡¯t force ye zhongming to use his trump card. one had to pay a price to get strong. this skill demanded a lot of mental energy and stamina. one¡¯s body also had to be very flexible. liang chuyin could only use the skill twice before she entered a period of weakness. envoy of light was also really strong, it was so overpowered. they bumped into a level two mosquito on the way that was the size of a rat. its mouth had a 20-centimeter sharp needle. yellow ball was the first to disturb it and was unfortunate to get sneak attacked, leaving a deep wound on its leg. yellow ball roared and it was about to use its talent skill before ye zhongming calmed it down. mo ye was the one to attack this level two monster. her strength was actually below the mutated mosquito. be it attack or speed, she was much slower. but with park xiuying supporting with the diamond shield, there was nothing the needle of the level two mosquito could do to her. no matter where it attacked from, the shield would block it. even when mo ye sliced it into two with moon edge, it was still unable to consume all the energy of the shield. this was why envoy of light was strong, it could allow a one star evolved to kill a level two mutated life force! although it consumed more mental energy than cleansing dew, but the strength of the shield was undeniable. . as they got more and more familiar with their jobs, after two hours of walking on the streets, the team gained over 100 level one demon crystals and a level two demon crystal. ¡°brother ye you really are a nice guy, you didn¡¯t even steal their demon crystals.¡± little tiger looked at the crystals that contained energy and casually said. ye zhongming laughed and said slowly, ¡°i just left things that would kill them.¡¯ what? everyone didn¡¯t understand and they looked towards the soul of the team. ¡°the black region on the colored gachapon is a death region. if the needle lands there, that means... everything will end, even if you are a nine star expert.¡± a few of them were stunned and then they said, ¡°then...¡± as if things were going to prove their conjecture, a loud explosion spread from the distance that caused the ground to shake. the window of the buildings around shattered and the glass fell like rain which forced everyone to dodge. two streets away was the building that they had just left. the explosion formed a ball of black smoke in the air. no one was stupid. linking to what ye zhongming said, they could guess what happened. ye zhongming left those crystals and the only death region on the gachapon. he led everyone away and then... that was what happened. those three people were emotional and felt fortunate when they exploded into ash. ¡°this is the last time i will consider your feelings. next time i won¡¯t bother, i won¡¯t waste the few hundred demon crystals and will kill them directly.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s voice was ice cold and sent a chill down their spine. ¡°but...¡± xia lei frowned and felt that ye zhongming¡¯s actions were too much. ¡°but i promised them?¡± ye zhongming laughed coldly. he wasn¡¯t as polite towards this woman who wasn¡¯t a part of his team. ¡°they yielded because we are stronger. if our roles are different, what do you think they would do to us?¡± xia lei was stunned and didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°don¡¯t forget that at the lake, they attacked me. when i was unconscious, they chased us for a long period.¡± ¡°you might think that i am cruel now but that is because you are still being held down by pity. one day when your stupidity causes you to be surrounded by enemies and you go through things that you can¡¯t imagine, you won¡¯t think the same way.¡± ¡°at that time, you will turn into a dirty corpse like her.¡± ye zhongming pointed at a car with an open door, raising his voice a little. everyone looked and saw a young girl¡¯s corpse in the back seat. her forehead had a dagger stabbed into it so that she wouldn¡¯t turn into a zombie. her clothing was torn apart and a part of her left chest caved in like it was smacked by something. her lower body was totally naked and her legs were spread open. one of her legs was weirdly twisted at her ankle and between her legs was some filth. one could imagine what happened to her before she died. her eyes which were originally really beautiful were wide open. even after she had died for a long time, one could sense the unwillingness and pain within. those scenes shocked everyone, especially the few girls. they were unable to imagine how much torture this girl suffered but that didn¡¯t stop them from feeling the bone chilling pain from the corpse. ¡°this is the apocalypse.¡± ye zhongming walked over and covered the corpse with a shirt to block the evidence of those sins. he opened the fuel cap and tossed a lighter into it. after the explosion, he said, ¡°only when facing a corpse can you feel sad for it. as for other times, please keep your pity.¡± ye zhongming raised his head and looked towards 1007 that didn¡¯t exist anymore. his voice wasn¡¯t loud but it was firm. ¡°those three people must hate us.¡± ¡°so...¡± ¡°i won¡¯t let people who hate us live in this world!¡± Chapter 99: Greed is everywhere chapter 99: greed is everywhere chen jun panted as he got up from his bed. he picked up the cup of water on his table and drank it. a transparent liquid seeped out from his mouth and flowed down his chest muscles. on his bed was a beautiful woman who pulled the bedsheet to cover her body. she had a look of desire when she was looking at the water that dripped on the floor. to the weak and powerless girl, the world covered with human-eating monsters was too dangerous. for her to live, she had to pay a price. during peacetime, the price would be her hard work, youth, or pride. but now she had to pay her body, pride and even soul. a week had passed since the apocalypses started, food and water storages had come to an end and the first survival danger period had arrived. many unbelievable things were occurring in the apocalypse and started to become normal. su yang was a white-collar worker, no, if one based it on fair wage, she was a golden collar. she could rely on her income to buy a car and house in this expensive city which showed her ability. chen jun was just a district manager! he would only lower his head and smile at su yang. he even had to hide the perverted gaze of his when he looked at her. there were many times when su yang smiled in disdain after she turned around. but now, this 50-year-old guy was able to vent everything on her body. the price was just a pitiful amount of food and water that was enough for her to survive. su yang had thought about dying but each time she held the fruit knife on her neck or stomach, she wasn¡¯t able to slash... it was similar to how she did not dare to head out to fight these human-eating monsters. chen jun looked at her gaze and laughed. a few days ago he was just a failure of an old man who did a part-time job. he was someone who even had to consider spending 5 dollars to buy some beer. but he had evolved now and that magical potion allowed him to recover the past masculinity that he had. he also had control of a gachapon so he didn¡¯t need to fight zombies outside. he just needed to spread the news and then sit here to collect fees. this city had nothing but people. there were many dead but there were even more people who were alive. those alive ones wanted to continue to live so they had to spin the gachapon. just three days of time and chen jun had collected hundreds of demon crystals worth of fees. his son got his evolution potion through this method. with food, woman, power, chen jun felt that this wasn¡¯t the apocalypse but it was heaven. n0velusb.c0m ¡°father a new bunch came and they look tough. they want to spin the wheel.¡± a young voice spread from outside the room followed by two soft knocks of the door. en? chen jun covered himself with a shirt and opened the door. he asked his son, ¡°how many of them? do they have weapons?¡± ¡°six of them, four girls two guys, they have guns.¡± chen jun was shocked, this team was quite strong. have our men headed over?¡± chen jun¡¯s son nodded, ¡°the big fellows have headed over.¡± hearing that answer, chen jun didn¡¯t say anything else and walked towards the gachapon. chen jun¡¯s son stood at the door and looked as his father walked further. he ran into the room and laughed by the bed. he reached out to touch su yang¡¯s chest. su yang was furious but she could only lower her head to dodge so that he didn¡¯t succeed. as if he knew that it would happen, chen jun¡¯s son took out a bag of biscuits and also a bottle of soda water. su yang looked at these things. a few seconds later, the blanket covering her fell. her choice was the same as before when she didn¡¯t dare to head out when she didn¡¯t dare to suicide... ...................................................................................................... ye zhongming found the location of this gachapon through the trio and it was on the basketball court of a high-class district. seven to eight people stared aggressively at their group. one of them had a long bow, one had a gun and the others had blades and sticks. when chen jun walked over, his waist would reveal a gun and a type 82-2 grenade. ¡°do you know the rules?¡± seeing three of them holding guns, chen jun felt a little nervous. he was able to occupy this place, apart from the fact that his son and he were evolved, she relied on firepower. three guns, a bow and a grenade! this equipment was enough to chase people who had thoughts about the gachapon. they could also threaten people who wanted to spin but didn¡¯t want to pay. but these people obviously didn¡¯t have weaker firepower than them. chen jun was afraid that they might try something funny. his son was late, fortunately, he wasn¡¯t stupid and knew to carry his gun. ¡°one crystal for each spin.¡± ye zhongming glanced at the wheel and knew that this was a basic one. one spin needed six crystals and there were nine items. the most valuable light blade skill was taken by that girl little tong. ¡°okay, good that you know. how many spins? pay first.¡± chen jun and the others waited seriously around. ye zhongming and his group had a similar expression. ¡°ten times.¡± he tossed ten crystals to chen jun before he started to spin. since he wanted to get the job certificate that the trio mentioned, he had to get the evolution potion. this was the closest wheel. chen jun accepted the ten crystals and was surprised by the number of spins. after using the elimination technique to spin five times, he got only one evolution potion. the other items were useless so ye zhongming decided to stop spinning himself and give the chance to little tiger who was itching. there was a phrase that a fool was lucky. little tiger spun five times and he actually got three bottles of evolution potion and also a grenade. he was delighted. no wonder he was happy. apart from him, xia lei was the only other person who had not evolved. but she had one bottle and could use it anytime. moreover, xia lei would leave when they reached the new district. strictly speaking, little tiger was the only one who was not evolved which made him feel bad. now that they had four potions, he had to get one set. they used up most of the demon crystals that they collected. the outcome was satisfactory and ye zhongming just brought his men away. but human greed wouldn¡¯t change because he revived. before he left, he was stopped by them. chen jun didn¡¯t want to offend them but he saw that they actually got four one star potions. he was jealous. if he had them, he could let four of his men evolve. then he would be able to occupy this gachapon. chen jun decided to take a gamble. ¡°leave the potion and i won¡¯t kill you.¡± he raised his gun and decided to go all out. ye zhongming sighed, ¡°i knew it.¡± in the last life, survivor bases were built around gachapons. some had good credit, as long as you paid a fee, you could take any prize that you got. what they earned was this fee. the fee might be little but by accumulating it, a faction can rise swiftly. killing the chicken to get the egg might let one get rich but it would break one¡¯s path to riches. many people knew that theory so they would stop their greed and choose a long-term view. but now was the start of the apocalypse. most people were accumulating strength so naturally, greed would take over. ¡°i told others that if you want to be greedy you need to have the ability to be greedy. i will give you the same advice too.¡± chen jun was stunned. before he could think about it, he felt something pounce from behind him. he turned around and his eyes turned dark. he felt pain in his throat before he lost consciousness. Chapter 100: Stalker chapter 100: stalker when yellow ball caught up with everyone, there was some fresh blood left on its fur. it was the apocalypse so how would ye zhongming head to spin the gachapon that belonged to other people without setting up some precautions? with the current evolution levels of humans, a single yellow ball hidden in a corner was enough. when chen jun wanted to snatch the potions, yellow ball attacked, biting its neck. chen jun¡¯s son had his neck whipped and broken by liang chuyin which caused the battle to end before it even started. although liang chuyin vomited profusely after having to kill, but after taking this first step, this woman will grow to adapt to the apocalypse. he collected the three guns and the grenade, leaving these normal people with a bow before they all left. yellow ball ended up eating the corpses of the two-level one evolved. something obvious was that after eating the essence of the two evolved, yellow ball took a huge step in its evolution path. its body was bigger and the crystal on its head became darker. not long later, this dog would evolve once more. this matter showed the team the changes of the apocalypse. they witnessed the extremes of the apocalypse. everyone was slowly adapting to the new world order where everything they believed in collapsed. it was already dark when they saw yingying supermarket. to humans that were used to light, the nights of the apocalypse were the hardest. darkness often represented danger, killing and death. the supermarket was silent and was no different from any other location. but ye zhongming saw that something was off. the door to the supermarket was blocked by many things from within such that the curtains and door were protruding outwards. ¡°brother ye how?¡± little tiger became a one star evolved and consumed the modified potion. his body was surging with energy and he really wished that he could fight right away. to make a person yield to you, the best method would be to treat him nicely and reward him. little tiger respected ye zhongming¡¯s strength and their few battles ended up with him being defeated badly. as a cop, he respected experts. now that ye zhongming even gave him an evolution potion so that he could evolve, one could see that this simple guy was totally loyal to ye zhongming. he would treat anyone that treats him well well. his world wasn¡¯t complicated. ye zhongming stared for a moment and said, ¡°we have to complete the trade tonight.¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°what if they con us?¡± liang chuyin was worried that they wouldn¡¯t be easy to convince. after all, she had witnessed greed so she wasn¡¯t so confident in other humans anymore. ¡°then we will force the trade.¡± ye zhongming sounded very elegant but everyone knew what he meant. even when they knew what he meant, no one felt that it wasn¡¯t right. even the holy park xiuying was calm. these few days of apocalypse caused their thinking to change. there was only strength and weakness in the apocalypse, there was no right or wrong. they remembered ye zhongming¡¯s advice and it reminded them of how cruel the world was. ¡°wait here, i will go in.¡± ¡°no!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s suggestion was denied by everyone as they felt that it was too dangerous. ¡°don¡¯t worry, it will be fine.¡± ye zhongming analysed, ¡°since they want the evolution potion, it means they are not evolved, at least most of them are not. since that is the case, they can¡¯t threaten me. moreover, it is easy for me to do it alone. i can advance and retreat freely. if i face any dangers i will back off right away.¡± ¡°then let yellow ball follow you.¡± seeing that she couldn¡¯t change his mind, liang chuyin pushed yellow ball to his side. ¡°okay.¡± ye zhongming brought the dog and wrapped it to the back of the building to enter from the window. this supermarket was next to a road and it was a slightly older building which was built surrounded by flats. to head to the back, he had to enter the housing district. the darkness naturally affected ye zhongming. he was careful, jumping across a fence and following it to get to the back window. based on his memory, he quickly reached the back of the supermarket. he noticed that there was a protective layer. although it couldn¡¯t stop him, but if he broke it open it would still cause a huge commotion. to do that in a dense district was not a wise choice. ye zhongming thought about it and decided to knock on the window. thanks to the lack of soundproofing, he could hear the muffled voices of people within. when his hand was about to touch the window, he retracted it as he felt that something was wrong. he had a feeling that he was being spied on. this wasn¡¯t a skill but a feeling. an intuition that was formed after ten years of having to sleep with half an eye open. he looked around this small district but didn¡¯t notice anything. an illusion? ye zhongming rejected that. he believed in his intuition which had saved him many times in his last life. since that was the case... ye zhongming reached his hand out once more and his body turned to reveal his back. the attack came at that moment! several weak slashing sounds scold be heard. if ye zhongming didn¡¯t have strong hearing, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to hear it. he moved and arrived behind a car. ding ding ding ding! several pin sounds could be heard from where he was at. using the moonlight, he saw several thin black silks that had shot into the wall! miao! before ye zhongming saw carefully, he heard the meow of a wild cat. a black light slashed over and it was so quick that ye zhongming broke out in cold sweat. he lowered his head and felt like the top of his head was being scratched by something, causing fresh blood to flow. he was injured by that attack that was quick like lightning. ye zhongming obviously knew what was going on when he heard the meow. the pet that he injured and the talking lady were stalking him and actually sneak attacked him! wang! yellow ball was at the side and when it saw that its master was being attacked, it jumped onto the black shadow that was above its master. it slashed its claws and wanted to slice that fellow into two. the voices in the supermarket disappeared as they noticed the movement on the outside. ye zhongming dodged that strike and rolled on the ground. he also dodged another round of thin long silk. he raised his head and saw two figures side by side standing on the stone that engraved the name of the district. the one on the left was the long haired talking lady! Chapter 101: Bone Demon chapter 101: bone demon rage swept ye zhongming¡¯s heart! damn, is this ever going to end! do you think i am afraid of you?! if you were a level three talking lady i would be afraid but you are just level two and you want to find trouble with me? do you think i can¡¯t kill you?! apart from the chain prisoner, this talking lady was the one to deal the most injuries to him since his rebirth. it was impossible to say that he wasn¡¯t angry about it. especially in the initial stages where time equaled money, injuries affected his evolution speed. if not for him being lucky, with park xiuying becoming envoy of light and learning cleansing dew to heal him, he would still be hiding and healing up. how could he come here to get the job certificate? due to his plan on getting stronger, ye zhongming didn¡¯t bother about the talking lady previously when he was attacked. not to mention a zombie, even someone whom you had a fight to the death might be a choice of cooperation. this was the apocalypse and ye zhongming was long used to it. things looked like they changed but in essence, they were still the same, just that they became more exaggerated! but she sneak attacked me and he injured her pet because she was not strong enough. she summoned mutated lifeforms to attack him with her strength. he was able to escape because of his skills too! since he retreated, then that should be the end. but what now? she found another helper to help her? killing intent rose up in his heart. ye zhongming¡¯s thoughts had changed since he revived. in the last life, he struggled in the apocalypse just to survive. he bought the job scroll, evolution potions, green weapons etc to live. if he didn¡¯t improve, he would be eliminated and that represented death. but this life was different. ye zhongming not only wanted to live, but he also wanted to understand what he was living for. he wanted to do things he could only imagine in the past, to climb to higher peaks and chase answers about the end! his thoughts were totally different, even the way he considered problems and dealt with problems was different. he knew that after he revived he would walk a different path. he paid more attention to reaching his final goal and wouldn¡¯t let anger affect him. but! that didn¡¯t mean that he could swallow everything, that anything could provoke him! moreover, the thing that asked for trouble was a mutated zombie! if he didn¡¯t think that she was the answer to solving the zombie virus, he would have already killed her! since she dared to come and even found a helper, then so what? he would kill her today! ye zhongming was vicious. he was frustrated that he had wasted a few days due to being unconscious. blowing up the trio vented a bit of that anger but he wasn¡¯t the one to do that. now that this talking lady sneak attacked, his heart was covered in the desire to kill. he stood up from behind the car and he jumped on its roof. he pointed moon edge at her and then spun it around. slice the neck! the same action. wasn¡¯t she a mental energy type zombie? wasn¡¯t she smarter than other mutated zombies? then she should know what that meant right? as expected, when ye zhongming did the action for the third time, she jumped and charged toward ye zhongming. the bigger figure beside her followed behind. as it got close, ye zhongming saw that it was a level two mutated zombie, bone demon! although it was called bone demon, it was just a zombie that evolved toward the mental energy path. but due to it having several bones growing out of its body and around it, which was why people in the apocalypse named it that. they realised their mistakes after but they didn¡¯t change the name as they were already used to it. seemed like the talking lady had used her mental seed to control the black cat so she was unable to control another mutated life force. she could only use her mental energy to communicate for another mental energy-type zombie to attack alongside her. ye zhongming frowned slightly as this bone demon was hard to deal with. mental energy life forms and speed ones were the same, it was hard to defend against them and you wouldn¡¯t know what attacks you would face. bone demon¡¯s most famous skill was bone illusion but that was something that was awakened at high levels. ye zhongming didn¡¯t think that a level two bone demon would have that skill. then... the most possible one was... the talking lady was really quick but she was still slower than her black cat. from her position to where ye zhongming needed a few seconds. along the way, she fired numerous strands of hair that were swift and hard to catch. they were really penetrative too. this attack would succeed if it caught one off guard. ye zhongming was prepared, he sidestepped to dodge the attack. n0velusb.c0m when the talking lady saw that her attacks had missed, she paused a little. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t help but be impressed with that action. her fighting intellect was high. she wasn¡¯t afraid of him but because she was side by side with the bone demon so their attacks would arrive at the same time. yellow ball and the black cat were battling and they meowed and barked at one another. the cat was the one that took the advantage. it was too quick and its evolution level was higher than yellow ball. in just a short while, several wounds appeared on its body and it was covered in blood. but ye zhongming knew that his dog could still hold on. that fellow didn¡¯t use its talent skill so it was obviously waiting to catch the cat off guard. the two zombies were close. the talking lady somehow had a dagger in her hands and she stabbed it towards ye zhongming¡¯s chest. that strike was sharp but not too hard to dodge. any evolved would be able to dodge or retreat when facing this strike. ye zhongming laughed coldly. like a normal person, he dashed to the side. the bone demon saw that and a golden light shone in its eyes. two streaks of light shot toward where ye zhongming moved towards. ¡°scorching ray!¡± a talent skill that could destroy the brain structure of the target. at the same time, talking lady shot out several strands of hair to block ye zhongming¡¯s retreat path. talking lady attack, bone demon attack, their coordination was not perfect but it was really good. normal evolved would either be scorched by the rays to end up as a fool or they would get pierced by her hair and get badly damaged. even the two attackers thought that they won the battle. but, a burst of laughter entered their ears. a golden thing appeared in front of ye zhongming to first block the rays and then the black hair. talking lady knew that it wasn¡¯t good and she wanted to dodge but she felt a huge strength spread from her face. the bone shield smashed her and fresh blood scattered. the bone demon reacted quickly to the sudden change. it raised its hands to block at its head. this saved its life. the moment it raised its arms, moon edge slashed and the sharp light broke its arms. ¡°i am too familiar with your tricks.¡± ye zhongming laughed and moved forwards. the bone demon felt that something was tied to the ring bones that wrapped around its body. it lowered its head and saw that the golden cloth that had blocked the talking lady and its attack was tied there and formed a beautiful knot. a second later, the bone demon let out a terrifying scream! Chapter 102: Spirit Stab chapter 102: spirit stab ¡°second uncle do you hear what is going on outside?¡± a young man moved two steps towards the window and listened closely. before the second uncle could reply, the battle sounds rang out once more. what happened next were the ear-piercing cries of the mutated monsters. ¡°why is it suddenly so intense? what did you find out before?¡± a middle aged woman stopped caring about the half eaten sausage, her face was ashen white and she asked softly in the dark room. a group of people gathered in the small house behind the supermarket. they had lit up some candles to eat but it was already extinguished. three women were the furthest away from the window and they were really nervous. the other four guys grabbed their weapons and were really wary. it was as if an enemy would charge in from there. ¡°auntie, keep the demon crystals and prepare to leave.¡± ¡°leave? second uncle, give up this place?¡± the young man who was the first to speak was reluctant to leave this place. after all, there was food and drinks and they didn¡¯t need to worry about food. if they leave this place, it was tough to say if they could find such a good location. the second uncle was around 40-50 and he was really healthy. his skin had a healthy tan due to being under the sun. he was the only evolved in this group. n0velusb.c0m ¡°very strong.¡± second uncle said calmly, ¡°they are very strong, if they charge in, i don¡¯t have confidence.¡± hearing second uncle say that, everyone¡¯s expression changed. apart from relying on their unity, it was because of this second uncle¡¯s strength and his crossbow which was how they occupied this spot. if there was something outside that he couldn¡¯t take on then they had no choice but to retreat. a moment later, the motion outside had disappeared. the only thing one could hear was the zombies getting closer. a short while later, the people inside heard dropping sounds. there was then a soft knocking on the window. ¡°are you there?¡± ............................................................................................................ the golden cloth was attacked and its energy was consumed. it touched a life force and didn¡¯t hold back, absorbing its energy to replenish itself. bone demon felt that his own strength was disappearing. it didn¡¯t know why and what was happening. along with losing its two arms, it couldn¡¯t suppress its fear and gave out a cry. if it was any other level two mutated zombie, even if ye zhongming knew its skill, he wouldn¡¯t be able to defeat it so easily. but bone demon was a mental energy type and its strength was in its strong mental energy. its other body stats were actually not much higher than one star humans. bone demon was destined to lose since it faced someone who was stronger than a one star evolved and who knew everything about his skills. since it began mutating and turned into a level two body, this bone demon won all battles. no one could block its scorching rays and that was the reason why it was able to evolve so quickly. but today, it felt like everything ended before it began. it didn¡¯t even know how it lost. but there was one thing it knew, defeat often meant death. even for zombies, death was often the most terrifying thing. it wanted to remove the golden cloth that was wrapped around its bone but its hands were broken and there was nothing it could do. the bone demon could feel its life force weakening but it couldn¡¯t stop it... .................................................................................... ye zhongming took just one second to go from defence to attack. the bone demon was of no threat so his focus was all on the talking lady. similar to the bone demon, apart from speed, the talking lady couldn¡¯t compare to other zombies. ye zhongming smashed it in the face with the shield and her body flew backward. once she stabilized, she realised that the human was right in front. that terrifying silver blade was reaching her neck. at the crucial moment, she opened her mouth to grumble at ye zhongming. he felt his head hurt and his eyes blacked out. fresh blood was even flowing out from his nose. impossible! one couldn¡¯t describe how shocked ye zhongming felt. that was because it was using its skill-- spirit stab! she was only a level two mutated zombie! it already had mental seed and energy transfer so how could it have a third skill!? even if she had, she would only get it when she evolved for the third time! ye zhongming didn¡¯t even think and just held moon edge to block in front of himself. he reached out with his other hand as if there should be a streetlight there. hong! the streetlight deformed because of that and turned into a steel person that pounced over at the vicious-looking talking lady. the firm body smashed into the talking lady, causing the spirit stab to stop. spirit stab was a mental energy skill that directly damaged one¡¯s mind. it was really vicious and was deemed one of the 20 forbidden skills. there was once a monster that was really good at this skill. when it was hunted by a famous hunting team, it used the skill and 500 people became fools because they were hit. many of them were six star and seven star evolved. all the living beings within a hundred miles were also affected by the skill and they were either slightly or badly injured. that showed how terrifying such skills were. ye zhongming predicted the bone demon¡¯s skill but not this talking lady¡¯s. at the same time, he didn¡¯t understand how she got three skills when she was just level two. that went against all theories that they had in his last life. spirit stab wasn¡¯t as strong as what that beast used but it was enough to give ye zhongming a huge headache and impair his vision. fortunately, he had a trump card. summoning technique was one of them. the iron monster that the streetlamp turned into appeared and interrupted the talking lady which made ye zhongming feel much better. seeing its owner gets injured, the cat charged over. it had the advantage against yellow ball so it just ignored that stupid dog and thought about saving its master. yellow ball who was covered in injuries saw the cat pouncing in another direction. it opened its mouth and its fur stood on its ends, firing at the black cat that was still in mid-air. yellow ball could control the direction that his skill was fired towards. Chapter 103: Trade chapter 103: trade the cat didn¡¯t expect the badly injured dog to attack at this moment. when it heard some movement from behind, it tried its best to dodge. but how much fur did yellow ball have? how could it dodge so easily? the black cat cried out and its butt was stuck with yellow ball¡¯s fur. although this skill wasn¡¯t too strong due to the sheer amount of fur as compared to the talking lady¡¯s one, but it won in quantity. the fur was stuck into the second half of the cat¡¯s body such that this nimble black lightning fell from the sky and cried out when it hit the ground. much of the fur was bumped into its stomach when it fell. although it wasn¡¯t fatal but the black cat was starting to lose feeling. it struggled but failed to get up. how could the bald yellow ball let go of this chance? it ignored its injuries and pounced. it felt like as long as it ate this black cat then it could evolve. on the other side, talking lady was hit by the iron man that the streetlamp turned into. she was in a bad state, her eyes, nose and ears were bleeding. her blood¡¯s color was very special, it was actually sky blue. once it flowed onto her white face, she looked like a fierce ghost. interrupting the skill caused huge injuries to the talking lady. she was hit by the shield and was barely holding on. now that she saw the iron monster attacking her, she shot out several strands of hair into the body of the monster. the steel man that was summoned from the streetlight was too ordinary and ye zhongming didn¡¯t put in too much mental energy. its durability was only ten. after the talking lady shot hair into it, a light shone and it turned into metal fragments. during this period of time, ye zhongming recovered and his vision was back. seeing the bad state that the talking lady was in, he held his blade and wanted to kill her. ye zhongming wanted her to know that he was not someone she could offend. but at this moment, the bone demon probably felt like it had no more hope and it actually roared and knocked towards ye zhongming. ye zhongming had no choice but to turn back and slash off its head. he also kept the golden cloth back in the space crystal. the short delay gave the talking lady a chance. this mutated zombie knew that she totally failed today. if she didn¡¯t flee now then she wouldn¡¯t be able to. the talking lady had high intellect and it ran towards the black cat. a few strands of hair attack forced yellow ball away. she hugged the pet that couldn¡¯t move anymore and ran away. when ye zhongming noticed, the talking lady was dozens of meters away. her sneak attacking him infuriated ye zhongming. he was obviously unhappy seeing a prey that he was about to capture flee from his hands. he took a deep breath and wanted to chase. but the talking from the supermarket was picked up by him. his heart shook and he decided that he couldn¡¯t chase the talking lady. this level two mutated zombie fled far away and disappeared from his view. the voice in the supermarket reminded ye zhongming of what he wanted to do today. he was afraid that if he chased the talking lady, then these people would just leave. after balancing the pros and cons, he lost the chance to remove the root of the problem. he found it unfortunate but he continued to dig the bone demon¡¯s crystal before tossing its corpse to the side. he touched yellow ball and after saying a few soft words, this dog stumbled and ran away. the battle attracted many zombies in the district. these small fellows weren¡¯t much to ye zhongming. he dealt with them swiftly and made some commotion in another area to attract the zombie¡¯s attention before he knocked on the window and asked if they were there. the supermarket was totally silent. ¡°don¡¯t worry, i have no bad intentions, i came here to trade. i just bumped into some zombies and had to kill them.¡± he paused and then continued, ¡°i am alone and i have an evolution potion.¡± n0velusb.c0m he made them feel safe and told them that he had something they wanted. this was the rule of the apocalypse when trading. ye zhongming backed into the wall and listened closely. he heard a moment of silence and then heard people discussing for half a minute. after two minutes, a gap opened in the window and a middle aged man¡¯s face appeared there. he looked around for ye zhongming and then searched around warily. he lowered his voice, ¡°where did you get the news from?¡± ¡°brother deng.¡± ¡°are you alone?¡± ¡°yes.¡± ¡°there are no zombies around?¡± ¡°i drew them away.¡± after a simple conversation, the window was closed. a short while later, that guy took a key out to open the anti-burglar window and waved at ye zhongming, ¡°come in. slowly, hold your hands up where i can see them.¡± ye zhongming did as he said and he was also really wary when he jumped in. the window was closed and blocked with a thick curtain. someone used a lighter to light a candle and the room was bright. ye zhongming swept and saw a middle aged man standing in front of him. he held a simple crossbow at himself. on the two sides were each a guy and behind him was the other middle aged man that had opened the window for him. there were some sounds from outside the room so there should be some people there. ¡°where is the evolution potion, we want to take a look.¡± ye zhongming nodded and opened his bag slowly to try to not cause a misunderstanding. he took one out slowly. ¡°i have more but i want to see the goods.¡± the middle aged man hesitated and nodded towards a guy at the corner. the young man took out a package from behind him and took out a job certificate that shone a dim light. he opened it and held it for ye zhongming for him to see. things that could be used directly weren¡¯t allowed to be passed to the buyer. these people weren¡¯t stupid and understood this rule at the start of the apocalypse. ye zhongming looked and his eyeball jumped. he bit his teeth to try to act calmer. he nodded toward the young man to express that he saw it. ¡°how are you planning to trade?¡± ye zhongming looked at the careful man with the crossbow. he knew that this person was in charge. ¡°six one star potions!¡± his eyes shone and he said an unreasonable price. ¡°too expensive.¡± ye zhongming shook his head. ¡°you don¡¯t know the item.¡± the young man who showed him the certificate smiled mockingly like ye zhongming didn¡¯t know what he was talking about. ¡°two bottles.¡± ye zhongming ignored him. ¡°no, too low. five at least!¡± ¡°three at most.¡± the middle aged man paused and was obviously very tempted. a few seconds later, he shook his head slowly, ¡°at least four, if you don¡¯t have it then please leave.¡± Chapter 104: Light Seal Blademaster chapter 104: light seal blademaster ye zhongming was a little annoyed with this middle aged man¡¯s stubbornness. one star evolution potion was too valuable at the start of the apocalypse. each bottle represented dozens and even hundreds of demon crystals which meant that you had to kill dozens and hundreds of zombies. for evolved, it wasn¡¯t easy to kill this number of zombies. four bottles which meant that you had to kill at least three to four hundred zombies. that was under the context that one was lucky, if not you might need even five hundred. the gachapon really depended on luck. since the apocalypse started, getting evolution potions was very important to people. within the next year, one star evolution potions would be the most valuable and also the most useful trading item. although job certificates were good but if you weren¡¯t an evolved then it was just a piece of trash paper. of course, to ye zhongming, this job certificate was far more valuable than four bottles. that was because ye zhongming had seen similar jobs which was why he was able to judge its value. if not for it being just a week since the start, this certificate would be far above this price. ¡°you should be clear about how hard it is to get potions now. three bottles is high enough.¡± ye zhongming said softly, ¡°if you insist on this price then i will leave.¡± he took a step back and expressed his attitude. the middle aged man frowned. three evolution potions were already the highest price that he had received during these few days. there was only one person who took out two bottles to trade. the rest all used one bottle. as an evolved, the middle aged man naturally knew how precious the potions were. the potion he drank used two lives. but after becoming evolved, he was still afraid of the poison. unless he had a good chance, if not he didn¡¯t dare to face too many zombies. during these few days, he only collected a few dozen demon crystals. if he spun the wheel with it, he might not even get a single potion. this young man¡¯s price was tempting but he was still reluctant. the team formed around their family had nine people. two brothers with their wives and kids. two died when they were killing zombies and he didn¡¯t want anymore of them to die. so he wanted to exchange enough potions for everyone using this certificate. but he knew that the price was too high so he tried to lower it but it was still stuck around this price. he didn¡¯t know if he would be able to meet anyone else that could pay such a price if the young man left. ¡°can you tell me why you insist on four?¡± ye zhongming naturally didn¡¯t want to give up. he saw his expression and asked. the middle aged man sighed, ¡°there are two in the family with weak bodies, terminal illnesses, if they can¡¯t evolve they won¡¯t be able to live for long.¡± although he didn¡¯t say too much, but ye zhongming understood. he wanted to use the evolution potion as a medicine so two bottles wasn¡¯t enough. the evolution potion increased all areas of one¡¯s body so it could do some healing and was of some use for terminal illnesses. after all, if the body got stronger and one¡¯s immune system got higher, the body would self-heal and remove the illness. so that was the case. ye zhongming thought about it and felt like they could discuss it. n0velusb.c0m ¡°look at this.¡± ye zhongming reached around his bag and took out the ape turtle egg. ¡°this is the egg of a level two mutated monster. i had two but i ate one. it has an effect similar to the potion. although it is not that good, but it can increase your body¡¯s strength by a fold. you can also use this many times. of course, the first time you eat it would have the best effect.¡± ¡°if i add this in, what do you think?¡± some of the egg¡¯s life force was absorbed by the golden cloth so its surface was a little white. the life force fluctuation wasn¡¯t as intense as before but it was still an egg and eating it was still effective. the people in the room heard it and their eyes lit up. the young man holding the certificate asked eagerly, ¡°useful for everyone? what about evolved?¡± ¡°yes, i tested it myself.¡± the room was silent but they looked at one another to transmit their thoughts. ¡°this is my final price, if not then that is unfortunate.¡± ye zhongming added another sentence. ¡°is this egg really as useful as you say?¡± the middle aged man asked but actually, it was an agreement. ye zhongming was delighted, ¡°of course. you are evolved so you should be able to sense the fluctuation.¡± he nodded and bit his teeth, ¡°okay, deal!¡± although he said it was a deal but both sides were still very careful in case anyone sneak attacked. that the trade would end up as a battle. three potions and one egg for one job certificate. then ye zhongming jumped out of the window what he came in from. maybe their attitude about saving their family touched ye zhongming or maybe because their honest trading earned him a good impression. ye zhongming turned around and said, ¡°this place won¡¯t be safe a few days later, you better leave this place.¡± the middle aged man by the window was stunned. he nodded and thanked him. ye zhongming asked, ¡°can you tell me how you got this? if i am honest, you don¡¯t have the ability to spin it from a gachapon.¡± the middle aged man paused for two seconds, ¡°we saw two weird monsters fighting and this thing was in one of their nest.¡± ye zhongming nodded. he looked around and then disappeared into the night. .................................................................................... ye zhongming opened the certificate under a nearby tree and on it wrote the name of the job: light seal blademaster! a strong job with a prefix! ye zhongming had never heard of it but that didn¡¯t stop him from being sure that this job was strong. that was because the glory smith that had a prefix showed him. now that he bumped into another job with a prefix, obviously he knew that this was a good thing. moreover, glory smith was a shockingly strong secondary job. this light seal blademaster was a primary job so it would be stronger. crush it, learn! he didn¡¯t hesitate and he didn¡¯t even take a look at the leather scroll. a warm power filled his body and his mental energy increased a little. ye zhongming pulled out moon edge. a weird seal appeared above his left hand and then he punched the seal into the body of the blade. Chapter 105: Complicated and strong job chapter 105: complicated and strong job moon edge shone and the light exploded even without me using full strength light. when one looked at the edges of the blade light, there were actually signs of the air twisting that was similar to when you burnt something. it made it feel that the space around the blade was twisted. ¡°seal: flame blade.¡± ye zhongming held his breath and slashed toward the area in front of him. a red light shone and it went from moon edge straight to the ground. the red glow was as if he was drawing something. with his hand as the source, he drew a quarter of a circle right away. hong! the green grass patch and then the stone road was burnt by this blade. the embers reached three to four meters high and lit up half the district. the flames appeared quickly and also disappeared quickly. they were gone in just a second. the area that burnt was now pitch black. be it grass or the stone, they were all turned to ash and all that was left was a three meter long and one meter deep hole! it looked like a mini abyss had appeared on the ground. ye zhongming was shocked by that slash. in his last life, he was also a blade user and reached intermediate grade. he had a few job skills but even the more advanced ones were weaker than this flame blade. one could say that if not for the difference between a six star evolved and one star evolved, this blade was enough to suppress all of his past skills! if one included all elements, ye zhongming estimated that this blade was around half of his past life¡¯s full-strength slash. although it was half, but one had to know that he was six star in his last life and was only one star now! the gap was huge. in other words, when ye zhongming reached two star or three star, that slash might be as strong as his past life. ye zhongming was very clear about this concept. light seal blademaster was actually two jobs in one. one was a seal master and the other was a blademaster. seal master used mental energy to form seals and use their various abilities. blademaster needed no introduction. moreover, there were many people with such a job. he knew over twenty people with this job. the light seal master imprinted the seal onto the blade to activate more strength so it was very special. the seal wasn¡¯t able to activate its strength on its own so it needed a medium like a blade. ye zhongming had never heard of a seal master before but similar jobs like fist seal master, finger seal master etc were ones he had heard about. but there weren¡¯t many of these and were very rare. they weren¡¯t strong jobs so ye zhongming didn¡¯t know much about them. one thing was for sure. fist seal master and finger seal master used fists and fingers to use the seal to attack their enemies. this was something that ye zhongming¡¯s job couldn¡¯t do. the light seal blademaster¡¯s skill could be split into two parts, one was seal and one was the blade skill. n0velusb.c0m seal technique was how to make the seal and the bladed skill was how to use the blade. ye zhongming was a beginner light seal blademaster now and the job system was split into two branches. one was the seal technique. the skill that appeared was flame, one word, flame. the first skill was for the medium to have fire ability. this summarised the effect of this seal, actually, not only did it cause the blade to have the ability of fire but it added to its strength, the actual increase of a flame was in its attack strength. apart from that, there were many other seals that ye zhongming hadn¡¯t grasped. one of the seal branch abilities was- zero. that could allow the blade to have the rare spacetime ability. this ability didn¡¯t increase attack but instead increased speed. speed of waving the blade! it was extremely strong, turning the distance between two things into zero. this was a sure kill skill. the full name of the skill was ¡®seal: zero blade¡¯. there were many others that ye zhongming didn¡¯t have time to study. the second branch was blade techniques. ye zhongming only grasped one skill too-- ¡°blue ocean break¡±. the blade techniques were different from the seals and could be used alone. when blue ocean break was used, the damage toward targets was huge, slashing three blades at once and the energy would swallow everything. it looked like one split an ocean with one blade. any of these skills alone was already super strong. if they were together, then that was enough said. ye zhongming¡¯s previous blade only used the flame ability and it already shocked him so much. if he did it with blue ocean break... ye zhongming couldn¡¯t imagine. there was one more crucial point. another aspect of this job was that if the medium was good enough, it would have an additional effect to the skill. ye zhongming¡¯s moon edge had the full strength light that could form an additive effect with flames. the blade¡¯s own ability was now shifted to an even sharper blade light. just this alone made him feel that it would add 30% to the effect if he had only used the blade alone. the coincidence was that ye zhongming was a smith, glory smith... the stronger he was, the more restrictions there were. this job was the same so ye zhongming didn¡¯t only look at its strengths but also its restrictions. first was a problem that troubled ye zhongming for a long time. when one used the skill, it consumed a huge amount of mental energy. the flame seal used up close to 100 points. if he used blue ocean break, that would be 150 points. even if he considered the mental energy that he gained from this job, this consumption was huge. similar to liang chuyin¡¯s shadow dance, just two uses and he would be out of mental energy. secondly, the seal had a huge demand on the medium. normal blades couldn¡¯t handle the power of the seal. not to mention using it, the blade would be destroyed the moment the seal was placed on it. this meant that the user had to have a good weapon. fortunately, ye zhongming was a smith, his moon edge was at silver grade. if others got this job, they would have to spend a lot of effort to just get a good blade. from this point alone, it was right that those people didn¡¯t learn it. if they did, it would be a waste of such a treasure. finally, there was one more problem that gave ye zhongming a headache. Chapter 106: Attacked chapter 106: attacked seals were temporary. n0velusb.c0m this meant that he had to place a seal on the blade every single time. after use, the power of the seal would disappear. moreover, there was a short time restriction of a few seconds. if he didn¡¯t use it during that time, the seal would disappear. ye zhongming wished that the seal would be permanent. he would then just have to use the blade skills and save on mental energy... moreover, it could save time during battles or catch his enemies off guard... but these were just small flaws that couldn¡¯t hide the strength of this skill. ye zhongming was already satisfied. if this job appeared a few years later, ten bottles of level four evolution potions wouldn¡¯t be enough to buy it. today, he was the winner. he killed those few zombies that were attracted by the commotion and dug out their crystals before he ran out. he was nearby when he heard yellow ball¡¯s furious roar. . anyone who had seen cats and dogs fight knew that their voices were different when they were fighting as compared to normal time. its bark was obviously a fighting one. he told yellow ball to head back but it actually fought someone? then the others... ye zhongming sped up. he knew that his team was in danger. a person who dared to face a fully evolved team with one level one mutated pet, wouldn¡¯t be easy to deal with! ................................................................................................ diamond shield broke apart so mo ye scoffed and retreated. blood seeped from the corner of her mouth. park xiuying¡¯s face turned white as the shield broke. she bit her teeth and raised her hand to buff mo ye once more. ¡°keke, decent skill. you healed her and shielded her six times. i want to see how many more times you can do it!!¡± wang ding was thinner than a few days ago and his military uniform was gone. what replaced it was a grey shirt. it was special, one could see a layer of light so it should be an item. after spending time with ye zhongming, mo ye knew that it was a piece of grey equipment, far better than usual items. wang ding let go of his righteousness and now he had an evil aura to him. his face had an evil smile that made one uncomfortable and it made one hate him. ¡°the blade is not bad but you are too weak and can¡¯t use its strength. after today, that thing would belong to me.¡± ¡°nonsense!¡± mo ye didn¡¯t say a word but little tiger who had fallen to the ground spat at wang ding. wang ding glanced at little tiger and scoffed coldly without replying. wang ding brought his men over and little tiger was the one who charged forwards. the outcome was predictable. someone who just evolved to one star couldn¡¯t even last one round against wang ding who had become two star evolved for several days. he was badly injured and lost his fighting ability. captain ye and liang chuyin were deep in battle too. both were one star. liang chuyin had diamond shield to give her an advantage. but captain ye wasn¡¯t easy to deal with. moreover, she had to protect park xiuying and not let people hurt her. as such she was in a defensive state. on the other side, yellow ball faced three evolved. the dog was injured and had just used its skill so it was tough for it to face three one star evolved. it had taken several hits. if not for monsters having strong life force, they would have stayed down and not been able to climb up. mo ye, yellow ball, liang chuyin defended park xiuying from three directions. xia lei stood beside teacher park in case anyone charged and she could block for her. she also threatened the enemy with her gun. but this threat was more of self-preservation. apart from wang ding, captain ye and three evolved, there were ten people in the dark. each of them had guns and they aimed over. guns were a huge threat at the start of the apocalypse to both humans and evolved. but at the same time, people with it were careful. unless it affected their lives, if not they wouldn¡¯t fire it. that was because it made a huge sound and would attract things over. if one was lucky, zombies would be drawn over but if one was unlucky, a bunch of mutated monsters was possible. so during the week after the apocalypse started, people with guns all gained this experience. wang ding did not fire and chose to sneak attack. mo ye and the others wouldn¡¯t find it so difficult if they were up against other survivors. after all, they were evolved and two of them had jobs. but the one sneak attacking was wang ding. as a two star evolved he was much stronger than others. he also had a grey uniform which meant that normal attacks were useless. liang chuyin used shadow dance and apart from forcing him back, she didn¡¯t break the defence and only left a few marks. along with captain ye and the three other evolved, mo ye¡¯s side was totally at a disadvantage. both sides held their daggers which were both grey grade. wang ding attacked once more at a speed that mo ye couldn¡¯t keep up to. she could only make use of wang ding¡¯s fear of moon edge to block with the blade. but she obviously couldn¡¯t defend everything. wang ding still found a chance to stab her ribs. diamond shield blocked her the second before she was about to get hit. a light shone and then there was a crack as this shield was broken once again. ¡°once more, come again!¡± wang ding didn¡¯t stop, he waved the dagger again from another angle. park xiuying bit her teeth to buff mo ye once more. they could only hold on until ye zhongming returned. if not, one wang ding was enough to kill them all. park xiuying knew that. she used cleansing dew on mo ye and yellow ball. she also used the shield on mo ye five times, once on liang chuyin and once on yellow ball. her mental energy was about to run out. she couldn¡¯t even bother about yellow ball when its shield was broken as well as the injured little tiger on the ground. she could only protect mo ye. but teacher park knew that she couldn¡¯t hold on for long. maybe the next time she would be unable to use diamond shield. ye zhongming why aren¡¯t you back yet? Chapter 107: Seal Blademasters first battle chapter 107: seal blademaster''s first battle wang ding found it tougher than what he expressed. after he became a two star evolved using the black soul swallowing card, wang ding felt that he was invincible. at least against other humans, he was. during the pearl lake battle, his confidence was hit for the first time. that one star evolved and didn¡¯t care about him at all. his target was always that giant monster that was wrapped up in black metal chains. moreover, he succeeded! wang ding felt that he was looked down upon. after he succeeded and fled, he felt a sense of defeat. he chased the group several times but they managed to flee so he obviously felt hatred towards them. however, he didn¡¯t care much. he even relaxed. he brought people to hunt for two days and they found two gachapons to gain three more evolved. but when they found this team once again and fought against them, he was shocked. how did this group suddenly become so strong? when they chased them the past few times, only mo ye was able to fight him but they weren¡¯t on the same level. they had to rely on the other two women to assist to be able to block him for a period. if not for them being lucky and having outside help, wang ding would have won. but today, the woman using the whip actually gained a job! that woman that was so weak and cowardly that could only scream and throw rocks at him actually had a job too! along with mo ye who was quite skilled, this team could fend off his men and him! as compared to a few days ago, his team had three more evolved but they were at a standstill. wang ding didn¡¯t dare to imagine what would things be like if his team was the same as before with only captain ye and him being evolved. this didn¡¯t include the two treasures that wang ding got, the grey armor and the grey dagger. moreover... wang ding had a huge worry. that young man was not here! once he returned... he decided to end it quickly. it looked really easy for him to destroy the diamond shields but he was actually going all out. he knew how much stamina he was consuming. ¡°die! die!¡± wang ding intersected the dagger in his hands and after knocking back moon edge, he slashed the shield and it broke once again. park xiuying waved but nothing appeared. her ashen white face turned whiter at that moment. she didn¡¯t have enough mental energy to summon the diamond shield again. without it, mo ye couldn¡¯t block wang ding. if she couldn¡¯t then these people will get killed. everyone¡¯s heart sank and they felt the grim reaper breathing into their ears. ¡°the blade is mine!¡± wang ding laughed and he slashed towards mo ye¡¯s wrist to try to slice it and get the silver blade. silver! ¡°you are smiling too early.¡± a voice rang out from behind him and a red blade light followed quickly after he said that. ¡°seal: flame blade!¡± ye zhongming arrived at the most crucial moment and used his strike! full strength glow was buffed by the flame seal and sliced towards wang ding. it was as if the entire sky was dyed red, lightning up the night sky as if it was day. that blade terrified captain ye and also those newly evolved experts. it also terrified mo ye and the others. it was too frightening. the visual contrast with the night sky as well as the fire-like red color shocked everyone. it was as if a fire waterfall was descending from the nine heavens. wang ding turned around and was stunned when he saw that waterfall. he was attracted by the beautiful scenery in the night sky. only when he felt wary did his expression change and he pounced to the side. he didn¡¯t try to block. even if wang ding had a grey weapon and grey uniform, he had no confidence at all. that was because he saw a silver color! wang ding was extremely quick, at this crucial moment he used all of his potential. but he still didn¡¯t manage to dodge it. the red flame glow flashed across his body and what followed next were screams. this two star evolved¡¯s left hand split from his body and fell to the side. the blade light smashed into the ground and fire burnt up like fireworks. along with this bright but temporary firework, his left arm was burnt into ashes. even a side of his body was covered in a fireball. this two star expert that was the king of this battle rolled on the ground to quash the flames. the burning smell and tragic cries filled the air while he tried to charge into the darkness. everyone was silent and they were totally shocked by that blade. ye zhongming walked over with moon edge which still had some fire around it. his body was covered in thick killing energy. he stepped forwards which gave out a light stepping sound but to others it felt as if a mountain was shaking. n0velusb.c0m ¡°brother ye!¡± ¡°zhongming!¡± ¡°boss!¡± ¡°wang!¡± everyone was filled with relief and their voices were filled with excitement. ¡°go!¡± captain ye shouted loudly and fled towards a direction. the other people followed like a bunch of terrified rabbits. that blade caused all the courage in their hearts to disappear. not to mention battle, they didn¡¯t even dare to face ye zhongming. liang chuyin chased a few steps before stopping. she whipped the ground reluctantly. the others didn¡¯t want to chase and that included ye zhongming. ¡°let¡¯s go.¡± ye zhongming opened his mouth and everyone realised that his voice was hoarse and his body was shaking. liang chuyin ran up to help the guy who had just showed off his skills. the other people made a move. mo ye went to help little tiger up, park xiuying went to check on yellow ball. she used the last bit of her mental energy to use cast cleansing dew to make its injuries slightly better. xia lei then hugged this envoy of light that was about to collapse. the group of them quickly left the area. a few minutes after, two figures flashed from the darkness and walked onto the battlefield. they sniffed the air. one touched the crack that formed after ye zhongming¡¯s slash with a deformed hand before tasting it. the two shadows stood back together and after saying a weird word, they chased the direction where captain ye fled to. the breeze blew and a mutating bug in the bushes heard something, like... del...delicious... Chapter 108: Searching for someone chapter 108: searching for someone when ye zhongming woke up, he could hear talking sounds and movement on the outside. ¡°hehe captain, how is it, my move is strong right?¡± little tiger waved the rod in his hands in glee and he giggled at mo ye. he forced her back with one stick which made him excited. in the past, it was difficult for him to even get close to mo ye. now that he had evolved, along with guys'' body being better, at least in terms of body physique, he was on her level. ¡°nonsense, i was giving you a chance.¡± mo ye rolled her eyes. she always treated little tiger very directly and just now she was not putting in much effort. yellow ball barked twice as it watched on from the side, who knew who it was supporting? liang chuyin and park xiuying were busy cooking. xia lei sat on the side and looked at the two of them with an envious gaze. the strength of an evolved tempted her. she was a cop, a very good one at it. she was the same as mo ye and little tiger. now that her past colleagues all had huge strength, she obviously felt tempted. but... xia lei had her own thoughts. she held the evolution potion in her hands and gave out a blessed smile. ten hours had passed since the battle last night. park xiuying¡¯s mental energy speed was much quicker than ye zhongming thought. in the morning, she had already recovered a large part of it. she used cleansing dew several times and both the injured little tiger and yellow ball were mostly recovered. after a night of resting on this balcony, everyone on the team had recovered. everyone greeted ye zhongming. his strength and his appearance to save their lives during crucial moments had earned all their trust and respect. their attitude was totally different from when the team was first built. only one day had passed. ¡°boss, i can battle with captain mo now, let me use moon edge.¡± ¡°wishful thinking! if you want to die first then tell me.¡± mo ye relied on moon edge to battle wang ding which made this heroic cop love the sharp weapon. there was no chance to make her give it up. boss was the new way that little tiger called ye zhongming. ye zhongming was infected by their emotions and smiled. he placed down the depressed feeling that he had due to wang ding fleeing and said, ¡°isn¡¯t it just a blade?¡± ¡°just a blade?¡± little tiger walked over and pointed while saying, ¡°boss you didn¡¯t see wang ding¡¯s face. although he relied on his evolution level but he didn¡¯t dare to touch the blade at all. he would just hit the back of it. that fear was too obvious.¡± in his excitement, his old accent even came out. ¡°i will just make you a new one then.¡± what? little tiger¡¯s mouth was so big that he could shove an egg in. his eyes opened wide. when the others heard ye zhongming say that, they all looked over. everyone was interested in ye zhongming¡¯s job but he didn¡¯t tell them in detail so they didn¡¯t dare to ask. now that they heard him say that, they all paid attention. ye zhongming smiled and walked beside the balcony. he waved and he used the crafting skill. a crane on the side turned into a pool of metal, it merged, condensed, shaped... ye zhongming didn¡¯t panic and added in a few pieces of bones that he took from the bone demon. he also tossed in some scattered materials. a moment later, all these turned into a brand new moon edge. fortunately, he succeeded and didn¡¯t throw face in front of everyone. apart from basic stats, it added a bit of sharpness and 10 toughness. it was not on the same level as ye zhongming¡¯s. but it was similar to the old one. before having better materials and a higher job level, ye zhongming was not going to waste the ghost metal on it so he didn¡¯t add it in. ¡°damn damn damn damn!¡± little tiger cursed profusely. this miraculous crafting made him cry out and he was excited to see this new silver blade. ye zhongming touched his chin, ¡°didn¡¯t you want a moon edge, here then.¡± ¡°brother ye, this, this is too magical?¡± the person that sounded so warm and natural was definitely the influencer. seeing ye zhongming show his overpowered skill, that expression she had was as if she was the one who made it. she was really proud. ¡°right zhongming, what skill is this?¡± teacher park looked at the new moon edge and she was trying to find something out from it. ¡°my secondary job, smith.¡± ¡°so amazing, boss make one more!¡± little tiger blinked. he wanted xia lei to have one. she learned how to use a blade so with such a sharp weapon, she would dare to fight an evolved. ye zhongming stared at him, ¡°do you think it is cabbage? not to mention the materials, just the cost alone is one level two demon crystal. if i didn¡¯t kill another level two zombie yesterday, this blade wouldn¡¯t even exist.¡± little tiger shrugged. level two demon crystal. only ye zhongming had the ability to kill level two mutated monsters in the party, the others needed help. so to the current team, although they were strong but level two demon crystals were very precious. xia lei lowered her head and her expression was complicated. although she was among them, but she felt left out. ye zhongming obviously didn¡¯t treat her as part of the team. that was normal. after all, she was going to leave but that still didn¡¯t make her feel better and she was a little down. ¡°zhongming.¡± mo ye walked over and saw the new moon edge that was similar to her own, ¡°this is similar to the route we set, how should we go now? to where?¡± ye zhongming walked to the edge of the balcony and looked down. he compared it to the map that he memorised and pointed at a green building. ¡°let¡¯s go there to find someone.¡± ...................................................................................................... le dayuan squatted in a corner and hugged his knees, burying his knees deep in. that could make him feel better. after all, beside him were a few piles of human excrement. he was a high level engineer at a seiko instrument factory and was earning top five salary in the factory. he had a good life in the city. but his wife was not satisfied and often grumbled that with his skills if he jumped jobs he would earn a few hundred thousand a year. n0velusb.c0m le dayuan had a weak personality and hoped for stability. the two of them often fought because of this. but after all, the advanced engineer title was good and the hundred thousand a year salary was enough so nothing else happened. but when the apocalypse occurred, everything changed. the skills he was proud of had no use anymore. his weak body and high degree eyes made him lose the aura around him being an engineer. on that day, many workers gathered in an apartment. le dayuan and his wife were no exception. but what happened next sent him into despair. Chapter 109: Using humans to attract zombies chapter 109: using humans to attract zombies the strong and healthy started to take over. that was because they could defend against zombies, they could find food, they could... fight back. the weak ended up as the bottom rug. in the factory, most of the higher ups were people with brains, experience, skills and they were top of the pyramid. they had high salaries and were treated well and respected by everyone. these people were strong with their brains but they were weak and had no stamina or strength. a portion of them turned into zombies when the apocalypse started and the other portion were fortunate to survive. but they were defenseless so not to mention killing zombies, just searching for food and running ten meters was something that they found tiring. those normal people who were in charge of hard labor with little to no technical skill were able to rely on their strong bodies to find food. they could also kill zombies and obtain the crystals that were said could be used to spin the mysterious gachapon. as long as they could get a potion, they would evolve. thus, those people who were high above in the past had fallen off their pedestals and the ones that replaced them were the normal people whom they had trampled all over. food, water, cigarettes, wine, all sorts of resources, and even women were things that they got now. facing this sudden change, le dayuan and the others found it hard to adapt. but that wasn¡¯t important. during the peacetime, the higher ups would listen to your opinions and might do some fake changes. but now whatever listening was nonsense. if you didn¡¯t follow instructions then you would just scram. if you angered them, they would punch you at a minimum. at worst, it might lead to your death! n0velusb.c0m sometimes le dayuan felt that he had returned to an era--- era of slavery. but it didn¡¯t matter what he felt. the important thing was that others adapted to this world and he didn¡¯t. a loud laughter spread from the end of the corridor. le dayuan could smell the fragrance of smoked chicken through all the shit and urine. this resulted in acid rising up his empty stomach which caused him to feel a burning pain. but he didn¡¯t dare to lift his head as he was afraid that he would see his wife from the open door. on the fifth day of the apocalypse, his wife for ten years couldn¡¯t take the hunger and thirst. she jumped into the arms of a mechanic at the factory. when le dayuan heard the news, he charged into the darkest room he had seen in his life and saw his wife resting on a table, shoving biscuits into her mouth. in her other hand was half a sausage and a bottle of water. the guy was thrusting himself into her back... that was the first time le dayuan fought someone and it was the first time he tried to gain the courage to do something. in the end, not only did he fail to stop anything, he was beaten up badly. he could only watch as his woman fell under the body of others... at that moment, le dayuan felt like he was dead. but the death of his body was far tougher than he imagined. he stood at the window and looked at zombies walking below. his determination shattered like a bubble in the air. maybe waiting for death in the dirtiest corner was the best end. at least it wouldn¡¯t be so intense and it would not hurt so much. le dayuan stared at his toes from the cracks of his knees and thought to himself. a footstep could be heard and a few people looked at these few that could only sleep on the cold hard floor. ¡°various supervisors hello.¡± the person who spoke laughed. only a fool would think that he was greeting them. this person was the security captain of the factory chang chun, he was over forty and it was said that he was in a gang and went to jail because he injured someone. after he came out, he joined a second chance program and was sent to the factory to be a security guard where he worked for 7-8 years. during those 7-8 years he didn¡¯t cause any trouble, he just did his job and at the start of the year, he was promoted to security captain. he was muscular and knew some kung fu. in normal times this didn¡¯t mean much, but here, it was enough to threaten everyone. naturally, he became the leader of those workers and now dozens of people followed him. ¡°aiyo, why aren¡¯t you all speaking?¡± chang chun had a mocking smile on his face, he didn¡¯t pity these thin group. the apocalypse had ignited the hidden evil and viciousness in his heart. ¡°i came to tell you good news but how can i do that with your attitude?¡± guan changchun sighed and he pulled a young girl with his right hand. he ignored the gazes of everyone and just reached in with his hand to rub her chest. ¡°food is nearly out so we have to head out to search. after all, we are colleagues so i am planning to select a few of you to follow me, who is coming?¡± he looked at everyone and continued, ¡°no matter if we find anything, those who go will have a full meal and a bottle of water. if we find food, he will get three days of food!¡± some people were pumped. they were hungry for too long and they were willing to do things to get food. they didn¡¯t dare to search for food themselves. a few days ago some people were too hungry and they tried to head out but none of them returned. there were even two that were eaten right at the door. the tragic cries still sent chills down one¡¯s spine. but if guan changchun went with them then things would be okay. not only were these people vicious when they hit people, they were good at attacking zombies too. when they worked in groups, they could deal with 3-5 zombies. ¡°i will go!¡± ¡°bring me!¡± ¡°me too.¡± ¡°and me!¡± ...... many people stood up and wanted to get some benefits. ¡°so eager.¡± guan changchun pointed at two people and they were delighted and felt like they had already gotten the food. a subordinate whispered two sentences to him. if le dayuan raised his head, he would see that the person speaking was the mechanic that took over his wife. ¡°we need one more, dayuan, you then.¡± le dayuan raised his head in shock and didn¡¯t understand why such a good chance was given to him. but when he saw that mechanic¡¯s dark smile, he had a bad feeling. ............................................................................................................ ¡°boss are you sure this is the place?¡± little tiger searched the building and apart from killing ten zombies, he didn¡¯t find a single person. ye zhongming frowned as he stood in the hall of the factory and realised that he might be in the wrong place. he came to find someone, to find a godly figure known as master yuan. when others talked about him, he remembered that this person walked out of this place. but there was no one here. was the birthplace of master yuan not correct? was he going to miss out on the first person he tried to find after his rebirth? ¡°brother ye come, there are people using humans to attract zombies!¡± the influencer¡¯s beautiful and crisp voice spread from the windows. Chapter 110: Father of crystal weapons chapter 110: father of crystal weapons ¡°your turn, go!¡± a short guy was pushed out but his colleague had been bitten to death by a zombie so how would he listen to them and head out to his death? he cried out and tried to push back. the adrenaline allowed his legs which were weak as he had no food to stabilise on the ground. guan changchun held an iron pipe and viciousness flashed across his face. he smacked the advanced engineer on the knee and the sound of crisp bone breaking was mixed into his cries. that person lay on the ground and rolled as he hugged his knee. sweat covered his shirt. ¡°give him a knife!¡± guan changchun ordered and a person ran out to stab the other leg. fresh blood flowed out. ¡°don¡¯t, ah! it hurts!¡± the guy teared up. he regretted choosing to come out to find food with these people. this was not finding food, this was them using him as bait to draw the zombies from the nearby supermarket. the blood smell swiftly spread in the air. moments later, the zombie¡¯s unique sound could be heard from all around. they smelled the blood and were getting close! guan changchun hid to the side with his men and smashed the heads of zombies that were alone to collect their crystals. in just a while, the cries had an intense two second peak before stopping. all that was left was the sound of flesh being ripped and loud chewing. twenty zombies were enjoying their meal. a few of them took the chance to run into the supermarket. they collected stuff and ran right out, afraid that the zombies would notice them. guan changchun was furious at these people as they were just cowards but he didn¡¯t even look at himself who also did not dare to enter. when they were back, guan changchun snatched a bag over to see what was inside before he slapped the guy in the face, ¡°damn, you took so little food? that is not even enough for a day! you wasted two baits to do this, you really are trash.¡± that person who was hit didn''t dare to say a word but he was evidently unhappy. ¡°brother changchun isn¡¯t there one more?¡± the mechanic held le dayuan¡¯s collar like he was a chicken. along the way he had beaten le dayuan up and the reason was that his wife actually suggested for him to give le dayuan some food. guan changchun looked at le dayuan and hesitated. actually, he was planning to use two baits to get enough food and then he would let out the blood of the last one to attract zombies and collect crystals. but now he could only use him to get enough food. there was still some bait back at home so he shall get the crystals next time. ¡°okay, open up a wound, get him to run there.¡± guan changchun held le dayuan¡¯s chin and said viciously, ¡°worker le, listen up. although i am opening up a wound but i am not injuring your leg. run in that direction and we will support you. if you get out then you will live and you will also get food. if not then you can just blame your life for being tough. do you understand?¡± he didn''t wait for le dayuan to reply and just glanced at the mechanic. he understood and stabbed le dayuan¡¯s arm before pulling down. blood spurted out. this blade sliced his entire left arm. the 30 cm wound was so deep that it could see the bone. even guan changchun¡¯s mouth twitched when he saw that. guan changchun looked at the mechanic and was a little wary but he didn¡¯t say anything. he just kicked le dayuan and told him to run quickly. le dayuan hugged his arm and continued to run but the area ahead got darker and darker. he felt the pain-reducing but his body was cold. he was a doctor, not a medical degree one but he knew that this wasn¡¯t his injury getting better but him losing too much blood. his body was turning numb. maybe a few seconds later, he would fall down from shock and end up as food. he knew that he was about to die. many pictures flashed across his mind. his loved ones, that woman that betrayed him, the incomplete research that he had done since his university days that he didn¡¯t tell others... he smiled, was this his final moments? he decided to stop running. since he was going to die then he shall conserve some energy. although he didn¡¯t turn his head but he knew that the zombies were already behind him and were about to bite his neck. at the final moment, he felt a warm light land on him. his cold body suddenly felt warm like that of a summer breeze. the giant wound on his arm felt an itch. he lowered his head and saw that it was healing quickly. what is this?! did he die and end up in heaven? ¡°help him away, little tiger, chuyin, handle this place.¡± ¡°master le hello, you don¡¯t have to say anything, just follow us. we will tell you about everything.¡± le dayuan heard a guy speak. he raised his head and saw a handsome young face. in the future, le dayuan was firm in his belief that the face was the most handsome one he had seen. the owner of the face also had the most merciful and loving voice. many people, even the person himself didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry but no one dared to argue. not only because the master of the face was firm and controlled the life and deaths of many, but because le dayuan was too famous such that no one dared to comment on things that he said. the zombies weren¡¯t much of a threat to little tiger and chuyin. with the whip and moon edge, they killed one after another. a moment later the zombies all turned into bodies and naturally their crystals were dug. ¡°let¡¯s go, there are too many zombies, we can¡¯t deal with them.¡± only when they saw a small-scale hoard did they start to retreat with all their spoils. ................................................................................................ n0velusb.c0m park xiuying used cleansing dew several times on the stunned looking middle aged man laying on the bed. mo ye stood behind ye zhongming and asked, ¡°zhongming, who is he?¡± ye zhongming was a little lost, who is he? he didn¡¯t say it out but the answer was in his heart. this person was le dayuan, in the apocalypse he was called master le. he wasn¡¯t a nine star expert, he was not a leader of a team and he was not the leader of a base. he only had one nickname. father of crystal weapons! Chapter 111: Help me do something chapter 111: help me do something in his last life, in the apocalypse that ye zhongming was familiar with, there were many reasons why humans were able to live in a world filled with more and more higher level zombies, monsters with great reproductive abilities, mutated things with high intellect, plants and animals which evolved into extremely strong beings. but one thing couldn¡¯t be denied, among all those reasons, one of the biggest was the invention of crystal weapons. weapons were obviously important. especially in human history, weapons evolved along with time and got much stronger than humans themselves. it was the same in the apocalypse too. zombies and mutated beings while evolving, some parts of their bodies would change. some were not obvious like skin and bones while some were more obvious like tails, iron arms, sharp claws etc weird shapes. those monsters with special features would undoubtedly have a bigger advantage. maybe some strong humans could face off with them with skills or jobs but these humans were the minority. most humans were just newly evolved so they were powerless when facing these nonhuman lifeforms. so how would humans deal with these monsters? guns? not to mention that the weapons designed during peacetime to be used against other humans were getting weaker against the stronger monsters, the destroyed production line of weapons was also not enough to keep up with their usage. weapons from the gachapon? too little. weapons crafted by smiths? too little. weapons from the dungeons? too little. although the weapons obtained during this channel were huge, but there were too few of them. as compared to the number of survivors, the contrast was huge. this was why at the start of the apocalypse, human evolution speed couldn¡¯t catch up to the mutated life forms. along with weapons that weren¡¯t getting stronger, it wasn¡¯t hard to see why there wasn¡¯t an absolute disadvantage. only until crystal weapons appeared. ye zhongming remembered clearly the day he came back from a mission and he got a piece of shocking news. a large base worked with a squad to clear out a famous dungeon and it was a complete victory. a week after the victory, the two forces worked together to reclaim a primary city! humans had never obtained such gains before, they had not wiped out so many zombies and monsters in one go yet. even nuclear attacks couldn¡¯t compare to this. ye zhongming found out that it was due to a new weapon. these weapons were different from traditional guns. they didn¡¯t need gunpowder but demon crystals. more accurately, through technological methods, to obtain the energy from the demon crystal and then release it through complicated methods to kill someone. crystal guns, crystal bombs, crystal mines, crystal cannons etc weapons were all formed. although they couldn¡¯t solve the problem of equipping crystals with cold weapons, but the birth of crystal weapons helped to solve the strength problem of human weapons. normal evolved could use crystal weapons to fight against strong mutated life forms. this was one of the most crucial moments of the apocalypse. along with that memorable day, a name was remembered by everyone. le dayuan. the inventor of the crystal weapons, father of the crystal weapons! ye zhongming was fortunate to meet le dayuan once during a group mission. he saw a type 30 crystal cannon that they had spent huge amounts to bring over being manned by le dayuan. although he didn¡¯t have the right to speak to him, but his looks were deeply imprinted in his mind. thus today, when he grabbed the tired-looking middle-aged man to run, he recognised that this person was the one that invented the crystal weapons. the strong person is known as the most valuable human of the apocalypse. ye zhongming¡¯s mood was similar to when he got the ghost metal. he was filled with excitement and anticipation as he knew what he had hold of. in his last life, the faction that le dayuan was under became one of the richest and strongest factions and they occupied a full city and built high and firm walls. with this to rely on, they built a city defence system that couldn¡¯t be sieged. on every wall were two ¡®black hole¡¯ crystal cannons that could threaten nine star evolved and level nine mutated life forms. until ye zhongming revived, that place had the most humans and had the top three overall strength! all of this was because of le dayuan. now that he had this guy then would he be like that faction and have similar achievements? he felt more and more excited when he thought about it. ¡°why, why did you save me?¡± le dayuan¡¯s iq wasn¡¯t like a normal person and maybe his personality had flaws but when he saw that these people saved his life and used such a miraculous healing method to heal him, he naturally knew that there was a reason. ¡°i, i am not of much use, i can¡¯t kill zombies, i can¡¯t find food, i...¡± thinking about what he faced during those few days, le dayuan¡¯s eyes were red and he couldn¡¯t continue. ye zhongming¡¯s eyelids jumped when he heard it. you can¡¯t kill zombies? you might not have killed many directly but those you killed indirectly were uncountable. he was a zombie demon king! ¡°i recognise you.¡± ah? le dayuan raised his head and looked at ye zhongming with his high degree spectacles. ¡°i am in my 4th year of university and am about to graduate. i saw promotion materials about the factory and it introduced you. i have always respected engineers and designers so i remembered it. it was a coincidence that we bumped into you so naturally i would save you.¡± . what material? it was just something that ye zhongming saw on the door of the factory when ye zhongming came to find le dayuan. he smiled. in the past, his identity would make people respect him but now he was just a burden. ¡°all of you head out.¡± ye zhongming told the others to head out. he took out a crystal and placed it in front of le dayuan. ¡°do you know this?¡± ¡°yes.¡± le dayuan nodded. everyone knew what this was. most people have found out about the gachapon and knew that this thing could spin it to give rewards. n0velusb.c0m ¡°i have an idea.¡± ye zhongming was calm and solemn, ¡°if we can draw the energy in this out and deal with it, humans can use it. engineer le, do you think this works?¡± naturally, you need to use technology to draw out the interest of such people who were interested in research and development. as expected, the moment he heard it his eyes lit up. after gaining his agreement, le dayuan took up the demon crystal and rubbed it in his hands. he smelled it and was considering the possibilities that ye zhongming had mentioned. ye zhongming struck the metal when it was hot and said out a series of theories that he knew about the crystal weapons. he even revealed some parts of the system. le dayuan was an expert and he was so excited that he even forgot about the miraculous healing of his wound. he was extremely excited and mumbled a bunch of technical phrases that ye zhongming couldn¡¯t understand. ¡°eat something first.¡± ye zhongming handed over a box of luncheon meat and a bag of bread, ¡°i heard that people in research like to drink red wine? i found a bottle of this, you can drink it.¡± naturally, he heard the news that le dayuan liked red wine. the thirsty le dayuan was obviously really grateful about it. as for this bottle of wine, ye zhongming went to a supermarket to get it. ye zhongming looked at le dayuan who was eating the food and said, ¡°if you don¡¯t mind then you can just follow us. at least you don¡¯t have to worry about being hungry and you can also research the crystals. i will try my best to provide you with the conditions. what do you think?¡± le dayuan didn¡¯t raise his head and he continued to eat. just that his movement got slower and slower. he understood what ye zhongming meant, he was recruiting him. ¡°help me do something, after that my life will be yours!¡± ................................................................................................ guan changchun was enjoying and felt some pain. rage rose up in his heart and he kicked the girl kneeling in front of him. ¡°damn, you can¡¯t even do this then what is the point of you?¡± the young girl held her chest and didn¡¯t dare to say a word. she didn¡¯t even dare to stand up. the mechanic took a greedy glance at the girl before walking to guan changchun, ¡°boss eat a can of fruits, have some vitamins.¡± guan changchun acknowledged his subordinate and took over the can. while eating he thought about the group he met today. he could tell that they were all strong but why did they save a piece of trash? no one would be willing to raise a burden now. changchun suddenly recalled that his subordinate had that person¡¯s wife so he wanted to ask her about it. before he opened his mouth, he heard a large explosion and the door was knocked open. the building that housed their families was in chaos and many people ran out to take a look. ¡°don¡¯t panic!¡± guan changchun walked out with his iron pipe. he gathered many men and shouted, ¡°head back and wait! we are still here, no need to be afraid!¡± those people kept quiet and he brought his men down. when he saw these people, his expression changed. ¡°you!¡± Chapter 112: Terrifying goal chapter 112: terrifying goal ¡°what do you want to do?¡± guan changchun tried to keep himself calm and not look at the zombie bodies outside the door that were bloody and had their crystals dug out. ye zhongming signaled for little tiger and liang chuyin to search the building. this was a habit. finding the danger and solving it to prevent accidents from happening. he glanced toward where le dayuan was looking and saw a shifty muscular guy in the crowd. when he got close to them, someone wanted to stop him but he kicked him aside. the guy fell to the ground holding his ribs and he sucked in a deep breath. probably a few bones of his were already broken. ye zhongming¡¯s action caused many of them to quieten down. even guan changchun bit his teeth and was hesitating about whether or not to stop this guy. ¡°you, what are you doing?¡± the mechanic saw ye zhongming walk towards him and he started to stammer. no choice, he was stronger than him and this group looked strong. there were a few of them holding guns and blades. ye zhongming was lazy to speak, he just pulled his collar and dragged him in front of le dayuan. ¡°ah!¡± the mechanic wanted to say something but suddenly a sharp pain spread from his leg which forced him to kneel down. if not for someone holding his collar, he would have been rolling around. his right leg was broken by ye zhongming. he reached out his hands and pressed his shoulders. the strength of an evolved was enough to break the bones of normal people. this made the mechanic shout in pain. but in the next second, a gun was pressed on his cheek to force him to swallow his screams back. he rolled on the ground and wanted to hold his leg but he also wanted to touch his mouth but his hands couldn¡¯t move. red liquid flowed from his mouth which was mixed with several teeth. the intense pain caused him to faint in just two seconds. such a situation caused the others around to retreat. but just a few steps and they saw a bald dog staring at them aggressively from the stairs. occasionally it would bare its fangs at them. ¡°mutated dog!¡± someone recognised yellow ball. the number of mutated cats and dogs wasn¡¯t as many as ants and rats but there was still a large number of them. ¡°i will leave him to you.¡± ye zhongming pointed at him and said to le dayuan, ¡°blade or gun?¡± le dayuan shook his head and walked to the door that was knocked open. he picked up a brick that dropped and walked beside the fainted worker, ¡°can you wake him up for me?¡± ye zhongming kicked the left leg which was still okay. ¡°pa! pa! pa!¡± in this building that was specially built for the families of the workers, the once kind and weak le dayuan used a brick to smash his head. park xiuying turned around and she couldn¡¯t bear to look at these scenes. although she didn¡¯t know what problems le dayuan had with this person, but she could see his hatred in his eyes. it was extreme hatred. mo ye frowned when she saw it. it wasn¡¯t that she couldn¡¯t handle such a scene but she was curious why ye zhongming would take such good care of this person. although she hadn¡¯t followed ye zhongming for a long time, but she knew that although he wasn¡¯t someone with good traditional values, but as long as you didn¡¯t affect his interests, he wouldn¡¯t kill people. he also wouldn¡¯t kill normal people. but for this guy called le dayuan, mo ye could tell that ye zhongming was treating him differently. she didn¡¯t understand why he was so special. he would even find trouble with normal people for this guy. xia lei couldn¡¯t take it and went to pull le dayuan back, ¡°this is enough, his head already fell to the ground and he is dead.¡± le dayuan was pulled back and he raised his head. he looked at xia lei with a pair of bloodshot eyes like a beast that ate humans, ¡°let go!¡± n0velusb.c0m although xia lei wasn¡¯t evolved but she was an outstanding cop. obviously, le dayuan couldn¡¯t handle her and was unable to break free. ¡°you...¡± xia lei wanted to stop him but she felt her writs go numb. ye zhongming walked to her side with a sunken face and knocked her arm aside. ¡°nothing to do with you, just stand aside.¡± if mo ye and the others stopped him, ye zhongming would have given them face as if they were partners. he would use a gentler method to explain to them why le dayuan was going mad. but xia lei wasn¡¯t on his side. the moment he sent her to her husband then their relationship was over. this was why ye zhongming not beating her up was already him being polite. ¡°but you...¡± ye zhongming turned around before she could say anything and he was not planning to even bother about her. he just brought le dayuan up the building. liang chuyin walked over and said, ¡°found it, in the building.¡± le dayuan heard it and his bloodstained face was filled with shock. he rubbed his hands on his pants. ye zhongming could understand his complicated emotions. he passed a dagger into his hands and said, ¡°go in, there are some things you have to decide yourself.¡± le dayuan nodded. he stood at the door for a dozen seconds before opening it and walking in. he rested on the wall and waited. little tiger squatted beside him and smoked. ¡°boss, what is the background of this big brother? he has problems with these people?¡± ye zhongming sighed, ¡°the world is in a mess, people who kill your parents and rape your wife will be your enemies.¡± this sentence stunned mo ye and park xiuying. they realised something, even xia lei was stunned. le dayuan roared, what he said proved what they guessed. everyone kept silent and sensed the sadness and emotions of the guy in the room. sounds spread from within. some were screams and some were cries. 20 minutes later, the door opened and le dayuan stumbled out. he was holding ye zhongming¡¯s dagger but there was no blood on it. ¡°i can¡¯t.¡± rather than it being a conversation, he was just talking to himself, ¡°let her die herself.¡± ye zhongming nodded. he took out some food and water and walked to the stunned girl in the room. ¡°thank you.¡± le dayuan watched and thanked him with his hoarse voice. after taking one deep look at the person who was once his wife, he turned around to leave. he didn¡¯t turn back after. the apocalypse changed many things, a large portion of that made one heartpained. ............................................................................................................ le dayuan felt much better when he left. he had let go of some things and he was also looking forward to some things. ¡°engineer le!¡± someone called out to him and when everyone turned their heads, they saw that they were his colleagues. ¡°engineer le can we, can we follow you?¡± they were all research members and were abandoned in the corridor to die. now that they saw their friend back with a few strong evolved, they were tempted. he hesitated. to be honest, he hoped to bring them. not only did they have a good relationship, but he needed some help when researching. he hoped to have a few people that he was familiar with in a foreign team. but he was not the leader and did not have the rights. he could only look towards ye zhongming for help. those people also focused on ye zhongming after seeing that. this young man¡¯s choice directly affected their life. ye zhongming frowned and his eyes shone. he wasn¡¯t willing to bring along a few normal people that were burdensome but he had to take care of le dayuan¡¯s emotions. secondly, maybe some of them were of great help to him in the last life so that made him hesitate. ¡°i can only bring five, you choose. choose those with best skills and knowledge that can help you.¡± ye zhongming looked at le dayuan, ¡°there are many things we have to do, five is the limit, i hope you can understand.¡± le dayuan told ye zhongming that if he helped him take revenge then he would be his men. now that his boss said that, he was someone that knew his place so he agreed, choosing five from this 20 men group. ye zhongming nodded. this le dayuan was someone with high iq and eq, the people he chose were all alone and it was obvious that he didn¡¯t want to cause more problems for ye zhongming. the others begged but le dayuan bit his teeth and apologised before joining his group. ................................................................................................ on the second morning, ye zhongming¡¯s team finally neared the new region. but they didn¡¯t head right to xia lei¡¯s husband, they went to the suburbs. ¡°this is our goal, the final one. clear this place and then we will find xia lei¡¯s husband.¡± ye zhongming dotted a map. le dayuan joined the meeting for the first time as a member of the team. ¡°farm?¡± mo ye took a look at the map and didn¡¯t understand why. ¡°right, a green wild boar farm.¡± ¡°boss you want to eat pork? right those cans and dried biscuits are so plain.¡± ¡°you only know how to eat.¡± mo ye scolded her little disciple but he just laughed and didn¡¯t take it to heart. ¡°we are going there for the demon crystals.¡± ye zhongming said out his goal, ¡°level two ones.¡± everyone¡¯s expression turned solemn but they didn¡¯t think much about it. after all, this wasn¡¯t the first time he killed level two mutated life forms. now if they worked with other team members, they could also kill level two mutated lifeforms. but ye zhongming¡¯s words shocked everyone and turned their faces white. ¡°not one, but a group, at least 50 of them.¡± Chapter 113: Boar King chapter 113: boar king as compared to the city where there were abandoned cars and destroyed buildings, the suburbs looked much better. but the wandering zombies, mutated monsters and the few corpses that got eaten up was a clear sign to those alive that this was the apocalypse. ye zhongming placed down the binoculars and realised that his palm was a little wet. he was someone with dry hands so such a situation was rare. ye zhongming knew that he was nervous. probably anyone who faced a nine star expert in the last life would be nervous too. ye zhongming set his final target here, a green boar farm. at the same time, this was where many true experts were born in his last life. boar king gu pan! speaking of gu pan, people in his last life will only describe him with the word, legendary. his stories were as legendary as those web novels. they were really interesting. if one wrote a novel based on his story, his evolution process was like he was blessed by the heavens. to say something, this fellow was hacking. the reason why this gu pan was so strong and overpowered was because he had a bunch of loyal mutated boars. right, a bunch. not one, not two, not ten but a whole bunch. it wasn¡¯t rare for humans to have pets. for example people like ye zhongming who had a close relationship with animals during peacetime so the pets were really loyal to them. during the apocalypse after these pets mutated it didn¡¯t affect their relationship and they thus evolved into battle pets. there were many such examples. it even made ye zhongming suspect whether or not the mutated cat by the talking lady¡¯s side was her pet. if not it didn¡¯t explain how she had three skills at level two. but be it ye zhongming or talking lady, they both had pets that made people jealous of them. however, that was just one. this gu pan had many and their evolution levels were really high. when ye zhongming heard about gu pan, this boar king had 30 evolved wild boars at a similar level as him. at that time, ye zhongming was just three star while this boar king had reached six star and he had a bunch of level six mutated boars. that gu pan might not be invincible among humans but he was definitely top ten. when ye zhongming reached five star, this boar king was already a nine star expert. he was one of the first humans who reached that level. moreover, he had five boars left, each was level eight. in terms of strength, no human dared to say that they were stronger than him. after all, he had level eight helpers that were loyal to him. even mu xinfei who ye zhongming had met said this about gu pan-- people with pets are rare, but for you to have so many pets, that was more than enough. at that time, many survivors envied gu pan. but that probably proved a phrase that was that geniuses and crazy people were separated by one line. this gu pan was such a person. he was strong but he was stubborn and didn¡¯t want to join any faction. he too didn¡¯t create his own faction. he just brought his boars around to kill high level zombies and monsters. he went into fallen cities and dungeons for his adventures. but in the dangerous apocalypse, unless you were so strong such that nothing could threaten you, if not one person¡¯s use was very limited. gu pan was like that. no matter how strong he was, no matter how strong his boars were, he was alone. those mutated boars allow him to challenge things above his level, allowing him to gain crystals to evolve quickly but when he reached his peak, his five level eight boars were really attractive to people. finally, two nine star experts and their factions joined hands to sneak attack him. after holding him back, the two nine star experts killed the five level eight boars and then dealt with gu pan. after killing him, they fed his corpse to the pets and formed the first level nine pet in human history. gu pan¡¯s glorious life ended in tragedy. at that time, ye zhongming had just become a six star evolved. people started to understand things about him when he died. especially after someone started a book called the strongest humans which recorded human history during the apocalypse. ye zhongming read it and knew that gu pan and he came from the same city. he knew that gu pan opened a farm and was a pig feeder. so ye zhongming targeted this boar king and locked onto his boars that had evolved to level two. he needed to evolve and he needed a large amount of level two crystals. this was the only place that he felt could give him the amount he needed. maybe he had to kill a future nine star expert this time but he didn¡¯t mind. wang ding was a nine star expert that was known as heaven blade but he still sliced off an arm of his. if not for his mental energy running out, one future nine star expert would have died at his hands. since that was the case, why not kill another? moreover, gu pan¡¯s life sounded sad but how did his boars evolve so quickly? how were they able to maintain the same rate of evolution as their master when they were level six or seven? that was because of blood, most of them were human blood! n0velusb.c0m no one was innocent in the apocalypse. everyone deserved to die! looking at the hundreds of corpses in the pig farm that were left with bones, who would believe you if you said that they were all zombies? how many workers could a farm have? ¡°74.¡± mo ye wiped off the sweat on her forehead and felt her mouth was a little dry, ¡°among them, there are 46 level two ones and 28 level one.¡± ¡°damn!¡± little tiger¡¯s face was actually filled with excitement, causing mo ye to roll her eyes at him. ¡°zhongming, should we reconsider?¡± teacher park was shocked. the dense group of mutated boars was just too terrifying. they hadn¡¯t even seen so many level one mutated lifeforms together, not to mention level two ones. ye zhongming breathed out slowly, ¡°high risk high reward, since that is the case why not we go all out!¡± he looked around, ¡°this will be dangerous. xia lei and engineer le you stay here, the rest follow me. any objections?¡± Chapter 114: Wild Boars in trouble chapter 114: wild boars in trouble gu pan giggled and poured a 50 year maotai into a translucent alcohol cup. he often did this since the start of the apocalypse. it wasn¡¯t that he had gone mad but because he was happy, he was really happy. he graduated from a university, a famous one! he should have found a good job in the city and reached his first peak when he was 30 and then marry a beautiful wife and have a fat kid. he would have his own career and his own family. even he felt that this was his path. unfortunately, he was introverted and was a very simple person. when he entered the workforce, he was unlucky to meet bad colleagues. he was ostracised, blamed, and framed. not only did he fail to advance his career, but he also ended up owing people loads of money. to help gu pan pay his debts so that he didn¡¯t end up in jail, his parents sold their home, dragging their sick bodies out to earn money for him. although they paid up his debts, but they suffered from a tough life and subsequently died from an illness. since then, he changed. he became unwilling to communicate with others and locked himself in. he hated the world and lived like that for several years. until a classmate who was close to him during university learned about his situation and lent him some money for him to start a business. he chose to open a farm and was breeding the more popular green wild boar. he had hope and gratitude as he started this new job. at first, things were smooth and he realised that he had a rare talent. the boars he raised were all really strong and fat. he had the best quality boars in the area out of all the farms. but when he was dreaming about getting rich, the buyer that signed a contract with him went against his word and didn¡¯t want to purchase the boars. the classmate that loaned him the money had invested in a factory to buy pigs as well as the future raising for these pigs. after this batch of pigs were sold, he could earn some capital. but the buyer didn¡¯t want to buy which broke that money chain. gu pan tried to find the buyer but he ignored him. he wanted to sue but the courts would take a long time to decide which he didn¡¯t have enough. seeing that he didn¡¯t have enough money to buy feed for the pigs, right when he was crying in front of the pen, the apocalypse arrived. gu pan was shocked to realise that his pigs started to mutate. some became bloodthirsty and violent. they charged out to attack the workers that fed them and would even eat walking zombies. very quickly, the first batch of mutant boars evolved and became level two mutated life forms. the strongest one could knock down brick walls and could bite off the head of strong men with one mouth. moreover, no matter how bloodthirsty they were, they wouldn¡¯t attack gu pan. after running out in the day to find their food, they would return to the farm at night and sleep beside gu pan. they were extremely friendly towards him. gu pan was touched and he realised that he had a huge opportunity in front of him. he started to find humans and zombies to mix in the feed to feed those boars that hadn¡¯t mutated. n0velusb.c0m some died but some survived and successfully mutated. in just a few days, all his boars turned into mutated life forms. gu pan couldn¡¯t forget the scenes when he brought a bunch of them to walk out of the farm. be it zombies or mutated beings, all of them turned into corpses and feed when attacked by this close to 100 strong boar hoard. his pets attacked, ate and evolved! very quickly he had dozens of level two mutated boars. since then, gu pan found out about the apocalypse gachapon. crystals which others felt needed to risk their lives to get was something he got the easiest. he was also able to evolve and become one star. he also obtained many other things, some to eat, some to use, some to play, weapons and even immunity potions and equipment. he was the strongest person in the suburbs. but he knew that he couldn¡¯t be satisfied like that, he had to keep himself strong. so he made his boars evolve. the level two ones needed more energy so he shall leave that to next time. he let the level one boars evolve and then he started to gather level two demon crystals. he searched for the level two wheel as he wanted to become level two evolved. he drank the maotai in the cup and then he threw a famous whiskey into the wall, shattering it all over. the few highest level boars looked at their master and then continued to sleep. ¡°what nonsense, so disgusting.¡± gu pan cursed before taking out a bottle of wine and tasting it. the one star evolved body made gu pan¡¯s wine addiction even worse. in the past, he would get drunk from just 250ml of alcohol, but he could even drink a liter now and still think clearly. he contemplated the news he heard recently and analysed where the level two gachapon could be. suddenly, he opened his eyes. his heart felt some pain and that would only happen when his pets died. he didn¡¯t panic. he closed his eyes to sense it before breathing out. the one that died was a level one boar. this thing happened in the past. after all, mutated boars couldn¡¯t eat feed like before and they needed flesh. gu pan couldn¡¯t always be by their side so he allowed them to head out to hunt. although he felt heart pained that they were killed by others, he didn¡¯t care much. but a moment later, he sensed another death. although it was also a level one boar, but two deaths made him suspicious. did they face a level two zombie or mutated life form? when he was finding it weird, there was another signal. a third one died! this time he was shocked. three deaths didn¡¯t happen before so something huge must have occurred. he walked out of his room to sense the surroundings. he noticed that they died from three different directions so he was less worried. if that was the case then it might be an accident. but he still treated them as his own sons and daughters so he decided to take a look. he gave out a ¡®lu¡¯ sound to summon a few level two boars that were resting in his home. he found the strongest one to ride and he pointed in a direction. he led a bunch of them into the dust. ¡°boss he headed out. he has seven at home, three level two and four level one!¡± little tiger¡¯s excited voice spread from the walkie talkie. Chapter 115: Each person must be able to fend for themselves chapter 115: each person must be able to fend for themselves ¡°move!¡± with ye zhongming¡¯s orders, the few members around the farm began their operation. le dayuan volunteered to join the operation so ye zhongming placed him on a tower to use the binoculars to report where each member was going towards. xia lei was then in charge of his safety. after getting the signal, mo ye who was running slowly suddenly turned around. she had ten level one mutated boars behind her. after she killed one, they started to chase her. she calmly raised the strengthened grey rifle and fired at these mutated boars. the terrifying armor piercing bullets that were modified were really strong and shot into the head of one of them. it shot out from its neck and blood splattered in the sky. the giant body of the boar fell onto the ground as it continued to slide forwards due to the momentum. it stopped breathing when it stopped. mo ye didn¡¯t pay attention to her gains and continued to fire. peng! peng! peng! three more shots! at this distance and facing such a huge target, mo ye couldn¡¯t miss. moreover, after evolving, her hands were more stable and her vision was better. three shots smashed the heads of three mutated boars. mo ye knew her mission. everyone waited her patiently for two days to find out their eating and hunting situation. she had to complete her mission to reduce the pressure on ye zhongming. after four shots, the mutated boars were in front of her. they raised their tough fur to make them look like huge porcupines. the two sharp fangs told mo ye that they weren¡¯t gentle creatures like porcupines that would just curl up in the face of danger. they were mutated lifeforms that drank human blood. she placed the gun on her back and held moon edge in her hands. she was really focused. she held the blade in front of her and waited for the boars to clash. mo ye remembered what ye zhongming said when he was giving out the assignments. ¡°only be evolving faster than others will we not get eliminated, if not it would be a matter of time before we die.¡± everyone was smart and mo ye understood what he meant. people who couldn¡¯t keep up with ye zhongming would get eliminated. a week had passed since the apocalypse started and mo ye had changed. she wasn¡¯t the cop that felt like she could save everyone. she was a woman trying to survive in the apocalypse. she understood that to survive she had to treat other lives like dirt. at the same time, she also had hopes, this hope wasn¡¯t huge but it existed. if she could live, then maybe she could meet her parents. the mutated boars were finally here. her heroic face and distinct features had viciousness and killing intent that she didn¡¯t have during peacetime. she waved moon edge. the evolved¡¯s strength along with the sharpness of the silver blade sliced a boar into two. the fresh blood scattered across her face and pieces of its intestine hung on her body. she didn¡¯t even blink. she placed moon edge in front of her and sliced the neck of another boar. blood shot out and this boar tilted to the side. she didn¡¯t get careless and quickly retreated. she avoided two boars and got close to a small van. there was an explosion as a boar stabbed its fangs into the metal car which forced mo ye to dodge once more. ye zhongming told everyone that the boars might have skills which were either the fang thrust or pig hammer. which was them using their heads to smash into you. apart from that, if they had mutations on their bodies then you had to pay attention to that area. mo ye observed that the level one mutated boars didn¡¯t have any special mutations so she just had to avoid them when they got close. these boars were all not afraid to die. seeing that they forced mo ye back to the car they started to attack. mo ye chopped off the fangs of one before another rammed its head at her. mo ye could only jump and twist her knees to dodge that attack. the huge head of the boar rubbed the bottom of her feet and hit another boar. their faces were broken due to each other. before mo ye landed, another boar charged. this time she couldn¡¯t dodge. she tried to use the blade to block but due to the angle, she couldn¡¯t use much strength. seeing that she was about to get injured, a yellow shadow jumped out from behind the car and pounced onto the boar. its body which weighed a few hundred kilograms was sent rolling to the side. mo ye landed and stabbed her blade into the mouth of one of them, ending its life. she shouted, ¡°thank you yellow dog!¡± yellow ball slashed this pig¡¯s stomach with its sharp claws before jumping aside, dodging its counter attack. it barked at mo ye to express that it had a name and that it wasn¡¯t called yellow dog. with yellow ball¡¯s help, mo ye relied on moon edge to quickly deal with all of them. yellow ball ate the most tender part of the boar while mo ye dug the crystals and said into the walkie talkie, ¡°the battle is over, i will reach the second mission area in two minutes.¡± n0velusb.c0m ...................................................................................................... liang chuyin ran quickly, beside her, diamond shield was rotating. she had to find an observation point to locate the two level two mutated boars. moreover, she had to kill them before diamond shield ran out and then head to her second mission. in the past, she only faced a level one mutated life form before. honestly, for someone without any experience, she could only rely on instincts. after confirming her target, everyone was waiting for a chance. a chance when the boars scattered. only then could everyone weaken gu pan. if not, even with ye zhongming, they didn¡¯t have the strength to challenge the farm owner. but once they executed the plan, everyone needed to be able to hold their ground. they had to wipe out as many boars as they could to reduce ye zhongming¡¯s pressure. the mission was given randomly. liang chuyin¡¯s mission was to kill two mutated boars. liang chuyin knew that it was dangerous and she might even lose her life... but she wanted to try. Chapter 116: Influencers battle chapter 116: influencer''s battle two mutated boars chewed loudly on the tender organs of humans. although these things didn¡¯t contain much energy but their texture was good. a boar used its fangs to pierce into the kidney while the other tried to snatch it. the two of them fought with one another for a while before eating their own things. their master prohibited them from killing one another. moreover, one of them was male and one was female so they were partners in the past. suddenly, the male boar heard something and turned its head. it looked towards the entrance of the small alley and two seconds later, a thin person appeared there holding a weird whip. the male boar immediately picked up a sweet scent from this human woman. an evolved! it scoffed. the greedy female¡¯s egg sized eyes glanced toward this female. it didn¡¯t move. it was using its cumbersome hooves to break open the chest plate of the human. the most tender heart was below. seeing that the female boar was not going to move, the male boar scoffed and slowly turned around. it roared furiously at the human, the blood and flesh fragments in its mouth were spat far away along with its saliva. terror flashed in liang chuyin¡¯s eyes. this was normal. this was similar to peacetime when a male would be afraid when another guy picked up a knife. much less in the apocalypse where there were clear level distinctions. a level one evolved was now looking at a level two mutated life form, moreover, it was two of them. she sucked in a deep breath and the fear on her face was replaced by determination. a guy¡¯s figure appeared in his mind and she felt much more courageous. the male boar was really hot tempered. it didn¡¯t sense anything dangerous about the human in front of it so it attacked right away. it lowered its head and charged toward liang chuyin. the level two boar was much bigger than a level one boar and it looked similar to a camel. if this boar hit him, the 1.7 meter tall liang chuyin¡¯s c cup would shatter. she knew that there was some gap between this level two mutated life form and her. she looked at the diamond shield before throwing out her job skill-- dancing shadows! the mutated willow branch was made into a grey whip and it turned into numerous whip shadows, covering liang chiyin¡¯s petite body. this attack skill that attacked everything within a range was actually more suitable to be used as an aoe spell, for example, the group that mo ye was about to face. but the mutated boars had strong defence and in same level lifeforms, they were above average. ye zhongming didn¡¯t think that she could insta kill level one mutated boars. if she couldn¡¯t then she would face many injured and berserk boars and it would be hard for her to deal with them. although she could use the skill again, two times together could kill those boars but after which she would lose her combat strength. to sacrifice a person with a job for a bunch of level one mutated pigs, was not a worthy trade. the male level two boar didn¡¯t expect this human to use such a strong attack but it was already within attack range. when the whip hit its body, those sharp leaves broke apart its skin and left blood marks on it. n0velusb.c0m its eyes turned red from the pain but it ignored the whips and used its talent skill pig hammer. that firm head smashed towards liang chuyin. dancing shadows was just too quick. in a short time, the whip smacked down dozens of times in a small region, and each one hit this male boar which caused it to have more and more wounds. in a short few meters, its body was dyed red and one couldn¡¯t tell what its original fur color was. finally, when the skill was about to end, it charged beside liang chuyin. this boar brought its rage and hatred and smashed into liang chuyin. but the male boar felt that things weren¡¯t right. it was familiar with the feeling when it smashed into a human. it raised its head and saw a weird thing blocking in front of it. it was the diamond shield. there was a breaking sound. the diamond shield shattered. this shield could only last for a while and now it was hit by the skill of a level two mutated life form. it completed its use and shattered. but the shattering diamond shield caused it to stop. the strong recoil caused its skull to cave in and it stumbled. this was similar to when a car smashed into a wall. if the wall was not firm, the car would go through it. but if the wall was firm then it would be blocked by the wall. under these two situations, the damage to the car would be totally different. the former wouldn¡¯t be as serious. the first thing damaged in the first case would be the wall but in the second case, it would be the car. the male boar was like that. if it knocked into a soft body then it would win. but now it smashed into a shield so it was tough on it. it bled from all seven holes and became a blood pig. liang chuyin saw that it was badly injured so it obviously didn¡¯t hold back. it whipped down between its eyes. that was where its skull collapsed so that whip opened up its head. it didn¡¯t even cry out and its body smashed into the ground and twitched. it was obvious that it was going to die. liang chuyin heaved a sigh of relief. in her heart, she was much more respectful of ye zhongming. it was as if he had predicted this situation. that guy could always find a chance to win with what they had. the female boar was momentarily stunned so she probably didn¡¯t expect the male boar to die so quickly. she spat out half the heart in her mouth and started to charge. it wanted to take revenge for its partner! different from the male boar was because the female boar¡¯s talent was fang thrust. it raised its two thick and sharp fangs and wanted to pierce through this human and then flick her away. once she landed on the ground, she would break open her chest! liang chuyin started to retreat. she didn¡¯t go deep into the alley, she retreated and headed out of the alley right away, disappearing from her view. the furious female boar didn¡¯t slow down. it charged and the wide road allowed it to see more but she realised that in that just a second, it lost track of that human. some sound spread from above. the female boar raised its head and saw that person landing from above. her hand let go of a dagger that was stuck into the wall. this human used the dagger to jump into mid air, using its blind spot to sneak attack it. the female boar was a level two mutated life form. it was far smarter than normal animals. although this human sneak attacked it but it didn¡¯t panic at all. it opened its mouth like it was laughing at this human. when being sneak attacked, the female boar stopped its body and stood on two legs. its two fangs aimed at liang chuyin who was descending from above. in the next second, its fangs would pierce the influencer¡¯s body! Chapter 117: Job and skill advantage chapter 117: job and skill advantage liang chuyin looked at the female boar¡¯s fang get closer and closer to her. she was fully focused. she flicked her wrist and the mutated willow whip wrapped the anti-theft window on the side. she pulled and her body changed directions. the fangs of the boar brushed past her body. liang chuyin didn¡¯t use much strength so she just dodged its attack. her body was still near its head. she took out a weird-looking gun and pointed it on this female boar¡¯s head. the gun fired. three bullets flew into the head of the female boar. at this distance, even if it was a level two mutated lifeform it wouldn¡¯t be able to dodge it. its huge body fell and the ground around shook. blood and brains shot out from the hole and left a pool of blood on the ground. liang chuyin landed beside the corpse of the female boar, her face was covered in sweat. she landed really elegantly but it obviously wasn¡¯t as easy as it looked. wind dancer was such a job. no matter the time, each action was elegant. killing intent was hidden within these eye catching movements. gun, was what ye zhongming got from the gachapon that belonged to the father and son. after enhancing it, he passed it to liang chuyin. although the influencer didn¡¯t have shooting basics but the close distance meant that she couldn¡¯t miss. under such conditions, liang chuyin completed an impossible mission. she solo-ed two level two mutated boars. ¡°mission complete, heading to the second location.¡± liang chuyin dug out the crystals and headed to the next location. ............................................................................................................ little tiger rode a motorcycle and stepped on the corpse of a mutated boar. the rumbling sound got clearer and clearer. everyone had their mission today and so did little tiger. he used the height to observe the movement of gu pan. after gu pan left, he carried a level one mutated boar that he killed and waited for her. he waited for gu pan. although he didn¡¯t have to attack like the others, but he was in the most danger as he had to face gu pan and his boar army. if it was someone else, they might not be terrified but they would be nervous. little tiger was resting on his motor like there was nothing serious at all. he chewed on the chewing gum that he got from the gachapon and he wasn¡¯t worried about gu pan and his boar army getting close. finally, gu pan turned a corner and appeared. the streets that weren¡¯t clean in a week had gathered up a huge amount of dust. the dust covered the corpses and also the past civilisations. little tiger straightened his body and saw gu pan looking over at him. he kicked the boar¡¯s corpse over and then pointed a middle finger at gu pan. seeing his pet¡¯s corpse being treated like that, gu pan was furious. he rode the wild boar and sped up, charging over with the hoard. n0velusb.c0m this aura ¡®shocked¡¯ little tiger as he laughed. he stepped on the throttle and the bike flew towards another direction. while running he shouted loudly, ¡°dummy come and chase me!¡± gu pan was so furious that his eyes were about to pop out. since he got these boars he did suffer from some losses. for example, he faced two strong level two monsters a few days ago, four or five boars died because of that. but he did benefit. his boars evolved after eating the two corpses and he also gained two level two crystals. but now, his boars were dying for no reason and their crystals were being dug. these losses were not something that he had suffered before. level two mutated boars were really quick. even if it was carrying a person it was still keeping up with the motorcycle. after half a minute, they were a distance away from the farm. at that moment, gu pan felt that more of his boars were losing contact with him. first was ten level one boars and then was two level two mutated boars! gu pan understood that he was being targeted, someone was planning to kill his pets! the guy riding the motorcycle was just drawing him away! after understanding that point, gu pan told his boars to stop and turn around. he had to head back as he sensed that the remaining boars were dying quickly! ............................................................................................................ ye zhonngming didn¡¯t bother to hide his tracks at all, he knocked open the gate of the farm and charged in. the three level two and four level one boars heard the sounds and charged out. there was no hesitation at all. they clashed with their invader. ye zhongming waved moon edge. a shining blade slashed the sky and into the body of the level two mutated boar! this was the reason why a job was good, it allowed you to have strength above your own evolution level. in his last life, ye zhongming knew that gu pan¡¯s boars had strong defence. at that time, their bodies were covered in oil. along with some talent skills, it was hard to damage them. but now they were far from that level. their mutated level two bodies were unable to block the sharp silver weapons and that boar was sliced into two. he retracted his blade and pointed. the feed grinder in the farm turned into a metal monster that helped ye zhongming block the strike of another wild boar. ye zhongming landed beside the metal monster, using this strength to jump. he waved the second blade. his target was the brown fur boar that had knocked into the metal monster. the huge head was sliced off. warm blood spurted all over the metal monster that was now turned into a pile of scrap metal. in just an instance, ye zhongming killed two level two mutated monsters! job and skills allowed him to kill monsters above his level. but ye zhongming knew that it was not time to be happy. he used his arm shield to block a level one boar. his body twisted to receive the last wild boar. maybe the death of two level two boars made the boar feel fear. it was really careful when facing this human. it moved and didn¡¯t give ye zhongming a chance. ye zhongming didn¡¯t force it. he charged into a few level one boars. he raised the blade and killed these mutated monsters that didn¡¯t deal a threat to him. the entire area was covered in a thick blood smell. he turned around and faced a level two mutated boar. both man and boar didn¡¯t dare to be careless. Chapter 118: If we dont die n0velusb.c0m chapter 118: if we don''t die the mutated boar was not stupid. on the contrary, they were really swift and nimble. ye zhongming was just one star evolved and his attack speed was not as fast as their movement. if they fought back and knocked him, ye zhongming would be badly injured if not dead. moon edge¡¯s sharpness was something that these mutated boars feared. a weapon that could insta kill other boars caused them to be afraid of activating their skills in case they got killed too. one man and one boar were in a standstill and no one made a move. the walkie talkie tied to his shoulder transmitted the news that gu pan was rushing back so ye zhongming knew that he couldn¡¯t continue waiting. he sucked in a deep breath and moved moon edge. this action made the mutated boar nervous. it snorted as a form of warning. ye zhongming licked his lips and took a step forwards. he flicked moon ege upwards and sliced toward the wild boar¡¯s body. the mutated boar dodged it and the blade glow flashed across its body. the boar was tempted to attack. it noticed that although this guy¡¯s weapon was sharp, but his level meant that he was not able to use it to its potential. ye zhongming slashed out once more and this time it was towards its other side. in the end, it dodged it easily. the boar lowered its head and it was considering whether or not to attack. there was some movement from behind and before it could react, half a wall pressed down and smashed right into it. it sensed a huge sense of danger. this wall couldn¡¯t hurt it but it affected its vision and it knew that the guy¡¯s attack was definitely here. it smashed towards the other side. this speed was far quicker than that human! but the boar only heard the human say some words before its body was sliced open. even when it was about to die, it didn¡¯t know what was going on. what ye zhongming said was-- ocean break. the blademaster branch skill of the light seal blademaster job. he didn¡¯t use the strong ¡®seal: flame blade¡¯. although that skill could directly insta kill this level two mutated boar, but it consumed too much mental energy and would affect his plan such that his entire operation would fail. so he could only use ocean break which was the blademaster branch skill. although this skill still used a few dozen points of mental energy but it was what he could accept. moreover, ocean break allowed him to slash three blades out quickly which helped to prevent the boar from dodging. he wiped the sweat off his forehead and cleaned up the battlefield. after reporting it using the walkie talkie, he left the farm. ............................................................................................................ mo ye squatted quietly beside the window. the grey rifle in her hands was pointed at the streets. this was the essential path toward the farm. there was some movement from behind her. liang chuyin was now by her side and she squatted down swiftly. ¡°brother ye succeeded.¡± liang chuyin looked at the streets and praised, ¡°so amazing, he dealt with three level two and four level one boars alone and only took a few minutes.¡± ¡°it isn¡¯t that he is amazing, it is just that you are too obsessed.¡± park xiuying who was laying in wait here laughed at the influencer. the two of them had a good relationship so they didn¡¯t worry much when they spoke. ¡°who was the one that kept thinking about brother ye when wang ding trapped us?¡± the influencer fought back causing teacher park¡¯s face to flush red. ¡°i didn¡¯t mean that.¡± park xiuying was obviously not liang chuyin¡¯s match and she tried to explain, ¡°anyways we didn¡¯t mean the same thing, i just hoped that he appeared to save us.¡± ¡°save you and then you give him your body?¡± ¡°why are you so annoying? don¡¯t use your thoughts on others.¡± mo ye listened to two girls younger than her bicker and she smiled. but her expression changed and she said, ¡°they are here!¡± the two girls started to focus right away. at the end of the road was a huge sky of dust and then there was the rumbling of hooves. gu pan and his boar army were here. ¡°time to get to work!¡± liang chuyin stood up and took in a deep breath. she told park xiuying to give her a shield and then she stuck herself near the window and got ready to jump down. she looked at the boars get close and she grumbled, ¡°damn, if i die today i am still a virgin.¡± . the atmosphere went from solemn to lively once more. mo ye couldn¡¯t help but laugh as she stared at liang chuyin before calming herself down once more. park xiuying gave liang chuyin a shield and her face flushed red, ¡°everything comes out of your mouth.¡± ...................................................................................................... gu pan was really close. he could sense that all his pets that were left at home had really died and his heart hurt. to help these pets evolve, he went against his conscience to do many things. he dreamt that one day he would lead these strong pets to roam the earth. but in just a short while, over twenty of them died! twenty, he only had 70+ of them and close to a third of them were dead! gu pan didn¡¯t slow down because his pets were all dead. this place was really close to home so he wanted to stop the killer there and then kill him bit by bit. ¡°peng!¡± a gunshot fired which stunned him. following which, he saw a level two boar drop from mid air, smashing onto the ground. there was a clear bullet hole on its left side that was bleeding. gu pan immediately laid on the pig¡¯s back. this level two boar was the one that sensed danger and jumped out to help its master block. if not for it then gu pan would have already died. gu pan who found out everything broke out in cold sweat. he realised that each step he took was being calculated. from drawing his attention to killing the scattered boars, to ambushing him here. he was under someone¡¯s control. he was anxious and gave out a shout. the boars slowed down and many of them covered him to try to block every attack angle. ¡°peng!¡± another gun shot and another boar were killed. this time, gu pan picked up the source of the gunshot. he roared in rage and ordered the boars to attack the building where the shooter was hiding at. ................................................................................................ liang chuyin looked at the dense boar hoard and knew that it was her time to strike. she held the whip tightly in her hands and jumped off the second floor. when she was in mid air, she used shadow dance! ¡°if we don¡¯t die today, let¡¯s find a day to lose our virginities!¡± Chapter 119: New District Hunting Squad chapter 119: new district hunting squad ¡°jiaming do you hear that? the gunshots.¡± the young man hiding behind an abandoned cleaning car listened in and said to the partner beside him. jiaming nodded his head. he heard the gunshot too. ¡°did people from the base come out to hunt?¡± the person who spoke asked. he looked at the zombies who had gotten close to this place but were now drawn away from the gunshot. a level one demon crystal could exchange for 2.5 kilograms of rice in the new district base. ¡°not sure but it shouldn¡¯t be.¡± jiaming shook his head and saw the zombies get further away so he slowly relaxed his body. he placed his shovel back into his waist. after confirming that there was no more dangers, he sat down. ¡°you know the situation in the base. bullets are so important and they are all in the hands of the gun unit and director wang, they definitely won¡¯t use them to kill zombies. also da ming, weren¡¯t you in the army? can¡¯t you hear something special about the gunshot?¡± when da ming heard that, he really felt that the gunshot was special and it was really crisp. ¡°it is good that we have a gun, it makes it easier to kill zombies. a few more days and we can buy potions and become evolved. when the time comes, we will be able to roam the world...¡± ¡°wake up!¡± jiaming interrupted da ming¡¯s dream, ¡°an evolution potion is 100 level one crystals now so we have to kill a hundred zombies. we worked so hard for so many days and how many did we kill? only ten and we nearly died. moreover, guns aren¡¯t good for small scale battles anymore and we would draw unknown dangers. blades, swords, arrows and bows are the better items.¡± da ming sighed, ¡°things would be good if we can spin the gachapon. maybe we can get a potion in our first spin.¡± jia ming rolled his eyes at da ming, ¡°spin it when you want? then how will others control you?¡± the two of them wanted to continue but the gunshots spread once more and it sounded like it was getting more and more intense. they looked at one another and jia ming was anxious, ¡°isn¡¯t that side the territory of that weird guy with many pigs?¡± ¡°like...¡± ¡°take a look?¡± ¡°should we not? i heard that the weird person let his pigs eat humans. the people at the base talked to him and he ignored them. what if we get eaten?¡± ¡°but what if we gain something?¡± the two of them were tempted and decided to take a look. ............................................................................................................ ¡°commander meng, do we continue forwards?¡± a thirty year old man took out a crumpled cigarette and took out a stick to pass it to this tanned young man. usually, this commander meng wouldn¡¯t take it. he would say that the brand was not good and it was cheap. he would also say that it was too crumpled so it disgusted him. but things were different now. although only a week passed but the world was changing too quickly. apart from the base, the other areas all had human eating monsters. if they weren¡¯t careful then they would die. food and water were a serious shortage, not to mention things like alcohol and cigarettes that could reduce pressure and fear, they were far more valuable than rice and noodles. if ye zhongming was here, he would tell them that these things would only get more and more expensive. especially those produced before the apocalypse, those were the most expensive ones. . food prices in the new district base was rising, past money was not trash paper and no one wanted to even pick it up from the floor. the more important goods were weapons and crystals. only those two things could be exchanged for food and water, even potions. as for beer and cigarettes, the new district base didn¡¯t have many. after these few days of consumption, their prices increased too. although it was not as much as when ye zhongming revived, it was still expensive. people were just so weird, they couldn¡¯t even eat food but they were still willing to spend money on this. outside of the base were zombies and monsters so usually no one would dare to come out. only soldiers and bold commoners would head out to hunt. jia ming and da ming were the latter and this small squad was the former. ¡°qin ke, don¡¯t call me commander, we are all in the base and are trying to survive.¡± meng fang took the cigarette and took in a deep breath. he felt the smoke spreading in his body and he closed his eyes in enjoyment. only at that moment, he could forget where he was, he forgot the fact that he could die at any moment. ¡°then don¡¯t call me qin ke, i am qin yu.¡± qin yu looked at the rifle beside meng fang and he craved it. things were great if he had his own gun. qin yu sighed. with guns, one would have crystals. with crystals, one could evolve and live well. one would also have power in the new district. qin yu¡¯s head felt hot when he thought about the status and benefits that those evolved had. ¡°commander, we have collected most things, but...¡± a guy in dirty army uniform ran over and said softly, ¡°zombies and monsters entered and there aren¡¯t many things that can be eaten. there is only a bag of rice, some bean oil and also some noodles.¡± meng fang¡¯s expression was a little bad. he brought people out of the dirty water pipes to avoid the zombies around and even lost two lives when they faced mutated rats. they spent so much effort fighting zombies for half an hour, losing a few before occupying this small shop. they only got one bag of rice? as for oil... without dishes what is the point of that? qin yu was in despair too. he spent a huge price to get a chance to head out with this hunting squad. he wanted to benefit but now it seemed like his wishes were about to fail. ¡°at least we got ten crystals...¡± that soldier said but he knew that he was speaking nonsense. these weren¡¯t their own and they had to hand it over. it would be good if they could even keep two of them. if they didn¡¯t submit it, their loved ones in the district would be in trouble. they also would not be able to restock on bullets. meng fang looked forwards. qin yu asked if he wanted to continue and he thought that it was a dumb question. but now, if they didn¡¯t head to the weird man¡¯s farm, this hunt would be a loss. right when he was hesitating, he heard gunshots from the distance. he opened his eyes for a few seconds and waved, ¡°let¡¯s go and take a look!¡± ...................................................................................................... liang chuyin jumped at a good time. gu pan¡¯s hoard was right in her attack range. n0velusb.c0m shadow dance was activated and the whips landed on the bodies of the mutated boars. at the same time, liang chuyin absorbed a demon crystal. for this operation, ye zhongming passed the green necklace to her. beginner meditation exchange was activated, turning the crystal¡¯s energy into mental energy which entered her body to ensure that she would be able to use two job skills without falling unconscious. she was courageous and landed in the pig hoard. Chapter 120: Surrounded chapter 120: surrounded if liang chuyin¡¯s whip was also a silver weapon, then this skill was enough to insta kill all these mutated boars, even level two mutated boars would be killed. their evolution stage was not enough for them to block the strength of such weapons. but this mutated willow branch was only enchanted and strengthened. it was only white so it could only deal some damage to the level two mutated boars but not enough to kill them. but liang chuyin¡¯s attacks still caused at least half of the boars to be badly injured. some level one boars were split open and badly injured. some of them fell to the ground and lost their ability to fight. mo ye stood up from the window. she was searching for gu pan. but that human actually disappeared in the boar hoard. mo ye had no choice but to fire at the level two mutated boars. the modified rifle and bullets were a one shot kill as long as they hit. one boar after another fell under her precise shooting. the results seemed glorious but they had to pay a price. each armor piercing bullet meant that they consumed the sharpest part of a mutated life form as material. liang chuyin was also risking her life to buy a chance. park xiuying¡¯s face got whiter and whiter. she used diamond shield on liang chuyin several times. each second, the shield would break due to the boar attacks. just five-six seconds passed and teacher park¡¯s mental energy was about to run out. at most, it could last for 2-3 more seconds. when mo ye pulled the trigger, no more bullets fired out. her expression changed and she shouted to liang chuyin, ¡°no more bullets, come up!¡± liang chuyin wrapped her whip upwards, holding a pipe and then pulling it. her body flew out from the boar hoard and mo ye helped to pull her into the building. at this moment, park xiuying¡¯s final diamond shield broke. if she took one more second then liang chuyin would not have been able to return. ¡°you are injured.¡± mo ye saw the area around the influencer¡¯s stomach dyed red. it was obvious that she was injured during the fight. the diamond shield didn¡¯t fully protect her. park xiuying bit her teeth and threw out a cleansing dew. her mental energy had run out. ¡°go, let¡¯s go upwards.¡± mo ye helped the weak park xiuying. the three of them were heading to the roof where they had a way out. they would jump to another building from there and the rest would be left to ye zhongming. but before they walked out of the room, the door was knocked open. gu pan appeared there. beside him was a muscular level two boar and the white crystal on its head was actually showing signs of black. it was about to evolve to level three. gu pan¡¯s eyes were about to pop out from rage. in just that short moment, twenty plus boars had died! along with those that this group had killed previously, half of his boars were gone! gu pan was afraid before all this, he was really afraid. n0velusb.c0m he couldn¡¯t understand why this woman¡¯s gun was so strong. one shot could kill a level two boar. the most advanced rifle he had seen couldn¡¯t cause such high damage. he could not understand how the fox-like woman would have a translucent shield around her. that small thing could block the full strength hit of a level two boar. gu pan was shivering from fear. he even wanted to bring his strongest few boars and flee. but he entered the building and when he was outside, he heard that the people had ran out of bullets. he heard that the shield was gone so he picked up his courage. he wanted to capture these few women. he wanted to understand what was going on and then torture them, kill them and then feed them to the pigs! the boars charged in and dashed towards the second floor but the door was stuck. from the window, one could see dozens of them just guarding there. in that moment, the three women went from attacking to defending and they were trapped. ¡°die, die.¡± gu pan muttered. his voice was ice cold and he didn''t give them a chance at all. he roared towards them and the boar charged out from beside him, raising its fang at the three girls. mo ye pulled teacher park back and dashed forwards with moon edge. liang chuyin bit her lips and dragged her exhausted body to coordinate with mo ye. the blade and whip covered the entire room. the boar that charged first did not expect moon edge to be so sharp and its head was sliced off. the boar behind it wanted to dodge but liang chuyin grabbed its feet and sent it towards mo ye¡¯s blade. so there was yet another boar corpse in the room. gu pan who had already entered the room instinctively took two steps back. these women actually had a blade that could kill level two mutated boars! gu pan¡¯s courage, balls, viciousness, killing intent were all built on his boars. when he realised that they were not invincible, he was back to the failure that he was in peacetime. maybe many years later when he grew strong, he would break free from the shadows of the past. but at least now, he was not as courageous as what ye zhongming saw in his last life. the boars charged viciously which gave him a bit more courage. the three girls were forced to the window. even if they had weapons that could kill level two mutated lifeforms, but they still had to defend themselves. too many boars meant that mo ye could only defend. ¡°captain, jump!¡± little tiger shouted. mo ye turned her head and saw little tiger riding his motorcycle into the mutated boars. after knocking one aside, he rolled on the ground and used moon edge to kill and slash them. ¡°jump!¡± mo ye was swift and tossed park xiuying towards liang chuyin, covering them as they jumped. she slashed to force one boar aside before she jumped. gu pan came to the window right away and many boars beside him took the leap. they might not be able to jump up to the second floor but jumping down was not a problem. mo ye, little tiger etc were quick but the mutated boars were quicker. their level two evolved bodies were not what humans could compare to. instantly, the remaining 30 boars surrounded the four of them. Chapter 121: One blade settling everything chapter 121: one blade settling everything mo ye, liang chuyin and little tiger surrounded park xiuying in the middle. each of them were in charge of a direction and they blocked the violent boars. if not for the boars fearing the two moon edges, or the whip, a few of them would have already been swallowed by the boars. but mo ye and the others knew that they wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on for too long. liang chuyin was exhausted and they needed mo ye and little tiger¡¯s help to hold on. if her side got broken through, a few of them would die. en! little tiger scoffed. he tried to kill a level two wild boar, although he succeeded but another boar took the chance to thrust its fang into his leg. if he didn¡¯t react quick enough to slice down with moon edge to slice its fang off, he would have been flicked into the sky. but the sharp fang was still left in his leg. mo ye felt little tiger¡¯s shoulder hitting her shoulder. if not for her, little tiger would have fallen onto the ground. on the battlefield where flesh and blood spurted everywhere at any moment, falling down meant death. liang chuyin cried out too. a boar bit onto the whip in her hands. although the sharp willow leaves slashed its mouth and fresh blood flowed like a stream, but the whip was held down by the boars. two boars charged from left and right and wanted to end her life. park xiuying looked at her allies powerlessly. she screamed before using diamond shield once more, barely blocking the boar on the right. but after using it, her body went limp and she couldn¡¯t stand anymore. her brain was as if there were many bees flying around. her eyes were dark. if not for her still being in a fight, she would have fainted. although she was barely holding on, but she couldn¡¯t walk anymore and she was just soft on the ground. mo ye wanted to help after hearing liang chuyin¡¯s shouts but little tiger was resting on her. if she moved, he would fall and their defence would break apart. but if she didn¡¯t help, liang chuyin would be in trouble. mo ye really wished that she could split herself up into many parts. liang chuyin was waiting for death but she saw teacher park risk her life to cast one more diamond shield to block one attack for her. she took out the gun that ye zhongming gave her and fired at the other boar. the final two bullets shot into its head and shattered its attack, claiming its life. mo ye heaved a sigh of relief. but this only temporarily solved the dangers they faced. more and more boars appeared. maybe things would get worst in the next second. mo ye instinctively looked towards gu pan who was watching from the second floor. she noticed that someone had appeared behind gu pan, it was ye zhongming! gu pan bit his teeth and looked at the battle below. each death caused his heart to shake. but when he saw that the four people couldn¡¯t hold on anymore, he felt really excited. there was the sound of wind from behind him. he wanted to turn his head but before he could move, he felt his arm being twisted. he only heard a crack and pain spread throughout his body. ¡°ah!!¡± gu pan cried out. just a second and he felt like his neck was being strangled. his body flew out of the window along with the person that attacked him. . he landed on the ground and wanted to struggle but the guy kneed him. gu pan was in so much pain that his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. after a moment, he cried as he had lost control of the lower half of his body. he knew that he was finished. his spine was broken just like that! even if he didn¡¯t die today, he would just be handicapped. naturally, he didn¡¯t know that not long in the future, humans would significantly advance in this field. such injuries in the apocalypse might be healed. as long as you had enough money. their master was attacked so the boars were first stunned but then they all turned around and roared towards ye zhongming. ye zhongming laughed coldly. he held his arm in front of gu pan¡¯s neck and dragged him backward. the boar chased right away. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t quick so the boars¡¯ speed was being restricted too. they ran while squeezing altogether. ye zhongming dragged him for a distance before he suddenly pushed him forward. the future boar king was pushed towards his own boars. seeing their master getting released, the boars gathered. but their master¡¯s face was filled with pain and unwillingness as he shouted. ¡°run!¡± unfortunately, it was all too late. the boars saw a red flame rise up behind their master who hadn¡¯t even landed on the ground. then, a star descended. seal: flame blade! light seal blademaster¡¯s job skills stacked and he used a shocking move. a blade light covered in flames descended from above, sweeping up the boars that grouped together. they were sliced from the middle. those at the sides lit up. the flames that only lasted for one to two seconds but at a really high temperature burnt them into a crisp. gu pan also felt as if his world was being sliced into two. the right was a little big, the left was a little small... before he stopped breathing he realised that the thing being cut wasn¡¯t the world but his body. ye zhongming used all his mental energy and strength for that blade. from sneak attacking gu pan to dragging him out, all this was to gather the boars so that he could make the most use of this hit. he succeeded in killing most of the boars with one blade. the few that were still alive weren¡¯t a threat to his party. although mo ye and the others had seen this before, but when they saw it again, they were still shocked. was this job skill something that humans could have? ye zhongming¡¯s breathing was a little chaotic. he consumed a lot of stamina for that strike but as he still had some mental energy, he was able to kill the remaining boars. the battle ended quickly and ye zhongming and mo ye finished those remaining boars. n0velusb.c0m even level-two mutated boars couldn¡¯t survive under two moon edge attacks. when the battle settled, everyone felt like they were in a dream. their minds were still filled with many numbers. 74... 46 level two... 28 level one.... Chapter 122: Gains chapter 122: gains ¡°boss, we only found 72 of them, two are missing.¡± little tiger reported the numbers to ye zhongming and he still felt like this wasn¡¯t enough. actually, this was normal. the boars went out to feed so ye zhongming would not be able to locate all of them. now that he was able to kill most of them, their gains were really decent. ye zhongming looked at little tiger¡¯s leg, ¡°if it hurts then take a break, even after using cleansing dew it still didn¡¯t heal fully.¡± the mental energy necklace was handed to park xiuying so after absorbing some level one demon crystals, her mental energy recovered a little. she healed liang chuyin and little tiger. although their wounds weren¡¯t fully recovered but it didn¡¯t affect their movement. little tiger had thick skin so he didn¡¯t care much about the pain. n0velusb.c0m . the battle had ended so all that was left was to clean up the battlefield. apart from demon crystals, these boars were covered in treasures. for example, each boar had fangs which were what ye zhongming needed the most. if these were used to enchant bullets, they would be extremely strong armor piercing bullets. moreover, level two fangs would be much stronger. some boars had special mutations like fur on the necks becoming really sharp, the sharpness stats of these would be no weaker than the fangs. what they had most would be the boar meat. although these mutated boar meat wasn¡¯t as effective as monsters of the same level, but they were great nourishment products. if one ate them, one could strengthen their body. by accumulating, after these boars were eaten, everyone would be a little stronger. apart from park xiuying who was recovering mental energy, the others including le dayuan and his five helpers, even xia lei were dealing with the boar corpses. they sliced the meat into pieces, using salt to marinate and then barbecued them so that one could take them out anytime in the future. 70 mutated boars who weighed over 300 kilograms, without bones and unneeded parts, one could make around 1500 kilograms of meat! this was a time-consuming job, it was tiring and dirty but everyone had great stamina. gains always made everyone happy. of course, what they gained the most were these 40 plus level two demon crystals. ye zhongming took the risk of the squad getting wiped out so as to get all this. the only thing he wanted to do now was to find a level two wheel and then test his luck. the first batch of meat could be eaten. ye zhongming didn¡¯t restrict them, letting anyone eat as much as they wanted. liang chuyin, mo ye, little tiger etc didn¡¯t think much about it. with ye zhongming here, they had never been hungry before. but le dayuan and his other five helpers were touched. when they were in the family apartment in the factory, they weren¡¯t able to get such delicacies. this was mutated boar meat which would improve their strength and it was unlimited. their team leader even found wine for them. as compared to sleeping on the cold floor without food, this was heaven. ye zhongming casually ate a piece and drank some water before heading into a house. inside it was yellow ball who was consuming the level two mutated boar with the highest evolution level. apart from the time when she coordinated with mo ye, ye zhongming didn¡¯t allow yellow ball to join in as it was only a level one mutated life form. it might end up dying in just a moment. it was rare to get such a smart pet dog so ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to lose it just like that. once the battle ended, ye zhongming tossed the best boar to yellow ball for it to eat. yellow ball¡¯s appetite was consistent with its body size. in just a short while, a fifth of this boar was in its tummy. ye zhongming was shocked when he entered and saw that. this boar was the closest to a level three life form. its body was the biggest at around 400 kilograms. a fifth would mean 80 kilograms. how much did this fellow even eat? seeing its master enter, yellow ball wanted to kiss him with its bloody mouth but ye zhongming pushed himself away. if this fellow licked him, his face would be covered in pig blood and flesh. it cried out in sadness before going back to eat. ye zhongming took a look and saw that yellow ball was really strategic. it chose special parts like the intestines, brain, spine etc which probably contained the most energy. after eating all these, ye zhongming sensed that the color of yellow ball¡¯s crystal became lighter, it was probably going to evolve. yellow ball licked its lips and ignored the boar corpse. it shook its butt as it walked over to ye zhongming. first, it rubbed its head on its master¡¯s leg before laying to the side to sleep. ye zhongming noticed that the energy fluctuations of this big dog were changing. once it woke up, it would evolve. there was some movement outside of the room followed by some strange words. ye zhongming went out right away. ¡°you, hello...¡± ...................................................................................................... meng fang placed the binoculars down and his heart was racing so much that he could even hear his heart beat. he saw something unbelievable. the weird guy that led a bunch of boars was actually dead. his boars became the food of a bunch of people! he didn¡¯t look at the battle process, only that these people were pulling boars into a building. meng fang heard the gunshots. although he didn¡¯t see what happened, but he was sure that these people were the ones who killed the boars and that weird guy. but the weird guy that even the new district base couldn¡¯t handle was so easily killed? if these people could join the base then won¡¯t the base get stronger? if they didn¡¯t... meng fang was thinking about this problem from the point of view of someone in the apocalypse. he counted the number of these people and killing intent flashed across his eyes. these people had dozens of boar corpses and also dozens of demon crystals. what if the base got this fortune? as the person who completed all that, wouldn¡¯t i get an evolution potion? meng fang was so excited about that thought. he was not arrogant to think that his men could do anything to this group but that didn¡¯t mean that the base couldn¡¯t! ¡°go, back to the base, we have to report this situation!¡± Chapter 123: New work in the apocalypse chapter 123: new work in the apocalypse ¡°who are you two?¡± the two strangers were brought into the room by mo ye. ye zhongming frowned slightly. in the apocalypse, strangers often represented dangers. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t sense any evolved aura from these two guys, they were just two normal people. ¡°hello, we are from the new district base.¡± the slightly taller guy was the first to speak. he was much calmer than the other guy who followed behind him. new district base? xia lei stood up when she heard those words and she placed down the dagger that she was using to slice the boar meat. although she didn¡¯t know what the base was, but the new district still attracted her attention. her husband was working in the new government district so if they formed a new base, there was a high chance that her husband was there. mo ye brought these two guys over because of that reason. she looked at xia lei and also at ye zhongming before saying slowly, ¡°let¡¯s understand the situation first. that place is strictly managed.¡± ye zhongming laughed coldly. the new district base was obviously strictly managed. that place would grow and turn into cloud mountain war squad but it would get wiped out in just half a year. ¡°your new... base, how did it get set up?¡± xia lei was really anxious. if not for her knowing that it would be tough for her to advance without ye zhongming, she would have left the team to find her husband. now that these two were most probably from the same place as her husband, she couldn¡¯t conceal her anxious emotions anymore. the taller guy called jia ming looked at the people in the room and he glanced at the boar meat. he then replied, ¡°the gun unit and the new district government built it. they gathered the workers in the government building and soldiers of the gun unit as well as the survivors of the few construction zones and small districts.¡± xia lei¡¯s eyes lit up and asked, ¡°do you know qin jun? he works at the new government office.¡± jia ming and da ming were both normal civilians so they didn¡¯t come into contact with the government personnel. naturally, they didn¡¯t know xia lei¡¯s husband. after the apocalypse descended, the new district was in a hurry to build the base so many things were still very chaotic. it was tough for them to know qin jun out of tens of thousands of people. seeing the two of them shake their heads, disappointment flashed in xia lei¡¯s eyes but it was replaced quickly by hope. since they met people from the new district, it means that the area was really safe and her husband might be alright. after all, workers of the government did enjoy some special treatment. ¡°you all... hunting?¡± that phrase was often only used in dramas, books, or used by the rich. but now, this phrase was more and more common and it became more like a job. the two of them nodded in reply, ¡°the new base was set up not long ago and things are not perfect so there is a lack of resources. during these ten days, essentials have been reduced. if we didn¡¯t want to be hungry, then either we had the crystals on the heads of the zombies or bullets if not we had to come out to find food.¡± ¡°so tough?¡± xia lei was shocked. thinking back to how her husband was a weak scholar, she couldn¡¯t help but be a little worried. da ming glanced at this mature lady and swallowed his saliva. he was already shocked by mo ye¡¯s heroic and elegant features and now that he saw a mature lady, it made him even more impressed. the quality of the girls in this team was really high. this was even before he saw park xiuying who was resting in the other room if not this fellow would be even more shocked. n0velusb.c0m da ming also knew that this group didn¡¯t lack food. look at what he was eating, it was all mutated boar meat. everyone knew that mutated meat could strengthen the body so these foods were many times more expensive than normal food. but these people had a few thousand kilograms? da ming felt okay if he didn¡¯t think about it but when he tried to think about it, he felt a little dizzy. anyways, he knew that with this meat, he could have the best life in the base. a life where he didn¡¯t have to worry about anything and people would serve him and warm his bed! but his thoughts didn¡¯t wander. since these people could kill that weird pig farmer then they could kill ten thousand of him. ¡°what is the meaning of coming here?¡¯ little tiger dealt with the boar meat while asking. ¡°oh oh.¡± jia ming touched his nose and was a little embarrassed, ¡°i think you all want to head to the new base. we are more familiar with that place and we can bring you there. when you are in, we can be your guide in case people cheat you.¡± ¡°right, the new base is really chaotic now and there are dangers all around.¡± da ming added. ¡°we have arms and legs so why do we need you to lead us in?¡± little tiger smiled in disdain, he didn¡¯t think that the new district was more dangerous than boar king gu pan. jia ming wasn¡¯t annoyed and replied calmly, ¡°you all don¡¯t understand,, the new district base is surrounded by zombies and mutated monsters so it is impossible to enter. you can only use other ways to get in.¡± that stunned everyone, the new district base was surrounded by zombies? couldn¡¯t enter? ¡°let me be direct, we had to use the water pipes to get out. as the water filtration system is new and imported from germany so it is quite wide and people can pass through it. but the system is very complex and you will get lost. the two of us want to guide and then...¡± jia ming¡¯s face flushed red, ¡°we want two pieces of meat...¡± his voice was a little soft and it was obvious that this was the first time he did such a thing. ye zhongming didn¡¯t find it weird. this was one of the most common methods in the apocalypse. bases would be covered in traps and tightly guarded so it was near impossible to get close without someone guiding. ¡°we, that, we are forced. we have relatives and including us, we have many mouths to feed.¡± da ming lowered his head and explained, ¡°why not, one piece...¡± ¡°two pieces per person!¡± ye zhongming decided, ¡°but you must help us deal with this meat and then bring us to the base.¡± the two of them agreed in joy. one piece was at least .5 kilograms so that is 10 kilograms for them. that was enough for their two families to survive for half a month. at that moment, there was some movement from yellow ball¡¯s apartment. ye zhongming¡¯s expression changed and he charged in. Chapter 124: Yellow Ball evolved chapter 124: yellow ball evolved ye zhongming charged in like the wind when he knocked the door open. he had just met yellow ball and knew that this fellow had to take a nap before it could evolve. the evolution time wasn¡¯t certain, if short it would take a few hours, if long it might take a couple of days. but how long had passed? less than ten minutes? why was there some movement? ye zhongming saw the dog shaking but its eyes were still tightly shut. the fur that had grown out after its battle with the talking lady was now dropping and it turned bald once more. ye zhognming noticed that the source of the noise came from yellow ball¡¯s stomach. it was the sound of bones cracking. if this sound appeared during battle, ye zhongming would think that its bones were breaking but that was obviously not the case now. the others ran to the door to take a look. yellow ball might look like a stray dog but it was smart and everyone liked it. it acted as a sentry and also a scout so with it, they didn¡¯t need to stay up at night. its sharp eyes and ears made it the best siren. as a mutated animal, yellow ball¡¯s body was really strong. it was courageous and really loyal. everyone treated it like a trusted companion. seeing ye zhongming panic a little, everyone was nervous too and paid more attention to yellow ball¡¯s situation. through the cracks, jia ming and da ming saw a huge mutated yellow dog there and they were shocked. but when they saw the reactions of everyone else, they knew that this was his pet so they were more envious than before. pets were the fastest way to strengthen your strength in the apocalypse. although jia ming and da ming only spent ten days in the apocalypse and didn¡¯t understand much about pets, but the weird pig farmer showed them the importance of pets. if not, the new district base wouldn¡¯t be so worried about gu pan who had dozens of pets. ¡°brother ye, how is yellow.¡± liang chuyin was nervous. the few girls were close to yellow ball and they were even closer to it than ye zhongming. they were worried about seeing yellow ball like this. ¡°it should be evolving, but this process...¡± ye zhongming was not too sure, ¡°it is too intense.¡± ¡°boss, yellow ball is growing fur.¡± little tiger said softly, afraid that he would disturb the dog. ye zhongming was paying more attention to yellow ball¡¯s expression but little tiger¡¯s reminder made him notice that the fur was growing quickly. this new fur was all golden! n0v¦Ålusb.c0m although it was not shining gold but it was still gold. the fur was growing really quickly and it pretty much covered yellow ball¡¯s body in an instant. especially its neck where it was long and dense and made one think about a lion. although it wasn¡¯t as much as a lion but its neck was indeed denser than other parts. ye zhongming also noticed that the fur on its neck was tough. it didn¡¯t curve at all and they were all standing straight. if the sun shone on it, it would even reflect light. ye zhongming was less worried now. all signs showed that yellow ball was evolving and he didn¡¯t face any danger. maybe the energy in his body was too strong so the evolution process was too intense. this problem was easy to understand. yellow ball was at peak level one and was just one step from level two. it needed just a bit more energy but it consumed a peak level two mutated boar meat. the two were a level different which gave it more energy which was why such a situation occurred. after a while more, the fur stopped growing and the crackling bones stopped too. but everyone noticed that yellow ball¡¯s mouth was swelling. this change was not obvious but since they spent every day with it, they still noticed. apart from that, its sharp fingernails stretched out, turning from flesh color to yellow. looking at it closely, the sharp claws were thicker and longer and gave off a metallic glow. one could imagine the moment that claw scratched a person, that would probably kill. when all the changes stopped, yellow ball¡¯s body moved and it opened its eyes. everyone saw a fierce glow. the dog looked like it was made of metal and it was bigger than before. it was even a little bigger than the mutated boar that it had just ate. it looked like the king of the jungle and not a dog. it wagged its thick tail, raising its head and yawning. while doing that, it revealed its sharp teeth. the fangs sent a chill down everyone¡¯s spine. the most obvious change was the golden fur and the white crystal on its forehead. yellow ball had finally evolved. seeing ye zhongming squatting at the side and caring about it, yellow ball pounced at him. but as it was a level two mutated life form now, its speed was far above a one star evolved and its body was much bigger too. it was two meters tall when it stood on its legs so ye zhongming who was just 1.9 meters was shorter than it. this pounced knocked ye zhongming to the ground. it licked him regardless of whether or not he wanted or not, leaving his face wet before stopping. after letting ye zhongming go, yellow ball saw the influencer and mo ye at the side. it pounced onto them which caused ye zhongming to roll his eyes. after playing with it, everyone woke up from the joy of yellow ball¡¯s evolution. they continued to deal with the meat. only then did ye zhongming lead yellow ball out to an empty space outside. ¡°do you have new skills?¡± ye zhongming signaled with his hands. yellow ball understood and shook its head. seeing that its master was slightly disappointed, it barked twice. then its body shook and ye zhongming saw two streaks of golden light shooting out from its body. a piercing sound could be heard in the building nearby. ye zhongming took a look and saw two finger sized hair shot into the wall and piercing through it. yi? skill evolution? Chapter 125: Problem of the tunnels chapter 125: problem of the tunnels in the past, yellow ball¡¯s talent skill was thin needles which were something that furry animals had. this was a decent aoe attack. although it wasn¡¯t really strong but when fighting numerous enemies like zombies, mutated mosquitoes etc, it was quite effective. but yellow ball¡¯s attack was a single-target attack which was much stronger than before. it was even able to pierce the outer wall of the building. yellow ball didn¡¯t get a brand new talent skill so it was still using thin needles. thin needles that he could control the strength and amount? that was unheard of. ye zhongming and the dog experimented outside for some time and he was able to confirm that yellow ball¡¯s thin needles did evolve. it could control the amount of fur it could fire. when it fired a large amount, the strength would be little and when it fired a few strands, it was really strong. those fur on its neck could be fired one by one and the strength of those fur was many times stronger than other parts of its body. he touched yellow ball¡¯s dense golden fur. ye zhonging knew that this fellow¡¯s combat strength was one of the highest in the team now after it evolved. if mo ye and little tiger didn¡¯t have moon edge, they didn¡¯t even have the ability to face off against yellow ball. he told the valiant yellow ball to stand guard before joining in to deal with the boars. no choice, there were too many boars that took them more than half a day. fortunately, they had jia ming, da ming, le dayuan and his five helpers. including ye zhongming and park xiuying who had recovered some mental energy, they were nearly done with the meat when it reached late at night. they decided to finish the rest in the morning. they rested in the building and woke up early to deal with the meat. after this, jia ming and da ming led them to the new district base. as there was too much meat, they couldn¡¯t carry them all. ye zhongming hid half of the meat that they couldn¡¯t bring here. after they left the base, they would then bring these with them. yellow ball was too eye-catching so ye zhongming didn¡¯t bring it with them, telling it to stay here to guard the boar meat. this place was a slight distance from the new district base. ye zhongming saw that the density of zombies around wasn¡¯t high so he found two cars. he smashed the window and messed around to ignite the engine. ¡°you even know this?¡± other people didn¡¯t know but she knew ye zhongming¡¯s identity. he was just a normal student. if there was something different about him, it was that his girlfriend was the school flower. but the more they hung out, she felt that this guy, no little guy was not like a student at all. which normal student will know this? his skills were too professional that even car thieves were worse than him. ye zhongming pouted and didn¡¯t reply to her question. this skill wasn¡¯t anything special, it was one of the most essential skills in the apocalypse. when the job system totally collapsed, many survivors could modify and merge many abandoned cars into new drivable cars as long as they had petrol. dozen of them sat in two cars and headed towards the direction that jia ming and da ming pointed them to. half an hour later, they came to a filtration factory. ¡°jia ming and i found this place so others don¡¯t know it yet.¡± da ming was delighted. after seeing park xiuying, he changed the overall rating of the girls in this team from a to an s. ¡°that is the new district base.¡± jia ming was calmer and he pointed to the area nearby. everyone looked with their binoculars and knew why jia ming had to come out through the water tunnels. the new district base was built really quickly and they only used bricks and cement to block the space between buildings. it formed something similar to ancient walls. with a small district as a base, they expanded the safe regions. the land size was still okay from the outside, after all, the new region was not as squeezy as the city. no wonder they were able to fit ten thousand people. although ye zhongming knew that they could become cloud mountain war squad, but at least it didn¡¯t look that good now. at this moment, the area outside the base was covered in dense zombies. probably, all the zombies in the new district were attracted here. they surrounded the base and scratched the cement walls. occasionally, one could see mutated zombies. in just a minute, ye zhongming saw one brain sucker and a level two frog feet zombie. apart from these zombies, there were some mutated animals that were around. for example, in the east near the road, there were over a hundred mutated birds which were all chickens, ducks and doves. they were the size of puppies and their flying ability was much higher. just by flapping their wings, they were able to fly several meters into the sky. however, they weren¡¯t able to sustain it and were only able to glide for a short distance. these should be the birds raised by the farmers but due to special reasons, they all mutated. they were all very bloodthirsty now which was why they were all gathered here. the highest mutation level out of all of them was level two, moreover, there was more than one. so be it the people in the base or those zombies, there was nothing they could do with these mutated birds. instead, these birds would attack some zombies to fill their stomachs. since they faced no dangers and could get food easily, these mutated birds remained in the area. ye zhongming noticed that this side of the wall was better guarded than the other areas. it was obvious that the people in the base were worried about the flying birds. they were afraid that they would ¡®fly¡¯ over the wall and attack the survivors in the base. ¡°life in the base isn¡¯t too good. we can¡¯t see the other side from here but there are more zombies than them and many are level two. like your dog, their crystals are white in color. they would attack the base and each time people would die.¡± jia ming brought ye zhongming and the rest to a room in the factory. he opened an iron door that was locked and walked in. while walking, he explained to them the situation at the base. ¡°be careful, mutated rats and bugs would often appear in the tunnels.¡± ¡°so dangerous?¡± le dayuan was worried when he heard jia ming say that. after all, he wasn¡¯t evolved, ¡°then what if you all face those things, what do... you do?¡± le dayuan¡¯s words were obvious. jia ming and da ming were just normal people so if they bumped into the rats, they would get eaten. the two of them smiled bitterly, ¡°no choice, it is better than dying from hunger in the base. fortunately, the mutated animals here are afraid of light so torches and flames can scare them off.¡± the water net here was really advanced, it was so wide that humans could pass through it. ventilation was good too. there was a weird smell but it was less thick than imagined. jia ming was very familiar with this place. he followed some marks that he left and successfully brought everyone to the area below the new district base. ¡°there are four entrances to the new base and each one of them are tightly guarded. the guards will collect entrance fees from the strangers but don¡¯t worry, it isn¡¯t much. it is best if it is food or weapons, just a little and one can enter. as for anything else, it depends on the mood of the guards.¡± light could be seen from ahead and one could hear the sounds of people speaking. ¡°the entrance fee isn¡¯t much to all of you so i didn¡¯t mention it beforehand, i hope you all don¡¯t mind.¡± ye zhongming nodded but he told everyone to pass their weapons to him while the two people led the way and he placed them in the space crystal. everyone stepped on the soft mushy ground as they walked forwards. based on what jia ming said, just a few more minutes and they would see the biggest pipe and after entering, that would be the west entrance. but before they saw that entrance, seven to eight people appeared in another tunnel. ¡°isn¡¯t that jia ming, you went out to hunt? what did you get?¡± the middle aged man saw jia ming and waved to him. his gaze was more focused on ye zhongming and the others. ye zhongming just glanced at him before ignoring them. they were just normal people and without guns, they were of no threat to him. ¡°uncle zhao.¡± jia ming waved and his expression didn¡¯t change. da ming on the other hand was nervous as he grabbed the boar meat that he got. ¡°da ming you found something good? let me take a look?¡± a guy appeared behind uncle zhao who was of similar age to jia ming. he didn¡¯t care whether or not da ming agreed and just went to grab the bag. da ming was shocked and took a step back. but the tunnel was just so narrow so he bumped into le dayuan. that guy grabbed the bag and snatched it over. he exclaimed, ¡°damn, such a big piece of meat?!¡± hearing that guy exclaim, the others surrounded and saw the barbecued meat in the bag. they started to drool and wanted to rip a piece to eat. da ming was anxious. this was mutated boar meat. he saw ye zhongming slice them off a level two boar to pass it to jia ming and da ming. after eating it, their bodies would get stronger and this was what his family needed. now that these people snatched it, how was he going to get it back? da ming who had eaten two meals of mutated boar meat was different from before. his body was a little stronger. he directly pushed that guy to the ground such that his head hit the pipe behind him. he scraped a bit of skin and blood flowed out. the accident occurred really quickly. apart from ye zhongming and the other evolved watching, the others couldn¡¯t even react. now that someone was injured, the situation got a little messy. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m uncle zhao¡¯s smile disappeared and went to help up his son. seeing that he was fine, he frowned, ¡°he just wanted to see your stuff so why did you have to be so vicious? you want to get beaten up?¡± jia ming sighed but he still smiled, ¡°uncle zhao, da ming is rash so i hope you understand. he saw the meat that he used his life to get getting snatched away so he got anxious. how about this, take half of the meat so brother tai can nourish his body.¡± ye zhongming agreed to give each of them a piece but when paying up, he was very generous and sliced close to 15 kilograms each. moreover, this was mutated boar meat. based on what jia ming said, this could at least be exchanged for 50 kilograms of rice and two buckets of water. in a base where there was a food shortage, this was a huge sum. but it was obvious that these people didn¡¯t realise that it was level two boar meat and they treated it as normal meat. if they saved a little, this was enough for them for two days. ¡°how about this, i won¡¯t make things tough for you, i will take the meat.¡± uncle zhao grabbed the bag. he saw jia ming and da ming¡¯s expressions and laughed coldly. they thought that this was all he asked but he added another sentence, ¡°and also yours.¡± he actually wanted all of jia ming and da ming¡¯s meat. ¡°and also all yours, put down your bags!¡± uncle zhao¡¯s son zhao tai held his head and saw that everyone was holding big bags. they were heavy so who knew what was inside? his greed made him hold a steel pipe and shout. zhao tai wasn¡¯t a fool. he observed that there were a few guys with glasses that looked weak so their bodies weren¡¯t a threat. there was also a few beautiful girls but the lighting wasn¡¯t good so he wasn¡¯t able to see clearly. the ones with combat strength were just the two guys at the front. but they looked young so they shouldn¡¯t be strong which was why he was so bold. moreover, zhao tai sold meat in the past and he could tell that this meat came from a cow or pig. since the cut was so clean, this meant that they found a whole cow and the rest was in the bags of these people. uncle zhao looked at ye zhongming and the others but he didn¡¯t stop his son. ¡°dumb!¡± a female cursed and that attracted attention. liang chuyin crossed her arms which made her c cup chests looked really huge. she looked coldly and these pieces of trash and said in disdain, ¡°return the meat and then scram as far as you can!¡± if one had to say whose temper was the worst, it wasn¡¯t mo ye or xia lei. it definitely wasn¡¯t the studious park xiuying. it was the influencer liang chuyin who was born in a village and went through tough times in life. she had to go from a model, to bar singer to actor etc jobs, and she faced many problems which caused her personality. in her words, if she wasn¡¯t strong she would have been swallowed up by others. she looked on coldly as jia ming and da ming were bullied. after all, they weren¡¯t her partners so she didn¡¯t need to stand up for them. she only cared about ye zhongming and put most of her attention on him. she saw him frown and knew that they annoyed him which was why she stood out. liang chuyin felt that this was what an underling should do. of course, she hoped that she was just an underling now and her identity could rise in the future. ¡°#%*)#@), you dare to scold me? let¡¯s see if i settle you today!¡± seeing liang chuyin walk to the front and she was actually really beautiful, desire rose in zhao tai¡¯s eyes. he reached out to grab her chest and his action was really perverted. that totally infuriated her. Chapter 126: New district base chapter 126: new district base no matter whether or not they wanted to admit it, no matter if the apocalypse had just begun, evolved would feel superior as they learned how strong they had become. liang chuyin spoke up to leave a good impression on ye zhongming but that didn¡¯t mean that she didn¡¯t want to do so herself. although she didn¡¯t have as strong a sense of justice as mo ye and park xiuying, but helping the weak was a unique point of women and it was more apparent to her. jia ming and da ming weren¡¯t in their team so liang chuyin did not need to bother about them. but after all, they were bringing the team into the base. although ye zhongming didn¡¯t say it outright, but everyone was clear that ye zhongming wanted to enter to trade some things. now that these people were wasting ye zhongming¡¯s time and also trying to steal the team¡¯s items, that angered the influencer. this guy who wasn¡¯t even evolved wanted to take advantage of her in front of ye zhongming which pissed her off even more. she kicked as swiftly as lightning, accurately hitting zhao tai¡¯s stomach. this 1.8 meter tall guy was sent flying and he smashed into the wall of the tunnel. that kick was totally different from da ming¡¯s push. zhao tai was a normal person and he couldn¡¯t take it at all. he rebounded after hitting the wall and he couldn¡¯t even say a word as his mouth was filled with blood. he fainted a moment later and blood continued to flow out. his breathing became really weak. ¡°little tai!¡± uncle zhao cried out and wanted to help his son up but he realised that his body was as soft as noodles and he didn¡¯t react at all. ¡°kill her!¡± uncle zhao ordered as those men surrounded them. they had weapons and rods which were bloodstained. liang chuyin¡¯s whip was kept by ye zhongming but she was evolved and also had a job. she needed just one hand to deal with normal people. she casually punched twice and that caused two of their faces to deform. after which, no one dared to head forwards. evolved! if any of them didn¡¯t know that she was evolved then they were just fools. even uncle zhao whose son might be dead didn¡¯t dare to say anything, his face was filled with rage. evolved were like gods in the new district base. this aura was something that normal people feared. ¡°don¡¯t move your hands!¡± liang chuyin looked at the person who might be dead from her kick and she panicked a little but that disappeared in an instant. she killed before. although she couldn¡¯t adapt to this situation but she was much better than before. ¡°move.¡± ye zhongming only said one word and the team started to move forwards. xia lei shook her head slightly and felt that although zhao tai was not right but liang chuyin was too vicious. thinking about it, her face was ice cold. da ming took his own bag back and followed up. there was no need to describe how much better he felt. once ye zhongming and the others entered the tunnel of the entrance did uncle zhao look at his son with venom on his face. ¡°the guards are up ahead, just follow me.¡± jia ming said and then added, ¡°thank you.¡± ye zhongming waved, instead, he said to his own men, ¡°you have to adapt. such things will happen all the time. maybe even half of the battles of the apocalypse is to protect yourself from being robbed.¡± ¡°well done.¡± liang chuyin smiled after being praised. ¡°chuyin was right to do what she did.¡± ye zhongming saw the group of people using sandbags to build a simple defence at the end of the tunnel. each one of them had guns that pointed at the tunnel. there was an iron net on the ground and they had to step over carefully. this was obviously to prevent mutated animals from sneak attacking. ¡°they might look like they are stealing but these things might be your lives in the apocalypse. so stealing and killing are no different. even killing them isn¡¯t too much of a punishment.¡± ¡°stand still and prepare to get checked!¡± they walked close and a guard walked out from behind before shouting in this direction. jia ming walked over and said towards the guard. ¡°you can enter but pay the entrance fee! also, you have to submit weapons!¡± entrance fees were a normal fee in the apocalypse but submitting weapons was something that was slowly removed. no evolved was willing to place their lives in the hands of others. if there was such a request, there would only be two outcomes. one was to leave the city and the other was to fight head on. in his last life, many conflicts occurred because of this rule such that it was slowly removed. but the apocalypse had just started. factions would find ways to protect their own interests and safety. submitting weapons was the most important one which was why ye zhongming kept their weapons beforehand. jia ming took out a piece of meat that was around 1.5 kilograms. this was enough for all these people to pass. that action made ye zhongming impressed. this jia ming was a thorough and thoughtful person which was rare. the guard¡¯s expression improved when he saw the meat before he looked at the others and finally at the big bags. ¡°open them up and prepare to be searched!¡± jia ming¡¯s expression turned ugly. he was clear about the commotion that would occur once the bags were seen by those of the base. ¡°show them.¡± ye zhongming opened his bag and the others did the same. that soldier took one look and his mouth couldn¡¯t close anymore. how much meat was there? that was at least a few hundred kilograms. this bunch actually had so much food? he swallowed his saliva. ye zhongming took out five pieces, each was around 2.5 kilograms. n0velusb.c0m ¡°these are for the brothers, it is hard to defend this place.¡± the soldier was delighted and the other guards had similar expressions. although they were guards of the base and they had food provided to them, but they only had barely enough. they either eat salted vegetables and rarely get a can of meat. now that each person could get 2.5 kilograms of meat which could fill them up for two meals, obviously, they were delighted. ¡°okay, we are done. you can go up, but the base has rules. let these old civilians tell them to you, don¡¯t go against them if not getting exiled is the light punishment.¡± due to the meat, the guards had a much better attitude. they carried their bags and crossed the structures before climbing up the stairs on the walls. the entrance above was surrounded. this was the second defence line. if the ground was broken through then they would have to defend this area. there were many guards here and they were shocked when they saw so many people come up at the same time. but they didn¡¯t ask about it as those below had already checked them. when they were far away, jia ming asked, ¡°you have just come and don¡¯t have a place to rest, why not follow us back? we have many empty houses that you can stay in.¡± ye zhongming hesitated a little before agreeing. he had some things to ask jia ming so it was a good choice to leave with him. ¡°i won¡¯t be going.¡± xia lei stepped out and said, ¡°i will go find my husband.¡± ¡°sister xia...¡± they were about to go their separate ways so mo ye was a little reluctant. however, she knew that xia lei would definitely leave as both of them chose different paths. ¡°take care little ye.¡± xia lei hugged this junior sister and said into her ears, ¡°if you have a chance then leave this guy, he is too cold blooded and isn¡¯t a good person.¡± mo ye was stunned, she smiled bitterly but she didn¡¯t say anything. xia lei let go of mo ye and she waved to little tiger. only then did she say to ye zhongming, ¡°although i don¡¯t agree with what you have done along the way but you are trustworthy. now we are equal.¡± after saying that, she turned around and left. ye zhongming shrugged and didn¡¯t care about it at all. jia ming and da ming lived on the west of the new district. these were mostly some built but unfurnished apartments so many survivors gathered here at the start of the apocalypse. jia ming brought everyone back to his home, the eighteenth floor of a building without elevators. as this place was a little high up so many people weren¡¯t willing to come here. there were many empty flats here. there were two empty flats beside where jia ming and da ming stayed at. seeing the two of them return, their eyes were red. heading out to find food was a really dangerous thing. people would go out every day and there would be people who couldn¡¯t return. jia ming and da ming went out for a full day and night so they were all worried for the entire duration. seeing them return, they felt like they had survived a calamity. jia ming had a young brother and his parents. da ming¡¯s family was a little bigger. apart from his grandparents and parents, he also had his uncle and auntie. the two of them took out meat for their families to eat and they also told their families that they were able to survive because of ye zhongming. this resulted in those people being grateful to him. ye zhongming and the others rested in the apartment. as it was unfurnished, there weren¡¯t even blankets there. but since everyone had tents with them so they could live outside, they didn¡¯t need to worry about sleeping on the floor. but ye zhongming still decided to buy some blankets. little tiger and the others were evolved and could handle the toughness, however, le dayuan was still unevolved. after these few days, he looked a little tired. he didn¡¯t want this person who had a huge influence on his future plans to fall sick or even incur injuries. he called out jia ming and he said seriously, ¡°i need to buy some resources and some essentials. do you know where i can get them?¡± jia ming nodded, ¡°they are easy to find. not far from here at the intersection with the south region, there is a small market that sells everything. you just need to use some food to trade.¡± ye zhongming nodded and then he said something that shocked jia ming. ¡°what about bullets?¡± only then did he know that ye zhongming entered the base to restock these things. he thought about it and said, ¡°only the gun unit and director wang have bullets, you can¡¯t find them on the market, but...¡± ¡°i heard that there is a black market and occasionally bullets will be sold there.¡± black market? ye zhongming was stunned. he didn¡¯t expect there to be a black market just days after this new district base was built. the human¡¯s adaptability to the apocalypse was far quicker than he imagined. since there was a black market, then... ye zhongming asked, ¡°then did you see people that... sell weird things?¡± jia ming was stunned and said carefully, ¡°what weird things do you refer to?¡± ¡°like scrolls, certificates, potions etc.¡± jia ming thought about it, ¡°i didn¡¯t see any of that.¡± ye zhongming was a little disappointed but jia ming¡¯s following words made him really interested. ¡°but i heard people say that there are people in the eastern region that wants to sell a recipe for a high price. people thought that they were crazy but now that i understand a little more about the apocalypse then they should be one of those types that you mentioned.¡± recipe? ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. recipes were really rare and if he could use them then they would be extremely valuable. ¡°can you help me find that person?¡± jia ming heard people mention it but he wasn¡¯t sure about it. ¡°these are for you, you can trade them for other things, treat it as your payment. even if you didn¡¯t manage to find him, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ye zhongming took out a piece of meat. although it wasn¡¯t as big as the one he gave previously but it was 2.5-3 kilograms heavy. jia ming bit his teeth, ¡°okay, i will find him for you.¡± jia ming went to find news about the recipe. ye zhongming called da ming to head to the market to buy some items. when the other girls heard that they were really interested and asked to follow. even mo ye wanted to head out too. ye zhongming had no choice but to let little tiger remain to protect le dayuan. he even passed moon edge to him. but he told little tiger to wrap it up so that others couldn¡¯t see it. the few girls were led by da ming down. in just a few minutes they were at the southwest corner. after passing a building, they saw a flat ground with many stores. many survivors were walking around and occasionally there would be people bargaining. this was the first time everyone saw so many people gathered together since the apocalypse started so everyone was a little excited. ¡°the most welcomed product here is natural food but there aren¡¯t many stores selling food and they are all really expensive.¡± da ming brought a few of them into the market. as their group looked really energetic and not weak and powerless like others, along with three girls being top beauties, they attracted a lot of attention. after walking for a while, park xiuying tugged ye zhongming. he looked over and he was stunned. he didn¡¯t expect such things to occur so quickly. Chapter 127: Three gachapons? chapter 127: three gachapons? a woman squatted there and lowered her head. her messy hair covered her face. in front of her was a white cloth and on it was a picture of herself and beside it were the words ¡°a bag of bread for once¡±. no one was stupid and naturally knew what she meant. she was selling her body to live! things that were very common in his last life looked so eye piercing at the start of the apocalypse. ye zhongming took just one look before moving his attention away. in his last life, after he went through a life and death battle, he would only find one of these stores to spend a very little price to vent the fear and desire in his heart for a decent girl. but for the other girls who weren¡¯t used to all of this, they didn¡¯t understand. sadness, pity, and even some rage towards this world. they also felt angry towards this woman for her actions. now that they saw her, they realised that such a situation was common in this market. using their bodies to exchange for food was a common occurrence. ¡°they are doing so to survive. at least i think that this is much cleaner than those stealing food in the water tunnels.¡± ye zhongming came to a store and saw a bunch of brand new bedsheets. he selected while asking for the price while saying towards his teammates who were still looking at that woman. the bed sheets were really cheap. the weather wasn¡¯t cold yet so these weren¡¯t essentials. food was something that everyone wanted. when ye zhongming said that he would use meat to trade, the owner was delighted. just 500 grams could take all of these items. ye zhongming didn¡¯t bargain. he tossed a 500-gram piece of meat over to the store owner and asked the others to take the items. the owner took the meat and swallowed his saliva, carefully hiding it in his clothes. he wouldn¡¯t eat this, he would use it to trade for other things. if this was really mutated animal meat then it would be enough to trade for a week''s worth of food for his family of three. park xiuying bit her teeth and said softly to ye zhongming, ¡°can we help her? give, give her some food.¡± ye zhongming looked at the teacher coldly, causing her to lower her head. n0velusb.c0m ¡°as an ally, this is the last time i will explain to you.¡± ye zhongming pointed at her and also at the other women who were doing the same, ¡°you give her food then you have to give the other women food. if you give them food then you have to give everyone in the market food. if you don¡¯t give then they will start stealing!¡± ¡°they can¡¯t beat you but you have to prove that you can beat them. you can¡¯t just beat them up, you have to kill them so they don¡¯t disturb you. teacher park, are you ready to kill? you not only have to kill one, you have to kill many. you give up food and you still have to kill to keep yourself safe. are you sure you want to give her food?¡± the people in the market were working hard to survive. they were hungry so that was why there was peace. if suddenly someone got rich and had much food to eat, others would rob him. if he tried to fight back, he would be killed. park xiuying definitely wouldn¡¯t get killed as she was evolved. as long as she wasn¡¯t careless and get surrounded by normal people, she would be fine. but if she fight back, she had to kill someone if not she wouldn¡¯t be able to protect the items and her life. ye zhongming¡¯s words might sound bad but it was the truth! the few women weren¡¯t stupid and they all understood. their faces were ashen white and they didn¡¯t speak for a long time. da ming listened in from the side and he spoke up when everyone was silent, ¡°brother ye¡¯s words make sense. having a lot of food might not be a good thing. every day there are people getting killed in the new district. most of them died because they had food. food has become a reason for death. if you didn¡¯t have food then you would die from hunger. if you had too much then you would get killed. you all are really fortunate to become evolved.¡± he was really envious of ye zhongming and his group. the few girls were silent and a thought rose up in their minds. if not for ye zhongming, would they be hungry? would they be forced to give up on their dignity and use their bodies to survive? mo ye might not agree with that as she had strong skills. even without ye zhongming she would become evolved but liang chuyin and park xiuying were certain that the chances of them becoming evolved without ye zhongming were low. thus, they felt much more grateful towards that guy. ye zhongming wanted to select some canned meat and other canned food as they couldn¡¯t only just eat meat. but before he reached the area, he turned his head and saw two guys walk into the market. the people in the market were filled with fear when they saw those two people. they lowered their heads and many people even started to hide the goods that they were selling. ¡°who?¡± ye zhongming asked softly. da ming replied, ¡°yue chao and yang shilong, they are both evolved.¡± the two of them looked around and walked to the girl that ye zhongming and the group had seen. they looked at the photo and the muscular yue chao said, ¡°raise your head.¡± this girl who was selling her body for food shook her head and repeated, ¡°i don¡¯t want to, i don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°damn, didn¡¯t i give you face?¡± yang shilong kicked her aside. although she didn¡¯t use strength but the strength of an evolved was definitely not something that normal people could go up against. her shoulder was hit and that revealed her face that was covered with her long hair. she was really beautiful but her face was currently filled with fear. yue chao took out a bag of bread and tossed it to her face. he then dragged her out of the market, while dragging, he scolded her, ¡°you come out to sell your body and say you won¡¯t do it? what are you faking?¡± everyone looked at those scenes and heard her cries but no one bothered. they only watched as the two evolved and dragged her away. park xiuying was a little furious, ¡°how can these two people do that? is there a point to force people?¡± ¡°that woman... why isn¡¯t she willing?¡± liang chuyin didn¡¯t understand why she would oppose. ¡°evolved and normal people. if the evolved don¡¯t hold back, the normal person would be tortured to death. those two probably did similar things which was why that woman was not willing to go with him.¡± da ming heard what ye zhongming said and nodded, ¡°brother ye you are correct. these two animals don¡¯t treat normal people as humans. during these few days, they have killed a couple of girls already so their reputation is really bad. evolved here are like that, they kill and steal without a care.¡± the three girls were shocked and understood what was going on. evolved guys just cared about themselves and not about the woman, that woman... they couldn¡¯t imagine what was going to happen. ¡°damn, if not for the three gachapons being controlled by them, how could they be so arrogant!¡± ye zhongming was stunned and he grabbed da ming¡¯s arm, ¡°what did you say? how many gachapons are there?¡± Chapter 128: Thoughts on farming chapter 128: thoughts on farming ¡°brother ye, brother ye, it hurts.¡± da ming was sweating profusely. ye zhongming¡¯s grab nearly broke his arm. ye zhongming quickly released his hand and expressed his apologies to da ming. ¡°the other people in the base know that there are three gachapons here. before they were protected by people, many people saw them.¡± da ming rubbed his arm and explained to ye zhongming. ¡°three of them are all in the east. one is in the underground carpark, one is in a building and the other is on a rooftop.¡± ye zhongming felt his heartbeat speed up and he asked the problem that he cared about most, ¡°what level are they?¡± ¡°what level?¡± da ming scratched his head, ¡°should be level one and two? anyways the crystals are the same as those on the heads of the zombies outside. some are grey, some are white. the one on the rooftop is white so it should be level two.¡± it really was level two! ye zhongming was really excited. in his last life, he left the city not long after he became a level one evolved which was why he didn¡¯t know about the level two wheels in the city. after getting the level two crystals, he was planning to find a level two wheel. apart from entering the base to get bullets and seeing if there were certificates or scrolls, he also wanted to get news about level two wheels. he didn¡¯t expect that not only was he getting news here, but the wheel was also even in the base! this felt too easy. da ming even knew the position of the wheel. ye zhongming memorised it. he wasn¡¯t worried that he couldn¡¯t find it as the gachapon would glow which made it easy to find at night. a few of them returned back to the apartment after buying food. due to what happened to that woman, the few girls had no interest at all. nothing in the market could attract them. jia ming was still searching for news and did not come back yet. they set up their own beds while ye zhongming went to the roof alone. this building was 20 stories high. jia ming and da ming¡¯s family lived on the 18th floor and there was no one on the 19th and 20th floors. ye zhongming looked out into the distance and was able to see the entire district. only now did he know that this base was huge. it covered two streets. although it didn¡¯t fully cover the two streets but there were at least a few hundred buildings. cement was used around the buildings to build a wall that many soldiers were patrolling. their attention was placed on the outside and they didn¡¯t notice ye zhongming who was on the roof. ye zhongming was able to see the situation outside the base too. although he had seen such things many times, but he was still a little shocked now that he looked at it. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m he saw that the entire base was surrounded by zombies and mutated animals. there were no gaps at all. on a rough count, there were over 50 thousand zombies gathered here! the new district didn¡¯t have that many people but that was in comparison to the city center. there were still a few hundred thousand people living here. that might be fewer than those of other regions but after the apocalypse struck, the number of zombies was still very sizeable. ye zhongming knew why the base was in danger every day. he saw many mutated zombies that were all level two. fortunately, there weren¡¯t any level three zombies if not the walls wouldn¡¯t be able to block their attacks. the human scent of the base was too strong such that the zombies weren¡¯t willing to leave. although they couldn¡¯t do anything to the thick walls but dangers existed at any moment. if a problem occurred, the base would be in danger of collapsing. ye zhongming frowned and felt a little uneasy. in his last life, if survivor bases faced such a situation as zombie hoards or monster waves, the base would go all out to try and defend against them. usually, there weren¡¯t be so many zombies surrounding the base as these were all hidden dangers that might explode. the survivors would find a way to wipe out the zombies and animals around to ensure that they were always safe. the most common method would be for the survivors in the base themselves to wipe the monsters out. not only would that give them huge amounts of crystals, but they could also train the army and protect the base better. some bases even used special methods like cannon formations, farms, drawing them to other places, even hiring mercenaries etc. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know when the new base would clear them out but one thing was such, they would definitely do it if not the base would be in danger. he looked around and he didn¡¯t see the level two gachapon from the roof. it was probably far away or blocked by other buildings. he went downstairs and saw liang chuyin, park xiuying and mo ye cooking. they had a huge pot and found some old furniture to burn and cook rice. they placed sliced pork slices on it. little tiger was hacking wood while le dayuan and his helpers were opening cans. da ming smiled and squatted down. the swallowing motion of his throat showed his inner thoughts. ye zhongming looked at the food that others craved and was a little unsatisfied. he realised that he had forgotten about a matter. although evolved were strong but they still needed all sorts of vitamins to be healthy. their food lacked vegetables and if this continued, problems would appear on their bodies. evolved were just strengthened normal people and that didn¡¯t mean they were gods that could survive on water. ye zhongming knew that very clearly. he told everyone and told little tiger and da ming to follow him down. ¡°find some things to collect soil, try to get the fertile ones.¡± ye zhongming ordered and they got busy. although they didn¡¯t know what the boss wanted to do but they still did it. ye zhongming found a bag and dug some dirt to put it in. the three of them made two trips and da ming was so exhausted. he wasn¡¯t evolved. he climbed the 18 floors many times and he even had to carry the soil. if not for the boar meat strengthening his body, he might have already collapsed. ye zhongming told da ming to rest and told him to come over for a meal. that made him so happy that his facial muscles were shaking. after which, he told little tiger to spread the soil on the roof and maintain a 10 centimeter height. after this, ye zhongming returned to the market to purchase distilled water. he collected all the water. although that attracted attention but after he casually punched a hole into the cement floor, people who had bad thoughts all retreated. he carried the water and returned back to where they stayed. the reason he did all this was because he wanted to test the gardener skill, he wanted to see if he could make some fresh things. Chapter 129: Xia Leis husband chapter 129: xia lei''s husband qin yu was really anxious as he waited outside but he didn¡¯t dare to show his unhappiness. he continued to nod and smile at the two guards outside. he was an unassuming small figure in the government district before the apocalypse started. if there was anything different about him, it would be that he had a good father and a beautiful wife. moreover, she was a very famous and beautiful wife. a female cop that was really outstanding and received many awards. because of that, even the governor heard of his name before. but qin yu felt that it wasn¡¯t right after bragging about it for a while. that was because when people introduced him, they would add that he was xia lei¡¯s husband. in the past when they weren¡¯t married, they would introduce him as secretary qin¡¯s son. after marriage, he became xia lei¡¯s husband. it felt bad to have his own ability ignored, it even made him really annoyed. he wanted to break free from this feeling but before he could do anything, the apocalypse descended. his own father turned into a zombie on the day itself. his wife was working at the police headquarters and his two shining lights were gone. he thought that the apocalypse would feel good for him but reality smashed him in the face. he noticed that he wasn¡¯t anything without his father and wife. he didn¡¯t enjoy the special rights that his father gave him, he didn¡¯t enjoy the beauty of his wife. he was weak and even eating became a problem. fortunately, he was good at networking. he worked for the right hand man of director wang who gave him some food and water. but his life wasn¡¯t good. the guy often scolded and hit him and did many things to humiliate him as he was just a temporary worker during peacetime. compared to people like qin yu, he didn¡¯t even have the right to talk to him. that person evolved during the apocalypses and became director wang¡¯s right hand man. he felt great when he tortured qin yu. qin yu was not only humiliated here, but he was also humiliated outside too. as people started to get demon crystals, the number of evolved in the base increased. evolved had more rights, they ate and used the best things. if they felt good they teased humans, if not they would scold and beat them up. qin yu was beaten up every few days. although they didn¡¯t kill him, but he was bruised and there was no part of him that wasn¡¯t hurt. qin yu decided to take a risk to get some crystals, at worse he could get some food and water to feed himself. when he headed out and saw a huge situation, he saw a hope of getting the evolution potion. unfortunately, when he was here and hoped to meet director wang and jin chu, he was told to wait outside. only meng fang himself was allowed to enter. although he was disappointed but he felt that there was a chance. after all, meng fang and he were the ones who noticed the situation. if there was a reward, he would get a part of it. meng fang walked out from within and saw qin yu there. he looked at him with a weird expression and left with a cold expression which caught him off guard. what was going on? he bit his teeth and wanted to head in to see the two leaders. in the past he knew how to network. what he faced during these few days also made him much more shameless. after passing the crumpled cigarette to the guard, they agreed to go in and report. qin yu waited eagerly but after just half a minute, the door was opened and the guard was out. along with him was director wang¡¯s right hand man who slapped qin yu right away. it caused him to drop several teeth and made him stumble onto a chair in the corridor. n0velusb.c0m ¡°look at your status, you want to see director and chef jin? are you sick of living? scram and head back to wash my clothes.¡± his words made qin yu¡¯s expression dead as ash. the two leaders inside didn¡¯t care about him at all and didn¡¯t bother about his request. qin yu was furious. he suddenly had the courage to charge into the office. he even shouted,¡±i am the person who found that team, i saw them fighting the weird boar farmer.¡± the two guards that were bribed by him didn¡¯t give him face, they rained down punches on him which made him roll on the ground in pain. he couldn¡¯t take it and knelt down and kowtowed to them for them to stop. in the end, director wang¡¯s right hand man stepped out to say a few words. the guard saw that there wasn¡¯t any movement inside so they release qin yu. ¡°scram, before i get back if you haven¡¯t washed my clothing i will teach you a lesson.¡± that guy scoffed and then said coldly, ¡°use my bath water from the morning. if i notice that you drank my water i will kill you, do you understand?¡± qin yu didn¡¯t dare to say anything and just nodded his head. in the room, a middle aged man in a black suit had a cigar in his hands. he listened in to the commotion outside and smiled, ¡°secretary qin¡¯s son is really devolving.¡± opposite him was a white fatty that smiled. qin yu left the building where he left his blood and also his dignity. he walked forwards like a zombie toward where he stayed. a person walked towards him. he knew that person, a nanny that served another evolved that stayed here. ¡°qin yu? eh, what happened to you?¡± that middle aged woman said that but her expression was not one of concern. it was as if she would rather qin yu just die. qin yu lowered his head and didn¡¯t reply to her. ¡°scoff, do you still think you are secretary qin¡¯s son?¡± her tone became direct. seeing qin yu not say a word, she felt uninterested and just left. but a few steps later she stopped and turned towards qin yu, ¡°is your wife around 1.7 meters, medium length hair, huge chests and fox-like butt? right, she has a red mark on her left ear?¡± qin yu was stunned. his wife xia lei did have a birthmark on her ear. ¡°i got back from the trading area and saw this woman asking for you. is she your wife?¡± qin yu exclaimed and ran back without a care of the pain that he was in. ...................................................................................................... nurture and activate were the two basic skills of the gardener. due to environmental restrictions, ye zhongming had not used nurture yet. he planned to use it once to see if he could make fresh vegetables. as he got the gardener skill, he found a seed shop along the way and got many types of seeds. he took out a bag of cabbage seeds and spread them out on the soil that little tiger scattered around. he covered the seeds and watered them. ye zhongming squatted beside the area and used nurture. Chapter 130: Acceleration chapter 130: acceleration strictly speaking, this was the first time that ye zhongming was using the nurture skill. ass this was a continuous skill, it needed time and a specific location. with ye zhongming¡¯s roamer kind of state, he did not have the conditions to use the skill several times. but the job was different from normal gardeners. like other apocalypse jobs, it had magical stats that brought itself many advantages. for example when nurturing normal earth plants. mutated plant seeds were the main target of the gardener''s skills. one needed time and a large amount of mental energy to grow the plants. but earth plants were much weaker than those mutated plants which was why ye zhongming was planning to train on them. once he stabilised and got familiar, he would develop the chompers that he got from the chain prisoner. he pressed his hand on that layer of manmade soil. with nurture, he injected his mental energy into the soil. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes were originally opened but he closed in a moment later as he couldn¡¯t see anything on the surface. the mental energy from his hands actually felt like many tentacles that spread across the soil. the mental energy felt like a part of ye zhongming¡¯s body. each seed it touched became a point in his mind which would light up when his mental energy touched it. a moment later, all the seeds lit up in ye zhongming¡¯s mind. these seeds were connected by mental energy and formed a huge and complicated net of light. when mental energy was shot out from ye zhongming, it was transmitted through the net. ye zhongming could sense that the light dots that represented the cabbage seeds were slowly getting brighter. he knew that the cabbage seeds were growing! this was a magical feeling. you felt the joy of controlling life and you could even feel the light growing. this made ye zhongming addicted and he subconsciously quickened the mental energy injection. n0velusb.c0m when he sensed it, he realised he had used up over a hundred points of mental energy which frightened him so much that he stopped. this made him open his eyes and the scene ahead shocked him. the empty soil had green spouts growing on it! it sprouted? even if ye zhongming was sure that he caused all this, it still felt fake. things growing at a visible speed were something that one could only see on television. that was due to increased playback speed. now, it had only been ten minutes since ye zhongming planted the seeds and it actually sprouted. moreover, the sprouts were a few centimeters tall. in the apocalypse that was riddled with holes, the familiar green color that represented life was a feeling that no one who didn¡¯t live in the apocalypse could understand. ye zhongming even felt a sour feeling in his nose and he found it hard to control his emotions. ye zhongming had experienced it before and knew what this green represented. that meant that ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t lack vitamins and micronutrients. it represented that he didn¡¯t need to worry about food. once his gardener job reached a higher level, he could raise the nutrients of these plants by many folds. this meant that he could keep many people alive and it gave him unimaginable power and leadership. of course, he didn¡¯t know how the job would change as it evolves but what he thought about had a high chance of coming true. however, the mental energy consumed made him feel a little helpless. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t allow himself to exhaust his mental energy because he used it all on the cabbage. the apocalypse was filled with dangers and one had to maintain their strength. little tiger was stunned as he looked on from the side. he saw the boss touch the soil like a madman and a moment later, those seeds sprouted out from the soil. little tiger knew that the boss had more than one job but he didn¡¯t know that it had something to do with plants. the more time he spent with this boss that was just a couple of years older than him, the more mysterious and strong he felt he was. little tiger felt really fortunate that he was on the same side as this person. if he was an enemy... he shivered just thinking about it. the two of them went downstairs and ye zhongming explained to little tiger what his job was. this made him really envious and more and more interested in the apocalypse. it was as if this world had become a game. people will get all sorts of abilities and complete all sorts of quests. but only ye zhongming knew that this wasn¡¯t a game. this world was more cruel than a game. you didn¡¯t obtain things from nowhere, you had to pay your blood and sweat. you have to make choices and even give up your life. he believed that a person or some other life form was controlling everything and he wanted to know who it was. the few women had finished cooking and seeing the two of them come down, it was time to eat. da ming who was here to enjoy finally ate something that was so delicious since the apocalypse started and he nearly swallowed his own tongue. seeing everyone chew slowly, his face flushed red from embarrassment. ¡°look at you... boss will get something nicer at night!¡± little tiger was drooling when he thought about the sprouting cabbage. no matter how delicious mutated boar meat was, one would get sick of it if one ate too much. if one could eat some fresh vegetables to neutralise the taste then it would be a great enjoyment. da ming¡¯s eyes lit up and he kept asking little tiger what it was. he just rolled his eyes and refused to tell him about it. this guy didn¡¯t give face to anyone who was not a part of the team. ye zhongming took the green mental energy necklace back from park xiuying to speed up his mental energy recovery. he was planning to accelerate the cabbage growth by today and make some cabbage and meat stew for dinner. jia ming returned not long after they began and he brought interesting news for ye zhongming. ¡°brother ye, i know where to find the person with a recipe.¡± jia ming was excited. he knew that his hard work wouldn¡¯t be for nothing. serving ye zhongming was a job that paid a large amount. ¡°where?¡± ¡°in the east region ocean community club.¡± Chapter 131: Xia Leis danger chapter 131: xia lei''s danger xia lei was extremely emotional when she saw her husband. this reconciliation gave her a feeling like she was dreaming. but she frowned when she saw her bruised husband. she was the best cop in the police force and got many awards. she had killed many so even though she was a woman, her temper wouldn¡¯t be that good. she forced him to tell her what was going on but he hesitated as he felt that saying it out would mean that he would not have any face. he made xia lei so furious that she didn¡¯t want to bother with him. but when she saw the spoiled husband consuming the food that she brought back and also drinking the cheap white wine that she got from the supermarket, her heart went soft. she understood that her powerless husband found it really hard to survive in this world. she also found out that her father-in-law had turned into a zombie right at the start of the apocalypse so her husband lost the person he relied on the most. ¡°little lei, why didn¡¯t i realise that this food tastes so good in the past?¡± qin yu was full. he lay in the bed and burped. xia lei cleaned up the house while acknowledging him. in her heart she thought about eating with the team, if her husband ate with them, he would even swallow his own tough. imagining such an assuming scene made her smile. xia lei was really beautiful and when she entered the police force she caused a huge commotion. now that she was married, she stopped going on active duty which added to her maturity. during these few days with ye zhongming, she didn¡¯t have to worry about food and water. she looked really clean and she was a stark contrast to other women in the apocalypse. qin yu lay on his bed and looked at his beautiful wife. he suddenly got up and hugged her from behind. she was shocked and then found it amusing. she said gently, ¡°you missed me?¡± ¡°right, i miss you so much.¡± qin yu¡¯s hands started to move about. he sniffed her body and instantly felt aroused. but in the next second, he felt pain in his lower body. he let her go and then held his crotch before crying out in pain. xia lei also squatted down to ask him what happened but she knew that he was probably hit by someone else. that pain caused him to lose all interest. he went back to the bed and closed his eyes. . this was probably a really awkward moment for all guys. xia lei wanted to console her husband when the room was kicked open. a guy in outdoor adventurer gear walked in with an annoyed expression. ¡°qin yu, did you treat my words as nonsense?¡± after saying that, he noticed that xia lei was there. he glanced across her exquisite body and when he saw her face, he was shocked. ¡°pan... brother pan...¡± qin yu jumped up and ran in front of the guy, ¡°my wife came to find me so i forgot about it. i will wash clothes for you right away!¡± ¡°what are you doing?¡± xia lei was annoyed with his gaze and dragged her husband who wanted to leave. in the few days she spent with ye zhongming, she learned how to differentiate evolved from other normal humans from that guy. right away she knew that this person had consumed the evolution potion to evolve. but things were like that. although she wasn¡¯t evolved, but she had a bottle in her bag and she could evolve at any moment. she spent time with evolved for so many days and killed level two mutated life forms so she didn¡¯t respect evolved at all. she couldn¡¯t understand why the normal humans were so respectful to the evolved as she didn¡¯t see those evolve killing and forcing normal humans to do what they wanted. this brother pan looked at xia lei and laughed. he turned around to leave without saying anything, causing qin yu to be totally confused. xia lei scoffed but she had a bad feeling deep down. she considered searching for ye zhongming to get a gun to protect herself. seeing the evolved he served leave, qin yu lay in bed in terror with his wife but he couldn¡¯t fall asleep. he kept thinking about what was going to happen when he offended brother pan. xia lei lay down quietly and looked at the cowardly look of her husband. she wasn¡¯t as excited as before and was just a little confused. not far away, two evolved were on the bed, allowing two young girls to rub around their bodies. on the side was a middle aged woman who was attending to them. ¡°brother pain, did you see that trash qin yu¡¯s wife? how is she? am i right, she is so beautiful.¡± brother pan didn¡¯t open his eyes, he just acknowledged it. the other evolved opened his eyes and asked brother pan, ¡°is she really that beautiful?¡± brother pan didn¡¯t hold back and he opened his eyes, ¡°indeed, no, she is really sexy, a top beauty. i heard before that qin yu had a beautiful wife but i didn¡¯t expect her to be more beautiful than the rumors.¡± n0velusb.c0m hearing him say that, da dong sat up. the girl massaging him was unprepared and flipped onto the ground. her head hit the wall and blood flowed out. she cried out in pain but she didn¡¯t dare to make a sound. it was as if da dong didn¡¯t see that she was injured. he smiled, ¡°how does such a beautiful girl taste?¡± brother pan sat up too and waved for the girl serving him to help the other girl. he then said, ¡°i haven¡¯t slept with her so how would i know? but obviously, it would be good.¡± ¡°damn!¡± da dong stood up and shouted, ¡°then what are you waiting for? let¡¯s go and get her!¡± ¡°oi! wait!¡± brother pan grabbed da dong, ¡°what is the rush! let me finish.¡± da dong was impatient and unhappy, ¡°are you hesitating? didn¡¯t you do these things in the past?¡± brother pan squinted his eyes and rage appeared on his face. he held back and smiled, ¡°da dong, you really are too rash. let me ask you, why did we come here? we were temporary workers, you were a mechanic. why can we get two school flowers to massage us and they don¡¯t even dare to make a sound when they are injured?¡± da dong was stunned and knew brother pan wanted to say something. he waved to the middle aged woman and told her to head out. ¡°because we evolved!¡± when the two of them were the only ones left here, brother pan lit a cigarette and said. ¡°we are far stronger than others and can kill zombies to get crystals to spin the wheel. that is why we can get our current status! but! do you think that is enough?¡± ¡°of course not!¡± brother pan gave the answer before da dong could reply, ¡°you know the current situation of the base. we are surrounded by zombies and mutated monsters and can only head out from the water tunnels. who knows when they will attack this place? so what if we are evolved? can we deal with a thousand zombies? we can¡¯t even deal with a hundred before we will get scratched!¡± da dong sat down and lit a cigarette, nodding his head in agreement. evolved were just several times stronger than normal people but that didn¡¯t mean they were immune to zombies. if they were scratched, they would die. ¡°so we need to get stronger!¡± ¡°you are right but what does that have to do with qin yu¡¯s beautiful wife?¡± da dong didn¡¯t understand. he was really impatient and wanted to have fun with that woman. ¡°keke.¡± brother pan was unaffected and continued with his train of thought, ¡°we are all one star evolved so why director wang and chef jin can become leaders why we can¡¯t?¡± ¡°they know skills and also have zombie immunity. their men have guns.¡± da dong knew about that. ¡°right, they have skills and are really strong, we aren¡¯t their match.¡± brother pan said and closed his eyes. smoke wrapped around him and made him look a little fake in front of da dong¡¯s eyes. ¡°the base is in danger, if there are problems, they have the highest chance of surviving right?¡± ¡°en.¡± ¡°most crystals are controlled in their hands. if the base noticed anything good, they would get it first. we can only eat what remains right?¡± ¡°this...¡± ¡°on the black spine mountain, there is a wheel that is guarded by zombies and monsters with immunity potions and skill cards. the base is planning to head over.¡± ¡°i heard. some people saw and even took photos of that place.¡± ¡°chef jin really likes women especially those with husbands right?¡± ¡°that is true.¡± ¡°if we give her to chef jin, he would be happy right? this woman is mature and beautiful. so when the base gets the gachapon, even if chef jin doesn¡¯t give us the skill card, he could give us two immunity potions right? once we are not afraid of being infected, we can go anywhere! did you think about what we can get with that?¡± da dong¡¯s eyes lit up as he heard that. when brother pan was done, he stood up and it was as if his whole body was shining. ¡°damn, your words resonate so much with me. that is settled, let¡¯s go kidnap that woman!¡± Chapter 132: Li Qiang chapter 132: li qiang the east district was a relatively cleaner and more stable district in the new base, it formed a stark contrast to the chaotic north district. the reason was that most of the evolved of the base stayed here. but people who were familiar with the place knew that it was filled with the blood of normal people. when jia ming brought ye zhongming over, it was already 3-4 pm. before this, ye zhongming walked around the base to understand the structures as well as the guard situation. due to the gun unit, this place didn¡¯t lack guns. the guards had a gun each and their ammo looked sufficient. that alone meant that ye zhongming didn¡¯t dare to make a move recklessly. he was just a one star evolved. before he was four star, normal guns could kill evolved. if he faced a squad, even four star or five star experts would have to retreat. only six star evolved would be resistant to the focus fire effects of the gun but they weren¡¯t totally immune. if they were targeted for a long time they would still be killed. the east region had more guards than the other areas. the two of them bumped into three patrolling groups along the way and jia ming had to spend 500 grams of minced meat to get through. ¡°that person is called li qiang, he isn¡¯t evolved but he was a national shooting member. he got a gun in the apocalypse and even evolved didn¡¯t dare to get close to him. he is quite famous in the east district and has many men under him. he is not evolved but his firepower is really strong.¡± ¡°i heard that his trading condition might be an evolution potion.¡± jia ming looked at ye zhongming¡¯s face and continued after he didn¡¯t see any expression, ¡°many people are interested in his recipe like the two leaders of the base, director wang and chef jin but i heard that li qiong¡¯s price is too high which was why the talks haven¡¯t succeeded.¡± ¡°why don¡¯t they fight for it?¡± ye zhongming asked. he saw that jia ming was a little stunned and then he continued, ¡°why don¡¯t director wang and chef jin snatch it? li qiang should be weaker than them right?¡± jia ming hesitated, ¡°li qiang is not weak and has over 200 men with 100 guns. they are one of the strongest private forces in the base. moreover, director wang and chef jin are probably not... so united. they control a lot of people but in terms of actual soldiers, they don¡¯t have much more than li qiang. whoever attacks li qiang might get swallowed up by the other.¡± ¡°how do you know that?¡± ye zhongming smiled and asked. ¡°i, that, guess it.¡± jia ming scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed. ye zhongming didn¡¯t continue asking. the situation in the base wasn¡¯t too complicated. at least ye zhongming had seen such things in the past and it was just a matter of balance. li qiang found many guns from someplace and he was strong. he had good things in his hands but it wasn¡¯t so well such that director wang and chef jin would risk everything for them. so none of them chose to attack, at least they wouldn¡¯t attack because of a recipe.¡± of course, this was only the case when their evolution levels were low. once they were strong enough to kill li qiang, they wouldn¡¯t hesitate to do so. ocean community was naturally not as famous as the government district that director wang and chef jin were, it was just a place with slightly better conditions. ye zhongming and jia ming noticed that there were people on guard, they held guns as they patrolled and there were even people cleaning up the area. what shocked ye zhongming was that there was a long line at the entrance. n0velusb.c0m ¡°li qiang is probably the only faction leader recruiting normal people in the new base. people who do normal work here would be able to exchange for food and drinks. although it is tough to get chosen but at least there is some hope. this is why li qiang¡¯s reputation in the base, especially in the east is really good. this is also one of the reasons why director wang and chef jin didn¡¯t attack him.¡± jia ming explained to ye zhongming. he had a complicated gaze in his eyes as he looked at those queueing, he might have queued in the past. he told ye zhongming to wait before he went over to talk to the guards. his voice wasn¡¯t loud but ye zhongming was able to hear it. the guard looked at ye zhongming and nodded before asking two guys to search his body. after he didn¡¯t find anything, he released them, asking one of them to lead them into a villa. ye zhongming paid attention to the environment just in case. this was already an instinct of his. the defence of the villa was much stricter. just one look and ye zhongming knew that the person was military trained. li qiang probably had capable men under him which was why he was able to survive even without being an evolved. after he entered the villa, he saw a guy sitting on the sofa. he was holding a bottle of water and looking at them while the others stood at the side. ¡°boss li, we came...¡± ¡°i know.¡± li qiang tossed the mineral water onto the table and interrupted jia ming¡¯s words. ¡°what else can you be here for, it obviously is for that recipe. let¡¯s be direct, as long as you can pay, you can take it.¡± ¡°i need to take a look first.¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t say any nonsense and said out his request. li qiang signaled and someone brought a computer over. ye zhongming squinted and saw there was a thick layer of skin at his joint. that was not left from hard work but from shooting regularly. for there to be such a thick scab meant that he touched guns more times than even many special forces troops. ye zhongming concluded that this person was extremely dangerous if you let him get his hands on a gun. there was a short video on the computer and it recorded details of the scroll. ye zhongming took a look and he had a weird expression. ¡°boss li, state your price.¡± ye zhongming pushed the laptop to the side and looked at li qiang. ¡°i am a little unfamiliar, i didn¡¯t know that there was such a person in the base?¡± li qiang had been observing ye zhongming. he didn¡¯t say his price and just asked about this problem. ¡°i just entered.¡± li qiang looked at him and a few seconds later, he said, ¡°five one star evolution potions.¡± ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°no wonder you are unable to sell it, it is unreasonably high.¡± ¡°that is because my item is good!¡± ¡°if it is really good then why don¡¯t you learn it yourself?¡± li qiang¡¯s expression changed and his men looked at ye zhongming with an unfriendly expression. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t afraid at all and said calmly, ¡°the recipe is too strict and you can¡¯t get the materials which are why you can only sell it right?¡± li qiang scoffed, ¡°if you can¡¯t afford it then scram.¡± ye zhongming squinted his eyes, ¡°how about this, 100 level one crystals, what do you think?¡± ¡°are you joking?¡± li qiang stood up and waved at his men. the meaning of which was extremely obvious. ¡°you control a wheel right?¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t care about the soldiers that were walking up to jia ming and him. he shouted at li qiang who was walking towards the second floor. ¡°so what?¡± he turned around. ye zhongming took out a handful of crystals and tossed them to li qiang, ¡°these crystals should be enough for me to spin the wheel.¡± Chapter 133: New gun chapter 133: new gun the new base had three gachapons. apart from level two wheels, li qiang controlled one of the level one wheels. his recipe should have been from that wheel. as for the reason why chef jin and director wang would allow him to control one, it was because after he had gotten the recipe, the wheel was no different from other level one wheels which were why it was not worth them clashing. but for ye zhongming, this was perfect. he had the beginner elimination technique so the more basic the wheel was, the higher the chance of getting an evolution potion. li qiang thought about it before agreeing. although he had guns but he didn¡¯t use them when he went out to hunt. he had a limited amount of bullets and they would run out. he had to leave some to defend against director wang and chef jin. he had to pay a big price to get more crystals. for him to get some by doing nothing was a proposition that he had no reason to reject. moreover, apart from getting the recipe, his luck was really bad and he didn¡¯t even get a single evolution potion. he was delighted as these crystals were enough for him to try his luck again. he brought ye zhongming and jia ming to a next-door building. in the elevator that had stopped working was a standing wheel that lit up the area around it. li qiang and his four men stepped back and freed up space around the wheel. jia ming was excited and nervous. in the past, he could only look at the wheels from far away and this was the first time he came into contact with this magical thing. ye zhongming took a look. the best recipe on the wheel had been obtained so he needed just six crystals to spin it. apart from the one star evolution potion, there was nothing else that interested him. n0velusb.c0m everyone looked as ye zhongming started to spin. he had accumulated over a hundred level one crystals so that was enough for 20 spins. after using the elimination technique, the wheel flashed and spun. rewards started to drop out one after another. everyone including li qiang was shocked. this was the first time they saw someone spin the wheel so many times consecutively. ye zhongming was quite lucky today. 20 spins and he got 3 level one potions. on average, he got one potion every seven times. a subordinate tugged li qiang¡¯s collar as he looked at ye zhongming¡¯s direction. li qiang hesitated. he thought about it but shook his head. although li qiang was not evolved but due to his background as a professional athlete, his foresight was vicious and accurate. he could sense some danger from this guy¡¯s body. he was not sure what would happen if they ended up clashing. there was also another reason why he didn¡¯t attack. the twin guns that he was famous for were at the sides of his legs which meant that he could attack at any moment. but that young man would hide behind his partner to prevent him from shooting. li qiang had been trying to find a chance to attack since the first potion dropped out but he didn¡¯t get a chance. this made him realise that the guy was prepared and was defending against him. if he attacked and didn¡¯t hit him, then the outcome would be catastrophic. li qiang was sure that even if ye zhongming was killed by his men, if anything happened to himself, that would be pointless. he didn¡¯t attack as he didn¡¯t have absolute confidence. when ye zhongming turned around and smiled at li qiang, that smile send a chill down his spine. he was certain that the guy knew what his men and he were planning to do. he was prepared! ye zhongming walked beside him and this caused li qiang¡¯s men to raise their guns nervously. he had three bottles of evolution potions. the temptation caused li qiang to swallow his saliva. although it wasn¡¯t the five that he requested, but when the potions were right in front of him, he was still tempted. he was actually very clear about the dangers that he was in. if he wasn¡¯t evolved, he couldn¡¯t continue his potion in the base. thus, he reached out to the three potions. right, he agreed. these three potions were enough to trade. but ye zhongming retracted his hand, taking two of the three bottles back. ¡°what do you mean?¡± li qiang stared at ye zhongming in annoyance. ¡°nothing, i can only give you one bottle.¡± ye zhongming looked at li qiang who was about to explode, he didn¡¯t give him a chance to speak, ¡°and another good gun.¡± good gun? li qiang was a gun user and was obsessed with guns. when he heard gun, he was tempted. but he realised that this fellow was lying to him so he laughed coldly, ¡°what gun have i not seen before, good gun? do you have a barett?¡± ¡°there are many things you haven¡¯t seen so don¡¯t be so confident.¡± ye zhongming swept his hand across his waist and the gun that he had strengthened was taken out from the space crystal. li qiang and the others were shocked. these two were searched before they came in so how did they even bring a gun in? this caused them to break out in cold sweat. if that person attacked, then... but li qiang was immediately attracted by that gun. the weird looking gun actually gave off a dim light. ye zhongming placed a normal bullet in and then passed it to li qiang, ¡°test it out.¡± li qiang took the gun and fired toward a target. after he fired, this professional shooter couldn¡¯t hide the shock on his face. this gun was so powerful! li qiang was certain that he had never seen a gun that was this strong in his dozens of years in this world. the bullet was the most basic bullet which meant that the reason for its strength was the gun. ¡°one potion and this gun. if you think that it is okay then let¡¯s trade, if not forget it.¡± ¡°trade!¡± li qiang didn¡¯t hesitate. he grabbed the gun and potion tightly, afraid that ye zhongming would regret it. half a minute later, li qiang passed the hidden scroll to ye zhongming. both sides were wary but they still managed to complete the trade. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t control his smile when he got out of the east district. the scroll had the name of the recipe on it: beginner puppet skill. Chapter 134: Beginner Puppet Skill chapter 134: beginner puppet skill comparing the evolution potion and the gun that ye zhongmng modified, the potion was of less value. after all, it was easier to get while crafted items were in low supply. if it was some other recipe, ye zhongming would rather pay more potions than use his modified gun. but he was tempted the moment he saw the recipe and decided that it was worth a grey pistol. the beginner puppet skill was different from other recipes. strictly speaking, recipes were split into two, one was job recipes which were complementary with jobs. for example, the warblade moon sand that ye zhongming got. the long distance potion in ye zhongming¡¯s space crystal was also another one. there was another type that didn¡¯t have any job demands and just needed materials. anyone would be able to craft these as long as they satisfied the recipe demands. this beginner puppet technique was the latter. although the user requirements for this recipe were low, but the requirements of the material were really high. the required material value was often many times that of job recipes. using this beginner puppet skill as an example, it required: 1. near dead person. 2. 3000ml of zombie virus. 3. blood pond (250 kilogram of mutated animal blood). 5. five demon crystals (2 star and above). 5. one one star potion. anyone would have a headache seeing such conditions in the current state. no wonder be it li qiang, director wang, or chef jin, none of them were interested in this recipe. n0velusb.c0m just the five-level two crystals alone was something that normal one star evolved fear. this was just the requirements of the iron zombie. if one wanted to create the higher level copper zombie puppet, it would need much more and rarer materials. ye zhongming had heard of such a thing in his last life and even saw a silver zombie that was so strong that it sent chills down his spine when he was six star. this was a reason why he wanted to use the modified gun to trade for it. although the requirements were strict but ye zhongming felt like he could do it. he crushed the recipe and he felt that the strong puppet was already waving towards him. .......................................................................................... ye zhongming directly modified the potion after he returned and let le dayuan drink it. he was so touched that he actually cried. that was not surprising. he had been through hell at the factory which was why he craved power and strength. now that someone was able to satisfy his wishes, it obviously made him emotional. jia ming and da ming were really envious. they noticed that evolution potions that seemed difficult to obtain to others were something like a box of cigarettes in a shop to ye zhongming. he just had to walk into the shop to get it. at the same time, they had a thought. if they could join this team, then... the two of them looked toward ye zhongming with fervent gazes. the dinner was really delicious. ye zhongming used nurture on the white cabbage once more and they grew much taller. although they were still really small, but the sweet taste of the cabbage in the soup was something that delighted everyone. even ye zhongming ate more than usual. during the night, when the base was in total darkness, ye zhongming could see a bright light in the east. the other regions only had a few small campfires. the survivors all went to sleep early to save on energy. under the situation of them not having enough food, they were able to hold out for longer. occasionally, one could hear some gunshots, some were even really intense. those were the guards killing the mutated beings that were attacking the tunnel. but the people were used to this. as long as it didn¡¯t spread to the surface then it had nothing to do with them. ye zhongming sat quietly and closed his eyes. he was planning to head to the level two gachapon. if he had the chance, he planned to try for the two star potion. ............................................................................................................ qin yu was a little nervous. he didn¡¯t know why chef jin would find him. he stood outside his door and rubbed his hands. the injuries on his body weren¡¯t painful anymore. he thought back to his wife that came back and he sucked in a deep breath before knocking on the door. ¡°come in.¡± a very merciful voice spread out from within. qin yu knew that this was chef jin¡¯s signature voice. he pushed the door open and saw a white and fat guy sitting on a leather chair and smiling at him. he walked over and bowed, ¡°mr jin.¡± ¡°hahaha what mister, i am just a chef, just call me chef jin.¡± that fatty laughed. the fan caused the wind around him to whistle. a lamp was lit beside him. in the entire base, only director wang and chef jin had the right to enjoy the light from generators. ¡°mr. jin, you, you called me over...¡± qin yu was really nervous, he was even more nervous than before when he met the governor. after all, the governor only affected his future but this fatty could take his life. ¡°i have heard of secretary qin¡¯s name. what a waste, he didn¡¯t manage to survive the zombie wave. what a waste.¡± chef jin touched his short hair and exclaimed. but one couldn¡¯t see any sadness on that face. qin yu smiled and didn¡¯t know how to continue. ¡°little qin, i heard that your wife came to the base to find you?¡± his tone changed and he talked about xia lei, ¡°a woman that is able to cross the city filled with zombies to find you here, what a talent.¡± qin yu was stunned and he didn¡¯t know how chef jin found out about this news. ¡°i have also looked up to that famous cop for a long time. little qin, when can you bring her for me to take a look? we can get to know one another and get closer.¡± qin yu had a bad feeling in his heart. since he evolved, chef jin hadn¡¯t talked to someone in such a manner. he was a little annoyed with it and he said, ¡°let me be obvious, i like your wife. when can you arrange for us to meet?¡± no matter how stupid qin yu was, he knew what chef jin meant. he was so shocked that the color on his face was all lost. this fatty was interested in xia lei?! Chapter 135: Level two wheel chapter 135: level two wheel when the world lost all its order, humans lost their morals at values at a far quicker rate. qin yu didn¡¯t think that there would be a day when a person would openly ask him to give up his wife. at that moment, qin yu had the urge to charge forwards and crush his thick neck. but he was an evolved which crushed his courage. ¡°if, if there is nothing then mr jin, i will, i will make my leave.¡± qin yu could only express his view like this, he didn¡¯t even dare to reject him straight up. ¡°get your ass back here!¡± chef jin¡¯s merciful voice was gone and what replaced it was a cold roar. pa! a bunch of photos were tossed out by chef jin that scattered all over the floor. qin yu lowered his head. it was actually photos of xia lei after they met up! ¡°i don¡¯t like to force people as that is not interesting at all. if not i wouldn¡¯t go through you and just find her myself. so i will give you a choice, either i will have a go of her right in front of you and then send both of you to your deaths. or, you can convince her to spend a few nights with me, and i will give you... an evolution potion.¡± qin yu¡¯s trembling body stopped. a while later, he looked towards chef jin with red eyes as well as the translucent potion that he tossed on the table like trash. n0velusb.c0m evolution potion, one star potion. the potion would give one huge strength once injected. if one got it, one would have power and status! qin yu had dreams that he could get such a potion one day but he had no way to get it. he was even willing to wash clothes and cook for an evolved to get the potion. now that a potion was placed right in front of him, he just needed to nod his head to get it. that tempted him. but he knew what the price to pay for this was. it concerned many things. pride, character, courage, even his soul... ¡°dozens of people in the base would die every day to get the potion, sometimes hundreds would die. but even if they died, they won¡¯t get this thing.¡± chef jin¡¯s voice was like a tempting demon that sent qin yu into a trance, ¡°do you know how many evolved are there in the base? there are just over ten of them. you can see clearly what kind of power they have and what kind of life they are enjoying.¡± ¡°as long as you can convince your wife, you will become a supreme evolved. your words will be law in this base. you will have food, weapon, women and everything you want. in the future, you can even evolve to a much higher level.¡± ¡°can you imagine what you will get at that time?¡± chef jin continued, ¡°maybe you have worries like morals but this is the apocalypse. husband and wives are birds in the same forest so why are you even hesitating? morals are useless in the apocalypse, it is not worth anything at all!¡± ¡°isn¡¯t it just a woman? after you evolve what kind of women would you not have? moreover, i just want her for a few nights. if she really loves you and thinks for you, she would agree, right? at most, after you evolve you can compensate her. what do you think?¡± ¡°it is still the same thing, if you agree, it is good for all of us and you get the most. if you don¡¯t then it will only be bad for you. you will lose the most too.¡± qin yu¡¯s body started to shake and his eyes felt sour but no tears flowed out. he wanted to turn and leave but his hands moved towards the table. his soul also moved towards the depths. ¡°after it is done, this is yours. not now.¡± chef jin grabbed the potion as he looked at the vicious-looking qin yu. ............................................................................................................... when ye zhongming walked out of the building, no one noticed him. he hid himself in the darkness. this was one of the rules of the apocalypse. based on the news that he got and the geography that he memorised, even in darkness, ye zhongming was able to find the building where the level two gachapon was at. looking up from below, the level two gachapon shone brighter than the level one wheel and it was more apparent in the night sky. the roof wasn¡¯t guarded but there were sentries below. most of them were chatting but none of them were asleep. ye zhongming looked at the time. it was just past midnight so he decided to wait until they were sleepy. he wasn¡¯t afraid of them stopping him as he had many ways to get to the roof. but the light from spinning the wheel was too obvious. if possible, he didn¡¯t want to get noticed. time passed as he waited patiently. after an hour, those guards fell asleep. the level two wheel was not as strictly guarded by the guards. after all, no one had the ability to spin such a wheel so there was no point in guarding it. but after all, people didn¡¯t understand the wheel that much which was why they guarded it just in case. ye zhongming passed the guards and entered the building and reached the roof. the level two wheel appeared right in front of him. this was the first time ye zhongming saw a level two wheel. on the shining surface were ten areas. ye zhongming took a look and was slightly disappointed. there weren¡¯t lucky cards, without them then there weren¡¯t any skills. there weren¡¯t any scrolls or recipes too. six holes which was the amount of crystals needed. this meant that this was an average wheel. level two evolution potion... immunity potion... grey gauntlet... ye zhongming looked at the valuable things on the wheel and suddenly he looked at the bottom left. a white stone was there. due to the white light that the wheel gave off, ye zhongming didn¡¯t spot it right away. his heart jumped. he recognised it, it was a stat stone. a stone that could be chiseled onto weapons and give it stats. this made his heart jump. it was not because of this but because of another function! Chapter 136: Stat Stone chapter 136: stat stone this thing could be eaten. speaking of which, the fact that the stat stone could be eaten was something that was figured out by total accident in his last life. a soldier fought using a weapon with a stat stone. as it was too intense, the weapon was destroyed and the stone shattered, dropping onto the battlefield. a survivor who was about to starve to death couldn¡¯t find any food and it treated the small shattered stat stone as food. who knew that he would actually survive and his body changed? he became much stronger. the stat he got was based on what stats the stat stone he ate had. this news slowly spread to the world. not only could the stat stone raise weapon stats, but after eating it, it allowed the human to have abilities related to the stone itself. in the last life, this finding shocked the world. the prices were stable in the beginning and only smiths used it. but now its prices soared. until ye zhongming¡¯s rebirth, the price had reached an unbelievable level, even a six star expert like ye zhongming couldn¡¯t afford it. but now, the other use of this stone had not been found. if things proceeded as planned, it would be useless for another 4-5 years and people wouldn¡¯t know the true value of it. ye zhongming felt more excited the more he thought about it. he felt like this was a chance for him. he could make use of this opportunity to stock up on stat stones. of course, that was just an idea. after all, even before people found out about its use, the price of a stat stone wasn¡¯t too low and there weren¡¯t many of them. although the wheels dropped but the chance of bumping into one was low. whether or not they could get one depended on luck. the stat stone was really strong but it was restrictive and it depended on evolution. after this body-strengthening effect was found, people started to study the stone. survivors then found that the stat stones had different levels which had to do with the gachapons that you got them from. this meant that all gachapon wheels dropped stat stones, the difference was that the level one wheel dropped a level one stone and the level nine one dropped a level nine stone with level nine stats. the stones were useful for all humans but definitely, it was the most useful for normal people as they hadn¡¯t evolved yet and all their stats were relatively low. once one aspect was increased, it would be very apparent. as for their use on evolved, survivors realised that the effect was based on a negative one theorem. the level of the stat stone deducting the current evolved¡¯s star level, if it is not negative then the stat stone would be useful and the bigger the number, the bigger the effect of the stone. for example, if a level one evolved ate the stone from a level one wheel, the result would be zero so the stone would still be useful. if a level two evolved ate it, the stone would not have an effect. another example would be that if a level one evolved ate a stone from a level two wheel, the outcome is positive one so the effect he got would be much better than if he ate a level one stat stone. this theory wasn¡¯t too difficult to understand and it was relevant in many other areas just that it was most apparent to describe the effect of the stat stone. but although it was like that in theory, for example, if a level one evolved ate a level nine stone he would have the largest effect, but it was not like that in truth as it affected the balance of their body. think about it, if a one star evolved had the strength of a nine star evolved on one aspect, for example, getting a nine star evolved¡¯s strength, could he really use it? the toughness of his bone, firmness of his skin, and reaction of his brain would not be able to keep up. if he had that kind of strength, there would only be one outcome-- death. so normally speaking, people won¡¯t eat a stat stone that was two levels above his current level as it would be a waste and it was also really dangerous. apart from that, consumption also had some restrictions. same stat stones could only be eaten once. if an evolved ate one that added speed, then even if he found a better stone in the future, he couldn¡¯t use anything else that added speed. this also stopped the possibility of people using infinite stones to strengthen themselves. thoughts flashed across his mind regarding the stones which made him smile. he was one star evolved now and could at most use a three star stone. this level two wheel stone was also decent for him. one had to say that he was quite lucky. on this wheel, the most valuable thing was the potion, after which was this unassuming stat stone. with the number of crystals he had, he could spin seven times. but as he had to make the puppet, he needed to keep at least five crystals so he could at most spin six times. if he got one of the two during those six tries then it would be really lucky. he suppressed his nervousness and looked around warily. after noticing that there was nothing suspicious, he took out the level two crystals that he got from gu pan and started to spin. with the energy, the level two wheel started to buzz and started its first spin since descending. ye zhongming stared at it and hoped to get the potion or the stat stone. unfortunately, even with the elimination technique, the needle landed on a useless bucket of oil. he pouted and he continued... in the night sky, the level two wheel started to shine. in the east district water tunnel, two people headed up. if ye zhongming was here, he would realise that these two were the ones that dragged that woman away, yue chao and yang shilong. ¡°damn, that girl was so weak, i didn¡¯t have enough and she died, waste our effort to have to head out late at night to throw her body.¡± yang shilong slapped off the dirt on his shirt and was unhappy. ¡°no choice, the weather isn¡¯t cold now. if we tossed it in the base it might spread diseases and the spell might be so bad. if we toss it over the walls the zombies might go mad so we have no choice.¡± yang shilong agreed, he was just complaining about it. he scratched his lower body and wanted to suggest finding another person to have fun with. but the moment he was about to say that, his gaze was attracted by the light in the nearby building. he was stunned for five seconds before reacting. thus one could hear his shouts ringing across the base. ¡°someone is spinning the level two wheel!¡±n0v¦Ålusb.c0m Chapter 137: Night of chaos chapter 137: night of chaos xia lei sat beside her bed and looked at the dark sky. the pitch-black surroundings were like her emotions. she had never imagined that the guy that she tried so hard to find and spent so much effort to get to actually raised such a request. sleep with someone? xia lei felt that all her hopes were crushed by those words. qin yu sat by her side and looked at his cold wife. he was filled with regret. although his family was really famous, but he was the passive side in the marriage. he was attracted by her beauty and aura when they first met. he used his family¡¯s status to design meetings for the two of them. he then made friends with those around xia lei and launched attack after attack. although his father wasn¡¯t very happy with her background but she was still very famous in the police force and she was someone that the force advertised. she was really reputable in the end which was why he didn¡¯t object. girls loved it when guys spent a lot of effort on them. moreover, qin yu showed his best side. his knowledge, looks, work, all of them were above average. she slowly fell for him and became his girlfriend and then his wife. although he noticed some of his flaws like how he always relied on his father and he didn¡¯t have a view of his own, but she made her own choice. qin yu was also a little afraid of his wife who had claimed the lives of many thieves and criminals which was why he always listened to her words. this also made her satisfied with her identity. what xia lei didn¡¯t expect was that when the apocalypse arrived, the husband and wife that should rely on one another ended up being the first person to betray her. qin yu wanted to apologise but when he thought about the identity of an evolved, about the evolution potion that he thought about every day, the words that left his mouth ended up being him begging her. ¡°ah lei, i know that i am wrong here but you see the situation outside. if we aren¡¯t evolved then it is really tough, we will have no food and no water. in the end, either we die from hunger, or...¡± qin yu licked his lips and tried to find a reason for himself, ¡°the outcome is the same, you, have to give up your... give up something to survive. since that is the case, why not... jin... mr jin is really sincere and he can let me evolve. i think that it is worth it.¡± he saw her cold gaze and he didn¡¯t dare to look right into her eyes. he lowered his head and continued, ¡°i promise that after i evolve, i would treat you much better. i won¡¯t look down on you, despise you. i will forget about what happened today and then we can have a good life. i will help you evolve, at that time we...¡± ¡°look down on me?¡± xia lei interrupted him before he finished. ¡°look down on me?¡± she stood up and walked beside qin yu who was around the same height as her. she stared at the face that she thought was quite handsome in the past but was really disgusting now, ¡°what rights do you have to look down on me?! who gave you the right to do that!¡± her voice got louder and louder, the last sentence was actually shouted out. only that could help her vent the rage and humiliation that she felt. she could accept her man being weak and timid. she could allow her man for panicking and being irresponsible, for him to not work hard and be useless, but she couldn¡¯t allow her husband to betray her. xia lei felt like she was blind. she didn¡¯t understand how she fell for such a shameless person! ¡°you are asking me, your wife, to sleep with another guy and then you tell me that you won¡¯t look down on me? how are you even saying such words?¡± she cursed many times. she was not a gentle and weak girl but a cop that used guns and knives to kill! she definitely had rage and violence in her personality. even when she was moved to a clerical job, even if she hadn¡¯t killed for a long time, but that didn¡¯t hide the fact that she was a law enforcer! the aura that she gave off when she was angry caused qin yu to take a few steps back. he looked aside and didn¡¯t say a word. ¡°coward! trash! rubbish!¡± xia lei shouted out words that allowed her to vent to try to make herself feel better. but even then, she still felt wronged and tears flowed out. no matter how strong she was, she was still a woman. in her heart, she relied on her guy. but her husband¡¯s actions froze her heart. she turned around and picked up her bag to leave. qin yu was anxious and pulled her, ¡°ah lei, where are you going?¡± ¡°anywhere is good, better than being beside you. you disgust me.¡± ¡°you can¡¯t leave!¡± ¡°don¡¯t go and allow you to send me to that mr jin? scram!¡± xia lei twisted the elbow of the hand that was on her. she wanted to teach him a lesson but she couldn¡¯t bring herself to and just pushed her to the side. she only wanted to leave, leave this despicable guy and go anywhere. but before she touched the handle, the door opened itself. at the door was a 150 kilogram fatty that was looking at her with a perverted gaze. ¡°qin yu, seems like your words are not useful. i have to do so myself in the end.¡± qin yu¡¯s expression changed when he saw the person at the door. he stammered and couldn¡¯t complete a full sentence, ¡°jin, mr jin...¡± xia lei understood right away. this was the person that wanted to sleep with her. she could finally vent her rage. she twisted and kicked his neck. if normal people faced that kick, it would be amazing if they could raise their hand to block. after all, xia lei was professionally trained and she was an outstanding cop. that kick was both fast and attacked at perfect timing. but she was facing an evolved. to an evolved, the kick looked good and beautiful too but it was too soft, it was also... too slow. chef jin casually reached out to grab her ankle. he laughed, ¡°i like your style!¡± xia lei was held onto but she punched his eye. her reaction was quick and her movement was fluid such that even chef jin was shocked. but he was evolved. right when that fist was about to hit his face, he retracted his neck and his head sunk down. the fist that was about to hit his eye smashed into the oily forehead. the pain made xia lei cry out. that hand started to go numb and she lost some feeling in that arm. chef jin tossed her ankle and threw her right onto the bed. ¡°since you won¡¯t do it nicely then i shall change my taste, let me force you!¡± chef jin squeezed through the door and he stared at the sexy xia lei like he was staring at a delicious steak on a plate. qin yu jumped beside xia lei and shouted at chef jin, ¡°mr jin, come over. i will hold her down. don¡¯t, don¡¯t forget the evolution potion you promised me.¡± chef jin and xia lei were both stunned but after a short moment, their expressions were totally different. chef jin laughed and was about to tear up from laughing. xia lei was laughing and she also did tear up. but her tears were from the death of her heart. this guy was actually so shameless. xia lei got up and knocked qin yu aside. this female cop ripped open her bag and grabbed a potion. ¡°you want this? this right!¡± xia lei roared, ¡°you betrayed your own woman to sleep with this fatty for this? open your eyes, is it this?¡± the sudden change stunned both chef jin and qin yu. when they saw the potion, their expressions changed. chef jin was confused. he didn¡¯t understand how the wife of such a trash had an evolution potion? the weird thing was that qin yu didn¡¯t know. what were these two doing? qin yu was first delighted but then his expression was dead as ash. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m he was filled with regret. he thought back to xia lei telling him that she had a gift for him when they just met! he saw her red cheeks and thought that she wanted to sleep with him at night. but thinking about it now, she was referring to the potion. but he... didn¡¯t even think about that. he even betrayed his wife for this thing. qin yu was filled with regret but he knew that things were irreversible. what he did totally destroyed the chance of her giving the potion to him. thinking about how he could have gotten the item that he dreamt of but now it was all gone, his heart was filled with an unwillingness to accept it all he started to shout at xia lei. his face which was swollen from being hit had totally deformed due to his shouting. ¡°you bitch, you had the potion so why didn¡¯t you say it? why didn¡¯t you? you didn¡¯t want to give it to me right? then why did you take it out? did you even treat me as your husband? you ordered me around in the past and now you want to hide a potion from me? i was wrong about you! you, you, you bitch!¡± xia lei laughed. she had nothing to say to this shameless guy, ¡°you are really hopeless.¡± she stabbed the potion into her arm. although her heart broke, but she was mentally tough. she knew that if she didn¡¯t evolve, she wouldn¡¯t be able to escape. chef jin saw that she was about to use the potion so he definitely wouldn¡¯t allow her to. when she took it out, he knew that he was really lucky. not only was he going to get a beautiful woman, but he would also get a potion for free. such a thing was not an everyday occurrence. his huge body was really quick and in just a blink he was by her side. he grabbed the potion. he was confident that even if she dodged, he could restrict her in a few seconds. but at that moment, there was a loud shout from outside. ¡°someone is spinning the level two wheel!¡± that sentence was like thunder that shocked chef jin. someone was spinning the level two wheel?! two star potion, two star evolved, more strength, danger, control of base... such thoughts entered his mind. he realised that this was huge! compared to that, this was a small matter! he roared and smashed into the window nearby. after landing, his usually smiling face shouted. ¡°gather! all of you gather! go to the level two wheel! all guards head over there! grab whoever is spinning the wheel!¡± the entire base was awakened by the furious shouts. the voice was like thunder that shook the entire base. ye zhongming naturally heard those shouts. he cursed and knew that he wasn¡¯t too lucky as he got found. but he didn¡¯t move. his gaze was firm. he had to spin it all. if he left now, he believed that there was just a small chance of being noticed. but he knew that after he missed this chance, the place would be tightly guarded. unless he controlled the entire base, if not it would be impossible to spin again. he used the elimination technique and the wheel continued to spin. the light also continued to flicker which caused director wang and chef jin who were rushing over to be very nervous. they were clear that a really strong person had come to the base. if he got the two-star potion, even if they could kill that person, they would have to pay a huge price. ¡°ding!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. he grabbed the reward, it was a white stone. he finally got the stat stone. dense footsteps could be heard from the stairs. a lamp opened near the ¡®wall¡¯ close to the area which shone over to this side. ye zhongming could even hear the sound of guns being armed. but he had one more chance. ¡°don¡¯t move!¡± the first person to charge held up a gun. ye zhongming also placed the final crystal on it. the wheel started to spin... Chapter 138: Two star potion chapter 138: two star potion the needle passed over many rewards and started to slow down. it actually looked like it was spinning towards the two star potion. ye zhongming even heard his heart beating quickly. a shooter appeared from the stairs and he was also attracted by the needle. although his gun was pointed at ye zhongming but his eyes chased the needle. . chef jin and director wang charged out from the entrance and behind them were their loyal evolved. on the walls and buildings around, torches and light etc tools were all facing over to this direction. at this moment, everyone in the base that could see this location focused their eyes on the level two wheel which was something not attainable for them. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m ding! a loud reward sound rang out and that caused the eyes of everyone to light up. ye zhongming reached out to the reward box and grabbed the item inside. ¡°two star potion!¡± yang shilong saw an unbelievable thing and he shouted. as he was excited, his voice even went off pitch and became really screechy. evolved was a very common phrase in the new district base. that was because in a place where there were zombies and mutated life forms all around, that represented surviving and surviving better. after witnessing the powers that evolved had, all survivors wanted to become evolved. it became a firm will. that will would become even more crazy as the apocalypse developed. as for those who had already evolved, they would become addicted to the power that surged from their bodies. they tasted the benefits that the power brought them and thus they craved it more than others. when the two star potion appeared, their eyes turned red. they only had one thought-- snatch! ¡°kill him!¡± chef jin and director wang said that at the same time. the soldiers around also pulled the trigger. a metal storm swept the building at that moment. ye zhongming was excited like the rest but he had seen such things before which was why he didn¡¯t delay at all. he grabbed it and then jumped behind the wheel. this made him come to the edge of the building before the gunshots fired. the wheel wouldn¡¯t get damaged. at least nothing could in his past life so naturally these bullets wouldn¡¯t do much. but ye zhongming knew that he was in some danger. those soldiers would find other angles to shoot so he had to deal with them. thus, he jumped right down. chef jin and director wang had guns. they looked down and it was pitch black. but with their vision, they could see that the person didn¡¯t drop down. they realised that the person had used a certain method to enter the building. ¡°search, search! we have to find him!¡± their faces weren¡¯t good. their excitement was far less than their fear. they were clear that if that person used the two star potion, their positions in the base would be in danger. even their lives would be in danger. although the rest were crazy about it but if they didn¡¯t get it, it would just be a chance lost. but it was different for the two of them. they had to get it, if not no one else could get it. the entire base was shocked because of the dense gunshots. people came out of their homes and looked toward the gunshots. they were terrified. they didn¡¯t know if it was because the base was broken into by zombies or if some riot was starting. mo ye, liang chuyin, park xiuying, little tiger, le dayuan etc naturally woke up. they realised that ye zhongming was gone and linked the shots to him. they grabbed their weapons and ran down the building, rushing toward the sound of the gunshots. after ye zhongming jumped off, moon edge appeared in his hand. he stuck it into the wall and controlled himself. using an open window to enter the building. he quickly ran down the stairs. he needed to find a secluded area to modify the two star potion and then use it. as long as he became a two star evolved, everything would be solved. but this was still the base. chef jin and director wang had hundreds and thousands of warriors. even if they couldn¡¯t all rush over, but there were at least a few hundred nearby. the moment ye zhongming rushed out of the room, he started to bump into the soldiers that gathered there. the battle was unavoidable. if it was a wide space, if these soldiers focused the shots, ye zhongming would definitely die. but this was a narrow and dark alleyway. as a one star evolved and a strong one at that, he had the advantage. he didn¡¯t hold back and started to slice through those who blocked him. blood splattered all over. when he killed a dozen of floors worth of people, the soldiers broke down. they used the torchlight to see that they were facing off against a grim reaper. a god of death holding a white blade. their courage disappeared after seeing ally after ally dying. at that moment, there was no more justice or glory. it was only slaughter. if you are strong then you kill others. if you are weak then you are the one that got killed. this was the apocalypse, there were no rules and only the strong could survive. when ye zhongming charged out, it was just three minutes since he jumped off the roof. the light on the wall swept his figure and the machine gun didn¡¯t hold back. ye zhongming who was killing people like flies was now in a spot. fortunately, it was late at night and the spotlight couldn¡¯t keep up with his movement. so many times, the gunman was firing blindly. it was difficult for him to hit ye zhongming who was moving quickly. but many bullets landed above or below him, causing the shattered cement to hit his body. there was even a bullet that grazed his shoulder and left a bloody wound. if not for his evolution, a piece of meat would have disappeared. the machine gun shots were far louder than that of rifles. not now only were the survivors awakened, the zombies were shocked too. they started to roar and shout. their sounds started to reverberate in the sky. Chapter 139: Flame ripples chapter 139: flame ripples the room was abnormally silent, forming a stark contrast with the noise on the outside. qin yu squatted there while holding his stomach and his eyes were filled with grievances. he wanted to snatch the potion but his wife who could only move one hand... or rather ex wife, kicked him aside. xia lei looked at the potion and her mind was filled with the process that it took for her to get it. that young guy who she always looked down on, whom she felt had a black heart had given it to her. she did help that guy but her conditions were just to send her to the new base. this potion was totally free. xia lei felt that this matter was really ironic. a guy who had no relationship to her at all, a guy who just traded with her could give her an evolution potion for free. but the guy whom she married, who should be her husband who looks out for her, sold her to some other guy just for a potion. things made one so furious when there was a stark comparison. xia lei heard the gunshots and movement outside. she closed her eyes and slowly injected the potion into her body. qin yu stood at the side, his eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. to him, this potion should be his. an indescribable feeling started to spread across her body. her arm was numb was now perfectly fine and it was filled with power. the entire world became clear. xia lei could even hear that the people outside were shouting because someone spun the level two gachapon. moreover, that person was being chased. the evolution process was fast and stable. when she opened her eyes, she knew that she had became a one star evolved. her improved vision allowed her to see the fleeing figure in the night sky. she couldn¡¯t help but smile. in the past, she felt that this guy was bad, he was really cold blooded and even when he was eating he was cold. but now, she recalled what the guy told her and fully agreed with what he said. maybe people were like this. only after getting taught a lesson would they recall the wise words that others had said. qin yu watched as the potion got injected into her body. he knew that he didn¡¯t have a chance. his political acumen made him consider what to do next. since the potion was gone, could he get his wife who was now evolved to do things for him? he stood up while bearing the pain in his stomach. he smiled in what he felt was the most charming way and he called out xia lei¡¯s name. in the past when he made her angry, as long as he did this, she would forgive him. but before he was able to say anything, what he got was a crisp slap. xia lei didn¡¯t use any strength but it still caused his swollen face to swell even more. ¡°from today onwards we have nothing to do with one another. if you talk any more nonsense to me, i will kill you.¡± qin yu held his face and was stunned. ¡°you, where are you going?¡± seeing his wife walk out, he couldn¡¯t help but ask. xia lei smiled coldly, ¡°i suddenly realised that some people are worthier of following than you.¡± ...................................................................................................... ye zhongming hid at the back of a building and calmed himself down. even if he was evolved, the intense fighting and high speed running for ten minutes made him feel a lack of stamina. but he was still being chased, at least, temporarily he was unable to get free of them. if both sides started at the same point, ye zhongming would have ditched them far away. but this was him deep in enemy lies. he was surrounded by enemies who were armed. their firepower net crossed and that forced him away before he even got close to any of them. at this moment, ye zhongming thought back to the equipment that could block guns. bulletproof shirt, ice shield, bulletproof pendant, space twisting ring etc. if he had any of those items, he could tank those bullets and kill all the enemies. or rather, if he had ten minutes, he could spend half the time to modify the two star potion and then use five minutes to evolve. after all, two star and one star was very much different. the higher level it was, the longer time needed to evolve. when ye zhongming evolved to six star, he took a full day. he tossed these impractical thoughts out of his head and he started to search for a way to break through. more and more soldiers appeared around him. he had to find a way to break out. if he was surrounded, he would definitely die. he observed and he chose a direction. he took out a card from his space crystal. while running out, he tossed the card in another direction. hell hound summoning card! he got this from pearl lake. summoning card was a very popular card to increase one¡¯s strength and it was one of the most liked items. it could instantly increase a survivor¡¯s strength. be it fighting or keeping alive, attack or defence, it was really useful. naturally, there were pros and cons but that was based on what the life summoned was. for example, the most basic summoning card that could summon a golem. apart from it being slightly stronger, its skin was really thick so it was mainly used for defence. there was a card that could summon mythical beasts like fire qilins and serpents etc, those were the most valuable items in the apocalypse and were worth a lot. this hell hound card wasn¡¯t of a high level and was just a bit better than normal golem cards. the main reason was that hell hound was a lowly presence among hell monsters. but, even a low level hell monster still gave off a terrifying aura. a two meter tall three meter long giant dog appeared in mid air. it had horns and there was a bone necklace around its neck. its red fur had layers of flames stuck to it. its tail was like a whip that wagged in mid air. it swung left and right and sparks were flung all around. its red eyes were like boiling magma and only the center of it was black. inside it was a desire for blood. the moment it appeared, it raised its head and roared. its voice was like a tiger and a lion and that suppressed the noise in the base. it stepped forwards and a ring of fire spread from its body, forming flame ripples that represented death! n0velusb.c0m . Chapter 140: Have to die chapter 140: have to die hell beings were mostly fire elements. although the hell hound was a weaker one but it also inherited this element. the flame ripples spread outwards. they didn¡¯t look quick but in truth, they were even faster than the speed of humans running. the soldiers chasing ye zhongming were shocked when they saw a monster covered in flames appearing. when they saw it charging at them, they hesitated as they waited for orders and that meant that they lost the chance to escape. the flame ripples spread past those soldiers that didn¡¯t escape. their bodies lit up. the flames were the terriying red color like the ones on the body of the hound. cries rang out. those people who were lucky to flee understood the pain that those burnt were feeling. those cries didn¡¯t last for too long, only a few seconds. no one could last for too long under such flames and they turned into ash, it was as if they didn¡¯t exist in this world. there were originally 200 people who came to stop ye zhongming but the flame ripple burnt over 30 right away. the sudden attack caused many soldiers to retreat in terror. they clearly saw that an evolved wasn¡¯t able to dodge and was burnt to death. even an evolved couldn¡¯t take it so what about them? the group that tried to surround ye zhongming spread out because of that. ye zhongming didn¡¯t remain here as he knew that the hell hound couldn¡¯t last for too long. he didn¡¯t even bother to see what the effects of the hell hound¡¯s flames were. he dashed beside a withering tree and pointed to summon a giant treant that charged mercilessly towards soldiers at the side. but this wasn¡¯t over. ye zhongming also pointed at a lamp and a metal monster appeared which charged in another direction. ye zhongming ran while turning stone, metal, trees into summoned monsters to help him block bullets and attract attention. ye zhongming paid little mental energy to summon them, the least required to give life to them. their durability was around 5 and after being hit by a bullet, they disappeared. but these monsters still terrified the soldiers nearby. they aimed their guns toward those monsters instead of ye zhongming. he naturally wouldn¡¯t give up such a good chance, running out of their encirclement and disappearing into the darkness. on this side, the hell hound had burnt many people and blocked those chasing ye zhongming. its eyes looked around as if it was looking down on the world. n0velusb.c0m but the humans¡¯ attacks didn¡¯t stop. the mental storm gathered on this hound¡¯s body. no choice, it was like a lamp in the night sky due to the flames and was more eye catching as compared to the level two wheel. its body was really huge too so over half of the bullets hit its body. although their life forms had much higher defence towards guns than humans, but when it was focused fired by hundreds of guns, the hell hound was still knocked back. one of its horns was even broken and from within there was a red liquid that flowed out from inside. the hell hound roared in rage and started to pick up speed before jumping right into the crowd. even when it was injured, it was far quicker than the humans. ¡°kill it, kill it!¡± chef jin and director wang were in the crowd. they had different weapons. chef jin held a thick rod with a grey glow. director wang held a chain that was also a grey weapon. the two of them chased with the other evolved but bumped into this hound. they realised that the person with the two star potion had disappeared. if they couldn¡¯t kill this terrifying monster right away, they would lose the chance to catch him. their eyes were red, they led the evolved to battle the hell hound. if one had to pinpoint the hell hound¡¯s level, it was between one star and two star evolved. but because of its flame element, it wouldn¡¯t suffer much when it fought a two star evolved. in terms of strength alone, if either chef jin or director wang met the hell hound, even if they weren¡¯t eaten, they would be forced to flee. but now that they worked together and had other evolved to help, the other soldiers were able to injure the hound. under such a situation, they had an advantage. the hell hound charged into the crowd. like the flame ripple, it caused the humans to dodge and scream. but they slowly realised that as long as they didn¡¯t touch its body, those flames wouldn¡¯t hurt them. thus, they got more and more bold. with evolved blocking in front of them, people would get close to the fire. they attacked the crucial joints and other areas like eyes, ears and stomach. this caused the hound to pay a heavy price. in the end, it was caught off guard and was hit on the head by chef jin with the rod. the hound finally ran out of energy and fell to the ground. it struggled but was unable to get up. an evolved saw the chance and used its spear made from a steel rod to stab into its eyes, sticking it right into its head. the hell hound¡¯s body shook and the flames started to dim. that evolved smiled in glee. although director wang and chef jin who had grey weapons were always at the front but it was an honor to get the final hit and he would be able to brag about it. but he suddenly felt that the atmosphere was off. he glanced and saw people retreating. they were shouting something but he couldn¡¯t hear it. he looked around in terror and then he realised that a flame line had spread beneath his feet and had lit up his body! only when it died did he realise that it wasn¡¯t that the others weren¡¯t making a sound, he was being burnt so badly that he had lost feeling. seeing his men die one after another, director wang¡¯s expression was really bad. the evolved that was burnt to death by the flame ripple was his men, this one was too which reduced his strength. including himself, his side only had three evolved. chef jin didn¡¯t show any more arrogance as he knew that they were facing a common enemy. he looked at director wang and nodded as they continued to chase towards where ye zhongming fled. one of them had to die today. Chapter 141: Counter kill chapter 141: counter kill after ye zhongming ran out of the east region, he realised that the entire base was in chaos. many survivors thought that zombies had charged in and were running around like headless chickens. many people started to rob other people of food and water and even stole crystals. some even started to set fire and rape women. cries, shouts, roars, and various sounds sent the entire base into chaos. the people he met were nervous and in despair as they ran around without a purpose. some had torches or phones but they didn¡¯t illuminate the area much. instead, when they were able to see what was going on around them, they felt even more uneasy. ye zhongming slowed down. if he continued to run so quickly, there would be a higher chance of him being found out. he didn¡¯t know how long the hellhound could fend off those hundred soldiers but what he knew was that if he wasn¡¯t found out by them then the soldiers wouldn¡¯t be able to catch him. the chaotic crowd was his best cover. a gunshot sounded out nearby and ye zhongming turned his head to see chef jin and the others nearby. but they faced the crowd and sunk into the group. evolved were used to doing whatever they liked in the base and seeing so many normal people blocking their way, some couldn¡¯t help but fire. it was as if they had stabbed a hornet nest, the chaotic scenes turned even more chaotic. ye zhongming stopped and killing intent rose up in his eyes. ¡°stupid!¡± chef jin stood there like a mountain. he knew that his men''s firing had caused even more panic and made it even more chaotic. to find that person in this crowd was near impossible. but chef jin and director wang didn¡¯t want to give up like this. since things were already so chaotic... his gaze turned sharp and he raised his rod. ah! a cry shocked him. he was very familiar with that voice, it was an evolved under him. was that evolved hurt by a civilian? he looked in that direction. apart from heads, he didn¡¯t see anything else. he frowned and walked over. with his strength, no one could stop him. he took a few steps and picked up a blood scent and his heart sank. he punched the people around him and saw that his men were holding his chest and sitting on the ground. he had bled a large amount and his eyes were wide open when he died. chef jin lowered his body and moved the hand away. he used a bit of light to see clearly that his man was stabbed in the heart. the wound was clean and just one look and one knew that it was a single stab kill. it was clean and it was done so without any hesitation. only an evolved could kill another evolved so cleanly. director wang who had rushed over saw chef jin¡¯s negative expression. they looked at one another and then director wang said, ¡°we lost our chance when we failed to capture him in the east. now we might get hunted.¡± chef jin smiled bitterly. he didn¡¯t expect that person to be so bold. not only did he not flee the area, he even attacked them. how courageous and bold was he? there were 7-8 evolved and hundreds of soldiers with guns! ¡°you! ah!¡± another cry spread out from another direction. the two leaders of the new district base knew that another evolved was killed. chef jin gave out a weird sound and he stood up. he took an assault rifle from a guard and fired toward that area. people fell in groups. director wang was stunned for a moment but he understood what chef jin was doing. he bit his teeth and pointed in that direction, ¡°clean it up! the rest of you, clear the area around us! kill! kill! kill all those that don¡¯t move aside!¡± in the life and death moment, the two leaders didn¡¯t care about anything else and started to mercilessly kill survivors. ¡°seal: flame blade!¡± the power of bullets helped them to clear an area around. dozens of seconds and over three hundred innocent survivors were killed. this empty area was covered in ice cold corpses. chef jin and director wang heaved a sigh. they knew that they were safe and that killer in the darkness wouldn¡¯t sneak attack them in such a situation. but the moment they relaxed, they heard someone shout from the retreating crowd. a red blade light rose up from the darkness and descended on their heads. ................................................................................................ outside of the new base, in the luxurious sales center, the automatic door had shattered and the expensive crystal lamp was smashed on the ground. the sandalwood table was tossed at the corner and it was covered in dust. there were two people in the hall looking at the new district base where there were dense gunshots and flames burning in random areas. n0velusb.c0m using the small light, one could spot a familiar face. captain ye. the one star evolved that fled after he failed to sneak attack ye zhongming. but a familiar person would notice that his face was ashen white and there was no blood on it. his eyes felt like there weren¡¯t any eyeballs and it was totally replaced by a thick black color. it gave him a really sinister and weird aura. the person beside him was the same, they looked like ghosts that walked out from hell. many zombies and mutated lifeforms gathered around them and they were all level two. there was even one with a black crystal with ten green hands stretching out from its back. it was a hundred hand zombie! these dozen high level evolved lifeforms stood beside them respectfully. they were abnormally stable. ¡°delicious... they are... inside.¡± the ghost on the right said with a hoarse voice, it was as if each word took a lot of effort to speak. ¡°sand... sandbug, attack... attack!¡± captain ye raised his hand. that human arm was now black and a stump appeared at the tip. a smelly and sticky liquid flowed out from there. along with his orders, the evolved lifeforms all charged from different directions back toward their own groups. they roared and smacked their men before pointing them in the same direction. the new district base. Chapter 142: 2 star evolution chapter 142: 2 star evolution ye zhongming bumped into little tiger, mo ye and the others at the west district entrance. in the night sky, the white glow from moon edge was really apparent. ye zhongming sensed killing intent on liang chuyin and little tiger¡¯s body. they probably met some trouble in the chaos and probably attacked. they saw blood and might have even killed someone. sometimes things were like that. even if you didn¡¯t want to kill others, but other people wanted to kill you. they definitely had something that others were eyeing and if they didn¡¯t show their skills, they wouldn¡¯t be able to survive. ¡°boss!¡± little tiger was delighted when he saw ye zhongming. he held the blood stained moon edge and walked over. ¡°you caused trouble right!¡± his tone was a gloating one. ye zhongming stared at him. n0velusb.c0m ¡°go, let¡¯s head back.¡± what ye zhongming wanted to do most now was to inject the two star potion. other things could wait. everyone hurried back. ye zhongming went to an empty room and told everyone to guard outside. he then ordered little tiger to call jia ming to wait for him. he took out the prepared medicine and started to modify the two star potion. the modification process didn¡¯t take long and it wasn¡¯t too complicated. but it was a precise job so any mistakes would turn it to waste. ye zhongming did this many times in the past so he was very familiar with it. the modified two star potion had a beautiful translucent green that made one enchanted. even though ye zhongming had seen it many times in his last life but he was still in a trance. but he knew that this thing was fatal. this small bottle would turn many people into corpses. he pushed it into his body while biting onto a wooden rod that he had prepared beforehand. injecting normal evolution potions was a process of enjoyment. one would feel warmth, comfort, joy no different from sex. but the modified potion would cause pain. this pain was really intense and people without a strong sense of will wouldn¡¯t be able to handle it. as the potion spread in his body, the heart-wrenching pain arrived. ye zhongming¡¯s body started to shake. he knelt on the ground and scratched the hard cement. he bit down on the wooden rod and sweat flowed down his body. one could even see some blood in the sweat. he cried out like a wild beast and with a crack, the wooden rod was broken. his hands even left blood marks on the ground from all the scratching. a few minutes later, ye zhongming was fully drenched but he finally relaxed. he laid on the ground in satisfaction. evolved. in less than half a month, he reached two star. this wasn¡¯t a fake two star like wang ding but an actual two star, moreover, he was a modified two star! ye zhongming used modified potions for both his one star and two star evolutions. as the evolution was built on the past, ye zhongming¡¯s body was stronger than normal two star evolved. he was not certain of the exact number but he guessed that he was at least 20% stronger than them. based on this speed, ye zhongming felt that he would be two times stronger than evolved of the same grade when he reached six star. what did that mean? he laughed. that meant that he was invincible to those of the same level. his sharp senses picked up the movement on the outside and he jumped up. this difficult motion in the past was really easy now. he dragged his wet clothes down and washed his body using the prepared bucket of water. only after he changed his clothes did he walk out. ¡°boss, we found jia ming, i....¡± little tiger saw ye zhongming walk out. he walked out like usual but he was stunned. that was because he felt really unfamiliar. little tiger looked at ye zhongming closely. still that face and still the same person but he felt like a mountain that couldn¡¯t be crossed. that calm gaze actually made him feel really uneasy, causing his knees to go soft. ye zhongming laughed. he knew that this was because of the evolution aura left on his body after he just evolved which was why it influenced little tiger¡¯s thoughts. this wasn¡¯t a big thing and would go away in a while. ¡°zhongming, you look different.¡± ye zhongming nodded toward mo ye and didn¡¯t say anything. he said to jia ming, ¡°i have something to discuss with you, let¡¯s sit and talk.¡± jia ming didn¡¯t know what he wanted to say so he could only nod. everyone found a place to sit down. the chaos outside continued and it looked like it was going to get more and more intense. many places were in flames and half of the base was dyed red. ¡°do you want to own this base?¡± ye zhongming¡¯s sudden words not only stunned jia ming but everyone else. own... this base? what did that mean? da ming was beside jia ming and he scratched his head, ¡°boss ye, what do you mean? are you joking?¡± ye zhongming shook his head while looking at the chaotic base, ¡°i have killed the two who were in charge and now this base has no master. if this continues, they will kill until no one is left. either the zombies get in and they become their food. there is no third option.¡± ¡°you killed chef jin and director wang?¡± jia ming felt that he was always calm and people always praised him for being mature. but when he heard the news, he was so shocked that his mind went blank. although the new district base was built only a few days ago, but chef jin and director wang¡¯s strength was something etched in their hearts. their strength caused them to not dare to fight back. along with the dozens of evolved and thousands of soldiers, it was obvious that they became the leaders of the base. even jia ming felt that chef jin and director wang were invincible. but now a young man said that he killed both of them. even a calm person would be shocked. ¡°i need a stable base and i need this place to have a new master. are you, willing?¡± ye zhongming walked to his side and asked solemnly. . Chapter 143: Give me instructions chapter 143: give me instructions it was as if the noise outside had totally disappeared. only ye zhongming¡¯s question rang out in jia ming¡¯s mind. own this base? honestly, this was a thought that jia ming didn¡¯t even dream about. but he knew that this guy was not joining with him. he said that he had killed chef jin and director wang so the past owners of this base were probably already dead. ¡°but, but i, am not even evolved.¡± ¡°i can let you evolve.¡± ¡°i, i, don¡¯t have so many men.¡± ¡°our country does not lack people.¡± ¡°but i don¡¯t have management experience.¡± ¡°one does not need management experience in the apocalypse, just killing experience.¡± jia ming still wanted to say something but he noticed that things that seemed so complicated to him were not a problem to ye zhongming at all. ¡°why did you choose me?¡± jia ming finally asked what he was most concerned about. ¡°right, i think i can do so too.¡± da ming said so casually and that made everyone roll their eyes at him. ¡°because i want to.¡± jia ming opened his mouth and didn¡¯t know what to say while da ming was shaking his head. damn, this guy was so amazing. i want to choose you so i chose you. jia ming took in a deep breath and stood up, his gaze became more and more firm. ¡°okay, i agree. then what, after i become the master of this place, what do i have to do for you?¡± n0velusb.c0m admiration flashed in ye zhongming¡¯s eyes. he was right about this jia ming, he was a person that knew when to advance and retreat. ¡°naturally i have something that needs your help but that would wait until you take control of the entire base.¡± ye zhongming patted him, ¡°now let¡¯s go see another person. with his support, it will make things easier.¡± ............................................................................................................ ocean community district was the only peaceful region in the new district base. li qiang led his men to patrol the area. any place connected to the other districts were tightly guarded and anyone who dared to charge in was shot. many lucky ones were stationed at the entrance. they looked around at the base that was covered in flames and deep down they felt really fortunate. if they had not entered this community, they might have ended up fleeing like those people. those unlucky ones would have been trampled to death. li qiang was standing on the sandbags used for defence and looked out with a complicated expression. he wanted to let people in but he knew that if a breach was opened up, the crowd would surge in like a flood. this would turn the district into the same as the outside. he didn¡¯t want the faction that he had run for so many days to be destroyed in just a moment. which was why he ordered to shoot. those people ran away after seeing dozens of corpses and they didn¡¯t dare to come back. ¡°brother qiang if this continues the base will collapse. look there, that is the tunnel towards the outside. many people are there and they have started to fight one another.¡± a person pointed into the distance. li qiang naturally saw it too but there was nothing he could do. his men, their guns, it was barely sufficient to guard their district and he had no strength to care about anything else. he was really worried. it wasn¡¯t easy to find a place to survive in the apocalypse. if not for the base, li qiang didn¡¯t have the confidence of surviving on the outside even though he had evolved. he had seen how strong the mutated lifeforms outside were and he was certain that humans couldn¡¯t stop them. li qiang felt powerless against the chaos outside. he started to consider the way out. he looked at the tunnel going towards the outside and was hesitating about whether to lead people there to break out. ¡°what is boss li looking at?¡± a voice rang out from behind him that caused his hair to stand on its ends. he suppressed his fear and turned around slowly to see the young man who had traded the recipe scroll with him standing five meters from him and smiling at him. even if he was stupid he knew what this short distance meant. li qiang¡¯s men panicked and all turned their guns towards ye zhongming. they were filled with disbelief. they didn¡¯t know how he was just standing there without a sign. the closest person to ye zhongming was just two meters and even he didn¡¯t sense a thing. ye zhongming squinted his eyes and li qiang was like a scared rabbit. he shouted, ¡°put your guns down.¡± they looked at one another and slowly placed their guns down. it should be ye zhongming who felt relaxed when no guns were pointing at him but on the contrary, li qiang was the one that felt relaxed. in that short moment, he felt the god of death descends on his head. he knew that if one of his men tried to make a move, maybe ye zhongming might die but he was definitely dead. this was one of his ¡®abilities¡¯. he learned how to shoot when young and that cultivated his calm state. his coach used a disk-throwing machine to train his shooting and he was often hit in the face by these disks until he didn¡¯t feel afraid of them and didn¡¯t dodge them. while training his mental state, this also made him really sharp to danger. through the training process, the moment the disks flew out, he could predict whether or not they would hit him. this ability to predict danger was helpful for him to survive in the apocalypse. that ability told him that death was right in front of him. ¡°boss li really has some skill.¡± if others said that, he would definitely scoff and kick them aside. but now he was relaxed and knew that this person was not going to kill him. ¡°our trade is done so why are you here?¡± li qiang tried to straighten his body and look calm. ¡°i have something that i need your help with.¡± ye zhongming smiled before he flashed right in front of li qiang. their two faces were so close to one another. li qiang¡¯s face was dead as ash. he understood that this guy could kill him as easily as an ant. what he didn¡¯t know what that how did his strength change so much? he was not so strong in the day when they had met and that was just a few hours ago. suddenly, he recalled the cause of the chaos, it was because someone had spun the level two wheel. he swallowed his saliva and a possibility rose up in his mind. this person was a two star evolved. he finally knew why this young teen would be so strong. li qiang¡¯s voice was hoarse and he lowered his head, ¡°brother give me your instructions.¡± . Chapter 144: Another wave chapter 144: another wave jia ming, his family as well as those he had some interactions with gathered together and form a few dozen strong team. surrounding them were evolved like mo ye, little tiger etc. they looked towards the east and were waiting for something. many fleeing survivors noticed this weird team but when they saw that person holding a white weapon, they were filled with fear. suddenly, a signal flare shot up from the east. the group was already ready and they made their move. little tiger, mo ye, liang chuyin held their guns and fired into the sky. the sudden gunshot caused people around to shout. they instinctively ran away from the gunshot. this scattered crowd was forced together once more. they fled towards a building where a giant bonfire was lit up. the flames burnt really strongly and lit this area up. da ming stood in front of a window on the second floor and found a speaker which he used to shout into. ¡°hear my orders, stop!¡± his voice made those people slow down. the light from the bonfire helped to chase away some of their panics. then, jia ming led the people he found and all of them shouted the same thing. they held everything that could shine so that the people around stopped. little tiger and the other evolved played a crucial part too. they placed their guns forwards and immediately many people stopped. the chaotic night was exactly like that, if there was chaos, everyone would join in. but the moment there was light and someone giving orders, people would quickly stabilise once more. first was a few dozen that stopped running, then were a few hundred, then a few thousand. bit by bit, the western region started to calm down. jia ming took the speaker and told everyone to return to their homes. he also told everyone that the base was safe and there were no zombies inside. along with da ming and little tiger¡¯s help, the situation stabilised. they even organised some small groups to extinguish the flames. of course, there were some that didn¡¯t want the peace. the chaos brought them many benefits. not only did they get food, they even tasted some women. they didn¡¯t show any politeness towards these people. the few women beat them up such that they couldn¡¯t move but people like little tiger and liang chuyin were more merciless, directly killing them. such vicious methods were extremely useful to calm down the chaos. the east was similar too. li qiang led people out from the ocean community district and evacuated the crowd, chasing them from the sides of a building into the building. the east region didn¡¯t have many people and they had sufficient manpower so things were much smoother than the west. ye zhongming naturally helped too. after all, the east was where the evolved lived. those people who fled from ye zhongming¡¯s attack and their relatives were people who were used to living lawlessly in the area. they weren¡¯t happy to be managed. but ye zhongming suppressed them and they yielded. this process caused li qiang¡¯s eyes to open wide. although ye zhongming didn¡¯t show his strength, but li qiang was still terrified of how this young man could kill evolved like he was drinking water. he was fortunate that he knew his place and agreed to stand out to stabilize the bases. the east and the west were stable now so the chaos in the remaining two districts didn¡¯t last for much longer. the people entered the two districts and calmed down the people there. when the entire base was calm, the sky started to light up. ye zhongming, li qiang, jia ming, little tiger etc gathered at the center of the base and discussed some problems. many people died last night. as long as it was in a more central area, one could see corpses. the weather was quite high so the corpses had to be cleared. n0velusb.c0m ¡°i am planning to send out a recruitment message to hire people to clear the base. this is all thanks to the food that chef jin and director wang left. with this food as payment, i think many people would be willing to do this job.¡± li qiang was asked by ye zhongming to occupy the food storage. he fought with the guards there and after paying a small price they occupied that area and also obtained a large amount of food. ¡°this method can be used in many ways like strengthening the base, clearing trash, cleaning, expanding etc, also...¡± ye zhongming listened to jia ming talk to the people and was filled with admiration for him. this young man was not bad, he did everything in an orderly manner. but he frowned subsequently. he looked around and didn¡¯t notice anything weird. he lowered his body and stuck his ear to the ground to listen closely. although ye zhongming was not standing with them, but be it jia ming who just adapted to his role as the leader, or people that respect him like li qiang, they were all paying a bit of attention to him. they understood that this person was the true ruler now. seeing his actions, they stopped talking and moved over. ¡°boss, what happened?¡± ye zhongming waved and told everyone to calm down. he listened for a few seconds and his expression turned even darker. he stood up and said to jia ming, ¡°arrange people to evacuate the south!¡± ¡°why...¡± ¡°quick!¡± jia ming wanted to ask but ye zhongming interrupted him. jia ming stopped and went to arrange for people right away. suddenly, everyone felt the ground shake. this time everyone was able to feel it. they looked at one another but they didn¡¯t know what happened. ¡°damn, we are too late!¡± ye zhongming cursed in annoyance and pulled out moon edge, ¡°jia ming, arrange people to the south and get them to evacuate. da mng, lead boss li and his men to set up obstacles from the south towards the other districts. once the survivors are mostly evacuated or if the situation is bad then seal the roads!¡± ¡°the rest of you follow me!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s eyes were filled with killing intent, ¡°whether or not we can protect the base depends on us!¡± Chapter 145: Sand Worm chapter 145: sand worm li qiang wanted to ask something but he saw the others follow ye zhongming right away so he just silently followed. his questions only lasted a few seconds. when they entered the south district, the trembling of the ground continued. as an evolved, he could clearly sense that the shaking came from ahead which was where the team was heading. ¡°the sand worms are coming!¡± ye zhongming was ice cold. he ran while explaining to the people around him. ¡°they only have one ability. apart from their own body¡¯s strength, their only skill is digging. the shaking is because they are destroying the foundations of the south district walls.¡± ¡°what?¡± li qiang lost his voice, ¡°doesn¡¯t that mean, doesn¡¯t that mean...¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°the foundations aren¡¯t enough to block the sandworms. the cement and stone pieces added between the buildings have no foundations so they probably will collapse soon.¡± ¡°then you...¡± li qiang didn¡¯t finish but everyone knew what he meant. if the walls collapsed then those thousands of zombies and monsters would charge in. wouldn¡¯t it be impossible for the few of them to block them? what was the difference between charging to their deaths!? the others didn¡¯t say anything but they thought the same thing. but they were just used to listening to ye zhongming so they didn¡¯t raise it up. ¡°that is because we are the only people in the base that can stop all this.¡± little tiger didn¡¯t show any fear at all and even teased ye zhongming, ¡°boss, when did you become so kind-hearted?¡± ye zhongming laughed and didn¡¯t bother about little tiger, ¡°of course i am not kind, i need this base still so i can¡¯t see it collapse.¡± he paused and felt the strong shaking beneath his feet. he explained, ¡°the sandworm broke the foundations and the buildings will collapse. listen, they will collapse, after they collapse they will turn into ruins that can still block the zombies. what we need to do is just to kill the worms. when they aren¡¯t causing trouble, we can strengthen the ruins so this base can still be guarded.¡± everyone heard what ye zhongming said and they finally relaxed. if not, if they were asked to face such an ocean of zombies, anyone would lose courage. ¡°hong!¡± there was a giant explosion from ahead. everyone looked as if the wall made of stone and cement had collapsed. along with the explosion, an entire part of the wall fell to the ground and caused dust to billow. a black figure dashed across but it was hidden in the dust. the wall was over ten meters tall but it was less than half now, around 2-3 stories tall. maybe it was due to the reduction in height but one could hear the shouts of the zombies much more clearly now. the people who had calmed down in the south panicked once more. this time they weren¡¯t totally confused like at night but they personally saw the wall collapse. they couldn¡¯t suppress their fears and started to run deeper into the base. ¡°fire!¡± ye zhongming ordered coldly and also raised his moon edge. the survivors were charging at them and if they didn¡¯t stop them, they would get stuck there. then, the zombies would really charge in. the people with guns hesitated for a moment. only after ye zhongming shouted once more did they fire. those headless chickens split to the sides to give some space for the team. ye zhongming led the way and charged up the ruins. a giant bug had drilled out from behind the ruins. it had a giant body, over 15 meters long and 2 meters wide that made it look like a giant centipede. the only difference was that it didn¡¯t have that many legs. it only had a pair of thick limbs in three different parts of its body. the most obvious one was its head. it was sharp and had a spiral pattern, like a giant drill. it gave off a metallic glow. beneath its spike head was a huge mouth that was eating the dirt and stone. it passed through its long body and went to its tail! after it passed through, it turned into sand bits. this was the sandworm, a monster siege weapon. many survivor bases were destroyed due to these worms. these worms could drill holes in the ground. even the tough stone couldn¡¯t block their sharp heads. moreover, they had a special ability. which was that their intestines were a weird digestive tool. stone, bricks, cement, and even normal steel would turn into bits that got excreted. human structures were like paper to them. ye zhongming came here by pure accident and only entered to get some things. but when he saw the zombies and mutated monsters around, especially since he knew about the two star gachapon, his thoughts changed. he wanted to use this base to do something. this thing needed a perfect base, a base that wasn¡¯t broken through. now these sandworms had disrupted his plan so what he had to do was to kill them. ye zhongming had just evolved and his body was at its peak. he held moon edge and locked onto the sandworm that was chewing on stone. this level two mutated life form didn¡¯t realise that its death was coming. n0velusb.c0m only when ye zhongming stabbed its body did it see its enemy? sandworm not being very sharp was one of its weakness. moon edge¡¯s sharpness allowed ye zhongming to have an advantage once more. the strength of a two star evolved gave him enough confidence. he slashed twice and sliced off the legs of the sandworm before dodging the black liquid that spurted out. ¡°slice off the legs in the middle to restrict its movement. then stab that armor two meters away from its tail, below it is its heart!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s voice spread into their ears and he taught them how to deal with the sandworm. while speaking, ye zhongming¡¯s body didn¡¯t stop. he jumped on the body of the sandworm and dashed to its tail. it slashed with moon edge and stabbed into this part of the armor that was lighter in color. ¡°dodge its blood, it is a neural toxin and it will turn your body stiff for many days.¡± ye zhongming retreated after pulling his blade out to complete the demonstration of how to kill them. this sandworm trembled and after giving out two cries, it died. the people who charged up the ruins wanted to heave a sigh of relief but they felt the ruins beneath them shaking. a few seconds later, numerous places had stones flying about as many black figures appeared on the surface. 5 sandworms surrounded everyone within. Chapter 146: Fighting above his level chapter 146: fighting above his level ¡°i will only deal with three, the rest are yours.¡± ye zhongming held his blade and he started to run, ¡°kill them or get killed.¡± little tiger, mo ye, liang chuyin, park xiuying and li qiang, the five of them, five one star evolved had to deal with three level two sandworms! these were level two sandworms and not level one ones so they had to fight above their level. li qiang¡¯s breathing was rushed when he heard that. he just evolved today and hadn¡¯t even killed a level one mutated life form. now he had to fight a level two one? he looked at the white crystal on the worm¡¯s forehead and felt that his hand was shaking. li qiang was afraid but everyone else¡¯s eyes lit up. that included the gentle park xiuying. these people had spent such a long time with ye zhongming and their fear of zombies had become really weak. this wasn¡¯t hard to imagine. anyone who had seen someone kill dozens of level two monsters when he was just level one would have a different thought against these monsters. moreover, mo ye, liang chuyin, little tiger etc used modified guns and the land geography to kill many level two boars. this was why they didn¡¯t fear level two lifeforms and they didn¡¯t feel that they were very much special. if there was something they had to pay attention to, it would be that they were huge and a little tougher than those boars. ye zhongming¡¯s words were obviously a test for them so all of them were tempted. their expressions made li qiang think that they were all crazy. he didn¡¯t understand where did their confidence come from. ¡°xiuying!¡± mo ye was a police captain and in the past, she was in charge of arranging attacks. she was obviously in charge when ye zhongming was not around. she did several hand signs that little tiger understood. park xiuying and liang chuyin learned many of these simple things from mo ye during these few days. they understood what mo ye meant. mo ye was protected by park xiuying as she dealt with two sandworms while the others quickly killed the other one! ¡°boss li, i heard your shooting is good? you also have a gun from ye zhongming?¡± mo ye nodded towards li qiang. he was first stunned and then immediately understood what he had to do. everyone was smart. li qiang understood that he didn¡¯t belong to this team and people were giving him face and didn¡¯t order him around. what he had to do was to do what he was best at-- shooting, to attack the monsters. mo ye completed all that in just a few seconds. after she told li qiang what he needed to do, she charged in front of the sandworm on the left. she shot a bullet from further away before taking out her blade to slice it. right away, this woman was able to attack a level two mutated life form while she was just a level one evolved. li qiang scolded her for being insane before turning his gun toward his target. little tiger and liang chuyin¡¯s weapons landed on the sandworm at the same time. their bodies were also surrounded by the diamond shield. the two of them didn¡¯t fire. their armor piercing bullets were used up during the battle against the boar king and without materials to make new bullets, these guns weren¡¯t that effective against level two lifeforms. liang chuyin¡¯s whip wrapped the pointy head of the sandworm. this didn¡¯t cause much damage but it allowed her to use it as a springboard to jump onto its body. her snow white skin was in stark contrast to the sand worm¡¯s dark skin. she jumped on its body and followed its long body down towards its tail and she headed towards its heart. the sandworm reacted a little slowly but after it realised that someone had jumped onto its back, it raged. it started to twist itself to try to fling this human off. ¡°i am your opponent!¡± little tiger wouldn¡¯t let it attack liang chuyin. this kid ignored ye zhongming¡¯s instructions on slicing its legs in the middle of tis body and he just sliced towards the legs near its head. moon edge gave off a metallic sound which caused the sandworm¡¯s body to stop. it then gave out a loud roar. little tiger¡¯s blade sliced into one leg, slicing its joint and nearly breaking it. if it was the moon edge that had ghost metal infused in it, or if ye zhongming used little tiger¡¯s moon edge as a two star evolved, then this blade was enough to slice off the leg. unfortunately, little tiger didn¡¯t have the ability to do so. but this caused the sandworm¡¯s body to tilt to the side and it allowed liang chuyin to stabilise herself. sandworm was hit and naturally, it didn¡¯t allow itself to be defeated like that. it turned its body to flip its stomach upwards. that flung liang chuyin off and into mid air. little tiger had to dodge and avoid being squashed. n0velusb.c0m although its body flipped but its attacks didn¡¯t stop. its sharp head swept the ground and knocked toward little tiger. ¡°peng! peng! peng!¡± heavy sounds spread as li qiang finally fired. his target was the devolved but still prominent eyes. the size of the target at this distance seemed easy to hit but little tiger knew how tough that shot was. the sandworm was moving and pistols had a limited range which affected precision. moreover, the sandworm was moving its head to hit little tiger so li qiang¡¯s position was not a good one. however, he did manage to hit. that pistol was modified by ye zhongming and it was really powerful. if it had an armor piercing bullet, those few shots would be enough to kill the sandworm. but the problem was that ye zhongming didn¡¯t give him any special bullets. three shots and the eyes of the sandworm were bloodied but it was still alive. but that created a chance for little tiger. he roared and stabbed into the brain of the sandworm through its eyes. intense pain spread across its body and caused it to flip its body once more. little tiger was flung into the air before he could pull moon edge out. he didn¡¯t panic and just held tightly onto the handle. ¡°blade!¡± liang chuyin shouted. little tiger glanced and understood right away. he twisted his body and stepped down onto its head to pull moon edge out. he lost his support and fell from mid air but during that process, he shouted and tossed moon edge towards liang chuyin. Chapter 147: I need half an hour chapter 147: i need half an hour liang chuyin¡¯s whip wrapped a giant stone on the ruins and she jumped into mid air. moon edge was tossed over to her and she grabbed it. she released the whip and held the blade with two hands as she stabbed into the heart of the sandworm. puchi! moon edge stabbed into the heart of the worm and black blood spurted out, covering her entire face. the beautiful influencer turned totally black. ¡°ah!¡± she screamed. women all loved to be clean and she was no exception. the black liquid made her feel really disgusting. but she just screamed and after pulling the blade out she jumped off the corpse. she knew that mo ye was still holding on and she couldn¡¯t waste time here. mo ye was indeed finding it tough. she dodged the attack of one as she slashed with her blade at the other worm. the strength from the worm nearly caused her to drop the blade. fortunately, she learned techniques of how to use strength. she adapted these techniques into the way she used the blade, moving her arm to reduce the momentum. the diamond shield around her broke once more. she ran forwards and avoid with her momentum to dodge the attack of the injured sandworm. the power of the head of this monster was too strong and it was really tough such that mo ye was only able to leave a white mark on it. this was already the 4th diamond shield that broke. park xiuying¡¯s mental energy had dropped to a very dangerous level. ¡°captain we are here!¡± fortunately, little tiger and the others had killed their worm and rushed over to help. ¡°i will hold it down!¡± liang chuyin¡¯s diamond shield was still up and she took on one worm. mo ye didn¡¯t say anything, coordinating with little tiger to attack a single worm. li qiang was finding a chance to fire. the three of them worked together to kill this worm in just half a minute. little tiger was hit by the worm before it died so although he had the diamond shield to protect him, the power still flung him out. when he fell, blood seeped at the corner of his mouth and he was injured. he bit his teeth and stood up. the battle was not over so he couldn¡¯t collapse. but when he stood up, he realised that the sand worm was already killed. ye zhongming stood on the corpse of the sandworm and pulled out his moon edge. he looked at the other side and the two worms that ye zhongming was dealing with were already dead. even the crystals on their foreheads were dug out. little tiger bit his teeth. boss really was the boss, he was so strong. ¡°no time.¡± seeing everyone ask him the reason why he attacked, he said solemnly. thousands of zombies were already surrounding the area. some mutated life forms were among them and they didn¡¯t look like they were going to attack at all. n0velusb.c0m at the breach caused by the sand worm that was dozens of meters large, there were zombies. even if they were really slow, they would arrive where they were at in just a minute or two. everyone had a solemn expression. they knew that it was too late to ask people to strengthen the ruins. ye zhongming¡¯s idea of fortification wasn¡¯t possible. ¡°they, how are they so quick? it is as if they had planned it.¡± liang chuyin used her sleeves to wipe the blood of the sandworm from her face. she looked at the zombie hoard and her voice was shaking. she wasn¡¯t afraid of fighting level two life forms but she was afraid of fighting endless amounts of zombies. ¡°right, there are so many sandworms attacking the same place. moreover, the zombies are all gathering here, if not there wouldn¡¯t be so many of them here.¡± little tiger was healed by cleansing dew and was pretty much fine. he pointed at the sides of the ruins and there were very few zombies there. they have gathered ahead of the ruins like they knew that the area would collapse. ye zhongming¡¯s expression was a little ugly. he had his guesses but he didn¡¯t want to say them out. if his guesses were true, then he didn¡¯t have much hope to guard this base. ¡°i have an idea to block these.¡± a voice spread from beneath the ruins. everyone turned their heads and saw xia lei dragging a small cart. on it were many squares. ¡°sister lei!¡± mo ye cheered and charged down the ruins. she hugged xia lei and had a shocked expression on her face. ¡°sister lei you evolved?¡± xia lei smiled at her junior sister before turning towards ye zhongming. ¡°do you see the two buildings there?¡± xia lei pointed at the two high towers, ¡°if we bomb them and make them collapse together, then we can block the other entrances from the south district. the other districts would have time to reorganise their defence.¡± ye zhongming took a look. there were two buildings that were a little cut off from the other buildings. based on what xia lei said, if they fell together, it would cut off the south district from the entire base. ¡°i found some explosives in the east. give me some time and i can do it.¡± xia lei raised her head. her mature face shone brightly under the sun. but for some reason, xia ye felt like her eyes were a little swollen like she had cried. ye zhongming looked at mo ye and she nodded, ¡°xia lei is as good as a professional explosives expert. this isn¡¯t too difficult for her.¡± ¡°how long do you need?¡± ye zhongming took a few seconds of silence before he made a choice. although he had a bad feeling that his luck wasn¡¯t too good, but he still wanted to give it a try. xia lei smiled and she knew what that meant. she had returned to this team and gained the trust of the most important person. ¡°half an hour, i need just half an hour.¡± xia lei pointed at mo ye and little tiger, ¡°i need their help!¡± ye zhongming bit his teeth and looked at the hoard that charged in. the crystals on their foreheads were like devilish women tempting him at every moment. high risk high reward, take a gamble! ¡°okay, i will try to buy half an hour for you. i hope you won¡¯t disappoint me.¡± Chapter 148: The apocalypse is no exception chapter 148: the apocalypse is no exception a person who had never personally battled zombies would never know how terrifying they were. they might be slow, their bodies might be stiff and they might have many weakness. if you were not afraid of them, you could even play with individuals and then stab your knife into their eyes. but once there was a large group of them, you would see how terrifyin they were. you don¡¯t know where a black decomposing hand would appear to scratch you. you wouldn¡¯t know when a leg covered in thick pus would step onto you. you wouldn¡¯t know when a mouth with sharp smelly teeth would rip off a piece of your meat. moreover, the zombie¡¯s terrifying virus would shroud over you like dark clouds in the sky. in the apocalypse, the most terrifying thing wasn¡¯t the darkness that you could see. it wasn¡¯t monsters whose evolution levels terrified humans. it was the zombie wave and the beast waves. be it humans or monsters, in front of those waves, they were as weak as a three year old kid. especially when most of the zombies evolved and their strength increased. they would become a group of death gods. they would wave their black scythes and threaten any race on the planet. in his last life, ye zhongming experienced how terrifying it was. after a few close shaves, he had a phobia towards them. but now he knew that if he wanted to get rich and get more, he had to face these monsters. he sucked in a deep breath and looked at the dozens of meters of zombies, he shouted loudly, ¡°fire!¡± li qiang¡¯s men and also a few base defenders who weren¡¯t willing to come here started to fire. gunshots rang out in the sky above the base. scenes of blood and flesh spilling all over would cause people who were looking at it for the first time to vomit. even park xiuying and liang chuyin who had followed ye zhongming for so long felt their stomachs churn. but they knew that if they wanted to survive in the apocalypse, they would see such things often. so although they felt bad, they still looked on and waited for their chance to strike. if not for the chaos last night, then with the organised defence of the base, they would be able to hold on for 10 hours. but after the chaos, after chef jin and director wang was killed by ye zhongming, there was no more order in the base. no one was leading so it was tough to gather people here. along with li qiang only have a hundred men, although they had guns but they didn¡¯t have enough ammo so this couldn¡¯t last. ¡°stop!¡± ye zhongming shouted and waved his arm. he tried to let the warriors fighting see him and hear his orders. it was normal for these people to be unable to maintain a calm heart when facing these zombies so naturally they would miss. the zombies were close so they could maintain some accuracy but if they were far away, the bullets would fly far. after killing a bunch of them, ye zhongming told them to stop. while saving bullets, it also bought them some room to breathe. pulling the trigger seemed easy but in an intense fight, the nervousness would also consume large amounts of stamina and energy. jia ming was holding little tiger¡¯s gun. he fought while learning from ye zhongming¡¯s actions. in the space beneath the ruins, arms, legs, heads, blood of the zombies covered the area. any normal human would feel uncomfortable when they saw such a scene. at least visually it was like htat. but this couldn¡¯t stop the zombies. they didn¡¯t care about the deaths of others. what they cared about was tasting fresh blood. after having hundreds of their kind getting killed, those who were still alive continued to charge. anyone who saw such a thing would feel a sense of despair. they couldn¡¯t kill them all. that feeling was just so annoying. ¡°fight!¡± ye zhongming ordered again and the guns fired. bullets formed a net that scattered into the zombies below the ruins. n0velusb.c0m the zombies instantly fell like a bunch of wheat. but this only lasted for dozens of seconds before the gunshots started to thin out. a moment later, the sound of guns disappeared. they had used up their bullets. during peacetime, naturally there wasn¡¯t a huge storage of bullets. even if the base tried to save up they still spent a large amount of them. moreover, these people were all gathered here haphazardly and they brought bullets that they could fine. after they finished them, there was no more bullets. ¡°those who aren¡¯t willing to stay to fight the zombies can go. those who are willing to say, i promise that if you are still alive, you will get an evolution potion.¡± ye zhongming glanced at the hundred over people on the ruins and made his promise. people started to struggle. everyone wanted to evolve. many people were willing to give up many things to get an evolution potion. apart from their lives. if they died then what was the use? but this was also the closest many of them got to an evolution potion. after all, they were promised. time paused at that moment and everyone started to have their own internal fight regarding their destiny. many people retreated. they didn¡¯t want to die here but there were many who remained. they were planning to gamble. half a minute later, only 30 of them remained on the ruins. ye zhongming pulled out moon edge and his gaze landed on the zombie hoard that were close. he was calm and after sucking in a deep breath, he slashed and it left a gap in the hoard. ¡°attack, let¡¯s see if we are lucky or not!¡± seeing that person charge into the hoard, many of the others on the ruins roared and followed suit. when humans were forced into despair, many people would accept their lives, closing their eyes to die. some would be stunned, closing their minds and waiting for destiny. some people would be unwilling to accept. their hearts would be filled with rage and hope and they would choose to face it and fight back. maybe such a battle would end in defeat, maybe others felt like the resistance was stupid. but such qualities were what allowed humans to survive from all sorts of dangers. no matter the time, courage wass the hope of mankind. the apocalypse was the same. Chapter 149: Minion Zombie chapter 149: minion zombie liang chuyin was the second person who charged into the zombie hoard. although her talents weren¡¯t as good as little tiger, xia lei, mo ye etc but she was determined. she only listened to ye zhongming and that earned the respect of everyone in the team. not everyone could adapt to the apocalypse as quickly as she did. this influencer was like a furious leopard, she charged into the ugly and disgusting monsters and used shadow dance. the wind dancer¡¯s aoe skill reached its best effect since she had gotten the job. whips slashed down and the heads of the zombies around exploded. the smacking sounds caused ye zhongming to turn around in shock. just one move killed dozens of zombies! this outcome stunned those who had followed her into battle and that followed with immense joy! their doubt about ye zhongming¡¯s promise to give them evolution potions had disappeared. look at that fellow, even his members were so strong so how would he go against his words? these people who swore to fight to the death had really high morale now. they used the various weapons in their hands to smash into the heads of the zombies. ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to lose out. he held his arm shield to block an attack before waving the blade to his right. the sharp blade light slashed across the zombies to slice their heads off. this blade killed a dozen zombies just like that. maybe ye zhongming wasn¡¯t as cool as liang chuyin¡¯s skill but he had silently killed dozens of zombies which filled many people with envy. although there were just a few of them, but ye zhongming and liang chuyin led them out and raised their morale. they pushed a few meters forwards and turned this area beneath the ruins into a sort of forbidden zone. ¡°pay attention to maintain some distance between others, don¡¯t charge too far in. if you end up surrounded then you are in danger.¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°apart from hands, you have legs too. when attacking, you can use your legs to push the zombies back! but pay attention to the angle that you kick!¡± ¡°try to be lethal and don¡¯t waste stamina for no reason!¡± ye zhongming fought and shouted out the things they needed to pay attention to. although this was sort of a haphazard commanding, but his words managed to save the lives of many inexperienced people. these people instantly looked at him differently. they went from aimlessly charging into battle to listening to his teachings. even liang chuyin who had been in many battles had gained a lot of knowledge. after all, these things looked simple but it was what ye zhongming learned over ten years. each pointer that he mentioned was a result of a death. ¡°15 more minutes!¡± park xiuying didn¡¯t charge into the hoard and reported the remaining time as she stood behind everyone. someone was unhappy about this woman that was hiding behind and wanted to scold her for being timid but the moment she turned her head, she saw the woman wave at him. he was confused and didn¡¯t understand but then he noticed a translucent shield that appeared beside him that was dancing around him. a zombie picked an opportunity to stretch its claws towards his neck and in the next moment, the black fingernails would pierce into him. the shield continued to fly and it blocked right in front of his neck to block that lethal hit. the shield flashed and its brightness reduced but it still protected him. even if he was stupid, he would know that this beautiful girl saved his life and also gave him a shield that could defend against zombies. ¡°thank you beautiful, i will treat you to a meal when we get back.¡± park xiuying who was running out of energy pouted and thought to herself that she was only eating mutated animal meat, two star meat. you treat me? you can¡¯t even pay up even if you sold your underwear. she spat out just thinking about it as she felt like liang chuyin had led her astray. the smoothness of everything made everyone relax a little. the desperate situation actually seemed hopeful with these twenty people fighting. ¡°ah!¡± but the light disappeared with that scream. ye zhongming looked and saw a small bent-over body riding on a human that fell. the small claws retracted from that person¡¯s chest and a heart that was still beating was pulled out. ¡°minion zombie!¡± ye zhongming clenched his blade tightly. this one meter tall zombie was probably an infected kid. after they turned into a zombie they became really agile and cunning. they would hide behind other zombies and sneak attack when the humans weren¡¯t paying attention. as they were quick and had palms that were sharp like blades, they could attack the lethal parts and catch one off guard. moreover, the biggest difference between this and the other zombies was that other zombie¡¯s bodies would show changes. like iron arms, zombie ape, hundred hands etc. minion zombie was one of the few that could mutate the body part of another zombie. to a certain extent, it was a way that they created their own weapons just that the material was the body part of another zombie. ye zhongming thought about it and then he saw that this minion zombie was carrying the head of a female zombie. it had an ashen white face and black eyes and the area where it was connected to the neck was empty. it hung low along with parts of the human anatomy that occasionally dripped some black blood. the scenes were terrifying but ye zhongming knew that the worst thing was the ability of the skull that the minion zombie had mutated. the level two minion zombie swallowed the heart in just one mouth and blood splattered across its face. the beautiful taste delighted it. it swallowed while laughing. a human who was close to the one that died cried out in pain and started to stab his bulletless rifle at the small zombie. the minion zombie saw that someone was attacking so it roared towards this human. pieces of the heart and its yellow saliva shot out. it then grabbed the head of the female zombie and shook it in front of the human. the black lips of the female zombie head opened out. it shot out a red mist that caught the human off guard. ¡°ah ah ah!¡± the human tossed his gun to the ground and he knelt down in pain while scratching his face and body. it was as if there was something he couldn¡¯t resist. his skin looked like it was cooked, as he scratched, bit by bit was being ripped off and one could even see the bone! but this person couldn¡¯t feel it and continued to scratch. in just a moment, the area from his face to his chest was left with white bones. one could see the organs in his chest cavity. argh! argh! that person cried out twice in pain before falling to the ground and dying. Chapter 150: Solo defence chapter 150: solo defence it was as if this person¡¯s death has started a sequence as the higher level zombies finally attacked. not far from the minion zombie was a short but strong zombie with a giant head that charged out. the giant head zombie looked really weird. the circular head that was a third of its body was really shiny. the human¡¯s features were gone and it looked similar to a yoga ball. the human in front of it was scared back by the weird fellow. he thrust the fruit knife that was welded to an iron rod forward to kill this monster. but when the blade hit the green head, it just rang out but didn¡¯t stab in. the huge strength even caused the fruit knife to fall off the iron rod. the giant head suddenly turned upwards to reveal the face hidden below. it didn¡¯t have ears, nose and brows and there were just two soya bean sized eyes. it looked so weird on the giant head. but it had a giant mouth and when it was closed it was a meter long and was in the middle of the ball head. after the mouth appeared, the corners curled up like it was about to smile. but a second later, it opened and dozens of black meat rods with sharp drill shaped teeth at the tip appeared. these meat rods stretched out from this giant head and as it got close to the human, the ten of them found a target and stabbed into that human. that human couldn¡¯t dodge. he lowered his head and saw the meat rods in his body. he could sense that they were sucking his flesh away. he opened his mouth and wanted to shout but he had no strength at all. he felt his world shake and he had lost his life. the giant head zombie pulled out the meat rods and its small eyes were filled with excitement. it was obvious that one human was not enough so it chased a new goal... apart from level two zombies, mutated animals bared their fangs too. these birds ran over and jumped up from among the zombies. the humans couldn¡¯t block their pecks and the moment they were hit, it would leave a giant hole. in just a short moment, three people fell to the ground and their bodies were ripped apart. the defence line that was originally quite complete had a breach right away. such a breach was lethal. that was because it meant that the zombies and mutated animals could attack the survivors from all directions. the number of human deaths started to increase by the second. ¡°all come to me!¡± ye zhongming shouted and slashed the body of the mutated rooster that attacked him. he couldn¡¯t bother about the fresh blood that spurted out and he started to expand his attack range. ¡°how long?¡± ¡°11 minutes!¡± the time that park xiuying reported sent everyone into despair. the dozen normal people had ashen white faces like they had seen what was going to happen to them. ¡°don¡¯t be afraid, follow me and retreat slowly!¡± with liang chuyin¡¯s help, ye zhongming gathered the remaining people beside him. liang chuyin stood by his side and the two of them were in charge of most enemies. the rest had to deal with just a small angle which reduced the pressure of the situation. moreover, as they were retreating slowly, everyone felt more hopeful. ¡°li qiang!¡± ye zhongming shouted and this shooter that was hiding on the ruins fired once more. this was his final bullet case and it was given to him after that beautiful mature woman tossed it to ye zhongming and he passed it to him. li qiang pulled the trigger. a long legged jumping zombie just leaped into mid air before it was hit between its eyes. the attack on the fatal area instantly killed the zombie. the second bullet was fired and a zombie¡¯s head exploded. the survivor who had closed his eyes and waited to die was saved. ¡°boss ye!¡± li qiang started to call ye zhongming that like little tiger, ¡°i think i see some people behind the zombies!¡± at the life and death moment, li qiang suddenly shouted to ye zhongming. ¡°are they within range?¡± ¡°no!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change. if li qiang was right then his previous guess was correct. the new base was attacked because of this terrifying thing. ¡°don¡¯t bother about them! chuyin attack!¡± liang chuyin charged out and used shadow dance once more to clear some areas. ye zhongming dashed to her side the moment her skill ended and grabbed the influencer that was in a state of weakness before tossing her backward. ¡°teacher grab her.¡± park xiuying who had used up most of her mental energy hugged liang chuyin and the two of them ran backwards. they weren¡¯t of much use anymore. ¡°retreat to the ruins!¡± ye zhongming slashed around him with moon edge and the zombies were sliced into two. they didn¡¯t die as their heads were hit but half their bodies fell to the ground as they continued climbing. they grabbed everything they could reach and that meant that other zombies were slowed down. some were even dragged down to the ground. this gave the survivors some chance to run onto the ruins. in a blink of an eye, half the people were dead. those who managed to arrive here felt like they had survived death. but after amassing a huge amount of fear, those who survived worried less. they didn¡¯t flee and started to pick up stones, bricks etc. some even threw weapons at the zombies. although it wouldn¡¯t kill them but it was good to slow them down. . with no more humans around him, ye zhongming was finally able to go all out. he even used some skills that he learned from mo ye to maximise his strength. n0velusb.c0m these skills were learned from generations of improvements from kungfu masters. in his last life, even if people knew about this they wouldn¡¯t teach it to you unless you paid a huge price. but ye zhongming spent most of his money on job scrolls and the green gun so even if he met such a person, he didn¡¯t have anything extra to learn it. now that he had mo ye who learned from the most professional system and who picked up skills from kungfu grandmasters, ye zhongming definitely wouldn¡¯t give up that chance. ye zhongming had grasped the simple skills of fighting during life and death. now that he knew how to control his body and even his muscles, he was like a tiger with wings. he cleared out the mutated lifeforms around him. the strength of a two star evolved was on full display. even the same-level giant head zombie was sliced in one blade. one person blocked the wave of zombies alone below the ruins. the survivors on the ruins were stunned. their eyes and heart were filled with respect towards this guy. Chapter 151: Fountain of Stamina chapter 151: fountain of stamina the area behind the zombie hoard was really weird. captain ye who didn¡¯t look like a human and another person looked on from afar. behind them was a level three hundred hand zombie and also a level three mutated serpent. ¡°it... it is him...¡± the voice was hoarse. even in the morning with the rising sun, the voice sent chills down one¡¯s spine. ¡°so.. so del... delicious.¡± captain ye¡¯s black eyes flashed red and locked onto ye zhongming. ¡°yi!¡± the person beside captain ye raised his head and sniffed the air. ¡°i... i smell... another... delicious.¡± this monster turned around to look in a direction. on a high building was a person on the roof. ¡°there... there!¡± ¡°you... that.... i... this.¡± ¡°okay!¡± captain ye interacted with that person. his partner tapped the head of the serpent who had a black horn growing out of its forehead. this level three mutated being respectfully lowered its head to allow the person to jump on its thick body. he held its neck and the serpent slithered towards that tall building. captain ye didn¡¯t bother about his partner and just stared at ye zhongming. his mouth spat out words with much difficulty. ¡°you... you are... mine.¡± a line shaped being twisted beneath his skin. ............................................................................................................ ye zhongming jumped backward to dodge the attack of a level two zombie. he slashed with moon edge to slice that zombie into two. his body was covered in thick zombie blood and it was as if he was dragged out from a blood ocean. but he was a war god. no zombie or mutated lifeform was able to break through and get onto the ruins. level two evolved, one that used the modified potion. he even had the white weapon moon edge. his strength was far above these zombies and mutated monsters. as long as his stamina was okay, he could continue standing here and fighting them. but having to fully focus for so long consumed a lot of stamina. like running, when you went all out to sprint, maybe you can only last for a dozen seconds. if you last for half a minute, when you stop you will feel weak and your legs will go soft. if you run slowly, you might be able to run for dozens of minutes. this was the difference. a full strength fight against nonhumans consumed a lot of stamina. even with adrenaline, normal people couldn¡¯t last for too long. evolved were stronger than normal people but there was a limit. ye zhongming needed to hold on for half an hour! this was a huge test of his stamina. moreover, he couldn¡¯t finish his stamina within half an hour as there was an uncertain danger nearby and he had to defend against it. but he still pursed his lips and slashed with moon edge. each blade would have full strenght light to slice the enemies in an area. ¡°five more minutes!¡± such a battle, such stamina stunned those above the ruins. each person including li qiang had one thought. this person was not human. he really wasn¡¯t human. even if he was a two star evolved but was he so strong? in such an intense battle, he had to move his body around and raise his shield as well as slash with his weapon. he was able to last for 8 minutes without feeling tired at all! how was that possible? it was understandable if his slashes slowed down but it didn¡¯t and didn¡¯t show any signs that it would, this... the survivors were impressed. maybe, such a person was the last hope of mankind. was ye zhongming tired? of course, he was. but he held on, as.... before he reached two star evolved, he obtained another reward from the level two gachapon. stat stone! it gave him a stat-- fountain of stamina. this was a passive skill that surprised ye zhongming. he didn¡¯t know that the stat stone would give such a thing. fountain of stamina: double stamina, double stamina recovery. ye zhongming felt like he was going dizzy from bliss after he ate the stone. in the last life, the evolved he knew that ate the stat stones strengthened base stats like strength, speed, agility, vision, smell, senses etc. some top quality ones would improve one¡¯s body like strengthening weak points like one¡¯s throat, heart etc. elemental strengthening would allow one¡¯s elemental skills, summoning, weapons etc to be stronger when used. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t hear of stat stones that could change basic stats. stamina seemed useless but after you have it you would know that not only it would make you run faster, you would run longer. it couldn¡¯t let you jump higher but you can jump multiple times more. for example, with the fountain of stamina now, ye zhongming could stand there and not retreat! this situation gave everyone hope and it made captain ye impatient. it opened its mouth and its lips started to twitch. the air around started to twist like a sound wave was being sent out. the zombies and mutated lifeforms got really frustrated and they surged at ye zhongming. among them were many level two mutated lifeforms. they didn¡¯t care about their lives. even if many died, they wanted to kill this human! their attacks came from all around from every angle. they were so strong that even ye zhongming was injured. he was scratched and bitten many times! there were really too many enemies. they turned into a ball made of their own bodies to wrap ye zhongming within! ¡°boss ye!¡± li qiang shouted and looked on in disbelief. he didn¡¯t understand why they would go mad and he didn¡¯t know why so many level two lifeforms would appear, if... they didn¡¯t charge at ye zhongming but at them, then.... li qiang shuddered and thanked his lucky stars. ¡°let¡¯s go!¡± li qiang was the only evolved here and he gave the order to retreat, ¡°leave it up to the heavens, we tried our best.¡± ye zhongming was swallowed by the zombies which meant that this defense was over. they could only place their hopes on the explosion to block the entrance. ¡°wait, wait a minute.¡± n0velusb.c0m a survivor ran but turned his head to look and stopped in shock. he saw flames seeping out from the ball that was wrapping around ye zhongming! Chapter 152: Base defence chapter 152: base defence suddenly, light shot out of the ball formed of a dense amount of monsters. even under the sun, the red light was really eye catching and it even caused the sky to lose its color. after the light was flames. li qiang and the others who wanted to retreat saw scenes of people burning bodies in one hit for the first time. in the past, one could only experience such visual effects from movies and their special effects. those things were occurring right in front of them, making them forget the fear of death. they stared closely. the monsters that were so aggressive had now turned into black ash. deep blade marks appeared on the ground and anything that was in the path of the mark was sliced open. black ash and broken limbs formed a shocking scene. a person stood in the middle, shield on the left and blade on the right! ¡°that, it is ye...¡± the mouth of a survivor was a little dry. he wanted to say something to express his current thoughts but he noticed that he couldn¡¯t even say a single thing. li qiang thought that ye zhongming was unbelievably strong before. but now he understood that he had underestimated him. this young man¡¯s strength had reached a level that he couldn¡¯t understand. he also didn¡¯t understand what that strike was. ye zhonming panted and his chest went up and down with his breathing. due to the high temperature, the blood and flesh dried up and stuck to his clothes to make him look really dirty. but be it the survivors on the ruins or the mutated life forms on the other side, no one underestimates him because of that. even the normal zombies with no intellect looked afraid. this was an instinct, a fear in their bones of someone that was strong. those level two mutated life forms even retreated, pulling open the distance between ye zhongming and them. they were really afraid. they had some intellect and could sense far more than their other low level monsters that this guy was a killing god. the entire battlefield became eerily silent. ye zhongming had used the light seal blademaster¡¯s combined skill, seal: flame blade. the difference with when he was a one star evolved was that he used it three times at once in three directions. two star evolution improved all areas of the body. the job skill needed the survivor to have a job but when he used the skills, the strength of it was connected to the user¡¯s strength. when ye zhongming was one star, he could only use the job skill twice. even then he might run out of mental energy. now that he was two star, his mental energy increased. although he couldn¡¯t use the seal: flame blade four times, but three times was fine. moreover, this move was even quicker and it was much stronger. he didn¡¯t use summoning technique previously as he did not want to consume mental energy. this strike was really effective. ¡°ye, boss ye, time is enough.¡± li qiang¡¯s face flushed red. although this person wasn¡¯t him, but he was a human and he felt glory. he was even stammering when he spoke. ye zhongming looked coldly at the zombie hoard and mutated life forms. he turned around and stepped onto the ruins, disappearing from the field of sight of the monsters. n0velusb.c0m a moment later, there was an intense explosion as both buildings were ignited. giant ruins blocked the south region from the other areas and blocked the monsters. in the distance, captain ye was still thinking back to ye zhongming¡¯s strike. his face twisted and his body shook before he roared towards the sky. there wasn¡¯t a sound but it sent the zombies and mutated monsters berserk. they started to attack the base. ¡°quick, quick, stack the sandbags.¡± ¡°pour some oil down there.¡± ¡°move the stone to the wall. we do not have many bullets, we have to use this.¡± jia ming became the busiest person here after the explosion. he ordered the survivors to strengthen the ruins and also to organise defenses in the other regions. although many people were confused and even unwilling to listen to this random guy that popped up, but since this zombie siege concerned everyone¡¯s survival, they respected the guy who stepped up. they started to fix the defence. many people would even automatically defend the areas where the zombies attacked more intensely. at least from the moral standpoint, it was much better than before. only until dawn did the attacks slow down. in the instance that the zombie hoard retreated, the survivors fell to the ground and felt relief. the base was in danger several times during the day, especially in the south at the ruins. as it was not straight and the height was different, many zombies could climb up. if not for little tiger, mo ye, xia lei etc defending here, the new base would have turned into their food. near dusk, many level two monsters attacked, forcing ye zhongming who was recovering in the room to step back up and lead his team. when darkness arrived, both sides stopped. the human death numbers shocked everyone. since the chaos of last night, the new base had over three thousand casualties. most of them were dead and only a few hundred were injured. this was how cruel the apocalypse was. sometimes, small injuries, even the smallest of ones resulted in death if one didn¡¯t have the immunity potion... ................................................................................................ in a community building in the east were the new leaders of the base. ye zhongming sat in the corner, closing his eyes to rest up. his team was all around as they looked at jia ming, da ming and li qiang as well as the three who performed well today discuss matters. one of the three was evolved and he was called le fei. he was under chef jin and he had a good reputation. this was also a reason why he was alive. the other two were people who joined ye zhongming to defend the ruins in the morning. ¡°people that are injured, follow... what boss ye said, tie them up.¡± Chapter 153: Best thing here chapter 153: best thing here jia ming¡¯s expression was a little weird when he said that. ye zhongming told him in the morning that after the defence was over, they would lock up those that were scratched by the mutated lifeforms. everyone knew that without the immunity potion, being scratched meant death. but the obstruction when one really wanted to do that was huge. these people had just given their blood and sweat to protect the base and in a blink, they ended up as prisoners. anyone normal would resist that. n0velusb.c0m there was some chaos when making this decision. fortunately, the evolved came to calm everything down. but the base still became unstable because of that choice. ye zhongming opened his eyes and stood up slowly, ¡°we are doing this for the safety of the base. if someone mutates in the base, we would be in chaos without the outside hoard attacking. we have to control those that are injured.¡± ¡°but they are all courageous. at least they were willing to fight against the zombies while most only hide at home to shiver! this is not fair!¡± a normal person who did well and got recognised felt the same way. although he was not injured but he might end up in such a situation so he felt emotional. ¡°then what do you think? allow them to mutate?¡± that person sighed when he faced those questions. he lowered his head. he was only venting his emotions and even he himself didn¡¯t know what he should do. ¡°if we don¡¯t tie them out then we have to chase them out. they will mutate and join the zombie hoard to attack the base that they protected. is that fair?!¡± ye zhongming walked to the middle of the room and looked at jia ming, ¡°give their demon crystals to those with families. i think they would be willing to give their loved ones a fortune when they are dead. collect those without loved ones to spin and then give the potions to those who did well in the day.¡± jia ming nodded and knew that this was the best solution. it could satisfy the families and also increase the income of the base. ¡°post notifications. i need a thousand people to head out tomorrow with me. these people will get food and water and their families will get treated well. those who do well will get evolution potions.¡± ye zhongming instructed. after seeing jia ming nod, he smiled. ¡°i am just teaching you how to control a base. don¡¯t worry, i won¡¯t make you a puppet. this place will be yours. but when i am here, i am in charge.¡± he tossed something from his pocket to jia ming before leading his team away. everyone looked at the thing in his hands and showed a look of envy. it was an evolution potion, a ticket into heaven. ............................................................................................................ ¡°boss, isn¡¯t this place good, why are we leaving?¡± little tiger scratched his head as they walked and didn¡¯t know why ye zhongming wanted to give up on the base that they controlled. the others didn¡¯t understand and they looked at ye zhongming for an answer. there was a gachapon here. not only a level one wheel but also a level two one. if they had time, it was enough for all the team members to reach two star. moreover, ye zhongming had absolute confidence. no one in the base could go against him and he could do anything he wanted. in other words, he was the king here and could do many things he wanted. he could use the resources here to quicken his transformation. ¡°he has bigger targets.¡± xia lei was already an official member so naturally, she followed them. through mo ye, everyone found out about what happened to xia lei and pitied her. betrayal often hurt one the most. ye zhongming smiled, ¡°what is the biggest advantage of this base? what is the biggest disadvantage?¡± they looked at one another. liang chuyin said, ¡°there are many people and we can develop many warriors to form a strong force. that should be the biggest advantage.¡± ¡°there are three wheels so that should be the biggest.¡± little tiger continued and many people agreed with that. ¡°as for the disadvantage, there aren¡¯t many weapons and bullets. the defensive ability is really weak!¡± seeing everyone agree, little tiger continued to analyse. ¡°let¡¯s hear what ye zhongming has to say.¡± teacher park was a full supporter of ye zhongming. the more she saw, the more she believed that someone like ye zhongming could survive. ¡°the biggest advantage is actually resource.¡± ye zhongming looked outside of the base. ¡°you are talking about those monsters?¡± xia lei ran her fingers through her hair and asked with uncertainty. ye zhongming nodded, ¡°disadvantage is that there is only a level two wheel here.¡± everyone was stunned and understood what he meant. this fellow was looking down on the level two wheel. so many people were risking their lives for a one star potion! even xia lei¡¯s husband sent his wife away for one right? on one side were people willing to give up everything for a potion, on the other was ye zhongming who was looking down on a two star wheel. the contrast was huge. ¡°i am staying here as i hadn¡¯t collected the resource outside. once i get it, we will leave. there are many things for us to do.¡± he tapped little tiger¡¯s shoulder, ¡°don¡¯t worry, level two wheel isn¡¯t too good. i will bring you to see better things.¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t explain in too much detail. as the apocalypse progressed, mutated life forms would evolve and level one demon crystals would become rarer and rarer. in the last life, this was the reason why ye zhongming found it so hard to evolve. the two star and even three star potions weren¡¯t as tough as one star potions. so he knew that collecting more level one demon crystals was much more useful in the starting two years. there were tens of thousands of normal zombies outside which were a good source of level one crystals. he wanted to deal with these zombies and fill his pockets. relying on his team was not enough to collect too many of these low level crystals. the manpower in the base now could do such a thing under his leadership. right, ye zhongming¡¯s only goal was the walking riches outside! ¡°as for how to do it, just follow me. now, let¡¯s get a few small riches.¡± Chapter 154: Gun and car chapter 154: gun and car in the building near the edge of the east, there was a new branch of a bank. ye zhongming brought them into the branch and walked in front of a golden door. ¡°vault?¡± little tiger looked around and noticed that it was locked. ¡°just a security vault.¡± ye zhongming replied, ¡°the only thing inside are metals and bills, they aren¡¯t very useful.¡± ¡°security vault? is there anything good inside?¡± le dayuan got more familiar with everyone over these few days so he spoke more casually. ¡°the lock isn¡¯t too complicated, give me some time and it can be opened. but i need a few tools.¡± he used a torchlight to examine the metal lock confidently. he was used to working with these tools so he understood the theories behind it. ¡°no need, this isn¡¯t of a good quality.¡± ye zhongming took out moon edge and thrust it into the gaps in the metal door. he slashed a little and sliced the few locks. everyone was not used to this violent method and felt a little excited that they were committing a crime. the vault was very clean with many golden racks placed there. there were many security boxes of different sizes with different locks. some were mechanical while some used fingerprints. ¡°there are probably many good things here, let me have a look.¡± little tiger learned from ye zhongming and started to slice the locks. in front of a white weapon, these decent-quality boxes were like tofu. ¡°sister lei, sister lei, come take a look. is this grandmother green?¡± little tiger sliced a box and took out the thing inside. it was a green stone so he called xia lei to examine it. ¡°en, it is.¡± xia lei shone the torchlight on it. after she married qin yu she started to learn more about such luxurious items. in the police system, she was the strongest at identifying such things. ¡°it should be really valuable right?¡± ¡°this piece...¡± xia lei thought about it, ¡°close to a million.¡± ¡°damn, we are rich.¡± everyone ignored the dumb fellow. ¡°zhongming, is there anything good here?¡± n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming looked at the numbers on the boxes and came to one marked b18. he opened the lock with moon edge and took out a long black case. ¡°do you remember the two evolved we met in the market?¡± ye zhongming held the case and looked at liang chuyin. she nodded, ¡°yes, those two... animals.¡± ¡°their character ain¡¯t much but they were the right-hand men of the two leaders. one of them didn¡¯t die and i met him in the day. he told me some useful information to live.¡± ¡°this is a gun case?¡± park xiuying didn¡¯t come across such things in the past so she judged the item in ye zhongming¡¯s hand. ¡°this length... sniper?¡± mo ye touched the case. this was a specially made case so she was not sure what gun was inside. ye zhongming looked at the lock and crushed it. he opened the case and shone it with the torchlight so that everyone could see the gun inside. ¡°type 88?¡± the few cops said its name right away and their eyes all lit up. this was a local made type 88 sniper rifle that belonged to the previous generation. the current equipment they used was either m03 or m99. there were even newly designed types like the qbu10. but the type 88 was the first sniper rifle in the world to be widely used. although it wasn¡¯t used in war but it performed well in military competitions and missions so many people loved it. this was a training rifle of the city army. chef jin used his position as the leader of the base to take this gun. his man yang shilong was a worker in the bank so he stored the gun here as one of his trump cards. unfortunately, he died and his gun was left for the person that killed him. ¡°haiz, this gun set is quite complete. it has a mechanical and laser scope.¡± little tiger¡¯s love of the gun was on full display. ¡°just that there aren¡¯t many bullets, only 20.¡± xia lei looked inside and felt unfortunate. ye zhongming didn¡¯t say anything and closed the case, ¡°go to the next place.¡± = everyone was happy that they were able to get a sniper rifle so easily. they knew that ye zhongming could modify guns so this gun would be extremely strong after that. in just a while, they came to an underground carpark that was still under construction. they saw a vehicle that was covered in black cloth. although ye zhongming led everyone here, but after he opened the black cloth, he couldn¡¯t hide his excitement. this was an infantry vehicle, a perfect one without any marks on the armor. this was left when the army tried to assist the base. the two leaders hid it here just in case. ¡°this fellow is a good thing.¡± little tiger jumped up, opening the hatch and jumping in. in just a while, there was a rumbling from within, ¡°this really is a good thing. with this, our combat strength will skyrocket.¡± ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°this vehicle is mostly used to travel as it can ignore the roads filled with vehicles. when we leave we wouldn¡¯t have to walk much. as for combat strength, it can deal with normal zombies but without bullets or if they faced higher level life forms, it would be a steel cage and you will die inside.¡± little tiger jumped. in the day he had seen various life forms with weird abilities and he knew that he had to use apocalypse standards to look at things. but with this fellow, everyone felt safer. ¡°boss, this thing is good but we can¡¯t use it now. didn¡¯t you say that we are going to get a few good things? are there others?¡± he nodded, ¡°it might be dangerous but i don¡¯t think everyone minds right?¡± everyone laughed. ye zhongming¡¯s final opportunity was very simple, which was--- picking up corpses. after this battle, the area outside the walls was covered with bodies of zombies and mutated life forms but no one dared to pick up that wealth as there were many more zombies around. but ye zhongming was interested in it. Chapter 155: Conversation on the walls chapter 155: conversation on the walls ¡°how long has boss been out for?¡± little tiger lit a cigarette and asked le dayun who sat near him on the walls. originally, ye zhongming did not allow le dayuan to participate in dangerous operations. this was the grandmaster that developed the future crystal weapons. he was one of the most valuable people in the apocalypse. if anything happened to him, the losses would be huge. but le dayuan was an insistent person. seeing the people of the party risk their lives while he hid at the side and share the resources that others worked hard to get, although he didn¡¯t mention it but he cared about it a lot. especially the intense defence in the day. le dayuan didn¡¯t know whether or not this was a true large sized battle against the zombies but he felt ashamed that he didn¡¯t join in. no one doubted ye zhongming¡¯s choice and no one questioned why le dayuan couldn¡¯t join in. the members knew that he was a technical genius that would help the party greatly which was why they took good care of him. but the more that happened, the more he felt useless. he was evolved but he was still hiding behind others! so he insisted on following, even doing some logistics was good. ye zhongming considered a little before agreeing. it was good to let him experience some fights which might help me in the future. ¡°around half an hour.¡± le dayuan looked towards the city that was pitch black. ¡°boss... is very mysterious. do you think so?¡± le dayuan turned his head and used the bit of light from the head of the cigarette to look at little tiger. he said slowly, ¡°everyone has their own secrets.¡± ¡°i didn¡¯t mean that. don¡¯t you think that he can predict the future? it is as if he understands the apocalypse.¡± ¡°so what?¡± le dayuan¡¯s words stunned little tiger. right, so what? could they leave ye zhongming to head out on their own? little tiger shuddered when he tried to think about the uncertainty without ye zhongming and tossed that thought far away. ¡°so what if he has secrets?¡± liang chuyin¡¯s voice spread over from afar. she laid on her own whip, ¡°no matter how mysterious he is, or rather what kind of identity he has, i only know that he saved my life. he gave me the potion to let me evolve. he taught me how to fight and how to survive in this damn world.¡± the other members of the team listened quietly, in their minds, they were thinking about the past few days with the others. ¡°he gave me all these but didn¡¯t even climb onto my bed. if it was another guy, not to mention the hymen, my part might not even be tender and pink anymore.¡± the faces of the few girls turned red. even xia lei couldn¡¯t handle how direct she was. she pushed liang chuyin and laughed, ¡°you really are corrupted.¡± park xiuying and liang chuyin were the closest so they kicked one another, ¡°you always have nothing nice to say.¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°some things are better said out. but i want to say that although it is early to worship ye zhongming but i believe that it would be the case in the future.¡± the influencer danced along with her whip. she had strong dance asics. her wind dancer job and her evolved body made her even more flexible and gave her even more control. ¡°i am lucky and i think every one of you is too. we are able to live and live so well because of this 20 year old kid. i don¡¯t know what all of you think but i will continue to follow him. i don¡¯t care about the secrets he has or the responsibilities he has but i will follow him. be it being a good person or an evil person, i will kill or save whoever he tells me to.¡± ¡°you really have no bottom line.¡± teacher park scoffed. her tone wasn¡¯t her scolding her but it was more of her making a joke. ¡°how much is bottom line worth? can we eat it? can we trade it for potions? i know that my bottom line is that his enemies are my enemy. i will do what he wants to do.¡± everyone was silent. they knew that liang chuyin was loyal to ye zhongming but they didn¡¯t expect her to give up herself so much for the cause. ¡°i came from a village and there aren¡¯t many nice people that i have met. each person wanted to rip me apart and have good fun. they were only willing to do things like a meal or make a phone call but they wanted me to give up everything.¡± ¡°before the apocalypse, i haven¡¯t met someone who gave me so much. in the apocalypse where everything is precious, i am happy to meet him.¡± ¡°uncle le, sister lei, although you guys don¡¯t say it but i know that when you look at the night sky, you must think about the people who betrayed you. that is normal and it is your experience that you don¡¯t want to bring up.¡± ¡°but that is why i feel like as compared to me, you need to cherish this guy that popped up from nowhere. he might not be a good person and might not be noble but he gave us our beating hearts and warm bodies. he allowed us to stand here and look down on the zombie hoard.¡± ¡°even in the future, i would give my life for him. even if he betrays me, i have nothing to say.¡± . ¡°that is because he gave me my life.¡± zombies roaring could be heard from where they stood. each person dissected what she said. after a short while, le dayuan laughed, ¡°since ye zhongming saved me from that cold family building, my life was his. i am not a person from history that would be willing to give up my life for a bottle of wine but i will be thankful to someone that saves my life. if he gives me food i will follow him, if he treats me well then i would do too.¡± little tiger scratched his head, ¡°i... i just asked why is boss so mysterious so why are all of you making me sound like a bad person? i, i will definitely follow boss. all of you have jobs but i don¡¯t. moreover, my boss said that he would bring me to see nice things, i haven¡¯t seen those things yet.¡± everyone laughed, it was a true laugh. not because of little tiger but because they started to recognise one another through all the fights. ¡°sister lei and i have mentioned it before¡±, mo ye touched the ice cold blade, ¡°i want to see where this guy would end up.¡± ...................................................................................................... ye zhongming who was away was standing beside a giant pool of a large feed processing factory, he looked down with a complicated expression--- pit of corpses! Chapter 156: Crafting the puppet chapter 156: crafting the puppet this was the place where the new district base got rid of their corpses. each day, people from the base would toss the dead here. as this funnel shaped pool was built on a high platform and was also sealed within a firm vehicle, so one didn¡¯t need to worry about mutated life forms finding it. one could continue tossing corpses into it. in the apocalypse, it was common to have a place to deal with bodies. what ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect was for there to be so many corpses here! on a rough count, there were at least two thousand corpses here! how many people died yesterday? the new base was built just a few days ago and so many people died? this caused ye zhongming to recall the fear and hatred that the survivors of the base had towards the evolved. ye zhongming placed a few lamps around the vehicle to light up the area. he looked around and saw an empty water pool that was suitable to act as a blood pond. he dragged two mutated cows beside the pool and sliced their necks. the thick smell of blood spread in the sky. ¡°you... what do you want to do?¡± yang shilong whose hands were broken and was brought here trembled. when he looked at what this young man did, he couldn¡¯t help but feel fear. yang shilong thought that he was lucky. from university to work and until he evolved it was like that. he was even able to survive that terrifying blade light. but that feeling ended today. he met this guy, the guy that used the blade that night. he was unable to fight back at all. under all the pressure he had to say everything he knew. that included the gun, that vehicle and also this location. but yang shilong felt like this guy didn¡¯t plan to let him go. he felt even more terrified when he looked towards the guy releasing blood into the pool. he didn¡¯t know whether or not it was getting ready for him. ¡°i just picked up a skill.¡± ye zhongming calculated the amount of blood. the basic puppet technique needed 500 kilograms of blood.¡± ¡°you also know that i just learned it so i am not too familiar. i need to practice a little.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s words were really calm but to yang shilong, it felt like thunder. it caused his body to shake and even his lips turned purple. he didn¡¯t know what the skill was but he had a corpse pit on his left and a blood pool on his right. even a fool would know that the skill wouldn¡¯t be a good one. ¡°can you, let, let me go? in the future i will be your dog, i will, be loyal towards you...¡± yang shilong hated himself for not learning many languages. he felt like he didn¡¯t know any better phrases to show his loyalty. ¡°ask the smelly corpses here if they are willing to forgive you.¡± ye zhongming tossed the two dead cows to the side and the blood pool was basically done. ¡°your turn.¡± ye zhongming gave a devilish smile to yang shilong. he cried out in terror and wanted to flee but in front of the two star ye zhongming, his struggles were useless. his limbs were all broken. he lay on the ground and cried out in pain, instinctively he cried out for his mother. ye zhongming clenched his fist in disdain. puppet technique needed a guy that was about to die. using this yang shilong as a material was putting this scum to use. en? ye zhongming didn¡¯t punch him. he just moved a little and jumped into the pit. he was able to pick up some movement from this place. he glanced across the rotting bodies and found the source of that sound. n0velusb.c0m a few seconds later, he found it. this corpse was a little obvious. it was at the top of the pit and so it was most recent. it was naked and although none of its skin was perfect, one could still see that it was a girl. ye zhongming thought about it. he held his breath and jumped in. he flipped this female body and was stunned. with his perfect memory, he recognised this person. it was the girl that was taken away by yang shilong and his friend from the market! although he guessed what would happen to her but when he saw the bruises on her body as well as the numerous bloody holes and deep cuts on her private areas, he was furious. you could kill someone but don¡¯t torture them. ye zhongming killed people too but he wouldn¡¯t torture them. this wasn¡¯t a sign of strength but a perverted act to bully the weak. her eyes were opened wide and her breathing got weaker as she would die at any moment. what ye zhongming felt weird was that she was still conscious. she felt like someone had come to her side and she actually turned her eyes towards ye zhongming. but ye zhongming who had seen many dead people knew that it was useless even if park xiuying used cleansing dew on her. her body and organs were about to collapse and she was definitely dead. she moved her fingers which ye zhongming saw. he thought about it and carried her out from the pit. when she saw yang shilong in pain on the ground, her eyes lit up. the hatred was something that even shocked ye zhongming. this hatred was like when one hated someone to the bone and wanted to eat their flesh. seeing those wounds on her body, ye zhongming understood what she felt. ¡°i need a person that is about to die to complete a skill.¡± ye zhongming said to her, ¡°i don¡¯t know what would happen to you, but at least, you would use another method to stay alive. you have much more rights to do that as compared to him.¡± she rolled her eyes. who knew if she could understand ye zhongming¡¯s words. he placed the woman into the blood pond and took out 3 liters of zombie virus from the space crystal to inject into her veins. after which, he tossed five level two crystals into the pond and also a one star potion to pour into her mouth. he then activated the skill. his mental energy that was not full was sucked dry. the blood pond also started to rumble like there was a fire beneath which caused the whole pond to boil. her body slowly sunk into the bond. the level two crystals also sunk down. black energy seeped out from the crystals and wrapped around her body like many chains. shortly after, white light was released from her body. even when she sunk into the pond it still didn¡¯t hide this light. the entire pond turned a little translucent, even lighting up half of the vehicle. the woman did some weird movements and slowly she started to spin. it wasn¡¯t quick but it was rhythmic. the blood turned into a whirlpool. ye zhongming noticed that the blood was reducing. the five crystals were gone too and turned into black chains that wrapped around her body, turning into mysterious patterns. whirlpool, blood, woman, turned into a terrifying scene... Chapter 157: Iron Zombie formation chapter 157: iron zombie formation n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming just slowly watched these things unfold. on the contrary, yang shilong who was in pain was shivering in fear. he recognised this woman. yesterday, his partner and he bullied her and even personally tossed her into the pit. what he didn''t expect was for her to actually not die after one day since she was on the verge of death the day before. the problem was ye zhongming actually knew about what happened between her and him. moreover, what should be his was now given to her so what value did he have now? he felt a chill down his spine and even temporarily forgot about the pain of his broken bones. ye zhongming looked at the blood pond. when the fresh blood was mostly absorbed, he used moon edge to slice open his palm and drip some blood into her mouth. this situation continued for a while. due to the evolved¡¯s quick healing ability, ye zhongming had to slice two more times to satisfy the requirements of the skill. the fresh blood turned into veins when they flowed into her mouth, spreading out from her mouth and quickly merging with the black lines outside of her body. through the skin, they formed similar patterns. until both lines were exactly the same did her body give out an eye-catching blood glow. ye zhongming took two steps back and he closed his eyes instinctively. he was on guard in case any accidents occurred. pa, pa, pa. footsteps could be heard from the direction the blood pond. the blood light was weakening so when ye zhongming looked, he saw a female walking out from within. her looks were the exact same as the woman that ye zhongming used as a material and whose body was tossed here. the difference was that she didn¡¯t look like she was about to die like before! she was a little taller and her head was at the same height as ye zhongming. the skin that was abused by those guys until the point where there was nothing healthy was now healed up and all her wounds were gone. but there wasn¡¯t a glow that belonged to human females. it looked like dry cement, it was white along with a bit of green with black patterns all over. the patterns were all over her naked body and made her look like a piece of art. this body that was injected with unknown powers seemed really perfect. her plump chest and waists looked really luxurious. even with those patterns, she could attract any guy. but her abnormal skin reminded ye zhongming that she was not a normal person. even, she couldn¡¯t be considered a person. that beautiful face that attracted yang shilong was now covered in black patterns. her eyes were now blood red. the most eye catching would be her long hair. they were red in color and it was even brighter than blood. ye zhongming saw the woman who walked out from the blood pool and she saw him too. both their gazes intersected before ye zhongming felt an explosion in his head. it was as if something new had appeared. this explosion and pain lasted for two seconds before ye zhongming realised what was in his consciousness. that was a magical feeling that he didn¡¯t know how to describe. if he had to use words to express it, it was like the consciousness of this woman had merged into his mind such that he had a remote control. through his mind, he could control her. ye zhongming didn¡¯t panic. although he felt a little uncomfortable with this new feeling, but he knew that this was a part of the technique. the female puppet walked slowly behind ye zhongming. she stood there quietly like a wooden dummy. when they were close, ye zhongming realised that her body had far more changes than what she saw. what ye zhongming was most interested in was that the patterns weren¡¯t pure black but there were small specks. these specks were really small and could only be noticed at a close distance. moreover, they weren¡¯t dense... on close look... they looked similar to the demon crystals. apart from that, ye zhongming noticed that her arms were special. from a human standpoint, her fingers were really sharp. especially the nails, although they weren¡¯t as sharp as blades, but they were similar to drills. when her hands were by her side, her fingers arced and it gave one a sense of power. these were hands that were made for killing. finally was the green and white skin. the color and texture made ye zhongming think back to the stone skin technique he saw in his last life. although her skin did not give as heavy a feeling but it was similar. ye zhongming touched it and it was ice cold. it probably had the strong defensive ability. this was an iron zombie? ye zhongming walked around this woman and reached out to feel her breathing and meridians. her pulse was still there but it was a little weird. there were only a few beats a minute and each beat was very powerful. but she didn¡¯t breathe at all. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know whether or not this iron zombie was alive or dead. one needed mutated animal blood, zombie virus, demon crystals, evolution potion, and master¡¯s blood to create a puppet. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t a scientist so he couldn¡¯t understand the reaction but looking at how this woman was now, he guessed that the zombie was made with a combination of mutated animals and zombie factors. ye zhongming tried to communicate with it but it didn¡¯t reply. but when he gave it orders, the zombie would do so without any hesitation. there was a benefit to this which was that he was able to give it commands very easily. no matter what he needed it to do, he just had to think about it and it would understand. although there were many things he didn¡¯t understand, but ye zhongming didn''t¡¯ care. he just needed to know how strong she was. he looked at yang shilong and felt like he was a decent test subject. he gave an order and the zombie moved. she was extremely quick and in a blink, she was right beside yang shilong. her right hand stabbed into his chest. the bones of the evolved were as weak as a piece of paper in front of this hit. yang shilong wanted to cry out loud but he didn¡¯t have any strength. his body shook and his heart was crushed mercilessly. moreover, the zombie who had completed the kill actually stared right at his face. she opened her beautiful lips and bit his neck, absorbing his fresh blood. it was as if she was venting the hatred that she felt... Chapter 158: Little gains chapter 158: little gains ¡°brother ye has left for so long, is he okay?¡± da ming was asked to link things up. he waited for a long time after the group arrived here but did not see ye zhongming. which was why he asked little tiger. ¡°what would happen to boss?¡± little tiger wiped moon edge carefully. he really loved this blade. ¡°little tiger, sister treats you well usually right?¡± xia lei walked over and sat next to him. she had a big smile on her face. little tiger turned around right away and placed moon edge beneath his body. he placed his hands on his ears and said, ¡°that is a whole different story, sister lei i know what you want to do. let me tell you, it won¡¯t happen.¡± everyone laughed seeing little tiger¡¯s reaction. xia lei knocked his head helplessly, ¡°i learned how to use a blade, did you? can you be as good with it as me?¡± ¡°i did learn, you taught me.¡± little tiger replied. ¡°you are going to anger me to death!¡± xia lei kicked him. there was nothing she could do about him. xia lei learned how to use blades from a famous blade user. in terms of movement, mo ye might be on her level but xia lei was better when using blades. some of the stuff that mo ye and little tiger learned was also from her. ¡°isn¡¯t it just a blade?¡± another voice rang out from the other side of the wall. everyone stood up and saw another person behind ye zhongming. he passed a moon edge to xia lei. this was one that he had crafted after heading out. xia lei took it and she was delighted. this thing was the mark of this team just that she was embarrassed to ask for it. ¡°who is she?¡± everyone didn¡¯t notice the weird-looking iron zombie, they just thought she was a person. liang chuyin asked right away. ye zhongming didn¡¯t reply. he just looked outside the wall and said to everyone, ¡°we will head down from here. make some noise on the sides and then toss the meat down.¡± ye zhongming pointed at two areas and then said, ¡°after attracting their attention, i will clear the zombies around to create a better environment for everyone. just that this chance will be short so you have to be quick.¡± ¡°no matter how much all of you get, the moment you see me head back, you have to follow. remember, we aren¡¯t heading down to fight, we are going to pick up things.¡± after saying that, everyone tossed the ropes that they prepared down. da ming nodded at da ming and this fellow ran a distance away. the people there started to make noise to attract the zombies around before they threw some meat down too. ye zhongming climbed the rope down after seeing the zombies head to the sides. the iron zombie was more decisive and just jumped off the walls. ¡°damn, what is that thing? her eyes are red and her hair is red too!¡± little tiger looked at the person that jumped down and noticed what was abnormal about her. ¡°she looks like a zombie but she is controlled by ye zhongming.¡± le dayuan guessed. they heard a whistle and they stopped discussing. they switched on the torchlights that were on their shoulders and started to dig into the crystals. ye zhongming who was first down started to clear the zombies and mutated life forms nearby. ye zhongming killed zombies while paying attention to the iron zombie. he noticed that this fellow was a human sized weapon. her hands were able to smash zombie heads. if she thrust, she could break skulls relatively easily. moreover, the iron zombie was really strong. a mutated boar was ripped in half by her and its hundred kilogram body was tossed far away. the weird skin had high defence. be it zombie teeth or claws, even the bites and hits from mutated animals couldn¡¯t cause much damage. only when a level two beast zombie bit its shoulder did two shallow holes appear but no blood flowed out. if it was an evolved, even a two star evolved, that bite would mean that the person would lose a piece of flesh. but the zombie just suffered from a small injury. ye zhongming deduced that the iron zombie¡¯s skin was similar to a three star evolved and was slightly stronger than him. of course, although the iron zombie relied on its body, using its strength and speed to kill and not having any talent skills, but its combat strength was quite decent. it was stronger than normal one star evolved and even two star evolved without any jobs and would find it hard to deal with. although this was his second life, but ye zhongming was still impressed with this skill. it seemed like he had missed out on many good things in his last life. with such a strong helper, ye zhongming found it easier to fight. but although it was strong but it fought too valiantly. in just a short while, the clothes he found for her were ripped apart and it was covered in fresh blood and flesh. ¡°go!¡± sensing that there were more and more zombies around, ye zhongming gave the order to retreat. everyone used the ropes to get back up. once ye zhongming was up, they kept the ropes. as for the iron zombie, she used her hands to climb the ruins and with just a few jumps and she was up. ye zhongming gave a simple explanation about the iron zombie and that shocked everyone with how mysterious he was. after the first experience, everyone was more and more smooth in doing this. until the early hours of the morning, they had picked up most of the crystals. they collected a total of 1300 level one crystals and over 20 level two ones! everyone¡¯s eyes lit up when they saw the crystals on the table. this thing was like money. even when you have it, it didn¡¯t stop you from loving it. ¡°le dayuan, test your luck. let¡¯s see how many potions you can get.¡± n0velusb.c0m le dayuan was delighted. everyone was happy to spin the wheel. this future crystal weapon grandmaster was no different. he was delighted and went to spin the wheel. little tiger, liang chuyin and park xiuying also went over to take a look. after half an hour, the few of them returned in glee. they brought a total of 20 one star potions as well as a box of usable items. on average, 60 crystals could get them one one star potion so their luck was still decent. next would be these 20 over level two crystals. everyone rubbed their palms. they hadn¡¯t spun a level two wheel yet. Chapter 159: Problem chapter 159: problem the level two wheel was really attractive for anybody at this point, even ye zhongming was no exception. if he could get one level two potion then the team would definitely get much stronger. but ye zhongming had been through this before so he didn¡¯t hold much hope. ¡°save some for use, we can spin three times. who wants to try their luck?¡± ye zhongming stood beside the wheel and said to his team. ¡°me!¡± ¡°me too!¡± ¡°can i try?¡± this chance was rare so they wanted to try their luck. little tiger, liang chuyin even le dayuan was tempted to try. ¡°one person once.¡± ye zhongming tossed the level two crystals to three of them. they walked over and looked at the various rewards with curiosity. actually not only them, mo ye, xia lei and park xiuying were looking at the wheel with great interest. little tiger was the first person to spin. after ye zhongming used the elimination technique, the needle brushed past the level two potion. little tiger squatted on the ground and cried while holding his head. liang chuyin was the second. her luck was slightly better and got an immunity potion. although it was not bad but her face was still filled with regret. le dayuan was more relaxed than the two of them but his desire still betrayed him. the needle stopped on a beer. the future crystal weapon father smiled in embarrassment. this was the gachapon. you fought and risk your life to get the high level crystals but it would still give you some trash. this situation would get better as the level of the gachapon improved but that was relative. the chance of the reward exceeding what you put in was something that happened with a small occurrence. everyone looked at the evolution potion on the wheel and sighed. they could only wait for the next time. although they weren¡¯t so lucky to get the two star potion, but they had obtained over 20 potions and immunity potions. ye zhongming told jia ming to find a few people who performed well today. those people were really excited. among them were those who followed ye zhongming at the battle of the ruins and they were really thankful to ye zhongming. this guy¡¯s words allowed them to have a chance to evolve. including da ming, 13 people were gathered in the hall. n0velusb.c0m ¡°everyone recognise these things.¡± ye zhongming placed a row of potions in front and they shone a tempting light. apart from a couple who could keep calm, the other people instinctively gulped when they saw it. ¡°your performance today is worthy of having these.¡± ye zhongming glanced at all of them, ¡°but these were gained after my group and i risked our lives to pick them up. so we can give you all some potions but tomorrow you have to head out to fight alongside us.¡± jia ming announced that they needed a thousand strong man to head out to fight. naturally, the people here knew about that. this was a voluntary thing but with the temptation of the evolution potion as well as food and water, many people decided to take a gamble. ye zhongming¡¯s words were undoubtedly holding them hostage. many of them were affected but facing the potions, they couldn¡¯t resist at all and agreed without thinking much. ye zhongming nodded and told jia ming to pass those potions down. after these people got the potions, they all injected it without hesitation. after a moment, there were 13 more one star evolved in the room. da ming was one of them. he clenched his fists and felt the power in his body. his excitement was easily seen on his face. ¡°everyone head back to rest, we will head out at first light.¡± ye zhongming gave instructions and everyone left. jia ming, da ming and li qiang remained. ¡°brother ye, we prepared most of the stuff you need but there is still a gap to the number you wanted. this is basically what the base could do.¡± liang chuyin felt that calling him brother ye was too much so he forced others to call him brother ye. so others agreed and followed. jia ming was a little ashamed to say that and he felt embarrassed. ¡°no worries, having something is better than having nothing. we can head out tomorrow to take a look.¡± ye zhongming waved and expressed that it was okay. ¡°tomorrow jia ming stay back. boss li, you send jia ming some people to ensure the safety of the base after we leave.¡± li qiang nodded. after seeing how strong ye zhongming was, he was filled with respect for him. he followed whatever ye zhongming said. ¡°if everything was smooth then we might get rich tomorrow at this time.¡± ............................................................................................................ night passed quickly. at first light, ye zhongming and his team stood at the east region exit. this was the gathering point for today. da ming was up early and he organised many people to move ye zhongming¡¯s items over. li qiang also brought many people over to guard the area. as the sky lit up, many survivors rushed over and were chosen by the team. only a strong young man could be selected. to attract more people, each person could get a full breakfast. their families could get some decent density porridge. the base used up a large portion of the base¡¯s grain for this operation. under the threat of hunger, many people were willing to risk their lives for food. there were even some slightly older people who wanted to go but they didn¡¯t fit the requirements. that caused a bit of commotion but that was suppressed by evolved and guns. at six, the thousand were mostly chosen. ten more minutes and it would be enough. for the 6 digit number of people in the base, a thousand wasn¡¯t much. ¡°why isn¡¯t jia ming here?¡± da ming saw that people were mostly chosen but he didn¡¯t see jia ming here so he was anxious. ye zhongming laughed coldly. he counted the number of evolved and knew why jia ming was delayed. as expected, when jia ming appeared his expression wasn¡¯t good. ¡°what happened? did something happen?¡± da ming and jia ming were close so he asked him right away. jia ming tapped his shoulder and dragged him to ye zhongming, ¡°brother ye, this is a little tough.¡± everyone knew what happened after jia ming described it. apart from ye zhongming who didn¡¯t have any expression, the others including li qiang were furious. Chapter 160: Only solution chapter 160: only solution after those evolved went back, their mentalities changed. some of them didn¡¯t go to rest like the others did and did many other things. those things were bad without exception. some went back and killed people. the reason was that those people stole their food when they were still a normal person. those people even hurt their families. now that they evolved, they wanted to take revenge. some went to steal and some even had fun with girls. apart from that was the fact that they didn¡¯t want to take the risk after they evolved. they wanted to remain safe in the base. they forgot about all the promises that they made yesterday. out of the 13 new evolved, only 7 came. close to half of them weren¡¯t there. n0velusb.c0m jia ming went to find them but there was only one outcome. they didn¡¯t want to come! their attitude was really bad and they even threatened him. they told him to scram if not they would teach him a lesson. jia ming didn¡¯t deal with such things before and he was used to listening to ye zhongming¡¯s instructions so he returned. ¡°you don¡¯t know how to deal with it?¡± ye zhongming was a little unhappy. ¡°i told you that you are in charge of this base. you bothered about how to build the base but you didn¡¯t think about what to do if people don¡¯t listen?¡± ¡°i...¡± he opened his mouth. he really didn¡¯t know how to deal with such a thing. ¡°you must remember. there are only three ways to stop problems in this world.¡± ye zhongming raised his voice a little so that people around could hear it. ¡°law, interests, strength.¡± ¡°to be a little more obvious, reason, money and force.¡± ye zhongming looked at jia ming. ¡°there is no law and reason in the apocalypse so the only thing people care about is money and force.¡± ¡°we used interests yesterday. we used potions to get them to work hard and we obtained their promise but now they have destroyed their promises. thus there is only one way to solve this.¡± ye zhongming pointed at the gun that he gave jia ming, ¡°use this.¡± ¡°you are the future owner of this place so you must let the people here know that they will die if they go against you!¡± ¡°don¡¯t think that it is cruel. this is the best way to solve this problem. now, li qiang, little tiger, xia lei and you will go find these people. tell them that they either come here to hunt with us or they die!¡± the people around were silent. they were able to hear a thick bloody scent from the words of this young man. ¡°remember, if they dare to fight back, you have to kill them right away or you will be the one that dies.¡± ............................................................................................................ ye zhongming rested on a building and waited for the others to return. in the middle of the empty land were the thousand chosen while survivors who came to enjoy the atmosphere were all around. they were all waiting for jia ming and the others to return. a gunshot spread from the north. everyone knew that something occurred there. a few of them were back after half an hour. jia ming¡¯s hand was shivering and his face had a few drops of blood but his aura had changed. ye zhongming knew what that was. that was a transformation from the apocalypse. he just brought that process forward. four people followed behind them. one of their faces was swollen but he didn¡¯t show any unhappiness at all. that was because he saw someone unhappy having his head exploded. ¡°don¡¯t think that this is over. don¡¯t think that you guys coming here can make up for your mistakes. if you don¡¯t perform well today and please me then i can take back what i gave you.¡± ye zhongming said coldly to the four of them. he waved and the group set off. ye zhongming walked out of the east region exit yesterday to get to the feed factory. the evolved were the first to head out and they cleared the mutated life forms around. they cleared enough space for the thousand to get out from the pipes. many people brought what ye zhongming requested. wood, nails, iron rods, daggers, meat, axe, shovels... even useless household electrical appliances. this was the first time out of the base for many and they were really nervous. the entire party was totally silent and they proceeded in one direction. after an hour, the party came to an incomplete region. ye zhongming looked around and decided to place the ambush spot here. the spot was chosen so the evolved started to clear the dangers around. moreover, there were sentries all around. da ming, little tiger etc led people to collect things that were useful for battle like sandbags, iron rods, metal pieces, abandoned cars etc. xia lei, mo ye etc led people to take the map that ye zhongming made to complete layers of obstacles. liang chuyin and park xiuying helped le dayuan to learn how to set out traps all around which they learned from ye zhongming. the traps weren¡¯t complicated, they were like holes and tripping ropes. the complicated ones made use of simple physics or balance theories to set up traps. ye zhongming demonstrated for them and they basically understood. le dayuan was a technical person so these were too simple for him. his few helpers and he became the core of the team in charge. ye zhongming led most of them to dig holes and moats in the area. they were dug strategically. the people who were doing it didn¡¯t understand so ye zhongming didn¡¯t explain to them. these were skills that he learned from his last life. many people followed the speed and habits of the zombies to develop this ratio that could slow them down. far into the future, these moats would become extremely complicated that it was even useful for level three zombies. although humans evolved slower than mutated lifeforms, but in terms of intelligence, we were far ahead. moreover, as time went on, the gap between humans and nonhumans slowed down. it was noon when all places followed what ye zhongming had planned out. ye zhongming ordered them to rest and have a full meal before giving them their missions. starting from the moat to the sides of the obstacles in the district and then to the high ground, everyone was given a role. the steps that they had to take were also explained clearly. after this, ye zhongming and his team left the place and went near the base to attract the hoard. seeing ye zhongming disappear, the survivors holding all sorts of simple weapons knew that the battle was about to begin. Chapter 161: Brain Bug chapter 161: brain bug ye zhongming brought mo ye and xia lei. they lay on the roof of a building and looked around. ¡°aren¡¯t we going to draw monsters? why aren¡¯t we moving out?¡± mo ye squatted beside him and looked at the zombie hoard. xia lei didn¡¯t understand too. ye zhongming made such a huge effort but he stayed here for dozens of minutes and he didn¡¯t do anything. n0velusb.c0m ¡°i am searching for someone.¡± ¡°who?¡± ye zhongming didn''t reply. even if he told them they wouldn¡¯t understand. he was finding the proven guess that he had before. only one thing could control the zombie hoard and mutated monsters to siege at this stage. this thing would appear in human form. in the last life, people called it a brain bug. the brain bug was not strong alone. it was really quick and small. they were good at hiding and sneak attacks and could camouflage perfectly with their surroundings. as for everything else, they really weak like they weren¡¯t evolved at all. but if one didn¡¯t pay attention, they would successfully sneak attack you. if one was hit by the brain bug, it would enter the human body and enter the brain through the blood vessels. it would then grow quickly and mutate. this bug wouldn¡¯t cause a human to die right away but they would lose their consciousness and get controlled, turning into another kind of zombie. the human that was controlled by the brain bug would not have too outstanding an ability. apart from stamina and strong recovery, what they replied on was control of demon crystal lifeforms. any mutated life forms with demon crystals would be affected by the human puppet controlled by the brain bugs. the stronger the brain bug the higher level the lifeforms they could control and the higher the number that they could control. of course, the control level and number was not a simple addition. it was complicated. for example, the number of lifeforms a brain bug of the same level could control would be similar but it would differ based on individuals. even strong brain bugs would be affected by this. the stronger the demon crystal lifeform that is controlled the lesser the number that the brain bug would be able to control. the weaker the lifeforms were, the more they could control. at the start of the apocalypse, be it mutated plants or monsters, they were at the crazy evolution stage. apart from humans, they would treat one another as stepping stones. such a friendly situation would never appear. but as the apocalypse proceeded and more high level appeared, they got smarter and smarter and would start to work together. but that was in the future and not now. since the new district base had such an impossible situation, that prompted ye zhongming guessed that the brain bug appeared. this was a really rare but extremely strong thing even ten years into the apocalypse. during the ruin''s defence, ye zhongming saw a figure. he was searching for this figure now. but ye zhongming searched for such a long time but he didn¡¯t find anything. he knew that the brain bug was really cunning so he didn¡¯t know where it was hiding at. he thought about it and took out moon edge. he sliced his arm and fresh blood flowed out. ¡°oi, are you crazy?¡± xia lei was shocked. he wanted to wrap the wound but ye zhongming stopped her. ¡°since i can¡¯t find him then i shall let it find me.¡± mo ye and xia lei looked at one another and were totally confused by him. ¡°we don¡¯t have large amounts of fresh blood and flesh. even if we make some noise we can¡¯t attract all the zombies over. if we attract just a portion, it would be safe but it would be inefficient. when it turns dark, our battle strength would reduce but the mutated lifeforms won¡¯t be affected. rather than that, why not let it find me.¡± ¡°it? who is it?¡± ¡°the thing controlling these fellows.¡± ye zhongming raised his chin and stretched his arm to the side of the building, tossing his blood down. naturally, the brain bug wouldn¡¯t attack the base for no reason. it had a goal. for such bugs that only cared about eating and evolving, there was definitely something in the new district base that attracted it. maybe others wouldn¡¯t know but ye zhongming realised that its target might be himself. that was because he had the highest level in the new district base. if it wanted to evolve then he was the most suitable conduit. the brain bug evolved differently from other demon crystal beings. each time they evolved, after amassing enough energy and reaching the breakpoint, they had to exchange for stronger mediums. their control ability concerned whether or not they would be able to evolve. each brain bug would be really weak when it first appeared and they could only control normal people. they would evolve in their minds and then search for one star evolved, then two star, three star... in theory, they could control nine star evolved. in his last life, based on what he knew, the highest level the brain bug controlled was eight star and no nine star evolved got hit. but even then, the one that controlled the eight star evolved¡¯s body was one of the most terrifying things. it could control so many zombies and mutated lifeforms that it terrified every survivor. where its army and passed through was where even nine star evolved had to avoid! someone mentioned that if there were many brain bugs, then humans, zombies, mutated lifeforms, and monsters were all rubbish. they would be the ones to rule the world. from that, one could see how terrifying these things were. now, ye zhongming could confirm that in the circumstance where two star evolved were still rare, this brain bug was targeting him! = there was something unique about them which was that they were inactive at night so they wouldn¡¯t make moves at night. that was the reason why the battle stopped when the sunset. this made ye zhongming more sure that the brain bug had appeared. as it was day now, the brain bug was active. he was close and even cut his own arm, scattering out his own blood. it was really sensitive so it would definitely smell it. without the walls blocking, ye zhongming believe that the brain bug wouldn¡¯t give up on such a chance. ye zhongming¡¯s guess was right. a minute after he tossed his blood out, the zombie hoard and mutated lifeforms started to move toward his direction like they were given an order! when the two women saw such a surprising scene, they were so shocked that they didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°let¡¯s go, they will follow!¡± ye zhongming looked deeply at the black hoard and turned around to leave. Chapter 162: Blood Battle (1) chapter 162: blood battle (1) old wang sat on a pile of dirt and smoke a crumpled cigarette. he smokes a mouth before extinguishing it. a few minutes later, he lit it up again. he repeated this several times. a young man beside him saw him do that and was a little annoyed. ¡°old wang please be quiet, can you save some strength? what is the point?¡± old wang laughed. as he didn¡¯t brush his teeth in days, you could see the rice grains from lunch in the gaps of his teeth. ¡°in the past, i had a heavy smoking addiction and would smoke at least two packets a day. unfortunately, the apocalypse came and this is my last one so i didn¡¯t want to finish it. let me enjoy it.¡± ¡°but you... just smoke it all, why do all this?¡± the young man was annoyed and his face even turned red from that. ¡°relax.¡± old wang saw how nervous the young man was and smiled, ¡°your muscles will cramp if you are too nervous and you will lose strength. then how will you fight later?¡± ¡°i...¡± he relaxed his hands and noticed that it was sweating profusely. he wiped them on his legs and relaxed a little. ¡°i know that you are afraid, i am too.¡± old wang extinguished it once more and sucked in a deep breath, enjoying the comfort of the smoke circling his body. he then spat it out, ¡°this is my final one, after i finish i would have no more. i might die today so i don¡¯t want to have any of this remaining.¡± he was stunned and didn¡¯t expect old wang to say that. ¡°you could have not come.¡± they volunteered to be here and those who were afraid of dying could remain in the base. ¡°don¡¯t come?¡± he smiled, ¡°if i didn¡¯t come, i might die tomorrow or the day after. now that i am here, although it is dangerous and i might die but i had two full meals. even if i die i won¡¯t be a hungry ghost.¡± old wang sucked another mouth and the cigarette was mostly finished, ¡°i really didn¡¯t know that rice with sand would actually taste so good.¡± the people who were listening to them speak looked forwards and saw three people running over quickly. they were the three strongest in the base now. behind them was a dense zombie hoard that revealed their ugly shadows. old wang took a deep breath and tossed the cigarette to the ground before stepping on it. he pulled out the handmade spear that was stuck to the ground beside him and spat on his palms. his smile disappeared and what replaced it was never before seen viciousness. ¡°damn, we are going to go all out!¡± n0velusb.c0m . ...................................................................................................... liang chuyin was placed on the front lines. based on the defence layer, the moat had five layers of defence and they were placed in crucial areas. all sorts of holes and obstacles were to make it easier for the survivors to kill. to prevent these people from collapsing, there would be an evolved at each layer. the evolved here was liang chuyin. the reason she was here was because she was famous among the youngsters during peacetime and it was easy for people to listen to her. the second reason was that the wind dancer had aoe damage and it was good against the zombie hoard. one skill would cause a strong visual effect which would easily raise the morale of the survivors. seeing the three of them return, liang chuyin raised her whip and started to mobilise people. ¡°focus, be like a man. use the courage that you have when you sneak glances at my face and slash these dirty things. don¡¯t be soft, if not i will call you a soft guy!¡± everyone laughed. there were close to a hundred here and they were spread out. the first row was the first to face danger so even if they smiled, it was quite forced. if a guy was in charge of mobilising them, they would probably have a poker face on. ¡°to be honest, if you survive today, your lives would be different.¡± liang chuyin waved her unique whip, ¡°like me.¡± the eyes of many people lit up. evolve. this phrase was really attractive to everyone, especially these young men. it was no less than a hot and beautiful girl. ye zhongming walked to the front of the formation. xia lei and mo ye passed through and went to the back of the defensive zone. ¡°don¡¯t stay for too long. if the moat is full and zombies start charging over then retreat. enter the specific spots at the back.¡± after giving instructions, ye zhongming called the iron zombie over and the two of them disappeared. liang chuyin was in charge of this area. the zombie hoard wasn¡¯t quick so it took a long time from when they first saw the hoard to when the hoard arrived here. this was a huge test to people who were fighting for the first time and many people started to shiver. there was no way to motivate them now as the hoard had stepped into the moat at the front. if this was a year after the apocalypse began, the battle would have already started. archers, mages, shooters, spear tossers etc would use their skills to deal huge damage. but not to mention ranged jobs, even guns and bullets were not common. survivors could only watch as the hoard filled up the moat. they fell, trampled on one another and caused chaos... until zombies stepped over the corpses of one another and arrived in front of the soil that protected the group did the survivors attack for the first time. this was the most orderly and fierce hit! sharp weapons cracked as they smashed into skulls. the humans shouted with all their might and that could be heard from all around. black blood and brain matter splashed into the sky. like a small rain, corpses fell to the ground and this signalled the start of death. not only of the hoard but also of humans. even if their first hit killed dozens of zombies, even if the humans exploded out with huge strength, even if the scientifically proven moat was useful, but these basic humans were weak. after the first strike, death started to appear. they were inexperienced and used too much strength. they fell into the hoard and were ripped into pieces. some couldn¡¯t pull their weapons from the skulls and were now barehanded. there were some that didn¡¯t even have strength for one hit and went soft. the zombies definitely wouldn¡¯t give up such a chance. they used their teeth and claws to claim the lives of people that were once their brothers. liang chuyin didn¡¯t expect the first line to lose so quickly. she bit her teeth and used shadow dance, sweeping the zombies around with her whip. the morale of the survivors skyrocketed because of her. people who wanted to flee stopped in their tracks and started to fight back. dozens of zombies fell but the first defence line instantly collapsed. ¡°retreat!¡± liang chuyin stood at the front and fought off the hoard. she couldn¡¯t let too many die or the defence at the back would weaken. that was where the final battle would be. in just a short while, 20-30 people died. the survivors who heard the order to retreat immediately ran backwards. liang chuyin flung her whip and smashed the head of two zombies before retreating. but she took two steps before a black figure flew out of the hoard and pounced near her. Chapter 163: Blood Battle (2) chapter 163: blood battle (2) liang chuyin was actually not in a good state. she was hit by the sand bug blood yesterday and was hit with the neural toxin. although ye zhongming had experience in dealing with it and even told teacher park to use cleansing dew, but her body was still a little numb. if not for wind dancer increasing her speed and agility, she would not be able to join today¡¯s battle. so she noticed the black figure arrive and also tried to dodge but she was still a little slower. a black claw smacked her back. the giant strength forced her to stumble and then fall to the ground. blood started to rise up her throat and she felt a strong urge to vomit. she opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. the black figure landed on the ground. it didn¡¯t stop and charged forwards once more. some people saw it clearly. it was a thin guy that was really tan. he didn¡¯t have a single piece of clothing at all and one couldn¡¯t even tell the gender as the area between the legs was shiny. the level two mutated zombie that had such black skin was called black skin by people in the future. it was famous for its strength and defence and was one of the more common mutated zombies. black skin¡¯s eyes were red when it tried to attack once more. if it ate this evolved, it would take another step further in its evolution journey. it might even evolve to level three. . the influencer cursed and wanted to roll to the side. but her slower-than-normal speed still bothered her. along with her injuries, she was unable to dodge once more. ¡°sister liang!¡± little tiger charged over at the crucial moment. he was on the second defence line and saw that she was in danger so he came to help. he sliced at its head and forced the fellow to jump backward. little tiger helped her up and they retreated to the second line. there were more people here and more evolved too. there were three including little tiger. two of them were newly evolved from yesterday. the moat in front of the defence line was deeper than the first. when the zombies arrived, many of them fell in but as there were too many of them, the two meter deep whole was instantly filled up. the zombies climbed over one another and were now in front of the iron net. the zombies were blocked for a moment. the humans took the chance to attack. seeing the battle ahead, the people on the second line were more prepared. humans were able to learn quickly when they faced a life and death situation. many smart people concluded the experiences of those in front of them-- don¡¯t use too much strength, don¡¯t lean forwards. try to slice their soft neck or stab into their eyes and not slice towards the skull which was really hard. this increased their efficiency. along with the help of the evolved, the second line had many more kills than the first line. this defence line lasted until little tiger was able to send liang chuyin to the back and then return here. but when all the obstacles were knocked aside by the zombies using their bodies, the second line still collapsed. little tiger immediately commanded them to retreat. there was a gunshot above the formation. the base didn¡¯t have many bullets and most of them were with li qiang. he was on the roof, using his accurate shooting to kill the high level zombies. without these level two zombies or mutated life forms, the survivors would be able to defend themselves for a longer time. the third line was guarded by mo ye, da ming and another three evolved. this was the defensive line with the most people, a full 300 of them. the obstacles in front were the most too. ¡°the front only lasted for five minutes, let¡¯s see how long we can last!¡± da ming held a thick iron rod that was similar to his size. he looked at the zombie hoard in excitement. the difference from others was that he craved fighting. after coming into contact with boss ye¡¯s team, da ming felt like they were really amazing. they killed level-two mutated life forms like they were playing a game. all of them were evolved and all of them used the immunity potion. as compared to those of the new base that was afraid of dying and they were really weak and worried about food and everything, the difference was huge. once one had a role model, one would start to become more and more courageous. da ming felt like this battle was one that would allow him to get closer to his idol. hundreds of zombies were swallowed by the hole and the zombie hoard ended up in a mess. a mutated zombie jumped up but li qiang hit it in the body and it fell into the hoard. who knew if it was dead or alive? the human attacks continued alongside the gunshot. the first few were a one sided massacre. those zombies that were blocked by the iron wires and fell into the moat were at a disadvantage and instantly, hundreds of them were killed. this outcome pumped up many of the survivors and their actions got much quicker. the zombie hoard was blocked in front of the third defence line. the survivors ambushing here stretched out to take a look and they clenched their fists in excitement. xia lei brought liang chuyin over to a building and with park xiuying¡¯s heals, she was much better and could barely continue to fight. the three of them looked from afar but they didn¡¯t feel happy because of the temporary victory of the third defense line. they saw the huge groups of enemies behind them. too many! n0v¦Ålusb.c0m even after yesterday¡¯s battle, there were still so many zombies and mutated monsters here! not to mention the thousand they had, even if they had ten thousand they couldn¡¯t win. usually, it was hard to count when these zombies surrounded the base. but now that they were gathering over here, the few of them noticed that evolved were so small in front of such a huge group of enemies. ¡°zhongming should have predicted this.¡± park xiuying¡¯s face was a little white. she saw that the third defence line was not in a good state and knew that even with the traps and obstacles and those unfinished buildings as castles, they couldn¡¯t kill all these monsters. ¡°of course, he won¡¯t send us here to die. but who knows where he ran too?¡± liang chuyin drank water. this was a way to remove the toxin. xia lei squinted her eyes and took a look, ¡°let¡¯s head to the door. in just a few minutes the fifth defense line will get broken through. let¡¯s help them, and then... fight to the death here in the district.¡± ...................................................................................................... ye zhongming stood on a roof at the back of the battlefield. beside him was a red hair female zombie as well as yellow ball that had rushed over. ¡°it is our turn, they can¡¯t hold on anymore!¡± ye zhongming muttered. he touched yellow ball¡¯s golden fur, ¡°big dog, do you like bugs?¡± yellow ball was stunned... Chapter 164: This thing can be eaten? chapter 164: this thing can be eaten? the collapse of the third defence line and the two after it caught the survivors off guard. the level two life forms started to appear in the zombie hoard. the three defence lines seemed so weak in front of these strong individuals. even the evolved weren¡¯t able to protect the line. when the five defence lines were broken through, the survivors tossed 200 corpses and even 4 of the evolved were dead. xia lei, mo ye, little tiger, park xiuying and even the injured liang chuyin were risking their lives. they covered the remaining people to enter the district. ye zhongming¡¯s party attacked and that helped to stabilise the situation. they relied on the sharpness of moon edge and the advantage of their jobs to pose a huge threat to level two lifeforms. no mutated animal could block two consecutive attacks from moon edge. even those famous for defence couldn¡¯t white grade weapons were not something a level two life form could handle. when most people were back in the district, the few of them retreated too. the zombies were like a flood that swallowed all regions apart from the district and they also flowed right in. at this point, the traps near the entrance started to come into play. parts of wheels, wooden clamps, iron springs... these materials were made into traps that easily killed the zombies. especially when they were really dense, falling down and dying was no different. those zombies that fell were crushed right away. ¡°unfortunately we have too few.¡± le dayuan felt that it was unfortunate. if he had more time and materials then he could create better traps. unfortunately, their conditions were limited and this was all he could do. although they could kill many zombies but it didn¡¯t make him satisfied. ¡°these things are really simple but why didn¡¯t we think about it? the few traps are really smart.¡± a helper that followed le dayuan saw the blueprints for what ye zhongming taught them and praised. ¡°the goal is different.¡± le dayuan clenched his fist. it was good that ye zhongming allowed them to come here but he prevented him from fighting which made him a little frustrated, ¡°we did things in the past to earn money. the person who designed the traps did it to kill.¡± the few helpers looked at one another and didn¡¯t say a word. le dayuan was different. the cowardly and weak person from before was gone and what replaced it was a le dayuan that wanted to fight. the apocalypse changed people and that could be seen quickly and obviously on his body. ¡°let¡¯s go, it is time for us to leave!¡± le dayuan brought his helpers and li qiang with his men to leave the district to get back to the base. n0velusb.c0m when le dayuan left, the battle in the district started. as compared to the battle of attrition outside, this was more individualistic. the battle methods that they humans could use was more varied now. these incomplete apartments became the best helpers for humans. after the zombie hoard entered, they split up. wooden poles, rocks, abandoned cars, sand bags etc formed a maze. the zombies couldn¡¯t push the obstacles and could only start running around aimlessly. around these obstacles were hundreds of people. at this time, iron rods with sharp heads became the best weapon. as long as the survivors stuck their weapons into the eyes of the slow zombies, they would bleed a black liquid and then die. they were now killing zombies like a game and that increased their morale and made them feel much better. everyone was clear that each zombie represented a fortune. when the fortune added up, it might mean an evolution potion. everyone was tempted. thus an ugly scene appeared. some people stopped killing and used their daggers to dig the crystals that were close to them. this caused the kills to drop. ¡°what are all of you doing? kill the zombies quickly! we can talk about the crystals later!¡± da ming stood on a bulldozer and waved the iron rod to kill the zombies. seeing many people behave like that, his face turned red from rage. boss ye¡¯s instructions were clear, they had to try to kill the zombies quickly so the pressure that they face wouldn¡¯t increase. only then could the stuff they set up last longer. if they couldn¡¯t kill the monsters efficiently then when more and more of them gathered, the few of them wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on. but they forgot about how attractive evolution was to normal people. . the battlefield was chaotic. evolved scolded the teams they led and some even killed a few people. under such high pressure did the survivors start to fight again. but the zombie hoard swarmed into the district. alongside them were many stronger mutated lifeforms. under such a number, the structures started to break down and the castles started to collapse. team after team was instantly swallowed. ...................................................................................................... ye zhongming led the iron zombie and yellow ball to run quickly on the empty streets. he took a curved path to end up at the back of the hoard. he found the person he wanted to find there. ye zhongming didn¡¯t think that a team that had never fought mutated lifeforms and zombies before could wipe out 100 thousand zombies. the key to victory today was himself. the brain bug¡¯s target was him but wasn¡¯t his target it too? the brain bug was terrifying. if one wasn¡¯t careful, it would control him and become its nutrition to evolve. but ye zhongming had a new idea since he guessed that it existed. before this, ye zhongming only wanted to use the resources of the new district base to get rich but after he noticed the brain bug, his plan changed. his final goal was not the demon crystals but the brain bug itself. people now might not know about it and they didn¡¯t know that although this being was terrifying, there was something that people craved about it. like the stat stone, this thing could be eaten. Chapter 165: Hundred Hand Zombie chapter 165: hundred hand zombie the breeze blew and tossed up some pieces of paper and leaves which slowly floated in the sky and landed on the window of an opened luxurious car. there were bones in the driver''s seat and all the meat on his body was eaten clean. his bone landed on his feet and his skull-faced upwards like it was expressing the last wishes of its body. ye zhongming looked around. he confirmed his own position with the map that was etched in his mind. along with the wind were the cries of the zombies which reminded ye zhongming that danger was right beside him. he had to make a choice and then quickly find the human that was controlled. if not, either the brain bug ran or he would get drowned by the monsters that it summoned. it was difficult to revive so ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to die so early on. he paused for a dozen seconds and confirmed the direction before he started to run. after turning around a street, he came into the square of the new district. the scenic area here was huge. there were fake mountains and rivers which overall cost amounted to the price of 5 bugattis. but now, this place was crushed by zombies. apart from a patch of forest that was still in decent condition, the rest were destroyed. ye zhongming saw the brain bug here. but it was empty now. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m ye zhongming couldn¡¯t help but turn towards the forest. yellow ball sniffed and its head turned towards the forest. it bared its fangs and gave out a low roar. ye zhongming pulled out moon edge and led yellow ball warily into the forest. the sun was slowly tilting towards the west and the sunlight shone into the forest. the leaves blocked the light and left either rays or specks that changed as they landed on the leaves. like all forests in the apocalypse, this place was really silent and sinister. since he stepped into the forest, he had been on guard. as he got deeper and deeper, the sixth sense that he nurtured through ten years made him realise that this place was extremely dangerous. the brain bug definitely knew that he was coming which was why it either hid or was laying in ambush. a golden fur in the center of yellow ball¡¯s back stood up and it continued to stare towards a direction. it opened its mouth and showed the sharp teeth inside! like its master, it sensed danger too. ye zhongming walked over with big steps! since he was going to go all out today then he was hoping for a good fight! a moment later, his huge steps turned into him dashing. yellow ball charged beside its master and let out a deafening bark. the entire forest shook because of it. past some dense vines was a human in black clothing. ashen white face without blood, terrifying black eyes, bamboo-like arms made this human look like a ghost from hell. ¡°you?¡± although the face didn¡¯t look like a human anymore but ye zhongming still recognised captain ye. he looked around his body and his attention landed on the zombie beside it. black crystal! level three! ye zhongming took in a deep breath. although he knew that he would bump into a strong mutated life form sooner or later but he didn¡¯t expect it to be so quick. he also didn¡¯t expect the brain bug to be able to control a level three life form. no wonder it didn¡¯t leave and just waited here. it had a hundred hand zombie to help it. ¡°del... delicious...¡± captain ye opened his mouth and tried hard to speak. one couldn¡¯t see human teeth anymore and it was just a ball of black mist. ¡°del your mother.¡± ye zhongming laughed coldly before starting to attack. no holding back, seal: flame blade sliced forwards! ye zhongming¡¯s attack was really sudden that even yellow ball was caught off guard. its master used his killer move right away and the light flashed right at the hundred hand zombie¡¯s head. ye zhongming felt like battles should be like this instead of probing and wasting time. you were going to kill one another so he rather speak less and save on strength. this hundred hand zombie didn¡¯t expect ye zhongming¡¯s attack to be so sudden too. since it evolved, it had been invincible and no human dared to attack it. the dozens of tentacles blocked in front of its body and formed a coiled-up flower shape. these tentacles were its sharpest weapons. not only were they really good at defence, but the tips were also really sharp. they could stab, wrap and suck. when they evolved to a higher level, they would get more and more tentacles and it would even exceed a hundred. at that time, those tentacles would be like high level weapons that made it invincible! enemies would find it difficult to block. if it faced the same level evolved, the zombie could crush them easily. unfortunately, it met ye zhongming today. the flame blade sliced onto the closely wrapped tentacles and flames instantly drowned the zombie. ye zhongming panted after using that blade. but after seeing the zombie, he squinted his eyes. it wasn¡¯t dead. although it was not in a good state and over half of its tentacles were sliced; a part of its body was burnt too, but it was alive. this was the first time he used the skill on an enemy and hit them head on and didn¡¯t manage to insta kill them. the hundred hand zombie cried out. the remaining tentacles danced on top of its head like the hair of medusa. a level three zombie was still a level three zombie. like the zombie ape at the lake, these lifeforms had strong vitality. ye zhongming knew that he lost his best chance to kill it. even if he used the same move, it wouldn¡¯t be effective. the level three monster was prepared and it wouldn¡¯t let him hit it. but... he whistled. he held his arm shield up like a spartan warrior, charging right at the hundred hand zombie. the tentacles whistled and smashed onto the shield. moon edge slashed out from below the shield and stabbed at its neck. both of them clashed at close range. a golden figure jumped up from behind ye zhongming. it jumped over the two of them right at the brain bug captain ye who was still shocked from all that happened. Chapter 166: Killing move- osmium chapter 166: killing move- osmium killing the brain bug had been ye zhongming¡¯s first choice. this was a strategic requirement. when the brain bug didn¡¯t leave and only left one level three hundred hand zombie to protect itself, this was the plan that ye zhongming had set out in his heart. the hundred hand zombie was indeed really strong. its speed and flexibility of tentacles caused huge trouble for ye zhongming. even the strong seal blademaster job skill couldn¡¯t kill it in one hit. if he met such a monster in normal situations, ye zhongming wasn¡¯t hundred percent confident of killing it. but today, he knew that the hundred hand zombie had to do one thing which was to protect the brain bug. as expected, when yellow ball charged, the hundred hand zombie sent two of its remaining tentacles to wrap the waist of yellow ball who was in mid air. the precise grasp of an opportunity stunned the dog. but yellow ball was a level two dog, it even ate level two mutated animal meat to evolve. the thick fur on its neck shot towards the brain bug. it didn¡¯t even look at the outcome, twisting in mid air and bitting towards the tentacles that trapped it. ye zhongming¡¯s body followed his pet dog¡¯s hit and tilted in a direction. he looked as if he couldn¡¯t handle the hundred hand zombie¡¯s hit which was why he turned. hundred hand zombie¡¯s body turned too. both enemies were in its field of sight. this was an instinct that one had when facing an enemy. ye zhongming was also facing the hundred hand zombie¡¯s back. the forest was covered in basic summoning technique¡¯s materials. a tree turned into a brown treant. two huge wooden hands smashed toward the head of the hundred hand zombie. just like that, the zombie was attacked from three fronts. the brain bug was attacked by the evolved dense needles and couldn¡¯t dodge. it could only raise its hand to block its face. the golden needles shot into its hand and pierced through, poking into captain ye¡¯s face. if not for it tilting its head because of the danger, those needles might have hit its eyes and gone into its brain. that would deal damage to the brain bug¡¯s body directly. this made it furious. it used its weird hands to block its face. it opened its mouth and sent a silent shockwave. pa! the treant¡¯s wooden arm smashed the back of the hundred hand zombie. it was really strong and it caused the tentacles that were in the air to shudder. the two tentacles trapping yellow ball also tensed up. the dog bit it, the sharp teeth pierced into the tentacles and left many wounds. ye zhongming didn¡¯t stop too. he raised his right arm to accurately slice off the two injured tentacles. n0velusb.c0m three sides. the injured hundred hand zombie paid a heavy price. it cried and lost its balance, falling towards the ground! ye zhongming definitely wouldn¡¯t miss this chance. he held his blade and wanted to kill this fellow. but before he could move, a human head sized stone flew out from the side. it headed right for him and in a blink of an eye it was beside him. the sudden attack caught ye zhongming off guard and he raised his arm shield to block in front of his body. it hit and his left arm was covered in numbness and he was forced to take several steps back. he raised his head. a giant figure walked out from where the stone flew. a three meter giant gave ye zhongming huge pressure. its face was covered in a thick scar. what was shocking was that there was a tiny figure on the giant¡¯s back. a stone that was bigger than its own body was carried by it and it looked similar to the stone that had hit ye zhongming. ¡°twin demons!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s eyes constricted and he recognised this monster. this was a strong monster that people didn¡¯t know how it appeared. people were even trying to determine if it was a zombie or a mutated monster. they were like conjoined twins, the one below was a mutated black bear called demon. on its neck was a tiny human shaped monster with its legs stabbed into the body of the bear. this fellow was called little demon. no one knew how such a weird thing appeared but everyone knew how terrifying they were. this monster was really strong and it could toss things like rocks, cars and wood. they often dealt huge damage to enemies. moreover, this thing wasn¡¯t afraid of close combat. the big demon had strong close combat skills, its claws could rip steel! although the twin demons were just level two but due to how special they were, their strength was close to a level three mutated lifeform. they had talent skills that they could use too which would catch people off guard. behind the twin demon was a black patch. ye zhongming was shocked as there were at least a dozen level two lifeforms here. as expected from this intelligent thing, it left some help behind. but ye zhongming¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change. he dragged his numb arm to charge at the hundred hand zombie that was about to climb up. twin zombie tossed stone once more. it didn¡¯t allow anything to happen to its partner. as compared to the last time, it was closer this time so the stone arrived quicker. ye zhongming was ready and when he saw the stone fly out, he tossed the arm shield. the stone and the shield clashed in the air and the shield was sent flying. the stone was also knocked aside and it couldn¡¯t threaten ye zhongming. after he tossed the shield, he locked his eyes on the hundred hand zombie. this fellow was about to stand up. he jumped up and sliced. if this fellow stood up, he would lose the best chance to kill it. if he couldn¡¯t kill it, once those level two lifeforms surrounded him, he would be in danger. hundred hand zombie knew about its situation. it didn¡¯t even turn its head, it used its remaining tentacles to protect its back. as long as it blocked this, it could stand up. with helpers, this human couldn¡¯t threaten it anymore. as for its lost tentacles, it could eat these two star evolved to grow them out! ye zhongming smiled sharply and moved his blade. a metal piece appeared beside the zombie and turned into a meter-tall metal bot. the moment it appeared, it smashed its legs into the tentacles of the zombie. the hundred hand zombie was smashed into the ground. the tentacles were stepped on and they couldn¡¯t move. it was as if the thing on its back wasn¡¯t a meter tall dwarf but a thousand foot mountain. ye zhongming¡¯s moon edge slashed and sliced into the neck of the hundred hand zombie. while slicing off its head, he also announced that he had killed a mutated lifeform above his level. the key to all this was on the metal that he tossed out. that was osmium. Chapter 167: Brain Bugs body chapter 167: brain bug''s body osmium was the densest metal. it weighed 22.59 thousand grams for each meter square. when le dayuan saw 50 units of osmium in a factory, ye zhongming hid it in his space crystal. 50 units of osmium, this meant that the weight of this metal piece was a tonne! n0v¦Ålusb.c0m this was the best material and medium for the basic summoning technique! ye zhongming didn¡¯t use the osmium until today when he tossed it out to kill the level three hundred hand zombie. even though the zombie was strong, it couldn¡¯t escape with a tonne of metal pressing onto its body. this didn¡¯t include the buffs from the summoning technique. as the material was too good, ye zhongming used a huge amount of mental energy. this new metal figure had 300 durability! it lasted for five minutes! thus, ye zhongming got a chance to kill the zombie. he didn¡¯t need too long a time, just a few seconds was enough. level three, that was the highest level being in the forest. the head of the hundred hand zombie rolled far away which caught the brain bug and those level two lifeforms off guard. a ghostly figure jumped out from behind a tree, its red hair danced in the wind. the iron zombie snuck behind the brain bug, taking the chance to strike right after the hundred hand zombie died. the iron zombie didn¡¯t appear when ye zhongming was in danger, she also didn¡¯t appear when those level two lifeforms were attacking. she was waiting for the best chance. the brain bug placed a level three lifeform by its side and also set up a trap with a bunch of level two lifeforms ambushing here. it used the level three zombie to hold back the attacker and then the level two lifeforms to surround the enemy. it thought that its plan was perfect but it didn¡¯t expect the enemy to be able to kill hundred hands so quickly. the iron zombie¡¯s hand stuck into captain ye¡¯s neck and then it twisted the head right off. ¡°throw it away!¡± ye zhongming was really anxious when he saw that. although he gave the order to the red hair zombie in his mind but he couldn¡¯t help but shout it out. the brain bug was too annoying and it could attach to any being. however, some mediums wouldn¡¯t be able to hold it for too long. the iron zombie was a puppet that ye zhongming created. honestly, he didn¡¯t know whether or not the brain bug could attack her but he didn¡¯t want to take that risk. if it could, that would mean that a few level two crystals were wasted. the iron zombie listened and tossed captain ye¡¯s head away. the head rolled on the ground and only stopped after it hit a tree. where the neck was broken were dozens of white tentacles that stretched out. then, a white umbrella-shaped head with eyes slid out. it looked like a small white version of an octopus. but this mini and even a little cute brain bug gave out a sharp cry. this cry was not silent anymore, it was really ear piercing. ye zhongming and even yellow ball felt a huge pain in their brains. the mutated lifeforms suffered too. it was as if they were drunk as they started to sway. fortunately, the scream only lasted for a few seconds. after the sound disappeared, the brain bug started to flee. in a blink of an eye, it was dozens of meters out. those level two mutated lifeforms roared with rage as they charged toward ye zhongming. the brain bug¡¯s shout actually sent them into a berserk state! at the same time, the humans were pushed into a skyscraper. only three hundred remained and the rest were buried by the zombies. although they killed many zombies and mutated lifeforms, but they still couldn¡¯t stop the endless monsters. xia lei, mo ye, little tiger etc killed so many that their arms went numb. they couldn¡¯t last any longer. if the situation didn¡¯t change, they would have to start fleeing. but these survivors heard a sound. the zombies that were attacking them were stunned for a moment before they turned around to charge at where they came from. it was as if there was something summoning them back such that they forgot about the delicious food right in front of them. this stunned everyone. they panted and looked at one another, all of them didn¡¯t know what happened at all. ¡°should be boss ye.¡± da ming¡¯s shirt was gone and his white and fat upper body was revealed. one could see a few bone deep wounds. if ye zhongming didn¡¯t give him the immunity potion, he would have turned into a zombie. now that such a weird thing occurred, da ming was sure that it was ye zhongming. only he could do something to cause the zombie hoard to retreat. ¡°what are we waiting for, kill them. kill more and we can help reduce the pressure on ye zhongming!¡± liang chuyin was in a bad state. she was injured and after such a long fight, she found it hard to lift the whip in her hand. but she knew that ye zhongming was the one that caused such a situation. those enemies definitely ran towards ye zhongming and she had to do something to help him. she charged and with a whip, she opened up the skull of a zombie. ¡°right, whoever gives up on such a good chance is a fool!¡± the team followed liang chuyin. when the other survivors saw that, they followed and charged! while his friends were being saved, ye zhongming started to chase. the main body of the brain bug had appeared so he definitely wouldn¡¯t let it escape. thus a weird scene occurred in the forest. the white brain bug was dashing in front with ye zhongming charging it. dozens of mutated lifeforms were chasing ye zhongming from behind. as for his few helpers, the treant was too slow and was just moving slowly. the osmium fellow was heavy, its speed was still okay and it helped to hold the twin demon back. yellow ball and the iron zombie were really quick. they ran while launching attacks at the mutated lifeforms to try to slow them down. the brain bug was really quick but its stamina wasn¡¯t good. in just a while, it slowed down. ye zhongming was catching up. when it was 20 meters away, it stopped and roared at ye zhongming. those tentacles pointed at him like it was cursing him. it was at the edge of the forest at a manmade river. ye zhongming smiled. brain bugs didn¡¯t know how to swim. Chapter 168: Heard you taste like chicken chapter 168: heard you taste like chicken if the brain bug controlled a strong medium, it would become really strong. that was undeniable. in his last life, the brain bug was like a top monster in the dungeon. on one side people craved them and on the other, they were feared. ye zhongming meeting one half a month into the apocalypse was a misfortune. he needed to use his two star evolved body to block the attacks of a zombie ocean. but it was also good fortune, if he won he would gain so much. next would be time to collect his rewards. ye zhongming casually took out a red thing from his space crystal. fire extinguisher. dry powder fire extinguisher. he didn¡¯t give him face and shot it toward the brain bug. the brain bug couldn¡¯t dodge and gave out a ear-piercing screech. the brain bug was strong but its body was too weak. it was afraid of too many things like water. it needed oxygen and it also couldn¡¯t take heavy hits. by pure luck, one also found a way to deal with the brain bug. this thing was really afraid of sodium phosphate. even if it touched a little bit, it would harden its body and it would lose its ability to attach to a life form, giving it huge pain. this thing was also really easy to find. some dry powder fire extinguishers used such a thing. seeing the white mini octopus¡¯s body tensing up and not moving on the ground, ye zhongming walked beside it. the killing intent in his eyes shone brightly. n0velusb.c0m ¡°please... begging... you.¡± such a thought appeared in his mind like someone was whispering into his ears. ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect that this fellow could communicate with him with such a method. he pointed the fire extinguisher at it and looked at the bunch of level two mutated lifeforms getting close. he said, ¡°tell them to not move.¡± ¡°no... no...¡± before the brain bug¡¯s thoughts finished transmitting, it felt a cold blade press on its bald head. the bunch of level two lifeforms slowed down and one could see that they were struggling. yellow ball and iron zombie were attacking viciously before so they obviously didn¡¯t let this chance go. they continued to attack and killed four level two lifeforms. the gap in their levels wasn¡¯t much and once one side gave up on fighting back, that meant that they were dead. but, due to the control reducing or them breaking free of the brain bug¡¯s control, they started to roar and fight back. ye zhongming pressed his blade down and the brain bug screamed. the other level two lifeforms were stunned and that moment caused two more to get killed. the battle proceeded as expected. after ye zhongming left a few more holes in the brain bug¡¯s body, those level two lifeforms were killed by yellow ball and the iron zombie. ye zhongming took out the metal box that he prepared and after spraying it with the extinguisher, he tossed the screaming brain bug in. on the other side, yellow ball was chewing. these same level lifeforms could provide it with huge energy. what shocked ye zhongming was the iron zombie that was actually eating. the difference was that the iron zombie dug out the demon crystals and swallowed them. was this the way they evolved? the skill scroll only recorded how to create the human puppets. ye zhongming thought that only by recreating more puppets one could get higher level ones. when the iron zombies weren¡¯t strong enough, to create better ones or search for the intermediate puppet skill. he didn¡¯t expect that the iron zombie would consume demon crystals. of course, ye zhongming was not certain that this method would allow it to evolve. but at least this was a new path. the red haired iron zombie ate just one level two crystal before stopping. ........................ when the brain bug was locked in the metal box, the zombie hoard was not under control anymore. xia lei and the others were quite lucky. they chased the hoard for a while and killed many of them. but as the hoard was too huge and these 300 of them were out of stamina, they reached their limit. even the evolved were panting and sweating. so they chose to stop attacking and turned around to clear the battlefield. when the zombie hoard scattered after the brain bug lost control, they were a distance away. after they noticed what happened, they cleared up the battlefield with much more care and safety. but they killed too many today. only at night did they manage to collect most of the crystals. of course, everything didn''t go as planned. the blood scent was too intense and still attracted some mutated lifeforms. the party had a few scattered but intense fights. apart from that, the zombies that weren¡¯t totally dead caused some problems. when ye zhongming was back with the osmium and returned back to the new district base, only 200 of them were left. half of the evolved was dead too. in just a short two days, the deaths of the new district base were shocking. with sacrifice naturally came the rewards. after packing up and gathering in the room, park xiuying who was in charge of reporting was delighted. ¡°guess how many level one crystals we got?¡± the university teacher who had experienced counting money until her hands went numb was so delighted. she slapped on a full box and said. ¡°there should be... over five thousand!¡± little tiger looked at the box and said. park xiuying rolled her eyes at him. ¡°the people we brought out weren¡¯t experienced and they were courageous which caused some chaos. i think they didn¡¯t even kill 10 each. but considering the strength of the traps, i think there should be around ten thousand.¡± as water resources were lacking, they could only wipe their bodies and change clothes. xia lei found some wet tissues and shared them with the girls. park xiuying raised a thumb and her white hands stuck into the demon crystal pile. her eyes looked like the giant dragon protecting its treasure, ¡°15000, how many potions can we get?¡± crystals were money now, without them one couldn¡¯t exchange for anything. the party that had stopped her for a few days understood that point. they had such a huge fortune on them now which made all of them really happy. but when le dayuan and xia lei looked at these crystals, they had a complicated expression. they were probably thinking about their past experience. ¡°i don¡¯t know about level two crystals, they are all with ye zhongming.¡± park xiuying waved and gave a look of innocence which caused everyone to laugh. ye zhongming laughed too. he had over a hundred level two crystals on him now. but these weren¡¯t the biggest gains of the operation. ¡°keep ten thousand, use the rest to spin the wheel.¡± ye zhongming waved. little tiger, da ming, li qiang etc carried a big bag to spin the wheel. only xia lei, mo ye, le dayuan, park xiuying and jia ming were left here. liang chuyn was injured so she was resting in an apartment with iron zombie and yellow ball protecting her. ¡°if we are lucky, we would get around a hundred potions. jia ming, keep 50 and you can deal with them as you see fit.¡± jia ming was really emotional. he was not confident about controlling the base but if he had so many evolution potions then it wouldn¡¯t be a problem. he was confident in using the potions to take full control of the base. ¡°at this time you need to let people trust you. even if you can¡¯t control all the evolved in the base, you need to control most of them. do you understand what i mean?¡± ¡°yes brother ye.¡° ye zhongming nodded and continued, ¡°you need to gather people to move stones up the east wall. stones that can smash people to death. moreover, form a party to prepare to kill zombies tomorrow.¡± ¡°we are going tomorrow?¡± jia ming touched his nose. he was worried that if they did this for a few more days that most of the people in the base would die. ¡°only tomorrow. you will get a third of the gains. then we will leave.¡± ¡°you want to leave?¡± jia ming was a little disappointed. he was used to being led by ye zhongming and gaining so much every day. when he heard this news, he was reluctant. ye zhongming didn¡¯t explain and just told jia ming to do the work. an hour later, little tiger brought back 98 potions and also some useful items. ye zhongming handed over the 50 potions that he promised jia ming. early in the second morning, ye zhongming was on the east wall. there were hundreds of people here and each of them had huge stones. jia ming led 20 evolved. he prepared some ropes to swing down and fight against the zombies. no one knew what ye zhongming wanted to do. seeing that the zombie hoard wasn¡¯t as dense as usual, ye zhongming didn¡¯t care. he took out the box with the brain bug and said to this fellow, ¡°i know that you can understand me. let all of them gather here!¡± ¡°you... let me... go...¡± the brain bug looked a little weak. its white body was turning green and it was shriveled in the iron box. ye zhongming nodded. brain bug opened its small eyes and sent the silent mental energy waves down at the zombie hoard. a moment later, those zombies started to gather towards this region. there were at least 6-7 thousand of them. but one couldn¡¯t see any mutated animals or level two zombies. it was obvious that the brain bug without a host couldn¡¯t control higher level lifeforms. this was a one sided fight that wasn¡¯t even dangerous. those zombies were like sheep to be slaughtered. after most of them were killed, jia ming led his men to do the final killing. . at this point, the zombies in the eastern region were mostly cleared. the new district base had obtained a relatively safer entrance. ¡°i... did it, you... let me... go.¡± the brain bug was really anxious as it couldn¡¯t last for too long in this form. ¡°there is still one thing you didn¡¯t do.¡± ye zhongming looked at the brain bug coldly and stabbed a dagger into its body. ¡°i heard that you taste like chicken?¡± Chapter 169: Once brother chapter 169: once brother jia ming held the bag with two thousand demon crystals and watched as the army vehicle left. he was a little sad. that person that made him an evolved and gave him a base had left with his team. they disappeared in the city. ¡°stop looking, how is li qiang¡¯s situation?¡± da ming stood beside his friend and slapped his shoulder. ¡°he wanted to leave with brother ye but he was rejected. brother ye told him to run this base well with us.¡± ¡°brother ye is afraid that we are too weak. boss li has good gun skills and will be of great help to us. after all, we have to start thinking about how to solve the food problem.¡± ¡°but i don¡¯t understand why brother ye wants to leave. with them here, we would have thousands or even tens of thousands of evolved. when the time comes, this region or even this city would be ours.¡± da ming shook his head, ¡°don¡¯t think too much, maybe we might meet him in the future.¡± the two of them stood on the walls. below them were many who were strengthening the wall that was just fixed. jia ming retracted his gaze and held the note that ye zhongming had handed to him. ................................................ the noise from the vehicle attracted the attention of the zombies on the sides of the road. they reached out their dry hands and wanted to obtain that bit of flesh but the iron monster was obviously not something they could block. these zombies were smashed into pieces and their life¡¯s journey had come to an end. ¡°boss, this fellow takes up too much oil!¡± little tiger cried. based on the current rate, in just a few hours this car would end up as a piece of scrap metal. ye zhongming rested on another car and said, ¡°no petrol then just toss it, this thing is not useful.¡± the others felt that this was quite safe, just that it was just a little uncomfortable. ¡°boss, you can tell us where we are going now right?¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t reveal where the final goal was. they didn¡¯t ask when they were in the base as there were too many others there. now that they were the only ones in the vehicle, little tiger didn¡¯t have to worry about anything. ¡°ying city, cloud peak villa.¡± ¡°big city, but we have to get out of the province.¡± everyone didn¡¯t expect the target to be the next province. moreover, they were a thousand kilometers away from ying city. ¡°why there?¡± liang chuyin¡¯s body was recovering. she was next to ye zhongming so when the car shook, she would touch his body. she dared to say anything during normal days but at this moment she was embarrassed such that her face turned red. ¡°that is because we can develop peacefully for at least two years there.¡± after these few days of fighting, the trust between them strengthened which was why ye zhongming started to reveal some things to them. ¡°but we don¡¯t seem to be going in the right direction.¡± xia lei held the map and asked. ¡°en.¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°we are heading here first.¡± ¡°wulan county?¡± ¡°en, find someone.¡± ye zhongming paused and looked at everyone, ¡°do you have people you want to find? tell me and if it is convenient we can go find them too.¡± mo ye shook her head. she didn¡¯t know where her parents were. she had few relatives that weren¡¯t even in the country. this was similar to park xiuying. her parents were professors too and were teaching at other universities overseas. le dayuan didn¡¯t have any relatives and the loved ones of his helpers were either dead or mutated if not they wouldn¡¯t follow le dayuan so easily. xia lei had a similar situation and had nothing tying her down too. only little tiger and liang chuyin had loved ones but their homes were really far away and it was impossible to head back. ¡°you don¡¯t have to worry about my parents, they are so amazing. let¡¯s go back if we have a chance, they are definitely living well.¡± liang chuyin sighed, ¡°my parents aren¡¯t very healthy.¡± she paused and then said, ¡°so they basically won¡¯t survive the mutation wave, the chances of them being alive isn¡¯t high.¡± everyone knew that although she said that but in her heart she did want to head back. but her homeland was opposite from their destination. she would have to cross half the country so that was not very feasible. mo ye held her hand and hoped that it would make her feel better. the infantry vehicle used up the petrol at night. they wanted to find a petrol station to add some petrol but those they drove past were either blown up or were sucked dry. they could only give up on the fellow that brought them 400 kilometers closer in a day and turned to walk instead. the team arrived in wulan county at night. this was a county that wasn¡¯t too big. standing on the hill outside, one could see the entire county. it looked like there had been a fire recently that burnt half the streets. one could see many specks of flames around. ¡°this is a base.¡± little tiger exclaimed when he used the binoculars and saw the county. ¡°such orderly walls? sentry? there are many people inside.¡± to run such a base well in just 20 days was indeed really shocking. ¡°human adaptation skills to the apocalypse is far better than we think.¡± ¡°but they definitely aren¡¯t as good as you.¡± teacher park added on the side which made ye zhongming annoyed. ¡°zhongming, who are you here to find?¡± ¡°an old friend.¡± ye zhongming smiled, ¡°today we will spend the night here.¡± ¡°we aren¡¯t entering?¡± little tiger pointed at the county and asked. if they entered it now, they didn¡¯t have to sleep exposed. ye zhongming turned around to make arrangements and ignored little tiger. ye zhongming was really here to find someone. to find the guy who was on the same team as him. that guy who had saved his life many times. wulan county was his home. in his last life, ye zhongming was a marksman and he was the ranged damage in his team. this big fellow from wulan county was a really courageous warrior, a heavy shielder. this was his job. he was a defense type warrior that dared to block all damage. with him in front of ye zhongming, gave him the confidence to fire. the two of them did missions together for five years. this fellow helped ye zhongming to block many fatal attacks. in his memory, the big fellow suffered three near-lethal attacks because of him. fortunately, he had a good body and managed to survive. but, two months before he revived, the big fellow sacrificed during a mission. ye zhongming lost his best barrier and that resulted in him being sneak attacked and dying. after reviving, ye zhongming thought multiple times that if the big fellow was around, he would still be alive. at this time, he should have obtained the job. if the experience and timing he was told was right, this fellow would be locked in jail. if he didn¡¯t come and everything proceeded like the last life, he would spend months in jail and get tortured every day until that mysterious trading team appeared here and used a few crystals to buy his life. after a few simple heals, they sold him to the newly formed team as a slave and then he met ye zhongming. thinking about how he was about to meet his old ally, ye zhongming was really excited and he found it hard to sleep. he opened his eyes until the sky lit up. .................................... wulan county was an old county and this place kept a portion of the old walls. in the past, this was the reason why this place became a famous tourist trap. because of that, after the apocalypse started, the people here could set up defenses using the old wall. after strengthening and adding to it, the zombie¡¯s sharp claws couldn¡¯t take it down. when ye zhongming and xia lei walked to the gate, there were many here who wanted to enter. ¡°oi.¡± xia lei stood in front of ye zhongming. she tilted her body and her face really close to him and said towards him, ¡°look there!¡± ye zhongming felt a little uncomfortable from that. the special aura that girls had made him feel weird and he tilted his head back slightly. ¡°do you hate me that much?!¡± xia lei rolled his eyes at ye zhongming and was really unhappy. the people around them all turned over and they were attracted by her looks. n0velusb.c0m ¡°i sacrificed so much this time so what benefits will i get?¡± xia lei saw that there were many people before them so she turned around and faced ye zhongming, ¡°i am your team member and can fight for you, i can even die for you, but... that doesn¡¯t include sacrificing looks!¡± ye zhongming rolled his eyes, ¡°i just want you to be a bait and draw the target out. i won¡¯t ask you to do anything. it is just to save time on those annoying things. what sacrifice looks?¡± ¡°that is exactly sacrificing looks!¡± xia lei was a little playful, ¡°are you going to give benefits?¡± ye zhongmng wanted to turn and leave but she pulled him back. ¡°look at you, you are a guy, you don¡¯t know about girls at all.¡± ¡°in the apocalypse, woman are scarier than guys.¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t fall for that and that disappointed xia lei. ¡°tsk!¡± she scoffed, ¡°my demands aren¡¯t high. i know that i can¡¯t compare to the influencer that is like your little servant. i can¡¯t compare to le dayuan who you protect like a baby. but apart from them, i want to become the third person to get the two star potion!¡± ¡°if i don¡¯t agree?¡± ¡°then i will tell everyone that you brought me out here alone to take advantage of me.¡± ¡°... your sister.¡± Chapter 170: Devil Gachapon chapter 170: devil gachapon this was of course a joke between the two of them. teasing? was this even considered a threat in the apocalypse? xia lei had an open personality and was really bold so she often spend her time with cops that were very direct. she did things very generously and would often make such jokes. she was just using this method to raise a few small requests to ye zhongming. this request wasn¡¯t too much. ye zhongming knew that if he ignored other factors and looked at only strength, mo ye and xia lei were the strongest on the team. if he had to choose one out of the two women then he would choose xia lei. although the two of them were the top cops in that city and both of them had many records, but xia lei had a few more than mo ye. moreover, she learned her blade skills from a grandmaster and if she used moon edge, she was stronger. for her to ask for a chance to evolve after liang chuyin and le dayuan was a logical and reasonable one. moreover, ye zhongming also knew what she faced in the new district base. she knew that since her husband betrayed her, her desire to evolve was higher than anyone else which was why he understood her feelings. reasonable request and also a good reason. she also used a communication method that was advantageous to the woman to bring it up which was why ye zhongming didn¡¯t feel annoyed by it. ¡°move aside!¡± before the two of them entered the city, the sound of motorcycles could be heard from behind. they turned around and saw a small group made of 5-6 vehicles driving by. each one of them had a small bag on their waists which were all full. ¡°the team is back.¡± someone shouted and the group made a path into the county for them. these people drove right in and the 20 guards at the gate didn¡¯t stop them at all. ¡°do you see their waist? those are all crystals!¡± ¡°so many?¡± ¡°what do you think? that area burnt for two days and they headed out when the fire died down. they probably cleaned up the battlefield in a night so how much do you think they picked up?¡± ¡°then. then aren¡¯t they rich? won¡¯t there be at least 1-2 thousand?¡± ¡°they probably got three thousand. don¡¯t forget that there are not only zombies there but many alive people. those people who were trapped in the fire probably mutated after getting bitten by the zombies.¡¯ ¡°damn, these animals.¡± ¡°the world has changed. they are evolved so there is nothing we can do. we know that this group isn¡¯t much but we still want to enter the city. we want to be safer so we just have to suck it up.¡± everyone was silent. they escaped from nearby areas and witnessed many dangers and deaths. they really craved a safe place to live. even if this place wasn¡¯t that good. ye zhongming smiled coldly. if he didn¡¯t revive, this place would be like the new base and a new team would form. it would be average in the area. their team leader was a five star expert. after this, another team wiped them out and their core was killed. ye zhongming was the one that wiped this group out in his last life. more accurately, it had to do with the big fellow¡¯s hatred towards this team. he was tortured and when he used his life to exchange for a chance to evolve. when he had a bunch of allies and when they had enough influence, the hatred buried in their hearts had a way to be vented. the big fellow led his men to wipe out the wulan squad and ye zhongming was one of them. maybe some of those who were riding the motorcycles were wiped out by ye zhongming himself in his last life. after they passed, the crowd started to shift forwards. one needed to pay to enter wulan county and get protected. as for what the payment was, it was up to the guards. but mostly it was food or water. naturally, if you had demon crystals, you would be able to pass unobstructed. xia lei and ye zhongming used two level one crystals to enter. but they were different from others. although their clothes weren¡¯t extravagant, but they were clean. they didn¡¯t look hungry and lost which made them stand out in the crowd. after passing through, the guards who wore different uniforms looked at xia lei with bad intentions. it was rare to see such clean girls in the apocalypse. the two of them split up after entering the county. xia lei roamed on her own while ye zhongming disappeared on the streets. ¡°oi do you see that?¡± a team leader and a deputy looked at xia lei¡¯s back view and muttered to one another. ¡°en, really top quality.¡± the leader nodded and touched his chin, ¡°what do you think?¡± ¡°report to young master huang.¡± ¡°hehe, i think so too. if he is happy he might give us some evolution potions.¡± n0velusb.c0m the two of them passed their job to others before hurrying to find people. wulan county and the new district base were the same. people who lacked water and food set up a market. they either traded food, essentials, medicine etc and that slowly developed into a trading post that survivors loved. there were things like potions, equipment, job certificates etc. xia lei roamed randomly while trying to find out some news but none of them were useful. the leader of the base was really cunning. apart from people he trusted, no one knew how many evolved there were in wulan county. they didn¡¯t know the weapons and equipment they had and they didn¡¯t even know where the leader stayed at. she didn''t get anything in the market so she left. she noticed that someone was following her. being a trained person, their stalking skills were too lousy. she purposely walked to a secluded area and rested on the wall as the four of them surrounded her. the leader didn¡¯t look too old and he was a young man with yellow hair. his eyes were very evil and it glowed as he looked at xia lei. this person was the only son of the person who had set up the wulan squad and was enemies with the big fellow. he was a pervert and loved mature women even though he was really young. the beautiful woman under his father¡¯s control were all his targets. ¡°you all are really slow.¡± xia lei didn¡¯t feel afraid at all. she just smiled at this group of people. the young man was stunned, to him, this girl was different from others. shouldn¡¯t she be the one that was panicking and telling them not to do anything to her? ¡°i have drawn them out, aren¡¯t you going to appear?¡± as xia lei raised her voice, ye zhongming appeared behind the few of them. in his last life, ye zhongming didn¡¯t find out where the jail that locked the big fellow was at. to find a jail in a huge county was not very easy. of course, ye zhongming could bring people to attack and take control of this place. but it would cause chaos and that might endanger the big fellow. moreover, he knew that the big fellow wanted to take revenge on himself and not for him to do everything for him. the few of them looked at each other and laughed. they were the strongest people in this world and they were evolved. so what if the two of them evolved? could they defeat so many of them? xia lei sighed and shook her head. these bunch of ignorant fools, did they really think one star evolved made them invincible? ye zhongming appeared beside them before their laughter stopped. he punched the closest person and he was sent flying. he smashed into the war and he tried to struggle up but he spat out blood. he looked at the cave-in portion near his heart and his eyes opened wide as he slowly stopped breathing. such a decisive and quick killing method shocked the others. although this ally wasn¡¯t the strongest but he wasn¡¯t weak. they were all evolved and their strength was similar. but they were actually instantly killed in front of this young man! ¡°you are two star evolved!¡± a terrifying guess appeared in young master huang¡¯s mind and he shouted it out. this caused the two that were about to charge at ye zhongming to stop. they retreated in fear but ye zhongming obviously didn¡¯t give them a chance. his arms smashed into their necks and their heads were sent crashing into their shoulders. their bodies fell and they died. young master huang¡¯s pants were wet. although you killed someone before, that didn¡¯t mean that you weren¡¯t afraid of dying. it might mean the total opposite. when you understood what was death, you would become more afraid of it. ye zhongming had a rough impression of this person. this was young master huang that was smashed by the big fellow using a shield. now, he knelt on the ground and tears flowed out. he was so terrified that he didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°tell me, where is shengyuan?¡± shengyuan? young master huang started to think. his eyes turned, he opened his mouth but didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°tell me and i won¡¯t kill you.¡± ye zhongming looked down on him and said coldly. ¡°he is, in the basement of the county granary.¡± ...................................................... ¡°nurse ge is here!¡± the two guards smoking in the corner waved. ¡°right, we can¡¯t let him die, boss hasn¡¯t had enough fun.¡± nurse ge had thick makeup on and her body was explosive. she wore a nurse uniform and it gave a very tempting feeling. she looked into the cell and opened two thick locks before walking in with two bags of fluids. ¡°shengyuan did so because of a woman? did he have to kill the boss¡¯s lover?¡± the guard said to the guy beside him. ¡°he was the boss¡¯s top warrior and he had a job. now, he is being tortured every day.¡± the two of them wanted to say something but they heard footsteps from upstairs. Chapter 171: Devil Gachapon 2 chapter 171: devil gachapon 2 ye zhongming and xia lei walked down casually. this was the basement of the granary and it was really hidden. only huang xijie¡¯s trusted allies knew. moreover, the news that shengyuan was being trapped here didn¡¯t spread to many people. counting in the father and son duo, only 3-4 people knew about it. when they saw two strangers walking in, the guards realised that something wasn¡¯t right. the two of them were evolved so they reacted really quickly. they pulled out their daggers and charged out. at the same time, they didn¡¯t forget to report it to nurse ge. ye zhongming passed the two of them and stood at the cell door. he left the two evolved to xia lei who held moon edge. ¡°who dares to cause trouble here?!¡± nurse ge was used to being arrogant here in wulan county and ignored the warning from outside. she placed down shengyuan¡¯s hand which was near broken, she frowned and wanted to scold someone. the moment she opened the gate, nurse ge saw a young man standing at the door and looked at him with a gaze like she was looking at a dead person. fresh blood exploded from behind that person. the head of the person that had greeted her had flown into the sky. nurse ge wanted to scream but a hand grabbed her neck and stopped her scream. ye zhongming looked over her at the bloodied and dirty body on the ground. even if his dirty hair was blocking his face, ye zhongming still recognised him. shengyuan, big fellow, his once brother! although he knew that shengyuan was tortured, but seeing the bad state that he was in made ye zhongming really furious. he tightened his hand and the one star evolved¡¯s throat was crushed like she was a little chicken. ye zhongming could crush people that were the same level as him much less one star evolved without any fighting experience at all. those people had no way of going against him at all. shengyuan heard the commotion and struggled to open his eyes. he saw a guy walk in front of him and squat down to hug him. ¡°big fellow, sorry i am late.¡± shengyuan heard those words before he fell unconscious once more. ye zhongming carried him out of the cell as xia lei stood outside and was wiping off the blood on moon edge. the bodies of the two guards were on the ground and there was a bloody and gory scent in the air. ¡°this is the person you wanted to find?¡± xia lei saw the two meter tall guy and she felt like he was really ugly. ¡°right. a fellow that can help us tank any damage.¡± ............................................................................................................ young master huang stood on the stairs and looked at the three corpses as his body shook. a middle aged man stood in the pool of blood. he lowered his head and one couldn¡¯t see his expression. he was huang xijie, a construction merchant in the county and the current leader of the base. ¡°xijie, it must be shengyuan¡¯s friends that came to save him...¡± ¡°pa!¡± a woman spoke in a draggy voice and before she was finished, huang xijie interrupted her with a crisp slap. the power of the evolved caused her to fly out. if not for her being evolved, that hit could have shattered half her face. ¡°you are the one that caused it!¡± huang xijie raised his head and revealed his rage. his muscles were twitching from anger. in just that short while, six of his men had died and they were all evolved! they were killed like they were chickens and those people escaped so easily. he did not feel heart pained about these people, what he felt unfortunate was the six bottles of potions. since the apocalypse started, he only got around 20 potions. in just a short while, he lost a third of them. ¡°if you didn¡¯t kill shengyuan¡¯s woman for a small matter would this happen? bitch! i spoiled you!¡± huang xijie kicked that woman once more and she cried out in pain. the dozen evolved here looked on and no one dared to say anything. huang xijie was their boss. moreover, he was a guy with a strong job. although they were all one star but he was much stronger than them. ¡°you said that two people did this? the guy was two star evolved? the girl didn¡¯t attack?¡± huang xijie looked at his son with a dark expression and asked. ¡°... yes.¡± ¡°mr huang.¡± a guy squatting beside nurse ge stood up, ¡°based on the mark on her neck, the guy is the one that strangled her. it is really clean. even if he is not two star, he should have a job that focused on strength.¡± ¡°based on the temperature and degree of blood being hardened, they were killed at around the same time.¡± ¡°you mean...¡± his pupils constricted. the guy nodded, ¡°the two of them attacked, and...¡± he looked at young master huang and continued, ¡°moreover, their strengths should be similar and can crush one star evolved.¡± ¡°thank you doctor mu.¡± huang xijie was quite polite to this guy. ¡°no need.¡± he smiled and continued, ¡°then i will take my leave, don¡¯t forget what we agreed.¡± he picked up the silver medical case and left. huang xijie wanted to keep him, his expression changed but he didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°dad!¡± young master huang walked over and didn¡¯t even dare to look at the corpses, ¡°why didn¡¯t you make him stay, with him here, if... if anything happens, we still have a helper.¡± huang xijie stared at him and ordered, ¡°be wary and be on guard, prepare to fight at any moment.¡± he looked toward where the doctor left and sighed. keep him? we couldn¡¯t afford it. ...................................................................................................... when shengyuan woke up, he was laying in a tent. he sat up warily and noticed that his injuries were mostly healed. he knew his own body. even with the evolved body, he would take half a month to get well. was he unconscious for so long? ¡°you are awake?¡± shengyuan was shocked. he didn¡¯t notice that someone was behind him. he turned around and saw the young man who he last saw before he fell unconscious. ¡°you saved me?¡± ye zhongming nodded. ¡°why?¡± seeing the familiar but younger face, ye zhongming said slowly, ¡°i am going to a dangerous place and need someone to help me tank damage.¡± shengyuan¡¯s worry was reduced by a little. that was normal. although it had been less than a month since the apocalypse started, but the cruel nature of it was deep in their bones. one wouldn¡¯t receive love for no reason and one would just make use of each other. although shengyuan was ye zhongming¡¯s brother in his last life, but they were strangers now. ye zhongming was not sure if he was still the same big fellow. if he was willing to tank damage for him. so he had to observe and then decide how to treat him. since that was the case, then trading interests was the best way. ¡°why find me?¡± ¡°because of your job.¡± ¡°will i die?¡± ¡°without me, you will definitely die.¡± the big fellow kept silent for a while and then said, ¡°deal.¡± ye zhongming smiled and pointed at another side, ¡°here is something for you, giant shielder. how can you not have a good shield.¡± ................................................................................................ they walked in the forest of wulan mountain. shengyuan touched the giant shield in his hands with glee. this was a shield that was of a similar height to him, it was 1.5 meters long and it was a silver black arc with ancient patterns. shengyuan raised the shield and waved it and broke a tree, clearing a path ahead. n0velusb.c0m ¡°you aren¡¯t human.¡± . liang chuyin muttered and decided to ignore this barbaric ape that held a heavy shield and played with it like a toy. this was the nickname that he gave shengyuan. this was the third day since he woke up. his injuries were healed a day after with park xiuying¡¯s help. the party left the area and entered wulan mountain. shengyuan¡¯s shield was custom-made for him. the materials came from the abandoned army vehicle. at that time, many people didn¡¯t understand why ye zhongming wanted to slice a piece of and take it with them. now they had an answer. with this piece as a material, ye zhongming added osmium and ghost metal which formed the giant shield. as for its stats, ye zhongming was shocked. ¡°toughness +40, hardness +40, stat: self heal, heal as time passes.¡± a basic steel piece became a white shield because of osmium and ghost metal. while giving it some weight, it also added toughness and hardness. a more magical thing was that this wasn¡¯t a shield created through a blueprint and it actually had such an overpowered ability. it was obvious that this was because of ghost metal. in his last life, the big fellow used a green shield that was overall better than this. but the self recovery made this shield as valuable as the green one. one must know that no matter the equipment grade, it had a limit to how much damage it could take. as one used it more and more, that limit would drop. once one went over the limit, the equipment would get destroyed. for example, the battle blade that discovered the use of the stat stone, it was abandoned because it spoiled. but with this self-repair ability, if it was damaged, it would slowly heal. in other words, it would not spoil. ye zhongming looked at it and felt like getting the ghost metal from the chain prisoner was a good choice. in the future, it would give him bigger surprises. ¡°ye... zhongming.¡± shengyuan was still not used to being with the team and he scratched his head, ¡°are you talking about this place?¡± ye zhongming looked deep into the forest and saw a three meter tall golden wheel standing there. the difference from normal ones was that there was a square across the surface. ye zhongming sucked in a deep breath. ¡°i found you, devil gachapon!¡± Chapter 172: Screaming Prison chapter 172: screaming prison there were many types of gachapons. most of them were normal and some were rare like multi colored ones and treasure-gathering gachapon etc. but like the rules of this world, the rarer it was, the more precious it was. the type of gachapon was also the same. multi colored ones represented precious jobs, the treasure gathering wheel represented the number of treasures. the devil gachapon that ye zhongming had bumped into now represented risk. huge risk, that was pretty much a 1 in 10 chance to survive. without shengyuan, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t have even come here even if he knew that the devil gachapon was there. that was no different from asking to die. but with him here, ye zhongming wanted to take a gamble. ¡°this, what is this?¡± little tiger ran forwards and ran around this special wheel. he didn¡¯t understand why this thing was deep in the forest and why it looked different from the other wheels. the circular wheel was replaced by a square and on it there was something similar to a light... the square was split into four equal squares. the wheel didn¡¯t have holes for the crystals but there was a semi circular area with a white cap. it looked like... two small sydney opera houses combined together. beside the hole below the four squares were four coin holes. the reward box was similar to the other gachapons that were on the other side of the platform. ¡°why is it different from other gachapons?¡± le dayuan was really interested in this thing that couldn¡¯t be destroyed. now that he saw something different, his eyes lit up. but he was clear that he didn¡¯t have a chance to study this so he could only ask ye zhongming who once again predicted the future. ¡°this is the devil gachapon.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s expression was a little complicated. no matter which gachapon it was, their names were given by people. people originally called it the golden gachapon but as they learned more about it, they called it the devil gachapon. n0velusb.c0m this was a high-risk high reward gambling wheel. if you won, you could obtain unimaginable rewards. if you lost then your apocalypse journey would end and you would end up with decomposing bones and broken limbs. after grasping information about this wheel, people would send teams and companies to face it. only then could one reduce the death rate and increase the gains from the wheel. strictly speaking, ye zhongming was taking a huge risk today. but although it was risky, but ye zhongming¡¯s current evolution level was low so the activation energy he could provide was also low. the relative danger wouldn¡¯t be high. along with shengyuan and his team, he could take a gamble. apart from these factors, ye zhongming also knew that as the apocalypse continued, his level would still lead many evolved but there would be some that were lucky and who had people behind them that could push them to his height. his advantage was that he had lived this life before but he didn¡¯t have the natural benefits that others had. so deep in his heart, he was anxious. he had to keep up his level lead to use the advantages. there were many things that he had to use strength to obtain. thus he decided to come here to take a gamble. ¡°teacher park, stand beside me but you don¡¯t have to protect me. place your effort on shengyuan and give him shields at the crucial moment.¡± ye zhongming started to give each one a mission, ¡°teacher le, you and your men wait 500 meters out. no matter what happens, don¡¯t get any closer.¡± this person was a treasure. it was good that ye zhongming allowed him to take one look at the wheel. he would naturally ask him to stay far away during the battle. ¡°shengyuan was at the front and the iron zombie would be beside him. the others will stand between us. if an enemy breaks through, that is your job.¡± everyone didn¡¯t understand but they listened closely. ¡°you will face beings that you have never seen before so be mentally prepared. moreover, i might be unable to join in the battle so you need to rely on yourself. today is very dangerous so be fully focused.¡± after saying that, ye zhongming turned around and took out a huge bag of crystals before putting them on the wheel. he took out one level one crystal and placed it into the coin hole. the entire golden wheel lit up and a flash of light appeared on the wheel which lit up the dark forest. the first square moved. like a dice, it spun for a few seconds before it showed the picture of an item. ye zhongming¡¯s heart jumped. screaming prison! this black diagram represented the screaming prison. although it was called a prison but it wasn¡¯t one, it was a conduit of a battle beast! if one got it and opened the prison, one would get a battle pet! as yellow ball was here, ye zhongming ignored such equipment. but now that it appeared, ye zhongming realised that one huge thing that apocalypse survivors could rely on had appeared. battle pets were different from yellow ball. yellow ball had a close relationship with its master and after mutating it still maintained this relationship. the mutated animal would have the abilities of battle pets but didn¡¯t have to follow its rules. once their relationship changes, such a pet might leave and even attack its master. the pets that one got from the prison would follow battle pet rules. very simple. it was a servant relationship. it could die for its master to ensure that its master was safe but once its master died, the pet would die too. battle pets relied solely on the user. pets similar to yellow ball would have one function which was to fight. it had its one evolution function. but battle pets were different. there were many times. not only could they fight, but some also had support effects that might not be related to fighting. for example, ye zhongming knew that one person¡¯s pet was a mermaid. this mermaid couldn¡¯t fight as its combat strength was zero but it had strong healing ability. this made that expert change his fighting style to one that was highly risky which resulted in many stronger people not willing to offend him. this was one use of a battle pet. if not for this wheel, one had to spin a four star gachapon to obtain the lowest level screaming prison. but today this thing appeared here. even the closest level one was something from a four star wheel. to get one, even ye zhongming would take several months. this was the charm of the devil gachapon. you could get what others couldn¡¯t. no dangers appeared so everyone focused on the wheel. seeing that it moved and that a picture appeared, everyone was surprised. only shengyuan was confused. he didn¡¯t know why the little fellow that saved him knew everything. with his height, most guys in the country were indeed little guys... ye zhongming grabbed more demon crystals and started to put them into the small hole. ¡°pay attention, it is coming!¡± ye zhongming reminded them. when a hundred crystals were placed into the hole, the white cover closed and then the other three squares started to flip! only the first diagram didn¡¯t. there was the systematic mechanical flipping sound that stimulated everyone¡¯s senses. the spinning method was similar to gambling machines and just one looked and one knew how it worked. but ye zhongming told them that it was dangerous so everyone knew that things weren¡¯t so simple. the second white square slowed down and everyone saw a few diagrams spin past. one of them was the exact same as the first one. there was also a green human diagram. apart from that, a red beast ball was also really apparent. there was even a black smoke wrapped skull. anyways, there were nine different diagrams. the square slowed down and slowly stopped on the diagram of the red monster. before others could ask what that was, a light shone from the top of the wheel and reflected a dozen meters in front of the wheel. there was a fierce roar and a red fur beast that looked the same as the diagram appeared. ¡°flame lion!¡± ye zhongming cursed and then shouted, ¡°stop it!¡± everyone saw a majestic lion looking beast appear. the black crystal on its head told them that it was a level three monster. ¡°what level is that?¡± shengyuan only saw level one and two mutated lifeforms so he didn¡¯t know what level three ones looked like. when he saw this monster, he instinctively asked. ¡°level three!¡± level three? his eyes lit up. he placed the shield in front of him and shouted, ¡°bastard, bring it on!¡± ye zhongming who was waiting for the third square to stop nearly fell to the ground. people really don¡¯t change. this fellow really shouted the same thing as what he did in the last life. flame lion had a cruel human-like smile on its face. it suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a sulfuric-smelling flame. at this point, the third square stopped and it was not the screaming prison but a black human-shaped lizard! Chapter 173: Vicious Devil chapter 173: vicious devil the spotlight lit up once more and shone near the flame lion. a human shaped lizard that looked the exact same but much bigger than the picture appeared. ¡°lizardman?¡± ye zhongming bit hit teeth. the devil gachapon really was the devil gachapon, the bugman had appeared. this was a really annoying lifeform. ye zhongming was actually killed by a bugman. but normally speaking, people were used to calling them damn bugs. these lizards had weird abilities that could catch survivors off guard. when facing one of the same level, people were more willing to face a zombie or beast than face a lizardman. this human shaped lizard was the same. ye zhongming rather one more flame lion appearing than face this annoying fellow whose body was covered in sharp bones and could spit out corrosive liquid. ¡°still level three?¡± little tiger was shocked. he had fought with level two mutated lifeforms and he was still really terrified about being suppressed and crushed. now that there were two level three ones, little tiger got really nervous. ¡°blow the flame lion¡¯s flames, if it hits you it would be a huge problem. pay attention to the bug¡¯s acid. its body has black bone blades that it would spread out. don¡¯t be fooled by its appearance.¡± ye zhongming quickly described what they needed to pay attention to. he hope that they would understand a little before they fought it. at this point, the final white square stopped. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up as the square landed on the prison! ye zhongming was excited. he didn¡¯t expect to get such a low chance win. one must know that the basic elimination technique was not effective on this devil gachapon. ye zhongming bit his teeth and tossed something out from the space crystal. this was the osmium that he had kept. although he sliced a piece to mix into shengyuan¡¯s shield, but this piece was still really heavy. ye zhongming pressed it and it turned into a golden metal man that was similar in height to a human. it smashed into the ground and was right in front of the level three bugman. ¡°durability 500, 8 minutes!¡± ye zhongming paid 200 points of mental energy to summon his strongest basic summoning skill being till date. but that was not it. he pressed a small area not far away which had a giant stone. he spent another 200 points and a stone giant stood up and pounced at the flame lion. if this was before, ye zhongming¡¯s mental energy would reduce to a dangerous level. but this time he was perfectly fine. he pressed on the ground beside shengyuan and an earth giant stood up. it opened its arms and blocked in front of everyone. 600 points of mental energy disappeared right away. seal: flame blade! ye zhongming¡¯s strongest attack descended from above right at the bugman. if this was ye zhongming in the past, he would have been sucked dry and he would fall to the ground. but today he was able to do three strong summons and even used the light seal blademaster¡¯s skill that consumed a lot of energy. he was still standing there find. it was because of the brain bug. after some special methods, the bug turned into brain bug powder. this was ye zhongming¡¯s biggest gain. apart from the ten thousand crystals, this was the one. the best benefit of the powder was to increase mental energy. brain bugs were mental energy type lifeforms and strong brain bugs were the pinnacle. maybe ye zhongming didn¡¯t kill the highest level brain bug but it still brought him many benefits. in his last life, he knew that the powder could increase mental energy. the strongest the bug, the more mental energy it added. the problem of the mental energy to support many jobs was something that bothered ye zhongming. naturally, he didn¡¯t hold back after bumping into a brain bug. after eating the bug powder, ye zhongming estimated that his mental energy was around a thousand. apart from that, he noticed some other benefits. he was just a little uncertain and was not able to describe them in words. after ye zhongming attacked, he didn¡¯t look at the outcome. he knew that since he couldn¡¯t kill the level three hundred hand zombie previously, the much stronger bugman wouldn¡¯t die from his hit. his goal was to injure it and leave the rest to his friends. he took out a level two demon crystal and placed it into the hole that matched the screaming prison. this was fixing the wheel! this meant that when one of the three squares had the same diagram as the fist square, the person spinning could use a crystal that was a level higher to fix the diagram. when they spun it again, that square wouldn¡¯t move until all four diagrams were the same or time was up. moreover, it would not only fix the diagram. it meant that the person spinning would be stuck in front of the wheel until the reward was hit or the time was up. the glow of the spotlight wrapped ye zhongming up and tied him together with the devil gachapon. apart from spinning the wheel, he couldn¡¯t do anything else. this meant that if there weren¡¯t others fighting for him, he would get killed by the bugman and the flame lion. this was what made the wheel terrifying! it could allow the monsters summoned to attack. the more you spin, the more monsters would appear. the level of the monsters would be one or two levels higher than the crystals you used. if you spun once and missed all, three high level monsters would appear. if you missed twice, six would appear. if three, four, five... as long as you weren¡¯t lucky, the person spinning might have to face dozens of high level monsters. just this alone made it worthy of being a devil. moreover, once you hit a similar diagram, you wouldn¡¯t continue spinning without fixing it. just this alone meant that the person spinning would get trapped. if your team couldn¡¯t block the monsters then you would definitely die. this meant that one was betting your life. you were betting luck. betting on your allies and their strength. betting on their friendship. many things. if one of these failed or if you weren¡¯t lucky, you would go to hell and meet the real devil. also, the reason why it was a devil was not because of death but because of its greedy side. one needed all four squares to hit before one got a reward. in other words, the person spinning had to fix the wheel twice. the first time, one would need to pay a crystal a level higher than what you used to spin the wheel. the second time needed crystals two levels higher. as he killed the hundred hand zombie, he got the level three crystal and he could fix it twice. this was another reason why ye zhongming decided to come here. counting in the huge amount of level one crystals that they had to spend, this wheel was not what normal evolved could spin. in the last life, there was another nickname for the wheel-- rich man gachapon. seeing ye zhongming get trapped, their hearts sank. this wheel was dangerous. not only did two level three monsters appear, but their strongest player was also trapped. at the same time, people didn¡¯t understand. wouldn¡¯t it be better to let people like le dayuan or his helpers spin it? wouldn¡¯t they be able to release ye zhongming who was the strongest? but they underestimated the wheel. that was because it demanded that the person spinning had to be a level higher than the crystal they used to spin the wheel. ye zhongming used a level one crystal which was the lowest level. which meant that the person spinning had to be level two. only he met that requirement. the devil gachapon would show its viciousness at any moment. flame lion¡¯s flames hit shengyuan¡¯s shield. this heat caused people at the back to feel really uncomfortable. the shield was metal and the high heat caused shengyuan¡¯s hands to heat up and smoke. but this big fellow didn¡¯t make a sound and just raised his shield to block. he glanced at the bugman that was hit by the flame blade and was in a bad state in case it attacked him. osmium giant, stone giant, earth giant attacked. liang chuyin¡¯s whip was also about to hit a target. the battle had broken out. the white cap on the gachapon opened up and the crystals inside all disappeared. ye zhongming used his fastest speed to fill them up again. the wheel started to spin. this time only two squares were spinning and each of them made ye zhongming really nervous. the second one stopped and ye zhongming cursed as it was another bugman. it was different from the lizard and this time it was a mantis. but he wasn¡¯t too unlucky, it was only level two and didn''t affect the situation much. n0velusb.c0m the third square also stopped. ye zhongming punched the platform. the third one was a half human half snake that held a silver trident. naga! a level three ocean lifeform! the spotlight shone and a two meter tall female naga appeared. it wore a five colored crown and it had brown and sinister eyes! three level three lifeforms and one level two! the faces of the team all turned ashen white. they heard ye zhongming say that today would be dangerous but they didn¡¯t expect it to be this dangerous! a level three lifeform was a problem but now there were three?! mo ye turned back and saw ye zhongming spinning again. the second square that was about to stop looked like a very fierce skeleton warrior! mo ye opened his mouth. she turned her head and decided not to look. she was afraid her mind would collapse as these high level monsters appear one after another. the team¡¯s defensive line was indeed collapsing in front of these monsters... Chapter 174: Explosive Mechanic chapter 174: explosive mechanic ¡°heavy armor sword skeleton!¡± although ye zhongming was trapped in front of the devil gachapon but most of his attention was placed on the battlefield. when he saw this skeleton holding a giant sword appear, he shook his head helplessly. there was nothing he could do and could only let his teammates solve the problem. but he was really confident in shengyuan. the heavy armor sword skeleton was an undead lifeform. it didn¡¯t have demon crystals but it had a level. just looking at the color of the bones and one knew. the lowest level one had grey bones and it was similar to a normal zombie. higher level ones had white bones and the stronger ones were black. then would be blue, purple, red, yellow, silver and then gold. this skeleton had black bones and it was similar to a level three lifeform. flame lion, lizard bugman, naga warrior, heavy armor sword skeleton, four level three lifeforms and one level two mantis bugman. this made the team sweat. they had never seen so many high level lifeforms before. xia lei, mo ye, and little tiger were really worried. during the lake battle, they witnessed how strong the level three ape zombie was. they had a phobia against level three mutated lifeforms. now that four appeared, even the calmest person would know that things weren¡¯t good. ¡°gun! bugman!¡± ye zhongming indicated. an order appeared in his mind. iron zombie and yellow ball charged out. they jumped and the right hand which was sharp as a blade stabbed at the flame lion¡¯s neck. yellow ball shot out needles from its neck at all the monsters apart from the lizard bugman. the team was used to listening to ye zhongming¡¯s orders. when they heard the boss¡¯s voice, they raised their guns and aimed at the injured bugman. mo ye, little tiger, xia lei were cops. they had a good understanding and after firing, their bullets charged at the bugman. if one looked at the bullet path, one would see that they didn¡¯t head for the bug¡¯s body but beside it. only two bullets went for its head and leg. level three lifeforms had reaction speed and agility that the team was unsure of. so when they attacked, they used their strongest ability. they obtained many materials during the new district battle and after spinning so many times, they got some ammo. so ye zhongming crafted a bunch of armor piercing bullets. considering that the level of monsters would increase, ye zhongming cared more about the quality. he didn¡¯t make many bullets but they were each really strong. the situation was dangerous so the three of them didn¡¯t care about wasting bullets. they knew that they had to focus on one instead of splitting their resources. they fired and dozens of bullets fired. the bugman was quick. it noticed the danger and spread its armor to reveal its blade battle formation. it bent down and leaped towards a side. due to the benefits of evolution, the lizard bugman was really dynamic and jumped a dozen meters forwards. but as it was charging previously, it was too close to the team and the bullets were really quick. they were accurate so even if it tried to dodge the bullets flying towards it, it was hit by those around it. the penetration of the armor piercing bullet left many holes in its body. one of them exploded through its thick neck and destroyed half of its flesh. the injured bugman lost control and fell to the ground. the golden fur and three armor piercing bullets landed and entered its shaking head. green and white liquid exploded and one level three bugman was killed instantly. this outcome pumped all of them up. it was surprising that they could kill a level three bugman so quickly. but thinking about it, it did make sense. ye zhongming¡¯s job skill injured it. even if it wasn¡¯t instantly killed but it was badly hurt. ye zhongming was used to using his strongest moves right away which caught it off guard like the hundred hand zombie, causing it to pay a price. next, the strength of the glory smith job could be seen. the enchanted and strengthened bullets were really strong. they were fired using modified guns so they could even threaten four star beings. naturally, level three lifeforms could be dealt with. with them firing at such short distances, the shooters were also great shooters. without holding back on ammo usage, it wasn¡¯t hard to imagine how they killed a level three lifeform. n0velusb.c0m this was the value of ye zhongming. if this was any other team, even if there was a two star evolved, they wouldn¡¯t be able to kill a level three lifeform that had so many helpers. yellow ball retreated after its first strike succeeded. iron zombie attacked the flame lion. with the help of the stone giant, it forced the level three monster back before it retreated back behind shengyuan. but the flame lion was really strong. in just that short while, one hand of the stone giant was bit off. although iron zombie hit its body, but it only retreated. however, the iron zombie¡¯s hand was burnt by its flames and its grey skin turned black. on the other side, the osmium was fighting the naga warrior. the two monsters battled. as a summoned being, the osmium was at a disadvantage. it couldn¡¯t keep up with the naga warrior and was unable to block her skills. it was stabbed by the trident and its durability reduced. in just a short while half was lost. but it tanked the damage so the naga couldn¡¯t threaten the other teammates. the earth giant was tangling with the level two mantis but the heavy armor sword skeleton appeared beside it. this undead being didn¡¯t hold back and slashed at the earth giant. after the party killed the lizard man, the earth giant was hit on two sides and its durability was emptied out. after such a short clash, both sides lost a member. ¡°damn, only two more armor piercing bullets.¡± little tiger cried out. he counted his bullets and he didn¡¯t have many left. mo ye and xia lei¡¯s face sunk. they didn¡¯t have many left too. ¡°kill the level two first! xia lei looked around and decided to target the weak one first! that was because they weren¡¯t confident in using these bullets to kill a level three lifeform. rather than not causing much damage, why not kill the level two bugman that threatened the team. the three of them turned around and sealed the retreating path of the level two bugman with their remaining bullets, instantly killing this fellow. that signaled the end of the bullets. at this time, ye zhongming¡¯s third square stopped. he was delighted. they were lucky and the screaming prison appeared once more. only the second white square was not on the diagram! ye zhongming shoved in the three star crystal to fix the wheel and continued to spin. ¡°cursed ostrich! level two!¡± ¡°black demon! level two!¡± ¡°blood zombie! level three!¡± ¡°mist sunflower! level three!¡± four times and they were all monsters. even liang chuyin went mad and shouted, ¡°zhongming do you want us to die?¡± ye zhongming obviously didn¡¯t but he was just unlucky. his expression was uglier than everyone else. he spun this second square seven times but it all missed. he was suspecting that he had used all his luck up. there was no way out so he could only go all out. time to see how many more monsters could appear! ding! after an ear catching sound, the second square didn¡¯t let him down and stopped on the screaming prison. a light shone and a black book appeared. ye zhongming grabbed it and used it right away. ¡°obtained: battle pet, explosive mechanic! (weak grade).¡± such a phrase appeared in his mind and then a robot that reached ye zhongming¡¯s knee appeared beside him. the wheel might give out some high technology products but there weren¡¯t many of them. the most famous one was the level nine wheel¡¯s saint light warship which was the giant ship that appeared during the day of the apocalypse. in his last life, ye zhongming and his friends rarely had super technology items. but one had to admit that such things were really strong and they were very valuable. ye zhongming saw the prison and imagined what would be inside. he guessed the golden beast, he thought that he would get a baby dragon, newborn fox etc.. but he didn¡¯t expect it to be a technology item. looking at this fellow that looked similar to robots in war of the worlds, information regarding it appeared in his mind. the team was in danger. although they killed a level three and a level two lifeform but two more level two and two more level three ones appeared. now that the battle pet had appeared, ye zhongming needed it to be of some help! he used his thoughts to control it to attack but he heard a notification that made him roll his eyes. ¡°please plug in an energy source!¡± Chapter 175: Huge changing point chapter 175: huge changing point ye zhongming did obtain my demon crystals during the new district battle. he had close to 20 thousand level one crystals, dozens of level two crystals and a level three crystal. these things were indeed a huge sum at the current stage. but it did cost a lot to spin this devil gachapon that was also called the rich man wheel. in just a while, he used 2 thousand level one crystals and a level two crystal. he even used his only level three demon crystal. ye zhongming had to recover mental energy, iron zombie had to evolve, and he needed demon crystals to craft moon edge. it might seem like he had a lot but they would all be gone quickly. now that one more metal fellow appeared and he could let it attack, but it told him that it needed an energy source. ye zhongming was confused. but the situation forced his hand. he bit his teeth and shoved a level one crystal into its metal head. the pair of mechanical hands started to spin and its dim eyes lit up. ¡°one unit of energy, level one cannon.¡± a mechanical voice spread out. all sorts of mechanical parts started to stream out from its arm and a moment later, hundreds of parts were stacked on the ground. ¡°boss help!¡± little tiger and the rest were in a bad situation and cried for support. the mechanic didn¡¯t bother about all this. its hands started to piece them together and its speed was so quick that one had difficulty keeping up. even ye zhongming could only see after images. five seconds and a mini cannon was created. its 10 centimeter barrel swayed left and right and waited for ye zhongming to order. ye zhongming immediately felt like he was conned by the devil gachapon. what could this little thing do? ten centimeter barrel? are you kidding me? could this thing even kill a normal rat? ¡°huala!¡± a sound spread over. ye zhongming raised his head and saw that the stone giant was destroyed under the attacks from the mist sunflower and the heavy armor sword skeleton. ¡°hong!¡± on the other side, the osmium monster was teaching the naga a vicious lesson. while it caused the naga¡¯s face to deform, it couldn¡¯t handle the hits of the level three blood zombie and the level two cursed crow. it turned back into a lifeless piece of metal. shengyuan held his shield up. the level three flame lion and level two black chaos forced him back. although his body wasn¡¯t hit directly but he was shaken and blood seeped out from his mouth. after they lost the protection of the giants, the others didn¡¯t dare to head forwards. they stood beside shengyuan and helped him to attack the enemies in front of him. ye zhongming pulled out moon edge. he knew that he had to attack if not everyone would die here. he didn¡¯t expect the devil gachapon to con him. in his mind was a notification for him to select a target. he was annoyed and shouted, ¡°mist sunflower!¡± mist sunflower was a snake-like monster hiding in the pink mist. level three and its attacks were really weird. it would spit out a thick smoke and if it hit you, you would get corroded. the reason why the stone giant was destroyed so quickly was because this mist made its body really weak which made it easy for the heavy armor sword skeleton to deal with it. the mist sunflower¡¯s attacks were ranged attacks. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have good defence and he was afraid that it would attack shengyuan. he was worried that the shield couldn¡¯t take it. the final step of ye zhongming¡¯s plan would fail if they didn¡¯t have the shield. ye zhongming chose the level three mist sunflower that seemed the most threat to the party. the small barrel that looked as thin as a pen aimed at the mist sunflower that charged over. it gave out a buzzing sound. the battlefield paused. as a level three lifeform, the mist sunflower was no weaker than other level three beings. with its special attacks, it was even stronger than the others. when the small barrel aimed at it, it didn¡¯t really care. its eyes were filled with the shield that the human in the front was carrying. but when the barrel lit up, it felt a huge sense of danger. it instinctively tried to dodge. but after a silver light shone, although its crucial areas didn¡¯t get hit, but it noticed that its body had lost control. a huge hole appeared on the lower half of its snake body. it gave out a loud cry. a level three evolved was actually badly injured by that hit! the party was stunned. they knew that this thing was something new that the boss had obtained. they didn¡¯t take a good look at it before but now they felt like the moment the light shone past, that monster in the mist was pierced just like that. but it was a level three lifeform. apart from ye zhongming, no one had the ability to deal with it. ye zhongming was shocked. he admitted that he had underestimated this fellow. n0velusb.c0m only ye zhongming could deal such huge damage to a level three mutated lifeform using the light seal blademaster combo. this meant that, the small cannon which used up just a level one crystal could compare to a two star job evolved¡¯s attack! what kind of concept was that? this meant that ye zhongming had a helper that was on the same level as himself. screaming prison was actually so strong! this was a prize that would only come out from a four star gachapon! after that shocking hit, the explosive mechanic¡¯s eyes dimmed. the barrel retracted and it lost its energy source. ye zhongming shoved another demon crystal into the explosive mechanic¡¯s head. this time he used a level two crystal. it immediately gained energy once more. it removed the barrel from before and crafted a new one. this barrel was much bigger than before and the barrel was thicker. but it used a little more time, 20 seconds passed before it was done. ¡°98 energy, level two cannon.¡± during this period of time, the party¡¯s defence line was pushed back once more. ye zhongming who was released by the devil gachapon had to join in. but even though he joined in, they were all suppressed by four level three mutated lifeforms. little tiger and mo ye were injured and if not for liang chuyin¡¯s heals, they might be in danger. ¡°heavy armor sword skeleton!¡± after getting the notification to select who to attack, ye zhongming hollered. this time he chose the undead lifeform that was covered in thick armor. he had one reason for attacking it. it was slow. as compared to the other level three lifeforms, this fellow was the slowest but its attacks were the strongest. which was why ye zhongming chose to attack it. the barrel paused and then it shot out an even brighter laser. sensing danger, the heavy armor sword skeleton placed its giant weapon in front of itself to block. it was really slow and it knew that it couldn¡¯t dodge. thus it did the best choice. hong! light exploded and a strong energy wave swept out. be it monsters or humans, they were forced back. after the light, the heavy armor sword skeleton was left with half a body. this time, half the body of a three star lifeform was destroyed, leaving the upper body struggling on the ground. that thick layer of armor was tattered and only the handle of the sword was left. ¡°i, damn!¡± little tiger¡¯s eyes opened wide. that strength. laser cannon? laser cannons weren¡¯t that strong right? ¡°shengyuan hold back the flame lion, leave the naga and blood zombie to me, the rest kill the level two ones, quick!¡± ye zhongming was excited. although the devil gachapon was terrifying but it would drop good things. look at the explosive mechanic. he wanted to take a final gamble but now he saw a way to win without much risk. hearing ye zhongming¡¯s instructions, shengyuan hollered. park xiuying healed some of his injuries and he charged at the flame lion with its shield. this lion caused him huge trouble today. this big fellow wanted to take revenge. he didn¡¯t care about the gap in strength and just attacked. iron zombie and yellow ball were controlled by ye zhongming to attack the blood zombie. these two were stronger than normal level two mutated lifeforms. although they couldn¡¯t kill the level three blood zombie but they could delay it. ye zhongming faced the injured naga. in the battle against the osmium monster, this ocean lifeform paid a price. due to the material, the osmium monster was strong and had good defence. although the naga was suppressing it but it was still hit. each hit was really painful. that face that was really beautiful if not for its skin color was still deformed because of the metal giant¡¯s hit. ye zhongming naturally didn¡¯t decide to go all out against it. he was just faking it. he came to the side of the mechanic and shoved in another level two crystal. his target was the naga! ye zhongming believed that after this hit, even if he didn¡¯t kill the naga, it would lose its fighting ability. he calculated its firing speed and her speed. he was sure that this ocean being couldn¡¯t totally dodge it! if it was injured, ye zhongming was confident in killing it in a short time. victory was in front of his eyes and he even started to smile. but he heard a voice from the explosive mechanic that destroyed his views. ¡°warning: cooldown...¡± Chapter 176: Since we are taking a gamble, take a big gamble chapter 176: since we are taking a gamble, take a big gamble cursing wasn¡¯t ye zhongming¡¯s style. he really wanted to slice this mechanic into two right now. he finally realised a phrase that he had ignored--- weakness. right, the mechanic was stronger than he thought. it was able to fire out such a powerful short with just the use of one level one demon crystal. that made ye zhongming think that he had picked up a treasure... in truth, it was indeed a treasure. but everything had a price. the explosive mechanic had a price too. while it was highly efficient but the usage time was also restricted. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have time to understand what the restriction was as the level three monsters were charging over. maybe the mechanics¡¯ attacks made them feel a huge threat. they went mad and used all sorts of talent skills. all of a sudden, the party was in a bad situation. light shone on shengyuan. the big fellow¡¯s left rib that was hit by the naga felt much better now and his breathing had calmed down. a small shield appeared near his left face and blocked the green claws from the blood zombie that should have sunk into his face. park xiuying used cleansing dew eight times in just that short while and also four diamond shields. apart from ye zhongming, she was the only other person that ate bug powder. envoy of light was too useful for the party. without her shield, the party would have lost members several times. ye zhongming had the biggest credit that everyone was alive, she was the second. apart from healing every one of their injuries, cleansing dew also provided them with the ability to fight on. without this skill, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t have obtained his current achievements. evolved would also get injured and they needed to recover. with her cleansing dew, the time taken was reduced to something negligible. thus, ye zhongming knew that this party needed this teacher in the future. thus, ye zhongming gave half the bug powder to park xiuying. after eating this good thing, teacher park¡¯s mental energy greatly increased. the envoy of light¡¯s job skills consumed a small amount of mental energy so the number of times she could use cleansing dew and diamond shield greatly increased. so although the battle was intense and she used skills many times, she still had a lot of mental energy. moreover, she didn¡¯t dare to use too much as ye zhongming told her to save up. she didn¡¯t know what ye zhongming wanted to do. she only knew that she had to listen to her ex-student. to date, he hadn¡¯t disappointed anyone yet. these level three lifeforms had intellect. they saw who was the biggest threat. the naga and the blood zombie suppressed ye zhongming. the flame lion gave up on attacking shengyuan and the black crisis took over it. it went to attack the other people in the party. the mutated lifeforms took the upper hand once more. ¡°oi, think of a way, this can¡¯t do.¡± xia lei and mo ye blocked the flame lion for a while. it spat out flames that made it tough for them to fight back. there was a huge gap between themselves and the level three lifeform and under its restraint, it made the battle really dangerous. if they weren¡¯t careful, the level three mutated lifeform might grab the chance. ye zhongming was being pushed to the limit and he was struggling. use the final move? it was okay if he didn¡¯t see hope previously. but the explosive mechanic brought him the joy of victory, the hope that he didn¡¯t need to use the final move. but that hope was destroyed which made him feel very unwilling. but... seeing the members of the party hold on, ye zhongming¡¯s struggle disappeared and his expression became firm. since that was the case then follow the plan. ye zhongming used his strongest skill at the two level three mutated lifeforms in front of him. he took this chance to cause problems for them before charging at the injured mist sunflower! the mist sunflower that was soft and fallen to the ground didn¡¯t expect people to charge through. it was trying to heal its injuries. it just needed some time to stand up. even if it couldn¡¯t fully heal up, it could walk to feast when they ate the group. naga and the blood zombie found it difficult to deal with the flame blade. this human was a huge threat. especially the blade light from his war blade, which terrified them. after dodging it, they wanted to fight back but they saw that their opponent had charged and was slicing his blade at their ally. the mist sunflower felt really frustrated. it couldn¡¯t move as it was a snake shaped monster without hands so it could only watch as the blade landed on its body. but it was still a level three lifeform. it wouldn¡¯t take hits for nothing and it spat out a mist. ye zhongming could dodge but he didn¡¯t move. if he dodged then he would lose the last chance of killing this fellow. in his plan, killing a level three lifeform was something he had to do. he used his arm to block his face and the moon edge sliced off the head of the mist sunflower. he ignored the scorching pain on his skin and quickly dug the crystal off before retreating. the naga and blood zombiee attacked. ye zhongming didn¡¯t fight them head on. after paying the price of a punch to the back from the blood zombie, he found a chance to charge back into the party. he backed off behind shengyuan and park xiuying¡¯s cleansing dew landed on ye zhongming who had blood seeping from his mouth. he took out a bunch of things from his space crystal and then placed the explosive mechanic that was still under cooldown back into the crystal. ¡°constrict the formation, defend!¡± ye zhongming gave the order under intense pain and told shengyuan to get back into his full defence state. he controlled the iron zombie to the other side and the others helped to fill the gaps. everyone¡¯s gazes turned ice cold when they saw what ye zhongming took out. apart from shengyuan who was suppressed by the level three lifeforms in front, the breathing of the others changed. each person felt death descend. ye zhongming stood in front of the devil gachapon was more! ¡°boss. boss, you, you want...¡± moon edge left a mark on the monster but little tiger was knocked back and fell deep into the party. he raised his head and saw the thing under all their feet. ye zhongming was also shoving a level one crystal into the wheel. little tiger felt like this was the real apocalypse. the party was already unable to deal with these monsters. was the boss going to summon more? isn¡¯t that asking for death? ¡°yes.¡± a calm reply showed everyone his determination. ding! this was the sound of the crystal landing on the wheel. but to everyone, this was the sound of the gates of hell opening. the first white square started to move and it stopped a few seconds later to reveal a stone gate. ye zhongming didn¡¯t recognise it. he stopped caring so much. he shoved the crystals into the hole and that caused the wheel to spin. the second square stopped, no. third one stopped, no. the fourth one stopped, also no. one more level three and two level two monsters appeared. they picked up the scent of humans and dashed over with excitement. ye zhongming continued to shove crystals in and he was so quick that his hands were only left with an afterimage. like how the explosive mechanic was when it was making a cannon. the wheel spun. the second square stopped, no! third... no! fourth... still no! n0velusb.c0m another three appeared. be it ye zhongming or others in the party they were all numb. they ignored the level. their confidence was crushed. ¡°use it or not!?¡± shengyuan was under attack. if not for the high durability white shield, he would have died. but the situation was even more serious. more monsters appeared which meant that shengyuan knew he was going to die in a few minutes. so he started to shout. ¡°now is not the time!¡± ye zhongming voice was without any emotions. ¡°if i die, my life is returned to you. our debt is cleared!¡± this time, what replied him was the sound of the wheel spinning. the first wheel... no. the second one... hit! ye zhongming used a level two crystal to fix the wheel. a light appeared on his body to fix him near the wheel. the third square didn¡¯t hit. spin! no! no! no! no! the high level monsters grouped up and the iron zombie had long wounds from these monsters and its arm was about to be cut off. liang chuyin used shadow dance but it did difficult damage to the level three lifeforms. while forcing them back, one of them took the chance to send a tube-like thing into her leg. a hole appeared. if not for xia lei being quick and pulling her over, the influencer would have been dragged out. shengyuan was in an even worse state. the shield had cracks. although it could self repair but that needed time. under such strong attacks, it was near its limit. spin! no! hit! ye zhongming used the level three crystal from the mist sunflower to fix the wheel. spin! no! spin! no! ah! a cry as mo ye fell to the ground. her stomach and left shoulder were pierced by several black bone spikes. she lost combat strength just like liang chuyin. the party was on the verge of collapse! everyone was in despair. if not for them being afraid of moon edge, the party wouldn¡¯t have held on until now. even then, they were clear that the formation would collapse in 5 seconds! ye zhongming was still really calm. spin! goddess of luck finally took care of him, the final square! ye zhongming kept the prize right away and then he kicked that ball of things towards the crowd. at the same time, he shouted! ¡°immovable boulder!¡± Chapter 177: Second form chapter 177: second form ¡°immovable boulder!¡± this was shengyuan¡¯s giant shieldman¡¯s job skill. ye zhongming naturally knew about it. this was the thing that gave him the biggest confidence today. if envoy of light was a defense-leaning job, then the giant shieldman was a total defence job. all the skills for this job were used to defend. actually, not many people were willing to learn such a job. think about it, how does one evolve? one had to spin wheels, if one wanted to spin, one needed crystals. how to get crystals? you had to kill zombies or other mutated lifeforms. if you learned a defensive job and all skills were defense skills then how to kill zombies? right, this job was important for a team and it could protect the safety of the team. but this also meant that the person who learned this job was giving up the gains and items. no one was willing to risk their lives for others but end up having to rely on their pity to get stronger. but maybe because of that, the defense of similar jobs was really strong. in the last life, the six star big fellow¡¯s strongest defensive skill-- golden fortress could defend against a strike from a nine star evolved. immovable boulder was the first job skill. although it was a basic skill but its defence was really strong. ye zhongming shouted. shengyuan roared toward the sky and spurted blood out. he didn¡¯t care and smashed his shield onto the ground. mental energy was injected into his shield. ¡°immovable... boulder!¡± shengyuan opened his eyes in red. his body which was on the verge of collapse under the attacks from those mutated lifeforms now stood tall. his shield gave out a giant bright light. an illusion that looked exactly the same as the shield appeared beside the shield. then was the second. third. fourth... a moment later, a giant shield that looked similar to the translucent diamond shield protected the party. this wasn¡¯t over. above the shield was another row, then the 3rd, 4th and 5th layer. in a blink, there were five rows of illusions that blocked the party from those mutated lifeforms. those shields flickered but they were close to one another. the other members of the party didn¡¯t need to risk their lives and they felt much more relaxed. they were impressed by shengyuan¡¯s job skills as they didn¡¯t know that such a thing existed. in comparison, park xiuying¡¯s diamond shield was a mini one. they forgot that the diamond shield could move and it was an automatic defence. one could say that these two skills had their pros. the attacks from the monsters didn¡¯t stop just because of one skill. they were pushed outwards by the rows of shields and that angered them. to them, these humans were a meal and they would be able to break through in the next second. they wanted to taste the delicious blood. they didn¡¯t think much about this shield formation. how could a bunch of low level humans have strong skills? the monsters gave out weird sounds and they all wanted to pounce on these illusions and crush them! as for the thing that was kicked out, some monsters casually hit it. it fell near another monster but none of them cared about it. the team was pushed near the wheel. only shengyuan blocked and behind him was ye zhongming who pulled out a black gun. it was the sniper rifle he got from the new base. ¡°coming!¡± shengyuan was bleeding from all holes. immovable boulder didn¡¯t need mental energy when he first used it. it was a channeled skill that used mental energy each second. the stronger the attacks you faced, the more mental energy you consumed. under the attacks of 20-30 monsters, shengyuan¡¯s mental energy was dropping each second. those five rows of shields actually couldn¡¯t last for too long. if not for shengyuan¡¯s strong will, if not for the natural advantage of the giant shieldman, shengyuan would have died already. but in the end, he was just a one star evolved. after just two seconds, he felt like his organs were burning up. he could only shout out two hoarse words. ye zhongming knew what he meant. immovable boulder was split into two stages. n0velusb.c0m the first was to protect all that he could protect. each illusion¡¯s defence was the same as the shield itself. after use, it was as if you replicated thousands of users. apart from this, the skill was special as it had another stage. this second stage wouldn¡¯t normally appear if the first stage blocked everything. once the first stage was not enough, immovable boulder would use the second stage to protect the targets from before. it would reduce the defensive area and strengthen the defence. five rows of shields exploded and forced the monsters back. the fragments landed like rain and turned into a shiny mirror that covered everyone. the moment the two forms switched, the gun fired. the loud explosion from the sniper rifle caused the ears of everyone to ring. ¡°buff him with the shield and use cleansing dew!¡± ye zhongming shouted at the exact same time. park xiuying continuously cast the shield and cleansing dew like she had infinite mental energy. hong! the sudden explosion covered everything. immovable boulder, ye zhongming¡¯s shot, shouts, park xiuying adding shield, explosion. these things occurred at pretty much the same time. the immovable boulder light shook after the explosion. shengyuan¡¯s body moved too. if someone was in front of him, they would notice that his eyes were dimmed, he was kneeling down with his shoulder pushing his shield forwards. he was using his body to prevent the shield from dropping. if the shield dropped, the light shield would shatter. light fell on shengyuan¡¯s body, pulling him who was halfway into the gates of hell. but on the other side, hell was dragging this determined kid. dust covered the surrounding area. forest, sun, wheel, monsters were all gone. they just felt the area shaking. all that remained was the desire to live. suddenly, a giant shockwave appeared beside them. they were caught off guard and pushed back. trees were smashed as they knocked into them. if they weren¡¯t evolved, this hit was enough to kill them. after the shockwave, the entire battlefield turned silent. only a few burnt threes and some unknown bodies were burning and giving out a ear piercing smell. ye zhongming slowly recovered. he wanted to sit up but felt huge pain in his left arm. he touched and fortunately, it was dislocated. he pressed it and used strength on his right hand and shoulder to fix it. he picked up moon edge and looked around. xia lei and liang chuyin were beside. after the intense explosion, the three knocked into one another. ye zhongming protected them which caused his arm to dislocate. liang chuyin fell unconscious and she had several wounds on her body but it wasn¡¯t a big issue. the hole from that monster was still the most serious one. xia lei had a huge patch of blood on her forehead that covered half of her face. although she could open her eyes, but she was a little lost. ye zhongming pulled aside her hair to see a stone stuck into her head which left a wound. it looked terrifying but it wasn¡¯t a big issue. he started to search for the other members. mo ye and little tiger were quickly found. little tiger was like a cockroach. his body had no obvious injuries and he woke up quick. he was already taking care of the unconscious mo ye. this woman was injured before and couldn¡¯t walk. now that she was hit by the shockwave, it didn¡¯t look good. ye zhongming saw shengyuan and park xiuying as well as yellow ball. ye zhongming rushed over. he took a look at shengyuan who was in the worst state and heaved a sigh of relief. he was still breathing. the use of mental energy and the shockwave probably left serious internal injuries. park xiuying was not unconscious but her hand was hanging so her bones were probably broken. her eyes were red as she tried to climb up. she said, ¡°red hair, where is red hair, she helped to block a piece of stone for me.¡± ye zhongming ordered park xiuying to save shengyuan and red hair was the one who protected her. ¡°here!¡± she shouted happily. she ran over and saw the red hair iron zombie whose whole body was twisted. ¡°zhongming, quick...¡± she wanted to ask him to save her but she saw his body disappearing into the dust. after which, she heard the furious roars of monsters. when le dayuan and his helpers rushed over and helped to gather the members of the team, ye zhongming walked over slowly from the distance. his face was covered in all sorts of different blood. his forehead and chin had burn marks. his left hand hung down and he stumbled. moon edge wasn¡¯t in his right hand but he had a bunch of demon crystals. a bunch of black crystals! Chapter 178: Gate of sacrifice chapter 178: gate of sacrifice in a small village near wulan county, the zombies that frequented the area were gone. if not for the corpses around and the mutated monsters that still roamed, one would still think that this was still peacetime. on the roof of the biggest two story apartment, a golden dog was tanning in the sun. it would lick its front walls and twitch its ears to catch all the sounds that appeared around. xiu! a meat jerky was tossed onto the roof. the lazy dog suddenly pounced forwards to bite the meat jerky and it swallowed it in just a few bites. ¡°yellow ball can you even taste it like that? you need to taste the food do you understand?¡± little tiger¡¯s lazy voice spread from below. yellow ball glanced at the short human and gave him a look of disdain. this was the 4th day since they got down the mountain. that day, the heavily injured team rested for a full night there before coming here the second day. evolved really recovered quickly. after two days of rest, those with light injuries were mostly okay. only mo ye, liang chuyin and shengyuan still had injuries. but mo ye and liang chuyin had mostly outer wounds. although they weren¡¯t totally okay but they could move without problems. they would be okay in just two days. shengyuan was the most serious one. he was the one at the front and even with a white shield and his job skills to protect him, he was the most badly injured. he just woke up last night and still couldn¡¯t get off the bed. at this time, the weakness of park xiuying¡¯s cleansing dew was on full display. this was effective towards outside injuries but not internal injuries. shengyuan who suffered the most from shockwaves healed the slowest because of this reason. there was some movement at the village entrance. yellow ball¡¯s ears twitched and it raised its head to look over. ye zhongming and le dayuan as well as his helpers moved towards the building. yellow ball jumped from the roof and charged at the entrance. it ran while wagging its tail. it ran like a little pony. a moment later, ye zhongming and his group were downstairs. ¡°oi handsome, did you find food? we eat jerky every day and i am dying from that.¡± they had just been through a life and death battle and were much closer to one another. liang chuyin sat on the railing of the roof and her legs swung there. she shouted at ye zhongming. ¡°influencer, are you sure you are not dying because you are pregnant?¡± xia lei walked out too. when she heard liang chuyin¡¯s words, she teased. ¡°ah! sister lei! what does that mean? i don¡¯t understand!¡± hearing her act cute, the rest shuddered and left. they only left the two girls to laugh by themselves. ye zhongming tossed the big bag onto the ground and took a bottle of water. he drank and asked, ¡°how is shengyuan?¡± ¡°better than yesterday but he needs to rest.¡± park xiuying was not in a good mental state. she used cleansing dew constantly and while she healed the other members, she felt really exhausted. ¡°en, red hair¡¯s injuries aren¡¯t getting better.¡± park xiuying was the softest person in the party. red hair saved her during the explosion and filled her with gratitude. she actually used cleansing dew on this puppet but it wasn¡¯t useful. ye zhongming frowned, ¡°let me think of a way.¡± he pointed at the bag he brought back, ¡°master le and i brought back some fruit cans, we can split it.¡± the team gambled their lives with ye zhongming that day. although the outcome was still perfect but it was terrifying. even when they thought back at it, the party were afraid. the final plan was a huge explosion. while the evolved felt terrified, they also had a new understanding of ye zhongming¡¯s courage. if anything small was missed out, everyone would die. the thing that was wrapped up was the remaining gunpowder that xia lei had after igniting the two buildings. on it were things like grenades that he got from gachapon or from other survivors. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming¡¯s final plan was to ignite these things. while causing huge damage to these monsters, it also made shengyuan tank all the damage. that gave him the rewards from the devil gachapon, he could also kill large amounts of high level monsters. he could protect their safety so he could kill three birds with one stone. but the process was tough and really dangerous. he had to kill one level three lifeform to fix the wheel. if the explosion was unexpected and wasn¡¯t what shengyuan could tank, the others would have to take the hit from the explosion. fortunately, everyone survived. those mutated lifeforms were hit by the explosion and they were cleared out by ye zhongming. although one still felt afraid thinking back to it, but their gains were huge. he went to find shengyuan and the two of them had a chat. ye zhongming then went to take a look at the iron zombie that was unconscious before he returned to his room. the gains were huge and ye zhongming didn¡¯t have time to arrange the things. now that he recovered, he also found enough food for everyone. it was time to study and clear out the things. the most valuable thing would be the crystals. after that battle, he got 9 level two crystals and 15 level three crystals. actually, ye zhongming didn¡¯t even know how many monsters were summoned by the devil gachapon. anyways he killed all those that he could find. as for those that ran away, he was not sure how many there were. the level two demon crystals were still okay. after all, he had to just search and he could find some. a month had passed so the first evolution wave had started so the number of level two mutated monsters would greatly increase. the most precious were the level three crystals as there were so few level three mutated lifeforms. a million-person city might only have five to six. now that ye zhongming got 15 at once, this was a huge sum. if he met a normal level three wheel, he could even spin it twice. maybe he would be lucky to even spin a three star potion! ye zhongming smiled and kept the crystals. it was about time to have to use them. apart from crystals, there were also materials from the monsters. these were good things, especially for ye zhongming who was a smith. when he was creating weapons and equipment, the materials could greatly increase their quality. out of these materials, something was more special. it was a red pearl. it was the heart of the heavy armor sword skeleton. for undead lifeforms, they didn¡¯t have crystals to represent their level. their strength level was based on the color of their bones. if you killed them, you couldn¡¯t get crystals but you can get their heart. in his last life, survivors called it soul pearls. soul pearls weren¡¯t useful for normal evolved but they were useful for craftsman. for example, smiths, when one had special equipment, the soul pearls were essential items. moreover, when one crafted green equipment, one had to have pearls. chemists, medics etc needed these things for their recipes too. a black soul pearl was really valuable. holding this soul pearl that was red and with black threads, ye zhongming had a thought. he felt like he could test something out. he placed it down and took out something. even ye zhongming who had spent 10 years in the apocalypse was really excited when he saw this thing. his body was even shaking a little. this was the door-like thing that ye zhongming got from the devil gachapon. this was indeed a door, but it wasn¡¯t huge and it looked really simple. it looked like a simple arc. but what was special was that in the middle was a water-like mirror. as the door moved, it would ripple. there was a colorless gem in the middle. ye zhongming touched this few centimeters tall door and he was actually really gentle. this thing was called gate of sacrifice. ye zhongming hadn¡¯t heard of it in his last life and had never seen it. but that didn¡¯t stop him from loving it. he had even played with it many times over these few days. he was a smith and an equipment crafter. so when he got this thing, he had a rough understanding of how to use it. this was what was special about job users, they would be good at relevant things. potion makers could study potions that you had never studied before and they would be able to tell you what it was and how to use it. ye zhongming¡¯s smith job was the same. he had never heard or seen it before but he was a smith and he was one with a prefix. he touched around and he knew the rough use. simply put, the user would sacrifice things and then based on what you put out, it would give you something back. more importantly and what made ye zhongming really excited was... gate of sacrifice was a piece of gold equipment! Chapter 179: Gold, epic tier chapter 179: gold, epic tier equipment in the apocalypse were split into basic, rare, epic and legendary. basic had grey, white, silver. they were the most common and the most widely used ones. rare ones were green and blue. these pieces of equipment were very good. in the apocalypse, not everyone had one. they were the above average equipment for evolved. they were very expensive and one had to pay a huge price to get one. in his last life, ye zhongming¡¯s green sniper and the big fellow¡¯s green shield were rare. they had to risk their lives for a long time to afford the equipment. epic was above rare and it included gold and purple. equipment of this color was the top ones and these were things that eight or nine star evolved had. epic tier equipment was really hard to get. if one wanted to get such a piece of equipment from a wheel, it would only come from a level seven wheel. moreover, they were really rare and would only become more common on the level eight wheel. but how many people in the world could spin level eight wheels? only nine star evolved could get enough level eight crystals to try their luck. the other people drooled just thinking about it. so epic tier equipment was like private submarines or planes in peace time. only the rich could have it. epic tier belonged to the strongest. . as for legendary equipment, they were really legendary. they were said to shine seven colors and very few people had ever seen one. ye zhongming only recalled that they appeared on some merchant lists. normally speaking, only when one became seven star could one smell an epic tier equipment. only eight star evolved could actually have one. but now, on the devil gachapon, ye zhongming got on gate of sacrifice. a golden gate, a piece of epic tier equipment! who wouldn¡¯t be excited?! n0velusb.c0m at this moment, even if ye zhongming went to take a risk again, he would still go. he just needed to get this golden equipment. ye zhongming felt like his luck was a little overpowered. the devil gachapon was called a gambler wheel because it was a test of luck. at the same time, it had a pattern. for example, the level of the crystal decided whether or not the item gained was good or bad. level one crystals as the activation energy would definitely be worse than level two crystals. level three crystals would naturally give better things than level two ones. each person wanted to get better things but the wheel was fair. if you wanted a good thing, you had to face more dangerous challenges. if you used a level two demon crystal, you could face a level three or four monster! in other words, if you used a level two crystal, you might have to face monsters like the chain prisoner. ye zhongming¡¯s party couldn¡¯t even fight back against some level three monsters. without shengyuan, they would have collapsed. if he chose to start with a level two crystal, what a joke? he would be eaten up. moreover, one had to be a three star evolved to use level two crystals to spin it. no one in the party met that requirement. even if there were, where would one find the level three or four crystals to fix the wheel? moreover, ye zhongming¡¯s final move. it couldn¡¯t even kill the level three lifeforms. level four? it wasn¡¯t a threat at all. under such a situation, ye zhongming had a guess about what he could get from the wheel. he thought about it. if he was lucky enough, he could get two rare pieces of equipment and that would make things worth it. but who could expect that he would actually get a gold epic tier equipment. how overpowered was his luck? in his last life, many evolved mocked themselves. in peacetime, people said that luck was a part of strength and that was actually true now too. ye zhongming knew that be it level one activation energy or level two, there would be an upper and lower limit of what you can get. the lower limit from a level one activation energy would be lower than the lower limit of the level two activation energy. the upper limit would naturally be lower too. but the upper limit of the level one would be higher than the lower limit of the level two one. ye zhongming obtained the golden gate of sacrifice and that should be the upper limit of the level one activation! but the devil gachapon was a special wheel and one only had two chances to gamble. after which, the wheel would disappear and spawn at another location. in his last life, ye zhongming found out about this wheel because the wheel took a very long to be found in the forest. it was near the big fellow¡¯s home which was how he knew the actual position. the other locations were of the devil gachapons in the future but there was nothing there now. he gambled twice and the wheel was gone. who knew where it went? ye zhongming explained this to the team after and everyone felt like it was fortunate that the devil gachapon could only be spun twice if not ye zhongming would have continued! ye zhongming naturally wanted to use such a good piece of equipment. he took out a level one crystal and tossed it in. the water-like mirror rippled and then the crystal disappeared. and then... then there was nothing. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t sit still. although he was a smith and roughly knew its use, but he didn¡¯t know exactly what it was like. to him, he should toss sacrificial items in and the gem at the top would show the energy level. when the gem was full, the gate would give the user an item back. but when he tossed a level one crystal in, there was no change in the gem at all. what was going on? did he understand it wrongly? ye zhongming looked around and didn¡¯t understand what the problem was. the item was wrong? level was not enough? or he was too ugly? this situation sent ye zhongming mad. he forced himself to calm down and he tossed another level one crystal in. still no reaction. this made him think about the fact that if he was using it wrongly and that he couldn¡¯t show it to anyone else, then wouldn¡¯t he just be staring at this gold equipment for nothing? this was the biggest irony of this adventure. eh, no! ye zhongming was stunned. he looked closely into the empty stone such that his eyes were nearly touching it. he saw a very thin white line. ye zhongming was really sure that there wasn¡¯t a line previously. that was because when there was no one around, ye zhongming had played around with this equipment so much. there were changes... did that mean that there were some changes but the energy level was too little so the changes weren¡¯t obvious? ye zhongming bit his teeth and took a level three material and shoved it in. as expected, the white line grew bigger. this time, ye zhongming grasped the change. he continued to toss materials in and the white line got thicker and thicker. even if one didn¡¯t look carefully, one could see the white line taking up the bottom of the gem. but what made ye zhongming amused was that he had tossed so many things in but he only filled up a small amount of it. based on this situation, he had to throw everything in and he probably still couldn¡¯t fill it. ye zhongming¡¯s emotions cooled. seemed like a golden piece of equipment couldn¡¯t be used easily. he felt dejected for a while. ye zhongming adjusted his mood and to him, this did feel normal. if one sacrificed a small amount of things and the gate would return something good to you then was this even the apocalypse? would that still be a golden piece of equipment? thinking about that, ye zhongming felt much better and he was really looking forward to using this. he knew that since the gate couldn¡¯t be filled so easily, then when it returned the item, the value of the item would also be very valuable! ye zhongming tossed all the useless things in and the gem¡¯s energy grew a little. but it was still not past a tenth of it. seemed like the road of sacrifice would be long and far. he placed it aside and he took out the other thing he got from this operation. explosive mechanic. at this moment, its cooldown was over. ye zhongming paid attention to it and the cooldown was around 30 hours. ye zhongming picked it up and played around with it before placing it down helplessly. gate of sacrifice was a gold epic tier equipment but when you studied it, you could understand how to use it. the problem was in the amount of sacrificial items needed. but this explosive mechanic was different. ye zhongming¡¯s understanding of it was limited to just the basics. the information that appeared in his mind was about the basic use but that couldn¡¯t satisfy him. he felt like this fellow wasn¡¯t just a simple cannon builder. after all, he might be the first person in this world to spin the devil gachapon. this was the first good thing from the wheel so how could it be so simple? ye zhongming stared at the metal fellow and suddenly had a thought. this was a mechanic, a thing that was crafted, he was a smith, then... this thought made his heart beat quickly. if he did something to this fellow then based on the specialty of the smith job, this should be considered something he modified. so would its stats be similar to moon edge, that he could clearly see them all? ye zhongming weighed the possibility of failure and even planned for him to destroy the fellow. he decided to try! a ghost metal appeared in his hands... Chapter 180: Big eater chapter 180: big eater ye zhongming used the enchanting technique. ... ineffective. sweat appeared from his forehead. ineffective? this was something that had never happened before. under what situation would enchant be ineffective? that happened when one repeatedly enchanted something with the same material. but this explosive mechanic was a new robot battle pet so why would it be ineffective? the ghost metal was definitely at a high level and it was worthy of the explosive mechanic. where was the problem? ghost metal had an expiration date? impossible. ye zhongming panicked and tossed it into the gate of sacrifice. he was reluctant to use such a good thing to sacrifice, after all, he risked his life to get it from the chain prisoner. every piece that he used would mean that there would be one less piece and he might not have a chance to bump into that big fellow anymore. even if he did, that fellow was probably level five or six now and it would be able to crush him with one hand. the ghost metal was sacrificed and the change was huge. the white line that represented energy level increased by a huge amount and it was now around an eighth of the entire gem. ye zhongming pouted and thought about using ghost metal to fill the gem up. ye zhongming was unsure of the item that he would get once the gate of sacrifice was full. he would have to use most of his ghost metal and if the item he got was less valuable then it would be a huge loss. since gate of sacrifice recognised the ghost metal, that meant that the enchanting failed not because of the material but because of the explosive mechanic. ye zhongming looked around and studied for a long time. he flipped this 100-kilogram metal ball over and noticed that there were three holes that formed a triangle. chisel hole? ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up! a skill of the glory smith that he neglected was the chisel technique. out of the five big skills, this was the one that he didn¡¯t use. it wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want to use it but it was rare that he faced such an equipment. it wasn¡¯t as if one could just cut a hole to use it. the technique allowed the equipment to get some stats from the item that you chiseled. it was an energy transfer process and it was as complicated as an organ transfer. one needed to be perfectly connected to the equipment. so. there were only a few ways to chisel a piece of equipment. one was that the equipment had holes itself. the other was that the smith had the ability to make a hole. the last method would be to use a specific artifact which was a precious one-time item. ye zhongming didn¡¯t use it before because he didn¡¯t have the ability to do so. now he noticed that the explosive mechanic actually had three holes which made him so excited that he wanted to whistle. chiseling was really precious, survivors treated each one as a small upgrade. equipment with the holes was a little stronger than their original level so one could tell how many benefits such a thing brought. enchanting didn¡¯t work on the explosive mechanic probably because it was the problem of the super technology equipment itself. but since one door was closed, another would open. this fellow could actually be a target for chiseling. ye zhongming didn¡¯t hesitate to chisel the ghost metal into one hole. the explosive mechanic shone and then it turned black. naturally, not anything could be placed into the hole. only gems and metal could be used. from this angle, this meant that the ghost metal was really strong as it could be chiseled. after he gained one point of familiarity, much information appeared in his mind. he closed his eyes to feel it. a moment later, he was finally sure of what was going on with the explosive mechanic. ¡°initial explosive mechanic (weak grade).¡± maybe because of the ghost metal, the explosive mechanic actually had a prefix. it was even one that filled one with anticipation. ¡°attack form 1, line cannon (unlocked), needs at least 1 energy unit (level 1, fire once. strength, 15pa, distance, 50 meters. speed 0. 1 time/second.)¡± ¡°attack form 2, flying bullet cannon (unlocked), needs at least 10 energy units (level 1, fire five times. strength, 5pa, distance, 100 meters. speed 1 time/second.)¡± ¡°attack form 3, lightning cannon (unlocked), needs at least 100 energy unit (level 1, fire once. strength, 20pa, distance, 70 meters. covers 9m^2. speed 0.2 times/second.)¡± ¡°attack form 4, light blade cannon (unlocked), needs at least 1000 energy unit (level 1, fire once. strength, 50pa, distance, 200 meters. covers 20 m^2. speed 0.1 time/second.)¡± ¡°time to fire before cooldown, 2 times. cooldown length, 30 hours.¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°durability: 200, recovery depends on energy injected. 1 durability= 100 units of energy.¡± ¡°energy required to unlock attack form 2- 1 million energy. attack form 3- 5 million energy units. attack form 4- 10 million.¡± ¡°level up method- blueprint: explosive mechanic (basic); blueprint: explosive mechanic (strong); blueprint: explosive mechanic (good); blueprint: explosive mechanic (elite).¡± ye zhongming grasped all of this information. while they gave him a lot of hope, he realised that he still had a long path to go before he could become a good helper. just two points alone. one was the energy needed to unlock. the second firing form needed 1 million energy units which were 1 million level 1 crystals. that was 10000 level two crystals. 10 thousand level two crystals, that represented 10 thousand level two lifeforms! even if one used level three crystals, that would be 100. how many did he have now? 15... he used his life to exchange for it. he was a long way away from reaching the second form. the second point was the way to upgrade the explosive mechanic. each level needed one blueprint. others might not know but he knew how hard it was to get a blueprint. not to mention how rare they are, you might not be able to meet the one you needed. the chances of that were lower than spinning a wheel. one could imagine that once the explosive mechanic became elite grade, this thing would become extremely strong. it could even threaten the strongest experts. but to even get there, just thinking about the five blueprints made him cry. the two items he got from this adventurer all ate crystals. no matter how much money he had it was still not enough. ye zhongming recalled something. of course, he could only grumble to himself. if he told others this, they would curse at him. give it to me then! ye zhongming was much more confident after being sure of what he got this time. no matter how much he dissed the items but he wouldn¡¯t deny that they were really strong. he didn¡¯t know what the pa meant and how strong they were, but he knew that if he used it well, his own combat strength would increase by several folds. ye zhongming walked out of the room after packing up and came to the room with the iron zombie. this puppet made using a person that was about to die was of great use during the battle. her body which was stronger than evolved helped to block many hits. at the crucial moment, she even protected liang chuyin. without her, liang chuyin wouldn¡¯t have been able to use cleansing dew on shengyuan. that would have been fatal and the plan might have failed. this was a helpful puppet. ye zhongming looked at the puppet whose eyes were open but now he had no connection with it. he removed its clothes and saw a wound that stretched from the collarbone down to the hip. as park xiuying tried to clean it up, the wound didn¡¯t open up and was just wrapped in bandage. ye zhongming looked at it but saw that it wasn¡¯t healing. her limbs also had different levels of injuries but they were not as serious as this one. ye zhongming looked at its head at the part on its left side that was caved in. if it was a human, they would have died long ago. strictly speaking, this puppet was already dead. once such a puppet lost mental connection with the person that crafted them, they would be recognised as destroyed. but park xiuying insisted on bringing her back so ye zhongming agreed. but ye zhongming did that to take care of her emotions and not because he had a way to treat them. but now, he really had some idea. he took out the heart from the heavy armor sword skeleton. the soul pearl. he removed the bandage and the wound started to rip apart. iron zombie¡¯s twin peaks moved towards the sides like her body was being sliced into two. ye zhongming took one look and started to pay attention to what was inside. the puppet wasn¡¯t a human, it wasn¡¯t a complete human. its empty organs were proof. only its heart looked similar to that of a human. there was a wound on its heart and that hit totally avoided her body to strike the heart. ye zhongming held the soul pearl and shoved it into her heart. Chapter 181: Taking revenge chapter 181: taking revenge after putting the soul pearl in, ye zhongming placed another level three demon crystal under the pearl. after which, he tied the body back up with the bandage. n0velusb.c0m he thought about it before slicing his arm and dripping some blood into her mouth. actually, he didn¡¯t know if that would be effective. he just heard of some past rumours as well as his understanding of the puppet technique. he also had a soul pearl so he decided to try. the outcome would be up to the heavens. he waited a while and there were still no changes. ye zhongming shook his head as he placed her clothes back on before leaving. ye zhongming studied the equipment for a long time and it was night when he was out and everyone was waiting for him to eat. dinner was quite sumptuous. apart from jerky, there was rice, salted vegetable, and fruit cans. there were even some dried vegetables that they found on the farm. the few girls stewed some meat with it and to people who hadn¡¯t eaten much good food since the apocalypse started, this was heaven. even ye zhongming ate a little more. ye zhongming was the first to finish. he stood up and took out a few clothes from the bag that he had brought back. ¡°yi? bulletproof shirt?¡± little tiger sat beside ye zhongming and he was curious when he looked at these few shirts. ¡°on the highway near here, worker li found a transport vehicle and there were many clothes on it.¡± worker li was le dayuan¡¯s helper. these few assistants had spent a long time with the team and they gained some trust. this was why ye zhongming didn¡¯t save on some evolution potions and allowed them all to evolve. they were already following old members to do missions. worker li saw ye zhongming¡¯s gaze and nodded, ¡°there weren¡¯t any weapons, only these bulletproof shirts could be used.¡± ¡°i modified three of them. shengyuan can get one, teacher park can get one, who wants the last one?¡± he obtained many bulletproof shirts but their quality was too low. ye zhongming strengthened many of them and obtained three. now they were barely usable to ye zhongming and they could defend against normal guns. but against weapons from the wheel, its defence was too weak. the reason he wasted so much mental energy to strengthen these three bulletproof vests was that he had to consider people firing bullets at them. he had to defend against those. no one would oppose when shengyuan and park xiuying got a piece. one was known for defence and one was the core support of the team. their safety was very important for the entire team. ¡°i don¡¯t want it, it is too ugly!¡± liang chuyin finished her food and stretched lazily. her exquisite body was on full display. she glanced at the black bulletproof vest and chose to reject it. actually, even if it looked good, she wouldn¡¯t want it. she didn¡¯t want to put ye zhongming in a bad spot. mo ye laughed. too ugly. xia lei laughed too, too ugly. little tiger snatched it, he didn¡¯t find it ugly! ¡°with this, you have to block at the front.¡± ye zhongming smiled and pointed at it. ¡°no problem, i am good at that.¡± after handing them out, everyone ate their meals. ye zhongming went out to look at yellow ball who was on sentry and after feeding it some level three mutated lifeform meat, he went to shengyuan¡¯s room. le dayuan¡¯s helper fed him some porridge with meat. the big fellow looked good. after an afternoon, he could sit up at the head of the bed. ¡°can my shield be repaired?¡± the first question he asked when he saw ye zhongming was about his shield. ¡°i don¡¯t need to repair it.¡± shengyuan frowned. he knew that his shield had cracked and if no one repaired it, it would be useless. ¡°as it can self repair.¡± what? shengyuan opened his eyes wide and didn¡¯t believe what ye zhongming said. he had never heard of equipment that could self repair. ¡°follow me. you will find out things that you have never thought were possible.¡± shengyuan kept silent. although ye zhongming saved him and he even got a shield but he risked his life. he didn¡¯t hold back at all and had recognised the importance of this person. ¡°huang xijie is an elementalist right?¡± ye zhongming brought up a name and killing intent appeared in his eyes. ¡°liang juan is a whirlwind darter right?¡± sheng yuan was stunned. after a few days, he found out that ye zhongming came from another city. they didn¡¯t come into contact with huang xijie and his group at all. this big fellow was previously shocked that ye zhongming was so familiar about his job. now that ye zhongming revealed this information, he was even more surprised. he didn¡¯t know where this guy came from and why it was as if he knew everything. ¡°their jobs counter you. you aren¡¯t their match so if you want to take revenge for li ying then you can¡¯t do it alone.¡± information after information shocked shengyuan. he was filled with fear, wariness, panic etc and he shouted, ¡°who are you?¡± ¡°a friend.¡± ye zhongming said a phrase, ¡°of course, it would depend on what you choose.¡± ¡°don¡¯t ask me why i know all this, i won¡¯t say it. you just have to consider whether or not you need my help.¡± ¡°how will you help me?¡± ¡°in such a world, apart from killing the people you hate, is there any other solution?¡± shengyuan laid back down. in his heart, he was filled with fear towards this young man that had a good attitude towards him. shengyuan witnessed his ability and he was definitely not his match. he was the highest level that he had seen. what terrified him was that he knew too many things that he shouldn¡¯t know about. how did he know what their jobs were? that was wulan county¡¯s biggest secret. how did he know li ying? since the start of the apocalypse, outsiders knew that his girlfriend was little ying, no one knew her surname! ¡°conditions?¡± shengyuan noticed that although he feared ye zhongming but that didn¡¯t stop him from accepting his tempting suggestion. wasn¡¯t revenge what he thought about day and night in the cell? he even thought about it when he was dreaming and when he was unconscious! ¡°my team lack a shield.¡± as expected. shengyuan relaxed. these people had strong attacks but weak defence. they had a sharp white blade that could slice the bodies of level two lifeforms. many of them had jobs and could battle against level three lifeforms. but their defence was really weak and there was only a healer type role. if they met a huge amount of monsters or a monster that was much higher in level, they would be in danger. they needed a tank to help them defend so that they could attack. ¡°i rarely recruit people.¡± ye zhongming smiled. the brother in his last life was worrying too much. ¡°ok i promise you, help me take revenge and i will follow you.¡± shengyuan paused and then said, ¡°but are you not afraid that i am making use of you?¡± ye zhongming laughed, ¡°if you are not a fool you would know that only i can help you craft better shields. if you leave, where will you find such a good smith?¡± ¡°only i can lead you to evolve quickly. if you leave, where will you get evolution potion after evolution potion?¡± ye zhongming¡¯s smile disappeared and he gave out a majestic aura. ¡°moreover, with your current strength, how can you make use of me?¡± he was right. how could he make use of him? if he attacked he would easily wipe him out. ¡°rest well. we will move out the day after, you need two more days to heal up.¡± he slapped his shoulder before walking out. ¡°wait.¡± ye zhongming turned around and looked at shengyuan who stopped him. ¡°i want you to know something, behind huang xijie...¡± ¡°royal guild?¡± shengyuan¡¯s mouth opened wide, ¡°this, you even know that?¡± ye zhongming smiled before leaving. before he closed the door, he said slowly. ¡°just a bunch of arrogant fools, don¡¯t bother about them.¡± ................................................................................................ huang xijie had been really distracted recently. he didn¡¯t know why that was the case. he thought about it and the only thing was because of those people who saved shengyuan. his men were killed and they just left. moreover, those people just disappeared. no one knew who saved him and no one knew where he was now and whether would he come back? huang xijie poured a cup of intense alcohol and drank it down. the heat flowed into his stomach and calmed himself down. there were too many things recently. royal guild, shengyuan, wulan county. he was too busy. the door was pushed open. liang juan walked in and saw huang xijie who was drinking alone. worry appeared on her beautiful face. ¡°xijie, although we are evolved but you shouldn¡¯t drink like this, it will hurt your body.¡± she jumped into his arms and used her huge hips to rub his legs. ¡°are they gone?¡± ¡°no. i found a few girls to spend time with them. honey, do we really need their help? their price is too high. shengyuan and those people might not come back, right? if we give them things like that...¡± Chapter 182: First time meeting Royal Guild chapter 182: first time meeting royal guild kata. the door closed automatically blocking little blade¡¯s greedy gaze. the white body of the woman disappeared from his field of sight. ¡°damn, why did huang xijie choose a much better girl for you than me. mine was about to die after a few times, it didn¡¯t feel good at all.¡± little blade rested on the wall and was smoking a cigarette. he saw ah kuan walk out and grumbled. he spun a sharp willow knife in his right hand. he was so quick that one could only see a white afterimage. this weapon that he was playing with was actually a white rare item. ah kuan rolled his eyes, ¡°you don¡¯t know how to hold back at all. how can normal girls handle evolved bodies?¡± ¡°also, you didn¡¯t even look at her face and you are sure that mine is of higher quality?¡± ah kuan adjusted his clothing and continued, ¡°huang xijie and liang juan paid so much so would they hold back on women?¡± little blade looked really arrogant and he grumbled, ¡°that is because they need our help.¡± after which, little blade got up while spinning the knife in his hands. he looked at the closed door, ¡°ah kuan, let me play with this girl.¡± he wanted to enter but ah kuan stopped him. ¡°it is just a girl, you are stopping a brother?¡± ah kuan¡¯s face was numb, ¡°you can do what you want after i am done but she still needs to accompany me for these few days. i am not used to sharing a girl with others.¡± little blade¡¯s gaze went sharp and he stared for a few seconds before smiling, ¡°ok, ok, i respect you.¡± after which, ah kuan just left. the door beside opened and two people walked out. it was a pair of young adults. they looked at little blade and the young guy said, ¡°brother kuan, little blade is getting more and more out of hand. he relies on his shadow blade job and doesn¡¯t respect us at all.¡± ¡°right.¡± the girl mocked, ¡°the guild resources all lean towards him. does he think it is because of his skill? the guild is so unfair, why would they choose such a person to nurture? i heard that we have to give him the two star potion if we get one. how does that make sense?¡± ah kuan shook his head, ¡°his family contributed a lot to the guild during peacetime and the guild leader has connections with his father, but... forget it, let¡¯s not talk about this. let¡¯s head out and see if there is anything. our mission is to help huang xijie. there are three more days, once the time is up, we will take our things and leave even if the person that huang xijie offended comes.¡± ¡°ah kuan, we...¡± the guy looked around, ¡°huang xijie and liang juan are the only two with jobs, the four of us can kill them and just leave. why are we staying here?¡± ah kuan stuck out a finger, ¡°one, huang xijie is an old fox. not to mention if we can defeat him without being injured. even if we could, he wouldn¡¯t tell us where the thing is! he is clear that if he didn¡¯t say then he would have a chance to live. if he says it then he would definitely die.¡± ¡°two, the higher ups say that wulan county is protected and focused on by the base, this will be a place that produces crystals for us. huang xijie is in control on the surface. if we do anything to him, we will anger the bosses and that will affect the resources that come to us.¡± ah kuan¡¯s status should be higher than both little blade and these two. he said to the two of them, ¡°don¡¯t care about little blade. if anything happens, the boss will take care of him. we just need to do our role. the guild looks strong now but each step is actually very dangerous. since we are lucky to meet a job wheel and got many job certificates, then other people can get things that we envy. if we don¡¯t develop, others will exceed us. it is not our time to be arrogant, this should be the time when we charge towards two star! whoever leads this race will rule the world!¡± ¡°that is the consensus of the superiors. so towards those who don¡¯t share the same idea, the few bosses will kill them without hesitation! the few of you are close to me so i am telling you all this. i hope that you all can understand.¡± they looked at one another and were filled with gratitude, ¡°i know, thank you brother kuan.¡± brother kuan nodded, ¡°let¡¯s go walk around.¡± ........................................................................ 100 miles outside of wulan county, doctor mu that appeared in the cell where ye zhongming saved shengyuan from had four people with him and they were on a hill. they used binoculars to look around. ¡°doctor mu, are we going to spend a long time here? the higher ups are telling us to rush to wulan county, we...¡± ¡°i know what i am doing.¡± the elegant guy turned his head and looked at the person who spoke, ¡°i don¡¯t need you to teach me what to do.¡± the face of the guy flushed red. he bit his teeth but he didn¡¯t dare to say anything. ¡°don¡¯t worry, if we get anything, i will give each one of you a potion. the very special kind.¡± hearing doctor mu say that, their eyes lit up. even the guy that was scolded was no exception. who is doctor mu? the only potion master in the guild, one of the best jobs on that wheel. they even got many recipes. the potions that he made were the top. in the guild, a potion from doctor mu was as expensive as half a bottle of immunity potion! ¡°everyone knows that the guild found the level two gachapon a while ago and is collecting level two crystals. whoever gets more will be considered for evolution. are you all not excited to evolve? i found them when i returned from wulan county previously. the level two crystals are ahead so do you want to give up? so what if we return late? the four of them have jobs so who here can threaten them? since we can¡¯t contribute much so why don¡¯t we just get the level two crystals here?¡± the other four nodded. everyone wanted to become a two star evolved. the guild only had one two star evolved now and everyone was impressed with his strength. ¡°there are dozens of level two goats there. based on the rules, if we get their crystals, we can at least spin once. do you all want to try your luck?¡± ¡°yes, but, doctor mu, with our strength, we can¡¯t beat them.¡± the guy in a prone stance on the outside of the group of them sighed. doctor mu smiled and took out a syringe that was filled with yellow liquid, ¡°don¡¯t worry, i am prepared. i just need some time.¡± n0velusb.c0m ................................................................................................ ¡°do you feel it? when you slice, here, here, and then here. you need to use strength in order and your angle must change based on your target.¡± it was a dark day and one could feel a little cold. but their bodies were good so the temperature wasn¡¯t a huge problem. xia lei wore a black vest and was teaching the party how to use the blade. she was trained by a blade grandmaster and was well-versed in this area. now that they were a team, if they learned this they could increase their combat strength. apart from shengyuan who was just healing up and liang chuyin who was preparing food, ye zhongming who was resting on yellow ball and looking into the distance, the others were learning from her. even le dayuan and his helpers were learning too. ¡°sister lei, you didn¡¯t try so hard to teach brother ye, why am i taking so long?¡± xia lei stared, ¡°you are stupid!¡± little tiger didn¡¯t dare to say anything. ¡°that is because that person who is enjoying the breeze and thinking he looks cool there is actually crazy. i taught him once and he understood most of it. why are you comparing me with a sick person?¡± ye zhongming sat on the roof and looked at the female cop whose chest look even bigger when she crossed her arms. there was nothing he could say to her. ye zhongming had ten years of experience and he was a blade user in the last life. although there were many things that he couldn¡¯t use because of his evolution level but his experience was still there. xia lei¡¯s teachings opened a door and ye zhongming just crossed in due to his basics. after just a few days, he understood what xia lei taught. the current ye zhongming merged those skills with his experience and his blade skills were on a new level. xia lei wasn¡¯t his match at all. of course, ye zhongming taught her many things she didn¡¯t know. after all, those were experience and skills and needed time to understand. after training for the morning, they ate and then started to pack up. they knew that it was time to go. this time their enemies were mutated lifeforms but other humans. .................................................................. nights in the apocalypse always looked even darker. outside wulan county were two bonfires that lit up a region. a dozen guards sat or stood around and they would occasionally look out. more and more people heard the news and came here for protection. but not everyone could enter. those who couldn¡¯t pay could only stay outside. there were at least 7-8 thousand gathered here. although it was late, but due to hunger and cold, many people couldn¡¯t fall asleep and they just wandered around. the guards were tired and were discussing who to sleep first. at this moment, they heard some footsteps that were quite orderly. Chapter 183: Enemy of the last life chapter 183: enemy of the last life a guard looked out and saw a bunch of people walking over. under the light, their faces got clearer and clear. ¡°sheng... shengyuan!¡± a guard saw a familiar face in the group and fear surged into his heart. why had the base been on guard and why did they send people to guard all the gates? wasn¡¯t it just to defend against this big fellow? many days had passed and many people felt like things were over. who knew that on such a night, shengyuan would bring people and come back? ¡°tell huang...¡± a leader recognised shengyuan and he turned to run. he ran while warning the guards on the wall. white light shone and a blade stuck into his back, pinning him to the ground. xia lei was filled with vengeful energy and it was obvious that she wasn¡¯t in a good mood. under ye zhongming¡¯s influence, they wouldn¡¯t be a good person and pity those people who were struggling to survive. but they weren¡¯t maniacs and they still had their bottom line. when xia lei and ye zhongming came here, they heard about huang xijie setting fire to the city. although he did so to get demon crystals, but there were thousands of people that were alive in the flames. those people were trapped and after being bitten by zombies, they all died and mutated. xia lei hated such a person. that meant that she didn¡¯t have a good impression of his guards who were his accomplices. so she killed them. the guards were stunned and then they started to flee in all directions. in front of life, courage, duty etc were all useless. the guards on the walls noticed some movement here and sent people to inform their superiors. the others took weapons and looked on nervously at the group''s approach. before this, people asked how they would enter wulan county. ye zhongming told them that they would fight their way in! now that they looked at the thick wall, everyone frowned. were they going to slice it open bit by bit with moon edge? how long would that take? ye zhongming told them the answer right away. he took out moon edge and used seal: flame blade. with a loud explosion, the gate was sliced into two. ye zhongming sliced a few more times and the metal gate was totally destroyed. the guards on the wall were going mad and they couldn¡¯t believe what was going on. how strong did one have to be to be able to shatter such a heavy gate? a few guards were still conscious and they threw stones down. there was a captain rank person who took out a police pistol to fire at them. but before they were able to continue attacking, shengyuan carried a golden dog and tossed it into mid air. the golden dog used the momentum to reach the middle of the wall. it struggled and pounced onto the wall, clawing the bricks and then jumping high above. only one of the guards was evolved. when a level two mutated dog that ye zhongming nurtured charged at them, it was truly the apocalypse. cries, gunshots, yellow ball¡¯s roars instantly caused the city wall to go mad. the survivors gathered around were stunned. they didn¡¯t expect such a peaceful night to change like that. they spent each day with much difficulty before they arrived here. some people who failed to enter decided to head elsewhere to try their luck. more of them stayed and hoped that one day they could gather enough fees to get protected by the high walls. n0velusb.c0m these people went around and formed groups to kill zombies. people would die every day or get eaten or get killed by other humans. each night, these people would fight and quarrel to get close to the walls. this was the safest area. even if zombies or mutated animals came, the people on the outside would be the first to get attacked. outside the small wulan county, it was a bloody and gruesome world. no one was willing to spend their lives like this. as not many people were lucky enough to get enough crystals, there might be a chance that others might stab you and steal what belonged to you. today, the dream of many to be able to enter the city had appeared in front of their eyes. everyone felt like it was unreal. after a moment of being stunned, they cheered and charged in. they used all their strengths and headed toward the gate like a bunch of madmen. ¡°i don¡¯t understand. such a base without production and creation, not to mention developing, how are they even able to survive for long?¡± the group walked on the streets and looked at the chaos. mo ye couldn¡¯t help but question. ¡°pillage and steal.¡± ye zhongming had seen many bases like this. these bases were in a primitive state. the leader of the base relied on providing little and unreliable protection to squeeze the riches of those who entered. he nurtured a bunch of helpers to steal and rob survivors and those of hunters around. they were a bunch of parasites. humans were greedy and a world without faith and rules would cause such things to explode. to a certain extent, humans were weaker than other evolved lifeforms because of these bunch of parasites. ¡°today we will bump into some enemies... other humans.¡± ye zhongming walked while saying to those beside him. ¡°we had always been fighting mutated lifeforms but that is not all of the apocalypse. we will still have to fight other humans.¡± ¡°humans are more cunning and more vicious. they know how to grab a chance. when facing zombies and monsters, we can use our strength to win them. but when facing humans, strength is not the only factor.¡± ¡°we are going to face an organisation called royal. the people are like us and are evolved. this guild has a specialty which is many of them have jobs and they are strong and weird.¡± ¡°if you want to survive in this dangerous world, you need to learn how to deal with these people. they are far more dangerous than zombies and monsters.¡± the members listened quietly and knew that ye zhongming was teaching them the rules of living in this world. maybe in the past, they would doubt him but they wouldn¡¯t now. they saw that no one lived better in the apocalypse than ye zhongming. ¡°we are here to take revenge for shengyuan. this is a good chance to train. if you all can survive, that means that you have adapted to the apocalypse.¡± ye zhongming stood up and pointed towards the darkness, ¡°look, they are here.¡± four people walked out of the darkness and looked at them with a cold gaze. ye zhongming looked at a few of them and was a little emotional. ye zhongming was not unfamiliar with their faces, two of them were even people he had deep impressions of. the person on the left that played with the white willow knife was called little blade. ye zhongming was taught a lesson by him before. in a bar of a base, because you could pay a demon crystal to decide who gets a beautiful girl, the two of them fought. ye zhongming knew that if that base didn¡¯t prevent people from killing others, he might have already died. the guy in the middle was ah kuan. ye zhongming knew him too. he became the deputy leader of royal guild and was one of their five heads. before ye zhongming revived, he reached eight star. the pair of young people were zhang di and zhang jing. they were siblings and were a little sick. due to the apocalypse, they slowly developed some sick habits but they died early. in a battle between royal and another guild, they were both killed. royal guild was an enormous beast in his last life. they were an organisation that formed during peace time and they started to grow quickly during the apocalypse. shengyuan and the battle squad washed wulan battle squad in blood to take revenge. this squad was a base that was protected by royal guild. naturally they angered royal guild. although they didn¡¯t fight back but they created some problems. royal guild stirred trouble and caused them to fail missions that they could have completed which slowed ye zhongming¡¯s evolution speed. right, royal guild and ye zhongming were enemies. they and his team were enemies just that he was the only one that suffered from it. now that he revived, he came here not only to find shengyuan but also to take revenge and teach them a lesson. he was also going to tell them that their nightmare was coming. in his last life, he lost to little blade who had a similar evolution level. in this life, this person was not his match. ¡°you all really came to die, a bunch of trash. today i will teach you and let you know that you can¡¯t come to some places. you can¡¯t do some things too!¡± little blade licked his lips and wasn¡¯t terrified because ye zhongming¡¯s group was huge. on the contrary, he looked at the few women in lust. Chapter 184: Suppression chapter 184: suppression ¡°where are you looking at?¡± little tiger was annoyed. two of the women in the party were his seniors and one was his idol. facing such a gaze, he held his blade and stood up. ¡°come, let your grandfather kill you.¡± little tiger always made everyone laugh but when facing others, apart from liang chuyin, he was the fiercest. ye zhongming obviously wanted to train the team today so he didn¡¯t fear anything. ye zhongming frowned. he didn¡¯t think that little tiger shouldn¡¯t shout back but he felt like little tiger wasn¡¯t at an advantage facing little blade. little tiger was just one star evolved. little blade was not only evolved but he had a job, shadow blade. a blade type job that was known for speed and its ghost-like nature. in his last life, ye zhongming took a loss because of that. he couldn¡¯t keep up with his speed. he had two jobs but there was nothing he could do. ¡°eave that kid to us!¡± zhang di and zhang jing stepped forwards and in front of little blade. they saw little tiger holding moon edge. even royal guild had a limited amount of white weapons. out of the few of them, only little blade had one. seeing this kid actually have such a weapon, their eyes lit up. royal guild gave officially members the right to take their spoils of war. if they killed this kid then the white weapon would be theirs. little blade¡¯s eyes opened wide. he obviously saw the white blade! he saw it and was excited because of that. now that zhang di and zhang jing were snatching his business, he found it hard to suppress his rage. ¡°anxious? don¡¯t, i have one too.¡± xia lei smiled and took out her blade. the four of them had weird expressions right away. little blade was filled with greed. this was his personality. he didn¡¯t think anything was weird. zhang di and zhang jing were greedy but they were still careful. . a team that could take out two white weapons definitely wasn¡¯t simple. ah kuan looked at ye zhongming and the others. he glanced at their backs and was thinking about something. ¡°together!¡± mo ye took out moon edge and stood beside little tiger. she couldn¡¯t let her own friend fight two against one. ah kuan who was expressionless saw the third moon edge and his expression changed. his eyes jumped. he realised that the situation had slipped out of his control. royal guild was a semi-secret organisation and their members were merchants, nightclub owners, mine owners etc people that were rich. they weren¡¯t totally businessmen. they had many capable men and were good at dealing with problems. in peacetime, their main target was to earn money. they used methods that earned money quickly and they took advantage of loopholes. after the apocalypse arrived, due to the nature of the guild, they adapted to the world much easier. they used their sharp sense for benefits to occupy the gachapon. their men started to kill zombies and control others'' bases to strengthen themselves. ah kuan, zhang jing and zhang di were all fighters. only little blade was a descendant of a member of royal guild. ah kuan relied on his fists in the past and his sense of danger was much stronger than little blade. when he saw three white weapons, he felt a chill down his spine. he took a step forwards. he wanted to attack but when he wanted to take a second step, he felt a huge pressure. the leading young man glanced at his body. this was a really annoying feeling and he only felt it from that boss from the guild. he knew that the guy was warning him not to move. if he didn¡¯t move, he could hope that his three allies win. but if he moved, he would get attacked. he clenched his fists and decided not to move. ding! clashing sounds broke the stand off and signaled the start of the battle! little blade¡¯s willow blade and xia lei¡¯s moon edge clashed. xia lei smiled. she held the blade with both hands and pushed it forward. moon edge was a battle blade while the willow blade was a dagger. xia lei knew her advantage. little blade took a step back and his expression wasn¡¯t good. he felt a weird strength draw his attack away. he hollered and flicked his wrist. the light on the willow blade disappeared and his body sidestepped. ¡°shadow stab.¡± ye zhongming said it out. little blade¡¯s smooth movement suddenly paused. it was really short such that it was impossible to notice but it was enough to prepare xia lei. moon edge was held up beside xia lei. at that moment, little blade¡¯s willow blade appeared there and stabbed the body of moon edge. the two of them retreated. xia lei was terrified. if not for ye zhongming¡¯s words that affected little blade and made her sense the danger, that blade would have ended up in her neck. this person who was looking at her with a perverted gaze previously was suddenly wanting to kill her! little blade was even more shocked. the apocalypse had just started and there were only a few people with jobs. royal guild had so many because they met a colored wheel. there were a few survivors with jobs much less those who knew the skills of the jobs. he didn¡¯t expect someone to announce the name of his skill that even his allies didn¡¯t know well. who was he? how did he know all this? of course, he knew. he suffered from that attack in his last life. that weird willow blade could stab out at a really quick speed from a very near distance. while spending huge mental energy, that move was a like a ghost that caught one off guard. but it consumed a large amount of mental energy. if little blade didn¡¯t have the equipment to increase mental energy or if he had any special encounters, then he could only use it once a day. without it, even if little blade had a job, he wasn¡¯t a match for xia lei who was a great cop. the situation changed and xia lei had the upper hand. on the other side, mo ye and little tiger¡¯s fight against the siblings started. the difference was that mo ye and little tiger used modified potions so their bodies were much better than their opponents. along with the sharp moon edge, the two of them suppressed the siblings. the siblings were in danger. they noticed that ah kuan didn¡¯t help them so they bit their teeth and used their job skills. zhang jing flashed behind her brother. a white mist spread out and the two of them disappeared in the mist. mo ye and little tiger stood back to back and looked around warily. a light stabbed out from the side and mo ye raised her blade to block it. in the other direction, a cold light struck. little tiger blocked mo ye¡¯s back and sliced toward the shadow. just when the two of them felt like their attacks were so weak, another shadow appeared beside little tiger. the dagger sliced upwards and was about to stab into his heart. ¡°mistwalker, space thief?¡± ye zhongming looked on and shouted the names of the two jobs. he didn¡¯t fight the two of them so he didn¡¯t know what their jobs were. mistwalker was a secondary job. it wasn¡¯t too good a job but space thief was not bad. it was good at sneak attacking. ¡°in front of people with jobs, normal evolved are weak.¡± zhang di had a cruel smile. he stabbed his dagger in. this was a grey weapon and although it was much weaker than little blade¡¯s one but it was enough to stab into the body of an evolved. a weird glow appeared in little tiger¡¯s eyes. he retracted moon edge while slashing it across zhang di¡¯s neck. a piercing sound spread from the battlefield. ¡°my boss said that you are a bunch of arrogant fools, i believe him now.¡± zhang di covered his sliced neck and fell in disbelief. when he glanced at little tiger¡¯s body, he saw a grey shining bulletproof vest. ¡°brother!¡± the mist got thicker but that shout exposed her position. mo ye sliced in that direction and after a scream, the mist retreated and revealed her sliced body. at that moment, little blade felt a coldness on his arm. his arm was sliced and before he could make a sound, the sharp blade was stabbed into his eyes. n0velusb.c0m ah kuan¡¯s hands shook uncontrollably. this group was too strong. none of them used skills and they easily killed his three allies, this... he never felt like doctor mu¡¯s lateness was a problem but now he hoped that they appeared. ¡°who is the guild leader of royal?¡± ye zhongming walked to ah kuan and asked what he wanted to know. even in his last life, he didn¡¯t know who the leader was. ah kuan looked at ye zhongming and closed his mouth tightly. ¡°in exchange for your life.¡± when he heard that, his gaze changed and he punched at ye zhongming. moreover, his fists were covered in a golden light! the people charged forwards before stopping. they saw that ye zhongming had held his wrists. ¡°iron hands right, so-so.¡± he used strength to shatter his wrist. he struggled for a little and he couldn¡¯t handle the pain from losing his arms. he cried and knelt on the ground. ¡°forget it, i didn¡¯t care anyways.¡± he lifted his knee and kicked into his throat. after his head fell backward, it rested on his back. ye zhongming looked at the corpse that fell to the ground. he squatted down and reached for his waist... Chapter 185: Trapped Beast chapter 185: trapped beast ah kuan had a small bag at his waist where ye zhongming found three level two crystals and 50 level one crystal. they found seven level two crystals and 200 level one crystals as well as a white willow leaf blade and a grey dagger. apart from that, little blade had a bottle of one star evolution potion. ¡°i can imagine that such things will happen more and more. i even feel disgusted when i see such things.¡± park xiuying shook her head. seeing their gains, she felt really disgusted. shengyuan looked at the four bodies with a complicated gaze. he didn¡¯t expect that ye zhongming would go all out to kill all these royal guild members. did he know what kind of organisation they were? this big fellow felt more respect and gratitude for ye zhongming. to him, all of this was done because of him. as for these crystals and potions, the big fellow naturally ignored them. before winning, who would know what they could get? on the other side, yellow ball, liang chuyin, le dayuan and his two helpers ran over. these people split up after entering the city, their goal was to find huang xijie. ¡°found him!¡± liang chuyin flicked her whip to open the way. a few minutes later, ye zhongming and the group came to an old looking courtyard. le dayuan and two other helpers walked out from the darkness and said to him, ¡°they are inside, it is very quiet.¡± ye zhongming naturally knew what they were waiting for but unfortunately, the people they were waiting for were already dead. ...................................................................................................... huang xijie and liang juan sat on the chair and looked at a long box on the table. young master huang and the evolved stood at the side and they had a bunch of different expressions. ¡°xijie, do we really want to hand this thing over? this is what we got from the level two-wheel after sacrificing 4-5 evolved and hundreds of guards. how can we just give it up?¡± huang xijie looked at liang juan and didn¡¯t say a word. ¡°i know that i am in the wrong. if not for me being rash and killing shengyuan¡¯s woman, things wouldn¡¯t happen like this...¡± he sighed, ¡°stop it, you are responsible but it is not totally your fault. royal guild would find out about this sooner than later. the gap in strength is huge but it is not totally one sided. they would have to worry if they want to attack. they also need our base so we can still use this to trade for their help.¡± ¡°but what about in the future? once we are under them, what happens if they find out then?¡± ¡°apart from handing it over, there is nothing we can do!¡± young master huang looked at the box and sighed, ¡°it is already a piece of white equipment, if we chisel that kind of gem, what kind of grade can it reach? unfortunately, we don¡¯t know much about this and can¡¯t guess. scoff, best if royal guild and shengyuan those bastards both fight and suffer from injuries!¡± ¡°impossible, the four from royal guild are too strong and they won¡¯t lose.¡± huang xijie sighed and said helplessly, ¡°give it to them. anyways we don¡¯t know how to find the gem and we can¡¯t use this. it is better that we use it to exchange for some peace.¡± a light shone in his eyes. who knew what this cunning person¡¯s true thoughts were? ¡°this thing won¡¯t be able to trade for peace.¡± hearing the sudden and young voice, huang xijie and the others stood up. as evolved, their reactions were really quick. two of them pulled out their guns and the others all touched their weapons. the roof suddenly collapsed and a person descended from above. whips covered the entire room. at the same time, a blade light slashed in and those standing at the door were sliced into two. yellow ball roared before charging in too. it used the blade light as cover such that the enemies couldn¡¯t fend against him. when the whip shadows disappeared, the dog charged toward the petite body on the side and bit the neck of the strong guy that was falling to the ground. shortly after were several agile figures who quickly occupied each corner of the room. huang xijie protected his son and woman and held his arm above his head. an ice shield appeared and blocked the sharp attack that came from above. liang juan held two black darts in her hand and stared at the woman in the middle of the room. ¡°elemental shield, not bad!¡± ye zhongming stood at the door and looked at the ice shield, ¡°elementalist is a strong job, you should know one more skill, elemental drill! why not use it for us to see!¡± huang xijie¡¯s face twitched and his heart started to sink. his men were laying in front of him. the sudden attack and the aoe skill caught them off guard and they were smacked down. half of them died from the hits. those who reacted quickly were badly injured. they lay there and cried out. this ancient room that was built a hundred years ago had a bloody scent. crack! the shield broke. it blocked the hit but also suffered from the impact. it turned into a bunch of ice. two black lights shot out. one went towards liang chuyin and the other went towards ye zhongming. liang juan attacked at that moment. park xiuying reacted really quickly. she lifted her hand the moment liang juan attacked and two diamond shields appeared beside liang chuyin and ye zhongming. this small shield blocked the two black lights. liang juan was first shocked but then she smiled in disdain. she admitted that this shield was special and strong and could actually defend on its own. that should be a job skill. but if they thought that it was it then they were wrong. her darts weren¡¯t so easy to block. yellow ball whose mouth was covered in blood saw the black light and raised its head. dozens of needles shot out and formed a defence line that stuck between the light and liang chuyin. those golden furs would knock the black light away before it even hit the shield. but when it was about to hit the golden light, the weird black light did an arc and sliced towards liang chuyin¡¯s stomach from another angle. that black light was a spinning dart. if it hit, it would stir up the organs within. this was liang juan¡¯s job skill- boomerang dart. this metal dart actually avoided yellow ball¡¯s skill and caused the diamond shield to fail to block it accurately. seeing that it was about to hit, liang chuyin didn¡¯t panic. she retreated and used shadow dance! the whip shadows covered her within. her skill was an aoe attack. those who were injured all suffered. they lost their ability to defend and all of them died to the whips. huang xijie¡¯s heart was dripping blood. these were evolved that he had spent close to a month to nurture. now that all of them died here, so what if he defeated this bunch? he would have no subordinates left. this middle aged man attacked with rage. the air turned cold when he lifted his arm and a blue shadow formed in the sky, turning into a middle long drill. he moved his arm and thrust it at ye zhongming. pata! the boomerang dart had a weird trajectory but one could still predict the attack. facing the whips, one of them hit the dart. the sharp black weapon was smashed afar and lost its threat. ye zhongming laughed coldly. he attacked when the other boomerang dart dodged the shield and was about to hit his body. he actually grabbed the dart. liang juan¡¯s expression changed. she didn¡¯t expect someone to grab her attack with their bare hands! n0velusb.c0m how accurate did one have to be? how strong did their hands have to be? ¡°you, you are two star evolved!¡± she finally recalled what young master huang said and realised that this man was two star evolved. ye zhongming didn¡¯t say anything and just tossed the dart over. it hit the ice drill and that drill was cracked and sent flying to other parts of the room. in just a few breaths, their attacks were destroyed. huang xijie wanted to attack again but saw a pair of red vengeful eyes. he retreated in shock and used elemental shield again. those were shengyuan¡¯s eyes. the eyes that he had seen in jail. shengyuan held his shield and smashed into the elemental shield. a crisp smack could be heard. huang xijie was knocked behind and he was hugging his son. how could the elemental shield even block the hit from the giant shieldman? it lasted for just a moment before it shattered. huang xijie pushed the shield with one hand and tanked the momentum. young master huang was shocked. he was under his father¡¯s protection and when he saw ye zhongming appear, he was terrified. the woman that appeared from above had turned the area into hell and caused his legs to go soft. he actually closed his eyes and bury himself into his father¡¯s arms. he was also evolved. if huang xijie and he attacked together, they might be able to block shengyuan¡¯s hit. but... young master huang was a spoiled kid and even after being evolved he couldn¡¯t raise up some courage. huang xijie was pushed onto the wall and that caused the wall to crack. he spat out blood onto the shield and his hand twisted. his right hand was already broken. ¡°xijie!¡± liang juan dashed over to help. shengyuan smacked the shield right at the woman right away and then punched huang xijie who was protecting his son with the other hand. the room wasn¡¯t big. liang juan was caught off guard and got hit by the shield. she was sent flying and when she was able to climb up, her nose and mouth were bleeding. be it elementalist or whirlwind dart, they were not focused on strength and that gave her heavy injuries. but she still persisted. she dashed beside huang xijie and kicked at the big fellow. ye zhongming waved and stopped the others who were about to help. ¡°let him settle his own matter.¡± he walked slowly to the table and picked up that box. Chapter 186: Nature Staff chapter 186: nature staff shengyuan felt his vision turn red and he knew that blood was covering his eyes. he was injured. be it huang xijie or liang juan, even if they were injured, they were still evolved. the two of them had jobs too. shengyuan didn¡¯t fear them at all. he didn¡¯t dodge and continued to punch at the two of them. his mind was filled with little ying¡¯s smile and voice. their beautiful memories flashed across his mind and then bam, she turned into an ice-cold corpse. he had never done anything sorry to huang xijie. he even gave up on being the elementalist because of him and chose the giant shieldman that knew how to defend. these two scrolls were once he risked his life to snatch back so that he could repay huang xijie for allowing him to evolve. but how did this guy treat him? how did he protect liang juan? he was not fair at all and even set up a trap to capture him. he tortured him and forced him to say his secrets of how he got the job certificate. he snatched it from the territory of a monster. why didn¡¯t he believe him? shengyuan¡¯s heart was filled with rage and sadness. he regretted if he... unfortunately, it was too late. all he could do now was to give little ying an explanation. no defence as he didn¡¯t need to defend. there were only primitive attacks, punch after punch. skin ripped open and blood spurted out to reveal the bones within. but he didn¡¯t make a sound and continued to wave his fists. the other members of the party were shocked. what kind of hatred would make a person risk his life to vent their frustration in such a method? right, he was venting. he was venting his hatred, grievances... and also longing. ye zhongming¡¯s hand that was opening the box stopped. he saw shengyuan and he didn¡¯t help him, he just looked on quietly. huang xijie and liang juan¡¯s resistance got weaker and weaker. they were terrified by him. whoever saw such a way of fighting would also be scared. but huang xijie was someone who controlled the lives of tens of thousands. he pushed his son away and used his other hand to hug shengyuan¡¯s body. at the same time, he shouted, ¡°liang juan! kill him!¡± liang juan was a little giddy from shengyuan¡¯s punch. she heard his shout and reached out to strangle him. at this time, the three of them forgot that they were evolved and they were just ripping into one another. young master huang stumbled up. he saw the three. although he was afraid but he wanted to help. ye zhongming gave a gaze and yellow ball charged out to bite off half of his head. that fellow who was trembling so much couldn¡¯t even compare to a normal person now. he couldn¡¯t cause any trouble to yellow ball at all. ¡°son!¡± seeing his son die like that, huang xijie was filled with sadness. his eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. he looked really terrifying. shengyuan¡¯s face turned purple from his being strangled but his arms were hugged by huang xijie and he couldn¡¯t break free. however, he didn¡¯t care and stretched his head towards huang xijie. huang xijie who was filled with sadness didn¡¯t notice anything but liang juan¡¯s expression changed and she guessed what shengyuan wanted to do. she used all her strength to try to kill him quickly. she shouted at the same time for huang xijie to dodge but he didn¡¯t hear at all. shengyuan got closer and closer. at a certain time, he was close enough and he opened his mouth. he got close to his neck and bit down... ah! as blood splattered, huang xijie¡¯s body twisted to try to fling the guy biting him away. but now he was the one being hugged. huang xijie failed to get away and it even ripped the wound wider. liang juan shouted behind but the blood caused her hand to slip. she watched as the guy bit into his neck. that filled her with fear and the strength in her arms disappeared. she saw huang xijie¡¯s eyes losing their lustre and his body stop struggling. blood had already left a small pond under their feet. shengyuan released his mouth and pulled out his arms. he pushed the body of the guy who was slowly turning cold and then grabbed the hand on his neck. he turned around and pressed his own against her neck. ¡°when you go down, don¡¯t forget to apologise to little ying.¡± ...................................................................................................... wulan county was like the new district base, it was in chaos. the only difference was that the new base was in chaos because of fear and loss but here it was because of pillaging and murder. the refugees charged in and saw that there were no guards and evolved. they stole everything they could see. under the night sky, human nature was on full display. killing, robbing, arson, rape, bully, they were all on display. the group felt the craze of humans losing their human nature. ¡°boss, shengyuan... would anything happen to him?¡± little tiger looked back at the house with worry. shengyuan was a direct person and he didn¡¯t beat around the bush. he was similar to little tiger. the two of them had a good impression of each other. little tiger saw shengyuan¡¯s state and was afraid that something would happen to him. ¡°he will be fine after he vents his anger, don¡¯t worry.¡± ye zhongming slapped his shoulder. he knew what the big fellow was doing. that was him saying goodbye to his past. ¡°do i need to use cleansing dew on him?¡± park xiuying asked. ye zhongming shook his head. then she asked, ¡°what is the staff in the box?¡± n0v¦Ålusb.c0m ye zhongming opened the box and took out the thing from within. he understood why royal guild would go all out to help huang xijie. this was the reason. ¡°nature staff.¡± xia lei walked over and touched the rough staff and was curious, ¡°although it is white so it should be a rare piece of equipment but what is going on with this oval hole?¡± ye zhongming placed this 1.5 meter long staff on the ground and pointed at the hole, ¡°it is a chisel hole to place nature gems. the stats of the staff would change based on the gem.¡± ¡°but what a waste...¡± ¡°what?¡± mo ye asked. ¡°unfortunately, this nature staff needs nature gems to be of use. they are elements like wind, fire, water, earth etc but you can¡¯t use a light stone if not teacher park would be able to use it. her strength would increase by a fold.¡± ¡°so much!¡± everyone was shocked, a fold? didn¡¯t that mean that the strength of cleansing dew would increase and diamond shield¡¯s defence would increase? this thing was so strong? actually, ye zhongming didn¡¯t tell them in detail that nature staff¡¯s real use wasn¡¯t just to chisel a gem and then use it as a staff. in his last life, survivors used this rare equipment to either attack or defence. nature staff had an ability for each element. when an elemental stone was chiselled, the user can activate the ability. fire and lightning were attack skills, water and earth were defence. wind and the others had other uses. as the stones were one-time use, so one could select the strength and number of uses of the skill. one could also decide to use all the energy from the stone instantly. many survivor teams loved this and would use it as a special move to change the tides.s of course, the strength of the staff differed. its strength was based on its own level as well as the energy of the gem. in his last life, killing rose mu xinfei who ye zhongming had met had a golden nature staff. when she used a high grade and even super high grade stone, her strength would reach new heights. be it high level staff or gem, they were precious and not easily obtained. even nine star evolved found them hard to get. although the level of this staff wasn¡¯t too high, the person who got it from the gachapon or from guards was still very lucky. they discussed the staff until shengyuan walked out. he looked really sad and he was badly injured. even his face and clothes had flesh hanging off them. it was obvious that this guy vented all his anger in the room. ¡°are you done?¡± ye zhongming asked. ¡°done.¡± his voice was hoarse but his emotions were stable. ¡°heal him.¡± park xiuying used cleansing dew right away. ye zhongming looked at his wounds heal, ¡°once you are okay, control this place. the people should still recognise you.¡± he was stunned and so were the others. to them, wulan county had gone mad. unless they killed many, if not it was impossible for this place to return back to stability. ¡°i want to do something but i need peace here.¡± Chapter 187: Dungeon chapter 187: dungeon only when the sun rose up did the chaos in wulan county calm down. no one knew how many people said goodbye to the cold world during that night. their corpses were just thrown all around like how god had abandoned this world. shengyuan¡¯s identity was of some use. many people recognised him as he was huang xijie¡¯s top fighter. after he stepped out, the party helped him and helped to control the situation. naturally, there were problems and pretty much all of them had their hands stained with blood. when people tried to attack you with a stick, you don¡¯t have many choices. ye zhongming gave out a series of orders. liang chuyin and le dayuan brought people to search the places where huang xijie and the evolved frequented. mo ye led master le¡¯s assistant to trade food for crystals. whoever had crystals could trade for more food, water and medicine. little tiger, xia lei, master le and his three helpers led yellow ball to recruit people to form a hunting squad to hunt zombies. the conditions were really tempting. they would get essentials based on their contribution. those who do well might even get evolution potions. n0velusb.c0m shengyuan and park xiuying gathered some people to patrol the county to ensure that there won¡¯t be more chaos. moreover, they were in charge of collecting information. anything that was valuable would be rewarded. ye zhongming did something too. he searched for transportation, construction blueprints, design plans etc in preparation for the future. there were many reasons why he stopped her. for example, he remembered two regions clearly from his last life. a small portion was the city he left and the large portion was the destination he was rushing towards. apart from those, he didn¡¯t know much more than other people. he told them to gather information so as to find out intel that would be of use to him. after all, he was 10 years more advanced than the others. things that others thought were useless might be valuable to him. second reason was that he was tracking his path, he wanted to see if they could remind him of things that he missed out on from his past life. if possible, he would turn all of these things into gains. there was also another thing that was important which was that this was the start of the level two mutation wave. the lowest level lifeforms were evolving toward the next level. this was not a random guess from ye zhongming. this was the time period that scientists gave which was a month after the apocalypse started. for a year after, this period would be the second level wave. in this period, the low level lifeforms would disappear and turn into a large amount of level two lifeforms. the evolution speed of humans would get left behind by these mutated beings and would end up having to chase up. this was the chance that ye zhongming wanted. he stored a large amount of level one crystals and obtain a huge amount of one star evolution potions. once the humans stabilised and wanted to evolve, this would be a sizeable fortune. thus, wasting some time here was worth it. if ye zhongming and his team did this, because of how few of them there were, it wouldn¡¯t be effective. if his team led the way to gather more normal people to do it, it would be far more efficient. wulan county was just a county so the mutated lifeforms here were far fewer than the city they left. so as long as they set up some order, they would be able to clear the area in a short time. as for food and water, they got them from huang xijie and used them to trade for the crystals that the survivors had. but this was already quite decent, at least the food that ye zhongming gave represented the value that crystals had at the current stage. when the team prepared to set off three days later, ye zhongming had 5 thousand more crystals and a hundred more level two demon crystals. at this point, ye zhongming had amassed close to 20 thousand level one crystals, 500 level two crystals, over 100 one star potions and over 20 immunity potions. some of them were taken from the homes of the people huang xijie ruled over, some were obtained from hunting, and some they got from survivors. when ye zhongming and the group left, the crystals of wulan county were all taken by them. apart from that, ye zhongming also got a lot of useful information like where there were mutated monsters, lifeforms, weird things etc. he personally went out to obtain two level three crystals and many materials. he even found several monster eggs. when they rode the two cars and a few motorbikes that they prepared, they were much richer than when they arrived. ¡°with this speed, we will arrive there in a day.¡± everyone looked at the map and little tiger said excitedly. most of them leaned towards having peace. it was more like that in the apocalypse. when they were at the new district base, some people suggested not leaving and just running that place well. but ye zhongming declined. after occupying wulan county, those voices appeared again. those high walls were the best foundations for a firm base. as long as they trained a few guards then things would be really peaceful. that place was the edge of dense areas and there weren¡¯t many mutated lifeforms there. along with them clearing out the area systematically, there were no dangerous elements within ten miles. the base was enough for them to peacefully develop. but ye zhongming still declined. everyone was heading towards the place that ye zhongming chose. they could finally witness his taste and that excited everyone. ¡°let¡¯s take a look at red hair first.¡± ye zhongming suddenly said. they didn¡¯t say anything and just drove towards the two story building they spent some time in. they noticed that she was still laying there, there were no changes from before. the huge wound on her chest also showed no signs of recovery. ¡°haiz.¡± park xiuying sighed and shook her head. she knew that the puppet that had once saved her life was really dead. ye zhongming found it a waste too. although he could create another puppet to replace her but this was still his first one and he had an attachment to it. ¡°bury her.¡± ye zhongming and little tiger dug a huge hole and placed red hair in. after burying her, they left the area with sadness. ¡°we need to abandon our vehicles here to pass this region.¡± ye zhongming drew a line on the map and pointed at an area. ¡°why abandon the vehicle? there is a highway and it is not within a city so the situation should be good.¡± mo ye looked at the map and raised her questions. ¡°it is a dungeon!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s words shocked everyone. dungeon. its fame in the apocalypse was similar to that of the gachapon. the dungeon had two sides, one side represented danger. there were all sorts of monsters in the dungeon. they were strong and fierce, bloodthirst and violent. they would eat anything they wanted to eat so that they could evolve. humans were coincidentally what they loved the most. apart from that, the dungeon was a place that survivors loved to head towards as they could get demon crystals. they could get all sorts of resources and materials, and obtain jobs and pets. obtain recipes and blueprints, anything that you wanted. this was the playground for adventurers but also their graves. the places where the dungeons appeared were said to be where the golden saint light attacked on the first day. those invaders created these dangerous areas. but this couldn¡¯t explain all the dungeons. some were unrelated to the attacks and just suddenly appeared. it was as if they just descended from above. ¡°since it is so dangerous then why don¡¯t we go around it?¡± xia lei was certain that following ye zhongming who seemed so familiar with the apocalypse would help everyone get stronger. since that was the case, there was no need to test their luck in this dungeon that even he said was dangerous. ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°look, this dungeon is huge. if we go around, we need more days and that won¡¯t ensure that we won¡¯t face any dangers.¡± ¡°also, i need to head into this dungeon to prove something.¡± they looked at one another and didn¡¯t say anything. early on the second day, they headed out and charged toward the mysterious dungeon. ............................................................................................................ right when ye zhongming and the group decided to head to the dungeon, a few guests appeared in the courtyard where red hair was buried in. a red vine that was as thick as an arm slithered into the courtyard like a snake. in the middle of its body was a white crystal that looked really eye catching. this was a mutated level two vine. a moment after it entered, two level two beats appeared on the wall. they roared and charged at the red vine. the three lifeforms started to fight in the courtyard. although the vine was a mutated plant but its combat strength was below that of the two beasts. it slowly lost ground and when it was unable to flee, it noticed a corpse buried under the soil. it headed right into the soil and used its sharp teeth to rip open red hair¡¯s wound and bit her heart. it felt that this corpse was different and its heart contained huge energy. this was natural, after all, there was a level three soul pearl and a level three crystal in her heart. ye zhongming wanted to take those things back but he saw that they had stuck together and lost energy so he gave up. the level two vine wanted to swallow this heart. it would then recover quickly and have the ability to fight. but at that moment, something weird occurred. Chapter 188: Red hair revived chapter 188: red hair revived the heart that was held in the vine¡¯s mouth suddenly gave out a huge absorption. it caused the heart to grow much bigger until it filled up the vine¡¯s mouth. like a plug, it filled up its mouth. some liquid flowed out because the vine was injured and that became a channel which the heart started to absorb its lifeforce from! the level two vine felt like things were going bad and its body started to twitch. it wanted to break free but the more it tried, the stronger the absorption got. if someone was looking to the side, one would be shocked at what was happening. two finger sized vessels grew out from this human heart and there was a red light on it. there were also some white specks that were being transported through the vessels and the heart back through red hair¡¯s body. as those white dots entered, the white crystal of the vine grew darker. its struggles got weaker until all movement was lost. red hair who wasn¡¯t moving at all suddenly sat up. the two beasts that realised things were wrong retreated and looked at the human in shock. red hair¡¯s face was covered in dirt and that covered her face which looked really sweet but was just greyish in color. she looked at the vine that was soft and collapsed onto her chest and just pulled it out before casually tossing it aside. her vision landed on her open chest and she was stunned. she then closed up her own body and then stood up. the two monsters looked at one another and saw the fierceness rise in each other¡¯s eyes. they retreated towards the sides and launched an attack on red hair. they were on the verge of level three and they just lacked a bit of life energy. this was why they didn¡¯t let the mutated plant go. seeing a human that was much better, naturally, they wouldn¡¯t retreat. however, this human¡¯s scent was different. red hair¡¯s reaction was a little slow. although she didn¡¯t know why she was alive but she was not in a good state. she didn¡¯t dodge at all and was pounced onto the ground. the sharp teeth of the two monsters sunk into her body and ripped off a huge chunk of flesh. red hair¡¯s eyes moved and she saw the monster below her neck. she didn¡¯t even think and bit it. that caused blood to spurt out. the monster didn¡¯t expect the human to fight back. usually at this point, wouldn¡¯t the human be dead? but the intense pain didn¡¯t give it time to harp on this problem. it took a step back and wanted to leave the human body. but its stomach felt cold. it realised that the deformed hand of the human had stabbed into its stomach and crushed its intestines. the monster cried out and lifeforce was drained from its body. red hair sucked its blood and took advantage of the other beast crying out in rage to stick her hands into this monster¡¯s stomach. she ripped it into two and blood spurted out, covering her body. the weird thing was that it was as if the blood had landed on a sponge. they sunk into her body and her wounds were healing at a terrifying rate. her clothes made her feel very uncomfortable and she just ripped them all off. she stood up and in just a short moment, a weak light spread out from her body and mixed with the blood which healed up most of her injuries. in just that short moment, she was much more alert than before and she looked at the other monster that was trying to retreat. n0velusb.c0m her nice looking lips opened and she roared. her body flashed and she was now right beside the monster, her hands stabbing into its neck. the monster was frightened and jumped to the side. it was not normal if it didn¡¯t realise that something was not right. when it saw its prey and ally die, it was finally afraid and it turned around to flee. red hair was between a level two and level three evolved and in terms of defence, she was not far from a level three lifeform. with the soul pearl and level three demon crystal as well as ye zhongming and the mutated vine¡¯s blood, her strength had mostly recovered. seeing the monster want to escape, she chased up and pounced on it. she didn¡¯t hesitate to bite its neck. it cried out and the feeling of blood being sucked out of the artery sent a chill down its spine. it tried to struggle but it felt like the human was growing on it and it couldn¡¯t move at all. ten seconds... 30... a minute... the monster stopped. its limbs were powerless as it lay there. it tried to breathe out but one couldn¡¯t see it breathe in at all. it looked much smaller and its fur dimmed. it was like a jerky that had lost all its water. red hair stood up and turned her head. she saw a guy whose body was covered in blood and who had a hole in his stomach. he also had wounds and cuts all around his body. those cuts were so deep that one could see the bone and it looked like it was done by a sharp weapon. even an eye was split into two. what was scary was that in some of the wounds on his face, white tentacles were stretching out. if one didn''t look closely, it was as if mushrooms were growing out. his body twisted and its remaining eye looked at red hair, it shone a weird glow. ¡°human... human... i, i need... you.¡± his head suddenly exploded. a white thing jumped out and it looked like a tiny octopus. the moment it landed on the ground, it turned into a white light that charged at red hair. it stuck onto her face. the tentacles turned into a terrifying drill that drilled through her face and charged toward her head. she stumbled. although she couldn¡¯t feel pain and lost all sense of feeling, but she knew that the tentacles were reaching into her head. the tentacle cried out in excitement at how lucky it was to find a new host. it would even become stronger because of this medium. it would take revenge and make that person pay! but suddenly, its body froze. its eyes looked at red hair in terror as its tentacles turned green. it was as if it had faced an enemy as it tried its best to retreat. it ¡°saw¡± a red and white gem in this human¡¯s head that was spinning. when its tentacles touched it, a portion of its life force was sucked away! red hair who couldn¡¯t move previously regained her strength. she grabbed the white thing and had a confused gaze. ¡°let... let me... go... please...¡± the octopus gave out a unique cry and hoped that this weird fellow could let it go. but it was to be disappointed. it saw something with a human appearance but was not human at all. red hair shook her head and looked at the white monster who was in pain as she grabbed it. she didn¡¯t know what it was at all. she used one hair to touch her face which was covered in holes from its tentacles. for some reason she was furious and she used both hands to grab this fellow before rolling it into a ball and shoving it into her mouth and chewing. ¡°no!!!¡± a strange thought appeared in her mind and two figures appeared on the wall! ............................................................................................................ at this point, ye zhongming who was far in the dungeon realised something. he turned around and looked at the direction they came from. the barrier of the dungeon was blocking his field of sight. ¡°what happened?¡± liang chuyin saw his ashen white expression and grabbed his hand, asking him in concern. ¡°i... i am fine.¡± ye zhongming wanted to say something but he realised he didn¡¯t know what was happening. at that moment, he felt like he regained some connection with red hair. but it was just that short moment and the connection was really weak such that he was uncertain. was it real or was it because he was too focused after entering the dungeon? ye zhongming lay there and closed his eyes to try to sense it but after a moment he gave up. he shook his head and felt like it was because he was too nervous. he turned around and picked up the binoculars again. he looked towards the blue crystal mountains that were two hundred meters tall and was surrounded by red air. Chapter 189: Nature Gem Mine chapter 189: nature gem mine each dungeon had its own features and each color represented that. in his last life, humans would represent the level of dungeons with numbers, stars and letters. but ye zhongming leaned towards using color. the entire dungeon had the same color so people with the same idea as ye zhongming felt like the color can give one a more direct impression of the dungeon. red¡¯s goriness, black¡¯s violence, green¡¯s weirdness, yellow¡¯s intensity, blue¡¯s chill, or... but no matter how you differentiated dungeons, it was still terrifying. anyone who survived kept an intense respect towards the dungeon. the dungeons were like eggs that stood tall on earth. on the outside was a thick mist and the color of the mist described the main color of the dungeon. people called the mist chaos barrier. one couldn¡¯t see through the chaos barrier but one could pass through it. of course, that was just for humans. for the monsters inside, the dungeon was their feeding ground and also their cage. apart from those really strong ones or if the barriers cracked, if not the monsters would have to remain inside. in his last life, ye zhongming often passed this dungeon and even bled in this place so as to fight for the resources within. but the first time he was here was five years later. at that time, most of the resources in the dungeon were obtained. out of all the dungeons that were split based on color, this dungeon represented slight danger. this situation was changed after a battle squad that came here to hunt monsters had a few teams of theirs wiped out. the elites of this squad found a secret area in this dungeon. it wasn¡¯t big but it was a high quality gem mine. a bunch of monsters absorbed the energy from the gems and they evolved really quickly. they were the ones that wiped out a few teams of that battle squad. gems were a really practical thing in the apocalypse and were something that some jobs needed. for example smiths, alchemists, potion makers, lementalists, mage etc. some evolved with pets also needed gems to feed their pets. this caused the price of gems to become really expensive and it was a resource that was fought for. ye zhongming¡¯s battle squad was near ying city and that was a place with many factions which was why he participated in this battle. this dungeon was white grade because those monsters turned deep blue after consuming the gems. after paying a huge price and after clearing out these monsters that had all reached level five, the group was able to share these gems. dungeons would change and all sorts of magical things that couldn¡¯t be explained by science would appear. for example, monsters reproducing, evolving, eating etc. humans didn¡¯t understand. it was as if as long as the monsters remained in the dungeon, breathing would allow them to grow and reproduce. the reason why ye zhongming chose to enter the dungeon was because he wanted to see if that gem mountain still existed or if it appeared in the future. or did it exist and just didn¡¯t get noticed? truth proved that the gem mountain had existed just that monsters occupied it or for other reasons, so people didn¡¯t notice it until five years later. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t understand why weren¡¯t there monsters eating or absorbing the energy of the gems. this was the reason why the team carefully moved here but didn¡¯t rush towards the blue gem mountain. ¡°three o''clock!¡± xia lei suddenly said and ye zhongming used his binoculars to take a look. ye zhongming observed for some time but didn¡¯t notice anything. but right away he saw that the bushes at the foot of the mountain had a different color as compared to the bushes elsewhere. seeing that, ye zhongming knew why the other monsters didn¡¯t come here to absorb the energy. it was occupied by something and this was its territory! moreover, this monster was definitely the strongest in the dungeon. ¡°what is that?¡± liang chuyin saw that mark and because of her lack of experience, she didn¡¯t know what that was. ¡°it is a mark left by the pee of the monster!¡± the others understood right away. many monsters had such actions. they would leave their fluids around their territory and use that to announce that this place was theirs. ye zhongming frowned as he was now sure that the reason why the gem mountain returned to an ownerless state was that the monster here got strong enough and broke out of the barrier. only then did other monsters occupy the mountain and get stronger. if that was the case then, close to a month had passed since the dungeon appeared so how strong would the monster be? could this team kill it? moreover, this place was deep in the dungeon. if they attracted other monsters, what would happen if they all gathered here? ye zhongming had to consider all these factors as any carelessness would cause one to die here. ¡°is this the natural gem that you talk about? the type that can be placed on the nature staff?¡± although park xiuying didn¡¯t know why the red dungeon would have these dream-like blue gems but she couldn¡¯t help but be attracted to that beauty. ¡°en, do you see the color? those are water-element gems. those darker color ones are ice. these two are natural mines.¡± only then did they know that these were nature gems. ye zhongming thought about it before deciding to lead them out. after leaving the mountain, ye zhongming led everyone forward through a set path. his experience was really useful as he could deduce if the marks on the ground were dangerous or not. he moved in twists and turns but in the grand scheme of things, it was really close to a straight line. these stunned the three cops who also studied marks when they were in the force. they weren¡¯t normal people like liang chuyin and park xiuying. they were professionally trained but as compared to ye zhongming, their skills were far behind. ye zhongming didn¡¯t say anything at all as it was no use saying anything. anyone who struggled for ten years in the apocalypse would also become an expert. yellow ball was of great help too. it had great hearing and smell which supported ye zhongming¡¯s experience. they spent two days before finally walking out of the dungeon. ¡°you want to head back?¡± when the group that just got out heard that ye zhongming wanted to return to the dungeon, they felt like he was crazy. although they didn¡¯t face any dangers but there were a few close shaves. they saw a strong level four monster leading three level three monsters to walk past them. if not for ye zhongming being intelligent and telling them to jump into a pile of shit, they would have had to fight the four monsters. if that happened, it would be fortunate if just a few of them survived. under such a dangerous situation, ye zhongming wanted to go back. wasn¡¯t he asking to die? ¡°don¡¯t worry, i will be fine. i am a small target and it won¡¯t be so easy for them to spot me. i won¡¯t force my way. if there is no chance, i will come back.¡± ¡°i will bring yellow ball too. you all see how strong it is, with it here, nothing in the dungeon can sneak attack me.¡± yellow ball stood up when it heard its master praise it and shook its fur to show off. seeing that everyone was still worried, he said, ¡°all of you have a mission. i have chosen cloud peak as a base and we are near that place now. you have to understand the situation around me before i am back. what kind of factions, monsters, is there a large scale zombie horde? if possible, you need to find the wheels and see what wheels there are around and what levels there are. but remember, don¡¯t go to cloud peak.¡± ¡°okay, that is settled!¡± ye zhongming clapped, ¡°when i am back, we will occupy cloud peak.¡± ¡°i will go with you, i can block for you.¡± shengyuan who hadn¡¯t spoken suddenly said towards ye zhongming who was about to turn and leave. ¡°protect master le and that would be the same as protecting me.¡± after saying that, ye zhongming led yellow ball and returned to the dungeon. .......................................................................................... red hair¡¯s body shook and her chewing slowed down. in that instance, the two black shadows charged over. the human shaped shadow shot out several black needles which gave off a cold light in the night sky. the small figure was quick as lightning. it had a pair of sharp claws that pierced through the darkness and headed towards red hair¡¯s heart. red hair gave out a low warning. she flicked her hand upwards to knock the little figure. although there were two cuts on her arm but as she didn¡¯t feel a sense of pain at all, it wasn¡¯t much. but those marks seemed familiar, it was the same as the cuts on the face of the human who was taken over by the white octopus. she knocked the black figure but couldn¡¯t dodge the few cold lights. red hair was knocked back. the strong defence of her skin meant that the light didn¡¯t shoot through. she took a look and they were a few strands of hair. she pulled them out and wanted to fight back but that human was next to her and punched her face. that punch was really strong and her head tilted to the side. the white octopus that she hadn¡¯t swallowed was spat out. n0velusb.c0m the black shadow didn¡¯t stop and grabbed the octopus. in the moonlight, a black crystal shone on the forehead of that human shaped shadow. Chapter 190: Vine Whip and Ginseng Melon chapter 190: vine whip and ginseng melon red hair didn¡¯t have emotions in the past as she was a puppet and would only listen to orders. but since she woke up from the dirt, she was in a stunned state. she still knew how to fight and how to absorb energy as that was her instinct. but even she didn¡¯t notice that she had gained something that she had lost- emotions. seeing that something that was in her mouth was about to get stolen, she was filled with rage. although she didn¡¯t have as much intellect as when she was a human, but she knew that the white fellow would be of great use to her. red hair bent over to the side. the moment the human-shaped figure touched the white octopus, her body was knocked aside. after spinning a few rounds, she knelt there and looked at red hair who stumbled a few steps before standing still. a small cat jumped onto that person¡¯s shoulder and bared its sharp fangs at red hair. it was that talking lady that had clashed with ye zhongming! things were just like that. when you were very sure about something and felt like it would proceed as planned, things might change. things wouldn¡¯t be exactly as you thought and even if it was, it was just a coincidence. for example, when ye zhongming was in the new district base, he guessed that there was a brain bug. thus he created his own plan and completed it in the end, getting him what he wanted. but the truth was that there wasn¡¯t only one brain bug but two. the reason why he only saw one was that the other had brought another level three mutated lifeform and left. if not, the outcome would not be the same. the brain bug that left did so because it sniffed the special lifeforce of the talking lady and thus went hunting it. but now it seemed like this brain bug failed. not only did it fail, the talking lady and her pet were chasing it. after so many days, maybe it was tracking ye zhongming who had eaten the other brain bug which was why it came here. the talking lady evolved again and was now level three. her cat was also at the same level but after the talking lady badly injured the guy that the brain bug controlled, she wasn¡¯t in a good state. she had dozens of wounds on her and there were a few caved-in portions on the rib. who knew if it was caused by the brain bug or by the level three mutated vine? moreover, the talking lady looked really exhausted and so did the pet on her shoulder. there were a few bald patches on the black cat and one could see black burns on its skin. although it had evolved to level three, but it squatted on its master¡¯s shoulder. when it panted, one could hear other sounds mixed into it, its body was probably badly injured. seemed like although the two of them won the brain bug but they had paid a heavy price. red hair wasn¡¯t in a good state too. her wound had just healed and the energy the soul pearl absorbed from the three monsters was just enough for her to regain some vitality. both sides weren¡¯t in a good situation but they weren¡¯t willing to give up on the brain bug that was really attractive for both of them. after a short standoff, they started to fight once again. the battle between mutated lifeforms wasn¡¯t as ordered as those between evolved. it was more direct and bloody. after a short dozen seconds, when both sides split up once more, neither could straighten their backs. they could only hold the ground with one hand and look at the enemy with a vicious gaze. red hair¡¯s body had several more wounds. some were scratches, some were bites and some were bloody holes. many parts of her flesh were ripped out to reveal the red and white structure beneath. the most serious was her left chest. there were dozens of black hair stuck to her heart that were totally pierced into her organ. if she was evolved, this alone would be enough to kill her. talking lady was naturally not much better. red hair¡¯s hands were the most powerful weapon. as long as she touched you, there would be a hole or a part of your body that was caved in. talking lady¡¯s perfect body was badly injured and it twisted like it had been hit by a truck. the mutated cat was in a bad state too. it dragged its back leg that was nearly ripped out by red hair. half of its face caved in and that was because it was head-butted by the red hair. both sides looked at one another and tried to gauge their chances of winning. a moment later, they both looked at the brain bug again. red hair and the talking lady moved at the same time, both of them attacked with their strongest moves! one of them actually shot out a grey vine from their fingernails! this wasn¡¯t the first time the talking lady used spirit stab, she had used it once to prevent red hair from swallowing the brain bug. but this was the first time red hair was using this skill that even ye zhongming didn¡¯t know she had. it was a skill she learned after she absorbed the mutated vine-- vine whip! red hair took two steps back and confusion flashed in her eyes. she had a soul pearl in her mind so the mental energy wave that hit her brain wasn¡¯t that effective. but her vine whip was really sharp and instantly split the talking lady¡¯s flesh, sending her flying backward. this skill needed mental energy. after using that skill, the vines shrunk back into her body. she pounced at the brain bug. that long-haired woman couldn¡¯t stop her anymore. red hair grabbed the brain bug and joy appeared on her greyish face. but in the next moment, her expression changed. that cat! that cat had a broken leg which she had ignored. when red hair nearly grabbed the brain bug, the black cat appeared beside the bug and hooked the bug with its claw. neither gave in and just snatched the bug. this snatch actually ripped the bug into two! red hair was stunned and so was the black cat. after this, they did a similar action. eat! they shoved the brain bug into their mouths and started to chew before swallowing it. red hair had some advantages. she was fierce and wanted to kill the two of them. but when it took a step forwards, a huge energy surged through her limbs. her body became numb and slow. on the other side, after the black cat ate the brain bug, it gave a mocking smile. but two seconds later, it had the same exact signs as red hair. moreover, due to the energy transfer with the talking lady, she was also in such a state. both sides turned around and fled in opposite directions but their actions looked like they were wooden dolls. they were stiff and amusing. at that moment, both of them chose the safest action. ................................................................................................ ye zhongming brought yellow ball back into the upper river dungeon. this was the name that survivors gave this place. that was because there was a very famous village here called upper river village. ye zhongming chose another path this time. the dungeon was indeed filled with dangers but if one paid attention, there were treasures all over. ye zhongming¡¯s two secondary jobs. one needed materials to craft and the other needed saplings to nurture. these needed him to pay attention and collect items. the dungeon was a very suitable place. when he headed out, he had already found a mutated melon. this thing could attack and if a lifeform got near to it, its sprouts or vines would launch attacks. it was fast and really powerful. if one didn¡¯t pay attention one would get injured. if normal people bumped into it, they would lose their lives easily and become this mutated melon¡¯s nutrient. this plant also had its benefits. as long as you could tame it, it could bring you many benefits. as it was a mutated plant, these melon saplings had crystals. although they were level one crystals but in the future when such crystals were rare, they would become one of the sources. moreover, after the melons mature, they would bear fruit. it was a delicious fruit that could strengthen one¡¯s body. in his last life, many bases would plant this ginseng melon. but as it was dangerous, the evolved had to be two star or above to safely harvest it so the amount planted wasn¡¯t huge. ye zhongming had found a ginseng melon sapling. he was a gardener and had thoughts regarding this thing. once he had his own base, he was planning to study it. if he could plant it in a large scale, this would be a sizeable sum. not only could he solve the problem of source of level one crystals, but he could also solve the problem of food. when he appeared near the natural gem mine, ye zhongming didn¡¯t find any other useful materials or seeds. this disappointed him slightly. but there was good news. after a few hours nearby, he saw that monster. n0velusb.c0m three tailed demon frog! level 4! ye zhongming expected that the monster that occupied the mine would have a high level. but when he saw the green crystal on the forehead of the monster whose body was like the size of a bus, he still couldn¡¯t help but curse. he revived and was now two star. he gained jobs and skills that he hadn¡¯t had before. but he was sure that these elements made him strong and allowed him to fight things that were stronger than him. but that was against level three monsters. he was asking to die if he fought four star ones. moreover, the three tailed demon frog was not a normal monster. it had a strong water affinity and was one that was hard to deal with. give up like that? this thought flashed in his mind before he tossed it aside. it was tough to come in so how could he head back empty-handed? a bold plan appeared in his mind. Chapter 191: Extreme Ice Dragon Storm chapter 191: extreme ice dragon storm the three tailed demon frog was in the cave that was on the mid waist of the mountain. it licked the nature gem beside it. this water stone that had bits of ice element was its favourite. the appearance of dungeons was really sudden for humans but for monsters that lived here, it had always existed and it was a place that they reproduced. the only difference was that one day they went through an intense earthquake and occasionally nice scents would come in from outside of the barrier. this was the temptation that good food sent out to them and it was a signal for them to evolve. the three tailed demon frog was really lucky. when it was level two it noticed a bunch of weaklings that it had never seen before. these things that were called humans were weaker than monsters that were just born but their flesh was so delicious and the energy they contained was so much for how small their bodies were. after eating hundreds of them, the frog evolved from level two to level three. at this level, it could be considered really strong in this dungeon. but when all the humans in the dungeon were eaten up, the three tail demon frog thought that its happy days were over but it actually found a gem mountain with similar stats as it. although this place was also occupied by another level three monster, but the temptation of the gem was far more attractive to the frog than to humans. thus, the three tailed demon frog decided to fight it. . three tailed demon frog went through its toughest battle since it was born. it broke its leg, its tail and even its stomach was ripped open causing it to bleed. but it won. it killed that monster that occupied this place and occupied its dream gem mountain. three tailed demon frog regained its health very quickly. as long as it had an endless amount of gems, it could heal any injury. moreover, it was a water element monster that was known for its recovery ability. it absorbed energy from the gems every day and it evolved quickly until not long ago when it turned into a level four monster. it only used up a small bit of gems in its cave. the three tailed frog even felt like it could evolve to level nine here. the three tailed demon frog would naturally not give up such a territory. it used its pee to occupy this area and announce to other lifeforms that it was in charge. actually, the three tailed demon frog was not too worried. although it knew that its evolution level wasn¡¯t the highest in the dungeon and there were a few others that were similar or higher than it, but they were silly. their elements were different and they were not interested in the water and ice element gems here which was why they wouldn¡¯t fight it to the death. as for the other monsters, the three tailed demon frog could send them away in just a few seconds. but recently, it faced a challenge. at the start, it was a golden dog that was moving around. its level wasn¡¯t high but it was quick and cunning. it didn¡¯t step into range and just observed from afar. for evolved lifeforms, such an action was a provocation. the three tailed demon frog naturally wouldn¡¯t allow that. it attacked many times but the dog was really cunning and fled when it realised something was wrong. one must know that the frog was not known for ranged attacks and its speed. it went out and returned with nothing. there was no sunrise and sunset in the dungeon but there was a difference in light. the frog noticed that a strong aura was approaching. this made it stand up. it jumped to the peak of the gem mountain and looked in that direction. flame armor breaking beast! it was also a level four monster. it was the flame element that was totally opposite it. the frog gave out its loudest roar. it was giving the flame armor breaking beast that was about to invade its territory its strongest warning. but what it got in reply was a sharp roar as well as the determination to fight to the death. the frog was totally furious. this was its territory. in the monster world, invading a territory was the most serious provocation and one had to use fresh blood and life to solve it. it jumped off the gem mountain and charged toward the beast. the two level four monsters clashed from a few hundred meters away. at this moment, ye zhongming was observing them fight using his binoculars. his nervous expression over these few days finally relaxed at that moment. compared to the day he came, ye zhongming looked more tired. the gem mine wasn¡¯t small so the amount inside should be really tempting. but in truth, it didn¡¯t occupy a huge area. even the quickly growing frog didn¡¯t use much time to run here from the mountain. ye zhongming definitely couldn¡¯t climb up the mountain to collect the gems while hiding from the frog. if he was noticed, he was unsure if he could escape safely. so he had to think of a way to draw the frog out to create a short chance. collecting gems was an art and it wasn¡¯t so simple as just digging a piece. one had to study the gem¡¯s path, connections, energy patterns etc. if he didn¡¯t survive for ten years in the apocalypse, other people might need a full day to dig out a perfect gem. ye zhongming was deep in thought. he sent out yellow ball to provoke the frog while he hid to test out the reaction speed and running speed of this beast. he also checked out its attacks as well as the distance that it could accept before it got angry. he spent a full three days on that. this wasn¡¯t much to ye zhongming. although he didn''t fight such a monster in his last life, but his past experience still taught him things. for the next period of time, he spent some time searching for suitable targets. this was until he noticed the flame armor breaking beast. it was not an easy matter to distract a level four frog. ye zhongming had to search for a target that could go up against it. the flame armor breaking beast was a good choice. both sides countered one another and were natural enemies. they were both similar in strength so there wouldn¡¯t be a situation when one side was a clear winner. this would buy important time for ye zhongming. but it wasn¡¯t easy to make them fight. their territories weren¡¯t connected and they didn¡¯t have hatred and a conflict of interest. ye zhongming spent two days observing the beast before formulating a plan. he grabbed a chance and stole its kid... that was tough and dangerous and exceeding anything he did since he revived. to be honest, if not for the flame armor breaking beast having to give birth, he didn¡¯t find a chance to draw it here. one could imagine how furious it was after its kid was stolen. ye zhongming used the fact that its movement speed was slower than the frog to ride yellow ball to flee from its base. as he was chased, ye zhongming faced more dangers than usual. he was even stopped by a level three monster and was nearly caught by the flame armor breaking beast. he had to pay a huge price to kill that monster. but things were okay as he managed to get here. he rubbed a bunch of leaves and dirt he collected over himself and the beast that he knocked out. he then placed the small beast into the frog¡¯s territory. the entire process was terrifying. the trick of covering your scent wasn¡¯t useful every single time. if you faced beasts with good sense of smell or special abilities, that attempt would fail. but ye zhongming was lucky. the frog was probably annoyed by yellow ball for the past few days. seeing that there was no disturbance for the past few days, it was happily absorbing the gems and didn¡¯t notice. the frog didn¡¯t notice but the flame armor breaking beast definitely wouldn¡¯t lose connection with its kid. it chased here very quickly. although level four monsters had decent intellect but their instincts still took priority. the two monsters fought right away. one felt like the other wanted to occupy his territory and the other wanted to get its baby back. both sides didn¡¯t give in and became eternal enemies. ¡°time to get rich.¡± ye zhongming slapped yellow ball¡¯s head. he resisted the uncomfortable situation he was in and glanced back at the battlefield. he selected a position on the mountain and rushed over. observe patterns, confirm the position, do it... ye zhongming¡¯s movement was like water and he didn¡¯t hold back at all. he knew that if he stepped onto the mountain, the frog would notice it. this was different from him entering its territory. he had to complete it quickly. 30 seconds later, the first water element stone was dug out. ye zhongming felt the frog¡¯s shouting slow down. this beast noticed him! 30 seconds passed and he dug the second gem out. the frog started to retreat. it looked at its mountain in confusion and was guessing what was happening. the third ice gem was collected and this time it was furious. it noticed that someone was stealing its treasure. it roared and opened its mouth. hundreds of ice balls spat out and formed an ice pillar which smashed onto the body of the flame armor breaking beast. this was one of its skills-- giant ice smash the flame armor breaking beast was caught off guard. the opposite element would cause more damage. this hit was also under huge rage which caused it to be injured and it was forced to retreat. the frog grabbed this chance to rush back. as compared to the enemy that was invading its territory, it hated this shameless thief more. ye zhongming felt that this was unfortunate and knew that he didn¡¯t have a chance to get one more. he turned around to run down the mountain. he rode yellow ball and started to flee. yellow ball was carrying ye zhongming but it wasn¡¯t slow at all. it ran at a specified path. it had already done this several times during these few days. after the frog jumped onto the peak, it saw yellow ball. it raised its three tails in rage and an extreme cold surged out from its body. sensing that terrifying energy fluctuation, even the flame armor breaking beast roared out. it retreated a little but it didn¡¯t leave. its eyes were filled with anxiousness as it wanted to find its kid. the ice gem the frog was stepping on turned colorless. after which, it shattered. two, three, even five of them shattered. now, the ice from its tail reached its peak. a giant ice ball formed above its head. it let out a howl and a whirlpool formed around. ye zhongming turned around and his expression changed. extreme ice dragon scroll! he didn¡¯t see it in his last life but that didn¡¯t mean that he didn¡¯t recognise it. he didn¡¯t expect the level four frog to actually learn such a terrifying and strong skill! quick quick quick! ye zhongming wrapped his legs hard on the dog below him to make it move quickly. yellow ball cried out. it wanted to run faster but this was its limit. the two of them left the mountain and in just a few seconds, they were hundreds of meters out. ye zhongming calculated. with the speed of the frog, this distance was enough. but, that didn¡¯t mean that the skill couldn¡¯t chase up to them. hundreds of meters of distance were pretty much swept by the extreme ice dragon scroll in seconds. ye zhongming pointed and an ancient tree turned into a strong treant that was hit by the skill. n0velusb.c0m 200 durability turned into zero almost instantly. ye zhongming¡¯s face turned colder. when he fought the chain prisoner at the lake, although that fellow was strong, but it didn¡¯t use its skills on ye zhongming. even then, ye zhongming was nearly killed. now that a monster that was of similar strength to it used its strongest skill, that strength was not something ye zhongming could go against at the current stage. seal: flame blade! ye zhongming used his strongest move against the dragon storm that was chasing him. an eye catching flame wrapped the sharp blade and sliced into the storm. this terrifying storm stopped for a moment. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up but in the next second, his skill scattered in the storm and there was no trace of it. that terrifying skill had already covered ye zhongming! Chapter 192: Water Protection and Blue Blood Lotus chapter 192: water protection and blue blood lotus ye zhongming pulled the fur on yellow ball¡¯s neck to make it stop. there was no point in running now. only by blocking this attack would they be able to survive. ye zhongming knew that this was the biggest test that he had faced since he revived as he faced the skill from the level four monster. he took out something and chiseled the water element gem that he just got. he pressed it on and shouted at the extreme ice dragon storm, ¡°bring it on!¡± nature staff! this rare equipment that he got from wulan county but couldn¡¯t use because he didn¡¯t have nature gems. he didn¡¯t have a nature gem then but he did now. ye zhongming had just dug three ice and water element nature gems from the mountain. he was also a smith so he could chisel it on right away. the moment the blue gem was chiseled onto the staff, the greyish staff actually gave out an eye catching light. the color was similar to that of the gem. a gentle and nourishing feeling wrapped ye zhongming and yellow ball. the extreme ice dragon storm was above his head now and it wrapped ye zhongming and yellow ball. the temperature around dropped so low that it could freeze people to death. the storm was filled with sharp icicles that spun around. if it brushed across one¡¯s body, one would start losing flesh. the icicles were a mix of thin ice needles and thick pieces. if you weren¡¯t careful, it would give you a fatal blow. ye zhongming was a two star evolved. yellow ball was also a level two mutated lifeform, naturally the two of them were more resistant to low temperatures. a moment later, both of them were covered in frost. ye zhongming didn¡¯t dare to be careless. the moment the storm covered him, he activated the skill of the nature staff. a beautiful female figure appeared in the sky. even if one knew that it was an illusion, one still had to praise its beauty. this illusion was ten meters tall and she had a gentle smile on her face that made one immersed within. she wore a silk dress that made her look very real. the more eye catching thing was that her hands were held up in an elegant manner. in her hands was an exquisite blue vase. that vase had two ears and its opening was tilting downwards to form ripples. be it the vase opening or the bottle, they were really smooth. when one looked at it, one couldn¡¯t help but want to touch it. this was ye zhongming¡¯s equipment. the moment he activated the skill he learned its name. n0velusb.c0m water vase protection! the illusionary women wrapped ye zhongming and yellow ball up and it faced off against the storm. a rumbling sound spread out and it was deafening. the soil below was shaking and the illusion started to become unstable. this happened when two energy forces clashed. at this current stage, there wasn¡¯t much that ye zhongming could do. he could only place his hope on water vase protection blocking this storm. two skills, one was a strong attack skill cast by the level four monster using gems as a conduit. the other used the nature staff to activate all the energy from the nature stone to form a defensive skill. the battle between spear and shield began. the flame armor breaking beast was a little anxious behind. it wanted to search for its child but in the current situation, it had to cross the gem mountain first. but the three tailed demon frog launched an attack after absorbing the gems that terrified even a same level monster. although it wanted to save its child but that didn¡¯t mean that it wanted to put itself in danger. when its enemy used its strongest attack, flame armor breaking beast was sure that there was a gap in their strength. even... the flame armor breaking beast had the idea of leaving to find helpers. . but the rise of an illusionary figure that was like a mountain made the flame armor breaking beast stop in its tracks. the two forces were like drums that smashed into its heart. it made it realise that the enemy of the enemy could be made use of. the beast moved. it started to charge. the frog was exhausted. after using the extreme ice dragon storm, it consumed too much energy and wasn¡¯t in a good state. when it heard the commotion, it turned half around and roared toward the flame armor breaking beast. unfortunately, beasts that could reach level four weren¡¯t fools. the beast saw the state that the demon frog was in. not only did it want to get its baby back, it even wanted to kill the three tailed demon frog. before humans appeared in the dungeon, monsters of the same level were the best source of evolution energy. the chest of the three tailed demon frog rose up and down. it regretted using such a strong attack previously which caused it to lose its biggest strength to deal with this annoying fire beast. but the gem mountain was its territory and it was the source of everything. it couldn¡¯t lose it. the two beasts clashed once again. on the other side, the water vase protection energy was dropping. the beautiful illusion started to blur. ye zhongming realised that the skill couldn¡¯t last for too long. it couldn¡¯t block the strongest attack of a level four beast that used up several gems. he found it a waste. if this water gem was of better quality and reached high grade, even a medium grade one, then the defence would greatly increase and it would be able to block the attack. what a waste. ye zhongming took out an even darker gem. before the water vase protection collapsed, he switched out for the basic quality ice gem. the water vase protection disappeared right away and what replaced it was a giant ice lotus. if the water vase protection was a defensive illusion, then this was an actual body. the aura from the lotus was totally different from the gentle water vase protection. this was an intense and overbearing lotus. blue blood lotus! although the extreme ice dragon storm weakened but it still smashed onto the ice lotus, forcing it to fight back. it was really exquisite and detailed, no smith in the world could craft such real petals. suddenly, all the petals broke free from the petal and turned into sharp ice blades that slashed at the mist. clashing sounds could be heard. ye zhongming had blood seeping from the corners of his mouth but the blood froze instantly under the low temperature. although the skills were clashing in the sky, but the shockwave was something that hit yellow ball and him. the two of them were currently injured. especially ye zhongming. he was chased by the flame armor breaking beast and now he had to defend against these ripples. he felt like he was getting weaker and weaker. hong! hong! two loud explosions spread from two separate areas. ye zhongming looked and saw that the lotus blades had stabbed into the mist and the strong extreme ice dragon storm was shattered. two gems, using the power of the nature staff was barely enough to block this danger! the other source came from the two monsters that were battling. they each used some skill where water and fire clashed. at least hundreds of crystals exploded. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°go!¡± ye zhongming slapped yellow ball¡¯s body and roared. nature staff was kept in his space crystal. yellow ball bore with the pain to dash forwards. after the two skills were used, energy spread all around. an ice blue energy wave surged in all directions and that included where they were. the two of them didn¡¯t flee but instead ran towards the source. the two of them were instantly wrapped up. ye zhongming held his blade and used his strongest skill. he also nearly used up all his mental energy to summon an earth giant to block in front of him. but still, it didn¡¯t manage to block all the energy waves. ye zhongming cursed. he used up two of the three gems he had obtained. ye zhongming chose to be greedy. he didn¡¯t flee and chose to take a calculated risk. unfortunately, he underestimated the ripple from the extreme ice dragon storm and blue blood lotus and thus paid a heavy price. at the crucial moment, he slapped yellow ball¡¯s butt and jumped into mid air to use his final blade! this was his strongest attack since he got the job. at the crucial moment, he used up all his potential and slashed the flame blade forwards. after it clashed with the ice wave, there was a loud explosion. ye zhongming felt like his body was being flipped but the energy wave was also broken by him. several blue shadows flew at him. he didn¡¯t have time to look and just grabbed them all, placing them into his space crystal. finally, when he was trying to catch a bigger gem, he couldn¡¯t take it and was hit in the chest. ye zhongming blanked out. yellow ball charged from the back and used his body to block for its master. the final wave was all tanked by the dog. ye zhongming felt yellow ball bite his collar while he was blacking out. a hot liquid dripped on his face. his final bit of consciousness told him that it was yellow ball¡¯s blood. his eyes closed and all that he saw was the twisting red of the dungeon. who knew how long they ran but ye zhongming felt like he was placed on a soft spot. he forced his eyes open and looked around. he couldn¡¯t see the gem mountain or the two monsters. there was only yellow ball who was licking him. he evaluated his injuries and he had to admit that he wouldn¡¯t be able to move for a short time. he regretted his rash actions. to suffer such serious injuries in the dangerous dungeon was no different from death. he wanted to find a way to solve this situation but the exhaustion forced him to give up. finally, he could only say to yellow ball, ¡°get someone.¡± his eyes blacked out and he fell unconscious. before he blacked out, his only thought was... if i live then it is a win. ................................................................................................ ¡°he has nothing at all, he is so poor. what is this person doing in the red egg?¡± a cold voice scoffed. ye zhongming felt like his body was pushed. maybe because of that, he regained some consciousness. ¡°he is badly injured. do you think he is evolved?¡± another voice rang out. just that he was paying attention to different things from the first person.¡± ¡°what are you saying? of course, he is, his bones are caved in and he isn¡¯t dead. if he wasn¡¯t evolved how would he survive?¡± ¡°he probably is like us, trying to find treasures but he faced monsters and was beaten up like this. maybe he has a team but the others are probably dead.¡± the last voice was old and calmer. he should be the leader of the team. ¡°then... should we save him?¡± ye zhongming¡¯s consciousness was mostly recovered. he heard that weak female voice that wanted to save him and was touched. but the voice of the first person declined all possibility of saving him. ¡°how to save? he is already so badly injured and might die in the next second. don¡¯t waste potions okay? we still have things to do! the materials on the recipe aren¡¯t found so who knows how long we have to stay in the egg. if we waste the precious recovery potion, what if we get injured? candy don¡¯t forget that although you are the one to make the potions but everyone found the materials together!¡± ¡°right, candy, tian jia is right. we came to find materials for you. if your job familiarity reached the maximum, you might advance. we can¡¯t waste resources and time on an irrelevant person. this world has changed and it isn¡¯t as kind hearted anymore. listen to uncle da, keep your pity. you aren¡¯t god and can¡¯t care so much.¡± ¡°... oh.¡± she replied weakly. those words entered his ears and ye zhongming forced his breath to rise up. he then opened his eyes slowly. Chapter 193: Round Alchemist chapter 193: round alchemist ¡°ah! he is awake!¡± the girl called candy noticed ye zhongming first and shouted out. the others walked over and looked at this weird person. a month had passed since the start of the apocalypse and humans started to get used to days where there are blood and bones everywhere. they had started new lives. however, these lives were not beautiful and blessed at all. gachapon, job, skills, monsters, zombies etc phrases replaced those popular terms of peacetime and became a new focus. people found a new path. everyone would squeeze their way onto that path, some stood still while some fell off. life would find its own path. much less humans who were smart, each person tried hard to survive and stand still. this team was the same. moreover, they were already standing stable on the path. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming glanced and understood the situation that he was in. this was a typical hunting squad. the reason why he said that was because, out of these seven, some held shields, some held spears, some used bows and one held a... green bottle. close combat, attack, defence, ranged, support, this was a typical hunting squad arrangement. even when teams evolved into battle squads, nothing much would change. just that the numbers would increase by several times. ye zhongming cared about the old man who was in charge and not the little girl that wanted to save him. his hair was white, he was calm, but... he was not friendly. ye zhongming sensed the animosity from this old man. that wasn¡¯t weird. if he was the captain of such a team, they should leave and not stay here to be nice because a member was being kind. next was the young man that searched his belongings. his expression wasn¡¯t friendly too and his gaze looked up and down his face like he was looking at a dead person. in the end, ye zhongming saw that round face. round eyes, round dimples, even her body was a little round. this kid shouldn¡¯t be older than 16? ye zhongming judged. he glanced at the green potion in her hands and he knew that she was an alchemist. that green bottle was the mark of alchemists-- neutralising hold. along with what he heard before, he knew why this party was still here to look at him who was on the verge of dying. this alchemist girl didn¡¯t leave and so did the team as this girl was the core of the team. recovery potion? this was a good thing. seemed like this little alchemist got a decent recipe when he obtained the job. normal jobs would grant one a few job skills. some special jobs would give a person recipes. in truth, this was their job skill. potion makers, alchemists etc jobs used recipes the most. ye zhongming looked at the rest and there was no one else that was worthy of his attention. ye zhongming only glanced at the middle aged guy beside the girl. that was because he looked closer to her. moreover, this was the only one in the team that was not evolved. ye zhongming smiled in his heart. seemed like this party wasn¡¯t as harmonious as they seem. moreover, this middle aged man and this girl... didn¡¯t have the status that they should have. ¡°oi, can you speak?¡± the guy standing beside ye zhongming who was called tian jia kicked him and asked. ¡°who... who are you?¡± ye zhongming¡¯s voice was hoarse. when he spoke, he felt blood surging up his throat. his injuries were still very heavy. ¡°you don¡¯t have to know who we are but you need to tell us who you are why did you come here? are you alone or with others? what is your goal?¡± ¡°brother tian, he is still injured...¡± candy grumbled in unhappiness. unfortunately, tian jia ignored her and just stared at ye zhongming. such a reaction was normal in the apocalypse. as for candy... if she kept on like this, she was destined to be eliminated by this world. but this didn¡¯t stop ye zhongming from being grateful to her. not everyone would show pity in the apocalypse. such pity seemed cheap and stupid. others wouldn¡¯t agree and would even mock them. that was because such things would quickly disappear. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have such a thing on him and he didn¡¯t allow members of his team to have that. but he wouldn¡¯t mock people with pity. he felt like he didn¡¯t have the right to do so. anyone who survived for more than a year in the apocalypse didn¡¯t have the right. ¡°i am alone, here... cough cough... naturally to find some good stuff.¡± the team looked at one another and they didn¡¯t believe him. ¡°you dare to come here alone?¡± the old man spoke. everyone called him uncle da. ¡°nothing surprising, this is the dungeon and that doesn¡¯t mean no one came. there are people who drew maps of this place. i got the map and then came here.¡± when uncle da heard that, the shaking of his eyes was caught by ye zhongming. tian jia also instinctively looked at uncle da and thought about something. ye zhongming sat up slowly, the pain caused him to sweat. but as compared to not being able to move previously, this was much better. although his injuries were heavy such that as an evolved he still couldn¡¯t fully heal yet, but his recovery speed was strong. he laid here for a long time and could actually move slowly now. but to fully recover, he would need 7-8 days. this was the reason why he talked about the map. with the current situation, the best choice would be to stick with this hunting squad to get some safety. he wasn¡¯t afraid that they would do anything bad to him. after all, he had many trump cards that could kill everyone here but he was just afraid of the dangers of the dungeon. in just a few hours, the dungeon could use up all of his trump cards. uncle da signalled and the seven of them gathered together to discuss. ¡°he said that he knows the egg... en, he calls this dungeon. he also said that he got a map?¡± ¡°then can¡¯t we just snatch it, there is no point in wasting time here. we spent two days and found nothing and instead bumped into so many dangers.¡± ¡°you searched him, did you find a map?¡± ¡°er, not.¡± ¡°he is either lying or he wants us to bring him away from here. he might have a map but his goal is still the same, for us to help him!¡± tian jia analysed his true goal. this wasn¡¯t hard to guess, ye zhongming wasn¡¯t planning to hide it too. ¡°if it is up to me, leave him here and we can just search slowly!¡± ¡°oi, why do you not have a conscience at all. if he can help us then let¡¯s just bring him, at most brother and i will take care of him.¡± ¡°candy don¡¯t cause problems! what do you know?¡± ¡°no, we will listen to candy.¡± uncle da spoke, ¡°bring him.¡± tian jia was anxious. for some reason, he was really wary of this stranger. hearing uncle da say that, he was unhappy. ¡°okay, let¡¯s find a stick for him. candy go check his wounds.¡± uncle da stared at his nephew and when everyone left, the two of them stood together. ¡°uncle why keep him? he is evolved, if he heals what if he attacks us?¡± uncle da laughed coldly, ¡°attack? he is alone and there are so many of us. we are all evolved, are we afraid of him?¡± ¡°but...¡± ¡°not buts.¡± uncle da waved and said, ¡°candy is a nice person and she wants to help him so we can¡¯t reject her. we need her to provide us with potions, especially this numbing potion. if she makes it, we can kill level two lifeforms, then would we be far from evolving? although the girl is stupid but she is not a fool. if you don¡¯t give her face she will hate you. if anything happens what if she leaves? there are many people who want her.¡± tian jia¡¯s expression changed but he still nodded. he was clear about how important candy was to the team. ¡°also, he is useful.¡± uncle da smiled sinisterly, ¡°if he has a map that would be best and he would be of great help. but if not then isn¡¯t he evolved? he can scout right? he can still move and he can do so slowly? he can be a sentry? it wouldn¡¯t affect him healing right? also, if we face an enemy we can¡¯t deal with, keke...¡± tian jia¡¯s eyes lit up and felt like his uncle had considered everything. when he said that, it did make sense. when they just came into the dungeon, they bumped into three level two beasts that chased them for a few hours and nearly killed them. if they faced such a situation again then they would let the monsters eat this person. the team would then be safe. but... dungeon? that name sounded okay. it was much more artistic than the red egg. uncle da explained to his best supporter and then walked to ye zhongming¡¯s side before asking coldly, ¡°do you really know the map?¡± ye zhongming nodded. ¡°but you don¡¯t have a map on you.¡± ye zhongming pointed to his brain. uncle da looked at him and then he took out a piece of paper, passing it to him. ¡°have you seen the materials on it?¡± he checked ye zhongming¡¯s wounds while asking him with concern. ye zhongming glanced and smiled. numbing potion? en, not bad. he glanced at the innocent round face and he had a bad thought. en, he knew a few recipes that most people didn¡¯t know now right? he wasn¡¯t a potion maker and wasn¡¯t an alchemist so that was useless. uncle da knew that point too which was why he showed him the recipe, but... candy... could he use a few of his recipes to steal her? using recipes to tempt an alchemist was a good idea. ye zhongming started to seriously consider this possibility. Chapter 194: Flipping heads chapter 194: flipping heads ye zhongming sat between two large stones. his head was sticking out and he looked around warily. the team was asleep and they looked like they were very sound asleep. ye zhongming glanced at their bodies in disdain. such awareness, such strength and they call themselves elite? the only thing that ye zhongming was interested in here was candy. candy¡¯s surname was tang and her name was tang guo. because she was sweet and smiled really nicely, so everyone called her candy. she became an alchemist by luck. she got the scroll on the first day and her brother who was much older than her helped her to get a one star evolution potion. these were what this little girl told her over the day. she wasn¡¯t wary of this stranger. ye zhongming also knew what to reply. he didn¡¯t ask her where her brother got the potion but through their conversation, he still revealed some alchemy knowledge to her and start to tempt her over to his side. it was not good to do such things suddenly. there was a process thus ye zhongming wasn¡¯t in a rush at all. after a day, his injuries recovered a little but that was only enough for him to barely rely on the stick to walk. he was really slow such that they entire team didn¡¯t get far. although ye zhongming was lying that he knew the map, but he had been through it twice. as he had ran around a lot to cause the two monsters to fight, along with his past experience, the people in the team felt that he was very familiar with this place. ye zhongming predicted two dangerous situations in advance which made this the easiest day for this team. a few days ago, three of their members had died here. the dungeon¡¯s geography was really flat. it had hills and forests but not many. the party chose a good spot. ye zhongming looked around and didn¡¯t notice anything unusual. he flicked his wrist and a gem appeared in his hand. ye zhongming rushed forwards that day to take the risk to collect the treasure. although it was really dangerous, causing his current injuries, but he still gained many things. he even gained many times more than when he tried to scam the two monsters into fighting. but as these were still stone, he didn¡¯t know exactly how many pieces he could get so he had to deal with them. he did so very slowly and tried not to make a sound. ye zhongming started to deal with the nature gem rough stone. the atmosphere in the dungeon was always solemn and members of the team would occasionally wake up and look around. after noticing that there was nothing then they would continue to sleep. tian jia woke up once and even walked to ye zhongming¡¯s side to threaten him not to doze off. ye zhongming only treated him like a fart. once the party rested enough and prepared to search for the materials, ye zhongming finished refining one nature gem. what he was excited about was that this was a medium grade ice stone. basic and mid grade looked like a small grade difference but the strength that the nature staff could use was totally different. one defence and one attack managed to block the strongest skill of a level four beast. based on this conjecture, if ye zhongming used blue blood lotus with this mid grade gem, even if it wasn¡¯t as strong as extreme ice dragon storm, it should be nearly there. undoubtedly, the appearance of the mid grade gem gave ye zhongming his strongest killing move up to now. ye zhongming walked forwards slowly while holding the crutches. he paid attention to the tracks and the scent in the air and tried to pick up any movement. the other members of the team maintained some distance such that they could flee the moment they saw any danger. there were many instances when candy couldn¡¯t take it and wanted to accompany ye zhongming but she was too important to the party and was stopped by uncle da and tian jia. only candy¡¯s middle aged brother came to accompany him in the end. when they bumped into paths that were hard to traverse, he would help ye zhongming. ¡°candy and your age difference is huge.¡± ye zhongming shifted the dark green bush aside and sneakily kept several strands of grass and herbs in his space crystal. ¡°oh, we have the same fathers but different mothers.¡± the forty year old man replied. his voice was very low and solemn and it was similar to his introverted personality. but as he knew that he was the one who gave the evolution potion to candy, ye zhongming didn¡¯t really think that he was a coward. the fact that the team was bullying and extorting this guy was not a wise decision. the two of them talked casually and after they found a tiger teeth grass, they ended their conversation, this was a material that the numbing potion needed and it was one of the few big materials. after finding it, they scattered to look around and they grabbed back dozens of stalks. just this alone was enough to create ten bottles. this made the members of the team excited. actually, finding materials was based on luck, especially without a fixed trading area. it was very difficult to create a bottle. even if you had the recipe, it depended on your luck. the team entered the dungeon because they got one material in the recipe when they were outside. they were tempted and then chose to come here. the threat of the dungeon wasn¡¯t very big for this ignorant team and that gave them the courage to enter. but their luck was quite good and they really found a core material. uncle da was so excited that his face turned red. numbing potion affected whether or not their team could kill level two lifeforms. it concerned whether or not they could evolve quickly. each main ingredient found increased that hope. ye zhongming lowered his head to rest but he also smiled. their luck was not bad and ye zhongming¡¯s luck was really good. he actually found two more herbs nearby. along with the one from before, these three could make one recipe! moreover, he had enough for many of that! this was a surprise. . ye zhongming was happy for a while before he calmed down. he thought about it and knew why they were so lucky. this dungeon was an undiscovered area, only some bold people dared to come here. moreover, only those lucky ones could survive. not many people could reach here and survive to get out which meant that the secrets of the dungeon were still kept. another reason was that recipes and jobs were at the initial stage and survivors didn¡¯t understand a lot about this. they craved evolution potions far more than they wanted these potions, as such not many people searched for materials. for example, if this team didn¡¯t need the numbing potion to hunt level two lifeforms, they wouldn¡¯t have come to this dungeon. but the excitement didn¡¯t last for too long before they faced dangers. two level two red eye deers appeared nearby. this grass patch was where they ate at. n0velusb.c0m ¡°run!¡± someone in the team shouted and they started to flee in the opposite direction. only candy and her brother stumbled and looked at ye zhongming. they wanted to help him but before they moved, uncle da dragged them away. the party disappeared behind a small hill. ye zhongming was calm but he felt his heart hurt. if he was in a good state, he could kill these two monsters easily. now he had to waste some good stuff. his hand flashed and nature staff appeared on the ground. ye zhongming chiseled that basic grade ice gem onto the wooden staff. to be safe, he chose to activate a fourth of its energy. blue blood lotus appeared in front of ye zhongming. cold energy seeped out such that the two charging deers stopped and they turned around in terror. but blue blood lotus was activated instantly. ice leaves shot towards the fleeing target. those ice leaves were too quick and caught up in a blink of an eye. they didn¡¯t react at all and hundreds of holes appeared in their bodies. two level two monsters were instantly killed. ye zhongming stumbled over to dig their crystals. he looked at their corpses. the bodies couldn¡¯t be used anymore as they were turned into a beehive and were frozen like statues. however, their legs were fine. ye zhongming cut them off using moon edge and found some branches to set a fire before he barbecued them. level two monster meat, eating it would greatly help his recovery speed. after half an hour, ye zhongming saw the team appear nearby and they were heading over carefully. as the fire wasn''t too big, ye zhongming ripped off the outer part of the meat that was cooked and placed them on a leaf. he then continued to cook the raw areas. when the team was nearby, there was a full bow of meat on the leaves. ¡°damn, you are really living a good life!¡± tian jia saw no dangers nearby and also saw two monster corpses. after a moment of shock, he snatched the leaf in ye zhongming¡¯s hand and that caused the meat to drop onto the ground. uncle da walked over with a sunken expression and he said coldly, ¡°where are the crystals?¡± the team naturally wouldn¡¯t think that ye zhongming was the one to kill the two level two monsters. their guess was that another strong monster appeared. but the crystals were dug by someone and ye zhongming was the only one here. two level two crystals, that was a huge fortune for the team. ye zhongming looked at tian jia and then at uncle da with squinted eyes. he took out those two crystals. ¡°here.¡± uncle da and the others had eyes filled with greed. he reached out to want to grab it but ye zhongming held it tightly. ¡°unfortunately, you have no right to get it.¡± Chapter 195: I have more chapter 195: i have more a burden that followed them actually said that they didn¡¯t have the right to get it? the team looked at one another and laughed. if not for them being surrounded by dangers, their laughter would be even louder. what time was it now? the apocalypse! the entire world was in chaos. after the golden saint ships attacked, humans lost their ability to fight back. monsters and zombies roamed the earth. there were no laws, no orders and no bottom line. whoever had the strongest fists had the most power and rights. that person can give orders and even steal the lives of others without having to take responsibility. under such a situation, a person that couldn¡¯t even walk properly dared to talk about rights? if that wasn¡¯t the best joke then what was? ¡°you are not only injured, your brain is a problem too.¡± one of them mocked and his eyes were filled with greed as he stared at ye zhongming¡¯s hands. one level two crystal could exchange for a brand new assault rifle and two boxes of bullets, along with 10 kilograms of rice and two buckets of water. if one met a generous buyer, he would even add in two cans of meat. food was still okay, those who dared to fight and risk their lives could get some but weapons were rare. rifles and bullets were rarely obtained from the wheel but the ones that were obtained from nearby armies, cops, security companies, shooting clubs etc places weren¡¯t things that normal people could get. a normal person with an assault rifle could kill a one star evolved if he was a certain distance away. thus, guns were the most popular thing. some popular rifles were even as valuable as a one star potion. this badly injured had two level two crystals. that meant two of the best assault rifles. if the team had two guns like this, they could battle level two monsters! uncle da¡¯s gaze was really cruel. he had seen such things before and it was more than once. honestly, he understood what humans felt at that moment. when everyone risked their lives to get something, no one would give it up easily. uncle da himself had even killed three of such people who didn¡¯t know their place. seemed like he had to kill one more today. n0velusb.c0m ¡°you... can you all not do this?¡± candy was not dumb and she knew what her teammates were about to do. her round face was filled with unwillingness. after saying that, she saw their numb expressions and knew that no one was going to listen to her. she lowered her head to try and persuade ye zhongming. ¡°two... just two level two crystals, give it to them, if not, if not...¡± this made ye zhongming like candy more. but he was also more sure that this girl was more suited to stay in a lab. ¡°what¡¯s the point of saying so much nonsense?¡± tian jia grabbed some monster meat and shoved it into his mouth before pulling out a dagger from his waist. ye zhongming smiled. he tossed the two crystals on the ground. the others looked and disdain appeared on their faces. now he is afraid? i thought he was a tough bone to crack but he looked at the dagger and was so afraid. but is that it? what did he do previously? even if he handed the crystal over, he would still get beaten up. tian jia laughed. seeing that uncle da didn¡¯t say anything, he knew that his uncle had the same thought. they wanted to give this guy an unforgettable lesson. but at that moment, ye zhongming whom everyone expected to beg suddenly spoke. ¡°do you all think that way?¡± that question confused everyone. what? we think? what do i think? think what? before they could react, those people heard another sentence. ¡°do you think so too?¡± this time he asked another person. that person was stunned and didn¡¯t know what ye zhongming was saying. ¡°you?¡± ...... ¡°do you all think so?¡± ye zhongming slapped the dirt off his body and then said to the middle aged man, ¡°candy¡¯s brother, you? do you think that way?¡± he smiled, ¡°what i think is not important.¡± ye zhongming nodded and looked at uncle da and tian jia, ¡°you want demon crystals?¡± ¡°i still have some.¡± ye zhongming casually waved his hand at the two level two crystals and a dozen level one crystals appeared. the mouths of those people opened wide. it wasn¡¯t because of the dozen level one crystals but the way they appeared. from... thin air?! those crystals actually appeared from nowhere! the party members had thoroughly searched his body and didn¡¯t notice anything. this person continued to follow them and didn¡¯t even have a chance to kill a level one monster so where did these crystals come from? ¡°there is still more.¡± ye zhongming waved again and more crystals appeared. a thousand level one crystals! the team was stunned. if they were confused about how the crystals appeared previously, then now they were shocked by the crystals. only one of this group which was originally ten members strong was not evolved. this meant that they used nine one star potions. considering the chance of getting a one star potion, that meant that they might have spent around a thousand crystals. but how many crystals were there on the ground? on rough count, there were at least three thousand! three thousand, that was enough to build three more teams! that was a huge fortune! before they came back to their senses, a tempting devilish voice appeared in their ears. ¡°oh, there is still more.¡± this time hundreds of level two crystals appeared. the team went mad. . just now, they were about to kill this guy for two level two crystals. but now, so many more level two crystals appeared! how could they stay calm? even if they were unlucky, these crystals were enough for one two star potion. two star! they risked their lives to come into the dungeon to become a two star. now their chance was in front of them! ¡°there is also some that i don¡¯t know if you recognise.¡± ye zhongming placed a dozen black crystals on the crystal mountain. ¡°three, level three?¡± a team member used up a huge amount of energy to spit out those few words. they didn¡¯t have any level three crystals but they saw level three mutated lifeforms before. level three mutated monsters often could be seen by survivors in cities. they were the kings, the gods of death. no one who crossed paths with them could survive. the team had once witnessed a level three zombie bump into a team that was stronger than theirs and the outcome was that zombie massacring them. that was a nightmare that they all remembered clearly. but now, where did this guy get so many level three crystals from? did that mean that he killed a dozen level three lifeforms? when everyone saw those crystals, their first thought was greed. level three crystals were invaluable now. but in the next moment, greed turned into ice cold. would a person who could take out so many crystals, so many high level crystals and even choose to take it out? would he be someone you could bully? everyone gulped instinctively. ¡°there is more.¡± that voice appeared again. this time their bodies shuddered and their eyes landed on the crystal mountain once more. en? nothing? the team waited for two seconds but nothing appeared. they raised their heads to look at the mysterious young man but saw a dark blue wooden staff beside him. ¡°there are many more but unfortunately, you all don¡¯t have the right to get it.¡± a blue lotus appeared in the sky and floated in front of ye zhongming. it spun slowly and its beauty attracted one¡¯s gaze. but in the next second, the lotus revealed its viciousness and it started to attack. the ice petal storm attacked in a direction. there was only a rushed ¡®er¡¯ before things calmed down once more. the team opened their mouths wide and huge sweat beads seeped from their forehead, dripping onto the purplish ground. the uncle and nephew who had absolute control of this team were now corpses. their bodies were covered in a thousand holes and were like lotus roots. their limbs were fine and they were still standing there. the weird thing was that their bodies were frozen and turned into statues. they looked like the two monster corpses on the ground. everyone finally knew how those two monsters died. what enemy, what luck, that was nonsense. he was the one who killed them. they were mocking him and now they were the ones that were laughed at. he took out so many crystals not because he was a fool but because he wasn¡¯t afraid of you at all! that was because you didn¡¯t have the strength! they thought that they found someone to die for them but he ended up being their grim reaper. ¡°you... you...¡± candy¡¯s eyes opened wide and it was even more round. ye zhongming waved and the crystals all disappeared. he tossed out a bunch of stuff to candy which made her struggle to catch it. ¡°this, what is this?¡± candy saw that it was a bunch of herbs. there were a few types and there were many of each. ¡°let me teach you a recipe for a potion.¡± ye zhongming clapped and then squinted his eyes to look at the other three in the team apart from the siblings, ¡°as for you all, if you want to live then you have to do work.¡± a day later, ye zhongming sat on a stretcher. he was being carried by two one star evolved to the edge of a valley. inside it were many beasts roaring. Chapter 196: Cloud Hooves chapter 196: cloud hooves the hills on the two sides were a little steep, but it wasn¡¯t much to evolved. they could even carry ye zhongming and walk up easily. only five people on the team remained. apart from the candy siblings, the other three took turns carrying ye zhongming and all their other items. outside of the evolved, they were respected, but here, they were just coolies that hoped to survive. ye zhongming taking out the staff and using ice lotus attack was too strong. so strong that it made three one-star evolved feel powerless. they faced ye zhongming like they were looking at a god. just one gaze from him, and they would be terrified. it wasn¡¯t that they were timid but because he could easily insta kill other evolved of similar strength. he could insta kill level two monsters stronger than them. that made them feel small. just lifting his fingers could kill them; there was no way they could fight back against such a person. they carried ye zhongming and waited nervously for their fates. resist? such thoughts appeared before, but they instantly died down after they found out that the was a two-star evolved. ¡°wa, what is down there?¡± candy¡¯s sad mod slowly recovered after a few hours. she didn¡¯t have a close relationship with the team. those people only took care of her because she was of value. now that they were dead, she found it hard to adapt but quickly realized that communicating with this person was much better. as for killing... even such a soft girl didn¡¯t view killing as badly as in peacetime. from another point of view, if uncle da killed ye zhongming, would candy go against them? no, no. even if she was nice, that was built on a certain foundation. this foundation was the fact that she was alive. ye zhongming didn¡¯t think this girl was so soft that she would sacrifice herself for others. it was still that sentence; no one was noble in the apocalypse. ¡°cloud hooves.¡± ¡°en?¡± candy was confused. ¡°the name of a beast as it looked similar to cows and horses on earth. its four hooves are white, so they are called cloud hooves.¡± ye zhongming explained while looking at the group, thinking about what to do next. during these few days, ye zhongming noticed them several times. he had an idea, but there wasn¡¯t much chance of it succeeding because of limitations. but candy¡¯s appearance gave him hope. she was an alchemist. ye zhongming coincidentally knew a recipe for alchemists in his previous life. also, he was a gardener. these conditions together made ye zhongming take a risk even though he was still injured. this risk was not that high too. ¡°fallen red juice, what is that? the color is nice; is it poison?¡± candy held a few bottles of the light red potion and asked. as this recipe wasn¡¯t learned from a scroll, although she could mix it according to what he said, the information wouldn¡¯t appear in her head. she learned a new recipe, but it was outside of her job. creating this juice wouldn¡¯t give her job familiarity too. although she didn¡¯t know what this was for, she knew it was precious. each bottle needed a level two crystal as its energy source. this was a realm that she had never come into contact with. she was excited when she mixed it and felt heart pained when she failed. ye zhongming didn¡¯t say anything as they were about to see what it was used for. ¡°also, what is that shining crystal in your hands?¡± ¡°why do you have so many questions?¡± candy spat out her tongue at ye zhongming and stopped questioning. but she continued to stare at the nature gem without blinking. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have to hide anything. he removed the rough stones of the nature gems to work on them. he gained two gems, but his luck wasn¡¯t as good as yesterday, and they were just basic-grade stones: one water and one ice element. the plan needed the help of the nature staff so it was better if he had more nature gems. the others weren¡¯t as courageous as candy. they lay on the hill and looked down at those cloud hooves; their faces turned ashen white. level two monsters! hundreds of them! these had red horse bodies and dragon heads. their foreheads had white crystals that stuck out. they were over three meters long and had thick legs. their hooves were snow white and gave out sounds similar to tigers. the team was scared off by two level two monsters yesterday, and now that they saw hundreds of the same level monsters, it was tough for them to keep calm. only candy, who was a little mad, didn¡¯t care about it. was this guy¡¯s target these hundreds of level two cloud hooves? crazy, he was crazy. the few team members thought that way. ye zhongming didn¡¯t care about these people. he focused on observing the group and then looked at other places in the valley. a moment later, he focused on an area to the left. egg! red egg! although the cloud hooves looked similar to hooved animals on earth, they came from eggs. ye zhongming targeted these cloud hooves. one reason was naturally for the crystals. now that the evolution wave was starting, ye zhongming felt some pressure. he had to maintain a similar evolution speed to use his experience to predict the future. moreover, his team needed a growth spurt after taking over cloud peak. if not, they couldn¡¯t defend it as too many people wanted it. the next reason was that the cloud hooves were one of the few monsters that humans could tame. cloud hooves ate everything. they ate humans but they also ate grass and leaves. they weren¡¯t very strong, but they were quick. they were patient too. out of their talent skills, most of them were in terms of speed and explosiveness. after survivors learned they could be tamed, they became one of the best mounts. ye zhongming was surprised when he saw cloud hooves here. anyways, in his impression, he didn¡¯t hear that there were cloud hooves here. without his rebirth changing some things, these monsters would have been killed, and someone wiped out this group. ye zhongming didn¡¯t try to find out what the truth was. he told them to carry him down the hill to some sprouting grass. ¡°scatter the potion to this entire region.¡± ye zhongming started to instruct a few of them. the three members didn¡¯t dare to relax. they carefully took the potions and scattered them on the grass. they were as detailed as one was when they touched the skin of their first love. ye zhongming looked toward candy¡¯s brother. ¡°tang tian, wait a while and draw the cloud hooves over.¡± candy¡¯s middle-aged brother was stunned. he didn¡¯t expect ye zhongming actually to do such a thing. ¡°oi, too dangerous; my brother won¡¯t go.¡± candy was not willing. tang tian was her only family, and she couldn¡¯t let him take the risk. ¡°each person has to show their value; no one needs to feed those useless.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s words sounded harsh, but that was the apocalypse. even in the team, tang tian was in charge of the most tiring and dangerous jobs. before you had other skills, this was the most suitable job. candy wanted to say something, but tang tian stopped her. ¡°i know that you are not an average person, and your real thought is for my sister to follow you; i... let me ask you, what can you give her?¡± ye zhongming smiled. his guess was correct; the only thing tang tian cared about was candy. ¡°i need candy to do some things, but different from your team; things will be safe with me. moreover, you will notice that she will become a two-star evolved, three-star, even higher. she will become an intermediate alchemist, advanced, even higher.¡± he sucked deeply and continued, ¡°she will live much longer than most people in this damn world.¡± ¡°how can i believe you?¡± ¡°you don¡¯t have to believe me; you just need to live and watch yourself.¡± tang tian and candy were stunned. the former frowned, ¡°you mean i will live?¡± ¡°if you die, those three are more suited for the job. of course, it is dangerous. in the dungeon, nothing is completely safe.¡± the siblings didn¡¯t say anything, and they were digesting his words. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming had control over their lives, so he didn¡¯t have to lie. so they didn¡¯t doubt what he was saying and considered whether they could complete the task. ¡°okay, i will go!¡± tang tian bit his teeth, ¡°if something happens to me, you must take good care of candy.¡± ye zhongming nodded and tossed the potion to him. ¡°reward in advance.¡± the siblings were stunned; they realized it was a one-star evolution potion. this thing was his dream. uncle da promised him when they entered that if they found the materials for the numbing potion, he would give tang tian a bottle. but now... tang tian looked at him with a complicated expression and understood. so this young man was testing him. he would still follow him if he rejected, but their status would be similar to that of the other three. he told his sister to relax, and he drank the potion. his body surged with power, and he headed into the valley. ye zhongming walked to the center after they scattered the potion and squatted there with a hand on the ground. nurture! begin. Chapter 197: Potions use chapter 197: potion''s use ye zhongming took out so many crystals before he killed uncle da and tian jia. a part of it was because he was acting. this made the rest of them think that he was invincible. to those few one-star evolved, ye zhongming was indeed invincible. he needed to create a strong impression on candy; if not, even if she joined his team, she would have other thoughts. after all, jobs like alchemists, potion makers, etc., crafting jobs used up many resources. people without strength and riches couldn¡¯t nurture such a person. candy didn¡¯t understand now, but she would find out. n0velusb.c0m of course, the effect was naturally great. but when they saw him press a palm on the ground and the grass grew, everyone, including candy, was stunned. although they had seen many magical things in the apocalypse, like candy¡¯s alchemist job, like the job directly giving her that green bottle. but these were things in the realm of science. alchemists grasped chemistry that humans understood. but making plants grow instantly was something only found in legends, which was enough to shock them. ye zhongming was also a really strong two star evolved with many tricks on his sleeve. moreover, they realized something. he was still injured... if he was healed, how strong would he be? those plants grew by several centimeters, and his forehead started to sweat. plants in the dungeon were different from that on earth. nurture or activate needs more mental energy. this grass patch wasn¡¯t small. just these alone consumed all the mental energy that he had saved up. these weren¡¯t enough. he relied on the green necklace¡¯s basic meditation exchange skill to absorb level one crystals to recover some mental energy. fortunately, he had enough level-one crystals. after consuming a few thousand, he fully recovered and used the gardener skill. familiarity+1, familiarity +1... he consumed mental energy to use nurture, and his skill familiarity grew quickly. his nurture skill reached max familiarity when this grass grew to a decent height. if the other skill reached 100, he could use the upgrade scroll to get to intermediate gardener. then both skills would reach intermediate grade too. of course, ye zhongming had an upgrade scroll that he got from the monster baby, but he was not prepared to use it on this job. he walked out of the grass patch, and there was the sound of hooves. the few of them retreated to the hill on the side and hid. tang tian also managed to get out. he saw candy¡¯s signal and hid. it wasn¡¯t too hard to draw them here. as long as you stepped into the valley, you invaded their territory. although their attack wasn¡¯t high, level two monsters would go mad, and their tramples and knocks would be enough to kill an invader. tang tian was not stupid. he saw the group move, and he fled. he barely rushed back when those cloud hooves were staring at him. hundreds of them charged out of the valley, and it looked majestic. these beasts that were more muscular than horses ran together; those scenes pumped up the few hiding on the hill. these scenes could only be recreated using special effects during peacetime. the cloud hooves were originally chasing the invader. they even noticed his tracks, but their speed slowed down. a scent in the sky attracted them. a moment later, some cloud hooves found the source of the smell. they scattered and ran over, lowering their heads to chew the grass. more and more of them found this place. they rushed over to taste the delicious food. hundreds of them that were chasing the enemy ended up having a feast. they wolfed down the food and even fought one another because of it. ¡°oh my god, what is the juice that you gave me? why do they love to eat it?¡± candy didn¡¯t believe her potion caused those beasts to love the grass. ye zhongming didn¡¯t say a word and didn¡¯t answer her question. the recipe wasn¡¯t a secret in his last life. one reason was that it was simple, and the second reason was that its use wasn¡¯t common, so there was no need to keep it a secret. although it was simple, the materials mostly came from level three wheels. survivors would only get it a year or two after the apocalypse started. it started to spread around five years later. at that time, mutated monsters were already at a high level, so the potion was not as effective against them. as such, its value didn¡¯t increase, and one would occasionally use it. but ye zhongming was different; this was the best time to use these potions. indeed, this needed the right conditions, like an alchemist. if not, even if you knew the recipe, it was useless. also, you needed a gardener; if not, they wouldn¡¯t be able to use the potion that had to be consumed through plants. that might need months to grow the plants, and then, who would know whether such a thing would be useful? so in the previous life, this useless potion was being used by him now. as for its use... the grass patch wasn¡¯t small, but it wasn¡¯t much to a few hundred of them. in just a while, they were eaten up. the cloud hooves walked around and didn¡¯t find another grass patch. they strolled for a time and found other things to it. then they retreated into the valley. ¡°is it not poison?¡± maybe it was because he evolved, and tang tian started to talk more. he saw those cloud hooves still jumping around after eating the grass and asked ye zhongming what was happening. he thought it was poison, but if not, then weren¡¯t they feeding them for no reason? ye zhongming still didn¡¯t explain. he told them to shift their formation to the hill by the valley. at that place, ye zhongming instructed them to cook. he took out the red-eye deer meat he had previously barbecued and some food the team had stored up, and they started to cook. but the others didn¡¯t care much about the food; they looked at those cloud hooves playing or resting. ¡°one more hour. eat, eat, and then you will have the energy to work.¡± ye zhongming said calmly; he seemed like he was filled with confidence. the few of them didn¡¯t dare to say anything more. they tried to eat more when they thought about having to do things in a while. eating level two monster meat these days increased their body quality. this alone made those people grateful to ye zhongming. after eating, they stared at the cloud hooves and counted the time. after 50 minutes, there was some commotion. ye zhongming, who closed his eyes to rest, opened them and looked toward the sounds. a male cloud hoof pressed onto another cloud hoof, and they started to mate. success! ye zhongming was delighted and knew that the juice was working. at first, it was just individuals, but this quickly started to spread. in just half an hour, the entire valley became a mating ground. candy and the others were stunned. fallen red juice, this was its use? the cloud hooves went mad. whether male or female, their eyes were red and mated around. a stench spread out such that people far away could smell it. this situation was only the main situation. some fought one another as they fought for mates. their giant bodies smashed into one another, biting and kicking each other. many of them lost their minds and either got injured or died in the fights. the entire valley was in chaos. ¡°this... this...¡± one of them was baffled. he had never seen someone use such a method. these level two mutated lifeforms that he felt were like a god of death were being played by a human. this changed his view of the apocalypse. ¡°should we kill them now?¡± tang tian looked at a few dozen of them die and was tempted. ¡°wait, we still have to wait for some time.¡± ye zhongming wasn¡¯t anxious. the cloud hooves were in chaos now, so if you go down, won¡¯t you die? these fellows would trample you into meat paste. ye zhongming looked at what was happening at first but quickly lost interest. he closed his eyes. the others were still very interested and even discussed it. such a situation lasted for four hours before calming down. the valley was in a mess. ye zhongming stood up and held moon edge in his hands. he looked at the cloud hooves. he knew that this was the time for the first harvest. Chapter 198: Easiest Gains chapter 198: easiest gains some of their legs were shivering when they were walking down the hill. these were a few hundred level-two monsters. for these people who wanted to flee when they saw two level two monsters previously, the difference now was huge. after two days of rest, ye zhongming¡¯s injuries were much better. eating level-two monster meat also helped him to recover. although he still needed some time to recover fully, he didn¡¯t need support to walk anymore. he even felt he could fight if it weren¡¯t too intense. when they were at the valley''s edge, a gory and intensely smelly smell shot into their noses, causing them to frown. the smell was horrible. they chose a direction and entered the valley from it. only a few cloud hooves were standing in the valley. most of them were lying on the ground and panting. their red fur was covered in sweat or blood, and they snorted. white air came out from their noses, and their eyes were bloodshot. many cloud hooves were lying down; they either lost their lives or were too tired and died from a lack of energy. some noticed the humans and wanted to attack, but after struggling to get up, their limbs went soft, and they fell back to the ground. they tried their best to warn the humans, but to ye zhongming, that sounded like a weak neigh. ¡°stay away from those alive and attack the dead ones; dig their crystals out.¡± ye zhongming gave the order, but he didn¡¯t move. he just stood behind to look. he glanced at their bodies, and he was warning them. if he noticed some greedy people, he would kill them without hesitation. he would do the same, even if it were candy or her brother. he didn¡¯t need those two-faced members, and there was no one here that he couldn¡¯t bear to kill. level two crystals were a strategic resource at this stage, and ye zhongming didn¡¯t allow people to be greedy for them. few were nervous when they first started, afraid that the cloud hooves would attack. but they realized that the fallen red juice was effective. they were out of energy and couldn¡¯t fight back at all. they could only watch as their friends got killed and had their crystals dug out. they could only make sounds to show their rage. slowly, they got more and more bold. these cloud hooves were of no threat at all. they got more daring and thus got more efficient. they started to dig into the crystals excitedly. although they knew that the thing didn¡¯t belong to them, being able to do this themselves allowed them to experience happiness. the feeling of gain was something that brought one happiness. but sometimes, happiness leads to sadness. one of them got excited and saw a dying cloud hooves; he wanted to kill it to dig the crystal. but the moment he got close, that cloud hoof used its final bit of energy to use its skill- jumping strike, kicking him far out. when he fell to the ground, his chest had caved in, and he stopped breathing. the level two crystals he had in his hands scattered like when someone was tossing incense paper. candy and the others ran over, but they noticed he was dead. the final hit of the level two beast showed that a one-star evolved was too weak. ¡°don¡¯t touch those that are still alive!¡± ye zhongming said coldly, and his expression wasn¡¯t good. there were only a few of them, and one death lowered their efficiency. he didn¡¯t know if the movement here would attract other monsters, so it was best if they finished it quickly. candy wanted to say something, but tang tian¡¯s eyes stopped her. he knew that her sister didn¡¯t have high eq and was soft-hearted, and she felt that ye zhongming was a little heartless to say such things now. but he understood that it wasn¡¯t his fault. he clarified that they shouldn¡¯t touch those alive and deal with the dead. the guy didn¡¯t listen, which was why he died. moreover, everyone knew how the team treated ye zhongming when he was injured. it would be weird if ye zhongming even liked them. since they weren¡¯t close and it was the apocalypse, it was not practical to make him sad or show pity. he tapped his dumb sister and gave ye zhongming a look of apology. ye zhongming nodded and didn¡¯t say anything. he joined in and started digging crystals. he summoned the osmium giant to punch those dying cloud hooves. it had high defense and durability, so it would stumble and lose some durability even if attacked. the osmium¡¯s appearance shocked the others, and their evaluation of ye zhongming¡¯s strength increased. a few of them were busy for over an hour, and they dug most of the crystals in the valley. at this time, some stronger ones who ate lesser grass regained some strength and warned the group. there were even a few who prepared to attack. but the valley was huge, and after ye zhongming and the others avoided them, those cloud hooves couldn¡¯t do anything to them. ¡°select some that die with complete corpses and place them at the entrance. slice their veins and let their blood flow.¡± tang tian and the others didn¡¯t understand, but they just listened. after they did it, ye zhongming glanced at one of them. he flicked his moon edge to flick open his chest, and large amounts of blood spat. ¡°you...¡± candy stared at him in rage and was furious that he was killed. tang tian sighed. ye zhongming looked at her coldly. he reached for the guy¡¯s clothes and took out three level-two crystals. candy was stunned and instantly understood. she lowered her head, and her rage disappeared. this partner stole crystals. ¡°go!¡± ye zhongming brought the rest to retreat onto the hill, but they didn¡¯t leave and just waited there. a few of them didn¡¯t understand, but ye zhongming was still filled with killing intent, and no one dared to speak. half an hour later, a giant figure appeared in the sky above the valley.n0velusb.c0m Chapter 199: Attacking to help chapter 199: attacking to help this was the first time the team had left ye zhongming for so long. during the month, ye zhongming left the deepest impression on their hearts. none of them were fools. they had guesses about ye zhongming. however, they wouldn''t think he had revived, but they felt he understood the apocalypse and knew about it beforehand. although many would lose the habit of analyzing things and trying to find the root cause during the apocalypse, when conditions allowed it, everyone wanted to understand the world they lived in. so the team started to question and look forward to the apocalypse. they hoped that one day they would know what it was. of course, those were thoughts that happened late at night. they were thinking about how to live now and not why they were living. but the sense of safety and superiority that ye zhongming brought them was already deep in their hearts. when you saw that the streets were covered in corpses, when you saw broken arms and legs hanging from buildings, when you see zombies with smelly black saliva in beautiful malls, even if you had a good mentality, you would still be terrified. people who were even stronger than you before were now bodies covered in maggots. people on the team felt the same. each person would go through such a stage during the apocalypse. ye zhongming helped them to pass it. some more than others but all of them were grateful. gratefulness would strengthen and become closeness. as for now, everything depends on interests. in other words, is life better with you or with others? not everyone else; it just had to be better than most people. if he only saved their lives and expected them to risk their lives to get fed, the team would collapse and break apart after some time. it might sound not kind, but that was reality. before this, since they left the city and passed some areas, the team felt how strong they were. when they came to ying city, this feeling got stronger. this was what made the team stick together. ying city was a hunting ground. this was something they all understood after coming here for some time. this hunting ground belonged to the survivors, as there were countless zombies around the city. there were also many mutated monsters and also many beasts. the crystals on their foreheads were resources that humans craved the most. each day, survivors in and around the city would obtain resources from these monsters. each day, people would evolve, and each day people would be filled with surprises. legends and stories would spread from the city, becoming stories that survivors who survived in the dirty sewers and ruins could tell one another. this was also the hunting ground of mutated lifeforms. humans and other monsters contained the energy they needed to evolve. when there were no humans, they targeted other monsters. when there were humans, they aimed at humans. there were many of them and also many humans. this hunting ground was of all lifeforms. each day, many things would happen. "put down the crystals and then scram!" a man with a huge beard raised a double-barrel hunting gun that lost some paint and shouted at the team dealing with zombie bodies. liang chuyin raised her head and looked at these humans; her expression didn''t change. "damn, isn''t that the that? right, liang chuyin, she was an influencer." a younger guy held a shovel and pointed at her excitedly. "then leave the crystal and this woman. the rest of you scram!" little tiger slowly smoked on the side; his face was excited. he even whistled at liang chuyin to tell her she was being targeted again. she stared at him, "solve the problem. i told you to be a sentry and solve the problems you caused." "keke, little tiger didn''t slack; he was why we could draw the zombies here." le dayuan''s helper helped little tiger explain, and he was sucking up to him. "old kang, you have taste." little tiger raised a thumb, and that amused the others. seeing that the four with guns pointed at them did not care, the guy and his men were furious. a dozen of them had guns, but what did these people have? apart from that beautiful girl with a decent whip, the rest had normal-looking daggers. such equipment wasn''t much in front of the double-barrel hunting rifle. "tsk, you won''t cry until you see your coffin, right?" the guy was about to fire at little tiger, but when his finger moved, a person charged right at him, holding a giant shield. he knocked a bunch of them aside. the rifle also tilted and hit another side. "big fellow, i gave you so many signals; why are you so late?" little tiger stood up casually without the rifle threat and picked up a wooden stick. he walked into the crowd and beat up the group of them. "sorry, i fell asleep." shengyuan scratched his head and apologized for his mistake, causing the rest of them to roll their eyes. little tiger tossed the broken stick and started to check the belongings of this bunch who had their ribs broken. the double-barrel rifle seemed strong, but it looked really old. the bullets didn''t threaten little tiger, who had a grey vest. the reason why he said that to shengyuan was because he wanted to make it sound funnier. when ye zhongming wasn''t here, the team found cloud peak and didn''t occupy it. they started to gather information about it. since they decided to build a base here, they had to understand the area around it. apart from this, the team didn''t slack. they started to collect crystals. they would attack if the team didn''t bump into over a hundred zombies. they could do so without any losses. if they had a land advantage, they would also attack hundreds of zombies. during these few days, they collected around a thousand crystals. what the team cared more about were level two crystals. the team attacked lone level two mutated lifeforms. even groups of less than five were hunted by them. although it would be dangerous sometimes, as they got more and more familiar with one another, they collected dozens of level two crystals with the support of the super strong defensive shengyuan and teacher park''s recovery. these were just the team''s income alone. ying city had over 10 million people. the population was terrifying if you added some satellite cities and other areas. thus, there were many monsters and many survivors too. people had slowly adapted to the apocalypse and accepted the gachapon. they started to evolve, so undoubtedly, they would face uncomfortable matters. the most common thing would be robbery. the team met robbers every day, so they felt it was normal. they were very solemn previously. when people got close, they would warn them. they would let them go if they realized they weren''t a threat. then... rob them. they stole hundreds of level one crystals and a few level two crystals. this time was no exception, and they got a few dozen crystals. "when will the boss return? a few days have passed, and he is making us anxious." no one replied to him. the ease on their faces disappeared, and what replaced it was seriousness. little tiger didn''t care and started gathering the items, moving toward where liang chuyin and the others were. the team was now split into three. xia lei, park xiuying, and le dayuan were waiting for ye zhongming outside the dungeon. mo ye led le dayuan''s three helpers. liang chuyin, little tiger, shengyuan, and le dayuan''s last helper were one team. the teams moved with a certain distance between them and would gather every night. today was the same. they met in an area to spend the night. they had run a circle around cloud peak. they would rest tonight and meet xia lei and the others in the morning. they were familiar with camping, and they had their roles. suddenly, a red signal bullet shot into the sky that covered the area in color. the team was shocked. a thought appeared in their minds. something happened! ............................................................................................................ ye zhongming looked at the figure and squinted his eyes. misty roc! level four! he clenched his fist and decided to give up. could he kill this fellow? after having a medium-grade ice gem, he was 70% sure he could kill it. but what would he get? one level four crystal and a bunch of level four materials. the price? 30% danger and a mid-grade ice gem. was it worth it? in the future, it was worth it. level four crystals were mid-grade crystals and were rare. in ten years, many people will be stuck at this stage. but to ye zhongming, who wasn''t even three-star, it wasn''t meaningful to him. he watched this roc with colorful feathers circle around and then land in the valley. those level two cloud hooves were lamps to the slaughter for it. they were picked up by it and eaten. after it was a fool, it flew away elegantly. candy and the others were so terrified that they shivered. they feared level two monsters, so much less level four ones! ye zhongming shook his head helplessly. compared to the team he nurtured, these one-star evolved were weaker. maybe because the level four monster visited, the valley was silent for over an hour. some cloud hooves stood up and walked about. they wanted to call out to their brothers, but it wasn''t effective. only a few dozen of them could move. outside, there were rustling sounds. the red mane on their necks stood up, and they roared towards the entrance to warn them. but the gory scent made those warnings futile. n0velusb.c0m monsters that had long snake bodies and four legs charged in. they saw the huge groups of fallen cloud hooves and cried excitedly. honk monsters? ye zhongming was delighted. these level-two monsters were ideal hunting targets. apart from their crystals, if you soaked and dried their sacs and ate them with wine, they could increase your resistance to poison. these were as useful as immunity potions and were very valuable. before ye zhongming revived, each sac could exchange for a two-star potion. if you met a rich person, you could get better things. their territories were close, but as there were too many cloud hooves, they were always the ones who suffered. this time, these monsters sniffed an intense blood stench. they saw that their enemies had lost badly, so they wouldn''t let go of this chance. they charged at the corpses and planned to have a feast. the strongest few cloud hooves charged. they knew they would die but still wanted to protect their families. they couldn''t even last for a minute in front of the healthy group of honk monsters with superior numbers. they wanted to leave but noticed that there was a wooden stick. then a blue lotus appeared that launched a sharp attack at them. under its strong attacks, the monsters not known for speed or defense couldn''t fight back. a basic-grade ice crystal cleared them out. "quick quick quick! keep the demon crystals!" ye zhongming told the three others to collect the crystals, getting another few dozen. then they hid on the hill. just like that, ye zhongming started his camping technique. he didn''t strike each time and would only do so when there were groups of level two or lone three monsters. each day, he would only attack once. he would attack more at some special times, like when some monsters ate more or didn''t leave. but the more he used the nature staff, the fewer gems he had left. if an accident occurred, he couldn''t attack for a full day. but he was lucky, and such a thing only happened once. three days later, he collected 500 level two crystals and seven level three crystals. the price he paid was one life, most of the cloud hooves'' bodies, and the remaining four nature gems. among them were three basic and one intermediate. ye zhongming knew that his hunt was over. he looked at the two level three and over 200 level two fang beast cavalries; ye zhongming could only sigh. but a familiar connection appeared in his mind when he was about to retreat and take those cloud hoof eggs. Chapter 200: Fang Beast Cavalry chapter 200: fang beast cavalry a golden figure appeared on the opposite hill. ye zhongming smiled. yellow ball called people over. before he fell unconscious, he told yellow ball to find people for help. ye zhongming knew that asking yellow ball, a level two mutated lifeform, to head outside the dungeon to find other party members was an impossible mission. even if it went, after the team entered, they would face dangers. their strength was limited here. but yellow ball and his team did it. what made ye zhongming happy was that, based on the timing, the team rushed over to save him without delay. this meant that they knew he was in danger and came without hesitation. yellow ball, who finally saw its master, barked excitedly at ye zhongming. its voice echoed in the valley and shocked those eating fang beast cavalries. they looked above the hill. the two level three leaders roared at their subordinates and lined up, setting up in formation like they were going to charge at yellow ball. this bunch was the most disciplined group that ye zhongming had seen in the dungeon. these monsters with bodies that looked like wolves and upper bodies that looked like humans weren¡¯t high level, but their combat strength was strong. ye zhongming saw them hunting a few level three lifeforms a few days ago. although ye zhongming felt that yellow ball was dumb to be so excited, he didn¡¯t blame it. this dog was loyal, and it was understandable that it had lost control. he signaled to it. after using the brain bug, he could easily transmit his thoughts over a short distance. ye zhongming called out to the siblings, who didn¡¯t know what was going on, and they wrapped around the hill. on the wide ground, the fang beast cavalries¡¯ speed and force would cause a huge problem for them. if they were not careful, these 200 were enough to eat all of them up. but the two sides of the valley were either weird rocks or covered in vines; this made the cavalries stumble. they weren¡¯t sure if they needed to charge up the sides. the leader was a three-meter tall fang beast cavalry. it opened its mouth, and two symbolic fangs roared at its team to order them to feast! this half-human half-beast monster was similar to humans in intellect. they sent 20 of them to patrol and be sentries for the others. ye zhongming stopped in his tracks and looked at the beasts in shock. in his last life, he heard about them and even saw them many times in black market fights, trading posts, beast theaters, etc. in his impression, they were indeed similar to humans. they were the closest to humans in intelligence out of all the monsters from the dungeon. after which, ye zhongming heard that in some stronger dungeons, these cavalries had already become lords of the dungeon and even controlled some of them. what was terrifying was that they were one of the few monsters that found the ability to enter and exit the chaos barrier freely. at the same time, they were one of the few races that could go to war with human battle squads. this referred to large-scale wars and not things like zombie swarms. they referred to cold-era battles between humans that depended on strategy, planning, and brains. there were even survivors who felt that if humans lost this war, the thing that would replace humans and rule the earth was fang beast cavalries. this showed how scary these beings were. of course, their current evolution level was too low, and they hadn¡¯t reached the level they were at ten years later. but humans¡¯ evolution levels were even lower. these 200 were enough to make the team feel problematic. if ye zhongming were willing to use the medium-grade gem, he would naturally defeat the two hundred level two cavalries. but the problem was that he didn¡¯t want to. he was planning to use this to trade for a three-star potion. he wouldn''t use this gem without enough level-three mutated lifeforms for him to kill. it seemed like he had to give up on them. he glanced at these monsters who would be terrifying in the future and continued to run toward his team. the team suddenly charged down the hill and spread out at that moment. shengyuan blocked the front, and park xiuying was in the middle. the others started to move towards the cavalries with the two of them as the core. ¡°ah, they, they are crazy!¡± candy saw that people were charging toward 200 ugly monsters and looked on in disbelief. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t angry and didn¡¯t blame them. he was just curious. there weren¡¯t any rash people on the team, and even the lively little tiger was calm when he made decisions. in normal situations, he wouldn¡¯t make such a choice. so why were they charging down? he had many questions, but he didn¡¯t hesitate at all. he changed his direction and charged down the hill too. candy and tang tian looked at one another and followed helplessly. they feared that ye zhongming would slice them into two if they turned around. the cavalries noticed the situation and were slightly stunned. the two level three leaders made a weird sound, and the two hundred gathered. the two leaders were the arrowheads. they started to run, and a few seconds later, they began to charge at these humans. ¡°immovable fortress!¡± shengyuan used his job skill and held up the shield that had osmium and ghost metal added to it. the shield shadows wrapped up the other members of the team. park xiuying waved, and a diamond shield appeared on their bodies. to this beautiful teacher who ate the brain bug, she didn¡¯t use much energy to do this. ye zhongming was quick. the team was heading towards his direction and formed shortly after they charged downhill, so he quickly grouped up with the team. ¡°boss!¡± ¡°zhongming!¡± everyone was excited to see ye zhongming after many days. they were delighted, and even shengyuan, holding up the shield, turned his head to greet him. ¡°not bad.¡± ye zhongming smiled. with these team mates by his side, he felt much calmer, ¡°but who can tell me why you are doing this?¡± little tiger laughed, ¡°boss, give you!¡± he tossed a silver card toward ye zhongming. ye zhongming took it, and he raised his eyelids. ¡°good thing; where did you get it from?¡± ye zhongming¡¯s last bit of worry disappeared. he asked mo ye and xia lei, who took over when he wasn¡¯t there. ¡°stole it,¡± they said casually, but that shocked the candy siblings. does this bunch also steal stuff? ¡°eh, who are these?¡± xia lei glanced at the round candy and tall tang tian, ¡°when did your taste change? you like little girls now?¡± ¡°maybe he wants her to grow up.¡± liang chuyin¡¯s reply was a little sour. little tiger looked at the others, ¡°is the boss thinking about my lifelong happiness?¡± ¡°scram!¡± a few of them replied at the same time. ye zhongming ignored this group and focused on the cavalries getting closer. these two hundred of them split into two groups and charged. one headed right for them, and the other wanted to wrap around and attack them from the back. that might be because shengyuan¡¯s skill made them feel unbreakable. even then, these 2.5-meter-tall monsters charged together, and that gave everyone a shocking feeling. the ground even shook as they got closer. ye zhongming came to shengyuan¡¯s side, and in his left hand was the card that little tiger gave him. he locked onto that level three leader. he felt ye zhongming¡¯s gaze and roared at him. he waved his sharp claws in the sky and acted like he was about to rip ye zhongming into pieces. provocation, this fellow was provoking ye zhongming. ye zhongming didn¡¯t react, but deep down, he felt like it was a waste. if they were given some time and learned how to use weapons, they would become the strongest cavalries. they would all die here even if it were a full two-star evolved team. but unfortunately, they trusted in their bodies too much. this was the instinct of all monsters. n0velusb.c0m they were ten meters away from shengyuan when ye zhongming opened his eyes and reached out. a head-sized stone cracked and became a knee-sized stone man! this sudden appearance shocked the leader, and his body paused. he wanted to rise to dodge it, but the stone man pounced onto its legs as if it knew it would do that. it was still a horseman-like monster. its reaction speed was quick, and i saw it pounce, so it wanted to kick it away. as a level three monster, it was really strong. with the stone man¡¯s material, that kick would shatter it. but... the stone man didn¡¯t shatter and even tripped the leader! ye zhongming wanted to charge out. this stone man wasn¡¯t a normal stone man. he used half of his mental energy and its durability was over 500! they got close to one another. ye zhongming slapped that card onto the body of the beast leader! Chapter 201: Slavery Card chapter 201: slavery card an eye-piercing light appeared on the battlefield. ? the fang beast cavalries at the back covered their eyes, and even ye zhongming¡¯s team turned their heads. ? ye zhongming squinted his eyes but turned his body and ran back into the group. ? this change caused their charge to stop a little. ? following this, they slowed down and stopped when they were a few meters away from shengyuan. they were known for their discipline, but they started to spin around like they were searching for something. ? their level three leader was gone! ? it disappeared from thin air. ? each one of them was stunned as they lost their leader. ? ye zhongming lifted his left hand, and that silver card remained there. the difference was that a diagram on the once shining surface looked like a fang beast cavalry! ? ¡°boss, it is good right?¡± little tiger was gloating and tried his best to get praised. ? little tiger didn¡¯t lie; they did steal this card from a fortunate survivor. ? this was during the first two days after they emerged from the dungeon. everyone was together, and the team was sneak attacked when they were sleeping. ? but the assassin chose a bad target. he chose the beautiful and smiling xia lei. ? even if this sexy woman had turned into an admin job before the apocalypse, her foundations as an elite cop were still there. after a month of the apocalypse, she picked up everything she needed. moreover, as she evolved, her strength was top two apart from ye zhongming. ? his sneak attack failed, and he was beaten up. ? this person was unlucky. not only was he a one-star evolved, but he also had a job. he was a darkness assassin. at this stage, he was dangerous and strong. someone in the team would have died if he didn¡¯t underestimate his opponent and chosen the wary and elite xia lei. but he didn''t have a chance when he failed to kill in one hit. ? that was because a diamond shield would appear beside everyone. this assassin¡¯s skill wouldn¡¯t be able to be used quickly. ? this sudden assassination made the team feel the threat of death. under such a situation, they naturally wouldn¡¯t show mercy to him. ? little tiger found the silver card on his body when dealing with his body. ? it was a slave card. ? after it was activated, one could seal a lifeform of a similar level. once it was sealed, it would turn into something like a battle pet. ? but battle pets always stay by their master¡¯s side and live independently. if conditions allowed, they could reproduce and evolve. ? but the mutated lifeforms that were sealed were different. their memories would be wiped, and they would listen to their masters unless they had special upgrade cards; if not, they wouldn¡¯t evolve after absorbing energy. ? the monsters were born to fight. they wouldn¡¯t show fear and wouldn¡¯t retreat until they died. ? once such a monster died, the card would shatter and become useless. if the monster didn¡¯t die, they would return to the card to rest. even if it had one breath left, it could use time to heal. ? this card was very popular in the apocalypse. ? little tiger got a level three card that could seal level three lifeforms. this one-star-evolved assassin didn¡¯t find a suitable chance and target, so the team got it. ? this was the most valuable thing that the team got near cloud peak over these few days. ? this was why they dared to face off against the fang beast cavalries. ? of course, there was another important point. after sealing one level three cavalry, their captain could deal with the other level three cavalry and the rest of the level two ones. ? ye zhongming wanted to tell them that they thought too highly about him. ? there were two hundred over level two monsters. just numbers alone could crush them. ? fortunately, ye zhongming was ye zhongming, and he was able to find the best chance to attack. n0velusb.c0m ? seeing the beasts in chaos, ye zhongming didn¡¯t hesitate to use flame blade. flame shadows and blade light gathered, slicing toward the beasts searching for their leader. ? as ye zhongming got stronger and stronger and his skill familiarity increased, this move got stronger and stronger. this blade alone killed dozens of them. ? moon edge¡¯s sharpness and quality meant that level-two monsters couldn¡¯t block it. as long as the blade light touched them, the high-temperature flames would burn them into ash even if they didn''t die. ? ye zhongming placed the explosive mechanic down and shoved a level two crystal into it. ? ¡°99 units of energy, level two cannons!¡± ? hong! ? the mechanic fired quickly. ? firing mode 1, laser cannon! ? when ye zhongming got the mechanic, one level one demon crystal was enough to leave a whole in a level three monster. now that he used ghost metal to chisel, one unit of energy got hit 15pa. ? but due to the cooldown problem, close to 100 units of energy could only allow it to fire twice before it entered a 30-hour cooldown. so it could only shoot twice, and the first was to the left of ye zhongming¡¯s flame blade. ? the power of it was 15pa times 50... ? although the exact calculation was not that a 98 energy unit laser could only destroy half the heavy armor sword skeleton''s body, it was strong along with 50 meters of range that pierced through the group of them. ? it was even stronger than ye zhongming¡¯s flame blade. ? candy and tang tian were stunned. they knew that ye zhongming was strong. over these few days, they saw the strong attack of the wooden staff. with that thing, the siblings saw this young man collect unimaginable numbers of crystals. ? they thought that it was his limit. ? but who knew that ye zhongming could take out a piece of equipment they had never seen to launch such a hit? ? one cannon killed a few dozen level-two lifeforms! candy and tang tian felt like they were about to go mad. they fought so hard to get one level-one crystal when they were in their elite team. they fled when they saw level-two beings and relied on the numbing potion from candy to dare to fight against them. ? but look at this fellow. he had job skills that killed level two monsters like they were chickens and a nature staff that could kill them easily. he even had a robot that could do the same thing. ? they were all survivors struggling in the apocalypse, so why was the difference so huge? ? also, what was that white blade that every one of them had? ? actually, not only were the siblings shocked, the people in the team were too. they had witnessed the strength of the explosive mechanic before. the laser that could badly injure level three lifeforms was something they remembered freshly. ? but today, this mechanic¡¯s laser looked different. they felt like it was much stronger. even without the slave card, the boss could fight them alone. ? this thought rose in their hearts, and they started to worship him even more. ? this was a monster, one that was evolving toward a stage where it could battle tens of thousands. fortunately, he was on their side. ? in its first form, it fired every ten seconds. over half of the beasts in front of them were cleared out, and they weren¡¯t much threat. two strikes caused them to flee in terror. ? thus the cannon turned around towards those that tried to wrap them. ? the leader''s disappearance didn¡¯t cause much chaos, but they saw the two bright strikes. they slowed down. after seeing their brothers collapse, they stopped. ? they became great targets. ? hong, the laser shot out and slashed through the cavalries. ? the entire group of them was sliced into two. ? at least twenty of them lost their lower bodies. their organs and blood splashed out. after crying out, they died. ? the level three boss¡¯s eyes turned red, and it opened its mouth to roar into the sky. it didn¡¯t understand how they would fare so badly against a team with a level two human as their highest level. it waved its right hand and ordered his men to charge. these 30 meters could be crossed in a few seconds with their speed. ? ye zhongming shook his head and tossed the fresh slave card. a giant figure stood in front of the level three boss. ? this was the real leader of the cavalries. ? seeing their disappeared leader appear once more, the deputy was delighted. it wanted to say something to its boss but saw its boss raise its hand and stick it into its chest. Chapter 202: Another future nine star expert chapter 202: another future nine star expert the discipline and order of the fang beast cavalries gave them the foundations to rule in the future, but it also caused them to hesitate and be lost at special moments. thus, when their leader stood opposite them, they were the opposite of decisive and courageous. the entire group was in a mess, especially when their other level three deputy was suddenly killed. the group facing them had collapsed after two hits from ye zhongming. some ran out of the valley, some ran towards the other group, and some still wanted to attack ye zhongming¡¯s team. the other team watched as their boss killed the deputy. they roared. they looked at their leader in fear and wished for orders to be given. but a moment later, they realized that their leader didn¡¯t stop. it charged into the team and attacked them. one after another, the beasts were being mercilessly killed. the fang beast cavalries had a strict hierarchy which was why they were disciplined. but at this moment, they only knew how to flee. the leader charged, and none of them dared to block it. ye zhongming and his team watched. they feared that if they joined in, the beast cavalries would fight back. after all, they might not resist their leader, but they would fight back against them. this situation lasted over a minute until the leader killed dozens of his men. fresh blood and life stimulated them, and finally, some fought back. but they didn¡¯t dare to do anything to the leader and just charged ye zhongming¡¯s team. the battle still erupted. but from the 200-strong team led by a level three monster, there were less than 100 chaotic beasts. the outcome was expected. half an hour later, the battle ended after killing the final beast. the team didn¡¯t lose anything. only shengyuan and park xiuying were exhausted after using their mental energy. he kept the level three leader back into the card, and now the shining card was dim. this represented that the enslaved person was injured or had used up stamina and needed time to recover. when it turned back into its bright surface, it recovered. the team had worked with ye zhongming for a long time and didn¡¯t need any instructions. they quickly cleared the battlefield. candy and tang tian took a look and started to follow them. ye zhongming personally dealt with the materials; their two fangs and claws were good items. the battle was smooth, but clearing up the area took time. there were too many monster corpses. even if many were eaten, the number still shocked everyone. they were thinking about the number of monsters their boss had killed over the days. park xiuying healed yellow ball¡¯s injuries; it was out of the valley as a sentry. of course, it dragged two level three corpses away to eat while working. from its energy fluctuations, it was on the verge of evolution. this impressed ye zhongming. mutated lifeforms evolved too quickly. with so many level three monsters to eat now, yellow ball would become the first level three lifeform in the team. candy loved but was afraid of yellow ball. she wanted to touch it but was worried when she saw the white crystal on its head. of course, this had to do with how yellow ball was not friendly towards strangers. three hours later, they left the valley> each one of them dragged simple carts made of two pieces of wood, and they placed many cloud hoof eggs on them. including candy and her brother, there were 13 people on the team. they brought over 50 eggs, and they looked majestic. the members naturally asked ye zhongming about it. after he explained, they were all interested in getting mounts. as peacetime transportation fell out, things would become more efficient if they had these fast things to replace walking. moreover, the cloud hooves themselves could fight too. but ye zhongming was not confident he could hatch them and didn¡¯t know the success rate. if it were 1 in 3, then he would be satisfied. after spending so many days here, the road out was quite smooth. after all, the dungeon had just appeared, and dangers were still developing. it would be much more dangerous if they came a few months later. when they were about to leave the dungeon, ye zhongming thought about killing the demon frog to occupy the mine. but rationality told him that it was dangerous. the strongest thing in the team would be the explosive mechanic and the nature staff. although he felt like the intermediate ice gem could threaten a level four monster, he didn¡¯t know if it could kill the demon frog. if it failed, the team might get wiped. to play safe, he chose to give up. the gem mountain was there, and it wouldn¡¯t run away. just let the frog occupy it. once they got stronger, he would head over to kill them. he walked out of the chaos barrier, and he was refreshed when he looked at the blue sky and white clouds. the dungeon''s depressing color and wary environment caused everyone to be under huge stress. although the outside world was dangerous, too, it felt different. ¡°news from ying city are all things we heard; i will tell you later. as for the situation around, we have found out most of it.¡± after exiting the dungeon, the team found an abandoned factory and used it as a base. they prepared to rest before heading forwards. n0velusb.c0m the others went to rest while ye zhongming and yellow ball were on sentry duty. xia lei couldn¡¯t fall asleep, so she walked over to tell what she had found out these few days to ye zhongming. ¡°you didn¡¯t let us touch cloud peak, so we didn¡¯t. but many people gathered there and split into three factions. we can''t confirm their exact strength because we didn¡¯t come into contact.¡± xia lei smiled. she was mocking how humans would never be united no matter the situation. ¡°but the strongest power around isn¡¯t cloud peak. five factions can threaten us.¡± xia lei opened a map. with cloud peak as its center, there were many circles. ¡°tech city team.¡± she pointed at one of them, ¡°they are in a small village 12 kilometers east of cloud peak. the leader is big kai and is a two-star evolved. there should be a level two-wheel there, and he has many men, over 500. there are many evolved, at least 30 of them.¡± she paused and frowned, ¡°as for jobs and what jobs, we can¡¯t find them quickly. the problem is that they are very overbearing. they gathered the tech people from one of the counties, which is why they call themselves tech city team. they have many guns, and i guess they rolled it from the wheel they occupied.¡± ye zhongming nodded and didn¡¯t say anything. the tech city team was indeed strong. in terms of high-level combat strength, ye zhongming wasn¡¯t afraid of them. but there were many of them, and their overall strength was high. they were worth paying attention to. ¡°this is a large cement factory; 70-80 people are here, and they call themselves the hungry tiger warriors. they aren¡¯t old but are famous nearby. although they have no two-star evolved, most of them are one-star. there is probably a wheel here too. moreover, there are many strong job users here. they clashed with tech city team many times. a few of them worked together and nearly killed big kai.¡± ¡°oh, the boss is called youong master yun; he is similar in age to you.¡± the two of them spoke, and some footsteps could be heard. mo ye walked over and sat next to xia lei. ¡°little ye is more familiar with this; she scouted this. let her say it.¡± mo ye nodded, ¡°ying city jail.¡± ¡°this is quite famous in our system, and they lock up all the serious criminals. sister lei and i captured many people and locked them here... they are perverts and killers.¡± the arrival of the apocalypse meant that things occurred in the jail that we didn¡¯t know. the people that were locked up had become the masters. i observed for half a day and saw that there were thousands. moreover, they have huge amounts of vehicles and weapons.¡± ¡°the boss is called zhang dalong. people call him brother black dragon. when he was captured, sister lei and i were there. he is really strong and went to thailand to learn thai boxing. he went to korea to learn taekwondo. after which, he sold drugs at the border of yunnan, and after eating up the funds of a drug lord, he moved to ying city.¡± ¡°he should have been shot, but i don¡¯t know why he survived.¡± xia lei pouted. ¡°he is two-star evolved and should have a job; i heard he is a summoner.¡± mo ye looked at ye zhongming and was worried. she knew he was nearby and felt cloud peak wasn¡¯t a good place. the apocalypse was too suitable for people like zhang dalong. with such a neighbor, conflicts would be inevitable. ¡°not summoner, ghost tracer.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s words shocked them. ye zhongming felt complicated when he heard that name again. ye zhongming had to look up to zhang dalong in their last life. nine star! Chapter 203: Soul Merchant chapter 203: soul merchant many famous and strong people were born in the ten years of the apocalypse that left irreplaceable legends in the hearts of survivors. every one of them was names that ye zhongming was familiar with. zhang dalong was one of them. this person would become a nine-star expert. before ye zhongming was revived, he was still one of the groups of people that were extremely strong. the world sweeping army he controlled occupied two provinces. n0velusb.c0m this person started from ying city. nine-star experts were the pinnacle strength that humans could achieve after ten years. as for how many there were, survivors did count, but everyone knew it wasn''t accurate. no one knew how many low-profile ones there were. of course, there won''t be many of those, maybe not even five, but there were a few. ye zhongming knew that someone had rowed from the ocean and appeared in some cities near the shore. he was a nine-star evolved. after showing his face, he disappeared, and no one knew where he went. after all, gachapons could appear everywhere, meaning humans could evolve anywhere. but just a few people controlled the land, and zhang dalong was one of them. when ye zhongming chose the base, he knew he would bump into this person one day. now that he heard others mention the name, it was understandable that he felt complicated. that was because... strictly speaking, ye zhongming chose cloud peak, which belonged to zhang dalong in the last life. which meant that ye zhongming was here to snatch territory. since he heard the name of the old territory owner, of course, he felt complicated. of course, apart from feeling complicated, ye zhongming was also excited. after all, he was snatching territory from a nine-star evolved. more accurately, he was grabbing the chance from a future nine-star evolved. because of him, zhang dalong might not become a nine-star evolved. a month passed, and ye zhongming stopped the path of two future nine-star evolution. one was heaven blade wang ding, which he sliced an arm off, and who knew if he was even alive. another was zhang dalong, who was about to lose his base¡ªthinking about which ye zhongming would stop this criminal. the two girls looked at each other and were shocked but didn''t care much. after all, ye zhongming chose this place, so it was normal that he knew information about the area around him. "this fellow is the one we paid most attention to as his men have signs of wanting to expand. they want to occupy more wheels and obtain more resources." ye zhongming nodded his head. in the next month, anyone with a brain would know that the wheels were the resource. whoever occupied it would be able to evolve quickly. the battle for the wheels had just begun. this situation would continue and only stabilize after a few years. but even then, if humans had conflicts, it would be because of the gachapon wheels. "this is the lou family, a minority race that maintained their old family traditions. because of that, they are united. they occupied a good position. the huge dam and lake gave them protection. their island at the lake''s center wouldn''t be invaded, and they could come out as and when they wanted, so they developed quite well too." xia lei added, "we don''t know much about their strength, but they will be strong. i heard that the few hundred know spear techniques and are strong when fighting." ye zhongming nodded. when he came here in his last life, he didn''t know about tech city team, hungry tiger warrior, but he did hear about the lou family. however, they were wiped out in the future. the reason was because of a beast wave. ye zhongming didn''t know the exact details as he was struggling to survive and didn''t care about factions that were wiped out. "finally, this is the place, east mountain village. this is a faction made up of villagers. in terms of numbers, this was the biggest faction, and there were already over five thousand of them. the entrance of the village had a level one wheel which they guarded. the one in charge was the village chief, that others call uncle hai. he was a two-star evolved. we know how he evolved. he used a job scroll to trade for it from young master yun." "moreover, these people are quite weird. they have many weapons, and with just one look, we know they are self-made. however, their quality is excellent. honestly, only military factories could reach such a grade." mo ye saw many things she couldn''t understand over the days. she shook her head and pondered that maybe this village did illegal things before the apocalypse. ye zhongming knew that this village wasn''t an illegal camp. it was because they had a smith that crafted those weapons and equipment. in the future, east mountain village will become east mountain squad. uncle hai was the first leader, and they became a strong faction around hai city. after that, even when zhang dalong clashed with them, they still survived well. the reason was that uncle hai wasn''t weak, and he had a strong smith. ye zhongming''s green sniper rifle was modified by that smith too. east mountain squad existed because of li hao. they relied on this excellent master. their overall strength and equipment were the best in ying city. although they weren''t the strongest near ying city, no other faction was willing to offend them. smiths and potion makers had many friends in the apocalypse, and they all shared information. they didn''t allow others to spoil this chain. if you attacked such people, you would affect their interests, and they would go all out against you. another reason was that east mountain squad''s equipment was excellent. one had to pay a heavy price if one wanted to swallow them up. no one was willing to do such things in the apocalypse. "apart from these five factions, there were scattered teams and survivor camps. there aren''t many, but something called black coat car squad and a soul merchant sounds strong." ye zhongming squinted, "soul merchant?" mo ye and xia lei looked at one another and then nodded. this guy didn''t react when they mentioned the five other factions, but why did this small soul merchant cause such a huge reaction? ye zhongming sucked in a deep breath and felt his heart beat quickly. "i know. be sentries here; i will go do some stuff." he walked away with a dark and sunken expression. he found a room and took out the gate of sacrifice. when he heard about soul merchant, he decided to use it once. Chapter 204: B Grade Sacrifice Box chapter 204: b grade sacrifice box with a clang, a cup smashed onto the expensive dali stone on the ground. it shattered and exploded in all directions, hitting the glass pillar on the side and giving a crisp sound. "i gave you so many days, and this is what you tell me?" the old man held a costly-looking wooden staff and looked at this guy with a dark gaze like he wanted to kill him immediately. suppose one didn''t look at the chaotic world outside the window, just the meeting table, leather sofa, and expensive flooring. it would be hard to imagine that a month had passed since the apocalypse began. "ceo wang, we know that little blade''s death made you sad, but it happened. we can find them as long as the person that killed him and ah kuan are still alive. it is the apocalypse, and they won''t be far away." the other middle-aged man on the other side of the wooden table held up his cup to drink the translucent liquid inside. he looked at the staff in the old man''s hands and gloated deep down. "scoff, the dead person isn''t your relative, so naturally, you won''t feel anxious." "you have more than one relative...." "tong yang!" the two faced off over the meeting table and stared at one another in rage. the atmosphere was agitated. doctor mu wiped off the sweat on his face. he felt afraid. that old man was little blade''s father, one of royal guild''s five heads-- wang fulin. he was a one-star job expert and was strong. as a support medicine maker, he was someone that he couldn''t afford to offend. doctor mu, who should have been there to assist, didn''t arrive in time, resulting in the death of little blade, ah kuan, and the siblings. although he didn''t need to take responsibility, he was still a reason for their deaths. he could do so without hesitation if the old man wanted to kill him. fortunately, tong yang protected doctor mu. "enough!" the person sitting in the middle wore a mask. it had a white base color, and four different-sized black circles represented his features, giving one a chilling feeling. he was the boss of the royal guild. as for his identity, probably the four other heads knew a little about it. doctor mu was just a second-rate leader, and he couldn''t say. everyone looked at this person. hearing his voice, he shouldn''t be too old. "continue to search for these people; we must find nature staff." the leader tapped his jade ring on the table, and his voice became low, "soul merchant sent some people over. there are two-star potions in the trading list; i think that is something that everyone wants." the four heads and their one or two helpers each started to communicate with each other. the temptation of two-star potions was too huge. of the few heads in the room, only the leader was two-star evolved. how did he get it? how much did royal guild pay? only these heads themselves knew about it. they used the gains of the entire guild to get it! if not for them finding a colored gachapon, royal guild might not be as strong as other survival squads outside. . "now that we don''t have nature staff, what does that side want?" tong yang straightened his body. it was obvious that he was interested in the two-star potion. the other heads were the same, and they all wanted to become two-star evolved as soon as possible. the leader sighed, "people, many people." the few heads looked at one another and didn''t understand. people! what for? normal people in the apocalypse were all trash. apart from wasting food, they didn''t do anything. some might even start riots. each faction would try its best to reduce the recruitment of normal people. moreover, although many people mutated, they were killed or infected. but there was still a huge amount that survived. it wasn''t too hard to recruit people, right? one could find random people in cities around, and you could find dozens a day. that secret and strong soul merchant. what did they want people for? they used stat stones, shining equipment, a one-star potion, an immunity potion, etc. to trade for the last two-star potion. why did they want people this time? "how many did they want?" the other royal guild deputy asked. "if normal people, they want 20 thousand. if one star evolved, one is equal to a thousand." "they also want evolved?" the person who spoke this time was little blade''s father, wang fulin. "what do they want to do?" "they shouldn''t lack potions, right? i heard that they occupied dozens of gachapons." "they want to expand?" "then won''t we be in danger?" people in the room discussed. the first reaction of people of the apocalypse when they faced such a thing was to feel a sense of danger. this was normal. "shut up!" the leader shouted, and the room quietened down. "although we found the two-star gachapon, we paid a huge price to occupy that place. but spinning the wheel needs level two crystals. we spend a week and can maybe spin 2-3 times. after this half a month, we didn''t even get one potion." the leader paused, "not only did we not get a two-star potion, but the explosion of the colored wheel also caused us huge losses. little blade and ah kuan''s death caused our strength to reduce greatly. we must consider how to increase our strength and not understand why the soul merchant that could increase our strength needs people! do you understand?" the people in the room nodded their heads. "then go now; you have five days to find 20 thousand people." tong yang frowned, "leader, isn''t the timeline a little tight? there are dangers all around, and we don''t have many people. to capture 20 thousand people in a week, that..." the leader didn''t speak right away. he held up his wine cup and shook the liquid inside, "there are some survivor bases that we wanted to farm for crystals, materials, and news. we traded to get things we could trade for two-star potions. but there is no point now. the person took our items, and the base is not under our control. we don''t have to hold back, right?" "for example, wulan county." ...................................................................................................... ye zhongming gained a lot from the dungeon. but his good mood turned bad because he heard the words, soul merchant. he didn''t tell the others why. if one didn''t experience or witness it personally, one couldn''t imagine how gory and inhumane the soul merchant represented. it would be if one had to use something to describe ye zhongming''s thoughts toward them. a bunch of animals. to people who lived for ten years in the apocalypse, their hands would be covered in blood. every one of them would be called a butcher. for such a person to call you an animal, one could imagine the reputation of soul merchant. what ye zhongming didn''t'' expect was for them to appear right as he came here. he didn''t want to bump into this mammoth at such a stage. but the animal-like soul merchant built the calm ye zhongming. if not needed, he wouldn''t fight them now. but he also knew that sometimes, things wouldn''t happen as he wished. so all he could do was to be prepared. if he clashed with them, he had to be able to give them a vicious blow. thus, he decided to use the gate of sacrifice once, even if it was a waste now. he took out the golden legendary equipment. he looked at the energy line and continued to toss items in. he got them from the valley, but he chose what to put in. he left those that could be made into bullets. after all, in the future year, the use of armor-piercing bullets might be even more common than moon edge. he tossed the items he traded nature gems for into the gate. he felt heart pained as these things would be useful in the future. especially since ye zhongming was a smith, he might need such things. he looked as the line continued to rise. while his heart hurt, he still felt a little satisfied. he might be the only person now using a piece of golden equipment. until he tossed all the materials that he had no use of now into the gate, the energy gem was still not filled. there was still a bit left. ye zhongming knew that this bit needed ten thousand level-one demon crystals. he bit his teeth. he didn''t toss crystals in as he needed them now, so he threw a piece of ghost metal. seeing a piece of metal that could increase equipment quality and even give them special skills, ye zhongming bit his teeth in pain. the gem was finally filled after the ghost metal was tossed in but there were no changes. ye zhongming was stunned and didn''t know what happened. thinking about it, he tossed a level one crystal in and noticed that an even brighter energy line appeared. damn! did he have to fill it up again? this thought made him feel frustrated. again? he could do so if he used up everything, but that would be a loss. he only had a limited number of ghost metals! moreover, what if he filled it up and the gate asked him to fill it a third time? was it a con? he started to sweat. he forced himself to calm down. he looked around and felt like this thing shouldn''t be like that. ye zhongming thought about it and softly tapped the gem. it was as if he had tapped a switch. the gem and the gate lit up, giving out an eye-catching light. it wasn''t too eye-piercing, and it was instead really gentle. ye zhongming thought it would disappear, but not only did it not, it got brighter and brighter. it turned from white to gold and rose into the sky, becoming a pillar. this pillar started to stretch, and it touched the roof. but it was as if the roof didn''t exist, and it passed through, shooting outside the room. he ran out. when he was outside, he saw that it wasn''t covered and had become larger and larger, longer and longer! he rolled his eyes. it was night, this golden light was so bright that the entire ying city should be able to see it! xia lei and mo ye were shocked. yellow ball was also shocked by the light and barked toward it. the team was awakened, and they rushed out with their weapons. when they saw the golden pillar, they were also shocked beyond words. "boss, what did you do?" from its position, it wasn''t hard to see that it was from ye zhongming''s room. it was obvious that he had caused it, just that he had caused such a huge commotion. n0velusb.c0m "keep your things, and let''s leave." ye zhongming ordered. he knew that the situation would draw problems for them, and many zombies and monsters would crowd over. survivors would also come because they felt like something good had appeared. if they bumped into them, their explanations would be useless when the time came. they would be attacked, and people would want to kill them for the golden treasure. ye zhongming was confident in their strength but wasn''t strong enough to be invincible in ying city. the entire ying city woke up because of the golden light. the zombie roars and monster sounds spread through the wind. the whole situation became tense and dangerous. fortunately, the light didn''t last for long. after dozens of seconds, it dimmed and then disappeared. ye zhongming rushed back to his room and saw an ancient square box below the reflective gate of the gate of sacrifice. "b grade sacrifice box (small)." Chapter 205: Blood Stepping Boots chapter 205: blood stepping boots he didn''t know who called this place cloud peak, but it was apt. one could imagine how valuable it was to have such a place surrounded by mountains and greenery. human pollution didn''t affect the blue sky, so it seemed much cleaner. a few clouds were hanging in the sky, like dolphins playing on the ocean surface. but beneath the horizon was the dirtiest world. "just these?" a thirty-year-old woman clenched her fist and looked at the guy whose clothes were unbuttoned and who was biting on a cigarette. her face was filled with rage. "sister rong, this is already not bad. everyone knows the situation outside. stand on the walls and look around. are those dense zombies fake? my brothers and i used our lives to get these; why do you think this is little?" "you jerk! lying jerks!" a younger woman beside sister rong pointed at the guy who spoke, and her body shook. the guy pouted and glanced back at the dozen guys behind him holding weapons. he smiled, "she said that i am a liar and a jerk, am i?" the group burst into laughter. "sister luyan, xiao dong is a big jerk; you are right." "right, right, he is a jerk; he is a total jerk!" "i think so too, but our sister lu yan did sleep with the jerk." "hahaha, right; how does it feel to sleep with a jerk?" "probably doesn''t feel too good. why not you accompany me for two days? i will give you two cans of beef." the guys laughed without restraint. they looked at the furious expressions of the three girls and were delighted. "karma will strike all of you sooner or later!" another girl had tears in their eyes as she stared at them and cursed. the smile on xiao dong''s face slowly disappeared, and his gaze turned ice cold. he slapped the table, and that thick glass shattered with just one slap. "karma?!" his expression twisted, and he stood up, "what is karma? i let you use your body in exchange for food and water, which is karma. i cannot trade, but can you go out to find food? a bunch of silly girls who wanted to become idols before the apocalypse, toys of the rich. why are you acting noble? now you are talking about karma with me? a bunch of trash!" the three girls were shocked by his sudden rage and subconsciously took steps back. although their sister rong was also one star evolved, xiao dong and his men couldn''t be offended. five of them were evolved, and xiao dong had a job too. "also, stop telling me nonsense like we were from the same company. that happened so long ago, before the apocalypse even started. we are from the same company so i should feed you? be satisfied; look at how wei xiaoyong treats women. if not for me stopping him, would all of you still be trading with me here? you would have been played to death by him!" he pointed at the food, "if you want, take it. send four girls over at night." xiao dong sat down and looked expressionlessly at the three of them, "also. the girls sent are the same every day. the boys are tired. it would be best if you changed up. let us taste fresh stuff. we can''t let the brothers risk their lives to get food and have to see the same face. brothers, do you agree?" "right, should have changed long ago!" "what do you treat me as? you have to change; i think that long legs... what was her name? right, song nan is not bad." "that tong yan has huge chests; she is not bad too. i think you call her little ying, right? call her over; if not, the food will be reduced." xiao dong smiled and kicked the bag to sister rong. the 30-year-old woman took deep breaths and picked up the bag. she and the other two girls walked out of this modern building that gave them a chill. through the window, they saw the three women walk far away. one of the guys frowned, "brother dong, do we have to feed them like this?" xiao dong smoked, and the cigarette smoke rose into the sky. "that bunch of foreigners, wei xiaoyong at the office area, old lu at the granary, are all hard to offend. their evolved numbers have been increasing. as for us, we have as many people as those three sides, but most of us are a bunch of useless girls. they are naturally weak. but without their support, we might get swallowed. no matter what, they have three evolved that can assist." "i find it weird; how did they get their evolution potions? we searched their villa, and there is no wheel at all." xiao dong spat out the smoke and muttered, "i don''t understand. they must have some secret that they are hiding from us. if we don''t understand how they evolved, how can we go against them?" ........................................................................... sister rong led lu rong and another girl called li ling back to their temporary villa, and immediately hundreds of girls walked over. when they saw sister rong carrying a small bag, a look of disappointment appeared on their faces. "so little this time?" a girl looked disheveled, but this was normal for all of them. they had to save on water to drink, much less clean up. "it doesn''t look like it is enough for three days." another girl said softly, but anyone could hear she was grumbling. "shut up; a few sisters used their bodies to trade for this. whoever thinks this is little can accompany xiao dong tonight." li ling scolded those who spoke, and the atmosphere became awkward. "but don''t blame me for not reminding you. in the past, some couldn''t take it and didn''t go to xiao dong and his guys, but we know what happened. so rather than complain, why not think of a way to survive this?" li ling was obviously in a bad mood since she returned. she crossed her arms and shouted at the group of girls. "also, don''t say i didn''t tell you beforehand. four more have to go over tonight, and they have to be new. those who want others to sacrifice while they did nothing won''t be able to benefit this time." after which, li ling dragged lu yan back into the basement. sister rong felt exhausted. she looked at the picturesque villa outside but couldn''t feel happy. she didn''t know how long she could hold on. she forced herself to feel better and said softly to everyone, "there aren''t many things this time, 12 bottles of water and fewer food. split it. also, whoever... he wants to go tonight and can get more this time and next time. find me later." after splitting up the food, the girls got food that was not enough for a full meal but had to spread it over three days. each one of them felt numb. sister rong sighed and went to the basement. the two girls guarding the door holding batons saw her walk over and greeted her. apart from them, 5-6 girls called her sister rong warmly. everyone respected the older sister, who had always cared for the group. "mo mo, jia yi, how is it? do you all have some idea?" two twenty over year old girls shook their heads. the girl called mo mo raised her left hand, and there were some purple marks on her white skin, like she had been whipped by something. "as long as we got a meter near it, you would get attacked. its attack is stronger than a few days ago. jia yi and i charged together and got forced back, but we didn''t even slice a vine." "let''s use the old method if it still doesn''t work. i will be the bait; find a chance to break a vine." the woman sitting at the side of the wall raised her head and looked at the roof of the basement. she chewed on an unlit cigarette and said casually. "xia bai!" the girl called jia ye scolded and pulled her up. her strength was enough to lift her effortlessly as a one-star evolved. "you are not allowed to say that; you aren''t allowed to sacrifice yourself!" she was close to her and picked up the smelly scent from her body but didn''t look down on her. she knew that it was the smell left by those guys. she also knew xia bai had sacrificed herself for them, and she had no right to look down on her. "i have lived enough; if this continues, maybe i will just kill myself one day. you must know that whenever they press themselves on me, i have to cover my mouth to prevent vomiting. i had enough of such days. if i can use my life to exchange for an evolution fruit so that one more evolved can appear, then at least my death would be worth it." hearing xia bai talk about life in such a calm matter, the girls here all cried. they just wanted to survive but sometimes couldn¡¯t escape feeling powerless. they noticed that they couldn''t trade for some hope even if they used their lives. n0velusb.c0m such a world filled them with despair. sister rong pushed xia bai down, "don''t think about it. if you get one more evolution fruit, you are evolving next. death? did we allow you to die? you must be our good sister for the rest of your life!" after saying that, she pulled open a two-meter-high cabinet, and the two other evolved, mo mo and jia ye, roared, "we will all charge once. i don''t believe that the tree can stop us!" there was nothing there, but sister rong pressed a button, and the metal board behind rose to reveal a 4-5 meter deep hole. a two-meter tall plant was there and waving its dozens of vines. most of its vines had brown fruit on them. behind this giant plant was a shining tunnel... ............................................................................................................ ye zhongming led his team and avoided a bunch of mutated flies. they weren''t afraid of these mutated bugs; it was just that other mutated lifeforms might notice them when they killed them. after an hour, they finally left that abandoned factory. "i think they started fighting." liang chuyin stood on an abandoned vehicle and looked towards the factory. light shone from there, and it should be from skills. it seemed like the golden light attracted mutated lifeforms or survivors, and they had clashed. ye zhongming took a look, "let''s go." the team stepped on the path toward cloud peak, but each carried two giant eggs, which looked amusing. in the morning, they were near cloud peak. half a day more, and they would arrive. the team was all evolved, so their speed was a certainty. "eat something and rest." it was a small town ahead, and there would be some zombies when they passed it. so before they entered the town, the team that traveled for an entire night had to rest up. the team started to split duties and share food. they also paid attention to their positioning. ye zhongming stood behind a fallen advertisement board and removed the b grade sacrifice box. small? he shook his head and roughly guessed that the gate of sacrifice could be controlled. the gem could be filled more than once. as long as you had enough energy, you could sacrifice many times. of course, the rewards would be different. the more times you fill it up, the thing you got would be much better. for example, ye zhongming filled it up once this time, so he got the small b grade box. it might be a big or c grade if he filled it out more. but it was surprising that he could fill it up even once now; he couldn''t ask for too much. he was a little excited and opened the box. "blood stepping boots!" ye zhongming was stunned. the box gave a piece of equipment. what ye zhongming looked forward to was a three-star evolution. that could allow him to become the first three-star evolved in the world. the other thing he hoped for was skills or skill scrolls. that or cards that could raise his strength. if not, some job certificates or upgrade scrolls could increase his skills or upgrade his job. even if he couldn''t use them, he could give it to other party members. what he didn''t expect was to get a piece of equipment. that made him unhappy. even if he got a blueprint, it would be better. he could get more than one piece of equipment, which would be far more valuable. he was slightly depressed as he picked up the unassuming black colored boots. right away, he noticed why it was different. Chapter 206: Third material chapter 206: third material this was a... ? ye zhongming couldn¡¯t find a suitable phrase. he thought about it and felt like it was just a half-complete item. ? it was a piece of equipment, but it was half complete. it had to be completed. ? but he wasn¡¯t conned by the gate of sacrifice. on the contrary, it was a piece of equipment that gave the user a lot of freedom. ? simply put, the user had to toss in materials and then choose to activate them. only then would it become complete. ? this concerned many things. ? the better the materials you throw in, the quality of the equipment will improve, and its level will be higher too. ? ye zhongming had never seen such a piece of equipment before. ? after he revived, he witnessed more things than he did in his last life. the more so, the more he realized that he didn¡¯t understand much about the apocalypse. ? this world that had changed into a dirty and sinful one did not turn better because he had revived. on the contrary, it was now shrouded in a thicker mist. ? this made him feel complicated when he was holding the boots. ? but very quickly, that complicated feeling was replaced by an intense urge. ye zhongming wanted to see what was hiding behind the apocalypse. ? he looked back at the blood stepping boots, and his mind received the notification to put in more materials. ye zhongming dissed that this was a con and started to find suitable materials in his bag. ? fortunately, he was far in front in the evolution path than others. he also had a good secondary job and collected many materials during the month. if it was someone else, they could only casually place some things to use the boots. this would result in its value greatly dropping. ? this was indeed a con. ? fortunately, ye zhongming was ye zhongming, and he had many materials. he looked at where he had to put in the three materials, and for the first one, he chose the hooves of the cloud hooves. ? this was the hooves of the highest-level cloud hoof in the dungeon. apart from the eggs, this was the most valuable thing. ? the moment he placed it in, the boots lit up. the unassuming boots turned white, and a thought appeared in his mind--- ? speed+20, agility+10, skill: quickness, raise movement speed by 100% for three seconds, cooldown of ten hours. ? when he ¡®saw¡¯ the data, this body shook. ? this was a little overpowered! ? just one horse hoof material that was about to evolve from level two to three, and it had such good stats? this alone was enough to turn the boots into white grade, right? ? especially the final skill, which was 100% on top of the +20 speed. if he evolved to a higher star level and his body improved, wouldn¡¯t he be strong during those three seconds? ? he touched the shining surface of the boots, and he was shocked at how strong the gate of sacrifice was. ? this was just after sacrificing the energy of one gem. what would the box give if he offered a few more times? ? he sucked in a deep breath and placed his most valuable material, ghost metal. ? after that... the notification he got was this material was not suitable for the equipment... ? his eyes twitched, and he was speechless. ? not suitable? this was ghost metal, which could clash with any weapon when the chain prisoner was level nine. couldn¡¯t it be added to the boots? ? he didn¡¯t understand, but there was nothing he could do. ? ghost metal couldn¡¯t be used which made him feel cold. he was hoping for this material to greatly increase the blood stepping boot¡¯s stats! ? ye zhongming looked at all his materials and chose the tail of a lizardman. ? since the boots needed materials of similar nature, the cloud hooves was the same part of the body and the lizardman¡¯s tail should be considered something close? ? after the level three lizardman¡¯s tail was tossed in, the boots lit up again. ? ¡°speed +25, agility+15, balance +10, toughness +18, skill: increase movement speed by 100% for three seconds, 10-hour cooldown. skill: kick, deal damage twice your strength, and consume 100 mental energy.¡± ? the boots turned light grey. ? this time ye zhongming was more satisfied. after this level three tail was added in, not only was speed increased, but there was also balance and toughness. what made him more excited was a new skill that could double one¡¯s strength. although it consumed 100 mental energy, that was just 1/10 of what he had. it also did not have a cooldown, so with his high mental energy, he could use it continuously. ? moreover, ye zhongming lived before. he saw this skill and knew that it was one to con others. when two people were fighting, your seemingly casual kick would use twice your strength. the enemy would be caught off guard. in a life-and-death battle, that would decide the outcome. ? on the other side, xia lei¡¯s voice spread. she asked him if he was playing with himself and was calling him over to eat. ye zhongming¡¯s face turned black; he could do nothing to this frank and direct girl. ? but when he looked at the boots in his hands, he felt this was better. ? the last material. ye zhongming took out the tendon of the level three mist sunflower. that should be good. but then he glanced at something and had an idea. ? this? ? although ye zhongming didn¡¯t know what the ghost metal¡¯s final stat was,s at least he knew how to use it and that it could give the effect he wanted. ? but ye zhongming didn¡¯t know how to use this. the effects that it showed were something that ye zhongming feared too. ? since he got it, he placed it in his space crystal. he only used it when he fought the talking lady. although it was effective, it was a special situation. over these days, ye zhongming nearly forgot about this. ? he slowly took out that item and filled the third material hole. ? a golden flash!n0velusb.c0m Chapter 207: Black Cloak Motorcade chapter 207: black cloak motorcade golden cloth. the third material that ye zhongming placed was the golden cloth that carried the monster baby¡¯s treasures. ye zhongming noticed that this material had magical life-absorbing powers. if damaged, it would become a terrifying presence that absorbed all sorts of energies. ye zhongming used it once. if one were not paying attention, it would damage even himself. thus, he kept it until now. this time, he just wanted to give it a shot. after all, it was a piece of cloth. the boots looked like they were also made of fiber, so they should fit the requirements. in truth, the cloth did fit the requirements, just that... the commotion was a little huge. ¡°your sister is playing with you, and you still make such a huge commotion.¡± xia lei was chewing some meat and rolled her eyes. this caused everyone to pay attention to their surroundings and prepare to leave. fortunately, it was day, and that golden light wasn¡¯t as intense as the gate of sacrifice. it calmed back down after shining for a while and didn¡¯t cause much problems. ye zhongming looked at the boots that had turned grey and now had a golden light circling them. he was a little shocked. ¡°speed +26, agility +17, balance+ 11, toughness +20, skill: increase movement speed by 100% for three seconds, 10-hour cooldown. skill: kick, deal damage twice your strength, and consume 100 mental energy.¡± the base stats remained the same: some had increased a little. what shocked him were the two more passive skills that appeared. ¡°passive skill 1, storage (can upgrade), 2 square meters.¡± ¡°passive skill 2, star consuming satan (can upgrade), absorbs all life-related matter to replenish the user¡¯s consumption and heal his injuries.¡± another golden legendary equipment. ye zhongming danced in happiness. the gate of sacrifice was the first golden equipment he had. he was emotional but not as excited as he was now. after learning how to use the gate of sacrifice, ye zhongming knew that, in the long term, it was no different from a god artifact. but he had to sacrifice more things to use it. it was hard for him to use it again now, even if he had used up all his items, so it limited his short-term help. but the blood stepping boots were different. this was a piece of equipment that could give ye zhongming some help. not to mention the space equipment stat. just the second passive that allowed him to continue fighting. it also made him as strong as a cockroach. using the absorption speed that the golden cloth had, if ye zhongming suffered from his injuries in the dungeon, he might have needed to kill a few level-two monsters and then absorb them, and then he would heal within a day. moreover, he noticed that it mentioned it would absorb all life force. this meant it could absorb monsters and anything that had life, such as plants. in other words, if they fought on grass, ye zhongming could replenish energy, stamina, etc. if he were injured, he would also get healed. don¡¯t forget, ye zhongming did use the stat stone and had the stamina fountain! this skill was so strong. moreover, it could be upgraded. after wearing the boots, ye zhongming felt that his body had become much lighter. he walked left and right to adapt to his changes. but although this thing was good, the golden light was too obvious. even if it was dim, others could see it right away. who knew how much-unneeded trouble he would attract if he wore these shoes in the future? when ye zhongming was worrying about this, the light on the shoes dimmed and turned into a pair of normal boots. ye zhongming thought about it, and suddenly the golden light spun. now he knew that when wearing a legendary-grade equipment, he could control whether or not he wanted to show off its color. as for why he didn¡¯t know about it... the best equipment he had was only green... ye zhongming wore his new shoes as he returned to the team; his face was covered in a smile that confused everyone else. ¡°shouldn¡¯t you feel tired after doing that? why do you look so excited?¡± xia lei asked liang chuyin. she glanced at ye zhongming, ¡°post nut clarity, online sources say that is what happens.¡± little tiger and le dayuan both laughed. ye zhongming had the urge to test the kicks on them. xia lei, mo ye, and tang tian were the ones that noticed that he had changed his boots. they paid attention to it, but no one asked. although these shoes didn¡¯t give him the confidence to beat soul merchant, they caused him to have the confidence to go up against them. he even had a thought that was growing in his heart. if he and his men were strong enough, one day, he would wipe out this tumor from the world. n0velusb.c0m after eating, the team proceeded forwards. after a simple battle, they crossed the small town and collected some crystals. mo ye and the others had scouted this place before, so they knew the route. in the afternoon, they were just an hour away from cloud peak. but at that moment, the team and another faction bumped into one another. ¡°looking at their dressing, they should be the black cloak motorcade.¡± mo ye held her blade tightly. the female cop was affected by the apocalypse, so apart from the people on the team, she was wary of strangers. black cloak motorcade was not one of the factions around cloud peak, but many people did know about them. ye zhongming saw the motorcade of 4-5 motorcycles, 3 suvs and a bus. he knew that this was the outline of the future trading motorcade. these people didn¡¯t have a fixed base and just roamed the wilderness. they collected all sorts of resources and traded with factions to strengthen themselves. of course, this referred to the more orderly ones. some would rob the weaker camps or attack and consume other motorcades. the motorcade slowly stopped in front of them. a few riding the motorcycles removed their helmets and raised their hands to express kindness. but if you thought that they were friendly, then you were wrong. ye zhongming observed several black gun barrels at the corners of the windows. ¡°hi brother, we come in peace!¡± a person came off the suv and held his hands up. he hadn¡¯t dealt with his beard for a long time, so that one couldn¡¯t tell his age. anyways, he shouldn¡¯t be over 40. ¡°since you don¡¯t mean harm, tell your brothers to keep their guns. people will get anxious when guns are pointed at them; if one feels anxious, who knows what they would do.¡± xia lei smiled, and her upper body shook. she hid half her body behind shengyuan. this big fellow stood in front of everyone and held his shield there. normal guns couldn¡¯t shoot through this thing. ye zhongming glanced and knew that many of these 20 people were evolved. they all had guns and weren¡¯t weak. those people who got off to greet them were also observing his team. they glanced at the grey bulletproof shirt that little tiger and a few of them were wearing and shengyuan¡¯s white shield. their expressions changed when they saw the dog with a white crystal on its head hiding behind the group. he realized that this group was prepared. suppose they did anything, not to mention if their bullets could shoot through the white shield. just the level two pet, it was ready to sneak attack. who knew if they would have the upper hand if they were caught off guard? after which, as they were close, they saw the white blade on many of their backs. apart from three women, every one of them had one. the guy waved his arm at his men and shouted, ¡°calm down, calm down. come out and see our friends that have come from afar. brother, bring my 1916 bottle!¡± ¡°let me introduce myself; i am yuan shang. i set up a motorcade with a few friends and relatives. as we all wear black shirts, they call us black cloak motorcade. haha, we are merchants and traded.¡± he shrugged, showed the two grenades by his waist, and revealed his muscles. ¡°we saw you all here, so we came over to see if we could do any business. we hope that you don¡¯t misunderstand.¡± xia lei glanced at ye zhongming¡¯s face; she realized he was expressionless, so she said, ¡°it doesn¡¯t matter; sometimes misunderstanding in the apocalypse is a good thing.¡± her words were said with a smile and magnetic tone, but it was a warning. it caused some of their expressions to change. ¡°but i like to do business; let¡¯s see what you all have.¡± yuan shang smiled, ¡°this beauty knows how to speak. we do not have much good stuff; they are all food, water, and essentials. seeing that you all are in a good state, would you like to buy some food?¡± ye zhongming shook his head, and then his body flashed. he stepped out and was so quick that everyone couldn¡¯t react. he just moved a little, but he crossed yuan shang and was beside the bus. he bent down and took out a bag from below. ¡°if you want to do business, then take out your sincerity. we don¡¯t want to kill people, but we don¡¯t have the habit of speaking in a dangerous environment.¡± ye zhongming tossed the explosives to yuan shang and then waved a black remote in his hands. Chapter 208: Big deal chapter 208: big deal yuan shang had set up this motorcade a long while ago. each day in the apocalypse was as long as a year if one considered that; it had been a long time. it wasn¡¯t that he hadn¡¯t done unlawful things or things that went against morals, but in many situations, he chose to follow the rules. as life was worthless in the apocalypse, you could quickly cover your hands in blood and obtain many benefits. but similarly, people might step on you to ascend. shang yuan knew that point, so he always gave people a way out. the benefits could be seen everywhere. as he had a good reputation, the factions around ying city liked to trade with him. this allowed him to obtain many crystals. the fact that the team had so many evolved was a benefit of all of that. but he was still wary of foreign teams, so he left many trump cards. for example, the guns in the bus. for instance, his grenades. for example, the explosives. when they faced dangers, he used this to turn the tides. but yuan shang knew that he faced a tough person today. this team was weird. the guys and girls didn¡¯t look like a team from the apocalypse, their dress was too clean, and they were too healthy. their eyes were too calm. n0velusb.c0m as a merchant, yuan shang also knew the value of white equipment! each of them was more expensive than one-star potions. they had more than ten! moreover, when did his explosive ignition get taken? yuan shang shuddered, and he smiled even more. ¡°it is my fault, my fault, brother. please don¡¯t mind.¡± yuan shang tossed the explosives to his men and then walked toward ye zhongming¡¯s side. he tried his best not to cause any more misunderstandings. ¡°if you only have food and drinks, then we don¡¯t need to waste our time.¡± ye zhongming said casually. he still held the remote in his hands, which caused the person carrying the explosives to sweat. yuan shang was stunned. his smile disappeared, and his aura started to strengthen. ye zhongming looked at him and was impressed. this trading motorcade had some style; if he continued as before, they probably didn¡¯t have anything good. ¡°let¡¯s be frank; i need three things; if you have, the price can be discussed.¡± ye zhongming raised three fingers, ¡°one, bullets. two, grain. three, intel.¡± the black cloak motorcade looked at one another. this was the first time they saw such a trading scene. yuan shang frowned, ¡°bullets aren¡¯t easy to get, but i have some. grain is the main thing we sell, so that is not a problem. as for intel... what does this brother want to know?¡± ye zhongming said, ¡°you don¡¯t understand what i mean. intel, if you think it is useful, you can use it to trade. i will reward you based on its value. finally, when i talk about grain... i don¡¯t mean food. the difference is huge.¡± yuan shang didn¡¯t speak. he looked at ye zhongming in shock. this person wanted grain! in a world where people could kill for a piece of bread, he wanted large amounts of grain, this... what did he want to do? he looked at the assault rifles that little tiger, xia lei, etc., had and returned to the bus. he carried a bag and placed it on the ground a moment later. he revealed several bullet cases. ¡°90 bullets, 50 crystals. it fits your gun model.¡± ye zhongming nodded, okay. yuan shang¡¯s eyes lit up. for someone not to care about 50 crystals, either he didn¡¯t plan to pay, or he was wealthy. the first was not an option as he felt this group was ambitious and had its principles. so there was only one possibility. ¡°do you want pistols?¡± ¡°how many?¡± hearing ye zhongming say that, yuan shang was more sure that this group was rich. he said, ¡°not many, around ten. they came from the wheel, and their quality is guaranteed. but there aren¡¯t many bullets, around 300.¡± ¡°say a price.¡± ye zhongming took a look and smiled coldly. ¡°200 crystals!¡± yuan shang bit his teeth and said what he felt was a high price. although one bullet could kill one zombie and get one crystal, in theory, normally, if three shots could kill one zombie, that was already a good result, so 300 bullets could, at most, get 100 crystals. 200 was a little expensive. but ye zhongming just nodded his head. this excited the black cloak motorcade as they knew they had bumped into a big buyer. ¡°er, we have rice, white noodles, salt, oil, vinegar, soy sauce. do you want them?¡± ye zhongming shook his head. yuan shang stood up and slapped his hands, ¡°that is it.¡± ye zhongming reached into his bag and took out a sack of crystals. he opened it and counted. he was slightly stunned, ¡°this seems a little too many.¡± ¡°500 level one crystal; tell me where the firearms storage is.¡± yuan shang and his men shuffled, and many of them raised their guns. ¡°wang!¡± yellow ball barked, and it looked like it was about to pounce. ¡°you, how did you find out?¡± yuan shang¡¯s voice was low. when the guy said those words, he was shocked. ye zhongming didn¡¯t reply, ¡°it is quite good that you got such things with your ability. i want to get more. why not trade for some crystals? if you are lucky, you can get one more evolved. that is more valuable than the storage position you can¡¯t get.¡± yuan shang lowered his head and debated. he understood how terrifying this fellow was. he didn¡¯t know what gave it away, so this person could guess that he had found a storage. ¡°a thousand, and i will give you another news of a small-sized grain storage.¡± yuan shang raised his head firmly. he made his choice. the others wanted to say something, but they stopped. yuan shang¡¯s status in their group was strong enough. ¡°oh? how much grain do you think there is inside?¡± ¡°at least enough for a thousand people for two months.¡± ¡°okay, but i need detailed information about factions around.¡± ye zhongming took out another bag and passed it to him. after noticing it was exact, he counted and said something to him softly. ye zhongming nodded and shoved the remote back into his pocket. he waved at his team to tell them to head out. ¡°oi, are you not afraid that i lie to you?¡± seeing them about to leave, yuan shang instinctively asked. ye zhongming smiled, ¡°you have to pay the price if you lie to me, will you?¡± yuan shang was astonished and said, ¡°i didn¡¯t lie.¡± ¡°right.¡± ye zhongming shrugged. he wanted to leave and suddenly said, ¡°if you want to do business, bring more food to cloud peak two days later.¡± he then led them away. seeing them go, one of the members walked over. he said coldly, ¡°brother shang, this group....¡± ¡°we can¡¯t offend them!¡± he stared at his men and knew what he was thinking. he had to squash that thought. if not, they would die sooner or later. ¡°let me tell you all.¡± he jumped on the steps of the bus and said to his men, ¡°you know what i did in the past. i was a headhunter for top companies. i am only good at looking at people. let me say solemnly, no matter what, be polite to this team in the future. if not, don¡¯t blame me for not holding back.¡± ¡°it is fine if you die but don¡¯t drag down everyone. do you understand!¡± ¡°time to go; head to east mountain village to find uncle hai to buy food and spin the wheel!¡± ............................................................................................................ at night, ye zhongming¡¯s team was near cloud peak. ¡°from a strategic standpoint, this was a great place. it was at the peak of a mountain, and its back was on a cliff. only one path led to it. it was easy to defend and hard to attack.¡± mo ye passed the binoculars to ye zhongming and pointed at this large holiday village, ¡°that is just for humans; it is no different for zombies and mutated lifeforms. if the villa hadn¡¯t set up walls to prevent guests from entering the forests on the side, the place would have already been broken into.¡± ¡°there areare a few thousand zombies here and many mutated lifeforms.¡± ¡°based on the information, there are four factions inside. they use various methods to enter. they would use sounds to draw the zombies away before driving out. each time some people would die. but because of that, factions on the outside didn¡¯t touch this place as no one had confidence in clearing the mutated monsters.¡± ¡°that is the basic situation.¡± mo ye asked ye zhongming why he wanted to choose this place. ye zhongming naturally had his reason, but that was from his last life. although it wouldn¡¯t change in this life, he didn¡¯t dare say confidently that it was the same. ye zhongming decided to scout tonight. Chapter 209: Night visit to Cloud Peak chapter 209: night visit to cloud peak the storage region was one of the few areas in cloud peak lit up. an old man sat beside a table with a few candles and was reading a book. since he evolved, his eyesight has become much better. the moment he was free, he would read books. he would do so even at night. he heard someone knock on the door. lu yi frowned. although the evolution meant he wasn''t as weak as a 65-year-old, he still didn''t change his habits. he was still annoyed by people disturbing him at night. the guy who entered was a 30-year-old young man. he held a short axe, and under the light, it shone grey. ¡°xiang tao, what is it?¡± lu yi had a good impression of this young man who lived next door to him and worked at a company. at least when the apocalypse arrived, he was much calmer and more mature than people of his age. after he evolved, he became lu yi''s good helper. "lu yi, jennings sent people over to trade some food." lu yi controlled the storage region of cloud peak, and there were huge amounts of resources here. they were the only faction that didn''t need to head out to find food, such that the outside world only thought that cloud peak only had three factions. because of that, lu yi and his men suffered no losses. but as they were made up of people who came here on holiday, they weren''t very united. "the price?" lu yi asked. "one-star potion for 20 bags of rice, 50 cans, ten bags of salt, ten bottles of oil, and two boxes of noodles as well as 200 liters of water." n0velusb.c0m lu yi frowned when he heard xiang tao''s words. jennings was the ceo of a multinational company. his company was having a meeting here when the apocalypse started, so they were trapped there. but there were many of them, so they controlled the situation and occupied the meeting region. they also found a wheel, and thus some of them evolved. they were the strongest group of the four factions. lu yi''s faction was formed from the holiday goers, so there was a gap in strength. but after all, they managed to maintain a four-side standoff. even if some were strong and some were weak, one could swallow another faction without one other faction eating them up. thus, the situation was stabilized. lu yi spent his whole life doing deals and was used to using interest to balance everything. he knew that the situation would break one day, and he needed to win before that day came. fortunately, he controlled the storage and had the resources the other three factions needed. although he didn''t have a wheel, the other factions would come to trade potions. after all, apart from jennings, there was also wei xiaoyong, whose faction was made up mostly of workers and controlled the worker area, and xiao dong, who controlled the hot springs villa area and was made up of an entertainment company''s workers. they all had gachapons. if they didn''t trade with him, other factions would. honestly, it didn''t feel good to live within the cracks. one day the food would be used up; at that time, their strength would be exceeded by the other three factions, and they would die. lu yi was thinking about a way out but didn''t know. he was originally happy when he heard that jennings was here to trade for some items. but when he listened to the price, he was unsatisfied. compared to a few days ago, this foreigner wanted too much this time. "jack, zhang ying, and tai zheng came; the rest are normal people." eh? lu yi looked at xiang tao. "you mean..." "uncle lu, we have ten evolved, xiao dong has 12, wei xiaoyong has 13, jennings has 14. half a month ago, we had the same number as them, but now the gap has opened up." "if this continues, maybe they will work together to swallow us up next week." "we need to do something. today is a good chance." "kill jack and cause jenning''s to reduce to 11. we are fighting ten against three, so there isn''t a problem. we can also snatch a bottle of potion. after it ends, we will have 11 evolved and equal to their side. they can''t do anything to us then." lu yi rubbed the book''s cover, and a moment later, he said, "and then? if we attack, that means that no one will trade with us ever again." "we will be the same as them. we have to hunt. we have to take this path sooner or later. since that is the case, why not use this chance? as for potion, as long as we have crystals, there is not only one wheel around cloud peak. we can pay some fees and either spin on their side or trade with them." the old man closed his eyes. his fist clenched and then relaxed. "okay!" ......................................................................................................... how easily ye zhongming entered cloud peak surprised him. outside cloud peak... there weren''t any guards at all. maybe because the zombies and mutated lifeforms outside meant the survivors lacked the strength to deal with them. moreover, ye zhongming noticed a weird thing. there were many level-two mutated lifeforms and zombies. why were they all here and not breaking through the wall that could only block normal zombies? did this... ye zhongming had a few guesses, but it didn''t stop his footsteps. he recalled that the place he wanted to find was below a villa. as for which exact one it was, he was not sure. he came here in his last life and remembered the area. but the buildings changed from then to now, so he needed time to confirm. after half an hour, he found the villa region, and on it wrote that this was the hot spring villa. ye zhongming looked around and saw 20 of them. did he have to search one by one? when hesitating, he saw some light from a villa nearby. there was some laughter from within, and two smoking guards were at the door. ye zhongming decided to take a look there first. he walked over silently to avoid the sentries. he then climbed to the second floor. he looked around and found an unlocked window. a nose-piercing smoke stench covered him and made him feel uncomfortable. the laughter got even clearer without the walls blocking, and he could also hear girls screaming and crying. his eyes flashed. from the sound, he could deduce they were on the first floor. he would get noticed if he went past them to the basement. although he was unafraid of them, it would make things more problematic. ye zhongming prepared to leave. since there were so many here, he shall leave this to the last. he returned along the original path. right at that moment, there was a scream! a fiery aura passed through the second floor and charged near his feet! Chapter 210: Dog Xia chapter 210: dog xia ye zhongming was shocked. he developed sensitivity towards danger. after his mental energy increased after consuming the brain bug, allowing him to predict enemy attacks accurately. but this attack caught him off guard. his legs pushed off when this attack passed, and he flew out. the moment the ground exploded, he was on the side of the wall. a strengthened gun appeared in his hands and he pointed it at the hole below. ah! ah! screams spread from below, and they came from both guys and girls. "brother dog!" "are you not going to release it, you *#%$(#*!" "don''t pull! it hurts!" "damn, i will kill you!" "sister xia, don''t do it!" "burn her! burn her to death!" chaos spread from the room below, which made ye zhongming frown. it looked like an accident. ye zhongming heard a few sentences. something was happening below, and he was just caught in it. he walked to the side of the hole and looked down. ye zhongming saw several naked guys and girls surrounding a bed covered by blood and other liquid. a muscular man stood above, and a girl was kneeling between his legs; she was biting... what shocked ye zhongming was that half her face and even her shoulder were burnt. the smell of roasted meat spread across the room, mixed with the scent of lovemaking, making one want to vomit. the girl grabbed the guy''s legs and was biting down. but as half her face was badly burnt, her jaw and muscles were damaged. no matter how hard she tried, she could not bite off the evolved guy''s private area. but she tried her best. she had a gaze filled with hated under the eyelids that weren''t burnt. even ye zhongming was shocked. this woman didn''t care about death. such a person, even if she was a normal person, she was terrifying. "as long as you open your mouth, i will let you live." the guy shook in pain but didn''t dare to do anything in case an accident happened. ye zhongming focused on his palm, and it was in flames. he was about to slap her but worried he would be injured. "sister xia, don''t, wu...." a naked girl tried to pull her, but another guy kicked her away. under the attacks of an evolved, her ribs collapsed, and she spat out large mouths of blood. some liquid flowed out from within as she said goodbye to the world. "release if not, i will explode your head!" another guy wore his pants and pointed his gun at the girl everyone was paying attention to. he was about to fire. "scram, scram, do you want me to become a eunuch?" the guy waved his flame-covered hand at his men and shouted. he feared he would fire, causing the girl to go all out before she died. this thing happened too quickly, and it only took half a minute. this guy calmed down and panted, "i will give you two choices, either you let go, and i give you an evolution potion. we will treat it like nothing happened today. either that, or i will kill all you women. i also wanted to know how you evolved. i will burn your villa and dismantle the basement. i don''t believe that i can''t find out your secret. please don''t force me! don''t force me!" the guy was covered in a killing aura. ye zhongming looked on quietly. he knew that the reason why such a situation occurred was because people just evolved. their experience, mentality, skills, etc were still used to peacetime. if two to three years passed, there were a hundred ways to kill this girl without being injured... that was until he heard the word basement. peng! a gunshot was fired. the strengthened grey pistol fired, and the bullet spun into the flame-covered palm. its strength shocked the gun. red liquid and bone shrapnel scattered around, landing on the guys and the burnt girl''s face. the people in the room were all stunned. xiao dong looked at his hand that exploded, and a few seconds later, he cried out in despair. ye zhongming landed softly. in that process, he fired twice, and two guys had their heads exploded. when one noticed ye zhongming, his eyes twitched. the other instinctively went to touch the gun by his waist. ye zhongming''s principle was to kill all threats before they became a threat. the villa''s door was knocked open, and numerous guys charged in. they were stunned when they saw such a situation. some wanted to attack him right away. but when they faced ye zhongming, there was no other outcome apart from dying. some were afraid of dying, so they retreated. they moved close to the wall and didn''t dare to move, afraid that this guy would kill them. "face the wall, bend down, hug your heads." ye zhongming pointed, and these people followed. the bodies in the room told them they would die if they didn''t follow. he walked beside the girl who was still biting that body part. he pinched her face, and this disfigured girl fell to the ground. her face was covered in fresh blood, and she looked terrifying. "sister xia!" a girl looked at ye zhongming in terror and then came over to help up the visually terrifying woman. tears flowed out from her eyes. there were four girls in the room. one was trampled to death before ye zhongming came. one was killed when things developed, so only these two remained. " tell me, where is the basement you mentioned?" ye zhongming pointed his pistol at xiao dong''s head and asked coldly. xiao dong was still panicking due to his lost hand. when he heard that, he was stunned and looked at ye zhongming. his finger moved slightly, and he was about to pull the trigger. "wait..." that disfigured girl struggled. she was naked, but she gave off a vengeful aura. "i will tell you... but. he... hand him over to me!" "sister xia!" lu yan exclaimed. the basement was the only thing they had and relied on to survive. she couldn''t imagine what would happen to them after others learned about it. "please... if you give him to me, i will do anything." xia bai''s voice was calm, and she wasn''t affected by the pain in her face and shoulder. she didn''t cover her body. she just knelt in front of ye zhongming and begged. ye zhongming saw grievances in her eyeball that were not covered by an eyelid. he glanced at the marks on her body left by their perverted actions, and he understood why she chose. this was hatred that was ignited. either she died with regrets, or she took revenge. she chose the latter. ye zhongming passed a dagger to her. xia bai picked it up and held it up. she crawled before xiao dong and stabbed that part of his body. xiao dong wanted to slap her aside, but he got another bullet. his other hand was gone too. pu! pu! pu! the sound of metal into flesh rang out. apart from ye zhongming, anyone who saw that would turn ashen white, and their lips would shiver. what kind of hatred was this? for a woman to be so crazy, not vent by crying and cursing. she just stabbed knife after knife into the guy. blood flowed and covered her entire body. she smiled, but her disfigured face made it look bizarre. it was as if she was enjoying the temperature of her enemy''s blood and taste. xiao dong couldn''t stand it anymore. his legs went soft, and he knelt on the ground. he was doing the same as the woman he had previously trampled beneath him. he wanted to fight back, but he didn''t have any strength. he could only watch as the dagger stabbed in and was pulled out. a bunch of women appeared at the door. some guys rushed over but weren''t on the same side as the women. both sides looked at ye zhongming with a shifty gaze. xia bai raised her head and looked at xiao dong, whose breathing weakened. she reached over and kissed his eyes. the women at the door opened their eyes and looked on in disbelief. after which, they watched as xia bai bit his eyeball and chewed it. from her burnt cheeks, one could see the water from within. "delicious..." this crazy woman swallowed the eyeball, which caused the women at the door to exclaim. she raised the dagger and pushed it into his other eye. as the dagger stabbed into his brain, he took his last breath. "sister rong, i promised to tell him the secret basement." xia bai looked at xiao dong''s corpse like enjoying her masterpiece. sister rong''s face twitched. a moment later, she made a choice. she took a deep breath and entered the room. she bit her lips after seeing two of her sisters'' bodies and xia bai''s situation. blood flowed, but she quickly wiped it away. "i can tell you what you want, but i have my conditions." ye zhongming pouted, "i don''t think you have the right to speak about conditions to me." "we aren''t afraid of dying!" she shouted and pointed at the bodies and xia bai, "this is the outcome. it is theirs and also our future. death is a release for us. i don''t know you, but i should have something you need. i will give it to you, but i have conditions. if not, kill us all; it is better than living like this!" he glanced at these women. behind their hoodies were bad smells. apart from the shock from when they just came in, their eyes were back to numbness and calmness. these women relied on their instincts to survive; they were waiting for the final judgment of fate. ye zhongming had seen many such people in his last life. to them, death was indeed not a terrifying thing. "they are yours." ye zhongming pointed at the guys, "but if what you know isn''t what i want, all of you will meet these guys in hell." blood and cries splashed and rang out in the room! ............................................................................................................ "i can''t think of my value to you." xia bai rested on the wall and didn''t understand why the guy would carry her out. she saw her sisters turn into demons, and her eyes were filled with excitement. "didn''t you say that you would do anything?" he looked at her and had a slightly interested smile on his face. xia bai retracted her gaze and looked at this guy a few years younger than her. "ke, apart from sleeping with you, i can''t think of anything else. but i look like this now, so i can''t be something you want. moreover, i think i am going to die." ye zhongming nodded, "you aren''t my type, and yes, you are about to die." "tomorrow, the latest, would be the day after i will take over this place. i need someone to follow me, to do all the dirty work fully. i need someone to be covered in the blood of my enemies. i need someone to stand in the darkness, to be my threat in the future. i need someone to sell their soul to me." "with me here, you won''t die. but are you willing to be such a person?" xia bai looked at him with a special gaze and suddenly felt like something was opening up before her. scenes appeared in her mind, betrayal, rape, perverts, violence... she coughed, and fresh blood was spat out. she held the ground and slowly stood up. then she knelt in front of him. n0velusb.c0m "keke, it sounds like a demon''s summoning, but... i like it." she raised one hand, "you need a dog, right? okay, i will do it." many days later, xia bai was recognized as one of his most loyal team members. this was the first time she knelt for the guy she followed for her whole life. many years later, survivors will call her dog xia. Chapter 211: Fake Ghost Tree chapter 211: fake ghost tree this night was destined to be chaotic for cloud peak. wei xiaoyong stood on the roof. he glanced to the left and right, and he frowned. gunshots spread out from old lu and xiao dong¡¯s territories! what happened? what happened there? wei xiaoyong thought about it, but he couldn¡¯t guess what happened. ¡°boss, jennings attacked!¡± jennings attacked too? wei xiaoyong felt like things weren¡¯t right. no, it was wrong. why did so many things happen on this peaceful night? ¡°did anything unusual happen on our side?¡± wei xiaoyong asked his men. ¡°no, there is nothing unusual at all.¡± ¡°where did jennings and his men go to?¡± ¡°to old lu¡¯s side!¡± wei xiaoyong walked around the roof and muttered about what had happened. ¡°gather the guys! no matter what happens, we have to take a look!¡± wei xiaoyong waved his right fist, ¡°go to old lu¡¯s side too!¡± ...................................................................................................... ye zhongming stood in front of the iron cabinet. he saw sister rong twist on the side, and that door opened. behind it were many women. there were also some guys who didn¡¯t misbehave during the past month and managed to survive. ¡°fake ghost tree?¡± ye zhongming looked at the mutated plant waving its tentacles. in his last life, this thing was famous. no one knew which plant this fake ghost tree mutated from, but no one bothered to find out. what survivors cared about was how terrifying this thing was. n0velusb.c0m the tree ye zhongming saw, which occupied the entire city, was suspected by many to be the final form of the fake ghost tree. simply put, this tree had intellect. you couldn¡¯t tell how far it evolved from the outside as it hid its demon crystal. moreover, its tentacles would grow many fragrant fruits. if survivors ate them, they would evolve. as long as the survivor wasn¡¯t higher level than the tree, the fruits would be effective. when people first discovered this thing, survivors would be delighted as that meant they found a path to evolution without needing potions. this also meant that humans might break free from the control of the gachapon and walk a new path. but people realized that this was preposterous and a misunderstanding. these fruits seemed to have helped humans evolve, but this evolution could only last a month. after that, the power would disappear, and the survivor would return to normal. moreover, as they consumed the fruit, you would end up as its medium. the seeds would take root in the body, and it would be too late when the evolution power disappeared. the sapling would occupy your blood, and you would end up as nutrients. one day, your flesh and blood would be consumed, and a new fake ghost tree would break out from the human¡¯s shell. from hiding its level so survivors would get close to pluck its fruit. it acted like it resisted, killing some survivors to use as nutrients. it then lets humans pluck the fruit and begin its reproduction. this series of actions was a trap. when survivors found out about it, they were all shocked. they had a new understanding of the dangers of the apocalypse. a mutated plant had a weird evolution and reproduction method; how were humans supposed to survive? due to their fear and hatred towards the fake ghost tree, people guessed that the overpowered tree was in its final form. ye zhongming smiled, which caused the people behind them to be confused. he looked at sister rong, mo mo, and jia yi and shook his head. he didn¡¯t know how long ago they consumed the fruit. if it wasn¡¯t long, he did have some solutions, but if it was a long time ago, then... they need to cherish their final moments. ah! a girl at the entrance exclaimed, and they retreated. ye zhongming turned back and saw yellow ball at the door. the team heard the gunshots, and this dog probably followed his scent to find him. ¡°come!¡± ye zhongming waved. the majestic dog baring its fangs, calmed back down and burrowed itself beneath ye zhongming¡¯s legs. the people looked at one another, and the shock on their faces was fully displayed. level two mutated lifeform as a pet... this, just this yellow dog alone, could allow him to rule cloud peak. the women, unwilling to tell him about this secret, finally realized they made the right decision. yellow ball sniffed the hole, and its fur stood on its ends. it stared at the tree and sensed some danger. ¡°right, it is level three.¡± ye zhongming retracted his gun, and moon edge appeared in his hands. he slapped yellow ball¡¯s head and said, ¡°let¡¯s go and test it out.¡± the two of them charged in. when ye zhongming appeared at the entrance, the tentacles waved much more quickly. when they charged in, it shook intensely and gave out a shriek. a piece of bark opened up where the trunk and the branches intersected to reveal the black crystal inside. it revealed its identity as a level three lifeform. but that didn¡¯t make ye zhongming afraid. a blade light shone, and he used flame blade. the level three ghost tree pulled itself up, and its roots emerged. all its tentacles blocked in front of its trunk. normally speaking, when such trees reach level four, they would have the ability to move. only vines etc., could roll in the dirt when it was at the starting evolution levels. but that was not absolute. some plants that hadn¡¯t reached level four could move when facing a life-and-death situation but had to pay a huge price. after which, it would enter a state of weakness. the fake ghost tree was like that. after ye zhongming used his strongest attack, it felt dangerous, and he chose to move. unfortunately, in front of flame blade, it was just too slow. moreover, ye zhongming had a little trick. he used the quickness of the blood stepping boots simultaneously with the flame blade. Chapter 212: Seven Star Pearl chapter 212: seven star pearl he activated quickness when he used flame blade. due to the beautiful effects of flame blade, ye zhongming slashed visually before he started to move. in truth, he did both at the same time. quickness could double your running speed for three seconds. two star evolved was quick already; with this speed addition, ye zhongming''s position was three meters ahead. the blade that would have hit its tentacles ended up slicing from the side. n0velusb.c0m this wouldn''t be his chosen plan if he faced a level three mutated animal. after all, mutated animals had higher speed and reaction speed. even if he used quickness, with the level difference, ye zhongming''s move might miss. but the fake ghost tree hadn''t reached level four, so its movement speed was slow. this blade hit where the tentacles and the branches connected. moon edge and the job skill were not something the wooden level three tree could block. some branches were sliced off, and large amounts of green liquid flowed out, giving a nose-piercing scent. yellow ball and its master coordinated well. after flame blade hit, it pounced forwards. it knew its bites and scratches had no use towards such a plant, so it used its body to hit the trunk. the 100-kilogram force and momentum caused the tree to fall over. although its roots were out of the dirt, some parts were still on the ground. after it tilted by 45 degrees, it was about to rock its body back. unfortunately, not only did the flame blade slice off half of the branches, but the burning damage was also the natural enemy of wood. the damage caused the tentacles on the other side of the tree to open up. when this level three plant pulled itself upright once again, ye zhongming''s second skill arrived. the blade light slashed the instance the tentacles opened up. the difference from the first skill was that this was from a nearer angle, but the outcome was similar. the remaining tentacles were sliced off after the blade light. only the trunk of the fake ghost tree remained. maybe it could feel pain, but its body shook. the bark covering the crystal danced. suddenly, it turned into two soft but sharp spikes which stabbed ye zhongming, who was about to slash. ye zhongming jumped. he barely used the last second of quickness to dodge the attack. this should be the tree''s skill. after its attack missed, the wooden spike turned back into the bark, and its color looked dimmer. ye zhonging didn''t hold back and went to slice off the thing that nearly injured him. the fake ghost tree''s attacks and defense were nearly all related to those tentacles. now that they were all sliced off, it was just there for the taking. ye zhongming looked around it warily, and now that it wasn''t a threat, he picked up the branches to look. he kept the fruits, but he didn''t kill it. ye zhongming made up his mind as this thing could be used. sister rong and the others were stunned. they risked their lives to try to get fruits from this tree. many of them died, and only three managed to become evolved. moreover, the three of them weren''t a match for this tree. during the day, they had lost badly. but this guy could deal with it in less than five seconds... this gap was too big. he tapped yellow ball''s head to tell it to guard this place. ye zhongming then entered the cave behind the tree. his footsteps reverberated. ye zhongming ignored that. on the contrary, he felt increasingly nervous as he got deeper in. he naturally knew what was here when he chose this palace as his base. but he had never seen it personally. although he was confident, he was still slightly nervous since he hadn''t seen it before. in his last life, zhang dalong occupied this place and began his path to nine star evolved. if everything is true, then could he reach those heights? ye zhongming realized that rather than being afraid that the thing he hoped for wasn''t here, it was more of him being lost and unsure of the future of the apocalypse. he had a clear goal, but he had no confidence about what exactly would happen. as expected, it was here! in front of him, in the middle of the stone room, stood four gachapon wheels! four! the middle of the wheels had gems representing their levels; they were white, black, green, and blue! the wheels were level two, three, four, and five! along with the three level-one wheels spread around, cloud peak had seven wheels. seven star pearl! this was why ye zhongming chose to set up the base here. this was also why zhang dalong took this down in his last life and became a nine-star evolved. if they occupied cloud peak, one could easily become a five-star evolved. one didn''t need to risk their life to search for wheels to spin. moreover, with enough confidence, you could earn money from others. let survivors pay fees to use the wheel. you can use this to turn the base into a large trading market. at that time, just the taxes alone could make the base rich. naturally, all these were things for the future. ye zhongming glanced at the four wheels, and he got more and more excited. the level two-wheel was still okay. apart from evolution potions and immunity potions, there wasn''t anything special. but from the level three wheel on, each had decent items. the level three wheel had a card. the level four wheel had a piece of white equipment. ye zhongming was interested in the level five wheel with a monster transformation ointment. as long as he occupied this place, all of these would be his one day. ye zhongming clenched his fists. he felt more confident now when he faced the unknown apocalypse. since he saw so many wheels, naturally, he had to spin it. he had many level-two crystals, so he wanted to try his luck. he used the basic elimination technique, and this level two-wheel started its first spin since it arrived on the earth. ...................................................................................................... yellow ball squatted at the hole and looked at the people outside. its ears would twitch as it paid attention to the sound from outside. but this was not what it cared about. it just needed to guard this place. at this point, a woman ran in with a panicked expression. ¡°sister rong, lu yan she... killed herself." the people waiting for the mysterious guy were stunned and rushed out. they followed the girl to the second-floor bathroom and saw her lying on the wall. she had lost her life. there was a pool of blood under her, and her white hand was in the pool. everyone felt depressed, and they knew why she would do that. four of them went tonight, and only xia bai was still alive. it was hard to imagine what torture those four went through such that they all were willing to fight to their deaths. "find a good place and bury her. she died for us." cries ran out. each person here felt lost and afraid of their future. it was the same even when this weird young man came. no one was sure that he was better than xiao dong. footsteps spread from outside, and many people were approaching. sister rong looked out and saw wei xiaoyong. he was leading dozens of people to rush over. "find weapons, quick!" sister rong''s expression was ashen white. when xiao dong was here, he came into contact with a few factions. now that he was dead and wei xiaoyong came, sister rong was unsure of the agreement. but she knew that this wasn''t a good thing. wei xiaoyong came from lu yi''s side and knew that lu yi attacked jennings and killed three evolved. both sides were in a face-off, but probably nothing would happen as both sides had similar strengths. thus, he left a few people to observe before leading his men to the hot springs villa. although his reputation was bad, and he was known for being bloodthirsty and violent, he wasn''t a fool. since jennings and lu yi were fighting, why did xiao dong''s side have gunshots? there were only four factions. did they have a coup? or an outside faction attack? but no matter the one, he felt like his chance had arrived. thinning about those dozens of beautiful women, he felt an itch around his body. wei xiaoyong saw corpses in xiao dong''s villa. more accurately, sliced-up corpses. it was gory, but he didn''t think much about it; he was more certain about his guesses. thus he rushed over here as he knew that the girls were there. "sister rong, where is xiao dong?" wei xiaoyong waved, and his men stopped dozens of meters out. they glanced at the crowd and saw that although there were a few guys, none were xiao dong and his men. "you don''t have to care, but you crossed the line. you better scram." she couldn''t keep giving in, so she tried to make a tough reply. but they only had three evolved. wei xiaoyong thought about it and laughed. "no matter where xiao dong is, i will swallow up the hot springs villa today!" "ah!" there was a cry behind him before he even said those words. Chapter 213: New King chapter 213: new king wei xiaoyong turned his head and saw an ugly and weird face. half a face was lovely; she had white skin and exquisite features. her black hair danced slightly in the night wind. whoever saw this half of her face would praise that she was a gorgeous woman. but... the other half of her face was covered in dark red scars. her hair was gone, and her eyelids had disappeared too. even her cheeks had just a slight layer of flesh surrounding it. this was a ghost face that was burnt! even wei xiaoyong, who was so bold, felt his heart jump when he saw that face. it was too terrifying. "sister xia..." people behind sister rong recognized xia bai and wanted to shout, but that face shocked them, and they were terrified. "what kind of ghost are you?" . a guy saw this woman right behind his ally. this ally''s body twitched, and large amounts of blood flowed from his mouth. he cursed and slashed at this woman. killing people had become an instinct. xia bai pushed, and this guy fell into his ally''s arms. they even saw that she was grabbing a piece of red flesh that was squirming. that was... everyone looked toward the guy. the back of his chest was a blood hole that bled out. the heart inside had disappeared. this ghost-like woman dug this person''s heart out using her hands. "master said, don''t resist; you won''t have to die." xia bai''s voice didn''t change, but it was colder than what they were used to. she used some strength, and that heart exploded. the blood scattered and landed on her face. she looked like she was enjoying it. "damn, your sister!" wei xiaoyong hollered and pointed at xia bai, "kill this damn woman." his men surged at xia bai. most of them didn''t use the weapons in their hands. this woman did have half her face destroyed, but the remaining half did look good. her body was nice to look at; her legs were long. if one didn''t look at the face, this was a perfect body; it was a waste to kill her. they wanted to reduce stress for everyone. xia bai giggled, and she retreated slightly. she grabbed one of the guy''s fists and crushed his bones. at the same time, she pulled the guy towards her body, and under the huge strength, he couldn''t fight back and knocked her body. before he could scream, xia bai bit the artery on his neck, and blood shot out. the people charging over were stunned, this... her hand didn''t stop. her thin palm pushed forwards like sharp daggers, stabbing into the stomach of the guy whose neck was spitting out blood. ¡°you... you damn...¡± a month had passed, and people had gotten used to killing. but this direct killing method still left one deeply shocked. digging the heart, sucking blood, and opening the stomach, were different concepts from shooting or stabbing with a blade. moreover, two deaths in such a bloody method made these people hesitate. it also caused some of them to become vicious. one evolved hollered. he relied on his speed and strength to charge and punch. he wanted to smash her other face in. xia bai retreated slightly one more and then punched at that fist. she wanted to fight this person head-on. the evolved smiled viciously. he hollered, and saliva splattered all around. it was as if he imagined how this woman would scream when her arm got smashed. so what if you were evolved? you didn''t have as much strength as me. the sound of bone cracking spread out, and his smile fixed on his face. he looked at his deformed hand in disbelief. xia bai stepped forwards; her fist turned into a u shape which strangled his neck. she used some strength, and that weaker throat bone shattered. this caused him to swallow his shouts back into his stomach. "two, two star!" to kill a one-star evolved so easily, only a two-star evolved could do that. the people who realized this problem all retreated. wei xiaoyong''s sweat dripped down his cheeks and onto his shoulder. he realized that the situation had gone out of his control. some things had happened to her that he didn''t know, and these changes were fatal to him. she charged into the crowd, and blood and limbs started to fly. he was stunned for an instant, so he didn''t know what she shouted but recalled what she said before. "don''t resist, and you won''t die." wei xiaoyong opened his mouth and wanted to surrender, but a cold wind was behind him. before he could turn his head, he felt several sharp things stabbing into his neck, and then... bite. the guy that enjoyed cloud peak for a month couldn''t even make a sound before a golden dog bit his neck. sister rong and the others watched... ye zhongming was squatting on the roof... they all watched the massacre. ye zhongming glanced at a shining place in the distance. there were two more factions there. after confirming that there were seven gachapons here, there were two paths for these people. either they were killed like wei xiaoyong, or they would kneel to this new king. the base couldn''t only have a few dozen people. ye zhongming needed people. he required many of them to give these people a chance to live. but... ye zhongming looked at xia bai, who was enjoying the killing and even laughed out loud. this woman was not mad; she was venting. he needed people, so he had to kill them. this wasn''t a contradiction; it was to simplify things. as the future leader, ye zhongming knew he couldn''t do things his way. he needed someone to kill for him to do the most dirty jobs and get scolded. this woman was very suitable for that role. when the blood smell reached its thickest, the killing ended. wei xiaoyong''s dozens all died here. a course and a few dozen corpses gave one a different feeling. sister rong and the others'' faces turned ashen white. they looked at it all and didn''t dare to leave. that was because they knew this place wasn''t under them anymore. "big dog, get there here." ye zhongming flicked his finger, and yellow ball swallowed some meat before charging in a golden light. "clear it up, and then go sleep." ye zhongming jumped up and didn''t even make a sound when he landed, "tomorrow will be a new start." ................................................................................................ "aiyo, yuan shang, you want many things this time. what happened? you are rich?" uncle hai squatted under the wheel and looked at the list of items yuanshang needed. "i just found a new buyer, so i need some items." yuanshang passed him a cigarette, and he glanced at the huge blowpipe. this wasn''t normal; it was a white weapon with patterns. there were many holes like things could be chiseled into it. the last time he saw it, it was grey grade; it upgraded in just those few days. yuanshang didn''t mention it, but in his heart, he was shocked. he was sure someone had a special job in the east mountain village. but he couldn''t help but think back to that generous weirdo. they all held white blades, so they had a smith-like job. who knew who was stronger, them or east mountain village? "oh? new buyer? only a few groups could afford your items; there is a new person?" n0velusb.c0m yuanshang hesitated and decided to reveal the news to this east mountain village head, "right, there is a new group. they are going to cloud peak, so they are pre-ordering this batch." uncle hai didn''t say anything. he just smoked the pipe and glanced at yuanshang, "kid, have you considered what i said last time?" yuanshang had a difficult expression, "uncle hai, you know that there are just so few of us; we have few guns too. we aren''t of much use. with your strength, you can take that place down. we will just come over to buy from you at that time." the villagers walked over carrying many bags. these were all things that yuanshang wanted. "things you worked for and things you buy, how can they be the same? if you don''t go, the price you purchase from me won''t be low." yuanshang scratched, "let me consider, but uncle hai, please don''t keep your hopes up." "up to you." the things were loaded, and yuanshang got ready to set out. uncle hai waved, "stay safe; if you meet people from lou family, remember to tell them to come over." "okay!" yuanshang waved, and the motorcade drove far away. a young voice asked, "boss, are we going to that place with them? i heard that there are many good things." yuanshang stared at him, "for what? is that a place we can go to? don''t think uncle hai is nice; that place is difficult, and people will die!" "but... do you think if that new group found out, would he head over to have fun?" yuanshang smoked and was in deep thought. Chapter 214: Blood Dawn chapter 214: blood dawn jennings did look down on this country even though his country was earning a lot of money from this land. he felt these people were cowards, greedy, stupid, and had no human rights. as for him, he had a noble bloodline, and even in the most advanced country, his background allowed him to gain respect. but now, he ended up in this damn country and was together with these damn yellow-skinned monkeys. he didn''t insult this country. all of these were just what he felt in his heart. fortunately, there were gachapons. jennings felt like it was the only way the heavens cared for him. after he spent a few days in the apocalypse, they started to kill zombies. after a month, not only did he evolve, but he also had a bunch of decent helpers. thus, jennings thought about becoming a king, ruling these lowly races, and returning to europe. he would become a family branch that struck back and took over the crown. but his dream took a small blow on this night. a few of his loyal friends and helpers were killed by those lying chinese. he wanted revenge. such a thought rose in his mind several times until it reached an unstoppable stage, but he still managed to stop himself. jennings felt that he was rational and brilliant. he was far smarter than his opponents. he placed himself in a high position, like he was superior to everyone, and made the final choice. forget it. once he became a two-star evolved, he would take his revenge; he wanted to tell them that people like them couldn''t taint his noble blood! he took out a pistol that he got from the wheel, and jennings waved. he wanted to bring his men away. lu yi, facing off against them, heaved a sigh of relief. pa... gulu... a ball-shaped thing was tossed over. at night, rough torches were lit up, and the light wasn''t very stable. but that light was enough to see the ball on the ground. it was a head. a head that was still dripping blood. its eyes that were not closed were filled with fear. ¡°this... wei xiaoyong?¡± lu yi and jennings'' eyes constricted. they knew this person; a while ago, he even brought his men over to take a look. cries spread out, which broke the silence. they looked toward the sound and saw some people falling to the ground. they were the ''eyes'' that wei xiaoyong had left here. a few of them walked over slowly. jennings and lu yi recognized them under xiao dong, a girl called sister rong. although they evolved, jennings and lu yi didn''t think this woman had the right to speak to them. in the apocalypse, status was more important than during peacetime. they looked behind sister rong at the person who was killed. under the light, her half-human and half-ghost face was seen by all of them. many of them were shocked. . it was late at night, and a woman with a terrifying face had appeared; no one could maintain calmness. sister rong saw their expression and knew that xia bai was there. she sighed and calmed herself, "i am here on behalf of someone; when the sun rises tomorrow, either leave or prepare to get conscripted." "not overbearing at all." a voice muttered. it was little tiger who had rushed over to help sister rong. sister rong rolled her eyes and was speechless at this young teen. lu yi and jennings looked at one another and didn''t react. they weren''t young kids and wouldn''t think sister rong had gone mad. moreover, wei xiaoyong''s head was under their feet, which was a real threat. sister rong was not used to this situation. she shook her head and led her people away. she hoped that these two leaders would make the right choice. if not, it would be another day dyed in blood when the sun rose. ...................................................................................................... when the first streak of light shone in, ye zhongming, mo ye, xia lei, little tiger, shengyuan, liang chuyin, park xiuying, le dayuan, candy, tang tian, and le dayuan''s four helpers. along with sister rong, mo mo, and jia yi, they gathered on the villa''s second floor and called for the first meeting since they entered the base. xia lei, little tiger, etc., were trusted core members. candy and tang tian had spent some time with them, so their relationship got better. after all, one was a kind girl, and the other cared about his sister. in this team, that was peaceful unless one bullied a member, their sense of safety was pushed to its peak, and they started to rely on this group. as for sister rong, ye zhongming''s attitude towards them was obvious. if they listened to orders and did things, they could stay here. he would even save them. if not, they could either leave or let the evolution fruit sprout. then they would turn into new fake ghost trees. of course, these were implied, and they didn''t need to say it. "jennings has around 300 people, lu yi has slightly fewer, around two hundred, but people would die daily, so i am not sure exactly how many there are. we have 57, and 42 of them are women." sister rong told the guy sitting in the middle and touching the golden dog this was one of her missions yesterday. ye zhongming nodded. this number was much lesser than what he heard previously¡ªit seemed like cloud peak didn''t have a good time. "jennings is preparing to leave." xia bai jumped from the window. sister rong and the others saw that face many times, but their expressions twitched when she appeared again. xia lei, mo ye, etc., were very interested in the woman ye zhongming attracted. the core members had seen the four wheels. while shocked, they also knew that ye zhongming spinned the level two-wheel and got three level two potions. as the strongest defense and support of the team, park xiuying and shengyuan got one right away. the remaining one was given to the disfigured woman. they weren''t jealous as they knew this guy was really strong, and they would get one in the next few days. moreover, everyone knew the sequence of getting the potions. a person that just joined had gotten one which made them all very curious. in their minds, they had questions like if this person was similar to le dayuan. after all, only le dayuan was especially taken care of before xia bai. "how many?" n0velusb.c0m "220." xia bai stood expressionlessly beside ye zhongming. she looked down and didn''t even look at her sisters. "too many." ye zhongming muttered. xia bai turned around and jumped from the window. "she..." sister rong stood up and saw the guy''s gaze, which made her sit back down. this isn''t for you to care about. this was the meaning of what he expressed from his gaze. "sister rong." ye zhongming looked at this noble-looking woman, "i need you to do something today. record information about your sisters and their colleagues; i want a detailed copy, including their basic information. more importantly, their past work experience, even what they did during school. what are they good at? what skills? i want to know them all." this base seemed decent to others. it had a good environment; the facilities were there, a fruit garden, a golf course, farms, natural hot springs, and walls. but to ye zhongming, there were many problems. just the level two beings outside was a huge problem. maybe today or tomorrow, they would charge in. after all, the level three life form they feared here was weak. if they stopped hesitating, these fellows who only cared about evolving would take a risk. what they needed was to strengthen the defense here. to do that, they needed people, and they needed people who were good at something. "out of you three, who evolved the earliest?" ye zhongming said a few more things before asking sister rong. sister rong was slightly stunned. "how long? how long since you evolved?" "half a month." ye zhongming nodded and didn''t say anything else. ............................................................................................................ xiang tao stood opposite lu yi, just like during peacetime. the difference was that he didn''t understand. "uncle lu, what are we waiting for? why aren''t we leaving?" since sister rong came, xiang tao felt this was a good time to leave. "didn''t we set a plan before? to leave this place and hunt? to find other wheels to be our base." "if we stay here, we can''t even be independent. even wei xiaoyong was killed, we might not be able to go up against these people." xiang tao described his reasoning and hoped to convince this old man. "wait a while more." lu yi placed the book down and walked in front of the window. he looked outside, and that was the direction of the meeting area. "wait again?" "wait!" lu yi was firm, "xiang tao, you know i have lived for so long and done so much business. do you know what i learned?" xiang tao shook his head; how would he know? "when unsure about something, either you give up or wait. don''t gamble on your luck." "uncle lu... you mean?" cries and gunshots spread in the distance. lu yi looked at the blood rising and sighed, "let''s go, follow me to meet. cloud peak''s new king." Chapter 215: Blood Dawn 2 chapter 215: blood dawn 2 n0velusb.c0m cries, screams, resistance, shots, blood, broken limbs, this was the only theme in the meeting room district of cloud peak. jennings and his team that was planning to leave, were sneak attacked. there was only one person who attacked them. that half-ghost face woman. jennings, who was well-trained in wrestling and fencing, saw that her attacks had no sequence or skill; she relied on instinct. she scratched and bit and was using brute strength. this was a woman that didn''t do anything at all. during peacetime, anyone would be able to destroy this woman. but now, no one could do anything to her. just now, she suddenly appeared and charged into the group. she then pounced toward jennings and the evolved beside him. "oh, oh, oh! that ye is a bastard! they are a lowly race." he spoke english, which was an instinct to use his mother tongue. xia bai, who heard that, moved even more quickly. the gun fired. xia bai gave jennings and the evolved huge pressure, so they fired. they hoped they could hit this woman who had become a wild beast. they didn''t care about those normal people who were living with them. the group was in chaos. xia bai casually slapped, which shattered the head of one of them, blocking her way. she was within ten meters of jennings. nothing could stop her at this distance. peng! an evolved fired. xia bai''s body shook, and fresh blood flowed from her left shoulder. she was too quick, and that person missed her. but it was as if xia bai felt no pain; her speed increased to the maximum. when the others were aiming, she pounced into the group. her forehead knocked into the closest evolved. this handsome-looking guy''s features caved in. shortly after, his body was raised by xia bai like a weapon. "grapple!" a blond-haired foreigner ran past his friend, who got lifted up and used the job skill. there were two people with jobs. one was jennings, and the other was him. wrestler was his job. he instantly hugged xia bai, and even her bones crackled. "kill her, kill her!" seeing xia bai get restricted, jennings kicked the man used as a weapon. he wouldn''t care about the lives of others; he only cared about whether or not he could kill this crazy woman. jennings realized that this person was a two-star evolved. only two-star evolved could suppress one star evolved to such a level. the closest person slashed with a dagger. xia bai tried to lower her head, but she still didn''t dodge. the blade hit the corner of her forehead, leaving a centimeter-long wound as blood splattered. someone else kicked her ribs, and on the other side, someone flicked towards her legs. a thick rod was also about to land on her head. attacks pretty much landed on her at the same time. even a two-star evolved when she faced so many one-star attacks; she would be in huge danger. moreover, jennings and another person had lifted their guns. her nose was bleeding, the stick shrapnel stabbed her skin, and blood covered her angelic and demonic face. but she didn''t have an expression; she was waiting to die. the guy hugging her realized something and wanted to let go. but it was too late. her upper body couldn''t move, but she could move her forearm. she was able to touch the chest of the guy that was squeezing her. her fingers poked in, and she ripped him apart when he tried to retreat in terror. many of jenning''s men would remember this morning as dyed in red. their clearest memory of that red day was the woman that could rip someone into two. "crazy, mad woman." the blond hair guy left his final few words on this earth. his english was more fluent than jenning''s. xia bai''s left hand moved near her right, and she used strength to pull a rib. her body flashed, and she stabbed the rib into the throat of another and evolved to the side. she didn''t learn battle techniques, but that was okay; she just needed to know what was fatal. the gunshot fired again, landing on xia bai''s hand. the person who fired cursed. he had no choice; he was shocked by her cruel methods. his hand missed, and such, he could only hit her hand. jennings fired, too, but xia bai wasn''t there anymore. she ran behind an evolved and stabbed the bone into his heart. four evolved were pretty much killed in an instant. thick blood started to spread. this filled jennings with fear and even made xia bai feel excited. she didn''t feel pain at all. she could only feel happiness and joy. when each drop of blood landed on her, she would feel excited. no matter if the blood belonged to the enemy or herself. xia bai didn''t lose her mind. she knew that she wasn''t normal anymore, but that was okay. she liked such a state. she might be sent to a mental hospital and locked up during peacetime. but in the apocalypse, she could enjoy such a state. didn''t they force her into that state? since that was the case, then they would have to enjoy her! xia bai laughed out loud. her laughter was unrestrained. pu, pu, pu! she sliced three more throats, and they only left three more wounds on her body. jennings and the final two survivors started to flee. they collapsed under the crazy laughter. to them, this woman was satan that climbed from hell. she was so terrifying, and she couldn''t be stopped. two screams of despair spread into jenning''s ears. after which, a blood scent spread behind them. he bit his teeth and turned around. he wanted to use his job skill, but he felt a chill. he was stunned as he looked at the beautiful hand from his stomach. he said the same thing that he said when xia bai appeared. "ye... he is a liar." xia bai licked the blood. half of her face, she had the smile of someone looking at a lover. "not my master; it is me who is a liar." Chapter 216: Gentle Necklace chapter 216: gentle necklace this sneak attack, whose outcome seemed predetermined, was not as expected. a typical two-star evolved would find it hard to face the attacks of ten one-star evolved. especially if two of the one-star evolved had jobs, the one-star side would take over the control of the battlefield. moreover, xia bai had evolved twice in one night, so her body was still adapting. suppose jennings and his men weren¡¯t afraid if they dared to fight back if they weren¡¯t shocked by xia bai¡¯s madness. then they had jobs, guns, and the number advantage; they would be the victors. but in the end, they were the ones who died. it was no one else''s fault; it just meant that their mentality was not strong enough. it meant that they lacked courage. it meant that they still hadn¡¯t adapted to the apocalypse even after they evolved. thus, they would die. of course, this bunch of foreigners were quite stupid to lu yi. people told you to leave, and you left? why did people come here? they wanted to occupy this place. since they treated this as their base, the base needed people. if you left yourself, it was okay; now that you want to lead a bunch of people away, were you asking for death? lu yi¡¯s guess was proven when the injured xia bai returned to the villa. this old man held his hands behind his back, looked as this ghost-faced woman passed him, and entered the villa. she left a trail of bloodstained footprints behind her. other people¡¯s blood dried up on the way here; the ones left now were from herself. be it lu yi or those following behind him; they were all shocked. lu yi and the others had all seen vicious people. the few leaders of cloud peak were such people. if not, they wouldn¡¯t be able to suppress others. but this woman... apart from being shocked, lu yi felt a huge fear of her. it sent a chill down lu yi''s spine, especially when she glanced at them when she passed. inside it... the old man saw a bit of disappointment. why did this disfigured girl feel disappointed? lu yi didn¡¯t understand, but after taking a few steps, he got it. that woman dealt with jennings¡¯s side. disappointment... was it because he came here and not left? was she disappointed because she wasn¡¯t able to kill him?! lu yi sucked in a deep breath and was more confident that his choice was correct. xia bai¡¯s terrible state caused park xiuying and the others to cover their mouths. she had two serious gun injuries and four to five broken bones. the two wounds on her head were still bleeding, and other light and serious injuries. this woman. how did she hold on? why did one not see any pain on her face? ¡°i... this...¡± park xiuying wanted to use cleansing dew, but she had to dig out the bullet first. if not, the body wouldn¡¯t recover even if the wound healed. park xiuying didn¡¯t know how to do that. mo ye and xia lei were out, so how? ye zhongming looked as lu yi and the others walked in; he told sister rong to take care of them before saying, ¡°let me do it.¡± after surviving for ten years, ye zhongming was forced to learn such things. he brought xia bai and park xiuying into the room and took out some collected medical bandages and tools. he prepared to take out the bullet from her shoulder. her clothes were dyed red. ye zhongming frowned when he took the scissors as he couldn¡¯t find the right spot. xia bai suddenly stood up and took off her clothes. park xiuying exclaimed and looked at this naked woman in shock. ye zhongming glanced. this woman adapted to her role faster than he thought; she also adapted to their new relationship. this was a good thing. as for having a woman appear like this in front of your eyes, ye zhongming was surprised but wouldn¡¯t avoid it. such scenes were too familiar in the apocalypse. park xiuying looked at her half-destroyed face and also her burnt shoulder. she also looked at how she sat there expressionlessly, allowing the guy to press onto her to dig out the bullet. she understood why she could gain ye zhongming¡¯s trust in such a short time. she would do things that others in the team wouldn¡¯t do. n0velusb.c0m he touched the burnt wound on her shoulder and glanced at her face, ¡°i am going to slice off the dead skin.¡± ¡°okay.¡± her reply was straightforward, and she didn¡¯t hesitate. she didn¡¯t even question or ask for a reason before agreeing. ye zhongming used the scalpel to slice off the burn wounds and scars left to reveal the fresh flesh below. after this, ye zhongming helped readjust xia bai¡¯s ribs and arm bones and cleared out the burnt flesh left from the bullet wounds. it took five minutes to deal with them all. at that time, she had bled a lot, and a small blood pool appeared under her sitting chair. ¡°begin.¡± park xiuying used cleansing dew after hearing that. she pointed at her shoulder, and a white flash shone, lighting the entire room. ye zhongming was impressed by the strength of her job. after becoming a two-star evolved, ye zhongming also gave the only upgrade scroll to park xiuying for her to upgrade cleansing dew to the second stage. due to the job, she needed all her job skills to reach the next stage before she could upgrade the job itself. so temporarily, she was still a trainee of light and needed one more job upgrade scroll. but the unique job was really strong. when cleansing dew reached the next level, it started to change. park xiuying grasped a new skill-- gentle necklace. this was the upgraded form of cleansing dew, and its healing effect was better. but its healing was focused and not overall healing like cleansing dew. naturally, the upgraded effect was better than before. gentle nacklace¡¯s healing was related to mental energy, not a fixed value like cleansing dew. if the job user continued to use the skill, the mental energy would be consumed as one continued healing. when park xiuying stopped it, her shoulder was healed. the flesh was covered in a thin layer of membrane that looked like the initial formation of the skin. the people in the room weren¡¯t doctors and didn¡¯t know if their judgment was right. park xiuying used two more upgraded cleansing dews; her face turned ashen white. gentle necklace consumed a lot of mental energy. ¡°tomorrow, i will heal you again; i think you will be mostly healed.¡± after learning that xia bai was a two-star evolved, park xiuying said that confidently. if she were one star, her body quality would be different, and she wouldn¡¯t be so confident. xia bai nodded and suddenly passed a pair of scissors to park xiuying. ¡°cut my hair.¡± park xiuying looked at how she was left with only half her hair. she then looked at ye zhongming and didn¡¯t know what to do. ye zhongming nodded at her and then turned around to leave. sister rong was talking to lu yi on the sofa. the two had come into contact before, but the outcome wasn¡¯t good. lu yi didn¡¯t care about requests that didn¡¯t trade food for potions. sister rong naturally couldn¡¯t do anything and had to return. who knew that the tables would turn? this woman was now a speaker of the new king, and he was just an outsider who came over to join their side. but the two were manager-level people in the once chaotic cloud peak. one was an old fellow who had worked in the corporate field for dozens of years and tried to avoid discussing what had happened before. although he was talking about random stuff, the atmosphere looked good. this was until ye zhongming walked over. lu yi quickly stood up. ¡°boss ye hello.¡± he didn¡¯t call him mr or didn¡¯t shake his hand. his first sentence was to express his intentions. ¡°you didn¡¯t leave? then sit.¡± ye zhongming sat on the sofa and expressed his attitude. ¡°i don¡¯t want to go; i have lost my family.¡± his expression dimmed, ¡°moreover, this place might not be good in the past, but it might be perfect in the future.¡± the two of them looked at one another and smiled. some things didn¡¯t need to be said; everyone just had to understand. lu yi expressed his reason for saying so he could stay. naturally, it was to stay. if he wanted to get recognized, there had to be a process. but after all, he was an intelligent person. after making his choice, he gave his thoughts on how to build the base. he wanted to win this new king¡¯s respect for something that he was best at. ye zhongming listened on carefully. although he had a plan, he had never done such things in the past. it was good to hear the opinion of others and gain more experience. lu yi did raise many valuable things, some of which he didn¡¯t consider. they talked, and lu yi also told ye zhongming about his situation. the number of people he controlled, the position of the wheels, the strength of his men, the remaining items in storage, etc. it was an elaboration of him saying he wanted to join their side. ¡°i brought some things.¡± lu yi took out a map, and it was actually hand drawn. but ye zhongming saw that it was detailed and was the same as those printed. from that, one could see how artistic the person who made it was. ¡°one of my men drew this. the middle is the cloud peak, which includes the whole mountain. if we want to run this place, this map can allow us to set up a plan more accurately.¡± ye zhongming was satisfied and smiled, ¡°not bad, very useful.¡± ¡°then what do i need to do next?¡± ye zhongming kept the map and said slowly, ¡°need to fight. are your men and you prepared?¡± Chapter 217: Coolies chapter 217: coolies fighting had always been the theme of the apocalypse. it was the same even in such a base as cloud peak. since he chose this as his base, no matter what he would do in the future, the first step would be to clear the dangers. there were thousands of mutated lifeforms outside the walls. the first afternoon after ye zhongming occupied cloud peak, he started to clear the mutated lifeforms. everyone in the base had to participate in this battle. jennings, lu yi, sister rongs¡¯ groups, there were around 500 of them altogether. on this bright afternoon, they were all called out. ¡°i didn¡¯t need to say anything.¡± ye zhongming sat on the balcony and looked down at the hundreds of them, ¡°i could treat all of you like how the others treated you in the past.¡± those people with weird smells, whose eyes were flashing, stood on the stone path of the villa and looked at the new head of the base to speak to them. ¡°but that is not enough to survive in such a world. you must show off your potential and complete things you don¡¯t dare to do.¡± ¡°i need such people and not those who just wait for people to toss them dirty bread and some water.¡± ¡°you must head out to fight those zombies and mutated plants and animals in a while. we will clean the area around. this will be the start of your new life.¡± ¡°those who do well will get rewarded. not only this time, it will be like this in the future.¡± ye zhongming clapped, ¡°so, that is all.¡± ¡°of course, if you are a builder, doctor, mechanic, electrician, etc. have skills that can help in base building, you won¡¯t need to fight. you can register on the left.¡± xia lei walked over and started to announce the battle formations and groups. the moment she spoke up, she was interrupted. ¡°why must we go?¡± a thin guy shouted. looking at where he stood, he should have been one of jenning¡¯s men. n0velusb.c0m ¡°right, we don¡¯t want to fight. life might be bad in the past, but we are used to it. we don¡¯t want to fight with those monsters.¡± ¡°right; if we need to fight, we must evolve before heading out.¡± someone led the way, so more and more people rejected the proposition. right, evolved were terrifying. they held control of the new base. this new guy was the same; they had strength that ordinary people didn¡¯t. in normal circumstances, these people wouldn¡¯t dare to say anything. but now they were asked to risk their lives; this concerned their lives and deaths! why did they decide to stay here? wasn¡¯t it because they were afraid of those monsters outside? this point alone wasn¡¯t promised, and they were asked to fight. the threat of death was more significant than their fear of the evolved, so they started to resist. moreover, this was different from the new district base. the new district base was one made up of survivors. people came from different regions and didn¡¯t know one another. but most of the survivors here came from a few companies. apart from the girls who had a bad experience, the others didn¡¯t get tortured because they knew one another. although many of jennings¡¯ men died, most died from illness or hunger. few of them were killed. for example, sister rong, although xiao dong and his men were perverted on the last night, before that, they didn¡¯t try to kill these women. they provided them with food and water, and the price was just for them to sleep with them. thus, the people in the base wanted to oppose it. of course, the number of people who gathered here and how handsome ye zhongming¡¯s team was also made them respect him less. compared to them, lu yi and sister rong knew more. they understood how terrifying this guy was. the two of them scolded their men and told them to shut up. but this concerned life and death, so even their words weren¡¯t helpful. ¡°oh, like this.¡± ye zhongming nodded and was calm, ¡°then what do you want?¡± they saw that there was room for discussion and were excited. maybe this person could negotiate with them! many of them started to act like it was peacetime. there were things that they couldn¡¯t do with their ability, but these people still spoke like they had confidence. ¡°give us guns!¡± ¡°we want evolution potions!¡± ¡°we want food and meat; we want a few days of sleep!¡± ¡°do you have explosives? what about grenades?¡± ¡°aren¡¯t you all... evolved? why not you guys do it.¡± ¡°right, we should be protected.¡± .............................. ¡°why not you guys go die!¡± liang chuyin rested on the pillar of the door and shouted at them. her face was filled with a cold smile. these people didn¡¯t understand the situation! usually, those evolved would bully and extort them, and they wouldn¡¯t even dare to make a sound. now that they had a leader that they could speak to, they started to say this and that. how much of a scum were they? ¡°those who do not want to fight register on the right. but let me remind you, the effort you put in and what you get is related. be careful when you choose, as there is no second chance.¡± ye zhongming wasn¡¯t angry at all. he had predicted such a thing. many people looked at one another; no one made a move. sometimes people were like that; they wanted to follow the crowd, and being the first person was tough. but there were still people who walked to little tiger on the right. they walked while looking at the reactions of the evolved. seeing that they weren¡¯t planning to do anything, they sped up. after the first, more and more people walked to the right. at the same time, some walked to the left. they felt they lacked skills and didn¡¯t want to offend the evolved. ye zhongming saw that most of the people staying were sister rong and her group. apart from that, lu yi and his didn¡¯t move. it seemed like this old man had reasonable control of his men. as for the others, only a few dozen didn¡¯t move. ¡°register them, be more detailed.¡± ye zhongming instructed those admin workers and then looked at xia lei, ¡°sister lei, you continue. give these people who want to fight some missions.¡± ye zhongming told little tiger to bring those who didn¡¯t want to fight to the meeting region. ¡°you are letting them go like that?¡± once they walked far, xia lei asked ye zhongming. the others also looked over; they wanted to know how ye zhongming would deal with these people. ¡°do you know what we lack most now?¡± ye zhongming laughed, ¡°coolies.¡± Chapter 218: part 1- Evolution of the team chapter 218: part 1- evolution of the team but it was impossible to do things alone in the apocalypse. even if you were a nine-star evolved, if you were alone, you would also get hunted by others. even if you didn¡¯t have a tragic ending, other nine-star evolved with a faction would be far stronger than you as they could head into dungeons that a lone nine-star wouldn¡¯t dare to. of course, a possible reason was that the wheel forced people to kill monsters that were higher level than themselves. thus, it gathered survivors together to deal with more vital targets. one person couldn¡¯t become a nine-star evolved in theory. so no matter how confident ye zhongming was in himself, no matter how sure he would stand at the top of the world, he didn¡¯t deny using teams. he wouldn¡¯t try to do things alone, which was very stupid. one person¡¯s strength was limited. he took in mo ye, little tiger, and xia lei because they were cops and grasped the most advanced training methods during peacetime. this was something he didn¡¯t have. he took in liang chuyin and park xiuying first because of fate. second was because they were loyal to him. he took in shengyuan because he understood his brother¡¯s character, and he was sure that they would become friends again in this life. he also needed his job. he took in le dayuan and his helpers and candy and her brother because they had their own use. they could help ye zhongming to make the team¡¯s structure better. this might sound like he was using people, but that was the truth. in the apocalypse, no one would form teams just because they liked your appearance. it came after people got together and understood one another or recognized each other¡¯s strengths. the start would be similar to how ye zhongming built his team. these people were the core. what ye zhongming needed to do now was to add in others to form a real team. then he would use this team as a core to create a battle squad. this was an ideal that ye zhongming didn¡¯t know how long it would take to fulfill. but he had to set up the foundations. this foundation also had to be strong. he gave the survivors of cloud peak a chance and allowed them to choose themselves. those who were tired of fighting would only want to fight when their lives were threatened. if you let such people become your main fighting force, even if they were strong, they wouldn¡¯t be helpful. they might even become problems at certain times. ye zhongming needed those who understood the apocalypse and those who wanted to fight. he didn''t mind letting them become strong as long as he ensured these people were loyal. sister rong and lu yi. as well as those behind them who passed this first test. their choice was what ye zhongming needed. as for those who weren¡¯t willing to fight and weren¡¯t ready to help the base in other ways, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t let them go. of course, he wouldn¡¯t kill them. at the start of the base building, at least for the next few years, they needed many people to use axes, push carts, etc tools to build this base. those coolies were badly needed. naturally, their positions were settled. although it wasn¡¯t confirmed, most of them would have the lowest status in the base. no choice; you didn¡¯t want to fight and didn¡¯t have special skills. so if you wanted to live, you had to work hard. the sentence was still the same. you made your own choice. the operation to clear the mutated lifeforms started right away. there weren¡¯t level-three lifeforms outside, so it wasn¡¯t a big problem for ye zhongming and his core members. as for lu yi and sister rong, it was a life-or-death moment, so all of them were very nervous. their combat strength is naturally reduced in such a situation. fortunately, ye zhongming predicted that. he spread out his team. each person led some, forming a strict formation that pushed outward. some other mutated lifeforms could take the chance to enter the base, but ye zhongming wasn¡¯t worried. anyways there wasn¡¯t anything inside, so come in. he even hoped that they did. this would allow him to reduce the danger and save more energy in killing them. after it started, it was just a gory head-on fight. ye zhongming didn¡¯t allow guns, and he felt like they didn¡¯t need to use them. each one of ye zhongming¡¯s team members had two original cloud peak evolved following them. further behind were 6-7 ordinary people holding weapons. ten people formed a semi-circle to push outwards. the team in the center was ye zhongming, park xiuying, and shengyuan, who had evolved twice. yellow ball, who was level two, was also here. this wasn¡¯t a fight between humans but one against mutated lifeforms. there was no discussion or probing. they used brute strength to clash. park xiuying instinctively wanted to use diamond shield, but ye zhongming stopped her. ¡°see blood first.¡± although ye zhongming split his team up, that didn¡¯t mean they would attract all the dangers. the group had been instructed to hold back when they fought and allow the people behind to solve the problems. ye zhongming saw the difference right at the start. lu yi and his men fought mutated lifeforms before. although the way they attacked wasn¡¯t good for ye zhongming, it was much better than sister rong¡¯s group. if those girls didn¡¯t occupy the hot springs and xia bai didn¡¯t take care of them, ye zhongming looked down on them. n0velusb.c0m girls had it more challenging in the apocalypse, but the gap would become small as long as they evolved. not to mention those ordinary girls, even sister rong, mo mo, and jia yi, who were evolved, were very cumbersome, and ye zhongming shook his head. but fortunately, they faced regular zombies. even if there were many mistakes, the situation was good. candy and le dayuan stood at cloud peak and looked at the fight. beside them were those who weren¡¯t willing to fight but wanted to watch the show. ¡°oi oi, look. that girl, what is her name? she is a famous car model; she killed a zombie.¡± ¡°aiya vomited. she vomited. she killed one and vomited.¡± ¡°that golden dog? it is huge.¡± ¡°i think it is level two. it is so strong.¡± ¡°take a look; those few people aren¡¯t doing much, and let our people stand at the front. ah, isn¡¯t that big li from the storage region? he got bitten! finished, finished. he is going to mutate; he is going to lose his life.¡± ¡°it is so nice to stay; why did they have to act strong? now they die! now they die! really... they don¡¯t understand the situation.¡± ¡°fortunately, we didn¡¯t go; how can we risk our lives for them? i can ensure that those crystals will be theirs. those who risk their lives won¡¯t even get one.¡± ¡°really... infuriating.¡± ¡°be softer, don¡¯t let them hear you.¡± candy and le dayuan looked at each other and gave a helpless smile. liang chuyinw was right; they were a bunch who didn¡¯t understand the situation. they were weak and were searching for a reason. no wonder ye zhongming wanted them to be coolies. these people fit such a role. although candy was kind, she survived around ying city, a place covered in monsters. she knew what life was outside and had been in many fights. now that she heard what they said, even she felt like these people were hopeless. candy and le dayuan just hoped these people didn¡¯t try anything funny; if not... they knew an injured ghost-faced lady was looking at this place. if they tried anything, they would be mercilessly massacred. even if she was injured, a two-star evolved facing powerless ordinary people. killing them all was just a matter of time. let¡¯s hope these people knew their place... both the old and young thought that way. .......................................................................................... Chapter 218.5: part 2- Evolution of the team chapter 218.5: part 2- evolution of the team li ling, that girl that followed sister rong to ask for things from xiao dong, stuck a shovel into a zombie''s head. black liquid splashed onto her whole body. this was the third zombie that she had killed. she vomited when she killed the first one. after she killed the second one, she felt like she had no more strength. but after killing this, she was excited. it... didn''t look tough. putong! a person on the side fell. li ling turned back, and it was a sister that was close to her. she wanted to help her but then was sad that her sister''s neck had a large wound. blood was spurting out. she didn''t learn medicine but knew the wound was fatal. even if one was evolved, they were going to die. li ling had tears in her eyes but turned away from her sister, whose body was twitching. in the team beside her, mo mo was following an evolved called mo ye, who was also a woman. she realized that women could also be so strong. the woman in front held a white blade and could easily slice all enemies. she would purposely miss one and calmly tell them to kill it. compared to other team leaders who were cold, she was already much nicer. mo ye knew that she was lucky, so she worked harder. compared to her colleagues and sisters, who only knew how to hug together and cry, she had a clear judgment of the situation, and as such, she was more vicious and decisive. thus she evolved, and the others didn''t. compared to li ling, mo mo killed more. she was evolved, and her kills would be more effective if she were determined. she slowly had the same feeling as li ling, like she was no longer restrained. lu yi''s beard was dyed red. he killed zombies before. his team and he snuck out, but it was just that others didn''t know about it. but after losing several people, they were forced back. people couldn''t accept losing a third of their number quickly. that time was them probing, then went out, and seven returned. after this, lu li led xiang tao and two people he could trust to kill zombies over the fence. but it wasn''t effective. he didn''t have good weapons and didn''t dare to shoot and waste his few bullets. he might even alert the other factions and lose his storage region. so after trying a few times, he gave up. compared to these women, they were more suited for such fighting. but lu yi, xiang tao, and the others didn''t get surrounded by so many zombies before. all around them were mutated lifeforms. the team didn''t need to push forwards. the mutated lifeforms around had heard the noise and surrounded the area. the losses instantly increased. besides waving their blades, lu yi and his group had no choice. ten minutes, just ten minutes, and ten of the hundred died. moreover, these deaths continued to increase. each person hoped for the people behind to help, but they were disappointed. those at the back didn''t move. "yellow ball, there!" ye zhongming suddenly said and pointed in one direction. the dog charged. level two mutated lifeforms appeared. seeing everyone enter a maniacal fighting mode, ye zhongming finally allowed park xiuying and shengyuan to help. the formation started to shrink. the team became a familiar shape. shengyuan was at the front, and the others were around him to form the first line. others followed behind them, and park xiuying''s diamond shield would buff them. although it seemed like dense mutated monsters surrounded them, things were more stable. ye zhongming gave a signal, and he disappeared. the hunt for the level two lifeforms had started. after an hour, le dayuan and candy left the group. he tested some of the registered people before leading some of them to cook. although le dayuan and candy weren''t used to fighting, after so many days, they understood the situation and knew they already won. the storage region resources were controlled. they took out rice and cans and started cooking in an open kitchen. the scent of the dishes spread around the sky of cloud peak. another 40 minutes passed, and the battle ended. the zombies on this side were cleared. without the threat of high-level mutated lifeforms, 20 level one evolved led dozens of ordinary people. they could kill a thousand regular zombies with two-star evolved protecting them. when the final crystal was dug, the members cheered. this was the first time they had such a good fight. the fear in their hearts had accumulated for a month, and it was released today. they realized that these disgusting things weren''t scary as long as they were confident. they didn''t realize that they had changed. their way of thinking changed too. in a short few hours, they had been through blood and death. they had fought and tried their best. things that a battle squad needed was sprouting in their bodies. in a short time, these sprouts would turn into a huge tree and fully transform. ye zhongming returned to the base earlier than these people. to him, level-two lifeforms couldn''t threaten him at all. even level three lifeforms, unless they were very strong, ye zhongming could easily defeat them. he moved around and coordinated with yellow ball to kill the level-two lifeforms quickly. the dozens of them were back, and they saw five tables of food. their eyes lit up, and they saw many nice things. there was fragrant rice; the cans weren''t special. what was eye-catching was the two giant plates. one had a barbecued egg, and the other was meat with forks stuck into it. they learned from ye zhongming''s team that these were level-two eggs and meat. if you ate it, your body would get stronger, and it would have a bit of an effect on the evolution potion. they looked at ye zhongming differently, and at this point, many of them respected him. he was two-star evolved, and when most people were fighting for food and water, he ate things that could improve his body. the gap was huge. "you all did well today; these are rewards." ye zhongming told everyone to sit down, "if you work hard, you will get rewarded. that is this team''s motto; i hope all of you can remember this." "okay, all of you are hungry, so let''s eat!" he ordered, and these people started to eat. but a minor incident happened. a large group came over and made a ruckus. "why are we eating this, but they are eating such good things?" a guy tossed a cold bun onto a table onto a peach can, and the juice splattered on the faces of people around. "if i know that your people would help, we can fight. this is so unfair." "right, you all have weapons, and we don''t have. if we had weapons, we could fight too. your treatment is not fair." "we want to eat such things too!" these people surrounded the area in envy. mo ye wiped the liquid off her face, and her gaze turned cold. little tiger placed his chopsticks down with a cold laugh. liang chuyin pushed her chair and touched her whip. tang tian shook his head and spun the blade in his hands... "you guys don''t understand the situation!" ye zhongming was shocked and didn''t know what gave these people the courage. "i think the new district base wasn''t too bad; at least they didn''t have idiots like them." xia lei touched her forehead. blood light shone out. ye zhongming''s hand had a pistol giving off smoke after firing. n0velusb.c0m like a signal, yellow ball and xia bai charged into the crowd. anyone who took the lead just now was killed in seconds. "now, let me announce something." ye zhongming stood at the group, shocked that people were suddenly killed, "your dinner time is over, now gather those zombies outside and burn them." "right, let me remind you, flee, and you will die." after ye zhongming cleared out the final bit of the problem in the base, yuan shang and the black cloak motorcade were at the gate. they brought a piece of news that would make ye zhongming speechless. Chapter 219: Part 1- Demon Monster chapter 219: part 1- demon monster yuan shang came quickly, and he didn''t delay at all on the way here. honestly, he was curious about this team that suddenly appeared in his field of sight and quickly allowed him to earn money. he was unsure about the exact reason, maybe because the leader was too young. maybe because of those white blades. maybe because of their confidence and clean appearance. as a head hunter, yuan shang often used vibes to look at people. he felt like this group was amazing. more importantly, they might be of help to him. he relied on the speed of the motorcade to drag the grains that ye zhongming wanted here. the first thing he saw was the piles of zombies at the gate. there were some people pouring oil on them and lighting them up. yuan shang was expressionless, but deep down, he was shocked. this fellow occupied cloud peak quickly and started to clear out the zombies on the side. his efficiency was shocking. ye zhongming was quite shocked at his speed, too; this fellow was too quick. n0velusb.c0m they were familiar with one another with their previous cooperation, so it was much easier to talk. after checking the food he brought, they agreed on the price. facing such a buyer that didn''t debate and fight much, yuan shang increasingly liked him. "boss ye, the few factions around want to head to a place; i don''t know if you are interested." ye zhongming didn''t care much at first. such things would happen at any time. they would work together or attack one another. they were something normal during the apocalypse. he guessed that yuan shang felt his team had strength which was why he had such a thought. ye zhongming was not interested in such things, at least not now. even in peacetime, interests were the source of all sins. it was more so in the apocalypse. a few factions would not work hard and even backstab you when you work with them. ye zhongming didn''t want to join in such events if there was no need. but, his expression changed after yuan shang told him in detail their target. he didn''t speak for a short time. yuan shang was shocked. he didn''t know if he had said something wrong for this young leader to have such an expression. "are you sure that this place is occupied by a bunch of monsters with green skin, no eyelids, no fingernails, and also no demon crystals?" "of course!" he was curious, "that place was found a long time ago, but there are many meter-tall monsters. they are swift, and each of them can threaten a one-star evolved. so even if they knew that there were many weapons, very few dared go. these factions made up their mind, so the more the merrier. it is best if they can crush those monsters so things can be safer." some of the team members went outside to observe the coolies while some sat around the room. for example, xia lei, le dayuan, candy, etc., were paying attention to ye zhongming. this guy was too solemn; they had never seen this guy like this before. what kind of place did yuan shang mention? if it was hazardous, then they shouldn''t go. why did he have such an expression? shang yuan said the monsters were gathered at the military arsenal he revealed to ye zhongming. yuan shang was lucky and took the weapons before the monsters arrived at the place. most of the guns were still there. it wasn''t that he didn''t want it; he didn''t have a chance. everyone slowly found out about that place. some wanted to take advantage, but not many of them managed to return. thus the terrifying stories started to spread. the green-skinned monsters that occupied the place were vicious. they were all really strong and were similar to one star evolved. they ate humans and also mutated lifeforms. thus, the arsenal they occupied was covered in corpses. they ate the meat but didn''t eat the crystals, which was why they were all around. as long as you occupied the area, not only could you get many weapons, you could get many crystals too. it was killing two birds with one stone. this didn''t include what those survivors left when they tried to test their luck. such a place did tempt many factions. even yuan shang said many factions in ying city were interested in that place. "although boss ye just came, i know your strength. if you are willing to help, i can guarantee that those joining will be rewarded." yuan shang patted his chest, "although black cloak motorcade and i aren''t the strongest in this place, my reputation is good, and i am well connected. all the bosses give me face. if boss ye wants to go, leave all other problems to me." ye zhongming looked at him and slightly pouted. you were so sure you could occupy that place? just a few factions? you can''t even confirm the outcome and want to split the rewards. are you asking to die? those were demon monsters! even ten years later, such beings were nightmares for survivors. ye zhongming didn''t expect to hear about demon monsters around the base he had chosen on the first day. his luck was terrible. yuan shang and the others didn''t know what demon monsters were, so they were looking at them like zombies. although they respected them a lot, ye zhongming knew it wasn''t enough. there was no such thing as too much respect for such monsters. in his last life, demon monsters were confirmed to be humans that suffered from radiation. after some unknown process, they turned into such monsters. demons, ghosts, gods, etc., often represented terror in the hearts of survivors. thus such things were called demon monsters. demon monsters were powerful such that they became a race ten years later. demon monster, bugman, beasts, zombies, and mutated plants are these five things that suppress humans. each one of them could add pressure on survivors. among them, demon monsters and bugman were what humans feared the most. just talking about demon monsters; they were humans after radiation. they lost their humanity and became bloodthirsty monsters. everything was their food. moreover, they were really strong such that it caused one to tremble. yuan shang didn''t know much, but ye zhongming did. these demon monsters didn''t have crystals to represent their levels; you just had to look at their height. one meter evolved like one star; each 50 centimeter meant one evolution. 5-meter tall ones were equal to a nine-star evolved. they didn''t have any skill, and they were a race that relied on their bodies. their bodies, from their skin to organs, head to toes, each part, each cell was really strong. defense, attack, speed, strength, recovery, and agility all reached a peak. if an evolved didn''t have a good job or skills and faced a same-level demon monster, they had no chance. no demon crystals and no useful stuff, but they were really strong. no one wanted to touch such a presence as the rewards weren''t proportionate. the terrifying thing was that they would reproduce, and their reproduction ability was strong. more terrifying was that they would capture females and even female zombies to make them pregnant and reproduce! ye zhongming remembered how shocked he was when he heard this news. many people were like him. they felt like this was unbelievable, and it made no sense. when human survivors had low birth rates and even lower life expectancy, there was a monster with strong reproductive ability. moreover, it didn''t need to care about humans or zombies! such a thing was the natural enemy of humans. there was a stage where all survivors were killing these monsters as they realized they were in danger of being wiped out. but it wasn''t effective. or instead, humans ended up in defeat. they couldn''t stop them from becoming a race. a race that could cause human extinction at any moment. humans started to study these monsters and found out about their background and some secrets. but ye zhongming''s status was too low to find out. he only heard that those gods created them. Chapter 219.5: Part 2- Demon Monster chapter 219.5: part 2- demon monster ye zhongming sucked in a deep breath and rejected his suggestion. that surprised this boss. after all, he felt like there were many benefits. if not for them wanting to maintain neutrality, he wanted to go too. he even hoped that ye zhongming would agree so he could head over to enjoy the fun. after all, east mountain village, his motorcade, boss ye¡¯s team, lou family, and the hungry tiger warriors should be enough to wipe those monsters out. wouldn¡¯t that be easy? yuan shang didn¡¯t understand. but this was his freedom. the two of them spoke for a while and discussed what cloud peak needed. yuan shang felt a bit of regret, but he was still pleased with all the money he earned. ¡°you seem afraid of these monsters?¡± xia lei wrote something in a book while asking ye zhongming, who was deeply thinking. ¡°those things are called demon monsters; they are really strong.¡± ye zhongming took out a cloth to wipe his blade. this was a habit from his last life. le dayuan and candy listened; they knew what was said next would be significant. ¡°a month after the apocalypse started, although there were large-scale rescue operations, we saw a missile fly across, right?¡± xia lei and le dayuan nodded; they did see it that day. ¡°but did you think why, when the race was about to go extinct, why humans didn¡¯t use... those large-scale weapons? like nuclear missiles?¡± the three of them were stunned. they did think about it before but didn¡¯t pay much attention. ¡°maybe they did, but they used it far from us, so we didn¡¯t feel it.¡± candy waved the flask in her hand. le dayuan nodded, ¡°that is possible. moreover, the apocalypse was too sudden, and there weren¡¯t any signs. maybe those places fell immediately, so they didn¡¯t fire it.¡± ¡°right, that is possible. even if they had the ability, people were careful considering how they killed everything.¡± ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°humans are about to go extinct; why would they consider so much?¡± ¡°those,¡± ye zhongming pointed in the sky, and everyone understood. those golden warships, ¡°during that attack, those people ignited those weapons.¡± the three of them opened their mouths and wanted to retort, but thinking about how much ye zhongming understood the apocalypse, they felt it made sense. ¡°demon monsters appeared after humans released those nuclear weapons. they are terrifying and are also very strong. there are maybe a hundred there. if that is the case, even if we go...¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t finish, but few felt that their boss was telling them... defeat. candy didn¡¯t overthink. but le dayuan and xia lei followed him since the new district base. they saw ye zhongming slay all problems, and he never lost. he didn¡¯t even retreat once. the team won all battles; when did they even lose? but now. were those demon monsters so terrifying? even the boss was afraid. ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to say that they would be defeated. if there were a hundred demon monsters, then if ye zhongming took out his trump card and worked with the others, they might be able to clear that place up. but he had a base, and he was still building it. what ye zhongming needed to do was to fortify the place and gain resources. he had to protect his trump card so people won¡¯t target this area. there were seven wheels here; anyone would be tempted. that was a massive loss if he only used all his strength in one area to get some weapons. even if demon monsters ended up as the enemy of humanity, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t be a fool to tank it all! his last life proved that such a thing couldn¡¯t be wiped. when he got strong, he didn¡¯t mind clearing these tumors out bit by bit. but now, building the base was something he had to consider first. so ye zhongming rejected yuan shang. he hid the thought of such a monster that gave him ptsd and started to plan the base. ¡°don¡¯t touch the golf course; push the abandoned cars there. autumn is coming. when summer starts, we need to farm and plant vegetables and grain.¡± at night, ye zhongming gathered the members of the team as well as lu yi and sister rong, to discuss a map. ¡°this circle, ¡°ye zhongming drew a line around the base, ¡°is where we build a wall. we need to surround the entire base.¡± ¡°this project is huge.¡± le dayuan touched his mouth. the circle contained a huge area, meaning the wall length had reached a shocking level. ¡°with our ability, can we do all these?¡± xia lei was suspicious. she considered more about the skill aspect. ¡°uncle lu has one who was an architect and is quite famous. he can solve the technical aspect, but we don¡¯t have vehicles and building materials. we don¡¯t have people, too; these are the problematic things.¡± mo ye crossed her arms and frowned. she was in charge of registering the skilled workers and knew that there was such a person that could help them. but it was not enough; they didn¡¯t have other things. ¡°we can leave this problem for later.¡± ye zhongming drew other circles, ¡°for the next two days, we need to clear the area around. sister lei, mo ye, build a sentry system. we need posts at these few places. master le and your helpers, you need to set up some traps. before the walls are built, these would be the defensive measures we depend on.¡± le dayuan nodded. since ye zhongming taught him many traps, his helpers and he would take them out to study. they were professionals and learned things more advanced than those traps. they modified those traps, which shocked ye zhongming himself. the future father of crystal weapons could even make traps. ¡°chuyin, shengyuan, your job is to bring people down the mountain and protect the map maker. draw the area around you and make a map. make it very detailed; it will be beneficial for us.¡± the two of them nodded right away. n0velusb.c0m ¡°little tiger, you are in charge of training fighters. you set your plan; you can do anything during your free time. if you see good fighters in the coolies then you can select them, but you must ensure that there will be no problems.¡± ¡°understood, boss.¡± ¡°that is all. now back to the previous problem, which is building the wall.¡± ye zhongming took out another map. this was the one with ying city, ¡°this and this are the first places we are going to attack after clearing the problems around.¡± everyone looked at a part of the map at those two places. ying city¡¯s heavy machine factory. sunlight building material market. Chapter 220: part 1: Trouble finding its way chapter 220: part 1: trouble finding its way chen jinghong looked at the open supermarket 30 meters away and licked his dry lips. he looked around, and everywhere he looked, he saw corpses. occasionally, there would be zombies stumbling around. further away was a seven-story home. there was a hole in the window of the top apartment. a rope hung from there, and a person was tied. he swung in the wind and smashed into the air-conditioning on the side, giving out a clanging sound. sometimes zombies below would raise their heads to search for the source of the sound. they sniffed and didn¡¯t want to give up on any chance of finding food. there were sounds from the supermarket which meant that there were dangers inside. although this was just a tiny county beside ying city, tens of thousands of people still lived there. they also had a decent-sized county hospital. thinking about that, chen jinghong felt frustrated. if he weren¡¯t here to teach the medical personnel in the hospital, he wouldn¡¯t have ended up trapped here. chen jinghong was very pessimistic about his family in ying city. moreover, the problems in front of him were big enough. if he couldn¡¯t find any more food and drinks, using his professional judgment, he couldn¡¯t survive for more than three days. his body was already frail now. chen jinghong was prepared to enter. he had to go in. his stamina would be used up the next day, and then he wouldn¡¯t have any hope of finding more food. he bent, and then the youngest general surgery doctor in ying city charged into the supermarket. the room was very dark, and there was a smelly scent that survivors were familiar with. it was that of decomposing bodies. n0velusb.c0m chen jinghong looked around and didn¡¯t notice anything dangerous. the sound from inside was gone. he couldn¡¯t care as a few boxes of biscuits were two meters from him. even if they were covered in dust, he still recognized them. he pounced over as this was his life. ¡°hehe, another got hooked.¡± a hand grabbed the back of his head and pulled him away from the rack. at this moment, his fingernails were just a few centimeters from the few boxes. he was dragged to the ground. because of his hunger, he even felt dizzy. when things stopped spinning in his eyes, he felt a hand searching around his body. ¡°damn, not even one crystal?¡± only then did chen jinghong see that the guy that hit him was a 1.9-meter-tall guy with a face covered in beard. he gave off a horrible smell. seeing that chen jinghong was looking at him, he just slapped him. the crisp sound spread in the supermarket. ¡°poor fellow, not even one crystal. how did you even survive until now?¡± chen jinghong felt his hand swelling, and his vision on one side was affected. chen jinghong hugged his head and bent his body. he didn¡¯t have anything. it wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t have any crystals, but he traded with a motorcade. those people were good. he helped them bandage their wounds and even gave them a bottle of water. now that he had nothing worth stealing, he would get beaten up when he faced such a situation. but he waited for two seconds and didn¡¯t get a firm fist. he saw a stick smashing down through the gaps in his arms and head. he knocked into the big fellow, and after the stick hit the ground, he was knocked aside too. chen jinghong suppressed the pain and used one hand to support himself. the other hand slashed the guy¡¯s neck. although it was just a few simple motions, it was enough to make him pant. he rested on the wall of the supermarket to recover some stamina. he looked at the guy holding his neck but couldn¡¯t stop the blood from spurting out. he wasn¡¯t a killer but a doctor, and a very good one. if he was willing, killing wasn¡¯t hard¡ªfor example, this guy. the surgical knife in his hands needed to leave a centimeter big cut on his neck. that was the artery. ¡°seems like you don¡¯t need my help.¡± a sudden voice shocked chen hongjing, and he stood up in panic. he held the small knife and looked at the young guy who had suddenly appeared at the corner of the supermarket. ¡°doctor, right?¡± this young man looked at the blood on the scalpel and at the guy about to turn into a zombie, ¡°you should be a decently skilled doctor too.¡± ¡°let¡¯s go.¡± the young man turned around. he was carrying a white blade on his back. looking at the guy that walked out, he hesitated, ¡°go, go where?¡± ¡°a place that can feed doctors. oh, right, bring those biscuits. maybe in the future, it can be traded for a wife.¡± ...................................................................................................... four people sat in a room covered in steel rods; their faces were confused. ¡°third brother is what you say, correct? there is someone so dumb to collect scrap metal?¡± a thin guy scratched his face and had doubts about the news. ¡°of course. do you know black cloak motorcade? the news came from them; many people trying to survive also know about it. they said that a group from cloud peak is collecting abandoned cars. i heard someone used an abandoned car to trade for a fist-sized bun!¡± ¡°why do i feel like it can¡¯t be trusted?¡± another person asked. there was rarely such good news in peacetime, much less apocalypse. ¡°whether or not it is real, we will know if we look. anyways abandoned cars are everywhere. find one that can be driven, and let¡¯s see if we can sell it. even if it is fake, we don¡¯t lose anything.¡± ¡°okay, that is settled. let¡¯s go find a car.¡± ............................................................................................................ ¡°yuan, brother yuan, is what you say true?¡± a middle-aged man looked at yuan shang suspiciously and asked. behind him were dozens of thin guys. ¡°old zhang, we know each other in the past, and you also traded food with me, so our relationship has grown stronger. do i need to lie to you about such things?¡± yuan shang sat in the car and said to the middle-aged man, ¡°cloud peak needs people. it is best if they have skills; those without need strength. i don¡¯t know if those who use strength can eat to their fill, but at least they won¡¯t die from hunger. it was better than you now, right? a few days passed, and you lost five people. you can still trade crystals for food with me, but if your people reduce, how can you kill zombies? i just gave you a way out so you can consider it.¡± the middle-aged man nodded, ¡°okay, we will listen to you. we will head to cloud peak to try our luck.¡± ¡°remember to say that i recommended you to head over.¡± seeing this group move towards cloud peak, yuan shang¡¯s man couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°boss, what is cloud peak doing? people can¡¯t even support themselves, so why do they need people? they also need so many. why do i think that this is suspicious.¡± yuan shang laughed, ¡°that is why i said you can only be my driver and can¡¯t amount to much else.¡± seeing his man smile, yuan shang said solemnly, ¡°let me tell you that ye zhongming has vast ambitions. compared to him, we are a level worse, so we are expected not to understand what he is doing. we need to do things for him and get some benefits. as for the future, let¡¯s take a look and see what they want to do. ............................................................................................................ Chapter 220.5: part 2- Trouble finding its way chapter 220.5: part 2- trouble finding its way when news of this new base spread across the land, this leader was doing an operation. zhang jinghong¡¯s gloves were dyed red. his stable hands were shaking slightly. he had never seen such a weird situation. at this moment, thin branches wiggled in the stomach that he sliced open. it even slapped his wrist, and it still hurt. since last night that ye zhongming brought him back. he ate a few meals and took a nap. today he stood on the operation table and did a terrifying surgery. ¡°calm down. can these be even more scary than balls of maggots?¡± ye zhongming frowned. he wore a mask and grabbed those light branches. ¡°pull these out from the veins and the veins, and the surgery would be mostly done. next is your job. do you see those white roots? dig along them and dig them all out.¡± zhang jinghong felt this was more scary than maggots, but he didn¡¯t dare say that. he focused on pulling out the roots burrowed into the various organs. no blood infusion, no oxygen, no anesthesia, they just knocked this girl called sister rong out, and this surgery happened in this room that wasn¡¯t disinfected. this was something zhang jinghong couldn¡¯t imagine in the past. beside him was a fat nurse who he didn¡¯t know which nursing school she graduated from. just one look, and she wasn¡¯t very professional. the other was the boss ye, that brought him here, and a more beautiful female named park. although he had never done such a simple surgery before, he witnessed the magic of this world. each time he used his exquisite skills to slice the organs to remove the roots, that beauty would reach out and activate a white chain. she would gently touch the area that he sliced. it would last two seconds, and when the light disappeared, that would heal. zhang jinghong understood a little more about this world. after four hours, girls that he said would have no chance of surviving didn¡¯t even need stitches as their wounds all disappeared. they had stable breathing, and it was as if they were asleep. ¡°doctor zhang, good work; you are tired. go back to rest. during these few days, there will be two more similar surgeries that you have to do.¡± ye zhongming patted his shoulder, and his tone was one of praise. sister rong¡¯s surgery was better than expected, and he was the main reason. ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect that this guy younger than 40 was so good with a scalpel. he was godlike. maybe describing a doctor¡¯s skill like that wasn¡¯t suitable, but that was true. . mo mo, jia yi, and the other girls waiting outside surrounded her. they felt much better when they heard that the surgery was a success and sister rong was fine. but when they saw the saplings, shock appeared on their faces. who knew that the fruits were fake? they were just parasites on the body. without ye zhongming, she would become a treant in just a few days. when mo mo and jia yi thought about the saplings in their bodies, they charged forwards. they vomited. after he walked out of this villa that was used for medical purposes, xia lei walked forwards. ¡°violent ruler, your karma is here! i represent the moon to punish you.¡± xia lei waved a pile of papers and said viciously to ye zhongming. ye zhongming scoffed and replied, ¡°please pay attention to your age.¡± she pulled out moon edge and grumbled about wanting to battle him. ¡°i will let you a hand!¡± ye zhongming said in disdain, then laughed, ¡°what is it?¡± she laughed too, but then she frowned. ¡°i don¡¯t know why you rush to recruit people, but congrats. black cloak motorcade is doing well. over 300 people came in the last three days. especially yesterday, after we cleared the zombies, the roads reaching here are safe. more and more people are coming, and over a hundred came today.¡± ¡°we can slowly build the base. if we rush, then many problems will appear.¡± xia lei looked at the stubborn ye zhongming and had the urge to bite him, ¡°the most obvious one is the grain problem.¡± ¡°lu yi¡¯s storage region didn¡¯t have much food, along with the ones we traded for; with the old numbers, it would last us two months. but now, not considering the increasing number of members, the remaining food will only last us less than a month. if we recruit more...¡± ¡°en, what else?¡± n0velusb.c0m xia lei bit her teeth, ¡°this problem is already huge. what if we finish the food? drink milk?¡± ye zhongming looked at her chest and didn¡¯t say anything. but that made her face flush red. but after all, she was used to such jokes and pushed her chest forwards provocatively. now it was ye zhongming¡¯s turn to lower his head and cough. ¡°there is also the collection of abandoned cars and metals. many people came to trade, requiring grain, and some wanted crystals. but we listened to you and disagreed. although we paid many things for the car, we got a few dozen, so that won¡¯t be a problem. but if more people trade, that would cause our problematic grain situation to get worse.¡± ye zhongming still nodded and didn¡¯t answer the question. xia lei didn¡¯t care anymore and continued, ¡°that is just the obvious ones. more problems are appearing, like their lives, cleanliness, safety, stability, health, etc. like how the news is attracting the attention of other factions, like...¡± ¡°there are many problems. what does old grandfather ye want to do?¡± the two of them walked and spoke, and they were near the survivor camp. the newcomers were arranged in the meeting region. this place was separated from the other regions using iron ropes, and sentries were around. they sat outside in small groups. some talked to one another, looked into the sky, and walked around. ¡°there are still many work attires in the storage region, right? take them out, let these people wash up, and then change into them. put some level one mutated animal minced meat into their food to raise their body¡¯s quality. as a temporary exercise, tell them to clear the fake mountain in the meeting hall region. before our wall building starts, let them get adapt to things.¡± ¡°okay.¡± ¡°don¡¯t stop collecting abandoned cars. it is what i use to make blades. nothing is too much. we will rely on this to create equipment.¡± xia lei felt warm in her heart. she knew that he was only telling her this because he trusted her. ¡°tell little tiger to speed up on the training; he doesn¡¯t have to teach them everything, just how to stand in teams and be disciplined. i will give him at most five more days. we will head to the machine factory once sister rong and the other two are much better.¡± xia lei memorized all this in her mind. ¡°zhongming!¡± liang chuyin ran from another direction with a solemn expression on her face. ¡°a group of people are at the gate, and they dragged many cars and people. they want to do a trade with us. there are many of them, and they have weapons. they looked quite fierce, also... a little arrogant.¡± ¡°do they want to die?¡± xia lei opened her eyes wide, and killing intent surged from her body. ¡°go, let¡¯s take a look.¡± ye zhongming smiled and brought the two girls out. he asked, ¡°did they say where they came from?¡± ¡°no.¡± liang chuyin replied, ¡°but one of uncle lu¡¯s men said they are from ying city jail.¡± ye zhongming stopped, and his eyes squinted, ¡°zhang dalong¡¯s men?¡± .................................................................................... at the gate, a short but strong bald head was sitting on the top of a trailer. he had a cigar in his right hand and looked down on xiang tao, who was in charge of defense today. behind him was a long motorcade with abandoned cars stacked on them. many of the vehicles had fresh blood stains. behind those cars were also a hundred dirty survivors protected by armed guards. ¡°that beautiful girl went in for so long; is she even coming out? if there is no news, i won¡¯t wait anymore; i will charge in!¡± Chapter 221: Getting bullied chapter 221: getting bullied hu zhao liked it when people called him master hu. he liked to call himself that, too, as it made him feel powerful. he couldn''t do that during peacetime. even if he did that, no one would bother about him. he shot someone during a robbery and was sentenced to 20 years. he didn''t amount to much in a maximum security prison like ying city prison. to be called master there, they had to have at least killed people. but the apocalypse gave him a chance. he dared to fight and kill. he dared to run out of prison and gained zhang dalong''s respect. not only did he evolve, but in a few days, zhang dalong even promised that he would get a job. thinking about how strong zhang dalong was, hu zhao was excited. he felt like he was a real man that was an influential person. people in ying city jail didn''t care about their lives; they were all fierce and daring in peacetime. if they disagreed on things, they would fight and see blood. the apocalypse didn''t have rules or teachings, so many fights became more rampant. along with black dragon allowing it, these fellows didn''t hold back. this caused zhang dalong''s team to suffer huge losses. but even so, they were still the strongest faction around cloud peak. as long as zhang dalong wanted, he could unify this region easily. at least to hu zhao, it looked easy. what lou family, east mountain village, tech city squad, etc? the reason why they still existed was because brother dragon was raising them. once they got fat, he would eat them up. this wasn''t a secret internally. there were even people who agreed to take over each faction. everything from that faction would belong to those few people in the future. the others could only get leftovers. many people were naturally unhappy, but there was nothing they could do. after working with soul merchant, those few guys were very strong. each one of them was stronger than the leaders of other factions. even if others were unhappy, they had to swallow it. hu zhao was one of those unhappy, but like the others, what could he do? but when he was outside yesterday, hu zhao got the news that a group occupied cloud peak. they started using food to trade for abandoned cars and were recruiting too. hu zhao was delighted. wasn''t this an easy win for him? abandoned cars were all around. apart from moving them, which was a small problem, it was a free win. hu zhao was initially suspicious, but after asking around, he realized it was true. that delighted him. he led those who followed him and headed towards cloud peak. to hu zhao, there were no rules about trading. he just needed to stay on the only path from cloud peak down the mountain and stop those who came here to trade. in just four hours, he robbed over 30 abandoned cars and controlled the hundreds of survivors who came to join cloud peak. hu zhao wasn''t stupid. he looked at all the guards here and considered the possibility of taking over the place. but the dozens of guns terrified him. it seemed like he could only get a small win today and bring more people over in the future. hu zhao touched his bald head when he saw ye zhongming walk over. he still sat on the roof. but his eyes lit up when he saw xia lei and liang chuyin. he had spent so long in hail, and although he released himself over the past month, he still needed a woman. lovely ones. one would see many beautiful girls in this world, but it was hard to see clean ones. ye zhongming looked at him and confirmed that he had never heard of such a person in his last life. he probably wasn''t one of zhang dalong''s top few. "you are the boss here?" hu zhao sized ye zhongming up as if he was superior. liang chuyin and xia lei had sharp gazes in their eyes. they were one with ye zhongming. this person looked down on him, which was worse than looking down on the two of them. "i am." ye zhongming was calm. "okay then." he jumped off the car and pointed at the abandoned vehicles, "40 cars, 150 people, how much are you giving." ye zhongming glanced and knew that this fellow had bumped up the numbers. the two girls, as well as xiang tao, frowned. did he think they were fools? "50 kilograms of rice, 50 liters of water." ye zhongming said out some numbers. those things were already a lot. one car previously could only get two buns, and they also didn''t pay anything for survivors who came. "fk, do you think i am a beggar?" his face twitched, and he shouted at ye zhongming, pointing at his nose, "i spent so much effort to get all these heavy things to you. i also sent so many people here, and you give me 50 kilograms of rice and 50 liters of water? newcomer, ask who dares to treat your master hu like this!" "even yuan shang, that you know, the boss of black cloak motorcade, has to call me master hu respectfully when he sees me." ye zhongming reached out to knock his hand aside. their arms clashed in mid-air, but this bald head was suppressed. he was a one-star evolved, and in terms of strength, he was naturally worse than a two-star evolved. his expression changed, and he understood ye zhongming''s strength. but he didn''t think much about it. he had 20 brothers behind him with as many guns as this group. more importantly, he was from ying city jail and had the nearly impossible zhang dalong. he didn''t fear anything, even if he couldn''t snatch this place over. he would be sorry to brother black dragon if he didn''t extort them today. "how much do you want?" when hu zhao heard that, he expressed as if he was telling ye zhongming that he, fortunately, knew his place. "150 kilograms of rice, no water. i heard that you have many cans, at least 100 meat cans, as well as soy sauce and oil." "do you think we are stupid? how many things can that feed?" consumption in the apocalypse was different from peacetime. one of the two meals they ate in cloud peak was porridge, and they were only half fool. other places would have one meal a day. with that as a standard, 150 kilograms would be enough for 100 people for half a month. this didn''t include the meat cans, which were a luxury. no wonder xiang tao would oppose. this fellow was too much. "pay attention to your words. do you believe that i will kill you with one shot?" hu zhao stared at xiang tao like he would eat him up. the guards raised their guns. fighting if they had problems, that was the style of the apocalypse. ye zhongming waved and smiled, "since master hu said that, then so be it. sister lei, tell people to carry the grain over." xia lei and liang chuyin, who were prepared to fight, were stunned. to them, this wasn''t his style; when did he ever get extorted? but since he said that, although they didn''t feel good, they didn''t say anything. they told people to get the stuff from the storage. hu zhao laughed and said to ye zhongming, "at least you know your place." in a while, three huge bags of 50-kilogram rice were moved out, along with a few boxes of cans and condiments. hu zhao told his men to load it, pushing those abandoned cars to their door. he told them they would return and left. "zhongming, why didn''t you kill him?" liang chuyin was on the verge of exploding. mo ye, who heard the news and rushed over, was also confused. "hehe, nothing." ye zhongming said, "we need to focus on building the base and not fighting with the factions around." le dayuan nodded, "right, things are different. we can''t kill and then leave. we have a base, and we are staying here. we must consider the effects and can''t spoil our plan because we are rash." le dayuan was one of the core members who knew about the seven wheels, and naturally, he understood what ye zhongming was planning. zhang dalong was one of the strongest leaders around, and he had 500 men. in comparison, only a few dozen of them could fight. the gap was huge. if they fought, they would suffer tremendous losses even if they could win. their core members might even die, which was not a worthy trade. ye zhongming didn''t explain and told everyone to work. he pushed the cars to broken areas of the wall. as for those survivors, they were brought to the meeting district. he glanced at the leaving motorcade, and killing energy shone in his eyes. some things were like that. i didn''t kill you today didn''t mean that you could live well. ye zhongming gave in today so that his plans could come to fruition. once he had time, he would let master hu see what arrogance built on strength was instead of him relying on others to act strong. also, that nine star evolved in the last life, and ye zhongming was interested in him. he wanted to see how strong brother black dragon was. hu zhao rushed back to ying city and bragged about how strong he was along the way. he boasted that cloud peak was afraid, which made the other factions look down on cloud peak. however, this new base attacked two places with no weapons and no food and obtained massive resources, expanding to 800 people. a week after hu zhao left, the people drawing the map returned and gave him a detailed map. he looked at it for an hour before he drank some water. his gaze still didn''t leave the map. "tomorrow they will attack the demon monsters, then... here...¡± n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming stared at a small symbol and was thinking about something. Chapter 222: Borrowing strength chapter 222: borrowing strength uncle hai knocked the white-colored smoke pipe on the ground. beside him, the colorful-haired young master yun rolled his eyes. he looked down on this village uncle. to him, didn¡¯t such people live in forests forty years ago? ¡°kid, stop looking like you lost your father and mother; you look down on me? let me tell you, if you were my grandson, i would cut off all your dyed hair.¡± uncle hai scoffed. seeing the leader of hungry tiger cavalry, he said so without holding back. ¡°damn, old man, what did you say?¡± ¡°show some respect when you talk to our boss!¡± ¡°old damn thing, i will kill you!¡± young master yun had a bunch of men similar in age to him. they were dressed in different clothing. a month had passed, and their clothing was dirty, making them look even more amusing. behind uncle hai were the warriors that came from east mountain village. hearing those kids speak like that, they were furious, and both sides were in a standoff immediately. hungry tiger cavalry had 70-80 people, including their entire squad. all of them were apocalypse warriors. some had guns; some had axes. each one rode a motorcycle, and they were pretty strong. moreover, young master yun and a few other bosses had jobs that were said to be strong. they clashed with the tech city squad before and nearly killed the two-star evolved big kai. hungry tiger cavalry became famous, and everyone learned that this young team made of 40 one-stars evolved. moreover, no one dared to look down on them anymore. east mountain village¡¯s strength was definitely above that of them. they had three two-star evolved and a dozen more one-star evolved than them. but only two of them had jobs. both sides had strengths and weaknesses, so neither feared the other. when both sides were in a faceoff, horse hooves could be heard. they turned their heads and saw a 200-strong team rushing over. there were 20 healthy horses, and each one of the people riding had a red spear. one would think they were ancient cavaliers if not for their modern clothing. ¡°old lou!¡± uncle hai waved at those people and told his people to put their weapons down. young master yun knew they couldn¡¯t fight now as considerable riches were before them, waiting for them to steal. the 50-year-old guy on the horse in the middle jumped off. he looked determined. he looked at them and finally nodded at uncle hai with a smile. young master yun looked at the family head that occupied the heart of the lake and greeted him lazily. but when he saw a red shirt young girl behind, he smiled. he moved over and tried hard to get close to her. ¡°sister ling, long time no see. when will you come over to play? i got many new things.¡± she was really beautiful, but her features made her seem like her temper was terrible. she scoffed, ¡°go over to smell cement?¡± the lou family warriors behind laughed, making young master yun awkward. not mentioning their strengths, just the place they occupied. hungry tiger cavalries occupied the cement factory, and lou family had the picturesque lake island; the difference was huge. ¡°let us talk about serious matters.¡± lou family head lou zhengxiao looked annoyed at him and told him not to disturb his niece. ¡°let me introduce myself; this is bei zi from soul merchant.¡± lou zhengxiao moved aside to review a guy wearing a hoodie, and half his face was shrouded in the shadows. white hoodie, black pants, and hands in his pockets. he carried a green bag. he wasn¡¯t tall, around 1.65. half the face was covered, and one couldn¡¯t tell if it was male or female. uncle hai and young master yun looked at one another and lou zhengxiao with unhappiness. their sudden appearance was out of the plan that they had discussed. ¡°this bei zi is just observing.¡± lou zhengxiao explained, ¡°he won¡¯t do anything and won¡¯t share the spoils.¡± since he said that, their expression was much better. but they were still unfriendly to this bei zi, who was standing there quietly. soul merchant was just too mysterious. in the apocalypse, it was hard for one to feel good about them. ¡°of course, if we faced any dangers and asked mr. bei zi to help, that would be another story.¡± uncle hai smiled and tilted his head. young master yun pouted in disdain and started to chew some gum. lou zhengxiao was not surprised by their attitude. he pointed at the small military base, ¡°let¡¯s stick to the plan?¡± uncle hai and young master yun started focusing and knew it was time. ...................................................................................................... right when the three factions were launching their attack, the small military base, five kilometers from them, was a bunch of people lying in ambush in a small farmhouse. ¡°boss, they have begun.¡± little tiger placed the walkie-talkie down and informed ye zhongming, who was resting on the side. the others sitting on the roof stood up. since the other side started, they were going to start too. ye zhongming looked at them and pointed at a warehouse, ¡°this is our target, yingchun county grain storage.¡± ¡°people didn¡¯t target this place because it is at the edge of the county. many zombies and mutated lifeforms are gathered here, and there are two level-three monsters. they are very strong. if we fight, we might draw the monsters over.¡± ¡°everyone knows the plan. if we succeed, our grain problem will be solved. at least for a year, we won¡¯t have to worry about food, so we can only succeed.¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°i know it is the first time for many of you to fight from a disadvantaged position, the first time facing a zombie horde, but don¡¯t be afraid. we walked this path before! this time we will win as usual.¡± some weird sounds spread from the other side of the storage, and ye zhongming clapped, ¡°mo ye and sister rong started. follow me to charge in and clear the zombies. those who do well will get evolution potions after the battle! i never go back on my words! head out!¡± the close to hundred-strong team surged out from the small courtyard! Chapter 223: Battle for grain chapter 223: battle for grain sister rong and mo mo, who were now proper one-star evolved, tossed meat off a pickup truck to attract the zombie horde. beside them were mo ye and tang tian, who were standing up to prevent accidents from happening. as jia yi just did her surgery, she hadn''t healed up and was left home. within the steel-covered car, windows were evolved that drove while looking back at the horde through the back mirror. gunshots could be heard. "500 more meters, and then we will leave!" mo ye slapped the roof to inform the driver. once they were there, their mission would be completed. the sound from the military storage would draw the zombies over, reducing the pressure on the grain storage. it wasn''t them conning others, and it wasn''t them spoiling their plan to clear the demon monsters. if these people could kill those demon monsters, ye zhongming was happy to see that happen. but the truth was, that bunch might not succeed! ye zhongming was used to using all the resources that he could use. when he saw the position of yingchun county grain storage, he decided to use this to attack the team attacking the demon monsters. the team from cloud peak would try their best to draw the zombie horde to around two kilometers to the army warehouse. this distance in front of the vast wilderness was enough to draw the zombie horde to gunshots. as they didn''t walk quickly, this distance was enough for them to walk for a long time. moreover, as there were obstacles, the zombies might not even reach that place before their fight ended. to ye zhongming, this was the only value of their fight destined to fail. without many zombies, they had a significant chance on this side. of course, it wasn''t so simple to attract the zombie horde. they couldn''t draw all of them away at once, so the fact that they drew a few thousand away was quite decent. xia bai squatted on the corner of the pickup, her hands hugging her knees and her head buried into her legs. she was not used to exposing herself to sunlight. to her, darkness was the best environment. it sounded simple to draw the zombies but hard to execute. more high-level zombies appeared, so ye zhongming had to step in. he couldn''t place too many of the main force here as that would affect those attacking the grain storage. he also couldn''t ignore the high-level zombies, so he sent xia bai here. xia bai was distant from them, but be it mo ye and the others she had just met or people like sister rong, who she had known for a long time. they didn''t speak at all when they sat in the same vehicle. mo ye and the others were okay; they had just met and weren''t close. but sister rong felt terrible. they were sisters, and now things were like that. but there was no point in thinking so much; she could only sigh. they traveled slowly for a while, and the gunshots became clearer. they tossed a few more pieces of meat and left quickly. they used the path they had scouted in advance to join the fight at the grain storage. "quick." n0velusb.c0m xia bai stood up and said those words. that stunned everyone, and they didn''t know what happened. xia bai jumped on the truck''s roof and turned back towards where they just drove by. killing intent surged from her body. mo ye didn''t sense anything, but as a cop, she still told the driver to speed up. "leave first." xia bai said that before she jumped off the car towards where they came from. "xia bai." sister rong shouted, but xia bai disappeared. she wanted to care for her sister, who had changed but couldn''t find a suitable way. ................................................................................................ little tiger and xiang tao jumped from the grain storage. each one of them had a rope. four other evolved helped to clear the zombies around them. the two of them hung the rope on lamps on the side of the street. they also entered the rooms on the sides before heading toward their next target. le dayuan was nearby, leading a few people with pushcarts to push the sandbags to specific locations. they stacked them up before they retreated. on the other side of the granary, liang chuyin and a few others were doing the same as mo ye. the difference was that they were on foot. they also weren''t too far from ye zhongming''s team. they led a few zombies away before turning back and repeating their actions. shengyuan was with them. although this big fellow was a defensive two-star evolved, he could still help them tank if they faced dangers. if they encountered higher-level mutated lifeforms, he could help cover them until they retreated to a safe place. on the path from yingchun county grain storage to cloud peak were many coolies digging holes. dozens of large pits were dug out, two meters deep. on the surface was a meter-wide board for survivors to pass. many strong coolies were at sitting at the side of the holes and waiting for their turn. on the other side were heavy trucks; each had two soldiers with guns that looked around warily. cloud peak sent nearly everyone out for this battle. there were only five evolved and a dozen soldiers back at the base. the other hundred were just weak or injured coolies. killing shouts spread from ahead. candy and lu yi shouted at the coolies digging holes to ask them to speed up. that would help the people to retreat. at this point, ye zhongming and his tea were like spikes stabbing in. ye zhongming was at the front. this was a siege, and they didn''t have to defend, so the strongest would naturally lead the way. behind him as little tiger and yellow ball. further behind were the original evolved from cloud peak. they formed a sharp outer shell. the others who didn''t evolve but had experienced the few battles over the past few days were in the inner shell. each of them had metal spears that they used to attack mutated lifeforms. park xiuying was in the middle. when needed, she would use diamond shield or cleansing dew. with ye zhongming in the front, this team was unstoppable. they sliced into the zombie horde like they were tofu. black blood and broken limbs scattered in the sky. in just a moment, stacks of zombies covered the path ahead. although he had many evolution potions, he only rewarded two good performers. that is because he had to give them a lesson. there was a sequence of rewards and punishments. once this battle ended, he would increase the number of evolved at scale. but ye zhongming gave the immunity potions out without restriction. as long as you fought for them, you would get the potion. thus, the warriors didn''t fear anything; they didn''t have to worry about being infected when they fought. ye zhongming charged a hundred meters before slowing down as those behind couldn''t keep up. this made him feel a little unfortunate. the battle would be easy initially as the zombie horde didn''t gather. the moment it started, they would still draw mutated lifeforms around, even if he told them not to use guns. they would be under more pressure when the zombie horde gathered. but they had no choice. he couldn''t use his two-star evolved standards to require the others to do as well. since they slowed down, ye zhongming told little tiger to replace him. he started to move around to help out areas that were under pressure. he would help fight against the higher-level mutated lifeforms. although this team didn''t charge as quickly as before, they still pushed forwards easily. as they were in the zombie horde, one evolved was suddenly pierced by a black spike. he cried out. ye zhongming immediately broke the spike, which caused the level-two zombie to scream and retreat into the horde. park xiuying rushed over and used gentle chain. that spike only hit the shoulder and wasn''t a fatal spot. with the evolved heal, the wound healed quickly, and there was just one small wound after three seconds. "are you okay?'' ye zhonging asked the person who pressed onto his shoulder and was about to switch the spear over to his other hand. "no problem!" he shouted and thrust his spear into the eye of a zombie. he felt like he was being flung behind when he pulled it out. when he stood still, he noticed that ye zhongming was standing where he was, and a potion was in his hands. "you have a minute to evolve!" the guy was stunned for a moment before joy surged into his heart. the 40-year-old guy started to cry. he tried hard to live in the apocalypse and knew what evolution meant. this small potion could mean that he would survive. he stabbed it into his neck and injected it in. power surged into his body that was previously injured and in pain. this modified potion didn''t need much time to consume, just that the process would hurt more. a few seconds later, the team had one more one-star evolved. this made the others excited and tempted. the entire team fought even harder, and they were much quicker. in just a moment, they were 50 meters ahead. "boss, we see the gate!" little tiger hollered, and ye zhongming looked over. a three-meter door gate could be seen. Chapter 224: Twin Face Killer chapter 224: twin face killer xia bai waited quietly at the center of the path. opposite her were two guys that were frowning and looking at her. ¡°if you move aside, we won¡¯t kill you.¡± the two guys were twins, and they looked the same, just that the person on the left who spoke had a left parting on his hair, while the guy on the right had a right parting. xia bai didn¡¯t even talk much to her old sisters, much less these two guys. she just stood there like a wooden dummy. the guy on the left looked at the guy on the right and smiled, ¡°brother is this ugly girl stupid?¡± the guy on the right nodded, ¡°ugly women shouldn¡¯t live in this world. only then would humans maintain good looks when they reproduced. i always felt like a perfect appearance was a mark of evolution.¡± ¡°i thought the same.¡± the guy on the right looked at xia bai; his hands moved like he was playing the flute. ¡°i want to see who drew the zombie horde here. but you are obviously with them so asking you is the same. ugly woman, can you tell me which faction you belong to?¡± xia bai was expressionless, and her body leaned forwards slightly. she charged out and pounced on the guy on the left. ¡°ignorant!¡± the two guys said simultaneously, ¡°today, you will taste the strength of lord bei zi¡¯s twin face killer.¡± the two twins moved toward one another and stood in a line. in the next second, they split up. two people turned into four and then into eight! ¡°do you think we don¡¯t know you are two-star evolved?¡± the eight of them spoke at the same time. they had a mocking smile as they saw through everything. peng! xia bai¡¯s fist smashed onto one of them and sounded crisp. that body shattered, and what replaced it was a small explosion. xia bai exploded and fell onto the ground. some blood flowed out of the mouth of half of the face that was destroyed. ¡°eh eh eh, you guessed wrong, hahaha.¡± the seven shadows gave a loud mocking laugh, and seeing xia bai, who fell to the ground, he laughed even more arrogantly. ¡°ugly woman. don¡¯t think you can do anything just because you are a two-star evolved. there are many magical things that you don¡¯t know about. your strength is not even top 50 in our soul merchants. as for me, i am top twenty. do you know how big a gap that is?¡± ¡°crushing! crushing difference!¡± the seven shadows spoke together and looked at the struggling xia bai like they were looking at a dead person. xia bai bent her body and charged like a leopard, hitting the shadow on the left. hong! another explosion. even if she was prepared, that shadow still caused massive injuries. her body was sent flying again, and you could hear the sound of bones cracking when she fell to the ground. ¡°tsk tsk, tough but foolish, very foolish.¡± the six shadows shook their heads, ¡°we are connected shadow explosives, a job you have never heard of. in front of us, even if you have a job, you will never defeat us. oh, right, forgot to tell you, we are two-star evolved too.¡± ¡°so you have no advantage against us; you are just so tiny.¡± the six shadows walked forwards, and they circled her. xia bai shook her head and stood right up; she looked toward them with killing intent. charge! this was her reply. the encirclement got smaller, so she hit one of them much quicker. that damn explosion sounded once more. she fell to the ground for the third time. ¡°stubborn people die faster. you are the typical example. you are as dumb as a pig!¡± the remaining five shadows were furious. each of them took out a shining dagger that was grey in color. ¡°you are about to die; remember to be beautiful in your next life.¡± they walked towards xia bai, who struggled twice but failed to get up. when they were five meters apart, she bounced up and knocked into one. the explosion knocked her back again. ¡°although i look down on you, your resistance is good. but how many can you handle when a guy teaches you how to be a woman?¡± xia bai vomited blood, and when she heard those words, her eyes were already red. she rolled towards the nearest one and punched its knee. kaba! ah! there was the sound of bones cracking that broke the silence. this was the first time she hurt him, but the price she paid was a dagger to her shoulder. it looked like it had stabbed into her bone, so her hand couldn¡¯t be lifted. ¡°impossible! how can you find the real body?¡± he grabbed his knee as the left-parted twin brother cried out. he looked at this ugly woman whose body was covered in blood and had a dagger in her shoulder in disbelief. ¡°i don¡¯t need to know which is the real body; i just need to test one by one.¡± xia bai said the most complete sentence since the start of the fight caused the twins to shiver. there is no need to find out; just need to test them one by one. how much courage did that need? did she even care about her own life? the brothers knew how strong the explosion was. if she weren¡¯t two-star evolved, she would have died. she even intended to suffer from six explosions! six! this was the first time the twins felt such a chill since they got the job. after the brother was injured, the other shadows disappeared. the only standing brother was momentarily shocked and filled with killing intent. ¡°so what? so what if you break our skills? i will kill you; i will still kill you!¡± n0velusb.c0m he suddenly charged forwards and crossed the gap. he stabbed the neck of the woman who could stand up, but her body was on the verge of collapsing. be it the attacking elder brother or the younger brother on the floor, they were relaxed as it would hit. when it was about to hit, xia bai moved toward the ground weirdly. it didn¡¯t hit her neck but into her shoulder instead. blood spurted out and covered his face. he then felt pain in his stomach. he saw the other hand that could move, stabbing into it. ¡°i don¡¯t need to be stronger than you, just more vicious.¡± xia bai looked at the brother, who was losing his life force, and said coldly, ¡°also, did anyone tell you that you two talk too much nonsense?¡± Chapter 225: Black Soil Zombie chapter 225: black soil zombie it wasn''t that no one targeted yingchun county grain storage before since the apocalypse started. there were even many factions who tried to attack this place. but the outcome wasn''t good. they didn''t even open the gate, instead just increasing the number of zombies. of course, some people came here at the start, so a few scattered grain bags showed the moldy grain inside. but that was just a tiny number that told ye zhongming that there was food here. "charge!" he roared, and the team sped up, approaching the gate. ye zhongming led the way and sliced the iron gate. along with it falling, a dense horde squeezed out from inside. this stunned the team. this grain storage had high walls, and there weren''t many here, so how were there so many zombies inside? but no one had time to find out. they couldn''t retreat either, so they charged right in. they had to slice down everything in front of them to complete the mission. ye zhongming used flame blade for the first time today. this move was strong, and the zombies in the path towards the grain storage were cleared out¡ªthe high temperature left burnt corpses that gave out a weird meat scent. the team charged. little tiger slashed, and the door to the granary was sliced open. what they saw were white stacks of grain bags. grain! the thought rose in all their hearts. joy and surprise replaced the rage and excitement they had when they were fighting the zombies. that meant life! the order of the apocalypse was messed up. no one planted crops; no one farmed so that the grain would become more and more expensive. apart from the wheels, one could only get food from hunting. but that was dangerous. one couldn''t only survive on meat, either. humans were already used to eating crops, so it wouldn''t be something they could remove from their diet in a short time. so everyone knew the meaning of these bags of grain. as ye zhongming said, these grains were enough for them to use for a year. if they used meat along with these, they could survive for 1.5 years. little tiger walked in, but at that moment, ye zhongming felt a chill down his spine. "little tiger retreat!" ye zhongming shouted. he ignored the zombies around and charged right in. he was slicing towards the left of the door. full strength light shone and brushed past a black matter. little tiger fell to the side of the granary. ye zhongming focused and saw a black thing sticking to his left hip. "black soil zombie!" his eyes opened wide. this mutated zombie was strong, but compared to other zombies, it was disgusting. the skin and flesh of this zombie had turned into a sticky black matter. it attacked by firing this sticky thing. then it would move near the prey, wrap it up with its black body, and then digest it. this mutated zombie would be terrifying when it reached a high level. it could shoot out tens of thousands of soil patches and easily turn into a ball of skin to wrap prey and absorb them. then they would move back to the main body and merge back perfectly. not only was this black soil sticky, but it also had a neurotoxin. like the sand bug, it caught one off guard. the conditions to form such a mutated zombie were strict. he didn''t expect to bump into one here. ye zhongming slashed the black soil on little tiger''s hip to slice away that squirming thing, but he didn''t hurt little tiger. n0velusb.c0m apart from xia lei, ye zhongming was the only person on the team who could do it accurately. "ah!" a soft but ear-piercing scream spread out from the left of the granary. the black soil zombie was so angry that ye zhongming sliced its black soil away. ye zhongming pulled little tiger back so park xiuying could use gentle chain on him. although he didn''t know what level that zombie was, to occupy the granary meant that its level wasn''t too low. there was already a toxin in the soil, so although park xiuying couldn''t remove the toxin, she could still make little tiger feel better. he thrust moon edge to the side, and one zombie was pierced in the head. he flicked it up and tossed it into the granary, using the momentum to rush in. hu hu hu! three black shadows shot out and hit that zombie. each one accurately hit a crucial area. the black soil was really strong, and it is evident that the black soil zombie was furious. it even caused that zombie''s bones to cave in. ye zhongming was now able to see what was going on inside. on the left was a soft and mushy zombie standing there. that mutated zombie had lost its human shape, and it looked like rubber that was about to melt. either that or it looked like a candle about to burn out. level three! although he knew there was a chance he would bump into a level three lifeform, his heart still jumped the moment he saw it. he didn''t fear level three lifeforms with his current strength at all. ye zhongming was sure he could defeat them as long as they weren''t very strong. but he didn''t expect to bump into such a high-level monster right away, then... he charged in without hesitation. he had to solve the dangers in the granary so that the coolie team could move these grains away. "boss, i am okay!" little tiger shouted and joined back in. park xiuying''s quick heals prevented most toxins from entering his body so that he could recover quickly. of course, another reason was that this black soil zombie was only level three. if this were a level five or higher one, even ye zhongming would be paralyzed if he was hit. "follow the plan!" ye zhongming slashed toward that zombie and informed the team to follow the plan. little tiger and the others stood back to back and occupied space on the sides. yellow ball was right in front and preventing the zombies from getting close. ye zhongming faced the strongest attacks of the black soil zombie. this monster wasn''t quick, so it was impossible to dodge ye zhongming''s attacks, who had the golden grade blood stepping boots. maybe it realized that too. it didn''t dodge. it turned its black soil into black rain that covered ye zhongming. at the same time, a few windows on the walls of the granary were broken. several shadows dashed over. just from the smell alone, ye zhongming knew they were level-two zombies, over ten. it was obvious that this level three zombie had recruited many brothers. the boss was being attacked, so they rushed over. ye zhongming couldn''t use flame blade here because he feared burning the food. but the situation was terrible for him. dozen of level two zombies jumped down to attack him, and in front of him was the black soil rain. this was probably that zombie''s talent skill. retreating was the only thing he could do. ye zhongming was calm. he activated quickness. his body that was charging forwards suddenly looked like it was going against gravity, and he stopped. he retreated. while retreating, he pushed with his legs to jump into mid-air. black soil rain rubbed the bottom of his shoes. ye zhongming raised his head and slashed. he used full strength light to attack those level-two zombies. ye zhongming could quickly kill one level-two zombie now. three would be a minor hassle, but he could still kill them. if there were five, he might have to pay some price. either he would be injured, or he would use some mental energy. if ten, if not needed, ye zhongming would retreat. this had nothing to do with him being a coward. if you faced danger and didn''t retreat, you were a fool. but he couldn''t retreat. he didn''t dodge those zombie skills. he was in mid-air, so that he couldn''t dodge either. he couldn''t use his strongest move that could turn the tables. but he still attacked. sometimes, this was needed. when you reached such a position, you had to face some things. even if you had to pay the price. blood splattered from his body. this was one of the few times since the start of the apocalypse that he got injured. but he didn''t blink at all. he used his momentum and the fact that the zombies had jumped from above, which helped shorten the distance. he slashed, and blade light flew out. ye zhongming lost some mobility mid-air, but the zombies were the same. the blade light slashed across their bodies and sliced them into two. their attacks hit ye zhongming, and blood splattered. level two, apart from those defensive ones, nothing could stop the blade. ye zhongming had no defensive gear, so that he couldn''t block their skills too. ye zhongming landed, and only five level-two lifeforms were alive. he jumped up again when he landed and sliced at the black soil zombie. he kicked with his right leg, too, at the chest of a level two zombie. kick activation! this skill that consumed 100 mental energy to deal two times the damage left a shocking hole in its chest. from the front, one could see out from the back. even its spine was set flying with that kick. it wanted to move forwards, but its body and head weren''t supported, and it fell to the ground. the blade light sliced onto the black soil zombie and caused soil rain to scatter. at this moment, there was an intense fighting sound from the outside. the team that drew the zombies away was back, and the full-scale assault had begun. Chapter 226: Star Consuming Satan chapter 226: star consuming satan there was a crack, and ye zhongming stepped onto the corpse of a level-two zombie he had just killed. a gentle power spread from beneath his feet and nourished the wounds on his body that were so deep that you could see his bones. star consuming satan. after the golden cloth was merged into the boots, not only did the boots become golden-grade equipment, it allowed it to have the terrifying ability of the cloth. absorbing life energy. as long as ye zhongming stood on any matter related to life, the boots would absorb energy to replenish what he lost. his lost stamina, energy, and his injuries heal his wounds. each time he thought about this star consuming satan skill, he would feel that this was the only skill he could consider overpowered out of all his equipment skills. none of the stat stones, glory smith job, or nature staff were overpowered. he didn''t know if there were others in the last life who did the same to merge the golden cloth into equipment and gain such a skill. but the chance of that happening shouldn''t be huge. one needed several abilities, which would be a huge coincidence. ye zhongming didn''t think that others could achieve that. he dared to fight these level two and three mutated lifeforms because of this ability. star consuming satan didn''t disappoint him at all. although this skill wasn''t as terrifying and exaggerated as the life energy absorption of the cloth itself, the energy he absorbed in just that short while made his injuries much better. ye zhongming guessed that if there was enough life energy under him, he needed just an hour, and his wounds would be healed. to heal fully in just an hour after being hit by numerous level-two zombie skills. this speed was enough to stun anyone. his team outside the granary followed the plan. ye zhongming had to end the battle here before his team entered the granary. he licked his lips. he didn''t make a sound and charged toward the black soil zombie. the level two zombie blocked his path, and both sides entered the crucial moments of the battle. ye zhongming was like a madman. he traded injuries so that he could kill the mutated zombies. he was willing to use his fresh blood to trade and then step on these zombie corpses to walk forwards. this significantly increased his efficiency. in just a few seconds, he stood before the black soil zombie. the black soil zombie used the black soil rain once more! but this time, ye zhongming didn''t trade injuries. he hid to a side and used full strength light. when the black soil zombie attacked again, ye zhongming sliced from another angle. black soil zombie was wrapped up in the black soil. each time he used it, his body would be a little thinner. each time one was hit, the black soil would into energy to replenish its body, making it a little thinner. half a minute later, the black soil zombie was tortured to death by ye zhongming. he quickly dug their crystals. he stepped on the black soil zombie for a while to recover. he saw mo ye, liang chuyin, sister rong, etc., leading 300 coolies to charge in. they were pushing all the pushcarts they had found over this period. "quick quick quick. get the grain!" lu yi organized them, ordering these ordinary people to place those grain bags onto the pushcarts. this period was the most dangerous as the zombies outside had surrounded the granary, and the evolved were trying their best to hold them off. he chose such a plan because he didn''t want to make too much noise. if one used a truck, it would be quick, but there would be many problems. the engine would draw zombies from all around, much more than the number of zombies they now face. also, when the truck crushed zombies, there would be a chance of engine failure. ye zhongming didn''t dare to take a gamble. if it broke down in the middle of a horde, the grain would not get transported out, and the people in the truck would also be in immense danger. ye zhongming charged for a while. not only did he not get injured. due to the corpses on the ground, his injuries were much better than before. he suddenly noticed that xia bai wasn''t there. "where is xia bai?" ye zhongming frowned and asked. ............................................................................................................ when ye zhongming asked about her, she was fleeing. she killed the elder brother of the twin job users, but when she wanted to kill the younger brother, a guy with a hoodie appeared. xia bai heard that younger brother call this person lord bei zi, and then she decided to flee. numerous explosions caused her body to be badly injured. each time she took a step, her body would hurt as much as when she got burnt. fresh blood would seep from the corner of her lips every few steps. . but she was still expressionless, and her movement was mechanical and efficient. she didn''t run towards the granary. before she was sure lord bei zi didn''t stalk her, she was not taking risks and drawing uncertain elements to her master. the shadows blocked half of bei zi''s face. he took just one look at the dead elder brother and then started to chase xia bai. he didn''t even look at the younger brother crying in pain. "stop; your friends are not in this direction." bei zi stopped. he was just a few dozen meters away from xia bai. his voice wasn''t loud, but xia bai could hear them. she continued to run and didn''t stop at all. "the opposite direction should be where your friends are. let me think, what is there?" bei zi''s voice was calm, "en, yingchun county grain storage, am i right?" n0velusb.c0m xia bai stopped and turned around to reveal that half-human, half-skeleton face. bei zi exclaimed. he didn''t expect the woman with such an exquisite body to have such an ugly face. "seems like i am right. but you are decent; you killed my subordinate." bei zi walked forward a step after every second. "let me give you a chance; become one of my warriors, and i will let your friends go." "i am soul merchant''s fifth lord, lord bei zi." "be loyal to me, and i will bring you into a new world, including... recovering your looks." there was silence, and then a few moments later, bei zi asked, "so what?" "stop trying to act cool." xia bai replied. Chapter 227: Retreating in death chapter 227: retreating in death gunshots rang out in the sky above yingchun county grain storage. they had obtained the grain, so it was time to retreat. although there was more than one granary here, there were too many circular grain storages around, exceeding their ability. if they were greedy, the entire group would end up dying here. cloud peak had a whole array of weapons. most were pistols, some assault rifles, and some old hunting rifles. most of them were things that he got from the wheels. some were amassed from before. the others were things he traded for from yuan shang. although there were many different guns, they had enough ammo. he invested so much in this fight, buying many bullets for a high price. such that yuan shang thought that this mysterious cloud peak head was about to attack another faction. in the distance, one could also hear gunshots. the motorcade probably faced some zombies, and both sides clashed. weapons representing human civilization fired, and that cleared out the surrounding zombies. the pressure that they faced was significantly reduced. "don''t panic! don''t panic!" lu yi shouted. he walked about the party and commanded them forward. there were evolved warriors around; they quickly opened a path toward the motorcade. each of their pushcarts had 4-5 bags of grain. although some carts shook when people pushed them, most were stable. after all, apart from building walls, these people practiced how to push the cards. ye zhongming would toss some mutated meat into their food to feed them. although they weren''t evolved, their bodies were much stronger than usual. this gave them the confidence and conditions to succeed this time. with the guns firing, the team charged to the door of the granary. however, there were some accidents, like the carts falling over or people being greedy about crystals and trying to dig them out. but the process was mostly fine. those carts that fell would be picked up. as for those that couldn''t or had no time to be readjusted, they just abandoned it. as for those greedy people, they ignored them. if the team pushed forwards and you fell behind, you would be surrounded by zombies in a few seconds. you would only die. if someone at the front did that... then he would just get slashed. slice the head off and toss the body into the horde as bait. very cruel, but that was the correct choice. if you ignored them, the second person would do that. the third would... then the party would be in chaos. most people would die here, so how would they even move the grain back? but they faced the most brutal blow when they were outside the granary. the gunshots caused more and more zombies to gather. although they had fought for over an hour, the numbers didn''t reduce, and there were even more. some higher-level ones appeared. some members would get killed, and there would be more and more casualties. the pistols had limited range, and their firepower was weaker. the zombies were able to get close, so casualties were unavoidable. this was the most challenging moment for the team when the bullets were used up. the team slowed down, and they would have to pay a heavy price for each step they took. there were even some coolies that would pick up weapons to join in the battle. at this time, if the group scattered, they would end up dying. they were clear that courage was something that was forced out of them. ye zhongming moved to the front and used flame blade twice, which cleared out some of the zombies ahead to allow them to continue forwards. the earth shook. ordinary people couldn''t sense it, but the evolved did. they looked towards the east and saw two figures there. two monsters! ye zhongming frowned. they tried not to make a sound and only fired when retreating. one reason was that they didn''t want to shock those two beasts, but they were still attracted. due to the level difference, the zombie horde started to shuffle and think about retreating. but that fear was replaced by the temptation of food. that made them even more violent. they were clear that the food wouldn''t belong to them once the two level-three monsters arrived. the team was in even more danger now. ye zhongming and the core members didn''t expect the battle to be so passive. the casualties would be massive even if they could move the grain back. he glanced at the level three monsters still a distance away and decided to take out some cards. explosive mechanic appeared, and 100 units of energy were shoved into its body. "move aside!" ye zhongming shouted, and the people gave way. two rays fired and cleared out 5 degrees of angle to both sides. this was the edge of his two attacks. n0velusb.c0m he kept the little thing with a 30 hours cooldown and looked at the open path. they could see the motorcade behind the moat. after the explosive mechanic fired, it felt like nothing was left alive. "charge! if you want to live charge and place the grain on the cars, do it!" lu yi shouted; his voice even covered the occasional gunshots. the evolved warriors with weapons fought their hardest. the coolies quickly pushed the carts over the wooden boars and into the motorcade. liang chuyin and a few others were around to clear out the zombies so they couldn''t block their retreat path. as they had to ensure the grain team could leave, the evolved and other warriors had to defend the line. the pressure was several folds higher, and a few dozen nearly collapsed. the team would have been scattered if ye zhongming and yellow ball were not helping out. "shengyuan!" ye zhongming shouted, and he came to the tail of the team and raised his white shield! after the final person passed the moat, shengyuan used immovable barrier! shields covered the path and allowed the retreating warriors to cross the moat. everyone who passed would pull away the wooden board to reveal the hole under. the zombie horde smashed into the shield. shengyuan started to bleed. their attacks weren''t high, but they attacked together, which injured him. the shield shadows lasted for a few seconds before shattering. shengyuan, ye zhongming, and yellow ball hadn''t left, and they were exposed in front of the zombie horde. Chapter 228: Chase and you will die chapter 228: chase and you will die ¡°go!¡± ye zhongming grabbed shengyuan, who was much taller than him and tossed him behind. the big fellow flew far and was caught by little tiger and xiang tao. after ye zhongming slashed out with full strength light, he jumped onto the body of yellow ball. the dog shot the dense needles at the zombie horde, killing many of them. it jumped and crossed the first moat. it then jumped over every ditch and gathered with the team. the horde was falling into the moats. although the three-meter depth was filled up quickly, their attacks were restricted by this simple method. the vans and trucks filled with grain started up and started to leave. ¡°hu!¡± before they could relax, they saw two giant figures descending from the sky, and instantly they were above the motorcade. ye zhongming reacted the fastest. he waved moon edge, and its light accurately smashed into the stone. shortly after, the stone split up and became small pieces scattered on the motorcade. ¡°aiyo!¡± ¡°damn!¡± ¡°ah!¡± many people were caught off guard and hit by these rock pieces. instantly, many of them were injured. some were unlucky, and their heads started to bleed; some would probably die. two five-meter-tall monsters were nearby, and they could see their ugly faces. ¡°so quick?¡± xia lei was covered in dirty blood and was in the last car with ye zhongming. she sensed the two monsters a few hundred meters back rushing over. ¡°twin-headed demon!¡± ye zhongming said, and his gaze was solemn. the twin-headed demon belonged to the giant race. although five meters tall meant they were short for giants, they were big to humans. he got news previously about them, but he hoped that he wouldn¡¯t end up drawing them over. even if he alerted them, they might be able to retreat before they arrived. but now, the motorcade had just left, but these two fellows were so nearby. when ye zhongming thought about this, the two twin-headed demons were near the moat. a few steps and they kicked the zombies aside and quickly crossed those moats. he looked at the two heads sticking out from the neck. this monster had a human body that was black and purple. ye zhongming knew they would catch up if he didn¡¯t think of a solution. although he wasn¡¯t afraid, the motorcade would be in trouble. he touched the sniper rifle that he got from the new district base. he spent many evolution potions to get two normal snipers from yuan shang. he strengthened this sniper with them and enchanted it with a level three mutated lifeform¡¯s material. this turned the sniper into a grey weapon. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t use ghost metal. it was a waste to use ghost metal on a weapon that didn¡¯t have blueprints. but the bullets were exquisitely dealt with. they had armor-breaking stats and were strong. he held his breath and aimed at the twin-headed demon on the left. his target was its eyes below the black crystal. a few hundred meters was nothing for a modified sniper rifle. ¡°hong!¡± the bullet ripped through the sky and was instantly right before the demon. but in the next moment, ye zhongming was stunned. that bullet was blocked. that demon raised its arm and covered its head. was its reaction so quick? many high-level lifeforms had sharp senses towards dangers. many survivors in the last life had such an ability too. for example, ye zhongming was like that. although his body returned to its original state, such an instinct remained. but only mid-grade, which referred to level four or above monsters, would have such instincts. he didn¡¯t expect this level three twin-headed demon to block the bullet at such close range. this meant one problem. these two monsters were powerful and were on the verge of evolving to level four! n0velusb.c0m although that bullet was blocked, it did have some effect. that thick arm was broken, and its forearm exploded. the giant hand and arm were connected with a layer of flesh hanging there. the twin-headed giant roared. the forests and mountains were shaking because of that, which caused the zombies to retreat. the survivors felt terrible too. those ordinary people covered their ears. that shout caused their head to hurt and buzz. fortunately, they weren¡¯t in the middle of a zombie horde. if not, the entire team would get wiped. this should be that fellow¡¯s skill. ye zhongming thought about it before firing once more. he still aimed at the injured demon this time, and it was still that eye. hong! another arm was broken! this distance was too close for a sniper rifle, much less a modified one. it was already decent that this monster could block with his arm, as it was too much to dodge. giants weren¡¯t a race famous for speed and agility. two shots and the other monster¡¯s attack arrived. another giant stone flew over. the two giants each had something on their backs, a basket made of black vine, and each had 4-5 pieces of stone. ye zhongming fired again; this time, he aimed at the stone. the stone broke and prevented the cars from being destroyed and people from dying. but the stone pieces disturbed the group, causing the body of the last vehicle to rattle. another stone attack, and ye zhongming broke it again. third, fourth, fifth, sixth... he broke each piece. the survivors also started to learn how to dodge. they held the grain bags in front of their bodies. even if the grain bags broke, it would just make moving them problematic. it was better than them dying here. after the giant stone, ye zhongming found a chance to fire. he hit the stomach of the twin-headed demon that wasn¡¯t injured through the gaps of the stone pieces. it opened a hole and also ended their hopes of chasing up. the humans had given them a severe warning. chase, and you will die! they could only roar into the sky towards where the humans were leaving, smashing the remaining stone onto the ground. ye zhongming wiped off his sweat and tossed the empty bullet casing. the sniper rifle bullets he had saved up for many days were used in today¡¯s battle! Chapter 229: Red hair and black hair chapter 229: red hair and black hair she released a one-star evolved that had stopped twitching. her grey hand wiped the corner of her lips, and a streak of red stuck to her hand. the red and white colors were a clear contrast. she tilted her head and looked at an advertisement board covered in dust. her pair of bloodshot eyes looked confused. these... it is called words? what words are they? how to read? why does it seem like i recognize them? but i can¡¯t recall. red hair stood up and kicked the corpse away. she strolled to the board and wiped the dust off. she stared at the words for a long time. ¡°miao!¡± the sound of the cat spread from behind. red hair¡¯s ears twitched, and her hair started to dance in the wind. she turned around and saw the black cat that she hated. she also saw the smelly woman standing behind it with her arms crossed and looking at her. for some reason, red hair felt like that was the way to describe her. ¡°you... flee... can¡¯t flee.¡± black hair danced. talking lady opened her mouth many times but only said a few words. she looked like she wasn¡¯t used to talking like this. if ye zhongming were here, he would be shocked; who would have seen a talking lady that could speak at level three? although many level nine mutated lifeforms learned human words, talking lady was a highly intelligent lifeform. of course, that referred to a level-nine talking lady. even if this mutated lifeform was smart, she hadn¡¯t reached the stage where it could speak human words before reaching mid-grade. eating the brian bug seemed very useful for the talking lady. red hair¡¯s face pouted, and it was evident that she was disdainful towards this opponent. ¡°miao!!¡± the black cat¡¯s cry became sharp, unlike how gentle it was previously. its fur stood on its ends, and it bared its fangs. it arced its back and warned red hair. red hair scoffed in reply. it seemed like the injuries she left on that cat had improved. . ¡°let me... eat you. you... will be free.¡± talking lady sold those words, and her voice was crisp. ¡°you... don¡¯t have... main body... evolve... you can¡¯t.¡± talking lady said again, and this time it was longer. moreover, she might not know how to express her thoughts, so her beautiful face looked anxious. ¡°you... will... get killed... you aren¡¯t... as good as me.¡± red hair frowned as she listened, but who knew if she understood? ¡°ah! ah! ah--¡± red hair opened her mouth and gave out those sounds, but she could not make clear sounds like the talking lady. this caused both the cat and her to tilt their heads, and they looked like they were struggling to understand. ¡°you said... you... are... getting stronger?¡± talking lady was stunned and then, ¡°no...¡± n0velusb.c0m rage filled red hair¡¯s face, and she opened her mouth. her snow-white teeth had some of that human¡¯s blood left on them. she raised her hand, and a vine popped out from within. it grew longer, and then it hung onto the ground. it was 3-4 meters long. red hair raised her other hand, and more vines grew out and circled her legs. she shook her arms, and those vines came alive. they spun around like two snakes. red hair had a delighted expression. she raised her chin and looked at them. looking at the opponent that had bothered her for many days, talking lady shook her head, ¡°you...¡± before she finished, her expression changed as both her pet and she jumped backward. the moment they left that spot, several sharp vines thrust toward the ground where they were at. ¡°des... despicable!¡± she missed and was also mocked, but she didn¡¯t look dejected. instead, she was delighted. the vines started to spread at a fast speed. talking lady and black cat were known for speed, so the moment they dodged that attack, these vines occupied their leg space. from above, one could see a giant circle surrounding them. ¡°ah ah-¡° red hair gave out two sounds that only the talking lady could understand. ¡°you. you can¡¯t kill me!¡± at the dangerous moment, her voice got much smoother. she hugged the black cat, and her hair started to proliferate. she used the landing momentum to wrap herself up with the hair instantly. then a black ball began to spin as she landed on the vines. pa! there was a giant sound when the two clashed as if the vines were being shocked. they twitched. the talking lady didn¡¯t feel good either, and she was knocked back. she hit the building on the side. that firm building started to crack. talking lady and the cat fell out. their expressions didn¡¯t look good. there was a flash of red on red hair¡¯s face. the vines changed and turned into two giant snakes beside her. the head of the vine moved like the tongue of a snake. but suddenly, a hole opened, and hundreds of wooden spikes shot out, covering the talking lady like a fan. talking lady was furious too. her hair started to spread out and knocked against these wooden spikes. pa! when these two skills clashed, a giant vine whip flicked out from behind the talking lady, smashing the cat and her aside. before red hair could feel happy, her head felt an intense pain. then, a claw mark was imprinted on her chest, and several wounds were there. both sides were injured at the exact moment. red hair shook her head to regain her senses. she saw the opponent that she knocked aside and started running away. talking lady stood up and hollered in rage. she then led her black cat to chase. the three of them disappeared on the high buildings of ying city. .......................................................................................... ye zhongming wanted to kill these two level three monsters and get their crystals. but he knew that he couldn¡¯t do that. one was not injured, although the other was; if it went all out, it was still strong. moreover, there were still many zombies around. the safety of the grain motorcade was the top priority. if he left, who knew if they would face more dangers? but... ye zhongming looked into the distance. xia bai went to face the enemy? who was she stopping? where was she now? Chapter 230: I will feed your hand to the dogs chapter 230: i will feed your hand to the dogs xia bai held onto a tree, and she was breathing heavily. each time she took a breath, blood would flow from her nose, which caused her half-ghost-like face to look even more terrifying. ¡°i will give you one more chance, be loyal to me or die.¡± bei zi had one hand in his pocket, and only his left hand was out. that hand was tender, and it looked like that of a woman. but the wide joints still showed that he was a guy. she touched her left chest at the part that had caved in. no one knew if it had injured her organs. the pain was so bad each time she moved that she was about to faint. she bit her lips and couldn¡¯t tell if the blood was from her bites or if they flowed out of her mouth. in the next second, she replied to bei zi, who had caught up to her a minute ago and beat her aside very quickly. ¡°damn you!¡± ¡°seems like you have chosen the latter.¡± bei zi was still really calm, and with each step he took, he crossed a meter. it was as if he had accurately measured his steps. ¡°don¡¯t need to be unhappy. do you think you are strong just because you reached two-star evolved?¡± bei zi shook his head, his hoodie and head moved together, forming a clean crease at his shoulder, ¡°you are just a frog at the bottom of the well. the others in this world are all frogs; only soul merchant has walked to the front of humanity. we represent progress.¡± xia bai helped herself up, but her legs were shaking. she wasn¡¯t afraid it was just because she was out of strength. ¡°if you don¡¯t join us, you won¡¯t know how strong we are. i gave you a chance, and you should cherish it. woman, i like your personality. i don¡¯t like many people.¡± he was five meters away from her when he sped up. he was in front of her like a ghost, then punched her body. it looked like he was playing with a kid. he didn¡¯t do anything strategic, and everything was straightforward. but xia bai knew how heavy that fist was. the previous punch broke several of her bones. xia bai tried to lift her left hand to block that punch. the punch hit her hand and then hit her body. this was the fifth time xia bai was sent flying today. n0velusb.c0m ¡°look, i didn¡¯t even use my job skills or full strength, and you can¡¯t block it. can you not see the gap between us? can¡¯t you see the gap between soul merchant and your previous faction?¡± bei zi looked at xia bai, who couldn¡¯t get up and started his habitual footsteps. ¡°right, i forgot to tell you i am a three-star evolved.¡± bei zi smiled, ¡°your faction doesn¡¯t have three-star evolved at all, right? since you are two-star, you should know the gap between each level. even then, you still want to fight back?¡± he stepped forwards, and the clean shoes were the only thing xia bai could see. ¡°you don¡¯t know how lucky one must be to get a two-star evolution potion. even if you aren¡¯t the strongest in your faction, you should be top two or three, right?¡± ¡°but think about this; you are powerless before me.¡± ¡°in soul merchant, at least ten are as strong as me!¡± ¡°my chief is extremely strong too.¡± ¡°are you regretting? does your body feel like it is burning? can you still talk? or do you have the strength to kneel in front of me?¡± bei zi wanted to stand up, but she fell to the ground as she was out of strength. he squatted there, reaching out and rubbing his hand on her face. . ¡°really a beautiful woman if you don¡¯t look at the other half.¡± ¡°such a woman would get tortured at the start of the apocalypse, right?¡± ¡°ke ke ke ke.¡± bei zi laughed. ¡°i will...¡± bei zi frowned. the woman was too weak, and her voice was too soft. he turned his head and faced his ear to her. ¡°i will cut your hand off...¡± en? half of bei zi¡¯s face that was revealed showed the viciousness in his eyes. ¡°and then, barbecue...¡± ¡°feed to yellow ball...¡± ¡°you remember...¡± .......................................................................................... peng! a woman whose body was covered in blood was tossed onto the ground. this caused the group to look over. ¡°it is okay if you didn¡¯t help us, but why did you capture such a half-dead woman?¡± they lost 30 of their men during this operation; half of them were one sar evolved. among them was a one-star job user. this caused hungry tiger cavalry¡¯s strength to drop significantly. in the future, they had to avoid the tech city team; if not, they would get wiped out. young master yun was furious when he thought about that. a battle that they were confident of winning ended up like this. how did it end up like this? why were those green-skinned monsters so terrifying? they didn¡¯t have any skills, but they killed them like chickens. a one-star evolved was as weak as paper in front of them. the real battle lasted only 20 minutes, and these few factions collapsed. if not for them having guns and enough bullets, if not, they would have all gotten wiped out. each faction suffered huge losses, so naturally, they weren¡¯t in a good mood. young master yun was young and was used to behaving arrogantly in this region. the observer for soul merchant left when they started to lose, and he fled in fear. now that the battle ended, he had brought this woman back. if not for lou family inviting this guy, with his temper, he would have already fought him. uncle hai looked at his cigar pipe; a crack at its stem broke some of the patterns. the white-grade weapon now turned grey. along with his side having many losses, his mood was also terrible. when he saw the mysterious bei zi, he scoffed coldly and was lazy to say anything. only lou family¡¯s lou zhengxiao walked to bei zi to express his attitude. one couldn¡¯t see bei zi¡¯s expression, but his words shocked the group. ¡°when you were fighting, a bunch of fellows used the gunshots you fired to draw the zombie horde from yingchun county. as for the place they were attacking, they should have succeeded.¡± ¡°this woman is an important person from that faction.¡± bei zi stood before them calmly, ¡°i will leave her to all of you. you can ask which faction she belongs to, and you all can do what you want. of course, you also have to tell me about it.¡± ¡°let me remind all of you; this is a two-star evolved, so don¡¯t be overconfident.¡± hearing that this woman covered in blood was a two-star evolved, their gazes were filled with shock. ¡°in the end, let me tell all of you solemnly.¡± bei zi took a hand from his pocket, ¡°be more polite to our soul merchant as not everyone here would be as nice-tempered as i am.¡± he waved and then left. everyone looked at one another and didn¡¯t know what that person was talking about. but shortly after, some noises spread from behind. they saw three rows of 15 fist prints that were a few centimeters deep. from the shape, it looked exactly like the mysterious guy¡¯s fist! they were all shocked. what skill was that? it was so sudden and so powerful. if those fists didn¡¯t hit the walls and hit their bodies instead, who could dodge them? who can survive? young master yun and uncle hai¡¯s faces were ashen white. lou zhengxiao looked at those fists and was silent. ¡±i will take this woman.¡± lou zhengxiao waved, and someone tied this woman up, ¡°i think young master yun and uncle hai won¡¯t mind, right?¡± lou zhengxiao laughed and left. Chapter 231: part 1- Biggest crisis chapter 231: part 1- biggest crisis cloud peak was in a celebratory mood like it was new years. it was tough to live in the apocalypse. even if you evolved, your chances of death were slightly lower than ordinary people. after all, you had to fight, kill zombies, kill mutated lifeforms. those are dangerous matters; if one weren¡¯t careful, one would die. like ye zhongming in his last life, he was a six-star evolved but didn¡¯t he also die to a bug man? thus the apocalypse would show all the evil of humanity as no one had a sense of security. everyone had to live in fear of what would occur tomorrow. they would release their evil side. of course, that wasn¡¯t a reason to do evil things, as everyone was equal. everyone had intellect and rationality. they were no different from beasts if they followed their instincts purely. food was necessary for survival. when cloud peak targeted yingchun county grain storage, everyone supported it. everyone knew that grain was the foundation of everything. without knowing what tomorrow would bring, filling one¡¯s stomach was important. only by filling one¡¯s stomach would one have the stamina to do other things. thus, everyone cheered, although the team suffered heavy losses when grain cars were moved into the villa. their faces were filled with huge smiles. . the first meal after the operation was naturally the best. rice, white noodles, buns. meat cans covered the table. people who loved to drink were also given a small cup of alcohol. this night was one of the best nights since the apocalypse had started. ye zhongming said a few sentences to everyone in the restaurant before heading out to make his rounds. he wouldn¡¯t let his guard down just because he got some grain. many factions were staring at him around the villa. once the news of the battle spread, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t be surprised if people did things due to greed. the only thing he could do in such a situation would be to focus on himself. he walked around the entire cloud peak. when he returned to his apartment, xia lei, lu yi, mo ye, tang tian, sister rong, etc, were all waiting for him. this was the temporary management level of cloud peak. each person was in charge of a branch that supported the base''s running. xia lei was like the manager; she took charge of everything and could make decisions. this was due to her job in the police force. in the past, she played the role of the deputy commander. mo ye took the position of the head of the base¡¯s armed forces. when she was in the police force, she was in charge of the special forces, so she used that experience and methods at the base. it was effective. little tiger was her helper; the two of them worked together and managed their training and lives well. although lu yi was old, he had done a lot of business. he was thoughtful and could identify issues with the situation. ye zhongming placed him in charge of all diplomatic matters, like trading with the black cloak motorcade. apart from that, he helped tang tian to manage ordinary people. he slowly helped tang tian and xiang tao familiarise with management methods. tang tian entered the team a little late, but he was loyal and not stupid. he was also very decisive when he did things that ye zhongming appreciated. along with candy being an essential part of this team that was well protected and treated, this guy decided to help work for ye zhongming. he would lead those ordinary people to do work, and he worked hard. sister rong was in charge of logistics and admin work. she was a woman, so she was more detailed. in the past, her job was something similar. many injured women were placed under her care, which was ye zhongming¡¯s form of protection. after all, the base would get bigger, and the population would increase, so there were many things that he couldn¡¯t pay attention to. with sister rong there, those women that were hurt and abused wouldn¡¯t end up as victims again because of some accidents. these were the management-level members of the base, but ye zhongming¡¯s core members were still those who followed him all the way here. apart from xia lei and mo ye, little tiger, liang chuyin, park xiuying, shengyuan, etc, were his foundations. their status in the base was naturally really high. as for others who wanted to enter this circle, they needed some time and some effort. ¡°we suffered heavy losses this time. 13 one star evolved died, two were badly injured. forty-five normal warriors died, and six were injured. the grain transport team lost 21 people, and we used up nearly all our bullets.¡± mo ye sat down and reported the situation to ye zhongming. these numbers had circled her mind for a long time. as the person in charge of the armed force in the base, mo ye knew that this was a victory for the entire base, but it was a dark time for those protecting it. the base had only 40 one-star evolved, and with so many of them dying, their strength was greatly affected. they needed the addition of new blood, or the core strength of the base would reduce. although more and more normal people were willing to fight, that was only 150 people. a third of them were gone this time. these losses made mo ye anxious. ye zhongming nodded, ¡°give those injured people some simple jobs once they recover; we must continue helping them.¡± n0velusb.c0m the others agreed. these people were handicapped because of the base and should be taken care of. moreover, this could send a message-- if you worked for the base, the base wouldn¡¯t mistreat you. although this was the apocalypse, many bases would abandon those without value. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t allow that. what he needed wasn¡¯t a base built on force but one that was unified and would sacrifice their lives for him under any circumstance. this required him to put effort into gaining their hearts. ensuring the lives of injured people after helping him was more essential. ¡°as for increasing the number of evolved, head back to select carefully. tabulate the number you think is suited to evolve, and i will give you the potions.¡± mo ye agreed. she knew that ye zhongming had many one-star potions, and as long as he wanted to, the base could have hundreds of evolved. but she knew that they had to cultivate loyalty. evolution potions couldn¡¯t be given randomly. tang tian and lu yi also talked about some of the base matters, to which ye zhongming replied one after another. although he didn¡¯t run a base in his last life, he had lived for many years and knew how a good base ran. many views were different from peacetime. he needed to remind these people in case problems arose. ¡°zhongming, there is still no news from xia bai...¡± sister rong waited for everyone to finish before she raised her worry about xia bai. ye zhongming frowned. he naturally wouldn¡¯t forget about xia bai. that was a fighter that he nurtured. ye zhongming was anxious when she said she was fending off the enemy and didn¡¯t return. he went around to see if he could find her. such a situation meant the death of a survivor. with xia bai¡¯s loyalty, if she didn¡¯t return, the chance of survival was very low apart from death. sister rong and the other girls were naturally concerned about xia bai. even if they knew that there was a high chance she was dead, they still had some hope. ¡°tell our hunting squad to search for xia bai when they head out.¡± the hunting team comprised the armed members who weren¡¯t on duty to guard the base. they raised their combat strength while also collecting demon crystals. mo ye agreed. she knew that xia bai was important to ye zhongming. that woman did some things that were inconvenient for them to do. ¡°uncle lu, find yuanshang. put out a bounty of five evolution potions and five immunity potions. i want news about xia bai.¡± lu yi nodded and used the satellite radio to contact yuanshang. they found this in an infantry vehicle, and ye zhongming fiddled around with it for a while, and then it worked. Chapter 231.5: part 2- Biggest crisis chapter 231.5: part 2- biggest crisis on the second day, mo ye passed ye zhongming a list. on it were those who did well in the battle and other areas. there were 35 of them. mo ye and tang tian also selected 100 people to join the fighting group. just like that, the number of one-star evolved would reach 50, and they would have 200 ordinary warriors. ye zhongming passed her 40 potions. the five remaining were for her to reward people. new ordinary soldiers would get immunity potions which they would collect from sister rong. lu yi also passed some news from yuanshang. it was the evaluation he had of the various factions after the battle against the demon monsters yesterday. he had also sent out the bounty for xia bai. ¡°east mountain village, lou family, and hungry tiger cavalries suffered huge losses this time. seem like these demon monsters are strong.¡± xia bai looked at the report and looked around ye zhongming¡¯s body. she thought ye zhongming chose to attack the gran for the food and was using those factions. now it seemed like this guy knew the place wasn¡¯t so easy. which was why he rejected yuan shang¡¯s suggestion? ye zhongming looked at the report carefully and knew it wouldn¡¯t be too accurate. everyone had a trump card, and that wasn¡¯t something that others would know about. but from the report, he could find out some things, and they were worthy of being analyzed. ¡°the only badly affected team would be the hungry tiger cavalries.¡± he passed the report to xia lei, lu yi, sister rong, and also liang chuyin, and candy, who were in the room, and he said, ¡°be it east mountain village or lou family, they were formed of their family members or people in the base. there are many of them, and they are very united. after those days of development, they are really strong. in terms of evolved numbers, we might not be their match. although they suffered many losses, their overall strength didn¡¯t drop by much.¡± ¡°but not hungry tiger cavalries, there are too few of them, and they aren¡¯t good at managing. they are defending a cement factory. even if a wheel exists, it isn¡¯t a good place to develop. they lost a small part of their men, and their strength dropped. there would be one last faction around if there were no miracles.¡± hearing ye zhongming say that, everyone nodded. the formation of hungry tiger cavalries felt like people were playing around. they fought and won tech city team because they were lucky and got a few job certificates. they used that advantage to cause the tech city team to suffer losses. but now, tech city team was getting stronger while they suffered huge losses this time. just thinking about it, one knew that if you were tech city team, you wouldn¡¯t give up on such a chance. ¡°east mountain village and lou family are quite interesting.¡± ye zhongming touched his chin and recalled information about these two factions. he did know some things about east mountain village as they were a famous faction. other factions also respected that smith. uncle hai was also an expert. a beast wave wiped out lou family, but he didn¡¯t know the exact time. but people who stayed there for a long time mentioned that they were strong and had a spear technique that they passed down. their spears were on the level of skill. ¡°uncle lu, i think you might have to make a trip for some things.¡± ye zhongming thought about it and made a decision. ¡°what about?¡± ¡°head to east mountain village and come into contact with them. see if we can use grain to trade for weapons, guns, bullets, etc. if they can sell modified guns, we can trade them for crystals. i will think about the ratio before giving you a bottom line.¡± lu yi loved to do business and was excited by this thought. ¡°continue to monitor zhang dalong but be careful not to get noticed by them.¡± ye zhongming instructed mo ye. ye zhongming continued to pay attention to zhang dalong, a future nine star who evolved. ¡°what about that soul merchant? that faction is quite mysterious, and they appeared in the battle yesterday. should we track them?¡± xia lei waved the intel report from other factions. ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°this is not a faction that we can touch now. we are too weak in front of them; stay far from them.¡± everyone looked at each other and was shocked. they had never seen ye zhongming respect a faction so much before. ¡°zhongming, they are so strong that we aren¡¯t their match?¡± ye zhongming smiled at liang chuyin, ¡°we are strong but not invincible. moreover, soul merchant... they will do anything to evolve and do many cruel things; they are animals. so they will lead humanity now, but that would be temporary. those evil and weird methods will never be the proper way.¡± ¡°i hope we don¡¯t need to offend them, and our base can develop for some time.¡± candy prayed. ¡°then i will inform the subordinates not to conflict with them. give in and retreat if we can.¡± ye zhongming nodded and agreed with mo ye, ¡°they are strong now, but if they affect our core interests, we don¡¯t have to fear and can fight them. so what if they are strong? if we go all out, i have at least 60-70% confidence of beating them.¡± everyone was pumped up. they knew what ye zhongming meant. soul merchant was above zhang dalong. but even then, this young leader gave a clear signal: if they went all out, there was no one he couldn¡¯t kill. that gave them tremendous confidence. in their hearts, they weren¡¯t sure how robust ye zhongming was. but those few sentences showed that there was no faction that this leader feared. in the afternoon, after many days of building, the walls on both sides were built up. this made many people excited. after all, this meant that in the future, vast and robust walls would protect the base, and they would be much safer. but, a few other news caused the core members and management-level staff to be silent. n0velusb.c0m at 6 pm, they got the news that a team of over 200 from ying city jail was driving towards cloud peak. the leader was the evil meng lin, whom people nicknamed evil tower. hu qian, who had extorted them previously, was among the group. at 9 pm, they got the news that the hunting squad found a zombie horde of over 20 thousand strong that appeared in ying city. looking at the direction, they would arrive here in 7 days. among them were many level-three zombies. 12 on the second day, lu yi, who was at east mountain village, radioed back that they had no intention of trading food for weapons. he was trying his best. at 1 pm, the same radio, east mountain village, told cloud peak they rejected the proposal. they also took down lu yi and the ten-person team and wanted 5000 kilograms of grain to redeem them. at 2 pm, yuanshang and his motorcade arrived and brought a letter from tech city team¡¯s boss big kai. he had only one clear message: to use grain in exchange for protection. at 5 pm, yuanshang, who left two hours ago, sent a message using the radio that xia bai was in the hands of the lou family. she was at the lake island and was severely injured. she would die at any moment. ominous news spread one after another, which made everyone anxious. hot-tempered people like little tiger and shengyuan suggested sending people to teach these bunch a lesson¡ªespecially east mountain village, which was holding their men, hostage. those calmer ones suggested coming up with a plan. there were many dangers, and the entire base would be destroyed if they didn¡¯t deal with them well. but no matter who they were, they realized an issue. the biggest crisis of cloud peak was here. Chapter 232: Start to attack chapter 232: start to attack late at night, all the higher-ups and core members of cloud peak were gathered together. ¡°everyone has heard about the situation. there is no point in being angry. what we need to do is think of a solution.¡± xia lei sat next to ye zhongming. she looked at everyone, and her usual smile was now a frosty expression. ¡°there is no point saying the usual stuff; let¡¯s discuss specifics.¡± everyone focused, and no one spoke first. after all, any mistake and people would die. no matter what they did now, they had to be careful. ¡°we can decide which is more dangerous than the others and then solve them individually.¡± lu yi was the oldest and most experienced here, so he was the first to speak. ye zhongming nodded and was impressed. this lu yi was excellent; his thought process was really clear. looking at the paper, lu yi said solemnly, ¡°the closest problem would be the group from ying city jail. if possible, we can use grain to trade for peace and send them away.¡± the others shook their heads. the ying city jail people came because of what happened previously. they felt cloud peak was easy to bully, so they were here to extort them. trade grain for peace? they wanted to steal all your grain! they won¡¯t let that happen, so they must fight ying city jail. ¡°seems like everyone knows that we must fight this then, okay? after ying city jail¡¯s problem, we must solve the two factions holding our members hostage. we have to save our people!¡± lu yi¡¯s tone was firm, and everyone agreed. this was what made everyone angry. the apocalypse was the same as peacetime. if one wanted to live, one had to fight for resources. it was okay if people ended up dying but holding people hostage would anger others. compared to ying city jail which used others, the group wanted to wipe out east mountain village and lou family. ¡°as for the threat from tech city team, we can ignore them and wait for the other problems to be solved first.¡± lu yi placed the paper with all the information and said, ¡°finally, it would be the zombie horde problem. we will face a huge crisis if the zombies don¡¯t change their path. this is more problematic than other things, as the zombies won¡¯t retreat. either we wipe them out, or we get broken into. apart from that, there was no more third possibility.¡± after digesting lu yi¡¯s words, everyone looked at ye zhongming. they had an idea, but how to execute it was down to him. ¡°do you have information about meng lin?¡± ¡°yes!¡± xia lei nodded, ¡°ying city jail¡¯s zhang dalong has five heads under him. meng lin is one of them; he isn¡¯t the strongest but the weakest. he is average. he has 200 men under him, which he brought over this time. he is a two-star evolved, and his job is unknown. he has 50 one-star evolved and dozens of guns with unknown amounts of bullets.¡± ¡°i know you pay close attention to ying city jail. we spent two evolution potions. yuan shang, that fellow, earned ten potions from us during this period. all of his men are nearly about to become evolved.¡± ye zhongming nodded. he touched the table, and ten potions appeared. the core members knew their boss had space equipment, so they weren¡¯t shocked. but the others seeing this for the first time, were shocked and had never seen such a magical thing. ¡°little tiger, tell the normal soldiers about attacking zhang dalong. select those who are willing to go and then give them potions. if it is not enough, then ask for more from me. remember, select them first and then give them the thing.¡± little tiger stood up and walked out with the potions. along with the five ye zhongming gave mo ye, little tiger had 15 one-star potions on him. this was a sizeable sum.¡± ¡°master le and your helpers stay; tang tian and candy stay. when we are not around, the base is up to you.¡± seven one star evolved to defend the base; this was already really little. but in desperate times, they needed to use people in many areas, so this was all they could do. ¡°if someone attacked the villa, if you can defend it, then defend; if not, then retreat. don¡¯t risk your lives, okay!¡± le dayuan and candy were the most critical parts of ye zhongming¡¯s plan so that nothing could happen to them. after saying that, ye zhongming looked at mo ye and the others, ¡°the others, get ready; our fight is about to begin!¡± ¡°since the danger couldn¡¯t be avoided, we will wipe them out!¡± . n0velusb.c0m ...................................................................................................... yuanshang looked at the back view and was speechless. he returned right away when he got news from cloud peak. this was a massive piece of business, and they were very generous. no matter what, he could trade it for potions as long as it was useful. he had gotten ten and six immunity potions in the short half a month. these things did help them get much stronger. although they knew cloud peak was in trouble, yuanshang didn¡¯t want them to fall like that. he would try his best to help so that they could hold on. but... that didn¡¯t mean that he was willing to sacrifice a lot. but, after he rushed back here, what happened was that he was surrounded by a few hundred. then... then a guy with an excellent attitude stole all their explosives, including the one he kept as a last resort. yuanshang wanted to kill ye zhongming but knew that if they fought, he would lose. he had no choice but to hand over all his bullets. his heart was bleeding; this was all he had saved up. but that guy¡¯s words made him feel better, and he gambled. ¡°once it ends, i will give you a two-star potion.¡± that annoying guy said that. yuanshang yielded. he looked at his back view, and for the first time, he prayed and hoped that the young cloud peak could survive this danger. Chapter 233: Assassination chapter 233: assassination meng lin hollered, and a sense of joy charged from his limbs up to his head, making him feel like he was floating once more. he lay on the soft female''s body and took a few deep breaths before standing up. in a giant sleeping tent, three girls were naked and had already fallen asleep. using many people''s standards to judge him, he wasn''t a good person. he came out to work when he was 14 and ended up in juvenile prison after he tried to rob someone. after coming out, he didn''t learn from his mistakes and got even worse. fighting was something familiar, and he came in and out of prison. until he was 23, when he killed someone by accident and was given life imprisonment, and was sent to the ying city prison. this trip was 12 years, and he was already 35 years old today. he planned to stay there until he was old, but who knew the apocalypse would arrive? the world was in chaos, and naturally, the jail was too. the people that guarded them had turned into zombies, and some were beaten to death. the famous zhang dalong became their leader, and after they fought, evolved, etc., meng lin followed him. he was among the influential people in ying city prison, with 200 people under him. he got everything he wanted and had the power to kill anyone he wanted. the apocalypse was hell for many others but heaven for him. just like moments ago when he had fun with these three women. one was a third-rate star from ying city, a beautiful white-collared worker and the daughter of a rich man. could he play with such women before the apocalypse such that they didn''t even dare to say a single thing? impossible! these three women wouldn''t even look at him. but now they were all his! meng lin loved the apocalypse. even if he died after the sun rose, he felt it was worth it. he walked out of the tent and saw a slight bit of sunlight in the distance. a new day had started. although he hadn''t slept and did some tiring things, he didn''t feel tired. he thought about killing an unknown new faction today and getting precious grain. he could make black dragon feel good and felt perfect about that. he heard the snoring from the other tents, and he laughed and scolded them for being pigs. he walked to one of the tents, took a bucket of water, and poured it down. the cold liquid flowed from head to toe and over his naked body, which made him feel so good that he wanted to shout out loud. being able to use water like this was one of his rights. that trash hu qian said there was a beautiful influencer at cloud peak and a young working woman. he hoped the kid didn''t lie to him; if not, he would find someone to burst his ass! just as he was thinking about that and felt the feeling of water flowing down his body, he heard footsteps. it should be a sentry walking over to say hi to him. these guys were vicious when fighting, and they were also good at sucking up. meng lin placed down the bucket and wanted to see who it was. but instantly, his hair stood on its ends, and killing intent covered him! close to two months had passed, and meng lin had killed many people. if it didn''t reach 100, then it would be around 80. as such, he was very sensitive to killing energy. almost instinctively, he released his grip and allowed the bucket to fall to the ground. he shouted and waved his right hand, which wore a ring. meng lin knew that he was being sneak attacked. it was a life-and-death moment, and he couldn''t care so much. he used his trump card. a transparent ball appeared around him and wrapped him inside. "yi. protector energy shield?" the person who sneak attacked said that. shortly after, meng lin heard his equipment energy shield be broken. . next was the bone-chilling but scorching blade light. meng lin cried out, and his body flew out. his upper body was covered in blood. but meng lin was still a two-star evolved. he ignored the injuries on his body and rolled to the side to dodge the second blade light. he used all his strength to stand up and finally saw the person who sneak attacked him. a 20-year-old young man. n0velusb.c0m but the young man performed far better than his looks which shocked him. his cold eyes were also filled with killing intent. "da! da! da!" meng li roared. although only a few seconds had passed, his shouts had alerted the people in the camp, and people headed out from their tents. he knew he needed to hold on for a while, and his men would crush this sneak attacker. his body started to grow, and in a blink, he went from 1.8 meters tall to a 3-meter tall small giant. "low-grade giant blood?!" the sneak attacker was shocked. he didn''t expect that this guy had such a precious bloodline ability. "good that you know. your death date is here!" meng lin hollered in rage. he ignored the huge wound sliced before his chest and punched the enemy. as he wanted to kill meng lin, the sneak attacker was just 2 meters away. that punch was quick and vicious, and meng lin knew it would hit. with the speed and the current distance, there was no way the sneak attacker could dodge it. where was the giant bloodline''s advantage? strength! but when it was about to hit, he felt his eyes go blank, and he lost vision of the sneak attacker. there was a cold feeling on his neck. he wanted to dodge but felt like something had wrapped his legs. he glanced, and a half-transparent water man hugged his legs so he couldn''t move. at a crucial moment, meng lin used all his potential. he used his arm to block in front of his neck. there was intense pain, and half his arm was sliced off. he roared for the third time today. "low wariness, low experience, what a waste of the bloodline." the sneak attacker said, but his movement didn''t stop. meng lin felt pain in his back, and then his body went numb. his strength started to disappear. he knew that his spine was broken. "boss!" "brother meng!" "who is that?" the others were awakened, and they ran over here. ten seconds had passed since the start, so it was already good that these people were out here. the sneak attacker laughed coldly and grabbed meng lin''s hair. he dragged him while using him to block the guns. he tossed meng lin and disappeared into the forest when he reached a spot. "boss, what happened?" the others came to protect their injured boss, and very few cared about that killer. the sky had just lit up, so they couldn''t see anything. to chase someone who dealt massive injuries to their boss, wasn''t that them asking for death? " boss, what did you say?" everyone gathered here. hu qian shouted and placed his ear close to his mouth. "... hide..." "what? hide?" in the next second, all of them flew into the sky. the explosives under meng lin exploded. ............................................................................................................ ye zhongming rode a motorcycle towards the lake island. Chapter 234: Our boss said chapter 234: our boss said xia lei stood 20 meters before the gachapon and squinted her eyes as she looked at it. she was calm, and no one knew what she was thinking. behind her stood all the people in cloud peak that could fight! this was the east mountain village! uncle hai and his men were standing there warily. their expressions weren''t very nice compared to the woman with a devilish body. since they knew that cloud peak had attacked yingchun grain storage, uncle hai was tempted. he had thoughts in his mind; some were good, but more of them were terrible. but uncle hai didn''t think that it was wrong of him to do that. it was the apocalypse, so what was good? if he were weak, he would be bullied until he could not even keep his life. if cloud peak weren''t strong enough, those grains would end up in the hands of others, so why not take it? moreover, things were such a coincidence. uncle hai was digesting the losses from the battle at the gun storage, and someone from cloud peak found their way over. he told people to talk to lu yi while buying over some of his men to get news about cloud peak. although uncle hai spent his whole life farming, he was brilliant. his ability to lead the east mountain village showed how skilled he was. he learned that cloud peak suffered huge losses in the granary battle, with only 20 over evolved. twenty evolved; uncle hai didn''t care about them. he relied on the wheel in front of the village and the level two wheel deep in the village to strengthen the entire group. even after those people died in the battle, they still had over 60 evolved! uncle hai himself and the villager, who was a smith, were two-star evolved! he was unafraid of the group with only a third of their number. moreover, lu yi only brought five evolved. if they captured these five, cloud peak would have over ten evolved; why would one need to be afraid of them? thus uncle hai gave the orders to lock them down and threaten cloud peak to take grain to trade. uncle hai was not worried about there being problems. either cloud peak took grain to trade for them, or they would attack cloud peak. the outcome would still be the same. when everything was settled, he would kill those who he had to kill and absorb those who he wanted to absorb. east mountain village would get much stronger. at that time, he would exceed lou family and tech city team and would be able to stand off against those from ying city jail. but what uncle hai didn''t expect for cloud peak to send people over. they also looked like they would kill them if they didn''t hand their members over. when uncle hai, who was previously mocking them for not knowing their strength, saw this group, his heart sank. the intel was wrong! n0velusb.c0m it was a huge mistake! besides the level two pet mentioned, uncle hai noticed two two-star evolved! as someone of the same level, he was sure of that. which meant that there were three two-star evolved in this small team! the strongest cloud peak leader was also not here yet. four level two evolved, which sent a chill down his spine. he was someone of that level and knew the gap between a two-star and a one-star evolved. in terms of high-level strength, east mountain village was suppressed. as for number of evolved... uncle hia wanted to kill the person that he had paid. didn''t he mention that they had only a dozen over evolved left? but look at how many evolved there were here. over 50! not including the five that he took down and those that they left at home, they still had over 50 evolved here. if they included all of them? their number of evolved would be the same, and they even had more evolved than them. this was the ten evolved that the intel mentioned. the gap was so huge. what uncle hai worried about was not only that. over 200 armed forces were gathered here. although most of them were holding iron spears, he felt dizzy because they all shone a grey light. how were they going to live like that? close to 200 grey weapons? also, the leading evolved. each had a spear and also a blade on their back. white-colored blade! a dozen of them! uncle hai hid the cigar pipe. he was already ashamed of that weapon that he was so proud of previously. east mountain village had its smith. looking at what was happening, he didn''t even need to think, and he knew they also had a smith. it was also a much better smith than what they had. could such a team be weak? uncle hai felt like he had grown more white hair in just a short time. he regretted his decision and knew that he was rash. but things had already developed to such a state, and they had to solve it. he sighed and slowly walked toward the team, giving them colossal pressure. when he got close to the wheel, a red dot moved around his face, and he started to sweat. the people behind him began to shuffle. damn! there was a sniper! uncle hai sucked in a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. he walked to that hot woman. her eyes spun and landed on his old face. evolution could slow aging; the higher the evolution level, the more effective that effect was. once one passed eight stars, one''s look would become permanent. but evolution won''t allow one to turn young again. what you were when you evolved would be what you looked like after you evolved. so uncle hai or lu yi, who evolved when they were old, would maintain an aged appearance after they evolved. "our east mountain village is unhappy with your actions; if you don''t leave, we will treat it as you provoking us. you will pay the price for your actions." uncle hai felt like his words had style; in the past, the news reported things like this. he didn''t expect that beautiful woman to look away. she crossed her arms to squeeze her massive chest. it was as if she was speaking to the air, but her words made uncle hai furious. . "our boss said, release them and take out 20 modified guns as compensation. if you do that, we are still friends." Chapter 235: Fool that came to find someone chapter 235: fool that came to find someone in the damp basement, lou xiaoyu was panting while holding a whip. as an evolved, there weren''t many things that could make him pant. apart from doing happy things with a woman in bed, only teaching this twin-faced lady a lesson could tire him. "you won''t speak?" lou xiaoyu pushed her chin up with the whip and looked at her bloodied and ugly face, "you don''t have to say, and we still know. cloud peak, right? we got the news right away. do you think there are things about cloud peak that we don''t know about?" "if you know your place, tell us how many evolved there are. how many guns and how many two star evolved? are there people with jobs? as long as you tell us these, we will let you go; how about that?" the woman just looked at him coldly before closing her eyes. for some reason, that made lou xiaoyu furious. he tortured her for nearly a day, and she said nothing! her body was being hit so severely by the whip. how could she not make a single sound through all that pain and torture? when his father handed this woman, who was said to be a two-star evolved, over to him, he slapped his chest and said he could get the intel in just a few hours. so much time had passed, and he got nothing. his father had more than one son! if he couldn''t even do such a simple thing, if there were two-star evolution potions, could he get it? when he thought about that, he felt a little bit anxious. "pa! pa! pa!" he continued to whip her, and a dozen more wounds appeared on her body. this was a two-star evolved. if she was an average person or even a one-star evolved, with heavy injuries and now all these whip wounds, she would have died. "are you going to speak? speak! speak!" a shout would follow each whip as lou xiaoyu vented his frustration. he got tired from whipping her, but it was as if that woman didn''t know what pain was. she looked at him with a calm lifeless gaze that sent a chill down his spine. "okay, you aren''t speaking, right?" lou xiaoyu''s eyes turned red like a furious bull. "i will taste the feeling of an ugly woman today! ugly is okay, isn''t your body nice? your injuries are fine, isn''t that hole still okay?" lou xiaoyu felt like if he couldn''t force her to say anything, he might lose the chance to evolve to two-star first. that made him mad. he placed xia bai down and tossed her onto the wooden bed. although he was on the verge of losing his mind, he didn''t forget that she was two-star evolved. even if she was severely injured, she was still really dangerous. he took needles and a hammer from beside him and pressed one arm onto the board. he pinned right into her bloody palm! next was the other hand. although xia bai''s body was covered in blood and dirt, she was still pinned onto the bed. but her gaze was still really calm. she looked at the guy torturing her like she was looking at a dead person. lou xiaoyu opened his mouth slightly. he reached to grab her clothes. he thought about it; he would do her once and then threaten her with the other half of her face to make her speak up. if not, he would disfigure her. then burn her, burn her to death! at this point, the door was pushed open, and someone walked in. lou xiaoyu turned his head and hollered for that person to scram! the person shivered and stumbled beside lou xiaoyu. he said softly, "second young master, a person came over to the lake and said he was here for this woman." en? lou xiaoyu woke up and blinked his eyes. "go, follow me to take a look!" .......................................................................................... lou family always lived in the heart of the lake and relied on this lake to live. during peacetime, a dam was built here. n0velusb.c0m the country was unified, and the races were very connected. apart from registration documents, the difference between races was minimal. but there were still some unique places where minority races were maintained. lou family was one of them. due to their unique geological position, their family structure was maintained, and even some martial art techniques were passed down. compared to a closed environment, courage and unity allowed lou family to get strong quickly. especially after finding two wheels on the island, the race could fight against mutated lifeforms. if not for one of them being level one and the other being a level three one that they couldn''t use yet, lou family would be much stronger. at least they wouldn''t have to rely on soul merchant to get two-star potions. lou zhengxiao was the family head. in the apocalypse, he started to look like a real ruler. he worked with the mysterious soul merchant and did some underhanded things to gain their protection and two-star evolution potions. lou zhengxiao naturally wasn''t one to get bullied and ordered around by others. he was resisting. once the race had more two star evolved and they got stronger, he would hunt level three lifeforms. he would use their wheel to help their race walk onto the path of three-star evolved. at that time, ying city jail, east mountain village, etc, other factions. even that soul merchant would get trampled under their feet. but they had to take things slow now, and he had to resist. but things were quite fun today. since he brought that woman to the island, he got news from soul merchant that she was from cloud peak. it was a person from the faction that occupied that place. after which, before he could get new information, someone came for this woman. the lake island was easy to defend and hard to attack, so a sneak attack was impossible. the vast and clear lake and people could see them far away. lou zhengxiao learned about the news and waited for the person to come to shore. while impressed by his courage, lou zhengxiao also felt like this person was fortunate. this lake had mutated animals. when lou family headed out, they would occasionally get attacked. but they were primarily fine due to their strong boats and combat strength. but for him to swim over alone and not get eaten was definitely down to luck. of course, to lou zhengxiao, this young man was a fool. he came alone for a woman; what difference was that from death? not only would he not save her, but he would die here. he let his few kids and subordinates handle this matter. he sat in the ancestral hall with his eyes closed. he played with some pearls and considered the development of the family. when lou xiaoyu rushed out hurriedly, his big brother lou xiaofeng, younger brother lou xiaohao and sister lou xiaoling were all gathered. they heard their father''s words. the few uncles evolved and were strong. they were sitting here. many lou family warriors and members were gathered here. "second brother, father, let us handle this, so we must do it well. we can''t be like you. you spent a day and can''t even open her mouth. you are so stupid." younger brother lou xiaohai relied on his mother''s love to look down on this second brother. seeing him come out, he mocked him. this made lou xiaoyu even more annoyed. he just looked at his father, whose eyes were closed and didn''t make a sound. that beautiful teen hungry tiger cavalry young master yun called sister ling looked at her three brothers and shook her head. she sat down and ate the snacks that they found previously. she might be a girl, but her spear skills were the best out of the four children. after she evolved, she was the strongest and that caused her status to be high. "where is that fool? bring him over for me to see!" lou xiaoyu didn''t fight with his younger brother, and his attitude towards the other people in the family without status wasn''t good, so he grumbled to drag the guy in. a person ran out to bring him in. a moment later, a young, empty-handed, wet man entered the hall. lou zhengxiao opened his eyes and glanced at ye zhongming. he said to a member of the race to tell him to be wary of this outsider. but in his heart, he didn''t care much about it. so what if he was two-star evolved? there were three two-star evolved here! moreover, half of the warriors here had automatic rifles and hunting guns. the other half had spears. even if there were two level two evolved here, they could kill them. even a two-star evolved would die to random gunshots at such a close distance. "i came to find a person." ye zhongming said calmly. lou xiaoyu heard that tone, looked at his expression, and got furious. damn, your female partner was the same just now, and you too? so infuriating! he walked over and stood in front of ye zhongming. he hollered, "you say you are finding someone, so what? who are you? who are you looking for? that woman is as calm as you, i whipped her 500 times today, and she still acted calmly like you. if you continue like this, i will whip you 500 times too!" "do you understand?" he said each word sentence by sentence. each time he said that, he tapped ye zhongming''s face and gave out three slaps. "this means that she is here." ye zhongming kept the same expression and muttered to himself. lou xiaoyu cursed and pointed at ye zhongming''s nose, "i will let you know that our lou..." "peng!" Chapter 236: Killing one person a step chapter 236: killing one person a step gunshots could be heard in the sky above the heart of the lake. it reverberated in the ancestral hall that was sacred to lou family. be it the people here to see the fun or the warriors here to watch the show. or lou xiaoling, who was eating snacks now on the floor. or the younger brother lou xiaohai who was looking on and teasing or big brother lou xiaofeng. or lou zhengxiao, who was chanting while holding the buddhist beads, they all looked at the motionless and headless body, and they couldn¡¯t react. ye zhongming didn¡¯t place the gun down at all. it was as if the person who killed wasn¡¯t him. he walked forwards slowly, and he walked while aiming at lou xiaofeng, who was closest to him. peng! the second shot. lou xiaofeng, who a second ago was looking at his younger brother, who died now, was the same as him. his head exploded, and he lay bloodied on the ground. n0velusb.c0m the difference was that this time the lou family saw clearly. ¡°kill him!¡± one of the uncles stood up and pointed at ye zhongming, about to take his third step. only then did the lou family come to their senses, and those warriors pulled the trigger. a transparent barrier wrapped ye zhongming¡¯s body. the bullet landed on it and gave out an eye-catching white light. ye zhongming naturally wouldn¡¯t leave meng lin¡¯s protection energy barrier lying there. that fellow was already dead. even if he was alive, such equipment was a waste on him. the barrier was excellent defensive equipment using a white ring as a medium. in his last life, survivors often used this thing as a bullet shield. the user¡¯s mental energy would activate the energy barrier. each time one was attacked, one would consume a certain amount of mental energy based on the strength of the attack. but the attack couldn¡¯t exceed the defensive limit of the barrier. if not, it would get broken. ye zhongming used the flame blade to attack meng lin. that fellow also used the barrier, but it shattered shortly. that was because the flame blade¡¯s attack strength was above the upper defensive limit of the ring. the bullet¡¯s strength wasn¡¯t as high as the stacked attack of flame blade and moon edge. it hit the barrier and only gave out a white light. each assault rifle bullet would cause his mental energy to drop by five. meng lin was wasting a treasure as it was impossible for him to eat a brain bug. moreover, ye zhongming had many jobs, so his mental energy was high. because he had a low-level giant bloodline, this thing would make meng lin a living target. in intense battles, it would lose its effect. but ye zhongming was different. he was agile, and he had high mental energy. one had to hit him while he was moving quickly to break this shield. this was hard to do. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t plan to dodge at all. today he was going to wipe out lou family. peng. ye zhongming fired a third bullet. lou xiaohai mocked his brother and fought with him to get the next two-star potion. even if he dodged, his head was still hit. he died on the same day as the brother that he disliked. ¡°i will kill you!¡± he opened his eyes when the first son was killed, got up when the second died, and roared when the third was dead. lou zhengxiao had gone mad. he didn¡¯t expect to witness his three sons dying simultaneously one day. as a father, there was also nothing he could do. cruel? right, it was very cruel. but this was the apocalypse. when you offended others, you had to be prepared to get destroyed. the apocalypse was different from peacetime. karma was a real thing. if you won, it was because you were skilled; if you lost, you were not skilled enough. you couldn¡¯t blame others. if ye zhongming couldn¡¯t charge onto the island, then his subordinates would just get killed one after another. his base would get occupied, and people would laugh at him. if he were lucky, he would die quickly; if he were not, he would get tortured. this was reality. maybe ye zhongming pitied other humans because he felt that if they wanted to solve the mysteries, he needed the support of others. but this didn¡¯t mean that other humans could take advantage of him. it didn¡¯t mean that they could offend him without paying the price! that wasn¡¯t his principle. he could allow humans to flip open the apocalypse, but if others weren¡¯t on the same side as his faction and him, he wouldn¡¯t hold back and wipe out those who dared to block his path. no matter who it was! since lou family dared to offend him, they would have to face his rage. if they couldn¡¯t take it, then they would all die. there was nothing unfair. that was because ye zhongming was alone. he was at far more significant risk than lou family. if he made a mistake, he would be a dead person. at this moment, a giant claw appeared in the sky and slapped down at ye zhongming. this yellow claw covered the sky above, and there was an intense sound of wind whistling. ye zhongming¡¯s pupils constricted, and he kept the energy barrier. he used a wooden stick to replace it. staff of nature! water bottle protection! a female figure appeared around ye zhongming. those bullets shot into her body like they shot into the water and became slow before they fell to the ground. the exquisite bottle was so gentle as it hit that giant claw. hong! there was an instant explosion, and the entire hall was shaking. the claw disappeared, and that female figure dimmed, but it was still protecting ye zhongming. peng! a 4th gunshot was fired, and the uncle that first called for him to be killed was attacked. ye zhongming took his 4th step, and a few dozen spear shadows stabbed the blue figure. lou family¡¯s spear technique shocked him for the first time today. with the lead of several grey spears, those spear shadows were solid and no weaker than guns. it seemed like this lou family did have some trump cards. as for that claw, it was a skill called heaven covering qilin claw. it was strong, and ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect it to appear on the body of a two-star evolved. water bottle protection finally shattered. the lou family members were bloodthirsty, and they wanted to kill the guy who killed a person with every step he took. but when they saw the situation, they all stopped. a black gun was pointed at their family head. Chapter 237: Retreating perfectly fine chapter 237: retreating perfectly fine lou zhengxiao¡¯s body was shaking. he wasn¡¯t afraid, but he was furious. he watched as his three sons were killed. he tried to attack him, but it was easily blocked. moreover, his attack made him much closer to that guy. who knew that the person who he wished he could consume his flesh and drink his blood was so quick? his body flashed, and he was beside him. lou zhengxiao, a little slower due to the pain of losing his son, was not careful, and now the guy had a gun held up to his head. he looked at the guy whose body occasionally had water droplets sliding off of his body and noticed that he had at least three wounds, but due to his two-star evolved body, it stopped bleeding. the lake water cleaned the blood and revealed white injuries. he was injured. he was attacked when he crossed the lake. he was still human, and he wasn¡¯t a god. ¡°release her.¡± he ordered as coldly as when he killed one person every step. ¡°wishful thinking!¡± ¡°you will die here today!¡± lou xiaoling charged to ye zhongming¡¯s side, but that figure turned behind her father and looked at her coldly. ¡°i won¡¯t die here, but if you don¡¯t release her, all of you will die.¡± ye zhongming stuck the nature staff to the ground and opened the defensive energy barrier. he used one hand to take off the gem that had turned dim and placed another ice-blue gem. instantly, enormous energy flowed from it, which caused them to retreat in terror. ¡°this...¡± many of the lou family evolved and were astonished. although they didn¡¯t know what that was, they knew lou family would be leveled to flat ground if this energy was used. ¡°nature... staff?¡± lou zhengxiao¡¯s eyes jumped. he recognized the thing that soul merchant had once sent out information for and had asked people to find. he didn¡¯t expect it to land in this person¡¯s hands. ¡°good that you recognize it.¡± ye zhongming held the gun with a stable grip. the other hand grabbed his shoulder, and this lou family head instantly felt like his body was controlled. ¡°let her go, or you will die.¡± lou zhengxiao sucked in a breath and tried to calm himself down. he said hoarsely, ¡°i can¡¯t deny that you are strong. your staff of nature is strong, but we can risk our lives too and fight back. you know that i am not lying. lou family has many people, and your trump cards are all out, right? if you dare to kill me, maybe lou family will cease to exist, but you will die here too.¡± n0v¦Ålusb.c0m ye zhongming was strong, and he charged in alone. but he used all the moves he could use. if lou family had gone all out, his hopes of survival today were low. nature staff¡¯s blue snow lotus was strong and could kill level three mutated lifeforms that were gathered together. not to mention lou family, no one in this region could block that move. but it had restrictions. it had a distance and a range. this meant that if ye zhongming couldn¡¯t kill all of them at once, he would face their endless attacks. the lou family warriors had used many bullets, which consumed much of his mental energy. even if he had the energy barrier but how long could he last? moreover, he had to save xia bai. so lou zhengxiao had an accurate judgment. if everyone went all out, both sides would suffer huge losses. ¡°you are right.¡± ye zhongming smiled, ¡°but so what?¡± so what? lou zhengxiao, lou xiaoling, and the other lou family members were stunned. right, so what? you said that if both sides went all out, it would be good for no one, but they didn¡¯t say they wanted to go all out. he came to find someone and not to kill everyone. he didn¡¯t want to; he came to ask for his woman! lou zhengxiao¡¯s face turned red from rage. he hadn¡¯t felt so frustrated before. he looked at the corpses of his son and couldn¡¯t take the sadness. he spat a mouthful of blood and felt pain in his neck before fainting. ye zhongming held up lou zhengxiao¡¯s body, ¡°release her.¡± at this point, everyone focused on lou xiaoling. the other three young masters were dead; she was the only heir. tears appeared in her eyes, and she stared at ye zhongming, ¡°release her.¡± a moment later, xia bai was carried up. when ye zhongming saw her, his eyes squinted. ¡°release my dad, and you can go.¡± lou xiaoling held her spear, and her tone was filled with hatred. ¡°no, let someone carry her and follow me. after we cross the lake, i will release him.¡± ye zhongming shook his head. xia bai was in a bad state. if not for her resilience, she would have died long ago. even if she could open her eyes, she was in a bad state. to bring such a person out of here was too difficult. moreover, someone dragged a cannon over. although it looked old, like it was built many decades ago, it could be used since someone dragged it over. this cannon shot would definitely kill ye zhongming. ¡°you are shameless!¡± ye zhongming smiled, ¡°it is the apocalypse. do you want to talk about morals? even then...¡± he pointed at xia bai, ¡°you guys aren¡¯t any better.¡± ¡°i am in a rush; either i kill your dad and kill my way out, or you agree to my conditions. be quick.¡± lou xiaoling had never been humiliated like that before. she stared at this guy and wanted to imprint that face into her soul. one day she would personally kill him. ¡°follow what he said.¡± a lou family warrior carried xia bai and followed ye zhongming, who was dragging lou zhengxiao. they left the hall and walked to the lake before boarding a ship. under their gazes filled with hatred, they headed to the other side. ¡°i will kill you; i will kill you!¡± seeing their enemy further away, lou xiaoling shouted like a mad person. she stabbed her spear into the lake water. ye zhongming hid carefully behind lou zhengxiao and looked at the figure, slowly blurring out. he scoffed and then said, ¡°i will wait.¡± behind him, the ying city sunset showed its broken shadow. Chapter 238: Uncle Hais fear chapter 238: uncle hai''s fear "you won''t kill me?" lou zhengxiao''s body felt soft. he didn''t know what this guy did to his body and didn''t want to know. what he cared about was why he chose to release him. if they were in each other''s position, lou zhengxiao would choose to solve the problem at its roots. ye zhongming carried xia bai and looked at lou zhengxiao. he smiled and then left. "family, family head, what does he mean?" his expression was hideous. he was still filled with rage, but there was a glimpse of despair. his race member didn''t know, but he knew what that smile meant. he had treated other people like this before. it was... disdain. he didn''t even care about you. he knew that you would take revenge, but he didn''t care. he had absolute confidence. even if you tried to do things, you couldn''t hurt him at all. lou zhengxiao always felt like he was a strong figure in the apocalypse. even if he was temporarily using soul merchant, he thought it was temporary as he didn''t have a two-star gachapon. one day, he would stand in ying city and look down on everyone. he might even get higher and look down on this province and country. but lou zhengxiao realized that his thought was amusing. he couldn''t cross many people, for example, the guy that left. if not for him tying up his woman, what would the outcome be if their lake island clashed with cloud peak? even if he wasn''t willing, he had to admit he was too arrogant. that arrogance wasn''t shown on his face, deeply affecting his plans for the family. he didn''t notice one thing, which resulted in losing his three sons. it was maybe time to make changes. "let''s go." lou zhengxiao told his other family member to drive the boat. he knew that he would take revenge, but he had no confidence. that was to give his three dead sons an answer. lou zhengxiao didn''t know that this answer would be strongly affected three days later when he heard the news about cloud peak. .................................................................................... xia lei placed her fingers on her belt. her four fingers tapped on her clothes. in front of her was the hesitant uncle hai. this standoff lasted a while, and uncle hai felt there was nothing to discuss. after all, the reason why the other factions were friendly was because they had a discussion previously. bargaining was something that was good during peacetime and was even more suitable now. not every faction could afford losses. you would get swallowed up in such a situation if you were slightly weaker. for example, hungry tiger cavalries who had suffered huge losses this time. uncle hai was sure they wouldn''t survive for long. either they joined others, or they would get wiped out. there was no other path they could take. he thought that this woman and her faction were like that. they wouldn''t clash with east mountain village. even if strong, they would suffer losses in taking down east mountain village. then they would get eaten by other factions. so even if cloud peak tried to scare him into making a decision, he didn''t panic. but no matter what, this woman maintained this stance. apart from her hands, her eyes didn''t move at all. uncle hai had to admit that she looked beautiful even if she was standing there like a commander. he admired her and felt like his advantage was flowing away. he didn''t know where that feeling came from, but it was like that. "ten modified guns, and we will release them. this is our bottom line. yes or no? one word!" uncle hai lost his patience and reduced the conditions that they brought up. "moreover, we won''t disturb each other for the next half a year." xia lei finally moved. she placed her hand down. she looked at uncle hai and smiled like a flower. "uncle, look at how nice things are; we are still friends, right?" xia lei smiled, "but your conditions still have to be changed. uncle hai frowned. "don''t be emotional." xia lei wasn''t afraid, "my boss said that if you agree, then in the future, we wouldn''t invade each other and will even become good trading partners." "of course, this will depend on your choice." uncle hai was impatient because of this beautiful woman that was his daughter''s age, "we can discuss this." he waved, and a person walked over. uncle hai gave some instructions, and he left. a moment later, uncle lu and the others were released. along with them were ten modified guns. xia lei took a look. the modified gun was different from the ones that ye zhongming modified. ye zhongming''s ones were changed in material, which made them different from regular guns. but the ones here were different. these were changes in parts, strengthening the basic material. n0velusb.c0m naturally, it wouldn''t be as good as ye zhongming''s, but it was slightly stronger than guns that weren''t modified. she let her men equip these guns and slapped her pants with no dust on them. her hips shook, and it caused many of the young east mountain village teens to lick their lips. "end!" xia lei snapped her fingers. uncle hai squinted her eyes and smiled. "right uncle, remember to say hi to hai dong for us. the boss said that god closed a door for that person and would leave him a window. he is usually a little foolish, but who knew he would be such a talented smith? looking at these guns, we know that his ''temper'' skill is perfect. his future is limitless. that is such good news." xia lei raised a thumb like she was impressed. she then waved goodbye to uncle hai and retreated into the forest. "uncle hai, should we kill them?" that villager looked at xia lei with a tempted expression, but he still knew the side he was on. since he didn''t get a reply, he tilted his head and saw that the guy whose reputation in the village was high and he was the strongest person here. now his head was covered in sweat and filled with fear! Chapter 239: Target- Armory chapter 239: target- armory xia bai waved her hands and looked at her wounds heal quickly. no matter how calm she was, she was still a little shocked. this... how did this happen? she just changed boots? ye zhongming sat at a side and smiled. xia bai was severely injured. if not for her being stubborn and her mind being different from ordinary people after that incident, she wouldn¡¯t have been able to hold on for so long. she would have long died from her injuries. but even after ye zhongming saved her, there wasn¡¯t much hope of her surviving. her body was severely damaged. without park xiuying, ye zhongming had only one way to save xia bai. blood stepping boots, star absorbing satan. there was a luscious forest near the dam. standing here for a few hours with the boots would be enough if it were typical injuries. but xia bai¡¯s injuries were too heavy. the twin brothers blew her up, and then bei zi hit her so severely that she lost her ability to fight back. she was whipped a few hundred times on the lake island and was just a step from death. it was impossible to heal such injuries just from plants. fortunately, ye zhongming had a lot of experience. he used xia bai¡¯s blood and scent and mutated lifeforms moving in and out of the forest more at night. he used moon edge to help xia bai open a bed covered in flesh and blood. it allowed her to absorb energy on this blood bed quickly. at the start, xia bai couldn¡¯t even stand up. ye zhongming helped her to change her shoes and then helped her up. xia bai could stand on her own in just an hour. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t explain anything, and xia bai didn¡¯t ask. but from her gaze, ye zhongming could see the gratitude and a desire to... make him like her. ye zhongming knew the phrase wasn¡¯t appropriate, but that was true. he had only seen such a gaze from yellow ball. that fellow looked like that when it shook its tail and begged for food. how could a human have such a gaze? in the past, ye zhongming occasionally realized that she looked at him with a particular gaze. but he didn¡¯t think much about it. after all, he had saved her life and helped her go from an average person to a two-star evolved. she was grateful to him and loyal to him. but after he saved her this time, her gaze became like that. she was like a pet looking at her only master. ye zhongming smiled. after being momentarily shocked, he understood what was going on. it didn¡¯t matter, and there was nothing terrible about that. he needed someone like that who could live and die for him. footsteps could be heard as this woman walked down from the blood bed. ye zhongming frowned. two hours passed, and there weren¡¯t many high-level mutated lifeforms on the bed. that bit of time was not enough for her to heal up. based on what he estimated, they probably needed to wait until the sky lit up for her to regain half of her combat strength. ¡°i am okay.¡± xia bai squatted beside ye zhongming like it was a travesty for her to stand taller than the sitting ye zhongming. ¡°i know master is busy. i am okay.¡± ye zhongming looked at her and nodded. ¡°ride this bike back to the base and tell them to send a team to that armory to move things. we can send fewer people, but we must have many cars.¡± n0v¦Ålusb.c0m xia bai nodded. she never asked why and she just needed to execute. she bent down to want to return the boots, but he stopped her. ¡°wear it, return it to me when you are recovered.¡± if it was xia lei, ye zhongming might joke and say that his leg wasn¡¯t smelly. but he really couldn¡¯t bring himself to make that joke to xia bai. ye zhongming didn¡¯t let her take it off, so she didn¡¯t take it off. she turned to ride the bike. ¡°bei zi, i will slice his hands and feed them to the dogs!¡± she stepped on the throttle and left. he looked at her back view. this subordinate was good. after which, he moved towards the armory. ye zhongming solved two crises. he was confident that xia lei would deal with east mountain village. moreover, ye zhongming also told her a secret about east mountain village, and he knew that uncle hai wouldn¡¯t dare to say anything. as for ying city jail, their attempt at crushing the villa was temporarily solved, and revenge wouldn¡¯t come so quickly. what they had to face would be that zombie horde. zombie hordes and beast hordes were the most terrifying things in the apocalypse. even ye zhongming feared such things. people who had never been through such a thing couldn¡¯t imagine how scary it was. even if those zombies and mutated lifeforms were the lowest-level ones! the theory was simple. like a stampede, a 1.9-meter guy surrounded by thin 1.6-meter fellows. that strong guy could hit down one person after another, and he alone could deal with a few dozen. but during a stampede, his height was useless, and he would get forced down by thin people and then step to death. the zombie horde was like that. not to mention ye zhongming was just a two-star evolved. if he was three or four stars, he had to escape when he met a ten thousand-strong zombie horde. moreover, there wasn¡¯t a horde just made up of regular zombies. they were all a mix of higher leveled and low-level zombies. such a horde was far more terrifying. the intel said that there were more than twenty thousand. that might not be accurate, but the rough number should be okay. with their current strength, there was no way they could stop it. but how would ye zhongming be willing to give up on such a great base? since that was the case, he could only fight. thus, ye zhongming turned his eyes to the armory the three factions failed to take down even after working together. they could defend the base as long as they had enough guns and firepower. what ye zhongming had to do was something that the three factions couldn¡¯t do. it was tough. ye zhongming disagreed when yuanshang asked him previously. moreover, he was the only one now. but ye zhongming felt he could do it, just that the sacrifices would be huge. but at this point, he had no choice. the sun rose from the east; ye zhongming relied on the stamina fountain and spent a night running to the armory. he looked out and saw marks from the battle a few days ago.¡± a few short figures entered and headed out from the armory, and they would even make weird sounds. ye zhongming sucked in a deep breath and jumped out from where he was hiding. he whistled toward the demon monsters in the distance! Chapter 240: part 1- Fighting Demon Monsters for the first time chapter 240: part 1- fighting demon monsters for the first time wang xia had a regular name, but she had a life far more than her name. she had a husband that loved her and also a cute kid. she had a blissful family. she also had an income that others would envy. the holiday planner she had wasn¡¯t huge, but it was enough to make her famous in the tourism trade in this province. this was the final time wang xia and her husband were going to lead a tour before they got their second child. a company worker who gave her business hoped she would lead the tour, but who knew that the apocalypse would descend just like that? wang xia felt like that week was the most terrifying nightmare she had gone through in her whole life. those bloodied faces, those violent zombies. they were things that made her soul tremble. but what she went through next made her feel like she had fallen into hell. humans fighting one another for food. humans not hesitating to betray and give up others to live... if not for wang xia still wanting to see her husband and child again, she would have just found a high-rise building to jump down. it was better than her living in hell every day. maybe heaven wanted her to see something more terrifying than hell as she bumped into the short green-skinned monsters. her nightmare had begun. these were demons from the 18 levels of hell. after the apocalypse started, wang xia did get raped by other guys. she did want to die, but when these green-faced monsters got onto her, she went mad. no matter what happened in the past, they were humans. however, those humans were no different from animals. but these were monsters! wang xia wanted to kill herself, but her hands were tied up. she could only think of one way: to bite on her tongue to die. but she failed. she didn¡¯t break her tongue. apart from losing her ability to shout, she had to endure the pain from all over her body. it was a few days when she wished the earth would explode every day. to her, this was the apocalypse. facing zombies and monsters before was like heaven. ten days later, she was sent to a giant storage area. she realized that there were many women like her and even female zombies! there were hundreds of them. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m her hands were pinned to the walls, and her legs were tied to pipes. she was tied to the wall in a very insulting and humiliating position. the storage warehouse was dark; she knew this was similar to a basement. it was cold but not damp. every day, those monsters would feed them. human females got canned food and some bread, while the female zombies got flesh and meat pieces. after half a month, she realized what this place was for. the stomach of a female zombie got bigger. this zombie that transformed from a human was pregnant. at that time, she felt like humanity had no hope. if you counted that she was pregnant since the start of the apocalypse, it was only a month. but looking at that stomach, she was about to give birth! shortly after, she realized that she was pregnant too. the feeling was different from when she had her son. she vomited the same day. she didn¡¯t know if it was her body¡¯s reaction or if she just felt disgusted. many women were like her. they cried when they realized that they were pregnant. many of them went mad, but it was useless. those monsters would still feed them and even give them some brown liquid. the warehouse turned silent as the days went by, and after some time, more women would be sent here, and without exception, they were all pregnant. wang xia didn¡¯t know how the monsters knew they were pregnant. but the only ones who could enter the warehouse were pregnant women. one day, the female zombie that was pregnant the earliest gave birth and wang xia was filled with despair when she saw it. it was not a normal birth but one where the stomach exploded. a green monster jumped out and was covered in sticky liquid. it then ate the mother that gave birth to it. wang xia lost her mind and went mad. when she woke again, a few days passed, and she realized her stomach was huge. based on that female zombie, at most in one to two days, that green monster would pop out and eat her. she would become its nutrients. her chest was filled with dried juices and food. wang xia felt like she had lost her mind for nearly ten days. ¡°those green monsters have grown taller.¡± another girl pinned diagonally across her saw that she was awake and said in a weak voice. wang xia and her were captured simultaneously, and she was pregnant a few days earlier than her. her stomach was half translucent, and the monster''s outline became obvious. the green-skinned monsters would lift the clothing of those women about to give birth to reveal that part of the body. wang xia was in such a state too. ¡°grew taller?¡± wang xia¡¯s words were a little unclear. although her tongue wasn¡¯t broken, she was severely injured. it didn¡¯t heal well, either. a stench spread from her mouth. she knew that even though the monster wasn¡¯t born, she didn¡¯t have a long time to live. ¡°en, they have grown, and they have been growing. today i saw a two-meter-tall monster enter.¡± that woman was a little tired. she wanted to say something, but she felt an intense pain in her stomach. she lowered her head to see the monster struggling. suddenly, a thin but sharp green hand stabbed out and ripped apart her stomach. this monster jumped out. it sniffed and bit its ¡®mother¡¯s¡¯ neck, sucking on her blood. it then ate her body, leaving her hands and legs hanging there. after eating, it waltzed out of the warehouse. wang xia was crying. she knew that this would be the final time she cried in her life. where the warehouse opened, there was some shuffling. those monsters were furious. they charged out. no one knew what happened outside. wang xia tilted her head and wanted to find out. but her weak body had caused her senses to weaken, and she couldn¡¯t deduce what was happening. a cold chill spread, and she shivered. in her blur vision, she saw a young guy walk in. ............................................................................................................ Chapter 240.5: part 2- Fighting Demon Monsters for the first time n0velusb.c0m chapter 240.5: part 2- fighting demon monsters for the first time ye zhongming held moon edge, whistling as he charged into this military base. the demon monster, who slept near the entrance, bumped into ye zhongming. it bared its fangs and charged at him. his trauma against this monster from his last life still existed, but it was not as bad. this had to do with his thoughts since he revived. in his last life, demon monsters were a race no one dared to test. with ye zhongming¡¯s identity, he might not have known much, so he just felt like they were terrifying. in this life, if he wanted to find an answer, this was a gap that he had to cross. this demon monster was just over a meter. among these monsters, apart from those who were just born weakest, it was the weakest. but even though weak, it was much stronger than a one-star evolved. when it reached 1.5 meters, it would reach the demon monster¡¯s second evolution, and it would be stronger than two star evolved. every 50 centimeters would be a massive increase in strength. this demon monster was weak in the race, but to ye zhongming, its speed, and ferocity were stronger than human evolved. those sharp claws instantly arrived in front of ye zhongming. moon edge flashed, and its head flew out. it was strong but still not enough in front of ye zhongming. but ye zhongming felt a pushback from moon edge. this demon monster¡¯s skin was really strong. many demon monsters charged out from the gates. ye zhongming roared and used flame blade. he had recovered some mental energy that he had used, which allowed him to use his strongest skill. some demon monsters were sliced into two immediately and turned into air from the high temperature. that blade killed at least ten of them. with a loud explosion, an iron gate flew toward ye zhongming, who was running forwards. a two-meter-tall figure appeared at the entrance. this demon monster that was the same as a level three monster had appeared. ye zhongming dodged the gate and stopped when he saw that figure. he sliced left and right to kill the few demon monsters beside him before locking eyes on this fellow. if there were other people here, they would notice that ye zhongming was serious. even when cloud peak was in danger recently, ye zhongming didn¡¯t look so serious. the giant demon monster roared at ye zhongming in rage. its vast arms hung low, and they were past its knees. behind it, many demon monsters of different heights surged out. ye zhongmingn killed 20 monsters, and these intelligent monsters knew they were facing a strong enemy, so they surged out. the high-level monster bent down, and its limbs touched the ground. it bounced up into the sky like a grasshopper, jumping over 20 meters and appearing above ye zhongming¡¯s head. it waved its arms at ye zhongming and wanted to rip this enemy into pieces. it sniffed the delicious scent of this human. eating him, and it would be 10 centimeters taller. ye zhongming stared at this monster. moon edge slashed at it and gave out the sound of metal clanging. the monster cried out in pain, but its body still smashed down. after ye zhongming killed the small demon monsters, he turned around, retracted his blade, and punched. his fist hit that of the demon monster. kacha! the demon monster blocked the blade light. its sharp fingernails were sliced off, and that blade light left shallow wounds on his chest. this proved that it was forced to punch its enemies apart from its strong defense. after their fists clashed, the demon monster¡¯s body paused and flew backward. it rolled twice before landing ten meters away. one of its fingers broke and was twisted weirdly. ye zhongming flew back like he was hit. in truth, he just used that force to get some distance. but he didn¡¯t feel good either. his hand hurt, and his forearm probably broke. no matter what, ye zhongming was a two-star evolved. his body couldn¡¯t compete with a level-three monster. if not for using the modified potion and learning some skills to control his muscles and his strength from mo ye and xia lei, he might have broken his entire arm. they were a distance from one another. when ye zhongming raised his head, he saw another monster slightly shorter than this one. besides it, there were also a few 1.5-meter fellows. ye zhongming chose to flee. he turned towards where he came from. in just that short while, over twenty of them died. the survivors attacking together only caused slightly more losses previously. how would these demon monsters even let him go? seeing him flee, the two two-meter-tall demon monsters roared at ye zhongming. the other demon monsters roared in reply and chased the enemy. one hundred meters from the armory, ye zhongming stopped. he turned around and saw the demon monster horde. regarding speed, ye zhongming couldn¡¯t outrun these fellows without the blood stepping boots. but he smiled. a wooden staff appeared in front of him. an ice-blue gem was chiseled in the staff''s middle, giving off a cold glow. blue blood lotus activate! a giant lotus floated in the sky and spun. the beautiful leaves shot out and drowned the demon monsters at the back, drowning the sun in the distance. Chapter 241: Science Monster chapter 241: science monster a blade slashed a short demon monster into two. ye zhongming then walked into the warehouse. if there weren¡¯t the threat of the zombie horde, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t find trouble with the demon monsters at such a stage. he wouldn¡¯t waste the only mid-grade nature stone in his hands to not even get a single demon crystal. these demon monsters were just so annoying. they were dangerous; even if you killed them, you wouldn¡¯t get anything. he looked around and was excited. although this warehouse wasn¡¯t big and stored standard weapons, even a third were bullets about to expire. but there were many guns. just rifles alone were a thousand. the ammo was so much that ye zhongming couldn¡¯t count them all. there weren¡¯t many pistols, but there were a hundred, and they were all brand new. apart from guns and bullets, many uniforms and tools were kept well. just bulletproof vests alone were 500 pieces. this was the most useful in the apocalypse. unlike those sold outside, these were of high quality for military use. but what disappointed ye zhongming was that he didn¡¯t find grenades. if there were those, it would be helpful against a dense horde of zombies. this was a slight regret. there were many warehouses here, just three filled with weapons. a few were empty. this was not surprising during peacetime. ye zhongming found several women and female zombies tied to beds in the nearby warehouse. among them were many zombies, and there were just less than ten females. ye zhongming knew that these were used to give birth to babies. they would get them pregnant in a short time to reproduce. if they didn¡¯t clear this place out, thousands of demon monsters would occupy it in just a year. he killed the zombies one by one and dug out the demon crystals. he checked these females, and they were all trampled upon. many were in a daze. probably because of their bodies, they were unable to get pregnant. they couldn¡¯t take the demon monster¡¯s actions anymore. ye zhongming lowered his head and then helped release them. after clearing this place up, ye zhongming went to find where the pregnant ladies were. that had to be cleared out. if not, new demon monsters would appear in just a few days. but he didn¡¯t walk far before he turned around. he walked to the corner of the warehouse and saw a small door. ¡°come out.¡± ye zhongming held the rifle in his hands and aimed at the door. when he was about to leave, he felt he was being looked at. he was sharp and quickly found this place. ¡°eh, so problematic.¡± there was a sigh. the door was pushed open, and a girl in tattered clothing walked out. ye zhongming frowned. she should be around 40, and naturally, she didn¡¯t look as good as xia lei, park xiuying, liang chuyin, or mo ye. but she was in such a bad state. her clothing had turned grey, and there were filth patches on it. her decent face was covered in marks, and her hair was bunched up and smelled disgusting. even if water was scarce during the apocalypse, you can¡¯t live like that, right? also, ye zhongming sensed that this woman was evolved. for an evolved to live like this, she was different. she frowned, and her eyes showed a little impatience. that left a significant impression on ye zhongming like he was disturbing her. she didn¡¯t feel grateful that she was being saved. ¡°put down the gun. i feel uncomfortable with the gun aimed at me.¡± she waved and looked annoyed. ye zhongming laughed coldly, ¡°it is okay as long as i feel good.¡± ¡°en?¡± she glanced at ye zhongming and nodded, ¡°that¡¯s true.¡± after which, she walked over to the corpses that ye zhongming killed. ye zhongming didn¡¯t fire and just looked quietly at this weird woman. ¡°the temperature is normal, the veins have blood, en? it is stiffing up a little early. eyes are getting cloudy. anything showing death can¡¯t be seen from these corpses.¡± she muttered to herself, and the contents sent a chill down ye zhongming¡¯s spine. ¡°what did you do before? you kill so cleanly. even if two months have passed since the apocalypse started, there is no way someone can understand the human body so much to kill so cleanly.¡± she looked at ye zhongming and pointed at the female corpses that ye zhongming had released from their misery. ye zhongming didn¡¯t say anything, but he got wary. this woman wasn¡¯t a threat to him, but why did he feel cold when she looked at him? ¡°who are you? why are you here? why do you... understand so much?¡± ye zhongming asked. ¡°go, let¡¯s go look at those pregnant women.¡± if ye zhongming could accept her previous performance, the sentence she just said caused his expression to change. he had lived before and understood the demon monsters, but how did she know? why did it seem like she understood the demon monsters a lot? she walked out on her own. ¡°what equipment did you use to kill these green-skinned monsters? it is strong; i have never seen such strong equipment before.¡± it was as if this woman knew that the guy wouldn¡¯t fire at them and that he would follow her. she walked while saying, ¡°also, your senses are sharp. i just glanced before you left, and you found me in less than a second. you are so familiar and can kill with your instincts. are you a killer or special agent trained since you were young?¡± ¡°you read too many novels?¡± ye zhongming scoffed. she laughed, ¡°don¡¯t mind me. i have the heaven vision job and special ability, so i saw your battle previously.¡± ye zhongming was stunned, ¡°super vision?¡± the girl stopped and turned around in shock, ¡°how did you know the name of my skill?¡± n0v¦Ålusb.c0m seeing that ye zhongming didn¡¯t plan on replying, she thought about it, ¡°okay, i know that you have several questions. let me explain to you, and then you help answer my questions. how about that?¡± ye zhongming nodded. ¡°i am in forensics, or rather i was in forensics.¡± the woman continued forwards like it was normal; it was as if she was familiar with this place, ¡°there were many reasons i was antisocial like i didn¡¯t know some societal rules. more importantly, i had principles, and i wanted the truth. you know that sometimes you can¡¯t do that. especially when the higher-ups gave you instructions.¡± ¡°i set up my lab, but there were no suitable topics, so i went overseas. i was back for a meeting this time and bumped into the apocalypse.¡± they arrived at the entrance of one warehouse. the woman wanted to enter, but she turned around. ¡°i am a doctor, human doctor, biologist doctor, geneticist. i am an honorary professor of two top ten universities worldwide.¡± she was very calm when she said all that. she didn¡¯t know how shocking those titles would give others, ¡°of course, i am called cold blood, smelly corpse woman, crazy old woman, a person from hell.¡± ¡°as i do research related to the dead or regarding mutations, i would do things that go against common theory and things that are evil and gory.¡± ¡°you go in first. my super vision is still on cooldown; i don¡¯t know if there are dangers inside.¡± she took two looks at her before leading the way in. this was what wang xia had seen, a young man walking into her hell-like warehouse. ¡°i became evolved because of my ability and some luck, but i am not good at fighting. but i can barely survive alone.¡± the woman looked at the warehouse and paused. evidently, the place she used her super vision to see looked different now. that skill could allow her to see scenes far away, but it wasn¡¯t unblocked. ¡°it was a coincidence that i found the green leather monsters as they had radiation marks. i studied the human body''s reactions to radiation, so i paid attention. who knew that i would see so many things.¡± she sighed, which made ye zhongming feel better about her. that sigh was because of humanity, which proved that she still had some humanity. ¡°these monsters are using humans and zombies to reproduce. that is terrifying. do you know that it could make humanity go extinct?¡± ye zhongming was shocked at her prediction and looked at wang xia. that was because her stomach was the biggest, and she would give birth. ¡°i need many specimens. how about you help me?¡± she walked beside wang xia and then looked at ye zhongming. ye zhongming was in deep thought. he combined what she said, and the words ying city and a person appeared in his mind. ¡°what is your name?¡± ¡°is the name important?¡± she licked her dry lips, ¡°i am liu zhenghong, a very dumb name.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wider. liu zhenghong? human creator hong? that very famous science monster? Chapter 242: Deal boss! chapter 242: deal boss! if the middle-aged woman was that famous human builder hong, ye zhongming didn¡¯t know how to face her. kill her? after all, many people who killed without blinking felt like this human builder hong was the devil reincarnate. not only did she mesh humans and mutated lifeforms together to form terrifying monsters, but she was also really cruel to humans. there was often news about bases being wiped out by her. she even had other nicknames like cannibal hong, crazy hong, etc, which showed how hated she was. but one couldn¡¯t deny that she was one of the best scientists in the apocalypse. she was even top three in the most famous least. ye zhongming felt that if not for her bad reputation, she would be the chief scientist of the apocalypse. le dayuan was also a master, but that was in crafting. liu zhenghong was a master, but that was in biology. n0velusb.c0m both of them were leaders in their fields. one was in helping humans go against monsters and was called the father of the crystal weapons. the other was hated and was a monster scientist that people called human builder hong. ye zhongming nearly pulled the trigger on her. ¡°you want to kill me?¡± liu zhenghong didn¡¯t understand, ¡°from your expression, i can tell that you have heard my name before, but i don¡¯t remember interacting with you. my memory is perfect. so what is the reason why you want to kill me?¡± maybe this woman often faced off against death, so she was sensitive to killing energy. she picked up ye zhongming¡¯s sudden killing intent. ye zhongming was stunned. i heard of you in my last life. you created a monster that went against human logic? or were you very cruel in the last life and killed many humans? suddenly, ye zhongming realized that he had never seen this woman who was the ruler of the north. he had only heard of the news about her but were those true? taking a step back, even if those rumors were true, did he have a reason to kill this woman who hadn¡¯t done anything in this life? she had the blood of humans on her hands? who didn¡¯t in the apocalypse? even ye zhongming had killed many in this life. ¡°forget it. up to you.¡± she ignored ye zhongming. she looked at wang xia¡¯s stomach and took out a scalpel. she was about to cut it open. ¡°are you crazy?¡± ye zhongming pulled her aside. demon monsters. even those that are just born are dangerous. a weak one-star evolved like liu zhenghong might not be able to defeat a demon monster like that. she wanted to take it out. wasn¡¯t she asking for death? the demon monster could pierce through her body at once. ¡°you are going to kill me anyways, so i want to see how the descendent of the green-skinned monster and human females look like before i die! is this a new breed or gene invasion, and will they take the father¡¯s genes?¡± she wanted to struggle free and continue slicing wang xia¡¯s stomach open. ye zhongming kicked her aside and walked in front of wang xia. she saw her beg. ¡°kill... it.¡± she was frail, but ye zhongming understood. he looked at the squirming demon monster in her stomach and stabbed moon edge. the unborn demon monster shook a little before dying. wang xia smiled. but with her current state, her smile looked a bit twisted. her body shook, and she reached the last moment of her life. she said words others couldn¡¯t understand, then her head slowly dropped. ¡°there is no point in that; you wasted a good specimen instead.¡± liu zhenghong stood up like she was not the one who got kicked previously. she frowned at ye zhongming, ¡°you kill people so cleanly, so why are you so merciful towards that pregnant lady?¡± ye zhongming wiped the blood off moon edge and said calmly, ¡°you will understand in the future. in some special situations, you need to let humans die with less pain and torture. that would be something all survivors agree about.¡± ¡°also, i have killed, i have killed many, but that doesn¡¯t mean i kill just for fun.¡± ye zhongming kept moon edge and tilted his ear. there was the sound of cars which should be the villa. ¡°you want to continue your research?¡± ye zhongming asked liu zhenghong, who turned toward other pregnant ladies. ¡°i can¡¯t think of anything more interesting than research.¡± she was in front of a zombie and took out a long blade to stab near its stomach. in just awhile, she dug out a small demon monster. she had gloves on and started to touch its body. the sticky and smelly liquid dripped off its body. ye zhongming felt numb. this woman was weird! ¡°i will give you the relevant conditions and will provide you with specimens. i can even give you potions that you need to evolve. how about you come to my base?¡± ye zhongming considered and felt like killing such an outstanding scientist was a waste. he could try to push her to do something good. this past human builder hong, might have had other talents and not just focused on creating a new breed. more importantly, he saw something that he could make use of. if he used her well, she might help him even more than le dayuan. ¡°en? getting a subordinate?¡± she didn¡¯t lift her head and started studying the zombie¡¯s empty stomach. she used the scalpel to slice about within. ye zhongming had to look away. even with his experience, he felt like this was disturbing. he wasn¡¯t afraid; he just felt like it was disgusting. ¡°you can think of it that way.¡± ¡°you are direct and cute.¡± liu zhenghong stood up and carefully placed the baby into a pocket in her clothing. she removed the gloves while smiling at him, ¡°actually, that is possible, but i don¡¯t think you have anything to make me follow you.¡± ye zhongming shrugged, and a potion that looked different from usual appeared in his hands, which he passed to her. she looked at it and even took a sniff. a bright light appeared in her eyes. ¡°deal, boss!¡± Chapter 243: Invitation Card chapter 243: invitation card when xia lei and the others rushed here, they saw the open gates of the warehouse that they once feared. it wasn¡¯t surprising to them that ye zhongming could do such things. after all, they witnessed this man survive in the dungeon for several days and even hunted many high-level mutated lifeforms. but to the new members of cloud peak, the fact that they solved the series of problems recently made them realize how strong their boss was. they also saw how overpowered his methods were. when the boxes of guns and ammo were placed in front of them, they noticed that they had still underestimated the strength of their new boss. many people knew about the army warehouse near cloud peak. apart from black cloak motorcade, who managed to get some things from this place, they hadn¡¯t heard of anyone else who could take weapons from this place. due to the grain-stealing plan, everyone discovered that the three factions had worked together to attack this place. however, that failed. now, their boss took this place down alone. what kind of strength did he have? thus, many people¡¯s respect towards ye zhongming reached a new height. lu yi came over to thank ye zhongming. this old man was prepared to give up when he was captured. he knew that for a base, a few evolved wasn¡¯t as important as so much grain. if it were any other boss, they would sacrifice you and then use your death to take revenge. lu yi didn¡¯t expect ye zhongming to be willing to fight to the death for him and force east mountain village to release them. now that he had met ye zhongming, he came to express his thanks and loyalty. it needed some time to move the weapons, so the evolved were on guard. ordinary people were doing the hard work. the core members were also called into the warehouse. n0velusb.c0m any human would get angry about these pregnant bodies when they saw them. they also learned new things about the demon monsters. ¡°this liu zhenghong... doctor. she is a famous biologist and doctor. she is famous in the field and would join our base to research. now, follow her instructions to collect some specimens that we can use in the future.¡± ye zhongming introduced liu zhenghong to everyone. he could only call her a doctor to not scare off everyone. the core members greeted this 40-year-old sister. she didn¡¯t hold back and started to arrange duties for everyone. but not everyone could do such a thing. liang chuyin and park xiuying lasted half a minute before running out. shengyuan lasted just a minute. xia lei, little tiger, etc., had ashen white faces. if not for them being cops, they would have probably vomited out everything. ye zhongming had no choice but to do it himself. xia bai looked calm and was doing it expressionlessly. liu zhenghong wasn¡¯t shocked at her performance; those two worked together best out of everyone here. when they returned to the base, ye zhongming saw the modified gate having a corpse hanging from there. it was that guy who betrayed the team at east mountain village. uncle hai didn¡¯t protect him and sent him back to cloud peak. ye zhongming saw the corpse and didn¡¯t say a word. he knew why uncle hai would do that. xia lei¡¯s words had a considerable effect such that the old man was terrified. he didn¡¯t know the true strength of cloud peak. but that was good; sending one into fear was better than making them think they could bully you. as for this corpse... ye zhongming felt like his men were adapting to the apocalypse. three days, close to four, were used to solve all these problems. they only had a few dozen hours till the zombie horde arrived. so even if they had obtained so many weapons, they were momentarily happy before entirely focusing on construction. each day, the base would send evolve out to attack the horde. ordinary people were forced to join in too. everyone would get weapons and try to use their near-expiry bullets to hunt zombies. it trained them while also reducing the future pressure that they would face. the former target was achieved. after a day of fighting, although they lost some numbers through the fight, many of them could hold the guns well. they also knew how to aim and listen to orders. as for the effects, that wasn¡¯t something that could be trained in a short time. as for drawing the zombies away, that wasn¡¯t as effective. one reason was that the survivors didn¡¯t dare to get close to the horde; even ye zhongming didn¡¯t dare to. there were too many zombies; if you got trapped, you would get drowned immediately. the zombie horde had a mind of their own and was connected to some of the higher-level mutated zombies within. they wouldn¡¯t change their path because of some nose and some food. it was impossible to use a hanging piece of meat off a cliff to con them into jumping off. although normal zombies were stupid and had no intellect, they had instincts. if they continued to evolve, they would start hunting. their hunting instincts were not things that humans who lived at the top of the food chain for thousands of years could compare to. as for why the zombie horde was moving in a fixed direction, the zombie researchers didn¡¯t have an agreed idea in the past. but they all felt like it was a matter of randomness. so, one could say that cloud peak was unlucky. with large amounts of weapons, ye zhongming had more thoughts. he pushed the defense line to the foot of the mountain while asking to hunt the squad to absorb more survivors. he told people to dig defenses at the foot and set up defense lines after every short distance. there were four defense lines planned from the foot to the peak. the gate of the base was the 5th and final line. in the ideal situation, the horde would get wiped out here.e apart from that, they set up several tough firepower spots to ensure they could deal damage and chaos to the zombie horde even if the base gets broken through. le dayuan led people to set up traps. these things wouldn¡¯t ensure their victory, but they could damage the horde and deal sizeable kills. anyways, the entire base was busy. yuanshang came too, but he wasn¡¯t here to help defend but to ask for payment. ye zhongming still owed him a two-star evolution potion. but ye zhongming told him that he would pay after this battle. he gave him some ammo, but that wasn¡¯t for free, which made yuanshang roll his eyes. but he wasn¡¯t honest, so he used an invitation card to pay after keeping the bullets. ¡°what is this?¡± ye zhongming looked at it, and it wrote that it was a networking event. yuanshang smiled, ¡°you know that cloud peak only has a few factions around, and if you wipe them out, wouldn¡¯t i just die from hunger?¡¯ ye zhongming¡¯s ability to solve the crisis filled yuanshang with shock. others didn¡¯t know, but yuanshang¡¯s motorcade traded with those few factions. he had many sources and knew that ye zhongming assassinated ying city jail¡¯s menglin alone. he charged onto the lake island and killed the three young masters of lou family before retreating. he also sent his troops to force east mountain village to yield. all of this made him realize that he had underestimated boss ye. thinking about his little actions before sent a chill down his spine. ¡°renxing battle squad is famous in ying city. each member is evolved, and i heard over 200 of them. they are the leader of this trading event.¡± yuanshang said the news he knew, ¡°apart from them would be star beauty company, furious roar squad, olive green assault team, etc. factions.¡± ¡°the people invited are all companies or squads. i spent some effort to get this card.¡± ye zhongming took this exquisite card and was tempted. yuanshang might not have noticed, but ye zhongming saw many things from this card. it was printed, and it had very high anti-forgery properties. at least it showed that the team that made the cards could produce energy. they also controlled a large printing factory as ordinary machines couldn¡¯t make such a thing. as for the trading location, it was the city center of ying city, which meant that the renxing battle squad was planning to judge those invited. ying city was a province city and had a high population. it wasn¡¯t something that a suburb like cloud peak could compare to. there were zombies and mutated lifeforms, and these monsters occupied the streets. the difference from this place was that you could walk for half a day and not see a single zombie here. to get to the city center, one had to have skills. anyone who could get there would prove their ability. such people or factions would have some good things on them, which meant that there would be a point in the whole trading event. with such strength and such thoughts, this renxing squad was not a regular faction. at the same time, ye zhongming knew trading was influential in the apocalypse. only by helping and working together would one proliferate. he held the card and made his mind up to take a look. after getting more ammo, yuanshang left satisfied. although he decided to trade more with cloud peak in the future, that didn¡¯t mean he would fight the zombie horde with them. no matter how the cloud peak tried, the horde still appeared in the range of the mountain. standing at the peak, one could see a black line slowly becoming longer and thicker. ¡°boss, as you expected, a few fellows behind the horde are planning to take advantage.¡± little tiger was unhappy. he was suspicious when ye zhongming mentioned it, but after confirming it, he was annoyed. ye zhongming smiled. this was normal in the apocalypse. many factions would choose to follow the zombie horde. apart from occasionally killing some zombies, they would benefit when bases were attacked. two months had passed since the start, but there were still many intelligent people. ¡°go, chase these flies away. it isn¡¯t so easy to benefit from us.¡± Chapter 244: Someone familiar in the last life chapter 244: someone familiar in the last life a few people gathered on the small path beside the farmland and discussed something. there were many survivors holding weapons and looking around warily. ¡°tong hu, you also received the warning from that faction ahead?¡± a 30-year-old thin guy smoked while talking to the other guy of similar height but three rounds thicker than him. ¡°i received it; it isn¡¯t easy to settle.¡± the guy frowned like he had faced a huge problem. the others rolled their eyes. this guy would say that it was tough no matter the issue. the thin guy looked towards the guy who stood with his arms crossed, ¡°big kai, this is your territory. where did this cloud peak come from? don¡¯t tell me that they threatened you too.¡± the young man wearing spectacles who looked very gentle and polite was big kai, the leader of the tech city team, who were the enemies of hungry tiger cavalries. he lifted his spectacles and looked at the thin guy, ¡°this isn¡¯t my territory. the boss of this area is ying city jail¡¯s zhang dalong.¡± n0velusb.c0m da ding was the short and thin guy; during peacetime, he had ways of getting cheap gpu cards and knew big kai long ago. who knew that a short while after the apocalypse began, they would bump into each other. they had many men under them, and they were similar in strength. big kai had many people, but not many evolved, only 40. da ding had fewer people, but more evolved. ¡°beauty, what do you think?¡± big kai turned towards the only girl of the four leaders. the three guys looked at this woman wearing black tights, and they swallowed their saliva. this woman¡¯s body was just too good. this woman was one that guys would want to sleep with the moment they saw her. but the birthmark on her face was too eye-catching and occupied the center of her whole face. her beautiful looks ended up being significantly affected. ¡°lame.¡± her voice was lovely too, makinge one feel regretful when they looked at the birthmark. ¡°sister shasha, what do you mean? tell brother.¡± the thin and short da ding smiled, but it looked disgusting. ¡°we followed this horde for some time and got so many benefits. now that someone asked you to give up, will you? why are we even having a meeting? if this isn¡¯t lame, then what is?¡± hearing sha sha say that, the few guys smiled. the conversation wasn¡¯t much, but they did have thoughts. although cloud peak wasn¡¯t too famous, they were still a faction and would have evolved guns. things wouldn''t be good if they went all out and fought with them. if they fought, the difference between who fought first and last would be huge. the person who attacked first would suffer the most losses; thus, the other three factions would benefit. ¡°i guess they are just shouting around. i think we should just ignore them. when they come tomorrow, we should just gather and scare them. i don¡¯t believe that they would dare to fight us. they can¡¯t even protect themselves and want to bother us?¡± ¡°i think da ding¡¯s idea is good.¡± big kai agreed and touched the short and muscular tong hu, ¡°what do you think?¡± ¡°tsk, not easy.¡± big kai was furious. didn¡¯t he see that if the other three factions agreed, then sha sha would have no choice? if the four factions merged, wouldn¡¯t sha sha, who is the weakest, get the least? they could even swallow her up. just her body alone was one that they loved to look at. ¡°i am not interested. discuss yourself; i will do my things.¡± she turned to leave and ignored the three guys. they looked at her twisting back view, and their tongues felt dry. damn. good body! .............................................................................. when ye zhongming saw sha sha, he wasn¡¯t sure how to express his emotions. he didn¡¯t expect to meet someone familiar from his last life. of course, in the apocalypse, fate was not something important. his relationship with sha sha was just two people using their bodies to help each other. at that time, ye zhongming was just a four-star evolved, and she was a four-star too. one became slightly more famous in a battle squad; the other faced the danger of her faction being swallowed. one was ambitious, and one was filled with worries. they met in a bar and were attracted to each other because of alcohol. they then slept with each other. that was something that happened numerous times with other people. apart from a minority that would die the next day in the apocalypse, girls and guys sleeping together were common. of course, ye zhongming then found out that this woman wasn¡¯t simple. she chose him out of all the guys because of his battle squad crest. although ye zhongming¡¯s battle squad wasn¡¯t the top two in the city, they were strong. apart from being interested in his looks, she also wanted to borrow the strength of his faction. although she didn¡¯t know his position in the squad, when her own faction was about to collapse, she could satisfy herself while trying her luck. why not? although her birthmark was ugly but after evolving, it started to pale. moreover, her body was perfect. the two of them kept in contact for some time, and naturally, ye zhongming helped her faction, but it wasn¡¯t effective. without interests, no one would care about you during the apocalypse. ye zhongming tried to persuade her to join him, but she stubbornly rejected him. ye zhongming returned after a month-long mission and heard that sha sha led her men to battle her enemies. she lost badly. besides her men dying, she was forced to join another ying city faction to keep her life. they met several times after, but she was very cold, like they were strangers. ye zhongming was sad for a while before he recovered. these things were common in the apocalypse. it was normal for people to leave their separate ways the next day. some would end up fighting and killing each other the next day. a year later, he knew that sha sha used her new faction to kill her enemies. she tried to kill her leader and was found out. she charged into a really dangerous dungeon before disappearing. everyone knew it meant death, as no one could walk out of that dungeon. at that time, ye zhongming judged this woman and realized that she had many habits and thoughts stuck in peacetime, which caused her sad life. who knew one of the few people he felt good about in his last life would suddenly appear before her? ¡°boss, should we fight?¡± seeing ye zhongming put down his binoculars, little tiger rubbed his fists. this fellow loved to fight, and the first thought would be to kill the enemy no matter what the problem was. but such thoughts did make sense as this was the most common solution to problems. ¡°fight what? you only know how to fight. if we lose members, how would we deal with the horde?¡± xia lei walked over. she knocked little tiger¡¯s head while paying attention to ye zhongming¡¯s expression. ¡°fight!¡± ah?¡¯ xia lei was stunned while little tiger smiled. ¡°but there is a way to fight.¡± ye zhongming smiled and pointed at big kai, ¡°do you know who is who?¡± ¡°big kai, tech city team¡¯s boss.¡± yuanshang¡¯s information had photos of the important faction leaders. he snuck them with his phone, and there were also portraits. big kai was one of them, so naturally, little tiger recognized him. ¡°if we want to fight, we must hit him to reduce losses. after we win, we can warn the other factions. kill many birds with one stone.¡± ye zhongming tapped the binoculars and said to xia lei, ¡°give you a quest; if you do well, you will be rewarded.¡± .............................................................................. big kai took off his shirt, which was covered in blood. beside him, a beautiful woman came over with a hot tower for him to clean his body. this woman was the boss of the biggest computer companies in tech city and the dream lover of the poor guys living there. now she was just his toy. he reached out to grab her butt. while it made her moan, big kai also started to count his gains today. close to 200 demon crystals which were nearly 2 one star potions. as expected, there were many benefits to following this zombie horde. but tomorrow afternoon, the horde would arrive at cloud peak. the scouts said they would start blocking the horde from the foot of the mountain. big kai smiled in disdain. this bunch didn¡¯t know their strength. could they block this horde? they should just take the chance to run. he thought about how none came to warn them to back off and scolded them for being cowards. it seemed like he would go and extort them for a sum after this ends. the woman touched a crucial part of his body, making him take deep breaths. he wanted to hug her, but he heard some commotion from outside. he pulled up his pants and rushed out to see many cars in the darkness entering their camp. many people were on the vans and were shooting at the people from tech city. in a blink, 20 people fell to the ground. ¡°young master yun, i f*** your sister!¡± big kai pulled out a meter-long grey spear. ¡°you nearly killed me last time. let me show you what i spent huge money to get this time!¡± big kai shouted and headed towards the camp. but he took two steps before he felt someone appear from the shadows. he tilted his head and saw a half-human half-ghost head. that shocked big kai. he stopped and aimed his weapon and this ghost woman 20 meters from her. he would toss his weapon out to kill her. but he was dazzled as that woman instantly crossed the 20-meter distance and appeared right before him. big kai instinctively opened his mouth. a snow-white hand was growing bigger as it approached his eyes. Chapter 245: Explosion chapter 245: explosion sha sha¡¯s expression was solemn when she heard those gunshots. the birthmark on her face looked like shadows of leaves as the light shone on her face, making it easy to overlook. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming stood a step behind her. looking at her side view, he felt he was back in the past. ¡°your men did this?¡± sha sha turned her head and looked towards this young man who suddenly appeared in her tent and said he wanted to discuss a deal. ¡°and also hungry tiger cavalry, big kai should have mentioned them to you before.¡± ye zhongming had a new thought when he saw sha sha and big kai. although he knew her from his last life, her personality wouldn¡¯t change. she cared about interests but followed the rules more than many other survivors. moreover, ye zhongming also knew that her subordinates were strong. although that was in their last life, they won¡¯t be too bad now. ye zhongming was at a moment in time when he needed help. he wasn¡¯t confident in blocking this zombie horde. the consensus of the core members was that even if they wiped out the horde, they would suffer huge losses. after all, 20 thousand zombies weren¡¯t a joke. he didn¡¯t have any faction he could trust, so that he couldn¡¯t do anything else. but when he saw sha sha, he thought of a way to minimize their losses. big kai¡¯s appearance gave him the confidence to convince sha sha. as such, he stood here. the killing shouts weakened. sha sha and her men looked at one another in confusion. . tech city team had moved together with them for several days. they had some conflicts as they were both trying to get benefits from the horde. only by showing some strength could they get recognized by the other teams and benefit from the horde. they probed each other. big kai¡¯s team gained the respect of others. her team might be below that of the tech city team in terms of strength. but this guy suddenly appeared here to talk to their boss and even showed his sincerity by killing big kai, this... many people felt that it was unbelievable. gunshots weakened, and no one knew what happened on the other side. but from this guy¡¯s calm expression, one knew the matter was settled. the battle ended so quickly. even if they worked with hungry tiger cavalries, their combat strength was quite surprising. horse hooves could be heard, and the hungry tiger cavalry and cloud peak¡¯s team rushed over. ye zhongming glanced at his men. he told his core members to hold back and try to give the other evolved and everyday warriors a chance to fight. the effect was great. their faces lacked panic now and were more firm and cold. this was something that one had to have in the apocalypse. ¡°boss ye?¡± a guy younger than ye zhongming walked over and reached his hand out. ¡°young master yun.¡± the two of them shook hands and smiled at each other. ye zhongming¡¯s mission for xia lei was to find young master yun and suggest working together to kill big kai. he knew that as long as he wasn¡¯t a fool, young master yun would agree. the attack at the warehouse caused his strength to reduce significantly, and the path ahead was quite clear. either he leaves this region to survive in another place or wait for big kai to kill him. now that he had such a chance to solve his problems, this kid naturally wouldn¡¯t miss out. the outcome proved that his choice was right. he saw big kai get killed by a woman from cloud peak. she stuck her mouth like a blade into his mouth and through his neck. this sent a chill down his spine. her violent killing method terrified young master yun. ¡°you want us to work together? what will i get in return?¡± sha sha covered the shock in her eyes and asked ye zhongming. young master yun looked at them and didn¡¯t know whether to leave or stay. ¡°if young master yun wants, you can stay and listen.¡± ye zhongming returned to sha sha, ¡°my goal is this zombie horde. if we work together, you need to help me defend.¡± young master yun and sha sha both frowned. they knew how strong the zombie horde was. wouldn¡¯t they be risking their lives? both of them were hesitant. ¡°you don¡¯t have to worry so much. cloud peak is mine, so i will lead my men to defend. all of you can see the situation. at most, you can leave. if you can fight, then fight; if not, then run. no matter how we think about you, all of you don¡¯t have any burden, right?¡± ye zhongming smiled, ¡°of course, there will be some risk. if we can¡¯t defend cloud peak, my men and i will die, and you won¡¯t benefit. so for your interests, you must try your best to fight before the situation gets out of hand.¡± young master yun and sha sha felt the negotiation was in his hands, and they couldn¡¯t find a way to step in. ¡°if you help me, naturally, you will benefit. if you can ensure that no less than 30 people join in, then after the battle ends, i will give each of you ten one-star evolution potions. i will add one more potion for every ten evolved joining in. thirty more guns, and i will add one more potion too.¡± ¡°of course, the spoils of war would belong to us, and you won¡¯t have the right to clear the battlefield. if you leave halfway, but we win, then sorry, i won¡¯t give anything to you.¡± young master yun bit his teeth, ¡°i can agree to such conditions, but i don¡¯t want so many potions. just five is enough. i want the weapon that big kai used, and i want it now.¡± ye zhongming looked toward xia lei and the others. one of them took out the spear that xia bai was holding. he glanced at it before tossing it to young master yun. this weapon had a passive toss skill that ye zhongming had no interest in. young master yun was delighted when he grabbed it. he didn¡¯t care about the negotiation and just led his men aside to await instructions. ¡°how confident are you?¡± sha sha asked carefully, ¡°if you have more than 50% confidence, i will take a gamble.¡± ¡°then happy cooperation.¡± ye zhongming reached his hand out. sha sha hesitated, and when they shook hands, ye zhongming¡¯s heart jumped due to the warmth from her palm. ¡°this is for you; you can consider it as a downpayment. a two-star evolved but not immune, that is very dangerous.¡± ye zhongming smiled, leaving sha sha stunned as she looked at the immunity potion. .............................................................................. this morning was a heavy one for many people in cloud peak. that was because they knew that they had to fight to the death. the team gathered at the main gate. twenty people stood at the front, and they seemed a little excited. ye zhongming gave 20 of them one-star potions to thank them for their performance chasing away the two factions behind the horde. da ding and tong hu lost their alliance with big kai and sha sha and weren¡¯t a threat to cloud peak. tong hu left right away. da ding wanted to see the situation but was sneak attacked by little tiger and xia bai. he left after suffering huge losses. today, a pure human versus zombie battle would arrive. twenty people evolved in front of everyone, which helped to raise morale. ¡°i hope that after today¡¯s battle, more of you will evolve because of how courageous and determined you are today. you will become the core of cloud peak.¡± ye zhongming waved. liang chuyin and park xiuying both walked forwards with plates. ¡°these are 50 immunity potions that will be given to those who fight close up with the zombies today. when the battle ends, you will get an evolution potion.¡± many people were tempted. although they knew it was dangerous and there was a high chance that they would die, the opportunity to evolve was before them, and they could reach it. many people choose to gamble. if they injected the potion, they must be at the front. ¡°kill them all.¡± cloud peak¡¯s battle squad followed the plan and entered their fixed positions. when the sun rose into the sky, mo ye, the commander of the first defense line, fired the first gun. the battle between zombies and humans exploded at that moment! Chapter 246: Cloud Peak Defence part 1 chapter 246: cloud peak defence part 1 cloud peak sent over half its elite troops to the first defense line. there were 40 evolved. moreover, hungry tiger cavalry was all arranged here, meaning there were nearly 80 evolved here. there were also over two hundred everyday warriors, each with new rifles. beside the defenses were boxes of bullets. even ye zhongming was here to hold the fort. he had a sniper rifle in his hands and aimed at the horde that was getting close. she considered the elementary shooting of the survivors, so mo ye only ordered them to fire when the horde was a hundred meters away. the battle entered its most intense state. the disgusting monsters walking at the front screeched and gave out awful noises. they were ripped into pieces by a metal storm. blood, flesh, broken limbs, and bone fragments appeared before their eyes. it was as if a meat grinder had driven into the horde and meshed hundreds, if not thousands, of them into dust. when many survivors saw those scenes, they instinctively stopped. that was because they had never seen such things before. but the zombies wouldn¡¯t stop because of that. in that short moment, while the gunshots got softer, the zombies filled up the spots of their dead comrades and even pushed a few meters forwards. ¡°keep focused. those who aren¡¯t evolved aim at their necks. fire quickly but don¡¯t hold down the trigger!¡± mo ye fired while shouting to remind those who had only touched guns a couple of times about things they had to pay attention to to increase their efficiency. each one of them looked nervous. as the battle proceeded, that nervousness disappeared. everyone adapted to this battle, especially since it was one where only one side would live. the first defense line was chosen at a great position. there were dense forests on both sides, and they were blocked by stone and abandoned cars. this was the only path up the mountain. although there were 20 thousand zombies but only 100 of them could spread out. this meant that everyone¡¯s angle was very focused. each second, many zombies would have their heads exploded. of course, most of the bullets hit their bodies. apart from knocking them back, it wasn¡¯t very effective. a portion flew into the sky. that was unavoidable. after all, although they had the ammo of an entire warehouse, they weren¡¯t so rich that they could train the soldiers. two minutes later, after thousands of them died, they were 80 meters from the first defense line. n0velusb.c0m this distance made many of the survivors uneasy. the ideals placed into their minds were good enough, but hungry tiger cavalry started to want to retreat. even when young master yun scolded them, they still fled. those actions were very dangerous as they might cause a chain reaction, and the first line would collapse. young master yun¡¯s eyes turned red, and he wanted to kill those few people. but at that moment, the one-star potion wasn¡¯t attractive to those soldiers. their lives were even more critical. young master yun wasn¡¯t something they cared about either when their lives were at risk. peng peng peng! gunshots were fired, and ye zhongming¡¯s face was cold as those few people fell. he held his gun and looked at young master yun. ¡°don¡¯t be cowards. i have never gone against my word. i said we will fight to the death, so i will kill whoever wants to leave!¡± face was essential for people like young master yun. ye zhongming¡¯s cold gaze made him embarrassed. maybe as time passed, these thoughts would change, but at least now he was someone who cared about status. he scolded his men and asked them to continue to fight. maybe human¡¯s resistance made the zombies realize the danger. they paid a high price and only pushed 30 meters. twenty short figures jumped out, their four limbs touched the ground, and they charged at the defense line. ¡°be careful, black devil shadow!¡± ye zhongming drew rough portraits of zombies and passed them to his men. with how good that map artist was, ye zhongming just needed to describe the zombie, and he would be able to draw its outline accurately. so when this level two zombie appeared, mo ye immediately reminded everyone. ¡°evolved, aim at the black devil shadow!¡± although the evolved didn¡¯t shoot much before, their arms were strong and thus more stable. moreover, as they evolved, their eyes could keep up with these level-two zombies as fast as spectres. they started to fire, and several black figures were knocked back. ye zhongming, mo ye, little tiger, and young master yun killed one of them. seeing young master yun¡¯s kill, ye zhongming was surprised. this kid was trained before. a few dozen meters was just too close for these black devil shadows. although many were killed in three seconds, two charged into the defense line. two soldiers couldn¡¯t react, and their throats were bitten. mo ye charged over, shooting one and slicing the other. the people around helped to stop it. the two black devil shadows that lost their advantage were instantly killed. but they caused chaos in the defense line, and the horde pushed another ten meters forwards. they were only around 50 meters out now. another ten mutated zombies ran over. they were the iron arm zombies ye zhongming had met in his school. but ten of them were much more evolved than that one. its thick arm was a long shield now, giving off a metallic light. they protected their heads and dashed over, helping to block the regular zombies behind them. the bullets hit their mutated arms and gave out a clang, being knocked aside right away. ¡°break their legs!¡± mo ye saw that the situation wasn¡¯t good, so she thought of a solution. to aim at their legs. as long as their legs were broken, they would lose their ability to move. it didn¡¯t matter if they couldn¡¯t kill them; more importantly, they would make space such that they would be able to shoot the horde. only ye zhongming, mo ye, and little tiger switched to armor piercing bullets and aimed at the heads of these iron arm zombies. before these zombies were cleared, many people felt like the ground was shaking. several three-meter-tall figures appeared behind the horde. ¡°ape zombie!¡± a strong level-three ape zombie appeared during the pearl lake battle. that was 5 meters tall. these four were level two and were just 3 meters tall. but they were already massive to a human that was shorter than 1.9. these four of them each had two big stones in their hands. they looked at the survivors in the defense line and tossed the rocks over. ye zhongming switched from the rifle to his sniper rifle when he saw them, firing immediately at one of the ape zombies. with the modified gun and armor-piercing bullets, its head exploded, and the stones in its hands dropped. that and its falling body smashed many zombies. . but ye zhongming could only deal with one of them. the other three still tossed stones over. ye zhongming switched his target to one of them, but the other two pieces still fell onto the defense line. the huge strength smashed the nearby survivors into meat paste. there was even one evolved who was struck by the stone. the chaos in the team expanded a little. it wasn¡¯t over yet. three level two zombies with black spikes around their bodies charged out. they aimed their spikes at the survivors. xiu xiu xiu... hundreds of black spikes shot out towards the sky, flying towards the defense line like spears. ¡°spike demon!¡± ye zhongming had a bad feeling. how did the skill familiarity and cooperation of the various mutated zombies become so good? the spikes landed. although the survivors tried to dodge, it still caused huge losses. Chapter 247: Cloud Peak Defence part 2 chapter 247: cloud peak defence part 2 screams rang out from the defense line. the spike demon¡¯s attacks, along with the stone from the ape zombies, at least killed a dozen people. a few evolved were dead too. the defense line was in the most chaos since the battle began. ¡°defend, defend, hold on! calm, if we lose control, we will all die!¡± mo ye ran around to stabilize the defense. the gun in her hand continued to fire, killing zombie after zombie. ye zhongming¡¯s sniper rifle fired quickly too. including two ape zombies, he mercilessly finished any threatening target. after ye zhongming¡¯s precise and vicious attacks, the higher-level zombie momentum slowed, reducing their threat to the defense line. the survivors calmed down, and their shots became even fiercer. but the zombie horde took this chance to push forwards, and they were now 30 meters from the line! this distance. you could see the flesh in their mouths as long as you weren''t short-sighted. ¡°normal people retreat to the 3rd line! evolved, remain here and defend!¡± mo ye saw the horde cross a warning line. she fired while shouting. the two helpers she chose started to reorganize the ordinary warriors to retreat. a portion of the horde collapsed. the hidden moats in front of the defense line were useful, and many zombies fell in. this moat was different from the ones they used in the grain battle. time was of the essence previously, and those were simple moats. this time, there were wooden spikes and iron rods inside. as long as you fell in, even if you didn¡¯t die, you would get pierced and stuck there. moreover, they had enough time, so the moats were deep. a thousand of the zombie hoard fell at once. but before the humans could cheer, the horde used their numbers to feel the hoard. they stepped on their comrades and continued to push forwards. the survivors continued to fire and tried their best to slow down the zombies. n0velusb.c0m only half an hour passed since the start of the fight. the first line killed over 3000 zombies, but that was too little compared to the 20 thousand horde. the first defense line had the most people and the one with the highest morale. there were also many traps here. but this line didn¡¯t even last an hour before they faced problems. ye zhongming was helpless. although he told his men to fire, the outcome was much worse than he expected due to their lack of skills. moreover, their attacks weren''t too effective without grenades that could deal aoe damage. in his last life, one would fight against the horde up close after shooting. evolved were mostly job users, and their levels were high, so they were used to fighting them face to face. the battle methods were different from now. if he followed the past, these evolved would have to charge forwards to attack the horde and then retreat. but the current evolved didn¡¯t have that ability. after losing the firepower suppression, the horde moved forward faster and was 20 meters away. the survivors started to retreat. this distance was one that some high-level zombies could instantly cross. if they didn''t leave, accidents might occur. after emptying the ammo, a dozen evolved retreated very quickly. they would head to the second line, and after resting up, they would continue to fight. they would also trigger those traps in front of the defense line. mo ye would lead people to the third defense line. little tiger and ye zhongming would lead the evolved to the second line. liang chuyin was in charge of the second defense line. she was not as immature as before and had grown into someone that could lead like xia lei and mo ye. moreover, in terms of personality, she was more decisive. compared to mo ye, she was more vicious. ye zhongming even saw a bit of xia bai on her body. moreover, liang chuyin was among the most loyal people to ye zhongming, apart from xia bai. this loyalty was different from that of mo ye and xia lei. she didn¡¯t have principles or a bottom line and would listen to what he said. she wouldn¡¯t care about why she was doing something, just about how to do something. under liang chuyin¡¯s control, the second defense line was more stable. she used her whip to tell them that whoever dared to retreat even a little would be smacked into pieces. the evolved increased the confidence of the ordinary soldiers here. as the evolved fought while retreating, when ye zhongming and the others got here, the zombie horde was already not far away. with the previous fighting experience, the evolved fired first. although the horde didn¡¯t fall into huge patches again, they died at speed. nearly 100 evolved; dozens of zombies would get killed each time they fired. when the horde was a hundred meters away, another 300-400 were dead. this was the strength of evolved. as their body qualities improved, their advantage in battle would be on full display. intense gunshots rang out once again. flesh and blood flying could be seen in the eyes of the survivors once again. but this time, more people were prepared. the shots didn¡¯t stop, and even looked like they were getting stronger and stronger. even if liang chuyin shouted for them to maintain the shooting accuracy, they still held down the trigger. bullets flew out like they were free. honestly, young master yun and his men were shocked. cloud peak gave them some bullets. although it was only a few boxes, it showed them how rich they were. the shots alone could trade for two bottles of one-star evolution potion. but after the battle started, they saw that the ordinary people had an endless supply of bullets. they felt this wasn¡¯t a battle; they were tossing money. young master yun was terrified of their strength. if they won, cloud peak would earn at least 20 thousand level one crystal, and there would be at least a hundred level two and some level three. based on the rate of 100 crystals for one potion, they would have 200 potions. 200! adding in all the evolved would be a huge number, right? in other words, if they won, cloud peak would be the strongest faction nearby. that didn¡¯t include the hundred evolved they had before! these people were too terrifying. young master yun and the others decided not to have conflicts with them as they would get wiped out. when the battle at the defense line started, sha sha and her men, xia bai and yellow ball, entered their predetermined positions. Chapter 248: Cloud Peak Defence part 3 chapter 248: cloud peak defence part 3 ¡°the best shooting area would be from here.¡± sha sha glanced at the moving horde and decided to attack. young master yun¡¯s hungry tiger cavalry was in charge of shooting from the front, while sha sha¡¯s team attacked from the back. she would weaken the horde until they broke through the third defense line. then they would move around to the door of cloud peak and join the final defense. many of her men were killing the zombies on the brink of death, and some tried to take the crystals. but there weren¡¯t many. be it sha sha or xia bai, neither cared about them. such things were unavoidable. if you wanted an outside faction to be the leading force, they wouldn''t risk their lives. so ye zhongming could only focus his main force on the horde while having others support him. he could only use sha sha¡¯s team to disturb and attack from the back. compared to the hungry tiger cavalry, ye zhongming trusted sha sha, whom he had some contact with. ¡°boss.¡± a hand wiped off the blade with blood and looked at xia bai and yellow ball, ¡°there are at least 3-4 thousand demon crystals, maybe more. that is 30-40 potions, why not we...¡± he didn¡¯t complete his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant. they agreed to help cloud peak in return for ten one-star potions. the crystals here were enough for them to get at least 30 potions. the difference was huge. with these 30 potions, sha sha¡¯s team could grow much stronger. even in ying city, where there were experts, they would be above average even if they weren¡¯t the strongest. since that was the case, why remain here and fight? why not just dig the crystals and leave? cloud peak would have to face the zombie horde, and they wouldn¡¯t have time to care about them. if they didn¡¯t manage to defend, then their group wouldn¡¯t have any worries. the only problem would be the ghost-faced woman and the level-two evolved dog. but if they wanted to leave, they wouldn¡¯t dare to block them. in front of a few dozen evolved, even two two-star evolved weren¡¯t too much of a threat. sha sha was calm and looked at the captain-level people in her team, ¡°is that what all of you think?¡± the few captains looked at one another. apart from the person who suggested it, the other two nodded. two more looked solemn. ¡°our boss has agreed. if this spreads, it will affect our reputation.¡± a captain said. he then looked at xia bai, ¡°however, the risk is huge. we are only looking at the near term. what if they win? they would get a large number of crystals, and they can develop a batch of evolved quickly. we would become their enemies.¡± the captain, who suggested the plan, nodded. sha sha sighed, ¡°remember to follow your promises, don¡¯t have such thoughts.¡± they looked at each other and didn¡¯t make a sound. ¡°unhappy?¡± sha sha was helpless, ¡°if we are in trouble, can we take 20 one-star potions out for other factions to help?¡± ¡°er, this, really no.¡± one of them said. ¡°so.¡± she pointed at cloud peak, ¡°they are really strong. not only can they take out a large amount of potions, they have huge amounts of ammo, and we got some of them. hear the gunshots; you want to steal their demon crystals? do you want to die?¡± everyone realized the gunshots didn¡¯t end, meaning they had been shooting for a long time. the face of the captain that suggested turned ashen white, and he knew that he had nearly made a colossal mistake. ¡°also, do you not see the back spots on that dog¡¯s crystal? it is a pet that is about to reach level three. a person with such a pet, how strong do you think he is?¡± ¡°that woman that is disfigured instantly killed big kai. including me, who else has confidence in killing big kai?¡± sha sha said thoughtfully, ¡°although it is the apocalypse, we must be honest. that would have huge benefits. trust me.¡± ¡°we trust you, boss!¡± everyone said. n0velusb.c0m ¡°then okay, let¡¯s begin. tell the brothers to focus.¡± xia bai¡¯s ears twitched, and then her cold smile disappeared. the attacks from sha sha¡¯s team were very effective. with enough ammo, their attacks could kill a bunch of the horde. although they weren¡¯t as intense, they killed as many. they attacked when they wanted and left when they wanted. this made their attacks more flexible. with xia bai and yellow ball here, when level two zombies appeared, the two would quickly kill them. that viciousness and sharpness stunned sha sha. the person who suggested breaking the contract was sweating profusely too. of course, xia bai wouldn¡¯t let the level two crystals go. that included those that the first defense line had killed. two hours after the battle started, a flare was fired, which summoned sha sha and the others to the main entrance. the team stopped and wrapped around from the other side. ........................................................................ the second and third defense lines were lost in just two hours. the second line was still okay and held on for a while. they retreated similarly to the first and even gained a much better effect. but when everyone wanted to defend the third line, the horde attacked like crazy. over 300 level-two zombies charged at the front! there were even three level-three zombies. this caused the third line to be lost in just five minutes, and the survivors were forced back. close to a hundred were injured or dead. especially those who tried to stop those high-level zombies. some evolved were made to hold up the rear, so over 30 evolved died! twenty were from cloud peak, and ten were from hungry tiger cavalry. these losses caused both ye zhongming and young master yun to feel heart pained. these zombies were going all out. they spent the most time constructing defenses in front of the main gate. many heavy vehicles were on the main path, and there were only small gaps between them. as long as the zombies pass through here, they would cause huge losses. the survivors found their positions. they heard the horde getting close, and everyone knew that the final battle was here! Chapter 249: Level four Throat Locker chapter 249: level four throat locker at this moment, the path to cloud peak was covered in zombies. due to the slope, those defending the entrance saw a numbing scene. intel said that a small horde of zombies was moving here, and around 20 thousand of them were there. but that was just intel and not something they had personally witnessed. when they suddenly saw this group of monsters that would threaten their lives appear right before them, their mood was unimaginable. n0velusb.c0m ¡°there are more people here than in oakland stadium.¡± a survivor who had once stayed in america saw the number of zombies and muttered. ¡°oakland stadium can seat 19 thousand people, a little less than this wave.¡± liu zhenghong wore a white cloak, but it was much cleaner this time. even her face was cleaned. she looked refreshed, and her hands were still in her pockets. but her competitive spirit was still there. she heard people discussing on the frontlines, so she wanted to retort. that survivor turned his head and noticed that it was the doctor invited by boss ye, so he didn¡¯t make a sound. but in his heart, he grumbled that he was just a few thousand off. ¡°but there is a smaller number of them, just 10 thousand.¡± hearing liu zhenghong says that everyone was pumped up. they were all afraid. they headed out to hunt before, but they faced hundreds of a thousand zombies at most. that was enough to make them flee, but they had to fight this group head-on. ordinary people would be terrified and nervous. ¡°so we will win?¡± that person¡¯s eyes lit up. liu zhenghong nodded but then shook her head, ¡°normally, it would be like that, but i have to take a look.¡± ¡°sister liu, zhongming called you.¡± xia lei interrupted and dragged liu zhenghong over to ye zhongming. she ignored some minor details as this was a crucial moment. when they were near, liu zhenghong heard some casualty numbers. for example, over a hundred ordinary people died, and 30 evolved were gone. these were mainly caused by the level two and three zombies on the third defense line. ¡°based on the timing, it should be right on cue?¡± ye zhongmming turned and asked liu zhenghong. ¡°just nice.¡± ¡°then begin.¡± no one could understand what the two mentioned, but they didn¡¯t ask. this doctor closed her eyes and opened her hands. she smiled. in the next moment, an eye appeared on her forehead. at first, it was closed, with just a tiny gap. light shone out from there, and she looked toward the zombie horde. she had heaven vision, so she was currently using supervision. it allowed her to look far away without obstructions. maybe she didn¡¯t know, but she had gotten such a great job. ye zhongming knew that the other job skills were all very strong. only one or two could be shown in battle; most were support type. but on a scientist, that was just perfect... but no matter which skill, the cooldown was long. this first skill was the same. the cooldown was just up after she had used it that day at the warehouse. the horde started squeezing the heavy trucks in front of them to the sides, and the path toward the entrance was slowly revealed. special zombies started to appear. big ones, small ones, different colored ones. each of them was very dangerous, and each of them were killers. ¡°white, 367.¡± liu zhenghong¡¯s mouth moved. her voice was soft, but everyone could hear it. at the same time, their hearts sank. white represented level two evolved. using her supervision, she was able to count them accurately. they killed many before this, but there were still over 300. only ye zhongming was mentally prepared. he knew this was the evolution wave, and level two monsters were increasing. out of the 20 thousand of them, to have only 400 level-two zombies was already entirely merciful. ¡°42 black.¡± this time even ye zhongming was shocked. they had seen less than ten level-three zombies before and thought there would be 20 at most. but now there were 42 of them. the expressions of the core members around weren¡¯t good. ¡°one green.¡± after she finished, liu zhenghong opened her eyes and saw everyone¡¯s ashen white faces. level 4. a level 4 zombie appeared. moreover, it was hidden in the zombie horde. if not for liu zhenghong¡¯s supervision, they would only see this level four zombie at the crucial moment of the battle. ¡°i saw the pictures and am curious how you know about their types but let¡¯s talk about it in the future. i want to tell everyone that based on your photos, this level-four zombie is a throat locker. throat locker is a small zombie with two long tentacles growing out of its head. the two tentacles were very nimble but strong. when fighting, it would circle its head and find a chance to wrap around enemies'' necks. weaker ones would get snapped, while the stronger ones would stop breathing. apart from this signature skill, its talent skills were strong too. its body would turn gold, and its defense would increase to massive levels until it was on the level of a level five lifeform. this didn¡¯t include the other talent skills that might appear as it evolved. so this throat locker was not only a level four mutated zombie, it was also one of the strongest level four zombies. ¡°i wondered how this zombie horde could move from ying city here. its core is so strong, and a level-four zombie leads it!¡± when this horde appeared, le dayuan was quite interested in their movement. although he wasn¡¯t an expert in this area, he still collected some information. ye zhongming would also reveal some information to him. so this future crystal weapon inventor understood the most about zombie hordes. in the future, this position will belong to liu zhenghong. ¡°nothing to say. fight. leave this level-four zombie to me and listen to my orders.¡± ye zhongming smiled and tapped moon edge. the battle exploded right away. these zombies weren¡¯t regular zombies anymore. they sent the level-two zombies out. they tossed stones, abandoned cars, trees, etc, weapons at humans. spike demons, saliva zombies, etc., launched their attacks. survivors forgot how to conserve bullets. they launched a metal net from cloud peak. the level two zombies tanked a few bullets but were still alive. maybe one ammo case couldn¡¯t kill them. but firepower covered them. those leading zombies took hundreds of shots, and some were armor-piercing bullets. although they couldn¡¯t ensure each would hit the head, those dealt colossal damage. ten meters and those level two zombies at the front were ripped into pieces. the crowd cheered, but other level-two zombies replaced them in a second. these fellows were already level two, and they were intelligent. they forgot what fear was, and they charged toward the human camp. ¡°if we continue like this, we will finish the bullets.¡± xia lei frowned. her body paused with a rhythm. each pause would mean she fired an armor-piercing bullet. this was the rights of little tiger, mo ye, and her. only the three of them and ye zhongming had armor-piercing bullets. the others weren¡¯t on the same level as them. ¡°forget it!¡± ye zhongming shouted. his sniper killed a black ape zombie. although this fellow was only two meters tall, its arm was long. it tossed two huge stones and a level-two zombie, causing some casualties. the black head exploded through the scope, and ye zhongming searched for his next target. at that moment, the firepower at the side got more intense. he glanced and saw that sha sha¡¯s team had rushed over. a dozen evolved sliced at many unprepared zombies and helped reduce the pressure there. but ye zhongming wasn¡¯t happy. his expression changed too. he saw xia bai holding yellow ball, who wasn¡¯t moving. ¡°what happened?!¡± ye zhongming picked it up and wanted to check its injuries. but before he did everything, before xia bai could explain, there was some movement in the defense line. ye zhongming saw the zombie horde split to the sides, and a level three zombie appeared. its outer appearance didn¡¯t look very different. apart from its grey skin and red eyes, one could only see its level through its demon crystal. but this level three zombie that looked like a human didn¡¯t have hands. two thick iron chains stretched out from its wrists. at the end of the chains were four level two mutated dogs. Chapter 250: Survivors killing weapon n0velusb.c0m chapter 250: survivor''s killing weapon beast tamer? ye zhongming frowned. this small horde had such a rare zombie! beast tamer was similar to the talking lady and had stringent conditions to form. but once it appeared, it would become a powerful individual. if talking lady was the synonym for elegance in the zombie transformation, then beast tamers were the gory leading sheep. this level three beast tamer had its wrist sliced open, and the chains looked like they had grown into their bones. flesh and blood on it had dried onto the chains, and those four chains all gave off a threatening black color. the four-level two mutated dogs on it had their fur ripped off. their red blood vessels were revealed outside, and occasionally some blood would drip onto the group. their heads were even more terrifying as their entire anatomy was being revealed. their eyes were hanging in their sockets as they would drop at any moment. each time they spun, it would send chills down one¡¯s spin. they bare their fangs, and their sharp teeth gave off a cold light. the moment such an ugly monster appeared, it sent an intense shock to the survivors. the four mutated dogs looked so disgusting. moreover, they were all drenched in blood, giving everyone a visual blow. the four mutated dogs gave out a loud bark, and it was hard to imagine how such a loud voice could come out from their furless bodies. moreover, the other zombies sped up when they heard the barks and were just 20 meters from the main gate. ¡°frenzied roar!¡± ye zhongming cursed. this talent skill was the beast tamer¡¯s support ability which could increase the speed and strength of surrounding allies. although the buff wasn¡¯t too huge for the zombie horde, it could affect a large number which caught the survivors off guard. moreover, the ranged zombie attacks were effective and even suppressed the firepower of the humans. no choice. the zombies could tank dozens of bullets and might not die, but as long as the zombie attacks touched you, you would lose your combat strength even if you didn¡¯t die. so the zombies didn¡¯t need to dodge, but the humans had no choice. just like that, the zombie horde quickly advanced towards the door. at this point, the defenses near the door started to get to work. these were made of cement and were between one and two meters tall. there were numerous small shooting holes, and the people inside needed to stretch the gun barrels out to form a fierce firepower line to deal massive damage to the nearby zombies. moreover, as these structures were firm and the entrance was only the size of a window, it was also protected by a thick metal gate, so even if the zombies surrounded them, it wouldn¡¯t affect combat strength. the firing caused the zombies to suffer huge losses. many of them surrounded and wanted to get the humans out to eat, but there was no other effect besides leaving deep claw marks on the defensive works. the zombies who blocked the holes were even killed by the bullets flying out. the ammo here was enough for them to shoot for over two hours! after all, although it was safe inside, in comparison, if they lost the base or special zombies appeared, the people inside wouldn¡¯t have a chance to flee. so the people inside were all normal. they were promised evolution potions by ye zhongming, and they would be prioritized for good equipment. seeing the situation get slightly better, ye zhongming turned to look at the unconscious yellow ball. this fellow was evolving at this crucial moment! this was a good thing, but it came at the wrong time. yellow ball had above-average combat strength in the team, and for it to evolve now, the team lost a strong helper. ¡°candy, master le, sister liu, the three of you bring it to the back.¡± the three of them were more technical and were heavily protected. the outcome of this battle was still uncertain, so it was better for them to stay further behind while protecting the unconscious yellow ball. candy and master le didn¡¯t say anything and listened to ye zhongming¡¯s instructions. they called two others, and they carried yellow ball back. but liu zhenghong pouted and took out a small scalpel. ¡°i am much stronger than many people here.¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t have time to stop her and could only allow her to do what she wanted. he shot once more, and this time, he aimed at the beast tamer. but the wave of zombies blocked it. these zombies paid attention to protect important members. apart from some regular zombies initially giving way for this beast tamer, this level three zombie would have four level two helpers that covered it. after sacrificing hundreds of level two zombies and one level three zombie, the horde was near the entrance. ¡°charge!¡± lu yi was waiting for this chance and gave the order right away. the suicide squad who were chosen to battle the zombies face up charged. each one of them wore grey bulletproof vests. not only did they have hunting rifles and police-use shotguns, they were even modified. ye zhongming experimented. even level-two zombies wouldn¡¯t be able to break through their defense. the shotguns could even deal massive aoe damage. these members roared to pump themselves up. a few of them carried shields. the leader was shengyuan. under the protection of everyone, he charged forwards. after charging a certain distance, these people then started to retreat slowly. it looked pointless, but in truth, it was crucial. they attracted the zombie horde¡¯s attention, especially the higher-level ones charging at the front. some of them were killed by zombies around. the blood stimulated them to surge toward the delicious food running away from them. ¡°immovable boulder!¡± shengyuan used his job skill, and the shield shadows appeared at the front of the team. the skill was used well and blocked most level-two zombies¡¯ attacks. after which, the shield shadows broke. shengyuan flew backward and spat out blood. although he was a level two evolved like xia bai and park xiuying, the attacks he faced today were too strong. but this allowed at least half of them to retreat. moreover, the mutated zombies were grouped up. ¡°fall!¡± lu yi shouted once more. many people behind him sliced dozens of ropes at once. the giant stone gate smashed down. the entrance was majestic as one of the best entertainment places near ying city. especially the gate, which had the villa¡¯s name written on it. it had to be lifted with a dozen heavy machines. this super stone gate had reached 600 tonnes! this gate that many survivors had neglected had its foundations destroyed by ye zhongming. ropes had secured it, and now it fell. in the dust and massive explosion, be it the humans or the zombie horde, they all stopped at that moment. Chapter 251: Battle to the death is here chapter 251: battle to the death is here if ye zhongming had time, this stone gate would be far more effective than this. when cloud peak¡¯s outer wall was built, the defensive ability that this stone gate would have would be shocking. but to be able to lead a bunch of inexperienced men at the start of the apocalypse to fend off this wave, ye zhongmming had no choice but to use this gate. did you need suicide squads in a life-and-death battle against zombies? right, you did. but everyone was a suicide squad member. when forced, you had no choice but to suicide. but why did he have to create such a squad? they were just bait. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to sacrifice the bait, so he placed his best brother shengyuan there. although there would still be deaths. but they did what they needed to do and attracted the zombies over successfully. this was the biggest gain that they had gotten since the battle started. a dense amount of level two zombies were squashed below the stone gate. these zombies were all nimble and quick. when facing such a heavy stone gate, they could not defend themselves. even if some tried to dodge, many still ended up as meat paste. after the dust settled, smelly blood flowed from the gaps and covered the path. ¡°wa!¡± a black shadow jumped out from the horde and sat on the shoulder of the ape zombie. its two tentacles were spinning in the air. it bared its fangs and gave out a weird voice to the survivors. everyone could hear the rage inside it. the level four throat locker appeared after his troops suffered massive casualties. ¡°wa!¡± throat locker roared once more. its small body contained huge energy that could be seen from that roar. if the beast tamer¡¯s frenzied roar increased the movement speed and strength of the horde, this throat locker¡¯s roar was the order to attack. it caused the entire horde to go berserk. the zombies instantly spread over the main entrance. the casualties started to increase. before this, they had to dodge their attacks, so although the survivors would kill many zombies, the outcome was limited. at this time, everyone was facing the horde straight up, and their guns were hitting the zombies up close. heads would explode like watermelon. instantly, the zombies at the front fell. some level-two zombies were killed too. they had no choice or room to dodge, and compared to regular zombies, they were slightly stronger. but before the level two zombies died, they also dealt huge losses to humans. their talent, skills, and even strong parts of their bodies killed the survivors. ¡°evolved in front, the others retreat to the main building! find an angle and aim at the back of the horde!¡± xia lei and lu yi shouted. their voice was a little horse. ordinary people weren¡¯t helpful in such a close-up battle. they needed the distance to show the benefits of guns. guns were far more effective than their bodies. before the battle started, they all thought about fleeing, whether hungry tiger cavlary or cloud peak. this was unavoidable. but at such a moment, everyone knew they had no way out. either they killed all the zombies, or they got wiped out. so no one would flee. even if they wanted to run, they had to resist the fear and continue to fight. this feeling only lasted briefly before they got infected by the intense battle and splattering of blood. that ignited the courage and rage buried deep in their hearts. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t give each member a moon edge, at least not now. but he strengthened their weapons, allowing each to hold a grey weapon. such a weapon dealt massive damage to level-two zombies. like that, many evolved lined up with their allies for the first time, battling to the death with the high-level zombies they feared. during peacetime, some people would crave battle, but after the war, everyone would tell you that war was a demon and terrifying. if you didn¡¯t go through it personally, you either ignored such words or would feel like it was a reason to mock the weak. but the war was terrifying. humans felt things important during peacetime were as brittle as paper in front of battle. many evolved cried as they fought. some without strong mentals went mad. they would suddenly put down their weapons to cry or charge into the horde, and then... die. the potions improved their bodies, but they didn¡¯t improve their minds. under the considerable pressure and threat of death, their minds collapsed. if this were a war against humans, cloud peak would have lost. but this was one between humans and zombies. there was no surrender. it was either life or death. the human defense line could fend off the zombie horde of high-level zombies. life was being lost at every moment. many times, it was a trade. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming was killing so much that he didn¡¯t know where he was. now, he couldn¡¯t care about others. he knew that they might die. usually, he could take care of them, but he had to rely on them now. each battle was a bloody training for all of them. if they couldn¡¯t survive, then they would return to dust. if they survived, they would become a good warrior in the apocalypse. ye zhongming held moon edge in his right and a gun in his left. any zombie that dared to block him would be mercilessly killed. he had one main job and two secondary jobs. apart from level three zombies, the others were easy kills. he had fountain of stamina and star absorbing satan, which made him a human-sized machine that didn¡¯t know what exhaustion was. everywhere he passed, zombie bones would be left on the ground. his target was the beast tamer and the throat locker behind it. as the leader of cloud peak and the strongest person here, he was responsible for dealing with the high-level zombie. strictly speaking, he would benefit the most if the base was built. every survivor here was fighting for him. so when they faced dangers, he had to be at the front. this was a responsibility, the responsibility of a man. during peacetime, this responsibility was more about feeding the family. during the apocalypse, this responsibility became protecting the base and killing others. the beast tamer could be seen ahead. it tossed the body of an evolved to its dogs, and all of them opened their mouths to chew its intestines. their gazes then locked toward ye zhongming. both sides knew that the battle to the death was here. Chapter 252: Killing Beast Tamer chapter 252: killing beast tamer ye zhongming used quickness right away. the sudden appearance of the figure terrified the beast tamer. it sensed huge danger. it tugged its four chains and felt like one of them was light. he looked and saw that half a dog was left on it. ye zhongming used quickness to kill a zombie dog instantly. it wasn''t that he didn''t want to kill the beast tamer right away. but quickness doubled his speed in three seconds; it wasn''t teleportation. he charged and used full strength light which was just enough to kill one zombie dog. but this was enough to shock the beast tamer and the throat locker behind it. in just one second, the beast tamer, whose strength was lower than the throat locker, had one of its subordinates killed. one must know that the four dogs showed the strength of the beast tamer. now that one was killed, it lost a 4th of its strength. how could that not shock the throat locker? ye zhongming didn''t let this chance go. he continued to charge forwards after slashing and instantly used flame blade. the blade sliced right at the main body of the beast tamer. wu! a giant hound appeared in front of the beast tamer. the hound was shattered after a crisp slap sound, but flame blade was stopped. apart from some flames that dealt burns to the next hound''s tail, ye zhongming''s strongest move was blocked. ye zhongming knew that he had faced a strong opponent today. this beast tamer had more than one talent skill. the strong defense skill was probably a skill that he had never heard of. ye zhongming quickly changed his strategy. he didn''t charge forwards and instead moved toward the side. he knocked down one zombie. he stopped on it with blood stepping boots, and its head was smashed. some energy entered his body. ye zhongming then took the gap to fire. this was very cunning. it was also because of the experience he had amassed in his last life. when fighting, he just had to kill the enemy. the method he used to kill the enemy didn''t matter at all. quickness, slash, charge, flame blade, fire. the series of motions were quick, such that the beast tamer was dazzled. it waved an arm, and one dog charged at ye zhongming, but a bullet flew over. n0velusb.c0m the beast tamer cared about protecting its weak head but didn''t have hands. ye zhongming''s move was more cunning, and that head exploded. ye zhongming was delighted. he had planned for a long battle. after all, he was a two-star evolved, facing a rare level-three zombie. even if he was strong, he wasn''t confident in quickly ending the battle. who knew that he was able to solve the beast tamer like this? ye zhongming started to pay attention to the level four throat locker sitting on the ape zombie. not right! he took a few steps forward but felt like something wasn''t right. he retreated but felt some pain in his legs, and he stumbled. before he reacted, some heat surged toward his face and was instantly in front of his body. the situation had reversed, and he felt some threat. he was still ye zhongming, and he didn''t panic. he didn''t force his body upright and just used the momentum to roll to the side. he stuck moon edge to the ground and used the force to push his body to the side. a huge fireball brushed past his body. humans and zombies cried out, and many of them were hit. ye zhongming didn''t fall and bounced up when he touched the ground. he relied on his instincts to slash in one direction. there was a scream, and only then did he see what was happening. the beast tamer wasn''t dead. ye zhongming suddenly killed a zombie hound and then used flame blade, which was blocked by another. one of the two remaining spat out something when ye zhongming sneak attacked. ye zhongming thought the main body was dead, and even if this hound wasn''tere dead, its skill would get interrupted. usually, that would be the case, but ye zhongming didn''t know that the fourth hound had a talent skill. this skill saved the beast tamer''s life. this should be a skill that allows a shift of consciousness. when the beast tamer''s head exploded, it used this skill to transfer its consciousness to the hound. when ye zhongming looked at its eyes, he realized that the skill existed because its eyes were the same as the beast tamer. this dog caught ye zhongming off guard and bit his leg. then the other hound used a fireball skill. but the moment this sneak attack failed, this meant death. ye zhongming sliced the zombie that used the fireball. it then fired and killed the other dog with the beast tamer''s consciousness. although the beast tamer played some tricks, its head still exploded. the remaining hound lost the main body and fell to the ground. it spat out blood, and it was evident that it was dead. ye zhongming ignored his bloody leg. the throat loacker was close to him and was roaring at him. this human killed its most loyal subordinate. level four throat locker. even in ying city, it was a terrifying presence. now that it was standing before ye zhongming, a pressure surged towards his face. ye zhongming held up moon edge and was willing to fight. he wanted to see who was stronger. this level-four throat locker or that level-four demon frog! .............................................................................. when ye zhongming was going all out, others were too. park xiuying, mo ye, and liang chuyin were fighting a level three six arm zombie. mo ye and liang chuyin were the two who followed ye zhongming the earliest. one was a cop, and one was an influencer. after spending so much time with ye zhongming, they were strong even though they were one-star. especially mo ye, who had strong foundations. now that she had moon edge and a grey bulletproof vest, she was like a fish to water. liang chuyin was a changed person now. ye zhongming made a new whip, and he even added ghost metal. it was now white and had strong abilities. the two of them had park xiuying as their shield, so they had nothing to fear. normal level two zombies couldn''t fight back against the three of them. they were the most terrifying female battle squad, and they killed to their fill. that was until they faced this level three six-arm zombie. this zombie was huge and was 2.5 meters tall. its body was very big, like a wall. the most terrifying thing was its six-thick arms. they were like stone rods. if it hit you, even evolved would end up as meat paste. previously, xia bai''s sister jia yi was hit by this thing and was killed instantly. "shield! kill it!" liang chuyin was dirty, and her face was covered in blood. she even had a piece of zombie flesh hanging on her ear, but she couldn''t care anymore. her eyes turned red when she saw this zombie kill many from the villa. . her whip spun and hit this level-three zombie. at the same time, a white wind blade appeared at the end of the whip! Chapter 253: All trump cards n0velusb.c0m chapter 253: all trump cards the skill that ghost metal gave this whip was called wandering wind blade. even ye zhongming was scammed by the name when it was just made. he thought that it was a simple wind element skill. although such a skill wasn''t super common that everyone had one, many survivors knew it. but when he looked at the skill introduction and after liang chuyin used it, the strength of this wandering wind blade shocked everyone. each time she used the whip, it would cause a wind blade at the tip of the whip. this was very similar to that of the full strength light. the most shocking was that the wind blade wouldn''t disappear immediately. it would move around the target and attack it at will. if it touched the target, the wind blade would attack right away. it would strike or get knocked away until the energy is used up. such a wind blade wasn''t quick, but it wasn''t very pleasant. moreover, she could send out more than one. liang chuyin experimented with it before; without using her job skill, she could craft at most ten of them. thinking about having ten sharp wind blades spinning around and attacking randomly, no one would think it would be easy to deal with. the wind blade''s effect would be the largest when using shadow dance. under the veil of whip shadows, the number of wind blades could reach 20! the upgrade of the weapon increased her strength and made her temper even worse. she saw many of her friends get killed. she didn''t care that it was a level three monster and just charged over with mo ye and park xiuying. mo ye did stuff too. she was used to supporting liang chuyin. that impulsive girl had the potential to attract firepower. small shields surrounded the three, so sneak attacks were nearly impossible on them. the wind blade sliced the six arm zombie and gave a ding. the six arm zombie wasn''t quick, but its defense was strong. the wind blade''s strike left a white mark on its body and didn''t even slice its skin. "damn!" liang chuyin cursed and suddenly jumped away from the six arm zombie, "sister mo, catch!" mo ye quietly took over liang chuyin''s position. her moon edge shone, and she circled the six arm zombie so its slow but heavy arms couldn''t hit her. liang chuyin ran to a side and whipped a level two zombie. that gathered many zombies around in a small distance. mo ye and park xiuying, who had a tacit understanding with her, also started to retreat out of this circle. liang chuyin used the wind dancer''s skill dancing shadows. the whip shadows covered this region right away. in the past, when she was using the grey whip, the whip shadows weren''t too noticeable, but now that she was using a white weapon, the shadows were more evident. from afar, it looked like a white veil. moreover, 20 wind blades were used at the same time. many zombies were whipped into pieces by the whip attacks and the wind blade. there were even level-two zombies with a low defense that suffered. this was the advantage of having good equipment and jobs. if liang chuyin had a regular whip or the previous grey whip, she cwouldn''t do anything to the level-two zombies. this stunned the level three six arm zombie as liang chuyin''s main hits were on it. at least a third of the whips and ten wind blades were gathered near its head. this fellow had to raise its cumbersome hands to block the attacks. many ants would be able to bite an elephant to death. mo ye silently moved to the side of the six arm zombie and sliced from the gaps in its arms. the six arm zombie cried out and retreated. mo ye felt that it was a waste. although this blade stuck into its head, it didn''t go too deep. this fellow''s defense was high, and another thing was that it was too tall. mo ye had to jump and attack. it resulted in a lack of strength and a bad angle. although she badly injured it, she didn''t kill it. peng peng peng! the head of the six arm zombie bled, and it fell backward. the few girls saw little tiger, whose face was covered in blood shooting. he was smiling at the few girls. peng! a level two zombie knocked down little tiger, and it was pressing onto him. it opened its mouth and spat out a petal-shaped tool that bit toward his face. park xiuying was so terrified that she used diamond shield to block it. little tiger bit his teeth and crushed its neck. he stuck moon edge into this level-two zombie''s head. "thank you, beautiful teacher!" this fellow pushed the corpse away and thanked park xiuying. "come over quick; let''s gather them and try to kill more of them. zhongming can''t hold on to his side; he needs our help!" mo ye was the police captain, and she formed a habit of fighting while observing the battlefield. she saw ye zhongming fighting the level-four zombie alone. even if she was confident in that man but she didn''t think that he could fight something two levels higher. little tiger jumped and joined the group. he used liang chuyin''s ranged ability and started to kill with the protection of mo ye and park xiuying. ye zhongming was indeed in a tough battle. level four throat locker was stronger than he expected. two tentacles grew out of this fellow''s head and could be used as weapons without using the skills. when they smacked him, it was a whip. when they stabbed him, they were spikes; if they smashed down, it was an iron rod. ye zhongming tried to dodge but had to use moon edge to block it, and his arm felt numb. the tentacles would switch between soft and hard, catching one off guard. just now, he was hit in the right chest, still filled with intense pain. it even affected the movement of his right hand. the speed of blood stepping boots wasn''t enough to compensate for the gap in strength between them. fortunately, star absorbing satan allowed him to heal up and also allowed him to continue fighting. ye zhongming had things he could use, but he was waiting. he wanted to see if there was a good chance that he could kill this fellow. compared to getting help, he was more used to solving his problems himself. at this moment, the gunshots got even louder. ordinary soldiers retreated into the main building and started to fire. they shot from a height. that, along with their battle experience, increased the efficiency of their kills. rows of zombies surrounded the evolved. those regular zombies moved towards the main building, where their food was. these evolved were delicious, but they were for higher-level zombies, not them. only five thousand zombies remained from the start of the battle until now. but the number of survivors was half of the number at the beginning. when both sides went all out, who knew which side would be the side that lost? . ye zhongming locked eyes on the ape zombie and the throat locker on it and was considering all possibilities. the long tentacles smashed down, and ye zhongming raised his moon edge. the sharp blade was something that even a level-four zombie had to fear. its tentacles spun and avoided the blade. the ape zombie''s giant arm smashed down. it went from slow to fast, and when it was near his face, it was like a meteor that forced him to dodge. but the tentacle took this chance to stab. ye zhongming was covered in a cold sweat. he used all his strength and was about to fall backward. but when he used it, he suddenly shook. pu! the tentacle stabbed through his bulletproof vest and into his left rib. xia lei saw that and exclaimed. but ye zhongming''s expression didn''t change. it was as if the blood from his body and those from his face wasn''t his. he grabbed that tentacle, and his body spun, wrapping the spike around his waist. moon edge sliced down, and he wanted to cut this tentacle. the level four moon locker was shocked. it didn''t expect this human to be so vicious to risk his injuries to slice off the tentacle. it knew how strong this strike was. if it were someone else, if he didn''t grab the tentacle, it would have smashed his intestines. this human was too bold! was he not afraid that he would die if he were slightly slower? but it calmed down. that was because its second tentacle shot forth like lightning. that weapon it feared was falling, and it lost its threat. that was because this human''s hand was its best target. both hands would be controlled at that time, and even if they couldn''t move, the ape zombie could smash this human. the level four throat locker smiled like a human. "you fell for it." ye zhongming smiled too. "explosive mechanic!" a small machine appeared under his arm. it aimed right at the level four throat locker. ye zhongming''s hand holding moon edge relaxed, and a crystal landed in the energy hole. the little thing was instantly activated. "attack form 1, laser cannon!" Chapter 254: See who dies first chapter 254: see who dies first two buzzing sounds as two bright lasers connected into a line and hit the level four throat locker. this laser that could easily make holes in the bodies of level three evolved attracted the gaze of everyone on the battlefield. all survivors understood that this level four throat locker and ye zhongming were the souls of both sides. they represented the strongest powers, and their battle would decide the outcome of this war. if one side lost, that would mean the entire faction would collapse. maybe they would continue to fight to try to live, but it would just be a matter of survival and not a battle with spirit. when everyone saw the light and the sound from it, be it the humans or high-level zombies, they were waiting for the outcome of that strike. the light slowly disappeared, and they looked at the shoulders of the ape zombie. a figure was still sitting on it. their hearts sank. everyone could see that the lasers were ye zhongming¡¯s trump card, but it didn¡¯t look effective. young master yun opened his mouth beside his men while fending off the zombies. there was a pained expression in his eyes. ¡°boss, it seems like we will die here today.¡± one of his subordinates teared up. he mocked those who cried and begged before they died, but when he faced such a situation, he realized he wasn¡¯t much stronger than those people. ¡°let¡¯s break out and get as many of us out. young master yun, we will protect you!¡± a brother pulled young master yun, who was stunned and made a suggestion. the horde direction didn¡¯t change, heading for the main building. most of them had passed the evolved, and there was a chance of escaping as long as they tried to break out in another direction. half the remaining few hungry tiger cavalry members agreed with that plan. young master yun was stunned. he looked at the golden figure on the ape zombie and the guy holding the white blade. in that instance, he nearly agreed, but he retracted his gaze. he looked at his brothers, who were dead and looked at the grey spear in his hands. he thought back to his promise and suddenly roared. ¡°so many of our brothers are dead; will we just accept that? even if we all die here today, let¡¯s kill all those assholes, kill them!¡± young master yun shouted and tossed his broken spear at the zombies. on the other side, shasha¡¯s team had more survivors than them but close to 20 of them had died. they had many more members, so their losses weren¡¯t any fewer than hungry tiger cavalry. at this point, ten potions were not enough to make up for their losses. like young master yun, many people suggested breaking through and leaving. ¡°do you think we are still fighting for those few bottles?¡± shasha wiped the blood off her face. some were her own, but most were from the zombies. ¡°no, this is a war between humans and zombies. this is our race¡¯s battle to survive. in the future, more of these wars will occur. we can flee today but what about tomorrow? the day after? do you think these things would leave us if we leave, even if we survive? we will lose the courage to fight when we face these zombies and dangers. we would become cowards. even if we survive, we will just be struggling!¡± shasha sliced one of the zombies, and her hands felt numb. she was unable to ensure that each hit would slice off a head. ¡°anyways, i am staying; i won¡¯t blame you if you want to leave. i will stay. i am trying for my race to see if i can kill all of these dirty things.¡± n0velusb.c0m she wasn¡¯t as emotional as young master yun, but she was more firm and stubborn as a woman. she looked at her men. some shook their heads, and some sighed. but without an exception, they waved their weapons at the zombies. sometimes, one had to make a choice. on this day, both hungry tiger cavalry and shasha¡¯s battle squad made a similar choice. they made a choice that they would look back on with a smile. when the laser was about to hit it, the throat locker used its skill. a skill that could significantly increase its defense. ye zhongming and the throat locker looked at each other. many cracks appeared on the throat locker¡¯s golden body. the laser wasn¡¯t so easy to block. this thing was obtained from the demon gachapon. along with each shot being 50 units, the throat locker took a considerable blow. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t in a good state too. his body and wrist were suffering from enormous pressure. the throat locker¡¯s strength was these two tentacles. although it didn¡¯t find a chance to strangle his neck, it wanted to break his body and wrist. blood flowed from ye zhongming¡¯s mouth as his wrist and waist felt an unbearable force. but his eyes were extremely bright. the throat locker and the three-tailed frog were level four, but the latter was a monster, and its skills were stronger. it occupied the gem mountain and could rely on its energy. so when facing the frog¡¯s skill, ye zhongming could only use the staff. but the throat locker only used the golden body skill to protect itself. ye zhongming felt like they only had two skills after evolving, and since one of them was defensive, this gave him a chance of winning. so what if he was two-star? so what if it was a four-star zombie? if level decided everything, then the apocalypse wouldn¡¯t be so complicated. ye zhongming moved, and a card appeared. after a bright light, a soldier appeared holding a long blade. slave card! level three fang beast cavalry! the fang beast cavalry that had healed up appeared and showed its strength. it waved the blade, and the level two ape zombie was sliced into two. the throat locker then fell from its body. ye zhongming pointed with his finger, and a golden osmium giant stood beside the throat locker. its giant fist smashed down onto the head, protected with skill. the fang beast cavalry waved its blade once more and aimed at the head of the throat locker! both sides were in a life-and-death battle. either the throat locker broke ye zhongming¡¯s back and let the two summoned beasts disappear. or the two beasts would break his skill and end the battle! Chapter 255: More vicious woman chapter 255: more vicious woman the level four throat locker gave out an ear-piercing screech. like they were given orders, the high-level zombies stopped fighting their opponents and rushed to ye zhongming and the throat locker. those regular zombies charging to the main building even turned around and gathered towards this area. when it was fighting, the throat locker summoned its helpers. ¡°hold them back! hold the back!¡± there was a wound on the side of xia lei¡¯s neck, and blood flowed out. half of her body was dyed red. but even then, she still shouted and told the people around to hold back their opponents. ¡°protect boss! these zombies want to help our the throat locker!¡± little tiger tossed the emptied gun and rushed to ye zhongming with his blade. mo ye and liang chuyin followed closely behind. in the main building, lu yi was organizing the defenses. the ordinary soldiers saw that horde suddenly gather towards the center of the battlefield, so they didn¡¯t dare to fire. they feared that they would hurt their people with their shooting skills. ¡°charge! take your blades and spears; it is time to fight to the death! if we don¡¯t protect boss ye, that level-four zombie will kill us all if anything happens to him!¡± lu yi¡¯s eyes opened wide. he always regarded himself as a scholar and intelligent, but now his hair and beard were dyed red. he picked up his weapon and led the way out of the building. he was clear that anyone could die now; the only one that couldn¡¯t was ye zhongming. if he lived, that meant that others had hope of living. if he died, then everyone else would die. young master yun tossed his spear and then pulled it back out. there was no difference between cloud peak and hungry tiger cavalry; there were only humans and zombies. shasha led her men in too. the only thing she had in her eyes was to rush to that guy who always looked at her with a weird gaze. she had to protect him and not let him die. all the humans and zombies rushed to where the battle would be decided! ye zhongming shook his right hand, which turned purple due to a lack of blood circulation. he couldn¡¯t hold moon edge anymore, and this white blade fell. his left hand could still use strength, but he was passive. if not for using modified potions for both his evolutions which made him similar to a three-star evolved. if not for blood stepping boots absorbing energy to heal his injuries. if not for the skills he learned from mo ye, which taught him how to use his muscles and cells to reduce force, his right hand would have already been broken. but his strength would run out. his right hand slowly lost strength, and he couldn¡¯t even hold his blade. moon edge fell to the ground, and he bit his teeth. blood flowed out of his mouth. broken hand? maybe his hand would break right away, but he wasn¡¯t afraid. he could still become strong with one hand. perhaps someday, some jobs or potions would also let his hand grow. he was only worried that the tentacle would be released when his hand broke. whether it was wrapping his neck or killing the level three fang beast cavalry, it would cause the situation to change. the battle that circled them might collapse because of that. a person suddenly appeared beside ye zhongming. she grabbed moon edge, and the other held the tentacle wrapped around his wrist. xia bai had appeared out of nowhere. her clothes were ripped open, and it revealed her elegant white back. compared to her burnt face, the skin on her back was smooth. but a giant wound from her shoulder to her waist broke that beauty! the wound wasn¡¯t deep, but the length was shocking. it stretched the entire back and was a meter long. the blood seeped out and formed a blood veil that was a stark contrast to her snow-white skin. even after she suffered such heavy injuries that you could see her open back and hips, she still acted like nothing happened. she grabbed the tentacle while slicing at it with moon edge. even when she was severely injured, her mind was still clear. she grabbed moon edge but didn¡¯t slice the tentacle. that was because the throat locker might pull it away, breaking the situation that ye zhongming tried so hard to create. so she chose to grab the tentacle before slashing. the throat locker¡¯s golden face was filled with rage. it was nearly able to break that guy¡¯s wrist! it was one step away! but it had to retreat against moon edge. it was not confident that its thin tentacle could block the white weapon. as for the woman grabbing it, it didn¡¯t care about her at all. her strength was not enough to hold it. xia bai knew that point. when the tentacle let ye zhongming¡¯s wrist go, her blade stopped. she then jumped up and spun around to wrap the tentacle around her body. n0velusb.c0m then she tossed moon edge to ye zhongming. she lowered her head and bit the tentacle! two hands to grab the tentacle... body to wrap it... mouth to bite it... the throat locker used strength, and her thin waist was constricted. one could hear the sound of bones crackling, and she even started to bleed. her hands and mouth bit the tentacle and began to bleed from the friction. she was already covered in blood, and now she looked worse. when everyone saw those scenes, even if they knew she was an ally, her viciousness shocked everyone. this was a person that didn¡¯t even care about her own life! she was someone vicious to the enemy and even more hostile to herself! those survivors felt a chill down their spines. they didn¡¯t need to think much, and they knew that if they did something against ye zhongming and cloud peak, this woman alone would be their eternal nightmare. ye zhongming suppressed the pain to grab moon edge. xia bai allowed him to release his right hand and gave him a few seconds of recovery time. although his right hand was still in pain, he could move it slightly. he used his thumb and pinky as support to grab moon edge. he then used the final light seal blademaster¡¯s skill. blade glows, and flame light covered the throat locker, who still can¡¯t move. Chapter 256: Dog barking chapter 256: dog barking kacha! just now, it was the sound of xia bai¡¯s waist being deformed, but now it was the sound of the throat locker¡¯s golden body cracking. the explosive mechanic¡¯s laser had caused cracks, and this blade caused it to spread like a spiderweb. this blade was actually off the mark. his right hand had lost feeling, and he relied on those few seconds that xia bai bought and the recovery of blood stepping boots to barely move. this was already quite surprising. ye zhongming could barely control the rough direction when he used the job skill. the blade that should have been aimed at its head would hit its body. although it wasn¡¯t lethal, it still left heavy injuries. the golden color dimmed, and it was obvious that its injuries caused its talent skill to weaken. the osmium giant and the fang beast cavalry continued to smash its head. if one muted the other sounds on the battlefield, someone would think they were hitting metal and not fighting. blood flowed out from the throat locker¡¯s features. even if it was a level four mutated lifeform, even if its talent skill was known for defense, it couldn¡¯t take the hits. the massive shocks damaged its brain. the throat locker gave out its most intense cry since the battle started. the zombies around went mad. they ignored their safety and wanted to charge ye zhongming, the fang beast cavalry, and the osmium giant. those with talent skills would use it, and those without would use their hands and mouth to attack those three targets. although the survivors killed many high-level zombies, there were 360 level two and four level three zombies at the start of the battle. although their numbers were significantly reduced, many remained¡ªespecially the level three ones. there were still ten of them. apart from ye zhongming, xia bai and little tiger killing a few. as for the other level three deaths, it represented ten or even more survivors disappearing. many of the level-three zombies were dead after a huge sacrifice. now, the throat locker gathered all its men to save itself. the survivors used this chance to kill many high-level zombies, but many still managed to rush to the core area of the battle. many survivors had their eyes opened wide. blood flowed across their cheeks like tears, but no matter how they sliced at the zombies before them, they couldn¡¯t stop them from attacking the three important fellows. the hope of the three of them was that the skill was gone. ¡°let me!¡± shengyuan, who was severely injured at the stone gate, had returned, and he stood behind ye zhongming to help his brother block some of the attacks. little tiger, mo ye, and liang chuyin appeared beside xia bai. the three of them went all out. park xiuyng grabbed the tentacle with one hand, and with the other, she helped ye zhongming, fang beast cavalry, and osmium giant shield. she would also spend some time using cleansing dew on ye zhongming. even if teacher park was a two-star evolved and ate the brain bug powder, her face was turning white due to mental energy consumption. sister rong who had been fighting on the battlefield, led mo mo and two other sisters who evolved to run to ye zhongming¡¯s side. the four of them weren¡¯t in a good state. they were just one star and didn¡¯t have sharp weapons like moon edge. if there were anything special about them, it would be their defensive equipment. but that didn¡¯t allow them to survive against level two and three zombies easily. if not for them being willing to sacrifice for one another and staying together since the start of the battle, they might have been overwhelmed. but they were still in a bad state. sister rong and another one of the girls had a severe injury. they would have laid down and collapsed if they weren¡¯t in a battle. the circumstance didn¡¯t allow them to give up, so they could only hold on. with young master yun and sha sha assisting, they could get to his side. that injured woman, whose gaze was dimming, pounced at the tentacle ye zhongming¡¯s left hand held onto. she looked at ye zhongming and smiled, ¡°i, let me go fight.¡± she wrapped it around her wrist, and the other hand forced its way between his waist and the tentacle releasing its grip. she looked at xia bai and opened her mouth. she was going to learn from her sister. she laughed towards ye zhongming, ¡°after the start of the apocalypse, i felt that i would be disgusted no matter which guy laid on me, but each time i look at you, i will get wet. unfortunately, i don¡¯t have a chance... let go!¡± in just that short while, mo mo was stabbed in the chest by a zombie. the other hand stabbed into her chest and ripped her into two. fresh blood splattered on the woman speaking to ye zhongming, which made her more awake. she screamed and then bit the tentacle! ye zhongming turned around and broke free of the tentacle. this woman suppressed that tentacle and wrapped it around her arms with the last bit of strength she had left. her strength was far weaker than ye zhongming. although her last bit of strength allowed her to trap it, she didn¡¯t have the energy to continue locking it down. she was instantly dragged towards the throat locker. the other woman saw that and pounced on her body. both of them tugged the tentacle. that slowed the tentacle from dragging her, but it didn¡¯t stop. sister rong shouted and pounced, too, and the three pressed onto the tentacle. ye zhongming moved moon edge to his left hand and sliced the head of the level two zombie that killed mo mo. he looked at the three women getting dragged toward the throat locker. he bit his teeth and hollered for shengyuan to protect them. he then jumped toward the throat locker and slashed right into its head. then was the second... the special tail of a zombie smacked onto his leg and caused him to fall to the side. n0velusb.c0m the third blade... another zombie pounced and hugged his waist. its fangs sunk into his right rib. fourth... a level three zombie charged out and jumped. its arm that became a sharp bone spike stabbed towards his head! many people closed their eyes. they knew that ye zhongming couldn¡¯t dodge it. his injuries, his left hand wasn¡¯t in a position; the zombie was hanging on his waist. he had no way of escaping. many people asked themselves. these survivors, who didn¡¯t know each other and each had their interests felt like they had given up everything to fight for each other. this was the outcome? ye zhongming¡¯s heart sank too. if not for this throat locker, if not for its skill, even if that three-tail frog came, it would have died from all these attacks. but he ended up facing such a strong defensive fellow. the only thing he could do now was to turn his head. he hoped he could use his heavy injuries to replace getting killed and then use his final strike. kill the throat locker, and they could continue fighting. if he couldn¡¯t kill it, then they would die here.e the battle got much quieter. each person, each zombie, looked over. they waited for the final judgment. ¡°wang!¡± Chapter 257: High risk high reward chapter 257: high risk high reward the giant roar reverberated throughout the entire battlefield. a golden figure crossed the battlefield and came to ye zhongming. it pounced onto the level three zombie right when it was about to hit ye zhongming. the two of them rolled into the zombie horde. they saw a dozen sharp metal spikes rise from where the golden dog landed. zombies around were all pierced by these golden spikes. that level three zombie also had its head pierced and died right away. ye zhongming¡¯s full-strength strike also stabbed the throat locker''s eye through the wound that the fang beast cavalry and the osmium giant had created. the friction sound of metal was very unbearable. ye zhongming felt tremendous pressure from moon edge. he hollered. his right hand wasn¡¯t too good, so he used his arm to push the blade handle. the throat locker cried out. its two tentacles struggled intensely. xia bai and sister rong couldn¡¯t control them, and those two tentacles broke free. right before it died, the throat locker tried to use its arms to hold the blade stuck into its face. its two tentacles stabbed ye zhongming like a pair of venomous snakes. it felt like it could still turn the tides. at the very least, it could take ye zhongming with it. but throat locker suddenly felt like the human was smiling at it. it then felt like something had wrapped around its tentacles. although it was just a moment, it was enough for it to die. its brain hurt and it lost its last connection with this world. the two tentacles that broke free from the vines that ye zhongming used activate to grow still had some strength and whipped toward ye zhongming. park xiuying used diamond shield, and they slapped onto the translucent shield. the shield dimmed, but it didn¡¯t disappear. the zombie cries, and shouts stopped. the humans were also quiet. the battlefield was like a pulled band, and both sides tried to see who couldn¡¯t hold on. that band broke when their core level four throat locker was killed. after two seconds of shock, the zombie horde roared. but the difference was that this roar was one of panic, helplessness... fear. although these zombies had some intellect, they were very direct beings. they naturally felt that they would also die since their strongest zombie was killed. the horde was in a period of chaos. those regular zombies that weren¡¯t intelligent and were out of control continued to attack the humans due to instincts. as for those level two and three zombies, they started to flee. many survivors were shocked. since the start of the apocalypse, these disgusting things were the ones that chased humans. when were they were ones chasing them? moreover, ye zhongming¡¯s killing raised their morale. the humans who were of the age were now filled with fighting spirit. the zombies were massacred. many evolved surrounded a level three zombie and slashed at it. ye zhongming stepped on the corpse of the throat locker. enormous energy surged into his body through the blood stepping boots to heal his injuries. he had never absorbed the energy of a level four lifeform, so this speed surprised him. the battle situation slowly cleared up. although the humans used most of their bullets, they were filled with courage. they were lining up to kill the zombies. the close to a thousand zombies in the base wasn¡¯t a threat to the humans, whose morale was at its peak. the evolved chased the high-level zombies. they might collapse from exhaustion if they stopped, but now they were shouting out in excitement. the level two and three zombies split up as they fled, meaning they lost their numbers advantage. yellow ball, who had evolved to level three, used its new talent skill to kill many of them. as long as it pounced in front of them, the spikes would kill them. the core members helped each other and held back the high-level zombies for yellow ball so that this golden dog that was the height of a mature human could get the final kills. ye zhongming¡¯s injuries healed quickly, and in just ten minutes, he was half-recovered. he held his blade and returned to the battlefield. his addition announced the collapse of the horde. the survivors cheered when yellow ball and ye zhongming killed the final level three zombie. everyone knew how tough this victory was. everyone knew what this meant. they also knew that the path in the future was different. many of them lay on the ground covered in blood and corpses and fell asleep. many of them fainted, and even more of them just sat there in a trance. they thought about many things; they recalled many people. it was as if a whole life had passed. they realized that this was the apocalypse... hungry tiger cavalry and sha sha¡¯s battle squad came over to care for the tired soldiers. they even moved them to medical zones set up by liu zhenghong. they knew that cloud peak was going to clear up the battlefield. the corpses from the villa to the foot of the mountain were the true fortune. ¡°store the high-level zombie corpses; i need samples.¡± liu zhenghong said to ye zhongming. ¡°especially the level three and the level four throat locker. before i study them, you don¡¯t touch them.¡± ye zhongming nodded. this monster scientist was bold this time, and she was covered in blood. who knew how many injuries she had suffered? n0velusb.c0m the core members, lu yi, tang tian, etc. members who could still move, started to clear the battlefield. the main target was naturally the demon crystals of the high-level zombies; then it was those regular crystals. as for the vast number of corpses, they could only deal with them bit by bit. it would probably take a few days. just digging the crystals took them until dusk. a dozen bags of crystals were placed on the table, and everyone was astonished. xia lei dragged an arm that couldn¡¯t move. after eating dinner, she sent all of them to ye zhongming. ¡°let¡¯s talk about losses first.¡± xia lei sighed, ¡°we suffered huge losses, ¡°? of them died or were injured.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s eyes twitched when he heard that. ?... that was a tough victory. ¡°this didn¡¯t include hungry tiger cavalry and sha sha¡¯s battle squad. they also lost half of their team.¡± these two teams didn¡¯t have to defend like them, so their losses were slightly lesser. but overall, they were on the verge of collapse. park xiuying used the green necklace to heal some mental energy. seeing xia lei like this, she started to use the gentle chain to recover her arm. ¡°we have less than 200 normal members and only 40 evolved. some of them have permanent injuries and can¡¯t heal.¡± the people in the meeting were all mentally prepared, but they still sighed when they heard the exact numbers. the losses were too huge. ¡°many people died. xiang tao, mo mo, jia yi, etc all sacrificed.¡± the air in the room froze. the base that was just being built was half destroyed this time. ¡°let¡¯s talk about gains then. we got 22500 level one crystal, 385 level two crystals, 31 level three, and one level four crystal.¡± xia lei kept silent for a moment before saying with excitement. ¡°after ye zhongming killed the throat locker, the high-level zombies started to flee. level two ones were still okay, and most were killed. the level three zombies were too strong, and apart from zhongming and yellow ball, only xia bai could hold them back. although mo ye, little tiger, etc., tried to kill, ten ran.¡± xia lei felt regretful. the core members knew the ten zombies that fled meant they lost one chance to spin the level three wheel. to ye zhongming, level one and two crystals weren¡¯t too important. the level three ones were the most important. as long as he had enough of them, he could immediately become three stars. ¡°that is it. all that remains are the two teams that haven¡¯t left.¡± xia lei looked at ye zhongming and said, ¡°young master yun is waiting for you outside.¡± Chapter 258: Come three star chapter 258: come three star young master yun squatted on the ground with a cigarette in his fingers. he lit it but didn¡¯t smoke. he let it burn, and the smoke made everything in front of him blur. footsteps spread from behind, but he didn¡¯t move. he sucked the cigarette and then coughed a little. this feeling was strange. he used to smoke two packs a day, but since his mother died, he stopped. he felt like his mother¡¯s lung cancer was his fault. but he started again today because he realized some things. ¡°looking for me?¡± ye zhongming sat next to him, and he smelled the blood smell in the air, ¡°you are afraid i go against my words?¡± young master yun smiled, ¡°no; moreover if you wanted you, what difference would it make even if i came to find you?¡± young master yun saw how strong ye zhongming was. this man led his men and could kill a level-four zombie. level four! young master yun and his hungry tiger cavalry had to run when they saw level three zombies, much less level four! but this group killed it. they were evolved, so young master yun knew the gap between them. ¡°although i can¡¯t be considered a good person, i am trustworthy.¡± ye zhongming said calmly and then asked, ¡°maybe, you want more?¡± hungry tiger cavalry and sha sha¡¯s squad suffered huge losses. ten level-one potions couldn¡¯t make up for their losses. even if they didn¡¯t come, ye zhongming planned to compensate them. these two teams didn¡¯t retreat and risked their lives. that earned his trust, and it was expected that he would give them more potions. surprisingly, he shook his head. ¡°boss ye, can i follow you?¡± en? ye zhongming was surprised. although hungry tiger cavalry was one of the smaller factions, they evolved. although the cement factory wasn¡¯t luxurious, they were guarding a wheel, and it was decent as an initial base. moreover, just looking at him, you know that he was the son of a wealthy father and lived a great life. he only knew how to spend money, which resulted in the character of his men and him. such a person had pride and wouldn¡¯t want to join others. moreover, a leader could gain many benefits in the apocalypse. along with being used to bossing people around, ye zhongming didn¡¯t think he would be willing to listen to others. ¡°i know you don¡¯t believe me. before today, i wouldn¡¯t believe either that i would listen to others and work for others.¡± he pressed his cigarette onto the ground, ¡°until today.¡± ¡°today, i witnessed things i have never seen before and experienced feelings i have never felt. this was the first time i risked my life and was willing to sacrifice myself to cover for my brothers. the first time i saw people die for me by blocking a zombie¡¯s attacks.¡± young master yun was excited, and his eyes turned red. if he were not holding back, he would have already teared up. ¡°in the past, i relied on my family and did many dirty things. even during the apocalypse, i saw many people do worse, so i didn¡¯t think what i did in the past was wrong. today when i was killing the zombies, many scenes appeared in my mind; i suddenly...¡± young master yun walked around for a few rounds before saying, ¡°i hate my past, and i feel dispirited.¡± he scratched his head, ¡°i know my words might not express my thoughts well, and you might not understand. but i want to say that i suddenly have a huge desire after seeing your men and you fight. i want to fight alongside all of you. even if i die, i feel like it is an honor. it is better than living without a goal, like trash and parasite. i was like a parasite leeching on my father, and during the apocalypse, i was a parasite to my brothers. i want to be myself now.¡± ¡°brother ye, can you take me in? i will do anything.¡± young master yun looked at ye zhongming sincerely. ye zhongming stared at this young face, and he had an idea. ¡°then you need to cut your hair; i am not used to the colors.¡± young master yun was stunned before he jumped up excitedly like a kid. ye zhongming saw him calm down before saying, ¡°i have a place that is good for you to develop.¡± .............................................................................. he walked into the natural cave in the basement, and his footsteps echoed. the level three fake ghost tree saw this natural enemy, and its new branches started to move. ¡°oh, you sprouted?¡± ye zhongming walked beside it and looked at those sprouts. he smiled, ¡°let me help you!¡± he used nurture. those sprouts absorbed the energy and grew quickly. a moment later, they were 20 centimeters long. with so many crystals, ye zhongming was rich enough to use some to recover mental energy. feeling the new energy, the fake ghost tree wrapped its branches at ye zhongming. ¡°you don¡¯t change.¡± ye zhongming moved his right hand, and moon edge appeared. he slashed, and these new branches were sliced off. the fake ghost tree was in so much pain that it shivered. ¡°that is what happens when you don¡¯t listen!¡± ye zhongming tapped the tree and ignored it. he walked into the cave depths, and a moment later, he stood in front of the level three wheel. along with the 30 he got today, ye zhongming had several level-three crystals. he felt like he could spin the level three wheel. if he was lucky, he had hopes of getting the evolution potion. n0velusb.c0m in his last life, he wasn¡¯t even evolved at this time. he hadn¡¯t even seen a wheel before. the difference filled him with emotions. he slowly placed the level three crystals on the wheel and used basic elimination technique to spin. the gentle light shone across his face, and the giant needle landed on a small power generator. it was an obvious loss. ye zhongming didn¡¯t care and continued to spin. although he tried to calm himself down, he was still very nervous. ¡°haha!¡± ye zhongming saw where it stopped and laughed. he didn¡¯t get the three-star potion but got the lucky card on the wheel. he kept it first and felt like today was a lucky day. once... again... again... seeing the level three crystals reduce, ye zhongming panicked a little. he wasn¡¯t so timid when he faced the level four throat locker. on the fifth try, the needle spun toward the region he hoped for. he didn¡¯t even blink, and he clenched his fist tightly. his heart sped up as the hand continued to jump. finally, the needle stopped. ye zhongming raised his fist high up. three star! Chapter 259: Skill Obtaining Card chapter 259: skill obtaining card ye zhongming panted and looked at the protective liu zhenghong. ¡°you said that you would let me study it. you can¡¯t go against your words even if you are the boss.¡± the monster scientist was indeed really crazy in some areas. this woman was breaking down the body of the throat locker, and she even borrowed xia lei¡¯s moon edge. looking at this still complete body, ye zhongming was able to relax. his mood changed because he got the three-star potion. he ignored the card he had gotten previously, and after he spun the level two wheels, he opened this card. he was stunned and rushed over at his fastest speed. even yellow ball, who was guarding the basement entrance, was shocked and thought that the horde had returned. ¡°you can do anything with the level 1 to 3 ones; i have use for this level 4 one.¡± only liu zhenghong was not afraid of ye zhongming in the entire base and even dared to bargain. of course, she had a high iq and also decent eq. she knew what ye zhongming would agree to and what he wouldn¡¯t, so she didn¡¯t ask for too much. but this level four zombie¡¯s corpse was too precious, and she liked it. ¡°can we change?¡± liu zhenghong looked at the corpse she opened a small hole in and was reluctant. ¡°there will be chances in the future.¡± ye zhongming carried the corpse and walked out. his attitude was good. liu zhenghong was a future top researcher, so ye zhongming was respectful toward people like le dayuan and her. the warriors were the spine of humanity in the apocalypse, but people like her were the soul. ¡°okay, then you give me the modified two-star recipe?¡± liu zhenghong followed behind ye zhongming and asked for the modified recipe. ye zhongming nodded, ¡°sister liu. i can give you the recipe for the first three stages, but i don¡¯t need this. i need you to create potions yourself. one star, two stars, three stars, even high-level ones.¡± liu zhenghong was stunned and smiled towards ye zhongming, ¡°i have confidence in that. but who are you? i studied the one-star potions, and due to limited resources, there are some areas that i am not sure about. but one thing is for sure; it is not something that can be developed in a short two months. moreover, you have the level two and three modified recipes. don¡¯t you think that you are the apocalypse creator? if i help you, aren¡¯t i helping you destroy humanity?¡± ye zhongming laughed and left. before he was gone, he said something. . ¡°if you know who created this apocalypse, tell me. if i don¡¯t slice him into pieces, my surname is not ye.¡± liu zhenghong smiled and turned back to her surgery table. she dragged a level-three zombie corpse and muttered, ¡°then you know something about the apocalypse.¡± ye zhongming dragged the throat locker to the basement and told yellow ball to be on guard. he took out that lucky card. ¡°level four skill obtaining card (used on level four and below lifeforms in good condition).¡± when ye zhongming opened this card, his excitement was more intense than when he got the three-star potion. after all, if he had time, he would collect enough level three crystals and step into the evolution path. but this lucky card was not something he could ask for. for example, the basic elimination technique gave him much more chances to hit things he wanted. how many crystals did it save him? this skill obtaining card was much more valuable than the evolution potion of the same level. at least, ye zhongming felt that way. although it was a one-time use card and not a permanent skill like the basic elimination technique, if you learned it, it would be permanent. moreover, you had a choice in the skill you obtained. ye zhongming¡¯s choice was naturally on the golden body that everyone on cloud peak was familiar with. from the skills that the throat locker had. apart from the tentacles, this was the only other skill, meaning he had a fifty percent chance. of course, he did consider the case of getting the other skill. although it wasn¡¯t as good as getting the golden body, it would suit liang chuyin. he activated the card on the throat locker, and it shone brightly. his last bit of worry was gone. before this, he feared that the throat locker corpse was severely damaged and the card couldn¡¯t be used, but things looked okay now. the silver light covering the throat locker¡¯s body turned golden, and an unknown power seeped out from the corpse and merged into the golden light. when the light dimmed, a new card floated in front of his eyes. he grabbed it. he took a look and smiled happily. ¡°skill card, basic golden body!¡± tonight was making up for ye zhongming¡¯s poor luck before. he got what he wanted when spinning the wheel or using the skill obtaining card. he held this card. his excitement reduced, but he worried about all the bliss he was enjoying. who should he give this to? he definitely wouldn¡¯t use this as although its defense was strong; it would reduce the speed and agility. ye zhongming had blood stepping boots and moon edge, which gave him high agility and attack so that this skill would weaken him. he thought about the core members and noticed that there weren¡¯t any suitable choices. shengyuan was suitable for the card, but his giant shieldman job made him walk a high defense path. this skill was not as useful for him. mo ye? xia lei? little tiger? apart from liang chuyin and park xiuying, who definitely wouldn¡¯t learn this because of their jobs, they were the three left. but no matter how he thought about it, these three wouldn¡¯t be willing to learn this skill where they could get hit and not hit other people. liu zhenghong or le dayuan? give them the skill to increase their defense in case accidents happen. ye zhongming denied such thoughts. if someone were strong enough to threaten them, the team would mostly die. this skill wouldn¡¯t do much in such a case. the others were not strong enough for this, so he had no choice but to keep it first. after all, if he traded with this, the value would be high. this was much better than things like ston skin. early on the second day, the cloud peak survivors rested for a night and gathered in front of the main building. this was the main battlefield yesterday. although the corpses were cleared, there were still apparent bloodstains on the ground. ¡°first, we must thank our friends from shasha¡¯s battle squad and hunger tiger cavalry for making huge sacrifices for us. i represent everyone from cloud peak to thank you. moreover, we will compensate you for your sacrifices.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t too loud but loud enough for everyone to hear him. n0velusb.c0m ¡°level three evolution is not bad; the boss is more handsome.¡± little tiger squinted his eyes. last night after learning about the golden body skill, xia lei and mo ye rejected it right away. only little tiger was slightly tempted. he thought about it for a night but decided to give it up, but he felt a little reluctant. ¡°stop sucking up!¡± the other core members said that and looked at him in disdain. ¡°there are 30 one-star potions here and ten grey weapons; i hope it can compensate for some losses.¡± many people sucked in a deep breath. thirty bottles a team, so 60 for two teams, along with 20 grey weapons. this was an enormous wealth. shasha¡¯s battle squad and hungry tiger cavalry were excited. they chose to stay last night. if cloud peak gave them ten bottles as agreed, it would be shameless, but they wouldn¡¯t be wrong. now that he had taken 20 more bottles out, he was being generous! moreover, there were ten grey weapons. they were very envious of cloud peak¡¯s equipment for a long time. he handed the potions and weapons to sha sha and young master yun, and the latter traded a gaze. ye zhongming then came to the survivors of cloud peak. everyone stood up straight. ye zhongming¡¯s performance solidified his position as their leader. they turned from fear towards this leader to respect and worship. ¡°all of you have performed well!¡± ye zhongming was simple to his people. the battle had washed these survivors, and they were decent warriors now. ye zhongming knew that these would be the core of his future. ¡°so... those who are not evolved will get a one-star potion. those who have evolved will get one moon edge!¡± Chapter 260: All evolved chapter 260: all evolved ¡°wa!¡± those people who were listening to ye zhongming¡¯s words solemnly broke down. they were all smiling brightly, and they would go mad from their laughter. everyone would get an evolution potion. each evolved would get a white weapon, this... this felt like a dream. some of these were people who were from the villa from the start. some were survivors who came after hearing that this place was recruiting. no matter their identity, everyone knew how precious evolution potions were. people would kill just for one demon crystal. the potions worth hundreds of such crystals were naturally much more special. ye zhongming understood what they felt as he had lived this in his past. he evolved only a year after the apocalypse started and knew how precious such potions were. although he had a huge bunch in this life, that didn¡¯t stop his understanding of how much people craved and wanted such potions. the other evolved were also delighted. they were envious of the moon edge that all the core members had. this beautiful blade that killed zombies, like cutting vegetables, was their final goal apart from the potions. now that the boss gave them one each, they felt like they were in an illusion. everyone knew how much stronger one would get with a good weapon in their hands. so it wasn¡¯t hard to understand why these evolved were so delighted. shasha¡¯s battle squad and hungry tiger cavalry were envious as they looked on. look at them, all of them could evolve, and those evolved could get white blades. so the blades were called moon edge. that sounded better than just calling it a blade. when they were fighting yesterday, the combat strength that cloud peak showed made them tongue-tied. twenty thousand zombies, among them were 500-600 high-level zombies. there was even one level-four zombie, but they still wiped out the horde. now that they all evolved, their combat strength increased instead of dropping. moreover... looking at the dozens of white weapons and their ten grey weapons, the excitement they previously felt disappeared. the team members who were smart, like sha sha, also felt some fear about the strength that cloud peak was showing. how strong would this group get? what would their attitude be when they appeared in front of ying city? young master yun was emotional and felt his choice was correct. when his men calmed down, ye zhongming took out a tray and a red cloth on it. he felt a little helpless facing liang chuyin, who was teasing him. ¡°as the people who followed me through life and death the earliest, these are your rewards.¡± he passed it before xia lei, mo ye, little tiger, and liang chuyin. he removed the red cloth and showed the four potions under it. ¡°oh---¡± this time people exclaimed even louder than before. four level-two potions! this thing was the best thing that survivors could get at this stage! who were level two evolved now? sha sha was. big kai was. lou family¡¯s head was. east mountain village¡¯s uncle hai was... but how did they become two stars evolved? they amassed the resources behind one another squad! who knew how many people had to buy and how much they had to pay to get one bottle? but now. cloud peak took out four bottles at once! shasha battle squad and hungry tiger cavalry were shocked. they knew that ye zhongming and the big fellow with the shield were two stars. that beautiful woman that could heal and that ghost-faced killer were also two stars. now, they were going to have four more two-star. which meant they had eight two-star evolved! that didn¡¯t include the terrifying level-three golden dog! with this strength, they could easily wipe out the cloud peak region, right? even if you included ying city, they would still be a strong faction in the area. compared to him, these two battle squads didn¡¯t even have the right to carry their shoes. xia lei and the other three were delighted. each one held the two-star potion but didn¡¯t inject it. they were going to wait for ye zhongming to modify it. ye zhongming rewarded tang tian, lu yi, etc., with some equipment. these people were not jealous. their combat strength was lower than the core members. they weren¡¯t in line to get the two-star potions even if you considered their contribution. after the battle, they respected ye zhongming¡¯s system and believed that if they followed this guy, they would get a chance to evolve soon. after the rewards were given, sha sha and hungry tiger cavalry left. although ye zhongming had a weird feeling towards sha sha, he didn¡¯t let things of the past tie him down. his relationship with her would be based on fate. young master yun led his men away with things ye zhongming gave him privately. this young master had a new goal. two days later, he would accompany the boss to ying city. he needed to settle his men before he left. when cloud peak members were the only ones left, ye zhongming split the men under him. two hundred men were divided into five teams, each led by mo ye, little tiger, liang chuyin, lu yi, and sister rong. there were 40 people on each team. tang tian and the others were the deputy leaders. xia lei was in charge of the overall plan. she was suitable for being a leader too. after splitting the teams up, cloud peak started to clear the bodies. after everyone evolved, their efficiency increased, but clearing out the horde would take a few days. black cloak motorcade came at noon, and looking at the time, yuan shang wasn¡¯t far away and was waiting for news. but the position of this motorcade was fixed in ye zhongming¡¯s heart, and they were trading partners. they won¡¯t be allies like shasha¡¯s battle squad that he could rely on. ¡°boss ye, boss ye, you are amazing to wipe out the horde. i am very impressed.¡± yuan shang¡¯s expression wasn¡¯t fake. he had seen this horde, and his men were scared off. they didn¡¯t expect cloud peak to survive and wipe the horde out. thinking about that ocean amount of crystals, yuan shang¡¯s heart felt an itch. ¡°i think you want your payment right.¡± ye zhongming tossed a two-star potion to him. he grabbed it and was delighted. ye zhongming was lucky. he used a certain amount of crystals to get five potions. this let all his core members evolve, and he had one more to make payment. ¡°that...¡± his eyes spun, and he wanted to continue promoting his stuff. but ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t be interested now, so he could only leave. although he didn¡¯t earn money, he got a piece of news. this boss ye would take the card he gave him to head to ying city. he sat in the car and thought while holding his chin. would he head over too? he felt like this trip to ying city would be very interesting.n0velusb.c0m Chapter 261: Supporting and killing each other chapter 261: supporting and killing each other talking lady stood on the right, red hair on the left, and in the middle was a fierce-looking human. hou yu never expected that he would bump into such a weird situation. he was out to hunt, and things were going smoothly. not only did he get ten level two crystals and 30 level one crystals, but he also got to taste a woman who was on her own. 2 months had passed, and he didn¡¯t care about morals. he played with her for over an hour. but he failed to control himself and ended up killing her. at that time, he didn¡¯t care much about it, but after these few monsters surrounded him, he felt unlucky. why would he bump into such a situation if he wasn''t unlucky? the woman on the right hugging a cat was extremely beautiful. her body was tall, and her black hair floated in the wind. she was the goddess in the hearts of many during peacetime. of course, if the cat and her foreheads didn¡¯t have black crystals! what was the woman with red hair on the left? she didn¡¯t have crystals on her head, meaning she wasn¡¯t a zombie. but what were those red eyes? the vines that stuck out from her fingers. although her body was hot, what was that ice-cold aura she gave out? what kind of zombie mutations are these? what monsters are these? why hadn¡¯t he seen them before? hou yu was a three-star evolved and was the deputy of one of the strongest ying city factions. he realized that he had bumped into a huge problem today. he started to regret that he didn¡¯t bring men over. he wouldn¡¯t have ended up in such a dire situation if he ordered them around. but he had his skills to evolve to three stars in such a short time. he took out a grey axe and a black pill he swallowed. energy surged out, and his body grew a little bigger. his eyes also turned red, and even his skin turned thicker and rougher. it wasn¡¯t as bouncy and bright as before. hou yu felt his heart hurt. this thing was called barbaric time pill, which he got from a level two wheel. there were only three, and this was the last one. one made him a two-star evolved; one allowed him to kill his competitor to become the deputy leader of wings of justice and get a job scroll. he used the scroll and some resources to become a three-star evolved. he planned to use this last one to get to four stars. after all, this thing was most useful to three-star evolved. now that he was forced to use it, no matter what the outcome was, that clouded his future path to four-star with uncertainty. the pill would increase the strength of his body, significantly increasing his strength and defense. but it would reduce his speed and agility. moreover, there would be strong side effects. the pill would last for half an hour, but he would end up in a ten-hour of weakness. his evolution effects would disappear, and he would become a defenseless average person. so he knew he had to solve his problem within half an hour. if not, one zombie would be able to kill him quickly. ying city had an enormous amount of zombies, and not only couldn¡¯t they be finished, but the number of zombies increased daily. survivors would gain a lot of crystals every day, but only a few could reach three stars. even in a first-rate city like ying city, hou yu was very famous. fame in the apocalypse correlated with strength. hou yu wasn¡¯t afraid when he faced level three zombies. even when he had a few helpers, he would hunt them down. but today, before he attacked, the two women that trapped him here between two buildings attacked first. what terrified him was that the black hair zombie spoke-- attack! hou yu saw the vines from beneath the red hair woman¡¯s feet surge toward him. the bricks were pushed up and shattered. the stones along the way all broke. although the vines were on the ground''s surface, they were swift and under him in just a blink. due to his using the pill, his brain reacted, but his body didn¡¯t follow up. the moment he lifted his leg, he was wrapped by the vine. he heard the red hair woman smile. he felt a chill down his spine. he even felt like this red hair monster was the ghost of the woman he had killed, and she was here to claim his life. the axe that he raised sliced down towards the vine. he felt a cold wind down his back and had to give up on his slash. he waved his axe towards his back. he glanced at a black figure, knowing it was the level three black cat. he roared and hoped to kill the black cat with one hit. at least he had to injure it, making it much easier for him to deal with the two women. the black cat meowed, and then it spun in the sky. its speed that went against gravity increased, and its cold claws were right behind his head. he bit his teeth and decided not to dodge. he was confident in the defense that the pill gave. he roared and charged towards the red hair. attacking the black hair would restrict his legs, but striking the red hair wouldn¡¯t. intense pain spread from his back, and he knew the level-three cat injured him. he didn¡¯t care, and he continued to charge. red hair smiled, and then she opened her hands to shoot vines from all her fingernails. those vines were different from those in the ground. these were short and straight. they were around 20-30 centimeters long. hou yu didn¡¯t care about anything; he wanted to split her. the vines spread out and shot out like wooden spikes. he felt some wind from behind him. that black cat jumped above him and waved its claws down. n0velusb.c0m hou yu wanted to dodge, but his cumbersome body only allowed him to sidestep. he knew that he had underestimated their attack. the pill increased his defense but was not enough to block these weird attacks. that was because the wooden spikes had pierced into his body. his strength was lost, and his axe couldn¡¯t hit the woman. he turned his head and saw the black hair three meters from him. the sharp threads of hair stabbed him. a second later, his body was covered in spikes and black hair. his axe was dropped on the side, and his arms hung powerlessly. in the last moment of his life, he regretted two things. one was not using the pill to flee. the second was that he had used the job scroll to trade for a three-star evolution potion. when he died, the two human figures pounced beside him. each bit the two sides of his beck and sucked the blood that had enormous power in it. a moment later, hou yu¡¯s body turned into a dry corpse. the two women who worked together to kill the enemy glanced at each other before they started to fight. under the sunlight, red hair¡¯s skin became more and more shining. the black crystal of the talking lady also started to turn green. .................................................................................... right when these two rare beings worked together to support while also killing each other after, ye zhongming led young master yun and headed into ying city. Chapter 262: Relatives chapter 262: relatives ¡°i have arranged the men and decided on the location to monitor.¡± young master yun met ye zhongming in a seed company in the suburbs of ying city. although he didn¡¯t know why his new boss would select this location, he didn¡¯t ask. he even helped his boss to clear this seed company¡¯s storage. the scenes of those weird vines appearing beside his boss during the day of the battle and he guessed that his boss had a plant-related job. ¡°did you tell them not to alert people?¡± ye zhongming squatted behind an abandoned car to observe the situation ahead before asking young master yun softly. ¡°i told them. the binoculars you prepared allow us to stare at lou family from a few hundred meters out. if the suspicious figure you say appears, we will monitor him and also find their base.¡± ye zhongming nodded. all signs showed that lou family and soul merchants had a close connection. in his last life, soul merchant was a giant everyone had to look up to. it was an infamous organization, and if possible, ye zhongming didn¡¯t want to offend them before he got stronger. but things went against his wishes. he didn¡¯t want trouble, but they found their way over. moreover, it looked like their faction included the cloud peak region. since they couldn¡¯t have peace with them, ye zhongming had to be prepared. young master yun and his hungry tiger cavalry made him realize that he could try to find the fellow willing to sell his soul for interest. as for why he wasn¡¯t willing to use people from cloud peak, he was being safe. if soul merchants found out, it would cause hungry tiger cavalry some problems, and wouldn¡¯t expose himself. after all, only young master yun knew that hungry tiger cavalry had joined cloud peak. apart from that, ye zhongming had limited manpower, and this area would restrict his future development. nurturing a faction that he could control now would undoubtedly help him in the future. another benefit would be that he held another gachapon to radiate cloud peak¡¯s powers outside. ye zhongming brought young master yun to this ying city networking event because he was from ying city. although ye zhongming lived here in his last life, that was a few years later. the city had changed. the other reason was to observe young master yun and decide on his potential. ¡°you are a swamp wizard?¡± young master yun exclaimed and nodded, ¡°right, boss, how did you know?¡± ¡°i saw you use your job skill that day.¡± during the battle with the horde, young master yun used one of the skills-- lethal swamp. a level three zombie fell into it, and ye zhongming saw it. ¡°where did you get the job scroll from?¡± ¡°i got it from a colored gachapon in the cement factory. we got our few job scrolls and used most of our crystals there. if not, we would have a two-star evolved.¡± ¡°but the wheel exploded for some reason.¡± young master yun was terrified when he thought about what had happened that day. if not for him being outside, he would have died. ¡°the colored gachapon is dangerous; the black region can¡¯t be touched.¡± ye zhongming casually said. ¡°this job is good, but it consumes huge mental energy. i use the skill once and need a week to heal up. just thinking about it makes my head hurt.¡± ye zhongming naturally knew that. the swamp wizard was a job with a weakness as it consumed too much mental energy. moreover, as it was a wizard, the job user¡¯s physical strength would reduce, and the overall mental strength would job. it was early days, and his job level wasn¡¯t high. if his level increased, his body would get weaker and weaker, and he would end up like bones. his mental energy wouldn¡¯t rise much and only maintain at a stage where he could use just one skill. survivors found some relevant skills and equipment to support this job, for example, mental fountain, which could increase mental energy. for instance, some bloodlines could reduce the adverse side effects on their bodies. but no matter what, this job was strong, and each skill was powerful. young master yun was fortunate. the two of them walked forwards, and young master yun saw how strong ye zhongming was. the density of zombies and monsters in ying city was terrifying. these mutated monsters could be seen everywhere. you might turn a corner and bump into some. moreover, their evolution levels were much higher, with more level-two zombies. you would often see dozens or a hundred level-two zombies gathered together. without cloud peak¡¯s strength, young master yun felt it was better that they didn¡¯t try. but his boss just charged and slashed with his blade. he was swift, and very few level-two zombies could keep up. their talent skills missed. moreover, his boss was very cunning. he slashed and killed for a while before he disappeared. when he appeared, he was already on the other side. a 30-zombie-strong group was dead in just ten minutes which meant young master yun tongue-tied. ye zhongming¡¯s strength increased after he reached three stars. he just needed some slight strategy, and he would be able to deal with such a small group of zombies. of course, he couldn¡¯t do such things often. if a level three zombie heard the commotion and tied ye zhongming down, the other two would immediately drown him. at night, a quarter of a district was away from the meeting area. they would be able to arrive before the deadline of noon of the following day. the night in the city, they belonged to the zombies and mutated lifeforms. even ye zhongming, a three-star, didn¡¯t dare to be too arrogant. young master yun observed for a while before selecting a building to be their camp for today. the building wasn¡¯t tall and was near the other buildings. they could use their evolved bodies to jump if there were any dangers. but the moment they arrived on the roof, another group climbed up, and both sides were at a standstill. killing people and stealing their items was too common in the apocalypse. ¡°wait, don¡¯t attack!¡± a middle-aged man charged out and told his men not to be rash. he also told ye zhongming to place his weapon down. ¡°little yun, is that you?¡± that guy stopped both sides before walking over. young master yun was stunned. little yun was a very female nickname, and it had been long since he was called that. only his own family would call him that. the sky was dark, and they could only see him clearly when he walked over. young master yun¡¯s eyes opened wide, and he shouted, ¡°uncle?¡± n0velusb.c0m the middle-aged man was young master yun¡¯s uncle and relied on his family to do business. since they were young, they had a close relationship. he thought he had died and didn¡¯t expect to meet him here. ¡°where is father? where is my father? how is he?¡± young master yun did take a risk to go home, but there was nothing but blood and flesh on the floor of his villa. he realized it should be his father, uncle, and a few relatives. he left ying city with sadness. who knew he could bump into his uncle, who should have been in the villa then? didn¡¯t that mean that his father... young master yun was suddenly extremely nervous and was afraid of hearing bad news. ¡°he is fine; brother-in-law is fine; he is in our base now!¡± young master yun teared up right away. young master yun didn¡¯t understand what it meant to know the value of something before he lost it, but now it was something he held closely to his heart. at this time, the ten people on his uncle¡¯s side walked over. the leader was a two-meter-tall guy who squinted his eyes to look at ye zhongming, who looked defenseless and like a rookie. he then ignored him and glanced at young master yun, who had a rifle with a silencer. ¡°old jia, he is your relative?¡± old jia was young master yun¡¯s uncle. hearing this guy call him, he wiped his tears and turned back, ¡°right right, team leader lin, he is my nephew. i thought he was dead and didn¡¯t think i would bump into him here. look, can i...¡± he reluctantly took out a level one crystal and placed it into that guy¡¯s hands. he scoffed and kept it, ¡°you can bring them back, but you need to tell them the camp''s rules. don¡¯t blame me for not reminding you if they do anything wrong.¡± old jia nodded, ¡°okay, i will tell them. team leader lin you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± ¡°also, we will set up camp here today. tell them to find some food for us.¡± team leader lin said before ignoring their reaction; he just sat there to chat with his men. old jia slapped his nephew¡¯s shoulder helplessly. but he noticed that his nephew was looking at the teen beside him with... some respect. old jia was shocked. his nephew lacked skills and only knew how to enjoy life. but he was arrogant and was not even afraid of his parents. why does it look like he respected this person? ye zhongming squinted and thought about it before nodding toward young master yun. Chapter 263: part 1- Ying City Faction Leaderboard chapter 263: part 1- ying city faction leaderboard ¡°little yun, how are you these days? you don¡¯t know how worried your dad and i were after the apocalypse descended. a kid like you who didn¡¯t know everything at all being outside alone, we... your father¡¯s hair turned white.¡± old jia walked down the stairs while saying towards young master yun. young master yun didn¡¯t show impatience at all and just smiled and listened. some time had passed since the apocalypse began, and that was enough to change the personality of any person. young master yun wasn¡¯t the spoilt brat from before and was now a good warrior trained by the zombie horde. young master yun also understood that his uncle told him this because he cared about him. it also relieved the awkwardness of being chased out to get food. everyone knew how dangerous it was to find food in ying city. but young master yun didn¡¯t mind. with the boss by his side, what problem couldn¡¯t get solved? ¡°wait.¡± the three of them walked to the entrance when ye zhongming stopped the two of them and told them to stop moving. oid jia wanted to say something, but his nephew stopped him. two seconds later, they heard some footsteps. the three saw a guy stumbling over through a window on the first floor. although his body wasn¡¯t very stable, he was quicker than normal humans. ye zhongming was experienced, and with just one look, he knew this should be a one-star evolved. but a bunch of zombies were following behind this one-star evolved. there were a few hundred of them. all of them weren¡¯t evolved and were just regular zombies. young master yun and old jia were shocked. this was a dead zone; a collapsed high-rise building blocked the path ahead. that one star evolved wasn¡¯t familiar with this place, and he ran over here in a panic. looking at the 17-18 meter tall ruins ahead, that one star evolved cried out in despair. although regular zombies weren¡¯t quick, there was not enough time for the injured one-star evolved to climb over these ruins before they arrived. but he didn¡¯t want to give up. he climbed upwards. although there were places where he could grab, numerous poles and stone pieces were sticking out. he had to decide where to place his foot on. the horde slowly surrounded him. these zombies didn¡¯t care how to climb; they just climbed over one another. they allowed their bodies to be pierced through. under substantial mental pressure, the one star evolved and didn¡¯t hold tightly and fell. . zombies grabbed his ankle right away and pulled him back. the one star evolved struggled, and each fist would smash one zombie''s head. but simultaneously, the other zombies would rip off some flesh from his body. bones could be seen on his back and legs in just half a minute. after which, the horde drowned him. the three looked on quietly as they saw the zombie horde eat the evolved. one of them directly evolved to a level two zombie before casually leaving. when it was at the road entrance, a red figure charged. a mutated bird bit that level two zombie and flew into the air. before the zombie could react, it tossed it onto the wall of a building. the huge momentum and strength turned that zombie into peat paste. the mutated bird flapped its wings and quickly ate that level-two zombie''s essence. this was the apocalypse. evolved were getting stronger, zombies were getting stronger; other mutated lifeforms were getting stronger too. the merciless killing of one another became the new stable but mysterious ecological chain. apart from some who were extremely strong, if not, such a situation would continue. ye zhongming had never considered such things before about why mutated lifeforms would kill one another. why were survivors still stubbornly living? this was his second life, and such questions were stuck in his mind. he chose a path that he felt could lead him to answers and would continue to take this path. he hoped that one day he could personally reveal the secrets of the apocalypse. this goal was distant, and the path toward it was covered in vines and holes, but he would continue to take this path. until... he found the answer. the three of them walked out carefully. based on what old jia said, there were two supermarkets up ahead. however, survivors had entered them before, but many things were still left there. if they were lucky, they could find some food. but there were zombies and mutated lifeforms around, so they had to be careful. ye zhongming observed when he got close and gave up on forcefully entering. at least a thousand zombies were gathered within a few hundred meters of the supermarket. a mutated orchird was blooming at the second-floor window of the supermarket. even if he was a three-star evolved, he wasn¡¯t going to risk his life for some food. thus, he faked like he was looking in young master yun¡¯s bag before he took out five packets of biscuits and a few cans. he told old jia not to take the risk and eat those that they brought. old jia¡¯s impression of ye zhongming got much better. he knew these things could trade for a good gun or more than eight crystals with his faction. or let the most beautiful girl in the faction sleep with him for a week. n0velusb.c0m they returned to the roof. when those people were still discussing how that one star evolved and was eaten by the zombies, they saw the three returning with some food. their eyes opened wide. there were many zombies in the city and relatively fewer mutated lifeforms. so when hunting, it was rare to see mutated lifeform corpses, and there wasn¡¯t a chance to eat meat. now that they saw the canned meat, they were highly excited. ¡°old jia, the few of you did well.¡± that leader took the food and started to eat. the others split the rest, while the three didn¡¯t even get a bit. young master yun was furious. only two of them evolved. young master yun felt he didn¡¯t need the boss to fight. he alone could wipe them out. he wanted to kill them, but ye zhongming stopped him. ye zhongming then pulled him to the corner of the roof. ¡°boss, this bunch....¡± ¡°the apocalypse is like that.¡± ye zhongming only ate level two and above mutated animal meat, so he wasn¡¯t interested in such normal food, ¡°we will follow them and find your father. then you can make arrangements. he can go to cloud peak or stay with your hungry tiger cavalry. there is no need to have a conflict with them.¡± young master yun was touched. he knew the boss was considering him; if not, these people were no different from ants. ¡°i know.¡± young master yun kept silent and rested on the wall to speak with ye zhongming. old jia saw that he wouldn¡¯t get any food, so he returned in disappointment and apologized to the two of them. ye zhongming took the chance to find out about ying city. he was trying to gain some confidence before the event. this event was a great chance but also an opportunity for vicious people to get rich. although he didn¡¯t think there would be people who could threaten him, it was better to be prepared. ¡°if we want to talk about ying city, there are four strongest factions.¡± hearing ye zhongming and his nephew ask him for information, old jia spoke excitedly. he lifted four fingers and said, ¡°renxing battle squad, fierce roar battle squad, olive green assault team, and star beauty company.¡± ye zhongming nodded. he had heard of these names from yuanshang. that invitation card was real and reliable. ¡°the strongest is renxing battle squad. they are all evolved. at the start of the month, they had an operation at the train station in the south and killed a nest of rats. they got a few dozen level three crystals and hundreds of level two crystals. there was also an uncountable amount of level one crystal.¡± young master yun smiled and knew that his uncle was exaggerating things. cloud peak wiped out the horde, and they still gained many crystals. could there be more than twenty thousand rats in that nest? ¡°now the leader of renxing battle squad bai feng is a three-star evolved; he also has a job. there are other three-star subordinates under him and a handful of two-star. the others are one star.¡± young master yun looked at his boss and smiled, but he said nothing. ¡°the other three factions are slightly weaker but also strong. all of them have three-star evolved.¡± ¡°so many three stars?¡± young master yun couldn¡¯t help but ask. his boss just turned three stars, so how did all these factions have three-star evolved already? old jia said with certainty, ¡°right, little yun, you don¡¯t know, but ying city was covered in blood for two weeks to get the three-star potions. those factions went mad. anyone who could provide the location of a three-star mutated lifeform would be given a level one crystal. every level three lifeform was a huge battle with many deaths. of those few factions, olive green assault team lost half their members to get the three-star potion! the other factions aren¡¯t much better.¡± Chapter 263.5: Ying City Faction Leaderboard chapter 263.5: ying city faction leaderboard there was fear in his tone, and it is evident that those scenes left a deep impression on him. ¡°this, aren¡¯t they using human life to get a three-star evolved?¡± young master yun frowned and asked. ¡°of course, if not?¡± old jia felt like his nephew was overreacting, ¡°the wheel is so annoying. to evolve you need to kill lifeforms stronger than yourself. if you don¡¯t use life to trade then how will you evolve? those small factions want to trade lives but don¡¯t have a chance!¡± ye zhongming was calm, and all of these were normal to him. the resources of an entire squad would be focused on a handful of people. they would get strong and then give the others some benefits. many people in the apocalypse understood, but no one could change it. if they left the team, they wouldn¡¯t have a chance to benefit from it, so they could only stay and get exploited. ¡°there are around ten second-rate factions, for example, wings of justice, bleeding lamp battle squad, teen mercenary group, peace country, etc. a few of them also have three-star evolved but are weaker. for example, winngs of justice. they were a strong faction before, but they lost many members when killing level three mutated lifeforms, so even if they had three-star evolved, their core is too weak.¡± ¡°there are even more third-rate factions, so there is no point talking about them. oh, right, there is a list regarding the strength of survivors. do you want to listen?¡± he didn¡¯t care about their reaction and continued, ¡°first is renxing battle squad, second is star beauty company, third is fierce roar battle squad, fourth is olive green assault team, fifth is wings of justice, sixth is peace country, seventh is teen mercenary group. eight is ying city jail, the ninth is bleeding lamp, and the tenth is burning rage squad. hehe, that is the one your father and i are in. 11th... 31st is sha sha¡¯s battle squad. 32nd...¡± old jia listed the top 40 with one breath. young master yun asked, ¡°ying city jail? that isn¡¯t in ying city, right?¡± old jia nodded, ¡°it is not within the city but within the ying city range. people say they are strong, which is why they are included. many factions around are ranked too. for example, there is cloud peak, a famous tourist location we visited before. i heard that the group there is also strong and ranked 41st.¡± young master yun looked at the boss and couldn¡¯t hold his laughter, ¡°cloud peak 41st? shasha¡¯s battle squad 31st?¡± old jia was stunned and thought, ¡°those are the rankings. it refreshes every half a month, and there are two more days to the new refresh.¡± ye zhongming felt connected with the rankings as such rankings appeared in all sorts of regions in the past. mainly when survivors got more connected, everyone discussed and paid attention to these rankings. in his last life, ye zhongming''s squad was ranked within the top ten. ye zhongming was also around 100 in the ranged strength rankings and was quite strong. n0velusb.c0m but he wasn''t a big figure in the province and even in the country. but the faction he was in before hadn¡¯t appeared yet. moreover, ye zhongming heard that there was a solo strength leaderboard in his last life that only nine-star evolved and super factions could enter. but it only spread among the higher levels, so ye zhongming was unsure of the exact rankings. on the other side, leader lin ate the food and shouted good night to old jia before he fell asleep. young master yun could tell the position his uncle had in this team. no wonder. old jia was weak and didn¡¯t have weapons. he would get chased away if he didn¡¯t do the team''s tiring jobs. old jia stood helplessly and walked to the side of the roof to be the sentry. he didn¡¯t dare to talk to his nephew anymore. if the leader saw it, he would get beaten up. ye zhongming told old jia to nap for the next half of the night. young master yun¡¯s uncle wasn¡¯t young anymore and wasn¡¯t evolved. he had to do many tough jobs, so his body wasn¡¯t in a good state. seeing ye zhongming choose to take over his job, he was grateful and thanked him profusely. ye zhongming sneakily shoved a beef jerky into his hands. this was level two mutated boar meat, and old jia didn¡¯t recognize it. but after eating, his body would become much stronger. old jia was even more grateful to ye zhongming and felt that little yun had made a good friend. young master yun lay on the side. he was awake when ye zhongming got up. they didn''t face any dangers at night. in the morning, leader lin told them to find food again. this time ye zhongming took out two bags of bread, which delighted them. old jia¡¯s team belonged to burning fury battle squad, and they came out to find higher-level lifeforms. they didn¡¯t need to fight and just had to note the exact location. hunting was the role of the elite squad. the other job they had was to gather level-one demon crystals. the team moved around nearby in the morning and recorded the level-two mutated lifeforms before heading back to the base. at 2 pm, they returned to the base. as the tenth-ranked team in ying city, their camp was in a leisure square within an old district. the squad used bricks, cement, or abandoned cars to block the buildings. each window was blocked too. they used the buildings as walls to build a decently stable base. they climbed a short wall using a firefighter ladder and entered the base. the standard apocalypse base entered their eyes. many people greeted leader lin and asked about what they gained during the trip. apart from three elite teams, they had close to 20 average teams. each team had a competitive relationship. warm greetings contained an intent to probe. ye zhongming followed the team, and as a foreign face, he attracted attention. leader lin said he was there to find someone, so others stopped asking. such a thing often happened with the other factions too. many people started to find their relatives once they could survive well. but ye zhongming felt weird about the group; some were furious and uneasy. someone walked out from the center of the camp. it was a group of five, and that caused the camp to quieten down. ¡°who is this?¡± leader lin looked at the outsider that walked out from the higher-class resting area. ¡°jill warrior squad that is ranked 23rd.¡± ¡°what is this bunch of madman doing here?¡± leader lin had a look of fear, and he shuddered. ¡°what else? for that invitation card. since the prince got in trouble, everyone discovered our burning rage situation. our strength dropped, and we will be outside the top 30 when the rankings refresh. they were fortunate and found a three-star potion so their rankings would rise. they think they have the right to go to the trading event. they didn¡¯t dare to touch the other top 20 factions, so they are here to bully us.¡± that person was furious, but there was nothing he could do. jill warrior squad was stronger than them, and that was a fact. old jia took a look, but as a normal survivor, he had no right to join in. he told leader lin he would bring his nephew to find his father, so he chased them away like flies. ye zhongming looked at the proud jill warrior squad and followed young master yun and old jia away. ¡°little yun, your father and i live in the warehouse ahead. although conditions aren¡¯t good but at least it is safe. your father and i take turns hunting; if lucky, we can get a crystal to trade for many days of food. our life here is quite good.¡± the three of them walked and arrived at the warehouse. they could see many gathered at the entrance from afar, and people were cursing. ¡°damn, do you still think you are as powerful as before? let me tell you, you are nothing! i take a bottle of water, and you dare to spit at me? are you tired of living? speak, will you kneel?¡± ¡°kneel your head!¡± a man shouted. young master yun was stunned when he heard that voice, and his face flushed red. he charged toward that voice. ye zhongming squinted and followed behind slowly. Chapter 264: Lend me your team (1) chapter 264: lend me your team (1) taking this gap that young master yun created when he pushed everyone, ye zhongming managed to see what was happening at the entrance. a group was dragging a middle-aged man whose face had obvious beating wounds. two of them even kicked his bent knee to force him to kneel. young master yun punched that guy and hit the two that were kicking that middle-aged guy. ¡°aiya, what are you doing?¡± old jia naturally wasn¡¯t as quick as the two evolved, and when he arrived, he saw his brother-in-law on the ground and covered in wounds. they were fighting a small group of people. ye zhongming felt helpless seeing young master yun fight but knew this was how people who just evolved fought. their bodies evolved but fought without a strategy, relying solely on their bodies. their fighting skills were actually no different from ordinary people. such a situation would slowly disappear as the apocalypse progressed. survivors would learn from lessons to better utilize their bodies and the strength they got from evolving. this team that lived here should be one of the stronger burning rage teams. seeing a foreign kid find trouble, they didn¡¯t hold back, and the others started to attack him. young master yun was instantly on the back foot. old jia was kicked by the group, holding his waist as he tried to climb up. seeing ye zhongming stand there, he shouted, ¡°help, little yun. if not, he would get beaten to death.¡± bases at the start of the apocalypse were the same as survivors not knowing how to use their bodies, everything was in a period of adaptation, and they weren¡¯t used to things. there weren¡¯t any rules regarding beating people to death. the base leaders wouldn¡¯t punish a team just because they killed a stranger. so if young master yun died, then it would be for nothing. old jia was anxious. he pounced beside ye zhongming and wanted him to help. although this weak-looking kid couldn¡¯t do much, at least he could take hits and damage. maybe young master yun wouldn¡¯t die as a result. ye zhongming looked at old jia. he didn¡¯t say a word, and he didn¡¯t move either. young master yun was one-star evolved, and he had a job. he was also a warrior that passed the horde. he was disadvantaged because he was anxious that his father was beaten up. once he collected himself, he could easily defeat these people. he had no potential if he needed ye zhongming¡¯s help dealing with a team with two one-star and seven ordinary people. ¡°damn, this kid has such a good gun? it is mine now!¡± n0velusb.c0m the guy that forced young master yun¡¯s father to kneel snatched the gun he dropped, and greed flashed in his eyes. after which, his gaze toward young master yun was dark and sunken. ¡°kill him! he dares to spoil my matters; he is asking to die!¡± old jia saw that ye zhongming wasn¡¯t moving, so he could only charge forwards. but with his strength, he was beaten in less than two seconds. more and more people gathered. the commotion here shocked many people. young master yun started to fight back. he suddenly grabbed a leg that kicked at him. that person fell towards young master yun, and then he was kicked aside, dropping the person at the side. he stood up and aimed at another, preparing to hit him down. young master yun gave a heavy fist to his face. he went all out this time. hungry tiger cavalry was now under ye zhongming. he had mutated animal meat with him when he left, so his fist was much heavier than normal one-star evolved. his target was also a normal person. he couldn¡¯t cause his head to explode, but it was easy to snap his neck. he hit that person, and half his face collapsed. the others were stunned, this... the person died? although people from burning rage would die daily, few of them would be killed by other humans. only the captain and the leaders would do that, which would happen occasionally. but now, this stranger had killed someone, which was a huge issue. although young master yun wasn¡¯t as arrogant as before, he still had that bit in him so that he could kill quickly. he continued to charge, and a moment later, he killed four of those who attacked him. one of them was an evolved. young master yun took out the dagger he hid on his waist and stabbed the throat of the evolved. the death of one person vs. the death of four was different. the same was the death of an evolved compared to an average person''s death. the news spread quickly throughout the squad, and many people ran over. the leader was shocked by how vicious this stranger was. he raised a gun and wanted to kill young master yun. but young master yun was wary of him and tossed his dagger into his heart. the others scattered, and no one was within ten meters of young master yun. old jia was stunned. his nephew, who he didn¡¯t have high hopes for, who only knew how to play with girls, who only knew how to spend money and drive expensive cars, he was so strong now? his father also sat up and looked stunned as he saw the son, who he thought was dead, kill people for him. his eyes felt wet, and he suddenly realized that the apocalypse wasn¡¯t too bad. his son had grown up. but young master yun¡¯s father realized something. he struggled and grabbed the arm of his son, who was looking at him with teary eyes, ¡°go, go, you killed someone. if you don¡¯t go, then it is too late.¡± young master yun calmed his father down and glanced at ye zhongming. he was confident when he saw his boss¡¯s calmness and smiled in disdain, ¡°don¡¯t worry, let¡¯s go together.¡± young master yun was not afraid of everything with the boss by his side. burning rage was top ten in ying city, but who was his boss? who was cloud peak? young master yun felt like they could compare to renxing battle squad. a tenth place might even get wiped out by his boss. old jia and young master yun¡¯s father pulled him, but they couldn¡¯t drag a one-star away. ¡°young master yun is right; it is okay.¡± ye zhongming saw the two old anxious men and just said casually. young master yun stopped caring and took out two evolution potions he passed to them, ¡°father, uncle, inject them!¡± this stunned both of them and also those around them. the stranger took out an evolution potion? two at once? burning rage battle squad could rank top ten before they had losses, but they only had a few dozen evolved, which took out a tenth of the camp. an evolution potion was a dream for everyone. this bald young man took two out at once! many evolved team leaders were tempted, and they glanced at his bag. the group split up, and a person walked over. the leader was a 25-year-old teen. he glanced at the corpses, and rage appeared on his face. he pointed at young master yun and shouted, ¡°kill them!¡± ye zhongming frowned and said calmly, ¡°you want to kill before asking about the situation. you can do that to enemies but isn¡¯t that a bit out of hand to do it to people from the camp?¡± that young man turned towards him and scoffed, ¡°also him!¡± the people who followed him charged without saying anything. they used daggers and blades. seeing their moves, they were all evolved. these people should be from the elite squad. ¡°second young master, listen to my explanation.¡± old jia shouted and wanted him to take back his orders. but before he said anything, old jia was dazed. that young man, around his nephew''s age, appeared before the second young master and grabbed his neck! ¡°also... me?¡± killing intent surged in his eyes, and he was about to crush this bully. ¡°this friend, please show mercy.¡± Chapter 265: Lend me your team (2) chapter 265: lend me your team (2) a muscular guy with a grey jacket walked over with a thick bandage around his waist. ye zhongming glanced and sniffed the scent of a two-star evolved. ¡°boss!¡± ¡°boss!¡± ¡°brother bao!¡± people around quickly greeted this muscular guy close to 50 but looked like a 40-year-old man. n0velusb.c0m the person called brother bao stopped three meters from ye zhongming and spread his arms, ¡°this friend, sorry that this kid offended you. i shall apologize on his behalf, and i am willing to make compensation.¡± the others were shocked when they heard the boss say that. burning rage was top ten in ying city. although they couldn¡¯t wipe everyone, very few dared to offend them. brother bao was very famous, and even renxing battle squad¡¯s boss bai feng was polite to him. but who knew he would lower himself towards this kid who might not have graduated from university? not only would he not care about him killing people, but he would also compensate him. what was going on? every if he controlled second young master, did he dare to attack? was he not afraid that burning rage would rip him to pieces? ye zhongming had an idea. he relaxed his arm, allowing second young master to breathe, but his face turned red. his eyes were bloodshot, but he didn¡¯t dare to struggle if he offended the person who controlled his life. brother bao¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw ye zhongming do that, ¡°let¡¯s talk in my room; i have some western wine. let¡¯s talk while drinking?¡± he instructed his men, ¡°why are you clearing this place up? tell the chef to make a few good dishes. i am going to drink with this brother!¡± although his men didn¡¯t understand, they were orders, so some people went to the chef. brother bao walked beside ye zhongming and slapped seonc young master, ¡°ignorant fool, scram to the side.¡± ¡°brother, please be kind and let go. you are a three-star evolved and can sweep this place. don¡¯t waste your effort on my kid. i apologize on behalf of him, also....¡± brother bao looked at old jia and young master yun¡¯s father, ¡°i will provide their potion as compensation for today. if you are unhappy, then we can discuss it.¡± three-star? the people were stunned. this weak teen was a three-star evolved? when the second young master heard those words, he became well-behaved. he lowered his head and stood behind his father. old jia and his team were more shocked¡ªespecially leader lin. thinking about how he ordered this three-star evolved around, he felt lucky to be alive. his back was covered in a cold sweat. young master yun looked at his father and uncle, who were in disbelief, ¡°my boss.¡± ............................................................................................. different from the abandoned warehouse, brother bao¡¯s living area was much better. a few people sat around a round table. brother bao and ye zhongming were at the main spots. beside ye zhongming were young master yun, his father, and his uncle. brother bao had his son and another person. he was the leader of another elite squad peng tai from the introductions. second young master apologized to ye zhongming, and he just waved to move on. this made brother bao relax. he poured wine for ye zhongming before talking to him. this person was calm. his behavior was one of a strong and successful person during peacetime. ye zhongming didn¡¯t say anything. young master yun¡¯s father was the one that spoke with brother bao. the two talked and seemed close. ¡°jill warrior squad.¡± ye zhongming suddenly said a name that sent the atmosphere to a freezing point. rage flashed on brother bao¡¯s face, and they said, ¡°brother heard about it previously. right, those people came here and wanted my invitation card. if not for them being afraid of me going all out, they might have stolen from me!¡± ¡°if big brother... they won¡¯t be so arrogant. one day i will personally wipe this bunch out!¡± second young master scoffed coldly and clenched his fists. if jill warrior squad didn¡¯t anger him, he wouldn¡¯t have been so hot-tempered at the warehouse and nearly offended a three-star evolved. ye zhongming touched his ears and asked, ¡°allow me to be impolite, how did the prince....¡± brother bao smiled, ¡°nothing impolite, my son is not a price; the others just call him that for fun.¡± ¡°haiz.¡± he sighed and continued, ¡°a few days ago, we saw a building, and many level-one and two monsters flew out. they saw many weird plants in the fifth story. apart from branches, they had a grey sac that beat like a heart.¡± ye zhongming sat up straight. ¡°there were many of these flying monsters, around a few hundred. every day they would head out to hunt zombies and humans. they would eat a portion and bring some back to the building for these plants. my men risked their lives to observe and see that those flying monsters would appear from those sacs after some time. most are one-star. the thickest tree would give rise to level-two monsters! ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. he didn¡¯t expect that he could find such a chance to get rich. ¡°one day, one tree could give birth to one level-one monster. that biggest tree would give birth to one level-two monster after three days.¡± brother bao drank the wine in his cup, ¡°the trees are level three. we found 20 by ourselves. this is a huge fortune along with the level one and two monsters. they blinded me and ignored the dozen men that died when scouting. i brought people over to try to get rich.¡± ¡°i thought the level three trees weren¡¯t terrifying, and we could just run up to cut them to death. my big son was three-star evolved and had a group of men, so we were confident to deal with those level one and two monsters. so we went all out, but who knew...¡± he described the battle process, but ye zhongming knew what had happened as he had met such a monster. when brother bao finished, ye zhongming placed his cup down, ¡°brother bao, i don¡¯t need the potions for your compensation.¡± the others looked at ye zhongming and didn¡¯t know what he meant. ¡°just lend me your team.¡± Chapter 266: Deep Abyss Ghost Nest chapter 266: deep abyss ghost nest time before dawn during the apocalypse felt darker than the abyss. screams spread in the skies above ying city. along with it was the gory scent that didn¡¯t dissipate even with the wind blowing. these things reminded the breathing humans that this was the apocalypse. they weren¡¯t commoners, but they were survivors. brother bao led his men to lay in ambush in a home furniture shop. they looked at the flying monsters in the sky. he had led the group to wait here for an hour. the sofa, which would cost white-collared workers three months'' pay to purchase, was now hot from his body heat, but he still didn¡¯t get the signal to attack. but he wasn¡¯t anxious as that person said before he left that when the first streak of light descended, that would be the time for them to make a move. as for borrowing his team, brother bao knew that he had no choice. since his eldest son died, he learned how to judge the situation. thus, when the guy whose smile gave off a killing intent told him to set off overnight, he led his team. nighttime during the apocalypse was always something that humans avoided. but that person led all of them here peacefully, which made brother bao confident in this operation. right. even when he agreed to lead the team here, he didn¡¯t think this building was one that this kid could clear. he felt like this guy would end up like his eldest son. but he still came as he felt some hope, just that the need for a miracle this time was much larger than before. n0velusb.c0m ¡°brother bao! here!¡± jiang tai shouted, which caused him to bounce up from the sofa. he went near the window to look outside. there was a streak of red on the horizon that was slowly turning bright. ¡°move!¡± brother bao gave an order, and burning rage charged out from the shop. many of them had lighters that they lit up. then extinguished, then lit up again. one could instantly hear the sound of monsters flying. ¡°head to that building!¡± brother bao charged into the building on the side. there was a bank server room there that was suitable to defend. burning rage cleared 30 meters of this 50-meter distance before the first monster flew toward them. battle rang out. ................................................ ye zhongming stood on the roof, and when he saw the light, he turned around and walked into the building. the monster that swallowed brother bao¡¯s son was deep abyss ghost hive, a special alien monster. they were previously known as the living plague. a mother body would first appear, giving out a gas that could cause illusions. once other lifeforms walked into the gas, they would have illusions. if they got close to the mother body, it would kill them and use them as nutrients. this mother body would start to reproduce. it would use the giant nests on its branches to give birth to the lifeform-- blood swallow. this flying being flew exceptionally quickly and had a strong attack. they also had a skill that made use of soundwaves. they weren¡¯t large. a level three and four blood swallow was only the size of a dog. a level one and two one sounded like a mature cat. ye zhongming hadn¡¯t seen any of them that were above level four. as the blood swallows knew how to fly and the soundwaves would stun. with their mouths and sharp claws, humans and zombies were in danger when they faced them. but they had their weaknesses which were their bodies. a level three and four blood swallow could be killed by a full-strength strike of a two-star evolved. so in front of survivors with special skills and strong mental energy, they were the best source of demon crystals. but at the start of the apocalypse, there weren¡¯t many humans that could threaten the blood swallows. after the deep abyss ghost nest produced enough blood swallows to protect the mother body and hunt for food, they would reproduce in another way¡ªthe new deep abyss ghost nests or the childs. these childs would proliferate after absorbing enough nutrients, mature quickly, and produce blood swallows. apart from being unable to give birth to new children, they were just as terrifying as the mother body. based on what brother bao scouted, this building had over twenty of these nests and could produce 20 swallows daily. after these few days, the number of blood swallows would be more than when they scouted. ye zhongming came to the seventh floor carefully. after he entered the building, he held his breath. from how burning rage¡¯s men died mysteriously here, he guessed that the deep abyss ghost nest evolved the illusionary gas into a poison, so he had to be wary of it. fortunately, he could hold his breath for a few minutes with his three-star evolved body. he heard some sounds when he was on the sixth floor. the deep abyss ghost nests made a squirming noise and also the sound of blood swallows flapping their winds. there was also the sound of the ¡®fertilizer¡¯ captured previously. ye zhongming got to the 5th story and used the rising sun to see the black or dark brown colored nests. there were 20 of them, and those giant sacs were squirming. each move would spit out a green gas from its few pores. ye zhongming was found out right away. they might not have sharp senses like other animals, but when the danger was so close, they could notice it. if not, they wouldn¡¯t be called the living plague. a dozen blood swallows pounced from all corners toward him. the moment they noticed him, ye zhongming started his attack. after becoming a three-star evolved, flaming blade was much stronger, and its effect on these plants improved. even the rising sun outside couldn¡¯t mask the glow from his blade. the blood swallows and deep abyss ghost nests in his way were split into two! ye zhongming was like a demon. he didn¡¯t hold back at all, slashing time after time. a group of them were killed. brother bao¡¯s idea was good. the nests were here, and they just had to kill them. but they didn¡¯t have the understanding that ye zhongming had. he held his breath the moment he entered. if not, he would have lost before things even began. they also didn''t have strong attacks like he had that could wipe out many enemies in a short time to reduce the dangers they faced. so they lost. even a three-star evolved died here. as for ye zhongming, he could kill everything here. ye zhongming wiped out half of the 20-30 nests with two blades. he wanted to end the fight, but his eyes flashed, and he noticed a woman standing before him. en? xia lei? this beautiful woman who dared to joke with ye zhongming walked over and pressed her body onto him. that exquisite body¡¯s touch could send a guy crazy. more surprisingly, that woman grabbed his hand and pressed it onto her chest. at that moment, there were more sounds behind him. he glanced and saw liang chuyin. half her body was on his back. that face buried into his neck, and a warm tongue followed his muscles up. comfort surged from his feet up to his head! this wasn''t it. for some reason, mo ye appeared behind xia lei and smiled at ye zhongming like never before. she smiled while starting to undress! these three women who were the first to follow ye zhongming were doing all sorts of alluring motions. it was as if ye zhongming had placed his guard down, and he allowed them to move over and tease him. suddenly, the blade about to drop to the ground flicked up, and he used flaming blade ahead. the light and flames instantly covered the three women. Chapter 267: Another level four chapter 267: another level four there was the ear-piercing sound of metal rubbing. xia lei, mo ye, and liang chuyin disappeared, and things returned to normal. the third flaming blade killed all the deep abyss ghost nests on this floor. the blood swallows, whose strongest was level two, were dead and didn¡¯t threaten ye zhongming. . only the giant mother body was alive. its sac was sliced, and green liquid flowed out from inside. in the liquid was an unborn blood swallow that struggled to get up. but its immature body caused its hard work to go to waste. there was also a green crystal on the thick stem sliced open. everything that happened previously had an explanation. this mother body evolved after eating brother bao¡¯s three-star evolved son and became four-star. its abilities improved. those illusions could affect humans through their skin even without them breathing. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t defend against that and was affected. fortunately, he came to his senses. the reason was that this nest was too eager to kill ye zhongming. when it controlled his mind and used his memories to create the illusion, he wanted to create all the women in his life. xia lei and liang chuyin would do things like that but not mo ye. ye zhongming picked out this flaw and woke up from the illusion. n0velusb.c0m although he took only half a minute to kill the nests, and the illusion only lasted a few seconds, he was still terrified. he was unafraid to fight head-on against strong enemies like the throat locker. at least now that he was a three-star evolved, he was confident that he could battle a four-star evolved. he was more afraid of these weird skills that caught him off guard. if not for him coming back to his senses quickly, he would fall deeper into the illusion and get ripped into pieces by those blood swallows that were close. but his gains were good too. ye zhongming knew that the mother body summoned those blood swallows out hunting, so he quickly kept all the crystals here. he dug the level four crystal and a white piece of matter in the center of its roots. that was its essence, and there was a special use for it. some blood swallows were already flying back, and seeing the trees that gave birth to them die, they charged furiously at him. they used their soundwaves at him. ye zhongming was prepared and used blood stepping boot¡¯s quickness skill to charge to the staircase. although he was affected by the soundwave, he managed to get out unscathed. these blood swallows wouldn¡¯t let the enemy go and continued to charge. but what they faced was the shots from the explosive mechanic. in a narrow staircase, such an attack was destructive. .................................................................................... brother bao was terrified downstairs as those flying monsters were too scary. there was a considerable number of them, and they were quick as lightning. their flying speed was so fast that a two-star evolved like him couldn¡¯t react. ten of them died in just a short while, two of which were evolved. for so many to die in just two minutes, he wanted to flee. but these monsters flew away and became hot-tempered. young master yun rushed over and saw the anxious brother bao. coincidentally, ye zhongming sent a signal too. after the group entered the building, brother bao was shocked by what he saw. the weird plants that were his nightmare were all killed. the flying beasts that had caused them a huge problem now covered the entire floor. young master yun was not shocked at all. his boss could kill a four-star zombie when he was two-star evolved. now that he was three-star, what was surprising that he could kill this same-level tree monster? brother bao was emotional and ran to the dead mother tree. he raised his axe and hacked at it. his son died here, so he was naturally furious about it. he told young master yun to collect the crystals, and once brother bao vented all his anger, he handed the middle-aged man a can of coffee. he wiped his tears and drank it all. ¡°boss, 330 level one crystal, 18 level two.¡± young master yun passed them to ye zhongming. ¡°give the level-one crystals to brother bao.¡± brother bao was stunned when he heard that. honestly, he was happy that he could take revenge for his son even though they lost a few men. when they hunted level-three monsters, they suffered even more deaths. poisoning people who were alive so that zombies could eat them. use lives as bait for level-three monsters to enter an ambush. burn entire buildings or force one star evolved to hug level-three lifeforms to jump into acid. brother bao had done all of that before. no conscience? that might be true. but other factions did that, too; if not, how could they kill a level-three lifeform? ye zhongming forced him here, and he didn¡¯t consider getting any reward. he was even prepared for ye zhongming to abandon him and for him to have to flee with his son. he saw the demon crystals that young master yun passed him and was stunned. he was considering whether or not the young guy would kill him if he took it. ¡°jill warrior squad took your invitation card, but are you interested in making a trip there with me?¡± he took out his card and waved it at brother bao, who was at a loss for words. ........................................................................ trade walking street was one of the most prosperous regions in ying city. during peacetime, there would be people here, even late at night. but such a place would be a death zone during the apocalypse. the number of zombies wiped out all hope of life. even now, two months after the start, there were still dense zombie hordes here that were moving about slowly, like how the prosperous crowds moved around here during peacetime. this was the place that renxing battle squad had set; it was the roof of a building here. without some strength, you couldn¡¯t even get close to this place. at that moment, all the leaders of the strong factions in ying city moved towards the location. Chapter 268: Showing their skills chapter 268: showing their skills bei feng stood on the roof, followed by five of his men. he looked at the dense horse, and he was a little stunned. he recalled how he held hands with a girl and walked these streets, how they shared a hagen daaz ice cream, how they enjoyed time here without spending a single dollar. it was as if all of this had happened yesterday. a zombie would occasionally raise its head; its eye sockets were empty. it wasn¡¯t that it saw the humans on the roof; it was just a spontaneous motion that woke bai feng up. his life, people from before, and emotions from before were all gone. it was the cold apocalypse now. he had a gentle gaze, but that was now turned into determination. ¡°boss, someone is here.¡± n0velusb.c0m bai feng glanced and some a person flying into the building on the east. right, he was flying. but he wasn¡¯t flying; he was carrying a simple flying device. he wasn¡¯t swift, but he was stable and quiet. this meant that the chance of the device being noticed by animals and plants was low, so naturally, it was much safer. ¡°teen mercenary group¡¯s leader lei dongbao.¡± bai feng¡¯s lips curled up, and thought about those twenty-year-olds who were very arrogant. he felt like such a way of appearance suited them. ¡°boss bai, since we worked together to kill that level three mutated cockroach, it has been days since we met.¡± lei dongbao flew over and landed on the roof. he switched off the flying device and smiled as he walked to bai feng¡¯s side. ¡°seems like dongbao has gained a good thing.¡± bai feng looked at his flying device and also at the pouch he had on his waist. lei dongbao smiled, ¡°i did, but it is nothing much compared to you.¡± bai feng stopped and then looked towards where he flew from, ¡°seems like you don¡¯t trust me.¡± the boss of the teen mercenary group was not surprised that the strongest person in ying city had realized that he brought his men. ¡°of course not, just that you called so many people over; there are so many random people, so of course, i am afraid.¡± ¡°hong long!¡± a giant machinery roar spread from another street. a heavy mixer charged over like a beast that squashed all the zombies along the way. their blood and meat covered the road. ¡°old li...¡± bai feng and lei dongbao were stunned. they looked at the two mixers drive over and saw five people jumping out. they threw out grappling claws and climbed up quickly. after doing it twice, they were on the roof. ¡°hello, boss bai, isn¡¯t that little dongbao?¡± a guy covered in grease with a beard waved his greasy hands at the two leaders. ¡°can all of you give me a second? i will tell him to drive it away.¡± he reached his head out and waved towards the mixer that was now empty but was still rumbling. the car started to move forwards. it was a few hundred meters out a few moments later, and the engine stopped. a bunch of zombies were attracted by it, but they would not gain anything from chasing it. bai feng and lei dongbao looked at one another; while they were disdainful of how he appeared, they saw envy in each other¡¯s eyes. this old li was a mechanic before the start of the apocalypse, and he gained a job called ¡°driver.¡± he had great control of cars. the fierce roar battle squad had the best tools in the entire ying city. they were ranked in the top three because of that job. at the same time, people were exclaiming. they turned their heads and saw a person fly over. this flight was different from lei dongbao. this was more of a jump. he relied on momentum and not other forces. everyone looked at where he came from and saw a dozen people in another building. in the middle was a giant trampoline, and a person was jumping on it. he jumped faster and faster and suddenly exerted strength. he followed the tracks of the first person and shot over. lei dongbao laughed, ¡°this is the silver cake battle squad ranked 15th, right? i heard that most of them came from the gymnastics team. how funny. are they going to jump over one by one? this distance... it is a hundred meters; are they not afraid they would fall?¡± bei feng looked at the trampoline and said, ¡°no, only a two-star evolved would be able to cross this distance accurately.¡± oh? old li brought his men over and heard bai feng say he was slightly interested in that trampoline. when silver cake battle squad¡¯s five men were here, squads who got the invitations appeared one after another in different ways. some snuck their way up; some used ropes. some rode flying pets¡ªsome used job skills. there was even a person that used a tightrope. they used all sorts of methods, but to a certain extent, it showed the ability of their teams and themselves. these things were precious information. bai feng chose this spot so that he could understand the various factions. it was a smart move. ¡°yi, isn¡¯t that sha sha? why is she here?¡± lei dongbao saw a woman slide over from one of the metal ropes and was slightly shocked. renxing battle squad invited the top 20 factions and passed a few cards to trading factions. but sha sha¡¯s battle squad was not one of them. honestly, even if they were ranked 30th before, it was because of her beauty. however, she had an ugly birthmark on her face. ¡°we sent it to her yesterday. after the rankings updated, her battle squad is 20th.¡± ¡°20th?¡± lei dongbao was shocked, ¡°she is rising quickly.¡± ¡°i heard that she got a bunch of one-star potions.¡± bai feng replied. he didn¡¯t care much about those who were low-ranked. he knew that they were just side characters. seeing her bring people over, some factions with connections with her greeted her. bei feng looked around and frowned slightly. ¡°what is it, boss bai? is everyone here?¡± star beauty company¡¯s ceo li liancheng asked. ¡°one more, if they don¡¯t come within three minutes, then we won¡¯t wait for them...¡± before he even finished, there was some shock in the group. bai feng glanced and saw a 20-person team appear below. they looked at their equipment, and their brows furrowed. sha sha, looking quietly, saw a young face within the group and was shocked. that young man raised his head coincidentally to see sha sha. he smiled and even waved. Chapter 269: Rainbow Gate auction chapter 269: rainbow gate auction ¡°they are from... burning rage.¡± a faction leader took a look and was slightly uncertain. he knew that burning rage had suffered considerable losses in an operation, and their top person had died. they were probably ranked outside the top twenty in the new rankings. they also heard that jill warrior squad took their invitation card, so they now have no cards. not many people knew about this, but there were a few. they looked at jill warrior squad, and they had a feeling that a conflict would happen today. ¡°are they planning just to kill their way over?¡± ¡°looks like it, they are... too arrogant!¡± ¡°they are asking to die. this is the city center, there are at least eight thousand zombies here, and many are high-level. they are so brazen; are they not afraid of being drowned by the zombies?¡± ¡°but look at their equipment. they are all grey, and they are uniform. grey protective gear and also a grey blade! just these equipment alone are worth many evolution potions.¡± ¡°i didn¡¯t know that burning rage had all these. did they meet a smith?¡± ¡°maybe they nurtured a smith?¡± ¡°with their strength, can they? only boss bai and star beauty can afford to raise a smith; can a smith even bother about anyone else? that is one of the strongest jobs in the apocalypse.¡± ¡°but did you notice? they are very well trained. they stuck close to the walls and didn¡¯t make a sound. only the zombies around noticed them. moreover, their uniforms are very tight, and they covered the human scent. there is also zombie blood on it so that they wouldn¡¯t draw the horde.¡± many factions discussed. many people who didn¡¯t understand what was happening also learned from those conversations. their expressions towards this swiftly approaching battle squad changed. some admired their courage, respected their brains, and admired how they used the most ordinary but shocking way of appearing. some were envious that they could get such good equipment and were moving like a strong military force. but some scoffed at them and didn¡¯t care much about this team. the team was efficient and chose a perfect angle to enter the battlefield. they found a way to sneak to this position before charging out. it looked reckless but was close to the building, just a few dozen meters. they crossed this route and entered the building along with their efficient kills. everyone here had lived for two months in the apocalypse and were the small portion of evolved who had adapted. they knew that this simple action needed courage, strength, and foresight. if any of them made noise or tried to flee, they would get surrounded and ripped into pieces. burning rage dropped to 23rd in the latest rankings, but even that was too low for them. many factions in ying city had such strength, but why didn¡¯t they choose to appear like that? it was because they weren¡¯t as confident to do it as well. a few minutes later, the stairs up to the roof were pushed, and this team appeared in front of everyone. ¡°scoff.¡± jill warrior squad¡¯s member saw brother bao and laughed coldly. even after burning rage showed them the right way of fighting as a team, this wasn¡¯t very impressive to them. how could they hand over their invitation card if they were that strong? sha sha looked at ye zhongming, who was unassuming in the team. she didn¡¯t know why he would appear and be with burning rage, but she knew things would be exciting today. she looked at young master yun, whom she had fought alongside. she frowned and was slightly unhappy. those two had been working together, but they excluded her! although they might not be doing anything good, they didn¡¯t invite her! sha sha looked at ye zhongming¡¯s white face and wanted to bite it. ¡°since everyone is here, then let¡¯s go.¡± bai feng saw brother bao hand an invitation card over, his expression changed slightly, but he didn¡¯t say anything and clapped his hands. he then walked to a side and moved his right hand. a colorful oval gate appeared. many people retreated instinctively and were wary of this strange thing. ¡°rainbow gate?!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. he recognized it right away. this was a short-distance teleportation tool that needed mental energy. after activating it, one could teleport to a specific location. rainbow gates had different teleportation distances. the most common one was around 2 kilometers, and there would be a cooldown time after you fixed a location. although this was support equipment, it was really useful. ye zhongming, who had seen many good things in his last life, was tempted when he saw this. ¡°i will go first, and then my men will be last, then will everyone be at ease?¡± knowing they were wary, bai feng smiled, ¡°this time, we are just using things we don¡¯t need to trade for. we do need to raise our strengths and speed up our evolution. this is good for everyone. i won¡¯t try to con all of you, don¡¯t worry.¡± he walked in. next were factions that were close to him. other people hesitated. ¡°go, enter.¡± n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming said softly to brother bao, and he led his men first. he was filled with respect toward ye zhongming. he instantly switched equipment for two of his teams, making everyone listen to his instructions. when they killed the zombies, it was because ye zhongming was instructing them. his orders were very detailed, so you didn¡¯t even need to think and just had to follow instructions. he told you to lift your blade and slash and when to walk. it was so simple. those on the roof saw such a simple act as something perfect. brother bao respected ye zhonging for that. seeing that others entered, more people started to walk in. in just a while, the busy roof was empty. brother bao was dazzled as the scenes changed. he saw that he was in a huge meeting room. he looked out the window and saw that this was the top floor of a skyscraper. many people were busy, and bai feng stood behind a wooden desk. bai feng told everyone to sit before saying slowly, ¡°i have told you the goal for this event so that i won¡¯t repeat it. let me tell you the procedure; we will have an auction. renxing battle squad will start, the highest bidder wins, and the currency will be demon crystals.¡± ¡°then we will follow the latest rankings to auction things off. you set the price, and others bid.¡± ¡°after this, it would be a free and easy trading time. you can say what you need, and people with other needs can raise their trading conditions. as long as you agree, you can trade. of course, you can bid if many people are interested in one thing. i don¡¯t care.¡± after saying that, bai feng flicked his fingers, and 20 girls in black skirts walked in. they gave each leader water and a cigarette before standing at the side. this made the auction seem more high-class. ¡°then let me take the lead.¡± bai feng smiled. his man carried a tray and placed it on the wooden platform before him. ¡°this is the first thing i would like to auction.¡± he took off the cloth covering the tray. Chapter 270: Time to pick up spoils chapter 270: time to pick up spoils oh? many people looked at the tray and saw a red stone. ¡°this is something our renxing battle squad got during an adventure. we don¡¯t know what it is but we can sense its heat. it is probably useful for some job users, so we will use it to open the event.¡± the others started to discuss. no one recognized this item, so no one started to bid. ¡°do you know what this is?¡± sha sha sat directly next to ye zhongming, which attracted the gazes of many people. she observed that his eyes lit up, so she guessed he recognized the red stone. ¡°the base price is 200 level-one demon crystals or two level-one potions. does anyone want it?¡± bai feng shrugged, but he didn¡¯t seem too disappointed. after all, each faction took out things they didn¡¯t need. but evolved could sense the heat from inside, so bai feng took it out to try his luck. ¡°bid.¡± ye zhongming said softly, and brother bao raised his hand. bai feng nodded, ¡°brother bao is bidding; what about the rest of you? will anyone add to the bid?¡± they weren¡¯t professional auctioneers, and there was no need for any rituals, so the auction was casual. the others discussed but no one bid. jill warrior squad, who hated burning rage, didn¡¯t cause trouble. after all, demon crystals weren¡¯t money but things they used human life to trade for. they couldn¡¯t joke around with it. ¡°okay, then this stone with magical energy would belong to burning rage.¡± ye zhongming smiled and knew that his gains today were what he expected. he was more knowledgeable than everyone else, so that he could pick up some spoils. this red stone was a nature gem, a fire element nature gem. it was the same as the water and ice ones he had previously. the nature gems were useless for most survivors at this stage. after all, humans hadn¡¯t evolved to that level. but ye zhongming was an exception as he had the nature staff. this allowed him to use the nature gem. although he didn¡¯t know what the fire element gem would do, ice, fire, and lighting were all attack skills. that made up for him not having any ice-element gems. moreover, although this was a one-time use item, for him to buy it for just two evolution potions was very cheap. this also considered the difference in how many demon crystals they needed. as ye zhongming had the basic elimination technique, he would choose gachapons that needed fewer crystals to get his potions. after eliminating one option, he would get more potions than others. the increase in chance meant he would need a few dozen to get a potion, while others required a hundred. two potions were just around 150 crystals for him. others needed 200 crystals to purchase this, but he needed 50 less. n0velusb.c0m ¡°what is this?¡± sha sha asked. she was curious about this stone. ye zhongming pouted. it was tough to explain this. moreover, he didn¡¯t think there was a point in telling her. ¡°mysterious!¡± seeing that he didn¡¯t reply, she crossed her arms, making her chests appear bigger. that attracted more perverted gazes. ¡°next.¡± bai feng was surprised that this unknown stone would get sold. he didn¡¯t think two evolution potions were cheap. he was a practical person. this thing might be useful in the future, but it wasn¡¯t now. so it was worth trading for something he could use now. another tray but this time, it wasn¡¯t covered. everyone saw what was on it right away. a shining key! the moment he saw it, his blood started to surge. secret realm key! ye zhongming got one of these on the first day of the apocalypse, and it was still in his secret space. he didn¡¯t expect to see another one here today! secret realm was something that was still really mysterious ten years later. other people didn¡¯t know any information about the key besides those with the key. each person with a key would become one of the strongest in the apocalypse. the only thing ye zhongming knew was that the thing the key opens would be filled with unknown dangers. although he got a key, he hadn¡¯t used it. with his current three-star strength, he wasn¡¯t confident walking out of the secret realm. but another one appeared. moreover, he sensed an intense energy fluctuation. it was obvious that this key had been used. who used it? could this thing be sealed again? who owned it, and why were they selling it? ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect such a thing on a low-scale trading event. ¡°this is the secret realm key. although i know its use but i can¡¯t solve its mysteries.¡± bai feng had a face filled with regret, ¡°everyone has heard of blue bay battle squad, who was stronger than us, but they suddenly disappeared.¡± most people knew about this. blue bay battle squad was the previous boss of ying city. when they were around, renxing battle squad was like a little brother. they were sneak attacked at night, and nearly all their members were lost. they rose like a meteor and fell like a meteor too. ¡°some of their members were absorbed into my squad, which belonged to them.¡± his gaze toward the key was different from when he saw the stone. he was very reluctant to sell it. ¡°honestly, this was why blue bay battle squad was wiped out. they used this key and noticed that the things within were not something they could go up against. they could only flee. but only 1% of the people who went in survived.¡± many people were shocked by the news. they had never heard of equipment that would cause one to face an enemy. this was even the first time that ye zhongming had heard about it. ¡°boss bai, this item is a problem, so why are you still selling it?¡± a faction leader shouted, and many people agreed. this thing caused the strong blue bay battle squad to collapse, so weren¡¯t they trying to con people now? bai feng expected the question and calmly explained, ¡°high risk means high reward. this thing is dangerous, and even i don¡¯t dare to enter. but what if you pass the dangers? what will you get? higher-level potions? stronger job scrolls? overpowered skills? who knows?¡± he waved, ¡°apocalypse, gachapon... it is just a gamble of luck. since that is the case, since we can even gamble with our lives, then why can¡¯t we gamble with this?¡± his voice was loud, and he was determined, ¡°not only do i want to sell this to someone who dares to gamble something that i don¡¯t dare to, it won¡¯t be cheap. the person who wants to gamble needs to pay two... two-star potions!¡± Chapter 271: Huge amount of gold chapter 271: huge amount of gold many people were delighted. two-star evolved was the core strength of these teams. apart from the top ten factions, it was rare for other factions to have three-star evolved. this also meant that apart from over a dozen three-star evolved, two-star evolved were already the highest combat strength. renxing battle squad was strong, but how many two-star evolved did they have? based on what everyone knew, they had around ten. this was the number they had after they absorbed blue bay battle squad. their strength shone in the two three-star evolved, and a huge number of one-star evolved. two two-star evolution potions made a top-ten faction rise by one spot! this price was not about being cheap; it was too expensive. something that could put you in danger, but you would have to pay 25% of your faction''s wealth. this was something everyone would be able to judge. so when bai feng mentioned the price, the scenes turned cold. most people wouldn''t have saved up two two-star potions. even if they had, they wouldn''t be so foolish to get a ticking time bomb. "can i use one-star potions?" a voice broke the silence, and everyone looked out. it was a young man beside brother bao who should be a member of burning rage. but everyone was curious. why wasn''t the boss speaking, and he let a young man speak? bai feng frowned as he thought about it, "to be honest, i need two-star potions the most, but i know the current situation. then... okay, one-star potions are fine, but at least 30!" wa! everyone was shocked. although there wasn''t a trade ratio between two-star and one-star potions, everyone knew that the number of two-star lifeforms was increasing and level-one mutated lifeforms were reducing. getting level-two crystals won''t be problematic in the future, while level-one crystals will be more challenging. these people were all the bosses of the various factions. if they were stupid, they wouldn''t have survived until now. they knew what the base of a faction was; it was the number of one-star evolved. with these people, you could get more two-star and then three-star. without this base, everything was useless. moreover, loyalty in a team is very important. a leader would rather spend a one-star potion to nurture an evolved than take in an unknown evolved. that was because you weren''t sure if this new evolved would betray you. naturally, such a situation wasn''t absolute, but this was something that each leader cared about. so, factions would still kill many level-one lifeforms to strengthen their base. that would form a good pyramid structure to prepare for the future. thirty-one-star potions meant he would develop 30 of his own one-star evolved. this price wasn''t low, and it was very high. just renxing battle squad alone, 30 one-star evolved was 15% of what they had now. "no problem." surprisingly, ye zhongming nodded and agreed. "damn, who is this kid? he can decide for brother bao?" "stranger, i don''t know where he came from." "isn''t he stupid to pay that price?" the other factions didn''t understand. after all, from their standpoint, they wouldn''t use 30 potions to trade for such a useless thing. ye zhongming got excited when he saw the secret realm key, so he didn''t care that he was standing out. naturally, no one else bid with him, and he got the key just like that. although many people felt he was stupid, they were shocked that he had spent buying two things in a row. "third item, equipment!" bai feng continued his auction, and a white piece of equipment appeared. this was surprising as white equipment was the best one could see now. few factions would take it out to trade, so people didn''t expect it to appear today. as compared to the previous two, the bidding was more intense. someone from star beauty company used a thousand level-one crystals to get the white sword. bai feng''s three items were all sold. he told the next person to continue, so the second-ranked star beauty company walked up. but their items couldn''t compare to renxing battle squad. at best, there was a piece of metal. others didn''t recognize it, so ye zhongming took it down. the forging metal was a material he needed for moon sand''s final form--- moonlight sandstorm. although he couldn''t use it now, it would be useful. next was fierce roar battle squad, who sold a modified car that people were interested in. factions started to auction off their items, and most were things that people were uninterested in. when there was silence, many people looked at ye zhongming, making him feel helpless. it was as if he was a rubbish collector. these things were useless! ye zhongming could only diss. after the auction was the free trading segment, this was the time to find good things, which made the place very exciting. "purchasing two-star evolution potion." "do you know zhao xiaoxia? that famous star in adventures of the galaxy, trade for one two-star potion!" "three virgins for five one-star potions." "15 level three mutated lifeform locations for 15 one-star potions. no bargaining!" factions took up a spot and started to shout. survivors walked around to search for things that were useful to them. even bai feng did the same. "selling job scroll!" a 70-year-old man was squatting in a corner, and his sudden shout attracted the attention of everyone in the room. the job was as popular as evolution potions. "what job?" "how much?" "isn''t that peace country''s old yuan?" everyone gathered, and some recognized the old man. "peace country dropped from sixth out of the top ten because of this scroll?" some smarter people started to link it to the rankings. ye zhongming and brother bao saw the leather scroll in his hands. "one two-star potion." old yuan said his price and didn''t look like he would bargain. many people stopped. it wasn''t that the job wasn''t good and it wasn''t too expensive. to ye zhongming, it seemed very cheap. but very few people had two-star potions now. "old yuan, what about other things? two-star potion, this..." "no." he shook his head firmly. everyone sighed. job scroll was the most useful thing now, but unfortunately, no one had a two-star potion. "what about level-two crystals?" ye zhongming suddenly asked. he hesitated, "sure, but at least 100 level-two crystals." ye zhongming thought about it, "then give me a second." ye zhongming waved to brother bao. the people from burning rage standing behind him took off their equipment. right away, a few dozen pieces of grey equipment were placed in front of the stunned ying city people. "one level-two crystal a piece, no bargaining!" .................................................................................... when everyone was focused on trading, no one noticed a few people standing in the opposite building. "is it here?" a guy crossed his arms and asked. "right, mai lin used his divination skills previously." n0velusb.c0m "keke." he smiled, "so many fed pigs, i see a chance to get to four-star. what do you think, bei zi?" Chapter 272: Demon Gold Saint chapter 272: demon gold saint ¡°that is your problem; it has nothing to do with me.¡± he wore a hoodie, and half his face was covered. bei zi had his hands in his pocket, and he said calmly. the strong guy didn¡¯t react, ¡°the faction areas of the nine saints have been split. i don¡¯t care what you think. at least to me, ying city is my territory, and i have absolute power over it. these fellows...¡± he pointed at the meeting center and said solemnly, ¡°we know the reason for this change. as evolution levels increase, the pigs aren¡¯t easy to raise. if we gather our members, resources will be more and more tight. we would also lose the evolution lead that we built up.¡± ¡°look at this bunch; they are nearly on our level. although we can still kill them easily, do they have the right to stand on our level?¡± . the strong guy shook his neck, and the bones started to crackle. ¡°with our territories split, the soul merchants can spread to a larger area. each of us would become a merchant, and with nine of us added together, we can influence the entire land!¡± ¡°we are the natural-born kings!¡± bei zi still had his hands in his pockets and didn¡¯t say a word. it was as if words were a luxurious thing to him. but no one would underestimate him. even the nine saints recognized how strong he was. ¡°i know you are unhappy that ying city isn¡¯t under you, and you even found the guild leader. although xiong state doesn¡¯t have a huge city like ying city, there are many connected towns, and its base is not as weak as this. why do you pay so much attention to this place?¡± ¡°don¡¯t deny it. we have known each other since the training camp. you only say that this doesn¡¯t concern you because you are unhappy. you are the only person out of the nine i consider a friend.¡± their men stood behind them; they lowered their heads and were highly respectful. after some silence, bei zi spoke up, ¡°there is a bunch of people i am very interested in. if i leave, i won¡¯t be able to play with them.¡± the strong guy smiled, ¡°who? i can continue to play with them.¡± the hoodie moved, and bei zi retreated. if xia bai were here, she would realize that bei zi was faster than before. ¡°demon gold, don¡¯t die.¡± bei zi left a sentence before disappearing from the ying city skyscrapers. the muscular demon gold scoffed, and then his expression turned serious. he waved towards his target. the operation began. ¡°die? are these people even worth death?¡± .......................................................................................... everyone was shocked when they looked at these blood-covered weapons and equipment. most people could only spin level-one wheels. although there was some grey equipment, it was just a small amount. after you get it from the wheel, they would disappear. level-two and level-three wheels had more grey pieces, and there would even be white equipment on level-three wheels. for example, the sword that renxing battle squad auctioned off should have come out from a wheel. but such wheels were rarely used, so people could appraise a few pieces of equipment. from the price of the white sword, one would know how widespread such an item was. it was good for some of these ying city elites could have one or two grey pieces of equipment. ye zhongming knew the situation, so he brought these pieces of equipment over to try to earn a bunch. but when he saw their expressions, his heart sank. did these people not need the equipment, and they were leaning towards getting potions and job scrolls? but before ye zhongming could say something, a few dozen hands stretched over to snatch these items. they just casually tossed the level two crystals. it wasn¡¯t that these people felt like the items were not good; they felt like it was too cheap. for example, this grey machete. it was sharp enough to deal damage to level-two mutated lifeforms. as for standard weapons? they could only leave a mark on those level-two lifeforms. n0velusb.c0m another simple example. level-two mutated lifeforms were things that all factions tried to hunt now. but they were pretty smart and knew how to avoid dangers. when survivors surrounded them, they would try to flee. this placed survivors in a tough spot. should they select those with low defense so they were easier to kill? these were too nimble and could run easily. select those slow ones. one had to pay a considerable price to kill such a monster. if one had a grey weapon, that would simplify things. this thing could break the defense of level-two mutated lifeforms. it saved energy, and it would reduce losses. with these small advantages increasing, a weapon that could kill many level-two lifeforms was sold for just one level-two crystal. that was too cheap. moreover, the grey defense costumes had good defense; after wearing them, one would feel safe. every boss hoped to have one. the most important thing was to be alive. no one cared about the dirty blood on it! there were very few grey pieces of equipment being sold. occasionally, one or two were bought for a high price. they didn¡¯t expect someone to sell some today for such a low price. ¡°brother, do you have more? i want five more.¡± ¡°weapons, i want weapons. i will give you five level-two crystals if you have three more.¡± ¡°kid, you are from burning rage? you look foreign; are you a smith?¡± some people even started to probe who the smith was. for so much grey equipment to appear simultaneously, it was definitely because of a smith. these people didn¡¯t know which ying city faction had a smith, but they heard that some villages had a smith that could modify guns. star beauty company ceo zhao xingmei had one of those, which was said to be powerful. ye zhongming ignored them. he traded because he didn¡¯t have enough high-level demon crystals. if not, before he discovered who was an ally and an enemy, he didn¡¯t want someone to use his weapons against him someday. he searched around. along with what he got from killing the blood swallows, he had 100 level-two crystals which he passed to peace country¡¯s old yuan. the old man said nothing extra and just passed it to him. young master yun and sha sha wanted to see what the job was. he trusted the two, so he didn¡¯t mind. all of them looked, and their expressions changed. after which, he kept the scroll. seeing old yuan¡¯s items get traded and the young man¡¯s equipment all being sold, everyone scattered. but many people still looked at him. most of the gazes weren¡¯t friendly. the trading continued, but there wasn¡¯t anything as shocking as the job scroll. ye zhongming thought about it and took out the gold body scroll. his team couldn¡¯t use it, so why not try to trade it for something? the skill scroll gathered many people once more. this time, even bai feng rushed over. ¡°basic gold body, after use, your body can turn gold, and your defense can greatly increase. it won¡¯t affect you from using other skills and equipment. only your agility will be slightly affected, but it is only relative. as compared to the increased strength and defense, this isn¡¯t much. moreover, this skill can be upgraded. with your strength, as long as you learn it, you can kill a level-three zombie yourself!¡± ye zhongming raised the scroll and said in a tempting tone. Chapter 273: Sky high price chapter 273: sky high price "gold body?" "it sounds good; increase strength and defense." "i remember this skill is very similar to a certain zombie''s talent skill." ye zhongming followed up, "right, seems like someone had faced such a zombie. it can''t be killed. this skill is the same as that zombie''s talent skill." ying city had all types of zombies. the throat locker came from ying city, so it wasn''t surprising that someone had seen it before. it allowed him to show how strong this skill was. as everyone discussed, young master yun and sha sha had a different gazes. n0velusb.c0m the two of them joined the battle and witnessed how many problems the level-four throat locker caused for the survivors. they knew what was happening now that ye zhongming had taken out the exact skill scroll. they were guessing if this guy could steal the skills of zombies. if that was the case, then it was just too terrifying. but they denied that thought right away. everyone in cloud peak would have skills if that were the case. but these methods that the two didn''t understand made them realize how mysterious this guy was. "price?" bai feng''s eyes lit up. this skill was custom-made for him. bai feng was a copper fighter, and his fists were very strong. moreover, his skills added defense and fist power. the reason why he sold the white weapon was because he didn''t use them. now that he saw the gold body, he was more excited than anyone else. if he had this skill, his defense, and power would significantly increase. this meant that his job skills would all upgrade and be much stronger. when his job is upgraded, the strength of his skills will be much higher than survivors of the same grade. thus, renxing battle squad''s boss, the strongest in ying city, started to ask for the price excitedly. bai feng was determined to get it and was willing to pay a high price, even... if his items couldn''t satisfy this guy, he would do some things that were immoral during peacetime! "everyone say your price. if i am satisfied, then i will trade for it." ye zhongming slapped the scroll in his hands, and everyone started to feel nervous. they were afraid that this guy would spoil the scroll. no one spoke. they were trying to judge the scroll''s value and the final price they would have to pay. "one two-star potion." someone opened up. the price was the two-star potion they didn''t take out to trade for the job scroll. this didn''t mean that this skill was better than the job, but because ye zhongming described what it was, people who needed it would naturally think it was valuable. this price wasn''t low, and even bai feng frowned. he looked at the person who bid and considered whether to deal with that person or the young fellow selling. "unless it is three-star; if not, i don''t need evolution potions." surprisingly, ye zhongming shook his head and rejected. skills were more valuable than potions. people in his last life knew that. good skills could even be worth more than seven-star potions. after all, if one was lucky and determined, one could get crystals, but scrolls were not something you could ask for. gold body could be traded for a six-star potion in his last life. but that was after ten years, and i do not know. with the current price, if he could get a three-star potion, he would be willing to trade it. "too expensive." jill warrior squad captain duke laughed coldly, "i can''t deny that this is good, but it isn''t a reason to ask for a sky-high price. you are asking for too much." duke didn''t feel good about this young man who was on brother bao''s side and who stood out in the trading event. he and brother bao had been enemies since he snatched burning rage''s invitation card. people in the same faction as his enemy were naturally his enemy too. ye zhongming didn''t even look at him and continued to wait for bids. it was as if duke had punched cotton; it was useless. "this sword." star beauty company''s ceo took the white sword he got from bai feng, and he looked heart pained. as the 2nd ranked faction, their structure was interesting. chen xingmei was the ceo, but he didn''t appear, so the manager li luancheng was in charge of all matters. he didn''t seem as heart-pained as he showed. he paid a price for this white weapon, but it wasn''t much. the reason he bid was to get back and target bai feng. he knew bai feng''s job. this gold body was custom-made for him. if he got this thing, he would get much stronger, and renxing battle squad would be much stronger than star beauty company. rage flashed in bai feng''s eyes. ye zhongming pouted. white weapon? i have as many as i want, so why do i need you? moreover, i didn''t bid just now, so how do you know i want this equipment? seeing ye zhongming shake his head, bai feng finally made a bid. "job advancement scroll." "how many?" bai feng frowned, "how many do you want?" "no less than two." bai feng stared at him viciously. if not for gold body being beneficial for him and, to a certain extent, could replace job advancement scrolls, bai feng wouldn''t even take one out. now he wanted two? "this price is fair." bai feng touched his chin, and his tone was one of warning. "two. if not, forget it." bai feng was annoyed. he risked his life to get one. how would he have a second one? the others saw the few bid and knew they had no chance. thus, they were here to enjoy the show. "i will add one more job scroll, but my items are more valuable than yours. you have to take something out to balance the value." bai feng took out another scroll, and everyone sucked a deep breath. this thing was a treasure he was keeping. ye zhongming was surprised. he didn''t expect the top person in ying city to bring out a job scroll for this skill. it seemed like this gold body was complementary to his job skill! "five one-star potions." "ten, if not forget it." "deal!" .......................................................................................... at the same time, killing shouts spread from below. Chapter 274: Unwelcomed guest chapter 274: unwelcomed guest n0velusb.c0m heartless was not called heartless. only during the apocalypse when his loved ones, kids, and family all die in various ways. he felt like his heart was gone, so when others asked him his name, he said he was called heartless. he was just an empty shell that was living on instinct. he had never smoked in the past as he felt like a few thousand dollars could be saved to buy two good toys. he could also use the money to buy a second-rate luxury bag. but he smoked now. even when he used food and water to make women that were much more beautiful than his lover take their clothes off, he was still smoking. he felt like when smoke billowed in front of his eyes; he would see the shadows in his soul. that feeling was something he was addicted to. maybe his thoughts at that very moment would be eternal. ¡°brother heartless, things aren¡¯t right outside.¡± a helper walked over and said. heartless stood up, knowing his subordinate wouldn¡¯t sprout nonsense. no one dared to sprout nonsense during the apocalypse. he walked to the window and looked out. as this was the first story, he couldn¡¯t see much, but it was enough to cover the entire street. there was nothing. no zombies, no mutated plants or animals, there were even... no corpses. this was not normal. ying city was covered in corpses. if there was a street without any of such things, it was not expected. it was too clean. renxing battle squad occupied this place for many days, and the entire squad prepared many things for this trading event. although they cleared the area around but after a few days, a few zombies would wander over. this morning, heartless even used his crossbow to kill several zombies. but now, those corpses were gone! ¡°be wary; send someone to inform the boss.¡± renxing battle squad was the top faction in ying city for a reason. bai feng¡¯s helpers all had something they were good at. heartless was known for being calm. of course, at the crucial moment, he was vicious. his heart was gone, so there was nothing he had to fear. heartless¡¯s team went into battle stations. one ran up to inform bai feng, who was in the meeting. two others wore thick metal armor and walked out from the side door to scout. heartless looked around, and one of his hands turned pitch black. this was what happened when his job plague sentry was used. si si si! a weird sound spread into their ears. the people outside scouting heard too. as they were outside, they could hear it much more clearly. then, their expressions changed. ¡°be careful of above!¡± heartless looked at his men¡¯s expression and knew that something was about to occur. he shouted and brought everyone away from the window. the next moment, many small black shadows smashed into the strengthened glass. ¡°what?¡± some survivors reacted slowly, and the black shadow got close. in a panic, they wanted to use their hands to smack the thing away. but they felt pain when their hand touched it. they panicked and waved their weapons at it. heartless retreated while glancing at his men. that black shadow wasn¡¯t afraid of the weapon¡¯s attack. it bit the throat of the survivor. no blood spurted, and no flesh flew. that survivor¡¯s body dried up, and that black monster showed itself. it was a monster that was made out of mist that looked like a fox and also like a wolf. it was only 20-30 centimeters long and floated in the air. it was swift, and its attack should be strong. if not, that one star evolved wouldn¡¯t have been defenseless. heartless hollered. his black palm stabbed into the black smoke, and he used his job skill plague corrosion! both sides cried out. the black wolf soul turned green, and the face formed from the mist twisted. its expression was human-like. then it scattered. heartless cried out too, and he looked at his right hand. it was black, but now there were white bones at his fingers. rushed footsteps spread from the streets. his two men screamed. heartless knew they had met an opponent today, and he shouted to his terrified men, ¡°fight while retreating. head up to gather with the boss!¡± heartless had undoubtedly made a good choice. although renxing battle squad didn¡¯t fully mobilize, those faction bosses didn¡¯t bring many men, but they were the strongest in ying city. if they worked together, they were strong enough to sweep everything. as long as he got up, his men and he would be saved. a team of soldiers covered in black uniforms appeared at the door. the main entrance that was blocked by items was turned into scraps. the uniform grey axe gave out a cold light, and they surged toward the bodies of the retreating renxing battle squad members. in ying city, there was a reason why renxing battle squad was famous. it was because they were all evolved. so even if their squad wasn¡¯t massive but they were still first. any people who saw them fight would be shocked by their strength. but today, they met their match. those warriors in black uniforms behaved more like an army. they were decisive and firm in their decision-making. heartless was a two-star evolved and also a job user. he led many one-star evolved. under the threat of the black wolf soul, they lasted less than ten seconds before they collapsed. collapse meant death. heartless didn¡¯t have a heart. he lay on the ground, and he felt cold. those shadows appeared before him, and this time he knew that he could finally head over to find them. .................................................................................... the entire trading hall was silent. ¡°boss bai, what is the meaning of this?¡± those people thought that bai feng had caused this, so their expressions weren¡¯t good. ¡°they are my men.¡± bai feng¡¯s face turned vicious. he heard the screams, and those were sounds that people would make when they were in despair. the meeting door was pushed open, and men covered in blood stumbled in. his eyes lit up when he saw bai feng. he wanted to say something, but his body froze. in front of everyone, he turned into a dried corpse. everyone was shocked when they saw that. orderly footsteps spread from outside, which gave the people here huge pressure. bai feng and those closer retreated. a moment later, a strong figure crossed his arms and appeared before everyone. beside him were 15 floating black wolf souls. behind him were a few dozen fully armed warriors. ¡°i am thrilled to see all of you.¡± the muscular guy started to speak. he didn¡¯t care about these ying city elites. ¡°how did it feel when you got your first evolution potion? right, i have that feeling now.¡± he spread his arms and made a hugging motion. his eyes were filled with a look of craze. ¡°come pigs, contribute to your lord demon gold!¡± what replied to him was an eye-catching blade light. ye zhongming was unexpectedly the first to attack. Chapter 275: Slashing his past fears chapter 275: slashing his past fears in the past, ye zhongming didn¡¯t even have the right to rub this person¡¯s shoes. he was demon gold, one of soul merchants¡¯ nine lords. he was a terrifying nine-star evolved that represented blood. this was one of the most outstanding people in the apocalypse. bei zi, demon gold, absolute dragon... also emotionless, dusheng... these names were people that ye zhongming had to look up to. they were still the strongest even if their reputations weren¡¯t good and their names were covered in blood. they were still people who stood at the forefront and looked down at ye zhongming like he was an ant. ye zhongming feared them in his last life and would avoid people from soul merchants. that was because he knew the gap between them. not to mention the famous lords, even their servants and guards, were people ye zhongming could only look up to. but this didn¡¯t stop ye zhongming from hating this bunch of people. every survivor would think that way. after saving xia bai and learning about bei zi from her, ye zhongming started to care about soul merchants. young master yun was a part of his plan. he knew that he would be enemies with this bunch. he wouldn¡¯t let these people continue what they were doing in the last life. he saw demon gold today. but he had nothing to fear in this life, so he attacked. this blade shattered all possibility of the factions cooperating with soul merchants. it was like that, at least today. n0velusb.c0m blade light scattered. ye zhongming waved his strongest attack since he got the light seal blademaster. many people opened their eyes wide. they didn¡¯t understand why this guy making huge trades would immediately attack. shouldn¡¯t they talk first and then fight if they disagree? since demon gold came here, it meant that he was confident. was it good to fight right away? demon gold was first stunned, and then he laughed. the wolf soul beside him pounced towards the blade light. ¡°a pig wants to bite?¡± his roar reverberated in the room and caused one¡¯s ears to feel numb. the wolf soul and the blade light clashed. many of the souls cried out in pain. that eye-piercing light dimmed and then disappeared. a figure behind demon gold stood out. he was swift. the remnant bit of blade sliced his body, breaking open his armor and skin and leaving a minor wound. ¡°lord, leave this fellow to me.¡± demon gold¡¯s eyes flashed, and he nodded, ¡°kill him; if not, these pigs won¡¯t surrender.¡± killing the rest was to capture these survivors alive. then he had to kill some to warn the others. this person who stepped up would be the best choice. the guy in front of demon gold was young, he was around 20. but the scar on his face looked terrifying. he wore a black uniform and held an axe. compared to his lord, he looked unassuming. but ye zhongming recognized him. liao chong! one of demon gold¡¯s six attendants. in the last life, he took charge of the tunnels in ying city. he was someone that his battle squad leader had to respect. eight-star evolved. ye zhongming returned after his first slash failed. he knew that he had met a formidable opponent. although these soul merchant leaders didn¡¯t reach the terrifying stage they were at in his last life, they were still the strongest now. demon gold was a spirit feeder. the name didn¡¯t sound strong, but this job was overpowered. he could kill some mutated animals to get their souls and use them to attack targets. moreover, those souls will have stats. for example, fear, corrode, slow, etc. the terrifying thing was that these souls would absorb the life force of those they killed. when he absorbed the souls back into his body, the energy would be transferred, and they would get stronger. although only a tiny amount of energy could get converted, in the long run, one could imagine how many benefits the job user would get. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know what job he was in his last life, but at least in this, he had the spirit feeder job. as for liao chong, ye zhongming knew he was a weapon specialist. a job that allowed him to use all sorts of weapons to a high level. he was using an axe now, so the first job skill was probably related to axes. of course, as ye zhongming was living his second life, the butterfly effect might change liao chong¡¯s job. ¡°you have to fight together with me.¡± ye zhongming held his blade and stood before the ying city elites. apart from a portion who heard his words, some didn¡¯t care. demon gold did have bad intentions but was there a need to risk their lives and fight to the death? this fellow looked very strong, so who would lead the way? people would die if they fought, so who will die? ¡°they are from soul merchant.¡± ye zhongming unbuckled his bag and placed a hand in, ¡°do you know how they evolve? they call you all pigs; what are pigs? if we get captured today, we are the pigs!¡± demon gold¡¯s expression changed. this was the first time he lowered his head slightly to use his dark eyes to look at ye zhongming. ¡°they will use us to feed the zombies that they control so that the zombies evolve. then they will explode the micro bombs in the heads and kill the zombie to get crystals and then evolve!¡± after saying everything, ye zhongming felt like something in his heart had dropped. those words bothered him since he heard of soul merchants in his last life. many factions were enemies with soul merchants, and they fought many times. ye zhongming even participated in one. but he was a small soldier, and he could only fight. he didn¡¯t have to face their terrifying high-level battle force, and he didn¡¯t need to face those scary people. but in this life, he was at the forefront, and such things will be in front of him. for example, soul merchant. what should he do? if he wanted to solve the mysteries of the apocalypse and lead humans to victory, he had to wipe out this faction. this was a nightmare in his last life. he wanted to delay the direct conflict against soul merchants at first. find young master yun to monitor and find brother bao to trade; all of this shows how terrified ye zhongming was of soul merchant. but now, when he slashed the famous demon gold with moon edge, that blade shattered all the fear and turned into his courage. soul merchants were strong, powerful; they were strong that they could drown ye zhongming and his cloud peak with the number of three-star evolved they had. but so what? so what? could that change the fact that they were corrupted? could that change the fact that they used humans as zombie food to obtain demon crystals? they were two-star, three-star; how many humans died for those potions?! humans could die when fighting zombies and monsters, and they can die fighting other humans. however, they shouldn¡¯t die like this! this was disgusting, really disgusting! ye zhongming¡¯s hand was covered in human blood. but soul merchants¡¯ soul was covered in blood. that was why ye zhongming would slash without hesitation. he was waving toward one of soul merchants¡¯ lords, demon gold. he was waving toward his nightmares from his last life. he was slashing his fear! Chapter 276: Ying City fights back chapter 276: ying city fights back ye zhongming¡¯s words formed various pictures in the minds of everyone. those scenes were all about blood and the twisted faces of humans. these people may become enemies after they leave this meeting room. but at least now, everyone looked at demon gold with vicious expressions. soul merchants were mysterious, but humans didn¡¯t have much area to survive in a city occupied by mutated lifeforms. as long as they lived, they would leave tracks. many factions might know that this faction existed. some of them even came into contact with soul merchants. after all, they often traded potions. their jobs and skills were mostly gained through trading. some of these factions might be trading partners with soul merchant. but this didn¡¯t mean that these people agreed with the things that they did. if this young man was right, then... enemy! this was a word that everyone thought about. if that was the case, then they were enemies. feeding zombies to get demon crystals. such a thing was dirty to the core. ¡°that is why they call us pigs.¡± ¡°i don¡¯t care what you choose, but i will kill as many as possible.¡± ye zhongming looked at liao chong, who blocked before him and stared at demon gold. their animosity clashed in mid-air. ye zhongming declared war, and demon gold wouldn¡¯t let someone who knew what they did survive. he needed to know how this kid found out. only one of them would manage to survive today. ¡°pigs, time to show you the true strength of soul merchant.¡± demon gold raised his right hand, and the nearest member stretched his hand out to send flames into the sky. a few seconds passed, and several bodies hung from each window. they swung from the ropes and entered the building. the battle started in just an instance. the various factions with the numbers advantage had lost their only advantage when those members joined in. ¡°damn, so many two-stars?¡± ¡°the others are all one-star?¡± ¡°kill!¡± ¡°ah!¡± all sorts of shouts rang out. soul merchants¡¯ seemingly ordinary members greatly affected the ying city elites. these people were courageous and worked together well. they used their stamina and skills. those who had skills used them, and those with jobs used their jobs. many ying city survivors were sent over in just a few seconds. if not for soul merchants needing them alive, if not, the number of deaths would be much higher. the attackers were warriors that soul merchants spent a considerable effort to raise. they were well prepared and instantly took over the battlefield. ye zhongming and liao chong clashed. one used a blade, and one used an axe. both sides didn¡¯t hit each other, but their weapons were aimed at the lethal positions, and their actions were ferocious. both were three-star evolved. ye zhongming was stronger than the others. if others fought with ye zhongming, even if they weren¡¯t killed, they would already be badly injured. but liao chong was a weapon specialist; his job skill was in axes. this was why he was able to last so long against ye zhongming. both weapons clashed for the first time. ye zhongming¡¯s moon edge was perfectly fine, but liao chong¡¯s axe was broken into two. ¡°decent blade.¡± he tossed his axe and took out two daggers that were white grade. ¡°dagger mastery, again!¡± battle intent surged in his eyes. it had been a long time since he had so much fun. but his opponent pouted, saying that he wasn¡¯t free. his expression changed. ............................................................ bai feng faced demon gold. although he didn¡¯t bring over the entire renxing battle squad, a fourth of his elite team under heartless was wiped out. how could he let things pass? moreover, he didn¡¯t think that ye zhongming was the main character. he was the boss of ying city, so naturally, he would deal with this lord. ¡°you are not my match.¡± demon gold crossed his arms, making bai feng recall the taurus golden warrior in a cartoon. ¡°we don¡¯t have to fight. you are the boss of the top faction in ying city. if we work together, it is a win-win.¡± soul merchants didn¡¯t want dead people. they needed some organizations to work for them. ying city was under demon gold, so he wanted to create his system. ¡°work with you? feed humans to zombies?¡± bai feng mocked. his body shook, and his aura was rising. demon gold shook his head. those wolf souls circled him faster and faster. ¡°what a waste.¡± he placed his hands down, and those souls cried out before dashing toward bai feng. if one had to pinpoint a leader of those left in the room, apart from ye zhongming, who exposed soul merchant, bai feng was one of them. if he lost, their morale would collapse. these two people were worthy of demon gold fighting. the souls were fast, but bai feng immediately used his job, and the fist shadows covered demon gold. fists and souls clashed. both sides paused, and then they scattered. bai feng was covered in sweat. the fists that were copper in color were a little rusty. the pain made him retreat. he didn¡¯t expect those souls to have such a strong corrosive ability. demon gold found it challenging too, and his souls retreated in failure. ¡°not bad.¡± demon gold¡¯s hands moved. white bone after white bone stretched out from his palm like a wolverine. but these bone spikes were sharper and had a blue dot on the tip. just one look and one knew that they were very dangerous. ¡°white bone fork!¡± n0velusb.c0m his hands had a 20- centimeter bone spike he used to attack. the wolf souls also awakened from the collision and charged with their master. the two-meter-tall body was still rapid. bai feng retreated in terror but was still hit by the white bones. he didn¡¯t dodge two souls, and they bit his shoulder, which covered him in fresh blood. ¡°weak!¡± demon gold spat out his tongue to lick the blood on his bones. he looked like he had gone mad. bei feng knew he was hit when he felt something in his body. these bone spikes had something that would make him weaken and even die. he looked around, and his heart started to sink. but bai feng was still the top person in ying city. he hollered, and his body started to change colors. a layer of gold covered his skin. ¡°gold body, die!¡± Chapter 277: New job skill chapter 277: new job skill demon gold was shocked by bai feng¡¯s sudden skill. but maybe because he had been strong for a long time, he didn¡¯t care and continued to charge. the white bones stabbed toward bai feng¡¯s throat. his body was all gold, would his throat¡¯s defense increase? demon gold wanted to test it out. bai feng¡¯s body was filled with energy, and the discomfort from before was gone. seeing the charging demon gold, he hollered and moved forwards. he used his job skill again, and the fist shadows formed a golden wall to block in front of bai feng. black wolf souls and white bone spikes smashed onto the golden wall. there was a clang as they hit. that and human roars exploded at the same time. heartless was also a job user, and he used his hands. but when he faced the souls, he was suppressed by just one. after one strike, his hand was mostly destroyed, but bai feng was different. he used his job skill to make a light wall. even with gold body, he was still so quick that it was hard to catch him. he clashed with all the souls and spikes. their battle attracted the attention of people around. bai feng took a few steps back, and his nose, which was already gold, started to bleed. his golden fists were rusty, and there were a few bone-deep marks. his golden skin couldn¡¯t stop blood from flowing, and his hands were shaking too. demon gold retreated too, but he only took one step back. two of the bone spikes broke. many wolf souls were restless and just wandering around in the air. ¡°i underestimated you.¡± demon gold stomped on the ground, and the wolf souls flew toward his brow, entering his body. the wolf souls who absorbed energy since the start of the fight gave him some energy. the broken bones were growing and recovering at a visible speed. at the same time, demon gold¡¯s stomp caused the ground to crack. bai feng adjusted his breathing and prepared to fight again. he knew that without the gold body skill, his defense was not enough to block demon gold. although he was injured, he felt like he could still fight. he even felt he could take down the guy before him. but he felt something pulling him back. he lowered his head and saw that a black mist had wrapped his legs. each time he moved, he felt like falling deeper into a swamp. ¡°this skill is not bad, but you are facing me. everything is useless.¡± demon gold smiled. the white bones retracted into his body before growing out again. this time there were bone scales. after they covered his hands, they then turned thin and sharp. demon gold shook his hands, and he picked up speed. he started to spin like a spinning top. those white scales turned into a sharp meat grinder, and even the air whistled from his speed. ¡°i am sorry, but i have two jobs!¡± he laughed, and his hands smashed toward bai feng, who was controlled. bai feng looked at the white meat grinder to get close. he used his last bit of strength, knowing he had to go all out. .............................................................................. life was like that; many things wouldn¡¯t go as planned. liao chong was lucky that he was the favorite subordinate of demon gold. he got the weapon specialist job and also got the job upgrade scroll. he was an intermediate weapon specialist, and there was one more job skill-- dagger mastery. this was his secret weapon. people in soul merchant were either like demon gold, who could wipe him out instantly where he wasn¡¯t their match, or they were people he could kill immediately. liao chong had to find other people if he wanted to fight. at least up until now, no one could last more than ten seconds. until today. liao chong felt like he could have fun. n0velusb.c0m but his opponent said that he wasn¡¯t free. then, a shadow landed. liao chong looked at his blade. the difference was that his knife twisted. it looked that way; he felt he wasn¡¯t as fast and accurate as before. he was a weapon specialist, so he was very sensitive towards such things. but the blade waved, and it started to look illusionary. some shadows appeared, like... a mountain. his expression changed, and he wanted to dodge, but it felt like that mountain was pressing his body. it was cumbersome, making it challenging for him to move. he had no choice but to go all out. he barely raised his daggers above his head. ¡°seal: mountain blade.¡± ye zhongming used a new move. light seal blademaster, after the upgrade scroll, could finally show its light in this special battle. when ye zhongming just got the job, he realized how strong his skill was. but he also had smith and gardener and knew he would face a tough choice when upgrading them. no matter which job it was, they all needed upgrade scrolls. when he got one the last time, he gave it to park xiuying. this support job could benefit the entire team; another point was that he didn¡¯t know which job he wanted to upgrade. but this time, his choice was much more straightforward. of course, he could upgrade a glory smith skill to increase his battle strength, but that would take time. so light seal blademaster became his only choice. ye zhongming chose to upgrade the seal. light seal blademaster had two branches, seal, and blade. seal couldn¡¯t be used independently and only through the blade technique. the previous seal was flame, and the blade technique was blue ocean break. the two of them combined were: flame blade. this was his strongest attack. when he went all out, the three slashes of blue ocean break would hit simultaneously and form one mighty slash. this was the reason why his one hit would often work. but that battle method consumed too much mental energy. the brain bug powder slightly solved that. due to the special job, there was a significant difference from other jobs. there were many skill combinations. when the seals and blade skills combined, new combinations would form. these combinations would also increase as his skills upgraded. ye zhongming upgraded the seal, and the new skill was mountain. after merging with blue ocean break, it formed-- seal: mountain blade. it wasn¡¯t as sharp and hot as flame blade, but it made the enemy feel like a mountain was pressing down on them. the white dagger broke, and along with it, liao chong¡¯s life. Chapter 278: Human Spirit Change chapter 278: human spirit change liao chong''s death caused the entire room to become quiet. of course, that was just an illusion. but to the people from soul merchant, time had stopped at that moment. out of the few guards of demon gold, liao chong followed the lord for the longest time, and he was the strongest. to many people, if they were going to increase the number of lords, liao chong might become the tenth lord. but he was now sliced into two. it wasn''t that they hadn''t lost members in fights with others before, but this was the first time they were so defenseless and got sliced into two. this was not a simple death but a provocation towards soul merchant''s might. the young man who knew their secrets killed liao chong in one slash. "liao chong!" demon gold hollered. he knocked aside bai feng, whose chest was shredded by his hands. after he left, the top person in ying city fell, and no one knew if he was still alive. the people of ying city started to fight back. they weren''t used to their fierce fighting style initially, and each had their considerations. but when they realized these black uniform warriors didn''t hold back, although they would try not to kill them, they didn''t care if they were handicapped as many of their arms and legs were sliced off. everyone recalled what that young man said. they realized that soul merchant only cared if they were alive and didn''t care if they were whole. thus, the ying city elites started to fight back. they were the strongest people in this city and walked at the edge of death. if they went all out, the combat strength that they showed was quite shocking. moreover, these people didn''t have anything to fear and did everything they could to kill the enemy. on the contrary, soul merchants who received orders to avoid killing them were more timid. the battle slowly changed under such a context. but this didn''t mean that they were winning. they were still at a disadvantage and still being killed by the soul merchant warriors coordinating well with each other. if this continued, they would kill many warriors, but they would all get captured. only when ye zhongming killed liao chong did the situation improve. many people realized that these black uniform warriors had become less firm. they realized that this wasn''t a sure-win battle. ye zhongming and demon gold clashed for the first time. the former blew his whistle while the latter hollered in rage. even if ye zhongming couldn''t use his blade due to demon gold''s speed, both sides were on par. of course, although ye zhongming''s hand had bits of flesh ripped off by the meat grinder, he was much more confident. demon gold was only so strong. blood stepping boots stepped on the fresh blood flowing from liao chong''s corpse. ye zhongming held his blade as if the injured hands didn''t belong to him. demon gold panted, and his eyes were filled with hatred. liao chong was one of the stronger warriors, and it took many resources to develop such a person. a few dozen people were used to feed the zombies to make one zombie evolve. then they had to feed a dozen one-star evolved to let the zombie evolve to level three. this process was repeated dozens and hundreds of times to nurture one liao chong! that meant thousands or even tens of thousands of humans! but now, liao chong was killed. this was a loss that he had to handle. without any foundations, he didn''t know how long it would take to nurture another level-three evolved. one week? two weeks? if this continued, then the other lords would be stronger than him. he would fall behind in the rankings, affecting how many resources he would get. demon gold was furious. one liao chong affected his gains in many different areas. he stomped in rage, and the black mist wrapped around ye zhongming. but he was unlike bai feng, who became a little slow due to gold body. he pressed the ground, and a mud giant stood up. it blocked the black line, and one could hear the wolf soul cries from within. the white meat grinding fists smashed onto the giant, and due to its low durability, it was smashed. as stone shrapnels flew in all directions, what replaced it was moon edge''s bright blade light. the wolf souls appeared to block the blade light. they cried out in pain, but they managed to cause the blade light to dim. the ground was stomped once more, and the black line turned into dozens of lines that charged toward the enemy from many directions. he activated blood stepping boot''s skill, and the blade light shone from another side. the two of them clashed many times in just a blink of an eye, showing off their outstanding battle talents. demon gold had two jobs, while ye zhongming had an upgraded job. both were at the peak of their combat strength. both faced dangers that forced them to focus fully in these few seconds. demon gold dodged the blade light, and the two were again in a stand-off. the mind grinder slowly disappeared. it took a considerable amount of mental energy to remain in this state. the bone spikes appeared again. the wolf souls, severely injured by the blade light, returned to his body but was released instantly. but his face was a little whiter. "you are surprisingly strong, but you are still not my match. before you die, you should feel proud of yourself as you forced out the strongest me." n0velusb.c0m demon gold ripped his clothes to reveal his muscles. under the sunlight that shone in, he gave off a stone-like glow. "human spirit change!" he hollered, and those wolf souls gathered above his head to turn into a huge wolf head. although it was in a black mist form, it looked like an actual body. its eyes gave off a red glow. the wolf then opened its mouth, not towards ye zhongming but demon gold under it. the two-meter-tall guy was swallowed in one mouth. the giant head started to change. it twisted and struggled and then revealed demon gold''s figure. after a few breaths, a body was covered in black mist and was floating in mid-air. a three-meter-tall wolf-headed monster appeared in front of all the elites. ¡°you... are... going... to... become... my... food!¡± a giant voice spread from emptiness and spread word by word into his ears. the mist looked like it was about to pounce towards him. at that moment, the ground started to shake, and many people fell to the ground. the remaining glass on the windows cracked, and the roof started to loosen. the people who were fighting started to wobble. they were enemies, but now they fell onto one another. the entire building was on the verge of collapse. a rumbling spread from the distance. although the shaking wasn''t as intense as before, it continued. many people struggled to get up, and they looked out towards the window. not far away, many high skyscrapers were falling like dominos. dust surged into the air. many zombies faced their destruction and were crushed into meat paste. in the dust, something was rising from below. it was so huge that those buildings looked tiny in front of it. all the survivors in the city were stunned. the dust scattered, and a giant wheel stood at the city''s center! Chapter 279: Precise trading wheel chapter 279: precise trading wheel what was that? such a thought appeared in all their hearts. even if everyone was on the top floor of the building, it couldn¡¯t hide the pressure and shock that this giant wheel gave everyone. . a few dozen meters in height. like many devilish women, all sorts of good things were lined up on the wheel surface. it looked at everyone looking at it and gave off fatal attraction. ¡°poppy gachapon?¡± ye zhongming was stunned. he didn¡¯t expect this to appear here and at this moment. poppy gachapon was a nickname that survivors gave it. it was a psychological expression. more accurately speaking, this was the precise trading wheel. after you spin it, you won¡¯t select a fixed item but a type, like a weapon, potion, etc. once you choose a type, you can trade for all items in that type. there will be the prices, and you have to pay the right amount. in his last life, ye zhongming was not in ying city yet, so he didn¡¯t know what happened. in his memory, he hadn¡¯t heard of this before. maybe this was a change that he had caused in this world. but he had seen this wheel before and knew how good it was. also... why it wasn¡¯t good. it could cause one not to need to test their luck, using their strength to get good items. as long as you had enough demon crystals and the wheel had things you needed, you would be able to get what you wanted. there was a chance, but it wasn¡¯t confirmed. while tempting the survivors, it also started to show off its devilish side to humans. it wasn¡¯t too much to say that this wheel appeared shockingly. in a city with so many humans and zombies, its appearance would be known by all life forms. the light on the surface was so eye-catching, even during the day. in the night, it would be like a tower guiding everyone. even mutated lifeforms that hadn¡¯t found this place would be able to locate it through the wheel. what was more problematic was a circle of red liquid spinning in the wheel. each time the wheel was turned, a drop of liquid would fall into a hole at the bottom. this thing was useless for humans; they would even die if they ate it. but it was beautiful to mutated lifeforms. it would give out a scent to attract their attention and greed. they would gain enormous energy after eating one drop. those lower-level ones would evolve. even the high-level ones would get much stronger. another critical point was that zombies and mutated lifeforms often followed survivors. the wheel was attractive for survivors. since they rushed here, mutated lifeforms would come too. all these elements together meant that many people, zombies, and beasts would gather here. this giant wheel would become a meat grinder. if you want to spin it, you need more than crystals. you needed to ensure you could charge and spin the wheel- take the item and leave your life intact. only then could you complete the battle against the devil? in other words, you achieved a feat on a devilish woman, then wave your sleeves to leave without any injuries. in his last life, blood would flow each time this wheel appeared. but there weren¡¯t many such wheels, and they often appeared in huge cities occupied by mutated lifeforms. one had to be strong to spin it. with his six-star level in the past, this overpowered thing didn¡¯t have much to do with him. but it was something he could think about in this life. the poppy wheel appeared in front of his eyes. he was just two kilometers away from it! the eyesight of evolved got much better. it was also day, and the meeting room was at a good height. many people were able to see the things on the wheel. ¡°oh my god, that is a potion, from one star to, how many stars? six?!¡± ¡°do you see that? green weapon, a bow!¡± ¡°is that... job scroll? so many?¡± ¡°i am about to go mad. battle pets, one-star to five-star pets!¡± ¡°cards, so many cards, which means many skills. that is unbelievable.¡± many survivors saw many things they risked their lives to get appearing in front of them and couldn¡¯t resist it. they forgot about the fight and were all attracted by the wheel. even soul merchant was the same. this only lasted for a few seconds before someone reacted. ye zhongming jumped out and left a sentence, ¡°meet you there, old jia.¡± that sentence stunned everyone, and then they started to surge there! whoever reached it first would get the best chance! the person would be able to get the treasure that everyone wanted. the battle exploded again but wasn¡¯t as intense as before. the goal was just for others, not to block their path. ¡°stop, you coward!¡± the earthquake caused by the wheel forced demon gold to swallow his skill. he hollered in rage and wanted to stop ye zhongming, but his human spirit change was on a skill channeling time, and he wasn¡¯t fast enough. he could only watch as ye zhongming headed towards the wheel like a kite that was released. ¡°i will find you and kill you, kill you!¡± the shouts got weaker and weaker, and ye zhongming smiled in disdain. demon gold was strong, and that was not something that he could deny. his men were strong, too; at least, they were on his team''s level. the entire soul merchant added together could also crush cloud peak. but if the poppy wheel didn¡¯t appear. with ying city elites helping to fend off demon gold¡¯s men, ye zhongming was 90% confident in killing him. kill me? you should be glad that this sudden situation saved your life! ye zhongming tossed him to the back of his mind. he saw the wheel get bigger and bigger and felt very excited. n0velusb.c0m he grabbed half an hour of golden time! Chapter 280: Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor chapter 280: thousand leaf phosphor armor people talked about the golden half an hour when they mentioned this gachapon. that was because this gachapon attracted survivors and mutated lifeforms, so this wheel was surrounded the moment it appeared until the last bit of evolution blood disappeared. it wasn''t easy to spin it safely. the best chance was half an hour after it appeared when the various life forms hadn¡¯t appeared. this half-an hour was known as the golden hour, and ye zhongming wanted to grab this chance. as a three-star evolved and with blood stepping boots, he could get within a few hundred meters. this distance was the core area of the ruins. there were no paths, and he could only cross the fallen buildings. moreover, mutated lifeforms started to appear, and the number was increasing at a shocking rate. ye zhongming had to fight. moon edge sliced all the zombies and mutated lifeforms that dared to block him. he didn¡¯t even have time to get the crystals. he only thought about getting to the wheel. some high-level life forms appeared, and there were also some evolved. the former was chasing the latter while the latter stared at the wheel. one slash to kill a level-two zombie. ye zhongming was just a hundred meters from the poppy wheel. there were a few figures in front of him, but the movement behind him got louder and louder. he didn¡¯t even need to turn his head to know that many things were rushing over. putong! a weird mutated flee jumped in front of him. it had evolved to level three and wasn¡¯t small and unassuming to humans anymore. it was as nimble and as big as a cat. its body was covered in sharp spikes, and each time it touched a body, it would swipe away a considerable part of the flesh. ye zhongming was already really impatient. he had to spin the wheel within half an hour and then leave. he would get swallowed if he were trapped here, even if he reached four-star or five-star. osmium appeared above the head of the level-three flee. that mutated lifeform jumped, half its body dodged, but one of its legs was pressed down. it cried out and turned to bite its leg. this self-mutilation action would often give it an advantage, but ye zhongming was too quick. after he activated the osmium, he didn¡¯t stop. he flashed across the flee and sliced its sharp-shaped head. he also dug its demon crystal. he then kept the osmium. ye zhongming was getting increasingly familiar with using all his different skills. n0velusb.c0m ¡°oi, what is this, do you know?¡± a cunning voice spread from below. his face was covered in blood, but his eyes were quite bright. his body was covered in dust, and when he saw ye zhongming, he moved over and asked. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes flashed. moon edge shot out from his hand and slashed his throat. blood spurted out in gushes. this person held his neck in terror, and he wanted to stop the blood from flowing. but the liquid still seeped from his fingertips. at the same time, the bright blade that he held behind his back fell to the ground. ye zhongming stopped bothering about him. he was near the poppy wheel, and the rows on it were in front of his fingertips. ¡°die!¡± a survivor charged from the back of the wheel, and his eyes were filled with hatred. without even thinking, one knew he was related to the person ye zhongming had killed. humans were like that. they could do wrong things but didn¡¯t allow others to punish them. that was the same, be it before or during the apocalypse. these two people weren¡¯t very high level and were only one-star. maybe they felt like they could sneak attack ye zhongming and kill him. he dodged the dagger and elbowed his heart. that person¡¯s gaze dimmed. ye zhongming then managed to arrive beneath the wheel. this was the first time he was so close to the precise exchange gachapon. in his last life, he was just a tiny fish in charge of clearing the zombies. the huge wheel was split into potion region, card region, job region, weapon region, battle pet region, material region, bloodline region, blueprint region, etc. each area had ten choices, each with a pillar representing its price. ye zhongming knew that similar to the colored gachapon, he needed to add crystals to fill up the pillar to get the item. if not, everything would go to waste. although such a situation was a scam, you could still guess the rough amount needed if you looked closely. you can toss one crystal in to see how much you need and then estimate the price. ye zhongming didn¡¯t hesitate. he tossed one crystal in and started to spin. fortunately, it just needed a level one crystal, which he had a lot of. the giant wheel started to spin, and at the same time, it gave off a huge stream of light. if it was at night, people in cloud peak could probably see it. ye zhongming hated that spinning the wheel couldn¡¯t be hidden from others. he could imagine the expressions of the entire ying city. it was the truth. hundreds of meters away, the people from the meeting hall were rushing over. be it the ying city elites or soul merchant, their expressions varied, but they all tried harder to run faster. in the east city, a woman in a cream-colored windbreaker stood on a crane and looked in this direction. she saw the light that shot through the sky. in the west of the city, a guy tossed the half-barbecued monster''s leg and wiped his oily hands on his body. he picked up a pair of hammers beside him and left his room. he pointed towards the wheel. in the south, a giant monster stretched its head in the big hydroelectric pond. its huge nose shot out two water pillars onto a short wall. a human corpse in the water pillar was smashed and broken. the monster looked towards the light and swung its head. it then stood up, and a dark shadow covered the entire factory. two females who had just fought looked towards the light in the north. they were confused. one of the girls had a black cat on her shoulders. it raised its claws towards the light and meowed. a mutated rat sat on a soft mattress in the dark underground tunnel. its claw, the size of a human, slapped its round stomach. it burped, and its long tail continued to swing left and right, hitting the body of the badly injured evolved. light shone from the other side of the tunnel. the mutated rat took a look and touched the green crystal on its head. it then scratched its whiskers and gave out an ear-piercing shout. right away, a vast rat army moved towards the ground. ye zhongming looked at the needle stop at the blueprint region. this was what happened after he eliminated the material region. he glanced and saw a smith blueprint-- thousand leaf phosphor armor. demon crystals surged into the wheel like water. one hundred crystals was only 10 percent. he continued to add, and the energy pillar slowed down the closer it got! only after 1,500 crystals were tossed in did the pillar get filled. a blueprint appeared in the reward box. light surged like a firework, which caused ye zhongming to curse. in another open hole, a drop of pearl-like red liquid dripped out. the wind blew, and a fragrance spread around ying city. thus, the mutated lifeforms in the city went mad. Chapter 281: Spin three times chapter 281: spin three times he learned it right away, and a streak of light shot into his body. he didn¡¯t even consider how to craft it before spinning it again. strong auras rose from different parts of ying city. the evolution liquid successfully drew many mutated lifeforms over here. two of them sent a chill down ye zhongming¡¯s spine. they should at least be level five, even higher. mutated beings evolved at a much faster speed than humans. he still eliminated the material region. he looked at the shining wheel and hoped that he would be lucky. card region. ye zhongming frowned. cards were the only region where one couldn¡¯t see the exact function. you could only see the back of the card. when you hit this region, you still need to try your luck. . he wouldn¡¯t let go of this chance, so he chose a card with silver flower patterns. he started to add crystals, and the energy pillar started to rise. it took another three thousand crystals to fill it up. he hesitated slightly but still chose to continue. ye zhongming was sure that he could escape safely. with his speed, he was confident that he could easily pass through the gaps of the mutated lifeforms. just give up after two tries? he was not willing. he started to spin for the third time. at most, he would fight his way out! the poppy wheel shone for the third time today. ¡°he spun it three times! who is this kid?¡± the people behind were a few dozen meters away from ye zhongming. if not for them seeing the light that formed from the ripped scroll, they wouldn¡¯t have known that he had learned the skill. he summoned an earth giant to block in front of him. if not, these people would have attacked. three spins shocked them as they needed a massive amount of crystals. this kid had spent a lot of money during the trading event. but now, he still had so many crystals, meaning he was rich and had a piece of space-type equipment. space equipment that was more valuable than an evolution potion. ¡°kill him!¡± some people whispered, and many of them nodded. soul merchant was slightly slower. demon gold needed some time to recover, so he controlled his running speed. he wanted to see the young man who gave him a sense of danger clash with the other ying city people. but just like ye zhongming could sense the strong auras that were getting close, demon gold also felt uneasy. the party¡¯s movement was slowed, and they met many mutated lifeforms who rushed over. be it those ying city faction leaders or soul merchant themselves, they were fighting those monsters while they tried to get forward. it was just that the current better was still relatively simple. n0velusb.c0m but what about in a while? if they stayed, would... the wheel stopped in the bloodline region. ye zhongming made his choice and chose a bottle of bloodline. seven thousand five hundred level-one crystals were used up. this time, he didn¡¯t hesitate and ran in one direction. the survivors behind tried to attack him, but they missed. of course, they didn¡¯t chase him as their attention was all on the wheel. ye zhongming ran a few dozen meters and turned back. the wheel started to flash. those people were eager to spin. ye zhongming shook his head and began to focus on his escape path. on the side, a bunch of level-two horned pattern beasts followed. .......................................................................................... burning fury¡¯s camp was in chaos. people on the walls were ready to fight. brother bao stood there solemnly and looked at the zombies and monsters outside. only young master yun could understand ye zhongming¡¯s words before he left. who was old jia? young master yun¡¯s uncle and father stayed in burning rage¡¯s camp. meeting at old jia¡¯s place meant that burning rage base. he feared ye zhongming¡¯s strength but also envied his riches. brother bao thought that he would have someone he could rely on. that was because he wasn¡¯t ye zhongming¡¯s match and would just listen to instructions. but now, that young man went to that giant wheel. along with him were those ying city bosses and that strong soul merchant. would he be alive? those allies that helped him fight soul merchant in the meeting hall were allies then, but they were enemies now. he was strong, but could he fight so many of them? ying city¡¯s mutated lifeforms had become hot-tempered and explosive for some reason. could burning rage exist after all this? all of this made him a little worried. ¡°boss, look!¡± one of his men pointed ahead and saw a team moving toward their base. a hundred people formed them, but they were all survivors. many of them held grey weapons. which team could have so many evolved? ¡°the leader is a girl?¡± girl? brother bao was stunned. was it sha sha who disappeared after she left the meeting hall? when this team appeared under the walls and told brother bao to open the gates, that woman was sha sha from the ranked 20th sha sha battle squad. brother bao hesitated but still told his men to let them in. ¡°captain sha sha, this...¡± brother bao got off the walls and saw sha sha covered in blood. even in such a situation, this woman¡¯s body was still fiery. ¡°brother bao, sorry for disturbing you; i am here to wait for someone.¡± wait for someone? brother bao glanced at young master yun, who walked over and understood. ¡°you knew boss ye long ago?¡± sha sha and young master yun greeted each other, ¡°not long ago.¡± ¡°then you are here because?¡± brother bao didn¡¯t know this woman and boss ye¡¯s relationship. sha sha smiled and looked at the shining light in the distance, ¡°of course, it is to follow boss ye. there is something brother bao doesn¡¯t know. if you follow boss ye, you will have good food. am i right, young master yun?¡± young master yun laughed and felt like this woman¡¯s smile was alluring. when the three spoke, a person appeared on the east wall. only when he showed himself did the guards spot him. ¡°yes, boss.¡± young master yun was delighted and ran over with brother bao and sha sha. ¡°boss, are we going to do something huge?¡± young master yun was excited. for some reason, he felt his boss was born for the big occasions. he smiled. of course, he was going to do something huge. but he couldn''t do it alone because his team wasn¡¯t there. he needed helpers. but he couldn¡¯t find random people. besides young master yun, whom he still trusted, brother bao and sha sha weren¡¯t respected by him yet. especially brother bao. he found out from old jia and young master yun¡¯s father about his evil actions. this made his impression of them much worse. ¡°let¡¯s rest and then think about what to do next.¡± young master yun followed ye zhongming to where his father and uncle stayed. brother bao had given them a decent apartment. after entering the apartment, ye zhongming¡¯s calmness was gone, and what replaced it was seriousness. the appearance of the poppy wheel was an excellent chance to get stronger. ye zhongming was not willing to give up after spinning only three times. on his way back, he was devising a plan. but he needed some external help. young master yun was a critical point. ¡°you might die next. are you willing to do it?¡± ye zhongming looked at this once arrogant rich kid. ¡°of course!¡± he didn¡¯t hesitate and slapped his chest to promise, ¡°just instruct me. if i frown, my name is not young master yun.¡± ¡°what are you even saying?¡± his father stared at him. he and old jia were both evolved and knew their son was following a solid three-star evolved. even brother bao had to lower his head before him, so he feared his son would offend him. ¡°hehe.¡± he smiled and touched his bald head. since ye zhongming said that he didn¡¯t like his colorful hair, he cut it off. ¡°since that is the case, then good.¡± ye zhongming passed two things to young master yun, ¡°learn them.¡± young master yun lowered his head and was stunned. Chapter 282: Lying Transformer chapter 282: lying transformer n0velusb.c0m young master yun lowered his head and looked at the two things in his hands. one was a potion, and the other was a job scroll. ¡°boss...¡± young master yun was touched. this was not something he had felt in a long time. the last time he felt a sour tinge in his nose was when he saw a man marrying his sick girlfriend in a hospital room. that night, the two of them took their lives together. he knew his boss needed his help, so he gave him one two-star evolution potion and one job scroll. but did one have to give you things just because he needed your help? young master yun, a boss before, knew that sometimes you needed cannon fodder but didn¡¯t need to give the cannon fodder anything. especially today. although young master yun didn¡¯t know what his boss would do, he knew that what his boss got might not be more valuable than the things in his hands. the boss didn¡¯t treat him as cannon fodder. he wanted to develop him. this was why young master yun was touched. this trust was scarce, especially in the apocalypse, where you would even betray your father. he knew that ye zhongming didn¡¯t have any two-star potions. this bottle should be one he got by spinning the level-two mutated monsters that he killed along the way. young master yun knew how dangerous that was. when his father and old jia saw those two items, they knew how precious they were. they were happy that young master yun found such a boss. indeed. maybe his son would have to risk his life, but which person in the apocalypse wasn¡¯t? sometimes, even if you wanted to risk your life, you needed to be able to do so. ¡°only after learning it can you help me learn it.¡± ye zhongming patted his shoulder. young master yun took in a deep breath and injected the potion. his body started to shift, and his skin and bones had a ripping pain, but that disappeared quickly. what remained was the feeling of being filled with strength. two-star! to get a job, young master yun and his team gave up on the chance to evolve to higher levels. who knew that he would become a two-star evolved so quickly? young master yun then used the job scroll and obtained the job- lying transformer. ye zhongming got this job from peace country¡¯s old yuan. young master yun and sha sha both saw what it was then. lying transformer was a job with a prefix, just like ye zhonngming¡¯s glory smith and light seal blademaster. this should be a strong job. but it was a job that no one was willing to learn. maybe that old yuan was laughing at ye zhongming. as the name suggested, this job allowed the user to transform. but after transforming, one¡¯s aura, appearance, actions, etc., would be the same as what you changed into. there was no difference, just that you didn¡¯t have the same strength. if the two-star evolved young master yun learned this, he would have one job skill: transform. if he used it, he would become a level-four mutated lifeform two levels above him. he would have the same appearance but not the strength. his two-star strength would disappear, and he would become a flower pot. he could use the skill to become a five-star when he reached three-star. continuing this, he could transform into a nine-star being if he reached seven-star. the being shown at each stage was random and would be fixed when one used it again. after you used the skill, you would still transform into the living being that you turned into the first time. although this job couldn¡¯t use an upgrade scroll, you could turn into strong monsters but didn¡¯t have any strength at all. you were like a bubble that could be easily burst. there was a reason why many people weren¡¯t willing to learn this job. old yuan traded it because he didn¡¯t want such a useless job. but how could a job with a prefix be genuinely useless? if one just looked at the job scroll and didn¡¯t learn it, one wouldn¡¯t know what secrets this job had. in his last life, many people knew about it, but no one knew now. the lying transformer was weak at the start. it was so weak that even an average person could kill you once you used it. the thing you transformed into could only scare people. but if you could find the being that you transformed into, kill it, get its blood, and then get its crystal, then you would have the ability of that species. the moment you find the real species, this job¡¯s hidden skill, life pillage, will appear to help the user gain an actual ability. after that, the job user could experience how terrifying it was. think about it. a four-star job evolved having the ability of a six-star evolved after using the skill; how overpowered would that be? if it was seven-star? of course, you had first to kill the relative mutated lifeform. but no matter what, one shouldn¡¯t underestimate this job. young master yun saw the job introduction and smiled after he understood it. he wasn¡¯t afraid that this job was weak. with his boss, he could make all his transformed species into actual beings and increase his strength. the current young master yun had the swamp wizard and lying transformer jobs. along with his two-star strength, his combat strength significantly increased. seeing his son''s happiness, young master yun¡¯s father and uncle knew that this kid received something good, and they felt delighted for him. young master yun was eager to see what he could transform into. ye zhongming was speechless. he still needed to find some helpers. young master yun looked strong but wasn¡¯t, and he couldn¡¯t be of full help. .............................................................................. ¡°i knew you would come.¡± sha sha was waiting for ye zhongming and was not surprised when he came to find her. ¡°what do you need.¡± this woman was as direct as in the last life. ye zhongming waved, ¡°what else, naturally, to risk your life.¡± ¡°benefits?¡± this woman was the same as in the last life. ¡°white weapons, two of them.¡± sha sha jumped up from the bed. brother bao prepared for her and invited ye zhongming to continue. ¡°boss ye is so stingy. do you think i am easy to bully just because i am a woman? don¡¯t think that i didn¡¯t sense young master yun evolving! if you are so insincere, then forget it.¡± ye zhongming knew sha sha wasn¡¯t easy to deal with, so he smiled, ¡°what do you want?¡± ¡°three-star evolution potion!¡± ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°impossible. not to mention whether or not i can get one; even if i did, i will give it to my men.¡± ¡°then.. what if i become your man? will you consider me?¡± sha sha got close, and her fragrance wrapped around his body. her voice was soft, and it made one¡¯s skin tingle. ¡°will you?¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t get affected at all. he understood her. if her personality didn¡¯t change, she wouldn¡¯t abandon her team. as expected, she scoffed and moved away. ¡°depends on my team¡¯s losses, double compensation.¡± this price was decent. if things went well, her losses would be low, and the compensation wouldn¡¯t be much. if her losses were huge, then it was tough to evaluate. ye zhongming thought about it and agreed. ¡°now that is better.¡± sha sha was in a good mood and very confident towards ye zhongming, ¡°boss ye, don¡¯t blame me for being practical. i am an ugly woman, and no one likes me. thus, everything is based on interests.¡± ¡°are you ugly?¡± ye zhongming saw her when her birthmark was light, and he couldn¡¯t see it if he didn¡¯t pay attention. in this life, as she evolved, that birthmark would disappear. ¡°am i not? it would be better if this were on my body.¡± every woman wanted to be beautiful, so she was no exception. she touched her face and sighed. his heart went soft, and he said instinctively, ¡°doesn¡¯t your stomach have one? that one is nice.¡± he turned around and left quickly. a moment later, she screamed. ¡°ye zhongming, you pervert!¡¯ Chapter 283: Zhao Xingmei vs Zhang Dalong chapter 283: zhao xingmei vs zhang dalong there were many tired-looking survivors in a shopping mall beside the city center. these people belonged to the ying city bosses who had joined the trading event. the first-floor hall of this vast shopping mall was filled with survivors. ¡°what is the situation?¡± star beauty company¡¯s manager, li liancheng, asked old li who was out to scout. as the boss of fierce roar battle squad, old li didn¡¯t have many chances to head out to scout. with his driver job, he could use a bicycle like a motorcycle. he was a natural scout. old li drank some water and cursed, ¡°let¡¯s not talk about it; you don¡¯t know what that giant wheel is like. those zombies and mutated lifeforms surrounded that place. there is no chance for us to spin for anything.¡± hearing old li say that, someone asked, ¡°those monsters aren¡¯t fighting one another?¡± survivors living in ying city had seen these monsters fight one another. that was more intense than when humans had wars. ¡°no.¡± he smiled, and then his expression collapsed, ¡°they were fighting, but then they stopped.¡± ¡°old li, can you tell us everything at once?¡± lei dongbao and his teen mercenary group were strong, and their rankings had been improving, so they weren¡¯t afraid of fierce roar battle squad. old li glanced at him, and killing intent flashed, ¡°that is because... some bosses appeared.¡± everyone looked at old li and waited for him to continue. ¡°a giant flying beast appeared from the east, which looked similar to a western dragon but wasn¡¯t so huge. its wings are around 50 meters long and 20 meters high when it stands up. but it is fierce and would often consume other monsters.¡± ¡°the crystal on its forehead is blue in color.¡± everyone sucked in a cold breath when they heard. the strongest monster in ying city was a green level-four, which the elites found hard to deal with. a blue-crystal monster appeared. that was level five? there were a few hundred people in the hall. when they heard blue-level, it was also a substantial new breed; everyone was silent. ¡°haiz.¡± old li sighed, ¡°i didn¡¯t dare to get close, so i looked from afar. apart from this black ugly dragon, the south is occupied by a bunch of rats.¡± ¡°mutated rats?¡± a survivor blinked, ¡°how strong can they be?¡± old li stared and then said, ¡°level four.¡± they heaved a sigh of relief, but he suddenly said, ¡°but there are hundreds of level-three, thousand level-two, level one... i couldn¡¯t count them all.¡± everyone tried to imagine such scenes and felt a chill down their spine. the rats were now a huge problem, and they relied on their numbers to win. survivors had to avoid them. but this was the first time they had seen such a high-level rat. ¡°are you afraid?¡± old li laughed and said, ¡°that level-four rat is as big as a 7-8-year-old kid, and he looked like a human. it would even walk on two legs and sit on its butt. what is infuriating is that it has an army. i...¡± old li didn¡¯t know what else to say, so he could only curse. ¡°that black dragon might look like it is only level five, but many monsters surround it. even then, it didn¡¯t dare to find trouble with those rats. this rat controlled the other mutated lifeforms.¡± ¡°boss li, hearing your tone, there are more?¡± ¡°of course!¡± he swallowed his saliva, ¡°what i will say is the weirdest part.¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°zombies occupy the west. do you know what i saw? i saw that they have a group of leaders!¡± ah? everyone didn¡¯t believe it. high-level zombies did have some intelligence, but everyone did not believe that they knew how to work with one another. ¡°i have no reason to lie to you. the number of level-four zombies is this number.¡± he reached out four fingers. ¡°four level-four? so strong!¡± many people understood why the zombies and mutated beings wouldn¡¯t fight one another. the three sides were of similar strength, so they couldn¡¯t do much with one another. ¡°what i find harder to understand is that i saw two beautiful women in this leadership team.¡± ¡°impossible!¡± ¡°old li, are you joking? how will there be women in a bunch of zombies?¡± ¡°right, do your eyes have a problem? you saw how we were chased out today. are humans and zombies working together? the humans would get eaten.¡± old li didn¡¯t get mad even though they didn¡¯t believe him, ¡°i knew you wouldn¡¯t believe me. i didn¡¯t believe it at first, so i got closer to take a look. the black-haired woman was a zombie! i have never seen such a beautiful zombie...¡± he looked above, and a woman in a beige shirt stood on the second floor. ¡°keke, of course, isn¡¯t as beautiful as boss star beauty, but she is beautiful.¡± old li didn¡¯t dare to offend two people in ying city. one was bai feng, who was severely injured. the other was this star beauty company¡¯s ceo. ¡°what level?¡± ¡°level three, but they would evolve to level four soon. she has a level-three black cat in her arms.¡± ¡°the other?¡± the group was very interested in what he was saying and asked. ¡°the other has red hair, which i said was human. i saw clearly that she didn¡¯t have crystals! she didn¡¯t, so she is human!¡± they started to debate. a group didn¡¯t believe what he said. they didn¡¯t think humans would work with zombies as the two should be enemies. some believed him. they felt like abnormal things were expected during the apocalypse, so it wasn¡¯t weird that a human was working with zombies. some people even quarreled because of that. ¡°kuang!¡± a leg was slammed onto a decorative glass pillar, and the considerable strength broke the pillar. ¡°what is the point in all this nonsense!¡± a strong guy stood up. just the height alone was enough to put pressure on everyone. ¡°we just want to spin the wheel, so can¡¯t we get a solution?¡± his voice caused the hall to shake. ¡°also, what is the point of you acting cool up there? either you come down and discuss, or you scram!¡± his words caused a huge reaction. people from star beauty company stood up and faced off against this guy¡¯s men. the woman on the second floor looked down calmly. when they stopped fighting, she said slowly. ¡°you missed out on one thing.¡± her voice sounded nice. her body moved, and she jumped from above. she didn¡¯t make a sound, and her knee didn¡¯t even bend. if she were slower, she would be floating down and not jumping. ¡°these mutated lifeforms should be trying to get something we don¡¯t know about.¡± she walked to that guy and asked, ¡°also, who are you?¡± he touched his head and smiled, ¡°i am zhang dalong!¡± ¡°after this matter, i will kill you.¡± he laughed, ¡°after this matter, i will f*** you.¡± Chapter 284: Evil Dragon Yangos chapter 284: evil dragon yangos ye zhongming prepared for two days before heading out. he had rehearsed his plan and tried to make everything perfect. although he knew things weren¡¯t going exactly like his plan, it was best to prepare for more situations. as for accidents, that was unavoidable. plans would often have to change. he also created many grey weapons besides planning and considering many situations. he equipped both sha sha and burning rage¡¯s warriors. some ordinary people even got grey blades or spears. these two factions were delighted but also discovered that this young guy was a three-star evolved and a smith! in the apocalypse, smiths and alchemists had a perfect life. if a team had such a person, they would get much stronger. brother bao even felt like burning rage had gotten back to the strength they had before his son died! this was the confidence that the equipment brought him. as a result, ye zhongming consumed a lot of mental energy. he didn¡¯t hold back on crystals at this stage and used them to recover. during those two days, the two factions would head out to hunt. they worked together and trained their familiarity. they would also give the crystals to ye zhongming so that he could replenish energy. after two days, not only did he not lose out, the crystals he had even increased. of course, this didn¡¯t include the materials he had to spend. apart from preparing equipment for them, ye zhongming sent people to scout. although zombies and monsters surrounded the area and couldn¡¯t get close, they could still find some news. like how many mutated lifeforms were in the area and how many there would be when they made their move. like which mutated lifeforms had left and which paths or buildings were empty. ye zhongming marked all of this on a map, and his plan changed as all these small things were chased. but one thing gave him a headache. he hadn¡¯t scouted anything about the wheel. this made him use his experience to model the situations that he might face. when everything was prepared, and they would head out, ye zhongming brought the team to a planned location. he had to scout the core location himself. on the third morning, ye zhongming and the two teams headed out¡ª400 of them. three hundred were evolved, and 80 were two-star evolved. their strength was quite good. although they looked similar to ye zhongming¡¯s cloud peak team, their job and coordination couldn¡¯t compare to ye zhongming¡¯s core squad. but the situation was unique, and that was all they could do. the wheel didn¡¯t flash once during those two days, meaning no one spun it. mutated lifeforms should occupy that place. the closer he got, the more mutated lifeforms he met. although the team tried to avoid the zombie hordes, they faced many mutated lifeforms. while fighting, the team got close to the wheel. further forward were the zombie and monster hordes. if they didn¡¯t plan it out, they would get drowned instantly. ye zhongming could only arrange for the team to be in a hotel¡¯s cold room and then leave alone. he had to head over to take a look. if this was a normal situation, he could find a high building to look from if the weather was good. but the tall buildings were all occupied by flying beasts. even if a two-star evolved headed up, they wouldn¡¯t be able to return. ye zhongming had to do these personally. he thought about the geography and chose a decently high building that could see the wheel from a slight angle. when ye zhongming entered, he met a few zombies he killed quickly. when he reached the door to the roof, he heard the sound of wings flapping. he used moon edge to slice the gaps around the door. he chose to slash the door and not push it open. he was sure that this rusty metal door would make a sound if he pushed it, even if he did so softly. he pushed the tilting door and carefully placed it on the side of the stairs. in front of moon edge, rusty metal was no different from tofu. a few mutated bats were on the roof''s side and glancing below. ye zhongming didn¡¯t make a move right away. he noticed that this was the bats¡¯ nest. from the amount and color of their poop, there were only a few of them. he moved. he pressed his hands onto the ground to send himself shooting forward. he wasn¡¯t swift, but that reduced the sound of him dashing through the air. moon edge had already sliced their bodies apart when the few level-two bats noticed. he kept a few crystals and materials and then looked towards the poppy wheel. he felt nervous. that was because he saw yangos. yangos wasn¡¯t a human but a beast. a western dragon that people named in his last life. after mutated lifeforms evolved to a high level, apart from looks, their intelligence was similar to humans. many high-level beings could speak and communicate with humans, too. of course, they discussed food. the outcome was often either you die or i die. some smarter ones did many things. if they killed strong humans, they would be named. in his last life, this monster resembling a dragon in the west killed a famous nine-star human and occupied a dungeon. even the dungeon lord had to bow down in front of it. thus, it got the name yangos. yangos. a presence that was a nightmare. ye zhognming didn¡¯t expect that he would bump into this dragon in this life. moreover, this fellow was level-five. his evolution speed was too quick. ye zhongming felt like this needed to be fixed. this evil dragon could crush all other lifeforms in ying city. if it didn¡¯t leave, then what could he do? apart from the pressure of this dragon, ye zhongming looked towards two areas. one was the mutated animals, and in the middle were the rats. the other area was a bunch of zombies. some level-four zombies were surrounded, and they were the kings. ye zhongming looked on quietly, looking for a chance to spin and leave safely. but no matter what, all plans were useless without absolute strength. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming felt a little disappointed. yangos¡¯s appearance meant that the situation was out of his control. the violent yangos flew to the wheel and flapped its wings to strike the wheel. it roared and caused the ground to shake! Chapter 285: Body full of treasures chapter 285: body full of treasures fire lit up, and ye zhongming knew that this was yangos. it seemed like this dragon couldn¡¯t control his urge to get the red blood and attacked the wheel. unfortunately, it couldn¡¯t be destroyed; other species couldn¡¯t use it apart from humans, so all that was for nothing. but ye zhongming was still shocked by yangos¡¯s strength. this fellow was already so strong at level five. not only could he spit out flames, but his body had also reached an unbelievable level. as compared to the last life, ye zhongming even felt like it was bigger. of course, this might be because he saw yangos on the ground in this life while he saw him in the air in his last life. but be it last life or this, ye zhongming felt helpless against this evil dragon. however, due to the changes in his situation, ye zhongming was greedy when he looked at yangos. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m if he could kill it, not only could he get a five-star crystal. yangos¡¯s body was all treasure. dragon leather and dragon scales were one of the best materials for armor. it was challenging and defensive. it also had a strong defense against elemental damage. dragon eyes were as useful as job upgrade scrolls for some job users with eye-related jobs. when such job users reached a high level, they would search for dragon eyes to increase their job ability. moreover, dragon eyes were also good stat stones. many jobs would use it to increase the stats of their equipment. dragon horns were the base materials for many weapons. the famous dragon horn sword was made from dragon horns. even if you used the lowest recipe, as long as you added dragon horns, the weakest weapon would be green. it was often purple and above. dragon claws were the best enchanting materials. if a smith got such a thing and used it in equipment, its sharpness would significantly increase. if one enchanted a bullet with the dragon claw, then even a level-seven mutated lifeform had to be afraid. dragon blood, as mentioned in legends. it would increase their recovery and skin toughness if humans bathed in it. although it wasn¡¯t as overpowered as in legends, one could reach a metallic stage. weapons that were green and below wouldn¡¯t be able to harm you. dragon flesh was similar to evolution potions and could improve the body. the strongest silver dragon and golden dragon meat would give one a dragon body. like the indestructible body that a giant dragon had, one would have huge strength. dragon tendons and beards were two top materials. whip and ropes were best for such material. their wings could be made into tools that allowed humans to fly. dragon brain was great for increasing mental energy. as for the most precious dragon crystal, it had many effects, so one wasn¡¯t sure what it was exactly. killing dragons was a rare occurrence. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know anyone who killed dragons. of course, there were the dragon eggs, but that was rarer than the dragon crystals. if one had a dragon rider job and got an egg, it would activate a new skill. it allowed one to hatch the egg and become a dragon rider. anyways, the dragon¡¯s body was covered in treasures, and he was someone who could make use of them. the strong yangos was nine-star in his last life and was now level-five. if he weren¡¯t greedy, then he wouldn¡¯t be someone who lived in the apocalypse. but ye zhongming knew he couldn¡¯t kill this fellow with his current strength, so he felt some regret. yangos caused some chaos. this fellow was a level-five monster and was the highest level here. although it was a little afraid of the monsters and zombie factions and didn¡¯t dare to attack them, the two factions didn¡¯t dare to attack it either. as yangos was so strong, venting its frustration was something everyone had to accept. ye zhongming looked before deciding to leave. if this continued, unless he could evolve to five-star and had a team of three-star evolved, only then could he solve this situation. if not, all plans and thoughts would be useless. en? he turned around and saw dozens of people abseiling down from a building. it wasn¡¯t soul merchant, and it wasn¡¯t people from ying city. these people landed at the back of the mutated animals and attacked from there. what did they want to do? ye zhongming switched a spot as it was easier to see things from there. they were strong, and one could tell that they were all evolved. moreover, a quarter of them were two-star. these humans were swiftly killing the mutated animals. before they could react, they climbed back up from the ropes and arrived on the roof before they could fight back. there was a giant trampoline there. they jumped to another roof and then left. seeing more monsters gather there, ye zhongming was even more confused. kill once and then leave? they didn¡¯t even want the crystals? this... did they want to do that? just like what he guessed, there was some commotion from the back of the faction that yangos led. but due to the angle, ye zhongming couldn¡¯t see it and could only deduce from what he saw from the front. at the same time, humans appeared behind the zombies. there were more here than those who attacked the mutated monsters. battle exploded. these humans were strong and sliced into the zombie horde. but they were ordered, and the moment the zombies turned around, they started to retreat. they retreated towards... the monsters chased after the humans. ye zhongming knew that the ying city factions might have joined hands to try to cause chaos in the three factions. but if there was chaos, could they get close to the wheel? yangos was there! even if ye zhongming, bai feng, and demon gold worked together, he couldn¡¯t even take a hit from this evil dragon. suddenly, a bright glow shot out from a building at yangos¡¯s huge body. with ye zhongming¡¯s eyesight, he could see that it was an arrow wrapped up in light. it should be from a job user. it was really strong and was the strongest move of an intermediate archer. yangos, who was venting his energy, was sneak attacked and enraged. its scales stood on their ends, flapping its wings towards that building. as for that arrow that shot towards it, yangos flapped its wings and was knocked aside. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. diversion? as expected, when yangos left, he saw the well cap of one of the tunnels opening up¡ªa few people charged toward the wheel. ye zhongming jumped from the roof. for every two floors he fell, he would use his blade to stop his fall and reduce his momentum. a moment later, he was at the bottom of the building. even a three-star evolved body would numb after jumping from a high floor. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have time to stretch his legs and dashed towards the wheel. these humans were bold. their plan was okay, but they didn¡¯t put in enough effort. they didn''t cause a big enough commotion. if ye zhongming was in charge and everyone listened to him, they would have a chance. but now ye zhongming knew that they would fail. that was because-- these mutated lifeforms weren¡¯t so stupid. they were waiting for humans to enter. ye zhongming had to take this chance to get close and see if he had a chance when these monsters were fighting for the blood. the wheels¡¯ light lit up the sky, and the humans were excited. they got the potion region and lit up that three-star potion! ka ka. ear-piercing laughter spread out. a few people turned around and saw a baby-sized mutated rat laughing. its head had an eye-piercing green crystal. a red liquid dripped out from the wheel and gave off a fragrance. an arm-thick red tail shot from behind the rat like a spear pierced a human''s eyes. behind the wheel were many weird-looking level-four zombies staring viciously at the humans. a moment later, the wheel was covered in blood. ye zhongming was a few dozen meters away from the wheel. he killed two zombies and used their blood to paint his body. he glanced out and saw the few humans being murdered. yangos returned to the wheel and flapped its wings. it gave the rat king and the few zombies a teasing gaze. a few faction heads were facing off above the evolution blood. ye zhongming looked quietly at the few mutated lifeforms and the three-star potion tossed aside. a hand landed on the potion. ye zhongming followed the needle up and saw its master. i... damn... Chapter 286: Meeting red-hair again chapter 286: meeting red-hair again red hair... ye zhongming was stunned. he couldn¡¯t imagine that he would see red hair here. wasn¡¯t it dead? be it the soul pearl or his blood couldn¡¯t save her. but why was she still alive and had no mental connection with him? ye zhongming recalled what he felt before he entered the dungeon. he only felt familiar, so he didn¡¯t think about this. now he realized that it was because of red hair. there seemed to be some connection between them, but it also felt like there wasn¡¯t any. the current red hair was different from before. her red skin was previously rough and had a grey-white color, as if she was sick. her eyes were blood red, and she looked tired. she gave off a dark and sunken aura, and her movement was stiff like a puppet/ but now, although her skin still had a pale grayish color, she was not very much different from an average person. although her eyes had some blood, it wasn¡¯t so dense. her movement was fluid, and there was no hesitation at all. her motion to bend her waist to get the potion was not stiff at all, and it was very natural. compared to when ye zhongming left, she was more like a human and not a puppet that was man-made. she picked up the three-star potion and paused before looking towards ye zhongming. their gazes intersected, and there was an explosion. it was as if something had blown up, causing their eyes to turn white. many memories that didn¡¯t belong to him appeared in his mind. many of it was being chased in the darkness, and the other was fighting with someone. that person also had a strong mutated black cat. weird plants appeared in his mind. a soul that belonged to this plant roamed in this gray space. when needed, it would attack and listen to orders to fight. red hair was stunned, and her expression stiffened up. new things appeared in her mind, too. these things weren¡¯t memories, but they concerned her evolution, her getting stronger, and it was related to her lifespan! only when a hand was placed on her body did she wake up. she turned her head and saw that the talking lady had worked with her to get energy while also craving her head. she turned around and left a deep gaze. the mutated rat king was making sounds. yangos was circling above, and its expression was less fierce than before. the few level-four zombie kings also exchanged motions. one could tell that the three factions were discussing something. that discussion became a fight when the talking lady and red hair returned to this group. talking lady was a zombie, so she knew how the other zombies communicated. her voice became more emotional, but they got in return was yangos¡¯s furious roar and the mutated rat king¡¯s screams. the three factions had calmed back down. the humans thought their plan would succeed, but because of the kings of the three factions, it failed. the monster faction and mutated animal faction suddenly glared at the zombie faction. this caused the zombie horde to be uneasy. some zombies and mutated animals even started fighting. talking lady and red hair expressed something and also told the few level-four kings about what was happening. but they looked at each other and chose to be silent. yangos and the rat king made weird sounds. a level-three mutated zombie moved up from behind and swallowed that drop of blood. a red light shone in its body, even brighter than when the wheel spun. this rat¡¯s body had a huge change and was much more significant. fangs grew in its mouth, and its tail became thicker and longer. its grey fur became as sharp as needles. the crystal on its head turned from black to green. n0v¦Ålusb.c0m the mutated rat evolved to level four. the mutated rat that obtained the power was a little stunned. the rat king slapped it and smacked it far away. then, it stretched its tail and wrapped its neck to grab it near to it. a fierce light flashed in this new level-four rat¡¯s eyes, but it saw the killing intent from the king and curled up beneath its feet. its sharp nose rubbed the king¡¯s belly to make it happy. yangos roared, and the rat king replied. the monsters and mutated animals retreated from the wheel and returned to their original positions. the standoff against the zombies was over. the rat king and yangos had reached an agreement, but the agreement excluded the zombies. talking lady and red hair opposed, but the few zombies didn¡¯t know why and allowed this situation to occur. the few zombie kings ordered the zombies to return, and they entered the zombie horde, leaving talking lady and red hair alone. but these two human-looking beings, whom old li thought were humans, didn¡¯t have good facial expressions. red hair glanced at the previous position, and its master was gone. she lowered her head, and her face was covered in her hair. she thought about it long before communicating with the talking lady. .................. ye zhongming was a little distracted when he returned. red hair¡¯s appearance changed what he knew about the apocalypse. seeing him return, young master yun, sha sha, and brother bao came to ask about the operation. but what he told them was to wait. ye zhongming sat down and thought about the problem. he searched for the connection, but it was intermittent. he didn¡¯t know why, thus, he decided to head out and prove it in his way. ye zhongming spent half a day out and found someone on the verge of death. he found a quiet place and started to create a puppet. he did think about creating one more, but the lack of level-two crystals delayed him. as his team and he improved, the zombies weren¡¯t needed. blood pond, level-two zombie crystal, and a person on the verge of dying... same as when he created red hair, this male zombie was slowly forming. after a while, the blood in the pool was absorbed, and this new iron zombie stepped out of the pond. it stood before ye zhongming, and this zombie¡¯s connection was clear. ¡°i... hate... it.¡± ye zhongming turned around, and moon edge shot out, pointing at the lifeform that got close to him. Chapter 287: Working with his own puppet chapter 287: working with his own puppet ye zhongming felt complicated when he looked at red hair. red hair didn¡¯t see his blade. she opened her mouth and still found it hard to speak. ¡°i hate, it.¡± her tone was firm and stubborn. she looked at the zombie beside ye zhongming with some hate. he placed his blade down. he was shocked by this zombie that had its thoughts. her lips curled like she was happy because of what ye zhongming did, but her facial muscles were stiff, so she didn¡¯t smile. she even blinked. ye zhongming swore that he didn¡¯t see her blink at all. red hair ran across ye zhongming and grabbed the new zombie before biting its neck. ye zhongming moved but didn¡¯t stop her. while she sucked its blood, the connection between them recovered. just like when the red hair was created, their connection became a bridge connecting the mysterious mental world. but that connection was equal, unlike before when she was his subordinate. the male zombie was very quickly turned into a dry corpse. red hair pushed, and it fell into the blood pond. ¡°i, don¡¯t, like, it.¡± she repeated her thoughts and expressed her emotions. like a kid fighting for attention, ¡°but it, can. let me, get, strength.¡± those words were slightly smoother. this meant that she was used to communicating like this. she saw that her hair was longer, and it was now past her waist. at the same time, he felt like her strength had increased. his iron zombie had become her nutrients. ¡°you saved me.¡± those four words sounded smooth. ye zhongming was shocked. red hair referred to how he pulled her from a pile of dead people to turn her into a zombie. who knew that red hair not only had intelligence but she had memories? ¡°thank, you.¡± she passed something over. n0velusb.c0m it was the three-star potion. if other people knew that a puppet whose connection was lost took a three-star potion that could cause all factions in ying city to fight one another to thank her previous master, what would their expressions be like? seeing that ye zhongming didn¡¯t take it right away, red hair was confused and thought that he didn¡¯t like it. she got close, and her body had a slight blood scent; she said word by word, ¡°i like, you, don¡¯t, like, it. this is, for you, not it.¡± she pointed at the male zombie she killed, and ye zhongming didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°this, thank you.¡± ye zhongming caught the potion and said. she smiled. this was the first time he sized her up. she was a wonderful woman. her age was unverifiable due to her rebirth and experiences, but ye zhongming saw her before at the base and knew she was around 20. but this woman had become something that ye zhongming didn¡¯t know. was it lucky or not? ¡°do you... remember the past?¡± ye zhongming was curious. what kind of state was she in? did she have her human memories or her zombie memories after? she frowned and didn¡¯t understand his question. ¡°i, want, circle, big, red.¡± red hair decided not to think about it at all and said the reason why she found him. he understood what she meant. that red liquid was also helpful for her. ¡°i saw talking lady and you together; she is that black-haired zombie.¡± red hair thought about it and nodded, ¡°she, work together, want red, i hate her, want to eat her. i don¡¯t want to eat you, i, like you.¡± to hear something you didn¡¯t know was human or ghost say that they liked you, even if you knew they didn¡¯t mean it, it still made him uncomfortable. he thought about the three factions and guessed it was because talking lady and red hair knew how valuable the blood was for them. they had strong mental energy and communicated with the few level-four zombie kings. they were willing to let them join to strengthen their faction. but yangos and the rat king worked together, and the zombie king retreated. this made the two of them very unhappy, so they searched for ye zhongming to get him to work together. one had to say that the two of them were brilliant. ye zhongming found a place to sit, and he started to think. mutated lifeforms would allow him to spin the wheel, but they would kill him after he turned it. they weren¡¯t afraid of humans knowing their plan as the wheel was attractive. like flies to a fire, they could not only eat human evolved, they could also gain some evolution blood. each time they spun the wheel, evolution blood would be formed. the rat king and yangos must have agreed to share the spoils. once such a thing happened, red hair and talking lady would lose their chance to get the blood, as the other two factions wouldn¡¯t allow it. once zombies evolved to a high level, they would be more intelligent than other lifeforms. they were worried about fighting the other two factions and kept silent. after gaining intelligence, there were pros and cons. like now, if the zombie king was just level three, it might have just fought the other two factions. red hair found ye zhongming to work together. they would cover him to spin the wheel, and then he would help them to fight for the blood. the idea is good, but these two people were too simple. ¡°can you control a portion of the zombies?¡± red hair stood there when ye zhongming was thinking; it was as if she had just been created. ¡°no, we can¡¯t. we don¡¯t have that; let them listen.¡± red hair meant that talking lady and her couldn¡¯t make the zombies listen to them when the zombie kings were there. it was the same case, even if their mental energy was strong. moreover, strictly speaking, the two of them weren¡¯t pure zombies. they had weird evolutions. they wouldn''t have that natural prestige and threat even if they were on the same level as the zombie kings. ye zhongming looked at the three-star potion, and his eyes lit up. he raised his head and looked at red hair¡¯s human-like face, ¡°if i ask you two to cause some influence on the zombies when needed and make some chaos, can you two do it?¡± red hair heard ye zhongming repeat several times and finally understood. she said that she could. ye zhongming smiled. ¡°then, let us do something huge.¡± Chapter 288: Small Factions working together chapter 288: small factions working together tong hu was brushing his teeth beside some sand. he had a problem with his teeth, but it was harder to find a dentist than a woman now, so he could only brush a few more times every day to reduce the pain. "damn, why does it still hurt after i evolve." the short tong hu smashed his toothbrush in rage and then tossed it out. his team and he used an incomplete apartment as their camp and tried to survive in ying city. as for the team''s name, he was too lazy to think, so he called it tong hu team. if they grew successful, it would then become tong hu battle squad. "tong hu!" a giant shout spread from behind him and shocked him. a woman who was a head taller and more muscular than him held a rice basin and walked out. "you only know how to brush your teeth. we have been out of rice for two days; go out to find some. so many people are following you and are hungry!" "look at how bad you look. after you fought the zombie horde, you were forced back and now can''t even get into the top 50 of the rankings. you can''t even find food now. are you even useful?" the woman, who was bigger than guys, placed her hands on her hip and scolded tong hu. many people in the building looked out and gloated. although such things would happen every day, seeing their boss get bullied made them happy. he continued to smile. this was his wife. during peacetime, he married into the family and was used to being shouted at. if his wife didn''t scold him daily, he would feel uncomfortable. "not easy. wife, you also know that the zombies seemed to have gone mad, and many went towards the city center. the others are around the city, so it is too dangerous to head out." tong hu smiled, "also, can you be softer, softer? what if you draw those disgusting things over..." "en?" she stared, and that terrified tong hu. "boss, someone is here." men panted as he ran over to report what happened. "he didn''t pass by?" tong hu squinted his eyes. he was still afraid of his dangerous wife. "no, he came here for us." "how many?" "en, three." tong hu''s wife slapped the guy, "only three, so why are you so nervous!" that sentry smiled. he didn''t get mad and even felt honored. "scram, scram, scram!" tong hu kicked this sentry away and smiled towards his wife, "little li, let''s go take a look?" "go!" she kicked the basin and then walked outside. tong hu followed. "sha sha?" n0v¦Ålusb.c0m tong hu was stunned when he saw the person. apart from benefiting from following the zombie horde from ying city, the two didn''t communicate much. "a girl?" tong hu''s wife looked at sha sha, who had a hot body, and then turned towards her husband. the danger in her eyes shot in all directions. tong hu waved to express that this had nothing to do with him. he smiled towards sha sha, "captain sha sha, congratulations on entering the top 20." top twenty? tong hu''s wife''s eyes lit up. she looked at her like she was looking at many potions. "all thanks to boss ye!" she greeted tong hu. she then made space for a young guy, "let me introduce; this is cloud peak''s boss ye." what?" tong hu stepped right before his wife and took out a blade. he looked like he was going to stab it right away. the woman saw her husband''s expression and knew this person was here to take revenge. she clenched her fist and wanted to help. she even started to shout. "men, they are here to find trouble!" ye zhongming frowned. although he understood why they would think that way, this reaction was too much. "you better make her shut up." he didn''t even move much, but he suddenly appeared before tong hu and pressed his hand onto his heart. tong hu''s wife wanted to shout, but she stopped. "that is more like it." ye zhongming''s finger didn''t move. he looked at the sweaty tong hu and said, "i heard that sha sha said that your character is still okay, which was why i am here. don''t force me to kill all of you." tong hu nodded. he felt like he had no way to resist this young man. he was only two-star evolved, but this guy was at least three-star... ye zhongming moved his finger away, which caused them to heave a sigh of relief. they then shouted for their men to retreat and not offend him./ tong hu smiled, "boss ye, what instructions do you have?" "not instructions, we... will work together." ........................ five days had passed since the poppy wheel appeared. some time had passed since the humans spun it as they feared the three factions. but all signs showed that the humans didn''t give up. more and more humans appeared outside of the range of the three factions. in an abandoned alcohol shop were many survivors. unlike those gathered in that shopping mall, these people weren''t from the top 50 factions. the bigger groups had a few dozen, while the smaller groups were just a dozen. but they had reached a considerable number and over a thousand of them. "burning rage, sha sha battle squad. one was top 20, and one is top 20 now. will they lead this operation?" "i am not sure. but i heard that guy would lead. do you see the guy standing alongside brother bao, sha sha, and tong hu?" "who?" "he is the boss of that holiday village in the suburbs, cloud peak''s boss." "oh, the faction that is ranked 40 who is quite strong. at least he is stronger than us." those people discussed softly. "quieten down!" brother bao walked over. although burning rage''s ranking fell, they were still an old faction, so people listened to him. "i think everyone knows why you are here. those who came agreed to join this operation. but we know how tough this is. those top 50 factions have failed so far. we are weaker than them, so we must think of a way. at the same time, everyone has to listen to orders." brother bao looked at the people and said firmly. "we will listen to you! brother bao!" . "what should we do?" people replied. those small factions didn''t think about the wheel. when they saw the situation, all of them gave up. there was no choice; they couldn''t even get a thousand meters close to the wheel. two days ago, someone found them to persuade them to join. these survivors weren''t fools to be able to survive until now. they knew they had to have a good commander to get something good this time. that was why none of them tried to fight for control. brother bao shook his head, "you don''t have to listen to me but cloud peak''s boss ye. you might not be familiar with his name, but you should know about the person who spun the wheel three times on the first day. that person is boss ye." ye zhongming walked over slowly. Chapter 289: Crazy sales chapter 289: crazy sales ye zhongming knew words were useless for people he didn''t know. people were more practical as this affected their lives. they wouldn''t risk their lives just because you said some things. what they needed was benefits. which was why ye zhongming thought of a perfect solution. sell equipment. apart from some stronger factions like tong hu''s team, where he had to make a trip, sha sha and brother bao went to get the other factions. n0velusb.c0m he used the time to craft vast amounts of equipment. this was why he raised the point that whoever joined in could purchase potions and equipment from him for a low price. one-star evolution potion for 70 one-star crystals. sixty one-star crystals for an immunity potion. one level-two crystal for a piece of grey equipment and a white blade needed 30 level-two crystals! if you didn''t have enough level-two crystals, you could use 20 and a thousand level-one crystals. or, you could use three level-three crystals to trade." after this price was announced, one could imagine the commotion it caused. . even brother bao, sha sha, and tong hu were tempted. "of course, as i have limited potions and equipment, each faction will buy according to how many people they have. with ten people as a unit, each unit can purchase one potion, one immunity potion, and a piece of grey equipment. every twenty person can purchase one white blade." ye zhongming looked down and said his rules. ye zhongming had a lot of one-star potions. in the new base and cleaning the area around cloud peak, he obtained many one-star potions and level-one crystals. with his overpowered basic elimination technique, he just needed to find a wheel that needed fewer crystals and could get one potion every 50-60 crystals. he was still earning when he sold them for 70 now. this was even after he sold some during the trading event and used nearly 10 thousand demon crystals on the wheel. if not, the amount of each he had would be far more shocking. grey weapons and equipment needed some level-one mutated lifeform materials and mental energy. one level-two crystal was a massive win for him. ye zhongming hesitated about selling the white moon edge and then decided. he wanted to sell because he wanted to tie everyone together with interests. he had to set a low price so these small factions felt like they won. the second reason was because he wanted to earn some money. that was because of his ability. the smith was one of the most profitable jobs. moreover, although he might not be the only one, he also had the rare elimination technique. the final reason was that this could increase their strength quickly. this would make them more useful in the upcoming battle, the same as ye zhongming helping himself. although they got stronger, they were still too weak. the stronger ones, like brother bao, his son, sha sha, tong hu, his wife, and the few elites, were two-star evolved. they needed to work together to kill a level-three lifeform, much less the level-four beings in the three factions. this gap was not something that a grey weapon could make up for. so, these people had to get weapons that could threaten high-level monsters. moon edge was one of those that had to be traded. moreover, from the profits, moon edge was among the best earners. what did he need to craft one moon edge? some metal, mental energy, and a level-two crystal. the price? ye zhongming set it at 30 level-two crystals. apart from the cost and half success rate, he could earn 28 level-two crystals. after all, metals were everywhere. as for mental strength, he just used a few level-one crystals to heal up. were 30 level-two crystals expensive? not at all; it was so cheap that it was free. how much did that white sword go for that day? one thousand level-one crystals; if you traded that for level-two, that was 100! ye zhongming''s price was less than a third! moreover, every faction had many level-two crystals to take some out. burning rage and sha sha battle squad needed level-two crystals, but they did have some level-three crystals. they didn''t have enough to spin the level-three wheel but could trade it for white weapons. just three were needed. no one expected ye zhongming to use such a move to increase the group''s cohesion. but undeniably, it was very useful. everyone couldn''t wait and wanted to trade for items. "this is only the start." ye zhongming''s following words made everyone excited. "i can''t promise that we can succeed and can''t promise how many of us will survive. but you think about it, even if you don''t join in, which of you aren''t risking your lives every day?" those words earned their recognition. right, it was the apocalypse. people fought to evolve and to eat. they hunted zombies and mutated lifeforms while defending against other humans. all of that needed them to risk their lives. since they risked their lives, why not try to get more? "but i can ensure that if we succeed, we will get much more than we have now. moreover, i use my life to promise that anyone who helps me today will be a friend of cloud peak. potions, equipment, resources, etc., can be bought from me cheaply. when you face problems you can''t solve, you can ask cloud peak for help. as long as it doesn''t hurt our interests, i will try my best to help you." "that is a promise from me, a three-star evolved, the boss of a faction, a smith." looking at the excited crowd, ye zhongming told everyone to raise the prepared equipment for him to sell. sha sha walked over to ye zhongming with the moon edge she had bought and locked her eyes on his face. she said, "pervert, i think that even if you don''t take the risk to spin the wheel if you have some time, you will still be the top in ying city." ye zhongming smiled. "only... only top in ying city?" Chapter 290: Ignition chapter 290: ignition intel was reported to ye zhongming so that he could decide what to do next. ye zhongming was impressed by these small factions. they might not have as many evolved as those large factions; they might not have the ability to kill level-three mutated lifeforms and even get stolen and bullied by those large factions. but they had their own style. for example, in terms of scouting. the methods they used were unheard of by ye zhongming. they could use buildings, tools, and geography. some small teams even used frequencies to scout. some had university students on their team. this intel allowed ye zhongming to understand what was happening near the wheel. moreover, he drew clear boundaries on the map. this was the edge of the three factions. ¡°boss ye, these groups are very active, and i think they are about to try things out. should we wait and then enjoy the spoils?¡± since ye zhongming suppressed tong hu, he was respectful towards him. the people he mentioned were the alliance comprised of the top 50 factions in ying city. those small faction members were excited since he learned that the large factions were working together and planning to spin the wheel. usually, they were all suppressed by those large factions. small factions even had their living spaces taken away from them. they were forced out of their familiar homes and made to find other places. in the apocalypse, a foreign environment might mean death. small factions might even get their items stolen and destroyed by those proud fellows. they relied on their faction to attack the small factions and even steal the crystals that they had. if they were unhappy, they would just kill them. when they wanted to spin the wheels occupied by the large factions, those factions would extort them. such a thing often happened. anyways, the small factions didn¡¯t like the big factions at all. now that everyone was working together, although their goal wasn¡¯t to attack those big factions, their final goal was the same. everyone knew that this was a competition. it would be fantastic if they could do what those big factions couldn¡¯t. this proved that they weren¡¯t weaker than those people. the reason why there was a gap was because they weren¡¯t as lucky. thus, the small faction alliance was pumped up and wanted to prove themselves. their confidence had reached a whole new level, especially after gaining those evolution potions and shining weapons. morale grew higher in this situation, which was better than expected. ¡°no.¡± he shook his head, ¡°we will take the initiative.¡± take initiative? ye zhongming was everyone¡¯s focus. the faction bosses sat next to ye zhongming. they were shocked after hearing what he said. the best way was to kill and steal, so why did they want to stand out? ye zhongming knew that he had to rely on these people. at the same time, these people had to adapt to the apocalypse. the apocalypse felt like a battle to the death, but judgment was critical. ¡°these mutated lifeforms are waiting for the evolution blood. they can¡¯t get it themselves and need help.¡± many people nodded. that was true. the faction alliance had done such a thing before, but the outcome wasn¡¯t good, and mutated lifeforms killed them. ¡°they won¡¯t let people in to spin. it is the same as how we won¡¯t give up even though we know it is dangerous.¡± ¡°but this doesn¡¯t mean they will stop people from spinning the wheel.¡± ye zhongming pointed out the critical problem. ¡°in other words, the real danger isn¡¯t spinning the wheel but how to retreat after the evolution blood appears.¡± everyone was shocked. they ignored this problem. they saw the hordes and felt it would be dangerous to get close to them. but they forgot that those mutated lifeforms were controlled by their kings. their final goal was to get the blood. they needed humans to spin the wheel, so the real problem was how to leave safely. those monsters didn¡¯t mind eating humans after they consumed the blood. after all, without the evolution blood, humans were their best source of energy. mutated lifeforms were already really intelligent after reaching such a level. they knew that humans craved the wheel, so they would wait for you to come over and not stop you. ¡°but boss ye...¡± a small faction leader wanted to speak, but he stopped. he thought about it before saying, ¡°even if we go, how will we retreat? the group of us don¡¯t look like we can stop so many mutated lifeforms.¡± ye zhongming smiled, ¡°even if all the factions join our team and we gather all the survivors of ying city, we are still not their match.¡± ¡°but i won¡¯t joke with my life. i want to spin the wheel. that is the most dangerous thing. do i look like someone that wants to die?¡± everyone laughed. everyone knew that only ye zhongming was rich enough to spin the wheel. he was indeed in the most danger. ¡°if things go smoothly, things might be much simpler than we think.¡± ........................................................................ old li, zhao xingmei, zhang dalong, lei dongbao, old yuan, etc. ying city faction heads were gathered in that mall. their men gathered here over the days; there were over three thousand. all of them were evolved. as for the regular members, they didn¡¯t come. if there were too many humans, they would draw attention. another reason was that this wasn¡¯t a place to rely on numbers to win. ¡°the plan is set, so does anyone have anything to say?¡± old li looked around and sighed. they quarreled and fought with each other, but they couldn¡¯t think of a good plan. even star beauty company and ying city jail fought. they barely agreed for the sake of the wheel, but they were still unhappy with each other, and everyone felt like they were right. after discussing it for a few days, he devised a plan similar to the first. old li felt like the chance of success wasn¡¯t high. but the wheel was too attractive. old li didn¡¯t want to give up on the chance to try his luck. what if they succeeded, they would become much stronger. as for how to split it, that would be another bloody battle. this was the first time he missed bai feng. if he was here and renxing battle squad was here, someone with prestige could balance all the factions. the situation would be much better then. but his status was unknown; some even said that renxing battle squad had a coup... n0velusb.c0m ¡°boss, boss!¡± a subordinate ran in in a panic. his face was filled with disbelief. ¡°what happened? stay calm.¡± this person was lei dongbao¡¯s subordinate. he frowned and scolded him. ¡°someone, a bunch of people, went to spin the wheel!¡± lei dongbai jumped up instantly. Chapter 291: Ignition (2) chapter 291: ignition (2) those faction leaders all ran towards the observation points that they set up. they could see the rough situation around the giant wheel from those areas. with their three-star strength, they were able to get there quickly. those bosses saw a thousand-man team that entered through the gap between the zombies and the mutated animals, heading right towards the wheel. ¡°who are they? are they... crazy?¡¯ lei dongbao was filled with disbelief. although this team was huge, their size was relative. there were too many mutated lifeforms around the giant wheel. at least two hundred thousand zombies alone occupied a vast territory that stretched thousands of meters! a thousand people in front of that zombie horde was just minuscule. what gave them such confidence? the things on the wheel? were those things good enough for them to lose their minds? the other bosses had similar thoughts. they definitely wouldn¡¯t take that risk if they were in their position. after all, the information was not equal. they weren¡¯t ye zhongming. they weren¡¯t sure about how the evolution blood and the wheel were related. so, these people felt like the group was insane. ¡°these people would get eaten up right away.¡± ¡°they want to die.¡± ¡°can we make use of this chance?¡± everyone felt that old yuan¡¯s words made sense. they discussed and decided to use the chaos to execute their plan! . ying city¡¯s faction alliance went to work. .............................................................................. the team that went in through the gaps between the two hordes was naturally ye zhongming¡¯s small faction alliance. he had accurate intel, so this team could move around many areas to avoid their most dense regions. he used the most relaxed place to enter the camp controlled by the kings. the mutated animals and zombies became rash and furious due to their appearance. their bloodthirst made them want to attack, but the higher-level allies stopped them. the orders they got were to allow the humans to head over and not to let them leave! this was a dangerous act as there were many humans, and they might get killed by these mutated lifeforms. those mutated lifeforms only needed to let a few of them pass. but that was the human way of thinking and not theirs. most of the mutated lifeforms had some intelligence, but they weren¡¯t on the level of mature humans. they only knew how to follow orders, and such orders couldn¡¯t be too complex. for example, if you wanted some level one or two or even level three lifeform to understand how to let some humans in and then kill the rest, that was just a joke. this was why ye zhongming abused their inability to think outside of the box and the fact that they only followed orders to the word. moreover, he selected a great opportunity. he was patient and observed that there weren¡¯t any level-four lifeforms along the way before he gave the order. n0velusb.c0m it looked really risky, but he made use of their weakness. of course, this was still risky. that was because low-level lifeforms might ignore orders due to their appearance. their instincts might take over their bodies, which would cause them to attack the survivors. this was unavoidable. such a way of entry did have its risks. a small battle still occurred, but the higher-level survivors were at the sides. if mutated lifeforms stepped forward, they quickly dealt with them and didn¡¯t delay the team. it seemed unplanned, but this team passed the gap quickly and entered the empty region between the wheel and the three formations. at this time, the three factions came to their senses and got closer. that rat king stood there and looked at the humans with small eyes. the few zombie kings got close. they didn¡¯t get the blood the last time, so they didn¡¯t want to give it up again. yangos lay on the ground and didn¡¯t move at all. its dragon eyes opened, giving off a teasing glow when it saw this team. when they arrived at the wheel, the small factions felt like they were in a dream. many of their legs went soft while running through the huge mutated lifeform camp. they might have fallen to the ground without the team proceeding forward. they had never been so close to so many mutated lifeforms that they could even smell the stench of their bodies. it was like they were in a dream which they were woken from when they arrived at the wheel. they suddenly realized that they were a step from success. so unbelievable. many people were excited, and they saw a chance for victory. ¡°don¡¯t be stunned; follow the plan!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s shout brought them back to their senses. some survivors holding the shields moved to the ground and used the wheel to support the team in the middle. the three factions stopped 25 meters away from the human team. the various big faction bosses saw the scenes, and their heads felt numb. they didn¡¯t expect this group to enter and even arrive at the wheel! they were even in a standoff with the three factions. they might think these people were foolish, but at least in this instance, they were shocked by their courage! a thousand against a million! not everyone could do that. only some people had courage. many people outside saw those scenes and felt proud to be human. those were humans! even if they weren¡¯t at the top of the food chain, this race still had courage! hope appeared in many of their minds. they felt like even if these people were foolish, they showed determination and courage, which was the hope of humanity to survive. the wheel shone for the first time in a few days. ye zhongming had started to spin! yangos raised its head and straightened its body. its giant wings started to spread. the mutated rat king raised its tail like a flag and shook it hurriedly. the few zombie kings spread and locked eyes onto the bubbling evolution blood. talking lady and red hair stood among the horde and started to send out their strong mental energy. the light attracted the big faction alliance that wanted to attack, causing them to slow down... he still eliminated the material region, and the needle stopped at the... potion region! ye zhongming selected a potion without hesitation and tossed crystals into it. the pillar rose like a rocket. ding! the potion appeared in the reward box. on the other side, an evolution blood landed on the ground. ¡°begin!¡± ye zhongming¡¯s roar broke the final bit of peace on the battlefield! Chapter 292: Spin three more times chapter 292: spin three more times a slightly dull glow appeared under the wheel. in front of the bright gachapon, it seemed so dim. but this light attracted all the gazes of the mutated lifeforms. that was because this light carried their hopes of evolution. ye zhongming shouted, and his body got close to the evolution blood. he flicked the drop up with his blade, and then another person gave off a bright light, flying out with that drop of blood. this was the job skill of a knife thrower. he followed ye zhongming for this sole purpose. the flying blade crossed 20 meters in the blink of an eye and shot into the mutated animal camp. the mutated rat king''s shaking tail stopped. his eyes opened wide as that red dot occupied his entire field of sight. it wanted to get the evolution blood, but due to its intellect, it could control its instincts. that was why it gave its subordinate the first drop. of course, if it ate it, it might evolve once more. that evil dragon wouldn''t let that happen. this was a part of the agreement. but now, this drop was so close to it... the rat king had to make its most challenging decision. yangos''s body floated in mid-air, and when it saw the drop of blood, it swung its head. its eyes stared at the rat king. it flapped its wings, and a storm swept the battlefield. the giant dragon roared at the mutated animal camp. it was warning all of them. this was the second crucial part of ye zhongming''s plan. he would toss the first drop into the mutated rat king''s faction. when the big faction alliance was moving, ye zhongming was taking a look. he saw that the mutated animal faction and beast faction had worked together. they agreed and excluded the zombies to give the rat king''s subordinate the first drop. so, who would get the second drop? yangos! although these mutated lifeforms were intelligent, they had instincts. they would compromise, but they wouldn''t always compromise. yangos was confident its evolution level was high enough to allow any being apart from the rat king and the level-four zombies to consume the first drop of blood. it was so that no one could reach its level. then, when he got the second, fourth, and sixth drop, he would evolve to level six and be able to sweep the area, taking all the remaining drops of blood. ye zhongming guessed what it was thinking, so he knew this dragon wouldn''t give a second drop to the mutated animals. even if the rat king didn''t use it and another level-four mutated rat appeared, the mutated animals and the zombies might work together and attack it. under such a circumstance, they might not be able to survive. thus, when it saw the evolution blood being tossed into the mutated animal horde, yangos was furious. it wouldn''t allow such a thing to happen. . it charged toward the blood. it was best if the rats knew their place and gave up the blood. if they didn''t, yangos didn''t mind eating it like how it ate the first three that consumed drops of blood. the rat king screeched at yangos; its hair stood on its ends. humans couldn''t understand, but it was just warning yangos not to do anything and that it would follow the agreement. unfortunately, the rat king''s intelligence told it how to solve the situation, but it couldn''t let its subordinate have the ability to resist the temptation. the level-two mutated rat closest to it did see another rat go from level three to four. its eyes were red. it hesitated for a while before biting the blood. yangos saw that and lost control. it spat out its flames, and the fire burnt the area. the rat king saw the dragon''s breath and was furious. green scales appeared on its body. .................................................................. ye zhongming started spinning when he saw yangos look towards that drop of blood. the aura of the dragon''s breath covered the light, and the needle landed on the bloodline region. ye zhongming used all his remaining level-one crystals and even tossed in 30 level-two crystals before he filled up the energy pillar. he grabbed the reward, and the bloodline crystal disappeared. along with it was also the second drop of blood. yangos and the mutated animals clashed, and the other monsters charged over. the mutated king killed one of its subordinates, who cried out and asked the others to kill the dragon. it cried out to yangos, and a giant figure appeared above its head. it was actually on the same level as yangos. who knew what skill that was? after eating the treasure, the mutated rat closest to the blood was burnt to ashes. the mutated animals around chose to fight back. yangos was hit a few times. although such attacks weren''t too painful, it felt like its honor was being affected. its hand landed. a battle exploded where the two factions were connected. more and more mutated lifeforms were wrapped into the battle, and a large-scale war seemed unavoidable. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming started to spin a third time. the zombie faction started to charge forward, and the few zombie kings locked onto ye zhongming. a portion paid attention to yangos and the mutated rat king. weapon region! ye zhongming chose the highest-grade purple equipment and tossed crystals in. the level-two crystals were emptied at a quick rate. he added one level-three crystal to satisfy the price barely. he got the weapon as well as the third drop of blood. the two spins were quick. from the moment the needle stopped to the prize appearing was less than 20 seconds. but this time, he did something that looked irrational. he didn''t keep the third drop of blood like the third one. he held it in his hands and held it up! the smell of the evolution blood started to spread. Chapter 293: Wait, I want to spin again chapter 293: wait, i want to spin again some of the big faction alliance members went mad. they did respect what the young man did, using the desire of the mutated life forms to stir trouble. this drop of blood was useless if he tossed it to the evil dragon as it belonged to it. it was useless if he tossed it to the zombies as the wheel was between the dragon and them. when yangos went to fight for the blood, he might kill the humans along the way. only by tossing it toward the mutated animal faction would it be useful. he used their greed for the blood to force them to clash with the mutated beasts. although many people felt like this was a crazy gamble, if the flying blade didn''t send the blood to its target region, if it got stopped by the dragon, then the plan would be over. if the rat king got the blood, this intelligent king would follow the agreement and pass it to yangos. if yangos snatched the blood before the mutated animal swallowed it, everything would be for nothing. but this gamble succeeded. this young man used a job skill to deal with all of that. then, he obtained the dreams of those people looking on. that was a potion, right? what level? that bloodline crystal, what bloodline is that? that was a purple weapon, right? it was purple! these people weren''t in danger and were even more excited when they saw what ye zhongming got. that was followed by undeniable greed. these things... i wished it was me! but when they saw the young man raise the third drop of blood above his head to use it to tempt all the life forms, their first reaction was... this fool! just leave after you get it. keep it and run. why did you raise it? that evil dragon has already turned its head! "that person is crazy. finished, he will get eaten by the evil dragon." "those good things are all going to be lost there." "i thought he was smart, but he was a fool." "he created such a good situation. the two factions went from a small conflict to a war. now look at this; they are all looking at him. let''s see how he settles this." "stupid." these big faction alliance members discussed the situation while scolding ye zhongming for his mistake. many people felt like this human army was dead. "shut up!" old li hollered in rage, and those people stopped discussing. the big faction alliance gave up on trying to take advantage of the situation when they saw the two camps battle one another. that was because the entire area was in chaos. they couldn''t get in. even if they could, they wouldn''t be able to get out. they were all gathered in one location and observing the situation. they all had similar thoughts. that human might die there, but if he survived, then... dealing with one human was much more straightforward than dealing with a million mutated lifeforms. "you are the dumb ones." zhang dalong bit on a piece of meat. this fellow was either sleeping or eating. everyone didn''t understand what he meant, but he could go up against star beauty company''s zhao xingmei and gain all their recognition, so no one dared to fight back. but they were unhappy about it. "dalong is right." old yuan sighed. he looked at the young man who had traded with him for a job scroll. his gaze was filled with killing intent but also praise. "did you only see one-half of the battlefield? did you not see the zombie camp?" the beige shirt zhao xingmei spoke. one of her men said that ye zhongming was a fool, which was why she explained. "this team is quite strong. their highest level is only three-star. although they made the two factions fight, the conflict is not out of hand. that evil dragon and rat king could stop their men quickly." "but the zombie camp, the few level-four zombies have charged toward this army. they wouldn''t be able to stop the horde as well as these zombies." "so, the best choice would be for the three factions to be in a standoff once more; only then could they find a chance to leave safely." everyone understood what she meant. they only saw one point but only part of the picture. now, they understood why the guy would raise the blood in his hands. that was to stop the monsters and beasts from fighting and restrict the zombie horde that was a massive threat to them. "really... smart!" lei dongbao wasn¡¯t too old. he looked at the younger guy being so thoughtful, using all his tricks to play around with those mutated lifeforms. he felt he had lived so long for nothing and could not think of such ideas. of course, he knew that even if he had thought of such a thing, he wasn''t courageous enough to toss himself into the horde. "he is amazing; at least until now, he hadn''t made a single mistake. he is lucky, and he understands them too. how did he even learn all this in just three months?" "but even then, even if he succeeds in making the mutated lifeforms standoff, how would he get his team out? he is already surrounded, and there is no way out. he is stuck!" someone said what everyone else was questioning¡ªzhao xingmei, who knew why ye zhongming did what he did, also frowned. "right; how will he come out?" zhao xingmei pursed her lips and muttered to herself. .......................................................................................... ye zhongming placed down the evolution blood as he looked at the three sides quiet down. but he didn''t keep it; he still allowed the few kings to see it. the zombie kings stopped charging as yangos returned to the sky. the mutated rat king and his strong subordinates were also around. they hesitated. they were worried about yangos and the rat king and red hair and talking lady''s sudden mental energy communication, which stopped them from charging into the human army. chances were that it would disappear in a flash. of course, they didn''t regret it, as yangos was still a shadow in their hearts. they would be in an intense battle even if they got the blood. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming looked at yangos, who had a teasing expression. he looked at the few zombie kings that were ostracized. a mutated rat appeared in his hands. it was only level one, but its mouth aimed at the blood. too quick, so quick that all the mutated lifeforms didn''t know where that rat came from! "don''t be rash; if my hand shakes, it will eat it. so, i will keep it. don''t fight for it. i will spin once more." ye zhongming smiled like he was talking to an old friend. the wheel was spun once more. yangos, who was about to charge, the rat king, who was about to dash, and the zombie kings, who were thinking about whether or not to charge, all stopped and looked at the wheel. Chapter 294: Scolding the evil dragon chapter 294: scolding the evil dragon ¡°threaten... level-five?¡± those people from the big factions felt like this human had a different way of thinking, which was unbelievable. facing the level-five evil dragon, the level-four rat king, and the level-four zombies, most humans would choose to retreat. even the elites of ying city had to discuss and plan several times to think of something that could have been thought of in just five minutes. but this person led a thousand people to enter the core area of the three mutated lifeform camps. not only did he play around with them, he even reached the stage where he threatened them. either this person was a genius, or he was crazy. many people felt he was the latter, as no average person would do that. ¡°he said... he would spin again.¡± a person knew lip language and placed the binoculars down. he told what he read to everyone, and they thought he was crazy. if not, why would he threaten a bunch of level four and five mutated lifeforms and also want to spin the wheel again? one drop of blood made him the focus of attention. did he want another drop? did he think that he was dying slowly? ¡°just watch; he will turn into ashes soon.¡± old yuan sighed, but he looked relaxed. n0velusb.c0m if such a person survived with those items, he would be a bigger problem than if he died under the wheel. ¡°he wouldn¡¯t die just like that; he has something planned!¡± zhao xingmei shook her head. unlike old yuan¡¯s thoughts, she felt like a person who managed to think of such a perfect plan wouldn¡¯t die meaninglessly like that. zhang dalong bit into the barbecued meat. he squinted his eyes so no one knew what he was thinking about. ye zhongming spun it, and he did so without hesitation. when they waited for the needle to stop, that red went mad and tried to charge into the drop of blood. it was just a few millimeters from swallowing the blood. this made many of the mutated lifeforms impulsive. yangos flapped its wings quicker but wasn¡¯t sure whether or not that drop of blood would still exist when it charged to attack the human. if the rat swallowed it, his killing the human would be for nothing. yangos lowered his head and stared at the rat king, conveying that his stupid subordinate was causing trouble for them. the rat king was scolded for no reason. it was the rat king, but not the king of all the rats in ying city. the needle stopped in the job region. ye zhongming hesitated and chose a job and not the upgrade scroll. another evolution blood dropped on the ground. this time, ye zhongming didn¡¯t move and just stood there. all the mutated lifeforms didn¡¯t move, and there was a weird silence. ¡°do you think that just because your level is the highest, you can show off and be the boss of this place?¡± ye zhongming raised his head to speak to yangos, breaking the silence. yangos couldn¡¯t speak the human language at this stage but could understand. even the rat king could understand some simple words. only the zombies mutated from humans could understand that ye zhongming was mocking it. yangos opened its mouth and made a few weird sounds. no one could understand. but along with its gaze and expression, it was probably saying, ¡°so what?¡± ye zhongming sighed. ¡°do you think that i came here to die? do you think that i will fear you?¡± ye zhongming looked at yangos; his smile was one that yangos hated. ¡°right, i admit that you are the biggest threat to me, but that doesn¡¯t mean i am afraid of you. on the contrary, i am interested in all your body parts. are you willing to make sacrifices?¡± what? not only were the big factions shocked, the high-level mutated lifeforms were shocked, and even the people ye zhongming led were also shocked. this evil dragon was the only level-five in the entire ying city. it was top of the strength leaderboards without any competition. there weren¡¯t many beasts, just a tenth of the zombies and mutated animals, but because of this level-five dragon, that number differential was wiped away. this was the advantage of the evolution level! but this human said that he was interested in its body... did you think this dragon was a defenseless beauty? it was a dragon that could burn numerous lifeforms with one breath. this beast was like a legend, and it could evolve to the highest level! you didn¡¯t want to flee and provoked it instead? weren¡¯t you asking to die? ¡°this fellow is crazy; he is. i am sure of it!¡± a human said what everyone was thinking. even zhao xingmei, who spoke up for ye zhongming, felt like this guy had gone from a genius to a fool. yangos was furious, but it was still an intelligent lifeform. when it had the advantage, it didn¡¯t mind people talking before they died. ¡°you don¡¯t believe me?¡± ye zhongming shook his head and picked up the blood. this caused the lifeforms around to retreat. he held two drops of blood and smiled, ¡°apart from the first drop, i won¡¯t even give you a single drop.¡± yangos roared. the appearance of the fourth drop caused the rat king to be excited. it stared at ye zhongming with killing intent. following the rules, this drop was its. even the few zombie kings wanted to charge ye zhongming. three drops were enough for them to forget the level-five being and the huge mutated animal camp. whoever tried to stop them were their enemies! ye zhongming¡¯s calm face turned vicious. he pointed at the few zombie kings and scolded, ¡°a few cowards. you didn¡¯t dare to do anything when they joined hands. ying city has so many resources, and you are just level four. i killed a level-four throat locker, but at least it knew where to go to try to evolve!¡± ¡°also, you, dirty rat, don¡¯t think you can become a human you envy just because you walk on two legs and sit on your butt. you are just a scum in the sewers!¡± after scolding the kings of the two factions, he raised his head and looked at the shocked yangos. ¡°do you think that you are a dragon? you are just a flying lizard. fly back to your western home. when our eastern god dragon comes, it will rip your skin off!¡± ¡°you think i am being arrogant?¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t give them a chance to attack. he pointed in the sky, ¡°here is my battle pet. i will kill all you pieces of trash today!¡± along with his speaking, two golden streaks of light stabbed into the sky and joined the battlefield. a giant figure floated there, and its aura swept the entire area. everyone saw the mutated lifeform and chose to retreat. that included... yangos. Chapter 295: Stunned after faking it chapter 295: stunned after faking it "winged golden-eyed boa!" when this figure appeared, fear spread across the battlefield. the zombies and mutated animals didn''t recognize this being, but they sensed the king''s aura that it had. the zombie kings and rat king were kings, but this king represented the evolution level. it was higher than others in its race, so they were called kings. but this being was different. its body had a thick aura that came from the actual king race. yangos was a level-five beast and was strong. it might evolve to level nine and become a dragon king. but its current body was no different from that of the rat king and zombies. it was strong because of its evolution level and not because it was naturally a king. in the dragon race, giant dragons in the west were kings; in the east, golden dragon and silver dragons were the kings. yangos... it was just a random dragon. so, it didn''t have the king''s aura from the bloodline. this new being had it, so even without the level, the rat king and zombies felt inferior, and they retreated. they even knocked their subordinates. the other beings hiding around the city felt terrified when they looked at this being with golden eyes and wings. even the big faction elites were terrified when they saw the winged golden-eye boa appear. they were still afraid this monster would kill them even from a distance. of course, what they feared more was the blue crystal on its head. level five! another level-five mutated being appeared. it could fly, and it was equally strong. no. at least in terms of feeling, it felt stronger than that dragon. ¡°this was his plan; this was his plan...¡± old yuan and old li jumped up from their observation deck. they looked at the golden figure and muttered. they recalled what zhao xingmei said: that this guy had a plan. they believed her but felt like it was based on how to flee, and it most probably involved abandoning his friends and using them as bait. they even considered how this kid would cooperate and work with the mutated lifeforms! but they didn''t expect that this guy didn''t think about running, instead... he had a level-five pet to clash with the dragon! you had a level-five pet, so why trade with us and act like friends? you had a level-five pet, so why not just take it out and walk to the wheel? why did you have to act like a hero? you had a level-five pet, you... you had a level-five pet, so what can we say? many people didn''t dare to imagine. even if they didn''t face him head-on, they felt powerless. a level-five pet could crush any faction. no! it could crush all of them! n0velusb.c0m zhang dalong''s piece of meat fell to the ground. he recognized this guy as one of his subordinates was killed by this person. although he didn''t have proof, this world needed proof. you just needed to be confident in your guesses. he didn''t take revenge, not because he forgot about it. he didn''t because he had more important things to do. zhang dalong didn''t want an accident to spoil his plans. he felt like cloud peak and ye zhongming could be crushed by him with a few fingers. he had recognized the guy. he saw everything he did, and he knew that he was wrong. this guy was strong, and he had to respect him. he would send troops to wipe him out if he returned to ying city jail. but after he saw the boa, he realized a problem. the guy could crush him with a finger. "he makes me excited." zhao xingmei''s eyes glowed. this had nothing to do with gender; it was the admiration of another human. but she frowned right away and muttered softly, "this isn''t right; it doesn''t make sense..." the entire battlefield was shocked. yangos was the most shocked. it didn''t sense a level-five beast in ying city. it felt like it was the strongest in ying city, and it was the king. although it knew a few factions could threaten it, it was confident. in terms of solo strength, it was number one! in the other world, boa was a race as strong as the kings of the dragon race. yangos was not as noble as the boa. it even had to lower its head towards boas that were just born. how could such a king race become a human''s battle pet? did the king race cross the barrier and come here? its mind was in a mess. it moved away from the boa. it was afraid. that was because it was no match for a king race when it was the same level as it. maybe it could fill the gap when it was level nine, but not now. "haiz, i told you you are not my match, especially you, evil dragon. i need your horns, skin, blood, tendons... dragon crystal! maybe i might meet a necromancer to turn you into a bone dragon. i will do it." ye zhongming walked out in front of the crowd and got near yangos. he stared viciously at the rat king when he got closer to it. the rat king was a coward and retreated with his men. it was not afraid of ye zhongming but the boa. rats were naturally afraid of snakes. yangos flapped its wings and retreated. it sensed the viciousness of the human and its pet. their four eyes stared right at it and swept across its body. they were thinking about how to use its body parts. the dragon race was greedy, and it was one that overthinks a lot. yangos was no exception. it thought about fighting, but it gave up. it knew too much; the barrier and the king race were deeply rooted in its head. thus, it made a stunning choice. that included ye zhongming, who was faking his strength. yangos... ran. Chapter 296: Four Star (1) chapter 296: four star (1) even ye zhongming was confused when he saw the evil dragon retreat. this... it was different from the plan he had in mind. the winged golden-eyed boa was, of course, young master yun. ye zhongming passed him the three-star potion, allowing him to go from one to three quickly. he did so because when young master yun evolved to three-star, his job skill would create a level-five being. of course, this boa was fake. its aura, appearance, etc., were the same but weak. if they fought, it would be exposed. ye zhongming planned to use the job skill to threaten yangos and the other mutated lifeforms so they didn''t dare to move. then, he relied on red hair and talking lady''s help to leave the zombie camp. he acted so strongly because he wanted to make them believe that the boa was real. but yangos fleeing caught him off guard. he didn''t expect the dragon to be so spineless to get scared off just like that. ye zhongming naturally didn''t know that the boa had a noble bloodline that suppressed yangos in a world he didn''t understand. seeing the scattering camps and the retreating mutated animals and zombies, ye zhongming felt like he could spin again... the wheel lit up, and he spun once more. weapon region. since he bought the purple weapon, this was the region he least wanted after the material region. but since that was the case, he could only choose a green bow at the highest level here. the evolution blood landed on his hands. at this point, he had four drops in his hands apart from that drop he tossed from the first spin. the rat king and zombie kings looked on from afar. their expressions were filled with greed, but they were terrified by the hundred-meter-tall boa. this lifeform was even stronger than the evil dragon, and they could do nothing about it. "let''s go." n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming gave the order. many people were stunned. the three factions were dissolved, and the beast faction had retreated. the other two maintained a safe distance, a good chance to spin the wheel. why leave? the big faction alliance didn''t know what ye zhongming was doing. the person who knew how to lip-read said the young man would leave. all of them cursed and said that he was wasting a good chance. they all felt like this guy did many unexpected things. he placed himself in such a dire straight and now didn''t use such an opportunity, this... they couldn''t understand. the nervous sha sha relaxed. when she heard ye zhongming order them to retreat, she didn''t understand, but all of his calls were right until now, so she didn''t question. the few other bosses coordinated for this thousand to retreat. the two camps were still unhappy. the rat king spun around anxiously but couldn''t do anything if a level-five lifeform attacked it. the rat king was filled with grievances towards that evil dragon. why did that coward flee? if not, couldn''t they work together to kill that fellow? be it humans or mutated lifeforms, they thought about things from a viewpoint that would benefit themselves the most. the rat king felt they could win if they worked together, but the evil dragon must tank the damage. its men and the zombie kings would attack from the sides. but it ignored that the evil dragon might not want to take the risky position. it also didn''t think it should sacrifice to tank the hits from the level-five boa. the few zombie kings were the same. their intelligence told them that even without the blood, they could still evolve, but it would take more time. but that was better than losing their lives here. under such a circumstance, ye zhongming retreated with the group. with the level-five staring down at them, no mutated lifeform dared to chase. "he succeeded." someone said that which caused all those who said that ye zhongming had wasted a good chance to shut up. he might have wasted a good chance but obtained many good things. not including what he got from the first day, he got a purple weapon, a green weapon, a job scroll, a bloodline crystal, and one potion alone today. he left with things they could only dream about, with no injuries to his team. he gave the humans a cool back view focused on the wheel and all the mutated lifeforms. ye zhongming naturally knew that everyone was thinking about him; he felt blessed that he could survive unscathed. if the winged golden-eyed boa was exposed, ye zhongming did have some plans, but it was impossible to escape unscathed. when he walked towards yangos, other people thought he was so cool, but no one saw his back covered in sweat. if yangos were firmer, ye zhongming would have turned and run. fortunately, that dragon wasn''t too bold and was scared off. as for why he didn''t continue spinning, he was afraid that he would have too many drops of blood, stimulating those zombies and animals. of course, the main reason was that he was worried he didn''t have the money. the wheel was good, and the items were great but expensive. the better items cost more. especially in the weapon region, the prices were exceptionally high. after spinning five times, ye zhongming was almost bankrupt. Chapter 296.5: Four Star (2) chapter 296.5: four star (2) after arriving in the camp, the bald young master yun was helped up by two people. he wasn''t afraid, but he was terrified. it was already quite good that he could transform in front of the level-five dragon and the ocean amount of zombies. but his legs went soft when he relaxed, and he had to be helped up. "you did well." ye zhongming slapped his shoulder and knew this kid was under tremendous pressure. after which, ye zhongming saw a bunch of bright eyes. the survivors that followed him into the mutated lifeform horde and were brought out safely looked towards ye zhongming in worship. the boss of cloud peak was too strong. he was the only one in ying city who could spin the wheel and walk out alive. at least until now, this person had spun eight times! eight times! not to mention how much he got; the crystals spent made them all dizzy. rich, intelligent, strong. everyone would worship such a person. many people had thought. if they followed this person, could they live longer, even... continue to stay alive? ye zhongming didn''t bother much about those gazes. he knew that people would guess what young master yun''s job was, and the evil dragon would sense that something wasn''t right. that would be the most challenging time. moreover, a small portion of the blood on the wheel was gone. this meant that the poppy wheel could be spun 20 times. the remaining 12 times would get tougher and more challenging. but would he give it up like that? he smiled. that wasn''t his style, as he would get stronger soon. ye zhongming had a few things that could cause a bloody storm. these were the things that he got since he came to ying city. he picked up a potion that he had modified. four-star evolution potion. he didn''t expect to get a four-star potion in such a short time. this poppy wheel was a high-risk, high-reward thing. four-star, this was the highest-level potion that he knew the recipe to as of now. he needed liu zhenghong to research the higher-level ones. he slowly injected the potion into his body. after a few quiet seconds, enormous strength swept his body. the pain caused his face to flush red, and huge sweat beads appeared on his head. the sweat also had black substances, which were the impurities of his body. four-star meant that he had stepped out of the beginning stages and reached the intermediate stages. this was a step. after this step, it was a whole new world. when the discomfort disappeared, an ethereal feeling filled his body. he enjoyed that feeling and adapted to the benefits that evolution brought him. he didn''t use the modified potions in his last life, so he felt very different from the previous time. from the body''s strength alone, he was no different from a five-star evolved that didn''t use a modified potion. he won at the starting line. of course, the apocalypse tested one''s luck. ye zhongming didn''t believe he was lucky, but he was confident those with good luck wouldn''t get too far ahead. he didn''t mind teaching those people a lesson when he faced them. he washed up and looked at the second thing. bloodline crystal, two of them! this was the second time he saw something related to bloodline since he revived. the first time was meng lin, who came out from jail. he had the giant bloodline. this was the second time he got two bloodline crystals from the wheel. bloodline was something precious even after ten years of the apocalypse. it raised the user''s strength, and many rare bloodlines were as valuable as high-level potions. he was six-star evolved in his last life. not mentioning bloodline, he couldn''t even touch the corner of a bloodline. getting such things from the wheel was rare and naturally expensive. how could someone who had to save money to get an upgrade scroll to afford to buy a bloodline? this was the thing that ye zhongming was most interested in. ye zhongming hesitated when he looked at the two crystals. evolved could only get one bloodline. if you learn one, you will lose the chance to learn any other. so, the compatibility of the bloodline was essential. ye zhongming''s first crystal was a bloodline called low-grade hell envoy. he could only find out when he learned it. as for the second piece, he gave it up just after one look. it wasn''t suitable for a guy. learn it or not? hell envoy. he searched his memory and didn''t have any memory of this bloodline. he could play safe, keep the crystal, and avoid the risks of it being not good. but how could he give up a crystal on which he spent so much effort? he was unwilling. he bit his teeth and crushed the crystal. his eyes blacked out, and his body entered a weird space. there was red lightning around him, and occasionally, one would hit his body. it left a bright spot. right ahead was a giant door so tall that he couldn''t see the top. there was a slight gap, and various colored eyes peeped out, numbing him. many foreign things surged into his mind. he used it and saw that the gate was about to open and many strong beings would surge out. he woke up. a black mark covered his left risk, which should be his bloodline symbol. at the same time, he knew what was going on. bloodlines were usually split into two. one was a constant bloodline that would always be activated. it was like a passive skill that would bring benefits constantly. these bloodlines brought about changes and very rarely had abilities. another was an explosive bloodline. these were in an inactive state and would have a strong ability after they were activated. as the bloodline level increased, this ability would change and get stronger. n0velusb.c0m for example, meng lin had an explosive bloodline. he could use it to become a giant and increase his strength and attack. hell envoy was an explosive bloodline. when ye zhongming activated it, he would obtain a skill-- hell connection that could buff his attacks with darkness element, and he could communicate with hell. he could summon some hell beings to help fight for him. ye zhongming''s eyes lit up. he felt this bloodline was good; at least, it was better than the giant bloodline. not only could he get darkness elemental damage, but he could also summon helpers. this was a battle-type skill. moreover, he knew that if he upgraded it to intermediate grade, he would obtain the ability to transform, which would significantly increase his strength. his worry disappeared. ye zhongming then looked at the purple weapon. he took out the job scroll he got from bai feng and that card from the wheel and smiled widely. Chapter 297: Strength in numbers chapter 297: strength in numbers lucky function card, bloodline crystal, thousand leaf phosphor armor. ye zhongming got these from the wheel during that half an hour. level four evolution potion, bloodline crystal, job scroll, purple weapon, green weapon, these were what he got today from the five spins. the four-star potion was the most significant help to ye zhongming and what he needed most. not only did it give him a strong foundation and make him an intermediate evolved, but it also made him think about fighting for the chance to spin the poppy wheel more. that gave him more confidence to succeed. the freshest was naturally the bloodline crystal. ye zhongming didn¡¯t even meet many people in the last life with bloodlines, much less have his own. after all, low and mid-grade evolved wouldn¡¯t have such a thing. the low-grade hell envoy¡¯s bloodline caused his attack and explosiveness to increase significantly. the thing that could give him the biggest gains in the long term was the armor. ye zhongming saw that the armor didn¡¯t need many materials and wasn¡¯t too complicated to craft. its defense was quite decent, too. if he could craft it, equipping his team or selling it, it could bring him huge gains. but the thing that ye zhongming loved was the purple weapon-- crystal energy gun. this gun¡¯s price used up most of the crystals he gained from selling equipment. but he didn¡¯t find it expensive as it was a purple weapon! purple! the situation was too intense, so he couldn¡¯t feel too nervous about this equipment. he took out this equipment, and the joy made him tremble. gate of sacrifice was strong? something even stronger than itself might appear, but it was only gold. that was a piece of equipment that ye zhongming had never seen before in his last life. this gun was purple! it was a grade even higher than gold! it was just one grade from the legendary seven-colored equipment that nine-star evolved went mad for! what type of equipment did nine-star evolved use in the last life? they were purple! their whole body might not be covered in purple; gold was the one they mainly used! only three months had passed since the apocalypse started. ye zhongming had reached four-star but already had a piece of purple equipment. was that not a dream? he calmed himself down for a few minutes before playing with this beautiful, meter-long gun. he paid the most attention to the fact that this gun didn¡¯t have a bullet case. it had five holes in a star shape, and he was very familiar with their shape. they were the shape of demon crystals. which meant that the energy source of this gun was demon crystals. this was probably why it was named that. another fellow that consumed demon crystals. ye zhongming was helpless as he had too many things that needed demon crystals. the explosive mechanic needed him to use crystals to unlock it. gate of sacrifice needed demon crystals. his men and his evolution potion needed crystals to spin the wheel. now, he had another purple weapon that needed crystals to fire. his life... the demon bullets were more special. this meant you still had to create bullets after the gun had energy. the process wasn¡¯t complicated and would be done instantly, but he needed magic energy. for example, elemental energy like wind, water, earth, and fire, or holy elements like light and darkness. you had to have one element, and when you fired, the gu would absorb the energy and fire bullets with similar elements. this purple gun had much stricter requirements than other purple equipment. based on what the gun required, ye zhongming could only use it when he used the bloodline. he would only have darkness energy then, which matched the requirements and allowed him to fire darkness element bullets. but after using his bloodline, his body¡¯s stats would increase significantly. fighting up close would be much better than just standing aside and firing. this would mean that he was wasting a good bloodline. but the special card he got during the golden half an hour solved the problem. it was a basic lightning skill card. after learning it, ye zhongming would have lightning energy. this meant he could activate the gun no matter how strong this skill was! moreover, when ye zhongming learned the card and obtained the skill, it wasn¡¯t weak. it was a strong attacking skill. when using it, a streak of lightning will descend from above and damage a target. it looked simple, and it wasn¡¯t complicated. after using the basic lightning skill and the gun, ye zhongming¡¯s ranged skill was strong and no weaker than his combat strength. of course, ye zhongming was smiling because of other things. the gun¡¯s introduction had a line that could be easily missed. ¡°can be used with gun-type skills.¡± this was what made him happy. after all, not every gun could be used with job skills¡ªespecially high-level guns. they were very strong and might not match with other jobs. like it wanted to complement this gun, the job scroll that bai feng traded with ye zhongming was- basic letal gun artist. another job with a prefix! ye zhongming wanted to hug it and jump into the air. this main job used guns. it was different from shooters. the lethal gun artist had more job skills and was more diverse. naturally, it was much stronger, too. for example, the two skills that appeared after he learned. one was passive, gun familiarity. the other was an active skill, ¡°gun technique: space stacking.¡± the passive skill was easy to understand. this skill meant he could use all types of guns, and his shooting speed and power would increase. the active skill was strong; it helped change the position where the bullet shot from. in normal circumstances, the bullet will have a path after you fire until it hits a target. if you used this space stacking, the bullet¡¯s path wouldn¡¯t start from the barrel. it would fire from the space that you stacked and changed. this could catch someone off guard. he wanted to test it out. the bullet was shot from the gun and appeared far from the barrel. not only would this surprise the enemy, but it would also reduce the distance and increase efficiency. n0velusb.c0m no wonder this job was gun artist. the gun skills were a real art, and it was a lethal art. although the job was good, it had its restrictions too. it needed guns, green grade and above guns as a medium. this could explain why bai feng would trade it. he wasn¡¯t a fool, and he felt like there were too many restrictions. bai feng had a close combat job, so if he had another gun job, that didn¡¯t complement his skills. moreover, the green gun was something that he found difficult to obtain. but when ye zhongming got this job, he would be able to let it shine. Chapter 298: Crystal eating demon chapter 298: crystal eating demon ye zhongming naturally wanted to test this good item. lethal gun artist and lightning skill consumed both mental energy, so it wasn''t wise to waste them now. so ye zhongming only planned to test the strength of the crystal energy gun. he went out of the door to ask young master yun for five level-one crystals. he placed it into the hole and then pulled the trigger. then... there was no reaction. ye zhongming was stunned. he naturally didn''t think that the purple weapon was spoiled. after all, its durability was full, so what was the problem? he also had the lightning element energy. after a moment, ye zhongming realized that it might be the lack of energy from the five level-one crystals. after all, this was a purple weapon. it was really powerful, so it might also need a lot of energy. there need to be more than five level-one crystals. ye zhongming could only borrow five level-two crystals from sha sha. no choice. ye zhongming had spent all his money on the poppy wheel and was broke now. sha sha was very curious. she didn''t mind lending him a few crystals. after all, he was rich. but what reason could make him borrow money? she asked, and ye zhongming casually replied that it was a piece of equipment. this made her think excitedly. she knew that ye zhongming was a smith. how strong would the equipment that a smith wanted to test be? after ye zhongming left, she started to think about it. should she get more crystals to see if she could buy this new equipment first? ye zhongmign naturally didn''t know that his actions made her think that way. he just wanted to know how strong this gun was. he placed the five level-two crystals in. he found a quiet spot and pulled the trigger. ...... ye zhongming was sweating profusely. there was still no reaction. five level-two crystals couldn''t work?! do you eat crystals? ye zhongming held up the beautiful gun. but this gun was just a crystal-eating demon to him; it was more terrifying than yangos. ye zhongming took out his few level-three crystals and placed them into the gun. he bit his teeth. he decided to find a target instead of firing at a wall. he controlled the gun such that it didn''t shine purple. it took half an hour to find a horde of zombies. there were around a hundred of them; only a few were level two. they probably bumped into some survivors, so they roamed around this place instead of heading to the wheel. ye zhongming walked out from his hiding spot. he was a four-star evolved now, so even if he was bare-handed, he wasn''t afraid of these low-level zombies. these hundred zombies saw fresh meat getting close to them, so they became ferocious. the few level-two zombies led the way. they weren''t susceptible to evolved levels yet. ye zhongming pulled the trigger. he made his mind up. if five level-three crystals couldn''t activate this purple weapon, then he would toss this aside and wait until he was six-star! fortunately, the gun fired. it wasn''t too loud. as he used the lightning element, there was a buzzing sound. but what happened sent waves to ye zhongming in his heart. ye zhongming thought it only looked like a shotgun, but when it was used, it looked similar. its range wasn''t far, but the bullet covered a wide area. moreover, these ''bullets'' were different from traditional bullets. they were mini bolts of lightning that formed a lightning veil. those zombies were all hit by lightning and turned into ashes. this strength... a shot dealt with a hundred zombies; among them were many level-two zombies. maybe many survivors'' skills could do this, like ye zhongming''s flame blade. but the lightning bullets flew a few dozen meters out after using this skill. everywhere it passed caused the area to be burnt. this was the strength of a purple weapon? ye zhongming estimated that he could kill all of them if they were all level-three zombies. it was a weapon that was a step from legendary. ye zhongming even felt like this gun would badly injure a level-four lifeform. this gun was great. ye zhongming touched the gun''s body lovingly and was stunned. where he touched, those five level-three crystals were empty shells. n0velusb.c0m ye zhongming looked at the hundred level-one crystals and a few level-two crystals. he suddenly realized that he had taken a significant loss. .............................................................................. when he was walking back, his expression wasn''t good. getting such a strong weapon wasn''t easy for him, but it took five level-three crystals to fire once. who could handle such consumption? there weren''t too many level-three lifeforms now. his shot could hit one or two level-three lifeforms, meaning he lost money the moment he fired. how could he feel happy about it? this gun could only be used at crucial moments. he had to forget about using it frequently. ye zhongming realized the atmosphere was off before arriving at the base. he got in and saw red hair standing there. many people surrounded her. many people saw her with the zombie horde. they would have already fought if she didn''t speak and said she was here for ye zhongming. even then, the survivors were nervous. ye zhongming was testing the gun, so he didn''t realize that red hair was contacting him. "come in first." ye zhongming shook his head. red hair followed behind him and entered his room. the others looked at each other and understood what they meant. this boss was so strong he even knew the monsters in the zombie horde. ye zhongming took out a bottle and passed it to her. there was a fresh drop of blood inside. evolution blood! red hair looked at the drop of blood with desire. "why... only one." ye zhongming didn''t panic. he squinted his eyes and tilted his head to the side. "how many do you think there should be? also... come out, don''t force me to attack." Chapter 299: Working together to earn money chapter 299: working together to earn money talking lady with the black cat on her shoulder jumped in from the window and looked at ye zhongming with a complicated expression. it was hard for him to link that expression with that of a zombie. this was a look that only humans had. talking lady stood close to the window. this was an instinct. ye zhongming was different from before. she could chase and hunt him with her pet, but this guy was a level higher than her. moreover, she could sense danger in him. it was as if... this guy just needed to move his hand, and he could kill her. talking lady hated that powerlessness and the huge difference from the past. ¡°we, help you, you, you give, us, blood.¡± her voice was more natural than red hair, and she pronounced things correctly. ye zhongming spun the bottle in his hands. this casual action annoyed both talking lady and red hair. ¡°help me? what did you two help me with?¡± ye zhongming stood up. talking lady moved backward, and the black cat¡¯s fur stood on its ends. ye zhongming put them under too much pressure. but she wasn¡¯t too wary of him as he created red hair. ¡°i relied on the level five battle pet to spin things. i relied on my survivors and not you. the agreement was for you to help me leave, and i will give you the blood. but you didn¡¯t help me, so why should i give it to you? this drop is payment for that three-star potion. you need to be clear about that.¡± ¡°i, no.¡± she was still not used to human language, so she got nervous and, thus, couldn¡¯t speak naturally. she continued, ¡°i, helped, stop them, from charging. you.¡± talking lady referred to when yangos and the animal faction clashed when the few zombie kings wanted to charge at the human camp. red hair and talking lady did use their mental communication to slow the zombie kings down. ¡°since you have intelligence, you should know it didn¡¯t affect the situation much.¡± ¡°your, battle pet, no.¡± n0velusb.c0m his pupils constricted. talking lady forgot about ye zhongming¡¯s pressure and stood up straight, ¡°your, pet. fake. i can feel it.¡± talking lady was a mental-type zombie so that she could see through young master yun¡¯s job. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect her to realize that problem when she was only level three evolved. ye zhongming looked at the crystal on her forehead that was slightly green. both the talking lady and the cat entered their battle states. red hair looked at talking lady and then at ye zhongming. she hesitated and then locked her eyes on talking lady. this caused her to be even more astonished. although red hair and ye zhongming¡¯s relationship became an equal mental connection for some reason, if she had to choose between them, she would naturally choose ye zhongming. she felt close to him while she was just working with talking lady. even if they had some relationship because they helped each other and fought with one another, it still couldn¡¯t compare to her relationship with him. ¡°you, you can¡¯t...¡± she was prepared to fight. she didn¡¯t expect this. she thought that the guy needed her and this agreement would continue. but now it seemed like it wasn¡¯t the case. talking lady was very intelligent but still didn¡¯t understand humans much. she did not understand the basis of cooperation and was even exposed that the battle pet was fake. some secrets would result in death when revealed. vines spread out from red hair¡¯s fingertips, and sharp things appeared on the wall behind talking lady and the cat. but she didn¡¯t dare to attack as she would usually. ye zhonging was before her; she would be attacked if she moved. ye zhongming was surprised by red hair¡¯s new ability and was slightly interested in what happened to her after she revived. ¡°we, we can work together.¡± he smiled and took out another bottle. this surprised her. ¡°there are still many spins in the wheel. but i also don¡¯t have much money left.¡± .................................................................. ¡°boss, can this work?¡± ¡°we waited for half an hour but didn¡¯t see anything.¡± ¡°this, didn¡¯t i say it? i think that boss treats this as a given.¡± ¡°shut up.¡± tong hu shouted. although his men said some while some weren¡¯t, he didn¡¯t care. ¡°don¡¯t think and say things that don¡¯t concern you. just wait!¡± everyone quietened down, but they still had guesses in their heart. this was a relaxing square with a thousand people laying in ambush here. the order they got was to kill zombies. they waited for a long time but didn¡¯t see any zombies. this was contrary to how they usually hunted, so they had doubts. but in the next moment, zombie roars caused everyone to quieten down. the first zombie appeared in the distance. this was a small horde with a thousand zombies. talking lady led them here. she then disappeared into the building while this group was getting killed. nothing was exciting. the survivors of the same number wiped out the zombie horde. ye zhongming stood on the roof, and behind him were young master yun, sha sha, brother bao, and red hair, who stood out. a moment later, talking lady appeared, too. this was ye zhongming, talking lady, and these few factions working together. talking lady¡¯s mental energy affected the horde, so she tempted some zombies these small factions killed. these factions would get 20% of these crystals. as for why they only got a fifth, that was because... it wasn¡¯t every day that you could wait for zombies to come over for you to kill. talking lady¡¯s expression wasn¡¯t good. her evolution type meant that she focused on communicating with other zombies, unlike the zombie kings who ruled with their pressure. so she couldn¡¯t control too many zombies, and their levels weren¡¯t too high. the highest was just level two. but these were of the same race. now that she was helping humans, naturally, she didn¡¯t feel pleased about it. intelligence was nothing compared to instinct in front of evolution. ¡°boss ye, this is the fifth time.¡± five waves had passed the square this morning. each wave was around a thousand, so that meant five thousand. a large portion were level one zombies, and only a small amount were level two. but this rate sent terror into the hearts of the survivors. five thousand demon crystals in a morning, and only three people died. in front of four digits of crystals, this loss was negligible. survivors never knew that it was so easy to kill zombies. they were respectful of ye zhongming and were terrified of him at the same time. this was a madman who was willing to cooperate with the zombies! but he was still unhappy with this efficiency. ¡°speed up; we don¡¯t have much time.¡± ye zhongming knew how time would cause problems. since the talking lady could figure out that the level five battle pet was a fake, yangos would realize sooner rather than later. he had to use this time to spin the wheel, which would simplify things. ¡°seems like we have to find some tough nuts.¡± ye zhongming muttered to himself. Chapter 300: The tip of the apocalypse iceberg chapter 300: the tip of the apocalypse iceberg the poppy wheel seemed a little restless under the bright sun. since the person with the level-five pet left, since the level-five evil dragon fled, the place wasn¡¯t as exciting as usual. but this was still the most dangerous place in ying city. the monster camp was gone, but the zombie and mutated animal factions were still gathered there. as time passed, there were more and more of them. compared to when the three factions were facing off, there were even more of them now. two factions stood beside the wheel, a few hundred meters from one another. the wheel wasn¡¯t congested; on the contrary, there were many paths toward the wheel. the two factions purposely left it like this so that humans could come to spin the wheel. unfortunately, no one came at all. everyone knew that they could enter, but they wouldn¡¯t be able to survive. there was still a bloody scent in the air. it happened in the morning. after the big factions prepared, they launched their attack early. they took many ideas from ye zhongming, like using blood to cause chaos in the camps, using job skills, or other skills to increase their chance of success. n0velusb.c0m but reality kicked these ying city elites off a cliff. they failed. they didn¡¯t even get the item from the material region before the two factions surrounded them. they did use the blood to cause chaos, but that chaos surrounded the people who went to spin the wheel. the survivors who wanted to cover these people and let them escape had to flee after suffering huge losses. the rat king got the mutated blood. although it didn¡¯t evolve to level five, his strength significantly increased. he showed slight signs of breaking through, so he guarded the wheel tightly. the zombies weren¡¯t as lucky and only ate a few evolved. although one was a three-star evolved, it was much weaker than the evolution blood. ¡°what kind of plan is that? they are all dead, all dead!¡¯ lei dongbao¡¯s temper wasn¡¯t good. he was covered in blood when he returned to the camp, and he shouted at old li and old yuan. ¡°stop grumbling. did only you lose people? everyone had members that are dead!¡± old li was furious, too. he thought that without the level-five dragon, things would be easier. who knew they would still fail, which would be a complete failure? they had no chance at all. but the wheel was too attractive. if they got an evolution potion or a good weapon, their strength would significantly increase, and future evolutions would become simpler. unfortunately, apart from wasting large amounts of crystals and a few hundred dead, their two tries were fruitless. ¡°bosses!¡± someone ran in, and he was sweating, ¡°star beauty company left.¡± ¡°damn. that bitch, she is leaving now?¡± everyone knew that the team had just lost, and their morale was low. leaving was the icing on the cake, putting the entire alliance on the verge of collapse. ¡°leaving is good; everyone has their desires.¡± old yuan was disappointed. peace country suffered huge losses before; today, a few more died. he had already thought about leaving. zhang dalong stitched up the bone-deep wound on his arm and bit on the bone his subordinate passed him. he then stood up. ¡°i will try myself.¡± he led the ying city members and left. everyone was silent, and they all left. ying city¡¯s alliance disbanded at that moment. this event looked like it didn¡¯t have huge repercussions, but it greatly affected the future situation of ying city. ye zhongming naturally didn¡¯t know that the people he was thinking about making use of were leaving this race one by one. he was now leading people in an ambush near the mutated animal faction. ¡°do you remember the path?¡± ¡°yes!¡± ¡°the flag language?¡± ¡°remembered!¡± many of them replied, which made him relax a little. ¡°remember, we will fight, so pay attention to the signals. the moment they appear, you have to follow instructions!¡± ¡°don¡¯t stay and fight. if someone gets bitten, then give up. stay safe!¡± ye zhongming was worried about the two factions around the wheel. he did think about getting young master yun to use the job skill again, but even if he succeeded, he didn¡¯t have the money to spin the wheel. moreover, the fewer times he used the skill, the less chance he would be exposed. but the longer the wheel appeared, the more changes might occur. people had seen the evil dragon around the city. ye zhongming knew that the dragon was suspecting the truth about his pet. it was probing and also hunting to try to raise its level. this dragon would return to the wheel soon. so ye zhongming had to get huge amounts of crystals. in ying city, this was the only place that satisfied his needs. thus, he targeted this place. although this choice terrified many small faction members, most still followed. . after all, ye zhongming gave them tremendous confidence. ye zhongming also evolved to level four, giving him the courage to battle the rat king and zombie kings. ¡°begin!¡± ye zhongming gave the order, and the battle started instantly. .......................................................................................... on a tall building, three people were standing side by side. the wind blew them, but their bodies didn¡¯t move at all. ¡°i turned around when i heard the news and finally arrived.¡± a middle-aged man in a weird white robe had his hands behind his back. he looked at the wheel and smiled. ¡°scoff.¡± another guy scoffed coldly, ¡°you just go where good things exist. you went to the dungeon because there were good things there, and now you are back.¡± ¡°haha, i am brave.¡± the white-robed man said, the smile on his face disappearing, ¡°the battle at the dungeon was intense, and we were just using numbers to kill. it is hard to imagine that people like us who got the news first would be in such a bad situation.¡± the three looked at the city silently, and their expressions were solemn. ¡°okay, let¡¯s not think about this; we won¡¯t be able to understand the apocalypse so quickly. let¡¯s follow the clues left by these wheels and dungeons.¡± the white-robed guy clapped his hands and said to the guy in the middle, ¡°little nine, you were the one making the ying city rankings; who should we work with this time?¡± little nine was the youngest person here, but his status was higher than the two of them. he smiled before adding. the wind blew across their heads towards the platform behind them. a formation of people with grey weapons and wearing grey equipment stood there. killing intent surged into the sky. the tip of the apocalypse iceberg was being revealed by an invisible hand. Chapter 301: Playing with the Rat King chapter 301: playing with the rat king sun shoushan sliced the mutated fly in front of him into two, and his lungs burned slightly. these were the after-effects of an intense fight. the battle didn¡¯t last for long, but this was the most intense battle he had participated in for the past months. he was slashing every second, and his blade would be covered in blood each second. sun shoushan knew he couldn¡¯t stop; he would die if he stopped. he had to continue forward. people behind would dig the crystals of the mutated animals that he killed. these would be what they would survive on. he risked his life daily since his friends and he created a small faction. but today, he knew he had been playing; this was the actual battle. but he felt calm. he never expected that he could retreat from the face of millions of monsters. he also didn¡¯t think he could get hundreds of crystals in a morning. he didn¡¯t expect that he could hold a grey blade. in the past, his friends and he would retreat when they saw over 20 zombies. they would only get a dozen crystals in a day. as for weapons, they used steel rods found in ruins for a few weeks. grey weapons? that would cost at least three one-star potions. the one in his hands cost only one level-two crystal. these annoying mutated rats filled one with terror. they would roam dozens at a time. with sun shoushan¡¯s numbers and strength, they would always flee when they saw such things. but today, they were slicing them like there were pieces of paper. xiu! sun shoushan was not paying attention, and a mutated spider¡¯s web hit his shoulder. although it didn¡¯t stick, it took a piece of his flesh, causing blood to flow. ¡°flag! flag!¡± people shouted. sun shoushan, who was bloodthirsty because he was slightly injured, lifted his head and saw someone waving a colored flag and repeating a motion. ¡°left front, stab in!¡± a few words appeared in his mind. these were things that everyone had to remember a few hours before the battle. the human formation sliced in from their front left. a thousand-man team attacked, and the rat king had to treat them seriously. he rushed over with his rat army. flies, rats, bugs, mosquitoes. these dirty things represented the four problems of peacetime. they weren¡¯t large, so humans didn¡¯t care about them. but now that they mutated, the smallest became fist-sized. their huge group would become the deepest and most terrifying memories of people. usually, it didn¡¯t need any tactics. when having such a vast number, they just needed to charge. but the rat king was very annoyed as these humans were like eels and playing catch with them in the faction. these humans didn¡¯t head deep into the faction. they just moved around the edges. they found a chance to slice into the faction before leaving. they would then move around as a group, hitting and then escaping. each time, they would open the distance between the rat king and them. moreover, those at the front were best at close combat. those with ranged weapons like bows and guns would stay at the back. if a flying lifeform got close, these people would attack them. humans didn¡¯t give the mutated lifeforms a chance to surround them. be it from the ground or in the sky. the rat king would have chased these survivors if there were just a horde of rats. but there was a huge group of mutated animals that he couldn¡¯t control. each time they were forced to change directions, they entered an area with the largest number of animals. once they managed to get free, the humans would be in another direction. this infuriated the rat king. suddenly, it felt a familiar but foreign strong aura. it jumped onto a mutated cow who was a little giddy from all its orders. it stood up and looked in a direction. a human was charging toward it! its target was the heavily protected rat king. this was a provocation. rat king sucked in a deep breath before giving out a sharp cry. that voice was telling the human that it would rip it into pieces! since evolving to level four, apart from the evil dragon, the rat king hadn¡¯t been provoked like this before. ye zhongming¡¯s appearance was a part of the plan, and it was a crucial part. no matter how good at fighting these survivors were and how courageous they were, there were too few of them and too many mutated lifeforms. if time increased, along with their stamina dropping and more mutated lifeforms got close, if the rat king joined in, there would be problems. at this time, someone had to delay this problem so the rest could win. ye zhongming¡¯s appearance was for that. he would hold back the rat king and his horde and even try to hold down more mutated lifeforms. as a four-star evolved with moon edge and stamina fountain, ye zhongming was unstoppable. with each step he took, huge amounts of flesh and blood flew about. there were corpses laid out behind him. ye zhongming¡¯s speed stunned the rat king. it didn¡¯t expect a human to be so unstoppable. but this increased its fighting spirit, and that giant figure appeared on its back once more. he reached his limit when he was a hundred meters from the rat king. when the mutated animals thought that he would slow down, he turned into an afterimage that appeared before the rat king. it was shocked. the figure descended and merged with its body, forming a giant rat with black armor. it was holding a steel fork. the guards of the rat king and its loyal subordinates were what he relied on to get to his position. n0velusb.c0m two level-four and hundreds of level-three. it was as if ye zhongming did not see the mutated rats. he used flame blade directly at them. level-three lifeforms knew how to sense danger. they dodged when they saw the blade light. only the mutated rat that turned level-four after eating the evolution blood didn¡¯t move. the rat king was behind it, so it didn¡¯t plan to dodge. the moment the blade light was about to hit, a bunch of grey rats formed a translucent shield. the blade light smashed into it and gave out a bright light. in the light, a white line fired toward the rat king, much taller than the level-four subordinate in front of it. the rat king¡¯s body shook, and it played with the giant fork in its hands to protect itself. ye zhongming was holding a green bow! that white line was a grey arrow that he had modified. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know archery so he couldn¡¯t use it to its fullest effect. but as compared to the purple crystal energy gun, the bow didn¡¯t have requirements. moreover, hitting at such a close range wouldn''t be hard. that was enough. ye zhongming didn¡¯t think a bow could kill a level four being. the rat shield and the spiral fork blocked his attack. two level-four mutated rats knew that the counterattack was about to begin. they were going to work together to kill this human that was on a similar level to them! maybe after eating it, the rat king would get to level five. but when they touched the energy shockwaves, they heard screams. they saw the human smiling coldly as he retreated. when he was 50 meters from them, he held ten level-three rat heads! the rat king cried out in pain and chased. Chapter 302: Red Hair, Black Hair evolve chapter 302: red hair, black hair evolve rat king chased for an hour, but that human disappeared. it smashed the head of a subordinate in anger and screeched into the air. ye zhongming found it a waste. he could ditch the rat king, but he had to create some time for the small factions to leave. he was also greedy and hoped that the rat king might break away from his man and give him a chance to solo him. ye zhongming was 70% confident that he could kill this fellow. unfortunately, rat king wasn¡¯t stupid. when it faces an opponent of the same level, it would rather fail to catch it than leave its team. facing tens of thousands of rats, ye zhongming was forced to flee. the team arrived before him when he was back at the camp. following his request, they changed their bloody clothes. this would prevent other mutated lifeforms from tracking them because of the scent. brother bao, sha sha, tong hu, etc. bosses looked at ye zhongming and came over to greet him. they also reported the outcome. the overall gains were decent. they obtained six thousand level-one crystals, a few hundred level-two crystals, and three level-three crystals. they killed many more than this but didn¡¯t have time to dig the crystals. of course, they did suffer losses. over 60 people were killed, and a few were severely injured. without a medic, they didn¡¯t have much hope of recovering. but these people didn¡¯t look sad. ye zhongming didn¡¯t understand initially but realized he was already used to trading small losses for huge gains. such situations were normal during the apocalypse. moreover, the small faction alliance comprised tens and even hundreds of factions. there were around one or two losses from each faction, which they could all accept. moreover, such losses weren¡¯t too bad. everyone knew that ye zhongming¡¯s real goal wasn¡¯t today. his gains were similar to the efficiency of when they got talking lady to draw zombies over. moreover, that was even safer. ¡°tell everyone to rest; tomorrow is the crucial battle.¡± ye zhongming instructed and continued, ¡°i will take 20% on top of the original base for everyone to split. factions that lost guys can take another 10% as compensation for those who sacrificed. i want all the level-three crystals. you can take my level-one crystals as a trade.¡± when this news was spread, the suppressed atmosphere was replaced by a joyous one. ye zhongming gave up many of his gains to make up for those small factions. such a generous person was rare, and because of that, most factions could get a few hundred level-one or several level-two crystals. this was a decent sum. thus, ye zhongming¡¯s position in their hearts rose. he returned to his room, where red hair and talking lady were waiting. the desire in their eyes couldn¡¯t be hidden anymore. two drops of evolution blood finally landed in their hands. they didn¡¯t hesitate and drank it right away. their body changed instantly. talking lady¡¯s black hair was growing quickly, and in just a moment, she was wrapped up. her black cat turned into a ball, and its fur was growing. the two black balls moved rhythmically at the same tempo. this was the first time ye zhongming saw it evolve, so he was curious. red hair was different. several green and purple vines appeared from her body, making a huge circle with complicated diagrams. those vines had sharp wooden spikes at certain distances, stabbing her body. they lifted her, and it was as if she was sleeping on those wooden spikes. their weird evolution situation opened his eyes. he observed them while sensing the unknown power in their bodies. after a few minutes, red hair was the first to finish her evolution. those wooden spikes lowered and placed her onto the spike ring on the ground. those spikes retracted slowly into her body. when she stood up, ye zhongming could sense how strong she was. her red hair was past her hips. her white cracking skin was now very similar to that of humans, just that it was slightly white, like someone who had just recovered from a huge injury. she stood there without a crystal on her forehead. anyone who saw this situation would think that this was a sick beauty. she was much better than many females in terms of her body and looks. but when she opened her eyes, although there were fewer veins in her eyes, it still made her look weird, adding a demonic aura. at the same time, the previous connection lost due to evolution was rebuilt. ye zhongming could sense the joy from red hair and some emotions towards ye zhongming. as she got stronger, their mental connection was more equal. but ye zhongming felt like the connection had grown stronger, which he had never felt before. but no matter what, ye zhongming knew that this red hair wouldn¡¯t be an enemy. the two of them looked at each other; then, she glanced at talking lady. when she looked back at ye zhongming, she had a look of killing intent. she asked him whether they should take this chance to kill this zombie. ye zhongming hesitated but shook his head. he needed her help, so killing her wasn¡¯t helpful to his plan. red hair pouted and said, ¡°then you make puppet, for me, eat.¡± his brow twitched, and he suspected that he had heard it wrong. this iron zombie was actually... acting cute? her words weren¡¯t clear, but she expressed such feelings along with the mental connection! talking lady then completed her evolution and interrupted the stunned ye zhongming. the two balls opened up and revealed the human and cat inside. n0velusb.c0m talking lady slowly opened her eyes, and her gaze was clear like water, like two shining bright gemstones. her body was thin, but it was beautiful. her black hair was bright and danced in the air. along with her white skin, if not for the green crystal on her forehead, you would think that she was a goddess. even ye zhongming had to admit that without the crystal on her forehead, she was more human than red hair. miao! the cat that also evolved to level four sensed red hair¡¯s animosity. it charged at red hair; its claw turned into a black light heading towards its neck. moon edge appeared in ye zhongming¡¯s hand and sliced at the black glow. at the same time, moon edge disappeared, and a green bow appeared. a grey arrow was pulled and aimed at the black cat¡¯s head. the black cat wouldn¡¯t be able to dodge at this distance. talking lady panicked, and thoughts flashed in her mind. talking lady¡¯s hair grew long, and they tugged at the black cat¡¯s body to wrap it back. an arrow brushed the black cat¡¯s head and shot through the wall behind; who knew where it flew to? the black cat escaped death and lay in the talking lady¡¯s arms. it looked at ye zhongming in terror, and it was shivering. black cat sensed that this guy wanted to kill it, and he could kill it! ¡°take care of your pet, don¡¯t cause trouble. you are not indisposable.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s voice was ice cold. he gave off the aura that he wasn¡¯t to be questioned. talking lady acknowledged. she lowered her head and touched the black cat. red hair recalled her vines, but her fighting intent was still there. the increase in strength tempted her to fight. ye zhongming looked at these two that looked human but weren¡¯t. he started telling them what he needed them to do the next day. Chapter 303: Betrayal chapter 303: betrayal stitch zombie had several wounds. that face covered in smashed flesh still looked as stunned as when he walked out. this level-four zombie king and the rat king had fought. no one knew what the reason was; even they weren¡¯t sure. maybe it was because they looked at each other and found one another annoying. it was obvious that stitch zombie took the loss. that rat king, about to reach level five, was slightly stronger. but both sides knew their place. the zombies didn¡¯t send the other three level-four zombie kings, while the mutated animal faction didn¡¯t send their level-four and a huge number of level-two and three. stitch zombie looked like a tattered corpse that was stitched together. this zombie was very special. it could kill other zombies and attach their parts to their bodies to obtain their abilities. this was a zombie that other zombies hated, but it was very strong. a zombie with black armor squatting on the ground like a steel cannon looked at stitch zombie and made a weird noise. stitch zombie looked at this armor blade monster and growled at it. it seemed like it was unhappy about something. the other two level-four zombies had a human form. one was covered in green fur, which would fan out when it breathed to reveal the blood-colored skin. this blood attraction zombie loved to consume the blood of mutated lifeforms. one was a zombie with a horn and stone-like skin. its head and neck had a horn structure that protected all its fatal body parts. this zombie was called the cow demon, a more common type. the zombie horde split up, and two ¡®zombies¡¯ that looked different walked in. the few zombie kings had a shocked appearance. that was because they saw that these two zombies had evolved. ¡°ah, si!¡± the few zombie kings growled intensely. red hair just stood there while the talking lady replied. the zombie horde rustled. these two females were level four now and had the strength to become their king. the four zombie kings surrounded the two women, and both sides continued interacting. a moment later, who knew what talking lady said, but the few zombie kings were silent. although they were suspicious about the two clean-looking zombies, they accepted the fact. these two weren¡¯t planning to fight for control. after a short silence, the battle was heard from behind them. the blood and sweat that the humans gave out got thicker and thicker. the four zombie kings thought back to the mutated animal faction being attacked and charged toward the back. they wouldn¡¯t give the humans a chance. talking lady and red hair looked at each other and followed calmly. the ones who sneak attacked the horde were naturally the small faction alliance. like yesterday, they attacked and moved, slowly consuming the zombies in front of them. but compared to yesterday, their coordination was much smoother and more efficient. after all, there weren¡¯t many zombies that could fly. but the zombies weren¡¯t as chaotic as the mutated animals and were more ordered. even though this order was relative, the four zombie kings got closer to them much quicker than the rat king. the four zombie kings were frustrated and furious. they found a place to vent it and charged toward the humans. they wanted to slaughter the humans and use their blood and organs to solidify their positions as the rulers of the apocalypse. a person stood in front of the humans and blocked them. it was him! the zombie kings knew this person. this person played with all the mutated lifeforms of ying city. not only did he spin the wheel, he even took several drops of evolution blood. they hesitated. this person had a level-five pet. but they realized something and looked towards talking lady and red hair. they had two more level-four partners. six against one. even if there was a level-five, they could fight! this didn¡¯t consider the tens of thousands of level-three zombies. as long as they held back the battle pet, can¡¯t they let the other zombies kill the guy? six against one. even if they couldn¡¯t kill it, they could hold them back! the few zombie kings started to holler at the talking lady and red hair to tell them about their intentions. talking lady and red hair hesitated before nodding. the few zombie kings surrounded ye zhongming, and their eyes flashed. they saw the future of them consuming the blood and becoming level-five zombies. at that time, they could ignore the rat king, ignore the evil dragon. those would just become their food. talking lady stood beside stitch zombie while red hair stood beside the blood attraction zombie. ye zhongming aimed at the armor blade monster and held up his blade. he charged and didn¡¯t even care about the horde. the few zombie kings roared. especially the blade armor monster; it stopped squatting on the ground but stood up. its two-meter-tall armor made it look very majestic. its arms evolved into four sharp blades. it waved it in the air and gave out a slicing sound. at the same time, a giant figure appeared near ye zhongming. the winged golden-eyed boa appeared above ying city once more. the few zombie kings took a step back. the boa looked down at the cow demon zombie. the cow demon, the biggest-sized zombie, was forced to retreat by this pressure. but at that moment, a situation happened. the blood attraction zombie focused on ye zhongming, and the boa suddenly felt pain in its stomach. it lowered its head and saw several thick vines wrapped around its legs. it was shocked and looked towards red hair. this woman was looking at him with killing intent. it roared, and its green fur turned into green suction pipes that stabbed toward red hair. this was its talent skill-- ten thousand needles. red hair didn¡¯t panic. her white hair flew to her front, forming a red spike flower to block these needles. this level-four blood attraction zombie reacted well, but there was nothing more it could do. the moment its talent skill was blocked, the vines closed on it. like a trap, those wooden spikes stabbed through its body and left many holes. this occurred within three seconds such that the moment the other zombie kings turned back to look, they saw it get killed. stitch zombie, beside the talking lady, realized things weren¡¯t right, so it jumped backward. since red hair betrayed them, talking lady wouldn¡¯t be good, either. unfortunately, it was too slow. hundreds of sharp black shadows covered it from head to toe. behind it were hundreds of black needles. at the same time, a mental attack stabbed it and caused its body to stiffen up. n0velusb.c0m the stitch zombie was strong, and at this crucial moment, it tanked the stun and dizzy feeling to use the abilities he got from other zombies. he lifted the iron arm zombie¡¯s hand above his head. his skin was thick, so he hoped to block this attack. if he had a chance, the zombie horde would drown these traitors. but it couldn¡¯t see behind its back. another illusionary talking lady appeared, and it was on its neck. when the stitch zombie realized, she was already strangling its neck. the sharp hair sliced its throat, then the flesh, then... its spine. black claws and needles both hit the zombie. that body that was stitched together broke into many pieces. red hair and talking lady attacked simultaneously, instantly killing the two zombies! ye zhongming attacked, too. they won but used their talent skills, so their combat strength was greatly reduced. ye zhongming had to deal with the two zombie kings. if he couldn¡¯t kill them quickly, then if they fled into the horde, it would be too difficult to kill them. thus, he attacked and used his strongest attack. Chapter 304: You are the only zombie king chapter 304: you are the only zombie king ye zhongming changed. he turned cold and went from a human to a god. black patterns appeared on his face, and power that made one respect him surged in his body. his eyes turned black and gave off a dark and cold aura. ye zhongming activated his bloodline-- low-grade hell envoy! a feeling similar to evolution made him realize how much his body had changed. he was stronger and more muscular. he was... filled with more strength. ferocious energy. black spots appeared around him. as he moved, an ancient door flashed behind him. from afar, ye zhongming looked like a person with special effects, catching everyone''s attention. this was the power of the bloodline. others might be shocked by his sudden change, but ye zhongming wasn''t. he continued to attack. seal: mountain blade! a seal power descended on the armor blade monster. this level-four zombie came to his senses and roared. its four-blade arms slashed in front of it. each blade would slice the space, making it look like it twisted. it looked similar to when flames were burning. at the same time, the thick armor on its back started to move and slowly cover its head. the armor blade monster used its skill-- tearing protection and black armor guard! this was a zombie with strong defense. with the skill, its defense was stronger than the cow demon. this was why red hair and talking lady attacked the blood attraction zombie and stitch zombie. the two had high attack, but their defenses were lower than the other two zombie kings. they were naturally easy to sneak attack. ye zhongming had to handle these two tough nuts. the blade light sliced the space, which caused all attacks to enter the abyss, unable to hurt the zombie. black armor guard could protect its head. in his last life, many survivors weren''t willing to bump into the armor blade monster as it was too difficult to kill. it could block all your attacks, and its sharp blades could deal fatal damage. ye zhongming''s mountain blade caused the slow monster to be stunned to the spot, but that was what it wanted. it didn''t believe that the human could break its defense. "ke." it heard that human laugh. he wasn''t loud, but it sent a chill down its spine. it scoffed and retreated as it sensed lethal blood energy. but before it could move, that human took a purple gun, and a light shone. he had pulled the trigger. the armor blade monster heaved a sigh of relief as the bullet would hit the abyss. it would get swallowed. no matter how strong the attack was, it would, at most, destroy his skill. this was how strong his skill was. but in the next second, it sensed that something wasn''t right. that barrel lit up, which meant the gun fired, but why was there no bullet? right when it was confused, it felt light. its vision was dropping. it thought about it before lowering its head. it realized that it saw its legs, but... there was no body. the purple weapon, the crystal energy gun! the gun skill, space stack! this purple weapon that was consuming weapons and the lethal gun artist skill instantly killed the target with just one shot! the bullet avoided its skill and hit its chest. if it hits the black armor guard, it might break its defense, but the remnant energy might not be able to deal lethal damage. but it hit the chest that had no defense. as darkness energy was used as the bullet, it wasn''t a small lightning but a ball of black flames. it eroded a huge hole that started to spread and burn its body. without its body, its head fell. ye zhongming kept his gun. his mouth was opened wide when he walked over. he looked at the head in disbelief before stepping onto it. that green level-four crystal shone in the flash. at this point, only 20 seconds had passed, and three zombie kings had died. the zombie horde was in chaos. the level two and three zombies were closest. they had some intellect. after seeing what had happened, they turned to flee. three of the four kings were dead, and two zombies had betrayed them. there was also a level-five pet in the sky. if they didn''t run now, would they just wait to get killed? the cow demon fled. it wanted to fight back, but when it saw ye zhongming kill the armor blade monster, it knew things were over. it could only flee. but ye zhongming definitely wouldn''t let it go. he was in the ten-minute bloodline timing, and his body had reached five-star level. along with blood stepping boot''s speed addition, he chased it within two minutes. n0velusb.c0m he only used moon edge to kill this level-four zombie. it summoned zombies to help it, but ye zhongming used his bloodline skill, hell connection, to summon a three-headed hellhound. it was burning and spat out a fire pillar. level-two zombies would burn to ashes when they touched it. even if level-three zombies didn''t die, they would be badly injured. a moment later, another magma monster passed his black gate. each fist could knock a level-three zombie aside. when other zombies attacked it, they would get burnt by its magma. along with ye zhongming summoning earth and iron giants to block the cow zombie, talking lady, and red hair blocking its last path, the cow demon that used all its skills was beheaded. talking lady recalled what ye zhongming told her when she saw the level-four zombie kings who were hollering at her previously, now all dead. "you are the zombie king of ying city, the only king." Chapter 305: Changes chapter 305: changes the old zombie kings were dead, and a new one took over. one could imagine how much chaos the zombie horde was in. several level-four lifeforms disappeared and caused the rat king to tremble. it retreated with its army before stopping in terror. it would have hidden in the sewers if not for the evolution blood still being tempting. n0velusb.c0m even if the rat king evolved, it was still a cowardly rat. there were still many survivors observing the situation. they were either killing scattered mutated lifeforms to live, or they were having dreams of getting rich. they came here to search for the impossible. some ying city factions weren¡¯t willing to leave in failure and remained nearby. even if they left, when they saw the level-five boa rise into the sky again, they understood what was happening and who was back. they all rushed over to see what was happening. but, these people looked and realized... there was a chance. the mutated animal faction retreated, and the evil dragon¡¯s monster faction was not there. the zombie faction was in chaos. the zombie kings were dead, and the others ran like headless flies. how many crystals did they get in such a short while? three thousand, five thousand, or ten thousand? money made one greedy, and this was definite during the apocalypse. some bold people started to take advantage. they killed some zombies at the corners and surrounded some level-two and three zombies alone. although there were zombies nearby, none of them came to help. there weren¡¯t such chances often. level two and three zombies were treasures. their crystals meant 1% of a potion. it was too difficult to find one, and hunting them was risky. but the human¡¯s level-five pet and thousand-men squad was the center of attention. those zombies were running around for some unknown reason. of course, they couldn¡¯t let this chance go! with someone leading the way, others became bolder. they were previously worried that strong teams would steal from them, but those people just glanced at them before ignoring them. this told them that these people allowed them to do so. right, a large portion of ying city¡¯s zombies were gathered here. there were around 1-2 million that occupied half of this region. how could a thousand-man team kill them all? how many could these people kill? their interests weren¡¯t in conflict. more and more survivors understood that point, so more of them started to hunt the zombies. in just a moment, the number of them exceeded ye zhongming¡¯s small alliance. some large factions began to appear. with the small faction attracting the zombie army in the front, they found killing the zombies at the back easy. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t unhappy about this situation, as zombies were endless. even with his current strength, he couldn¡¯t kill all the zombies in ying city. when these zombies evolved and became smarter, it would be tough for humans to surround and kill them. it would often be the other way around when zombies would hunt humans. in the ten years of his last life, zombies had evolved to level four on average. dozens of level-four zombies would gather together to attack humans. even if there were five-star evolved, the zombies didn¡¯t show any fear. they even had a chance to kill this five-star evolved. humans got stronger, and so did the zombies. this gap never shortened, and it was even getting bigger. ye zhongming didn¡¯t think killing more zombies now was bad. after all, they wouldn¡¯t have a chance to get talking lady to use her mental energy. talking lady became the king because of ye zhongming, but she wouldn¡¯t allow such large-scale killings to continue. no matter what, she was a zombie. before she reached level nine, she would represent the interests of the zombies. if possible, ye zhongming wanted red hair to be the zombie king. but she wasn¡¯t a zombie. although her mental energy could affect them, she didn¡¯t have demon crystals so they won¡¯t recognize her. apart from that, ye zhongming did think about killing the rat king. but if he got close, the rat king would flee. moreover, he didn¡¯t think killing all the mutated lifeforms around the wheel would benefit him. if he did that, he had to pay a price; even if he succeeded, he would have to face the humans. no one would allow him to hog the wheel, even if he were strong. although the humans had the advantage, they still suffered losses. even if the zombies ran aimlessly, they would give humans fatal blows. since the survivors joined young master yun, using his mental energy to transform, a thousand people have died. this number continued to increase as the battle continued. ye zhongming¡¯s bloodline transformation was over. he discovered that the monsters summoned through hell connection lasted longer than his transformation, and the damage they took would affect that length. moreover, their strength was limited by him. he was four-star, so that was the maximum level they could be. ¡°go.¡± ye zhongming gave the order to retreat, and the small faction alliance started to get out. they had earned enough, and people were tired. it was time to go. talking lady stopped her mental energy disruption. hundreds of high-level zombies gathered around her to pledge loyalty. most were level-two, and there were 20 level-three zombies. she stood on ruins and looked at ye zhongming with a complicated expression. she didn¡¯t understand what her relationship with this human was. when everyone and all the mutated lifeforms felt like this was it, a human team appeared, stabbing into the zombie horde and heading toward the wheel! Chapter 306: Thats too much chapter 306: that''s too much ye zhongming, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks. the talking lady, who was collecting her subordinates, stopped. the other survivors who started to retreat also stopped. they all had different thoughts when they saw this faction. no matter who they were, they were shocked by how luxurious their equipment was. they were all grey equipment and were all the same! those small factions ye zhongming sold equipment to couldn¡¯t ensure that all of them could have one grey piece of equipment. but this team did that. moreover, their grey equipment was all the same. this was a 500-strong team. each had four pieces¡ªa shirt, pants, shoes, and a weapon. the others looked at their equipment while ye zhongming looked at their ability. strong, very strong! ye zhongming thought about it. if he allowed cloud peak to clash with these people without considering his strength, cloud peak would... lose. this thought shocked him. ye zhongming and his cloud peak didn''t fear any faction in ying city; they could defeat them all. but if he didn¡¯t attack, his subordinates weren¡¯t their match. first was the overall strength difference. this team had 300 one-star evolved; the others were all two-stars! this shocked him. three months had passed. two hundred two-star evolved needed 15-20 thousand two-star crystals to spin the wheel. apart from soul merchants, who fed humans to zombies, which other faction could do that? killing intent rose in his heart, and he suspected where these people and their crystals came from. these 500 were split into five groups of hundred, and each leader was a three-star evolved. they had at least one piece of white equipment! five three-stars! no, he looked at the front of this team at the three that wore something different. two of them were three-star, and one was four-star! ye zhongming clenched moon edge tightly. how could that be?! seven three-stars and one four-star! ye zhongming knew that the mysterious leader of soul merchant was four-star. apart from that, it would be ye zhongming and red hair. there was another four-star evolved. how did this person do it? also, seven three-star evolved. only yellow ball and young master yun were at that level now. these people had secrets! ye zhongming was sure of this. if not, no one could get so many high-level potions under normal circumstances. the last was the thing that shocked him. it was the way that this army fought. n0velusb.c0m military! they coordinated with each other and helped each other. such a group of people were trained. there were at least 2-5 times differences in strength between human evolved that were trained and those that weren''t. although the cruel apocalypse would cause this gap to disappear, at least now, this trained team would be invincible when battling another army of a similar number. . ye zhongming found it weird. these people were trained, but they didn¡¯t look like soldiers. where did they come from? ¡°who is that?¡± young master yun was exhausted but had ye zhongming¡¯s recovery necklace. he used a few crystals to fill it and felt better. but seeing these people, rage rose in his heart. boss ye only got the material that the elite alliance spun but didn¡¯t manage to collect. he spent so much effort to gain crystals. he could not spin the wheel as the zombie faction stabilized, and the mutated animals were tempted to strike. they had to retreat for those reasons: rest up and plan for the future. but what were these people doing? were they trying to kill, steal, and take advantage of their work? it was okay if they killed the zombies around to get crystals. they were all humans, so they should help one another. but this wheel was one that their boss spent so much effort to occupy. he forced the level-five dragon away and caused the zombie faction to be weakened while suppressing the mutated animals. anyone knew that this wheel belonged to boss ye! so what were these people doing? did they ask them? young master yun took up some crystals that he had saved up to recover mental energy. even if he couldn¡¯t transform to scare these people off, his swamp wizard job was not weak either. but ye zhongming stopped him. ¡°let¡¯s watch first.¡± a light shone in his eyes, and he was furious. he did not want to occupy the wheel, but reality proved that other people did not have the strength to spin it. ye zhongming would be happy if others had the strength. he could work with that person, and it would be much simpler. although he would get fewer things, it would be safe, and accidents wouldn¡¯t occur. accidents often meant death in the apocalypse. for example, in his last life, he died because of one accident. but this didn¡¯t mean that others could make use of him. obviously, they had come early on, but they were hiding in the shadows. they watched his strong pet disappear and saw him use his bloodline and for it to be on cooldown. they saw him cause chaos and force the rat king aside. they saw how tired his team got, so they had to retreat from the battlefield. they knew that the small faction alliance couldn¡¯t stop them and that ye zhongming was not at the peak of his strength. they knew the other factions weren¡¯t a threat, so they showed themselves. they were just thieves! ye zhongming used other factions before, like during the army warehouse battle. but he didn¡¯t hurt their interests. he didn¡¯t steal the spoils of war and didn¡¯t put them in danger. but these people invaded his interests and did so in such a bold manner. ye zhongming, who had not wanted to kill humans in a long time, finally felt like doing so. that was too much. Chapter 307: Glory Army and Pandora Destruction Crossbow chapter 307: glory army and pandora destruction crossbow ¡°hey, brother nine, those people definitely won¡¯t look good.¡± the person who spoke wore black leather armor with simple patterns on it. as he moved the blade in his hands, it would give out a dark light. ¡°be careful of your opponent!¡± a young man looked forward. a sharp gaze appeared in his eyes as he slashed the zombies blocking his way. who knew if that was a bloodline or a skill? ¡°white robe is enough. he is here to get the four-star potion so that he will work hard. i am just slacking.¡± the person who spoke first giggled, causing the young brother nine to feel helpless. ¡°white robe, let me interview you. the four-star potion on the wheel is gone, so what are your thoughts?¡± a white-robed man rolled his eyes and stabbed the iron claw in his hands toward the zombie''s throat. he used a bit of strength to open its body, causing blood and flesh to splatter. ¡°jin quan, shut up!¡± white robe hollered in rage, causing people around to laugh. the atmosphere of the team was very relaxed. ¡°ok, ok, ok, i will shut up, but your four-star wife is still in the dungeon, but you caused a level-five pet to be her opponent. you can head back and squat on a washing board.¡± jin quan squinted his eyes. although he was joking, he didn''t relax. each time he waved the blade that was his height, he would slice a zombie. this huge motion caused the area five meters around him to be empty. ¡°level five? scoff, just scaring people.¡± hearing white robe say that, the only four-star evolved brother nine looked towards a direction, ¡°fortunately, one of us saw through it; if not, we wouldn¡¯t dare to make a move. then white robe would have returned for no reason.¡± ¡°i want to apologize. i ignored cloud peak, which caused some intel problems and nearly affected our plan. i will own up to the commander.¡± ¡°it is just a small thing. so what if a new faction can have a four-star evolved? he still isn¡¯t our match. we need to pay attention to soul merchant. if the time is right, we can contact them; what do you think?¡± white robe¡¯s eyes were burning as he looked at the wheel. if he got close and they could hold on, they could get everything from the wheel. n0velusb.c0m even if others got close, they weren¡¯t rich enough. but their glory army could! when this team got close and was about to reach their goal, the factions that had backed out were looking at the situation change. for example, old li. with the help of his job skills, the fierec roar battle squad¡¯s mobility was the best. they rushed over when they saw the boa. they were stronger, so they had many gains in the battle. for example, old yuan¡¯s peace country. although he suffered losses and his strength dropped, he could strike the few factions. he was one of the first few here, so he gained many crystals quickly. these ying city factions didn¡¯t feel very good after using others, but they knew the situation. they saw their equipment and knew that they couldn¡¯t offend them. these people¡¯s interests didn¡¯t get affected. even if this team didn¡¯t appear, they wouldn¡¯t be the ones spinning the wheel. they cared more about ye zhongming¡¯s reaction. they felt like these two new factions were about to clash. ¡°haiz, kill stealers. this new oriole is so strong. how did such a faction appear in ying city? one is even stronger than the other.¡± old yuan looked at old li and the other factions that had worked together before. ¡°we are the ones eaten?¡± old li was unhappy with the metaphor. ¡°are we not?¡± facing old yuan¡¯s questions, old li and the others didn¡¯t know how to reply. right, facing the small faction alliance and this mysterious faction, they were the food. ¡°the mantis is strong; the oriole won¡¯t win so easily.¡± ¡°no, even if the mantis is strong, they are still a mantis. the oriole can easily kill it. moreover, the oriole chose such a good time that the mantis has no strength to reenter.¡± ¡°maybe.¡± as everyone discussed, that team reached the wheel. they were so efficient that everyone was stunned. even the level-three zombies couldn¡¯t last ten seconds in front of this team. the four zombie kings died, and they were the ones who benefitted the most. ¡°ha brothers, getting the five-star potion would be so good.¡± ¡°right, brother quan. good luck.¡± ¡°is that level-four pet not good?¡± ¡°bloodline, we need that!¡± the five hundred-men team used the chaos in the zombie faction and only lost several members before they got to the wheel. brother nine giggled and then shook his head. today was destined to be a good one for the glory army! the main force risked their lives in the dungeon to get crystals, so today was the day they traded it. if they got a five-star potion, they could occupy the dungeon and see the final mystery! brother nine started to spin in excitement. ah, material region? while the team was fighting, they had time to turn around to see the wheel. ¡°is that the evolution blood? good thing, keep it.¡± ¡°continue to spin!¡± the second spin started. the light from the wheel brought life to the entire ying city. survivors and mutated zombies gathered in this area. ¡°weapon region, which one?¡± brother nine asked. ¡°the silver one.¡± ¡°material region, damn!¡± the wheel was spun three times almost instantly. ¡°that group retreated.¡± white robe wasn¡¯t paying much attention to the wheel. he looked around and paid most attention to that faction from cloud peak. after all, that guy was the only person who could threaten them. brother nine glanced, and that faction was retreating. but that four-star young man didn¡¯t leave. he just stood there. ¡°he hadn¡¯t given up.¡± brother nine spun for the fourth time, ¡°seems like i need to warn him.¡± Chapter 307.5: Glory Army and Pandora Destruction Crossbow (2) chapter 307.5: glory army and pandora destruction crossbow (2) a glow appeared in brother nine¡¯s right hand. he tossed it on the ground, and something broke out from the ground. survivors looked on as a three-meter-tall structure appeared. the turret''s body was black and thick and looked like it was made of metal. the most terrifying thing was a huge siege crossbow on the top. the ten-square-meter crossbow was made of the same material as the body of the turret. many people were shocked when they saw the high turret. but when they saw the crossbow, their expressions changed. wild, arrogant! this was the feeling that the crossbow gave everyone. the crossbow was armed, and a five-meter-long metal arrow shone white and was aimed at the rat king. pandora destruction crossbow! ¡°when brother nine goes to work, who will challenge him?¡± jin quan looked at the arrow turret in awe. why was brother nine able to stand out and become four-star first? that was because of his job-- turret master! a job that could build structures. it''s a job with overpowered attack and defense. brother nine used this job to kill four level-three mutated lifeforms when he was two-star. now, he was an intermediate turret maker. this siege turret is a new job skill he learned that could fire white arrows. it was enough to threaten level-five mutated lifeforms! the highest evolution level was just level-four so that no one could dodge the lightning-quick turret! the rat king screeched and told its men to retreat. it stopped standing up and just lay on the ground. it looked through the gaps to see what was going on. the entire mutated animal faction was hundreds of meters out. the only thing that could threaten the glory army was suppressed by an arrow turret. the siege turret spun. it would aim at the rat king, talking lady, and ye zhongming to put the three of them under pressure. ¡°material region again?¡± jin quan looked at the needle stop for the fourth time and frowned. he felt that they weren¡¯t fortunate today. four spins and three were in the material region, which was too unlucky. ¡°brother nine, should i help you spin it?¡± white robe smiled and asked. brother nine agreed. he controlled the arrow tower while spinning the wheel, so he did feel like that affected his luck. he took a big bag from brother nine and took out huge amounts of crystals. white robe started to spin again. ¡°hehe, i am lucky!¡± the needle landed on the blueprint region. ¡°not good!¡± jin quan dissed white robe. sixth time! the team spun six times in such a short while! everyone was shocked. the wheel that they found so hard to spin was as simple as drinking water to these people. many people looked at that person who was so fabulous previously. he just stood there and looked at them spin and get the prizes. he didn¡¯t make a move. many people sighed. if he wasn¡¯t going to stop them, then leave. won¡¯t watching them be a huge torture to you, too? what should have been yours now belonged to others. star beauty company appeared. at the same time, ying city jail and lei dongbao appeared. other elite factions appeared. that wheel spun and shocked all the ying city factions. ¡°who are they? do you know?¡± who was that mysterious and strong team? that was a problem that everyone was concerned about. ¡°don¡¯t know, but they are strong, and we can¡¯t go against them.¡± ¡°they keep the blood so quickly that the mutated lifeforms can¡¯t even react!¡± ¡°what is that giant crossbow? the arrow is white. the level-four mutated lifeforms must even retreat; it is so strong.¡± ¡°but they are not lucky. five spins and three hit the material region. they only got a silver weapon and a blueprint.¡± n0velusb.c0m ¡°is that not good enough? they also got five drops of blood. if they get the battle pet, even if it is a level-two battle pet, these five drops are enough for it to evolve to level four and even level five!¡± ¡°they are spinning again, this time... eh, weapon region, another silver weapon!¡± ¡°not bad; we don¡¯t even have a white weapon.¡± ¡°seventh time, guess... er!¡± everyone stopped as they saw a huge change on the battlefield. the chaotic zombie horde gathered towards the wheel. the mutated animal faction moved too and headed towards the giant wheel! this change was lethal for all survivors who didn¡¯t back out of the battlefield, including this new team! ¡°how did this happen?!¡± old li was stunned when he saw such changes. he didn¡¯t know what happened but knew that the team that the people regarded as orioles would die if they didn¡¯t leave. the mutated animal faction was terrified as that huge crossbow placed pressure on them. the zombie faction¡¯s new king was recruiting zombies and hadn¡¯t built up her status. but now, the fear and buzz were gone! ¡°same... as that time.¡± old yuan looked at the battlefield and said suddenly. everyone was stunned, and they reacted. this situation was similar to the other day when the evolution blood appeared. ¡°but where is the evolution blood?¡± this was the question in everyone¡¯s heart. ¡°look, that red hair!¡± someone had sharp eyes and saw a beautiful red-haired figure appear behind the tall zombie. she was behind the wheel. all the mutated lifeforms weren¡¯t looking at the wheel and not the army but that red hair and her hands... the drop of evolution blood! Chapter 308: You can go but leave everything (1) chapter 308: you can go but leave everything (1) the evolution blood disappearing right after appearing differed from when it gave off its tempting scent. the former would cause the mutated lifeforms to roam about, but the latter would cause them to go crazy. no matter what humans did, the intelligent mutated lifeforms knew that the wheel produced the blood. they were smart, and their levels were high to control the hordes. they knew how to avoid danger and also had other methods to evolve. they wanted the blood but feared death; this was their mentality. but low-level evolved lifeforms were different. their instincts took the upper hand, and they couldn¡¯t go against the temptation that the evolution blood gave. so when red hair grabbed a drop of evolution blood, she caused the mutated lifeforms to go mad. even their kings couldn¡¯t stop them. ¡°how did this happen?¡± ¡°what happened?¡± this was what the entire glory army thought. n0velusb.c0m everything was fine previously, but things were chaotic now. the glory army soldiers who were laughing and relaxed felt the pressure increase. the evolved that were on the outside were killed. their corpses were dragged from the team and split into pieces. white robe¡¯s seventh spin stopped in the card region, but he wasn¡¯t happy. the things were good, but their lives were the most important. they suddenly realized that they couldn¡¯t escape. ¡°retreat!¡± brother nine made his mind up. he stopped spinning and gave the order to retreat. at the same time, he was still a four-star evolved and could notice what the mutated lifeforms were targeting. ¡°that red hair woman!¡± glory army did notice this red hair woman previously. after observing them for some time, they thought that she was a new type of zombie without crystals on her head. it should be on another part of her body; if not, she wouldn¡¯t move freely in the zombie horde. before they attacked, they saw this female zombie send the horde into chaos. but why was it holding evolution blood and standing there? was it attracting all the mutated lifeforms? those level two and three zombies could rip it apart even if it were level four. more and more zombies crowded around. glory army charged a few times, but they faced an intense attack. brother nine observed the situation and retreated to the wheel. he realized things would be better if they stayed in the same spot. those mutated lifeforms were attacking them as they blocked their path to the blood. if they broke through, the mutated lifeforms wouldn¡¯t hold back. the counter-attack when their lives were threatened would be far more powerful than when they were trying to push you aside. ¡°brother nine, this isn¡¯t it. too many zombies exist; we can¡¯t hold on for long!¡± white robe¡¯s body was covered in blood, and he wasn¡¯t as casual as before. in just a minute, his experience went from heaven to hell. brother nine¡¯s expression was dark and sunken. his smile was gone. he realized that he was too overconfident today. he knew that the apocalypse was coming, so his strength increased quickly at the start. now, he was even attacking a dungeon. this made him look down on the outside world. he felt like this place was far less dangerous than the dungeons. he made his choice after seeing others make a move today. he thought his plan was okay and his actions were the perfect use of an opportunity. now, it seemed like he was too careless. he missed out on many huge problems. brother nine closed his eyes. he was trained, so he knew that the most important thing now wasn¡¯t reflecting but finding a solution to the problem. ¡°kill her!¡± very quickly, little brother found a way to solve the problem! as long as they killed the red hair zombie, its suppression of the surrounding zombies would drop. the evolution blood would be eaten instantly. without the blood, the horde would lose its target, and the pressure on them when they tried to leave would drop! pandora destruction crossbow started to spin. after a few breaths, it aimed at red hair, who used her mental energy to suppress the frenzied horde. a white light flashed, and the arrow fired! red hair¡¯s eyes were bloodshot, the same as when she was ¡®born.¡¯ this was the side effect of using too much mental energy. her level-four strength couldn¡¯t suppress the horde, so she could only use her mental energy to threaten them. but the situation was terrible. in just a short few minutes, the horde was extremely chaotic. maybe they would break through her mental energy field in the next second and drown her. at that moment, the arrow fired at her. vines appeared on her hands to form a huge vine prison to protect her. her hair turned into a giant ball that wrapped her up. the crossbow hit her the moment she set up her defenses. those firm vines seemed as fragile as porcelain. they shattered in just an instance, and next was her hair. the white arrow stopped briefly in front of that hairball. the glow it gave off fluctuated, giving one some hope before... it shattered, too. the arrow shot into her right chest. the huge strength pushed her a few meters aside before she stopped. her entire body was shot through. if not for the vines and hair, that arrow would hit her neck and slice her head. although that arrow didn¡¯t kill her, it damaged her body. her puppet body was tough. if she were a human, that hit would all destroy the organs. brother nine relaxed, and so did the other glory army members. but right away, their expressions changed. they saw the red hair zombie swallow that drop of blood. while glory army and red hair clashed with the zombie horde, ye zhongming moved. he crossed the battlefield. the moment the arrow fired, he was in front of the rat king. Chapter 309: You can go but leave everything (2) chapter 309: you can go but leave everything (2) the rat king bared its fangs when it saw ye zhongming. it naturally remembered this guy. a human that played with it a few times but was still living well. it stood up from behind its subordinates and stared at him. it wanted to order them to attack. this foolish human was standing alone in front of itself. he was standing in front of the million-strong mutated animal faction. he was asking for death. since that was the case, then it would let it happen. the rat king licked its lips and felt like it could evolve to level five if it ate this human. there would be no need for it to fight for the blood. but right away, its small eyes grew bigger by much. the rat king saw this human casually take a green bow out, as well as... a white arrow! its straight body curved a little. it wanted to curse. that arrow turret caused its fur to rise. now, this bow gave it the same feeling! these damn humans. why did they have so many options? this human placed the bow on his back before the rat king could think of a solution. this... the rat king felt dizzy and didn¡¯t know what this person meant. but it immediately found a purple gun aimed at it. the rat king laid low and pulled a few helpers to block its fat body. damn! white and green was not enough; there was even purple now! purple! rat king¡¯s long tail sensed this weapon could kill it even if it reached level six. this equipment shouldn¡¯t appear at this time. it looked through the gaps to confirm. this thing was real and could be fired. that was because it was shining. that human was smiling. his feet then lit up. the rat king glanced and saw a pair of golden shoes. blood stepping boots! the rat king didn¡¯t recognize it, but that didn¡¯t stop it from realizing that boots could add speed. thinking about how it failed to catch up to this person, it knew it was this boot¡¯s ability. if that was the case, with absolute speed and a purple weapon, if he wanted to kill it, then... the rat king thought about it, and its fur stood on their ends. it was afraid; it was terrified! rat king felt like it was tragic. it was suppressed by the dragon and had to hold back. the dragon ran, but this human suppressed it. today, that turret suppressed it. it was afraid it would get hit by the arrow. now, this guy¡¯s luxurious equipment suppressed it such that it didn¡¯t even dare to show its head. ¡°scram further away, and i won¡¯t kill you.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s cold voice spread into the ears of the rat king such that it had the urge to agree. it rolled its eyes and felt like things weren¡¯t right, but it didn¡¯t continue to think. it heard a buzzing sound. it knew what was going on. that human, actually... fired! the few helpers blocked the shot for it and were turned into black ash. some streaks of lightning were still flying towards it! the rat king couldn¡¯t care anymore and fled. it stopped after ten meters before turning its head. it saw that the shot killed dozens of his men. how strong was it? those men were his closest helpers, and they were all level three. n0velusb.c0m that mutated rat that ate the evolution blood and became level-four screeched in terror and ran to his side. the two level-four rats stood together, giving them the confidence to face the purple weapon. ye zhongming took three steps forward and looked coldly at the rat king. ¡°scram.¡± rat king immediately left with his subordinates. ye zhongming heaved a sigh of relief. this rat king was a coward. it was too smart and considered too many things. humans and mutated lifeforms were similar in that way. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have too many demon crystals. if the rat king dodged the first attack, then it would be impossible for him to kill the rat king. he used his bloodline, so his threat towards the rat king was much lower. moreover, even if he wanted to kill the rat king, how would he deal with the million mutated animals after? if they fought, both sides would get wiped out. but the rat king was afraid, and it was the king of the faction. sometimes, one has to look at mutated lifeforms as equal. one had to observe them like humans. then, one would notice that you could deal with them like humans. ye zhongming was living his second life, so he knew that meaning. they wouldn¡¯t stand before the mutated lifeform faction and tell them to scram if it were someone else. everyone would think that it was impossible. but that happened. things looked simple, but one needed foresight and courage. ¡°you... are strong.¡± Chapter 310: You can go but leave everything (3) chapter 310: you can go but leave everything (3) red hair stood up. she held the long arrow and pulled it out from her body. the pink liquid flowed from the wound. she didn¡¯t evolve to level five. one drop of blood could let a level-three lifeform get to level four but not from four to five. red hair needed at least three more drops to evolve. moreover, this drop was mainly used to heal her injured body. this smart puppet looked towards glory army with a sunken gaze. she knew that one had to pay a price. for example, when she went away from the master who created her, she couldn¡¯t obtain things without making sacrifices like before. if she wanted, then she had to do something for her old master. red hair didn¡¯t think much when it wasn¡¯t by her master¡¯s side. she was evolving like the millions of other mutated lifeforms. but since it met this master, it felt uncomfortable. with her current intellect, she still couldn¡¯t deduce where that feeling came from. but she felt annoyed, like... something that should belong to her was lost, like... she should evolve more quickly. such a feeling became better when her master found her and helped her. but the waste of that drop of blood made her furious. she opened her mouth and grumbled. an invisible giant shockwave exploded and spread out from around red hair, covering half the horde. at the same time, talking lady did the same. two strong mental energy mutated lifeforms used a mental energy skill. mental storm. strictly speaking, this wasn¡¯t a talent skill. they couldn''t use the real mental storm with talking lady and red hair¡¯s current strength. they just had the rough outline of the skill. mental-type lifeforms were strong because they could use their minds to do things others couldn¡¯t. high-level zombies could use their strength and pressure to make other zombies worship them. talking lady and red hair weren¡¯t good at that, but the mental storm could compensate for that weakness. this was a mind invasion. using one¡¯s thinking to imprint onto another person¡¯s mind forcefully. this ability was vicious and strong. for any mental type individual, this was a trump card. one could only use it a few times, and some could only use it once. that showed how precious and strong this skill was. but this time, be it red hair or talking lady, who had made a deal with him, they chose to use this rare skill. they knew that they had to do it to reach their goal. the horde that became aimless because the blood disappeared got hit by the storm. those closer to red hair were invaded and bowed down to her. this was their new king. those closer to talking lady all lowered their bodies and heads to express that they would listen to her. this was the effect of the mental storm. if talking lady and red hair controlled the zombies individually, it would take a long time to get such an effect. of course, such control wasn¡¯t absolute. the effect would weaken as time passed, and the control would disappear. most zombies would regain their senses and not be controlled anymore. also, during this period, some zombies would be affected and tamed. they would become the most loyal subordinates. higher level mental energy mutated lifeforms would have a bigger effect when they used the mental storm. the control period would be longer. if a level-nine mutated lifeform used the storm, its control of level-five and below lifeforms would be indefinitely long. they wouldn¡¯t be able to wake up from this control. even those above level five would be controlled for years. talking lady and red hair were only level four, so that period would be too long. some lifeforms around their level might wake up tomorrow. but now, they were all genuine believers and followers of them. the zombie horde surrounded glory army in a few seconds. be it white robe, jin quan, or brother nine, even the less than 500-strong army. their backs were covered in cold sweat. they felt like they were close to death. they only had one four-star and several three-star evolved. even if they had five stars and even six stars evolved, they would still die if surrounded by such a horde. ¡°we can discuss now.¡± a voice spread from behind the horde. glory army looked at this guy in disbelief. ¡°you... how can you walk among the horde? that is impossible!¡± jin quan hollered. his eyes were red when he looked at ye zhongming. he couldn¡¯t understand why the horde was ignoring this human. he didn¡¯t know they weren¡¯t attacking him because red hair and talking lady paid a considerable price. this would reduce the time they could control the zombies, but it was worth it. ¡°there are many impossible things in this world, right brother nine? as well as all you glory army brothers.¡± ye zhongming had a victorious smile. that smile belonged to glory army half an hour ago. ¡°how do you know us? who are you?¡± brother nine¡¯s expression changed when he heard that. glory army was still very mysterious to ordinary survivors. they placed their attention in the dungeon to get resources, so they weren¡¯t that famous. brother nine was sure that ye zhongming wasn¡¯t one of those factions who knew about that. so how did he find out and also call out his name? that was too weird. ¡°that is not important.¡± ye zhongming waved, ¡°you should know who i was when you spun this giant wheel.¡± ¡°the most important thing is you can leave if you want.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s words gave them hope, but then he made them furious. n0velusb.c0m ¡°but, you have to leave... all the things you got from the wheel!¡± Chapter 311: So what if Glory Army n0velusb.c0m chapter 311: so what if glory army ¡°nonsense!¡± jin quan hollered in rage and wanted to wave his blade at ye zhongming. but little nine grabbed his wrist. attacking this guy now wasn¡¯t a wise choice. ye zhongming smiled and didn¡¯t care at all. he knew the glory army! when these people charged in, ye zhongming didn¡¯t think they were from the mysterious and strong glory army. but when he saw little nine, he knew their identity. glory army. this army didn¡¯t occupy a city but was extremely huge. they could sweep any faction. one of the division leaders was this little nine. ye zhongming remembered that when he became six-star evolved and felt strong, he bumped into a ying city faction that wanted to kill a strong protector beast. they invited many factions, including ye zhongming¡¯s team and the glory army. when ye zhongming saw the glory army branch, the seventh division led by little nine, he was shocked. they all wore green equipment and had green weapons. their average level was six-star! over two thousand of them! ye zhongming looked at the green sniper rifle he had spent all his money on and his lousy equipment. it was a huge difference. he would be a small soldier if he were in their army. but they had two thousand such soldiers. he heard their rankings were based on strength, meaning his division was only 7th. it was hard to imagine how strong the first division was. although little nine was only eight-star, he could compete with weaker nine-star evolved. if his seven divisions were with him, nine-star experts would have to retreat. ye zhongming realized how strong they were. before reviving, he discovered that little nine had evolved to nine-star. moreover, the seventh division became the sixth division and was getting stronger. ye zhongming looked at glory army, who stared at him in rage. he was sure that these were the core members of the seventh division. they were much stronger than he was in his last life. although he didn¡¯t know what kind of organization they were, as his level wasn¡¯t high, he didn¡¯t fear them in this life. he was even prepared to kill some of them. he knew that they would have problems after today. the problem was how big or small those problems were. if he took their things and left, the problem might be small. it would be huge animosity if he had to kill them to get what he wanted. but he didn¡¯t care. he was already enemies with soul merchant, so he didn¡¯t mind offending another faction on that level. of course, he would rather not go too far if possible. after all, their reputation was decent, and they weren¡¯t as bad as soul merchant. as humans, he wanted to give some chance. but that depended on whether they knew their place. ¡°i am not going to ask you how you know us. i admit that i underestimated your cloud peak and you. but i promise that your team and you will be our focus of attention in the future!¡± he sucked in a breath. ¡°since you know us, you should understand how strong we are. friends are better than enemies! if you become our friends, you will know how good it is to have such an ally. but if you choose to become enemies...¡± he paused, ¡°you will know how terrifying it is to have such an enemy!¡± his words were firm and spread far into the battlefield so that many factions heard it. they had different looks on their faces, but they remembered the name: glory army. ¡°are you done?¡± ye zhongming shook his head. he always felt like strong people always acted arrogantly. soul merchant¡¯s demon gold and glory army were like that. were they so certain that a few words could scare him off? this... didn¡¯t matter. ¡°there is no point in talking so much; the choice is yours.¡± little nine raised his chin and made ye zhongming want to punch him. ¡°good that you finished.¡± ye zhongming rubbed his cheeks and said, ¡°you can go, but leave the stuff. this time, leave all your equipment.¡± ¡°what? what did you say?¡± even white robe was shocked. she didn¡¯t expect this guy not to back down at all and even ask for more. not only did he want what the army got from the wheel, but he also wanted their equipment. did he understand the situation? white robe wanted to ask ye zhongming. but before he could open his mouth, that guy spoke. ¡°more nonsense and i will make you leave your weapons. more, and i will take your items!¡± ye zhongming was very fierce. he would have done it if not for him being slightly afraid of glory army, if not for their decent reputation. the only thing was that it would be slightly dirtier to remove clothes from corpses. ¡°do you think you won?¡± little nine looked carefully at ye zhongming and then gritted his teeth when asked. ¡°yes.¡± ye zhongming nodded without hesitation. ¡°you underestimate us!¡± little nine¡¯s aura rose, ¡°in this world, no one can look down on us; that includes you!¡± he waved a sleeve arrow shot into the sky, exploding above. a considerable amount of survivors started to surge from all around. ye zhongming recognized many of those factions, and they were gathering. these people contacted many factions. ye zhongming glanced and saw the olive green assault team, justice wing, blood lamp, jill warrior squad, etc., factions. one of them was also ying city jail! ¡°do you see that? not only do you have to face the strong glory army, you have to face a third of the ying city survivors. are you, ye zhongming, ready?¡± little nine stood straight and stared at ye zhongming. Chapter 312: Your badge, my badge chapter 312: your badge, my badge . glory army put out the faction leaderboards, and little nine was in charge of the ying city one. apart from outside factions like cloud peak, little nine had not made a mistake. he knew which factions were strong or weak. in front of absolute strength, little nine found out things about every single faction. glory army was strong, but they knew it didn¡¯t mean they were invincible. they were strong, but they needed new blood. so, they paid attention to all factions and were prepared to take in new members when needed. little nine noticed the poppy wheel after white robe, and these 500 soldiers returned. he contacted some factions and planned to break through their defenses. glory army did a good thing: to promise some payment and even give them a deposit. so, although many people didn¡¯t know they were called glory army, they trusted them. they stood out when the signal arrow was fired. these factions bonded together, and they were all elites of ying city. apart from that, some reserve glory army forces appeared. these people weren¡¯t fools¡ªespecially the big faction alliance of ying city. they didn¡¯t charge at the horde without any preparation. little nine didn¡¯t expect them to save him like that. he was just gambling that this guy ye zhongming cared about the faction he built up! ¡°if we can¡¯t go out. your men, friends, and everyone in cloud peak will die.¡± ¡°moreover.¡± little nine was determined. he took out a folded thing from his back and opened it. ¡°i don¡¯t think you can trap us!¡± ye zhongming saw the thing he took out, and his eyes constricted. energy steel glider! white grade! the survivors recognized this thing. it was flying equipment that had different effects based on their grade. but one point was that survivors could use it to fly for a distance. it wasn¡¯t far or quick, but it was useful in some situations. like now. it could fit ten people and could carry them out of the horde. as long as they arrived where the glory army faction was, ye zhongming¡¯s plan would be broken. as for the soldiers left under the wheel, their deaths weren¡¯t the main focus. or rather, little nine had spread a clear message. he could lead the elites out, and he would face an act of lightning-quick revenge. he wanted to scare ye zhongming so that he would move aside. everyone wanted to find something good for themselves to deal with the situation. both ye zhongming and little nine were the same. gathering factions, forming a new formation, and taking out energy steel gliders. in such a situation, even if ye zhongming realized what he was doing and told the zombies to attack, it was too late. little nine didn¡¯t need much time to flee. the formation would be able to last that long. white robe and jin quan¡¯s rage and anxiousness disappeared. little nine didn¡¯t disappoint them. he still found a way to break the situation and find a chance to leave. ¡°brothers, i will stay to accompany you. as long as little nine leaves, even if we die, he will take revenge for us. moreover, we might not die. glory army is invincible!¡± white robe was smart. he expressed that he would live and die with these warriors. he blocked the last part of the parcel that could be utilized. his words brainwashed the soldiers and made them feel honored. he raised their morale and motivated them to fight to the death. n0velusb.c0m ¡°glory army is invincible!¡± they cheered. ¡°not bad.¡± ye zhongming was impressed. as expected from one of the strong factions in the apocalypse. little nine¡¯s equipment, skills, and quality of men were far above the average. they would be able to solve most situations. unfortunately, he bumped into ye zhongming today. ¡°you guys are decent to make things so tough for me.¡± ye zhongming raised his right hand and shook it in the sky. a new group was gathering behind the glory army. some were from the small faction alliance that had left the battlefield to rest up. some were top 50 factions that weren¡¯t highly ranked but were still strong. what was more shocking was that star beauty company was there... as well as renxing battle squad without bai feng! the top and second-ranked factions were both on ye zhongming¡¯s side! ¡°look, not only do you have trump cards; i do too. do you think when both sides fight, you can still succeed?¡± ye zhongming asked calmly, saying, ¡°right, you have someone that can fly, a white grade that uses crystals to form a barrier. even if ranged weapons can pierce through it, it can¡¯t affect the flight.¡± ye zhongming kept the green bow in his hands and then took out two black things. ¡°sorry, these are a little ugly but can be used. my heart hurts that you forced me to use these things.¡± ye zhongming looked towards white robe instead of little nine, ¡°your reaction is quite fast. let me test it on you for your boss to see.¡± glory army was stunned; they didn¡¯t know what the black thing was. ye zhongming tossed one of the black things, and it smashed toward white robe. it was quick that it whistled in the air. white robe didn¡¯t know what it was, but it wasn¡¯t good. he immediately jumped to the ground and tossed his weapon forward, hoping to hit that thing aside. ...hong! Chapter 313: Disappearing legs chapter 313: disappearing legs it was hard to imagine the feeling of people who were once on the same side being at a standstill now. people''s relationships during peacetime were like that, but in the apocalypse, such relationships were more obvious and distinct. they wouldn¡¯t hesitate to attack one another to fight for a demon crystal, a weapon, or a supermarket. but at this moment, each person¡¯s mind was a little confused. they didn¡¯t know why they were fighting and what they would get out of all this. glory army had the psychological advantage. after all, they gathered the top factions of ying city. they also had the logistical support of the glory army, so they had the upper hand. but that advantage disappeared when star beauty company and renxing battle squad appeared. these two factions were so strong that their working together terrified many. they didn¡¯t understand why the top and second-ranked factions would be on the same side as cloud peak. where was bai feng? he was dead. he wouldn¡¯t allow his faction to listen to others if that proud guy remained alive. those neutral factions were feeling stunned. things were too complicated. moreover, why were their factions excluded? after which, a loud explosion drowned their complicated emotions. everyone felt the ground shake, which was more intense than when the precision trading wheel appeared. many people started to tilt left and right, and the two decently ordered human camps were sent into chaos. luckily, that shaking lasted for a short moment. after that, eye-piercing white light disappeared, and everyone looked towards the explosion. that place was covered in flesh and blood. .............................................................................. white robe felt like both his face and body felt empty. the overall feeling was quite sticky. he was familiar with this feeling, but the explosion delayed his reaction. he was always on the edge of recalling but would forget. that feeling would return to his body; his eyes went blurry, and his ears buzzed. white robe looked at the empty land ahead of him. those annoying zombies were the closest. they were 20 meters from him instead of the five from before. there were zombie corpses on the ground. white robe was annoyed. what kind of bomb would cause that much damage? it was like a sharp blade that sliced the zombies into many pieces. it felt clean but overpowered to white robe. he tried to think and wanted to search for the guy that tossed the bomb. that guy dared to bomb him, so no matter what, he wouldn¡¯t let him go today. white robe saw ye zhongming. he was taking off a translucent barrier in front of his body. he was standing 20 meters away. keke, this fellow. he was terrified by his bomb, so stupid. white robe heard some voices behind him, but his ear was still buzzing, so he couldn¡¯t understand it. he only knew that people were shouting. they were probably as angry as he was and wanted to rip this person into pieces. white robe turned his head and saw little nine and jin quan. he was stunned; why were their expressions... like that? it was as if they had seen something terrifying and were in disbelief. was he bleeding? his whole face was covered in blood? that happened every day in the dungeon. why were these two fellows getting more and more timid? white robe moved his arms, and they felt okay, so it seemed he was fine. but that bomb had killed many of the brothers around him. that damn cloud peak boss! white robe pushed the ground and wanted to stand up. he pushed twice but realized that something wasn¡¯t right. when he wanted to stand a third time, he was stunned. he stared at the ground. there was the throat of a zombie, and it was sliced orderly. white robe lowered his head and looked towards his waist. ¡°ah!!!¡± white robe¡¯s scream spread across the battlefield. many people frowned. this was a three-star evolved crying. his legs were there! but they were sliced into orderly pieces like the throat of that zombie! he wanted to stand up. he moved his waist, but his legs were just left there. white robe knew why little nine and jin quan looked at him like that. if this happened to others, he would have such an expression, too. but... it happened to him. white robe cried but didn¡¯t know what to say. warm liquid was about to flow down his eyes, but he held them back. but in the end, he failed to do so. he was handicapped! he was disabled! white robe cried out once more before fainting. ¡°ye zhongming!¡± little nine hollered at ye zhongming, and his body even twisted because of that. this was the first time he behaved like this and felt so helpless in front of another human. it was as if the enemy could deal with him no matter what he did. his chest hurt, and he spat out some blood. his body shook, and jin quan went to help him up. little nine wasn¡¯t so furious that he was about to collapse. to a four-star evolved, such injuries could heal instantly. but in terms of his psychology, he had suffered a huge blow. he didn¡¯t even know what bomb that was! ¡°put down your equipment, carry white robe, and let¡¯s go!¡± little nine looked down and gave the order. ¡°brother nine, let¡¯s fight with him!¡± ¡°brother nine, we can¡¯t let him go like this!¡± ¡°boss, let¡¯s kill him!¡± glory army soldiers were furious. they saw dozens of their brothers get sliced into pieces, and white robe¡¯s legs slashed. they saw little nine spitting out blood. . adrenaline flowed, their eyes were red, and they wanted to kill the enemy. ¡°shut! up!¡± little nine squeezed those words out. he was more rational and knew that the glory army had lost. ¡°apart from underwear, you can¡¯t take anything away today.¡± ye zhongming held another black bomb and announced his latest decision. that bomb had a shocking name in his last life--- crystal weapon! Chapter 314: Solving danger (1) chapter 314: solving danger (1) everyone knew the name of the father of crystal weapons, le dayuan. if everything that happened before ye zhongming saved him didn¡¯t change in his last life, then he didn¡¯t know how le dayuan was saved or what happened after. but he was sure the crystal weapons were developed a few years later. it occurred when the apocalypse had developed. crystal weapons were invented much later or after many evolution waves when humans were living precariously. they were all passively living in all the cities, regions, and countries. they were about to get wiped out. that was when the crystal weapons appeared so humans could be proactive and clash with the mutated lifeforms. this era was when the number of high-level humans started to increase explosively. the number of nine-star evolved more than doubled due to these weapons. ye zhongming found le dayuan first in this life. he couldn¡¯t support this master in terms of skills as he didn¡¯t know the theory behind the weapon. he also didn¡¯t know the complicated structure. but he knew the crafting methods of the simple crystal weapons, which everyone in his last life knew how to do. that was enough for le dayuan to understand the secrets behind the weapon, allowing him to create and invent through this thinking. an easy starting point meant he was much more advanced than the last life. this odd-shaped thing was a crystal weapon-- crystal grenade. it was a simple crystal weapon that was suitable for small-group killings. ye zhongming and le dayuan made two of them before he came to ying city. although these things were common everywhere in his last life, as the apocalypse just started, the materials needed were hard to find. there wasn¡¯t a shortage; it was just that humans hadn¡¯t produced the suitable parts in scale. these two grenades took le dayuan and his four helpers a night to create. when ye zhongming left, only two were completed. however, the first crystal weapon in this life was used on a human. in front of this unbelievably shocking invention, little nine¡¯s confidence and pride were crushed. his men and he placed their equipment on the ground. first were the weapons, then defensive items, shoes, and crystals... very quickly, the glory army was just a bunch of guys in underwear. they all looked humiliated. white robe relied on his three-star evolved body to awaken. when he saw his allies, he shouted before fainting once more. a feature of the crystal weapon was that it would form line-shaped blades when it exploded. it was tiny such that the naked eye couldn¡¯t see it. these energy blades would spread with the explosion and slice everything it touched. these blades slashed those zombie fragments and white robe¡¯s legs. little nine lowered his head and passed through the horde controlled by red hair and talking lady. he didn¡¯t say a word. this impressed ye zhongming more with this guy of similar age to him. such needless words would only cause ye zhongming to want to kill him. it wouldn¡¯t have any other effect. the battlefield was silent, and even the zombies didn¡¯t make a sound. they used their cloudy eyes to stare at these humans. after they left the horde encirclement and returned to the glory army camp, some soldiers were unhappy. little nine shook his head and led his men away. one of the small team leaders insisted on his thoughts, so jin quan punched through his heart. people stopped disagreeing, and the glory army slowly disappeared from the battlefield... as losers. ye zhongming walked forward calmly and picked up that bag of demon crystals. he spun the final few spins of the wheel. five times, two jobs, two materials, and one recipe. the highest level of equipment was white, so ye zhongming chose to exclude that region. his luck was decent, but it was not bad. no one would always be lucky. of course, he also got more evolution blood. he had over ten drops in his hands now. the circle of evolution blood around the poppy wheel was gone. the giant wheel rumbled as it sunk toward the ground. this wheel that disturbed ying city for days finally ended its short life and disappeared. but everyone knew that it would appear again and cause another fight to the death for humans and mutated lifeforms. there wouldn¡¯t be someone like ye zhongming again next time, as all the elements would change. rat king walked around unwillingly. it stared at ye zhongming and also the survivors standing around. it also looked at the zombies around ye zhongming before it roared and led the rats back into the sewers. who knew how its big and fat body could fit into the small tunnels? talking lady and ye zhongming exchanged glances, and she ordered the zombie hordes. these zombies started to leave the area. the small faction alliance surrounded ye zhongming. each one of their faces had the same expression as the other factions. shock filled with a bit of fear. this person had spun all the chances of this wheel. he took all the benefits! how much courage, how strong did he have to be, how smart was he? these people didn''t think they could reach the same level as this guy. just thinking about how he solo-ed all the benefits of this wheel shocked all of them. the factions that the glory army recruited looked at one another before leaving warily. they were terrified of this guy called ye zhongming. those factions that chose ye zhongming¡¯s side or remained neutral moved over. that was because there were a few thousand grey pieces of equipment besides the zombie corpses. Chapter 315: Solving danger (2) chapter 315: solving danger (2) many people resisted the temptation of this equipment and came to congratulate ye zhongming. they did have other thoughts, like killing ye zhongming, but they evaluated the gap in strength and all gave up. numbers couldn¡¯t make up this gap. if they attacked ye zhongming now, they were all crazy. those small faction alliances were the ones that couldn¡¯t hide their desire for the equipment. many of them started to point at the gear and discuss their benefits. these people had worked with ye zhongming and understood him. they knew he was an elite smith and didn¡¯t care much about grey and white equipment. so they knew he would keep a portion for cloud peak but sell those he didn¡¯t need, like those grey weapons. ye zhongming crafted better weapons than this to sell to these allies. ye zhongming picked up their expressions and was glad he didn¡¯t have to say too much. ye zhongming had a straightforward thought process regarding this equipment. he would keep a small portion for his group and sell the rest, including the white weapons he got from the glory army leaders. as for why he didn¡¯t keep all of them for cloud peak, ye zhongming had his considerations. ye zhongming was a smith who could craft grey and white equipment without using ghost metal. he could craft moon edge and thousand leaf phosphor armor. as a result, he didn¡¯t care much about this equipment. ye zhongming gained many materials, enough for him to craft better equipment than these. moreover, he didn¡¯t forget the people he offended on this trip. people like soul merchant and glory army. ying city jail and others he didn¡¯t know who wanted to kill cloud peak and him. so he was surrounded by danger. if he wasn¡¯t strong enough to solve all these factions alone, he had to split the dangers he faced. glory army hated himself; this time, ye zhongming snatched everything they had. not only did they lose everything from the wheel, but they also lost the gear and weapons that belonged to themselves. if ye zhongming took all the items, that hatred would be focused on his body. but what if other factions took them, too? even if the glory army didn¡¯t hate them for that, they wouldn¡¯t feel good about them. taking a step back, the glory army was generous to not bother about such things and only focused on killing ye zhongming. but what about the other factions? would they feel afraid? when they meet glory army, would they be afraid that they would steal this gear back? under such a mentality, will they choose to work with the glory army? or would they choose to work with cloud peak, who sold them items for a low price and proved that they could face up to glory army? the answer was obvious. glory army could promise them other benefits so that the outcome might differ. but even then, the glory army would have to make sacrifices, weakening themselves. moreover, the main focus of the apocalypse was to deal with mutated lifeforms. ye zhongming didn¡¯t plan to reveal the crystal weapon blueprints to the public. still, he would try to let more people have the ability to fight the mutated lifeforms to create a more complicated and chaotic ying city. no one was willing to see a strong neighbor. thus, he started to sell the equipment. the price was the same as before¡ªgrey ones for one level-two crystal, white for 20 level-two or three level-three crystals. the small faction alliance had worked with ye zhongming previously, so they didn¡¯t hesitate. a few hundred pieces of grey equipment were gone in a short while. the other factions feared they would miss out, so they joined in. 2000 grey equipment was sold almost instantly. the small faction alliance was the first to strike but didn¡¯t buy too many. after all, they had traded with ye zhongming and spent most of their crystals. the ones they were spending now were those they gathered after or were spending their savings. the other factions that didn¡¯t spend much previously were the ones spending now. they took level-two crystals out like drinking water. especially renxing battle squad and star beauty company. they were the large factions in ying city, and even if they suffered losses this time, their foundations remained. their two factions collected half of these 2,000 pieces. the ten pieces of white equipment were split between the two of them. when others were taking 20 level-two crystals to buy one piece, these two factions took three level-three crystals. even if ye zhongming was a fool, he knew how to choose. with these level-three crystals, along with what he got previously and those from glory army, ye zhongming could get two level-three potions. after selling the equipment, ye zhongming and the leaders of the factions gathered in a room and had a four-hour meeting. they decided on ways for them to work together. this meant that ye zhongming was stretching his hand into ying city. after the meeting ended, the faction leaders returned to their camps. in the future, their fates will be connected with cloud peak. the small faction alliance disbanded. many small factions expressed that they wanted to join cloud peak. ye zhongming considered it and decided to hold a trial half a month later. moreover, he had plans to set up branches in ying city. but that was just an idea; he would have to plan further. talking lady came over at night. she had the aura of a king. behind her were ten level-three zombies as guards. ye zhongming knew there were many other level-three zombies where he couldn¡¯t see them. this wasn¡¯t talking lady¡¯s declaration of war; she was just worried about him. ¡°blood, please be trustworthy.¡± ye zhongming nodded and tossed three drops to her. her eyes lit up, and she swallowed two drops. red hair appeared behind ye zhongming. she took three drops of blood from her ex-master! ye zhongming¡¯s heart didn¡¯t hurt. he knew that one had to solve danger by... balance. Chapter 316: Three Saints chapter 316: three saints talking lady closed her eyes, and her aura was rising. the level-three zombies behind her retreated in terror. they then lowered their heads respectfully. since they followed her side, they should be subordinates that she tamed. they became more loyal this time. although zombies were disgusting, their world was much simpler than humans. ¡°blood, i want, conditions, you raise.¡± talking lady¡¯s crystal started to give off a light blue glow. the main green crystal couldn¡¯t cover that glow. she was one foot into the level-five gates. if she ate the remaining drop, she would evolve. she didn¡¯t choose to evolve because she was worried about ye zhongming and red hair. after consuming the evolution blood, talking lady was more sure about the connection between the blood and her evolution. red hair didn¡¯t worry much, knowing she was safe with ye zhongming. she consumed the three drops. she evolved right away along with the remaining drop that she used to heal her body. the giant vine flower appeared under her body to drag her into the sky. the wooden spikes connected to her, and then they wrapped her up. the difference with the last time was that the red ball gave off a light glow like specks of light shining. talking lady looked at red hair with envy, but that disappeared quickly. she understood what this guy meant. restriction. when talking lady looked at ye zhongming, she realized he was slightly stronger than other humans, but there wasn¡¯t much difference. but as the two of them got closer, and they got stronger... the more she wanted to eat him! that desire couldn¡¯t be stopped. especially today, when she saw ye zhongming, she nearly couldn¡¯t hold herself back. unfortunately, she knew that ye zhongming was strong. when they were on the same level, she shouldn¡¯t be his match, so she held back. but this desire was hidden in her heart, unlike there was a chance for him to taste his fresh blood. she knew that such a day would come. talking lady knew that after she helped this guy, although she got evolution blood as payment, she would also become his enemy. her relationship with him was similar to her relationship with red hair. when they faced an external enemy, they could trust each other and work together. without an enemy, they would be a stepping stone. this guy wouldn¡¯t allow her to command all the zombies in ying city, so she allowed red hair to evolve and restrict her. talking lady understood what was happening, but she could do nothing. she couldn¡¯t defeat him now, so she could only choose to accept it. ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°unless you can get a huge amount of level-three crystals; if not, no.¡± he looked at the level-three zombies behind red hair so that those fellows started to bear fangs at him. ¡°no, they, mine.¡± she wanted to make it clearer, but her speech ability was still too weak. ¡°then no choice.¡± ye zhongming waved. talking lady looked deeply at ye zhongming and disappeared with her subordinates. ying city got darker. ye zhongming knew that ying city would welcome its new king today¡ªa level-five king with a strong intellect. but... this throne wouldn¡¯t be too stable. there was some movement from behind him that stopped near him. ye zhongming didn¡¯t turn around, but his body tensed up. ¡°master, master.¡± ye zhongming turned around and saw red hair half kneeling on the ground. her voice was a little apologetic for trying to probe his strength. he thought that red hair would break free from his control after she got to level five and even wanted to kill him. but what surprised him was that she continued to call him master. master... that was surprising. he sensed the mental connection, which was still equal and even deeper than before. this was red hair acting of her own volition. although he didn¡¯t understand her thoughts, this situation was good. he told her some things, and she jumped out of the window, disappearing into the darkness with her luscious hair. zombies were screeching, but those sounds got softer and further away. as the night passed, ye zhongming knew it was time to return. but the path back wouldn¡¯t be too easy. .................. after ye zhongming announced his plans for the future, a few people stood beside a campfire on the path toward cloud peak. demon gold wasn¡¯t wearing clothes. he was barbecuing the leg of a monster. the meat scent spread into the distance. there were some zombies, but they were silenced. the soldiers helped their boss deal with these disturbances. ¡°you called us here to see you barbecue?¡± the only girl of the three was slightly unhappy. demon gold looked at this woman with a green mask. that arrogant face smiled. ¡°green flower, you must be full before we go to work.¡± demon gold didn¡¯t mind her unhappiness. he brushed some oil onto the leg and scattered some spices. the flames gave it a sizzling sound. she nodded and turned towards a taller guy, ¡°abyss mountain saint, did you solve your matter from lin city?¡± abyss mountain¡¯s body was very straight, and he was expressionless. he held his arms behind his back and gave off a cold feeling. ¡°nothing cannot be solved with a blade.¡± demon gold scoffed and was unhappy with his words. wasn¡¯t he implying that his blade wasn¡¯t sharp enough? that was because your city didn¡¯t have a monster like ye zhongming. but although he was unhappy, he didn¡¯t say it out. after all, the boss sent abyss mountain to help him. ¡°saint demon gold, i understand a bit of the situation. we have to wait here for him?¡± green flower knew that the guy saints in the guild were all proud. she had to be the one to neutralize it. ¡°more accurately, we are waiting for him in the darkness.¡± demon gold laughed coldly, ¡°he gained many things and is already four-star. although we don¡¯t fear him, we need to be safe. our cities are rising, and we can¡¯t let anything happen to us.¡± green flower nodded; even abyss mountain didn¡¯t oppose. compared to their development, a stone wasn¡¯t worth them paying a huge price. ¡°this time, let¡¯s let him taste the feeling of being ganged up on! i found a strong opponent for him.¡± demon gold bit his teeth and smiled, ¡°it is done, taste my cooking. don¡¯t worry about that fellow. this time, we might gain two benefits.¡± Chapter 317: Cloth River Dungeon chapter 317: cloth river dungeon ¡°boss ye, why don¡¯t you let us follow you?¡± tong hu battle squad made up their mind to join ye zhongming. they were the strongest, and ye zhongming had plans to turn them into his speakers in ying city. but the leader rejected him and said that his wife, little li, and he weren¡¯t cunning. they were more willing to fight for him than butt heads. tong hu didn¡¯t say the real reason, which was that... cloud peak was too expensive for them to go to, and they couldn¡¯t afford it. being able to head over now would help complete a wish of theirs. after half a month, ye zhongming knew most about tong hu. although his wife, little li, looked big, she was stronger than tong hu. she was a direct person who held nothing back. she easily won ye zhongming¡¯s trust. ¡°no, you guys clean up in ying city; head back after half a month.¡± ye zhongming smiled. this caused the short guy to think about whether or not boss ye wanted to abandon his group and him. pa! little li smacked his head and scolded him for being stupid. ¡°no one thinks that you are mute if you don¡¯t talk. boss ye has beautiful people accompanying him, like sha sha and xing mei; why do you want to tag along?¡± ye zhongming rolled his eyes. these two were interesting. tong hu squinted his eyes at ye zhongming and said he understood what guys liked through his eyes. his wife saw that and smacked him again. ye zhongming touched his nose and kicked the two of them out. ¡°the road back won¡¯t be too peaceful.¡± sha sha appeared. although she didn¡¯t get an evolution potion, her equipment had changed. apart from moon edge, she got a white belt. her other gear was grey, so her combat strength doubled from before. ¡°you don¡¯t have to. they are just afraid and not fools. they all understand.¡± little li dragged tong hu¡¯s ear and walked far. sha sha was envious of them. four months had passed since the apocalypse started, but people seemed to forget what love and relationships were. they only knew how to evolve and get stronger. this was humans adapting. but from another angle, it showed the bad side of humanity. some people couldn¡¯t even find food, so why talk about love? that was so foolish. tough and dangerous environments would change how humans live but didn¡¯t change how humans felt emotions. this was the difference between humans and those mutated monsters. no matter the time, humans had to insist and persist on some things. she might not be able to do so, but she envied those who did. tong hu and little li. people might tease and laugh at them during peacetime for their looks, but they stayed together in the apocalypse. that made many people feel the power, the light of humanity. . this power and light was the reason why humans were humans. ¡°i know they are using such a method to show their determination to follow me.¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°they are good people.¡± good people was a phrase often used to scold others during the apocalypse, but they weren¡¯t scolding them now. ¡°do i need to gather the others to send you back?¡± sha sha smiled, ¡°i am not a good person; i need payment.¡± ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°i am poor. i can¡¯t pay you.¡± ¡°liar, pervert.¡± a guy that spun all the uses of the wheel being poor? what a liar! ¡°you should have a plan. if not, you wouldn¡¯t have sent young master yun away. i won¡¯t say anything useless, you... take care.¡± sha sha looked at him with a complicated expression. she then suddenly hugged the guy and left a kiss on his face. ¡°don¡¯t misunderstand; this is just a deposit. you got the blueprint, and i want to purchase it after you make the equipment first.¡± she adjusted his collar, and after saying goodbye to the pervert, she left with her group. he touched the place she kissed and shook his head. this woman was the same as the last life; she needed payment for everything she did. he kept his smile and collected his gear. he set off alone. dangers were rising ahead, and they waited for their target to arrive. ..................... cloth river was an inland river that fed hundreds of thousands of people on the two coasts. the east shore was known as the east river district, and the west was called the west river district. in the apocalypse, this place turned into a gory dungeon. the difference with the upper river dungeon was that this cloth river dungeon was very exciting. humans occupied most of this area. humans gained the resources, mines, and herbs here. but they had to pay a price to do so. on the 35th day, the glory army sent troops to attack the dungeon. two months passed, and they paid a huge price, but monsters still occupied a quarter of the territory. cloth river dungeon¡¯s highest-level monster, evil lizard, had evolved to level five and became the lord of the dungeon. it guarded the dungeon and stood off against the glory army. this stand-off lasted for close to two weeks. this valley was covered in broken limbs. some were humans, and some belonged to the monsters. both sides clashed, and their corpses mixed. a thin and beautiful woman wore pink leather armor. she crossed her arms and looked at the battlefield. ¡°did we find a path on the east? can we pass through the poisonous gas field?¡± ¡°what about the east? can we cross the purple-colored mountain? is the corrosive winged dragon still there?¡± questions caused her subordinates to sweat. they lowered their heads as if they were at fault for their side battling with the monster army ahead. ¡°do you know how many of us died? the battle hasn¡¯t even ended, and over 30 people are dead! we nurtured them with all our resources. the first division has taken down the dungeon they were in charge of, but we are still wasting our resources. do you want us to drop out of the top ten during the next evaluation? with the current situation, how can i answer little nine? how can i answer to the commander?!¡± women were scary when they got angry, and all her subordinates were terrified. ¡°sister red! little nine is back!¡± this person they called sister red was delighted. she scoffed coldly, ¡°look at all of you, okay, stop crying. i know you tried your best. let¡¯s think of a way. i will go meet little nine.¡± the small leaders of the glory army then heaved a sigh of relief. little nine came back at the right time. but sister red was in a good mood not only because of little nine. white robe was back, too. she was about to see her guy, so she was happy. red hair brought her group out of the camp and saw little nine and the hundreds of soldiers with lowered heads and tattered clothing. ¡°this, what happened?¡± red hair was shocked. she glanced at the group, and her heart sank. ¡°where is old white?¡± she walked before little nine and jin quan. she ignored little nine¡¯s identity and asked. little nine and jin quan glanced at each other and moved aside to reveal the space behind them. two glory army soldiers were carrying a stretcher. white robe used his hands to cover his face, and tears flowed out from his fingertips when he heard his lover¡¯s voice. seeing that her husband was still alive, she was delighted. she wanted to hug her guy, but she stopped. she saw the blanket covering his body was missing something. she flipped it open, and a decomposing smell surged into her face. she saw his empty lower body, and her body shook vigorously. a moment later, a heart-wrenching scream passed through the skies above cloth river dungeon. Chapter 318: Special appearance chapter 318: special appearance ying city regained its calmness, and even the gory smell in the air was greatly reduced. but no one was so innocent to think that nothing would happen in the city. on the contrary, due to the fighting a few days back, that left many gaps. these gaps needed people and mutated lifeforms to fill up. this process was more gory than the battle for the poppy wheel. blood continued to flow as long as they were in the apocalypse. ye zhongming carried a bag, and inside it were some essential products. the important things were in the two special spaces. he walked on the ying city streets alone and felt he was back to his last life. he remembered how he often left the camp alone to practice shooting. he would kill some low-level mutated lifeforms to pay for his bullets. but before his gun skills improved, he was still making a loss. ye zhongming was still traumatized by those tough times. he was too poor. but after he revived, he often reminisced. ye zhongming naturally lived a much better life than before but didn¡¯t think he was invincible, just like what the novels he read during peacetime were like. not everyone revived could end up like bill gates or steve jobs. ye zhongming didn¡¯t think he could sweep everyone just because he revived. he still maintained clarity and humbleness when he did things. he wouldn¡¯t look down on anything and wouldn¡¯t underestimate any enemy. like today, the path ahead was dangerous, but he continued forward. he raised his head to sniff. killing intent was spreading. ........................ ¡°visibility is good; today is a good day to fly.¡± sun wanhu wore the flying helmet and had a cigarette in his mouth. there weren¡¯t any flying restrictions now, and no arrogant flight inspector. her corpse was probably decomposing in the dirt. ¡°big tiger, remember that the potion only lasts for three minutes. this means you must toss this thing within three minutes and can¡¯t miss by more than 30 meters. if not, it might not find the target. please remember!¡± a person with a white coat and thick, short-sighted glasses looked unhappily at sun wanhu. ¡°i know, i know. glasses, why didn¡¯t your eyesight improve after you evolved? why are you still wearing this thing? it looks so ugly. do you know what those girls say about you? they say that you are a pervert!¡± sun wanhu spat out the remaining half of the cigarette, accurately hitting the abandoned command tower, causing sparks to fly. the young man pushed his glances and continued, ¡°also, you have to record the process. drones can¡¯t do it; only you can. this information is precious. we have to use this to set the price in the future. please don¡¯t mess it up. even if you meet flying-type mutated lifeforms, you must try to complete the mission!¡± sun wanhu shook his head and asked, ¡°today, i will treat you to ¡®pink.¡¯ what do you think, glasses? i will treat. one level-two crystal, enough for the most beautiful ladies to serve you. let me tell you, their bodies are much more tender than those monsters!¡± ¡°if you don¡¯t complete what i told you, i dare to promise that you will never use the 28 you are so proud of. moreover, the ball-shaped below 28 will grow into cooked eggs as the 18th-century english kings ate.¡± the young guy pushed his thick black glasses, and light flashed in his eyes. sun wanhu was stunned and then laughed. he closed the cockpit and shouted, ¡°lu lan, that is what i expected from you! wait for me to return!¡± before he said his words, the small plane charged into the sky. the thick rope was pulled, and the giant golden cage reflected some light. a brown beast was inside it. one couldn¡¯t see the beast''s appearance besides its needle-like fur. ..................... the wind blew, and fighting intent rose between the six hundred warriors. demon gold, abyss mountain, and green flower were all here. each of them knew the importance that soul merchant placed on this operation. nine districts were built up, but three saints were gathered here. this was the first time such a thing occurred. ¡°maybe abyss mountain and green flower¡¯s warriors aren¡¯t sure what happened, but it doesn¡¯t matter. you all don¡¯t have to know.¡± demon gold walked forwards and looked at these warriors dressed in black. ¡°you just need to know that we are facing someone who is a huge threat to us and also knows our secrets.¡± ¡°we need to kill him. stab your weapons into his stomach and rip his intestines. he is the same as all other enemies!¡± demon gold¡¯s voice spread around, and his battle intent got thicker and thicker. ¡°of course, before this, i will treat all of you to a show. after which, it will be our time to crush everything ahead!¡± ¡°remember, soul merchant is the hope of humanity!¡± ¡°fake mercy won¡¯t do anything but cause humanity to go extinct. one day, we will prove to the world and the universe that we are right!¡± ¡°soul merchant! soul merchant! soul merchant!¡± six hundred warriors roared, and their atmosphere reached its peak. ¡°attack!¡± each saint had 200 elite warriors, and they rushed towards their target. ........................ ye zhongming heard some weird noises. at first, it was light, but moments later, they got clearer. he raised his head and saw a black dot getting close. with ye zhongming¡¯s eyesight, he recognized it as a small plane. he touched his chin and laughed. ¡°such a special appearance.¡± he muttered to himself. he closed his eyes to feel what was happening, and then he opened it. his aura changed in the blink of an eye. the plane got close! Chapter 319: I also have level-five chapter 319: i also have level-five sun wanhu''s eyes shone brightly. this was his job- extreme vision user''s skill- eagle eye. this was a support skill that allowed one to find a target quickly when one was flying. in the research center, sun wanhu was called the thousand mile eye. this was because he was a pilot during peacetime. moreover, he had more than one job. that was also why he didn''t fear ordinary flying mutated monsters. he whistled towards the portrait on the pilot dashboard and looked down. he laughed. "found you, baby!" he glanced at the time. he had only flown for 2 minutes and 27 seconds, so he had half a minute to spare. he decided to play with the target. sun wanhu dared not face this person on the ground as he heard he was a four-star evolved. a two-star evolved facing off against him was asking for death. but in the air, in the cockpit he was familiar with, he didn''t fear a four-star evolved. sun wanhu pushed the yoke, and the plane tilted down. its target was someone in the middle of a crossroad. the plane gave out a green light, and the tail shone brightly. it sped up. if one looked closely, one would see that it wasn''t burning fuel to speed up but was mysterious energy. "sky walker!" sun wanhu enjoyed the adrenaline from flying, and he shouted excitedly. this was his second job skill. he gave up on three-star evolution to trade for the job scroll. mind cover! to make the plane a part of his body, obtaining the overpowered strength to turn the entire plane into a weapon! speed up, roll, climb, descend, attack... all flying techniques could be used when he activated this job skill. no matter whether the plane could do that, as long as he had mental energy, the plane would be fine. if he didn''t care about mental energy usage, he could even send out a light pillar from the head of the plane to attack the target! this was why he was confident that he could challenge a four-star evolved when he was in the cockpit. "hey, kid, you look quite handsome. i dare to bet that you are not a virgin!" the plane whistled past, and he was instantly ten meters above the target. normal people would be terrified by the pressure of a plane. even if they didn''t pee their pants, they would panic. but this target just looked calmly. he moved and got far away. the plane brushed past the spot where the target stood. "not bad, but do you think it is over like that? i predicted it!" sun wanhu pulled the yoke and dragged the plane up. he then charged diagonally. the giant metal cage smashed toward the target. "i heard that you are ye zhongming. time for you to die!" sun wanhu just glanced and felt like it would hit. this was what he predicted from his few months of experience. but his expression changed in the next second. mental energy surged out, and the plane flew up once more. almost instantly, it was a few dozen meters in the air. "damn. damn, he is crazy!" seeing that the target''s actions didn''t succeed, he heaved a sigh of relief before cursing. that target, called ye zhongming, didn''t try to dodge the metal cage. he took a white blade and stabbed the sleeping monster inside. if he hit, that fellow''s body couldn''t take a few blades if it wasn''t transformed. fortunately, he reacted quickly, so the guy didn''t manage to kill this treasure. sun wanhu was terrified. he looked at the time, and it was three minutes. he released the ropes on the plane''s body, and the cage fell. before it smashed onto the ground, there was a giant roar. "giant lightning beast?!" ye zhongming held his blade and finally guessed what that giant monster was. the giant lightning beast was awake. its green eyes looked at ye zhongming, and thick hands pulled the cage. the metal started twisting, and then this five-meter-tall monster ripped the cage into two. hong! the giant lightning beast jumped out before the cage landed on the ground, leaving a giant hole. "ye zhongming, this is the gift we prepared for you!" sun wanhu piloted the plane. his voice passed through the plane''s body. this was naturally another area of his job. ye zhongming lifted his head, and with his strong visual ability, he saw a pilot holding a camera. "four-star is strong, but you can taste the strength of a level-five monster. good luck, young man!" he boasted. because there was a level-five monster, the mutated lifeforms around didn''t dare to disturb. "you don''t recognize this monster, right? this is the giant lightning beast, a new product that god hall is researching. it has an overall 5.78 rating. simply put, it is near level six and is extremely strong. it can control lightning. not only can it strengthen its own body, but it also has high attack. some level-six monsters aren''t its match. of course, it has some special points that you can experience slowly. haha!" sun wanhu felt that this was interesting. he mocked the target while looking at him as angry and getting killed. he felt more enjoyment than this than from a woman. ye zhongming squinted his eyes and scoffed. "all sorts of randoms have appeared. god hall. sometimes confidence isn''t a good thing." sun wanhu was stunned, and then he laughed out loud. ye zhongming felt like he was a little mad. "stupid, when our god hall leads our strong monsters and rules everything, you will cry, bow to us, and beg for our forgiveness! oh, right, you won''t get to that day because you will die today. remember to have a nice expression when you die; i will record it for the client." ye zhongming shook his head, "one level-five is not enough to kill me." he whistled, and a golden figure pounced over. the giant body was taller than a human, but it pounced beneath ye zhongming''s feet like a sheep. "look, i also have a level-five." Chapter 320: Our battle is not over chapter 320: our battle is not over when things from the last life appeared, ye zhongming didn¡¯t get shocked and felt familiar. for example, soul merchant and glory army. he had even heard of god hall before, too. but he didn¡¯t think that god hall was an amazing organization. they didn¡¯t have the ability that the crazy person in the air said. ye zhongming remembered they were an organization that raised monsters and mutated animals. but today, he was surprised that they made a level-five monster. he didn¡¯t think about the butterfly effect he had caused, as he knew it was pointless. he would solve the problems as they came. he touched yellow ball¡¯s fur and felt the love and excitement from the dog that hadn¡¯t seen him in a long time. yellow ball¡¯s crystal was already blue, which was the level-five mark. young master yun left with all the remaining evolution blood that ye zhongming had; he also left with his hope. looking at the unassuming red dot in the blue crystal, ye zhongming knew that although yellow ball wasn¡¯t level six, it was closer to that gap. giant lightning beast saw someone of the same level, so it stopped. although it was angry, it was more careful. one could see the nervousness in its eyes. although the enemy¡¯s size was much smaller than it, the giant lightning beast sensed danger. yellow ball was even taller than ye zhongming when it stood up. its body was the energy medium, which would become bigger as it evolved. it kissed its master before looking at the giant lightning beast. the two-level evolution made it excited to perform well for its master. when it met ye zhongming, yellow ball was a puppy. but when facing enemies, it was a gory killer. as its master was behind it, maybe because it craved battle after it just evolved, yellow ball took two steps before pouncing at the beast. the giant lightning beast bared its fangs at yellow ball. smelly saliva fell to the ground, facing off against it without fear. Chapter 321: Soldier vs soldier chapter 321: soldier vs soldier demon gold¡¯s eyes flashed. for some reason, his heart jumped when he saw this loser. bai feng was standing there like a giant mountain. ¡°bai feng!¡± demon gold lowered his head slightly, and his body tensed up. ¡°you didn¡¯t expect me to be alive, right?¡± bai feng wore white clothing. he said while removing the buttons to reveal his chest. the three saints opened their eyes wide. there was a giant wound on the chest. it wasn¡¯t the wound from a blade or holes from guns; the entire patch was a scar! it occupied the entire chest! if one didn''t look at bai feng¡¯s head and limbs, just his chest, he would be a barbecued piece of meat. ¡°very terrifying, right?¡± bai feng touched his chest and looked at demon gold, ¡°i thought i would die. even with the three-star evolved¡¯s body, an open stomach meant death.¡± ¡°your spirit feeder job is strong. that white bone fork skill was too much for me, and i didn¡¯t even force out your transformation.¡± bai feng talked about this like he mentioned something that had nothing to do with himself. his skin turned golden as he spoke, and those wounds became small golden snakes. ¡°i want to thank you for giving me a chance to revive. i broke free from the chains of being the top in ying city... i became stronger.¡± bai feng¡¯s aura climbed. that decently handsome face turned to gold, and he looked like a giant copper man. ¡°today, i am your opponent. let me see if you can kill the stronger me!¡± bai feng screamed, ¡°if you kill me, you can deal with ye zhongming.¡± demon gold took in a deep breath. several black mists appeared around him. although he didn¡¯t know how bai feng lived, he knew things were getting out of his control. ¡°a three-star evolved dares to be so arrogant? they underestimate us.¡± green flower sighed. her snow-white hands moved. she didn¡¯t mind helping demon gold to kill this fellow. ¡°fighting without equipment is so foolish.¡± abyss mountain¡¯s face was cold. he walked towards bei feng. he didn''t want people to affect the plan. ¡°a group fight is not good; let¡¯s train instead.¡± a devilish voice spread out, and a beautifully dressed woman appeared. ¡°this concerns cloud peak, but we had to bother boss bai feng; really sorry.¡± this beautiful woman used her big, watery eyes to glance at the soul merchant soldiers, ¡°bai feng is so strong but was badly defeated by you guys. i was also terrified. i wanted to see what the soul merchant lords that made ye zhongming afraid looked like. now that i have seen you, i am a little disappointed.¡± abyss mountain stopped as he sensed a strong aura from this woman. ¡°your looks are far worse than our cloud peak.¡± this beautiful woman revealed her white but scary teeth and held moon edge, ¡°ying city was so exciting, but it is time for cloud peak to join in!¡± when xia lei said that, many cold warriors appeared behind her. those familiar faces appeared. liang chuyin, park xiuying, little tiger, young master yun, shengyuan, tang tian... ye zhongming fought alone in ying city for many days and finally gathered his men to face the nightmarish soul merchant! ¡°king versus king. apart from your guild leader, you don¡¯t have the skill to bother our boss.¡± little tiger licked his lips, and he was excited about the upcoming battle. soul merchant went silent. then, green flower laughed out loud. ¡°people who don¡¯t know what is happening might be terrified by you. come, let me see if the people who keep shouting for the kings to fight the kings can fight our saints!¡± demon gold and abyss mountain¡¯s mouth twitched. they nearly forgot the reputation of green flower. this woman was someone that even the guild leader feared when she went mad. ¡°since you are a woman, then let¡¯s fight.¡± in the building on the side was a beige jacket woman. the wind caused her jacket to rustle. apart from that lonely feeling she gave off, one paid attention to the green arrow on her back. demon gold¡¯s pupils constricted. he recognized the bow that should belong to ye zhongming. at this point, demon gold would be a fool if he didn¡¯t realize that ye zhongming had seen through his plan and found a way to counter it. he used interests to tie the two factions of ying city to him. along with his own cloud peak, they found them and sniped them. renxing battle squad and star beauty company warriors surrounded soul merchant with the help of cloud peak. .................. bei zi stopped. his hoodie covered his face in the darkness. he slowly turned around and faced his side. a woman with half an ugly face squatted at the corner and looked at him like a venomous snake. ¡°seems like demon gold¡¯s operation was predicted.¡± bei zi smiled and looked at the ugly woman he handed lou''s family. his gaze was still filled with admiration, even more than before. ¡°just you alone?¡± bei zi looked around in disbelief, ¡°do they think you can kill me alone? are you too confident? or am i wrong, and i haven¡¯t noticed your ambush.¡± ¡°only me.¡± xia bai stood up. she didn¡¯t walk out of the shadows as she didn¡¯t like the light now. ¡°we could ambush you, but i didn¡¯t let them.¡± xia bai touched her hands and then her face. her expression was replaced with determination. ¡°i told you that i would feed your hand to the dogs!¡± Chapter 322: Life and death in an instance chapter 322: life and death in an instance when mutated lifeforms were lower leveled, they relied more on their bodies when fighting. although there were some high-level lifeforms like that, that was because they had strong attack methods. at level five, evolution lifeforms went from low-level to mid-level. mutated lifeforms learned how to coordinate their skills and their bodies. like these two fellows, they bit and clawed and used their skills. this was similar to the battle styles that ye zhongming was familiar with in his last life. sometimes, ye zhongming didn¡¯t know if his rebirth had changed some things. whether humans, monsters, mutated animals, or mutated plants, their overall strength was high. this problem hadn¡¯t been solved. ye zhongming was not god and couldn¡¯t turn back time to see if soul merchant and glory army were as strong in his last life. could god hall nurture a level-five being, too? but he felt like many things had changed compared to his last life, but the change wouldn¡¯t be that intense. after all, he only dared to leave his home and force himself to adapt to this new world. he couldn¡¯t come into contact with the high-level world at all. yellow ball stopped barking as its teeth were either ripping off flesh or chewing flesh that it bit off. the meat of the giant lightning beast was very thick and had a stench. it was disgusting compared to the meat of other mutated lifeforms. especially the sour taste in the meat; it was as disgusting as decomposing meat in the cemetery. but yellow ball enjoyed it. to eat the flesh of a strong opponent gave one a great feeling of conquest. shadow forest spike stabbed many deep wounds into the body of the giant lightning beast. the lightning cloud would also leave wounds on yellow ball, and both sides bled, forming a pool on the ground. as the battle proceeded, the blood would seep into the ground and get evaporated by the lightning. either that or that would step onto the dirt and kick it far away when fighting. be it relying on the body or more focused on skills, mutated lifeforms had a more gory battle than humans, and it was more visually stimulating. ye zhongming looked. he felt that it wasn¡¯t reasonable at the start, but as he looked, he was impressed by this risky fighting style. maybe the reason why survivors were at a disadvantage was because they lacked the courage. ye zhongming wanted to attack. although yellow ball was injured, it wasn¡¯t fatal, so he didn¡¯t move. the crazy person in the air continued to video. ye zhongming had to admit that his job was strong. a small plane was used like a drone. it made impossible movements at every second. this fellow should be a powerful person in god hall. there were some abnormal fluctuations from the distance. ye zhongming knew that his trading with the various factions should have worked if things were as expected. his men would also join the humans to fight. although he didn¡¯t think anything surprising would happen, he knew this was tough. he needed everyone to step across it together. only then could he confidently face the revenge of soul merchant and glory army. on the side, yellow ball and giant lightning beast¡¯s battle ended. what shocked ye zhongming was that both fellows left an ultimate move. the first to move was the giant lightning beast. it was strong and had the rare ability to control lightning. its attacks were strong, and each would cause a numbing effect that affected movement. but its defense was weaker than yellow ball¡¯s. yellow ball¡¯s golden fur had a high defense, like a thick metal armor layer. each time the lightning hit, it would spread throughout the body. although the place that was hit would have a wound, it wasn¡¯t as serious as it looked. at the same time, the giant lightning beast had a huge body while yellow ball was smaller. this meant that it was more nimble. it was easier to dodge attacks and had a larger variety of attacks. along with its ability to jump, yellow ball had an advantage. if this continued, the giant lightning beast would be kited to death. thus, this beast used its ultimate move. it used a space, allowing yellow ball to rip off a piece of meat from its leg to smack the dog aside. it roared toward the sky, and the cloud scattered, turning into specks of light. they gathered and formed a giant ball of light. lightning swept within the ball, and it looked like a ball of flesh with numerous veins. ball-shaped lightning! the giant lightning beast held up the lightning ball with one hand and charged forward. tossing it towards yellow ball. ye zhongming instinctively moved forward. yellow ball was in pain. this fellow was very powerful. after it saw the ball lightning, yellow ball became much more serious. it jumped to the side to try to dodge. at the same time, the spikes started to appear quickly to try to slow the giant lightning beast down. but the enemy was insane, allowing those metal spikes to pierce through its body, but it didn¡¯t change its path. the ball-shaped lightning flew. yellow ball realized it would change directions based on its movement and couldn¡¯t dodge it. the dog was furious. it barked. shadow forest spike disappeared, and what replaced it was a metal wall. this wall was covered in fist-sized metal balls. as yellow ball roared, these balls fired from the wall toward the giant lightning beast. yellow ball got a new skill when it reached level five! hong! the giant explosion gave off an eye-piercing light. the huge shockwave swept the battlefield, and even ye zhongming was blown back. after the shockwave, ye zhongming glanced at the majestic yellow ball without fur. its body was scorched, and a barbecued scent was spreading. but it was still standing. the giant body of the giant lightning beast had fallen to the ground. on its body were many of the black metal balls from yellow ball. one of that was in its face! two level-five lifeforms fought to the death, and yellow ball won! Chapter 323: Smoke rises chapter 323: smoke rises ¡°it is quite exciting there.¡± bai feng said, but his eyes only had demon gold. demon gold turned back to see his partners abyss mountain and green flower nodding at him. everyone knew that they had to fight. only one side would win, and the side that loses would die. the three saints knew that the 4th saint that should have appeared was probably intercepted. this meant that soul merchant¡¯s plan today was seen through, and they were in a passive state. if they couldn¡¯t show off their strength in the battle, then soul merchant would lose four saints today. their ability would be significantly reduced. they were arrogant a minute ago, but that was all gone. they realized things hadn''t gone smoothly since ye zhongming appeared before them. they were even in many dangerous situations. ¡°since that is the case, then let¡¯s fight.¡± demon gold sucked a deep breath, covering his hands in dense bone scales. when these bone scales appeared, they started to spin, making his hands look like an electric saw. this saint was in a bad situation and immediately used this meat shredder skill. the wolf souls around him roared toward the person who had lost to them before. a glow flashed in bai feng¡¯s eyes, ¡°you are not using human spirit transformation?¡± ¡°you are not worthy!¡± demon gold roared and stepped forward. the ground cracked, and the black energy spread through the gaps. demon gold started to fight, launching the battle between the factions ye zhongming and soul merchant led! of course, no one would expect that the battle, or rather the war, between the two sides would last for a long time. bai feng¡¯s body turned into copper. copper fighter along with metal body. bai feng used his ultimate move right at the start of the fight. fist shadows turned into a veil of fists. the punching speed proved that bai feng was much stronger. this person had put in a lot of effort. some things couldn¡¯t be made up for with potions or scrolls. they needed the evolved to put in hard work. demon gold shouted, and the wolf souls surged forward. along with the black mist on the ground, they attacked simultaneously. they clashed in the air, and both sides scoffed and took a few steps back. they looked at each other solemnly. demon gold understood that bai feng was much stronger. this move ripped his chest open previously. this time, it only managed to scatter his fist shadows and break his job skill. but his skill did not have any effect either. ¡°use human spirit transformation. if not, you can¡¯t win today.¡± ¡°don¡¯t be so confident, you loser!¡± demon gold charged forward once more. .................. ¡°cold-faced fellow, let¡¯s start too.¡± xia lei laughed. but when abyss mountain was about to say something, she slashed. ¡°despicable!¡± abyss mountain wouldn¡¯t get hurt by that blade, but the feeling of having to swallow his words annoyed him. this woman looked beautiful, but he didn¡¯t expect her to be so cunning. abyss mountain adjusted his breathing, and the ground beneath his feet started to move. be it dirt or bricks, they turned into a brown liquid that spread from below him. they covered his body apart from his eyes and nose! ¡°mother of earth!¡± abyss mountain¡¯s voice was muffled, and he pointed at xia lei, ¡°you will become the earth''s food!¡± xia lei laughed, ¡°mother of earth? is there milk?¡± moon edge didn¡¯t stop, and she sliced toward his knees. she didn¡¯t aim for the crucial areas but his joint. her choices were always different from others. ¡°stupid.¡± abyss mountain¡¯s body became thicker. when moon edge sliced it, it felt like it was hitting glue. it was easy to slice in but hard to push forward. ¡°yi?¡± xia lei was shocked, and she jumped backward. abyss mountain¡¯s hand spread and the sticky liquid lengthened. it turned into a sharp dirt spike that stabbed toward her face. moon edge dragged across the ground, allowing xia lei to borrow this strength to move to the side. the dirt spike brushed her tender face and left a blood bead. xia lei rolled her eyes. ¡°damn, you dare to hurt my face!¡± she cursed, and a light flashed on moon edge that she was holding. if ye zhongming were here, he would be familiar with these scenes. that was the symbolic light of the blademaster. young master yun brought back the evolution blood and the other things ye zhongming obtained. cloud peak¡¯s strength had jumped tremendously. for example, xia lei got the three-star potion and the blade master¡¯s job scroll. a blade grandmaster taught her, and now, with the job, moon edge was terrifying in her hands! a disfigured woman was terrifying. she waved to little tiger, who tossed his weapon to her. she waved two blades and charged at abyss mountain. .................. cloud peak had changed since ye zhongming left. the giant stone gate was lifted again but will never be used as a trap. that was because it was secured and became an actual gate. the walls on the sides had a small scale. due to defense requirements, the first layer was five meters tall. dozens of meters of it were done, and it was two meters wide. the second layer of the wall was built relying on it. at certain distances, there would be a giant metal board. ye zhongming told them to do it, but no one knew why. at this moment, hundreds of people were busy on the walls. this small bit of wall was not enough to protect the entire mountain. they needed at least two months to complete this first layer. ¡°little ye!¡± lu yi¡¯s voice interrupted mo ye, who was thinking. she glanced and showed her heroic face. ¡°they are here!¡± mo ye nodded. she glanced towards ying city. she knew ye zhongming and her allies were battling a strong opponent. but she was here. not because she was afraid but because this was ye zhongming¡¯s foundation. she had to protect this place. mo ye jumped from the tall wall and landed elegantly. lu yi, sister rong, liu zhenghong, and even candy appeared. over a hundred evolved warriors were also left in cloud peak. the hundred working ordinary people also placed their tools down and picked up the weapons beside them. they walked to the gate. this was all the soldiers in cloud peak that could fight, everyone in cloud peak! on the nearby road, a guy biting a beast¡¯s leg appeared. behind him was a group of vicious-looking criminals. Chapter 324: Oriole appears again chapter 324: oriole appears again everyone had a past; some were worth reminiscing, while some weren¡¯t. sun wanhu was the same. he was a flying instructor during peacetime. it was a high-paying job that many people envied. he was the youngest speaker in university, which was the best time of his life. unfortunately, a woman destroyed his life. you can say that love caused him to fall into a deep hole. he used all his savings to pay for her expenditure. to be able to do so, he quit his job and went to become a private instructor that paid more. love was not eternal. flying was a dangerous job. sun wanhu worked overtime to earn more money, and there was an incident. he then lost his credentials to fly. that led to him losing that woman. there was no revenge like in novels, no situation where he met a new person worth his time. he accepted that fact. however, he was affected by it and became a little crazy. then, the apocalypse arrived. he was found and made to do his old job. he was able to do so without any credentials. in the next few months, he evolved, got a job, and felt he had a perfect life. but he became more and more crazy and even started to play with women. glasses once said that if sun wanhu could live a more normal life, he would be three-star now. but he spent a lot of his crystals on women. but at this moment, sun wanhu wasn¡¯t excited at all. he only felt the coldness that would only appear under huge flying stress. the guy on the ground and his battle pet killed the giant lightning beast! that was the hard work of god hall. it was the high level of strength that they promised their clients. however, it died just like that. level five! how many level-five are there in the world now? how many were there in ying city? they could be counted on one hand! it was actually... killed. sun wanhu could imagine how furious the chief would be. what terrified him was that the guy with a level-five pet didn¡¯t even help. how strong was such a person? his impression of god hall wouldn¡¯t be good after this battle. with how badly his pet was injured, they would probably be enemies. sun wanhu regretted telling him about god hall. he kept the camera. he knew that he had to send this back. he provided first-hand information even if they couldn¡¯t brag to their clients about this. sun wanhu pulled the yoke, and the plane started to turn. he admitted that the human and his pet were strong but couldn¡¯t threaten him when he was flying high. ¡°not bad, but i will bring you a level-six beast next time. wait for your death!¡± sun wanhu felt more confident when he said that. he looked below but saw the human who had dismembered the giant beast running with his pet in another direction. en? was he terrified? sun wanhu entertained himself by saying that. but he knew that it was impossible. ¡°forget it, goodbye!¡± sun wanhu didn¡¯t understand and planned to fly away. but he suddenly felt something. he raised his head, and his eyes opened wide. in the next second, red flames covered his plane and him. there was an explosion in the skies of ying city. .................. zhao xingmei pulled an arrow out and placed it on the green bowstring. zhao xingmei and her star beauty company paid nearly everything for this bow. no, not nearly. they did pay everything they had. to be able to gather the items that ye zhongming requested, they traded with other factions. each battle squad went out for days to hunt to get the crystals to trade. in the end, after taking up some debt and having losses while hunting that would cause them to drop out of the top five of ying city, she used three three-star evolution potions, ten two-star potions, three hundred one-star potions, and mutated animal materials to trade for this green weapon called flying star. star beauty company only had three three-star evolved now! in other words, if they didn¡¯t trade, they could use these items to become the strongest faction in ying city. but zhao xingmei felt like it was worth it, and so did her subordinates. on the first day she had the bow, she killed a level-three mutated fly behaving arrogantly to her. she only used a basic metal arrow. she hadn¡¯t even used the grey arrows that ye zhongming, that vampire, sold for a level-two crystal a piece. with this bow, those things they paid would be earned back quickly. of course, this was also because of her job-- light spirit archer. with this flying star, it was a perfect combination. sniping soul merchant, handling one saint was one of the added conditions of the trade. although it was only a condition, zhao xingmei wanted to fight. the moment the giant wheel descended to the ground, she decided to be trading partners with cloud peak. this was the start of close cooperation. that person called ye zhongming was a vampire and measured everything in demon crystals. zhao xingmei knew that the materials she traded him would instantly turn into grey arrows and then be sold to her for one level-two crystal. but so what? she could use it to kill a level three! this was the benefit of cooperation. win-win. it wasn¡¯t them ripping off each other. so today, not only did she have to hold back a saint, but she also wanted to... kill her. saint? her beautiful eyes were filled with disdain. all sorts of weird things appeared in the apocalypse. was this the world of legends? or a fantasy novel? so when she placed the arrow on, killing intent spread from her body. she wanted to kill her opponent. ¡°keke, interesting. it has been a few months since someone wanted to kill me. you are the first.¡± green flower smiled and took out two daggers from her back. her body started to disappear in the sunlight. she went from a living person into a pale shadow. ¡°your job might be good against other saints, but you are unlucky to face me.¡± green flower¡¯s body floated towards zhao xingmei. the arrow shot out, and it was covered in starlight. she wasn¡¯t affected and aimed at green flower. the battle of the three saints rang out. Chapter 325: Darkness Spectre vs Tempo Warrior chapter 325: darkness spectre vs tempo warrior ¡°you became so confident after becoming three-star evolved.¡± bei zi sighed, ¡°en, i smell the scent of someone that just evolved. your boss is not bad; he will spend money on you.¡± ¡°has he slept with you?¡± his tone changed, and he laughed, ¡°with your looks, your boss is probably not interested. there is a lack of many things in the apocalypse, but there is no lack of beautiful women.¡± the area was wide and empty. those zombies and mutated lifeforms that could be seen all the time were all gone. it was as if they knew that a huge battle would happen here. bei zi¡¯s hands moved like she was stretching. ¡°since you two haven¡¯t slept, why are you so loyal to him? maybe he would give potions or other good things to his other women. would you be jealous?¡± his legs tapped on the ground with a tempo. ¡°you are afraid.¡± xia bai suddenly said three words. she lowered her head. she had no more hair. one side of her face was smooth, and the other was covered in scars. she looked terrifying when she was in the shadows. ¡°if not, why say all these to provoke me?¡± xia bai was speaking more than usual. maybe it was because she was previously badly defeated by bei zi. ¡°let me correct you; he is not my boss; he is someone i am loyal to for the rest of my life. he pulled me up from hell. a person like you won¡¯t understand, but i do.¡± xia bai raised her head. a thick blood vessel appeared on her face, squirming under her skin. her body became slightly smaller, and things looked weird. her white skin changed and turned purple. purple hair started to grow from her bald head and only stopped when it reached her feet. the closed eyes opened. her eyes didn¡¯t look human; it was as if two storms inside were sweeping worlds. xia bai disappeared from the room. bei zi¡¯s calmness disappeared. although one couldn¡¯t see his face clearly, one could imagine how shocked he was. ¡°bloodline?!¡± bei zi was shocked, ¡°ye zhongming gave you a bloodline!¡± soul merchant used the enlightening video to see what ye zhongming got from the wheel. they naturally knew that he had two bloodline crystals. ye zhongming would use one, and that was shown in the battle. but soul merchant¡¯s few saints analyzed and felt like the other would be given to a core cloud peak member. the most possible would be xia lei or mo ye. shengyuan and liang chuyin were possible, too. but they didn¡¯t think about xia bai. apart from this ugly woman having a similar evolution level, she had no other advantage. she could do lesser things than others, and she wouldn¡¯t be as much help. normally, she wouldn¡¯t get such a precious item as a bloodline. but ye zhongming gave her the only remaining crystal. xia bai also got one of the three-star potions from trading flying star. as well as a job scroll. ye zhongming saw her loyalty. strictly speaking, it was her mental illness. but it was the apocalypse, so who would care? ye zhongming just needed to know that she wouldn¡¯t betray him. there was also one point. he knew that she was vicious when she fought. she was vicious to both her enemy and herself. such a battle style would increase her battle strength. all these things would be very effective on her body. of course, this bloodline was also very suitable for her. ¡°bloodline: low-grade darkness spectre!¡± a strong bloodline for someone who walked in the shadows. bei zi¡¯s arms and legs moved quickly. a sharp aura rose from his body. ¡°tempo warrior!¡± bei zi¡¯s hoodie revealed half of his face. his lips had a neat black beard on it. ¡°i can give you another chance, be loyal to me!¡± ¡°coward!¡± the two of them replied quickly before xia bai attacked. no matter who it was, whether they were strong or weak, xia bai replied with one word. she didn¡¯t charge. she just moved in the shadows. as she moved, she disappeared. bei zi couldn¡¯t find her with his naked eye. bei zi moved to the right, where there was more sunlight. in the next second, she charged from behind him and punched his head. bei zi moved forwards, and he rolled on the ground. his legs kicked her fist. xia bai retreated, and bei zi returned to normal. he turned around and laughed. ¡°i found your weakness!¡± bei zi looked at xia bai, who disappeared into the shadows again, ¡°if it was night, i have to admit that you are invincible. your bloodline is too strong and can catch one off guard. if you sneak attack, i can¡¯t ensure i can dodge it every time.¡± ¡°but it is daytime. you won¡¯t be hidden when there is sunlight. if you come out of the shadows, i will find you! your bloodline ability would be useless, so how can you fight me?!¡± a toy that he could play with could challenge him. this difference didn¡¯t feel good. xia bai appeared again, and she was in another direction. she was still behind bei zi¡¯s line of sight. bei zi turned around and punched! but this time, that first was different from before. bei zi used normal punches to defeat her last time; that was enough to defeat her previously. this punch seemed weak, but xia bai still dodged it. their two fists brushed in the sky. crack. xia bai¡¯s pinky broke. ¡°you are still not my match.¡± bei zi recovered, and the advantage made him calm down. xia bai stopped talking once they started to fight. after her pinky broke, she didn¡¯t return to the darkness and stood under the sunlight. ¡°you are not dodging?¡± bei zi¡¯s job gave him strong combat strength. seeing that bei zi wouldn¡¯t hide in the darkness, he smiled. xia bai touched her pinky and slowly pulled it back into position. that slow motion made bei zi twitch. how vicious did one have to be to do that to themselves? ¡°darkness... calamity!¡± after xia bai¡¯s hoarse voice, the sky turned dark! xia bai used her job skills at the crucial moment. job: soul reaper. Chapter 326: Red crystal: level-six chapter 326: red crystal: level-six ¡°is worker le away?¡± mo ye saw the enemy take a few losses before they started to clear the traps carefully. he asked sister rong and lu yi. ¡°yes. they went with young master yun¡¯s father and uncle to hungry tiger cavalry¡¯s base and are waiting for our main squad there.¡± lu yi was worried; he was not confident about the upcoming fight. the main force was in ying city, so few remained. half were newbies. although they all had one-star evolution potions, they weren¡¯t too strong. lu yi didn¡¯t oppose ye zhongming¡¯s decision as he knew cloud peak had to interfere in ying city. after all, it was the apocalypse, and trust was a huge problem. although ye zhongming convinced the two factions to work together, they had to be strong to prevent problems from happening. that concerned cloud peak¡¯s future. ye zhongming only suspected that people would attack the base. they hoped it wouldn¡¯t, but now his suspicion was real. the one that came was the strong ying city jail. the higher-ups left knew that this would be a tough battle. if they didn¡¯t do well, they might... lu yi frowned and stopped thinking about it. there was no point. they couldn¡¯t lose the base. he glanced at liu zhenghong, who was playing with her blade. sister rong opened her mouth; she hesitated before saying, ¡°ye zhongming told you to leave with worker le.¡± she laughed, ¡°i am not such a coward. i fought and survived until now. i am a fighting scientist.¡± mo ye smiled. a battle was about to occur, so having such a partner was good. ¡°jinghong, are you not going?¡± liu zhenghong tapped the shoulder of a guy beside her. this was one of the first groups of people that came after ye zhongming occupied cloud peak. he was a doctor. he also joined in to help jia yi and the others clear the fake ghost tree in their bodies. he relied on his medical skills and basics to become liu zhenghong¡¯s assistant. she didn¡¯t leave, but he could. any technical talents could leave the place first. ¡°i am afraid you won¡¯t want me if i leave. there aren¡¯t many places to eat to my fill and look at beautiful women.¡± everyone laughed. the nervous atmosphere was turned much better. ying city jail was 50 meters away. although they paid some price, it wasn¡¯t a big issue. ¡°finish the bullets! then it is time for us to risk our lives!¡± mo ye pulled the trigger. cloud peak attacked first. .......................................................................................... ye zhongming carried yellow ball and ran on the road. although he considered it, because he didn¡¯t find any of its tracks, he felt like it wouldn¡¯t be a huge problem. he didn¡¯t expect it to appear at this moment. he paid the price for that guess. yangos were here! along with it was the red crystal on its head! ye zhongming cursed it several times, but it couldn¡¯t change the fact that it was level-six. a few days had passed, and yangos, who was high level-five, had evolved. it was here to take revenge. it came out from the clouds and cleared sun wanhu and his plane. it flapped its wings and smiled at ye zhongming. ¡°where is your... battle pet!¡± ye zhongming felt his head hurt. he fell to the ground and let go of the badly injured yellow ball. blood flowed from his nose. that teasing mental signal appeared in his head. dragons were strong mental energy users. yangos was already at the top of the intermediate evolution. although it couldn¡¯t speak like talking lady and red hair, its mental energy wasn¡¯t weaker. it could transmit its thoughts clearly to a target. ¡°fight your sister!¡± ye zhongming scolded. he carried yellow ball, who bared its fangs at the dragon and wanted to fight. yellow ball was injured. even if it were not, ye zhongming would choose to flee. dragon race was different from other races. it was impossible to defeat it when you were lower level, even if ye zhongming was here too. to challenge the level-six yangos, ye zhongming had to work with yellow ball, talking lady, and red hair. so ye zhongming didn¡¯t run to his men and cloud peak. that would be him bringing calamity to them. he ran towards the core ying city area. he contacted red hair for her to find talking lady. it was best if they could find the rat king. if they all worked together, they could battle this dragon. after all, no one wanted to see a level-six presence behaving arrogantly in their living space. a level-six dragon and a level-five dragon were two different concepts. if the level-six dragon did what it wanted, the high-level lifeforms in ying city would be eaten individually and help it turn into level-seven. ye zhongming knew that this fellow washed surrounding cities in blood. it was more than one. who knew how many lifeforms it swallowed to evolve in just half a month? dragons were like that. especially the evil western dragons that often wiped out cities. ye zhongming¡¯s speed while carrying yellow ball was fast. blood stepping boots buffed one¡¯s speed based on your stats. as he got stronger, he would become quicker. but he was not as fast as the flying dragon. dragon race might not be the quickest in flying, but they were one of the fastest. the gap went from a few thousand meters to a few hundred. ¡°kneel and i will let you die honorably.¡± ye zhongming gave him a middle finger. being able to act cool was one of the annoying dragons'' personalities. heat spread from behind him, and ye zhongming activated quickness to speed up. not only did he dodge, but he also opened up some distance. but it only lasted for three seconds. yangos was 200 meters away. at this distance, other dragon skills were in range. as expected, yangos slashed with its short but sharp claws. a giant meteor whistled down. its ten-meter diameter slammed down at lightning speed, so ye zhongming could not dodge. ye zhongming stopped. he tossed yellow ball behind him, and his eyes were bloodshot. Chapter 327: Both using ultimate skills chapter 327: both using ultimate skills the copper and white scale fists clashed in midair. they then clashed again. in a short instance, they clashed many times. bai feng retreated. he couldn¡¯t control the weird force that was spreading from his hand. his intestines were rolling. those thick hands that represented his job had turned from copper to blood red. it was covered in fresh blood. demon gold retreated, too. he flicked his hands. half of those sharp bone scales dropped so he couldn¡¯t maintain his job skills. but he laughed. the guy who lost previously was still not his match. both sides were equal in fist fighting, but his soul wolves took the chance to bite bai feng¡¯s body. not only did they damage it, but they also helped demon gold heal up. demon gold had a weird job, which gave him an advantage. ¡°very strong.¡± bai feng praised and then took in a deep breath. another pair of hands appeared on his back. ¡°four-armed emperor!¡± bei feng hollered in rage and attacked with his four arms. the first shadows were two times more dense than before. after he was on the verge of dying, he rose from the ashes. he used a three-star potion to trade for a job advancement scroll from zhao xingmei. he was an intermediate copper fighter with a new job skill-- four-armed emperor! although this job didn¡¯t have a prefix, it was really strong. at the basic grade, bai feng¡¯s job skill was two-armed monk. monk, emperor, saravaka, luohan, bodhisattva, and buddha were buddhist terms. copper fighter¡¯s job skills came from these rankings. if he continued to evolve, he would get six-arm saravaka, eight-armed luohan, ten-armed bodhisattva, and the final skill: ten thousand-arm buddha. now that he reached intermediate grade and learned four-armed emperor, this allowed him to deal double his hits compared to moments ago. demon gold was caught off guard and took a loss. his body was hit several times, and several wolf souls were scattered. seeing an enemy that nearly killed him days ago being beaten by him, he shouted in joy. he charged with his four arms and wanted to smash this saint into pieces! rage surged in demon gold¡¯s eyes, and he wiped off the blood on his face. he looked at the charging copper-colored guy and decided to use his ultimate skill. the wolf souls appeared again, which caused his face to turn white. but he didn¡¯t stop. those wolf souls climbed above his head and formed a giant wolf head. its eyes were red, and it looked down coldly at everything. the wolf opened its mouth and swallowed demon gold. thick black mist wrapped demon gold inside. bai feng¡¯s attack arrived at that moment, and when it was about to touch the black mist, they rolled. a small piece consolidated to dodge the attack, and then it exploded. a giant figure appeared. wolf head, a human body. it was three-meters tall, and it looked terrifying. human spirit transformation! demon gold was forced to use his ultimate move. the precise trading wheel appeared when demon gold used the transformation previously. everyone left before he could fight with them. so, nobody knew how strong the skill was. but today, everyone was shocked when this skill appeared. those fists hit the transformation as if they were sinking into an ocean. ¡°no... use..., i... am... spirit... body, your... attacks... are... useless.¡± after demon gold transformed, he spoke like he was one with the air. he paused after each word, and even his voice changed. along with the slow words, that wolf''s head opened and closed, sending a chill down one¡¯s spine. bai feng was stunned as he had never faced such a situation before. in the past, there were people with strong defense and high speed. they could block or dodge his attacks, but none could ignore his fists. he was stunned. if this was the case, then how could he continue the fight? demon gold¡¯s wolf head gave out a weird smile. he raised a hand which shone, and a red line shot out. it stopped when it was two meters long. it looked as if he was holding a laser blade. his other hand repeated the same action. the black wolf spirit body had two more eye-catching weapons. it waved its arms and slashed these two light swords at bai feng. the wolf head spirit body was three meters tall. its hands were the same length as its body. along with the two-meter-long swords, bai feng was slow because of his job, and the metal body couldn¡¯t dodge. he could only passively defend. he tried to move aside and used his arms to block his head. xiu! bai feng failed to dodge, and a large piece of meat was slashed off his shoulder. from the wound, one could see white bones. moreover, as he held his hand up to block, it brushed his rips after the light sword slashed his shoulder. a thick part of the bone was also sliced. bai feng cried out in pain, and he retreated. he had an advantage, but the situation was reversed. he was confident to face demon gold but was now badly injured in one move. bai feng cried out, and one could hear his unwillingness to accept defeat. ren xing battle squad saw their boss was not in a good situation, so they charged forward. soul merchant¡¯s warriors didn¡¯t hold back, too. they passed their leaders and clashed. the first chaotic battle began. bai feng stopped shouting. he lowered his head, but his eyes were staring at demon gold. ¡°i don¡¯t believe i can¡¯t kill you today!¡± the strongest person in ying city was furious. he roared for them to move aside and charged towards demon gold¡¯s wolf head spirit body. the four-armed emperor was used to the extreme, and the fist images filled the sky. demon gold waves his swords and wants to split bai feng, but his speed has been slower since he transformed. he was even slower than bai feng with the metal body. in front of an opponent that was prepared, both swords missed. the fist landed on the spirit body. ¡°no... use...¡± demon gold mocked, allowing the fists to hit the spirit body without effect. but bai feng continued to hit. he just needed to dodge demon gold¡¯s swords using his job skills. but the four-armed emperor became the two-armed monk. he felt that something wasn¡¯t right. no one was a fool, much less the top person in ying city! finally, demon gold knew what the guy was about to do. he heard a loud explosion. his body shook, and demon gold was knocked out of the human spirit transformation form! Chapter 328: Battle of two women chapter 328: battle of two women the arrow with starlight shot through green flower¡¯s illusion. ¡°i told you that your job is useless to me.¡± she smiled and floated towards zhao xingmei. her two daggers touched and gave out a clanging sound. there seemed to be something in the air that caused the sky to freeze. zhao xingmei was a ranked job. she paid attention to the distance between the enemy and herself. she was far from green flower but used some skill to cause her to enter a trance. her movement slowed down. her face was filled with shock. ¡°pressure death tunnel!¡± green flower spat out those words. she turned into an afterimage in the tunnel between zhao xingmei and herself and charged toward star beauty company¡¯s boss, whose movement was restricted. many green flower subordinates smiled. the explosion in the distance didn¡¯t affect them. their saint used this move to kill many opponents and mutated lifeforms. there won¡¯t be more than three saints who could survive this move. she used her killing move right away. this told them that although green flower looked casual, she respected this opponent. it also meant that she didn¡¯t think today would go too well. cloud peak and star beauty company people were shocked. they didn¡¯t expect zhao xingmei, who was only ranked below bai feng, to be controlled just like that. she looked like she was going to die in the next second. this was a three-star evolved with a green piece of equipment. this bow was the highest level apart from ye zhongming, who had a purple weapon. how did this happen? was this going to be the turning point of the battle? if zhao xingmei loses, then green flower will be released. a strong saint would directly affect the other two battlefields. one could say that the ying city alliance would lose! looking at the situation, bai feng¡¯s side wasn¡¯t good either. star beauty company¡¯s other experts couldn¡¯t hold back. they knew that star beauty company wouldn¡¯t be able to remain in ying city if their boss died. they might not even be able to survive today. they attacked for their bosses and also for themselves. cloud peak had clashed with abyss mountain¡¯s men on the other side. life seemed to be worthless at this moment. . green flower¡¯s laughter stopped. her two daggers were about to hit zhao xingmei, but this experienced female saint felt a huge danger. she didn¡¯t hesitate to dodge to the side. the pressure death tunnel that she formed was broken because of that. she wouldn¡¯t sacrifice her life to kill another person. green flower dodged. where she was originally, a few specks of starlight shining bright even in the day drew close and brushed past her body. ¡°flying star¡¯s skill, meteor spin.¡± zhao xingmei felt her body recover quickly. she flicked the green blow and mocked green flower. the survivors started to pay attention to dissing their enemies. sometimes, that would make it easier to win. just like how one provoked an enemy when one played games. ¡°also, your body turning into a shadow shouldn¡¯t be your job skill. it should be a normal skill that uses mental energy. my attacks aren¡¯t useless; you just use mental energy to fight against them. am i right?¡± zhao xingmei raised her bow. this time, three arrows appeared on the string¡ªthree grey enchanted arrows. ¡°since you used your killing move immediately to try to end the battle, i will fulfill you.¡± this star beauty company¡¯s boss sounded nice. but this voice was filled with killing energy. ¡°shooting star arrow!¡± three streaks of light flew. after green flower dodged the starlight attack previously, this new attack appeared before her. zhao xingmei was in the same position. after green flower charged, the two women were close to each other. this arrow was fast and was fired at nearly the same time, hitting green flower. three grey arrows fired past the space. while others sighed that even such a strong skill had no use, green flower¡¯s body recovered. her left shoulder and stomach had two blood holes. green flying star and the grey feather arrows with the light spirit archer¡¯s job skill. this broke green flower¡¯s illusionary shadow skill. although she tried to dodge, she only dodged one. moreover, the two arrows hit her and broke down her skill. everything happened so quickly that one¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t keep up. green flower had to do that. her mental energy would be used up if she maintained the shadow form. not to mention fighting; she wouldn¡¯t even be able to move then. thus, she had to tank the damage from the two arrows. zhao xingmei smiled. she won this battle, and she won it without any injuries. but... after seeing green flower¡¯s eyes, she felt a venomous snake staring at her. it was just an instance, but her body couldn¡¯t move. unlike being controlled by the pressure death tunnel when she could move, her movement was slower. but she couldn¡¯t move at all now. at the same time, she felt pressure on her mind. she knew that a mental skill hit her. green flower¡¯s face turned ashen white, and there was no blood color. the short dagger crossed in front of her body. she charged at zhao xingmei for the last time after being badly injured. it was still so quick that there were afterimages. she didn¡¯t slow down this time even if starlight appeared behind her. ah! zhao xingmei tried her best to break free from mental energy control. at the last moment, she screamed, and she got back control. unfortunately, it was too late to dodge. she tried to place the green flying star in front of her body to block, but that needed time. the dagger had stabbed her. starlight shone, then blood splattered! Chapter 329: I am stronger than rabbits chapter 329: i am stronger than rabbits ye zhongming faced many dangerous situations in his last life. he brushed past the god of death so many times that it was enough for the god of death to remember his face. but he had never faced such a situation before. he had to face a dragon alone. in his last life, living beings of legends would appear. although there were differences to legends, humans related them to the lifeforms we had in mythology. that might make humans think that the earth was still the earth, just that some ancient beings had revived and were back to the era of legends. for example, yangos. this evil dragon was slightly different from western dragons, but its giant body was similar. these big lizards also happily admitted that they were dragons. ye zhongming faced level-six beings before and even participated in a hunt for a level-eight being. but he was a ranged damage dealer and even helped to clear the area of the weaker mutated lifeforms. he didn¡¯t even enter the main battlefield. he had never faced a level-six lifeform alone, much less the dragon race, which was invincible in the same level. but he had to face it today; he couldn¡¯t escape anymore. ye zhongming was not as fast as yangos, who had wings and could fly. the dragon flapped its wings and was 50 meters ahead of ye zhongming. it looked at the human, and its eyes had two burning flames. yangos would never forget the humiliation he faced that day! it was cursed at by the weak human, threatened, educated. the twin-winged boa suppressed it, mocked it. it chose to run... in front of the entire ying city. yangos didn¡¯t even need to think and knew how the other lifeforms treated it after that. especially after it found out that the battle pet was a lie! this humiliation would stay with the noble giant dragon for the rest of its life! this humiliation could only be washed away with blood! the blood of this human before it! ¡°kneel, and i will give you an honorable death!¡± a mental message was passed to ye zhongming. yangos was pretty much roaring into ye zhongming¡¯s mind. ye zhongming smiled in disdain. the dragon race was too fake. what honorable death? if it were someone else with weak mental energy, they wouldn¡¯t be able to handle the mental attack. they would either go mad or turn into an idiot straight away. he had already used a strong move, but it made it sound very noble. ye zhongming looked down on such a lifeform. but ye zhongming waved and smiled. ¡°respected dragon race expert, can i use some precious things to trade for my life?¡± yangos was stunned. this was the first time it met someone who wanted to trade with it. he was trading with his own life. so many people died in that city he visited, but none did the same. ¡°for example, crystals!¡± ye zhongming took out many shining crystals. legend had it that dragons liked shining things, so he didn¡¯t know if it was real. yangos roared at ye zhongming. it was furious because it had the same thing on its head. wread.com . ¡°okay, okay, don¡¯t be angry.¡± ye zhongming kept it and took out a red gem. this was the fire element crystal that he got from the trading event. ¡°what about this? the stats match you. you can absorb the energy inside, making you stronger.¡± yangos focused and stared at the gem. it was a fire element dragon, so naturally, it knew the gem was useful. for some special reason, it passed the chaos barrier to get to this world. apart from getting evolved lifeforms to feed on, it lost the chance to get nature stones. although this was a basic stone, the energy was very pure. ¡°do you like it?¡± ye zhongming was delighted, ¡°okay, i will keep it for you. what about this?¡± a ghost metal appeared in ye zhongming¡¯s hands. yangos, who wanted that gemstone, was stunned, and joy appeared in its eyes. yangos didn¡¯t know what this was, but it didn¡¯t stop it from sensing the tempting feeling the metal gave off. this thing was useful for it, very useful! its body floated up excitedly. it pointed and told ye zhongming to toss it over. ¡°don¡¯t rush; i have other things. is this useful for you?¡± ye zhongming took another gem. but this gem had the opposite stats of the firestone. this was an ice stone. one of the few he had left. ¡°it probably isn¡¯t useful for you, so i shall keep it myself.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s smile disappeared as yangos charged. ¡°do you think that i don¡¯t know what you are doing, that you are delaying time? stupid human, if you die, all that is mine!¡± the giant dragon''s shadow covered ye zhongming, and so did the stench. ye zhongming could see the patterns on its smallest scales as it moved. the roar caused ye zhongming¡¯s mind to buzz. fresh blood seeped from his nose, ears, mouth, and eyes. dragon race was strong, much less the dragon that was two levels above him! everything signaled that ye zhongming would get killed today. his life would end today for the second time. he was still calm and didn¡¯t feel any despair. all that was left was his determination and will to fight. ¡°so what if you saw through it? rabbits will bite when they are pushed. moreover, i am stronger than rabbits!¡± ye zhongming roared in his heart. the staff of nature was in front of him, and the water gem was on it. water bottle protection covered ye zhongming. the thin but beautiful woman blocked yangos. two balls of flame light appeared in yangos¡¯s hands. it raised the two flames and smashed into the water bottle protection. yellow ball roared in the distance. this fellow decided to go against his master¡¯s orders and fight! ¡°scram! i don¡¯t need you!¡± ye zhongming shouted, and his body changed. the mysterious black patterns appeared on his face. his red eyes disappeared, and what replaced it was total darkness. hell envoy bloodline, activate! Chapter 330: Whose head is flying chapter 330: whose head is flying abyss mountain didn¡¯t care much about this beautiful woman at all. as soul merchant was conducting business, their intel job was done well. although they didn¡¯t understand much about cloud peak, because glory army knew about it, soul merchant came into contact with them. when demon gold was forced back, they knew bei zi¡¯s news wasn¡¯t reliable. when ye zhongming gained all the benefits of the giant wheel, they realized this cloud peak leader was strong. he was so strong that they needed four saints to work together to kill him. but simultaneously, they missed out on the others of cloud peak. this was a mistake other factions would make when a faction had a strong boss. the glow of this strong boss would cover the glow of his other members. soul merchant didn¡¯t even remember the names of many cloud peak members. but after the battle began, abyss mountain realized how wrong he was. this lady called xia lei was too fierce. she danced with the blades, and each slash was unbearable. one look and one knew that she was trained. along with her job skill and white blade, he was under pressure even if abyss mountain was in the transformation state. xia lei saw the flames in the sky. w?ead.com . different from other survivors that evolved, xia lei was a cop and was sensitive to the whole battlefield. the plane with the box appeared, and these flames caused that plane to explode. along with the fact that ye zhongming was not here yet, she knew that something had changed. the truth was that everyone here could lose and die, but nothing could happen to ye zhongming. if anything happened to their boss, cloud peak would get wiped. those factions that ye zhongming offended, those that were jealous of his strength, and those that wanted his equipment would swallow this newly formed base. so her only thought was to deal with this battle and rush over to see what was happening. so her face was ice cold. the small cuts on her face had drips of blood. it didn¡¯t make her look tired but instead added a bit of charm. people familiar with her knew she was serious when she didn¡¯t smile. both blades sliced at a weird angle toward abyss mountain¡¯s arms. they looked like they wouldn¡¯t hit the target but two dirt spikes spreading out of his fingers appeared on the blades¡¯ path and were sliced off. she kicked his chest and forced him back. xia lei followed up, and blades covered the cold-faced saint. no one expected a woman from cloud peak to suppress one saint. after all, be it bai feng or zhao xingmei, these two ying city bosses were in a tough battle. no one thought that xia lei could compare with the two of them. this was not them looking down on the beautiful lady with a good body. the entire ying city was like that. the other subordinates wouldn¡¯t be as strong if a faction had an outstanding leader. due to the nature of the wheel, one had to challenge lifeforms at higher levels than you to reach higher levels. humans were forced to work together while stealing from others. they learned how to make use of resources and learn how to deal with higher-level lifeforms. to hunt stronger lifeforms, humans had to gather resources on certain people so that they could quickly evolve and then lead others to hunt. if resources were focused, there would be a gap between one and the others. time was needed to wipe this gap. under normal circumstances, if one added in human nature, the human that was first to get stronger would want to maintain this advantage. that would mean he would enjoy the best resources and benefit from what others would get! the current ying city, even the entire country, was in such a stage--- the faction''s boss was strong, but his subordinates were far weaker. this was not absolute, but many huge factions had such a situation. cloud peak¡¯s boss ye zhongming had strength that was recognized. if one said that he was stronger than soul merchant¡¯s saints, everyone would believe it. some even felt like they could face two saints alone. but people didn¡¯t believe that his subordinate was stronger than a saint. they felt that ye zhongming was strong because he focused the resources on himself. when xia lei was suppressing abyss mountain, one could imagine how shocked everybody was. ¡°full form!¡± abyss mountain felt danger, and he shouted. the brown dirt wrapped around him started to bubble. a blade hit his shoulder. besides slowing down like before, xia lei sensed a metal-like toughness below. the part that was sliced turned into two tentacles that grabbed moon edge. it wanted to pull the blade back. abyss mountain also raised his arm and a sharp dirt spike stabbed towards xia lei. xia lei abandoned this moon edge. the other blade dodged the dirt spike while flicking at abyss mountain¡¯s chin. the dirt changed and formed a dirt shield to block that blade. she was afraid the blade would be controlled again, so she pulled it back. she slid towards the original moon edge, taking the chance to slice one tentacle and then grabbing the previous blade. ¡°die!¡± abyss mountain hollered, and a thick and long dirt spike shot out of his chest. the attack was very sudden. the dirt spikes previously spread from his fingers, but this was from his chest. everyone understood that his previous weakness was covering up for this new attack form! this time, this cloud peak woman couldn¡¯t dodge it. those paying attention to the fight sighed. xia lei continued to squint. she was not surprised and even moved her body towards the spike. ¡°double fold blade!¡± xia lei¡¯s blade shone ever so brightly. a translucent shield appeared in front of xia lei. it clashed with the giant dirt spike. the shield blocked for a moment before it shattered. the remaining spike momentum stabbed into her chest. the blade light also landed on abyss mountain¡¯s head! at the same time, a light landed on xia lei¡¯s body. if one slowed down and replayed what happened, one could see the dirt blocking the two blades. each time, although small bits of dirt would be sliced, the dirt protecting the head was being opened up like a cacoon after numerous slashes. abyss mountain shouted in terror. he didn¡¯t expect this woman to be so crazy. she didn¡¯t even dodge his attack and used a new job skill! also, what were that shield and white light?! all the dirt moved towards his head to block her while she was still in her skill duration. she took the hit to her chest but continued to follow him. she maintained the attack range. the blade light didn¡¯t reduce at all, and the dirt was being sliced aside. at the crucial moment, abyss mountain was vicious. he used all his mental energy. the dirt didn¡¯t surge towards his head and went towards all parts of his body. they turned into dense dirt spikes that stabbed toward the crazy opponent. who will die first? this was the best plan that he could think of! the battle froze. and then people were in an uproar. dozens of wounds were left on xia lei¡¯s body. apart from her head, her whole body was injured. blood flowed like it was free and seeped into her clothing. several meters in the air in front of her, abyss mountain¡¯s head was flying. xia lei vs abyss mountain, the woman won. Chapter 331: Ghost Artist, Talisman Master chapter 331: ghost artist, talisman master after firing at each other for some time, both sides ran out of bullets. . cloud peak¡¯s bullets were mainly from the army storage and surrounding area. but after the zombie horde battle, they didn¡¯t have much remaining. the main force didn¡¯t even take these resources, as mo ye had to use them to defend the base. on the side of ying city, most came from the jail wardens, so they didn¡¯t have much either. in a time when shooting skills weren¡¯t high, both sides didn¡¯t suffer from huge losses. only ten people were unlucky and lost their lives. among them were mostly ying city jail people, as they were the ones charging. but after the shooting ended, ying city jail knew that they won. they investigated clearly that cloud peak¡¯s main force was gone. the rest were old and weak. maybe after today, this beautiful holiday villa was theirs. this was much better than the dark jail. many prisoners couldn¡¯t hide the excitement on their faces. they heard that there were many beautiful clean women here. zhang dalong walked among his men while biting on the bloody monster''s leg. he stared at the leading woman, and his eyes were filled with lust. zhang dalong had a direct conflict with ye zhongming. although they didn¡¯t have proof of meng lin¡¯s death, even a fool knew who did it. but he didn¡¯t think that this was hatred, and he didn¡¯t think that he needed to take revenge for meng lin. that was until he was in ying city and met the amazing ye zhongming. he realized that if his ambitions were to come through, ye zhongming was a stone that he had to kick aside. as for how to deal with him, whether or not he was the one to kill him personally, that didn¡¯t matter. face? he talked about that to his men but didn¡¯t care about it personally. that thing wasn¡¯t the most important! he was willing to kneel and kowtow if someone could give him a four-star potion. he would even be willing to pick up the soap! Chapter 332: Fighting evil dragon chapter 332: fighting evil dragon mutated lifeforms several kilometers nearby either shuddered in the darkness or fled. the suppression from a level-six dragon was too strong. it was so strong that people who sensed its rage shivered. the only one who didn¡¯t fear was ye zhongming, who was fighting alone. he was facing it head-on and standing before yangos. the water bottle protection shone but lasted only two seconds before the energy was used up. the gem on the staff shattered, and he lost his protection. ¡°hong!¡± the moment it disappeared, ye zhongming pulled the trigger of the crystal energy gun. gun technique, space stack! he was using level-four crystals! this crystal-eating purple weapon was the second last trump card he had. purple weapons even dealt some damage to level-eight lifeforms. but he neglected one point. even if he used level-four crystals as energy, it didn¡¯t mean he could use the gun without restrictions. he couldn¡¯t continue to fire it, so its threat was minimal and wouldn¡¯t be fatal. after a shot, the five level-four crystals were down to half energy. this meant the purple weapon needed half of the energy from five level-four crystals. when he used the level-three crystal, he couldn¡¯t utilize the full potential of the gun. this gun was effective. yangos was close to ye zhongming, and it was hit. this was the biggest angle that ye zhongming could fire from, as yangos was too huge and high up! a translucent water-like thing on its body helped to block the darkness energy bullet for a short while, but it was broken. flesh flew, but it wasn¡¯t the effect that ye zhongming wanted. yangos was injured, but it wasn¡¯t lethal! it wasn¡¯t even a heavy injury. ye zhongming thought back to a legend he had heard. their scales had a strong defense. the protective shield should be that ability. the second shot was fired. nothing could stop his attacks. this was a lesson he paid for in blood in his last life. his target was where yangos was injured. the dragon¡¯s heart was near there. ¡°hu!¡± yangos, whose body shuddered from the first gun, spat a breath. as it was rushed, the breath wasn¡¯t prepared, and the flame wasn¡¯t huge. but it was enough to block the darkness energy bullet. when the bullet faced the hot flames, it struggled before burning to ashes. yangos roared. this human injured it! this was something that the dragon race wouldn¡¯t take sitting down. it was a level-six dragon. this small human was only four-star! yangos flapped its wings, and a giant wind blew toward ye zhongming. it stretched its claws towards the human, and a thick red pillar fired. a hell demon cow was activated due to the hell envoy¡¯s hell connection skill and was summoned. this cow that was three meters tall with blue flames in its eyes appeared. but yangos¡¯s legs stepped on it. it didn¡¯t even make a sound before it was killed. these hell beings, whose strength and bloodline were based on his level, were not strong enough in front of a level-six being. ye zhongming kept the purple gun that had lost its energy. he used the wind to flee backward to dodge the dragon claw flame pillar. but that pillar was too quick. his eyes flashed, and he held a sniper rifle. he fired at its eyes. his body used the recoil to speed up, barely dodging the pillar. ye zhongming felt the burning heat from the flame pillar, and he knew that the bit of chance that he had to kill the dragon was gone. his strong skills and weapons couldn¡¯t threaten this lifeform. if he couldn¡¯t find another way, he would die today. the bullet was blocked by its wings. that bright watery defense skill appeared again. such an attack couldn¡¯t break its defense. ¡°what other skills do you have?¡± yangos used his mental energy to communicate with ye zhongming. the giant dragon also liked to play with his prey. ye zhongming backed out from the bloodline transformation. he touched his chest, and some information appeared in his mind. he was slightly stunned, but he laughed. yangos¡¯s wing touched the blood that flowed from the wound. flames lit the blood, and a flame giant stood up from within, targeting ye zhongming. ¡°you want to delay again?¡± yangos¡¯s shout roared in his mind to remind the human that it wouldn¡¯t give him such a chance. ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°i have one more way to deal with you. but before this, i felt like it was a suicidal method. but now, i still have a chance to live. but you, whether or not you live or die, is up to your luck.¡± yangos was confused. it sensed that the human wasn¡¯t lying, but yangos couldn¡¯t understand how, when this human couldn¡¯t even hurt it with its purple weapon, he could deal with it. the dragon race¡¯s overthinking personality made him summon another magma giant. the flame giant surrounded ye zhongming. at this point, this human had no way to flee. yangos¡¯s nervous feelings finally calmed down. ¡°how is your world like?¡± ye zhongming¡¯s sudden question gave him a bad feeling. ¡°i am quite curious. where did those monsters and you come from? is the dungeon just the playground of beasts? a space that we humans can¡¯t understand?¡± ¡°stop the nonsense, die!¡± yangos decided to kill this fellow to be at ease. he gave the order, and two giants charged toward ye zhongming. yangos also said complicated words, and many giant flames descended from the sky. unless he knew how to teleport, getting out of this range would be impossible before the flames landed. this was a very famous dragon skill-- heavenly fire. ye zhongming bit his teeth and faced the flame ocean. he aimed something at yangos, and an eye-catching light exploded. color shone through the light. ¡°evil dragon, wait for me to kill you.¡± Chapter 333: Bei Zis ultimate move chapter 333: bei zi''s ultimate move numerous black living beings covered the sky. on close look, these unknown black bugs the size of a one-dollar coin all looked vicious. they had shining black wings and bodies with thick shells and spikes. at the important area on their stomach was a protruding shell. they had a mouth that could chew, and inside it were sharp teeth. the head was connected to the body, and a suction tube was on its mouth. it was shining and looked very sharp. there were so many such living beings. they covered dozens of meters of light. xia bai¡¯s body disappeared in the bugs. bei zi¡¯s expression was hideous. he thought xia bai had used all her skills and didn¡¯t expect this. but he couldn¡¯t care about so much. he knew he was facing the most challenging test since becoming a saint. he had to get out of here. if he went to a place with light, that ugly, disfigured girl wouldn¡¯t be his match. his body twisted, and he did a whole set of fist techniques. it was as if he was practicing. but one of them brushed xia bai. both sides exchanged a move before xia bai retreated. bei zi¡¯s tempo warrior was very strong in terms of close combat. bei zi wasn¡¯t happy even though his move hit. his mental energy wasn¡¯t enough for him to continue like this. after gaining a small advantage, he charged towards a direction. tempo warrior was a special close combat job. compared to bai feng¡¯s copper fighter, this job had no special ability and looked ordinary. but this meant that this job was average and strong in all areas. if he had a tempo, the battle would be in his favor. this included speed. he was quick, and he covered ten meters in a blink. he could charge out of these black bugs if he had a few more seconds. unfortunately, the black bugs could move, too. this time, they not only covered the sky but also started to attack him. under the sunlight, xia bai revealed her body, and two more blades were in her hands. bei zi calmed down even though he was in danger. he stopped speaking. every part of his body became a weapon. each time he punched and kicked, dozens of bugs would be turned into meat paste. but there were too many bugs from the outside. bei zi was surrounded. he was like a squirming cocoon. each second, hundreds of wounds would appear on his body. these wounds weren¡¯t big. most of them were small cuts caused by the suction tubes. but all of them together meant that he was in endless pain. he even felt like the bugs were absorbing his stamina! this was the darkness calamity? that beautiful and clean hoodie was dyed in blood. ¡°are you not using your ultimate move?¡± xia bai¡¯s voice spread from outside the black bugs, ¡°take off your hoodie and show your face. that should be your strongest move.¡± ¡°keke.¡± bei zi smiled. it was as if he wasn¡¯t the saint covered in blood and a parent just looking at his children play. ¡°seems like i have to.¡± bei zi¡¯s speed reached the extreme, and hundreds of bugs would fall from above each second. his body would also have a similar number of wounds. ¡°this isn¡¯t fun; i hate the feeling of people getting help.¡± he said regretfully, ¡°but now i have no choice. xia bai, i like you.¡± he removed his hoodie and showed the face below. through the cracks, she saw a face that made her twitch. more accurately, it wasn¡¯t a problem with his face. it was a gentle guy¡¯s face, and his curves were similar to a woman''s. this face would easily impress and make people like him. innread.com". but if you looked at those eyes, you would see something terrifying. there were no pupils, no ball-shaped eye structure. there were two crystals. on it were several twisted human shadows that kept on switching and twisting. for some reason, the eye socket and eyelids had red tendons like several bugs were squirming there and providing blood for the crystal eyes. this... what was it? xia bai didn¡¯t expect someone scolding her for being ugly to have a pair of uglier eyes! this was not only ugly, this was... weird! ¡°world observation!¡± bei zi smiled. he looked through the bugs and looked at xia bai. after this, xia bai disappeared. xia bai felt like her body was being hit and fell backward. the moment she landed, another kick hit her. her organs started to turn from those hits, and she spat out some blood. ground? she was stunned. the ground here was grey, and she couldn¡¯t tell what it was made of. ¡°welcome to my world.¡± bei zi¡¯s voice rang out. she rolled on the ground and looked around warily. but she didn¡¯t notice bei zi¡¯s body and instead saw a different space. ¡°you should be honored as you forced out the strongest me.¡± bei zi¡¯s voice rang out, but his body still couldn¡¯t be seen. ¡°don¡¯t think that you are special. many people have done this since the start of the apocalypse; they are all... around you.¡± xia bai focused and saw what was attacking her. a few twisted human-shaped figures were around, just like what she saw in the crystal. ¡°you will become the 5th guard in my world observation. enjoy it, xia... bai!¡± his voice disappeared, and these human-shaped beings started to attack. xia bai realized that her job couldn¡¯t be used, but her bloodline was still activated. but this wasn¡¯t useful in such a weird space. the four people he called guards surrounded her and waved their fists. Chapter 334: One injured and one retreated chapter 334: one injured and one retreated demon gold¡¯s body flew backward when he was knocked out of the human spirit transformation. the explosion caused everyone to turn around. they didn¡¯t know what could cause such a loud explosion. bai feng stood there. one of his hands was left with white bones. but he was laughing. he broke demon gold¡¯s transformation. he saw the saint who was once so strong that he was nearly killed, spitting out blood profusely. renxing battle squad and soul merchants were fighting, but they instinctively moved toward their boss. after demon gold spat out some blood, he stood up. he pushed his men aside, and wolf souls appeared around him again. ¡°you are strong; you used such a method to break my transformation. you used... soundwaves?¡± killing intent filled demon gold¡¯s face. this opponent used soundwaves to break his transformation if his guess was correct. he was blown out from his transformation state and was severely injured. at the same time, bai feng¡¯s hand was also blown up. to use the soundwave, the top person in ying city gave up on metal body. if it was a normal person, it was impossible to form sound waves. the human body couldn¡¯t allow one to break through the sound barrier. the whips of the sixth-century european herders could do it, but after all, they were using tools and the nature of whips. but bai feng could do that with the evolved¡¯s stronger body and job buffs. he still managed to do it even if he paid a huge price. they fought so long that they weren¡¯t in a good state. demon gold couldn¡¯t transform, and bai feng had lost a hand. maybe people couldn¡¯t understand why bai feng was risking his life. but if one looked away from interests, looked away from the agreement he had with ye zhongming, and just looked solely at his personality, one would find the answer. bai feng wasn¡¯t fighting for ye zhongming or cloud peak, who saved his life. he was fighting for himself. it was for pride or hatred, maybe because it was just two guys fighting to win. ¡°the victory is not yet decided.¡± demon gold frowned. ¡°right, we will decide who wins today.¡± bai feng replied. the two guys clashed once more. but this time, it wasn¡¯t an intense job-skill battle. there wasn¡¯t a smart use of skills. it was just two humans fighting to the death based on instincts. this battle was really ugly, and it was shocking. ¡°boss!¡± pa??read.com ". ¡°saint!¡± people shouted for their leaders and wanted to pull them out of such a battle. with both leaders as the center, renxing battle squad and soul merchant clashed. life continued to be lost. both sides knew that they couldn¡¯t stop, and they couldn¡¯t flee. if they did, the side that tried to escape would get slaughtered. when demon gold and bai feng moved aside, they were covered in blood. bai feng¡¯s remaining arm was twisted, and it looked broken. he couldn¡¯t see from one of his eyes, and a bloody hole was left there from a bite. demon gold¡¯s right rib was caved in, bleeding from all holes. his legs were soft, and his knees were shattered. both sides backed down. where the battle was, there were stacks of over 200 corpses. both bosses had lost consciousness. no one was sure that they would wake up. their subordinates looked at each other before they retreated. if this continued, victory wouldn¡¯t belong to either side. even if every enemy were killed, they wouldn¡¯t have many survivors. that wasn¡¯t a victory. retreating was the best choice to avoid being wiped out by the evolution wave. ying city¡¯s top person and ying city region¡¯s demon gold were severely injured. .......................................................................................... the dagger was so close to stabbing into zhao xingmei¡¯s heart. each time it beat, it was as if it would touch the dagger. the other dagger stabbed into her neck. before it sliced her artery, her bow blocked it. but blood was flowing from those two wounds, dying her clean beige coat. ¡°without... this... bow, you are... trash.¡± green flower said that. she coughed in between her words. some blood flowed down the mask. it dripped down her chin and onto the ground. this saint¡¯s back was in a mess. most of her flesh had disappeared, and one could see white bones. the starlight smashed into that area. even if she was wearing a piece of gray defensive equipment, even if green flower used pressure death tunnel to slow the arrows, it weakened the damage. she still didn¡¯t manage to dodge the skill. at the same time, green flower wanted to take this opportunity to kill zhao xingmei but failed, too. green flower pulled out her dagger and jumped backward. at the same time, she shouted, ¡°go!¡± her subordinates surrounded her and protected her as she retreated. star beauty company naturally didn¡¯t want to give up this chance to strike, but zhao xingmei stopped them. ¡°we caused a saint to lose her ability to fight; our mission is over.¡± zhao xingmei looked at cloud peak, who successfully killed a saint but didn¡¯t chase. she made her choice. zhao xingmei didn¡¯t see the flames previously or hear that huge explosion as all her focus was on green flower, who had that weird ability. but she sensed that something wasn¡¯t right. she thought about how ye zhongming wasn¡¯t here and felt something might have happened. she thought of many possibilities, each with different effects on ying city. that would also affect star beauty company¡¯s choices and development. she chose to give green flower and her men a way out. if something happened to that guy, then... we have to rethink the future. Chapter 335: Surrender or fight to the death chapter 335: surrender or fight to the death as the wall wasn¡¯t completed, everyone felt like defending the area through the walls was a joke. the enemy would go around and attack you from behind. but when lou family sent a hundred cavalries, everyone was worried. they wouldn''t have to suffer such an impact if they fought behind or on top of the walls. they had no experience against cavaliers. cloud peak could only rely on each evolved¡¯s ability. unfortunately, such methods were wrong. this strike caused the cloud peak defense line, which was already on the verge of collapse from ying city jail¡¯s attack, to get scattered. cloud peak¡¯s warriors were in a bad situation. people died every moment. some of them had started feeling a sense of belonging to cloud peak. mo ye, lu yi, and sister rong¡¯s hearts hurt. one base, a stable, unified base. each member had a strong sense of belonging. such a feeling wasn¡¯t formed instantly. it needed a period and slow brainwashing and influence. ye zhongming was a decent boss. he could help his members win some interests without sacrificing his own. along with the gains that young master yun brought back, he stunned the entire cloud peak for over a minute. but he wasn¡¯t a god; he couldn¡¯t consider every point. he could provide for cloud peak in areas that he was best at-- fighting. in other areas, he needed the other core members to pay attention and try their best to run the base. for the mountain to grow and to fight for its foundations, these core members spent a lot of effort on them. it was not easy for survivors to have feelings for a base. most of the teams used interests to maintain their relationship with one another. although this method was shallow, it was stable enough. but mo ye and xia lei didn¡¯t want to use that method. the apocalypse showed the evil side of humans. but people still believed they could make these survivors maintain a bottom line and conscience when they treated people on the same side. people who had never worked for such a goal wouldn¡¯t be able to understand the toughness of this. but these people didn¡¯t give up. maybe for people like lu yi and liu zhenghong and women like mo ye and xia lei, their concept of family was stronger than others. to a certain extent, they treated cloud peak as their home. unfortunately, their heart work was dying in front of their eyes. rage appeared on many of their faces. ¡°did ye zhongming think about such a day when he killed my son? all of you are dying because of your stupid boss!¡± lou zhengxiao held his spear, and on it was the head of a cloud peak warrior. he shouted around. . ye zhongming charged onto the lake¡¯s heart and killed three of his sons and brother. the entire lou family was enemies with this guy after that. lou zhengxiao wouldn¡¯t think about why his sons were killed. he only knew how to take revenge. today, he brought all the warriors of the lou family to destroy ye zhongming¡¯s foundations! he wanted to slice all of their heads for that guy to see! he even had a thought in his mind. he wanted to challenge that guy, stabbing ten thousand holes in his body. besides lou zhengxiao, little spirit was his only daughter left. she bit her teeth and killed members of cloud peak. she still remembered what she swore that day. ¡°i will kill you!¡± she might not have the strength to kill ye zhongming now, but she felt like it was good that she could kill his men. some of his women were here, so it was good for him to taste the feeling of losing what he loved! just like that day when he killed three of her brothers! seeing the situation collapse onto their side, zhang dalong, who used five ghost souls to block that wind blade, was delighted. ¡°madam mo, it seems like the scales of victory are leaning towards us. how would ye zhongming feel when he sees your naked body?¡± the talisman continued to spin in the sky, and although the wind blades could kill the ghost souls, it needed two to kill one. it was too slow and couldn¡¯t keep up with his summoning speed. if she had attacked zhang dalong, he would have had several souls protecting his body. a shriek spread from behind. mo ye looked and saw sister rong being attacked by several cavalries. she was not careful, and one spear hit her shoulder. although she was two-star evolved and those cavalries were one-star, they were well trained. sister rong killed two of them and was still hit with their traditional spear techniques. mo ye dissipated one soul and was getting more and more anxious. if this continued, cloud peak would get wiped out. in such a short while, over a hundred of them had died. the others were either injured or losing their combat strength. would they lose the base today? mo ye was worried, but she was determined. even if she died, she would kill this fellow! be it lu yi, sister rong, or liu zhenghong, they all knew it was time to go all out. but at that moment, some unharmonious sounds rang out. ¡°stop fighting; i surrender!¡± someone from cloud peak shouted. when the enemy was stunned and stopped, he tossed his weapon and knelt crying, ¡°i surrender, let me live!¡± in a challenging environment with allies dying each moment, someone who wanted to live chose to... surrender. that was like a plague that spread to many other cloud peak members. many people chose to toss aside their weapons. they chose to hand their lives to the enemies and take a 50/50 bet. these people were smart. when they would die if they fought, they chose to surrender for that slim chance of living. cloud peak¡¯s morale collapsed. no matter how mo ye, sister rong, or lu yi stared at them, they just lowered their heads in shame and persisted in their choice. ¡°that is a good choice.¡± zhang dalong stopped summoning the souls, ¡°madam mo, if you choose to stop fighting, we can become friends.¡± some surrendered, but naturally, some wouldn¡¯t want to. mo ye led those people and slowly gathered together. ying city jail and lou family surrounded these dozens of people in the center. ¡°kneel or die!¡± lou zhengxiao rode his horse and pointed his red spear forward. mo ye laughed. she turned to look at the cloud peak warriors. that heroic face was serious. she held her blade, looked at her men, and asked, ¡°between surrendering in humiliation or fighting to the death, what do you choose!¡± ¡°fight to the death!¡± mo ye, lu yi, and liu zhenghong¡¯s eyes were red. they knew that their hard work wasn¡¯t wasted. cloud peak¡¯s spine was formed. ¡°kneel your grandmother!¡± a furious roar spread out, and the ground shook! Chapter 336: Not a coward chapter 336: not a coward awread.com . that furious shout caused everyone to cover their eyes to block that eye-catching light. some people fell because of the earthquake. the situation was too weird. the explosion wasn¡¯t so loud that it shook one¡¯s eardrums but had that eye-catching light and earthquake that an explosion would have. what was going on? there were gunshots. a few dozen bullets, and then it stopped. zhang dalong turned his head and looked. his mouth opened wide in shock. lou zhengxiao was knocked off the horseback. what he saw made him rooted to the spot when he stood up. his fingers that were by his side shuddered. mo ye¡¯s vision recovered. she looked towards the noise. a familiar face was there in rage. lu yi smiled. sister rong covered her mouth, and some liquid flowed from her eyes. those cloud peak warriors willing to fight to the death couldn¡¯t help but cheer. those cloud peak warriors who chose to surrender had complicated expressions. they were awkward and embarrassed and didn¡¯t know what to do. ying city jail and lou family¡¯s alliance army were together and surrounded the remaining cloud peak forces. but now, there was a hole blown open. that place was covered in the flesh. such a situation was so weird that the alliance army soldiers were terrified. they didn¡¯t know what had caused such injuries. at least 50 people died in that explosion, turning into pieces of flesh on the ground. crystal grenade! zhang dalong and ying city jail didn¡¯t know what this thing was called, but they had seen how strong it was. under the giant wheel in ying city, ye zhongming used this as the final blow to turn the glory army into bald chickens. this terrifying thing appeared once more. after using one grenade, another was in that slightly fat middle-aged man¡¯s hands. people who recognized this thing were terrified and felt lucky that this mysterious and scary bomb didn¡¯t land around them. but lou family, who were confused, couldn¡¯t accept such an outcome. lou family were all relatives, so some of those that were blown up were their family members. they were stunned for a moment before they went berserk. they either charged toward the middle-aged man and the dozen others behind him in rage, or they knelt and cried, searching for the bones of their loved ones in the wreckage. ¡°zi!¡± another such explosion, but as compared to previously, this was softer, and there wasn¡¯t the eye-catching glow and intense earthquake. the two lou family members at the front became one of those in pieces after the light. the one who didn¡¯t die cried out before running backward. ¡°le...¡± many cloud peak members choked up when shouting his name. those who left were worker le, his few helpers, and the few technical staff that cloud peak protected. beside them was young master yun¡¯s father and uncle and hungry tiger cavalry. worker le tried to make two demon crystal bombs when ye zhongming left. when they confirmed that they couldn''t solve the parts problem, his few helpers and he put their attention on another idea of ye zhongming¡¯s¡ªthe crystal gun. as ye zhongming wasn¡¯t here, he couldn¡¯t use his smith¡¯s gathering and refining skill to create parts. but le dayuan was still the father of crystal weapons. after learning the theory behind the crystal weapons, he used his skills to create some things to replace them. a few days ago, he completed the first gun. it was the weird gun that he was holding in his hands. this gun was the one that hit the two lou family warriors and turned them into meat pieces that would be the symbol of such weapons. ¡°you want us to kneel? did you ask for my permission?¡± le dayuan¡¯s eyes were red, and a few wounds were on his body. those weren¡¯t from battle but because the warriors tried to stop him from returning. after leaving that room, le dayuan treated himself as ye zhongming¡¯s subordinate. after coming to cloud peak, he treated this place as his home. those partners who walked alongside him were his family. ye zhongming didn¡¯t let him join any of the battles. he didn¡¯t understand at the start, but he knew why after coming into contact with the weapons. he accepted such an arrangement as he knew that if he lived, he could better help cloud peak and ye zhongming. moreover, his strength wasn¡¯t high in cloud peak. even if he became a two-star evolved, he was still not strong enough. but it was different this time. le dayuan knew that lou family and ying city jail came and knew the three hundred remaining people couldn¡¯t stop them. be it the skill of evolved or number, they were at a disadvantage. when the main force couldn¡¯t assist, le dayuan used his status and life as a threat to bring all those willing to fight back. everyone risked their life for cloud peak, so why can¡¯t he? he allowed them to protect him in normal circumstances, but he wasn''t a coward when all of them were in danger! his return saved the lives of mo ye and the others. he used the crystal grenade and gun to scare the enemy. before they could react, he made them finish their bullets. although the effect wasn¡¯t huge, it caused many enemies to die. the situation went cold. no one dared to say a word. the shock that such an unknown weapon gave was too huge. zhang dalong was jealous. why? why did that guy have such strong strength and a bunch of helpers willing to die for him? why did he even get such strong weapons? such a good chance today, and... lou zhengxiao lowered his head, and his eyes were in pain. he knew the best chance to wipe out ye zhongming¡¯s foundations was gone. although the alliance army had the numbers advantage, his men, including himself, had lost the courage to fight after the explosion and the shots of that gun. suddenly, everyone felt like the sunny and clear day made it hard for them to breathe. Chapter 337: Xia Bai, Xia Bai chapter 337: xia bai, xia bai xia bai deactivated her bloodline. her job didn¡¯t help her in his special space and facing opponents that twisted like rubber bands. although she lost some speed, she was more familiar with such a form. after all, that was the first time she transformed since she got the bloodline, and she was unfamiliar with it. she dodged the attack of one shadow. she slashed another twisted monster with her blade, but didn¡¯t see blood. she only saw a white wound that made her thick of pork on the butcher¡¯s table. her waist felt some pain as she flew out. that was the price she paid for that slash. she was getting used to this fighting style and using injuries to trade for injuries. it looked simple, and it felt very rough and stupid. but it wasn¡¯t like that. such a battle style had high demands on the person. you had to be able to take hits. you couldn¡¯t only hurt the enemy, but they couldn¡¯t hurt you. it would be pointless if others hurt you and you couldn¡¯t hold on. you also needed to learn how to use small injuries to trade for big injuries¡ªusing the smallest price to get the biggest wins. if you used such a method to kill the enemy and ended up handicapped, it wouldn¡¯t be a victory. it sounded simple. if you want to reduce your injuries, your grasp of timing and control of your body must be strong. there weren¡¯t many people who could do that. finally, you needed a tough heart. you had to be able to handle the pain, the torture, the pain from winning. you were like a cockroach, having a strong life force. xia bai¡¯s experience gave her such a heart. her mental illness meant that she was more vicious than anyone apart from ye zhongming. this was one of the reasons why she could have such a battle style. moreover, xia bai not only had a heart, she had huge nerves. she wouldn¡¯t show fear or negative emotions under any circumstance. her stubbornness in solving problems was impressive, too. like now, she didn¡¯t even think about the problem that she was in. she was thinking about how to kill these twisted monsters. others might do that, but they would think they killed or became them. but what xia bai thought about was that she would kill them because they were hitting her. such a person would often be able to achieve things that others couldn¡¯t when they tried to do it on purpose. her blade slashed one of them. she was hit once more. but this time, she didn¡¯t fly out of the group. she found a chance, tanking the damage and flicking her weapon upwards, slicing a few fingers off the person who knocked her aside. the fingers fell onto the weird ground and disappeared. a few new fingers started to grow on that hand. even xia bai, who was calm, couldn¡¯t help but frown. the guards attacked once more, and she was forced to fight. her dagger left wounds on their bodies, and more and more scars appeared on her. she realized that the wounds on the guards wouldn¡¯t heal, and the only thing that could heal were parts of their bodies that were missing. this made her change her strategy. she left all sorts of marks on their bodies but didn¡¯t slice their parts. a fist punched her chin, and there was the sound of bones cracking. she couldn¡¯t dodge and was sent flying. she fell to the ground. but at the same time, she sliced the throat of one of them. . that guard stopped moving and turned into a ball of sticky liquid. this sticky thing was turning back into human form, albeit very slowly. xia bai looked at the ground calmly. she continued fighting like the shattered chin didn¡¯t belong to her. time wasn¡¯t important to her. she didn¡¯t know how many bones, chin, shoulder, etc were broken when the last guard turned into a sticky puddle. at this time, the first guard had formed its legs and was forming its upper body. xia bai looked at the ground and started to rest. time passed, and the first guard nearly formed its head. xia bai charged and turned it into the sticky liquid form once again. this entire process repeated. each time she attacked, she would look at the ground. this was a boring process that was no different from being in confinement. the monsters threatened her, and she had to continue to fight in this silent space. only someone like xia bai could hold on. she was hungry, but there wasn¡¯t any found. she was thirsty, and that was a bigger problem. when she sensed that her body was on the verge of collapse, she drank her pee. when her pee disappeared, she slit her wrist and drank her blood. she knew it wasn¡¯t helpful, but it was the only liquid she could find. she continued to look at the grey ground. xia bai was counting. when she reached 36000, she would restart. although it wasn¡¯t accurate, she had a rough grasp of time. she stood up when she reached the 20th time. this should be the 8th day. she would have died if she wasn¡¯t evolved. but even then, she couldn¡¯t continue waiting even though she felt it wasn¡¯t a good time. she attacked the ground. she was quick at the start, but she slowed. her hand started to go numb and turn bloody. her bones started to crack, but she continued to attack. she would glance occasionally at the soldiers. she noticed they couldn¡¯t heal and smiled for the first time in ten days. she smashed her hands, which were about to be destroyed, back onto the ground. she didn¡¯t stop... Chapter 338: Breaking world observation chapter 338: breaking world observation bei zi bumped into the three other saints in a secret gathering area for soul merchant. there were only two other saints. abyss mountain¡¯s head wasn¡¯t even brought back, and they only saw a headless corpse. demon gold was in a deep comma. bei zi looked at his injuries and had a bad feeling. green flower was the only one awake and was severely injured. she relied on her three-star evolved body and a recovery potion to lead the troops barely. as for their subordinates, less than half remained. ¡°this...¡± bei zi was shocked. he didn¡¯t expect them to send four saints and for such an outcome to happen. apart from the start, when they were amassing crystals where they faced their biggest crisis, they only sent three saints then and already obtained a huge victory. but this time, they lost so badly! if demon gold didn¡¯t survive, soul merchant would lose two saints, a fifth of their power. at this crucial stage, their position would get overtaken. ¡°bei zi, you don¡¯t look good either.¡± bei zi was covered in blood, and his skin was covered in wounds. green flower used her hoarse voice to mock. but this tone was also one of self-mockery. he scoffed coldly, ¡°even if our plan is broken, god hall should hold back ye zhongming; how did you...¡± no one knew what green flower¡¯s expression was, but one would be able to guess that it was a bitter one. ¡°we underestimated him. he joined hands with the two strongest factions in ying city and used what he gained this time to create a stronger bai feng and zhao xingmei. do you know that he had given the green bow flying star to zhao xingmei, that bitch.¡± bei zi was stunned. that was because, to them, a green weapon was the best now, and he would keep it for himself unless ye zhongming wanted a five-star potion in return. but a five-star potion... not to mention zhao xingmei, even soul merchant, didn¡¯t have one. the truth wasn¡¯t hard to imagine. he thought about it and knew why. this guy used the green equipment to trade for the evolution of his men to complete an all-around skill increase. if such a thing happened to him, would he be willing to trade this green weapon for his subordinates? bei zi felt he couldn¡¯t do it as that would slow him down. he started to respect ye zhongming. a leader who could do that was quite amazing. ¡°back to headquarters!¡± bei zi thought about it and suggested it to green flower. ¡°the two of us need an safe environment to heal up. demon gold needs a solution, and we can¡¯t let him die.¡± green flower knew he was right. but they had to shelf their plans on their territory. seeing green flower agree, bei zi wanted to give the order to retreat. but his body shook, and intense pain spread out of his eyes. he screamed, and he saw a figure appear in front of him! the sudden accident shocked soul merchant. this was their secret base. although it wasn¡¯t hidden, it was half-enclosed. there were hundreds of eyes looking, and there were no outsiders. how did this person suddenly appear? a person appeared to shock everyone and started attacking bei zi, who covered his eye and tried to retreat. huge amounts of blood flowed from his fingertips, ¡°you broke my observation world? how is that possible? that is impossible! you should have died from hunger; how are you still alive?¡± bei zi was not as calm as before, and his tone was filled with disbelief and fear that the others had never heard. a cold glow slashed towards him, and a blade sliced his wrist that was covering his eyes. blood splattered, and a deep wound appeared there. he woke up from the pain and punched with his other hand at xia bai¡¯s chest. he wanted to force this crazy woman back as she would get drowned by green flower and the soul merchant warriors. she had to pay the price even if she broke observation world! she would be lucky even to have 10% of her strength! but unfortunately, the person he met was xia bai. a woman who didn¡¯t care about her own life. she didn¡¯t even dodge at all. pa! the first landed on her chest, and there was the sound of bone cracking that she was very familiar with. but she continued to slice with her hands. bei zi was shocked. he turned his body and grabbed upwards at her wrist! such a reaction was impressive. the tempo warrior¡¯s job gave him an advantage in close combat. but unfortunately, he faced xia bai. she didn¡¯t show any fear. she used her body¡¯s momentum to knock him down, and then... she bit the wrist that she had sliced a part of. ¡°ahh!¡± he screamed for the second time today. crack, crack. the sound of bones and tendons breaking sent a chill down one¡¯s spine. the woman with half her face ruined was biting off bei zi¡¯s left hand. peng! bei zi punched her ribs, and her bones broke. his only thought was to make her leave his side. he was afraid that she would bite his throat. her hands were close to collapsing, she grabbed his broken hand, and her mouth gave out a maniacal laughter. ¡°i am taking your hand to feed the dogs!¡± she got up and charged toward green flower. green flower was already badly injured, and she was now terrified of her actions. she couldn¡¯t imagine how a woman without any uninjured parts could instantly bite off bei zi¡¯s arm. she tried to dodge as she was afraid. ¡°the mask is not bad; i want it.¡± green flower¡¯s weapon blocked her dagger. she heard what she said and tried to touch it but noticed it was too late. the mask on her face was taken off. ¡°no!¡± it revealed a very ordinary face. green flower shouted in pain. that mask was close to half her strength! she knocked open the door. she disappeared from their field of sight with her new wounds and a broken body. Chapter 339: Slow death chapter 339: slow death ye zhongming looked at the busy cloud peak door. the darkness in his eyes slowly disappeared. a close-to-perfect enemy slaying operation changed because of the appearance of the level-six yangos. this might be a fatal mistake for ye zhongming. on that day, when he faced the level-six evil dragon and the flames that covered the earth, ye zhongming used the only thing he could use to save his own life. he activated the secret realm key from the trading event to send yangos into the secret realm. he used the rainbow gate from bei feng to teleport out of the attack range of yangos. but ye zhongming paid the price. he would be teleported into the secret realm. as he activated the key, he had ten days to prepare. what was the secret realm, what was inside, what would he face? ye zhongming didn¡¯t know anything. he only knew that it was dangerous, more dangerous than the dungeon. ye zhongming had no choice but to believe what people discussed when discussing the secret realm in his last life. moreover, bai feng mentioned that most faction members who opened the realm had died, and only one got out. ye zhongming felt he didn¡¯t have a high chance of surviving even with his four-star evolved strength. but in that situation, he had no better option. he could only choose this slow death. at least he had a few more days. even... he didn¡¯t have much hope. some people looked at ye zhongming. then, more of them cheered. their leader was back. .......................................................................................... ¡°zhongming, look at their expressions. young master yun and boss bai feng have told everyone what you did in ying city. when resting at night, your adventures are discussion topics. you are everyone¡¯s idol.¡± lu yi laughed, and he was in a good mood. le dayuan brought people to save cloud peak. after scaring off ying city jail and lou family, cloud peak¡¯s people discovered le dayuan¡¯s gun could only fire once. which meant that it was useless after he killed two lou family warriors. as for the other crystal grenade, it was an empty shell. many core members were terrified when they found out. if ying city jail and lou family were more determined, the outcome would be catastrophic. it would take two days before xia lei found ye zhongming and returned. they would not be able to save them. from that, one could tell how dangerous that situation was. ¡°what happened? why is yellow ball in such a state?¡± liang chuyin and park xiuying were around yellow ball, whose injuries improved, but it was still naked, and its skin was scorched. they ¡®blamed¡¯ ye zhongming and used cleansing dew on it. yellow ball rolled around and faced upwards in enjoyment. ye zhongming laughed. he looked at xia lei and mo ye, who had turned towards him and sister rong, little tiger, candy, etc. he knew that they were asking him what he had faced. ¡°you should have been back yesterday; why were you later than us by a day?¡± xia lei¡¯s voice was weak. she paid a huge price to kill abyss mountain. she got a heal before she searched for ye zhongming. she couldn¡¯t find him and rushed back to cloud peak. after healing up, her injuries were still not fully recovered. ¡°oh, i...¡® killing intent appeared in his eyes, ¡°went to kill some people.¡± innread.com". everyone was stunned and didn¡¯t know who ye zhongming killed, but no one asked. since ye zhongming did it, he had his reason. everyone fully trusted him. ye zhongming used a day leading yellow ball and red hair and killing all the factions on the glory army''s side. no one could block two level-five and one person close to level-five. even if yellow ball was injured, it was still very strong. yesterday, ye zhongming had killed hundreds or even a thousand humans. but he didn¡¯t regret it. he thought about the remaining seven days and felt time wasn¡¯t enough. ye zhongming¡¯s return added the heart back to cloud peak. the entire cloud peak became active. they were attacked a few days ago and slowly walked out of the sadness covering the area. he met with the core members and summarised everything that had happened. of course, many questions appeared. ye zhongming gave suggestions on how to solve those, and as for those that couldn¡¯t be solved, ye zhongming told them his thoughts. his detailed replies shocked many of the core members. after this battle, cloud peak¡¯s core strength didn''t suffer much losses. apart from xia bai, whom they didn¡¯t have any news of, they mostly lost basic members. apart from those who died, those who betrayed them left with ying city jail and the alliance army. this made them consider taking in people. ¡°there are some remaining two-star potions; give it to those who performed well.¡± ye zhongming said, ¡°we don¡¯t lack one-star potions, so we can take in ordinary people and nurture the better ones. as for evolved, we need to think carefully.¡± many people saw how solemn ye zhongming was, and they felt like something would happen. but it was just a feeling. ¡°there are a few things i need everyone to do.¡± the core members sat up straight and listened in. they knew that their boss was about to give orders. ¡°first, send people to contact the ying city factions and tell them to find news about soul merchant and glory army; when needed, you can give rewards.¡± ¡°second, form the sixth team, yuan sheng as captain. form the research police team, xia lei is in charge, and tang tian is deputy to protect sister liu and worker le.¡± ¡°third, send the first and second teams out and let yellow ball follow. go to yingchun county and pull all the grain back. wipe out the zombies and mutated lifeforms there, too.¡± mo ye and little tiger nodded right away. they were much stronger. they could crush it with yellow ball¡¯s help even if the two-headed demon were there. ¡°fourth, third, and sixth teams clear the nearby village and find survivors, bring them back. quicken the facility building, especially the walls.¡± ¡°fifth, uncle lu, your 4th team, and you go to the factions. i have some equipment; trade them for crystals. sister rong, your fifth team is in charge of defending the base and monitoring the work.¡± ¡°i am going to leave and be back in a few days. when i am not here, xia lei is in charge; mo ye is the support.¡± ye zhongming stood up, ¡°get to work. worker le, sister liu, go with me to see boss bai feng.¡± Chapter 340: Few overpowered papers chapter 340: few overpowered papers bai feng was awake, but he wasn¡¯t in a good state. if not for park xiuying¡¯s strong job and cleansing rain and gentle chain''s effectiveness, bai feng would have died. including the previous time, cloud peak saved this boss twice. ¡°boss ye, sit.¡± bai feng¡¯s men saw ye zhongming and moved a chair for him to sit. he was also polite toward liu zhenghong and worker le. in the past, bai feng was the boss of renxing battle squad, the top faction of ying city. but things were different now; this guy was at the top of ying city, and cloud peak looked like the ruler of ying city. ¡°keke, it seems like i am laying in a bed each time i see you.¡± although bai feng kept his life, he lost an arm and badly injured his body. it was hard to say how much he could recover. the once-top person in ying city looked sad, and his tone was filled with disappointment. this time was different. ye zhongming needed him last time. he didn''t lose his limbs. with park xiuying¡¯s help, he recovered quickly and got even stronger. paw?ead.com ". but this time was different. ye zhongming might not have something to help him heal. as for that arm, even if he recovered, his strength would decrease. ye zhongming smiled, ¡°what plans do you have for the future?¡± bai feng had a mustache on his face, but through his gaze, you could see the glow of the once-top person of ying city. ¡°i am like this; i can¡¯t lead renxing battle squad. i will let my deputy, who is a three-star evolved, lead the team.¡± bai feng replied slowly and tried to suppress the pain, ¡°boss ye wants a handicapped person? you want me to join?¡± ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°allow me to be direct, boss bai; although we worked together two times and it went well, i also don¡¯t plan on asking for payment for saving you. but your tracks are too obvious. i can¡¯t trust you, at least not now. i have to be responsible to my men.¡± he laughed, but his body didn¡¯t allow it. he coughed twice before saying, ¡°boss ye is direct and is not fake. although i am not the boss of renxing battle squad, i don¡¯t want to kneel to others. i am only left with that bit of pride.¡± ¡°then why is boss ye here?¡± bai feng knew that ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t find him for no reason, and he also didn¡¯t believe him when he said he treated him for free. he had some value. ¡°i want to ask you about ying city.¡± the two of them talked, and bai feng told all he knew to ye zhongming. he even gave him a small book recording their scouting information about ying city. it included the camps and strength of some factions, wheel position, outstanding people and their skills, zombie and mutated lifeform positions. this thing was valuable, and it was even worth a three-star potion. although each day that passes will reduce its value, it could be used for the short future. he kept the book and stood up. ¡°boss bai feng doesn¡¯t have to give up. some special jobs can heal your hand. pay close attention; we will also find out for you and tell you if we have news.¡± bai feng nodded gratefully. although he wasn¡¯t willing to go under ye zhongming, he felt good about this young guy and cloud peak. he left the room, and after walking a distance, liu zhenghong tapped him, ¡°you brought us here to watch you talk? also, i don¡¯t believe he would give up his position in renxing battle squad.¡± only liu zhenghong and xia lei dared to speak to him like that. ¡°i don¡¯t believe him too.¡± ye zhongming smiled, and then he said seriously, ¡°if one day something happens to cloud peak, you can choose to follow bai feng. compared to others, his character is decent and strong enough to protect you two.¡± ye zhongming¡¯s words shocked the two of them. although ye zhongming¡¯s actions were a little weird, they didn¡¯t think much about it. now, it seemed like something bad had happened. ¡°ye zhongming, if there is anything we can cross it together. we have passed more serious things. your strength is top in ying city; we also have the level-five yellow ball. old liu¡¯s potion is breaking through, and my weapons need your parts. what thing is so dangerous for you to be so serious?¡± ¡°right. based on the recipe that you gave me, i have found dozens of ways to craft a one-star potion. i need to test. at most, i can find a way to mass-produce one-star evolution potions in two months. within three years, the one-star to four-star recipes can be mass-produced. no one in this world can match us. why are you so unconfident?¡± liu zhenghong frowned when she said that. ye zhongming said after some silence, ¡°some things happened that are out of my control. i will leave for some time, but i don¡¯t know how long it will take. it might take a day, or it might be a long time. i am telling you the extreme case. if possible, all of you can help me to protect this. even if i can¡¯t return, xia lei is a good leader. she won¡¯t mistreat you. as for bai feng, that is the final choice.¡± ye zhongming took a few pieces of paper and passed them to liu zhenghong and le dayuan. ¡°these are some knowledge that i have about the potion recipes. sister liu can research them, and it will help you, also... these are theories about creating man-made creatures. you can borrow the theories. but if you succeed, don¡¯t create these things only to kill innocent people.¡± ¡°worker le, these are idea blueprints for crystal weapons and external equipment tools for higher-level weapons. i don¡¯t know what is inside the weapons, so you must study them yourself.¡± liu zhenghong and le dayuan were shocked by these few pieces of paper. they couldn¡¯t imagine how ye zhongming knew about such things that were dozens of years more advanced than they were. these two scientists knew how valuable this was! it was overpowered! ¡°memorise them and destroy them. as long as you two know these things, no matter what happens in the future, you don¡¯t have to worry about food and clothing.¡± ¡°as for me...¡± ye zhongming looked into the distance, ¡°don¡¯t worry, i won¡¯t die so easily.¡± Chapter 341: Wiping out Lou Family chapter 341: wiping out lou family the situation on the lake¡¯s heart didn¡¯t change much from when ye zhongming was here. it just looked more run-down, and... more chaotic. at least, that was the case today. ye zhongming was flying in the sky. he was using the steel energy glider he stole from glory army to arrive at lou family. ye zhongming knew when he left the last time that he had formed animosity with lou family, and they would fight with one another sooner or later. but due to the gap in strength, he didn¡¯t pay much attention to them. moreover, after saving xia bai, he faced the zombie horde. he then went to ying city. this made him miss out on this small faction whom he felt had become much weaker. but this time, lou family found the best chance and helpers to blow cloud peak. they were so close to succeeding. they were just one step away from making ye zhongming¡¯s small mistake into a huge one. ye zhongming naturally would make mistakes, but he would use fresh blood to make up for those mistakes. ye zhongming drove a modified motorbike that he got from fierce roar battle squad and headed to ying city jail first. but that was empty. zhang dalong retreated with his men; no one knew where he went. four days had passed since they left cloud peak; these few days were enough for zhang dalong to disappear from the world. while he found it a waste, ye zhongming was impressed with his sense of danger and determination. few people would give up on the base they had created because of uncertain danger. but he managed to do it. he did so without hesitation and didn¡¯t even bring any precious things. one could see how hurried he left. lou family wasn¡¯t as determined as zhang dalong. they might have sensed danger, but this place was not only a base they had set up in the apocalypse; it was where their ancestors lived. if they wanted to retreat, many people would stop them. ye zhongming looked at the chaos left by the conflicts during these few days. lou family was split into two factions. one felt like they should leave the area right away. after all, cloud peak was too near. they didn¡¯t have time to prepare if cloud peak wanted to take revenge. they felt like revenge would come soon. rather than leave in the future, why not leave now and start in a new place? another faction felt they were fine as the lake was protecting them. even if cloud peak found ships, lou family could wipe them out when they were on the lake. moreover, this was where their ancestors grew up, so how could they give it up just like that? were they going to abandon the ancestral hall? moreover, there was a three-star potion here, and they still had to use it. thus, both sides didn¡¯t agree and even fought because of it. many of them were injured from the fights. but no matter what, they were forced to remain, and ye zhongming was here. the white steel glider was so evident in the sky that ye zhongming noticed when he came into range. but they didn¡¯t have a way to deal with this person so that ye zhongming could land without any restrictions. ¡°you are...¡± pu! his throat was sliced open by moon edge, and blood splattered. one lou family warrior was killed. the battle started. this was probably not considered a fight as none of them were a threat to ye zhongming. even two-star evolved couldn¡¯t last more than five seconds before him. they used their skills and were killed without any shock. a few minutes passed, and lou family surged out to fight back. but the warriors collapsed from fear when ye zhongming stepped on their blood and corpses. the battle ended with ye zhongming chasing them, which turned into... a massacre. ye zhongming was about to enter the secret realm. to create the best environment for cloud peak, he became a slaughterer. not to mention lou family, who attacked them directly, even those factions that had already agreed with glory army were already wiped out by him. unfair? right, that''s not fair. in peacetime moral standards, ye zhongming was massacring them. but in the apocalypse, such reasons were enough. maybe yangos didn¡¯t appear, and ye zhongming wasn¡¯t forced to use the secret realm; he wouldn¡¯t need to kill these factions, but... they were just unlucky. ¡°ye zhongming, what are you doing?¡± lou zhengxiao finally appeared in front of ye zhongming. his eyes were red, and his body shivered. he rushed over when he got the news and saw the lou family corpses. these were the foundations that he had spent the effort to nurture. as time passed, they would turn into two-star, three-star, and even more elite warriors. but now they were people with broken arms who died with regrets. ¡°oh, you are here.¡± ye zhongming looked at lou zhengxiao, ¡°then die.¡± Chapter 342: Killing demon frog chapter 342: killing demon frog lou family being up in flames wasn¡¯t ye zhongming¡¯s final goal; he was doing it along the way. before leaving, he wanted everyone in ying city to know that anyone who dared to offend cloud peak would die! ye zhongming wanted to give off such a threat. he left, but the shadows of fear were still there. this was what he hoped to see. he killed some ying city factions. he didn¡¯t kill them all and wouldn¡¯t be able to kill them all, but he sent a message. after all, ying city had a spread of messages, and people would find out what happened. those factions that offended cloud peak would be terrified. it would be good if they left due to that fear. if they didn''t, it was good to scare them. zhang dalong was gone. although he felt regretful, he knew that at least in a short period, they wouldn¡¯t return so that he could ignore this threat. lou family was wiped out. all that remained was... that faction. but before that, he had to go to a place. thirty hours after he wiped lou family out, he appeared in river dungeon. his target was naturally the ice and water gems. compared to the last time, the dungeon had changed, and the environment was more intense. of course, that was to humans. this place was more comfortable and suitable for monsters'' evolution and growth. ye zhongming didn¡¯t move around carefully; he drove the vehicle straight toward the mountain. the dungeon belonged to monsters, so humans were like a lamp in the dark. monsters could smell him, and fights began when he entered the dungeon. ye zhongming could have chosen other methods. for example, covering himself in the scent of monsters to get in. read the most updated version of this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at [ innread.com ] but he didn¡¯t do that as he didn¡¯t have time. after he got the gems, he also had one more thing to do. the second reason was that he wanted to test his ability to continue fighting, especially when he was alone without help, where his limit was. he would face such situations once in the secret realm, so he wanted to adapt to it first. such a test was masochistic. ye zhongming had close to level-five evolution strength; he had the foundation of stamina stat stone and the absorption satan effect on his boots, allowing him to fight like that. he wiped out small groups of monsters and ran right away when he faced large groups. he fought like that for two full days. when ye zhongming finally arrived at the mountain, he looked like a beggar. he was covered in dirt and blood; one couldn¡¯t even see his face carefully. but his eyes were brighter than ever before. a new battle tactic or rather battle style was forming in his mind. he added new thoughts and consolidated them. during those two days, he was more confident about surviving in the secret realm. when he saw the crystal mountain, he saw that demon frog. compared to the last time, the crystal on its head went from green, which represented level four, to blue, which represented level five. the frog had evolved. moreover, ye zhongming saw that it was getting close to level six. red stripes appeared in its eyes, similar to yellow ball. then... ye zhongming charged. the frog was stunned. since the last time a human conned it, and it fought with another same-level monster for no reason, it was injured after using its ultimate move. it had a good period of rest. although many monsters wanted the gems, it chased them away. apart from that, no one dared to challenge it. but he looked at this human with a blade... wait. its eyes opened wide, and it sized up the human. it then raised its head and sniffed. rage filled it. wasn¡¯t this the human from before he was here again?? the frog didn¡¯t hesitate and charged. ¡°despicable human, although your aura is stronger than before, i am stronger too. you are destined to become my food.¡± to a certain extent, this was probably what it was thinking. it was stronger, so naturally, it would be more proud. if it were weak, it would kneel and get ordered around. what faced the demon frog was a giant flame bird. blistering fire spirit! this was the attack skill that the nature staff formed when using a fire stone. the frog was a water element beast and was naturally countered by fire. fire skills also dealt the most significant damage to it. the frog was terrified the moment the fire bird appeared. this was a natural reaction toward opposing stats. it stopped, and pressure landed on its body. its expression changed. it opened its mouth and used its talent skill. hundreds of ice balls descended from above and started to suppress the fire bird. but a sharp blade slashed through the flames, and the frog jumped towards the other side. if someone watched this battle, they would notice that ye zhongming¡¯s attack was aimed at one side. be it the blistering fire spirit or the mountain blade, his attack focused on the left side of the frog¡¯s body. one wouldn¡¯t notice this during an intense battle. after all, the frog was huge, so it didn¡¯t matter if the skill was a few centimeters to the side. but when people looked at ye zhongming cast skills, it felt as if he had missed by a lot. but it didn¡¯t mean much; being able to hit the enemy was the most important thing. but ye zhongming did it on purpose. the frog moved to the other side. this was an instinct. any mutated lifeform or human would do that. after all, if you moved to one side, you would get hit; moving to the other would make dodging easier. but when it jumped to the other side and dodged the fire skill, it saw a human with a purple weapon. hong! half its face was smashed. Chapter 343: Handing out rewards chapter 343: handing out rewards the face of the level-five demon frog was smashed. it lifted its three tails, and coldness spread from its body, reducing the surrounding temperature. small ice flakes formed in the sky around and were slowly getting bigger. ye zhongming was familiar with such a situation. he was hit with this move the last time he faced this fellow. this was the ultimate move of the demon frog-- extreme dragon storm! it was much stronger this time. after all, there was a huge gap between level five and level four. but the frog was facing a four-star evolved whose real strength was closer to five-star. ye zhongming also had a purple weapon. the second gun accurately hit where the frog was previously injured. its head that was revealed was turned into paste. he was too close and used the lethal gun artist¡¯s job skill to stack the space. each attack was right on target, and there was no chance to dodge. the entire head of the frog was opened up. the phenomenon caused by its talent skill disappeared, and its huge body shook a few times before collapsing. ye zhongming walked to its side and dug the crystal off its head. at the same time, it stopped twitching and died completely. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t excited about this kill. it was as if he had done something simple. but in truth, there wasn¡¯t anything to be happy about. if he didn¡¯t have the purple gun and the lethal gun artist job, it wouldn¡¯t be so simple for him to kill the frog. the outcome might be injuries on both sides. ye zhongming was close to level five, but that didn¡¯t mean he could crush level five monsters. he was relying on his experience and skills to deal with the battle. he wasn¡¯t able to predict the outcome of the battle. unfortunately, he had a purple weapon that could deal huge damage against level eight and nine mutated lifeforms. after the skill addition, it was so strong that it wasn¡¯t something that a level-five monster could block. one had to be at least like yangos not to get killed instantly and have level-six strength. of course, if it were an ordinary level-five monster, it would be a waste if he used this purple weapon to kill it. he needed at least two shots to kill a level-five lifeform, meaning ten level-three crystals. if not for him wiping out many factions, getting many crystals, and killing some monsters in the dungeon, he would be reluctant to use such good things. ten level-three crystals were a big percentage of one three-star potion. it was a huge waste to get only a level-five crystal from it. but level-five crystals were covered in treasures. ye zhongming was a smith. apart from crystals, he would get some materials to compensate for the losses. he dealt with the corpse and started digging out the nature gems. these were the biggest gains of this trip. when ye zhongming left, he had one more high-grade water gem, 14 mid-grade ice and water gems, and a few hundred basic ones. ye zhongming found it a waste. if not for the lack of time, he could get even more. when ye zhongming returned to cloud peak, he was three days from the deadline. he locked himself in the room for half a day, and when he came out, he gathered the core members for a meeting. as they had already set a time, the other members were back apart from lu yi and his fourth team selling equipment. ye zhongming ignored the worried looks of liu zhenghong and le dayuan and listened to the reports. ¡°we took down yingchun grain storage; there were some losses but not much; we gained a lot of grain. but some grain couldn''t be eaten due to the weather and mutated lifeforms spoiling some. but they should be enough for us for some time. after all, we are hunting and would go to other grain storages, so we should be able to last until next year''s farming period. as for how to last until the harvest period, that is what you feel bosses have to think about.¡± xia lei squinted her eyes and said towards ye zhongming. ye zhongming nodded and told her to continue. ¡°we haven¡¯t progressed much into the neighboring villages as there is little time. we only cleared those nearest to us. the gains are quite good. we found some survivors, but most are weak and need to rest before they can go to work.¡± although life was worthless in the apocalypse, one needed people¡ªespecially new factions like cloud peak, which needed new hands to build the base. ye zhongming brought their focus onto this matter. ¡°there is no news about soul merchant; it was as if they disappeared. but the glory army has been active, so we heard some news. of course, it wasn¡¯t because of your reputation but because of the potions that we paid.¡± xia lei passed a piece of paper, and it recorded news about the glory army. ye zhongming looked and compared it with the information he had before keeping it. he stood up and kicked a bag. he opened it, and many things were inside. ¡°there are 30 moon edge; save some for when your blades get damaged. you can reward others with the rest.¡± thirty white weapons together gave off a shocking visual. ¡°chuyin, this whip is for you.¡± ye zhongming passed liang chuyin a weapon, and it gave off a silver light. little tiger was excited and moved over to see this beautiful-looking weapon. ¡°it is called cold ripple shadow. the main ability is that using the whip attacks will give rise to three whip shadows. in other words, when you use shadow dance, the number of attacks will increase by three, and the strength would naturally increase too.¡± this ability alone made them suck in a cold breath, as it was too strong. ¡°there is also a passive skill-- extreme bloodline. when you hit enemies, you will slow them down and cause their movement to tense up.¡± this was another useful ability. as long as the whip hit, you would continue to attack. liang chuyin loved it. ¡°main ability ice dragon storm. you can use the whip attacks to release an ice storm, rip apart, and freeze enemies. but it consumes mental energy, so you must pay attention to that.¡± ¡°the other skill is ice rain. it is an aoe attack. its attack strength might not be as strong as ice dragon storm, but its range is huge. it can also slow the enemy down and fits your job skill.¡± ¡°as for your previous weapon, you can use it as a spare or sell it at a suitable time to trade for things you need.¡± liang chuyin¡¯s smile got wider the more she heard. she moved over and pecked ye zhongming, which caused everyone to laugh. then, ye zhongming placed three more things in front of xia lei, mo ye, and little tiger. Chapter 344: Midnight knock on the door chapter 344: midnight knock on the door the three of them looked at the table. it was three sets of white defensive gear. be it core members or normal soldiers, the best defensive gear was grey. it was weaker than the white weapons the core members used. ye zhongming lacked the materials, so he didn''t craft the thousand leaf phosphor armor. so when these three white gears appeared before them, they were more shocked than surprised. these three consumed a lot of good things, which was the ghost metal they might not be able to get in the future. in terms of value, adding ghost metal into three normal gears was a waste to force their grade up to white. but ye zhongming had no choice but to do it to increase cloud peak¡¯s strength. ¡°the defense is not bad. i tested it; it is enough to block moon edge used without abilities. moreover, it can self-recover. it can recover to normal as long as it isn¡¯t destroyed.¡± ¡°the three of you are in close combat, and you must risk your lives. the gear can provide some protection. but you can¡¯t rely on it. especially you, little tiger, don¡¯t rely too much on equipment and defense items. if not, accidents might happen.¡± he smiled and rubbed his head, and nodded. he took off his clothes and wore the largest one. mo ye and xia lei were happy, too. a piece of defensive equipment could save one¡¯s life at a crucial moment¡ªespecially a white-grade gear that didn¡¯t come by easily. ye zhongming¡¯s next item surprised everyone. it was another silver-grade piece of equipment. ¡°water magic staff for teacher park.¡± he tossed it to park xiuying, whose eyes swerve glowing. she held it and played around with it. ¡°i used a staff as a blueprint to create this, and the outcome is quite good.¡± ye zhongming looked at the staff and thought back to some changes when he was crafting it. he was really lucky. compared to using the demon frog''s strongest tail and mixing it with ghost metal to create cold ripple shadow, this staff was a gamble. ¡°only two skills, not many, but they are quite good.¡± their eyes lit up. things that ye zhongming said were not bad were elite items. ¡°one passive. peace buff.¡± ye zhongming had a peculiar expression on his face. he was surprised when this passive appeared when he added ghost metal. ¡°a passive skill that could buff nonattack skills. it is a natural fit for teacher park.¡± everyone agreed upon ye zhongming¡¯s praise. this was custom-made for teacher park. all the skills she knew were nonattack, which meant they could all get buffed by this passive skill. teacher park¡¯s job was one that many people envied. as the apocalypse deepened and the battles intensified, people realized how important a healer was. with this skill, park xiuying was much stronger. that meant that everyone was safer, and everyone was happy to see that happen. ¡°the other skill?¡± park xiuying asked hurriedly. ¡°it is an active skill, humidity wave.¡± this was an attack skill. based on the staff¡¯s passive, it would be good if the other skill were nonattack, as the passive could buff it. ye zhongming thought the same as everyone, but when he saw the skill introduction, he didn¡¯t think that way. this was another aoe attack skill after liang chuyin¡¯s job skill. if you used it, you could create a wave to attack enemies. the wave would ripple, and the enemies would be hit many times. ye zhongming tested it out. the waves were 20 meters long and 10 meters high. they moved between 50-60 meters. this attack could level a building to the ground, which showed its strength. after park xiuying had this skill, she wouldn¡¯t be so one-dimensional. she could be of more use during battles. she was the only other person who ate the brain bug powder. her mental energy was strong; if one calculated the overall amount, she could use three skills quickly to create three waves. this attack was one that ye zhongming had to retreat if he faced it. of course, she would still be a support in a real fight. but if the enemies ignored her, they would cry. ¡°there are boots here that i got. big fellow, don¡¯t mind; it can add some agility. there is no need to stand there to tank. apart from agility, it can allow you to jump, so familiarise yourself with it.¡± this was the equipment he got from jill battle squad. ye zhongming wiped out the enemy of burning rage. the big fellow smiled and grabbed the white shoes. he placed it on his legs. did he mind? disdain? the only thing that mattered was that it was useful. ye zhongming took out several more things and gave them to the tang siblings, sister rong and lu yi, who weren¡¯t there. if they got a piece of white equipment, they would only get one item. those without white equipment would get many pieces of grey equipment. at least on the surface, it looked fair. but in terms of quality, those who followed ye zhongming since the start got better items. after handing them out, he passed a bag to xia lei, and in it were all his level one and two crystals. this was a backup for cloud peak. as for how to use it, it was up to them to study when he left. ¡°okay, that is all. tomorrow i will leave for some time. i am not sure how long it will be. old rules: xia lei will be in charge. mo ye as an assistant. you can all go.¡± ye zhongming left the room. there was one more night until he left. he planned to rest up. but before he could sleep, he heard a knock. he opened a door, and xia lei stood there and looked at him with a complicated expression. Chapter 345: Be my man chapter 345: be my man ye zhongming was stunned but still let xia lei into the room. this beautiful woman showed shocking commanding ability and high combat strength during the ying city operation. without ye zhongming, she could coordinate with the two other factions in ying city, intercepting soul merchant. xia lei did that all on her own. in the apocalypse without communication devices, this wasn¡¯t an easy matter. if not for the accident happening to ye zhongming, xia lei would have led renxing battle squad and star beauty company to consume the three saints. moreover, ye zhongming was quite surprised when she managed to kill abyss mountain. soul merchant consolidated resources to nurture the saints. but xia lei was just nurtured by ye zhongming with one job scroll and one level-three potion. ye zhongming was impressed with such a woman. ye zhongming even felt like if she was a four-star evolved, could he defeat her without using his equipment? ¡°i wanted to hand it to you tomorrow, but you came at the right time.¡± ye zhongming took the notebook from bai feng and passed it to xia lei. this thing would be much more useful in her hands when he wasn¡¯t here. she took the book and tossed it aside without looking at it all. he frowned and didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°why don¡¯t you say where you are going? why don¡¯t you tell us how long? do you think i can¡¯t tell that you are arranging for your final rites?¡± she exploded. the strength of her aura shocked ye zhongming. ¡°do you think that is being responsible? do you think you are doing good for us? you can leave happily?¡± she wasn¡¯t afraid of ye zhongming, and now that she was worried and felt like he was lying to her, she was even more aggressive. ¡°tell me the truth!¡± ye zhongming touched his nose and said helplessly, ¡°i am going to tell you when i am about to leave; who knew you would be so anxious?¡± ye zhongming coughed as he looked at her furious gaze, ¡°i bumped into the evil dragon, and it was level-six. i could only open this thing.¡± ye zhongming showed the opened secret realm key and showed it to xia lei. the key shone gently, but xia lei knew it wasn¡¯t stable. ¡°this is...?¡± ¡°this is the secret realm key, a... space that is different from earth. i wasn¡¯t the match of the dragon, so i opened it and sent the dragon in. as i have the key, i have time to prepare.¡± xia lei¡¯s expression changed, and she wanted to touch the key. but she was afraid it would react, so she retracted her hand. the two of them were silent, and a while later, xia lei stood up and walked outside.e ¡°what are you doing?¡± ye zhongming stood up and asked. ¡°gather the troops; we are going to follow you in!¡± xia lei didn¡¯t stop and was at the door. ye zhongming hurriedly grabbed her arm. ¡°no need, i can just go in alone!¡± ¡°let go!¡± xia lei hollered and she got emotional. ¡°it is very dangerous inside that you don¡¯t know you can survive. you might even bump into the level-six dragon immediately, so why can¡¯t we follow you? we started as a team, so why can¡¯t we continue now?¡± xia lei tossed his hand aside, ¡°it is hazardous. you think you might die, so you don¡¯t want us to die with you, right?¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t say a word. the truth wasn¡¯t hard to guess. ¡°should i be grateful? did you pass me your base? it is as if i benefited from you?¡± ye zhongming could only smile bitterly. ¡°how confident are you in surviving?¡± xia lei panted and then calmed herself down. she asked suddenly. ye zhognming thought about it, ¡°i had a 10% chance. but i asked bai feng and got some news from ying city; i think i have a 30% chance.¡± xia lei heaved a sigh of relief. 30% didn¡¯t seem like much, but it was better than certain death. ¡°you know that i am always lucky. now that i am stronger, i will be careful. so be confident in me and help me care for this home.¡± ye zhongming smiled and consoled her. this woman was an essential helper of his, and it was important for her to lead cloud peak. xia lei bit her lips and looked at ye zhongming in a daze. ¡°you leave and let me take over. i will help protect the base. once you return, you return as a king, and everyone will cheer. you will become the leader again, right?¡± ye zhongming blinked. ¡°i will continue to support you and listen to your orders. i will go from the leader to a subordinate, is that it?¡± er... ye zhongming scratched his head, ¡°this, i will repay you.¡± ¡°repay? how to repay?¡± she laughed and mocked him, ¡°isn¡¯t it better that i use cloud peak¡¯s resources to obtain what i want? why should i wait for you like a dog?¡± ¡°that isn¡¯t...¡± ¡°it is to me.¡± xia lei interrupted his words and stepped forward. her chest was on his. ¡°i will only serve one person.¡± xia lei pressed his collar. ¡°en? what person?¡± his eyes flashed, and his breathing became rushed. ¡°my man.¡± she raised her head and looked at his eyes. her white cheeks turned red. ¡°i can help you defend the home, and i can help you expand cloud peak; i can return everything to you when you are back...¡± ¡°but you need to be my man. only then will i serve you; if not, forget it!¡± although she had always been a tough lady and even disrespected his power, at this moment, he felt warm. being her man was just an excuse. she was using the strength and pride she had previously to cover her unwillingness in him leaving. she unbuttoned her shirt and showed her chest that every guy would stare at. she lifted his hand and placed it in between. the warmth made his blood heat up. there was a scar there. ¡°this was left because of you. you need to explain; then i can give cloud peak an explanation, give myself an... explanation.¡± Chapter 346: Red Secret chapter 346: red secret at noon on the second day, xia lei left ye zhongming¡¯s room. she shocked the cloud peak members, looking for her to discuss matters. they realized that she was the woman of cloud peak. of course, maybe they had to add ¡®first¡¯ before the woman. little tiger surrounded xia lei for half a day with a weird smile. she couldn¡¯t take it and slapped his head. ¡°are you sick in the head?¡± little tiger was afraid of this sister. he retracted his head and mumbled, ¡°i didn¡¯t expect that sister would be the one; i thought it would be the influencer or teacher park.¡± she kicked him, and he fled. she licked her sore lips and moved her swelling legs. she thought back to the crazy night and smiled. she looked at the distracted influencer and shook her head. she said, ¡°girl who is still a virgin is too shy.¡± the smile on xia lei¡¯s face disappeared after she said that, and she looked toward the sky. that guy who spent so long on me last night, you must come back alive. .................. winter was about to arrive, and the first test of bad weather in the apocalypse was about to come. ye zhongming knew that many people managed to flee from the zombies, but they failed to survive the first winter. he didn¡¯t know if he could return before the first snow. in front of him was cloth river dungeon. it was just one word different from the river dungeon, but his impression of this place was vague. apart from its location, ye zhongming only remembered its name. innread.com]. he thought about it and guessed it was because the glory army had taken it down and used it as their material production area. ye zhongming only came to ying city years later, so he couldn¡¯t find such secret things. he passed the blue barrier and entered the dungeon. this was his final stop before he entered the dungeon. this place would also bleed because of his arrival. .................. sister hong smashed a hammer towards the head of a lizard, ignoring its sharp tail sweeping towards her waist. little nine was on the side. he jumped to knock her aside, holding a shield to block the attack for the woman. after the collision, little nine retreated a few steps. blood seeped from his lips. he saw jin quan leading two captains to fight that lizard. he spat out blood and tossed the broken shield before staring at her in rage. ¡°wen hong!¡± little nine was furious. his rage that had been accumulating finally exploded. he charged before this woman and started to vent his anger. ¡°do you want to die? can your bathing blade armor tank the lizards¡¯ attacks? or do you think that your hammer can insta kill a level-five lifeform? that one is about to become level six. wake up! old bai is done; we are all sad, but don¡¯t forget that he gave up his interests to get you your evolution level and equipment. he got all these for you not to risk your lives against monsters but to live well!¡± little nine was usually a calm and demure person who always had a smile. his subordinates were all older than him, but they let him lead. he had a temper in the past and even killed some of his men. but overall, he had never been so frustrated. what wen hong did these few days infuriated him. sister hong panted and ignored little nine, who was shouting at her. ¡°you want to vent your anger because i didn¡¯t let you take revenge? let¡¯s not talk about the lives of the brothers fighting alongside you. let¡¯s talk about revenge. do you think you are strong just because you are level four and have a piece of green equipment? that cloud peak boss is also level four! he has a level-five battle pet! you will just be asking for death!¡± ¡°i am not afraid of him; i have...¡± ¡°shut up!¡± little nine was screaming at the top of his lungs, ¡°if you dare to say it, i will kill you! i will kill you!¡± glory army and the monsters¡¯ battle came to an end. without little nine and wen hong, the two strongest, their attacks failed again. but under wen hong¡¯s furious attacks, only 1/7 of the dungeon wasn¡¯t occupied by them. even the lizard that had evolved into the lord of the dungeon was already badly injured and was barely holding on. everyone knew that its beast army and it wouldn¡¯t be able to hold out for long. ¡°sister hong, we have fallen to the 9th army! that is our final secret, so stop bringing it up. if you use it, we can¡¯t explain it to old bai. you know that the longer we keep that skill, the more threatening it will be.¡± jin quan wiped the blood off his face and walked over to resolve the tense atmosphere. he pulled away little nine and tapped the stubborn sister hong. after all, these people were brothers and sisters who had been together since the start. they vented their frustrations, and their emotions calmed down. they packed up and returned to camp. but after a short way, they saw a cloud of black smoke rising into the sky. they were stunned, and then their expressions changed. it was the direction of the camp! there was only one possibility-- the camp was attacked and on fire! little nine charged towards the camp, and sister hong ran like she didn¡¯t care about her life. not only were the few hundred glory army soldiers there but there was also white robe, that was healing up! when they rushed to the camp, it was in flames. all their resources were burned into ashes. there were corpses all around. ¡°ah!!!¡± little nine¡¯s eyes turned black, and he stumbled. the heavy blow pushed him to the verge of exploding. ¡°did a monster do this? track it, and we need to kill it to take revenge.¡± jin quan roared in anger. some people went to check, but in the next second, they were shocked by little nine¡¯s words. ¡°a person!¡± his face was dark, ¡°a person did it. those are blade marks, fist marks, finger marks!¡± glory army was stunned. person? who? which faction dared to enter the dungeon? who dared to provoke their glory army? did they want to die? little nine panted and wanted to say something, but his eyes opened wide, and he asked hurriedly, ¡°where is wen hong?¡± jin quan and the others were stunned. they wanted to say that sister hong was right there with them a moment ago. ¡°ah!¡± a furious roar spread from within the camp. everyone raised their head and realized something. it came from white robe and sister hong¡¯s tent.¡± ¡°the enemy is still here!¡± little nine was like a crazy bull, charging over right away. Chapter 347: Planned game chapter 347: planned game wen hong was anxious. she didn¡¯t know what attacked the camp but knew her husband was in extreme danger. maybe... she regretted not bringing white robe by her side. the smell of blood was thick and stimulated her smell, which activated her nerves. she felt a chill down her spine when she thought about the possibilities. the smell in the dungeons wasn¡¯t very good, and it was slightly toxic. but compared to the blood, she would rather take in poison. the tent was up ahead, and it was open. through the gap, she could see white robe sitting on a chair. wen hong screamed, and she sped up. white robe couldn¡¯t sit up after he lost his legs! the moment she charged in, she felt a huge danger. she didn¡¯t even think and pounced onto her husband¡¯s body. in the next second, there was an explosion. the tent flew from the explosion, and it caused the ground to shake. sand and stone flew about and left holes in the other tents. little nine and the rest rushed over and were shocked when they saw the flying tent. they dug the stone and dirt and saw wen hong and white robe. white robe was still alive. he was just tied to the chair. wen hong was still alive, too. the white bathing blade armor helped her to block the damage, but her face was slightly injured. ¡°modified grenade; it isn¡¯t a threat to sister hong.¡± a glory army captain who knew explosives looked around and said with certainty. n-.o)(v)-e(/l)-b-)i./n everyone heaved a sigh of relief. such modified grenades would only deal small injuries towards three-star evolved unless one was unlucky and the shrapnels entered one¡¯s heart. peng! but an accident occurred at that moment. after a gunshot, that glory army captain who spoke had his head blown up. blood and brain splattered on the bodies of everyone around. ¡°sniper!¡± someone shouted, and the glory army was sent into chaos. everyone searched for cover. some used their equipment¡¯s abilities to increase their sense of safety. little nine, jin quan, etc., captains were covered under a veil. this was jin quan¡¯s new equipment that he traded from the headquarters. but their expressions turned uglier and uglier. that shot killed a two-star evolved just like that. the losses weren¡¯t huge, but it was a slap to their faces. peng! a second shot. another glory army leader fell, and it was another two-star evolved. this time, they were prepared, so they noticed where the bullet came from. ¡°those with defensive equipment move over!¡± little nine led the way out. he noticed that the sniper was a distance away. the bullets could be dodged by three-star evolved. this was the reason why the sniper chose two-star evolved. but even a rich organization like glory army didn¡¯t have too many two-star evolved now. each death was a huge loss to him. the gun fired once more, and another two-star evolved was killed. but they were more sure of the sniper¡¯s position. little nine, jin quan, and the other glory army leaders led a few dozen people to surround his location quickly. that gunner wouldn¡¯t be able to run. a few seconds later, little nine gave the order, and the people started surrounding him. glory army soldiers were furious and fantasized about how to kill this person. but when they got close, a light flashed. little nine was shocked and then charged to notice only a few empty shells. at the same time, screams spread from the camp. they turned to see a similar light nearby¡ªa person charged with a blade to kill the soldiers. little nine¡¯s body shook in anger. he cried out like a beast and ran back. he recognized that guy; he recognized the blade. ye zhongming, the boss of cloud peak. even if that person turned into ash, little nine would recognize him. this person gave glory army and him their biggest humiliation a few days ago. he attacked them! glory army and himself didn¡¯t find him, but he came! ye zhongming was not affected by their shouts. he was killing in an orderly manner. maybe little nine and glory army felt like ye zhongming was out of hand. he took all the benefits in ying city, killed many glory army members, and trashed their 3rd strongest white robe. now, he even entered the dungeon and attacked the guarding soldiers. he nearly blew up wen hong and white robe and killed three two-star evolved. he attracted the experts to chase him and then used rainbow gate to teleport back to the camp to kill the normal soldiers. this series of actions played around with them and made them pay a huge price. this was just too much. but would glory army let ye zhongming and cloud peak go? when they take the dungeon down and get much stronger, would they allow those who hurt them to live freely? no! they will deal cloud peak a heavy blow at a certain time! then, the people killed would be ye zhongming and his men, not glory army. since that was the case, why couldn¡¯t he strike first? moreover, he was about to leave, so there was nothing else he had to worry about. glory army soldiers were courageous. their combat strength and equipment were above cloud peak but too weak in front of him. when little nine noticed ye zhongming, they rushed back to camp; it took 30 seconds. but the 30 seconds was enough for blood to flow like a river. close to 100 soldiers were killed, increasing by the second. ¡°i will kill you! kill you!¡± a scream spread from behind ye zhongming. wen hong, who was disorientated, charged. she went all out against this enemy that she had never met before. Chapter 348: Fighting female soldier chapter 348: fighting female soldier ye zhongming sighed. he knew his best chance was gone, and he couldn¡¯t focus on the ordinary soldiers to reduce their strength. he jumped and spun around, slicing the incoming weapon. two weapons gave out a huge metallic clang. ye zhongming retreated more than wen hong. shock appeared on his face. he used modified potions so his body was on the level of a five-star evolved. that included his strength. ye zhongming rarely faced an opponent at the same level. he didn¡¯t expect that a thin woman with a giant hammer could compete with him in strength and was even slightly stronger than him. his gaze landed on her weapon. he had guessed that it should be because of the weapon. she exclaimed, and her eye was bloodshot. her body gave off a shocking aura, and that thin body grew thicker and bigger. two seconds later, she was 2.5 meters tall and covered in muscles. ¡°war female soldier?¡± ye zhongming recognized the job and was shocked. out of the jobs he had seen, a few were very strong in his last life. like his glory smith, light seal blademaster, park xiuying¡¯s envoy of light, and little nine¡¯s turret master. these jobs would get stronger and stronger and were much stronger than normal jobs. now, that list included this. this job was similar to envoy of light. when it was at a low stage, it was the female war soldier. as she upgraded, she would become an officer, general, commander, king, and the strongest war goddess. it wouldn¡¯t be an exaggeration to describe her combat strength as destructive now. this job was recognized as one of the best female jobs in the apocalypse. ye zhongming didn¡¯t expect the 7th army, who ended up 9th now, to have two top jobs that surprised him. seeing her job appear, ye zhongming didn¡¯t fight her and charged at the ordinary soldiers. ¡°you coward!¡± the female giant roared, her voice as thick as a guy¡¯s. she chased. she looked dumb, but she wasn¡¯t slow. but ye zhongming had the blood stepping boots, so he was faster than her. wen hong¡¯s eyes stared as the enemy killed more soldiers, but she could only scream in rage. ¡°die! strike!¡± she finally used her job skill. the hammer flew out of her hand and smashed toward ye zhongming. n-.o)(v)-e(/l)-b-)i./n ye zhongming turned around and used mountain blade. a simple strike was the job of the female war soldier. this skill was not simple. not only would she toss weapons with huge strength and speed, but it would also cause pressure that would affect the target¡¯s movement. so ye zhongming didn¡¯t dodge and just faced it with his job skill. the hammer slowed down, but it still clashed with moon edge. although this move was through the air, she was connected with her weapon and encountered some recoil. ye zhongming didn¡¯t feel good either. he borrowed this strength to fly forward. moon edge turned into a ball of light, and a few more glory army soldiers were killed. ¡°animal! animal! little nine charged into the battlefield. he was a four-star who evolved and was quick, but he was far from ye zhongming. he chased like wen hong. seeing ye zhongming kill his men, his eyes opened wide. ¡°run, all of you run!¡± ye zhongming used the courage that the glory army had formed. they didn''t fear death. to stop the enemy and create an opportunity for their boss, they didn¡¯t run. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have to search for them, and they would try to stop him and then lose their lives. little nine realized the situation and shouted at them. they slowly stopped trying to stop ye zhongming and moved toward their leader. ye zhongming found it harder to kill them. when the glory army returned to camp, ye zhongming faced many attacks to kill one more person. he had to change his strategy and flee. he couldn¡¯t stay too long in one place, as that would allow little nine to create turrets. those turrets were strong, and ye zhongming wasn¡¯t confident stopping them. ¡°chase him, surround him, kill him!¡± glory army finally took advantage. little tiger suddenly realized that this was the first time he had the advantage since both sides clashed. thinking about this, his desire to kill increased. he knew that both sides were enemies, and this was the best chance to kill ye zhongming. miss it, and he would have to face a stronger enemy. ye zhongming ran while looking at the time. he calculated while observing the situation. he felt like he was in the water; the restriction increased, and he found moving hard. he knew that the other job users of glory army were attacking. he stopped and charged in the other direction. that surprised the job user. the skill was cast before him, so now that he went the other way, he broke out of control. flame blade! snipe! space stack! his attacks exploded, and he aimed the chasing troops! ¡°dodge!¡± little nine was strong. he warned him when he saw ye zhongming make a move. at the same time, he used his job skill to create a tower in front of the party. hong! hong! two strikes and the turret collapsed. some defensive equipment behind shattered. awread.com. ¡°jin quan, be careful!¡± little nine heaved a sigh of relief when the attack was blocked, but he started to sweat immediately and hollered for jin quan to be careful. he noticed that the flames were charging for him, but the attack from the sniper had missed. it was for... jin quan! jin quan reacted quickly. he sensed danger, too. that defensive veil appeared before him, and his body leaned towards a side. unfortunately, ye zhongming got close. the space stack passed through the equipment, and the bullet appeared a few centimeters from jin quan¡¯s forehead. blood spurted, and jin quan¡¯s brain exploded like a watermelon. Chapter 349: Kill you next time chapter 349: kill you next time jin quan was the strongest person in the ninth army, apart from little nine, wen hong, and white robe. now that white robe was injured, he was the third strongest. but now he turned into a corpse with its head shattered. many glory army soldiers couldn¡¯t accept such an outcome. they couldn¡¯t understand why boss jin quan could be killed even when they had such an advantage. but this guy was cunning. he sneak attacked the camp, set up a trap, and used his equipment to catch them off guard to kill many of them. this wasn¡¯t a straight-up battle but a sneak attack! now that glory army was gathered, were they still afraid of him? they could kill him by spitting on him! the truth was that that guy just turned around and fired one shot to kill jin quan. many people couldn¡¯t understand how he did it or why that defensive equipment was useless. little nine was stunned as his core group was being killed individually. his strong foundations were getting destroyed. first was white robe, and now it was jin quan. who was next? wen hong? or... himself? such a thought rose in his heart. ye zhongming killed and then escaped quickly. fear appeared in their hearts, but more were filled with rage. how could he continue living if he didn¡¯t kill this person today? ¡°even if we all die, we have to kill him. do you understand?¡± little nine was not as anxious as before. he bit his teeth, and the determination in his tone affected everyone. little nine, the boss of the ninth army, was furious! no matter how strong ye zhongming was, he was only four-star evolved. behind him were two enemies as strong as him and 700-800 trained soldiers at least one star evolved. they didn¡¯t hold back in using their skills and abilities. they woke up from their exhaustion from war with the beasts and attacked without care. ye zhongming was under huge pressure immediately. guns fired with a rhythm, and each represented the end of one life. some were one-star, some were two-star. the difference was that ye zhongming didn¡¯t use skills to kill the one-star evolved, and when the two-star evolved died, they were all hit by space stack. too weird! glory army didn¡¯t know where the next shot would come from and who it would hit. they were brave, but their instincts were to hesitate when facing such sudden deaths. finally, after ten minutes of chasing, ye zhongming came to a hill. he was in a decent state. although he wasn¡¯t severely affected by the attacks, they still left some marks on his body. he was using up stamina. without corpses under him, he could only rely on the insignificant energy from the grass under him to heal up. he had used up his sniper bullets. he had spent much effort to find them at this stage, so there weren¡¯t many. using skills caused him to consume close to half of his mental energy. ye zhongming could continue to fight if he only had to face the glory army, but this was the maximum he could handle. if he continued to fight, he might be in danger. seeing ye zhongming stop, glory army stopped, too. whether or not they wanted to admit it, this guy terrified them. half of glory army¡¯s command structure was destroyed. apart from little nine and wen hong, jin quan died, and white robe was handicapped. half of their command level was gone. many of their two-star evolved were killed, and even many deputy captains died. such losses were much higher than what they paid to attack the dungeon. ¡°you will die today even if i trade lives with you!¡± little nine looked at ye zhongming and said firmly. his emotions were affected by the glory army, and all the soldiers were emotional. ye zhongming was an enemy; they had to feed on his flesh and drink his blood to end things. ¡°i will trade my life!¡± wen hong was still in her job state and panting. she used up a lot of stamina and mental energy, but she stared at ye zhongming. even if she was tired, she had to take revenge for her husband. ye zhongming felt something and looked at the soldiers calmly. he was impressed. be it battle skills or fighting spirit, they were leading the apocalypse. their team spirit was exceptional. ye zhongming relied on his advantage to create cloud peak, but there was still a gap compared to them. if he had some time, he was confident in exceeding them, even the entire glory army. but now, he had to admit that there was a gap. but, this was in terms of combat strength. after he wiped out the ninth army, those people couldn¡¯t defeat cloud peak easily. they would fall to cloud peak, who had the level-five yellow ball, if they were not careful. they were not fools and wouldn¡¯t try their luck there soon. the energy was amassing, and ye zhongming knew that time was up. n-.o)(v)-e(/l)-b-)i./n ¡°you are strong, but unfortunately, we are enemies.¡± ye zhongming spoke for the first time today. ¡°i just used actions to tell you that if i want to, i can kill all of you.¡± ¡°nonsense, you are going to die today!¡± wen hong was furious. her hammer was on the verge of striking. ye zhongming shook his head, ¡°your personality is not good. people would die easily in the apocalypse, destabilizing your team. if i were your boss, i wouldn¡¯t use you, no matter how strong you are. you are a time bomb; if you lose control once, you might drag everyone down.¡± ¡°you...¡± when she cursed, little nine¡¯s expression changed. he waved, and a new arrow turret appeared before wen hong. a circular ball flew from his other hand and exploded in front of the team, forming a liquid metal wall. a buzzing sound exploded. wen hong and little nine felt cold. ¡°keke, good reactions.¡± that demonic voice rang out, and he said something before disappearing, ¡°i will kill you the next time we meet.¡± the ninth army looked at the blown metal wall, half an arrow turret, and wen hong, spitting out blood and whose armor had lost its past luster. on the hill, that guy disappeared. Chapter 350: Secret Realms meeting gift chapter 350: secret realm''s meeting gift his body was uncontrolled, and it felt like it was being ripped apart. this felt bad, and he thought that he would get smashed. but a few breaths later, he fell to the ground. he suppressed his body''s pain and rolled to get up. he didn¡¯t know if yangos was waiting for him or if it might use dragon breath. there was nothing here. he splashed a water bottle on his face, making him feel better. he held the purple crystal energy gun he fired at wen hong and started to size up the surrounding environment. he felt like this was a foreign space he only saw in movies. it looked like the starry sky, which was mainly black. but in the darkness, there were colors¡ªpurple clouds, dark blue mist, and shining stars. was this space? many thoughts appeared in his mind, but he denied it as he saw the ground. an endless black surface with gravity. even the air had oxygen. how could this be space? was this a phenomenon of the secret realm? ye zhongming could only think that way. he turned around, and there was nothing. it was still the black soil and mountainous bodies in the distance. ye zhongming frowned and started worrying about how to get out. should there be a space that is connected with the earth? how would he get out? he had no choice and had to choose a direction to walk in. but very quickly, he noticed a weird situation. first came from his body. he felt like his strength was being suppressed. he tested it, and he could only use three-star strength. this gave him a headache. if he was in danger, this was fatal. moreover, some power in the air was foreign to him. next was that this land was very barren. although the color was the same as the fertile land on earth, there weren¡¯t many plants. he would occasionally spot one which was on the verge of death. he grabbed some dirt, and his skin hurt. some elements weren¡¯t suitable for life inside of the dirt. apart from the plants, he had never seen any of the lifeforms. what secret realm was this? was it dangerous? why did it end up like this? also, if he couldn¡¯t find anything, if he couldn¡¯t find the exit, would he starve here? he didn¡¯t have much food and water! he calmed himself down and walked around aimlessly. the land changed two hours after ye zhongming entered. there were many weird trees, and after the forest was a brownish-black mountain. ye zhongming got close carefully and entered slowly. he was then shocked. he recognized the tree. or, in other words, he recognized a part of the tree. indus sandal tree! ye zhongming observed in shock. if he looked at the tree, he wouldn¡¯t recognize it. but just the branch and branches, those were the indus sandalwood. ! this was material that he had seen before. such special materials would form around the crystals of mutated trees, which contained mysterious energy. he recognized it right away as he thought about it when he revived. the second form of moon edge-- dancing sand. it needed such materials! after the shock was a surprise, ye zhongming took moon edge and started to pick up these materials. although the indus sandal tree was not a precious item, it wasn¡¯t easy to get it on earth. he was happy now that he could easily get over a thousand. he collected them while worrying. there were too many pieces of wood, and his storage space wasn¡¯t big. did he need to get a big bag? but even then, he couldn¡¯t fit so many. right when he was considering this problem, he sensed danger getting close. he stabbed moon edge in and used it to pull himself up. a piercing pain spread from his legs. ye zhongming touched and felt the blood there. injured? although most of his good equipment was left in the cloud peak, he wore grey pants. what attack could break his equipment with just a brush? was it at least a white weapon? but when ye zhongming lowered his head, he was shocked. there wasn¡¯t a white weapon but seven to eight 1.5-meter-tall weird human-shaped monsters climbing upwards! his wound should be from their black claw. if a ten-year-old kid didn¡¯t have hair or ears, his eyes were smaller, and his nose was twice bigger. if his mouth stretched to his ear and in it were sharp black teeth with its yellow tongue secretin yellow liquid. if its skin was grey, it had three times less fat, and it had six toes with sharp nails, it would be like these terrifying monsters! ye zhongming had never seen such a monster before. he was only familiar with the white crystal on its head. if you followed the earth¡¯s calculation method, this was level two. but how could a level-two monster get close to him silently? seven and eight of them weren¡¯t noticed by him, too? moreover, its claws could easily scratch and break a grey piece of equipment. in a blink, those monsters charged to the tree and attacked him. the human-sized monster charged first and waved its arms. white light broke through the sky. ye zhongming was shocked and waved moon edge. the white light was knocked aside, but ye zhongming¡¯s body was destabilized. damn! ye zhongming didn¡¯t even think. he stepped on the tree and jumped off. he noticed that the level-two lifeform¡¯s skill made him feel pressure! he was a four-star evolved; even if he was being suppressed, he was still three-star evolved. how were these level-two lifeforms so strong? nove-lb.in facing new monsters that had weird attacks and speeds, ye zhongming planned to deal with them in a wide space. the secret realm used such a method to show how terrifying and weird it was to ye zhongming. Chapter 351: Undead Hill chapter 351: undead hill although he didn¡¯t waste ghost metal to enchant his defensive equipment, he was wearing one of the better gray equipment. but a few hours into the secret realm, it was destroyed. he was attacked by seven to eight kid-like level-two monsters, and they destroyed his pants and shirt. their attacks easily broke through these two gray pieces of equipment, causing irreparable damage. he sliced the throat of a small monster with a slash and panted. this secret realm was too weird. not only was his strength suppressed, but these little monsters that should be instantly killed by him had strong combat strength. they even knew how to work together. they traded two lives for ye zhongming¡¯s two pieces of equipment. but ye zhongming was still a four-star evolved. more importantly, he was very experienced. when he couldn¡¯t crush them with strength, he changed his strategy. he didn¡¯t rush to kill them and just observed them patiently. he found their strengths and weaknesses, grabbing the chance to kill them. he spent 30 minutes killing all the monsters. ye zhongming didn¡¯t even take three minutes to kill the level-five three-tailed demon frog, but he needed half an hour to kill these level-two monsters! ye zhongming had other skills he could use to insta kill these monsters but didn¡¯t want to consume his trump cards against these minions. after all, he didn¡¯t know how long he would spend here. ye zhongming scouted the environment and also dug the crystals when he saw that there was nothing left. he also broke down a few of them. such a disgusting thing didn¡¯t affect ye zhongming at all. he just wanted to see the difference between earth and mutated beings. but he was disappointed. he was not a professional doctor or biologist. apart from when there were obvious differences, he couldn¡¯t see anything from this. ye zhongming didn¡¯t find an answer and used these teeth and claws as enchanting material. before leaving, he looked at the forest and harvested more portions of indus sandal wood. as for the rest, he would bother when he had a chance in the future. after being sneak attacked, ye zhongming realized how weird the secret realm was. he was even more careful and continued walking towards the decently tall mountain peak. this mountain wasn¡¯t too big, but who knew how long it would take to go around it. ye zhongming could only choose to climb it. fortunately, there weren¡¯t many plants here, just small shrubs. apart from stones, there was no cover. this added to his sense of safety. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t a horse but spent half a day only to climb to the waist of the mountain. he sat on a rock to drink up. he looked at the enchanting space and found it hard to accept that there wasn¡¯t day and night here. this secret realm should be a planet, but it didn¡¯t have an atmosphere. it didn¡¯t, but it had oxygen. how weird was this place? he didn¡¯t understand, so he just gave up. he kept his bottle and continued walking. he took two steps but realized that something wasn¡¯t right. the mountain was shaking! he didn¡¯t even keep moon edge and just jumped on the stone, carefully observing the situation. huala! n/-o)-v-/e((1-.b/-1/)n a skeleton popped out from the ground. then another, a third, tenth, a hundredth, even... ye zhongming couldn¡¯t count anymore. undead beings! ye zhongming¡¯s teeth hurt. how did he walk into their territory? in his last life, the undead were mutated lifeforms that survivors weren¡¯t willing to face. there were many of them, but they didn¡¯t have demon crystals. it was a waste of time to kill such a thing, and they were also very dangerous. although their hearts, which were the soul gems he gave to red hair, were useful to him, he still wasn¡¯t willing to face them. there were at least a thousand grey skeleton warriors, a hundred white, a few dozen black, and the most obvious one was that there was a blue cavalry on a bone horse! grey, white, black, blue, purple, red, yellow, silver, and gold represented the evolution levels. blue represented a level-four evolution lifeform. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t afraid of them if he was on earth. he wasn¡¯t afraid of that level-four skeleton cavalry and needed a few seconds to kill it. but this was the secret realm. the level-two lifeforms were so strong that he sensed danger. if these warriors and the level-two lifeforms were the same, ye zhongming had no choice but to flee. such frustration made ye zhongming feel very bad. he took out the demon energy steel glider and planned to fly over them. it was useful initially, and the skeleton soldiers couldn¡¯t do anything to him. at most, they just ran after him. but a few minutes later, he was attacked. the skeleton archer and skeleton mages appeared. along with them were corpse birds. he held on for a few seconds before he was hit off. he landed in a pile of bones and was instantly in a tough battle. like those child monsters, these skeleton warriors were very strong. ye zhongming fought briefly before he stuck the staff of nature to the ground. a basic ice gem cast a blue blood lotus. in front of this strong aoe skill, although the skeleton warriors were strong, they were still insta killed. ye zhongming was here for less than a day and was often sneak-attacked. he was annoyed and used three basic ice stones to wipe out a thousand skeleton warriors. he also used his job skills to kill the blue skeleton cavalry. he felt heart-pained that he had to use the rare nature gems. but he felt slightly better when he looked at the corpses and the soul gems inside. he squatted to collect the soul gems while thinking about something. his mind was in a mess, and he had no idea what was happening. ¡°9@(#*&@(*?¡± a voice sounded from behind him that shocked him. he held moon edge to block in front of him. a petite body holding a weird bow looked at him warily in the nearby mountain peak. Chapter 352: E is useless chapter 352: e is useless this was a woman with a really good body, and she looked very healthy. she was wearing leather armor made from an unknown monster. but this armor was a little weird. it was short-sleeved and short pants and showed her arms and legs. moreover, there were some holes in the armor that showed her skin. her brown hair was tied behind her head, revealing a face with distinct features. she looked at ye zhongming with blue eyes, and one could see how wary she was. also, this woman, who looked similar to latin beauties on earth, didn¡¯t have shoes. what made ye zhongming shocked was that her feet were very clean. ¡°p:(!@*!(...!@&^$#@^$¡± she said another sentence and even lifted her bow. secret realm... native? ye zhongming, annoyed by the child monsters and undead lifeforms, suddenly lit up. secret realm was very dangerous, making him think everything here were monsters. he didn¡¯t expect to bump into a human? what did that mean? it meant that the secret realm wasn¡¯t sure death. this was a piece of good news for him. but... what did she say? ye zhongming looked at her equipment, and after being sure that those things couldn¡¯t hurt him, he used his hands to signal to her. he then walked towards her. xiu! this latin-looking woman fired the bow, and an arrow shot at him. she attacked right away, a distinct feature of humans in the apocalypse. the surprising thing was that the arrow was quick and very powerful. without using skills or his job, this should be the strength that could only come from grey weapons. but ye zhongming reacted very quickly and smacked the arrow aside. . he rubbed his fingers and estimated that this woman, who didn¡¯t give off any evolution aura, was around two-star to three-star evolved. seeing that the first arrow was useless, she took out another and raised her hand. ye zhongming knocked the arrow aside. n-(o--v(-e-.l.(b.(1./n ye zhongming was close to her. she saw that arrows were useless, so she took a dagger and charged. the sharp bone dagger flicked toward ye zhongming¡¯s throat. even if he was being suppressed, he had three-star strength. including his use of modified potions, his real strength was close to four-star evolved. this woman was at most three-star, so ye zhongming was confident in crushing her. he aimed and grabbed her wrist. he pulled her, and she fell into his arms. but she wasn¡¯t willing to get held down like that. she lifted her knee and kicked at his crotch. that strength showed that she went all out. he lifted his knee, too, to block it. she exclaimed, and her face turned red from the pain. her body also bent instinctively. ye zhongming pressed her onto the ground and used his knee to hold her down. even if she struggled, she couldn¡¯t get free. ¡°i don¡¯t understand what you say, but do you understand what i am saying?¡± he grabbed the back of her neck and added some pressure, ¡°do... you... understand?¡± she sensed that her life was under threat, so she stopped struggling. she shook her head. it wasn¡¯t a reply to ye zhongming; she just asked him to let her go. ye zhongming looked around and then let this woman go. she got up and turned around to look at the guy who easily subdued her. she then looked at the undead corpses. she bit her teeth to show her hesitation and embarrassment. ye zhongming frowned and felt like she was weird. her thinking was different from his. it was as if she had made her mind up. she said a few things that he couldn¡¯t understand, and then... she removed her clothes! ye zhongming was shocked. what was going on? he didn¡¯t think he was so handsome and charming and that a woman would change her mind to satisfy him. her movement was quick. before ye zhongming could stop her, her leather armor was removed. she wasn¡¯t wearing anything under, and her leather armor was just over her body. even if he had seen many women in his last life, he couldn¡¯t help but praise her. latin women had the same body shape as europeans. it wasn¡¯t something that asians could compete with. this weird woman was the same. xia lei¡¯s body was already top-grade amongst asians, but as compared to her, as there was a height difference, she didn¡¯t look as perfect as her. moreover, ye zhongming was used to the white skin of asians, so the honey-colored skin of latin women stunned him. a cold light slashed toward his throat. rage surged into his heart, and he cursed. he knew that it wouldn¡¯t be so good. he reacted quickly and lifted his left leg, kicking her flat stomach. she cried out, and her body flew backward. that finger-short willow blade was just two centimeters from his face. in his last life, women used their bodies to attack. ye zhongming faced such things many times. this woman used the same move but chose the wrong target. but ye zhongming was impressed with her acting. if it were some other guy, they would have fallen for it. ye zhongming walked over. before she stood up, he kicked her ribs. she curved in pain, and the intense pain made it hard for her to breathe. killing intent surged in his eyes, and he picked up her blade to take a look. it wasn¡¯t very exquisite, and the material was very normal. moreover, it was man-made. he pulled her hair to show her sculpture-like face. she used her hands to protect her throat. it was obvious that he would slice it. but that movement revealed her perfect body to him. ¡°look at the ground!¡± ye zhongming pushed her head toward the ground. he started to draw some simple diagrams on the ground. ¡°it is okay even if you don¡¯t understand what i am saying, but i hope you can understand this. if not, you are useless to me.¡± ye zhongming looked at her e-cup before focusing on her face. the willow blade brushed her skin like he was finding a place to stab. she looked at the diagram in panic. she felt the cold killing intent from her weapon and quickly nodded. Chapter 353: Weird old man chapter 353: weird old man ye zhongming squatted behind a hill and observed the valley. this was where the e-cup latin woman who sneak attacked him brought him to. not far from the mountain, this woman led him through a weird route to arrive there two hours later. this side of the mountain was far more lively than the other side. at least he could see some plants. he touched the dirt here, and the stabbing pain was much reduced. it was obvious that the soil here was less toxic. but the plants here were different from those on earth. most of them had either a greyish or purple color. who knew if it was because of the light or the soil? the valley wasn¡¯t big, and there were entrances at the front and back of it. a few trees that he had never seen before were scattered around. but he couldn¡¯t see any humans or buildings. the woman behind was tied up, and her mouth was covered. she tried to say some words. her leather armor was now back on her body. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t someone who would torture others like this. he glanced at the few pieces of soil that were worked on and was thinking about something. this was the reason why ye zhongming didn¡¯t kill this woman. the latin woman continued to mumble. ye zhongming thought about it and helped her up. he let her walk in front of himself and grabbed the string tied to her arm. she led the way into the valley. looking at her movement, there wasn¡¯t any trap. she walked towards a slope of the valley. ¡°wu wu en en...¡± she turned back to look at ye zhongming. she used her head to signal him to head to a place. even if she didn¡¯t do that, ye zhongming had already seen some things. the dirt here was different from those around. ye zhongming could naturally see through such methods of deception. these weren¡¯t very outstanding. at least compared to those in his last life, they weren¡¯t very good. he told the woman to open it while he waited warily on the side. the woman didn¡¯t hesitate to remove the top layer to reveal a rusty metal door. this was the first technology thing that ye zhongming had seen since he entered. at least there was a lock that made use of some gear theories. she did an action to ye zhongming, which he understood to be her, asking if she should open the door. ye zhongming nodded, and she pulled the metal door open to reveal a dark passage. the secret realm was different from earth. ye zhongming had no advantage here, so he was very careful. he glanced at the tunnel and took out a few fluorescent rods, which he broke and tossed in. these things made the girl¡¯s eyes light up, and she even wanted to look closely. ye zhongming pointed at her and told her not to move. there wasn¡¯t anything weird in the tunnel. using the light, one could see some pieces of stone that looked very old. it was similar to the mountain; if one didn¡¯t look carefully, one couldn¡¯t see the difference. there were some patterns and pictures that one could only see the outline of but didn¡¯t know exactly what it was. ¡°your race is below?¡± ye zhongming pointed at the cave entrance and made a hand sign. she nodded. she held the rope and used her chin to signal the tunnel below. she proactively stood in front of the entrance. she meant that she could enter and let ye zhongming follow behind her. this was the only way, so he agreed. the two of them entered one after another. after entering the tunnel, ye zhongming took out a torch. he looked around carefully before telling her to continue. but she told him to close the metal gate that they entered from. he rejected that. if the door was open, he could escape if he faced danger. if it were closed, that would be an obstacle that would delay him for a second. that second might affect his survival. without confirming what was in the tunnel and whether or not this woman was lying to him, he wouldn¡¯t agree. she was anxious, but seeing how firm he was, she could only continue walking. the tunnel had no weird smell, meaning there was a decent ventilation system. he walked down, and this should be the core of that hill. it would even go underground. after a few bents, ye zhongming felt like he should be underground. the tunnel got wider, and he quickly saw a few hundred square meters of hall. two torches were placed between where the hall and the tunnel were connected. two muscular guys in leather pants held their spears and stood there. they smiled first at the woman before their expressions changed when they saw ye zhongming. ¡°wu wu wu wu!¡± she shook her head to stop them from charging. she looked at ye zhongming in sadness and then glanced at the thing in her mouth. ye zhongming hesitated before taking the cloth out. ¡°&amsp*@@*@!¡± n-.o)(v)-e(/l)-b-)i./n she said something to the two guys. they looked at each other. one took two steps back and ran into the tunnel behind the hall. the remaining guy and the woman communicated. ye zhongming couldn¡¯t understand, so he just frowned and stood there. if not for his trying to find out about the secret realm from these people to find out how to leave, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t have come here. strangers often represented dangers. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have to wait for too long. a few minutes later, footsteps spread from the tunnel. very quickly, 20 people entered the stone hall, each holding a weapon. but like this woman, most of their weapons were made of bone. the woman was delighted and muttered something to the leading old man. ye zhongming was wary when he saw them. especially when he saw that old man, he was extremely careful and felt some danger. the old man heard her words and looked at ye zhongming, who only exposed his glasses to smile in a friendly manner. he was the only native wearing cloth clothing. although it didn¡¯t fit his size, it was clean. his hands were empty, but two chains were made of monster teeth. some were on his ankles, too, which made him look weird. ¡°young man, release our miya. let¡¯s sit down and talk; maybe we can become friends.¡± the mental communication shocked ye zhongming! Chapter 354: Native: Posthumous People chapter 354: native: posthumous people his mental energy was the strongest he had ever seen, compared to people like red hair, talking lady, and even himself. he had only seen one thing that could use mental energy to communicate: yangos. he even suspected yangos had eaten some medicine to evolve several times and become a human! he forced himself to calm down. those things were still things of legend. he slowly calmed himself down and stopped worrying. ¡°please enter; posthumous people have not had a guest in a long time.¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t move. he looked at the old man for a while before letting the woman called miya go. he had to take the risk. as these people walked to the back of the hall, ye zhongming noticed that the place got larger and larger. in the end, the space was as big as several football fields. a dozen tents were spread around, and in the middle was a bonfire. the bonfire had many things barbecuing on it. three had pots, and it was cooking something. the bonfire in the middle was the largest, and a goat-shaped thing was on it. a woman wearing little was brushing some condiments, and a fragrance was spreading around the camp. maybe because a foreigner had appeared, many people came out. there were close to 200, and they all looked at him curiously. a few kids ran nearby, curious about what he was wearing. one girl even touched him, which made him slightly nervous. ¡°sit.¡± the old man looked at him. the voice appearing in his consciousness made him slightly uncomfortable. the old man waved and told the others to do their things, which caused the crowd to scatter. only a few dozen remained. apart from miya, most were middle-aged men. there were two younger but strong guys, too. ¡°can you tell me your name? it has been a long time since someone has come. also, where did you come from?¡± the old man¡¯s mental communication speed was relatively slow. ¡°ye.¡± ye zhongming thought about it and told him his surname. but he couldn¡¯t use mental energy and could only say it out. the old man nodded; he probably did understand. ¡°where is this place? who are you?¡± ye zhongming looked at him and continued to ask. ¡°this place is blue; it is what we rely on. we are posthumous people, living beings abandoned by the gods who can only live in the mountains.¡± blue secret realm?¡± ye zhongming muttered and confirmed that he had never heard of it. he had many questions, like why the sky didn¡¯t pierce his eyes, why the monsters had demon crystals to show their level, and the fact that they weren¡¯t evolved but had strength. why were they hiding in the mountains? were there other people like him? did they hear of a way to get out? he had too many questions but didn¡¯t know where to start. he could only keep silent and think about what to do next. ¡°taste our things; it might be... rough for you.¡± the old man looked at ye zhongming, wearing things much more exquisite than their beast leather, ¡°you can call me ah tao, like what my kids call me.¡± the woman barbecuing took a blade and sliced a piece of meat, which she placed on a leaf and passed to him. ye zhongming took it, but he didn¡¯t eat it right away. innread.com". right when he was considering how to reject, there was chaos and cries from outside. miya was stunned, and then she shouted in anxiousness. the people in the camp took their weapons and charged. ye zhongming followed, and when he arrived back at the stone hall, there was a gory stench. he saw an injured member, one of the two strong guards. many posthumous people had entered the black tunnel and were fighting with an unknown monster. you could see in the dark? ye zhongming observed for a few seconds and saw that the tunnel wasn¡¯t wide, and their torches could only light up a close area. n-.o)(v)-e(/l)-b-)i./n he didn¡¯t understand why they didn¡¯t lead them into the stone hall if they couldn¡¯t fight them in the dark environment. thinking that he had caused it by not closing that metal door, he decided to help. he tossed a few fluorescent sticks. he brought many such things in case there was darkness in the secret realm. he didn¡¯t expect to use them here. like the expression miya had, many posthumous people exclaimed. the sudden light in the tunnel pumped up the soldiers, and their attacks became much sharper. ye zhongming was also able to see what the monster was. it was a four-armed ape-like monster with green fur! he could see 20 higher-level monsters than those kid monsters that attacked him. most were white level-two evolved, and a few were level-three black evolved. if he estimated their strength based on those monsters previously, those few black crystal fellows should be as strong as level-four mutated lifeforms on earth! the two muscular guys beside ah tao struck. they hollered in rage, and a red layer appeared on their bodies. they got much stronger, which shocked ye zhongming. such an aura was similar to four-star evolved. they held bone weapons, and their red light surged into the weapon. they each took one black crystal monster. this reduced the pressure on the others. but the previous battle had caused several strong guys to fall injured. they were attacked in an attempt to force other humans to help them. in truth, ye zhongming was terrified. no one, including himself, would have survived if these monsters were amongst the horde that attacked cloud peak. seeing that things weren¡¯t going smoothly, ah tao finally attacked. he held his hands with the beast teeth bracelets and closed his eyes. light shone from those teeth. one after another, when they all lit up, they turned into two thick light pillars. the bracelet spun and shot out quickly. a black crystal ape monster couldn¡¯t react and was hit by a white pillar. its stomach was pierced through. it cried out as if its body was lit up from within and turned into ash. ye zhongming blinked. what was that? Chapter 355: You dont want demon crystals? chapter 355: you don''t want demon crystals? ye zhongming couldn¡¯t say that he understood all jobs and skills but did come into contact with most of them. he was sure that be it the red light that enchanted the bodies and weapons of the two muscular guys, or the two white rays from ah tao¡¯s bracelets, all of them weren¡¯t jobs or skills. he saw clearly that these things came from their bodies. ah tao had even merged with the beast tooth. what sort of ability was that? as he observed, he even noticed that these posthumous warriors fought carefully and were using a systematic tactic. these were different from fighter or blademasters. the strength of these jobs on earth was because of their skills. it was because of their explosiveness. as for these posthumous people''s battle style was similar to what xia lei had learned. ah tao¡¯s other light ray didn¡¯t hit a level-three ape monster; it only killed a level-two one. the few middle-aged men near ah tao charged with their weapons. one of them even said something to ye zhongming. ye zhongming naturally didn¡¯t understand but guessed he was asking him to help care for ah tao. ah tao was much weaker after he used the mysterious power. his forehead was sweating. he consumed a lot of energy and could not continue fighting. this point alone meant that this ability couldn¡¯t compare to the jobs. at least the jobs consumed mental energy. this ah tao was so strong that he could send messages with his mind. however, he could only use this skill once. this skill consumed stamina or something else; it had nothing to do with mental energy. the few middle-aged men charged, and their bodies shone red. their weapons were enchanted with this light and turned huge. their damage against these ape monsters was more than the ordinary warriors. the battle entered a standstill. they were strong and were around three-star to four-star strength. they were slightly weaker than the two muscular middle-aged men. but there were level-three apes as strong as the two muscular guys. the other level-two ones were slightly weaker than these middle-aged men, but they had the numbers advantage. ye zhongming understood why they didn¡¯t let them into the stone hall. they could still use geography to block these monsters in the tunnel. the posthumous people around two-star evolved couldn¡¯t fight these twenty ape monsters if they entered a wide space. miya suddenly said something to ye zhongming. he looked at ah tao and smiled, ¡°she wants you to help us. she says that we are willing to use... payment.¡± ye zhongming felt like miya didn¡¯t say that when he looked at his expression. but ye zhongming didn¡¯t mind and decided to help. he did have many things that he needed help with. moreover, he let these monster apes in, and he was responsible for clearing them out. moon edge appeared in his hands. he passed the tunnel and got close to the battle. many posthumous people opened their mouths when they saw moon edge. they didn¡¯t know that this shining thing was. ye zhongming didn¡¯t look at their expressions. he stared at a level-three ape monster. that fellow was beating up a middle-aged posthumous person so badly that he couldn¡¯t fight back. p??wread.com". seal: mountain blade! ye zhongming used the light seal blademaster job skill right away. he didn¡¯t use his skills when he faced the child monsters as he didn¡¯t know what dangers he would face. he had to maintain his strength. but now that the posthumous people were here, he dared to consume mental energy more. the mountain-like pressure hit the level-three ape monster, and then the blue ocean break attack arrived. even if ye zhongming¡¯s strength was suppressed, his true power was around four stars. with equipment and his job, he had a huge advantage against the four-star ape. moreover, ye zhongming noticed that these monsters didn¡¯t have abilities like monsters on earth. at least those monsters level three and below did not have any talent skill. they were strong because of their bodies. three light blades stacked and slashed a level-three ape monster. although it tried to dodge and relied on its strong body to move a distance, the light landed on its shoulder and sliced half of it open. the ape monster cried and fell to the ground. it struggled before dying. ye zhongming immediately killed a strong monster, shocking the posthumous people. in the entire tribe, only ah tao has such strength, but he could only use it once in a short time, and he would be weak for a few days. but this person had such an ability, too. the more terrifying thing was that he was perfectly fine even after using it. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t affected by how smoothly things were going. he held moon edge and searched for the next target. although they were shocked by his strength, their fighting awareness was very good, and they knew how to work with him. they used a few minutes to kill all the monsters in the tunnel, closing the door. when they returned to the camp, the posthumous people stacked the ape monsters¡¯ corpses and smiled happily. nove-lb.in ye zhongming gained their respect, so he knew why they were so happy even after being attacked. it was because of the corpses. after talking to ah tao, ye zhongming knew they called these monsters green demon ape. it was a strong carnivore that lived in groups. they loved humans. but for the posthumous people, their corpses were valuable. their leather was used for armor. their flesh was good food. their bones and teeth were used to create weapons. those people skinned the corpses and sliced their meat into pieces. they used a sort of salt to cure them. they tossed parts they didn¡¯t want to the side and planned to toss them when they headed out. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide as he looked. these posthumous people wanted the skin, the blood, the bones, and organs, but... they didn¡¯t want the crystal! what was going on? ye zhongming walked over to dig the crystal. many posthumous people didn¡¯t understand. miya even walked over and muttered something. ¡°you don¡¯t want this?¡± ye zhongming held a black crystal and signaled to miya. she shook her head. ye zhongming blinked and was delighted. Chapter 356: Scamming a kid chapter 356: scamming a kid he rubbed a dozen crystals in his hands and looked around the posthumous people. these people didn¡¯t need crystals. didn¡¯t need... how long was their history? they didn¡¯t need it for so long, so they would have so many things that couldn¡¯t be destroyed. if he searched, then could he get hundreds of millions of them? if he found them and got back, wouldn¡¯t he be rich? could he spin any wheel he wanted? ye zhongming, who was rarely excited, was so happy that he was about to explode. he was more happy the more he thought about it. this was the first time he felt that entering the secret realm wasn¡¯t bad. but he wasn¡¯t inexperienced and didn¡¯t ask ah tao about it. he thought about it and suppressed the excitement in his heart. he wouldn¡¯t raise it as that would just be sacrificing himself. it was as if they were celebrating a festival. these 30 green demon apes were enough to feed them for 20 days. only a large-scale hunt could give them such gains, but each hunt would cause many deaths. this time, only six to seven people were injured. ye zhongming was a key reason for that, so they treated him well. he now had the right to walk around freely. of course, this camp wasn¡¯t very big, and he could make two rounds around it in an hour. he walked around and found his target. it was the little girl that had touched his clothing. ¡°little girl is so beautiful.¡± ye zhongming smiled and touched her head. this girl heard about ye zhongming and wasn¡¯t wary of him. although she didn¡¯t understand what this uncle was saying, she smiled happily. ¡°eat sweet?¡± ye zhongming took a chocolate bar. this thing was a good thing on earth. many evolved used it as grain to replenish energy. xia lei handed him a huge amount when he left. her eyes opened wide. she had never seen such beautiful packaging. ¡°this is chocolate, very nice. do you want to try?¡± ye zhongming tore the packaging and placed a small piece in his mouth. she was smart and understood right away. she took one piece and placed it in her mouth. her smile became much sweeter. so good, what was this? ye zhongming didn¡¯t need to understand what she was saying to know she was asking him that. he took out a crystal and waved it at her. ¡°tell uncle, are such things easy to find here?¡± the little girl looked at the crystal and then at the chocolate. she chose the latter. but... ye zhongming rolled his eyes. she pointed around for a long time, and he didn¡¯t understand what she was saying. ¡°keke, ye, you want this thing? you can come to find me.¡± damn... ye zhongming felt awkward about being caught trying to scam a little kid. he looked around and didn¡¯t see ah tao. he knew that his mental energy, which was so strong that he could compete with yangos, was able to cover this small camp. he handed the remaining chocolate to the little girl before turning towards ah tao¡¯s tent. since his plan was exposed, it was time to have an open trade. he walked in and saw ah tao smiling at him. beside the old man were two middle-aged men and the two strongest muscular men. miya blinked at him, and he didn¡¯t know what she meant. ye zhongming understood their rough situation. ah tao was their leader and the head of their tribe. the few middle-aged men were the fighters in charge of teaching them skills. one of the two muscular teens was di nuo, and one was kai nuo. they were the heads of the hunting team and were in charge of protecting the tribe and hunting for food. ¡°let¡¯s talk. i need these crystals. if you have them, we can trade fairly.¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t drag things out. he admitted that he underestimated them. although their equipment was primitive, they were very smart. n/-o)-v-/e((1-.b/-1/)n ye zhongming didn¡¯t think it was a bad thing. on the contrary, smart people would fight for what they needed. ah tao lowered his voice to say something. he was probably repeating to the others what ye zhongming had said. the people in the room looked at the crystal that ye zhongming placed on the simple wooden table. they were familiar with this thing, which had existed since birth. but their ancestors studied it several times and proved that it was useless for them. they didn''t understand why someone as strong as ye zhongming needed such a thing. they didn¡¯t believe that it was just for show. but since he needed it, it was valuable, and they could gain from it. ah tao was prepared. he took a dirty beast bag and placed it in front of him. he shook it and poured the things out. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes constricted. he saw hundreds of crystals. most were level one and two, a few black level three, and a blue level-five crystal was on the top. ¡°we have such things, but our demands will be higher.¡± ah tao didn¡¯t know why ye zhongming needed the crystals. his mental energy was strong but not strong enough to read his mind. he was trying to get benefits for the tribe. the ancestors didn¡¯t need this. he had to get some from his grandchildren as they played with them as toys. ¡°tell me about it.¡± ah tao was planning to talk to ye zhongming and was very eager to do so. the reason was that their lives were tough, and their population was slowly reducing. if this continued, they might get wiped out in ten thousand days. it wasn¡¯t because of their lack of births but because the monsters were getting stronger, and they had to pay a higher price when hunting. there were more losses. each death of a strong teen meant the loss of a new member. but if they didn¡¯t hunt, then they would die of hunger. although people didn¡¯t die previously, the higher-ups had to go all out to ensure fewer deaths. not to mention, the green demon apes, who were as strong as them, would go all out against the weakest of monsters. ye zhongming appeared at such a time. this was hope for the posthumous people who had lost contact with the outside world for a long time. even if this hope was fleeting and might bring disaster, he decided to gamble. now, it wasn¡¯t fleeting. ah tao sensed that this young guy was their hope. ¡°i need...¡± ah tao said. Chapter 357: Rip off n-.o)(v)-e(/l)-b-)i./n chapter 357: rip off ¡°i need you to agree on four things.¡± ah tao showed four fingers. ye zhongming crossed his arms and waited for him to continue. ¡°first, you must return to undead hill and pick up some necessary bones.¡± so that place was undead hill. ye zhongming nodded and agreed. most of their weapons were made of bones, so the bones of the undead were indeed what they needed. although bone weapons were weak and straightforward for humans on earth, having no use apart from being decorations, the truth was that some undead bones were very firm. some were no weaker than metal. the weapon quality was good and was even better than copper weapons. so ye zhongming wasn¡¯t surprised by what he asked. the posthumous people sighed in relief when they saw ye zhongming agree so quickly. they were afraid that he would reject them. undead hill was a prohibited area for them. anyone who entered would be attacked. facing endless bones, not to mention small tribes like this one, even some bigger tribes didn¡¯t dare to head into the hill. but the bones of the undead were better than some ordinary monsters. after all, their bones were the essence of their undead being. the weapon''s durability would be huge. hearing miya mention that there were many bones on the hill, ah tao was tempted and made that request. to them, this was a dangerous quest, and people might die. ¡°secondly, for each bag of crystal you get from us, you must do one hunt with us.¡± ah tao¡¯s second condition sounded like he was using ye zhongming as a fighter. he didn¡¯t mind much, but one bag for one help? was he so cheap? he shook his head and pointed at those crystals, ¡°i can help, but all of you need to help me. moreover, you have to listen to my commands. secondly, i don¡¯t need those grey ones, only white ones are to my standard. 500 white, 50 black, and five green. those added together can get me to help you once. if you don¡¯t have enough of a certain color, i can accept a higher-grade crystal to replace the lower-grade one. the ratio is 1 to 10. you have to agree. if not, there is no need to continue talking.¡± his tone was very firm. he did have the ability to do so. although he didn¡¯t know the reason, he sensed they needed him. but did he need them? maybe. after all, he had to understand some things about the secret realm but wouldn¡¯t entirely give in. comparing the two, the side that had more needs would give in. ah tao discussed with the rest and agreed. but he hoped ye zhongming didn¡¯t use their warriors as cannon fodder. naturally, he could agree to that. as for the second point, ah tao didn¡¯t mind. ye zhongming was delighted. that was his true goal. although there weren¡¯t strict rules on earth, when one used lower-grade crystals to trade up, it would be in hundreds¡ªfor example, a hundred level-one crystals for one level-two. but ye zhongming played a trick. they didn¡¯t even know how to use the crystals, so they wouldn¡¯t know the ratio. the reason why he told them that he wanted crystals of different grades before he would help them was to set up this trap. if they didn¡¯t have enough low-level crystals, they would use higher-level ones to replace them. he only accepted using high-level crystals to trade for low-level ones but not vice versa. this meant they could only use the black level-three ones to trade if they didn''t have enough level-two crystals. one hundred missing level-two crystals meant ten level-three crystals. on earth, 100 level-two crystals needed just one level-three crystal to replace. ye zhongming asked for nine more here! this trap conned posthumous people for not knowing about the crystals. he was ripping them off. ¡°third, become our external male sa and do the role and job of a male sa.¡± what was that? he frowned. what was male sa? ye zhongming felt like this was a trap. he used the information gap to con the posthumous people, so he didn¡¯t want to get conned similarly. ¡°ye don¡¯t panic. it is simple; you have to fight for us. you have already done that. you must help us hunt, and you will already be doing that duty.¡± ah tao smiled like an innocent sheep. ¡°nothing else?¡± he asked suspiciously. ah tao continued, ¡°there are other small things. like when we interact with other races, you need to represent us. it might be talking or fighting. don¡¯t worry; it is a real fight. there might be injuries. but we won¡¯t kill one another. there isn¡¯t anything else that would hurt you.¡± ye zhongming nodded. that requirement wasn¡¯t too much. after asking if they would restrict him from leaving and getting no as an answer, he agreed to that condition. when he agreed, he glanced at miya. he saw that she lowered her head and was sneaking glances at him. he was confused and didn¡¯t know what was going on. even ah tao gave a mysterious smile, making him want to jump out and regret it. but before he did anything, ah tao said the 4th condition was the final one. ¡°i need to know what the crystal is and what it is used for.¡± ye zhongming scolded this old fox. he was most interested in this and unwilling to let ye zhongming have the advantage. he wanted to find out about the secret. but ye zhongming was not worried at all. since they didn¡¯t know what it was, ye zhongming was sure that gachapons didn¡¯t exist here. since that was the case, why not tell him about the crystals? so he smiled and told him... nothing... Chapter 358: Labour is the most valuable chapter 358: labour is the most valuable he couldn¡¯t reject it so upfront. they would work together, and he had to give him some face, so he said another replacement method. ¡°this thing is called demon crystals; even if i tell you its use, you can¡¯t use it. you should know that i am telling the truth. if these crystals were useful, you wouldn¡¯t have thrown them away. this is why you can use this trash to negotiate with me. let''s work together since we are both asking for what we want. there is no use in knowing too much. what do you think?¡± ah tao felt his attitude change and knew that the final condition touched his bottom line and secrets. he was too direct and decided to give him 500 grey crystals as an apology. ye zhongming rolled his eyes. this old man knew how to gift him things. he told him he didn¡¯t want grey crystals, so he used 500 to buy a favor. why not 500 level-two crystals? but it was a gift so he wasn¡¯t unhappy about it. this thing could help him to recover his mental energy. ¡°what is the replacement method that you mentioned?¡± ah tao focused on developing the tribe, so he asked ye zhongming. ye zhongming touched his chin and asked, ¡°how did you create your weapons?¡± the few in the tent were stunned and didn¡¯t know why ye zhongming would ask that. but weapon creation wasn¡¯t a secret. it depended on skills. ah tao gave him a simple introduction. they just combined stuff and ground them. the higher-level ones were formed when ah tao used his enchanting ability to add energy to these weapons. ye zhongming nodded. his guess was correct. they didn¡¯t have job skills, so naturally, they couldn¡¯t create strong weapons. ¡°hand me your bow.¡± ye zhongming pointed at the short bow by miya¡¯s waist, ¡°pass me an arrow.¡± they didn¡¯t know what ye zhongming was doing. di nuo and kai nuo, the two hunting team captains, were slightly nervous. miya looked at ah tao, and after the old man nodded, she handed it to him along with an arrow. ye zhongming took out a bunch of monster teeth and claws that he had collected. he pressed it on the arrow, and that ordinary bone arrow glowed grey after a light glow. this miraculous change stunned ah tao and the others. especially miya, who was beside him. her huge, soft chest pressed on his arm, and she looked at every part of the arrow. even a fool could tell that the arrow was different. ye zhongming smiled and took the tendon of a monster from earth to enchant the short bow. this old bow started to shine like it was new. the grey glow was even better than the arrow. these two items were passed around. ah tao even called two skilled smiths to let them take a look. but they didn¡¯t recognize the thing that the glory smith had crafted. apart from praising it, they couldn¡¯t understand it at all. ¡°test it.¡± no matter how good it looked, what mattered was its strength. they came to the side of the camp. miya drew the bow and fired at the mountain on the side. n-.o)(v)-e(/l)-b-)i./n this grey bone arrow was activated by the grey bow and smashed into the wall. it didn¡¯t pierce through, but the arrow exploded into the wall. the grey arrow exploded and caused a huge hole to appear in the thick mountain body. the strength terrified those who were spectating. miya was stunned and didn¡¯t believe that she had caused it. ye zhongming was slightly frustrated. he did see grey bows using grey arrows, and he knew how strong it was, but it was weaker than this arrow. he was confused about what was going on. without his job changing, there were only two possibilities. one was the user, which was miya¡¯s strength and shooting ability. this was possible as he was not sure what kind of weird abilities these posthumous people had. the second possibility was that he had used the materials from monsters in the secret realm, and that caused an increase in strength. he had to test it out in the future to see exactly which it was. ¡°ah tao, can i use this to replace the fourth condition?¡± could he? of course! only ten people could enchant weapons with strength, giving them a higher attack. with this equipment, normal warriors could become as strong, and the entire tribe would get much stronger! ah tao was afraid that ye zhongming would go back on his words. his weak body looked like it recovered instantly. he pulled his hands and repeated those words multiple times. ¡°but...¡± ye zhongming sighed, and his heart sank. hearing ¡®but¡¯ during a negotiation would cause such a reaction. ¡°but i consume a lot of energy, so...¡± ah tao¡¯s smile was a little stiff. he didn¡¯t think that this clean-looking teen was a vampire. ¡°this, of course. we won¡¯t let you do this for nothing, but how do you charge for it...¡± ¡°very cheap, three white crystals.¡± his face relaxed. three white crystals that weren¡¯t cheap. if people in ying city heard that, they would curse him for being foolish. ye zhongming charged one level-two crystal when he sold grey weapons. he did everything, including providing the material. now, he was using mental energy to earn three times more. that wasn¡¯t expensive? ye zhongming smiled. he didn¡¯t think that he was asking for too much. earth¡¯s price was on earth. after all, there was special circumstance and environment. was this the same? he was alone here and had the whole market. if he weren¡¯t willing, then others would be willing to pay. ah tao might not have many demon crystals, but those bigger tribes did! moreover, ye zhongming knew what was valuable! labor! everyone was satisfied, and after having a barbecue meal, he returned to rest. half a day later, he headed out with 20 of them. Chapter 359: Conned again chapter 359: conned again ah tao was carried. he led two hunting captains and miya to attend this operation. it was obvious that they still didn¡¯t trust ye zhongming. ¡°these are the crops that you plant?¡± there was soil that was touched outside of the tunnel. some plants that ye zhongming had never seen. ¡°right, eating meat will cause illnesses, so we must eat these. but the soil is barren and cursed by the witch of sadness. the ground is poisoned.¡± witch of sadness? ye zhongming was more and more interested in the secret realm. this was a whole new world, of course... ye zhongming looked at the sky and felt like this was a new, broken world. ah tao told him about many things. for example, the place he appeared in was night plains. it was where monsters roamed. it intersected with the starlight mountain region they lived in through undead hill. a side of starlight mountain was where dawn saint hall was. those people had strong skills and were very racist. they saw the posthumous people as low class and didn¡¯t even treat them as humans. ye zhongming naturally asked him about how to leave the secret realm. of course, he did so roundaboutly, but ah tao didn¡¯t say anything. ye zhongming¡¯s question was too deep for someone who had never walked out of the mountain region. but his words did help ye zhongming. at least he knew what the area around was like. he knew who was here and that the monsters were the kings here. humans were struggling to survive and were on the verge of going extinct. he also knew something, which was that earthquakes often occurred here. its magnitude was different, but it was common. that sentence left a huge impression on him. ah tao said that after every earthquake, he felt like the earth was being ripped apart, and crying. like the cries of despairs from humans when they were about to die. that sentence was vague, and the ground splitting when earthquakes were common, but ye zhongming¡¯s heart sank. he knew ah tao¡¯s mental energy was strong and could compare to the level-six dragon. what ye zhongming cared about was those seemingly useless words. the earth was crying like it was in despair. earthquakes meant that the core wasn¡¯t stable. the plates were clashing with each other. adding in those things floating in the sky... ye zhongming realized that this secret realm was on the verge of collapse. this guess made him nervous and more anxious to leave this place. they didn¡¯t face any dangers along the way as this was the border. the monsters from night plains couldn¡¯t cross undead hill. it was as if they were terrified of that place. the monsters in starlight mountain liked heading into the mountains as it was easier to find there. so there weren¡¯t many monsters here. of course, this was just in comparison. posthumous people were experienced, so they knew when to head out. now was the sunset when the monsters¡¯ activity reduced. a few hours later, they arrived at undead hill. ye zhongming knew how lucky he was actually to cross it unscathed. ah tao said that you would get attacked when you entered the hill. their numbers would increase, and more undead lifeforms would appear to drown you. ye zhongming was wise to use the basic ice element stone to kill these undead. if not, if more undead appeared and stronger ones appeared, it would be near impossible to escape. ah tao¡¯s men didn¡¯t dare to come here, and each time they came, they were terrified. ye zhongming saw that the skeletons he had killed had disappeared¡ªespecially those low-level ones. most fell into the mountain body, and only some higher-level bones were still on the ground. ¡°are you sure that they won¡¯t charge forwards into the border? even the stronger ones won¡¯t?¡± ah tao asked a crucial question. ah tao was very sure. this was proven many times by their ancestors. ye zhongming stopped speaking and told everyone to get prepared to fight. he timed it and charged down the hill. ye zhongming¡¯s speed shocked the posthumous people. he was so quick, and in just a few breaths, he was dozens of meters out and into the hill. maybe this place hated him. the moment he stepped in, skeletons stretched out from below. he didn¡¯t care and ran to the previous place where he fought to pick up the bones above the black color. when he picked the black and a few blue bones, hundreds of undead appeared, and they tried to surround him. he tied the bones and charged back. as he wasn¡¯t too deep in and quick, the number of undead wasn¡¯t so many that it sent him into despair. with moon edge, he was able to charge out. the highest-level undead was only black, so it could not stop him. he tossed the bones to the posthumous people but didn¡¯t leave. he charged into the undead. ¡°ye, what are you doing? let¡¯s go! more of them will appear, and they will get stronger and stronger!¡± ah tao used his mind to contact ye zhongming, but he didn¡¯t get a reply. he was so anxious that he trampled on the spot. it was as if they felt like they were being provoked. undead hill started to produce more undead. very quickly, a blue bone appeared. different from the skeleton cavalry, it was a bird this time. it didn¡¯t stop. the second appeared, and it was a twin-blade warrior. a third... blue bone earthwalker beast. the posthumous people panicked. the others shouted and told him to return. three level-four undead. it was tough for him, so he retreated. n.(o/(v.-e/(l/(b(.i(-n he had to pay the price for such provocation. the twin-blade warrior hit his back. although he tried to dodge and wore the grey defensive gear, a wound appeared, and he bled. the undead charged at him as he charged through the barrier. ye zhongming shouted for the posthumous warriors to kill them. he led the attack towards those undead who were chasing. at the same time, he stuck nature staff to the ground and activated a basic-grade ice gem. water bottle protection appeared to protect ye zhongming and the posthumous warriors. ¡°ah tao don¡¯t forget what you promised.¡± ye zhongming said to ah tao. ah tao looked at the undead that couldn¡¯t cross and the mysterious figure that was protecting himself from the ranged undead attacks. he opened his mouth and knew that this kid had conned him... Chapter 360: Soul Refining Technique chapter 360: soul refining technique the battle wasn¡¯t much of a surprise. posthumous people didn¡¯t dare to come here because this method didn¡¯t work. although the undead didn¡¯t dare cross the border, their attacks could. undead mage, undead flying beings, undead archers, etc., could cover a huge range. when such attacks hit the posthumous people, they would be murdered. but the difference this time was that ye zhongming had water bottle protection that could block their attacks. the posthumous people just had to do a simple thing: stand at the border. they didn¡¯t need to defend and just had to wave their weapons to attack. they were holding weapons that ye zhongming modified. it was far stronger than the ones they used before. the undead lifeforms couldn¡¯t fight back at all and were killed like they were fools. the two hunting team leaders killed even the twin-blade warrior who hurt ye zhongming. when the water bottle protection was about to break apart, ye zhogming told them to back off. of course, he didn¡¯t forget to collect the soul pearls. the reason why ah tao was conned was because of this. ¡°ye, this... do you think we can change conditions?¡± the posthumous people were very excited on the way back. not only did they gain many good bones to craft weapons, but they also didn¡¯t suffer any losses. this was unimaginable in the past. of course, they knew the reason. their gazes toward ye zhongming changed. to them, apart from curiosity and praise, there was also respect. someone who could modify equipment with strength would be respected anywhere he went. but ah tao felt complicated. he tried to act casual when he asked about those soul pearls, but he didn¡¯t expect ye zhongming to come up with such a request. ah tao hesitated. ye zhongming¡¯s condition was too tough for the entire posthumous people race. he wanted to reject it but thought about the relationship they had just built so he couldn¡¯t reject him outright. he felt he was smart to agree, but he just said a number of soul pearls that he felt ye zhongming couldn¡¯t achieve. he felt like it was impossible. but who knew that not only did he do it, he did it on the day! ah tao felt like his legs were smashed several times... ye zhongming was also laughing to himself. ah tao was smart, but his life was too locked up. he looked at things through his lens and didn¡¯t know that many in the world could do something that he felt were complicated. ye zhongming suspected what the use of soul pearls were the posthumous people didn¡¯t raise it. they only talked about the bones. he didn¡¯t believe it. ah tao spoke about it, and he knew immediately that they were useful for them. or rather, ye zhongming was sure that it was useful for ah tao. this old man was a mental energy expert, and the soul pearls focused on this area. on earth, soul pearls were a material related to mental energy. it should be the same here. ye zhongming raised a condition he had been curious about for a long time: how they cultivated. it was a secret that wouldn¡¯t be passed to anyone, so he wanted to try it. he didn¡¯t expect ah tao to not reject and come up with the condition of trading it for many soul pearls. ye zhongming nearly fainted from delight. that was why he didn¡¯t leave after picking up the bones. he used some methods to get a huge amount of soul pearls. looking at ah tao¡¯s crying face, ye zhngming knew that even if he went back against his words, he would get other benefits. the tribe was delighted when they returned to camp and saw many materials. this meant that they could get a whole new set of equipment. ah tao called ye zhongming back to his tent and described life ideals. he had only one goal, which was to be shameless. ye zhongming was experienced in such situations, too. he played along, but he didn¡¯t let go. he even threatened him a little. ah tao had no choice but to bite his teeth, ¡°i can teach you my secret technique, but it is related to mental energy. you must swear never to spread it. moreover, i want double, no triple, of the soul pearls!¡± seeing his face flush red, ye zhongming agreed and stopped infuriating the old man. since things couldn¡¯t be retracted, ah tao relaxed and muttered some words. it was probably an apology to the ancestors. then, he told ye zhongming the secret of the posthumous people. ¡°here,¡± ah tao nodded, ¡°my mental energy is strong because of the technique i cultivate. i will pass it to you, but i can only teach you a third. i will teach you the other third once you give me enough soul pearls.¡± ye zhongming blinked, ¡°what about the final third?¡± ah tao smiled mysteriously, ¡°i can ensure that even if you know a third or two-thirds of this technique, you can get strong, and it won¡¯t have side effects. as for the complete technique, that... would depend on how well you be a male sa.¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t know how to react, but since things reached this stage, he could say nothing. he was confident that as time pushed on, as he was more useful in the tribe, he would get the technique. he might even get other techniques. ye zhongming handed over huge amount of soul pearls. he enchanted ah tao¡¯s beat bracelet and helped to raise it to white grade. this thing was so strong that even ye zhongming was tempted. ah tao then passed a third of the skill to ye zhongming. ¡°soul refining technique.¡± a chant entered his mind, and ye zhongming found out its name. he read just a small portion, and his hands started to tremble. n)-0velbin this... Chapter 361: Freedom of Dawn chapter 361: freedom of dawn ye zhongming knew many ways to raise mental energy, like learning jobs like using mental potions from higher-level wheels¡ªfor example, some potions from alchemists or potion makers and even brain bug powder. but there wasn¡¯t a method to allow humans to use their cultivation to increase mental energy. maybe there was, but ye zhongming didn¡¯t know about it. like the wheel, humans needed to use potions to get stronger. they couldn¡¯t use other methods to break through. jobs were good, and so were bloodlines. there were even other things in higher-level wheels that gave humans strength, but all of them didn''t allow one to break free from the wheels¡¯ restrictions. everyone in the apocalypse knew that the wheel was both hope and chains. it was the power that allowed humans to live, but also a curse hanging over their heads. anyone, including ye zhongming, felt like they were being controlled. others played around their lives. even if they were strong, they feared those who had created the wheel. this feeling was like a parasite that troubled them when they were awake. the higher the level the evolved got, the stronger one felt that way. that was because they would reach the end of the path of the gachapon, and they didn¡¯t know what was waiting for them. ye zhongming had such thoughts in the past, which was why he had such a strong urge to find the answer when he saw those golden saint ships. ye zhongming knew that even if he became a nine-star evolved, he was still a slave being controlled. although the creator of the wheels had never revealed themselves to anyone on earth, no one felt happy to be controlled. ye zhongming was the same. he wanted to solve all this, so he worked hard for it. but he could only follow what he knew from his last life. he could only evolve much quicker and become stronger to reduce the time he needed to get close to the answer. but he had no better solution, which affected his confidence. but his entire soul shook when he saw the soul refining technique and the contents. he knew that he found a way to break free from the wheel! this was the secret technique that ah tao had! maybe there were demon crystals here and monsters with those crystals. maybe the creator of the wheel purposely tossed the key to open this place known as the secret realm; maybe the shadows existed here... but didn¡¯t hope appear in the end? how long had humans searched for this hope?! in the last life, some people had control of the secret realm. those experts might have found some hope like himself, but the calmness in the past told him that they didn¡¯t get any results. they didn¡¯t break free from fate and probably struggled with other things in the secret realm. now that he had entered, he was confident he was here much sooner than the other experts in his last life. he had more time to search and solve the problem from this angle alone. since that was the case, then... bring it on. no matter what it was! . no matter who it was! ye zhongming closed his eyes, and chants appeared in his mind. he entered a surreal state, and his mind and body followed the chants. ah tao wanted to speak with ye zhongming but noticed what was happening. at first, he didn¡¯t think about it and felt like ye zhongming was doing his things. but immediately, a familiar fluctuation appeared on his body that nearly caused his eyes to drop out. wouldn¡¯t this only happen when he was cultivating the technique? how could this young kid... impossible! this was his first reaction. when he cultivated this with his father, even the quickest person took three days to enter this state. but what about this young man? half the time it took to eat a bowl of rice? it''s even shorter than that. it felt as if he had entered such a state almost instantly. such a state was the basic condition to cultivate this technique. the quicker one got into such a state meant that one was more talented. this also meant how strong one would get in the future. how long did he take? forget it; he decided not to think about it. if he compared with ye, he would just be humiliated. ah tao looked at ye zhongming, whose body gave off a gentle but enormous mental energy fluctuation. vengefulness appeared in his eyes, but it disappeared. this young man might be their hope. so what if he was talented? so what if he was strong? based on what miya said, ye could wipe them out. although he was cunning and didn¡¯t want to back down, he was kind to them, so he had no reason to hurt him. if he could train the secret technique to a level that his ancestors and he couldn¡¯t react, wouldn¡¯t that be good? at least when this world was wiped out and the posthumous race went extinct, their legacy would continue elsewhere. n))ov¦Å1bin one old man and one young man were a few meters apart. one was cultivating, and one was thinking. this scene was recorded in many future history books and was described in three words. freedom of dawn. who knew how long had passed when ye zhongming opened his eyes? he realized that the world was different. clear, bright, miniscule... he felt like he had grasped some secrets. he knew he had successfully learned the technique and had taken his first step. he sensed that his mental energy was much stronger. if he was to describe it in numbers, he had around a tenth more. one cultivation and it added over a hundred points. that was magical. ye zhongming even noticed that his mental energy amount had increased, as did the quality. he used the summoning technique, and the mental energy needed reduced. the being summoned got stronger, too, meaning his mental energy was purer. one didn¡¯t need to think and knew that one was much stronger. apart from all of this, he realized another matter. a new thing had appeared around him! Chapter 362: Cloud Peaks shadow chapter 362: cloud peak''s shadow xia lei stood on an abandoned car and squinted her eyes. she looked at the empty expressway because of the apocalypse and had no expression. but people familiar with her knew that this woman who had confirmed her relationship with boss ye was furious. tong hu touched his head and squatted on the ground. in front of him were 200 corpses. dozens of them were his brothers, but he couldn¡¯t even fit their bodies back together. little li was silent and glanced at her husband, who was shorter than her. she wanted to speak, but she stopped herself. the battlefield was cleared up. cloud peak and the small factions gathered together. ¡°sister xia, where is boss ye?¡± a small faction boss was furious and didn¡¯t wipe off the blood on his face. the hand that grabbed the weapon turned white from all the strength he used. ¡°right, these bunches are too much. if boss ye gave the orders, we would wipe them out now!¡± ¡°our spinning ladder didn¡¯t have many people. now, half of us died. when the giant wheel appeared, we didn¡¯t even lose any people. we really can¡¯t take this lying down!¡± ¡°tong hu, how many did you lose?¡± ¡°not little. dalun is gone; he is the third strongest.¡± ¡°haiz, where did this bunch pop up from? they fought right away and didn¡¯t even give a signal. they ran right after, and there isn¡¯t even a shadow of them.¡± ¡°some of them died; let¡¯s see if we recognize any of them.¡± paw?ead.com ]. ¡°no use. we took a look, and they were all foreign faces. there isn¡¯t anything that could tell us their identity. they shouldn¡¯t be from ying city.¡± ¡°then where did they come from? i didn¡¯t hear about other factions entering ying city.¡± those people discussed emotionally. anyone who had been through an unknown battle would react like this, too. nove/lb-1n people from cloud peak didn¡¯t have a good expression either. they rushed over when they received the news, but those who sneak attacked had already retreated. they grasped timing so well. it was obvious that those people were monitoring cloud peak, and they retreated the moment they appeared. these small factions all hoped to stick to cloud peak. they followed ye zhongming in ying city and saw cloud peak''s strength. now that they saw a better hope for the future, they gave up on their factions and joined cloud peak to work for ye zhongming. ye zhongming knew that people would intercept him on the way back, so he discussed for these people to head to cloud peak a period later. these people started to set off from ying city. who knew that this 500-strong team would be intercepted? a thousand people attacked them here, and the battle lasted half an hour. in the end, they suffered huge losses. near half of them died here. if not for cloud peak rushing over, they might have gotten wiped. everyone knew this operation didn¡¯t target the small factions but cloud peak. it was aimed at ye zhongming. someone didn¡¯t want cloud peak to get stronger! under xia lei¡¯s calm expression was shock. she knew people would attack cloud peak, but she didn¡¯t expect it to be so quick. a week after ye zhongming left, they started to take revenge. those enemies were badly injured, but they managed to gather so many? soul merchant? glory army? god hall? or were they other enemies hiding in the dark? Chapter 363: Seems like Yangos chapter 363: seems like yangos mental energy field! an energy field appeared around ye zhongming. ye zhongming noticed that he could use his mental energy to control some things. a dust speck flew over and into his mental energy field. ye zhongming noticed it, and with a thought, that speck of dust was knocked far aside. this made ye zhongming interested. he started to play around in his mental energy field. no matter what it was, he would try to tap it and move it. but very quickly, he noticed that his full mental energy was running out. it seemed like he couldn¡¯t often use this. moreover, he also realized that some smaller specks of dust could be moved but not big objects. he tried to move the cup on the table, but he only shifted it half a millimeter, and that alone spent a few dozen points of mental energy. this mental energy field seemed useless as it had no attack strength and wasn¡¯t a good special ability. but ye zhongming felt he could increase his senses and sharpness when fighting in this field. think about it: ye zhongming could sense the slight movement in the enemy¡¯s muscles to predict their movement. he could even use his mental energy to influence their actions. this was such a terrifying thing. but he knew that this was just the start. his mental energy field had just formed, so the range wasn¡¯t huge. it was only helpful when he fought up close. he hoped to expand this field and make it into his domain. he felt a little hungry, so he walked out of the tent. he saw that the entire camp was very busy. ye zhogming was unable to communicate with others. although he learned the soul refining technique, he hadn¡¯t reached the level of ah tao, where he could communicate through his mind. fortunately, the camp wasn¡¯t huge, and he could find ah tao. this old man looked better and was discussing with the two hunting captains. ah tao¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw ye zhongming, and he looked much warmer than before. he looked at him closely and smiled, ¡°do you know how long you were in that state? a full three days. i had never seen someone who could enter that state on his first try and for three days! yi?¡± he was planning to tap ye zhongming, but the moment his hand got close, he exclaimed. ¡°you, you actually, have field?!¡± this was recorded in the records. a field appearing meant that one had a grasp of the technique. grasping the technique sounded easy, but how many people could do it? ah tao himself took a hundred days before he could form a field. moreover, his wasn¡¯t as strong as ye zhongming! ¡°genius, you are a genius. only a genius can do what you did.¡± ah tao sighed. he was impressed. he had never seen someone as talented as ye zhongming. ye zhongming didn¡¯t care much about whether or not he was a genius. the main reason was his high mental energy, which made things easier. three days? ye zhongming was shocked. three days referred to the way posthumous people calculated time. each day was similar to one day on earth. no wonder he was so hungry. he hadn¡¯t eaten in three days. ye zhongming touched his stomach. evolved wouldn¡¯t die from hunger even if they didn¡¯t eat for days. but as food was still important, each evolved ate a lot, including women. ¡°you are hungry, right? come eat something.¡± ah tao saw ye zhongming¡¯s small actions and knew he was hungry. he pulled him to the side of the campfire. as long as new prey was brought back, someone would barbecue it. even if they couldn''t finish it, they would store it. ye zhongming felt the barbecued meat had no flavor and scattered some salt. although there was salt here, it was very rough and slightly bitter. ye zhongming wasn¡¯t used to it. the woman in charge of barbecuing was very curious and tasted it. her eyes lit up, and she begged ye zhongming for some. ye zhongming then passed her what he had. ah tao smiled and looked. nove(1b.1n ¡°did something happen? why is it so busy?¡± p??wread.com". ye zhongming looked around the camp and asked. ¡°we noticed a winged demon monster and are planning to hunt it to store some food for winter.¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t care much about it and continued to eat. but the more he talked to ah tao, he stopped eating. he realized something. the winged monster that ah tao referred to was very similar to yangos! was that evil dragon nearby? ye zhongming frowned, and he started to think about it. he was considering what his chances of winning yangos were. after all, if he had faced the level-six yangos previously, he was asking for death. he thought about it solemnly before deciding to take a look. although he was stronger due to the soul refining technique, relying on it to battle yangos was impossible. his biggest gain during these few days was demon crystals. although he hadn¡¯t helped them hunt yet, he modified many pieces of equipment. he had also been trying to get level three and above crystals. this meant that although he couldn¡¯t use the purple gun freely, he could use it for a long period. he should be able to fight yangos if they met. the more important point was that blue secret realm suppressed one¡¯s strength. ye zhongming had five-star evolved strength but was suppressed to around four-star. then, the six-star yangos could be suppressed to five-star evolved. five-star against six-star was different from four-star against five-star. moreover, with ah tao and the two hunting leaders slightly weaker than ye zhongming, if they worked together, along with the purple weapon, he could try to battle yangos. if he was lucky, there was a chance that he could kill this dragon! ye zhongming immediately went to work and took an advance from ah tao on some high-level demon crystals. he made those high-grade bones into weapons to pass to the posthumous warriors. the two hunting captains were equipped with blue bone weapons. ye zhongming even added some ghost metal to turn them to white grade. after half a day, ye zhongming and ah tao¡¯s tribe set off. he walked out of the tunnel and looked at the sky. a thought appeared in his mind. yangos, would it be you? Chapter 364: part 1- Two people chapter 364: part 1- two people posthumous people were the natives here, but honestly, ye zhongming felt like they were failures. he wasn¡¯t looking down on them but just dissing the state of the secret realm. ye zhongming didn¡¯t know why demon crystals were here but no wheels. he had a guess, but none of them held water. posthumous people lived here, and there weren¡¯t any records. he heard ah tao say that only the biggest few tribes had books. next would be the dawn saint hall. unfortunately, ah tao didn¡¯t know much about his people, so less about the dawn saint hall. ye zhongming always had a thought on what he wanted to do. even if he couldn¡¯t do it to a precise standard, he would at least try to get there. after having a rough understanding of blue secret realm, he had an outline. but now it looked like it would take some time to reach what he wanted. he hoped that cloud peak would be safe. winged demon monster was not something that ah tao¡¯s tribe noticed. another tribe saw it and spread the news after bumping into their hunters. after all, that monster was so strong, and it was best if both sides could cooperate. after agreeing on a time and place to meet, they returned to their tribes to tell their leader. only then did ah tao bring people over. this made ye zhongming more at ease. if it were yangos, ah tao¡¯s tribe, he would be enough for a fight. if they had other helpers, then it would be much better. the tribe moved very slowly because they never took a straight path. they used their experience to move around the dangerous regions. ye zhongming had no objections, as the secret realm was a dangerous place after all. but ye zhongming was worried that the monster would fly away with them taking so long. he would then lose a chance to kill yangos. but the more so, the more problems would appear. after half a day, they were blocked by 150 sunflower horn monsters. ye zhongming and ah tao looked at these monsters, made up of primarily level-three and level-four monsters. this was a valley between two peaks. a stream passed through this area, where many lifeforms got their water. one had to pass through this place to get to where they agreed. but these monsters looked like goats but had a dozen sharp horns behind their neck that protected their head; they were resting here and didn¡¯t look like they would leave soon. ¡°how? ah tao.¡± kai nuo asked their tribe leader. apart from those warriors who had to guard the home, all the other soldiers were here. but there were only around a hundred of them. half were between one to two, over twenty between two-star and three-star, and only three were around four-star! including ye zhongming, there were four. but these sunflower horned monsters had over 20 level-four evolved lifeforms. the rest were level three. such a group was not something that ah tao¡¯s tribe could battle. but if they waited here for them to leave, they would lose their trustworthiness with the other tribe. this was very important for the posthumous people who valued their reputation. ¡°ye, can you use...¡± ah tao drew a bottle shape in the sky, making ye zhongming roll his eyes. although ye zhongming brought many nature gems, who knew how long he would take here? these things were lifesavers, and it was a waste to use them now. but... ye zhongming looked at these monsters and felt they were all money, so he decided to strike. he looked around carefully and then asked ah tao about the tribe warriors as well as the strength of those monsters. he thought about it and told ah tao his plan. an hour later, ye zhongming left. when he appeared, he was a hundred meters from the monsters. their strengths were their speed and endurance. their horns were very strong, and their skin had a high defense. they lived in groups, so they were hard to deal with. only a few big tribes could hunt groups of over a hundred sunflower horned monsters. ah tao and the other tribe members were nervous when they saw ye zhongming appear and heard his plan. if things went wrong, their entire tribe would get wiped out. but since ye zhongming was willing to be the bait, there was nothing they could say. miya saw ye zhongming get close, and she was sweating. she was more nervous than if she was the one being the bait. monsters were very wary. when ye zhongming got close, some of them noticed. but they were trying to deduce his goal. when he was near their boundary, they were furious. they turned their heads to charge at him. he turned and ran right away. compared to other evolved of the same level, ye zhongming was very quick. but as compared to these four hooves fellows, he was slower. he ran for a few seconds, and both sides were only 30 meters apart. he saw a nearby valley and knew his rough estimation was wrong. based on this speed, he would be caught before he got to the ambush point. he had no choice but to activate quickness. he charged, and those sunflower horned monsters chased him. arrows rained from the hills on the side. ah tao¡¯s tribe was much stronger with ye zhongming''s equipment. they didn¡¯t have specified archers. everyone had bows to fire. this was one of their basic skills. so, the first wave was very effective, and 30 monsters fell to the ground. their charging formation was in chaos. ye zhongming wrapped back and used mountain blade before firing the crystal energy gun. the group of monsters suffered a huge blow. n)(o--v/)e.)l))b-)1./n apart from being good at ambushing, this area made their formation more compact, allowing the gun to be more effective. Chapter 364.5: Two people chapter 364.5: two people the soft gunshot continued five times. a purple weapon was so strong that it could break the defense of a dragon famous for high defense. although it wasn¡¯t easy to deal with these level-four monsters, it wasn¡¯t tough. with the lightning element energy, these five shots killed half of the monsters. ye zhongming also paid more attention to those high-level ones. although he spent 20 level-three crystals, he knew that he would gain much more than that. ah tao¡¯s warriors charged. they faced the giddy and terrified group, fighting to kill the monsters. the battle ended an hour later. apart from less than 30 who fled, ah tao killed 120 of them. the warriors cheered when ye zhongming and the two captains killed the last stubborn level-four monster. the battle was much easier than they had expected. this was because of that weird weapon that ye had, but it was also because of their new weapons. but no matter what, these were changes that happened after ye came. this made the posthumous people grateful to him. they knew how important a good weapon was to warriors. the battle was simple, but it was very intense. the monsters wouldn¡¯t surrender. they were intelligent. one of them died, two of them were badly injured, and a few of them were injured. but this outcome was something that ah tao¡¯s tribe could accept. ¡°skin them, set up a fire to barbecue them. give the horn and crystals to ye. do it quick!¡± ah tao gave the order, and the warriors went to work. they got as much as the two previous huge hunts this time, so they were excited when they did work. of course, the biggest winner was still ye zhongming. he got all the crystals. not only did he make up for the ones used to fire the gun, but he also gained over 20 level-four crystals. when the team appeared, each warrior had a set of sunflower horn leather and 50 kilograms of meat. this weight wasn¡¯t much to an evolved. ye zhongming found some grass materials along the way. although they weren¡¯t as precious as the indus sandalwood, they were decent. blue secret realm might have many flaws, but this was much better than earth. the only way to find such materials was to enter the dungeon. after a day, ah tao¡¯s tribe reached the meeting point. there was already a tribe waiting for them. ¡°ah tao, has the recent thousand days been good?¡± laughter spread from this tribe. a muscular middle-aged man who wasn¡¯t wearing any shirt walked out. he had a weird-looking braid on the back of his head, but the front was clean. he wore a leather skirt and had no shoes on. but his legs couldn¡¯t compare to the clean miya. his was covered in dirt. but ye zhongming¡¯s attention turned to his body, where there were at least 20 scars. this guy that ah tao called dabu was a very strong warrior! ye zhongming, who cultivated the soul refining technique, could sense that he was around level five. he was stronger than ah tao¡¯s entire tribe, including himself. ye zhongming finally met someone worthy of paying attention to. he hugged ah tao before glancing at the race members behind him. his expression was one of shock. ¡°ah tao, it seems like all of you gained a lot on your way here!¡± dabu led ah tao toward his tent. he spoke while walking, and his tone was one of probing. ah tao smiled, ¡°right, we met some sunflower horned monsters; fortunately, the kids were good.¡± dabu opened his eyes in shock. he knew how strong ah tao was. his tribe was struggling to survive. probably in a few thousand days, they would get wiped out. dabu didn¡¯t want to find their tribe for this operation. but his men bumped into ah tao¡¯s tribe. dabu wanted them to be cannon fodder, but now it looked like that idea was problematic. dabu¡¯s tribe was much stronger than ah tao¡¯s. they had over a thousand members. apart from the young and the old, they had 600 who could fight. this made them a medium-sized tribe. ah tao¡¯s tribe was one of the weakest in comparison. ye zhongming¡¯s finally confirmed that here. but he didn¡¯t mind. strength was just relative. or rather, after an opportunity, things would change. due to his special identity, ye zhongming was allowed to follow ah tao. after walking in, dabu¡¯s men sat on the left while ah tao and dabu sat at the top. the others sat on the right. those allowed to attend were the two hunting captains and the two old men, along with miya and ye zhongming. compared to dabu¡¯s men, they were far weaker. when they saw ye zhongming, dabu and his men were shocked. after all, he was too eye-catching. be it his appearance or clothing, they were different from the posthumous people. ¡°this is our tribe¡¯s male sa, ye.¡± n-(o-.v-(e))l/-b-.1(.n ah tao smiled and said like this was a very simple matter. when they heard male sa, dabu¡¯s expression changed. he glanced at a young member nearby. he stood up and was furious. ¡°bent, sit!¡± dabu shouted, stopping his son, who was about to rage. ¡°ah tao, sorry, my son offended you, but...¡± dabu calmed down but glanced at ye zhongming, ¡°why can such a person be your male sa? ah tao, you are getting old.¡± hearing that dabu was so impolite, ah tao¡¯s people were furious, and even ye zhongming frowned. ¡°haha, the kids are unhappy, but i am telling the truth. such a person...¡± dabu pointed at ye zhongming and said in disdain, ¡°too weak; he has no right to be the male sa of our race! i can prove it!¡± he looked at his son, ¡°bent, bring those two people!¡± annoyed at ye zhongming, bent brought two people over in a while. when he saw those two, ye zhongming, sitting there calmly, suddenly stood up! Chapter 365: I want their freedom chapter 365: i want their freedom ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t be so shocked even if yangos were flying overhead. but the sudden appearance of these two shocked him. strictly speaking, their clothing was tattered and didn¡¯t look good. they seemed very sad. the male¡¯s skin had some new scars. from the outer appearance, there wasn¡¯t anything shocking. although they weren¡¯t tied up, dabu¡¯s men were wary of them. four warriors around three-star to four-star evolved stood nearby. these were two convicts, prisoners of dabu¡¯s tribe. ye zhongming was so shocked because their clothing was of the same material as his. there was also the evolved aura on their bodies. they were from earth! ye zhongming didn¡¯t understand. the secret realm key was in his hands, and he was the only person who could enter. so, what was going on with these two? was there another tunnel from earth? have you had people come here a while ago? this was what ye zhongming paid attention to the most. ye zhongming had many ideas and thoughts about this magical place. he might not be the smartest person, but he was used to turning all dangers and accidents into usable resources. look at the demon crystals that were being thrown away here. ye zhongming definitely wouldn¡¯t give it up! if others could come here... danger flashed in his eyes. han yihao and sun yang lowered their heads and thought this was another interrogation. they were trapped here for a long time. every day was like hell in this place. they knew that based on earth¡¯s timing, they were here for less than a year, but time was just too torturous. nove.lb/in after walking in, they were very nervous. they didn¡¯t know what would happen to them. would they get insulted and beaten up like before, or would they get killed? after being forced to learn their language in the few months they were here, acting like a fool to avoid interrogation, they stopped being useful. they didn¡¯t know how long they could hold on. unfortunately, the people here didn¡¯t believe what they said. they didn¡¯t believe that these two people came from earth. they didn¡¯t believe in the technology and how prosperous it was there. they were sure that they were from dawn saint hall. han yihao and sun yang were very frustrated. the posthumous people didn''t believe what they said but forced them to admit they were from dawn saint hall. were they crazy? moreover, although they weren¡¯t strong and suffered defeats in the secret realm, they had pride. they weren¡¯t from dawn saint hall but earth! but they didn¡¯t know if they could survive another interrogation. but it was weird today. this place looked like that leader dabu¡¯s tent. didn¡¯t this team go out to hunt? why were they interrogating them? also, there were many people today... the two of them evolved. although their strength was suppressed to two stars, their senses were sharp. they felt a gaze on their bodies that was different from the others. they lifted their head. what they saw shocked them, and then they were elated. earth! a human! ¡°ah tao, these two spies we caught from dawn saint hall. we have gotten a lot of intel from them. we will sacrifice them to the few kings during the race gathering!¡± dabu squinted his eyes and looked at ah tao¡¯s expression. he continued, ¡°as for you, you made a dawn saint hall spy as your male sa. if you aren¡¯t a fool, then what are you?¡± ¡°also, you!¡± dabu didn¡¯t want to stop. he continued speaking to those ah tao members unhappy with you, ¡°not only shouldn¡¯t you be unhappy, you should thank me. i saved you; i saved your tribe. if not, when the kings see that you treat an enemy as your male sa, how would they deal with you?¡± dabu shouted the final sentence. his voice shook the tent, and even the race members outside were shocked. they didn¡¯t understand what was happening but could only guess. ah tao and his men were shocked. dawn saint hall spy? ye? ah tao and miya shook their heads. ¡°dabu, i think you got it wrong. ye is not from dawn saint hall. he came from night demon plains.¡± ah tao shook his head. ah tao would be the first person that didn¡¯t believe that ye was a spy. not to mention that they treated posthumous people as barbarians and would never send people over. how could a spy do that just the benefits that ye had brought them? which spy would do it to such an extent? di nuo, kai nuo, and miya didn¡¯t believe it either. they were wearing and holding things that ye made. the undead heart that could raise their leader¡¯s strength, the food enough for the tribe to pass half a winter, all those salt and sugar. which dawn saint hall person would be so nice to give them all that?¡± ¡°don¡¯t believe? then how do you explain the clothing he wears? apart from dawn saint hall, who would wear these weird things?¡± dabu¡¯s son bent shouted, looking at them like he was looking at fools. miya dared not stare at dabu, but she wasn¡¯t afraid of his son. she mocked, ¡°you think he is a spy just because of what he wears? did a demon lick your brain?¡± ¡°you!¡± bent saw her attitude towards him, and his eyes turned red. he stared at ye zhongming in rage. what are you looking at me for? ¡°you have fallen for it; he is from dawn saint hall.¡± dabu was very certain. ¡°we are from earth; we are chinese; we are not from dawn saint hall!¡± han yihao shouted. he used chinese first, and then he shouted again in their language. ye zhongming, who hadn¡¯t been speaking, finally spoke up. ¡°leader dabu, right? firstly, we are not from dawn saint hall; it doesn¡¯t matter whether or not you believe us. secondly, these two are my friends, and i want their freedom. name your conditions.¡± Chapter 366: Are you prepared to lose teeth? chapter 366: are you prepared to lose teeth? as ye zhongming spoke, the atmosphere in the tent reached a freezing point. although the posthumous people couldn¡¯t understand what he was saying, his tone was not good. han yihao and sun yang looked at each other and saw the joy in their eyes. they had hope of freedom today. ah tao¡¯s brows jumped. he looked at dabu¡¯s tribe staring at him and felt awkward. as the leader of a small tribe, his status was not as high as dabu¡¯s. although posthumous people struggled to survive, they were very united. but that was built on certain foundations. if there were conflicts, the small tribes were often the ones who suffered. dabu¡¯s tribe was medium-sized and several times stronger. ah tao couldn¡¯t offend them. if he translated his words as it was, they would have a conflict. but did ah tao want to offend ye zhongming? no, not. he even decided to keep ye zhongming in the tribe even if he offended the few kings of the posthumous race. could dabu, the kings, make their lives better? would they stop their collapse? will they save them? no, they won¡¯t. any help they gave would be limited. but what did ye zhongming bring to them in these few days? good weapons, food, high morale, and strength increase. he was... the hope for the future. there was never a moment where he felt such hope for the future. n(-o(-v)-e((l((b..1./n how would such a person put him in a bad situation? ah tao rolled his eyes, ¡°dabu, i can ensure with my life that he is not from dawn saint hall. these two are his friends and aren¡¯t our enemies. if you can follow the good traditions of the past and release them, we can satisfy some conditions. ye is saying all this, but he is too anxious, so i hope you can forgive him.¡± although what he said was similar to what ye zhongming meant, he made it sound less direct. the tent''s atmosphere improved, but the couple was still filled with disbelief. although they didn¡¯t have good thoughts toward the posthumous people, they had spent a long time here and knew how strong this leader was. they couldn¡¯t estimate his strength, but they concluded that he was at least five-star compared to other people. on earth, he would be six-star. six stars. they were the quickest to evolve when they entered the secret realm but were only three-star. their strength was suppressed to two stars after entering. they couldn¡¯t fight back at all in front of dubu. but this human used such a tone to talk to dabu. that was too dangerous. they tried to stop him by giving him gazes. they were grateful that this young man would step up for them, so they didn¡¯t want anything to happen to him. dabu shook his head firmly and rejected ah tao¡¯s suggestion. who were these two? spies from dawn saint hall? what could ah tao give to them? at most, some food. what good things could this weak tribe have? but what if he handed them to the few kings? he would get much more than these! he calculated it all, which was why he insisted they were spies. not only that, he waved his hand, and the few higher-ups stood up and surrounded ye zhongming. they wanted to take him down. ye zhongming¡¯s gaze turned cold, and he was about to attack. so what if level five? so what if you have 600 warriors? if he were anxious, he would use his bloodline, purple gun, explosive mechanic, nature staff, demon crystal weapons, etc, and kill them all! ah tao stood between both sides and then looked toward dabu. his aura increased. ¡°dabu, for the sake of our few years of friendship, i have been holding back today, but that doesn¡¯t mean i am afraid of you!¡± kai nuo, miya, etc, stood beside ye zhongming. di nuo even whistled. the sharp noise spread and both sides charged into the tent a moment later. through the curtain, one could see that ah tao¡¯s tribe and dabu¡¯s people were at a standstill. ¡°dabu, i admit that my tribe is not as strong as yours, and if we fight, all of us will die. but i can assure you that you will pay a similar price! i will try my best to turn your medium-sized tribe into a small-sized tribe! that is my oath!¡± ah tao was firm, and his aura spread through the camp. dabu tribe¡¯s expressions changed. some were terrified. ah tao¡¯s tribe roared, and their morale climbed! right, so what if we are weak? if you want to swallow us, you will lose some skin! you can kill the hundred of us, but you will have a hundred deaths, too. 1/6th losses, could you take such a huge loss? if you can, then bring it on! ah tao¡¯s tribe was very confident. they had new equipment and were sure they could kill 200 or even 300! dabu had the choice now. he was solemn. he glanced at ye zhongming before staring at ah tao. he didn¡¯t expect this weak old man to fight back because of a person with an unknown background! . kill them? dabu thought about the price they had to pay and about having to answer to the few kings, so he gave up on that thought. ¡°ah tao, tell your men to calm down. we are all the same race; if you provoke such a fight, are you not afraid that the kings will punish you?¡± dabu stood up and walked to ah tao. he glanced at his wrists and ankles. this fellow was stronger; no wonder he dared to fight back! ¡°so what do you think? let¡¯s let the few kings decide this matter.¡± ah tao looked at dabu and then nodded. ........................................................................ due to the previous conflict, both tribes split up in the camp. ah tao built a new camp 200 meters away. ye zhongming looked at dabu¡¯s tribe through a simple fence and decided to take a trip to see those two humans. he wanted to discover who they were and how they got in before deciding what to do next. he looked at the biggest tent. when he turned around, he had a gaze in his eyes. Chapter 367: Way out chapter 367: way out maybe because posthumous people hadn¡¯t had an internal conflict in a long time, their camp was very relaxed. this didn¡¯t mean there weren¡¯t any defenses against ah tao¡¯s tribe. the areas near ah tao¡¯s tribe had people, but few sentries were further away. so ye zhongming was able to get in without any trouble. soul refining technique was very effective now. although it wasn¡¯t obvious if he got close, he could differentiate mental energy fluctuations. he remembered the two humans and found where they were locked up after spending a short time. nove.lb/in he squatted in the shadows and waited for most people to sleep before he headed in. as for the two guards... they weren¡¯t very responsible. the couple that was resting was shocked when they saw him enter. although their defenses weren¡¯t strict, not everyone could enter. they didn¡¯t know that ye zhongming¡¯s senses had reached an unimaginable level, allowing him to avoid the defenses easily. han yihao looked worryingly at the guards eating at the campfire, saying, ¡°you shouldn¡¯t have come here.¡± sun yang was first surprised and then worried. she said immediately, ¡°you should leave; if they find out, you will end up like us.¡± their words left a good impression, and his tone became very gentle. ¡°who are you, and how did you enter the secret realm?¡± ye zhongming looked at them, and his mental energy field increased. they looked at each other before han yihao said, ¡°we wanted to ask you if you used other methods to enter. you should have entered with blue bay battle squad¡¯s key, right?¡± ¡°you are from blue bay battle squad?¡± ye zhongming heard their words and recalled that they were the ones who owned the key that he got from bai feng. that renxing battle squad boss mentioned that he got the key from members of the battle squad who joined him. he smiled bitterly, ¡°we aren¡¯t only from blue bay battle squad; we are the founders of that squad. we were the leader and deputy.¡± . they were actually from blue bay battle squad, which caused ye zhongming to relax. after all, as long as they were from the battle squad, it meant that they came through the key. it proved that it was the only way to get in. ¡°we thought it was a treasure when we got that shining key. who knew that it was a curse.¡± he recalled those memories and couldn¡¯t help but feel sad. ¡°we were the strongest in ying city. sun yang and i weren¡¯t the only three-star evolved; we were the first who got a job. we had many people and a good life in the city.¡± ¡°right. as long as we continued to develop, we would only get stronger. unfortunately, we were tempted by the key.¡± sun yang continued, ¡°things were going too well, and we got too arrogant. even if there weren¡¯t any signs of this thing and we knew nothing about it, we thought we were strong enough to explore. maybe we could get rich right away. keke, who knew...¡± ye zhongming nodded. although the blue secret realm was weird like it was abandoned, for two people who were three-star evolved, suppressed to two-star evolved when they entered, it was too dangerous. they had to thank dabu, who locked them up, so they survived until now. ¡°300 of us entered, but monsters attacked us right away. over half of us died on the first day, and the morale was low. if not for us being here and the situation forcing us to stay together, the team would have collapsed.¡± ¡°after we entered, there was no way out. we could only roam. a week later, only 20 people remained.¡± ¡°we bumped into dabu¡¯s tribe; they were the first group we saw after coming here. we were delighted and thought that we were saved, but...¡± han yihao was furious, ¡°they didn¡¯t give us a chance and fired arrows at us. less than five remained. we wanted to fight back, but we were too weak. the rest died, and the two of us were badly injured. we thought that we were dead, but they held us hostage.¡± ye zhongming squinted and asked, ¡°so those who entered are dead?¡± they nodded and were sure that the people were dead; they were the only ones alive. ye zhongming¡¯s heart sank when he got that news. he remembered bai feng saying that someone had come out. now, it seemed like this top person in ying city had lied that no one got out. han yihao asked when he saw his expression. he thought about it and told him how he got the key. ¡°impossible. no one got out. the members who saw that we didn¡¯t get out probably passed it over to bai feng!¡± ye zhongming agreed with what he said. bai feng probably didn¡¯t have good intentions when he sold this thing. he knew that han yihao, a three-star evolved, couldn¡¯t even get out and knew that this wasn¡¯t something he could touch. he decided to sell it to con others. as expected, there weren¡¯t nice people in the apocalypse. ¡°you two have been trapped as dawn saint hall people, so do you have other useful information, like... how to get out?¡± they were not surprised at his question. they hesitated. he saw their expression and knew what they were thinking, ¡°don¡¯t worry, we will try to save you, and then we will leave this place.¡± the two could only trust him. he solemnly said, ¡°after all this time and with some legends that they mentioned, the exit should be fixed. there are three possibilities.¡± ¡°night demn plains, dawn saint hall, posthumous imperial city.¡± Chapter 368: Full of demon crystals chapter 368: full of demon crystals ye zhongming returned to ah tao¡¯s tribe to his tent and considered the information that he had just received. the most valuable thing was undoubtedly the answer to how to get out. after their detailed explanation, the exit is likely in one of the three places. the highest chance would be dawn saint hall¡¯s gate of blessing. that place was very famous in the entire secret realm. posthumous people said that gods would appear to them. many strong saint hall executives would use that place to walk toward the god world. earth people naturally didn¡¯t believe such rumors. so they felt the tunnel connecting earth and the secret realm would be the place. the second would be the cursed abyss of night demon plains. that place is deep in the plains and was where the monsters gathered. there were even demon kings resting there. they felt like there was a tunnel because posthumous people had legends that it was the origin of the entire secret realm. if you killed the few demon kings there, you could enter a new world and create a new era. with such legends, it was no wonder that han yihao and sun yang would think it was the entrance. ye zhongming felt like it made sense, too. but night demon plain¡¯s cursed abyss was tougher to reach than dawn saint hall''s gate of blessing. those demon kings were very strong and might even be level nine. with ye zhongming¡¯s strength, he would be easy meat there even if he could pass the dangerous plains. compared to the first two, the posthumous imperial city was the biggest hope. there was a saint pool that was often dry. but every period, saint water would appear. the strongest posthumous people could enter to cultivate. moreover, legends had it that gaining the pool¡¯s recognition would even transport you to a mysterious place. when you return, you will become the strongest expert. although it had been long since anyone gained recognition, the posthumous people fully believed in the legends. ye zhongming knew the couple chose the most convincing reason to persuade him. they used many elements and reasonable guesses to come to this answer. these two programmers were very smart, so their logic was correct. ye zhongming leaned towards trusting their analysis. no matter what, it was better than having no news. that saved him a lot of effort. he would head over to see whether the situation was wrong or not. a dozen days after entering the secret realm, ye zhongming felt much better for the first time. at least there was some hope to get out. but he still had many questions in his heart. han yihao and sun yang said they had spent half a year here... that wasn¡¯t right. the apocalypse only started for such a short time. they entered after becoming three-star evolved, so the time was even shorter. how did they spend half a year here? did they lie? ye zhongming didn¡¯t think so. there was no need to lie about that. what was going on? ye zhongming couldn¡¯t understand. half a day later, the two tribes started to move toward the winged demon monster. even if the two tribes were unhappy, they still had to cooperate. after all, the winged demon monster wasn¡¯t an ordinary monster. working together could reduce losses, and it was a good thing. as for conflicts, they would kill the monster first. ¡°the demon monster is here. we scouted it, and it took this cave as its nest. apart from heading out to find food, it would rest here.¡± dabu¡¯s man drew a simple drawing and told the people around it. dabu looked at ah tao and pointed at the two sides of the cave, ¡°ah tao, we will each take a side. charge after seeing the signal. life and death are up to fate.¡± ¡°okay!¡± both sides split up and moved towards the sides of the cave. ye zhongming pouted when he heard this simple plan. demon monsters fought with posthumous people for so long, and this was the standard that they had? but he didn¡¯t say anything. he didn¡¯t care about what dabu planned. as for ah tao¡¯s side, he would adjust it when appropriate. after splitting up with dabu, ah tao¡¯s tribe was more relaxed. after all, there was pressure being with a strong but unfriendly tribe. ah tao asked ye zhongming how they should proceed. ye zhongming gave his suggestions. of course, he hoped that this was yangos so he could solve a problem. but when the entire tribe reached the specified point and saw the giant figure, ye zhongming was disappointed. it wasn¡¯t that evil dragon. it was a level-nine monster that looked similar to dragons. the red demon crystals were obvious from far away. ye zhongming observed it for some time and confirmed it was a quasi-dragon. in his last life, such monsters on the earth looked similar to dragons. but they had some features of other monsters. some people said that they were offsprings of dragons with other races. they had the bloodline of dragons, but they weren¡¯t pure. quasi-dragons weren¡¯t as strong as real dragons of the same level. be it western or eastern dragons, there was no comparison. but the monsters in the demon monsters were stronger than on earth. this winged demon monster wasn¡¯t easy to deal with; no wonder dabu, five-star along with 600 warriors, wasn¡¯t confident and even had to bring along ah tao¡¯s tribe. ye zhongming felt they should disturb this strong monster and reduce its stamina before attacking it and laying out traps. after which, they should consolidate their strength to deal a lethal blow. but posthumous people were courageous, so they decided to fight head-on. either it lived, or they lived. the moment the signal was fired, both sides charged. ¡°those with shields stand at the front; the others prepare your arrows. listen to orders, and don¡¯t randomly fire. focus on one area. don¡¯t go all out at first; try to let the monster attack dabu¡¯s tribe!¡± ah tao repeated what ye zhongming told him. he treated ye zhongming as their own. ¡°when you get close, split up. gather when attacking and split up right away after attacking!¡± ¡°ao!¡± the winged demon monster roared when it noticed the humans. its few dozen meter tall body jumped up. it flapped its wings and caused dust to billow. ye zhongming looked ahead, and he was drooling. n/)ovelb1n he saw numerous demon crystals flying around because of the ¡®storm¡¯ that the winged demon monster had caused by flapping its wings. Chapter 369: Strength of equipment chapter 369: strength of equipment the dragon race was similar to women; they had similar interests. but this time was different. the demon crystals in the sky were left after they fed on the prey they hunted. they were like bones scattered all around. ye zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. the quality and number of these crystals weren¡¯t lower than those from ah tao¡¯s tribe. but most were level three to level five, which ye zhongming needed. if he got all these crystals, on rough estimation, he felt he could use the purple crystal energy gun consecutively for an hour! what concept was that? he could use this to get from one side of ying city to the other without anyone stopping him! what zombie horde, what beast group? they would turn to dust from the gun! money tempted him. the winged demon monster roared and charged into the sky. it saw the few hundred humans, and its eyes were filled with disdain. none of these humans were stronger than it. the reason why they were willing to challenge it was because there were more of them. it glanced and noticed that a few of them had stopped. some were even retreating. it was more certain and turned towards the other side. he had to kill this bunch. it spun around and dove toward dabu¡¯s tribe. ¡°is it okay for us to do that?¡± ah tao looked at the winged demon monster charge into dabu¡¯s tribe and asked ye zhongming in a weak voice. they followed his strategy to stop and then act like they were retreating. ye zhongming shook his head helplessly, ¡°if you were to choose between this level-six fellow charging into your tribe or theirs, which would you choose?¡± ah tao paused for a long time before giving up. his choice made the monster charge into dabu¡¯s tribe. since that was the case, there was nothing else he could say. on the other side, dabu¡¯s tribe saw ah tao stop and was furious. many of them cursed. dabu even roared towards ah tao, but they probably couldn''t hear it as they were far away. they had to focus on the fellow charging towards them. as a medium-sized tribe, dabu¡¯s tribe had some skills. they didn¡¯t panic and stood in their position. many attacks landed on the body of the demon monster. they also grasped its movement well. six hundred of them moved like a single person to battle this fellow. axes, arrows, spears, stones, etc., attacks flew into the sky. ye zhongming looked at their fight and was impressed. posthumous people might be backward to him; they were stupid and fools, but after so many years, they did have their fighting style. that was refined using so many lives. although it was filled with fresh blood, it was an actual working style. n/)ovelb1n the quasi-dragon was in a tough fight. dabu¡¯s warriors would die every moment, but it would also take hits. dabu was strong. his five-star strength meant he was the only one to fight the quasi-dragon head-on. black light shone from his body, and his fists were pitch black. each attack would send a black energy pillar. as long as it hit, it would cause the fellow¡¯s body to shake. ye zhongmming was casually picking up crystals on this side. he was even free to take a glance at the battle. many of ah tao¡¯s warriors were helping to pick crystals, too, but they were fully focused on the other side. they wanted to fight. they didn¡¯t dare to disobey ah tao but disagreed with his words. posthumous people were courageous. they valued promises. no matter what happened, they would do what they promised. they felt bad avoiding the fight. ye zhongming understood, but he didn¡¯t make an explanation. they had to understand things on their own. these actions seemed despicable; if they had charged, it seemed like they were keeping their promise. but after that, it would be easier for dabu¡¯s tribe to swallow them up. from how dabu forced han yihao and his wife to admit they were from dawn saint hall, this fellow wasn¡¯t nice. what was the point in talking about brotherhood with such a person? so ye zhongming didn¡¯t feel bad at all. ¡°okay, we can make a move.¡± he picked up most of the crystals and decided to enter the battlefield. it wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want both the dragon and dabu¡¯s side to suffer huge losses. but if he did that, his image in ah tao¡¯s tribe would be badly affected. so, he just needed dabu¡¯s tribe to pay a huge price. they lined up and entered the battlefield from behind the quasi-dragon. ¡°right-wing, fire!¡± ah tao squinted his eyes and ordered. a hundred arrows flew into the sky and aimed at the right wing and the part connected to its body. grey weapons and grey arrows were put to use. the quasi-dragon that was slightly familiar with the arrow speed and strength of dabu¡¯s tribe suffered immediately. it had misjudged and was hit. its right wing was immediately covered in arrows. this not only terrified the quasi-dragon, but it also shocked dabu¡¯s tribe, who was in a tough battle. they had fired arrows, and they knew that it wasn¡¯t effective. the wind knocked each arrow aside or blocked by its strong skin. only the arrows of a few experts could injure it. but the moment ah tao¡¯s side attacked, a few dozen arrows hit! what was going on? the quasi-dragon cried out in pain, and its body shook. during this gap, the second wave of arrows arrived. if the accuracy of the first wave was affected by nervousness, this second one was their normal standard. they even overperformed. the struggling monster was much easier to hit. ¡°left leg, fire!¡± the second order was given, and the arrows fired towards the left leg that was closest to them. the winged demon monster roared, and its body fell from the sky. after being hit once more, it couldn¡¯t continue flying. dabu¡¯s tribe was affected once more, and many people were squashed. ¡°shields, charge!¡± ah tao¡¯s tribe was pumped up, and they charged forward. when they were 50 meters away, the third wave of arrows flew toward its eyes! on the other side, dabu¡¯s eyes were red, and he hollered and those beside him. ¡°what is going on with the shining weapons in their hands? what is going on? snatch it!¡± Chapter 370: When purple gun has bullets chapter 370: when purple gun has bullets the winged demon monster knew it couldn¡¯t dodge, so its uninjured left wing flapped. arrows and the wing clashed in the sky. most were hit, but a small portion hit its wings. miya¡¯s arrow even passed through the tiny gap and aimed at its eyes. although it closed its eyes, its eyelid was still hit. blood flowed, and it looked as if its eye was hit and it was blind. the demon monsters here were like that. they didn¡¯t have skills. although their bodies were strong, their attack range and explosiveness were lower than earth''s. they didn¡¯t have many methods to deal with it when disadvantaged. ah tao¡¯s tribe was close. twenty of them at the back stopped and raised their bows. they went from firing straight to firing in an arc. they avoided their race and attacked the quasi-dragon from a distance. this wasn¡¯t to deal huge damage to the dragon but to waste its attention so it couldn¡¯t deal with those up close. da nuo and kai nuo were at the front. the bone spears in their hands stabbed toward the wings of the winged demon monster. their bodies were covered in that mysterious red light. it wasn¡¯t as obvious as dabu¡¯s black light, proving they weren¡¯t as strong. but their weapons were crafted by ye zhongming and had reached white grade. moreover, their mysterious strength could enchant it. it was really strong. ye zhongming even felt like such a weapon was close to silver grade. the winged demon monster had never seen such a sharp weapon. its wings were pierced through. some thin bones near the wound were broken and so painful that its body twitched. the other warriors also aimed at the wings and gave clanging sounds. they weren¡¯t as strong as the two hunting captains, and their weapons weren¡¯t as strong too. their mysterious power couldn¡¯t enchant their weapons, so their damage was limited. but there were many of them, which caused the quasi-dragon¡¯s body to shake. ye zhongming shook his head. if cloud peak were the one to launch the attack, this attack would break one wing. ah tao¡¯s tribe didn¡¯t have good weapons, and there were too few. the core members of cloud peak all had a white moon edge. quasi-dragon fell from the sky, and its wing was badly injured. but it was still level-six, and it was stronger than those on earth. it waved its injured left wing, and ah tao¡¯s warriors were knocked back. using this chance, the dragon gave out a screeching roar, which caused a headache. this wasn¡¯t a skill but was just purely soundwaves. it ignored the injuries to its left leg and stood up. it flapped its wings once more, and they were like two giant gates that knocked ah tao¡¯s warriors aside. ye zhongming stopped underestimating it and truly felt how strong living beings in the secret realm were. he attacked. he sliced towards the thin and small right leg. at the same time, he used basic summoning technique. three earth giants appeared around the quasi-dragon. in the next second, all of them were smashed. flame blade also landed on its right leg. the quasi-dragon was a level-six monster, so it knew how to fight. after it attacked with its wings, the true move was in its tail. it swung like a giant wave. it was really quick, and ye zhongming could only see its afterimage. one could imagine that if this attack hit those warriors, they would end up as meatpaste. grey armor and defenses couldn¡¯t block that. the earth giant appeared to block, and it caused some delay. that allowed the warriors to retreat to a safe place. ye zhongming relied on his speed to dodge the tail. one strike didn¡¯t work, and it was injured instead. that infuriated the level-six quasi-dragon. it ignored its wounds and charged over. it used its wings, tail, legs, and mouth to attack the enemies. ah tao finally attacked. the attacks similar to dabu¡¯s knocked the quasi-dragon¡¯s body. the two hunting captains attacked, too. they tossed the white spear forward at the key parts of the dragon¡¯s body. ye zhongming took out the purple gun. he used level-three crystals as an energy source and fired twice. miya attacked, too. as an outstanding archer, she shot the only white arrow that ye zhongming gave her. these people had to attack. if they allowed this quasi-dragon to charge into the formation, these hundred would die quickly. then, their tribe would be finished. ye zhongming regretted entering the battlefield so early. nove.lb/in all the attacks hit the quasi-dragon, and its attacks arrived, too. the giant figure appeared. water bottle protection protected the ah tao tribe warriors about to get hit. the collision caused the space around to shake. the light blue image shook, and then it disappeared after two seconds. the basic ice gem on the staff of nature broke. the attacks of a level-six lifeform were too strong. right away, it used up the energy of the nature gem. but it was blocked. after which, the humans attacked it. ah tao¡¯s light pillar, white spear, and arrow, the scattering lightning. the quasi-dragon cried out in pain. ye zhongming didn¡¯t care about saving on crystals. he didn¡¯t think about using them to spin wheels back on earth. he only thought about killing these fellows quickly. level-six demon monster''s attacks were so strong that ye zhongming felt threatened. if he had enough ammo, the purple weapon would greatly threaten their lives. he fired shot after shot at the quasi-dragon¡¯s body. the lightning element caused a numbing effect to slow its movement speed. it feared such an attack. the human moved, and he was in a new place before it could react. fifty level-three crystals, ten shots! the dragon fell! numerous holes appeared on its giant stomach. blood and organs flowed out from each whole, and a bloodstream formed. ah tao¡¯s warriors were stunned before they cheered. they had won. but they were only happy for a few seconds before a black figure flew out from behind the corpse of the giant quasi-dragon. Chapter 371: Lower Armor Demon Monster chapter 371: lower armor demon monster ¡°lower armor demon monster!¡± the ah tao tribe warriors who saw it shouted in shock and retreated. this black armor bug¡¯s forehead had a white level-two crystal. but when ah tao¡¯s tribe saw it, they were more terrified than when they saw the level-six winged demon monster. ye zhongming didn¡¯t understand. what he didn¡¯t know was that these monsters were very famous. these were parasites that were on large demon monsters. they lived under its scales and fed on insects around. they would give off a matter that would immune the demon monster from itch and skin diseases, so the large demon monsters were happy to let it live on it. but these harmless-looking bugs had their terrifying side. they lived on their hosts, but once their hosts died, they would fly out to find new beings. no matter what it was, they would have a full meal. after storing enough energy, they would find a new host. as they would kill the target that killed its hosts, the posthumous people called them the revenge bug. this was what they feared. they would appear in groups, and they were very quick. the posthumous people couldn''t do anything to them in front of their sharp teeth and thick armor. there were a thousand of these bugs. when the quasi-dragon died, they had to find food and a new host. ah tao¡¯s face turned white. he didn¡¯t expect them to be so unlucky to kill a level-six lifeform, which was their host! with the ah tao tribe¡¯s strength, they couldn¡¯t even kill a hundred of them before they got wiped out! dabu¡¯s tribe appeared on the side. they went around the corpses of the winged demon monster and looked at ah tao¡¯s tribe. they also looked at the lower armor demon monster charging towards them. ¡°dabu, help us kill these bugs; we can pay you in food!¡± ah tao was anxious. when he saw dabu¡¯s tribe appear, he ignored their unhappiness from yesterday and asked for help. he wouldn¡¯t hesitate. if not, his tribe would get wiped.¡± dabu¡¯s face was ice cold. he told his men to be wary and didn¡¯t let them help. ah tao closed his eyes in pain. ye zhongming looked around casually and stuck staff of nature to the ground. a new gem was on it, a basic ice element gem. a blue light shone, and a lotus appeared. blue blood lotus! n-)o-)v-)e/.l/)b)-i/)n the temperature fell, and the lotus started to spin. it was so quick that the naked eye couldn¡¯t spot it. the ice petals shot out like a storm right at those flying bugs. they were quick, but the petals were quicker. there were many of them, but there were more of these petals. blue and black clashed in the sky. the outcome wasn¡¯t surprising. one had to be at least level three to survive an attack. if it was a medium-grade ice gem, then... only level-five and above mutated lifeforms could block it. those level-two bugs were killed without any surprise. ¡°there are some that are alive.¡± ye zhongming reminded them. they quickly killed those lower armor demon monsters injured or alive when their allies blocked the attacks. they quickly collected the demon crystals. such an action became an instinct for them when they cleaned up the battlefield. ah tao¡¯s men stopped shivering. the look of despair on their faces was gone. they looked at ye zhongming like they were looking at a son-in-law. was this guy someone that god sent to them? he could create such strong weapons. he had such clear thinking and such huge strength. now, he could kill a bunch of demon monsters. was this person sent to save the posthumous people? ah tao¡¯s body glew. he had lived for a long time and felt his small tribe might become a huge tribe. his name would also be left in history. ye zhongming tossed the gem away like he had done something small. dabu squinted and looked at ye zhongming, his equipment, and his movement. the greed in his eyes was clear to see. ¡°ah tao, send some words to this young man.¡± dabu walked over with his group. ah tao¡¯s soldiers lined up and were wary. ah tao frowned and wasn¡¯t willing to let ye zhongming contact dabu. but he thought about it and still told ye zhongming that dabu wanted to talk. ye zhongming nodded toward dabu. ¡°i can release your two friends, but you must agree to two conditions.¡± ¡°speak.¡± he stretched out two fingers, ¡°you must give us a thousand sets of the equipment that ah tao¡¯s tribe has. don¡¯t tell me you didn¡¯t make it, as i will suspect your sincerity.¡± he knew what ah tao¡¯s tribe was like. so many strong weapons that could hurt the winged demon monster were related to this young man. ¡°second, i want your staff and also the gem. a new one, at least ten.¡± ah tao was furious, ¡°dabu, don¡¯t ask for too much. you want to collect good things for yourself. you don¡¯t have the pride and magnanimity a big tribe leader should have!¡± he told ye zhongming what dabu said, ¡°don¡¯t bother about him. we will let king niel make a decision; he is the fairest posthumous king!¡± ye zhongming smiled and told dabu, ¡°i have one condition too.¡± dabu frowned and told him to give his condition. dabu tribe could do anything. ah tao spread the message. he was afraid ye zhongming would leave, but he still expressed what both sides were saying. ye zhongming stuck the staff to the ground, ¡°i can kill you and still save my friends.¡± Chapter 372: Swallowing and merging chapter 372: swallowing and merging blue blood lotus shone for the second time today. dabu didn¡¯t expect this weird-looking young man to attack right away. moreover, he used such a strong aoe attack straight away. this medium-sized tribe leader was furious, and he shouted. he dared to force ye zhongming to listen to him because although his weapons were strong, they couldn¡¯t threaten him. he wasn¡¯t a threat to the experts in his tribe, too. those attacks could be dodged and blocked by posthumous people in several ways. so he wasn¡¯t afraid that ye zhongming would reject him as he could steal it. but as the tribe leader, to use such a method in front of so many people would lose some face. but he neglected an important problem, which was the death of the level-six demon monster. due to their angle, they didn¡¯t see the final fight. they thought that it was because ah tao¡¯s tribe had good weapons and did not think that it was because of him. this was fatal, and it caused dabu to lose his life. blue blood lotus¡¯s petals pelted down and showed no signs of stopping. dabu¡¯s tribe was stunned. they didn¡¯t expect this person to attack them. dabu was a level-five warrior. a person could easily kill ah tao and his tribe! was he crazy? ah tao¡¯s tribe didn¡¯t expect ye zhongming to attack too. weren¡¯t they discussing conditions? if they disagreed, then wouldn¡¯t they just leave? why did they fight? was ye crazy? of course not. such a thought even appeared in his mind for a long time. dabu¡¯s tribe wanted to use the two humans to trade for something good and wouldn¡¯t agree just to release them. ye zhongming promised the couple to get them out. since that was the case, there were only two ways to solve it. one was to go through a stronger posthumous person, the king. to reach that goal, it would take a long time. he was afraid that accidents would occur, worried they would think the couple were spies and not release them no matter what. the second solution was much simpler, which was to save the couple. if dabu dared to stop him, then he would kill him. ye zhongming was worried about what ah tao¡¯s tribe thought, so he didn¡¯t attack immediately. after all, he had a bigger use for ah tao in his plans, so he had to consider his thoughts. who knew that dabu would give himself up? he was so polite! thus, ye zhongming attacked immediately and used his strongest moves. basic hell envoy bloodline, purple crystal energy gun, space stack! dabu, who meshed the black light of his hands into a shield to block the blue blood lotus, was badly hit. due to the height difference when killing the quasi-dragon, his guns could only hit the dragon¡¯s stomach. but dabu and ye zhongming were similar in height and close to each other. with the space stack, it pretty much exploded on his head. dabu didn¡¯t even make a sound when numerous darkness energy bullets swallowed his head. his hands even moved when his body fell, making way for the blue blood lotus attacks. dabu¡¯s sudden death wasn¡¯t expected, and the blue blood lotus exploded in the stunned group. it pierced them one after another. the huge force sent their strong bodies flying backward. a few seconds later, someone reacted and used their various skills to block. but ye zhongming was here. he had the crystal energy gun on his left and moon edge on his right. he charged into the dabu tribe. when he faced stronger enemies, he would kill them with a shot. when he faced lower-level ones, he would slice their bodies. a hell being would also appear to help him kill them. giants were summoned, and they joined this unequal fight. ah tao¡¯s tribe was stunned. ye zhongming¡¯s actions were unthinkable. since they were placed in such a tough situation, it had been a long time since there was such a large-scale fight between posthumous people. their minds were in a mess. that included ah tao, who didn¡¯t know if ye zhongming was doing the right thing. it didn¡¯t seem right as they were of the same race. this guy was killing their race! he should be their enemy! but it seemed right as dabu threatened ye to hand over his own things. this guy was their savior and saved them from the lower armor demon monsters! he was doing so in self-defense. if not, dabu wouldn¡¯t let him live. ah tao and many from his tribe faced a tough choice. dabu¡¯s tribe collapsed. when the last level-four leader was killed, the rest collapsed. they lost their courage and started to flee. ye zhongming chose to chase the largest group. a dozen minutes later, he was covered in blood. he let the rest flee as he had reached his goal. he released han yihao and sun yang and led them back to ah tao. ye zhongming stood before this old man who could communicate directly with him. ¡°ye, you...¡± ¡°do you know why your tribe is getting weaker until you are on the verge of destruction?¡± n/)ovelb1n ye zhongming interrupted him fiercely. ah tao was stunned and didn¡¯t expect him to say that. ¡°because your methods are wrong. you will only try to make hunts safe, but will that work? it will slow down your destruction, and be a slow death.¡± ¡°no, i...¡± ¡°you need to go all out in every fight. the strongest warriors are at the front; you do this even when facing much weaker monsters. keke, your warriors all became flowers. not only won¡¯t they get stronger, but they will also get weaker. your tribe is getting weaker and weaker. tell me, if you don¡¯t get destroyed, who will? if anything happens to you or your two hunting captains in just a while, your tribe will be gone! the monsters will kill you, or a bigger tribe will eat you!¡± ¡°that is the truth!¡± ah tao¡¯s face turned red, but he couldn¡¯t retort as ye zhongming was right. ¡°i realized this problem, but losses are unavoidable if i allowed them to fight. we will still get wiped then!¡± ye zhongming smiled. ¡°so i found a better path for you.¡± ye zhongming waved his hand, ¡°swallow and merge!¡± Chapter 373: Either die or be enslaved chapter 373: either die or be enslaved bent woke up from his nightmare. his cold sweat wet the fur blanket that covered him. he also awakened the girl beside him. she rubbed her eyes and muttered. she didn¡¯t pour water for him like usual, just turning around to fall asleep. bent opened his mouth and wanted to scold her, but he didn¡¯t make a sound. he got off the bone bed and picked up the bone cup to pour the water into his body. the cold liquid entered his stomach and stabilized his emotions. since the massacre seven days ago, bent was shocked. . he closed his eyes, and all he saw was blood. all he saw when he fell asleep were the gory scenes. as dabu¡¯s son, he was destined to be the heir of the tribe, the future leader. he was proud and confident. but until now, when he recalled how his father¡¯s body was tossed away like used leather, he felt a chill down his spine. everything changed that day. he fled with the survivors. even to avoid the killing, he changed into other clothes. he tossed aside the pride and honor of his tribe. in the past, this tribe would end up being called bent tribe, but now... he smiled bitterly. he looked at the half-naked girl on the bed. even this woman who kneeled before him to serve him in the past didn¡¯t care about him. those uncles in the tribe definitely wouldn¡¯t let him take over easily. posthumous people were a race that cared about strength. his strength wasn¡¯t enough to gain all their respect. everything happened because of that conflict. that weak ah tao tribe became so strong. that man that was younger than himself even killed his father! bent didn¡¯t understand how these two tribes with a decent relationship would suddenly fight each other. he thought about the tempting miya. bent knew that he had no chance to get her. since that old ah tao decided to choose that male sa, he had made a choice. the only opportunity to get miya had disappeared along with that choice. the prince of the tribe didn¡¯t know what he should do; he was afraid. there were some sounds from outside. he didn¡¯t want to care. those uncles had been causing problems and wanted to interfere in everything. but when he lay down, the sounds got even louder. there were even some intense shouts. he stood up and walked out with his leather armor. two groups were at a standstill. bent took a few steps before stopping. he then turned around and hid in the shadow of his tent. after which, he ran towards his father¡¯s tent. there was a tunnel out that allowed him to hide from these demons. the demons were here. this wasn¡¯t the first time that ye zhongming had such a title. he led ah tao and his tribe, who were still stunned, to find dabu¡¯s old nest. he suggested swallowing the tribe. this was a path that he had never thought about. his idea was always to babysit people to let them grow. but ye zhongming suggested a gory path that would cause him to get scolded. it opened a brand new door for him. of course, he still felt like it was a gate to hell even now. but this gate that smashed his years of confidence and faith was very tempting for some reason. ah tao felt this feeling was much better than the first time he entered a girl¡¯s body. so he came back with ye zhongming. he wanted to see what this young man saw as his hope would do. ¡°who are you? this is the dabu tribe, without our permission...¡± a middle-aged man stood tall to express his attitude, but his words were interrupted by a body thrown under his feet. it was dabu¡¯s corpse that he was previously so proud of. it was as if his neck was strangled. blood surged onto his face, and it was blood red. this humiliating act was killing the tribe leader and tossing his body back to his people. n-(ovelbin ye zhongming casually held moon edge. he looked at the remaining 500 people. most of them were old, children or ladies. there were less than 50 warriors who managed to flee back here. such a small group couldn¡¯t even deal with ah tao¡¯s tribe, much less ye zhongming, who killed many of them. despair appeared on their faces. they saw that their tribe was about to get wiped out. ¡°either i kill all of you, or you become ah tao tribe¡¯s slave; make your choice.¡± ye zhongming and ah tao found out that slaves existed in posthumous people. they were often prisoners after tribe wars. either that, or they were civilians captured from dawn saint hall. but during these tens of thousands of days, few wars occurred. dawn saint hall people... it would be good if they didn¡¯t capture posthumous people. so, although slaves existed, they had disappeared for a long time. but everyone understood what that meant. either they died, or they became slaves. this was the only path that ye zhongming left for them. they kept silent for a while before charging at him in despair. han yihao and sun yang stood before him. whether they were repaying ye zhonngming for saving them or taking revenge for the dabu tribe locking them up, they had no reason to hold back. these warriors weren¡¯t strong. they had around two-star strength and their job. with ye zhongming¡¯s weapons, they could deal with the warriors. very quickly, those warriors with limited strength were turned into warm corpses. they lost their final bit of resistance. those who chose to die had already died. those who remained chose to become slaves. ah tao¡¯s tribe had slaves twice the size of their tribe. on the way back, ah tao asked ye zhongming if he meant this. ye zhongming shook his head. ¡°when there is a comparison between our tribe and theirs, people will be able to make a choice. so the plan hasn¡¯t started. we have just created two samples for them.¡± Chapter 374: Experiment chapter 374: experiment ye zhongming squatted before a dabu race man and felt the rage in his eyes. on the first day back to ah tao¡¯s tribe, this old man who had some power in dabu¡¯s tribe started to contact people from his tribe and even tried to start a coup for them to kill ye zhongming. of course, that didn¡¯t work. although two ah tao tribe members were convinced and helped make things easy for the old man, the camp was too small. his actions were caught with ah tao and ye zhongming¡¯s mental energy cover. ah tao had already decided to take a gamble with ye zhongming. he killed the two from his race in front of everyone. he announced to everyone that if they didn¡¯t stand in the same line as them, they wouldn¡¯t be from the tribe; they would be their enemies! if you disagree with what they were doing, then leave. if you tried to spoil things, you would end up like those two. ah tao¡¯s actions made everyone sure that the tribe was walking a different path. either you did it without hesitation, or you scram. to this tribe, with only a few hundred people, everyone was loved ones. no one could abandon their loved ones. although a portion of them disagreed, they saw the changes and benefits, and they, too, wanted to see what the future would bring. ah tao¡¯s determination stabilized the tribe. they washed the dabu tribe in blood. ye zhongming left this old man as he wanted to do a few tests on his body. he loosened the muscles on his body. this old man, who knew that he would die, attacked. but he only had three-star strength. ye zhongming could defeat him with just one hand. after fighting the old man, he tied him up again and poured something into his mouth. ye zhongming walked out and saw miya, who was waiting for him. she was calm, but she had a complicated gaze. ye zhongming was familiar with such a gaze. the entire tribe was looking at him that way. it included many emotions like gratitude, respect, fear, foreign, unbearable... ¡°he went against you, so you should just kill him; why torture him? that''s not good.¡± ]. ye zhongming had already spent a month here and grasped most of their language. evolved had a strong memory and increased his learning efficiency with the soul refining technique. with han yihao and his wife, who were good teachers, he could communicate with them without problems. ye zhongming didn¡¯t say anything. he didn¡¯t need to explain things, and he didn¡¯t feel like he needed to. ¡°you, you have killed so many. please, don¡¯t continue. do it for the future kids.¡± ye zhongming frowned at miya and didn¡¯t know what she meant. he only did things with xia lei, and it wouldn¡¯t be so accurate to get a kid right away. that means that having kids would be a long time in the future. moreover, did this even have to do with kids? he ignored this woman and walked towards ah tao¡¯s tent. the old man chose a few targets to find out more exact details. he had to be nice to them, no matter which one. ye zhongming planned to bring a few people to hunt some demon monsters. the tribe needed a huge amount of food now. ah tao was drawing a rough map in the tent. they might have maps, but for a small tribe like theirs, the map was basically in their heads. but it would be different in the future. this was very important, so ye zhongming told him to draw it out. he glanced at the drawing. ah tao was quite talented in drawing and could understand it. ¡°ye, this pen and paper are so amazing; it is a miracle!¡± ye zhongming wanted to tell ah tao that there were 6 billion such miracles on earth, but he didn¡¯t as he felt like he had scared this old man enough. ¡°this is the ash mountain tribe that i chose. there are 300 of them, slightly stronger than us in the past. their leader, grey mountain, is close to me. we had come into contact with them a lot in the recent thousand days.¡± ye zhongming looked at a dot on the map and estimated they could arrive in three days if his drawing was accurate. ¡°they aren¡¯t in a good state. winter is coming, and it will be tough. we have a chance if we bring enough food and good weapons to find them.¡± ah tao looked at ye zhongming, ¡°i will try to convince them. you don¡¯t want all of us to be slaves apart from my tribe, right?¡± ye zhongming agreed. his plan needed a large number of helpers. ye zhongming exited the tent and called for people to hunt with him. with him here, their previously dangerous hunts became a simple food storage mission. the posthumous people who hadn¡¯t been hungry for days were grateful. two days later, ye zhongming returned with huge gains. although no one died, a few dozen were injured. this was a result of his training. he handed the food to the others before he came to where the old man was locked up. but before he entered, he saw miya standing outside. ¡°what do you want to do?¡± ye zhongming asked. if this was cloud peak, even xia lei wouldn¡¯t dare to go against him. ¡°stop torturing this person. you should just kill him!¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t understand how the vicious girl he had met had become such a kind goddess. ¡°don¡¯t say things you know nothing about; which eye did you see me torture him?¡± miya pointed at the tent, ¡°you hit him and fed him poison!¡± ye zhongming grabbed her hand and pulled her into the tent. she was caught off guard, and her face turned red. ye zhongming saw that the old man was still alive and looked good. he was excited. ¡°what did you give me? why do i feel weird?¡± n-(0velbin that old man struggled right away and asked him. he probably thought that ye zhongming had poisoned him. ye zhongming didn¡¯t reply. he knew his questions wouldn¡¯t be accurate, so he just released the old man and told him he would release him if he defeated him. the old man started to attack, but he still wasn¡¯t ye zhongming¡¯s match. ye zhongming tied the old man up, and that infuriated miya. ¡°remember to apologize to me in the future.¡± ye zhongming ignored miya and went to ah tao¡¯s tent, placing something before the old man. ¡°what is this?¡± ah tao didn¡¯t understand. ¡°something that can help increase your tribes¡¯ strength.¡± ye zhongming smiled mysteriously. he looked at the bottle on the table... evolution potion. Chapter 375: Xia Lei and Xia Bai chapter 375: xia lei and xia bai sunlight shone from outside. dust danced around the light pillar and left many uneven lines. a white veil flew into all of this, and the dust started to fly about in panic. xia lei wiped the blood on her hands. her eyes had turned sharper during these two months, but one could see some exhaustion inside. n//o-(v-)¦Å..l./b//i-/n she wrapped the wounds on her ribs and lay on the bed. she thought she would finally have time to rest today after three days, but when she closed her eyes, her mind was filled with the image of that person. she could only open her eyes once more. she was afraid that she would become weak if she overthought about him. cloud peak needed everything now except for weakness. occasionally, xia lei would think back to peacetime. she wasn¡¯t thinking about the past; she just imagined how things would be if she met him then. maybe she would be in her police uniform dragging a terrified-looking guy out of his classroom. she could wear light clothing on a rainy day and get wet to see if he would have a nosebleed. then, she would find a memorable day to get him drunk, and when he was unconscious, she would do all the mature things. when he opened his eyes the following day, she held up the stained blankets and told him he had to be responsible. if not, she would slice his thing off. ]. all that remained would be to start a normal but special older-younger-brother relationship. with her charm, she would convince his parents and friends. she smiled. she hugged the pillar and placed it between her legs. the more she thought about it, the more comfortable she felt. all the problems that she faced recently didn¡¯t seem as tough as before. ¡°when you return, i will keep you here for three days.¡± xia lei muttered and tossed the pillow to the side. she lay and stared at the roof. she tried not to think about the possibility of him not coming back. there was a knock on the door, and she sighed. she knew that her sleepless day would continue. she wore her clothes to cover her alluring body. she rubbed her face in the mirror on the door and opened it. ¡°little fellow, if you don¡¯t return, i will harm other girls in the villa and cheat on you!¡± out of the door, the demon of cloud peak was back. .................................................................................... tang tian spat out blood. he grabbed the car and didn¡¯t let his body collapse. behind him was the ashen white-faced sister rong. apart from a few dozen cloud peak soldiers, hundreds of evolved held various weapons. ¡°tang tian, i didn¡¯t expect someone from that little team who just picked up rubbish to become cloud peak¡¯s deputy captain. but after you entered the dungeon, your team disappeared. did you con them? uncle da treated you so well.¡± a fellow held a thick iron rod that shone a grey light. tang tian laughed coldly, ¡°do you think anything you say can make your actions reasonable? no need for so much; it is the apocalypse. as long as your fist is tough enough, no one cares why you kill.¡± that sharp-mouthed fellow¡¯s face heated up, and he scolded, ¡°our boss wants you to tell us where ye zhongming is, and we will let you off!¡± sister rong¡¯s eyes shook, and they knew that what everyone was most worried about had still happened. half a month after ye zhongming left, factions started to sneak attack their motorcades. this recent week, these people seemed to have banded together to attack. they realized that ye zhongming was gone, so they started to probe. they wanted to see if ye zhongming would emerge once cloud peak was in trouble. the rumors that he had died in the secret realm would be true if he didn''t appear. ¡°you few noobs think you have the right to see our boss? go back and tell your master to kowtow to cloud peak. maybe our boss will give him a chance and meet him.¡± a cloud peak warrior replied firmly. his expression of disdain caused the other warriors to laugh, too. cloud peak¡¯s situation showed the true faces of many. those who were not firm started to waver, but those who were firm got even more firm. ¡°then die!¡± the guy shouted and raised his arm. the people around started to attack cloud peak¡¯s grain motorcade. cries rang out from both sides. one side was where cloud peak and this group intersected. life was lost as if it were worthless. the other area where the screams came from was actually on the outside. the guy turned and saw a petite figure walking in the shadows. each step it took would mean a heart was being ripped out. it was crushed and then tossed onto the ground. this woman wore a flower-patterned mask. the gaps showed white jade-like skin. her hands had the same color, but it was red now. her body was well-balanced. unfortunately, flesh hung on it, which dropped as she moved. moments later, new pieces would attach to her body. the merger of an angel and the devil. the guy charged and waved the weapon in his hands. he was confident that his three-star evolved strength was enough to finish her. he wouldn¡¯t kill her and wanted to capture her alive. then, he would teach her how to serve a man. the eyes behind the mask glanced over, and he felt like he couldn¡¯t move. the next second, he saw those white hands stabbed into his chest. she pulled his heart out like how she killed his friends. ¡°what skill is that, impossible...¡± ¡°nothing is impossible; you''ve seen too little.¡± she pushed him down. he died the moment he fell to the ground. the attackers were in chaos. cloud peak¡¯s reinforcements were here. a hundred people attacked a group many times their number. the battle was very one-sided. xia lei walked to the masked woman and smiled. ¡°you are back?¡± ¡°i am back.¡± she reached out in her pocket and passed five bottles of three-star potions to her. ¡°i was late because of these.¡± xia bai said. Chapter 376: Volunteer chapter 376: volunteer ¡°what is this?¡± ah tao picked up the translucent tube and asked in surprise. ye zhongming tried to form the sentence before saying, ¡°it is a potion that came from my home. only by consuming this could someone from my home enter a new realm.¡± ah tao listened on intently. especially when ye zhongming mentioned his home, his body leaned forward like he was afraid he missed anything. ¡°i have been thinking about whether or not it is useful for posthumous people. but i couldn¡¯t test it on your lives, so it was just a thought until recently...¡± ye zhongming didn¡¯t continue, but ah tao understood what he meant. this old man sounded happy and complicated. ah tao was happy to see the young man cherish his tribe, but the dabu tribe was still a part of the posthumous race. things weren¡¯t as simple as black or white. ah tao sighed to himself. ¡°although the end of the experiment hasn¡¯t been reached, it is nearly three days, and it looks good. the people who used the potion seem stronger. this one-star potion can raise their strength by 25% in two days.¡± ah tao¡¯s eyes lit up. 25%? ah tao naturally knew the person ye zhongming experimented on. he was level two to around level three. wasn¡¯t it too exaggerated for his strength to increase by 25% in just two days? ¡°this is a one-star potion. this is two-star. i don¡¯t have too many, and my highest level is two-star, so i don¡¯t want to waste it on others.¡± n-(0velbin ah tao understood. ye zhongming didn¡¯t have many of these left. if he continued to experiment with it, the moment they fully understood its effects, not many would remain. even if they proved that there weren¡¯t any side effects, it wouldn¡¯t help them much. but this thing wasn¡¯t fully tested, if there were side effects... ah tao frowned and didn¡¯t dare to decide. this concerned life and death. even if he was the leader, he couldn¡¯t be rash. ye zhongming looked at ah tao and gave a suggestion. ¡°maybe you can ask who is willing. tell them the effects and the possible side effects to search for someone willing. we can control the number. this can help us reduce the risk. we won¡¯t waste much of these if there are no side effects.¡± ¡°but...¡± he was still unable to decide. death was a huge matter to the entire tribe. ¡°high risk comes with high rewards. if we continue developing like this, it will take a long time for us. since there is a shortcut, we need to take a gamble. moreover, i am 80% sure it is harmless. there is only a 20% chance of failure. this probability is worth us taking a gamble.¡± the old man stood up and walked around the tent. he bit his teeth, ¡°okay, but you can only select those level-two and below. after confirming that it is okay, you can only use it at scale!¡± ye zhongming smiled, ¡°that was what i wanted.¡± .............................................................................. news spread quickly throughout the tribe. the excitement, along with terror, was something they didn¡¯t feel even when they conquered dabu¡¯s tribe. a thing that could increase your strength the moment you drank it without needing you to train. that thing would not only attract their tribe, but it would also attract the kings in the imperial cities. everyone talked about it for a whole day. the harmonious ah tao tribe started to quarrel for the first time because of the potion. guys naturally craved power. they didn¡¯t want to give up on a chance to get stronger, even if they had to take a significant risk. but guys had parents, wives, kids. these people often wanted them to be safe. strength could increase through cultivation, but if they lost their lives, everything was over. disagreements happened because of their differing viewpoints. ah tao tribe all gathered beside the bonfires a day later. they stood before ye zhongming and ah tao. the complicated emotions were at a maximum. ¡°we have explained the potion very clearly yesterday. this time, we need five volunteers to take the risk. kids, i hope all of you consider clearly before you make your choice.¡± ah tao looked at his race and described the outcomes that might occur. he pointed at the five bottles, ¡°30 breaths later, those willing to use it can walk to the front.¡± the quiet area got noisy once more. many families debated for the last time. some succeeded, and some failed. thirty breaths later, 20 of them stood up. ah tao glanced, and his expression wasn¡¯t good. ye zhongming shook his head. half of those people were old and weak. either they had irrecoverable injuries from previous fights and could not step up. or they were old and felt they should take the risk of leaving some seeds for the people. if it was really good, then the kids could eat it. apart from those who took up over half, the remaining were why ah tao and ye zhongming shook their heads. these were the strongest and most core people of the tribe. the two hunting captains, di nuo and kai nuo, the two most respected elders, and also... miya. ah tao allowed things to happen to others, but not these few. they were the core and hope of the entire tribe, and they couldn¡¯t take the risk. ¡°they few of you, scram back!¡± ah tao scolded them coldly. ¡°leader, we can do it; if it is useful, then we...¡± ¡°scram!¡± ah tao, who rarely got angry, hollered and terrified them. the two captains and elders gritted their teeth and backed down. only miya raised her face and looked at ah tao. ¡°tribe leader grandfather, we have no way back. if we can¡¯t get stronger, it would be the race meeting after winter. do you think the kings will let us off for killing our race? no, they won¡¯t let us off. the only way we can leave is to become so strong that they fear us. since that is the case, what is there to be afraid of? even if i will die because of this, i am willing to try for the tribe!¡± those words were firm, making ye zhongming look at her differently. this weak, introverted, primitive tribe had such foresight. this girl was good. ye zhongming knew that at least two people now saw his real goal. one was ah tao, and the other was miya. they knew that he was doing this to make them stronger. but he was also tying them to the same car and making them a part of his plan. but this helped both sides. ah tao didn¡¯t say it but miya did. ¡°i heard that there are two types; i want the better one.¡± Chapter 377: Start of the plan chapter 377: start of the plan five days passed since the volunteers used the evolution potions. apart from those older ones that showed discomfort, the others were okay. the dabu race member who was experimented on was beaten up by ye zhongming every day to confirm his strength wouldn¡¯t increase. ultimately, he was used as bait and fed to demon monsters. the volunteers did things, too, during these days. they followed ye zhongming to hunt. not only could he observe their strength, but he could also make their blood flow and speed up the appearance of side effects. but at least up until now, the potions were safe. at this stage, he could confirm that the potions were not harmful to them. but to be safe, ye zhongming and ah tao didn¡¯t use it at scale and just chose ten people to use it. it wasn¡¯t wrong to be so careful. this period was when their morale was the strongest. each hunt would improve their weapons. as ye zhongming joined, with a dozen more volunteers, previously dangerous operations became simple battles. they moved demon monster corpses and food back to the tribe. he turned them into meat jerky that could allow them to survive winter. although the dabu slaves wouldn¡¯t be on their side, their resistance wasn¡¯t so obvious after a few days. they started to work. they mostly did the dried vegetables beside the bonfire. posthumous people were similar to nomads on earth. although they belonged to different tribes, they were the same race. their names were different, but they were a similar body. after getting together, they had similar emotions and weren¡¯t as resistant as he thought. moreover, as ah tao¡¯s tribe was getting stronger by the day, some dabu tribe members who didn¡¯t lose loved ones during the war seemed very excited. they worshipped experts, just that such emotions were more obvious in backward tribes. this was something ye zhongming was happy to see. after all, ah tao¡¯s tribe was small. even if he had many magical methods, he couldn¡¯t let them jump to become the strongest posthumous tribe. he still had to absorb more new blood before he could battle those large tribes in the imperial city. another 15 days passed, and the 3rd batch of 30 consumed the evolution potion. this included the two elders who were between three-star and four-star. unfortunately, ye zhongming didn¡¯t have three-star potions for them. most of these one-star and two-star potions were obtained from glory army¡¯s camp. although the level wasn¡¯t high, there was a large number of potions, so it should be able to last for a long time. this made ye zhongming envy the glory army¡¯s wealth. a team that couldn¡¯t even rank in the top five in their army had so many resources. in comparison, cloud peak was too poor. ¡°ye, the first two batches are pretty much stable.¡± ah tao, two hunting captains, miya, and a few respected people sat together to eat with ye zhongming. they discussed the plan. ¡°ordinary potions are of great help to the level-one people. the best person is close to level two. but it is decent for level-two members, increasing their strength by 25%. as for the stronger potion, it is effective for all. it can allow a level one to reach level two. the effects on those level-two people are different. the most can increase by a level and the lowest by a third. the effect on level three and above is like when level two people use the ordinary potion.¡± the ordinary potion was one-star, and the stronger one was two-star. ye zhongming only had these two, which was why ah tao was used to calling them that. ye zhongming knew the relationship between the potions and the warriors. he taught ye zhongming about the different levels. with his strong mental energy, he could deduce the difference in their strength more accurately than ye zhongming did. he touched his chin. there weren¡¯t potions here, but their effects were similar to that on earth. it depended on the level that the warriors were at. ¡°we did the repeat experiment too on miya.¡± ah tao said, and then he sighed. she was too stubborn. she was willing to be the guinea pig to determine what taking two potions would cause. ¡°it wasn¡¯t as effective as the first time. the ordinary potion was ineffective. when using it the third time, there was no effect.¡± ye zhongming nodded when he heard her say that. that was normal. if one could continue evolving when consuming the potion, that would be amazing. ¡°i am already at level three; i want to join the operation.¡± as miya¡¯s strength was between levels two and three previously, she reached the edge of level three after consuming the two-star potion for the first time. after using it again, she had broken through and became one of the experts in the tribe.¡± ah tao exchanged glances with ye zhongming, and both agreed. everyone discussed, and they would head out to grey mountain tribe tomorrow. ye zhongming¡¯s swallow and merge operation would begin. on the second day, ah tao led the team. he led 50 warriors and a hundred dabu tribe slaves to drag carts of resources. the day the ah tao tribe¡¯s operation began, far away from them, a giant mountain city welcomed a young man. his body was very dirty, and there were many unhealed wounds. even in the posthumous people tribe that looked poor, he too looked like a beggar. above the city, above the enormous mountain, were many giant ¡®lamps¡¯. these lamps lit up the vast city that stood in the mountains. a few people rode white birds to fly near the lamp. they poured in transparent oil. as the oil was poured, the flames got brighter. the guards at the gate stopped that person. they watched as this beggar took something and passed it to someone who looked like the captain. nove-lb(1n ¡°i am the dabu tribe leader¡¯s son, bent. i want to meet king hong xiang.¡± Chapter 378: Grey Mountain Tribe Chapter 378: Grey Mountain Tribe Grey Mountain chewed the thing in his mouth. He tried to hold it in, but he still spat it out. It was too disgusting. This black vegetable bun with meat jerky filling didn¡¯t taste good. Even if he had been eating this for winter since childhood, he could still not get used to it. But who knew how many of his people would die if they didn¡¯t have such things for the winter that lasted hundreds of days? ¡°Leader, Jinke Hunting Team is back.¡± A muscular middle-aged man opened the tent and said towards Grey Mountain, sitting on a giant stone chair. Grey Mountain¡¯s face, covered in a beard, was filled with surprise. He stood up. His muscular body was like a stone gate. ¡°How are their gains?¡± He acknowledged, ¡°They brought back five baskets of food.¡± Grey Mountain opened his mouth slightly, and he lost all interest. He sat back down and held the chair handle to express his unhappiness. But he knew that the strong demon monsters were also preparing for winter. They were hunting in the entire Blue Continent. Some demon monsters were about to enter their reproduction period, so they were strict in their defenses. Any Posthumous people or demon monsters that dared to enter their territory would be attacked. All these situations added together meant that they were facing problems hunting. Coincidentally, they also had to pass the winter. So, each winter was tough for them. A small tribe like Grey Mountain would be happy if 80% of them could survive the winter. Extreme cold and food shortage was like a death sentence for the weak Posthumous people. Some women and kids weren¡¯t able to survive the winter. ¡°But...¡± Grey Mountain''s gaze turned, and he looked at his subordinate. He was annoyed, ¡°When have you become so hesitant?¡± The small tribe didn¡¯t have many rules, so Grey Mountain didn¡¯t care that much. He just asked him what had happened. ¡°Leader, a bunch came from outside. Ah Tao is here himself!¡± Grey Mountain laughed when he heard that. They had a good relationship with Ah Tao¡¯s tribe. It was a small, weak tribe, and they would help one another. Now that he heard Ah Tao was here, with the possibility that a large tribe might attack them, their confidence to win was added. As such, Grey Mountain was delighted. ¡°Go, let¡¯s meet my old brother.¡± Grey Mountain¡¯s tribe was smaller than Ah Tao¡¯s. If so many people entered the camp, it would be too squeezy, so they met outside the mountains. This trip took five days. Besides large amounts of resources that slowed down the journey that would have taken three days, killing demon monsters was another reason they were slow. But fortunately, they had many gains. Especially the Black Seed Deers that they met yesterday. Their meat was tasty, and their leather was useful for creating high-defense armor. They could also be used to make blankets and build tents. Apart from this surprise, Ye Zhongming also found many other materials. Although he couldn¡¯t use most of them now, he still collected them. When he reached Earth, these would be sold for three digits of crystals. ¡°Brother Ah Tao, why are you here? Did you want to hunt here?¡± Grey Mountain led his men over. He saw the healthy Ah Tao, and the two of them hugged. ¡°I can smell your black vegetable taste from so far. I don¡¯t want to come to a place where the leader has to eat such things.¡± Grey Mountain was helpless, ¡°Old Fellow, don¡¯t think you are doing well. You are just like us; I don¡¯t believe you won¡¯t eat them this winter... Er...¡± Before he finished, his subordinate dragged his clothes and signaled him to look. He stopped his words like someone had grabbed his neck. He saw an army behind Ah Tao. The 50 in front were elite warriors that gave off an aura no weaker than level two. There were even 15 of them that were above level three! Moreover, what he couldn¡¯t accept was that a hundred simple carts were parked behind those 100 people; on them were mountains of food... Chapter 379: part 1- Swallowing and merging Chapter 379: part 1- Swallowing and merging Grey Mountain had already forgotten how many days had been since he had seen so much food being placed together. In his memory, the last time was when he was still small before the tribe faced those wars that nearly wiped them out. Although the food gave off a blood stench, the Posthumous people were all hungry, and they could imagine how the demon monster''s bodies would be when they turned into golden barbecue meat. The people who followed the leader out to welcome Ah Tao were all respected people in the tribe, but they were all stunned by the food there. The ground shook, and Grey Mountain woke up from the constant earthquake. Grey Mountain smiled and told his people to clean the place and lead Ah Tao¡¯s tribe into the camp. After half a day of being busy, the two teams finally sat together. Ah Tao was very generous, taking out food to feed the Grey Mountain Tribe. As for those leaders, naturally, they were able to eat delicious barbecue meat in the tent.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. ¡°Black Seed Deer Meat!¡± The host, Grey Mountain, who was supposed to prepare food to welcome Ah Tao, was embarrassed. He was stunned when he saw the barbecue meat being sent over. Black Seed Deer? Didn¡¯t Jinke¡¯s team see someone hunting the Black Seed Deers? Did Ah Tao¡¯s group bump into some on the way? Or did he buy some food from that large tribe? Due to some deep-rooted thoughts, Grey Mountain didn¡¯t think about any other possibility. Hearing Grey Mountain¡¯s questions, Ah Tao smiled. This smile looked proud. As expected, what the old man said shocked Grey Mountain. ¡°Why can¡¯t we be the ones to hunt them, Black Seed Deers... Aren¡¯t much.¡± Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes. Posthumous people were the same as humans on Earth; they loved to act cool. But when a tribe had the token of another tribe, there was only one possibility. They either wiped out or merged with the other. Even if a tribe went extinct, the token would be sent to the imperial city. It won¡¯t be left outside. Ah Tao tribe wiped a Posthumous tribe? Moreover... It was the Dabu tribe? Strictly speaking, be it Ah Tao tribe or the Grey Mountain tribe, they were both tribes within the Dabu tribe¡¯s territory. When there was an external war, they had to listen to that tribe. But now, this medium-sized tribe¡¯s token was in front of him. Thinking back to how Ah Tao¡¯s 50-man-strong team killed the Black Seed Deer, Grey Mountain realized that Ah Tao¡¯s reason for coming wasn¡¯t so simple. When the curtains were drawn, this tent became a small area. Sounds would spread from inside, but no one could hear carefully. But today, what Grey Mountain tribe felt was that they waited outside for a long time. After which, Grey Mountain walked out and announced that Grey Mountain would merge with Ah Tao tribe to form the new... Cloud Peak Tribe. This thing caused a huge uproar. Grey Mountain tribe¡¯s people objected. Grey Mountain predicted that. The core members each went to the regions they were in charge of to explain to their people. At the same time, cart after cart of food and clothing needed for winter was pushed in front of Grey Mountain¡¯s leader and other camp leaders. ¡°You might think it is very sudden. I feel the same way.¡± Grey Mountain stood behind the food, and his gaze was complicated. The race members listened to their leader and quietened down. ¡°I know you might not understand and be angry that I am abandoning our tribe name. Even if you freeze or starve to death, you hope to keep a part of the Grey Mountain tribe¡¯s legacy. Me too.¡± Chapter 379.5- Swallowing and merging Chapter 379.5- Swallowing and merging Grey Mountain clenched his fist. One could see his cheeks puff up from him, gritting his teeth. Many race members teared up at those words, and they slowly understood why their leader did that. ¡°But, can we freeze and starve to death because of this pride? Is it worth it?¡± Grey Mountain¡¯s voice was low and sunken. He looked at a corner, and a young member was holding a clutch. This left leg was gone. ¡°Goat Seal, our courageous warrior, a strong younger generation fighter. Last winter, he hunted on an empty stomach for many days. A horned demon beast broke his weapon and bit off one of his legs. If not for his luck, he would have died long ago.¡± ¡°Such a person that had hunted for the tribe for many winters could only get the lowest amount of resources this winter because he is useless now.¡± This young member lowered his head; the wooden stiff was creaking as he clenched it. ¡°Circle Horn.¡± Grey Mountain looked at a little girl, three to four years old, in her mother¡¯s arms. She was skinny, and her eyes lacked energy. ¡°She must be hungry. She is hungry every day. She has no father, so her food is limited. Her mother has to work to earn enough. How did her father die? Hunting. But we cannot take care of such a relative of a person who gave up his life for the tribe. Because she is a girl, we can also not give her special treatment.¡± ¡°Uncle Shanci had died three days ago; why did he die? Jinke Hunting Squad lost three members this time; why aren¡¯t they back? They only brought so little food back; why?¡±N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. ¡°That is because we are weak!¡± He punched the corpse of a demon monster. ¡°Even if we attack the weakest demon monsters, we are still at risk of dying. We don¡¯t have enough food, good weapons, no potions. Our techniques are backward. If we don¡¯t change, how long can we last? At that time, what would the last Grey Mountain tribe person think before he dies?¡± The entire tribe was silent. Even those who objected previously lowered their heads and bit their teeth. All they thought about was the harsh life that they had. ¡°So when Ah Tao came to find us and suggested merging, I initially rejected him. But a voice in my heart told me this might be our only final chance.¡± ¡°We want to guard our pride, legacy, dignity. But if we all die, what is the use of all that? Those people who objected, what is the use of all that?¡± ¡°Can we prevent what happened to Goat Seal from happening again? Can Round Horn have food? Can it stop our people from dying meaninglessly?¡± But Grey Mountain didn¡¯t let them go. He chose to leave this place to them while leading those willing to return to Ah Tao¡¯s tribe. Ye Zhongming left them many resources, allowing these few dozen to survive the winter. This won many of their hearts. Some even hesitated and wondered if they had made the wrong choice. Ah Tao¡¯s tribe had 150 people. Along with the Grey Mountain tribe¡¯s 300, they formed a new team that moved toward Ah Tao¡¯s camp. Along the way, they witnessed how strong Ah Tao¡¯s tribe was. They saw how sharp and tough the weapons were. They started to get interested. They also recognized how strong this male sa was. ¡°Brother Grey Mountain, now you know why I told you to bring the demon crystals, right? These things that even kids do not want can be exchanged for things that we can¡¯t even use our lives to trade for.¡± Grey Mountain took a white hammer that Ye Zhongming gave him for free. He was stunned and could only nod his head. He knew why Ah Tao¡¯s tribe was so strong because they had found Ye... With good equipment, both sides had a hunting competition. Grey Mountain tribe, who truly sensed how much stronger they got, were interested. They started hunting monsters they hadn''t dared to hunt previously, and they could win easily now. Bodies that they couldn¡¯t slice before were easily sliced through. Monster attacks that would deal huge damage previously could be blocked by them. But they quickly realized that Ah Tao¡¯s tribe was still stronger than them by a huge amount! In the past, the Grey Mountain tribe was slightly stronger! Very quickly, they found the answer. Grey Mountain and his tribe knew Ye had a magical potion that could quickly increase strength. Grey Mountain started to get close to Ye. Ye Zhongming used 20 one-star potions to trade for all of their crystals. The Grey Mountain tribe started to get stronger after consuming these potions. Along with their numbers advantage, they could barely compete with the 50 Ah Tao tribe elites. Ye Zhongming looked at the two tribes slowly getting closer to each other and was delighted. But these people were getting stronger because of him. He, too, had to get stronger. He had the most number of crystals on him now since he had started this new life. Moreover, the materials he got over these few dozen days couldn¡¯t be used by him. In the next period, the variety of materials will increase. Since that was the case, he decided to use the Gate of Sacrifice to see if he could get something good. Chapter 380: Upgrading Summoning Technique Chapter 380: Upgrading Summoning Technique Although Ye Zhongming got many things when he was on Earth, the resources on hand were very scarce. Not only did he have to increase his strength, he had to take care of his men from Cloud Peak. So he had only used Gate of Sacrifice once since he got it. It was only the first-tier sacrifice. Of course, he gained something really good. Although the Blood Stepping Boots wasn¡¯t the best equipment he had on hand, it was one of the best. After getting many materials and crystals, he felt he could make another sacrifice. After returning to the Ah Tao tribe, he hid in his tent. As for how to arrange Grey Mountain and his people, that was left to Ah Tao. Gate of Sacrifice was the same as before. The gem that represented the amount of energy it had was empty. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t toss things in right away. He started to arrange the items that he had. He gained many demon crystals from the two tribes. Most were level one and level two crystals. These were the average demon monster levels they killed, so naturally, they had many of these crystals. These crystals could be tossed into the gate. As for those above level three, Ye Zhongming would keep them as he still had a large use for them. Apart from demon crystals, it would be the materials. Some were animal materials; some were from plants. Ye Zhongming started to split them according to his memory and grouped those he wouldn¡¯t use in the future. After completing all this, Ye Zhongming kept those he could use before tossing the remaining into the gate. The gem representing the energy level started to light up. The energy line rose, and this speed shocked Ye Zhongming, so he stopped. He tossed in a few at once. He stopped and took out some more materials before confirming something exciting. Any material from the Blue Secret Realm contained more energy than those of the same level from Earth! Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t help but think about how the monsters here were stronger than those of the same level on Earth. It seemed like all of this was connected. The stronger they were, the more energy they contained. He stopped caring about the situation. This was a good thing for him now. The energy stone was filled when he used up half of the materials! He hesitated and didn¡¯t choose to activate it, so he tossed materials in. But he was in the Secret Realm, and he didn¡¯t know when he could get out. He thought about it and chose the Basic Summoning Technique. He made his choice and stopped hesitating. He used the upgrade scroll right away. Light shone on his body. When he looked at the Basic Summoning Technique, this skill had turned into an Intermediate Summoning Technique. Ye Zhongming picked up a new change of skill in his mind. ¡°Summoning Being durability +30, last for one more minute, obtain its basic element stats.¡± Ye Zhongming knew durability and duration. That affected the strength of the summoned being and would increase its defense. But what were basic element stats? Ye Zhongming summoned an Earth Giant right away. As he controlled the amount of mental energy, this earth giant wasn¡¯t big, just a meter tall. It looked like a little kid. Ye Zhongming controlled it to attack the wooden table. He punched, and this table made of vines was shattered. Ye Zhongming knew how tough these vines were after the Posthumous people modified them. This was what they used to make shields. Normally, Ye Zhongming¡¯s fist could only crack it. This Earth giant could smash it? Was this fellow as strong as a four-star evolved? Ye Zhongming summoned one ice giant and told it to attack the table. It wasn¡¯t as powerful and looked no different from before. This... Basic ability? He thought about it and sliced the ice giant. He understood. The basic element ability meant the material that he summoned them from. Earth meant power; water was recovery, metal was sharpness, fire was burning, etc. This strengthened the summoned being. It seemed like the Summoning Technique was not a support skill, and it could be a main skill. With this done, he looked towards the other item. What was this? Ye Zhongming looked at this oval thing and couldn¡¯t recognize what it was. Chapter 381: Crazy Ye Chapter 381: Crazy Ye ¡°Demon Bee Raising Nest!¡± Ye Zhongming placed his hand on this oval equipment, and its name and use appeared. This green thing was a piece of equipment like a beast pool! Ye Zhongming heard of these types of equipment in his last life. This was a treasure that many large-sized Battle Squads and factions had to have. Not only could this thing allow the user to raise monsters into pets to increase their strength significantly, but it could also provide one with demon crystals, especially low-level ones. Five years after the apocalypse started, low-level crystals were obtained from mutated plants and such beast pools in his last life. This thing was similar to Treasure Gathering Basins. Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. Although the beast pools that the big factions used were a few hundred square meters huge, and his little fellow around 2 square meters couldn¡¯t compare to them, it was pretty good to get something like this at the start. He played around with it and realized it differed from other beast pools. This thing couldn¡¯t be used directly. One had to capture beasts or mutated animals, placing them in to raise them. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have any on hand. Moreover, as this was a bee hive, he could only capture small flying beasts and mutated animals. Ye Zhongming scratched his head as this thing had too many restrictions. Moreover, this came from Earth, and it was a special equipment. Whether or not it could be used here was another problem. After all, the lifeforms of demon monsters and those mutated animals on Earth differed. He thought about it and decided to stop worrying. To test it out, he shall try to capture demon monsters that fit the description. Ye Zhongming looked at the other requirements. Fortunately, he didn¡¯t need to use demon crystals, but it required his blood. However, it didn¡¯t need too much blood, just a little for when he started and when the beasts had to evolve. Those mutated lifeforms could rely on their hunts to amass the energy needed to evolve. Ye Zhongming was excited when he got this equipment. It was best if he started this as soon as possible, as this couldn¡¯t be done right away. It needed some time. So he found Ah Tao and Grey Mountain to ask them about small-sized flying demon monsters nearby. Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°Two leaders, not only are we hunting them, but we will inform the two tribes to witness our hunt!¡± Ah? The powerful people in the two tribes looked at one another. The leader didn¡¯t convince him, and he wanted others to see him hunt. This... See people to watch you die? Di Nuo and Kai Nuo understood how strong Ye Zhongming was, so they didn¡¯t object so much. But the two hunting captains of Grey Mountain didn¡¯t look so good. Not to mention that this hunt was destined to fail. If they succeeded, how much did they have to pay? If more than a third died, both sides would suffer huge losses. They couldn¡¯t recover without a few thousand days. What could they do then? Ye Zhongming knew that they were worried, but he had his plan. Winter was coming. Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t experienced this in the Secret Realm, but the Posthumous people said it was a really cold season. Be it Posthumous people or, the Dawn Saint Hall, or the demon monsters living on Blue Continent, they would enter a hiding state. Only the strong could survive the extreme weather. All lifeforms were preparing to welcome this season. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hate the cold. He welcomed it. This weather gave him time to complete his plan. Without winter, the news of him wiping out the Dabu tribe would spread to the Posthumous Imperial City. The large tribes and the King wouldn¡¯t allow such a thing to happen. They would attack. Blue Secret Realm wasn¡¯t Earth. Even if they weren¡¯t much stronger than Ye Zhongming, they were here for many years, and their strength had reached a terrifying level. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t fight against them yet. The winter gave him a hundred days to develop. If he didn¡¯t do high-risk things here, he might even die once winter ended. As compared to the terrifying Kings, what were these thousand level-four monsters? Ye Zhongming decided not to hold back on his trump cards. He would swallow more tribes and occupy more land. Once the winter ended, the Kings in the city would have to fear him. These Barbarian Copper Monsters weren¡¯t anything! ¡°That is decided. I will find the flying demon monsters; you inform the two tribes. We will gather near the Barbarian Copper Monster resting place. I will go all out.¡± Ye Zhongming slapped the desk solemnly, ¡°We will ask if they will join us. It is good if they agree; if not, I don¡¯t mind getting more slaves!¡± Chapter 382: Suppression disappearing Chapter 382: Suppression disappearing Although Winter wasn¡¯t here yet, the air was slightly cold. It reminded those living in the Blue Secret Realm that the most challenging time was coming. Ye Zhongming wore Posthumous people''s leather armor. He was no different from other Posthumous people if one didn¡¯t look at his hair. Miya accompanied Ye Zhongming to find the small flying demon monsters. Ah Tao reasoned that the hunting team was preparing so only Miya could accompany him. Ye Zhongming found it weird, but it made sense, so he didn¡¯t reject him. Based on what the two tribes said, two types of small-sized flying demon monsters met his requirements. They weren¡¯t close to the camp. The first was five days away, and the second was seven. If things were smooth, he would take 12 days to reach the Barbarian Copper Demon Monster''s resting place. But everyone agreed to meet there 16 days later, giving him enough time. Be it Ye Zhongming or Miya, they were good at survival. They would hunt to complete the map or collect some materials. The journey was very smooth. Ye Zhongming asked things along the way. For example, are there jobs and wheels? But Miya told him that these didn¡¯t exist. There were demon crystals but no wheels. Ye Zhongming found that weird. But looking at the situation, it was impossible to find the answer from small tribes. He could only get to the Imperial City or Dawn Saint Hall to get the answer. There may have been books there that answered his questions. Although it had been three months since he came to Blue Secret Realm, he was still not used to the lack of a distinct day and night cycle here. When resting, he had to sit for an extended period before he could fall asleep. The mountains were quiet. The mountain blocked the area around them; they wouldn''t get noticed even if they lit a fire. Ye Zhongming knew that this would be a quieter night. Sounds spread from behind. Miya climbed out of her tent... These two shared the same tent, but one had to be on sentry. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you sleeping?¡± Although both of them fought when they met and nearly killed each other, after this period, Ye Zhongming knew that she was a girl who cared a lot about her family. Such personalities were normal on Earth, but it was the minority in the apocalypse, as people like this couldn¡¯t survive for long. ¡°It is the red light that Kai Nuo and the others enchant on their weapons?¡± Ye Zhongming was interested in this thing and didn¡¯t expect Ah Tao to give it to him. ¡°En.¡± Miya nodded, ¡°Posthumous people would often have two techniques. Leaders will cultivate one; the others will cultivate the other. But those large tribes might have more. But based on what I know, even in tribes with Kings, they won¡¯t exceed four. Oh, right, the last 1/3rd of Soul Refining Technique is at the back.¡± Ye Zhongming understood what Miya meant. Ah Tao and even Miya used this method to express Ye Zhongming''s importance. They taught him their most precious things and didn¡¯t hold anything back. Ye Zhongming used such methods to tie Ah Tao¡¯s tribe to himself so they couldn¡¯t leave him. They were also using these methods to connect his heart. But both sides were pure and didn¡¯t make use of each other. They were using a win-win path. Beside the bonfire, Miya explained to Ye Zhongming about the Scorching Flame Technique, and he listened carefully. With the help of the Soul Refining Technique, Ye Zhongming could memorize things instantly. Just one look and he recorded this skill in his mind. He cultivated it right away. Ye Zhongming paid much attention to this thing that didn¡¯t come from the wheel. He felt like this thing was very useful for him, more than just an increase in strength. This lasted for two days. When he woke up from cultivating, he saw the anxious Miya. He couldn¡¯t hold back his excitement and smiled. That caused Miya to bite her lips and stare at him in rage! Ye Zhongming took a piece of chocolate and caused this woman to smile immediately. He clenched his fists, and a red light appeared. It was like a layer of burning fire. Scorching Flame Technique. He had grasped it. What made Ye Zhongming happy was that Blue Secret Realm¡¯s suppression of him had disappeared after he grasped this skill! Chapter 383: 20 thousand demon crystals Chapter 383: 20 thousand demon crystals Ye Zhongming was a four-star evolved before he entered the Secret Realm. But as he used the modified potions, his real strength was no different from those that had reached five. Along with his job and skills, he wasn¡¯t afraid when he faced ordinary level-five beings. But after he entered the secret realm, his strength was suppressed, and he could only use around four-star strength. He was on the level of Kai Nuo, Di Nuo, and Ah Tao. When they used the evolution potion, their strength increased. If one excluded equipment, they were much stronger than Ye Zhongming. But after he learned the Scorching Flame Technique, he was surprised to find that the suppression was gone. Ye Zhongming knew that this suppression was not on only himself but anyone from Earth. If Han Yihao and his wife¡¯s Blue Bay Battle Squad weren¡¯t suppressed, they wouldn¡¯t have lost so badly. But the couple who had entered the Secret Realm far earlier than Ye Zhongming were still being suppressed. Before Ye Zhongming went out, the three even talked about this problem. The suppression disappeared because he had cultivated the Scorching Flame Technique and maybe the Soul Refining Technique. Why would the suppression disappear after he cultivated skills from the Secret Realm? Did... This place recognized him as someone from the Secret Realm. And not a stranger from another space? This thought terrified him. If learning techniques in the Secret Realm could make him recognized by the realm, did that mean he would get out of the control of the wheel to a certain extent? Ye Zhongming thought about it. He was sure that there was only one way to prove his thoughts... He decided to give it a try. The first flying monster that Posthumous people introduced was the Needle Bird. It was fist-sized. A sharp beak occupied half its face even if it was so small. The demon crystal occupied half of the remaining. This made this thing look very weird. Ye Zhongming and Miya observed for some time, and both saw that each other was hesitating. Although their levels weren¡¯t high, most were level one, some were level two, and a few were level three, but there were too many. So many that it made them feel numb. In just that while, Ye Zhongming estimated that there were at least 20 thousand of them! Twenty thousand meant that... Even if some were level two, this portion was in the thousands. The very few level three ones were around a few hundred. This didn¡¯t include the few dozen level four and even level five bird kings. If they alerted them, they would get attacked from all around! One person... Could deal with so many demon monsters? Although she had seen this move before, there were too many Needle Birds this time. Blue Blood Lotus lasted a long time, which was more shocking than before. She finally believed that the thousand Barbarian Copper Beasts weren¡¯t much. As long as he had these blue gems, ten thousand weren¡¯t a problem! Although these Needle Birds were being killed, there were too many. The lotuses had a range, so many arrived around Ye Zhongming. Apart from this attack passage, he was quickly surrounded. He used the Protection Energy Shield. This ring he got from Ying City Jail¡¯s Meng Lin was useful. Ye Zhongming and Miya were protected. The sharp beaks hit the energy shield and gave a clanging sound. Three seconds the shield lasted three seconds before it shattered from their attacks. Ye Zhongming used the Intermediate Summoning Technique to summon several Earth Giants to protect them. Ye Zhongming specifically used more mental energy. Their durability was over 200, and that blocked the Needle Birds. He crushed the demon crystal and used the Green Necklace¡¯s ability to trade for mental energy. He summoned the next batch of Earth Giants. No choice. Although their attacks weren¡¯t strong, but they were enough to break the defenses. Each attack would consume some durability. 200 durability couldn¡¯t even last for more than 5 seconds! Ye Zhongming placed the Explosive Mechanic down. This small machine shot a terrifying laser to clear a whole area. He kept the Mechanic that was on cooldown. He tossed several Basic Lightning Techniques and hit another batch of them. But he couldn¡¯t continue his attacks, which consumed too much mental energy. He had to ensure there were more earth giants to keep Miya and himself safe. Although one was level three and one was level four, ants could bite an elephant to death. If they allowed these Needle Birds to attack, they wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on for too long. Both sides attacked each other! Whoever couldn¡¯t hold on would die! Fortunately, Ye Zhongming had enough nature gems. After spending 20 Basic Ice element stones, most Needle Birds were killed. Those attacking him were the Bird King and a few hundred men. Without strength suppression, Ye Zhongming stopped defending and chose to attack. He used the Light Seal Blademaster¡¯s skills, and these remaining birds lasted for a few minutes. The Bird King was captured and placed into the Demon Bee Raising Nest, and he received a notification. ¡°Suitable; please drip a few drops of blood¡ª50 hours to conversion. Placing similar species can reduce the conversion time. After converting, they will become Bee Hive Worker Bees!¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the dead or on the verge of death Needle Bees. He felt tired when he thought about how they had to either place them in the hive or dig the demon crystals. Chapter 384: Ten thousand durability Chapter 384: Ten thousand durability Ye Zhongming and Miya spent a whole day clearing these Needle Birds. This was also because they were evolved. It would take more than three days if an average person did this. Although it was tiring, Ye Zhongming felt good. He gained 20 thousand demon crystals. After placing the few alive Needle Birds into the Demon Bee Raising Hive, the conversion time became 20 hours, half shorter. In anticipation, He looked at the sleeping Needle Birds in the Demon Bee Raising Hive. He had heard about beast pools before, but this was the first time he got one. He recalled legends of such equipment in his last life and felt like this would be one of his greatest help. He kept it and led Miya towards the Barbarian Copper Demon Monster gathering area. The beaks of the needle-birds were good materials. If he enchanted them to each piece of equipment, they could raise each to grey grade. But there were too many corpses. Apart from the few they collected initially, they didn¡¯t have the energy to continue. Ultimately, they only took those high-level ones and tossed the rest. They avoided the few demon monster groups attracted to the death energy here. The two arrived at the location half a day before the allocated time. But after they arrived, Ye Zhongming realized the atmosphere wasn¡¯t good. He asked Han Yihao and his wife and understood what was going on. One of the tribes they wanted to merge with was the Mountain Bank Tribe, and the other was the Spirit Flash Tribe. The latter was slightly stronger. If they took one more step, they would become a medium-sized tribe. Ah Tao and Grey Mountain informed the two tribes. Mountain Bank didn¡¯t do much as they were too weak. So they didn¡¯t reject or agree to the suggestion. They just agreed to watch the hunt. Spirit Flash tribe was different. They relied on their strength, not only scoffing at their plan. They even suggested that they wanted to join the hunt and wanted 80% of the rewards! This meant they would steal the spoils, letting Ah Tao and Grey Mountain tribes risk their lives. When he arrived, Spirit Flash Tribe requested both tribes to provide them with the necessary food. Ah Tao and Grey Mountain swallowed their rage and agreed. After all, they were the ones that called Spirit Flash over, so it made sense that they gave them some food. Ah Tao even sent some food over to Mountain Bank. Who knew that Spirit Flash would ask for more? They rejected the suggestion to sit down and talk and even occupied the camp they had set up. The reason was that they were tired from the travel and didn¡¯t want to set up their tent. ¡°You don¡¯t need to prepare?¡± Jinke was the Grey Mountain tribe¡¯s hunting captain. He felt like this young man treated this like a game. ¡°No need.¡± Ye Zhongming stood and walked towards the tent entrance facing the Barbarian Copper Monsters. He pointed ahead, ¡°Tell the warriors to block the spine of the mountain. Let me do the rest.¡± The horn that signaled the start of the battle rang out. Mountain Bank Tribe and Spirit Flash Tribe were shocked. They were fighting so quickly? They didn¡¯t see them prepare any traps or weapons. They didn¡¯t see them use any techniques. Were these people going to fight head-on? Both tribes surged out and stood at good locations. But what they saw wasn¡¯t a war; it was just a weird young man. He walked to the front of the two tribes and pointed at the two tribe leaders, ¡°Agree to the suggestion, and these are my welcome gifts to all of you.¡± Mountain Bank leader wasn¡¯t too old but experienced in how he did things. He heard the demon monsters about to charge and said, ¡°If you can hunt these Barbarian Copper monsters peacefully, why won¡¯t I agree?¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, and he was satisfied with that reply. ¡°What about you?¡± Spirit Flash Tribe¡¯s leader was similar to Grey Mountain. He heard Ye Zhongming question him and laughed coldly, ¡°Who are you? Do I know you?¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and turned around. The battle started. Ah Tao and Grey Mountain tribes¡¯ warriors formed a defensive formation to block one direction. A ten-meter-tall stone giant appeared from the ground, attracting all their attention. It started to charge toward the Barbarian Copper Monster pack! ¡°Flower Magma Giant, 10000 durability. Last for 30 minutes!¡± Chapter 385: Evil Demon Ye Zhongming Chapter 385: Evil Demon Ye Zhongming The outer appearance of the Barbarian Copper Monster looked similar to elephants on Earth. They had horns but no long noses. Another horn replaced the long nose. Its body had dark and tough skin. The joints of its four legs had sharp spikes. Their tails also had blade-like horn material. This was a demon monster with strong attack and defense. One thousand four hundred elephants charging. If one didn¡¯t personally witness it, one would be unable to imagine what the aura would be like. The ground was shaking as they charged. Mountain Bank Tribe and Spirit Flash Tribe had ashen white faces. They couldn¡¯t imagine what gave Ah Tao and Grey Mountain tribes the confidence to offend these demon monsters. Weren¡¯t they afraid of being wiped out? But what was that giant stone giant? Did they get something magical? Ye Zhongming stuck the staff to the ground but didn¡¯t activate it. He just watched as the stone giant and the Barbarian Copper Monsters clashed. The Flower Magma Giant¡¯s durability dropped by a thousand at once! The giant stone body was knocked back and smashed into the ground behind it. The Barbarian Copper Monsters didn¡¯t feel good either. The dozens at the front exploded from that hit. Blood splattered. Even their bodies couldn¡¯t handle such strength. As long as the Flower Magma Giant had durability, it didn¡¯t get stunned or injured. Its chest had a huge hole, but it wasn¡¯t affected. It sat up. It saw the monsters charging at it. It waved its pillar-like arms. As long as it hit the monsters, they would get knocked aside. Their bodies had deformed in the air. After they landed on the ground, they would rip apart like tattered cloth. Its strength terrified Ye Zhongming, a four-star evolved with actual five-star strength. This Summoned Being, which had its element stat, was really strong. He didn¡¯t expect an increase in skill level to have such huge changes. If this fist hit Ye Zhongming when he was fully armed, he would lose half his life. The Barbarian Copper Monster was the same as many other mutated lifeforms. They didn¡¯t fear death when they fought. They didn¡¯t retreat when they saw their friends die. Instead, they attacked one after another. The moment the Flower Magma Giant sat up, it didn¡¯t have a chance to stand. Although it waved its arms and could kill a Barbarian Copper Monster, it was attacked several times. When the warriors and the Flower Magma Giants surrounded 300 and cleared them out, Ye Zhongming kept the Nature Staff and walked to the Spirit Flash Tribe. He activated his bloodline, pulled out his blade, and attacked! Spirit Flash and the warriors under him were stunned. This... Why did he attack them right away? Ye Zhongming had his thoughts. When he learned Spirit Flash Tribe¡¯s strength, he knew he had to weaken them. If not, if they joined the Cloud Peak alliance, then the balance would be lost. That would cause a problem in leadership. He had to grasp the leadership in his hands. Spirit Flash¡¯s performance today gave him a reason to attack. Ye Zhongming never held back when he had to kill. Ye Zhongming was not suppressed anymore. He was in his bloodline state and learned the Soul Refining and Scorching Flame Technique. Even if Spirit Flash had helpers, he wasn¡¯t his match. In just a few dozen seconds, his head was sliced off. Many Spirit Flash Tribe warriors wanted revenge but got Ye Zhongming¡¯s expressionless attacks. When all the Barbarian Copper Monsters were killed, Ah Tao and Grey Mountain tribes stopped. They noticed that the Spirit Flash Tribe¡¯s camp was covered in death. Hundreds of corpses lay around the hill. Some of their tribe members knelt and cried. But no one dared to attack the guy standing among the corpses. ¡°Dig a hole that can fit 300. Then pour the Copper Barbarian Monsters¡¯ blood in.¡± Ye Zhongming had recovered, and he instructed the warriors. This killing god looked at the Mountain Bank tribe, whose legs had gone numb, ¡°Toss those Spirit Flash Tribe people who are about to die into the hole.¡± Chapter 386: Evil Demon Ye Zhongming (2) Chapter 386: Evil Demon Ye Zhongming (2) No one knew what Ye Zhongming wanted to do, but his image and what he did previously were too shocking. Be it the Ah Tao tribe, who knew him long ago, or the Grey Mountain Tribe, who knew him slightly, no one dared not to follow his instructions. This was a guy who could wipe out a medium-sized tribe alone! The hole was dug. Barbarian Copper Monster bodies were moved to the edge of the hole. Their blood was poured in, and a giant pool formed quickly. Many Posthumous people watched, and the fear in their eyes got thicker and thicker. Ye Zhongming held back previously, and many Spirit Flash Tribe people didn¡¯t die. They were tossed in, and it caused the blood to ripple. Ye Zhongming estimated. He took out things he had prepared... Zombie virus. Right, he was about to use Basic Human Puppet Technique. Moreover, he was going to create many puppets at once! Based on the recipe, he needed 3000ml of zombie virus to create the lowest grade one. Ye Zhongming tested. That referred to ordinary zombies. If he used level-three and above zombies virus, the quantity needed would be reduced. That level-four Throat Locker¡¯s virus needed just two drops to replace 3000ml. He kept many viruses from the level three and four zombies he killed to make creating puppets easier. He didn¡¯t dare to create too many as he didn¡¯t have too many crystals. He also didn¡¯t have many people on the verge of death. Moreover, he didn¡¯t like the idea of doing this. But things were different. No matter where the exit was, they were all challenging places to reach. Even if he got there, he would face huge resistance when he wanted to escape. So, he would use everything he knew to increase his strength. Much less creating some Iron Zombies! The zombie virus and demon crystals were tossed into the pool. The calm surface started to bubble. Ye Zhongming also poured the remaining one-star potions and waited quietly. Ye Zhongming was shocked. A problem with creating so many puppets at once was the mental energy burden. His mental energy increased after he cultivated Soul refining Tecnique. If not, he couldn¡¯t have so many puppets at once, even if he had enough materials. He adapted to it and gave an order. The Iron Zombies stood up. They stood straight like a well-trained army. Although the creation process was the same, their strength was slightly different. But overall, they were level two, and some had level three strength. But these iron zombies didn¡¯t fear. They didn¡¯t fear death and even ignored pain. The way they fought was even very terrifying. With this Iron Zombie army, Ye Zhongming had his armed force, which would set good foundations for the future. As for his image to the Posthumous people... Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care. Although many people called Ye Zhongming an evil demon, he brought them many benefits. Mountain Bank Tribe merged with them, and Spirit Flash Tribe was taken in as slaves. They also felt the benefits that the 1400 Barbarian Copper Monsters brought them. They didn¡¯t have to worry about food for winter! This was the basics. Ah Tao and Grey Mountain Tribes told their brothers from the Mountain Bank tribe that the bones and horns would turn into strong weapons. Their thick skin would become the best leather armor! It would turn into the equipment that shone. These were the benefits of joining Cloud Peak! Of course, they had to pay a bunch of useless demon crystals. Those shining crystals on the heads of demon monsters that even kids didn¡¯t want to play with. The merger increased Cloud Peak Tribe to 2000 people. Among them were 500 warriors. This didn¡¯t include Ye Zhongming¡¯s three hundred iron zombies. If they were included, there were 800 warriors. This exceeded many medium-sized tribes. Their strength exceeded what they estimated previously in such a short time, but it brought with them many dangers. These dangers caught him off guard. That was because some scenes appeared in his mind, some... Scenes from Earth! Chapter 387: Triple Kill situation Chapter 387: Triple Kill situation Ye Zhongming only began to think about it after this matter. He felt like because he created too many zombies, they resonated with Red Hair, who was in another space. Red Hair and Ye Zhongming connected through them, and he received some information from her. It could also be due to the Soul Refining Technique. Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t know the real reason why. He only knew one thing-- If what appeared in his mind was true, then Cloud Peak was in extreme danger. .............................................................................. ¡°CEO Wang cheers, congratulations on becoming a five-star evolved!¡± Doctor Mu lowered his head and raised his wine cup at the old man before him. The red liquid swiveled in the transparent glass. Although CEO Wang was trying to maintain his cool, everyone could tell he was smiling. He was pleased. This old man¡¯s red face was very smooth. With the help of the evolution potion, his looks stopped aging when he took the first potion. Moreover, as he drank higher-level potions, he looked much younger. CEO Wang drank all the wine in the glass, and Doctor Mu sighed in relief. Since CEO Wang¡¯s son Little Blade was killed in Wulan County, Doctor Mu, who failed to assist immediately, lived in nervousness. He feared CEO Wang would kill him and bury him with Little Blade. So Doctor Mu took safe missions recently, like nurturing newbies or heading far away with the squad to hunt. He tried to avoid CEO Wang¡¯s power circle. E would also send people to send his crystals to CEO Wang to express his apology in hopes that he could reduce the hatred of this giant. Doctor Mu started leaning toward another Royal Guild giant, CEO Tong. Doctor Mu felt that he was lucky. Three months after Little Blade was killed, they knew who the killer was and which faction he was from. But at that time, not to mention CEO Wang, even the mysterious leader of the Royal Guild didn¡¯t dare to take revenge. But in the next moment, his smile fixed on his face. A silver shadow pierced through his heart and ended his life. ¡°Who!¡± CEO Wang roared in rage. His aura exploded. Although he just become a five-star evolved, and his body wasn¡¯t familiar with it, he was one of the strongest groups of people. He had absolute confidence in his strength. Two leopards appeared on his shoulders, shooting out a green light. This was his job-- Leopard Shoulder Body! A job with two strong leopard heads. He was about to use his job skills and attack the person who assassinated Doctor Mu. The roof collapsed, and a blade light covered CEO Wang. Behind the blade light was a mature and beautiful face. ¡°Xia Lei?¡± All the factions had details about Cloud Peak, so Royal Guild was no exception. CEO Wang had seen her portrait. ¡°It is me!¡± She smiled as if this wasn¡¯t an assassination but a meeting between friends. ¡°You are asking for death, then you should die today!¡± CEO Wang hollered in rage. The leopard head shot out four lasers. ¡°You are the one that is dying!¡± Under his feet, a person charged out from the ground and stabbed his lower body! The silver snake that killed Doctor Mu arced towards him. The triple-killing situation wrapped CEO Wang within! Chapter 388: Your turn Chapter 388: Your turn Little Tiger was much more mature than when Ye Zhongming left half a year ago. A long scar on his left chin stretched from his nose to his ear. Although it was very pale as it was so long, it was very eye-catching. It was hard to imagine how this guy survived from a wound that sliced half his face. Maybe it was because of the courage and stubbornness he had. Moon Edge was even brighter than Xia Lei¡¯s attack and much quicker! Little Tiger was already a four-star evolved and had the Rage Slasher job. In his hands, blades and axes were very strong. Little Tiger broke through the ground and slashed upwards. He used his job skill, ¡®Almighty Slash,¡¯ and the aura covered his entire head. Liang Chuyin, who had killed Doctor Mu, attacked CEO Wang right away. The area around was covered in whip shadows. Shortly after, the temperature dropped, forming egg-sized ice balls from the ceiling. The next moment, these ice boulders broke free and smashed toward CEO Wang. Deep Cold Ripple Shadow--- Active skill ¡°Hail Rain¡± was activated! These range attacks were impossible to dodge in such a narrow space. ¡°Small tricks!¡± CEO Wang¡¯s leopard heads turned and shot lasers out. His target was Little Tiger. At the same time, many red leopard head images appeared like those on his shoulder. Xia Lei and Little Tiger¡¯s blade lights hit these heads and gave out a piercing sound. After the sound, both the blade light and leopard heads disappeared. ¡°Since you are here, then I won¡¯t hold back. I want to see how strong you are without the white and silver equipment that Ye Zhongming left you!¡± Half a year had passed since Cloud Peak¡¯s leader was gone. Apart from their unity, a big reason why they were able to survive the attacks of many enemies was because their equipment was much stronger than most survivors. But as time passed, although their advantage was still strong, they weren¡¯t at such a lead as compared to before. The leaders of Ying City had some white equipment. Some super faction leaders even had silver equipment in their hands. CEO Wang wanted to take this opportunity to kill Cloud Peak to take revenge, so naturally, he had information about them. He might have been afraid of them yesterday, but things were different. Not only was he a five-star evolved, but he had upgraded his job. He felt like he could defeat and kill these people. Moreover, this was the Royal Guild¡¯s branch. In the following second, many helpers would surge to help him kill these arrogant fellows! CEO Wang, who had used up his mental energy, laughed as he lay paralyzed on the ground. He heard the sound of his men rushing in. The door was pushed open, and armed soldiers surged in. Xia Lei whistled toward CEO Wang, then tossed a black thing into the weakening storm. Hong! The explosion wasn¡¯t loud, but it was very strong. The entire building shook. The Royal Guild soldiers nearly lost their footing. They tried to regain their attack posture but saw nothing in front of them. Even CEO Wang¡¯s corpse was gone! Each one of them felt a chill down their spine. Cloud Peak, which was on its last legs, was so strong? .................................................................................... The moment the CEO was sneak attacked, another battle took place in another place. But as compared to CEO Wang¡¯s ignorance, the woman that Xia Lei, Mo Ye, and Shengyuan surrounded was filled with disdain. ¡°Do you know why I am not shocked? And I even walked here late at night to allow you to surround me.¡± Wen Hong crossed her arms and looked at the three Cloud Peak core members. She didn¡¯t fear them at all. There was even fervent fighting spirit in her eyes. ¡°It is the only thing you can do!¡± ¡°Cloud Peak without Ye Zhongming is like a tiger without teeth. Our Glory Army badly injured your claws, so you are useless!¡± Wen Hong teased and continued, ¡°Oh, right. Is your badly injured claw Yellow Ball dead yet? Hahaha!¡± This woman laughed late at night, but she stopped. Her tone was filled with hatred. ¡°Your strongest level-five combat strength is already badly injured. Apart from that dog, the few leaders are only four-star. Now that over 50 factions are together to ally and gather at Ying City, how long can you survive? The guy you are risking your lives for has died in the Secret Realm. Now, it is your turn!¡± ¡°Stupid, are you ready to die?¡± Chapter 389: What is Secret Realm? Chapter 389: What is Secret Realm? The thing that Ye Zhongming suggested left Ah Tao, Grey Mountain, and the Mountain Bank Tribe higher-ups who just joined speechless. This strong and terrifying guy said he wanted to head to the Imperial City alone as he couldn¡¯t wait for the winter. Where was the Imperial City? It was the core of the entire Posthumous race! They were backward and small, and survival was a significant problem. Facing the worsening survival situation and the strengthening demon monsters, they had to move into the mountains to hide from attacks. They were mocked by the girls and kids from Dawn Saint Hall. This was right; these were things that happened. But they had survived for years in the Blue Continent. Them, Night Demon Plains, and Dawn Saint Hall split the world into three. No matter how weak they were, their core area wouldn¡¯t be weak. Ye was strong. The three leaders even suspected that he could battle a large tribe alone, and he had a very high chance of winning. But the Posthumous people not only had large tribes. They had super tribes. Each of the seven kings represented a super tribe. The headquarters of these super tribes were in the imperial cities. If Ye Zhongming were a Posthumous person, it would be okay. Even if he headed to the imperial city, as long as he didn¡¯t do anything out of hand, he would, at most, get chased out. But he had a background that even Ah Tao couldn¡¯t explain. Were the Dabu Tribe the only people who would think that he was a Dawn Saint Hall spy? No, definitely not! If they noticed that he was different, many would have the same thoughts as the Dabu tribe. They would capture him or kill him and then send him to the king for reward. Even the kings would do the same and kill Ye Zhongming. They couldn¡¯t be sure that he wasn¡¯t from Dawn Saint Hall. But did they have to be sure? No, they didn¡¯t. Killing such an unknown person and maintaining the status quo. Any rational ruler would do that. If one followed Ye Zhongming¡¯s previous plan and developed, using the hundred days of winter to slow things down and grow them into a super faction, he would have the right to negotiate with the imperial cities. The cities would recognize them, and if they didn¡¯t want a King Alliance Meeting position, such recognition would be much easier! He could then stabilize the tribe and continue to develop. Once he grew to the level of the kings, he would be destined to leave a glorious mark in the Posthumous people''s history books. Grey Mountain and Mountain Bank sighed. The two of them, who were pumped up after the Barbarian Copper Monster Hunt, froze like statues. ¡°No, I will come back, as there are secrets here that I must find out!¡± Ye Zhongming was certain. The demon crystals and demon monsters were just the mutated lifeforms on Earth. But there were no zombies here and no wheels. Why? Ye Zhongming had many guesses. The more time he spent here, the more questions he had. Ye Zhongming felt like this was... Earth many years later! Or rather, this was the ending of Earth! Or if his guesses were wrong, was this a blueprint? A blueprint that turned Earth into the apocalypse! The people behind those lifeforms obtained genes or something Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know and then implanted them on Earth? The other Secret Realms that he hadn¡¯t entered. Were they such a template, too? Were those controllers using Earth to do experiments? Which was the answer? Or were they all wrong, and there was another explanation? Ye Zhongming wanted to know. He wanted to leave, but he was going to come back. He wanted to head to the Imperial City, to Dawn Saint Hall, to find people with knowledge. He wanted to find the oldest books and search for an answer! A few hours after the apocalypse descended, the Secret Realm fell from the sky. Who tossed these keys? Those controllers or someone else? If it was the latter, would they be friends of Earth? Ye Zhongming wanted to know many things! ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I found secrets between the world I was from and here. This secret has bought me enough time to get back here!¡± Ye Zhongming exposed another secret that confused many in the room... Chapter 390: What is Nu Pu? Chapter 390: What is Nu Pu? ¡°Time is different between here and the world I was from.¡± Seeing that others didn¡¯t understand, Ye Zhongming continued, ¡°Simply put, time flows differently. It is slower here than in my other world.¡± He turned towards the couple. ¡°You said that half a year had passed here. But do you know? When I just entered the Secret Realm, it was only three months since the Blue Bay Battle Squad entered here.¡± They were in disbelief. Such things only happened in stories, and it happened to them. Time? Dimension? All sorts of terms and concepts appeared in their minds. Ye Zhongming had suspicions regarding this. He didn¡¯t think about the time flow being different. After all, they lived in ¡®time,¡¯ and it was hard to feel the difference. But he received Red Hair¡¯s message and was very certain from these fragments. Time was two times faster on Earth than here! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know the exact reason as that was down to scientists. When he left Cloud Peak, he knew his helpers could last a few months. But who knew that time here was slow? The few months he spent here was half a year on Earth. Those enemies were already ready to attack Cloud Peak. So he had to get back! Although the time difference caught him off guard, on the contrary, it gave him enough time to get back. At that time, the strength he could bring back would be far more than he had shown here. He was confident. Seeing the young man make his final choice, the few leaders could only accept the reality. They read the plan that he left, and they felt that it made sense. Grey Mountain and Mountain Bank left to prepare. Ah Tao called Ye Zhongming to his tent and also called another race elder. They explained to him their experience of cultivating the Scorching Flame Technique. ¡°Not every Posthumous tribe has Nu Pu.¡± Miya didn¡¯t look at him. She lowered her head like she was talking to herself. Ye Zhongming sat next to her. ¡°When every Posthumous person is born, they would be tested, and only some girls will be called Nu Pu.¡± Ye Zhongming knew this place was special, and having special things wasn¡¯t weird for them. ¡°I am lucky to become Nu Pu. When I was born, the race protected me.¡± Miya looked at Ye Zhongming. ¡°Do you know that I snuck out when you captured me? I am not allowed to hunt alone.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know. He had never heard of such things before. ¡°Who knew that you would bring me back.¡± The two of them laughed; things were awkward at the start. Miya kept silent and did something surprising. She hugged him. Her chest pressed on his back. ¡°Miya, you...¡± ¡°Let me finish!¡± She got emotional. ¡°Do you know why, even when the tribe was about to collapse, they still protected me? I am a Nu Pu, a woman they can trade me for life.¡± His shoulder was wet. It was from her tears. ¡°The first blood of a Nu Pu can increase the strength of someone who cultivates!¡± Chapter 391: Flying Wheelchair Chapter 391: Flying Wheelchair Wen Hong looked at her hands before she used her job skill, Battle Officer. Right, she was a War Soldier. In this half a year, she leveled up to Battle Officer. Her body grew to three meters, and two rusty iron swords appeared in her hands. This was the special ability that these jobs had; they had their own weapons. ¡°Are you prepared to die?¡± She smiled, ¡°Are you prepared to die together with your leader that has disappeared? After we injured Yellow Ball, how can you threaten us?¡± After turning into the muscular War Officer, her voice was thick, but the aura shocked Mo Ye, Xia Bai, and Shengyuan. Glory Army was the core of the alliance battling them. Ye Zhongming killed so many of them before he left, turning their 9th army ravaged. He even took a large amount of their potions. Under such a situation, naturally, they were the most eager in the operation. They were the first to arrive and sneak attacked Yellow Ball, who had been fighting for Cloud Peak. As the strongest fighter after Ye Zhongming left, Yellow Ball became a mark of Cloud Peak. Its level five rank meant many people who wanted to attack Cloud Peak stopped. As time passed and the other survivors strengthened, Yellow Ball¡¯s level advantage wasn¡¯t so apparent. Many factions thought about killing it, but it was too strong, so they failed. But after Glory Army succeeded in occupying and digesting Blue Dungeon, it sneak attacked Cloud Peak. Its target was the strongest Yellow Ball. They set up a trap and nearly killed the yellow dog out for a hunt. White Robe said calmly. Although he hated them, he didn¡¯t want to waste words on these small fry. This was what he hoped. He hoped the guy who took his legs and made him live in a wheelchair wasn¡¯t dead. Then, he could kill him personally. Mo Ye, Shengyuan, and Xia Bai¡¯s hearts sank. They were trapped, and if they weren¡¯t careful, they would die here. ¡°All of you leave.¡± Shengyuan whispered to the two of them. He moved his shield towards Wen Hong. The situation was obvious. If they went all out, the three of them might die here. After all, Wen Hong was five-star, and so was Little Nine. Only White Robe was four-star, but he was floating in the sky. His silver wheelchair looked amazing. The three were enough to crush the four of them, who were all four-star. Shengyuan planned to sacrifice himself. One dead was better than three. If Cloud Peak lost three members at once, they would not be able to stop the attacks that were about to arrive. ¡°Together!¡± Xia Bai charged at Wen Hong. Although she wasn¡¯t a leader in Cloud Peak, everyone knew she was strong. Everyone knew that Yellow Ball and she were the ones who got most of the crystals for the only five-star potion they had. They gave the potion to the best support, Park Xiuying, and made her the only five-star evolved. So Xia Lei wouldn¡¯t care about what Xia Bai does. Now that she made her choice, Mo Ye and Shengyuan could only bite their teeth and follow. ¡°Ignorant!¡± Wen Hong smashed her swords together in the sky and gave off a huge explosion. Ripples spread out from her. The ripples revealed Xia Bai, who had invisibility in the night sky. Moreover, the speed that she relied on was reduced. ¡°This is War Ripple, die!¡± Wen Hong roared and dashed at Xia Bai. On the other side, Little Nine and White Robe attacked, too. The three from Cloud Peak were immediately in a passive situation. At this point, rustling could be heard from deep in the forest, attracting their attention. Chapter 392: Six star Chapter 392: Six star Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t expect such a thing to happen to himself. But since the apocalypse was here, he accepted it. Secret Realm had too many secrets, and so special humans were possible. But after feeling a woman¡¯s body heat and breathing on his neck, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what to do. If it were another situation, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t be pressured. Guys and girls doing such things were normal, like drinking water in the apocalypse. But this was different. This had something like a passing of strength. Although he wasn¡¯t a good person, he didn¡¯t want to use such a method to raise his strength. ¡°You will face many dangers in the Imperial City; not everyone can enter the pool. Only the talented warriors can enter it. Even if you are from the Ah Tao tribe, they might not let you in. The big tribes are the ones who hold the names to enter the pool.¡± Miya moved her body, and that made his heartbeat speed up. This woman was a Latin-styled beauty. The moment she moved, he felt a soft and bouncy feeling. ¡°You have to sneak in, as that is the most tightly guarded place in the Imperial City.¡± Miya pressed her lips on his ear, and the two shook simultaneously. ¡°So you need to be stronger. Do me; that is the only way I can help you.¡± He pulled her hands and looked into her eyes. He said, ¡°I will face dangers and might not survive. Even if I get into the pool and return to my world, I am unsure when I can return, even...¡± He hesitated before saying, ¡°I might not return. Even then, do you still want to do this?¡± Was it because the guy who was in her was from another world? Ye Zhongming came to his senses. He didn¡¯t know how long it took. It might be just a blink, or it might have been a few hours. He only knew two things. One was that his body felt really good and much stronger. He had gone from 5.5 stars to six stars! Ye Zhongming was familiar with this. He was at this standard in his last life. Although strictly speaking, he was still slightly weaker now, but it wasn¡¯t much. He took ten years to get to this stage in his last life. In this life, in terms of Earth timing, it was less than a year! Many things changed. Like his strength, but his thinking changed too. The second thing was that after completing this ritualistic merger, the guy¡¯s desire returned to his body. He felt more emotions towards this woman and the clear, wet, and smooth feeling below. Their movement got more intense. The heavy breathing got through the tent. This was the last night before he left, where memories were left... Although in this place, there wasn¡¯t night or day. ¡°You must come back...¡± She muttered in his ears each time she was sent to the heavens. Chapter 393: Figure behind the zombies Chapter 393: Figure behind the zombies The cold wind got thicker and thicker. Ah Tao pulled his sleeves. He didn¡¯t cultivate the Scorching Flame Technique like Ye Zhongming. He only had Soul Refining Technique, so his body wasn¡¯t as strong as the other warriors. Along with his age, his cold resistance wasn¡¯t too strong. Ah Tao sighed when he looked at Miya, staring in the direction Ye Zhongming left. He didn¡¯t know whether he was right or not. Ah Tao was the one who gave his blessings for Miya to sacrifice herself to Ye Zhongming. If not, even if Miya had such thoughts, the Nu Pu protected by the race would be stopped. After all, nothing in the tribe could be hidden from this old man. But now, he suspected his choice. If this guy didn¡¯t return, then Miya... Ah Tao shook his head. If Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t return, maybe the tribe wouldn¡¯t even exist once winter passes. Miya¡¯s fate wouldn¡¯t be different regardless. ¡°Go, kid, whether or not he returns is not under our control.¡± Miya looked at her leader and said firmly, ¡°He will return; he definitely will.¡± Ye Zhongming turned his head and saw that the figure on the hill was gone. The last bit of unwillingness to leave was gone, and what replaced it was firmness. Imperial City? Ye Zhongming laughed. Even if it was a dragon¡¯s den, so what? In the deep mountains, the biggest and most prosperous city in Posthumous People history welcomed an unwelcomed guest.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. ................................................................................................ So when they saw the dense zombie horde, even if the three of them wanted to kill these three core members, they had to care about their lives. Two five-stars and one four-star, once they landed in a horde with zombies of average level-three strength, they would be fortunate if even one of them managed to escape. Mutated lifeforms were entering their evolution wave. Zombies and beasts were at a much higher level than humans. The zombie horde with an average level of three meant that levels four and five wouldn¡¯t be less than a hundred! ¡°Retreat!¡± Little Nine ordered for White Robe and Wen Hong to retreat. Wen Hong was still hesitating. She pointed at the three in the zombie horde and wanted to say something. But white Robe reiterated for her to retreat, so she had no choice. She could only stare viciously and follow the two guys back. ¡°Although they aren¡¯t 100% dead, they will pay a heavy price. Our goal is done.¡± Wen Hong was their strongest. Even Little Nine couldn¡¯t defeat her. So he cared about her emotions and explained while they retreated. Wen Hong, who had recovered, nodded and looked at her husband in the air. .................................................................................... Xia Bai, Mo Ye, and Sheng Yuan moved in the horde. Sheng Yuan was at the front, Mo Ye in the middle, and Xia Bai was moving about to assist at any moment. But there were too many zombies, and on a rough look, there were a few thousand. Moreover, the lowest level zombie was level two. The main ones were level three, and there were many level-four zombies. What was weird was that the ones attacking were level two and level-three. The level-four zombies were wandering around. ¡°They retreated!¡± Xia Bai said those words and reminded her friends who were fighting. Mo Ye thought, ¡°Charge to the side and try to get out!¡± The talisman in the sky formed giant wind blades. The Talisman Master job skill was used. The other two nodded and were about to charge to the side. The zombies surrounding them suddenly stopped and opened a path for them. At the end of the path was a blurred figure standing! Chapter 394: part 1- What is Cloud Peak Chapter 394: part 1- What is Cloud Peak ¡°You?¡± Xia Bai, Mo Ye, and Sheng Yuan took the path left for them warily. They saw the person who was staring beneath a tree. Or rather, a zombie. It was Red Hair. A Talisman spun warily above Mo Ye¡¯s head. Through the light it gave off, one could see Red Hair¡¯s symbolic hair and that face that looked more and more human-like. However, it was still covered in frost. ¡°You can go.¡± Red Hair couldn¡¯t speak smoothly, but it was much better than half a year ago. However, her tone was still the same and sounded weird. Hearing Red Hair say that, the three knew this puppet had saved them. Naturally, they felt grateful. ¡°Thank you.¡± Mo Ye knew that this puppet had her mind and wasn¡¯t the Red Hair who only knew how to follow Ye Zhongming from the new district base. She was the Little Zombie King who had many helpers. Without the Talking Lady, she would probably become the only Zombie King in Ying City. Xia Bai looked around and noticed a hole in her shirt and a wound inside. ¡°Are you injured?¡± Since Ye Zhongming left, Red Hair was split off from Cloud Peak. She worked in Ying City. She didn¡¯t help her Master¡¯s faction and didn¡¯t attack them either. Cloud Peak often bumped into her men and her when they came to Ying City, but she acted like she didn¡¯t see them. She wouldn¡¯t help them complete their mission. If she saw them getting sneak attacked, she would stand aside. Of course, she also didn''t attack them. The core members knew that Red Hair existed. During these two intense months, they tried to contact this ally but didn¡¯t get any reply.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. Seeing the trio, the others asked them what happened. Mo Ye told them about it, and they were terrified. Sneak attacks were like that. If they were exposed, they would be in huge danger. Fortunately, they were all safe now. But when they heard about Red Hair, many people felt it was unfortunate. If Ye Zhongming were here, Red Hair would be the strongest help to Cloud Peak. In the Ying City battle, Red Hair was crucial. Unfortunately, Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t sent news in half a month. For Red Hair to help once now was quite good already. ¡°How is Big Yellow?¡± Xia Bai would only speak up about Yellow Ball now. The others hadn''t seen her face after she snatched this mask from Green Flower. She touched Yellow Ball¡¯s smooth but firm golden fur and didn¡¯t dare to look at its injuries. Xia Bai could have a dozen broken bones and be in intense pain while still fighting, but she couldn¡¯t see others she cared about getting injured. After Ye Zhongming left, this care turned to Yellow Ball. Yellow Ball lay on the ground, and its body trembled. It squinted its eyes open and saw Xia Bai. It then wagged its tail before it fell back down weakly, and it closed its eyes again. ¡°We brought CEO Wang¡¯s body back. It finally had some strength after Yellow Ball ate it, but the wounds that Glory Army caused weren¡¯t healing. Xiuying uses Gentle Chains on it once every two hours to maintain in this state and not decompose.¡± ¡°What caused it?¡± Little Tiger was annoyed. The women in Cloud Peak loved Yellow Ball, but Little Tiger had the best relationship with it. Seeing the big dog like this, Little Tiger felt very bad. ¡°This should be White Robe¡¯s new job, caused by the Decomposing White Bone Demon.¡± Xia Bai took a piece of paper and passed it to everyone, ¡°This was the news that our spy spread back. Although she didn¡¯t see it personally, she heard Glory Army warriors say that, so it could be trusted. Wen Hong and Little Nine, these two five-stars evolved delayed Yellow Ball and White Robe sneak attacked with his weird job skills to cause big injuries.¡± Le Dayuan sighed, ¡°We failed Yellow Balls; if it didn¡¯t have to hunt for us, it would have reached level six.¡± Chapter 394.5 part 2- What is Cloud Peak Chapter 394.5 part 2- What is Cloud Peak Everyone was silent. Yellow Ball was the protector god that Ye Zhongming left for them. This dog was loyal to its master. It fought around Cloud Peak for half a year, delaying its evolution. Even then, it was on the cusp of reaching level six and would break through quickly. Unfortunately, it was sneak attacked by the Glory Army and was severely injured. Its strength was significantly reduced, and no one knew how quickly it could recover. No one knew if it could maintain its level-five state even if it did recover. Seeing how sad everyone was, Xia Lei clapped, ¡°Let¡¯s be optimistic. Although Yellow Ball is injured, we aren¡¯t weak. We killed one of the known five-star evolved. We have killed seven factions, two of whom have 500 people. Moreover, we had small losses.¡± Everyone was pumped up, and their expressions looked better. ¡°Cloud Peak has reached five thousand people, with 3,500 warriors. 2000 level-one evolved, 800 two-star evolved, 200 three-star. Our core members are all four-star evolved, and Park Xiuying is five-star. Her job reached the third grade, and she became a Saint of Light. She has grasped an AOE heal.¡± ¡°What are our one-star and two-star evolved? They were fed the modified potions, much stronger than ordinary people! The 1,500 backup members can consume the potions to fight for us at the crucial moment as we have enough prepared! Moreover, our logistics and support staff can pick up weapons! We have 5000 people that can fight!¡± Killing intent surged in Xia Lei¡¯s eyes. The giant that was famous in Ying City showed how overbearing she was. ¡°Oh right, Sister Zhenghong prepared some delicacies for these people, and they will be shocked.¡± Xia Lei looked towards Le Dayuan. ¡°Worker Le didn¡¯t have Ye Zhongming¡¯s, so his crystal weapon speed is slowed, and the quality isn¡¯t as good as before. But after half a year, the quantity is quite good. We can let them experience our new weapons!¡± ¡°So what if that fellow has disappeared? Haven¡¯t we lived well in this bad environment? Moreover, we have obtained all of these achievements!¡± ¡°Who are those people fighting against us?¡± ¡°There is Soul merchant... they led many small brothers and dared to fight the entire Ying City. They once hit Xia Bai so badly that she couldn¡¯t fight back. They trapped the entire Ying City factions in a building and beat them up. Now they have one five-star, six four-stars, and over 2000 troops!¡± Cloud Peak saved Bai Feng¡¯s life twice! Cloud Peak helped him to rebuild his battle squad. Xia Lei was the one who even gave him the first batch of modified potions. Inside was also the modified two-star potion that was never sold to others! But now? Little Tiger scolded them for being ungrateful. Many small factions around Cloud Peak acted like their little brothers. They had all disappeared. Some were even fighting against them. They gave them information about Cloud Peak. ¡°Damn, if the boss is here, will they dare to be so arrogant?¡± Little Tiger was so furious that he crushed the wooden handle of the sofa. ¡°Right, if Zhongming were here, they would only kneel on the ground.¡± Xia Lei¡¯s gaze was one of loss. She thought about that guy, and her worry reached new heights! But she forced herself to calm back down. It wasn¡¯t time to think. ¡°As Ye Zhongming is not here, we must do it well to show him. Once he is back, I hope he sees the smiling Cloud Peak and not burning ground and our corpses!¡± ¡°We will kill whoever comes!¡± On this day, in the apartment at the center of Cloud Peak, the core members completed their final and only mobilization before the battle. A storm was coming. Chapter 395: Wanderer Chapter 395: Wanderer Vinrose Mountain was a place where the Posthumous people gathered. It was famous for its bald and majestic mountains. This made it a good place to set up camp, which was why many tribes ended up here. After a long time, this became one of the most famous Posthumous people areas. Winter had arrived silently. The temperature at the start wasn¡¯t too low. The Posthumous people tribes here were doing their final hunts and were storing as much food as they could for winter. The mountain peaks and ridges here formed a circular chain, and only a few narrow entrances could one get in. This made it easy for them to defend. Many tribes guarded these few entrances. It had been a long time since the demon monsters got in. Compared to other Posthumous people, the people here could often sleep well. But the world outside was still very dangerous. Even if there were dozens of tribes here and tens of thousands of people, when they went out to hunt, it was as if the God of Death was wrapped around each of them. It might wave its black scythe at a certain time and take their lives. Each time they returned from a hunt, it represented a harvest and an eternal goodbye for others. Portrait Entrance. This was one of the few entrances of Vinrose Mountain. The mountain peak here looked like a head, so people called it Portrait Entrance. The large tribe, Feet Tribe, led two medium-sized tribes and a dozen small-sized tribes to guard this area. Such things happened every day, so everyone was used to it. In the distance, a 50-man-strong team was approaching. The Feet Tribe elder took a look and confirmed that it was one of the small tribes called... This elder thought about it long before recalling that they were the North Peacock Tribe. This tribe was used to sticking a flying demon monster¡¯s feather on its leather shirt. Their archery skills were also very famous in the entire mountain region. The giant stone gate was pulled when they got close, and they surged in. Each person carried some things. Although they had different sizes than their numbers, this was shocking. ¡°The gods have shown their love. How are your spoils so good?¡± A small tribe warrior recognized these people. They greeted them when they saw such a situation. The other guards looked over. The large tribe¡¯s elder walked beside them and carefully looked at their items. Some middle-aged Posthumous people nodded to this elder and then replied to the other familiar person. ¡°Hey, not only are our spoils good, we didn¡¯t even lose a single person!¡± Those words caused many of the guards to exclaim. The warrior who knew Old Meicuo saw the elder¡¯s expression and knew things were unusual. He asked. He knew that this was what everyone wanted to know. They had lived together for many years and were united due to the outside pressure. He didn¡¯t hide anything and said everything. When they were hunting, they bumped into a Wanderer. Both sides came into contact and saw that he had these arrows made with monster bones. They were curious about this arrow that shone and wanted to borrow it. This Wanderer showed it to them and allowed them to try it out. The warriors were shocked when they tried it, and they loved it. They wanted to buy it. He agreed and sold it for cheap; it was pretty much free. ¡°Free? Lao Meicuo, stop lying, tell us.¡± The warrior saw that the elder was impatient and rushed the gleeful Meicuo to reach his key point. ¡°He just wanted some good bones and two blue crystals.¡± Meicuo couldn¡¯t hide his emotions and laughed, ¡°You heard it right. It is the crystal that even our kids don¡¯t want to play with. The crystals that only represent the demon monster¡¯s level and have no other use!¡± ¡°So he only needed crystals and bones for this arrow?¡± The elder grabbed his collar and hollered. ¡°Right, he...¡± ¡°Does he still have it? Such arrows.¡± Meicuo was interrupted but replied, ¡°Yes, he has a huge quiver filled with such arrows.¡± The elder said nothing and shouted for his deputy to replace him. He ran back to his tribe. Lao Meicuo blinked and reacted. He shouted, ¡°Oi, he doesn¡¯t want all types of crystals; he wants at least blue-colored ones!¡± .............................................................................. When Vinrose Mountain had such a legend of a Wanderer selling good weapons, this wanderer welcomed his second client 20 kilometers from there. Chapter 396: Collecting money Chapter 396: Collecting money Ye Zhongming was naturally the Wanderer that the Posthumous people mentioned. He used this identity to execute his plan to enter the city. Of course, he didn¡¯t give up the thought of collecting the useless demon crystals. He did gain a lot on this trip. Not only did he gain a chance to break free from the wheel, become stronger even without potions, and reach nine stars and even higher. He could complete those things that nine-star evolved in his last life couldn¡¯t. But before all those turned to reality, Ye Zhongming needed demon crystals. Even if he didn¡¯t need them in the future, his men needed them. He didn¡¯t know if others could cultivate these techniques. No matter what, these crystals would bring him several benefits. So Ye Zhongming collected everything he could see. He could see several pieces along the way. Last night, he even picked up an orange crystal under the bones of a giant demon monster. That was a level-eight lifeform¡¯s crystal! How much did he have to give up in his last life to get one of these? But he could pick them up easily now. Honestly, he felt complicated when he picked that level-eight crystal up. Ah Tao had only been to the Imperial City once when he was young, so he only gave a few crucial names along the way. Ye Zhongming had to walk and find. He thought about the identity he would use to enter the Imperial City. He relied on his Stamina Fountain and Blood Stepping Boot¡¯s recovery to rest only for three hours. He slept for an hour and then used two hours to create weapons. He felt like this was his ticket to get in. When he bumped into the North Peacock Tribe, he didn¡¯t contact them immediately and just observed them for a day. He confirmed that they came from the biggest city, Vinrose, before he acted like it was a coincidence. He then sold the grey arrow that he created to win their trust. When Ye Zhongming took three types of weapons to show the elder and told him his ability to create new weapons, he decided to invite Ye Zhongming back to Vinrose. As for the price. Was that a problem? Although they didn¡¯t treat the crystals seriously, if they collected them, they would have a small mountain of them! The three weapons were grey, white, and silver! Ye Zhongming was thus invited into one of the entrances of the Imperial City, Vinrose Mountain. The negotiation with the level-six leader was nerve-wracking. Posthumous people were not fools; they were very practical and greedy. They could force this person to stay here, but after Ye Zhongming revealed his strength, he gave up on that thought. He was one of the top experts in Vinrose Mountain! The strongest warriors here was between level six and seven. As for why there weren¡¯t level-seven ones... Those level-seven experts could create super tribes and could enter the Imperial City. Who would stay in such a place and share resources with dozens of other tribes? When the elder decided to work with Ye Zhongming, it caused a crystal collection wave. Why? This thing that people abandoned could be traded for a powerful and shining weapon. This weapon could make warriors safer and stronger and hunt for better things! In a short time, crystals became the most valuable trading tool. After discovering that this place was just three days from the Imperial City, Ye Zhongming calmed down. He created equipment for two days. He could create two thousand pieces daily with his mental energy and numerous low-level crystals that he could use to recover. Moreover, the price had increased. He stopped providing materials. They needed to provide the blueprint and materials. As for the price... It didn¡¯t change. When Ye Zhongming spent seven days here, news came from the Imperial City. A king wanted to meet him. Before leaving, Ye Zhongming was shocked when he counted the number of crystals he had. Chapter 397: Kings invitation Chapter 397: King''s invitation Even after Ye Zhongming had seen many supercities on Earth, he had seen many majestic buildings left from history. When he saw the Posthumous people Imperial City, he was still shocked. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t imagine how long such a backward society took to create such a mountain city. It was huge! So far, the densest place he had been to was the Vanban Tribe camp, which already impressed him. But as compared to the Imperial City, it wasn¡¯t much. Ye Zhongming sat a ¡®transport tool¡¯ called Thread Demon Monster Car. It resembled a horse carriage, but the Thread Demon Monster was stronger than horses. Not only were they fast, but their stamina was high, too. The monster dragged him, and a whole bunch protected him. Three days of journey was shortened to just a day. The servant of the King who accompanied Ye Zhongming was proud. These tamed Demon Monsters could run at full speed for a quarter of a day. They could run continuously for two days if they maintained at 60-70% speed. This made him interested in these level-three demon monsters. If he got them to Earth, they would be stronger than those Cloud Hooves he still hadn¡¯t hatched. Of course, he could tell from the servant¡¯s expression that he was proud and impressed with the demon monster, but he was also a little disdainful about his identity. The Wanderer was strong, but such people were weird. They were either kicked out of their tribes, had weird personalities that meant they couldn¡¯t live with others, or did something wrong. They were exiled or fled on their own. Exiled was the precursor to a Wanderer. Some Posthumous people left the tribe to cultivate, train themselves in the wilderness, and try to break through. These people were friendly and would help Posthumous people that they met. They were really strong and respected. As time passed, people stopped calling them exiled and called them Wanderers. But in the hearts of many Posthumous people, Wanderers were still exiled, people who weren¡¯t welcomed by their tribes. Although Ye Zhongming¡¯s hair was long, it was short compared to the Posthumous people. Such an appearance stood out, so he didn¡¯t respect him. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care. What he cared about was whether or not he could leave this place. He wanted to save time and not head to the Dawn Saint Hall or the Cursed Abyss. ¡°Kid of the gods, you are here. Sit. This is King Neal¡¯s tent; no need to be too polite.¡± A gentle voice rang out that shocked Ye Zhongming. He saw a middle-aged woman holding a wooden plate. She smiled gently. This was an expert who was over level six. She also cultivated a secret technique that helped her cover her cultivation level. Ye Zhongming was certain. If not, he wouldn¡¯t have noticed even though she was so close. ¡°Haha, Soora, you scared him.¡± That middle-aged man laughed and walked over with his hands behind his back. ¡°I am Neal, your King. Can you tell me your name?¡± That name wasn¡¯t wrong. The king of the Posthumous people was all their kings, at least in name; it was like that. Ye Zhongming bowed. He was a Posthumous person, so he had to follow their customs. He also removed his surname and said Zhongming. This Neal was a level-seven expert. His aura shocked Ye Zhongming. Neal looked at his body and then sat down. He told Ye Zhongming to sit and took out a white-grade feather. ¡°You are not unfamiliar with this as you created it. Can you tell me what technique you used? I am not trying to understand your secret, but I am curious. I asked many people, and no Posthumous person has this ability. No one in history has, too.¡± Ye Zhongming was prepared and smiled, ¡°Who was the last Wanderer recorded? But the person who taught me this returned to the gods'' embrace 700 days ago.¡± The people in the tent were stunned, and they looked like they didn¡¯t understand. The last Wanderer in history disappeared many days ago, right? Who was he referring to? Neal was silent and played around with the white arrow, ¡°I am not sure about the rules of a Wanderer. But if I invite you, are you willing to join my tribe and become a proud member of the King race?¡± Chapter 398: I want to enter the Saint Pool Chapter 398: I want to enter the Saint Pool Neal was the leader of a super tribe. After becoming King, his tribe advanced. Apart from some in the city, another portion of his tribe lived in their hunting ground. The two added together had 12000 people. As compared to those small tribes, there was a huge difference. But it was a problem, too. Super tribes were like boats going against a current. Neal had to consider how to increase their strength. Only then could he be stronger than other super tribes. Only theme could he gain more benefits for his tribe in the King Alliance Meeting. Be it outside or internal management, Neal had to take charge. Moreover, he was a level-seven warrior. His strength was average amongst other Kings, but he was much weaker than the other three level-eight kings. Apart from those three tribes, his was second of the remaining four because of their numbers and overall strength. But now, the tribes were catching up. Once they caught up, his ranking would fall behind, and he wouldn¡¯t get many benefits. To stimulate the race to survive, rankings and interests were connected. These were the rules that the old ancestor left. But Neal didn¡¯t have any solution previously. Apart from helping and teaching some of them how to cultivate, there was not much he could do or help. In the recent thousand days, Neal¡¯s tribe has had some problems. For example, the number of new soldiers was reducing. The external hunting environment had caused more deaths and injuries. Many people cultivated their skills to a bottleneck, and more were stuck there. These problems slowed their progress and made him anxious. To solve this problem, Neal sent people to various regions to search for solutions, like absorbing weak tribes. Help Posthumous people solve their conflicts, giving food and tents to those who faced crisis. He hoped that he could increase their numbers by doing that and get more support because of their reputation. But these were slow, and that gave him a headache. Neal sat back, and his aura started to turn stronger. ¡°Of course.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s tone changed, and he said sincerely, ¡°If you can find level-six and above ones, I still need them¡ªthe higher the level, the better. I can promise you each level-six crystal can trade for one grey weapon. Each level-eight crystal for one white weapon. If you want arrows, I can reduce the quantity.¡± The people here were the high-ranking Neal Tribe members. They looked at each other and didn¡¯t feel the price was high. After all, they had no use for the crystals. But they didn¡¯t have many level eight crystals. If lucky, they could kill one level-eight demon monster in a few hundred days.¡± ¡°Kid, your price wasn¡¯t like this in Vinrose Mountains.¡± A Neil Race elder was unhappy with him raising the price. He charged two level-six crystals for one white weapon but now wanted one level-eight crystal. It was much higher. His attitude was good, and he smiled, ¡°This senior, let me repeat myself. It is useless; I am just trading it to complete a ritual. The price was low because I didn¡¯t have many on hand and needed them. Now that I need a few more high-level crystals, my demand is low, so I am not anxious to get more. So naturally, it would be more expensive. This price is also worthy of your race¡¯s identity, right?¡± Although he knew Ye Zhongming was sucking up, this elder felt good. He didn¡¯t say anything. The crystals weren¡¯t useful for them either. If he had asked for large amounts of food, they would have bargained with him until the gram. ¡°My kid, I need a large amount of equipment, and these can¡¯t satisfy me. I want you to remain in my tribe to help me. I can give you the status and resources. You will be safe, and you won¡¯t be hungry. There will also be beautiful women. What do you think?¡± He was impatient. He hated to bargain. He could do this in the alliance meetings, but that was when he faced other strong people. But he didn¡¯t treat this Wanderer as an equal. The future subordinate was what he saw him as. Ye Zhongming knew that his respect and good attitude were at its edge. If he didn¡¯t get what he wanted, anything could happen. He said something that shocked the King. ¡°I can join your tribe and become your weapon crafter, but I want a chance to enter the Saint Pool!¡± Chapter 399: If he didnt die Chapter 399: If he didn''t die Ying City was a little cold recently. Hunting sounds had reduced, and even the Blood and Liquid Bar at the border had little people. In a deep secret realm were three people with three cups in front of them. A blue liquid shook and gave off a fragrance. Beside a round table sat three people. Bai Feng, Zhao Xingmei and Sha Sha. The three of them are very famous in Ying City now. Bai Feng rebuilt the Renxing Battle Squad and picked himself up from where he fell. Although he was ranked second, it was good that he recovered in a short half a year. Moreover, he just became a five-star evolved. Sha Sha Battle Squad was good, too. Although they weren¡¯t as strong as the Renxing Battle Squad, they developed swiftly. They went from 50 to the top eight. This was a team with high potential. Of course, the throne was occupied by Star Beauty Company. Zhao Xingmei became a five-star evolved a month ago. She was the first in Ying City to do so. She had replaced Ye Zhongming. The three would attract attention no matter which base they appeared in. Hundreds of warriors would follow them. But now, they were sitting in this dark secret realm and drinking alcohol. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you use a whisky cup to drink whiskey?¡± Sha Sha mumbled and took a mouth. She was four-star evolved, and her birthmark was pale. Under the dim light, the two of them were so beautiful that even Bai Feng, who was used to seeing beauties, had to praise them. Those words broke the silence. ¡°Boss Bai invited us here to drink?¡± Zhao Xingmei wore a beige uniform. It was white grade, and it fit her body. She carried the green Flying Star. She didn¡¯t look at Bai Feng but the wine cup. Bai Feng regained his composure. His arm was gone in the battle with the Saint; now it was a white mechanical arm. It looked very high-tech, and a blue light would shine from it. ¡°The arm is not bad; where did you get it?¡± Sha Sha looked at the mechanical arm and asked casually. Bai Feng glanced at Sha Sha and didn¡¯t know if this woman was doing so on purpose. ¡°Cloud Peak is probably about to fight in a few days.¡± Bai Feng drank all the wine in the cup and then sighed. Pu! Zhao Xingmei laughed, and that made Bai Feng frown. The white blew outside the bomb shelter. Star Beauty Company and Sha Sha Battle Squad members appeared and surrounded their bosses. ¡°Beauty Sha, time to go.¡± Zhao Xingmei waved and was about to leave. But Sha Sha¡¯s words caused her to be stunned. ¡°What if he didn¡¯t die?¡± Sha Sha said something, but Zhao Xingmei didn¡¯t reply. She looked at the disappearing party and said, ¡°Little Five.¡± ¡°Sister.¡± A bald young man walked to her side. ¡°I will bring you near to Cloud Peak if... It gets broken into; save as many as you can.¡± Little Five was stunned, but he agreed and then backed down. Sha Sha looked towards Cloud Peak, and she was solemn. Ye Zhongming that is all I could do... ........................................................................ The core members of Cloud Peak were seated together and looked at a letter from their enemies. ¡°I was wondering why they kept wanting to attack us. They are interested in these things. I thought too highly about them. They aren¡¯t taking revenge; they just want benefits.¡± Little Tiger rolled his eyes and judged the letter. The letter suggested a way to let the people live. It was based on four directions¡ªmodified potion recipe, crystal weapon blueprint, all white weapons, and giving up Cloud Peak. ¡°They are clearing the mutated lifeforms around. This letter should be the final one. If we disagree, they will attack us after they clear the area.¡± ¡°Should we reply to them?¡± Xia Lei smiled and asked. ¡°Reply, tell them to surrender. If not, we will kill the guys and capture the women to give birth to kids!¡± Her words drew laughter. Their fighting spirit got thicker and thicker. Chapter 400: Unlocked! Explosive Mechanic Chapter 400: Unlocked! Explosive Mechanic No! This was his instinctive reply. What was the Saint Pool? It was the saint area of the entire Posthumous race. Ye Zhongming was a Wanderer. Even the geniuses of the seven super tribes had to wait for their chance. Moreover, the competition was intense. It was one of the hotly debated points at the meeting. You wanted to get in; was that a joke? The others heard his condition, and they all thought he was dreaming. ¡°My kid, you should change a condition.¡± Neal was amused. ¡°It is our saint land, and it is normal that you want to go there. But since you know it is a saint land, you should know that even I don¡¯t have the right to let people enter that place. Moreover, it is usually dry. Every 300 days, Saint Water would surge out, and that would be the time to enter. But it is not time yet. Even if you enter, you won¡¯t get any benefits.¡± Ye Zhongming listened quietly. It was his final goal, but it was also a test. After all, Ah Tao tribe was too small, and they didn¡¯t understand much about it. Ye Zhongming naturally couldn¡¯t get much information. To enter, he had to get some information before making a plan. Seeing Ye Zhongming not speak, Neal frowned, ¡°Laura, go get that thing.¡± She nodded and walked out to get a small can she placed in front of him. ¡°There is some saint water. If you want to head in for this, then treat this as a gift to you to represent my sincerity.¡± Neal was very polite. Although he didn¡¯t know what he was thinking, he looked quite nice on the surface. Ye Zhongming frowned. He picked it up and then opened it carefully. A fragrance entered his nose and spread across the tent. The people who sniffed it looked drunk. ¡°This is saint water?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the white liquid and asked. Neal nodded, ¡°This is Saint Water, but this thing is only useful for people that the pool recognizes. It, at most, has a healing effect on others. It can be used to heal internal and external injuries for those.¡± ¡°If I create a weapon that can raise your strength and use it to trade for me entering the Saint Pool, will you agree?¡± He was stunned, and then he rolled his eyes. ¡°I can improve?¡± ¡°Right!¡± Ye Zhongming knew he had to give up something to get what he wanted. ¡°The strongest weapon I can create isn¡¯t white grade but silver. It is several times stronger than white. I think you should know the difference.¡± ¡°If you allow me to complete the ritual in the pool, I will create such a weapon. If you disagree, then sorry. Even if you trap and kill me, I won¡¯t create a single weapon for your tribe and you!¡± ¡°Moreover, you... Can¡¯t do anything to me!¡± Ye Zhongming looked like he would rather die than help them. He dared to do that because he knew that although he wouldn¡¯t win, he could flee. He wouldn''t use this method if he were a level-eight warrior. Fighting someone two levels higher was just a death wish. Ye Zhongming waved, and the Explosive Mechanic appeared by his feet. It lifted the barrel and aimed at the people in the tent. The explosive mechanic had four of its attack styles unlocked! Apart from leaving the high-level crystals, he used all the low-level crystals and some higher-level crystals to unlock this fellow! Even if the Explosive Mechanic was weak, the 4th attack form was very strong. Attack form 4, Light Blade Cannon (Unlocked), need 1000 units of energy (Level 1, fire once, 50 PA strength, range: 200 meters, cover 20m area, speed: 0.1/second.) Times it could fire until it enters cooldown, twice. Cooldown time: 30 hours. 50 PA strength might not threaten a level-seven expert! But Ye Zhongming had many demon crystals on him. He tossed a level-seven crystal, and it increased to level-three 100PA strength. That shining barrel started to ripple, and it caused everyone to retreat. That included King Neal! ¡°King Neal, my request isn¡¯t tough to achieve in this period when the pool is dry. You can help me, and not only will you get a piece of good equipment, but you will also get my friendship. It is better than us fighting. What do you think?¡± Neal¡¯s expression was dark. He looked at Ye Zhongming and that terrifying, weird thing. He was tempted, but he gave up. ¡°Okay, you win.¡± Chapter 401: Earning more money Chapter 401: Earning more money Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care about how Neal would send him in. What he needed to do was to keep his promise. Blue Secret Realm became a resource base for him. He would be back and would try to take advantage of it. So, building a base was something he needed, which included having a good relationship with them. Of course, he wanted to mend their relationship. After all, he used the Explosive Mechanic to threaten them. They would lose face. Although they decided to work together, they were working together; he had to give them some benefits. So, in the two days that Neal left, Ye Zhongming created many good weapons. Although most were grey, the success rate was high. He just needed blueprints and materials. On the third day, Neal still wasn¡¯t here. Even Laura didn¡¯t know when her husband would be back. She saw that Ye Zhongming was anxious. She brought him to a place, and he forgot about leaving when he arrived. Laura brought him to the... Rubbish pile. It wasn¡¯t the normal rubbish pile but one of the four processing units in the Imperial City. As it was beside Neal''s tribe, they were in charge of it. There were a few hundred working here. They used special methods like burying and using them as fertilizer, scattering some powder to turn them into oil used on those lamps. That impressed Ye Zhongming as he didn¡¯t know why the oil burnt but didn¡¯t give off a smell. Ye Zhongming even saw that they raised bugs. They brought these bones into a huge hole and tossed these bugs in. The bugs will eat all the meat off the bone, and the bones will become usable materials. After the bugs were full, they would return to their nest to lay eggs before dying. Their corpses would be turned into powder, mixed with water, and become glue. It was firm and tough, and the tents built with the glue wouldn¡¯t fall even after many years. But what attracted him the most was naturally the crystals and some materials. Out of the few dozen-story-high rubbish piles, there were many crystals. It was even purposely left after the rumors spread that they could trade it for weapons. But this place would be cleared once in a very long time, so the crystals left before dazzled him. But what he cared more about were the materials. These materials didn¡¯t decompose after such a long time. He did a simple search and wiped the dust off some of them. He noticed that they were level five and above. Anyone could enchant a weapon, and it could become a white-grade weapon. Creating high-level equipment wasn¡¯t as simple as merging things. He needed to throw in high-grade materials like Ghost Metal, at least. But these things alone made him a white equipment-producing machine. ¡°Ten thousand grey equipment for each of the six tribes. Two thousand white equipment.¡± Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes. How long would that take? But he realized a problem and blinked at Neal, ¡°You didn¡¯t tell them about the silver weapons.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t let them get all the benefits!¡± ¡°Five silver equipment. As for the others, you can explain to the kings yourself.¡± ¡°Impossible.¡± ¡°Ten, whether you keep or split, I don¡¯t care.¡± ¡°I...¡± ¡°I will give Laura and your son a silver piece of equipment each as a gift. If not, then it means your power is limited.¡± Neal stared at Ye Zhongming. After a while, he smiled. ¡°I know you won¡¯t complete all of them before you enter the pool, but you must finish six. That doesn¡¯t include the ones for Laura and my son.¡± ¡°Deal!¡± The two of them laughed. Ye Zhongming knew that the day he left was here if things went smoothly. Chapter 402: Saint Pool Chapter 402: Saint Pool The dark tunnel was a stark contrast to the majestic area before, which made him slightly uncomfortable. The Saint Pool was at the deepest part of the Imperial City and was near a dark corner. When Ye Zhongming came here, he saw that there weren¡¯t lamps at the top. The area was dark, and only when they got close they saw a giant stone statue carved into the mountain. Neal told Ye Zhongming that it was the servant of the god. But Ye Zhongming felt like it looked like a demon monster. They entered the body of the mountain through its mouth, which was this dark tunnel. The most narrow part could fit two people. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand why it was so majestic outside, but it was like an ant nest here. But he realized that he was wrong. After he passed the narrow tunnel, he entered the giant mountain body. This place wasn¡¯t as wide as the Imperial City but as big as a street on Earth. Statues stood around, and they looked like they were alive. Each was a few dozen meters tall and had all sorts of poses. They all held weapons. ¡°These are the Kings that reached level nine. Only they have the right to have statues in the Saint Land.¡± Neal led some Posthumous people and a Pool Guardian to bow respectfully towards these statues. Ye Zhongming followed. Whether on Earth or in the Blue Secret Realm, those who reached level nine were worthy of respect. Their history was long, and hundreds of statues here recorded their past glory. Unfortunately, that glory was gone, and they had no more level-nine experts. They passed through the row of statues and saw a sacrificial platform connected to the ground by hundreds of steps. On it was a giant pool, which should be the Saint Pool. ¡°You need to bow every ten steps. Follow me.¡± That Pool Guardian said solemnly. He led the way. Ye Zhongming learned as he did. Some guards followed behind him. Five of them held the demon crystals and material bags. He found some level eight and above materials and made a few pieces of silver equipment to give to Neal. This King loved the equipment that increased his strength. He passed three to the three level-eight Kings and obtained the right for Ye Zhongming to enter this place. The glow of the Rainbow Gate was a good explanation of the process. They saw the light flash and thought that he had completed the ritual. After he placed the gate, he nodded to Neal. He then kept the crystals and materials. But he took the opportunity to place the high-level ones into his space. ¡°King Neal, we can go.¡± Everything was normal, and this Wanderer didn¡¯t lie to him. Neal heaved a sigh of relief. He was taking a huge risk for this. If Ye Zhongming had any other goal, like desecrating or spoiling the pool, he would have had to pay a huge price. They walked down the pool and out of the mountain. When they were at the entrance, an accident happened. Hundreds walked towards them. In front were two level-seven Kings. Ye Zhongming knew that things weren¡¯t good. When he saw Bent¡¯s vicious face, he understood what was happening. ¡°It is you! You are the one that could create the shining weapons!¡± Bent shouted. ¡°King Hongxiang, he is the one that killed my father, Dabu, and wiped out my tribe. He is not a wanderer; he is a traitor from Dawn Saint Hall!¡± Even King Neal and the level-eight Pool Guardian looked at Ye Zhongming. He knew he couldn¡¯t wait anymore. He didn¡¯t even turn and just leaned back. He knocked into those warriors who carried the bags. He grabbed them and activated Rainbow Gate. The gate appeared behind him, and he crashed into the gate. ¡°Stop him!¡± He was swift. It took just three seconds, and even Neal didn¡¯t react. That level-eight Pool Guardian opened his eyes in rage. He slapped at Ye Zhongming, and it arrived on his body when the gate closed! Blood spurted out. The gate closed, and Ye Zhongming disappeared from beneath their eyelids. Chapter 403: Peace Town Chapter 403: Peace Town Ye Zhongming lay at the bottom of the Saint Pool. It took a long time before he regained consciousness. The intense pain spread from his stomach to his throat and then into his mouth. He couldn¡¯t help but spit out blood when he regained control of his body. Then he spat out another mouth before he felt better. Level eight was still level eight. He also cultivated techniques. Such a person was much stronger than those who used potions on Earth. Even if both were level eight, he was still stronger. If not for Ye Zhongming cultivating secret techniques and using the Energy Protection Barrier to block, he would have died. The level gap was huge. Apart from feeling bad, a weird thought appeared in his mind. Would that evil dragon Yangos have been eaten? And been barbecued as a Winged Demon Monster? He stumbled to his feet. He knew that he had to complete what he had to do quickly. Although he returned to the pool with Rainbow Gate, who knew if they had a way to find out what was happening here? Was that Pool Guardian cultivating and resting here? If he returned, Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t even his match, even if he had Nature Staff. He looked around and saw eight burning basins that lit this place up. The statues around were looking at this thief. He took out the key to compare. He confirmed that this hole was for the key. He noticed that this place was silent, and he calmed down. He didn¡¯t stick it right away and just gathered some stamina before he did so. En... No reaction? His heart sank. As Bent appeared, Ye Zhongming had no way out. If this failed, his only way out would be for no one to notice him here. He would then charge out after he healed up. He was not sure if he could escape without dying. Although they were backward, there were four level-eight experts. So if he couldn¡¯t return from here, he was dead. .................................................................................... Peace Town wasn¡¯t a town but just a survivor gathering area. The reason why they called it that wasn¡¯t because they hoped for peace. It had no meaning except for a Peace Hotel in the center of this area. Right, it came from that nice movie. Peace Town protected the survivors and was a place where they could get drunk and avoid reality. This place wasn¡¯t peaceful like the many survivor camps in the apocalypse. It was dark and filled with crime. Naturally, apocalypse wheels existed here. Zhao Gang sat on a chair and looked at the setting sun. He hummed a tune that even he didn¡¯t know and was thinking about heading to the bar to find a girl. Of course, before that, he had to finish his duty. It was night, and it was when the hunters would return. If he was lucky, he could take their spoils, which could be traded for a level-one crystal. Then, he might be able to find more than one girl later. As for saving money, that wasn¡¯t in Zhao Gang¡¯s plan. Who knew if this place would get drowned by zombies tomorrow? Or a mutated lifeform would wipe it out? On the small path, a person was getting close. Zhao Gang squinted his eyes, and he stood up. This person was carrying a big bag. His hands also had two of the same size. This was a wandering survivor! Zhao Gang had an evil smile. This person was the best fatty goat. He wanted to get protected by Peace Town, so shouldn¡¯t he pay for it? Looking at what he had, he should just leave one bag! Zhao Gang was planning to do that. ¡°Pay attention, a big business is here!¡± Zhao Gang kicked the four with him. These four guards stood at the entrance and waited for the fat goat. He walked close, and this was a young kid. He wore weird leather armor, but no one cared. People wore all sorts of things in this day and age. Zhao Gang looked at the bag and gulped. He wanted to say something, but that young man spoke first. ¡°Where is this place? How far is it from Ying City?¡± Chapter 404: Cannon Fodder (1) Chapter 404: Cannon Fodder (1) Ye Zhongming hated the random teleportation of the Secret Realm key. He left Earth from Cloth River Dungeon but appeared in a wilderness... A mutated animal nest. The group of level-three mutated lifeforms nearly ate him. Fortunately, the discomfort from teleporting disappeared. His true strength was level-six, so the level-three lifeforms were too weak. These fellows even allowed him to use Swallowing Satan to recover some injuries. As he didn¡¯t know where he was, Ye Zhongming could only search for survivors. Fortunately, he noticed a simple camp. Zhao Gang was evolved, one star. He wasn¡¯t important in Peace Town, but he could be a guard when the average level was two. This showed that he had some strength. Even the hunting captains were polite to him. Behind him was the boss of Peace Time. This made him arrogant. Of course, he had to have foresight to maintain this good job. He knew how to speak to different groups of people and suck up to them. But Zhao Gang still made a mistake today. He didn¡¯t see Ye Zhongming¡¯s evolution level and thought he was ordinary. Although evolved were everywhere, most people were still unevolved. ¡°Do you know the rules?¡± A black-faced guy beside Zhao Gang scolded. Even Zhao Gang didn¡¯t see how strong he was, much less this guy who wasn¡¯t even evolved. When one was not evolved, the muscles one had decided how strong a person was. If a muscular person had weapons, then there was nothing to fear. So when they saw how calm Ye Zhongming was, the black face wanted to teach him a lesson. The apocalypse was a place where the strong suppressed the weak. If you couldn¡¯t fight back, you had to take it.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. The real world was the same. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know where this place was and how far it was from Ying City. He was rushing back to his base, so naturally, his temper wouldn¡¯t be good. Ye Zhongming frowned and passed a level-three crystal to Zhao Gang. ¡°Where is this place? Get me some clean water and a full-tank motorcycle or car. I will give you another piece. If you find me a map, I will give you a third one.¡± This was his mistake or, rather, something that he neglected. When he was too strong, what he considered was about the difference in strength. So he would forget about something not important. He was trying to rush back to Cloud Peak but forgot that taking out a level-three crystal here and even promising two more would cause him problems. Zhao Gang rolled his eyes and smiled. ¡°Eh, sorry, I didn¡¯t recognize that you are an expert. I have to prepare the things you said. Why not head to Peace Hotel to eat? I will find you after I get ready. The Peace Hotel is the tallest building in the town.¡± Zhao Gang didn¡¯t recognize it, but he did now. Someone who could take level-three crystals out was not a normal person. He changed his attitude and let Ye Zhongming in respectfully. Ye Zhongming agreed. The moment he found where Cloud Peak was, he was going to rush over. He shall use this time to eat some food and rest. The most obvious point was that he was clean. Besides his shoes that had dust on, even the weird armor was clean. His skin, hand, and face were not dirty at all. Her body felt different. In the apocalypse, a clean guy was as hard to find as a beautiful virgin. ¡°1 kilogram of mutated animal meat or two sets for one level one crystal.¡± Ye Zhongming took out a crystal, ¡°Five sets; the rest is for you.¡± The bar was silent. Big Milk was the prettiest attendant here. Without five level-one crystals, she wouldn¡¯t care about you at all. Few survivors were willing to use five crystals on a woman in Peace Town. So, although she looked like the rest, she rarely received guys. Many survivors didn¡¯t even remember who she had been with. They just heard the boss treated her well, so no one dared to force her. They couldn¡¯t play with her, but they paid close attention. Such a beautiful woman with a good body was an attraction everywhere. So when Ye Zhongming tossed the crystals out, everyone saw it. Many of them were stunned. Some even dropped their alcohol glasses to break the silence. Ye Zhongming gave a level-three crystal. Damn, level three crystal for bread and water? Only five sets? One demon crystal could buy 50 and even 500 sets. Was this kid showing off? Ye Zhongming was not showing off. He didn¡¯t have any low-level crystals. Big Milk touched the black crystal and was stunned for half a day before confirming that she had received a level-three crystal. Her thought was to head up and get a potion from that annoying Old Jiang for her brother and herself! But she held back. She knew that she had to get this young man food. She sensed the warmth from the crystal, and she knew that she was wet. In the apocalypse, each woman had a price. When one only talked about money, money was a lubricant. No matter if it was manmade or natural. Big Milk gave Ye Zhongming what he needed and smiled. She considered that if this guy was interested in her and slept with her, she could get another crystal. Or... You can also not pay. The door of the bar was pushed. One tall and one short guy walked in. The bar was silent and returned to normal after two seconds. But the noise level was softer than before. They looked around and finally looked at Ye Zhongming. His appearance stood out in Peace Town. They confirmed something. They split up and sat at each side of the entrance. Big Milk¡¯s expression changed. She thought about it and acted like she was cleaning the table, ¡°If you want to live, then run; there is a back door.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t even turn his head. He knew what was going on. He smiled and drank a mouth of water. A thought appeared, and he asked Big Milk, ¡°How many survivors are here?¡± Chapter 405: Cannon Fodder (2) Chapter 405: Cannon Fodder (2) Big Milk was naturally not a valiant and courageous woman. Such people were either dead, or they became people that were expected. Her life was better than others for various reasons in this half a year. She was under less pressure than others, so she wasn¡¯t so numb to life, meaning she had kept a bit of her conscience. Naturally, the level-three demon crystal and his clean body were another reason she reminded him. So, she was willing to take the risk. Right, risk. If the two guys who came in knew that she reminded him, then even if her backing was the boss of Peace Hotel, there would only be one outcome--- She would be tossed into a bunch of smelly evolved that would rip her body apart... Her backing would not offend the others in Peace Town just for a woman who wasn¡¯t even evolved. But she didn¡¯t expect the guy to stay; he even asked her how many survivors there were. Big Milk opened her eyes wide. Was this guy a fool? Wasn¡¯t it a waste for him to lose his life here? If he died, then the world would lose another clean guy. ¡°How many survivors are there here?¡± Ye Zhongming asked, and that caused Big Milk to roll her eyes. She was hitting on him, and he acted like he only wanted bread and water, as if she was not attractive. Now his hormones started to take over? She decided to stay far from him. This guy was the first person she was willing to sleep with even if he didn¡¯t pay, but... It didn¡¯t mean that she could do things for him. That reminder was the most help she could give. Big Milk didn¡¯t reply and carried many plates into the distance. Since he was asking for death, then there was nothing she could do. Ye Zhongming shook his head and turned around to point at the two guys. ¡°Call your boss, tell him I have a business deal.¡± His action caused the bar to be silent for the third time today. This was a person who could kill Gao Tuo with a finger! Who was Gao Tuo? The 4th strongest in Peace Town. Apart from the boss of Peace Town and the owner of Peace Hotel, as well as the strongest bodyguard of the hotel boss. This person was turned to ash with one finger. ¡°Hello, I am the boss of this hotel. People are polite and call me Brother Zheng.¡± The leader was a guy in a white suit. He held an unlit cigar and smiled at Ye Zhongming. The guy spoke and looked at Gao Tuo¡¯s corpse on the ground. ¡°You are in charge here?¡± ¡°Keke, not fully, only half.¡± ¡°Then just sit there and wait for the other half.¡± It wasn¡¯t that his temper wasn¡¯t good, but he was not used to repeating things. That white suit guy¡¯s men were unhappy and said with slight annoyance, ¡°This is our boss being humble, Peace Town...¡± ¡°You want to end up like him?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the person who spoke and knew the standard here. These two were level-four evolved, so the other person would probably be four-star. That was quite decent for a small area to have at least three four-star evolved. Ye Zhongming recalled something and looked at the guy in a white suit, ¡°Cannibal Chain?¡± The expression of the guy in a white suit and the other who spoke changed, and their bodies shook. Ye Zhongming smiled and knew that he was right. Cannibal Chain was a famous organization in the past. They opened restaurants and bars on bases. Of course, that wasn¡¯t their primary job. Their real income was selling and passing intel as well as drugs. Each person in charge wore a white suit. ¡°Since you are from Cannibal Chain, that would save some effort.¡± Ye Zhongming knocked on the table and said seriously, ¡°I need soldiers to fight for me. I don¡¯t need strong ones, but I need a large number. Can you find them?¡± Battles, even in the apocalypse, needed cannon fodder. On the first day that he was out from the Secret Realm, his plan to save Cloud Peak had started. Chapter 406: Start of Cloud Peaks defence Chapter 406: Start of Cloud Peak''s defence The smell of blood wasn¡¯t very thick, but for the evolved with sharp senses, it stimulated one¡¯s nose and reminded them that the battle was not over. Cloud Peak rejected the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance¡¯s conditions and faced the first large-scale attack today. This battle started a dozen days ago, but they still focused on clearing mutated lifeforms around Cloud Peak to create some needed siege weapons and establish a plan. But they had cut off Cloud Peak¡¯s connection with the outside world. Both sides had many minor clashes, especially when trying to build their camp and seal the area. But this was the first time they directly attacked the walls of Cloud Peak. This not only meant the start of the siege, but it was also the first base attack in Ying City. The intensity caught everyone off guard. This included Cloud Peak, as well as the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance. When night fell, many core members of the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance were gathered here. But the atmosphere was very intense. ¡°We only fought for two hours, and do you know how many of us died?¡± Lou Xiaoling wasn¡¯t as young and free-spirited as half a year ago. What replaced it was a round but cruel face. One faction in the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance was her¡¯s, or rather, the guy she joined. It was the person that Xia Lei mentioned- Unicorn King Freedom Army. As a four-star evolved, she didn¡¯t have much rights to speak. But she represented her guy, the short, fatty Pang Cheng, who was 1.7 meters tall and nearly 150 kilograms. Seeing no one speak, she slapped the tabulated battle report, ¡°Two hundred people! Two hundred in just two hours! As for Cloud Peak, they didn¡¯t even have 50 losses. Why? Because you all didn¡¯t put in effort!¡± ¡°Woman, you are wrong to say that. We have all had deaths; how can you say we didn¡¯t put in effort? Moreover, today is the first day of the battle. We need to pass the trap region, so, normally, we have more losses. Don¡¯t be too emotional; you will get old easily like that.¡± A guy in a black shirt sat on a chair and looked very casual. He even had a nail clipper and was fixing his nails. Lou Xiaoling was furious. If this were an internal meeting, she would have exploded. But she was not facing ordinary people; it was one of the saints of Soul Merchant, the five-star expert Sound Iron. ¡°Should we continue to fight this way? How long would it take?¡±?v€l?1n. ¡°Pang Cheng, what are your thoughts?¡± ¡°There is no more fresh food?¡± Park Xiuying bit the beef jerky and asked casually. ¡°En, they have surrounded us for over ten days, and the fresh food is gone.¡± ¡°How long can we last for?¡± the beautiful teacher waved the jerky and asked. ¡°A month is no problem; that is when we have full members if we considered... The deaths, we can last even longer.¡± The two of them were solemn when they said that. They suffered close to three-digit deaths, which worried the core members. ¡°Right, these are for you.¡± Liang Chuyin handed three potions to Park Xiuying. They were Intermediate Mental Energy Recovery Potions. It wasn¡¯t cheap; one bottle needed a few dozen level-two crystals. ¡°Xia Bai got them when she got back yesterday.¡± Park Xiuying mentioned that Sister Xia Bai was amazing before keeping them. This thing was really useful for her. ¡°So... Can we hold on?¡± The beautiful teacher rubbed the bottles and asked. Killing energy flashed in her eyes, ¡°Even if we can¡¯t hold on, we will make them lose skin!¡± The two of them silently ate meat jerky. A guy appeared in their minds at the same time. .................................................................................... ¡°The time is a little rushed based on what you say.¡± Peace Hotel¡¯s boss lit a cigar and frowned. Ye Zhongming found out some things from him. This place wasn¡¯t too far from Ying City, but to get there, they had to pass through Ying City. ¡°I don¡¯t have that much time. I have to get back within three days. I need to see at least a thousand warriors, then. If you can do it, I will give you a huge fortune. If not, the people here will follow me. I will kill those who don¡¯t.¡± This Cannibal Chain branch leader didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to be so firm. He thought about it before saying finally, ¡°Depends on how much you can pay.¡± He smiled and loosened one bag by his feet. Chapter 407: I want to follow you Chapter 407: I want to follow you When people saw that bag of level-three crystals, they wanted to kill Ye Zhongming. They wanted to kill him ten thousand times. Although there were three four-star experts in Peace Town, less than ten three-star evolved apart from them. The others were two-star and one-star. These people got so strong because of the three four-star experts. Normal bases six months into the apocalypse were considered strong when they had three-star evolved. After all, this was a time when most were around two-star. This bag of crystals was level three, and all were level three. Just by looking at it, there were at least ten thousand crystals. This meant there would be at least a hundred bottles of evolution potions. A hundred bottles... Three-star potions. It didn''t seem like many, but if one had to compare it to something... These potions were enough to buy Peace Town! Of these people in the bar, including the person in charge of the branch and the Peace Town boss who had just entered, no one dared to attack. Just these crystals, the fact that he dared to show them, meant he wasn¡¯t afraid they would steal. If they dared to attack, this person would start killing them like he had previously killed the other expert with one finger. No one would doubt that. Even if they only sensed a four-star evolved aura from this young man. ¡°If that is the case, it would be no problem.¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°Ten three-star potions for you to find people. Do you want all of this? Are you not afraid you can¡¯t take them all?¡± That was already a very high price. If he wasn¡¯t in a rush, if not many people would die this time, and he was just completing a simple hunt, one bottle, at most two bottles were enough. The white suit guy in charge smiled. He was just casually agreeing. He would get a few dozen three-star potions if he managed to get it. That was enough for him to trade for one five-star potion and make him jump to one of the strongest in the apocalypse. He would become something like their deputy leader. ¡°Will you use the crystals or...¡± Ye ZHongming knew from her body language that she had a reason; she had something to hide from the two bosses of the town. ¡°He wants to follow you.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t reply and just smiled. Even at the start of the apocalypse, not everyone could follow him. His subordinates now all had a short or long story with him. With his status, not anybody could follow him. ¡°I, I know you won¡¯t believe me. Such a person don¡¯t lack men, but you are the person that can bring us out of here, so please...¡± She knelt. His eyes moved, but it didn¡¯t open much. In the apocalypse, people knelt all the time. There was no dignity, only people bowing to others. Kneeling was not something shocking. ¡°My brother and his brothers are willing to accept any test. They are willing to do so even if they die.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t ask. Since this woman said that, this meant there was a reason why they were forced to leave this place. Seeing that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything, Big Milk knew her reason wasn¡¯t enough to convince him. ¡°I don¡¯t know why you need so many soldiers, but I think you are facing a battle that needs many people. My brother and I are both willing to join. If we can live in the end, please take us in?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at her. He thought about it and said with a weird expression, ¡°You said your brother has a bunch of brothers?¡± She nodded. Ye Zhongming smiled. He wanted to save Cloud Peak, but he had a new idea. ¡°Whether or not you can follow me depends on what news I get tomorrow. It depends on your luck.¡± Chapter 408: Secret Team Chapter 408: Secret Team Two pickup trucks traveled in the wilderness, and the people couldn¡¯t see anything alive. Big Milk drove the car, and the guy riding the shotgun had a cold gaze. This morning, her boss, no, her ex-boss, gave this young man news. She knew that this was regarding the faction that this boss controlled. But she couldn¡¯t tell the situation from his expression. But she knew that her brother and she were lucky. After the boss saw the news, he agreed to them following him. Of course, the process wouldn¡¯t be smooth. She and her brother were from Peace Hotel. The white suit guy from Cannibal Chain wouldn¡¯t let them go so easily. But his attitude changed when this new boss handed two three-star evolution potions to that person. Big Milk once again realized that money was the most important thing. ¡°Stop!¡± The new boss shouted. Big Milk stepped on the brakes. ¡°Do you see?¡± Ye Zhongming got off. Big Milk, her brother Ah Yang, and the other ten got off too. ¡°Zombie?¡± Ah Yang wasn¡¯t too old; he was only 17. But after the tough life of the apocalypse, he looked more determined and vicious than people of the same age. ¡°Kill them.¡± Everyone looked at Ye Zhongming. This was a group of wandering zombies. Not many, around 20 of them. Ye Zhongming shook his head, but it wasn¡¯t that he felt unfortunate; there was another reason. If they were one star evolved, then with how well trained they were, they could deal with this level two zombie. But there was only one evolved, and the rest were ordinary people. Even if they could kill regular zombies accurately, their skills were useless to this level-two zombie. Peng! A gun was shot when Big Milk screamed as she thought that her brother was about to die to the zombie. The level-two zombie¡¯s head exploded, and the dirty liquid scattered over the ashen, white-faced Ah Yang. These teen girls were stunned and helped Ah Yang up. They dug the crystals and then handed them over to Ye Zhongming. This made him realize why they wanted to leave Peace Town. They were well-trained and experienced but were controlled to collect demon crystals. Although they were vicious to zombies, they couldn¡¯t defeat the evolved. Only Big Milk was left in their hands as a hostage. Her position among all the maids was supernatural, but only because the controller was unwilling to anger Ah Yang. ¡°Keep them.¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head. Level-five crystals didn¡¯t even attract him, much less this level-one and two. Even if he were, he wouldn¡¯t take advantage of these kids. They were delighted and looked at Ye Zhongming with a much better expression. ¡°Are you willing to learn something special from me? That you can evolve without even using potions?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s words stunned them. Without using potions? Was that possible? Although they were shocked that they could evolve from using potions initially, they were used to it now. When they heard such things suddenly, it wasn¡¯t surprising that they didn¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°Boss, was it that skill you used to kill Gao Tuo?¡± Ah Yang asked excitedly. Ye Zhongming nodded. But his words were like water over their raging excitement. ¡°I am not afraid to tell you I have learned such a technique, but it doesn¡¯t mean others can. If you learn it, you are taking a risk and might die on the spot. Or you might... Lose your mind. It might even take a long time with not much improvements. Even so, are you willing to learn? Think about it and then reply to me. You have two hours.¡± Ye Zhongming sat in the car and asked for them to set off. Big Milk drove the car and looked at Ye Zhongming. She finally knew what he meant last night. So... He was using her brother and her as guinea pigs. Chapter 409: Experiment Chapter 409: Experiment Strictly speaking, Big Milk didn¡¯t feel like she was cheated; she didn¡¯t even have a bad feeling. After all, Ye Zhongming told them about the negatives that could arise and gave them time to think. She knew that even if her brother and the others disagreed, the young man wouldn¡¯t do anything to them. He would use another method to test them. The process would be more intense than cultivating the secret technique, but it might not be as dangerous. The toughness of the apocalypse made Big Milk clear about what kind of world it was. If not for her brother and these friends having the talent and courage to bring back many demon crystals, she would be like the other maids in the hotel. One level-one crystal and people could sleep with her for a night. Then, she would have to lay in bed for three days to be able to move again. Save up for a month to be able to spin the wheel once but with little to no chance of getting a potion. Such a life would repeat, and it would have no end. One day, you would die on the bed, and your corpse would be thrown aside. The person who ¡®killed¡¯ you would compensate the hotel owner, not your relatives. So she didn¡¯t think that this new boss was despicable. On the contrary, she made her mind up. She believed that with her brother¡¯s personality, he would make the same choice. There were dangers, but that represented a chance. In the apocalypse, chances were much more important than life. Moreover, this new boss said it might cause side effects, but what if it didn¡¯t? What would they get? What would that represent? Big Milk could imagine a day when she could sit on the same level as that Peace Hotel boss. Truth also proved that people would make choices to get stronger. Everyone agreed with Ye Zhongming¡¯s suggestion. Even the youngest 14-year-old girl was the same. ¡°There are two types. One is for close combat, and one is for mental energy. Think about which you want to choose.¡± When resting, Ye Zhongming gathered the 12 of them and explained to them the cultivation path. But none of them could compare to Ye Zhongming to grasp the technique immediately. That was a regret. This meant that they needed time to form combat strength. But one person didn¡¯t. Ah Yang, Big Milk¡¯s brother. The boss of this group. Ye Zhongming called the two of them over and took two potions that he got from Peace Town, ¡°Ah Yang, you are the most special here as you are evolved and used the evolution potion.¡± The two didn¡¯t know what he meant and looked at each other. ¡°I am not planning to let the others touch the potions. At least before I confirm some things, I am not planning to. As their captain, you need to be in charge. You can tell it to them; whoever dares to consume the potions can just die.¡± Ye Zhongming was really calm, but Big Milk and Ah Yang both knew that he was experimenting, and he wouldn¡¯t allow anyone to spoil it, even if they were the specimens. If they didn¡¯t listen, he would clear them out. ¡°But you are different. You have used the potions, and I am already... Impure like me.¡± Ah Yang wasn¡¯t angry because Ye Zhongming said that. He was more curious about the latter half, like him? ¡°So you don¡¯t need to hold back and just use the potions. So these two are for you. But don¡¯t forget about cultivating the techniques.¡± Ah Yang had the two-star and three-star potions injected into him, and he instantly became a three-star evolved. He felt like he was in a dream. ¡°How does it feel?¡± Ye Zhongming slapped his shoulder, ¡°Do you dare to enter Ying City with me?¡± Chapter 410: Treasure goes to those who are fated Chapter 410: Treasure goes to those who are fated Tong Hu kicked the table, and the items scattered across the floor. Little Li looked at her husband and frowned. She wanted to console him but didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°These heartless fellows!¡± Tong Hu squatted on the ground and roared. Tong Hu met two more faction bosses and tried to convince them to fight against the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance. These people had received help from Boss Ye in the past! But Boss Ye was dead, so they didn¡¯t give him face! ¡°Tong Hu... We can¡¯t blame them, after all, BOss Ye is already...¡± ¡°Then they can forget everything? Forget how Cloud Peak has helped them for this half a year. Without Cloud Peak, would they have what they have today? Without Cloud Peak, they are nothing! They would have died long ago!¡± Tong Hu was emotional, and his eyes turned red. He stared at his wife. Although he tried to suppress his voice, it was already deafening. ¡°Quieten down, don¡¯t attract the zombies!¡± Little Li slapped his face like usual, but she did so with much less strength. She was the only one who could understand how frustrated her husband felt. Three months ago, she saw her husband run around to find all sorts of factions. But until now, all her hard work was useless; no one would help a fighter that would lose. The apocalypse was cruel not just because of killings but in terms of interests. Tong Hu¡¯s team was the most loyal supporter of Cloud Peak. Xia Lei placed them in Ying City to be their eyes and ears. With Cloud Peak¡¯s support, Tong Hu¡¯s development was quick. Not only were they treated like core Cloud Peak members, but they were all four-star evolved. Even the other members of the team received benefits. Like Little Li, Cloud Peak gave her the three-star potion and a job scroll. Their equipment was all provided by Cloud Peak. Although they weren¡¯t as luxurious as when Boss Ye was around, they were above average. ¡°Ye, Boss Ye!¡± When he saw the person, Tong Hu¡¯s mouth opened as wide as his head. It could even fit an ostrich egg in. Little Li pointed at Ye Zhongming in disbelief. Tong Hu whose rage and his gratitude for his wife made him tear up twice today, his eyes turned red once more after seeing Ye Zhongming. A liquid flowed down, and he just sat on the ground and wailed. ¡°Boss Ye, you are not dead, you are not dead!¡± The anger and frustration he had felt exploded. His voice was really loud, which caught Ah Yang and Ye Zhongming off guard. They didn¡¯t know what he had been through for him to cry so badly. Ye Zhongming felt warm and squatted down to tap his shoulder. He didn¡¯t expect that apart from the core Cloud Peak members, someone else would be willing to give up their lives for him. Things were such a coincidence. After Ye Zhongming led Ah Yang into Ying City, he bumped into Tong Hu in this shack. He saw him asking other factions for help and how he was willing to die for Cloud Peak. No one did such things in the apocalypse. At least, it was something he hadn¡¯t seen in a long time. Although he disagreed with it, he respected him. Moreover, his loyalty was to him. Even Tong Hu didn¡¯t know that his status in Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart had risen to a really important position. ¡°Don¡¯t cry; there are many things to do. Those people who wronged you will know what they missed.¡± Ye Zhongming pulled him up and heard the couple describe what had happened since he left. He looked at the pitch-black Ying City; his expression got much colder. Chapter 411: Blood colored night Chapter 411: Blood colored night ¡°Scram!¡±N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. Shengyuan raised his shield to knock aside Wen Hong, who had jumped on the wall. This War Female Officer slashed his white shield, and that caused sparks to fly. The warriors on both sides were stunned. The Counter Cloud Peak Alliance launched a sneak attack at night. After a few days of intense attacks, the battle began at the time of day when humans didn¡¯t want to get out. Cloud Peak had been defending, but the enemy still found a chance. This was the first time the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance set all four of their five-star evolved. Shengyuan retreated and only stopped when he knocked into the wall behind him. Cracks appeared on the wall. The enemies used a weird job skill to send them all up the wall. Their strength and sneak attack caused those defending to be caught off guard. After the four five-star evolved showed themselves, their siege weapons were placed onto the wall. Many people flew up. With their evolved bodies, they needed just a few dozen seconds to get onto the walls. That would be a huge problem. The Cloud Peak members who were resting all rushed over. They took over the ordinary members who couldn¡¯t hold off for a short time. But as it was pretty rushed, it wasn¡¯t too effective. The members weren¡¯t distributed evenly and were battling what was ahead of them. Xia Lei knew that Cloud Peak¡¯s overall evolution level wasn¡¯t weaker than the enemy, but their overall combat strength was. Now that they were sneak attacked, if they couldn¡¯t gain a footing, if the gate was opened, tonight would be the night that Cloud Peak was wiped out. So Xia Lei took a gamble for Shengyuan to tank the strongest Wen Hong. The other core members surrounded the other three five-star evolved. Sheng Yuan spat a mouthful of blood and roared at the woman who had become a small giant. He struck with his shield again and activated the job skill- Immovable Boulder. The shield shadows wrapped up Shengyuan within. ¡°It is useless; the gap in strength is too huge.¡± Wen Hong¡¯s voice spread far, and she smiled in disdain. She took in a deep breath, and her body rose! ¡°Step strike!¡± The second arrow from the turret fired at Lu Yi. They wanted to kill him! Tang Tian blocked in front of him at the crucial moment and sliced with Moon Edge¡ªa semi-circular yellow shield formed around the blade. They clashed, and Tang Tian¡¯s Moon Edge flew into the sky. The barrier broke, too, but the arrow deviated and brushed Tang Tian¡¯s shoulder. It removed a piece of his meat and exposed his shoulder bone. Tang Tian cried out in pain and couldn¡¯t lift that arm. At the same time that Tang Tian was injured, a wind blade slashed down right at Little Nine¡¯s chest. The leader of the Tenth Glory Army was caught off guard. He knocked into his turret, which prevented him from falling to the ground. He ignored the blood on his lips and spun around to dodge a blade shadow and the next wind blade. Little Nine lowered his head and saw that a pile of dirt was forming at the bottom of the arrow turret. The green stone turned into dirt, and the arrow turret started to tilt. The third arrow shot into the sky! This was one of Young Master Yun¡¯s skills; the Swamp Witch attacked and countered Little Nine¡¯s job skill! The battle was not very one-sided. ............................................................ Xia Lei and Liang Chuyin¡¯s opponent was the giant fatty, Pang Cheng. ¡°Kekeke, beauty.¡± Pang Cheng moved his body and squinted as he looked at the two beauties. The lust in his gaze was not hidden at all. This giant fatty looked at the other two battles and scoffed. He lay on the ground, and his head expanded after giving out to roars. It became the size of the table and turned translucent. ¡°Taste my kiss.¡± He opened his mouth, and a ball of black liquid spat towards the two of them. Chapter 412: Brother Ye wants to do something big Chapter 412: Brother Ye wants to do something big Ye Zhongming sat quietly in the room and heard Tong Hu and his team speak. The contents of the conversation were simple. Tong Hu told them to choose whether or not to follow him to Cloud Peak to fight or to leave. They had to make the choice. Tong Hu and Little Li understood what Cloud Peak had been through for half a year. They knew the choices those factions that had benefited from Cloud Peak made at the crucial moment. So they understood that Boss Ye needed absolute loyalty. Even if that loyalty was through Tong Hu, he needed it. Little Li was more intelligent than her husband; naturally, her mind worked faster. She sensed that both of them were very lucky. Boss Ye wouldn¡¯t do something for no reason. He had his reasons for telling Tong Hu to do that. When Ye Zhongming walked out of the room, the group of people looked at him like they were looking at ghosts. Around 20 people remained. Honestly, Ye Zhongming¡¯s view of the world was shaken. He didn¡¯t expect so many people to stay even though they knew they were about to die. Maybe, compared to those who left, the ratio of those who remained was low. But this number was enough to touch him, maybe because of Tong Hu, birds of the same feather flocked together. In the apocalypse, this was precious. ¡°Boss Ye!¡± A guy close to Tong Hu woke up from shock and shouted emotionally. Half a year had passed in the apocalypse, and it was enough for people to forget many faces. But Ye Zhongming was too special. His stories spread around Ying City circles, and no one could forget him. He smiled and nodded. He looked at the emotional group and said softly but firmly, ¡°Tong Hu and I won¡¯t let all of you down.¡± ...................................................................................................... Mingdong Battle Squad¡¯s boss, Han Mingdong, bit on a dry biscuit. The more he ate, the more he felt it was tasteless, so he tossed it to the ground. Although Mingdong Battle Squad wasn¡¯t a big faction, he had over a hundred people following him. Usually, he didn¡¯t lack food. ¡°Upstairs.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t even look at Mingdong. He said, ¡°Tell them to wait here; whoever dares to leave, I will kill them.¡± Ye Zhongming was four-star when he left and was stronger than the current Mingdong. Now that he was back, Mingdong didn¡¯t dare to do anything. He stood there and wiped his sweat. He was very nervous and didn¡¯t know what Boss Ye would do to him. Seeing Ye Zhongming lead Tong Hu and a few people up, he hurriedly glanced at the 20 here. He said towards one of his trusted men, and he nodded. He strolled to the side, saying, ¡°I am going to the toilet.¡± This person was also a three-star like Mingdong. Mingdong saw Tong Hu Battle Squad¡¯s core members rise, so those below weren¡¯t a threat. No one dared to stop his men. ¡°Ah!¡± A short scream made Ming Dong turn his head. One of Tong Hu¡¯s men grabbed his man¡¯s throat and just stared at Ming Dong before crushing it. ¡°Boss Ye said that whoever leaves will die.¡± Ming Dong was stunned. He looked at the corpse on the ground and those around. He suddenly realized that they... They were all three stars! Ye Zhongming said that he wouldn¡¯t disappoint them. The first thing he did was to turn them all into three-star evolved! Ming Dong¡¯s hand started to shake. He knew that, like many other people, he was wrong. This Boss Ye wouldn¡¯t let things end like this. Ying City was going to end up in chaos... Ye Zhongming started to spin. There were tens of thousands of level-four crystals at his feet. Tong Hu and the others shook emotionally. They were so excited that they wanted to shout. Boss Ye was just Boss Ye. Level four, level-four crystals. He had tens of thousands of them. Looking at the mountain of crystals, everyone here knew that Boss Ye would do something big. Something that would shock the entire Ying City! Chapter 413: What is it? Chapter 413: What is it? To Mingdong, each second was torture. He was unsure what Boss Ye was going to do to him. Because of that, he felt very uneasy. The corpse with the shattered throat reminded him that he might end up like that in the next second. But when Ye Zhongming and the others got down, even if Mingdong was petrified with fear, he was still stunned by the four-star potions that Tong Hu and the others had in their hands. He had never seen so many potions together. Not one star, two stars, or even three stars; they were all four stars. 100s of them! ¡°Come over; each one gets one. It is from Boss Ye.¡± Tong Hu told his men. Those expressionless people smiled and came to grab the four-star evolution potion. They were so excited that they injected it. These people were just two-star evolved a few hours ago; some were even one-star. But a few hours later, all of them were four-star. Mingdong Battle Squad looked on from the side... It was hard to describe what they were feeling. They would hug Tong Hu¡¯s leg and be his dog if they had another chance. When they injected the potion, Ye Zhongming kept the rest and said to Mingdong, ¡°Bring your warriors and follow me. I won¡¯t kill you if you listen, but whether or not you can live in the end depends on you.¡± No one would be willing to listen in another environment. But Mingdong was like a student being praised. He happily ordered the entire squad to follow Ye Zhongming. .................................................................................... The highest level in Ying City was five-star, so the five-star wheels people didn¡¯t care about in the past were a hot topic now. Compared to the many low-level wheels, there were fewer higher-level wheels. Those who could occupy the high-level wheels were strong factions. Like Jill Warrior Squad. The current Jill Warrior Squad was different from half a year ago; even their boss was different. But they weren¡¯t weaker. They were now in the top five in Ying City. With the cigarette, he pointed at Tong Hu and the others, ¡°Leave two three-star potions, and I will let things pass. Scram, if not, I will kill you.¡± ¡°Rong... Brother.¡± As the light at the entrance was dark, many people couldn¡¯t see who the guy beside Tong Hu was. But Brother Rong and his men were close, and one person confirmed before trembling and pulling Brother Rong. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Brother Rong scolded his men impatiently but saw that his face was ashen white. The guy¡¯s chin was shaking. This was someone who had been in Jill Warrior Squad for a long time since they were just built. Naturally, he joined the Poppy Wheel Battle. Brother Rong was new, so he might not recognize this young man, but he did. He didn¡¯t retreat when facing those zombies and mutated lifeforms; he didn¡¯t hide from the evil dragon. He obtained all the benefits and teleported into the Secret Realm. That guy was standing in front of them. ¡°Boss Ye said that those who listen can live; those who don¡¯t can all die.¡± Tong Hu¡¯s voice rang out like thunder, which angered Brother Rong. He didn¡¯t have time to ask his men. His finger moved, and a grey dagger appeared in his hands, slicing toward Tong Hu¡¯s throat. But before his dagger touched the target, a person flashed before him. A red and white steel claw stabbed into his chest! ¡°Remember not to be so careless!¡± Ah Yang¡¯s useful face had the excitement one had when killing in the apocalypse. He had become a four-star evolved and had used the Scorching Flame Technique. The moment he attacked, he shocked everyone. Brother Rong opened his mouth and wanted to ask how he was so quick, but he couldn¡¯t make a sound. Even in death, he couldn¡¯t understand why this bunch dared to come here and how... They dared to kill him. ¡°If you listen, you live; if not, you will die.¡± Ah Yang¡¯s attack was a signal. Ye Zhongming¡¯s men pounced towards the other survivors. They shouted the same. Anyone who tried to fight back was killed without hesitation. Even if Wen Gang were here, he couldn¡¯t block a few dozen four-star evolved. After the initial killing, the other Jill Warrior Squad members knelt on the ground and gathered at the center of the stadium. When accompanying Ye Zhongming to spin the five-star wheel, Tong Hu couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore and asked his question. ¡°Boss Ye, you aren¡¯t doing this just to find wheels to spin, right? Also, not to take these people in as your men? Then what is the reason? Shouldn¡¯t we rush back to Cloud Peak?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. He said while walking, ¡°Don¡¯t they want to play? I will play a game with them, a real... Game of death.¡± Book Book He naturally couldn¡¯t have as many five-star potions as four-star potions! He used all the level-five crystals from the Secret Realm and only gained 12 bottles. He gave Tong Hu, Little Li, and Ah Yang one each and kept the remaining nine. But even so, Ye Zhongming had three more five-star evolved. It was more than the entire Ying City. If he wanted, this number could increase. But these potions were left for the core members of Cloud Peak. Jill Warrior Squad members knelt for a long time. When Ye Zhongming came out, he told them to follow him to have a chance to live. They could only follow. They had to follow. However, they didn¡¯t know what this Boss Ye wanted to do. Ye Zhongming went to the six-star wheel. He had been planning it since he came out of the Secret Realm. This was the key. The one who occupied the wheel was Star Beauty Company. They only arranged a branch to defend it as they couldn¡¯t use it yet. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t show any politeness. He led Tong Hu Battle Squad, Ah Yang, and Big Milk, surrounding Mingdong and Jill Battle Squads, to occupy the area forcefully. ¡°Husband, this wheel is different.¡± Ye Zhongming led them to take down this wheel that belonged to Star Beauty Company before saying softly to her husband. ¡°How so?¡± Tong Hu was just focusing on working for Ye Zhongming, so naturally, he didn¡¯t pay attention to all these things. Little Li looked at Ye Zhongming, who moved towards the wheel and said, ¡°Did you notice something weird? Like, be it a four-star or five-star wheel, Boss Ye chose the nearby ones. It was just that Mingdong Battle Squad and Jill Warrior Squad were unlucky and were along the way, so Boss Ye wiped them out. But what about this? Boss Ye didn¡¯t even ask you and just led everyone here; it was as if... he knew it long ago.¡± Hearing his lover say that, Tong Hu realized Boss Ye¡¯s weird actions and realized that Boss Ye chose this wheel. But how did he know? Didn¡¯t he disappear for half a year? Why did it seem like he knew this in advance? Tong Hu had many questions but no answers. ................................................................................................ Right when Ye Zhongming and Tong Hu led them to occupy this six-star wheel, the news spread. Be it Renxing Battle Squad or Star Beauty Company, who had a communication system, in the following two hours, they found out about the rough situation. If he was noticed, then he was noticed; what was maybe? How would he make the choice? He didn''t feel tired even if it was about to reach dawn. He walked out of his room and looked at the night sky. He thought about it for a long time before saying to one of his men, ¡°Gather the troops; we are going to meet Zhao Xingmei.¡± ................................................................................................ Zhao Xingmei got the news even sooner than Bai Feng. After all, the six-star wheel was under her company. No matter the time, she would bathe before resting. Today was no exception. Under the candlelight, when warm water fell on her body, she felt like it was the biggest enjoyment. She looked at her body in the mirror and smiled. Even as a five-star evolved, she couldn¡¯t imagine which lucky guy could have her body. How lucky did one have to be? At this time, her secretary, Little Ling, told her the news that the six-star wheel was occupied. Zhao Xingmei got news that sent a chill down her spine. ¡°People seemingly from Cloud Peak led Tong Hu, Mingdong, and Jill Warrior Squad to occupy the six-star wheel at Nanwei Street.¡± When Zhao Xingmei received the news, she was sure the guy was back! She stood up. She shattered the bathtub and ordered Little Ling to gather the entire company and enter battle stations. She went to give the order. But as she walked, she noticed a problem. Her Master¡¯s face had a bit of terror on her face. ...................................................................................................... The two biggest factions in Ying City moved because of Ye Zhongming. This guy destined to stir chaos in the world laughed coldly as he got a scroll from the Six Star wheel. On it wrote- Ten Thousand Blood Sacrifice Book! Chapter 415: Sunset Saint Light Chapter 415: Sunset Saint Light Compared to the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance, Cloud Peak had one disadvantage: one was in the light, and one was in the dark. The Counter Cloud Peak Alliance had observed Cloud Peak in the dark. They could easily find information from Cloud Peak. For example, Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan each ran the two core divisions of Cloud Peak, like how Cloud Peak arranged hunts and personnel, like their defenses and strength. For example, how strong the core members were and what skills they had. So before they fought, they knew about Xia Lei and the others. But on the contrary, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t know much about the enemy. They only knew where they were from and what they were called. This was a show of Xia Lei¡¯s ability. If it was another faction, they might not even know all this, much less find a chance from all this intel to take the opportunity to kill a five-star evolved. However, due to the difference in information, it had a considerable effect the moment the battle started. The most obvious example was that Cloud Peak only knew that Pang Cheng was the boss of Unicorn King Freedom Army and was a five-star evolved, but they didn¡¯t know his skill and faction. Thus, when this fatty used his job skills, Liang Chuyin and Xia Lei could only rely on their skill and experience to react. This was a disadvantage. Much less the fact that Pang Cheng was at a higher level than them. Xia Lei had blades in her hand and slashed forward. The influencer used a silver whip and Ice Dragon Storm to form a white crystal whirlpool before her. It wasn¡¯t that they couldn¡¯t dodge but that the wall didn¡¯t have much space. The black liquid covered too much space. The black liquid was smelly, and it clashed with their defenses. After it hit, the scenes became weird. The two corrosive dirt men blocked their path, and above them was the rain. They had no way out. They looked at each other and saw the determination in their eyes. They stopped dodging and went all out. Liang Chuyin¡¯s Wind Dancer job made her agility higher. She stood in front of Xia Lei and used Dancing Shadows. The silver whip made one attack into three. With the job skill, she surrounded them in whips. At this time, she didn¡¯t care if the weapon would get corroded and didn¡¯t care about the danger she was in. She had to dodge the attacks so Xia Lei could get close and kill the fatty! It was time for them to go all out! ¡°Sister Xia, follow up!¡± Liang Chuyin called. She ignored the liquid that scattered when her job skill hit the dirt. She ignored the clashing of the black raindrops and whip shadows and moved forward. Job skills landed, and it was about to end. Without the whip shadows, the two women would be drowned by the black rain. Liang Chuyin used Dancing Shadows again, and the weakening whip shadows got much denser. Without any worries, the two dirt men were turned into two puddles of water. Liang Chuyin stepped on it, and her legs started to give off green smoke. She started to sweat due to the pain from the corrosive liquid. Killing energy caused her face to twitch. She resisted the pain and didn¡¯t stop. Pang Cheng looked at the women close to him and had a gaze of disdain. His weird head started to lower. It went from looking up to looking straight at them. The black rain began to weaken. Before the two girls became happy, a black water pillar surged from his mouth. Like a high-pressure water gun, it hit Liang Chuyin¡¯s skill. Instantly, Dancing Shadows was broken. Chapter 416: Sunset Saint Light (2) Chapter 416: Sunset Saint Light (2) Pang Cheng¡¯s job skill was not strong because of its strength or speed but because of its corrosive nature. Even the white Moon Edge couldn¡¯t do anything against its damage. So when the black water pillar broke Dancing Shadows and hit Liang Chuyin¡¯s body, she stumbled and wasn¡¯t knocked aside. But the area where it hit felt painful, like she was about to die. Even though she was tough, she couldn¡¯t help but cry out. But right away, there was another shout, which shocked Pang Cheng. Ice Hail Rain! Liang Chuyin suppressed the pain and used the silver whip¡¯s active skill, which covered Pang Cheng, who was close to her.?v€l?1n. ¡°Sister Xia, now!¡± Liang Chuyin shouted with her last bit of energy, and at the same time, an eye-piercing light appeared behind her. ¡°Triple Blade!¡± As compared to the double blade that Xia Lei used to kill Abyss Mountain, the upgraded job skill, along with the badly damaged Moon Edge¡¯s Full Strength Light, showed Cloud Peak¡¯s sharpest fangs today. The light brushed across Liang Chuyin¡¯s head, slicing towards Pang Cheng. Even if the black liquid, this blade light was still unstoppable. It didn¡¯t care about the corrosive liquid. It only cared about whether it could slice into his body! Triple blade not only increased the number of strikes at once, but the more terrifying thing was that it increased the damage. Blademaster was not a rare job; it was widespread. In China, at least ten thousand evolved had this job. But each Blademaster job had differences. Her ability was one of the better ones. Using the modified potion increased Xia Lei¡¯s overall strength; the gap between her and a five-star evolved wasn¡¯t huge. Pang Cheng was also not a close combat job, so when she used Liang Chuyin¡¯s cover to hit his body, blood splattered. It was a sharp comparison to the black liquid. Little Nine and Sound Iron were experienced. They noticed that Cloud Peak¡¯s core members were anxious and grasped that point. Everyone knew how to be vicious. When they noticed the chance, Sound Iron and Little Nine attacked. They risked their injuries to get the outcome that they wanted. Thus, Mo Ye was injured, Xia Bai was injured, Young Master Yun was injured, and Sister Rong was injured. The four core members were instantly injured. Even if they left wounds on the two five-star evolved, their attacks were stopped, and they paid a considerable price. The two five-star experts wouldn¡¯t give up such a chance. They moved forward and resisted the pain to try to kill these Cloud Peak members. At that moment, the sky lit up. It was as if the sun had risen from the horizon to chase the darkness from the sky. A person stood on the side of the wall holding a silver staff. When this person rose to a certain height, the light gathered on the silver staff and was released. But it wasn¡¯t light that was released; it became fist-sized pink balls like condensed suns. These balls of light shot through the night sky and appeared above the head of every injured Cloud Peak member. It then burnt. It turned into specks of light that entered their bodies. The two wounds that pierced through Shengyuan¡¯s body, Little Nine and Sound Iron¡¯s attacks, caused Mo Ye and the others to spit out blood; Pang Cheng managed to climb back up and was about to spit out the black liquid to end the life of the woman who was about to lose the white glow of the Moon Edge. The light entered their bodies. Cloud Peak¡¯s only five-star evolved appeared! At this crucial moment, she appeared with her saint-like face! Silver staff¡¯s passive skill-- Peace Buff, the new AOE heal job skill-- Sunset Saint Light. Activate! Chapter 417: Helper in the darkness Chapter 417: Helper in the darkness Even after a long time, this night lasted in the memories of those who survived the incident known as Blood Wave. The most profound memory wasn¡¯t the numbing massacre but that shining light on the wall. Many people wondered if that light could chase away the cold apocalypse. Then, when they opened their eyes, they would lie on their beds and just in a dream. After a short imagination, everyone on the wall and off it so that those injured had miraculously recovered. Shengyuan was on the verge of death; Liang Chuyin was severely injured; Little Tiger, whose bones were hit; Tang Tian and Lu Yi, who were covered in blood; the injured Xia Lei, Mo Ye, Xia Bai, etc. Cloud Peak Warriors. Under such a circumstance, it was undoubtedly a huge morale booster for people on the same side. The core members all stood up. Even the most badly injured Shengyuan and Liang Chuyin could fight. The others with lighter injuries all recovered. As an enemy, this was the biggest blow. How much effort did they put in? They used a super long cooldown teleport to send the five-star evolved onto the walls. Four of them had to tank over ten digits of core member attacks. That was a huge risk. If they weren¡¯t sneak attacking and Cloud Peak was prepared, some of them would have died. Don¡¯t think you were amazing just because you were a five-star evolved. Cloud Peak¡¯s three members killed a five-star evolved before! Counter Cloud Peak Alliance started to siege. They placed long ladders, wooden sticks, or hooks to climb the stone. How many died when they reached and occupied parts of the wall? In a short while, they suffered more losses than in the past few days of fighting. But they saw hope. The core members of Cloud Peak were badly injured, and the ordinary soldiers were pushed into regions. When their resistance was being wiped out, such an AOE heal appeared. Was there anything more dispiriting than this? Not to mention how it would affect the ordinary soldiers, just the battle between the five-star experts and Cloud Peak¡¯s core members. The four who were about to win were all injured, while their opponents... Recovered... Fight once more? The four could win if they went all out, but some would die! It might be more than one. Then the problem was, who was to die? Who will live? Also, what if that woman with the silver staff used such a spell again? Would they all die? Under the weak moonlight, there was a blue crystal on this boy¡¯s forehead. This was a zombie, a... One that could speak. Red Hair looked at Cloud Peak and scoffed. ¡°Sister, why not we charge? I am hungry; these people look delicious.¡± The kid raised his head, and his black eyes were covered with a desire for blood. ¡°Shut up, talk more, and I will eat you, Brain Bug!¡± The kid called Brain Bug didn¡¯t say anything; it spat out its red tongue and licked its green lips. ¡°I don¡¯t know. You occupied this body, what changes happened, but you, I didn¡¯t it you, because you can help me block that annoying woman, damn cat. But today, Ye told me to do something. If you don¡¯t listen, I will eat you.¡± His body shook. He saw a dangerous glow in Red Hair¡¯s eyes. He knelt on the ground and poked a stone. In a short while, it was covered in holes. ¡°Sister, that Ye, why are you still listening to him? You are level-six, the same as that Zombie King Talking Lady. I will also evolve in a few days. We won¡¯t have to be afraid of her black cat and her. We can return to Ying City. Why are we working for Ye? He is not your Master anymore.¡± Red Hair didn¡¯t move, but a vine flower exploded below the kid. It was like a giant mouth that tried to swallow the kid. The two thousand zombies behind Red Hair retreated and looked at their boss in terror. The kid bled green blood from all the spikes but closed his mouth and didn¡¯t dare to make a sound. He knew that if people noticed them because of the sound he made, Red Hair would kill him and eat his brain. ¡°My birth, evolution, Ye gave it to me. If you dare to say anything, you will die.¡± Red Hair lifted the kid, whose body was covered in holes from the spikes. She warned him before tossing him towards the stone, which was also covered in holes. It was as if she turned into a statue, like the weird zombie horde behind her; they merged into the darkness. Chapter 418: More like human Chapter 418: More like human When the sun rose, the temperature also increased. If someone were in the skies, they would notice movement in the entire Ying City. There was a visual effect because there was too much movement. Both humans and mutated lifeforms. The person who caused it was naturally Ye Zhongming, who had obtained the first thing he needed. After he left the six-star wheel, he led these people through a set path. The survivor camps were all occupied and forced to follow him. With three five-star evolved and many four-star evolved, no one in Ying City dared to resist. Those who tried were mercilessly slaughtered. No one knew what Ye Zhongming wanted to do; even Tong Hu and his wife didn¡¯t. They only knew that Ye Zhongming¡¯s calm appearance had deep hatred and rage hidden beneath... Maybe the simple Tong Hu didn¡¯t understand, but Little Li realized that Boss Ye¡¯s rage wasn¡¯t towards the enemies that attacked Cloud Peak. In truth, revenge in the apocalypse was as normal as drinking water. What Boss Ye was angry about was how people were standing aside. Especially after he found out what Cloud Peak did for some of these factions. Little Li might look foolish, but her thinking process differed from that of other girls. She was very detailed. She felt he wouldn¡¯t care about these things if Boss Ye hadn''t left. But now, this 20-year-old boss used his way to vent his anger for his men. She was also very sure about one thing. This method was destined to be covered in blood. Ye Zhongming raised his head and squinted his eyes. The demon crystal in his hands turned to dust. Soul Refining Technique gave Ye Zhongming purer and more mental energy, but even so, he found it hard to contact Red Hair, and he had to maintain mental energy. He heard footsteps. Ah Yang, who had gone from one-star to five-star in a day, came over excitedly. ¡°Brother Ye, we are nearby; if nothing is surprising, we will bump into them in half an hour.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He looked at the seven thousand people behind him and said solemnly, ¡°Watch them, kill those causing problems, and toss their corpses into the square.¡± Ah Yang and Tong Hu nodded. Ye Zhongming looked in a direction and disappeared into a building. Ye Zhongming held many factions hostage for a night and a morning, which had a huge effect. He couldn¡¯t keep an eye on everybody. He even let some of them go so that more people would find out and come here. That was a part of his plan, too. ................................................................................................ ¡°I, we, not...¡± ¡°I am just informing you, not asking you.¡± Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes, and his tone was much colder. Talking Lady didn¡¯t show her anger or disdain. She looked at him carefully, and her head moved forward to sniff his body. The Zombie King with the beautiful red crystal on her forehead laughed. It was hard to describe the feeling of a zombie laughing in front of you, but it was weird. ¡°You, not, my, match.¡± Don¡¯t be tricked by the smile that could tempt guys. At this current stage, instincts still took the upper hand. When she suppressed her fear of this guy and confirmed that he was only four-star evolved, she attacked. The small but level-six black cat attacked without hesitation. ¡°I haven¡¯t taught you a lesson in some time, and you become arrogant.¡± Ye Zhongming moved. He first dodged Talking Lady¡¯s fast hand blade and then casually pointed at the black that turned into an afterimage. He activated the Soul Refining Technique and an ability similar to what Ah Tao used, shot forwards. It wasn¡¯t as strong, but it was faster, much faster. ¡°Miao!¡± The black cat¡¯s hair stood on its ends, and it gave out a tragic cry. ¡°Yi? Not dead?¡± Ye Zhongming ignored Talking Lady, who retreated in terror. He grabbed the Black Cat, whose body was numb and whose eyes were opened wide. The soul Refining Technique was a mental energy skill. Ye Zhongming improved quickly and learned so much in just a few months. He could use an attack move that evolved on Earth, which was foreign, too. Especially Talking Lady and the Black Cat, who focused on mental energy; this ability was their natural enemy. Both the zombie and the cat were level-six. After confirming that Ye Zhongming was four-star, they were careless. Ye Zhongming¡¯s sneak attack worked. The Black Cat was hit, and it lost its ability to fight. But Talking Lady was not sure what was going on. She only had one thought. The guy that disappeared for a long time was not only not weak, but he was so strong that it couldn¡¯t see through him. ¡°You, no, what do you want me to do? Can you, release, Pearl?¡± Seeing her struggle to speak, Ye Zhongming casually tossed the black cat over, ¡°Not bad, you are more like a human.¡± Ye Zhongming paused and told Talking Lady what he needed it to do. Chapter 419: Only stop when I shout Chapter 419: Only stop when I shout After evolving, it had been a long time since Bai Feng felt hot. But today, facing the sun, he started to sweat. He glanced at Zhao Xingmei and saw some crystals in her hair. So, the top person in Ying City would also feel nervous. They looked at this army ahead. Even when they found out the truth, it didn¡¯t feel real. They also felt terrified. At first, when he had to face Demon Gold alone, he didn¡¯t fear. When he was severely injured and got back up, he managed to deal massive injuries to that person. At that time, he didn¡¯t know what fear was, even if he had lost an eye and an arm. But now, when Zhao Xingmei and the other factions caught up to the target when he saw Tong Hu with his arms crossed, Bai Feng was sure that the man was back. Zhao Xingmei couldn¡¯t make Tong Hu listen; Bai Feng couldn¡¯t either. Even Sister Ye couldn¡¯t; only that guy could. He wasn¡¯t dead. He was back alive. His being alive meant that more people were going to die. This was his first thought. After which, he wondered if he would be one of those that would die. It was not surprising that he thought that way. After Zhao Xingmei and he arrived here, although they didn¡¯t see the guy, they saw three five-star evolved here.?v€l?1n. Bai Feng knew that these people weren¡¯t under that guy. But he just came back and made three five-star and also... Bai Feng tried to count, but he gave up. Anyways, there were over ten four-star evolved. When he returned to Cloud Peak, what would his core members get? Bai Feng suddenly felt like the mechanical arm was very uncomfortable. Both of them looked at each other, and none of them moved. But when those held hostage saw Bai Feng appear, many felt like they had hope and ran over. But they ended up being slaughtered. Be it Bai Feng, Zhao Xingmei, or the others, they just watched and didn¡¯t move. So many of them were gathered together, so it was normal that they attracted the zombies¡¯ attention. As expected, in just a few minutes, there were footsteps around. ¡°Boss, there are many zombies in the south.¡± ¡°Sister, the Bank Street is covered with zombies, and they are coming over. They will enter this street in ten minutes.¡± ¡°Boss Tong Hu, there is a horde of tens of thousands.¡± ¡°Ah Yang, zombies are coming, the number... I can¡¯t count.¡± Those voices spread far in the silent square. What they meant was that they were being surrounded in all directions. There were tens of thousands in each direction, and there were over 150 thousand in total! This time, not only Bai Feng and Zhao Xingmei were anxious, but even Tong Hu and Ah Yang discussed. ¡°Very squeezy.¡± A person walked out of the alley. When they heard that voice, many people shuddered, but when they looked at him, what they had guessed or imagined was finally proved. Ye Zhongming was back. He walked beside Bai Feng and Zhao Xingmei and looked at these ¡®old friends.¡¯ Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Seems like you all have been doing well. All five-star and your equipment is white. White equipment that didn¡¯t come from me.¡± At least 30 thousand survivors were here, and they all glanced at Ye Zhongming¡¯s face. No one dared to speak. Even those who had never seen him had heard of his legendary past. Even Bai Feng and Zhao Xingmei had to lower their heads to him, much less others. ¡°I know what you are worried about. Honestly, I am angry.¡± Ye Zhongming walked to a wide space and looked at the crowd. ¡°But this is the apocalypse, so choices made here might seem infuriating during peacetime. I can understand.¡± Ye Zhongming raised his voice, ¡°But it doesn¡¯t mean I can forgive. So, I will give all of you a chance to clear the debts.¡± He raised his hand and pointed at this square, ¡°This place will be the battlefield. You will fight the zombies. Only stop when I shout stop. When I shout stop, those who are still alive...¡± ¡°Will continue living.¡± Chapter 421: Death Wheel Ghost Banner Chapter 421: Death Wheel Ghost Banner The blood veil was translucent and covered the entire square. Something weird happened. Typically speaking, when veils touched liquid, they would get wet. But this was different. It was absorbing the blood. While it was dry itself, it became brighter and brighter. Moreover, it was not only absorbing blood; it absorbed the broken limbs and flesh. Be it humans or zombies, all of them were absorbed into the thin veil. Nothing was left on the square, except equipment and demon crystals, when it absorbed everything. The veil that had turned blood red didn¡¯t finish. It rose like how it descended previously. When it was four to five stories high, it started to shrink. A moment later, the veil turned into a two-square-meter red cloth. An unclear diagram appeared. Ye Zhongming used a dagger to slice his wrist. The cloth felt like it had sniffed something delicious and wrapped the wound. If someone were close, they would see something spreading from the cloth like veins. As those veins spread, Ye Zhongming¡¯s face turned ashen white, and his body shook. Such a situation lasted for a minute. When the entire cloth was covered in veins, it floated back into the sky. The people looked at it and didn¡¯t understand. A blue bone appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands, and he stuck it into the ground. The red cloth landed again and wrapped around this long bone from some animal or undead lifeform. It moved about and slowed down until it got fixed in place. It slowly opened up and danced in the breeze. ¡°This... Banner?¡± Even if he felt sorry for Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak, Bai Feng knew that Ye Zhongming might not be a good person, but he was honest. Since his men and he survived, he wouldn¡¯t do anything to him. So he didn¡¯t leave and just stayed to see what Ye Zhongming wanted to do. He saw how the veil turned into a banner and was shocked. ¡°Purple equipment!¡± Those survivors who didn¡¯t leave were stunned. Who knew that this thing was purple equipment? Purple! The top person in Ying City, Zhao Xingmei, used Flying Star, which was just green! The person who owned Flying Star looked at Ye Zhongming with a complicated gaze. This guy set up such a massive plot for tens of thousands to die... To create a piece of purple equipment? Bai Feng¡¯s gaze was dark, and he looked at Ye Zhongming. He told his men, ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s leave.¡± Zhao Xingmei ordered them to leave, too, but when leaving, she looked at the calm guy and understood some things. This guy had a plan. When everyone felt he was taking revenge for his men, he used it to obtain a piece of overpowered equipment. Moreover, was this over? Zhao Xingmei smiled. No, he was using this to reestablish his position and status. There was no more top evolved, no Zombie King Talking Lady, no mutated animal Rat King, only one king of Ying City! This battle hurt the evolved and zombies. Rat King only dared to hide underground with his children. The only one that won was this guy. He did one thing to achieve so many goals. Zhao Xingmei, who felt like she was smart, felt powerless. Did this guy come out from a stone? Ye Zhongming held the flag, and the information appeared in his mind. ¡°Death Wheel Ghost Banner (Purple), one time use, after use, activate the Death Competition Arena (Very dangerous). Chapter 422: First trump card Chapter 422: First trump card The difference between apocalypse and other eras was that there were no rules. The biggest difference was that it was also that there were many rules. If you were strong, you were the rule. If you were weak, you followed the rules. Thus, no one dared to enter when the strong Counter Cloud Peak Alliance split the region, forming the battlefield. At least no one dared to yet. But today, someone entered, and many people did. Since they sneak attacked Cloud Peak and forced the only five-star evolved to appear, they prepared to attack on the second day. But they stopped because of that weird red cloud. Counter Cloud Peak Alliance wanted to fight today, but these survivors spoiled their plan. ¡°Where did they come from?¡± Pang Cheng sat on a stone and asked. He had his clothes over his body and was topless, revealing his fats and the wounds that just sealed. The sneak attack left many wounds on his body that hadn¡¯t healed. He hugged Lou Xiaoling. His aura wasn¡¯t as confident as before, but he was still arrogant. Xia Lei had healed up yesterday, while Pang Cheng¡¯s wound was only sealed today. It was the difference in healing. Sound Iron and Little Nine frowned. They didn¡¯t know anything about these people and needed to wait for their men¡¯s report. ¡°Wait. at most in the afternoon or tomorrow; we will get news.¡± In the afternoon, there was news. ¡°Cannibal Chain?¡± Pang Cheng had a sharp gaze, and his giant body stood up. He looked at the busy camp like he wanted to teach them a lesson. ¡°They are afraid.¡± Little Nine stood up, ¡°But they fear Soul Merchant or Glory Army. They shouldn¡¯t be afraid of our divisions.¡± ¡°En?¡± Pang Cheng turned around, and his eyes were squinted so much you couldn¡¯t see anything, ¡°Isn¡¯t it the same?¡± Little Nine and Sound Iron looked at each other. None of them explained it as it was too complicated. Super factions had many things involved. But the former still explained to this temporary ally, ¡°Since they are here, there should be enough benefits. Or rather, the mysterious person¡¯s strength and payment counter their fear of us.¡± The few were silent, and then Little Nine continued, ¡°Actually, it isn¡¯t hard to see if they are afraid. Just continue to attack Cloud Peak, and we will know.¡± At night, when Cloud Peak thought this was another peaceful day, Counter Cloud Peak Alliance attacked. Thousands of them got close. At the front were several heavy trucks whose heads were reinforced with thick metal horns. They were used to break the gate. They moved, and the new faction moved, too. They started to move closer to the walls, but they were aiming at Counter Cloud Peak Alliance. ¡°Retreat.¡± Little Nine looked, and he was expressionless. The Counter Cloud Peak Alliance backed down just like that, and the new group retreated to their camp. ¡°They are here for us!¡± Sound Iron muttered but smiled. He told Little Nine, ¡°Seems like we have to use our trump card to see if they are unafraid of us.¡± Little Nine pouted, but he had trauma in his heart. That night, a 300-man team brought ten giant metal cages covered in black cloth. God Hall officially joined Counter Cloud Peak Alliance. Chapter 423: Revealing the card Chapter 423: Revealing the card ¡°Sister Lei, who are these people?¡± Liang Chuyin stood beside Xia Lei and looked at the sudden group that appeared. Xia Lei shook her head. She didn¡¯t know either. She also did not get any news that someone would come to help Cloud Peak. She knew that there were still some people running about for Cloud Peak. Tong Hu was trying, but Xia Lei didn¡¯t hold much hope. The core members retreated to defend Cloud Peak and increase their defense strength. Tong Hu was alone, and his words wouldn¡¯t mean much. No one would be willing to risk their lives here. Since that was the case, then who invited this group? From their actions yesterday, they were on their side. However, they didn¡¯t send anyone over to contact them. ¡°How far did those we send out get too? When can they get back?¡± ¡°Four hours. As they couldn¡¯t head out from the front, they could only abseil down the cliff and wrap around. They probably won¡¯t be back until night.¡± Xia Lei told Li Yi something and then frowned as he looked at the busy Counter Cloud Peak Alliance; there... seemed to be many more people. ¡°How is Big Yellow?¡± Xia Lei had been busy with the defense, so she wasn¡¯t free and couldn¡¯t care much about Yellow Ball. Little Tiger was the one taking care of it. Park Xiuying healed Little Tiger many times, and he was mostly healed up. Liu Zhenghong said and pointed at the land before Cloud Peak, ¡°Don¡¯t forget that to make the brothers fight for us at the crucial moment, we made them view this as their territory.¡± Everyone was shocked. Before the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance was here, Cloud Peak released Liao Gang and Liao Dong to view the entire Cloud Peak as their territory. ¡°If my guess is correct, that Organization called God Hall is here. So, be prepared.¡± Liu Zhenghong clapped, ¡°I will move the brothers here. I will also wait here just in case.¡± Truth proved that her guesses and actions were correct. After noon, the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance made a move. They split into two; a thousand pushed three giant metal cages before that mysterious group to block them from Cloud Peak. The other headed for Cloud Peak. At the front weren¡¯t the trucks but six of those black cages. When they were 200 meters away, some people in white lab coats walked out and removed the black cloth on the cages. The air froze. Be it Cloud Peak or the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance, they focused on the figures inside the cages, and their breathing stopped. Beasts! All sorts of beasts were lying there. Their breathing was either slow or rushed, and they were sleeping. But the aura from their bodies was shocking. Everyone here was an evolved, and they could see many things clearly from this distance. When the counter Cloud Peak Alliance saw it, they cheered. Whereas those on the walls had ashen white faces. In the nine giant cages, the nine beasts had blue crystals on their foreheads. Counter Cloud Peak Alliance showed their first trump card on the third day after the sneak attack. The nine level-five beasts from God Hall. Chapter 424: Cloud Peak reveals their card Chapter 424: Cloud Peak reveals their card ¡°Brother Ye, I feel like things are rising here and here.¡± Seeing Ye Zhongming return, a teen training the secret technique rushed over and asked about changes that happened to his body. The others walked over to ask for tips.?v€l?1n. These kids were all high school students during peacetime and were treated like babies at home. They enjoyed their student life, and they enjoyed the start of life. They slowly formed their views on the world and started to develop their plans for the future alone or with the help of their parents. But half a year in the apocalypse turned them into good killers. They were precise and well-trained in the wilderness of Peace Town. They were also very vicious, which changed Ye Zhongming¡¯s opinions of them. But although they adapted to the apocalypse, they were still young. They were very close to one another; they might not be jealous of each other, but they were still competitive. Ah Yang was their older brother and was the only one-star evolved previously. They were working hard to evolve so the gap wasn¡¯t too huge. But their Brother Ah Yang was already five-star evolved. Although they were improving, they didn¡¯t even reach one-star strength, so they were very anxious. It wasn¡¯t that they didn¡¯t think about using potions to increase their strength like Ah Yang. But they were warned that people who used potions would die. Following Boss Ye taught them they would die if they dared to break the rules. Under such a circumstance, working hard was the only thing they could do. Seeing how active they were, Ye Zhongming was willing to teach them his experience. These kids might be the hope of the future. Tong Hu and the others were back when he finished answering their questions. They told Ye Zhongming that it was all done, and they followed the map to check several times. They didn¡¯t miss out on anything. ¡°Based on this speed, we will complete it in two days. Also, Cannibal Chain told us the latest news at Cloud Peak.¡± Even after witnessing Ye Zhongming use the Ten Thousand Sacrifice Book to make a piece of purple equipment, Tong Hu couldn¡¯t guess what this boss would do. He didn''t mock them to their face even if he dissed their dress many times. This person, around 30 years old, differed from those in charge of the branches. He was sent from the headquarters to assist or monitor him, so he was only stronger than him. He saw the three giant cages spinning the cigar that wasn¡¯t lit. He retracted his gaze, ¡°It is okay to be afraid, but please understand us. After all, someone paid and even added the price. The price is enough for us to hold a portion of the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance.¡± ¡°You are saying hold them back?¡± Five-star evolved that could survive until now weren¡¯t fools. Hong Bo noticed the keyword that the guy from the headquarters used. ¡°Right, hold them back.¡± He nodded, ¡°This time, you don¡¯t have to fight. You have to maintain this state. Don¡¯t attack, and don¡¯t retreat. Just watch.¡± ................................................................................................ Cloud Peak¡¯s core members didn¡¯t have a good expression. Each side knew that each other had trump cards, but their first one was already so strong. ¡°They are determined to kill us.¡± Le Dayuan wore a dark blue suit with dirt on it. He looked at the monsters and laughed. ¡°Heartless fellow, you can still laugh?¡± Liu Zhenghong rolled his eyes at this middle-aged man who was getting fatter and fatter. Le Dayuan looked at Liu Zhenghong and wasn¡¯t angry at all. These can scare us. Even if I don¡¯t know biotech, I can tell that their gene is not stable. Although they are level-five, they should be weaker. We have the brothers; those are elite products.¡± Liu Zhenghong frowned, ¡°But there are too few.¡± ¡°That depends on the fight.¡± Le Dayuan didn¡¯t care. ¡°Sister Xia!¡± Someone ran onto the wall and panicked, ¡°Something happened! Head to the cliff to take a look!¡± Chapter 425: Cloud Peak reveals their card (2) Chapter 425: Cloud Peak reveals their card (2) Xia Lei led a few people to the back of Cloud Peak to the cliff and saw a red-haired woman standing on a piece of stone. As evolved were strong, many sentries were set up near the cliff. Cloud Peak also used this as a way out, using ropes to break an encirclement. The team who contacted the mysterious group also headed out from there. But she saw... Xia Lei didn¡¯t know how to describe Red Hair. Her guy¡¯s former pet? She found it weird. Red Hair didn¡¯t bother about Cloud Peak when Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t here, but it didn¡¯t mean they were enemies. Ignoring one another was the best description. Until last time, when Red Hair struck and saved Mo Ye and Xia Bai, the core members had some hope. But they didn¡¯t expect her to come. Xia Lei knew that Red Hair had high intelligence. She was on the same level as Talking Lady in Ying City. She would split the city with Talking Lady if she were a real zombie. She didn''t dare to treat it impolitely, even if she was her guy¡¯s puppet. ¡°My, downstairs, come up, inform you.¡± Xia Lei thought about it and analyzed what she meant. She suppressed the joy in her heart and asked, ¡°You want to help us?¡± Red Hair looked at Xia Lei and didn¡¯t reply right away. She jumped beside Xia Lei, shocking Liang Chuyin and Little Tiger. Although because of Ye Zhongming, the core members had to focus on the overall level, and none of them evolved too high, their overall strength was high. This could be seen from how the three could kill a five-star evolved. The warriors who couldn¡¯t accept the zombies had to admit that the chance to defend the villa would increase greatly with their addition. But zombies were still zombies, and Red Hair could suppress them when they weren¡¯t fighting. But when their instincts took over, what happened then? So they discussed with Red Hair. Xia Lei drew out a region for them to rest, and she would inform Red Hair when they needed to join the battle. But Xia Lei and the rest neglected one point: Red Hair said she would only help Ye... When those God Hall beasts were injected with potions outside the city, white scientists opened the metal cages. They took out some potions and scattered them around. A few minutes later, some beasts woke up. The first was over five meters long and around three meters in height. It was a tiger-shaped animal with grey fur. Its back leg had decomposing parts, and it had a stench. It had a vicious gaze, and when it woke up, it shook its fur and looked around. A researcher behind was holding a tablet and pressing sometimes. A red flying object flew above and exploded, scattering a red liquid. The tiger-shaped monster that was stretching, as well as the other beasts, were stimulated. Their eyes turned red, and they charged at the city walls. A ten-meter-tall giant monster tossed an iron hammer, smashing into the wall. Although it wasn¡¯t destroyed, there was a huge hole, and the entire wall shook. In just a minute, the nine level-five monsters woke up. With the red mist, all of them charged at the city wall. Xia Lei saw the situation and was solemn. She looked at Liu Zhenghong, who had her hands in her pocket, ¡°Sister Hong, are you ready?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± She shrugged and signaled to the wall. She looked at the nine level-five monsters get close and said, ¡°Let these low-level fellows witness our trump card!¡± As she said that, two three-meter-tall people got onto the walls. They were covered in fur but couldn¡¯t hide the muscular bodies below. The human head seemed small on this giant body, but they were wearing a very high-tech silver helmet that covered half their face. The other half was the guy¡¯s determined face. The left side of the body was slightly more prominent, and a pair of hands grew from his ribs. Its right side was smaller, and there weren¡¯t any extra hands. Black, sharp, spike-like bones replaced it. Under the sunlight, the bones reflected. Liu Zhenghong looked at the brothers, who jumped off without fear with excitement. The weird scientist Ye Zhongming got back the female demon that the survivors in his last life called Human Creator Hong. She appeared for the first time in this life and showed her sharp fangs. Chapter 426: Cloud Peak Whirlpool Chapter 426: Cloud Peak Whirlpool One could hear the weird beast roar even at the foot of the mountain. People with experience would know that mutated lifeforms would only give such a noise when in the most intense fight. Tong Hu looked at his boss and scratched his head, ¡°Boss, are we not going up? What if something happens to the villa?¡± Although he didn¡¯t know what Ye Zhongming wanted to do, he did some weird things to surround Cloud Peak in the center, which would be done in two days, but he didn¡¯t understand. The boss could return now, but he chose to stay here to watch. ¡°Little Li and Ah Yang led people out; you also have to go to the position I told you to guard.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t reply to Tong Hu and instructed this matter. ¡°En, don¡¯t worry, boss. Although it is tough, nothing will happen to us.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. It had been a long time since Tong Hu said his catchphrase. ¡°We can¡¯t let Counter Cloud Peak Alliance contact the outside world, lock their contact channels with the outside. Remember this. Also, if someone tries to break out, tell them to scram. If they ask, say that I am the one who told them to. If not, then kill them.¡± Tong Hu agreed and led a few men to go. Ye Zhongming looked towards Cloud Peak again, and he left. But his gaze was determined. News that he was alive should have spread in Ying City. Let¡¯s hope the people who came were stronger so he didn¡¯t waste his effort to make the purple equipment. this... It would be interesting. He ran while thinking. ................................................................................................ The background of the Liao Brothers was very complicated. But one thing was sure. They were humans; they once were. They were the first batch in Cloud Peak and had strong battle experience. Their evolution level was slightly lower than the core members. They were very loyal and treated this as their home. But dangers would come at any time, and it would hit anyone. Liao Gang struck it with bone spikes with light at their tips. The sheep-faced monster was level-five. It lifted its upper body, and the bone on its shoulder grew in a blink. Two bone shields blocked in front of it and clashed with Liao Gang¡¯s bone spikes. Three was a clang, and Liao Gang bounced back. But Liao Dong was here. A yellow light appeared on its four arms and smashed onto its body. Many of the circles of bones protecting its body shattered. ¡°Kacha!¡± After a slight sound, the Liao Brothers crossed the sheep-faced monster and fought those behind. Two seconds later, a weird explosion happened. That sheep-faced monster was blown into pieces of bone. The God Hall researchers were stunned. One of them asked another if they saw what caused the explosion. The other also shook his head. They could only wait to return and watch the video. On the wall, the Cloud Peak members exclaimed. ¡°Earth Cracking Technique, Weapon Precision, Four Army Emperor, and micro demon crystal bomb. A perfect attack, right?¡± Liu Zhenghong looked at the fighting brothers and was proud of her hard work. At least from that attack, it proved that the two human weapons were a perfect merge of their strength when they were humans and tools. When healing Bai Feng, she took some of his gene chains and used the crystal weapons. ¡°A bunch of bastards whose actual strength is just level four and a half. Taste the strength of a real level-five!¡± Liu Zhenghong licked her lips and muttered. ................................................................................................ When Cloud Peak¡¯s battle was intense, a day away, a group with hundreds of people was resting. It was shocking that they all had mounts; all were mutated horses that were level-one. ¡°How long more?¡± A guy in black squinted his eyes and asked. ¡°Saint An Hu, one more day.¡± ¡°En.¡± Saint An Hu nodded and instructed, ¡°Charge the equipment. Get the deputy leader out when we reach. He is very interested in the person who could survive from the Secret Realm.¡± Chapter 427: Various factions Chapter 427: Various factions ¡°Is the news accurate?¡± The guy pointed at the intel on the table and spat out a mouthful of smoke. ¡°Yes, officer, the intel point on Ying City returned actual information.¡± The guy nodded and took a close look at the intel. He placed it down before returning to his cigarette. ¡°Kill so many people to get an unknown purple piece of equipment. He returned to his base but didn¡¯t show up... More importantly, he survived from the Secret Realm, interesting.¡± The subordinate stood straight and listened quietly. ¡°Send two observers to see what this Ye Zhongming wants to do.¡± The guy ordered. He picked up another cigarette, and a flame skeleton appeared. It opened and closed its mouth to light it up. ...................................................................................................... The knock on the door interrupted Da Keng, who was focused on his experiment. A giant metal nurturing pond inside the room, and a gory battle occurred there. ¡°Enter.¡± The guy standing before the window had his hands in his pocket, and his tone was ice cold. A woman with black sunglasses in a low-cut shirt walked behind the guy and said gently, ¡°An Hu used the frequency bird to send news. The teleport will take place tomorrow morning.¡± ¡°En.¡± The guy acknowledged and continued to look at the battle. Inside, many evolved were dealing with two level-four mutated leopards. These evolved were all three-star, but it felt like they didn¡¯t have much strength for some reason. If an experienced evolve saw them, they would notice that they didn¡¯t have equipment, skills, or jobs. Apart from a three-star evolved body, they didn¡¯t have anything else. As those two level-four leopards were mutated life forms, they at least had their talent skills. ¡°Boss is going to trap them all. We can tell everyone that he is alive except those on the mountain.¡± That person wiped off the blood on his hands while saying. ¡°No.¡± Ah Yang shook his head, ¡°If the boss¡¯s goal is just these people on the mountain, he can just bring us up; who can stop us? I feel like he is playing chess. He uses them as bait to draw stronger enemies over and then...¡± Ah Yang didn¡¯t continue as he was unsure what the boss wanted to do. It was all his guesses. ¡°No matter what, let¡¯s be prepared. I don¡¯t think things are so simple. Maybe the boss will start these two days; that is when we will go all out.¡± .......................................................................................... The beasts surrounded the Liao Brothers. They crushed the sheep-faced monster two against one, but now they were at a numbers disadvantage. Although the beast that tossed the weapon at the wall wasn¡¯t the strongest, its defense was strong. It blocked them while the other beasts attacked. That Tiger-shaped monster walked around the battlefield and searched for the chance to throw a fatal blow. Liao Gang was knocked to the ground, and he held the arm of the beast. This was the price it paid for hitting him. But in such an encirclement, falling meant death. The monsters surged and wanted to kill him. But when they got close, they got hit by shark yellow fur. Such a range attack forced them back. ¡°Big Yellow¡¯s ability!¡± Candy also came to watch. She was just a support, so she was only a three-star evolved. Although the villa found some recipes for her, they weren¡¯t too useful, and she just made them to increase skill familiarity. ¡°En, but it is much weaker than Big Yellow.¡± Liu Zhenghong rubbed Candy¡¯s head and pulled her back. The Liao Brothers stood up. The half-wrapped metal suddenly opened, and two red lasers fired. They were so quick that it made one tongue-tied. The two closest monsters were caught off guard, and their heads were pierced, dying on the spot. ¡°Dayuan, do you see that? Putting crystal weapons on the experiment products is much more effective than using them alone.¡± Liu Zhenghong teased him. Le Dayuan giggled and didn¡¯t argue. He said to the side, ¡°Bring it up, let¡¯s show Director Liu.¡± Eight people carried four boxes and placed them on the wall. They opened it, and there were four weird guns. Each gun had a crystal-shaped hole. Chapter 428: Crystal Weapon Fathers first apperance Chapter 428: Crystal Weapon Father''s first apperance The guns looked similar to Ye Zhongming¡¯s crystal energy gun. But be it from function or how exquisite it was, there was a huge difference between the two. This wasn¡¯t weird. When Le Dayuan invented the demon crystal weapons in the last life, he gained inspiration from weapons from the wheels. Although he couldn¡¯t understand the theories behind the weapons, it opened a gate for him. He used his way to complete the energy absorption and conversion process. That itself was very noble. In this life, as Ye Zhongming appeared, Le Dayuan grasped the concept much easier and completed the toughest initial stage. To a grandmaster-level engineer, this made it much simpler to progress. Without Ye Zhongming¡¯s help, Le Dayuan¡¯s research was tough initially. But he had his own independent learning and experiment process. He improved the theory and his experience and created many crystal weapons. For example, the micro-crystal bomb the Liao Brothers used. A small demon crystal explosive ignited the crystal¡¯s energy to blow up a small area. For example, the crystal bomb that Xia Lei used the kill CEO Wang from Royal Guild. It was the improved version of the one that Ye Zhongming used. It was more stable, and the explosion was more compact. It was also more convenient to carry. For example, the laser from the Liao Brothers¡¯ metal masks. It was a crystal weapon, but the activation method was different. The distance was short, and the range was reduced to increase the shooting speed and condense the strike.?v€l?1n. Next were these guns. Based on the blueprints that Ye Zhongming drew for Le Dayuan, the guns were only half complete. But compared to the one he used to scare off those from Ying City Jail, it was a vast improvement. At this critical moment, it was a trump card. The four helpers that followed Le Dayuan were already three-star evolved. Each one held this weird gun that the other Cloud Peak warriors saw for the first time and aimed at the monsters surrounding the Liao Brothers. Four level-three crystals were placed into the holes in the guns, and light spread out from the hole to the gun¡¯s body. Specks of light also started to gather at the barrel. Four helpers all wore yellow crystal glasses, and there were some data indicators. They followed the data to adjust their arms. Five seconds later, the four guns fired. Four fist-sized blades of light fired. They were quick and covered a huge distance in a blink of an eye. The light landed in the group of monsters. The battlefield froze, and fresh blood shot out from the monsters. ¡°It hit!¡± ¡°Keke.¡± Little Nine laughed, ¡°Saint Sound Iron, we have forgotten about God Hall. Their target is Liu Zhenghong. I am not planning to fight with them, so... There will be too few good things for all of us.¡± Sound Iron¡¯s voice turned cold, and his gaze did, too. ¡°Seems like it, then let¡¯s see who is the strongest. Who has the most high-level strength? But it is not up to you.¡± He acknowledged and continued smiling, ¡°That is for the best.¡± The two of them turned around and looked away. Their hearts shook simultaneously as they knew that both sides had trump cards. But what was it? Another saint from Soul Merchant? Glory Army¡¯s other army? Two allies on the same side started to guess about one another. .................................................................................... Lu Lan pushed his glasses and recalled that someone told him that women said he was a pervert. That person also said that he would treat him to pleasure after he completed his mission. He shook his head and sat on a ten-meter-long monster. Right, this earthworm, bigger than serpents, was modified such that its head became a cabin. To God Hall, this wasn¡¯t a tricky matter. ¡°Sun Wanhu, although we didn¡¯t know each other for long and you didn¡¯t treat me to girls in time and even called me glasses, this time, I will help you kill that fellow who returned from the Secret Realm. This is me being grateful to you.¡± Lu Lan smiled and clapped. This earthworm dug into the ground. ¡°Oh, right, and also the dog that killed the Lightning Beast.¡± Chapter 429: Final attack Chapter 429: Final attack The battle started very typically but ended abruptly. When the nine level-five beasts from God Hall and the Liao Brothers battled, both sides chose to stop. They showed their trump cards and the probing ended. Strictly put, Cloud Peak won this round. After all, the price they paid was the Liao Brothers being injured and the four demon crystal guns already destroyed. Seven level-five beasts were killed on the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance¡¯s side, and two were severely injured. Both sides sent people to carry back their wounded. Of course, Counter Cloud Peak Alliance wasn¡¯t planning to give the demon crystals to Cloud Peak. Cloud Peak didn¡¯t plan to snatch it, too, as if they did, it would be a new battle. Some core members discussed something in a small room under the walls while looking at Le Dayuan fiddle with some parts on the table. ¡°The demon crystal weapons are good, but they aren¡¯t durable. We don¡¯t have the Smith job, so we can¡¯t deal with the parts. The strength can¡¯t reach the required level. One shot and the gun is useless; what a waste.¡± Le Dayuan felt bad about the parts. These were the parts of those four guns. One shot, and they couldn¡¯t be used anymore. This was also the problem that Le Dayuan couldn¡¯t solve now. Of course, he could use level-two crystals to fire, but that would only be two shots. The strength would also be insufficient to deal a fatal blow to evolved lifeforms level four and above. ¡°We are wasting not only these materials but also the demon crystals. Four shots, two dead and two injured, but we used four level-three demon crystals. Most of these parts were also traded for crystals. These few guns used around six level-three crystals.¡± Little Tiger touched his chin. Ye Zhongming left very good foundations for Cloud Peak when he left. Their starting point was the same as those super factions. But he also left Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong. These two core departments were money burners. Each experiment, be it a failure or success, spent demon crystals. Liu Zhenghong even joked that Cloud Peak would have at least one more five-star evolution without those two labs. Although it was a joke, it proved that the gene and demon crystal research burnt money. But now it seemed like it was worth it. Without the two labs, Brother Liao and the demon crystal weapons, Cloud Peak would be in a tough battle, and many more deaths would occur. ¡°If Ye Zhongming dealt with these parts, they could block the level-four crystals¡¯ energy blast. It could even hit and kill level-six lifeforms if strong enough to use level-five crystals.¡± Little Nine looked at Wen Hong. His top warrior was already raring to go. ¡°Since that is the case, our injuries are mostly healed, and their trump cards are mostly used.¡± ¡°We shall do the final attack tomorrow.¡± .......................................................................................... Everyone in Cloud Peak could sense the nervous atmosphere on the second morning. The entire Counter Cloud Peak Alliance camp started getting busy since the first light. Everyone started moving and preparing for the final attack. Not far from Cloud Peak was a group of cavaliers. On the eight healthy horses in the center was a circular device. Around it were four generators that provided it with energy. Saint An Hu looked at the mountain and smiled. In another direction, a green car was driving in the wilderness. There was no path, but it didn¡¯t stop this vehicle. It drove like it was moving on flat land. There were two firm-looking people in the car. The guy riding shotgun looked at the map and pointed to the driver. The driver glanced and nodded. Counter Cloud Peak Alliance controlled a small village here. The zombies and mutated lifeforms were cleared. Some corpses had decomposed and gave off a stench. An old well started to shake. A loud explosion, and a giant earthworm came out like a train. A guy wearing glasses looked out from the cabin in its head. After confirming his location, he clapped, and this earthworm climbed out and moved towards the mountain. In an unknown forest, a thousand-men team was waiting there. They wore the same uniform, and all held grey weapons. They looked quietly at a giant metal gate. In front of this team was a calm middle-aged guy. Behind him was a flagbearer holding a flag with huge words that danced in the wind. ...................................................................................................... At this time, Ye Zhongming buried the final crystal and scattered some of his blood. He ordered them to let the outside world in. Tong Hu, Ah Yang, Little Li, etc., gathered behind him again. Ye Zhongming and these people stood quietly in a corner and looked at the only path up to Cloud Peak. He had a feeling that everything would start today. 8 am, the final attack began. Chapter 430: Death Flame Light Chapter 430: Death Flame Light The room had a bad smell, and there was a gory scent. When Bei Zi walked in, he saw Demon Gold sitting in a wheelchair and sweating profusely. He placed his hands on the table and clenched them. Bei Zi¡¯s gaze instinctively shifted downwards, and saw his friend¡¯s bloodied knees. Bai Feng shattered those, but Demon Gold had to break them weekly. Evolved¡¯s great body allowed them to have strong recovery ability. But Demon Gold wished that he didn¡¯t have such an ability. He couldn¡¯t let his knees heal to keep his hope of recovering. He had to shatter his knees before they firmed up to keep it in that healing state that the person mentioned. It was a hell-like torture. ¡°You are here.¡± His voice was calm, but one could hear how hoarse and exhausted it was. ¡°I am going to rush there.¡± Bei Zi placed a box on the table. Demon Gold casually opened it and took out one of the ten blue potions. He injected it into his body, and he looked much more relaxed. At least there wasn¡¯t as much sweat. ¡°I will try to get enough money to get King Shang to heal your knees.¡± ¡°Should I feel honored that I could let Bei Zi speak so many words?¡± Demon Gold laughed. However, he sounded like he was mocking himself. Both people knew it was a joke. ¡°You are going to Cloud Peak? I heard that Ye Zhongming is back from the Secret Realm.¡± Demon Gold interrupted Bei Zi, who was about to open his mouth to speak, and sighed, ¡°Based on what I know, many people entered the Secret Realm, but none came out, only him... No wonder even Deputy Chou was alerted.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about him!¡± Bei Zi got angry. ¡°How can I not? Just because he suggested removing me from being a saint?¡± ¡°You know about that?¡± Bei Zi raised his head and showed his face, covered in a beard. His eyes also didn¡¯t look human, more like a beast. ¡°Even if I don¡¯t have any strong subordinates, I still get some news. No matter what, I am still a saint.¡± ¡°Unkempt Monster, talent skill: Death Flame Light.¡± Doctor He, who was observing the battle, smiled. He saw his monster succeeding and was satisfied. ¡°Take it down!¡± Xia Lei knew that it wasn¡¯t anything good. She gave an order, and many attacks knocked into those light circles. Six rows of them lined up, each row having ten layers. Cloud Peak¡¯s attacks destroyed the first row, but many followed behind. They weren¡¯t quick, but this was just relative to others. It reached the walls in five seconds. Out of six rows, the fewest layered one had four, and the one with the most had seven! ¡°Star Shining Sand!¡± Sister Rong jumped in front of the circles and placed her hands in front of her. A pink pollen appeared around her. This process was short; a moment later, the mist floated between the light circles and the wall. The light sand attached to the light circles, causing them to dim slightly. Many Cloud Peak warriors cheered, but in the next moment, some of the light circles disappeared, but most flashed before returning to normal. Then, they clashed onto the walls. If Sister Rong was also six-star, her skill might have been able to block the light circles. But she wasn¡¯t. It was two seconds of silence, and then there was a flame light. Where the light circles hit, flames spread around. Before anyone could react, the entire wall was burnt black. Those warriors who couldn¡¯t escape were burnt to ash. ¡°That green bug! G1!¡± Xia Lei screamed. Four shooters hiding fired. G1 was the crystal gun model that killed the level-five monsters that day. Cloud Peak only had eight, and these were the last four. Their target wasn¡¯t the unkempt monster but the big bug to its left. When the Unkempt Monster¡¯s death flame light attracted all the attention, that bug was squatting there. It spat out a strong water pillar towards the wall! Xia Lei was sharp and noticed it. But she was still too late. The four light pieces hit the green bug¡¯s body. Its big body was easy to aim at. Four light pieces shot into its body, making it cry out in pain. But the water pillar had already fired. A Cloud Peak warrior used his skill to affect its direction, but the level difference was huge, and he failed. This water pillar hit that burnt wall. The green stone that turned weak due to the high temperature was hit by this strong water pillar and started to crack. Both sides watched as this part of the wall collapsed. In just half an hour, Cloud Peak¡¯s wall was broken. Chapter 431: Silver Dragon Flag Chapter 431: Silver Dragon Flag The monsters modified by God Hall were very strong. At the current stage, when top humans were five-star, being able to create a six-star monster was terrifying. Even if these monsters were slightly weaker than those who evolved naturally. But God Hall¡¯s products had their restrictions. Their abilities were one-directional. They didn¡¯t have as many skills and battle styles as those monsters that evolved naturally. That was a huge weakness when they faced monsters of the same level. But against weaker opponents, that could be ignored. The Unkempt Monster jumped into Cloud Peak¡¯s core area, and no one could stop it. Liao Brothers were badly injured yesterday. Even after Park Xiuying healed them, they could only recover. These two were the strongest in Cloud Peak. Without them, when this level-six Unkempt Monster got near the wall, it was unstoppable and made its way in. Outside, apart from the green bug hit by the G1 demon crystal gun, the other Green Back and those heavy vehicles were under the walls. Green Back was a monster with four three-toed legs and a crocodile body. Its green back was very bright, and in the middle was a sharp hook. If this hook were magnified a few dozen times, it would be the shape of its tail. What was more terrifying was its head. It was a ball that was covered in dog teeth. It opened its mouth and those cold teeth and bottomless mouth. It was telling everyone how strong its mouth was. This monster was only half the height of the wall. But it just jumped, and its four legs grabbed the slippery walls. It ran as if it was on flat land and got onto the walls quickly. The hook tail grew several times, and it swept everything it saw. Those heavy vehicles smashed into the gate. The giant ambulance also raised the ladder. The shooters pulled the trigger to suppress the defending warriors. The others got onto the ladder and climbed up the walls. The siege battle that only occurred during ancient times was on display here. The four and five-star evolved from Counter Cloud Peak Alliance were on the walls, which wasn¡¯t difficult for them. Cloud Peak¡¯s core members stopped them. This time, their division of work was obvious. Shengyuan, Xia Bai, Mo Ye against Pang Cheng. Sister Rong, Liang Chuyin against Wen Hong. Young Master Yun, Tang Tian, Xia Lei against Little Nine. Little Tiger and Lu Yi blocked Sound Iron. As for Park Xiuying, she stood behind. Beside her were ten job users who were designed to protect her. Cloud Peak¡¯s average level was decent. There were five three-star evolved here. Most of the others were two-star. But White Robe and the others were powerful, too. White Robe himself was four-star; many other strong experts could crush the guards here. The battle only lasted for a few minutes. Apart from some who went to alert the others, the guards were all wiped out. ¡°The first target is Le Dayuan and his helpers, as well as the data and specimens. The second is Liu Zhenghong and her lab and the two warriors from yesterday. Remember, be quick. Our enemy is not only Cloud Peak but the other factions! Head out!¡± White Robe gave the order. The Glory Army group stabbed into Cloud Peak and headed to the two labs. ............................................................................................................ Seeing those scenes, many Counter Cloud Peak Alliance people were shocked. They didn¡¯t expect Cloud Peak to have such a strong trump card. Zombie, they got the help of the zombies! This was hard to imagine. Little Nine was impressed and looked at Xia Lei seriously. ¡°Not bad, you can do that even without Ye Zhongming. You didn¡¯t disappoint me. But your crystal weapons should be used up.¡± Little Nine paused, and his expression was solemn. He raised his right hand, ¡°Since you used your last trump card, it is our turn.¡± On an empty piece of land that Cloud Peak overlooked as they were fighting. A giant gate appeared. A Glory Army member was placing things on the left control panel of the metallic gate. The border of the gate lit up, and light shot out from inside. After it stabilized, the people who glanced over saw Glory Army soldiers coming out. A thousand of them were lined up under the Cloud Peak city walls in a short while. The leading middle-aged man had a six-star evolved aura. Behind him was a muscular flag bearer. When everyone stood, he stabbed a giant silver dragon flag into the ground. This flag opened up in the gory wind and revealed its true nature. There were three words. ¡°Fifth Glory Army!¡± Chapter 432: Everyone is here? Chapter 432: Everyone is here? When they saw the silver dragon flag and the guy under it with a strong aura, both Cloud Peak and Counter Cloud Peak Alliance felt very complicated. It was simple that Cloud Peak felt complicated. When they showed this final trump card, they thought that even though they might not win, they could be on the same level as the enemy.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. But this thought became a shattered dream when the fifth Glory Army appeared. Even if Red Hair could battle that six-star commander, what about those six-star monsters from God Hall? Although the real battle couldn¡¯t be evaluated with evolution level, it was the most objective way. The appearance of the fifth Glory Army meant that Cloud Peak was dead today. Counter Cloud Peak Alliance weren¡¯t happy that they were going to win. Especially God Hall¡¯s Professor He and Soul Merchant¡¯s Sound Iron. In other words, the Glory Army didn¡¯t inform them about the Fifth Army. Weren¡¯t their intentions obvious? Glory Army¡¯s strength was now at a huge advantage. Their taking down Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t simply to take revenge. Interests were the most important thing. Under such a situation, would they give the two biggest benefits, Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan, to others? Sound Iron and Doctor He knew that it was impossible. However, the Glory Army was a mysterious superpower. Soul Merchant didn¡¯t dare to clash with them, much less the weaker God Hall and the Unicorn Freedom Army that developed independently. The first time this fifth army appeared, it stunned everyone except for the Glory Army. But such emotions were quickly broken¡ªthe Counter Cloud Peak Alliance camp shook. A giant monster broke out from the ground. The giant body took a few seconds to get out from the ground when it appeared; this body advantage was a huge visual shock. When this earthworm appeared, the cabin opened, and a young guy wearing glasses jumped out. He walked to Doctor He and said a few sentences. This professor frowned. Everyone in Cloud Peak understood that. They had to go all out. Cloud Peak members clenched the weapons in their hands. But... The enemy that should have been charging started to retreat! Right, retreat! Be it those climbing the walls or those who were on the walls. All of them were retreating. Glory Army and Soul Merchants were all retreating. Even the Unkempt Monster started to retreat! Cloud Peak didn¡¯t understand why they were retreating. Were they trying to play a cat-and-mouse game? Was there a need to do that? The Counter Cloud Peak Alliance backed into the camp but was still very wary. Cloud Peak saw their situation, so they knew something must have happened. The entire battlefield was silent. ¡°Seems like most of them are here; let¡¯s stop waiting.¡± The volume wasn¡¯t loud, but it was enough to cover the battlefield. Every lifeform looked towards the path where the Soul Merchant cavalries had just passed. A person walked over slowly. Chapter 433: Welcome to the Competition and Death Wheel Space Chapter 433: Welcome to the Competition and Death Wheel Space It was hard to imagine what both sides felt when they saw this person. But one thing was for sure. No matter who it was, their mind went blank. It felt unreal like one was in a dream. That person... Was still alive. This person disappeared for half a year. When everyone felt that he was dead, he reappeared here! Legends regarding this person appeared in the hearts of everyone. Jealousy, fear, hatred, envy, all of them appeared. That person was still alive! When Ye Zhongming appeared near the Counter Cloud Peak Alliance, the quiet battlefield was in an uproar. Not many people here recognized Ye Zhongming, but it didn¡¯t stop them from knowing his name, especially super factions like Soul Merchant and Glory Army. There weren¡¯t many people who could make them suffer. So those three words were fresh in their memories. ¡°Ye Zhongming!¡± ¡°Ye Zhongming!¡± ¡°It is Ye Zhongming!¡± One person said that at first, but many followed. Those three words gathered together, finally bringing those Cloud Peak members back to their senses. ¡°Boss?¡± Little Tiger held onto the wall and left a white mark on the stone. His throat was dry. His muscular body was trembling. ¡°This kid...¡± Shengyuan held the cracked shield and looked at that slowly walking body. He smiled, and his nose felt sour. ¡°I knew he wouldn¡¯t die!¡± Tang Tian punched the wall. He didn¡¯t feel the blood flowing out from his wound. ¡°What a playful kid.¡± Teacher Park¡¯s face was ashen white. The battle was short but intense. She didn¡¯t know how often she used Diamond Shield and Cleansing Dew. ¡°Scoff, you still know how to come back.¡± Liang Chuyin lowered her head and used her hair as a cover to wipe her tears. But her smile was very obvious. These people, along with Mo Ye, Xia Bai, Sister Rong, Lu Yi, Young Master Yun, etc., core members and the guards on the walls, cheered. Their leader had returned at the most dangerous moment! Xia Lei looked at the figure and got closer. Her emotions surged. She jumped off the walls and used her blades to stop her momentum. When she landed, she charged at that guy. The two tattooed guys behind the beautiful guy were about to attack, but an arm stopped them. ¡°You don¡¯t disappoint us since you can maintain such a mentality before you die. I am Chou Jiyan; remember to tell the devil when you go to hell.¡± ¡°Only four-star? Unexpected.¡± Hu Lan pushed his glasses and said to Doctor He. His expression was filled with disappointment. When they heard those words, Cloud Peak looked at Ye Zhongming. They were in disbelief that their boss was only four-star evolved. Ye Zhongming was a four-star when he left. Half a year passed, and he didn¡¯t improve? Many Counter Cloud Peak Alliance discussed. Sending so many troops for a four-star evolved? Ye Zhongming laughed and ignored them. He walked towards a direction and said to the people beside him. ¡°Sorry that I just came. I know that all of you have been wronged during this period. It is time for me to fight back for all of you.¡± Ye Zhongming walked to a place he had calculated. He took three level-seven demon crystals and shot them into the ground. He slit his wrist and poured blood there. Everyone was stunned. He took out a purple flag and stabbed it into the crystals. The pink pollen charged from the banner and covered the entire cloud peak. Spreading around the entire mountain! When the mist appeared, the banner gave out streaks of light that spread around the various points of Cloud Peak. Those lights started to spread along the formation that they had set up. From above, one would see that it formed a mysterious diagram covering Cloud Peak. Everyone looked at the pink mist in terror. They didn''t know what was going on. When the lines formed that diagram, the light rose from below. The think pink pollen was also being absorbed into those streaks of light. An explosion caused their hearts to jump. When the pollen was absorbed, Cloud Peak lit up. A giant barrier wrapped the mountain within, splitting this place from the rest of the world. A white wheel appeared above everyone¡¯s head! At the same time, Ye Zhongming received a message. ¡°Competition Wheel Ghost Banner has been activated, entering the selection stage.¡± ¡°Activator can choose (Lowest requirement: Four stars evolved)... Actual level, four-star success!¡± ¡°Participant level selection (Lowest requirement: four level-six evolved)... Actual number, seven. Success!¡± ¡°Teams selection (Lowest requirement, four.)... Actual number, seven, success!¡± ¡°All conditions met, Competition Wheel activate...¡± ¡°Welcome to the Competition and Death Wheel space!¡± The final sentence appeared in everyone¡¯s mind. Chapter 434: Difficulty choice (1) Chapter 434: Difficulty choice (1) Along with the announcement, any evolved lifeform in Cloud Peak was wrapped in light. A moment later, they appeared on that giant wheel in the sky.?v€l?1n. When the people appeared, they realized that the wheel was shockingly huge. They thought it was the size of a castle previously, but now it looked like a super castle. The wheel size was shocking, but the structure was very simple. Five giant steps were placed there, and each was magnified several times. They stood on the first step and looked at the second and fifth steps. ¡°What is this place?¡± ¡°Damn, what happened? Are we in the sky?¡± ¡°We are split off from the other teams. What is that light barrier?¡± ¡°Wang Lu? Didn¡¯t you fall and die from the siege? Why did he appear here? But, ya, he is not breathing.¡± ¡°This barrier can¡¯t be broken.¡± ¡°Look there, why are two people in one team? Do you recognize them?¡± Apart from the Glory Army, which was like a military force, the other factions panicked. They didn¡¯t know what was happening and were terrified about what would happen. Anyone who was forced into such a place would panic. Moreover, whichever things had to do with the wheel weren¡¯t bloody? They were used to hunting and spinning the wheels, but facing this brand-new and unknown wheel, they were once again very uneasy. Ye Zhongming glanced at the giant step that was split into seven regions. Based on the information in his mind, each region represented one faction. But Ye Zhongming had questions; the wheel said there were seven factions. Cloud Peak, Soul Merchant, Glory Army, God Hall, Unicorn Freedom Army, and Cannibal Chain were only six. Who was the seventh? A two-meter-tall white wheel appeared in front of each faction. They were split into four pieces, and each had a color. They were white, green, yellow, and red. Below the wheel, there was a hole to put in crystals. But there was only one. ¡°What is that?¡± The moment the wheel appeared, all the factions surrounded their own. They knew that this was the key to getting out. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t look at the wheel as he knew what it was for. He walked towards Yellow Ball, the Liao Brothers, and the others injured. He removed the Saint Water from the Secret Realm and started healing them. Ye Zhongming knew about the saint water¡¯s effects. This white liquid had mysterious energy. Including Yellow Ball¡¯s injuries, apart from those who lost limbs and would become handicapped, the others healed up. Although their stamina didn¡¯t reach previous levels, it was enough to impress the others from Cloud Peak. One just had to look at the active Yellow Ball running around its master to know that. This dog was previously so badly injured that even Park Xiuying couldn¡¯t do anything about it. ¡°Zhongming, what is going on?¡± Xia Lei looked at how calm her guy was and asked. Ye Zhongming thought about it and focused on the Cloud Peak members around him. ¡°Due to my inability, I have caused all of you to suffer. As the person responsible, I have to apologize.¡± His voice wasn¡¯t loud, but enough for the four thousand people here to hear him. What was the apocalypse? It was a place where life wasn¡¯t valuable. The other factions had a slave-and-master relationship between their members and their leader. Some better ones would have a societal caste system. But very few were like Cloud Peak, whose leaders had a leader-subordinate relationship. This was one of the reasons why they were so united. Now that they heard their legendary figure apologize to them, the Cloud Peak warriors couldn¡¯t accept that and tried to stop him. ¡°I was nearby a few days ago and could have rushed back, but I didn¡¯t. I appeared only today, so I apologize for that, too.¡± Chapter 434.5- Difficulty choice (2） Chapter 434.5- Difficulty choice (2) Everyone was silent and knew that their leader still had things to say. ¡°It wasn¡¯t that I didn¡¯t want to, but I wanted to use this chance to create an opportunity for everyone.¡± Ye Zhongming pointed at this wheel space, ¡°This is it.¡± ¡°The conditions for this space to appear are very strict. If I returned immediately, I couldn¡¯t ensure it would meet the requirements, and we might lose this chance. I couldn¡¯t gamble, so I could only use the safest method to create the condition. Fortunately, I am lucky and did it.¡± This was the truth. After coming out from the Secret Realm and getting so many demon crystals, Ye Zhongming thought about using the resources. The Secret Team was one of those. His bigger hope was to get Cloud Peak much stronger. This strength wasn¡¯t just by using evolution potions but an all-rounded increase in strength. What would the outcome be if two people both used the evolution potion, but the other had a job and bloodline? The one with more abilities would get stronger and be one-sided. Would a high-level evolved be stronger than one who was a level lower? That was not true. Especially if the low-level one was fully armed and had a job and skills, he could crush one that was just a level above and had no abilities! As for why such a situation wouldn¡¯t happen to high-level evolved... Those who could reach higher levels relied on themselves and developed in an all-rounded manner. Those who used potions to get stronger wouldn¡¯t get far. So, to those high-level survivors, this was a false question. Ye Zhongming naturally knew the difference. He could give them potions, but he couldn¡¯t care about how they evolved, what jobs they chose, and what skills they had. This time, a new plan formed after he got out of the Secret Realm and obtained enough intel. He was not only going to solve their crisis; he wanted to use this chance to give Cloud Peak an opportunity! This could protect the clerical members of Cloud Peak. Those around considered a while, but Ye Zhongming just took one look and knew that none would choose to back out. Like what someone said, this was the apocalypse. Be it you were alone or under some faction, the nature of it wouldn¡¯t change. You would risk your life; even those nine-star evolved in his last life were no different. Who would give you everything you needed if you didn¡¯t risk your life? The wheel tested luck, but slacking and expecting rewards was not possible. ¡°Do you see this wheel? This is our first test. A team selection battle.¡± Everyone turned to the wheel. ¡°There are four regions. Based on white, green, yellow, and red difficulties. Anyone that chose this game can select a difficulty for their current stage.¡± ¡°White is simple. If you choose this, you will face challenges lower than your current level, which would be the safest. Of course, the rewards would be the most basic. Green represents a challenge similar to your current strength; the rewards are better than white. Yellow represents danger, and you will meet someone stronger than you. If you can pass, then naturally, the rewards will be good. Red is an extreme danger. It is the toughest, and the rewards will be the best.¡± ¡°People who want to challenge, come and get a level one crystal from me and place it in.¡± Ye Zhongming told Tong Hu to take out the crystals he brought on him and pass them to the challengers. ¡°To keep safe and not let everyone sacrifice while also getting benefits, I prepared some things for everyone.¡± Ye Zhongming took something from his space. The Cloud Peak warriors were stunned. After half a year, they once again witnessed how rich their boss was. Chapter 435: All choose red Chapter 435: All choose red The first he took out were weapons. The moment they appeared, it caused cheers. They were at least white grade, and a few were even silver. Moreover, they were made from weird bones. These were obtained from the Secret Realm. There weren¡¯t any high-tech metal skills, and one couldn¡¯t find any tracks of modern civilization there. At least it was like that on the Posthumous people''s side. But life had its own choice. If they didn¡¯t take that direction, they would choose other directions. Weapons created using the bones of demon monsters and undead were their unique skill. Ye Zhongming studied them and noticed that these bone weapons weren¡¯t as weak and rough as he thought. On the contrary, they had their advantages. Especially those bones from high-level demon monsters or undead, they were as sharp as the best metals. With these good blueprints, adding other materials, and using his Glory Smith skills, many bone weapons just needed some slight modifications and turned white grade. Ye Zhongming used most of the materials from the Secret Realm and turned them into weapons. Cloud Peak¡¯s white and silver weapons were focused on the core members. The other warriors used grey weapons. The destroyed weapons weren''t replaced after Ye Zhongming disappeared for so long. Their equipment advantage wasn¡¯t as obvious as before. With these weapons now, everyone would be excited. The warriors who planned to fight selected weapons that were suitable for them. When they held the weapons they only saw in the hands of the core members, they were more confident in the fight they were about to participate in. What Ye Zhongming took out next made their eyes turn red. Evolution potions! So many that it made them all very dizzy! None were one-star; they were all two-star to five-star! ¡°The Competition Death Wheel isn¡¯t so simple. There are more complicated parts. So be focused and treat it seriously. If you enter the fight, it won¡¯t end until one dies.¡± Ye Zhongming clapped and reminded his men. ¡°First challenge, all choose the highest difficulty, red!¡± Cloud Peak warriors were shocked. They looked at Ye Zhongming and didn¡¯t know why he would tell everyone to take such a risk. Didn¡¯t he say that they would try to play it safe? ¡°One of its unique points is that once you select the difficulty, you can¡¯t choose the same one in the future.¡± That sentence shocked everyone. They slowly understood why he told them to choose the hardest difficulty. ¡°Right, like what all of you think, the difficulty would increase with each step we take on their platform. The first stage is the safest. However, red will still exceed our strength, but compared to red on the 4th stage, it is still much safer. Choosing red now seems dangerous, but it is to avoid more dangers in the future.¡± ¡°There are five steps but only four difficulty choices. So what is the fifth stage?¡± Little Tiger realized a problem. Ye Zhongming looked at the fifth stage, ¡°Normal challenges end at the 4th stage, the fifth... Is one where we bet our lives.¡± Everyone was silent, but they knew that it was not one that ordinary people could go to. ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous. Look at your potions. You will have an hour to prepare when you teleport to the battlefield. Just use the potion and evolve. The difficulty is based on your current strength, so if you evolve when you enter, the red difficulty will end up as yellow or green. Do you understand now?¡± Everyone understood. They looked at their boss in awe. This young leader thought things through and thought of how to lower the danger for everyone. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s begin. Good luck, everyone!¡± Ye Zhongming cheered for his men. Little Tiger was the first to select the difficulty. He tossed the crystal and selected the highest difficulty. The first battle began. Chapter 436: Silver Horse Slaying Blade Chapter 436: Silver Horse Slaying Blade None of the other factions were fools. They didn¡¯t know what this was but knew it was something Ye Zhongming caused. So, they paid attention to what Cloud Peak did. They saw Cloud Peak surround Ye Zhongming, so the others tried to listen in. But Ye Zhongming controlled the volume very well and used mental energy. The regions between each faction were huge, and Cloud Peak was far away. So Cloud Peak members could hear him, but the other factions couldn¡¯t. They could occasionally hear them exclaim and cheer. When they split up, most people had white bone weapons in their hands. A few core members even had silver weapons. ¡°Damn, damn!¡± Pang Cheng looked at Cloud Peak and noticed they had gotten so many weapons. This fatty couldn¡¯t suppress his frustration and started to curse. He was sent to this mysterious place where there was a wheel. Pang Cheng was stupid but knew they probably had to risk their lives. He came to Cloud Peak because his woman, Lou Xiaoling, wanted revenge. But in truth, he knew that he was here to take advantage. Pang Cheng had agreed with Soul Merchant and Glory Army that they would hand him the few beauties of Cloud Peak. He would also be able to purchase technologies from those two factions. It was the priority purchase agreement for the modified potions and gene warriors. This was a great chance to earn money and get famous, but now he had to face this unknown wheel alone. Pang Cheng was naturally not in a good mood! ¡°Hubby, it is fine, we...¡± ¡°Pa!¡± Lou Xiaoling wanted to console him, but she was slapped. ¡°Bitch, would we be trapped here if it was not for you?¡± Pang Cheng squinted his eyes, and it was so small that you couldn¡¯t see anything. ¡°You, spin the wheel, choose the highest difficulty.¡± Lou Xiaoling¡¯s mouth was bleeding, and her head was buzzing, so she couldn¡¯t hear what Pang Cheng said. But she felt like her body was being lifted and forced to choose red. Before returning to her senses, she was teleported to a space. She struggled to keep awake before she smelled a stench. In her eyeline, a monster opened its mouth and bit her neck. ........................................................................ The other factions weren¡¯t as chaotic as the Unicorn Freedom Army. From that alone, one could see how strong the faction was. Ye Zhongming was stunned. He didn¡¯t expect Little Tiger¡¯s first opponent to be this monster. It was a type of hell monster that was tough to deal with. It was slightly stronger than evolved lifeforms of the same level. If one had to use levels to differentiate, it was 6.5 Moreover, hell monsters had weird abilities that caught one off guard. The other Cloud Peak members were shocked. Fortunately, their boss was prepared and told them to bring their potions. If not, for a four-star to face a level-six monster, it was definite death. Although they were still at a disadvantage, at least there was only a level difference, and they could risk it. Cloud Peak gloated when they looked at the other factions. Those people were unprepared, so how many would die from this first stage? As expected, this Abyss Collector was terrifying. Its lizard-like legs stomped on the ground, and the area around burned. It stepped forward and charged with the flames. Little Tiger stared forward, and he started to think. As a good cop before the apocalypse and someone who had been on the frontlines since the apocalypse started, he had matured. His understanding of battle had reached a high level. His advantages, his enemy¡¯s advantages... All added together. His gaze was clear, and he grasped the Horse Slaying Blade. He chose his battle plan. ¡°Ordinary Man Slash!¡± Little Tiger faced the Abyss Collector and jumped up, waving the blade and using his job skill! A blade light slashed at the monster. The hell monster raised its head and moved its mouth to make a crackling sound. Who knew if it was mocking its opponent or cheering itself on? It raised its arms, and the four thin crescent blades moved towards his attack. ¡°Frenzied Killing!¡± Dozen sharp blue lights appeared as the Abyss Collector used its skill. This level-six lifeform had its pride. When it faced a lower-level lifeform, it chose to attack head-on! Ye Zhongming was not only calm, his eyes lit up, and he guessed what Little Tiger would do. ¡°Pay attention to his choice; you can do this too when you fight!¡± Two streaks of light clashed on the barrier¡¯s projection. Chapter 437: All members fight Chapter 437: All members fight There were no sounds but just occasional flickering of light. Little Tiger and Abyss Collector¡¯s first clash occurred under such circumstances. If the users were on the same level, Frenzied Killing and Ordinary Man Slash would be on the same level, but Little Tiger¡¯s current evolution level was too low. Ordinary Man Slash was not as strong. After the first clash, two light blades still surged towards Little Tiger. Many people from Cloud Peak exclaimed and shook their heads. They felt bad that Little Tiger¡¯s perfect blades were being stopped. But a second exclamation rang out as Cloud Peak saw his second attack. Ordinary Man Slash! He used it again! Little Tiger didn¡¯t stop; he used it before the two moves clashed. Rage Slasher¡¯s job skill and passive ability gave his attacks unrivaled pressure. Frenzied Killing¡¯s remaining momentum couldn¡¯t stop the new Ordinary Man Slash this time. The silver blade light slashed towards the Abyss Collector. At the same time, the strong Horse Slaying Blade¡¯s light caused the enemy to close its eyes. A seemingly minor point, but it caused the Abyss Collector to lose its chance of victory. It didn¡¯t continue to use Frenzied Killing, and its instinct was just to defend. Its red wings combined in front of its body to form its proud defensive state. At the same time, the flames around its body burnt high and formed another defensive layer around it. Using injuries to trade for injuries, life to trade for life. It was as if Little Tiger had faced an enemy that killed his parents; he didn¡¯t care about anything and wanted to kill the enemy before him. ¡°Look carefully. Little Tiger seems to care about nothing, but his body moves slightly. Look at his footsteps. He isn¡¯t standing still; he is dodging the fatal areas. His attacks hurt the enemy¡¯s core areas, and he is trying to slice off the parts connected to its limbs.¡± Ye Zhongming explained to the warriors. He knew this was a way for a weak person to win someone stronger. In the subsequent battles, it could be replicated and used. ¡°He is learning from you, going all out in every battle.¡± Xia Lei muttered to Little Tiger. Ye Zhongming smiled. Right, his battle style influenced many in Cloud Peak. The most obvious was Liang Chuyin and Little Tiger. They cared about nothing when they fought and only wanted to kill the enemy. The silver weapon was enough to slice the defenses of a level-six lifeform, not to mention one of its passive skills-- Armor Breaking. It ignored 20% of the defense, which was enough to lower the Abyss Collector¡¯s actual defense down a level. A minute later, the level-six lifeform knelt on the ground. None of its fatal parts were hit, but all their injuries added together were more than the two-armed enemy it was fighting. Its four arms couldn¡¯t be lifted and could only block with its wings. After a few more hits, its wings were also powerless. Little Tiger sliced its throat and ended the battle. This kid fell to the ground and was teleported out of the sealed space. In his arms was a white stat stone! Park Xiuying healed Little Tiger, and Ye Zhongming also passed him some Saint water. This guy stood up and smiled as if he wasn¡¯t the one that nearly died. ¡°Recover some mental energy.¡± Ye Zhongming passed him a green necklace and a demon crystal. ¡°Level eight?!¡± Little Tiger¡¯s eyes nearly popped out, and his mouth was opened wide. ¡°Stop your nonsense and recover.¡± Ye Zhongming stared at him. He took out the remaining saint water and crystals and passed them to Lu Yi, Liu Zhenghong, and Le Dayuan, who weren¡¯t participating. He instructed them to be the logistics. Once people end, heal them. Park Xiuying would naturally be the last one in the fight. After Little Tiger one and got a stat stone that could permanently increase strength, Cloud Peak¡¯s morale rose to new heights. A few thousand warriors rubbed their palms. After Ye Zhongming agreed, they lined up to select their difficulty. In just a moment, all of them entered the space. Several thousand videos appeared on the barrier, and some started their fights. Ye Zhongming looked for a while and knew he did all he could, and the rest depended on themselves. He chose the red difficulty and was teleported into space. His opponent appeared in the arena. Chapter 438: First trick of Competition Death Wheel Chapter 438: First trick of Competition Death Wheel When the other factions saw Cloud Peak members being teleported to the space battlefield, they started to make a move. Their understanding of the wheel was naturally different from Ye Zhongming''s. They saw that many Cloud Peak members still hadn¡¯t entered, so they were relaxed and guessed that these people didn¡¯t need to fight. Thus, they also had thoughts for some protected people not to make their choices at the wheel. But these people waited a while before the wheel notified them that all level-four and above lifeforms were forced to fight. These made the Soul Merchant and Glory Army heads furious. Weren¡¯t Lu Yi, Liu Zhengong, and Le Dayuan four-star? Why don¡¯t they have to fight? We had to? But the wheel wouldn¡¯t explain to them that the person who activated the wheel had pardon names. Facing the choice of fighting or being wiped out, there was only one choice. ¡°Choose white; it is the simplest. Whoever has useless equipment, hand it to them!¡± The people that these factions didn¡¯t want to join in were support jobs. For example, the person who had the skill to teleport the few five-stars evolved up the walls, some jobs that added buffs. These people didn¡¯t have strong solo strength but were very effective if they supported strong fighters. Each one of them was a huge fortune. Although these factions wouldn¡¯t let these people get all the resources like Cloud Peak did with Park Xiuying, they were respected and nurtured. If anything happened to these people, the losses would be huge. Just think about what Cloud Peak would be like without Park Xiuying; one could imagine those losses. For their safety, the factions told them to select the lowest difficulty. They also gave them many pieces of equipment to help them. They didn¡¯t know that a noose was tied around their necks if they chose the lowest difficulty in the first stage. When the time was right, it would be tightened. ................................................................................................ Ye Zhongming naturally selected the red difficulty, even if he was only a ¡®four-star¡¯ evolved. Ye Zhognming was calm on the surface, but a stone in his heart was finally released. That was because the wheel couldn¡¯t see the strength that he got from the secret techniques! This meant that he was right in taking this path. He was still far from breaking free from the wheel, but he did have some ability to go against the wheel. Without Blood Stepping Boots, this ability was decent. But be it quickness or kick, the effects were better than this. So Ye Zhongming thought about it and passed it to Xia Bai. Her Darkness Spectre job complemented this skill. He kept the scroll and saw that most people were out. They were all delighted. After all, even if this was the first stage, as they chose a high difficulty, the rewards were quite good too. Moreover, they didn¡¯t use the rewards and waited for Ye Zhongming to distribute them. Each person¡¯s rewards might not suit themselves, so distributing was better. When the final battle was over, the light barrier disappeared. Many people sighed after they tabulated the numbers. Even if they were prepared, accidents might happen. Everyone got white equipment and evolution potions, but over a dozen still failed to come out. They failed their challenge. But most people survived and were rewarded. While they were sad that their allies were dead, the Cloud Peak warriors were more confident. They would select the yellow difficulty for the next stage and confidently pass it. She had been very busy, and all the injured soldiers were treated. Only then did she start her fight. But to her, she rarely fought by herself. She also didn¡¯t have the potions and was a five-star evolved. So she wasn¡¯t very confident. ¡°You have one more piece of silver equipment, and your mental energy increased greatly; what are you afraid of? Attack!¡± The influencer was like that; she was afraid of nothing, and her motivational speeches were so direct. To make Park Xiuying safer, Ye Zhongming gave her an exquisite silver flower crown. Along with her silver staff, apart from Ye Zhongming, she had the best equipment. ¡°You can have the gun.¡± Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t let anything happen to her, so he gave her his crystal energy gun. But surprisingly, she looked at it for half a day and didn¡¯t accept it. ¡°Let me do it myself!¡± Before others could stop her, she entered the battle space. The battle stunned everyone, and some of them burst out laughing! Her battle method was too... Direct! Chapter 439: Simple and violent battle Chapter 439: Simple and violent battle As compared to others, Teacher Park¡¯s luck wasn¡¯t too good. She was five-star and chose the toughest red difficulty¡ªthe enemy¡¯s strengths were definitely high. She was facing a level-six Steel Dragging Monster. It was a one-meter-tall strength-type monster with a giant rod. It looked similar to a hamster, but it was terrifyingly muscular. It gave one a feeling that it was all muscles apart from bones. Looking at its level, she was fortunate, but at the number... One could say that she had no luck at all. Five of them, five level-six. Such a situation caused the Cloud Peak warriors outside to shudder. They didn¡¯t expect the first stage to be so tough. Then what about the 4th stage? What would they meet then? Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart felt heavy, and he regretted not shoving the crystal gun at her. Under such nervousness, she began her battle. Something that stunned everyone occurred. She reacted very quickly. The moment these monsters appeared, she started to move. The exquisite crown was on her head, and she pointed forward. Two changes occurred in the arena. One change was that silver light scattered from the crown and landed around her. When they reached her legs, they disappeared. This continued and gave one a feeling as if one was in a dream. The second change was that light ripples resonated from the crown, turning the arena into the water''s surface. They rippled, and only one straight tunnel was unaffected. ¡°What is that?¡± Everyone didn¡¯t know the skill''s effect, so they looked at Ye Zhongming. ¡°The silver dots are an active skill--- Melancholy Silver Storm; it can absorb all energy that touches them, be it physical or mental attacks.¡± Diamond Shield! Another defensive skill appeared around her. Then, she used the active skill. Humidity Wave! A giant wave filled the tunnel and headed toward the five level-six lifeforms. ¡°Pa¡±. The first rod hit the diamond shield, breaking without surprise. Melancholy Silver Storm¡¯s glow also dimmed. But with both defenses, the attack was blocked. The new Diamond Shield also appeared. At the same time, the first wave hit the monster. In the next minute, the Cloud Peak warriors saw the outcome. Wave after wave swept the tunnel. The silver weapon, along with the 30% attack buff. Even level-six monsters couldn¡¯t take it lightly. One wave might not be much, and even five might not kill these lifeforms. But... She used several... She closed her eyes. She used dozens of waves to shatter these monsters and was teleported out. Even then, she didn¡¯t notice what had happened. A few stories of waves still surged out from her staff, making everyone laugh. Ye Zhongming had to call out to her to open her eyes before she stopped. She took the reward and walked over, causing everyone to laugh. Her face turned even redder. This battle looked simple and even rash, but this was a perfect coordination of her equipment and skills. It was a match of geography and human skill. If not for that sealed space, it would be more challenging for her to win. At this point, all from Cloud Peak completed their challenges, and that included the Liao Brothers and Red Hair. As for the zombies, the wheel didn¡¯t allow them to join in, so they could only watch. Ye Zhongming naturally looked to the other factions. He knew that the clash between teams would happen after this selection battle! Chapter 440: Rewards that make people drool Chapter 440: Rewards that make people drool Ye Zhongming first looked at those two mysterious people. It was impossible if they didn¡¯t know about the Cloud Peak battle since they were within range. Moreover, they were six-star evolved, which was why he paid the most attention. Glory Army and Soul Merchant were so strong, but they had only one six-star here. But what disappointed him was that after Cloud Peak completed their challenge, these two six-star evolved had also completed it. He looked at their clothes and smiled. Their clothing was no different from before. If they chose the highest difficulty, it wouldn¡¯t be so simple. If not, Ye Zhongming would feel that he had wasted all his time and effort to create this incident. Since that was the case, they chose a different difficulty. If this continues... Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have hate or even come in contact with them. But he was happy if he could con them. Ye Zhongming looked at God Hall. Although there weren¡¯t many there, there were many level six. Ye Zhongming saw that the battle was nearly over. Only a small number of them fought. Apart from those few monsters, only Professor He and the young man who appeared with the earthworm joined. But it didn¡¯t look too smooth. That incomplete level six Green Back was gone and should have died at the wheel. Besides that, Professor He was covered in wounds, and it seemed like he chose yellow difficulty or above. Ye Zhongming looked and observed the other factions first. The challenge got to the end. No matter how much these factions knew, they would still complete the challenge. The difference would be their losses. If these factions couldn¡¯t even pass the first stage, they had no right to stand under Cloud Peak. When Cannibal Chain unwillingly completed the challenge, all the factions completed the first task. The first stage changed. The wheel disappeared, and what replaced it was a seven-colored wheel. The wheel was small and exquisite. Unlike the basic wheel, the latter looked like a product from a production line, and the former was exquisitely carved. Moreover, people noticed that these seven wheels didn¡¯t have holes. There weren¡¯t any regions and only one diagram. In the last life, people called this the Recipe Book so one could see how valuable it was. Moreover, this was a system recipe for enchanting potions; it could enchant equipment. If one learned it, one would learn Ye Zhongming¡¯s Enchanting Technique and have a fifth of the ability of that job! In terms of value, this system recipe was more valuable than the first two. The fourth item was a pet egg. The wheel called it the Eight Limb Tail Egg. However, he didn¡¯t know what tail egg was; eight limbs made sense. Eight Limb Snake was a legendary god beast. An egg with something to do with a god beast would not be simple. Many people looked at the fifth wheel. It was silver equipment. An exquisite gourd was on the wheel, and the name Treasure Nurturing Gourd gave people many thoughts. Nurturing Treasure? One could put treasures in to nurture it. Such guesses flashed in their heads. The sixth wheel had a shining book on it. ¡°Team buff book!¡± Others didn¡¯t know what this book was, but Ye Zhongming did. This was also a very amazing item. Although it was a one-time use item, it could allow the team to buff a certain ability or several abilities after using it. When one¡¯s evolution level remained the same, combat strength greatly increased. But they didn¡¯t know how many men team buff it was. The more it covered, the more valuable it was. The more skills it buffed, the more valuable it was, too. Ye Zhongming knew a ten thousand men book was sold for a nine-star potion, which could only buff one ability! That could show you how expensive it was. On the seventh wheel was a key. It wasn¡¯t a Secret Realm Key, but the key called the Cursed Storage Entrance Key. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what it was for, much less the others. But he knew it was a treasure since there were six other wheels to compare. When everyone was discussing the items, a selection platform appeared where the difficulty wheel appeared. And there were seven buttons. ¡°First Selection Battle over, all factions pass. Each faction, please send someone to choose a reward.¡± Chapter 441: Competition Death Wheel second trick Chapter 441: Competition Death Wheel second trick If the factions wanted to kill Cloud Peak for sending them to this place, then now, everyone felt like it wasn¡¯t too bad. Especially the leaders of the big factions. They looked at the seven rewards and were tempted. No choice; most of the rewards were good! Especially to the large factions, the rewards on the third wheel--- System Recipe and sixth wheel-- Team Buff Book were the best treasures to increase their overall strength. Especially Glory Army, whose dozen divisions were in an intense competition. They followed their strength rankings to get rewards and resources. They were in deep competition at every moment. If they got these two rewards, the fifth army would become stronger and become the fourth division! Even Little Nine was tempted. Since Ye Zhongming destroyed half of his foundations, it seemed like he had improved in this half a year, but the truth was that this was relative. Even after all the hard work, the gap between his division and those at the front grew. There was no choice; you were recovering, and others were improving. When you improve, others improve more. It was like a snowball. Those two things tempted Little Nine. But because Cheng Tianji was here, Little Nine knew he had no chance. Even if their relationship were good, this old brother wouldn¡¯t give up such a thing. The other factions didn¡¯t have similar thoughts to them. They paid more attention to the things that could increase solo strength. ¡°Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe!¡± ¡°Treasure Nurturing Gourd!¡± ¡°Eight limb Tail Egg!¡± ¡°Job Advancement Scroll!¡± QAny of these items was enough to let someone become a peak presence at the level. Moreover, these weapons and pets weren¡¯t a one-time use. Even after you evolve, they could still be very useful. Under such a situation, who wouldn¡¯t be excited? Moreover, they didn¡¯t have to pay any crystals and just had to select. This meant that the two sides chose the same reward. Glory Army and Cannibal Chain chose the Team Buff Book. Soul Merchant and that mysterious faction chose the System Recipe: Enchanting Potion! Many people were immersed in the joy of the rewards, and the time given was short, so they didn¡¯t have much time to consider. When such a situation appeared, they realized something. What if two factions chose the same reward? Reselect? Luck? Or... ¡°Fight!¡± Ye Zhongming replied to Little Tiger¡¯s question. ¡°If two factions chose the same reward, of course, they have to fight. Don¡¯t think that the wheel is very kind.¡± Everyone looked at each other and was shocked. No wonder the boss chose the 7th choice that no one wanted. It seemed like he knew that there would be a battle. ¡°We are not afraid of them---¡± Liang Chuyin muttered. This girl wanted to fight, and after Ye Zhongming returned, she feared nothing. To her, with Ye Zhongming here, they couldn¡¯t lose. Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes. He was very strong, but it didn¡¯t mean he was invincible. Ye Zhongming had no confidence in defeating Soul Merchant, Glory Army, and God Hall. If God Hall and Cloud Peak faced off, there was a 90% chance they would lose. Ye Zhongming made this Competition Death Wheel so that these people would help him get the final reward and strengthen Cloud Peak. But in truth, he was saving himself. He was not so arrogant that he thought he could lead Cloud Peak to face off against them! So, while he was using them, he was weakening them. When they had to fight head-on, Cloud Peak would find it easier and suffer fewer losses. On that side, the factions that chose the same wheel got notified. ¡°Please select the battle mode, 1, solo fight (best of three). 2. Party fight (best of three). 3. Team fight.¡± ¡°Note: Member cannot be sent twice.¡± Chapter 442: Easter Egg Chapter 442: Easter Egg Such a notification stunned Glory Army and Cannibal Chain. Many people were furious. Couldn¡¯t they inform them first? Why do this? Fight? People would die! Moreover, this rage was also filled with embarrassment. After all, if they bothered to think, they would realize the problem. Even if they couldn¡¯t avoid it, they could have been prepared. But the wheel gave them too little time to choose. The rewards attracted most of their attention, so few thought about the problems. Such a shallow thing caught them off guard, and they lost face. But people were used to the wheel. Survivors had seen many things and were used to fighting. They suppressed their emotions and turned their attention to the battle. Three methods. It seemed like many choices, but the side with fewer people only had two. Glory Army and Soul Merchant calmed down. They looked at their opponent. Glory Army faced Cannibal Chain, so they weren¡¯t under much pressure. The other side didn¡¯t have six-star evolved. Cannibal Chain also had more people, so the Glory Army was the side to choose. Cheng Tianji would be unstoppable. Be it Little Nine or Wen Hong, they were very strong five-star evolved. If they chose the solo battle, they would win. So Glory Army was just frustrated that the wheel conned them. But Soul Merchant had a headache. Only deputy leader Chou Zisong was six-star evolved. That mysterious faction had two six-star evolved, meaning their victory was not certain in a solo fight. Many people thought about it and knew that the key was Chou Zisong. They would win the third if he won, even if they lost the next battle, as the other side only had two people. Soul Merchant would win a battle straight. The problem was simple. If Chou Zisong won, they won; if he lost, they lost. The rules of the wheel made Soul Merchant dissatisfied. They had no choice as this was the wheel. The survivors hated it but had to rely on it. ¡°They will fight, so look carefully. I don¡¯t know about the future, but they are our enemies here.¡± Ye Zhongming saw that the Glory Army and Cannibal Chain fight was about to begin, so he instructed the Cloud Peak warriors. To get the final reward, Cloud Peak had to fight them. ¡°Me first!¡± Cheng Tianji was the leader of the Glory Army here, so he took the first fight. Cannibal Chain looked at one another and looked depressed. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t give them any indication, so they could only discuss amongst themselves, and they sent a... Two-star evolved. They wanted to give up, but the wheel didn¡¯t agree, so they could only send someone out to sacrifice. Cheng Tianji looked at the guy who cried in fear. He moved right before him and slashed his neck without pity. His neck was broken, and his corpse fell to the ground. The wheel representing the Team Buff Book indicated the number 1 and was marked behind the image of Glory Army. Little Nine wanted to fight next, but Cheng Tianji stopped him. He sent another fifth-division five-star evolved out. Little Nine was stunned, and he retreated. He understood that Cheng Tianji would not allow him to touch this reward. Hong Bo looked at the white suit member sent from the headquarters and said, ¡°How?¡± He squinted his eyes and knew what Hong Bo meant. Cheng Tianji was a six-star evolved, so they couldn¡¯t offend him; that was no different from asking to die. But the two of them weren¡¯t afraid of the other five-star evolved. The Team Buff Book was something they wanted, and they desperately wanted it. Cannibal Chain obtained similar things before, but that book was only for a three-person team, and it buffed one ability. But this book... Even Hongbo was tempted, much less the special agent. ¡°Why not take the gamble?¡± Hong Bo looked at the agent¡¯s face and nodded solemnly. ................................................................................................... When everyone¡¯s attention was placed on the team fight, Ye Zhongming told everyone to get ready. He sent his men a news. Those wheels that no one chose would reappear in the form of easter eggs. Everyone be prepared to fight! Chapter 443: Sudden change in situation Chapter 443: Sudden change in situation When Cloud Peak members started to get ready, Glory Army and Cannibal Chain¡¯s second battle began. Hong Bo was sent out. Although he wasn¡¯t a member of Cannibal Chain, he was their leader in name this time. Since they decided to give it a try, naturally, he had to give it his all. So the moment he appeared, his determined aura shocked the Glory Army people. He was not going to admit defeat. When they pushed a scapegoat out previously, they thought that Cannibal Chain was terrified and wouldn¡¯t be a threat to the Glory Army. Even Glory Army people were planning to watch Soul Merchant¡¯s fight. Who knew that things would change and their opponent would suddenly fight back? Cheng Tianji and Little Nine frowned. They would have sent Little Nine if they knew this was the case. After all, although he wasn¡¯t six-star, his combat strength was top-rate. Cheng Tianji had to spend some effort to defeat Little Nine. The chosen Glory Army fifth division deputy was stunned but smiled cruelly. Rage rose in his heart. Why? Did they want to take advantage of him? Did they think he was easy to bully? He didn¡¯t hold back. This person used his job-- Crow Warrior! Black feathers appeared on his back, forming a hundred black birds. They were exquisite, and one couldn¡¯t tell if they were real. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have come and shouldn¡¯t have thought about trying.¡± Ying Pan giggled and raised his hand. Those black birds started to chirp. Hong Bo was very experienced. After Ying Pan used his job, he took out a white cylinder. The cylinder shone and turned into a circular shield that blocked in front of him. This was a piece of decent defense equipment. ¡°Substitute Puppet!¡± Ye Zhongming said that name out in shock and felt heartpained. Hong Bo used the substitute puppet to tank the hit, and his body turned towards Ying Pan. As the name suggested, Substitute Puppet was a one-time-use equipment that could tank damage for the user. This was a popular item in the last life, and many people were willing to sell everything to afford it. Having this puppet meant having one more life. Ye Zhongming felt like using it in such a battle was a waste. It was so precious that even he didn¡¯t have one, but Hong Bo wasted it like that. But Hong Bo felt it was worth it. He broke free and started to attack. Hong Bo used his job-- Twin Gunner! Two weird black handguns appeared in his hands, and they shot a red light toward Ying Pan, who was still in his job transformation state. Ying Pan was not prepared for this sudden change. He hurriedly tried to dodge, but the skill time was not short. Each ball of light was very quick. Ying Pan¡¯s mobility dropped due to his transformation, and he was hit several times. At the crucial moment, the Glory Army showed its richness. Ying Pan gave up dodging and tossed equipment or items out to block the red light. But Hong Bo went all out and used all of his mental energy. Everyone knew the outcome would depend on whether his mental energy ran out or Ying Pan¡¯s defensive equipment was destroyed. Everyone focused. Ying Pan didn¡¯t last to the end, and his defensive equipment was broken. Hong Bo¡¯s dozen red glows hit his body and knocked him out. The light around the two of them disappeared. Cannibal Chain and Glory Army charged over. The former heaved a sigh of relief after investigating. Boss Hong was just out of energy. Glory Army was furious as Ying Pan had died. They thought this was just a simple battle, but now they were tied. The final battle became a crucial decider! The moment the outcome appeared, Ye Zhongming casually walked to a wheel and tapped it. Chapter 444: Skills flying Chapter 444: Skills flying Ye Zhongming¡¯s action was very sneaky. Cloud Peak was also covering him, so no one saw him. As the Job Advancement Scroll and Treasure Nurturing Gourds weren¡¯t chosen, Ye Zhongming slapped both wheels. Moreover, after that, Cloud Peak members casually walked beside the wheel. Many people noticed their actions, but they didn¡¯t realize anything. But because of Ye Zhongming¡¯s past, many factions moved to the side and stared at Cloud Peak. Cheng Tianji was solemn. Ying Pan was his subordinate, and he didn¡¯t expect him to die here. Although he had more than one five-star evolved, he couldn¡¯t deny that five-star evolved was the strongest firepower now. One death means one less person. It was a huge loss even to Glory Army¡¯s fifth division. ¡°Little Nine, you go; I owe you a favor after this ends.¡± Cheng Tianji looked at his five-star evolved and hesitated before saying to Little Nine. Ying Pan was already one of the strongest out of all of them. Although he would have won if the opponent hadn¡¯t used the substitute puppet and had a few men as strong as Ying Pan, Cheng Tianji didn¡¯t dare to take a risk because of his loss. Who knew whether they would have abilities or equipment? If he lost because of his carelessness, that would affect his reputation. He would also lose the Team Buff Book, which was not worth it. Thus, it was necessary to let Little Nine fight. He was much stronger than the average five-star evolved. Little Nine nodded. Cheng Tianji¡¯s favor was worth his fighting. He walked slowly to the middle and looked at the guy in a white suit. None of them spoke; there was also no need to speak. Little Nine nodded, and a turret rose. The Cannibal Chain agent was solemn and flicked his fingers. A pink rose appeared in his hands. He shook it, and pink petals broke free and floated around him. The rose itself didn¡¯t grow smaller or have fewer petals. Little Nine saw that his opponent was using a skill that he didn¡¯t know was an attack or defense skill. He smiled. On his other side, another arrow turret appeared. Ye Zhongming shook his head. He didn¡¯t recognize the Cannibal Chain member¡¯s skill, which should be a rare job skill. But facing the Turret Master, doing that would put you on the back foot. ¡°We can fight, but you must say your names, right? I don¡¯t think unknown people are worth us fighting.¡± The two of them looked at each other, and the older one said, ¡°If you win us, we are dead, so there is no need to know. If you lose to us, you are dead, so you have no right to know.¡± Those words caused Chou Zisong¡¯s expression to change. Killing intent appeared on that beautiful face. The other battlefield had a small explosion. The pink petal blocked Pandora Destruction Crossbow¡¯s attack. Chou Zisong took in a deep breath and waved his right hand. Those two topless guys passed Chou Zisong and stood in front of the two mysterious guys. ¡°Two five stars? Are you admitting defeat?¡± The mysterious teen shrugged, and his tone was filled with rage. Chou Zisong smiled confidently and spat out a cold word, ¡°Ignorant.¡± As both sides agreed, the battle started right away. What shocked the people watching was that the two bald guys and the younger mysterious person entered the battlefield simultaneously! This was a solo battle, so why was it two against one? Even the older mysterious person had an interesting expression, and he didn¡¯t know what happened. Ye Zhongming looked, and rumors from his last life appeared in his mind. He observed the two tattooed guys and had some guesses. Was it the legendary... Abnormal Blood Relatives? If that was the case, no wonder these two bald guys would become the guards of a six-star evolved. Ye Zhongming looked at the two battles in shock. He knew these factions had started showing off their terrifying trump cards. ¡°Repeat selection has started. Will you enter the battle?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s easter egg activated when the battle was proceeding intensely! Chapter 445: Treasure Nurturing Gourds challenge Chapter 445: Treasure Nurturing Gourd''s challenge When selecting a reward, if two sides chose the same reward, they would fight, and the winner would get it. If no one chose a reward, interested parties could reselect before the battles ended. Ye Zhongming''s slaps were to confirm his selection of rewards. Ye Zhongming thought that the two battles wouldn''t start at the same time. But the mysterious faction was so anxious, and that caused the easter eggs to open up. When this notification appeared in everyone''s mind, those fighting paused. The people watching realized that they were played by Ye Zhongming again. All the factions instinctively moved towards Cloud Peak. But Cloud Peak''s reaction stunned those people. With the wheel''s notification, many things happened after. They would be fools if they didn''t think Ye Zhongming could predict the future. They got close to Cloud Peak to put pressure on or to split the rewards. Anyways, they wanted to force Cloud Peak to make them afraid. Anyway, they couldn''t fight each other here. But... When they got close, they received a heavy blow! Cloud Peak warriors attacked them while they looked on with threatening gazes. If the notification caused the two battlefields to pause, they stopped because of the fight. No matter how strong two people were, they couldn''t cause such a huge commotion as a team fight. You wouldn''t be able to defeat a team unless you were level nine. Moreover, Soul Merchant, Glory Army, the mysterious faction, and Cannibal Chain were focusing on their fights, so only Unicorn Freedom Army got close. The rest would be some from God Hall. They suffered heavy losses from the sneak attack. Cloud Peak went all out. Weren''t attacks ineffective? Why were they effective now? How did Cloud Peak know when the attacks were effective and when were they not? Fortunately, Cloud Peak didn''t chase the win. They attacked and then retreated around the wheel. The target was this gourd. Ye Zhongming led them forward. Thirty meters away, 10 meters, and there was still no movement. "Ranged jobs prepare to attack! Close combat jobs, move forward!" Ye Zhongming ordered, and the warriors in charge of defense moved forward with him. Those with ranged skills stopped and aimed at the silver gourds in the sky. When Ye Zhongming was within ten meters, the Silver Gourd attacked! That small opening spat out some things. These things are bigger, and when it was before them, they were their normal size! A grey flying knife! Thousands of them! Moreover, these flying knives were very fast and whistled as they sliced through the air. "Raise!" Shengyuan was not here, so another four-star warrior was in charge of the defense. He gave an order, and the warriors raised their equipment. The other warriors tossed their skills and intercepted the flying knives. Ye Zhogming attacked. Now wasn''t time to pause. He tossed the osmium, and the Osmium Giant blocked in front of the team. Along with other skills, they blocked the knives. The quiet space was filled with explosions and clanging sounds. Ye Zhongming stood in front of the party and didn''t dodge. He used Full Strength Light to knock the blades aside to reduce the pressure on the team. Although they were grey, there were a few thousand of them, but he was not the only one fighting. Half of Cloud Peak was here. Each one hit a few times, and those flying blades were gone. So, this clash stopped after a few seconds. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Everyone panted. Ye Zhongming wanted the team to move forward, but the silver gourd didn''t give them a chance. Its body trembled, and the silver light turned gold. The second wave of attacks was here. This time, it was a needle rain! Ten thousand of them! Chapter 446: Getting the treasure Chapter 446: Getting the treasure Ye Zhongming stuck Staff of Nature onto the ground and placed a water element stone. The Water Bottle Protection covered the entire team. He could let his team practice on the grey flying blades, but he didn¡¯t dare to be careless against white attacks. These were attacks that could cause massive casualties. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t expect to face such attacks immediately and squinted his eyes. He recalled something famous in his last life. The special wheel¡¯s difficulty was relative to the rewards one could get. This was a common saying, but the meaning was clear. You got what you worked for. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know how difficult the Team Buff Book and System Recipe: Enchanting POtion would be if no one selected them. He would never know. But he knew that if he found this challenge tough, that meant one thing. This was a good treasure, a very good thing. It might be more valuable than the enchanting potion and Team Buff Book! This discovery caused his heart to jump. Ye Zhongming looked at the golden gourd that continued to spit white needle rains; he guessed this could evolve. Wasn¡¯t it a good indication of how it skipped green and blue and became gold? Needle rain and Water Bottle Protection clashed. Ye Zhongming took out two more nature gems. Facing such attacks, the Water Bottle Protection wouldn¡¯t last too long. As expected, one was broken momentarily. Ye Zhongming switched them out quickly. But the attacks were too fierce. The golden gourd was like a hole in the sky. Some attacks slipped through in the short time the two barriers intersected. Even if they were in a defensive state, these were still white attacks, and their equipment was not enough to block. Screams rang out. Many people were hit. Even Ye Zhongming was brushed by one of the needles, leaving a wound. ¡°Treasure Nurturing Gourd: Ability 1, repair: Absorb damaged equipment, recover durability. Recovery speed depends on equipment level and extent of damage. Equipment cannot be above your level minus one.¡± ¡°Ability two: Absorb equipment to nurture, to raise the equipment. The nurturing time is related to the number of equipment. The highest level is current level minus two.¡± ¡°Ability three, swallow treasure: Absorb equipment to turn it into energy. Energy can be used in two ways: upgrade itself and its ability. The equipment can¡¯t be higher than itself, and the energy produced depends on its level and durability.¡± The information stunned Ye Zhongming, and that turned into laughter. Ye Zhongming was a Glory Smith, and his ability was crafting, and he could craft silver weapons. But he knew that it was because he had Ghost Metal. In truth, it was a waste of the metal. He had used up some of the ghost metal that he got. This amazing material that could create blue and green, even purple and gold equipment, was being spent by him. His heart hurt, but he had no choice. He even suspected whether or not he would have ghost metal left when his job advanced and he had more blueprints. Looking at the gourd, he relaxed. With this, he didn¡¯t need to worry that he had finished ghost metal. Even if he had gold or purple equipment, it was his own. He had many subordinates who needed equipment. Silver seemed good now, but that was average. Blue and green equipment was the standard he set for Cloud Peak. If he had time for this gourd to use his ability to swallow useless treasure or those that were destroyed to use abilities 1 and 2, the day when he could make such equipment at scale wouldn¡¯t be too far away. Ye Zhongming smiled and was filled with emotions. Things were like that. Those that others fought for might not be the best. The best things were often the most unassuming. Who knew how the others would feel if they knew he got three rewards and even the best one? At this time, the third battle between the Glory Army and Cannibal Chain ended. Chapter 447: Abnormal Blood Relative Chapter 447: Abnormal Blood Relative The Cannibal Chain agent¡¯s job was Rose Envoy, a girlish name. But one couldn¡¯t deny that it looked and was very useful. It was his turn to attack after blocking one attack from the crossbow. Those floating petals spread out and formed a spiral petal whirlpool before him. Each petal became sharp blades to slice everything it touched. Little Nine tapped the turret, and this ancient-looking turret showed its fangs to shoot lightning down. The sharp petals turned into a giant pink rose to block in front of the agent. Lightning clashed and caused a petal rain. Many petals were damaged, but there were still many remaining. It returned to the spiraling state. Little Nine looked very serious. This ability was similar to Park Xiuying¡¯s Diamond Shield and was even stronger than it. Apart from defense, it could also attack. Such an all-rounded job was rare. Cheng Tianji felt fortunate that he sent Little Nine to fight. If his men went, they might be unable to deal with this person. His arms tightened. He considered paying attention to this Cannibal Chain; this faction hid many things. The agent charged between the turrets. He didn¡¯t look quick, but he was swift. Little Nine was hiding behind the turret. Seeing the opponent charge, he took two steps back before throwing a metal ball forward. Defense? It was too late.?v€l?1n. The agent was excited. He knew he would win today since he had reached this distance. His job had great defense-breaking ability. But that metal ball wasn¡¯t for defense. It was a light barrier. Little Nine wiped the blood off his lips and looked at the white armor. His heart hurt. White defensive equipment was rare. Along with his winning, the Team Buff Book landed in Glory Army¡¯s hands. This made Cheng Tianji feel much better. Although he lost a five-star evolved, this book could make up for it. The battle ended, but Soul Merchant¡¯s side was still going on. Ye Zhongming paid more attention to that side. There was a pair of Abnormal Blood Relatives there. This was similar to the Black Spirit Swallow that Wang Ding had used. They were the same type of skill, and it could only be used once. But this was much stronger. It was excruciating to use this skill. One had to sacrifice a part of the body. It might be a finger, eyes, or ear. It could be one part or many parts. After sacrificing it, the body part would grow into a blood relative. When you evolve, it will also evolve. It would learn the skills and job you had. No matter what the main body did, you would obtain twice the ability increase. Of course, it was similar to Black Spirit Swallow and had huge side effects. The most obvious was a short lifespan. Next was that after some time, you would suffer from pain and torture. But one had to admit that this skill was strong. When nine-star evolved appeared in the last life, everyone realized a problem. Nine-star was a different concept from eight or seven-star. A few seven-star could kill an eight-star, but a few eight-star couldn¡¯t deal with a nine-star. The first eight evolutions were an accumulation that would only explode when one evolved to nine stars. But Abnormal Blood Relatives were an exception. A pair of eight-star blood relatives could kill a nine-star evolved. That could show how strong they were. Two five-star Abnormal Blood Relatives could deal with one six-star evolved. At the same time, the other mysterious faction person challenged Chou Zisong. Chapter 448: Third trick of the wheel Chapter 448: Third trick of the wheel ¡°Wu, we should be here.¡± A guy looked at the map uncertainly and asked the person beside him. Many catastrophes occurred during the apocalypse, and many roads and buildings were burnt. A year had passed, and people didn¡¯t maintain the regions they occupied, so maps couldn¡¯t show where you wanted to go. ¡°The path should be right, but there are too many monsters on the expressway, so we could only go around. If not, it would be simpler to just head over.¡± The guy who spoke wore a grey battle uniform and looked exhausted. His uniform had some dried blood patches, and his arms were dirty. Behind the two of them were seven to eight people who looked similar. ¡°Find a place to rest in Ying City. I am so tired.¡± ¡°Where do we have time to rest? Find the biggest faction and send that letter. We need to rush back. The base is in danger.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think it is useful. Ying City is far from our base. Why will they help us?¡± ¡°That might not be sure; it depends on how much we give.¡± The two spoke. After passing a mountain, they saw some symbolic marks on the map and knew they were about to arrive. ¡°Damn, what is that?¡± Someone looked in a direction and cursed. Everyone turned in that direction and saw a giant white platform floating in the sky! .......................................................................................... Chou Zisong didn¡¯t accept the challenge. He stood coldly and watched the Abnormal Blood Relative fight. Such changes made Ye Zhongming feel a sense of danger.?v€l?1n. Calm! This Soul Merchant deputy was very calm, and it was different from the arrogance that he had on his face. He knew that as long as the Abnormal Blood Relative won, Soul Merchant would win. He didn¡¯t need to risk his life against someone of the same level. He didn¡¯t care about his face. Such a person who could grasp the key point was worthy of being wary of. The Abnormal Blood Relative shouted for the third time, and the remaining monsters got stronger! They increased by half a level! Everyone was numb because of the giant tattooed guys. Were they only guards? Too strong! The remaining mysterious expert had a calm expression, but panic appeared in his eyes. Sweat flowed down his face and dripped on the platform. He didn¡¯t expect to meet such a tough opponent. The mysterious faction person in the other battle went mad. He took out his real strength. Skills, equipment, items. But others didn¡¯t have space equipment like Ye Zhongming, so he had a limited amount of things he could carry. After using them, he could only rely on his strength. He was a six-star evolved, but the monsters were each 5.5! ¡°He!¡± Another shout, and this time, it was really loud. The two muscular bodies shrank and became the height of an ordinary guy. Those monsters turned into level-six! Three seconds later, there were screams. The mysterious guy gave out an unwilling shout before he died. Soul Merchant won! A six-star evolved was killed just like that! Bei Zi, Sound Iron, An Hu looked at Chou Zisong¡¯s back and felt a chill down their spines. This was the first time this deputy leader showed his strength, enough to shock them. For the second battle, Soul Merchant and Cannibal Chain sent a scapegoat. As for the third battle, the mysterious faction had only two people, so they lost. Soul Merchant obtained the reward they wanted, the System Recipe Enchanting Potion. As the battle ended, the seven wheels disappeared. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The pressure that caused them to risk their lives didn¡¯t feel good. ¡°Rewards have been distributed... Required teams to enter the second stage-- Six, please complete the conditions and enter the next stage.¡± Apart from Ye Zhongming, everyone¡¯s expressions changed! Chapter 449: Level seven Chapter 449: Level seven Only six factions could get to the second stage. All the factions moved away from each other. They knew they could attack one another even if they were fools. They looked at each other with a dangerous glow in their eyes. But no one was rash. They realized that this was a hole, a big hole. The best solution would be to choose the weakest faction and for everyone to kill it. That could satisfy the conditions to enter the next stage while ensuring they don¡¯t lose too much. But the problem was... The factions had risked their lives and had fought Cloud Peak. Trust was a problem, and then it was animosity. How would they work together? Everyone was afraid of being backstabbed. These factions worked together to deal with Cloud Peak. If they resisted the animosity from before, they could work together. But Cloud Peak was strong, and although they would win, they would suffer losses. Who would lead? What if people held back? Even if they wiped Cloud Peak, they would be too weak and get wiped out next. Each faction boss considered those questions and couldn¡¯t find a suitable solution. No one spoke. They balanced the outcomes and were analyzing which was best for themselves. Slowly, many people looked at the mysterious person who was alone. Instead of risking their lives to kill the dangerous Cloud Peak, this solo-person faction was the best choice! Even if he was a six-star evolved. That person looked at the other gazes and took a step back. ¡°You better not do something you will regret. The faction I represent is enough to make all of you tremble.¡± Hearing those fierce words, Soul Merchant and Glory Army smiled. Even God Hall laughed. All factions tremble together? Soul Merchant and Glory Army wouldn¡¯t even say that. ¡°You want to fight? Don¡¯t be too excited; we can fight soon.¡± Hearing Ye Zhongming¡¯s fearless words, Cheng Tianji and Chou Zisong frowned. What did he win? Fight right away? They had to be careful as Ye Zhongming seemed more and more playful. Cloud Peak thought about choosing yellow difficulty based on their plan. But Ye Zhongming stopped them. ¡°Our challenge is different from theirs.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at everyone, ¡°As we all chose the same difficulty previously, we met a condition. Our challenge is a team fight.¡± Cloud Peak looked at each other; team fight? ¡°Although yellow is the difficulty as it is a team fight, it would be dangerous, so be prepared.¡± Seeing how excited everyone was, Ye Zhongming smiled and chose yellow. The Cloud Peak warriors were teleported into space. This space was bigger than the one Ye Zhongming was in when he challenged the gourd. It was darker and much colder. There was a breeze and an unknown smell in the air. A meter-tall platform was in front of the party, and the middle was a rusty metal chair. Everyone prepared, and a figure slowly appeared on the chair. A human-shaped being wearing a blue robe and a silver crown! If not for the crystal on its forehead, no one would think it was a mutated lifeform. That person held his chin, and the other hand was on the armrest. The pair of brown eyes looked at the humans with some interest. ¡°Really... Ah!¡± Little Tiger looked at the monster and cursed. But no one replied. Not even Ye Zhongming. Everyone was looking at the person, or rather, the demon crystal on its forehead. Purple... Level seven! Chapter 450: Brainchilds ability Chapter 450: Brainchild''s ability Ye Zhongming did deal with level-seven monsters before, but it was in his last life. Moreover, he managed ranged attacks and didn¡¯t face them head-on. Now that he had to face a monster higher than Yangos, he was stunned. But he adjusted his mentality and told the team to spread out. The human-shaped lifeform stood up and grabbed towards the air. A golden staff appeared in his hands. At the same time, three things floated behind it. The background was their introduction. The first was a scroll, a simple two words: Pillaging Scroll. Ye Zhongming frowned. This was a good thing. This thing was similar to the obtaining card he got previously. The difference was that you could get equipment from the enemy. Naturally, you would have a chance to gain skills and abilities, but it would depend on the scroll level. Who knew what level this scroll was? The second was an exquisite box called the Treasure Chest. This was easier to understand. There would be rewards inside. As for what was inside, like the wheel, it depended on luck. He heard that this thing had pros and cons, but Ye Zhongming had never gotten one before, so he couldn¡¯t judge. The third was a sculpture, and the background introduction was- Stable Statue. There wasn¡¯t any detailed information. He could only study it after getting it. These three things were the reward for this challenge. As long as they passed, they could get it. ¡°Zhongming, let me try?¡± Park Xiuying was tempted. She got one of the three job advancement cards, and her Trainee Wind Dancer upgraded to Basic Wind Dancer. Ye Zhongming shook his head. The sudden question caused its body to shake. It giggled but didn¡¯t deny it. Ye Zhongming stopped looking, but he was shocked. He had some guesses because this Brain Bug, who had no connections with himself, could enter with everyone. He didn¡¯t think that his guess was correct. After all, there were many unknown things in the apocalypse. Even if he had revived, he couldn¡¯t understand it all. Who knew that his guess was correct? Teleportation. Ye Zhongming had heard of such an ability, but it was not a useful one all the time. He touched his chin and asked, ¡°What can you feel about this mutated lifeform?¡± ¡°Summon, defend!¡± Brain Bug replied with its tender voice. When Ye Zhongming said its ability, its fear of the guy reached a level that would shiver at the sight of him. Anyone who could see through you would give you such a feeling. So this level-five mutated lifeform answered all questions as it feared this person would kill it. He ate its kind before. ¡°Space teleportation!¡± ¡°Ability reading!¡± Ye Zhonngming felt like he had picked up a treasure. Like he was proving what the Brain Child was saying, the level-seven mutated lifeform started summoning. The whirlpool shifted in front of it and started to spin quickly. One human-shaped monster after another appeared and landed on the platform. Three digits of mutated lifeforms appeared on the stone platform in just half a minute. These summoned monsters didn¡¯t have crystals and were all black. Their skin had a metallic glow, and sharp blades replaced their arms. They dragged a two-meter-long thick tail, and at the tip was a horn-texture drill! The water barrier descended, and the hundred human-shaped monsters charged. Chapter 451: Job upgrade Chapter 451: Job upgrade The distance between the two wasn¡¯t big, and these human-shaped monsters were quick. They charged, and both sides knocked into each other immediately. Apart from the Cloud Peak warriors in charge of defense, those on the front row were the core members. Fresh blood and liquid flew for the first time. ¡°Level four!¡± Xia Lei¡¯s blades blocked a twin-blade monster. She kicked it away before its giant tail could smack her. At the same time, she shouted two words. ¡°Level three.¡± Little Tiger stabbed one of their bodies. He flicked and sliced the opponent in half. ¡°This is level five!¡± The talisman spun above Mo Ye¡¯s head. She held her blade, and after she clashed with one of the monsters, the wind blade opened a wound on the enemy. Everyone didn¡¯t know their evolution level because there weren''t demon crystals. Letting the experts report it was the best method. But the three reported three different levels. Everyone knew that the monsters that looked the same had differing strengths. ¡°Try to block more of them.¡± Ye Zhongming told Red Hair before jumping on the platform. The Brainchild clarified that this level-seven mutated lifeform was good at defense and summoning. If he allowed it to continue summoning, the price would be high even if they won. Summoning lifeforms were the most annoying ones. Ye Zhongming planned to kill this main body quickly. Although he had six-star strength, he didn¡¯t fear a level-seven lifeform. This fellow was not good at attacking! A blade sliced on the water barrier, and Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart sank. The water barrier wasn¡¯t affected by his strike. Ye Zhongming was knocked back. That water barrier also broke down to that blade. Star Blade, a blade technique that borrowed the power of starlight. The blade was very thick and heavy. Metal Seal focused on sharpness and breaking defense. Together, it meant that the Metal Blade was very powerful. Ye Zhongming also used the Scorching Blade Technique to exert shocking power. This was his strongest attack without using his bloodline. Fortunately, that water barrier was broken. Ye Zhongming suppressed the pain in his chest and sliced one of the monsters into two. He jumped back onto the platform. The barrier was broken, and that level-seven monster was shocked. It calmed back down, and apart from summoning more monsters, it grabbed the space, and a green bell appeared in its hands. It waved it, and translucent patterns appeared and slowly spread. Ye Zhongming was close to it and felt a pressure on his shoulders. This felt similar to when he used the Mountain seal. The ripples passed Ye Zhongming and scattered on the Cloud Peak members. Ye Zhongming¡¯s core members were affected, and their movement slowed down. The ripples didn¡¯t affect the monsters. This meant that people were injured. Those shield monsters took this space to block in front of the level-seven monster. The archers raised their bows and aimed at Cloud Peak¡¯s formation. Ye Zhongming sliced on the shield formation. There was no barrier, but these people were blocking. He used Seal: Metal Blade once more. Those ripples could even affect skills. Ye Zhongming struck, but the monsters even had time to adjust their directions. Starlight scattered. Those monsters were sliced into two, but only a corner of the formation was hit. After the attack, the second row made up for the hole. The Archers attacked. Dozens of black arrows shot into the sky towards Cloud Peak¡¯s formation. Cloud Peak also used many skills to intercept. Ye Zhongming bit his teeth, and a purple gun appeared in his hands. Chapter 452: Protector Cloak Chapter 452: Protector Cloak Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t planning to use it so early. After all, he didn¡¯t have many crystals, which were all very high-level. But he couldn¡¯t hesitate. He knew it would summon more problematic monsters if he didn¡¯t deal with this fellow. Thus, after he used his strongest skill, he took out his strongest weapon. Ye Zhongming fired, then the second and the third. Ye Zhongming scoffed at people who fired and looked at the outcome. The battle situation often changed because of that. One pause would mean that there would be no more chances. Moreover, Ye Zhongming was attacking a level-seven monster. Fatal Gun Artist¡¯s job skill--- Space Stack! There were monsters with shields in front, but the gun technique ignored the distance. Gunshots fired, and the bullets with lightning energy appeared near the level-seven monster. The first bullet hit it straight on! The next three all hit the same place. Ye Zhongming glanced at the purple gun. The energy of the crystal was mostly used up. But he just pulled the trigger until the energy was finished. This was the first time his expression wasn¡¯t good after entering the space. Purple equipment was enough to threaten high-level monsters. Along with his gun technique, he thought that he could end the battle. But he neglected one point. Each mutated lifeform, especially those the wheel made to kill survivors was very strong. Golden staff and green bell all had abilities that gave him a headache. But apart from these two, this level-seven monster had two other things. Along with this level-seven monster being killed, three pieces of equipment landed on the platform. Ye Zhongming took the scroll first. ¡°Intermediate Pillaging Scroll can pillage a target and obtain an equipment or ability. The success rate depends on the target¡¯s level. Increased chance on unconscious or dead targets.¡± The detailed introduction appeared in his mind. Added chance on unconscious or dead targets? Ye Zhongming walked to the level-seven corpse and used the scroll. This fellow¡¯s equipment was very decent. The scroll disappeared, and a light appeared on the level-seven monster¡¯s body. A few breaths later, a tattered robe appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand. ¡°Protector Cloak (Blue) (Damaged, unable to wear), ability 1: Light defense, form light ripples to defend when being attacked. ¡°Ability 2: Mental energy return, when attacked, will convert part of the attack into mental energy to be used in the next skill.¡± ¡°Ability 3: Binding Light, deal damage to close combat attackers.¡± ¡°Ability 4: Illusion, adjust based on the gender of the person wearing.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. This seemed decent. It was blue grade, and abilities 2 and 3 seemed very useful. They were good for ranged users. The defense was high, and it could return mental energy. This was most suited for Park Xiuying in Cloud Peak. Unfortunately, it was a damaged equipment and couldn¡¯t be used. The level was high and couldn¡¯t be used in the Treasure Nurturing Gourd. He could only wait for the future. Ye Zhongming kept it and took the second item, the Treasure Box. Chapter 453: Competition Death Wheels 4th trick Chapter 453: Competition Death Wheel''s 4th trick ¡°B Grade Treasure Box (Small).¡± When those few words appeared, Ye Zhongming thought back to the boxes he got from the Gate of Sacrifice. Most of these loot boxes seemed differentiated by A, B, C, and D. He opened it, and the box disappeared. A white jade appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand. ¡°Spirit Qilin Pendant. Ability 1: Space Forcefield, form a magnetic field to cause metal ranged attacks to divert.¡± ¡°Ability 2: Space charge. The pendant will charge when it is unused. The longer the time, the higher the defense.¡± Defensive equipment? Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. His depressed mood from the previous broken equipment was improved. It was much harder to get defensive equipment than attack ones. Better defensive equipment was even rarer. Although this pendant was only silver grade, its two abilities were decent. The first was blocking, which was important in the future. Five years later, each person would have a piece of defensive equipment that helped to avoid easy deaths. Sometimes, it wasn¡¯t the stronger person that lived longer. A low-level sniper with a good weapon could often kill a high-level evolved. Ability 2 was the reason why Ye Zhongming liked this equipment. This equipment could block a fatal ranged attack if the charging time was long enough! Of course, Ye Zhongming saw its weakness. One couldn¡¯t suffer from many attacks. If not, the defensive ability would be consumed until it was useless. But thinking about it, without that weakness, these two abilities would mean that this equipment was green or even blue grade. It wouldn¡¯t be silver. He wanted to give it to Park Xiuying, but she declined. Most of Cloud Peak¡¯s resources leaned towards her, so she felt embarrassed. Moreover, the others felt like the person in Cloud Peak who needed defensive equipment the most was Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming had no choice but to wear it. But he gave that ring to Park Xiuying; at least it gave her the ability to protect herself. Ye Zhongming picked up the third piece of equipment excitedly. Stable Statue? ¡°Stable Statue: Steek King: Form a Steel King statue after use. One can activate it and revive the Steel King to battle. One needs demon crystals to activate and maintain it.¡± Many people cursed when they heard that notification! Was this a rewarding time? This was a time of death! This was a time to play with people! They were going to play them to death. Ten spins meant that five times would hit the black Region. If the people changed, they needed to send 55 people. This meant 20 deaths; if they weren¡¯t lucky, it was normal to get 30-40. Also, they had to spin ten times; it would be a failure if they didn¡¯t have enough crystals... Think about it: if people brought many crystals to spin and died, they would all disappear. What would happen to those behind? This forced them to split the crystals. Everyone may know the number of crystals needed for one spin after the first time, but what would happen to the first person if they did that? Who would take this risk? This meant that the leader would force someone to sacrifice. Under such a circumstance, when they didn¡¯t know when a battle would start again, how would they solve the problem of unity? The few faction leaders were in deep thought. Ye Zhongming was expressionless, but he was delighted deep down. He had the Basic Elimination Technique, so he loved this reward. This meant ten free job scrolls for Cloud Peak. ¡°Who without a job is willing to spin it? The person will get scrolls in advance. Those who didn¡¯t get allocated would also get a good reward.¡± Xia Lei thought about it. She spoke up before Ye Zhongming could. The Cloud Peak members were stunned, and then they were in silence. After all, this concerned their lives, and they couldn¡¯t be rash. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand, but he immediately understood. His gaze towards her became more gentle. Xia Lei did that to avoid the problem of unfair distribution of rewards and also to make them more courageous. But the repercussions would be that if the ten times all succeeded, everyone would guess something was up. People would ask questions and be unhappy. Xia Lei took the lead in protecting Ye Zhongming¡¯s perfect image. This woman showed her skill and her loyalty to Ye Zhongming through that. The core members were also impressed by her sacrifice. Under such emotions, the first faction chosen received a notification. Chapter 454: Battle of luck Chapter 454: Battle of luck God Hall was the first to be chosen. Doctor He frowned. In terms of the number of experts, God Hall had the most. They had the most level-six evolved. But there were too few, and most were researchers and workers. Even if they were evolved, they were less experienced than the professional warriors. They had to go through ten 50/50 spins. This gave him a headache. What if their overall strength fell behind, and there was a battle? But things had reached such a stage, and he had no choice. Doctor He promised many benefits, but no one stepped up. He could only force them. The first person bit his teeth and walked up. He tossed his crystals into the wheel while shivering. The God Hall members behind counted the number of crystals needed. Fortunately, it didn¡¯t need much. They spun the wheel successfully, and the needle spun between two colors. The person who spun closed his eyes and waited for the judgment of luck. That guy¡¯s body shivered, and he closed his eyes. The needle landed on the job scroll. He laughed and learned it right away without even looking. ¡°I used my life to trade for it; it is mine! It is mine!¡± That person roared at Doctor He like he had gone mad. Doctor He kept silent momentarily, ¡°Anyone that spins will get as good a reward as the scroll. But if you use it directly like him, you will end up the same.¡± He lifted his hand, and a silver laser shot from his fingers. It pierced this evolved¡¯s head, and the craze on his face still hadn¡¯t disappeared when he died. Many people were silent, and so were the other factions. But this was the apocalypse; the rights of the powerful were much more than during peacetime, and they grasped the lives and deaths of their men. ¡°You don¡¯t understand? Let me tell you.¡± Ye Zhongming was cold, ¡°To make you help us fend off Glory Army and the others, I added payment twice after the first time. The amount was enough for you to create another one of your Old Bone Mercenary Squad. But what did I get? All of you were just watching!¡± ¡°Half of Cloud Peak would be gone if I was back any later. You try to tell me you want to work with me?¡± Hong Bo was stunned. He didn¡¯t know about this. After all, he was not under the Cannibal Chain but just working for money. He was here to pay his debts. ¡°This has nothing to do with me; it is the Cannibal Chain Headquarters!¡± Hong Bo said. But he saw his firm gaze and knew that there was no hope. ¡°Good luck.¡± Ye Zhongming sent him on his way. Glory Army also succeeded. Out of the four factions, only one failed. Many people were excited. But Cannibal Chain, or rather the Old Bone Mercenary Squad, failed. That person exploded in that barrier like the guy from Soul Merchant. Next was Cloud Peak. A warrior who volunteered wanted to head up, but Ye Zhongming stopped him. ¡°First, me.¡± The others watched as Ye Zhongming personally spun the wheel, and they were in disbelief. Let the boss test his luck? Is he crazy? Is he not afraid of death? But Ye Zhongming spun it easily and returned with the scroll. The others were stunned. This... Works too? Ye Zhongming tossed it to the warrior who volunteered, ¡°Here, but I don¡¯t recommend that you use it. See what the other jobs are; maybe you can trade for one you like.¡± That warrior nodded excitedly. The other Cloud Peak warriors were very envious of him. The second round started, then the third, the fourth... The second-floor steps were dyed red. But the cruel battle of luck continued. Chapter 455: Ripping apart Chapter 455: Ripping apart There weren¡¯t many deaths. Sometimes, these factions lost more people in a hunt than this. But this felt like they were waiting for fate to judge them. One by one, then two by two, three by three, four by four. It was like a slow slice of flesh, giving one a mental and visual attack. When it reached the 8th try, some people from God Hall had collapsed. As their luck wasn¡¯t good, they failed the other five times apart from succeeding on the first and second try. The ground in front of them was covered in blood. The sticky liquid and nose-piercing stench sent survivors into panic. When this terror reached their limit, they would collapse. So, God Hall¡¯s eighth spin took much time. But maybe because they had finished their bad luck, they succeeded in not being wiped out. The eight people lay on the ground and cried after they spun. These researchers and breeders usually don¡¯t participate in fights, and their mental strength isn¡¯t as good as other survivors. Next was Soul Merchant, success. Glory Army fails. Cloud Peak, success. Cannibal Chain, fail. When it reached the Unicorn Freedom Army, there were uncontrollable cries. They ran out of demon crystals. Compared to Soul Merchant and Glory Army, even God Hall, who had strong foundations, the Unicorn Freedom Army couldn¡¯t compare to all of them. It didn¡¯t take many crystals to spin the wheel. Moreover, it didn¡¯t specify which level it needed. As long as you had some savings, you could afford it. But ordinary factions would spin the wheel when they had crystals, so they accumulated very few. This wasn¡¯t hard to imagine. People didn¡¯t know whether or not they would live tomorrow, so it was important to get stronger. If they could get stronger today, they wouldn¡¯t wait until tomorrow. Thus, there was such an awkward situation. But this awkwardness would kill! They could still use strength to force these people previously. Either they spun the wheel and had a 50% chance to live, or they would die. Everyone was forced to try their luck as that was the only way to live. But now that they ran out of demon crystals, they would die. This threat lost its effect. Pang Cheng couldn¡¯t take it anymore. He looked at the other factions and spoke towards Soul Merchant. ¡°Deputy Chou, I will follow you in the future.¡± What he meant was obvious: keep him alive, and he would join him. But Deputy Chou smiled disdainfully and looked at Ye Zhongming, ¡°I have a suggestion. Would the few bosses like to listen to it?¡± Chou Zisong walked forward, and he looked at Cannibal Chain and Unicorn Freedom Army, ¡°Let them fight; whoever wins will live; how about that?¡± Pang Cheng and Hong Bo¡¯s expressions changed. This plan was too vicious. Even if one survived, what would happen in the next stage? Wouldn¡¯t they still die? The two saw that Cheng Tianji and Professor He, even Ye Zhongming, were interested in that suggestion. They looked at each other and stood together. ¡°Damn, bring it on, today we will join hands. If you have a good appetite, come see if we can smash your teeth!¡± Hong Bo and Pang Cheng bit their teeth and roared at the four factions with the obvious strength advantage. After being forced to a corner, they exploded. Even if they worked together, the four factions didn¡¯t care about them. ¡°Few bosses, since things have reached this stage, let¡¯s split the job.¡± Chou Zisong¡¯s gaze flashed. Who knew what he meant with those words? ¡°There are a few of us, so let¡¯s solo. Leave that Cannibal Chain guy to me.¡± Professor He smiled and pointed at Hong Bo. Cheng Tianji and Chou Zisong looked at each other and then at Ye Zhongming. ¡°Zhongming, leave me, Pangcheng!¡± Liang Chuyin raised her whip, and she wanted to fight Pang Cheng. Ye Zhongming thought about it and nodded. Cheng Tianji casually pointed, and Glory Army charged into Unicorn Freedom Army. Soul Merchant attacked, too, and their target was Old Bone Mercenary Squad. The cruel apocalypse was on full display. All sorts of cooperation and alliances were not important. The strong ruled. Chapter 456: Space Strike Chapter 456: Space Strike Liang Chuyin had wanted to kill Pang Cheng since she first saw him. This giant fatty¡¯s gaze was too annoying, like it would strip you naked. It made Liang Chuyin feel very disgusted. They battled on the walls, and Pang Cheng had the advantage. Liang Chuyin and Xia Lei only managed to injure him. If not for Park Xiuying¡¯s Sunset Saint Light, they would have died to this fatty. Liang Chuyin and Xia Lei hated this fatty. Xia Lei hated him even more. This fatty broke her blades. Ye Zhongming was shocked when he saw how angry Liang Chuyin was. The few people that followed him had grown. Xia Lei and Mo Ye helped to command Cloud Peak. One was in charge of fights. Teacher Park was crucial to protect the others. Little Tiger was also a strong figure. They were loyal to him, and their growth speed was shocking. Unknowingly, some things he had thought about were completed because of them. Next would be to step into a wider future. Of course, they had to pass the Competition Death Wheel Space first successfully. Pang Cheng knew that he had no way back and was sure that he would die today. But even then, he would go all out. He bent low and used his job. His hands smacked the ground, and a few black dirt men stood up. These dirtmen, who were just a mini form of him, stopped others from getting close. When Liang Chuyin was in range, Pang Cheng¡¯s head grew several times. He opened his mouth and started to spit that corrosive black liquid. Liang Chuyin scoffed. She whipped and activated the Ice Dragon Storm. Next was the Hail Rain. Two weapons wrapped her in ice. Those black liquid formed into ice pearls that landed on it. Liang Chuyin used all her mental energy and couldn¡¯t stop Pang Cheng previously, but now it seemed so simple. People familiar with the influencer knew that this was a unique point of the Wind Dancer. Even at dangerous moments, her movement was beautiful and smooth. But this couldn¡¯t change what people saw, which was her confidence. Pang Cheng¡¯s eyes were filled with rage. He opened his mouth again, and more rain attacked. After using this skill, his head lowered, and his body prepared for the next attack. Pang Cheng looked towards the shadows and bit his teeth. He chose not to dodge. He could attack once more if he didn¡¯t. The expressions of Ye Zhongming and the others changed. This fatty wanted to drag someone down with him. In a normal fight, one had to dodge and defend. Pang Cheng was planning to trade his life. Liang Chuyin¡¯s new skill, which looked stunning, became a battle to see who died first. Cloud Peak definitely wouldn¡¯t agree. Many people charged. ¡°Stupid pig!¡± Liang Chuyin said those words. In the next second, something attacked from behind Pang Cheng. He turned his head, and his body grew bigger to defend, but it was too late. A shadow similar to the whip in Liang Chuyin¡¯s hand appeared from the ground. Pa! Pa! Two loud hits. Pang Cheng cried and rolled to the side. Two giant whips left two deep lines on his body. His nose and mouth were covered in blood. Pang Cheng struggled to stand up while Liang Chuyin was already beside him. Shadow Dance shows its ability. The silver whip swept Pang Cheng up like a storm. Pang Cheng¡¯s body lay on the ground when the whip shadows disappeared, but it wasn¡¯t complete. Influencer¡¯s new skill-- Space Strike, the first battle over! Chapter 457: Failure and death Chapter 457: Failure and death After Liang Chuyin won, the other battles reached their end. God Hall and Hong Bo¡¯s battle wasn¡¯t interesting, but the ¡®members¡¯ they sent shocked Ye Zhongming. It was the level-six earthworm. To Ye Zhongming, this should be a beast in charge of support work and used as a transportation tool. It should be something that God Hall defined as a train. If not, it wouldn¡¯t add that cabin on its head. It should be a burden when fighting. But the truth was shocking. This earthworm had a violent battle style. It had a sick defense, and giant power gave it the advantage when fighting a five-star evolved. Even if it didn¡¯t use any skills, it just used its body to attack and suppress the boss of the Old Bone Mercenary Squad. Ultimately, it used its body to squish him into a meat pancake. The attacks that Hong Bo was proud of couldn¡¯t even break its skin. He screamed before he left the world. Along with Hong Bo and Pang Cheng being killed, the battle ended. Unicorn Freedom Army had some survivors, but they became the scapegoats for the next level. The second stage battle had more deaths than the previous level. At this point, half of the people sent into the space were killed. When the remaining people realized this point, they felt a chill. The second floor was like that, so what about the final two floors? Under such thinking, they wouldn¡¯t look so friendly towards Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. During the previous fight, these people took the opportunity to have conflicts with Cloud Peak. But both sides held back to prevent a large-scale war. The conditions were met, and the stairs to the third level appeared. The remaining factions walked up, including the remaining Unicorn Freedom Army people. Like the previous two floors, the difficulty choice wheel appeared first. Everyone was familiar with it. They knew it was dangerous, but they had to make a choice. Some people tried to flee and were directly killed. This was much worse than dying from the wheel. Cloud Peak chose green difficulty this time. Based on the rules, it was a fight on their level. But as it was the third floor, it was still tough. Fortunately, everyone¡¯s strength increased, and they completed the challenge easily. The wheel notification rang out, and many people¡¯s bodies trembled. Only one faction could pass this stage; the rest would die! These people came to Cloud Peak thinking that they would be the victors. They had the absolute advantage and had a few trump cards that could fill one with despair. Who knew that such a thing would occur? Apart from one faction, everyone would die... Even the faction that lives would face the final challenge. Even a fool would know that that wouldn¡¯t be easy. ¡°Was this a part of your plan?¡± Cheng Tianji, who didn¡¯t speak much, mocked Ye Zhongming. This Glory Army fifth division leader was shocked. He didn¡¯t expect the guy who returned from the Secret Realm to be so vicious. He was vicious to himself and also to others. Ye Zhongming shrugged as an admission. Chou Zisong and the Professor looked and walked beside Cheng Tianji. They looked at the young teen that pushed them onto this path. ¡°You came back for many days but didn¡¯t appear to send all of us, including Cloud Peak, into this death space. Are you so sure that you will be the ones to survive?¡± Professor He was regarded by God Hall as a crazy professor. Apart from being the biggest boss, he was the second in command. He was invited here and filled with hatred about what happened previously. He also wanted to test the gene monster¡¯s overall ability. Who knew that he would end up in such a place? He had to admit that this young man was crazier than him. Many people were familiar with people who were like that. Many people around them might have such personality traits. They had to face zombies, monsters, and other survivors, forcing them to change. They became more vicious and determined. But no one was as crazy as Ye Zhongming at this stage. It was as if... He had lived for so long in the apocalypse, and his entire personality was changed. And now he was reliving it again. Chapter 458: Using the rules Chapter 458: Using the rules ¡°Officer Cheng and I have similar questions. What makes you so sure that you will be the final winner?¡± Chou Zisong¡¯s face was really beautiful, but he had a dangerous aura. The Abnormal Blood Relatives behind him could kill a six-star evolved, which made more people respect him. ¡°I have two goals.¡± Ye Zhongming attracted everyone¡¯s attention, and even the countdown was ignored. ¡°First, I want the rewards, and need you to help me meet the conditions. Apart from that...¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the enemies and said slowly, ¡°I want all of you to die.¡± The atmosphere froze. Both sides were about to clash. The war would start if either side looked like they were about to attack. ¡°I could have returned to Cloud Peak right away and face off against you on the walls.¡± Ye Zhongming noted the time and continued, ¡°But unfortunately, I am not a god. Facing your few factions, numerous six-stars, and dozens of five-star evolved, I have no confidence. Even if we won in the end, Cloud Peak would be gone.¡± Everyone listened quietly. This was the first and last time their boss were explaining this matter. Cheng Tianji and the few others were calm but didn¡¯t feel good. They felt ashamed. ¡°Similarly. I also hate being in such a passive situation. To just stand here and allow you to attack. Kill the first person, the second and third hundred, to wipe out a faction, then the second and third...¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have that much time and effort to place such a game where all of you have the advantage.¡± Thinking about the difference in strength, the three leaders felt less depressed. They used a new attitude to look down on their opponent. Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°So we have the most people, right?¡± Those people were stunned and didn¡¯t understand what Ye Zhongming was saying. But they had to admit that Cloud Peak had the most warriors, many more than any other faction. ¡°So our overall points are top. What if you can¡¯t attack us? What happens?¡± Although they didn¡¯t know what Ye Zhongming had to rely on, their expressions changed. ¡°I should use this sissy¡¯s tone to say it again.¡± Ye Zhongming bit his teeth and learned from the Soul Merchant deputy leader¡¯s tone, ¡°But, these few bosses, based on the wheel¡¯s rules, what if you can¡¯t hit me? Then, you can only hit each other. Only then will your points exceed Cloud Peak, right? Are you ready? You only have half a minute before you can attack each other.¡± Laughter spread from behind Ye Zhongming. The few women from Cloud Peak laughed. They had never seen such a playful side. Little Tiger, Tang Tian, and the others even mocked their opponents. ¡°You have to be able to do what you said you could.¡± Cheng Tianji started burning, and he was covered in flames! ¡°Oh, oh, Flame Elf Bloodline, not bad.¡± Ye Zhongming laughed. His expression changed, and he placed Staff of Nature onto the ground! On it was an eye-catching blue gem. High-Grade Water Element nature stone! Chapter 459: Becoming enemies Chapter 459: Becoming enemies Ye Zhongming went to kill the Three-Tailed Demon Frog before he went to the Secret Realm to get these nature stones. They were very useful. Moreover, he got a few hundred pieces due to the success rate, but this was the only high-grade one. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t face anything unstoppable in the Secret Realm, so he used only a few intermediate-grade gems. He had kept this high-grade gem. Ye Zhongming knew the value of this gem. Even ten years into the apocalypse, it would be a really expensive thing. Slaughter Rose, whom he met but disappeared initially, Mu Xingfei was a nine-star evolved. She often used the Staff of Nature. When she fought opponents of the same level, she used Intermediate-grade gems to support her. She would only use high-grade ones at crucial moments. Today, to obtain the opportunity to enter the final challenge, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hold back. He used this strong defensive gem to protect the plan that he had. A medium-grade gem was enough to block some level-six evolved attacks. One high-grade ice gem could even block a nine-star evolved¡¯s attacks. The situation was not settled; even if the few factions worked together, they couldn¡¯t break through quickly. Soul Merchant members had a bad expression. Their subordinate faction sent them news about the Staff of Nature, but Ye Zhongming ultimately got it. He was using it against them, which didn¡¯t feel good. The giant Water Bottle Protection protected all of the Cloud Peak warriors. As this was a high-grade stone, the image was more real. It stood tall in the space and looked like it was looking down on everyone. With the water bottle appearing, the countdown ended, and the battle for points began. Cheng Tianji, who turned into the Fire Elf Spirit, shot flames at the protection, but it didn¡¯t even move. The six-star evolved who activated his bloodline felt like it was just scratching an itch. ¡°There are two hours; I don¡¯t believe your barrier can last for so long!¡± Chou Zisong was infuriated by Ye Zhongming¡¯s words. He gave the order, and Soul Merchant started to attack the barrier. Seeing Soul Merchant attack, Glory Army and God Hall attacked, too. Only the few Unicorn Freedom Army members stood at the side like it had nothing to do with them. Skills clashed with the barrier and gave off eye-catching light. The sounds covered everything. Such a situation lasted for ten minutes before slowing down. Cloud Peak was at the top with six thought points. Next was the Glory Army, with five thousand. Soul Merchant with four thousand. God Hall had two thousand, and the Unicorn Freedom Army had less than a hundred points. When these boxes landed, Cloud Peak easily gained 600 points, and they reached 7000! The other faction looked at the point changes, and they stared. Cloud Peak had around 1/9 of the boxes. Based on the points that they got, Counter Cloud Peak Alliance had 5000 points. If they got half, they would have as many points as Cloud Peak. Then why attack them? They wasted mental energy and skills. Did they have to wait for other factions to sneak attack? But only one faction could live! Cheng Tianji and the others were smart. But facing such temptations, they couldn¡¯t stop their men even if they could restrict themselves. Should they just ignore the boxes landing on their heads? If one person took it, what about the others? The chain reaction started! Allies who stood on the same line and wanted to kill Cloud Peak started to fight for boxes. At first, Soul Merchant and Glory Army could control themselves. But God Hall didn¡¯t care. They had the fewest points. So what if they wiped out Cloud Peak? They would still be at the bottom and would still die. Since that was the case, they should fight for more boxes and kill more people to have a chance to live! God Hall attacked, and they started killing! They started to attack everybody. Soul Merchant and Glory Army wouldn¡¯t allow that to happen, so they retaliated. A chaotic battle started! Cheng Tianji, Chou Zisong, Little Nine, etc., shouted for God Hall to calm down and discuss. However, God Hall members, including Professor He, ignored them. Humans were selfish. They had the upper hand now. Professor He knew that Cloud Peak would take advantage, but so what? Fight to the end and take down Cloud Peak; only then would they have a chance to win! Those standing side by side became enemies when looking at all the boxes... Chapter 460: Taking the initiative to fight Chapter 460: Taking the initiative to fight Ye Zhongming spat a breath and told them to open the boxes and see what was inside. ¡°Why?¡± Xia Lei moved beside Ye Zhongming and didn¡¯t know what he meant. He was playing with the factions, getting them to kill themselves, and then he would take advantage to enter the next stage easily. He had already done things to the best of his ability, but he still sighed. Ye Zhongming pouted at the barrier. Xia Lei and the others turned from the battlefield and looked at the giant image that protected them. ¡°Like, it is weaker?¡± Mo Ye looked and compared it to the barrier when it first appeared. She was uncertain about what she had noticed. Ye Zhongming nodded and proved Mo Ye¡¯s guesses. Ye Zhongming knew the Competition Death Wheel process. But each faction had different ways of dealing with the wheel¡¯s test¡ªfor example, the points battle on the third stage. Other factions might rely on their strength to suppress others, but Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak used a smarter method. Thus, the accident happened. The energy was reduced even if Ye Zhongming¡¯s barrier wasn¡¯t attacked. This meant that the Competition Death Wheel Space was absorbing the energy of the high-grade gem! The barrier was not weakening by much, but this was a high-grade gem. Ye Zhongming noticed it, which meant that the speed was quick. ¡°How?¡± Xia Lei asked and looked at the points leaderboard. The other three factions¡¯ points were changing besides Cloud Peak and Unicorn Freedom Army. ¡°Don¡¯t care too much; look at the rewards and distribute those we can use.¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head. He didn¡¯t expect the Competition Death Wheel to do this. But he found a way to solve it. He was slightly depressed before recovering. The situation was still in his control. Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors started to move, and the boxes were opened. They exclaimed as the items inside weren¡¯t ordinary things. A box with 90 points had a silver piece of equipment. The number on his pendant was 4, Red Hair was 6. Together, it was just ten. They didn¡¯t challenge them. Even if they won, there were just so few points. They got more points from snatching boxes. Seeing that he was ignored, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care at all. Red Hair, and he charged to the nearest box. The current situation was that each box was being contested. Not to mention opening, a few seconds, and they would change hands. Some fell to the ground, and people continued to attack. Not attacking Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t mean that they ignored his actions. Seeing him charge towards a box, someone kicked it away. The intention was obvious. Others could get it, but not Cloud Peak. Glory Army¡¯s points were close to Cloud Peak. Once they passed, the situation would change. If Ye Zhongming wanted to stir the situation, so did the others. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care. This box was far away, so he moved to the next one. He would kill people along the way. Their points increased, so killing a few people was no different from getting a box. Finally, someone couldn¡¯t help it. The Abnormal Blood Relatives blocked Ye Zhongming. Red Hair was approached by God Hair¡¯s Lu Lan and the Unkempt Monster. It wasn¡¯t that God Hall was willing to battle Red Hair, but because she was very direct and headed towards God Hall¡¯s camp. Their overall level was low, so they were at a disadvantage. But they relied on their many high-level evolved to hold on. If Red Hair charged in, the other factions wouldn¡¯t give up on this chance. Ye Zhongming looked at Red Hair before turning towards Soul Merchant¡¯s monster. They used their job skill, and those monsters from their tattoos charged at him. ¡°Spirit Tattoo Body is strong, but you can¡¯t only use this!¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. Moon Edge appeared, and he used Seal Mountain Blade. Huge pressure covered the monsters that charged and reduced their speed. This huge range movement speed reduction made them feel huge pressure. They used their skills. Two shouts and those monsters got stronger, raising them to level five. Unfortunately, they faced Ye Zhongming, and not the six-star evolved from that mysterious faction. After Mountain Blade, Ye Zhongming had a new seal: Metal Blade. A golden light spread, and there were specks of starlight. The light condensed and exploded in the monsters. Fresh blood and limbs flew. The Abnormal Blood Relatives roared. The tattoos on their skins started to crack, and blood flowed. They were suppressed by Ye Zhongming immediately. Chapter 461: Strengthened Death Flame Light Chapter 461: Strengthened Death Flame Light The Abnormal Blood Relatives probably never suffered from such a loss since obtaining this ability. They roared and gave out a loud ¡®he he¡¯ sound. The remaining monsters got much stronger and got to level 5.5. That six-star evolved from the mysterious faction the previous time got drowned by these bugs. Ye Zhongming looked more solemn. The blade in his hand wasn¡¯t as bright as before and became very ordinary. But as compared to the explosive job skill, the Star Blade and Scorching Flame Technique¡¯s visual effect and strength weren¡¯t as weak. None of those level 5.5 monsters could block this blade. He waved his blade and brought with it death. These monsters looked like they surrounded Ye Zhongming but couldn¡¯t hurt him. Those bugs were sliced into two, and the few monsters could only dodge and not dare to move forward. The Abnormal Blood Relatives¡¯ bodies were covered in blood. The Spirit Tattoo Body could recover, but it needed time. Ye Zhongming¡¯s attacks brought with them an energy that terrified them. It was as if the spirit bodies he killed couldn¡¯t be reborn. They didn¡¯t know where this feeling came from. They panted and lifted their legs to stomp the ground. He he! After two sounds, the monsters grew once more and reached level six! This time, even Ye Zhongming was shocked. The Abnormal Blood Relatives were very strong. They were only five-star evolved but could fight a six-star. But they relied on the monsters and the strong Spirit Tattoo Body. The monsters they summoned wouldn¡¯t be able to exceed their evolution level. But they were able to do it now. That shocked him! Lu Lan bit his teeth and took off his glasses. He jumped on the Unkempt Monster¡¯s head and used the left spectacle leg to stab into one of its wounds. The spectacle leg injected some liquid into its head. Shortly after, the leg was stabbed into his neck, injecting that liquid. They started to tremble. Lu Lan¡¯s left hand pressed onto the wound of the Unkempt Monster, and a shocking thing occurred. His arm merged with the monster¡¯s head. A few seconds later, his left hand disappeared, and what replaced it was a suction tube connecting them. It was wrapped in a thick layer of scales. When they breathed, cracks would appear, and some liquid would flow both ways. Lu Lan turned into the same color as the Unkempt Monster. He neither looked like a human nor a monster. Even Ye Zhongming and the others felt a chill down their spines. Cloud Peak gaining the zombies¡¯ help shocked everyone, but it was easy to understand. They were like battle pets. God Hall and Cloud Peak¡¯s gene warriors were also very surprising, but those could be accepted. These biological works were already being done during peacetime; they were just being improved. But such a technique to marge humans and monsters made one feel disgusted. Everyone felt disgusted towards God Hall. ¡°Die.¡± A simple word was spoken from Lu Lan¡¯s monster-like mouth. The Unkempt Monster and he attacked Red Hair. It was Death Flame Light. The strong attack caused huge destruction to Cloud Peak¡¯s walls. The light circles were different this time. They were much quicker, and the range was smaller. But the light was brighter, and they were much stronger. Moreover, Lu Lan stretched his right hand to launch mini Death Flame Light. Chapter 462: Red Hair spike ball Chapter 462: Red Hair spike ball Red Hair was very agile, such that when Lu Lan and Unkempt Monster used the Death Flame Light, they could only use it at a range. The outcome would be that many other people were hit. People screamed. It was short, but those who heard it felt like their hearts were being scratched. Red Hair¡¯s whip smacked the ground¡ªa barricade formed from the red vines between the Death Flame Light and her. The white stone on the ground was shattered. The barricade wasn¡¯t very dense, but enough to block the light circles. Both sides knocked each other, and they started to burn. Red Hair jumped and retreated to the other side. The moment the barricades managed to block them, they were burnt by the flame light circles. Although Unkempt Monster¡¯s skill was blocked, the small circles shot by Lu Lan were still there. They flashed and breezed past where Red Hair stood. Xiu xiu xiu! Hundreds of wooden needles fired from her hand towards these light circles. Although each needle couldn¡¯t destroy a circle, they managed to block the attack together. Both sides attacked and defended, and there was a slight pause. They were looking for a chance to defeat each other. On the other side, Professor He shouted something. The situation was a mess, and not many could hear it. Lu Lan smiled viciously. He took a deep breath, and his right hand also stuck into the head of the Unkempt Monster. The giant body shook again, and Red Hair took two steps back. Lu Lan¡¯s arms had merged with the monster, and they gave off a shocking aura that terrified Red Hair. His face twisted as if his brain was sucked dry and filled up again. Even his eye colors had changed. A giant blood vessel appeared on his head, spreading from his body towards the Unkempt Monster. The surface of both of them was filled with such things and made one feel like vomiting. After the vessels covered their bodies, they started to harden. They were covered in thick spikes like a spike ball in a few seconds. The entire spike ball started to change! Each part of the vines turned into thick wooden spikes. The internal side of the spike ball looked like dog fangs. The tips of those spikes were red. It was the color of Red Hair¡¯s Hair. What happened next made everyone feel numb. The spike ball expanded, and then it constricted quickly. Puchi! Puchi! Those sharp wooden spikes stabbed into the Unkempt Monster¡¯s body and made such a sound. Lu Lan also made an ear-piercing sound as he couldn¡¯t avoid these wooden spikes. Such attacks couldn¡¯t be dodged, and the spike ball wrapped the Unkempt Monster inside. Just like that, it left many holes in its body. But the spike ball was also injured by such an attack. The Unkempt Monster¡¯s spikes also left holes in the spike ball, and red liquid flowed from the wounds. The spike ball expanded, and everyone knew the next attack was coming. The Unkempt Monster didn¡¯t give up. It started to counterattack and bounced around. It condensed once again! Third, fourth time... After the sixth time, apart from the Unkempt Monster occasionally twitching, it stopped moving. Lu Lan had already been poked into pieces from the previous attacks. The vines started to constrict. Red Hair¡¯s body appeared, but she looked really bad. Her body had many wounds. But everyone knew that this woman had won that weird battle. Chapter 463: Bei Zi taking revenge Chapter 463: Bei Zi taking revenge The deaths of Lu Lan and Unkempt Monster gave God Hall a huge blow. The defense line that they were holding onto had a breach. Glory Army and Soul Merchant took the chance to attack. Many God Hall members were killed, and the attackers¡¯ points increased. God Hall¡¯s points dropped quickly. Looking at the gap, one would know that they wouldn''t get first if God Hall didn¡¯t have any trump cards. Professor He roared furiously in the God Hall faction. Red Hair stood beside the Unkempt Monster, and the vines appeared. She stuck them into the body of the monster and absorbed something. Ye Zhongming wanted to stop her, but he decided not to. Red Hair¡¯s revival was mysterious, so he let her act on instinct. Cloud Peak killed two level-six opponents right away. This caused the few faction leaders to think differently. But this was such a good chance, so they couldn''t stop. Unless they went to fight Ye Zhongming, if not, there wasn¡¯t a good solution. Looking at the situation on the light veil, Glory Army and Soul Merchant decided to do nothing. Their points were increasing, and the attacks were mainly on God Hall. They were planning to wipe that faction out before planning further. Cloud Peak¡¯s attack shocked them, but how many could two people kill? Ye Zhongming looked at the other factions and decided to kill more people and get the boxes. Red Hair learned from him. She stopped battling opponents of her level. She absorbed the essence of the Unkempt Monster to recover her injuries before guarding beside Ye Zhongming. At this moment, someone walked before Cloud Peak¡¯s barrier and looked at one of the core members. ¡°Woman, come and fight. We have a score to settle.¡± This guy wore a hoodie, and his voice was filled with hatred. He stretched out a white hand and pointed at Xia Bai. Bei Zi! Xia Lei frowned and didn¡¯t want to bother about him. But Xia Bai walked and stood before Bei Zi. ¡°Your Big Yellow tastes good; how would it taste now that it has grown.¡± A silver-grade black scythe was upright. The first reward from the wheel on the first floor. Sadness Ink Scythe! Liang Chuyin killed Pang Cheng and took the weapon which Xia Bai used. As the scythe knocked the ground, there was a buzzing sound, and many coin-sized bugs appeared in the sky. It quickly covered the region and caused the area to turn dark. ¡°Darkness Calamity.¡± Bei Zi raised his head. He didn¡¯t blink and recognized the skill. While activating the bloodline, Xia Bai used her job: Soul Collector! Bei Zi¡¯s arms and legs started to move at a fast frequency. No matter how much he improved in this half a year, he didn¡¯t underestimate Xia Bai. He didn¡¯t even win when he had a strength advantage. He didn¡¯t have the right to provoke his opponent, so he used the Tempo Warrior job. Instantly, Bei Zi felt a mountain-like pressure on his body. He knew that it was the ability of Green Flower¡¯s mask. The moment the pressure descended, Xia Bai attacked. The giant scythe spun in her hands and sliced towards Bei Zi. At the same time, she used the darkness to disappear. Bei Zi casually pricked his fingers on his shoulders, and his skin broke. Blood flowed. He flicked, and the blood was shot around to form a weird diagram. This diagram started to burn, turning into a red mist that spread around him. That pressure disappeared. The dark region became brighter. Apart from that scythe that slashed, Xia Bai¡¯s body also appeared. She was separate from her weapon. ¡°Blood Burning Demon Clearing!¡± Bei Zi activated the skill that he learned for Xia Bai. ¡°If this is all you have, you are dead today.¡± He started to fight back. Chapter 464: Xia Bais viciousness Chapter 464: Xia Bai''s viciousness ¡°Rhythm Shadow Fist!¡± Bei Zi used the Tempo Warrior¡¯s job skill, moving his body at a magical rhythm. People who paid attention to this fight all had a weird feeling. The scythe and its black shadow attacked. It was away from its master but continued slicing the target. Bei Zi moved as the scythe moved. He wasn¡¯t too fast or slow; it was like he was one with the scythe. Not many people knew the name Rhythm Shadow Fist, but this skill gave many a deep impression. A giant fist shadow appeared and punched at Xia Bai, who appeared because of the Burning Blood Cleansing Demon¡ªa white fist the size of a table punched. As Bei Zi moved, the second and third punch appeared. Each fist had the same gap between them, and the sounds were with rhythm. Xia Bai was more agile than Red Hair. With the remaining darkness''s help and bloodline, her body was even faster than the scythe. Xia Bai had already dodged the four punches when the scythe was in mid-air! As Xia Bai stood before the barrier, the fists she dodged hit the barrier. The few punches caused the barrier to dim. The core members realized how terrifying Bei Zi was. Although the Competition Death Wheel space continued to absorb the barrier¡¯s energy, not even Cheng Tianji¡¯s Fire Elf Bloodline could shake the defense. But Bei Zi was only five-star now. Cloud Peak sensed the pressure that XIa Bai was in. At the same time, they were shocked by how much stronger Bei Zi got. They recalled what Bei Zi said. Two injured saints focused their resources on one person, so it wasn¡¯t surprising to have such improvements. Bei Zi stopped after those few punches. He turned and lifted his leg to kick Xia Bai, who tried to attack. A leg shadow replaced the fist shadow. The sharp wind forced Xia Bai back once more. Warriors could use every part of their body as a weapon. Seeing that Xia Bai was disadvantaged, Cloud Peak members couldn¡¯t sit still. Park Xiuying stood at the edge of the barrier and was about to give her the Diamond Shield. At that moment, Xia Bai did something shocking. She didn¡¯t dodge and just lowered her body to punch. ¡°Ah, Xia Bai!¡± Sister Rong exclaimed. She was very caring towards this young sister whom she had known since peacetime. Xia Bai became such a person because she protected them all. ¡°Strength chewing gum, a very decent thing.¡± Bei Zi attacked once more. Fists and kicks covered the area. Xia Bai could only dodge and occasionally fight back, but the outcome would be her bones breaking. After a dozen times, she couldn¡¯t even lift her arms. At this point, it felt like everyone could guess the outcome. ¡°You are about to die, so do you have any final words? Or will you continue to act cool until you die?¡± Bei Zi giggled. He stopped his attacks and said towards the sad-looking Xia Bai. He felt like this woman would die. ¡°Do you think the Darkness Calamity can only block light?¡± Xia Bai spoke up, which gave Bei Zi a bad feeling. The black bugs shook, and they all exploded, turning into black powder that descended. ¡°What is that?¡± Bei Zi wanted to escape the range, but the powder was too quick. Even Xia Bai was also covered in the powder. ¡°Yi?¡± Bei Zi was suddenly filled with terror, but he noticed that the powder didn¡¯t make him numb or hurt him. Even Xia Bai was in range, so his terror became confusion. But suddenly, he felt intense pain in his right leg. He lowered his leg and saw blood seeping from his pants. He was sure there wasn¡¯t a wound there, so what was happening? The pain was very intense, like ten thousand blades were slicing his flesh. Bei Zi lifted his head and saw similar symptoms from Xia Bai¡¯s arms. He was more confused. Why was that? He turned his body and wanted to jump aside, but his right leg went soft, and he couldn¡¯t use any strength. A bone-chilling air struck him from behind. He saw the scythe slicing towards him. It was not controlled, but it was much faster and stronger than before! Chapter 465: This battle Chapter 465: This battle Bei Zi screamed in terror. This was a silver weapon, and it was enough to kill him. He punched that shadow. The fist that could damage the barrier hit the scythe and weakened the strength of that strike! When the scythe shadow disappeared again, Bei Zi was exhausted. At this point, his arms were covered in blood! If one looked closely, one could see a few fingers at his feet! ¡°Why? Why! What is this?¡± Bei Zi screamed. He raised his hands and hollered. A person treated his hands while Demon Gold¡¯s legs were left like that. One could tell how high the price was that they could only afford one treatment. But now, his hands were destroyed again. This time, it was two hands! Even if his palm was there, 6 of his fingers were sliced. Four on the right and two on the left! He couldn¡¯t accept it. He couldn¡¯t understand either. He was at an advantage, and Xia Bai was about to get killed. How did she fight back? Xia Bai¡¯s Soul Collector job skill, Darkness Calamity, not only blocked the light. Xia Bai used it to work with her bloodline. The real ability was the black powder. The powder wasn¡¯t poisonous. It could increase the injuries on the target¡¯s body. The powder would be useless if your body had no wounds or injuries. But if there were some bruises or scrapes, it would be amplified many times! Xia Bai knew she could delay the situation and even ask her friends for help. But it wasn¡¯t her style. Since she walked out, there were only two outcomes. She killed Bei Zi, or she died! No matter who it was, they could humiliate her, but not the guy who pulled her out from hell! Even if Bei Zi just threatened Ye Zhongming, that wasn¡¯t allowed. Bei Zi continued screaming but stopped when Xia Bai was close to him. ¡°Add shields!¡± Xia Lei¡¯s expression changed and shouted to remind Park Xiuying. But hundreds of Bei Zi appeared above Xia Bai. These shadows were high up. A leg and his hands were bloody, but the left leg was perfect. It raised and stepped down on Xia Bai! What connected those shadows was Bei Zi¡¯s eyes! A pair of yellow eyes that were terrifying! ¡°Hundred Heavy Mountains!¡± Very few people would shout the skill name when fighting. But Bei Zi was excited and shouted the ability. ¡°Die! Die! So what if you broke Observation World? I have Light Activation Eye! You have to face many copies of me!¡± His words were sharp and rushed and landed along with his attack. Light Activation Eye was the strongest ability that Bei Zi had. Not only did it make up for losing the Observation World, but it also made him much stronger. But the attack range was short, so he screamed out loud. He wanted to make Xia Bai think that he had broken down and get close to him because she felt like he had lost his arms! Bei Zi succeeded. Xia Bai entered his attack range, so he attacked without hesitation. This ability could launch a hundred attacks in an instance, which was enough to kill a badly injured five-star evolved! Xia Bai was conning Bei Zi, so obviously, Bei Zi was doing the same. The situation flipped once more! Chapter 466: Another death Chapter 466: Another death You will never know what abilities enemies in the apocalypse would have. When fighting someone of the same level, victory was decided based on the strength of the job, skills, and equipment. Xia Bai used her job and equipment. She also used Bei Zi, unable to guess the skills of Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe. But Bei Zi used his new ability and hid it very well. Anyone who didn¡¯t understand him would think his eyes were blind when they looked at his face. The scars around his eye were enough for people to believe that. But the truth was that he had a pair of eyes with abilities. At the crucial moment, his ability decided the outcome of the battle. Darkness Calamity rose again. This time, it was not only to block the light or provoke the injuries but to block those shadows descending from above. Xia Bai couldn¡¯t retreat, and she didn¡¯t choose to dodge. When Bei Zi used that move, she leaped forward and got close like a cannonball. Hundreds of images, Darkness Calamity that formed, Diamond Shield that was appearing on Xia Bai¡¯s body, her jumping, the crazy Bei Zi... All these scenes appeared at the same time and attracted all the attention. Breathing also stopped at that moment. The situation, which had many ups and downs, was finally ending. The black bugs that formed Darkness Calamity were shattered. The shield that appeared could only block for a short while. The human figure was also hit in the back. ¡°Xia Bai!¡± Many Cloud Peak members charged, and their attacks were launched, too. They didn¡¯t attack previously because they bothered about her personality and saw that she could win. But now, they haven¡¯t considered all that. But those images disappeared. The core members were stunned, and they stopped. Bei Zi fell to the ground a short distance away. His eyes were still open, but because he fell to the ground, the images formed from the skill were projected high above. Many Cloud Peak members wanted to finish off Bei Zi. Cloud Peak surrounded this saint. But Xia Bai raised her hand to stop them. ¡°Let her do it.¡± Xia Bai¡¯s bloodied face smiled towards Xia Lei. She shall be the one to end this fight. Ah! Xia Bai screamed and used her legs, which had dozens of holes in them, to deal a final hit. Kacha! Bei Zi¡¯s body shook, and his head tilted at a weird angle. His eyes still had remnants of the skill, but no more energy flowed out. The hands without six fingers waved in the air and drooped to the ground. The saint who once lived lavishly and had confidence in taking revenge. He was killed by a woman he could once beat down with one hand. ¡°Crazy.¡± This was his final word in the world. Xia Bai vs Bei Zi, Xia Bai won! Soul Merchant lost another saint to Cloud Peak after Abyss Mountain. When Teacher Park used Cleansing Dew and Gentle Chains on Xia Bai, it signaled the end of this hatred.?v€l?1n. Chapter 467: Ye Zhongming vs Chou Zisong Chapter 467: Ye Zhongming vs Chou Zisong As Ye Zhongming entered the battlefield after the chaotic battle started and killed the Abnormal Blood Relatives and Unkempt Monster, very few people found trouble with him. But one person was an exception. Lou Xiaoling. Pang Cheng was already dead. Most of the Unicorn Freedom Army were dead. All the remaining people used as scapegoats were killed as they were just points. Apart from Lou Xiaoling. Her four-star evolved identity kept her alive, but she knew she would die today. She had given up. She started attacking everything around her at the start of the battle, and now she had found a box. Fortunately, she had time to open it and came to her senses when she obtained the reward. ¡°Cursed Lady: one-time use, target skill strength reduced by half for 100 hours.¡± Lou Xiaoling came to her senses, and she couldn¡¯t help but laugh. She wanted to use it on Ye Zhongming. Right, she couldn¡¯t kill him. The gap in strength meant that ten of her couldn¡¯t kill this enemy that killed her brothers and father. Even the guy she joined couldn¡¯t beat one of his men. But her chance was here. His strength would be reduced by half if she used this Cursed Lady on him. In such a chaotic battle, it would be a death sentence. It was okay if she couldn¡¯t kill him; she just had to let others kill him! So she was finding a chance and observing his every move. When some accident occurred on Cloud Peak¡¯s side, and many people came out of the barrier to battle Soul Merchant, the commotion naturally attracted Ye Zhongming¡¯s attention. He turned around and wanted to rush back. Lou Xiaoling charged over like a crazy woman. She knew that this might be her only chance. The battlefield was in chaos, which made getting close to him easier. Although Cheng Tianji had more choices, he knew that if Cloud Peak swallowed Soul Merchant, they would ultimately attack him. The relationship of all three sides was that if one side ate the other, their points would be much higher than the third party. They would win if they just defended for the remaining time. The defense of the barrier terrified Cheng Tianji. So he knew that if Cloud Peak had the advantage, he would die. So after Chou Zisong expressed his intention to stop fighting, he agreed immediately. He even said he would help Soul Merchant battle some of the stronger Cloud Peak forces. As for their men, he would send some to attack Cloud Peak to cause chaos. The situation changed and became much clearer. Some Soul Merchant and Glory Army members attacked God Hall and stole their points. The rest started to attack Cloud Peak at the same time. They had to hold them back even if they couldn¡¯t kill them. Once God Hall¡¯s points were taken over and the boxes were digested, they would exceed Cloud Peak. Then, the anxious ones would be the people behind the barrier. Chou Zisong and his beautiful secretary stopped Ye Zhongming and Red Hair before they returned to their team. The rest of them went to help the two saints. Cheng Tianji told Wen Hong, Little Nine, to help Soul Merchant while he went to get points from God Hall. Chou Zisong panted. To stop Ye Zhongming, he used speed-increasing equipment that consumed mental energy. ¡°Cloud Peak is finished if you die.¡± Chou Zisong said. The part of his skin showed some mysterious patterns. He also passed a potion to the female secretary beside him. Ye Zhongming focused and saw that it was a six-star potion. This deputy leader kept such a good thing. She injected it without saying a word and started to evolve. ¡°I have been deputy leader for nearly a year and got two six-star potions. For this, ten thousand pigs have died. I wanted to trade for a strong skill but can¡¯t now. You will pay for this loss.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at Chou Zisong¡¯s body and said, ¡°God Pattern Light Executive!¡± Chou Zisong was stunned, and his eyes were filled with shock. ¡°You are just storing energy for your job; it is too obvious.¡± When Ye Zhongming said that, his body moved. He didn¡¯t use his weapons; he used his fingers! ¡°I got a new job, so I shall test it on you!¡± Chapter 468: Intermediate Fox Bloodline Chapter 468: Intermediate Fox Bloodline Ye Zhongming chose one of the ten jobs that they obtained. He had many jobs now. Light Seal Blademaster, Lethal Gun Artist, Glory Smith, Gardener, etc., but he knew what he lacked. He lacked a close combat fighting job that didn¡¯t use weapons. Strictly speaking, only someone who wanted perfection would think that way. After all, it was good enough to get one job in the apocalypse; not many people had the right to choose. But Ye Zhongming would try to make up for all his weaknesses. Thus, he was tempted when he saw this job. ¡°Sky Dragon Body Cultivator!¡± Another elite job with a prefix! When one reached Ye Zhongming¡¯s level, not many things interested him. But when he saw this job scroll, he wanted to take it. He even had to go back on his words to give his men the ten scrolls, but he promised a five-star potion in exchange. The Cloud Peak soldiers weren¡¯t unhappy about it; however, such actions touched them. Very few bosses in the apocalypse could do that. Normally, a team leader would take more than half of the resources. They had never seen a boss like Ye Zhongming who would compensate them for taking things. He also raised most of them to three-star evolution, so his prestige in the team grew. ¡°Python God Finger!¡± At this crucial moment, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hold back. He was arrogant, but he didn¡¯t think that the deputy leader of Soul Merchant was easy to deal with. He was an expert that had the right to battle him. Even if he did look like a sissy. Python God Finger was the first job skill for the Trainee Sky Dragon Body Cultivator. It was a sharp, close combat finger technique that used a strong attack to replace fists and palms. Ye Zhongming¡¯s left hand moved, and a finger pierced towards Chou Zisong¡¯s right chest. His right leg moved slightly, and two fingers shone red, hitting a moon-shaped blade.?v€l?1n. This was Chou Zisong¡¯s God Pattern Light Executive¡¯s job skill-- Charged Moonlight Slash. Ye Zhongming had seen this job in his last life, and it was a strong, close-combat job. But it not only consumed mental energy, it needed to charge up to make the patterns on the body more complete. Along with her tight leather pants, she looked very tempting and sexy. Red Hair slightly hesitated whether or not to help her Master, but being called ugly caused her brows to furrow. For someone whose face couldn¡¯t move much, it looked weird. She didn¡¯t understand what it meant, but she found it familiar. It heard... It made her angry. Apart from when someone wanted to kill Ye Zhongming, she had never felt such a way. Vines spread along her body from her feet. These three vines started to spin around her and protect her within. Her hair danced. As the red in her eyes grew thicker and thicker, her hair started to change. It formed thin and long vines! ¡°Monster!¡± The female secretary scoffed coldly, and her body shrunk a little. Her head changed, her ears became sharper, and white fur appeared on her smooth skin. Those white and long hands became claws, and her legs changed too. The pair of black leather boots were pierced through. The most obvious thing was that her moon-like perky butt grew three white fox tails. It stopped when it reached two meters long, and they just floated behind her. Ye Zhongming would recognize it if he saw it. This was the Fox Bloodline; it was even an Intermediate Grade one. Those three tails represented the bloodline level. If it reached six, it would be a high-grade bloodline. As for nine, Ye Zhongming had never heard of one. Shua! Xiu Ya turned into an afterimage and got close to Red Hair. One of the three vines protecting Red Hair broke. A new wound appeared on Red Hair¡¯s tattered shirt. ¡°Hehe.¡± Xiu Ya laughed. Her left claw stretched into her mouth, and she licked the liquid. ¡°The blood of someone ugly is so smelly!¡± Red Hair frowned once more and spread her arms. Vines shot out from all her fingers and formed a vine region around her. Red Hair was furious. No woman wouldn¡¯t react if someone called them ugly... Even if she was not a woman anymore. Chapter 469: Professor Hes choice Chapter 469: Professor He''s choice No matter how much you understood Cloud Peak or how much you smashed Cloud Peak behind its walls, you couldn¡¯t deny the huge changes that its key leader brought to the core members. They were all five-star! An Hu, Sound Iron, Little Nine, Wen Hong, and the two Glory Army five-star evolved. Along with the four-star evolved behind them, they all felt huge pressure. The evolved levels of the core members of Cloud Peak exceeded them after Ye Zhongming returned! Xia Lei, Mo Ye, Little Tiger, Tong Hu, Little Li, Young Master Yun, Tang Tian, Liang Chuyin, Park Xiuying, Shengyuan, Ah Yang, Xia Bai, Sister Rong. Just what they could see, there were 13 five-star evolved! There was also the level-five dog and the level-five kid zombie that popped up randomly! The number of four-star evolved exceeded three digits! No wonder they had so many points! A day ago, Cloud Peak only had one five-star evolved. Soul Merchant and Glory Army were stunned by this huge change. ¡® How did one person who disappeared for half a year cause such a huge change the moment he was back? As the higher-ups of super factions, they knew how a team ran. The subordinates injected blood to allow them to reach their high levels. In other words, only a portion of their evolution potion was their hard work. The rest were from the lives of their subordinates. Not only evolution potions, the other evolved used such a method to obtain items. Cloud Peak had the most people and the most low-level evolved. They might not have many points alone but added together, it was an enticing number. To prevent accidents from happening, it was best to get more points now when the barrier was up. Tong Hu, Little Tiger, and the two five-star evolved led nearly 20 four-star evolved to enter God Hall¡¯s camp. They stabilized their dangerous situation. But everyone could tell that this situation couldn¡¯t last for too long. Cheng Tianji and Professor He were fighting. That professor was at a disadvantage and might die at any moment. Cheng Tianji¡¯s Fire Elf Spirit was very elite. Not only did it give his attacks fire element damage, but it also increased his defense. This was the advantage of a spirit body bloodline. Professor He sat in the earthworm cabin and could battle him when he relied on the level-six battle pet. But when this commander used his skills, he and the earthworm weren¡¯t their match. A giant flame bird made of fire knocked into the earthworm. The earthworm that Hong Bo couldn¡¯t injure was weak, like a piece of wood. The part that was hit started to burn, and it had to roll to lessen the pain. Cheng Tianji didn¡¯t relax. He waved his hands, and a fire lion formed. He sent it forward, and it pounced at the target. Although the earthworm tried to dodge, it still touched its body. A black patch appeared. Professor He¡¯s body rolled along with the earthworm. He closed his eyes, and his cheeks puffed. He was biting his teeth and making up his mind. The earthworm tried to attack, but Cheng Tianji¡¯s Fire Elf was agile and quick. ¡°Come, this is better than dying!¡± Professor He muttered to himself before standing up. He used a door of the cabin to get into the earthworm¡¯s body! He walked to a giant heart and removed his shirt. That thin chest had two giant scars. He ripped, and the scar started to rip open. Blood flowed. He took out a giant heart that didn¡¯t look like a human. He held the heart with its veins and shoved it into the earthworm¡¯s heart! Chapter 470: Merging with the beast Chapter 470: Merging with the beast Little Five looked at this team and waited carefully. Boss Sha Sha had sent them here for many days. They were planning to save Cloud Peak after they got broken into, but who knew they would see such a shocking sight? As their strength was much lower than the enemies, Little Five and the dozens he led didn¡¯t dare to enter Cloud Peak¡¯s range. They walked outside, afraid that people would notice and drag them in. He was just a three-star evolved. His boss, Sha Sha, would be asking to die if she faced those huge giants. He wished to save some people from Cloud Peak and complete his mission. He then received orders from Sha Sha to remain and wait for her to come over. Only then did Little Five know that the person he looked up to and was jealous about was back. Even the big sister, who listened to nobody, had to rush over personally. Little Five and the others waited with complicated emotions. They chose a place as their temporary camp to welcome Sha Sha over. Who knew that when they came to receive Sha Sha, a giant wheel mountain appeared in the sky, and those people who were in a face-off disappeared? Little Five didn¡¯t know what was going on. He entered Cloud Peak¡¯s range to scout but found nothing out. It was as if everyone disappeared. He raised his head and looked at the giant mountain. He knew that their disappearance had to have something to do with this. When Little Five planned to head down the mountain, he bumped into that small team of seven to eight people. Their attire was different from Ying City. Little Five also saw the traces of the ocean. In the apocalypse, it was normal for two teams who didn¡¯t know one another to be wary. There would be a 20% chance that they would fight right away. ¡°Who are you?¡± Or rather, he had started to test on himself. At this moment, with no way out, he knew that this was the only way to save himself. As for whether it succeeded or failed, what would happen if he succeeded was not something he considered. He placed his heart into the earthworm¡¯s heart. He used his genee heart to activate this skill--- Beast Merge. The earthworm roared. It was so loud that those who were fighting split up. Especially the survivors around it. They fell to the ground from the soundwave. Some lower level evolved even started to bleed from their ears. The injured earthworm started to crystalize. Its ugly skin turned into black crystals. The cabin exploded, and the head resembling a giant python twisted and turned into a human¡¯s head. It looked... Similar to Professor He. Its body also grew much bigger. The earthworm wasn¡¯t like a train anymore and more like dozens of containers connected. The change shocked Cheng Tianji, and jumped aside in case of any accidents. Although he didn¡¯t think God Hall could threaten the Glory Army, he was still afraid of their gene technique. ¡°Kil, kill!¡± The giant earthworm head said something in a muffled voice. It sounded like kill, which caused many people to back off. This black monster gave everyone huge pressure. What happened next was surprising. This earthworm didn¡¯t attack anyone, not even Cheng Tianji... It used its tail to drill into the white stone. Even Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t expect it to do that. He even felt like it was a waste of effort. Why would the wheel space let people out? But things were just so unexpected. The giant earthworm disappeared from everyone¡¯s view. Chapter 471: Final choice Chapter 471: Final choice Ye Zhongming gave up on fighting Chou Zisong. He used the fastest speed to get to that hole. He glanced and saw that it was pitch black. He frowned before retreating. Many people were charging. They didn¡¯t want to get trapped here. If they found a way to escape, then naturally, they should leave. The chances of surviving here weren¡¯t high. To fight for this area would be a way out; the few factions had the most intense battle since the start. Broken limbs and blood covered the area in front of the hole. Ye Zhongming retreated, but he continued to frown. HE tried so hard to set all this up to kill most of the factions and obtain the final reward. It wasn¡¯t as if he didn¡¯t think that people could find ways to escape. After all, the protector beasts of the wheel might have some magical items. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t predict it all. People could use this equipment to flee. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think that the people were so lucky. But the truth gave him a blow. Professor He had a way to leave. But Ye Zhongming could accept that. He was happy to see if his leaving opened an escape tunnel. ¡°They can¡¯t flee. That earthworm had undergone some changes and had weak space ability, which is why it could leave. The others... Can¡¯t.¡± Most of the other fights stopped, and everyone surged towards the hole. Cloud Peak members also surrounded Ye Zhongming. The brain child walked over too and told Ye Zhongming what he felt with its young voice. Ye Zhongming relaxed; if not, he wanted to order them to attack. Someone charged into the hole and jumped down. Then, many people entered like moths to a flame. Of course, some people were calm. Glory Army and Sosul Merchant members didn¡¯t jump in. After all, they didn¡¯t know how Professor He got out, so entering the hole was risky. ¡°Soul Merchant will back out; let us die here today.¡± He retreated to a corner with his men. Cheng Tianji and Ye Zhongming were stunned, but they understood. Chou Zisong wanted Cloud Peak and Glory Army to fight. If they risked it all, they would have a chance. ¡°Deputy Chou, your choice is wise.¡± Cheng Tianji was still in Fire Elf Form. It seemed like his bloodline transformation lasted a long time. ¡°Seems.¡± This sudden change caused Chou Zisong to raise his head. ¡°Seems smart, but it is stupid!¡± Cheng Tianji turned towards Ye Zhongming. ¡°Boss Ye, since someone wants to take advantage of us, let¡¯s solve this problem. Then we can fight to the death.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°We are top of the charts, so why should I risk my life?¡± ¡°If you disagree, then I won¡¯t move. When the time is about to be up, we can try our luck.¡± Glory Army and Cloud Peak had similar points. If Cheng Tianji did what he did and started fighting near the end, it wasn¡¯t easy to say who would be first. Ye Zhongming hesitated and chose to work together. He didn¡¯t want to gamble with Cloud Peak¡¯s fate. If they dragged the battle to the end, there would be many uncertainties. ¡°Okay, I take one, you take one. We can split the rest.¡± ¡°Deal!¡± Ye Zhongming and Cheng Tianji looked at each other¡¯s eyes to confirm their sincerity. They then waved. Cloud Peak and Glory Army moved towards Soul Merchant. Chapter 472: Attack Chapter 472: Attack This was the situation that Chou Zisong did not want to see. He understood what Professor He felt. It felt bad when you could fight back, but it wasn¡¯t useful. People changed during the apocalypse. They became more impulsive, extreme, crazy, and cruel. Everyone was either crazy, or they were killers. This was the truth of the apocalypse. Chou Zisong was like that. He was the deputy of Soul Merchant, pushing for the pig-raising plan. Cruel and crazy couldn¡¯t describe what he did. To evolve, to get stronger, he had no bottom line. This resulted in him having his current strength. But he realized that his life would end today. Such craziness that hadn¡¯t appeared in a long time started to grow in his heart until it couldn¡¯t be controlled. ¡°We will die, but we will drag you down.¡± He looked at the calm Ye Zhongming, and that beautiful face started to twist. He looked like a beast about to swallow someone. Ye Zhongming shook his head and didn¡¯t say anything. If he were facing Glory Army, he would find it tough. After the third-floor challenge, Cloud Peak was stronger than any faction as they had the most alive. But Glory Army was strong. Two of their dozen divisions were gathered here; one was the higher-ranked fifth division. Ye Zhongming could tell that the previous battle didn¡¯t make Cheng Tianji¡¯s fifth division go all out. Their true strength was still a mystery. The unknown was the most terrifying. Ye Zhongming was confident but couldn¡¯t face this super faction calmly and be sure he could crush them. As compared to the strong Glory Army, Soul Merchant was much weaker. Even if Chou Zisong was not weaker than Cheng Tianji, Soul Merchant couldn¡¯t cause any damage to Ye Zhongming. Finally, that beautiful face was bitten by Yellow Ball. Chou Zisong¡¯s death signaled the destruction of this branch of Soul Merchant. They didn¡¯t last for ten minutes before all of them were killed. At this point, Soul Merchant and the others who attacked Cloud Peak died. That included one deputy, three saints, two subordinates with six-star strength-- Abnormal Blood Relative, and the female secretary... Only two factions remained. Twenty minutes were left. The final battle began after the last Soul Merchant member was killed. There were no words. Everyone understood that only two factions were left and one would die. What was there to say? They had to kill as many as they could. Ye Zhongming and Red Hair charged toward Cheng Tianji right away. Cheng Tianji didn¡¯t want to clash with them and used the battle space to attack others. This fifth division commander was clear that if Ye Zhongming or Red Hair could restrict him, the other could kill others from the Glory Army. Even if Little Nine could stop him, the other core members would be released. Such a situation wouldn¡¯t be good for the Glory Army. Moreover, Cheng Tianji saw an opportunity. Many ordinary Cloud Peak warriors survived. There were more lower-level people than the Glory Army. Cheng Tianji could kill them easily and gain many points in a few minutes. He couldn¡¯t let go of such a chance. Cheng TIanji knew that he was the key to this battle. He could make up for the gap in strength if he killed many. Ye Zhongming was impressed by how calm he was. In such a huge war, with both sides being six-star evolved, it wasn¡¯t easy to restrict a person. After realizing this couldn¡¯t work, Ye Zhongming told Red Hair to chase while he charged into Glory Army¡¯s formation. Compete in kills? Bring it on! Both sides entered a battle of speed. Cloud Peak had the advantage previously, so they maintained a complete formation. The lower-level warriors were in the middle, which made it hard for Cheng Tianji to attack. Although he used his levels and skills to gain some advantage, it wasn¡¯t enough. The points didn¡¯t catch up, and he was getting left behind when Ye Zhongming started killing. Cheng Tianji stopped, and his body grew larger. At the same time, Ye Zhongming placed a weird thing in front of himself. There were five minutes to the end. Chapter 473: Twin Dragon Rain vs Sunset Saint Light Chapter 473: Twin Dragon Rain vs Sunset Saint Light The temperature in the closed space started to heat up. Both sides were fighting, so they didn¡¯t have time to look, but it didn¡¯t stop them from feeling this weird heat. The temperature rose quickly, and many people started to sweat. Cheng Tianji was the cause of all of this. Cheng Tianji spent all his effort and riches to raise the strength of his bloodline. In the Glory Army, everyone knew that things that helped the bloodline would be worth a lot when they traded with the fifth division. So they would trade with him when they noticed such a thing. Thus, the fifth division was often scammed. But this also meant that Cheng Tianji¡¯s Fire Elf Bloodline was strong. One could see some signs of it when he transformed. Ye Zhongming also had a bloodline. It was the decent Hell Envoy; he had one skill: Hell Connection. But as he had many job skills, he rarely used it. Most of the time, he would use it during the most dangerous moments. He didn¡¯t view bloodline with as much importance as Cheng Tianji.?v€l?1n. When Cheng Tianji used the bloodline for the first time, Ye Zhongming was shocked and could only use other methods to deal with it. Ye Zhongming noticed that he made a mistake previously. There were two types of bloodline. Explosive bloodline and constant bloodline. Ye Zhongming¡¯s Hell Envoy was the latter; he had a short transformation time, but it was very explosive and often had special skills. Constant Bloodline paid attention to the body¡¯s stats and overall upgrade. They rarely had special abilities. Ye Zhongming saw that Cheng Tianji had remained in the transformation state. Ye Zhongming knew it was a constant type- although he knew about this bloodline, his knowledge of it was restricted. But when Cheng Tianji exploded, and the temperature of the entire space increased, Ye Zhongming realized he was wrong. Blood Elf was not a constant type but an explosive type! How did he make an explosive bloodline last for so long? Two hours? Ye Zhongming¡¯s question naturally wouldn¡¯t be answered because Cheng Tianji had used his special ability. The red flame rain and pink sunset landed at the same time! ¡°Twin Dragon Rain!¡± ¡°Sunset Saint Light!¡± Cheng Tianji¡¯s bloodline skill and Teacher Park¡¯s Sunset Saint Light. Attack and defense who had the same color landed. Many people recalled something said during peacetime: love and hate were the same. They were in such a state. One side was the flame rain that killed, and the other was a large-scale healing skill! Damage and healing occurred at the same time! Skills rose, and various equipment danced. Everyone was fighting for themselves. Some people died before they could get healed. Some were about to die but healed right away. The entire battlefield was in chaos because of these two skills. The chaos was often what happened before death. Both sides suffered heavy losses at that moment! The points on the veil continued to change. After Cheng Tianji used two bloodline skills, Glory Army¡¯s points exceeded Cloud Peak and became first! Although it was only a few dozen points, it was enough to pump them up! Cheng Tianji laughed. He walked out from his transformation and recovered. He laughed out loud while killing each Cloud Peak warrior he faced. There were just 1.5 minutes to the end! Maybe because his attacks were too eye-catching, many people were shocked by the visual effects and results, but they ignored what Ye Zhongming took out. A black mist flew from that green equipment... Chapter 474: Final countdown Chapter 474: Final countdown The black mist was all Demon Needle Birds. This green equipment was naturally the beast pool equipment-- Demon Bee Raising Hive! Since he got this equipment from the secret realm and grabbed many needle birds to raise in the hive, Ye ZHongming didn¡¯t use them to help me. But this didn¡¯t stop him from knowing the strength of this equipment. This equipment wasn¡¯t very complicated. It was just a raising pond. It didn¡¯t need demon crystals. Ye Zhongming needed to give those flying mutated lifeforms some blood to tame them. He got these when he tamed the Mountain Bank Tribe. A period of time had passed, and the needle birds were all tamed. Ye Zhongming spent an effort to nurture them, and there were huge changes. Ye Zhongming also found out some of these equipment¡¯s secrets. First was that beast pools had a special feature. Demon Bee Raising Hive could heal injuries. Ye Zhongming let some of these birds out to hunt. They were already tamed, so he didn¡¯t need to feed them blood; they could head out to hunt themselves. Since they had to hunt themselves, injuries were unavoidable. Many needle birds suffer injuries that normally take a long time to recover. But when they entered the hive, their injuries would heal quickly. As long as they weren¡¯t too serious, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t see anything that didn¡¯t heal within 50 hours. Some serious ones, like broken wings, would heal in ten days. Just this alone meant that the equipment was magical. Next was that it helped the birds to evolve. Although Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t need to feed them with his blood, his blood provided the initial energy, so there was a connection between the Needle Bird and himself. He sensed that they were evolving quickly after they entered the hive. He was unsure of their speed. But some individuals were evolving a third faster than usual. Ye Zhongming had to use the Water Bottle Protection when he faced 20 thousand needle birds. One could see how strong these little things were when they gathered together. Now that they were at a higher level than before, even if there weren¡¯t as many, it was enough to deal a fatal blow to these soldiers. One must know that it wasn¡¯t a one-against-one; many birds gathered to attack some regions of Glory Army soldiers. It seemed unassuming, but group monsters were the most terrifying in the apocalypse. There were many orderly troops, and they killed everything in their way. Stronger beings wouldn¡¯t dare to offend them, too. Ye Zhongming released them 1.5 minutes to the end. Fifteen seconds later, Cloud Peak caught up, and the gap grew. Twenty seconds to the end, they were hundreds of points higher than Glory Army. The huge change in such a short time caught Glory Army off guard. The Competition Death Wheel even started using a clear voice to count down. It was a very loud sound, even to those focused on battle. For the leading Cloud Peak, this voice was very alluring. Each second that passed meant that they were closer to victory. To Glory Army, losing each second meant they were closer to death! Indeed, each survivor was risking their life every day. But this countdown was a huge blow to the mind. Glory Army roared in rage. They attacked Cloud Peak members as well as those needle birds. They used all of their skills. Cloud Peak warriors bit their teeth and fought back. Now, killing one more person could help them gain the final victory. ¡°Final countdown, ten seconds!¡± ¡°Nine!¡± ¡°Eight!¡± ...... The final countdown rang out! Chapter 475: Little Nines move Chapter 475: Little Nine''s move Cheng Tianji was about to go crazy. He used two overpowered abilities. Especially that Twin Dragon Rain. It was a terrifying group attack skill. Without Sunset Siant Light, with Fire Totem¡¯s buff, hundreds of Cloud Peak warriors would have died. Unfortunately, Park Xiuying was able to use Sunset Saint Light. But Twin Dragon Rain did have an effect and allowed them to exceed Cloud Peak, so he didn¡¯t mind. But now, Ye Zhongming took out the hive. These needle birds, which were level three and four on average, killed Glory Army quickly. Hatred rose in Cheng Tianji¡¯s heart. If Ye Zhongming used this ability at first, then his Twin Dragon Rain would have countered him. He would have had a huge chance of winning! Unfortunately... Cheng Tianji looked at the gap increasing, and the darkness in his eyes got thicker. When the countdown reached the last ten seconds, he was overwhelmed by a feeling of powerlessness. It wasn¡¯t from the body but from the mind. Cheng Tianji traded all his riches to strengthen his bloodline. After using those two skills, his bloodline entered a cooldown. He had the cooldown and mental energy recovery potion, but his bloodline was special. Apart from these, he needed stamina. But he was already too tired. He looked at Little Nine and the others. Although they were badly hurt by Ye Zhongming half a year ago, they were still the leader of a division and even took down a dungeon. They could have a trump card that they could use. But he missed out on one point. Little Nine, Wen Hong, White Robe, and their men had gathered together. In the final five seconds, those alive people went mad and went all out to attack. ¡°Ye Zhongming, you have won.¡± Little Nine suddenly shouted to Ye Zhongming. He had a complicated expression. There was fear, hatred, jealousy, unwillingness, and also some respect. He did try. But after he tried his best, he had no power to change the outcome. Little Nine took something out from his chest! Ye Zhongming was very close when Little Nine shouted that. He sensed that something was wrong. When he saw Little Nine take that thing, he knew what he was trying to do. Secret Realm Key! Ye Zhongming was stunned, and he was tempted to get it. Next was White Robe. His wheelchair was nimble, and he followed Wen Hong in. Unfortunately, Ye Zhongmming was close, and a purple weapon appeared in his hands. Peng! Lethal Gun Artist, space stack hit White Robe¡¯s wheelchair! It was a short time, so Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t even aim. He used his gut feeling to shoot! There were too few high-grade demon crystals, and Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to waste them. But he couldn¡¯t think about it too much. He loaded the gun and fired. The massive shockwave knocked the wheelchair, and the lightning energy caused him to shake. As he was at the gate, the other people were behind him. He bit his teeth and resisted the pain and nausea. He pushed the wheelchair and charged into the gate. One! There was little time, so the Glory Army warriors started pushing towards the gate. They were close by but resisted the urge because they respected their leaders. But there was only a second left, so who could care about all that? This was right when White Robe jumped forward. The wheelchair that was damaged slid to the side and caused White Robe¡¯s body to move to the side, too. Half his body had entered, but this tilt caused a part of his body to be exposed. Zero! The time was up; the battle was over! The Secret Realm Gate was forced to close. White Robe¡¯s body was sliced into half from the neck. A portion was in the Secret Realm, and the other, including a larger part of his body, an arm, and waist, were all left in the Competition Death Space. His intestines flowed across the ground! Ah! This moment caused all the Glory Army members to scream. Even Cheng Tianji screamed! Everyone noticed that they couldn¡¯t move, including Cloud Peak. Next, a patch of black appeared in the sky above. Chapter 476: Blood and flesh swamp Chapter 476: Blood and flesh swamp ¡°Drills?¡± Although those alive couldn¡¯t move, their eyes were the only exception. Although they couldn¡¯t see what was above them, they could see those far away. They saw the countdown disappear, and many black drill-like things appeared. But they were a little huge and were the size of a mature guy. Many Glory Army warriors saw that they were still alive even after the countdown ended. They were delighted to escape death. Many twisted faces calmed down, and they waited for their final judgment with hope. But Ye Zhongming closed his eyes. He knew what was going to happen. He remembered clearly that the survivor was shaking when he mentioned what happened. That was someone who had lived for ten years in the apocalypse. Weng weng! People started to look around to see what had happened. They saw that the drills had begun to move and also spin quickly! They couldn¡¯t speak, they couldn¡¯t move, and they couldn¡¯t make a sound. In such a weird atmosphere, the movement of those drills was very clear. Everyone was wondering what was happening. Some people realized that those drills stopped, and they stopped above the heads of each Glory Army warrior. No... It can¡¯t be! Many people had bad feelings, especially those from the Glory Army. They wanted to move, but it was useless in front of the rules. If they could lose, they would run or attack to prevent these things from getting close to them.?v€l?1n. Unfortunately, there was nothing they could do. The drill slowly landed while spinning quickly. Each centimeter it fell filled the Glory Army warriors with despair. Ye Zhongming saw many subordinates wiping their faces and hands. Some girls tried to clean their clothing but gave up quickly. A wheel silently appeared in front of all of them. Ye Zhongming chose the only difficulty. It was white that represented the lowest difficulty. All of them were fortunate. If Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t known about this beforehand, it would have been hard for them to imagine what would have happened. .......................................................................................... Right when Ye Zhongming led Cloud Peak into the final challenge, six people were discussing on a metal table in an unknown underground facility with technological tools. Each of them frowned when they looked at a report. The door opened, and two guards holding javelins entered. They moved to the corners. Behind them was a middle-aged man. The six of them stood up and looked at him respectfully. ¡°Sit.¡± The middle-aged man sat at the main spot and took out a cigarette. He flicked, and a fire skeleton appeared. He sucked, and the cigarette was lit. He casually scattered the fire skeleton. The three middle-aged men looked around and said slowly, ¡°Have you seen?¡± They nodded. ¡°We sent two observers because we were interested in someone who left the secret realm. Who knew that Little Mei sent news that their life badges had shattered a few hours ago.¡± ¡°Although they weren¡¯t from the fighting division, they were six-star. Losing two of them isn¡¯t a small thing, so I arranged a battle squad to find out why.¡± The six of them looked at each other and didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Also.¡± The middle-aged man pointed behind him at an electronic map with a red dot. ¡°Although we are not sure, all signs show that the Ocean King Wheel, one of the nine king wheels, would appear here. Another mission of the battle squad is to confirm it. If it is true, Heaven Elephant Division will occupy that place!¡± The third person from the left stood up and acknowledged respectfully! Chapter 477: Competition and Death Arena Chapter 477: Competition and Death Arena ¡°What is the final challenge?¡± Xia Lei stood beside Ye Zhongming and was a little nervous. If she had led the team alone, she wouldn¡¯t have shown how shocked and hesitant she was. But when she finally had someone she could rely on, she showed her soft side unknowingly. ¡°I am not sure.¡± Ye Zhongming said. Although that person revealed the final challenge details, he was not sure if it was the same as before. After all, be it the people who joined or those who opened the space, they were different from his last life. Park Xiuying was healing the Cloud Peak warriors. Gentle light rose. The remaining saint water was used to try to keep the injured healthy. Everyone knew that the final battle was here. A low rumbling sound appeared in front of them. Everyone looked and saw a weird-looking building appear from the ground. Eight sharp bone fences appeared, and each of them was split into two. A white metal connected them. Three shining silver threads connected eight twisted roots, the tip, and the white metal circle to form its own independent space. Below this entire space was a platform that the fences surrounded. Simply put, It looked like an upside-down spider the size of two basketball courts. This was what the arena looked like. After the arena appeared, everyone saw an old aura from above. There wasn¡¯t any smell, but it gave one a feeling that there was thick blood that couldn¡¯t disappear. After some slight sizzling, the silver steel threads lit up. There would be energy currents that one shouldn¡¯t touch. ¡°Final challenge: Competition Death Arena!¡± ¡°Rule 1, solo challenge, both sides can only send one evolved at a time.¡± ¡°Rule 2, death elimination, one side must die for the other to win.¡± But if Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t challenge and other core members did, then deaths weren¡¯t avoidable! This was something that he didn¡¯t want to see. He nurtured each core member. Each one was loyal to him. One loss was a huge blow to Cloud Peak and him! Even in the apocalypse, they spent a long time together and trusted each other. They were like families, so who would he push to die? Indeed, they could leave when they won, but was it a sure thing? Ye Zhongming was silent, and the others were too. Everyone understood what they had to face. One could say that this final battle had nothing to do with the lower level evolved. Like a game, they were too weak and couldn¡¯t even injure the enemy. Fighting was no different from dying. Only five-star evolved and above had the right to enter the final battle. But if they went up, life or death was uncertain... A light appeared on the other side, which attracted their attention. Five streaks of light shone on that side. Then, a shadow emerged from the first streak. ¡°Abyss Cleaner?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes constricted, and he recognized this monster! This was a famous monster in the dungeon. It was very strong, and survivors at even higher levels than it didn¡¯t dare to offend it. This Abyss Cleaner was level six! The second shadow appeared. Its body looked amusing, much smaller than the Abyss Cleaner, but Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t laugh. This was because it was a-- Darkness Slayer. In the last life, it often charged into survivor camps to hunt. It was strong, and its ability was weird. They were cunning. They were one of the few fellows whom humans couldn¡¯t find a weakness about. Still level-six! The third... Chapter 478: Person sent Chapter 478: Person sent The third monster that appeared was a twin fork grasshopper, a level-six lifeform. This was a bugman-type monster. It was quick, and its attacks were strong. But its defense was slightly weaker. But in Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes, it was even harder to deal with than the previous two. At least now, including Ye Zhongming, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have anyone who could keep up with its speed. If this fellow had the speed advantage, one would be tortured to death. The fourth pillar was the Weapon Monster. It was a human-shaped lifeform. Apart from its frog face and body, which were similar to humans, it had six arms. Moreover, each arm had a weapon. This monster used each weapon well and coordinated well with each other. Strictly speaking, Weapon Monster was like a warrior and not a monster. In his last life, Ye Zhongming knew of an organization that captured a Weapon Monster to nurture. They often sent people to fight it while others observed and learned battle skills. Although this monster was only level-six, it still gave Ye Zhongming a headache. The four monsters were all level-six and were all elite ones. Ye Zhongming was not confident in beating any of them, but there were four now. The fifth... Ye Zhongming smiled bitterly; it should be level seven. The fifth figure appeared. The light pillar couldn¡¯t cover this monster¡¯s body. It was covered in red armor. It had a crocodile head and a pair of green eyes. Its eyes made one terrified, and it stood on two legs. The tail that was covered in scales shook left to right. Its short upper limbs had three fingers that held a giant hammer. The hammer had spikes that gave off a cold light. ¡°Beer!: Ye Zhongming¡¯s face twitched. People would name those strong monsters and mutated lifeforms in his last life. Each level-nine zombie or monster would have their name. For example, Yangos is a level-nine zombie king in Ying City Black Steel. For example, this monster, Beer. Beer came from a famous movie on earth and was the name of a boss. From this, one could see how much survivors respected it. Ye Zhongming naturally didn¡¯t think that this was the Beer from his last life, but one thing was for sure: they were very strong. Although the crystal on Beer¡¯s forehead was purple, to everyone, it was a level that sent them into despair. Although Cloud Peak had killed level-seven monsters before, they used all their strength. This time, they had to send one person. They were even facing a monster stronger than they had fought before. Xia Lei denied two people. This battle was an all-rounded one and needed a high attack. They had to trade injuries. Even if they died, they had to deal enough injuries for the next person to win. Without enough attacks, they would be wasting their lives by not causing enough injuries. Although Xia Lei said that, she was happy. At least no one backed down when they needed to risk their lives. Close to a year of relying on each other had built trust and bonds. ¡°Me first!¡± Red Hair jumped up right away. She was the strongest apart from Ye Zhongming. Her evolution level was the same as four of the beasts, so she could fight them. It was the safest method. But the moment her body crossed the fence, she was hit back by an electric current. She also received the notification that she didn¡¯t fit requirement 4. Everyone was shocked. So, Red Hair was judged to be Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle pet. Although some people would die, the situation was still decent. But now that Red Hair couldn¡¯t fight, their second-strongest person was excluded! ¡°Don¡¯t need all of you.¡± Ye Zhongming spoke up, and he gave everyone a gentle gaze. ¡°Let me and Xia Bai do it.¡± En? Xia Bai? Everyone didn¡¯t understand. Xia Bai was already badly injured. Although she was healed and her external injuries were fine, whose body could recover so quickly? She wasn¡¯t in as good a state as the others. ¡°Because she has a bloodline.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t let everyone guess for long and answered. He said while taking two potions. ¡°Ah!¡± Many people exclaimed when they saw the potion. A level-six, the other was a level-seven! Chapter 479: Incomplete seven-star evolved Chapter 479: Incomplete seven-star evolved When Ye Zhongming was in Ying City and spinning the wheels to prepare to summon this Competition Death Space, he got these two items. Although others would curse if they heard him say it, it was the truth. No one expected him actually to keep these two trump cards. When Chou Zisong took out a six-star evolution potion, it shocked everyone; if not for Ye Zhongming being strong enough, that potion could have changed the outcome. But Ye Zhongming had an evolution potion, two of them. More importantly, not only did he have a six-star potion, he had a seven-star one! Seven stars! This was the peak of what humans could reach currently! There weren¡¯t even five seven-star evolved in the world. In this country, there might not be even one! This guess wasn¡¯t a random one. A year had passed, and everyone had a clear understanding of the highest level. For example, the highest mutated lifeform might be level eight, but there won¡¯t be many. So, level seven would have slightly more. Humans had to hunt monsters a level higher than them to evolve. Not to mention how dangerous it was and how many would die, just the number needed to spin the wheel meant they couldn¡¯t spin the level eight wheel. They could, at most, spin the level-seven wheel. This meant that even if humans kept up with the mutated lifeform¡¯s evolution speed before they reached level nine, they would always be a step behind. There was news of level-eight lifeforms in dense areas. Level seven should be the highest level people could reach at this stage. Ye Zhongming immediately took out a seven-star potion so one could imagine its value. If this were placed outside, this potion would be so valuable that they could replicate another Cloud Peak! Even the six-star potion would be so expensive that it could bankrupt a big faction. Giving such a potion to someone else had far exceeded people''s ideals and views about the apocalypse. ¡°You, use it yourself.¡± Xia Bai was grateful, but the face behind the mask was filled with shock and warmth that had long disappeared from her body. But Ye Zhongming shall just remember that and find a chance to make it up to Xia Bai. As Xia Bai completed her evolution, the final challenge started. The Abyss Cleaner in the first pillar was shifted to the arena. ¡°Don¡¯t force yourself, if possible; you do the first two battles. Come down once you are injured. Let me do the rest.¡± Ye Zhongming instructed her, and she entered the arena. The first battle started! The incomplete seven-star evolved Xia Bai vs. the Abyss Cleaner! The first thing Xia Bai did was to drink the mental energy recovery potion. Her bloodline and skills didn¡¯t have many restrictions but demanded a lot of mental energy. Her injuries had healed from two evolutions, but her mental energy wasn¡¯t full. After using the potion, she was in her best state. Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe moved. Although this weapon¡¯s abilities were in a cooldown, one couldn¡¯t deny that this weapon was powerful. The Abyss Cleaner was similar to Centaurs, but it was slightly stronger. Its thick arms formed into blades, and a metallic feeling was below the shining light. As time was rushed. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have time to tell Xia Bai its weaknesses and strengths. She could only rely on herself. The Abyss Cleaner waved its blades and screamed. It stomped, and the huge body turned into an afterimage. It raised its arms to slash at Xia Bai. ¡°Light Shadow Slash?¡± Ye Zhongming frowned and recognized its talent skill. It used speed to cause momentum to increase his attack. But using the talent skill immediately? Ye Zhongming had a bad feeling. Did this monster¡¯s use of talent skills have fewer restrictions here than in the outside space? Chapter 480: Are they all talent skills? Chapter 480: Are they all talent skills? Xia Bai was already very quick when she activated her bloodline. Now that she had reached seven stars, she was much faster. When she used Darkness Calamity, her body flashed towards a side. Abyss Cleaner and Xia Bai¡¯s Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe clashed. Many Cloud Peak members had their mouths agape when they saw the next scene. This half-centaur monster was too quick. More accurately, its Light Shadow Slash was too quick and left an afterimage. When Xia Bai didn¡¯t use any skills, its speed could keep up with Xia Bai. After the clash, Xia Bai bounced out while the Abyss Cleaner had to slide back a distance. It gave a low roar. The sky dimmed, and the number of bugs increased. Although her job level didn¡¯t advance, her evolution level increased and had some use for her job. She couldn¡¯t cause true darkness in this arena but could make things darker. This still gave her an advantage. This woman was never a passive person. The Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe flew back from an angle and aimed at the four hooves of the Abyss Cleaner. This made Ye Zhongming nod. The weakness of this level-six monster was its hooves. The fact that Xia Bai could grasp this point showed her decent battle talent. Skill Replication was still in cooldown, but Momentum Strike was not restricted. She jumped, but Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe continued its attack. The Abyss Cleaner jumped to avoid this silver weapon. Xia Bai smiled behind her mask. This was what she wanted to see. Although she had no weapons in her hand, she used her speed to charge forward. Ye Zhongming had given her a skill-- Basic Quickness Stab. Xia Bai used another hand blade to leave another wound. She slid across its body and got near the scythe. She kicked the tail of the scythe, and the weapon jumped into her arms like it was alive. It spun in the air and sliced towards the back hooves of the enemy! Xia Bai did this series of movements smoothly. Her petite body and giant scythe were shown, and impressed one with their beauty. Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors cheered. The Abyss Cleaner¡¯s skill was broken because of Xia Bai¡¯s mask ability, but it did have side effects. When used on stationary targets, the side effect could be ignored, but against charging targets, one had to face a huge force. But Xia Bai solved it well. She used the situation to injure the Abyss Cleaner once more. She raised the weapon to attack. Even Ye Zhongming had to admit that it was exciting. Facing the attacks, the Abyss Cleaner resisted the pain to charge. It lifted its back legs to dodge the scythe. It ran quickly to try to escape Xia Bai and face her head-on. Unfortunately, it was not as quick as Xia Bai when it didn''t use its skills. Once she had an advantageous position, this centaur¡¯s giant body became its burden and was mercilessly attacked. Blood Mist Armor could only reduce injuries but couldn¡¯t avoid damage. In just a few breaths, many cuts appeared on its body, and flesh blood flowed, dyeing the arena''s ground. The Abyss Cleaner used Light Shadow Slash once more. It wasn¡¯t planning to attack but to break free from the parasitic enemy. But after it used the skill, it felt like the enemy had jumped on its back! It stood on two legs in terror and gave an ear-piercing sound. Xia Bai¡¯s body froze up, and she fell backward. Abyss Sound! It was another skill! Along with the previous three, this level-six Abyss Cleaner had four skills. Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart jumped. Would these five monsters all have talent skills? At this time, Xia Bai, who was about to drop off the horse¡¯s back, managed to return to her senses. She hooked with the scythe to keep herself on its body. She stabilized her body and pushed with her arms. She held the scythe with her left hand and moved to the head of the weapon. Her right hand turned into a sharp blade and stabbed into the human body. Chapter 481: Sudden disadvantage Chapter 481: Sudden disadvantage Its blades were in front of its body and were hooked by the scythe. Its back was being stabbed time after time, and this made the Abyss Cleaner crazy. It ran, jumped, moved, cried, and used all its skills, but it still couldn¡¯t get rid of Xia Bai. It was as if all it could do was change the speed of its attacks. The Blood Mist Armor was slowly disappearing, and its struggling slowed down. After it used all its strength to roll, it still didn¡¯t get rid of Xia Bai. It finally knelt after a sad cry and watched that terrifying woman wave the scythe to slice off its head. Cloud Peak won the first. The cheers were deafening. The low morale caused by the flesh and blood swamp had been cleared and disappeared. Many warriors realized that Cloud Peak could get the final reward. They faced the most dangerous and tough situations. They also paid a heavy price. But this filled them with the urge to win. They didn¡¯t need to fight, but the outcome concerned all of them, and they hoped they could survive.?v€l?1n. Whether they wanted to admit it or were Chinese or a foreigner, they believed in first blood. Although comebacks were more exciting, when it concerned their lives, each person wanted things to be safe. They hoped to continue winning until things ended. Then, they could see what rewards there were. Everyone knew that the rewards would be amazing. The victorious Xia Bai chose to continue fighting. Although the first battle took a long time, the outcome was satisfactory. Xia Bai wasn¡¯t injured and didn¡¯t face any dangers. It was because she was stronger than a level-six lifeform. In this battle, there were four level-six lifeforms. If they kept such a state, then didn¡¯t it mean... Unfortunately, the Darkness Slayer gave Cloud Peak warriors a heavy blow. As compared to the Abyss Cleaner, it was much smaller. But as compared to humans, it was still a giant. The pink skin wrapped around its body and made it look like it was burnt by hot water. It made one feel uncomfortable. Its body had many finger-thick meat strips. If one had OCD, they wouldn¡¯t be able to continue looking. Although humans of the same level would be stronger in normal circumstances than mutated lifeforms, the mutated lifeforms had stronger bodies. Some mutated lifeforms were stronger than humans of the same level. Darkness Slayer was one of those. One of its terrifying abilities was this Sticky Body skill. This wasn¡¯t an active skill; it was more like a passive skill. This skill caused the body of the Darkness Slayer to be very sticky. It could weaken the enemy¡¯s attack and give it a strong defense. The reason why it was so famous was because of this talent skill. Xia Bai¡¯s hand blade was something that Cloud Peak warriors had witnessed. Even the Abyss Cleaner with Blood Mist Armor couldn¡¯t defend it. But now that it stabbed at the Darkness Slayer¡¯s body, it couldn¡¯t even break that pink skin. Moreover, its hand was stuck in the Darkness Slayer¡¯s body. On the other side, the blade was about to hit. Many Cloud Peak members stopped breathing, and they prayed for things to be good. But it seemed like Xia Bai was at a disadvantage right away! Would they lose? This thought entered many of their minds. Everyone would fear death, but apart from Ye Zhongming, the person who feared the least would be Xia Bai. She didn¡¯t fear this disadvantage. She couldn¡¯t pull her hand out, so she let it be. She pressed the palm on its body and jumped up. In mid-air, she used a leg to kick that palm and use that strength to spin upwards. Her weight pushed through her hand onto its body. The blade brushed past her. The Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe that she lost control of also sliced toward the Darkness Slayer¡¯s body! Chapter 482: Dazzling skills Chapter 482: Dazzling skills Xia Bai used some strength when she previously let go of Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe to activate the Momentum Strike ability. After Darkness Slayer attacked her several times in a short time, the scythe¡¯s attack finally triggered. The sharp scythe slashed its body. Due to the angle, Xia Bai didn¡¯t immediately see the outcome. But Cloud Peak did. It left a wound on its back. But... Only the skin ripped open, but there was no blood. The moment the scythe landed on the ground, that wound also healed quickly. Ye Zhongming knew that this was because of the Sticky Body skill. This would be a tough battle. Xia Bai dodged the Darkness Slayer¡¯s vegetable knife, and her body naturally couldn¡¯t continue to be upside down. She kicked the Darkness Slayer¡¯s head. Fortunately, her body was flexible, and she could move while her hand was stuck. Xia Bai was searching for its weakness. The Darkness Slayer stumbled when its head was hit, but the Sticky Body nature caused her legs to be stuck. Now, three limbs were stuck to its head. It waved its vegetable knife again, and this time, it aimed at her wrist. Her body was slightly twisted, but she didn¡¯t care. She pulled a sharp blade from her heel and used the shorter distance to slice where her hand was stuck when it waved its blade. Blood flowed on its body. It wasn¡¯t its blood but Xia Bai¡¯s blood. She sliced a small layer of her palm. This was to break free from the annoying liquid. The vegetable blade slashed and missed. Xia Bai moved her legs and got away from the Darkness Slayer, landing back on the ground. She left her shoes on its head.?v€l?1n. Wa wa! Those tentacles that were sliced stood up. The broken bits faced down, and the top started to split apart and turn into flesh flowers. Many people were stunned and didn¡¯t know what the flowers were. They didn¡¯t seem useful apart from blooming, but they understood immediately. Due to the Sticky Body, those petals were very sticky. If Xia Bai stepped on them, she would get stuck. This was to reduce her movement space. If she couldn¡¯t dodge and the Darkness Slayer got close, she wouldn¡¯t be able to move. Would she just get killed easily? Could a level-six mutated lifeform beat a seven-star evolved? After using the skill, the Darkness Slayer was unfazed and started to attack. A few blades injured her. But she was able to move aside with her agility. Xia Bai¡¯s stamina was dropping. It was normal when one had to be passive. Her eyes showed determination, and she held her scythe up. Darkness Slayer charged and made sounds of happiness. Xia Bai jumped, and then she stopped moving. Ah! Cloud Peak members exclaimed as she stepped on one of those flesh flowers! Small tentacles grew from the petals and wrapped her white legs. The Darkness Slayer definitely wouldn¡¯t give up on such a chance. Those hundreds of tentacles stuck to her body and wrapped around her. It raised that vegetable blade and slashed toward her head. That pink face smiled even more. It didn¡¯t notice what Xia Bai did. She held her scythe up. Maybe it did realize, but it didn¡¯t care. The moment it controlled Xia Bai, the scythe used Mometum Slash and spun around Xia Bai and the Darkness Slayer! Chapter 483: Three consecutive battles Chapter 483: Three consecutive battles Those sticky tentacles were between Xia Bai and the Darkness Slayer. The spin sliced them up. The Darkness Slayer gave out its largest cry since the start of the fight. The face filled with joy started to twist because of its injuries. Its two meat strip ears rose and twitched. It was obviously in intense pain. The sticky body protected its body, but the tentacles weren¡¯t thick and couldn¡¯t block the sharp scythe. That vegetable blade that sliced towards Xia Bai¡¯s head tilted and sliced on the scythe. This prevented the scythe from making a full circle and slicing all the tentacles. But it was enough to release her hands and allow her to hold the scythe once more. Those black bugs had appeared above the Darkness Slayer¡¯s head and exploded, turning into the powder that landed on the Darkness Slayer¡¯s body. The Darkness Calamity¡¯s true ability was to worsen small injuries. When she was a five-star evolved, this ability could cause Bei Zi¡¯s bruised leg to become so serious that he couldn¡¯t move. Now that she was a seven-star evolved, even if her job wasn¡¯t improved, the effect of Darkness Calamity still increased. Now that the Darkness Slayer had so many tentacles sliced off, maybe its combat strength wasn¡¯t affected much. Those tentacles might even grow back once the pain ends. But it was still injured now. As the powder landed, this pain was magnified by several folds. Xia Bai could accurately control the range of Darkness Calamity, so Darkness Slayer was in a challenging situation. It was already in pain, and now it was magnified several times. Even a level-six lifeform wouldn¡¯t be able to handle such intense pain. The Darkness Slayer couldn¡¯t attack Xia Bai; it could only release those tentacles and retreat. Its body twitched, and the wounds of those tentacles even had pink liquid flowing out.?v€l?1n. It should be its blood or the body¡¯s liquid. The Darkness Slayer was still a terrifying presence. It made the right choice, even if it was about to faint from the pain. It knew that the enemy was still stuck to the ground. It retreated from the enemy¡¯s attack range and had to wait for the pain to reduce. When the time comes, victory will still belong to it. Unfortunately, it underestimated the opponent. Xia Bai¡¯s viciousness was not something it could predict. She used Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe to slice the flesh flower by her feet! The only way to break free was to slice the flesh. She was not in the state to fight. Moreover, she was about to face the Twin Fork Grasshopper, a quick mutated lifeform. Stamina was needed to fight such a lifeform, and Xia Bai didn¡¯t meet the requirements. ¡°No!¡± Xia Bai stubbornly rejected his order. She turned around and stopped looking at the person she cared about most. His face sank, and he crossed his arms to return to where he was. There was nothing he could do if she didn¡¯t come down. Although he knew that she wanted to reduce his pressure, this might cause her death! Ye Zhongming made her the highest level in Cloud Peak; her strength might even be stronger than Ye Zhongming if you didn¡¯t include his equipment; it wasn¡¯t for her to die just like that! A seven-star potion was something very precious even for Ye Zhongming. The light shone, and the third monster appeared. The Bugman-type lifeform had bat-like metal wings and two short, sharp limbs. Under the wings, two claws looked like forks. The moment it appeared, it screeched at Xia Bai. ¡°Mental Strike!¡± It used a talent skill immediately, and it was a mental attack. Xia Bai¡¯s body froze. The grasshopper flapped its wings and dove down like lightning! Just this movement alone shocked Cloud Peak. Quick, it was too quick! The Abyss Cleaner¡¯s Light Shadow Slash was quick, but that was a skill. This thing did not use any skill and was even quicker than the Abyss Cleaner. Xia Bai only had time to lift her scythe in front of her before its attacks arrived. Metal clanged as the fork and scythe clashed. Xia Bai was knocked back. Ye Zhongming was surprised. He looked at Xia Bai with praise. There seemed to be a chance in this fight. Chapter 484: Xia Bais strategy Chapter 484: Xia Bai''s strategy As evolution levels increased, they started to have their unique points. They had their evolution directions and more abilities. The evolution level just represented the overall strength or weakness. Xia Bai might have the speed advantage compared to mutated lifeforms, but it was not enough when she faced those who focused on speed. The grasshopper flapped its wings and attacked, which caught many off guard. But Ye Zhongming saw that Xia Bai¡¯s movement was very hesitant. There was a gap in speed, but it shouldn¡¯t be so big. Since that was the case, then... Ye Zhongming thought about it. Both sides clashed several times, and Xia Bai was knocked back. If the grasshopper focused on strength, Xia Bai would have vomited blood. Even then, Xia Bai was injured. The claws left several wounds on her shoulder and back. Seven-star evolved had a terrifying healing ability but was not an instant heal. Those wounds still bled and dripped on the arena. The grasshopper was cunning, and it knew where its advantage was. It knew it couldn¡¯t fight head-on with Xia Bai, so it used its speed. A huge fork knocked XIa Bai; this time, she was sent flying to the ground. ¡°Fallen Shadow!¡± The grasshopper used its second skill. Two images formed from the fork on the claws and knocked into her scythe. Fortunately, she was still a seven-star evolved. This skill caused her mouth to bleed. She got up and displayed a defensive stance. ¡°Why is Sister Xia not fighting back?¡± ¡°Its defense shouldn¡¯t be strong, right?¡± ¡°Is she waiting to see its other skills?¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t her injuries look serious?¡± She would lose if this continued. But her next move shocked everyone! Not only did she not break free, she moved forward and got close to the grasshopper. This meant that the fork was fully in her body. It pierced her shoulder and stopped when the fork hit her bone. As the upper limb of the grasshopper was short, she reached out and grabbed its body. The seven-star evolved body meant that she had the strength advantage, and it couldn¡¯t break free. It didn¡¯t get out, which meant that it was dead. The black bugs exploded once again. Unlike when she used it on the Darkness Slayer, she was the target this time. Black powder landed on her body, and it increased her injuries. Her body started to shake, and she couldn¡¯t control herself. But she could still move her right hand to grab the enemy. Behind the grasshopper, the scythe that she released moved quietly over! Disdain appeared in the four eyes. It had intelligence and was very experienced. It saw this enemy¡¯s ability and had been defending it. It knew that this scythe could attack after the enemy released it. But the enemy had to make a clear attack movement. It didn¡¯t see this human use much strength, which meant it wouldn''t be too powerful even if the scythe hit it. A sharp weapon would just leave a small wound. The grasshopper didn¡¯t fear anything and raised another fork to stab at Xia Bai¡¯s neck. Puchi! The grasshopper stopped, and unbearable pain spread from its back and across its body. Its nimble body became cumbersome, and its wings stopped listening to it, causing it to fall to the ground. Before it died, it saw the scythe through its body and poking out from below its neck. Xia Bai didn¡¯t use strength. Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe¡¯s Momentum Slash wasn¡¯t so strong, but it had another ability. Sadness Pattern! Chapter 485: Weapon Monster Chapter 485: Weapon Monster The heavier the user¡¯s injuries, the stronger the weapon. Even Ye Zhongming had to praise this ability. If not for the mental energy restriction and the fact that you often had to risk your life before you used it, he felt like this ability alone was enough to raise its grade by a few levels and become either green or blue equipment. Xia Bai fought three battles and was out of stamina. Her chances of beating the grasshopper weren¡¯t big. This agile monster would drag Xia Bai to death. Xia Bai thought of a strategy from the start. Defend, get injured, Darkness Calamity, restrain the enemy, Sadness Pattern. She used herself as the bait, drew the grasshopper into a trap, and successfully killed it. It looked simple, but it was very risky. The plan would fail if she couldn¡¯t tank the damage and died. If she couldn¡¯t force the grasshopper to use all its skills and for her skill to be broken by one of its skills, it would all be for nothing. Moreover, not everyone could handle the increased pain from Darkness Calamity. If their mind wasn¡¯t strong enough, they might faint. At that time, they would be there for the taking! Xia Bai was walking on a tightrope since she chose to do that. If she weren¡¯t careful, she would fall into an abyss. Fortunately, she won. Xia Bai consumed all her mental energy to allow the Sadness Ink Pattern Scythe to have the strongest combat strength. The moment before she fell unconscious, she chose to leave the arena. Her body was fully injured and was teleported back into Cloud Peak¡¯s camp, and Teacher Park started to heal her. She suffered heavy injuries twice and survived. Only someone like Xia Bai could do it. After this battle, Xia Bai had a supernatural status in Cloud Peak. She won everyone¡¯s respect. Especially people like Ah Yang, who didn¡¯t understand Cloud Peak. They looked at Xia Bai with worshipping gazes! Ye Zhongming heaved a sigh of relief when he looked at Xia Bai, who was badly injured but still alive. He knew that it was down to him to end the battle. He appeared in the arena. Light flashed, and the Weapon Monster stood opposite him. Human body, frog face, six arms. Each with a different weapon. They were a blade, soft sword, hammer, halberd, nunchuck, fan. It was a similar height to humans, but it felt like a grandmaster when it stood there. This was a mutated lifeform that people respected. Ye Zhongming had never faced such a monster before, but he saw its portrait. Survivors also mentioned that it wasn¡¯t easy to deal with. Very few monsters could have such an aura. Some of whom were the Talking Lady and this fellow. He pulled out Moon Blade and pointed it at the Weapon Monster. It was so bright that everyone squinted their eyes. They clashed and disappeared like the first time. But this time, there were colors like fireworks. They hadn¡¯t witnessed such a brilliant battle. Just one move and both of them took several steps back. Even Ye Zhongming, the level-six mutated lifeform, had to take a breather after going all out and using skills consecutively. Cloud Peak members couldn¡¯t help but worry. They knew that their boss only had a few skills, and he had a Flame Blade at most. But that monster had six weapons, and it might have many skills. After three battles, they also realized that the monsters had a lot of mental energy and could use the skills multiple times. What would happen then? They were confident in Ye Zhongming and believed he could defeat this monster. But how would he face the level-seven lifeform if he used all his energy or got injured? ¡°Flying Halberd Strike!¡± The Weapon Monster used its third talent skill. It tossed that halberd into the air and turned into four shadows. The moment it appeared, the first shadow thrust towards Ye Zhongming. Pa! Moon Edge smashed into the first one and shattered it. Ye Zhongming was also forced to take two steps back. The second arrived, then the third, and the fourth! The few halberd shadows combined. Ye Zhongming retreated and retreated again! A human-like expression appeared on that frog face for the first time, like it was impressed by its opponent. It was shocked at the reaction speed and technique he used. Don¡¯t underestimate the retreat. Each step he took would open some distance, increasing the halberd''s flying distance. He could have enough reaction time then. Block the first, and then you could block the second when you retreated. This continued until you blocked all. Ye Zhongming was ten steps back, and although it looked tough, he didn¡¯t use any skills and broke the Weapon Monster¡¯s move. It wasn¡¯t as elegant as Xia Bai¡¯s battle, but his movement was fluid. His legs didn¡¯t even touch the ground. The ethereal-like feeling made the Cloud Peak warriors cheer for their boss. This should be the nature of fights. Now, a simple, head-on battle! The battle entered its most intense stage!! Chapter 486: Close combat Chapter 486: Close combat The six weapons in the Weapon Monster¡¯s hand moved, and the frog face became increasingly solemn. This opponent was putting it under huge pressure. He only defended and blocked a talent skill to escape unharmed. Anyone who faced him would have the same feeling. Ye Zhongming moved both hands. Receiving the skill caused his arms to become slightly numb. The moment both sides crossed eyes, they charged forward and fought each other again. Ye Zhongming¡¯s Moon Edge brought with it streaks of starlight. The Weapon Monster¡¯s weapon flipped around to find a chance to hurt Ye Zhongming. Both sides were in close combat. It wasn¡¯t a skill competition, but it was so dangerous that Cloud Peak members forgot to blink. If you used skills, you would have time to adjust if you lost. But you would lose your life in close combat if you weren¡¯t careful. Ye Zhongming used Starblade as the basic technique, with Scorching Flame Technique as support. He was able to keep up. The six weapons were used well when the Weapon Monster didn¡¯t use skills. No wonder survivors were able to learn fighting methods from it. This monster was really impressive. Ye Zhongming retreated and turned to the other side. He only had one blade. Even if his speed and attacks were faster and stronger, that monster had six arms and six weapons, which gave it an advantage. It forced Ye Zhongming to be quicker. After a short time of high-intensity clashes, he could only retreat to recover some stamina. But the Weapon Monster wasn¡¯t going to let him go. It followed him, and the six weapons rose up and down, forcing Ye Zhongming to fight it. Due to the rules, Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle pets couldn¡¯t follow him. Red Hair, Yellow Ball, even the bees couldn¡¯t help him. This reduced his overall strength by half. Just Red Hair alone was as strong as Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming was not at his complete strength. Until now, no one could force him to go all out. Even the dead Cheng Tianji couldn¡¯t. Naturally, this Weapon Monster couldn¡¯t either. But this monster had a close combat advantage, so it looked like he was being suppressed. ¡°Why isn¡¯t the boss using that gun?¡± That kick was too quick and connected with the previous motion, so it couldn¡¯t react. Ye Zhongming stopped retreating. He followed the Weapon Monster. Moon Edge¡¯s attacks were airtight, and he started to chase the win. Weapon Monster stabilized its body to block. It knew that its opponent would back off soon as he couldn¡¯t maintain this speed. But Ye Zhongming tossed Moon Edge right away. One weapon against six was a disadvantage. Who knew that he would toss his weapon? The weapon toss wouldn¡¯t be powerful or give him any gains at such a close distance. But the pain in the stomach was still there, and the Weapon Monster made a defensive stance. Its ribs hurt, and the Weapon Monster fell backward once again. Ye Zhongming kicked once more, which hit the Weapon Monster¡¯s rib. Then he caught the weapon. He tossed the weapon to block its vision! After realizing it, the Weapon Monster felt very frustrated. But it was still a mutated lifeform that people called the grandmaster. After two losses, it couldn¡¯t let Ye Zhongming repeat. But it noticed that things were different from what it thought. This human tossed a silver metal, and a metal giant appeared. Summoning Technnique didn¡¯t fall under battle pets as it was a skill. Weapon Monster had to deal with two sides, but it wasn¡¯t much, as it had six arms. It still had an advantage. What was infuriating was that when it fought the metal giant, that human actually used electricity on the metal giant¡¯s body. The strong energy current caused its body to shake, and its strength dropped. Basic Lightning Technique! When its body was numb, Ye Zhongming kicked it twice. It seemed weak, but this was Blood Stepping Boot¡¯s skill-- Kick, a skill that had two times the damage of your own body. Four kicks and the Weapn Monster finally spat out a mouthful of blood. The human-shaped body was badly injured! Maybe it realized the danger it was in. Its six arms closed, and a light gate appeared before its body. Chapter 487: Killing Beer (1) Chapter 487: Killing Beer (1) ¡°Shining Weapon Gate!¡± The Weapon Monster used its strongest skill. The light gate sent out an energy wave that forced Ye Zhongming and the metal giant back. The six weapons could be seen in the gate, and they started to merge to form a new weapon. An exaggerated and giant bow. This bow hung in the gate, and the Weapon Monster also entered. Its six arms grabbed it and pulled the bowstring to aim at Ye Zhongming. Its movement was really quick, and it was instantly completed. A shining arrow was placed on the bowstring, firing with a buzzing sound. Lightning Strike! This was the only feeling that Cloud Peak warriors had when they saw the arrow. The moment this arrow that was the size of a mature human appeared, it caught everyone¡¯s attention. The arrow gave off a cold killing intent, sending a chill down their spine. What kind of arrow was that? How did it have such an aura? Although the people below didn¡¯t get up, the moment they saw the arrow, they subconsciously wondered if they could handle such an attack. Everyone felt powerless. It was too quick and powerful! Everyone was shocked by the arrow, but they missed out on Ye Zhongming. The moment the arrow appeared, Ye Zhongming started to adapt. The metal giant and him moved towards one another. They were already very close, and after this step, Ye Zhongming was behind it. At that moment, the arrow shot towards him. From that, one could see how fast it was. The arrow pierced the metal, and that five-digit durability instantly reached zero. The blade light landed and pressed on that light arrow. Seal: Mountain Blade! The huge pressure caused the light arrow to freeze and slow down. It pierced the osmium and gave Ye Zhongming a chance to slash. The pressure of the Mountain Blade gave Ye Zhongming a chance to use his next skill. Seal: Metal Blade! The Osmium giant appeared again, but it was smaller this time. The light arrow wasn¡¯t easy to block, and it wasted a bunch of this precious metal. Ye Zhongming¡¯s clear eyes turned dark, and some mysterious patterns appeared on his body. Bloodline- Basic Hell Envoy! On the other side, a small machine showed its technological body. But Cloud Peak warriors all knew that it was very powerful. Explosive Mechanic! The battle hadn¡¯t even started, but everyone was nervous. Many had never seen Ye Zhongming face an enemy with such a careful attitude. Obviously, this monster that the boss called Beer was so strong that Ye Zhongming had to face it with all his strength. There were discussions previously, but it all disappeared. Everyone held their breath and looked quietly at them. Huo Huo Huo! Beer laughed. Its voice was filled with disdain. It had the right to do so. A level-seven mutated lifeform was facing a human whose actual strength was six-star. It didn¡¯t think the outcome would be surprising. Its hands had two giant copper hammers that hit one another. ¡°Death Flame Domain!¡± A flame circle started to spread with Beer at the center. It instantly took up a 20-meter distance to form a sea of flames. The high temperature could even be felt by the warriors below. Many people cursed. Isn¡¯t it cheating? It made a flame ocean before they even fought. How can others even fight? Worry appeared in their eyes. But that wasn¡¯t over. The hammers tapped each other, and a dark cloud the size of the flame domain appeared above its head. The moment it appeared, a few streaks of lightning shone and smashed onto the area. ¡°Lightning Domain!¡± Beer with the strength advantage, wasn¡¯t overconfident and used its second skill! Even Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t look happy. Chapter 488: Killing Beer (2) Chapter 488: Killing Beer (2) The ground was covered in flames the height of one¡¯s shin. The sky had lightning that would land at any moment. Beer¡¯s big size also occupied a huge portion of the arena. It just started, and this giant fellow had all the advantages. Even the osmium giant seemed small in front of it. Ye Zhongming was experienced, but he felt powerless. But Beer helped him make his choice. It attacked. Its mountain-like body stomped on the arena, and the entire space shook. The clouds moved slowly towards Ye Zhongming. Moreover, its body bent and started to ¡®walk¡¯ towards Ye Zhongming. Right, walk. The arena was not big enough for it to run. Each step it took was enough to make Ye Zhongming feel as if a mountain was pressing onto him. This fellow was too big, and the arena was too small. Ye Zhongming kept the Explosive Mechanic. It was too weak and would spoil once the flames or lightning hit it. He also retreated. The osmium giant entered the Death Flame Domain. Ye Zhongming received notification that his summoned being was losing durability. It was obvious that the domain dealt huge damage and it was also consecutive damage. Ye Zhongming controlled the osmium giant to the side and was calculating something. The hammers smashed at Ye Zhongming. He was stunned and moved to the side. He was far away, and Beer¡¯s action seemed useless, but that hammer hit where Ye Zhongming was standing. Between the hammer and its hands was a silver chain! If Ye Zhongming had reacted slightly slower, he would have been badly injured, if not dead. The battle would have ended. Beer was surprised that it didn¡¯t hit. It continued to move, and the other hammer flew. Hong Hong Hong! The sounds made things exciting, but no Cloud Peak members were relaxed. They watched as Beer¡¯s attacks reduced their boss¡¯s movement space. With such a strong enemy, movement space decided one¡¯s room for survival. Soul Crushing Technique! Soul Refining Technique¡¯s unique ability! Ye Zhongming could not use it from far away, so the best way was to get close. This move that attacked the mind and the soul was too vicious. It would be a great counter if a mental energy monster met it. The Talking Lady¡¯s cat was a good example. Its evolution level was similar to Ye Zhongming, but because of this technique, Ye Zhongming terrified it without him even using his full strength. Beer was not a mental energy type mutated lifeform, so the Soul Crushing Technique did not have such a strong insta-kill effect. But it still caused intense pain in its head as if the entire world had stopped. It felt something rising before it, and then a gun fired. Ye Zhongming, squatting on the glider, held the Demon Energy Gun and fired at its head. The bullet with bloodline darkness energy aimed at its head. The pressure of the purple weapon caused it to feel as if it was in danger. Pa! The bullet hit, but... Ye Zhongming focused. Beer¡¯s head was covered in a layer of red scales that blocked his attack. It was the ability from Blood Monster¡¯s Protection! Hong! A blade landed and hit the Demon Energy Steel Glider. This flying equipment tilted to the side. Ye Zhongming used the last chance to use Metal Blade on its head. The skill accurately hit its head, and Ye Zhongming glided down along with the glider. The series of attacks were quick, and in a few seconds, Ye Zhongming charged, Soul-Crushing Technique, rode the glider, shot, and slashed. These attacks could have ended the battle if it was any other target. But when the red armor¡¯s defense dropped, Beer¡¯s crocodile head was covered in blood. One of its eyes had exploded, but it wasn¡¯t dead. ¡°Ah!!!¡± Beer roared towards the sky, and its mouth gave a loud screech. Pain had woken it up. Its body grew bigger from that scream. Especially its legs that grew thick. That monster squatted on the ground and jumped towards Ye Zhongming. Chapter 489: Killing Beer (3) Chapter 489: Killing Beer (3) Beer occupied half of the arena. This jump was enough for him to get to any part of the arena. Ye Zhongming ran a few steps before pouncing to the side to dodge that hit. ¡°Mountain Pressure!¡± Beer used its third talent skill of the day. An ability that relied on his body was not easily dodged in such a space even though you knew what it was doing. Ye Zhongming was in a bad state. If not for his bloodline and body quality improving, he might not have been able to dodge that attack. The arena shook once more, but it shook for real this time. The platform that Beer hit started to crack. The two domains had an intense energy fluctuation. Death Flame and Lightning grew bigger, and Ye Zhongming was hit. When Ye Zhongming got out of the range, he looked much worse. A lightning bolt hit him, and the burn from the flames wasn''t suppressed, which caused him to be injured. But Beer¡¯s anger due to his injured eye didn¡¯t end there. It didn¡¯t hold the hammers but dragged them by the chains. Its giant body started to spin faster and faster. The hammers moved and formed hammer afterimages beside it. The spinning Beer moved quickly towards Ye Zhongming, much quicker than before. ¡°Whirlwind Kill!¡± The furious Beer didn¡¯t stop and used its four skills. The Death Flame Domain and Lightning Domain were very threatening, and now, with the pair of hammers, the entire arena was covered in flames and lightning, as well as the red shadow of the approaching weapon. Cloud Peak member¡¯s expressions changed. This attack covered all anger and would hit, so what would happen? Ye Zhongming naturally knew that, too. He started to toss skills out with Moon Blade. He relied on his high mental energy to toss skills into his domain to buy time until this skill ended. Skills clashed, and it was dazzling. But these dazzling lights often meant death. Such attacks consumed their stamina, mental energy, and skill cooldown time. When Ye Zhongming and Beer¡¯s spinning hammer touched, the clash ended. Blood Monster¡¯s Protection came to use again. The red scales protected the crocodile''s head, but because of what happened before, Beer started to shake in the hope of dodging the attack. Ye Zhongming jumped from the glider onto its head. He held the gun, and the other poured two potions into his mouth. Mental Energy Recovery Potion, Cooldown Reduction Potion. The former was to recover mental energy and reduce cooldown time. This was the reward from the third stage. Two light blades followed. The Explosive Mechanic, which was on a 30-hour cooldown, fired once again. Moreover, it was beside Beer¡¯s head. Fresh blood shot into the sky. That red armor cracked, and Beer cried. The osmium giant stepped into an iron pancake, and that hell lifeform was hanging on the fence. The hammers swung all about just to chase Ye Zhongming away. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t persist and just jumped off. This made Beer feel safe. But the human in mid-air suddenly turned around, and the purple gun fired its final blood. Fatal Gun Artist¡¯s skill, Space Stack. Although he wasn¡¯t on its shoulder, it was still as if that gun was fired on its head. This was the final shot. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have more crystals to use the gun. The crocodile head that was badly injured couldn¡¯t handle the series of blows and exploded. Ye Zhongming landed on the ground. He raised his head and started to retreat. Beer didn¡¯t die right away. Its body rolled into a ball and started to roll about the arena. The glider that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t keep in time was smashed. This was another skill, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know its name. But he was still running. He knew that he just needed to hold on for a short while. Finally, Beer couldn¡¯t handle the injuries and stopped. The small mountain-like body shook before smashing into the ground. The final challenge of the Competition Death Wheel ended. Chapter 490: Competition Death Reward Box Chapter 490: Competition Death Reward Box The arena slowly disappeared along with the end of the battle. Along with it were also all signs of the battle. The bloodline was retracted, and Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes became clearer. But everyone could tell that he wasn¡¯t in a good state. He was only four-star evolved, but his real strength was six-star. He had to face a complete level-seven lifeform. Even Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t find it easy. If not for his equipment, the outcome would be different. Xia Lei and a few others held him up, and Park Xiuying used Cleansing Dew. A golden box appeared where the arena was. It wasn¡¯t the light gold that represented the equipment¡¯s level but the pure gold like Yellow Ball¡¯s fur. Moreover, many mysterious and elegant patterns made it look special. This was the final prize? Cloud Peak members were excited and looked forward to seeing what was in the box. They spent so much effort. Only three people escaped, two of which were nearly dead. Soul Merchant, Glory Army, and God Hall would see them as enemies. They even offended a mysterious faction and Cannibal Chain. What for? Wasn¡¯t it to vent their frustration and for this final prize? Now that they vented their anger, it was time to see the prize. He stopped Park Xiuying from continuing to heal himself. The moment they got out, the wheel would recover all their injuries. Ye Zhongming picked the box up. Before he opened it, the mountain became illusionary. A water ball covered all of them. As the wheel disappeared, the people in the ball slowly descended. The few thousand people from Sha Sha Battle Squad and the other teams were shocked. The Wheel Mountain had exceeded their understanding. Now, this water ball caused their minds to stop working. From far away, Sha Sha saw the guy surrounded by Cloud Peak warriors like a superstar. Her eyes moved, and she had a complicated feeling. After the precision exchange wheel incident, Renxing Battle Squad, Star Beauty Company, Tong Hu Battle Squad, and her became friends with Cloud Peak. After balancing everything, she chose the same path as the first two and wanted to be independent. Cloud Peak had high morale. Anyone who killed so many strong enemies would feel that way. They were very efficient and quickly cleaned his villa. Ye Zhongming led Yellow Ball in. The other things were left to Xia Lei and the other core members. As for Sha Sha¡¯s battle squad, they were left there waiting for him. He did this because he wanted to see what was in the box. ¡°Competition Death Reward Box.¡± This was the introduction of the box. Ye Zhongming opened it and saw seven items inside. He picked up the first, and two leather scrolls were tied together. ¡°Universal Equipment upgrade scroll (Green), Universal Equipment upgrade scroll (Blue).¡± The first thing caused his heart to beat quickly. Equipment could be upgraded, but it needed a scroll with different grades. With this scroll, he could upgrade the equipment to the next level. But most equipment couldn¡¯t be upgraded and would remain the same as when you got it. But one scroll could upgrade those equipment, the scrolls with universal at the front. As for what grade you could upgrade it to, it would depend on the color at the back. Green represented that you could get a silver weapon to green. Blue meant you could upgrade from green to blue. Two scrolls meant Ye Zhongming could raise a piece of silver equipment to blue or upgrade two pieces of white and green equipment to green and blue grade! What did he rely on to defeat the level-seven Beer? The equipment. So, the first reward would make him stronger. He placed them aside and picked up the second item from the box. Chapter 491: Shocking reward (1) Chapter 491: Shocking reward (1) ¡°Material Bag?¡± Ye Zhongming felt he had seen many things after living ten years in the apocalypse but had never heard of such. He held a brown bag and opened it after fiddling with it. He noticed this was a piece of small space equipment, but different from the space crystal and Blood Stepping Boots; this was space prepared for materials. There were ten boxes, and each had some material inside. Ye Zhongming looked and saw that the number of materials was different. He guessed that it had to do with the size. Those bigger ones had a smaller amount, and those smaller-sized ones had a larger amount. For example, the coiled fern wing was the size of a coin, so there were a hundred sets. The smelly gland branch in the second space was bigger, so there were only two sets. But it was quite good that two of such meter-long branches could be placed into such a small bag. He glanced at the ten materials. When he saw the last one, he was stunned and immediately took it out. Purple Ink Urchin! 25 pieces! Ye Zhongming found the Indus Sandalwood in the Blue Secret Realm and now found the Purple Ink Urchin. Were they forcing him to create Dancing Sand? Dancing Sand was the second form of Warblade Moon Sand. The first form was Moon Edge. Ye Zhongming remembered that Dancing Sand¡¯s passive skill was Sandstorm, which created a two-meter sand field that raised the user¡¯s body qualities and damaged enemies. This was a really strong ability. Moon Edge was not good enough against high-level monsters. It was time to make changes, and it would be great if he could craft Dancing Sand. Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t have the final material, the Decomposing Sand Beast¡¯s heart. This ability alone could save Ye Zhongming a lot of money. Apart from that, the green equipment had two recipes. ¡°Corrosive Mist Bomb¡± and ¡°Basic Frenzied Potion.¡± The former was a poisonous weapon to be thrown, and the latter was a potion that increased one¡¯s strength briefly but had negative effects. The two things were very useful. He glanced at the materials and heaved a sigh of relief. They weren¡¯t rare, and they could find it easily if they used some effort. Thus, Ye Zhongming picked up the 4th reward excitedly. ¡°Blueprint: Explosive Lightning Turret (Level 1, can upgrade)!¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up, and he went to see the details. This was a construction blueprint. Apart from builders, artisans could use it. Simply put, this was a defensive structure that could be built anywhere. When controlled, it could fire lightning balls to attack the target. There were two sources of energy. One was electricity, and the other was demon crystals. The blueprint recorded the detailed amount. After it is built, the person controlling it could use the data to control the energy requirement. The apocalypse belonged to the battle squads. Apart from mercenaries, merchants, and thieves, they would have their bases. The base defense was the most important. Cloud Peak could only create ancient walls now, which were weak against lifeforms. As time pushed on, this situation became more obvious. The situation would improve if they had such a turret to assist. Along with Le Dayuan¡¯s crystal cannon, at least in terms of ranged suppression, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have to fear any enemy. The materials needed weren¡¯t rare, but the process was complicated and needed time. But it was a good item, so it was understandable. The four rewards were good, which shocked him. He looked forward to the next three, which should be better. Chapter 492: Shocking reward (2) Chapter 492: Shocking reward (2) Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t recognize the fifth reward, making him scratch his head. There were too many things in the apocalypse that he didn¡¯t know. He opened the small box that took up half his palm; inside it was... Chocolate? But why was it red? Ye Zhongming opened it and smelled a sweet scent. It was similar to chocolate, but he didn¡¯t think the wheel would make such a joke. When he picked it up, he got notified. ¡°Food: Basic Artisan Heart. After using crafting type job skills will ignore familiarity and upgrade to basic grade, the success rate will increase permanently by 15%.¡± This... Ye Zhongming nearly laughed. What was this like? It was an upgrade scroll. This was the same as many upgrade scrolls, especially for Ye Zhongming, whose job had a prefix, as he had many job skills. This alone was enough to make him excited. He knew how tough it was to get the scrolls. Next was ignoring skill familiarity. This wasn¡¯t much to him as he had filled the smith¡¯s few jobs. He didn¡¯t have to waste so much material, mental energy, and time if he didn''t. He would then save energy and demon crystals to spend on other areas. Lastly would be the 15% permanent increase. Like Zell¡¯s Head, anything that could increase the success rate was good. Moreover, it was 15%. Ye Zhongming looked at this small food and felt like it was overpowered. It could probably trade for a six-star potion if he took it outside. If he waited a year, it might even get a seven-star potion. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t wait and ate it right away. It was sweet. After swallowing it, he was notified that his Trainee Glory Smith became Basic Glory Smith. He felt excited about how similar skills would be much stronger in their hands. Of course, it took some time to nurture such things. Large-scale farming required many conditions, but one couldn¡¯t deny its effects. It might not be a huge jump like the upgrade scroll, but it won¡¯t be less than the skill strength increase when evolving. Ye Zhongming placed the seed back into the test tube and planned to plant it when he had time. One reward was left in the golden box. If it was as expected, it was the best item. The Life Rice had already shocked his heart, so what surprise would the last reward bring? Ye Zhongming took it out earnestly. It was an exquisite jade box, and on it was a deep carving. Ye Zhongming opened it and saw six dark blue badges made from an unknown material. ¡°Level 1 Battle Contribution Box (Gold can be upgraded).¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think it was very good just by looking at its name. But when he knew its use, he wanted to cheer. This was good. The final reward was different from the last life. But since the final challenge was different, he was prepared that it would be, too. But this reward was even better than the one from the last life. It was split into two parts. One was the box, the level 1 Battle Contribution Box; the other was the six badges. Rather than say that it was a piece of equipment, it was more like a system, a Battle Contribution System. The person with this equipment could calculate others in the system. Their actions would gain points, and once they reached a certain level, they would receive the right to get the badges. The badges would also give them some abilities. Level 1 Battle Contribution Box can add six people, including the user, which were the one big and five small badges. As the box level increased, the number of badges would increase, too. What made Ye Zhongming think that it was really good was the abilities of the badges. Chapter 493: Reason for coming Chapter 493: Reason for coming ¡°Ability 1: Share Damage; the badge wearers can share damage based on a ratio.¡± This ability was similar to Talking Lady and her cat, but the difference was that they were sharing their lives. This badge was much weaker. It would just help to share some damage that couldn¡¯t exceed a limit. ¡°Ability 2: Communication. Badge wearers can communicate over a short distance.¡± This ability was simple to understand. It was a walkie talkie. But after seeing the description, Ye Zhongming knew it was similar to a phone as the weather didn¡¯t affect it. As long as you were within a specific range, you could talk. Of course, you might still be affected by other methods. The communication method was good. Many factions in his last life had similar equipment, and one could say that it was a very practical ability. ¡°Ability 3, sharing skills. The badge wearer can use the ability of the main badge user. The strength is based on the amount of contribution points they had.¡± Ye Zhongming was the primary badger wearer. The others could use the badge to get other abilities. However, there was a very long cooldown time. It was a week. The strength was connected to the contribution points. The ability used couldn¡¯t clash with the user¡¯s main stat, and you couldn¡¯t borrow the equipment ability or use an ability that was a higher level than your skills. It also had to meet the weapon type, etc. There were many restrictions, so was it useless? On the contrary, it was very useful. As a simple example, Xia Lei was a blade user, and if she borrowed Ye Zhongming¡¯s job skills, apart from her triple blade, she could use the Light Seal Blademaster¡¯s ability. That meant that she would have one more job skill. Moreover, the strength of this skill was really good. After all, Ye Zhongming had a job with a prefix. For example, Teacher Park wore the badge. She was a support-type evolved. The only attack skill came from her staff. If she could borrow his ability, she would have one more attack skill and be able to protect herself. From these examples, one could see how this skill raised their strength. ¡°Ability Four: Accumulating points. The person wearing the badge will provide the main badge wearer buffs. The higher the points, the more the buffs. More badge wearers, the higher the buffs.¡± Ye Zhongming saw this and knew that it would benefit him.?v€l?1n. He kept the reward and stretched his body before leaving the room. He spent two hours studying these few rewards. He first ordered some food before calling those few squads over. ¡°Who are you?¡± This was his question. This eight-person squad didn¡¯t fit into Ying City¡¯s style. They had a waterfront city¡¯s specialties. The leader had a conch, and the muscular guy behind him had a shell shield. ¡°We are envoys from Cloud Port Alliance.¡± The leader nodded to Ye Zhongming. He was forced to do it because Ye Zhongming¡¯s appearance was too stylish, and the wheel''s disappearance was shocking, filling him with respect. ¡°Where?¡± Ye Zhongming tilted forward and squinted his eyes. This terrified the leader. He observed Boss Ye¡¯s expression and wanted to understand. ¡°Cloud Port Alliance.¡± He was not confident. He continued, ¡°We are an alliance made of the few factions of the Cloud Port region.¡± ¡°Keke, that isn¡¯t easy.¡± Ye Zhongming rested back in his chair, but his gaze had a glimpse of him reminiscing the past. That person coughed awkwardly, ¡°External pressure forced us to ally.¡± Seeing Ye Zhongming nod, he was slightly more confident, ¡°Cloud Port is a port city, and two months ago, we saw an abnormal situation in the ocean. Then we were attacked by ocean beasts, and these attacks seemed to be getting more intense.¡± He paused and looked at Ye Zhongming before continuing, ¡°We guess there might be a large-scale ocean beast wave. If it happens, we don¡¯t have the confidence to block it, so we sent many envoys to contact various factions to discuss working together.¡± Chapter 494: Interested to become my spokesperson Chapter 494: Interested to become my spokesperson Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t suspect what this person was talking about. He had heard about the ocean beast wave in his last life. But he still said nothing and waited for this person to continue. Many things weren¡¯t easily described. After everyone understood what was happening, the key was the discussions afterward. As expected, after Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t express any intentions, this leader knew that this young man was not only really strong but also someone who didn¡¯t want to be taken advantage of. He adjusted his emotions and previous thinking that he was dealing with a fool and described some details the few alliance bosses told him before he came. Ye Zhongming listened patiently, but his expression changed. He understood what was happening, rather than saying that Cloud Port Alliance was searching for people to help, but they weren¡¯t willing to pay much. In other words, they were hesitant to defend the Cloud Port. They would defend if many people came to help and were strong enough. If not, they would give up. It sounded insincere, but that person kept mentioning a phrase: if the lips are gone, the teeth will feel cold. Cloud Port Alliance hinted that if they helped them, they would be willing to give you some benefits. But if you didn¡¯t, they wouldn¡¯t defend it and let the problems come to you. They would leave. When the ocean beast wave came, everyone would have to run. All bases would have to be given up. This was what they meant. This was also the most normal thinking in the apocalypse. Bases were important but weren¡¯t much compared to one¡¯s life. As long as one was alive, they could build another. Cloud Port was near the ocean, and many people were there. So there were many large zombie hordes. The monsters in the ocean were so much more than those on Earth; there were endless amounts of demon crystals and materials. It was the most suitable place to build a strong base. But if an ocean beast wave happened, the base near the ocean would have a headache. Even ten years into the apocalypse, very few factions would be able to defend against an ocean beast wave. Demon Crystal Weapons allowed humans to fight against mutated lifeforms, but not a definite win. A year had passed, and Cloud Port had grasped that attitude. Thus, they started to work with people around them and didn¡¯t force or threaten them. They were just describing the pros and cons. Congratulations to Cloud Peak for surviving and obtaining the rewards that she envied. Just the core members¡¯ levels told her how much they got. As for condolences, Cloud Peak¡¯s west side had a grave that buried those who sacrificed their lives for Cloud Peak. They just got back today, and many people were working on it. In the apocalypse, death often meant one with a torn-up body, becoming the food of mutated lifeforms and turning into a pile of poop with viruses. To have a grave with their names was amazing and luxurious. It wasn¡¯t hard to do, but people didn¡¯t want to spend the effort as people were still thinking about how to live. But Cloud Peak did it. Sha Sha saw that they were doing it sincerely. Ye Zhongming would also conduct a simple burial the next morning, so Sha Sha told him condolences. ¡°Are you interested in being my spokesperson in Ying City?¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Sha Sha¡¯s eyes opened wide. She wanted to work with Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming was the best smith she met, and the equipment he crafted was strong. Although he wasn¡¯t the only one, his equipment was cheap, which was what he cared about. She thought that it would be impossible after this matter. She was here just because she wanted to leave a good impression so that there wouldn¡¯t be hate in the future. Who knew that he would ask her to be the spokesperson? This was Tong Tu in the past, but what was he now? His wife and he were five-star evolved, each with a silver weapon. Their men were all four-star, the same as Sha Sha! She was envious! Although she was only envious of the benefits, it was envy, too. ¡°Tong Hu will remain in Cloud Peak, so I need a new spokesperson in Ying City. Can you do it?¡± He looked at the birthmark on her face, which was already very pale. He recalled some things in the past and felt a complicated feeling. ¡°What benefits?¡± Hearing her instinctive reply, he shook his head. This woman was the same as the last life. Even after she slept with you and had a bit of loyalty, she would still separate work and life. She treated her battle squad as the most important thing. ¡°The benefit is... When it doesn¡¯t conflict with Cloud Peak, you can decide things in Ying City.¡± Chapter 495: You dont want to do something else Chapter 495: You don''t want to do something else Sha Sha left Ye Zhongming¡¯s room in confusion and looked at Xia Lei, leaning on a pillar of the villa. She smiled awkwardly. Although nothing happened between them, Sha Sha was sure Ye Zhongming peaked at her. If not, how would he know what was on her body? She even kissed Ye Zhongming the night the poppy wheel disappeared. Now that she saw his girlfriend, it was normal to be awkward. Xia Lei crossed her arms and sized up Sha Sha. After noticing nothing, she stopped caring and just entered the villa. Sha Sha pouted; she shrugged and left. She didn¡¯t want to hear things that would make her embarrassed. Xia Lei¡¯s expression changed after she entered. She hugged the guy who was looking outside and rested his head on her chest. Her hands ruffled his dark hair and started to massage his scalp. Ye Zhongming relaxed. ¡°Good that they cleared the area around. Send people to occupy these areas. Build a base in the villages and towns.¡± ¡°En.¡± Xia Lei agreed. Now that her guy was back, he was in charge, and she didn¡¯t have to use her brain. ¡°We lack people. This is a key point for the near future. Stop the hunts and send people out to find people. Try to recruit normal people. We don¡¯t need warriors but farmers.¡± Ye Zhongming was not doing this for no reason. He left for some time, so many things were delayed. From now on, the food problem will be an issue. Food storage would change after the year, so not much remained. The things from the wheel were too little and couldn¡¯t meet the food demand. Hunted meat could only solve a small portion, and it was not enough. Ye Zhongming was originally not in a rush to solve this problem as the food crisis was relative. Those factions with skill would not be troubled much. Cloud Peak would not be hungry under him. But after this incident, he knew he had to pay attention. He faced a few factions, and there might be an intense conflict. Although he said that he didn¡¯t need warriors, on the contrary, as compared to the super factions, Ye Zhongming¡¯s gap wasn¡¯t in high-level combat strength, not weapons and equipment but people. The number of warriors was comparable to one division of the Glory Army, at most two. That was too little. If there was a war, what mattered were numbers. Moreover, Ye Zhongming was planning to build a super faction. The plan had to change, so the population was a problem he had to solve. With population, he would have warriors. ¡°Also...¡± She used more strength, and the frequency was not a massage but a rub. Ye Zhongming said a word before stopping. ¡°We hadn¡¯t met for half a year, and you are telling me all this work stuff. You don¡¯t want to do something else?¡± ¡°Do something else?¡± He smiled and teased the woman behind him. But he underestimated her strength. She carried him up and tossed him onto the bed before riding on him. She ripped her clothing. ¡°This!¡± Her body sunk. Three hours later, the tables turned, and Xia Lei¡¯s voice spread out. ¡°You are a monster...¡± Half an hour passed. ¡°Go find Chuyin, I can¡¯t anymore...¡± Another half an hour. ¡°Call Xia Bai, please let me go...¡± Another half an hour. ¡°Anyone, find a few more, let me go...¡± Another half an hour. ¡°Just kill me.¡± Chapter 496: Equipment upgrade and Ginseng Melon Chapter 496: Equipment upgrade and Ginseng Melon On the second morning, Ye Zhongming was filled with energy, and he called Mo Ye, Lu Yi, etc., over and repeated what he said to Xia Lei. He had no choice, as Xia Lei probably wouldn¡¯t wake up until the afternoon. Ye Zhongming made use of the time when the people cleared up the city walls and took out the two equipment upgrade scrolls. He analyzed all his equipment and decided to use them on the Treasure Nurturing Gourd and the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive. Although the Treasure Nurturing Gourd could absorb equipment to increase its energy and upgrade, Ye Zhongming tested it out, and the amount needed to level up was huge. It would take a long time to raise the level of this silver equipment. So Ye Zhongming used the green scroll to raise it to green level. It could increase its 3rd ability¡¯s efficiency, but it could also allow the 1st ability to repair silver equipment and below. These were the current mainstream equipment levels of Cloud Peak. The second ability could be used, too. Normal equipment could be raised to grey and then to white. This was enough to reduce the pressure on him in crafting equipment. After all, the equipment in the Treasure Nurturing Gourd didn¡¯t need mental energy; it just needed time. When the gourd upgraded to green, Ye Zhongming noticed another benefit: the bigger space. The repair space of Ability One was bigger, and one could place 50 pieces of equipment in. Ability 2 to nurture treasures could fit 20. When it increased to green, the two increased by 20. Of course, this was the biggest number that the two abilities could handle. The efficiency would reduce greatly under such a state, be it repairing or nurturing treasures. Ye Zhongming tossed Moon Edge to repair and then called people to send ten sets of protective gear to test the effect. Of course, the damaged equipment and the eliminated weapons and equipment were absorbed and turned into energy to provide for the first two abilities. The other blue scroll was not used on the gourd but to raise the bee hive. This beast pool equipment gave Ye Zhongming a deep impression¡ªespecially the strength of the needle birds when they were gathered together. Survivors without complete defensive abilities or equipment would be caught off guard. After getting a definite reply and learning that it tasted similar to earth melons, she wanted to try it. Her cooking was delicious. Although ingredients were hard to find, one earth melon could make many dishes. Xia Lei thought about making dishes for Ye Zhongming, so she picked a dozen and left. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t concerned about her and told people to store ginseng melons in the storage while planting these seeds and leaving small areas to walk. Each area was wetted with water, and then he would use the Nurutre skill to make the seeds sprout. Even then, when these seeds were planted, his huge mental energy was nearly emptying. After learning the Soul Refining Technique, his mental energy recovered quickly; meditating for a night would recover a large portion. In the morning, people had set out to Ying City to deliver the letter; the survivors sent to find bases had also left Cloud Peak. Red Hair also led her zombies back to Ying City. The moment they left, Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t as exciting as last night. Ye Zhongming turned around and looked at the time. It was still early, so he headed to Liu Zhenghong¡¯s lab. This place was tightly guarded. Ye Zhongming felt a familiar energy. Three core members were nearby, and three digits of soldiers surrounded the area. Moreover, they were all three stars and above. Ye Zhongming nodded his head in satisfaction and walked in. This was the first time he entered the place that Liu Zhenghong had built up since he left. The outer appearance was still a villa, but the windows were tightly boarded apart from the entrance. The walls were covered in a white material. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what that was, and the entire villa¡¯s structure was changed. Researchers saw Ye Zhongming and led him underground immediately; that was the core area of the entire lab. He passed a metal gate. Ye Zhongming saw Liu Zhenghong and a helper standing before two translucent pools. They turned around, and after seeing who was there, Liu Zhenghong¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Come, Little Ye, give me a few tubes of blood.¡± Chapter 497: If Human Creating Hong and Crystal Weapon Father had a kid Chapter 497: If Human Creating Hong and Crystal Weapon Father had a kid As he had left a deep impression on him in his last life, Ye Zhongming respected Le Dayuan. This was what many survivors in the apocalypse felt for this Crystal Weapon Father. As for Liu Zhenghong, it was more of fear. Ye Zhongming shuddered when Liu Zhenghong called him that. ¡°Did I just see that? Boss Ye, who fought solo against a level-seven lifeform, is afraid of me?¡± The helper lowered his head and suppressed his laughter. He greeted Ye Zhongming before heading out. He was not in a position to join their conversation. Ye Zhongming touched his nose and didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. Was this sister¡¯s personality like this in the last life? It wasn¡¯t a surprise that Ye Zhongming was afraid of her. She was the famous Human Creation Hong, a female demon, and she wanted a few tubes of blood from you! Even those nine-star evolved would be terrified. But with their interactions in this life, this big sister had loyalty and brotherhood to Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. She had a sense of belonging and was the most loyal ally. Of course, Ye Zhongming felt he was looking at Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan with a more neutral view. But as he met them early on, they treated him as their boss. This filled Ye Zhongming with a sense of achievement. ¡°How are they?¡±?v€l?1n. Ye Zhongming had three tubes of blood taken from him. He looked at the Liao Brothers in the two ponds and asked. ¡°Not good.¡± Liu Zhenghong pointed at their bodies and a machine, ¡°It was all good, although not perfect, but things were going smoothly. But after the battle, some abnormalities occurred.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand the data, so he could only frown and listen. ¡°These...¡± Liu Zhenghong paused and remembered that Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t her helper and couldn¡¯t understand the numbers, ¡°Simply put, after the battle and injuries, their cell functions have dropped ten times quicker than ordinary humans. If they fight, this speed would reach twenty times.¡± ¡°Although I am unsure, you can understand it as them getting old quickly. To slow this down, we could only put them to sleep. Then, their aging speed would be five times that of normal people.¡± ¡°Where can you find the equipment you need?¡± Ye Zhongming interrupted her words, which stunned her, ¡°Naturally, the capital. But it is too far and impossible to get to. Apart from that, there is one near Linhai.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it. Cloud Port and Linhai were nearby... ¡°Research first, I will try to solve this problem. If I can¡¯t, then let¡¯s discuss it.¡± Ye Zhongming turned and wanted to leave. Liu Zhenghong looked at the zombie corpse and shook her head, ¡°I know what you are worried about. Don¡¯t worry; I am unlike Doctor He, who will make people into such creatures. I am still not married.¡± ¡°Married?¡± Ye Zhongming turned around in shock. Liu Zhenghong¡¯s face turned red, but it recovered quickly, ¡°Is that weird? Old Le and I are interested in one another; we were in bed together.¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned. They were together? When he imagined the two in bed, he only had one thought... What would their kid be like? .................................................................................... Compared to Liu Zhenghong, Le Dayuan and Ye Zhongming¡¯s conversation was much more normal. He showed Ye Zhongming what he had gained in this half a year, pulled him into the lab, and showed him a blueprint. He told Ye Zhongming the parts in detail and asked if he could make it. Ye Zhongming thought about it and felt he could try it. But Le Dayuan wasn¡¯t going to let him go. He dragged him to the storage and told him to do it immediately. Ye Zhongming called Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong together to have a meal with Xia Lei. After that, he made some parts for Le Dayuan. He only finished in the early morning. But be it Le Dayuan, Ye Zhongming, or his helpers, they didn¡¯t feel tired. They were excited, on the contrary. After they combined the parts, it was a new crystal weapon. Demon Crystal Cannon! Chapter 498: Sky Breaking Series Chapter 498: Sky Breaking Series The Demon Crystal Cannon Le Dayuan designed now differed greatly from the last life. There was a huge difference in size, precision, range, strength, and energy transfer efficiency. There were no signs of that cannon that could threaten a nine-star evolved in this completed piece. But be it Ye Zhongming or Le Dayuan, who was brainwashed, they were both excited. After all, they had taken the first step. The Sky Breaking Series was the demon crystal cannon that left Ye Zhongming with the deepest impression. He had personally seen it. Le Dayuan was also the one who personally used the cannon. He knew it wasn¡¯t the strongest series but was still shocked by its strength.?v€l?1n. So he gave Le Dayuan some hints that had shadows of the Sky Breaking Series. Thus, the first Demon Crystal Cannon that Master Le designed had clear signs of the series. Sky Breaking Series was his last life''s most famous siege cannon series. It was known for its movement, small but focused attack range. It was a great weapon to siege city gates or tunnels. Apart from being affected by Ye Zhongming¡¯s ideas, Le Dayuan had a huge focus on mobility. He felt like it was best to be able to hit and move. It was too one-dimensional only to guard the walls. The first demon crystal cannon focused on such an ideal, like a cannon attached to a motorcycle. ¡°The theoretical range is only 200 meters, but it might be shorter but very powerful. The level-two demon crystal is the energy source, but the transfer rate isn¡¯t high, and it can, at most, fire two shots. The highest energy source would be level five, and there is no exact number it can fire. It depends on the exact situation, but the accuracy is good.¡± The basic energy source was to use the lowest level demon crystal and be able to convert the energy. The amount of energy converted was different for the different demon crystal levels. Different weapons would even convert different amounts of energy from the same level-one crystal. In the last life, as one studied more about demon crystal weapons, the weather, the quality of the parts, the stats of the demon crystals, and materials, they would all affect that number. So, conversion rate became the most important data for demon crystal weapons. Le Dayuan has been through many failures in his last life and came to a relatively complete data set. Although Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what it was exactly, he had a rough concept. After telling Le Dayuan about it, he took fewer failures and had initial results in this area. That level-three mutated lifeform screamed, and its body was scorched but didn¡¯t die. It cried with its last breaths. Two researchers ran over. One was taking photos, and one was using a machine to record something. Another level-three mutated lifeform was pushed forward, and this time, the complete state killed the target right away. After recording, Le Dayuan checked the cannon, and he was excited. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s help, more than half of the durability problem was solved. From his professional assessment, this test cannon needed a change of parts after ten shots. This was a huge improvement! ¡°Zhongming, the initial tests are a success; give it a name?¡± Le Dayuan slapped his work and told Ye Zhongming to name it. ¡°Sky Breaking Series, once the final product is made, you can name it.¡± A bunch of people tested some guns. This weapon was much more advanced than the cannons. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s parts, these weapons could be mass-produced. Ye Zhongming told Le Dayuan to produce a batch of demon crystal grenades. This Master¡¯s request for more helpers and materials was agreed to. Although Ye Zhongming was rich, his eyes were constricted when he heard what Le Dayuan needed. He was emotional. Although demon crystal weapons were good, they burned money. Le Dayuan¡¯s list of materials and demon crystals could trade for a six-star potion. But could he decline it? No, the more he put in, the more rewards he would get. Ye Zhongming felt poor. He pinched his chin and started to target those people. He returned to the villa and called Little Tiger over. He passed Zell¡¯s Head to this fellow. Everyone knew what he meant: to pass it to Candy and get in her good graces. The two of them would get closer. Little Tiger was so happy that he wanted to kiss Ye Zhongming but was kicked aside. After Little Tiger left, Ye Zhongming returned to the basement. He had left something there that he needed to examine. Chapter 499: Activating the Cannibal Flower Chapter 499: Activating the Cannibal Flower This was a place that Sister Rong, Xia Bai, etc., guarded together. Unfortunately, apart from the two of them, the women who defended this place had died one by one after all the battles. This was where the Fake Ghost Tree was. Behind it were four wheels in the cave, from level two to level five. Along with the three level-one wheels outside, it formed the seven pearls of Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming had always suspected that the Heaven Tree that occupied a city in the last life that scared off nine-star stars evolved from the Fake Ghost Tree, so he didn¡¯t kill this mutated plant. He only sliced its branches to use as materials to restrict it. But after entering, Ye Zhongming was shocked. Over ten Fake Ghost Trees blocked the path to the four wheels. He looked at their levels. Apart from the initial tree that was level four, the others were level two and three. ¡°What is going on?¡± Xia Lei was planning Cloud Peak matters and was too busy, so she sent Liang Chuyin to accompany Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming turned towards her when he saw such a situation. ¡°Spy, traitor, and person with bad intentions.¡± Liang Chuyin pouted in disdain, ¡°Not everyone has the same heart as us. Many factions want to infiltrate us to get intel¡ªespecially the modified potion, demon crystal weapons, and gene technology. Apart from those we killed right away, we fed those we captured alive to Big Yellow. Those lower level ones were given to this tree and could be used to prevent others from sneaking into Cloud Peak.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He had left for half a year, and Cloud Peak had learned how to deal with this matter. It was cruel to deal with spies like this, but the difference in methods between killing and feeding the Fake Ghost Tree helped to leave a huge threat to scare off people. ¡°Who are these people?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the Fake Ghost Trees. Apart from the level four mother body, the other trees were complete. It was obvious that Cloud Peak members allowed it to happen. ¡°Many, for example, people who want to stand out, people who wanted to harm their partners, as well as people who tried to target our women.¡± ¡°En?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Are you all not letting people chase you?¡± Even Ye Zhongming was confused by that notification. This was the first time the Gardener job gave him a notification. He thought about it, and he chose yes. The head of the Cannibal Flower opened and landed on Ye Zhongming¡¯s arm. Ah! Liang Chuyin exclaimed and pulled out a whip to attack. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s other arm held her back. It broke Ye Zhongming¡¯s skin before letting go. After it absorbed his blood, Ye Zhongming used Activate. Its body shrunk first before a red energy rose on its leaves. Very quickly, the purple flower turned purplish red, giving off this devilish color under the shine of the torches. The flower started to grow out from the surface. The bald branches had a few palm-sized leaves. The center of each had a meter-long tube hanging down. The tip was very sharp. Apart from that, the flower looked more like a metal, not a plant. ¡°Level four Gilt Cannibal Flower. Ability 1: Eat evolved lifeforms to provide energy to evolve.¡± ¡°Ability 2: Absorb, absorb the blood of evolved to increase its defense.¡± ¡°Ability 3: Corrosive Trap; after it uses this skill, the soil around it will start to break down to raise its movement speed. The trap also can absorb blood.¡± This... Ye Zhongming was delighted. The activate skill was so good? Skill 1 was nothing much, as the Cannibal Flower evolved in such a way, but the other two were very practical. It was hard to imagine what kind of sick defense and attack the flower would be once it evolved to a high level. Moreover, this Cannibal Flower could move, and Ye Zhongming could place it anywhere! This was a surprise! Ye Zhongming studied it and noticed a small bundle below its head. Inside it were ten seeds! This Cannibal Flower started to reproduce! Chapter 500: Cleaning Chapter 500: Cleaning If one looked solely at the value of the Cannibal Flower, naturally, it wouldn¡¯t make Ye Zhongming happy. But anyone who lived a second life would know how tough defending a base was. Sometimes, a base''s survival represented a faction''s strength and prosperity. Ye Zhongming¡¯s plan needed a stable and healthy base. Thus, when this plant that could be used for defense appeared, he was very excited as this was an important part of the defense system. Overall, the apocalypse¡¯s defense was in a few areas: land, human, animal, plant, and infrastructure. The land was easy to understand. For example, Cloud Peak was easy to defend. Its back was against a cliff, with only one path ahead. Humans meant the evolved level, which Cloud Peak was decent. Infrastructure referred to the walls, Explosive Lightning Turret, demon crystal cannons, etc. Animals and plants might not stand out, but they were very important in the future. They might be even more important than geography. There were many bases in the future whose defense depended on beasts or dangerous plants. Although the Ginseng Fruit was planted below the walls, they were at most a warning. The really useful thing was in the low-grade demon crystals and the fruits that could be eaten. They weren¡¯t of much help in a real fight. But the Cannibal Flower was different. If an enemy attacked and there were Gilted Cannibal Flowers on both sides of the wall... This was what was exciting. He looked at the seeds and decided to speed up the process. It was time to make some mutated lifeforms to feed this fellow. He took the materials like the Fake Ghost Tree¡¯s branches. Ye Zhongming and Liang Chuyin left the place. Ye Zhongming still had many things to do in the next few days. .......................................................................................... When Ye Zhongming was firming up Cloud Peak¡¯s foundations step by step, the various factions in Cloud Peak received his invitation. More accurately, he was informing them. His message was clear: they could choose not to go but would have to scram from Ying City. ¡°Walk your path.¡± After saying that, she didn¡¯t even look at him and left. Leaving Bai Feng, who drank cup after cup. Cloud Peak, inviting factions in the name of Ye Zhongming, swept Ying City. People cursed, people were suspicious, and many were discussing what was happening. But no matter how badly they cursed in the dark, on the second day of the message, some factions headed towards Cloud Peak. This was a message. In just two short days, the survivors in Ying City all left for Cloud Peak! Not long after, a bloodbath would occur. .................................................................................... Most factions chose to head to Cloud Peak, but some didn¡¯t go. Jill Warrior Squad was one of them. In terms of strength, they were the strongest. As they joined the Glory Army, Ye Zhongming even killed their deputy leader, killing a third of their members in that square; both sides were enemies. So when Boss Wengang returned, he chose not to head to Cloud Peak. He couldn''t get to Cloud Peak on time, as three days had passed since the message was spread. Two guests appeared at the Jill Warrior Squad¡¯s base. Wengang was already a five-star evolved and was one of the most elite people in Ying City. But when he saw the two women, he was sweating. ¡°Tell me the answer, and then scram from Ying City!¡± There was a cold voice, and the scythe that gave off a silver light reminded them of the Grim Reaper. ¡°I... Can¡¯t say.¡± Wengang¡¯s voice was hoarse. Xia Bai looked at Red Hair, who was even colder than her, and smiled, ¡°Then die.¡± A few thousand zombies drowned Jill Warrior Squad¡¯s base a few minutes later. Chapter 501: Private hunting field Chapter 501: Private hunting field Cloud Peak didn¡¯t let the entire faction enter their city walls. The leaders and their two deputies had the right to enter and rest. These people definitely wouldn¡¯t enter if it were during normal circumstances. Three people did not give them a sense of safety. But things were different. This was Cloud Peak. The guy who made the entire city tremble was back; this was his order. All the factions from Ying City were here because there was a shocking piece of news on the second day of the planned arrival date. Those factions that didn¡¯t come were all cleared. This wasn¡¯t a fake piece of news. The heads of hundreds of bosses and important members were hanging outside the city gate. Each person was numb from Cloud Peak¡¯s gory methods and felt fortunate that they chose to come here. At the same time, the survivors who lived until now weren¡¯t fools. They sensed the message that Ye Zhongming was sending to them. Those who didn¡¯t go against me will die! So, things were surprisingly orderly when hundreds of thousands of survivors set up camp around Cloud Peak. There were no disputes, no killing, no noise. They even had areas for going to the toilet. They were really afraid. Maybe their few hundred thousand people could wipe out Cloud Peak, but their bosses were inside! Even if they could, how many of them would die? Look at all the Cloud Peak core members; they were all five-star evolved! The team in charge of defense was three-star at the lowest. As for four-star evolved, they couldn¡¯t even become a deputy team leader. How strong were they? The more terrifying thing was that during their few days here, they saw thousands of weird flying monsters flying above their heads and heading to hunt with the golden level-five dog. People who had information said that those things were Needle Birds and were the battle pets that the Cloud Peak boss raised. Many people shuddered in fear. They saw that out of the few thousand needle birds, there were hundreds of level-four! The highest level Bee Bird King was level five, and its demon crystal color was blue with traces of red. It was about to reach level six, the same as that golden dog! Who would dare to offend them? This fear peaked when Xia Bai returned with a small team! Ye Zhongming said calmly, and Cloud Peak members surged from the sides to place chairs behind these bosses. Of course, only four-star evolved had the right to sit. Those standing didn¡¯t have any opinion. It wasn¡¯t that they didn¡¯t dare to have opinions, but they didn¡¯t have any. ¡°I indeed have something to announce.¡± Ye Zhongming glanced at these people, and no one dared to look into his eyes. Even a proud woman like Zhao Xingmei shifted her gaze. ¡°I called all of you here for two things. Of course, if you don¡¯t agree with the first, then the second doesn¡¯t matter.¡± Many people looked at one another and used their gazes to communicate. One could see the helplessness in their eyes. Disagree? Who dared? Weren¡¯t they asking for death? There were hundreds of heads outside. No one wanted to become one of them. ¡°Everyone should know this person, Sha Sha.¡± Ye Zhongming pointed at the woman that many people recognized. Zhao Xingmei was naturally the top woman in Ying City regarding faction strength and beauty. Sha Sha was next. ¡°From today onwards, she will be my spokesperson in Ying City. Her words and her actions represent Cloud Peak and my will.¡± There were slight discussions. They were surprised by Sha Sha¡¯s status change, but people who knew about their relationship understood. Besides Tong Hu Battle Squad, Sha Sha was the only one who didn¡¯t abandon Cloud Peak. Zhao Xingmei was a little anxious. She looked at Sha Sha in envy. Ye Zhongming¡¯s sentence made Sha Sha the ruler of Ying City. After all, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t frequent Ying City. His roots were in Cloud Peak, so his spokesperson was naturally the boss of Ying City. Before this, the top of Ying City was Zhao Xingmei. ¡°People might think I am overbearing, that I am a dictator. It is true: I am strong, Cloud Peak is strong. This is the law of the jungle; I think everyone here understands that.¡± No one replied. Only his voice echoed in the sky. ¡°This is the first thing I want to say. I am officially informing everyone. From today onwards, there is only one voice in Ying City: my voice.¡± ¡°Ying City will become Cloud Peak¡¯s private hunting ground.¡± Chapter 502: linked interests (1) Chapter 502: linked interests (1) Ye Zhongming¡¯s words lasted a long time, but no one spoke. Everyone¡¯s eyes were filled with shock. They were so shocked that their brains couldn¡¯t comprehend what this meant. They felt like this was too out of hand. Even Cloud Peak members felt the same. The difference was that they felt proud. There could only be one voice in Ying City... Ying City will become Cloud Peak¡¯s hunting ground! How much confidence and pride did a person have to say that? If it became a reality, would this be a part of history? They not only participated in history, but they witnessed it being made. Was the boss going to lead Cloud Peak to glory once again? ¡°Since it is Cloud Peak¡¯s hunting ground, you must pay a price to live and hunt inside. I call it...¡± ¡°City tax.¡± He gave them enough time to think before saying slowly. His words made these Ying City factions feel insulted. He... Collected tax? He was ripping them off. There were two thousand factions that came. If each one paid tax to Cloud Peak, how much would they get? Was he forcing everyone to go against Cloud Peak? ¡°Ye, Boss Ye!¡± A guy at the end of the first row shouted and attracted everyone¡¯s attention. All the gazes drained this person¡¯s courage. But he had already shouted, and everyone was waiting for him to continue. He could only pick up some courage, ¡°This, this, city tax, how, how much?¡± A few thousand gazes had flames in them. Although they were afraid of this young man, they believed him. Truth proved that everything he said became real. Be it good or bad. ¡°Any faction that agrees to join the tax system will become a member of Cloud Peak. To a certain extent, we will stand on the same side. The main rule is to protect Ying City¡¯s interests.¡± ¡°As long as you become a member of the Alliance, Cloud Peak will provide benefits to help all of you grow. This is my promise.¡± ¡°As for what they are, Xia Lei will tell them to you. Anyways, you will all be satisfied.¡± After Ye Zhongming said all that, the discussions continued below before he said, ¡°I have shown sincerity. I hope you do, too, as it will benefit everyone.¡± Their bodies shivered, and they understood what he meant. If you disagree, don¡¯t blame me! This Boss Ye¡¯s power was built on fresh blood and lives. After saying all this, Ye Zhongming retreated to the chair. Xia Lei sat beside him and placed a hand on his shoulder. She clearly explained the benefits that Cloud Peak would give Ying City. This concerned everyone¡¯s interest, and everyone listened intently. The more they heard, the more excited they got. Cloud Peak was creating a club, and those who joined would become members. Their benefits were in a few areas. One was the priority purchase of modified potions that included the modified potions of the first three levels. Although they weren¡¯t cheap, everyone knew that it was good. In the past, only factions that Cloud Peak supported could purchase it, but now it was open. People would still be willing to purchase it if it were slightly more expensive. Next was the priority purchase of equipment and member¡¯s price. Everyone knew that Cloud Peak produced good equipment, which many people envied. After the Precision Wheel, the small factions relied on Cloud Peak''s equipment to rise. Ye Zhongming¡¯s smith level increased, and he could create better weapons. This was an excellent chance for them to get stronger. The price that Xia Lei announced was enough to entice any of them. Chapter 502.5- linked interests (2) Chapter 502.5- linked interests (2) Third was the right to enter the Cloud Peak trading market. Cloud Peak would set up a trading market five kilometers from Cloud Peak in Puxing Town. Only Cloud Peak Alliance members had the right to enter. Cloud Peak was in charge of order, and they would set up rules for the place, which would help benefit members. Cloud Peak would create a trading market near Cloud Peak to sell modified potions and equipment. They would collect information and purchase materials in this new location. This was another decision that lit up many eyes. Many times, factions would be frustrated as their items weren¡¯t suitable. Either that, or they found suitable items but they didn¡¯t trust each other, or they tried to steal things from one another. If there were such a market, it would solve a huge problem. It could allow one to trade useless things into real strength, and they didn¡¯t have to worry about their safety. The fourth was the right to join large-scale battles. Cloud Peak will give invitations before huge hunts. Factions that agree can get rewards based on contribution points. Members can also request help from Cloud Peak, and they will decide whether or not to help. This point didn¡¯t seem as good as the first three points, but this was a benefit for huge factions like Star Beauty Company. Large hunts that could interest Cloud Peak were things that brought many benefits. People who joined would get many great things. Small factions might not have the right to participate, but the big factions did. Why wouldn¡¯t they be happy to follow Cloud Peak and benefit? As for being cannon fodder, didn¡¯t Cloud Peak say that it was an invitation? They didn¡¯t force you, so it was down to your judgment. The small factions welcomed the fact that they could ask Cloud Peak for help. Their strength was not enough for them to complete some difficult tasks, but things were different with Cloud Peak¡¯s help. Cloud Peak might take some of the gains, but at least they knew how to choose between getting something and nothing. Think about it from another pov. Zhao Xingmei and Bai Feng felt they didn¡¯t dare to unless they were going all out. Cloud Peak was going to place all their future dangers in Ying City. But could they disagree? Even if they knew the reason, could they reject it? No, they didn¡¯t want to. This was a bait that made you agree willingly. So, everyone who came was willing to join the alliance and become part of Cloud Peak¡¯s interests. The meeting was over, and they returned to their squads to spread what had happened. Some famous factions were invited to a villa for a small trading event. Ye Zhongming, the host, joined the event. He took many good things; white equipment was the most basic, and some things that Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t use. Job scrolls and skills that no one wanted, the rewards from the first two levels of the Competition Death Wheel, etc. He wanted to trade for two things: Job advancement scrolls and skill upgrade scrolls. Apart from those, precious materials were good too. This trading event was based on willingness. He traded a few, but things weren¡¯t good after, and he only got two basic skill upgrade scrolls and one job advancement scroll. It wasn¡¯t that they didn¡¯t have any but that they weren¡¯t interested in what Ye Zhongming had. Zhao Xingmei found Ye Zhongming when it ended, and her words shocked him. ¡°I have something you are interested in, but I am not interested in what you took out. Let¡¯s have a trade.¡± After he agreed, she took out something that shocked him. Chapter 504: Cloud Peak Vampire Chapter 504: Cloud Peak Vampire Most factions gathered near Cloud Peak three days later and headed to Puxing Town. When they arrived, they noticed that Cloud Peak had cleaned it up and was split into many marked regions. Each marking represented the different roles of the region. For example, Trading Region, Rest Region, Bases, Working Region, etc. Some of them belonged to Cloud Peak, like the base where the Cloud Peak¡¯s battle squad in charge of defending the town stayed. No other factions were allowed to enter and get close. After getting into Puxing Town, Ying City members were more impressed by Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. This was planned. It was obvious that they were prepared to start a trading market the moment Ye Zhongming returned. Although they could enter for free after joining the city tax system, the houses here had to be rented. Everyone dissed, but the prices were reasonable. They cost different based on the size and location. Those closer to the trading market were the most expensive, and Star Beauty Company and Renxing Battle Squad took them. Although Bai Feng¡¯s team was hit when Ye Zhongming washed Ying City in blood, a thin camel was bigger than a horse, so their foundations were still there. With these two factions leading the way, most Ying City battle squads rented shops. Rent that was paid every three months also entered Cloud Peak¡¯s pockets. After it was all done, Puxing Town¡¯s rules were spread to every faction who owned a shop. Everyone took a look and cursed Cloud Peak for being a vampire. But when they thought about the benefits they got for coming, they suppressed it. The tax was connected to their interests. If you wanted to do business here, it wasn¡¯t just renting a shop. They had to pay tax. The tax situation was simple and based on the faction''s scale. This wasn¡¯t hard to understand. Trading in the apocalypse was uncertain, and one couldn¡¯t know the number or value. So, the best way would be based on the faction''s strength. After all, it was impractical for a small faction to have many resources to trade. Such a trading method wouldn¡¯t be perfect or even have loopholes, but it was the best way. This double tax would make many people unhappy, but besides all this, Cloud Peak was in charge of safety, order, hygiene, etc. It wasn¡¯t hard to understand. Moreover, the trading tax wasn¡¯t high. The first batch of battle squads who entered would even have a discount, and the future adjustment would be a period away, so it looked fair. To these factions, the most important thing apart from renting a shop was to purchase Cloud Peak¡¯s modified potions and equipment. Cloud Peak¡¯s trading area had a long queue. The second one people paid attention to was the Cloud Port Alliance support mission led by Cloud Peak. Those willing to join could register and head there to fight against the ocean beast wave. This looked like a dangerous mission, and there weren¡¯t any benefits. There was only fighting and sacrifice. But! Cloud Peak was going; Boss Ye was going! Was Cloud Peak stupid? Was Boss Ye stupid? No, if he were, he wouldn¡¯t become the king of everyone. Was such a mission really without any benefits? So this became one of the missions apart from the wall fixing, one many signed up for! Moreover, when the mission¡¯s rewards were announced, everyone was surprised. As long as they listen to and follow Cloud Peak¡¯s commands, Cloud Peak will give them equipment for free. The Cloud Port Alliance team that had stayed here for many days and talked to many factions all kept silent after learning of this mission. They found it unbelievable. Could a dangerous thing be used to earn money? As for how to earn money, this team felt like, after so many days of explanation, Ye Zhongming was a vampire. He wouldn¡¯t give up a chance of being a huge group leader and extorting from those Cloud Port bosses! Who will those benefits be given to? Naturally, the Cloud Peak boss... Chapter 505: Volunteer Chapter 505: Volunteer How was status decided? In peacetime, it was power and money. In the apocalypse, it was power. Cloud Peak was very strong, so naturally, they had a supernatural position. The Cloud Port Alliance¡¯s team saw this change in status. One could even say they witnessed Cloud Peak¡¯s rise in Ying City. They had originally decided to spend a few days here and try to contact the factions they could contact. It was best if they could go, but if they didn¡¯t, then they wouldn¡¯t force them.?v€l?1n. But after Cloud Peak¡¯s series of actions, they realized they had full control of Ying City in just a dozen days. They also built up a very slack alliance but whose relationship would get tighter. Moreover, they agreed to send forces, but the timing made this team very anxious. They had delayed by over ten days, and Boss Ye told them he would send troops in half a month. If one considered the journey that wasn¡¯t very easy, wouldn¡¯t that mean they would arrive in a month? They were out for a month and didn¡¯t know what was happening there. What if there was nothing left after all the delay? They had to split into two. The captain and one person remained, and the rest left to inform the alliance that there was a super faction with over ten thousand warriors rushing over. They had to survive until the reinforcements came. Two people continued to chase Ye Zhongming to start his journey, but after meeting him twice, they could not find him. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t in Cloud Peak or Puxing Town; he was leading a small team filled with elites toward the city suburbs of Souvenir City. ¡°Is this the place?¡± That person agreed and pointed at this small city, ¡°My house is here. When I was about to leave a few months ago, Soul Merchant controlled most of the city. I think it is still their territory.¡± Soul Merchant evolved quickly by raising pigs. An organization that evolved by using humans was hated by many. This person left to avoid being captured. He went to Ying City and joined a medium-sized battle squad. His boss came too, and he relaxed when he heard his subordinate say that. If there were any mistakes, his battle squad and he could forget about living in Ying City. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything else. Xia Bai and Little Tiger left the team and headed into Souvenir City. The others waited quietly and recovered the stamina they had used to rush an entire day. Two hours later, they returned one after another and brought confirmation of Soul Merchant. ¡°After it is down, I will give all of you one crystal weapon privately.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s words caused their eyes to light up. Demon crystal weapons were Cloud Peak¡¯s core secret. They didn¡¯t even use it as a condition or sell it as part of the city tax system. To date, only Cloud Peak has had such mysterious equipment. Were they using it as payment? The last bit of unhappiness and worry in their hearts disappeared. Ye Zhongming smiled. Le Dayuan made many incomplete demon crystal guns when he wasn''t here. Now that he was modifying them and upgrading them, those were eliminated. The energy conversion was low, and the precision had many problems. Without Ye Zhongming¡¯s parts, they could fire ten shots at most. Le Dayuan was worrying about how to get rid of them, so it was a good thing that Ye Zhongming could give them away to buy a favor. With motivation, their morale soared, and they were led into the city. .......................................................................................... Chapter 505.5- Volunteer Chapter 505.5- Volunteer A car was parked below a bank. A dozen people were smoking near it and looked at many busy people in the hall. They placed boxes and security cases into the boot. There were also people near the hall and boot that were counting something. ¡°Why are we moving so many?¡± A dozen people in black uniforms asked the captain beside them. The captain looked warily before saying to his right-hand man, ¡°Something happened to Deputy Chou in Ying City.¡± En? This was a big news. Soul Merchant had three deputy leaders, and along with the leader, they formed the four giants. These were even stronger than the nine saints, and something happened. ¡°Something happened to Deputy Chou? He should be six-star evolved, right?¡± The captain nodded, ¡°I don¡¯t know the exact situation. If I am not in charge of the delivery, the saint wouldn¡¯t have revealed this information to me.¡±?v€l?1n. He tossed the cigarette to the ground and stepped on it. He continued, ¡°This base is going to be evacuated.¡± Ah? A person stood up in shock. Souvenir City was one of the first few bases that Soul Merchant set up since the start. The saint of their team came from this base. The conditions and scale here were some of the best out of all the bases. It was tough to get such a location, so how could they give up on it? ¡°Be softer!¡± The captain looked at those moving around the first floor and said, ¡°This is too close to Ying City, and they will notice us sooner or later. If they notice us, would the people who killed Deputy Chou let this place go? Why not retreat and lower the losses rather than let them wipe us out.¡± Moreover, the Ying City elites had made up their minds. Since they were going to offend Soul Merchant, they did so decisively. They would perform better for Boss Ye and Cloud Peak and be firmer. The battle ended in just half an hour. Most Soul Merchant members were killed. Of course, some managed to flee, but that was unavoidable. Too few people came from Ying City, so some nimble enemies saw that things weren¡¯t good and escaped. ¡°Boss, we are rich!¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t follow them to the roof and led Young Master Yun to check if there was a basement. After finding nothing, Young Master Yun saw the truck outside. He opened it violently and opened the few boxes before cheering. Ye Zhongming took a look and smiled. A few boxes of demon crystals were locked in security cases. Although this case was useless for evolved, it was an excellent transport method. Apart from demon crystals, there were many materials. They were around level three and four mutated lifeforms with some level-five materials. The remaining were modified potions, weapons, and items from the wheel. All these were valuable and could be traded for a few five-star potions. There were 15 level four potions, 50 three stars, and 130 two stars. There were even more, one star, a full 500. Ye Zhongming picked them and placed the most valuable things into his space. Only the materials remained in the truck. ¡°Boss Ye, take a look at these animals!¡± A head popped out from the seventh floor, covered in blood. Rage appeared, and he shouted at Ye Zhongming. He didn¡¯t even care about the volume of his voice. Ye Zhongming walked up; he roughly knew what he had seen. Chapter 506: Please choose your way to die Chapter 506: Please choose your way to die Xiao Min tilted her head to look at her brother. This was her habit. She didn¡¯t scream and cry like before and didn¡¯t feel hate and pity. Now, she didn¡¯t even have any tears. She was numb and in despair. She and her brother were evolved, and they were strong evolved. Both of them were four-star! But they were pigs that were being raised! The difference was that her brother had no limbs, but she was a healthy human. The similarity was that they could only lay on a bed. They had no strength and even had to be fed. In her memory, since those bunch of black shirt people captured her, she had been in such a state. Apart from eating and sleeping, the other thing would be to get pierced by needles. It was a needle that made her body powerless. Every period, she would be injected with evolution potions. Although she was a four-star evolved, she was only a four-star evolved. She didn¡¯t have jobs or skills and didn¡¯t even have any clothes on her. Those animals that played around with her said that the reason why she still had her limbs was because she was a woman, a beautiful woman. Apart from being fed, she had other uses. Uses that made her feel like dying. Although powerless as a four-star evolved, her body was very strong. This gave them a reason not to hold back. Each day, many people would vent their frustration on her. She wanted to bite them, but she didn¡¯t have the strength. She wanted to commit suicide, but she didn¡¯t have the strength either. Since she knew what the outcome of her brother and her would be, she wished for that day to arrive. She had never hoped for such a thing so much before. Even if it was being eaten by mutated lifeforms and letting them evolve... She passed day after day here. The only consolation and the biggest torture was her brother, who had lost his mind and became a retard. Xiao Min thought today would be another nightmarish day until the door was knocked open... .......................................................................................... No one stopped them as they had to vent their frustrations. ¡°Zhongming, this...¡± Park Xiuying¡¯s face was red, not from embarrassment but rage. Since her job and level increased, the saint aura on her body increased. Very few things could make her lose control of her emotions. But now she was emotional. Ye Zhongming saw those pigs that were injected with evolution potions and used to feed mutated lifeforms! In many of the rooms were such pigs. There were hundreds of them. A small portion of guys had their limbs sliced, and they became human sticks. The rest were women that were naked and showed signs of being raped. They lay there, and their eyes were numb. Some people lost their minds, and they collapsed. Xiao Min saw Ye Zhongming for the first time, and Park Xiuying... Xia Bai and Liang Chuyin carried someone wearing a white coat to the seventh floor. They had many broken bones, and their eyes were filled with fear. ¡°They are in charge.¡± Xia Bai¡¯s words were direct. She used a white cloth to wipe her hands, and it was quickly dyed red. ¡°Heal them once.¡± Ye Zhongming said. Park Xiuying used two Cleansing Dews to reduce their injuries. ¡°You two will die today, but there are two ways of death which you can choose.¡± He squatted in front of the two shivering fellows and reached two fingers out, ¡°First, you can die without any pain as long as you answer my question.¡± ¡°Second, I will torture you for an hour, and you will die in pain. That is if you can¡¯t give me a satisfactory answer.¡± ¡°You have three seconds to tell me which way.¡± Chapter 507: Free battle squad Chapter 507: Free battle squad The two of them died in the end. The Ying City elites sliced and tossed their four legs down from the roof. As they were four-star evolved, they didn¡¯t die. They were eaten alive by those pigs that had regained some energy. They were eaten alive, which shocked the Ying City elites around. How much hate did one have to have to do so? Those people wore clothes that weren¡¯t fitting and killed the two of them before regressing to their stunned and numb states. Out of these 200, most were females. A few more direct and strong ones commit suicide after Cloud Peak gives them potions that allow them to recover some mobility. The remaining few, if they didn¡¯t care about them, a few dozen of them would end their lives.?v€l?1n. ¡°I am Ye Zhongming, enemies with the people who control this place.¡± Those people heard his voice and raised their heads. Some light appeared in their eyes. The other Ying City people felt regretful. These women looked dumb and didn¡¯t have the aura an evolved should have. However, they had the strength. They would be great warriors if they found some job or skills and were given some equipment. They were planning to pick up the spoils, but that was before they knew Boss Ye¡¯s thoughts. Now, they didn¡¯t dare to snatch talent from him. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t planning to let go, so naturally, they felt unwilling to accept. If these people were persuaded to join Cloud Peak, that would be 200 more strong evolved. That was a fortune that many envied. They were not ordinary evolved. From those two people in charge, they would be sent away as elite products. The lowest level was a three-star evolved, and 20% were four-star evolved, around 10. In other words, besides Cloud Peak and the few Ying City bosses, most were on the same level as these ten women! ¡°Be it to live, take revenge, thank me, have a home, whatever the reason, just follow me in the future.¡± Too terrifying. After clearing the battlefield and scouring this building, the three hundred men team returned to Ying City. Three days had passed, and they brought this full female team when they returned. That shocked Xia Lei. She went to Puxing Town to see what had happened. After learning what happened to them, she pitied them. She might kill without blinking, but she didn¡¯t lose her humanity. To her, Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak had a bottom line. She arranged for them to bathe, eat, and change clothes and brought them around Cloud Peak to introduce them to it. She told them about the process and hardships of building this place and their animosity with Soul Merchant. She also told them how they killed many Soul Merchant people. This gave these women hope and a sense of belonging. Three days later, they looked much better than before. Xia Bai took over and gave job and skill scrolls to suitable people. She got equipment from Ye Zhongming and trained them to hunt in the surrounding areas. Cloud Peak¡¯s other members showed them kindness and cared for all of them. After this weak, Xia Bai would be in charge of them. Xiao Min was the deputy; this squad was as strong as the other Cloud Peak squads. Ye Zhongming was naturally busy during that time. Apart from appearing in front of this team, he had to create equipment, nurture the Cannibal Flower, nurture the Life Grain, create parts Le Dayuan needed, research with Liu Zhenghong, and teach Ah Yang and the kids. Puxing Town was on track. Every faction received huge gains in half a month, and Ying City¡¯s overall strength increased. Cloud Peak naturally benefited the most. They obtained huge amounts of crystals and materials. He spun them and got many potions. Cloud Peak warriors had a level increase. The most obvious change was still their equipment. They were all changed. The core battle squad had all-white equipment. The others were covered in grey. Even the logistics and research members had one or two. The other factions were envious, but there was nothing they could do. Ye Zhongming was too strong. Twenty days since returning from Souvenir City, Cloud Port Alliance¡¯s two people here received good news. Cloud Peak was leading a 15 thousand-strong squad and was prepared to head out. Chapter 508: Reinforcements are here Chapter 508: Reinforcements are here ¡°One level two crystal, five level one crystal.¡± A thin old man squatted under a tattered building and rested on the wall. He had a half-smoke cigarette that wasn¡¯t lit in his hands. ¡°Are you bullying me?¡± A young man with a cold expression covered a dozen materials in his clothes, and rage flashed in his eyes. The thin old man smiled. The teeth that weren¡¯t brushed for a long time turned white, making one uncomfortable. ¡°Little Peng, we have known each other since you evolved. We have traded at least 80 times; when have I conned you?¡± The guy called Little Peng didn¡¯t budge, but his gaze turned more gentle. ¡°Haiz.¡± The old man sighed. He didn¡¯t care about Little Peng and took the materials individually. ¡°Level two Black Vine Fish scales, level two Loud Scorpion Tail, level two Violent Crab pincer, yi, Naga Blood Crown? Oh, a young one.¡± The thin old man counted, ¡°Two more level one crystals, no more.¡± He looked at Little Peng, ¡°You also know that our Cloud Port hasn¡¯t been peaceful; the monsters have been charging over, and we nearly failed to hold on.¡± ¡°Of course, that is what the alliance bosses care about, and it has nothing to do with us. But there are more of them, so more are killed. Their material prices have been dropping. One of the smiths here, Old Song, was recruited by a faction, and nobody can craft equipment for us. If these weren¡¯t from you, I wouldn¡¯t have even taken them, as I have no use for them!¡± He sighed while saying. Little Peng didn¡¯t know if he was telling the truth. He heard about Old Song, but there was no way that only Old Song was a smith here. ¡°One more level one crystal, and these are yours; if not, I will try my luck at the old street.¡± ¡°One demon crystal... Okay, one level two and eight level one. Here, take them.¡± The thin old man shoved the crystal to Little Peng. He took a look before leaving. When he lay there and didn¡¯t move, Little Peng moved slowly to his side. He squatted down and took off the thing that was quickly drying. He looked at the face covered in holes, and his body was filled with cold intent. ¡°I disappointed you. I didn¡¯t trade the crystals for a four-star potion but for an Ocean Star Pet. In the future, you will pay for your sins in a hatched beast form.¡± The boss''s body grew bigger, like a high-pressure water gun shot into his mouth. A few seconds later, his stomach exploded, and a soft thing twitched. It looked like a giant black starfish with white spots. Its five-sided shape had a slight bump in the center. An eye looked around, and below it was a black level-three crystal. ¡°You will be called Black Revenge.¡± Little Peng tapped the hatched starfish beast that had signed a battle beast contract with him, and he smiled. But before that smile disappeared, he heard some noises. That was impossible in the apocalypse, but it happened. Little Peng heard sounds in the entire Cloud Port. He ran to the tenth floor, and there was an observation post he left. He pushed a cabinet and saw a ten thousand-strong team led by someone around his age. This was the first time he saw Ye Zhongming. .......................................................................................... Cloud Port Alliance was formed from all the middle to large factions in Cloud Port to go against the ocean beast wave. It was temporarily formed, but after a few months, it was moving towards a real alliance with five people at its core. On this day, five people led people out of the city center. They fought the mutated lifeforms while moving to the north of the city. Anyone who saw them followed. An hour later, this team was over 50 thousand strong. More survivors continued to rush over to this team. Many people didn¡¯t know at first but discovered that a giant team they had convinced to help had arrived in Cloud Port! The reinforcements were here! Chapter 509: Other reinforcements Chapter 509: Other reinforcements The size of the Ying City team was bigger than when they first set off. The size of this team naturally caused a huge commotion. Ye Zhongming used many methods, like moving in groups, wiping out the small groups of mutated lifeforms, and avoiding the big hordes. It wasn¡¯t effective, but it didn¡¯t cause a large-scale battle. However, the methods they used targeted mutated lifeforms. It was impossible that they didn¡¯t meet any human survivors. No matter the reason, many survivors joined the various factions and became a member of this team. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care about them. It was normal for old members of a battle squad to die in battle and new members to join. Cloud Peak also chose some members to recruit. But unlike the factions who chose the stronger and high-level evolved, Cloud Peak chose ordinary people or those whose evolution levels were low. To the other Ying City factions, they felt like Boss Ye was a decent person. He was doing so because he had recruited those female warriors and thus gave others a chance. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t answer such rumors. But reality was about trust. Ye Zhongming had many enemies, and he had to defend against those factions who wanted to take revenge. Spies were people that humans were wary of. Even normal people or low-level people might be spies, but they could form a sense of belonging with Cloud Peak as they evolve. This was a long process. Cloud Peak had to recruit members and get stronger, so building stronger foundations wasn¡¯t a bad decision. There was a weird situation when this team arrived at Cloud Port Alliance. Cloud Peak¡¯s team had many more low-level and unevolved survivors, which starkly contrasted with the rest of their forces. Of course, the other Ying City teams gained much apart from recruiting survivors. Twenty days of traveling were filled with many fights of different scales. They collected many demon crystals and materials. As they were close, they were able to trade with Cloud Peak. Many materials and demon crystals entered Ye Zhongming¡¯s bag, and he traded them for better equipment for the Ying City troops. Smart people knew that Ye Zhongming was using them but also helping them. He was able to earn, but he could also increase their strength to increase the bargaining chips he had for the Cloud Port battle. But all factions of Ying City didn¡¯t mind that; they got physical things that were helping them. The former was shocked when the Cloud Port team bumped into Ying City. They couldn¡¯t judge the reinforcements¡¯ evolution level, but their equipment was too good. He was strong, Cloud Peak was strong, but if they wanted to create such a city, it would take half a year or even longer! Was there a mysterious Builder job user here? Both sides didn¡¯t meet right away. Cloud Peak¡¯s leader was the one who communicated with both sides. Such reinforcements weren¡¯t for free; no one was willing to fight without getting paid. Cloud Peak naturally accepted it as Ye Zhongming was their leader. But Cloud Port Alliance had disagreements. ¡°Rong Cheng, did you see this list? They want a five-star evolution potion! Do you know how serious the gap we have of five-star evolved? Okay, even if we can give them a five-star potion, but look at the number of three and four-star potions. The number that our few factions have can¡¯t even meet this requirement, and you want to agree? I welcomed this big reinforcement, but now I am disappointed. That kid doesn¡¯t know how to accept kindness and wants to extort us!¡± A middle-aged man stapped the table, and he was emotional. However, his gaze was calm. People who could sit in this position wouldn¡¯t get angry easily. Rong Cheng was a 30-year-old man. He smiled, ¡°Brother Yang, relax. The negotiations haven¡¯t started, and this is just an initial indication. Moreover, I think we can satisfy the conditions. Cloud Port has many ocean beings and materials. We are defending this advantage as long as we defend this place.¡± Yang Shi scoffed but looked at the oldest person of the five. This old man was Meng Xiangjiang, a six-star evolved like Rong Cheng and Yang Shi. ¡°Many reinforcements are coming, and this Ying City team is the largest and the strongest.¡± Meng Xiangjiang smiled, and his voice was very stable, calming one¡¯s senses. ¡°How much we give depends on how important they are to us.¡± The others thought about it, and Rong Cheng was uncertain, ¡°Uncle Jiang, you mean we should agree?¡± Meng Xiangjiang smiled and shook his head, ¡°I received this, the details of another group of reinforcements.¡± Chapter 510: Second meeting Chapter 510: Second meeting ¡°Sky Elephant?¡± Yang Shi looked at the paper from Meng Xiangjiang, and the name of the reinforcements shook his heart. Behind the two words wasn¡¯t battle squad, team, mercenary squad, etc; it was division. Were they just a part of another faction? How strong would the faction be? How much could they help Cloud Port Alliance? ¡°Right, Sky Elephant Division, they belong to the t1 resistance region.¡± Yang Shi, Rong Cheng, and the other five stars evolved Lan En, and Duan Jing were silent. They had never heard of a t1 resistance region. ¡°We hadn¡¯t come into contact with them, but it doesn¡¯t mean... They have no movement.¡± Meng Xiangjiang pointed above and smiled mysteriously. ¡°You are saying?!¡± Duan Jing moved his body forward, and his face was shocked. ¡°It is confirmed.¡± Meng Xiangjiang squinted his eyes and used his stable voice, ¡°Don¡¯t you all find it weird? The apocalypse is here, but there isn¡¯t a large-scale resistance. Things might be messy, or there might be other reasons... Contact, fighting for themselves, etc. But we can''t deny that they look official.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t go into too much detail, but you must understand.¡± Apart from Duan Jing, the other three weren¡¯t happy. People above? A few of them laughed coldly. You say that they are higher-ups. Who can prove it? They didn¡¯t appear at the start and only appear when the factions take shape. They look like they want to kill or steal. The basic order was broken, and did they think that things would be convenient and easy if they used the name of the government? The faction bosses were used to being in control, so would they give it up? A few of them looked at Meng Xiangjiang; what was he thinking? Was he not defending against them? ¡°A year has passed, and many things have taken shape; it isn¡¯t easy to shake it.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t continue discussions on this topic. He would just eat it since they were giving them a piece of meat. Young Master Yun nodded, ¡°It isn¡¯t hard to find. Based on your clues, I spent some demon crystals and found where 414 Running Squad was.¡± ¡°En.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. .......................................................................................... ¡°Medical Pearl, five level-two crystals! They are high quality.¡± ¡°Grey battle gloves, one two-star potion. It is a new one!¡± ¡°Red Pattern Clam Shield, white grade. Exchange for a three-star potion or job advancement scroll. Those with no money move aside!¡± ¡°Top quality twins, one night for five level one crystal, only one star evolved allowed!¡± ¡°Battle Beast Egg, does anyone want it? To the best bidder!¡± ¡°Selling information about where the Electric Shooter Jellyfishes are. Share format, based on contribution!¡± ¡°I want to purchase a grey protective gear; scammers scram.¡± ¡°All sorts of materials, prices are reasonable!¡± This was a famous trading street in the city. People who came here the first time would feel like they were in a different world. But this was the busiest place in Cloud Port. It was similar to Ying City¡¯s Puxing Town, but the rules here were more strict, and it was built a long time ago. ¡°You want to buy Purple Ink Urchin at that price? Scram, don¡¯t make noise!¡± A fatty shook his head impatiently. Little Peng looked at the few level-two crystals in his hand and sighed. He knew it wasn¡¯t enough, but he wanted to try his luck. But the truth proved that no one was a fool. He stood up and wanted to leave. Factions without headquarters in the city weren¡¯t allowed to spend the night here. ¡°You want Purple Ink Urchin?¡± A voice rang out from behind Little Peng. He turned and saw Ye Zhongming for the second time. Chapter 511: Be a chess player Chapter 511: Be a chess player Ye Zhongming looked at the cold face opposite him and the confused Shengyuan and felt like he was in his previous life. In his last life, the three of them often sat together like this and talked to one another like ordinary people. But in a blink of an eye, he had died and revived here. He also found the younger versions of those two. Little Peng was also Ye Zhongming¡¯s ally. Like Shengyuan, they were in the same squad and lived together. They saved each other¡¯s lives many times. But the three of them sat here as strangers. Little Peng was wary and looked at him like he wasn¡¯t a good person. ¡°You need Purple Ink Urchin?¡± Ye Zhongming placed one on the table. This material that could make battle pets stronger lit Little Peng¡¯s eyes up. He wouldn''t have followed him to this bar if Little Peng hadn¡¯t seen him when he entered the city. The safety of the city was relative. This was the apocalypse, and there wasn¡¯t any safety. So many corpses were transported out from the city every day, and they all knew how those people died. ¡°How much?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the polite expression on his brother''s face from his last life and smiled, ¡°Free.¡± En? Little Peng wasn¡¯t excited or happy; he was very wary. Ye Zhongming realized it and changed his words, ¡°But I need you to do some things for me.¡± Little Peng relaxed when he heard him say, ¡°Tell me about it; I might not be able to do it.¡± He didn¡¯t understand Ye Zhongming but knew that the things that an expert who could lead 20 thousand wanted him to do might not be something he could accomplish. ¡°En, it isn¡¯t too difficult. You know that I come from outside. I can buy some random items, but it isn¡¯t appropriate for me to buy in bulk. So I need you to purchase some materials for me. When needed, you also need to help me sell some items. Are you able to do it?¡± ¡°Just that?¡± Little Peng looked at Ye Zhongming in disbelief. He shook his head. He promised to assist Cloud Port Alliance in getting the most crystals and materials to increase their strength quickly. Be it Soul Merchant, Glory Army, or the conflict after winter in the Secret Realm, Ye Zhongming had to get stronger. Not only himself, he needed a strong army. Ying City couldn¡¯t meet those requirements anymore. Next, Little Peng told him about his past in Cloud Port. Ye Zhongming was very curious and had many guesses. As such, he came to prove many of those guesses. Ye Zhongming was not a top evolved in his last life and didn¡¯t come into contact with many details. Even now, he still hadn¡¯t. He was anxious to find out about some things. He was like a new billionaire trying to enter that circle. It wasn¡¯t because he had to go in to show his status but only be entering; he could enter a new world and understand things ordinary people felt were preposterous. In the end, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to be a toy; he didn¡¯t want to be a chess piece but a chess player. ¡°Pay attention.¡± Ye Zhongming instructed and squatted down in front of a stall. ¡°How much is this?¡± Ye Zhongming pointed at a purplish black metal and asked the female owner. ¡°This... Five level four crystals.¡± This young woman looked at Ye Zhongming and the people behind him before saying a price. The person noticed them. They didn¡¯t know their evolution level but knew they were rich. In the apocalypse, people who were so clean and had white and silver equipment were rich. So she gave a much higher price than usual. ¡°I will trade with equipment.¡± He smiled and passed the equipment. Her eyes lit up. Chapter 512: Meat metal Chapter 512: Meat metal Ye Zhongming handed a white bracelet over. This wasn¡¯t a piece of equipment he crafted but one he traded from some guy on his way to Cloud Port. It was the Speed Up Bracelet. One could use it every three days to increase straight-line speed for one second. Such equipment was useful sometimes, but it was too feminine. Many guys in the core of Cloud Peak didn¡¯t want it. The female members were also spoiled by Ye Zhongming and looked down on this equipment with only one ability. Ye Zhongming knew that his subordinates looked down on its long cooldown and short skill time. Honestly, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t like it either. He was planning to reward other members with it. But when he saw the metal, he took it out. Whether or not the ability was good, it was still a white piece of equipment. It could be sold for more than five level-four demon crystals so that woman would agree. She wanted to grab it, but Ye Zhongming dodged. ¡°I want more than this piece; I want all of them!¡± ¡°How do you know?¡± This woman exclaimed instinctively, and after realizing something, her expression changed. ¡°Meta Metal is a stone-material formed in the body of mutated lifeforms. They are like pearls and are produced by mutated ocean lifeforms. There are signs of cuts, so this is just a piece. I want all of them.¡± He said something she had never heard before and continued, ¡°Do you think such a small piece of material that isn¡¯t even rare in Cloud Port would be worth one white piece of equipment, right? Without 25 kilograms of this, I will find someone else. I would just need to spend more time.¡± Her expression changed. She glanced at the white bracelet once more and made her mind up. She told him to wait before keeping everything and running in a direction. ¡°Boss, you know the price so accurately?¡± Little Tiger praised. He didn¡¯t get a Battle Contribution Badge, so he tried to suck up more to the boss. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have a clear understanding of the basic stats. Some equipment had them, but some didn¡¯t. But a three-digit one was high, meaning its defense was really good. ¡°Ability 2, Fish Armor Absorb, scales spread out, giving the user the ability to glide. 10-hour cooldown and uses mental energy.¡± This ability was great and would come in handy. ¡°Ability 3, Thousand Leaf Fly, equipment self-destruction ability. After use, the scales would attack targets within a certain area. All the scales will fall off, and the equipment will be permanently damaged.¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned when he saw the third ability. He didn¡¯t expect it to have such an ability. Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t have enough materials; if not, he wanted to test how strong his ability was. He placed this exquisite armor down. He thought about it and started to craft the next one. Based on the blueprint, the armor level was related to the Smith level, job familiarity, material level, etc. It would go from white to green. If he added some better materials, it could even reach blue. When one was lucky, three chisel holes might even appear! But, the materials added couldn¡¯t be ordinary, and the success rate would significantly reduce. Ye Zhongming wanted to reach the highest grade this time. He refined the material in his hands to raise the materials to white. He used his previous experience to craft and tossed the best material he had on him. Ghost metal. He received notification that the success rate dropped to 20%. Even if the basic smith heart, he only had slightly above a third chance of succeeding. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care and started crafting. He wanted to see if he could make a green piece of equipment. Chapter 513: Shining phospor light Chapter 513: Shining phospor light The materials were upgraded, and he added ghost metal, so he treated this crafting solemnly. Since the start, this process has been more intense than at any other time. If the crafting process was a mature factory line, this was like an elemental reaction in a lab. It showed signs of exceeding his control. He could see the liquid formed from meat metal rolling into a shape. Apart from the different light, one couldn¡¯t tell anything. But Ye Zhongming knew that the formation process was intense. He thought about the success rate and felt it related to that. The higher the rate, the more stable the crafting process. On the contrary, the lower the rate, the more intense. It was exactly like that. When he placed the last material, Ghost Metal, in, the entire process became chaotic. The material that was forming into the armor exploded. Ye Zhongming retreated to avoid the center of the explosion. The core members guarding outside charged in and saw the mess in the room. They also saw Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression and guessed their boss had failed. Only Little Tiger noticed the silver armor on the side. He hugged it and said, ¡°Boss, give this to me. Only then can you repay me for hurting my weak soul by not giving me the battle contribution badge.¡± ¡°Scram!¡± Ye Zhongming scolded him. When everyone went out, he didn¡¯t clean up the room. He sat there and recalled the two processes and compared his feelings. An hour passed, but he didn¡¯t feel dispirited. He started to craft. He continued to refine the materials and placed another piece of ghost metal. He made some changes in some small areas. He clenched his fist excitedly when a green Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor was crafted. ¡°Ability 4, Shining Phosphor Light, every ten days, activates this skill to repair 30% of the damage. If it exceeds the damage, then it would be ineffective.¡± Ye Zhongming knew that this was a big change from adding Ghost Metal. It was similar to Shengyuan¡¯s shield. But because of the gap in level, his shield could be repaired if it weren¡¯t destroyed, but it needed a long time. This armor¡¯s ability was an instant repair but had a cooldown and damage percent restriction. He activated the skill, and the green armor was covered in a streak of light. The part Ye Zhongming damaged was back to normal, and this ability also entered a ten-day cooldown. Ye Zhongming looked at the materials and should be able to craft two more. He didn¡¯t hesitate and started to do so. He was very lucky, and both succeeded. The success rate indicated in his mind even increased by 2% points after the final try. It was probably because his skill familiarity had increased. He had three green armor, and the last two were female ones. In normal situations, the blueprints were gender specific, and the smith had to control them. Ye Zhongming called people in. The core members saw the three armors, and their eyes lit up. The high-end powers of Cloud Peak focused on Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand. The other core members¡¯ best equipment was at silver grade. This was very good in the apocalypse, but everyone wanted better. Everyone was tempted when they saw the three pieces of armor. One person was an exception. Little Tiger looked at the silver armor on his body and the green on the table and felt like a fool. Everyone laughed at him. The two green pieces were given to Liang Chuyin and Park Xiuying. The guy version was given to Shengyuan. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai were strong, so defensive equipment was just the icing on the cake. Sheng Yuan and Park Xiuying¡¯s support job meant they received special treatment. As for why it wasn¡¯t given to Mo Ye, it was because of the badge. With good defense, the influencer wouldn¡¯t worry too much and could get more points quickly. The other people weren¡¯t unhappy as they knew that their boss was a fair person. They would get something soon. This was obviously the other uniform equipment the boss could create apart from Moon Edge. ¡°Boss, Cloud Port has sent people to invite you to a banquet.¡± Chapter 514: Sudden chaos Chapter 514: Sudden chaos No matter the time, humans would find ways to express their superiority. It didn¡¯t matter if the world was sunny or in chaos. The entire country and the world was a battle between humans and mutated lifeforms. There wasn¡¯t any mercy; there was also killing and blood. They were fighting for the top of the food chain. Even in the city, many dirty and immoral things were happening. But this didn¡¯t stop the few people in power from organizing a banquet that could even be called luxurious in peacetime to show off their power. A beautiful hall, clean servants, delicious food, old wine, elegant music, soft mat... Each could make one forget that they were living in the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming looked at all of this calmly, but his gaze was disdainful. Was this something an organization that was asking for help should do? What were they showing? Their strength? Their riches? They just wanted respect. They showed they wanted to ask for help but didn¡¯t want to lower their status. Although the things in the banquet hall couldn¡¯t be exchanged for much outside, it would be enough to feed a few thousand people for half a month. Ye Zhongming¡¯s impression of Cloud Port Alliance dropped because of this. Ye Zhongming attended the banquet with Liang Chuyin. They were informed they couldn¡¯t bring weapons, so they went empty-handed. The influencer hugged his hand. Ye Zhongming had the space equipment, so the weapon was placed there. Apart from Ye Zhongming, Zhao Xingmei and Bai Feng attended too. After all, Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t the only reinforcement. He brought the two of them to reduce suspicion.?v€l?1n. The boisterous hall got quiet when the four of them entered. Even in Cloud Port, where people could often get dozens or even hundreds of crystals quickly, it was eye-catching to see four five-star evolved together. After Ye Zhongming took the five-star potion, his aura became more discreet unless one had special scouting abilities; if not, they wouldn¡¯t be able to see his true strength. Meng Xiangjiang smiled, and his attitude was warmer than when he welcomed Ye Zhongming. ¡°Uncle Jiang.¡± The leading guy smiled, and after nodding to Meng Xiangjiang, he looked over this old man and at the people behind him. ¡°Let me introduce; this is Guang Yao, my good friend''s son. Everyone should look out for one another. He came to help Cloud Port Alliance so we can get closer.¡± The others were polite and greeted Guang Yao. He recognized that this was a six-star evolved. Since they had the same goal, having someone so strong was good. The goal of the banquet was not just eating. Once everyone was here, the negotiations began. The reinforcements wouldn¡¯t help for nothing. They had to decide how much they were to be paid. It was best to be clear rather than brush across it. Their men left, and only 20 people remained. These were the stars of today. ¡°Let¡¯s be direct; I know your requests, and after careful thinking, while thanking all of you for coming to help, there are some objections that we have to discuss.¡± Shi Yang saw Meng Xiangjiang holding his glass and not speaking. He started it off politely. Many people, including Ye Zhongming, knew the main show was here. When everyone considered getting the best rewards, Guang Yao smiled and attracted everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°There is nothing to discuss. Helping Cloud Port Alliance is like helping ourselves. Since that is the case, it is too low to discuss payment. I suggest building an alliance army to face the beast wave.¡± After hearing Guang Yao¡¯s words, many expressions changed. One of the leaders was hot-tempered and interrupted, ¡°Kid, you want us to work for free? Who are you even?!¡± Guang Yao was not angry and spun the glass in his hands, ¡°Remember, I will only say this once. I am Sky Elephant Division¡¯s Guang Yao; those who don¡¯t listen can all die.¡± The wine splashed towards the person who spoke it. At the same time, there were loud sounds in the banquet hall, outside the city, Cloud Port City! Chapter 515: Holy Army Coat Chapter 515: Holy Army Coat The noise first came from two directions. First was the roof. Stone pieces blew apart like small cannonballs that hit the humans below. Many killers with weapons launched their attacks. The other was the red wine from Guang Yao¡¯s glass. The liquid turned into a red crystal snake that spat its tongue at the person who spoke up. The two incidents signaled the start of chaos. ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°Kill!¡± The cement roof couldn¡¯t block the evolved¡¯s abilities. When the roof exploded, Ye Zhongming pulled Liang Chuyin and retreated. Before understanding the situation, he wouldn¡¯t attack. He had to be sure whether or not things were good for him. Zhao Xingmei and Bai Feng followed behind. They were powerful in Ying City, but after heading out, they realized many were on their level, so it was better to listen to Ye Zhongming. Some people reacted as quickly as Ye Zhongming, but not many. Those killers were able to find their targets. Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up when those people attacked. Nine of them all had assassin jobs! Only two of the entire Cloud Peak, including Xia Bai, had such a job. Who was able to gather so many such job users together? Moreover, they were very strong! Puchi! Lan En, one of the five leaders, cried out, and his body fell backward. His men reached out in panic, but the cold light shone. A person holding two daggers appeared behind them. Two white daggers entered their backs. Like set in games, each part had decent ability, but they were very strong together. Of course, although Holy Army Coat was a set, it differed from those set in games. The set pieces in games could be worn. Although they wouldn¡¯t have the extra stat increases, it didn¡¯t affect the equipment. But the Holy Army Coat was different. It had to appear as a set as it was crafted. Each set appeared in a set form. If split, it would lose all its effect and become useless. But one thing couldn¡¯t be denied. It was very strong, and it was very eye-catching in its last life. If one had to describe it, the set helped to cross grades. A grey set was as strong as a white piece of equipment. One set of white Holy Army Coat was as strong as silver equipment. This was something that everyone envied. The six wore grey coats, meaning they had white-level strength. The two white were silver and Guang Yao... It was as if he was wearing full green! One must know that Ye Zhongming could only craft green equipment because of the Ghost Metal! This made him feel very unsettled. In his last life, he could only envy such equipment. Now, he was a Glory Smith and could craft his symbolic equipment. His desire to battle burnt strongly when he saw this thing he couldn''t craft. The world was fair. The person who could craft it had obtained a special job scroll. This job was--- Master of the Coat! This was similar to Park Xiuying¡¯s Trainee of Light; once one learned it, one couldn¡¯t have any other job. Moreover, this smith differed from others; they could only craft Army Coats. Using some methods that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand, they could modify them to turn them into Holy Army Coats. Ye Zhongming envied the equipment, but if he had a choice, he wouldn¡¯t choose to become the Master of the Coat. But this didn¡¯t stop him from wanting to test its strength. He stepped towards the mysterious Guang Yao. Chapter 516: Hill on the ocean Chapter 516: Hill on the ocean When Ye Zhongming was planning to attack, the leaders of the reinforcements from Ying City gathered together. ¡°Xia, Sister Bai, what should we do?¡¯ The faction boss looked at Xia Bai, who carried the giant scythe. He said those words before lowering his head. The entire Ying City had a weird phenomenon. They weren¡¯t the most afraid of Ye Zhongming, who controlled everything, not Xia Lei, Ye Zhongming¡¯s speaker. Instead, they were most afraid of this ice-cold scythe woman. This was not only because she was a seven-star evolved but also because of what she did. Time slowly revealed what Cloud Peak had faced. Xia Bai¡¯s performance in Ying City, Cloud Peak, the Competition Death Wheel space had spread. Her viciousness to herself caused everyone to tremble. Moreover, in the month that Ye Zhongming was back, Xia Bai wanted to train the female evolved that they got from Soul Merchant and to help them adapt. She led them to be an all-rounded squad. Not only were they in Ying City to kill those factions that disagreed with Cloud Peak, but they even provoked zombie hordes and mutated lifeforms. She placed them in a tough battle and didn¡¯t care about their lives. When they didn¡¯t fight, Xia Bai led these women to fight those guys who whistled at them. Not only did she lead them to fight in Ying City, but she also made them fight Cloud Peak¡¯s forces. Both sides naturally knew what was going on, and they held back. This team was at a disadvantage at the start, but as things progressed, Xia Bai didn¡¯t even need to help them, and they could go toe-to-toe with Cloud Peak¡¯s strongest squad. This won Ying City¡¯s respect and also filled them with fear. This 200-strong squad had their leader¡¯s personality. They were vicious; they didn¡¯t care about their lives and were cold. They didn¡¯t listen to anyone apart from Ye Zhongming! Apart from this strong female squad, only Liang Chuyin¡¯s squad followed. Although Mo Ye, Little Tiger, etc, core members came, their men were left in Cloud Peak for defense. Liang Chuyin and Ye Zhongming went to the banquet. Now that Xia Lei wasn¡¯t here, Xia Bai¡¯s group was the strongest, so everyone asked her for her opinion. ¡°How?¡± Xia Lei moved towards Mo Ye, which didn¡¯t attract any attention. ¡°Hu...¡± Mo Ye calmed herself down and ordered, ¡°Be on guard, warn them. It would mean provocation if they are within 100 meters, and we will strike.¡± En. Xia Bai turned around and brought her deputy Xiao Min out. The others received orders and went to make preparations. Little Tiger looked at his captain during peacetime and smiled. .......................................................................................... When the entire city and even Cloud Port were in chaos, if one looked down from above, one would see that a giant hill was rising ten kilometers from shore. The water spun around it and formed many giant whirlpools. Many ocean lifeforms were crying out. They had all sorts of crystals on their bodies that reflected different colors. The hill finally showed itself. Water flowed down its 20-meter-tall body. It looked like a gloating leather ball, but beneath it was a much bigger body floating to form a huge ripple. In the distance, there was a slight gory aura. This hill moved, and then a pair of blue eyes opened in the center to look at Cloud Port. ¡°Creak!¡± A soundwave spread in all directions. Ocean beasts floated out from the surface and charged at the target. Chapter 517: Ying Citys counter attack Chapter 517: Ying City''s counter attack ¡°For the safety of your men and yourself, you should step aside. Don¡¯t force me to kill you first.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s aura increase was picked up by Guang Yao, who was in his fighting state. He turned to look at Ye Zhongming and pointed his spear. Blood was on the tip. This six-star evolved wearing the Holy Armor Coat just killed Jing An, one of the five core members of the Cloud Port Alliance. A five-star evolved without guards faced a six-star evolved with a Holy Armor Coat. He could only fight for a dozen seconds before he was pierced in the head. Liang Chuyin frowned and wanted to attack. She was a spicy character and had spent a long time in Cloud Peak. She was together with Ye Zhongming, so she wasn¡¯t afraid to fight someone stronger than her. The silver whip she took from Ye Zhongming¡¯s space started to dance, and she could immediately use a skill. ¡°This woman is not bad.¡± Guang Yao smiled and didn¡¯t bother about the four of them at all. These words infuriated Zhao Xingmei. Women who were strong in the apocalypse didn¡¯t like it when people teased them. Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and pulled the influencer about to explode behind him. He waved Moon Edge. Guang Yao turned around. Although he didn¡¯t sense a similar evolution level in his body, he felt uncomfortable being stared at. This made him focus. Of course, the main reason was that he received news about Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming beforehand. He wasn¡¯t afraid; the faction behind him wasn¡¯t scared. If there weren¡¯t any surprises, his organization was one of the strongest in the apocalypse, making him proud. But this didn¡¯t mean that he was a fool. Fools wouldn¡¯t be able to survive long. But he didn¡¯t have anything to fear. The Holy Army Coat gave him confidence. He didn¡¯t believe anyone of the same level could defeat the current him. Guang Yao even felt he could battle the few seven-star evolved worldwide. This was why he dared to provoke Ye Zhongming. Or rather, he was looking down on anyone who disrespected him. It was rage from being humiliated and betrayed. ¡°You are stupid.¡± Meng Xiangjiang and Yang Shi mocked Rong Cheng, ¡°It is obvious that you are out.¡± ¡°Jerk!¡± Rong Cheng was furious, but he was calm. He stood between those who rushed to assist Cloud Port and didn''t look like he wanted to challenge those two ex-allies. Meng Xiangjiang and Yang Shi didn¡¯t want to let him go. They waved and led many men to charge. ¡°They are our obstacle to controlling Cloud Port. Time to die and be reunited with Lan En and Duan Jing An!¡± They didn¡¯t pity the allies that they had fought alongside. They launched their strong attack. .......................................................................................... ¡°Stop a hundred meters away. If not, it will be seen as an attack on the Ying City alliance!¡± Warning sounds spread out. The building where the Ying City Alliance was based was ready to defend. But the warnings weren¡¯t effective against the two teams that had gathered. They were still pushing forward. ¡°Stop...¡± Gunshots interrupted their warning, and they shot at the defenses. Mo Ye smiled, and the last bit of hope disappeared. Blood splattered. Ying City Alliance members fell from the accurate shots. They considered defending the high ground, but it was useless to the evolved. If they were in the building, they would just get buried alive. This guest was already within 50 meters. Hua la! Six floors of glass shattered. Hundreds of streaks of light shone. Ying City¡¯s counterattack had started. Chapter 518: Ocean Beast Wave is here Chapter 518: Ocean Beast Wave is here The Ying City Alliance Army lacked guns and bows, but it didn¡¯t mean they had none. Survivors had a deep reliance on things that they understood during peacetime. The fear of guns was something that couldn¡¯t be changed quickly. To many, the best way to kill was for bullets to pierce the bodies of the enemy. So, be it from the wheel or other methods, survivors would treat guns as a trump card. When this team showed that they wanted to sneak attack the base, those with guns were gathered together on the first floor. What flew from the sixth floor was the ranged skills. The mysterious squad saw the skills. A red carpet flew from the team''s center that spun and expanded, covering their heads. The skills landed on the carpet and disappeared after a giant stream of light. The equipment caused the battlefield to freeze before guns fired again. ¡°Decent thing.¡± Xia Bai spoke up and then disappeared with a group. The Ying City Alliance Army on the first floor fired. This caught the mysterious team off guard. Shooting from above gave one an advantage, which was why the mysterious squad felt the gunners should be above. They didn¡¯t expect them to be on the first floor. Blood and defensive equipment shone simultaneously, with more cries than before. These fights weren¡¯t the normal gun fights that one thought about. These guns had levels, and the bullets had different lights and skills. Normal shooting angle and dodging weren¡¯t accurate. One¡¯s understanding of such fights had to change. Especially in such a battle of scale, it was useless to dodge. The battle was based on accuracy and defensive gear. Mo Ye looked at the dark clouds gathering in the distance. The sky was turning black. It looked far away, and it wasn¡¯t obvious. The city had strict rules at night. One wasn¡¯t allowed to light flames or lightbulbs in case they attracted mutated lifeforms from above. But it was too chaotic today. Many parts of the city were in flames, and smoke billowed. The light from the battle also shone in many areas. The bullets shot through the sky, which lit up the city. ¡°Two teams appeared at two o''clock and 11 o''clock. The former is larger, with at least a few thousand. The latter¡¯s equipment is similar to those below. They should be from the same squad. There are over 500 of them.¡± Little Tiger entered the room covered in blood. He had gone out to scout the situation. ¡°Lead Liang Chuyin¡¯s squad to that team at 11 o¡¯clock, leave the 2 o¡¯clock one to Xia Bai.¡± Mo Ye ordered coldly and went downstairs herself. ................................................................................................ On the ocean''s surface, the waves didn¡¯t only splash; numerous ocean beasts were also hidden. The giant hill floated a few hundred meters from the shore. Various mutated beasts spread across the beaches and headed towards Cloud Port. The sentries here had disappeared for some reason, so no one gave a warning. The beasts surged but suddenly split up in two directions. The group in the middle started to push slowly. If someone looked at them from above, they would notice they were wrapping around Cloud Port. They wanted to surround a human city. That blue eye twitched. It looked deep into the ocean and gave off a human-like emotion. There was hatred, unwillingness, and rage... The body started to float to reveal the parts hidden below the surface. Its black body looked like a stone pillar that appeared from the ground. That increased the height of the hill. Numerous white tentacles stretched to the beaches, and the hill finally revealed its complete body. At the center of its hundred-meter body were two purple level-seven crystals, which gave off a weird glow under the moonlight. Chapter 519: Python God Finger Chapter 519: Python God Finger People risked their lives in the apocalypse to gain something. These things were big or small. It might be for a piece of bread, water, a gun, a woman, or a bottle of evolution potion. These interests might increase. For example, higher-level potions, a stronger job scroll, a giant granary, or a secret army warehouse. There were even bigger interests, but only those people would know, as each expert cared about different things. Ye Zhongming and Guang Yao were like that., Guang Yao came on a mission. He knew what would happen here, so he wanted to occupy this place and get all the benefits he could get from this area. He launched a sneak attack on the humans to become the ruler here. He didn¡¯t care that ocean beasts were attacking them. Ye Zhongming was tempted by the Royal Army Coat and wanted to test its strength. But the main reason was that Guang Yao¡¯s actions had touched his interests. Ye Zhongming wanted to get rich from this mission. But if Guang Yao occupied this place, then why was he here? As a Smith, Ye Zhongming¡¯s best money-making venture was creating equipment. He was mainly interested in the coat because he wanted to understand and obtain it. He wanted to get a set to study and replicate it. That would be a joyous matter. Even if he couldn¡¯t succeed, he could understand the connection between the various set equipment, which would greatly help him. So he wasn¡¯t attacking rashly; he was doing so because of his greed. There was nothing to worry about. When Ye Zhongming and Guang Yao retreated, Ye Zhongming wiped some blood off his ears and felt more excited.?v€l?1n. Royal Army Coat didn¡¯t disappoint him. The weird ability caught him off guard and gave him a wound. That gun would have left a hole in his face if not for him using Quickness. Guang Yao was proud. He aimed his guns at Ye Zhongming. His previous worry was gone, and he was confident he could defeat Ye Zhongming. ¡°Fool.¡± Liang Chuyin cursed, and her worry was also gone. People around were shocked. They didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to face the dragons like this. No matter how strong the finger technique was, could it clash with a silver weapon? But the truth was... It could. Even Liang Chuyin was shocked. Ye Zhongming naturally wouldn¡¯t be so arrogant previously. But when he got the Sky Boat Book from Zhao Xingmei, he spent many crystals to duplicate the two job advancement scrolls into four. He upgraded the Sky Dragon Cultivator. Surprisingly, it didn¡¯t go from Trainee to Basic, but it turned the first skill to... Good Grade Python God Finger! Even if Ye Zhongming was living a second life, he had never seen such a special situation. He could only explain it by saying the job came from a special place like the Competition Death Wheel. Ye Zhongming tested it out. He could pierce through a few centimeters thick steel board when he used the finger. If he used Scorching Flame Technqiue, it would get much stronger. Ye Zhongming was taking a risk by using it now, but it also proved he was confident. No one saw how often they had clashed, but Moon Edge was trembling when they separated. Ye Zhongming¡¯s left hand was also dripping blood. Guang Yao¡¯s spear pressed onto the ground. Even if he tried to control it, he was panting profusely. His expression was calm, but he was shocked inside. Thousand Dragon Spear was his strongest attack skill. He would win all battles in the past when he used it; everyone had to retreat when they faced him. He thought that Ye Zhongming would die or be in a bad state using this killing move. But he used just his hand and a blade to block his skill. The price was... A few drops of blood? Guang Yao and the Sky Elephant Division forces who noticed the situation were stunned. This was the first time they faced such resistance since they started to execute their plan. Ye Zhongming flicked the blood drop on his left hand. He planned to end the battle. But at that moment, the ground started to shake. Many people lost their footing and stumbled left and right in the hall. Be it Meng Xiangjiang or Rong Cheng, Guang Yao, or Ye Zhongming, they retreated to stabilize their bodies. At the same time, they saw the ground in the center rising, like something was about to pop out. The carpet and corpses were knocked aside, stone shrapnels splattered. A giant green figure appeared. It looked around before roaring. Chapter 520: Surrounding the city Chapter 520: Surrounding the city The entire Cloud Port was chaotic, but the outer areas differed from the city center. In the center was the Sky Elephant Division, which joined hands with Meng Xiangjiang and caused a power struggle. The outside was caused because Sky Elephant Division passed the walls. The chaos was started by the survivors who had lived in Cloud Port for a long time. They had cleared many of the mutated lifeforms in the city. In probably two days, humans would be able to occupy the city. It was much safer today as compared to yesterday. But after the chaos started, many people realized that those mutated lifeforms roaming about were gone. There were occasionally some, but their numbers weren¡¯t as terrifying as before. But the smell of blood in the air was thick. A strong squad passed this area and killed everything that dared to block their path. This team entered the center city; it was as if... The city gates were opened! Many people started to think. Steal, robbery, rape, murder... All selfish actions were on full display; they didn¡¯t care about morals, just the outcome of their actions. Little Peng hid in a corner of a room with a bag beside him. These were the materials that he bought for Ye Zhongming. After using that bag of crystals to get a place in the city center, he didn¡¯t purchase what the guy needed on the market. He understood that place and knew buying small amounts outside the city center was cheaper. This bag was filled with materials bought with the remaining demon crystals. But Little Peng didn¡¯t expect that he would bump into such chaos after spending just a day outside. This was his previous squad¡¯s camp. The people who charged in were enemies with him. Now that there was chaos, they wanted to rob others, so Little Peng¡¯s camp was naturally one of their targets. But this building had too many rooms. Many walls were broken down to connect the rooms, making it convenient to flee. These people ran around the apartment, and apart from finding some smelly corpses, they didn¡¯t notice anything else. They didn¡¯t search in much detail as it wasted too much time. This was a time that they could use to rob others. He turned back to look at the city center. One could see flames and many people squeezed into the city. To enter quickly. Some people attacked. People started to curse and scold one another. Some in the city center wanted to lower the walls to stop the ocean beast wave. Little Peng bit his teeth and carried Black Hatred. ¡°Let¡¯s give it a try. Black Hatred, my life depends on you!¡± Black Hatred moved its body, and one of its five limbs pointed in one direction. .......................................................................................... ¡°Venemous Ocean Snake!¡± Many people recognized this giant mutated lifeform, but no one knew that this thing could dig down like an earthworm. The people here were among the strongest in the apocalypse, so they realized what was happening. If the ocean snake could get here, they could get to other places, the entire Cloud Port... They didn¡¯t think that this occurred because this level-six snake was a fool and wanted to kill itself. Those near the entrance started to run. The chaos outside made them realize something. The giant ocean snake opened its mouth after roaring, and a terrible stench spread from its body. Huge green liquid beads shot out from its mouth, splattering towards all corners. ¡°Go!¡± Ye Zhongming knew that some things were out of control, so he dragged Liang Chuyin and led Zhao Xingmei and Bai Feng out by knocking down the cement wall. He broke many walls before they got out of the building that the banquet hall was in. This made Ye Zhongming pant, and his shoulder was hurting slightly. He looked at the flames dancing and skill light around him. It seemed like the base was also attacked. Killing intent surged on his body. He looked at the banquet hall that turned into hell on earth and led them towards the base. At this point, the entire Ying City Alliance army was in a tough battle. Chapter 521: Mo Ye attacking Chapter 521: Mo Ye attacking Mo Ye fell for a trap. Her arrangements made sense. She tried to surround the enemy and intercept the forces that tried to help. This was correct. If she wiped out the team near the base, the two reinforcing forces couldn¡¯t escape.?v€l?1n. She wanted to kill them all. But the actual situation was that the squad they surrounded wasn¡¯t wiped out quickly. This team became the stumbling stone that held up most of Ying City¡¯s main force! Mo Ye noticed that many other people were rushing over in this direction. That unknown faction had wiped out the other people and was changing targets. Cloud Peak¡¯s two core squads blocked the two enemy teams. Mo Ye wouldn¡¯t allow them to suffer losses no matter what. Although Cloud Peak¡¯s forces were all elites, there were too few. Before they expanded, they couldn¡¯t take the losses. Mo Ye ordered the Ying City Alliance to assist. But that small team that was trapped was very strong and sticky. They suppressed the forces in all directions. Mo Ye recognized a few dozen gun job users with strong shooting skills. Moreover, these warriors had no support but could still keep up. There were only two reasons. One was that they had space equipment with a decent amount of space where they kept their ammo. The other was that the guns or bullet cases they used had space equipment stats. No matter which it was, this was planned by the enemy. Mo Ye didn¡¯t notice it earlier, which resulted in a few hundred being able to suppress ten thousand people. This was the charm of guns. Even if people had bulletproof equipment, they were already consumed by the bullets. Apart from counter-attacking occasionally, they could only hide and dodge. No one dared to charge or leave the area. The enemy was well-trained. When Ying City¡¯s reinforcements hid behind cover, they would aim at the scattered forces. If someone moves, the gunshots would focus on that area. They wanted to eat the enemy bit by bit, but the enemy was the one doing so instead¡ªthis lit Mo Ye¡¯s pride. She was used to being low profile in Cloud Peak, but that didn¡¯t mean that she didn¡¯t have the ability. Mo ye¡¯s short hair danced in the night wind. A yellow talisman appeared in the sky. That talisman grew bigger and started to spin. The air around twisted like some power was being sucked into the talisman. ¡°Signal, tell Xia Bai and Little Tiger to return. The reinforcements can go, but we must wipe out this squad!¡± With her order, Cloud Peak¡¯s core force retreated and faced the team with strong firepower. The enemy faction that planned to leave because of the ocean beast wave noticed the Ying City Alliance¡¯s intentions. They stopped retreating and started to attack their two core squads. The battlefield became even more intense. Ye Zhongming rushed back at that moment. Ye Zhongming might be interested in one-on-one, but he didn¡¯t care about the rules in a chaotic battle. The Needle Bird group appeared and surged towards the group chasing Cloud Peak¡¯s core team. The night was the best cover for the birds; they were only noticed when they were very close. The nest that turned blue had nurtured the demon monsters to an average of level four. The group was much bigger than a month ago and was unstoppable. The thousands of enemies collapsed almost instantly. At the same time, Liang Chuyin, Zhao Xingmei, and Bai Feng returned to their teams. Their arrival returned the spine to their three squads. Xia Bai held one person''s head and tossed it toward the squad protected by the carpet. This was a five-star evolved that she killed. She didn¡¯t know his identity but knew that he had some status. After seeing Ye Zhongming, she had nothing to worry about. She told Xiao Min to lead the squad before braving the bullets to charge into that squad. Ye Zhongming charged from another direction. They were suppressing the entire Ying City Army because no one could charge into range. But to Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming, who were seven-star and close to seven-star strength, their speed, reaction, etc, were far above those shooters. With Park Xiuying¡¯s support, they were unstoppable. The two of them charged in, and this battle was decided. The enemy squad didn¡¯t even have a five-star evolved, and none could handle one of their strikes. It was a massacre. ¡°Keep a few of them alive. Clear the battlefield, and the rest follow me to occupy the north wall!¡± Chapter 522: Occupy the city wall Chapter 522: Occupy the city wall Xia Bai and her squad were left to clean up the battlefield. This was a great chance to get rich, so every faction was willing to do this. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s reason for leaving her here was obvious--- So that the other Ying City factions didn¡¯t step in! Xia Bai¡¯s viciousness reached deep into their hearts. Her evolution level was even higher than Boss Ye, and she killed people without blinking. If anyone offended her, she would even go against Cloud Peak members, much less people from other factions. She stayed and led the female squad that had the same personality that she did. Who would dare to offend them? This bunch of girls was vicious. Moreover, Sta Beauty Company and Renxing Battle Squad didn¡¯t have the face to clear the battlefield. They were the ones that surrounded that squad, but they not only failed to wipe them out, they were suppressed badly. It wasn''t a reason, even if their shooting skills were good and they had much ammo. After all, they had 20 times more people than the enemy side! It was embarrassing, so they didn¡¯t have the face to fight for it. So they understood what Boss Ye meant, and no one objected. They followed Cloud Peak to the nearest north wall. Ye Zhongming knew that the ocean beast wave was coming, and his sharp senses felt the huge pressure from all directions. It was the pressure that came from mutated lifeforms! After reviving, Ye Zhongming felt this pressure twice. Once was when he faced the Chain Prisoner, and once he faced the last boss of the Competition Death Wheel. This time... He felt like things were getting out of control. But he wasn¡¯t afraid as he had a trump card. He wanted to occupy the north wall, apart from it being closest to them, because it was closest to the plan he had set out. The rumbling sound continued, and the shaking didn¡¯t stop. It was just softer than before. The wall on the north didn¡¯t face the ocean directly. The gate was the one that faced the ocean. The entire Cloud Port was surrounded, so survivors surged towards the city. Many were at the gate, and many people started fighting each other to get in. Ye Zhongming saw tens of thousands at the gate, and many were rushing over. He could even see shadows of the ocean beasts nearby. Saving more people would mean that there would be more help, and they could even avoid being food for the beasts and helping them level up. Dozens of ladders could be used. After giving the order, Ye Zhongming started to arrange the defense. He followed the faction rankings to crisscross the forces to maintain balance. Some stronger people were formed into support squads to assist areas that faced problems. Apart from that, he made a cycle system to deal with the length of the battle. Ye Zhongming¡¯s orderly nature gave them confidence. The warriors from that unknown faction also felt safe. They gazed at Ye Zhongming and Ying City gently. At this time, Xia Bai was back with her squad, and many held bags. These should be the spoils that they had collected. .......................................................................................... When everyone was preparing to battle the ocean beast wave, Little Peng and his battle pet were in trouble. No matter which direction they tried, they were surrounded. Little Peng was filled with regret. He listened to his own pet and ran out. He didn¡¯t even know why; he only knew that it was helpful for him. When he was in despair, Black Hatred stood up, and its body pressed Little Peng below. Numerous suction cups sucked its master and pushed him towards some stone. Half a minute later, numerous beasts surged from the area. Little Peng could hear breathing and also strong auras that made him tremble. He could only pray. He didn¡¯t know how long passed, but the area was finally silent. Little Peng walked out carefully and looked around. He was safe, but he didn¡¯t breathe a sigh of relief. He looked at the ocean surface in shock. Even he felt like something was calling him. Chapter 523: Spoils of war Chapter 523: Spoils of war Xiao Min placed the spoils of war to the side. She saw the cold captain standing there silently, and she could only tell him about the situation on behalf of Xia Bai. ¡°This is the carpet that we couldn¡¯t handle. It should be the most valuable thing, but it seems different from what we thought.¡± The carpet had turned into a basin-sized thing. Ye Zhongming took it and used the glory Smith''s skill to capture some information. ¡°Addock Flying Carpet!¡± ¡°Ability 1, mental conduit, reduce all mental energy skills by 90%.¡± ¡°Ability 2, indestructible. Increase durability by 300%.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at these stats and had a rough understanding of the equipment that gave the Ying City army a headache. Although it didn¡¯t indicate the durability, it should be a terrifying number. Moreover, because of the second ability, that durability increased by three times. Along with the first ability, this was why the carpet could last for so long under the attacks of the ranged forces. The third ability also explained why that team would stick so closely together. It could increase the durability. But the carpet didn¡¯t give off a glow, which meant a problem. This was either special equipment that exceeded normal evaluation standards or was above gold and could hide its glow. Ye Zhongming looked at it and found that it was the first type. It was an equipment that couldn¡¯t be repaired! He thought he had picked up a treasure but didn¡¯t expect it to be such a situation. No wonder Xiao Min said that it was not expected. This carpet had already started to crack. Ye Zhongming was shocked. Space equipment was one of the rarest equipment in the apocalypse. He had revived for a year and only got one proper space equipment: the crystal. The Blood Stepping Boots and Material Bag were not fully space equipment. If it was, as Xiao Min said, that these cases had their own space, this meant that someone from the mysterious faction could craft such equipment. This was a terrifying thing. Ying City Alliance army brought enough resources to assist Cloud Port. They even debated about it when they negotiated with them. Without resources, a strong army would be useless. This was the same as peacetime wars. But if someone grasped the ability to craft space equipment, that was terrifying. It could only them to fight for long periods. They could rely on this point to drag the enemy down. Ye Zhongming anxiously grabbed a few gun cases and studied them. He used many glory smith skills on them, and a few seconds later, he heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was a smith who grasped the blueprint for the case. ¡°Lazy man case¡± was the name of the bullet case. Although it was grey, it could fit 300 rifle bullets. Each team had 10 of them, meaning they had 3,000 bullets. This number wasn¡¯t much for an ideal battle, but it could last very long for a focused battle where they conserved bullets. Ye Zhongming estimated that there were thousands of these cases, and 2,000 could be used. These were good items. Ye Zhongming kept 1500 and left 500 for the other factions. The bullets in them were a gift. No one was unhappy. Cloud Peak was the one who wiped that team out, so it was very good that they could get anything. Moreover, Cloud Peak only kept half of their guns and gave the rest to the other factions. The gourd absorbed the remaining damaged equipment and was a step away from upgrading it. Ye Zhongming looked into the distance, and survivors started fighting the ocean beasts. That slowed their speed in trapping the city. He called people over and told them to hand him the materials that Cloud Peak had collected along the way. He was going to make some trump cards to aid in the defense. Chapter 524: You can rent Chapter 524: You can rent Ye Zhongming was going to create the Violent Thunder Turret. Ye Zhongming had only crafted one on the Cloud Peak city wall and beside his villa. It wasn¡¯t that the materials were hard to get. On the contrary, it wasn¡¯t too difficult. After a month, Cloud Peak had collected enough materials around Ying City to craft six of these. What was difficult was that creating such a thing consumed a lot of time. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength, if he had others to help him, it would take three days to complete one. With these three days, Ye Zhomgming could spend them crafting weapons to earn a large sum. Moreover, the turret consumed two sources of energy. Be it the crystals or electricity, one shot consumed a large amount. Ye Zhongming tested on a level-one turret. He could use level-four crystals and needed two of them to fire once. This consumption rate was similar to that of the Crystal Energy gun. Even if Ye Zhongming was rich, this was too luxurious for him. Electricity was an even bigger problem. Cloud Peak¡¯s electricity generator couldn¡¯t even power this fellow. When Ye Zhongming left, Cloud Peak¡¯s technical members were solving this problem. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if they planned to build a small factory or use a hydrolytic pool. He could only wait for the outcome. Ye Zhongming had been preparing on his way here. One of the preparations was in crafting the turret. Although it consumed time, he did some daily and completed the base. He also did the other parts. This reduced the time needed, and he just needed to combine them. So, he completed the main parts of three turrets. He just needed to assemble them. Ye Zhongming observed the position of the wall and chose three places. Cloud Peak warriors moved the base up to fit them on. Ye Zhongming started to work on the other parts. Be it Ying City Alliance or the faction defending this part of the wall, they looked over curiously and didn¡¯t know what was going on. Some Ying City bosses occasionally headed to Cloud Peak to do some business and had seen such a thing on the wall. But they were afraid to ask. Now that they saw Ye Zhongming crafting one, they guessed it was a strong defensive weapon. Half an hour later, the first turret was built. After demon crystals were inserted, streaks of lightning wrapped around the ball at the top of the three-meter structure. Ye Zhongming continued to craft more turrets. With this speed, he should be able to craft all three turrets. The middle-aged captain of that faction returned with 400 people. Many of them were bruised. It was obvious that this trip wasn¡¯t smooth, but they did bring many things. They split the resources. He saw that Ye Zhongming had made this defensive turret and was amazed. He told Ye Zhongming that he wanted one to help them defend. Ye Zhongming was warm to him and told him he could purchase one. His face caved in. He saw the silver light and was afraid. Silver equipment was the best at this stage and was very expensive. At this crucial moment, its price would increase, so he might be unable to afford it. Ye Zhongming saw his worry and told him he could lend it to him. Each shot would cost him three level-four crystals, and the strengthened attack would cost nine. This price made him feel depressed. The average human level was two-star, and they were improving towards three-star evolved. Level-three demon crystals were the most common, and level-four ones were rare. But to the leaders, their average level was three stars, and they were working towards four stars. They gathered the most level four crystals, so Ye Zhongming¡¯s suggestion was what he could afford. He could afford it, but he would have to find other ways to get what he needed to evolve. ¡°You might even die, so why are you thinking so far ahead?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s words destroyed his last bit of hope. He called his few deputies and paid 30 level four crystals for ten shots. They weren¡¯t sure of its strength, so they didn¡¯t dare to pay too much. But they regretted it after they paid. They thought of one problem. Now that they were fighting for their lives, wouldn''t their lives be tough if they didn¡¯t help them and their defense failed too? But Ye Zhongming¡¯s words changed their thoughts. ¡°Do you believe I can test the turret¡¯s strength on you?¡± Chapter 525: Earning money Chapter 525: Earning money When the Violent Lightning Turret was completed, the human defense line was pushed back significantly. The gate was closed, and the people who couldn¡¯t enter gathered near Cloud Peak¡¯s wall. The few ladders became their last bit of hope. What occurred at the city gate started to happen here as well. The kindness or evil of humans was on full display. There was a clear distinction between beauty and ugliness. Some people used equipment or job skills to get into the city. Ye Zhongming tried to make it easy for them. He thought about saving as many as he could, so with his help, many survivors climbed up through his side of the wall. But to maintain order, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t take them in. They either went down or found that faction to help. The Ying City Alliance army was still independent. When the mutated lifeforms grouped up, they showed their vicious side. No matter how many survivors were in Cloud Port, lacking the city''s elites, they were defenseless against the attacks. One reason was that they were weak. They lacked organization, and they weren¡¯t united. The numbers disadvantage was another reason. The area around the center of the city had 200 thousand survivors. After holding on for 2 hours, they collapsed. Most of them died. Only a group relied on some methods or luck to break through and escape. ¡°We saw so many dead ocean beasts, but there is still no end of them. There are too many!¡± Little Tiger looked at the dense ocean beasts around and felt numb. Since Ye Zhongming established Cloud Peak, the danger they faced came from other survivors. Ye Zhongming¡¯s rebirth gave them an advantage as compared to mutated lifeforms. Cloud Peak¡¯s location meant they wouldn¡¯t face a huge group of mutated lifeforms. But he saw many signals. The battle squads moved onto the parts of the wall to strengthen the defense. Many squads were waiting in the city and assembled below. They were ready to swap for those forces on the wall when they suffered heavy losses or were tired. They knew the time to fight for survival was here, and no one could hide from it. At least on the surface, it seemed like the humans were ready to defend. ¡°I wanted to earn some money from this trip.¡± Ye Zhongming sighed and felt like it wasn¡¯t lucky. He was confident if he faced some small waves but he was facing a super ocean beast wave, which made him slightly depressed. The ocean beasts were waiting for something and stopped a hundred meters from the city. This distance was within their attack range, but no one attacked. Many people were worried and had some hope that they would retreat. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what the ocean beasts were doing as he thought of ways to increase his success rate... He was trading. His target was naturally those factions on the side and those who climbed the wall. A 5000-strong team was a decent trading partner. Ye Zhongming was doing two things. The first was to trade equipment for demon crystals, materials, or bullets. The other was to upgrade equipment to earn the fees. Ye Zhongming planned to launch ranged attacks to reduce the number of ocean beasts. If possible, he wanted to avoid a head-on battle. After all, this was a city defense, so the safer it was, the better. Guns were the best-ranged weapons, and Ye Zhongming¡¯s anticipation for guns increased with the Lazy Man Case. On the other side, that battle squad called Flying Sky Ship hoped to increase the level and strength of their equipment to reduce their losses in the battle. Demon crystals weren¡¯t as important as staying alive. If they died, the crystals would be useless. These people witnessed the strength of a good smith. They just had to pay some fees if he had suitable materials, and he could upgrade the weapons. They had to pay some bullets to trade for decent defensive gear or weapons. There was even someone who used a skill scroll to trade for a white blade, which many people envied. When the beasts surrounded the city wall, the crystals in Flying Sky Ship¡¯s pocket were used up. Chapter 526: Terrifying ocean beast Chapter 526: Terrifying ocean beast Little Peng knew how to swim, but who dared to go into the ocean now? That would be asking for death. There were more mutated lifeforms in the ocean than on land, and he would get attacked if he went down. But that unknown summoning surged in his heart and tempted him. His battle pet, Black Hatred, was the same and even more intense. Even if Little Peng controlled its body, it still squirmed uneasily. That summoning came from deep in the ocean. Little Peng was unsure how far away it was but didn¡¯t dare to head down. He was only a three-star evolved, and his battle pet wasn¡¯t overpowered. To enter the ocean at this level was no different from suicide. But this summoning... Little Peng felt like this was a chance to get stronger. He looked at the dark and terrifying ocean and back at Cloud Peak, lit by flames. He bit his teeth and brought Black Hatred back. He thought about Ye Zhongming. That person seemed nice, and he was strong enough. He wouldn''t treat him too badly if he could help him, even if he didn¡¯t gain much. Little Peng chose to bring his unwilling battle pet back to the city instead of heading alone into the unknown ocean. .......................................................................................... After a few large monsters arrived, the ocean beast wave started to attack. The people in the city knew why these ocean beasts were waiting. Survivors called them Azure Warriors, which represented their strength. Although there weren¡¯t as many of them as the Dwarf Mermaids, there were at least tens of thousands. Survivors on the wall saw a spread from the lowest level two-armed naga to the strong six-arm naga. Ye Zhongming was even able to spot an eight-armed naga. Its five-meter tall body gave one a huge pressure. The more terrifying thing was that the Naga race had ranged warriors. Thousands of them held arrows and lined up. They stopped after a certain distance. After making a weird noise, they pulled their strings and aimed at the wall. In the next seconds, numerous sharp bow arrows made from giant fish bones flew into the sky. Behind the ranged nagas were hundreds of black mutated beasts lying on the ground. Like octopuses, these fellows climbed up and used their tentacles to grab the human-shaped crab soldiers waiting for them. They tossed, and these ocean beasts were flung forward toward the wall. The mutated octopuses threw them quickly. When the first batch of a few hundred were about to land on the walls, they were already throwing the third batch. Beneath the walls, below the Dwarf Mermaids that people thought would be the first to arrive, numerous two-meter-long bugs appeared. They gave off a metallic light and had red patterns on their bodies. They jumped onto the walls. Only then could people see suction cups under their bodies that helped them attach to the walls. More and more of them appeared¡ªthe bugs behind bit the tails of those in front. Head and tails connected, and they lined up on the walls. They then used some ability to swell up. Only then did the survivors realize that these bugs formed a ladder! This was not over yet. Tens of thousands of shell beasts arrived. They had ocean beasts in their bodies that they protected with shells. They got close to the walls. No one knew what abilities those beasts had. The humans were under threat right at the start. Ye Zhongming had never experienced a beast wave in their last life, and this was the first time he saw such a different attack style. After being stunned momentarily, he gave the order to attack. Chapter 527: Violent Lightning Turrets strength Chapter 527: Violent Lightning Turret''s strength Ying City Alliance¡¯s attack wasn¡¯t all at once but in stages. The ranged skill users split into two groups. One attacked towards the sky to intercept those crab soldiers that were landing. The other aimed down the walls to destroy those ladders. At the same time, guns fired¡ªthe modern weapons aimed at the Naga Archers and mutated octopus. Mo Ye was in charge, and her goal was simple. She wanted to destroy the elements that were a threat to the wall. Ye Zhongming was not sitting still. He picked up the sniper and aimed at those City Smasher Beasts. At the same time, the Violent Lightning Turret showed its strength. It used the lightning form. One of them followed the agreement and was helping the Flying Sky Ship squad. Both sides attacked at the same time and clashed a few seconds later. Survivors felt the apocalypse was cruel and bloody, but men were amazed at the fights. The dazzling light and fresh blood intersecting were really attractive. Especially when flames lighted it up, this attractiveness was covered in a mysterious veil. Skills and the Crab Soldiers clashed. The human warriors grasped the timing well. When the skills hit the ocean beasts, they could kill them immediately. This force would bounce them out of the wall if they couldn''t. None of the first batch landed on the wall. This gave the other defending troops a safe space to attack, and their attacking efficiency was much higher. The other portion of ranged attacks landed below the wall. Some ranged job users joined in and used arrows and axes to attack. But the mutated bugs had good defense. These skills mostly hit those climbing dwarf mermaids. They damaged those small fellows, but very few ocean bugs fell. The biggest gains were from the shooters. There weren¡¯t as many of them as the other ocean beasts. Based on this speed, he could stop all of them in just ten minutes so they wouldn¡¯t threaten the walls. At this point, many ocean beasts had arrived near the walls. If humans didn¡¯t attack them, they could cross the hundred-meter distance in a blink. The people on the walls shook in shock. Many ocean beasts used their bodies to hit the walls. Their bones shattered, but they left cracks on the walls. These walls were built with high-rise buildings as the foundations, so they weren¡¯t as firm as actual walls. Ying City members saw the craze of the ocean beasts for the first time. When humans were shocked by the beasts, three flashes of lightning lit their hopes again. The first lightning form fired. Their target was those Naga warriors whose strength had received their recognition. Honestly, even Ye Zhongming was shocked by how strong the turret was. Three streaks of lightning left three holes in the ocean beast wave. Ye Zhongming saw a six-armed naga being smashed into paste! That was a level-five evolved. Even Ye Zhongming was not sure he could kill it in one hit. The Violent Lightning Turret¡¯s performance led to many cheers. But differing from their side, the other areas of the city weren¡¯t as optimistic. In some other areas, the start of the siege became the most dangerous moment! Chapter 528: Ocean Giant Chapter 528: Ocean Giant The team in charge of defending this gate was Meng Xiangjiang¡¯s Elegant Cavalry Squad. He just gave them this name as he wanted a new start. He was the strongest Cloud Port faction. Maybe the other four factions weren¡¯t much weaker than them, but no one would suspect they were the first. That didn¡¯t include the hidden strength that they had. Sky Elephant Division entered the city through this spot. They had the perfect start but didn¡¯t have the perfect end. The sudden ocean beast wave disrupted everything. Meng Xiangjiang and Sky Elephant Division, or the T1 Resistance Region under which Sky Elephant Division was under, had contacted one another long ago. To a certain extent, he belonged to that region. For some reason, Meng Xiangjiang knew the city was a part of the Sky Elephant Division¡¯s plan. This had to turn into a good base as they had use for it. If the ocean beasts took it down, the resources needed to rebuild it were small, but time was important. Meng Xiangjiang wasn¡¯t a core resistance zone member, so he didn¡¯t know why. But he knew that if the plan succeeded, his status would rise, and he might even become a core member. So when the Sky Elephant Division cleared the ocean beasts in the city, he sat on the walls and defended the ocean beast wave. He felt like he was right before this. He arranged the defenses for the few parts of the wall around and formed a perfect defensive structure. But the start of the beast wave gave his confidence a heavy blow. Their attacks were too intense! In just two minutes, many ocean beasts climbed the walls. He and his battle squad weren¡¯t able to stop them. They were in close combat. They were in a battle of attrition, which human survivors were used to. But who knew that this would be the case? Numerous ice balls destroyed the few effective pieces of equipment that could spit out flames. Some giant crossbows built by smiths couldn¡¯t stop the beast wave. They could only fire three times before the ocean beasts got up the walls. No one could give him a definite answer. Moreover, the biggest threat to the gate was here. Two giant figures appeared in their line of sight. If the mutated whale men were so huge that humans had to look up to them, they seemed tiny in front of these two new fellows. ¡°That, what is that?!¡± Two figures moved slowly, and the ground shook beneath their feet. Many people exclaimed. Too tall. They were so tall that they could cross the walls with one foot. Although they were a distance away, their bodies were the size of a building. Their heads had three green eyes that gave off a cold gaze. People saw that they were covered in green seaweed and weeds. Some colorful corals grew out from their bodies. Some living beings were moving about the corals and seaweed and gave off a bright lightning glow, causing these two fellows to shine. They held a giant black piece of wood with seaweed; occasionally, leaves danced. Apart from three eyes, they had four horns; the two at the front were sharp, and the two behind were twisted. They each shone a different color. These two fellows appeared, and the ocean beasts retreated along the way. It was as if they saw a natural enemy; their siege frequency and strength slowed. Meng Xiangjiang was ice cold. He was stunned when he looked at those two fellows and felt despair. Purple crystals shone on their two giant heads! Level seven, two of them! ¡°Ang!¡± They smelled the beautiful scent of humans and gave out a shocking roar! Ye Zhongming turned his head and spat out the words. Ocean Giant! Chapter 529: Full of treasure Chapter 529: Full of treasure In Ye Zhongming¡¯s impression, apart from the dragon race and those similar to dragons that could be called god beasts, only ocean giants had as many treasures. The vast ocean contained mysteries that humans couldn¡¯t understand. Ye Zhongming was so excited because of the four horns on the Ocean Giants.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. The survivors in his last life called them the four elephant horns. If they took them off the head of the ocean giant, they would become a strong weapon. After storing up energy, they could fire four different element rays to deal huge damage to the target. Moreover, the four horns were very compatible with other things. If a smith or an alchemist dealt with them and added other materials, they could become strong weapons. Only a few people had a legendary seven-colored weapon in their last life. One of them used the Four Elephant Horn as a blueprint. Ye Zhongming was a glory smith with an alchemist, Candy, at home. These two points alone were enough for him to dream about such things. Moreover, there were two ocean giants now! Apart from that, the giant wooden log that the giants carried was also a treasure. Those weren¡¯t logs but a type of metal known as Ocean Drill Metal; it was very useful. Using them as a basic material, one could craft the best weapons. If one used them as a support material, they would be great mixers and stimulants to increase the stats of pieces of equipment. Although they weren¡¯t as magical as Ghost Metal, they could make up for what the Ghost Metal lacked- they helped to raise basic stats. There were rumors that a blueprint was specifically prepared for Ocean Drill Metal and could create a line of Ocean Drill metal weapons with unbelievable abilities. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if those rumors were true or not, but without a doubt, those metal pillars were precious. The colorful corals on their bodies were poisonous. If evolved took some in, they would reduce their evolution level! For those who were used to being strong, this was no different from killing them. He was tempted. In his last life, not only did one have to find it in the deep ocean, but one had to face its terrifying ability. Ye Zhongming had never heard of any mature giant lower than level nine! Now, there were two of them that were only level seven. But level seven was something that they had to look up to now. ¡°Stop them, stop them!¡± Meng Xiangjiang¡¯s voice broke. Numerous sword shadows flew from his weapon. He couldn¡¯t care about controlling his mental energy, and he ignored injuries. He only had one thought, which was to defend this place. The moment he failed, it would mean that the ocean beasts would get into the city. The people here, including himself, would die. Every human knew that this was the case. The city was a core area, and they would all die if they couldn¡¯t defend it. So even when they faced such a huge monster, they didn¡¯t fear anything. No matter which faction they belonged to, they jumped onto the wall. They used everything they could find, including their bodies, to push the door. This explosive combat strength chased off the ocean beasts on the wall. Meng Xiangjiang was injured and didn¡¯t feel any joy of victory. He panted. His eyes turned red when he looked at the ocean giants get close. If they got close to the walls, just a few hits and the gate would collapse. Then, the city would be finished. At that moment, Guang Yao led one of the Sky Elephant Division¡¯s squad onto the wall and looked at the giant monster. On the other side, Ye Zhongming turned his head. He looked at the ocean beasts attacking outside and made a decision. ¡°Use the second form on the densest area. Let the crab soldiers go and aim at those naga warriors with all your ranged skills and attacks!¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s shout reverberated across the north part of the wall. Chapter 530: Anxious Chapter 530: Anxious Ye Zhongming placed the Demon Nurturing Bee Nest on the wall. A black patch of needle birds appeared to face off against the crab soldiers. The mutated lifeforms with thick shells were things that needle birds should be afraid of. Their primary attacking method was their needles, which might not be able to pierce through the defense. If they couldn¡¯t break through, their threat would be reduced by more than half. But the number of crab soldiers was much fewer than the ocean beasts below. Hundreds would land at once, which gave the needle birds time to perform. The needle-birds couldn¡¯t pierce the armor of higher-level ones, but there were some higher-level needle-birds too. Moreover, the needle birds had the numbers advantage. No matter how tough the armor was, there were gaps for joints and eyes. So, no matter how tough the armor was, they were killed instantly when thousands of needle birds attacked. The survivors on the wall had to avoid being hit by the landing ocean beasts. Ranged job users stopped defending the skies and started to attack those on the ground. Ye Zhongming handed out the mental energy recovery potions he had collected for a month to maintain their attacks. Bright skills landed on the ocean beast wave and caused huge damage. Gunners had destroyed the naga archers and were freed up. They started to attack the other Naga warriors. These fellows were very strong and could suppress humans of the same level. If they charged on the walls, it would be a huge problem for the Ying City alliance. Ye Zhongming started to aim at the higher level naga warriors when most of the City Crushing Beasts were stopped. His experience was on full display. With his orders, the Ying City Alliance army didn¡¯t attack people close to them. That method seemed effective but only solved the problem ahead of them, leaving problems for the future. Their attack strength went the opposite of time. Only elite squads would walk out of this habit. But the attacking side was the opposite; the cannon fodder would often be at the front. For example, these Dwarf Mermaids. There were many of them, and they looked very fierce. But if you looked carefully, although some of their evolution levels were high, they were mostly levels two and three. If one wasted skills and stamina on them, the naga warriors that were level four and five would crush them.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. Ye Zhongming ordered them not to care about the Dwarf Mermaids that were climbing and to focus their firepower on the Naga warriors. The second form of the Violent Lightning Turret, the lightning ball, showed its strength. Although many ocean beasts existed, only a few were level five and above. Ying City¡¯s retreat allowed the Dwarf Mermaid to get onto the wall. Many Intestine Tail Seahorses also jumped up. What people paid attention to were those beasts hiding in the shells. After such a long time, they spat towards the wall. These weird beasts were spat onto the walls. Not only did the humans have trump cards, but the ocean beasts did, too. This was one of them. But Ying City¡¯s ranged attacks had caused huge casualties. The Naga Warriors, the core strength that was attacked suffered huge losses. The remaining couldn¡¯t keep up, so there was no support when the other fishes got onto the walls. The close combat humans were full of energy, and they exploded. Skills and weapons slashed. These monsters, half the size of humans, couldn¡¯t react and were pushed off the wall. ¡°Back off!¡± Ye Zhongming gave the order, and Ying City warriors retreated again, letting the beasts get up. ¡°Kill!¡± This was a collective roar. The ocean beasts that charged up were killed for a second time. This strong explosiveness stunned the Flying Sky Ship squad. But the middle-aged captain noticed something different. Anxiousness appeared on the Ying City Alliance commander¡¯s face. Chapter 531: Mysterious wheel on the mysterious island Chapter 531: Mysterious wheel on the mysterious island In the distance ocean, a giant island was covered in a thick mist. At the center was a giant wheel that was empty and pitch black. A giant wind blew across and caused some of the mist to scatter. Moonlight shone from above and shone onto this weird wheel. A shocking thing occurred. That black wheel changed, and a blue color appeared. It was the color of the ocean. Next, in the ocean color, was a beautiful golden crown that rose onto the ocean surface. Many ocean beasts showed bits of their bodies and looked towards the crown. The greed in their eyes couldn¡¯t be controlled. The wheel was like a video that lit up the area around. One could see images of mountains in the mist. There would also be some occasional purple and orange light. The crown moved, and a light shone from its body. The light shone through the wheel surface and down onto the ground. When they saw the golden light, the future at the front of the mist charged forward to occupy the light. But other figures appeared. It roared and threatened them. But the few figures didn¡¯t fear anything. They roared, and both sides clashed. If a human were here, he would shiver. The few people fighting were all level seven! Talent abilities and their bodies clashed. The area in front of the wheel was quickly covered in blood. Each beast went all out. All of them were kings, fighting as if their bodies did not belong to themselves. Finally, a weaker beast failed and was killed. Its eyes dimmed. At the same time, the demon crystal on its head turned grey as if its energy was absorbed. A purple line from its body flowed towards the wheel and was sucked in. The wheel became more majestic.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. Along with this level seven beast dying, a group of ocean beasts on one side became impulsive. Some turned and fled into the ocean, while others fought each other and joined the other ocean beast¡¯s factions. Some auras terrified him from all around were looking at the center of the city. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know the reason for the beast wave, but the kings of the mutated ocean beasts were not here yet. The ocean giants were just one of them! Ye Zhongming had a bad feeling about this defense. The only problem was how to earn some money before leaving. He also wanted to see if the news from his last life was real. But until now, he hadn¡¯t seen the source of the news-- Little Peng. Did the brother from his last life fail to enter the center of the city? Based on the timing, he should be inside. Ye Zhongming tossed the negative thoughts to the back of his head. He looked at the situation and made his mind up. ¡°Shengyuan, Xiuying, Zhao Xingmei, Liang Chuyin, the four of you follow me.¡± Ye Zhongming kept his sniper rifle and adjusted the team. ¡°Also, Xiao Min and Ah Yang¡¯s teams follow me.¡± The people who were called rushed to Ye Zhongming¡¯s side. Even Zhao Xingmei didn¡¯t hesitate. ¡°Mo Ye, take over; Xia Bai will help you!¡± Mo Ye didn¡¯t know what Ye Zhongmign would do, but she nodded. She felt the situation was controlled, and it would be okay without Ye Zhongming and the rest. ¡°Leave!¡± After informing everyone, Ye Zhongming led the group down the walls towards the opposite side. He also told them what they were going to do. ¡°Do you see those fellows with three eyes and four horns? Our mission is to kill them!¡± Chapter 532: Contribution weapon Chapter 532: Contribution weapon Cloud Peak had a record of killing a level seven lifeform, but that was in the competition death space. No matter what, it didn¡¯t feel real to the Cloud Peak members. In more simple terms, like what Little Tiger said, it wasn¡¯t fun. So after Ye Zhongming said the target, these people didn¡¯t show any fear at all; they were even excited. Of course, Little Tiger was left on the wall unhappily. ¡°Xiao Min.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the ocean giant already close to the wall. Survivors on that side had started to stop it. Xiao Min bent her waist and looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s back. Like the other Xia Bai squad members, her eyes were ice cold and numb unless she saw Xia Bai or this guy. Only then would it warm up. ¡°Your men and Shengyuan attack together, protect Xiuying and Zhao Xingmei.¡± ¡°Right!¡± Xiao Min agreed. She led 40 people from Xia Bai Squad¡¯s first team, and they protected their target in the middle. ¡°Chuyin, Ah Yang, follow me. I will tell you where to attack.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s voice continued. Liang Chuyin and Ah Yang¡¯s eyes lit up when they heard it. Liang Chuyin¡¯s reason was simple. She hadn¡¯t fought alongside Ye Zhongming in a long time, and she missed this feeling. Ah Yang and his team were excited. These teens weren¡¯t happy with the slow cultivation and wanted to get potions like Ah Yang. Ye Zhongming thought about it and agreed. So, the only people in the group that cultivated the secret realm techniques were Ah Yang¡¯s sister, Big Milk, and the youngest little girl. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop his experiment. He found ten 10-15 year old teens to continue. These kids were descendants of Cloud Peak members, so they were talented and loyal. It even helped to increase their family¡¯s sense of belonging to Cloud Peak. ¡°But...¡± Meng Xiangjiang was in a tough position. He was the only six-star evolved in his Elegant Cavalry Squad. He didn¡¯t have a strong trump card, so dealing with a level-seven lifeform protected by many ocean beasts was tough. Moreover, the ocean giant was close but still outside the city. He had to head out to deal with it. Ocean beasts were already attacking the city now, so if they headed out, it was no different from suicide. Seeing his hesitation, Guang Yao frowned, ¡°Bunch of trash, go no matter what!¡± He didn¡¯t care about Meng Xiangjiang¡¯s rage and ordered his men to attack the ocean giant on the left. Sky Elephant Division was shockingly stronger. When they focused on one, their combat strength was shocking. Killing shouts were now drowned by the sound of gunfire. Cloud Peak members were shocked. They saw the trajectories of bullets dragging through the dark sky towards the giant that looked like the lord of the night. Cloud Peak had fought a team from Sky Elephant Division yesterday, and now that they saw such a strong attack, their bodies shuddered. If they didn¡¯t face a small group but the entire division, then... Even if they were confident, when they saw the metal storm, they weren¡¯t sure they could block it. Only Ye Zhongming squinted. No one knew what he was thinking. The few hundred that stopped Ying City Alliance were very strong, but this group, comprised of a third of the Sky Elephant Division, couldn¡¯t be described by the word strong. The moment their weapons exploded, the ocean giant¡¯s body was covered in bullets and shivered. The giant body retreated, and sparks flew as the drill ocean metal in its hands was hit. Seeing the Sky Elephant Division¡¯s effectiveness, the survivors on the wall were pumped up. Meng Xiangjiang bit his teeth and clenched his sword tightly. He decided to follow instructions and face the ocean giant on the right. But before he moved, his men pulled his clothes. ¡°Boss, someone is here!¡± Chapter 533: Contribution weapon (2) Chapter 533: Contribution weapon (2) Meng Xiangjiang turned and saw that Ye Zhongming and his group were there.?v€l-B!n. They weren¡¯t stopped as various reinforcements also charged up the walls. ¡°You...¡± Meng Xiangjiang was wary. After all, although they didn¡¯t clash with Ying City head-on, everyone knew that Guang Yao and he were on the same side. Ying City¡¯s performance previously meant that he had to respect them. ¡°Help you.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. He looked across Meng Xiangjiang at the ocean giant who stumbled because his partner was knocked back. The ocean giant then continued to charge at the wall. Ye Zhongming looked towards Sky Elephant Divison. His impression of this mysterious faction became more direct as he was close. They were really strong, especially in their use of guns. He thought about the Lazy Man Case and the Holy Army Coat they wore. He had a new understanding of their crafting ability. At least on this level, their ability was no lower than that of Cloud Peak. The ocean giant on the left was knocked back from such strong attacks but didn¡¯t show signs of being badly injured. On the contrary, it stood tall. Its three cold eyes, protected by the Drill Ocean Metal, looked coldly at the human evolved on the wall that attacked it. ¡°Peng!¡± A weird voice that one could hear even with all the shooting that was going on. Ye Zhongming picked up the source of the voice. A human holding a weird gun raised his head at a corner of the wall to confirm the outcome. The ocean giant let out its loudest roar since the start of the fight. The entire city shook because of it. Many people on the walls couldn¡¯t stand, and even the ocean beasts were affected. Those beasts near the ocean giant even died from the shout. After a short while, everyone noticed that the ocean giant had been injured by that shot. Ye Zhongming was familiar with that job. He was one of them in his last life. He held a strong rifle and fired coldly from afar. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t recognize that weird gun, but that green light couldn¡¯t be hidden. The bullets were probably the same grade. The two of them and the gunner job created that strong shot. When he saw the Deep Cold Laser, he changed his plan. He noticed that, like Guang Yao, he didn¡¯t have a way to deal with the laser. Nature staff could block it, but he still had to kill the ocean giant. He couldn¡¯t carry the staff to the battlefield. The other methods were not enough to block this strong and quick attack. He might survive if this thing stuck to him, but his subordinates would die in one hit. How? Ye Zhongming thought about it and decided to use the most direct method. He chose the battle contribution exchange interface. One had to say that although the ocean beast wave was huge, killing them felt good. After that short battle, they earned more contribution points than what they had gotten from the previous month. Ye Zhongming planned to upgrade the box with it. The level one box would turn level two, and he would get three more badges. It would increase efficiency, but he could also use the ability to increase his stats. But the situation forced him to change his plan, and he had to trade for a weapon. ¡°V1 Rocket Launcher!¡± Due to the nature of the box, as the wearer of the badge, apart from using the points of the other wearers with their permission, he didn¡¯t have other special privileges. Which meant that every one of them had their exchange list. Although they were the same, they had their independent permissions. Ye Zhongming changed his plan, and he had a new idea. He told the other three badge wearers. Apart from himself, Shengyuan, Park Xiuying, and Liang Chuyin all traded for this V1 Rocket Launcher that took 1000 points. Although their points differed slightly as they commanded the turret, the three gained many points and had enough to get the weapon. Four silver rocket launchers appeared in their hands. Although it followed the level structure of the wheel, this weapon didn¡¯t have any description. They only got two rockets. If they wanted to get another rocket, they would have to spend 200 points. ¡°Change weapons!¡± Ye Zhongming ordered and prepared to attack. Chapter 534: Body broke Chapter 534: Body broke The two core Cloud Peak teams that came with Ye Zhongming each had two weapons. One was a weapon they usually used, and the other was the demon crystal gun. To satisfy this request, Le Dayuan and his helpers and Ye Zhongming were busy for an extended period. Cloud Peak¡¯s finished goods were all here. The strength of the beast wave on the north wall was not strong enough to force them to take this trump card out. Ye Zhongming could come here because his subordinates hadn¡¯t used crystal weapons. One must know they had crystal guns and the Sky Breaking series¡¯s crystal cannon! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to reveal this weapon if he could, but he couldn¡¯t care so much now. ¡°Ye, Boss Ye, what are you doing?¡± Meng Xiangjiang looked at this group of 50 take out never-before-seen guns, and his first instinct was that this was dangerous. He asked right away. There were too many crazy people in the apocalypse. He wasn¡¯t sure if Cloud Peak was here to help or take revenge. After all, they were killing each other in the banquet hall. ¡°Helping you deal with the big fellow.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, but Meng Xiangjiang saw the coldness in his eyes. ¡°This... It is dangerous if you head out.¡± After confirming Cloud Peak¡¯s intentions, Meng Xiangjiang reminded him. Numerous ocean beasts were sieging, and humans were under pressure. They would have to risk their lives to get the city gates and walls under control. But based on what Ye Zhongming said, he would charge out of the walls to fight the ocean giant. The Elegant Cavalry Squad, with more than ten thousand members, dared not go out. What could that 60-person team do? They would probably get drowned. Ye Zhongming waved, ¡°Who said that we are heading out?¡± He ignored Meng Xiangjiang as if his words were for himself.?v€l-B!n. Ye Zhongming stared at the ocean giant. Ten meters was very close. They could both reach the wall, be it its long legs or the drill ocean metal. When the giant raised the metal and wanted to smash the wall, Ye Zhongming ordered to attack. ¡°Fire!¡± The special sound of the Demon Crystal Weapon reverberated along the wall. Dozens of small lights brought surging energy balls that shot through the ocean breeze toward the titan-like giant. At the same time, Liang Chuyin, Shengyuan, Park Xiuying, and Ah Yang fired the grenade launchers. Four rockets flew. Similar to the crystal gun, they attacked its waist. Ye Zhongming had a reason for aiming the waist. From the height, its waist was on the level of the wall. Cloud Peak warriors aiming for it would be shooting straight forward. It was also the shortest distance. Along with the ocean giant¡¯s huge body, they could ensure a high accuracy. This was the best spot to hit if they couldn¡¯t choose the most lethal head because of the upward angle! At the same time, Ye Zhongming charged to the side of the wall and fired the gun. Four people, including Ye Zhongming, used: Space Stack. This was Ye Zhongming¡¯s Lethal Gun Artist¡¯s job skill. He could use it. Shengyuan, Park Xiuying, and Liang Chuyin were wearing the badge, so they used one of its abilities- Borrow Skill! Their attacks were the first to hit the giant. To others, only one of the four rocket launchers was normal. It fired from the barrel towards the target. The other three appeared midway and hit the waist immediately. ¡°Hong Hong hong!¡± The explosion attracted everyone¡¯s attention. Even Sky Elephant Divison looked over in shock. This was the first time many of them spotted this group. The weapons were loud, and the crystal weapon attacks arrived after attracting their attention. Many people saw an unbelievable sight. The thick skin that didn¡¯t break after the Sky Elephant Division bathed it in bullets was being sliced apart. This team launched a second attack. Then, the third wave, where dozens of black things were tossed forward. And then... The giant¡¯s body broke... Chapter 535: Killing again Chapter 535: Killing again Many Sky Elephant Division members¡¯ guns aimed into the sky, and some Cloud Port Alliance members¡¯ skills missed. Some people had seen level-seven lifeforms before. The ocean was filled with limitless possibilities and rumors that people had seen higher-level beasts. But no matter what, this was the first time Cloud Port faced such a mutated lifeform. To see that face, one had to tilt one¡¯s neck up so badly. It was enough to fill the evolved with fear. The effectiveness of Sky Elephant Division¡¯s attacks was quite shocking, but who knew that in just a short while, someone would slice the body of this fellow that was the trauma of many in the city by the waist? But that was the truth. The ocean giant on the right roared in terror and fell to the ground. Numerous ocean beasts were squashed when they fell. ¡°Head, fire!¡± Ye Zhongming was not excited. Instead, he gave the order carefully to end the beast. The Cloud Peak warriors, who were slightly anxious, calmed down and fired at the chin that the ocean giant revealed. They didn¡¯t have the rockets, only the crystal guns and Ye Zhongming¡¯s demon energy crystal gun. Cloud Peak also didn¡¯t use the crystal grenades. But it was enough. The head wasn¡¯t like the waist, and the defense wasn¡¯t on the same level. Honestly, Ye Zhongming was shocked by the combined strength of the rocket launcher and the crystal weapons. At least in what he imagined, they would need at least five waves to crush the giant. But they only took three. Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle plan wasn¡¯t complicated. Since he couldn¡¯t block the Deep Cold Laser, he tried to insta kill the beast. The most effective method is to kill the ocean giant in the shortest time. He used the absolute attack to replace defense. Fortunately, he succeeded, and this showed the strength of crystal weapons. Of course, Ye Zhongming saw the destructiveness of the battle contribution weapons towards beast defense, which showed him that the Competition Death Wheel was worth it. Guang Yao noticed Ye Zhongming, who had battled him in the banquet hall. But what happened next shocked him. This was the first time he realized that Cloud Peak might be stronger than his division. His pride meant he didn¡¯t want to admit that, but the truth was right before him. His two thousand elite men couldn¡¯t do something that sixty from Cloud Peak could achieve. This gap made Guang Yao feel humiliated and powerless. The ocean giant fired numerous lasers on the wall. It vented its frustration before it recovered. It quickly found the real culprit. It tossed the Drill Ocean Metal. ¡°Damn!¡± Shengyuan raised the shield in his hands. The ocean giant¡¯s attack was very fierce, and they couldn''t dodge. Ye Zhongming placed Nature Staff into the ground simultaneously. Water Bottle Protection and Drill Ocean Metal clashed. The basic water gem was instantly shattered, and the metal pillar hit Shengyuan¡¯s defense. ¡°Gate of Governance!¡± A giant silver gate appeared above their heads. The metal hit this stone gate, and after a crisp sound, it was knocked aside. Shengyuan¡¯s legs sunk into the ground, and blood surged from his nose. Many cracks appeared on his body, and his shirt was dyed in blood. The diamond shield around him had already shattered. Park Xiuying used Cleansing Dew on his body. Shengyuan¡¯s Giant Shieldman job had upgraded, and he became a Basic Gaint Shieldman. Apart from Immovable Boulder, he had another skill, Gate of Governance. It was a smaller-scale defensive ability but with stronger defense. Water Bottle Protection and Gate of Governance barely blocked the Drill Ocean Metal. But as a result, Shengyuan was badly injured. A rocket landed on the ocean giant¡¯s body, and it caused his charging body to shake. Liang Chuyin traded for many rockets. She had just killed one ocean giant and gained many contribution points. She used the Borrow Skill ability from the badge, and the rocket appeared behind the drill metal. This attack gave Cloud Peak a chance to attack further. When the Drill Ocean Metal was knocked aside, crystal weapons, battle contribution weapons, and the purple weapon attacked. Two rounds broke its leg, and it knelt on the ground. Deep Cold Laser missed and turned the ground dozens of meters away from them into an ice field. After the laser, its giant body¡¯s weak areas were exposed before their eyes. The outcome was the same as its ally. Cloud Peak killed the ocean giant once more. Chapter 536: Greed Chapter 536: Greed The battlefield was silent. It was silent. Be it humans or the ocean beasts, both sides stopped. Those vicious ocean lifeforms came like a wave and retreated like a wave. Even the few parts of the wall that were about to be broken into retreated. The death of the two ocean beasts was like a signal for the ocean beast wave to retreat. It was only temporary. They were a thousand meters away before they stopped. Ocean beasts still surrounded Cloud Port. Ye Zhongming¡¯s beating heart finally calmed down.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. When the ocean giant fired a Deep Cold Laser before it died, Ye Zhongming was sweating profusely. If it hit Cloud Peak¡¯s team, the outcome... It was something that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t dare to imagine. Fortunately, it missed. ¡°Ah Yang, protect those two pillars. Xiao Min, bring people to collect their blood.¡± Since he killed the ocean giant, he wouldn¡¯t give up on the rewards. He gave them the order to clean up the battlefield. At the same time, he used the badge¡¯s communication ability to call Little Tiger to bring people over. Ye Zhongming came to the first ocean giant killed and started dealing with its four horns. As he had never dealt with such a thing before, he was careful not to destroy it. At the same time, he used his collecting and refining skills to get the most perfect horns. Conversely, Ah Yang led people to tie the two Drill Ocean Metals together. It was so heavy that Ah Yang and the others were shocked. If not for Brother Ye and Brother Shengyuan blocking it and it hitting one of them, even the defense of white equipment would not have been enough. One would be dead if not badly injured. But many Cloud Port people didn¡¯t think that way. They thought about stealing such a thing. They looked at one another and got ready. Ye Zhongming looked at Little Tiger that appeared in his sight. He pressed on one of the horns, and it fired a laser much shorter than the one the ocean giant fired. A most obvious faction was hit, and many turned into ice statues. The Cloud Port evolved that wanted to charge forwards retreated, and their eyes were filled with disbelief. Ye Zhongming smiled in disdain. People were like that; they used their own goals to measure the actions of others. If others did something they didn¡¯t expect, they would think that others were wrong. If one switched sides, they would be more vicious than him. ¡°What are you looking at? Waiting for me to shoot another one?¡± Ye Zhongming rubbed the horns and looked down on them. He wouldn''t mind killing them if not for his fear of the ocean wave like Guang Yao. Greed could only be stopped by blood and life. Moreover, humans have bad habits. They didn¡¯t fear humans like they feared mutated lifeforms. ¡°You...¡± Someone wanted to say something, but people beside them stopped him. They turned their heads, and a team of thousands held the weapons used to kill the ocean giant and looked at them coldly. Guang Yao sucked in a deep breath and took two steps forward. ¡°Mr Ye.¡± Guang Yao bit his teeth and was not used to this situation where they were enemies before but had to negotiate now. ¡°When you are free, can we find a place to talk?¡± Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and nodded. Guang Yao got a reply. He reluctantly looked at the ocean giant bodies and brought his men back into the city. Although the others were unwilling, they had to go when they saw the main person leave. There were other spoils of war that they had to collect. Ye Zhongming looked at them leave, and he placed the horns aside. He started to collect the three eyes. But when he was about to slice, he stopped. He looked at the giant¡¯s head and exclaimed. Chapter 537: Mysterious Pearl Chapter 537: Mysterious Pearl Four various colored pearls appeared in the tofu-like brain of the ocean giant. The four pearls were very small if one judged it based on the ocean giant¡¯s size. If one shrunk the ocean giant¡¯s body to the size of a human, these pearls were the size of rice grains. But Ye Zhongming sensed an aura similar to the Four Elephant Horns. He took a look at these few things and also at the horns beside Little Tiger. Ye Zhongming roughly guessed what they were for. Simply put, they were the energy source of the horns. When Ye Zhongming used the Deep Cold Laser to kill people, Ye Zhongming sensed that much of the element energy was used up. But because the four horns were absorbing elemental energy from the surroundings, Ye Zhongming thought it was how they replenished energy, so he didn¡¯t think much about it. Although he thought this was the case, he still had questions. These four pearls didn¡¯t absorb outside energy like the horns, so how did they provide the horns with energy? Was it... Ye Zhongming looked at the ocean giant¡¯s body. Did this fellow provide it himself? This thing shouldn¡¯t be the essential source for the horns, but since they exist, what was their purpose? Ye Zhongming felt this pearl wasn¡¯t simple, so he kept it carefully. He planned to study it with the horns when he was free. He moved aside, and he allowed Yellow Ball to eat the brain. Ye Zhongming started to deal with the three giant eyes. They were called Blue Magic Eyes; they were natural silver-grade equipment. If one took them off a level nine ocean giant, they would be purple grade. But with Ye Zhongming¡¯s identity in his last life, he hadn¡¯t personally seen one. When he took the first one, the giant crystalline body that gave off a gentle and silver light caused their eyes to light up. Under the moonlight, the blue eyes were like beautiful blue gemstones. ¡°Blue Magic Eyes (Visualization): Show visuals of the marked location within ten miles, with a maximum time of ten minutes. Cooldown ten times the time of the visualization.¡± Ye Zhongming shuddered when he saw ten thousand times. His first thought was that it was very long. But thinking about it, if he used the magic eyes for ten minutes, the cooldown would be 100 thousand minutes. In terms of days, it would be close to 70 days. It wasn¡¯t short, but it wasn¡¯t too long. Was this guy one of those who knew about the apocalypse and was prepared? But he didn¡¯t get any news. Or was he not? But why did his actions feel like he could read the future? ¡°Little Xiu?¡± Wearing the Holy Army Coat, the woman beside Guang Yao stepped forward. ¡°Send the news back to headquarters, be more detailed about Cloud Peak, moreover...¡± Guang Yao hesitated, ¡°Ask for reinforcements.¡± Little Xiu was stunned. She nodded and left. Ye Zhongming, who returned to the north wall, received envy and respect. When news of the first batch of people killing the two level seven lifeforms while unscathed spread back, Flying Sky Ship Squad and Ying City Alliance were shocked. Level seven, two of them. They were killed just like that? Zero losses? When the materials were moved back, their last bit of doubt disappeared. They were really killed! All negative emotions turned into hope. This news not only represented Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak¡¯s strength. It also meant that the situation here was broken. The first thing Ye Zhongming did was call Zhao Xingmei, who witnessed everything, over. Chapter 538: This person is too arrogant Chapter 538: This person is too arrogant ¡°Zhongming.¡± Zhao Xingmei was the only person in Ying City, besides some Cloud Peak core members, who could greet Ye Zhongming like that. One has to say that beautiful girls have some advantages. Liang Chuyin frowned when she heard Zhao Xingmei call him that. Everyone in Cloud Peak knew what Liang Chuyin thought of Ye Zhongming. When free, she would be his little tail and follow him wherever he goes. There was nothing Xia Lei could do about it. Moreover, her position was one that Xia Lei allowed. So Liang Chuyin didn¡¯t need to compete for anything in Cloud Peak; she was also not interested in competing. She was happy to see others wanting to become a sister. But for people outside of Cloud Peak, Liang Chuyin didn¡¯t treat them as well. She came here with a mission from Xia Lei so that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t get captured by other girls on the outside. To this influencer, Zhao Xingmei was undoubtedly the biggest vixen. She actually called him Zhongming, wasn¡¯t she challenging the other women in Cloud Peak? Zhao Xingmei was in charge of a Ying City company during peacetime, and her judgment was really good. When she saw Liang Chuyin¡¯s reaction, she knew that the beautiful girl was jealous. She smiled and didn¡¯t react. She waited for Ye Zhongming to speak up. ¡°Take some of the ocean giant blood and bathe in it; it can increase the skin''s defense, and your wound healing ability will also increase a little.¡± Zhao Xingmei knew that this was her payment for joining in just now. ¡°Actually, I didn¡¯t help much; I just fired a few arrows.¡±?v€l-B!n. Zhao Xingmei knew that the ones who did the most were Cloud Peak themselves. Those crystal weapons and unknown rockets appeared, and they were the key to killing the ocean giant. The few arrows she fired were just the icing on the cake. Ye Zhongming¡¯s mental energy naturally didn¡¯t run out. Since learning the Soul Refining Technique, his recovery speed has been really quick. Along with the necklace, he could go from zero to full in just one full day. He didn¡¯t use many job skills today. Apart from some used to deal with the materials, he still had some mental energy left. He needed just a few hours to recover. Ye Zhongming had other plans. Just earning demon crystals from the Ying City Alliance army was not enough for him. He cleared most of their pockets. The remaining few factions kept crystals to spin the wheel. Unless he stole it from them, they wouldn¡¯t trade them. Under such a situation, Ye Zhongming looked at the number of deaths and turned to the Cloud Port Alliance. Those people had a large amount of demon crystals. He told people to bring the collected materials over. Looking at the mountain of materials, Ye Zhongming planned to earn a big one. But before he could start, someone informed him that Guang Yao was there. ¡°Let me reintroduce myself; I am Guang Yao, the highest commander of the T1 resistance zone¡¯s Sky Elephant Division.¡± Guang Yao stretched his hand out, ¡°We sent two observers to Cloud Peak before, but they died there.¡± Ye Zhongming immediately thought about the two six-star evolved who weren¡¯t good at fighting. ¡°Guang Yao... Sir, are you here to find trouble?¡± Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and shook hands. Hearing sir, Guang Yao knew that this person knew the previous identity of his faction, and he relaxed. He shook his head, ¡°On the contrary, I am here to talk about cooperation.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about those materials and suddenly felt like Guang Yao was a little arrogant. Chapter 539: I want hers then Chapter 539: I want her''s then Was Sky Elephant Division and Guang Yao really arrogant? Definitely not. They were very smart. Be it during peacetime or the apocalypse, there were still many societal elites. It didn¡¯t matter if they knew about the apocalypse before it started, but one thing couldn¡¯t be denied. They did a very good job. One Sky Elephant Division was actually just slightly weaker than Cloud Peak. They might not have a solution for the ocean giants, but one mustn¡¯t forget that they only used a third of their strength. What if they used it all? They could kill the ocean giant if they had more time. Cloud Peak¡¯s crystal weapons were strong, but what if they fought the Sky Elephant Division? Cloud Peak might win, but they would also suffer huge losses. So, although Ye Zhongming thought this was a chance to get rich, he didn¡¯t treat him as a fool. But there was a serious difference in opinion. ¡°Mr. Ye, do you think this is appropriate?¡± Guang Yao¡¯s eyes twitched, and he was in a bad mood. The situation they were facing was still very serious. The retreat of the ocean beast wave was only temporary, and they might attack at any moment. What could they do then? Guang Yao and Ye Zhongming both sensed a few strong auras. If these mutated lifeforms attacked together, would they be able to hold on? If the city had only Sky Elephant Division, Guang Yao¡¯s answer would definitely be a no. But Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak¡¯s performance gave him hope as this faction could split the pressure with him. Ye Zhongming¡¯s appearance increased their chance of survival by at least half. This was why he didn¡¯t fight Ye Zhongming for the ocean beast''s body. Guang Yao also suppressed the other factions to avoid offending the Ying City Alliance. He came here because he wanted both sides to work together to get stronger in the short term to fend off the ocean beast wave. Naturally, when Ye Zhongming saw that Guang Yao was a little arrogant, Guang Yao thought the same. This mysterious new faction had many things that Guang Yao wanted. Those guns had crystal weapons chiseled on them. He used his gender to promise that it was a weapon that crossed eras! ¡°We can raise each other¡¯s strength, kill the leaders, and then leave. As for whether or not we are friends or enemies in the future, that is a problem for next time. What do you think?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the ocean beasts in the distance that were getting a little restless; his mind continued to run. ¡°So you think I should give you my equipment?¡± He pointed at the coat on his body and looked disdainful, ¡°Do you know what this is? Do you know how strong it is?¡± This was a negotiation tactic. Guang Yao wanted to use Ye Zhongming¡¯s interest to get what he wanted. ¡°Why not you stand there, and I hit you with a few shots to test it?¡± Ye Zhongming touched his chin like he was considering if the crystal weapon or the coat would win. But Guang Yao was furious. Did this fellow not know how to negotiate? Was that something someone should say when they were negotiating? Wasn¡¯t he afraid the talks would fail? ¡°If you can give me a thousand of these weapons and the relevant skills, I can give you a thousand bullet cases and a batch of grey guns.¡± Ye Zhongming laughed coldly, ¡°Do you think I am a fool?¡± ¡°Then do you think I am a fool?¡± Guang Yao replied. Both sides stared, and no one took a step back. After half a minute, Ye Zhongming laughed, making Guang Yao slightly uncomfortable. ¡°How about we each take a step back.¡± Ye Zhongming took out an evolution potion and passed it to him. ¡°Two-star potion? What would I want this for... Yi?¡± Guang Yao wanted to toss it back but realized something and observed the potion. ¡°You want my crystal weapon, and I want the equipment. This is our best item. Since we can¡¯t agree, let¡¯s go for the second best. I will take out my second-best equipment, and you take out your second-best. Although it might not get the effect we wanted, it is what we can both accept, right?¡± ¡°What do you want?¡± Guang Yao asked excitedly. ¡°Since you won¡¯t give yours, then I want... Hers.¡± Ye Zhongming pointed to someone behind Guang Yao. Chapter 540: Neighbours surname Chapter 540: Neighbour''s surname The woman who had been listening quietly beside Guang Yao stared. What did he mean? He wanted her set? Although Little Xiu knew that Ye Zhongming was only negotiating, but the moment he said that, she felt like this guy wanted to strip her. No one in the T1 Resistance Zone dared to speak to her like that; even Guang Yao didn¡¯t. Her mainly red with black stripes Holy Army Coat lit up, and a red spear appeared in her hands. This action caused a chain reaction.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. The north wall was Ying City Alliance¡¯s defense zone. Although no one followed Ye Zhongming, Cloud Peak members were all around. Did they actually want to fight? Cloud Peak members who were proud saw that their boss got threatened, and they couldn¡¯t accept it. The weapons that were aimed outside all turned. The core members stepped forward. Two digits of five star evolved formed a strong aura that filled this space. The other Ying City members were nearby, and they didn¡¯t react at first. But Little Xiu¡¯s coat gave off a bright glow. These people moved towards this direction along with Cloud Peak¡¯s killing energy. Although Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t be said to be the father of Ying City, he was a great benefactor. That thought became more apparent after they came to Cloud Port. In this city, there were mainly ocean lifeforms. Where they had double the amount of smiths than Ying City, their equipment was not weaker than Ying City, and their levels weren¡¯t too. What was the reason? That was because of Ye Zhongming. Ying City used a cheap price to buy high-level equipment from this Cloud Peak boss. They gained good equipment like that and could even save crystals to spin the wheel and level up. At the start, those without brains would think that Ye Zhongming was a vampire and was using various methods to rip them off. But people who came here saw clearly that he wasn¡¯t a vampire but an angel. How much did the weapons here cost? How much did Cloud Peak charge? When they compared it, everything became clear. Apart from that, there were also close to nil losses in the previous defense. Guang Yao didn¡¯t say anything, and Little Xiu was the first to speak up. Cloud Peak gave her a weird expression. In Cloud Peak, no one dared to make decisions for Ye Zhongming. Not even Xia Lei. Surprisingly, Guang Yao didn¡¯t mind and agreed. All that remained was to agree on the numbers. ¡°What do you mean? We agree with your conditions, and you are telling us we must provide the potions?¡± The few who found a place to sit and discuss heard that Ye Zhongming needed them to provide the potions. Cloud Peak was only in charge of modifying it. That infuriated Little Xiu. ¡°Is there anything weird?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at this feisty girl, ¡°Should we give the technique to you? Then it wouldn¡¯t be just these few sets. You should also tell us the crafting technique.¡± When she heard Ye Zhongming say that, Little Xiu sat down. She glanced at Guang Yao and didn¡¯t say anything else. Both sides discussed. Ye Zhongming would modify 500 one-star potions, 300 two-star, and 100 three-star. Guang Yao paid three sets of Holy Army Coats. One was white, which was the set that Little Xiu wore, and two grey sets. At the same time, Ye Zhongming agreed to sell a batch of crystal grenades. Of course, it was costly, so Cloud Peak core members¡¯ eyes lit up. Although they weren¡¯t sure of the exact cost, they had a rough understanding. They were now selling it at 100 times profit! As for the crystal guns, Guang Yao gave an unbelievable price, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t budge. He was worried that Guang Yao¡¯s resistance zone was the previous government organization. Their skills were top-grade, so they could create something like the Holy Army Coat. He was worried that the guns would be studied. Although the chance of it happening was low, no one apart from Le Dayuan could create it in his last life, but he had to be afraid. So he only sold the grenades. This one-time-use item would probably be finished before the wave ends. Both sides discussed the trading plan and also about working together. A night passed. When dawn came, and the sun rose above the horizon, the scenes outside made all the humans silent. Chapter 541: limit of strengthening Chapter 541: limit of strengthening During the night, although they knew that the ocean beast wave had reached a shocking number, they couldn¡¯t see clearly. Along with the battle coming suddenly, the people in the city didn¡¯t have a direct impression. But when the sky lit up, when the sunlight shone on the area, everyone finally knew what they were facing. Too many. They were endless! This phrase was often used during peacetime, but it was when people understood what it meant. From the city to the area, spreading thousands of meters around, they could see various ocean beasts occupying everywhere. Even the skies had many mutated ocean birds circling and coldly staring at the hundreds of thousands of human survivors. How many were there? This was a question that everyone asked instinctively. Even Ye Zhongming was no exception. He asked himself, if he had to give an accurate number, what would it be? But no one could answer. ¡°Boss, the Violent Lightning Turret has moved; it will be completed in half an hour.¡± Little Tiger reported the situation to Ye Zhongming, who was sitting in a pile of materials. After the negotiation with Guang Yao, the Ying City Alliance moved to the side of the city gate facing the ocean. Sky Elephant Division was in charge of the side facing the land. The strongest factions started to defend the most dangerous areas. Apart from Flying Sky Ship Squad, everyone in the city was willing to see the change. Ye Zhongming stood up to stretch. He looked at the wider defense zone. Due to seeing the ocean beast wave, his bad mood recovered a little. He used some time to slice the two Drill Ocean Metals. This was not a simple matter. These two fellows were huge. Even with Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength, he couldn¡¯t slice them without using the Scorching Flame Technique. Compared to Ghost Metal, it wasn¡¯t as magical, but there was a large amount. Each set was heavier than Ghost Metal. Ye Zhongming obtained ten thousand of them. Excitement flashed in his eyes, and he carefully merged two silver pieces. He wanted to see if he could create something better. But reality gave him a heavy blow. The strengthening failed, and his face turned white. Mo Ye held his arm and asked with concern, ¡°Are you okay?¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head. He was fine, but his mental energy suffered a blow. It seemed like this was his limit. If he wanted to get stronger materials, his Glory Smith job had to continue to upgrade. ¡°Anyways, we have a way out. If the situation is bad, we can retreat. Tell our men not to worry.¡± Mo Ye nodded, but she was still worried, ¡°But if they reach a certain number, there might be a change in nature. I am afraid of our losses.¡± Ye Zhongming wiped the sweat off his head and saw her frown. He slapped her shoulder, ¡°This is the apocalypse; losses are unavoidable, so don¡¯t think too much. Their numbers are increasing, but we are getting stronger. Let me make a good piece of equipment for you.¡± Mo Ye looked at Ye Zhongming and blinked, ¡°Mr Ye, even if you make something good for me, you don¡¯t have to wipe your sweat on my clothes, right?¡± Ah? Ye Zhongming was stunned, and then he smiled in embarrassment. He didn¡¯t notice. Mo Ye scoffed before telling him she was waiting for her equipment before leaving. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t lie to her. He was planning to make something good. This confidence came from the three sets of Holy Army Coats and the 50 silver materials. He took one grey set out and studied this famous equipment. He was impressed by the person in the resistance zone who could craft such a set. It was really good. ¡°Holy Army Coat (Pass), basic three-piece set, Holy Army Upper Armor (Grey), Holy Army Ice Breaking Lower Armor (Grey), Holy Army Silent Battle Boots (Grey).¡± Chapter 542: Modified Holy Army Coat Chapter 542: Modified Holy Army Coat Ye Zhongming usually didn¡¯t care about the stats of grey equipment as it was useless. Low-level equipment couldn¡¯t attract his attention. But this grey set shocked him. ¡°Holy Army Upper Armor: Defense 36, reduce damage taken by 5%.¡± ¡°Holy Armor Ice Breaking Lower Armor: Defense 30, Ability: Ice Pattern Cross, attackers will suffer from ice damage, which would be 10% of their attack.¡± ¡°Holy Armor Silent Battle Boots, movement speed +15, Ability: Silencer, footsteps will reduce based on movement speed increase. The faster you go, the softer the sound, and if you go supersonic, it would be silent.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the three pieces of equipment that formed the set. He had to admit their abilities were good for a grey piece of equipment. They were definitely above average. But it wasn¡¯t much to him. If he wanted, he could craft multiple of such equipment. Alone, they weren¡¯t much, but together, it was what made him envy it. ¡°Royal Army Coat (pass), set stat 1: basic stats increase by 10%, no exact stats.¡± ¡°Set stat 2, back strike; every ten hours, one can launch a back strike that combines the basic stats of all the equipment.¡± ¡°Set stat 3, cloud walking, user can do a triple jump when charging, cooldown of 15 hours.¡± Ye Zhongming finally knew why the coat had the fame of being a level higher than it was. These things were a perfect match with one another and could form an effect that was a grade higher. With this grey coat as an example, if they combined, it was no different from wearing white equipment. Ye Zhongming was not able to craft such a thing now. Grey was grey, and white was white. He couldn¡¯t allow his equipment to have set stats even if he combined a thousand sets. But the Holy Army Coat could. Of course, Ye Zhongming naturally didn¡¯t want to craft a set. After all, he needed to have a unique job. He had many jobs and had lost that opportunity. But, he wanted to learn some skills and tricks from the coat to improve his job. Ye Zhongming analyzed it carefully. He felt like just that one job alone couldn¡¯t make the Holy Army Coat. There were some elements that he didn¡¯t understand yet. Little Tiger pointed outside. Ye Zhongming lifted his head and saw that the wave started to move towards the city. They were slow at first, but they started to pick up. ¡°The Dwarf Mermaids are still leading. They seem like a huge race in the ocean.¡± Ye Zhongming was strong and led Cloud Peak to create many miracles. Cloud Peak members had pride in their bones. Even when facing such a wave, they could do so calmly. Moreover, the warriors knew about their way out and were calmer. They could even talk when they dealt with the beast wave yesterday. ¡°Those that can jump. What did the boss say? What intestine horse?¡± ¡°I think the Nagas are quite handsome, especially those female ones. Their jewelry and equipment are different.¡± ¡°Do these ocean beasts have their own sports competitions? They have different factions.¡± Those sounds entered Ye Zhongming¡¯s ears. He looked towards the wave that was getting close. Each race was together... Their factions were obvious... Words flashed in his mind, and he had an idea. Was it because... He did it right away. He took the remaining set. He slightly hesitated and decided to do it. He took three silver pieces of Drill Ocean Metal. He enchanted three pieces of drill ocean metal of the same grade and had the same stats on this set. Ye Zhongming noticed the set wasn¡¯t destroyed like the last one! He clenched his fist. He knew that he found a way to upgrade it! When enchanting, he had to use the same material on each part that formed the entire set. The reason why the previous set failed was because the materials were different. He looked at the set that turned white and had a bold thought. Chapter 543: Color limit and blood refining advancement Chapter 543: Color limit and blood refining advancement Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t tell the special method used to craft the coat, but he had ten years of experience and was already a good smith. So, his mind had relevant information about crafting. After seeing the set that should be silver turn to white, he recalled a method that was spread in his last life. Color Restriction. Simply put, special or precious equipment was restricted when they leveled, and they couldn¡¯t upgrade too much. Ye Zhongming was unable to prove if they were right or wrong. After all, he was just an experienced evolve and could not come into contact with amazing people, much less rare jobs like smiths. But when he saw that the three pieces of equipment only turned white when he used three pieces of silver Drill Ocean Metal, Ye Zhongming felt like the color restriction might exist. If this theory was real, what about the other one Ye Zhongming knew about? He wanted to test it out. ¡°Officer Mo, come!¡±The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. Ye Zhongming shouted, which caused the Ying City Alliance, who were nervously waiting to turn around. Mo Ye¡¯s face turned red, and she looked at Ye Zhongming with an unfriendly gaze. Officer Mo was the term that Ye Zhongming used to tease her. Now that she called her that in front of many people, it embarrassed her. ¡°What are you doing? I am very busy.¡± She pursed her lips and stared at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t mind and smiled, ¡°What kind of attitude is that?¡° ¡°Attitude of someone working hard but is being ordered around!¡± Mo Ye looked silent usually, but when she was with familiar people, especially Ye Zhongming, whom she met on the first day, she dared to say anything. She knew that Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t mind. Royal Army Coat (Good), set stat 1, Secret Pattern Path: All stats increase by 10%. Set Stat 2, Spirit Pattern Snake: All the secret patterns form into a snake. Consume mental energy to form a mist to corrode targets in a range. Set Stat 3, Black Pattern Spear: Summon a spear that lasts for an hour and whose attack is 200% of your strength. Cooldown of an hour. This was Little Xiu¡¯s original stats. Although its ability and set stat numbers were similar to the grey set, this was much better. Just from the secret pattern words, one knew that the smith had used much better equipment. After the Drill Ocean Metal and Ghost Metal enchanted it, the huge change shocked Ye Zhongming. Royal Army Secret Pattern Upper Armor (Silver): Defense 145 (+58), ability: Defense. Increase defense by 40%. Royal Army secret Pattern Lower Armor (White): Defense 131, Ability: Iron Hill. Increase the strength of the user¡¯s legs by 10%. Royal Army Secret Pattern Boots (White): Speed +50, Ability: Energy charge. Consume mental energy to cause an energy wave with the boots as the center to deal damage and push people aside. Royal Army Secret Pattern Gloves (White): Strength +81. Ability: Three sound. Every five hours, you can use three punches successively. Royal Army Coat (Silver), set stat 1, Secret Pattern Path: All stats increase by 15%. Set Stat 2, Spirit Pattern Snake: All the secret patterns form into a snake. Consume mental energy to form a mist to corrode targets in a range. Set Stat 3, Black Pattern Spear: Summon a spear that lasts for two hours and whose attack is 300% of your strength¡ªCooldown of an hour. Set Stat 4, King Pattern Talisman: Increase the strength of Talisman Master¡¯s job skill; the extent depends on job level and evolution level. Even if the ocean beast wave battle had started, humans shouted, ocean beasts roared, guns fired, and skills exploded. This didn¡¯t awaken Ye Zhongming from his shock. This set was too strong. The Drill Ocean Metal had greatly increased the base stats. There was also a 4th stat, which made his eyes turn red. At the same time, it proved the other theory that he had heard-- blood refining was only suitable when using very rare materials to upgrade equipment, it was true. Chapter 544: Cloud Peak third Chapter 544: Cloud Peak third This was the first time Ye Zhongming had seen a unique piece of equipment. Right after the 4th set stat appeared, this modified Holy Army Coat became a unique Talisman Master equipment. Ye Zhongming had heard of such equipment in his last life but never owned one. None of the people around him had owned one, either. Who knew that he would craft one in this life? Of course, he knew that it wasn¡¯t because of his skills. The reason was because of the Glory Smith job and the ghost metal. He also had a bit of luck and used the Blood Refining Advancement, which helped form this set. This was Ye Zhongming''s first jealousy of his subordinate¡¯s set. If this weren¡¯t female, he would take it. He thought about the problem of Holy Army Coats in the future and didn¡¯t know when to modify one suitable for himself. He felt slightly depressed. ¡°Shengyuan, this set is for you.¡± Although the ocean beast wave was attacking the city, it wasn¡¯t time for the core members to attack. Ye Zhongming called Shengyuan over and handed the white set to his brother of two lives. As the set stats helped to increase its grade, this set¡¯s actual ability had reached silver. Although Shengyuan had to give up on green armor, his equipment level increased overall. This Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor was handed to Tong Hu. Ye Zhongming took good care of this short fatty who was loyal to himself. As for the silver set that had reached green-level strength, it was given to Mo Ye. This greatly increased her combat strength. Ye Zhongming described its stats to her. Even the always-calm female officer was emotional. Unique equipment was not something common. Mo Ye looked at Ye Zhongming in a daze. This guy said that he would make her a set, and he did it. It was even such a good one! She recalled that this guy had never disappointed her. ¡°Boss, Big Yellow is going to evolve again!¡± The giant commotion shocked those on the wall. Everyone looked and saw that the wind blade left a dozen-meter crack. The beasts that were in that position were sliced into two. So strong. Ye Zhongming was shocked. He had seen her use this before. Honestly, he didn¡¯t think much about it. It took a long time to fire one sharp wind blade, and the attack wasn¡¯t quick, so it was easy to block. But this time, when Mo Ye wore the modified Holy Army Coat, with the set stat, her five-star evolved level and Basic Talisman Master job caused the wind blade fired to shock Ye Zhongming. This was the charm of set stats. ¡°Damn!¡± Little Tiger muttered. If this wind blade hit his body... He shuddered. He felt like even if he had the silver Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor, he would be badly injured. Mo Ye saw that her job skills had become so strong that she was extremely excited. The Sharp Wind Talisman didn¡¯t disappear, but a yellow talisman appeared beside it. It was similar but was slightly green. Giant Wood Talisman. A giant piece of wood appeared. It was thicker than the one used on Sky Elephant Division. This time, it didn¡¯t smash down vertically but dropped horizontally. The 30-meter-long wood smashed onto the ground. Those ocean beasts that couldn¡¯t dodge were pressed into meat paste. It rolled forward, and those it touched all died. Many talent skills hit the wood, but apart from some that caused shrapnels to fly, it couldn¡¯t stop this crazy fellow. When Mo Ye retracted the wood due to mental energy constraints, it was 100 meters out. The place it crossed was devoid of life! Those on the wall were tongue-tied. They only had one thought when they looked at Mo Ye. Apart from Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming, she was unbeatable in Cloud Peak! Chapter 545: Black smoke outside Chapter 545: Black smoke outside Mutated lifeforms had intelligence and instincts. Maybe because of the strict level of suppression between one another, they had no choice but to listen to orders. But at specific periods, their instincts would still show. For example, fear. Mo Ye¡¯s attack was too threatening. Along with Liang Chuyin, Park Xiuying, etc., controlling the Violent Lightning Turret to attack, there was an empty zone in the beast wave. Tens of thousands of lives were taken away. These corpses had neurological twitches, but that was their final movement on earth. The entire beast wave paused. Anyone who saw that would have a weird feeling. It was as if a giant wave just stopped in front of you.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. When they attacked, it didn¡¯t feel as strong as before. There was a break in the series of attacks. Like the one at night, although some beasts got up the walls, there was no support, and the Ying City Alliance easily killed them. A weird voice stopped those behind. This wall part was the first where the beast wave stopped attacking. Only half an hour had passed since the attack started. Although Ying City¡¯s side quietened down, the beast wave continued to attack the others. It was as if they would win in the next second. Seven mid-sized squads were defending a part of the west wall. Some of the few factions even had hatred with one another. This was a peculiar matter. Usually, people might become enemies because of a small matter. They might fight in a bar because of a minor issue and find a way to kill each other. The pressure to survive in the apocalypse turned many people into a demon. But now, facing a common enemy, no one dared to scam each other. No one took a step back. Courage, a habit in the apocalypse, allowed the evolved to fight to the death. This was the conflicting part of human nature and gave humans our light. Everyone understood a theory. If they retreated, others would, too, and death would descend on all of them. If they gave their all, others would have to do so, and they might have a chance to live. Many people didn¡¯t trust the humans fighting on the wall; they trusted their own hearts and abilities. ¡°Seems like we need to get those guns for Grandmaster Sha to study.¡± The two stopped for a moment and considered how to get those guns. They couldn¡¯t just steal it. Not to mention, they might not be able to beat them; the current situation didn¡¯t allow for such internal strife. Cloud Peak would disagree if they traded, so what? ¡°That Ye Zhongming gives me a feeling.¡± Guang Yao said suddenly, ¡°He is here to make money.¡± Although Little Xiu didn¡¯t listen to orders sometimes, but she trusted Guang Yao¡¯s words. She also realized something. ¡°You are saying, they are doing this for... Money?¡± Guang Yao nodded, ¡°We will know when this wave retreats, that guy... Is not so simple.¡± When the higher-ups in Sky Elephant Division talked about Ye Zhongming, the Ying City Alliance defense region noticed a special situation. Ye Zhongming was called over. ¡°Smoke pillar?!¡± He was confused. He looked at the black smoke in a direction and didn¡¯t know why such a thing would appear. The ocean beasts couldn¡¯t have made such a thing; only humans could. Was the person sending a signal? Or asking for help? Little Peng¡¯s image flashed in his head, and he punched the wall. ¡°Xia Bai, follow me!¡± Chapter 546: Beach Chapter 546: Beach Little Peng wasn¡¯t in a good state. His battle pet, Black Hatred, covered him, and he wanted to return to the center city. But things weren¡¯t as simple as he thought. Things were going well but became tough when the beast wave started to retreat. He feared being noticed, so he had to hide under his battle pet. He could do so for a short time, but there would be a problem as time passed. What he worried about was relieving himself. He hid under his ocean beast, which was only to cover his body and scent. But the moment he relieved himself, any foolish ocean beast would realize the problem. But there were ocean beasts all around, and there was no space. He wanted to go through the beasts, but even if Black Hatred covered for him and moved slowly, even if he was an evolved, the thin air made it tough for him. It was still okay when they moved as there would be some air space. But once the beasts stopped, Black Hatred had to stop to avoid getting noticed. Little Peng entered this tough situation where he had to reduce his breathing. With much difficulty, the ocean beast wave started to siege again. He thought the tough moments were over, but the region that he was in was ordered to move back by a strong beast. When he received the news from Black Hatred, he nearly fainted. He went through so much hardship, and the center city was right ahead, but he had to go back. So he took the risk and told Black Hatred to move the other way. This independent action was noticed. A level-six ocean beast leader charged at Black Hatred furiously. It decided to consume a subordinate that didn¡¯t listen to orders. Little Peng was exposed. He would have been eaten if he wasn¡¯t smart and took the chance to escape. The appearance of a human drew their rage, and they all chased Little Peng. He was forced onto the roof of an abandoned building. He knew that he had his back against the wall and immediately fired a flare that he had given previously.N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. Then... He relieved himself and waited for death. Ye Zhongming suppressed his beating heart and looked around. He grabbed Little Peng¡¯s shoulder, leaped off the seven-story building, and ran towards the ocean. Mo Ye looked at the disappearing figures. Although she was angry at his actions, which she thought were irresponsible, but she was still worried. But she kept her emotions. She knew that the defense would be down to her during this period. Two people led little Peng, and he witnessed what being strong was. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai didn¡¯t use any skills. They relied on their weapons and own strength to open up a path. Actually, they didn¡¯t need to use skills because they didn¡¯t want to attract attention. Since they decided to see what was calling Little Peng, Ye Zhongming felt it was better to be low profile. Of course, he was afraid that he would draw stronger life forms. Although Xia Bai and him were strong, they weren¡¯t invincible. The ocean beast wave continued. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai used this as cover to get close to the beach. They followed Little Peng¡¯s directions and needed a few minutes to get out and reach a safe place. But accidents always occur at such a moment. When Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming broke through the wave, they saw a black monster looking at the three of them. Little Peng shook. Fear surged into his heart. This monster was too big! The three of them didn¡¯t notice it before because its entire body was under the sand, and the part revealed as only three meters tall. But when they appeared, it slowly pulled itself from below. The trio realized it was not shorter than the ocean giant when its thick white tentacles appeared on the beach. It was a level-seven beast. Moreover, the three saw something unbelievable on its thick black stomach. This giant ocean beast had two demon crystals! Chapter 547: Xia Bai exploding emotions Chapter 547: Xia Bai exploding emotions Even if Ye Zhongming had lived before, he had never seen such a weird situation. This had broken what he knew about the apocalypse. A mutated lifeform with two demon crystals? Such a thing was unheard of. Ye Zhongming felt like things had exceeded his expectations. ¡°Is it him?¡± Ye Zhongming had to ask Little Peng if the power that attracted him came from this fellow. If it was, then it could only mean that he was trapped. ¡°No, not it...¡± Little Peng frowned and sensed for a moment, ¡°But I sense some of that aura on its body.¡± Little Peng touched Black Hatred¡¯s cold body and tried to find the source of that power. No? Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes. Was this beast one of the causes of the ocean beast wave? ¡°Just kill it.¡± Xia Bai gave her a simple interpretation of the situation. Ye Zhongming smiled bitterly, ¡°That seems like the only way.¡± When the few of them were discussing, that giant monster moved. Its target was obviously the three of them. Its body had hundreds or even thousands of giant tentacles. Just one moved and they were like arrows that smacked towards the evolved. A scream filled their ears and made them feel like vomiting.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. Mental, along with physical attack, was the attack style that humans hated. The tentacles broke under the explosion of the crystal grenade. The giant beast gave out a loud roar, which caused many attacking beasts to turn their heads. After seeing that it was from this monster, they turned back. After that furious roar, the pain on its body didn¡¯t drop and showed signs of getting more and more painful. That human had used some weapon to slice through its defense and fire into its body. This was the first time that the beast felt fear. The two demon crystals fired two light rays. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai didn¡¯t notice, and when the light wave covered their bodies, it was too late to dodge. ¡°Your sister!¡± Ye Zhongming cursed. It was as if its tentacles were endless. Its body had an advantage, so its tentacle was the size of a human¡¯s body. Even if Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai used the gun and scythe to attack and break some of them, it didn¡¯t show signs of reducing. The weird glow covered them. The two of them realized that they found it hard to move. It was as if they were in glue; each movement became slow. Those tentacles that were soft and bouncy changed and became sharp. A copper color appeared on them, and a few seconds later, they turned into metal spears. Shua shua shua! They stabbed the two imprisoned members. This was Xia Bai''s first look of despair since that unforgettable night. She looked at Ye Zhongming; the love and reliance on her face were not hidden. She knew that her experience meant she wasn¡¯t good enough for this guy, so her only hope was to stand behind him and protect what he wanted to protect, destroy what he wanted to destroy. But now she realized that even though she had the highest level in Cloud Peak, she was powerless in front of this beast with two demon crystals. She couldn¡¯t even use her life to protect the guy she loved. She hated the current her; she hated the powerless her. She opened her mouth and wanted to tell Ye Zhongming he was the only person she cared about, but she couldn¡¯t make a sound. The current Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t notice those strong emotions. He stared at those tentacles and moved his fingers to flick something small. There was a bright rainbow on the beach! Chapter 548: Sky Barrier threat Chapter 548: Sky Barrier threat Chinese people always had the habit of leaving a trump card, no matter the situation. During peacetime, this trump card might be a connection, bank savings, or weapon. Sometimes, it was a two-faced personality. In the apocalypse, such a habit was kept. The entire world even learned this habit. Their trump cards were all different due to the changing societal structure. Some left a bottle of potion, some left demon crystals, some left skills, some hid their jobs... Anyways, each person has had a trump card since the apocalypse started. The reason why was obviously because one trump card meant a life. So Ye Zhongming naturally did the same. His trump card was Heaven Barrier Threat! Although Ye Zhongming had lived another life, he didn¡¯t know why he was alive again. But he had been through a tough life, so he habitually kept a trump card.?v€l-B!n. Two months had passed since he returned from the secret realm, and he had done many things. Collect city tax, open the trading market, and occupy Ying City. This made him the Ying City King. Even that talking lady didn¡¯t dare to appear before him, much less attack Cloud Peak. So, no matter if he wanted to admit it, he had gained many things. As for how much exactly, only he knew. Everyone knew that Ye Zhongming was rich. For example, his job skills were upgraded, Shengyuan¡¯s job skills were upgraded, and Mo Ye¡¯s was. Yellow Ball had amassed evolution energy; Needle Birds had gained evolution energy. Cloud Peak Alliance was much stronger... All of these needed money. But was that all? No, that was not all. With the Ginseng Melons and Ye Zhongming¡¯s Gardener job, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t need low-level crystals. But to the current outside world, such a demon crystal was still the main currency. Such low-level crystals were the main currency on the trading market. But it had restrictions. Levels eight and nine couldn¡¯t be targets, meaning seven was the highest. Ye Zhongming¡¯s real strength was around level seven; he had beaten a level-seven lifeform before. To such a person, such equipment didn¡¯t have much use. He would have handed this over to the other core members if not for him being busy. Who knew that he would actually use it today? That weird level seven beast rendered Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai powerless. They had to admit that it was already around level eight in strength. Although levels seven and eight were advanced lifeforms, there was only one level difference: the gap between night and day. It was tough to advance starting from level seven, be it humans or mutated lifeforms. Not only did one have to be strong, but they also needed the average mutated lifeform level to increase to a stage where you could kill them and get enough crystals to reach the next stage. Difficulty often represents the strength that one has. Level seven and eight, or level eight or nine. The difference in strength was terrifying. So when the giant beast nearly as strong as a level-eight lifeform attacked, both of them who were at level-seven strength were forced to block. Heaven Barrier Threat came to use at this moment. A bright rainbow connected Ye Zhongming and the giant beast. That ocean beast was dragged down to level six! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t use a level-seven potion, so he was judged to be six-star strength. Who was Ye Zhongming? He might not be invincible among level-seven lifeforms at the same level, but he was one of the few strongest. He could face level-six lifeforms without any problem and crush them. Thus, the light and those tentacles turned from dangerous things into basic skills that he could break with one hit. The battle turned into a game, and the situation flipped on its head. Chapter 549: Second mutation Chapter 549: Second mutation Ye Zhongming rarely met a match at the same level. After pulling him down to his level, that dual level-seven beast lost its level advantage. When Ye Zhongming¡¯s Moon Edge was about to stab into its body, Little Peng stopped him. ¡°Try this.¡±N??v€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter. Little Peng took something and passed it to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Taming Test Tube?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. This was a good item. There were many ways to tame beasts. Most of them relied on equipment. But there were different types of equipment. Evolved preferred those that directly tamed the beast. But many restrictions were based on the battle pet level, the situation, etc. Some equipment was more special. It had restrictions but allowed some free space regarding the pet level. An example of such was the Taming Test Tube that Ye Zhongming was holding. Its conditions were really strict and requested that the mutated beast be alive. One had to use blood and mental energy while taming it, and it needed a long time to tame... Anyways, there were many conditions. But the only thing that evolved was happy about was that if the taming process succeeded, the mutated lifeform¡¯s level wouldn¡¯t drop. It would maintain at the level it had when kept in the test tube. Ye Zhongming looked at Little Peng and stabbed Moon Edge into its body. A dozen seconds later, the giant beast was about to die. He activated the test tube, and a giant light covered the beast. But the double demon crystal fellow couldn¡¯t care about all of that. Its mind was blurring out, and it was about to die. Its giant body quickly shrunk, and this magical scene kept everyone¡¯s eyes on it. When it turned into the size of an arm, it was sucked into the test tube. Ye Zhongming exhaled and received some information in his mind. The first was to confirm that he would use mental energy and blood to provide it with energy. Then he saw some information. ¡°Level Six Copper Ink Sunflower (Second mutation), state 1: About to die. State 2, being tamed.¡± ¡°Taming time: With enough blood and mental energy, 300 hours.¡± Although the introduction wasn¡¯t too detailed, it was enough to tell Ye Zhongming some things. Little Peng carried Black Hatred and looked below curiously. He didn¡¯t know what they were. This was a simple plan that the two of them had thought about. These bugs weren¡¯t flying equipment, so they had no good idea. Flying slowly was better than entering the water. The beast wave reached the shore, and many of them sniffed where the Copper Ink Sunflower disappeared from, like they were searching for their leader. Some beasts charged into the ocean and chased the three of them. They weren¡¯t planning to let them go. The beasts were fast, and the trio were slow. When the ocean beasts chased up to them, the battle started. It wasn¡¯t intense, but it continued and attracted more beasts who joined in. Two hours had passed when the three of them arrived at the spot that Little Peng mentioned. ¡°There!¡± Little Peng pointed at a spot and shouted. Ye Zhongming was slightly stunned as there was a mist. Was something magical happening in the mist? For some reason, Ye Zhongming felt like there was something there that made his heart jump. Those beasts that were battling with them had disappeared. ¡°Are those ocean beasts?¡± Xia Bai¡¯s sudden words caused Ye Zhongming and Little Peng to turn in her direction. They saw a black patch; if one didn¡¯t look carefully, one would think they were ripples. But on closer look, one saw they were a group of silent and orderly ocean beasts. The two looked at Ye Zhongming and waited for his decision. Go or not to go? If they went, they might have to face many more ocean beasts. If they didn¡¯t, all their hard work would be for nothing. What now? Ye Zhongming bit his teeth. He decided to take a look. Xia Bai was expressionless. She had to accompany him, diving into the abyss or a sea of flames. Little Peng knew it was dangerous but was unwilling to give up as the answer was right ahead. But before the three of them got close, they felt a breeze. A moment later, a storm formed that swallowed the three of them. Chapter 550: Noticing Ocean King Wheel Chapter 550: Noticing Ocean King Wheel Even though you were an evolved, you were still tiny in front of nature. In Ye Zhongming¡¯s impression, only some nine-star evolved could change the weather. That might be the only group that could go against nature. But now, Ye Zhongming could not go against such a power. He felt like his body was being swept into the sky. He could only pull Xia Bai¡¯s hand while she tugged Black Hatred. His battle pet wrapped little Peng. They felt their bodies spinning vigorously. Ye Zhongming closed his eyes and relied on his senses to feel his environment. The intense wind forced him to do so. Fortunately, there was only ocean water in the tornado. The few of them didn¡¯t need to worry about anything else. But Ye Zhongming was getting more and more suspicious. Why were only a few of them swept into the tornado? What about the ocean beasts? Why weren¡¯t they swept up? Ye Zhongming had seen how weird the apocalypse was. It was as if he had come into contact with more things since he revived. Ye Zhongming forced his eyes open and saw that Black Hatred was an ocean lifeform; its body was more slimy. This caused Xia Bai to let go, and both Little Peng and Black Hatred flew far away. There was nothing that Ye Zhongming could do. He could only drag Xia Bai. Black Hatred did not burden her, so she grabbed his body with two arms. The two of them stuck together and rolled in the wind. Time passed, and Ye Zhongming felt a feeling of nausea. Only then did he realize his body stopped flying about. That power tugging him in all directions had disappeared. He floated a certain distance before falling quickly. The two of them weren¡¯t in a good state. If they were ordinary people, they would have already died several times. This ripping power was not something that ordinary people could handle. Although Ye Zhongming was strong, he felt powerless. He couldn¡¯t use any strength at all. It was as if the tornado had sucked all of his strength. It was weird. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t even need to think, and he knew the tornado wasn¡¯t ordinary. Ye Zhongming slapped her back and told her to prepare for landing. He didn¡¯t know how high the two of them were. There was a grey blur around, and they couldn¡¯t see clearly. But Xia Bai didn¡¯t react. Ye Zhongming lowered his head and didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. He took a healing potion and forced it down her throat. This was the only thing he could do to keep her alive. Only then could he think of a way to find Little Peng and escape. He placed Xia Bai to the side and stood up. He took a few deep breaths before he felt slightly better. He looked around and saw that there was a giant wheel behind him. Moreover, he had never seen it before! He thought about that rumor, and his heart beat happily. This was the Ocean King Wheel! Ye Zhongming heard Little Peng mention it before. His brother was in Cloud Port and said a secret matter occurred there. After a long time, the news finally spread. If not for him sensing some things, he wouldn¡¯t have paid much attention. After a long time of scouting, Little Peng got some rough news that a weird wheel had appeared near Cloud Port. People called it Ocean King Wheel, but he didn¡¯t know its functions, why it appeared here, who got it, etc. When Little Peng left Cloud Port and headed to Ying City to join the squad Ye Zhongming and Shengyuan were in, people thought he was bragging when he told this story. It seemed like whatever he said was real. Ye Zhongming walked to the front and observed it. There was a golden crown and a blue ocean, but there were no signs of anything to spin. When he was studying it, there was a breeze. Ye Zhongming was sensitive to it after going through the tornado. He looked around and saw that it was different. The area around lit up. It was the moonlight that shone from above. Using this light, the area around them became grey, similar to the mist he saw. This made him think that he was in that grey mist from before. Various-sized shadows appeared around. Ocean beasts! Ye Zhongming was shocked. His strength hadn¡¯t recovered, and he couldn¡¯t protect himself. But before he could think of anything, those ocean beasts were getting out of the mist and getting close. At the same time, moonlight shone on the Ocean King Wheel, and a golden light shone onto the ground. It was right where Xia Bai was at.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. Chapter 551: Picking corpses Chapter 551: Picking corpses Ye Zhongming wanted to pull Xia Bai from the golden light, but his body wasn¡¯t in a good state, and he couldn¡¯t do so. The golden light spread on her body, and his heart sank. He didn¡¯t know what harm that unknown light would do to her. But before he could do anything, he saw the beasts in the grey mist acting up. Their furious roars surged into the clouds! Hearing their voices, it was as if something precious to them was being stolen. Finally, some beasts charged out of the grey mist. It was a level seven mutated sea lion. This usually friendly fellow became a vicious and terrifying presence¡ªespecially its two cold teeth with unknown ocean beast flesh hanging from it. The moment this level seven sea lion appeared, it charged toward Xia Bai. It gave out a warning to tell Xia Bai to leave on her own. Ye Zhongming knew he had to attack; if not, the woman willing to sacrifice herself for him would be killed. He amassed some energy to jump beside her and carry her out of the golden light. The shouts from the ocean beasts reduced. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t care about anything else. He rolled a few times to get further away from the wheel.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. He had realized why the ocean beasts would appear here. The moment he carried Xia Bai out from under the wheel, the golden light shone on his body. He felt an unstoppable strength entering his body. His dry stamina had recovered by a tenth such that he could carry her easily. A tenth of an evolved¡¯s stamina was a sizeable number. Ye Zhongming touched her waist. As expected, the broken bone there had been reattached. Xia Bai spent a dozen seconds under the light. If the light could heal injuries, it might have other effects. It was understandable why ocean beasts would try to fight for a position. As expected, the sealion ignored them and charged toward the wheel. But a dozen more high-level beasts appeared from around the wheel. The weakest one was level six, and most were level seven. Ye Zhongming had to carry Xia Bai and retreat further. They were already at the edge of the grey mist. They were familiar with this feeling. It was the same as the Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower in the Taming Test Tube. It proved what they guessed. Besides the demon crystal on its forehead, a second one appeared! When the golden light disappeared, although that crystal wasn¡¯t as big as the first one, it was a third of it. The snake roared unwillingly, but it drew a chain of roars. It looked back unwillingly before walking out. It walked to the midpoint before turning towards Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming. The viciousness in its eyes was obvious. Ye Zhongming prepared to use his trump card to fight to the death. But who knew the monster would just glance before entering the mist and disappearing? This... Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai looked at each other and didn¡¯t know what had happened. Two evolved above six stars were the best food source for mutated lifeforms. Why would it let them go? ¡°Golden light can heal and increase strength.¡± Xia Bai¡¯s hand tightened. ¡°The mist seems to stop them. They can only enter the range of the wheel when the golden light appears.¡± Ye Zhongming analyzed. ¡°Each beast leader has only one chance; they follow some rules.¡± Xia Bai straightened her back, and her eyes lit up. ¡°If we...¡± The two said simultaneously and saw what each other wanted to do. Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Since we stumbled into this place, we can¡¯t return empty-handed.¡± Xia Bai nodded and pointed ahead. Ye Zhongming looked and smiled. The black patch wasn¡¯t obvious, but the glow was still there. They saw a bunch of corpses around the wheel! It was as if picking corpses was also a way to get rich... Chapter 552: I just want to be closer to you Chapter 552: I just want to be closer to you Although their strength hadn¡¯t recovered, they could move freely¡ªespecially Xia Bai. Ye Zhongming was carrying her, but actually, her body was in a much better state than his. The two of them were dealing with the corpses in the mist... ¡°This should be an island.¡± Ye Zhongming stared at one level seven lifeform. Its remaining half-body was gory, but he was already used to it. Or rather, everyone in the apocalypse was used to it. No one would care about the blood if you gave ten thousand people a choice. They would only bother about getting the demon crystals and materials. Ye Zhongming relied on his experience and some guesses and knew this should be an island. It was one wrapped in a grey mist, and on it was the Ocean King Wheel. ¡°There are 30 here, and I can¡¯t recognize some of them.¡± If Cloud Peak members were here, they would be shocked. They had never seen the female demon Xia Bai speak so sweetly and so many words. She didn¡¯t even wear a mask. The rumored face that was destroyed was gone, and what replaced it was a gentle and warm face. One could only see some coldness flash across her brow. ¡°It is okay; this is good enough.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at where she was and remembered the number. ¡°Why are you counting?¡± Xia Bai completed her job and tossed the materials she collected together. She moved beside him and squatted behind him to see him use his dagger to slice off the spike that was in one of the corpses. Ye Zhongming wiped using one of the clothes that Xia Bai handed him. He wanted to reply but saw that the cloth were special. He raised his head and rolled his eyes. What was Xia Bai doing? How could he use such a thing to wipe his hands? She smiled when she saw his reaction. Looking at Ye Zhongming, she noticed his aura was climbing. In such a short while, he had healed a decent amount. Xia Bai was delighted, but then her expression changed. She was struggling with something deep down. Xia Bai was still a woman. She thought this was a rare chance for them to be alone. She thought about how they might die in the next round of attacks. She stood up and walked beside him. When he opened his eyes, she carried him up. Ye Zhongming trusted all the core members, so he allowed her to do what she wanted. If you had to identify the most loyal members of Ye Zhongming, apart from Yellow Ball, it would be Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, and Xia Bai. He was happy with Xia Bai by his side, so he entered the meditation state without hesitation. Who knew that Xia Bai would do this? When XIa Bai pushed him to the edge of a mountain of shells, a sharp glow appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes. Humans were often stunned when they faced sudden situations during peacetime, but in the apocalypse, they would be wary and fight back. So, Ye Zhongming¡¯s reaction was normal. But in the next second, his sharpness calmed down. He didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry a few seconds later. Then, he felt really comfortable. He looked at her, kneeling in front of himself and helping him. He felt warmth in his heart. Xia Bai¡¯s abnormal actions before were perfectly explained. Even if this woman became strong and her level increased, she still didn¡¯t feel a sense of safety. Things had happened long ago, but she was still in that nightmare. When tears landed on him, he exploded. He felt like he was floating in the sky. He heard Xia Bai say two sentences, which made him pity her. ¡°I just want to leave a mark on your soul and body...¡± ¡°I just want to be closer to you.¡± Chapter 553: Why not useful Chapter 553: Why not useful Ye Zhongming tossed all the useless materials into the Gate of Sacrifice, with Xia Bai looking at him from the side. Their relationship suddenly developed, but that didn¡¯t make them awkward. On the contrary, things became more natural. Girls and guys in the apocalypse often sleep together for normal or weird reasons, much less, they have shared experiences. Ye Zhongming saw that Xia Bai was more natural in front of himself after this matter. As for how she behaved in front of others, he was not so optimistic. Strictly speaking, everyone who survived the apocalypse had mental issues. It wasn¡¯t bad for Xia Bai to keep her two personalities. After finishing all this, he felt like the sky was lightning up. The area around was brighter. But there was a wind, and they looked at one another. They knew that the wheel was about to activate. Ye Zhognming pulled Xia Bai back to that spot. The two of them had recovered¡ªespecially Ye Zhongming. With the Star Absorbing Stan and the Soul Refining Technique, his recovery exceeded Xia Bai, who was shone on by the golden light. In just half a day, he could get back to his peak. The two of them waited quietly for the changes. They memorized everything useful; no detail could escape them. Like before, a tornado blew the mist and opened the sky. Moonlight shone on the wheel, and the golden crown shone a golden streak of light. Xia Bai was wary. She noticed Ye Zhongming run toward the outside of the mist, but he stopped, and his body bounced back. He shook his head towards her to tell her that they couldn¡¯t get out. It seemed like they had to think of another way. The two of them didn¡¯t enter the golden light immediately. The ocean beasts didn¡¯t show signs of bothering about them. They started a fight to the death for the golden light. They had seen such intense battles but were still shocked by it. The attacks of mutated lifeforms were cruel, but scenes between a dozen humans wouldn¡¯t be as brutal and gory as this. This was because the mutated lifeforms were more used to using their bodies to decide the outcome while humans cared about themselves. It was as intense as the last time, but the difference was that a level seven six-armed naga was standing in the golden light a long time ago. It was so strong that it could fend off several waves from different directions. Although it kept getting injured, the golden light healed it. The other beasts roared furiously. Ye Zhongming nodded and sensed the power of the light. He had around two minutes. When the light ended, he was back to his peak strength. His stamina and mental energy were full. But he noticed that his strength didn¡¯t increase by much. But his expression changed. He wanted to see if he could enter a second evolution but was disappointed. So, what was the point of staying here? The two of them didn¡¯t give up. He passed the Blood Stepping Boots and recovery necklace to Xia Bai so that she could recover. When the wheel was activated for the second time in the day, Xia Bai was back to 80% strength. The two of them had the strength to challenge these beasts. Like it was compensating Ye Zhongming, three level-six beasts entered the range. The other seven were level seven. When mutated lifeforms touched the golden light, they only had 40% of their strength, and even then, they were covered in injuries. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai attacked at the same time. After killing the beasts, they won 3 minutes under the golden light. ¡°You go.¡± Ye Zhongming pushed Xia Bai in, and he looked from the side. Ye Zhongming asked her how she felt when the golden light was over. She closed her eyes and said, ¡°Do you have a level-one potion?¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and passed a modified potion to Xia Bai. She used it, and her body changed. ¡°Level 2!¡± Ye ZHongming passed a level-two potion to XIa Bai. He had the first three levels. ¡°I think I know.¡± Xia Bai used the level-three potion and said to Ye Zhongming. Chapter 554: Ocean King Mark Chapter 554: Ocean King Mark Ye Zhongming understood what happened from Xia Bai¡¯s description. In his impression, after humans go through the golden light, they should gain a second evolution like those mutated lifeforms. The Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower lying in the test tube proved the strength of a second evolution. Ye Zhongming was looking forward to it. Once Xia Bai and he evolved a second time, their overall strength would increase. Xia Bai would even get eight-star evolved strength because of it. Eight stars was a really strong grade, even ten years into the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming stood under the golden light with such anticipation, but the truth disappointed him. He even thought that humans couldn¡¯t get stronger from the golden light. But Xia Bai¡¯s situation told him the golden light was still useful. Typically speaking, humans couldn¡¯t use lower-level evolution potions as they were a waste and ineffective. Ye Zhongming was an exception. He could inject potions to increase his strength. So did the other warriors who had grasped the secret realm techniques. Of course, there was a limit. For Ye Zhongming, potions of the first two levels were useless. Xia Bai¡¯s changes were similar to Ye Zhongming and Ah Yang''s, but there was some slight difference as she obtained the Ocean King Mark. The apocalypse was just so miraculous. Survivors under mysterious control chose to forget about it as they obtained strength. When the golden light shone on Xia Bai, she received the Ocean King mental mark and obtained the right to gain nine types of Ocean King abilities. Right, not a second evolution or a direct increase in strength, but she obtained the mark¡¯s ability. The key to activating the abilities was the evolution potions. This was a strength increase but different from Ye Zhongming¡¯s impression; this increase only gave the person abilities. Killing an ocean beast or having an ally die couldn¡¯t cause much effect. In these 30 hours, death became the only rhythm around them. If not for them knowing that they would die if the city got broken into, the humans wouldn¡¯t have been able to hold on. Even then, the despair each second increased, and no one knew when it would explode. Numerous parts of the wall were broken into. Although the survivors took them back quickly, the situation wasn¡¯t good. Even the Ying City Alliance suffered the fewest losses and was in a bad state. They had used up the crystal grenades, and even the reserve parts of the crystal guns were damaged. The only thing that could be used were the lightning turrets. After all, demon crystals could be found everywhere. But this thing had a cooldown time. Like cannons, it would still be damaged if you used it too many times. To prevent that, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t dare to use it too often. Under such a situation, losses appeared in the alliance army. The ocean beast wave stopped being afraid of the killing weapons. They launched their strong attacks. Liang Chuyin used the V1 Rocket Launcher to replace the lightning turret. She wiped the sweat off her forehead and looked towards Mo Ye, whose face turned white. To protect the wall, Mo Ye used her job skills several times. Her mental energy had dropped below the warning line, and she was about to break down. ¡°Sister Mo, everyone is finding it hard to hold on.¡± Liang Chuyin said. Ying City Alliance and Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t be in despair if they followed other faction standards. But Cloud Peak members knew that each Cloud Peak warrior was precious, and they spent a lot of money. Be it strength or loyalty, they were no weaker than those super factions. Ye Zhongming demonstrated that he wouldn¡¯t let warriors sacrifice in vain even if he wasted many resources. If this situation continued, the two core squads here would suffer losses. If that happened, how would they answer Ye Zhongming? Mo Ye turned her head to look at other spots. The walls were drowned in beasts. The human defense line had to retreat, and maybe some places would be lost. Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have the energy to bother about that. ¡°Take that thing.¡± Mo Ye slapped the wall that was dyed in blood and made a decision. Chapter 555: Sky Breaking first battle Chapter 555: Sky Breaking first battle Many people were unsurprised by Cloud Peak¡¯s secrets. Especially those from Ying City. They were always interested in this faction that rose beside them and was the head of Ying City. When they were free, they would gather together to drink wine and alcohol that they risked their lives to collect. They discussed the strength rankings of core Cloud Peak members. They would smoke slightly dirty cigarettes and talk rumors about Boss Ye. They would bet a few demon crystals about how long Boss Ye and Lady Boss Xia Lei last in bed. They would also guess if Cloud Peak had any new equipment when they fought. They would even hold a full faction meeting to discuss who Boss Ye was a son of... So, they might not come into contact with Cloud Peak¡¯s core secrets, but they paid attention to everything Cloud Peak did. For example, these well-kept machines were covered. Seeing that Cloud Peak would finally use these things, many evolved lying down or sitting stood up. They looked over and wanted to see what these were. The black cloth over the first machine was removed to reveal the metallic glow below. Cannon! This was the first reaction of many when they saw this machine. After they observed, they saw that this was a cannon. But different from usual cannons, this was more beautiful and looked more elegant. It did not have the killing energy and aura of those lethal weapons and just looked like a model from a museum. On top of the firm base was a dense metallic structure with a strict design. The four wheels were white grade. The squarish barrel also gave off a white light. Sky Breaking Y01 Attack Style Crystal Cannon! When Ye Zhongming returned from the secret realm, this crystal cannon finally had an outline. Le Dayuan and Ye Zhongming tested it together before. Although they didn¡¯t know why the leaders of the wave didn¡¯t show themselves, Mo Ye didn¡¯t think they were afraid. She felt like they were waiting for something. Mo Ye was planning to use the cannons to deal with the leaders, but the situation was bad. The number of mid-grade beasts was increasing. Ying City Alliance would suffer huge losses if these level four to six beasts charge. She weighed everything and decided to take the cannons out. Mo Ye decided because she trusted Ye Zhongming. She was confident that he would appear at the most dangerous moment. They aimed like how they trained in Cloud Peak. The helpers reported some data and situations to support these controllers. ¡°Zi!¡± As compared to the guns, the cannons were louder. The people around this wall could hear it. Ying City evolved was shocked. They were too familiar with the firing sounds of the crystal weapons. Since there was that sound, it meant that Cloud Peak still had energy. They could defend the city as long as Cloud Peak was still there! They had fought alongside Cloud Peak and had developed confidence in them. A level-six naga warrior was commanding its subordinates to attack. A light fired, and it could only tilt its body before it was hit. The level six naga was only beneath the leader, leading tens of thousands of naga warriors. Its body was strong, too, but after being hit, it felt intense pain. It lowered its head and saw that its chest was bloodied. It was furious. It raised the fork in its hand and roared towards the Ying City part of the wall. In the next second, another light hit it. This time, it lowered its head and didn¡¯t see its body as there was a big hole. Sky Breaking Series cannons. The first time it appeared in the world, it showed its bloody nature. Chapter 556: Guang Yao was affected Chapter 556: Guang Yao was affected The Sky Breaking Y01 Attack Form crystal cannon shocked everyone with its skill. The two shots killed a level-six ocean beast! How strong was it? When most humans worked hard to become three-star or four-star evolved, level-six mutated lifeforms were things they had to look up to. Ye ZHongming suppressed Ying City, and the highest evolved level was five-star. Soul Merchant, Glory Army, Sky Elephant Divison, etc. super factions used their strong buffs and benefits from the start, and the strongest expert they had was six-star. So, lifeforms at this level were seen by survivors as people similar to those on the Forbes list or core leaders of a certain country. Now, these crystal cannons easily killed such people and shocked them. Ying City people all had such a thought... Why was Cloud Peak able to bring out trump cards that everyone envied? How strong were they? Along with the level-six Naga captain being killed, the cannons continued to show their might. Level four mutated lifeforms were killed with one shot. Some level-five lifeforms without strong defensive ability would be instantly killed if their crucial spots were hit. For the few level six lifeforms, apart from those slow ones without defensive talents, which would become Cloud Peak¡¯s target, Cloud Peak would let the rest go so that they could increase their efficiency. Although the range wasn¡¯t long, the 200-meter distance was enough to reduce the pressure the defense was facing. Moreover, as the cannons were very accurate and condensed, the targets found it hard to escape. With Mo Ye¡¯s instructions, those strong mutated lifeforms were the main targets. After a few rounds, the beast wave was in chaos. The warriors facing the beasts¡¯ attacks felt this the most. They felt the pressure reducing. When they saw the ocean beasts going into chaos and attacking one another, they couldn¡¯t help but cheer out loud. Since last night, the human troops had nothing worth cheering about. This sudden cheer caused the other humans to turn. Guang Yao was dressing his wounds over at Sky Elephant Division. A level-six mutated eel charged up the walls. He had to attack it. After losing a dozen warriors and being injured in his ribs, they were finally able to kill it. Guang Yao had to ask his men to fight the beasts head-on to save on ammo. Hundreds of elites sacrificed themselves in such battles. But if they had to last for a full day, he didn¡¯t know how much power they would have left and whether or not they could complete the mission the resistance zone gave him. ¡°Commander!¡± Someone ran up the wall, and after looking at the situation, he bit his teeth and passed a new Lazy Man Case to a brother he recognized. He said to Guang Yao, ¡°Cloud Peak took out ten really strong crystal cannons. They destroyed the beasts within the shooting range!¡± Guang Yao stood up, and his voice was hoarse, ¡°Demon Crystal... Cannon?!¡± This person was in charge of the center city defense and was sent to observe the Ying City Alliance. ¡°Yes, demon crystal cannon, ten of them. Standing on the walls, I saw this weapon kill a level-six lifeform; it only... took two cannons.¡± Guang Yao was stunned, and he sat back down. Others might not know, but he knew that even if Cloud Peak and they were allies, if that thing happened, they might clash. Now that Cloud Peak took out another trump card that crushed that ocean wave, their strength was kept. Then tomorrow, what would he do? Did Sky Elephant Division have the right to battle them? Did they have to give that thing up? Guang Yao sucked in a deep breath. His expression became firm. He looked at his group, which had already lost a quarter of them, and knew this couldn¡¯t continue. He had to preserve their combat strength to have enough numbers tomorrow. As for the other things, he couldn¡¯t bother anymore. He had to live first. He waved and told that person to leave. He took out a square box and opened it carefully to show an equipment wrapped in golden light. Chapter 557: Level 8 dragon Chapter 557: Level 8 dragon The battle in the center city continued. Cloud Peak and Sky Elephant Division took out their trump cards. On the ocean surface near them, Ye Zhongming and XIa Bai faced the biggest danger since they entered the island. They bumped into a level-eight mutated lifeform. They confirmed that the golden light could heal and give humans the Ocean King Mark. The two of them planned to look on for the final four times. When they saw beasts fighting one another, they would attack to get rich. When they faced stronger ones, they wouldn¡¯t try their luck. They would wait to pick up the corpses. The first three times were very smooth. They gained many things. They got many high-level materials, along with the previous few tries, and they also got close to 20 level-seven crystals and a dozen level-six crystals. If they didn¡¯t know that the center city was having a war and worried that things would happen to their subordinates, if not for restrictions for the Ocean King Wheel, Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai would be willing to spend some time here. This was free money that was without any risk. No one would be willing to give up on such a great chance. But things often went against their wishes. When both of them thought that things would be smooth, in the final time of the Ocean King Wheel, the tornado brought a sudden guest-- Little Peng. When Little Peng landed on the ground, Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai were shocked. They thought this fellow had landed elsewhere and didn¡¯t expect him to appear now. Little Peng was not willing to come. But the wind had scattered them, and he landed far away on the ocean surface. With Black Hatred¡¯s cover, he was planning to head back to shore. After over a day of hard work, victory was in front of them. But before he was able to escape, the tornado brought him here. Ye Zhongming was naturally happy to see that his brother from his last life was free. He was also pleased that he could get him the Ocean King Mark. If only one person could get the mark, he had to get at least Black Hatred a second evolution. His thought was good, but maybe because this was the final chance, there was a level eight beast... Pliosaurus. The orange crystal on its head caused Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming¡¯s mouths to dry. After all, they couldn¡¯t even defeat the level seven Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have other equipment to use. Ye Zhongming felt like this should be the highest evolution level on Earth; it should be one of the strongest mutated lifeforms.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. This Pliosaurus was a level-eight monster! The ocean was indeed a place that could nurture miracles. Ye Zhongming breathed out, and a black mist appeared in his eyes. Exquisite patterns appeared under his skin, and his hair grew longer, dancing in the ocean breeze. He activated his bloodline. He removed the Crystal Energy Demon Gun from his space, and the Osmium Giant appeared beside him. At the same time, an even bigger earth giant appeared. The Demon Nurturing Bee Nest appeared behind him, and Needle Birds rose into the sky. The Needle Bird King led them to circle his head, and they waited for his order. Nature Staff was stuck into the ground. There was a water element stone that was waiting to be activated. He passed the V1 Rocket Launcher to Little Peng. This low-level evolved aimed at a level-eight mutated lifeform that he would never have thought about in the past. His arms were shaking. Xia Bai stepped forward, holding the scythe in front of her body. Black Calamity appeared and wrapped around her. Under the shadows, her body started to fade. This was the unique state that her bloodline brought her. After that one sentence, Xia Bai was ready to risk her life for Ye Zhongming. ¡°If we let it heal up and gain its second mutation, we won¡¯t be able to gain anything good, and we will die here.¡± Ye Zhongming might not be its match; if possible, he wouldn¡¯t want to battle it. But when Ye Zhongming saw the Pliosaurus¡¯s victory and thought about retreating, he saw an unbelievable scene. He knew that he couldn¡¯t go. The picture on the wheel changed, and it was now a map of the world. A few positions lit up. One of them was Cloud Port! Moreover, the golden crown flew from inside the wheel and quietly floated in the sky! Chapter 558: City broke Chapter 558: City broke Guang Yao looked at a Chain Slicing Tank frozen by a level-seven beast¡¯s ice dance. His heart felt so pain that he wanted to die. Guang Yao took out his killing move-- Star Weapon Armory to hold on and ensure that the center city was protected. This golden equipment was the top equipment everyone in the Resistance Zone wanted. Guang Yao paid such a price to get it that his body hurt just thinking about it. However, he had to ensure his team maintained their strength to complete the mission. He had no choice but to take it out. Strictly speaking, the Star Weapon Armory was a space equipment. Compared to other space equipment, this only had one ability, Armoury. You could place weapons inside and provide energy to them. This seemed simple, but when you looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s material bag, you would know how strong it was. They were very similar and used to store a specific type of item. The Material Bag could only store materials and ensure that the materials wouldn¡¯t change and lose energy. But the Star Weapon Armoury was different. Not only was the space big, but it had the provision ability. It could provide energy to equipment and ensure that the equipment inside had ammo, was repaired, and maintained. Think about how when you placed equipment inside, their ammos would be refilled. What kind of ability was that? If it didn¡¯t require so much energy and hadn¡¯t strict requirements for the level and number of equipment, the Star Weapon Armoury would be a piece of purple equipment. Why did Sky Elephant Division have so much ammo? It was not only because they had so many Lazy Man Cases. Although the Resistance Zone was able to keep much strength in the apocalypse, their production couldn¡¯t maintain the ammo for the entire zone. The reason why Sky Elephant Division had so many bullets was because of this equipment. Guang Yao used a large number of demon crystals to change his team''s style towards one that leaned toward hot weapons. After having so many bullets, he used his connections to find something he could put inside-- Chain Slicing Tank! So were the Demon Crystal Cannons. Cloud Peak¡¯s core members would protect them. After showing their trump cards, the city held on. In the first ten hours, both factions had spare energy to help the other factions. But everything changed today. The leaders of the ocean beasts entered the battlefield and launched their attacks. The survivors did kill many ocean beasts. The thick ocean wave was reaching its end. But this didn¡¯t mean that they were about to win. When many level-seven beasts entered the battlefield, the defense lasted only an hour before some parts of the wall broke through. It was a true break that couldn¡¯t be reclaimed. If not for people knowing that the humans would die if they lost the wall, which was why everyone was fighting to the death, maybe once that first part was broken, everything would end. The collapse of that area dragged the other sides into chaos, especially at the gates. The ocean beasts attacked from both directions, and the Sky Elephant Division suffered heavy losses. The Chain Slicing Tanks that he spent a considerable amount on were being destroyed one after another. Cloud Peak was in the best situation, but that was only relative. The entire center city was in danger, and might collapse at any moment. An entire part of the wall fell, and ocean beasts rushed in like a wave. Everyone was in despair as the outcome was decided. But right then, a golden light bridge passed the ocean surface and city and shone into the center of the city! Chapter 559: Fighting level 8 Chapter 559: Fighting level 8 Time passed. Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, and Little Peng faced the level-eight Pliosaurus. Ye Zhongming knew about this beast but had never met one in his last life. But in rumors, it was a dinosaur that went extinct with its race a long time ago. He didn¡¯t know why this species would appear in the apocalypse and even mutate. Maybe it relied on its strong genes to do so. It was a tough ocean beast to deal with. But those were rumors. Although remembering the features and abilities of mutated lifeforms was something every survivor would do, there was still a strong sense of unfamiliarity and unknown when he met this fellow. The battle began with Little Peng¡¯s V1 rocket launcher. He didn¡¯t do so on purpose but because he was nervous. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai didn¡¯t blame him. Due to his evolution level, it was already decent that he had not broken down from the pressure. V1 Rocket Launcher was a contribution weapon, and it was strong. Little Peng was quite accurate at this range, and the rocket exploded on its body. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai¡¯s attacks arrived. They didn¡¯t think that one rocket could kill a level-eight lifeform. Osmium and Earth Giants charged into the dust. Black Calamity and the Crystal Energy Demon Gun entered the battlefield. This was the strongest mutated lifeform he had met in both lives. There were some level-eight lifeforms in his last life, but those were done in a group operation. When he was a six-star evolved, he only shot from afar and cleared the small monsters around. The main force was the team captain. When he faced a level-eight lifeform in this life, he finally understood what strength was. The Pliosaurus wasn¡¯t in a good state. It was injured after many level-seven beasts attacked it. The wounds were so deep that one could see the bones. For that mysterious light, its level advantage was not enough for other beasts to fear it. It naturally noticed those few humans, but they weren¡¯t a threat. If it got the golden light and completed a second evolution, those humans would be fragrant food and a good appetizer. Pain stimulated its senses. Its wings shifted backward, and then it flapped quickly. Two blue light shadows sliced toward Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai. It was so quick that it made one tongue-tied. Ye Zhongming had started to prepare the defense the moment Xia Bai attacked. When he saw it flapping its wings, he activated the Staff of Nature. The moment Water Bottle Protection appeared, it clashed with the light. Two summoned giants also blocked in front of the two of them. The light appeared quickly and disappeared quickly, too. It left a broken nature gem and two summoned giants sliced into two. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai were left in cold sweat. That was because the Staff of Nature and the Summoning Technique were his strongest defensive skill, but it was destroyed in one hit. This meant that they couldn¡¯t block the Pliosaurus¡¯s next attack. Ye Zhongming frowned. Green vines appeared from beneath the Pliosaurus and wrapped its body. At the same time, a group of needlebirds surrounded it. The bugs from Darkness Calamity also exploded into a bunch of black powder that wrapped it within. After the Gardener Job was upgraded, Ye Zhongming¡¯s usage of this job improved. He scattered seeds previously and activated them from afar. This was something he could do accurately after the job was upgraded. The Pliosaurus cried out in pain. Immense pain appeared from its wounds. If not for its strong body and mental strength, it would have fainted from that pain. It resisted the pain and opened its mouth to spit a water pillar. It turned into a water ball that wrapped itself within. The ball blocked the Needle Bird attacks and also started to heal it. ¡°Gentle Healing!¡± This was another talent skill of the Pliosaurus apart from Wing Shadow Slash. The situation stabilized. The Pliosaurus looked at its opponent. If they didn¡¯t have any other move, the battle would end, and it would eat them. But when it looked, it charged out from the Gentle Healing that hadn¡¯t disappeared. That human had run to a side, and it was where the Ocean King Wheel was at. This angered the Pliosaurus as the human tossed the low-level human and his battle pet into the golden light. His hand was also about to touch the golden crown! The Pliosaurus roared, but Ye Zhongming¡¯s finger touched the crown. Golden light shone, and streaks of light shone in all directions. It crossed the island, the ocean surface, and connected to the distant sky. Chapter 560: To the golden bridge Chapter 560: To the golden bridge Using persistence to welcome hope, use hope to exchange for survivor. That was what many survivors believed in. It wasn¡¯t that they were poets, but the world had forced them into that. Aside from Cloud Port Alliance, the scattered reinforcements, the huge Ying City Alliance, or Sky Elephant Division, all came for money. But things were unexpected. The ocean beast wave was huge, and they couldn¡¯t be defended. When they surrounded the city, everyone here was trying to hold on. They hoped to exchange this persistence for hope, the hope to continue living. They prayed that the beasts would disappear as suddenly as they appeared. Some people thought about breaking out, but facing the endless beasts, even Cloud Peak or Sky Elephant Division didn¡¯t believe they could survive. They could fight the beasts with the city protecting them. Without these walls, they had no confidence. When the wall collapsed, their faith fell. Death was something that all survivors faced. They often talked about not being afraid of death and would often mock people who cowered in front of death and scolded them for being cowards. But when death was unavoidable, they realized that they weren¡¯t much better. Stunned, pain, they gave up, they went mad... Each person acted differently in front of death, but one thing was the same: all their reactions were caused by despair. In that instance, the three core factions in the city made different choices. Elegant Cavalry Squad went all out, and the entire squad suffered huge losses. They lost half of their squad, and there were many heavy injuries. Only a 3rd of the original number could still move. This casualty rate was enough to make an elite squad collapse. The reason why they were still holding on was because the city hadn¡¯t been broken into. But now that it broke, Meng Xiangjiang ordered them to break out. When some of them dashed far ahead, he led his core squad forward and ran towards an area of the city. He ordered his men to give up on the defense and gather toward the center city. He had no exact time, but he knew it would be quick. The thing that the Resistance Zone knew about and wanted him to verify was about to happen. She had made his choice. Even if he died, he would make a gamble. He would gamble that the news that the Resistance Zone got was real. One could say that the Sky Elephant Division was the faction with the clearest goal in the entire city. The organization formed during the peacetime had discipline other factions couldn¡¯t compare with. The other factions had just started moving when their members retreated from the walls. Without any defense, the walls started to get invaded. Ocean beasts charged in and roared. They gathered in the city. At that moment, a golden bridge appeared. Guang Yao was originally expressionless, but now he couldn¡¯t suppress his joy. He clenched his fist and roared. The news was real. ¡°Charge up the bridge!¡± Guang Yao gave his men a clear order. ................................................................................................ ¡°Sister Mo, look!¡± Someone reminded her about what happened in the center city. Mo Ye looked towards that golden bridge, and her expression changed. Hesitation flashed. She saw that the city''s beasts gave up eating the humans and ran towards the golden bridge. She saw Meng Xiangjiang, who was fleeing, suddenly stop. She saw Guang Yao leading his men and charging towards the bridge. She instantly changed her focus. ¡°We will go to. To the golden bridge!¡± Chapter 561: Connected to Asia Chapter 561: Connected to Asia When Ye Zhongming touched the Ocean King Crown, when Guang Yao and Mo Ye charged toward the Golden Bridge, dozens of places around Asia had similar scenes. Yokohama, Japan, millions of beasts were attacking a giant light structure. People familiar with Asian architecture could see that it was a much bigger Kamigamo Shrine. The city was tattered, and there were corpses all around. None of the corpses were intact. The city had a few million people. After a year of the apocalypse and after the beast wave, there were less than a hundred thousand. The light protected these people. Everyone could tell that this amazing equipment was on the verge of collapse. It was unimaginable that this equipment could survive so many attacks for so long. If Ye Zhongming were here, he would judge that the equipment was at least purple grade! It might even be a seven-colored equipment. If Ye Zhongming entered the light, he would see that ten thousand people had a brown colored tube stuck into their backs. Their blood was being injected into a piece of purple equipment. Its shape was the size of the shrine. An old man wearing a warrior dress held a samurai blade. He stared at the wave and roared.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. ¡°Hold on, hold on! You are heroes!¡± The old man¡¯s face was twisted, and his eyes were bloodshot. But deep in his eyes was a cold gaze. He would glance at the humans with the tubes in their bodies like he was looking at pigs. A strong ocean beast¡¯s talent skill hit the light, and the hundreds who were providing blood started to shake. Blood flowed from their holes, and they fell to the ground. ¡°It is time to show your loyalty; it is time to show your faith.¡± He waved his hand, and many people stepped out. Some survivors were dragged to where those people were, and the sharp tubes were stuck into their backs. As for those dead people, they were dragged and tossed to a side. The ocean beast attacks got more and more ferocious. Many Ocean Beast leaders joined the attack. More and more people in the light died, and it became more frequent. Thousands of people said goodbye to the world in just a few minutes. It looked like it was getting more intense. When the beast wave attacked again, a thousand people died at the same time. The light of the shrine shook, and it was about to shatter. The ocean cities were all struck by an ocean wave. At that moment, they were all connected by the Golden Bridge. But some humans were luckier. They survived until the golden bridge arrived, and the ocean beasts stopped. Some places were covered in death when the bridge came. The evolved failed to hold on. Guang Yao looked back at Cloud Port and the city center. He got anxious when he saw the beasts charge into the bridge and disappear. The information that the Resistance Zone provided ended here. He had lost his advantage. He knew that the other side was the Ocean King Wheel, but he didn¡¯t know anything else. But he knew that he had to get on it before it disappeared. Right, the bridge had a time limit. Guang Yao didn¡¯t know how long it was, but he gave the order to clear the field to prevent accidents. Anyone that blocked their path could be killed, even humans. The warriors were stunned, but they still executed the order. Ying City Alliance was the other faction. Without the ocean beasts attacking them, Cloud Peak¡¯s core was the arrowhead, and they were unstoppable. They were like a bullet shooting through the air. Any lifeform that entered the bridge disappeared. She also saw Sky Elephant Division enter without thinking. She stopped hesitating and ordered them to speed up. Sky Elephant Division reached the bridge first, and Guang Yao was the first to charge in. He disappeared, and the entire division disappeared a few dozen seconds later. Ying City Alliance arrived, and like the other lifeforms, they disappeared. Mo Ye fell into a daze and heard people exclaiming and shouting around her. She calmed herself down and looked at where her subordinates were shouting. A familiar face was smiling awkwardly and waving toward her. Chapter 562: China Alliance Chapter 562: China Alliance ¡°Why are you here?¡± Mo Ye couldn¡¯t hide the shock on her face. She didn¡¯t expect that her decision would allow her to bump into the core of the entire Ying City army. This female officer was delighted. You would never know the pressure if you weren¡¯t in that position. Mo Ye took over when Ye Zhongming left and was in charge of the lives of 20 thousand people. She knew how much pressure she was under. Each order she made decided the lives and deaths of many. If not for her strong mental strength and Cloud Peak members standing by her side, if not for those strong weapons. Mo Ye might not have been able to hold on. At this point, Mo Ye realized that Ye Zhongming had done so much for Cloud Peak. Violent Lightning Turret, Crystal weapons, equipment, evolution potions... Mo Ye knew about these in the past, but this was a moment when she felt that they were so important. To a certain extent, these saved her life and the lives of Cloud Peak and Ying City Alliance. Thus, when she saw the guy who sustained her belief in such a sudden situation, her nose felt sour, and her eyes turned red. It had been a long time since she cried. The last time was in high school when she saw the senior she liked holding another girl¡¯s hand. But now, that senior¡¯s face was blurred while this guy¡¯s face got clearer and clearer. Ye Zhongming looked at the Ying City Alliance army surrounding him and the surprised Cloud Peak members. He retracted the awkward smile on his face after the golden crown flew away, ¡°More accurately, I don¡¯t know, too. Anyways, I was sent here by some storm.¡± Everyone smiled, but they believed him. Since the day that the apocalypse started, there were all sorts of unbelievable matters. ¡°But now it seems like we are in trouble.¡¯ Everyone looked around and saw many unknown lifeforms on this island. More and more humans and ocean beasts came from the Golden Bridge. That number was increasing each moment. Surprisingly, those violent beasts didn¡¯t do anything to the humans. After a short chaos, they just stared at the crown hanging in mid-air. From observing the situation on the island, he realized that Cloud Peak was the strongest faction. Also, what was going on with the other countries appearing? Did they know about this news? Guang Yao had many thoughts before making up his mind. He wanted to find Ye Zhongming and cooperate with Ying City Alliance! Although the two factions worked together before everyone knew it was for interests, they were forced to do so and were also interested in each other¡¯s gear. The truth was that both sides wanted each other dead. But now, not to mention the race battle between humans and beasts, what about other countries? Guang Yao felt that he had to work with Ying City. He believed that anyone not from the same country was an enemy. Even if he had to battle Cloud Peak, that was after they got rid of the others. He was okay with not getting the crown, but he had to ensure it ended up with the Chinese. So, he came to work with Ye Zhongming. Although he didn''t know what they would face, joining hands was a good decision. ¡°Those are Japanese. I recognize that old man; he is a famous samurai.¡± Guang Yao spoke first and didn¡¯t talk about working together. He introduced the other factions to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Those are Koreans. There are a few of them left, but they are strong. Those are Indians. Those are from Indonesia. Scoff. Also, those are from west and central Asia. They aren¡¯t from the same country but are gathered together because of their proximity.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what the wheel would get us to do, but we should work together. Be it if you or I get the crown, we just can¡¯t let others get it.¡± Guang Yao took a deep breath. For some reason, the crown gave him a huge pressure. Guang Yao cursed. He felt like this fellow wanted some benefits. He bit his teeth and waved to his men wearing the Holy Army Coat. He was prepared to give them to Ye Zhongming. ¡°No need, I agree.¡± Guang Yao looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s face and smiled. Chapter 563: Shocked Chapter 563: Shocked The other countries were shocked by how united the Chinese were. Ying City Alliance wasn¡¯t the biggest group, as the Japanese and Indian survivors had a clear advantage. Like what Guang Yao thought, they were in the best state. Cloud Peak¡¯s two core squads didn¡¯t have many losses and were the best preserved out of all the factions. Before they knew what they were about to face, every lifeform was an enemy and stimulated the other countries. Moreover, even if this was the apocalypse, things that affected one¡¯s country were still a big issue. Ye Zhognming heard that in his last life, the survivors would often battle the Mongolians and Russians on the north and west. The scale was enough to call it a war. Although Ye Zhongming had never personally gone through it, his blood boiled when he heard it. Very few things could cause the cold survivors to feel that way in the apocalypse, especially many years into it. Moreover, Ye Zhongming heard that each country had its unique points. For example, Ying City and Cloud Port survivors¡¯ equipment, skills, and battle styles were unique. The other countries had their special things. Ye Zhongming knew of a popular battle beast from Russia, Roaring Ice Bear. Its tanky look made it very popular but expensive, and Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t even purchase a young puppy. Now that most Asian battle squads were gathered around, Ye Zhongming thought about robbing people. It wasn¡¯t his fault; the world was to be blamed. When others saw Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment, they had similar thoughts. He accepted Guang Yao¡¯s request. Apart from their love for the country, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have the confidence to face the Ocean King Wheel. It was better to have an ally than to face the dangers alone. After all, Sky Elephant Division had the rights and skill to assist Cloud Peak. As for Meng Xiangjiang and the other scattered factions, after Ye Zhongming and Guang Yao joined hands, they didn¡¯t have a choice and could only join this Alliance. But Meng Xiangjiang didn¡¯t think that it was a bad choice. Something that the wheel called a treasure was something very good. A second passed, and the wheel made a joke to all the humans. The Ocean King Wheel started to change; it went from one wheel to nine normal wheels that differentiated level one to level nine. The difference from other wheels was that although the method to spin it was the same, each had a metal plate before it for the person to stand on. A detailed person noticed that the wheels were similar, but the things were different. Each wheel had ten rewards, and no one recognized half of them! Ye Zhongming took a look and made a guess. But he wasn¡¯t very certain. After seeing the ten wheels, they thought they were waiting for evolved to spin it. But a translucent wall blocked each person who wanted to walk up, and they couldn¡¯t get close. When everyone was discussing using various languages, the Ocean King Crown moved. It flew around and twitched its elegant ¡®body.¡¯ The entire island shone gold. All human evolved were covered in the golden light. Many people used their defensive skills or equipment but were useless under the golden light. It lasted for two seconds before disappearing. Everyone tapped their bodies and didn¡¯t notice any changes. At first, They didn¡¯t care and thought the crown was showing off. But a moment later, many people screamed. They looked towards others and noticed that everyone¡¯s forehead had a... Demon crystal! The same crystal on the bodies of the mutated lifeforms! This mutation shocked Ye Zhongming. He looked around. Mo Ye, Chuyin, Little Tiger, Ah Yang... Each one of them had a crystal representing tier level. Ye Zhongming touched himself, and his forehead had a shining, cold crystal. Damn... What was going on? Chapter 564: If you were gold Chapter 564: If you were gold One wouldn¡¯t understand that chill if one didn¡¯t personally go through it. Even Ye Zhongming felt uncomfortable. Think about it: if one day a horn or a tail grew from your body, what would you feel? Now that you were like a monster, even someone who was mentally strong would directly collapse. Although having demon crystals wasn¡¯t a huge change, it was even less than those whose jobs and skills gave rise to unique body parts, but it gave off a different meaning. In the apocalypse, survivors slived to get demon crystals. Now that they had demon crystals on their bodies, this... It was unbelievable. Everyone had a different expression, but there was one similarity: they were caught off guard. But, after all, they had lived for close to a year. The survivors who arrived here had been changed by the ocean besat wave. Be it mentally or physically, they were much stronger. They suppressed their fear and started to study why such a thing would appear on their bodies.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. After the Ocean King Crown did that, humans had time to adapt. It just floated there and didn¡¯t move. Ye Zhongming used that time to touch the red demon crystal on his head. He started to think about this matter. The Ocean King Crown wouldn¡¯t give humans evolution crystals for no reason. He had never heard of humans with demon crystals in his last life. He felt like they were temporary. They would disappear when they got out of this island or out of the crown¡¯s control. Also, Ye Zhongming felt like the nine wheels were similar to what he guessed. The fact that the crystals appeared from nowhere also proved this point. He would find out in a while if he were correct. He had to admit that the wheel knew how to play if his guesses were correct. Moreover, it was a game that killed humans. ¡°You, do you know something?¡± Little Xiu opened her mouth, and she seemed very friendly. ¡°You must be curious about those items you don¡¯t recognize on the wheel, right?¡¯ The core members nodded. They didn¡¯t recognize half of the items on the wheel, which wasn¡¯t normal. ¡°If my guess is correct, the mutated lifeforms can spin them. The rewards we don¡¯t recognize are for them. Our demon crystals are their money.¡± What? Not only were the Sky Elephant Division and Elegant Cavalry Squad stunned, but even those from Ying City were in disbelief. But they weren¡¯t stupid; they just thought about it and felt like Ye Zhongming¡¯s words made sense. Why would humans and beasts enter this place at the same time? Why would the beasts attack so many ocean cities? Why would this wheel appear? Moreover, why did it have treasures that people didn¡¯t know about? Why would demon crystals appear on their bodies? ¡°Also, did you notice that our crystals and theirs are different?¡± With Ye Zhongming¡¯s reminder, everyone compared theirs to the beasts. At the edge of the human ones, there was a golden line that was so thin that you would miss it if you didn¡¯t pay attention. If not for the resistance zone¡¯s trust that he was in full charge after he arrived here, Guang Yao would think that someone betrayed him. No matter what, the apocalypse was one where you had to risk your life, and dying was normal. But if you were not only their food but now their money source, the dangers you faced would increase. One could say that humans had some hope without the demon crystals. Now that they had the crystals, if Ye Zhongming was right, there was no way out between humans and beasts. They would have to fight to the death. There were hundreds of thousands of humans but many more ocean beasts. If the Ocean King Crown wanted a war, then... Guang Yao felt like death was approaching. When everyone was thinking, the crown moved. It shot out a golden light. This time it didn¡¯t land on the humans but on the level one wheel. Chapter 565: Battle begins Chapter 565: Battle begins One had to say that it was eye-catching when the golden light shone on the level-one wheel. The normal-looking wheel became very catchy. But to the survivors, it looked like the god of death was staring at them. But what happened next made people forget all these, and instead, their hearts were filled with greed. The level-one wheel had ten rewards. After the golden light shone, they were displayed in mid-air. The ten rewards had pictures, and each one of them had an explanation beside it. The five items humans weren¡¯t familiar with were marked with their functions.?v€l-B!n. Humans understood right away that they were prepared for the monsters. Many Chinese people looked towards Ye Zhongming with more respect. When you know the answer, you might think that you could guess it just by thinking about it, but what about when the answer wasn¡¯t announced? People who could guess the outcome then were worthy of respect. As it was a level-one wheel, the rewards didn¡¯t cause much commotion. Of the five that the humans recognized, apart from the one-star potion, there were a few other items. Their value wasn¡¯t decent, but humans had passed the first evolution peak, so the rest weren¡¯t too interested apart from some individuals. Those items prepared for the beasts were the ones that attracted attention. One of those was Ye Zhongming. For example, there was a food item called Bone Hardening Collagen Condensing Biscuit. After use, it would strengthen the bones of mutated lifeforms, and it was useful for those below level three. There was also something called Happiness Stealing grass that could raise the happiness of mutated lifeforms and increase their chance of getting pregnant. One of the rewards was even more miraculous. It was called Water Washing Pearl, a fake eye that you could use to replace your eye and get a special ability. To the Chinese, your bodies came from your parents. Although this was old thinking, this concept was still ingrained in the minds of many. It could have changed in the apocalypse as the pressure to survive increased. But a year passed, and such thoughts still affected many people. The others looked at one another and didn¡¯t understand why. But Cloud Peak did. They had joined several special wheel fights with Ye Zhongming and knew that while getting great items, you were facing death at every turn. There would be dangerous evolved or monsters, and this Ocean King Wheel was the same. ¡°This level-one wheel changed.¡± Everyone saw an empty white region beside the rewards through the opened metal room. The current level one wheel had more than just ten regions; there were a hundred. No wonder! No wonder the room was opened 50 times, and you could spin twice each time. This was the reason. Many people cursed. This was such a scam. 50 challenges. That would be okay if everyone worked together and didn¡¯t fight one another. But was that possible? Impossible, everyone knew that it was. Even if it was just a level-one wheel, evolved wouldn¡¯t give up on those rewards. Moreover, beasts were staring. Even if humans could agree, the beasts wouldn¡¯t. Thus, a fight was destined. The wheel had planned it. The Ocean King Wheel retracted its golden light, and the gate of the metal room closed to block everyone¡¯s sight. ¡°Each lifeform can only challenge two of the nine wheels, and you can only challenge once per wheel.¡± ¡°Level one wheel challenge begins, human challengers; please enter.¡± After hearing the notification, humans looked at one another and didn¡¯t know what to do. Finally, a West Asian person walked out and planned to accept the challenge. Chapter 566: Surprising Cloud Peak challenger Chapter 566: Surprising Cloud Peak challenger At the same time, some Japanese stood out. They had the same thinking as the West Asia evolved. There was more movement over at the ocean beast side. Thousands of them walked out the moment the notification appeared. This wasn''t a large number for the huge group of ocean beasts. Four digits of ocean beast challengers were frightening, and many who wanted to challenge stopped. People didn¡¯t understand what was happening and heading up like this. What if you had to challenge all the ocean beasts? You would die from exhaustion.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. The care and self-preservation of humans were on full display. Everyone planned to look on first. Anyways, the Ocean King Wheel did not have a deadline. A voice broke his thoughts. He turned his head and saw a member of Xia Bai¡¯s squad. This all-female squad was not only famous in Ying City but the entire China. After arriving here, they attracted attention. Many countries paid attention to this group that looked beautiful, had the same equipment, was strong, and gave off a cold aura. Many outsiders couldn¡¯t understand why so many beautiful people would gather toget ... We are unable to load the verification. Please unblock any scripts or login to continue reading. Verify below to continue reading login to continue reading. Chapter 567: Too many surprises Chapter 567: Too many surprises The person that Cloud Peak sent was called Ling Yan. When she appeared on the battlefield, a number appeared on the heads of all the humans and ocean beasts. The first guy to come out had a number 1. The Japanese had the number 2. Ling Yan had the number 3. From 4 onwards, it was on the side of the ocean beasts. The last number was 4351.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. 4351 lifeforms chose to challenge the first wheel. As expected, the notification sounded, and the battlefield closed. The challenge began. That depressed West Asian body was shifted to the center of the battlefield. ¡°Challenger, please enter.¡± The West Asian¡¯s number turned red, and the other lifeforms turned blue. ¡°He had to challenge all of them alone?¡± Little Xiu asked in disbelief. If that were the case, the first person would be too depressed? Wasn¡¯t he destined to fail? ¡°No.¡± Guang Yao shook his head. ¡°I think this is why the wheel is smart.¡± Guang Yao¡¯s voice was heavy, ¡°Don¡¯t forget that there are 50 spins. This means that you can choose to risk your life, and you can also choose to wait for the next challenger to appear.¡± ¡°The person chosen is at a disadvantage, but as long as he shows terrifying strength, then it might be a good thing.¡± The others agreed with what Guang Yao said. If the challenge continued, then one spin was enough. There was no need for 50 spins. This resulted in a need to judge your opponent¡¯s strength. It also depended on whether you countered your opponent. If the reward was spun and didn¡¯t disappear, it didn¡¯t matter. But if the reward disappeared, then you had to pay attention to the challenge order and if the wheel still had the reward you needed. From this angle, the people who fought first would have an advantage. The West Asian who thought he would die was delighted. He didn¡¯t expect happiness to arrive so suddenly. He was then allowed to enter the metal room to spin twice. But the needle stopped on those white spots. He didn¡¯t get anything and wasted 20 level-one crystals. But the two white regions disappeared, and 98 areas were left. ¡°I told you the wheel wasn¡¯t so nice; they treat us like monkeys!¡± Little Tiger shouted in rage. He wasn¡¯t too angry, but he hated being played by others due to his personality. Ye Zhongming shook his head and pointed at the ocean beast wave, ¡°I think they are the angrier ones.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Guang Yao was willing to speak with Ye Zhongming as he could learn much from his mouth. ¡°They don¡¯t have money!¡± The moment he said that, everyone understood. Right, their money was the crystals on the heads of the humans, but no human died, and they didn¡¯t get a single crystal. Even if the three human evolved on the first wheel died, that was just three crystals. They couldn¡¯t spin the wheel once. In other words, without enough humans fighting, even if the beasts succeeded, they could only watch. ¡°Does that mean if we work together and send a few people each round, they wouldn¡¯t get a single reward?¡± Little Xiu¡¯s eyes lit up and suggested. Ye Zhongming and Guang Yao looked at each other and shook their heads. That was the theory. But the problem was, if humans sent a few people, how could they ensure that each faction gained what they wanted? So her idea wasn¡¯t practical. With this problem, the only benefit was on the first few wheels. Hearing their explanation, the humans felt like the Ocean King Wheel was a test of intelligence. There were too many surprises. Chapter 568: Patriotic Chapter 568: Patriotic Whether the Ocean King Wheel was direct or they were playing with one¡¯s intelligence, humans and other mutated lifeforms were still the playthings of others. This feeling of being controlled made Ye Zhongming decide to search for answers. He did so so that he wouldn¡¯t be a chess piece. This process was arduous, but Ye Zhongming had never given up. The first round of challenges became boring because of Ye Zhongming and Guang Yao¡¯s analysis. The 2nd Japanese was also a two-star evolved, and he was very strong. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s analysis, he had martial arts foundations during peacetime. This was similar to Mo Ye and Xia Lei. This gave him more advantage, and his strength was close to being a three-star evolved. This person was an expert in such a challenge. Many ocean beasts attacked after adapting to such a challenge. But without an exception, all of them failed. After one battle ended, he would recover. This allowed the Japanese to last 15 times on the battlefield. He even killed a level-three mutated lifeform. After which, no one dared to challenge him. Even if he took the chance to spin, there were still 48 more chances. There was no need to go all out and risk your life. So, the other life forms gave up. The Japanese won and were delighted. He spun twice, and he was quite lucky. He failed once and succeeded once. He got a useful reward for humans and left the room with a smile. When the humans and ocean beasts were enemies, even the Chinese and Koreans who had issues with them during peacetime also felt happy for them. This was a victory for humans, and the ocean beasts didn¡¯t get demon crystals, which restricted their possibility of spinning the wheel. But things were often filled with accidents. When this Japanese passed by the Chinese region, he had a vicious smile and even did a neck-slicing action. Honestly, Ye Zhongming was patriotic. He received an orthodox Chinese education, and as he had his thinking and good English standards, he often crossed the firewall to read about his country¡¯s history. He understood the truth about the wars and the ambition of their nation. About how they launched an invasion that filled the entire Asia with hatred. So Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t those brainless patriots. He knew his nation¡¯s strengths and weaknesses and wouldn¡¯t be blindly arrogant. But something unavoidable was that he didn¡¯t have any good feelings towards the Japanese due to what his countrymen had faced.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. Guang Yao was stunned, and then he nodded solemnly. ¡°Right, as long as the Chinese get it. As for how many people will fight for it back at home, that is our problem.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He said, ¡°Hand over your demon crystals and materials; I will strengthen your team and you.¡± Ye Zhongming sat on the ground and told his men to hand over their materials. He started to craft equipment. When the conflict rose to a country level, Ye Zhongming showed off shocking ability. Materials and equipment disappeared, and better ones replaced them. The Glory Smith job was on full display. Ye Zhongming used all his mental energy and materials to make stronger equipment. On the other side, the challenge continued. On this side, Ye Zhongming was crafting. Ye Zhongming planned to use the materials he got from the high-level beasts in the future, but he didn¡¯t care now. He told Guang Yao to hand over his ammo. Guang Yao hesitated for a moment before agreeing. Thus, Sky Elephant Division and the entire Chinese region witnessed a smith going mad. White-grade bullets filled all the Lazy Man Cases. Dozens of them were silver, too! Ye Zhognming used all the materials that he had. Apart from that, white equipment was the minimum. Silver equipment was being crafted like they were free. Guang Yao was shocked and took everything out, allowing Ye Zhongming to use them. This was what caused there to be so much silver equipment. When high-level equipment was stacked in front of the Chinese region, everyone had one thought. China would win today! Chapter 569: If I cant kill you we can be friends Chapter 569: If I can''t kill you we can be friends The Chinese region finally witnessed a good, no, a fantastic smith. Everyone was stunned when they saw high-level equipment appear like a factory line in his hands. Most people felt like with this person here, wouldn¡¯t Cloud Peak be like a treasure gathering basin? Some leaders even wondered why he had so much mental energy. Where was his limit? Did he have any methods or secrets that they could borrow? People like Guang Yao, who reached such a level, considered more things from his job to himself as a person, from support jobs to mental energy recovery equipment. Deep in his heart, he had more respect for Cloud Peak and reevaluated their strength. Although some matters brought up Ye Zhongming¡¯s emotions, which caused Guang Yao to support Ye Zhongming, he knew that his own emotions had changed quickly. He craved more and more. He wanted to spread what he felt and saw back to the Resistance Zone. Underestimate-- Focus-- Shock- Respect. This was the change in his thoughts of Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. It became increasingly intense, such that he thought about how he would inform the Resistance Zone. If he could kill him, they should go all out to kill him. They should be friends with him if they weren¡¯t 100% confident. He was such an elite smith with strong fighting powers; he was too terrifying. He crafted many pieces of equipment, and everyone wanted one. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t make tens of thousands in two hours, so he had to distribute them properly. Whoever wanted to challenge would have the right to get equipment first. Cloud Peak was in charge of the exact distribution. This was a definite matter. Ye Zhongming was in charge; even Guang Yao had to lower his head. The other factions had no right to speak up. Under such a situation, Cloud Peak and Ying City Alliance naturally gained benefits. Cloud Peak openly hogged some benefits during the distribution. But no one objected; rather, they didn¡¯t say it out loud. When they saw the equipment they were interested in being given to others, big factions like Sky Elephant Division would even use demon crystals to purchase or trade for them. It was very expensive, but it was worth it. They didn¡¯t know when they would meet such an elite smith. In any faction, such crafting was not something the ordinary members could come into contact with. Even the T1 Resistance Zone was the same. Smiths like Ye Zhongming were on the level of their leaders.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. But Ling Yan wasn¡¯t lucky and got nothing from the two spins. This was why Ye Zhongming told his men to head out. They had to use numbers to get the rewards. The level one wheel challenge ended, and the notification followed, the wheel disappearing into the ground. A translucent crystal ball rose, and there was a black pentagon. Everyone looked at each other and didn¡¯t know what it was. The Ocean King Wheel didn¡¯t give any instructions. Ye Zhongming thought about it and felt like he missed out on something. The second wheel challenge started. With the first wheel as the example, more evolved and lifeforms entered the challenge. There were 3000 humans alone! Ye Zhongming absorbed a demon crystal, and he glanced at the challengers. He looked at Guang Yao, ¡°Let¡¯s snipe?¡± Guang Yao nodded, ¡°Sure!¡± The two bosses had a simple conversation. The Chinese that joined the second wheel challenge received clear instructions. The Chinese joined in every battle that there were Japanese. They were going to snipe them so that they didn¡¯t get anything. Cloud Peak sent 27 people, and the lowest was three stars. The highest was five stars. At this point, the advantage that the Cloud Peak core had previously was gone, and what replaced it was the number of high evolved. There were five star evolved in the level two-wheel challenge. Before the battle began, Ye Zhongming called the Cloud Peak evolved, led by Xiao Min to his side. ¡°Pay attention to the order. We want two prizes. One is that lucky card; the other is the beast item called Blood Boiling Oilment.¡± Chapter 570: Ability Swapper Chapter 570: Ability Swapper There was no need to use a five-star evolved for a level-two wheel challenge. After all, everyone had two tries. But Ye Zhongming knew that when you sniped them, they could snipe you, too. The outcome would depend on strength. So, he sent one of Ah Yang¡¯s brothers to suppress the battlefield. As long as he stood there, the other regions would be afraid. They had to consider the consequences if they tried to snipe the evolved from China. The five-star evolved would snipe them once they felt like they were targetting the Chinese Region. This was a threat. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t afraid that his men would die but hoped they died for a reason. The moment the challenge started, the strength of those who joined was higher than before. That attracted attention. All sides sent strong formations. Over 300 were sent by the Chinese, who said that they wanted to snipe the Japanese. Both wheels had 50 chances, and each victor could spin twice. The battle was intense immediately as it was limited, and the competition was fierce. Each battle would go through many challenges to set the winner. The Asian region noticed that the Chinese were sniping at the Japanese, so naturally, their expressions weren¡¯t good. But the Chinese were stronger. After 15 rounds, the Japanese didn¡¯t even get one chance to enter. That Japanese leader had a bad expression, and he couldn¡¯t hide his killing intent when he looked over. After learning that the wheel¡¯s rules protected those who didn¡¯t join the battle, many Japanese evolved started to curse at them. They would hear broken Chinese. The Chinese didn¡¯t hold back and scolded them. The scene became more interesting than the challenge. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care. This was a way to increase the sense of belonging. Even if they worked together temporarily, no one knew what would happen next. It was better to be more united. Note that it had to be unique to battle pets. Ye Zhongming lived for two lives and rarely saw such items. So even if someone learned it, it wouldn¡¯t be useful. It just helped to increase mental energy. Ye Zhongming had many job skills, so naturally, he wasn¡¯t interested in such a job. But when the wheel appeared, he was touched. On these nine wheels, each had five unique rewards. There were 45 rare battle pet items. The ideal state was that he could collect 45 abilities and give his battle pets 45 abilities. Although this was the most ideal state, it was not practical. But that didn¡¯t stop Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart from beating quickly. He didn¡¯t move on the first wheel as he was careful. He had to observe the wheel and see if there were any traps. After seeing the first challenge, Ye Zhongming decided to strike. If he didn¡¯t move on such a great gift, then he wouldn¡¯t be Ye Zhongming. He learned the job skill. He used the unique job skill on the Blood Burning Oilment-- Ability Swap. A red liquid disappeared from the skill light, and Ye Zhongming obtained a notification. ¡°Obtained ability-- Basic Blood Boil.¡± Ye Zhongming looked carefully, and there was an introduction to this ability. When you gave this ability to level one, two, or three battle beasts, you could make them berserk and raise their strength. Ye Zhongming looked at the wheel and smiled. He was rich! Chapter 571: Gild Ocean Figure Chapter 571: Gild Ocean Figure Ye Zhongming looked carefully at the rewards on the wheel and noticed that he was too happy previously. Out of the mutated lifeform rewards, over ten pieces of equipment weren¡¯t items, meaning the Ability Swapper could only be used around 30 times. Apart from the level-one, eight, and nine wheels, even if Cloud Peak got the other rewards, there were only 15. Cloud Peak might not even get ten if other factions got some of them. Ye Zhongming frowned, as this wasn¡¯t the outcome he wanted. The battle beast equipment would often appear, and their unique items were rare. The problems he missed out on were realized now, and it seemed like he couldn¡¯t use it to the best of its effect. Ye Zhongming called the other faction leaders of China over. ¡°I want all the mutated lifeform items from the wheel. If you spin it, you can give me a price.¡± They looked at one another, and although they were unhappy with Ye Zhongming¡¯s tone, this was the apocalypse. The strong had the right to do anything they were happy about, much less care about their tone. They only cared about what the price was. If suitable, this thing could be discussed. If it were someone else, they wouldn¡¯t believe those words. But Ye Zhongming was a very strong smith and proved himself. So many silver pieces of equipment appeared in his hands, and he could say such things. A silver equipment and an item for beasts. Moreover, these items were primarily for one-time use. If one weren¡¯t a fool, one would choose the former. Thus, things could be discussed. The people from Ying City Alliance expressed that it was okay, as long as Ye Zhongming needed it, not to mention those beast items; even human rewards could be discussed. The other people thought about it and felt they weren¡¯t losing out. They could even cause Cloud Peak to owe them a favor. Although they didn¡¯t agree immediately, they said they would if the price was right. The only one who didn¡¯t express their intentions was the Sky Elephant Division. It wasn¡¯t because Guang Yao didn¡¯t agree, but because he was afraid of Ye Zhongming and felt like he had a reason for doing things. He didn¡¯t want people to use him and become a fool to earn money for others. For example, things like dragons and phoenixes. Did Yellow Ball have a hidden noble bloodline? Ye Zhongming shook his head when he heard that and felt it didn¡¯t make sense. This fellow was a normal dog. Then... Was it because the energy it got to evolve came from things above its level? This was possible, and this was the only reliable explanation. Ye Zhongming stopped caring about it as it wasn¡¯t important as long as Yellow Ball was the same. He told Yellow Ball to behave. When he touched the dog¡¯s head, which was even taller than his, Ye Zhongming knew that Yellow Ball had awakened a new skill-- Gilt Ocean. This was a metal ability. Yellow Ball could form a gilt liquid around itself to cause a suffocating effect. If you couldn¡¯t break free, you would die. This Ability was quite good. Along with the skills it had, like Thin Needles, Shadow Forest Stab, and Laser Bullet, Yellow Ball had four skills. For normal mutated lifeforms, this was quite decent. Unfortunately, Ye Zhongming¡¯s Blood Boiling skill could only be given to level three and below; if not, Yellow Ball would get a fifth. But today was a day that Yellow Ball got stronger. Yellow Ball waking up gave him more confidence. He called the core members over and gave a few instructions. Some people moved towards the factions around. Mo Ye went to the Indian region; Park Xiuying was Korean, so she went to the Korean Region. Someone knew Arabic, so he went to the West Asia Alliance. Some others went to find the other countries. Their only goal was to tell them they could trade with China if they got the beast items. They could get white to silver equipment or even crystals or other items based on the item''s value. This shocked the entire human faction. This only meant one thing. Either he was mad, or he was rich. In just a white, someone returned. Park Xiuying was first, but her expression wasn¡¯t good. Chapter 572: Attacking the ocean beasts Chapter 572: Attacking the ocean beasts ¡°What happened, Xiu Ying?¡± Liang Chuyin and Teacher Park had a good relationship. The few female core members were very close. When they saw the gentle Park Xiuying looking so frustrated, the influencer was curious about what she faced. ¡°Those Koreans are being unreasonable.¡± Park Xiuying¡¯s words made Ye Zhongming annoyed.?v€l-B!n. He was most afraid of these people who tried to up the price. They knew what you needed and took the chance to extort you. They would rather not get something than allow you to get it. If possible, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t do so openly. But the truth was that Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t occupy all the spins, and there would be others who got to spin. They would then be able to spin the items he needed. If such a thing occurred, trading became the only way to get them before the rules allowed them to fight one another. But if people raised the prices to make you feel bad, there was nothing much you could do about it. They were purposely finding trouble with Cloud Peak. In the level-two wheel challenge, a Korean evolved won, and when he spun the wheel, he got one of the items. He learned that someone in the China region wanted to purchase it. He smiled in a perverted manner and looked at the Chinese like he was looking at stupid people. Chinese who often came into contact with other advanced economies would know that look. As China got stronger, it would invest in other countries. Many foreigners felt like the Chinese were fools with a lot of money. Either the people were poor and backward, or they were suddenly rich. They used their ignorant gazes to show their biases. The others who went to negotiate all returned, and only a few succeeded. Only a few countries agreed to that request. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hesitate. He would take over the challenges if he brought four core teams instead of two. But there were too few of them, and he couldn¡¯t handle the entire situation. ¡°Don¡¯t trade? Force them to.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s gaze turned cold, ¡°Snipe those from the countries that rejected us or tried to use a high price to play with us.¡± When he crafted equipment at first, he mostly used materials from other factions. This time, he used Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment. He crafted more of them, and they were of higher quality. Moreover, Ye Zhongming also gained many good things from the ocean giant. He estimated the time he would have to attack and then considered his mental energy. After settling on a balance, he started to craft the equipment. He did this to obtain more mutated lifeform items and because he felt this challenge wasn¡¯t too simple. That Ocean King Crown wouldn¡¯t be so easy to obtain. Ultimately, this sense of danger made Ye Zhongming take the risk of running out of mental energy to craft equipment on the spot. Ye Zhongming focused on crafting equipment, but there was a surprise on the third wheel. Three level-nine beasts appeared, and they were chosen as challengers. China sent five five-star evolved, and the other humans sent seven five-star evolved. But no six-star evolved entered. Apart from Xia Bai, six-star evolved was the highest level for humans. These humans would often wait until the level five or six wheels appeared, which would increase their profits. But they forgot that there were a few hundred thousand ocean beasts. There were many level-six beasts. The ocean beasts didn¡¯t get anything during the first two wheels, so they decided to try hard on this. Moreover, there were over 40 level-five beasts apart from the three level-six beasts! The humans looked at one another. The two victories made them forget how terrifying the beast wave was. But at that moment, the ocean beasts showed their fangs. The expressions of the humans who were prepared for the level-three wheel turned bad. Chapter 573: Equipped Influencer Chapter 573: Equipped Influencer The survivors who were happy due to the first two wheels were silent now. They finally recalled why they were here and how the ocean beasts were here, too. The beasts that nearly killed them weren¡¯t weak; it was just that they hadn¡¯t attacked. They didn¡¯t have money the first two times; it wasn¡¯t that they didn¡¯t want to earn money but because there were too few... Over 5000 humans entered the level-three wheel challenge. These were all money to the ocean beasts. The ocean beasts going all out was just a start. That Pliosaurus said something. It gave a low voice. A moment later, many independent ocean beast formations entered its camp. As more joined, it started a ripple effect. The ocean beasts were previously split up. Apart from being from different regions, it was because the wheel forbade them from fighting each other. These ocean beasts didn¡¯t have to worry about the pressure from this only level-eight mutated lifeform. But when many same-level opponents chose to yield to it, their previous thoughts wavered. This wasn¡¯t a good news for the humans. When the beasts were split, they could use the chaos to do some things. But if they worked together, things became very complicated. When one looked at the cold eyes of the level-eight lifeform, one knew that it was not dumber than any human. Over 30 thousand ocean beasts participated in this challenge. Even Cloud Peak members got nervous as this time, Liang Chuyin was sent. Apart from that, there were 30 core squad evolveds. As long as the Ocean King Wheel gave you a number, you had to go up! But there were level-six ocean beasts and 40 level-five ones. There was a high chance of bumping into them, which was dangerous. Even after going through many dangerous and weird wheels, none of the Cloud Peak core members have died. This was a solo battle, and no one could help. What if anything happened? Liang Chuyin joined the boss at the earliest time, and if anything happened to her, would the boss go crazy? But when they looked at the green Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor on her body and the silver whip, that worry was reduced by a little. As long as she avoided the three level-six beasts, she shouldn¡¯t be in much danger, right? The ocean beasts shocked Ye Zhongming from his crafting craze. He tossed a few pieces of equipment and took a look. He then told the Cloud Peak members to wait. As there were many humans and beasts, two hours passed, and only 13 people obtained the right to spin. The first person might not face many strong opponents, but they face a low probability of getting something. But as the battle proceeded, more lifeforms were willing to battle, and it got more intense. ¡°My equipment is good enough; there is no need.¡± Liang Chuyin pitied him after seeing him work for two hours, and he consumed so much mental energy that his face was slightly white. Although her dream of sending herself to his bed or getting him on hers didn¡¯t come through, she still loved him. In the apocalypse, where one might die at any moment, Ye Zhongming was happy when he saw her passionate eyes. All the guys liked girls who liked them. Ye Zhongming was such a person., Moreover, he did like the influencer, who was very direct and passionate. He ignored her thoughts and started to craft. The first was a skirt. She had her personality and loved to wear skirts or short pants. Her long legs charmed many survivors. Ye Zhongming followed her wishes and made such a piece of equipment. Moreover, he added Ghost Metal. The other core squad warriors had Drill Ocean Metal, but she was different. Thus, a silver skirt was formed. Second was a necklace. He still added ghost metal, and it was also silver. The third was a bracelet. The fourth was an eye mask that hung on her ears. When she wore it, it looked like one tattooed an exquisite pattern around their eyes. Ye Zhongming handed her a silver pistol. In it were five silver bullets. Six silver, one green. The amount of equipment on her was second only to Ye Zhongming in Cloud Peak. Chapter 574: Famous after one battle Chapter 574: Famous after one battle When Liang Chuyin appeared with her luxurious gear, many people¡¯s eyes turned red. Was that a green armor? The Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor gave off a gentle light. The female armor showed off her exquisite body. She was curvy in the right areas, and after a year in the apocalypse, she looked more full. This was different from Xia Lei''s curves; these were curves that a teen had. Picky guys couldn¡¯t find anything wrong with her body. Moreover, her face was beautiful. Many guys who saw her said privately that she was the type of woman that you wanted to sleep with the moment you saw her. To people who paid attention to influencers during peacetime, this face was a free pass. Such a person would stand out in a group. In the time that Ye Zhongming went missing, although there were people who tried to get close to try to conquer her adn gete into Cloud Peak, but that was just the minority. After all, Xia Lei was Ye Zhongming¡¯s key person. Before he died, those who eyed Xia Lei didn¡¯t dare to make a move. But Liang Chuyin was different. She was famous. Her looks were as good as Xia Lei''s, and both had their strengths. She was younger and more youthful. Some rumors spread that she was also a virgin. The more important point was that although there were rumors that Liang Chuyin liked Ye Zhongming, it didn¡¯t affect things. At least Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t admitted it before. So many people stopped worrying, and they dared to chase her. Anyways, her relationship with Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t confirmed. Even if that guy said something, they could say that they had no idea to show their innocence. Regarding people chasing her, Liang Chuyin had the most in Cloud Peak. Slowly, her hot temper was shown. Those who dared to disturb her more than twice were beaten up. Those unlucky ones were made handicapped. This caused people to stop, but those who were strong didn¡¯t. Such a situation was only ended when Ye Zhongming reappeared. One had to say that Liang Chuyin was single, and before she announced that she wasn¡¯t, many people thought about her. Many of those people were in the Ying City Alliance army. Those who wanted to chase her were at least four-star. Such people were elites in Ying City. She didn¡¯t care about safety; she just wanted to protect her guy¡¯s dignity. The Japanese said a bunch, but she understood nothing. She used this time to think about the abilities that Ye Zhongming mentioned. After memorizing them, she attacked. The silver pendant shook on her wrist. Two clones appeared around her. Her whip moved on the floor, and whip shadows appeared. ¡°Hail Rain!¡± The whip used its active skill. One person, two shadows, and three whips appeared. The hail twice the size before rose and covered the Japanese. The Japanese shouted and slashed its samurai blade. A bright circle appeared around him, and the circle protected his body in the middle. He smiled as if he was going to give his winning speech. ¡°Dumb!¡± Liang Chuyin burst out laughing. She whipped and used Dancing Shadows. Whip shadows were like many snakes. Along with one of the abilities of the silver bracelet, Half Strike Clone, which could summon a clone that could use half the strength of the main body to support her attack, the Japanese were instantly covered. The Japanese overestimated his defense and underestimated her attack. He only lasted five seconds under this skill before the whip shadows ripped her into pieces, and he ended up like Pang Cheng. The battle ended after just half a minute? Many people couldn¡¯t believe their eyes. It was an opponent who had killed a level-five ocean beast! He was killed just like that? The moment the core member of Cloud Peak appeared, she shocked everyone. She became famous in Asia after this fight! Chapter 575: Cold Winter Ice River Chapter 575: Cold Winter Ice River Relatively speaking, there were much fewer female survivors than guys. After all, at the most challenging part of the apocalypse, guys who had better bodies had the advantage. Of those females that survived, there were much fewer beautiful people. Each person was used to the unlawful world and attempted to be conquered daily. Such discrimination would only lower when they reached seven stars or above. At nine stars, only then will gender be ignored. Even ten years later, there weren¡¯t many nine stars evolved, much less female nine stars evolved. When Liang Chuyin won so quickly, while her strength was recognized, the people from other regions looked at her with complicated expressions. They didn¡¯t know about Ye Zhongming. Even if they did, they wouldn¡¯t care. The world was huge, and so was Asia. They might not even have the chance to meet him after they leave. They wouldn''t give up that chance as long as they could have a night with this woman. Sometimes, strength was shown not only through killing high-level mutated lifeforms, but it could also be shown by conquering strong women. Liang Chuyin¡¯s image and strength fit the ideal type of any guy. Liang Chuyin ignored the body parts opposite her and kept her whip. Psychologically weak people would be trained after spending a year in the apocalypse. She looked at the humans that were staring at her and blinked. She did a kissing action towards Ye Zhongming, drawing a bunch of noise. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. This brat always attracted attention.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. Liang Chuyin thought far more than Ye Zhongming. Not only was she showing her heart, she was also thanking him in public. She was the first person to show loyalty to him and also the extremely loyal one. She knew who gave her everything she had. For example, if Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t crafted so many pieces of equipment on the spot, she might have won the Japanese, but it wouldn¡¯t have been so simple. If she was not careful, she might even lose her life. Don¡¯t underestimate anyone in the apocalypse. Not only did you have luck and fortuitous encounters, others did too. They might be even luckier than you. The humans all sucked in a deep breath. One of the three level-six ocean beasts appeared. Ye Zhongming looked at this beast and turned to craft for the next person. It looked as if he didn¡¯t care at all. But many people reacted. This wasn¡¯t the case; if not, he wouldn¡¯t give them so many pieces of equipment. This was trust! Ye Zhongming knew she would win; there was no need to see. Liang Chuyin saw his actions and smiled. In the next second, she struck first. The level six ocean beast was a red mutated sea lion. It looked very different from normal sea lions but was still strong. It seemed to be the leader of the three ocean beasts. But Liang Chuiyin didn¡¯t care. After the golden light healed her, she ended this quickly. Even Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t dare to think about quickly ending the battle against someone a level above. But she did. She held her whip and charged at the level-six mutated sealion a dozen times bigger than her. Mutated lifeforms from the ocean were cold-blooded. It didn¡¯t hold back. It moved the legs of its soft-looking body, and a water mist appeared before it. The mist started to spread towards Liang Chuyin. It was quick, and facing the charging Liang Chuyin, they clashed in a blink of an eye. The six strands of beard on its mouth floated in the air. It swung them around, and they grew longer, turning into six spears that stabbed toward her body. The aura of a level-six lifeform wasn¡¯t something a level-five could compare to. The sea lion used its combo immediately. Many people closed their eyes as such mutated sea lions attacked the city previously. This mist was known as the Cold Winter Ice River. If one touched it, your movement would be affected even if you didn¡¯t freeze. The six sharp beards would stab into the target¡¯s body. Both sides would definitely clash based on the speed at which it spread and Liang Chuyin¡¯s charging speed. The ending was set; she would definitely die! Chapter 576: Is this a performance? Chapter 576: Is this a performance? The moment Liang Chuyin touched the Cold Winter Ice River and everyone thought that she would die, her body dashed through. This sudden change scared many people. They didn''t know what had happened, but they quickly realized that her body was in mid-air and she was around the height of the sea lion¡¯s head. ¡°Energy Charge!¡± This was one of the Silver Boot¡¯s skills. It allowed the user to jump to a height and ignore all statuses.N?00v€l--?1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter. The skill was simple, but the ignore status point was too strong. Even Ye Zhongming was shocked when he crafted it. Jumping a certain distance didn¡¯t seem useful, but when you face negative statuses like slow, freeze, etc, this skill would give you a chance to break free. At a crucial moment, it could keep you alive. For example, this Cold Winter Ice River. Even if Liang Chuyin was frozen, she could use this skill and break free from the ice mist. Six strands of hair brushed the bottom of her feet. Many people who took in a deep breath heaved a sigh of relief. Too dangerous; if she were a little slower, her body would have six holes. But... The moment the six stands missed, it swirled and started to lengthen. It changed its direction and stabbed towards Liang Chuyin. Cold Winter Ice River surged upwards. It looked like a giant mattress waiting for Liang Chuyin to fall onto. The red skin of the mutated sea lion squirmed when it saw this human break free from its attacks. Black holes appeared in some areas. In the next second, dozens of 20 cm things shot from those holes and flew towards Liang Chuyin. Many people looked carefully and saw that there were ten unknown mutated lifeforms. They looked like parasites on their bodies, and now they became its ability. These weren¡¯t important. The important thing was that these small parasite bugs that were extremely quick were all level-four mutated lifeforms! At other times, Liang Chuyin might be able to deal with these fellows, just that she had to spend some energy. But now that she was in mid-air, there was even the Cold Winter Ice River and six strands of beard below her. In front of her were a dozen level-four mutated lifeforms. With these three attacks, she was in a desperate situation. It was very crisp, and the effect was very eye-catching. The level-six lifeform¡¯s head was shattered, and the mutated sea lion¡¯s body fell to the ground. Cold Winter Ice River disappeared, and the six stands fell to the ground. The battle ended with everyone having their mouths agape. Liang Chuyin used three skills. One was the silver eyeshade¡¯s attack replication that could replicate one non-job skill. The second silver pistol behind the sea lion was an instantiation of that ability. The second was her borrowing the battle contribution badge¡¯s ability. She borrowed Ye Zhongming¡¯s Space Stack. Using it at such a distance meant the target couldn¡¯t react. The last ability was the new job skill she used to kill Pang Cheng-- Void Strike. Along with Ice Dragon Tornado, Fish Armor Absorption, Half Strike Clone, and Energy Charge. She used eight abilities in this short battle. Not only did she kill a strong ocean beast above her level, but she also made all the Asians speechless. How strong was she? This woman won in such a short time? It felt like she just charged, jumped, attacked, and then... It ended. This Chinese woman could beat someone a level higher so easily? Many people couldn¡¯t help but look at her luxurious equipment. They also looked towards her faction, and their hearts jumped. This faction was so strong? Anyone they sent could kill a level six lifeform. Should they avoid them in the challenge? Liang Chuyin turned around to spin the wheel as no one dared to challenge her. She placed the crystal in and spun the wheel. The first spin was a failure. Her face turned black. She always felt that she was lucky. She bit her teeth and spun again. When the needle stopped, she giggled. Chapter 577: Soul Healing Technique Chapter 577: Soul Healing Technique Liang Chuyin smiled because she asked Ye Zhongming before starting which item he wanted the most on the third wheel. It was something called Intermediate Grade Soul Healing Essence. This was a medicine used to heal external injuries of mutated lifeforms. It was useful for mutated lifeforms up to level six as it was intermediate grade. Ye Zhognming wanted to see if he could extract its healing ability. If possible, he would use it on Yellow Ball. His thought was that he would give Yellow Ball as many abilities as it could take. His dog had to be the strongest.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. Liang Chuyin confidently said that she would get it for him. Although both knew it was just a joke and were told to make everyone relax, she wanted to get the item for Ye Zhongming. She couldn''t pay for all the help that Ye Zhongming had given her. She would use her body to pay him in full. But she wanted to help him, even if the matter was small. When he got this bottle of Soul Healing Essence, she was as happy as a kid. She held the bottle and pranced towards Ye Zhongming, giving the treasure to the man she loved. Ye Zhongming smiled and knew that she did so on purpose. But he didn¡¯t feel annoyed and instead felt very relaxed. To an experienced person in the apocalypse, he was able to find out if one¡¯s feelings were real or not. He knew that Liang Chuyin was happy. After getting the potion, he didn¡¯t hold back and used the extraction ability. As expected, he received the temporary ability, the Soul Healing Technique, that could heal external injuries of mutated lifeforms. There weren¡¯t enough uses, but it would consume stamina. The effect of the healing would also reduce as the level increased. This healing could be used on a level-six lifeform at most. After becoming a skill, it didn¡¯t have that restriction, but the effect was reduced based on the level. But this made sense. If a skill extracted from a potion could ignore one¡¯s level, that would be a bug. Since he could use it on Yellow Ball, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t waste time and immediately handed it over to his pet. ¡°This thing, here...¡± Bai Feng was naturally here to mend his relationship with Ye Zhongming. He felt like this was a chance. But he paused when he handed the item over and wanted to say that this was for him. If he said he gave him the item, would Ye Zhongming think too much? Cloud Peak doesn¡¯t lack this equipment now. He stopped talking and gave Ye Zhongming a decision-making opportunity. Ye Zhongming knew that Bai Feng was expressing his attitude in front of everyone. He looked at Bai Feng and nodded. At the same time, he asked, ¡°What do you want?¡± Bai Feng¡¯s eyes flashed with joy. He thought, ¡°If there is a chance, can Boss Ye make me an arm?¡± He raised his mechanic arm. Ye Zhongming smiled and understood. Bei Feng wasn¡¯t a simple person. This request didn¡¯t look like much. After all, his arm was white grade, and it was good. But he wanted one that Ye Zhongming made; why? Ye Zhongming knew where his current arm came from. It was from Soul Merchant. He wanted a new one to express that he was drawing a line with Soul Merchant. Moreover, to say this in front of many people meant that he was determined to join their faction. As expected, this person who was once at the top of Ying City had his skills. ¡°Okay.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, and his attitude wasn¡¯t warm, but Bai Feng finally heaved a sigh of relief. He knew that Ye Zhongming had accepted him again. Zhao Xingmei was right, but at the same time, she was wary. She had to keep her position at the top of Ying City to keep up with Cloud Peak and get more benefits. Ye Zhongming looked at what Bai Feng gave. He lowered his head and had a slight, unnoticeable smile. Not bad. The item in his hand was squirming... White Sac! Chapter 578: Level 100 thousand battle Chapter 578: Level 100 thousand battle ¡°Thread Spitting Sac!¡± When he saw this name, Ye Zhongming thought it was a piece of equipment. But after reading the detailed introduction, he knew this was a one-time-use item. Thread Spitting Sac was similar to the fake eye previously, but this sac was to be eaten. It sounded disgusting and terrifying, but the function was quite good. After eating it, you could form a sac in your stomach and provide a toxin attack for mutated lifeforms. When the poisonous liquid was used, the sac would disappear, and the remnant parts would be excreted from the body. The amount of poison per attack would depend on the lifeform¡¯s control. This was the first time Ye Zhongming saw such a thing. He had never heard of such a thing before. After extracting this, he didn¡¯t know what he would get as it was not a normal potion. He activated the skill and obtained a new temporary skill-- Thread Spitting Sac. The ability was similar, just that it was permanent. This meant that the poison used up could be produced after getting this ability. It only needed some time. He looked at Yellow Ball¡¯s expectant gaze and knew that this fellow, who was getting more intelligent, was thinking about getting one more ability. Unfortunately, it couldn¡¯t use this. Ye Zhongming removed the Demon Nurturing Bee Nest and released the Needle Bird King, which had reached level five.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. This ability had restrictions, and it was only suitable for flying-type lifeforms. He controlled the Needle Bird King to eat the sac, realizing it became uneasy. It flew around his head, and its wings flapped vigorously. It would also give out an ear-piercing screech. Ye Zhongming knew it was because the sac was growing in its body, which was very painful. Fortunately, this process wasn¡¯t long and lasted a few minutes before it calmed down and floated in the air. It opened its mouth a moment later and spat a green thread-shaped liquid. It buzzed when it hit the ground, showing its strong, poisonous nature. Not to mention the current humans, even Ye Zhongming had only seen such a huge battle a few times in his last life. The level-four wheel challenge would last a long time. It might even last through the night. But the Ocean King Wheel had anticipated this situation, and there was a new notification. All the lifeforms could choose a few challenge zones and then join and complete the challenge in their zones. This was another battle of luck. This choice was concurrent, and each lifeform had only three seconds. No one had a chance to observe or select a weaker region to avoid the two level-seven beasts in this round. Right, there were level-seven ocean beasts in the level-four wheel challenge. Everyone knew that this would be a tough battle. The rewards on this wheel were better than the normal wheels outside, so the things on it were what five and six-star evolved wanted. One had to challenge to get it, meaning one had to take risks. Everyone hoped that their chosen region didn¡¯t have a level-seven ocean beast. One hundred thousand people chose their regions in three seconds and were quickly shifted to their battlefields. They looked at each other and saw that the number of people in each region was quite balanced. But some people were happy, and some were sad. The two level-seven beasts affected their emotions. Ye Zhongming still didn¡¯t participate, and neither did Xia Bai. Mo Ye stayed, too. Park Xiuying and Shengyuan didn''t join, but the other core members headed in. They would focus on the level four and five wheels. But everyone, including Ye Zhongming, was solemn as many core members were in the same group as the level-seven ocean beasts! Many people could see the horns of death playing... Chapter 579: Purple weapon exposed Chapter 579: Purple weapon exposed Ye Zhongming looked at his subordinates, who were with the level-seven beast, before looking away. He looked at the ocean beast formation and was counting something. Level seven was very strong. Apart from Xia Bai and himself, no one in Cloud Peak would be confident of beating one. But that was not absolute. The wheel allowed others to affect the situation to a certain extent. When the challenger began the challenge, they would enter a closed space, but before that, they could discuss and communicate with others. This gave Ye Zhongming time to perform. He just needed his core members to avoid fighting simultaneously, and then he could take care of them separately. He was considering other things. He felt that the pearls that appeared after the challenge ended were very weird. The real danger, or the real value, came from these pearls. Ye Zhongming was filled with questions, and the level-four wheel challenge officially started. The four regions started at the same time. The difference from the previous few wheels was that many evolved participated, but there were still only 50 spins. The competition was several times more intense than before. Many people weren¡¯t willing to participate in the previous three rounds and hoped others could use the white spots on the wheel. But it was different now. They were under the pressure of the ocean beasts, be it numbers or strength; there was also the uncertainty of the split in regions, which made many of them choose to challenge immediately.The roots of this story extend from novell bi?n origin. Anyways, spinning the wheel depended on luck and probability. However, there was still a limited number of times. Joining late would mean you had a higher success rate, but the opponents you faced were stronger. It was better to gamble first. If you were very lucky, it made no difference. Many people had such thoughts, so the challenge became very intense. The first to face a problem was Little Tiger. The first challenge in his region was still going on even after close to an hour. Over three digits of humans and ocean beasts participated. Just from the shining demon crystals and equipment, it was enough for both sides to throw more lives in. Little Tiger was attracted by these demon crystals, which was why he joined in for the first battle. Little Tiger couldn¡¯t resist that temptation. He still challenged a level-six ocean beast even if he knew it was dangerous. The silver blade, along with his job, was very strong. He also had a silver set of Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor. Ye Zhongming gave him silver battle pants, which meant his attack and defense were strong. But this level six ocean beast was a mutated spotted turtle with a strong defense. After he used Ordinary Man Slash, it only left a white mark on its shell, which made Little Tiger suspect that he was using the wrong equipment. Moreover, its attack wasn¡¯t weak either. Its explosive speed and attacks differed from the slow turtles that humans used to. Little Tiger saw that he couldn¡¯t do much to the opponent, so he fired the crystal energy gun. A purple weapon could even hurt a level nine lifeform, much less level six. Even if this level six lifeform¡¯s defense was strong. Little Tiger spent the crystals, and after 15 shots, he shattered its defense and killed this fellow. Little Tiger never knew how to be low profile. After taking the gun out, he didn¡¯t hide its glow but showed it off. The purple weapon was revealed to everyone. A huge uproar swept the humans, and many were shocked by that beautiful purple color! The Ying City survivors knew, but the other Asian regions didn¡¯t know about its existence. This was a piece of purple equipment, something they had never seen before. When everyone was still fighting for white gear, someone already had purple. White, silver, green, blue, gold. These were colors that humans had confirmed. They weren¡¯t sure what was after those. Was it purple? Such a scene caused Guang Yao, who was already shocked by Ye Zhongming¡¯s strong crafting skills, to open his mouth wide. Purple? The glow in many people¡¯s eyes grew brighter. The problem mentioned had arrived. Many people realized a problem. If they killed this arrogant kid, they could get a purple weapon! Chapter 580: Little Tigers real goal Chapter 580: Little Tiger''s real goal The rules of the wheel gave Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak room to perform and gave others room. Many were tempted and planning to move when they saw Little Tiger¡¯s purple weapon. Everyone felt that this was a good chance. Many people saw Cloud Peak''s strength and witnessed Xia Bai¡¯s strength. Usually, they wouldn¡¯t offend them even if they knew they had a piece of purple equipment. Purple equipment was good, but they would not only get killed but also be unable to steal the weapon. So, Ying City members dared not do anything even if they knew that Ye Zhongming got it from the Poppy Wheel. They might have had some thoughts previously, but after Ye Zhongming returned, they were gone. But the current situation was special. This was the Ocean King Wheel challenge. Apart from entering the challenge, others weren¡¯t allowed to fight. That golden bridge would probably send everyone back to where they came from when all challenges ended. This meant that as long as they killed Little Tiger and got the weapon, they could do nothing. People in the same region were already tempted. Those who felt like they were the same level as him couldn¡¯t hide the desire in their eyes. ¡°@(#*@(...¡± ¡°...@(#*@¡± ¡°@!(#@)¡± Various voices rang on the battlefield. Even if you didn¡¯t understand, you would know that the country leaders were giving their subordinates orders. They were definitely to kill Little Tiger to get the weapon. ¡°What is that fool doing?¡± Park Xiuying was furious. She wasn¡¯t blaming him for being arrogant but was blaming him for putting himself in danger. The beautiful teacher did see many high-level experts from other regions. Also, those ocean beasts weren¡¯t simple. They became uneasy when they saw the purple equipment. More importantly, Little Tiger was in a region with a level seven ocean beast. Little Tiger and some subordinates were sure Ye Zhongming would challenge the high-level wheels. But what about his opponents? They would be the strongest in the country and also of the ocean beasts. Those were all levels six and seven. There was even a level eight Pliosaurus. What if something happened to Ye Zhongming when he had to face these strong ocean beasts? If anything happened to him, what would happen to Cloud Peak? Since he couldn¡¯t stop him, he could only do his best to solve problems for his boss so that he was under less pressure. How? To kill more enemies in the challenge and then cause a chain reaction. Those human factions and ocean beasts must send stronger people to the level five challenge. Their appearance chances would reduce, and thus, they wouldn¡¯t have a chance to face Ye Zhongming in the challenge. It was impossible to stop them completely, but it was good if he could reduce one enemy his boss had to face. But how could he attract those stronger people? Naturally, it was to draw people out because of their greed! Thus, he showed the gun and didn¡¯t hide its glow, revealing its grade. He believed that this thing was enough to draw the greed of the humans so that they would challenge him until he died. As long as he held on and amassed enough riches, the high-level beasts would attack to get the money they could use. This was a thought that was hard to guess. Park Xiuying didn¡¯t understand Little Tiger, so she naturally couldn¡¯t guess it. She was worried about his safety. Ye Zhongming talked a lot with him, but the time was limited. He also disappeared for a long time in between. He only felt that Little Tiger wouldn¡¯t do something foolish, so he asked Mo Ye. Mo ye was the captain that brought him up. She deduced why he showed the purple weapon through his actions and personality. Mo Ye guessed he wanted to help reduce the pressure on Ye Zhongming. Moreover, he chose the hardest way to help. That level-seven ocean beast. He wanted to kill that level-seven beast! Chapter 581: Star Sand, Fertile Life Soil Chapter 581: Star Sand, Fertile Life Soil Overconfident. This was what everyone thought. Even Ye Zhongming had similar thoughts. Level seven was something that Ye Zhongming had to be careful when facing. Little Tiger was two levels lower and still wanted to challenge it. His chance of winning was not high. If he knew that Little Tiger wanted to do that, Ye Zhongming would think of a way to help him if he couldn¡¯t stop him. But now that he was in the challenge and the outside connection was cut off, Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t help. He had to rely on himself. Ye Zhongming realized something. He left and returned, but his thoughts of their growth did not change. He still felt that they were immature and they needed his help. But in that half a year, these subordinates had grown. They could rely on their strength to battle Soul Merchant and Glory Army. They had their ways of handling situations. Maybe helping them too much wasn¡¯t too good. Once this ended, should he allow them to be independent? Someone finally weighed the pros and cons and decided to challenge Little Tiger. Cloud Peak looked on quietly and cheered for their friend. Little Tiger was excited, very excited. He felt like the center of the entire Cloud Peak was him. They were anticipating his victory. He felt very good. Excitement gave one abnormal strength. He kept the gun and relied on his blade to fight the opponent. He used the Rage Slasher job to fight fearlessly. The opponent was strong. If not, he wouldn¡¯t have chosen to challenge him. But he underestimated Little Tiger¡¯s crazy personality. In front of Little Tiger, who was performing very well, he failed and was sliced into two. Little Tiger roared like a madman. This aura caused many people to step back. The humans would be terrified by him, but the ocean beasts wouldn¡¯t. A level six ocean beast appeared. But he knew what it was and knew what the West Asians wanted. ¡°We can work together.¡± Ye Zhongming held the translucent bottle and smiled. The West Asian finally showed some emotions; he smiled and didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Star Sand, Fertile Life Soil.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s voice was low such that he was barely able to hear it. This made him so excited that his body was shaking. This Chinese recognized his item. This Chinese knew what he wanted! The West Asian didn¡¯t suspect Ye Zhongming because he knew the sand in the bottle. If one hadn¡¯t come into contact with it, someone couldn''t know. He calmed himself down and saw that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t plan on returning it to him. He didn¡¯t mind. This was expensive, but they had a large amount in West Asia. As they explored, the amount would increase. It wasn¡¯t much to give this small bottle to this guy; it was just a friendly gift. ¡°But we are too far, and it is tough to meet in the future.¡± Ye Zhongming waved the bottle, ¡°Since you have the Star Sand, you should know that a small amount won¡¯t be useful.¡± He finally relaxed and knew that this guy knew what it was. He came with some hope but didn¡¯t expect it to work. The West Asian¡¯s smile became more elegant. He didn¡¯t place the arm on his chest down. He took half a step forward and was closer to Ye Zhongming. It nearly caused the core Cloud Peak members to attack. ¡°We have this, so as long as we are sincere to work together, it is not a problem.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at his palm and saw a copper token. ¡°Ye Zhongming.¡± Ye Zhongming reached his hand out. ¡°Shiekha Saeed.¡± ¡°You chinese is very good.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Chapter 582: Unique country product Chapter 582: Unique country product No one knew what Ye Zhongming and Shiekha discussed for them to miss Little Tiger¡¯s fight. Ying City and Cloud Peak were all curious. Even Guang Yao and the other Asian region leaders were curious. The level four wheel¡¯s challenge was crucial, and the rewards were not something the first three wheels could compare to. Moreover, the evolved Little Tiger had a purple weapon. Was there something more important than that? They didn¡¯t know that the thing Ye Zhongming and Shiekha were talking about was more important than a purple weapon. Star Sand, Fertile LifeSoil, was a top treasure that was a unique country product. Ye Zhongming was rich, and he gained many things. The Explosive Mechanic, Gate of Sacrifice, the Purple Energy Gun, Treasure Nurturing Gourd, Demon Nurturing Bee Nest, Sky Boat Book, Nature Staff, etc. Any one of them was things that other survivors would kill for. But he didn¡¯t have a top treasure. If one had to find an item on him that others couldn¡¯t surpass, it was only the Ghost Metal. Even the Four Elephant Power couldn¡¯t do it, as it was just one of the materials needed to create a legendary weapon. It was not top-grade. As for the Ghost Metal, even if he had great luck, he only got 100 sets. After he used many, there wasn¡¯t much left. After today, he didn¡¯t know how much more he had. Who knew that he would bump into the Star Sand? This was a top-grade treasure. What was Star Sand? Why was it known as a country treasure or a unique country product. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t sure. Unique was the first point. As for what Star Sand was, he was not very sure. He just knew that this thing had many functions. It was a material but also an item. It was a weapon and also food. It also had many functions. Each could bring the survivor unbelievable effects. But did Ye Zhongming have Fertile Life Soil? No, he relied on the information gap from his last life to remain in the advantage. His thoughts were simple. It was okay that he didn¡¯t have it now; he just had to return to find. If he told them he didn¡¯t have any now, they wouldn¡¯t even bother with him and would have just left. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to let this chance go. He thought about his chances of getting more Star Sand in the future and made a lie. The truth proved that these West Asians not only knew about the country product they also studied the uses of the treasure. This was why, after Ye Zhongming took out the purple weapon, they felt the strength of Cloud Peak and came here to test their luck. They wanted to prove that using multiple country products together would cause a strong effect. Ye Zhongming knew about that theory because he had lived another life. This news wasn¡¯t a huge secret, but for the west Asians to know it now meant that their studies in this area were at the forefront of Asia and even the world. They were even prepared to cooperate for this, which was the copper badge they showed him. Ye Zhongming recognized it, it was the Space Stack Gate. A long-distance teleportation gate. This was different from the one Glory Army used to attack Cloud Peak. This was a much longer distance and consumed more energy. It was safer and more stable. As long as the energy was enough, the gate could be kept open. To use Star Sand to trade for other country products, these West Asians were willing to ive half of the gold equipment. This showed how great the country product was! Ye Zhongming made his mind up to search for Fertile Life Soil the moment he left here. Chapter 583: Kill it with demon crystals Chapter 583: Kill it with demon crystals They discussed the exact steps, as he didn¡¯t know when the challenge would end and what changes would occur. With the Space Stack Gate, they had a basis for working together. Sheikha naturally suggested trading once now, to use Star Sand to trade for some Fertile Life Soil. Ye Zhongming calmly told this handsome guy with some West Asian royal family bloodline that it was too precious and he didn¡¯t have it on him. He then took out a silver piece of equipment and gave it to him. He said that this was proof of their willingness to work together, and it was a gift. The sides of his eyes twitched, and he knew that this young man was planning to take the Star Sand. His heart hurt, but it was just a slight pain. Strictly speaking, it wouldn¡¯t be useful without many country products. Ye Zhongming only had ten grams, and it was too little. Sheikha didn¡¯t feel like it was much. Moreover, he liked the silver equipment in his hands, and paying some Star Sand was worth it. Of course, since they established a chance to work together, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t give up on this opportunity and asked them to work together in China¡¯s operation. Sheikha agreed and felt like this was a good chance to form a good relationship with a smith with strong purple equipment and high level.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. In truth, they weren¡¯t disadvantaged. Apart from both sides trying their best not to enter the same challenge, the price Ye Zhongming gave to buy the mutated animal items was high. Both sides saw each other¡¯s sincerity. Sheikha returned to his place with a smile. He knew that the mission was completed well. Although it was all luck, wasn¡¯t the outcome what he wanted? Seemed like after he formed contact with Cloud Peak, his position in the family would rise. When they ended their conversation, Little Tiger won another match. He paid a huge price to kill that level-six beast and was healing in the golden light. The worse the injuries, the longer it took. He spent 20 seconds to heal this time. But he was a crazy fellow. After healing, he jumped around and shouted at the regions that challenged him and those ocean beasts, making Cloud Peak roll their eyes. Little Tiger won without using the purple weapon. He relied solely on his strength, which filled many with fear. These people previously feared the purple weapon, but now they feared him. Everyone stared at the level-seven ocean beast, and Cloud Peak members prayed for it not to fight. The other countries were the ones that hoped it appeared. Time passed under such a situation. It seemed like it didn¡¯t plan to fight, and the challenge time was about to end. ¡°Ao!¡± This roar broke the scene. The level-eight Pliosaurus straightened its body and roared furiously at that level-seven ocean beast. The energy gun was an aoe attack, and with the wind element, it became faster. Male Naga... It couldn¡¯t dodge at this distance. Ye Zhongming¡¯s idea was simple. Kill it with demon crystals! Little Tiger had some demon crystals, and after winning, he gained more. He didn¡¯t care about the victory; he used all these crystals first. Thus, it was a simple and violent battle. Little Tiger stood there and fired while the Naga tried to block. It tossed its talent skills at Little Tiger, but this human would dodge or use defensive equipment to block. The purple gun didn¡¯t stop for a moment. Many humans were calculating the usage of demon crystals. They noticed it would be a loss even if he killed the Naga warrior. A level seven demon crystal and its materials weren¡¯t as valuable as the number of crystals he used. This was a rich way of fighting. The demon crystal usage speed of the weapon made many people feel heartpained for Cloud Peak and Little Tiger. This thing consumed demon crystals. But did he care? Did Ye Zhongming care? Did Cloud Peak care? They only cared about Little Tiger¡¯s safety. As for demon crystals, they didn¡¯t care much. This battle lasted the longest. One man and one beast used various methods to extend their strengths and avoid their weaknesses being exploited. The Naga was covered in wounds from the purple weapon. Little Tiger was in a bad state, too, and even had to use Fish Armor Absorption to fire many shots in the air. To ensure accuracy, he couldn¡¯t aim at important parts each time. In the end, he was forced to use Thousand Leaf Fly. A silver Thousand Leaf Scale Armor turned into silver leaves that forced the charging naga and hit its head. When the level seven naga warrior fell, Little Tiger was half dead. He bit his teeth and dug the purple crystal, slicing those good materials. He then fainted before the golden light healed him. Chapter 584: Meeting Mu Xinfei again Chapter 584: Meeting Mu Xinfei again No one was foolish enough to challenge such a Little Tiger. Even the ocean beasts didn¡¯t. Little Tiger¡¯s strength was much weaker than the Naga Warrior, but this fellow had a purple weapon and large amounts of demon crystals. He also had really strong silver equipment. These factors added together meant that he could defend and kill the enemy. The golden light helped Little Tiger to awaken slowly, and he recovered. He stepped on the level seven Naga Warrior corpse and laughed. No one dared to laugh at him anymore. He had the right to be arrogant. No matter how he won, the fact was that he managed to win. No one challenged him, so he turned to spin the wheel. But the sad thing was that he drew two empty spaces. Ying City members laughed when they saw him return dejected. But under those laughs was a feeling of despair. They listened to Cloud Peak because of that guy. Although he disappeared for some time now, the core members kept them in the lead and even ensured that they developed, but in the end, Ying City felt that it was because of what that guy had left for them. But after this Cloud Port battle, they realized things were very different from what they thought. Not mentioning Xia Bai, who was already a seven-star evolved, her team was also something that no one in Ying City dared to offend. Park Xiuying¡¯s strong healing skills were also recognized. Besides that, Ying City didn¡¯t think the other members were strong. They were even weaker than Yellow Ball. They might be right. In the past, the core members were weaker than Yellow Ball. Even after this evolution, most of them weren¡¯t stronger than it. But, after the city defense, they witnessed Mo Ye¡¯s overpowering job. In the wheel challenge, they saw Liang Chuyin¡¯s weapon, and now they saw Little Tiger beat something stronger than him. They realized that the core members of Cloud Peak were on the level of Zhao Xingmei and Bai Feng, even... They were even stronger than them. It was okay if it was just one or two; the problem was all the core members were so strong... Seeing Little Tiger being teased, many Ying City survivors were fully submissive to Cloud Peak for the first time. They realized that Cloud Peak was a giant, even without the guy they had to look up to. It waved its claws, and that was enough to destroy Ying City. No one was willing to submit to others, but now, even the prideful Zhao Xingmei had no more confidence. A thought appeared in their heads... Maybe merging with Cloud Peak was a better path? ¡°What do they want?¡± ¡°Not sure.¡± The guy stopped and touched his chin before turning to his room. He casually opened a bigger screen, ¡°Send it over.¡± A moment later, a beautiful woman in red appeared. Even though the commander had seen many beauties, he was still stunned. ¡°Hello, Commander Wen.¡± An elegant voice came out of her mouth. The guy called Commander Wen looked at her and also at the woman who was her deputy, ¡°S1 Resistance Zone¡¯s satellite hasn¡¯t been struck?¡± She didn''t care about the unfriendly tone and said calmly, ¡°Has Commander Wen thought about our suggestion?¡± Commander Wen knew what she was talking about. Many thoughts appeared in his head, and he analyzed them to give the best answer for the T1 Resistance Zone. ¡°How is your father?¡± Commander Wen didn¡¯t reply and asked a question instead. The eyes constricted, and she still replied elegantly, ¡°Thank you for thinking about him; he is great.¡± He nodded and flicked his finger. The fire skeleton appeared once more. This guy, who was over 40 but looked young, made up his mind. He couldn¡¯t reject this partner, but he could... Stir the waters! ¡°We can¡¯t discuss the Holy Army Coat but before this, I want you to see something. Maybe your father and you will be interested.¡± Before she replied, he sent a set of materials over. ¡°Take a look. It''s a brand-new weapon using demon crystals. It is very strong. It is something our few resistance zones do not have.¡± He smiled brightly, ¡°Take your time. You should discuss its value with your father, then we will have a common topic.¡± ¡°... Then okay.¡± She nodded, ¡°Goodbye, Commander Wen.¡± ¡°Goodbye, Commander Mu Xinfei!¡± Chapter 585: Liquid goat oil Chapter 585: Liquid goat oil Mu Xinfei didn¡¯t move when she looked at the black screen. It wasn¡¯t that she didn¡¯t want to speak but because the satellite was at huge risk. If they weren¡¯t careful, those enslaved races would notice it, and they would take it down. These satellites were different from those in peacetime. The resistance zone created them and took just half a year to activate. So, she understood what Commander Wen meant. He wanted to drag on and didn¡¯t want to obey the agreement. He wanted to hold them hostage using the Holy Army Coat. But she couldn¡¯t say anything. Each sentence would mean a higher chance of being exposed. The chain reaction that it would cause was not something she could handle. She looked at a computer screen, and there was a document that she just received. It was the excuse of the highest commander of the T1 resistance zone. Something called crystal weapons. Scoff! Mu Xinfei pouted in disdain; coldness appeared on her beautiful face. She was not an illegitimate daughter raised by her father. She had grown into a cold-blood six-star and became the female commander who helped her father rule half a resistance zone. Of course, she understood what he meant. He just wanted to use something interesting to disrupt the S1 resistance zone and her to reduce their dispute on the Holy Army Coats. But she decided to look at the document even if she knew it was fake. Suddenly, she felt exhausted. Since her father was injured, all the pressure was on her body. Although she used the goriest method to suppress the rebellion and gained the title Killing Rose, the S1 resistance zone became the weakest. She tried many ideas to avoid getting left behind, but it couldn¡¯t stop them from falling. Her confidence was affected, so, of course, she was tired. She wanted to use the tightly shut apocalypse to get some benefits, but when Commander Wen asked her if her father was okay, she knew that people spread the situation in the S1 Resistance zone. This was why she hung up. She feared that her expression would betray her if she continued to talk. But... The woman behind her saw that she hadn¡¯t spoken for a long time. She walked forward and grabbed her hand. ¡°Xinfei, what happened?¡± She also had a beautiful face, but her aura differed from the sharp Mu Xinfei. She gave one a gentle feeling. She opened the document, and there were some words and pictures. ¡°En? Crystal Weapon? Looks strong. Cloud Peak? The name is weird, the leader is...¡± She looked on in interest, but it instantly felt like something hit her body. She froze, and her face was ashen white! She saw a familiar name... ................................................................................................ The time spent on the level four wheel was still very long, even if it was split into four regions. Only when the sun rose did the spins get finished. After a series of trades, Ye Zhongming got two items. One of the other three was equipment that the Sky Elephant Division got. Although Ye Zhongming felt it was decent, but it was too much if he tried to snatch all monster items, so he didn¡¯t ask to trade. One of the other two fell to the Japanese and one to the Indonesians. The Japanese didn¡¯t get sniped and were lucky enough to get one of the unique monster items, so they wouldn¡¯t trade it to China. Ye Zhongming tried to ask the Indonesians, but they didn¡¯t care. They made one request, which nearly angered Mo Ye to death. They wanted to use the purple crystal energy gun! Mo Ye would have killed them if not for them being in the challenge. Aside from one piece of equipment, Cloud Peak got two level-four wheel mutated lifeform items. But the things were decent. One was Liquid Goat Oil. If you wiped it on the beast, it would strengthen its toughness and defense. Ye Zhongming extracted it, obtained a Basic Liquid Goat Oil Technique, and realized he could only use it on beasts level three and below. The other item was suitable for Yellow Ball. Chapter 586: Seven Star appears Chapter 586: Seven Star appears ¡°Enlarging Injecting Liquid!¡± This potion could increase a beast¡¯s size for a short period. The body¡¯s size increase wouldn¡¯t cause the ability to reduce. Moreover, after the effect wore off, there wouldn¡¯t be any side effects. This ability didn¡¯t seem strong, but Ye Zhongming knew it was very useful! In the apocalypses, many mutated lifeforms were huge. Just the ocean giants he faced and the Copper Ink Sunflower he kept in the test tube; their bodies were so huge that humans felt tiny. Facing such fellows, humans or smaller-sized evolution lifeforms were disadvantaged. For example, weapons like the crystal energy demon gun. It was a strong purple weapon. Without legendary seven-colored weapons, these were the strongest weapons humans could get. Their strength could threaten level-nine lifeforms. But why weren¡¯t they able to be of great use sometimes? Apart from the fact that they consumed demon crystals very quickly, they couldn¡¯t be used consecutively. They had a short range and had to be enchanted with elemental energy. But the main reason was because it was for humans. Humans faced lifeforms tens or dozens of times bigger than them; the weapon could only hit their legs and even heels. What was the point if you couldn¡¯t hit the lethal areas? Even seven colored weapons would be useless. So when Ye Zhongming dealt with stronger lifeforms, he found it tougher when they were bigger in size. There was no choice. Humans had to bear with the disadvantage of their genes. As the apocalypse progresses, this situation will improve. Humans would start to get giant bloodlines or use some flying equipment. But these were just special cases. Their bodies would still be at a disadvantage overall. This disadvantage was also shown among mutated lifeforms. It wasn¡¯t much if they were the same grade, but the stronger and bigger lifeforms were still better fighters. No one was confident that they could become one of the 50 winners. If they lost, they would die. Right, everyone who lived would get rich. Just look at that fellow with the purple weapon. There were stacks of high-level demon crystals, materials, and equipment. But that was because he lived. What if he died? His items would belong to others. Although you wouldn¡¯t get anything if you didn¡¯t challenge, you could survive. The moment you fought, death might descend at any moment. 50% chance of surviving, who wasn¡¯t afraid of that? So, the level five wheel that should have been more explosive suddenly became cold. Even the ocean beasts didn¡¯t send too many people. The cruel nature behind temptation was something even the ocean beasts feared. ¡°I want to go.¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned and didn¡¯t expect Xia Bai to want to join the level five wheel challenge. ¡°Reason.¡± Xia Bai¡¯s eyes were watery when she looked at Ye Zhongming. She said gently, ¡°After getting the Ocean King mark, I have some connection with those few pearls. Give me the Four Elephant Power I want to try.¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned. With the Ocean King Mark, she had some connection with those few pearls in the ocean giant¡¯s mind. He thought about it and felt that it was possible. But he looked at the situation and said, ¡°Enter when it is nearly about time.¡± Xia Bai nodded. When the challengers signed up, everyone noticed that the highest level human, the only--- seven-star evolved appeared! Chapter 587: Suddenly increasing success rate Chapter 587: Suddenly increasing success rate Humans would always remember their sadness but forget that of others. In the apocalypse, most survivors didn¡¯t have any loved ones. The pressure of evolution pressed on their shoulders, and they were used to having their interests first. As people had different ways of controlling those interests, some were better at plotting, some were better at killing, some at stealing, some at cheating, and some trading. But no matter which it was, one¡¯s desire wouldn¡¯t change. It was burning, and you might often forget yourself. The Ocean King Wheel challenge looked gentle at the start. It slowly expressed its kindness and tempted the humans and ocean beasts. Then, when interests blinded all lifeforms, it mocked them and gave them a huge blow. Ye Zhongming looked at the number of reduced lifeforms and was silent. The apocalypse was cruel, often shocking people who thought they had adapted. They would then realize that they didn¡¯t understand it enough. But at some point, the wheel would jump out and give you another lesson--- Your understanding is not enough! Even though the China Region that Cloud Peak represented had the largest ratio of survivors, this didn¡¯t make Ye Zhongming happy. The feeling of being a toy was something that everyone felt. Ye Zhongming raised his head and looked at the fake sky. He recalled that the nine-star evolved in his last life would rarely show themselves. Was it because they felt something like he did now? Did they reach the end of the evolution path and realize they were being played with? Then... They tried to resist or had to yield to others. But the lifeforms that could survive went from 50 to 20. This caused many of their faces to change. Ye Zhongming was used to the wheel conning people. But 20 out of 3000 was better than 50 from 100 thousand. The battle started quickly, but there was an interesting phenomenon. If humans didn¡¯t participate, the ocean beasts wouldn¡¯t. If humans did, then would the ocean beasts? People understood. The ocean beasts had little money, but the level-five wheels needed level-five crystals. But there weren¡¯t many level-five evolved that were killed previously. In the level-four wheel, many ocean beasts were forced to give up as they didn¡¯t have enough crystals. From this point alone, the rewards on the wheel were mostly prepared for humans. The battle wasn¡¯t as intense as the level four wheel, but it was exciting. New jobs, strong skills, and weird fighting techniques impressed many. Even Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t recognize many of these jobs and skills. One could see how complicated the apocalypse was. Humans weren¡¯t very lucky at the start. The level five wheel was split into 40 sets, and 30 were blanks. None of the six humans who won got anything, and they wiped out 12 blank spaces immediately. There were 28 spaces left, and the chances of getting something greatly increased. Seeing that they could benefit, the lifeforms were more excited, and the battle intensified. More lifeforms challenged each round. At this point, Xia Bai chose to appear. She held the few pearls and dragged the Four Elephant Power¡¯s bone platform onto the battlefield. Her opponent was a level seven ocean beast that just won. She slapped the Four Elephant Power. When she wanted to fire a laser, something weird happened. Chapter 588: Four Element Merge Chapter 588: Four Element Merge Xia Bai felt bad as the sudden situation was not something she prepared for. After getting the Ocean King mark, she confirmed her connection with those pearls. She didn¡¯t care much about the huge Four Element horns. Ye Zhongming told her about it before, and she knew how to use them. But she didn¡¯t think they were very strong. The four lasers were strong, but that was it. Xia Bai was a seven-star evolved, and she felt like if she faced the lasers, she could dodge them. But when she dragged them into the battlefield, Xia Bai felt the power of this fellow. She couldn¡¯t describe it, but there was a shocking change when she activated it. She noticed that she, the few mysterious pearls, and the horns were connected. She didn''t know how it felt to be electrocuted, but she felt that her situation was similar. Four thick powers surged in her body. Even if she was a seven-star evolved, she felt immense pain. She usually couldn¡¯t feel cold or hot, but now she felt this huge temperature fluctuation. The heat would make her sweat, and the cold would suddenly make her shiver. After which, that feeling disappeared, and her eyes entered a daze as if her eyes were dug out and she was tossed into space. She didn¡¯t know how long this lasted for. When she could finally see, she saw different colors. Blue, white, green, red... Four colors filled her sight and formed a weird picture... A giant ice mountain stood between the land, and a sea of flames trapped it. There was a strong wind and also giant snake-shaped lightning shooting down.N??v€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on N?o?v€l??n. These scenes were moving, and Xia Bai felt like her body was changing each time it moved. It was cold or hot, ripping things apart or making her feel numb. Xia Bai was undergoing changes, and eleven felt like a long time had passed. But to others, she was just standing there for a short moment. The only thing others could see was her sweating and shivering. Of course, the four horns gave a four-colored light. The people or ocean beasts here were all evolved and were very sensitive to power. However, they didn¡¯t know if it was from Xia Bai herself or that terrifying-looking equipment. The level-seven ocean beast was afraid initially. Xia Bai¡¯s aura was very strong, and her eyes were ice cold. To the sharp ocean beast, it gave it huge pressure. Moreover, the Four Element Horn was something it feared. The ocean giants were things that were much stronger than they were. This human was dragging its horns, which meant that she killed it. This meant that it was weaker than this human. It was thinking about this, and it even started to make plans to defend. Who knew that this human would activate the horns and just suddenly stand there? She didn¡¯t look like she was in the right state. It confirmed for a few seconds before deciding to attack. It opened its huge mouth and spat a giant water pillar. The pillar hit the horns and Xia Bai¡¯s body. Both of them were knocked back. The humans were shocked. No matter whether or not they felt good about one another, she was still the highest level evolved of the human faction. They wanted to see her strength, but she was knocked back immediately. Moreover, she was sent flying. Was she going to get Insta killed? The level seven beast didn¡¯t expect that hit to work. Its thought process wasn¡¯t so complicated. It saw that the human didn¡¯t fight back, so it didn¡¯t hold back. Its black scales opened wide to reveal hundreds of sharp beings. Each of them had thick energy currents wrapping around them. There were hundreds of mutated eels! The level seven beast used its second talent skill, and its target was still Xia Bai, who hadn¡¯t gotten up. Many humans turned their heads and felt like this defeat was too frustrating. They knew that if a seven-star evolved was hit by this, they would definitely die. But when the mutated eels were before her, the energy current disappeared. A black figure appeared between them and floated across, slicing those eels into two. Xia Bai had already stood up. The horns had disappeared. Sharp humans would notice that the four corners of her green mask had connected to form a circle of the four-element horn. Chapter 589: Second purple equipment Chapter 589: Second purple equipment Many people saw things during the apocalypse that they didn¡¯t see during normal times. Slicing necks and blood spurting, bones stabbing into bone, naked corpses... In this hell on earth, everyone saw new things. But until today, they had never witnessed a green grade equipment or above being born. Most people didn¡¯t even see a piece of silver equipment being crafted. But now, they saw... A purple piece of equipment glow! Xia Bai¡¯s mask turned purple after the four beautiful horns grew. All the survivors held their breath. Purple equipment... When most people were fighting for white equipment, purple equipment above silver, green, blue, and gold had a strong attraction. After the shock were emotions! Purple equipment appeared just like that? Why did it happen? What was that giant horn? What was that mask? Why did the mask and the giant horn merge? Everyone was thinking the same, but no one knew the answer. Not even Ye Zhongming. He couldn''t understand what was happening even if he was a strong smith. The legendary Four Element Horn was the blueprint for the seven-colored weapon, so she could use the connection between the Ocean King mark and the mysterious pearl to complete a perfect merger. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t understand, so he stopped trying to think. The apocalypse had many mysteries. What mattered was that Cloud Peak had their second purple equipment today! This thing was more precious than an eight-star potion! Xia Bai got the mask, and due to her job, she couldn¡¯t use the death tunnel, but she could use the suppression to lock targets up. But this ability consumed mental energy, and the outcome depended on willpower, body stats, and mental strength. But Xia Bai rarely used it because her mental energy wasn¡¯t very strong. When facing mutated lifeforms, this skill depended on overall stats. Most of the time, she might get negatively affected and countered. But things were different now. The mask and the horns merged to form a piece of purple equipment. The suppression skill turned into Deep Cold Suppression. The moment she used it, it was very effective. The four colors at the corners of the mask came alive. A red dot spread out from the red pearl in the corner. It looked slow, but it flew quickly to the frozen level seven beast and arrived by its feet. ¡°Melt!¡¯ Red light landed on the ground, and flames rose, swallowing the level-seven ocean beast. They were flames, but the flames had a shape but no color. It was a formless fire! The humans and beasts looked through the formless fire and watched as a strong level-seven beast was locked up and burnt into ashes. Many people found out through various channels that this purple mask was called Mask of the Elements. Today was the first day the equipment was born, and only two abilities were used before a level-seven beast was killed. The entire battlefield was silent. She calmly picked up the level seven crystal and glanced at the evolved. Be it humans or ocean beasts, they looked away. Many people knew that her name would sound throughout Asia from then on. The victory was hers. She entered the room and spun twice, obtaining a five-star evolution potion and unique battle beast equipment. After this, the level five wheel challenge lost its flavor and ended quickly. Chapter 590: Cross race cooperation Chapter 590: Cross race cooperation After the level five wheel¡¯s challenge ended, the bloody stench on the island was so thick that it couldn¡¯t dissipate. Although the purple equipment caused the other battles to look less interesting, to survive and to get the rewards, each lifeform tried its best. A smooth challenge caused Cloud Peak¡¯s reputation to rise, but the other factions were also suppressing them. They were too strong, especially with the purple equipment; others were so jealous that their eyes turned red. Under such a situation, many factions who agreed to sell the beast items to Cloud Peak went against their word. Thus, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t gain anything from this challenge. He was helpless, but there was nothing he could do. When the level six wheel began, it was ice cold. The ocean beasts faced the problem of demon crystals, so they didn¡¯t challenge. As for humans, Xia Bai was there, so many experts hesitated. They were not her match, but she had one more challenge chance. What would happen if she appeared on the level six wheel? There was also the Cloud Peak boss who hadn¡¯t made a move. He would appear on the level six wheel as this was the only chance to get a prize. As for the level seven wheel, he could appear there, but did he have that many level seven crystals? They naturally didn¡¯t know that Ye Zhongming did have that many... ¡°Let¡¯s do a trade.¡± Ye Zhongming, who was planning to participate, heard a clear voice. His eyes twitched, and he forced himself to calm down. Mental Communication! Ye Zhongming was familiar with this way of talking, as Yangos had left a deep impression on him. Ye Zhongming tried to calm down and looked towards the level eight Pliosaurus. This fellow was the one. But the one talking to him was a weird-looking level six ocean beast beside it with white hair similar to humans. ¡°We need the things on the wheel but can¡¯t spin it.¡± ¡°Your words sound very human.¡± Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t affected. The weird beast looked at Ye Zhongming and continued to communicate with Pliosaurus. ¡°Your conditions are too strict. We can only agree to give you the demon crystal and materials, but we want all five rewards. Moreover, the contract is impossible; we have our pride.¡± Ye Zhongming looked down and tried to hide his joy. He knew what the contract meant. It was just to scare them off so that he could bargain with them. ¡°Say what is the highest you can give; make it clear as the challenge is starting soon.¡± Ye Zhongming crossed his arms and felt his breathing speed up. Another communication. When the voice rang out again, he felt his heart beating intensely. Humans fought one another in the apocalypse, much less beasts that killed each other to get energy. The number of ocean beasts meant their fights were far more cruel than those of humans on land. Ye Zhongming¡¯s demands seemed strict, but was that a problem to the cold Pliosaurus? Don¡¯t forget that many others, like the Pliosaurus, were fighting for the chance to evolve a second time. It needed to sweep the ocean, and he could meet Ye Zhongming¡¯s requirements. After all, demon crystals were useless to them. As for materials, they were the same as the crystals. Apart from those they could use themselves, the others were at the bottom of the ocean. These things were valuable to humans, but to ocean lifeforms, they were no different from pieces of stone. This was why Ye Zhongming added the contract condition. Think about it: if Ye Zhongming told them he wanted a stone that they couldn¡¯t use or a stone with a gold bar, how would the Pliosaurus reply? If he just wanted the stone, the Pliosaurus wouldn¡¯t want to give him too many, not the better ones. If he added the gold bar, his attention would be on the bar. He wouldn¡¯t care about the stone. Ye Zhongming also mentioned that time was nearly up, making the Pliosaurus think that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care much. ¡°Happy cooperation!¡¯ Ye Zhongming transmitted his intent and looked at the calm Pliosaurus and weird beast. ¡°You want to work together for the level seven wheel? I can, too.¡± He smiled happily. Chapter 591: Destroyed civilisation Chapter 591: Destroyed civilisation The cooperation between humans and beasts seemed weird, but it was expected. Life will always find its way. Humans always wracked their brains to get things that were good for them. During peacetime, they would do so for gold and power. In the apocalypse, they would do it for evolution potions and weapons. Mutated lifeforms were the same. The law of the jungle made sense no matter the period. In that situation, nothing was impossible. When mutated lifeforms got stronger and reached the top of the food chain to be equal to humans, they weren''t just beasts when they had their intellect. They were very close to humans in certain areas, apart from their bodies looking different. To many evolved, this cooperation seemed sudden and unbelievable. But it wasn''t surprising to Ye Zhongming, who lived for ten years in his last life. Based on what he knew, humans and mutated lifeforms worked together in a few famous battles to challenge even stronger monsters. Humans or lifeforms worked together to attack some human bases. Many different things happened, which caused many shocking situations. But survivors slowly adapted to such a situation. Since they could be unscrupulous to get what they wanted, why couldn¡¯t they work with mutated lifeforms? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t feel bad about this sort of cooperation. As long as it didn¡¯t touch his bottom line. Moreover, the ocean had many treasures. This was a popular phrase for survivors. Now that he had such a good chance, he wouldn¡¯t let it go. Of course, although they agreed to work together, it didn¡¯t mean that Ye Zhongming stopped being wary of the Pliosaurus. From its conditions, you could tell that the Pliosaurus didn¡¯t care about its subordinates¡¯ lives. It only cared if it could get stronger. Even the level seven lifeforms were chess pieces for it. What did it mean to clear the obstacles for Ye Zhongming? The ocean beasts would kill the other humans, blocking Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. How to kill? It could only send stronger beasts to challenge and win those survivors, and then... Let Cloud Peak kill them. One could say that it used its subordinates¡¯ lives to trade for what it wanted. Was it cruel? But this was the apocalypse. This was the world of mutated lifeforms. When such things happened to them, they didn¡¯t have the moral lines humans had. As the apocalypse advanced, such things would happen to humans. It would become more common. Guang Yao hesitated and then nodded slowly. Little Xiu scoffed and raised her chin. Ye Zhongming nodded and didn¡¯t say anything. He headed to West Asia to tell Shiekha about his thoughts. Although the West Asians weren¡¯t happy with what Ye Zhongming did, they thought about the cooperation, and after discussing it, they agreed with his suggestion. If things went smoothly and they got what he wanted, they would trade it with him for a reasonable price. After receiving their promise, he left. But he knew that, be it Guang Yao or the West Asians, their chances of spinning the wheel were low. When they saw Ye Zhongming lead nine Cloud Peak warriors to fight, many people who had some thoughts gave up. The ocean beasts sent over a hundred high-level forces, and that caused the humans to be speechless. Guang Yao sighed and still chose to fight. Apart from Cloud Peak and him, 15 others fought. Among them were 7 Japanese, 4 Koreans, and one from India, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Ye Zhongming looked at the confident Japanese and Koreans and didn¡¯t know where their pride came from. The challenge began under such a weird atmosphere. A level-five beast headed down and roared toward the humans. ¡°Zhongming, be careful of the Japanese.¡± As they were working together, Cloud Peak would be the last. When Ye Zhongming and the group were waiting, Park Xiuying suddenly said to him. ¡°Out of those few that are sent, I feel uncomfortable. I am unsure who it is, but you must be careful.¡± Park Xiuying explained. She didn¡¯t pay much attention previously, but when the Japanese walked out, she felt terrified for some reason. When she saw Ye Zhongming head down, she had a bad feeling. Those Japanese had a power that made her feel uncomfortable; were they planning to use it on him? The challenge that seemed safe and easy because of the cooperation suddenly had a few uncertain factors. Chapter 592: Black Abyss Envoy Chapter 592: Black Abyss Envoy Sato Emon stood in the group expressionlessly. But his heart was beating profusely. He previously got a glorious mission that could show his loyalty. Kill the Chinese! He was a five-star evolved, but he was a special one. In his leader''s words, his job was unique, and he could kill anyone.N?00v€l--?1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter. Of course, the price was that he had to die, too. But Sato emon didn¡¯t care. In his heart, a warrior¡¯s glory was more important than his life. The glory of the faction was far more important than his life. The recognition of the leader was more important than life. He used his way to show his faith. For example, he had a dread knot. In peacetime, not to mention people of similar ages, not many in Japan were willing to have such a hairstyle. But he didn¡¯t care; he wanted this symbolic hairstyle to tell those who mock him that he was a samurai, the most loyal one. He was protecting tradition and wanted to spread it. The apocalypse that everyone hated arrived, but he didn¡¯t hate it. On the contrary, he was excited about the new order. He saw that the thing he believed in was rising. The leader rose; the faction rose. More people joined factions that were about to go extinct during peacetime. He also gained power that was unimaginable to him during peacetime. Under the leadership of his leader, he merged the samurai spirit and skills into his evolution. He was waiting for a day to shock everyone. That day finally arrived. Sato Emon and his leader saw how strong the Chinese were. But today, the fight was on this island. Sato Emon and his leader saw the strength of the Chinese again. These things were a deep stab in his heart. He knew that if he couldn¡¯t defeat those Chinese, these things would become his nightmare until he died. Fortunately, his leader understood him and sent him forward. Sato Emon was prepared to sacrifice himself. He knew that the strongest Chinese faction was Cloud Peak, and its leader was Ye Zhongming. He knew that their highest evolved level was a seven-star evolved who was a level higher than his leader. He also personally witnessed two purple pieces of equipment appear. So what? If any of them chose to challenge, they would die! He would use his job skill to kill Ye Zhongming or that seven-star evolved! He would give his leader the easiest chance to rise. He knew that even if he died, his soul would follow his leader towards that country and occupy the fertile land that his country had eyed for thousands of years. Ye Zhongming had participated in this challenge, so his chance was here! He would leave a thick stroke in history and become an idol for his people! Since that was the case, what was death? It was all worth it! That person called Ye Zhongming entered! Then, he would have his moment of glory. Black flames appeared on Sato Emon¡¯s body. That decently handsome face started to twist; black blood vessels covered his body and appeared on his head. An ugly black horn appeared from his head amidst all the black flames. The trump card that the Japanese were proud of was finally being used. The job that could only be used once in a life--- Black Abyss Envoy, had appeared... Chapter 593: Insta Kill Chapter 593: Insta Kill Before the Pliosaurus got what it needed, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t suspect the cooperation was valid. Ocean beasts challenged, humans challenged, beasts challenged again... The battle was very intense since the first battle. The wheel had given the notification that it was going to be 15 times! Each person could spin twice. This meant that the first person who spun the wheel had a 1/30 chance to get a prize. This rate wasn¡¯t high, but it was not bad compared to the previous wheels. One must know that the rewards of the level-six wheel were very tempting! The success rate was just a mathematical figure. The truth was that it depended on luck. Although the success rate of the first person was the lowest, if they were lucky, they might get two prizes. Survivors who wanted to take the risk but weren¡¯t confident in their strength chose to go first. Vietnam¡¯s evolved was the first to challenge that ocean beast. It was tough, but he won. But after that, the second ocean beast appeared to kill the five-star evolved. The Vietnamese region cried. Their country wasn¡¯t big, and maybe that gave them some advantages during peacetime. As long as society was stable and they had a good leader and some effective economic strategies, their standard of living would increase. But that was a disadvantage in the apocalypse. They had many mountains and forests and a dense amount of mutated lifeforms. This made it tougher for survivors to survive there than in other countries. Mutated lifeforms could evolve without humans, but humans couldn¡¯t if they failed to kill mutated lifeforms. On one side were mutated lifeforms that were getting stronger; the other was a small group of weak human evolved. Thus, the highest level from the Vietnamese region was five-star. This didn¡¯t mean that Vietnam didn¡¯t have a six-star evolution. But after all, the people here were from the city near the sea, so there was a huge restriction. The Phillipino thought about it after seeing the Vietnamese fail. He was a six-star evolved. In that land, he was like an emperor. He was not planning to challenge but couldn¡¯t resist the temptation and decided to gamble. He saw that beast¡¯s ability and felt he could win. That was the truth. He won. But before he could enjoy the joy of victory, a level-seven ocean beast started its challenge. The guy lasted for 15 minutes but failed. The ocean beast ate his head. The humans were silent. He received a notification. Although he was shocked and felt that Ye Zhongming was magical to work with the ocean beasts, he still had a little doubt. After all, he had been standing beside him and didn¡¯t see him do anything. How did he agree with the ocean beast? If not for Ye Zhongming creating too many miracles, Shengyuan would have asked him. Shengyuan appeared with a bit of suspicion, so he had to be careful. This was why he took up a defensive stance. This action made many human evolved shake their heads. This was a challenge. You had to win to pass, so why were you defending? You could drag your opponent to death? They hadn¡¯t heard of any human evolved that could do that to a same level mutated lifeform. Their body qualities were much stronger than humans. The level seven beast received some order, but after it saw Shengyuan, it became impulsive and charged toward the human. Sharp metals appeared on its skin and looked like a giant porcupine. It hit Shengyuan¡¯s shield. Many people closed their eyes and couldn¡¯t bear to watch the human being crushed. But Shengyuan took three steps back and stopped. That ocean beast was sent rolling back. The metal spikes had changed shape from the impact. Many people exclaimed. It was because of Shengyuan¡¯s strong defense and the shield. The metal that had caved in was repairing! It was a shield that could self-repair! Moreover, its self-repairing ability was exceptional. Their shock was far from over. The guy from Cloud Peak took out something and aimed it at the level-seven beast before firing! A silver glow stuck into the beast¡¯s body. That level-seven beast cried, and its giant body fell to the ground. It bled from all the holes and died immediately. Insta kill? Everyone was silent! Chapter 594: Sharp Peak Seriess Chapter 594: Sharp Peak Seriess People from Ying City Alliance and Sky Elephant Division weren¡¯t shocked that Cloud Peak could deal with level-seven ocean beasts. The other Asian countries were mentally prepared as they had seen it happen before. They didn¡¯t care that they used a purple weapon, as killing a level seven monster meant they could kill a level seven monster. This big fellow was from Cloud Peak, so it was acceptable that he could kill a level-seven monster. What people didn¡¯t understand was how. Insta kill? How did that happen? It was only one strike, which didn¡¯t make sense at all. The seven-star evolved from Cloud Peak used two moves even when she was relying on the purple piece of equipment. This guy didn¡¯t have any purple equipment and used one strike? This was what people didn¡¯t understand. Could anyone go against Cloud Peak and the China Region? Many survivors from other countries felt a cold chill down their spine. What could one do apart from yield when an opponent was so strong? Resisting? That was asking for death. Someone was afraid, but more of them looked toward the weapon used to kill the level seven ocean beast. It was that silver short crossbow that Shengyuan used. Silver? It wasn¡¯t green, so how could it kill a level-seven mutated lifeform? Everyone didn¡¯t understand. But the core Cloud Peak members did. They knew that it was a crystal weapon, or rather, a special crystal weapon that was still being tested. Normal crystal weapons extracted energy from the demon crystal and used various weapon shapes to deal damage. On the last time when Ye Zhongming upgraded all the parts to silver grade and added in some ghost metal, they finally succeeded once. When the item was formed, it was this short crossbow! Ye ZHongming and Le Dayuan were excited. After testing it, although it couldn¡¯t reduce the consumption of demon crystals, it was much stronger. More importantly, after it was fired, the crystal weapon¡¯s energy would attach to the bullet or arrow and form a double effect. It used the sharp slicing effect of crystal weapons while having the equipment¡¯s original stats. Just this point alone made it worth more than normal crystal weapons. Le Dayuan excitedly named it- the Sharp Peak Series! One could see that in his heart, the Sharp Peak Series was as good as the crystal cannon. But the cruel reality made him mad. Even though he had a product and a successful experience, the success rate when crafting the Sharp Peak Series weapons was just one percent. Right, they only succeeded once after a hundred times. The rate was too low. Each failure meant that they wasted some ghost metal. This was the most precious material in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands. Finally, they spent three days in the lab and only got two products. One was this short crossbow, and the other was a pistol. This thing was very powerful; the Sharp Peak Series was stronger than crystal weapons after tests. Crystal weapon pistols were similar to silver or green weapons. The crystal guns were around green. The two Sharp Peak Series ones were between green and blue. It looked unassuming, but one must know that this was crafted. Theoretically, if they had enough Ghost Metal, each person in Cloud Peak could have one. Everyone has one piece of blue equipment. That was terrifying. Even Ye Zhongming had only heard of small teams of less than a hundred people around nine-star evolved with such equipment. When Shengyuan used his, it succeeded in one strike. But! Ye Zhongming pinched his chin and looked at the weird monster with strong mental energy. He felt like something wasn¡¯t right. No one dared to challenge Shengyuan, so he spun twice, and after getting one reward, he spoke a few words with Ye Zhongming before he realized what wasn¡¯t right. The victory had to do with that beast. They were following the rules! Chapter 595: Nine Life Silver Sand (part 1) Chapter 595: Nine Life Silver Sand (part 1) Sharp Peak Series weapons were powerful, and to a certain extent, they represented the highest technological level of Cloud Peak. Although the success rate was very low, and they needed to use up large amounts of ghost metal, they were shocking. But Ye Zhongming didnt think this weapon could kill a level seven ocean beast in one shot. In normal circumstances, when the beast was prepared, even the crystal energy demon gun couldnt do that. If it was Ye Zhongming or Xia Bai, they could rely on their speed and skills to launch a lethal attack on the level-seven beast. But it was Shengyuan who was just standing straight and firing. Could a crossbow kill a level-seven beast? Ye Zhongming felt that it was impossible. He felt that something wasnt right. That level seven beast didnt resist at all and was killed after its lethal area was hit. Shengyuan felt the same way. He had tested the weapon before. It was strong, but not so strong that it could kill a level seven mutated lifeform in one shot. After he came down, he told Ye Zhongming that the monster was weird. It was as if it had lost consciousness after it attacked and didnt dodge or use any skills. Ye Zhongming realized that it was that weird monster. It had strong mental energy or did something to that beasts body that affected the outcome at the crucial moment. Such a partner was naturally reliable, but Ye Zhongming wasnt happy. The series of actions by that weird ocean beast sounded an alarm in his heart. He was very worried about that fellow who seemed like an old human. The challenge continued, and the ocean beasts were the first to head down each time. No human challenged, so Ye Zhongming could only communicate with them and tell the beasts to fight one another. A level five beast corpse and a level five demon crystal. Although the temptation wasnt so high that humans couldnt control themselves, there were some stakes. Everyone saw this beautiful teacher in a white robe attacking the opponent. Shields appeared, and after being destroyed, more spawned. Her hand in her other sleeve stretched out when she approached the monster. It was a silver gun. After it fired, that beast shook and died. Apart from the core Cloud Peak members, the other survivors were shocked. What was going on? That big fellow used one shot, but he was holding a crossbow. Now, this woman had a toy-like gun and also killed the enemy in one shot. Although it wasnt a level seven beast, it was terrifying enough. Did Cloud Peak have a new weapon? The people with the most exaggerated expressions had to be the Sky Elephant Division and Guang Yao. They went against Ye Zhongming to challenge but now realized that this person had new things to bring out. What if they used this chance to kill him? Could Guang Yao and the Holy Army Coat block the secret weapon that killed a level-seven beast? Maybe he sensed Guang Yaos rushed breathing. Ye Zhongming told him that what he said was still effective. They were still partners as long as he traded the item to Cloud Peak. Park Xiuying shocked the field and was able to spin. But her luck wasnt good, and she returned empty-handed. She pouted in anger. The ocean beasts still started the third challenge. This time, the humans were more excited. They feared the strong Cloud Peak members would challenge later on; if possible, they wanted to avoid them. The six-star evolved from India attacked. He was very eye-catching, and his entire body was shining. It wasnt gold equipment but actual gold. Even his nose and ears had gold chains. India had a strong caste system, and normal people wouldnt have such a habit. People guessed that he was from one of their noble families. But he was very strong, especially his job, which Ye Zhongming knew. It was a strong job called Thousand Form Micah, which was found in West Asia, too. The first ocean beast wasnt his match, and he won without spending much effort. The second one was more problematic, and it took ten minutes. Ye Zhongming estimated that fellows strength. Only 5-6 people in Cloud Peak could win him convincingly, which showed he was strong. Chapter 595.5- Nine Life Silver Sand (part 2) Chapter 595.5- Nine Life Silver Sand (part 2) At this point, a level-seven ocean beast challenged. Each human evolved had to face this, and they were prepared. This Indian was prepared, too. The moment it started, the Indian used his trump card. He had a real golden piece of equipment. It was a shining Buddhist statue. After he activated it, it formed an illusion of a giant mountain. It gave off a powerful giant aura, controlling the situation immediately. The level seven ocean beast was strong, and without the fellow beasts mental control, it went all out to cause a huge problem for the Indian. It charged out of this equipments attack range multiple times and even shredded the golden jacket the Indian was wearing. The Indian suffered heavy injuries because of that. Unfortunately, he was left standing. Apart from the two purple pieces of equipment that Cloud Peak showed, this was the strongest. He managed to drag the level-seven ocean beast to death. Another battle where humans won a level seven ocean beast. This improved the solemn morale of the Asian region. Many humans regained some confidence because of that. Apart from Cloud Peak, someone else could kill level-seven mutated lifeforms. Although the process was taxing, they managed to win. The Indian recovered in the golden light, and he couldnt hide the smile on his face. He laughed and kept the level six and seven demon crystals. Unfortunately, ocean beasts appeared, stopping his laughter. Another level seven, but this one was stronger than the last. It was one of the few stronger ones in the Ocean Beast faction. The Indian kept his smile. His expression was solemn, but he was cursing in his heart. Why didnt the Chinese face level seven beasts? Why were they coming one after another to challenge me? Is it because I didnt show that I am strong enough? Many humans sighed. He still Lost. In battles against level seven beasts, China maintained a winning record. When humans were still sad because of that, the wheel deduced that the level seven beast won. The golden light started to heal it. That Indians corpse that was tossed to the side suddenly moved. A silver mist rose from his body and landed on his corpse. That corpse stood up after a few seconds. That Indian said something the other regions didnt understand, but the Indians cheered. When he picked up the golden statue, he turned back and returned to his faction. The other survivors were stunned and didnt know what was happening. Only Ye Zhongming knew Nine Life Silver Sand! A precious item that could revive a user. Who was that Indian? Not only did he have a golden piece of equipment, but he also had Nine Life Silver Sand! That Indian had died, so the system said the level seven beast had won. That was why the Indian was free. Let me! Tong Hu planned to fight, but Ye Zhongming stopped him. I will go. Ye Zhongming looked at its fierce gaze and decided to go personally. This fellow Was different. At that moment, Sato Emon received the notification for his turn! Chapter 596: Full firepower Chapter 596: Full firepower Strong mental energy often meant sharp senses. When one was strong enough, one could sense dangers better than others. After grasping the Soul Refining Technique, this situation became more apparent to Ye Zhongming. Maybe he couldnt predict the future, but his sensing of short-term dangers was accurate. He trusted his feelings. He felt that this beast had a threatening aura. This level-seven beast was already evolving towards level-eight, even Its strength was similar to level-eight lifeforms. This was a beast that evolved twice. Although it hid it well, that intense battle still exposed its two crystals. Ye Zhongming realized that none of the beasts that mutated twice had challenged. The Pliosaurus probably threatened them, or there were other reasons, but this He looked towards the weird beast with strong mental energy but didnt get any response. His eyes flashed, and he walked down slowly. They all attracted attention, be it Liang Chuyin, Little Tiger, Xia Bai, or Park Xiuying. They analyzed, guessed, and deduced the overall strength of Cloud Peak. They compared themselves to them to see if they were stronger or weaker than some Chinese factions. But before the boss of Cloud Peak headed down, such an analysis wasnt accurate. People in the apocalypse knew that the leader of a faction represented the highest combat strength of the entire faction. To a certain extent, the leader''s strength was the same as the combination of all other members! Without the strongest person, they couldnt suppress other arrogant survivors.N?00v€l--?1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter. So, the other regions were shocked when Ye Zhongming appeared. Everyone focused on the battle and wanted to see how strong the Cloud Peak boss would be. The level seven beast roared at Ye Zhongming. Its voice was threatening and provocative. The moment he entered, Ye Zhongming felt a soothing feeling that healed his body to its best state. This made him tempted to try all his skills in battle. Without the mask, Ye Zhongming also did not use the crystal energy gun. Wouldnt that be dangerous? Xia Bai personally witnessed how strong beasts who mutated twice were! Ye Zhongming didnt look nervous at all. He waved toward the ocean beast and used Mountain Slash. A lightning shot toward the beasts head. A machine at the height of his knee appeared behind him and spat out a white light blade. Basic Lightning Technique! Explosive Mechanic-- Light Blade Cannon! Ye Zhongming was determined and went all out! The level seven beast was shocked by this aura. It placed its giant pincers in front of its body. At the same time, many red meat pieces appeared from its back. It bloomed like a flower toward Ye Zhongming. The tip of the meat pieces had white fangs, and after spreading open, they spat out a green liquid! Corrosive Corpse Water! The level seven beast used its other talent ability. The green liquid that filled the sky nearly covered the whole battlefield. He had no way to dodge. Many humans sighed. Ye Zhongmings attacks were strong, and any evolved might be unable to block it. But the level-seven beasts attacks were ferocious, too. Even if both sides were hit at the same time, the human would be the one that died quicker. Moreover, the beast had a pair of tough pincers blocking. The lightning and light blade passed the green liquid. The light was reduced, and the strength when it hit the pincers was much smaller. The light blade left a mark on the pincer, and some green liquid flowed out. The lightning caused the beast to shake slightly before it disappeared. The Basic Lightning Technique was still too weak. People wanted to sigh, but they noticed another light blade appearing. That machine fired two streaks of light! He used the first to attract attention. He relied on its speed to go through the path the first light opened to sneak attack! Chapter 597: Battling beast Chapter 597: Battling beast The second light blade sliced through the wound caused by the first blade. It pierced through the giant pincer and went into the head that the ocean beast tried to protect. The beast roared and took a few steps back. Maybe because of the pain, the giant meat flower on its back shook. The wound on its face wasnt long, but it was deep, and it was breathing profusely. The survivors were tongue-tied. So many strong attacks, but it only caused such little damage? That little machine was so strong. This Cloud Peak Boss was strong, as expected! But people reacted quickly. This boss was in huge danger. The green liquid! Looking back at Ye Zhongmings body, they noticed a simple staff stuck onto the ground. A female figure appeared in the sky. Her eyes were half-squinted, and she held a water bottle. She was colorful and saint-like, which captured the hearts of many. Water Bottle Protection! The corrosive green liquid hit the water bottle protection and released green smoke. A stench spread, which caused the humans to cover their mouths. They were afraid of negative effects. The elegant female figure shook slightly, and it shattered. The area of liquid reduced, and the strength was weaker but continued forward. But this time, it hit a silver metal giant. After a sizzling sound, the metal giant was covered in holes, but most of the liquid was blocked. Only a few drops passed the giant and landed towards Ye Zhongming. The liquid was very powerful; even a bit of it was shocking. But Ye Zhongming did something that terrified many. He reached out a few fingers to flick the few drops aside. This Others might not know what happened, but the core Cloud Peak members knew. This was Ye Zhongmings close combat job, the skill of the Sky Dragon Cultivator, the modified Python God Finger! Everyone knew that one couldnt tell how strong things that someone summoned were. For example, one couldnt tell the level of the things the level seven beast summoned. But one thing was certain: they were much weaker than the person summoning. In other words, the five ice statue beasts wouldnt be level-six and were at most level-five. Moreover, they had obvious shortfalls. But battle beasts and these energy beasts were different. As long as conditions allowed, they could be stronger than the main person. Of course, once they were stronger, the contract would be uncertain. Apart from certain contract methods, others might cause them to consume the host. The current situation was that the level-seven beast could only summon five ice statues. Ye Zhongming summoned his battle beast, Yellow Ball, and the Needle Bird horde. Everyone realized that, be it the quality or number, Ye Zhongming had the obvious advantage! There were many levels four and five bees that the level-six Needle Bird King was controlling! Attack! Ye Zhongming didnt hold back and led the way to battle the level-seven beast. Yellow Ball roared, and its body enlarged twofold. It became a five to six-meter-tall giant golden beast. This was the Body Enlarging Technique that it learned. This was the first time it used it, and it was eye-catching. All of the attention was on its body. The next second, golden liquid exploded from its back limbs to form a giant metal wall. On it were dense golden balls that shook on the metal wall. Yellow Ball roared, and they turned into numerous golden cannons that flew toward the level-seven beast! Shooting Bullets! This was its second skill! The mist the level-seven beast spat turned into giant petals. The green liquid fired once more and clashed with the dense metal balls! But the two skills didnt hit one another. The sky dimmed. The level-seven beast raised its head and saw that the Needle Bird cloud had arrived! Chapter 598: Kill Chapter 598: Kill Under the golden metal balls that covered the sky, the five ice statue beasts lasted for a short while before they shattered. The level and strength gap made those energy bodies seem weak before Yellow Ball. The strongest ice statue beast only lasted for a few seconds. The other metal balls clashed with the green liquid. One could hear the corroded metal and smoke rising into the sky, blocking many''s vision. The Needle Birds descended at this time. The level-seven beast that mutated twice showed its might. The red meat pieces turned into whips that tried to hit the Needle Birds. The red things looked very disgusting, but they were very powerful. If the Needle Birds were hit, they would be knocked far away. The higher-level ones were okay, but those lower-level ones were killed immediately, falling to the ground. The Needle Birds usually drowned people using numbers, but today, they were bullied by the red pieces. The Needle Bird King was furious and screeched, causing the Needle Birds to go mad. These Secret Realm Monsters attacked in layers, wave after wave. Moreover, they werent attacking the level-seven beasts main body but the red meat pieces themselves. The Needle Bird King attacked, and its attacks hit. It would stab one even if it couldnt break one meat piece. These disruptive attacks annoyed the level-seven beast, but it couldnt focus on these as the golden dog was before it. Metal spikes would poke out from around the big dog, which threatened the ocean beast. Moreover, the beast didnt forget that the beasts master was looking on aggressively, and he didnt attack yet! Peng! Along with this giant explosion, the level-seven beasts body shook. It took a few steps back, and blood splattered. Yi?v3l.B11n. Ye Zhongmings Moon Edge was on the ground, and a sniper rifle had replaced it. The barrel was hot, and it was obviously just fired. Another talent skill! With Space Stack, Ye Zhongming grasped the distance, and the bullet directly hit its head. But the skill blocked it. Although it left it bloodied, it didnt kill it in one shot. Ye Zhongming kept his sniper regretfully. It was a silver bullet made using Drill Ocean Metal; he only had one. Even if he was rich, when his Ghost Metal was about to be finished, Drill Ocean Metal was his best material. It might seem like he had many, but there were many areas to use them on. He had to hold back. Without Ghost Metal and Drill Ocean Metal, his crafted equipment would drop at least a grade. It was too tough to find materials like these. Moreover, he saw the chance of victory. The level-seven beasts actions were slowing down! Ye Zhongming knew the reason; it was because of the Needle Bird King! Thread Spitting Poison Sac! The ability he gave to the Needle Bird King was showing its might. The strong poison was too much for the level-seven beast. It attacked the meat pieces to poison the ocean beast. When the poison gathered to a certain level, it would cause such an effect. The level-seven beast felt the biggest threat since the battle started. It tried to break free, but Yellow Ball wouldnt let it go even if it was hit by the pincer that had grown much larger. Spirit Healing Technique healed its body, and it wasnt afraid to trade injuries. The red meat pieces froze up, and it didnt even manage to spit the green liquid. The ocean beast cried out as if that could reduce the effect of the poison. The battle was too straightforward when Ye Zhongming joined. He was in Hell Envoy state, and his strength was higher than usual, at a seven-star evolved level. Yellow Ball and Needle Birds attacks became sharper. Like that, the level-seven beast resisted momentarily before it was killed unwillingly. The entire battlefield was silent. Be it humans or ocean beasts, they had complicated expressions when they looked at Ye Zhongming. This Chinese didnt use purple equipment and killed a level-seven beast that mutated twice! Chapter 599: Darkness Lifeform Chapter 599: Darkness Lifeform The other survivors were silent compared to Cloud Peaks cheering and excitement. They wanted to see Cloud Peaeks strength and use Ye Zhongming as the base to judge this faction. Now that they saw his strength, they felt more complicated. From a human standpoint, having such a strong organization was good. This meant that humans managed to gain a footing all over the world. Humans werent just easy pickings. This meant that human civilization had stopped momentarily during the start of the apocalypse and then turned in another direction. Cloud Peak pointed out that direction for everyone. The appearance of crystal weapons represented the direction of this new civilization. But when this faction was a competitor with you, their strength made you feel depressed. You might feel powerless before you even fight them. When they saw them get many good things, they could not maintain their envy. All that remained was jealousy. They knew that after Ye Zhongming defeated the level-seven beast that had killed the strong Indian six-star evolved, no one dared to challenge him. His bloodline, job, skills, and beasts gave one a sense of despair. Be it the human faction or the ocean beasts, only that level-eight Pliosaurus had the strength to battle him. Unfortunately, it didnt choose to challenge. Ye Zhongming was invincible, at least in this challenge. Now, they could only watch as he spun the wheel. But right when everyone felt that this challenge had ended, someone appeared. The battlefield was silent before everyone started making noise. The crowd exclaimed.l--B1n. Was that person crazy? Did he think that he lived for too long? He will become the spiritual leader of his countrymen! Thank you. Sato Emon suddenly calmed down. His body stopped shaking, and he spread his arms. Most Chinese understood that sentence in Japanese, and so did Ye Zhongming. He looked over suspiciously and continued to wait for the battle to start. He decided to fire a shot right away. I want to thank you; at the same time, you can go die! He bowed. Along with the notification of the start, a sniper rifle appeared in his hands. The barrel spat out flames, and with space stack, the bullet was in front of Sato Emons head. Everyone sighed. They were waiting for his head to explode. But The most shocking thing occurred. A black mist surged from his body, and it became more and more violent. It wrapped his entire body and then turned into fist-sized crows. Then, they turned into black bats. The two forms merged. This process was quick and even faster than Ye Zhongmings bullets. The bullet entered the bats and crows, and there was no more movement. This change shocked everyone. The darkness lifeforms gave one a sense of coldness like a poisonous serpent was staring at you. The serpent would stab its poisonous fangs into your body the next moment. Ye Zhongmings solemn expression disappeared when he saw the black mist. What replaced it was terror. Since reviving, he had never shown such an expression. He didnt panic so much even when he faced that level-eight monster. He knew what this Japanese was going to do! Ye Zhongming retreated and used all his attacks to hit the black mist. But it was as if the mist was immune to damage. The darkness lifeforms turned into that Japaneses face. He smiled viciously and attacked, wrapping Ye Zhongming up! Chapter 600: Eternal Abyss Descend Chapter 600: Eternal Abyss Descend Ye Zhongming recognized what he was using immediately. Job--- Black Abyss Envoy! It was an evil job that was born to commit suicide and take one with them. Ye Zhongming did meet skills and things that he found problematic in the past. That nine-star evolved Wang Ding. His basic ability to become nine-star was that Black Spirit Swallow that could only be used once. He could swallow a higher-level mutated lifeform to evolve. Another problematic beast was the coral powder from the ocean giant-- Dream Shatter; it could reduce the survivors level. This was also another vicious thing. But he had ways to deal with both of them. Black Spirit Swallow could allow one to be a level higher than others, but you could run or join hands with someone if you couldn''t defeat them. Shattered Deam was a poison. It was vicious and could reduce ones level. But this thing wasnt lethal, and it was reversible. Even if you ate it and dropped back to becoming an ordinary person, you could use the potions to evolve once more. It was tough, but it was better than having no hope. Bu the Black Abyss Envoy was different. This job was vicious, and you couldnt dodge and break free the moment you were hit. You would descend into the abyss. This was its only job skill! It was immune to all attacks. As long as you were surrounded by the darkness beings that the job user had turned into, there was only one path. Death. This job that could insta kill a higher level evolved and caused ones expression to change even when you talked about it ten years later. Although this job was rare, not everyone would be willing to give up their lives to learn it, but there were no rules and bottom line during the apocalypse. You could force someone to make such a sacrifice in many ways. No wonder this five-star Japanese would challenge him. But it didnt react. Its level was not high enough to break the barrier. Then, he had only one solution. He activated the Secret Realm key to enter the Secret Realm! Like how Little Nine and Wen Hong escaped the Competition Death Wheel! What was fortunate was that he could activate the key. He didn''t even think and just stepped in. Although it was winter there and he was heading in alone without helpers, he couldnt think so much. The only thing he had to do now was to survive. But when he entered, he noticed things werent as he imagined. He entered the Secret Realm, but he didnt break free of the darkness beings. Moreover, he didnt feel that loss of consciousness the first time. He was awake and realized he felt nothing; he was just floating in the Blue Secret Realm. He was conscious, floating, but he couldnt control himself. He felt like he floated to a dark place. This was just a feeling. He could see clearly, and he recognized the two huge mountains. Ye Zhongming had never seen such a majestic but weird sight. The flat land, but there was a bottomless pit. At the sides were two blade-like mountains! This feeling struck deep into his soul, even if the abyss and the two mountains were black. Ye Zhongming even forgot about the darkness lifeforms still wrapping around him. There would occasionally be some red in the darkness. Ye Zhongming was curious about what they were. He thought about it and felt his mental energy reach deep within. Ye Zhongming saw rumbling magma and saw giant holes in the walls. He saw a giant nest. Those caves, stone platforms, and nests. There were endless amounts of Demons! Ye Zhongming recalled where this place was! Chapter 601: Cursed Abysss crafting platform Chapter 601: Cursed Abyss''s crafting platform Night Demon Plains, Cursed Abyss! This was once one of the few places, along with Dawn Saint Halls Gate of Blessing and Posthumous Peoples Saint Pool, that gave Ye Zhongming hope of leaving the Secret Realm. He didnt expect to roam here. Although he didnt know what was happening, he knew something magical must have happened. This had to do with the Secret Realm key, or maybe because of the Black Abyss Envoy. But no matter what, he knew that that job skill didnt kill him. But his current situation Didnt look too good.l--B1n. The rumbling magma was hot, but Ye Zhongming couldnt feel anything. He would even be touching it at certain moments. He could see the magma swell and then shatter. He could see the magma roll like waves. Shortly after, his head felt numb as he saw that he had entered the magma! After moments of nervousness, he realized that he was in soul form. He entered the magma, but he was fine. He relaxed and noticed that the magma was beautiful. Was that a lifeform? Ye Zhongming looked at small translucent fish swimming in the magma. They looked like they didnt have any scales. They werent afraid of the high temperature, which was quite a miracle. As if they sensed something, the fishes turned their heads toward where Ye Zhongming was at. At this point, he realized that these fishes had purple crystals! Level seven! So many level seven! If Ye Zhongmings body were here, he would swallow his saliva. This was surprising. He felt like when these darkness lifeforms disappeared, he might break free from this soul state. Wasnt that the undead hill? Ye Zhongming noticed that he was on the hill. This was where he appeared the first time he came to the secret realm. Ahead was Ah Taos tribe. He thought back to the tribe that was on his side. He recalled the leader who taught him the Soul Refining Technique and Scorching Flame Technique and the gentle Secret Realm lady Miya, who was willing to sacrifice herself. The snow on this side of the hill was bigger. Under the cold wind, the deep snow would get moved to reveal a part of the ground. One could see some Posthumous people''s corpses. Due to the low temperature, they looked exactly like when they died, but their bodies werent complete. They probably came out to hunt during the winter but failed to return. He was here! Ah Tao tribes mountain. Ye ZHongming wanted his soul form to enter and take a look, but it was as if he wasnt in control. He continued forwards. But suddenly, something summoned him. He noticed that he had stopped, and he flew into the mountain. He saw Ah Tao, he saw Han Yihao and his wife, he saw the Grey Mountain Tribes leader, he saw Mountain Bank, who was forced to join them but was now on their side, he saw those 300 Iron Zombies Of course, there was also Miya, who gave up everything for him. She was hugging her knees in bed. She held a soft white jade Ye Zhongming gave her before he left. This girl was thinking about him! That strong tug on his soul was from her. Ye Zhongmings heart felt warm. It was as if Miya sensed something. She stood up and looked around curiously. She then ran out and tried searching the giant mountain. Is it You? Chapter 602: Team in the ice Chapter 602: Team in the ice Although numerous campfires were lit around the mountain, the temperature wasnt high. The ground was ice cold and firm. Miya stepped on the ground, and her body temperature quickly got cold. But she ignored it. Her beautiful eyes looked around like she was waiting for the person in her dreams to appear. She did sense that familiar aura around her. It was friendly and warm. Miya even heard that voice that charmed her. She turned her body to spot the figure she thought about day and night. Unfortunately, it was still the same. There was peace in the noise. Apart from that, there was nothing at all. Miya was disappointed. She knew that the guy she thought about wasnt back. If not, the mountain wouldnt be so silent. But what was that feeling in her heart? Miya, what happened? Did something happen? A muscular auntie hugged a pile of beast leather to pass the area. She looked at the stunned Miya and asked with concern. Miya was the Nu Pu of the tribe. Although she was together with the guy who left and she lost the most valuable first blood, because the guy was noble, her status didnt drop. Instead, everyone respected her more. Especially the two who came from the same place as that guy. They respected her. Those zombies also became Miyas guards. Nothing, go do your stuff. Miya forced a smile. She saw the auntie walk far away and looked around reluctantly before returning to her tent. Ye Zhongmings soul was looking on. He saw her expressions. Her love for this woman was increasing through this close observation. Unfortunately, he couldnt stay here. His soul flew back into the sky in a certain direction. Blue Secret Realm was covered in a white veil, and one couldnt see any Posthumous people. But some monsters were good in the cold. They were very strong. Ye Zhonmging saw them looking for Posthumous people resting areas to launch attacks on them. In the end, the Posthumous people mostly ended in defeat. Ye Zhongmings soul continued forward. The white color was very boring. He didnt know how long this would last. He was originally happy that the darkness around him had reduced, but now that mood was gone. He could only roam in the skies of the Secret Realm. They were slow, and some of them couldnt reach their destination. They might not even get to Ah Taos tribe before the winter ended. But when they got there, it would be when the Cloud Peak tribe was at their weakest. If they were caught off guard, they wouldnt be the match of this team with a King and a level-seven beast. Ye Zhongming was in a bad mood as he had caused this, but now, he couldnt even save himself. He didnt know how he would pass this crisis. He could do nothing even if he knew that the Imperial City forces were about to strike his alliance. His soul continued to roam, and that team got further until they disappeared. Ye Zhongming still felt depressed. A while later, he came to a familiar placethe Posthumous People Imperial City. His soul entered the city immediately, and he saw this miraculous city. He saw the natives that were living as if it wasnt winter. He even entered the holy land and the Saint Pool that he left from. A ceremony was going on, and water surged out. Many Posthumous people were prepared to enter to cultivate. The level eight protector sat in a corner and looked carefully. Since Ye Zhongming conned him previously, he had never left the pool. But the protector sensed something, and he looked above. He sensed something was there, but he couldnt spot it. The water was full, and various tribe experts were prepared to head in. Ye Zhongmings soul sunk into the pool first. This feeling was the same as when he sunk into the magma! He saw the keyhole. He thought it was over but didnt expect his soul to continue sinking, taking him to a giant space under the pool. A fountain was spitting water toward the bottom. This was probably where the saint water above came from. Before Ye Zhongming could continue looking, he felt someone staring at him. He tried to search and saw a human-shaped monster smiling at him on a giant pillar connecting this area with that above! Chapter 603: Meeting Yangos again Chapter 603: Meeting Yangos again It was hard to describe what Ye Zhongming felt. He confirmed that this was not a human. It had three legs that were in a triangle. It had three arms that were a similar distance away from each other on its body. The only thing that a human could accept was its face. Ye Zhongming noticed that there were strong energy fluctuations in its body. Ye Zhongming was familiar with this energy, similar to the Scorching Flame Technique. Thinking about it, it was similar to the Soul Refining Technique, too. Maybe all techniques in the secret realm were similar. Ye Zhongming felt like this person noticed him. Unfortunately, his soul continued to float. He would jump out of this place a while later and return to the sky above. Come back to find me! When Ye Zhongming returned to the sky, his soul received such a notification. Come back to find him? He knew he would return. Why find him? What was he? Why would he be at the bottom of the pool? Why could he see his soul? Who trapped him there? Why was he there? A series of questions appeared in his head. He thought about it but had no idea. He felt like this area was weird. He looked and saw a city. It was a city. Although the architecture differed from humans, this place was suitable for humans. Moreover, he saw many humans in the city below. This. He had just seen the poor Posthumous people who could only live in the mountains. Now, he saw signs of human civilization. It was like one had jumped from a slave society into a civilized area. Yangos! The level-seven evil dragon that forced him to open the Secret Realm and nearly killed him. Of course, this fellow wasnt level six but level eight! This fellow was flying between the majestic buildings of Dawn Saint Hall. It was nimble, and from afar, Ye Zhongming noticed that its evil aura was much lighter. If not for the fierce glow that emanated from its brown eyes occasionally, he would have trusted the aura on its body. However, mysterious white talismans were on the sides of the demon crystal on its forehead! Ye Zhongming was stunned as he recognized that it was the mark of a contract. Did. Like it was proving his guess, Yangos glided a distance in the sky and stopped at the palace entrance. A woman in a white robe holding a crescent-shaped halberd jumped on its back. It grabbed a bone from its back and tapped with her halberd. Yangos roared before flying into the sky towards the center of Dawn Saint Hall. When that woman got near Ye Zhongmings soul, she twitched but didnt say or do anything. Yangos became her mount! Ye Zhongming, who had witnessed Yangoss might and strength, was filled with disbelief. This evil dragon was level nine and pretty much unbeatable in his last life. It had its pride, so why would it become a mount? But the truth was in front of his eyes! Ye Zhongming guessed that this woman was the core member of Dawn Saint Hall. Moreover, Yangos had evolved twice quickly to become level eight. It might have had something to do with her and Dawn Saint Hall. Ye Zhongmings soul continued to float, and in the blink of an eye, he was in the hall above the three stone towers. He moved towards the core. There was a shining red gate. Even if Ye Zhongming were stupid, he would know what the gate was called. Gate of Blessing! People who come are guests; ask for a blessing! The old voice rang out in his mind. This was the next time he was spotted since that human-shaped monster. Chapter 604: Level nine Chapter 604: Level nine An old white beard man had appeared beside the gate. He held a white metal staff and looked at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming was sure that he noticed him. Ye Zhongming was shocked for just a moment before returning to normal. He knew that even if his body was here, there was nothing he could do. This old man was a nine-star evolved! He had lived for two lives and had seen a few nine-star evolved. This was the time when he was the closest to one. Although it seemed quite weird now. Since you are here, then make a wish. The old man said again. This time, he used the white staff to point at where Ye Zhongming was at. Ye Zhongming didnt do anything; he couldnt do anything in this state. He didnt know how to make a wish, and he didnt know what the old man meant. His soul was not under his control. He stopped for a moment near the gate because of the old man and then rushed toward the red gate. How can you leave without making a wish? The old mans expression became solemn. He placed his staff between the gate and didnt allow him to leave. Since Ye Zhongming entered the Secret Realm, his soul was unobstructed but now, he slowed and was being affected by this. The old man scoffed; stopping him was bad for his body, too. Soul Space Wandering! Tell me where you are from, and how can I get to that place? The old man found it tough to stop the soul and retracted his solemn gaze. A viciousness appeared on his face, showing his determination to get an answer. Soul Space Wandering! What was that? Although the level-nine old mans words were to test him out, it seemed like he could make wishes here. Ye Zhongming didnt care if it was real or not. He was drowning; any bit of hope could help. He didnt care and just used all his might towards the gate. This was his last hope. He was gambling. Be it the Cursed Abyss, the Posthumous People Saint Pool, or this gate, none of them were built by natives. They came from outside, like the wheels on Earth. A giant explosion made him lose consciousness. When he woke, he saw a red light from the gate hitting his soul. He saw his skills, job, equipment, etc, data spinning. The red light was running through them, and a few seconds later, it started to slow. Ye Zhongmings equipment and skills slowed, too, and then they stopped. A skill and the red line combined. Time to fulfill your wish, selecting offering. Black Abyss Soul Power, level, Excellent. Successfully upgraded Elimination technique, obtained Intermediate Elimination Technique. Remaining energy, obtained Advanced Elimination Technique. Remaining energy, obtained Great Elimination Technique. Remaining energy, obtained Excellent Elimination Technique. Remaining energy, obtained Super Elimination Technique. Elimination Technique has reached highest grade, unable to upgrade. Please select the next skill. Upgrading Treasure Nurturing Gourd, obtained Blue Grade gourd. Energy used, wish fulfillment time over. Ye Zhongming was stunned as the notification signaled the end. Ye Zhongming was first delighted. He didnt expect to gain so much. The Elimination Technqiue reached super grade. This was the first time he heard of a skill having excellent and super grades! After the joy was him wanting to die. His wish was to leave this place! Chapter 605: I am back Chapter 605: I am back Ye Zhongming naturally wanted the fortune the gate had given him if possible. Be it the blue-grade gourd or the elimination technique that upgraded to the highest level, who knew how much he had to pay to get to such a level? He might need many years, and it might not even be possible. He was excited for it to be upgraded so many times. But the situation was different. The Japanese used Black Abyss Envoy to con him, and he had no choice but to open the Secret Realm. But he didnt know he would enter in such a weird way. Moreover, he ended up touring the entire Blue Secret Realm. He saw so much and naturally had more questions. His thoughts and guesses increased. He knew that he had some understanding of the world. As long as he continued on this path, he would find something and might even understand the mysteries of the apocalypse. But now, he had to leave this place and get out of this state where he couldnt do anything at all. He would rather not have the upgrade of the gourd and his skill and get free instead. Level nine evolved were as close to gods in his heart. They were too strong and had various weird and powerful skills. Who knew if this old man would use some secret skill to wipe him out or turn him into a zombie to be ordered around? So, at this moment, he was extremely anxious. But right then, the old mans body shook, and he stepped back. That power restricting Ye Zhongming disappeared. Ye Zhongming felt a giant power controlling him to charge toward the gate. The old man used his white staff, and white stars covered the gate. Ye Zhongming knocked into it and bounced back. His heart sank. This old man had a way to control the space laws! How strong did he have to be? When Ye Zhongming was in despair, the Gate of Blessing showed its might. It seemed unhappy that someone dared to cover it. The red light shot in all directions, which was stopped by the white stars. But it lasted for only two seconds before the stars were shattered. But slowly, they noticed that something wasnt right. If the Japanese celebrating and Cloud Peak members attacking the wheel meant that Ye Zhongming was dead, why didnt the wheel announce the outcome? The stable sealed space even showed signs of flickering light. It was as if a lamp was about to run out! Afterward, they saw the darkness lifeforms made of bats and crows reduce. This change caused the Japaneses laughter to disappear. Disbelief appeared on their faces; even the old samurai standing still took two steps forward. Cloud Peak stopped attacking the wheel, and they all looked confused. A long while passed, and those darkness lifeforms were reduced once again. There were even some parts where one could count exactly how many were left. The Japanese realized that things werent going as they thought. That Chinese didnt die and were using a method they didnt know to deal with this Black Abyss Envoy job! Contrary to them, Cloud Peak warriors couldnt hide their excitement. If not for the outcome being uncertain, they would have cheered loudly. But they knew that their boss should still be alive, and he was working hard to fight back and break the despicable Japaneses moves. On the ocean beasts side, the Pliosaurus and other high-level ocean beasts paid close attention. Finally, the darkness lifeforms gave out a piercing scream. Everyone was familiar with that sound and would hear it daily in the apocalypse. It was the sound people would make when they were in despair. Those darkness lifeforms disappeared. There was nothing on the battlefield. Before anyone could guess, a figure charged out from space and fell to the ground. This person stood up and looked at his friends. He touched his nose and said awkwardly, Long time no see. Chapter 606: Water and Fire Pot Chapter 606: Water and Fire Pot Cloud Peak members were stunned and then gave a deafening roar! No one knew better what Ye Zhongmings three words meant to them. In many of their hearts, Ye Zhongming was turning into their faith. If he was alive, they had the confidence to continue living. If he stood there, he would be the spine of the entire group. Especially those who had lost their loved ones and were tortured by others. Ye Zhongming saved their lives, and he was why they were living! Such a mentality couldnt appear during peacetime and only during extreme societies like the apocalypse. Maybe this was a mental illness, but so what? Many leaders in the apocalypse hoped their subordinates would get such an illness! The typical case would be Xia Bai and her squad. So when Ye Zhongming was in danger, many people went crazy with Xia Bai. When he appeared, many people cheered. They vented their worry and despair because they knew that it was okay. Even if they offended people, they had Ye Zhongming, so it didnt matter! Ye Zhongmings eyes felt warm when he saw his subordinates going crazy. He had never enjoyed such an honor in his last life. He waved at them and used his gaze to console a few crying women. He then walked to the spinning room. No one would challenge him now. No one dared to challenge him. With the Super Elimination Technique, the success rate went from 10% to 20%. This was enough to save half the amount of crystals. How much would this be if this was turned into an evolution rate? This advantage might not be apparent in the short term, but when more high-level mutated lifeforms appear, Cloud Peak will be able to lead all other factions. In his last life, this was the skill that Mu Xinfei got. She might have become a nine-star evolved because of this skill. But Ye Zhongming could be sure that the Killing Rose didnt have as many fortuitous encounters as him. He raised the technique to the highest level a year after the start. He was confident that not only would he reach that high level, but he would nurture his subordinates and then lead them to challenge the laws of this game! Although the wheel was split into many parts, and he could only eliminate seven of them, it wasnt a problem. He calmed himself down. The real value of this skill was on those normal wheels outside. But things were like that, when you didnt care, that is when you had good luck. Ye Zhongming spun twice. The first time, he got a mutated lifeform item called Earth Gaint Strength Potion. If he used the extraction ability on it, he would get a strength-type skill. The other thing made his eyes light up. Water and Fire Pot, use fire element skill as a heat source and water element skill as the broth to cook mutated lifeform meat. After eating, you can raise the energy in the mutated lifeform material, making it easier to absorb. The energy that can be extracted now is 120%. Effect 1, recipes can be used. Follow recipes to craft better food, limited to stews. Effect 2, connoisseur, chefs, etc., unique equipment. After making food, the effect would increase, limited to stews. Ye Zhongming had never bumped into unique equipment in his last life. Now, not only was he lucky to craft one, but he also gained this. He looked at the introduction, and he praised it. It was a white grade equipment that didnt look high but this was a great tool to strengthen everyone. No wonder it was on a level-six wheel! Ye Zhongming touched his chin and thought back to the Treasure Nurturing Gourd, which was blue grade. Chapter [NaN] Chapter [NaN] The text is missing, perhaps a site error, report this to the admin #panic#N?00v€l--?1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter. Chapter 607: How Chapter 607: How Based on one of the Nurturing Treasure Gourds abilities, the blue gourd could nurture a piece of silver equipment. The Water and Fire Pot was white grade and met the requirements. If he placed it in there for some time, the pot would turn silver if the gourd had enough energy. White equipment like the Spirit Qilin Pendant could also be upgraded with the gourd without wasting upgrade scrolls or unsealing liquid. One could say that the gourd had, to an extent, decided the lower bound of Ye Zhongmings equipment.ovelllbbin Of course, the upgrade of the gourd was fortunate. It would be tough to get it to gold. Ye Zhongming placed the pot into the gourd. The effects would improve once this equipment reached silver and its function improved. He could find some recipes and chefs to bring out the best of its ability. After getting the rewards, Ye Zhongming returned to the team, which caused more cheers. The core members were concerned and worried; he had no choice but to console and calm them down. Cloud Peaks noise starkly contrasted with other factions'' silence. Many people knew that Cloud Peak was unstoppable today. The following challenges were very smooth. When Cloud Peak members participated, they often won. When Guang Yao went up, Ye ZHongming didnt tell the ocean beasts to cause trouble. This Sky Elephant Division boss used his strength to win a chance to spin. But as compared to Ye Zhongmings luck, he wasnt that fortunate and returned empty-handed. He saw Ye Zhongmings smile and didnt feel he had won. On the contrary, he couldnt lift his head. This feeling made him frustrated. When all the challenges ended, the people realized that the benefits were all gained by the China region. The other regions died. They attacked each other first, and then Cloud Peak ended the fight to obtain high-level crystals and materials. It looked cruel, but the Pliosaurus didnt care about their lives. It wasnt hard to imagine. The Pliosaurus knew that it was just clearing out its opponents. There were many ocean beasts, so the Pliosaurus couldnt be the strongest. In the mutated lifeform world, if one wasnt the strongest, there was a chance that one would be eaten. Maybe tomorrow or the day after, other beasts would get as strong as it and defeat it, eating it. This was why the Pliosaurus wouldnt care that it was reducing the strength of its kind. It knew it could only work better with humans and wipe out challengers to keep its advantage. That ocean beast that was not under control was an example. Of course, there was another point. It wanted the items on the level-seven wheel, but this human didnt have enough. It chose to give him some to have a higher chance of getting more things. Even the dumbest humans saw a problem. They were initially suspicious, but that turned into shock and then envy. The other humans exploded after the challenge ended, and Cloud Peak collected all the level-seven crystals to spin seven times and got three rewards. They cursed at Cloud Peak with jealousy. But what could they do? Nothing! Apart from that weird beast with strong mental energy, nothing else could affect the laws of the wheel. When Cloud Peak ignored their shouts, the humans calmed down, and everyone realized a problem. What would they do for the level eight and nine wheels? Chapter 609: Stop lying to me Chapter 609: Stop lying to me Whenever many people think back to the final reward, they would regret how slow their minds work. Many people fully analyzed the matter after returning to their regions. Especially those regions that were ranked in the top five. While waiting for the rewards, they realized they would be sent to the battlefield to face opponents who chose the same path. Or they would return to where they came from, and there were still ocean beasts around them. They could only sigh when they thought about all that, apart from being stunned. China was ranked first, so it didnt matter what ranks the others were. After they reacted, they knew that if China hit the reward, they would leave with it.N?v¦ÅlB?n: Transforming Moments into Memories. After this, a rumor spread in many parts of Asia. China obtained a huge treasure. This news even spread to West Asia and into Europe. The people who returned to the center city did get a treasure. As they participated, they witnessed the entire treasure drawing process. The ocean king crown that played with six figures worth of humans and ocean beasts appeared before everyone. It wasnt shining like before; instead, it gave off a gentle golden glow. One could even see a seven-colored light on the crown. This group of people who returned to the center city were all wary of each other. They split into three groups. Cloud Peak, Sky Elephant Division, and the others. This was the Ocean King Crown! Although they didnt know its use, it was obvious that everything that occurred for the last few days was because of it. Even if it was given to the humans as a reward, even if it didnt have that overpowered ability, it was a piece of equipment that was at least purple grade. Who wouldnt be tempted by that? But Cloud Peaks strength was on full display during the challenges. Even if one looked at the Ocean King Wheel, no one dared to take it. Apart from Ye Zhongming. Have you thought about it? The moment he touched the Ocean King Wheel, Guang Yao, who had been silent, finally opened his mouth. There is nothing to think. Your two sides have over ten people who used various methods to spread the news, and I cant stop you. Do you think I would still be talking to you if not for us just escaping? Ye Zhongming retracted his hand. He didnt rush to grab him. He wasnt afraid that others would snatch it. He sensed some invisible obstruction. Although this thing didnt have attack strength, no more than five people could break this barrier. Guang Yao corrected his words. He pointed at the crown, This isnt an ordinary item, and in the process of getting it, Cloud Peak and you did the most work. We dont want to occupy it; we just hope to be able to study it and own it together. We can slowly cooperate in other areas until we finally become one! I think, at that time, we would become the strongest faction. We will lead our warriors that have become stronger to rid the world of the darkness! Ye Zhongming looked at him. He had to admit that this person knew how to talk. Especially for Chinese people with firm patriotism beliefs, it was easy for one to lose themselves in concern of the big picture. In the apocalypse, when there was no sense of safety, if one was covered by a system that you were used to, that was something that many people were happy to see. They would even be willing to pay a huge price for that. People in the apocalypse were worse off than dogs in peacetime. People nowadays understand what those words mean. Becoming a dog in peacetime was something that many people wished for. Someone else may have chosen to work together to look at the place Guang Yao mentioned. Guang Yao might have accomplished things. Unfortunately, he met Ye Zhongming. Someone who had lived for ten years in the apocalypse. His firm beliefs of only trusting and relying on himself were etched deep in his bones. His words couldnt sway him at all. Ye Zhongming broke the crowns protection and grabbed it. He then looked at the stunned Guang Yao and those around him. He said slowly, I dont know about the Resistance Zone; I dont want to join this organization I dont know anything about. I will lead my brothers and sisters to a better life. I was a normal person during peacetime. In the apocalypse, I am a normal survivor. I have firm principles. I only believe in the power that I create. I wont hand my lives and those behind me to anyone or any faction. We will take control of our destiny. What you have said is just to cover that you are not strong enough. You want to use this method to get things that you want. But what if you were strong enough? Or if we were in each others shoes. Would you do the same? Will you give up something that was in your hands? You might be even more vicious than me then. Ye Zhongming waved and told his men to clear up the center city battlefield. He looked at Guang Yao, Go tell your resistance zone leader. Also, the rest of you, tell those who will trouble me in the future. I have the item and wont give it to anyone. If you want it, then come and fight for it. I will slice your hand off. If you use your legs to snatch it, I will slice your leg! He looked at the defeated Guang Yao and the others. He smiled, Dont think too highly about yourselves. The truth will prove that you might not be the hope of mankind. I might be that hope. He paused and allowed the others to digest. He then said the final words of the day. The Ying City Alliance has taken over this place; the rest of you can scram. Chapter 608: 75% Chapter 608: 75% Everyone was forced into the ocean king wheel space. No one knew what was going to happen, and everybody was guessing. Now that the first seven challenges were over, only two remained, and no one would challenge. None had level-eight or nine crystals, so it would be for nothing, even if they challenged. If nobody challenged, would the wheel space end? At this point, Cloud Peak answered. Someone appeared. That person was in charge of commanding Cloud Peaks forces- Mo Ye. Everyone saw Ye Zhongming hand her the purple weapon, and he sent her up. Challenge, level eight wheel? Many people didnt know what Cloud Peak was planning. But would people head down? Those ocean beasts were tempted but didnt have any level eight crystals. Some intelligent people knew that Cloud Peak had their reasoning, but when they thought about facing someone with a purple weapon, they decided not to take a risk. Mo Ye was the only person up for the challenge; naturally, she won without fighting. Unfortunately, Cloud Peak couldnt spin the level-eight wheel, so Mo Ye returned immediately. Next was the level nine wheel. This time, Ye Zhongming used his second challenge. Still, no one else competed, and he returned after a short while. They had Cloud Peak, who joined all nine wheels. Their success rate was 1-9, which was 45%. They were also ranked first, meaning their total rate was 75%. As long as they werent too unlucky, they would hit something! Many people regretted not challenging the level eight and nine wheels; if not, they would have 17% more. Also, why was Cloud Peak so sharp? It was as if they were prophets to know they should send people, even without demon crystals, to spin the level eight and nine wheels. Although many people couldnt understand if they worked with the ocean beasts, they did have their suspicions. But to say that they knew about this success rate, the rational survivors didnt believe that. They were one of those that were being played with by the wheel. If that was the case, Ye Zhongmings senses were so sharp. He was also very bold, which was worthy of their respect. A seemingly simple act gave him much more chance of winning a reward. This person was amazing! The final reward rate proved this point. China Region was the highest with 45%. India was second with West Asia, while the Japanese were pushed to 4th. Although they were sniped by the Chinese, the wheel took into account just one success, which was why they were 4th. Four ranked 5th: Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Even if they added the additional 1%, they didnt have much chance. China is ranked 1st, obtained additional 30% chance. Another series of notifications came, and it was down to the final reward. Based on rankings, we will now start the drawN?v¦ÅlB?n: A Haven for Bookworms and Dreamers. Chapter 610: Cloud Port branch Chapter 610: Cloud Port branch Sky Elephant Division was the first to leave. Although they didnt manage to convince Ye Zhongming and didnt have the confidence to steal the crown, they had the generosity to leave. As for fighting in the future, that was another issue. Moreover, Guang Yao adjusted his mood. Before leaving, he had a friendly trade with Ye Zhongming. As for the other survivors, they couldnt compare to the Sky Elephant Division. If they didnt leave, would they remain and get robbed? The center city was covered in money. The survivors who didnt enter the wheel space through the bridge werent in a good state. There were even more beasts that didnt head into the wheel. The beasts ravaged this place for a few days before retreating. The few that were circling werent a threat to survivors. But some people chose to say. They expressed to Cloud Peak that they didnt want the spoils of war around but because this place was their home. They didnt know where to go if they didnt leave this place. A few of them wanted to join Cloud Peak. At worst, they could return this team to Ying City to develop. Ye Zhongming didnt chase these people away and just marked an area for them to rest. The spoils of war there were left to them. Before returning, he had completed his trade with the level-eight Pliosaurus. The rewards on the level-six wheel were still okay, but they didnt get much from the level-seven wheel, so he didnt get as many resources as he thought. But that was relative. The Pliosaurus was brilliant, but it didnt understand the human definition of wealth. Those things were just rubbish in the ocean, and it was happy to use trash to trade for something it needed. As for the number of waste, it didnt care about the amount. This naturally benefitted Ye Zhongming. Just level four and above materials, it was so much that it shocked Cloud Peak. These were right after the space opened up, and the Pliosauruss subordinates spent two hours scouring the area around. Ocean beasts were mutated lifeforms, and two hours of their activity were far more than ocean lifeforms during peacetime. It was shocking. Little Pengs current evolution level wasnt high, and after joining Cloud Peak, his strength was much lower than that of the core members. Those people were more suitable and would be able to suppress the masses. The last thing was his position in Cloud Peak. If he became the boss of the branch immediately, he would have huge power in the apocalypse where information was closed off. Wouldnt that make the other bosses of Cloud Peak jealous? No matter what, Little Peng felt that he wasnt suited for that position. You worry too much. Ye Zhongming smiled as he heard his reasoning. He stretched a finger, I trust you, and you trust me. That is enough. It doesnt matter how long since you joined Cloud Peak. They did know each other for a short time but they were brothers in his last life. After a few interactions, Ye Zhongming knew his personality hadnt changed, so he was not worried. Ye Zhongming pointed a second finger, Your lack of strength is easily solved; just increase your evolution level. As for the third problem, that doesnt exist. No one will be jealous of you here. None of my subordinates will be willing to stay here; they will only be happy you are here. Ye Zhongming continued, You are from here, and you will hire survivors from around here. Your identity is more easily accepted. Those who arent willing to leave will be your foundations. I will be responsible for your needs; you just have to build the branch. In the future, this will be Cloud Peaks bridge to the ocean. With the Ocean King Wheel, Cloud Peak naturally needed a port. Moreover, although this place was far from Cloud Peak, Ye Zhongming planned to find some teleportation equipment to connect the two bases. Little Peng agreed, and the matter was settled. After solving this problem, Ye Zhongming used the gap when they hadnt finished clearing up the battlefield to take out the Ocean King Crown. Chapter 611: Ocean King Crown Chapter 611: Ocean King Crown Even if the Ocean King Crown wasnt as colorful as on the island, it was still a perfect art piece. It was so dazzling that it left Ye Zhongming in awe. This was the most beautiful equipment he had seen in his two lives. There was nothing that could compare to it. This special wheels equipment had a specific use and function and represented a special meaning. Ye Zhongming had heard of the Ocean King Crown before but only had some rough information. He came here with that rough bit of knowledge to test his luck. He didnt expect himself to be so lucky to get it. He held it in his hands and felt excited. He saw a bit of seven-colored light hiding in the golden glow. Was this a seven-colored piece of equipment? Ye Zhongming suppressed his thoughts before, but now that he held it in his hands, it was undeniable that he felt excited. But he looked at it for a long time before putting it down with a complicated expression. At least now, this wasnt a seven-colored equipment. Of course, he wasnt sure if it was indeed a piece of seven-colored equipment, but he felt it was possible if he unsealed it. Right, the current crown was a piece of sealed equipment. He hadnt seen such equipment in his last life but had seen cursed equipment. Since Smiths could craft equipment and give them stats, some special job users like necromancers and Spirit Curse Masters had some job skills or potions that caused negative effects on evolved and their equipment. There were a few ways to break the curse. Like some job skills, special items, or crafting the item again. But no matter what, ye Zhongming couldnt think of a way to unseal the crown to see its real strength. The thing that shocked Ye Zhongming the most was the second ability. Initially, he didnt pay much attention to it, but he was impressed after wearing the crown. He noticed that his strength was increased. Usually, such a situation would happen after an evolution or if he used some potion or skill. But Ye Zhongming was just wearing the crown, and his strength was being buffed. Moreover, he tested the effect, and it was around 10%. This was quite high. Moreover, the skill said that it nourished the users strength! Which meant that this strength would increase as time went on. It might reach 20% and even more in the future! When the increase came in folds, how would it differ from evolving? It would be beneficial in actual fights and could increase their combat strength. Also, this ability increased strength and the way you felt and used your strength. For example, if a martial arts expert gave you ten years of his internal strength and told you how to use it, you would become an expert immediately. Even with this one ability alone, the crown was a great piece of equipment. These were just the benefits currently; unfortunately, there were still some restrictions. This restriction was mainly towards the first ability. You had to consume mental energy and stamina to give others abilities. Ye Zhongming didnt care much about this restriction. But when he called Liang Chuyin over to use the mark on her, his mental energy was sucked dry, and he was left with a bit of stamina. He nearly fainted. Ye Zhongmings mental energy was full. With his huge supply and good stamina, he was emptied. The ability requirements were too shocking. Good things had two sides. The mark was decent. Not only did one need to use the evolution potions again, but you also needed someone with high mental energy and stamina. He gave Liang Chuyin the level one to three potions and told her to understand the marks ability. He then took out the few rewards he had left after trading with the Pliosaurus. Chapter 612: Intermediate Bloodline Chapter 612: Intermediate Bloodline As he traded with the Pliosaurus, he didnt have many mutated lifeform items left; he only had one remaining. He also had job scrolls, bloodline crystals, recipes, and potions. As for other things, Ye Zhongming didnt ask those who obtained them to hand them over. Ye Zhongming looked at the recipe, and it was for a Potion Master. He could only keep it and see if he could trade it for a decent price. The evolution potion, which he handed to Mo Ye, was a good thing. In terms of individual strength, apart from Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming, she was the strongest Cloud Peak member. After using the six-star potion and with that unique Talisman Master equipment, she would get much stronger. She would be the commander of Cloud Peaks army in the future, so her strength was important. Xia Bai and her squad were the scythe of judgment for Cloud Peak and would develop in the shadows. They were his sharpest blade. Because of their loyalty, they would help keep Cloud Peak in check and control the enemy situation outside. Xia Lei would be the manager of Cloud Peak and be in charge of all matters. Sister Rong would take control of logistics, and Luyi would oversee outside matters. After this challenge ended, as the Cloud Port branch was established, Ye Zhongming would give each core member a specific role. That would make things more efficient and would prevent people from being jealous of one another and trying to fight for power. Although the core members were very friendly now, as they faced more outside pressure and there were more core members, there would be conflicts. These things wouldnt be completely eradicated, but he had to defend against them to avoid internal issues. Ye Zhongming looked at the job scroll. It was a decent Weather Controller. But it didnt match his job and skills, so he kept it. When he was free, he would consider who to give it to. The most valuable thing out of all the rewards was that bloodline crystal. Bloodline Intermediate Mountain Roar! Although the Cloud Port defense was over, the gory scent and news of the big battle attracted many human survivors and mutated lifeforms. The corpses on the battlefield were all money, and Ye Zhongming wanted them all. Much less the people around. Many people thought about taking advantage of others, especially the factions who didnt have the strength to assist Cloud Port. During these few days, all those factions had such thoughts. The people who returned from the wheel were in a scattered state. They left faster than big groups like Sky Elephant Division. When those who wanted to take advantage met these people, some despicable things occurred. Survivors who tasted some benefits became more arrogant and started attacking Cloud Port survivors that spread. Some of them decided to join hands and targetted the Sky Elephant Division, which had suffered huge losses and lost of their team. The outcome was that they bumped into a heavy rock. Even after suffering huge losses, Sky Elephant Division was not something those random teams could handle. In just two hours, the Sky Elephant Division defeated the enemy that was two times bigger than them. Battles continued for the next two days, finally attracting a small zombie horde. It wasnt too big, and only 5 thousand of them were there. Sky Elephant Division killed those survivors before clashing with the horde. They had to fight and retreat. It took another morning before they got away from the horde. The current horde wasnt the same as those at the start of the apocalypse. Most of them were level-two zombies, and the main core was level-three. Of the five thousand, there were 200 level-four elites with a few dozen level-five zombies! With Sky Elephant Divisions current state, they would suffer huge losses to defeat this horde. They ditched the horde and cleaned up the battlefield. His expression wasnt good, and he felt something when he crossed his arms to look at his subordinate''s work. He turned his head and saw three people on a patch of ruins. Call yourself Bald Elephant Division; that is more fitting. An annoying voice came from the young man, and his face turned even blacker. With the three appearing, a well-disciplined team drew close. They were silent, and a black flag appeared in front of the group. On it was an exquisite beast drawing. Demon Scorpion Division! Chapter 613: Each with their own thoughts Chapter 613: Each with their own thoughts As the apocalypse arrived and people experienced the Cold Warfare era, how they dealt with things became similar to those times. For example, drums and war flags. If Ye Zhongming were here, he would scoff. It seemed like many factions were arrogant during the apocalypse. In truth, it was just because they were proud. They knew that humans werent the most powerful in the apocalypse. Those who were strong were the zombies, monsters, and mutated lifeforms. Soul Merchant, Glory Army, Sky Elephant Divisions Resistance Zone. If you told them to head to a large city, no, medium-sized city, would they dare to? If they werent forced to, they definitely wouldnt. In Ying City, survivors dared to build their camps and even shouted that they were heading to the city to hunt because Talking Lady and Red Hair were in charge. They restricted their men so they didnt attack the survivor camps in scale. They would even attack mutated animals and plants. They used them as their main energy source, reducing the number of mutated lifeforms and ensuring the safety of the human evolved. Although people would die every day, and factions might get wiped each day, as compared to other cities, Ying City survivors had it much better. Were you afraid that people couldnt see your flag? Were you waiting for mutated lifeforms to see it and chase you? Ye Zhongming felt like this was stupid. He could place a flag in Cloud Peak representing power, but he wouldnt do this outside. But some people liked this. Demon Scorpion Division was one of them. They came from the same zone. Guang Yao knew they were here to support him, but he didnt know why Commander Wen would send them there. After all, Guang Yao and the Demon Scorpion Divisions leader, Song Tianze, werent close. Song Tianzes words sounded ear-piercing to Guang Yao. None of your business. Guang Yao replied and continued, Commander Wen contacted me, and I will represent him to Sharp Peak Mountain for the resistance zone meeting. As for where you have to go, ask him yourself. After saying that, Guang Yao gave his team the order to prepare to move out. He was speaking the truth. He gained an opportunity for himself. The resistance zone meeting was to set the plan for the future. Guang Yao and Little Xiu were enough to represent Commander Wen to attend. This was naturally not Guang Yaos goal. He planned to recruit survivors along the way to make up his division. Moreover, he could complete their basic training and use fights to get them into shape. Along with there being auctions, trades, and adventures during the meeting, he planned to regain some strength there, too. After all, Sky Elephant Division had suffered huge losses, but they also gained things from this trip. Just the high-level equipment and crystal grenades they got from Ye Zhongming and a Violent Lightning Turret were enough to trade him a huge sum of wealth. There was also something that he didnt express. He told them nothing about Cloud Peak and the Ying City Alliance. It was okay if Song Tianze wasnt interested; if he were and wanted to complete what Guang Yao didnt, he would have to bump into Cloud Peak. If anything happened, then it had nothing to do with Guang Yao. Song Tianze smiled coldly when he looked at their backs. Do you think I dont know about Cloud Peak and their crystal weapons? Your attempt is too low level. I also want to see how strong these bunch that defeated you are! He gave them the order to head forward. Demon Scorpion Division was 100 miles from where Ye Zhongming was.This chapter was first shared on the N??v€l?1n platform. Chapter 614: Future plans Chapter 614: Future plans Ye Zhongming did see a large sum of materials before. Be it those high-quality materials from the secret realm or those he traded for in the trading market. When he gathered the materials during the center city defense, there was a large amount of themespecially the latter two times, where the materials could be described as a small hill. But this time, Ye Zhongming saw Many hills. The Cloud Peak warriors that cleared the battlefield had split the materials from low to high levels. The sizes went from large to small, laid out in order. Our people gathered half of them. As there werent many of us and we had to slice off the materials from the bodies, our progress was quite slow. But those from Ying City didnt come and help us. Mo Ye, accompanied by Ye Zhongmings side, said as she looked at the materials. Even if she had witnessed these hills forming, her heart was pumping when she saw them now. Women were more talented in this aspect than guys, and she was no exception. She knew the value of these materials and what they meant with Ye Zhongming here. It wasnt hard to imagine how Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming would digest these materials. Cloud Peaks overall strength would take a massive step forward. Ye Zhongming nodded and knew what she meant. The various Ying City factions wanted to help but avoided suspicion in case Cloud Peak misunderstood them for stealing resources. Ying City members gave us the other half. She smiled awkwardly. After cleaning up the battlefield, those Ying City factions gave some materials to Cloud Peak. Their reasoning was all the same: they wanted to thank Cloud Peak for caring for them. It did make sense as it did happen. But the true goal was because they wanted to gain Cloud Peaks good impression and sell them a favor. Internally, Cloud Peak wanted to expand. This was the first time Ye Zhongming stretched outside Ying City, which caused Mo Yes eyes to light up. Mo Ye supported expansion. Especially after Cloud Peak offended Soul Merchant, Glory Army, etc. giants, she felt they had to have at least the same number of people. So when they had conflicts, they wouldnt lose out in this area. Mo Ye, Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, Park Xiuying, and Xia Bai felt that Ye Zhongming should absorb Ying City into Cloud Peak. One could see that their ambitions were no smaller than men. But they followed Ye Zhongmings strategy and didnt say anything. Now that they knew he wanted to set up a branch, Mo Ye was excited. But isnt this too far from us? This was her worry. If anything happened, they wouldnt be able to assist. Ye Zhongming nodded, It is far, but that is relative and ensures that this place is independent. Each place in the apocalypse will have its unique points, and I dont want all branches to be the same. Getting studied would be too easy, and having a small room for mistakes might not be a good thing. Ye Zhongming didnt elaborate as it was too complex. With his experience, it wasnt easy to explain, but they would slowly understand. But I gained the Ocean King Crown, and some of its stats are best used near an ocean. So even if it is far, we need a branch here. We also need the resources from the ocean. In the future, that will give us demon crystals and materials. Mo Ye nodded and memorized it all. Demon Crystals? Ye Zhongming asked about the crystals, and Mo Ye told him that Xia Bais squad was guarding them. Lets go. Lets spin the wheel, but I will do it myself this time. Ye ZHongming thought about how he might spend a full day in front of the wheel and felt like the world was horrible. At this point, the rushing Demon Scorpion Division was 50 miles from Ye Zhongming.v3l.Bin. Chapter 615: All members get stronger Chapter 615: All members get stronger Ye Zhongming had many materials and crystals now. Counting those they dug from the corpses and what he got from the Pliosaurus, his stash had reached a shocking level. But not many of them exceeded level six. Although the Pliosaurus felt like they were rubbish, he wasnt a fool. He still played some tricks. Ye Zhongming knew, but he didnt care much. The cooperation was very fortunate, and their discussion of conditions was very rushed. The ocean beasts went nearby to find crystals so they couldnt nitpick for the humans, which resulted in many crystals not being of a high level. But this was relative to Ye Zhongming. These demon crystals were enough for ordinary people to go mad. Level-one crystals werent the most as the first evolution wave had reached the end. Level-two and three were the main bulk, followed by level-four. Ye Zhongming counted and estimated the number of level six and seven crystals. He could eliminate seven options for the level-six wheel, and if he was lucky, he could get two six-star potions. If he was unlucky, that was another story; maybe he could get one bottle or zero. But he would get other rewards. The level-seven wheel was advanced, and his chance of getting a potion was even lower. He could eliminate five options. With the amount of crystals he had, unless he was lucky, if not, there wasnt much hope. The first three levels were a sure hit, so he wasnt anxious. He started from the level-four wheel. The center city was chosen here because of the density of wheels. Ye Zhongming didnt need to go far to find a wheel. The wheels were like gambling, and it was easy to get addicted. But this was only when you hoped to get something from it. When you were spinning for things you didnt need, that feeling wasnt so intense. If such spinning had to last long, one would feel bored. This was the case for Ye Zhongming. He wasnt spinning the first three wheels; just the level-four and five wheels annoyed him. Fortunately, there were huge gains. He wasnt too lucky, but he wasnt too unlucky either. It was time for rewards. Ye Zhongming was a generous person. He placed the piles of three-star to five-star potions ahead, and Cloud Peak warriors went crazy. When they got the potions, some of them cried. It wasnt that they were weak or they were emotional, but they knew how hard it was to get these. They looked at the Ying City people, whose highest level was five stars, where four stars evolved from their elites. But now, they would reach that level. What they did was far less than those from Ying City. It was because they followed a good boss. In the apocalypse, everyone kept things in their own pockets, but no boss could take so much out at once. They knew these potions were enough to trade for a seven-star potion for Ye Zhongming. But the boss gave up that chance and left all these for them. They were touched. Indeed, the apocalypse was cold, but human emotions still existed. At this moment, everyone in Cloud Peak was touched. Their loyalty reached the highest. First were the three-star potions, then four-star. Lastly, those who performed well were given five-star potions! The core members looked at those emotional faces and realized that when this team returned to Cloud Peak, their average level would be at four-star! That would probably terrify many! As for five-star evolved, there were 200 more. Who knew how those Ying City bosses who were five-star evolved would feel if they looked at the members of Cloud Peak being on the same level as them? They would probably feel so depressed that they wanted to die. Boss, a group of people are here, and they look aggressive! At this point, an alert sentry gave Ye Zhongming a piece of surprising news. Chapter 616: Did this kid graduate primary school? Chapter 616: Did this kid graduate primary school? The Cloud Peak members were annoyed after being interrupted. They were getting rewards. With one potion, they would become a four-star evolved. Another potion, and they would be five-star. Now that someone interrupted them, it was the same as someone calling you when you were about to have fun in bed. Moreover, the sentry said that this team was aggressive. They had bad intentions. Everyone was pumped up, so would they be afraid of you? Just one team? Ye Zhongming asked carefully and received a definite reply. The sentry said that he hadnt seen anything in any other direction. Since that was the case, Ye Zhongming instructed everyone to get ready while he led some people out. Ye Zhongming was sure that this group had met people who left this place. They knew who was left in the ruins of the center city. The fact that they still dared to come here meant they were confident, so he had to be serious against them. Be it Cloud Peak or Ying City Alliance members, they were on high alert. The most terrifying thing during the apocalypse was not meeting those stronger than you; it was those who were on the same level as you. If you met someone stronger than you, you could flee. If you couldnt flee, you could surrender. If you met someone weaker, you could crush them. If you meet someone on your level, be it a team or a person, they might decide to battle because of their self-confidence. In the end, both sides would suffer huge losses. Such a situation wasnt absolute, but it always happened. Ying City Alliance had been through a tough battle and was confident they could fight anyone. Be it Soul Merchant or Glory Army, even other factions like the Resistance Zone, it was impossible to swallow the entire alliance army. Thus, a third situation might occur when both sides dont back down, and it would cause a massive conflict. Ye Zhongmings expression became very solemn. His actions affected the entire alliance army and made everyone feel like they were facing a strong enemy. Both sides were shocked when Ying City Alliance Army and Demon Scorpion Division faced off a few dozen meters from one another. Ye Zhongming was shocked by their discipline. Cloud Peak was trained by Xia Lei, Mo Ye, Little Tiger, and himself and was greatly improved. As compared to other factions, their battle discipline was much better. This often allowed them to perform better during battles. But this group was much more disciplined, which was in their bones. This team wasnt easy to deal with. Both sides had no hate with each other. He was here to prove that his squad was stronger than the Sky Elephant Division. This was a one-against-four fight, which was a huge disadvantage. Moreover, what annoyed him was that these people all looked furious. This was the first time they met, so why were they looking at him like they were looking at enemies? Did Guang Yao do something before he left? Both sides looked at one another, and no one made a sound. Song Tianze was the first to speak. Who is Ye Zhongming? Who is from Cloud Peak? Step out! Ying City people were annoyed when they heard his arrogant words. Cloud Peak was their caregiver, and they depended on them for food and benefits. If someone found trouble with Cloud Peak, it was the same as finding trouble with them. If they stepped out, they could ensure future benefits and have Cloud Peak as their shield. Were they afraid? Were they cowards? Of course not! People shouted. Demon Scorpion Divison was cursed, and they didnt know what was happening. Why were they scolding them? These people Had no manners! Song Tianze was annoyed. He heard from the dozens of dialects that he was too young. So young and he tried to find trouble with Cloud Peak? As t1 Resistance Zones youngest commander, he was young and bold. He had never suffered from this before and instantly lost his temper. He roared, which caused the voices to lower, Ye Zhongming, you coward. Do you dare to accept my challenge? If you dont, bow three times and admit you arent my match! If not, lets fight, and I can let your dogs shut up! Mo Ye, who was beside Ye Zhongming, didnt know whether to laugh or cry. She looked at Ye Zhongming and asked, Has this fellow graduated? Ye Zhongming shook his head helplessly, but he wasnt angry. He felt like this fellow who was around his age was quite dumb. He walked forward and stood at the front. He waved, and Cloud Peak warriors followed behind him. We are from Cloud Peak; we can fight if you want. Ye Zhongming clapped and looked at Song Tianze, But you have to wait. My brothers and sisters have some things to do. Wait for them to finish, and then we can fight. Song Tianze looked at Cloud Peaks number and equipment as well as their discipline, which made him scoff. He relaxed. He nodded arrogantly, like he was telling them to do it quickly and not waste his time. Chapter 617: Still want to fight? Chapter 617: Still want to fight? Song Tianze acted like this because of the sense of superiority formed in the resistance zone and his faith in his division. Compared to ordinary survivors, the resistance zones information advantage had formed a gap in the first year. Apart from the Slave Race that made them tremble, they looked down on the humans on earth. Guang Yao and Sky Elephant Division behaved like this at the start, and so did the Demon Scorpion Division. They had never lost, which gave Song Tianze and his Demon Scorpion Division their confidence. He believed it was the same even if he faced Cloud Peak, which defeated Sky Elephant Division. Right, he admitted that Cloud Peak seemed decent, and he even heard that they had a seven-star evolved. But so what? The details showed that only nine-star evolved were invincible. The other evolved could be handled by other humans. With their strength, they had to spend some effort dealing with that seven-star evolved. His strength with the Holy Army Coat was no weaker than a seven-star evolved! So that person who should be Ye Zhongming was talking nonsense, and he didnt care. He would teach them a lesson. But right away, he realized that he was wrong, very wrong. That guy waved, and the warriors took something out. He glanced, and his cold smile collapsed. He saw that they were all holding evolution potions. The color was special, and they should be four-star evolution potions. Four-star potions weren''t good for a six-star evolved like Song Tianze, but what about 500? 600? Or even 700-1000? Sand could be gathered to form a tower, much less four-star potions that were very popular! Too many, there were too many! He glanced, and it was as if he saw everyone holding a four-star evolution potion. Ye Zhongming smiled at Song Tianze, Give me a while more. He waved. Honestly, Song Tianze had a phobia from that action. The four-star evolved that didnt move previously, and some that had completed their evolution took out another potion. Song Tianze was in a daze. The resistance zone was quite rich as compared to the outside world. He was rich, too, but he had never seen so many five-star potions simultaneously! He wondered if the entire t1 Resistance Zone had as many five-star evolved. Cloud Peak warriors injected the five-star potions into their bodies. This grade of potion needed a longer time, which differed based on body quality. But that wasnt important. XIa Bai raised her head and didnt hide the glow of the Green Flower mask on her face. The purple glow caused the disciplined Demon Scorpion Division to be in shock. Yellow Ball walked lazily from the back and rested beside Ye Zhongming. Even so, its body was like a mountain, giving off a king aura from its level-six body. The core members of Cloud Peak also stopped randomly standing around. They came to the frontline and faced off against the Demon Scorpion Division. They were the core of Cloud Peak. They needed to step up. Be it to face the enemy or to protect their allies. Those Cloud Peak warriors that werent evolving all took a step forward. Before their partners woke up, they were the final defense. Song Tianzes body shivered when he saw such scenes. He knew that he was wrong. Cloud Peak wasnt slightly stronger; they were on another level. They could battle the entire resistance zone. That spicy feeling became more apparent. He knew that the guy who was of his age had just slapped the right side of his face after slapping his left! Ye Zhongming waved and looked at him seriously. He asked, Are we still fighting? Chapter 618: Extortion Chapter 618: Extortion Ye Zhongming placed a white leather armor down and exhaled. This equipment was specially made for Little Pengs branch. One batch had 3000 sets, and it was a huge project. Even if Ye Zhongming was a machine, it took three days to complete. This didnt include the weapons. Ye Zhongming suspected why Cloud Peak and himself didnt get any smith jobs even though they obtained many job scrolls. That would help to lessen the burden on himself. But although his wishes were good, he had no choice but to do it himself. He had to delay the time he went to Linhai to search for the high-tech lab equipment. He estimated that he would spend another ten days here before leaving. However, this provided the branch with their initial equipment, which improved their safety. The others had stuff to do on the days Ye Zhongming was busy. Ying City members and those Cloud Port members who were willing to stay were repairing the walls and strengthening the various infrastructures. This would be Cloud Ports base in the future. At the start, this place would be too big for the number of people they had. After all, six figures of people stayed here in the past. But they were going to develop this place in the future, so it was okay that it was huge. As for the problem of the beast wave, Ye Zhongming and his subordinates considered it. But even if such a thing happened, the scale of the wave wouldnt be huge, so the threat to this place wouldnt be too big. Even if something Cloud Peaks branch couldnt handle happened, they could just give up on this place. Ye Zhongmings idea was that people were the most important. As long as they were alive, everything was possible. Although there wasnt much mechanical help, everyone was evolved, so they were human machines. They were very efficient. The Cloud Peak evolved all woke up, and a huge number of five-star evolved. They lifted the huge stones with one hand, so the repairs were quick. A portion of the female members were in charge of dealing with the beast meat. These were the most valuable parts apart from the materials and crystals, so there was a meat fragrance around the base over these few days. Not far away was the Demon Scorpion Divisions camp. They didnt clash with Cloud Peak, but they didnt leave. They didnt fight because they didnt dare to fight. Cloud Peaks group evolution had destroyed their confidence. He would then gloat to Guang Yao. Boss, the headquarters sent a message! His subordinate, who lost his Holy Army Coat, ran in to inform him. His combat strength dropped by a third without the coat, so he was even more anxious than Song Tianze. How? Who are they sending? The subordinate said, It is a request for a call from Commander Wen! Song Tianze stood up and headed to the communications camp. He knew that communicating now was dangerous. If the Slave Race noticed them, their satellites would be destroyed, and many of their plans would stop because of it. He took a laptop and keyed in the password. Very quickly, he saw Commander Wens face. Commander! Come back. Dont clash with them; I will compensate for those two sets. Commander Wen didnt beat around the bush and said his decision. Ah? But. Shut up. Listen and just execute. Song Tianze pouted, but his eyes were filled with unhappiness. Find Ye Zhongming and tell him we invite him to the Sharp Peak Mountain Meeting. Remember, be friendly with him, even if it is on the surface. You and Guang Yao didnt do this well in the past. Now, it is time for you to make up. That is it, hang up. The screen dimmed, and his face disappeared, leaving the stunned Song Tianze. At this moment, a sentence could describe his current expression. Face full of shit. Chapter 619: Key alliance Chapter 619: Key alliance Ye Zhongming was looking at a set of Holy Army Coat when he received a report from his subordinate that the commander of the Demon Scorpion Division wanted to meet him. The two sets were white grade. After learning from his previous failures, he was very careful when modifying them. As Little Peng remained in Cloud Port, Ye Zhongming helped to raise him to a six-star evolved. The remaining six-star potion was given to Liang Chuyin. He was naturally very touched that Ye Zhongming gave him such a precious potion. He had gone from a low-level evolved to a boss. Six-star strength was the highest at the current level, and he had huge power. All of this was because of Ye Zhongming. Little Peng had joined Cloud Peak and swore he wanted to make Cloud Port great so he didnt disappoint Ye Zhongming. It needed some time to evolve to six-star, so Little Peng wasnt awake yet. But Ye Zhongming still planned to make one set for him. The reason why he raised Little Pengs strength was so that he would be able to suppress internal as well as external people. Once Ye Zhongming left, Little Peng would be alone with some core Cloud Peak members. He had to sustain the branch if not all of Ye Zhongmings hard work would go to waste. But this was worth it. The ocean had far more resources than land. Once Cloud Port formed, this palace would provide endless materials and crystals for Ye Zhongming. It would also become a sizeable military force. He took some blood from the sleeping Little Peng. he planned to use his successful experience in creating a set for Mo Ye to make another unique set. But what disappointed him was that his first try failed. He didnt expect it. He followed the same steps when making the set for Mo Ye. He placed Ghost Metal, Drill Ocean Metal, etc., precious materials, and also his blood to use the Blood Sacrifice Advancement. But it still failed. This was a white set that was very valuable. Moreover, Ye Zhongming couldnt find the reason for failure. He didnt dare to modify the second set. Hearing that Song Tianze was looking for him, Ye Zhongming felt even more annoyed. He even thought about snatching over that fellows Holy Army Coat set. When he saw Song Tianze, he rolled his eyes. This fellow didnt even wear his Holy Army Coat. He was defending himself. Ye Zhongming touched his chin and squinted his eyes at Song Tianze. Tell me about it in detail. Ye Zhongming knocked on the table and asked. Song Tianze raised his head and looked thoughtfully at Ye Zhongming. He started to say some things that he knew and could tell him. Half an hour later, Song Tianze left his room. Ye Zhongming stood before the windowless window and looked at his back view. He learned something from this commander that he had never heard of. What shocked him was that there was a Five Key Alliance in the world! This organization was named after the first five keys on the keyboard. It included organizations and countries ranked in the top 10 of peacetime as forms of resistance zones. This alliance knew that the apocalypse was coming! Even if half an hour had passed, he still clenched his fist when he thought about it. As expected, some people knew, but. They didnt do anything. No, they did many things, but none of them were to help ordinary people! He, like hundreds of millions of others, was abandoned. This made him feel betrayed. Even if Song Tianze revealed why they didnt announce it, he felt betrayed. China Region was very strong, so they had 4 of the 15 keys of the alliance. These were the C G, S, and T resistance zones. Each resistance zone could create its branches, usually using numbers to name them. But not many of them had the strength to create branches. Sky Elephant Division and Demon Scorpion Division belonged to the T1 Resistance Zone. Ying City and Cloud Port were in their territory. Chapter 620: Full silver team Chapter 620: Full silver team Ye Zhongming could guess what their identities were. Of course, they absorbed some survivors. He had been swamped in this life, so he didnt come into much contact with the outside world. He had only seen some organization traces after leaving that city. Now, it seemed like those should be the local people. The resistance zone probably started to expand at the start of the apocalypse.Updated from Ye Zhongming had passed the stage when he judged things purely right or wrong. He knew there was some reason why the commoners were left alone. He may know the answer in the future. At the same time, Ye Zhongming discovered that this meeting was to form a cooperation. It was organized at random times, and this meeting was already the third meeting. Just thinking about it, he knew that the reason why they had the meetings was because there was an information gap due to the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming didnt think much about it in the past because he only had one Cloud Peak. But after setting up the Cloud Port branch, such a situation would affect him too. The four resistance zones in China came from the same foundations, so they would work together. They would have to know what each other was doing and trade information to make the cooperation smoother. They had to change their plans constantly. In such a situation, the meeting was very important. Everyone would meet and discuss, and maybe a bigger plan would appear. In areas that ordinary humans couldnt come into contact with, the real human elites might have completed a beautiful battle and obtained many benefits. The meeting wouldnt be so simple and would concern many areas. For example, there would be some factions like Cloud Peak that were recognized by the resistance zones. During the meeting, there should be many events that they could join, such as trading auctions. There were naturally many benefits. Not only could Ye Zhongming come into contact with the elites of the apocalypse, but he could also trade and strengthen Cloud Peak and himself. There were naturally many dangers, too. He didnt understand much about them, so this trip was risky. Although T1 Resistance Zone invited him, and that could be seen as a recognition of Cloud Peaks strength, from another angle, they understood Cloud Peak and Ye ZHongming the most. It wasnt easy to say if they were as friendly as Song Tianze showed or if they had other intentions. 50 five-star evolved followed Young Master Yun. This was a huge increase in Cloud Peaks strength. Ye Zhongming needed to do the rest himself. He had to equip the Cloud Port members and give Little Peng some instructions when he woke up. He also had to give him the Ocean King Mark to adapt to this place. Apart from that, Ye ZHongming planned to equip his other subordinates; his goal All silver! In the past, Ye Zhongming had to use Ghost Metal or Drill Ocean Metal to craft silver equipment. He used precious materials to form good weapons. But things were different. He obtained too many materials so he could use one material to strengthen each other to push it to silver. After enchanting it and selecting a good blueprint, he would likely get a silver piece of equipment. He even planned to add some Drill Ocean Metal to some of them. There are not too many, but it just increases the stats a little. That would increase the chance of silver equipment. Ye Zhongming had seen the Sky Elephant Division and Demon Scorpion Divison. He couldnt deny that they were strong. Even when Sky Elephant Division came to Cloud Port, they could go against Cloud Peak. But if Ye Zhongming equipped his squad and appeared at the meeting with a full silver squad, those bosses would reconsider doing anything to Cloud Peak! He was even excited. He wanted to bump into those elites and see their strength. Just like that, he entered a crazy phase of crafting. Apart from eating and slightly rest, he was either crafting equipment or recovering mental energy. During this period, Little Peng and Liang Chuyin woke up. Ye Zhongming passed the modified silver Holy Army Coat to Little Peng and gave him the Ocean King Mark. Little Peng turned into a six-star evolved that was wearing green strength equipment. But Ye Zhongming didnt forget about this warrior that he nurtured. He told Little Peng that his strength wasnt stable and there were many areas he had to improve. Job, skills, experience, tactics, etc. He needed to spend time adapting. Once he grasped his new body, that would be when he was truly strong. Twenty days after the challenge, Ye Zhongming led a squad away from Cloud Port towards Linhai. Three days later, he met the tired Little Tiger in the suburbs. Chapter 621: Linhai Ghost City Chapter 621: Linhai Ghost City How did you end up like this? After arriving at their agreed location, Ye Zhongming saw the members waiting for him. When Little Tiger returned an hour later, his looks shocked Ye Zhongming. Because they had been progressing faster than ordinary evolved since Cloud Peak was established, along with Ye Zhongming preparing early for the apocalypse, they had no food and water problems. Compared to ordinary survivors who faced food and evolution problems, Cloud Peak warriors had enough food and were very clean. Clean attire became a symbol of Cloud Peak, and everyone from Ying City knew about that. So when he saw Little Tiger, who brought two people back with all of them so dirty, his body covered in green and purple liquid, Ye Zhongming was shocked. Boss! Boss! Little Tiger smiled when he saw Ye Zhongming, and his frustrated expression reduced slightly. People helped to clean the three of them up. Ye Zhongming knew that this scouting mission that should have been simple was not as he thought. As expected, Little Tiger, who had taken off his equipment and was topless, described to Ye Zhongming the weird things he had seen since getting here. Little Tiger led a few dozen and Yellow Ball here, and they thought that this was a simple mission. With his teams strength, they might be unable to do big things, but scouting for news and confirming the situation wasnt tough. But things went against what he thought. He hadn''t even entered the city after getting here a few days ago. Right, we havent even entered. Facing the shock of the many brothers and sisters, Little Tiger had a bitter smile. He felt embarrassed, but there was nothing he could do. The people who came with Little Tiger were the elites of Cloud Peak, and the lowest level was four-star. They came here to scout, and they were mostly agility-type survivors. Their combat strength might not be outstanding, but they were the hardest to kill during the apocalypse. To lose three people meant that this place was problematic. There is also another weird point. Little Tigers deputy interrupted, Linhai and Cloud Port are close to the ocean, but there are no ocean beasts here. After coming here, we couldnt enter the city, so we didnt know what was happening there, but we didnt see other survivors. There arent even any zombies in the few miles around. It is so weird. Other Cloud Peak members discovered that when they arrived, but they felt like the reason was that the path they chose was more closed-off, and other survivors might have cleared the area. Now that this brother said it, it seemed like it wasnt the case. Little Tiger and the people who had arrived earlier told them what they had seen during these few days, which made the core Cloud Peak members more solemn. Didnt that mean that Linhai City was a ghost town? Even the town that Soul Merchants destroyed wasnt like this. Everyone discussed and thought about it. They said their thoughts and views. There were many guesses, and everyone was analyzing the possibilities. Ye Zhongming listened seriously to all their suggestions. There were two main thoughts: to enter or not. If they entered, naturally, they would face risks. But their morale was at its highest, and their strengths had increased. Little Tiger failed because there were too few of them. They could enter now that Cloud Peak and Ying City people were here. Those who opposed it said that since Linhai City was so dangerous and they didnt know the situation, there was no reason to take the risk. The unknown caused many losses during the apocalypse. As for the high-tech equipment that Liu Zhenghong needed, they could just search for them slowly in the future. Also, although there were many people here if they were compared to mutated lifeforms, 20 thousand wasnt a large number. They might get crushed by those monsters. Ye Zhongming lowered his head and considered before standing up. I will take a look. Wait for me. He told Little Tiger and Xia Bai to follow him. The three of them led Yellow Ball and headed toward this ghost city. Chapter 622: Weird Plant Chapter 622: Weird Plant The apocalypse cleared the noise of mankind. The world was quiet most of the time.Visit for the best novel reading experience Apart from the occasional smell of rotting corpses and blood, the air quality here was at the best state. But Linhai City was too quiet. Ye Zhongming and the other two stood in front of a road towards the city, and they had a weird feeling. The road was covered in holes, and there were clear signs that Little Tiger mentioned those plants. There were similar holes on both sides of the buildings, which should also be their exits. Purple or green liquid marks were on the walls of buildings and roads. Those things should be on Little Tigers body that splattered after he sliced those mutated plants. The liquid shouldn''t be poisonous based on the stone and soil situation. But he always felt that the air had a stench. This was not easy to pick up for someone like Ye Zhongming, who was used to living in the wild. We entered from this place on the first day, but the attacks we faced were the strongest as there were too many mutated plants here. Little Tiger pointed at the road, Do you see that collapsed building? A 15-meter-long mutated plant appeared there, and that fellow forced us back. Maybe he felt his description was insufficient to show its strength, so Little Tiger added. Very strong. He touched Yellow Balls smooth fur and squinted. He recalled things that happened in his last life. Shortly after, he confirmed that he hadnt heard of this. As for whether he had seen this type of mutated plant, he had to confirm it after he saw it. Wait here, let me try. Ye Zhongming walked forward, but Xia Bai pulled him back. Ye Zhongming called out to Xia Bai, who was still heading in. Further forwards were the most dangerous part that Little Tiger mentioned. Their scouting for today was enough. Xia Bai started to fight her way back. Half a minute later, she finally got rid of these plants and returned to Ye Zhongings side. But her situation made Ye Zhongmings heart jump. She was wearing silver equipment. She had a bloodline, job, and skills, and her weapon was silver. She even wore a purple mask. Her combat strength was only weaker than Ye Zhongming; she could even fight with him. Such a seven-star evolved was injured in just a minute! Her injuries werent heavy, and she only had a few cuts, but for her to get injured in such a short time was something that even Ye Zhongming couldnt do. There was obvious damage to her equipment. They werent corroded; they were being broken down. They are absorbing my energy. Xia Bais first sentence shocked Ye Zhongming. They will also absorb the energy of the other plants. Little Tiger pointed, and the two of them looked. They saw that they started to shrink after the plants didnt notice a target. But when they touched the leaves Xia Bai had sliced, they would sweep them up, and those leaves would wither and turn into powder. Such a scene terrified everyone. The absorption speed was so quick. Did this mean that if a person was swept up, even a seven-star evolved like XIa Bai would be sucked dry quickly? Ye Zhongming thought about it solemnly. He took out Moon Edge, and after telling them to wait here, he rushed into the streets. Like what Xia Bai faced, Ye Zhongming was instantly attacked. But he allowed the green leaf to wrap his arm. A few seconds later, he used his agility to dodge the other attacks. Finally, he sliced that leaf and retreated. The leaf on his arm was squirming after losing connection to the roots. Chapter 623: Tough spot Chapter 623: Tough spot After returning to the camp, everyone saw that Ye Zhongmings expression wasnt good. Those who werent too close to him didnt ask. In the end, the core members were gathered in his tent. Everyone looked at the meter-long green leaf placed in front of them. Liang Chuyin even reached out to touch it. Yi? The leaf twitched, and that shocked everyone. Such strong vitality. Mo Ye looked at the toughness of this leaf that had already been sliced and was astonished. Liang Chuyin looked at her fingers, then the leaf, before finally looking at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming nodded, It can absorb our energy. The others exclaimed. Mutated lifeforms ate humans and treated them as their evolution feed. This wasnt scary, as humans had to kill them to obtain their demon crystals to evolve. But these mutated plants with no demon crystal but could absorb energy made the people in the tent uncomfortable. Such a situation meant that even if the plants didnt kill you, they could still obtain your ability. It had one more way of growing, making it easier to evolve than other lifeforms. But humans couldnt gain anything from it. Maybe we should leave. Xia Bai, who didnt speak much, suddenly suggested to leave, which silenced everyone in the tent. Everyone knew her importance in Ye Zhongmings heart. She was her shadow and had a supernatural position in Cloud Peak. Even Xia Lei had to treat her respectfully. He told his subordinates to head out. He picked up the leaf and tried to use the gardener''s skill to activate it. But there was no reaction. But Ye Zhongming felt that there was a weird aura, but he couldnt pinpoint what it was. Xia Bai stood in the corner. As long as she was fine and Ye Zhongming was outside Cloud Peak, she wouldnt let this person out of her sight. She saw Ye Zhongming frowning while sitting on a piece of stone. This person who saw Ye Zhongmings life as something more important than hers walked over. She knelt in front of him. After an unzipping sound, she removed her mask and buried herself between his legs. She was willing to do anything to help her guy relax. Ye Zhongming felt the comfort from his sensitive area, and his thinking became much more straightforward. He would face losses and dangers if he headed in. If not, he would lose the chance to advance the technology. What should he do? He thought about it from the side and slowly had a new thought process. This new idea made sense, but would his group oppose it? The sky was dark outside. Ying City Alliance sent a few thousand people to be sentries, and the furthest was a few kilometers out. The camp started to cook, and the fragrance wafted through the air. The first night at Linhai City ended peacefully. The following day, the entire alliance received a piece of shocking news. Boss Ye was going in alone! This decision was rejected by everyone, even Little Tiger and Liang Chuyin. They knew that Cloud Peak would be finished if anything happened to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming wasnt rash. On the contrary, he felt like this was the best solution. Of course, he was well prepared. He even prepared so much that he felt heart-pained. Chapter 624: Sending off Chapter 624: Sending off The first thing Ye Zhongming made for himself was a Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor, a green grade one. As the amount of ghost metals diminished, he started to cherish this supermaterial. Half of the glory from his Glory Smith was from the ghost metal. Even if he crafted equipment for Cloud Peak, he only used Drill Ocean Metal unless he had no choice. Even if he used Ghost Metal, he would just use a little. But he went all out for this equipment. He placed an entire Ghost Metal unit and used Drill Ocean Metal to strengthen its stats. This green Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor became the other elite equipment besides the Holy Army Coat. Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor (Green), ability 1, defense 167, toughness 192.New novel chapters are published on Ability 2, Fish Armor Absorption, scales will spread and allow the user to glide. Cooldown of 8 hours consumes mental energy. Ability 3, Thousand Leaves Fly, equipment self-destruction skill. After activating, the scales on the equipment would attack targets within range. Once all scales break off, the equipment would be permanently destroyed. Ability 4, Phosphor Light Glow, " the equipment can activate this ability every seven days. Repair damage that is less than 50%. If the damage is more than that, this ability is ineffective. This one had an all-around upgrade compared to the others he crafted before. For example, the basic stats were much higher. Toughness was nearing 200. The abilities of 2 and 4 had a shorter cooldown time, and the repair percentage of ability four had significantly increased from 30% to 50%. After he saw Xia Bais equipment being broken by those mutated plants, Ye Zhongming felt he needed at least green equipment to ensure he could fight for a long time. Out of the equipment he got from the wheel, the only one higher than green was the blue armor, which was still damaged. The stats and abilities were also more suitable than Park Xiuying. He wore the armor, and the other parts of his body were only silver grade. The core members led Xiao Min and her team to select a position. Mo Ye and the few other women filled Ye Zhongmings space with crystal bombs and selected the two best demon crystal guns for him. They would have made him bring the crystal cannons and Violent Lightning Turret if not for it being too inconvenient. He waved to his men before leading the core members into the Linhai city path. This was the part with lesser mutated plants. After the dozen of them entered, many plants stretched from various places and started to attack them. The number of plants here was only relative. The core members who saw them for the first time were still shocked. But the lowest level here was still five-star evolved, and they had the best equipment in Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming led them, and they pushed forward slowly. Various equipment lights shone, and occasionally, they used eye-catching skills. When this team was tens of meters in, there were slight shots from behind. Xiao Min, who was already a five-star evolved, led her team to use crystal weapons to attack the mutated plants around them. After twenty meters, they could only deduce their position through the sounds of skills and shouts. From this distance on, people started to get injured. Liang Chuyin gave up on using Diamond Shield. Even if she could cast it quickly, she couldnt fend off the number of mutated plants. There were too many, and their attacks came from all directions. One shield couldnt last for long before being broken. Moreover, the shield couldnt completely protect them because there were too many attacks. It is okay; all of you can leave. Ye Zhongming gave the order, and everyone knew it wasnt the time to hesitate. They told him to be careful before turning and running backward. Their mission was over, and Ye Zhongming had to rely on himself next. Chapter 625: Death Plant Region Chapter 625: Death Plant Region He tossed two demon crystal grenades from his left hand and used a Light Blademaster skill with Moon Edge on his right. He made up another five meters of distance. The core members had returned a while ago, and through the communication ability of the badge, Ye Zhongming learned that they were about to break free. Xiao Mins squad fired to clear the plants around. Although more appeared underground, they still managed to reduce the pressure they faced. All of them were tired, but it wasnt much of an issue. The core members stood at where they previously set off from. Xia Bai and Mo Ye shook their heads. They couldnt sense what was going on inside. Be it sound or light, they couldnt catch anything. If not for the path being occupied and no signs of the plants retreating, they would have started to worry. Seeing the mutated plants becoming dense even though they had cleared many of them, everyone started to regret not stopping Ye Zhongming. Could he manage to survive so many attacks? Zhongming? Zhongming? Liang Chuyins voice became more rushed as she shouted towards the badge. Everyone looked, and Liang Chuyin raised her head. Her smooth forehead had thick sweat beads on it. We lost contact after we came out! Shengyuan and the others tried, but their communication function failed even then! The anxious core members felt even more worried. We must believe our bosss ability. He will be fine. Even the level eight ocean beast couldnt do anything to him, so why would he be afraid of these plants without demon crystals? Even if he faced any danger, he still has the Rainbow Gate. Mo Ye clapped and consoled everyone. Everyone felt more at ease. They knew Ye Zhongming was fine now; they feared accidents. Everyone guarded for a while before leaving a small group and returning to the camp. They still had other things to do. He activated his bloodline instantly. The Basic Hell Envoy bloodline caused his strength to increase by a large amount. He twisted his body in a way that almost defied gravity. Moon Edge spun around his body and sliced the leaves around him. He kicked his right leg toward the ground and exposed the ground. Ye Zhongming didnt hesitate and pointed at it. A giant earth giant formed and helped to block some of the leaves that tried to wrap around him. The thousand-kilogram earth giant was swept into the sky, and numerous leaves wrapped around it. The earth giant became a giant dumpling. Ye Zhongmings mind received a notification about its durability. The durability dropped quickly until it disappeared. It didnt even last for five seconds since it appeared. But the earth giant still bought him five seconds of precious time. Ye Zhongming took out the crystal energy gun, and the fan-shaped attacks on it shattered the plants. Numerous crystal grenades exploded ahead of Ye Zhongming. The two of them cleared a space. He activated quickness to cross this area. But this wasnt over. Explosive Mechanic appeared in his hands, and two light blades flew, clearing another space. He stepped on those broken leaves and let them wrap around his legs. These fellows could absorb his energy, but they couldnt stop him from moving forward. He was fighting against time, so he had to ignore them. Ye Zhongming attacked like a madman and charged like a machine. The plants couldnt stop him. But as he charged forward, the more his heart sank. His peak state would end when his bloodline cooldown ended. He wouldnt be able to maintain his speed. He had to consider using the rainbow gate to return if he didn''t make it out. Fortunately, when he was worried, he felt the number of plants reducing. The light made him pumped up, and he went all out. Half a minute later, he charged out of this thousand-meter-long death plant region. But before he could heave a sigh of relief, he looked ahead before rolling to the side. Chapter 626: City full of dried corpses Chapter 626: City full of dried corpses Beside him was a rusty abandoned car. Ye Zhongming rolled behind it and was finally able to take a breath. This long sprint, which forced him to go all out, was too much for Ye Zhongming, even with his stamina, and his chest felt like it was burning. It had been rare for him to face such a situation since he evolved. Running while fighting tested ones limits. But he could only suppress his breathing. That was because he saw enemies. Although he had made his way out, those plants didnt retreat. They continued to dance like they were searching for him. Ye Zhongming sliced many of these plants. The other leaves snatched those broken leaves, and the entire road was busy. On the street behind him, Ye Zhongming saw a bunch of zombies. They were dead, but they were in a very weird state. Since the last life, he, or rather the entire human race, knew that the only way to kill zombies was to slice their heads or destroy their brain functions. After which, you would dig the demon crystals and use them to evolve. But the heads of these zombies were intact, and their demon crys We are unable to load the verification. Please unblock any scripts or login to continue reading. Verify below to continue reading login to continue reading. Chapter 627: Death King Tree and Life Taking Carrot (1) Chapter 627: Death King Tree and Life Taking Carrot (1) It was from a part of the ruins that hadnt collapsed. He thought it was just a crack, even with how detailed Ye Zhongming was. But it was a stone door. Inside it, a pair of young teens were waving at him. He hesitated slightly before rushing over. He entered the stone door, and then it closed, turning back into a natural crack. How did you get in? Did you survive from the last Feasting Day? Ye Zhongming entered, and he was in a wary state. He noticed that there was a tunnel made of many ruins. Nearby was a place that curved so he couldnt see too far. The sky was dark outside, so it was pitch black within. But with his sensory ability, he knew the tunnel was safe and there were no dangers. As for the people behind him, even if he wasnt in a good state, they werent a threat to him. This was why he dared to enter. The pair of them were only three-star evolved. When he heard the younger girl ask him that question, he was able to grasp a few problems. First, there were people alive in Linhai City. Moreover, they knew those mysterious plants locked the city, so outsiders couldnt head in. This lockdown was relative. There would be a Feasting Day where people could enter. But he didnt know if people could get out. Seeing that Ye Zhongming didnt reply, they used the slight light to look at each other. The guy said, Lets get to know each other. I am Yang Yixi; this is my girlfriend, Mao Ying. We came here during the second feasting day and had been trapped since. We are both three-star evolved. The footsteps got near. Yang Yixi gave Ye Zhongming a shushing handsign before pointing at the tunnel. His girlfriend and he led the way. The people here mostly came from the second and third Feasting Days. The longest has spent more than half a year here. The shortest is around five months. You are the first outsider that we have led in. Ye Zhongming listened carefully. Yang Yixi had a good attitude and a rare smile on his face. Oh, that is where Mao Ying and I live. Yang Yixi pointed at a house made of wooden boards. He opened the door and asked Ye Zhongming to enter. It was simple and a little humid. There was also a slight ocean smell due to the bomb shelter. Drink some water. Yang Yixi passed him a cup, and there was a layer Two mouthfuls of water. Moreover, Ye Zhongming used the candle and saw that the water was murky. That, this is all we have. He smiled awkwardly, You saw the situation outside. It is the world of those tree zombies, and it is tough to find water. There is underground water, but they are contaminated. We only have one purifier, so it cant purify much. The quality of which is what you see in your hands. Ye Zhongmings eyes twitched, and he asked, Tree zombie? En. Mao Ying replied. She tried to gesture how those zombies looked: "They are puppets controlled by the Death King Tree. You came from outside, right? You probably dont know about it. Not many have seen its true look, but it looks similar to the branches from the portion it showed. It would control those dried corpses, so everyone called it Death King Tree. The tree zombies are zombies, mutated animals, humans. After the tree captured them, it sucked their energy and planted its seeds, turning them into the tree zombies that you see. They would often be left in the nest and only head out at night to search for survivors or mutated lifeforms. Ye Zhongmings expression didnt change, but deep down, he was shocked. This was the first time he heard of Death King Tree and tree zombies. As well as the weird controlling methods. Can you tell me in detail? Ye Zhongming touched his pocket, and a silver Russian Wine Flash appeared. It had only a few ounces of storage. It wasnt wine inside but an energy drink from the wheel that helped to recover ones body. Two mouths were enough to provide three-star evolved with two hours of energy. Chapter 627.5- Death King Tree and Life Taking Carrot (2) Chapter 627.5- Death King Tree and Life Taking Carrot (2) Yang Yixi and Mao Ying looked at each other before taking the flash. Although they were casual people and friendly, they werent fools. They didnt drink it and asked directly what it was. After getting the answer, their eyes lit up, and they knew it was something good.New novel chapters are published on Ye Zhongming smiled and poured the water into the cup on the ground. He didnt care about their expressions. He poured some from the flash and drank it. Such an action impressed Yang Yixi and Mao Ying. They told him about Linhai City in detail. After hearing what they said, Ye Zhongming was shocked. Two months after the apocalypse started, many mysterious plants occupied the city. They absorbed the energy of other lifeforms, turning them into dried corpses and using the energy to evolve. When they evolved to a certain level, Linhai Citys evolution numbers reduced. They started killing and eating each other until the strongest plant remained. This strongest mutated plant occupied the entire city. It was extremely strong and controlled everything. Moreover, as its evolution level increased, it obtained a weird and irresistible power. It could control those dried corpses. The survivors werent sure what happened to that terrifying mutated plant. Many hadnt even seen what it looked like. But from the parts it had left on the ground, people called it Death King Tree. Although the dried corpses lost the crystals differentiating their levels, they still have differing strengths; we dont know how to deduce them. But one thing is certain: the number of humans and mutated lifeforms arent strong enough to fight the current Death King Tree. Yang Yixi drank the energy drink and breathed out in satisfaction. He said seriously, Someone estimated that the Death King Tree controls at least two million corpses. How many survivors are there now? The long plants locking the area around are just a part of the tree? The Death King Tree in the city and the Life-Taking Carrot on the outside had clear jobs. But Ye Zhongming noticed a problem. Before I came, I couldnt see any survivors, and there werent any zombies. What is the point of the Life-Taking Carrot hiding? No one will come? There wasnt anyone around, so even if they opened up the city, they couldnt attract anything, right? Yang Yixi pointed upwards, That is the strength of these two mutated plants. During the Feasting Day, the Life-Taking Carrot would shake its body to give out a ripping sound. The survivors said it mimicked mutated lifeforms and would spread very far away to attract them. The Death King Tree would create a bright light at night, and survivors who see it might think there is a treasure. I heard a survivor from the last Feasting Day mention that many people outside knew about the situation here, but they felt like a treasure was inside. Many factions would enter during the feasting day to search for treasures. Mao Ying didnt know whether to laugh or cry. The greed of humans also caused Ye Zhongming to sigh. This situation continued to worsen. Linhai City would turn into hell on earth, and people would think it was a treasure trove. Survivors would risk their lives to come here and Die. Once such a situation happens, people inside might want to go out, and those outside might want to come in. The three spoke for some time, and Yang Yixi felt it was nearly time. He looked at his girlfriend and was slightly embarrassed, Actually, we need a favor. Ye Zhongming was stunned, but he understood immediately. No wonder they wanted to save him, brought him to their gap, and told them all this. They even gave their precious water to him. They probably thought that he had a way out of this city. They wanted to know the location of this path and leave from it! Chapter 628: Surprising gains (1) Chapter 628: Surprising gains (1) Their idea made sense if Yang Yixi and Mao Ying were telling the truth. A closed city covered in tree zombies was no different from hell on earth. They were living underground like rats and might be found at any moment by those mindless zombies. It wasnt normal if they didnt think about leaving. Ye Zhongming finally relaxed. The experiences of his past life made it hard for him to believe others. At least these two people gave him the best attitude and logical explanations. He looked at their hopeful faces and felt bad to disappoint them. He looked at the water that had yet to dry up and shook his head, The way I used to come in isnt suitable for you two. They looked at each other in disappointment. But His words caused the two of them to look up again. But there is a way out. When I leave, I can bring you two out! If others said that, Yang Yixi and Mao Ying wouldnt believe them. Based on what he said, even the strongest survivors in the city couldnt get out. But Ye Zhongming came from the outside, so his words were believable. Of course, Yang Yixi and his girlfriend wouldnt chase him for an answer. Although their mentalities hadnt changed because of the closed environment, they had been through the apocalypse. They knew everyone had secrets, and trying to touch them would turn people into enemies. Although they didnt get the answer they hoped for, they had hope, and the two were happy. Some noise spread from outside, and a footstep got close a moment later. A guys voice rang out, and he knocked on the door. Yixi, Yixi? Are you inside? I heard the guards say that you are back. It is Ah Hai. Yang Yixi told Ye Zhongming before opening the simple door. He smiled, but when the person on the outside saw that there was an outsider, he looked shocked. Ye Zhongming looked around and saw a guy squatting beside his tent, which had many holes. Is there a trading market here? Or a merchant? Various organizations in the apocalypse didnt share profits like Cloud Peak. They were more of an interest organization where the higher levels ripped off the lower levels, and those of the same level would trade with each other. Even the resistance zones did the same. So many factions had trading markets. Even if they didnt, they would have a middleman selling things to earn the price gap. Ye Zhongming was looking for such a person. That person raised his blurred eyes, and after a long while, he reacted to Ye Zhongmings question. His eyes even started to light up. Big Bell, Big Bell, come out! The guy didnt reply to him and instead shouted at the tent. A few seconds later, a thin woman came out. Half her hair even had an unknown liquid that dried up. 400ml of water, 1 kilogram of meat, sleep with her, and I will tell you what you want to know for free. That woman raised her head to look at Ye Zhongming. She looked at Ye Zhongmings clear face, which reflected that he was well-fed, and her smile widened. Ye Zhongming sighed. When scenes that he had seen multiple times in his last life appeared once again, he felt melancholic. He passed a piece of meat jerky to her and told the guy, Tell me, or I will ask someone else. I will speak! The guy snatched the meat jerky. It was hard to imagine that a one-star evolved used his strength in such a manner. Walk forwards. Do you see that grey tent? A few people are there, and they have things to sell. Ye Zhongming nodded. He used the weak light from the few piles of campfire to walk over. Chapter 629: Surprising gains (2) Chapter 629: Surprising gains (2) The moment Ye Zhongming got close, he heard some people talking. They should be trading. This surprised him. After all, the outstanding people in the camp were called for a meeting, and the poor people didnt look like they could afford things. He passed the grey tent and saw a flattened ground. Dozen people were squatting or standing there. Among them was one male and female bargaining with a cunning-looking old man. The others were just gathered around. When they saw Ye Zhongming, the negotiation stopped. The two of them were anxious, and after saying two sentences and seeing the old man shake his head, they bit their teeth and took out a three-star potion to complete the trade. Ye Zhongmings eyes were sharp, and he saw that they had a small bottle and several seeds in it. Although he didnt understand why they were so nervous and couldnt understand, he continued looking at the others. He saw they didnt display items, so he said, I want to trade for things.Updated from These people didnt say anything and sized up Ye Zhongming. They glanced at each other before a middle-aged guy moved over. Brother, you look foreign. Although Ye Zhongmings clothing was dirty, it wasnt tattered; the base was still very clean. His face didnt look white from living underground for so many days, and instead, he seemed very healthy. Although the light was dim, but evolved could see him. So, these merchants were more sensitive to his identity than survivors who were struggling to survive. I just came; Yang Yixi and Ah Hai brought me here. Hearing the two names Ye Zhongming mentioned, those people relaxed, and their wariness was reduced by more than half. Although there were outsiders, for example, the air that traded, they knew each other. The two were from Anhu Underground City, and they had heard of each other. Since Yang Yixi brought Ye Zhongming over, he should be safe. As for why he was foreign, maybe he was from another part of the city. What do you want to buy? The middle-aged man had only to confirm his safety and didnt care about anything else. He didnt get business every day, but he got two today. He was more happy than wary. A bunch of timber for a one-star potion, he was scamming this young man. Okay! But under their shocked gazes, Ye ZHongming agreed. He took a one-star potion from his bag and passed it. The middle-aged man didnt expect him not to bargain. After being momentarily stunned, he took the potion and looked very excited. The pair shook their heads. They thought the young man was from the Third Charging Team and was here to cause trouble like them. But they didnt think he was a fool who wanted to pick up trash. Do you have better? Ye Zhongming looked at these people and expressed that if this were it, he would leave. Old Jia! The middle-aged man said. Old Jia had the best items here and usually wouldnt take them out. But this person was rich, and his precious items might find a buyer. Old Jia was the old man who traded with that pair. He crossed his arms and looked. When he heard the middle-aged man call him, he smiled and gave a cunning smile. He waved at Ye Zhongming and took a box from behind him. He opened it after Ye Zhongming got closer. Seven to eight things were in the box, and their quality was much better than before, but Ye Zhongming didnt think too highly about them. Right when he was about to give up, he saw a few scrolls in the other bag in his hands. What is that? Old Jia didnt expect Ye Zhongming to care about his scrolls than those in the box. Although the scrolls were decent, they werent extremely good items. They also had many restrictions, so not many asked about them. He bought them for a low price from others with a gambling mentality but failed to sell them. He had no hopes of selling them anymore. Now that Ye Zhongming asked, he passed them to him. Ye Zhongming opened the bag and took a look. He was disappointed. They werent precious items. This was until he opened the final one. He saw a recipe: Intermediate Human Puppet Technique! Chapter 630: More good things Chapter 630: More good things This was the most surprising thing for Ye Zhongming.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) Ye Zhongming was not ignorant and wasnt one of those who had illusions of evolving skills to the highest levels. He knew that getting one skill was luck. To upgrade the skill to another level was very difficult. Not only did you need to be rich, but you also needed luck to get what you wanted from parts of the world with many wheels. In the ten years of his last life, if there were a hundred with skills or equipment that could be upgraded, only one or two managed to upgrade them. So when he saw this scroll, he was shocked. He gained the Basic Human Puppet Technique at the start of the apocalypse, and only a year had passed. Even if he had the skill to upgrade the recipe, he didnt think he was so lucky to get the required scroll within a year. Moreover, as Ye Zhongming created Red Hair using the Basic Human Puppet Technique, she also became the most special person in his faction, so he cared a lot about this skill. Now that he saw the intermediate grade scroll, he couldnt help but show interest. Moreover, he had seen that silver zombie in his last life that reached the strength of a seven-star evolved. That was made through the intermediate grade technique. People who could become merchants in the apocalypse were all very sharp. Old Jia saw the glimpse of joy on Ye Zhongmings face and knew that this young man was interested in this thing. He started to think about what price to ask. He thought about how those bunch of materials could get a one-star potion from him, so this scroll that was useful for him was worth more. Old Jia hesitated. In terms of base price, it didnt cost much. He used five kilograms of mutated pig meat to trade it from a survivor squad. He kept it for a few months. En, then he shall ask for a three-star potion. Right, the same as what he sold the Death King Tree seeds for! Price. Which was why a three-star potion was around ten level three crystals. If he bumped into a wheel that needed fewer crystals, he might not even need that many. It wasn''t expensive for such a small number of crystals to trade for an intermediate-grade scroll. It was as cheap as vegetables. Seeing Ye Zhongming hesitate, Old Jia was nervous. He knew that it was expensive and knew that no one wanted it. At least when he was here, he hadnt heard of anyone who knew the Basic Human Puppet Technique. If he asked for too much, he might scare this willing buyer off, which would be terrible. Thinking about it, he wanted to lower the price. If he felt a three-star potion was too expensive, then Three two-star potions were okay. I want them all, two three-star potions. Ye Zhongming spoke up and pointed at the scrolls in the bag. Ah? Old Jia was stunned, and then his eyes started to spin. If you think it is insufficient, I wont buy anything. Sure, sure, of course, it is enough. Ye Zhongmings stance crushed Old Jias thoughts, and he shoved those scrolls to Ye Zhongming, who passed him two three-star potions. The others saw Ye Zhongmming not only spend a sky-high price to buy one scroll but also used the same price to buy the other scrolls. Was this young man crazy? Ye Zhongming was not crazy, but he wasnt on the same level as the rest, and his thinking was different. He didnt see anything else that was good, so he wanted to leave. That pair had already left ahead of him. But he took a few steps, and that cunning Old Jia stopped him. He said mysteriously, Little Brother, you seem strong. I have a good thing. If you can pay the price, you can have it! Chapter 631: Silver Zombie recipe Chapter 631: Silver Zombie recipe Ye Zhongming looked at Old Jia but deep down, he didnt believe him. Linhai was different from other cities. Although other survivors were at a disadvantage, they could fight back. Entering the cities was dangerous, but at least the cities werent closed off. Linhai was different. Survivors here were on the verge of being wiped out. A similar first-rate city had hundreds of thousands of survivors, but there might only be tens of thousands here. This resulted in people here being much weaker and less knowledgeable than people in other cities. Their weapons and equipment couldnt be compared, too. Ye Zhongming didnt expect the wheel here to produce the Intermediate Human Puppet Technique much less something else that could interest him. Specialty! Seeing Ye Zhongmings expression, Old Jia knew what he was thinking and said something that shocked him. As expected, Ye Zhongmings eyes lit up. He pulled Ye Zhongming to the side. He searched in his pockets and pulled out a small box. Ye Zhongming frowned. He recognized that the box was identical to the one he traded to the pair. The truth proved him right. The thing Old Jia mentioned was the seed of the Death King Tree. Ye Zhongming was interested in this thing because he was within the trees territory and also because of his Gardener Job. He paid attention to collecting all sorts of seeds. There was a special room in his villa in Cloud Peak that collected these. But he wasnt a fool and didn''t show interest. He just shook his head. Old Jia couldnt calm himself. It wasnt because he wasnt mentally stable but because it was too difficult to do business here. It was hard even to meet one customer. For him to meet such a big buyer today, he didnt want to miss the chance. He was anxious and said some things subconsciously.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Dont think too much; this person isnt easy to offend. Old Jia, who was listening, said, Although I cant tell his exact level, he is four-star and above; he might be five-star. How many five stars are there in Linhai? So, be quiet, dont ask for trouble. They weren''t back when he returned to Yang Yixi and Mao Yings room. Ye Zhongming sat and studied the Intermediate Puppet Technique. This was a recipe, but it didnt belong to a job. As long as you had enough materials, you could use it. It needed one to have the basic human puppet technique so this thing could land in his hands. He learned it. A light flashed, and Ye Zhongming upgraded the skill to intermediate grade. Silver Zombie recipe: 1, Near death person (five-star evolved and above). 2. Three hundred milliliters and blood (Level five and above). 3. Blood pond (250 kilograms of level five mutated animal flesh and above). 4. 20 demon crystals (5-star and above). 5. Five five-star potions. Next, it recorded the steps and the effect the different level materials had on the quality of the zombie. Ye Zhongming looked at it and knew he couldnt produce as many as the Iron Zombies. He had created a hundreds-strong army in the Secret Realm. But their requirements were low while Silver Zombies had to be level five and above. Even if he was rich, he couldnt craft too many. He didnt have materials at hand, so he couldnt craft one. He could only pay attention to those seeds. He picked one up carefully. They were very unassuming. The black seed was wrapped in four petals. The petals werent green but purple and red, which looked devilish. He was worried that they would suck his energy, but it didnt happen. Ye Zhongming thought about it and took a flower pot he had prepared to plant the Life Grain. He planted the seed and used his nurture skill. Mental energy surged, and he was shocked. He nurtured many things, from small plants to big ones like the Ginseng Melon and Cannibal flower. Apart from the Life Grain Seed, this was the only thing that absorbed so much mental energy. Mental energy continued to be injected into the seed. Ye Zhongming saw the soil being pushed apart, and a red plant with black spots appeared. At the same time, the name of this plant appeared in his mind. Roselle Cedar! Chapter 632: Evil underground city Chapter 632: Evil underground city Ye Zhongming stopped injecting mental energy when he heard the name. In that short ten seconds, the Roselle Cedar had grown to 20cm and the thickness of a finger. But that had consumed a tenth of his total mental energy. It didnt look like much, but that was terrifying because Ye Zhongming had a huge amount of mental energy. So much energy and the plant only grew 20cm. He estimated that if he used all his mental energy, the plant wouldnt be able to grow to maturity. Moreover, the Roselle Cedar should be very tall. The bomb shelter was at most 5-6 meters tall and was not enough for this fellow to grow. Ye Zhongming did learn something apart from its name. Plants he nurtured would have a connection with him. This connection wasnt as clear as his crafted equipment, but they could hear his thoughts and feel some things. He confirmed that these seeds were from the plant that the Linhai City people call the Death King Tree, meaning that the tree should be the Roselle Cedar. As for its ability, Ye Zhongming had no idea yet. He felt like this thing gave him a sense of danger, but he didnt know where it came from and didnt know what the strong thing Old Jia mentioned you could craft this into referred to. Just when he was studying this sprout, there were footsteps outside. Ye Zhongming placed it into his space and saw the trio enter. Brother Ye, have you been here the whole time? Ye Zhongming waved, I went to take a walk. The three of them sat down. Ah Hai found out about Ye Zhongmings promise to Yang Yixi, and his gaze towards him was very friendly and hopeful. Brother Ye, I told the boss about you and guaranteed you. He agrees for you to remain in the camp, but Yang Yixi looked troubled. He paused before saying, But, boss said that you have to Do some work. Yang Yixi guessed that Ye Zhongming had a way to get him out, so he brought him here. Ye Zhongming also agreed to bring them out. But now that he had to make this person take a risk, he felt uneasy, and his words were hesitant. Every faction had a nervous relationship with each other, and they were trying hard to survive. But in the end, there was only one way. To reduce the number of people enjoying the resources and extend the happiness of a few people to try to find a way to solve the problem of the death city. Under such a situation, Yang Yixis current faction-- Surging Motion Battle Squad, was also fighting for survival. This time, their goal was a level three wheel. They didnt want the three-star potion but another reward, a water purifier. Their previous purifier was damaged, and the people here were about to run out and die of thirst. But the wheels were on the surface, and the one with that reward was near the core region. There were many tree zombies there. Not only that, the underground was filled with evil. If news of the battle squad heading out was exposed, the other factions might add some drama and rob them. They might even draw tree zombies over to wipe you out. This was the cruel fight for space, and there was no room for error. Under such a context, Ye Zhongming was asked to fight with them. Actually, what Yang Yixi didnt say that to prove Ye Zhongmings friendliness, Mao Ying, Ah Hai and he took out many things. Rather than say they were doing it to get out of the city, they had already tied themselves together with Ye Zhongming. If not, the boss wouldnt trust a stranger who appeared out of nowhere. It is midnight; we will head out in the morning. The tree zombies are affected in the light and their strength will reduce. Seeing that Ye Zhongming agreed without hesitation, Ah Hai relaxed. Yang Yixi and Mao Ying also went to rest for the battle tomorrow. After confirming that they were sleeping, Ye Zhongming headed out. He found an empty corner. There was a water tunnel from the ground but it was sealed and no one could enter from it. Ye Zhongming planted the Roselle Cedar here and used the nurture skill to force it to grow. When it was around 30cm, Ye Zhongming left. Chapter 633: Twins about to die Chapter 633: Twins about to die After planting the Roselle Cedar, Ye Zhongming didnt return to the apartment but to where he did the trade. This time, he didnt search for the merchant. There was no difference between night and day underground. People were used to such a life and slept when they were tired. Every day, people spend most of their time sleeping. That could allow them to forget many things like hunger, pain, despair So when he looked around at this abandoned place, it was similar to when he came. The stench lingered around the area, but he didnt care. He looked quietly, observing and listening. There were cries from that side, and then there were sounds of people having sex. It got intense. Some guys were moaning, and then a few thin guys walked out from a tent, cursing. One of them wiped off the blood on his face, and the other two were holding something, but he couldnt tell as it was too dark. There were still sounds in the tent, but it was very weak. The noise here attracted some attention, but those gazes were numb, and some gloated. No one stepped out to take a look. When the three guys left, those people returned to their zombie-like state. Ye Zhongming walked over silently and looked through the holes in the tent. He opened a curtain and walked in.Updated from The suppressed cries in the room were broken by this persons entrance. Scram, scram, you already took the thing. What else do you want? Do us? Come, as long as you arent afraid of getting sick! You scum! A hoarse voice shouted, but her voice didnt spread far. She had long hair and was wearing a dress that was so dirty that you couldnt tell its original design. Under the dress were her thin legs that were covered in dirt, like her face that was covered by her hair. Ye Zhongming could smell a rotting smell from up close. Behind this girl, who wasnt tall, was a bed covered in clothing. Of course, that is if one could call putting a few wooden pieces together a bed. On top of it lay a girl covered in an oily blanket. That decomposing smell was mainly from her body. Ye Zhongmings eyes lit up. He saw that her head was bleeding. It should be from those three guys. Using the weak light and his good eyesight, Ye Zhongming could see that their dirty faces were the same. Twins? Ye Zhongming nodded, No matter what, I will care for her and help her get strong. The elder sister smiled. Although it was just a twitch of her lips, her gaze was happy. She chose to trust him; she had no choice. Ye Zhongming forced a recovery potion down her throat, and when the medicinal effects spread, he injected a two-star potion into her. Her body moved, and her face was filled with pain. The young sister remained very quiet when she saw such scenes. She recognized the two-star potion. She knew that the guy wasn''t hurting her even if she didnt know what he was about to do. The sister knew that her sister was going to die. The two-star evolution potion was quick, and the elder sister survived that stage. But Ye Zhongming knew that the injuries couldnt be reversed and evolution potions were useless. Ye Zhongming gave her another healing potion and injected the three-star potion. Then, another healing potion and four-star potion. The young sister was stunned. The two of them were struggling to live and suffered wronging and torture to get one one-star potion. But her sister, who was about to die, was injected with a four-star potion. The four-star evolution needed some time, and it was hard to say if a badly injured person could survive. Actually, Ye Zhongming was gambling. He passed the younger sister three bottles, from one to three stars. No matter if your sister can survive, these are yours. Ye Zhongming watched as she became a three-star evolved. He heard shouts and knew the time to head out was here. The elder sister relied on her strong mental strength to complete her four-star evolution. Ye Zhongming looked at her injuries. The fatal area was still bloodied. He gave her another healing potion and a Burning Potion to help increase her vitality. Finally, he injected a five-star potion. Take care of your sister, wait for me. He gave them food, water, and a white dagger before leaving. Chapter 634: Plotted against Chapter 634: Plotted against As they had spent a long time underground, apart from Ye Zhongming, the rest had to adapt to the sunlight when they came to the surface. Ye Zhongming saw the boss of Surging Motion, a guy who was around thirty. Guys at this age were the most motivated. This guy called Peng Liang was indeed the case. Even if he had lived underground for a long time, Ye Zhongming could still sense the vitality in his body. This was a five-star evolved. Based on what Yang Yixi said, such a survivor was at the top of the entire city. Apart from being the only six-star evolved in the city, he was one of the strongest.This chapter is updated by Of course, Ye Zhongming could tell his level, but Peng Liang couldnt. This had to do with experience and whether or not one cultivated the Soul Refining Technique. It would be hard for anyone to tell his current evolution level, even in his last life. Surging Motion Battle Squad had around 200 members; their average level was two-star. This was a decent faction, and they were fully mobilized this time. The tunnel was different from the one that he came from. There were many of them, so they chose the main entrance of the bomb shelter. Listen up; it takes an hour to get where we want to go. You know the rules: silence, silence, silence! Dont blame me for throwing hands if you make noise! Peng Liang said viciously to his subordinates. Most of the time, his gaze landed on Ye Zhongmings body. It was obvious that he was talking to him. You have no weapon? Peng Liang looked at how calm he was and frowned. He looked at his empty hands and was slightly unhappy. Apart from survivors who cultivated their bodies, the others all had weapons. Boss, we prepared weapons! Yang Yixi smiled. He searched his body and passed Ye Zhongming a steel cone. Peng Liang scoffed and stopped asking. He led them out. Ye Zhongming lowered his head and squinted. He had a plan, and this plan needed Peng Liangs help. But this fellow didnt seem easy to handle. He frowned, and his expression was ice cold. Even if he had experienced it, the silence in Linhai was still something he wasnt comfortable with. A person appeared on the roof and was gloating. He looked at Peng Liang and his battle squad like he was looking at many dead people. Du Song, you! Peng Liang roared viciously as if he wanted to swallow him alive. Boss, we should leave! Yang Yixi shouted. It won Ye Zhongmings praise while making Peng Liang come to his senses. He shouted for the team to retreat. But before they turned, they could hear dense and orderly footsteps. Everyone knew that it was from the tree zombie. Run! Someone shouted, and the 200 of them ran towards where they came from; Peng Liang was no exception. Ye Zhongming was stunned. He had never seen such an ill-disciplined battle squad. They were even worse than those from Ying City squads, being in chaos before the battle began. This squad was too bad. But he couldnt do much. He was strong but not confident that he could battle the tens of thousands of tree zombies. He followed behind the trio and saw that many people were gathered around them. Although they were afraid, at least they were in formation. A thought appeared in his mind. The first tree zombie squad appeared. They were dried zombie corpses, and there were several thousand of them. They charged when they saw this group of running people, and both sides clashed. At the crucial moment, there was no surrendering. The survivors showed off their combat strength. It was apparent that they were experienced in fighting these tree zombies. Ye Zhongming pushed forward and reached the frontline. He didnt attack but just watched how others dealt with the tree zombie. As expected, the way to kill them was different. Either you smashed the demon crystal devoid of energy, or you sliced their limbs and special parts! The former needed accurate and huge strength, while the latter needed you to be fast and sharp. One could say that it was more difficult than killing a zombie. There was some movement on the other street. Ye Zhongming turned his head and saw hundreds of cow tree zombies charging. In just five seconds, he would slice their squad into two. Chapter 635: New cycle system Chapter 635: New cycle system If they were still courageous against that team of zombies, these cow zombies crushed that last bit of hope. This team collapsed, and everyone fled in all directions. Ye Zhongming gave up, too. This messy escape would lead to massive casualties. The best method would be to use a small group of strong survivors as the arrowheads to stab into the tree zombie camp and then use them to split the cow zombies. The cow zombies would charge about and help them escape at that time. But these people were fleeing like birds. Maintaining a formation and breaking out might lead to huge losses, but if they broke through, the remaining third or half of the survivors might be able to survive. But if they fled like this, only dozens might live. Ye Zhongming used the cone to smash the crystal on one zombies head. He saw the grey zombie withering at a visible speed. Its skin, which lacked water, was covered in black lines. Ye Zhongming wanted to see what it was. Go! Yang Yixi shouted anxiously, which caused Ye Zhongming to give up on those thoughts. He retreated with them towards the same direction. See you in the camp, all of you run! Peng Liang shouted, which crushed Ye Zhongmings last hope in him. He was such a terrible boss. There were 30 people with Ye Zhongming, but not all of them chose the direction they came from. Some decided to head into small alleys and then climb walls to get to another street that might be safe. As for those three to four-meter walls, they werent a problem for one-star evolved. The group entered the alley quickly, and the pressure was reduced. Many of them heaved a sigh of relief. In that short time, 7 of the over thirty of them died! Only ten seconds had passed, so it was as if they had lost a person every second. Such a casualty rate was shocking. Ye Zhongming picked up a piece and retreated. He jumped over a wall and met up with the trio. Why are you holding that? Seeing that Ye Zhongming was holding a piece of the corpse, others were confused. But after he said that he would study it, they didnt say anything. After all, they had to flee, and Ye Zhongmings act of staying back to hold off the rear earned their respect. Yang Yixi gave him a weird look and suppressed his questions. There were many safe streets here. Although small groups would appear, they didnt face much of a problem after trying to avoid them. Returning to the camp, they realized they were the first group back. Many people died on the way. The remaining were in a daze beside Yang Yixis house. Many others returned subsequently. When the boss stumbled back, Yang Yixi and the others were called to a meeting, and Ye Zhongming was alone again. This was what he wanted. He took the corpse out and started to study it. Ye Zhongming was interested in this unknown mutated plant. He pulled out a branch, and he was sure that this was from a similar source to those materials. They came from the Death King Tree, which was the Roselle Cedar. The branches lost their ability to absorb energy. He sliced the skin of the corpse apart and noticed that the branches grew along the blood vessels. He studied for ten minutes and confirmed something that shocked him. They replicated the human blood circulation system! Or rather, they created a new system, and the human blood vessels were abandoned. As this corpse wasnt complete, he couldnt confirm if these branches had a heart. So he couldnt conclude, but it made sense. Since that was the case, he had a question. How did the Roselle Cedar implant this new system? Creak. The door was pushed open. Yang Yixi saw Ye Zhongming, who was staring at the corpse, turn to look at him. He touched his nose, and his voice was serious, Boss, boss wants to see you. Chapter 636: Scapegoat Chapter 636: Scapegoat Peng Liang sat on the chair and closed his eyes to try to maintain the aura and dignity of a boss. This was a failure of an operation. They were sabotaged initially; they couldnt see what they got from the wheel and were forced to flee. At this point, less than 40 people survived. They had lost three-quarters of their squad. No matter if he was willing to admit it, Surging Motion Battle Squad would disappear from the list of first-rate teams in Linhai City. They might not even be able to survive in this place. Peng Liang knew he had to do something to secure his current position. He knew why he became a five-star evolved in a place like Li Without a bunch of people, he could rip off, he couldnt maintain his high combat strength, and he would lose everything. However, the operation failed, and he suffered huge losses, resulting in low morale. Various thoughts rose, and the entire squad would collapse if he mishandled it. Peng Liang had to settle their hearts. He had even to ignore whether or not their loyalties remained with him. At least they were still here and continued to serve him. Under such a situation, Peng Liang had to regain his prestige. How? There was no better way in the apocalypse than to be more vicious, cold-blooded, and bloodthirsty. The current best choice was naturally the new joiner! He saw his subordinates lead that person in. His gaze landed on the silver blade on his back, and he didnt hide his shock and greed. Who knew that not only did he come, but he even brought him such a huge gift? The current Surging Motion Battle Squad didnt have a piece of silver equipment. Even in the entire Linhai City, he had never heard of anyone with more than two. He finally reached his main point. He looked around and roared, Did you think why Du Song was waiting there for us? Why did he set the fireworks the moment I spun the wheel? He wasnt in our squad, so how did he know about the operation? The subordinates nodded. Indeed, only a day passed since they set the operation. Du Song wasnt in their squad, so if he could grasp their operation time, then There must be a traitor. Right, there is a traitor amongst us! Many people looked at one another warily. Traitors were things that people hated the most. All of you have followed me for a long time, and we have been through a lot. When we were just a few people strong until we expanded to this scale. We are brothers, loved ones. I wont believe if any of you betrayed us. Peng Liang had walked before Ye Zhongming and stared at him, But one person is new. Moreover, he knew about our operation yesterday. Since my brothers cant betray me, then who is this traitor Do I have to spell it out? Many people instinctively stepped away from Ye Zhongming, and their animosity towards him grew. Some even pulled out their weapons and were waiting for the order to slice him into pieces. Boss, Ye Zhongming is not the traitor; he came here accidentally! Yang Yixi explained anxiously. He didnt believe Peng Liangs words. Moreover, this concerned whether or not he could exit Linhai. He didnt want Ye Zhongming to take the blame like that. The people who fled back with Ye Zhongming didnt believe it either. Which traitor helps them hold up the rear? Such a traitor would be too selfless. All of them helped explain the situation to Peng Liang. There were around 20 of them, and they made up the majority. They suppressed the other suspicious people. Shut up! Peng Liang shouted and stopped them. His eyes were red, Would I blame others for no reason? What good would that do for me? You are speaking up for others? Think about those dead brothers; can you answer to them? If you can identify a traitor so easily, then today wouldnt happen! Peng Liang shouted and looked at the subordinates who wanted to say something more. He knew that he had to settle this quickly. Men, capture this traitor. Break his legs, and he will tell us the truth! Ye Zhongming suddenly laughed. He looked at Peng Liang, whose acting was really good, and asked, Are you done? Chapter 637: You be the new boss Chapter 637: You be the new boss Peng Liang was stunned as he saw the young guy opposite him move his arm. He was a five-star evolved, and when he faced this person, no matter what, it wasnt considered a sneak attack. After all, they were looking at each other. But when the guy raised his fist, Peng Liang had only one thought. This guy was sneak-attacking him! That was because he couldnt keep up with his speed. He felt like he was being attacked. He retreated, and he raised his arms to try to block his face. But he was too slow. Peng Liangs arms only reached his chest before the enemys fist passed. It brushed his fingers, and under intense pain, his fingers broke. Peng Liang felt his breathing slow and heard the crisp sound of bones cracking. Then, the sky started to spin, and everything blurred. He tried to get his subordinates to attack, but he couldnt make a sound. He even lost control of his body. In the next second, coldness invaded his body, and then he lost consciousness. Peng Liangs body fell onto the ground, and his face twisted weirdly. His hands were on his chest, his few fingers were connected to the back of his palm, and its angle sent a chill down ones spine. You can die since you are done. Ye Zhongming retracted his fist like he had done a simple thing. His fist smashed Peng Liangs throat. The huge strength broke his spine. Just one punch and that five-star evolved was killed. The area was silent; no one could accept what had just happened. That fist was so shocking that they didnt know how to react. Although Peng Liang wasnt the strongest evolved in Linhai City, he was among the few. Surging Motion Battle Squad didnt expect their boss to be insta killed in one hit. Ye Zhongming smiled and tossed the silver blade to Yang Yixi. He said he was waiting for him at his home before leaving. Ye Zhongming believed Mao Ying and Ah Hai could help him complete his task. He nurtured the Roselle Cedar seed again before returning and studying the dried corpse. After two hours, the new boss of Surging Motion Battle Squad entered with new bloodstains on his shirt. All done? Ye Zhongming smiled at Yang Yixi, who was in deep thought. He nodded and took a deep breath, I know there is no free lunch on earth; it is more so during the apocalypse. You hid your strength and killed Peng Liang to push me up. You must have a goal, so What do you need me to do? Ye Zhongming nodded. He didnt choose wrongly, and this person was smart. Of course, I need your help. In a while, I will need a lot of manpower, and you need to support me. Tough? Hard labor. Difficult? Is there anything in the apocalypse that isnt dangerous? They conversed quickly. Then, Yang Yixi stood up and reached out to Ye Zhongming. The two of them shook hands, and the agreement was formed. If you dont look down on this place, you can stay here. Little Ying and I can live there. Yang Yixi walked toward the door and turned around, Also, I want to ask, with your strength, why dont you be the boss? Ye Zhongming stretched two fingers, One, cost, two, trust. Seeing that Yang Yixi didnt understand, he lowered his head and continued to deal with the branches. But he continued to explain. The people here are too weak. The cost is huge if I need to nurture them into what I need. I can find others; their starting point would be higher than yours. I dont have many subordinates, but they are all loyal. You have lived here for some time and have some reputation. Even you might not ensure they are all loyal to you, much less me. Chapter 638: Star Sunflower Fish Chapter 638: Star Sunflower Fish Yang Yixi continued to manage Surging Motion. Combine, clear out, absorb, exile He did things that everyone did during the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming didnt worry for him. He had seen his management ability. With his support, some people in Surging Motion might cause problems, but no one could threaten him. Of course, Ye Zhongming still had to do some things before Yang Yixi and his squad could be of help. He didnt want them to become his men because it wasnt worth it, but he had to make them stronger to help. Ye Zhongming needed them to get stronger such that they were barely passable. Moreover, he wanted to find several completely dried corpses to prove his conjecture. Thus, he had to return to the ground. But he didnt plan to go alone. He wanted to use this chance to see the strength of the silver zombie. He needed the blood of level-five mutated lifeforms to craft one, on top of the elder sister reaching level-five.utated lifeforms who lived underground were similar to humans; the Roselle Cedar attacked them. They were able to live because of their strong adaptability. Apart from that, some of them managed to live underground. The most famous were naturally mutated We are unable to load the verification. Please unblock any scripts or login to continue reading. Verify below to continue reading login to continue reading. Chapter 639: Mei Na and Gan Lan Chapter 639: Mei Na and Gan Lan Mei Na had a tattered blanket over her, and water droplets fell from her hair. People who lived underground had few living resources. It was tough to find a swimming cap. A battle squad boss like her could only tie her hair when she swam. But she was still willing to hunt here. Although the cleanliness of the water was a problem and one couldnt drink it directly, at least swimming was seen as another way to bathe. Even if she could only wash her hair, face, and legs, even if the water were bone-chilling. Oi, beautiful, how are the gains? Did you fail to kill any of them? Then, you should be sorry to your subordinates. They purchased the Blood Heating Pill not for you to head down to wash your legs! A sweet voice rang from the other side. Ye Zhongming looked and saw an alluring woman in a pink bikini with long red hair and white mist around her.New novel chapters are published on This woman didnt have a blanket over her. She just stood there and allowed her body to be exposed to the air. The dozen other people looked at her body, but she didnt care. Due to the angle, Ye Zhongming could only see the side of her face, but she should be beautiful. Especially with the numerous torches around shining, it added more charm to her. Rage appeared on Mei Nas face when she heard that. Her skin was white due to the lack of sunlight, but she still looked attractive. The white skin even made her look weak and pitiful. She didnt look as stunning as the red-haired woman, but if one looked at her for a long time, they would be attracted. But only people in the apocalypse would know that such a woman wouldnt be weak. She was a much stronger killer than other guys. The members behind Mei Na were unhappy and clamored to ask her to shut up. Ye Zhongming knew the woman was called Gan Lan from these people''s mouths. Have you rested enough? Lets have a competition then. Gan Lan brushed her hair, and her chest bounced. The white peaks made everyone swallow their saliva. Many people in Linhai knew Star Sunflower Fish was a good source of demon crystals, so many people came here to hunt daily. But humans are like that; they are greedy and look for methods to benefit themselves. Many didnt have the strength to kill the fish, so they waited on the shore to rob people. Once those that hunted returned, they would sneak attack them when they were tired and exhausted and steal their demon crystals. Linhai survivors called them Lan Pa (dick); it was said to be the name of the first person who did something like this. More such things happened slowly, so nobody dared to come here alone. They came with a squad. They might not succeed, but at least they wouldnt get robbed. So, the only people who came alone would be a Lan Pa. People might not be unwilling to rob others when they had the chance, but they still hated those who might threaten them. This was the reason why they looked at him with a gaze of disgust. Lan Pa, scram! You cant take any advantage here! The fat girl behind Mei Na started to chase Ye Zhongming away. Ye Zhongming looked coldly at her before ignoring her. He looked at the river and sent his mental energy down to sense. He then stretched his hand in to test the temperature. Ye Zhongmings actions shocked many. Eh, this handsome guy wants to head down? Should sister accompany you? Gan Lan teased. Like the others, she was shocked and felt like this person was acting. But in the next second, something shocking happened. The handsome guy jumped into the water. His body shrugged twice before disappearing, leaving the people on the shore looking at each other. The moment he entered, Ye Zhongming felt a bone-chilling cold. Although he wouldnt freeze instantly due to his strength, this temperature was weird. It was hard to imagine how this water could cause an expert like Ye Zhongming to feel skin-piercing pain. After experiencing it, Ye Zhongming stopped acting arrogantly and took out several blue pearls. Chapter 640: Forward Thrust and Star Ice Lightning Chapter 640: Forward Thrust and Star Ice Lightning This was the water-avoiding pearl. It differed from those overpowered treasures in books and movies where one pearl could make you overpowered. This thing that occasionally formed in the bodies of ocean lifeforms wasnt so strong. It only had one function. It formed a thin layer on the wearer''s body and helped to give warmth and oxygen and reduce water resistance. Moreover, the Water Avoidance Pearl wasnt eternal. Its energy would be consumed slowly until it was destroyed. It was a one-time-use item. He had the Ocean King Crown but couldnt give himself the mark, so he kept this pearl. He wanted to use it as a material to see if he could implant it on equipment. He didnt expect himself to use it here. After activating the pearl, Ye Zhongming felt much warmer. It was as if he was split from the river, and the resistance was greatly reduced. He could even breathe. But after every breath, the tightness from that thin layer increased a little to remind him that he couldnt breathe freely. It was dark, but he wasnt afraid. He placed some luminous powder sacs on his shoulders. It was a material from an ocean lifeform that would shine when it touched water. Although it had a limited time, like the water-avoiding pearl, it was enough for Ye Zhongming to spend a long time underwater. Ye Zhongming continued to head down while being wary. He observed the water flow and the surrounding situation. Although the luminous powder sac allowed him to see, it made him eye-catching. He might get sneak attacked at any moment. His senses in the water were restricted, which made him very careful. He recalled what Yang Yixi had told him about this place, and he swam against the current. The water world was different from life on the surface. Ye Zhongming could sense many lifeforms but wasnt sure if they were plants or animals as their energy was too weak. He didnt know if it was because the monsters were hunted for several months. He was here for 20 minutes but didnt see any group of fish. Only now did Ye Zhongming have time to see what these mutated fishes look like. Rather than say that they were fishes, they were more like eels. But their bodies were rounder and wider, so they looked like pillars sliced at differing lengths. Ice-cold black eyes, shining metallic gills, and screw-like tails that spun quickly and gave them strong momentum. They were covered in grey scales that had wave-like patterns. There was silver light among the patterns, probably giving them their name. What was most terrifying was their heads. They were spiral-shaped and had a 20-centimeter horn that was sharp. Moreover, their mouths were filled with sharp teeth, making them similar to sharks. Maybe it was because humans hunted them over the last two months. Ye Zhongming saw that none were level two or below; the lowest was level three. There were thousands of them. There were a few hundred level-four ones; no wonder it was harder for humans to hunt them underwater. Of course, what Ye Zhongming cared most about were the level-five fishes. He glanced and calmed down. There were 12 of them! Moreover, they were split into six pairs that led six schools. Although they werent as huge as mutated lifeforms on the ground, they were as big as mature pigs. Even if the fish had less blood, 2-3 was enough. It was better than nothing. Ye Zhongming estimated the pearl and his state and adjusted his breathing to extend his time underwater. The Star Sunflower Fishes attacked after surrounding Ye Zhongming. They were experienced, and their talent and skills flew from all directions. The frontline thrust their spikes right at Ye Zhongming. A silver light shone on their bodies. Those at the back opened their mouths and spat out ice balls covered in silver spots. Forward Thrust! Star Ice Lightning! Chapter 641: Chance to flee Chapter 641: Chance to flee Mei Na and Gan Lan stopped arguing on the side of the river. They saw Ye Zhongming jump in. They were shocked but knew that this person wasnt a Lan Ba. He was just a solo hunter. But those people shook their heads after they recovered from the shock. It was okay if he wasnt a Lan Ba, but was he not afraid of meeting one? If the crystals and materials that he risked his life to get were stolen and he was killed because of that, wasnt he just stupid? Even if he didnt meet one of those, could he hunt fish alone? They lived in schools, and those who were alone were very strong. Moreover, the Star Sunflower Fishes were getting more cunning, and one person couldn''t succeed. There was a high chance of them dying and becoming their food. Haiz, another overconfident one. How unfortunate, he looked good and clean. Mei Na and Gan Lan were closest to the shore, and their men were dozens of meters behind them. You dont look like someone who cares about the lives of others. Mei Na smiled mockingly and didnt hesitate to diss her enemy. Gan Lan didnt care, Beautiful, I dont care about others, but I care about you. There is such a good chance. As long as you become Lin Xings woman, you can live well in Linhai. Even I would have to call you little miss in the future. She was just smiling as she infuriated her. If you like it that much, then why don''t you become that old mans woman? Mei Na was furious. Lightning flashed across her squinting eyes. He doesnt like me! She waved, exposing the body part she had been covering while crossing her arms. She even purposely shook them, which caused Mei Na to roll her eyes. You are just unwilling. Dont think I dont know how your Colorful Smell Battle Squad is being suppressed at the third bomb shelter! Gan Lan was stunned as she hadnt expected this woman to pay such close attention to her faction. She guessed what was happening between Lin Xing and herself from the traces. She remembered how they were being suppressed and how the battle squads situation was worsening; her smile disappeared. She lowered her head and looked solemnly at the river. Maybe we can work together. Okay! Someone knows when the next Feasting Day is. Moreover, the Life-Taking Carrot will evolve and is at its weakest! Her voice was soft such that only Gan Lan could hear it. But it was as if a bolt of lightning had shocked her heart. Someone in Linhai City knew the accurate timing of the Feasting Day and the carrots evolution. If that was the case, they might be able to charge out if they were well prepared. The two of them looked at each other, and all their intentions were communicated with that gaze. Splash! When they both agreed, the water started to bubble like something was rumbling below. The two of them felt a strong life source under the water! A few seconds later, the water started to surge, and much blood flowed up! The two women were shocked. Gan La exclaimed before looking at Mei Na, exclaiming, How long did that guy spend down there? Ye Zhongming had heard of those skills from Yang Yixi. Forward Thurst would turn the fishs body firm. They used their speed, momentum, and the spikes on their heads to deal stabbing damage. Star Ice Lightning was more vicious. Those balls would float around the target. If they didnt touch them, they would just float. But if you touch them, they will explode. The ball would turn into poisonous needles that hurt things around. The strength was no weaker than the Forward Thrust. The Star Sunflower Fishes were using this skill to lock the river to cause survivors to suffer. Some even saw the fish using this skill to protect their young. Ye Zhongming could release the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive on land to fight them with numbers, but the Needle Birds couldnt fight underwater. Ye Zhongming could only rely on his ability to solve the attacks. He waved his hand, and a test tube appeared. Ye Zhongming pulled the stopper, and a black figure appeared, expanding underwater!New novel chapters are published on Chapter 642: Sealing Light Chapter 642: Sealing Light The moment the black shadow appeared, numerous light sources appeared around Ye Zhongming and it. Although those specks of light werent that bright themselves, they were very eye-catching in the dark river water. They were like a wall standing behind the black figure. The Star Sunflower Fishes hit the wall and were stuck there like glue. No matter how they struggled, they were unable to break free. Star Ice Lightning spread out on the walls, too. The light restricted those poisonous ice-element needles, and they didnt seem as strong as before. However, due to the black figure enlarging all of a sudden, some skills still hit the black figure. However, the black figure, which was the size of a three- to four-story building, wasnt affected. Numerous tentacles shot out from its body, wrapping up those fishes that used Forward Thurst and hit its body. It then used its hand to crush these fish that were at least level four into meat novelhall.com The two red crystals hidden under its body gave off a threatening light. That black figure shook its body, and its ice needles fell, not affecting it at all. The appearance of the black figure broke the attacks against Ye Zhongming. The black figure was the level six ocean beast Cooper Ink Ocean Sunflower Ye Zhongming had tamed on the beach outside the city. Three hundred hours of taming time had passed, and it had become one of his many killing moves. The Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower that had mutated twice was previously a double level seven beast, and its true strength was close to level eight. Ye Zhongming and Mo Ye worked together but were still nearly killed. If not for the item, they would have died. Although its level was reduced and became a level six lifeform, it still mutated twice. Its true strength was close to level seven. Such a presence was too strong for the Star Sunflower Fishes. Moreover, although the river wasnt an ocean, it was still water. It had an additive effect on the Copper Ink Ocean Sunflowers strength, so the moment it appeared, it settled the situation easily. Ye Zhongming had experienced how strong it was. If the light wrapped you, breaking free wouldnt be easy. With the level gap, if the Star Sunflower Fishes got hit, they couldnt escape. The truth proved him right. The Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower was eager to perform and used much mental energy. The specks of light that were slow didnt move when they defended and had to be protected by the tentacles, which sped up and pounced at the fishes. Ye Zhongming started to work with the Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower. He sawm between them and his pet, using himself as the bait to attract them. The Star Sunflower Fishes were used to being at an advantage and made a mistake. They started to rely on their numbers advantage to attack Ye Zhongming and the Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower. Maybe to them, there was nothing they couldnt take down. Thus, a crazy scene occurred. Those fishes didnt care about the light or Ye Zhongmings ability. They pounced at them and tossed their talent skills. Some level four and five fishes even joined in. After the matter, Ye Zhongming felt this was a group creature habit. But at this moment, he was still shocked by their crazy actions. Unfortunately, the fish overestimated themselves and underestimated the Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower. This fellows light wrapped the school of fishes, and thousands were trapped in the light. Its body shook. It was reaching its limit by trapping so many of them, but it continued to hold on. Those tentacles rose and became firm and tough. Each of them was covered in a metallic color and became sharp spears. Those spears thrust toward the fishes! After the first thrust, the Copper Ink Ocean Sunflowers body stopped shaking. After the second thrust, the fishes were wiped out! Chapter 643: Come over Chapter 643: Come over The rumbling water under the surface slowly stopped. The people by the shore were shocked, and they continued to watch warily. Although it was as if everything had returned to normal, no matter if it was Mei Na or Gan Lan, they didnt think everything had ended. That was because the blood in the river didnt reduce and was increasing instead! Many people had a similar thought. How many mutated lifeforms did you have to kill to be able to dye the river water red? Mei Na and Gan Lan looked at each other and saw the shock in each others eyes. This was one of the main sources of demon crystals and materials for the entire Linhai. Its position was only behind the mutated rats. As for other sources, they were only barely on this level if you added them all together. If anything happened to this place, it would be a massive blow to Linhai''s entire group of barely surviving humans. The two of them even imagined how this would affect the whole Linhai. Mei Na even started to connect this with her escape plan. A beast suddenly appeared? The water changed? A mutated algae suddenly evolved? Many illogical thoughts appeared in their minds, and terror appeared on their faces. Look, look, something is coming! A survivor who was fully focused on the water''s surface shouted. Everyone looked where he pointed and saw many dead fishes floating on the surface. These were what everyone was here for: Star Sunflower Fish.New novel chapters are published on There was a terrifying wound in the head of the fish that smashed its brain. A green crystal was beside the wound, which showed its evolution level. A level four Star Sunflower Fish! Greed appeared on many of their faces. A level four crystal represented a two-star evolution potion or living comfortably in the underground city for two months. They could also use it to trade for a piece of grey equipment. Of course, if you wanted, you could purchase at least five beautiful women Or men. The level four crystal wasnt as attractive for Mei Na and Gan Lan. But with their strength, they would have to avoid a school of fish with level four fish. With their four-star evolved strength, they could only attack schools that were fewer than 50 and comprised of level two or three fishes. Although they mocked each other in truth, they had gone down once. Mei Na didnt get anything, and Gan Lan only gained ten levels one and two crystals. Getting a four-star crystal was considered a huge gain for them. When the two considered sending someone to pull up the corpse, a second fish body appeared. A few survivors looked at each other and started approaching the shore. One acted like a nice guy and said to Ye Zhongming, Come, brother, let me help you. Ye Zhongming, who was at the shore, saw these people. Although they tried to hide it well, he saw the greed and killing intent in their eyes. When that persons smile turned vicious, Ye Zhongming touched his palm. His face changed, and his smile froze. His body shook twice before he fell to the ground. The person beside exclaimed. The one closest squatted and touched his friends neck. He stared and pointed at Ye Zhongming, You killed him! Ye Zhongming laughed coldly and came out of the water on his own. Seeing Ye Zhongming kill immediately, many wanted to charge. This was a good reason to kill this person and steal the fish. Stop! Dont move! Mei Na and Gan Lan realized something, and their expressions changed. They tried to stop their subordinates. When those people stood in confusion, they saw the young man dragging something from the water. A Star Sunflower corpse Level five. Then a second, third Until the 12th. 12 level five Star Sunflower Fish! 12 corpses lined up together! People who saw those scenes all looked instinctively at the thousands of fish corpses. They then turned to the young man, who was so calm and felt numb. He actually killed so many? If that is true, if their bosses didnt stop them Many people broke out in cold sweat. Oi you two, come! Ye Zhongming hooked his finger toward the two of them. Chapter 644: Team pulling the school of fish Chapter 644: Team pulling the school of fish People in the apocalypse were very sharp when not blinded by greed. The others only saw Ye Zhongming insta kill a three-star evolved, but didnt know what that meant. They felt like he used some vicious skill or equipment that could achieve that effect. But Mei Na and Gan Lan were different. They were four-star evolved and knew how tough it was to insta kill a three-star evolved. Things were like that; it might seem easy when you saw others do it, but when it was your turn, you would know how tough it was. So they knew how tough it was to kill someone with a simple touch to the palm. They didn''t know how this person did it, but it didnt stop them from understanding something. This young man was much stronger than a three-star evolved. They couldnt do it, but this person could, so this person was far stronger than them. Five star evolved was what the two of them thought immediately. So, they stopped their subordinates. But they didnt understand why this person looked so unfamiliar. Logically speaking, the five-star evolved in Linhai were as eye-catching as superstars, and they knew them. The two didnt dare to reply slowly to such an expert. They rushed to him, and even the arrogant Gan Lan did the same. After all, this was the apocalypse where killing was simple. Tell your men to bring these corpses up and then follow me with some of them. One person couldnt carry thousands of Star Sunflower Fishes. These people were just free labor. The two wanted to reject, but when they saw the simple piercing wound connecting the level five fishes, they realized that this man wasnt five-star evolved but six! How could a five-star evolved deal with so many mutated lifeforms of the same level?New novel chapters are published on They agreed immediately. Understanding your position was one of the ways of survival in the apocalypse. All of them still had their crystals on them. Rational people started to discover what was happening and if they had a new hunting method. Those who knew Mei Na and Gan Lan ran to scout for news. Irrational people started to have bad thoughts. Some hesitated slightly before attacking. The outcome was obvious. Ye Zhongming didnt hold back and killed those who attacked. When the party was 2/3rd back to Surging Motion, two digits worth of people had died to him. Riches made one greedy, and this was normal in the apocalypse. But many forgot that people died for money. When Ye Zhongming led the few dozen back to the camp, Yang Yixi and the others were speechless. They didnt expect this person who had caused Surging Motion to change leaders would return after a few days with such a huge surprise. Everyone was sure they hadnt seen as many Star Sunflower Fish in their life as now. Payment. Ye Zhongming gave two three-star potions to Mei Na and Gan Lan, which surprised them. Honestly, this job wasnt tough. Getting fish and carrying them for a day was tiring, but it was so simple that they didnt need to use their brains. The problems they bumped into were all solved by Ye Zhongming, and they just needed to watch. The two of them were worried that this expert who suddenly popped out would have bad thoughts after using them; they didnt think they would get paid. Moreover, this was a three-star potion; it could let the party have one more core three-star evolved. If you have time, you can wait. You can leave with some meat once the fishes are dealt with. Meat? The two factions were delighted. Apart from fear in their eyes, they were also grateful to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming told Yang Yixi to dig the crystals and pass them to him. He then told Mei Na, Gan Lan, and the others to deal with the fish, and split the materials and meat. He then took his leave. It was time to look at the twin sisters. Chapter 645: Crazy girl Chapter 645: Crazy girl Zhang Ya had been through such darkness before and was familiar with this feeling. But it was different this time. There was a thick smell of blood in his nose. He had a sensitive smell, and he even picked up the stench of bodily excrement and the sourness from someone not bathing for a long time. Zhang Ya wasnt unfamiliar with the latter, as he had that smell, too. Being in a poor region, this was very common. Zhang Ya was smelly, too, and even now, his pants were dripping wet. He thought he had adapted to this inhumane world after a year in the apocalypse. But today, he knew that it wasnt enough. He hoped for most was to sleep well so that he wouldnt get killed in his dreams. He didnt want to be tortured like this anymore. The nightmare started two hours ago. People didnt notice it initially; it was just some soft moaning and exclamations. This was the apocalypse, and every day, such things would happen. It was probably some people being robbed, and those who resisted had their legs broken and necks twisted. Or someone taking advantage of women and not willing to pay, which resulted in both sides fighting and someone losing their organs. Occasionally, these fights would be intense, but they would be short, probably because there were many people when the fights occurred. Zhang Ya thought about it. He didnt think this was different from the lives in other underground cities. Until A guy ran out of his tent in terror. Zhang Ya wouldnt forget those scenes. That guy was a one-star evolved, and he knew a strong skill. He was in charge of the poor region, and it was said that he was related to the higher-ups in Surging Motion, which was why he got that skill. He was here to defend the poor region. Naturally, after spending so long in Lin Hai, Zhang Ya knew those rumors were exaggerated. If this person had that relationship, he wouldnt be here. He was probably bragging to hide his weakness because he didnt dare to head out to hunt. He was afraid of death. He rather resist the stench of this place and eats decomposing food, drinks dirty water, and plays with women on the verge of death! But, no matter how much Zhang Ya looked down on this person, it couldnt change the fact that this person suppressed him. Don''t kill me, I am innocent. Those words werent completed when he fell to the ground, and he started to lose consciousness. At the last moment, he had a question in his mind. Was he really innocent? Was anyone truly innocent during the apocalypse? The killing was near the end when Ye Zhongming arrived. The young girl, who was around 14-15, was covered in blood. It wasnt hers. With her evolution level, no one could harm her. When Ye Zhongming stood before her, she instinctively waved her dagger at him, but her wrist was held. Ye Zhongming looked at her killing-intent-filled eyes and pushed her to the ground. She spat blood out, and the pain brought her to her senses. My Sister is dead. After seeing Ye Zhongmings face, tears flowed from this young girls eyes. She tossed the dagger and grabbed his arm while repeating those words. Dead? Which was why she went mad? Ye Zhongming tossed her aside and ran to where they had been staying before. The elder sister lay on the bed. Apart from those fatal wounds, she looked no different from an ordinary person. He reached for her nose, and there was no breathing. He touched her neck, and his expression changed. It was weak, but her pulse was still there! There was movement behind him as the younger sister came over. If you dont want your elder sister to die completely, follow my instructions! Chapter 646: Silver Zombie Chapter 646: Silver Zombie The younger sister tried squeezing the fish''s body to get more blood out. Only then would her sister be able to be saved. Even if she was living in another way. She couldnt forget how this elder sister, born a few minutes earlier than her, took care of her. She handled all the bad things and gave all the good things to her. The younger sister would remember when she was hungry and on the verge of death, her sister would take off her clothes in front of an ugly old man. She would use a night of inhumane treatment to get a rotting biscuit so that she wouldnt die of hunger. She would remember the fresh blood that flowed down her elder sisters leg the next day. She thought that they would die, but the elder sister held on so that she was able to live. The only thing that wasnt left for her was that one-star potion. But she was willing to let her elder sister use it. She didnt want her sister to live by selling her body. Or rather, she was not ready to take care of her sister. In front of the apocalypse, she was terrified. She didnt want to take responsibility and feared what her sister had gone through. She knew she was selfish, but she didnt have the courage. Until Her elder sister was about to die. She regretted. She went mad, changing her cowardly personality to kill those guys who stole the last things they had. But she was too weak such that a single slap from them sent her lying on the ground. She could only watch as her sister was badly injured and about to die. She was prepared to die. But she met this guy who said he could let her elder sister live another way, which was the only thing she hoped for. But today, when she saw that her sister stopped breathing, she felt like it was over. There was no more meaning in the world, so she went mad and started killing. This was her venting her anger out of despair. But the guy suddenly appeared and said that her sister could be saved. She swore that as long as the elder sister was alive, even if it was in that weird way, she would agree to any request from that person. Any! The blood in the pool continued to add up, and Ye Zhongming came to help. Blood merged with her body, and the white gas rose out from above. The younger sister dragged a guy with a broken leg into the room. Blood flowed from his mouth, and it was apparent that all his teeth were broken. Sister! The younger sister wanted to pounce at her older sister, but Ye Zhongming stopped her. The silver zombie was about to form, and he didnt want anything to spoil it. When Ye Zhongming used the last bit of the technique, the blood disappeared, and all that was left was the elder sister, whose skin was terrifyingly white. She looked around and gazed at her younger sister for several seconds before looking at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming observed. As compared to the iron zombie, she was closer to humans. She was no different if not for that skin and her silver hair. Even her red eyes had recovered. The silver zombie stood up and jumped out of the pool. It was very nimble and didnt feel rusty at all. Ye Zhongming tried to give orders, and she could complete them easily. When Ye Zhongming didnt give her orders, she didnt stand there like an iron zombie and would do some things on her own. For example, she would show two emotions. One is her feelings towards her younger sister, who wants to walk to her side. The other was a craving for blood. She seemed hungry and wanted to grab the guy her sister had caught. But no matter which it was, she would seek approval from Ye Zhongming, and only after being allowed did she go beside her sister. She sniffed the little girl who was crying, and then she smiled. Her expression changed immediately after, and she pounced at that guy. Before Ye Zhongming could even react, she bit his neck and started to suck his blood. As blood entered her body, her energy stabilized. Her rash emotions also disappeared after just being built. Ye Zhongming confirmed that this silver zombie was around five-star to six-star evolved. Moreover, it was a body cultivator, so her bodys defense and attack were shocking. Seeing the elder sister standing again, the twin sister cried. Although the elder sister was different, she still recognized her, and that was enough! The younger sister was sure that even though her sister had become a zombie, she still recognized her. My sister is Ya Ni, and I am Ya Tian. The younger sister looked at the guy, raising her head and saying officially. Chapter 647: He came from outside Chapter 647: He came from outside Surging Motion found out what happened in the poor people''s region. Yang Yixi, the new boss, led people over, and he was still exhausted from dealing with matters over these few days. He was stunned when he saw Ye Zhongming, and then he looked at the twins. Yang Yixi learned that the twins had caused the killings, so he came to ask them to take responsibility. But looking at the situation, Ye Zhongming might be the mastermind. Although Surging Motion didnt care much about this place, at least it belonged to them in name. The people would provide information to them for basic resources, and they were a good source of information for the battle squad. Moreover, when the squad lost many people, they would select new members from this place. For example, this time, after they went through a failed operation, the battle members and non-battle members were reduced. Yang Yixi planned to select some people from here to add to his squad but didnt expect most of them to be killed. But he couldnt say something as Ye Zhongming pushed him to his position. Both sides were also going to work together to leave this place. He didnt feel that these poor people were more important to him than Ye Zhongming. He was quite interested in the twins behind him. They were young, cute, and looked the same, so they were quite famous here. Of course, it was because of guys who teased them. Yang Yixi couldnt help but have other thoughts. Was this mysterious Ye Zhongming such a person? But when he saw the elder sister, he guessed something. Are the fishes finished? Ye Zhongming looked at Yang Yixi and asked. Done, waiting for you to head back. Eh, didnt you say you could read things well in school? Analyze it. Gan Lan giggled and pushed her. She also had her thoughts on the matter. Even if the two stopped hating each other, they were no longer students. They tried to survive in the apocalypse and kept things close to their chests. Mei Na looked at Gan Lan casually and shrugged, Surging Motions leader has changed, and it is now Yang Yixi. Moreover, the numbers are much reduced and similar to us. They should have gone through a coup, and Peng Liang should be dead. Gan Lan nodded. She thought so, too. There was only one way to change leaders: to replace him. It was either passive when the leader died on a hunt or for other reasons or active, which was a coup. But no matter what, the old boss was probably dead. Even if Ye Zhongming was a six-star evolved, how could he kill so many level-five fishes at once? Moreover, he was underwater. If he was not six-star, could he be seven? Hearing Mei Na say that, Gan Lan opened her mouth in disbelief. After all, there werent many six-star. Seven stars exceeded what they imagined. But if this person wasnt seven-star, how could all of this be explained? Maybe he has a strong job skill or ability that can do unimaginable things. That is the only logical explanation. But even then, there is still a problem. Mei Na took a deep breath and said slowly, How could such a person be unknown in Linhai? The underground city is so small, and camps are connected. How would such a person be uncovered only now? Or he evolved recently? If it was the latter, do you believe it? Evolved to this level recently? Gan Lan rejected that thought immediately. It was impossible to achieve such huge growth in Linhai as there werent many resources. Then there is only one answer. Mei Na turned to Gan Lan and pointed up, He came from above. Oh, no, more accurately, from outside! The two of them were shocked. From outside? Someone could enter before Feasting Day? Numerous thoughts flashed in their heads, and they had the same idea. Doesnt this person mean that there was another way out? Chapter 648: Gan Lan wants to get carried Chapter 648: Gan Lan wants to get carried In the apocalypse, for a woman to become a leader, no matter how bright her smile was, her hands were definitely covered in blood. The two women were solemn as they walked. Such a silence would spread in the dark tunnels. The battle squad members behind them didnt make a single sound. The joy from collecting so many Star Sunflower Fishes was chased away by the weird seriousness of the two bosses. They were afraid of their two leaders. There were sounds from up ahead, and both women stopped at the same time and asked everyone to get ready. A person from each team popped up. They were in charge of scouting. In a while, they returned with the same piece of information. In front of them were the Black Cloud Team and Stabbing Wing Battle Squad. They were fully mobilized, and their target was Surging Motion Battle Squad! They decided to change their strategy and not clash with these two first-rate factions. If their target was Surging Motion, it was obvious that they were there for the fish. These two battle squads had a few hundred fish in their hands, and it was worth the two factions fighting for them. Then lets split up here. Good luck, beautiful. Gan Lan squinted her eyes and said goodbye to Mei Na. The latter nodded and led her group through another tunnel. The battle squad walked for a while before Gan Lan told them to stop. Start a fire, slice the fish, and barbecue them. Rest here. Send the sentries out and pay attention to the Surging Motion. Little Zhan, lead two people back to camp and tell everyone to bring their weapons and gather here. Sister Lan, what do you want to do? I didnt know the answer until he brought a pair of twins back. He did so on purpose to tell everyone that he got the fish. The blood of the fish was for those who went to find trouble with him- for example, the Black Cloud Team and Stabbing Wing Battle Squad. He should have a necromancer-like job where he can control Corpses! The two subordinates were about to faint. They didnt suspect her words as they knew she had a support job called Rhythm Observation. She had sharp senses about evolved or mutated lifeform strength and state. Since she said that, she was most probably correct. No one would ask for death, and this person is the same. We are here to wait for this show to happen and see if we can benefit. She waved and told them to get busy. Gan Lan went silent for a while. Naturally, she didnt tell them everything, even if she trusted them. Gan Lan cared about the parts of the story that she didnt announce. If her guesses were correct, Ye Zhongming had been planning from the start. They were rings that were connected for him to get what he wanted. But what was his goal? To turn these people into zombies that he could control? No, she didnt believe that. She thought about it. Along with her guesses, his final goal was to get as much strength as possible to walk out of this place Or, control the entire Linhai, including the Death King Tree and Life-Taking Carrot! Gan Lans blood surged due to her guesses. She couldnt imagine how crazy a plan it was. She might be wrong, but what if she wasnt? The dangers of life meant that she wasnt as immature as before. Although she wouldnt accept Lin Xing, that was just her bottom line. It didnt mean that she wouldnt do other things to benefit. She stayed here to help Ye Zhongming. She was facing more pressure from Lin Xing and wanted to gamble to see if she could get Ye Zhongmings help. If she succeeded, at least she could get out of this place. The best situation was if she could become one of the owners of Linhai. She stood up after making her decision. She decided not to wait for her subordinates. She wanted to see Ye Zhongming and express her intentions. Although they were just using each other, it sounded nicer that way and could also satisfy a guys pride and will to conquer, right? Chapter 650: Straightforward Ya Ni Chapter 650: Straightforward Ya Ni Lone heroes were rare in the apocalypse. Before one reached nine-star, even eight-star evolved werent willing to face an entire battle squad alone. A battle squad had many people. Even if their levels were lower than yours, they might have special jobs or skills that could affect you and weaken you. If you werent careful, you might die. Only a year passed in the apocalypse, and survivors couldnt look down on the world. Job skills, weapons, equipment, experience, and inexperience in these areas meant that one couldnt face an entire faction. So when the Black Cloud Team and Stabbing Wing Battle Squad looked at the two in front of them, although they stopped, they didnt think much about it. Maybe Surging Motion sent them here to negotiate. Of course, they might be welcoming them. Where is Peng Liang? Two muscular guys walked out. They were the bosses of the two battle squads, and they frowned when they saw the guy and girl before them. Individually, the two had a much higher status than Peng Liang in the underground city. Black Cloud Team was raised by Lin Xing single-handedly, and they were his trusted battle squad. He was unhappy because Peng Liang wasnt here to welcome them. Dead. Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and looked arou Dead? This answer shocked the two bosses. On the way here, they didnt pay much attention to news in this direction. That doesnt matter; where is the Star Sunflower Fish you took back? You can find them in hell. Ye Zhongming didnt sense any threat from them and decisively attacked. King Cobra Bloodline? Ye Zhongming instantly recognized the Stabbing Wing Battle Squad bosss bloodline. The King Cobra Bloodline was decent, and if it could reach a high level, the evolveds strength, agility, and defense would greatly increase. Moreover, his attacks would be poisonous and catch one off guard. Ye Zhongming was a little worried. The silver zombies body was strong, but could it defend against poison? Ya Ni didnt care about all of this. It didnt hold back against the arm that had become a giant trunk. She waved her fist. The scene looked amusing. An immature girls small arm and a giant piece of wood hit each other and gave off a large explosion. The outcome was shocking. The Black Cloud Teams boss had to take a few dozen steps before he stopped. The silver zombie only shifted back slightly before she continued to charge. The Black Cloud Teams boss was stunned. He knew how strong he was. That was a job skill, so how was it blocked so easily? It was even a little girl! No! She isnt a human! Stabbing Wing Bosss furious shout alerted him. He saw that his old friend had bit this ladys shoulder. The weird thing was that there wasnt any blood; instead, his friends mouth was bleeding. The sharp teeth from the bloodline were broken. The shoulder of the silver zombie had many small holes. There was a disgusting sticky liquid, and that should be the venom. After tasting the silver zombie, the boss realized she wasnt human but a corpse! Impossible! The Black Cloud Boss roared and attacked again. He didnt believe that there was such an amazing corpse. But this time, Ya Ni was even quicker. Her small body jumped up and made a fish leap. Her small head hit the Black Cloud bosss arm. His two arms broke immediately. Ya Ni pushed the ground with her arms and leaped back up. She appeared beside the Stabbing Wing Boss and hugged him before he could react. Her arms exerted strength, and after a cracking sound, his waist was broken! Only then did a mouthful of fresh blood spit on the silver zombies twisted head. Chapter 651: Teleportation Chapter 651: Teleportation Ya Tians body appeared nearby, and the iron zombie was beside her. But her clear eyes were filled with violence and rage. She was in a similar state to her sister, who was fighting. When Ya TIan appeared, Ye Zhongming felt like Ya Ni got stronger. She released the Stabbing Wing Battle Squads boss, whose expression and body were twisted, and looked towards the Black Cloud Team boss. The guy, who was like a giant, struggled to swallow his saliva. On close look, one could see that his body was shaking. He was afraid. A minute had passed since the start, but what had happened? A one-star evolved and two four-star evolved were killed in an extremely violent way. How could he not be afraid? The boss of Stabbing Wing was his friend, and they often sparred with each other. He knew how strong his friend was. Now that someone on the same level as him was insta killed, how could he be calm? So he turned to flee. Star Sunflower Fish and demon crystals werent as important as his own life. But the moment he turned his head, he saw that the situation behind him wasnt much better than this. The guy had crossed them, and corpses were lying around him. Thousands of weird-looking flying lifeforms were attacking his subordinates. There was even a level-six presence! Close to a thousand. This number seemed a lot in the underground city, but they were defenseless against these flying lifeforms. Skills and weapons hit the tunnel''s walls, causing stone and dirt to fly about. People screamed and cried, and a gory stench started to spread. So, one person could challenge a whole faction. He even didnt need to spend much effort! The entire faction collapsed in two minutes. No one expected these two people to be so strong that they were able to control the situation in a short time. Black Cloud Teams boss fled. He pushed his few loyal subordinates to stop that short zombie. But he still didnt manage to get far enough. He didnt expect the chaos to provide him with good cover. If not, with his speed, he would have been caught in a few seconds. But this surprise didnt fill him with joy as he knew the Black Cloud Team was finished. Even if he managed to live, he couldnt create another Black Cloud Team. The best outcome was for him to be a dog for Lin Xing. But you cant kill me. He smiled, Goodbye. His body suddenly disappeared, and when he appeared, he was 20 meters away. Ye Zhongmings attack hit the place he was sitting at. He was too quick such that the attack missed. Laughter spread from far away, and the bosss body was weakening at a visible speed. His hair turned white, and it was obvious that he had to pay a huge price to use that ability. But he smiled as he knew that he could survive. So what if he paid a high price? He just had to live. He teleported another 20 meters, and in a blink, he was 50 meters away. Even if Ye Zhongming was quick, he couldnt keep up. Urgh! But accidents always occur when you are certain. The arrogant laughter stopped. This boss felt his body lose strength. He tried to turn his head, and he saw a beautiful face. Gan You I heard that you recommended me to that old Lin Xing. Goodbye. Lastly, I would like to thank you for this opportunity. Gan Lan pulled out the two daggers she stabbed into his heart and back and kicked his body away. I thought you needed help. Did I come on time? Ye Zhongming saw that she was alone. Confusion flashed in his mind, but shortly after, he understood. This was a smart woman. He heard dense footsteps from behind, and those were from Surging Motion. They saw the survivors on the floor and didnt know what to say. Toss those about to die into the blood pool. Those that can move and are over level three, send them here. Ye Zhongming waved at them and then looked in interest as Ya Ni started to eat. Chapter 652: Inside and outside Chapter 652: Inside and outside Boss has spent close to a week inside. Ah Yang and Tong Hu were on duty on the west side of Linhai City. The two led their teams and circled Linhai briefly before squatting on an abandoned roof to smoke. Everyone had to face immense pressure in the apocalypse, so cigarettes and women became essentials to release stress. Many who didnt smoke or drink during peacetime got addicted to these habits to release their emotions. Many of them even found drugs to numb themselves when needed. The evolveds body made one fearless when using such items. Of course, if one was female, they could get addicted to men, too. Or, if they were willing, they could go for other women. Due to his environment, Ah Yang was used to drinking and smoking and was even quite experienced at it. That became worse in the apocalypse. As he had a good boss, the core members of Cloud Peak were wealthy. He often used some crystals to trade for good quality wine and cigarettes for his hobbies. Tong Hus wife kept him in check, so he only dared to smoke a few sticks occasionally. After the apocalypse started, especially since he followed Ye Zhongming, Little Li stopped caring about that. Anyways, the body wouldnt die from smoking, so it was up to him. Of course, she didnt allow him to spend demon crystals on cigarettes. Tong Hu was using Ah Yangs cigarette today, and it was a high-grade good from the wheel. En. Tong Hu replied. He saw Ah Yang about to light another stick and snatched it from him. Smoke less; you are young but so addicted. If your sister sees this, she will scold you. Ah Yang was the youngest core member, so they often lectured him, making him helpless. I am already a five-star evolved; even if I smoked ten thousand sticks a day, I wouldnt get lung cancer. Who knows, did boss tell you that? Er, hearing Tong Hu say that, Ah Yang didnt say anything. Sister Ye sent people back again. I heard that she wants Sister Lei to bring people over. She seemed worried about the bosss safety. He didnt want Grandfather Tong Hu to nag, so he changed the topic. But what he said was what everyone in Cloud Peak was concerned about. Boss should be fine. Tong Hu slapped the badge on his chest. After the box reached level two, there were a few more badges, and many of the core members had one. Tong Hu rushed back to the camp like a gust of wind. In the tent at the center of the camp, Mo Ye also received surprising news. How far are they from us? Mo Ye was in charge of the entire Ying City Alliance and was very powerful. Xia Bai and her were the most powerful in the tent. Based on their speed, if they dont rest, they would find us in half a day. The one who spoke was a Ying City faction boss. He was in charge of being the furthest sentry. A few hours ago, he saw a dozen-strong car caravan driving over. They didnt know if they were friendly, so they didnt alert them. They used their fastest speed to report to Mo Ye. Mo Ye asked about the caravan before telling the guy to leave. Boss is not out yet. Should we avoid conflict and try to avoid them? Little Li wasnt afraid of problems; on the contrary, everyone knew that she and her husband were like berserkers; they werent afraid of death. She was thinking about the big picture. Xia Ye rejected that idea. No, we cant move. Zhongming came from here and would probably choose this place to return to. If we leave and he needs help, that would be a huge loss. Mo Ye looked towards Liang Chuyin. Chuyin, build the Violent Lightning Turret and prepare the demon crystal cannons. Inform the sentries to retract. Lets see where this caravan came from. The moment Mo Ye said that, Tong Hu entered the camp. Officer Mo, Ah Yang said that the branches are weakening! When they heard that, everyone in the camp stood up. Things happened outside the city, and things were also unstable within. But Ye Zhongming didnt know what was happening. All his energy was being used on someone who brought surprising news that wasnt too surprising. Chapter 653: Dont be so confident Chapter 653: Don''t be so confident Mei Na was the one who brought the news. As Gan Lan appeared, Ye Zhongming was mentally prepared for Mei Na, but simultaneously, he was surprised. To him, Mei Na was stubborn, and she should have principles. Moreover, she wouldnt change her thoughts. Who knew that she would make the same choice as Gan Lan. Seemed like the apocalypse could change people. The two good friends who had just separated met again, which was awkward. But Gan Lan was more shameless and started to joke with Mei Na. The news she brought surprised Ye Zhonging. The Life-Taking Carrot was about to evolve. Based on Mei Nas news, Lin Hai had a few factions that knew how to use the Death King Trees seed. They could use this technique to fight against the carrot during Feasting Day. The latter needed time and energy to evolve, so it would be weak. If they made use of this chance, they might be able to break free. Ye Zhongmings original plan was to use people from Lin Hai and some of his methods to charge out. Of course, it would have to make sense with the results of his experiments on the Death King Tree to see if he could find some tricks to make things simpler. It would be great if he could get some benefits through the process. If Mei Na was right, there was a third choice that might be even simpler. Based on what you say, you have a plan. So why choose me? Ye Zhongming sat in that tattered house. It seemed squeezy as Gan Lan, Mei Na, and the twins were here. Mei Na heard Ye Zhongmings question and retracted her gaze from the weird twins. She looked at him and asked, Before answering, can I ask you a question? Ye Zhongming nodded, Yes. He wasnt a fool. After understanding the exact situation in Lin Hai and wiping out the Black Cloud Team and Stabbing Wing Battle Squad, Ye Zhongming knew that as long as those people analyzed the matter, they could guess where he came from. This was why he admitted that he was from the outside world and didnt try to hide anything. As expected, Mei Nas eyes lit up when she heard that. Work with them, and we might have a chance to get out of this place, but everything is unknown. No one knows what the success rate is. But working with you is different. You came from outside, and you proved that this thing works. It wasnt hard to make a decision. Ye Zhongming nodded and knew that her thinking process was clear. He pushed the silver zombie Ya Ni that was getting closer to him because he didnt give an order and returned her to Ya Tian. He told Mei Na, Your choice isnt wrong, but you are thinking about this from your point of view. Why must I work with you if I had a way in and out? Hai Jia, I wont be surprised if a sniper rifle bursts your head. The guy in the driver seat had an arm outside the window, and he teased the young man. Who? Who dares to shoot at me? Does he want to die? I am a five-star evolved. The most handsome guy here! The ugliest! Scram! Creak! The truck braked, and Hai Jia was tossed aside. But the weird thing was that he managed to stabilize himself in mid-air. Like a piece of paper, he floated and landed on the windscreen. Black Head, do you want to die Shut up, Hai Jia; I think we are here. Hai Jia was stunned. He squinted his eyes, looked ahead, and even sniffed the air. Wu, you might be right. Okay, go call the boss. The two of them got out of the truck and saw someone standing behind them. Boss! En. This middle-aged man nodded as he looked forward. The clean suit and red tie were very eye-catching in the apocalypse. In his right hand was an unlit cigar. Chapter 654: Submissive companion Chapter 654: Submissive companion The Roselle Cedar growing in the corner developed well. No matter how busy he was, Ye Zhongming would spend some time injecting it with mental energy. It was already five meters tall, and its stem was as thick as a bowl. The stem contained its life energy, which shocked Ye Zho If not for his being sure that this was a different breed from that Heaven Tree he saw in the last life, he would think they were the same. They were similar in many areas, especially in terms of life energy. They were so strong that it made one jealous. Ye Zhongming was a six-star evolved, and his true strength was seven-star. After grasping the Soul Refining Technique and the Scorching Flame Technique, his life energy was voluminous, several times that of other same-level evolved. But it was still lacking compared to the sprouting Roselle Cedar. Ye Zhongming didnt understand why such a mutated plant with a strong lifeform existed. Was it a mutated earth plant, or did it come from the wheel? Or does it come from other worlds? Since witnessing the Secret Realm, Ye Zhongming believed that other worlds exist. He was slightly at ease because Ye Zhongmings mental energy fully nurtured this Roselle Cedar, so it was warm towards him. When he got near its branches, they would wave to him. Ye Zhongming even felt that his connection with the Roselle Cedar was stronger than with the iron zombies. But maybe because the plant wasnt mature, their connection was a little blur. He felt like the tree was trying to communicate something to him, but he was unsure. If not for him having to ensure he had enough mental energy, he wanted to use it all on the tree to see it grow to a strong level and understand what it was trying to say. This was the name of this set. It sounded weird, but when Ye Zhongming saw the twins, he bought the set for them. Apart from upgrading the box, this set spent all his contribution points. This set included the submissive companions butterfly knot, the Submissive candy apron, and the submissive doll. There were two butterfly knots. Submissive Companion Butterfly Knot: Ability 1, life share. Users who wear this can share their life force and share damage. The wearer will adjust the ratio. Ability 2, mind connection, increases the mental connection, skill familiarity 56/100; when it reaches 100, it becomes a new ability. Soul transfer, allowing both parties to share abilities and minds. Ability 3, companions devotion. Both sides can feel each other''s position and state. When one person enters this state, they will turn to stone, and the other persons abilities will be buffed by 120%. The two knots shocked Ye Zhongming. The abilities didnt seem like much, but when you thought about it, any of those would be strong in battle. Life share was obvious. If you werent strong enough to kill both of them, it was impossible to defeat them. Mind Connection was an upgradeable ability that didnt need any scroll, and they just had to wear this equipment. Moreover, as twins, their familiarity was 56 right at the beginning! They would probably reach 100 soon, making for a new skill. When fighting, the skills they could use would double. It was obvious that such an opponent would be hard to deal with. What Ye Zhongming cared most about was the third ability. Just asking the silver zombie to go on a mission and keeping Ya Tian at home in stone form would allow the silver zombie to be 20% stronger! Just two of the four pieces of equipment were already so overpowered! Chapter 655: Equipment that Ye Zhongming envy Chapter 655: Equipment that Ye Zhongming envy Apart from the knots were two special equipment. One was the apron, and the other was the doll. Their abilities and value werent lower than the two beautiful Butterfly Knots. Submissive Candy Apron. Ability 1, kitchen destroyer. The young Nuo Nuo is curious about the kitchen, but she is not talented and will cause a fire. But she wore the apron, so she is fine.New novel chapters are published on Immune to all fire element attacks. Ability 2, Stubborn Love, Nuo Nuo loves this apron and does not want to take it off. If you sleep with it, you will have a great dream. 500% injury recovery speed if you wear it to sleep. Ability 3, Sweet Lover. Nuo Nuo isnt old, but she is picky about food and loves sweet food. The apron can satisfy her request and prepare five flavors of sweets for her. Every time the wearer kills an enemy, it will absorb the energy from the enemy and produce one of the five sweets in the pocket. Fire element immunity and healing increase. These were already dream abilities, but now, they were gathered on the same equipment. The most shocking was the last ability. Killing could give a random candy to increase strength, speed, defense, remove debuffs, and an all-around buff. This candy was the same as potions, but this apron was just a candy-making machine! Although the number of candies was limited, you just needed to kill to get more. Moreover, We are unable to load the verification. Please unblock any scripts or login to continue reading. Verify below to continue reading login to continue reading. Chapter 656: Weird lab Chapter 656: Weird lab Of course, he wasnt doing this to catch the dried corpses; he had to confirm the position and situation of the lab. After all, that was his end goal. After this period, Ya Tian became a four-star evolved. But Ye Zhongming had no five-star potions, so her further evolution would wait until they got out. But with her current level, the equipment Ye Zhongming gave her, and the set, Ye Zhongming felt like she could deal with a five-star evolution. If she got better at using her bodys changes and battle skills, she could even fight with a strong six-star evolved with the help of the silver zombie. As for the outcome, it would depend on the strength of that novelhall.com The world was very silent when he got out of the tunnel. Probably because it had been long since they came up, Ya Tian looked around greedily and showed her desire to live on the ground. Once things end, you will live like this every day. Stop envying, lets go. Ye Zhongming smiled. After these few days, it was tough for him not to like this little girl. When her heart had no hatred, she was a kind person. En! She acknowledged before giving Ye Zhongming a wide smile. Her dimples were very deep, and her smile was as sweet as her name. Ye Zhongming turned his head and thought about something Should he have a child with Xia Lei, Miya, and even Liang Chuyin, with whom nothing had happened yet, but something was certain to happen? To give himself a descendant? This thought shocked him, and he quickly tossed them aside and started to find the lab position using the map he got. As the city changed significantly during the year, he spent a long time finding the place. But the outcome wasnt satisfactory as he saw that the building was covered in branches. Ye Zhongming was familiar with them as they belonged to the King Death Tree. Before he confirmed the strength of that tree that occupied the entire city, he didnt want to have a conflict with it. Although it looked less shocking visually than the Heaven Tree, it still occupied a city. Ye Zhongming was wary. He was just a passerby, and it was best if he could leave peacefully. Ye Zhongming was quick and kicked each door open. He left when he saw that it wasnt what he wanted. It wasnt on the second floor and wasnt on the first floor either. Ye Zhongming wanted to continue down, but he heard some movement from above. The twins probably didnt notice anything, either. When they were at the stairs, Ye Zhongming saw that the tunnel had collapsed. He turned around and sliced the lift door open. He looked down and saw that the lift was above, and the lift well was unobstructed. He jumped down without hesitation and reached the 3rd-floor basement. He sliced the door open similarly and tossed the light stick. What welcomed him was a circular metal door with a technological feeling. He was delighted instead of worrying. The lab was possibly behind this metal gate. He used Moon Edge to slice it apart. This high-tech door that bombs couldnt blow up was weak, like tofu. He spent slightly more time on it then the lift door before he managed to break it open. Ye Zhongming didnt enter right away but listened in. There was still the sound of the twins above, but nothing else. Ye Zhongming was wary. Logically speaking, the branches were a part of the Death King Tree. If he saw them, they should be connected with the main body. They had already entered the building for a few minutes. Even if the dried corpses hadnt rushed over, they should be on the way. Why wasnt there any movement? He hesitated but still entered the place. He used the light to take a look. It was a giant lab. Equipment that he didnt recognize was placed around, and these should be the things that Liu Zhenghong wanted. Ye Zhongming turned and wanted to leave. His goal was reached, so he would bring more people next time. That would be when he would leave Lin Hai. But before he walked out, a flash of light made him stop! Chapter 657: Life in the dark room Chapter 657: Life in the dark room The light wasnt very eye-catching, just a flash. This place was dark. If not, he might not have spotted it. But in such a dark room, even if he had already turned around, the slight change in light still alerted him. Ye Zhongming turned his head and looked towards where the light came from. He was nervous. This wasnt his fault. A year had passed. Not to mention Linhai, even electricity in other cities had broken. Some factions might have light like Cloud Peak, but it was because they found generators from the wheel. But in a closed city, a closed building. Would there be electricity? Not. But Ye Zhongming saw that the light was from some device. What did that mean? Someone was here!New novel chapters are published on But the branches had wrapped the entrance here; it was impossible that someone had entered and left no tracks. Was someone trapped here? Ye Zhongming walked over slowly, but he stopped after a few steps. His ears twitched, and he squinted his eyes. Above was the sound of the twins suddenly in battle! A sneak attack on both floors? Was it a coincidence, or was someone controlling everything? Ye Zhongming only heard for a few seconds before walking forward. He was confident in the twins. Even if Lin Xing came, the two sisters could fight him with their Submissive Companion set. Then, it was time for him to see what it was. Stop There! A sudden voice was ten meters away, which caused Ye Zhongming to stop. After learning the Soul Refining Technique and having his mental energy field, this was the first time a lifeform could get ten meters from him without him noticing. There was a slight creaking. Ye Zhongming looked, and then he instinctively took two meters back. He raised Moon Edge and was ready to attack. This treant was smart. Either it was a mutated lifeform or a human who mutated after getting some ability. These guesses surged into Ye Zhongmings brain and turned into killing intent. No matter which it was, this fellow had conflicting interests with Cloud Peak. As long as their interests conflicted, Ye Zhongmings habit was to use blood and life to solve it. Moreover, the twins were fighting above, which had something to do with the treant. You The treant sensed his killing intent. He tried to say a word, but his talking speed was too slow. The moment he said it, Ye Zhongmings blade had arrived. Seal: Mountain Blade! The strong solo skill! Huge pressure was on the treants body before the stars descended from the blade. Ah! The treant roared, and its body shook. An arm-thick branch appeared from behind. It started to spread apart to form an umbrella. The blade light and umbrella clashed, which caused the leaves to scatter. Pain appeared on the treants face but it managed to block Ye Zhongmings job skill. Not bad! Ye Zhongming praised. He then used Flame Blade! Treant? Then fire element attacks were good! Star Blade along with Flame seal. The flame light lit the lab. The treant took two steps back from the pressure and spread its arms. New leaves appeared from its fingers, which aimed at the flame light. The leaves flew, and in a blink, there were a hundred. They then shattered, forming a green liquid that hit the flame light. There was a sizzling sound followed by steam. Both skills clashed again before disappearing. Two short clashes, which lasted for at most six seconds. Both sides were equal! Ye Zhongmings will to win was ignited. Chapter 658: Submissive equipment first battle Chapter 658: Submissive equipment first battle When Ye Zhongming and the treant started fighting in the third-floor basement, the twins were also fighting.This chapter is updated by After they kicked open a wooden door, they saw the dense group of dried corpses inside. They were familiar with this thing as half a year ago; these were the things that chased them underground. But the dried corpses here were different from those they had seen. The crystals on their heads Had color. In other words, you could see their level. Ya Tian looked. There were white, black, green and blue. This meant that the dried corpses here were from level two to five when they were still alive. Ya Tian instinctively hid behind her sister, but this younger sister stepped out a second later. She was young, but that didnt mean that she didnt know anything. On the contrary, she had survived the apocalypse and knew more things than those of her age. She had seen the world''s evil and had seen and learned more than people in peacetime. She held the doll and realized that she wasnt that easily bullied person from before. Her elder sister wasnt the same person, either. She had to step up and fight alongside her sister. Her original fear was gone, and she gave a sweet small. Some blood appeared from her large eyes. When the door opened, those dried corpses charged, and the battle was unavoidable. Moreover, it was as if they had pierced a hive. Many dried corpses charged from the other rooms on the third floor and pushed the twins into the center of the corridor. Sister, lets fight our way out of here. Ya Tian stretched her tongue to lick her lips. The pink lips became shiny. Sister! Ya Tian climbed up and saw her sister fly out. More blood appeared in her eyes. She lowered her head slightly. Due to the Life Share, she was also injured. Some blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. I am angry! Wait and see! A shadow appeared on half her face. She tossed the doll, and the dried corpses in that direction were smashed. After tossing the doll, Ya Tian entered her stone state. The third ability of the knot was activated. Ya Nis strength increased by 20%! Ya Nis real strength had exceeded level five evolved and was close to level six evolved. She pushed the dried corpse below her, and it was shattered. Using that strength, she jumped, flying far before kicking the two level-five corpses. The parts she landed on caved in, and those zombies fell backward. Before she landed, she rolled, and her fists shattered the heads of the corpses that got close. Only then did she land on the ground. There were many dried corpses in the room, and now that the wall was broken, those in the corridor started to surge in. Even if they had killed many, there was still a large amount of them. The numbers advantage was shown very quickly. Before Ya Ni could land, some dried corpses grabbed her arm. They started to use strength to try to split her body apart. But two rays of red light struck. Two table tennis ball-sized fireballs hit the hands that grabbed her. The dead beings started to burn and were turned to ash instantly. The flames'' strength forced the other dried corpses to retreat, allowing Ya Ni to stabilize. In the corner of the room, the doll had transformed into a female mage who wore a green robe with gold edges. Those two fireballs were from here. This was the second form of the doll. Chapter 659: Treant is also human Chapter 659: Treant is also human Ya Ni was unrestrained and returned to crushing the dried corpses. She ignored the two level five corpses on the floor. She reached out into her apron and grabbed an exquisitely packaged sweet. She didnt even open the wrapper and swallowed it. As it entered, a blue light shone on her body, and she became light. Along with the 20% buff from her sister, Ya Ni became a life collector. She punched right and left, and immediately, an empty region appeared around her. Any dried corpses that got in were shattered. The princess mage was working too. After saving Ya Ni, it started to walk around, forming a flame circle from her feet. Those dried corpses that touched it would burn. She would also cast fireballs or flames that turned the targets into ash. The dried corpses didnt have water in their bodies, so they were afraid of fire. The mage terrified them, so they focused most of their attacks on the elder twin. After eating a speed candy, Ya Ni was in her strongest battle state, so not many dried corpses could touch her. Moreover, as the puppets were good with their bodies and their defense was high, even if those level-five dried corpses hit her, they didn''t do much damage apart from causing her to stumble. Under such a situation, many dried corpses turned to Ya Tian, who was in stone form. But the younger sisters defense increased greatly in such a state. Many attacked her for a long time but didnt do much. Instead, the princess mage attacked them. A ball of flames descended from above, burning many to death. After that, no dried corpse did anything that stupid. There were around two thousand of them on the floor, but after the fight started, there were only half left. The princess mages fire element magic was their natural enemy. Those level three and below would die the moment they touched it. Its kills passed Ya Ni quickly, and it was still increasing! Although Ya Ni didnt kill as many as the princess mage, she did kill many. Moreover, her solo attacks were stronger. Even those two level-five dried corpses who tried to attack her didnt dare to do so again. Thus, the situation was a little weird. The dried corpses who had the numbers advantage were the ones who were defending. The only two attacking were Ya Ni and the mage, who were looking down on them and killing many. Of course, it might be because the dried corpses didnt contain much energy. But this was something that he had to test in the future. Ye Zhongming gave new orders, so the silver zombie dragged her sister to jump down the lift. For evolved, 5-6 stories werent much. They could even land without making a sound. The twins entered the lab and saw that Ye Zhongming was before a machine. A weird treant was wiping the green liquid from its body and pressing some buttons on the machine. The data on it changed as he pressed. The battle above stopped because the battle here ended. Those dried corpses They werent controlled by the Death King Tree but by this treant. Ye Zhongming and the treant went all out, and both sides were equally matched. But Ye Zhongming only used the Light Blademaster job skill. When Ye Zhongming used everything, the treant was instantly at a disadvantage. After Ye Zhongming sliced it and it was injured, it asked for a stop and said it would explain everything he wanted to know to Ye Zhongming. You Can Control Zombie? The treants eyes lit up when he saw Ya Ni; it was as if he had seen another of his kind. Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes, It is just a skill. Although he hadnt known this treant for long and both sides even fought, from their conversation, he knew that the treant was a human, but after learning a weird job and using a card, it turned into this. He wasnt old, only 25. Naturally, this wasnt what Ye Zhongming was interested in. When the two talked, Ye Zhongming learned many things. The most surprising one was that he knew Mei Na and was the person who created the plan to escape! Chapter 660: Wooden Heart Chapter 660: Wooden Heart After obtaining the Woodsman job, I obtained a Wooden Heart function card, which started the tragedy. After confirming that the Death King Tree wouldnt notice this place, Ye Zhongming calmed down and waited for the treant to explain. Ye Zhongming trusted the treant on this as half an hour had passed since both sides negotiated. The dried corpses that the Death King Tree controlled showed no signs of coming here. It was obvious that the treant had used a method to hide himself from the Death King Tree. The Woodsmans job ability is amazing; it can absorb energy from trees to strengthen the job ability. I dont need job advancement scrolls to upgrade my skills. However, it is slow, and that is only relative. Anyways, it is faster than the evolved that wait for the advancement scrolls. Ye Zhongming was shocked. He knew that some job skills could be upgraded on their own. He had some guesses in this life, but he was still uncertain whether or not those things were true. He didnt expect to meet someone who could give him a definite answer. But this ability has side effects. The treant struggled to speak, making it tough for Ye Zhongming to listen. But he still revealed some information that Ye Zhongming was interested in. This was a door to the unknown. I will incur the hatred of plants. As compared to other evolved, they will notice me quickly and even search for me to attack me. If I get hit, I will suffer from more damage. Can you imagine how it feels like to sleep with an open eye? Mutated plants might attack me at any moment. I want to change this situation. I thought the Wooden Heart card was my savior and used it without hesitation, but I mutated. I went from a human and slowly changed into a tree. My abilities did get stronger, and I faced no match at the same level. The mutated plants hate me less, and instead, they are closer. But I am getting further away from being a human. He paused and looked at his hand with a complicated expression. I should have sensed that the Death King Tree and Life-Taking Carrot wanted to occupy Lin Hai. I could have left if I wanted, but I didnt. I chose to stay here because The Death King Trees seeds can slow down the rate of my tree transformation.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Moreover, the human dried corpses are those that wanted to kill me. Humans that turned into dried corpses will have demon crystals? Ye Zhongmings confusion received an answer, but he still didnt know why it would happen. Linhai has been trapped for a long time, and there arent many demon crystals that we can get. The evolution speed is slowing, and we have to leave. Even I cant handle such a situation. Because of my job, I am sensitive to plants. I noticed that the Life-Taking Carrot will evolve, which is a chance to flee. I made a plan and discussed it with some factions. I will lead them, and they will help me to get out. Ye Zhongming lowered his head and was thinking about something. The dried corpses above were my helpers, but your twins killed a large portion of them. The treat looked at Ye Zhongming; he hesitated and then asked, I have never heard of such strong twins in Linhai and have never heard of such a strong evolved like you. So where did you come from? The treant had his guesses, but he wasnt sure. Like Yang Yixi, Mei Na, Gan Lan, etc, they became excited when they realized that. I have a few questions. ye Zhongming won, so he didnt reply to the treant. He chose to ask his questions. First, since you noticed that turning evolved into dried corpses can cause demon crystals to appear on their heads, did you think about using that to get demon crystals to spin the potion? Second, you said the Death King Tree noticed you and is searching for you. Allow me to be frank: the entire Linhai is under his control. Why havent he found you? Third, what was your identity before the apocalypse? This place Doesnt seem like a place ordinary people should know about. Also, give me the hard disk; that is my spoils of war. The treant opened his mouth and sighed, I will answer your second question first. Once you know that, the other questions wont be a problem. The treant told Ye Zhongming something shocking. Chapter 661: Same source lifeform Chapter 661: Same source lifeform What level do you think the Death King Tree is now? Ye Zhongming didnt know how to reply. He thought about it before saying, At least level seven. Ye Zhongming instinctively avoided fighting the Death King Tree because of that. Now that the treant was asking, he was unsure what the Death King Trees actual level was. Level eight. The treant gave a clear answer that shocked Ye Zhongming. The Pliosaurus was also level eight, but it was an ocean beast. In the vast ocean, the number of lifeforms was many times that of land, so their evolution speed being so quick wasnt a surprise. Ye Zhongming believed, and it wasnt confirmed in his last life, but the first level nine lifeform should be in the ocean. But there was actually a level eight lifeform on land? It might be possible in primitive forests where mutated lifeforms were common. Mutated plants and mutated animals would kill one another, and there was a chance something would climb to level eight. But could a city closed for more than half a year give rise to a level eight lifeform? Before Ye Zhongmings questions could be answered, the treant gave shocking news. If it eats me, it might get to level nine! Impossible. Ye Zhongming denied it instinctively. He had never heard of a mutated lifeform that could act as a potion! Eat you and become level nine? It sounded like a game. It is possible. We have the same source. If I absorb it, I might get from five-star evolved to six, even seven. On the other hand, if it absorbs me, I might help it cross the level eight to nine gap. That is the power of the source! I have to leave this place because of that. I am afraid that I would turn into a tree without a mind. I am also afraid of dying. It might not have lost its humanity and wouldnt kill humans to evolve, but it wasnt merciful. It would sacrifice and make use of others to reach its goals. That was normal in the apocalypse. Without those reasons from before, Ye Zhongming would have been suspicious. He looked at the tunnel to the lab, and it was hidden. It should be connected to the underground city. I still need this. I might not understand, but my people would. Ye Zhongming placed the hard disk into his space. The treant didnt stop him but just said that things were very complicated and people who werent professionals wouldnt understand. Have you heard of Liu Zhenghong? Her grade in your field should be higher than yours, right? When he heard her name, his body shook, You are talking about teacher Liu? Do you know her? She gave a lecture in my school! The treant got emotional, She is your subordinate? Ye Zhongming nodded, You can say that. Then, bring me to see her. I have things that I need her help. He pinched his chin and looked at the treant, Are you sure you want to find Liu Zhenghong? Sure! Okay, then I promise you. He smiled. But that smile seemed like an animal to the treant. Fox! Ye Zhongming used his actions to tell the treant that his feelings were right. Chapter 662: Basis of cooperation Chapter 662: Basis of cooperation The atmosphere outside Linhai was very tense. The city developed during peacetime, and Linhai was in the economically advanced ocean region; many buildings here provided good cover for both sides. This resulted in many tense standoffs during the apocalypse.This chapter is updated by The bosses of both sides met in an abandoned building. But Cloud Peak realized that these people werent here for a fight but they came to look for Cloud Peak. Miss Mo, what you say has no proof or witnesses. Mo ye looked at the guy in a white suit and red tie playing around with an unlit cigar in his hands. He frowned and said. If you think Cloud Peak is explaining, then I am sorry, you are mistaken. I am just telling you the truth. I dont care if you believe me or not. So I can understand your words as our Cannibal Chain people dying for nothing? A young man behind the middle-aged guy looked at Mo Ye in annoyance, and his tone was sharp. If you continue speaking to our Sister Ye in such a tone, you will die here. Liang Chuyin was hot-tempered. Due to her frank and trustable personality, she was very popular in Cloud Peak. Along with her relationship with Ye Zhongming, many people liked her. But she was hot-tempered. No matter how clingy she was to Ye Zhongming, she was vicious to outsiders. Moreover, after she showed off her eye-catching skills to defeat the opponent during the Ocean King Wheel battle, her strong image was implanted in the hearts of everyone from Ying City. Apart from Xia Lei and Mo Ye, she had the most power. Mo Ye tapped the dusty table and said calmly. The middle-aged man lowered his head and laughed after thinking about it. Let me introduce myself; I am Ruan Xiao, the Southeast Region manager of Cannibal Chain, one of the five regional managers. Although Boss Ye met us in Peace Town, I think Cloud Peak and him dont understand us. Simply put, we do business; we do all kinds of business as long as we can earn money. But our main business is to sell and collect information and trude luxurious items. Ruan Xiao looked through the gap where a window stood at Linhai and then back at Mo Ye. If my guess is correct, Boss Ye should be in Linhai, right? The atmosphere in the room became cold. Dont be nervous; it isnt tough to guess. There arent zombies or mutated lifeforms around. Since most of you are here, you arent looking at the scenery. There is only one possibility, which is that your boss has entered Linhai. I dont mean anything bad. I said all that because I want you to know that even if we suffered huge losses for no reason previously, we are still sincere and came to work together. Mo Ye looked at him and said calmly, Work together? Is there a need? Yes! Ruan Xiao waved, I have more detailed information about Lin Hai than you, so you can help your boss and even allow him to get out safely. Isnt that a way we can work together? Before Mo Ye could reply, he continued, Cloud Peak definitely has your goal for coming here. I am not interested in that, but in helping you complete your goal. I have some news that would affect the success of your operation, so does that count as a way we can work together? Also, I know an important treasure in Linhai. Whoever gets it will get much stronger. Miss Mo, isnt that a way we can work together? Seeing Mo Ye sit up straight, Ruan Xiao smiled. Chapter 663: Nuturing Treant Chapter 663: Nuturing Treant Mei Na verified the treants plan. Although Mei Na knew little, it concerned their lives, so she asked the person who contacted her about it in detail. This gave Ye Zhongming some news from another angle. This made Ye Zhongming less wary. The law of survival during the apocalypse meant that people who were 100% good didnt exist. The treant showing a nasty side meant he could better win Ye Zhongmings trust. He had to shift the equipment from the lab now. Ye Zhongming knew that he had many things to do before the Feasting Day arrived. He had to gather and move all the equipment near the city''s edge. That was a huge operation. To move the equipment down, he had to open the tunnel from the lab to the underground city. Next would be the width of the tunnel. Those places that were too narrow had to be dug. He also had to dig new tunnels to the edge of the city. Even if he couldnt reach the suburbs, he had to try to get close. This was not a huge operation, but it wasnt a small one. Fortunately, Ye Zhongming had many new helpers. The factions that the treant gathered together became his free labor. Things naturally didnt go too smoothly. But with Ye Zhongmings strength and the reputation he built up from destroying the Black Cloud Team and the Stabbing Wing Battle Squad, along with the treants promise, this calmed the evolved down. Facing the death of remaining in Linhai, not to mention asking them to do some physical work, they would be willing to do so if you asked them to fight. Risking their lives was their only way out now. They were unhappy because the commander of the plan had changed. As Feasting Day was getting close, this was not a wise choice. But after understanding Ye Zhongming, they relaxed. Of course, it was because he revealed his identity. He was the boss of a big faction, and people were waiting outside, so the people who participated in the operation trusted him. Also, when Ye Zhongming casually turned poor materials and basic tools into grey shovels and chisels, these people were shocked. Their gazes were shining at Ye Zhongming. He opened the heart and saw a small pearl inside. This wasnt the seed of the Death King Tree but the soul of the dried corpse. Do you know this? The treant nodded. There is a weird energy inside, but I dont know what it is and how to use it. Ye Zhongming didnt ask more and just kept the pearl. He wanted to study it, but he looked at the wound on the treant that hadnt healed after two days, so he said, I have a way; maybe we can try it. Before the treant reacted, he used the Nurture skill on the wound. This ability could not only help plants grow, but it could also heal their injuries. Ye Zhongming wanted to see if it was useful on the treant. Although Ye Zhongming wanted to test it, he didnt think much about it. But when the skill touched the treant, both of them were shocked! Ye Zhongming felt mental energy leaving his body like a flood. In just two seconds, a third of his mental energy was gone. The treants wound also healed immediately. Moreover, the fellow whose tree transformation was already very serious screamed! What are you doing! The treant was like a defensive woman and could only scream at her cheating husband. The two of them looked at the wound! Chapter 664: Give me a long one Chapter 664: Give me a long one Simply put, the treants transformation Deepened. While the wound healed instantly, tree branches similar to its body appeared higher than his skin. There was a brown color on it. As Ye Zhongming stopped injecting mental energy, the branch didnt grow too much but was enough to terrify the treant. Oh, sorry, sorry! Ye Zhongming raised his hands to express his apology. The treant was afraid of two things. One was his death, and the second was turning into a plant and losing his human consciousness. A casual touch from Ye Zhongming caused a part of his body to transform. It was also so quick that it would have taken months to occur. Obviously, the treant panicked. He feared Ye Zhongming because he was a strong, evolved being who could easily defeat him. But now, that fear was bone deep, as the treant didnt know that Ye Zhongming had such a skill! In Ye Zhongmings heart, the treant was a talent. Cloud Peaks crystal weapon project had taken shape. Le Dayuan, aided by his few subordinates, started to perfect the theory. The moment they completed that step, he just needed one helper, and he could complete the research and creation of one type of crystal weapon, such as grenades or guns. During the Cloud Port trip, the crystal weapons showed off their might and were of great help to Cloud Peak. Everyone witnessed how strong they were and was interested in them. However, the gene project, seen as the second pillar of their technology tree, had resulted in the gene warriors genes growing old quickly, and their strength was reducing. They could only remain in a nutrient fluid to slow the aging process and could not be used on the battlefield. One could say that their research had suffered a huge blow, and Liu Zhenghongs team was in a valley. But Ye Zhongming had seen her strength in his last life and didnt lose confidence in her. Instead, he tried many ways to help her complete her problem. That was because he knew how strong the gene warriors were and how useful they would be.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Cloud Peak would have a strong and stable force if the gene lifeforms could be a fixed unit on the battlefield with the crystal weapons. They could even deal with any faction and mutated lifeform horde. This was the conclusion that Ye Zhongming reached in the year he had it. As it was uncertain, the activated plant would have unknown effects. When his mental energy was reduced by a third, the branch that Ye Zhongming nurtured had shocking changes. This change caused the treants scream to soften. That branch rose from that part of his body; one part was connected, but another sharp end pointed out. The connected part didnt grow directly to his body but formed an oval root connected to a similar petiole. The treants mouth opened wide. Looking at Ye Zhongming in shock, he lowered his head to look at that spike. That thing was on his body. He tried it out, and it moved along with his consciousness. Er? He was stunned. He tried it out and realized that he could control it. He pulled and was able to pull the spike out. This This The treant was astonished. But the spike changed after he pulled it out; it merged with his arm, and it looked like he was holding a wooden dagger! What was going on? The two of them didnt understand. The treant tried moving it and tested it for a long while before managing to pull it out from his hand, and he placed it back in its original position. When he held the spike again and waved it, it stabbed into the thick cement wall on the side. He walked beside Ye Zhongming. Can you, give me a long one? Chapter 665: Stirring trouble Chapter 665: Stirring trouble The treants wish was naturally not satisfied. Ye Zhongming wanted to test it and see if his Gardener job could create a monster. After all, after Ye Zhongming saw that stick, he was sure that its strength was around the silver grade. Using activate, he could create a silver-grade weapon just by paying mental energy. That was a huge win. He usually needed good blueprints and large amounts of materials to craft silver equipment. Although he could afford it, there was still a chance of failure. A simple comparison, and one knew which was more worth it. But the mental energy he spent was quite a sum. Moreover, he needed to use it on the treant, and there was uncertainty. Along with the fact that others couldnt use the wooden weapon, all these elements combined forced Ye Zhongming to give up on that thought. He felt like he had the most mental energy in the world, but modifying the treant was still too tough for him. There were two ways to see the treant fully activated. One was to wait until his mental energy increased again such that activating one small branch wouldnt consume a third of his energy. Next would be to advance his Gardener job and reduce the skill consumption. Any of the options need some time. So even if the treant asked Ye Zhongming to give himself that strong power, Ye Zhongming chose not to. Of course, he didnt tell him the exact reason. At least this gave the treant another reason to join him. Ye Zhongming and the treant continued to research while the process outside progressed quickly. After all, the demands werent much. The tunnel just had not to collapse, and they didnt care about how it looked. Three days was all it took to connect to Surging Motions base. On the 4th day, Ye Zhongming and the treant took the lead and started to move the lab. With the treants professional leadership, they knew which equipment was necessary and which they just needed a core portion of. This reduced the workload by three-quarters and saved a large amount of time. This became a problem for everyone. They couldnt defeat them and didnt attack them, so they had to depend on luck. Ye Zhongming frowned and thought about the plan. If he was alone, he didnt have to care about all of this. He believed Lin Xing wasnt his match and couldnt stop him. But he had to face the problem of transporting these pieces of equipment away. If an accident occurred when they fled, it might mean a machine was left here, which was a huge loss for Cloud Peak. Thus, this problem became something that they had to solve. Seeing everyone look at him, Ye Zhongming relaxed and tapped Ya Tian, sleeping on his leg. He handed her to her elder sister and then looked at everyone, There is a solution. It might be risky, but I think it is better than being a target. What solution? Everyone asked as it concerned their lives. Since we cant stop him, lets stir trouble! Ye Zhongming stood up, His advantage is that he is in the dark and waiting for us. He is finding a chance to make use of us. Even if he fails, we will die, and he can remain the ruler. That is bad for us. So we shall stir the situation so that even if he knows what we want to do, he has to join in! Everyone didnt understand. They continued to look at Ye Zhongmings face. Release the news that we can leave Linhai on Feasting Day so everyone knows! Everyone opened their mouths. They thought about how the Linhai survivors would charge out simultaneously and shuddered. Their gazes toward Ye Zhongming changed. This guy was making use of everyone! He wanted to tie all the underground city survivors to his battle cart! Chapter 666: Prelude to Happiness Chapter 666: Prelude to Happiness Without the industrial pollution, it was obvious when there was a smell in the fresh air. Normally, the air was filled with a gory stench, which was fitting for the killing of the apocalypse. But it was different today. One could smell the soil and a fishy stench; there was The smell of barbecue. Beside a giant bonfire was a metal rack, on which was a large piece of meat spun on a metal pole. Flames sparked on the meat, leaving a black char and a sizzling sound. A barbecue smell spread in the air. There were many around the campfire, either sitting or standing. There were also small-scale bonfires of various sizes, which were being cooked by the flames with other ingredients. But when people looked at this food, they behaved in a way that wouldnt usually happen in the apocalypse; they didnt want to eat it. As the smell in the air got thicker, this behavior became more apparent. Is no one going to eat with me? There is good wine; we can split it! People have swept Linhai, and there is nothing left. This is the only bottle left! A rough male voice spread and covered the thousand people gathered here. But no one replied. One could only hear the sound of the ocean breeze. Haiz, all of you dont know how to enjoy. This is the apocalypse. You might die someday, so why worry so much? Arent you making life tough for yourself? That voice paused and was mixed with some chewing sounds. Many peoples expressions changed. Someone couldnt take it and said. But that is human meat. The atmosphere became tense, and people even tried not to make a sound when they breathed. But the chewing didnt stop. Fats flowed from the corner of his mouth. The people he looked at all covered their mouths and were afraid that they would vomit. Right, it is human meat, so what? It is nice. You wont know if you dont eat it. Do you want to try it? The guy shoved the meat into his mouth and then ripped another piece with his bare hands. He then stood up and walked towards the crowd. Who was the one that said this was human meat? No one replied. The person who spoke lowered his head and buried his face into his knees. Ah Xiang, here! A person waved at him. He also raised the wine cup in his hands. Inside, it was a coral-colored liquid. He sat on the side and looked at the woman in a bikini resting on the chair. His frown got deeper. Dont be like this, dont be like this. A young guy slapped a womans butt, leaving red marks. The meat around there rippled like waves, which caused the few guys who heard the sounds to gulp. Ah Xiang, you need to learn how to enjoy. It is the apocalypse! How is this girl? How about I send her to your place? You were chased out because of the thing in your pants. Havent you learned your lesson? Those words caused the young guys face to turn cold. He grabbed the girls neck and tossed her out. He sat up straight and stared at Lei Xiang, Dont talk about ones weaknesses when you are scolding them; you wont have friends like that. Lei Xiang smiled and stopped. He asked, Da Cheng, where is the intel my father needs? Da Cheng lifted his eyebrow and drew an imperfect square on the table with the wine in the cup. There are two unknown factions here and here. My men saw some from Cannibal Chain here; quite a few of them exist. Lei Xiang focused and stared at the simple map. The region between the two factions is empty, but a zombie horde is moving towards this place. Once Feasting Day starts, they will be attracted. There are over 100,000 of them. So this is the best place to enter. This is the exact report; do what you must. Lei Xiang nodded and stood up to leave. He left the tent with a cold smile. Enter from here? Open the path for you? Following the horde is the best choice. Da Cheng also gave a similar smile. Do you know who your competitor is? The people who built their base themselves. Young Master Lei, I hope you die early. Chapter 667: Feasting Day is here Chapter 667: Feasting Day is here The entire underground city was boiling. A piece of news had started to spread. The Life-Taking Carrot would evolve during the feasting day and become much weaker. This was the best chance to leave Linhai! Why were people living every day? What did they hope for? Many people thought to themselves late at night and realized it wasnt to evolve like everyone else. It was to escape this damn place. Even the experts that enjoyed most resources here. As long as one wasnt stupid, one would know that staying here for a long time would only result in death. It was just a matter of time. So when this news started to spread, all the factions tried to find out if it was real while they started to prepare. The underground city was connected. Everyone worked together, and many things started to float to the surface. For example, Surging Motion led a few factions and spread the news. Someone had a special ability to accurately predict the day of the Feasting Day. They could even craft some equipment to deal with the Death King Tree and Life-Taking Carrot. For example, Lin Xing knew about the news but didnt tell everyone. He even threatened Surging Motion and the other factions to listen to him and lead the way out. But Surging Motion didnt want to be the cannon fodder, so they spread the news. Coincidentally, the issue with the Black Cloud Team and Stabbing Wing Battle Squad was still a hot topic. Many people saw Lin Xings core factions gather a few days ago, and Surging Motion was also setting up their defenses. They were obviously defending against Lin Xings attacks Many people had a guess because of that.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Lin Xing wanted to abandon everyone and leave alone Surging Motion knew a simple way out. A smith was gathering various materials and could craft equipment on the spot. The condition is to leave together with Surging Motion. After being suppressed for so long, Linhai''s survivors released their warmth. In just a few hours, the tunnels around Surging Motion were filled with people. After noticing the unique points of Death King Tree and Life Taking Carrot materials, Ye Zhongming started to purchase them. He could craft materials to increase the strength of the people around him, helping to protect him and reduce his pressure, and he could also increase the energy of the gate. Two days after he started, the energy in the gate filled the third bar. Although the purchase speed slowed, the fourth bar was half-filled when the chaos started. Strictly speaking, the chaos was sudden. Ye Zhongming didnt expect the news to cause such a chain reaction. Some factions broke the underground city agreement and started to attack the mutated rats! This was like a meteor in the ocean; it caused huge waves. This was the place with the most demon crystals and materials. It was the riches the entire underground city amassed! Someone touched that piece of cheese, and it reminded everyone. They were about to leave, and it was time to claim the riches. Those factions with strength all pounced at that place, and they wanted to get rewards. Other regions with mutated plants and animals, like the Dark River, became places where people hunted. The entire underground city was covered in a sea of flames. Actually, this wasnt the situation Ye Zhongming wanted to see. He hoped people would gather around him and become his barrier during Feasting Day. But this situation was reducing that strength. These factions were not only killing the mutated rats; they were killing each other. Each death would reduce the strength they had when charging out. But Ye Zhongming couldnt stop them as the entire underground city was chaotic. But the factions around Ye Zhongming were still calm. Most people continued the project. The tunnel was dug to the suburbs on the 9th day that the treant predicted. They were just waiting for the time to arrive and then for them to reach the surface. It was as if everything was timed. A few hours after the tunnel was completed, the entire Linhai shook. The sentries and soldiers on the ground spread the news. Death King Tree and Life Taking Carrot started to release a glow and a scent. Feasting Day was here! Chapter 668: A Grade Sacrifice Box Chapter 668: A Grade Sacrifice Box Is this the root of the Life-Taking Carrot?Follow current novels at novelhall.com) Ye Zhongming looked at the end of the tunnel and asked calmly. Yang Yixi and the treant nodded. The former smiled, When I saw this situation, I was stunned. These arent roots; they are iron rods covered in spikes. This entire region is like an iron cage that traps the entire Linhai. Ye Zhongming had heard that digging his way out of the city was impossible. He roughly guessed why but only fully understood when he saw these roots. No one knows how deep these are. During the first few months, people tried to dig deeper and go around it, but they failed. Yang Yixi was probably one who had tried such a thing. I can sense that these Life-Taking Carrots know we are here, but as long as we dont try to break free, they wont care about us. But if we try to get out, they will fight back. The treant touched the damp walls; he half squinted his eyes and said. The Feasting Day had started. The Death King Tree in the city center gave off an eye-catching light that could be seen from far away at night. The Life-Taking Carrot stretched its long leaves out of the surface and spun quickly to make sounds that could attract evolved lifeforms. Surging Motion and the other factions were prepared to break free, but the time wasnt up. When the Death King Tree and Life-Taking Carrot returned to normal, that would be the day that set off. Ye Zhongming wanted to examine the roots trapping the entire city, but even after looking, he could not find a solution. He tried, but these metallic roots were more dangerous than the leaves above. Even Ye Zhongming had a headache when dealing with these mutated plants. The three left the abandoned tunnel, which was back into darkness. Occasionally, a few flashes of black snake-like lifeforms would flash across the roots, but it wasnt something that the three of them managed to see. To the experienced Linhai survivors, two days after the Feasting Day would be when the Life-Taking Carrot went back underground. Normally speaking, that would be when they could break out. But Ye Zhongming didnt plan to leave then but a few days later. He used the time to collect more materials, even if the prices were much higher. He stopped when the Gate of Sacrifice reached four bars. Function 4, obtain closeness to nature ability. Plants will to attack you will reduce, and damage taken will drop by 50%. When the target is a plant, function 1, revive injured or dead plants. Function 2, cause normal plants to mutate and mutated plants to evolve. Function 3, give plants intelligence. The strength of an item depends on its function. Was it useless for Ye Zhongming? Not much. Ye Zhongming could be considered a natural job user. His Gardener was one, but it was just a support job. The upgrade scroll could upgrade the skills, so it was a waste for a Gate of Sacrifice Box to be used like this. As for the increase in mental energy, that was a bigger waste. With the Soul Refining Technique, his mental energy had been increasing. Eating this would just add a little, and it wouldnt be much. Obtaining the nature ability was not too good either, as a similar scroll could have the same effect. The fourth function was still decent, immune to 50% of plant damage. However, to Ye Zhongming, who could craft defensive equipment, it wasnt as useful to him as it was to other people. Moreover, the Nature Soul Essence depended on the person who was using it, so he would probably only get half of these abilities. But if he didnt use it? When he thought about his situation, he gave up on that thought. He would just strengthen himself, even if it werent much. Ye Zhongming still used it according to the instructions. The green ball disappeared from his body, and he instantly felt warm. Comfortable energy spread throughout his body. Ye Zhongming was sensitive to mental energy and felt his overall mental energy greatly increase. When it started to disappear, Ye Zhongmings mental energy had increased by 50%. This wasnt a small amount for Ye Zhongming, who had a huge amount of mental energy. Next, he received a bunch of notifications. The first he got was the nature skill. Obtained Nature element ability-- Intelligence Mark: Use this ability on plants, and it will give them intermediate intelligence. Moreover, you can obtain control of the plant. The cooldown time is a thousand hours. This ability consumes a large amount of mental energy. Chapter 669: Sealed space Chapter 669: Sealed space Ye Zhongming didnt know what intermediate intellect meant. After all, this had its own independent evaluation system. For example, humans didnt understand what the attack and defense values meant, so this was similar. But Ye Zhongming didnt know what the exact effect was. Such a thing could only be grasped after he used it and slowly studied it. But no matter what, this skill was decent. Gardener job level increased Increased to The next notification arrived, which made Ye Zhongming nervous. As he had decent skills from this job, Ye Zhongming looked forward to this upgrade to the Gardener job. Advanced Gardener! Ye Zhongmings eyes lit up. A normal job advancement needs two requirements to be satisfied: skill familiarity and job advancement scroll. This meant that jobs couldnt be upgraded too quickly. But now, this Gardener job skipped levels and became advanced grade. It ignored the skill familiarity requirement, which was a surprise. Ye Zhongming took a look. In addition to Nurture and Activate, which were both upgraded, he acquired a new job skill: Grafting. This skill was different. It couldnt allow plants to grow quickly, like nurture, or change plants, like activate, but it could move two or more strengths of a plant onto another plant so that they could merge and get stronger. Ye Zhongming looked at it for half a day and felt like the core of this ability was in creation. Creating lifeforms that wouldnt appear and meshing their essence together. Of course, this skill wouldnt make you a god and would definitely have a high failure rate. Grafting two plants required high skill familiarity, and many restrictions would exist. For example, the plants had to be similar and be of a similar species if he had something like a plant recovery potion, that would be able to increase the success rate. Once he successfully grafted a plant, his recipe became a fixed one that greatly increased the success rate of the next similar graft. Four-star average! The number of five-star evolved was also numbing! As a businessman, he analyzed the rate of the wheels, and he couldnt imagine how many crystals Cloud Peak got to be able to spin so many evolution potions. Cannibal Chain definitely wouldnt be too honest in this cooperation. The information they sold wouldnt be fake, but they would hold things back. In the end, they tried to hold back the information but failed to do so. As they underestimated Cloud Peaks strength, they had no choice but to tell them everything they knew. They wanted to use Cloud Peak but ended up failing to do so. Ruan Xiao started to think of a new plan, which was a huge change from before. Sister Ye, the mutated bats will arrive in five minutes! Liang Chuyin used the battle contribution badge to remind Mo Ye. Hide! She gave an order, and the entire Ying City Alliance entered the cover that they had chosen before. A few minutes later, a whistling-like sound appeared above. Thousands of mutated bats were attracted. Before Feasting Day began, Cloud Peak found their nest and alerted them. They drew them out, and now they were here for the Life-Taking Carrot. The Life-Taking Carrot was more attractive than the humans they had lost track of. These flying lifeforms the size of cats dove into the Linhai sky. The Life-Taking Carrots attacks began. Those leaves grew long, and in a blink, they were a few dozen meters long. They danced in the sky, and those leaves instantly wrapped up those mutated bats. Their bodies were crushed, and blood spurted. These bats were a problem for any human faction but were wiped out after just three minutes. As expected, we cant fly in! Mo Ye looked quickly with a solemn expression. Her gaze flashed, and she ordered them to attack! Crystal energy flew towards the Life-Taking Carrot! Chapter 670: Life Brain Chapter 670: Life Brain Wu, has it begun? Zhang Dalong wiped the oil off the corner of his mouth and looked at the shaking Life Taking Carrot a few dozen meters away.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only He had been here for a long time. His wooden frame-like body didnt move, but that was enough to threaten the people behind him. Each one of them felt unlucky. They wanted to come to Linhai and enter during Feasting Day to find a treasure, but this guy held them hostage. Their riches were robbed, and they had to accompany him to act as cannon fodder. These people could accept it if that were all. The strongest were the bosses in the apocalypse. They had to listen to him since he was stronger than them and could defeat them all. But he was even eating people! Each time they saw him eating humans, they would feel acid reflux. This felt really bad as you realized that you were not only under him, but you were his food. These thousand people hoped that this fellow died here so that everyone would be released. Maybe because he heard everyones curse, Zhang Dalong muttered before charging into the Life-Taking Carrots. The stick in his hand flew. Although he took just a few steps, he met with firm resistance. The people behind looked excited. They had never wished for a mutated lifeform to win so badly before. But they were disappointed. Zhang Dalongs body disappeared for a dozen seconds before reappearing. Apart from a few wounds, he still looked vicious. Is your news accurate? After testing the Life Taking Carrot, Zhang Dalong walked to a guy, grabbed his chin, and asked. Really, there really is a Life Brain inside. Zhang Dalong stared into his eyes before releasing him. The guy fell to the ground and took deep breaths. He rubbed his chin and felt like that part was broken. You arent lying? No! A member of our battle squad spread this news before he died. Our boss even sold it to Cannibal Chain! It cant be fake. Sword Armor had never smelled such a thing before. Each time it smelled it, it felt hungry. With its intelligence, it knew that it might be a trap, but it didnt stop it. It had a hundred thousand zombies around it, and it would smash all traps! Sword Armors body was beautiful under the moonlight. It spread its arms, which had turned into two wooden swords. A pair of meat wings were connected with its body, and when it waved casually, it would fly into the air. There was some light from nearby, which should be where the scent originated. In the night sky, the purple crystal on its forehead was eye-catching. Thank you! Ye Zhongming looked at the two things before him and tapped Yang Yixis shoulder. Yang Yixi frowned and didnt understand why he wanted to head out now. He placed the two things into his space and smiled, Dont worry, wait for me to return. If things are smooth, we can get out easily. I am worried if things dont go smoothly. Yang Yixi definitely wouldnt normally speak to Ye Zhongming in such a tone. But Ye Zhongming wanted to leave at the crucial moment for some time, which frustrated him as he had bet his life on him. But he still followed Ye Zhongmings request. He used his connections to get these two things. Although there was a gap between what Ye Zhongming wanted and what he had, he could still use it. Stabilize the situation when I am not here; if there is a problem, get the twins to help. Ye Zhongming instructed, Protect the equipment, and Pay attention to Little Mu. Yang Yixi frowned, Is there a problem with the treant? Just in case. At this time, what we are afraid of is things happening on the inside. When needed, work with Mei Na and Gan Lan. They want to get out and wont think so much. Seeing the seriousness on his face, Yang Yixi nodded and told Ye Zhongming to get back soon. Ye Zhongming tapped him again and left. He would take a huge risk, but if he succeeded, he would make everything easy! Chapter 671: Guide Chapter 671: Guide Ye Zhongming moved through the tunnel, and in a short while, he bumped into a bunch of red-eyed humans. These were humans who went crazy from hunting. When the situation got out of control, they destroyed the only foundation in the underground city that could support their survival. If they didnt break out successfully this time, the survivors evolution level would stagnate, and they would slowly die here. These people didnt think it was related to this guy who brushed past them. Of course, some wanted to rob Ye Zhongming, but in the end, they would not only lose their lives, but their savings would end up in the Gate of Sacrifice. Ye Zhongming wasnt quick. Although he knew the path, the tunnels in the underground city were too similar. He was able to bump into survivors and force them to answer him; if not, he would have lost his way. Half a day had passed when he arrived at Vine Forest Squads base. This place differed from the chaos of the other parts of the city. Although their base wasnt huge, it was really quiet. When Ye Zhongming got close, an arrow flew towards him. Ye Zhongming tilted his head and dodged without even moving his body. A few seconds later, a few people walked out warily. If you want to take advantage, then scram. This is Vine Forest Squads territory! Someone warned Ye Zhongming by pointing a bow and arrow at him. I am looking for Gaye! Gan Lan introduced me. Ye Zhongming raised his hands and said he had no bad intentions. The few of them looked at each other. Gan Lans name reduced their hate, but they still pointed their weapons at Ye Zhongming. Wait. Someone spoke before running back. A moment later, he led a few more people out. One of them was 40 years old. His face had a terrifying scar. He sized up Ye Zhongming and said, I have never seen you. His voice was weird. Through the bit of light, Ye ZHongming saw that the scar stretched to his neck. His vocal cords were probably damaged. It was hard to imagine how such a person lived through his injuries. Probably only evolved could survive from that. But Ye Zhongming was curious about the fact that even Sha Shas birthmark could be reduced through evolution. So why was that scar still so obvious? There were two stars, three-star, and four-star potions in his hands. Gayes breathing was chaotic. He was only a four-star evolved. He was hesitating, but now he was tempted. Right, if he agreed, these potions would be his. His one-star-evolved son would not only heal, but he would also become a four-star evolved. Even if he died, his son would have things to live. Gaye nodded and agreed. Ye Zhongming smiled and shoved these things into his hands, I will wait for you, but only two hours. That is enough. Gaye looked deeply at Ye Zhongming and entered the camp with the potions. A moment later, there were cheers from inside, which then disappeared. An hour later, Gaye changed his clothes and appeared before Ye Zhongming. Okay, lets go. Ye Zhongming saw a ten-year-old kid standing nearby. That should be Gayes son. He watched as his father disappeared and didnt know if he would return. This was the apocalypse; you knew there was a low chance of surviving, but you could only move forward. The two of them passed a tunnel that wasnt abandoned and reached a metal gate. Although I dont know why you are going there, I want to remind you that once you enter, your fate is up to the heavens. Gaye held the handle and looked toward Ye Zhongming with a solemn expression. Although he had survived this place, an ugly scar that couldnt be wiped away by evolving had appeared on his face. I dont believe in fate. Ye Zhongming nodded. Okay, lets go. If everything goes smoothly, you can see the Death King Tree in three hours. He pulled the rusty gate open and headed in. Chapter 672: Trapped Chapter 672: Trapped This was an abandoned train tunnel. It was higher and wider than the underground city, but Ye Zhongming and Gaye still frowned when they smelled the fishy stench. The Death King Trees branches will give off some liquid that has a healing effect on external injuries. But no one knows if this is true. This smell is from that liquid. Gaye pointed ahead, Walk for 30 minutes, and you will see the Death King Trees roots. Ye Zhongming looked around. The light from the torch wasnt able to shine too far. Although I dont know why you are here, you should return after seeing the roots. The further you go, the more dangerous this will be. His big worry was gone as his son woke up and reached four-star evolved. This was why Gaye agreed to lead the way for Ye Zhongming. But if possible, he would rather accompany his son and see him grow. He wanted to fight alongside his son and try to survive in this world. It was best if he could get this boss to retreat. But when Gaye glanced at his expression, he knew that there wasnt much hope for that. Ten minutes after entering the tunnel, the path started to branch out. There were so many branches that one got lost. When the Death King Tree ate the other plants, it tried to control Linhai. The process was naturally not so smooth. It fought with some strong mutated ocean snakes, and they started to attack the main body of the Death King Tree. These tunnels were left then. Gaye sounded terrified. Although Linhai survivors didnt see that battle, it caused a huge commotion, leaving a huge impression on them. Thinking back, it would have been better if those mutated sea snakes won. At least the humans wont be trapped in this city. Maybe because this trip was really risky, or he was relaxed because his son had healed, Gaye was more extroverted than a few hours ago. His face had more expressions than before. This time, Gayes value was on full display. He had come here before and had seen the Death King Trees main body. He was probably one of those who was still alive. He moved through the tunnels and occasionally stopped to confirm the direction. If Ye Zhongming came himself, even if he found the Death King Trees body in the end, that would be several days later. The deeper they went, the fewer signs of humans there were, and the more branches. There were fewer places to step on, which slowed them down. Two hours later, Gaye stopped. Why? Ye Zhongming looked around, and there was nothing weird, so he asked softly. Something isnt right. Gaye frowned and looked around, When I was here last time, there were many dried corpses and even a moving branch, but this time Gaye took in a deep breath, Everything is too silent. When Gaye said that, Ye Zhongming knew things werent right, and Moon Edge appeared in his hands. Why not we retreat? Gaye also took out two blades and asked the boss beside him. It is Too late! The moment he finished, Ye Zhongming dragged Gaye and ran backward. At the same time, a situation occurred. There was a huge commotion in the tunnel as if a train was passing through. The ground shook. Along with this sound were the footsteps of dried corpses. Why did we stop? the two of them stopped. Gaye asked Ye Zhongming anxiously. Stopping now was the same as dying. Ye Zhongming didnt reply and just tossed the light sticks around. Gaye took a look and gave an exasperated expression. Dried corpses appeared all around. Moreover, they werent like those on the surface. These were giant sea snake dried corpses! The failures of the battle for Linhai had become its subordinates, surrounding the two of them in the middle. The Death King Tree had noticed them a long while ago! Chapter 673: Sticky Paste Chapter 673: Sticky Paste Gayes voice was shaking, and he was muttering something. It wasnt in Chinese but probably Nepalese, the other part of his mixed bloodline. He was probably praying. Ye Zhongming was curious, and many thoughts rose in his head. To survive now, he could only go all out!This chapter is updated by oon Edge shone a bright flame light as he slashed toward the sea snake the size of a train. At the same time, he summoned an earth giant and used its body to block a smaller tunnel. After slashing, a long sniper rifle appeared in his other hand, and he aimed the tunnel behind him to fire. Explosive Mechanic appeared under his feet, and he fired two light blades toward the tunnel with the most sea snakes. The originally dark tunnel had lit up because of Ye Zhongmings attacks. Gaye was shocked by Ye Zhongmings sudden explosion. Even if he didnt recognize these skills and equipment, he could sense their strength through the aura that they gave off. The first to hit was the sniper rifle. Ye Zhongmings bullets were all silver grade. Along with the sniper being a silver weapon, the sea snakes head exploded. Its body fell into the tunnel and stopped the dried corpses behind it. Next was Moon Edges target. The Light Seal Blademasters job skill couldnt be dodged in such a tunnel. The sea snakes head was hit, and the flames spread across its body. The last was the Explosive Mechanics two light blades, slicing the dried corpses on that side into two. Even if they werent dead, they could only lay on the ground. Ye Zhongming dealt with enemies in three tunnels immediately, which calmed Gaye down. Previously, his mind was filled with the memory of the first time that he was injured and about to die. These dried corpses brought out the deepest fear in him. Ye Zhongmings advantage helped to chase the fear away. We cant stay here. You must make a choice: forward or to retreat? Gaye showed his warrior side. He tossed a skill toward another direction and asked Ye Zhongming loudly. Of course forwards! Ye Zhongming kept the Explosive Mechanic and charged forward. Ye Zhongming pulled, but right when he was about to touch Gayes body, his body was tugged back. A branch wrapped around Gayes heel. Creak! Ye Zhongming took two steps and saw that Gaye was pulled into a wall. That place was soft, and some other plants were blocking the entrance. On it were those smelly, sticky liquids. Before Ye Zhongming got close, numerous dried corpses surged from the tunnels and blocked his path to the hole. The largest and also strongest sea snake dried corpse appeared. Even if it had turned into a dried corpse, its body still gave off a dangerous aura. It opened its mouth, and a dark green liquid covered Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming cursed and retreated. He gave up on saving Gaye. This was why he didnt bring Yellow Ball or Xia Bai here. He was unsure if he could care for everyone when he faced dangers. The guide being killed didnt reduce Ye Zhongmings determination to see the Death King Trees main body. Instead, it got stronger. He turned to run in the direction he was sure of. He raised his hand, and a dozen crystal grenades were tossed behind him. There was a series of explosions, and many dried corpses were ripped into pieces. That giant sea snake corpse was hit, and wounds appeared on its body. But to it, it wasnt a big issue. Ye Zhongming wasnt afraid of this fellow. He admitted that this dried sea snake was strong, but if he had time, he could kill it. But they werent alone, and there were many other dried corpses. These things feared fire, but it would be a problem if they surrounded him. He knocked a wall, and the area in front opened up. This should be the place that Gaye mentioned, where the Death King Trees main body opened up. But Ye Zhongming was stunned. There wasnt the main body; there was only an endless green liquid lake. Hong! Dried corpses surged from behind. After thousands of them were killed, they pushed Ye Zhongming into the lake. Chapter 674: How deep are you Chapter 674: How deep are you When he snatched the Ghost Metal from the Chain Prisoner, Ye Zhongming was unconscious. At the Competition Death Wheel, he was severely injured. Outside of the center city, Xia Bai and him nearly died. But he had never felt so frustrated. These dried corpses were much weaker than him in terms of strength. Even that giant sea snake was weaker. If he had time and space, he could kill all of them. But they didnt give him that space. He was standing beside the sticky liquid lake right after breaking the wall. When he turned, there were many dried corpses. Even if Ye Zhongming could wave Moon Edge and use Python God Finger many times, even if the crystal weapons were strong, he couldnt stop the dried corpses that wanted to push him down. Ye Zhongming held on for a minute but was still pushed in. He immediately used the last Water Avoidance Pearl. He slashed into the sticky liquid. He tried to remain in the air longer as he glanced at Moon Edge, which touched the liquid. He was afraid that the sticky liquid would be strongly corrosive or poisonous. It would be frustrating if he died here today. He had prepared many things in his space and planned for the worst. Fortunately, there were no changes to the blade. Ye Zhongmings body also fell into the sticky liquid lake. The dried corpses stopped at the shore and stopped roaring. They just looked as the human sank deeper into the liquid. Ye Zhongmings first reaction to the liquid was disgust. Just visually, the green liquid made one uncomfortable. He had spent over ten years in the apocalypse. Even someone with OCD would change their habits. He could even spend many days in smelly rubbish to complete a mission. But this sticky liquid made him want to vomit. He had to suppress it to prevent himself. Although the sticky liquid wasnt an ocean or lake, it was still a liquid. When the level-six mutated beast appeared, its tentacles shot in all directions. The branches and its tentacles clashed. Ye Zhongming hid on its side and also blocked some attacks. Some blue liquid and thick juices spread about. These were the blood of the beast and the liquid from the branches. Ye Zhongmings eyes jumped, and he was shocked by their strength. Ye Zhongming had experienced the strength of the tentacles. They could pierce the thick scales and head of the Star sunflower Fish, but they were hurt in the fight with the branches. The power from Moon Edge caused Ye Zhongmings hand to feel numb. With the Ocean King Crowns Wave Origin power, Ye Zhongmings strength was above the same level evolved. These branches were similar to him. As the Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower was injured, a sense of danger appeared in his heart. If he allowed the branches to continue, Ye Zhongming wasnt confident he could escape safely. He looked down. He tapped the angry beast, and then he started to dive down. Since he couldnt go up, he would go down! Lets see how deep it was! He couldnt swim upwards in this liquid, but he could dive down. The beast and the human sank while fending off the branches. The green liquid was turned murky because of the blood, so even Ye Zhongming was hurt. One would always be restricted in other peoples home grounds. Crystal weapons and grenades couldnt be used in this sticky liquid. Cold weapons were the better option. The Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower was huge, and its tentacles were beneath its body, so it could not defend itself properly. Its giant oval head was pierced several times. Apart from the battle in which Ye Zhongming recruited it, it had never been in such a bad state. Although it stabbed and sliced many branches, those things were endless, and he couldnt see them reduce. The thin and long branches left blood on Ye Zhongmings face. Ye Zhongming sliced them casually. The battle lasted for half an hour, and the beast was covered in injuries. Its speed also slowed down, and Ye Zhongming had no choice but to keep it in his space. When thinking about how to solve the problem, he saw some changes below. It was a layer of membrane? Ye Zhongmings eyes lit up. He tossed Full Strenght Light behind him and charged towards the membrane. After dodging some branches, he knocked into it and broke through. Next was the sense of loss of gravity! Chapter 675: Person in the branch mountain Chapter 675: Person in the branch mountain Even if his body tried to adapt, he was still affected by this sudden freefall. Ye Zhongming dared not press his hands on the ground, fearing his arm would break. Having a broken arm in this unknown environment was not a wise decision. He curled up and used the defensive equipment and his bodys flexibility to reduce the impact. His throat felt sweet, and he was about to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. He suppressed it and stopped after making a few spins on the ground. This was to avoid being attacked. Fortunately, the predicted danger didnt arrive. Some liquid splattered on the area where he landed, but it quickly disappeared. Ye Zhongming lifted his head and saw that the membrane 50 meters above was healing quickly. The area above him returned to normal, and it was green.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) Ye Zhongming had to admit that this scene was very special. Those branches swam along the membrane. Ye Zhongming couldnt see where they stretched from. The roots stretched into the darkness. He didnt think much when he was within, but now, when he looked at it, his head felt numb. Maybe because it lost its target, but those branches stayed in the liquid before retreating. He lowered his head and sized the area around. Roots! Ye Zhongming felt like these were much thicker and firmer than the branches and had a similar color to the sticky liquid. As he didnt know if they would attack him, he was careful not to touch them. He looked and saw that they had no movement, so he stood up and observed the area around him. This was a tree hall that was made by these various shaped branches. Many branches wrapped around each other to form a branch mountain. On it was the sticky liquid. His legs felt sticky because of the liquid that had dried. There was no place for him to put his foot down. He stopped on the branches to move forward. The King Death Tree knew he was here, so there was no point in hiding. He even sliced those that blocked his path. But his actions didnt draw any retaliation. Gaye? When Ye Zhongming saw the person who made that noise, he noticed that it was the mixed-blood guide that he thought was dead. This was within the branch mountain, and it was closed off. The liquid that gave off light had flowed, so this place was dark. Ye Zhongming was attracted by the tube on the ground, so he didnt look up. But his senses were sharp. He did scout the area above but didnt sense that there was anyone. Ye Zhongming took out a torch to shine above and saw Gaye hanging on top. His hair and body were covered in sticky liquid, and his eyes were half open. His limbs hung low, and he looked weak. The torch shone around, and there were five people around Gaye. They were hung at the top of the branch mountain. But their eyes were closed, and their faces were scarily white like ghosts. Ye Zhongming bit the torchlight with his mouth while taking two daggers. He used them to climb. He wanted to put Gaye down but hesitated and saw that he was hanging off something. Two finger-thick suction tubes were stuck into his neck and spine. The translucent tube had a pair of inner tubes. The one closer to Ye ZHongming was sucking flesh and blood while the other sent green liquid into the guides body. What was this? Ye Zhongming didnt understand what it was doing. If he did anything rashly, he might kill Gaye. Ye Zhongming bit his teeth and sliced the tube. At the same time, he grabbed Gayes body. The branch mountain shook because the tube was sliced. Liquid and blood splattered, giving off a bad smell when mixed. Ye Zhongming jumped from above. He asked Gaye, You might die if I pull it out, should I? Gaye blinked and opened his mouth. He said weakly, If I die, take care of my son. Ye Zhongming nodded and pulled the tube out. At the same time, he used his hands to press down against the flowing blood and spinal fluid. Gayes body shook, and he fainted. Ye Zhongming ripped the corner of his shirt to bandage his wounds while pouring a healing potion into his mouth. Ye Zhongming had no healing user beside him, so this was all he could do. Gaye''s survival depended on him. When he placed Gaye down, Ye Zhongming noticed something and raised his head. The five others opened their eyes and were looking down at him coldly! Chapter 676: Death King Trees new product Chapter 676: Death King Tree''s new product An ear-piercing sound came from their mouths. Ye Zhongming instantly felt dizzy. Ye Zhongmings mental energy was probably one of the highest in the world. Mental energy skills couldnt do much to him. But their attacks were a soundwave. In this narrow space, there was no way he could defend. He resisted the blurring vision and the lost hearing. He followed his instincts and fired the demon energy crystal gun. The energy, which had lightning elements to it, covered the entire sky. He didnt bother to kill these humans; he was just trying to ensure his own safety before he recovered. Ye Zhongmings slowly recovering senses caught the sizzling sound. He knew he had hit something. After a few seconds of firepower cover, he carried Gaye and charged out of this branch mountain. He moved his body to reduce the pain caused by his stumbling and hitting things due to the dizziness. The discomfort slowly disappeared, and he looked towards the place he had just charged out of. There were four thuds that pretty much stacked together. But he could deduce the difference. In a few seconds, four figures walked out from inside. One was missing. The one that Ye Zhongming hit probably got killed. Out of the four, there were guys and girls, and their heads had the sticky liquid. Ye Zhongming could see that they looked similar to ordinary humans. The most special thing was their green eyes. Also, there were the tubes that were connected to their spine. This was a new way of living They were between humans and zombies. There were still large amounts of sticky liquid being injected into their bodies. Shortly after, the tubes were pulled out from their bodies, and they retracted into the branch mountain. As they had lost their restraint, the four humans launched their weird attacks. Finger-sized vines appeared from the legs of two guys wrapped around their bodies. Although the vines werent dense, they formed a simple vine armor. At the same time, firm wooden spikes appeared from their fingertips, and they waved it at Ye Zhongming. One finger and the other mutated lifeforms head were pierced. His empty brain was broken into half. He retreated and turned. Blade light slashed across the neck of the guy with the broken leg, slicing his head off. He kicked once more. The high-level evolveds flexible body allowed his leg to kick the guys chest. It caved in, and some liquid splattered. Gunshots rang out. The demon energy crystal gun fired toward where the two female lifeforms were. Ye Zhongming was like a shadow, tanking the needles to get close. He grabbed their neck and pressed hard. There were two cracking sounds, and their weak necks were broken. He tossed the two corpses, and this short battle was over. Only half a minute had passed since the start. He raised Moon Edge and sliced one of them. This persons body was empty, and like the dried corpses, it had a new circulation system. Its heart was a sticky liquid bag. This thing replaced blood and circulated, probably giving these mutated lifeforms their strength. They werent grey and numb like the dried corpses, but their bodies were as powerful. Although they werent immune, they werent afraid of fire. They fought with tactics, and their abilities were weird Ye Zhongming summarised their pros and cons and realized that, even if he won, there was nothing to be happy about. These four things were around four-star evolved, but their combat strength was above that. Because they were from the same source, they better understood one another and didnt fear death. This was the new product from the King Death Tree? If that were the case, the Death King Tree would be harder to deal with. He raised his head. Although he got the Nature Soul Essence, he didnt feel that it was useful. He thought back to what he had seen when he stood on the branch mountain, and he had a rough direction. He carried Gaye and walked towards that side. That should be where the main body was. But after a few steps, he saw the visible branch mountains move. All the branches were retracting. Chapter 677: Finally seeing the main body Chapter 677: Finally seeing the main body If Ye Zhongming were still on that branch mountain, he would feel as shocked as those people who saw eggs hatching in sci-fi movies. It looked as if these branch mountains were melting under the sunlight. They started to break down. The thick branches shrunk towards the ground, and the branch mountain began to collapse from the top. Large amounts of liquid flowed out, and they instantly covered the ground. Such a scene was shocking. But after his initial shock, his head felt numb. This was because, from these collapsed branch mountains, numerous Death King Trees new products appeared! These were lifeforms that were between humans and dried corpses. There were all sorts; some were humans, but some were mutated animals and beasts. At least a few hundred were close to him. Each branch mountain had space for lifeforms ranging from one to a few dozen! Although Ye Zhongming couldnt tell their levels, he could see some pale green color and dark green colored eyes. Ye Zhongming knew they were stronger than the four fellows he had killed. What kind of monster was the Death King Tree? Why could it control and create so many lifeforms? But he didnt have much time to think and had no retreat path. Apart from completing his own plan, there was nothing he could do. He looked in that direction and charged with Gaye. This was a signal. When Ye Zhongming moved, those mutated lifeforms moved too. They charged toward Ye Zhongming. The plant changes had occurred on their bodies, and they attacked simultaneously. Strictly speaking, their attacks werent very different. They were just warrior types or ranged shooting attacks like wooden needles or liquid. But many ants would kill an elephant. Moreover, Ye Zhongming didnt have good defensive equipment like the Holy Army Coat. Even if he had, he couldnt last for too long under such dense attacks. Fortunately, he was quick and relied on his agile body and those branch mountains as cover so that he wasnt surrounded. In the distance, there was a giant hole in the wall. That was his target.This chapter is updated by The enemies stopped outside and didnt dare to follow. He panted and calmed his lungs, which were about to burn. He was pushing himself in this fight. He ran, changed directions, and fought with all his might. He consumed a large amount of energy. He couldnt even use Absorbing Satan on them, which caused his stamina to drop. But he had the Stamina Fountain, so after a few breaths, he felt much better. The dried corpses circled outside but didnt dare to get in. Ye Zhongming placed Gaye down and wanted to see if he was okay, but helplessness appeared on his face. The attacks were too ferocious. Although the Staff of Nature protected them, he couldnt take care of him when they were running. Even if he tried to avoid being attacked on his back, Gaye failed to survive. There were many wooden spikes in him, and he had stopped breathing. This mixed blood that didnt plan on returning was unable to create a miracle and couldnt see his son again. Ye Zhongming didnt feel very sad when standing beside the corpse. Death would always appear before you and catch you off guard. He turned around and took big steps towards the cave. He could only move on. The cave wasnt deep, around two meters in height. He crossed it very quickly. He was now standing before a brown Roselle Cedar without a crown. Its diameter was twenty people, and its branch was shiny with a metallic feeling. Dense but orderly roots were below it and were stuck into the ground in a U-shape. It supported the giant stem that was connected to the sticky liquid lake. In this huge, separated space, it was like a giant pillar that gave off a dangerous aura. Death King Trees main body! Ye Zhongming immediately confirmed its identity, but he was shocked by many other things. That was because, at the center of this tree, there was a Human face! You are here. The human face, whose eyes were tightly shut, suddenly opened. A listless voice rang in his ear! Chapter 678: Manual labor Chapter 678: Manual labor Some scattered survivors looked from afar at the team, which was giving off a shocking aura, eat. The fragrance of farmed food being heated spread through the air, and it caused survivors who were used to tough mutated animal meat to salivate. Thus, people discussed. I heard that they are Cloud Peak from Ying City. Ying City, that is a first-rate city. But did you notice that those people are from Ying City? They look like they listen to Cloud Peak. Nonsense, do you see that beautiful and cool woman? She is the boss of Cloud Peak, and I heard she is very strong. I heard they have a few dozen five-star evolved! You are bragging, right? A few dozen? Then wont they sweep everyone? You have seen too little. How many places have we been to in the apocalypse? How do you know other factions do not have this many five-star evolved? Even if I hadnt seen any, I dont need a brain to know they are strong. Did the treasure in Linhai turn you stupid? Do you want to repeat that? Survivors who came to Linhai continued to discuss and fight. The main topic was Cloud Peak, which had been fighting for a few hours. Feasting Day was here, so many survivors who had planned to head in had gathered. But with the lesson from the previous few times, they gathered together: the Lei Family, Da Cheng, and Zhang Dalongs team. The rest were coincidentally nearby but were attracted by the light from Linhai. They came from all directions, and one portion of them came to Ying City Alliance. They saw that Cloud Peak was attacking the Life-Taking Carrot. People who knew about Linhai didnt understand what they were doing. The carrots would shrink back underground after some time, so there was no need to clear them. It was a waste of ammo, which they felt heartpained about. Besides that, after using ranged weapons and skills, Cloud Peak would send high-level evolved to probe how deep they could get. They used close combat to destroy the Life-Taking Carrot. I think so, too. Mo Ye smiled. The Holy Army Coat on her made her look taller and more powerful. Since that is the case, our greedy boss wont give up on it. He wants it and needs people to move the equipment out, so I think he needs help. Although they should have followed Ye Zhongmings words and waited for the agreed-upon time, the others started to rub their palms after hearing Mo Ye say that. Help the boss fight for the treasure? This was what Cloud Peak loved to do. Of course, they had to go in and join the fun! Of course, we have to take a risk. Entering Linhai means we are taking a risk. Be it Cannibal Chain or survivors, the news they got was that few survive from Linhai, so We might have heavy losses. If things dont go well, many might die because of our choice. She smiled at the allies who had gone through life and death with her. But, I will take responsibility. Everyone was silent for a second before exploding. Sister Ye! Mo Ye, dont say that! Commander, this not only concerns you. We will handle it together. Mo Ye waved and told them to quieten down. Let me bear responsibility. At most, I will be the bosss cow and horse. Dont fight with me for that. All you have to do is Her expression turned solemn, Fight! Only that! Everyone agreed and replied in unison. Okay then, inform them to prepare to head out. This time, Cloud Peak will head in. Dont drag others in! Laughter rang out in the tent. Chapter 679: Advanced intelligence Chapter 679: Advanced intelligence Ye Zhongming felt calm when he faced the Death King Tree. The curiosity about Linhai and his guilt that he couldnt protect Gaye was tossed behind his head. He knew this Death King Tree was different from all lifeforms he had met. How is this face? I selected from tens of thousands in Linhai and chose the one that best fits humans sense of beauty. Beautiful right? Such a beautiful female. After the face said those words, it gave a weird smile and started speaking smoothly.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) Selected from thousands, that is a phrase, right? the human face moved on the trunk. It spoke quickly and clearly. Oh, right. You humans dont call it female; it should be called... woman, right? Ye Zhongming bit his teeth and realized that he couldnt retort. When you searched for a plant but found that it could actually speak to you in your language, it felt as if you had met a stray dog and the dog asked you if you had already eaten. Weird and preposterous. One had to admit that this face was beautiful, be it the features or the face shape. Out of all the women that he had seen before, only that woman who used Yangos as a mount was comparable. But, even when such a beautiful face was placed on the trunk of a giant tree, no matter how well it merged with the bark, it still looked weird. This was a transfer of genes! Ye Zhongming didnt feel it was beautiful at all. Instead, he felt disgustedmore disgusted than he felt at the sticky liquid lake. Do you have a woman? Ye Zhongming had an urge to turn and flee. Unfortunately, I cannot merge with a human body fully. En, humans might not use that phrase. What is it called? Let me think. Death King Tree continued her naggy journey. Your sister! Ye Zhongming paid attention to their situation while thinking about his subsequent actions. I can tell you how I guessed it, but you must tell me things I want to know. Ye Zhongmings tone was firm, but he knew he was just probing it. He was probing if the Death King Tree was as interested in humans as it seemed. This concerned whether or not the two of them would fight. Tell me about it. Ye Zhongming said calmly, What is Life Brain? There were rumors of a treasure in Linhai, and at first, many believed it. So many people would enter during Feasting Day to search for the treasure. That was how Yang Yixi, Ah Hai, etc, ended up here. As time passed, people outside believed it was true, but those inside felt they were being lied to. This was until someone found a treasure near the Death King Trees body; he called it Life Brain. This news caused a commotion in the city. Many people who hadnt given up came to the core area to test their luck. Many entered, but few got out. One person was an exception, but he died previously. He was Gaye. Thus, everyone calmed down and stopped having any hope. Life Brain? Death King Trees main body looked at Ye Zhongming and blinked, Let me think. You know that I know some human terms; I need to En Merge memory. I need time to think; why not tell me how you noticed that the Death King Tree and Life-Taking Carrot are mine? Ye Zhongming thought about it and nodded, Very simple. Even if the world has changed, things are the same. The food chain is still the same, but it is even stricter and crueler. You can eat others and turn this city into something that can threaten other evolved and mutated lifeforms. That can show your strength. Would you allow some other lifeform that is as strong to surround you and the others? A mountain cant contain two tigers. That phrase must exist in the brains that you have swallowed. The human face thought about it and nodded, Makes sense, but it is not enough. I heard that Linhai survivors have described what the Death King Tree looks like. They even drew simple pictures. Not only do you have branches but also leaves. Everything then was different. The leafs shapes differ from the Life-Taking Carrot''s, but you came from outside and are not from Earth. Your gene is stable. Those leaves wouldnt disappear for no reason and would get stronger with you. Where did they go? Wasnt the Life-Taking Carrot a good explanation? Moreover, you have said the answer. If the Life-Taking Carrot is not a part of you, how would you use them to threaten my team? Ye Zhongming paced around, and his body leaned forward to get close. He stared at that face to judge its current state. Seeing that it was deep in thought, Ye Zhongming took a few more steps and said, Also, Linhai underground city and the survivors are all your sheep. If you are willing, you can kill them all, right? Roselle Cedar Beauty? Chapter 680: World Nature Chapter 680: World Nature The entire space became intense because of the silence. As he was close, Ye Zhongming had to look up to look at that face. This is the intelligence of humans? The female face was expressionless, and even the voice was calm. Ye Zhongming didnt say anything, but he knew this had nothing to do with intellect. It was just an accumulation of experience from his last life. As an outsider, it was also easier for him to think from other points of view. He was roughly 20 meters away from the main body. I just dont understand. Why not eat all the humans and use them to evolve? Why seal this city? More humans would be better for you, right? This was Ye Zhongmings question. Death King Trees actions would reduce the amount of prey it had and didnt match the craze that mutated lifeforms had toward evolving. I only agreed to answer one question. Ye Zhongming shrugged, Then you should tell me about the Life Brain. Life Brain Death King Tree repeated, and its giant branch started to shake. Ye Zhongming nearly took a few steps back, fearing it would attack. But moments later, four branches appeared from the stem dragging something. It was white tissue with many holes. Its oval shape resembled a brain.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) You are talking about this? Death King Tree asked. Ye Zhongming didnt know if this was what the people in Linhai were referring to, but looking at the shape, it was possible. He nodded, What is this? That is my source. Ye Zhongming was already very tall but was not as long as a branch in front of the Death King Tree. Together, These roots could hit Ye Zhongming before he touched the main body. He sighed and chose to dodge. Darkness flashed in his eyes, and exquisite black patterns appeared on his body. Ye Zhongming activated the Basic Hell Envoy Bloodline. At the same time, the demon energy crystal gun appeared in his hands. When Ye Zhongming faced the Death King Tree, the gun was the only thing he thought about that could hurt it. He pulled a trigger, and the darkness energy bullets flew towards Death King Tree. At the same time, he used the Lethal Gun Artists job skill, which caused the bullet to touch the closest root instantly. The Death King Tree screamed. These roots were the roots of its main body, the core area. The purple weapon injured it and directly caused it pain. Gunshots fired, and the roots smashed down at him. Both of them entered an intense life-and-death battle. Ye Zhongming held a gun and a blade in one hand. He moved every second to try to avoid the roots. With his strength, he couldnt gain any advantage when they clashed. It had been a long time since he was at such a disadvantage, so he felt very frustrated. But this frustration was far from over. He was tossed far away after a root broke through his defense and smacked his body. During that process, many roots hit him again. He tried to control his body and stumbled back. He spat out a mouthful of blood. On the other side, Death King Trees main body joined in the attacks, and those roots rose up. On the ground were dozens of broken pieces. You are strong. The Death King Tree spoke again, but be it expression or tone, it was different from before. It was fierce and ice cold. But only that! Hundreds of holes appeared on the shiny branch, and green gas spat out from inside. The gas floated in the air and covered the space, forming a green cloud. There was a flash like it was nurturing a bolt of lightning. After which, lightning-like things shot out from within. It has been a long time since I fought properly. You excite me. Taste my strength. I gave it a name, World Nature! Chapter 681: Fourth stage strength Chapter 681: Fourth stage strength The lightning disappeared, and the clouds stopped. Shortly after, there was a leaf rain. At the start, Ye Zhongming just felt like it was normal rain. But when he saw those green leaves, he felt like it was a leaf snow. Numerous soft leaves descended from above and floated while spinning. This was a weird motion. They went up and down. It was as if they were lined up. The leaves didnt spin too quickly, but their speed also increased as their height fell. When they were in the middle of the air, they could slice through the air and give out an ear-piercing sound. Ye Zhongming placed the staff before him, and Water Bottle Protection appeared above him. Yi, I like that staff! The Death King Tree looked playfully at the staff, and shock appeared. But Ye Zhongming had no effort to bother about it as the Death King Trees attacks were here. The spinning leaves and Water Bottle Protection clashed, making a sharp rubbing sound. Pa! The first leaf exploded and turned into green dust. Water Bottle Protections light also changed. The second, the third Hundreds of leaves hit the barrier in a short few seconds. It finally couldnt take it and shattered. Ye Zhongming could only place another water element gem. But the green leaves had descended by a few centimeters at this time. When the Water Bottle Protection appeared, it clashed with the leaves. This time, the gem couldnt even last for two seconds.Updated from Ye Zhongming placed a third one. But the leaves in the green cloud continued to descend. Based on the speed at which the barrier was disappearing, Ye Zhongming compared their strength with his defense. He was sad to realize that he would be badly injured in five seconds, unable to walk in ten, and would die in fifteen. This plant that controlled the entire city was so strong when it attacked. Even so, the leaves were a few meters from Ye Zhongmings head when the Water Bottle Protection disappeared. But he was still a distance from the main body. Based on this situation, Ye Zhongming couldnt hold on until he got close, and the leaves would hit his body. You were right; I am the Death King Tree and Life-Taking Carrot. I can also kill everyone in the city. Do you know why? I need to absorb nutrients. Although it is good to eat to my fill, I would run out of energy, and that is not what I need. Death King Tree saw that it was about to win and smiled gleefully. But, this En in your words, the sheep-rearing project is about to end. I will eat everyone who has entered and are in Linhai. I would also eat you. You have the same source as me, and I would be able to get to level nine and turn into a human. At that time, I could walk about this land, and no one could stop me! This is the brain I prepared for myself when I become a human. It makes sense that you call it Life Brain. When the time comes, I just need a body. Keke, what body proportions do you think is the best? That smiling face changed, and killing intent surged. So you can die now! World Natures fourth stage was activated, and the leaves turned from medium rain to large! Water Bottle Protection shattered almost instantly. Ye Zhongming knew that this was the decisive moment. He kept the Staff of Nature and charged towards the main body. He waved, and the Osmium Giant blocked above his head. Two seconds later, the spiraling leaves sliced this piece of Osmium that had followed Ye Zhongming for so long into pieces. It was useless now. The giant Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower appeared above Ye Zhongmings head in the next second. It was upside down when it appeared. Its tentacles, which could cause the light that slowed one down, were activated, causing the leaf rain to stop. A moment later, they continued to shoot down. The beast''s tentacles were ripped into meat pieces. When Ye Zhongming kept it, this battle pet was in its last breaths. These few actions were completed quickly. Although it only took him a few seconds, his speed was enough for him to reach the Death King Trees main body. World Nature landed on his body. He used Moon Edge to protect his face and the blade was damaged quickly. He ignored his body that was being sliced and slapped the body. He activated Intelligence Mark! Chapter 682: Linhai opens up Chapter 682: Linhai opens up Intelligence Mark: Use this ability on mutated plants and give them medium intellect. Moreover, you gain control of the plant. The cooldown time is a thousand hours. This ability consumes a large amount of mental energy. This was the plant skill that Ye Zhongming used after using the Nature Soul Essence. It was a very overpowered ability. To mutated plants, it was the hand of God. Medium intellect meant that he would give mutated plants intelligence. It was the same as giving life. Although he didnt know how high medium intellect was as he hadnt used it before, it should be good. They might even be able to learn the human language. Think about it; a speaking plant would be quite magical. After Ye Zhongming got this skill, he started to think about using it on the Death King Tree. Not to give it medium intellect but because of the other function of the skill-- Control. If he could control the Death King Tree, then Linhai''s problem would be solved. He could even create a monster that could control an entire city and rule many fearless dried corpse warriors! So, Ye Zhongming found the guide and decided to escape from his team at the crucial moment. He wanted to use the Intelligence Mark on the main body. He had to give it a shot. The Death King Trees body was cold and smooth. When he pressed it, it felt like he touched a polished piece of metal.This chapter is updated by The moment Intelligence Mark touched it, the Death King Tree screamed. At the same time, World Nature was broken, and that green cloud dissipated. It was very short since Ye Zhongming summoned the beast to create time for him until he used the Intelligence Mark on the Death King Tree. Only a few seconds had passed. He had wasted a Moon Edge in a short while, and all his defensive equipment was destroyed. The leaves had sliced many wounds on him, and fresh blood soaked his shirt, turning him into a blood person. But his expression was firm. He knew that this decided the outcome. But since that was the case, no one would give up on the chance to enter. Large amounts of lifeforms entered from all directions. The death city welcomed a new life. Or rather, it was the last moments before death. The sticky liquid lake had collapsed underground, and the stem of the Death King Tree shook more intensely. Its roots flung The green liquid all around, and the branch mountains rumbled as they collapsed. You are going to die; you must die! It went crazy. It looked at Ye Zhongming, who was climbing up and being hit by sticky liquid. The main stem didnt stop shaking, and it started to bump into all sides. It was in pain. All of you will die! Death King Tree moved towards Ye Zhongming. It wasnt quick, but Ye Zhongming, who had used up his mental energy and was knocked back by the Death King Tree, couldnt even move. The distance between them was reducing. You are strong; you can use such methods. Unfortunately, you are not strong enough! So what if you can hurt me? You will still die. Everything in the city will die! The Death King Tree screamed those last words out. The main stem shook. Life-Taking Carrots around the underground city that shouldnt be there started to pop out from walls or the ground to kill the survivors they touched. Their bodies were ripped apart, wrapped, torn. The leaves absorbed their energies, and they turned into dried corpses that were tossed around like rubbish. The energy was transported back to the main body of the Death King Tree. Those roots rose and stabbed toward Ye Zhongming. If he could kill this human, the Death King Tree would not only fully heal but also evolve further. Pierce! Its confident stab missed, and it only caused some sticky liquid to spatter. Ye Zhongming, who had lost his movement ability, was light a bolt of lightning. He used Quickness, and in a blink, he was at the side of the tree. He jumped up and grabbed Life Brain! Chapter 683: Clarity Ball Chapter 683: Clarity Ball Before Ye Zhongming searched for the King Death Tree, he told Yang Yixi to purchase two things. One was the advanced purification potion for Gaye so that he would lead the way. The other was a pill-- Clarity Ball. A potion maker made this, and its function was to be eaten before using a skill. After use, you would recover from the mental energy consumed and reset its cooldown time. In his last life, he had a good habit of considering defeat before he thought about victory. Even if he was afraid that the skill was ineffective against the Death King Tree, who was at a higher evolution level than him, and didnt care much about the use of mental energy, he was still prepared for accidents. When he found out that people here could create potions when he was asking around for a guide, Ye Zhongming knew there was a high chance he could get the Clarity Ball. When one produced this pill, the secondary product was the purification potion. Since Gaye could purchase purification potions endlessly, that meant that someone in Linhai got the recipe for the Clarity Ball and was trying to create that pill. As expected, after paying a high price, he traded for one. Even when World Nature sliced his body badly, he remembered to eat the Clarity Ball before he used the Intelligence Mark. When Death King Tree knocked himback, his mental energy had returned back to normal, just that his body was slightly injured. He was faking that he couldnt move so that he could find a way to fight back after the Intelligence Mark failed. Thus, when the Death King Tree was still giddy from the Intelligence Mark, Ye Zhongming had the chance to grab its treasure. Let go! Death King Tree screamed, and the tentacles around charged toward Ye Zhongming.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) The Life Brain was a core part of the body that it planned to make for itself. It spent a lot of effort on it, and after it started to change into a human, it still cared so much about this part that was as important as a heart! It used a technique to implant its own blood and life force. Strictly speaking, it was a mutated plant, and in terms of attack, it wasnt as strong as other mutated animals. It was rare to have such a strong ranged attack like World Nature. But mutated plants were stronger in terms of support abilities or weird skills. Look at how it created dried corpses, sticky liquid lakes, human faces, etc, and you would know how weird its abilities were. For such a fellow to make a Life Brain, everyone definitely knew that it was something good. Ye Zhongming targeted it because this was the best thing apart from the Death King Trees body itself. The more serious problems were internal. Many people in the group panicked and were unhappy that their leaders were standing there and not doing anything. Some even suggested following the plan they had before they decided to work together. These people were gathered here to discuss this matter. But after a few sentences, Ye Zhongming bumped his way in while being covered in blood. The silent twins charged over. Pack up; we need to go immediately! Everyone was stunned, but they were already used to listening to him. Since he was back then everything was good. He said a few sentences to explain the reason and calm them down. After everyone headed out, Ye Zhongming held a bag, and he had a helpless expression on his face. The Life Brain was naturally the thing in the bag. It couldnt be placed in his space, similar to how Linhai blocked the Rainbow Gate. Fortunately, it could be used inside the city, which was how he had escaped from the core region. But he knew that the Death King Tree was definitely chasing him, so he had to leave. He changed his clothes. The wounds from World Nature had started to heal, and his strong, high-level evolved body was showing its use. After this, Ye Zhongming led the people to get ready. They didnt have much time. At this point, in a place in the underground city, a thick tentacle wrapped a struggling guy and pulled him through many walls. It sent him in front of the Death King Tree! Die or obey! That woman''s face was filled with viciousness! Chapter 684: Breaking out of the ground Chapter 684: Breaking out of the ground The earthquake from Linhai forced all the Cloud Peak warriors to take a defensive stance. In such a foreign environment, they were forced to be on guard. This place is too weird. Tong Hu touched his head and looked around. He was nervous when he faced such a broken city. If it isnt weird, then how would the boss be trapped? Boss isnt trapped; he chose to enter. Ah Yang and one of his brothers debated to reduce the invisible pressure they faced. The Battle Contribution Badge is not working. Liang Chuyin tried to contact Ye Zhongming, but there was still no sound. This made everyone worry again. This might be due to the distance. Linhai is a big city, so the boss might be elsewhere. Little Li looked at the frowning Liang Chuyin and consoled her. Little Li really liked this little girl who looked feisty but was very caring inside. She was beautiful and had a pair of smiley eyes. She was thoughtful and knew how to cook. Also, she came from the countryside like Little Li, which made her feel it was a waste that this young girl wasnt with the boss.This chapter is updated by Although the boss already had Xia Lei and Xia Bai following him like a shadow, something probably happened a long time ago. Little Li knew that for women to be loyal, the best way was to turn them into their own women. But this wouldnt change her feelings about Liang Chuyin being more suitable for Ye Zhongming. She was suitable for him in age, personality, and looks. Having a few women wasnt a problem for strong men in the apocalypse it was like that in peacetime, much less now! Of course, if Tong Hu had such a thought, she wouldnt hesitate to smash his head. Sister Ye, there are a bunch of mutated dogs on the left. But the situation is weird; you should take a look. A sentry returned with news. When they heard it, Mo Ye and the others rushed over while the main team remained on the spot. This was the path that Ye Zhongming agreed on, so they couldnt change it. They walked for a few minutes before they saw the mutated dogs. But most of them were dead, and the remaining few had fled. Ordinary soldiers couldnt handle such a battle, so it was time for the Lei Family head to attack. But he took a few steps before the city started shaking like an intense earthquake. After the initial chaos, some sensitive people noticed that it came from one direction. They looked and saw a big body rising from the ground. In a blink, it was a few dozen meters tall! Move aside! No! Show me what you are moving, and I will let you pass. Dont force me to kill you! You? The intense fights in front caused Ye Zhongming, who was discussing things with the leaders, to rush over. The team started to retreat from the tunnels they had dug. Things were smooth at the start, but they noticed some people in front of them after moving for a period. These people were cunning and had updated news. They found out what Surging Motion was doing. Although they didnt know the exact news, they had been waiting here to try to extort them. They were good at taking advantage of people and extorting them. They were sure that Surging Motion wouldnt waste time fighting them and would be easy for them to benefit. Of course, they had to be strong; if not, they would just end up dead. Actually, they were like those Lanpa waiting beside the dark river. Ye Zhongming looked at this hundred-strong squad. The leading few werent weak. Two were five-star evolved, and there were ten four-star evolved behind. They were indeed stronger than Surging Motion or Mei Na and Gan Lans squads individually. Before they could say anything, there was an intense earthquake. Stone started to drop from the tunnels, and a few seconds later, the tunnel, which was a few hundred meters behind them, collapsed. Numerous Life-Taking Carrot vines charged out towards them. At the same time, a voice spread from the hole above, which appeared after the tunnel collapsed. I found you! Chapter 685: The chase Chapter 685: The chase No matter which direction one came from, they saw that slowly rising shadow at the center of Linhai. At that moment, all lifeforms were shocked. Although ones size didnt mean anything in the wheel world, bigger evolved lifeforms were usually harder to deal with. Apart from some silly ones, most of such lifeforms were strong. When such big things became gigantic, one could be sure they had a high evolution level and were very powerful! For example, that tree in his last life was so huge that its crown covered the entire city. Looking at it from afar, one would be shocked by its aura. Those beings had formed their own world, and nine-star evolved wouldnt offend them. This Death King Tree that came up from underground was the same. The giant stem had the Life Taking Carrot around it. They grew on the thick branches; those soft branches were its twigs, and the hard ones were its branches. The Life-Taking Carrot was more like the Death King Trees hair. But to humans, these strands of hair were threatening enough. Apart from those that grew on the trunk, more of these plants had their roots and could move about on the ground. They were quick and popped up from every corner to kill everything they touched and absorb their energy. The energy would be transmitted back to the main body through roots to speed its evolution. At the same time, many dried corpses appeared from all around. They moved in unison towards one direction. The zombie horde that entered from one side was the first to bump into the dried corpses. There was a dried corpse nest there, and they surged out.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) The Sword Armor Zombie was the boss of the horde and had met many opponents in the past. It bumped into humans, other zombies, monsters, and other lifeforms. But it had never met such dried things that looked identical. It could sense that they were different from it, but it couldnt pinpoint what the difference was. But for the zombie horde, one rule had to be followed. Zombies either joined the horde to become Sword Armors subordinates or would fight until one side was killed. Ye Zhongming didnt expect the Death King Tree to spot him so quickly. This made him more anxious to flee this place. Linhai still belonged to that fellow. Tangling with it here wasnt a wise choice. Under such a situation, with people still blocking his way, Ye Zhongming naturally wouldnt be polite. A thought rose in his head, and a small figure dashed out from behind him to punch the survivor, who was stretching his neck and looking at Ye Zhongming. She was also level five evolved, but the silver zombie was much stronger. A hole appeared on the neck of that five-star evolved. He screamed. That evolved raised his right hand, and a light blade appeared, which sliced toward the silver zombies head. But a second figure appeared beside Ye Zhongming, and the puppet smashed that persons knees. That person collapsed to a height similar to the twins. The silver zombie headbutted him, causing his face to cave. The light blade disappeared, and he fell to the ground, twitching intensely. The silver corpse jumped and bit his neck, sucking large amounts of energy from it. A five-star evolved was killed like a chicken in front of the twins. The people who were terrified by the Life-Taking Carrot were now silent, and they looked on in disbelief. Ye Zhongming used his finger. Python God Finger enhanced with Soul Refining Techniques mental attack hit the throat of the other five-star evolved. The finger was only half an inch in, but a hole appeared at the back of his neck. Blood spurted into the crowd, and the warm, salty liquid scattered across their body. Scram! Ye Zhongming hollered and led his people out. Those survivors who wanted to threaten them were the ones who turned and fled. If they fought head-on, Ye Zhongming wouldnt be able to kill a five-star evolved so easily. But these two were standing three meters from him, which was no different from asking to die. The Life-Taking Carrot got close behind him. After its body appeared on the ground, the Death King Tree also took its first step towards Ye Zhongming. The chase had officially begun. Chapter 686: I am not responsible Chapter 686: I am not responsible Why do I feel like you are a little weak? Gan Lan worked with him to smash some of the Life-Taking Carrots before looking at Ye Zhongming and asking. Half an hour had passed since the Death King Tree appeared on the ground and spotted Ye Zhongming. This team had already fought two battles with it. As the Life-Taking Carrots werent all gathered here, so Ye Zhongming led them to fight and move. Although they had losses but, they werent trapped. The equipment that the treant led people to protect continued to move. Sweat started to appear on Ye Zhongmings forehead. When he heard Gan Lan say that, he turned to look at her. I have a support job, Rhythm Observation. Gan Lan was in charge of supporting Ye Zhongming in this battle, so she followed beside him. Ye Zhongming frowned and was slightly shocked. Such a support job wasnt too useful during low levels. It didnt accurately gauge the outside world situation and the targets changes. But as the job skill got stronger and the users level increased, this skill became more useful. In his last life, many people said they would rather have two evolved at the same level fighting than fight one at the same level but with rhythm observation. That showed you how strong this support job was. Moreover, Ye Zhongming also knew one thing. One of the most threatening assassins in his last life had an assassination and sneaking main job, he also had this support job. He could use this job skill to find the moment when his target was weakest and most careless to attack. His success rate was shocking. Who knew that this woman actually had such a skill? This was a good assassin. But thinking about how she was a fire element job user, Ye Zhongming found it a waste. People with sharp senses would spot this type of person with strong elemental jobs. This was a fatal mistake if she wanted to become an assassin. I used too much mental energy. Ye Zhongming gave a simple reply. He looked to the end of the tunnel, where there were sounds. It should be the Life-Taking Carrot, but it bumped into other survivors this time. The group panicked. There were a thousand of them, but this number was too little compared to the dried corpses. Seeing how Surging Motion performed so badly previously when they met dried corpses, Ye Zhongming knew that if he didnt do anything, this group that he had gathered together would break down. Bring them and follow me. Ye Zhongming signaled to Ya Tian. I will clear an area. Follow us, okay? Ye Zhongming said to the group, I know that you are afraid, but fear cant solve anything. The Death King Tree has gone mad, and it will eat everyone here to evolve to level nine. Apart from charging out, there is no other way to live. We have to risk everything! I will be at the front, anyone who wants to live, follow me! He led the twins and the zombies he created to charge up. When he reached the surface, he saw tens of thousands of dried corpses around the hole. He jumped on a meter-tall piece of ruins and took a look. Many dried corpses were gathering. If his team couldnt move quickly, they would be trapped if they got surrounded. There was no other way but to fight. Ye Zhongming jumped off and joined the chaotic battle. When Ye Zhongming risked his life to survive, a caravan used their mobility to get nearby. A young man stood on the roof and looked around with his binoculars. Suddenly, something appeared in his sight, and he looked closely before shouting. Boss, I noticed many dried corpses. They are gathering! Some survivors are trapped there. Yi, why is there a big hole? Other situations around. A calm voice spread from inside. The young man looked around before aiming the binoculars back at the center of Linhai. Boss, I wont be responsible for what I say next. The young man swallowed his saliva, I think that the Death King Trees target is this bunch of humansUpdated from Chapter 687: Sky Star Beetle part 1 Chapter 687: Sky Star Beetle part 1 You The people at the front of the party shouted, but the caravan didnt seem to be stopping. Ye Zhongmings eyes turned red. It was difficult for the team to maintain such a state under the huge pressure of the dried corpses. If a third faction interfered, the team would collapse, and the equipment would be damaged. Liu Zhenghongs research would be obstructed and fail to break through. This meant Cloud Peak would lose a fierce weapon like the crystal weapons! Look at the status of crystal weapons now and think about how they would lose gene warriors. Ye Zhongmings eyes turned red. He tried his best and took the risk alone in Linhai. It was okay with Death King Tree plotted against him after all; it was a level eight lifeform and controlled many dried corpses. Who knew how many weird skills it had? The one attack skill it had was also very strong. But what was happening with this caravan? Did they have enemies here? Did they want to rob them? Or were they just trying to take advantage? Ye Zhongming might not have had many ways to deal with the dried corpses, but he did have many ways to kill survivors. The Demon Nurturing Bee Hive appeared, and the Needle Birds flew at the caravan. The needle birds werent a big threat to the dried corpses as their poison wasnt lethal, but not to humans. If they got hit in core areas or were poisoned, they would die. At worst, they would lose their ability to fight. Ye Zhongming didnt care who was stopping him; he would kill the person who was blocking him. The Needle Bird King was already a level-six lifeform, with many level-five needle birds, the majority of which were level four. The moment they appeared, Ye Zhongmings group was shocked. There are so many mutated lifeforms with an average level of four! What was their average level? At most three! Which means that these flying lifeforms were at a higher level than them! They thought back to how strong Ye Zhongming was, and everyone realized that Ye Zhongming alone could kill all of them. An ear-piercing braking sound spread from the front! Thus, he got excited when he was sure the Death King Tree was chasing Ye Zhongming. He even felt like things were too simple. He ordered the caravan to drive over. His eyes locked on the black bag that Ye Zhongming carried. Ruan Xiao knew there was a high chance that the Life Brain was inside. If not, the tree wouldnt be so emotional to chase him. But although his wishes were good, reality was cruel. Ye Zhongming summoned many high-level flying beasts with a wave of his hand, the strongest of which was on the same level as Ruan Xiao. The mutated beasts alone were enough to trouble Cannibal Chain, much less Ye Zhongming, who looked like he was going to kill them. Ruan Xiao knew he couldnt kill Ye Zhongming under such a situation. Even if he couldnt defeat Cannibal Chain, he could retreat. If he failed to kill him, even if he got the Life Brain, Ruan Xiao would not be confident in facing the guy who would lead Ying City to take revenge. Then, everything would be meaningless. Ruan Xiao wasnt a stubborn old man with a clear merchants mind. He would change his thoughts when he realized things werent going well. One had to say that he was a person that could adapt. Since he couldnt defeat them, then he shall work together. It wasnt much. If he had a chance, he could still change sides. Your men and ours entered Linhai and didnt use this direction. I will bring you to meet with them! Ruan Xiao jumped out of the car and raised his hands as he walked over. I am a partner, and your subordinates will agree, " Ruan Xiao said, then looked at the dried corpses still attacking them and the Death King Tree rushing over. He said solemnly, But I think you need my help now! He waved to the back. Hundreds of warriors jumped out of the caravan, all holding guns. They started to fire at the dried corpses. To show you my sincerity, Boss Ye, I am willing to help you deal with that fellow for free. But you would have to pay the next time. Ruan Xiao smiled and took out a small box. He opened it calmly, and a dozen finger-sized bugs flew out. They had long feelers that were a mix of white and black and wore bright black armor. The enemy of trees-- Sky Star Beetle! Chapter 687.5- Sky Star Beetle part 2 Chapter 687.5- Sky Star Beetle part 2 Before the dried corpses gathered in scale, they couldnt cause much of a threat to Ye Zhongming. But he needed to clear some space so that the team could charge up. This was different from other fights.New novel chapters are published on He crafted one more Moon Edge and sliced the dried corpses around. He was then able to take a few steps. Moreover, dried corpses would push back at places he wasnt attacking, forcing him to attack those at the side. Initially, this situation was still good when the twins were beside him. But when they had to expand the room, the situation got worse. He used several job skills and reduced the dried corpses around. At this time, the team started to jump out of the hole, but the area they cleared was around a hundred square meters. This space was not enough. Fortunately, the treant and his dried corpses climbed up to help reduce the pressure. He observed the path ahead and decided to make some changes. He sent some information to the silver zombie and gathered the iron zombies together. As the twins could control the iron zombies, they gathered quickly and started charging in one direction. The Dried corpses led by the treant and some warriors filled the gaps they left. With a few strong evolved as the anchors, the team entered a defensive state. Only the twins and their iron zombie horde were attacking. Through the vines, the sticky liquid was being injected into their bodies. Everyone looked on in shock as those dried bodies turned green and their aura strengthened. Some of them started to change and had weapons appear. Death King Tree used a method humans couldnt understand to create two thousand strengthened dried corpses. The vines that completed all this shriveled. Those strengthened, dried corpses roared before charging at him. I Block! The treant struggled to speak. He controlled the dried corpses to face off against them. The treant could tell that his dried corpses werent as strong as Ye Zhongmings zombies. Be it his current position or to test those strengthened dried corpses out, his dried corpses were more suited to fight them. The two groups clashed. There was no blood and no screams, just the sound of limbs flying. After Ye Zhongming and the twins wiped out many of his dried corpses, the remaining ones were quite strongjust that there werent too many. Although they didnt collapse, they suffered more losses than the strengthened, dried corpse side. Ye Zhongming took a look and knew that the treants subordinates wouldnt hold on for long. The sky dimmed, and he saw a green mist when he raised his head. His heart sank. Although it wasnt as thick as underground, this was the channeling of World Nature. The Death King Tree would use this skill again to prevent him from leaving. Ye Zhongming had experienced this before, and some wounds werent healed. This team would die here if the skill were half as strong as before. When he was worried, a caravan appeared and headed right for them. Chapter 688: Doing something in the meantime Chapter 688: Doing something in the meantime There was still a huge team that hadnt entered Linhai. Zhao Xingmei, Bai Feng, and the other Ying City leaders stood outside the city and looked at the figure who was going crazy. Everyone knew that the figure that seemed small to them here was huge and probably around a hundred meters tall. Putting it more objectively, it was around 30 stories in height! This height was gigantic for humans. Even a dumb person would know it was the Death King Tree, and that fellow was going crazy in the city. Cloud Peak informed them before they left and told them to assist them from the outside. But everyone knew that was because it was too risky to head in, and even Cloud Peak themselves werent confident. Moreover, these higher-ups knew it had been some time since Ye Zhongming entered Linhai. He hadnt come out. Cloud Peak entered to search for him. Naturally, they wouldnt allow others to interfere in this matter. After all, Cloud Peak was Cloud Peak, and Ying City was Ying City. Even if both sides worked well with each other, they werent the same faction, and although their interests were linked, there were still reasons for that. These bosses didnt think much about Cloud Peaks lack of trust in them, and they felt like it was normal. After all, everyone worked together because of Ye Zhongming. If anything happened to him, they would have to reconsider their relationship. Now, everyone had a tough choice to make. Should they enter Linhai, take a huge risk, and even be prepared to risk their lives to fight that fellow to search for and probably save Ye Zhongming? Or should they stay here? On the surface, they were listening to Cloud Peaks instructions, but in truth, they were just standing aside when that guy needed their help. Boss Bai what do you think this time? Zhao Xingmei squinted her beautiful eyes and saw Bai Feng, who had his arms crossed. At the same time, she looked at the other faction bosses. When looking at the Death King Tree, Bai Feng was in a daze, and only after a short while did he say, I am going to enter. Bai Feng didnt say everything he planned, but that was nearly it. The only thing he hid was that after spending all this time, Bai Feng guessed that Ye Zhongming had a way to raise the success rate of the wheel. If not, he wouldnt have been able to get so many potions. Since that was the case, purchasing potions from Cloud Peak would be simpler, and they might even get a discount. Even if it wasnt huge, but it was still a sizeable saving. But Bai Feng knew that Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming wouldnt give him all that for no reason. He needed a chance, and this was the perfect opportunity if he entered Linhai now to help them. He said so much to persuade these people, especially Zhao Xingmei, to act with him. This would make things safer, and their chances of succeeding would greatly increase. As expected, many people were tempted after hearing Bai Feng say so much. I think Boss Bai is right. Zhao Xingmei adjusted her collar, I am really jealous of those few women in Cloud Peak. Look at what they use and wear, and look at what we use and wear. The gap is huge. Arent they forcing me to be a mistress? After that joke, a look of determination and seriousness appeared on her face. A mistress still has to work hard in this day and age! The Ying City Alliance entered Linhai half an hour after the Death King Tree appeared! Sky Star Beetle can secrete a very strong poison that can cause the mutated plants to wither and die. We tested. One of these small things can cause a level four plant to die right away and cause a level five plant to wither. Level six plants will numb and enter a confused state. Although we hadnt used it on level seven plants, it should be effective. Ruan Xiao released these unassuming level-one mutated lifeforms. They flew into the sky toward the Death King Tree. The Death King Tree should be level eight; I cant ensure these ten would kill it, but to cause it some En, bad feelings would be possible. At this time, the Cannibal Chain firepower on the main battlefield was being shone. Their accurate shooting and abundant ammo suppressed the dried corpses away. This gave Ye Zhongmings team some breathing room. He looked at the twins and smiled at Ye Zhongming, The problem is here. When this big fellow is in a negative state, Bss Ye, what do you want to do? Continue to flee Or take the chance to do something big? Chapter 689: Surrounded Chapter 689: Surrounded The green gas from World Nature became thicker and thicker, covering a large part of Linhai. When many fleeing survivors looked into the sky, they didnt know what it was. That water barrier was five intensity. If needed, I can adjust it to 78 at most. Ye Zhongming was stunned when he heard Ruan Xiao say that. This Cannibal Chain leaders point was obvious. He knew the green mist was the Death King Trees attack skill. From Ye Zhongmings slight expression change, he also guessed his fear of the green gas. This observation skill and judgment made Ye Zhongming wary. Clear Sky Lake, it is my strong defensive equipment. I hope it helps you. Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes and felt uncomfortable at how this Cannibal Chain boss was speaking. But he started to think quickly. He evaluated the difference between the barrier at level five intensity and the one being attacked by the Needle Birds at 78 intensity. This concerned whether or not it could block the Death King Trees World Nature. It needs at least gold grade. Is your equipment strong enough? Ye Zhongming pointed at the gas while looking at Ruan Xiao. His expression changed, and he nodded, It would be taxing, but it should be possible, but You know that I am a businessman. As the dried corpses around were cleared, they had space to talk. The team around started to rest and prepare for the next operation.This chapter is updated by Since you are a merchant, then we can talk about anything? As long as the price can tempt me, I can even pick up the soap for you. Then, three points! The two of them spoke quickly. Ye Zhongming raised three fingers, One, my subordinates will come over. It isnt hard to inform them. Ruan Xiao nodded. This wasnt a problem for him. Two, your Clear Sky Lake needs to listen to my orders even if it gets destroyed in the end. I can send people to contact the others, but the price Ruan Xiao saw that Ye Zhongming was silent. He smiled and asked Ye Zhongming what price he could give. If there are more than 200 warriors, you will get six bottles of four-star potion. If it doesnt reach 200, then three bottles. If there are over five hundred, I will give 12 bottles. If there are over a thousand, one five-star evolution potion! Ye Zhongming told Ruan Xiao, I will give them to you directly. You decide what you give the others. Wow, very generous, but I like it. Ruan Xiao smiled brightly. He saw a huge opportunity here as the middleman. After the battle, I will also pay the factions based on the number of sacrificed evolved and their levels. As for your Clear Sky Lake, it should be an energy equipment, right? Although I dont know what its energy source is, two five-star evolution potions. One for using it and one for damaging it. If it is destroyed, I will pay you one six-star potion. No, this is gold equipment; it is the top equipment in the entire apocalypse. Is it only worth one six-star potion? Ruan Xiao knew this price was reasonable but couldnt say that to Ye Zhongming. He had to raise the payment. Ye Zhongming blinked, Manager Ruan, actually, you made a mistake. Ruan Xiao was stunned, and he frowned, What mistake? You revealed your best item too early. And I can actually snatch it. I admit that maybe I cant do anything to you, but you might not be strong enough to snatch my things. Ruan Xiao smiled, but his gaze was ice cold. What about with them? Ye Zhongming raised his chin. Ruan Xiao turned around and saw a squad in full silver equipment appear in his vision. Although they were a distance away, they were rushing over. At the front was a majestic golden dog! It was Cloud Peak that was called over by the fireworks! I have to thank you. Ye Zhongming smiled. Ruan Xiao felt frustrated and only nodded after a while. Then I will contact the others; Boss Ye, wait here. Ruan Xiao adjusted his mood and prepared to leave. He took two steps before turning around. Why is Boss Ye contacting so many people? Ye Zhongming pointed at the Death King Tree, To surround it. Ruan Xiao stumbled. Chapter 690: The enemy noticed Chapter 690: The enemy noticed Yellow Ball cried a little and pounced at Ye Zhongming. It stretched its tongue and wanted to lick its Master. As usual, Ye Zhongming pushed its head to the side. This huge fellow could only wag its tail to show that it was still the Masters good dog. Shortly behind Yellow Ball was Liang Chuyin, who had the Wind Dancer job and had reached six-star evolved. The influencers eyes were red. She stopped beside Ye Zhongming. She looked around and saw that there were no issues before relaxing. She kicked Yellow Ball aside before hugging him and kissing him. After this short process, they had a friendly but close conversation. Influencer, this isnt your style. This has always been my style; I was afraid you would be sacred. Then I wont be scared now? Who cares? If I am not more proactive now, you will go through too many hands! Is it even okay for you to speak to me like that? Who even cares? After this ends, you better climb into my bed. If not, you can forget about climbing into anyone elses. ...Updated from Anyways, if you dont do it with me, I will do it with you! Her face turned red. She moved to the side, leaving Ye Zhongming coughing there. Next was Xia Bai. She wore a mask, and no one could see her expression. She probably wouldnt have any expression in front of so many. She just looked at him before standing behind him. She was loyal and followed her responsibility. But Ye Zhongming could sense that she was unhappy that he didnt bring her in. But due to her absolute loyalty to him, she just didnt mention it. Next were Littel Tiger, Tong Hu, Ah Yang, etc, who asked if he was fine. Ye Zhongmign greeted all of them. He smiled at Mo Ye, who was at the back of the group. Previously, he was only 10% confident, but suddenly, he was 30% confident. It felt fantastic that his group was beside him! Cloud Peaks appearance shocked the Linhai people. First, there was that level six battle beast that everyone would pay attention to. Then, there was Xia Bais thick killing intent, which everyone knew was not someone to be trifled with. No matter what, they had to protect these. As long as these were protected, their mission in Linhai was completed. Ye Zhongming didnt follow. Most of the dried corpses wouldnt target that group, so they would be relatively safe. The others, follow me To kill it! Ye Zhongming looked towards the Death King Tree. Zhang Dalong stood up, and his mouth was covered in blood. Hundreds of corpses surrounded him in the center. Since the Death King Tree emerged, those people and big families were drawn away. Zhang Dalong had been searching for human evolved. He needed to replenish energy to maintain his transformed state. His job was very strong, and he was satisfied with it. This was until he met Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. He failed in the battle and was forced to leave and find a new way. The world wouldnt push you to a corner. After he killed a protector beast, he gained a new bloodline that increased his strength! But this bloodline had a long cooldown that could be reduced by eating human meat. After activating it, you could use blood to extend the time and increase the power. This power would slowly dissipate. To maintain it, you had to eat people. He finished those subordinates from the jail. He also gained other things like a recipe that didnt need the specific job. It recorded a way to have a second life. Moreover, both lives could stack strength. It was Aery Essence Water! The core material was the essence vein of a plant, where the crystal was connected to the main body. The higher the level, the better the water''s effect. Zhang Dalong targeted the Death King Tree. But before he could make a move, he needed to eat more people and get more energy. A firework lit up the sky, and his eyes opened wide! Cloud Peak? Ye? Chapter 691: Counter attack Chapter 691: Counter attack Why choose here? The treant saw that Ye Zhongming had selected a spot where they would surround and kill the Death King Tree. He asked. After Cannibal Chain protected them as they left, some of their forces remained. Some leaders, like Yang Yixi, Mei Na, Gan Lan, etc., were sent out by Cloud Peak to recruit underground city survivors to join in their operation. The remuneration was definitely not comparable to what he gave to Cannibal Chain and those outside factions, but it was still tempting. Since they were trying to kill it, he should try his best to gather all the forces together. There is a space here, and there are buildings around. It is suitable for close combat and ranged attacks. Moreover, we must pass a dense living area, a water park, a newly dug base, and an industrial area. Ye Zhongming pointed at the map, These places can help to stop the dried corpses that have been following us. We will have time and space to pass through and head to the Death King Tree. It would also give us time to find other teams. There was another thing that Ye Zhongming didnt mention. If Surging Motion were here, they would notice that the final battlefield was above their base. Little Tiger, time to go! Ye Zhongming shouted and called Little Tiger, who was sniping dried corpses. The team followed the plan and retreated. Boss, it isnt interesting to kill these fellows. The dried corpses demon crystals were dim, and no flesh and blood flew like when they attacked humans or other mutated lifeforms. Even the hits felt different. After a year in the apocalypse, these high-level evolved didnt find this fun. Todays main opponent. Ye Zhongming smiled and led everyone away. Without the equipment dragging them back, the remaining people were very strong, and the core was still from Cloud Peak. They followed the plan and started to make rounds around Linhai. At this time, Linhai was in chaos. The people underground came to the surface and started fleeing in all directions, and people on the outside also started to charge in. In the alliance army, because of his job, he would be a sentry to provide intel for everyone. Le , what is bad? Bai Feng asked. The others also crowded around. Now that everyone was in danger, every little piece of information concerned their lives, and they had to be careful. This flying job user called Le Zi pointed in one direction, I saw Yellow Ball, and a silver-equipped squad followed it. It should be Cloud Peak. They are quick. I think they found Boss Ye and are rushing over. Everyone nodded; this analysis was reasonable. But I found something abnormal. Le Zi said solemnly, On that side, that side, and in front of the building, many Life-Taking Carrots are gathering. They are shaking their bodies toward the sky, and in four corners of the city, brown flowers are blooming. I swear they werent there when we entered. Everyone looked at each other and didnt know what that news meant. That isnt it. Not it? Even Zhao Xingmei and Bai Fengs expressions werent too good this time. If that is where Boss Ye is, then his 2, 4, 7, and 11 o''clock directions have four huge groups of dried corpses gathering. I dont know the exact number, but compared to our squads, they are at least 50 thousand! They Have surrounded Boss Ye. Also Also? Their throats were dry. Four hordes were 200 thousand. That was not enough. There were more? I saw many flying dried corpses. They occupied a roof. I dont know how quick they are, but even if they can glide, I think they can arrive where Boss Ye is in ten minutes. Everyone was stunned. Boss Ye was about to get surrounded! Chapter 692: Finally began Chapter 692: Finally began Hearing Le Zis words, everyone knew the situation was a mess. They heard why Ye Zhongming entered Linhai, but they didn''t know much because the Gene Warrior project was a top secret in Cloud Peak. If not for them witnessing their attack in the Cloud Peak battle, they probably would have no news at all. But they didnt understand the importance of this thing to Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. Many of their hearts felt like there was something else, which was why Ye Zhongming was willing to take such a huge risk. It was definitely not for a few sets of equipment. Cloud Peak should have gathered with Ye Zhongming, but they didnt look like they planned to leave the city. It was obvious that the treasure had not been obtained, but if they were still inside, they would be surrounded by the dried corpses. Once Ye Zhongming got surrounded, then Should they save him or not? If they didnt save him, entering this place would be pointless. Save, and they would face a few hundred thousand dried corpses! Everyone wanted to get closer to Cloud Peak but still wanted to be alive.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) Le Zi, fly again to check the situation! Zhao Xingmei tapped his shoulder and told him to fly again. How many flying dried corpses are there? Bai Feng suddenly shouted to Le Zi, who was flying up. Around ten thousand! Bai Feng lowered his head, and everyone saw how serious he was. A group of maned dogs is coming from the nine-o''clock direction, a few hundred; get ready to fight. When Le Zi flew into the sky, he warned those below as a few hundred mutated animals entered Linhai. Zhao Xingmei sighed in relief when she heard that reply. Everyone paid attention to the top leader of Ying City. Her intellect deserved far more respect than her looks. I have a guess. Zhao Xingmei drew a simple map on the ground. Everyone knows Boss Ye; he isnt someone to take losses. He wont separate his team for no reason to wrap around the King Death Tree. I think he has a goal. He might even be finding a good place to kill the tree. Everyone looked at each other. They thought about Ye Zhongmings past behavior and felt it was possible. The Death King Tree was level eight, but Cloud Peak did have a seven-star evolved. Boss Ye was around seven-star strength, too. Along with his many six-star evolved and pets, as well as his two purple equipment and the full silver equipment squad, there was a chance he could kill a level-eight lifeform. All of you should have guessed. Zhao Xingmei made many spots on the map, No matter what Boss Ye wants to do, from his pathing, he definitely doesnt know about the Death King Trees plan. Even if he wants to kill the Death King Tree or if he has another goal, he would still get surrounded. Our choice is simple. We either leave or survive on our own in the future or help Boss Ye break this encirclement. Zhao Xingmei stood up and slapped her hands, which were covered in dirt, I want to help Boss Ye. I have no reason to retreat. I believe he will be the final victor, as usual. Of course, I am gambling my own life. All of you can choose your own choice. Bai Feng smiled, Still, that statement, it is better to save someone when they need it. I will go. With someone leading the way, everyone thought about the benefits they have been getting from Cloud Peak. They thought of the possibility of them choosing to stand aside, but Boss Ye survived. Their hearts leaned towards one choice. In the end, no one left. We will send people to inform Boss Ye. The rest split into three teams and eat this zombie horde from three directions to open the tunnel for Boss Ye to get out of the city! In future records of this battle, the first shot wasnt from Ye Zhongming but from Zhao Xingmei. She led the Ying City Army to attack the 80 thousand-strong zombie horde. The Tree City Battle had begun. Chapter 693: Flowers all over the city Chapter 693: Flowers all over the city Dacheng say something? We followed you here not to die. Didnt you talk about the Life Brain? Can you find it? Right, you gave me news to come here, so why did you stop? This fellow is out, so should we find its nest? Da Cheng placed his binoculars down and frowned at the talking leaders. He couldnt hide his disgust anymore. Shut up! Seeing Da Cheng, who had been polite with everyone and smiling all day, suddenly rage, the leaders were stunned. Then, they exploded. Some threatened, some cursed, and some wanted to fight. Also, some laughed coldly in disdain. Anyways, they were very unfriendly. This was normal for faction leaders in the apocalypse. They were hot-tempered and arrogant. As for the leaders from Ying City, they were not normal. Da Cheng led them here to find treasure, so he knew what these people were thinking. But he didnt understand how they managed to live so long. Were they Not sure about their positions? A bunch of three to four-star evolved might live well outside; after five to ten years, they might get to seven to eight stars. But if they faced a level-eight plant in the city, how could they head to its nest to find a treasure? Also, if there really was a treasure, would they get it? Da Chengs temper was built because he had to lead them here. The mission was mostly completed, so he didnt plan on being so polite. But a small caravan appeared in front of him that made him stop. The others looked at them warily and didnt know where they came from. The first person jumped off and walked before Da Cheng. He said a few words and led everyone away. Da Cheng wanted to turn on everyone, but he laughed. He told them that he would lead them to the treasure since they were anxious. He also told them that the people who came were his eyes. Although the people around were frustrated, they agreed when they heard about the treasure. This few thousand-person squad headed in a direction. Those people were from Cannibal Chain. Da Cheng seemed like someone who had been chased out from a new base and was leading a battle squad that wasnt strong but was well-informed. Actually, he had another identity. He was Cannibal Chains intel member. This leap crossed thousands of meters! Damn! Tong Hu scoffed and cursed. A tree that could jump? Right, the Death King Tree could jump. It jumped again, and it was still over a thousand meters. Next, it was the third jump! Five jumps and the distance between it and Ye Zhongming reduced. Human, we meet again. A building collapsed from the roots and branches. At this moment, the face was staring at Ye Zhongming arrogantly. You want to work with the humans to kill me, right? The Death King Tree blocked Ye Zhongming and then showed its arrogance and disdain by pointing a branch like a finger at him. Unfortunately, I saw through your plane. Your subordinates are blocked outside, and you only have a few hundred men with you. How will you deal with me? Oh right, the tens of thousands of humans with your subordinates and didnt enter. Unfortunately, they are stupidly attacking my men and think they can help you that way. Ye Zhongming knew that the Ying City Alliance had entered. Or are you relying on those bold humans with low levels? Death King Tree vented its frustration. It then waved its branches, and its voice became sharp. It doesnt matter; no matter how many come in, this city will shut. When it is reopened, the only thing that gets out is a level nine me. The Death King Trees body shook. The four flowers started to spit petals into the sky. The brown and yellow petals were endless and flew from four directions to form a giant flower that covered Linhai and all lifeforms. The moment this flower formed, an invisible power started to spread. The green energy above became thicker. Those soft branches from the Life-Taking Carrot also had many times stronger killing intent spreading from them! Fresh Flower Arrival--- Ye Zhongming, is that name nice? Chapter 694: You should be tired Chapter 694: You should be tired Everyone in Linhai was shocked by the phenomenon. Ruan Xiao was still okay. Zhang Dalong, who searched for evolved to eat, didnt care. Whereas Da Cheng, Zhao Xingmei, Bai Feng, Mei Na, Gan Lan etc, faction leaders. Even Mo Ye, Xia Bai, Ye Zhongming, etc, were stunned. Although Linhai couldnt be considered a first-rate city, it was definitely a second-tier city. It had ten thousand square kilometers. This fellow could actually cover it with one single flower. What kind of ability was that? In this cover, it is evident that everything was beneficial for the Death King Tree. Even if others abilities werent weakened, the Death King Trees ability was much stronger. All of this was unexpected. What are you going to do? Human! To fight back for nothing or to embrace death? If you choose the latter, I can allow you to leave without pain. Death King Trees female face smiled. The team gathered beside Ye Zhongming and looked at the confident Death King Tree. None of them spoke. Even the Cloud Peak warriors, known for their morale, realized how dangerous the situation was. Actually, you are tired, right?Updated from Ye Zhongming opened his mouth and raised his head. He looked at the Death King Trees freezing face. What? Ye Zhongming took a deep breath and suppressed his uneasiness. He tried to think and analyze this whole matter. He knew that things werent as he saw them, and it wasnt reasonable. You paid a high price to seal the city like this, right? In human words, you are walking a tightrope; if you are not careful, you will fall from above, and your body will shatter. Are you ready? This proved what Ye Zhongming guessed. The Death King Trees smile was gone, and it looked at Ye Zhongming coldly. So what? It screamed, and the thick green energy started to bubble. Leaves surged from within and danced. World Nature, moreover, was the second stage immediately! The dense leaves shocked many people who saw it for the first time. Ye Zhongming took just one look and continued using the badge to communicate with his subordinates and give them some instructions. In a street near here, the ruins had fallen in another direction, making this place flat as before the apocalypse. Liang Chuyin led Mei Na and her group. Around there were thousands of people. Everyone from Linhais underground city was running out, so it wasnt hard to find them. But getting them to face the terrifying Death King Tree wasn''t easy. Even if they promised many benefits, not many agreed. This was even because Mei Na was here; if not, they might have fought. But the moment the flower appeared, it helped Cloud Peak. Many people saw that they couldnt escape and realized that they couldnt kill the Death King Tree. Now that something was leading, then let him. But when they recruited some people, the team was attacked. It was those half zombie half-dried-corpse that Ye Zhongming had seen before. Because of the domain, they were far stronger than before. Ye Zhongmings orders spread. He told them to wipe the dried corpses out while paying attention to abnormal situations around them. They would then gather before heading back to Ye Zhongming. Liang Chuyin also received solo orders. Her mission was tougher. She had to search for the four sources of the flower. Chapter 695: Whirlpool forming Chapter 695: Whirlpool forming After Ruan Xiao and Da Cheng met up, they formed a large team. The factions from outside came to find treasures. Some evolution potions could make it easier for them to agree to work together. Along with Cannibal Chains connections, Ruan Xiao was able to recruit several teams. A few thousand joined them. Da Cheng was the intel officer; he had arranged to come here and brought five thousand. After both sides joined, they reached a ten thousand scale. Although he had such a force, Ruan Xiao didnt have other thoughts. He knew that they could only get out of this place by working together. If not, just look at the flower region; they plan to turn you into nutrients. Similarly, they also faced a dried corpse horde. Moreover, it was one of those dried corpse hordes surrounding Ye Zhongming that was around 60 thousand in number. Those half-dried corpses also appeared in this horde. They bumped into these fellows before they could challenge the Death King Tree. The survivors didnt feel good. Moreover, they werent willing to risk their lives now. Facing such a situation, Ruan Xiao and Da Cheng looked at each other. After which, Ruan Xiao took two silver guns from his waist and said to the team behind, The city is closed again. To leave, we have no choice but to open a path. So, fight! After saying that, they led them into the horde. Da Cheng shouted that there were rewards before charging in. With someone leading the way and the threat of the dried corpses, the battle began haphazardly. Ruan Xiao was an arrowhead, and the ten thousand-man team charged towards Ye Zhongmings direction. Injured? Seeing Zhao Xingmei wipe off some blood from her left year, Bai Feng panted as he asked. Although Ying City Alliances top evolution level couldnt compare to some super factions, they had followed Ye Zhongming for such a long time, and their equipment was good. Moreover, they found people from the army or armed forces to train them. Cloud Peak also made them more courageous, making them stronger than ordinary factions. Only 20 minutes passed from when they split into three to attack the horde. But the battle was more intense than they had expected. They had to take turns reducing the intensity. Otherwise, their stamina and mental energy would drop, and their casualties would increase. Standing in the darkness of a building, Zhang Dalong looked as a team moved toward the Death King Tree. He recognized the woman with a mask. That was one of Ye Zhongmings subordinates. He was sure that the person he hated was there. Destiny placed the two of them in the same place. Zhang Dalong, who was in ghost form, felt like this was a way for him to take revenge. But he didnt attack this subordinate because he felt a killing intent from her that he feared. Moreover, she had a full silver equipment female squad. They were very strong. Along with those ordinary evolved behind them, Zhang Dalong was not confident of eating them. He wasnt in a rush as he knew the dried corpse horde that had wiped a faction would find him. Follow them, and he could find that fellow, then He looked at the Death King Tree. It would then appear, take revenge, and get the treasure! He turned around and broke the neck of the person that was on his last breaths. He bit his wrist to suck the blood, and the black mist around his body got thicker. Biggest intensity, 70 durability left! Ruan Xiaos deputy looked as the leaves hit the barrier, and his voice changed. What skill was that? How was it so strong? The Clear Sky Lake was a gold piece of equipment and was modified by an alchemist to make it much stronger. Its defense was also quite overpowered. It was what Cannibal Chain regarded as their top equipment. Even their bosss strongest hit would only cause the durability to drop by 8. But it lasted only a minute now, and the durability had dropped by 30! This deputys face was dead as ash. He thought of a possibility: what if this equipment got broken? In his terrified eyes, World Natures third stage was activated. Ye Zhongming, who was silent, also ordered a mysterious presence to strike.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) Chapter 696: Comparing numbers Chapter 696: Comparing numbers Xia Bai led the people back to where Ye Zhongming was at. This woman and her subordinates went crazy. When they saw the World Nature attack land, they dashed back. Apart from those buildings, anything that dared to block their way was smashed by this fierce team. No matter if you were dried corpses or other survivors. Those people who agreed to kill the Death King Tree with them were terrified as they looked on from the back. They felt fortunate; if they hadnt agreed to the request to come here, they probably wouldnt have been alive. They originally thought this squad was crazy, but they didnt expect what they saw to be the tip of the iceberg. They didnt even rest when they arrived at the place and attacked the Death King Tree immediately. The current Death King Trees demon crystal was exposed. It was on that female face, and the orange color demanded respect from everyone. That was a level eight lifeform, but they dared to charge at it. En. The Death King Tree, which controlled World Nature, tilted its face to see this team. It sent a portion of its roots over. This amount was actually enough to be described as having covered the sky. The survivors tried to flee while Xia Bai and her team stood firm. Deep Cold Suppression. The purple masks elemental skill was activated, and an ice mist headed toward these roots. The low temperature caused them to freeze, allowing the team to attack. Demon crystal weapons hit these roots in an orderly but dense manner. The Deep Cold Suppression not only caused a frozen state but also an attack skill that didnt seem so intense. But in truth, the attack from purple-grade equipment wouldnt be too weak. That was something that could still threaten a level nine lifeform. The crystal weapons were also a mark of Cloud Peak. Xia Bais squad had the latest models, which were very strong. Their number advantage was also very shocking. After a few sounds, half of these roots were shattered. The Death King Tree screamed. But everyone was smart. They saw a single leaf splitting a silver costume and leaving a wound on the skin. They knew it was strong and immediately opened up a distance from the Death King Tree. They wrapped around to where Ye Zhongming was. The Death King Tree had to control World Nature and could only watch. That furious woman''s face continued to curse. A few minutes later, Xia Bais team was behind Ye Zhongming. They looked as World Nature and Clear Sky Lake clashed. Sister Xia. Cloud Peaks second team was back. Little Tiger and Liang Chuyin had gathered and appeared in their field of vision. They came from a good direction and were able to come together immediately. There are sounds of people fighting. The moment the teams met up, they heard the sounds of battle drawing close. Xia Bai looked at Ye Zhongming before leading people over. Durability is at 34. Ruan Xiaos deputy stopped shouting. The third stage of World Nature was activated, and the durability dropped quickly. With this speed, the golden equipment could only last a few minutes. Ye Zhongming acted like he didnt hear anything. He squinted at the Death King Tree and was thinking about something. Two minutes later, Ruan Xiao and Dacheng rushed back. They thanked Xia Bai for their help. Although there were many of them, they encountered many dried corpses and were forced to flee. They would have suffered many losses without Xia Bai and Liang Chuyins help. But when he saw the dimming Clear Sky Lake, his expression changed. He didnt expect a skill to force his equipment to this level. He recalled agreeing to Ye Zhongming destroying his equipment and wished he could slap himself. It was a loss. At this point, ten thousand evolved gathered behind Ye Zhongming and were ready to attack. Are you competing in numbers? Death King Tree laughed coldly, I have too. It then gave out a low sound as if it was crying. Chapter 697: Human in the dried corpse army Chapter 697: Human in the dried corpse army The dried corpse army appeared in their sights once again. The zombie horde controlled to patrol the area outside finally reappeared on the battlefield and increased the number of people on the Death King Trees side. No one knew how many dried corpses there were in Linhai, and this question would never be answered. The Death King Tree was probably the only one who knew the rough number. But when the dried corpses appeared before them, everyone felt a mountain-like pressure. The dried corpses didnt have any energy of lifeform and fought by relying on their bodies. They lived with their second circulation system. An evolved could also deal with a dried corpse that was a level higher than him. But when you faced a huge group of them that werent afraid of death, everyone would find it tough. Battles were sometimes based on psychology and not strength.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) Evolved only had one life, so they would be afraid of dying. They lived for a year in the apocalypse and learned a theory. They would rather face humans stronger than them than zombies who might not be as strong but two digits of them. Now, these dried corpses werent as strong as zombies, but the number was enough to cause their hearts to sink. Ye Zhongming didnt have a solution to that. He had to take a huge risk since he chose to surround the Death King Tree. These dried corpses were something that he had calculated. From another angle, Ye Zhongming didnt think of finishing these dried corpses. He just wanted to kill the Death King Tree. As long as the Death King Tree was dad, these dried corpses would, too. As for before the Death King Tree died Didnt he have many cannon fodder? Ruan Xiao considered stealing the treasure, so he released news to attract more survivors. He did so to get people to reduce the risk so that he would have a chance. Ye Zhongming had a similar thought. Despicable? Heartless? Maybe, but it wasnt too much. Everyone who came here knew about the dangers. Linhai was sealed, and everyone knew how terrifying the Life-Taking Carrot was. No one even managed to escape during Feasting Day. This told the survivors that this was a land of death. But they were still here. Since that was the case, then why not make use of them? Indeed, this didnt fit with the morals of peacetime. But it was the apocalypse, and people would die every day. The rule of the jungle was to maximize your own interests. Ye Zhongming didnt think that he was wrong. He even felt like this was a better choice for these people. If he succeeded, they might not die. But if they were left alone, they would end up as the Death King Trees nutrients. Since that was the case, what if he made use of them? They themselves wouldnt get anything and would lose their lives if he didnt. But if he did, some of them would live. It could end the fight if they didnt hold on for half a minute! Cannon! Mo Ye gave the second order. The crystal cannons were assembled. Only now did many find out what the Cloud Peak warriors were pulling. Fire! Cloud Peak members were used to it. With Mo Yes order, the crystal weapons fired at the World Nature! The target wasnt the Death King Tree but World Nature. Their leader was being attacked! It would be pointless if anything happened to him, even if they killed the Death King Tree. Thus, Mo Ye chose a solution that might involve a battle of energy against the level eight lifeform, but she didnt feel like her choice was wrong. Manager Ruan, if you want to keep your equipment, get your men to attack. Mo Ye was cold. Her eyes were worried about Ye Zhongming, who was facing World Nature, but she continued to analyze the situation. She was going to use everything she could make use of. Ruan Xiao did have that intention and started to order the people he pulled over to attack. As many of them belonged to different factions, it was impossible for them to unite. Thus, in this first wave, only Cloud Peak, Ying City Alliance, Cannibal Chain, and the Linhai factions joinedaround 30,000 of them. The commotion from so many people attacking was huge. Skills flew into the sky towards World Nature. Everyone was looking forward to the clash! But suddenly, many skills flew from the dried corpses to block their attacks. The energy clash exploded. Mo Ye and the others looked over with killing intent as they saw a twenty-thousand-strong human team among the dried corpses. They were fine, and they were the ones who used the skills! Mei Na and Gan Lans expressions changed when they saw the leader laughing coldly! Chapter 698: Five waves of attacks Chapter 698: Five waves of attacks Things were like that sometimes. Not much time have passed, but as one had been through a lot, it seemed like time was passing quickly. Mei Na and Gan Lan felt that way. Since they had bumped into Ye Zhongming and followed him back to Surging Motions camp, they helped build defense and contact helpers before coming to the ground together. It was as if a lot of time had passed, especially since they had been nervous since arriving on the ground and had forgotten why they had joined Ye Zhongming. Now, they saw this reason again. The guy who was spying on them wanted to turn them into his playtoy. Lin Xing! The top person in Linhai. If they bumped into this person in the future, everyone wouldnt be so shocked. They had many ways to escape, and they werent afraid if they met him outside. But they didnt expect Lin Xing to appear here, and he had joined the dried corpse camp. This wasnt a war between humans where if you joined the opposing faction, people would just scold you for being a traitor. This was a war of races, you joined the other race? You were their food. It needed your help now and promised you some things. But once the thing ended, what would happen to you? Moreover, those benefits would make it easier for you to evolve. The more it was like that, the more delicious you would be for them. So when Lin Xing led 20 thousand people to intercept the human attacks, it was total silence. The woman''s face on the Death King Tree smiled. Human, I know you humans have a phrase called time difference. You brought me to run around to surround myself to exploit this time difference. You want to rely on the advantage you had in that short time before my subordinates came to kill me. You probably called so many people to achieve that. Ruan Xiaos helper looked at the durability, and his face was dead as ash. Only two were left! Although the crystal weapon attacks caused World Nature to weaken and slow the dropping rate, only two were left. It might be able to last for ten or twenty seconds, but it would be broken! Cloud Peaks crystal weapons fired again. It was as if the human clashing didnt affect them. World Natures green clouds became lighter, and that shocking durability remained at two. The strength of the crystal weapons shocked even the confident Death King Tree.New novel chapters are published on Everything happened too suddenly. Honestly, the Death King Tree was very intelligent. Because of its mysterious ability, it could absorb a humans face and take her memory. That was overpowered. But it was still a plant used to crushing enemies with its strength. Thus, when it had the advantage, it would be arrogant. The dried corpses were too close to Ye Zhongmings team. It even ordered them to attack so they were slightly nearer. Lin Xing and the other humans also headed forward. The rockets before werent to hurt the Death King Tree as they couldnt cause severe injuries to a level-eight lifeform. Its goal was just to block the Death King Trees eyes. Ye Zhongmings goal was Lin Xing, and those evolved. Dried corpses were just fellows that could rely on bodies, so they were easy to deal with. But facing 20 thousand human evolved that had their own thinking was different. They had various jobs and abilities, and the chances of accidents happening were too high. Any of them would cause them to pay a high price. This wasnt something he wanted to see. Moreover, Ye Zhongming feared that the 20 thousand outside factions and Linhai survivors would waver because of these humans. What if the Death King Tree made them a promise? That would be a problem. His planned attack landed, and things were so shocking. The attacks cleared a giant empty area. The five waves wiped out any human or dried corpses; nothing was left. Lin Xing wasnt dead. He was after all, the only six-star evolved in Linhai. When the first wave was activated, he realized things werent good and dodged with some sharp people. Although he wasnt in a good state, he was fine. But the attacks killed a large portion of his men, and over 20 thousand dried corpses disappeared. This was the strength of a combined ten thousand people attack! Pa! There was a crisp sound. Before Ying City members could be happy with what they had done, they saw Clear Sky Lake shattered! Chapter 699: Sacrifice Chapter 699: Sacrifice Cloud Peaks attack was sudden, but the Death King Trees counter was quick, too. A second after Ye Zhongmings order, ten thousand humans and twenty thousand dried corpses died; World Nature used its strongest attack, which caused the green cloud to dissipate. This final attack caused Clear Sky Lake, which was left with two durability, to shatter. The leaves covered the humans below. At the same time, the dried corpses that surrounded this place launched their attack. The whirlpool that both factions had created started to spin. When the barrier shattered, Xia Bai and Yellow Ball, who didnt join in, attacked! First was Xia Bais Burn. The Elemental Masks skill formed a dense firewall that faced the green leaves. Fire clashed with nature, but Xia Bai hoped she could win. Next was Yellow Balls needles! After evolving to level six, the dog had never used this ability. He didnt even use it when Glory Army sneak attacked him, and he was about to die. But now, he had to do it for his masters safety. Golden fur broke free from its body to form a golden needle storm, which headed towards those green leaves. Ye Zhongming attacked. First, he used Mountain Blade to suppress them before using the Demon Energy Crystal Gun to give an AOE attack. This was to clash with the leaves. As compared to the Death King Tree, Ye Zhongming was calmer. But he was facing the strongest attack from a level-eight lifeform. Even if it was its final attack, people still saw its strength. The leaves at the front withered and turned into ash from the flame wall, but their color also dimmed. The leaves behind passed through, and even this purple weapons skill couldnt stop them. The golden needle rain arrived. They were quick and sharp and were very penetrative. Also, as a mutated lifeforms talent ability, it got stronger as the user got stronger. Boss! Zhongming! Wang! Cloud Peak had been paying attention. When they saw the situation, they were astonished. The boss had many plans and had never placed himself in such a dangerous situation. Why did it seem like he had no solution? Was it a mistake? But this mistake was fatal! Many peoples expressions became ugly and they ignored the dried corpses. Suddenly, a black figure appeared above them and tangled with the leaves. Instantly, flesh and blood flew. Everyone was stunned, and they then cheered! Ye Zhongming used the Copper Ink Ocean Sunflower again! This battle pet that Ye Zhongming collected had a bad fate. After being tamed in the test tube, it was injured each time it fought, from the light injuries in the dark lake to the heavy injuries in the sticky liquid ocean to dying now. Ye Zhongmings heart hurt. This was a level-six battle pet. It was strong in the water and would be useful in the future. But now, he had to take it out to sacrifice. This was the most valuable trump card he had to use up until date. Although its defense wasnt its strong suit, its huge body bought Ye Zhongming enough time. He used this chance to get out of the range when the leaves hit its body. He passed a group of dried corpses and ran at the main body. What others paid attention to was that he wasnt holding Moon Edge or the Demon Energy Crystal Gun. He was holding a normal-looking assault rifle. Not bad! The Death King Trees face was filled with hatred. It didnt expect Ye Zhongming to survive from World Nature. After saying that, the longest root pulled out from below. If you want to kill me, you have to pass it! A green figure broke out from underground! Chapter 700: Each one with their own opponent Chapter 700: Each one with their own opponent When Ye Zhongming jumped out of World Natures range, the human faction led by Ying City Alliance and Cloud Peak started to attack. The truth was in front of them. Either they killed the Death King Tree, broke the flower, and left, or they would die here and become its fertilizer. They had no other choice but to fight. Many smart minds realized that if they won today, they might get many benefits. People were like that in the apocalypse; they would find things that benefit them in despair, even if that was just hope. The Death King Tree is retreating! When the green figure blocked Ye Zhongming, many saw that the level eight mutated lifeform was retreating. Although everyone was courageous and fighting, the Death King Tree still had the advantage. The dried corpses surrounded the humans and attacked them. The closest human to it, Ye Zhongming, was being stopped by something. So why did it have to retreat? Shortly after, everyone knew the answer. The Life-Taking Carrots on its crown stopped waving and started to constrict. They turned into pipes. Those branches also stretched, and the tips became sharp. Even the roots that supported its body spread. These numerous body parts grew longer. They then stabbed the dried corpse horde like snakes. No one was able to count the number, as there were too many. Even if they werent as many as the dried corpses, there were at least tens of thousands of them. These things stepped into the spines of the dried corpses. Those who were stabbed shook and then became fiercer. If normal dried corpses were stabbed, their grey corpses would start to shine. The crystals that lost their glow would have color again. Their aura also began to climb. If the half dried corpses were stabbed, their bodies would grow bigger. Special parts would appear and become firmer, having a close-to-metallic glow. Ah! A human was close to the dried corpse that mutated and was hugged and bitten on the face. He screamed and tried to struggle. His weapon and body parts tried to hit it, but his resistance got weaker very quickly. When the dried corpse released him, that survivor fell. Cloud Peak was the core power and was leading the Ying City Alliance. They were the only stable force in the entire human faction. Mo Ye didnt need to lead them now. Everyone knew what they had to do, so after seeing the situation, Mo Ye rushed over. Only a few people, apart from Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming, were suitable for disturbing the Death King Tree. Mo Ye was one of them. If one was too weak, they wouldnt be able to disturb and would just be asking for death. The Cloud Peak warriors controlling the Violent Lightning Turret helped to clear a path for Mo Ye. Go! Xia Bai was fighting with Lin Xing, and when she saw Mo Ye appear to take over, she helped block some of the dried corpses rushing over. Mo Ye passed where she stood and got near the Death King Tree. One move and a giant talisman appeared above her head. The Sharp Wind Talisman appeared and slashed a giant wind blade, which sliced dozens of dried corpses into two. En? The Death King Tree was slightly shocked. She didnt expect this woman to have such a strong move. With the unique Holy Army Coat, Mo Ye was strong enough to threaten this level-eight lifeform. It was obvious that the Death King Trees self-protecting ability was at its weakest now. Officer Mo, we meet again. An ear-piercing voice spread from another direction. Mo Ye turned her head and saw someone wrapped in black mist with a horn on his heada human lifeform strolling over. The black mist turned any dried corpse that got close into ash. Mo Ye looked at the slightly shocked Death King Tree and didnt bother. She asked coldly, Who are you? The human lifeform laughed. It was still ear-piercing, I am Zhang Dalong. Does Officer Mo remember me? Chapter 701: Three Flower Blood Essence Bullet Chapter 701: Three Flower Blood Essence Bullet Ye Zhongming was annoyed by the green monster. The Death King Tree definitely used its strongest subordinate to deal with Ye Zhongming. This short clash proved the point. This was a monster similar to the long-armed ape. It was probably a mutated ape, but it had no more hair. Its green skin was very shiny and able to reflect light. Some dark green spots were on its skin like little copper coins. Its head was huge but not too big. Its eyes, which had no eyelids, also turned green, making it look vicious. Its limbs and teeth were sharp, so no one could tell which was its strongest suit. The green demon crystal showed it was level four, but this fellow was stronger. The color should be from the Death King Trees power instead. Ye Zhongming was stopped for a few dozen seconds and roughly knew its strengths. Nimble, quick, and able to sense danger. It didnt use any talent skill; its bodys attacks gave Ye Zhongming pressure. Its speed, agility, and defense werent weaker than him, and it was even more explosive than Ye Zhongming. One could say that if this fellow was outside, it could compare to a seven-star evolved! What shocked Ye Zhongming the most was this green monsters power. Ye Zhongming had the battle contribution box and Ocean King Crowns buffs, and this fellow was no weaker than him. Who knew how the Death King Tree had nurtured it? He didnt want to spend too much effort on it, but when Zhang Dalong appeared, Ye Zhongming knew that he had to attack. Too many surprises happened today, and he feared things would escalate. Ye Zhongming started to counterattack. He didnt use the Moon Edge or Demon Energy Crystal Gun. It was still that normal-looking assault rifle. He kicked the green dwarf, and both sides stepped back a few steps. Ye Zhongming raised his gun. Next, when using this skill, you must consume mental energy, essence blood, and at least silver-grade bullets. Mental energy use was normal, but essence blood was something Ye Zhongming didnt understand. He knew about it because of the Bee Hive but guessed it was similar to lifeforce. Of course, life energy could be recovered, and it wasnt a use of your lifespan. Silver bullets. This was a restriction for Ye Zhongming. The materials needed werent ordinary. If he used too much on this, the efficiency would be lower than that of other equipment. This was even after he had the Smith job. If others wanted silver bullets, they would have to pay a huge price. This skill also required silver bullets but restricted the weapon to an ordinary gun. Its range, precision, etc, were related to the basic stats of that gun. This gave him a headache. It was a good skill but had too many requirements. But in the end, he had to use an unmodified gun! The final condition was that the user had to have a bloodline, which had to be of some element! Bloodline was unique. After learning it, you couldn''t change it unless you got a precious stone or potion. If someone had a bloodline but lacked an element, you couldnt learn this skill. If such a situation happened, they would probably be so angry that they would vomit blood. There were many restrictions, but Ye Zhongming was sure this skill was strong. This was the first time he used this ability! Three shots which were the three flowers. The silver bullets had Ye Zhongmings Hell Envoys Darkness energy. Along with Space Stack, this skill hit the green dwarfs body. Some green liquid splashed. This fellow with strong defensive ability was sent rolling. The skill had many conditions, but it didnt restrict cooldown time. You could fire as long as you had bullets, mental energy, and essence blood. Thus, his second wave of attacks arrived. Ye Zhongming followed the dwarf. After it was sent flying, he followed up. His second skill was the same as the first. After he pulled the trigger, the bullet appeared on its body. That fellow flew again. After two shots, Ye Zhongming had to stop because his arms felt numb. The recoil was huge, so it was no wonder it required strong upper body strength. At the same time, the gun was damaged due to the shaking. Chapter 702: Tough battle Chapter 702: Tough battle The green dwarfs body fell to the ground before the launch of a third wave. Ye Zhongming chose to attack the heart, or rather the area beside the heart. He believed that if the Death King Tree created this thing, it would have a double circulation system. The core part should be the heart of the second system. The truth proved him right. With the two sets of Three Flower Essence Blood Bullet attacks, it caused huge damage. Even if it didnt die immediately, it struggled for a long time and was unable to stand up. Ye Zhongming took out another gun. The accuracy and range of an assault rifle were better than ordinary handguns. Now that the assault rifle was broken, he could only replace it with a handgun. He paused for two seconds and allowed his numb arm to relax. This skill had huge recoil, which gave him the urge to curse. But those short two seconds gave the green dwarf a chance to fight back. The half-dried corpses received the Death King Trees orders after they saw the green dwarf being attacked. They charged towards Ye Zhongming. Two of them were in close combat, while one was ranged. The two close combat dried corpses had sharp wooden teeth on their hands. Two hands meant there were four teeth saws. They sliced the other dried corpses in the way. The ranged dried corpse was at the back. Six meter-long spears grew from its back, which fired at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming had to retreat. He pulled out his blade and faced the three strengthened half-dried corpses. The battle changed every moment, and Ye Zhongming had to be prepared. He used a Flame Blade. The flames covered the area. His body charged to the middle of the two dried corpses, and he used their fear of fire to slice the pipes on the tier back. He then used the short gap in time to slice their heads! His body didnt stop. After dodging the few wooden spears, the sniper rifle appeared in his hand. He used Space Stack, and the shot smashed the heart of that ranged dried corpse. At this point, the bullets in the sniper rifle were used up. The handgun appeared again, but what he faced was a huge pile of green liquid. If others saw Lin Xing like this, they would mock him to see if they could mess his mind up and take advantage. But to Xia Bai, any guy who showed animosity to her would have to die. Thus, Xia Bai, who had the level advantage, attacked when he was still smiling viciously. The seven-star evolved jumped, and the giant silver-grade scythe sliced from above. Many people saw her jump. They were more willing to see Ye Zhongming fight Lin Xing instead of her. Her battles were either straightforward or they were very weird. It seemed simple, but she would often kill with a single strike. Her style greatly affected her squad. Those women faced similar things as her. If Ye Zhongming was their benefactor, then Xia Bai was their idol. They replicated her actions. Many people even said that they were as cold as her. As their idol, she chose the most explosive attack. Lin Xing raised his blade and faced her head-on. Xia Bais body rolled backward. She raised the scythe like it was a straight line with her body. With the head of the scythe above her, she rolled with it before attacking again. She hacked him last time and flicked this time. The smoothness of the two attacks was impressive. Lin Xings blade was knocked to the side because of that hit, and he had no time to block. Those branches formed a shield at that position! Just looking at it, it had a strong defense. But when no one was noticing, her hand had left the handle. In the next second, the scythe that was about to hit the shield disappeared. It suddenly appeared above Lin Xings head and sliced down. One of its ability Will Replication! Chapter 703: Nightmare Cannibal Body Chapter 703: Nightmare Cannibal Body Compared to Ye Zhongming and Xia Bais intense fights, Zhang Dalong and Mo Ye''s fight was calm. Both sides knew each other during peacetime, but their identities were different. Zhang Dalong hated the woman who had sent him to jail as much as he did Ye Zhongming. However, as the apocalypse happened and everyones evolution level increased, although Zhang Dalong hated her, he could control his emotions. As the officer, the most basic ability was to keep calm so she didnt attack. Her attention was focused on the area around how the situation was changing. You arent on the same side as the Death King Tree but chose to stop me now. Do you think that you can benefit? Zhang Dalongs appearance was unexpected. They thought that this person would be similar to others in the apocalypse. They might never appear again if they leave your field of sight. Now that he appeared here and stood on Death King Trees side but wasnt controlled through a pipe, Mo Ye didnt know his viewpoint. It was obvious that entering a fight alone, between hundreds of thousands, wasnt a good choice. I dont mind telling you because you are all dying today, including your Master Ye Zhongming. Of course, this tree will die, too. Zhang Dalongs voice had changed, making everyone frown in annoyance. It sounded too bad. But Mo Ye laughed. You met us in Ying City and chose to be our enemy but were forced away like a homeless dog. You thought you were smart, so you went to sneak attack Cloud Peak and had to leave like a dog. Now that you are alone, what gives you the confidence to say all that? Mo Ye saw that Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai were gaining the advantage. Park Xiuying helped, too. As for the Death King Tree, she didnt think that it would evolve so quickly. Confidence? A complicated emotion appeared in his bloodstained eyes. Based on my Advanced Bloodline-- Nightmare Cannibal Body! Zhang Dalong suppressed his voice, but it was as if his entire body was roaring. Before a second wind blade could smash, the lightning between them formed a cage that appeared above her head. Mo Ye could look, but her body couldnt move. It was because of that skill! This feeling was only a short instance, but it was enough for them to complete the skill. The black lightning cage descended from above and covered her. The nine hands reached forward, and more lightning appeared. This time, they were connected to the cage. Soul Taking! The nine voices rang out in unison again as the black lightning grew brighter! At the same time, Mo Ye screamed. The black lightning twisted in the small space, hitting her body each second to cause huge pain. If it were only on her body, the well-trained Mo Ye wouldnt care. But she felt like her mental energy and even consciousness was being hit by the lightning, as if Her soul was being sucked! Hehe, Ghost Artist and Nightmare Cannibal Body are a perfect match. Officer Mo, how does it feel! The nine voices were very arrogant. Not much! She bit her lips, and blood appeared, which woke her. She looked at the nine ghouls and said, You are not the only one that improved! She stepped on the ground! The boots activated, ability-- Energy Wave! With the boots as the center, it formed two energy waves to push back and deal damage to surrounding targets! Two waves blew at the cage. Even if they were energy bodies, they were still pushed back. The black lightning was separated, and she gained some breathing room. The mysterious pattern on the Holy Army Coat started to break free and appeared in front of Mo Ye to form a giant energy snake! Set stat-- Spirit Pattern Snake! Chapter 704: We do our own thing Chapter 704: We do our own thing Six black figures flew out from the formation. They were fast like lightning, and even evolved could only catch glimpses of them. Those six were energy arrows. Each accurately pierced the head of a dried corpse, and the energy arrow then exploded in the heads of those dried corpses. Even if the dried corpses didnt die, much green liquid spurted from their necks. When the liquid finished, they would die.New novel chapters are published on Since the start of the battle, many such energy bullets have been shot from Cloud Peak. At least 200 dried corpses have died from this energy arrow. Such a result was amazing. This is the equipment the boss used to exchange all his battle contribution points. It is really strong, but Little girl. Little Tiger retreated to the second line to rest. Now, Tong Hu, Little Li, and Ah Yang were the arrowheads. Liang Chuyin was annoyed when she saw that he had exchanged these equipment that was obviously for two girls. He didnt think Ye Zhongming neglected them and didnt give them resources. This was not something the core members would fight about. She was just unhappy that Ye Zhongming took in another two girls. Of course, after she saw Ya Ni, who had become a silver zombie, that unhappiness disappeared. But she was still wary of Mei Na and Gan Lan. Those two girls had looks and bodies. They were also very mature, which made them a huge enemy. Hearing Little Tiger say that Liang Chuyin, who was also resting, looked at Ye Zhongming in concern. She scoffed, Didnt expect that he likes such soft girls. Animal! Little Tiger coughed awkwardly. Many people joked about Candy and him, saying he was a pedophile. Liang Chuyins joke was too strong, and even Little Tiger was affected. Liang Chuyin was naturally joking. The twins were weak and pitiful, and the influencer not only didnt hate them, but she even felt like a mother. She went to rub Ya Tians head at the start of the battle, and it made that little girl confused. That, Sister Liang, I am talking about the equipment! Little Tiger shoved a piece of meat jerky into his mouth and chewed. The recent ones were of far worse quality than Cloud Peak''s. Liang Chuyin naturally knew what Little Tiger was referring to. She also agreed. The twins battle contribution equipment wasnt something the V1 rocket launchers could compare to. They were great items that helped to kill 200 zombies in a short while. Apart from Liang Chuyin, who had AOE skills, the other core members didnt do much better. Although the guns range wasnt long, Ye Zhongming was already close. At this distance, the gap between a handgun and a rifle wasnt so big. The dwarf was knocked back, and the green rains direction changed. It hit a bunch of the dried corpses on the side. That injured heart was revealed. Ye Zhongming didnt hold back and used the skill again to hit that spot accurately. The dwarf cried out in pain. The Death King Tree saw that the situation wasnt good and told the surrounding dried corpses to stop him. But Ye Zhongming held a gun in one hand and a blade in the other to slice the dried corpses around. He slashed while firing. This time, he didnt use the skill. His handgun was barely able to survive two skills. He could only use silver bullets with the Space Stack skill. The gun fired, and many dried corpses tried to block for the dwarf, but Ye Zhongming slashed them aside. Many dried corpses were around, and they started to affect his speed. He decided to give up on defense and charge forwards. The dwarf stumbled and retreated. It needed some time to recover, so it searched for a tube connected to the Death King Tree. It saw a half-dried corpse and pounced at it. It pulled out the tube connected to it and stuck it into its heart. Its wounds were recovering at a visible rate as the green liquid was injected into its body. It needed just a few dozen seconds to heal up! But it suddenly lost control of its body and was smashed into the ground. The tube in its heart was tossed aside, and a gun was at its wound. Die! Ye Zhongming was finally beside it after being hit by the dried corpse horde many times. His mouth was bleeding. He shot the remaining bullets into its heart! Ye Zhongming was the first to win out of the three battles! Chapter 705: King Ghost Kill Chapter 705: King Ghost Kill The Sadness Ink Scythe was originally black but now had a silver glow and sliced into Lin Xings head. Some blood that had white sticky liquid mixed with it started to flow. It made Lin Xings already twisted face look weird. Xia Bais body landed from the sky, and she punched a few pouncing zombies. She then looked at Lin Xing. There were some cheers as they thought that Xia Bai had won. But she knew that Lin Xing wasnt dead. Although she wasnt holding the scythe, she didnt feel the feeling of claiming life. Xia Bai wanted to end the battle quickly but wasnt shocked that Lin Xing wasnt dead. Xia Bais thoughts were simple. If it didnt work the first time, she would kill him again. Thus, she charged again. It wasnt that Xia Bai didnt want to use the elemental mask, but she had already used it many times today. She didnt have as much mental energy as Ye Zhongming and Park Xiuying. After confirming that she still had to deal with the Death King Tree, Xia Bai didnt want to waste her remaining mental energy on Lin Xing. Her movements were originally quick. From when she landed to when she charged forward to grab the scythe''s handle, it was so quick that ones eyes couldnt keep up. Surprisingly, Xia Bai didnt pull her weapon out. She used her strength when she grabbed the handle to roll and jump into the sky. Her legs kicked the head of the scythe as if she wanted to step the weapon into Lin Xings body. Lin Xing finally reacted at that moment. He shouted. His legs didnt move, and his body leaned backward. The handle of the scythe whipped towards Xia Bai, who was in the air. The sound of wind showed that this move was very powerful. At the same time, the branches wrapped around him were like tentacles that whipped toward Xia Bai. Xia Bais gaze was firm, and she didnt dodge. She allowed the handle and the tentacles to hit her body. Her body paused a little, and she then scoffed.Visit for the best novel reading experience But she acted like she was fine. She grabbed the scythe''s handle and used the time the tentacles retracted before their second hit to attack. Her body landed on Lin Xings body. Many people only saw the two tangling but didnt see the battle in the stomach. Lin Xing, whose strength had exceeded level six and was as strong as a level seven evolved, was clashing with this woman. The outcome would be decided by who is unable to hold on. A gentle light landed on Xia Bais body. Cleansing Dew was focused on this woman after Ye Zhongming won. This was the final blow to Lin Xing. Even if the liquid injected into his body was helping, it couldnt allow him to hold on. Xia Bai roared and smashed Lin Xings heart and his second circulatory system heart, signaling the end of the battle. The tentacles on his body hung low. Although they smashed Xia Bais defensive gear and dyed her body red with blood, they still lost. At this point, the scythe was still in Lin Xings head. Xia Bai stood up slowly and pulled her scythe calmly. She then walked towards the Death King Tree. Spirit Pattern Snake consumed mental energy. It spat out a corrosive mist that would damage targets in range. The moment it appeared, it started to spit a dark green mist. The mist wrapped the lighting in the cage, breaking through the cage and then heading towards the nine ghouls. A splattering sound started to spread as the two energies tangled and clashed. There was then a final explosion. Mo Ye took a few steps back to stabilize herself. A few cracks appeared on her Holy Army Coat. Those lightning attacks had a physical attack, too, and they werent weak. Due to the explosion, the snakes were gone. The mist was scattered, and many dried corpses were hit, claiming their lives. Not bad. Zhang Dalong reappeared, but the ghouls were gone this time. He wasnt in a good state. The mist around him was dark green, caused by the snakes'' attacks. It isnt over, it isnt over. He muttered. His body started to fade, and a four-meter black ghost head appeared on the battlefield a moment later. Ghost King Kill! Another skill was used to attack Mo Ye. Chapter 706: Against the wind Chapter 706: Against the wind The giant ghost head pounced again, and it had a stench. Many vengeful spirits popped out of its mouth. Maybe they were people that Zhang Dalong had killed. Those spirits surrounded Mo Ye, and they cried. They charged in and out of her body, and each time they did it, the color of her face became much uglier. These things were similar to those nine ghouls and absorbed her mental energy and stamina. Mo Ye had to use the energy wave technique. After consuming some mental energy, the waves pushed the spirits away. At the same time, she used the second wind blade, which hit the spirits. Many of them were shattered, and the pressure that she was under was greatly reduced. She knew the wind talismans weakness was its slow shots. Mo Ye stopped being passive and decided to attack. A black energy spear appeared in her hands! This spear looked ordinary, but it was translucent. Silver patterns on it made it look beautiful. What caught the eye was the overbearing nature of the black spear. It was telling everyone that it wasnt ordinary. The moment the black spear appeared, Mo Ye charged forward. She ignored the souls and ran towards the giant ghost head that Zhang Dalong had turned into. Maybe because he was using a skill, Zhang Dalong didnt speak. After spitting out more souls, he started to absorb energy. The ghost head became bigger and spat out a black storm when it reached a certain size! The black wind knocked back Mo Ye, and thin wounds appeared on her exposed skin. Even the Holy Army Coat made a sizzling sound like many needles scratched it. Many people were shocked when they saw that. They started to run over to help her. The black wind was actually very dangerous. Each breeze was filled with sharp blades. Being hit by the wind was like being in a dense bullet rain. This was similar to World Nature in that both were damage-over-time skills. The biggest strength of these skills was that they could reduce the opponents defense. The difference between good and poor defensive equipment under such a skill was how long they could hold on. This was the reason why Cloud Peak members rushed over immediately to help. Of course, her injuries were getting heavier, too. Finally, Mo Ye was right before Zhang Dalong, but her hands and face were bloodied. The glow from the Holy Army Coat was also much dimmer than before. Each person could tell that Mo Ye wasnt in as good a state as her opponent. Ones state often decides the outcome of the battle. Even Zhang Dalong laughed when he saw Mo Ye. Once the Holy Army Coat shattered, Mo Ye would turn into meat paste in a few seconds. But at that moment, she attacked. She thrust the spear forward with no hesitation! She gave up on defense. She closed her eyes, allowing her thin eyelids to block the black wind. The worry of being disfigured and the pain from the wind caused her to shout. The seemingly simple spear suddenly formed three split images and thrust into the ghost head. Zhang Dalong cried out in pain. The giant ghost head disappeared, and the black wind and souls scattered. Zhang Dalong returned to his ghost body, and his entire body was shaking. His neck, chest, and stomach had three arm-thick holes! Mo Yes attack had left terrifying wounds on him! What is this? How can you have such a strong attack? Zhang Dalong roared in disbelief. He felt he couldnt maintain the bloodline transformation and needed to absorb human flesh. Mo Ye smiled and didnt give him an answer. She pointed at him. The unrestrained log descended from above and hit the unprepared Zhang Dalong. That muscular body was squashed into the ground! Chapter 707: Death King Tree going for broke Chapter 707: Death King Tree going for broke Mo Ye used two Holy Army Coat abilities to kill Zhang Dalong. The first was the black spear, one of the set skillsthe Black Pattern Spear. Its attack was 300% of her own bodys attack. The second was the three split images at the end. That came from the gloves--- Three Hits. Every four hours, you could use a triple fist strike or three attacks from the weapon the glove was holding onto. The Holy Army Coat previously added many stats to Mo Ye, and she had a lot of strength. Along with the spears 300% buff, it made her attack extremely strong. The Three Hits skill also turned this attack into three attacks. Even if a fully equipped Shengyuan were here, he probably wouldnt be able to block it, much less Zhang Dalong, who was not good at defense. As for Zhang Dalong, who was squashed into meat paste by the giant log, there was no way he could block it. Things were like that sometimes. When survivors got equipment or learned a skill, their confidence would increase, and they would think that no one was their match. But the truth was that others might get better equipment or skills! For example, Ye Zhongming. Although he revived, he didnt think that he was invincible. He still started as an ordinary person, while others had a strong starting point. Such people were common, be it during peacetime or during the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming still recalled some words that he heard before the apocalypse. If you revived, are you sure that you could turn into Buffet or Bill Gates? Ask yourself and think about it. If ten thousand people were revived, probably only one person could reach Bill Gatess heights. But since you knew the future, you would definitely succeed. Chance, luck, help, choices, connections, timing Etc, it concerned too many areas. Ying City Alliances performance was already good enough. Their formation was calm, and they were like an exquisite machine that was killing the dried corpses in an orderly manner. But they were only able to maintain the status quo. The entire human faction cheered when the three battles ended with Cloud Peaks victory. They saw the hope of defeating the Death King Tree. With those three''s strength, everyone believed that they could deal with the level-eight Death King Tree. This hope scattered the feeling of despair that the death around them had brought them. In truth, if not for World Nature, Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, and Mo Ye could handle the Death King Tree. The woman''s face on the tree became really ugly. Its enjoyment was gone, and the fact that its plans had failed so quickly surprised and annoyed it. It planned to hold back the human experts and use the dried corpses to kill the other humans. After which, she would then deal with these few experts to obtain enough energy for it to evolve. The three experts were charging at it now that such accidents had occurred. The current Death King Tree was not strong enough to stop them. Hesitation appeared on its face. It looked at the three of them get closer and made a choice. It screamed unwillingly. Those dried corpses stopped moving, and all of them withered before exploding. The explosion hit many people, but their injuries werent serious. After those tubes were pulled out, they continued to stick into the bodies of other dried corpses, and the same scene repeated! It is absorbing the remaining energy of the dried corpses! Ye Zhongming was shocked and knew they had caused it to go all out. It failed to kill the humans quickly and used its subordinates to give it the energy it needed to evolve. When everyones attention was on these dried corpses, the flower that locked the city finally moved. Chapter 708: Who won? Chapter 708: Who won? Many dried corpses did die in the battle with the humans, but that was only around 50-60 thousand. That explosion took away a similar number. The explosion injured the humans, but they didnt care as such a scene was too shocking. The ocean-like number of enemies were suddenly blown into pieces, and the squeezy battlefield was wide and free. The battle also stopped. This sudden occurrence stunned everyone. But it wasnt over. A second explosion continued. Those tubes killed another wave of dried corpses before anyone could react. Many people then realized that the Death King Tree was mutilating itself. It probably had nearly enough energy, which is why it was using this simpler method to complete the final evolution. Survivors who understood didnt feel happy that the enemy was killing itself. Instead, they were more worried as this meant that they were about to face a level-nine lifeform. Charge! Run!Visit for the best novel reading experience Two different voices appeared at the same time. When the outside threat was gone, and they were about to face a bigger danger, the people who had been risking their lives before started to split. Some ran toward the outside, while others headed for the Death King Tree. Some just remained on the spot and hesitated, not knowing what to do. Those who fled were mostly from Linhai. Their fear of the Death King Tree was in their bones. When they were surrounded and forced to fight, there was nothing they could do. But now that the dried corpses had exploded, their first thought was still to flee. They couldnt even deal with a level-eight Death King Tree. Were they asking to die against a level-nine one? Those who remained on the spot were mostly those who came to find treasures. They wanted to leave because the Death King Tree was so strong that they were terrified, but they werent willing to leave empty-handed. They were thinking whether or not there was a chance that they could benefit. Those at the front were naturally Cloud Peak, who led the Ying City Alliance and Cannibal Chain. Since they entered, the Ying City Alliance decided that their fates followed Ye Zhongming. They were tied with Cloud Peak, so naturally, they didnt have a reason to retreat. However, after a year with Ye Zhongming, they had a consensus. The next person to touch the flower wall was Ye Zhongming, who was at the front. Next was Cloud Peak and Ying City. Attacks landed on this translucent wall, but they were uselessat least for now. Humans who participated in the battle were all forced into this narrow space. Many people tried to push the walls, but they were useless. These things were like elastic covers. After being pushed to its limit, they would start to retract. Its speed and toughness filled one with despair. There is a reaction, but we need some time! Mo Ye said to Ye Zhongming. Everyone tried to attack, and this mini flower wasnt inpenetrable. But its defense was stronger than Clear Sky Lake''s. They needed time to break the barrier. Seeing that the flower had trapped everyone, the Death King Tree laughed again. You arent giving me the energy I need to get to level nine? That is okay; just watch me evolve. Look at a noble presence born. You should feel honored that you are my first prey after reaching level nine, right? A silver light appeared on its body, and an orange crystal appeared. The silver light started to enter the crystal. Others didnt know, but Ye Zhongming knew that the crystal of level nine mutated lifeforms was silver! This fellow was really evolving! You gave me a huge problem, but I won. She closed her eyes. The shiny stem started to twist as if you were looking at it through a burning flame. This should be done by reshaping its body so that it is suitable to carry a level nine lifeform. In normal circumstances, everyone knew that stronger evolutions would take longer. But the Death King Tree was too weird. No one knew how long it would takemaybe a few minutes! This barrier was also not something they could break in a short time. This meant that the humans were slipping into the abyss. No, you havent won. Ye Zhongming slapped the flower and said firmly. Chapter 709: Second Death King Tree Chapter 709: Second Death King Tree The Death King Tree that was evolving cried out in pain. The stem gave off a silver light, and the remaining branches stopped moving and then started shaking.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n)) The people in the flower looked at Ye Zhongming. The Death King Trees weird state occurred after he said it hadnt won. What did he do? Only Ruan Xiao knew why, but his face was still really serious. You What is this?! It was the crucial moment of its evolution, and it was afraid of being interrupted by the outside world. The Death King Tree suddenly felt uncomfortable, which made its evolution process unstable. Each evolution for any lifeform was a process of stepping on stones to cross a river. You were afraid of accidents that would directly affect the outcome of your evolution. The Death King Tree, thinking everything was under control, panicked. It checked its body and finally realized what was causing it discomfort. Several bugs were climbing on its stem and were injecting a toxin into it. These bugs were too small and unassuming for the giant Death King Tree. It wouldn''t have noticed if they werent biting at it. Sky Star Bettle. Ruan Xiao had given Ye Zhongming these bugs for free. In truth, Ruan Xiao was exaggerating the function of this mutated lifeform. The beetle affected mutated plants, but they werent as effective as Ruan Xiao mentioned. He hadnt tested them on a level-six mutated plant before. After all, mutated plants lived together and appeared in groups. It was rare for plants like Death King Tree to enjoy living alone. So, one wouldnt know how many other level six mutated plants would be around each other. He wouldnt do such a business where he had to risk his life and waste these small things'' lives. You havent won Was it his plan? If that was true, then how did he find another tree? How did he make it listen to him? The new Roselle Cedar finally appeared from underground. Its body was tall to humans but much smaller than the Death King Tree. It looked like a kid compared to an adult. This kid was on the body of the adult. Those branches were wrapped around, as were the roots. Moreover, where the crown and branches intersected, a giant tube stretched and stabbed into the stem of the Death King Tree. It was absorbing the green liquid. The female face screamed. It wasnt because of pain but terror. It noticed that while the other tree was absorbing its energy, it was also absorbing its life! It was like how it consumed its other allies a year ago. It didnt mock or curse. It shook its body to try to flick the fellow away. Its remaining branches and roots swung at it to try to attack the other plant. The Roselle Cedar didnt give in and started to fight its senior. The two Roselle Cedars fell to the ground and wrapped together, beginning a battle that humans couldnt understand. The silver light on the Death King Trees body disappeared. Its evolution was interrupted, and the process stopped. Even if it won, its hope of evolving to level nine today was shattered. It might even affect its future evolution. Break this! Ye Zhongming ordered. The humans that saw hope started to attack the flower. They would live if they could break free before the two Death King Trees finished their battle! While humans were attacking, the flower started to crack. Conversely, the Death King Tree began to gain the advantage. Chapter 710: I will find you Chapter 710: I will find you Previously, when Ye Zhongming was in the cave where the Death King Trees main body was, he used the Intelligence Mark. He was prepared for the worst and used the Clarity Ball beforehand. In truth, he failed. His mental energy was not enough to control a level-eight mutated plant. After using the Clarity Ball, Ye Zhongming managed to escape. Before returning to the Raging Motion camp, he went to a place. It was where he planted the Roselle Cedar. He used his mental energy and cooldown to use Intelligence Mark on that Roselle Cedar. As he had planted it and it didnt grow fully yet, the skill succeeded. After he gained absolute control, he even gave it intelligence. After which, he activated it. This was why Gan Lan felt that Ye Zhongming was a little weak when he returned. He had actually consumed a large amount of mental energy. With intelligence and a portion of the Death King Trees ability, this was his actual trump card. It was best if he could kill the Death King Tree with everyones ability. If not, he would let the Roselle Cedar strike to see if he could consume the Death King Tree. Even if he failed, it could cause this level-eight fellow huge problems they could use. Of course, he had to choose the timing right. If not, it would not be effective; he might even feed the Death King Tree. Thus, he had been waiting for a good opportunity. Luckily, it came. The Death King Tree started to evolve after it felt like it had controlled the situation. This gave the Roselle Cedar a chance to strike. But Ye Zhongming was filled with questions when he looked at the fellow he nurtured. After using the Intelligence Mark, the Roselle Cedar relied on Ye Zhongmings mental energy to reach level six. This probably had to do with the skill level of the user. The Roselle Cedars level wouldnt exceed his. Of course, Ye Zhongming couldn''t get to level seven because his mental energy wasnt enough. Getting to level six was enough to make him feel weak.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n)) Although it was level six now, its body was much bigger than when Ye Zhongming left. Moreover, its energy waves were much stronger. The woman''s face screamed, and the stem exploded. There was a mini Roselle Cedar around 2 meters in height. It was very thin, and its body was translucent. There was a female face above, and what was surprising was that a female body was in that translucent stem! This weird scene caused the humans to stop. After which, the tree jumped. It looked back at Ye Zhongming with vengeful eyes, dug into the ground, and disappeared. This abandonment of the main body excited everyone. They charged and started to dig to find the Death King Tree. They saw clearly that the mini tree took the female face and the demon crystal! A level-eight crystal as well as an extraordinary body! This thing even had high intelligence. If they could capture it, then Think about how it controlled so many dried corpses and an entire city Everyone went mad. If what they imagined could come through, they would rule the apocalypse! Everyone was greedy for money! Humans could risk their lives to come in and search for treasures that hadnt been confirmed previously. Now that they saw a weak level-eight lifeform, they went crazy. Right, everyone saw that the mini Death King Tree was weak! Many Linhai people went back to the underground city to search. Ye Zhongming didnt let Cloud Peak search. He called his subordinates to control the giant body that was left behind. He checked on the Roselle Cedar and saw that the fellow he had nurtured was already dead. When the Death King Tree broke out of its shell, it had somehow killed the Roselle Cedar. Ye Zhongming was silent. This level-eight fellow had many mysterious abilities that caught one off guard. But Ye Zhongming knew that he had earned many things this time. His gaze landed on the Death King Trees body. Chapter 711: Settling recipe Chapter 711: Settling recipe There werent many humans remaining on the ground. Many went to the underground city to search for the Death King Tree. Some Ying City Alliance members even asked Ye Zhongming for permission before entering. After all, even if they couldnt find the Death King Tree, there were many valuable things underground, and they could pick up scraps.This chapter is updated by But Cloud Peak didnt go; they cleaned up the battlefield instead. The dried corpses had exploded, so they were useless. However, some of the half-dried corpses had some energy and could be used as materials. Many dead humans also left some excellent items. Cloud Peak selected those they needed and gave the rest to Ying City and the other survivors who didnt go to the underground city. They risked their lives to assist Cloud Peak, which won their trust. Ye Zhongming ordered the collection of four types of items. The first was the pipes the Death King Tree used to control the dried corpses. The second was the Life-Taking Carrots or branches around the city. The third was the flower pieces. The last were the four giant flowers that Ying City Alliance had spotted at the city''s four corners. As for the Death King Trees main body, Ye Zhongming led his people to break it down. The body of a level eight lifeform close to reaching level nine was precious. This was one of the most valuable materials that Ye Zhongming had received to date. The only things that could compare to it would be the Ghost Metal, Ocean Drill Metal, and Four Element Power. Moreover, Ye Zhongmings Gardener job might allow him to gain unexpectedly from the body of the Death King Tree. Ye Zhongming looked at it for a long time. After he had considered it, he told the rest to split it into two areas. Zhongming, look at this. Mo Ye sent people to set up a sentry before walking beside Ye Zhongming. She passed him something. He realized that it was an exquisite sac. It came from Zhang Dalong; it should be space equipment. After Mo Ye killed Zhang Dalong, she found what Zhang Dalong was bragging about and carried it with her. This surprised Ye Zhongming. The second was a recipe. He opened it, and there was one line-- Alli Essence! Something that Ye Zhongming had never heard of. He took a close look and knew why Zhang Dalong was here. He also knew that this would be his biggest gain if he didnt bump into anything shocking today. Alli Essence: After using it, obtain a second life. The second life will have two states. When unactivated, obtain a 10-30% stat buff (based on essence level). After activating, the stats will disappear and help block one fatal attack. After blocking, it would enter a 500-day cooldown time. This recipe is a one-time use with a 100% success rate. The so-called fixed recipe meant that it was a blueprint itself. You would place the required materials on it, and it would help merge them all. They were all one-time use and would disappear after. Of course, this also meant that the item created would be of top quality. If he created this essence, it would mean a huge increase in strength, not to mention one more life. The stats alone would make him invincible at his current evolution level. Ye Zhongming couldnt imagine where Zhang Dalong got this recipe that was of similar value to an eight-star potion. Moreover, he also had the essence that the recipe needed. The Death King Tree took the demon crystal and face away, but the part connected to the crystal was still on the main body. Although he didnt know how much energy was left, there should still be a lot. Ye Zhongming was delighted when he saw the materials that Zhang Dalong had left. He was really a gift fiver. He took out the materials and planned to craft the Alli Essence. At this point, some subordinates hurried back and gave Ye Zhongming two pieces of news. Chapter 712: Cleaning up Chapter 712: Cleaning up He looked at many corpses, and he finally confirmed that these people were killed by the Roselle Cedar that he nurtured. No wonder it was much bigger and stronger when he saw it. When it was waiting for the opportunity, it had started killing here. Although the Roselle Cedar was of great help to Ye Zhongming at the crucial moment, without it, Ye Zhongming might be facing a level-nine lifeform now. But Ye Zhongming had never received a request from anything that happened here. The Roselle Cedar didnt even tell him that it had killed so many. This made Ye Zhongming wary of the Intelligence Mark, which could give mutated plants intermediate intelligence. Right, intelligence. This phrase not only meant that they could complete his orders perfectly, but it also meant that they had their own minds and would do things independently. For example Feed. Ye Zhongming didnt order it not to eat or attack humans; he told it to wait for his orders. But the Death King Tree went out to hunt on its own. This was no different from going against his orders.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n)) It seemed like even when the cooldown on this skill was up, he couldnt use it easily. Even if he did, he had to give it more comprehensive orders to prevent accidents from happening. The Cannibal Alliance recognized that these people were a family that entered Linhai. Their surnames were Tang, and all of them died here. Mo Ye asked about and told Ye Zhongming about the situation. He nodded, Tell the brothers to clear the battlefield. Their items are decent. The big family that entered Linhai behind the zombie horde and wanted to take advantage was sneak attacked by a mutated plant with weird abilities. Their whole army was wiped out. The zombies are still here, but as we dont dare to get too close, we cant scout what is inside that tall building. This was the second news that he got. The zombie horde was in the city; for some reason, they surrounded the ruins of a high building. Some of the zombies had entered, and the rest were outside. They didnt even leave this place during the battle against the Death King Tree. After witnessing Cloud Peaks strength, he wasnt confident in challenging them. Of course, Ye Zhongming owed him money. Thinking about how he could get rich made him feel much better. But Ye Zhongming told him they would settle it once they left Linhai. Although Ye Zhongming had collected some Death King Tree materials in the underground city, that was only a portion. These people collected from the entire underground city. After realizing Cloud Peaks reasonable price, Ye Zhongmings purchasing was very popular. But Ye Zhongming looked at the situation and decided not to trade here as there were too many people. It would probably take more than a day. Now that there was a ten thousand zombie horde nearby and the hiding Death King Tree, it was too risky. He ordered them to head out of the city first. The human army followed him out and gathered before Cloud Peaks camp. The trading market was then officially opened. Of course, it was mainly Cloud Peak purchasing their materials. There seemed to be a lot, but actually, Cloud Peak didnt spend too much. Cloud Peak got the bodies of the dead evolved. Along with Ye Zhongming crafting some equipment, it was enough to collect all the materials. Even if it was very busy, the trades took just a day. There was much news that the zombie horde had stopped gathering at the ruins and had started fighting humans to eat them. Cloud Peak took the chance to scout that building and saw that there was the liquid left by the Death King Tree. Was it useful for zombies? Ye Zhongming was curious, but he did not know the answer. Once the trade was over, he kept some useful materials before sacrificing the rest. He looked at the energy level and decided to activate it. A golden light shot into the sky. Many people knew that this light actually came from Cloud Peak. Many of them were curious and wanted to find out what it was. But naturally, they didnt get any answer. Once Ye Zhongming was out, Ruan Xiao came to ask for his debts. Wait, I will go get potions for you. Ye Zhongming smiled and entered Linhai alone once again. Chapter 713: Explosive Sac Chapter 713: Explosive Sac Ruan Xiao asked Ye Zhongming what he meant, but when he saw that Cloud Peaks squad had started to gather, he didnt say what he wanted. He reflected on Cloud Peaks good reputation and placed his worry down. Since the boss mentioned that, he shouldnt lie to himself, so he would just wait. Ye Zhongming entered Linhai and ran in a direction. Cloud Peak monitored the zombie hordes direction so he knew where they were. Without Life Taking Carrot, without mutated lifeforms, Ye Zhongming could find them in half an hour. They were near to the Death King Tree battlefield. They ate the remaining human corpses. The horde quickly found Ye Zhongming, as this human didnt plan to hide. The lowest evolution level here was level three; level four zombies took up half of the horde. There were thousands of level five. Some of Sword Armors core members were level six. Sword Armor itself was a rare level seven lifeform! There were over ten thousand of them, and their average level was level four. Sword Armors horde had never met a target they couldnt defeat. Death King Tree put them under huge pressure, and as such, they didnt like that plant. Along with the liquid attracting them, they avoided that fight. The scent of blood after the battle caused them to continue roaming the city to consume this easy-to-get food. Moreover, they had picked up the scent of many alive humans and were rushing over to get a full meal. This was until they saw that lone human. With simple intellect and a stable evolution level, the zombie horde didnt charge over immediately when they noticed him. They observed him, especially those high-level zombies who didnt understand this abnormal behavior. To date, no human dared to provoke them head-on. Ye Zhongming understood this. Not to mention himself, even if he led the entire Cloud Peak, he didnt want to deal with this horde. Maybe Cloud Peak could win, but they would lose more than half of their team, including half of the core members. Ye Zhongming wasnt a fool, and he wouldnt do that. Cloud Peak had very few warriors here, so he would ignore these terrifying zombies unless he had no choice. A few meters deep hole appeared where the horde was. The horde was turned into corpse pieces that were spread around the hole. Some zombies that hadnt fully died twitched before their movements stopped. Ye Zhongming returned to the hole and sighed when he looked at the situation. It was Too strong! Explosive Sac! This was the treasure in the box. The introduction of this thing was really simple; at first, Ye Zhongming didnt care much about it. He thought that he was unlucky and didnt get anything useful. It only wrote that it was a bomb, and a series of numbers represented its strength. Ye Zhongming didnt understand and just wanted to give it a try. He intended for it to kill a few thousand of them. He would then draw the horde away, and when he returned, he could get a small fortune. But when he tossed it out, he felt a sense of danger, so he started to flee. Looking at this giant hole and the shattered buildings around, he knew that running was a wise choice. A figure stumbled up in the center of the hole. It fell twice, but it still tried to climb up. Ye Zhongming walked over and saw Sword Armor on the verge of death. He was once again impressed by the Explosive Sac. Sword Armor was a famous mutated zombie. Although it was only level seven, its combat strength was really high. Ye Zhongming would find it hard to deal with it alone and probably needed Xia Bai to win without any injuries. The situation wouldnt be very good if he fought this horde. Fortunately, everything was solved easily. Moon Edge sliced off its head. This level seven zombie couldnt even use any of its strength and died just like that. When Cloud Peak warriors followed Ye Zhongmings instructions before he left to find him, they were shocked by the scene. They saw Hundred thousand demon crystals! Chapter 714: Gains Chapter 714: Gains Ruan Xiao sighed when he saw Cloud Peak leave. Cannibal Chain focused on buying and selling information and were very sensitive to everything that happened around them. Moreover, they had many methods of getting information. When Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak struck, Ruan Xiao sent some scouts. They werent scout troops but a piece of high-tech equipment they got from the wheel. It was a fingernail-sized drone with an HD camera that could transmit pictures. Such equipment wasnt rare, but the ones from the wheel were more functional and better to use. Using this equipment, Ruan Xiao saw what had happened.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n)) He couldnt keep up with Ye Zhongming, so he didnt see how the guy killed those zombies. But it was probably related to that violent explosion. Ruan Xiao only saw Cloud Peak cleaning up the battlefield. More accurately, they were just picking up money. Through the scenes the drone transmitted, Ruan Xiao estimated that Ye Zhongming had killed the horde quickly and that Cloud Peak had obtained at least 100 thousand demon crystals. Even after a night, this number still appeared in his head. Thinking about it, his heart raced. That was so much money! This didnt include the materials themselves. Those things were as valuable as the demon crystals. Even if many were destroyed, more than half remained! Ruan Xiao envied Ye Zhongming previously, but that envy now had a bit of fear. He feared him. As one of the heads of Cannibal Chain, he controlled hundreds of information points and tens of thousands of people. He had a strong caravan. Although he feared many mutated lifeforms, he didnt fear many humans. He himself was someone that other humans feared. Doing business and discussing things with Ye Zhongming wasnt the real way he did things. He was actually a cold and cruel person. That was a level three wheel. He didnt want potions and got these instead. Too rich, too luxurious! But He didnt care! Cloud Peaks morale exploded. In his heart, Ye Zhongming was counting the gains. First was the Death King Trees main body. This was the highest value. He had used some as the blueprint to make wooden armor, which was silver grade. There were some materials from the zombie horde that were also good stuff. Next were the Life Brain and flower parts. Ye Zhongming didnt know how to use them yet, so he could only return to Cloud Peak and get Liu Zhenghong to study them. Maybe there would be some surprises. Next was the Alli Essence and the Nature Soul Essence he had already consumed. These two increased his strength. He tried it on Xia Bai. Without using any ability, he fully suppressed this seven-star evolved. Xia Bai couldnt fight back at all. Apart from those, he got whatever Liu Zhenghong needed. Maybe these will bring the biggest value in the future. Once the gene warrior technique is mature, Cloud Peak will become a super faction. The best were the 100,000 crystals he spun for potions and the items from the wheel. He paid Ruan Xiao a portion, and the rest helped Cloud Peak strengthen. These were only items. Ye Zhongming gained many other things, too. Hundreds of people and the treant expressed their intentions to join Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming agreed, but they had to start from the bottom. They had to obtain trust and pass tests before they could join officially. Ye Zhongming believed these people would cherish their freedom and become a part of Cloud Peak. The twins and their set equipment gave Cloud Peak another pair of core members. The sisters were sleeping on a car he bought from Cannibal Chain, and when they woke up, they would become five-star evolved. All in all, he gained a lot. Of course, there were losses, too. Cloud Peak lost over a hundred people. Among them, 30 were four-star, and four five-star evolved died. These losses made his heart hurt. The crystals used for the demon crystal weapons and the weapons themselves, which were damaged, were another sum. Adding in the lost equipment, Ye Zhongming felt emotional. War really costs a lot of money. The three beauties want to see you. Mo Ye pulled Ye Zhongming and pointed being. Ye Zhongming returned to his senses and smiled. He knew that many other things were waiting for him since the Linhai trip was over. Chapter 715: Evolution potion trading Chapter 715: Evolution potion trading Zhao Xingmei, Mei Na, and Gan Lan wanted to meet Ye Zhongming. Naturally, there was a difference in their closeness at this point. Although Mei Na and Gan Lan went through life and death with Ye Zhongming in Linhai, they couldnt compare to Zhao Xingmei, who was the top in the Ying City Alliance. So, the first person Ye Zhongming met was the boss of the Star Beauty Company. Zhao Xingmei made a proposal. It sounded simple, but it was quite complicated: to have full-scale cooperation with Ye Zhongming. In the past, Ying City Alliance was closely connected to Cloud Peak and was a strategic partner. Of course, Cloud Peak had a higher status, and Ying City even had to pay Cloud Peak taxes. However, Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming didnt sell strategic resources to Ying City. For example, green weapons, mature crystal weapons, evolution potions, etc. These were what made Cloud Peak stronger than other factions. Ying City Alliance followed Cloud Peak to Cloud Port and went through the center city battle. They followed them to Linhai and went through the Death King Tree battle. They saw Cloud Peak warriors go from two stars to four and five stars. They even heard that Ye Zhongming had obtained huge amounts of potions this time! They were obviously envious. Although they improved significantly, especially regarding weapons, they were much better than when they had left Ying City. Their evolution levels increased, but the gap increased compared to Cloud Peak. This visible gap was enraging. Zhao Xingmei met with Ying City and reached a consensus. They decided to discuss this with Ye Zhongming to see if he could release some strategic resources to them. They were willing to pay for it and could even do some things for Cloud Peak. Of course, they had to discuss the specifics with Ye Zhongming. They only had one goal: for him to sell to them. Unless one were very lucky and could meet someone willing to sell for cheap, if not, no one would sell as cheaply as Ye Zhongming. Thirty crystals for the three-star potion! Even if someone was lucky, that was the rate he would hit. However, the four-star potions were more expensive that was normal. Higher crystals were more expensive. 60 was enough to make calm people fight to purchase it. If they went to spin themselves, 60 might not even get a potion. Since that was the case, then why not just buy one? This price was very sincere. Zhao Xingmei was in charge of a company during peacetime and was the leader of a big faction once the apocalypse started. Shock appeared on her face. She was finally sure the guy had a special ability to spin wheels that could save many crystals! This is the price for all of you. He shook his finger and believed this woman could understand his meaning. She nodded and turned to call the top 20 leaders in. She repeated Ye Zhongmings words, and their eyes lit up. Although there werent five- and six-star potions as they hoped, three and four-star were enough to increase their average level. Firstly, I am selling them to you. I dont care if you give them to your subordinates or sell them to them, but you cant sell them to outsiders. If I find out, I wont show mercy. Everyone nodded and promised that they wouldnt do that. Ye Zhongming took out 500 three-star potions and 200 four-star potions and split them for them. Those who couldnt afford it would give their spots to those who needed more. Very quickly, the potions were all purchased. Ye Zhongming had 15000 more level three crystals and 1200 level four crystals. Ye Zhongming looked at the profits and felt he could expand the sales at a suitable moment. Of course, after getting the potions at this price, Ying City members had to do things for Ye Zhongming. Chapter 719: Kill stealing Chapter 719: Kill stealing Mornings in the apocalypse were very silent, making one feel like they were the only ones left. At the same time, the first sun and fresh air made one look forward.This chapter is updated by At this moment, one could feel hope for the apocalypse. People in the camp werent asleep. The sneak attack from the Death King Tree made everyone nervous. Although everyone saw the Death King Tree being injured, shedding its skin and running with its dimmed demon crystal, its sneak attack made everyone realize that an injured level-eight lifeform was still level-eight! Last night, after being attacked, everyone searched for it. They even dug down, but they couldnt see any signs. Sneak attacks Ye Zhongming, killing someone and disappearing. A silent and quick strike! The relaxed team was instantly nervous. Zhao Xingmei led Ying City Alliances 1500. As the top of Ying City, she wanted to return to Ying City, but Ye Zhongming knew that he would have to network during the event. He was a university student during peacetime and wasnt good with this. Lu Yi, who was in charge of relations, wasnt here, and Mo Ye and Xia Lei brought people back to Cloud Peak. Ah Yang and Ya Tian werent mature. The influencer was hot-tempered and would fight when she was unhappy. As for Xia Bai, Ye Zhongming didnt even consider her. So, only Zhao Xingmei, who had led a company during peacetime, had the ability. She was the best choice, so she remained and led this team of 1500, whose average level was level three. The others are searching for the Death King Tree while you are studying wood here. Zhao Xingmei saw Ye Zhongming sitting on a stone, studying the Death King Trees body, and smiled. It is useless; they wont be able to find it. Ye Zhongming waved and kept the part in his space. He jumped off the stone and told Ah Yang and the others to pack up and prepare to leave. You dont look worried at all. Cloud Peaks warriors remained in the camp to protect Ye Zhongming. Ying City was in charge of food. The Death King Trees shadow covered the team all this while. Liang Chuyin didnt dare be too close to Ye Zhongming. It made her hot-tempered, so she went for a walk with Zhao Xingmei. Walking in the apocalypse meant that she went to kill. The accident occurred then. Ye Zhongming placed Ya Tian, who was sleeping on his legs, into the arms of the silver zombie sister when he heard rushed footsteps. He frowned and stood up. He walked out and saw Ah Yangs frenzied expression. What happened? Brother Ye, Sister Chuyin, and Sister Xingmei are fighting! In the apocalypse, fights between survivors were normal. Most conflicts would have deaths. This was unimaginable during peacetime but common in the apocalypse. Each person was hot-tempered and craved blood. They vented their emotions, which, along with their strong bodies, made their tempers bad. But for Ah Yang to inform Ye Zhongming meant that the matter wasnt small. It concerned his woman. He waved his hand and told Ah Yang to lead. At the same time, he told him to explain the situation. Ye Zhongming was shocked when he heard what happened. The ones that have a conflict with us are from the Resistance Zone? En. Ah Yang was sure, Their uniform guns and discipline, it is definitely them. Do you know the reason? Because Kill stealing. Chapter 718: Parasite Chapter 718: Parasite The speed of a two thousand-person team and a twenty thousand-person team was definitely different. As compared to before, they were more than twice as quick.This chapter is updated by But Sharp Peak Mountain was still quite far away. The nights were very dangerous, and they couldnt travel at night. They also had to avoid some cities. Ye Zhongming estimated the time and knew he had spent too much time in Linhai and would be late. Although he wouldnt be too late, that was a fact. Should he rush there himself? He ignored that thought instantly. Not only would it be dangerous, but his safety would be a problem even if he got there. No one knew whether or not they would attack him if they saw that he was alone. Since he would be late, he didnt rush and did many things along the way. He stopped using the Treasure Nurturing god. He fed many pieces of equipment into it and then upgraded the Kes Charger to silver grade. This equipments energy limit reached 200p, and its speed reached 30p/hour. Its charging speed also reached 60p/hour. Obviously, the greatest increase was in its charging and energy-transmitting speeds. Ye Zhongming found a few people with water element skills and told them to use a few attacks on the charger. The empty energy bar started to change. He placed it in water. There were changes, but they werent obvious. He probably had to place it in a lake or ocean. He had no choice but to sacrifice a few basic-grade nature gems to fill this 200p charger. He then used it to charge the Treasure Nurturing Gourd. After a few hours, Ye Zhongming whistled in excitement. With the charger''s accurate energy units, Ye Zhongming knew how much energy the gourd had when it absorbed the broken equipment. After injecting 200p of energy, Ye Zhongming upgraded the stable Beast Saddle to silver grade. He also repaired a dozen pieces of silver equipment that had been damaged during the battle. If this happened previously, he would have taken over a month to complete all of that. He used a few more water gems and upgraded the Water and Fire Pot to silver grade. Liang Chuyins relationship journey was filled with problems. She was interested in him first, but then Xia Lei, Xia Bai, and Miya took the lead. She had a chance with him this time, and he didnt reject her, but her body didnt allow it. Those scenes were Quite sad. The body of evolved was special so those few days passed quickly. She saw that Ye Zhongming didnt say anything, so she sent herself to his bed. I dont care; I am not listening to you. She pouted. In truth, she liked him so much. She hugged him, and her lips searched for his. Ye Zhongming didnt hold back; his hands enjoyed her warm and smooth body. But in the next second, he stopped. The influencer scoffed and told him to continue. Not only did he stop, but he also hugged her and rolled to a side. Ah! Liang Chuyin could only shout instinctively before realizing that something had happened. She used her leg to hook her clothes before rolling to the side. She knew that she had to remove all worries for Ye Zhongming now. A sharp tentacle rose from where the two were hugging. If not for Ye Zhongmings reactions, they would be hit. More such tentacles appeared in the tent. Ye Zhongming moved left and right and barely dodged. While dodging, he pulled out Moon Edge to fight back. But after these tentacles tried a few times and failed, they retracted and disappeared. At the same time, there were two screams. Ye Zhongming and Liang Chuyin, who had worn her clothes, rushed out. Two Ying City bodies were lying twisted on the ground. Their flesh and blood were sucked dry. The people who were standing around had stressed looks on their faces. They had seen such corpses before. It was what happened after Life-Taking Carrots killed you. They realized something. The Death King Tree was nearby. Chapter 717: Charger Chapter 717: Charger Kes Charger! Another white piece of equipment, and it was a special piece of equipment. Ye Zhongming looked at this half-a-meter-wide thing. It was indeed the equipment that he had seen and used in his last life. This was a piece of charging equipment. The prefix was Kes, which represented the type. It either described the function, strength, effect, or energy source. Kes Charger, energy type: Water element energy, used on: All energy equipment except for fire element. Charge energy equipment, and you can fill it up with energy quickly and reduce its cooldown time. The speed is 15P/hour. Energy charging speed is 30P/hour. Kes Chargers energy limit, 90P. These were still units that Ye Zhongming had no understanding of, but it wasnt important. The important thing was that this thing was helpful for him. The energy equipment referred to things like the Treasure Nurturing Gourd, Water and Fire Pot etc energy equipment. Usually, he charged these equipment with broken equipment or other abilities. Only then could he fill them up so that he could use their abilities. Apart from these, energy equipment could be charged by such chargers to achieve a similar effect. The charging equipment was similar to electronic chargers. Although they werent essential, they were very useful. They helped to save energy, time and reduce restrictions. Mo Ye knew how they managed to follow Ye Zhongming. It was too much to call them shameless, but Ye Zhongming didnt invite them. For him to ask Gan Lan to head to Cloud Peak was already outstanding. Ye Zhongming shook his head, I just dont want that skill to go to waste. If it is used well, you could assassinate stronger people. It is very useful to hunt enemies or high-level mutated lifeforms. Unfortunately, she has a fire element ability. Five days later, Ye Zhongming brought the team to meet up with Xia Lei, who had rushed over from Cloud Peak. Why are you here? Ye Zhongming was shocked when he saw Xia Lei. She should be in Cloud Peak. If she was here, then what would happen with Cloud Peak? I was thinking about you. She teased him and saw many people around, so she stopped. She replied, Sister Lius experiment is at a bottleneck, so she has little to do and can replace me. Moreover, everything is running smoothly. Young Master Yun brought back 50 more five-star evolved, and Red Hair would often appear in Cloud Peak. Dont worry. Cloud Peak was their core base. The crystal weapon research and gene warrior lab were there, and they couldnt allow anything to happen to it. Xia Lei brought 300 people, and these were the ones who had been through the Cloud Peak Protection Battle. Ye Zhongming passed the four-star potions down to allow those who werent at four-star to evolve. As for five-star potions, it needed them to contribute. If not, it would be unfair to those who fought with him in the center city and Linhai. Xia Lei was here. Mo Ye, Park Xiuying, and Little Tiger were here too, so most core members were here. Everyone had a meeting, and decided for Ye Zhongming to lead XIa Bais team to the Sharp Peak Meeting. The others accompanied the equipment and potions back to Cloud Peak. They didnt need many from Ying City following, so only 1500 elites remained. The rest went back with Xia Lei. Out of the core members, of course, Xia Bai followed. Liang Chuyin, Ah Yang, and his few brothers, Ya Tian and Ya Ni, also followed. Their high-level combat strength was very decent. After all, they werent going there to fight. The others, including the treant and those Linhai warriors that planned to join Cloud Peak, followed Xia Lei back to Cloud Peak to strengthen the defense there. Ye Zhongming also told a small team to bring some potions and equipment to Cloud Port to pass them to Little Peng to strengthen the base. Things were distributed. Xia Lei remained and spent the night with Ye Zhongming before leaving the next day. Ye Zhongming led the 2000 strong team toward Sharp Peak. Chapter 716: Beast tool Chapter 716: Beast tool Mei Na and Gan Lan were nervous when they walked in. They werent at the dark river, where they didnt know who Ye Zhongming was. Then, they could talk to him with a superior attitude. Now that they witnessed his strength and saw his strong team, it was impossible for the two of them not to be afraid. Lin Xing bullied them in Linhai, and now, they were afraid that Ye Zhongming was an animal and that he would rape them. They wouldnt be able to fight back this time. Although Cloud Peak had a few high-quality girls, who would complain about too many girls in the apocalypse? They came to say goodbye to Ye Zhongming with nervousness. They found many reasons and said many, but they were all about finding that guy and asking what happened. They were also afraid that Ye Zhongming didnt release them. Of course, they wanted to buy equipment, too. They traded with Cloud Peak yesterday, but honestly, they had high foresight. They saw what Cloud Peak wore and werent interested in basic equipment. The apocalypse was tough, but they also knew that this was to ensure their safety in the future. Ye Zhongming looked at them reluctantly. This made them panic. What was going on? Was this fellow really interested in them? If that was the case, then They couldnt resist. Ye Zhongming naturally didnt have such thoughts. He thought about it and decided to talk to them about it. More accurately, he wanted to talk to Gan Lan.Visit for the best novel reading experience If, I am saying if. Ye Zhongming looked at them and then turned to Gan Lan, If you dont have a good place to go to in the future, you can come to Cloud Peak> They heard the tone and relaxed. Although he intended for them to stay, he wasnt forcing them, which was good. It seemed that although this guy thought with his lower body like other guys, he was a noble person. Seeing them nod, Ye Zhongming smiled, Dont overthink. Be it your looks, body, or strength, it isnt enough for me to say what I just said. Mei Na and Gan Lan looked at each other and were unhappy. What do you mean? You werent interested in me? They forgot what they were wary of previously. Gan Lans voice was loud, which caused Xia Bai to give her a warning glance. Ye Zhongming had planned to chase them away. What could they have at their levels? This! Gan Lan took something out of her big bag. Ye Zhongming glanced, and his attitude became serious immediately. He picked up this saddle-like thing, and information spread into his mind. Stable Beast Saddle! One of the five Black Solid Beast Tool set equipment! Ability 1: Strengthen, increase the beasts speed +30, defense +30, stamina +50. Ability 2: Riding like wind. When the beast''s owner rides the saddle, beast agility +50. Ability 3, roaring charge. When the master rides the beast into battle, activate the skill and gain a charging ability. Attack increased by 10%. Gan Lan took out a beast equipment, which was a set equipment! Although it was only a piece of white equipment, but its stats and abilities were decent. Moreover, if you collected all five, it would have an even better set stat! The thing Ye Zhongming cared about was that with this thing, he would have a mount. Yellow Ball was big and tall and fit the conditions of being a mount. With a mount, it would make traveling quick. No matter how fast humans were, they were still slower than mutated lifeforms. After all, we didnt have that many legs. As for the white grade problem, it didnt matter to Ye Zhongming. The Treasure Nurturing Gourd could increase its level. Ye Zhongming really felt like this woman had something good. She was also very sharp. She looked at Yellow Ball and knew what could tempt him. Ye Zhongming placed it aside and pushed one potion. This thing is only worth one potion. Gan Lan was helpless and could only look towards the person who had become her friend again. This was the only thing she had to tempt the guy. Mei Na bit her teeth and took out something from her bag. Chapter 720: Tense Chapter 720: Tense Three Horned Deer was a rare mutated animal. It was rare, not in amount, but because it was a herbivore. The apocalypse was where even chickens and ducks ate humans. Finding a mutated plant or animal that didnt eat survivors was too rare. What survivors craved was that the deers lived in groups. They didnt attack. With the apocalypse, mutated plants were everywhere, which was why such mutated lifeforms didnt lack food. This resulted in their evolution levels being very high. Apart from providing demon crystals, their horns, skin, and bones were great materials. Their meat was famous for being tender and also provided much energy. This lifeform was prepared for survivors. In the ten years of his last life, the deer was probably the only lifeform hunted to extinction. A year into the apocalypse, humans noticed these were moving demon crystal sources and started to hunt them. Zhao Xingmei and Liang Chuyin led a Ying City team and found hundreds of them around ten kilometers away from the camp. Their average level was level four; a dozen had reached level five. If one counted the demon crystals and materials, they were a sizeable fortune for any faction., The two beauties naturally wouldnt let them go and followed them closely. But there were only 200 warriors from Ying City. Even if they didnt have strong attacks, it was tough to hunt them. They dashed and evolved at the same level couldnt keep up. If they attacked, they could, at most, kill a few dozen. Thus, Zhao Xingmei called the nearby teams. While they waited, a foreign team appeared from the side and started to attack the deers. They shot guns throughout. With the sneak attack, dozens of deer were killed. The others started to flee towards the Ying City squad. This grievance was huge. Both sides were still tense when Ye Zhongming got here. If not for the 30 corpses on the ground reminding them to be calm, they would have already fought. Ye Zhongming looked at the human corpses piled together with the mutated animal corpses and frowned. He touched his chin and said, Carry our members back and burn them. A few dozen soldiers started to move the bodies of their allies. The people on the other side saw and made the same choice. Using the chance, Ye Zhongming looked at the other side. As Ah Yang said, they wore the same uniform and had the same equipment. They didnt panic. Such a style was unique to the resistance zone. But, after a year of chaos, their aura was cruel and bloodthirsty. This was no different from other survivor squads. There was the sound of engines. Ye Zhongming raised his head and saw 20 cars driving over. A thousand people jumped from above, and they were all holding guns. They surrounded Ye Zhongming and his thousand men in a semi-circle and aimed their weapons at them. Ye Zhongming, who was thinking about how to solve the issue, frowned. He came here for the meeting. He wanted to know things he couldnt discover in his last life. If the negotiations were good, he might even get things that Cloud Peak lackedfor example, their guns. In the next three years, these were better than cold weapons to deal with groups of mutated lifeforms and when defending. So even when he saw his sides corpses, he controlled himself and didnt want to clash with them. He had many enemies, and there was no point in offending these people who looked like one of the biggest factions in the apocalypse. If not, he wouldnt have cared who these people were. In the past, he killed anyone ahead of him, be it Glory Army of Soul Merchant. These people were slightly stronger than those. But what was the meaning of them pointing their guns? They wanted to fight? Nature Staff appeared in Ye Zhongmings hands. Was he afraid of them with Water Bottle Protection? Seeing the weapon suddenly appear, the warriors behind him received a clear signala strong killing aura spread in the sky. Chapter 721: White Mirror Chapter 721: White Mirror Wait! A voice spread from the party ahead, and a middle-aged guy in silver leather armor walked out. He raised one hand, and the others lowered their barrels. They were 45 degrees lower but didnt put their guns down. Before coming here, Zhang Hengzhou planned to kill those who dared to steal things from them. In the half year that C2 Resistance Zone had absorbed them, he climbed to the deputy leader position. He cherished it. For a person who joined midway, this promotion speed was something to be proud of. What did he rely on to get to this position? It was a simple formula. Listen to your bosses like you were their grandson and care for your subordinates like a nanny. The people following him were scattered into the other forces, and he was appointed captain. In half a month, he gained his teams recognition and was then promoted. A month later, he gained more recognition and was then promoted to deputy leader. Although the division had four deputies and the C2 Resistance Zone wasnt as strong as C1, he had the most power in his division. He always left the good things to his subordinates. This seemingly foolish action made him more famous and helped him get more in the future. Coming here for the meeting with the Resistance Zone heads was a recognition of his ability. When he heard that someone had stolen things from his division, he did not get angry; he was silently happy. He knew that this was a chance. Under his leadership, he wanted to forcefully obtain the prey and suppress the other evolved to benefit his team. This would help solidify his potion. His reputation might even rise in the four reputation zones. The reputation of a rising star will bring him unimaginable benefits. But from far away, he saw the team his division was facing and was shocked. He saw a bunch of silver. This was not something a normal faction could have. When he got up close, he felt bitter deep down, and he knew that things werent easy today.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Half of this team was covered in full silver! His division didnt even have such luxurious equipment. Ye Zhongming searched while giving the order. He was not planning to give up on these items. If they wanted to fight, then so be it! Their subordinates started to shift the deer bodies back, and some movement was made on the other side. But because Zhang Hengzhou didnt give an order, so they didnt do much. Seeing the bodies being kept, Zhang Hengzhou knew there was no need to fight. Unless he wanted to snatch those things back, he just stared viciously at Ye Zhongming before leading his team away. I thought they were strong, didnt know they were cowards! The influencer scoffed and gave a mocking glance. It might seem like her team was being suppressed, but it was because she didnt know what Ye Zhongming planned and didnt want to spoil things by having conflicts with the resistance zone. But now that Ye Zhongming was here, he was in charge. Even if he told her to attack Sharp Peak, she would. Zhao Xingmei frowned and didnt understand why that team, which was similar in strength to hers, would leave. They are afraid of Xia Bai. Ye Zhongming explained. He found the reason why they retreated. It was because of an equipment. There was a famous comic; there was an equipment called Combat Strength Tester that can record ones combat strengths value. Everyone knew about that comic. The wheel has similar equipment, but it isnt exactly the same. But it could show the survivors evolution level and even average equipment level. That equipment is called-- White Mirror! Everyone was shocked, as they didnt expect such a piece of equipment to exist. After learning about it, it wasnt hard to understand why they would retreat. Xia Bai was level seven, which was rare even at the top of the apocalypse. All of them were overlords and true experts. Although Xia Bais purple masks glow was hidden, the White Mirror could show her average equipment level. That was shocking, and that might have been another reason. They had strong backing, but there was no reason to take on this initial loss. Everyone returned to camp after learning about the situation. But everyone knew they had offended a division before arriving at the Sharp Peak. This simple meeting was going to have many changes. Chapter 722: Unfriendly deep down Chapter 722: Unfriendly deep down There was a weird smell in the meeting room. It was a special scent from high-end cigarettes and alcohol. There were only eight people in this huge room. They were the leaders of the four resistance zones. The true leaders. The top two in charge of C, G, S and T. They controlled the strongest powers in the apocalypse. But there was one exception here. Niece Mufei, are Old Mus injuries so heavy that he cant even join the meeting? A middle-aged man touched the bald patch on his head and asked. The others didnt react, but they focused their attention. This was something they wanted to know. A year had passed since the apocalypse began. All of them evolved quickly, be it zombies or mutated animals and plants. Someone suggested this was because of the evolution wave, and many agreed. The evolution speed of mutated lifeforms meant that humans'' survival space shrunk, and their living environments got worse. Under such a situation, this Sharp Peak Mountain meeting was very important. Even those who were the furthest away and took a month to get here still rushed over. One must know that they only sent their deputies for the first few meetings and would have some telecommunication during crucial topics. This showed how much they valued this meeting. But under such a situation, the S1 Resistance Zones commander didnt appear and sent his daughter This left much to ponder. Ke, C Zone is progressing the best because you took the most resources initially. Lets stop talking about this. Zhang Hetai, you had to respect me initially when you looked at me and had to greet me. You also said that this was in the past. You! The topic continued from yesterday, but the situation was exactly the same. There was just endless quarreling. Ji Ruiguang panted. That handsome face looked frustrated, but a part of it was fake. This might not have happened if he had not joined the alliance and made so many zones. But he knew that even if China didnt have the alliance and didnt have zones, it would still be in such a state. T1 Resistance Zones Commander Wen didnt join in. He casually smoked while snapping his fingers. Each time, a fire skull would appear and then disappear. At this point, someone knocked on the door. With the strength of everyone here, they had heard their footsteps. The two who came were in uniform. One of them walked to a guy beside Ji Ruiguang and whispered. The guy frowned and said a few sentences to Ji Ruiguang. He then said something to the deputy before the deputy left. The other guy walked to Commander Wen and also said a few words. Commander Wen nodded and waved him out. The meeting continued as if there was no interruption. The others saw that the two didnt want to say anything, and so they didnt ask. But they decided to fight out after the meeting. Four hours later, the commanders ended a days worth of meetings and walked out. Their subordinates came to surround their bosses. Guang Yao looked at Commander Wen and followed him closely. Seeing that the others were far away, he said anxiously, Commander, why are we allowing C Zone to cause problems for Cloud Peak? Didnt we want to work with them? They are being blocked outside the mountain! Commander Wen smiled, If they cant even get in, then what rights do they have to work with us? Chapter 723: Conned Chapter 723: Conned Sharp Peak Mountain was a strategic area. No one expected humans to build such a majestic structure along the mountain range. It was similar to the ancient walls but was built with the toughest materials. Ye Zhongming took just one look and knew that this was a combination of modern technology and wheel items. They had someone like an architect or builder who used modern machinery to craft such strong defensive buildings. Of course, strength was relative. Ye Zhongming had seen numerous such things in his last life. Some of the Ying City camps might not have been as tall and thick as this, but their individual defenses were much better. Builder-type jobs got more and more popular in the apocalypse. Cloud Peak had been left here for numerous hours. They clashed with the resistance zone division yesterday and arrived here at noon. Everyone knew they might face problems, but they didnt expect the problems to come so quickly that they werent even let in. After they informed them who they were, there was no movement. Many figures moved about the walls that were pretty much built into the mountain, but no one bothered about this team. As many survivors came for the meeting, many teams would pass, and they would definitely attract mutated lifeforms. Mutated animals, zombies, and beasts would appear outside of the defenses. It seemed like the Resistance Zone did this on purpose. They could allow their divisions to hunt and strengthen themselves. Every day, divisions would head out to hunt and clear the area around. At night, more mutated lifeforms would arrive for them to clear. Today, no division has come out since the morning. Many mutated lifeforms gathered outside the defenses. At the start, several mutated spiders attacked the defenses and were forced to the side. Next, a horde of zombies picked up the blood scent and came here. They paced around but didnt leave. When Cloud Peak came, they saw thousands of mutated spiders and ten thousand zombies blocking their path. It was news that the flying job user from Cloud Peak spread back to them. Brother, what is the meaning of this? Ah Yang stood beside Ye Zhongming and looked at the Sharp Peak Mountains defenses. His tone was filled with unhappiness. His attitude represented that of the entire team. Cloud Peak and Ying City hadnt been treated like this in a long time. They were ignored for several hours. Lead people to block the spiders; my group will deal with the zombie horde. Leave the two Mountain Horn Beasts to me. Ye Zhongming gave instructions and went to face the two beasts. The others had a close understanding with each other, and they attacked when they heard his words. His instructions did not seem to make sense as he had appointed the larger Ying City army to deal with the spiders while leaving the bigger horde to Cloud Peak. But Ye Zhongming knew that in terms of strength, Cloud Peaks 500 could defeat the 1500 from Ying City. Liang Chuyin and the twins skills were more suitable for a group battle. The sudden fight caused many from the walls to stretch their heads and pay attention. That team that had disappeared was now on the walls. Those were C1 Resistance Zones elite squad. Although Sharp Peak Mountain was built together by the few resistance zones and defended together, it didnt mean they didnt recognize the top squad in the resistance zone. The few leaders walked to the wall and took off their helmets. They observed the battlefield. One of the younger guys smiled, Who told them to offend our C Zone? Our boss isnt a dumb person. The others were delighted. A slightly older person said, They are quite pitiful. Their equipment is good; they have a few thousand silver gear. Their team should have a high-level smith. Pitiful? If they are dead, then their equipment belongs to us! The young man laughed. I realized that you have become naughty! Everyone changes in this world. Many people agreed, and the atmosphere was relaxed. Shut up! The leader stopped them. They were dressed in full silver. Although they couldnt compare to the T1s Holy Army Coats squad, but they were top few in the entire resistance zone. So they didnt care about the team outside wearing silver equipment. What happened, captain? The young man smiled. First, change your personality. Although it is the apocalypse, behave! The captain scolded his subordinate and pointed outside. " Second, are you so sure that team will lose? Chapter 724: Real intention Chapter 724: Real intention Guang Yao opened the door and saw Little Xiu sitting on the bed reading a fashion magazine. You are back. The two of them had confirmed their relationship and lacked a marriage certificate. But those things were useless in the apocalypse. To the outside world, they were a couple. What happened? Your expression doesnt look good. Little Xiu tossed the magazine aside and hugged her guy. Her chest under the thin shirt pressed onto his back. Ye Zhongming is here. Little Xiu knew that her guy paid attention to Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming and even respected him when they fought on the same side. My Brother didnt tell you to receive them? Logically speaking, since the T1 Resistance Zone invited Ye Zhongming, then Guang Yao, who was most familiar with him, was the most suitable to receive him. Receive? Guang Yaos voice rose when he heard that, and his body shook. He walked away from Little Xius embrace and frowned, Not only did the commander not allow me to receive him, but he even allowed those from C Zone to pick on him. We fought a war with Cloud Peak. Which one of them isnt prideful? With what the commander did, how will we be able to cooperate? We might even become enemies! Little Xiu wasnt as rash as she was in Cloud Port. On the contrary, she was calm. She saw that Guang Yao was emotional, and his tone was rash. She didnt get angry and turned her head to think. My brother said that? Of course! Little Xiu asked and jumped off the bed. She hugged the guys arm and smiled, You are so stubborn-minded. Guang Yao frowned and looked unhappily at Little Xiu. Listen to me. Little Xiu pinched Guang Yao, My brother talked about letting Cloud Peak deal with it themselves and needing to confirm their strength. But do you think they need such a test? Commander Wen pointed at the two bottles of white wine and said. That person didnt know whether to laugh or cry, Brother Wen, I am an evolved; I can survive not sleeping for many days; what insomnia? If not for the insomnia, then for helping you in love. Commander Wen laughed. The T2 commander rolled his eyes, Do I even need this for that? I am not sure; I saw many muscular guys being bad at that. ... Seeing this person he had raised freeze up, Commander Wen laughed. But a few seconds later, it stopped, Once Cloud Peak enters, Guang Yao and you receive them. The T2 commander looked at Commander Wen and didnt understand. It wont be friendly, but tell them we can sell the Holy Army Coat. If Ye Zhongming isnt crazy, he will work with us. Commander Wen lit a cigarette with the flame skull. He took a puff and spat out a green mist. The video is about to connect; lets look. The deputies went to switch on a screen. A clear image appeared. It was of Cloud Peak and Ying City warriors battling at the Sharp Peak Mountain. Wow, a few days and their equipment is much better. Commander Wen shrugged and flicked the ash into the mouth of the flame skull. The T2 commanders attention was all on the intense battle. What do you think about Mu Xinfei? Commander Wen asked, which stunned the T2 commander. What? Nothing. Lets continue watching. Commander Wen pointed at the screen. Chapter 725: Attention grabbing fight Chapter 725: Attention grabbing fight Mu Xinfei, whom Commander Wen mentioned, was rubbing her head in her room. It didnt hurt, but she was tired. She was sitting with the uncles and was fully focused on every problem and sentence spoken in case she fell into any trap that would cause the S1 Resistance Zone to take a loss. Before her father healed, she had to take responsibility. A pair of white arms stretched over to press Mu Xinfeis head. A familiar fragrance made her relax. You have wrinkles already. Bai Sisi suddenly spoke, which made Mu Xinfei exclaim. She looked into the mirror, and when she stood up, she realized that it wasnt true. She stared at her good friend. Oi, when did you become so naughty? Bai Sisi giggled, See, your head doesnt hurt anymore, right? Mu Xinfei rolled her eyes and tossed her onto the bed. Bai Sisi screamed before fighting back, and the two rolled on the bed. A few minutes later, they lay there panting. They looked at the metallic ceiling, and there was a sudden silence. Is there news of that thing? Mu Xinfei turned her body and asked. Bai Sisi shook her head, I am afraid others will know, so I didnt dare to ask about it. I could only try my luck on the market or the auction house, but I still havent found it. Mu Xinfei turned back, and her face was filled with disappointment. Her father was badly injured, and he had been resting for a long time, but to no avail. But this wasnt a solution. If time dragged on, it might get worse. Apart from helping her father attend the meetings here, she wanted to see if she could find a medicine that could remove the corrosive energy on her fathers body. She had to attend the meetings daily, so she handed this task to Bai Sisi. Unfortunately, there wasnt any progress. The two girls who werent very old were lost. They dared not imagine what would happen to the resistance zone if anything happened to Mu Xinfeis father. They collected their emotions and tidied their clothing before heading out. The moment they opened the door, they saw a short guy. It was Commander Zhang Hetai who had clashed with the C zones boss at the meeting. On the 100-inch screen at the center was a team that was battling the mutated lifeforms. The battle was intense. Many Sharp Peak workers were observing. They werent fighters, which was why they were interested in such videos. They were very excited. Turn the cameras to the two Mountain Horn Beasts. The two level-six beasts are strong; it should be entertaining. Someone is holding them back? The guard on the walls sent back news. Through White Mirror, that person is a six-star evolved. He is the boss of this faction. He is very strong and would stand a chance. The cameras were pointed in that direction. It showed a human facing two five-meter-tall beasts. Mu Xinfei was shocked. Thai guy She recalled that night of the apocalypse, that mysterious student who was very young. He was already a six-star evolved/ Bai Sisi had covered her mouth so she didnt make a sound. Her eyes shook. Through the ice-cold monitor, she looked at that familiar person. At this moment, all the commanders and leaders were paying attention to this battle squad. There werent many tactics when facing mutated lifeforms. Humans that used potions were used to fighting head-on. This 1500-strong team from Ying City had been through many battles with Cloud Peak. They could maintain shape but were less disciplined than Cloud Peak. The mutated spiders had the evolutionary advantage. The spider king was a level-six mutated lifeform. There werent any same level evolved in the Ying City team. But the human equipment made up for the evolution gap. From the start, the Ying City battle reached an intense stage. Zhao Xingmei stood at the center of the team. She held the green Flying Star and aimed it at the spider king, who spat poison. Chapter 727: Silver Box Chapter 727: Silver Box Zhao Xingmeis victory caused many watching around Sharp Peak Mountain to exclaim. A five-star evolved was actually able to kill the Spider King, which was a level higher. This was unbelievable. Many people felt chills from the mysterious archery techniques. They tried to put themselves in the shoes, and most realized that they would probably get killed. This made their evaluation of this team much higher. Look at that bow; it is green grade. Moreover, her arrows were all colored. The four key arrows that broke the Spider Kings defense were all silver grade. Also, her body is covered in silver equipment. The team captain who had drawn aggro to Cloud Peak squinted his eyes, and he said to his subordinates, Moreover, she showed at least two jobs! Her evolution level isnt the highest, but she is very strong. The subordinates discussed, and they were very solemn. But there is no need to think too highly about her. His tone changed: As a ranged user, high attack is a basic. If she cant even do that, then what is the point? She is strong enough to kill a level-six lifeform, but she looks very weak now. She has lost half of her combat strength and wont be able to join the upcoming fights. The captain pointed at where the Ying City squad and mutated spiders were battling and said, If this woman fought the spider king alone, she would be the one that dies. Ranged jobs are afraid of people getting close. The Spider King could restrict ones movement; it is the counter to ranged jobs. So, everyone thinks that she is strong, but the fact is that she is smart and lucky.New novel chapters are published on Everyone smiled, and they were more relaxed. They were elite warriors and naturally werent afraid of this squad. But if this squad were very strong, then they would have to be careful of them taking revenge after today. This didnt make sense, as there was no reason for that. Zhao Xingmei killing the Spider King pumped up the morale of the entire Ying City. The biggest threat to them was dead. This was a long wall; the spider horde was in chaos, too, so the humans started to fight back. On the other side, Cloud Peaks 500 faced at least 8000 zombies. These few hundred people looked like a small boat at the center of a lake. The energy swept the area and ripped the bodies of the zombies. They formed a storm wall in front of Cloud Peak. The explosion of level two demon crystals threatened level three and even higher lifeforms. The stacking of the explosion increased the damage. The hundreds of zombies at the front fell instantly. Most of them didnt die, but their bodies were sliced, and they werent able to stand. The zombies behind surged up and stepped on them. Maybe some high-level evolved could rely on their strong bodies and survive, but they wouldnt be able to stand in the upcoming fight. The second batch of grenades arrived. This time, they were the second model. This grenade had two level three demon crystals on it. It was several times the strength of the first model. These were the highest-level demon crystals that Cloud Peaks grenades could utilize. Le Dayuan was still studying grenades using level-four crystals. There were prototypes, but the energy was unstable, and he had problems to solve. Although Liang Chuyin didnt know how to lead, she played a trick during the two attacks. She used the weaker first and the stronger second models to cause the zombie horde to lower their guard. A few hundred losses was nothing to an 8000-strong horde. This wouldnt attract enough attention. Thus, when the second model exploded, the zombie horde that didnt care about the first wave stopped. They even stopped growling and were stunned by what was happening before them. A large patch of zombies at the front was wiped! Chapter 728: Twilight Chapter 728: Twilight Even the Cloud Peak warriors and zombie horde experienced the shock from the silent damage. This wasnt the first time that Xia Bais squad used crystal grenades. Previously, they used the weaker black first generation, and now the silver second generation.Visit for the best novel reading experience They didnt expect the silver grenades to be so strong. They saw the levels of the horde that had charged at them. There were a few dozen level-five zombies, a few hundred level-four, and more level-three zombies. These two thousand zombies would take time to clear, even with their current strength. This was to be expected as humans could not compare to the evolution speed of mutated lifeforms. But this zombie horde that people would find tough to deal with was ripped to shreds by the second version Silver Box. How strong was the new generation crystal grenade? Even Xia Bai, who was always calm, was shocked. If she were in such an explosion, she would suffer from huge injuries. Xia Bai was a seven-star evolved with defensive gear. The zombie horde stopped. Although they were crueler to other zombies than their food, they were still hunting humans. They had a common goal and enemy. For so many of them to be killed instantly, their slow brains were stunned. How did the other zombies that were of similar levels to them suddenly die? They died so quickly. At the same time, the people in Sharp Peak Mountain exclaimed. Damn, what is that? The slightly arrogant young man had his hands on the walls. Half his body was sticking out, and his eyes were opened wide. He looked at them as if he was looking at a ghost. His attention was originally on the mutated spiders. To him, even a full silver battle squad couldnt deal with close to ten thousand zombies. Those zombies were amazing. To wipe out this horde, they had to send at least three divisions to not suffer huge losses. If they only sent one division, they would suffer huge losses even if they won. 500 against 10 thousand? A zombie must have bitten the commander of Cloud Peak for him to think that way. But the two explosions caused everyones attention to go from Zhao Xingmei to this squad. They then saw a bunch of zombie fragments. Did Guang Yao lie? Commander Wen didnt believe that. Not only was he a trusted subordinate, but he was also his brother-in-law. Then, there was only another possibility. Either Cloud Peak didnt have this crystal grenade then, so Guang Yao didnt know about it, or Cloud Peaks skills had broken through, and this was new! No matter which it was, Commander Wen was shocked and terrified by their development ability. Not only did they create a new advanced weapon, but they also maintained a high research speed. One must know that they were a faction formed only in the apocalypse and had no foundations! Science took a few generations to build. While Cloud Peak faced evolution pressure, they studied this and even used their extra demon crystals to produce it on such a scale! This Commander Wen was in disbelief. If Cloud Peak hadnt created these weapons that consumed large amounts of crystals, then how high would their evolution levels be? Go and call Guang Yao to lead his division to welcome these people. Hearing Commander Wen say that, the commander of the T2 Resistance Zone stood up. After two steps, he said, If If their battle is not over, help them clear the mutated lifeforms. If someone stops you, fight your way out. Ensure we are first to contact them and tell them my words. The skills landed, and another group of zombies fell. But only a few dozen died. This couldnt compare to the power of the crystal grenades. Many talent skills flew from the horde and landed on Cloud Peak. Cloud Peak would summarise and review each battle. Slowly, their battle tactics became clearer, and their distribution of roles became more distinct. For example, Xia Bais female squad. They entered Cloud Peak at a later time. Due to Soul Merchants pig-raising plan, they only had evolution levels but no job skills or abilities. They were like a blank piece of paper that could be easily taught. Thus, they became the most coordinated squad in Cloud Peak. Seeing the skills fly at them, the warriors in charge of defense used their abilities or equipment to protect their allies. After clashing, although there was light, apart from a few injuries, there were no deaths or heavy losses. These women, who maintained their complete combat strength, raised the new crystal guns and fired at the horde. The most classic crystal gun series-- Twilight, appeared in front of everyone for the first time! Chapter 729: Battle Chapter 729: Battle Strictly speaking, the guns were previously experimental products. When such technology that should be used in human warfare appeared, Le Dayuan himself was unsure. But when Ye Zhongmming passed him the theory and structure, it made him believe. Moreover, as compared to crystal grenades, the guns were more complex, and it was easier for mistakes to occur. So, Le Dayuan and his four helpers, along with the few dozen who helped them, were very careful when creating such guns. The few crystal weapons that were used before were tested in battle, and the data was transmitted back. Le Dayuan was the chief analyst and gained experience from the data. After completing the Silver Box grenade and beginning production, Le Dayuan and his lab focused on crystal guns. Young Master Yun and the 50 five-star evolved returned with a battle report that helped Le Dayuan create the first generation of Cloud Peak weapons-- Twilight Series Assault Rifle. As compared to the second generation crystal grenade and the Sky Breaking Series cannons, this Twilight Series assault rifle was late. But late didnt mean that it was weak or unworthy. On the contrary, with the experience of the grenades and cannons, the guns were more mature. However, because of production issues, even if he had modified previous guns, he had only completed a hundred guns before Xia Lei headed out. These hundred guns shocked the people who were still recovering from the shock of the Silver Box crystal grenades. Balls of black light fired from the hundred Twilight Series rifles. They grew from the initial small speck and turned into black snakes that pounced toward the zombies ahead. It was quick, and they made a soft sound. The unique sizzling of the crystal weapons was much softer. These guns that used level-three crystals smashed into the zombie horde 50 meters away. Right, smash. The horde couldnt react when the black energy snakes hit the horde. A huge patch of zombies fell. But the truth proved that Cloud Peak was a place that could create miracles. Liang Chuyin, Silver Zombie, Ah Yang, and his brothers were at the front. Their silver equipment and five to six-star evolution levels helped block the hordes strongest wave. Xia Bai had also jumped into the horde and charged at the level six zombie king. Huge losses started to appear on both sides. The horde suffered more losses, but Cloud Peak also started to suffer losses. But that was unavoidable. In a battle where everyone was a superhero, death would happen in an instant. The crystal weapons were showing off previously, giving people shock and respect about the unknown, then this battle was unforgettable. Toss! Liang Chuyin tossed the Ice Dragon Storm, Hail Rain, and Shadow Dance before shouting. The remaining first-version Silver Boxes were tossed into the horde. The dense horde''s backline exploded, and many zombies were blown up. The crystal grenade attacks didnt stop and were tossed in groups of 200 in all directions to weaken the density of the horde. Xia Bai held down the three level-six zombies with the zombie king at the helm. She controlled the horde''s biggest threat and didnt allow them to attack the Cloud Peak formation. Everyone was in an intense fight and was risking their lives for victory. But there was one person who was in a daze. It was Ya Tian. She looked at a woman lying on the ground. A weird talent skill hit this warrior in the first clash. A stone spike from underground hit her chin, and she died right away. Ya Tian was sad. She followed the sister and brother that saved her and made friends with many elder sisters and aunties. This dead sister was one of them. She even had a piece of chocolate in her pocket from this sister. There was even a night when this sister hugged her after she had a nightmare. It was really warm, as if she had returned to her mothers arms. But now, that feeling had disappeared as this sister was dead. Ya Tians eyes started to fill with blood. She raised her head slowly and screamed at the horde. At the same time, the doll in her hands gave out a soundwave. Chapter 730: Ya Tians rage Chapter 730: Ya Tian''s rage Sisi can sing! The soundwave disrupted the mind of the target. Based on ones mental strength, it would cause illusions. This weird singing was transmitted throughout the battlefield. Not only were the zombies affected, but even the spider horde and the Mountain Horn Beasts paused. Ya Tians target was all the mutated lifeforms, and even Yellow Ball was affected. Ya Tian, already a five-star evolved, was much more powerful than Linhai. The moment this skill was used, it achieved an obvious effect. Not many of these mutated lifeforms had developed mental energy. Ya Tian didnt have high mental energy, but humans had an advantage compared to the zombies. It resulted in many of them freezing. Fresh blood flowed from her nose and landed on her beautiful, clean clothes. The mutated lifeforms pausing was good for humans, but it was fatal for the zombies. In that instance, Ying City and Cloud Peak warriors achieved huge results. Groups of enemies fell in front of them. Ya Tian ignored the liquid from her nose. She tossed the doll to the side, and the exquisite doll started to change. Doll Princess Heart was activated! A beast roar rang, and a winged unicorn mount raised its two front legs and roared towards the sky. A female in white golden armor with a bright red cape sat on its back. The female cavalier held a two-meter-long spear and a triangular metal shield in the other. It had a golden feathered bow on her back. There was even a white jade staff on the mount! Ya Tians berserk state-- Princess Cavalier! Complete State Body Technique user! Unicorn Beast, Tight Armor, Red Cape! The moment she appeared, her coolness attracted everyones attention. Kill them, kill them! Ya Tian muttered before entering her stone state. No one could see how she did it, but the corpses told them she did it. She charged to and fro, and at least 300 zombies were killed by her. The Silver Box, Princess Cavaliers attacks, and Cloud Peaks brave fighting killed another thousand zombies, leaving only two thousand! From the initial ten thousand to two thousand took just half an hour. Close to 80% of this huge horde was wiped out. The team on the wall, including that calm captain, felt a chill on his spine. He started to break out in cold sweat. They realized who they had offended! The addition of the Princess Cavalier raised Cloud Peaks morale. Many core members led the counterattack. Right, the five hundred of them actually attacked the two-thousand-strong horde. Moreover, their attacks were swift and sharp. After a year of training, no one from Cloud Peak feared death. Xia Bais team was also the one least afraid. These women charged like madmen. Any zombie that appeared before them had to die! They didnt care if they used abilities or how high their evolution levels were; the only thing they had to do was to kill! Even if all survivors in the apocalypse were brave, they had never seen such a crazy team. Yellow Ball charged beside Xia Bai and fought a level-six zombie. Liang Chuyin was also here and took the other. Princess Cavalier and Ah Yang started to attack the remaining zombies. Although the horde still had the advantage, everyone could tell the outcome was decided! The battle ended when Xia Bai kicked the level-six zombie king, and the Princess Cavaliers spear pierced it. This was the first time many people saw a horde running. Ying City Alliance was motivated. They used the chaos from the spider king dying and the pause from the song to occupy the ascendancy. They had forced the spider horde back and were just clearing the remaining ones. They didnt plan to let any of them go! Only Ye Zhongming and the Mountain Horn Beast were left.Follow current novels at novelhall.com) Chapter 731: Kill one first Chapter 731: Kill one first This was Ye Zhongmings first time riding Yellow Ball to battle. Honestly, he couldnt adapt. But because of the Stable Beast Saddle, he wanted to see how strong this new battle style would be. After all, he had never tried fighting on a mount in his two lives. Ye Zhongming didnt understand much about the Mountain Horn Beast. He had heard of it in his last life but had never seen one personally. He saw pictures and remembered information about it. He knew that this was an earth-element beast that had a strong body. So, evolved werent willing to offend this species as it was not worth it. Ye Zhongming naturally didnt think that way. He would clear monsters around Ying City the moment they appeared. He knew that with their terrifying evolution speed and destructive nature, if they evolved peacefully, the surrounding survivors would be in trouble. Just look at Yangos. Its evolution level in Ying City was above that of the Rat King and the Zombie King. Naturally, strong beasts were more valuable than mutated animals. Their body parts contained valuable materials, and their meat contained more energy. They would even produce treasures in their bodies that gave survivors special abilities. But in this situation, Ye Zhongming wasnt willing to touch this thing. Even if he was confident in his own team, he was still afraid of accidents. After all, ten thousand zombies and two thousand mutated spiders were dangerous. What if there was a strong individual that would change the entire battle? But he knew he couldnt free himself and had brought too few people. He could only use this way to deal with the situation. What he had to do was to finish these two fellows. There was the sound of a sharp arrow from the side. He knew that it was Zhao Xingmei. There was also the explosion of crystal weapons, which signaled the start of his teams attacks. He rode on Yellow Balls back and tapped the short fur that hadnt fully grown out. Yellow Ball charged. Cloud Peaks bold style was from Ye Zhongming. He had to attack in this situation. Ye Zhongming charged near the other beast. Yellow Ball barked, and its body flashed. In the next second, both appeared before the Mountain Horn Beast. Ye Zhongmings Moon Edge turned into a streak of light that slashed. Roaring Charge! One of the Stable Beast Saddles ability- charge a short distance and increase the attack of the cavalier by 20%. The saddle that was upgraded to silver by the gourd had a more effective skill. He used Mountain Blade. With the buff of the battle contribution badge and Ocean King Crown, the strength from the Scorching Flame Technique, and the Roaring Charge ability, this blade became his strongest attack. Battles in the apocalypse were often very complex, but sometimes they were simple. There was only one goal- to kill the enemy. If he could solve the fight with one blade, another would not be needed. Ye Zhongming felt that way. He used all his strength on that one blade. The Mountain Horn Beast felt the strength of this blade, but the Roaring Charge was too quick. The blade arrived in that instance, and the beast could only summon an earth wall from below. Moon Edge hit the wall, and it collapsed. The blade continued to slice on the Mountain Horn Beasts head. Due to the height, the blade didnt slice the demon crystal, but it hit the nose. A stench from the blood spurted out. The Mountain Horn Beasts giant body was actually sent stumbling to the side from that hit. Its nose was split into two, and the red flesh was revealed within it. Due to the recoil, Yellow Balls body also paused. It then pounced forward. Ye Zhongming took the chance to jump. He activated Charging Thrust and arrived beside the beast in an instant. A silver sniper appeared in his hands. He aimed at its eyes and fired three times! A Mountain Horn Beast image flew out from its body and smashed into Ye Zhongming, knocking him a dozen meters away. When he climbed up, his nose and mouth were bleeding. But that was the final attack of the beast. The silver gun and the silver bullets entered from the beasts eyes. Three shots and the level six beast was killed. Chapter 732: If you dont open Chapter 732: If you don''t open The other Mountain Horn Beast stumbled to its feet, and when it saw that its partner was dead, it roared in rage. Dust fell off its body as it moved and formed a small sandstorm. Dust Kill! The enraged beast cast a talent skill. The black sand instantly surrounded Ye Zhongming. Each speck of sand hit his body. Not only did it block his field of sight, it also damaged his body. Fiery pain spread from his exposed arms and face. For an evolved like Ye ZHongming to feel the pain meant that the attacks strength had reached a certain degree. If it were a normal persons body, it would be cleaned out in a few seconds, and only his skeleton would be left. Big Yellow! Ye Zhongming shouted, and Yellow Ball dashed over for him to climb. At the same time, metal spikes rose around him. This was Yellow Balls talent skill, Spike Forest! Dang! There was a metallic clang as the spikes had hit something. Without a question, it was the Mountain Horn Beast. This attack that attacked all directions was the correct one to launch when ones vision was affected. Ye Zhongming and Yellow Ball knew where the enemy was, so they charged. With Yellow Balls speed, as long as it noticed the beast, the beast wouldnt be able to escape. Intense fighting sounds spread in the sand. Bai Sisi stared at the guy who was fighting on the screen. She felt like her heart was tensing up. She couldnt describe her complicated feelings. Happy? Anticipation? Guilt? Or She was hoping for something? Although they won this battle when they had the numbers disadvantage, everyone saw that his expression wasnt good. When they heard his orders, they went to work. Ying City was responsible for collecting materials while Cloud Peak dug the crystals. Ye Zhongming stood there and squinted his eyes at the wall. No one knew what he was thinking. That small teams breathing became rushed. Things were unexpected. Twelve thousand mutated lifeforms were cleared by two thousand evolved in just a few minutes. Which division in the resistance zone had that ability? What were those weapons? Why didnt the resistance zone have them? Report to the boss and tell him to report to the commander. The captain looked at the team, clearing the battlefield nervously. Since he followed orders, he would see what the higher-ups said. 9300 crystals. Cloud Peak lost 37 people, eight handicapped, 26 badly injured and unable to fight, and 200 light injuries. Ying City lost 125 people. Due to the poison, many of them were injured. Over 300 of them are badly injured and need to be healed. For a fifth of them, even if they keep their lives, they wont be able to fight in the future. Ye Zhongmings expression worsened as she reported. Although they won, at least a quarter of them suffered injuries. They hadnt even entered Sharp Peak Mountain yet. Zhongming, lets go. They arent friendly to us. Once we enter, we will be on the back foot, and they can do anything they want. We can find trouble with them in the future. Zhao Xingmei was weak, and her voice wasnt loud. She intended to retreat as that was the safest solution. Leave? Ye Zhongming frowned and smiled coldly, It would be okay if none of us died; now that some died, how can we answer to those who died? He told Ah Yang, Send people to tell them that they open the gates within ten minutes, if not Ye Zhongming looked at Xiao Mins 30 close guards who didnt fight during the battle. At the center of them were five fellows covered in black cloth. We will blow them open!Updated from Chapter 733: Sky Breaking Series second model Chapter 733: Sky Breaking Series second model These five were the newest Sky Breaking Series Demon Crystal Cannons, Sky Breaking 2. The second model was more suitable for targeted attacks than the initial model. In other words, it was more powerful. The design idea of the first model was for aoe damage. After all, there werent many people in Cloud Peak, and they were facing groups of mutated lifeforms. That function helped to compensate for their weakness. After all, the crystal grenades werent so powerful, and the crystal guns werent working. They could only place their hopes on the cannons. The truth proved that the 1st model was successful, and they were instrumental in every battle. They helped Cloud Peak earn many things. As Cloud Peak grew stronger and larger, Ying City evolved and could also be considered an outer member of Cloud Peak. They werent at a disadvantage in wars. With Red Hair and Talking Ladys control, humans often had the advantage around Ying City. As the apocalypse continued, mutated lifeforms would evolve, and there would be stronger individuals. They would become tougher to kill. To ensure Cloud Peaks safety and efficiency, Le Dayuan modified the cannons. To the crystal weapon father, who was familiar with this field, switching the energy firing from scattered to focused wasn''t difficult. The second model appeared quickly, and he modified a few models one and sent them to Ye Zhongming. The area of damage was smaller, but the attacks were more powerful. They were great weapons to attack individuals. Naturally, they could be used on the walls of Sharp Peak Mountain.Visit for the best novel reading experience The defense here became very tough due to builder job users joining. But Ye Zhongming had seen many walls of such standard, so he didnt think much about it. Once the mutated lifeforms evolved a little, these walls would become weak. What were crystal cannons? Even ten years into the future, they were one of the strongest weapons that humans created. The strongest cannon was something that a level nine mutated lifeform would avoid. The second model had enough strength to destroy the walls. Dont underestimate these second-model cannons that used level-five demon crystals. Ye Zhongming had tested them, and he even felt terrified. Xia Lei revealed that this was the item that Le Dayuan was most proud of. It was bigger, so this grandmaster could use more of his skill. Thus, the strength was top-notch. Five black cannons were aimed at the city gate, and some movement was made on the walls. Many guards felt like this faction had gone mad. Right, even if they were strong and won when fighting two thousand against ten thousand, they also had that unknown strong weapon. Advisor Wang is saying that this team is invited, and the people who invited them are T Zone? Advisor Wang shrugged. Do you think that they want to attack us? No, they have shown their strength and suffered losses, so why would they fight? But if they dont behave like this, this young man He looked at the cold-looking Ye Zhongming, How will this young man earn their respect? How will he answer to his subordinates? How will he Get his compensation after getting into Sharp Peak Mountain! Compensation? That is not possible, right? It seemed like they had a conflict with C Zone outside, which was why C Zone did this. But there shouldnt be a compensation. Everyone knows what C Zone is like. The person who spoke had the latest information and did his analysis. If only one resistance zone exists, there would be no compensation. They would even wipe this team out. But there is more than one; there are four. Everyone understood and didnt say anything. They knew that Advisor Wang was telling the truth. The four resistance zones were related, but since the apocalypse started, they ignored that relationship. They began to compete, and conflicts deepened as each faction got stronger. Watch, this person wont attack. He would follow T Zone in. If they attack, this means that he wont enter, and the resistance zone will have one more enemy. Mu Xinfeis eyes lit up, and he pulled Bai Sisi away. Sisi, I recalled who he was. He is Ye Zhongming; the information from T Zone is about him. The weapons should be crystal weapons; they are strong! If we get them, the situation will become much better! Why don''t we discuss it with him? Bai Sisi panicked and waved, I am not going; I dont want to see him! Mu Xinfei finally realized how abnormal her sister was and asked, What is with your reaction? You dont want to see him? You know him? Bai Sisi opened her mouth and didnt know how to reply. The door slowly opened. Guang Yao and the commander of the T2 Resistance Zone led their men and walked toward Ye Zhongming. Chapter 734: Woman that charged in Chapter 734: Woman that charged in Ye Zhongming looked at Guang Yao coldly, and so did the other Cloud Peak warriors. A gory smell was still in the air, and the atmosphere was tense. Cough, Zhongming, this is T2 Resistance Zones commander, Zhang Jiajun, we Your T1 Resistance Zone invited us, right? Ye Zhongming interrupted his words and questioned. Yes, but But you appeared after our battle ended. Dont tell me that you didnt get the news. That would make me think that you are low-class. His face turned red, and he was helpless against Ye Zhongmings firm attitude. He knew that whoever faced such a frustrating battle would feel furious. But he had never been interrupted so many times by people. He didnt know what to say.New n0vel chapters are published on Guns, ammo, Market Entrance Permit, Auction Invitation, Holy Army Coat, free trade. Zhang Jiajun, who was sizing Ye Zhongming up finally spoke. His voice wasnt loud, but it made everyone silent. Ye Zhongming looked carefully at this resistance zone commander, who should be six-star and laughed. He said to Guang Yao, No wonder you arent the commander. Guang Yao rolled his eyes and didnt want to speak to Ye Zhongming. Since Brother Ye agreed, then please proceed. Zhang Jiajun smiled, and he didnt mind. He moved aside and spread his arms at the gate. If I dont enter, I will get killed by all of you, right? Ye Zhongming touched his ear and acted like he was afraid. This T2 Resistance Zone commander had strong situational control. He introduced the place to Ye Zhongming, and he could tell that his words had a deeper meaning. He was trying to tell Ye Zhongming that there were many elite soldiers, and they had the upper hand. Ye Zhongming smiled and didnt say anything. As the team entered the city, many people looked around and pointed. They showed curiosity, shock, and even coldness. Cloud Peak and Ying City warriors were arranged into a building. It was against the mountain body, and beside them was Guang Yaos Sky Elephant Division. After entering, T Zone people helped Cloud Peak and Ying City deal with some menial tasks. Cloud Peak took charge of the defense here, and everything was done according to battle standards. After Guang Yao and Jiajun left, the Demon Scorpion Divisions commander, Song Tianze, came to take a look, but his attitude wasnt especially good. He was still unhappy that Ye Zhongming tried to extort the Holy Army Coat. The moment he left, Cloud Peak had just set up defenses. But they heard quarreling and fighting noises from outside. Ye Zhongming was surprised. Did C Zone ignore T Zone and come to find problems with him? He headed out of his room. If things were as he expected, he had to get out. When he got out, he saw a woman in red armor charging. When she saw Ye Zhongming, she attacked. She said while attacking, When I saw you, why didnt I think that you were so cold-blooded and heartless/ You seem so kind in front of me, but it was fake. Today, I will kill you! Her voice wasnt loud but enough for the people around to hear it. Many Cloud Peak warriors who wanted to stop her were stunned. Did she know the boss? Even Xia Bai stopped. Ye Zhongming was confused and felt like the woman had no killing intent. He blocked her attacks and knocked her aside. The two of them stood apart, and only now was he able to see her eyes. Although a year had passed, he still recognized her. Mu Xinfei? Chapter 735: Mechanic Fortress Chapter 735: Mechanic Fortress You still remember me? Mu Xinfei was furious, but happiness was deep in her eyes. Although Ye Zhongming was confused about her sudden disappearance, that only lasted for a short time. After this, he forgot about Killing Rose. After all, she had nothing to do with him. Now that she appeared, she should be from the resistance zone, which would explain why she disappeared. But was she crazy? She scolded him. This should be the second time they had met. Did you find the wrong person? Ye Zhongming asked unhappily, showing some respect to this person who was a nine-star evolved in his last life.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com Wrong person? She burst out laughing, and then she frowned, I am searching for you, a jerk that abandoned his own woman! I dont know what you are talking about. My patience is limited; you can go. Dont know what I am talking about? Then let me remind you, you should remember Sisi, right? Ye Zhongmings eyes opened wide, and his heart jumped. Was she talking about Bai Sisi? Ye Zhongming recalled that small house near the school, and many things appeared in his mind. Mu Xinfei looked at his expression and calmed down. She looked gleeful, but she hid that expression immediately. Now you recall? You left yourself and left her alone. Do you think you can answer to the woman who followed you for two years? You You should shut up! Ye Zhongming had a vicious expression, How much do you know? Who are you to educate me? Mu Xinfei was stunned and didnt expect Ye Zhongming to turn on her. She thought about it and said calmly, Of course, I know, although she... made her choice and didnt reply to your attempt to keep her, that shouldnt be why you left. Ye Zhongming didnt say anything; he squinted his eyes and looked at her. She is still alive. I saved her, and she followed me. She didnt end up with that Qin Jun. There were ten orderly placed bullet cases. He recognized that each was a Lazyman Case that could hold 300 bullets. Moreover, they were grey bullets. Many walked out from behind Little Xiu, holding big bags. They placed them beside Ye Zhongming. He took a look and was surprised. Each one of them was a special metal. I heard that you were looking for these in Cloud Port. I collected some for you. Meat Metal! These were the main materials to craft the Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor. There were several thousand kilograms. If he didnt care about the success rate, it was enough for him to craft at least ten green defensive equipment. Not to mention the price, the collection difficulty alone raised their value. His rage towards T Zone reduced by a large amount. Commander Wen saw his expression and knew things were almost at their end. Since they placed aside their grievances, the conversation became lighter and more in-depth. They quickly reached the crucial moment. Demon crystal weapons and Holy Army Coat! The things before werent important; these were the key points. These were the top equipment of the apocalypse! Right when Commander Wen and Ye Zhongming were discussing it, many commanders from C Zone were discussing Ye Zhongming, Cloud Peak, and the crystal weapons. Since they are here, why dont we kill them? Zhang Hengzhou started all of this. He witnessed Cloud Peaks strength; it was a lie to say he wasnt worried. So he hoped that they would kill them. Or we can capture them and force them to say the secret behind the weapons. Many people considered the possibility, but Ji Ruiguang shook his head. We could in the past, but not now. The commander asked the person to the side, What is going on? The deputy said, It is ready; the Mechanic Fortress can be activated. Chapter 736: Petty Chapter 736: Petty Ji Ruigang was relaxed. He said to Zhang Hengzhou, Firstly, we are not familiar with those weapons, and we cant be sure if they are real. We cant tell much from just one battle. We dont even know if those things came from the wheel. If we try to rob them, it would not be worth it. Although reputation is not worth anything, we must pay attention. Ji Ruiguang had absolute power in the C Zone. The other commanders listened when he spoke and didnt dare to make a sound. Secondly, T Zone has protected them; if we touch them, we will be touching T Zone. I am not planning to turn on the other zones. Dont forget that we still need the Holy Army Coat. Thirdly, what is our main focus now? Fight with other factions? No! Our focus is to complete the Mechanic Fortress and then... trade! We need to be sure of our focus. Zhang Ruiguang listened and didnt dare to show unhappiness. Ji Ruiguang was satisfied with his subordinate and smiled.Updated from Of course, we cant miss out on this chance. If they are really that strong, then we must get them. Delin, I will leave this to your Broken Blade Division. Pay close attention to them. Focus on three things. Firstly, the weapon. Second, find out who their smith is. Third, that woman that reached seven. See if we can get the smith and her to join our side. Do anything you must. A 30-year-old handsome guy smiled and nodded. Every division, be prepared to head out. I remind all of you to keep what we are doing a secret. Whoever reveals it will die. Wen Zhong took a deep breath and felt annoyed. He thought, How about this: one grey Holy Army Coat for 100 version one Silver Box grenades, one white for 50 Twilight Series rifles, one silver for one Sky Breaking Demon Crystal Cannon, and 50 version two Silver Box grenades? Brother Ye, you are a smith and can craft silver equipment. This is why I gave you such a price. If it is someone else, the silver set is comparable to white equipment; it isnt something 100 basic grenades could compare to. Zhao Xingmei looked at Ye Zhongming and told him to make the choice. That price wasnt highit was just the silver set. Based on the equipment stats, it was a green set. No one from Cloud Peak had a full green set. Their price was just one cannon and 50 grenades, which was already very cheap. As Wen Zhong said, Ye Zhongming was an excellent smith. Silver weapons were common in his hands. If not for the Holy Army Coat''s exceptional quality, grey and white equipment wouldnt be something he would care about. This put T Zone at a disadvantage. I can agree with the grey one but not the rest. We dont have many Twilight guns. Change for 50 of the previous models; I will also give you 20 model one grenade. There are even fewer cannons, and we need to use them too. I will give you the first model and also add 20 model one grenade. Ye Zhongming had to maintain its equipment advantage. Guns and cannons were the core, and he didnt want to release the new model so soon. 30 model two! Wen Zhong heard his firm tone and knew that he had to agree, so he raised the price slightly. Okay, but we dont provide the initial energy source of the crystal weapons. T Zone rolled their eyes when they heard that. Petty. He didnt even want to use a few crystals. Seeing the core negotiation succeeding, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. But Ye Zhongming suddenly got close to Wen Zhong and smiled, Boss Wen, I can also sell five-star and below potions, modified ones. Do you want some? Wen Zhong smiled at Ye Zhongming and said slowly, Okay, we can discuss. But before that, should Brother Ye remove the Venus Mark on my body? Chapter 737: Materials gathered Chapter 737: Materials gathered Ye Zhongming acted like it was a minor issue and didnt feel awkward. He nodded and said okay. This surprised Wen Zhong. He was really shameless. Venus Mark was a special equipment that appeared on level-four wheels. It gave the target a hidden mark that could be located with a small piece of equipment. This was a grey piece of equipment, but it was very useful. In his last life, people would use it to mark mutated lifeforms that they couldnt deal with. Of course, they would also use it to mark people to protect or take revenge. This was the use of the basic Venus Mark. Intermediate types of this equipment would have other functions, like protection when in danger, increased damage, a negative state, etc. It was a very practical item. Ye Zhongming traded for one in Linhai. It was just the basic Venus Mark. It had only one function: to mark a target. Ye Zhongming used it on Wen Zhong when he saw him. His goal was simple: he was still wary of T Zone and was making some preparations. If both sides fought, he would know where Wen Zhong was and could take revenge. Ye Zhongming canceled the mark, but he didnt keep it. Instead, he used it on Little Xiu. You! This is your territory, and I have to be careful. If you have such an equipment, you can use it on me. I dont mind. As they had scanners, Wen Zhong was able to notice the mark. He didnt expect the kid to use it so openly on his sister. Rage flashed across his face. If you dont intend to hurt me, why would you mind? Or, you want to kill me and steal my items? Ye Zhongming retracted his smile. His words made everyone in the room nervous. Wen Zhong shrugged and changed the topic. As for the mark, they would just leave it on Little Xiu. The two of them spoke and confirmed the evolution potion purchase plan. These modified potions cost around 100 crystals. They didnt find it expensive. After all, Guang Yao brought back a batch that was very effective. What is this? Ye Zhongming pointed at a circular ball and asked. This is the heart of the Sand Decomposing Beast. People with earth jobs or skills can get stronger after eating it. When Ye Zhongming heard his introduction, he knew he couldnt get it cheaply. The person knew what it was and its use. How much? Hearing Ye Zhongming ask, the two middle-aged guys sized him up and looked at the person behind them, 200 level four crystals. Ye Zhongming frowned. The beast was a level-five beast and lived in dungeons. But the most valuable things were their crystal and fur. The heart could increase earth element strength, but it wasnt by much. The more you ate, the less effective it was. Two hundred crystals werent cheap, either. He played around in the basin. As there were guards from the resistance zone, people werent afraid of robbers and didnt care about what he was doing. 12,2400 level four crystalsI want them all. How about 2000? Ye Zhongming gave a price: I will use four-star potions to pay, 20 bottles. If not, then forget it. The two sellers looked at each other and agreed. They actually raised the price when they saw Ye Zhongmings equipment. 2000 level four crystals was a high price. They finished the deal, and Ye Zhongming obtained 12 hearts. He was excited. He gained the sandalwood in the secret realm and had Purple Ink Urchin in his bag. Now, with these hearts, he had enough materials to complete the Sand Dance Warblade! Ye Zhongming saw many green weapons waving at him Chapter 738: Beast wave Chapter 738: Beast wave After getting the heart, he could craft the Sand Dance Warblade, which was the second green piece of equipment he could craft after the Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor. He was in a good mood. The materials for the former were also gathered because of Wenzhong. If he had a day, he could raise Cloud Peaks core members equipment by another level. He was in a good mood and more excited when walking around. He looked around but was disappointed with what he saw. The disappointment was that the market was mostly selling materials and equipment. Moreover, their levels werent high, and there were occasionally some good things, such as expensive green bracers. Ye Zhongming didnt see the few materials he needed; the others werent very useful. He just picked some to purchase, most of which were used to enchant bullets. Their levels werent high and mainly focused on increasing attacks. He naturally paid with evolution potions. This meant that the price that he paid was half of its actual. Apart from materials, Ye Zhongming didnt see any scrolls. He only saw one or two sets, and they werent good. This wasnt surprising. Even ten years into the apocalypse, job scrolls, job advancement scrolls, skill upgrade scrolls, etc., were rare and very expensive. It was normal not to see them at a time when humans badly needed them. Of course, the group still had some gains. Ye Zhongming collected many seeds, which had become a habit. These things were very cheap, and survivors plucked the seeds to fill their stomachs. After all, they contained some energy, and some had taste. They sold those that they collected too many of. Ye Zhongming paid a small price and collected a huge bag of them. Next were bullets. Some were from the resistance zone, and some were from the wheels. As people didnt have a suitable model, they sold them. Ye Zhongming didnt give up on the chance and bought them all. That was Shattered Dream! One of its effects was to speed up the hatching of the beast egg. One just needed the user''s essence blood! Ye Zhongming didnt have a chance to get eggs in the past, but things are different now. He had shattered dream and could hatch thousands of beasts. That was also a conservative estimate! A silent wave of egg purchasing began in the market. When some people realized, most of the eggs had entered Cloud Peaks pocket, a few people started to raise the price of the remaining ones. Ye Zhongming and his group raised the purchase price and had a small race against time to purchase a few more. When the price reached a very high price, 90% of the eggs were purchased. Ye Zhongming waved his hands at the rest and left them. Thus, the price of the eggs fell. Two hours later, Cloud Peak purchased those too. Their purchase of the eggs also became a hot topic in the market. It even shocked the various commanders. Guang Yao came over to ask what Cloud Peak was doing, and Ye Zhongming told him he was increasing his subordinates'' nutrients and vitamins. They were going to eat them. Guang Yao was confused, and he told it to the equally confused Wen Zhong. This news spread around the entire Sharp Peak Mountain through unknown channels, increasing the confusion in the city. Ye Zhongming naturally did things with the thousand eggs. He selected some good ones and gave them to Cloud Peaks 400 warriors. He used more than the usual amount of Shattered Dream and mental energy and helped them hatch the beasts that night. In a night, most of Xia Bais squad turned into mothers. These people who would kill without blinking were all filled with motherly love. They hugged their weak beasts and took good care of them. Cloud Peaks base instantly became a large nursery. Chapter 739: Sand Dance Chapter 739: Sand Dance Ye Zhongming wouldnt do this in another environment. After all, there was a limited amount of Shattered Dream, and getting more would not be easy. But now that he was in the resistance zone, even if he was tied together with T Zone, Ye Zhongming didnt feel safe. He felt like something was about to happen. This was a feeling he had after living several years in the apocalypse. There was no reason, but his instincts were often accurate. He felt like there was a hidden current within Sharp Peak Mountain that might charge into the sky and affect Cloud Peak and himself. Under such circumstances, it wasnt wrong to make more preparations. Moreover, Ye Zhongming was willing to do more for these women who risked their lives to protect him. So he used many Shattered Dream to hatch these battle beasts overnight. Although they were still young, and it would take some time before they could be of help, they could provide some passive abilities. Ye Zhongming would use the Water and Fire Pot to cook for them to speed up their growth. Some of the stronger ones could assist within half a year. Ye Zhongming gave Zhao Xingmei some of the remaining eggs and also helped her hatch a Jumping Rat. This was a support beast that increased the master''s hearing and agility. It also buffed the masters attack with energy to increase the power of the skills. It was very useful for Archers like Zhao Xingmei. After getting the rat, her smile didnt disappear. She was delighted. Ye Zhongming had a simple meal after being busy with the battle beasts for the entire night. But he was shocked when two plates of juicy meat were delivered to him. He asked and found out that his subordinates had specially prepared them for him. Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes. They didnt do anything for him when he gave them evolution potions. Now that he gave them young pets they had to care for, they were so grateful to him. Women really couldnt resist pets. But Ye Zhongming didnt refuse the meat. He hadnt eaten such exquisite food in a long time and finished them quickly. He had to participate in the auction at night with Wen Zhong and had nothing in the morning. So, he started to craft equipment. First were the Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armors. As his Smith familiarity increased and he had the Basic Smith Heart, his success rate increased to 40%. This was after adding Ghost Metal and Drill Ocean Metal. If he didnt add those, his success rate would be 60%. Ability 2, sharpness. A blade glow would appear when you wave the blade, sharpness +30, toughness +30. Ability 3, Stat Memory, when the user uses Sand Dance to activate a skill, the blade would remember two relevant stats. Each time it is used, it leaves a mark on the blade. The deeper the mark, the more stats obtained would increase. You will reach the next level with 100 marks as a basic unit and 100 times the basic value. Each level would increase the strength by 10%. Ability 4, Sandstorm. When used to battle, Sand Dance forms a sandstorm around the user. This increases the users body quality and slows the enemy. Moreover, the sand deals damage. The range is 2 meters around the user and can be expanded using mental energy. The biggest range is 10 meters. First-time success! Ye Zhongming looked at this green blade and waved it. A green glow appeared on the blades body, which looked like it had doubled in length. It touched the metal wall and left a mark like it was cutting through tofu. Although the basic stats of the blueprint werent high, Ye Zhongming threw in top-grade equipment, so it was very powerful. What shocked him were abilities 3 and 4. The blueprint mentioned ability four, but it had significantly improved from the introduction. Ye Zhongming felt ability three was the essence of the blade. Stat Memory was an ability that could increase the power of a skill. Moreover, it wasnt fixed. It would increase the more times the user used the ability. When used up to 100, the strength would increase by 10%. After 10000 times, it would reach the next stage, and the strength would reach 20%. In theory, the blade could increase the abilitys strength by many folds. That was only in theory, as the third stage of Stat Memory would need a million uses. After all, the blade wasnt permanent and would be damaged. Even if it wasnt damaged, who knew how long it would take to use a skill a million times? Moreover, that stage only increased the strength by 30%. To reach 40%, you needed 100 million times Ye Zhongming thought about it and gave up. Increasing 30%, power was the limit. But that was very good! Even if other equipment increased by 5%, people would fight for it. Ye Zhongming excitedly started to craft the second one. Chapter 740: A partnership that would affect the future Chapter 740: A partnership that would affect the future There wasnt a difference between night and day within the mountain. The light lit up the area, impressing Ye Zhongming with its rich resources and professional talents. Cloud Peak could only ensure energy for the crystal weapon and genetic warrior labs. Even Ye Zhongmings apartment didnt have electricity all day. No one knew how to create a large-scale energy generator, much less small factory-sized energy systems prevalent here. Ye Zhongming and Wen Zhong walked side by side to the auction. They discussed some seemingly random topics, but in truth, they were probing each other. This caused the influencer who accompanied Ye Zhongming to pout. Xia Bai and Zhao Xingmei followed Ye Zhongming, while Guang Yao and Little Xiu followed Wen Zhong. This meeting is special because we started to include outside factions. This is an improvement, at least to me. Wen Zhong looked at the obvious war styles of the streets and said to Ye Zhongming. He acknowledged and didnt continue. Everyone knew what the Resistance Zone was during peacetime. They had prepared for the apocalypse and were people who had power. Ye Zhongming knew that apart from these people, some other factions knew about the apocalypse. They had a massive advantage at the start. For example, Glory Army. But they underestimated how survivors adapted to the apocalypse. Or rather, the wheels gave ordinary people more opportunities and room to grow. Although they lived as badly as dogs initially, people started to rise. They might not have been as strong as the Glory Army or the Resistance Zone, but factions had started to appear. Ye Zhongming was living a second life, and he knew what things would be like ten years in the future. At that time, there were many small factions, and most didnt have factions like the resistance zone behind them. This time, C Zone and G Zone brought many outside factions, and they are very strong. S Zone, too, but their situation is special and more complicated. Our T Zone only invited you. Ye Zhongming smiled and suppressed his emotions. Right, I think very highly. I am used to putting myself in your shoes. If I started like you, I dont think I could reach your level. I cannot fight against the world, even those in the sky Keke those things. I need a strong ally, one that wont be restrained. You are most suited. You might not believe me when I say I am doing this for mankind. You might even scold me for being fake. Wen Zhong was solemn, But I think that way. I dont care about what happens, even if I have to kill to save people. The two of them were silent until they arrived at the auction. I want to see the Holy Army Coat maker. Ye Zhongming suddenly said. Wen Zhong was stunned before he smiled. Some things didnt need to be answered. When Ye Zhongming and Wen Zhong were having this important conversation, Mu Xinfei heard Uncle Baos report in S Zones camp. So they agreed? Mu Xinfei was calm. Her white fingers tapped the chair. Right, I dont know the exact details, but they have agreed. Mu Xinfei closed her eyes before opening them, Ye Zhongming and Wen Zhong went to the auction together? Uncle Bao nodded, They should be there. Mu Xinfei stood up, saying, Uncle Bao, make preparations. I will find Sisi, and we will head there. Chapter 741: Ye Zhongmings item Chapter 741: Ye Zhongming''s item If you have something to auction, you can register it, and there will be professionals who will judge it. If they think it is okay, you can auction it off, and they will give a rough price. If you can accept it, then it would be listed as the base price. Wen Zhong pointed to the side and led Ye Zhongming over. They saw six to seven windows. Half of them had people speaking to workers at the counter, and they held all sorts of items. But most people returned with disappointment. The items they brought didnt meet the standards of the auction. Wen Zhong brought Guang Yao and Little Xiu to a counter, and Guang Yao passed a box. Wen Zhong handed it to two people who greeted him. Those two knew about his identity. The people opened the box and were stunned. Even Ye Zhongming and Liang Chuyin were shocked. It was a silver Holy Army Coat set! You didnt expect me to auction this, right? Wen Zhong smiled, No choice; I need to let others benefit. Ye Zhongming understood what he meant. He knew that Wen Zhong was under pressure. While the Holy Army Coat made him stronger, others in the alliance targeted it. He was using this way to reduce the pressure on him. Although it was not a solution, it was a temporary reprieve. I know you are rich and purchased all the beast eggs, but let this set go. If you bid for it, they will think I am playing them. Ye Zhongming nodded and expressed that he understood. What about you? Do you have something to auction? Ye Zhongming walked to the counter and spread his palm at Xia Bai. She passed a beast that was half the size of her palm. Little Xius eyes lit up. This fellow was too cute. Not only was its fur beautiful, but it looked dumb. It was sleeping and snoring softly. Sir, what What is this? The two people werent professionals at evaluating battle beasts, so they asked. Wen Zhong listened in on the side. He didnt mind conning everyone here apart from T Zone. Of course, it could produce a high-level demon crystal, so he had to earn at least a few folds of that price. Little Xiu loved it, but she stared at him when she heard him say it. After all, all resources in the apocalypse were used to improve your strength. Even if she was Wen Zhongs sister, she wasnt rich enough to raise a useless pet. That person brought another two over, and they evaluated the small thing. They finally confirmed its high-level bloodline and gave a reasonable price. Ye Zhongming agreed. It was a huge win; he would earn even more if he auctioned it. Ye Zhongming passed a box. Wen Zhong took a look, and there was a note. His eyes were sharp, and his body shook when he saw what was written. Sir, are you sure? How do you prove it? The guys eyes lit up, but then he became a little suspicious. Commander Wen can guarantee for me. Wen Zhong rolled his eyes, but he still nodded. Since that is the case, then okay. They thought about it and gave a price to which Ye Zhongming agreed. The two of them walked out, and Wen Zhong finally asked, You have so many? Ye Zhongming nodded, Yes. Wen Zhong felt like he couldnt look at Ye Zhongming like a normal person. This person was more like someone who had a resistance zone than himself. The two of them walked side by side. As they entered from a side of the hall, they had walked half of the hall. They saw a group of people walking in from the main entrance. Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and laughed coldly to himself. Enemies were really fated to meet. Chapter 742: Finally meeting Chapter 742: Finally meeting The small group also saw Ye Zhongming and Wen Zhong. Their walking speed slowed. Zhang Hengzhou stood in the second row of the group and looked at Ye Zhongming solemnly. He didnt have a good time these two days. Ye Zhongming and his Cloud Peaks battle outside made them the focus of Sharp Peak Mountain. Many news about them spread. You had fallen behind if one didnt talk about them when they met.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com After Cloud Peak entered, news spread that they were T Zones only invited team. That made them even more famous. He tossed a considerable sum to purchase all the beast eggs, making them famous and wealthy. One could say that Ye Zhonngming and Cloud Peak were the main topics in Sharp Peak Mountain, and his shine covered that of the meeting. Their appearance gave them a fresh new topic, but Zhang Hengzhou felt his face burn when he heard the names. Why would Ye Zhongming get blocked outside the mountain? Why did so many mutated lifeforms attack them? Those answers were like slaps to his face. Someone had fought for monsters with them, and someone drew the monsters to them. Who was it? C Zones Zhang Hengzhou. He offended this squad and didnt let them in. He set a trap for them, and they managed to fight their way in in the end! Zhang Hengzhou didnt realize that from kill stealing to taking revenge outside the city, he was the one offending Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. He knew that he had lost his face and was being trampled. The issue of the new commander for the new zone was being hidden in shadow by this issue. He felt this guy who was close by was the reason for that. What is going on? Sensing that everyone had slowed, a young man in the first row smiled and asked. Ye Zhongming looked coldly. Delins group was to the right. Both sides would make eye contact, but they would then turn away. At this level, they wouldnt mock or curse each other. After all, that was too low-class. Many people were here for the auction, and the seats were all full. Only the table beside Wen Zhong was empty; no one knew who it was for. The auctioneer was arranging the items, which were already behind the curtains. There was some movement from outside, but it wasnt loud, which is why they didnt turn. Even the arrival of the C Zone commander wasnt worth their turning. Greetings spread from all corners. These people had sharp years and heard they were talking about Mu Xinfei. So the beauty is here, no wonder. Wen Zhong drank the wine. Maybe as he felt it wasnt nice, he placed it down. He lit a cigar before nodding. He flicked, and a fire skeleton appeared in his hands. Ye Zhongming glanced at the skull, but his attention was behind him. Mu Xinfei was here, then He noticed that he felt empty. Seeing him tense up, Liang Chuyin looked at him curiously, but she didnt ask. She held his arm tightly. A sweet female voice spread from behind. Uncle Wen, you are here, this Is the famous Ye Zhongming right? Wen Zhong and Ye Zhongming got up and turned. One beautiful face like a flower and one ashen white face entered their eyes. Chapter 743: Black Solid reappears Chapter 743: Black Solid reappears Now beginning the auction of the 5th item, please take a look. The first four items were completed, but Ye Zhongming didnt care much.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com His apocalypse life meant that his mind wouldnt blank when he saw Bai Sisi, but it badly affected his emotions. After Mu Xinfei found his base and made noise, Ye Zhongming knew he would see the woman with whom he had spent two lives. It was just a matter of time. But when he saw her, he couldnt maintain his calm state. He knew that some things had changed. His revival meant that things were different from his last life. For example, the people around him, like Mo Ye, Liang Chuyin, Xia Lei, Little Tiger, Park Xiuying In the last life, they were probably dead. They might be alive, but that would be in another way. But Ye Zhongming didnt know them in his last life, so he wasnt too affected. But Bai Sisi was different. In his last life, he saw what happened to her. But things changed in this life. That afternoon, the start of the apocalypse appeared in his mind. He tried to keep her, but she turned her face and was shifty. Suddenly, he found it hard to suppress his complicated emotions. He could see people glancing over. He recalled the panic on Bai Sisis face, but he didnt know how to face her. You know her? There was a gentle voice. Ye Zhongming raised his head and saw Liang Chuyin. It wasnt surprising that she could guess it. Bai Sisis panicked expression was too obvious. En. Good taste. En? Focus on the auction. The influencer raised her chin and looked proudly forward, but her arms grabbed him tightly. It was in the past. Ye Zhongmings heart hurt, and he tapped her hand. Her body became soft. He turned around, and the auction for the fifth item was over. His gaze became firm. It is time for the sixth item; please look. Wen Zhong scoffed coldly and was unhappy with Zhao Jingchen. At the same time, he felt sad for the top expert of Signal Flag Squad. The others might not know, but at least today, Wen Zhong knew how rich Ye Zhongming was. The item he auctioned was the level-seven pet and Ye Zhongming didnt raise his hand; instead, he reached out five fingers, representing an increase of five times. He bid 1150 crystals. People discussed and saw that the two tables were going against each other. Zhao Jingchen smiled and raised it to 1200! Ye Zhongming raised it to 1500, and people around exclaimed. 15 level three potions. This was enough for full white equipment! Were the two gems worth that? Zhao Jingchen hesitated but still raised his hand. Ye Zhongming waved and expressed that he would give it up. Zhao Jingchen was expressionless and even nodded to Ye Zhongming. But no one knew what he was feeling. This was the first high wave of the auction. Thus, when he introduced the seventh item, his voice was louder than before. The item is special, and two are being auctioned together: the 8th and 9th items. They are two special pieces of equipment. Right, someone has guessed. It is equipment for battle beasts; it is also a set of equipment. Please take a look. The golden cloth was removed, and there were two white-grade beast tools. One was beast armor, and the other was a pile of metal wings! Ah! Liang Chuyin exclaimed. She had seen these things before. More accurately, she had seen the set. It was on Yellow Balls back! Black Solid Beast Tool! The beast set he got from Gan Lan was made of five pieces of equipment. Ye Zhongming didnt expect to complete the set. After all, unless they were equipment like the Holy Army Coat that was crafted as a set, if not, the pieces of equipment would be all over the world. But who knew that after such a short time, he would bump into them in the auction, two at once! If he didnt take them down, he would be sorry to Yellow Ball. Two together, starting price 2000 level three demon crystals. After a simple explanation of the equipment, the auctioneer said the base price. Ye Zhongming didnt bother to hide his love and desire for the equipment and bid 3000 level-three demon crystals! Chapter 744: 250 thousand crystals part 1 Chapter 744: 250 thousand crystals part 1 The price of some things wasnt based on their looks. One had to look at their potential. If Ye Zhongming didnt have the saddle, the set equipment would still be good, and he would still fight for it. But he would look at the price before deciding whether to bid and how much to bid. Only after understanding these problems would he join in. But things were different now. He had a piece; if he missed out, he might never encounter these again. He wouldnt let them go, even if they were expensive! Moreover, he had the Treasure Nurturing Gourd and the Smith Job. These two white things could turn into silver, and their futures were limitless. Missing out would be sorry to Yellow Ball and also to himself. Even if Ye Zhongming had brought Cloud Peak to unimaginable levels now, the 500 core members dared to enter the Resistance Zone camp, but his desire for power hadnt stopped and was getting more intense. Wen Zhongs hesitation to reveal things was like a dark cloud covering his head. He was guessing what this strong leader didnt dare say. If he ran out of crystals, he could kill mutated lifeforms. But he didnt plan to miss out on such suitable equipment. The bid increased by 1000. Even the faction bosses and division commanders were shocked. Ye Zhongming was bold, but He seemed like a fool with a lot of money. The auctioneer looked at Ye Zhongming with joy. He did this before the apocalypse and had seen many rich people. But in the apocalypse, everyone wanted demon crystals, so it was rare for people to bid so generously. Even Bai Sisi, who tried to control herself not to look over, glanced over in concern. Maybe the way he bid showed others his desire to get these two pieces. No one continued to bid. Until That Zhang Jingchen raised his hand. 3500! Although he wasnt as bold as Ye Zhongming to raise the bid by a thousand but, after their last clash, he was just targeting him. Ye Zhongming upped it by another 500! When he heard that, Wen Zhongs eyes lit up, and he understood why Ye Zhongming was bidding so intensely. If he obtained the two pieces of equipment, he could raise them to silver and complete three parts of the set. The introduction said that it was a five-piece set. Three pieces should give one set stat. If that was the case, it was naturally worth more than 5000. Wen Zhong didnt say anything else. Zhao Jingchen thought about it before bidding 5500. Ye Zhongming raised it to 6000 immediately. 6500. He wanted to battle to the end. Ye Zhongming was annoyed and bid 8000 immediately. People started to discuss. 8000 was 80 three-star potions. That would be several four-star potions. Four stars evolved; such a person would be a division captain. Zhao Jingchen didnt expect Ye Zhongming to raise the price so much. He was silent for some time but raised his hand when the auctioneer started to count down. 8500. Ye Zhongming replied instantly. 10000. That price was crazy. 10000 that could trade for a five-star potion. Five-star potion, the deputy commanders of some divisions and even some weaker commanders were five-star! This person was crazy to use a five-star potion to trade for two white beast tools. Even if he knew that this was very useful for Ye Zhongming, but Wen Zhong, Guang Yao, and Little Xiu were still shocked. They felt like Ye Zhongming didnt care about money. Zhao Jingchen was stunned. He looked seriously at Ye Zhongming before giving up. The two tools were obtained for 10000. This was the highest bid so far. Ye Zhongming was not a fool to pay 10000 level-three crystals. He would use 100 three-star potions. These potions were just a thousand crystals to him. With the Super Elimination Technique, he spent a tenth of the price, half the base price! With this secret move, Ye Zhongming wasnt afraid of others competing with him. Chapter 744.5- 250 thousand crystals Chapter 744.5- 250 thousand crystals The auction continued. Ye Zhongming wasnt interested in these items, but he would stir trouble when Zhao Jingchen wanted something. He was rich anyway, and the actual price was low. He wasnt afraid of Zhao Jingchen conning him and raised the price. People raised the price to make trouble, but Ye Zhongming bought everything Zhao Jingchen or C Zone wanted. After a few times, the people at the table were furious. But Ye Zhongming followed the rules that the highest bidder won. He could also afford it. He tossed three-star potions like they were free and didnt even blink. The people behind were stunned. Those competitive people calculated. Ye Zhongming had spent 40 thousand level-three crystals to compete with C Zone, which was close to 400 potions. These potions were enough to form a new faction! Mu Xinfeis eyes lit up. She felt like her decision to come here was correct. This young man was strong and also had a thick wallet! Working with such a person would help S Zone get out or even solve their current problems! She grabbed the cold hands of her distracted friend and said, Sisi, do you see this? Your boyfriends current status is different. Dont worry about the past. You have to get him back; you have an advantage. You have foundations of love! Bai Sisi bit her lips. Her face was still ashen white. She looked at Mu Xinfei and said, with a dry voice, I left because of reality, but will I go back now because of that? Xinfei, I know you need his strength. I can help you communicate with him, but I wont use our past. I wont try to get back with him. Let me have some honor even if it is not worth it. Mu Xinfei was stunned. With how much she understood her friend, she knew that Bai Sisi had made her mind up. She opened her mouth slightly and felt like her friend was slightly foreign. She turned and looked towards the stage before sighing. In the apocalypse where everything could be sold, you still wanted to keep some honor in front of love that might still exist? Havent you still not sold yourself for resistance zone matters? Do you want me to betray myself? I''d rather die if that is the case.Updated from aybe. But I like it. 200 thousand! There was an uproar! This price was that of one or even two six-star potions. They were betting that this pet could reach level seven! Zhang Hetai crossed his arms. He was short but looked like a giant when he walked to the front. He looked at this cute pet, opening its innocent eyes, and nodded. 220 thousand, Delin, if you continue to fight with me for this, we should spar in the arena. C Zones strongest division was the one that bid 200 thousand. It was the strongest C Zone person present, the Broken Blade Division Commander Delin. Delin looked at the unreasonable Zhang Hetai and rolled his eyes. If Ji Ruiguang were here, he wouldnt be afraid of him. But Delin ranked lower than Zhang Hetai, and he was weaker. He was really afraid that this shameless person would fight him. Zhang Hetai even dared to threaten the commander of the Broken Blade Division. The other people didnt ask for trouble, and nobody spoke up. 240 thousand! Zhang Hetai turned viciously and saw Wen Zhong casually smoking. Wen Zhong also smiled at him. Old Wen, what is the meaning of this? The highest bidder wins! This I am interested. Zhang Hetai dared to argue with Delin as he suppressed him. But Wen Zhong had a similar status and strength, so his threats wouldnt work. 250 thousand! Old Wen, dont be too much. Wen Zhong shrugged and didnt say a word. He looked at Ye Zhongming with shifty eyes, and his message was obvious. You should thank me for raising the price for you! The level seven scam of a pet was sold for 250 thousand level three demon crystals! Chapter 745: Stunning auction item part 1 Chapter 745: Stunning auction item part 1 If Ye Zhongmings high bid for the Black Solid Set was a small peak, then Zhang Hetai spending 250 thousand crystals for this was a true peak. As the Resistance Zone knew what would happen, it grasped huge amounts of resources. After a year, it had many experts and high-level warriors alone; each zone had six digits. It obtained numerous benefits. Ye Zhongming knew the price wouldnt be so high if they held an auction outside. The survivors mostly fought to survive and tried to raise their strength. Even the faction leaders wouldnt have 250 thousand level three crystals to buy a baby pet that they needed time and resources to raise. Of course, Ye Zhongming was one of those who could. His crystals and potions were far above that number. But he probably wouldnt make such a high bid if a level seven pet appeared. I didnt bring that much money; take it from G Zone. Zhang Hetai said with an overbearing tone. He held the baby and left. The auctioneer didnt object. He was not only the auctioneer but also the manager of Cannibal Chain. He wasnt afraid that Zhang Hetai would refuse to pay as a quarter of the price was a service fee. 10% of which was Cannibal Chains commission. The remaining 15% was to the four resistance zones that provided the venue. 15% of 250 thousand, which was 37500. This was the combined income for the four resistance zones. Even if they deducted the 9000 that Zhang Hetai would get, the other three zones would get 30 thousand. If Zhang Hetai wanted to refuse payment, he would not only hurt the interests of Cannibal Chain but also affect the other three resistance zones. As long as he wasnt stupid, he would definitely pay. The people exclaimed, and the excitement didnt fade. They saw that Zhang Hetai didnt walk out; he came to S Zones table and openly handed the level seven baby pet to Mu Xinfei! Wa--- Cheers swept the venue, and the eyes of many lit up. G Zones commander, S Zones interim commander, something was about to happen between them! Those who were in for the fun were in for the fun, but those leaders started to think. Zhang Hetai expressed his love to Mu Xinfei, but was that only? Was there something going on? For example Both zones working together? Thinking about G and S Zones joining hands, many people got anxious. This Zhang Hetai is ambitious. Wen Zhong looked coldly, and his eyes glowed. No one knew what he was thinking. But one thing was for such. C and T Zones didnt want that to happen. Even many from S Zone didnt want to be related to Zhang Hetai. This was the only thing she could think about that could help her. For a drowning person, every piece of wood could save their lives. Ye Zhongming was the piece of wood for her. The auction resumed shortly, but the few items werent chased much. This was due to the quality and rarity of the items, but it also had to do with what had happened previously. Until the Holy Army Coat appeared. This thing was famous in the resistance zone and was as famous as crystal weapons in Ying City. Moreover, this was the highest silver grade to date; a full set was as good as a green set. The few resistance zones had been forcing T Zone to hand over the creator of the Holy Army Coat or set a contract. This showed how much they cared about this equipment. But Wen Zhong hadnt loosened up until date. Naturally, the competition would be more intense than the pet. After all, this set greatly increased strength when worn, and you could even fight people a level stronger than you with it. The price climbed quickly and exceeded 250 thousand. Mu Xinfei and C Zones Delin were the two competing sides. Zhao Jingchen was C Zones guest, but even if he was rich, he couldnt compete and didnt dare to compete with C Zone. When the price reached 350 thousand, both sides were careful when they bid. After all, the Holy Army Coat didnt come from the wheel, and each set differed. The strength of the set decided the price. But before they saw it, they were gambling on its stats. But no matter what, this was the first set that flowed out. Although both sides were careful, neither wanted to give up on it. Finally, Mu Xinfei, who had a higher status and was richer, obtained it with 430 thousand. It refreshed the highest bid amount in this auction. Ye Zhongmming was impressed. Even the weak S Zone was rich. The foundations of the Resistance Zone were different from ordinary factions. If Wen Zhong had not told Ye Zhongming not to bid, he would have been tempted. But it seemed like before he sold his second item, he might not defeat a zone in terms of price. Chapter 745.5- Stunning auction item part 2 Chapter 745.5- Stunning auction item part 2 After the Holy Army Coat sale, Ye Zhongming started to get nervous. This nervousness wasnt fear but anticipation. It was time for his second item. The next product is special, and he also has special payment terms, so please consider these before bidding. The auctioneer carried a small box. The people below were confused about what would be in it. They stretched their necks to take a look. The auctioneer opened the box and took out a normal note. People started to discuss and didnt know what Cannibal Chain was doing. What I say next would be the item, so listen carefully. One-star potion The first sentence caused people to be stunned, and then they burst out laughing. Where was this place? It was the resistance zone. This was the Sharp Peak Mountain, which the four resistance zones built together. Even the cleaners were one-star evolved! There was a level seven beasts baby previously and high-grade items like Holy Army Coat. Someone actually sell a one-star potion? Since Cannibal Chain dared to allow such an item and even placed it behind the Holy Army Coat, this famous intel organization didnt seem very good. But his words froze their smiles on their faces. ... 5000 bottles. What? Many people looked around. 5000 one-star potions? Did they hear wrongly? As if he knew how confused everyone was, the auctioneer repeated. 5000 one-star potions. Chaos, the entire place was in chaos. What was going on? 5000 one-star, 4000 two-star, 3000 three-star potions. Who could have so many evolution potions? The first two werent much, as the evolution potions from this level werent that valuable. But 3000 three-star potions. How much money was that? Three hundred thousand level three crystals! Zhang Hetai only spent 250 thousand to buy that level-seven battle pets baby. No wonder this item was after the Holy Army Coat. The real value of these potions was higher than a set of Holy Army Coat. For example, if 5000 people used the one-star potions, 4000 used the two-star potions, and then 3000 used the three-star potion, you would have 3000 three-star evolved, 1000 two-star evolved, and 1000 one-star evolved. It was enough to kill a five-star evolved wearing a Holy Army Coat. He would get surrounded and killed if a six-star evolved didnt have an aoe skill. This was a special item! But what happened next shocked everyone. 1000 four-star potions. Weng! The scene was out of control. A person from C Zone and some G Zone observers ran out to inform their commanders. A batch of potions that could affect the battle zones strength had appeared. 1000 four-star potions! This Was too terrifying! Could the resistance zone take these potions out? They might be able to gather the one to three-star potions if they had time, but 1000 four-star potions were tough. The divisions used up more than this amount, but it differed from taking it out at once. These potions were enough to build a medium-sized faction from scratch! C Zone was building a new division, and these potions were most useful to them. Even if Delin was here, he was not confident of winning the other zones. He knew that all the battle zones would compete for this. The Auctioneer said something that stunned everyone. Five star potion Chapter 746.5- New record part 2 Chapter 746.5- New record part 2 While Commander Wen was thinking, the auction began. Base price, 4 million level three crystals! Wa--- The shock nearly raised the roof of the hall. Although most people knew that the base price wouldnt be low, but they didnt expect it to be so high. Moreover, they couldnt use normal trading ratios to judge these batches of potions as the added value was much more. What people cared most about was the convenience. A year had passed, and even the knowledgeable four zones had not seen so many potions at once. To a super faction, as long as they took it, they would get much stronger. It would cause a series of effects, and they would get many more benefits. The next thing would be that they were bidding using depreciating currency. The four and five-star potions were being sold for level three crystals, which was rare. Usually, no one would do that. The few resistance zone leaders frowned. They evaluated the price and knew that it was very reasonable. The problem was that they couldnt take out so many level-three crystals. But they werent stubborn people and had many solutions. The moment the base price was announced, people started to discuss it, but no one made a bid. After a minute, another faction boss in the third row raised his hand and bid 4 million. As if he had opened Pandoras box, bids started to jump out like little demons. Actually, most people were just here for the fun. They knew that before the few leaders spoke, it wasnt serious. But even then, the price reached 4.3 million in a short few minutes. 4.5 million, I want it! Zhang Hetai waved, and everyone became silent. Be it those who were adding to the fun or those who really wanted the potions, no one spoke. They knew that the real battle had begun. 4.6m. Mu Xinfei followed up. Zhang Hetais overbearing attitude could work for others, but it was useless to the few leaders. 5.5m. Oh--- Someone exclaimed. Everyone heard Ji Ruiguangs words; the few zones should have agreed; why did. T Zone jump out? Mu Xinfei, Zhang Hetai, and Ji Ruiguang turned to Wen Zhong. What was he doing? If one of you can give a higher price, I will agree with Commander Ji. If not, this batch of potions is mine. Ji Ruiguangs eyes turned red, and he was enraged. 5.8. This C Zone boss bid for the first and last time today. Wen Zhong shrugged toward Ye Zhongming, telling him that he couldnt dodge his trap, but he could only make use of him until this point. Ye Zhongming considered the 5.8m price. Although it was less than he expected, he could accept it. Finally, Ye Zhongmings special item was sold for 5.8m! Of course, Ji Ruiguang wouldnt take it all, and the four zones would split it. But how they would split it depended. Ji Ruiguang paid first, but Ye Zhongming would pass the potions to Wen Zhong. This could prevent Ji Ruiguang from taking it all and ensure that they were in charge. At that time, Ye Zhongming wouldnt believe that they would split it evenly with the other two zones. This was his trap. While earning money, he wanted to increase the conflict of the zones and make them hate each other! This would make his life more interesting and make T Zone work with him instead of worrying about them betraying him one day. Wen Zhong saw the potions and didnt initially realize what Ye Zhongming planned. But once the auction started, he realized it all, which was why he respected and helped him. He knew that T Zone and Cloud Peaks relationship would seem unbreakable to others after this. After the peak, the auctioneer gave everyone time to digest before saying slowly. This will be the final item and the true auction. The final three items will not be open bids but secret bids. Chapter 746: New record part 1 Chapter 746: New record part 1 300 bottles. Half of the people present were stunned when the auctioneer said those words. The people sitting in the seven tables of the first two rows were the strongest of the divisions and outside factions that were strong enough. Those words rang in their heads. 300 five-star potions! 300. How many people joined the auction? Around four hundred! How many of them were five-star evolved? Most of them! Who were these people? The bosses of outside factions, the deputy commanders of divisions, higher-ups of the resistance zone, the higher-ups of Sharp Mountain Peak The elites were the ones that were able to sit in this place! Most of these elites were five-star evolved. Why didnt the resistance zone dare to fight Ye Zhongming for his signature weapons? Apart from T Zone protecting him and Xia Bais seven-star evolveds threat, there was another important thing. He had a full 500 five-star evolved squad! To swallow such a faction, you would lose your teeth even if you managed to eat them up. The Resistance Zone wouldnt do such a thing where they suffered considerable losses to get small wins. Now, on the auction table were 300 five-star potions. After using them, they could have 300 more elites! If the one-star to four-star potions impacted everyone like a wave, this was like a tsunami. The zones had so many five-star evolved, even more than that. The C Zone was about to create c4. It would be a lie if they said they didnt have 300 five-star evolved. Their Broken Blade Division already had that many five-star evolved. No evolution potions but crystals, this was what he wanted. This was also the reason why he would auction these potions. He only wanted one thing: to earn the price gap! Super Elimination Technique was the only reason why he sold the potions! One star to three-star, his technique was a sure hit. His base price was just ten crystals. As for the four and five-star potions, he had a one-in-three chance of hitting. Thirty crystals, and he could get a bottle. Earning this gap was where his profits came from. He would sell the potions he earned to get crystals to spin again, allowing him to obtain several times more potions. In other places, even if he had the potions, it would be tough for him to sell. There were many rich people in this place who could share the price. Although he would lose some to fees he would still earn a lot. It looked like he had lost 300 potions, but one spin, and he could get 600 or even more. Before the auctioneer said the base price, there were footsteps from outside. Zhang Hetai was back, and there were six people behind him. The moment he entered, Ji Ruiguang brought people in, too. To these evolved it took just a few minutes to get from one end of the base to the other. The bosses of the four zones were here, making the atmosphere more tense. Everyone knew that they were about to face an intense competition. The workers added a table at the front for Zhang Hetai and G Zone to sit. Ji Ruiguang sat with Delin. This C Zone commander even glanced at Ye Zhongming, but he was expressionless. Who knew what he was thinking? Kid, you are a bringer of chaos. Wen Zhong whispered to Ye Zhongming. His right hand flashed, and the fire skeleton scattered. Ye Zhongming smiled and didnt say anything. Commander Wen sighed and officially saw Ye Zhongming as someone on his level instead of a young leader of a new faction. Wen Zhong guessed that the outcome would be This outcome was something that Ye Zhongming expected. This young guy was really cunning. Chapter 747: Exquisite Floating Ball Chapter 747: Exquisite Floating Ball The excitement from the 5.8m price hadnt disappeared when the final item appeared. Many people came for these three items. First, let me introduce these three. Some of you might have heard about the first. Right, it is The Exquisite Floating Ball. There was some reaction, but it wasnt very big. That was because most of them knew this would appear in advance. I wont introduce it exactly as the few leaders should be clearer about it than me. This Exquisite Floating Ball is a two-degree ball with very good functions. The base price is 300 thousand level-three crystals. You will have five minutes to think about it. Please write the price and hand it to our attendants. This was the first time he heard the Exquisite Crystal Ball, so he asked Wen Zhong what it was. It is a high-tech item, and it has many functions. Wen Zhong described its function to Ye Zhongming, and his eyes lit up.Updated from This was a combination of wheel items and earth technology. The model was designed by a very famous university during peacetime as the items from the wheel got increasingly high level, Smiths, Alchemists, Smelter, etc job appeared. People coincidentally created this model, which many people didnt care much about, and it formed one of the three top weapons of the resistance zone: the Exquisite Floating Ball. The other two were the Holy Army Coat and Mechanic Fortress. This was a medium-sized flying tool that reached around a thousand meters. It scouted, measured, attacked, and carried small items. Moreover, as the wheels technology was being added, this ball had invisibility. It was difficult for flying mutated lifeforms to notice, making it more practical. This was something the few zones craved to have. However, as the research team was based here and the four zones paid to support them, they were wary of each other. Thus, they had to bid for the items. Half of the price would also be given to the team for research use. Zhang Hetai, Mu Xinfei, and Ji Ruiguang looked over with differing expressions. Mu Xinfei wasnt unhappy and was even happy. To her, if she couldnt get it, then Ye Zhongming getting it was the best outcome. Ji Ruiguang frowned and was disgusted by this young man, who definitely wouldnt be friendly to C Zone. As for Zhang Hetai, he had a cold smile. He didnt hide his displeasure towards Ye Zhongming and even had some killing intent. You are messing up the market; you will become the public enemy. Ye Zhongming didnt care and waved, In this day and age, money is king. Wen Zhong, Guang Yao, and Little Xiu heard those words. Even Zhao Xingmei and Liang Chuyin were speechless. A worker said some words to Ye Zhongming, and he expressed that he would use what he earned from the auction. The two remaining items are prepared by Cannibal Chain. We hope to surprise all of you. The first, Extreme Light Training Platform. When he said that, the few workers carried a metal room the size of half an ordinary room. Its metallic and high technology feel attracted everyones attention. Everyone knows that the evolution potion can only push our bodys stats up, but it cant give us battle experience. We are rookies with good bodies, but we cant use our strength in battle. More of it is a battle of evolution level, equipment, and numbers. All of you are faction leaders, and you should understand the losses caused by your inability to use the strength that you have. But if you dont want such regret, you need evolved to battle and gain more experience. But these losses cannot be avoided. Chapter 748: Want or not Chapter 748: Want or not This Extreme Light Training Platform can help to solve the problem. You just have to put various mutated lifeforms in, and the training platform will record their abilities and data to form a training segment. Evolved can enter to train and fight these mutated lifeforms in a very realistic environment. Please note that you can select the mutated lifeform levels. This means that even if you placed a level one mutated lifeform on the platform to train, when the evolved uses it, he can select level nine! This thing might be problematic to use as you need to capture mutated lifeforms, but it is very useful. It can allow evolved to gain experience. Think about it: Wouldn''t their losses be reduced in future battles when your warriors pass the strict training and have experience? Wouldnt that save on evolution potions, equipment, and scrolls?VIsit for the best novel reading experience The auctioneer purposely paused before continuing, I know everyone has many questions. You can ask me, and I will reply individually to help you understand the equipment and sell this for a higher price for Cannibal Chain. Someone laughed in reply to the auctioneers humor. Is this thing tough enough? Would a high-level mutated lifeform just destroy it? The people at the back asked. The auctioneer smiled, Dont worry, we placed a level-seven beast in, and it was in there for half a day. Even after it got exhausted, it didnt make its way out. The internal parts of the platform were also perfectly fine. Many people exclaimed. Even the strongest evolved now didnt dare to take a level-seven monsters full-strength attack. How real is it? Mu Xinfei spoke. Such battles were risky. It could make warriors get used to things and thus make judgment mistakes during real fights. Such a situation wouldnt help them and would instead hurt them. This core problem made the auctioneer solemn. I can use Cannibal Chains honor to promise it is very realistic. Moreover, the strength and skill replications are all correct! Dont forget, it came from the wheel; humans cant make such a thing. Mu Xinfei nodded and was satisfied with the reply. Who knew that the Cannibal Chains item had a million base price? Was this better than a set of Holy Army Coat and Exquisite Floating Ball? This was just a training simulator. Many people who wanted to bid hesitated. Still five minutes. Please bid after. The auctioneer told the workers, and they walked to each table, waiting for their bids. The auctioneer was nervous. He increased the price himself, and it was initially only 500 thousand. But when he saw the batch of evolution potions, he decided to raise the price of the final two items. At least one of these people could buy these items. He had been in this job for a long time and had a good grasp of psychology. That person would be excited after earning a huge amount and couldnt control his spending. He was betting that the person would spend on his two items. At most, it would just go without a bid! The four resistance zone leaders considered it. The platform''s value was high to them, as they had many subordinates. However, the price was higher than expected, and they wanted to see if it was worth it. To these bosses, human life was the least valuable thing. It would be good if fewer people died and they could save on evolution potions. But if this were too expensive, it would affect their evolution and strength. Ye Zhongming had to consider that, too. So, only 7-8 people bid when they submitted the final bid. Ye Zhongming bidded, too, but he didnt bid high like the auctioneer thought. He just gave a price he felt was reasonable. The auctioneer and the other two continued to look at the slips; they took one out. Let me announce the winning bid of the Extreme Light Training Platform Chapter 749: One step board Chapter 749: One step board Cloud Peak, Ye Zhongming, bid of 1.42 billion level three crystals. Oh--- The crowd exclaimed once more, because of the price and also because of the person that got the equipment. Usually, in an auction with three prizes, these three items wouldnt end up with the same person. After all, there were many strong factions, and none was far stronger than the rest. But now that two of the three were obtained by one side, this situation was surprising. Moreover, this price wasnt much higher than the base price, and whether the price was reasonable depended on the true value of the thing. Was it good? Definitely! Was it worth so much? Many people didnt think so! The money could be used to equip a medium-sized team, and the benefits in the short term would be much better than increasing people''s experience. Moreover, these factions were best at using their advantage to snowball, so this machine was too expensive and wasnt suitable for them. To the few bosses, 1.2 was the max. Who knew that a fool would buy it for 1.4million? Did he have too much money? This time, the few bosses looked at Ye Zhongming with a more complicated expression. They felt he was a fool, but could a fool be so rich? So who was the fool? They were lost. Ye Zhongming was surprised himself. He followed the development path and habits of Cloud Peak and felt like they were useful. So he gave a reasonable price. As for the 20 thousand, it was just to disgust people. Who knew that he would hit? Of course, he could give this price because Cloud Peak decided to train elites. He couldnt have large numbers of people like the resistance zones, and werent animals like Soul Merchant able to capture humans and use them as pigs? Ye Zhongming could only slowly develop his faction and survive among the mutated lifeforms and huge factions. Every warrior loyal to him and Cloud Peak was precious, and he didnt have the right to waste them. Like ancient rivers, the wheel nurtured humans. This was the concept that many people believed in. But it was broken. A small wheel was on the platform; more importantly, it could move! Everyone can see that this is a wheel, a Very special wheel. The auctioneers tone was complicated. Even if he knew this thing existed, he was still emotional when he saw it. Strictly put, it is an equipment as it has a level. A purple light shone. It is a purple equipment, the highest grade we know so far. Grey, white, silver, green, blue, gold, purple. These were the grades humans knew now, and purple was the highest. It is special because of the few points. The auctioneer started to describe the equipment wheel. First, this small wheel can be spun, and you can draw prizes. This is the same as normal wheels, so you can gain things from it. The difference from normal wheels is that the prizes can only be drawn once. Once you drew an item, the thing would disappear. Thirdly, the One Step Wheel only has eight choices: four are rewards, four are punishment. Fourth, the wheel needs level seven crystals! Chapter 750: Heaven on the left, hell on the right Chapter 750: Heaven on the left, hell on the right The people here were at least captains. They looked at the wheel and heard the auctioneers explanation, and they roughly understood its use. It was a wheel; the difference was that it could move. In other words, you could bring it away and spin it when you wish. The level seven crystal requirement made one tough-tied, but the eight regions on the wheel attracted the most attention. Ye Zhongming did the same as the others and stared at the eight regions. The auctioneer mentioned four rewards and four punishments, which made Ye Zhongming salivate. The most eye-catching reward was the potion in the middle. Seven-star evolution potion! The stronger one was, the more they craved this potion. A year had passed, and the average human evolution level was two stars, moving towards three stars. What about the elites? They were four and five stars! The humans standing at the top of the human pyramid were all six-star.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com Wen Zhong, Ji Ruiguang, Zhang Hetai, Mu Xinfei, etc were all at that level. They were the bosses of the resistance zone, and they controlled the entire zones resources. Although they didnt use everything on themselves, they leaned towards supporting themselves. But they still hadnt reached seven-star. Did the resistance zone have a seven-star? Yes. But there was only a handful of them to threaten high-level mutated lifeforms and other countries resistance zones. As well as to do some special missions. Why were there so few seven stars? Because of the lack of crystals. Based on the rate, 100 crystals could get the potion of the same level. To get a seven-star potion, these bosses had to kill 100 level seven lifeforms. Even if the mutated lifeforms were evolving fast, very few reached level seven. Moreover, there werent many solo mutated lifeforms. These solo lifeforms were very powerful, or the rest lived together. It was tough to kill a level-seven mutated lifeform. They had to find, hunt, and suffer from the low chance in the wheel. Moreover, what made the bosses speechless was that this curse would land on the person who used the rewards of the wheel instead of the one who spun it. This Meant that the bosses couldnt find a scapegoat to spin the wheel. The third punishment was glanced across as another unavoidable crisis--- Two Extreme Hit. Extreme cold and extreme magma. When you hit this, two extremes will appear around the user; he could only live if he survived. But with how terrible the wheel was, this thing differed from regular ice and magma! The final punishment was more direct. Similar to the colored wheels, it would explode, but it was All the rewards exploding! The moment you hit this punishment, the reward and the wheel would all explode, and the damage would be terrifying. If you used the seven-star potion and spun this punishment, you would definitely die. Little Xiu trembled when she saw the punishment and felt that this wheel was too vicious. The others felt the same way when they heard it. At this point, everyone understood why Cannibal Chain auctioned the wheel and also understood why it got its name. Heaven on the left, hell on the right. This was the best description of the wheel. What does your Cannibal Chain mean? Can this thing be used? Delin frowned and looked at the auctioneer with animosity. But he didnt care and smiled, If it is the same as the wheels outside, then I wouldnt have brought it here, right? Everyone knows what the apocalypse is like. Isnt it just a gamble? It is so dangerous outside, and we already gamble. Isnt it worth it to gamble on this wheel that is even higher-class, where we get even better things? If everyone thought about it, they could think of many ways to spin the wheel, right? Hearing the auctioneers words, many people were deep in thought. If they could find someone willing to sacrifice, it was worth a gamble. If they got it right, then it was a win. If they failed, then Okay, the base price is also 1 million level three crystals! Chapter 751: I didnt bring money Chapter 751: I didn''t bring money After the auctioneer announced the price, the hall was weirdly quiet. Everyone was considering the wheel''s pros and cons to decide if they would bid and how much they would bid. One couldnt deny that the rewards were exceptional. Each one of them was something survivors craved. But not only did one have to consider the price, but they also had to consider what they would do after they got it. If they knew the solution, this item would be valuable. If they couldnt, they wouldnt even bid. That was reality. Cannibal Chain wasnt stupid. If the rewards from this thing were so easily obtained, they wouldnt have auctioned it off. Look at how they took the Extreme Light Training Platform. They bet you would be tempted, but the item wasnt irreplaceable. People werent fools. The bosses frowned and were deep in thought. The auctioneer didnt disturb them either. He didnt tell them about the five minutes and just waited silently. He glanced at the wealthiest person, Ye Zhongming, and then he had a shocked look on his face. He saw that Ye Zhongming didnt even hesitate. Ye Zhongming was really calm and He didnt care at all. Right, this was the first time he saw such a casual expression from an evolved who faced the wheel for the first time. Why? Did he think that the rewards werent good? Or he wasnt interested in the item? This made the auctioneers heart sink. This young mans two bids earned him more money than he expected. It would be a massive loss if he gave up on this bid. But the auctioneer couldnt keep everyone interested; he could only pray that others bid higher. Although he knew that the wheel had a gambling element, for businessmen like Cannibal Chain, it was less attractive than actual crystals. Seeing the few bosses relax, the auctioneer told the attendant to collect the slips. Ji Ruiguangs expression was bad. He didnt expect his 2 million bid to fail. He thought that it was definitely going to him. Ji Ruiguang had decided to buy it the moment the wheel appeared. He had a special way to hide the punishment, greatly increasing the chance of success! His hesitation was an act! Who knew that bidding double the base price couldnt succeed? One must understand that the auctioned items were all good, and their prices could be considered in the millions. Bidding 2 million was already a high bid. Those batches of potions were only 5 million; this price was nearly half of the potions. But he failed! Moreover, it was just 60 thousand crystals less. Ji Ruiguang was so furious that he felt dizzy. He didnt look at Ye Zhongming, who had the final victory, but his eyes were filled with killing intent. Wen Zhong shook his head slightly. He only bid 1.6 million and thought that he could have a shot. But reality told him that he was indeed too stingy. The auction ended. Ye Zhongming and Wen Zhong went to the back and paid for the items. Moreover, they took the items they won. To Ye Zhongming, he had gained a lot. The three items could increase his strength by a level. But on the way back, Wen Zhong asked Ye Zhongming curiously. Why did he add so many weird digits at the back? Ye Zhongming replied to him like he was looking at an idiot, That was all I had; you do know that I didnt bring any more money. Wen Zhong, ... Haiz, Cannibal Chain, and you all are so dirty, you want to deduct a quarter for fees. If this continues, you will lose your image in the long run. Lower the fees next time! The three from T Zone decided to ignore him today. Ah Yang brought some people over and took the three items from T Zone. After learning about what happened from Liang Chuyin, they were impressed. You spent all your money, then how will you earn more? Liang Chuyin knew that Ye Zhongming had the elimination technique. Such a thing couldnt be hidden from those around him. She also knew his plan, so she was slightly worried when she saw that the crystals were all used to purchase these three things. Ye Zhongming looked at the platform, Send a notice, everyone can use the golden equipment. Based on the differing fighting levels, 10-100 level three crystals will be charged each hour! Chapter 752: Self created gold equipment Chapter 752: Self created gold equipment Ye Zhongming sat on the ground with a silly smile on his face. Beside him was half a bottle of water. This was his third day here, and he had spent the time studying the 600-700 square meter Exquisite Floating Ball. With Ye Zhongmings Smith job, after 50 hours of no sleep, Ye Zhongming finally understood what this was. If the Resistance Zone had obtained this, they would have known how to use it. After all, one of the Exquisite Floating Balls goals was to serve them. It was an accident for Ye Zhongming to get it. Although Wen Zhong told him how to use the ball, Ye Zhongming was still wary. This was a combination of human and wheel technology. It was also something the Resistance Zone made themselves, making Ye Zhongming wary. He was afraid that people would scam him with it. Monitoring was a small thing. If he used it in battle and it hurt him instead, it might affect everything. Ye Zhongming wouldnt allow such a thing to happen. If Le Dayuan had been here, it would have saved some time. But he wasnt, so he had to do it himself. But this was high-tech, and Ye Zhongming, as someone who hadnt graduated from university, didnt understand it. So he used the most simple but exhausting method. Strengthening! He treated this as his own item so he wouldnt fear people leaving tricks inside. This fellow was bigger than a room, so it was impossible to completely strengthen it. He tried and found that it needed too much mental energy, so he couldnt afford it. This things size and complexity were not what strengthening could handle. After ten years in the apocalypse, Ye Zhongming had all the patience and perseverance. He tried it out bit by bit and also used his relationship with Wen Zhong to hire the designer to help. He broke it apart and then strengthened it piece by piece! That designer was stunned. The reassembled Exquisite Floating Ball actually gave a golden glow! Strictly speaking, this was created by humans. Without a blueprint, it wouldnt be listed as a wheel item with grading. But this thing turned gold! Ye Zhongming didnt know if this thing was taken apart before being handed to him, but its abilities seemed decent. It had attack and defense. Moreover, Ye Zhongming liked the self-structured weapon system. It meant that Cloud Peaks crystal weapons could be attached to it. Of course, Ye Zhongming wasnt a researcher. He still didnt know some of the internal controls, and it would take him some time to get used to them. The researcher''s departure spread to the others, and Liang Chuyin walked in. She saw Ye Zhongming covered in dirt and sitting there; she handed the food to him. What is going on outside? Ye Zhongming ate while enjoying her massage. Wen Zhong came once daily, and he probably has something to tell you. Liang Chuyin observed his reaction and adjusted her strength while reporting what happened in the two days. The Extreme Light Platform is very popular and hasnt been left empty. In two days, we collected 2500 level three crystals. Those commanders didnt seem interested during the auction, but are so passionate now. Ye Zhongming smiled, The soldiers lives are their own. To the commanders, they dont mean much. Liang Chuyin tilted her head and understood slightly. After communicating with the outside world, she understood their difference from the outside factions. The Extreme Light Training Platform might be useful here, but outside, no big faction leader would be willing to spend much money to purchase it. Right, that S Zone interim commander Mu Xinfei came several times, and she seems anxious to meet you. Liang Chuyin paused, She also brought Bai Sisi. Bai Sisis performance was too obvious. Liang Chuyin realized that she knew Ye Zhongming and their relationship was not ordinary. To see that seemingly weak but determined woman, Liang Chuyin felt a sense of danger. Ye Zhongming felt her hand slow and smiled while drinking. He tapped her bouncy butt, Stop overthinking, have some confidence. Liang Chuyin bit her lips and hugged his neck. There is a bed inside the Exquisite Floating Ball, right? ... Chapter 753: Accumulation Chapter 753: Accumulation Sharp Peak Mountain didnt have a difference between night and day, but the few entrances were on guard during the night. The nights of the apocalypse were far more dangerous than times when there was light. Today, the entrance was guarded by C Zone warriors. There was a commotion from far away, and the guards became solemn. Teams moved in this direction. The teams werent orderly, but each moved in specific areas. If anything happened, these evolved could spread out within a few seconds. Each held a uniform weapon of at least grey grade. The weapons were all the same, like their attire. A person appeared at the entrance, which made the guards nervous. They bowed when they saw who it was. Commander! Ji Ruiguang nodded, and he squinted his eyes at the team. Uncle Ji. Delin walked to Ji Ruiguangs side and shouted. He called him that when no one was listening. Delin, this operation was very important. I sent C1s three core teams, Broken Blade, Sharp Titan, and Flying Swallow, as well as C2s Cloud Naga, North King, and Shining Capital. Six squads worked together and with the Mechanic Fortress. Most of C Zone is here, so we cant have any losses. Delin was solemn, Yes! Our advantage is that we know more than others, but we have to pay a price for that. We have to do more. I dont know what would happen or what others would think of us, but I know we are doing this to end the apocalypse. So that the remaining humans can have a better life. He looked at the troops past the exit. The few squad leaders were here, and they heard what he said. They stood there solemnly. If we win, we will get much stronger. If we lose, the C zone will fail to rise. I must remain here, so what happens depends on all of you. Ji Ruiguang turned around and looked at his subordinates. He raised his voice. En, I will see the price first. The two of them spoke, and Wen Zhong said goodbye. A few minutes later, Mu Xinfei came. She told someone to take note of what was happening here. Bai Sisi also followed her. Can I speak to you alone first? Who knew that Bai Sisi would be the first to speak? Even Mu Xinfei was shocked. Ye Zhongming looked at them and nodded. The two of them stepped into the room and went to the roof. There was no wind in the mountain, and the light was dim. These two, who were close to each other, stood together after a year and had differing emotions. I wont ask if you are okay; you look good. Bai Sisi smiled and then looked at the guy whom she thought she would never see again. She wanted to pounce into his arms, not caring if he would hug or push her away. But her pride made her stand there with a slight smile. You How did you end up with Mu Xinfei? Ye Zhongming looked away at the city within the mountain. I remember every word you said. Did you know that the apocalypse was coming? Bai Sisi didnt reply to his question but asked him instead. He hesitated and nodded. Bai Sisi pinched her fingers. After the apocalypse started, I Fled outside with some people and met many zombies. I thought I would die, but I met Mu Xinfei and her father. They recognized some of the people I was with, so we followed them. I followed beside her. Mu Xinfei is here because our S Zone isnt in a good situation. Her father is badly injured The other regions and S Zone dont know what is happening, but they are eyeing Mu Xinfei and her S1. So she isnt in a good state and hopes you can help. Bai Sisi nodded and looked towards Ye Zhongming. Due to the sharp senses of the evolved, she could even smell the familiar scent on his body. I beg you to help her. Bai Sisi took a deep breath, like she was afraid Ye Zhongming would reject her. I know that the apocalypse is all about interests. I also know that you are working with T Zone, but I hope that you work with her. She really needs help. As for the conditions, you can give something reasonable, like how it is with T Zone. Chapter 754: Another way of control part 1 Chapter 754: Another way of control part 1 Where is Sisi? Mu Xinfei was confused when she saw only Ye Zhongming return. She said that she would head back first. Ye Zhongming sat down, thinking to himself. Mu Xinfei guessed what her friend had told Ye Zhongming, and after thinking about it, she told him what she had hoped. S Zone was in a terrible situation. Because of her fathers injuries, things were unstable internally. The entire S2, even S1, had people tempted. They wanted to break free from S Zone and away from Mu Xinfeis fathers control. If not for the resistance zones alliance not being easily broken and them not being sure of her fathers injuries, things would have changed in S Zone. Even then, because of internal disputes and also the eyes of external factions, S Zone was the weakest of the four. If this situation continues, maybe S Zone will be swallowed by the other three zones! At best, they would be forced to change commanders and made to reorder. This was what Mu Xinfei wasnt willing to see. Finding outside help was the best road. Mu Xinfei tried before. This time, in Sharp Peak Mountain, apart from C Zone, S Zone was the one that invited the most outside factions. But reality dealt her a heavy blow. Two of the factions leaned towards the S2 zone. Mu Xinfei spent a huge amount but received no returns, which worsened her situation. More people in S1 objected to her. One could say that she was on the edge of losing her job. If someone else took over, they wouldnt allow the father and daughter who had some influence inside to live. This was why she was anxious and why Bai Sisi begged him.Updated from aybe because of Ye Zhongming and Bai Sisis relationship, maybe because Mu Xinfei had no other choice, she didnt hide her situation and told Ye Zhongming everything. These three are the only things that can compare with Cloud Peaks crystal weapons. But you dont have any of them, and you dont have any elite items. Why should I hand the crystal weapons to you? Her face was white, and she opened her mouth slightly but didnt make a sound. She knew what the crystal weapons meant, and she also knew that the T Zone worked with Cloud Peak, using the Holy Army Coat as the basis. Her S Zone didnt have anything good enough. Also, allow me to be direct. Your silver equipment squad is preposterous. My Cloud Peak isnt full silver, so how can I put your squad ahead of mine? Even if I dont equip my people first, Ying City is before you. They have followed me through life and death for months and should be rewarded. Even! Ye Zhongming didnt hold back and continued to hit her, Even if there is only one squad that is loyal to you, around five thousand, I dont think that you can afford five thousand sets, 30 thousand silver pieces of equipment! One silver piece of equipment is worth a four-star potion outside! The resistance zones crafting job development was far above those of outside factions, but even if you added all their smiths together, they couldnt produce equipment as quickly as Ye Zhongming. Only their intermediate smiths could craft silver equipment, and they did so using weeks as the timeframe. Look at the strongest C Zone, and you will know. Their Broken Blade squad only had a high proportion of silver equipment; it wasnt a fully silver squad. The weak S Zone couldnt do that. Ye Zhongming knew that his huge mental energy and great materials were something the other smiths couldnt achieve. He didnt plan to sell that. The other two Mu Xinfeis face was ashen white, and didnt give up. He waved, I dont think there is a need to reply to them as the answer is obvious. I have better partners to form a strategic alliance like T Zone. As for the Extreme Light Training Platform, as long as you can pay, you can use it when we are still in Sharp Peak Mountain. Mu Xinfeis chest rose and fell. She suppressed her frustration and sadness and tried to speak: I know that these things are only useful for us, but we can use other areas as compensation. Ye Zhongming looked at her calmly. The contempt in his eyes made her feel helpless. She rested on her chair and lowered her head. Her eyes started to turn red. She saw Ye Zhongming as her saving grace, but he was going further away from her. Chapter 754.5- Another way of control part 2 Chapter 754.5- Another way of control part 2 You care too much about the interest exchange. Maybe you think that that would answer to your friend who gave you the chance and help to protect her pride. But sometimes You can change the way you think. Ye Zhongmings voice entered her mind when she was in despair, waking her up. Ye Zhongming looked at Mu Xinfei and told her what she wanted to hear. Actually, there is more than one exchange. Another, is called investment. Mu Xinfei moved forward and felt like Ye Zhongming was discussing something that could benefit her more. I cant meet your silver equipment requirement but can help you. Moreover, I can use the materials and blueprints you provide. I will craft. You just have to pay some fees; that would reduce your burden. Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, her eyes lit up, and she slapped her own leg. She blamed herself for losing her intelligence and not even thinking of such a simple solution. The Resistance Zones basic structure was formed before the apocalypse. Even after the apocalypse started, only a few survivors were absorbed. The core people were still those from before. These people start to betray you. So, didnt you think about creating a new squad that is fully loyal to you? New squad? Loyal? Mu Xinfei was astonished. She did think about this but pushed it aside. S Zone was in chaos, not to mention a new squad; she couldnt even control her own. Moreover, was it so simple? Riches! Thousands of potions, tens of thousands of equipment, and weapons. A large amount of job scrolls and skill scrolls Which could be obtained easily? Even C Zone, which was so rich, had to split up their teams to create a new division and wanted the three zones to help. She was an interim commander about to lose her position, so how could she start her division? But Ye Zhongming wouldnt say so without a solution. She suppressed her excitement, You, you are saying? Mu Xinfei frowned, Humans arent goods; I must respect their decisions. Nothing cant be traded in the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming interrupted her solemnly; he didnt wait for her to say anything and continued, Secondly, I want someone who can design a gun and bullet production line. Guns were still very useful at the start of the apocalypse. After seeing the resistance zones creating weapons, he considered equipping Cloud Peak with guns. In the recent first two years, guns have helped to reduce casualties. He could purchase large amounts of guns and bullets, but that was too passive. Thus, he wanted a production line. Thirdly, if you build a new division, you can recruit in Ying City. Everyone you recruit, I will give a one-star and two-star potion. Fourthly, before I give you potions to create a division, you must prepay some crystals. Moreover, my potions wont include four-star and above potions. Fifth, I need a teleportation line between S Zone and Cloud Peak. I also need the rights to set up stores in all S Zone bases! After saying all that, Ye Zhongming looked at Mu Xinfei, who had closed her eyes, waiting for her to reply. Interest? What is the interest after all this? Her hands were shaking. At this moment, she realized how terrifying this guy was. It was as if he had seen a way to control S Zone. No, he wasnt even hiding it. He was telling him that he was invading the economy of S Zone! As for investment returns, nothing much. He smiled, Once you control S Zone and become one of the four commanders, then help me purchase Exquisite Floating Balls. Also, I request Information sharing in the regions that you control! Chapter 755: Arena Chapter 755: Arena Mu Xinfei was numb when she left; one couldnt tell if she was happy or furious. But she agreed with Ye Zhongmings request. In future cooperation, she let her assistant and Uncle Bao discuss the specifics with Ye Zhongmings subordinates. If possible, Mu Xinfei didnt want to agree to his conditions as these seemingly unrelated points made her feel an overbearing presence. His final goal was to have a huge influence in S Zone. It wasnt a simple interest exchange to help her get through her crisis. But she knew that she had to agree. She couldnt disagree. She didnt have the right to oppose and couldnt even bargain. After walking back in a daze, she then completely recovered. At the same time, she mocked herself for being too greedy.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com She wanted someones help but didnt want to pay the price. Where was there such a good thing in this world? If the trading partner was not Ye Zhongming, whom Bai Sisi went to talk to, and it was someone else, his conditions would be stricter. He had the crystal weapons and had plenty of people with whom he could partner. Anyone would be in a better situation and give more than her. So what if he wanted to influence your economy? As for the final effect, both sides would form a true alliance. Wasnt this what she hoped? After understanding everything, Mu Xinfei gathered her core members to have a meeting. She announced their cooperation with Cloud Peak and started to prepare to build the new division. Uncle Bao, send seven million level three crystals to Ye Zhongming. When they heard Mu Xinfei say that, Uncle Bao and the others were shocked. There were a few days before they headed out so Ye Zhongming wouldnt sit still and do nothing. After all, they were facing a level-eight mutated lifeform. Even if they had many allies, no one knew what would happen. So, in this limited time, he had to increase the strength of his two thousand. Mu Xinfei sent him 7 million level-three crystals, so he took them all. At the same time, he discussed with Uncle Bao and brought a batch of great materials from S Zone. After taking half of them for himself, he made the rest into silver equipment for S Zone. Seeing that Ye Zhongming made so much silver equipment in a day, Uncle Bao finally realized why Mu Xinfei was spending so much. This guy and his faction were unique. The seven million crystals werent useful on hand. Ye Zhongming kept two million to power the crystal weapons and planned to turn the rest into three-star evolution potions. Ye Zhongming locked himself into a room with a level three wheel. He spun it while selling the potions he obtained. Either that or he traded for something valuable, such as materials, guns, bullets, other potions, high-level crystals, and even some valuable scrolls. As Ye Zhongming had to be the one spinning, before the team set off, Ye Zhongming spun the wheel until he vomited. He only obtained 16 thousand three-star potions before he stopped. It was too dry. He only spent over 100 thousand level-three crystals. Ye Zhongming didnt expect there to be a time when he got frustrated from spinning the wheel. In his last life, his favorite activity was spinning. In this life, it was becoming a nightmare. But over ten thousand three-star potions, apart from the five thousand he sent to Mu Xinfei, he still had more than ten thousand. These potions were tossed into the market and attracted much attention. Very quickly, there was news of Cloud Peak making huge purchases. Although they werent too generous, they traded many times, and the total amount was shocking! There was even talk within Sharp Peak Mountain. Cloud Peak could afford to purchase Sharp Peak Mountain! From that, one could tell how much Cloud Peak had been purchasing. These actions would stimulate many people, especially those who didnt like Cloud Peak, like C Zone. A night before he headed out, Ye Zhongming got the news that a few warriors from Cloud Peak had entered the arena with others! Chapter 756: Trapped Chapter 756: Trapped Each warrior was precious to Ye Zhongming. Moreover, the ones who entered the arena were Ah Yangs brothers. Only seven of these people remained. That little girl and Big Milk didnt follow the team and were left in Cloud Peak. In the center city and Linhai battle, two of them were sacrificed. Ah Yang and Big Milks 11-person team had witnessed how cruel the apocalypse was. But these seven were raised as core members. They were all five-star evolved and also cultivated the Scorching Flame Technique. In Cloud Peak, they could battle the other core members without using job skills. After two battles, these fellows, who were, on average, younger than 17, had compensated for their weaknesses. They had jobs, some skills, and also gained equipment. They were far stronger.Updated from But the Resistance Zone wasnt weak either. Look at the three pieces of equipment they created and their battle squads strength. They werent weaker than Cloud Peak; they were stronger overall. To be safe, Ye Zhongming led people to the arena. This was a place where people in Sharp Peak Mountain settled their disputes. If it was peacetime, there was no need for a place like this. But after the apocalypse started, people became like Superman: arrogant and hot-tempered. Even within the Resistance Zones, there were many conflicts. Each battle squad, each person, was fighting for their interests. When they faced issues that they couldnt solve with normal methods, they chose the more direct method that was more suited for the apocalypse to solve the problem. Fight! People would show off their strength, and the winner would be in charge. It was simple and direct and saved time. However, everyone evolved, so they used their jobs and skills when they fought. They would use strong equipment and even battle beasts. Under such a situation, injuries and deaths were unavoidable. Once someone died, things would become problematic, and hatred would amass. So, the resistance zone prohibited fighting here. Ye Zhongming gave each person from Cloud Peak ten three-star evolution potions as a reward for them to buy what they wanted. The Cloud Peak warriors were all very rich. Their income was very high as long as it wasnt a large-scale battle where they had to hand their spoils up. There was a reward this time, so a few of them planned to see if they needed anything in the market. The market here was higher-class than Ying City, and they quickly found what they wanted. When they were about to buy it, a group charged in to steal it. They started raising the price. When the seller saw that people were willing to offer more, he broke his promise and planned to sell it to this group. Cloud Peak members were naturally unhappy, but they suppressed themselves. They discussed and gave a higher price. It was a bid, so they didnt mind bidding more. However, the other side raised the bid, and both sides pushed the price twice as much as it had been before. Finally, Cloud Peak members saw it wouldnt work and gave up. Those following behind these people mocked them and said a bunch of nasty things. They called them broke and brats. Some even started to insult Liang Chuyin and the others. Even Xia Bais full female battle squad was insulted. This annoyed the few teens. Their hot-tempered nature from Cloud Peak meant that they would attack those people. But when they attacked, many resistance zone enforcement forces appeared and said they didnt know the rules. Ultimately, they were being baited and made to agree to fight in the arena. The matter was obvious. People were targeting Cloud Peak. They targeted those few teens whose evolution levels were decent but very young. As long as they killed these few five-star evolved, it would be a blow to Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming was expressionless, but coldness appeared on his body. Familiar people knew that he was furious. Before Ye Zhongming could speak, a bunch of people walked over. Two of them were people that he recognized. Zhang Hengzhou, Zhao Jingchen! Chapter 757: Gamble part 1 Chapter 757: Gamble part 1 Boss Ye, I didnt expect them to be your men; I apologize. Zhao Jingchen smiled and apologized to Ye Zhongming, but his expression showed no guilt. Instead, he was just boasting. Zhang Hengzhou smiled coldly and didnt say anything. The few brothers were about to charge forward, but Ye Zhongming stopped them. Things had advanced to this stage, so anything else was a waste of effort. Since they chose these few from Cloud Peak, it meant that they were determined to attack. There was no point in talking anymore. But, since they decided to have a match and so many people are watching, we cant spoil their excitement. Why not let these subordinates spar? Ye Zhongming looked behind them. Six muscular guys were standing with their arms crossed. They looked solemnly at Ye Zhongming and Ah Yang. Then fight. What else could Ye Zhongming say? He wouldn''t even if Zhao Jingchen told them to let things rest. Cloud Peak wasnt used to being provoked and not fighting back. When they were weak, they still werent afraid of Soul Merchant or Glory Army. Now that they got stronger, why would they care about your Signal Flag Battle Squad? Moreover, others didnt know, but he knew that Ah Yangs seven brothers were not ordinary. He would find it problematic even if he faced the seven of them. There was only one six-star evolved, and the rest were five-star, so what gave them the confidence? All of this doesnt matter; time to fight.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com But they werent planning to start immediately. Zhao Jingchen waved to the right, and someone with sensitive eyes and a sharp nose ran over. Are you taking this? Zhao Jingchen smiled and asked. Of course, my Five Ring Money is in this business. The guy frowned, and his eyes lit up. Zhao Jingchen turned to Ye Zhongming, Boss Ye, just watching the match is too boring, why not Lets have a small gamble? Ye Zhongmings eyes flashed. He thought that this was just revenge on Cloud Peak. After all, he clashed with Zhang Hengzhous battle squad. Some of them died. Since they were on their territory, it was normal for them to find trouble with you. Two job advancement scrolls and one greed grade Omnipotent Equipment Upgrade Scroll! These three small things were extremely valuable! The job upgrade scrolls were things that people dreamed about since the start of the apocalypse. Its price had always been high, and it was always a market without supply. The green equipment upgrade scroll meant a piece of green equipment. Its value didnt have to be described. These three scrolls were things that even people in the resistance zone would fight for. Ye Zhongming understood why these people werent afraid that he wouldnt agree. With these three scrolls, how would an ordinary person like Ye Zhongming be tempted? As long as you were tempted, there was a high chance that this betting ring would form! What are you interested in? Ye Zhongming made his mind up. Did they want to suck his blood? Okay, lets play something huge. But he didnt know if they could afford it! Zhao Jingchen and Zhang Hengzhou had smiles on their faces. Since Ye Zhongming said that, it meant that he fell into their trap. I want the Exquisite Floating Ball! As expected. Ye Zhongming laughed coldly. These people were targeting what he got in Sharp Peak Mountain. But they didnt know that it had become a golden piece of equipment; its value was far above these three scrolls. But Ye Zhongming still agreed. I heard that Five Ring Money accepts extra bets? Ye Zhongming said to the person with a sharp mouth. That person was stunned and instinctively nodded. They did accept side bets. This was a solo bet between the person and Five Ring Money. Both sides can make such a request as long as the other agrees. I will use this. Do you want to bet? Chapter 758: War Manuscript Chapter 758: War Manuscript Ye Zhongming wasnt unlucky when he crafted Sand Dance. He obtained eight, kept one, and gave the rest to these teens. There were two reasons for that. First, the other core members had suitable weapons for their jobs and abilities, so switching weapons would bring more cons than pros. The other thing was that these teens would get much stronger after getting Sand Dance. Many people''s expressions changed when these fellows each had a green blade. The crowd exclaimed. They were shocked by the seven teens movements and actions, and now that they saw their green weapons, they were even more shocked. Green weapons. Apart from individuals like the T Zone commanders wearing Holy Army Coats, which were a silver set that would turn into a green set. The others, even the other commanders, would have one or two green equipment, and that was already the top few.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com But these seven teens werent even Cloud Peaks core members, but they each had a green-grade battle blade. This Made one very envious and jealous. Those who bet on Signal Flag Battle Squad with Five Ring Money cursed Cloud Peak. Why did they give these bunch of immature kids such good weapons? Zhang Hengzhou and Five Ring Moneys sharp mouth guy looked at each other and saw the worry in each of their eyes. But that middle-aged man and Zhao Jingchen were still calm. Damn, are they your sons? Song Tianze was blackmailed by Ye Zhongming before and had been unhappy. But he was impressed with Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peaks ability. He was even more shocked when he saw this. Along with both sides cooperation, his words were more direct. This commander envied these green battle blades. Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes and ignored him. Mu Xinfei smiled, and she was in a good mood. She had drawn the line with those in S Zone. Her future depended on whether this partner was strong or not. The stronger Cloud Peak was, the better her situation. So when she saw Cloud Peaks members with such equipment, she might be even happier than Ye Zhongming. Bai Sisi looked at the battle with a complicated expression. That boyfriend that paled under her light had become someone who could shock the entire resistance zone without even needing to fight. Zhongming, your few subordinates are a little weird! Guang Yao focused on the battlefield and suddenly said to Ye Zhongming. Guang Yao was an expert, and his strength was above that of the commanders. His eyes were sharp. From that short clash, he saw the strength of the seven kids. These kids can be in such unison, to retreat and attack at the same tempo. Even their attacks can connect; they should have some Team ability? Mu Xinfei saw it, too, and followed Guang Yaos thinking. Ye Zhongming didnt hide anything and nodded, War Manuscript, a seven-person one. This was a small-scale team equipment he got in Linhai. After activating, it could mark the seven people in a manuscript and form a unified team. But it demanded that their weapons were the same and that they understood each other. Ye Zhongming saw its stats and was impressed. War Manuscript (7 person), ability 1, team buff. When at least two marked members are present, each persons stats will increase by 2%. Each person increase will increase it by another 2%. Ability 2, dragon head strike. The seven people can shift 10% of their stats to one member to deal the strongest blow. Ability 3, Ability sharing. The members equipment and skills will connect, increasing their strength by 30%! This manuscript had three abilities. Like its name, they were all attack-type abilities. But they were all amazing. For example, the first ability. It increased stats by 2% for each member; this meant that if all seven were present, each persons stats could increase by 12%. Along with ability 3s 30% increase, the strength increase was huge. If these buffs were connected, the person who attacked would gain 60% increased stats from the others. That strike would be something that even Sheng Yuan, who had the highest defense in Cloud Peak, had to dodge. Chapter 757.5- Gamble part 2 Chapter 757.5- Gamble part 2 Ye Zhongming took something out and showed it to him. Zhang Hengzhou and Zhao Jingchen were stunned, and then a look of greed agreed on their faces.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com Ye Zhongming took out the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive. That was a blue piece of equipment, and it was a level above green. Its value was far above the three scrolls. Beast Pool type equipment! That person from Five Rin Money was knowledgeable and saw what type the nest was. His body was shaking. Even the resistance zone had limited green equipment. The number of blue equipment they had didnt exceed 10. Will you take it? Ye Zhongming asked again. That person bit his teeth, and he tried to calculate. I need to ask! He ignored Ye Zhongmings reply and disappeared into the crowd. His level wasnt enough to decide on such a gamble. Brother Zhongming The few teens saw things going in a direction they did not expect. They saw their boss take out the Exquisite Floating Ball and Bee Hive as a bet. Even if they were stupid, they knew that things were suspicious. If they lost, how would they answer to Ye Zhongming, who stepped up for them? Didnt you bring the blades? Ye ZHongming smiled. He signaled to their bags. We did, but they have a six-star evolved. When Ye Zhongming and that person agreed to bet, Ah Yang had been observing their opponents. One of their aura was stable, similar to Liang Chuyin, and the other six-star evolved. They arent your match; I will give you some good things; just kill them. Ye Zhongming didnt care. He cheered for them. The moment they heard it, their confidence increased. Seven against six should be okay, right? But it is kids against adults, so the difference in number can be ignored. Someone used the White Mirror and saw that someone from Signal Flag is six-star; the rest are five-star. All the kids from Cloud Peak are five-star; they dont stand a chance. Dont they have the crystal weapons? That thing is good, but at five and six stars, the damage is not so easy to do. Moreover, the range is short, and as long as you pay attention, it isnt too dangerous. Its value is to kill mutated lifeforms. Everything is possible. I dont think Cloud Peaks boss is stupid. What did they bet? I heard it was the Exquisite Floating Ball, job upgrade scrolls, and blue equipment. Would he bet if he didnt have confidence? All gamblers feel like they would win before the outcome comes out. Stop the nonsense and watch the match! Ten thousand people discussed. Such a scene was similar to watching a football match. Seven teens lined up and looked quietly at their six opponents. If you reincarnate, remember not to come back to earth! The six-star evolved looked coldly and gave the order to attack. The crowd held their breath and focused on the battle. It wasnt normal to see five-star evolved battling each other. After all, this was a high level. Over ten five-star evolved fighting was even more rare. Many people came here to learn. These teens were washed by battle and didnt panic. Looking at the attacks, they retreated in an orderly manner. Their movement was orderly, and they didnt show any chaos. The crowd exclaimed as they were moving in unison. It was as if they were cut from the same cloth. Ye Zhongming smiled. Then, there was even more shock. These seven teens pulled out a weapon from their bags. Seven blades! Seven green grade blades! Warblade Sand Dance! Chapter 759: Swift victory Chapter 759: Swift victory The six of them looked at their bodies and saw that their defensive equipment had a faint blade mark. This was from one hit. Their attacks collapsed from the enemys blades, and if they didnt retreat quickly, they would have been sliced into two by that weird light. The few teens used Sand Dances skill--- Sharp Light, which increased sharpness to 300. Along with War Manuscripts 30% increase, just the blade light alone meant 400 sharpness! This was slightly lower than Sisis Doll. Also, these teens cultivated the Scorching Flame Technique! Maybe they cultivated it for too short, but they couldnt use it directly on their enemies. However, it did buff their skills. In other words, this was an attack with over 400 sharpness! Such an attack wouldnt be able to be blocked by silver-grade armor. They would have ended in one strike if not for them retreating quickly. Dont be overconfident! Zhao Jingchen, who had been calm, couldnt keep his cool anymore and reminded his subordinates. When the few Signal Flag members heard it, they understood that their boss was telling them to use what they had prepared. Although they were unwilling and felt like even if they won, they were forced to use a trump card, they were still terrified of those attacks. They didnt care about losing face. They each took out a potion and drank it. The few of them roared, and their bodies started to change. Beast form! Many people stood up from their seats and looked at the six muscular guys in shock. Half beast transformation. Guang Yao said. He knew more clearly than the audience. Half? Ye Zhongming had heard and seen beast form, as it wasnt rare. Some skills, potions, and even equipment had such an ability, but he didnt know what half-beast form was. Humans studied the beast-form potions from the wheel and then tried to replicate them. Guang Yao explained, The effect isnt good and has huge side effects. The worst was that the user couldnt return to being a human and turned into a monster. He also died in a short time. Such a huge shield was impossible to dodge in a sandstorm. There was a loud explosion that shook the arena. Everyone felt an explosion, which showed how strong both sides were. The light scattered, and the Signal Flag members who had pounced over aggressively were all on the ground. Their mouths and noses were bleeding. Their beast-form bodies were covered in wounds. They wanted to use their speed to assassinate them, but they didnt expect that they would face the Sandstorm, which was a counter. Not only did they not succeed, they were injured by their skills. Many people saw that these seven teens had a group skill; if not, their solo skills wouldnt have caused such an effect. But their beast-form bodies were still strong. The few stood up, but when they managed to, a blade light shone, and the seven teens were before them. Cries sent chills down ones spine. Although the six of them reacted, the sharpness of Sand Dance wasnt so easy to block. Four of them had their heads sliced or hearts stabbed. Ch Ban used his equipment and skill to block a hit but was terrified. He saw that the seven teens second attack was about to arrive. He grabbed his teammate, who was still alive, and tossed it at the teens. No one expected the enemy to do such a beast-like behavior. One teen couldnt dodge, and he was hit. He fell backward, and his arm was twisted. It was obvious that his bone was broken. The other teens roared in rage. Each of them did a similar action. They placed their hands on each other''s shoulders. Light connected from the palm to the shoulder and transmitted forward, gathering into the teen''s body at the front. That teen raised Sand Dance and slashed. A white crescent glow shone from Sand Dance and sliced into Chi Ban, who had taken a step back. This beast form six-star evolved couldnt even react when the light pierced his body. It slashed for a hundred meters before hitting the protective barrier around the arena. The barrier that had never broken started to break as everyone looked in shock. Along with it, Chi Bans body was split into two! A battle in which both sides had bet heavily ended in Cloud Peaks crisp victory. Chapter 760: Job Merge Scroll Chapter 760: Job Merge Scroll Boss, we didnt use this. The few teens were young, and they couldnt hide their excitement after winning. They searched the few bodies and laughed as they left. As for them killing someone, everyone was used to it in the apocalypse and wasnt affected by it at all. They returned those potions that Ye Zhongming gave them. They thought they would use it, but those Signal Flag members were too weak and didnt last long. They lost to just the Sand Dance and War Manuscript. Ye Zhongming placed them back into his space and told them to heal up. The arena was filled with noise. People discussed what abilities these teens used for them to be so strong. Especially that final strike, it shattered the barrier of the arena. How did they do it? Only Ye Zhongming and the seven teens knew it was the Dragon Head Strike. Buff a partner with 10% of their stats so that he could deal his strongest attack. Along with the War Manuscript and Sand Dance Warblades buff and the strength of the skill itself, it launched that shocking attack. Honestly, that was a strike that even Ye Zhongming or Xia Bai wasnt confident in blocking. When Ye Zhongming looked at him, Five Ring Moneys middle-aged man had a cold face, and his throat moved. He was trying to calm himself down. This was a huge loss. He started to regret agreeing to this side bet. He saw the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive and took out that thing. He thought that it was an easy win but didnt expect the opponent they picked to be so strong! In such a short time, they killed the half beast form six star evolved and five five-star evolved. This was something the middle-aged man thought was impossible. But it happened. The reason why it was expensive was because it could merge many ordinary jobs into a strong one. This wasnt a simple stacking; it was a case of one plus one being more than two. Although people had seen how precious this thing was, it wasnt too far into the apocalypse. After all, the Five Ring Money in charge felt like it was worth the same as a piece of blue equipment. But in Ye Zhongmings last life, this thing was the level of a purple piece of equipment. Not many things could tempt Ye Zhongming; this was definitely one of them. He opened it and smiled. It could actually merge five jobs! These scrolls had their pros and cons. The more jobs it merged, the more valuable it was and the stronger the final job would be. This scroll could merge five, and that was a lot. No wonder it was an elite item! Ye Zhongming kept the scroll. He had only three attack jobs: Sky Dragon Body Cultivate, Light Seal Blademaster, and Fatal Gun Artist. Using the scroll immediately would be a waste. After all, he lacked two more. He planned to gather five jobs first, which wouldnt take too long. The crowd scattered. Ye Zhongming, Guang Yao, and Mu Xinfei also left and returned to their own bases. They were prepared for tomorrow''s battle. The seven teens returned victorious, causing the base to cheer. Before they headed out tomorrow, Ye Zhongming told everyone to have a gathering while he returned to his room. Apart from the scroll, he obtained two job advancement scrolls and a green equipment upgrade scroll. Ye Zhongming kept the former; he would use it after he obtained his new job. Ye Zhongming thought about it and used the green scroll on the Nature staff. The Kes Charger increased the Treasure Nurturing Gourds efficiency. The Nature Staff went from white to silver. Now, Ye Zhongming could upgrade this equipment, which had followed him from the start to green. Ye Zhongming found a huge hall and activated Water Bottle Protection to test it. The effect was satisfactory. Its defense increased significantly. Even if he used the Basic Nature gem, the effect was the same level as that of an intermediate gem used when it was white grade. If he used an intermediate gem, one didnt need to describe its strength. The banquet outside ended, and everyone went to rest. They knew that apart from agreeing to kill the level eight mutated lifeform together, the battle squad had another goal. The following day, teams exited from Sharp Peak Mountain. The external factions that the four zones invited along with members from the resistance zones, there were more than ten ten-thousand strong battle squads. At the same time, Ye Zhongming got news from Guang Yao that accompanied him that the place he was looking for was confirmed! Chapter 761: Scheme Chapter 761: Scheme Zhongming, our members reported that this place is dangerous. Many mutated lifeforms have gathered, and it is beside a dungeon. Many beasts will break the barrier and appear there. Do you really want to go? Guang Yao and Ye Zhongming rode their battle beasts in the middle of their teams. As they feared drawing a beast or zombie horde, the squads took their paths. Cloud Peak and T Zone were together. But Ye Zhongming told Ying City to follow Mu Xinfeis squad. He gave them a chance to make friends. If Mu Xinfei wanted Ying City members to build her new squad, that was something Ye Zhongming was happy to see. His influence in the S Zone would increase. To show sincerity, T Zone did what Ye Zhongming wanted. They even used their Exquisite Floating Ball to help him get the most accurate news. They showed the pictures to Ye Zhongming. But be it Wen Zhong or Guang Yao, they didnt understand why he was investigating that place. Apart from mutated lifeforms, there wasnt anything valuable there. Ye Zhongming had a mysterious smile and didnt reply, so Guang Yao didnt ask. He raised his head and saw the golden spot. Guang Yao and the Sky Elephant Battle Squad members were envious. When the squads split up, Cloud Peak released their Exquisite Floating Ball. Guang Yao and the others noticed that it had turned into a graded piece of equipment and was gold. Everyones mouths opened wide, and they didnt know what to say. Once again, they were impressed by his strength. Zhongming, can you help us to upgrade ours? Guang Yao coughed and was a little embarrassed. T Zones Exquisite Floating Ball had scouted for information for Ye Zhongming and was on its way here. Guang Yao thought about it but knew there wasnt much hope. Ye Zhongming touched his chin and didnt reject it immediately. This increased Guang Yaos confidence, and his eyes glowed as he looked at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming used his last bit of Ghost Metal to modify the Exquisite Floating Ball. He also added large amounts of Drill Ocean Metal, turning it gold-grade. He wouldnt be able to make another, even if he wanted to. However, the resistance zone had too many resources, so Ye Zhongming wanted everything he saw. But he didnt know what to say. If not, Wen Zhong would con him. He would rather get it from Mu Xinfei in the future.Folloow current novE?ls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m) But since Guang Yao wanted him to modify the ball, this was a good chance. We are allies; let me be honest; I cant modify it to the same level as mine as I used the materials I had. But A warrior covered in blood fell before Delin and shouted. His throat was hoarse, and his throat cracked. It sounded bad. Delin had worn a clean armor, and now it was tattered. His eyes were bloodstained, and there was a wound on his neck. It wasnt deep and had closed. All sides are fighting; I cant send any troops. Tell Xu Lai to hold on! Hold on! The messenger nodded and ran towards that formation. Delin panted and looked at the endless monsters. His teeth were bleeding from his hard bites. He turned toward the high Mechanic Fortress in the middle and shouted into the communication device, Give firepower support to the south; use the five sets of Slicing Laser! He was the commander of this operation; he couldnt see Titan Battle Squad collapse. Commander, the Slicing Laser would be gone like this; it is the final firepower of the Fortress. His earphones buzzed as someone from within the fortress talked to him. He was silent momentarily before he said viciously, Attack! Five seconds later, five eye-catching circular-shaped lasers flew from the fortress, hitting the area south of Titan Battle Squad. When those green monsters touched them, their bodies were sliced, and their attacks slowed. But before C Zone could cheer, more monsters appeared. They screamed and charged over. Commander! We cant get anything! A deputy commander ran to his side and shouted, Bright Capital Battle Squad is gone, North Crown and Cloud Naga Battle Squad are lost, and our C1 zones three battle squads are injured. If we charge, we will collapse! Commander, lets turn and break through! This is a trap, a trap! Delins body was shaking. C Zones six battle squads had gathered, and there were over 70 thousand of them. But in a few dozen hours, at least 30 thousand of them died here. But they still couldnt stop the worsening situation. Give up? Delin looked at his subordinates fight back and nodded his head. But before he could give an order, he heard the news that their escape path was blocked. Despair rose in all their hearts. Defend Request reinforcements from headquarters! The moment Delin said that, he was out of energy and fell to the ground. He knew that he might die today. Like the 30 thousand allies that had died before Chapter 762: Bald heads ball part 1 Chapter 762: Bald head''s ball part 1 Sometimes, Ye Zhongming will feel the power of fate circulating around him. In his last life, he stood before his window when the Chain Prisoner appeared in his city and looked at it from afar. Even from far away, his body went soft from fear. For a few consecutive days, his nightmare was of this 50-meter-tall fellow. In this life, he challenged his nightmare and gained some Ghost Metal and a few Cannibal Seeds. This was also the first time he was injured in this last life, starting the fate with his few subordinates. On that day, he met Mu Xinfei. The nine star evolved from his last life, the person who killed the Chain Prisoner. Now, he bumped into it again, and the killer, Mu Xinfei, was here too. The Metal Giant of the resistance zone was the Chain Prisoner! Ye Zhongming understood why Mu Xinfei and the other two nine-star evolved would work together to hunt this fellow. So, the resistance zone had long targeted it. But in the last life, this operation should have failed. The Chain Prisoner at least lived until Mu Xinfei had evolved to nine-star. Who knew if his participation today would change things? Ye Zhongming wasnt confident. Even if the Chain Prisoner was only level-eight, similarly, the humans didnt have any nine-star evolved. No one was eight-star; the highest was only seven-star. They looked at the Chain Prisoner dragging its three thick legs. Ye Zhongming was worried but excited. He only obtained some Ghost Metal from this fellow, which helped his job. Half of his equipment reached their current levels because of Ghost Metal. The Cannibal Flowers from that Blood Wood had started growing in Cloud Peak and became an important part of its defense system. But no one underesimtaed them. They won nearly ten thousand mutated lifeforms outside the city and bought many things in the camp, showing their riches. A few unassuming members killed the core members of Signal Flag Battle Squad a few days ago. Today, with the four battle zones each bringing an Exquisite Floating Ball, Ye Zhongmings fifth battle shone gold. His ability to upgrade anything in his hands shocked everyone. Some people didnt believe Ye Zhongming could modify it, but T Zones ball had become silver. That broke their guesses, and many people looked at him with envy. Having a good relationship with Smiths was something everyone in the apocalypse knew about. Using this chance that they were fighting on the same side, should they try to get close? And then, in the future, ask him to help craft some equipment. Niece Xinfei, lets design an attack plan? An Man smiled at Mu Xinfei and touched his bald head. His oily look made one vomit. Mu Xinfei already turned on those who didnt follow her commands, so she didnt bother to treat this mastermind politely. She only nodded coldly. An Man didnt care and started to plan after taking out a map. Everyone listened, and their expressions changed. It could be summarised as Mu Xinfeis Battle Squad, the Blistering Tongue Battle Squad she invited that was still under her control, and Cloud Peak was in charge of fighting head-on. The other battle squads would scatter around. They said it was attacking together, but everyone knew they were doing the heavy work; the rest were just supporting. If possible, they would even clear the mutated lifeforms on the outskirts. Uncle An, do you think I will agree to this plan? Mu Xinfeis face turned white from rage. Her Ripping Rose had 6 thousand people; Blistering Tongue had five thousand. Along with Ye Zhongmings 1500, they only had 12000 people. This didnt seem little, but honestly, one had to be five-star to block a level-eight lifeforms damage; how many of them were five-star? With Ye Zhongmings help, this number wasnt little, but it wasnt more than a thousand. The ones who could really kill a level eight lifeform were the six-star evolved. Out of these 12 thousand, only a few dozen! Deal with a level-eight lifeform with a few dozen people? Stop joking. Although the previous plan wasnt announced, but everyone knew that they would use the five-star evolved to clear the battlefield to stop the surrounding mutated lifeforms. Those above would join in and attack. Thousands of high-level evolved fighting might kill the level-eight fellow. Chapter 762.5- Bald heads ball part 2 Chapter 762.5- Bald head''s ball part 2 Now, the plan changed. Everyone frowned when they heard. This An Man was too unreasonable. Everyone came here to help because they wanted to gain recognition of the resistance zone. Even if they didnt become one of them, they wanted a good relationship to have a better life in the apocalypse. Many people are wary of them now. If they treat S Zone and Cloud Peak like this now, they could do the same to them in the future.Updated from Zhao Xingmei, Blistering Tongues boss, Lu Xiong, and Liang Chuyin smiled coldly. This was the apocalypse; they didnt have to listen to him. If you wanted us to die, should we? Wishful thinking! At most, we would just leave; what could you do to me? An Man didnt care about her attitude and smiled, Nice, some people have to sacrifice when fighting a stronger lifeform, someone has to be at the frontso, putting you as the arrowhead shows that you are the strongest. Everyone knows that your Ripping Rose is the elite squad. It is what Old Mu placed effort on? Also, this brothers Cloud Peak has shown such strength. Crystal weapons, golden Exquisite Floating Ball, all of them are elite weapons. You might think I am selfish, but I am thinking for everyone. Only then can we block this big fellows attacks so the other people wont get hurt. His expression became more solemn such that those who wavered started changing their thoughts. Right, the strongest has to be at the front so that the others can attack. If not, if they could not block it, everything was for nothing. This made sense. Mu Xinfei laughed coldly, I would be stupid to believe you. This time, he didnt treat her nicely. Niece, the big picture is the most important. Dont let your biases affect this operation. I am also the commander; I disapprove. Dont forget that your rights are only symbolic. You came here haphazardly, so you were given this title as a form of respect. If not, you are just a brat. Who gives you the right to talk to me? If only your father were here! Dont think too highly of yourself; without the zones resources, you will struggle like ordinary people. You might already be the shit of some mutated lifeform. Problems come from the mouth, Mu Xinfei. You better be careful. We can attack, but I have conditions that you have to agree with; if not, forget it. We will leave this operation. Many looked at each other and didnt know what Ye Zhongming was planning. First, when fighting, you must ensure we arent disturbed. We dont need you to fight the Iron Giant, but we need ranged support. Your Exquisite Floating Balls have to join in, too. Second, you will attack its legs. Everyone didnt think much about the conditions. It was more beneficial and safer for them, too. An Man nodded, Sure. Ye Zhongming clapped, Third, there will just be two outcomes. Either we dont kill it, and it is injured; second is that we kill it. In the first situation, no matter what we get, we will keep it. If the second situation happens, I will take 80% of everything. No! An Man rejected it immediately. 80%? Wont you get all the good stuff? Ye Zhongming waved. Then forget it. You can be the main force! We are risking the chance of being wiped to face a level-eight lifeform while you only fight on the side. 20% for you is already too much. Dont think that you are strong just because you are a commander. Those who listen to you treat you as a commander; those who dont, dont think that you are anything! Ye Zhongming said coldly and then flashed beside An Man. He roared directly into this bald uncles face! Chapter 763: Begin part 1 Chapter 763: Begin part 1 When Ye Zhongming and Mu Xinfei walked out, An Man was still angry in the tent but agreed with Ye Zhongmings conditions. Before An Man came here, he had spoken with Zhao Jingchen and Zhang Hengzhou. He wanted to fight back against Cloud Peak to wipe off their humiliation from the arena. He would push Cloud Peak to be the cannon fodder. They were a surprising newcomer, so the remaining people could kill the Iron Giant even if they all died. That was because they also had a trump card Guang Yao thought about it and nodded to the people in the tent, I will follow them. He left with Ye Zhongming and Mu Xinfei. An Man was stunned. Commander An, these conditions are too strict. The person who spoke was Zhao Jingchens father, who was in charge of Signal Flag. Zhao Zi Cai. He didnt talk and let An Man decide everything, but he had a different opinion in his heart. To him, this decision wasnt thorough. Everything if they didnt kill it, 80% if they did? He only allowed the others to attack its legs? Doesnt that mean that if Cloud Peak attacked a few times and got a few good things, they could retreat? They would then keep everything, and the rest of the people wouldnt get anything. As for killing the Iron Giant, Zhao Zicai didnt think Cloud Peak and S Zone could do it. Even with Guang Yaos squad, they couldnt. They had to rely on everyone else. Right, Commander An, you should have asked us for our opinion. The person in G Zone was arrogant. If not for Zhang Hetai telling him they would let C Zone lead, they would have opposed it. Zhang Hengzhous position was much lower than An Man''s; they were boss and subordinate, so even if he disagreed, he didnt dare to say anything. An Man laughed suddenly. If I dont agree, will he head to the front? An Man smiled coldly, Once we kill the Iron Giant, many things wont be up to him. Support? Ji Ruiguang smiled bitterly. This wasnt peacetime, where planes could arrive on the battlefield in a few dozen minutes. He couldnt send them over in time, even if he had troops. Moreover, he only had one battle squad. Even if they rushed over, they wouldnt be too useful. Ji Ruiguang started to think about the past. Even if he were in despair, he would have a solution. As long as you knew how to trade and lower your head But now Losses are over 40 thousand Ji Ruiguang muttered. A dozen hours and half of them were gone. This casualty speed would quicken as time went on. Even if the other side considered the losses and would stop their attacks, this team would last for at most a day. At worst, they could only last for a few hours. Right, Bright Capital Battle Squad has been wiped, North Crown and Cloud Naga have mostly been wiped out The deputy wiped the sweat on his forehead. His interests were tied to C Zone. If C Zone fell, he would be finished, so he was anxious. But he was smart. He considered many possibilities and hoped to come up with a solution. Suddenly, the deputy had an idea. He ignored Ji Ruiguang, pounced on the map on the ground, and made marks on it. His intense actions caused Ji Ruiguang to take a look. Commander, there might be a way! The deputy passed the map to Ji Ruiguang, and his voice trembled. We have troops near where our forces are being surrounded! Ji Ruiguangs back straightened. He looked at the map and knew what was going on; his eyes got brighter. Right, Sharp Peak Mountains members couldnt rush over but the 80 thousand hunting the Iron Giant were nearby. If they rushed, they could arrive there in a few hours. They had the Exquisite Floating Ball and could suppress the enemy within an hour! They could be saved! Ji Ruiguang jumped and charged to the door. He knew that he was going to owe a favor. Chapter 763.5- Begin part 2 Chapter 763.5- Begin part 2 Most of the 80 thousand were sent to clear the areas around them. The battlefield on which they would fight the Iron Giant was also cleared. They wouldnt attack the Iron Giant. The five star evolved of these few dozen battle squads were the main force in such a battle. The Iron Giant sat in the wilderness. In one hand was the giant Blood Wood, and the other hand shoved monsters into his mouth. He didnt care about these ants. The sharp teeth ripped the tough bodies of the monsters. Fresh blood flowed from their bodies and dyed their chins, as well as the Ghost Metal chains in front of his chest. The thousands of five-star evolved felt numb. That level six mutated lifeform couldnt resist at all and became its lunch. Does that weakness really exist? Mu Xinfei frowned and asked. After a few hours of preparation, the attack was about to begin. But Ye Zhongming told the C and T Zone warriors that the weakness was in the black flower tattoos on its neck. That shocked everyone. Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao didnt believe it. They monitored the Iron Giant for a long time but had never heard of such a weakness. They didnt believe Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak understood this fellow more than the resistance zones. I am just saying that it is possible. Ye Zhongming checked his equipment while looking around. If that is the case, that would be the best, and we will focus on that. If not, then we will just attack. Get some benefits and retreat. You really want to risk your lives against a level-eight lifeform? Ye Zhongming set out his requirements with An Man. Honestly, he wouldnt risk his life against the Chain Prisoner. He could fight a level seven mutated lifeform and even dared to do it alone. But level eight and was also the famous Chain Prisoner. He had no confidence at all. The reason why it didnt have a name was because it died before it reached level nine. Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao relaxed. They could allow the mission to fail but couldnt allow their hard-fought ally to die. These potions are for all of you; I will give you all a chance to strike. Remember, there is only one chance! The Blood Wood found the two missiles and caused them to explode. The 80 thousand survivors looked nervously at this hunt that would be recorded in the history books. Flame and smoke affected its vision, but when Ye Zhongming appeared around its head, it didnt notice at all. Blade light and crystal energy demon gun light shone! Ye Zhongming wasnt determined to kill it, but he wouldn''t give it up if he had a chance. As Ye Zhongming flew into the sky, everyone else''s attacks began. Mu Xinfeis S Zone was not stable, but they were still elites of mankind. Ripping Rose Battle Squad showed their might, and their attacks even suppressed that of Cloud Peaks Xia Bais forces. At the same time, the other battle squads started to attack. Their cooperation didnt collapse at the start. The ranged skills landed on the Chain Prisoners legs. Aooo. The Chain Prisoner gave another weird sound. The Horn of Life shone, and numerous specks of light scattered from the horn. They started to flow like a waterfall, covering its body inside. These light spots stopped the attacks. Heavy Life! The Chain Prisoner used its first skill of the day. The light seemed slow, but it was actually swift. Ye Zhongmings attacks were stopped, too. The attack and the light clashed and gave off an eye-catching glow. Such strong defense. This is the strength of a level eight lifeform? Many people saw the skill and had such a thought. Armor Breaking! Ye Zhongming roared. Cloud Peaks squad fired the Armor-Breaking bullet Ye Zhongming had prepared for this operation. Those at the front tossed over 30 green potions at it! One of Candys equipment, one of the two recipes, Corrosive Bomb! Green liquid sprayed on the light spots and sizzled. Chapter 764: Crazy Attacking Song part 1 Chapter 764: Crazy Attacking Song part 1 When Ye Zhongming was fighting outside, Cloud Peak was still developing well. Apart from the improvements in crystal weapons, they improved in many other areas. Among them, Candy, who was just a useless Alchemist, had started to shine. Ye Zhongming obtained the unique Alchemist equipment Neutral Grasp from the wheel. It was green, and in addition to increasing the success rate, it had two recipes. One of them was the Corrosive Bomb. As they didn''t have enough materials, they could not make it. When Ye Zhongming left, they gathered the materials needed for the two recipes. When Xia Lei met with Ye Zhongming, she brought 50 of each. Although they were called bombs, their explosive strength wasnt great. They would cause a poisonous mist and a corrosive liquid to splatter. After testing it out, the mist would kill level one and two lifeforms, but once they evolved to level three, the effect of the poison would be reduced. But the corrosive liquid was much stronger. They would kill level four lifeforms, and even levels five and six would be affected. When experimenting, they noticed the biggest effect wasnt their damage but their corrosiveness, especially towards defensive skills and equipment. When the liquid hit Shengyuans skill, it was easily broken. Ye Zhongming was shocked when he heard it for the first time and looked at this Corrosive Bomb differently. Ye Zhongming brought this to deal with the Chain Prisoner and hoped it would be effective. He didnt expect to use it immediately. Cloud Peaks attacks werent blind. The Armor Breaking Bullets were silver grade and didnt have many. The weapons he got from the resistance zone were modified and were all white grade. They were very strong. They aimed at the joint of the arm that held the Blood Wood. This was a part of the plan. They could snatch the Blood Wood and leave if they broke that arm. The whistling sounds of bullets hitting the Heay Life spots could be heard. Each person shot three times, and 1500 bullets smashed the arm of the Chain Prisoner. Even if it was daytime, the light was very eye-catching. The corrosive bomb liquid covered the light spots around its legs. A mist spread. No one knew if it was from the bomb itself or if it was a reaction by the Heavy Life.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com The survivors who had stuck to the plan and were far from the Iron Giant dodged and split into a few groups to attack. When one group was attacked, the others started to cover. Ye Zhongming found a chance to toss a few bottles of Corrosive Bomb on its head. He then ordered Yellow Ball to retreat so the mist wouldnt affect it. At the same time, he fired the demon energy crystal gun at it. Cloud Peaks attacks finally annoyed it, especially after its head was attacked. It wasnt calm anymore, and after roaring, the ghost metal chains gave out a rattling sound. Retreat! Retreat! Ye Zhongming was sensitive to danger, and he was terrified. He shouted for the others to retreat. He also rode Yellow Balls body to descend. The others listened. They knew that a level eight mutated lifeform wasnt a joke. The Chain Prisoners body straightened, and the ghost metal chains flew in all directions. Its body turned into a porcupine. The chains charged at the ants that attacked it. People started to scream. Some people couldnt dodge the attacks and were hit. Even if they were five-star evolved and wore good defensive equipment but, it was useless. Their bodies were shattered, and they died. Numerous chains whipped at Ye Zhongming. As he was the nearest to it, the chains were the quickest and strongest. Yellow Ball flew up and down to dodge most of them, but the last chain hit it. Ye Zhongming activated two skills to fire a few shots to help reduce the force and opened a distance for Yellow Ball to retreat. The chain only skimmed Yellow Balls bum. But the two of them were like a kite whose string was cut. They were sent flying. Yellow Ball spat out blood. It flapped its wings, but it was unable to stop that force. Yellow Ball and Ye Zhongming fell to the ground and left a huge hole. Many from Cloud Peak were shocked and moved instinctively in that direction. Chapter 765: Blood Feast Chapter 765: Blood Feast The Chain Prisoners seemingly suicidal action terrified Ye Zhongming. He felt the intense killing intent from the one eye of the Chain Prisoner. Retreat! Retreat! Ye Zhongming told his subordinates to get further away. What happened next might be very terrifying! The bullets in mid-air froze, and the bullets from the golden and silver Exquisite Floating Balls were emptied. The Chain Prisoner opened its mouth, and it looked weird. Ye Zhongmings uneasiness grew. He rode on Yellow Ball and started to open the distance between them. But the others didnt know and were still immersed in the joy of killing a level eight mutated lifeform. At this level, these mutated lifeforms were covered in treasures. Everyone knew that crystals werent the most valuable part. Their bones, blood, flesh, etc., contained huge energy, which might give humans special abilities. Aooo! The Chain Prisoner braved the bullet rain and stuck the giant Blood Wood into the ground. It stood up, and the blood scattered like rain. These people were stunned when they saw the Chain Prisoner stand up, but they didnt realize anything. Only some higher-level evolved, or people with special abilities were confused and felt a sense of danger. But the Chain Prisoner launched its most ferocious counterattack before they could do anything! It held the giant Blood Wood over its head and smashed it onto its horn. The enormous energy circulated the two pieces of equipment that Ye Zhongming craved. A purple color appeared on the wood. It is bearing fruit? Many people were shocked. With their eyesight, they saw clearly that a patch of small purple fruits had appeared on the Blood Wood. Damn! Ye Zhongming cursed and told Yellow Ball to fly toward where Cloud Peak was! These terrifying plants opened their huge mouths and revealed their sharp teeth. Cannibal Flower! Even people who didnt recognize these things knew what they were. Many people cried in terror, and what followed next were just screams. Some fled, some resisted, some dodged The people here were at least four star evolved and above. With their strength, they were average in the apocalypse evolution system. To reach this level at this time, they were indeed very strong. However, these Cannibal Flowers had no levels, and their attacks were simple. Thus, these evolved felt powerless. If these giant flowers bit you, you were dead. Their teeth could secrete a nervous system toxin. No matter where they bit, you would lose your ability to resist and be swallowed in a few seconds. Those attacks and resistance would hit their bodies and damage them. They would even knock out many teeth. But if their heads were sliced, these flowers wouldnt die. It wouldnt even affect their attacks. The terrifying thing was that defensive skills and equipment werent very useful. Only silver and above defensive gear could stop their bites. In the chaos, many skills hit surrounding survivors, causing them to kill each other. It also wiped out the remaining morale. The humans lasted for less than five minutes before they collapsed. C and G Zone survivors cried and fled from this death land of purple. The biting and chewing caused large amounts of blood to flow from their mouths, dripping onto the ground. In the next dozens of seconds, they started to spit things out. They were the corroded equipment and white bones! Ye Zhongming, Cloud Peak, and S and T Zone barely escaped. They turned and felt fortunate that they escaped. This is Blood Feast? Guang Yao looked at the scene and muttered. Ye Zhongming didnt care. He looked up at the Chain Prisoner because light had started to light up at where the Blood Wood was stuck into the ground. Chapter 766: Use that plan Chapter 766: Use that plan Zhao Jingchen and his father escaped from the terrifying Cannibal Flower Ocean. They turned, and their eyes were filled with pain. They wanted to con Cloud Peak but failed. Not only did they lose three scrolls, but they also lost six core members. They wanted to use this hunt to compensate for some losses and even take revenge. But in a few minutes, he suffered huge losses. The father and son duo looked at the remaining troops and were on the verge of cries. An Mans eyes were opened wide. He panted and clenched his fist. In this short time, even his C Zone warriors suffered huge losses. What was more infuriating was that when they faced danger, everyone panicked, including those experts. If they could help those around them, they could save many survivors. They wouldnt have lost a few thousand high-level warriors in just a few minutes. An Mans heart was bleeding. These people were elites in the resistance zone. He looked at Cloud Peak, and his expression got worse. These people had fled from the Cannibal Flower range. An Man felt a sense of defeat for the first time. At this point, a streak of light shocked him. He raised his head and saw the flowers glowing along with the giant piece of wood in the Iron Giants hands. Slowly, the light connected and formed a giant net. From those flowers at the edge, the terrifying plants started to wither. From outside to inside, they turned yellow. Along with them withering, the light disappeared. More accurately, the light was being transmitted to the giant piece of wood. The Chain Prisoner raised the shining Blood Wood and placed it near its horn. The light started to weaken. It was using this method to heal its injuries Mu Xinfei looked at the Chain Prisoners injuries, which healed quickly and said in disbelief. She didnt expect this fellow to have such a skill. Not only healing its injuries. Ye Zhongming pointed at the demon crystal on its head, It is evolving.ReAd latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Everyone turned and saw that it had started to turn white. The level nine crystal was silver! The Demon Crystal Cannon and Violent Lightning Turret started to roar. This time, the warriors didnt use Armor Piercing Bullets and charged along with their leader. Aoo! The Chain Prisoner saw the fly again, but the fly was stronger this time. Maybe it didnt have enough fun with the humans, so it decided it wanted a full meal. It stepped towards Cloud Peak and waved the Blood Wood in its hands. Yellow Ball did a beautiful spin to dodge the hit. At the same time, it flew close to the Chain Prisoners body. It activated the Roaring Charge. It charged forward and increased its masters attack by 10%. Ye Zhongmings Sand Dance slashed toward the Chain Prisoners head with killing intent and the Light Seal Blademasters job skill. Many people on the battlefield stared at this attack. Whether or not the battle could continue depended on this strike. Succeed, and the hunt would continue. Fail, and it was the signal to retreat. But no one felt like this strike could kill the Iron Giant. Ye Zhongming himself didnt think so too. The Chain Prisoner couldnt do anything to this fly with the Blood Wood, but it didnt mean that it didnt have any other solution. The Ghost Metal Chains surged; this time, it only aimed at Ye Zhongming. It planned to smash this fly that it hated. Ye Zhongming smiled. Sand Dance sliced on one of the chains. Xia Bai! Ye Zhongming shouted a name. The other chains smacked towards the human and beast. Chapter 767: Time Charge Chapter 767: Time Charge What happened stunned many people. No one felt like they could kill this fellow alone. Even the strongest level seven humans now didnt think they could. The higher ones evolution level, the bigger the gap between levels. This gap reached its peak when the beasts reached level nine. Ultimately, level nine mutated lifeforms were on a whole new level. Although this Iron Giant was just level eight, but it was the peak of what humans could discover. Not to mention a six-star evolved charging at it; even if a seven-star evolved came, there was nothing he could do to it. They could only use numbers to kill it. To accumulate small injuries at one spot to badly injure it and then find a chance to kill it. But the Iron Giant showed that it didnt fear such tactics. Those terrifying Cannibal Flowers could kill four-star evolved; only five-star evolved had a chance against it. But how many of them were there? Moreover, having a chance didnt mean they could win. How many five-star evolved died? Even so, why was Cloud Peak launching a crazy attack? The chaotic internal environment of the entire alliance army was the best chance to retreat.ReAd latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Also, it was okay if they were crazy, but to let their own boss attack, was so unwise. If he died, wouldnt everything be gone? But everyone had to admit that their courage was worthy of respect. Not everyone could launch such an attack when they faced a level eight lifeform. In such complicated expressions and gazes, everyone saw a figure descend from above. Right, descend. Xia Bai was on the Exquisite Floating Ball and leaped off when she heard the message from the Battle Contribution Badge. Cloud Peaks seven-star evolved has attacked! Many people had a deep impression of this woman who wore a mask and gave off a threatening aura. Everyone knew that Xia Bais appearance meant Cloud Peak was going all out. Those who wanted to retreat all stopped. They didnt want to miss out on this battle. Aooo! The Chain Prisoner opened its eyes wide. It remembered that someone had stolen a chain from it not long ago. That person looked similar to the one it smacked. Seeing that Cloud Peak didnt panic and stole a chain, Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao realized something. They looked towards Ye Zhongming and saw that although the two of them were injured after stumbling, they stood up. Moreover, they flew forward, and when they were near the Chain Prisoner, he tossed... a seed. They relaxed. At the same time, they were shocked that Ye Zhongming could block the Chain Prisoners attacks. This exceeded their understanding. They wouldnt be able to do that if they were in his shoes. Ye Zhongming couldnt tank so many Ghost Metal Chain strikes. The reason why he was only slightly injured was because of one equipment. Spirit Qilin Pendant. A piece of defensive equipment he got from the Competition Death Wheel. This equipment only had two abilities. One was a Magnetic Field that formed that caused all metal-ranged attacks to deviate. Another was Time Charge. It would charge when it wasnt activated, and the longer the time, the stronger the defense. Ye Zhongming hasnt used it much since he got it. It had been charging for a long time. It was a white grade equipment, and the Treasure Nurturing Gourd raised it to silver grade. Such a long charge formed a sizeable one-time defensive shield. Even the Chain Prisoners attacks were mostly blocked. The remaining energy was blocked by the Black Solid set and Ye Zhongmings own defense. This was why he was fine. This equipment that was useful to metal attacks is really useful now. Ye Zhongming was not injured and leaped off Yellow Balls body. He pressed onto the seed he tossed and used Nurture. A green plant broke from the ground and grew tallera giant lotus. Ah Yangs seven brothers had arrived and stood above the lotus. They placed their hands on the shoulders of the person ahead, and the others poured a red potion into their mouths. Their bodies turned red, and even their eyes were red. The person at the front raised Sand Dance when it got to the same height as the Chain Prisoner and waved the same strike they used on that six-star evolved in the arena. Chapter 768: Flesh valley Chapter 768: Flesh valley The seven teens used the Basic Berserk Potion. This was the other recipe that the Neutral Grasp gave. It was a type of Berserk Potion, like the beast form potion that those few from Signal Flag used in the arena. But those beast-form potions were man-made, and the technology wasnt mature. It had many side effects. This was a form of wheel technology with a recipe, so although there was a side effect, it wasnt as severe. The Basic Berserk Potion could increase ones ability by 30%. The side effects would be based on ones evolution level; the feeling of weakness would last a few hours to a few days. Ye Zhongming was tempted when he saw the few teens in the arena using that strike. He thought of a way to deal with the Chain Prisoner. To use the states of the War Manuscript along with the Basic Berserk Potion that Xia Lei brought to increase the strength of Dragon Head Strike. He wanted to see if that could kill the Chain Prisoner. Ye Zhongming admitted he didnt have as strong an attack as that. Seven people using the potion and increasing their stats by 30%, on this basis, the first ability would also buff each one of them by 12%! If each persons current ability were 100, it would reach 130 after using the potion. Along with the 12%, it would be 145.6. The Dragon Head Strike focused 10% of each persons stats onto one person. Before the attack, that persons body value would be close to 233! This meant that that persons stats would have more than doubled before they attacked. If one included the third ability, the strength would increase by 30%! One could imagine how terrifying their strike would be. This did not include the buff of Sand Dance. If one included that, the value would increase further. Also, dont forget that a few of them learned the Scorching Flame Technique! Also, dont forget that they had used modified evolution potions to grow to their current level! This was the biggest victory they had obtained since the start. Although the Chain Prisoner had been in a bad state, its injuries werent as bad as this. Three light arrows arrived and shot into this wound. Zhao Xingmei was sweating. She used her strongest strike and laid on a Yellow Ball that had flown into the sky once again. The few powerless teens fell from the broken lotus. Liang Chuyin and the others were ready and caught them. The entire Cloud Peak team started to retreat. They knew that they had just sliced open the Chain Prisoners neck, and they didnt break it. Even if this were a fatal wound, this huge fellow wouldnt die instantly. Its counterattacks would be ferocious. As expected, the Chain Prisoner was enraged by its injuries. It was more furious than before when it used the Cannibal Flower Ocean. It touched the wound on its neck and wanted to pull the few arrows out. But its fingers were too thick. The arrows were like hair to it, and it couldnt get it out. Instead, it pushed it deeper. Its body stumbled, and it knelt on the ground. The humans all felt the intense earthquake beneath their feet. The Chain Prisoner ignored its wound. It tossed the Blood Wood toward the seven teens. Liang Chuyin and the others dodged, and the crystal cannons and Violent Lightning Turret attacked to try to knock the huge piece of wood aside. The Blood Wood deviated from the attacks and fell near the team. This was where Ying City and S Zone warriors intersected. At least a dozen people were smashed to death. A few were squashed, and those parts were turned into meat paste. They cried out in pain. The momentum caused the Blood Wood to roll. Any evolved it touched would either be dead or injured. It left a blood valley behind it! But the nightmare was far from over. That eye lit up as if energy was gathering there. Ye Zhongming shouted in rage for everyone near him to gather while those far away should retreat. Zi! A silver light pillar shot from its eye. Along with its head moving, it started to sweep everything in front of it. Ye Zhongming raised Nature Staff to protect the Cloud Peak warriors around him. As for the others, he couldnt help them. He wasnt even confident that the nature gem and Nature Staff could protect these people. Where the light pillar passed, anyone who was touched was turned to ash. Water Bottle Protection and the silver light pillar clashed a few seconds later. The entire battlefield gave off an eye-piercing light. Everyone covered their eyes and didnt dare to see what had happened. The sky was covered in dark clouds. Lightning twisted in the skies and swarmed the dark clouds. The Life Horn on the Iron Giants forehead not only had support skills! Chapter 769: Second seven star Chapter 769: Second seven star The green nature staff and the intermediate water gem caused the Water Bottle Protections defense to increase significantly. The Chain Prisoners light pillar was very powerful. Just a few seconds of sweeping sent chills down ones spine. Anyone hit by the pillar died. Moreover, it was quick. Current humans couldnt dodge it unless they could teleport. This was the reason why Ye Zhongming had to use the nature staff. The pillar and the Water Bottle Protection clashed, giving off an eye-catching light. Everyone felt an intense and unstable energy surging. It might spread out at any moment. A strong sense of danger caused many people to run outwards, even if they could barely see the path. Leave! The attacking survivors started to retreat. If Water Bottle Protection failed, this would help to reduce losses. Cloud Peak, Ying City, S, and T Zones retreated and left Ye Zhongming in front. Many peoples faces were ashen white, and they were terrified of the Chain Prisoner. This was a power that was unimaginable to them.ReAd latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Ye Zhongming stared at the intermediate-grade water gem. If this was damaged, he needed to switch for another instantly. If not, he might die. But this was not his only worry. He looked at the sky and knew its next skill would arrive. This fellows skills were all top skills. Ye Zhongming was really impressed by the three nine-star evolved that managed to kill it in his last life. The dark clouds grew, covering the entire region in a few dozen seconds. Moreover, it didnt look like it was going to stop. Apart from some people racing to get away, the others stopped. It was injured, and Ye Zhongming felt like its Horn of Life could heal its injuries. At most, it could use the Cannibal Flower Ocean once again to heal. But maybe because it had been a long time since anyone had hurt it, rage got to its head. Not only did it toss its Blood Wood, it even used to strong attack skills to vent its anger. Indeed, the two skills were extremely strong. Not to mention the light pillar from the eye, the black cloud was claiming the lives of survivors here. But so what? Its injuries werent getting better and were actually getting worse! The lightning cloud suddenly scattered, and so did the light pillar. The Chain Prisoner stumbled to its feet and shouted. It ran towards the Blood Wood. Stop it! Attack! Chuyin, bring the Blood Wood away! Ye Zhongming shouted and called for Yellow Ball and Xia Baithe two of them and the dog-faced off against it. The Chain Prisoner wanted to grab its weapon and Escape. It needed time to heal its injuries. If it were someone else, those two attacks would cause them to collapse, and it would still be the final victor. But it faced the Nature Staff, who had just turned into a piece of green grade equipment, and also Ye Zhongming, who had an intermediate grade gem. Its two attacks were greatly reduced. Although the lightning cloud was still powerful, it was not enough to cause the Human Alliance army to lose their will to fight. The terrifying lightning cloud disappeared, and the eye-catching light pillar, too. Ye Zhongming realized that the Chain Prisoner was out of ideas, and this was the best chance to kill it. But he was not the only person to realize that. A figure charged out from the crowd with a sharp aura. His pupils constricted. Seven stars! Chapter 770: Four Winged Devil Chapter 770: Four Winged Devil Old Jia attacked! Joy appeared on the faces of An Man, Zhang Hengzhou, and the others when they saw that person. Their glee covered the awkwardness and tiredness on their faces when lightning hit them. Why would the Resistance Zone battle the Iron Giant? Were they stupid? No! They had a perfect intel system and the best analyst. Their plans to eradicate level eight lifeforms were so detailed that they could be stacked a few meters tall. Only because everyone felt it was possible, which was why they tried. The Resistance Zone was more careful and professional than the other factions in the apocalypse. Although An Man had to come to an agreement, he didnt plan to follow it. He only wanted Cloud Peak to suffer heavy losses in the battle so that he could benefit. But C Zone and the resistance zone had their trump card. Even if they hadnt taken it out. What couldnt be denied was that Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak shocked An Man and the others. They really had a way to injure the Chain Prisoner badly. Looking at the situation, if they had some time, they might be able to kill it. If such a thing happened, would An Man be happy with only 20%? Even if he agreed, the bosses of C Zone wouldnt. So An Man planned to go against his word from the start. Now, he didnt have to take responsibility. Someone with a higher status than him attacked. Jayce, Resistance Zones seven-star evolved. Each of the four zones didnt have seven star evolved. More accurately, each zone didnt have a seven-star evolved. Maybe there would be one soon, but at least now, the resistance zone only had two seven-star evolved; they were both alone and didnt belong to a zone.ReAd latest chapters at novelhall.com Only So, Jayce, the seven-star evolved who had been hiding in the Resistance Zone camp, appeared. He saw the Chain Prisoners weakness. Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao were unsure if the seven-star evolved would join in, but they leaned towards no. To them, it was possible for all of them to kill the level eight lifeform, and they didnt need the seven-star evolved to attack. Now that Jayce had jumped out, their hearts sank. Mu Xinfei and Wen Zhong didnt get any news of Jayce following. This could mean many things. Jayice might be leaning towards C Zone. Jayce appeared and showed eye-catching ability. His body transformed in midair. Four giant black wings stretched from his back, and an arm was on the tip of all of them, holding a sharp sword. His own hands held a shield and sword which shone green. The weapons were exquisite, and there were patterns on them. It looked like a set of equipment. He also wore a silver Holy Army Coat. He had the best equipment in Resistance Zone and even the world. As he flapped his wings, he flew to the Chain Prisoners height. The four swords swung backward, hidden beneath the wings. The wings then hid his body under them, and he became the shape of a drill. Light shone from his body. With his wings covering his head, he stretched his sword out. The four thin swords on his body stretched out. After reaching a certain height, he dove towards the Chain Prisoner. Four Winged Devil Bloodline? Ye Zhongming recognized his bloodline and was shocked. This was a bloodline with a strong attack and decent defense. Moreover, it was tough to say if this was an explosive or continuous bloodline. It could show strong combat strength in a short time but it could be maintained for a long time. In his last life, this was one of the top bloodlines. This seven star evolved was very strong. This was Ye Zhongmings evaluation. But in the next second, his expression changed. Along with him were the survivors who were in charge of attacking. They heard Jayce shouting at them. Scram! I will kill it! Chapter 771: Let it go Chapter 771: Let it go Your sister! All the evolved cursed. You kill it? Why didnt you appear before? You even hid the fact that you were following the troops? We are risking our lives to injure this fellow and pay a heavy price, and then you appear? You kill? Why didnt you appear when the Iron Giant used Cannibal Flower, Eye Light Pillar, and Lightning Cloud? Now that you saw that it was weak and fleeing, and then you want to kill it? Moreover, you can kill it, but why ask people to scram? Even if you want to take advantage, have some bottom line? Where is your pride? Cloud Peak and Ying City Alliance were naturally furious. Even Mu Xinfei, Guang Yao, and others felt like they had been slapped in the face. No matter how their relationship with Cloud Peak would be in the future, at least now, they were from the Resistance Zone. To others, they were all on the same side. Others might not know, but they did. This seven-star evolved was nurtured by them. This didn''t make sense since he was snatching resources from them. The two of them felt like they were smashing stones onto their own feet. Jayce charged in front of the Chain Prisoner and targeted the weakness on his neck. The sword spun and hit the hand that the Chain Prisoner used to cover the wound. Blood spurted. This skill, which should be a bloodline or job skill, broke its skin. This attack caused everyone to pay attention. C Zone cheered, but S and T Zone were furious. Since you had such a strong ability, shouldnt you have just appeared at the start? Would everyone need to risk their lives so badly? Maybe they would have won easily. Two seven-star evolved working together along with all the six and five-star evolved; they could have swept it. Of course, this defense had to do with how long the bloodline could last. The stronger the attack he faced, the shorter the time. Ye Zhongming laughed coldly. If the Chain Prisoner were so easy to kill, it wouldnt have been able to roam the wilderness and cities until it was nine-star. Seeing the fly that it damaged being hit, the Chain Prisoner didnt show signs of letting him go. It used its leg to trample the ground. Attack, attack! An Mans eyes were about to pop out. His reaction was totally different from before. He was prideful and felt like a level eight lifeform was about to die under his leadership. But now he was filled with terror and afraid that a seven-star evolved was going to die when he was the commander. Then, his future in the resistance zone would be finished. The Resistance Zone could allow six-star evolved to die, but not seven-star! He shouted towards Cloud Peak, Ying City, and S and T Zones. But everyone ignored him. If it were before, Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao would have helped, but now that Jayce was kill stealing? He failed, and you wanted us to help? Wishful thinking. Even if they wanted to help, they wouldnt go now. The Chain Prisoner was stepping on Jayce, and if he was dying, he was probably dead. What was the point? As for Cloud Peak and Ying City, they hoped for him to die. Help? Stop dreaming! C, G, and the outside factions started to attack the Chain Prisoner to save Jayce. Although they were attacking, they grumbled to themselves: Who asked you to kill steal? Why did you ask them to scram? Now, you have failed and are getting attacked, and you want people to save you. Boss, should we help? Ah Yang felt like attacking now would allow them to kill the Chain Prisoner. Zhao Xingmei, Mu Xinfei, and Guang Yao looked at Ye Zhongming and waited for his decision. Ye Zhongming weighed the pros and cons and said something surprising. No, lets let it go. Chapter 772: Lightning Ocean Chapter 772: Lightning Ocean Let it go? Anyone who heard it was shocked. Everyone risked their lives to kill it, and now they saw hope. You wanted to let it go?New n0vel chapters are published on Everyone didnt understand. Ye Zhongming looked at the intense battle and saw the Chain Prisoner still attacking the crowd. He knew that it was hard to explain, but he had no choice. If not, they would not want to work with him in the future. After all, Cloud Peak didnt suffer losses today, but Ying City Alliance and both Mu Xinfei and Guang Yaos forces had many losses. They would feel that killing the Chain Prisoner was worth it, but letting it go was tough for them to explain to their subordinates. I met it when the apocalypse started. I also sliced a small piece of the chain. Ye Zhongming took out some Ghost Metal. Cloud Peak was collecting these chains, so everyone knew that it was good. Since that was the case, there was no need to hide. This is a special material and has good stats. It can improve the quality and ability of equipment. Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao looked at each other and felt they knew Ye Zhongmings secret. Ye Zhongming smiled when he saw that. His secret wouldnt be an item. But when I saw it this time, I observed the part of the chain I sliced a year ago, that place Recovered. This time, even Zhao Xingmei and Liang Chuyin were shocked. So the boss was observing so closely. Moreover, things were weird. A year ago, be it me or the other survivors, we couldnt force this fellow to use any ability, so we didnt understand much. But this time, when it used these chains to attack, did you notice where they came from? Everyone looked towards the Chain Prisoner. These chains were smacking the survivors, and anyone who touched them was either injured or dead. It is from its body This was where Ye Zhongming was different from the resistance zone. Resistance Zone didnt care about the losses. They did it for honor and pride. That had become a habit. But Ye Zhongming was different. He focused on elite troops, and each warrior was important. Moreover, he had a way to deal with that fellow, so he wasnt willing to waste more lives. Even if we kill it, we wont get 80%. Mu Xinfei frowned, and killing intent flashed on her face. She felt like if they killed the Iron Giant and they went against their word, she wouldnt show them any mercy. Ye Zhongming shook his head, That seven-star evolved is alive. Everyone was filled with disbelief. The Chain Prisoner smacked him to the ground and trampled on him, and he wasnt dead? Ye Zhongming sighed. This was the importance of a good bloodline. The Four Winged Devils defensive skill was strong. These two attacks caused him to suffer huge injuries, but it wasnt fatal. He could sense that the fellow was alive. The reason why he didnt come out was that he hoped that others would fight it first. Ye Zhongming was filled with disdain against this seven-star evolved. He was a piece of trash. The apocalypse didnt lack such people. Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao were silent. His side wouldnt have the high-level combat advantage if Jayce were still alive. In the context that killing the Iron Giant would cause them to suffer heavy losses, and they would not get 80% of the rewards, Jayce wouldnt agree. Should they have a battle? They were similar in strength, so heavy losses on both sides werent the outcome anyone wanted to see. If they can kill the Iron Giant, that would be good. We will take a part. If they cant, then we will let it go. In a month, we will be far stronger than it is. At that time, we will kill it easily. Ye Zhongming smiled confidently and then said to Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao, We will take all the benefits. Isnt that better? The moment he said that, the Chain Prisoner started to go crazy. The Ghost Metal Chains rose into the sky. It clashed with the Horn of Life, and electricity charged the chains. The chains started to dance around it as the currents grew stronger. At a certain time, these chains smashed downwards into the ground. Lightning Ocean. With the Chain Prisoner at the center, it started to spread in all directions! Chapter 773: Communication Chapter 773: Communication Lei Lu rubbed her head, which was about to explode, to return to her senses. She was An Mans deputy, or rather, his lover. Although she was evolved and had reached five-star, but she knew that she basically didnt participate in any battles in the apocalypse. She was a flower that was raised in a greenhouse. She was able to get to her level because of An Man. Whether in life or on the bed, she served this person who was old enough to be her father very well. She was interested in feeling the atmosphere. An Man couldnt stop her and thus, agreed for her to come. To him, although they were hunting a level eight mutated lifeform, they sent many people. They also had Jayce the secret weapon so they would be safe. So he allowed her to follow. However, due to safety considerations, she placed her in a place he felt was very safe. C Zones Exquisite Floating Ball. It had great invisibility methods and high defense. An Man didnt think that it would face any dangers. But he was wrong and underestimated the Chain Prisoners ability. Under that terrifying Lightning Cloud, Apart from Cloud Peak and T Zones modified Exquisite Floating Balls, C, G, and S Zones balls were destroyed. Lei Lu fell to the ground. If not for the good defense and the ball falling because the lightning had damaged the Floating Balls systems, she would have died even if she were a five-star evolved. She relied on the evolveds strong body to recover some stamina. She looked around in shock and saw corpses and bodies. She had never seen such scenes and felt disgusted. She wanted to find her allies but only saw their corpses. The others in the wheel didnt have high levels, and most of them were technical workers. Be it the lightning or the fall, they were enough to kill them. Far away, that big fellow was still battling the humans. Lei Lu saw An Man. She wanted to find him, but some sounds made her stop. She knew that it was the communication device within the Exquisite Floating Ball. At that moment, a lightning ocean spread. Many arm-sized lightning currents spread in all directions. Any lifeform that touched it would be hit by lightning. Moreover, these currents were too dense, and no one could dodge them. They could only rely on their strength to tank it. An Man shivered from the lightning. He was near the Iron Giant, where the current was the strongest. He felt really bad, but he had to hold on. But because of the Iron Giants attacks, the surrounding evolved stopped attacking. Both sides were in a face-off. There were only two outcomes: the Iron Giant using the Lightning Ocean to kill them or the evolved surviving until the Iron Giant ran out of energy. This lightning ocean was huge and even reached where Ye Zhongming and the others were at. But as they were far away, the lightning wasnt as strong. It couldnt kill three-star evolved and above. The sizzling sound lasted for three minutes. Many humans couldnt take it and fell to the ground. Their bodies twitched, and they lost their lives. Many of them tried to flee, but they had to suffer from intense pain. The currents seemed like they had their own minds and would move to attack their targets. This situation terrified Ye Zhongming. He was impressed that this fellow had many AOE attacks, each one terrifying. Finally, the Chain Prisoner stopped this ability. Its body was covered in sweat, and the blood from its neck flowed to the ground. It looked at the humans who were still standing and cried out. It turned towards Ye Zhongming. Its weapon was still in his hands. Seeing Ye Zhongming raise the Staff of Nature, rage and unwillingness appeared in its eyes. In the next second, it ran in another direction. Everyone was stunned; did it want to flee? Many people realized and wanted to chase. But the Horn of Life fired a streak of light that hit the lightning. These streaks of lightning connected and formed a dragon storm. It swept the area and blocked those who wanted to chase it. The lightning dragon storm also attacked Ye Zhongming and his group. Ye Zhongming could only point at the Iron Giant. A mark only he could see appeared on its head and disappeared along with its giant body. Chapter 774: Demon Monster appear again Chapter 774: Demon Monster appear again A thick, gory stench spread on the battlefield that couldnt fade. Corpses were everywhere, and most of them were incomplete. Some were humans, and the rest looked similar to humans, but they were green monsters. Delin drank a mouth of water to moisturize his throat. He smiled bitterly. This was the first time he knew that an evolveds throat would go hoarse if he used it too much. He touched the left of his head, and his ear was gone. A three-meter-tall monster had broken through C Zones defense. Delin faced it, and after killing the monster, which had no abilities at all, he paid the price of it biting off one ear. Damn, will it have any illness? Delin mumbled as he looked at the monster whose head was smashed and gave out a disgusting dark green liquid. The monsters stopped after forcing this attack back, but they didnt retreat. They still surrounded C Zone. How many casualties are there? Delin asked the deputy expressionlessly. The deputy lowered his head and hesitated, Over 45 thousand. Even if he was mentally prepared, he couldnt help but close his eyes. Over 60% of them were gone. If not for them being surrounded by such a ratio, they would have collapsed even if they were all evolved. They were just trapped beasts. Whether they were able to flee or not, C Zone would suffer a huge blow. They would go from the strongest region to a situation similar to S Zone. They might be even worse! Delins gaze was filled with despair but also unmistakable rage. What was going on with C Zones intel? Why did they make such a mistake with the number of monsters? The information told them that there were just ten thousand. How many were there? 200 thousand? Or three hundred thousand? Delin wasnt clear, and he didnt have the mood to count. So what if he counted? He was still trapped and waiting for reinforcements that might not come. Commander! The headquarters have sent news! the subordinate shouted, with joy on his face. When he got nearby, the soldiers turned. Delin looked at his expression, and his heartbeat quickened. He thought about a possibility. How? They told us to defend. The team hunting the Iron Giatn is 50 kilometers west of us. If we hold for a few hours, they will arrive! The battlefield was silent when they heard the news, and they started cheering! There was light at the end of the darkness, hope in despair. If they could live, who would be willing to die? Delins face lit up. He laughed. Although he knew that the few hours would be as hard as a lifetime, he had something to look forward to. Although he knew that many more of them would die in the few hours, but Many would survive. The green monsters were shocked by the cheers and started to retreat. The survivors were delighted and started to laugh. Some even pointed middle fingers at them. A four-meter-tall monster saw the humans laughing and roared. The monsters replied with cries before they launched their attacks. Blood and pieces of meat started to fly in mid-air. The Chain Prisoner escaped, and all that was left was a tattered battlefield. Each faction suffered heavy losses. Apart from Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming brought 500, one died, a few dozen were injured and the rest were fine. Moreover, Cloud Peak earned the only thing from this battle. The Blood Wood and many pieces of Ghost Metal. An Man led a group of people with solemn faces and walked over. They were very aggressive. Cloud Peak lined up, and they were ready for the impending conflict. At that moment, a woman ran over and shouted toward An Man. Just a few sentences and his expression changed. Chapter 775: Lets spar Chapter 775: Let''s spar What? What did you say? Although everyone was on the verge of clashing, after hearing what happened to C Zone, Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao were anxious. They were still part of the resistance zone and knew this organizations foundations and strength. They didnt expect them to face such a thing and werent willing to see it happen. At least, it was like this before they split. Only Cloud Peak and Ying City could keep calm. To them, C Zones death didnt matter. But Ye Zhongming frowned. That woman wasnt too detailed, but Ye Zhongming heard something shocking from a few parts. Like Green human-shaped monster. What did you say? Say it again! A voice spread from the side. Jayce, whom many people thought was dead, appeared. There were cracks on the Holy Army Coat, and one of his arms was twisted. Although he had survived the Chain Prisoner, he was severely injured. Old Jayce, you are fine! An Man was delighted. Fortunately, the seven-star evolved didnt die. As for the other losses, there would be ways to make up. Lei Lu stammered as she told the famous seven-star evolved everything. An Man and Jayce looked at each other, and they could see the disbelief in each others eyes. The Resistance Zone was the biggest faction in the country, the C Zone was the strongest, and any battle squad was a super faction outside. A few squads worked together and were getting destroyed. They were trapped. They would all die if there werent any reinforcements. Moreover, from An Mans mouth, everyone knew that the trapped C Zone were all the elites. Even Broken Blade Battle Squad was a part of them. The others might not know, but those from the resistance zone knew what that meant. If these battle squads were wiped out, C Zone would be destroyed, and the entire Resistance Zone would also suffer! This was worse than S Zone splitting. At least S Zones split wouldnt kill so many. Lei Lu waited, and once everyone woke from their shock, he hinted to An Man. This person in charge spoke with her before he returned with a weird expression. We will make up for the ammo and equipment that you use. Four-star evolved will get double, five-star triple, six-star five times, seven-star ten times! Commander Ye, you will get 20 times. We will give you 10 thousand level four crystals extra as payment for you. What I say include Battle Beasts and summoning beings. An Man panted. He wasnt tired, but he was nervous, I will use the accurate battle recording equipment to record the entire event so it wont be wrong. Ye Zhongming blinked. These conditions werent a small sum. Cloud Peak was filled with five-star evolved. Based on what An Man said, the conditions were very good. He even gave Ye Zhongming 20 times the reward and 10 thousand level four crystals. But this was it? C Zones elites were in danger. Ye Zhongming and C Zone werent friends, so if he didnt rip them off now, when? Ye Zhongming touched his fingers and smiled, You have to pay those things first. An Man thought about his own pocket and agreed. I heard that your Resistance Zone has something called Mechanic Fortress? I want one. Hearing Ye Zhongmings words, An Man and Jayces expression changed. An Man shook his head, and Jayce said viciously, Dont ask for too much! Ye Zhongming waved, Then forget it! After saying that, he wanted to lead his men away. An Man and Jayce looked at each other. An Man suppressed his rage and weighed the matter. Cloud Peak was too important. Not only did they have a few hundred five-star evolved, but they also had many six-star and the only other seven-star. If they go, the reinforcements would be much stronger, and they would have more confidence. If they didnt go, the reinforcements strength would reduce by a third! Thinking about how the elite forces would get wiped, his body shook. He chased up to Ye Zhongming. Do you have any other condition? Ye Zhongming smiled innocently, I have a small condition. He used his hands to signal that it was small and then pointed at Jayce. Cloud Peak also has a seven-star evolved, lets spar. Chapter 776: Colorful Wheel Illusion Chapter 776: Colorful Wheel IllusionA 60-thousand-strong team was moving in the wilderness. Within a few kilometers, there were 20,000 people. The team was in charge of clearing mutated lifeforms that they faced. This team that came out from Sharp Peak Mountain to wipe out the Iron Giant lost 10,000 people after the battle. This wasn¡¯t a small sum. Ten thousand evolved had spent many potions, scrolls, and effort. All of them died to the ranged attacks of the Iron Giant. Although each faction only lost a thousand people, but one must know that the number represented a percentage of the faction. One could say that this battle caused one to suffer huge losses, and they even failed in the hunt. The only people to gain anything were Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. The Giant Blood Wood that many people carried was the target of jealousy. Especially Jayce, who was beaten up. He hated those from Cloud Peak. When he glanced at the woman in the mask, he was terrified. Ye Zhongming¡¯s sparring couldn¡¯t be rejected. But the outcome was so shocking that many were still in shock. Xia Bai beat him up! Xia Bai had attacked once in that battle, so many people didn¡¯t care much about this seven-star evolved. Her presence was slightly lower. But after she fought Jayce, everyone noticed how terrifying she was. Everyone respected seven-star evolved, but they weren¡¯t so fearful of them. After all, they belonged to the same faction. But when Xia Bai attacked, everyone felt chills down their spines.ReAd latest chapters at novelhall.com Only Many people felt that a seven-star evolved wasn¡¯t terrifying, but a crazy seven-star evolved was terrifying. Cloud Peak¡¯s Xia Bai was insane. Each person knew why Cloud Peak¡¯s boss suggested the sparring. He wanted to vent his anger on Jayce for trying to kill steal. But to be honest, no one had high hopes for Xia Bai. After all, Jayce was famous in the Resistance Zone. A four-winged Devil bloodline made him outstanding, and he was pretty much invincible. But who knew that things were totally different when they started the battle? Mu Xinfei thought about it. She looked around and agreed with Guang Yao¡¯s thoughts. They wouldn¡¯t be willing to wipe out the monsters, but they were confident they could open a gap and save people. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything, but he wasn¡¯t as optimistic in his heart. With his understanding of the demon monsters, they wouldn¡¯t let go of prey that was already in their mouths. They would intercept the human reinforcements. Moreover, the ratio of female evolved wasn¡¯t as many as guys, but they were still more than during peacetime. This point alone meant that the demon monsters would attack the reinforcements. Their desire to reproduce was above their desire to consume. Moreover, the images weren¡¯t clear, but they could tell that these demon monsters were very strong. These monsters that grew stronger with size were over two meters on average, which was around level three. Many of them were between two and three meters. Three-meter monsters were already five-star. One must know that they were stronger than mutated lifeforms of the same level. Moreover, Ye Zhongming knew that the monsters that could surround the elites of C Zone were very strong. The four-meter monsters were level seven, and no one knew how many there were. After Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao left, Liang Chuyin looked at the frowning Ye Zhongming and said, ¡°They don¡¯t know how dangerous this thing is, but you do. Let¡¯s return the things to An Man and leave.¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°Humans are always greedy.¡± He looked at the team and said, ¡°Although An Man doesn¡¯t want to tell us, aren¡¯t you curious about why their elite forces went there? Why would they send so many forces if not for a good thing?¡± Liang Chuyin nodded. There were huge interests for the resistance zone to send so many people and even risk their foundations. ¡°Also, Xia Lei told us about Sister Liu¡¯s progress, and she mentioned these monsters.¡± Liang Chuyin was stunned. She didn¡¯t care about such things, but she recalled that there was such a thing. Liu Zhenghong had been studying these monsters, and she had made huge progress. She hoped to shift their genes to warriors to deal with the quick aging problem. ¡°But if we go, our losses...¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and held her hand. ¡°Don¡¯t worry; before going there, we need to go somewhere. Many good things are waiting for us.¡± Chapter 777: Colorful Wheel Illusion Part 2 (1) Chapter 777: Colorful Wheel Illusion Part 2 (1) You are going to leave?New n0vel chapters are published on An Man frowned. When he heard the news, he clenched his fists and wanted to punch Ye Zhongming. He agreed to help C Zone. He raised the conditions, collected the items, and now said he wanted to leave? Did he think that he was watching a drama? He would come back soon? Jayce was breathing heavily. He wasnt like a seven-star evolved. His eyes were red as he stared at Ye Zhongming and wanted to swallow him alive. Did he take the beating for nothing? Even Mu Xinfei and Guang Yaos faces were solemn, and they didnt know what Ye Zhongming was doing. Ye Zhongming wasnt affected and looked at them, If things go smoothly, I need just half a day before I meet up with all of you. Just head there and restrict the demon monsters. Remember, dont split up. If not, those monsters will attack you. You make it sound so simple, restrict? What about those trapped forces? What if the monsters send tens of thousands to attack us and continue attacking those forces? The person in charge of G Zone was unhappy with their actions. Although he didnt think that Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak were really afraid, but it added a huge uncertainty to their operation. After all, this group was very strong, and they also had a seven-star evolved. Should you reconsider? Guang Yao tried to persuade. If Ye Zhongming left, he would lose all confidence. He had started to rely on Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. I have to go. This is not only for myself but also for this operation. Ye Zhongming said solemnly, Only then will we have a chance of succeeding. What do you mean? although An Man was unhappy, he didnt lose his rationality. He heard Ye Zhongmings words and asked. Xia Bai noticed a phrase and suddenly asked. Yes, might. I am not sure; I got this information from some news. Ye Zhongming replied. He couldnt tell them that he had heard from his last life that something called a Colorful Wheel Illusion would appear here. Many Colorful Wheels would appear, and it would last for 30 minutes. Rumor had it that a team that came out to hunt met this mysterious thing. As it was so sudden, they were terrified. But quickly, they were shocked by the colorful wheels, so they started to spin it and got the job scrolls. Of course, opportunity and dangers existed together. They faced attacks from weird energy lifeforms. They were immune to physical attacks, and only skills could kill them. Based on what those that survived described, those colorful wheels appeared and then disappeared. Many energy bodies would attack if someone obtained the scroll from it before it disappeared. These energy bodies were strong and weird. Half of the dozen-strong team was killed, and only 3-4 people survived. As the date was easy to remember, this story spread, but the place was uncertain. However, there were detailed descriptions of things around, which Ye Zhongming used to find the place. Of course, Ye Zhongming also knew that these were things that he heard. Although they were true, but he hadnt found the position. People might have also changed the timeline, so he was unsure. He came here to try his luck. He was also unsure of the strength of those energy bodies. He hoped that his five-star full silver team could deal with it. After instructing them, he led the team forward, and they arrived at the rumored place very quickly. He told everyone to prepare, and he started to scout the surroundings. Zhongming, someone came. Ye Zhongming was stunned but didnt get annoyed by the interruption. Instead, he felt that things were true, that things did happen here. He saw a team running over. There was a mutated boar in front of them, which should be their prey. When they saw the team looking at them, they stopped. They were filled with fear and wariness. They discussed with each other before running. Ye Zhongming pouted. If these people ran over, he would give them some benefits since he stole what they got in his last life. But things were quiet now. Chapter 777.5- Colorful Wheel Illusion Part 2 (2) Chapter 777.5- Colorful Wheel Illusion Part 2 (2) As time passed, the sky suddenly turned dark. The white sky had no clouds for miles, and the sudden darkness was weird. Suddenly, a giant wheel appeared a few dozen meters from Ye Zhongming. It was illusionary at first but turned physical after a few seconds. Ye Zhongming ran over. He took a look and saw five regions. One was black, and the rest were colorful regions representing job scrolls. Ye Zhongming couldnt suppress his smile after seeing that. Although high-level evolved, all already had jobs, but in truth, not everyone in the apocalypse had one. Ye Zhongming lived for ten years in his last life and only got to six-star, but he had two jobs. They were ordinary jobs. If not for his being lucky to raise his Marksman job to a high level, he probably wouldnt be able to enter a squad. With Xia Bais team as an example, Ye Zhongming spent many resources on them so that they could all become five-star evolved and have at least four silver equipment. He also gave them all battle beasts.Updated from Each one of those showed Ye Zhongmings job advantage and his fortune. He could craft many silver equipment as a Glory Smith and having Ghost Metal. He had the Super Elimination Technique and naturally had large amounts of evolution potions. But he didnt have a way to get many job scrolls for them. Every faction lacked this. Job scrolls didnt have restrictions, so people who got it would use it for themselves. They didnt consider whether the job was useless or whether they could get job advancement scrolls. The conclusion was that greed caused a waste of large amounts of resources. So, the prices of job scrolls were always high, and there was no supply of them. Even Ye Zhongming obtained job scrolls because he was lucky. Some were from a few big events. If not, his jobs wouldnt be completed. Thus, when he knew Sharp Peak Mountains position, he planned to come here to try his luck. Fortunately, he succeeded. Liang Chuyin pointed forward, and Ye ZHongming looked. Two similar wheels appeared a dozen steps from him. The reason why they were similar was because they had differing numbers of regions. One had three; one had six. Moreover, they had golden stars. The three region was a five-sided star, while the six region had two stars. Was it level? This thought flashed in his head. He ran to the two-starred wheel and started to toss crystals. When Ye Zhongming was busy, more wheels appeared. There were many of them, and in one period, ten appeared. Ye Zhongming had only heard of the news and didnt know exactly what would happen. He thought about it and called Xia Bai and Liang Chuyin over. He passed them crystals. Put it into the wheels, but dont spin it. Wait for me! They nodded and knew that time was of the essence. They split up to place crystals on the wheels. Ye Zhongmings wheel was full. He got a scroll, and that energy being appeared again. They still used the crystal cannons to attack, but this time, it spun, and the light on its body dimmed. It was still alive. It got close to Ye Zhongming to attack. The Violent Lightning Turret didnt dare to fire as he was too close. The first 50-person team charged into the battlefield and surrounded this monster. Ye Zhongming rushed to spin the other wheel. Xia Bai had filled it up, so Ye Zhongming went to spin it. But when he returned, his wheel was gone, and those crystals were wasted. After this repeated, although he gained a few scrolls, there were more energy bodies, and they had lost many crystals. Ye Zhongming started to understand the pattern. The wheels could be spun once or twice before they disappeared. The time was random. Some would still be there after two spins; some would disappear after three. Some would disappear after one. Ye Zhongming told the two women to back out. He would select the wheels to spin. On one side, he spun the wheels, and on the other were Cloud Peak warriors who entered the battlefield. This region started to get busy because of the illusion. Five stars! Ya Tian shouted. Ye Zhongming saw the wheel with the most stars today. He dashed over. Chapter 778: 68 Chapter 778: 68 Ye Zhongming saw that there were five golden stars at the center of a wheel with only two regions. He didnt think and started to shove crystals into it. He was afraid that the only five-star wheel to date would disappear. The sounds of battle continued to get more intense. Ye Zhongming glanced and saw some of the energy bodies being huge. With just a few strikes, they showed strength no weaker than a six-star evolved. At the same time, he was clear that the more stars in the center of the wheel, the stronger the energy being summoned. A four-star wheel summoned a five-meter monster that looked like a dinosaur. It spat dozens of energy balls that dealt huge injuries to the team around it. The five-star wheel needed more demon crystals than the other wheels. Ye Zhongming tossed crystals in, and the energy bar didnt fill quickly. Finally, it was full. He eliminated the black region, and he obtained the job scroll. He dodged immediately. A dozen-meter giant energy octopus appeared. The moment it appeared, it raised its eight claws at Ye Zhongming, and in the next moment, light pillars fired at him. At the same time, the crystal cannon at the side fired. This angle wasnt blocked, and it was within range. Ten minutes had passed, and Ye Zhongming obtained six scrolls, but this was far from enough. He looked at the energy body that was targeting him. He shouted for Xia Bai to deal with it while he spun other wheels. The gunshots and cannons fired loudly and left an intense light when it hit the body of energy. The team that fled stopped behind a hill, and a few of them used their binoculars to look. Oh my god, those are the colorful wheels that produce job scrolls! So many! A 20-year-old guy gulped as he looked at those wheels in envy. He was one of the stronger members of his team and was already a three-star evolved, but he still hadnt had a job. He wanted one for a long time. But he didnt have a chance to get such a precious scroll as he couldnt buy it even if he had money. Of course, he didnt have that amount of money. That group is so strong. Do you see them? They are using silver equipment. His brother crawled beside him. He had just turned 18 but was already an experienced warrior in the apocalypse. But Ye Zhongming didnt stop. Ye Zhongming told Liang Chuyin, the twins, Xia Bai, Ah Yang, and his seven brothers to each deal with one. He didnt ask them to kill it but just that they stopped affecting the wheel spinning. Ye Zhongming obtained more scrolls, but the number of energy bodies increased. Battlefields appeared in that small region. They could only use skills on the energy bodies, but that consumed mental energy and had cooldown. Everyones skills were in cooldown, and only the crystal weapons could deal damage. If it were another squad, they would have collapsed. But the Cloud Peak warriors werent in a good state even then. As there were more energy bodies, some small squads were able to trap them. Ye Zhongming and the ten spinning the wheel were affected. But everyone knew that this concerned their interests. Most of the job scrolls were used on them, so they bit their teeth and tried their best. The team behind the hill was already shocked by this battle. They were stunned as they looked at the weapons and skills they had never seen before shining. This was a battle they couldnt imagine or understand. The number of energy bodies exceeded 50, and Cloud Peak started to have losses, but he didnt stop. Everyone didnt hope for their boss to stop. Everyone knew about high risk and high reward. They started to use crystal bombs. Only now did they take out these remaining crystals. They wanted to wait for the energy bodies to reach a certain number. The sudden explosion achieved some results. Even if the energy bodies didnt die, the energy hit still forced them back. Half an hour! The time mentioned in his last life was up. If these wheels didnt disappear, then Ye Zhongming would order them to retreat. If they didn''t go, they would suffer huge losses. Fortunately, all the colorful wheels disappeared, and the sky turned bright again. Those energy bodies disappeared, too. The Cloud Peak warriors looked at each other and felt fortunate. That short half an hour felt more dangerous than facing the level eight Chain Prisoner. Ye Zhongming wiped his sweat and clenched his fists excitedly. He obtained 68 scrolls! Chapter 779: Replicate (1) Chapter 779: Replicate (1) After the battle results were out, no one from Cloud Peak died. But there were over twenty of them that were badly injured. One had to mention Xia Bai and the core members helping. They, along with a few dozen people, were able to deal with one energy body. Of course, the most important reason was because of the short time. They only spun a lot in the final ten minutes. Along with their clear strategy, they didnt risk their lives, which was why nobody died. Although they suffered heavy injuries, none of them lost their arms or legs. This had to do with the attacks of those energy bodies. Their injuries were controlled after using the healing potions they got from C Zone. With the bodies of the evolved, they would heal after some time. It might only need a few days. This was the advantage of being an evolved. As long as you didnt lose your limbs, your organs werent affected, and you didnt face anything vicious, as long as you had a breath, you could recover quickly. After looking after the injured members, Ye Zhongming relaxed. Xia Bais battle squad were warriors who were the most loyal to him. They were the strongest in Cloud Peak, and he didnt want anything to happen to them. After the battle, there were the gains that delighted him; he had 68 job scrolls. If he sold them, he would get an enormous sum. Although he wouldnt sell them, it didn''t stop him from valuing them that way. But when he wanted to see those scrolls'' jobs, Cloud Peak saw some people walking over. Many people. Liang Chuying looked at the two thousand-odd people, hesitating whether to come over. She pouted.Updated from Boss, should I chase them away? Ah Yang wasnt as violent as Little Tiger. If that fellow were here, he would probably ask if they needed to kill them. Le Cheng was stunned, and then he replied, This Around 5-6 thousand locals. If you include the few counties, there are at least 50-60 thousand. How strong are they? Le Cheng smiled, They are definitely not as strong as your subordinates. They are around my level, but a few battle squads are decent. I heard that they have five-star evolved. Ye Zhongming looked at Le Cheng. This four-star evolved was doing well. From the angle of an ordinary person, his level wasnt low; he had decent equipment. Although he only had a white bulletproof vest, his other items were grey. In his last life, this was still someone Ye Zhongming had to look up to at the same period. Hand me your weapon. Ah? Le Cheng was stunned for a long time when he heard Ye Zhongmings words. He had a blade that he got from the wheel, and it was shiny. It was sharp when he sliced zombies, mutated animals, and plants. Those level two and below would get killed in one hit. Those above would still take huge damage. He was able to be the boss because of the blade. Now that this strong guy wanted it, he really didnt want to give it, but he had no choice. He couldnt defeat him. He bit his teeth and passed the blade to Ye Zhongming. Those behind were annoyed and thought these people wanted to steal their items. Ye Zhongming took some materials to enchant the grey blade. In front of two thousand people, he turned it white. The two thousand people were silent and looked on in disbelief. They had seen smiths before, but those smiths could not upgrade a piece of equipment to white grade so easily. Chapter 779.5- Replicate (2) Chapter 779.5- Replicate (2) Ye Zhongming returned it and smiled, I have a mission; I dont know if you are interested? The payment will be these kinds of weapons. Wa! The two thousand of them were excited. The payment was white grade equipment? In his group, only a few had white equipment, and they were all leaders and deputy leaders. From that, one could see how rare such equipment were. Now that they had a chance to obtain such equipment, they were very excited. Le Cheng stammered and asked, Really, really?Thi/s chapter is updated by Ye Zhongming nodded, Of course, but there are too few of you; I need more people. These people replied and basically said that people werent a problem. They could contact those from the nearby villages and counties. Okay. Ye Zhongming nodded, But I have to make one thing clear. This mission is dangerous, and we are facing six digits worth of monsters. We have 100 thousand that will fight alongside you. Only then were they silent. Very dangerous? So many monsters? They were shocked, and even Le Cheng was in terror. We will do it! A guy on the side spoke. This was the leader of the faction that was close to Le Cheng. What isnt dangerous in the apocalypse? At most, we will die. To get good things but not wanting to take risks, where would there be such a good deal? Moreover, arent there 100 thousand more with us? Why are we afraid? Many of their eyes lit up when they heard that. Right, werent they living in danger? They were using white equipment as payment, and of course, they were asking people to risk their lives. High risk, high reward! Many people agreed. Finally, Ye Zhongming agreed that those one and two-star evolved would get an evolution potion. Those three-star evolved would get white equipment and a two-star potion. Four star would get two white equipment. If five-star evolved were willing, they would get three white pieces and a three-star potion. Zhao Xingmei had been treated well by Ye Zhongming not only because of her strength also because she knew her place. Her giving him this book also was a good point. Ye Zhongming had lived another life and knew that scrolls were precious. Even if he focused on collecting them, he didnt get many. After all, scrolls were in low supply, and you wouldnt be able to buy one even if you had money. But things were different with the Sky Boat Book. As long as you had scrolls, this equipment could replicate it. The job and skill scrolls could only be replicated once, but there werent any restrictions for job advancement and skill upgrade scrolls. But the Sky Boat Book was only green grade, and it could only replicate job scrolls. It could replicate skill scrolls at blue. As for those upgrade and advancement scrolls, it could only do it at gold. Those rarer scrolls would only be possible at purple. Ye Zhongming had 68 scrolls in his hands and would replicate them. Although he could replicate them once and replicated items couldnt be further replicated, this still meant he would double what he had. In other words, he didnt get 68 scrolls but 136! Of course, replication needed crystals and many of them. But things that money couldnt buy were worth it. Sky Boat Book needed a huge amount of energy but didnt require a certain level of crystals. Like the colorful wheels, Ye Zhongming tossed level three crystals and replicated many scrolls. Although he was using many crystals, he was still happy. The others saw the boss holding a book and placing scrolls into it. In a short while, he took two scrolls out. Their eyes opened wide. These women felt like their boss wasnt called Ye Zhongming but Doremon. The female warriors had spent a long time with him, so he could remember their names and abilities. He followed their unique points and contributions to hand these scrolls out. Apart from keeping 20 for himself, the team had 116 more evolved instantly. This made the number of job users over 200. Close to half of them had jobs. A year had passed in the apocalypse, and this ratio was terrifying. He obtained a Job Merge Scroll that needed five jobs. He needed two more main jobs to use it. This scroll was a rare scroll, but the Sky Boat Book wasnt high-grade enough, so it couldnt replicate it. But Ye Zhongming didnt merge them immediately after finding two more jobs. He considered everything and chose three job scrolls to learn. Now, he had six jobs. He wanted to keep Lethal Gun Artist. He activated the scroll and didnt confirm it instantly. He looked at the requirements. It needed at least five similar-type jobs. If you had more, you could select one to keep. The other jobs would randomly merge into an elite job. The others would disappear. Fortunately, he wasnt greedy and didnt learn other jobs, if not it would be a waste. He took in a deep breath and confirmed to merge it. Chapter 780: Mountain Body Blade Saint Chapter 780: Mountain Body Blade Saint There was heat surging in his body, which didnt feel good. Merging several jobs to get a new one wasnt a pleasant process compared to learning a new job. But at a certain moment, it caused Ye Zhongmings muscles to tense up. The discomfort disappeared, and what replaced it was a huge sense of relaxation. Ye Zhongming knew that it was completed. He looked at his new job excitedly. He just took a look and had the urge to take a deep breath. It was an elite job. Elite, Body Blade Saint! The three jobs he learned previously were Flower Cultivation Monk, Bright Blade Master, and Essence Soul Nurturing Maniac, three jobs with prefixes. Out of the 68 scrolls, these were the ones that he felt were decent and suitable for him. Flower Cultivation Monk was a body cultivation technique that trained his body parts into sharp and tough weapons. It also had a mental-energy ability. A few skills, like Weapon Body, Killing Fist, etc., were very powerful. It was a job that was strong in both attack and defense. Bright Blade Master was an attack job. Buddha Praying Kill, Spinning Sharp Thrust, Soul Explosion, etc. job skills focused on attacking. It complemented the Flower Cultivation Monk job, and Ye Zhongming felt like they were suited for one another. As for Soul Nurturing Maniac, Ye Zhongming learned it because he was curious. He hadnt heard of such jobs in his last life. In the introduction, it said that mental energy could be used to nurture weapons. The longer you nurtured it, the more mental energy you had to pay and the stronger the weapon would be. This job was very special. Although there were many skills, each had shocking effects that tempted Ye Zhongming. With these three jobs, along with Light Seal Blademaster and Sky Dragon Cultivator, Ye Zhongming had five similar jobs. The five merged into a new job, Body Blade Saint. It had a prefix Mountain, and before, it was the word elite. This job was different from ordinary jobs. Ye Zhongming excitedly used the ability, and even he was shocked. Ye Zhongmings Mountain Body Blade Saint had four job skills! Two of them were passive skills. One of them was-- Weapon Nurturing. Slicing Clouds needed a type of equipment to activate. Gloves. One in the right and left hand, along with a blade. That was three weapons. Thus, you could see that the job abilities complemented one another. But Ye Zhongming didnt have gloves, so he couldnt use this skill. This was a problem. But gloves werent rare, and he could find them soon. Ye Zhongming looked towards the second primary skill, Thousand Seal Blade Slash! He knew from the name that this was the core ability and should be from the Light Seal Blademaster. Similar to the Light Seal Blademaster, this seal allowed the user to enchant attacks with seals. There were three upper seals and three lower seals. Ye Zhongming grasped the three lower seals: metal, mountain, and fire. He hadnt grasped the three upper seals: Light, Star, and Space. Any seal you grasped could be used on the blade, and your attacks would have the ability from the seal. Mountain focused on weight, and it gave the ability to suppress. Fire was hot and could burn everything. Metal was sharp and could slice all evil. The ability of the seal was a branch of this skill. After completing the seal, this skill would show off its real power. When the user activated the skill, many blade shadows would appear to attack simultaneously. Each had 50% of the main bodys attack. This body was only at Basic Grade, with only ten blade shadows. When it reached intermediate, there would be hundreds. Advanced would have a thousand. As for the highest level, that would be ten thousand! Moreover, the strength of the shadows would increase along with job level. Each increase would be by 10%, which meant that at the highest level, they would be 80% of the main body. Think about ita sky full of blades, and you couldnt dodge at all. Each blade had the power of six seals. What a sight that would be! Chapter 781: Blue Sand Dance Chapter 781: Blue Sand Dance Ye Zhongming took out Sand Dance and hesitated. The green battle blade was the highest-grade equipment he could craft now. If he placed the blade in as the weapon to be nurtured, this meant that he couldnt switch it out. After all, nurturing weapons took a long time. They needed accumulation to reach a change. If you changed the target, it meant that you would have to start from scratch. Also, he had to spend huge amounts of mental energy to carve the weapons. Each seal would have a long cooldown, so he couldnt switch weapons. He thought about how he wouldnt have much chance to get a stronger blade, so he decided to use this Sand Dance. He made some preparations. He held the blade in his right and raised his left hand to inject mental energy while starting to seal. First was metal. A metallic light shone from his hand, and a sharp energy surged. Anyone who was shone by the light felt a stabbing pain on their skin, which caused them to turn. What kind of light had such strength? Slowly, Ye Zhongming pressed Sand Dance onto the blade. A metallic light shone on the weapon with a gentle green light around it! The warriors around Ye Zhongming couldnt help but retreat. They didnt know what had happened to their boss. Fortunately, the light disappeared very quickly. Ye Zhongming saw a metal word dance on the blade''s body before disappearing. Ye Zhongming flipped the blade many times to look but didnt see any difference. He just felt like the light that represented the grade dimmed. But he didnt stop and continued sealing the fire and mountain words.New n0vel chapters are published on After sealing the three seals, Sand Dance Become blue. Ye Zhongming didnt know how to deal with this. He knew it was good, and its value might not be below Ghost Metal''s. But this was a plant. Ye Zhongming didnt dare to slice it into many pieces. If it was alive, he would kill it. Ye Zhongming tried to deal with it, but as it wasnt a weapon, the Smith job wasnt useful. It was a plant, but the Gardeners skills couldnt work. But honestly, it was too inconvenient as this thing was too outstanding. However, he was working with C Zone, so they couldnt ask for it. But people like Jayce would be greedy about this. Just now, the evolved around were also interested in the big fellow and looked at it several times. Ye Zhongming walked around it and placed his hand to feel the violent and surging energy that rejected him. He frowned and thought about using Activate. Different from Nurturing, Activate was uncertain. Ye Zhongming didnt know what would happen if he activated it; it would depend on luck. Also, his mental energy might not be enough to activate this huge log. He thought about it and decided to use Nurture. He planned to get control of it first. Like the Roselle Cedar, Nurturing it caused his mental energy to flood out. It reached the bottom instantly, and he had no choice but to stop. He wiped off his sweat and told Xia Bai and Liang Chuyin he was okay. He focused again on it. The energy of the Blood Wood became more gentle and had a sense of closeness with Ye Zhongming. But didnt fully yield to it, and that needed a few more Nurture uses. He gave up helplessly. For the short future, he could only run around with the Blood Wood. When he was dealing with the Blood Wood, people who heard the news arrived. They discussed if what was said was true. After getting a definite reply, they were delighted. But maybe because they felt like they were the majority, they started to cause trouble and grumble for payment first. Ye Zhongming didnt hold back and told Yellow Ball to bite their necks and ask them to find the devil for money. This caused the world to become silent. Just like that, Cloud Peak started to head back with 40 thousand survivors. Along the way, there were more survivors. Their numbers slowly reached the 50 thousand that Le Cheng had estimated. Ye Zhongming didnt show joy when he saw this many people. He knew that a war was unavoidable. Chapter 782: Surrounded again Chapter 782: Surrounded again Delin felt like he had hope because he saw the reinforcements. But what happened next sent him back into despair. There was nothing worse than seeing hope than seeing that hope being destroyed. Heaven and Hell were only separated by a fine line. If possible, Delin wished that this team didnt come. Because he saw An Man and also Jayce. Others might not know, but as the Broken Blade Battle Squads leader and the most respected subordinate under Ji Ruiguang, he knew that Jayce had accepted the commanders invitation and would join C Zone. Of course, there were a series of trades and agreements. No one knew what the exact promises and payments were. But now that they were in a desperate battle, from his point of view, these green-skinned monsters had already surrounded the reinforcements. They formed an 8-shaped formation. The two circles surrounded Delin and the reinforcements. If Jayce and his forces died here, then C Zone was finished. Commander An Is careless. The deputy commander was delighted when he saw the reinforcements, but his joy soon turned to despair. Due to his identity, he couldnt say many things, but the meaning of his words was obvious. He said that An Man had made a mistake. Delin didnt say anything, but he agreed. They were C Zone elites, and their strongest forces were here. Even they were surrounded. Why werent the reinforcements careful? Why did they charge in and want to get them out? Wishful thinking. The outcome was they ended up in the same situation as Delin. But he felt fortunate. These reinforcements were of help, and they had a seven-star evolved; maybe there would be a surprise. But it was impossible to kill so many monsters. But if they managed to charge over and gather with them, they might have a chance to survive. When Delin was feeling complicated and thinking about how the reinforcements werent intelligent, the reinforcements clashed. If not for the enemy surrounding them, they would have already fought. But now, they were lost. If Boss Ye saw the situation and left, then they Would they die here? The monsters two hundred meters from them roared and launched their second attack. Ying City members kept their thoughts and focused on the battle. They knew that no matter if Ye Zhongming came, they had to survive until their hope arrived. Cloud Peaks Exquisite Floating Ball moved! Someone shouted, which made people raise their heads. The golden equipment hanging above their heads was leaving in a direction. At that moment, Ying City members faces were dead as ash. These idiots! Liang Chuyin cursed when she saw the images. Cloud Peak members rushed back, and it took over ten hours. But in that short time, this huge change occurred. Moreover, it was not something everyone wanted to see. Sister Xingmei! Ya Tian rested in Ye Zhongmings arms. She pointed at the screen and saw Zhao Xingmei raising her head and looking above. The green bow was obvious. Ye Zhongming didnt say anything. Boss, what should we do? Save them? Ah Yang was not old, but it didnt mean he was ignorant. He knew that it was risky to save them. It was the case even if they had 50 thousand people. These peoples strengths werent as strong as theirs. But Ye Zhongming didnt listen. His attention was on one of the screens. That is A wheel? Chapter 783: Digging a trench Chapter 783: Digging a trench Three kilometers from the battlefield, Ye Zhongming noticed a bunch of Demon Monsters in the Exquisite Floating Ball''s images. They surrounded a wheel. Comparing it to the demon monsters around, this wasnt an ordinary wheel as it was huge. A special wheel? Ye Zhongming was deep in thought. He linked it to the secret reason why C Zone was here. Was it because of this wheel? It was close The demon monsters were guarding it Ye Zhongming placed the images together. He tried to find C Zones movement path from the battle marks. He found a line, and it actually aimed at the wheel. Ye Zhongming was 70% confident that this was C Zones goal. So, what kind of wheel was this? Ye Zhongming observed the situation around and understood. No wonder the C Zone warriors were trapped. There was only one path to the wheel and there were mountains beside with mutated plants on them. This was a dangerous land for other lifeforms. Ye Zhongming was tempted. This was a habit he had when he saw prey. Of course, this meant getting stronger and gaining more things. He saw the two teams that were surrounded and this increased his desire for more teleportation equipment. If he had a teleportation devices, he could teleport people from Ying City and Cloud Peak. Ying City didnt fear thee 200-300 thousand demon monsters. Ye Zhongming started to think. He had to save them. Firstly, it was because he ordered Ying City to follow them. Just the wheel also attracted him. Not only did he want to save them, but he also wanted to see what the wheel was and what rewards were on it. Moreover, he brought 50 thousand people. Although they werent too strong they couldnt be overlooked. It was a waste just to leave. But they couldnt charge foolishly. They would end up like those two teams in front of them. He needed some patience and some time. Ye Zhongming made his mind up. He came before the survivors that were resting and told everyone about the situation. People will die, but the moment the wheels descended from the skies, this was a world based on luck. Gamble, and you win, and you will get stronger. Ten minutes later, most of them chose to take a gamble; only a few thousand were left. Ye Zhongming immediately gave them their missions. They chose a hill in the middle of the two mountains and told them to start digging moats on the way up the hill. They dug many different-sized moats and also told people to cut trees to turn them into spikes. Those bigger trunks were gathered at the top of the hill. Many of them were familiar with the surroundings. This affected their lives so they started to work together. Abandoned cars, factory items, towers etc were moved over. Someone even knew of a quarry nearby and they got many large stones from there. These things that ordinary people couldnt move were being carried using the hands of evolved. An hour later, everyone looked at what they did and smiled in satisfaction. If those monsters wanted to charge onto the hill through these obstacles, they would have to pay a heavy price. Many people started to think about the rewards. Cloud Peak warriors didnt participate as they were in charge of drawing attention. They were the only ones strong enough to draw them here without being caught. Honestly, how confident are you? Liang Chuyin bumped Ye Zhongming and asked softly. Saving those people or defending this place? Liang Chuyin stared at him, Is there a difference? Ye Zhongming nodded, Save those people, 60-70%. Defend this Zero. Liang Chuyin opened her mouth but didnt make a sound. She could smell blood from Ye Zhongmings words. Chapter 784: Boss Ye is back Chapter 784: Boss Ye is back Weng! The bowstring shook, and a white arrow flew into the eye of a demon monster. This three-meter-tall demon monster fell backward onto a few demon monsters.Folloow current novE?ls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m) Zhao Xingmei panted. Her attack was really high, and she could insta kill demon monsters of the same level. But she had to be accurate. She could only achieve that effect when she shot their eyes, ears, or open mouths. If she hit other parts, the taller demon monsters would be injured but still survive. Their bodies defense was too good. Moreover, to ensure accuracy, Zhao Xingmei had to get closer. If not, these agile fellows would dodge their fatal positions, causing her shots to fail. The battle was very intense, and everyone tried their best to defend. Everyone knew that if these demon monsters charged into the camp, the humans would get massacred. This battle didnt last for very long, only an hour, but it was intense. People died every second, and so did demon monsters. The area in front of the humans was covered in corpses and broken limbs. Fresh blood sank into the ground. The stench and smell of the intestines caused the humans to frown. Human and enemy corpses were mixed, and you couldnt differentiate them. Many flying beings flew in the sky, and they would give out screeches. But they didnt dare to land. Be it the trapped humans or the attacking demon monsters, the flying beings couldnt offend them. But they gave the humans huge pressure. The feeling of being a target of both those on the skies and on the ground felt really bad. The demon monster wave retreated, and many people fell to the ground. They panted and recovered some stamina as they prepared for the next attack. Many people looked around and saw that their familiar faces were gone. They lowered their heads and wondered if they would die in the next attack, too. This silence spread across the entire defense line. There was suddenly a commotion near Ying Citys defense line. A bright light shone. Many people saw a group of 500 charging towards the demon monsters. Okay, lets focus. They are about to attack. We have to hold on and try to kill more of them. Only then will the encirclement get smaller, and we will have a chance to break out! Mu Xinfei, Guang Yao, and Zhao Xingmei started to cheer everyone up, but they knew that there wasnt a chance to charge out. When everyones skills entered cooldown and their mental energy depleted, used up their ammo and stamina, they would lose their advantage. That time would be their apocalypse. A few hundred meters was nothing for these monsters. They could cross it in a few dozen seconds. So, everyone prepared to welcome the attack. Suddenly, the monsters stopped, and they turned to look behind. Hong! There was an intense explosion. Small mushroom clouds appeared from where the demon monsters were most dense. Their limbs flew into the sky, and they were all in flames. A golden ball fired the second white missile. The tail of the missile showed a beautiful red color. Exquisite Floating Ball! It is Cloud Peaks Exquisite Floating Ball! Many from Ying City were stunned, and then, cheers followed. Boss Ye is back! He didnt abandon us. Their voices had a crying tone. In the cold weapons era, a strong sense of brotherhood touched people. Even Zhao Xingmei and Mu Xinfei, who felt like they were cold enough, started to tear up. This kid is really special. Guang Yao mumbled. Although he felt like Ye Zhongming was selfish and cared about his interests, he had to admit he was a real man. After the three missiles, they could hear the demon crystal weapons. This made them more sure that Cloud Peak was back. But moments later, the sounds of battle got more distant. Although the demon monsters were retreating but, they were still being surrounded. Many looked at each other and didnt know what was happening outside. At this moment, Ye Zhongming was leading Cloud Peak members back. Behind them were at least twenty thousand demon monsters! Chapter 785: Ranged cover Chapter 785: Ranged cover Ye Zhongming clearly remembered the first day he became a four-star, and he learned about demon monsters from his boss. He knew how these beings deemed more terrifying than mutated lifeforms by the human elites threatened humans. They had a strong organizational structure and were disciplined. Their bodies were strong, and they were intelligent. They could even be described as cunning. The two most terrifying points were that they didnt have demon crystals. Their body parts werent good materials, and most werent useful, so killing them wasnt an added value. Secondly, they mainly ate humans and reproduced quickly. Apart from bringing terror and despair, the apocalypse brought humans evolution. But because their bodies leaned towards evolution, their reproduction ability was reduced, and the number of kids dropped. Along with the uncertain life, human numbers started to drop sharply. A while later, many large factions realized this problem and started to protect kids and promote birth. This helped slow the trend, but overall, the number of humans dropped. This caused many to worry about the continuity of the race. Demon monsters were considered special monsters formed after humans suffered from radiation. Their numbers grew at a terrifying rate. Especially when their intellects grew to a point where they were as intelligent as humans, they became a race that could replace humans. Thus, even if factions werent harmonious, they would attack them once they spotted demon monsters. This became an unwritten rule. This was an important matter, so the organizations paid close attention. Honestly, Ye Zhongming was shocked when he saw so many of them. His first thought was to leave, as he felt he wasnt strong enough to deal with so many of them. But the responsibility formed in him from his last life and his responsibility in this life made him choose to stay and fight. Once he set his goal, he became extremely firm. His heart started to consider how to wipe out these demon monsters. Everything around him became things he considered using. These people that he recruited were a part of his chips. Cloud Peak was very quick. Even the demon monsters werent able to chase them. When Cloud Peak was back on the hill, they sealed their path. When the twenty thousand monsters saw the moat and obstacles, they stopped and looked on in shock. Ye Zhongming reminded them and reduced their mental block. Based on the data he got from these people, Ye Zhongming calculated the distance. Seeing that the first row of demon monsters got into range, he shouted. Skill light, as well as guns and arrows, covered the demon monsters. Under the sunset, seven thousand peoples attacks were majestic. Strictly speaking, these human evolved levels werent high, so their attacks wouldnt be too strong. But the attacks were still amazing when they were stacked together. Moreover, the attacks were amazing when stacked together. Moreover, not all the demon monsters had high levels. There were some basic ones. So when the attacks landed, blood mist appeared and the demon monsters cried out. From the hill, one could see hundreds of them dying immediately. Many were sent falling and rolling into the moat. Attack! The second wave of attacks began, but compared to the first wave, these attacks were weaker. Some skills were on cooldown, and they were forced to retreat. But maybe because the first wave gave them confidence, they were more accurate this time, which caused a similar effect. Again! The third wave landed. Only two thousand could use skills this time, so the effect was much worse. But it still sent many demon monsters back. No one knew if they were dead or not, but at least it delayed them. Cloud Peak attack! Ye Zhongming ordered, and the Violent Lightning Turret and Crystal Cannon fired. The Cloud Peak warriors started using the crystal weapons. This was the attack that gave off the smallest noise, but it caused the largest effect. The Violent Lightning Turret and Crystal Cannon left a flesh-and-blood path. Anything they touched was sliced into pieces. The crystal guns also formed a net that ripped the demon monsters into shreds. The battlefield paused. Be it the charging demon monsters and the retreating humans, everyone was stunned. What Was that? Chapter 786: Ideal Partner Chapter 786: Ideal Partner This was the first time the crystal weapons were used in front of other ordinary survivors, which shocked them. They had seen Cloud Peaks high equipment levels and thought they would naturally get those after they evolved to a certain level. They had treated these Cloud Peak beauties as their targets but didnt worship and respect them. At most, they were jealous and envious. But when they saw these crystal weapons that exceeded their understanding, they felt deeply the gap between Cloud Peak and themselves. This was not only a problem of level But all areas. Many people had a single thought; they didnt even know what those people held. But Ye Zhongming didnt have time to consider their thought process. He held a silver sniper rifle and searched for his target. Ye Zhongming naturally wouldnt hold back after getting large amounts of Ghost Metal. The bullets were turned to silver grade. Although this upgrade couldnt bring skills like normal equipment, but the increase in basic stats was obvious. For bullets, these basic stats were enough. He aimed a tall demon monster and took a deep breath before firing. A silver bullet flew from the barrel. A blood flower appeared, and its head exploded. Fresh blood and brain juices splattered. Level five. Ye Zhongming roared, and those in charge of close combat charged. Tens of thousands of people gave each other confidence. Cloud Peak was strong and mysterious, and it made them feel safe. They remembered what Ye Zhongming instructed them and maintained a formation. Those with short weapons were at the front, and those with long were at the back. They charged in layers. After paying a heavy price, the demon monsters finally charged above the hill and clashed with the defensive line. Even if he had seen this many times, he still felt like this simple fight was what made one addicted. When your surroundings were covered in flesh and blood, when screams caused you to lose some consciousness, your body would forget the pain, and you would get addicted to that feeling. The defensive line took a step back in unison. Even if they put up a good fight, they had to take a step back. Twenty thousand demon monsters. After the ranged attacks, at least four thousand were dead. Around this number of them were injured and were struggling in the moats. There were 30 thousand close-combat humans. Only two thousand could stand on the hill. Ten thousand each appeared on both sides when the demon monsters charged at the defensive line. They went around the hill and surrounded the demon monsters. Fifty thousand surrounded the remaining ten thousand demon monsters. But Ye Zhongming looked from the side and shook his head. These people were going all out, but they were too weak. Ye Zhongming tried to use the methods from his last life to deal with these demon monsters. Like ranged attacks, surrounding them, using formations etc. But these people werent trained, and it was tough for them to understand formations that were mainly used in cold weapons era. Moreover, their weapons were not standardised and they didnt have many spears. They mostly relied on their own strength. But this was their disadvantage. Ye Zhongming had to order Cloud Peaks core members to fight and kill those level four and five demon monsters. He also found the other level six fellow in the group. The 3.5-meter-tall demon monster was double his height. It stared at Ye Zhongming with its giant eyes. It opened its mouth, and it looked similar to Martians from films. Ye Zhongming flicked his wrist, and the blue Sand Dance that was in the treasure nurturing space appeared. Excitement appeared in his eyes. He was going to test his new job on this demon monster. The people around cheered. He raised his blade and used the Mountain Body Blade Saint skill-- Thousand Seal Blade Slash! Chapter 787: First battle power Chapter 787: First battle power This was the first time he used this new job so he was obviously excited. No matter the scroll''s description, the effect was the important thing. Even if Ye Zhongming felt that this job was strong, before he saw proof, he was still nervous. He raised Sand Dance above his head. The process was swift, but when he used Thousand Seal Slash, he felt like the blade paused in mid-air. He saw a long blade image appearing beside Sand Dance. Others couldnt see Ye Zhongming clearly. A blade appeared in his hands, and when he slashed, long blade light appeared on the blades body. It looked as if this blue weapon that a sheath. After which, there were five on both sides. Ten blade illusions appeared, each a few centimeters away as it sliced down. Many people had seen eye-catching skills, but this was the first time they had seen such an eye-catching one with so much pressure. Many people watched as the blade illusion pressed down. Many people were blocked by those before them and couldnt see what was happening. But they could hear the sound of bones being sliced. People in the apocalypse were familiar with that sound. After the sound, they saw that the demon monsters were in chaos. The bloodthirsty and vicious demon monsters started to hesitate. Ye Zhongming retracted the blade that was covered in demon monster blood. His eyes were filled with excitement.Folloow current novE?ls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m) This job skill was extremely strong. The demon monsters relied on their bodies. They didnt have any talent skills, but it would be a nightmare if they got near survivors. Apart from some that cultivated body techniques, the others would only get massacred when same-level demon monsters got close. This caused Ye Zhongming to shake his head. They had such an advantage, and close to 1/7 of them died. Such numbers were too eye-piercing. He thought about his previous plan and felt it was difficult for them to complete it. He called the bosses of the various factions. These few hundred were the elites of the group. Although Ye Zhongming didnt think much of their strength he knew that he had to rely on them. He enchanted each of them a white piece of equipment for them to calm down after those losses. He then instructed their men to dig moats. This time, it was different. They dug a deep hole that was a hundred meters long and a dozen meters deep. Those obstacles were piled on the sides of the road. Although this hole was big as there were many evolved and their strength and stamina were good, they completed it quickly. When the demon monsters attack, the close combat brothers fight downwards from above the hole. Ranged ones aim at the demon monsters in the hole. The warriors saw that Ye Zhongming had thought of another seemingly useful plan. Their bosses had gained equipment and wouldnt leave, so they decided to take a gamble. Very quickly, another demon monster group appeared. They stood on the hill and looked. There were around 40 thousand of them! Ye Zhongming thought about it and knew that the demon monsters didnt dare to let too many come here. If not their two formations surrounding the humans would weaken. These demon monsters attacked immediately. They saw the corpses of their allies being tossed to the side and were filled with rage. They ignored the hole and charged into it. This hole couldnt stop them. Dense demon monsters surged into the hole like ocean water and filled it. The ranged survivors started to attack. The Crystal cannons and Violent Lightning Turret also hit the center of the group to reduce the pressure tha the humans behind were facing. When Ye Zhongming led them to start the second battle, 20 kilometers from the battlefield, a mechanic squad was rushing over. Apart from hundreds of military vehicles, there were two exquisite floating balls in the sky. At the front of the caravan were two metal monsters that were walking forwards. Chapter 788: Second seven star Chapter 788: Second seven star Delin squinted his eyes and looked at the sky for a long time but was still confused. He felt like the demon monsters around were reducing. They weren¡¯t dying from the battle with their members but because they had suddenly shrunk. Although the change was silent and even covered using attacks, Delin still noticed it. Since that golden Exquisite Floating Ball left and returned, he regained the sharpness and decisiveness that the Broken Blade Battle Squad commander should have. He knew that things were changing. Although he didn¡¯t know what it was, it was getting better. ¡°Commander, the demon monsters¡¯ attacks are a little...¡± ¡°Haphazard, right?¡± The deputy was stunned after being interrupted and then nodded, ¡°Right. They just charged a while before retreating. Apart from tossing some corpses, they didn¡¯t deal much damage to us.¡± C Zone elites had used most of their ammo, and their skills were all in cooldown. Even those skills not on cooldown weren¡¯t used as their mental energy was running out. Their ammo was finished. They had to fight close up against the demon monsters now, and this was their strength, so there were huge losses. But they only had a few deaths from those few attacks. That was abnormal. ¡°There should be more reinforcements, but we don¡¯t know who it is.¡± Delin¡¯s eyes dimmed when he thought about the losses. Only ten thousand people he brought could continue to fight. Even Broken Blade Battle Squad was finished. ¡°Pay close attention to that direction. Once the encirclement shows signs of weakness, let¡¯s charge and gather with Commander An.¡± The deputy hesitated, ¡°We are giving up on the strategic target?¡± Le Cheng was the first to know Ye Zhongming, so he was pushed out to speak to him. Ye Zhongming understood and nodded his head. If not for Cloud Peak using the Violent Lightning Turret and Crystal Cannons to attack these demon monsters, if it was any other team, even if they were all five stars with silver equipment, they couldn¡¯t kill so many demon monsters and led a group of low-level people to knock back two waves of demon monsters. The biggest possibility was for them to be trapped on the hill like the previous squads. The crystal consumption was something that made a rich man like Ye Zhongming feel heart pained. Before Ye Zhongming could decide, they heard the sound of motors from the distance. Everyone looked and saw a caravan appearing on the horizon. There were also two giant mechanic balls in the sky. ¡°Reinforcements!¡± Ye Zhongming guessed their identity when they appeared. Considering when C Zone sent the signal, a long time had passed. If Sharp Peak Mountain used modern tools, they could rush over. The caravan got close. Their noises attracted some mutated lifeforms, but those were quickly destroyed. Ye Zhongming watched and he couldn¡¯t help but squint as he saw two Mechanic Fortress. The caravan parked in front of Ye Zhongming. The cars opened, and Wen Zhong jumped out. His eyes lit up, and he smiled. ¡°Brother, it is great that you are okay!¡± Ji Ruiguang got down of another car. The commander of the strongest zone looked much older after a few days. Wen Zhong looked at the battlefield and this team made of ordinary survivors. Shock appeared on his face, and he was very impressed with him. He led these noobs and was able to kill so many green-skinned monsters? Ye Zhongming looked at the giant Mechanic Fortress. An elegant body was standing above this small castle. She crossed her arms and looked down. Her focus wasn¡¯t Ye Zhongming, but... Xia Bai. The second seven star evolved of the resistance zone had appeared. Chapter 789: Lack of eq Chapter 789: Lack of eq Female seven-star? That surprised Ye Zhongming. Even in his last life, the number of females evolved was fewer than that of guys. They took up 30% of the overall amount. Of course, this situation would become less obvious as the evolution levels increased. There might even be more females at eight and nine star than males. As for the reason, maybe when they reached that level, the gender effect was minimal. But now, the resistance zone gathered its strength to nurture a female, shocking Ye Zhongming.VIsit for the best novel reading experience Did they think that females were easier to control? Or they wanted to nurture one male and one female to see if the kids they gave birth to would become evolved straight from birth? But Jayce was quite old? He was also very ugly. Ye Zhongming admitted that this woman¡¯s gaze towards Xia Bai made him unhappy, so his thoughts were negative.e She jumped from the dozen-meter-tall Mechanic Fortress and landed. Ye Zhongming looked at her legs, and he raised his brows. There were no marks on her legs. To be perfectly fine after jumping from such a height. Many evolved could do that, but due to the gravity, they would leave marks on the ground. But she was able to leave no marks. This meant that either her control of her body had reached a sick level or she learned a special skill or job. Cloud Peak cared a lot about Ye Zhongming¡¯s safety when facing outside factions, Especially when facing high-level evolved. So when this caravan stopped, and nearly a thousand people got down, Xia Bai¡¯s squad protected Ye Zhongming. After the arena and Chain Prisoner matte, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t like those from the resistance zone. After the seven-star evolved jumped, she walked before Cloud Peak¡¯s formation. She probably wanted to speak to Xia Bai, but she noticed that everyone, including Xia Bai, was standing behind Ye Zhongming. She had to face him. When she stepped before Cloud Peak¡¯s squad, Ye Zhongming noticed that Wen Zhong and even Ji Ruiguang slightly reacted. Wen Zhong even lifted his leg. It seemed like he wanted to stop her. ¡°Okay...¡± ¡°Your head!¡± That woman actually wanted to agree. Ji Ruiguang couldn¡¯t take it and scolded her. This made Ye Zhongming realize that there was probably a reason why she became seven-star. He said something softly to her, causing her to scoff before she jumped into the Mechanic Fortress. Without this low eq girl, Ye Zhongming realized this team was strong. The weakest person was four stars, and half of them were five-star. Along with the Exquisite Floating Ball and Mechanic Fortress, this should be all the elites from the resistance zone apart from their other bases. They were going all out to assist! Suddenly, Ye Zhongming remembered that he hadn¡¯t heard of the Resistance Zone in his last life. He linked it to this. Did this operation cause their elites to be wiped out and then lose their influence on the apocalypse such that he hadn¡¯t heard any news? A shadow covered Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart. Wen Zhong and Ji Ruiguang walked over to discuss with Ye Zhongming. The former was okay as they were partners, but the latter behaved very politely. It was obvious that he knew that An Man and the others were trapped. The details were just a trade of interests. Hearing Ye Zhongming''s conditions with An Man, Ji Ruiguang was reluctant. The main thing was the Mechanic Fortress. It was not something that could be bought with money. It affected the various zones. He also needed to pay more than one Mechanic Fortress; he owed the other zones a favor. But he was still a leader. He was reluctant, but he accepted An Man¡¯s promise. He also didn¡¯t bargain about the price Ye Zhongming promised the people he had brought with him. Ye Zhongming had a better impression of him. As expected from the commander of the strongest zone. He was able to put his pride down, which showed his ability. With his good attitude it meant that the cooperation could continue. But before the three could devise a new plan, Liang Chuyin ran over and passed the tablet connected to the Exquisite Floating Ball. Ye Zhongming knew that it was important. He looked at it, and the photos from the tablet showed the demon monsters guarding the mysterious wheel rushing in this direction. The Exquisite Floating Ball estimated there were a hundred thousand of them! Chapter 793: Close combat Chapter 793: Close combat This was the first time Ye Zhongming saw a pregnant demon monster standing in front of him. It was also one that was close to level seven in strength. This felt weird. Others might be shocked when they saw such a thing, and at most, they would be terrified. But Ye Zhongming had lived another life, and he knew that their reproduction abilities were strong and loved to capture women to impregnate. But this was the first time he saw such a high-level pregnant demon monster. At the same time, many questions appeared in his mind. Why were three demon monsters left here? Moreover, their levels were so high. Why did they smile when they saw him? Why was the pregnant demon monster still here? Based on human standards, the stomach was so big, so it was about to give birth? Of course, why were there no rewards on the wheel? There was only a hole to place crystals. Did this wheel only need one crystal? Many different level crystals were scattered around it. There were more behind it, and they were placed there in piles. There were even some on the wheel itself. Were the demon monsters spinning the wheel? The green-skinned monsters were already so intelligent? They eleven broke the rules that mutated lifeforms couldn¡¯t spin the wheels? Ye Zhongming was careful and didn¡¯t move forward. He stood before the Exquisite Floating Ball. He always wanted better things and knew that he had to strengthen himself so that this world wouldn¡¯t eliminate him. Only then would he protect his subordinates and himself and get free from being a chess piece. But he wouldn¡¯t force himself to do something dangerous. He could risk his life, but he wouldn¡¯t die for no reason. Three four-meter tall demon monsters were the same as seven-star evolved. They were far stronger than what he could deal with. Even if he was confident, Yellow Ball and he could at most deal with two. Ye Zhongming knew that he would lose when facing three. The female in the middle kept touching its tummy. With the other hand, she waved at her two allies. The two of them charged at Ye Zhongming. With the demon monster¡¯s strength, he would be badly injured if this hit, even with Ye Zhongming¡¯s defense. One had to say that the demon monsters had a natural advantage in controlling their bodies. Even after someone with blades got close to it, it could still move so freely. It was too late to retract his blade. Ye Zhongming allowed his body to fall in the same direction. At the crucial moment, Ye Zhongming also showed his control of his body. The pistol in his other hand fired. Triple Flower Essence Blood Bullet fired. Three silver bullets hit the left leg. Blood splattered and the demon monster roared in anger. One could hear a striking sound, and both of them split up. Ye Zhongming used the shots to attack its left leg, not a fatal part, as the demon monster didn¡¯t give him the chance. His left hand couldn¡¯t adjust the angle, and if he wanted to hit it, he could only fire it like that. The pistol was from someone in the Sharp Mountain Peak base. It was very powerful. Along with silver bullets, even a four-meter-tall demon monster could not stop it. From that, one could tell how strong the Lethal Gun Artist¡¯s skills were. But its legs were the toughest part of its body. Even if the bullets hit and broke its defense, its huge strength and momentum caused it to brush Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand, which fired the gun. The pistol was squished like rubber, and then Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand and its left leg smashed into each other. The demon monster fell backward and took a few steps before it stabilized. Ye Zhongming fell to the ground. In terms of strength, maybe Ye Zhongming was slightly weaker. But with equipment and skills, this gap wasn¡¯t huge. Strength was originally one of his highest stats, anyway. But the demon monster was still the attacker, so Ye Zhongming was at a disadvantage. The demon monster was injured, and its eyes turned blood red. Since it was born, no living being could deal so much damage to it. The wound was so deep that you could see the bone. Blood was flowing from it and onto the ground. It roared. It suppressed the pain in its legs and pounced once again. Ye Zhongming tossed aside the pistol. He ignored his fingers that were sligthly deformed, pushing his hand onto the ground and sending mental energy surging! Chapter 792: Pregnant demon monster Chapter 792: Pregnant demon monster This was the first counterattack Delin did in the last few hours. The sky was already dark. Thanks to the bright moon, it provided the humans and demon monsters with vision. When they saw the signal, Dalin and the trapped warriors sensed the abnormal behavior of the demon monsters. They were prepared. The moment the signal rose, they led close to twenty thousand people toward the specified direction. The sound of battle spread from that side, too. Someone informed them, too. Everyone had hope. After all, doing something was better than nothing. But when Delin charged, he turned back to see the formation they had guarded for dozens of hours. Many couldn¡¯t walk. Breaking out depended on speed and efficiency. If they brought these injured people, they would slow down, so they had no choice but to abandon them. There were too many injured members. The demon monster attacks caused the warriors to lose limbs or caused their organs to shatter. There were very few with small injuries. Most of them were badly injured. There were more left in the formation than those breaking out. They watched as their allies left, or they climbed arduously in the corpse mountain to try to follow. Some held their weapons tightly and shouted to cover their allies. Some were cursing at these people for abandoning them. Some couldn¡¯t accept abandoning their allies, so they returned to the formation and wanted to die together. But most of them persisted in breaking out. Even if they teared up, they didn¡¯t hesitate. Delin turned and bowed. He didn¡¯t know if this would be the destruction of his humanity, but he knew that he would forever remember this moment. The team broke through the demon monster group, which was suddenly in chaos. They saw their allies and shouted out to them. The two groups quickly merged together. The two Exquisite Floating Balls started to fire to blow apart the demon monsters that blocked the two squads. The Mechanic Fortress also fired for a few minutes to clear the path. Very quickly, both sides met, and some people cheered. The three groups of humans finally got together. Ji Ruiguang planned to hold them hostage so their subordinates would be forced to follow. They would then be forced to fight the demon monsters. But they forgot that Cloud Peak had a seven-star evolved too. Even if Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have a relationship with them, for their own safety, it wouldn¡¯t allow the resistance zone to take them away and weaken their strength. ¡°We won¡¯t attack, but remember that you owe Cloud Peak things.¡± Xia Bai¡¯s meaning was obvious. If both sides had a conflict, there would be deaths. At the same time, she reminded them that things weren¡¯t over. Zuo Jingxuan, whose eq was low, wanted to attack, but Jayce pulled her back. Ji Ruiguang looked at her deeply. After five seconds of silence, he said, ¡°Go!¡± He led everyone, the two Exquisite Floating Balls and the two Mechanic Fortresses, to break out. Various skills and guns lit up the night sky. Human and demon monsters'' roars could be heard. Those who remained looked in that direction and their faces were lit up by that light. At this moment, a few kilometers from the battlefield, Ye Zhongming was walking off the Exquisite Floating Ball. Fifty meters from him was that giant wheel. It was 20 meters tall and had three colors. Black, yellow, and red that were intersected. It looked like someone had used three colors to dye a wall. But before he could observe it carefully, his attention was attracted by the three demon monsters sitting below it. Seeing him come, the three of them had a crafty smile, and they stood up. Ye Zhongming¡¯s pupils constricted. They were around four meters. Moreover, the one in the middle... Had a big stomach! Chapter 791: Breaking in Chapter 791: Breaking in ¡°Commander, what should we do?¡± Just now, an Exquisite Floating Ball flew to C Zone Battle Squad¡¯s formation and sent them a message to break out towards the other group of trapped reinforcements when they got the signal.Follow new stories at novelhall.com The deputy didn¡¯t know what he meant, so he could only ask Delin. When the Exquisite Floating Ball landed within the formation, the other surviving commanders rushed over with hope. Deelin thought about it and didn¡¯t know what was going on. If this was from his own zone, he wouldn¡¯t say anything and just execute it, however... This was information that others had sent him. ¡°Get ready, hope is still hope, right?¡± Delin made his decision in the end. ........................................................................ ¡°Attack from two directions?¡± Mu Xinfei frowned and didn¡¯t know what the news meant. When Cloud Peak¡¯s Exquisite Floating Ball appeared again, Mu Xinfei and the others were delighted. No one who could live would want to die. But what was this order from Ye Zhongming? Mu Xinfei understood attacking one direction. That was where C Zone was trapped in. Maybe they should help them or reduce their pressure. But attacking the other direction... Wouldn¡¯t it make the demon monsters think the humans wanted to break out? If it caused a large-scale battle, the outcome would be different. An Man and Jayce were unhappy with Ye Zhongming not following the chain of command. It made them feel like they had less power than Ye Zhongming but he was the only reinforcements outside so they had no choice. ¡°Are they charging in?¡± Zhao Xingmei¡¯s sudden words shocked everyone. An Man instinctively shook his head, ¡°Impossible. Why will they do that? For nothing? We know how many people they have. They can restrain some of the monsters, but to fight them head-on, there aren¡¯t enough of them. These hundred thousand demon monsters had arrived at where their allies were and had mixed together. Even with Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyesight, he couldn¡¯t differentiate them. He could only see more demon monsters surging in this direction. They were facing their vanguard forces. Ye Zhongming held the sniper rifle, and his bullets were white and grey grade. This combination could kill all the demon monsters three meters and below. He ran beside Liang Chuyin and shoved something into her hands. ¡°After I leave, once the demon monsters attack, use this if we fail to defend to ensure a few hours of safety.¡± Liang Chuyin took it. It was a small crystal ball. She nodded. ¡°Rainbow Gate has been set. If things get too bad and the defense line collapses, lead Cloud Peak away. As for the others, it will be up to fate. But this is the demon monsters¡¯ territory so they might still spot you even if you teleport. Just head back to Cloud Peak immediately.¡± ¡°You...¡± ¡°I am okay.¡± Ye Zhongming fired and hit a demon monster that wanted to jump onto the Mechanic Fortress, ¡°I will bring Yellow Ball with me; even if we can¡¯t defeat them, we will be able to run.¡± ¡°Xia Bai.¡± Ye Zhongming called Xia Bai over, ¡°Don¡¯t risk your life. Protect Cloud Peak members first. If you face anything, discuss it with Chuyin and even Zhao Xingmei.¡± Ye Zhongming was worried about her. She was too terrifying when she went mad so he had to give her instructions. ¡°After they get to a safe place, I will find you.¡± Ye Zhongming was helpless when he heard that; he could only allow her to do what she wanted. Ye Zhongming looked at the pictures and knew that time was up. He ordered his subordinates to signal the two surrounded teams and then controlled the Exquisite Floating Ball to fire the last missile to help the team clear the path ahead. He then told the ball to land beside him. ¡°See you later, guys.¡± After boarding the Floating Ball, he flew in a direction. Chapter 790: Splitting Chapter 790: Splitting Wen Zhong and Ji Ruiguang saw Ye Zhongming¡¯s change in expression and moved over to take a look. What they saw on the tablet caught them off guard. The green-skinned monsters were lifeforms they had never seen before. They didn¡¯t have demon crystals, so they couldn¡¯t tell their levels. From the information that they got, the taller they were, the stronger they were. Moreover, they relied on their bodies to fight. But as they got more news, they started to have an analysis of their strength. Delin¡¯s report was that they were stronger than humans of the same level. There were many of them, and they had some intellect and organizational structure! That was terrifying. They were an army that was stronger than the humans! If all the warriors from the Resistance Zones were here, naturally, they wouldn¡¯t be afraid of these 300 thousand demon monsters. But apart from C Zone, which sent all their elites to the meeting, only half of the other zones came. Apart from those still defending Sharp Peak Mountain and those being surrounded, the remaining troops were not strong enough. They had to rely on external factions like Cloud Peak. Even if these two thousand were elites, they couldn¡¯t face 100 thousand demon monsters in such a situation. Moreover, the others didn¡¯t know, but Ye Zhongming knew. The monsters guarding the wheel were stronger than those surrounding the troops. They actually move? These hundred thousand demon monsters were different from those before. These were elites like Wen Zhong and his group. But the difference was that there were a hundred thousand of them, and you had two thousand. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Wen Zhong decided to bring his people away. Although he agreed to support Ji Ruiguang and also received many benefits from C Zone, as compared to his own life, the latter was more important. It was the same case even if his biggest helper and his sister were here. Naturally, Ji Ruiguang was not willing to go. If he didn¡¯t save them, C Zone would be finished. Seeing Wen Zhong want to leave, he pulled him back. But all he got was a warning gaze. If you wanted to stop him now, you would turn into enemies. No one felt that these three thousand elites and ten times ordinary survivors could stop a hundred thousand demon monster elites. Ji Ruiguang¡¯s hand stopped in mid-air, and he seemed much older. ¡°Our lives belong to you. You don¡¯t have to say all these things to us.¡± Xiao min represented the female warriors. They had faced the worst of the apocalypse, and for them to be able to live still was because of him. They were willing to do anything for him. ¡°Not leaving.¡± Xia Bai¡¯s attitude was clear. As for Liang Chuyin, she rolled her eyes at him and hugged his arm. ¡°What about you, Big Yellow?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. He rarely felt so happy. He touched Yellow Ball¡¯s neck and asked. The dog barked and roughly meant it was totally loyal to Ye Zhongming. He turned his head and told the ordinary evolved that followed him here about the demon monsters. Moreover, he told them that he was bringing people to take a risk. If they were willing to follow him, they were welcomed, and once it all ended, they would receive huge rewards. If they chose to leave, he wouldn¡¯t stop them. They just had to head over to that person to collect their payment. Ji Ruiguang didn¡¯t hear what Ye Zhongming told Cloud Peak, but he heard all this. He told his men to take crystals and potions to hand to these people. He also tried to convince them to join in the saving operation. His payment was even much higher than what Ye Zhongming promised. Some people were tempted, but most weren¡¯t willing to stay. They took the payment and then left. Only three thousand were willing to risk their lives. Wen Zhong looked at Ye Zhongming and opened his mouth. He then said, ¡°Zhongming, do you know what you are doing?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°I am not crazy. I am very clear-minded.¡± Wen Zhong bit his teeth. He clenched his fist and then relaxed. He then turned around and led his third of the caravan away. At this moment, be it Ye Zhongming or Wen Zhong, both of them knew that their alliance had split. Ye Zhongming shrugged and told those who were willing to follow him, ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± The five thousand strong team charged towards the demon monsters. Chapter 794: level five Gilded Cannibal Flower Chapter 794: level five Gilded Cannibal Flower Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t do much after getting the Blood Wood, but he did get some benefits. For example, the dense amount of Cannibal Plant Seeds. Ye Zhongming collected some and placed them in his space. He used them against the demon monsters. Those were the ones that he had scattered on the ground. Mental energy surged from his left hand and into the ground. The Cannibal Flower seeds started to grow. With the Nurture skill, these plants sprouted and then showed their vicious faces. It took just a few seconds. Only Ye Zhongming had such mental energy to support this quick Nurture use.Updated novels at novelhall.com The sudden appearance of many Cannibal Flowers shocked the demon monster. It was about to pounce, but it froze. It looked at the mutated plants that it didn¡¯t recognize in confusion. These 20 Cannibal Flowers stopped growing when they reached two meters tall. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop. He slit his wrist and scattered his blood at them. Then, he used Activate. These Cannibal Flowers, which were purple in color, started to change. Their stalks shone gold, and the stem to the flowers turned gold. It was similar to Yellow Ball¡¯s color. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hold back on mental energy at the life and death moment. The Cannibal Flowers were filled with energy. Ye Zhongming received a notification after using the skill. ¡°Level Five Gilded Cannibal Flower!¡± When he came out from the competition death wheel, Ye Zhngming activated the Cannibal Flowers guarding the wheels in the basement. He remembered clearly that they were level four Gilded Cannibal Flowers, which meant that they were a level higher than before! There were many reasons for that. For example, Ye Zhongming¡¯s Gardener job had leveled. His mental energy increased. He was using the seeds from the Blood Wood. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what the reason was, but it didn¡¯t matter. What was important was that as compared to then, they had one more ability. ¡°Skill 1, Cannibal: Consume evolved lifeforms to provide the energy that they need.¡± ¡°Skill 2, Stem absorption: Absorb blood of evolved to raise their defense.¡± ¡°Skill 3, Corrosive Soil Trap: The soil around the Cannibal Flowers will corrode, increasing their movement speed. The trap also has stem absorption ability.¡± The moment it pounced on the demon monster, Yellow Ball started its crazy attacks. Ye Zhongming¡¯s fight was so intense that one¡¯s leg was injured and one¡¯s hand was injured. He was even made to summon the Cannibal Flower Ocean. To reach this extent in such a short time was shocking. But on Yellow Ball¡¯s side, they had fought three times! Each time ended in Yellow Ball being knocked aside. Blood seeped from the corner of its mouth. But Yellow Ball¡¯s eyes were filled with crazy fighting intent. If Ye Zhongming saw it, he would guess what his battle beast was thinking. Just so-so. Surround the humans, strong bodies, terrifying presence... Nothing special! Yellow Ball shook its fur and shook off the dust from it. Its body started to grow at a visible speed. Body Enlarging Technique! Follow Form! A talent skill, a set equipment skill. The beast tool enlarged along with Yellow Ball¡¯s body. It was around five meters tall now. It barked towards the demon monster. Its Wind Controlling Spirit Wings flapped in the sky, allowing it to fly. It was already looking down on the demon monster. Seeing that its opponent grew bigger and could fly, the demon monster didn¡¯t want to let it succeed. It moved its body to try to affect Yellow Ball¡¯s center of gravity. It then charged from a direction. Yellow Ball grinned when it saw the demon monster doing that. It was as if it was mocking the opponent. The next moment, Yellow Ball¡¯s wings went from a slow flap to frantic flapping. Yellow Ball¡¯s body also moved along with it. It wasn¡¯t over. Yellow Ball¡¯s entire body spun so quickly that you could see an afterimage. As it barked, it turned into a drill. A cold light spread out from the figure and hit the demon monster pouncing towards the sky. Two of the wing¡¯s three skills-- Spinning Rotation, Blade Energy! Chapter 795: Yellow Balls pride Chapter 795: Yellow Ball''s pride Beast tools were to serve battle beasts. Although it had skills that could complement the owner, but most of them were abilities that the beast could use themselves. Yellow Ball had three pieces of the stat. When it was fighting alongside Ye Zhongming, there were some abilities that it couldn¡¯t use. Now that it was facing the enemy alone, it had no worries. It activated the abilities of the wings and charged toward the demon monster into the sky. Flying Rotation allowed the beast to spin at high speeds. The metallic feathers on the wings would protrude and turn into sharp blades. When clashing, they would damage the target and help protect the beast¡¯s body. Energy Blade. There were small energy holes under each piece of the wing. A special energy would spit from the energy holes when activating this skill. They would form sharp blades. It was a two-pronged attack when complemented with the metal feathers from Flying Rotation. Even if the demon monster controlled its body well, but it was unable to go against gravity. Of course, it wasn¡¯t willing to dodge. In its heart, there wasn¡¯t any lifeform of the same level with a stronger body. Both sides clashed. The voice was loud, and even Ye Zhongming and the other demon monsters were shocked. The two figures paused in mid-air before separating. It was as if the demon monster was smacked by something, it smashed into the ground. The sand that splattered was obvious even under the moonlight. Yellow Ball flew in the opposite direction. From the trajectory, one could see that it had lost control of its body. Some liquid scattered and landed on the ground. The pregnant demon monster opened its eyes and looked at Yellow Ball. It placed a palm on her face and lokoed confused. It didn¡¯t understand how this dog could be on the same level as a demon monster. It then looked at the demon monster, and that look of confusion grew. That was because her ally didn¡¯t get up. A few dozen seconds later, it struggled to climb up, but its body was hobbling. Its waist was bent, but its head was raised. It looked at the enemy that was finding it hard to control its body. Under the moonlight, the demon monster¡¯s body was covered in fresh blood! The dog¡¯s body was covered in a golden liquid at the start. Moreover, the golden liquid started to spread. Metal lines formed behind it, and they were laid up. Many fist-sized golden balls appeared. It felt like trees bearing fruit. At that moment, the demon monster knocked into Yellow Ball. Its sharp claws tried to scratch its body. It could even hear the sound of skin being sliced open. The big dog didn¡¯t hold back either. Its front claws and mouth left wounds in the demon monster. But the demon monster believed the big dog wouldn¡¯t be its match. But very quickly, it woke up from the stimulation of the fresh blood and realized that something wasn¡¯t right. It lowered its head and saw its legs wrapped in a golden liquid. The liquid was spreading up, and it was now past its knees. It was shocked and wanted to retreat but found it hard to move. Even with its strength, it found it hard to move. The demon monster was terrified. It raised its head and saw Yellow Ball¡¯s gaze. That gaze was familiar... Wasn¡¯t it the same gaze it had given the dog when the dog removed its wings? But as compared to its crafty gaze, the dog was mocking it. The metal balls behind Yellow Ball broke free from the chains, and like little grenades, they exploded at the demon monster that couldn¡¯t dodge. They started to hit its body, and it sent chills down one¡¯s spine. There were many metal balls, and they were extremely quick. In a few seconds, all of them hit the demon monster¡¯s body. It caused the pregnant demon monster to scream. After the attack, the demon monster was in a bad state. Its body was twisted, and a big part of its chest was caved in. Its head was covered in blood. Even if it paid the price of both arms being broken, it failed to escape. If not for it opening its mouth, one wouldn¡¯t be able to tell which part of its face was which. The most serious was its left eye. Its eye sockets were blown up and its eye was connected by a tendon and hanging on the left side of its face. Chapter 796: Another win Chapter 796: Another win The Cannibal Flower at the corner bit the demon monster¡¯s arm, but it dodged. It dashed into the Cannibal Flower group and charged at Ye Zhongming. Although it dodged the first Cannibal Flower as it got deeper, the number of Cannibal Flowers got denser and denser. When it was a few meters from Ye Zhongming, another flower bit its leg. The demon monster roared furiously and slapped the flower¡¯s head. The head split open. If this were before, this flower would have died. Its head was its strongest weapon but also its weakness. If it was shattered, it meant that it would die. Although the Level five Gilded Cannibal Flower was strong and defense was much higher, but when facing a level seven demon monster, it was not enough. If it faced the enemy alone, this Cannibal Flower would get instantly killed. But these twenty Cannibal Flowers had the Connected Branches skill. The damage this plant suffered was spread to the others, meaning it only took 1/20 of the damage. Although its flower split and some liquid flowed, it didn¡¯t die. Using this chance, the other flowers bit the demon monster. The Cannibal Flowers weren¡¯t as strong as the demon monster, but their biting ability was strong. After all, this was their unique skill. The teeth in the flowers were as good as sharp weapons. The demon monster tried to break free but failed.Alll newest chapters at novelhall.com The demon monster¡¯s strength meant that its explosiveness was shocking. Apart from one Cannibal Flower¡¯s stem that ripped a little, the others were fine. It wanted to break free from all of them and break them from their waist, but because of the skill, the demon monster was trapped on the spot. This was a short time. When the demon monster was dodging the Cannibal Flowers it was moving quickly and changing directions. It wasn¡¯t a fool and wouldn¡¯t just charge in a straight line. It would aim for the opponent¡¯s weakness and the center of gravity to try to catch him off guard. So even if Ye Zhongming was wary, he couldn¡¯t confirm where the demon monster was moving towards. This thing was too quick. For example, the demon monster broke free from the Cannibal Chains, but it paused unexpectedly as its left leg was injured. Ye Zhongming used more than one method to restrict its movement. Although Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t confident in the effect that it had, at the crucial moment, something small could shift the scales. The eleven sets of light slashed into the demon monster¡¯s body. The bright light exploded, and then everything turned back into darkness. Ye Zhongming panted. Although this elite-grade job¡¯s skills didn¡¯t have a cooldown it consumed a lot of stamina and mental energy. Even with the amount of mental energy he had, a stamina fountain, he still had to pant. If it were someone else, they would probably need to rest for a few hours before they could move. After catching his breath, Ye Zhongming looked towards the demon monster who was still alive. It lay amongst the flowers, breathing much heavier than Ye Zhongming. Its body twitched. It was a bit different from the first time Ye Zhongming used the skill; it wasn¡¯t split in half, instead... Its chest and stomach was slit open. This blade sliced its chest and also shattered the intestines inside. It might be dead, but because of its tough lifeforce, it was still breathing. Ye Zhongming walked closer and held the sniper rifle. He armed a white bullet and placed the gun into the demon monster¡¯s mouth before pulling the trigger. On the side, the pregnant demon monster screamed, but it still didn¡¯t leave the wheel. Ye Zhongming was afraid that if he didn¡¯t fully kill it, the fellow might come back to life. He kept the sniper rifle and used his right hand to fix his twisted fingers in his left. He noticed that two of them were broken, and he needed to rest for a few days. He turned his head and smiled. Yellow Ball¡¯s battle was over, but this fellow was in a much worse state. Its body was dyed in blood. Yellow Ball used the talent skill it got when it reached level six. Gilded OCean. It also used Laser Bullets and Shadow Stab. It used Gilded Ocean to control the demon monster, the Laser Bullets to attack it, and then Shadow Stab to attack. Under the series of attacks, although the demon monster broke free, both sides just ended up in a primitive fist fight. But the demon monster was already badly injured so the final victor was Yellow Ball. Even if it was a close one! Chapter 797: War between races Chapter 797: War between races No one knew what happened to Ji Ruiguang, An Man, and the others who chose to break out, but Cloud Peak, Ying City, Mu Xinfei, and Guang Yao faced their toughest test. Although most demon monsters were led away by that huge army, over 50 thousand demons trapped this group. When they faced ten times more enemies, S and T Zone members had ugly expressions on their faces. Through Cloud Peak, they learned how to deduce the levels of these green-skinned monsters who were called demon monsters. Through their height. They felt okay when they didn¡¯t know, but after discovering the trick... They felt really bad. The average height of these demon monsters was over 2.5 meters. Based on their height-to-level ratio, they were level four and above. This was just the average height. If you looked, many were over three meters! Moreover, the Cloud Peak members even said that these demon monsters were stronger than lifeforms of the same level. This situation would get better when humans got stronger but below level six, that situation still held. They were already at a numbers disadvantage. Now that their own strengths were lacking, many people were not confident. Their trust in Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t be as intense as Cloud Peak and Ying City. But when they saw Cloud Peak''s arrangements, they felt a sense of safety. This safety was something they didn¡¯t have when they were with those tens of thousands of people. This was a weird feeling. Cloud Peak set up the Violent Lightning Turret and Crystal cannons. Some checked the crystal guns while others played with the small battle beasts.Find new updates at novelhall.com Only then did the Resistance Zone realize that these ice-cold women would finally smile. So, even if the resistance zone was strong, they didn¡¯t have many job users. In other factions, if their leader and core members had jobs, they would already be considered a strong battle squad. But Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have many job users in the past, right? Mu Xinfei and Guang Yao thought about it, and their thoughts were directed. They felt like Cloud Peak had hidden their strength and finally showed it when they were in danger. They were re-evaluating the strength of this squad and that man. The second wave of ranged attacks began. Guns and crystal weapons were fired. There weren¡¯t many of them, so the defense line was short, and the circle was small, so the attacks were denser. After the ranged methods were used, a huge group of demon monsters were wiped out. Their smelly blood spread in the air. It was as if they were shocked by the strength of the humans. Their aura weakened. But when the high level demon monsters behind chased them, they started to charge again. The demon monsters were quick, and there weren¡¯t obstacles in their way. After the ranged users attacked three times, the humans and demon monsters finally clashed. If someone looked at the scenes from above, they would be as shocked as when they saw two elite cavalry squads clashing. Green-skinned monsters and the human defense line clashed, and a blood mist rose. Figure after figure fell. Such a group battle had no strategy. To shrink the defense region, the humans were next to each other. This meant that the demon monsters had to squeeze, too. They waved their claws while humans used their weapons. They didn¡¯t dodge, they didn¡¯t use any techniques, they just attacked. It depended on who died first. The humans didn¡¯t retreat. The moment the first layer died, the second layer took over. The demon monsters didn¡¯t retreat either. After they killed the first layer of humans, they would step forward to kill the second layer until they died. These demon monsters were always numb to death. In the middle of the defense lines were the Violent Lightning Turrets and Crystal Cannons. They were still roaring. Each attack would open a moat to kill a large amount of demon monsters. These had became their nightmare. When the battle entered its most cruel part, the demon monsters were first to change. Hundreds of demon monsters started to jump into the human formation. They targetted the cannons and turrets in the center! Chapter 798: Confusion Chapter 798: Confusion ¡°Hold on!¡± Mu Xinfei shouted with a sharp voice. She waved towards the back and told her team to protect the Violent Lightning Turret and Crystal Cannon. Only with these weapons could they threaten the demon monsters. If they lost their support, the human camp would be on the verge of collapse and might even collapse instantly. These demon monsters planned to wipe the humans out here. These guards were sent by her father to protect her. The captain hesitated, but after Mu Xinfei shouted at him, he stopped hesitating and charged. The people in the inner circle started to face these demon monsters that landed from above. Liang Chuyin and Xia Bai controlled the Violent Lightning Turret and Demon Crystal Cannons. They had the battle contribution badge, and they cared about collecting contribution points. But when they saw these demon monsters jump, they told people to take over and led others to protect these killing weapons. The monsters that jumped in had very high levels. There were the elites of these 50 thousand demon monsters. Four or five of them had reached level six. If they freely attacked in the inner circle, even if they didn¡¯t crush the cannons, it would cause the humans huge chaos. This was why Liang Chuyin told people to handle them when they entered. Xia Bai and her each took one, the sisters took one, Ah Yang¡¯s seven brothers dealt with one. Guang Yao also handled one of them. Mu Xinfei¡¯s guards took the last one. The other people like Ah Yang, Little Xiu and the experts that Mu Xinfei brought stood in all directions to protect the cannon formation. Both sides had gone mad. Ya Tian and Ya Ni were the first to battle the level-six demon monster. They were standing before the cannon formation and a demon monster had landed beside them. Since following Ye Zhongming, the twins felt really comfortable. Maybe they had such a good life before the apocalypse, but it felt like a lifetime ago after they had gone through hell. Although Ya Ni had turned into a silver zombie, the set equipment, as well as changes due to Ye Zhongming¡¯s huge mental energy and Soul Refining Technique, had brought some changes. She was connected to Ya Tian as well as Ye Zhongming. Especially the former with whom she could communicate. As such, Ya Tian felt like her sister hadn¡¯t left and was still alive in another way. But with the increase in strength and after eating the candy, this older sister didn¡¯t fear the level six demon monster. She charged to block that fellow. Even if she was short, she fought toe-to-toe. Outsiders could only see their shadows. The moment the mage appeared, her majestic features shone an intelligent light. She didn¡¯t help the twin just because she was Ya Tian¡¯s doll; she saw that the twin didn¡¯t need her help. The mage looked at the battlefield and knew her side was at a disadvantage as there were too many enemies. But this was what she loved. To turn the tides of battle was much better than crushing the enemy. She raised her staff and closed her eyes slightly before channeling her skills. With her voice, the gem in the staff lit up the night sky. This attracted the attention of everyone, including the demon monsters. Everyone felt strength from the light. S Zone and T Zone people didn¡¯t know where this mage came from, but they were impressed by Cloud Peak¡¯s strength. Many people headed over to protect the mage as they knew that it would use a strong magic attack. Demon monsters had strong instincts. When they saw the light, the demon monsters around charged at this mage and wanted to kill her before they killed them. The attention of the battlefield was split into two sides. The entire human defense line didn¡¯t exist. Most of them were split into small teams to fight. There were so many demon monsters, but few could enter those fighting circles. They could only put pressure on the outside. The mage finally channeled her skill. She opened her eyes and waved her staff forward. A silver light spread across the battlefield. Under the moonlight, everything looked mysterious. Many people, including demon monsters, raised their heads. Apart from some enemies who were in an intense fight, the battlefield paused momentarily. As they watched, the silver sand floated around before rising into the sky and disappearing. Many thoughts appeared in their minds. What was going on? So much commotion, and then... They disappeared? Chapter 799: Fainted Chapter 799: Fainted Liang Chuyin whipped the demon monster she was facing. She was very nimble and jumped to the side. She looked at the disappearing silver sand and was so furious that she raised her brows. That summoned being was not reliable at all. If she faced demon monsters on the same level alone, she was confident that she could kill them without taking any injuries. But she would need some time. This was the advantage that humans with jobs and skills had. But she was surrounded by enemies, which was why she lost the advantage of the Wind Dancer, which was agility. So she could only use her equipment and skills advantage to whittle them down slowly. Liang Chuyin thought she had some hope when she saw the huge commotion the princess mage caused. Ye Zhongming told her that some jobs in the apocalypse were strong. One of the strong ones was mages. Although their defense was weak and they went against the norm of being strong in both attack and defense, but their attacks could make everyone tremble. If you reached the top of the job, you could cause the color of the sky to change with just a raise of a hand. Before Ye Zhongming revived, there was a nine-star evolved who was a mutated job user¡ªMystery Ripple Mage. After he reached nine stars, he also got a rare space-type job that could allow his body to disappear in battle so that the enemy couldn¡¯t locate his position. Rumors had it that he could part mountains and flip the seas. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if it was true or not as he hadn¡¯t seen it but even if the rumors were too exaggerated, it showed that this person had some strength. Strictly speaking, Shengyuan was such a person. His giant shielder job didn¡¯t have attack, but its defense was outstanding. Even if he fought things stronger than him, it was difficult for them to break his defense. But his job didn¡¯t have a prefix, so it wasn¡¯t elite. In his last life, he didn¡¯t have the money to raise his job to the highest level, so he didn¡¯t perform as well. But even then, Shengyuan was someone the few bosses relied on in team fights; his position was much higher than Ye Zhongming. Because Ye Zhongming revealed that information to Liang Chuyin, this was why she anticipated the skill, but the truth made her speechless. Xia Bai didn¡¯t bother about matters, so she had to consider what to do next. She didn¡¯t want to use the thing Ye Zhongming gave her. It was a one-time-use item and very precious. It could really save lives, so if it were used, it would disappear. But... If this situation continued, she might have to use it. Many demon monsters were terrified previously. After all, the humans had many attacking methods. Their fear of those skills that hit them when they charged was still lingering. Those cannons were still consuming their lives. If anything else happened, it would have a huge effect on them. But it looked like a false alarm? Right when everyone felt like the mage didn¡¯t control her skill properly, a sharp ring from the sky appeared. Moreover, it was not only one ring¡ªit was many connected rings. It was as if numerous arrows were dropping from the sky. Many demon monsters and humans who had lowered their heads looked up again. Suddenly, the demon monsters started to roar. The roar came from a four-meter demon monster hiding in the group. The humans cheered. This was the biggest win they had since the fight started! As long as the Violent Lightning Turret and Crystal Cannons had the support of crystals, they could deal huge damage to demon monsters. But they could only kill a few dozen demon monsters at once. Even then, the evolved felt like they were very strong. But this skill actually killed a tenth of the demon monsters? That was unbelievable. The cannons fired for so long, killing around five hundred demon monsters. Liang Chuyin clenched her fist excitedly. Although this spell killed the demon monsters on the outskirts and didn¡¯t reduce the pressure they were facing, but whatever happened on the battlefield would always have an effect. It would be fake to say that this didn¡¯t affect the demon monsters. ¡°Continue!¡± ¡°Again!¡± Many humans shouted excitedly. They saw the hope of beating these demon monsters. Liang Chuyin felt like she could save on the thing that Ye Zhongming gave her. But some time passed and there was no commotion. Many people who were fighting turned back but very quickly, they heard some words. ¡°Haiz, the mage fainted.¡± ¡°Yi, it turned into a doll!¡± ¡°It probably ran out of energy.¡± ¡°As expected it isn¡¯t reliable.¡± Chapter 800: Crystal Nest Barrier Chapter 800: Crystal Nest Barrier The demon monsters had suffered huge losses since the start of the battle. The humans used their ranged skills and cannons and caused thousands of them to die. After they clashed, the humans were stubborn and strong and also caused huge losses. The cannons didn¡¯t stop. Each shot would kill dozens of demon monsters. Each step forward they took, they would pay a huge price. But they still believed that victory was in front of their eyes. These humans were strong, but there were too few of them. Just half an hour was needed to end this battle. But after that huge range spell, they were stunned. To them, they didn¡¯t understand what had happened. Why were those shiny things so amazing and quick? They descended from above and burnt a few thousand of them to death? Those in the inner circle were still okay. Many of them still didn¡¯t know what had happened. But those in the outer circle weren¡¯t so calm. They were afraid that such things would happen again, and they would be the ones that were turned into ash. Honestly, they were used to ruling, and this was the first time they realized that their bodies weren¡¯t invincible. This chaos quickly spread throughout the horde, and even those in the inner circle were affected. The humans took the opportunity to gather and form a new defensive line. Those high-level demon monsters who jumped into the inner circle fled, and the humans killed the remaining. The battlefield reverted to a similar situation as before. But the humans didn¡¯t feel hopeful because of that. On the contrary, after the momentary joy, they felt more solemn. In such a short while, over a thousand humans had died! The battle was intense, and the formation was squeezed into a very small circle. As long as you got injured, your subordinates had no space to save you. So, injuries were the same as death. As the demon monsters pushed forwards, the injured humans would get drowned and theye would have no chance to escape. This was happening even with the cannons and the princess mage. The latter had fainted and turned back into the doll. Two of the cannons had started to malfunction because they had been firing and needed repairs, greatly reducing their firepower. ¡°What is that?¡± Mu Xinfei¡¯s arm was injured, and blood dyed her uniform. But she didn¡¯t care. With her six-star strength, it would close in a moment, and it would heal in a couple of days. She looked at the giant crystal house and asked Liang Chuyin. ¡°Crystal Nest Barrier.¡± Liang Chuyin told the people to move the demon monster corpses to the side while answering Mu Xinfei. ¡°A one-time use item, immune to all physical attacks and has a strong defense against all other attacks. But it can last for at most five hours. After that, even if it doesn¡¯t get broken through, it would self-destruct.¡± Mu Xinfei was impressed by the ability. Cloud Peak had too many good items. Any one of them could save the world. Sometimes, she even felt like Cloud Peak was the resistance zone that knew the apocalypse was coming. S Zone and her were the new factions. ¡°Let everyone rest. If Ye Zhongming is not back in five hours, we will have to continue fighting.¡± Liang Chuyin didn¡¯t have a smile on her face. The situation was far from that. .................................................................................... He sucked out two large bottles of blood from the two high-level demon monsters and placed them into his space. He was prepared to let Liu Zhenghong study them. But his attention was on the pregnant demon monster that hadn¡¯t left the wheel. Ye Zhongming had been observing it. Although Yellow Ball won, it was a tough victory, and it was badly injured. Even if the Spirit Healing Technique was used, he couldn¡¯t heal in such a short time. Ye Zhongming sent it back into the Exquisite Floating Ball to rest. He slowly walked towards the demon monster. He didn¡¯t see any fear in its eyes. Instead, it looked excited. When Ye Zhhongming was ten meters from it, it suddenly went behind the wheel and pulled out something from the pile of demon crystals... A human woman! Chapter 801: Weird communication Chapter 801: Weird communication Just one look and Ye Zhongming felt rage rising from his heart and into his mind. His body even felt really hot. This was a human woman, but she wasn¡¯t a complete woman. Her stomach was sliced open. Even if she used her hand to close it so that her organs didn¡¯t fall out, it didn¡¯t stop the fresh blood and liquid from flowing out. One could even see the slimy organs. Her body was naked. Her legs which were white, were now covered in dirty green liquid. There were even a few drops of dried blood. All of this signaled what she had faced. This was the first time Ye Zhongming hated the sharpness of his eyes. He took just one look and knew that the shape of her stomach wasn¡¯t right... Her stomach was sliced when she was pregnant, and the baby was taken out. This woman was the demon monster¡¯s reproduction tool. Moreover, the baby in her stomach had been taken not long ago. Ye Zhongming killed people like the other survivors in the apocalypse. But he did have a bottom line and principles. It was undeniable that he killed other humans. But when he saw humans being killed by other races, even if others guessed that the demon monsters were humans that were affected by radiation, but rage still rose from within. Like a parent; no matter how your child behaved, you could beat and scold them, but if other people scolded or hit them, you would fight that person. Like when you supported a team. When they lost, as a fan, you could scold them and ask the coach to get sacked. But if other fans scolded them, you would protect your own team. Like you would always curse your city and even country for being bad, but once an enemy attacked your country, you wouldn¡¯t hesitate, and you would use all ways to kill the enemy. You wouldn¡¯t even care if you would lose your life. What happened to us was our own problem and had nothing to do with you. Even if it was the apocalypse and the enemy was strong, you could kill the other humans. But using them as tools to reproduce and even torturing them, what was the meaning of that?Neew n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com It had been a long time since Ye Zhongming felt such intense killing intent. Seeing Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes turn red, the pregnant demon monster gave out two shouts. She then sliced her wrist and black blood flowed out. She aimed it at the woman¡¯s stomach and forced some blood into it. The blood flowed into her body. She slowly opened her eyes, but her body was really weak. She saw Ye Zhongming. Her hands that were instinctively covering her stomach was lifted towards Ye Zhongming. He understood what she meant. It wasn¡¯t to save her but... To kill her. Anyone who was bullied to raise a monster¡¯s kid and then had their stomach sliced open would feel a desire to die. At this point, the demon monster didn¡¯t have any more crystals. She pointed at the space after the level seven crystal and opened her mouth. The woman beside her made a sound. ¡°You, have.¡± Ye Zhongming felt a chill down his spine. Level eight demon crystal? Of course, he did. He took it back from the secret realm but placed it in his space, so how did the demon monster know? It opened its mouth. It stood up and pointed at the wheel behind it and also at the seven crystals. Ye Zhongming understood what it meant. They needed a level-eight crystal to spin the wheel. But it didn¡¯t have one, and Ye Zhongming did, so it was waiting. But... Not to mention how it knew he had a level eight crystal. What was its goal? ¡°Don¡¯t, move.¡± The demon monster warned Ye Zhongming through the human woman and pointed at the wheel, ¡°I have something I need; there is something you need. We, together.¡± Ye Zhongming laughed coldly. If the level eight crystal was the key to spinning the wheel, why should I help you? Just because you look good? ¡°It is dangerous. You can¡¯t handle it alone; let¡¯s work together.¡± Like it knew what Ye Zhongming was thinking, it said once again. This caused Ye Zhongming to retract his killing intent. Did this demon monster know what the wheel could produce? Ye Zhongming was confused. What was happening exceeded what he knew. He decided to understand the situation. Chapter 802: Door on the wheel Chapter 802: Door on the wheel ¡°Work together. Us, together. Then, split up.¡± But the demon monster knew what Ye Zhonmging wanted to do. Through the messenger, she said that and then looked in another direction. ¡°If we don¡¯t work together, my, kids, kill your, friends.¡± This demon monster started to threaten Ye Zhongming.Gett the latest novels at novelhall.com ¡°Are you not afraid that I would kill you first?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the two demon monster corpses that Yellow Ball and him killed, ¡°I don¡¯t believe that you are stronger than them?¡± He aimed at her stomach. Ye Zhongming returned her threat to her. ¡°You, can¡¯t kill, me.¡± Ye Zhongming decided to try. The wheel was dangerous? What wasn¡¯t dangerous? Kill my friends? I had given them a piece of equipment that could keep them safe for a few hours. Everything could be solved after he killed it. Ye Zhongming attacked the moment he made his mind up, and did so without holding anything back. But the outcome shocked him. The pregnant demon monster¡¯s body grew bigger. It was close to 4.5 meters! It was a demon monster about to reach level eight! Ye Zhongming used many methods, but the demon monster didn¡¯t fight back. It only dodged. It was so quick that Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t keep up. If this demon monster wanted to leave, even Yellow Ball couldn¡¯t keep up with it. After using Space Stack, Ye Zhongming gave up. He glanced at the demon monster. This pregnant fellow was shocked and didn¡¯t know what the changes meant. Ye Zhongming relaxed a little. Seemed like the demon monster sensed something but didn¡¯t know what would happen. The wheel started to change again. The three colors started to condense, and they turned into three spots. These three spots circled around the wheel and then merged together. After merging, there was only a grey spot in the center. This dot started to spin, and as it spun, a door appeared! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what to say; this was unbelievable. He spun the wheel and got nothing but a door? What was going on? The moment the demon monster saw the door open, it dashed in and passed through the mist in the door. The human female that was being controlled seemed to have lost her soul and fell to the ground. When Ye Zhongming looked over, she saw that her eyes weren¡¯t dark anymore, and were back to normal. But the weak eyes told Ye Zhongming that she couldn¡¯t live for long. She couldn¡¯t move, but her evolution level wasn¡¯t low, and her life force was stubborn. She just looked at Ye Zhongming. He walked to her side and took out a dagger, plunging it into her heart. Joy appeared on her face. Their gazes met, and they understood what each other meant. ¡°Rest well.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Ye Zhongming placed her corpse down and also charged into the open door. As Ye Zhongming and the demon monster entered the wheel, the gate shook before disappearing. The colors reappeared and were randomly scattered on the wheel. The level eight crystal disappeared. It was as if everything was back to before. If not for the female corpse and demon monster bodies on the ground, it was as if nothing had happened. Ye Zhongming, who just entered the wheel, hadn¡¯t gotten out of the darkness. His body sunk, and he was sucked onto the ground! Chapter 803: Fertile Soil Chapter 803: Fertile Soil The gravity here was many times that of Earth. Ye Zhongming thought about the reason very quickly, and he became nervous. Was he teleported to someplace like the secret realm? The area in front of him lit up. Of course, this was relative. This space was still a little dark. Looking out, the sky gave off light that rippled. Numerous streaks of light formed a scene that made it seem like you were underwater. The area around wasn¡¯t wide, and many barriers were erected. This space was split into many pieces, and Ye Zhongming was in one of them. He could see the pregnant demon monster in one of the spaces, too, but there were many barriers away. Ye Zhongming walked forward. As an evolved, he quickly adapted to the gravity changes. But when he glanced at the ground, his mouth opened uncontrollably. He saw... Fertile Soil! It was the country''s specialty product, similar to Star Dust! When he was fighting for the Ocean King Crown, the West Asians used the Stardust Sand. As Ye Zhongming said its name immediately, the West Asians thought he had China¡¯s country product. Thus, they agreed with Cloud Peak to form a relationship and trade freely. He even gave Ye Zhongming a token, which was the Space Stack Gate, to build a teleportation path. Ye Zhongming still had some of the Stardust Sand from before that he didn¡¯t bear to use. After all, one of its abilities was to bring people back from death, so if he used it, it would reduce. Ye Zhongming planned to find Fertile Sand on a large scale when he returned but didn¡¯t expect to see it here. Ye Zhongming bent down slightly and looked carefully at the Fertile Sand that he was stepping on. He confirmed that he was correct. In his last life, his team and participated in an operation to fight for Fertile Sand. Although they were only on the outside, but once the mission ended, he had seen such a thing. There was actually so much of it here? The mysterious space was covered in this valuable thing. Or... Ye Zhongming looked at the ground. Was it because he didn¡¯t plan to touch the Fertile Soil? Ye Zhongming bent down to grab the sand, and then he jumped aside. As expected, the moment his hand touched the ground, another white branch charged and attacked him. But because he was prepared, he managed to dodge. There were two branches in the small space he was in. He looked around the two fellows and also around him, especially on the side of the demon monster, which was facing some problems. Ye Zhongming thought about it and took a bottle to place some fertile sand in. There were a few dozen grams of it. This time, he was in trouble. Dozens of white branches appeared from below and whipped him. Due to gravity, his movement slowed, so he couldn¡¯t pull his blade. He just used his hands to cover his face. The whipping stopped after a few dozen seconds. Apart from his arm, his defensive gear covered the other areas, and he was fine. Ye Zhongming was delighted. Getting hit and you would get a few dozen grams of Fertile Soil. That was so worth it. He didn¡¯t care about the other space around him and started to collect the country product. Ye Zhongming started to get busy and used the bottle to collect the soil, a few dozen grams at a time. He had to deal with more attacks, but their attack was reduced by half; the armor reduced the strength of the attacks. Although the number of branches had accumulated to a number that Ye Zhongming had to bother about, but as compared to the Fertile Soil, it was totally worth it. Just like that, Ye Zhongming collected all the Fertile Soil in the space that he was in. Right, it wasn¡¯t endless, and there was only a small layer on the top. Once he collected them all, he got around 1.5 kilograms. If this were in his last life, this would be an unimaginable fortune! Huala! As he collected all the soil, the barrier to the side shattered to reveal another space! Chapter 804: First function Chapter 804: First function Thinking that he had entered here through the wheel, Ye Zhongming realized that maybe the space was a test. If he passed the test, he could get some Fertile Soil. From the demon gambling wheel to the competition death wheel and also the Ocean King Wheel, all of them were tests. This became a symbol of special wheels. From simple to difficult. Wasnt the first space the simplest one? Ye Zhongming turned to look at the first space he had passed. The branches had retracted and disappeared from the surface. This further proved his guess.Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com He looked at the opened barrier and didnt enter immediately. Instead, he sat in the first space! He took out the Fertile Soil that he got. This pure black soil that didnt have any impurities looked beautiful. Ye Zhongmings thoughts were simple. Since he was going to face endless challenges and tests, he should be prepared. There wasnt any time requirement here, either. Ye Zhhongming knew something about the Stardust Sand. this thing appeared in auctions and the auctioneer had introduced his function. So as compared to the Fertile Soil, Ye Zhongming understood the sand more. But he had some Fertile Soil in his hands. If he just kept them and completed the unknown dangers, it would be a waste of a treasure. So he decided to find out its functions and see if they could help him get stronger. Then, he would have more confidence to face the challenges that would increase in difficulty. The biggest function of the Stardust Sand was healing. If one was still breathing and their organs were still there, they would be saved after eating it. Could the Fertile Soil be eaten too? Ye Zhongming thought about it, but he didnt have the courage to swallow it. Who knew if this thing would have any side effects? Maybe it wasnt to be eaten, and if you ate it, there might be poison? If he died here because he tried to test it, that would be the biggest joke in the world. But, he couldnt eat it, and the thing was called Fertile Sand so could plants eat it? Skill 1, Cannibal and soil eating: Eat evolved lifeforms and soil to provide the energy it needs to evolve. Skill 2, stem absorption: Absorb the evolveds blood or energy from soil to raise its defense. Skill 3, Corrosive Soil Trap: After activating it, an area around the Cannibal Flower would start to corrode to increase the Cannibal Flowers movement speed. The trap also has Stem Absorption ability and has a certain amount of corrosiveness. Cannibal Flowers skill effectiveness will double towards targets that enter the soil. Skill 4, Connected Branches, when allies are nearby, the branches and roots of the Gilded Cannibal Flower will connect to increase each others defense and share damage. The damage shared will be half of the enemys attack. The Cannibal Flowers before were already tough to deal with, but the ones nurtured from the Fertile Soil had reached another level. In the past, if they wanted to evolve, they had to eat people. To raise their defense, they had to absorb blood. But now, they could eat soil. Humans were alive, so they were hard to get, but to Cannibal Flowers that were planted into the ground, soil was beneath them. These two abilities pretty much meant that if they were alive, even if they didnt eat people or evolved lifeforms, they could get energy from the soil to strengthen their body and defense to complete their evolution. The third ability was a certain range before, but now it has become a large range. They could only increase cannibal flowers mobility in the past but now, it would cause the soil to have some attack and double the effect of Cannibal Flower skills! This meant that their soil-eating effect would double, and their defense increase and evolution speed increase would also double! The more amazing thing was that the 4th ability. Now, to break through many Cannibal Flowers, not only did your attack be higher than all their defense, but it had to be double. If you were not careful and were standing on the soil, then congratulations, that would mean your attack has to double further! A scene appeared in Ye Zhongmings mind of him planting tens of thousands of Cannibal Flowers around Cloud Peak Even he shuddered. Damn. How strong did you have to be to kill them all? If they faced a zombie horde of fewer than the number of Cannibal Flowers, Cloud Pea could ignore them as they would get eaten! After waking from his dream, Ye Zhongming knew he was thinking too much. How much Fertile Soil did he have to use to nurture tens of thousands of Gilded Cannibal Flowers? He shook his head and started his second test. Chapter 805: Earth Equipment Chapter 805: Earth Equipment The previous test was on the earth nature of the soil. Truth proved that the country product didn¡¯t disappoint and it was trustable. Now, what Ye Zhongming wanted to test was the Fertile Soil as a material. As Stardust Sand could be used as a material and mixed into the crafting of equipment to form the famous Star Equipment, Ye Zhongming guessed that Fertile Soil could too. He looked at his equipment. The green Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor, the blue Sand Dance, the gold Blood Stepping Boots, the silver Spirit Qilin Pendant, the purple Crystal Energy Demon Gun, the silver Nature Staff, etc. Ye Zhongming had to select one of them to test on. But all of them were important to him. It would be a huge loss if he tested on them and they were destroyed. Ye Zhongming looked at his pants. These were good quality camping pants. Ye Zhongming Enchanted it and added Ghost Metal to turn it silver. Although it didn¡¯t have many abilities, but it had two that could support him. Compared to other equipment, the value of the pants was the lowest. Ye Zhongming took them off and decided to test on them. If they got destroyed, then so be it. He took some Fertile Soil and first tried to Enchant, but it didn¡¯t work. Seemed like this thing couldn¡¯t stack like other materials. He selected ten grams and Enchanted the pants. Just by feeling alone, he knew he succeeded. He was delighted and went to check its stats. ¡°Strong Wind Speed Pants. Ability 1, Light as wind, increase speed by 50 and jumping ability by 100.¡± ¡°Ability 2, good quality, defense plus 35, toughness by 100.¡± Ye Zhongming scratched its head, there were no changes? The pants had such stats before, and they remained the same. Was Fertile Soil useless on equipment? But it felt as if it had succeeded? Was it similar to when he nurtured the Cannibal Flower, and the soil itself absorbed his mental energy? Ye Zhongming waited, and there still weren¡¯t any changes, which proved his guess wrong. ¡°Ability 1, Light as wind, increase the speed of the wearer by 70 and jumping by 130.¡± ¡°Ability 2, Good quality, defense plus 65, toughness plus 150.¡± ¡°Ability 3, resistance, activate the skill to form a reverse trust. Based on the wearer¡¯s weight to bounce to a certain height. The height can be controlled.¡± ¡°Ability 4, Similar Stat Destruction, when facing earth element attacks, absorb 30% of the damage.¡± ¡°Earth Vein. Defensive equipment is enchanted with the power of the earth. When users wearing the equipment fight on the ground, strengthen their defense by 5%.¡± As compared to the Cannibal Flowers, this equipment wasn¡¯t overpowered. After all, not all abilities could complement each other like those of the Cannibal Flower. But as compared to the other pieces of equipment that Ye Zhongming had, the pants that was slightly behind was now on their level. Four skills, three passive and one active. They were all practical abilities. Be it base stats or agility, they were all improved. The most exciting was the final one, the Earth Vein ability. The description was clear; it was the added stats for Earth defensive equipment. What was Earth defensive equipment? It should be armor, boots, pants, etc., that were modified with Fertile Soil. Based on what was mentioned, one piece of equipment could increase defense by 5%, so what if you were wearing a full set? Would it be 5% from each? Since there was defensive equipment, would there be attack equipment? Also, it seemed like the Fertile Soil could be used to make special equipment. Stardust Sand made Star Equipment, and Fertile Soil made Earth equipment. Would there be set stats if you wore a full set of Earth Equipment? All of these questions rang in Ye Zhongming¡¯s head. If he understood them, his own strength or Cloud Peak¡¯s overall strength would increase. The country product was a good item! 80 grams of Fertile Soil remained. Ye Zhongming knew from that point that he needed to use a certain amount of Fertile Soil. Once it was enough, the equipment would change. The silver pants took 100 grams to modify. He didn¡¯t know what it was based on. Was it the equipment¡¯s own level, or it depend on other aspects? With a successful experiment, Ye Zhongming planned to strengthen all the equipment he had on him. But after strengthening a few, he realized things weren¡¯t so simple. Some told him they couldn¡¯t be enchanted with it like the Bloodstepping Boots. Or they told him that the materials reject each other like the Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor. After spending some time, although they didn¡¯t test on all of them, but the few that he wanted ended in failure. Ye Zhongming gave up. In the future, he would try to avoid these rejection elements. He wore his equipment and entered the second space along with the Earth Gilded Cannibal Flower. The moment he entered, he was shocked. Chapter 806: Second type of Fertile Soil Chapter 806: Second type of Fertile Soil The space was exactly the same as before; even the shape didn¡¯t change, but the ground... It was still all Fertile Soil. This soil had no impurities. But the Fertile Soil here was... Yellow! Ye Zhongming blinked, but in his head, he was deep in thought. In the last life, the Fertile Soil that he saw was the same as in the previous space, they were pure black. This was what people in his last life knew, too. But what was this yellow? Suddenly, Ye Zhongming thought about the three colors on the wheel when he entered the space. Black, red, yellow? Were there three different colored Fertile Soil? The more he thought about it, the more possible it was. Ye Zhongming felt like people in his last life might not have known. Or, if they knew, they wouldn¡¯t tell it to ordinary evolved like Ye Zhongming. No matter what, they were still Fertile Soil! Ye Zhongming told the Cannibal Flower to enter, and after noticing that everything was fine, he entered, too. The Gilded Cannibal Flower corroded very little soil; the area it corroded was the size of a washing basin. Its ability was not enough to corrode soil on the level of the Fertile Soil. Ye Zhongming looked around and planned to start taking the soil. Like the first space, Ye Zhongming quickly placed the first batch of yellow soil into a bottle, and the space changed immediately. A bright ring appeared in the sky and headed towards Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming would not have even noticed it if not for it being eye-catching. Ye Zhongming was prepared and pulled Sand Dance to block in front of himself. This thing wasn¡¯t a plant, and there wouldn¡¯t be a 50% damage reduction. So he didn¡¯t dare to be careless and let it hit him. His movement slowed because of the gravity once again, so he could only defend. Anxiousness appeared in his heart. But the toughness trained by the apocalypse made him toss aside such thoughts. He knew that there was no point in thinking too much. All he could do was to conquer all the difficulties. He started to collect more soil. With the previous experience, he was only hit by three of the rings on the tenth time. Although his organs were injured because of that, and he bled, but it didn¡¯t affect his combat strength. Just like that, he lasted to the 29th before collecting all the yellow soil in this space. Ye Zhongming cheered as he avoided the 30th time. But the 29 times weren¡¯t so easily passed. The current Ye Zhongming was bleeding and in a bad state. Although his equipment and Sand Dance weren¡¯t damaged, his body was injured, especially his head, which was brushed by a light right, and he lost some skin. It was rare for him to suffer from such injuries since he revived. But fortunately, he got 1.5 kilograms of Fertile Soil. He drank a basic healing potion he got from C Zone and felt his injuries lighten. He took out some yellow Fertile Soil and started to study it. Would it have the same effects as the black one? No! He rejected that thought. If not, they would all be of the same color. He took another Cannibal Flower seed, but it failed. The flower sprouted and matured. After activating, it turned into a Gilded Cannibal Flower, but it didn¡¯t have the Earth prefix like before, and the ability was the same. The Fertile Soil used to nurture the flower was unused. The yellow soil didn¡¯t have the ability to nurture plants! This confused Ye Zhongming. Could it be eaten? Ye Zhongming took out the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive and told a slightly low-level Needle Bird to eat some. But it died immediately. This proved that it couldn¡¯t be eaten. Ye Zhongming took out a reserve leather armor and enchanted it with the soil, but it was still useless. Even skills failed. What was going on? Ye Zhongming was anxious. His plan was to collect the Fertile Soil and strengthen himself to face the next space. If this momentum stopped at the second space, he wouldn''t have the confidence to continue if he couldn¡¯t use his skills and abilities. He was a little depressed. But he decided to try his luck. He tested on all his equipment and didn¡¯t expect one of them to succeed! Chapter 807: Shining Earth Light Chapter 807: Shining Earth Light Ye Zhongming noticed that two things reacted to the yellow Fertile Soil. One was the Spirit Qilin Pendant, and the other was the mental energy recovery necklace. With the experience from modifying the pants, Ye Zhongming knew that he had to use a certain amount of Fertile Soil before the equipment would change. He didn¡¯t hesitate and used hundreds of grams. Very quickly, the Spirit Qilin Pendant changed. The most eye catching thing was naturally the grade increase. The silver pendant was upgraded to green. Next would be the huge change in skills. ¡°Spirit Qilin Pendant, ability 1, Space Magnetic Field, form a magnetic field that causes metal element attacks to veer off course.¡± ¡°Ability 2, time charge, the Spirit Qilin Pendant will charge when it isn¡¯t activated. The longer the time, the higher its defense.¡± This was its previous description. There wasn¡¯t any accurate stat value. This had to do with it being white grade when he just obtained the equipment. And now the ability had changed. ¡°Eath Spirit Qilin Pendant, ability 1, Space Magnetic Field. People who enter the magnetic field would suffer from two times gravity and causes metal element attacks to veer off course.¡± ¡°Ability 2, time charge, the Spirit Qilin Pendant will charge when it isn¡¯t activated. The longer the time, the higher its defense.¡±DissCover updated novels at novelhall.com ¡°Ability 3, Earth Charge. The pendant has a special way of charging. Every 500 hours, you can bury it in the earth and charge it. When needed, you can activate it. In a period of time, obtain the ability of Space Magnetic Field, the time it lasts will correlate with the number of times it is charged. When this skill is activated, it doesn¡¯t affect the normal time charge from continuing.¡± ¡°Ability 4, skill sacrifice. When the user faces a fatal metallic attack, the equipment will sacrifice all skills to help block the skill. After skill sacrifice, you can use special methods to charge it.¡± After this, he modified the mental energy recovery necklace he obtained at the start of the apocalypse. This necklace was special as its abilities could be upgraded. After the Fertile Soil upgrade, it also reached green grade but it didn¡¯t get more abilities. The abilities it had were advanced. Naturally, it also had the Shining Earth Light bonus. ¡°Advanced Meditation Oasis (Upgradeable): Mental energy recovery speed +75%, advanced meditation trade (upgradeable): Absorb crystals to replenish mental energy.¡± ¡°Earth Accessory with Shining Earth Light stats: When the user is on the ground, the effect of all accessories will increase by 10%. Effects can stack; the upper limit is 50%.¡± The recovery speed went from 25% to 75%, which was a huge increase. The advanced meditation exchange went from needing five units of demon crystals for 1 unit of recovery to 1 unit, which was also a huge leap. The description of the Shining Earth Light also solved one of Ye Zhongming¡¯s questions. It was about equipment stacking. It seemed like it wasn¡¯t the case of wearing a hundred accessories and getting a 1000% increase. This was more reasonable. This mental energy recovery necklace was decent, so Ye Zhongming wore it. It meant that his mental energy wouldn¡¯t run out. He didn¡¯t need to worry about such issues when using skills in the future. Ye Zhongming easily passed the second space. Another barrier shattered, revealing the path to the third space. When Ye Zhongming entered the third space, the demon monster had also passed the first two spaces. It was holding its huge stomach. Its body was shriveled on the ground, and it cried out in pain. There were some materials by its mouth which were the black soil. It actually ate it. Its stomach gave off a green light. From the outside, one could see what was going on inside. The baby in the womb was rolling about. As the light flashed, one could see what it looked like. What sent a chill down Ye Zhongming¡¯s spine was that the hip of the little monster had three sharp tails! Chapter 808: Multi dimension veil Chapter 808: Multi dimension veil Demon monsters surrounded them. Jayce, Ji Ruiguang, An Man, Zuo Jinxuan looked at the demon monsters around them, and their expressions werent good. Delin Is he okay? Jayce was a seven-star evolved. Even if Xia Bai had taught him a lesson and the Chain Prisoner stepped on him, he looked fine now. It was just that his expression was solemn. He looked at the demon monster horde and was worried. The weird thing was that the four of them just stood there. It was as if the demon monsters hadnt seen them and heard what they said. After this incident, he should mature. In the future, he has to lead on his own so this is a good chance for him. Ji Ruiguang observed. Half a minute later, the demon monster horde would leave, and they would get out.GEttt the latest novels at novelhall.com This was a piece of invisibility equipment. He spent a huge sum to purchase it, and now it was used. This was a one-time use equipment and would disappear after use but he didnt regret using it. What a waste of this--- Dimension Veil. An Mans heart hurt. After all, if this equipment was used well, it could save a life. As long as we get that thing, it would be worth it. Ji Ruiguangs voice was firm. The other three, even the seven-star Jayce and Zuo Jinxuan, didnt make a sound. Although their levels were above Ji Ruiguang, but if they fought, they didnt have the confidence to defeat this C Zone commander. Moreover, his promise to them tempted them to stop being neutral and to stand on his side, Unfortunately, Mu Xinfei, Guang Yao, and Cloud Peak didnt follow; if not, they could take some of the losses. An Man said reluctantly. That cant be forced; after all, we arent on the same side. As Ji Ruiguang said those words, the demon monster horde passed them and headed towards the team that tried to break through. The four of them stepped out of the veil and the equipment turned to ash. Lets go! Ji Ruiguang walked in that direction. In his heart, he prayed for the team that left and hoped they could make it out. But he knew that they would have to pay a huge price. So he crossed them easily. Even if the mutated plants were stronger than the first space the damage they dealt to Ye Zhongming was limited. He stood within the 5th space and didnt enter. He observed the surroundings and saw that the demon monster hadnt moved for a long time. He didnt know why. He even noticed that the paths he took started to twist, but they all headed towards the depth. Was there something there waiting for him? With such questions, he entered the fifth space. Shock flashed across his face. Even if he was prepared, but when he saw it, he felt like it was unbelievable. It was clean red soil! This should be the third and final type of soil. Who knew what the guardian of this soil would be? The Cannibal Flower still followed Ye Zhongmming. From the initial two, it turned into five. Four were Earth series, and one wasnt. As long as he wanted, he could nurture more of them. But Fertile Soil was too precious. He didnt know if he could get more in the future so he should save as much as possible. Ye Zhongming started to collect the red soil, and the guardian lifeform appeared. Ye Zhongming was shocked as it was a mutated bear. It wasnt huge, as it wasnt an adult, but it roared when it appeared. Its body grew larger, and it pounced on Ye Zhongming. It slapped with its palm, causing a sharp wind-breaking sound. Ye Zhongmings Cannibal Flowers could finally be put to use. Five flowers stood alongside him, and they were the ones dealing with the bear. This time, it didnt stop after one attack. The bear continued to attack and battle the Cannibal Flowers. Its body was very nimble. When the five flowers wanted to bite it, it dodged. Ye Zhongming found a chance to join in. The situation was one against six. Right when Ye Zhongming was battling the red Fertile Soil, Ji Ruiguang and the other three appeared outside of the wheel. They looked at the Gold Exquisite Floating Ball parked there and had an interesting expression. Chapter 809: Getting busy Chapter 809: Getting busy They didnt expect a human to arrive here before them. Only Ji Ruiguang and An Man knew how much they sacrificed for this special wheel. They were taking the risk that once things were exposed, they might end up as the enemy of mankind. They thought it was safe, and even if they faced demon monsters, thinking from another angle, it wasnt bad as no one else could get here quicker than them. Who knew that someone would? This feeling was as if you had married and were about to go to bed, but someone ran out of your room holding his pants! Damn, damn, damn! An Mans bald head got brighter, Why is that kid here? How is he here? How did he find out about this? An Man and Zuo Jinxuan looked at each other. The former looked away; seemed like this low eq woman wouldnt think too much about this. Ji Ruiguang calmed down. He walked around the wheel and bent down to check the three corpses. He then observed the low-level crystals and frowned. Lets go; there is no point in saying too much; just head in, and we will know what happened. Ji Ruiguang touched his pocket and took out a crystal, If we bump into Ye Zhongming, kill him! Level eight crystal? Jayce was shocked when he saw the crystal. Zuo Jinxuan even shouted out loud. Even if they were all seven-star evolved, they hadnt killed level-eight mutated lifeforms. Naturally, they hadnt obtained a level eight crystal. After all, they needed a huge team to kill a level seven lifeform. Their attempt on the level eight Chain Prisoner was a test.Th/e most uptodate novels are published on n0velbj)n(.)co/m Who knew that Ji Ruiguang had obtained such a demon crystal? This made them even more fearful of this C Zone commander. Only Ji Ruiguang knew how much he had spent to obtain this crystal to activate this wheel. He even signed a humiliating contract, even Ji Ruiguang even used his C Zone forces as bait to lead people here. One of the reasons was that he had privately given out some resistance zone things to get this level eight crystal. If the matter was revealed, he would have no space to live in the resistance zone. If he wanted to continue in his position, he had to become stronger. Sometimes, he would regret it. But he knew that he had no way back. He had to grit his teeth and persist. When the Death King Tree hesitated, the door started to shrink. It would disappear in a few seconds. The Death King Tree looked, and its desire for good food won over its rationality. Before the door disappeared, it headed in. Ye Zhongming, who didnt know about all this, was in a tough battle. This red Fertile Soils protector was mutated bears. At the start, Ye Zhongming had just to kill the small bear. But after the fifth time they appeared, a mature mutated bear would fight him each time he took the soil. This bear was huge and very strong. Moreover, it would use one or two earth element skills. Ye Zhongming had taken some hits, and his body was injured. The Cannibal Flowers all died on the 15th when he collected the soil. For it to be able to kill five Cannibal Flowers with one skill showed how strong the mature mutated bear was. Ye Zhongming was barely able to defeat it. After killing the bear, Ye Zhongming panted and took a break. The gravity not only affected his agility but also his stamina. He had spent a long time in this space as he had to kill the mutated bear each time. This made him annoyed. He wanted to continue collecting soil and ignore the number of mutated bears, but it wasnt feasible. He wasnt confident in blocking such strong attacks. When he collected the soil for the 16th time, he had to use the Needle Birds. Ye Zhongming didnt use them against the demon monsters as their skin was thick and their bodies were strong. The Needle Birds couldnt pierce their skin; if he used them, they would just be wiped. The mutated bear was similar to the demon monsters but he felt like their skin were weaker which was why the Needle Birds could be of some use. The truth proved that they helped. But when the mutated bear used the earth element skill, the flying beasts that he spent so much to nurture suffered huge losses which made his heart hurt. But to pass this stage, he had no choice. Very quickly, he obtained the last bit of Fertile Soil. It took him 30 tries. A mutated bear appeared. Chapter 810: Killing bear Chapter 810: Killing bear The space was originally small and now that this giant bear appeared, it took up a quarter of the space. Ye Zhongming could only retreat to a corner and hold his blade warily. The special situation made him helpless. He couldn¡¯t use his active skills, and his passive skills had no attack. Guns were prohibited, and he was forced to use his blade. This went against the attack methods that survivors were used to. Ye Zhongming could only rely on the Needle Birds, but a fifth of them were lost. But facing this giant bear, he didn¡¯t have too much hope for them. Because... This giant bear... Had heavy armor on it. It was green, and red patterns were carved onto it. The heavy armor protected important areas, like its stomach and neck, giving Ye Zhongming the feeling that he had no place to attack from. He thought about it and activated his bloodline. Hell Envoy. Fortunately, this place didn¡¯t prohibit the usage of bloodlines. He was covered in darkness energy and charged with his blade. Since he couldn¡¯t dodge, he would just fight it head-on. Cloud Peak had its own battle style, which was crazy. The representative figure of this style was Xia Bai. Apart from her, Liang Chuyin, Little Tiger, and everyone else inherited that feature. Going all out was the symbol of being a Cloud Peak warrior. But why would the others have such a style if the leader of Cloud Peak didn¡¯t? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t behave as apparent as his subordinates because there was no need for him to go mad. But looking at Ye Zhongming¡¯s journey, at the start, he targeted the level four Chain Prisoner. He then entered the dungeon. He chased the zombies out of the granary and then charged into the city to get the Poppy Wheel. He then entered the Secret Realm and set up the trap to get Soul Merchant, Glory Army, etc factions into the competition death wheel. No matter which of them, it proved that Ye Zhongming was a crazy person. If he made a decision, he would charge forwards. Anyone who wanted to stop him, be it humans or demon monsters. Be it mutated lifeforms or factions, he wouldn¡¯t care. As it stood up, the remaining upper limb hit the Needle Birds. Ye Zhongming called it stupid once again before charging forward. Even if gravity affected him, the space was too small, and he was under it instantly. Sand Dance thrust forward, and it sliced the back leg that was holding it up. That place wasn¡¯t protected. Blood splattered, and the big fellow was injured once again. As it couldn¡¯t support its body, its body shook, and it fell to the ground. The defense of its face got messy, and the Needle Birds stung its face. A loud scream filled the space. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hold back and wanted to end the fellow. But at its life and death moment, it fought back. It gave up on its defense, and the remaining palm slapped in front of it. A thick power filled the space, and sharp stone spikes appeared from the ground. Ye Zhongming had to change his target. He jumped to dodge while slicing the stone spikes. When these earth element skills came out from the ground, they would poke towards the sky. As they were too dense and were very quick, many Needle Birds were stuck into the ceiling and crushed. This wasn¡¯t over. The bear slapped its palm onto the ground, and many table tennis ball-sized stone pieces rose up. They first reached a certain height before mixing. It was as if a machine had been switched on, and they started to spin, forming a stone rain. Be it Ye Zhongming or the Needle Birds, they were forced into a desperate situation. Ye Zhongming could only protect his head and allow his other parts to be hit. He kept the Needle Birds back into the next and tried to walk in the heavy rain. The stone pieces caused Ye Zhongming to bleed from all the holes. If it weren¡¯t for his strong equipment, which was all green grade, along with his strong body, it would have been turned into a porcupine. But he held on. He stared at the rain and the stone spikes and walked to the bear''s side. Sensing the enemy, the bear used three legs to support itself before pouncing at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming stared, pushing his body close to the bear¡¯s mouth and sending himself in. When the bear bit his equipment, it couldn¡¯t close its mouth. He waved the Sand Dance and stabbed into its open mouth! Chapter 811: Earth Set Chapter 811: Earth Set The sound of Sand Dance stabbing into soft bones delighted Ye Zhongming. Although half of his body was numb, so he had no feeling, even after being hugely restricted, he was still able to defeat the strong opponent which gave him some joy. How did one use their potential? When one was forced to the edge of the cliff, when their lives were in danger, they would be able to do things they couldn¡¯t usually do. As long as they passed the hardship, it proved that they had potential, and this potential would turn into a part of their strength. Be it in his last life or this; Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t fought to the death in such a situation. Now that he had won, he had a whole new understanding of his will, mental, and strategy. Moreover, he became more confident. The bear¡¯s body fell to the ground. It didn¡¯t understand how it would lose to a human whose strength was restricted. Ye Zhongming heaved a sigh of relief and looked as the path to the 6th space opened up. He sat down, took off his equipment, and checked his wounds. With the Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor¡¯s protection and also the Earth Vein bonus stats, although the giant bear¡¯s bite was strong, it didn¡¯t kill him instantly. It just pierced the protective armor. But the bear¡¯s teeth were long and sharp. It still left several holes in Ye Zhongmming¡¯s body. Ye Zhongming dealt with them, and a few minutes later, they stopped bleeding. The numb feeling disappeared, and it turned into pain. Ye Zhongming knew that this was good. The evolved¡¯s advantage was being shown. Along with Ye Zhongming having a stronger base and Clear Body from the Mountain Body Blade Saint, his recovery speed was not only faster than ordinary people; it was faster than evolved. When he wore his armor again, his wounds had closed. Ye Zhongming estimated that the few holes would heal in two days based on this speed. This made him himself shocked. Recently, he only obtained one more Clear Body, but this passive skill seemed like a god recovery skill. Using the recovery time, Ye Zhongming took out the red soil and observed it.Finnd new updates at novelhall.com Like the other two soil colors, it was pure and had no impurities. At a certain angle, one could see it reflect light. ¡°Earth Attack Equipment bonus stat, Earth Frantic Kill. When the wearer fights on the ground, all attacks +10%, bonus can stack. The upper limit of 50.¡± ¡°Earth Set, when the wearer gathers the Earth attack, defense, and accessory series, an extra Earth Set stat would appear.¡± ¡°Three different types of equipment would form one stat; at most, you can have three stats.¡± ¡°Earth Stat 1, earth provision. Increase strength by 10%, defense by 10%, earth element abilities by 10%, recovery by 10%, reduce earth element damage taken by 10%, and reduce gravity effect by 50%. Obtain an earth reward every 1450 hours. Energy can help to heal injuries, regain mental energy, repair equipment, remove debuffs, remove marks etc. When you don¡¯t choose any of the above or have some remaining energy, you can use it to strengthen your body and increase your base stats.¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned when he saw the stats and swallowed his saliva. The gun¡¯s abilities had become really good. Ye Zhongming might not know about other equipment, but he knew about green sniper rifles. In his last life, he had such a rifle. But he couldn¡¯t see the exact value because he wasn''t a smith. But he used it for a long time and knew its abilities. He knew there were some basic stat additions, which already made him much stronger. This gun was much more powerful. The various materials, along with Ghost Metal and Fertile Soil, made it overpowered. Just the passive ability was enough to make it an elite weapon. This was good even ten years into the future. The active skill added a weird way of attack that would catch enemies off guard. It would even strength the strength of the passive. There was also the bonus stats of the Earth Attack Equipment that would increase attack. Of course, what surprised him the most was the set stats! Chapter 812: Strengthening Body Chapter 812: Strengthening Body Ye Zhongming had seen set stats before. The Holy Army Coat had set stats; the modified Holy Army Coat did, too. Ye Zhongming studied them, and had to admit they were very good. However, set equipment was limited in its use and subject to special restrictions. For example, the Black Solid Set was prepared for battle beasts. The modified Holy Army Coat became the specific set for certain jobs. Only then could the set be used to its biggest advantage. But it was different this time. Ye Zhongming witnessed the strength of the country product. Increase in strength, defense, recovery, earth element abilities, reducing earth element damage taken and effect of gravity... Just these passives alone would make any other equipment a top one. These were all buffs, which meant that if the survivor got stronger, the buffs would increase, and the stats would never fall behind. However, these stats were all gathered on one ability. Even Ye Zhongming was tempted when he saw it. The stronger thing was the Earth Nurture effect. Every 1450 hours, you would obtain an earth gift. This gift was special as their source was the earth itself, but it wasn¡¯t easy to understand. Any Earth Equipment did not have the ability to absorb energy. Since that was the case, how would it obtain energy? Where would you store it? But this wasn¡¯t the key to the problem. The key was that this energy could do many things. For example, you can heal, recover mental energy, repair equipment, remove debuffs, and remove marks. If you didn¡¯t choose to use these methods or if energy remained, you could use it to strengthen your body, increasing your basic stats. This was the core of this ability! Healing injuries and removing debuffs were often something only special potions or jobs could do. This ability could even increase your basic stats, making it a god technique! Ye Zhongming compared and saw that the energy he got from Earth Gift had reduced by a fifth. Ye Zhongming chose to heal his injuries to ensure that he was in his best state before he entered the next space. He would strengthen his body with the remaining power. This power entered his body and nourished every cell. Ye Zhongming was addicted to that feeling of slowly becoming stronger. This was different from when you consumed the evolution potion. That was painful. If one¡¯s body was a cup, evolution forcefully expanded it so naturally it didn¡¯t feel good. This energy helped to thicken the walls of the cup and make it tougher. These were two different methods. But you could imagine that the pain from the next evolution would reduce with thicker walls. Of course, this was just an added benefit. The real benefit was that Ye Zhongming¡¯s body would become much stronger. When Earth Gift strengthened Ye Zhongming and entered cooldown, Ye Zhongming could sense that his body was much stronger. It was in all areas; even his mental energy had increased. Mental energy was Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength. He ate the Brain Bug, cultivated the Soul Refining Technique, and had many jobs. He had an ocean amount of mental energy so mental energy increase wouldn¡¯t seem so obvious as he had too much. But this time, he felt an obvious increase. One could imagine how effective this energy was to all areas of his body. Power, speed, agility, senses... After a series of tests, Ye Zhongming could confirm that his body had nearly reached the level of an eight-star evolved. Even if there was a difference, it wasn¡¯t much! In other words, if the Chain Prisoner¡¯s height was restricted to Ye Zhongming¡¯s and both sides didn¡¯t use skills, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t be afraid of it. Ye Zhongming laughed and stepped into the next space. Chapter 813: Increase in price Chapter 813: Increase in price Zuo Jinxuan waved her arm, and her white fingertips shot a blade light that sliced the last vine. A smile appeared on her face. ¡°This is the legendary special wheel space? It doesn¡¯t seem like much?¡± The seven-star evolved that Ye Zhongming felt had no eq looked at the dead mutated vines. Her tone was filled with pride. Jayce didn¡¯t even attack. He felt he didn¡¯t need to waste his energy for such little danger. The four of them held hands and were teleported in, and as expected, they were in the same space. When they looked around, An Man touched the black fertile soil on the ground which caused the vines to attack him. They came here for the Fertile Soil, so naturally, they would collect it. Thus, the battle started. But to two seven and two six star evolved, the first space wasn¡¯t a threat to them. Apart from An Man who got whipped, even if the others were hit by the vines, they didn¡¯t get injured. ¡°Don¡¯t be careless; this is just the first danger. Even with the four of us working together, it can hit me. The path ahead would be difficult.¡± Ji Ruiguang looked at the Fertile Soil. Excitement flashed in his eyes. He kept them carefully and looked in the other direction. ¡°If not for the weird gravity here, these things wouldn¡¯t be able to touch me.¡± Zuo Jinxuan scoffed; she didn¡¯t care at all. This made Ji Ruiguang frown. This woman was good at everything, just her personality was so annoying. ¡°This thing can really trade for...¡± An Man looked as the barrier before him disappeared, and he wanted to ask. But Ji Ruiguang turned his head and looked at him with killing intent. This bald man swallowed his words. Before they confirmed that matter, no one could discuss it as it was too dangerous. An Man realized his own mistake and coughed nervously. Zuo Jinxuan didn¡¯t care at all. Jayce looked at the C Zone commanders, and he was deep in thought. Seemed like there were many things that he didn¡¯t know about. ¡°There are people ahead!¡± Those words infuriated An Man, and his head lit up. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t agree. In the end, we will just depend on our own skills. Seemed like there would be an end, and there would be a final prize, right? Is that thing not worth you giving me twice the price?¡± Zuo Jinxuan blinked and suddenly said, ¡°I want double, too.¡± Jayce smiled; this woman was really a fool that could be made use of. ¡°Okay, but that is the final price. If you go against your word, then we can all leave.¡± Ji Ruiguang bit his teeth and agreed. He started to talk about the Fertile Soil. Zuo Jinxuan and Jayce were shocked. Even An Man who knew a little was astonished. .............................................................................. The Death King Tree stood near the barrier. As its body was translucent and it was standing where it came in from, no one saw a plant enter. When the four others entered the second space, it moved its body towards the center. ¡°So.. Fragrant.¡± That beautiful face trembled, ¡°What is that? Why do I want to eat it? Can I eat it?¡± The roots shook and signaled to its master their emotions. ¡°Forget it, just eat it. I will eat all the soil.¡± The roots stuck into the Fertile Soil, and those vines drilled out and started to attack it. But the level eight lifeform ignored them and allowed them to whip it. The black Fertile Soil disappeared quickly. The Death King Tree that absorbed them actually shrunk, and its body became more translucent. That female body became more apparent. ¡°More, more, and I will recover. I can even evolve!¡± In the space space, the Death King tree went mad as it shouted. Chapter 814: Weird puzzle Chapter 814: Weird puzzle Ye Zhongming struggled to sit, and blood flowed out from his body. He had forgotten which space this was, but he had been fighting all this while so that he could return before the Crystal Nest Barrier expired. But it seemed like the wheel space was having a joke with him. He couldn¡¯t see any hope, and the spaces seemed endless. After he passed one, another would appear. If he had the time, he didn¡¯t mind this. There would be a day that he got out. He even hoped that he would fight more. After all, each space could provide him with a small amount of Fertile Soil. But time waited for no one. To get out quickly, he could only take a short break, which caused his injuries to worsen. Even if his body had gotten stronger and he was close to level eight, but he couldn¡¯t handle such high-intensity fighting. The potion was gone, and Clear Body could only allow him to last a little longer. But the accumulation of injuries meant that he wouldn¡¯t be able to recover without a few days of rest. He looked at the endless space, and for the first time, a feeling of despair rose in his heart. Was he unable to save his subordinates who believed in him? He thought that things would get easier as the gravity reduced, his body got stronger, and his recovery speed increased. But now... Ye Zhongming smiled and closed his eyes to try to heal his injuries. Although he was a little lost, he wouldn¡¯t give up until it was the end. He felt slightly better and entered the next space. But the moment he entered, he was shocked at first, but then he was delighted. He saw that this space was different. The ground here had three colors, the same as the wheel outside! Difference might mean that it was more dangerous, but it could also mean that the test was at its end. Ye Zhongming entered carefully and looked at the three-colored group. He looked around and saw that it was different. The barrier here wasn¡¯t translucent; it was a door. Door? Was this the exit? Knowing that guessing was useless, Ye Zhongming started to collect Fertile Soil. But he was wary for some time and didn¡¯t notice anything. At the same time, he looked for an opportunity. He tossed Sand Dance into the sky to try to destroy these pipes, but after a few tries, he gave up. Apart from him taking many shots, these pipes couldn¡¯t be hit. He could only tank it? Ye Zhongming was disgusted by this battle that took no skill at all. Fortunately, when the Protector Cloak started to show signs of damage, the lasers stopped, and the pipes retracted, leaving him laying on the ground. This time, he was badly injured. Although he protected his key areas his body was still hit many times. The wounds were holes and because many were connected, it became a bloody mess. Fortunately, the scorching effect meant that the wounds wouldn¡¯t bleed as that area was scorched. If not for Ye Zhongming¡¯s body being strong due to the buffs, he would have died. He lay there for a dozen minutes before standing up. He looked at the barrier that had opened. He hoped that it was the exit. He climbed into the last space; unexpectedly, it wasn¡¯t the exit. It was a small space, and apart from a jade platform in the middle, there wasn¡¯t anything else. Ye Zhongming stumbled to his feet and walked before it. He saw what was on it. It was a puzzle. What did this mean? Ye Zhongming was confused. He picked up this round puzzle and there was a quarter of a picture. On it was a baby. This was the reward? What was this? Ye Zhongming felt melancholic when he held the reward. But before he could study it, the area beneath his feet flashed and he disappeared from this space. When he could see again, he saw that he had entered an eye catching, majestic hall. Chapter 815: Priority to challenge Chapter 815: Priority to challenge Ye Zhongming had never seen the ancient pavilion designs, but he was used to modern architecture. However, he couldn¡¯t tell what style this hall was in. He could sense a noble aura with it.NewW novels updates at novelhall.compared to the simple spaces before, this was totally different. He didn¡¯t panic and was really calm. He observed the surrounding environment and didn¡¯t notice any danger. It was an exquisite table with some food and water. Ye Zhongming moved over and used the remaining Needle Birds to test. After realizing that they weren¡¯t poisonous, he started to eat. Very quickly, these delicious food was in his stomach. After eating, he realized that his injuries were healing quickly. The food and water had miraculous healing effects! Seemed like things weren¡¯t over. Ye Zhongming closed his eyes to allow his body to heal better. A few minutes later, the injuries that were so serious that he found it difficult to walk were partially healed. Ye Zhongming was amazed by the food. At this time, some scenes appeared on the wall opposite him. He took a look and was shocked. Not only did he see the pregnant Demon Monster, who was much taller. He saw Ji Ruiguang, Jayce, Zuo Jinxuan and An Man. They were fighting in a space. Many mutated lifeforms surrounded them and wanted to kill them. What shocked Ye Zhongming the most was the Death King Tree! This strong mutated plant that had sneak attacked his team was actually still following him! He took his piece of the puzzle and understood. 1?4 of the puzzle. Four lifeforms. Altogether, they would form one complete piece. But what would appear? What would he get? Each special wheel had different rewards. The tougher and more complicated, the better the reward. Demon Gambling Wheel, Colorful Illusion Wheel, etc were small-sized special wheels. The battle modes were simple and short. The Exquisite Exchange Wheel, and Competition Death Space Wheel were large special wheels that were more dangerous and complicated. This country product wheel should be between the two of them. Of course, it leaned towards being a big special wheel. The rewards were naturally the Fertile Soil and this puzzle. Just when he was thinking, he got a notification to select the method to proceed. He looked carefully and understood what was going on. As four groups had entered, this was a special case. Each group had a path and if they crossed it, they would get the Fertile Soil along the way and the final quarter of a puzzle. If they failed, they would die on the path and the pieces would reduce to three. The people who collected the puzzles would gather in the hall and prepare for the final battle. The final victor will get all the pieces and complete the puzzle which was the final reward. As compared to the other wheels, one could give up on this final battle. The people who give up will lose everything they got here and then they would be teleported out. Apart from that, Ye Zhongming was more interested. As the first person that passed, he had the power to ask for a fight. This meant that he could select a space and wait for a group. Moreover, if he fought there and won, he could continue the loser¡¯s test and get the Fertile Soil in the space and then his puzzle. If he failed, then the puzzle and the soil would become that person¡¯s spoils. Also, with that power, he could challenge and then choose not to continue on the test, obtaining the piece of the puzzle immediately. This was allowed. But if that person that was challenged won, he didn¡¯t have that right and still had to complete his own challenge. Of course, the challenged side could give up and hand over the puzzle. He would then get kicked from the space. Chapter 816: Who to select Chapter 816: Who to select Ye Zhongming took one look and felt like there were many ways to play around this battle feature. First was the choice of target. Apart from Ye Zhongming, there were three other groups. Who should he select as his target? This wasn¡¯t a random choice, as this challenge could be used many times. You could even use it before they passed the test, meaning you could use it three times. So, the first and last choices affected the success rate. Think about it: If you challenged the weakest person, then when you challenged the strongest person, that person might be in a weak state. If you chose the strongest, you might be badly injured even if you win, such that you couldn¡¯t even defeat the weakest person. One could say that the challenge order was important, and he had to be very careful. Next would be the location. The explanation mentioned that you could select any space on the path. As the challenges got tougher as it went on, normally speaking, it was best to snipe these opponents in the final few spaces. But as the three soils had different stats, some people might not be badly injured when they faced a soil space of a certain color. Black soil was the most common. If the challenged person was immune or had damage reduction in such a space, they might even be able to use the soil; if Ye Zhongming chose this place, it would be a huge problem. Not only would his challenge fail, he might get killed instead.Nnew n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com Of course, he could wait until everyone entered the final few spaces. The other soil colors would hurt them, and they wouldn¡¯t be in a good state. That would be the best opportunity. But... There was still a problem: he didn¡¯t have much time! He took a deep breath and looked at the three groups. He took a deep breath and looked at the three groups. He had to challenge them quickly, win, and get the final reward. Then heads out and saves his subordinates. Who should he choose? Demon Monster? That fellow wasn¡¯t willing to fight outside but it went through the most spaces here. It was obvious that it could fight. The space prohibited energy, so its strength wasn¡¯t restricted. Its body gave it an advantage, so it wasn¡¯t wise to choose it. The Death King Tree? But it was a level eight lifeform that absorbed the black soil. It might have even healed its injuries and might have been stronger. So many people surrounded it to barely defeat it. He didn¡¯t have much chance to win if he went alone. Killing intent flashed on her beautiful face. She was unhappy with what he said. ¡°Of course, you can kill me and get that final reward, but... I don¡¯t know if you can use it.¡± The tree was lost, and felt like Ye Zhongming was different today. ¡°If you can¡¯t, then to you, only the black soil is useful. Our battle would be meaningless.¡± ¡°Why not? Let¡¯s have a trade.¡± This was the reason why he challenged it the first! He could communicate with this tree, and they didn¡¯t have a conflict of interest. The demon monster didn¡¯t have a human as a medium, so he couldn¡¯t talk to it. They didn¡¯t understand each other''s meaning, so they couldn¡¯t work together. The humans had a conflict of interest with him. They wanted the soil and the final reward, so naturally, they couldn¡¯t talk calmly. So, the Death King Tree was the best to talk to first to obtain the final reward. ¡°I can kill you and trade with the others.¡± The Death King Tree understood what Ye Zhongming meant, but she gave a cunning smile. Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about you convincing the others; you are already not the first to pass the test, so you lost the right to challenge. You can only pass the spaces one by one and it will get more dangerous. You can¡¯t absorb the red and yellow soil, so you definitely don¡¯t feel good. Even if you pass the test, how strong will you be? Don¡¯t forget, you might not be able to kill me. You can¡¯t use World Nature here.¡± The Death King Tree¡¯s face became uncertain. ¡°We will work together, you give up, and after I get the final reward, I will... Return the Life Brain to you!¡± Chapter 817: Bewitching Chapter 817: Bewitching Even if the Death King Tree had high intelligence, it wasn¡¯t human. Its emotional control was weaker. When it heard about the Life Brain, it got emotional. When Death King Tree was in Linhai, it controlled the entire city. Apart from treating the humans like food, it made this Life Brain, which displayed its highest ability. But Ye Zhongming stole it. Why was it so stubborn in following Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak? Apart from wanting to take revenge, it wanted to get the Life Brain back! This was its dream evolution method. Now, this human actually said that he would return it to it? The Death King Tree valued the Life Brain, so it instinctively assumed that Ye Zhongming would care about it, too. Since it was so important, were you lying to me if you wanted to return it? Seeing the Death King Tree¡¯s expression change from emotional to suspicious, Ye Zhongming continued, ¡°As compared to the rewards you would get here, the Life Brain isn¡¯t my first choice. That is something you created, and it fits your body the best. If we work together, it would be a win-win situation.¡± ¡°I know that you are suspicious that I will go against my word. After all, the Life Brain isn¡¯t on me. But I can allow you to plant the Soul Vein on my body!¡± Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, the Death King Tree was shocked, ¡°How do you know about the Soul Vein!¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t reply. He scattered some black soil on the ground and placed a Cannibal Flower seed. After using nurture, a Cannibal Flower grew and matured. Although the Death King Tree knew that Ye Zhongming had such an ability when the second Roselle Cedar appeared in Linhai, but it was still shocked even after seeing it. It was like a human seeing another lifeform that could cause a baby to turn into a mature adult with a wave of his hands. It was unbelievable. To the Death King Tree, this was a type of god hand. ¡°Maybe our cooperation won¡¯t be a simple trade in the future. Our Cloud Peak might be able to help you fulfill your wish.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Ye Zhongming knew there was a chance and said slowly, ¡°We have a lab researching genes. We can merge human and mutated lifeform DNA. We just have to solve a few problems to have a perfect merge. Do you understand what I mean?¡± It blinked and its expression got more exaggerated. ¡°Right, we might be able to get you... A perfect human body.¡± Ye Zhongming really used his trump card. Who was the Death King Tree? What did it do? It was a mutated plant, but it incorporated a human face into its body and even kept a female corpse inside. It even made a brain similar to human brains. It did so because... It wanted to turn into a human! Not only the Death King Tree but many mutated lifeforms with such abilities had similar thoughts. The Talking Lady was an obvious example. But it wasn¡¯t simple. The Talking Lady turned from a human into a zombie and just wanted to turn back. But the Death King Tree wasn¡¯t human. It was hard for it to evolve into a human. It got a body and made a brain, but no one knew if it would work. It itself wasn¡¯t confident. But after seeing Ye Zhongming¡¯s ability and hearing of his gene lab, it was really tempted. Becoming human... That was a close-to-perfect structure. ¡°Can I really use the Soul Vein?¡± Death King Tree confirmed. ¡°Yes!¡± Ye Zhongming was frank. The two of them laughed. One laughed because it was not worried, the other laughed because... It fell for it. Chapter 818: Tail Chapter 818: Tail Ye Zhongming had lived for ten years in the apocalypse. He wasn¡¯t used to; no, he definitely wouldn¡¯t hand is life to others. Although the Soul Vein was similar to a contract and would disappear once you completed what you agreed to, who knew if this level eight mutated plant would add other things inside? If it did, Ye Zhongming would be forced to kill it or get controlled by it. So when he suggested the Soul Vein, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think about following the agreement. It wasn¡¯t that he wanted to lie to the Death King Tree. On the contrary, he planned to fulfill the promise; it was just that he wasn¡¯t used to being restricted by others. In the past, Ye Zhongming would rather fight the Death King Tree and have an outcome decided than make such an agreement. But things were different. He obtained Earth equipment and had a set stat. There was an ability there that could remove this negative state. Although the Soul Vein wasn¡¯t hurtful it was still in a negative state, so it could be removed. So, to Ye Zhongming, this high-level mutated plant ability could, at most, last for two months on him. This was the cooldown of the Earth Gift. After which, Ye Zhongming would remove that mark. Of course, he wasn¡¯t a nice person. He planned to use the Death King Tree as a helper. After heading out, he was due to return to the Secret Realm. If he held the Death King Tree hostage to follow him, he could deal with the kings. After returning to this world, he would let Liu Zhenghong study it. Science had to go through time and failure. Without a few years, how would you get an outcome? It would spend some time in Cloud Peak and be well-fed. If anything happened to Cloud Peak, would it just watch? Even if it wanted to, what if Liu Zhenghong was in trouble? You would have to think carefully! What if they could brainwash it? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t mind turning it into a symbol of Cloud Peak. Okay, that was a little far. But Ye Zhongming paved the future of the Death King Tree and was just forcing it onto that path. Both sides started to swear, and they completed the Soul Vein quickly. It was just Ye Zhongming handing the Life Brain to it and helping it become a human. The Death King Tree would abandon the test and before they completed the agreement, they would live in peace. ¡°Why do I feel uneasy? Are you lying to me?¡± Death King Tree¡¯s female face was confused, and felt like Ye Zhongming¡¯s gaze was shifty. He returned to the hall and looked at the two remaining groups. He thought about it and chose the Demon Monster. This was naturally not a rash choice. It was because although the demon monster was level eight, it was alone and pregnant. Even if it could fight, the baby would be its burden. This place restricted energy, but it wasn¡¯t restricted. Because of that, it wouldn¡¯t be immune to the fertile soil, which meant that it would have to battle in each space. If it passed many rooms, it wouldn¡¯t be in a good state, so Ye Zhongming chose it naturally. He entered a space and waited. A while later, the demon monster appeared. Ye Zhongming¡¯s appearance was what the demon monster expected. It looked at the human holding a blade and knew that a battle was unavoidable. It charged into the space and pounced at the human. The demon monster could choose to work with him outside because it relied on him to enter the space. But after getting in, it would be a lie to say that they would work together. When they met again, they would have to fight to the death. Ye Zhongming looked at its stomach. It had turned green like there was a lamp within. Ye Zhongming easily saw what was going on inside. There was a demon monster curled up. Just one looked, and his expression changed. He recalled a rumor in his last life that there were a few exceptionally strong demon monsters. The most terrifying one was called Tail. It was a mutated demon monster that had three long and thin tails. Now, the baby he was looking at, had three tails. Chapter 819: Fighting to the death Chapter 819: Fighting to the death The demon monster roared and clashed with Ye Zhongming. Blood splattered. Ye Zhongming¡¯s body wasn¡¯t afraid of the demon monster. He was even holding Sand Dance. As long as he could keep up, he had the natural advantage with the blue weapon. The space was small, and if both sides fought, they would leave wounds on each other. Ye Zhongming¡¯s body had multiple cuts, but the demon monster was injured, too. But compared to Ye Zhongming, it had blade wounds, which were deeper and longer. They were much heavier than those on Ye Zhongming. The demon monster retreated, and its face still looked vicious. But deep in its eyes was disbelief. Such a short time, so why was this guy much stronger? In the past, he couldn¡¯t keep up with it. This demon monster could communicate with Ye Zhongming through those methods, so it was very smart. It realized that it was very surprising for Ye Zhongming to appear here. It didn¡¯t choose to attack. It retreated and looked at him warily. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop. Be it the wheel reward or the fact that the demon monster could be the strong Tail; he had to kill it. He stepped forwards, and Sand Dance flicked upwards. Ye Zhongming, who had the gravity reduction passive, was extremely quick. In just a flash, he was in front of the Demon Monster. This blade sliced at its stomach! It screamed. Ye Zhongming was targeting its kid, which infuriated it! Eleven if it had mutated into a demon monster, but it was still a mother. It would fight whoever dared to touch its kid. The demon monster screamed and retreated. It pulled its stomach back while moving its right hand over. Its fingernails slashed at Ye Zhongming¡¯s head. It relied on its height advantage to attack. Their speeds were similar, but Ye Zhongming had a blade. He had the range advantage. The demon monster couldn¡¯t dodge in the narrow space and chose a battle of attrition. Ji Ruiguang was indeed the leader of a resistance zone. Through one fight, he observed something different. ¡°If it is the first case, then we are in danger. But I observed Ye Zhongming and that monster¡¯s path as well as our own; our paths are all straight.¡± The others understood what he meant. Since their paths headed forward, they wouldn¡¯t intersect. Then Ye Zhongming battling that monster should be because one side chose to meet. They stared at the monster and it didn¡¯t change paths. So there was only one possibility. It was Ye Zhongming. He had a way to get there and fight! ¡°Commander, are you worried Ye Zhongming would come here?¡± An Man touched the scar on his bald head. ¡°No, I am worried that he has a secret we don¡¯t know about.¡± The four of them were silent and didn¡¯t know how to react to the situation. Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle with the demon monster reached its most intense moment. They were like primitive humans and beasts, relying on their bodies to battle. Their blood seeped into the ground, but they continued to fight. After taking two steps back, Ye Zhongming¡¯s naked upper body was covered in wounds. Blood dyed his body and he couldn¡¯t see a part of his body that was okay. The demon monster was in a bad state, too. As it had to protect the kid, Ye Zhongming used that to worsen its injuries. Its arm, back, and even head had many wounds. Some were so deep that you could see the bone. Two of its fingers on its left had been sliced off. But it relied on its strong body to not collapse. Both of them used what they had. The demon monster smiled weirdly, and Ye Zhongming¡¯s face twitched. Both sides knew that it was time to decide life and death. Chapter 820: C-section Chapter 820: C-section The demon monster bent its body and looked at Ye Zhongming with its red eyes. That arm with the broken finger touched her stomach while the other pressed the ground. Blood dripped, causing a dripping sound. Ye Zhongming bent his waist. The blood covered the green light of his pants. Only Sand Dance was shining as he pointed the blade at it. Both of them focused on this final attack. They moved at the same time. But they didn¡¯t charge at each other. Ye Zhongming started to collect the Fertile Soil. Although Ye Zhongming chose this space, in truth, the demon monster hadn¡¯t given up and was still in the test. This meant that the test was still going on. As expected, as Ye Zhongming started to collect the Fertile Soil, many wooden serpents appeared from the ground and started attacking the two. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care. This was the black soil space, and the attacks on him were much weaker. Apart from Nature Soul Essence and the Earth equipment, apart from blocking those that attacked his fatal parts, he ignored the rest and continued to collect the soil. This caught the demon monster off guard. But it couldn¡¯t stop. It had already stabbed its hand into its stomach! Liquid, along with blood, flowed from its hand. It instinctively shouted. Those wooden serpents hit its body but it was as if it didn¡¯t feel anything. It wasn¡¯t wise for the demon monster to do that now. It was tall and strong and occupied a big area. These wooden serpents mostly hit it. It was badly injured and could only hold on for a few seconds before it was on the verge of collapsing. But every time it was about to fall, a certain power would support it for it to continue standing. When Ye Zhongming collected all the Fertile Soil, the wooden serpents were at their peak, and the entire space was about to be filled. This was already close to the final area, so the tests were very challenging. Its chest rose, and a thick, sticky liquid appeared in its mouth. Ye Zhongming stared and saw that the liquid had different colors. Although they weren¡¯t obvious but there were three colors. Red, yellow, and black! These were the colors of the fertile soil! All of a sudden, Ye Zhongming realized many things! This demon monster was pregnant, so why did it risk its life to enter this space? Why would it choose to work with Ye Zhongming instead of forcing him? Why didn¡¯t it fight him outside but pass through the tests here? Did it come for the fertile soil? The fertile soil wasn¡¯t for it but for its child? Ye Zhongming felt uncomfortable. He got up and charged because many things had broken out of his control. He understood too little about these lifeforms, and it had done something he couldn¡¯t understand right under his nose. Seeing Ye Zhongming¡¯s reaction, the demon monster laughed weirdly. It covered its kid¡¯s mouth and forced it to swallow that blob. It then placed the kid beneath its stomach and rested on it. Ye Zhongming¡¯s Sand Dance arrived. The sharp blade stabbed into the demon monster¡¯s eyes. This lifeform that was close to level eight didn¡¯t make a sound. Its body twitched. Thinking about the calamity that Tail caused humans, Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes turned red. He wanted to kill this pair and had to complete this mission. But things didn¡¯t seem right. He pulled Sand Dance out and stabbed it into the other eye. The demon monster couldn¡¯t take it anymore and died. Ye Zhongming tossed it aside, but the area beneath it was empty. The demon monster with tails... Had disappeared. Chapter 821: Light Bridge Chapter 821: Light Bridge How did this happen? Why did this happen? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand. Within the special wheel space, apart from those with special space equipment, if not it was impossible to get out. If not, this sealed space would be meaningless. Be it in his last life or this, Ye Zhongming only met one situation which was when the God Hall professor got out of the competition death wheel space. But now, a new example appeared. Was it because the demon monster fed Tail the three-colored fertile soil that it had digested? Did it have a way to merge the fertile soil and place it into Tail¡¯s body? Tail then obtained some special ability to teleport out of the space? Ye Zhongming thought about it. This was the only and most likely outcome he could think of, but he didn¡¯t know if it was true. He returned to the hall and took the third piece of the puzzle. He was missing one more. His body wasn¡¯t in a good state. He looked at the time and knew that he didn¡¯t have much time left. He had to deal with the remaining four people. He walked in front of the screen and raised his hand. His face was filled with disbelief. .................................................................................... Outside the wheel, the Death King Tree headed back underground. Before it turned human, it still liked the underground environment as it was what it was familiar with. It wanted to sleep to wait for Ye Zhongming to head out but it suddenly felt a very thick energy spreading. As a level eight lifeform, it was sensitive to energy. It came out and tried to sense. Very quickly, it saw many short demon monsters gathering together and shouting something at each other. An Man smiled. He was annoyed about this arrogant kid that always behaved like he was always right. Now, seeing him in a bad state, he was delighted. ¡°Are you looking for us? Or for this?¡± Jayce waved the quarter of the puzzle piece and gave a vicious smile. He wanted to beat this kid up. When they went out, he would also beat that seven star Cloud Peak lady. This time, Zuo Jinxuan didn¡¯t say anything., Ji Ruiguang looked at the screens showing the entire space behind Ye Zhongming and understood what was happening. When they entered the hall, they received a notification. Along with these scenes, they understood why Ye Zhongming could enter the monster¡¯s space. But, everything was broken because of their appearance. ¡°Toss your puzzles over and take off your equipment. Open your space equipment and release everything. Do all that, and I will allow you to leave.¡± Ji Ruiguang sucked in a deep breath and knew that things were over. His worries were unfounded because of this equipment. He was still the final winner. No wonder he was so calm. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t in a good state. He was badly injured from the fight with the level-eight demon monster. Anyone could see that he was weak. Much less fight, he couldn¡¯t even walk. Even if Ye Zhongming had a healing potion, it would take some time. That time was enough for the four of them to kill him multiple times. No matter from which angle you looked at it, Ye Zhongming would die. Ye Zhongming was calm and waved, ¡°Can you tell me how you got out?¡± An Man looked at Ji Ruiguang. Seeing that his subordinate didn¡¯t stop him, he said proudly, ¡°Light Bridge. An equipment you have never heard of. It is to break such spaces.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and didn¡¯t continue asking. He looked at the four and said suddenly, ¡°Are you so sure that I will die?¡± Chapter 822: Causing trouble Chapter 822: Causing trouble An Man burst out laughing. ¡°Is this kid sick in the head? He is still trying to argue? He is so calm?¡± This C Zone elder was very arrogant. You couldn¡¯t blame him. The few of them were in the sealed space and could only leave if they got the final reward. Which meant that they were the only ones here and no one else would enter. Without anyone else, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t have reinforcements, and he was alone. They would treat him seriously if he were in a good state, even if the four of them had the numbers advantage. The guy who could single-handedly start Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t be weak. But now, everyone could tell that Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t in a good state. It was too much to say that he was on the verge of death, but he had clearly lost his ability to fight. A person who had lost his ability to fight actually provoked two seven-star and two six-star evolved; wasn¡¯t he asking for death? ¡°Your recovery might be strong, but the time that you have bought isn¡¯t enough to give you the ability to fight.¡± Ji Ruiguang shook his head, ¡°Why not follow what I said? Hand out everything and give up. At least you can stay alive. If you want, you can take revenge once you head out. Of course, we can still work together. Although we are standing on opposite sides now, I must admit that Cloud Peak has the right to work with the Resistance Zone.¡± Compared to An Man¡¯s mockery, Ji Ruiguang¡¯s words were deeper and made one feel that one should give up on resisting. One might even feel grateful. But Ye Zhongming had seen so many of such fake smiles. They might seem nice and might treat you better than how you treat your parents, but behind that was ugly killing intent and cruelness. ¡°Do you think I am delaying time?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Hand over my stuff? Wishful thinking.¡± ¡°Honestly,¡± Ye Zhongming stopped smiling suddenly, pointed at the four of them, and said word by word, ¡°You aren¡¯t worthy.¡± The four of them were stunned. Apart from Ji Ruiguang, the others didn¡¯t hide their killing intent. They were prepared to attack and kill this arrogant fellow. Ji Ruiguang wasn¡¯t a nice person to allow Ye Zhongming to leave. He wouldn¡¯t allow this person to survive in this world. He wanted Ye Zhongming¡¯s things. He knew that a smith who could turn the Exquisite Crystal Ball gold in a few days had many good things. Just what he had on him, the green blade and pants and the necklace and pendant, were all good items. After such an intense battle, his cape didn¡¯t break. It dimmed, but it could only say that they were all above gold. These were all he could see; what about those that he couldn¡¯t? Ji Ruiguang was tempted. ¡°The thing is decent; it is mine.¡± Ye Zhongming retreated. He saw that An Man¡¯s weapon was a pair of silver gloves. ¡°You have no chance!¡± An Man roared and attacked alongside the others. What happened shocked everyone, but after the shock, the four calmed down. Indeed, the injured Ye Zhongming was the best and he could be killed easily. But were they afraid of a healed Ye Zhongming? No, they weren¡¯t. Moreover, everyone couldn¡¯t use energy jobs and equipment, so with two seven-star evolved, why would they be afraid of a six-star evolved? It would just take a bit more effort. Under such a situation, Ye Zhongming still said he wanted An Man¡¯s weapon. The five of them battled. They were elites of human society and the highest-level evolved. Each of them was Superman. In the hall, you could only see their afterimage and hear the sound of wind and weapons clashing. In just a minute, the four of them suppressed Ye Zhongming. Maybe in a few dozen seconds, they could slice him into pieces. An Man charged at the front and swore that he would be the first to stab his weapon into Ye Zhongming¡¯s body. But at a certain moment, he saw that there was no panic in Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes! An Man was shocked and wanted to remind the others. But Ye Zhongming moved! He sped up and was much quicker than before. He was like a spectre. He used An Man¡¯s body to block the vision of the three behind. In just a while, he was beside An Man. Sand Dance sliced from the side of this bald guy. Ah! An Man could hear the surprise. Was that Jayce? But that was a seven-star evolved. Before he could turn his head to see, Ye Zhongming oved and elbowed his body. This 100kilogram guy flew and spat out blood. While flying, he saw that Jayce was holding his right arm and crying. His right hand was gone! Chapter 823: Tarsal Domain Chapter 823: Tarsal Domain Ye Zhongming¡¯s strategy wasn¡¯t smart; it was just one word- Acting. He faked that he was a normal six-star evolved and acted like he was just slightly stronger than six-star evolved. He faked that he didn¡¯t have job or skills and his body was at a disadvantage. Because he seemed too normal, so the four of them thought that he was indeed strong and that he could last for so long against the four of them. If he acted too weak, those few would be suspicious. But because this seemed normal, the four of them felt it made sense. Under such a situation, Ye Zhongming¡¯s explosion and suddenly showing his sick stats won him the battle. He didn¡¯t choose to kill An Man because a six-star evolved didn¡¯t have a big effect on the battle. He didn¡¯t choose Zuo Jinxuan because this woman might not help his case, and she might even help him win. Thus, he chose Ye Zhongming. He had been waiting for his chance, and he finally got it. He didn¡¯t hesitate to slice Jayce¡¯s right hand off! If he wanted to choose, he would choose the strongest person! When he only had one chance, hurting the strongest opponent would be the most beneficial! As for hurting An Man, he did so along the way. The situation changed at that moment. Jayce was badly injured, and An Man spat blood. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop, as the battle was far from over. His target was naturally Jayce. Kill him when he was sick. A seven-star evolved who lost his right hand was badly injured, but he was still a seven-star evolved. He had one hand. That hand could still kill. Now, this was the best chance to kill Jayce when he was injured. A bright light stopped between them. Zuo Jinxuan¡¯s soft sword blocked Ye Zhongming¡¯s Sand Dance. Green and blue equipment clashed, and the former was at a disadvantage. After Zuo Jinxuan blocked that strike, her body spun. The sword light protected her and she actually retreated safely. They wouldn''t be so confident if they knew that Ye Zhongming could battle a level-eight demon monster. Demon monsters were famous for their strong bodies. Although the pregnant demon monster was slightly from level eight, but its body was stronger than most level eight mutated lifeforms. One could know how strong his body was from that. The few of them realized that if this continued, Ye Zhongming would break them! In this space, their numbers advantage was no use. ¡°Commander...¡± An Man was afraid. He knew that Ye Zhongming was a monster. How did he have such a strong body? He was much stronger than seven-star evolved, was he eight-star? Ji Ruiguang¡¯s face was dark. Although Jayce joined in, but his left hand wasn¡¯t his main hand, and his strength was restricted. He wasn¡¯t in the right frame of mind so he might make mistakes. It seemed like he had no choice. He flicked his wrist, and something appeared. He had a piece of space equipment too. ¡°Ye Zhongming, we admit that you can defeat the four of us in terms of body. This is your natural battlefield. Unfortunately, there are many magical things in this world.¡± As he said that, something similar to an apple smashed on the ground. It happened so quickly that Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t dodge it. The light covered him. When he looked around, he saw that the four of them were within a yellow air bubble. This familiar feeling returned to his body. He clenched his fist and realized that his job and energy could be used! ¡°Tarsal Domain!¡± Ji Ruiguang frowned. From the Dimension Veil to the Light Bridge and now this... These were part of what he got in the trade and they were the deposit. But he used them now. He had to succeed, if not he couldn¡¯t afford to pay these equipment. ¡°Since our bodies aren¡¯t as good as you, then let¡¯s watch overall strength!¡± Ji Ruiguang activated his job. Ye Zhongming was slightly stunned before he laughed, ¡°You will regret.¡± Chapter 824: Killing Chapter 824: Killing Soldier Assasinator! This was Ji Ruiguang¡¯s job¡ªa job that required a sharp attack, and it was highly credited with helping keep him in his position as C Zone commander. The two daggers floated to his shoulders. At the same time, two similar daggers appeared from his body, and the four daggers protected him in the middle. An Man took out everything he had. His body shook and sharp bone spikes appeared from parts of his body. The tips were sharp, and the sides had many blade-like cuts. Two horns appeared from his head. ¡°White Bone Demon Bloodline!¡± Ye Zhongming recognized this rare but problematic close-combat bloodline. Jayce, who had lost an arm, had activated his bloodline. But of the four wings, one of them didn¡¯t have a hand, and thus, he had one less sword. As for Zuo Jinxuan, although she didn¡¯t show anything apparent, Ye Zhongming could sense the surging energy. It should be an innate job. Ye Zhongming had activated his Hell Envoy bloodline and was prepared. He could say he didn¡¯t care but was very careful. This was a habit. He didn¡¯t underestimate anyone, especially the resistance zone humans that kept surprising him. That Light Bridge that could break the space and avoid the test was close to a god weapon in some instances. That could save a life. In such a situation, if they didn¡¯t meet Ye Zhongming, or if he didn¡¯t have Stardust Sand, they could change the situation and help them to win. Tarsal Domain was similar. In special circumstances, it could turn the tides of the battle. This was when Ye Zhongming had the most respect for Ji Ruiguang. A person with so much magical equipment might have more killing moves waiting for him. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t fear. He knew how terrifying he was when he went all out. If he faced these four people, Jayce, with a broken arm, before entering this space, he might just run because he wasn¡¯t their match. Jayce had dove. His body spun into a golden ball of light, and the thin sword rang sharply. Ye Zhongming held his blade, and his head lowered slightly. He locked onto An Man. Their eyes clashed, and they saw the killing intent in each other¡¯s eyes. They knew that life or death was decided at this moment. Ye Zhongming suddenly took a step forward. The two of them drew close. An Man felt his body sink like he had hit a forcefield, slowly, instantly. He couldn¡¯t see anything as Ye Zhongming¡¯s blade disappeared. What replaced it was a green sniper. What was going on? Using a rifle at close range? Was he stupid? But why did his body become heavy? Many questions rose in his heart, and a bad feeling appeared. He wanted to retreat. The scene of Ye Zhongming knocking into him appeared again. He felt like this guy had many moves he was saving. But it was too late. He heard a gunshot and felt his body shake. Shortly after, the strength disappeared. He had killed to get where he did and knew what had happened. But he didn¡¯t understand why. He didn¡¯t see the young guy¡¯s attacks and didn¡¯t see where he was hit. But everything ended after that shot. Fortunately, even if he died, his body would hit him. Ye Zhongming, let¡¯s die together! An Man closed his eyes and his body fell towards the guy that killed him. But he couldn¡¯t see that the moment the guy fired, his body suddenly went against the laws of gravity and retreated. Chapter 825: Thousand Sword Return Chapter 825: Thousand Sword Return An Man¡¯s body fell to the ground. The bone spikes and horns that were supposed to pierce into the enemy¡¯s body poked into the ground instead. He was frustrated as he died, but it made sense that he died. His battle method was too direct. He also died because the opponent¡¯s strength and skills suppressed him. When Ye Zhongming took a step, he activated the Spirit Qilin Pendant¡¯s third ability, Earth Charge. This ability could allow him to have ability 1, Gravity Field, to cause the targets that enter a range to suffer from two times gravity. An Man did charge quickly, but he was hit with double gravity and slowed down. The Earth Set fed Ye Zhongming, and the gravity he faced was reduced by half. In comparison, Ye Zhongming was much quicker than An Man. Ye Zhongming calmly fired a shot under such circumstances. The green sniper rifle and silver bullet hit his heart. Even if An Man was a six-star evolved, even if he activated his bloodline, but with the Earth equipment buffing, An Man was too weak. After retreating, his body rose from the ground. Two figures intersected, and Ye Zhongming flew into the sky. Jayce charged down and instantly arrived at where he was. The battle lasted for a few seconds, but things changed. In an instance, An Man charged, An Ma ... We are unable to load the verification. Please unblock any scripts or login to continue reading. Verify below to continue reading login to continue reading. Chapter 826: Suppressing the field Chapter 826: Suppressing the field Jayce touched the blood flowing from his head and was terrified. He didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to block Zuo Jinxuan¡¯s Thousand Sword Return so easily. He didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to attack him again and, moreover, to use his gun. At the same time, he understood why An Man was killed. This shot was too powerful. At Jayce¡¯s level, the danger that guns could pose to them was lowering. He had tested it before, when he had just reached seven stars. Even if normal guns were fired at him, he wouldn¡¯t be turned into a beehive. He could even counter-attack without using his skills and bloodline. Only silver bullets were of threat to him when he couldn¡¯t dodge. If these bullets were fired from at least a white-grade gun, he would treat them seriously. He thought that Ye Zhonngming couldn¡¯t fire since he was so close. But Ye Zhongming was too quick. Jayce didn¡¯t have time to react and was hit. Fortunately, he had a defensive equipment-- Substitute Mirror that could block ranged attacks. That equipment came into effect and blocked that bullet. But it was a piece of white grade equipment and was destroyed after one hit. The bullet even brushed his head and left a wound. If that hit, even if Jayce relied on his seven-star evolved¡¯s strong body to survive, he would suffer from a serious concussion or even fall into a coma. That fellow could easily follow up and kill him. This was the first time this seven-star evolved felt that he was so close to death. He had to use another defensive equipment, Spiral Barrier. A giant shield that was made up of numerous small wind combinations protected him inside to defend against Ye Zhongming¡¯s second attack. That green sniper rifle, along with bullets as well as that unknown skill. This was something a seven-star evolved was afraid of. Everything happened too quickly. Ye Zhongming took one look and changed his target. The barrel spun, and a bullet left the barrel, heading towards Zuo Jinxuan, who was panting. Ye Zhongming felt a light shine and these daggers stabbed into his body. Ji Ruiguang and Zuo Jinxuan were delighted. Ye Zhongming was too strong today such that the four of them started to question life. Why was an evolved whose level wasn¡¯t higher than them suppress them? He had all sorts of jobs, equipment, and skills and could even kill one of them. They felt like they would die if the battle continued. Thus, when the daggers were about to stab into his body, they were excited. They were confident in Ji Ruiguang¡¯s job. After all, they knew about his job and had seen him use it many times. People whom he locked on at this distance couldn¡¯t dodge. Indeed, Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t dodge. But they started to deviate when they were about to enter his body. Ji Ruigaung, Zuo Jinxuan, and even Jayce, who was watching through the barrier, were shocked. Their first thought was that this was impossible. Right, no one would believe that these daggers that were about to enter the body would start to fly about randomly. Energy lines controlled these daggers. This showed how strong this job skill was! They were shocked but Ye Zhongming felt like this was normal. The moment he landed, he raised the barrel and aimed at Ji Ruiguang. The reason those daggers would miss him was, of course, because of the passive of the Spirit Rhino Pendant. It would cause metal-ranged attacks to deviate. Although the daggers had a high grade they were still metals. Naturally, they would be deviated. The ascendency was firmly in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands! Chapter 827: Three trump cards Chapter 827: Three trump cards Ji Ruiguang spat out blood and pressed his chest, which was about to collapse. He felt an intense pain. He didn¡¯t dodge that short. But he could tank it because he was wearing the Holy Army Coat. Of course, when the Magnetic Field knocked aside those daggers, he called them back to block in front of him. He felt heartpained as one of the daggers was destroyed. These eight daggers were set weapons, and they were very powerful. However, one of them was destroyed to block Ye Zhongming¡¯s shot. Although he knew how to make up for it, it would take a lot of effort. It would also cost a huge sum, so his heart hurt. But as compared to his life, it was worth it. Ye Zhongming was a little regretful. Now that the three of them used their defensive skills. Jayce used the Whirlpool Barrier and Holy Army Coat, Zuo Jinxuan used Defending the Enemy, and Ji Ruiguang used the set blades and the Holy Army Coat. Each one of them was prepared against Ye Zhongming¡¯s shots. It became difficult to use that method to kill them. After all, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t craft too many silver bullets. He used some in the battle against the demon monsters and not many remained. He wasn¡¯t sure if he could gain the results he wanted after finishing these bullets. ¡°His Gravity Field disappeared!¡± Ji Ruiguang shouted. He somehow sensed that Ye Zhongming¡¯s Gravity Field disappeared. Ye Zhongming felt a little helpless. Spirit Qilin Pendant¡¯s Earth Charge had a cooldown time, and he had only charged it once previously. As the time it lasted depended on the number of charges, he knew it couldn¡¯t last for long, but he didn¡¯t expect it to be so short. Although this equipment was good, it was still very restrictive. Hearing that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have the Gravity Field up, they relaxed. This ability was too annoying, as if he had additional attack and defense equipment. But did they dare to remove their defenses? He recognized all the moves that they used. Jayce¡¯s figurine was famous in his last life, and Ye Zhongming had seen it before. These were called Mourning Artifacts, summoning-type figurines that knew strong attack skills. The strength of it depended on how long the Master raised it for. This was a summoning item that the master needed to nurture with blood and effort. The longer you nurtured it, the stronger it would get. Based on the person¡¯s stats, it would have different battle methods and stats. It was called Mourning-type figurines and was as popular as battle pets. They were often a market without supply. When Ye Zhongming saw the glow beneath the figurine that Jayce tossed, Ye Zhongming felt like this fellow had been nurtured for over half a year and was similar in strength to a six-star evolved. Zuo Jinxuan¡¯s trump card looked like a skill but it was actually a bloodline-- Cloud Feather Cloak Bloodline. A nice name whose ability wasn¡¯t complicated, but it was something female evolved love. After activating the bloodline, it would be a long-lasting skill. Its ability turned your equipment into Cloud equipment and it would have decent defense. When this bloodline reached a high level, the defense of such equipment would be overpowered. This was an outcome that focused on one extreme. Zuo Jinxuan used the bloodline to increase her defense and ignore her opponent¡¯s attacks. She planned to tank Ye Zhongming¡¯s hits while focusing on her attacks. As for the flowers that Ji Ruiguang scattered, Ye Zhongming recognized them to be Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden. An equipment that could cause various debuffs for a survivor. It was a piece of equipment and not a one-time-use item. It was very special; you could collect them after the battle ended. Sailor¡¯s beautiful Flower Garden was similar to Gravity Field. It could buff yourself while giving negative buffs to the enemy. Although it was a support equipment, it affected the battle as it caused the effects through smell. One would get caught off guard. These stats meant that the flower garden could be planted in an unassuming corner so the enemy wouldn¡¯t know where it was. The enemy would be forced to fight and end up losing his life. Although they were enemies, Ye Zhongming was impressed. These people were truly elites and had many good things on them. After the preparations were over, the three of them started their first all-out attack of the day. Chapter 828: Decisive moment Chapter 828: Decisive moment The figurine¡¯s body flashed, and it disappeared. When it reappeared, it was beside Ye Zhongming. The giant crescent blade sliced at his body. As the weapon was too huge and was like a hula-hoop around its body, just looks alone was very threatening. Ye Zhongming had to treat it seriously. He dodged to the side to avoid the giant weapon. But the figurine disappeared again in the next second, and it was on the other side when it appeared. The giant blade sliced once more. This was this summoning-type figurine¡¯s specialty: flashing attacks. Although this wasn¡¯t strictly a flash, as there was a time gap and you could even track it if you were familiar with it, but to evolved that were used to ordinary fights, this was still shocking. A second ago, the opponent before you now stands behind you. This didn¡¯t feel good for anyone. The reason why this figurine was famous in his last life was because of this different battle style. During the third attack, Ye Zhongming used Sand Dance to test the strength of its weapon. Both sides clashed. Sand Dance was fine, but a small chip appeared on the giant blade, but it didn¡¯t affect much. Ye Zhongming looked at the outcome and knew that it was impossible to slice this weapon using Sand Dance. Zuo Jinxuan also took the chance to attack. Her soft sword turned into sword shadows that thrust towards him. Her defense was not a problem with the Cloud set, so her attacks were more frenzied. She didn¡¯t defend at all and each move was to trade damage. Ye Zhongming was actually interested in the Cloud Feather Cloak bloodline. He felt like this job was different. Although it was too one-dimensional, but it was a good job. At the same time, he wondered whether or not his Thousand Seal Slasher was stronger than this bloodline. If possible, he wanted to test it out. The gravity field¡¯s disappearance had given these people confidence. Zuo Jinxuan and the figurine started to attack. Jayce lost his right hand, so he didn¡¯t enter the battle center. He just maintained his bloodline transformation, held his sword, and watched on. Ji Ruiguang saw that Ye Zhongming was being held down. The daggers came back alive. He walked to Ye Zhongming¡¯s side and waited for his chance. Ye Zhongming placed the gun on his back and maintained the Earth set''s stats. He held Sand Dance and fought with the enemies. He wasn¡¯t anxious; he was searching for a chance to fight back. Ye Zhongming knocked aside the figurine¡¯s blade and stepped on Zuo Jinxuan''s body. The seven-star evolved''s huge strength caused her to fly backward. She stumbled several steps before balancing herself. At the same time, each of their weapons was covered with a pink light. Ye Zhongming knew that Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden was working. This equipment might not have many abilities, but it could make Ye Zhongming¡¯s body sink and feel slightly dizzy. Moreover, it buffed their attacks. This pink glow showed its effect. ¡°I have waited for a long time!¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s attacks began. He was waiting for the Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden to be activated. He had been holding back because he didn¡¯t know what debuff it would bring him. He was afraid that his counter attack would be affected and he would have to return without any gains. That would be fatal. Although he was confident that he could defeat the three of them, but if he made a mistake, he might die. Now that the equipment was activated, Ye Zhongming only felt slight weakness, so he didn¡¯t worry so much. ¡°You must have felt good!¡± Ye Zhongming slashed at the figurine, but it disappeared. This meant that Ye Zhongming made a mistake. The three others were delighted, and they attacked. But Ye Zhongming gave a cold smile and an exquisite robot appeared beside him. Explosive Mechanic! The moment it appeared, it fired two sharp lasers toward the empty space to the side. Everyone didn¡¯t understand, but the figurine suddenly appeared. It was as if it knocked into the lasers. The summoned being that Sand Dance only left a few marks was hit, and the laser shot through, causing it to shatter. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t even look. He used his momentum to roll forward to dodge Zuo Jinxuan¡¯s soft sword and a few doggers. He tanked the three other daggers. He kept Sand Dance, and the Demon Energy Crystal Gun appeared. He aimed at Jayce, who was diving from the sky. His first target was Jayce! Chapter 829: For victory (1) Chapter 829: For victory (1) People would forget about the true strength of the Demon Energy Crystal Gun. Ye Zhongming used it often. But because it was a piece of purple equipment, he mainly used it against strong bosses or evolved lifeforms. So, sometimes, it didn¡¯t feel like it could change the tides of battle. But what was the true situation? Before Ye Zhongming had the combination of the green sniper rifle and silver bullets, this gun had been his main ranged attack. One could say that it was worthy of being his symbolic weapon. Even now, if you compared the green sniper rifle and silver bullets, along with the Earth set¡¯s buffs, with this demon energy crystal gun, it was still weaker. Their only advantage would be their range. For example, if you had a level eight or nine mutated lifeforms opposite you, Sand Dance, the sniper rifle, even the Explosive Mechanic couldn¡¯t directly damage it. Only the Demon Energy Crystal Gun could.Nne?w n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com He didn¡¯t use it previously because he had only used it against the strongest enemies. But today, when he took the weapon out and fired at an injured seven-star evolved from close range, this meant that they would finally witness how terrifying it was. Sizzle! Many small lightning covered Jayce who was falling. The sound of metal being ripped could be heard. At the same time, Jayce cried out for the umpteenth time today. The huge strength sent Jayce flying. He was like the tennis ball that the strongest tennis player hit. He was aggressive but then faced an even more powerful counterattack. The ball not only didn¡¯t win him the point, it was being smacked back. Jayce¡¯s golden body was sent flying, and then he smashed into the Tarsal Domain¡¯s barrier. As Ye Zhongming used the lightning energy to enchant the Demon Energy Crystal Gun, that strike caused Jayce to twitch. His body had marks left from the lightning. Those wings were twisted and bleeding. He didn¡¯t look like a Four-winged Devil but a dove whose wings were broken... They thought that they would still win after taking out their trump cards. But the truth proved that this young man didn¡¯t have fewer trump cards than them. His trump cards were also of high quality. The figurine was strong, but the little machine destroyed it as if it had met its natural enemy. The Cloud Feather Cloak bloodline was strong, but Ye Zhongminng ignored her and injured her ally. Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden was decent and if it were someone else, they would have died. But so what if Ye Zhongming was weakened? He didn¡¯t fight up close and took out a gun that could threaten their lives! The frustration of being restricted caused the three of them to start to think about life. They knew that Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t feeling good either. He was hit by the daggers many times and was stabbed by Zuo Jinxuan. He was also affected by the Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden, and his body was weak. That terrifying recovery was reduced slightly. If they could continue to attack, they might have a chance to win. But in truth, the attacker was now Ye Zhongming. That familiar gunshot rang out, and it was consecutive. Ji Ruiguang and Zuo Jinxuan smiled bitterly. They couldn¡¯t dodge such quick gun skills in such a small space. They could only defend. The daggers and Zuo Jinxuan¡¯s Facing the Enemy appeared again. They could only use such a method to block those bullets now. They knew that the bullets would run out. Even the richest evolved would find silver bullets extravagant. Indeed, he didn¡¯t have that many silver bullets left. Such sniper rifle bullets were rare. Although he had ghost metal he couldn¡¯t use them all on consumables. Along with those that he had used previously, he didn¡¯t have many left. So what? Those on hand could kill the three of them! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t believe that they could block his shots. That was the case. After six shots, Ji Ruiguang¡¯s face was white as ash. His daggers were destroyed. He was missing one and he had a chance to replace that. But Ye Zhongming fired three of the six shots at him. Those three shots destroyed three more daggers. Moreover, his Holy Army Coat was breaking down! Zuo Jinxuan didn¡¯t feel good either. Her defense involved her mental energy. The stronger the attacks, the more mental energy was consumed. She was bleeding from all holes and could only block one more shot. After that, she would have to deactivate that skill and use the Cloud Feather Cloak to block. The battle entered its final stages, and it seemed like those from the resistance zone would be killed in the next moment. But people who could reach seven star evolved and get to becoming a commander wouldn¡¯t be so easily killed. Just as Ye Zhongming was firing like the god of death, they were thinking of a way to break free... And even turn the tides. Chapter 830: Ran Chapter 830: Ran That seven-star evolved Zuo Jinxuan, who lacked eq and had been used by people, had suddenly pulled out a set of fireworks and tossed it into the sky. Right, fireworks. But this was more exquisite than ordinary fireworks. They were made of jade and there were exquisite patterns. To be honest, Ye Zhongming felt nervous when it appeared. His muscles tensed, and he was prepared to dodge. Everyone was risking their lives. Although it looked like he had the advantage it was conditional. He was in a weak state, and if those two got close, it would be a problem. Especially Zuo Jinxuan. She was good with swords and mixed it with her fighting style, giving her one more job. Ye Zhongming had to be wary of her. But when it exploded, Ye Zhongming was shocked. It didn¡¯t charge at Ye Zhongming, but it exploded the Tarsal Domain! Ji Ruiguang had spent so much money to get this but his own teammate broke it. ¡°What are you doing?¡± No wonder Ji Ruiguang would get furious. Being betrayed by your teammate was such a damning act. Zuo Jinxuan¡¯s reply filled him with disbelief. Ye Zhongming also had a different opinion of this woman. ¡°If you want to fight, then continue; I won¡¯t accompany you.¡± Zuo Jinxuan gave a winner¡¯s smile and said, ¡°I give up.¡± Her body disappeared from the space, and she was moved out of this special wheel space. Leaving the two people looking at each other. Ji Ruiguang was filled with rage. How much did he pay for the current situation and for the final victory? From the level eight crystal to the Light Bridge to Tarsal Domain and Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden. From the silver daggers to the Holy Army Coat. From sacrificing An Man to using Jayce as a shield... Everything was for the final victory. But when they were about to see the light, Zuo Jinxuan who he paid a huge price for decided to flee. This destroyed Ji Ruiguang¡¯s chances of victory. Without his weapons, without Holy Army Coat¡¯s protection, how could he kill Ye Zhongming? Even if he was in a weakened state, he was still not someone he could go up against. Jayce had died, meaning she was the only seven-star evolved in the resistance zone. The entire zone would rely on her as long as she lived. In the long run, the benefits she got would be more than what Ji Ruiguang gave her¡ªeven double! Definitely! Moreover, don¡¯t forget that if she left, Ji Ruiguang might be unable to escape. C Zone would be gone, S Zone was split, and a part of T Zone was disheartened. If Zuo Jinxuan returned alive, how much support would she get? The top person in the resistance zone! If that was the case, just think about it and you would know what Zuo Jinxuan could get. It would be great if Ji Ruiguang died. She could even give many reasons to explain this operation. No one could do anything to her, even if she didn¡¯t say anything. On one side, she would get Ji Ruiguang¡¯s double payment. On the other, she would be at the top of the resistance zone. She also didn¡¯t need to be responsible for Ji Ruiguang and C Zone''s losses. Even a fool would know how to choose. After thinking about all that, be it Ye Zhongming and Ji Ruiguang were both shocked. Was she still that low-EQ fellow? She was so decisive this time! Ji Ruiguang shuddered. He looked at Jayce¡¯s body and bit his teeth, ¡°I... Give up.¡± Ye Zhongming was the only one left. Everything ended in such a theatrical way. Did Ji Ruiguang make the wrong choice? No, after Zuo Jinxuan left, he wasn¡¯t Ye Zhongming¡¯s match. The fact that he chose to escape wasn¡¯t a show of weakness. It just meant that he was decisive. If he was a few seconds later, he might remain in this space forever. Ye Zhongming shrugged and felt like the win occurred too suddenly. Of course, this was a good thing. He walked over slowly and picked up the puzzle that was left on the ground. This was the final piece. Chapter 831: Father feed me Chapter 831: Father feed me Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t piece it together immediately. He walked to the side of the Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Garden. He was still in a weak state due to this item. He squatted beside it and looked around. He used a few Smith skills on it. Maybe because its Master had left the space, so it was being cut off. Ye Zhongming tainted this equipment. After a series of Enchanting and modifications, Ye Zhongming kept the equipment. A ball of seeds appeared in his hands, and he was surprised. He had heard of this equipment before, and now that it had become his item, he understood it better. This equipment could be upgraded and its upgrade method was similar to the Cannibal Flower. You needed mutated lifeform flesh and blood or the master¡¯s essence blood. Although each level upgrade required a huge amount of energy, Ye Zhongming was still happy. After all, mutated lifeform flesh was easy to obtain compared to upgrade scrolls or unsealing liquid. He turned the Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden into his own item, so naturally, the weakness state was removed. This made him feel much better. That powerless and giddy feeling previously was very uncomfortable. At the same time, Ye Zhongming also felt the restriction of the space towards energy was gone. He stood up and looked at the monitoring wall. The fertile soil spaces were gone, and this special space had entered its final stage. He kept the fertile soil left by those from the resistance zone and pulled a few pieces of Holy Army Coat from Jayce¡¯s body. He took An Man¡¯s equipment and gloves and pieced the puzzle together. A light shone so bright that he couldn¡¯t open his eyes. He raised his arm to block the light in front of him. But the light didn¡¯t deal much damage to Ye Zhongming. Instead, he felt like something was standing on his shoulder. This shocked him. His body was much better than before after the Earth equipment buffed him. Not to mention things standing on his shoulder; if someone were within a hundred meters, he would be able to notice it. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t notice this thing at all, so he was terrified. ¡°Father, are you afraid?¡± Ye Zhongming nearly spat out blood. Father? Who was the father? Who was she calling father? He didn''t have a kid, be it his last life or this. Now that something called him father, he was frightened. Ye Zhongming shuddered again. This fellow ate meat the most, and they were all above level five. As for the fruit can, he probably tried it. But why was he still hungry? Ye Zhongming calmed down. He observed that the space didn¡¯t react, meaning he hadn¡¯t completed some condition to get out. Did it have to do with the kid? Ye Zhongming thought about it. Since he said that he was hungry then he would feed him. As for the food, it was up to him. Ye Zhongming took out everything he had apart from equipment. The little fellow looked at the mountain of equipment and was delighted. He landed on the items and shoved the suitable items into his mouth. Ye Zhongming frowned as he watched. Cannibal Flower Seed, Roselle Cedar Seed, various top materials, Drill Ocean Metal, and Ghost Metal... These were the top items that Ye Zhongming had and this fellow was eating them. That small stomach was like a bottomless pit. But to test if getting out of this place had to do with this little fellow, he went all out. Fortunately, this fellow loved to try things and wouldn¡¯t eat too much. He ate one or two pieces before eating something else. Ghost Metal and Drill Ocean Metal were able to escape. Finally, the fellow took a few level-five demon crystals and crushed them. Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. The demon crystals that couldn¡¯t be destroyed by anything were eaten as dessert by this fellow? This wasn¡¯t over. It looked around and flew towards one place. He picked up a four-star potion and drank it. After drinking, it burped. Ye Zhongming was speechless. ¡°So full, father!¡± He rested on the shield and smiled at Ye Zhongming. He touched his bloated stomach, and his little private part faced the sky. At this point, Ye Zhongming received a notification. ¡°Congratulations! You have obtained Earth Elf¡¯s recognition. From today onwards, you will receive its protection!¡± Chapter 832: Earth Elf Chapter 832: Earth Elf Ye Zhongming sat in the Exquisite Floating Ball and looked down at the battlefield through the high-tech screens. He frowned. He had come out from the space a while ago. Although he had some slight excitement from getting the Earth Elf, but the situation forced him to return to the battlefield. Crystal Nest Barrier had shattered, and the humans were battling the demon monsters. Ye Zhongming knew that he had to fight. He slapped the son, who was using the small shield as a bed, and the Exquisite Floating Ball descended from the sky. At the same time, the four pairs of lasers fired. ¡°When landing, can you increase the gravity below?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the Earth Elf that he had woken and was still in a blur state. ¡°Oh, understood, father.¡± Although he was called that many times, but he was still not used to it. This little fellow was very smart. After seeing the feed from the video, it sat on the brown shield and then moved towards the body of the ball. A weird scene occurred. He passed through the ball and got outside! Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t shocked at all, as he had seen this before.Updated chapters at novelhall.com After receiving the Earth Elf¡¯s recognition and protection, his abilities appeared in his mind. ¡°Earth Elf, only controller of the earth element. Current growth stage, birth.¡± Ye Zhongming knew he had obtained a great thing in just one sentence. He had witnessed Big Apetite. This baby had iron teeth and could eat anything. Earth Tremble was an attack skill. The attack power didn¡¯t seem apparent, but if it was used well, it would be a killing weapon. What surprised Ye Zhongming was Unobstructed and Love Protection. The former could allow it to pass through any place unobstructed. Was it useless? No. It was very useful. Think about it. If Ye Zhongming had its help, he could stand aside and just take a look. He would allow this thing to enter those enemy spaces to use Jumping Gravity or Earth Tremble. They couldn¡¯t hit it and could only watch as it caused trouble... They would probably want to die. Love Protection was even more amazing. It allowed Ye Zhongming to have many lives. If this fellow¡¯s growth stage were high, he would have multiple lives. With this skill, Ye Zhongming felt much safer. Of course, these abilities were closely connected with this little fellow¡¯s growth. He used Big Appetite to store energy to enter the next stage. From the information he had, its growth stages were birth, Infant, and Mature. Each increase would reflect in its abilities, and the sealed abilities would be unlocked. But when this fellow supported him in battle, it would consume energy. Controlling the usage and accumulation of energy was an art. Naturally, eating well and gaining energy was an important thing to do. Ye Zhongming looked forward to the other six abilities. Normally speaking, the later the ability, the stronger it was. The first six were already so good, who knew what the remaining few would bring. Actually, this fellow¡¯s help was not only that. Some abilities weren¡¯t listed. When Ye Zhongming discovered them, he was much happier than when he got the six abilities. He realized a little secret. When it was full, it would not only sleep, it would... Excrete. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t paying attention, but when this thing excreted on the table, it shocked Ye Zhongming so much that he nearly fell. That pile... Black Soil! Chapter 833: Can we get out? Chapter 833: Can we get out? This discovery excited Ye Zhongming for a long time. He thought that he would have to spend the Fertile Soil carefully as he did with the Ghost Metal. Now, it seemed like this thing wouldn''t run out as long as he had the Earth Elf. Of course, you had to use other materials in exchange for Fertile Soil. After the Earth Elf turned food into energy, it would use its skill to form Fertile Soil. But that was okay. After all, this thing ate everything. Although it ate good stuff, but as compared to Fertile Soil, they weren¡¯t that valuable. The Earth Elf didn¡¯t give Ye Zhongming an instant increase in combat strength, but it was very useful in the long run. Moreover, you didn¡¯t include the few sealed abilities. If they were all unlocked, one could consider this elf''s value. With this fellow¡¯s help, Ye Zhongming was more confident to save them. At this point, the battle was brutal. With Cloud Peak as the core, S Zone, T Zone, and Ying City were in a life-and-death battle. There were too many demon monsters. The moment the Crystal Nest Barrier broke, the demon monsters started to attack from all areas. They were attacking the humans as if their lives didn¡¯t matter. They tossed the thought of death to the back of their heads. It was as if humans were their lifelong enemies. The humans lost their formation, and chaos ensued. Just a few people, a few dozen, etc., covered one another. Everyone knew that they didn¡¯t have a high chance of surviving today. But before the end, everyone had hope. Maybe they could kill them all? After all, most of the demon monsters went to chase the C Zone squad. Especially Cloud Peak and Ying City. Even at this time, their faith in Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t waver. They were waiting for him to descend from above and save them. Everyone was risking their lives, as this was not a battle with a way out. Surrender was not an option. Either they won, or they would die. Humans fell at every moment, but more demon monsters fell. Each person and faction had a trump card that they used. Even if many were one-time uses, they didn¡¯t find them wasteful. If they didn¡¯t use it now, they might not have a chance in the future. ¡°Little...¡± Guang Yao opened his mouth and wanted to call her. He knew she could understand the apologeticness he wanted to express, and they would return to the past. Wen Zhong wasn¡¯t a problem between them. But his expression changed when he said a word, and he charged towards her. She sliced the demon monster and was looking at him. When she saw his expression change, she realized something. She bent down and hoped to avoid the danger. But a green arm still pierced her chest. The defensive equipment, the evolved body, couldn¡¯t block it. Little Xiu opened her mouth, but she couldn¡¯t make a sound. She reached out to him, and he grabbed her. He thrust his spear into the demon monster¡¯s head with rage and hatred. ¡°Little Xiu!¡± Guang Yao roared. Tears flowed down his face. It had been long since he cried, but that didn¡¯t stop his rage. ¡°No, don¡¯t!¡± Guang Yao hugged her body, which had stopped trembling, and choked up. He hated himself, hated Wen Zhong, hated everyone. Why did such a thing happen to her? His subordinates saw Guang Yao, who was on the verge of breaking down, and they walked over to protect him. ¡°Please, don¡¯t.¡± Guang Yao knelt down and cried like a child. Many people saw those scenes, and sadness spread among the group. They might not be able to get out today. Chapter 834: Left and right Chapter 834: Left and right Right when everyone¡¯s hearts sank, many lasers fired from the sky. They were silent, but they were eye-catching. Instantly, demon monsters had their bodies pierced, and they died instantly. Many people looked into the sky. ¡°Exquisite Floating Ball!¡± The golden ball belonging to Cloud Peak fired while landing! ¡°Boss Ye is back!¡± People cheered. They were excited as they felt hope. They wouldn¡¯t think about whether or not Ye Zhongming could lead them out. They only knew that he didn¡¯t abandon them and gave them their only hope. Cloud Peak and Ying City members were delighted. Since Ye Zhongming was back, it meant many things. Not only that they could survive, but also that their leader might be much stronger. In that instance, the humans were 20% stronger, and the situation improved. But they knew that it was just adrenaline. The situation wasn''t much different if Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t save them. One person couldn¡¯t turn the tides alone unless you were a nine-star evolved. The Floating Ball descended and smashed into the demon monsters. That giant ball smashed many of them into meat paste. Then, the gravity increased! With ten times its body, it spun around. But its defense was reduced by half and became a thousand. The Exquisite Floating Ball wasn¡¯t light, and not that its weight increased ten times, that was a terrifying number. When it started to roll, many demon monsters tried to dodge. Although their bodies were strong there was a limit. They couldn¡¯t handle tens of thousands of tonnes. But when they tried dodging, they realized their bodies became heavier. The earth¡¯s gravity that they were used to had increased. The increase wasn¡¯t much, but at such a time, it was fatal. That ball wasn¡¯t slow, either. The Exquisite Floating Ball left a blood path. Earth Elf¡¯s Jumping Gravity activated! The demon monsters in its path were all affected.Updated chapters at novelhall.com But they were still fierce beings. Many saw that they couldn¡¯t dodge, so they started to attack. Ye Zhongming sat inside and could hear the sounds, which terrified him. It wasn¡¯t that he was afraid for himself but afraid that this god weapon would be damaged by them. Fortunately, only a few could attack the Floating Crystal Ball. Moreover, although its defense dropped by half, it still had 1000. Even with Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength, it wasn¡¯t easy to craft a piece of equipment with over a thousand defense. The Exquisite Floating Ball charged into the demon monsters, and no one could stop it. It took just a while since it fired the lasers, smashed into the group, and crushed a path. The damage it dealt to the demon monsters was the same as what the humans had previously caused. Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Ah Yang, help replace Brother Zhang¡¯s defensive line.¡± This boss thanked him gratefully and led his people into the Rainbow Gate. With someone leading, more were tempted. They chose this safer method and left this place. In the end, Mu Xinfei made her mind up. ¡°We... Need to go. It isn¡¯t that I don¡¯t want to go but S Zone and my father¡¯s situation forces me to leave. You... Take care.¡± ¡°I understand; you take care, too.¡± ¡°Is our cooperation still on?¡± ¡°Of course! Also, if you see Ji Ruiguang, tell him that he owes me a Mechanic Fortress!¡± Mu Xinfei took a deep look at him and agreed. The two of them said goodbye, and she led S Zone away. The entire defense line started to shrink. Only Cloud Peak, Ying City, and Guang Yao¡¯s forces remained. The others were scattered evolved without factions. They had followed from the colorful illusion wheel. ¡°Guang Yao...¡± Time was of the essence. Ye Zhongming saw this guy hugging Little Xiu¡¯s corpse and asked. ¡°I will go.¡± His voice was hoarse, ¡°I have no place else.¡± He was silent for two seconds before turning to the others. ¡°You have all decided to follow me?¡± ¡°Go!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°F*** them.¡± ¡°Boss Ye, is that a good place?¡± ¡°Follow you and get rich!¡± He looked at the group and also at the determined Zhao Xingmei. Ye Zhongming closed the Rainbow Gate and took something out. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go!¡± Chapter 835: Voice in the pillar Chapter 835: Voice in the pillar ¡°Bullets are out; go take a few more boxes!¡± ¡°Here too!¡±Nne?w n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com ¡°What about cannons? Best if they are grey!¡± Many people shouted on the Sharp Peak Mountain walls. The loudest was a middle-aged man with a beard. This was the chosen appearance of many guys in the apocalypse. When everyone struggled to stay alive, most people didn¡¯t have extra effort and time to think about their looks. ¡°Little Zhao, did you even hear us?¡± The middle-aged man saw that no one was moving and cursed. ¡°No, look. Those monsters are retreating.¡± The person pointed and was stunned. The others looked and saw that the green-skinned monsters that had chased the C Zone people had started to retreat after a few hours of attacking Sharp Peak Mountain. Like how it was when they came, they were quick. These fellows who could climb the walls barehanded sent chills down the spines of the guards. If not for the walls behind high and the defense is strong, they might have charged in and killed everyone. C Zone was in a bad state. The people on the walls were 70% of Sharp Peak Mountain if they lost, the base that the few zones built together would be broken. Fortunately, these fellows left. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. But sounds of fighting spread from within the base, which was quickly calmed. The guards felt weird and didn¡¯t know what had happened. Within Sharp Peak Mountain, Ji Ruiguang, who left the wheel, caught up to his men and returned. But this C Zone commander was ten years older and dispirited. After returning, apart from tabulating the losses, he hid in his room and didn¡¯t meet anyone. This was until Mu Xinfei returned and she was also rejected. Both sides clashed, and Ji Ruiguang reappeared. ¡°Even if C Zone suffered huge losses, do you think you can behave so arrogantly in front of me?¡± Ji Ruiguang expression was bad. Ji Ruiguang shook his head, ¡°No, although we suffered huge losses, we are still strong. Give me two years, no, a year, and I could let C Zone become the strongest faction again.¡± The pillar remained silent, ¡°I can give you one chance, but you... Need to give us insurance.¡± Ji Ruiguang had no way out, and he only slightly hesitated before nodding. A laugh spread from the pillar, and then a light shot out. With Ji Ruiguang¡¯s six-star strength, he could not react and was covered. The light turned into a ball that trapped him within. He panicked and tried to get out. In the next second, the black and red lightning struck his body. He opened his mouth and screamed in pain. His face twisted due to the intense pain that he was in. What was weird was that no sound could be heard outside the ball of light. A minute later, the ball of light disappeared, and Ji Ruiguang fell onto the ground. His eyes were filled with fear of the pain he had felt. ¡°This is Starcloud Jellyfish venom; you have tasted it, so follow what I ask. Each month, I will give you thee antidote. If you dare to resist, the poison will kill you.¡± The guy¡¯s voice was still unlike a human but those words were as cruel as a human. ¡°I... Only agreed to work with you, I am not your subordinate.¡± Ji Ruiguang climbed up, his body trembling as he said. ¡°You are now.¡± The mist rumbled and then a name, address and face appeared. ¡°Head to this place, find this person. He is your new partner on earth.¡± The pillar dimmed after those words and disappeared. Ji Ruiguang recalled what he saw and muttered a name. ¡°Soul Merchant.¡± Chapter 836: Bad start Chapter 836: Bad start The cold wind blew every human¡¯s face, and everyone was wary. They also looked around at the foreign environment curiously. Ye Zhongming used the Blue Secret Realm¡¯s key. He led Cloud Peak, Ying City Alliance, Guang Yao¡¯s forces, and those willing to follow him into the Secret Realm. Although the retreat process wasn¡¯t smooth, as more people entered, the defenses weakened. Ye Zhongming had to use Earth Trembling to stop the demon monsters from attacking. Using that chance, he sent the Exquisite Floating Ball in the Secret Realm and entered. He kept the key and looked around. He had to confirm his position. Ye Zhongming hated that he landed in different places each time he used the key. ¡°This is the Secret Realm?¡± Zhao Xingmei looked around curiously. Especially the sky that looked like it was torn apart, that enchanted her. It was a lacking beauty that couldn¡¯t be described. More than 400 were from Cloud Peak, 800 from Ying City Alliance, and 900 from Guang Yao¡¯s forces. There were 300 others. Altogether, there were around 2500 of them. Counting the time, the winter was about to end. Ye Zhongming promised the Posthumous people that he would help them against the King City. Now, he was back, but he didn¡¯t know his exact location. It had been a few months, and he had been missing this place. Strictly speaking, Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak¡¯s most crucial strength increase occurred after he entered the Secret Realm. He obtained huge amounts of demon crystals, which gave him many potions. Cloud Peak was able to take a step forward and open the gap with other factions, jumping into a large faction. Now, Cloud Peak had the outlines of a super faction. All of this began from here. Of course, there was a woman that Ye Zhongming thought about. ¡°Ah, I, I...¡± Scorching Flame Technique? It sounded strong. Ye Zhongming gave them time to digest while he observed the surroundings. He was in the wilderness, which was covered in snow. The temperature was very low. If not for them being evolved, they would have frozen. But this situation couldn¡¯t last for long. He had rushed into the Secret Realm due to the demon monster attacks, so he didn¡¯t prepare much. He could only adapt now. But no matter what, he had to confirm something. Where was he? How far was he from Ah Tao? If he were unlucky and ended up in Night Demon Plains, the other side of the Undead Hill, Ye Zhongming would curse. ¡°Let¡¯s go look at that hill.¡± Ye Zhongming saw a high ground and planned to head there. They started to move. They started to feel cold as they were outside for a long time and some of their levels dropped. Many whose strength dropped to three-star started to cross their arms. They reached the hill very quickly. Ye Zhongming looked around and it was still white. But when he looked to the west, there was a black line. Peak? Ye Zhongming was delighted. Posthumous people often built their camps in the mountains. If there was a peak, there was hope to find them. If he found them, he could confirm where he was and ask how far Miya¡¯s tribe was. Ye Zhongming had an ide of how to get therea. Right as he was thinking about it, the ground started to shake. Many people tumbled. Those holding the Exquisite Floating Ball that was temporarily damaged fell to the ground and two of them broke their legs as the ball fell on it. The shaking stopped after a while. Who knew that they would face a six to seven level earthquake immediately after arriving! He had witnessed how unstable this place was. But when he saw the Earth Elf getting uneasy, he knew that things weren¡¯t right. Unfortunately, it was too late. A few dozen meters from them, the ground exploded and a giant figure popped out and headed for them. Chapter 837: First battle in Secret Realm Chapter 837: First battle in Secret Realm Although the evolved lifeforms and the green-skinned monsters outside were both called demon monsters, the variety and number of demon monsters here were much greater. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what type it was, but the purple crystal told everyone it was a level-seven mutated lifeform. ¡°Be careful!¡± Ye Zhongming shouted before moving towards the monster. The demon monsters in Blue Secret Realm differed from evolved lifeforms on Earth. They had lived here for a long time. They inherited not only their genes but also their battle techniques and experience. Even their intellects were above those of demon monsters on Earth. This level-seven earthworm-like creature was close to a level-eight lifeform on Earth. It could battle other level eight lifeforms even if it was much weaker than the Chain Prisoner. Most of the team had dropped by a level and were much weaker. Ye Zhongming had to help defend them as they came to their senses. Many of them started to retreat, but some stood rooted in the spot. Some were from Cloud Peak. Apart from when Ye Zhongming gave them clear orders, they wouldn¡¯t retreat in battle. Some were from Ying City, and some were under Guang Yao. They were evolved and had their pride. They still wanted to try even if they faced a level seven lifeform. As Ye Zhongming headed forward, both sides drew close. The monster¡¯s body had appeared from the ground. When the others looked, it was over 50 meters wide¡ªno smaller than a four-lane highway. It had a black shell. Even if the Secret Realm was dark, it still reflected a metallic glow, and with just one look, one knew that it was tough. The terrifying thing was that there were pairs of claws on its body. Many meter-long bone blades stretched out where the claws and the body intersected. If these things hit you, you would probably get sliced into two. At the same time, although this monster¡¯s head and body were connected, it looked as if its body had four eyes and one mouth. But the mouth, which was pretty much the body''s width, was covered in sharp teeth, which sent a chill down one¡¯s spine. This monster saw Ye Zhongming charging forward, and its four eyes were filled with disdain. Although it felt a strong aura from this human, it didn¡¯t think that he was stronger than it. It was the real master of this land, and humans were its prey. So it didn¡¯t back down. Not only did it not slow down, it used more force to charge. It wanted to shatter this human. But they sighed quickly. This blade seemed to miss. More accurately, it was too early. Even if it hit the monster, it wouldn¡¯t be when it was the strongest and most powerful. The damage would greatly reduced. But immediately, they saw the demon monster¡¯s body speed up. It hit into the blade light as if it was doing so on purpose. Sand Dance was a blue weapon, and Thousand Body Blade Saint was an elite job. Along with Ye Zhongming¡¯s other buffs, this blade was powerful. Smelly liquid spurted from its body, and it cried out in pain. Ye Zhongming sliced its stomach and forced a giant burnt wound. The flesh and bones inside could be seen clearly. Even a level seven mutated lifeform couldn¡¯t take his full-strength attack head-on. But although it was in pain, it still attacked Ye Zhongming. It opened its mouth and bit towards Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t doubt that its sharp teeth could bite him into two. Dispel! His pant¡¯s skill sent him into the sky, and he dodged its strike. The demon monster¡¯s body brushed past his feet. The Cloud Peak warriors started to attack¡ªvarious ranged job skills and weapons, including crystal weapons fired. The demon monster¡¯s face was turned into flesh and blood. Ye Zhongming landed and jumped on thee monster¡¯s back. He reached its head and stabbed his blade in before twisting it! The intense pain caused the monster to straighten its back. But Cloud Peak¡¯s second wavee arrived and they aimed at the wound in the stomach. Chapter 838: Chain Tank Chapter 838: Chain Tank The monster¡¯s body and head were different. Its mouth and eyes were at its head, and it was relatively weaker. As for its body, its back and stomach were both covered in thick shells. Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors were a level weaker, and their attacks couldn¡¯t break it. Even the crystal weapons couldn¡¯t do anything to the shell. After all, crystal guns weren¡¯t cannons. But Ye Zhongming had left a wound, so their attacks didn¡¯t have to break its defense. They entered its body and attacked its organs. The monster couldn¡¯t handle such pain. Its body twisted, and it sent Ye Zhongming flying. The others attacked. Although they dared not get close, they could use ranged attacks. The monster was hit from all directions. If this were on Earth, a level seven mutated lifeform would have already died. But monsters in the Secret Realm had taught them a lesson. It told them what vitality was. This monster not only didn¡¯t die, but it became much fiercer. Its body lay on the ground and shriveled up. Its tail protected its head. Those sharp claws started to move, and the bone blades stuck out. It started to spin, the speed at which increased as it moved towards the group. Their expressions changed. They really thought the battle was over. But who knew that not only did it not end, but this badly injured monster also launched its sharp attacks. This monster was spinning like a spinning top. Anyone who touched it would be shredded. The team started to retreat, but it was not as fast as the monster. Even if they were scattered, they couldn¡¯t get too far apart. This monster was 50 meters long, and when it curled up, it was at least 16-16 meters, and it wasn¡¯t so easy to dodge. If Ye Zhongming was here, it would still be okay. He could spend energy using Earth Tremble to stop the monster from getting close or Jumping Gravity to reduce its speed. He could even use Staff of Nature to defend. All of these could resolve this attack. But Ye Zhongming was flung aside and still hadn¡¯t landed. The humans on the ground were in extreme danger. Even if Ye Zhongming ran back at his fastest speed, they would have already suffered huge losses. At least a few hundred of them would get killed by the spinning monster. You could place equipment in to maintain, repair, and fill their ammo. Chain Tank was the weapon that he placed inside. The white tanks that came from level-six wheels didn¡¯t have barrels and only had one firing device. Each could fire 50 sharp white-grade teeth wheels. These chain tanks were very useful in the center city battle. Of course, half of them were damaged. After repairs, only four remained. He didn¡¯t even take them out in the battle against the demon monsters. At this crucial moment, he finally made a move. The sharp wheels attacked the monster. It might not be able to kill it instantly, but its power still affected it. Each piece hit the monster¡¯s body and was knocked into the sky, leaving a mark on the shell. But if it touched these bone blades, they could break them. As they were very powerful, it caused the monster to slow down. Every extra second could get the evolved a few dozen meters away. The human formation had scattered. Even if it got into the crowd, the damage it could deal was limited. The four Chain Tanks won time for Ye Zhongming to get back. Thousand Seal Slash appeared once again. Ye Zhongming and the monster clashed again. The spinning monster put on its brakes and stopped. Its body could not maintain its curled state, and it went back to before. It had one more wound on its body. ¡°Die!¡± The Demon Energy Crystal Gun appeared in his hands. The purple weapon shone brightly in the Secret Realm, and the energy shot into its body. Six shots and after the energy was used up, this level-seven monster stopped struggling. It twitched before dying. Ye Zhongming wiped the two wounds on his body that appeared when the bone blades brushed him; his killing intent disappeared. The first battle in the Secret Realm ended without much of a worry. Ye Zhongming kept his weapons and wanted to order them to deal with the corpse. His eyes squinted. In the distance, four people stood on the white snow, looking at this team. Their faces were filled with shock. Chapter 839: I know you Chapter 839: I know you These four were probably drawn over by the commotion here. They were probably scared of that level-seven monster when they got nearby, so they didn¡¯t react. It was also possible that they were attracted by the battle and wanted to look. Anyways, Ye Zhongming noticed them. In Blue Secret Realm, Posthumous people weren¡¯t friendly with one another and other tribes. Especially since it was winter; even if they were at the end of winter, it was still winter. Due to the pressure to survive, that unfriendliness would be magnified by several folds. When they saw that these people actually finished the battle in such a short time, they woke up. They turned and ran quickly. Ye Zhongming was wondering how he could search for Ah Tao¡¯s tribe. He saw the four people, so he obviously wouldn¡¯t let them run. He shouted for the team to wait for him before he started the chase. These four people were roughly around four-star evolved, which was decent for Posthumous people. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s level was much higher than theirs, and he had the Blood Stepping Boots and Earth equipment on him. His speed was buffed, so he caught up in a short while. Seeing that they couldn¡¯t flee, they turned and pulled out their bone blades. They charged at Ye Zhongming fiercely. In the end... Ye Zhongming gave them each a kick and sent them to the ground. People who grew up in harsh environments were tough. They wanted to climb up and continue, but Ye Zhongming pointed his blade at one of them to prevent them from moving. From their dressing, he could tell that this person was the boss. In the tribe, his status should be high. He should be the leader¡¯s son. ¡°I won¡¯t kill you; I just have a few questions. But if I am not satisfied with your answer, I don¡¯t mind killing you.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s Secret Realm language was very accurate, and they understood it. The three others looked at the young man that Ye Zhongming was pointing at. ¡°You aren¡¯t robbing us?¡± This teen continued to look at Ye Zhongming carefully. Ye Zhongming was much stronger than them but didn¡¯t hold them hostage. He didn¡¯t plan to enter the mountain either and just waited outside. He was very friendly. Moreover, the level seven demon monster corpse proved that they didn''t lack anything. The Posthumous people were determined and resilient and respected the strong. They also had specific philosophical ideas. Candleroom thought about this and invited them to the mountain to wait out the cold. Ye Zhongming agreed. Apart from him needing to talk to the leader, as they rushed into the Secret Realm, he wanted the team to rest, too. Candleroom was the strongest in this tribe and was around six-star. In Cloud Peak, Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, etc, could suppress him. Once they liked you, Posthumous people would behave very warmly. Although everyone knew that it was because of interests, at least they were friendly on the surface. This leader even took a drink brewed to welcome the few of them. Such things were luxurious to the Posthumous people who struggled for food, which showed how much respect he gave them. Of course, Ye Zhongming had to return the favor. He agreed to gift them a hundred grey arrows and ten sets of grey armor. He also gave them ten meters of the level seven demon monster meat. Candleroom was so happy that he couldn¡¯t close his mouth. He took the meat out and caused the entire tribe to cheer. The winter was reaching its end, and their food supply was ending. Such a big piece of meat could feed them to the end of winter and give them the energy to hunt. To a certain extent, it saved many of their lives. Ye Zhongming found out where he was. Along with what he knew about Ah Tao¡¯s tribe, he knew how he should walk. Fortunately, it wasn¡¯t too far away. With their speed and considering that snow was covering the ground, they would take six days at most. ¡°Leader Candleroom, what do you think about this shining weapons?¡± Seeing that the timing was right, Ye Zhongming spoke to this strong leader. He didn¡¯t reply to Ye Zhongming and laughed, ¡°Leader Ye, I know about you.¡± Chapter 840: Special trade Chapter 840: Special trade Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes focused, and he was silent. Since he said that, he waited for him to continue. ¡°You and those from the Imperial City... Aren¡¯t friendly.¡± Candleroom said while raising his brows. After spending time with Ye Zhongming, Liang Chuyin, Xia Bai, and Zhao Xingmei knew what his expressions meant. Although Ye Zhongming didn''t tell them about the secret realm, but after Candleroom said that, they became wary as Ye Zhongming¡¯s emotions changed. ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand.¡± Candleroom knew he had made a mistake when he saw Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes squint. Or rather, the way he spoke was wrong. He shouldn¡¯t have been so direct, as he wasn¡¯t strong enough to ensure he wouldn¡¯t get angry. ¡°I know what you like and know what you can craft. We can trade.¡± The others couldn¡¯t understand the language, so they could only watch. Candleroom said something to the guard, and that person headed down. A moment later, he brought two big bags and poured them out in front of a few of them. Apart from Ye Zhongming, the others were shocked. Two big bags filled with demon crystals or different colors! Xia Bai and Liang Chuyin were still okay, as Ye Zhongming had previously shown his riches and had seen many crystals before. But Zhao Xingmei and Guang Yao were stunned. Their first thought was that the things humans fought for on Earth were being abandoned here. Also, these crystals... Their levels were so random. There were levels one to five. There was also level six, but there weren¡¯t that many. Eh? There was also a level seven crystal. ¡°These are for Leader Ye; I just need some equipment.¡± He pointed at the equipment on the few of them and couldn¡¯t hide the envy in his eyes. ¡°You aren¡¯t afraid I go against my word?¡± This showed how precious they were to them. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t expect this Candleroom leader actually to suggest such a trade. Was he dumb, or were his ears playing a trick on him? ¡°Our tribe¡¯s technique is called-- Flowing Space. Apart from strengthening the bones and tendons, you could even cover your body or weapon with a layer of light to increase its strength and defense. Among Posthumous people, although it isn¡¯t the best technique, it is above average. We don¡¯t ask for much; I just need some better equipment. I don¡¯t ask for something that you are using, but I saw some white and silver equipment; I hope they are of that grade.¡± Candleroom looked closely at Ye Zhongming and was afraid he missed any expressions. Ye Zhongming kept silent and didn¡¯t reply right away. Logically speaking, this was a good trade for him. White and silver equipment weren¡¯t tough for him. To spend a few hundred of them to get a battle technique was worth it. But! This was weird. Why did he suggest it? Was there a trap? This wasn¡¯t Earth, and it wasn¡¯t his home ground. ¡°I know you are confused and don¡¯t know why I would use such a precious thing to trade. But the reason is simple: I want to survive with my people and live better.¡± ¡°Posthumous people system? Legacy? Imperial City rule?¡± He laughed after every phrase. ¡°I followed them for many years and even during the winter. Moreover, I was really sincere. I followed the ancestors and the Imperial City¡¯s leadership, but what happened? In just one winter, hundreds of us died!¡± ¡°Such a life continued every winter, and it didn¡¯t change. If this goes on, our tribe will die. Either no one is left, or we can¡¯t take it and get swallowed by a bigger tribe! Leader Ye, what is the point of this if my tribe is gone? Why care about tradition?¡± ¡°To me, it is useless! What can let us live is what I will risk things to get, even if it is... Battle technique!¡± Ye Zhongming blinked and then smiled, ¡°Leader Candleroom, I like such a person like you. I agree with this trade, but I have a suggestion you might be interested in.¡± Chapter 841: Meeting Chapter 841: Meeting Ye Zhongming led people out. Candleroom¡¯s guards looked at Candleroom, who was deep in thought, and all heaved a sigh of relief. Even if they knew these outsiders wouldn¡¯t have evil thoughts towards their leader, things were not sure in the Posthumous people''s world. After all, the leader''s safety was the entire tribe¡¯s survival, and they had to care. ¡°Zhongming, what did you tell their leader?¡± Zhao Xingmei and Guang Yao¡¯s identities meant that they couldn¡¯t ask. Xia Bai didn¡¯t care about this. She would do whatever Ye Zhongming told her to do. So, only Liang Chuyin could ask that question. Ye Zhongming thought about it and felt like it was time to talk to them. He called Ah Yang, Xiao Min, the twins, Ying City Alliance¡¯s core members, and the few Guang Yao trusted. ¡°This place is dangerous, and I think that all of you have experienced it. But this is a treasure trove, and there are many things that people crave. Demon crystals are just a small portion of that.¡± Ye Zhongming started with that and shared his thoughts on the Secret Realm. Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak developed quickly due to the crystals he got from the Secret Realm. He had treated this place as a demon crystal farm. But since his soul traveled to this place, especially after the Gate of Blessing upgraded the Elimination Technique to the highest level, he knew that his understanding of Blue was too shallow. Some things were more valuable here than demon crystals. ¡°I came here and recruited a few tribes previously.¡± This caused expressions in Zhao Xingmei, Guang Yao, etc., to change. In the apocalypse, due to the wheel, as evolved got stronger, the main reason was because of their own talents and hard work. But luck still played a part. At certain times, luck was still the most crucial element. So people would fear evolved that were stronger than them, but that might not be respect because the gap might just be a bit of luck. They might get an evolution potion, but you didn¡¯t. As such, the gap would be opened. Zhao Xingmei, Guang Yao, the captains of Sky Elephant Battle Squad, and Ying City¡¯s core were all elites. Their identities in peacetime were also something that Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t compare to. Although Ye Zhongming had grown and left them behind, sometimes they would think that Ye Zhongming was just lucky. Everyone kept silent, and they digested the information that Ye Zhongming had revealed. ¡°I just spoke with Candleroom. I was buying some information, and then... We did a trade.¡± Ye Zhongming paused for a minute and continued, ¡°Ah Yang and my level didn¡¯t drop when we came here because we cultivated this place¡¯s battle technique.¡± Ye Zhognming took out a dagger and used some strength. A red light appeared. Everyone was shocked, and they looked very interested. ¡°I am not too good at it and only reached this level. The experts here can use the blade to replace the sword glow, which is very powerful.¡± Wasn¡¯t this the same as increasing the weapon¡¯s level? Many people saw this technique and were tempted. ¡°Candleroom and I traded with this technique. I will provide some equipment, and he will give me his tribe¡¯s battle technique.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s words had drawn their attention, and now that they heard of the trade, their eyes lit up. Their levels dropped after arriving, and it felt terrible. They envied Ye Zhongming and the others who were not affected. But they knew that it was because of this precious technique. They could only think about it but couldn¡¯t ask for it. Now that Ye Zhongming announced it, they knew they had a chance. ¡°You came with me to help me. I am grateful. If you are willing, I can teach you the technique, but I must clarify things.¡± Ye Zhongming said solemnly, ¡°The apocalypse isn¡¯t as simple as we think. I can¡¯t ensure that there are any side effects. After all... This is a cross of two worlds. I don¡¯t know if it would go against some laws. It might not be totally a good thing. It might be good now but bad in the future. So it is up to all of you to learn or not.¡± Ye Zhongming stood up, ¡°We will spend a night here and head out tomorrow. You have a night to think.¡± ¡°Guang Yao, can we have a chat?¡± Chapter 842: Belonging and crafting Chapter 842: Belonging and crafting ¡°What are your plans?¡± Ye Zhongming and Guang Yao walked in the mountains. Due to their arrival, many bonfires were lit, so the place was not dim. Guang Yao¡¯s situation was obvious. His subordinates and his identity were special. Now that they were in the Secret Realm, dangers might occur at any moment. Ye Zhongming needed a united front that listened to his orders instead of having a portion outside the system. Ye Zhongming needed Guang Yao to make a choice, or rather, a promise. Guang Yao wasn¡¯t surprised that Ye Zhongming would discuss this with him. He was very calm and said, ¡°I understand what you are saying. If I tell you that I will ask my subordinates for their opinion, I will just be showing no respect. Both of us know that my decision represents them.¡± Sky Elephant Battle Squad were his most loyal subordinates, who had chosen between the Resistance Zone and Guang Yao. ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t have any other choice.¡± He smiled bitterly. He was somewhat famous in the Resistance Zone. Just look at Delin; you knew that Guang Yao was someone on his level. The former could climb up from the dead while he was abandoned. He obviously couldn¡¯t accept this difference in treatment. No matter how bad Ji Ruiguang was, he would risk his life to save his subordinates, but Wen Zhong... Hearing Guang Yao say that, Ye Zhongming had confidence. He hoped Guang Yao would join Cloud Peak. Be it himself or the thousand men under him, they were elites. If they could join, it would help to increase Cloud Peak¡¯s strength. But Guang Yao¡¯s previous identity was a problem. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t sure if he had other thoughts. Maybe Cloud Peak was too small for him. So he was forthright. He just asked him if he wanted to join. If the answer were yes, they would be on the same page. If it were no, he would give him face and allow him to follow, but... He would have to take care of himself and wouldn¡¯t get any benefits from Cloud Peak. Battle techniques were the one of the most concerning. ¡°Then, welcome to Cloud Peak.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say any nonsense and taught these people Flowing Space. Then, he handed the 300 free people to Guang Yao. This made his Sky Elephant Battle Squad 1300 strong, and they were half of the whole squad. Of course, Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors could learn Scorching Flame Technqiue. The battle technique chants weren¡¯t complicated. With their evolved intelligence, they grasped them very quickly. Their cultivation speed depended on their talent and hard work. In the apocalypse, where injecting evolution potions could give you strength, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if people would spend time cultivating. This depended on individuals. As for the outcome, it would just wait until they recovered their strength. The people who got the skills started to cultivate, and Ye Zhongming started to craft his equipment., The equipment he promised Candleroom wasn¡¯t tough. He crafted grey and white equipment easily, and the mental energy he consumed was replenished at a much faster rate. He only had to treat the silver equipment seriously. He crafted them thoughtfully, using Drill Ocean Metal and Ghost Metal to raise the equipment to silver. He had an ocean of material and mental energy, and his success rate was sick. He used just two hours to craft all of that. He rested for a while before beginning to craft more things. The material was the level seven Secret Realm demon monster. The black armor was the best material to craft armor. Ye Zhongming sliced a piece and called Xiao Min in. He measured her body and started to craft. Although he was the best smith, that didn¡¯t mean he could break the rules. So, he was cautious and serious. He took two hours to craft a thousand pieces, but this piece alone took him half an hour. But when a female armor with a slight blue color appeared, he felt it was worth it. That was because this equipment was the green... Earth set! Chapter 843: Seal on the armor Chapter 843: Seal on the armor Ye Zhongming had previously crafted green weapons like the Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor and Sand Dance. But he had blueprints for them. He followed the materials, amount, crafting time, fire strength, etc. The only role Ye Zhongmin played was to add precious materials like Drill Ocean Metal and Ghost Metal to increase the quality. But he had never crafted a piece of green equipment on his own. Even if he used Strengthen to the extreme, he couldn¡¯t avoid rules like color restriction, Blood Crafting advancement, etc. But things were different with Fertile Soil. Country products exceeded everyday materials, and they could cause equipment to cross grades. Of course, Ye Zhongming knew that there would still be restrictions. When you reach a certain level, it would lose that ability. However, at the current stage, this increase in grade was important for Ye Zhongming. It could allow Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors to have much better equipment than the elite factions on Earth. When their evolution levels were similar, it would give them a strategic advantage. If their evolution levels could increase, this would be a huge advantage. They might not be invincible then, but Ye Zhongming could clash with anyone. Even if he had obtained many good things, Fertile Soil was something that impressed him. Good item! A top item! Ye Zhongming thought about the Stardust Sand and other country products and felt an itch. What effects would those things have? ¡°Earth Containing Armor! Defense 680!¡± ¡°Ability 1, double protection. The armor has an inner layer with 30% of the defense of the outer layer. It can slow weapon and skill damage.¡± ¡°Ability 2, Sound Recoil. When the armor is attacked, some of the damage is turned into a soundwave and reflected onto the attacker, causing mental energy damage.¡± ¡°Ability 3, Firm defense. Active skill. The user can activate it to double the defense and reduce movement speed by half when needed. Cooldown of 500 hours.¡± ¡°Ability four, Element Annihilation. When you face an earth skill, damage reduction of 30%.¡± ¡°Earth defensive equipment is buffed with Earth Vein. When people wearing it fight on the ground, it increases overall defense by 5%.¡± The equipment he used the seals on should have failed, but because of the Basic Smith Heart, he raised it to 1%. Ye Zhongming was a little reluctant to accept it. Could the seal only be used on blades? He tossed the blueprint that would fail to the side. It had lost its use. He took a new piece and started to craft. This time, he used the Fire seal. He received another notification, ¡°Final success rate, 15%!¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. The fire seal seems to work. But 15%? This was the lowest rate! Drill Ocean Meteal, Ghost Metal, and Fertile Soil were all precious materials. Was it worth it for him to gamble on that 15% with all of them? He bit his teeth and used the Mountain seal. But the outcome shocked him. ¡°Final success rate, 1%!¡± Damn, what was going on? Ye Zhongming was confused. 15% for one seal and 1% for two? After thinking about it, he took another piece of material. This time, he used the mountain seal, and the outcome delighted him. 60%! So it depended on the equipment and the seal! Ye Zhongming understood. Fire cared about the glow of the flame; metal cared about sharpness, which didn¡¯t fit armor, which was why the success rate was low. Mountain was about weight, which was what armors were about. He used another seal to prove his thoughts, and the success rate became 1%. Seemed like he could only use the mountain seal on armor. After concluding, he didn¡¯t hesitate to start crafting. But he wasn¡¯t lucky. He failed once with the 60% rate and only succeeded on the second try. A blue armor appeared before him. Chapter 844: Empty joy Chapter 844: Empty joy Ye Zhongming was stunned when he saw the equipment. Because... it was a blue piece of equipment! Ye Zhongming heard his heart beating quickly. Could pieces of equipment reach blue grade after he used his seal, along with Fertile Soil, Ghost Metal, and Drill Ocean Metal? Ye Zhongming was already happy that he could craft green equipment. Could he use the seal to increase that level? Ye Zhongming was excited. He didn¡¯t even look at the stats before starting another round of crafting. He wanted to see if it was true. He used the Mountain seal again, which was still a 60% success rate. He managed to craft another gem blue colored armor. But! It wasn¡¯t blue grade. He scratched his head and didn¡¯t know what was happening. Was there a hidden success rate? Green and blue were different grades, but the stats and abilities differed significantly. They used the same materials and methods but ended up at different levels. Anyone would want the better one. However, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what the difference was. He crafted another five times. He failed three times and succeeded twice. These two times were both green grade. Ye Zhongming wanted to continue testing, but his luck today wasn¡¯t good, and he failed more times. The waste of Fertile Soil and Ghost Metal also hurt his heart. Although the Chain Prisoner had Ghost Metal and the little fellow could produce Fertile Soil, he had to fight a super-level eight lifeform to get the former. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t dare lead people to hunt the Chain Prisoner, as that fellow was too strong. So, he wouldn¡¯t be able to get more Ghost Metal quickly. The latter also needed him to feed the little fellow, and the things he had to eat were also great. Moreover, Ye Zhongming was not sure how long it would take before it needed him to give it more energy. At least until now, it hadn¡¯t asked Ye Zhongming for food. Thus, the replenishment of the Fertile Soil wouldn¡¯t be too quick. Each time, the amount he used wasn¡¯t little either. So, no matter the color, he couldn¡¯t get more quickly. Each gram was precious, so he had to cherish them. Many people thought about it and felt it was impossible. Apart from that person who could make the Holy Army Coat, the others couldn¡¯t craft green equipment, much less blue. Many things were based on comparison. Guang Yao¡¯s battle squad looked at Ye Zhongming with a different gaze. They respected him previously because of his strength. But now, that respect was more intense. They weren¡¯t fools, and they knew what such a smith represented. Just look at Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment. Now that they were part of it, they would get it, too. This team that had joined just last night became much more loyal. ¡°Are they going with us?¡± When Cloud Peak prepared to head out, they saw that Candleroom¡¯s tribe was also preparing. Zhao Xingmei and the others were shocked. ¡°En, they are taking a look at Cloud Peak alliance,¡± Ye Zhongming explained. This was the final part of the trade. When Candleroom used the only valuable thing in his tribe to trade with Ye Zhongming, he knew he could try for this tribe. After describing the beautiful future, Candleroom agreed to take a look before deciding whether or not to join. Like that, the two teams merged and headed toward Ah Tao¡¯s tribe. ........................................................................ ¡°Ah Tao, the first defense line is broken!¡± A warrior covered in blood ran back and said anxiously to Ah Tao. They were attacked two days ago. Those people were blocked when they tried to enter the mountain, so they used something to blow the door open. The first defense line held for a day before it was broken down. Chapter 845: Flame Tiger Operation (1) Chapter 845: Flame Tiger Operation (1) The expressions of the people in the camp weren¡¯t good. Those living dead people were the best they could rely on. Not because they were strong but because they weren¡¯t afraid of death. With them at the front, Cloud Peak Alliance could relax and attack from the back. As they had enough food, not only did the people in the tribe survive, but they also had dozens of newborns, increasing their population. They were even able to work during winter and helped to save several small tribes that couldn¡¯t hunt. These tribes were on the verge of destruction, so it was easy to recruit them. The number of people in the base increased from 2000 to 3000, and the number of warriors increased from 500 to 700. If Ye Zhongming returned, the situation would be changed. A Posthumous people group with 700 warriors and 300 undead could be considered a large tribe. But they didn¡¯t expect the Imperial City to attack a few days before the winter ended. They started traveling during the winter! Why were they risking their lives? Did Ye Zhongming offend them after he headed to the Imperial City? Be it Ah Tao, Grey Mountain, or Mountain Bank, they felt like it was possible. After all, he had to get to the Saint Pool to leave this place, so how could ordinary people get there? He probably forced his way in, which drew their rage. But they were more worried about his safety. ¡°Prepare to fight. There won¡¯t be too many of them. The undead should have given them huge casualties. Now, let¡¯s see who has a thicker life!¡± Ah Tao didn¡¯t choose to negotiate with the Imperial City. He was firm in sticking with his promise. He had flipped on the ruler of the Posthumous people! Seven hundred warriors defended the tunnel. Not far away was the Imperial City army, which had just been through a tough battle and was watching them quietly. .......................................................................................... Xia Bai sat on a boss seat, and her body sank in. Her voice was slightly lazy, but when those eyes looked at someone, they would feel pressure. Bai Feng and Xia Lei returned together, and he temporarily replaced Zhao Xingmei as the person in charge of Ying City. Along with Sha Sha, Cloud Peak¡¯s spokesperson, they were in charge of Ying City¡¯s business. Hearing Xia Lai, Bai Feng said, ¡°Sister Lei, no.¡± Everyone called Xia Lei sister Lei, a recognition of her strength and status. ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s head out tomorrow morning. After we take the dungeon down, Cloud Peak won¡¯t mistreat all of you.¡± Everyone was excited when they heard Xia Lei say that. Although she wasn¡¯t the master of Cloud Peak, they knew that she was Ye Zhongming¡¯s woman, and she had the trust of that terrifying young man. When he wasn¡¯t around, she was the queen. Cloud Peak and Ying City were tightly connected through city tax, the Puxing Town Trading market, evolution potion sales, etc. Cloud Peak helped them and received many benefits from them, too. During this period, Xia Lei had used the profits to spin for two six-star potions! Xia Lei, Park Xiuying and Mo Ye were six-star evolved now. Hearing Xia Lei say that, Bai Feng and the others stood up and left. Only Cloud Peak members remained. Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong appeared from a door. Mo Ye and Little Tiger quickly gave them their seats. These two were treasures in Cloud Peak. Along with Teacher Park, they were the three treasures. ¡°Ye Zhongming gave these instructions before I left; this is the highest secret, so listen up.¡± Xia Lei stood up and said coldly. Chapter 846: Flame Tiger Operation (2) Chapter 846: Flame Tiger Operation (2) ¡°Sister Liu, say it first.¡± Xia Lei sat back down and looked at Liu Zhenghong. This Creator Hong was much cleaner than when Ye Zhongming met her for the first time. She wore white lab gear and a clean ponytail. Although she was slightly older, her base was very good. Now that she was five-star, she appeared young. People who didn¡¯t know her would think that she was around 30. Before speaking, Liu Zhenghong waved habitually. The ring on her finger was obvious, which caused many to glance at Le Dayuan. The crystal weapon father had a similar ring. ¡°Ye Zhongming¡¯s equipment is very helpful. He also brought a related fellow with decent skill.¡± Her voice wasn¡¯t loud, but the core members listened closely. They respected but feared Liu Zhenghong. Her lab often had various sounds, most of them were cries. The sounds that people would only make when they were in extreme pain sent chills down one¡¯s spine. The person who caused those sounds was Liu Zhenghong... It was hard for one not to be afraid. ¡°So, we passed many bottlenecks today.¡± She took out a bottle for everyone to see. Inside, a white snake the length of a finger was squirming. She opened the bottle, and it climbed out. It looked around and spat saliva on the table. Everyone was shocked. It wasn¡¯t that the snake was very strong, but because everyone here was five-star evolved and felt like it was very weak. But the effect of the saliva was shocking. The part on the table had rusted! ¡°This... What is it?¡± Little Tiger had a jumpy personality and looked closely. He even wanted to touch the rusty metal, but Liu Zhenghong kicked his butt and ran away. ¡°Do you remember the egg on the competition death wheel?¡± Everyone who went through that battle recalled the rewards from that wheel. There were seven items that they could select and this was one of them. But God Hall obtained it. ¡°This thing was sold on the black market, and I bought it.¡± Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t explain much, but people understood what she meant. For example... Professor He didn¡¯t submit the item to God Hall. ¡°They seem taller than before.¡± Lu Yi, who was in charge of external trade, recalled. ¡°They are 97cm shorter.¡± Liu Zhenghong replied. She walked to the Liao Brothers, who only had half a human face, and pointed, ¡°Earth Breaking Technique, Weapon Proficiency, Four Arm Warrior, Roaring Charge, Back Absorption!¡± ¡°These are the skills we have obtained from Bai Feng, Cannibal Flower, etc.¡± ¡°The cell aging problem has been controlled. Although it is still quicker than normal through nutritional liquids, changing blood and bone marrow can suppress it. It doesn¡¯t affect its fighting ability.¡± ¡°Our gene warrior research has finished its initial stages, and we can develop some combat strength. I am researching the second stage, which will be perfected within three months to a year.¡± Everyone was shocked. They had seen the Liao Brothers fight, and it left a deep memory for them. They were shocked when they heard that the technique was being perfected. No wonder the boss supported her research. Large amounts of demon crystals, mutated lifeform bodies, and corpses were sent to her. He even found the needed equipment and fought with a level eight lifeform for her. It was finally showing returns! ¡°The Liao Brothers are between five and six stars. But if they go all out, they won¡¯t be afraid of six-star evolved because...¡± She opened the stomach that was covered by tree bark; there was a human head-sized thing shining. ¡°Old Le modified a crystal bomb. Its strength is similar to five Threatening series crystal cannon shots. A six-star evolved will die if you are in the explosion center.¡± This time, even Shengyuan, who was the top defense in Cloud Peak, opened his eyes wide. Was this a moving missile? Were they unstable? Will they explode? Based on what Liu Zhenghong said, their explosion could have destroyed Cloud Peak¡¯s core. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Old Le and I researched a piece of rhythmic explosion equipment. The bomb will explode only when 80% of their cells die; if not, it will not explode even if it is thrown into the fire.¡± Everyone relaxed. ¡°With the Liao Brothers as the lead, I have made 300 gene warriors, and they have around four-star strength.¡± Xia Lei took over, and her words caused the atmosphere to freeze. Chapter 846.5- Flame Tiger Operation (3) Chapter 846.5- Flame Tiger Operation (3) ¡°There are around 200 suicide lifeforms which have similar bombs but weaker. They are only 70% of the strength of the Liao Brothers.¡± ¡°Damn---¡± Little Tiger and Candy exclaimed. Only 70% strength? That could threaten a five-star evolved. If they were close, four-star evolved would die. They had 200 of such lifeforms! How long ago did the gene technique have a breakthrough? They actually had such scale and strength? This was also the first stage. How strong would the second stage be? Everyone understood why Xia Lei mentioned that this was top secret. This technique was as valuable as the crystal weapons. Due to Cloud Peak¡¯s strength, other factions knew about the crystal weapons but didn¡¯t dare to attack them as the price was too high. But if they knew that the gene technique was improved, Cloud Peak would be in danger. Two types of technologies were too tempting! ¡°Sister Hong, do you still want the little snake?¡± Candy nudged Little Tiger, who walked up to her and pointed at the little snake that returned to the test tube. Liu Zhenghong smiled, ¡°Sure, but agree to my condition.¡± His eyes lit up, ¡°What condition?¡± ¡°Let me test on you for a few days and provide me with some bone marrow cells.¡± Little Tiger ran in terror, which caused everyone to laugh. Xia Lei stared at him, ¡°This is the test product of the second stage. Do you want to take it? I will cut your hand.¡± She glanced at Candy, and she lowered her head immediately. Everyone laughed and knew that it was expected. ¡°There is another type. My helper Ah Gui has carving skills, and after obtaining energy splitter equipment, he could seal energy in some carvings. This has to do with his job Army Carver. So he crafted some bullets enchanted with energy. Along with the double activation... So we formed something like a demon energy machine gun.¡± There was an uproar. Even Xia Lei, who had heard the news, praised them. Crystal machine guns. This was also a symbolic weapon like crystal cannons! ¡°Don¡¯t be happy so soon.¡± Le Dayuan smiled, but there was some regret in his eyes. ¡°It is different from the machine guns that you are thinking about. The shooting speed is much slower¡ªit is just around twice faster than normal guns.¡± Everyone was slightly disappointed when they heard the speed, but they were happy when they found out it was twice that of ordinary guns. That was already really quick! This thing was already so quick! ¡°The technique needed was too detailed. They have only crafted four of them to date, and they were placed on a modified van. There were six Sky Breaking cannons and a few traps, which made it a moving fortress.¡± People started to discuss how to use this attack fortress. ¡°Old Si modified it.¡± Xia Lei¡¯s words caused everyone to quiet down. The discussions got even louder, and Little Tiger asked Xia Lei for the van. Old Si was a Cloud Peak member with a special job. Mechanic Modifier. He could modify machines to increase their mobility and abilities. This job wasn¡¯t useful in small factions, but he had a big chance to shine in Cloud Peak. For example, Old Si created this attack fortress and turned the van into a piece of silver equipment. ¡°Okay, you have heard the results. Now, I will announce Cloud Peak¡¯s Flame Tiger operation!¡± Xia Lei was ice cold, and everyone sat solemnly. Chapter 848: We meet again Chapter 848: We meet again ¡°Join us? You have decided?¡± Ye Zhongming spent the few days sitting in the Exquisite Floating Ball and crafting. When he heard that Candleroom was looking for him and discovered that he had made his choice, he wasn¡¯t surprised. ¡°Right, I have decided to join Cloud Peak Alliance and serve your tribe and you.¡± Candleroom thought he would feel humiliated when he said those words, but in truth, he felt slightly uncomfortable. This shocked him, but when he thought about it, he understood. As the leader, he knew the Candleroom tribe¡¯s exact situation. Although the tribe wouldn¡¯t die in a few years, they would definitely weaken. Candleroom thought that such a situation wouldn¡¯t happen to his tribe but after winters passed, everything started to change. The reality brought him back to his senses. He knew that he had to find a way out for his tribe. If not, all that would happen to them would be destruction. He didn¡¯t expect an opportunity to come so quickly in the past. Things were too sudden, such that he couldn¡¯t accept it. But now that he did, he decided to join this guy¡¯s team, where the guy would provide food and drinks, top equipment, and constantly create miracles. He knew that the guy would agree, and he didn¡¯t hide his background during these few days of traveling. Candleroom was smart and knew that he didn¡¯t hide this because he was purposefully revealing information to him. The goal was to tell him that he came from another world. Right, another world. This was something that Candleroom couldn¡¯t imagine in the past. But he accepted it quickly. These people¡¯s bodies showed many features that were different from those of Posthumous people. ¡°You know my relationship with the Imperial City is bad, right? Do you still want to join? If you nod, it means you are going against your faith. Think carefully. We treat friends and our own two people differently, and we will be stricter with our people.¡±Visitt for the latest updates Even if Posthumous people were closed off, news still spread. The kings knew that it would cause an uproar once others found out, shaking the foundations of their rule. This was something they couldn¡¯t allow to happen. No! Because the interests of the Imperial City were the interests of the kings! So, even if they felt good about Ye Zhongming, they had to protect their interests. They had to destroy the sprouts of destruction. So King Hong Xiang was sent along with five thousand troops to destroy Ye Zhongming and his alliance. Destroy... The hopes of the other tribes. Even if they had to pay a high price! ¡°Ah Tao, Grey Mountain, Mountain Bank. Kneel before me, and I can spare your people and pardon them for their sins. I will only kill all of you. If not, all of you will die today.¡± His voice spread through the narrow tunnel into the mountain so the people inside could hear clearly. Cloud Peak Alliance members had faces dead as ash. They weren¡¯t afraid of fighting, and when they faced the elite Imperial City forces, they could be on a similar level. After the undead people stopped them, they battled in the mountain; although the undead were all wiped out and lost 200 warriors, the Imperial City army suffered heavy losses. Half of their forces were lost. They should have been happy about this, but things changed when King Hong Xiang attacked them. With this level eight king''s addition, the defending troops were forced back. No one could stop this expert. In just a short moment, over 40 people died to this king. Among them included Mountain Bank¡¯s son. The situation was really dangerous, and they were on the brink of death. Chapter 847.5- Flame Tiger Operation (5) Chapter 847.5- Flame Tiger Operation (5) Xia Lei squinted and looked at the core members, excitedly leaving to prepare. No one knew what she was thinking. Mo Ye walked to her side and opened her mouth, ¡°Sister Lei, we came back together, but why didn¡¯t I hear about Zhongming¡¯s plan?¡± Xia Lei wasn¡¯t shocked and smiled, ¡°Can¡¯t it be that we talked about this in bed?¡± Mo Ye¡¯s face flushed red, and she rolled her eyes at Xia Lei. She was worried, ¡°Sister Lei, why are you doing this?¡± Xia Lei didn¡¯t deny it and looked at the golden Cloud Peak in the setting sun, ¡°No matter what, we have been relying on Zhongming. Although he is getting stronger, there are more of us.¡± ¡°Without us, how strong would he be able to get?¡± Mo Ye was silent. She knew that Cloud Peak would risk their lives for Zhongming no matter the time. But he had to use his resources on his subordinates. If he was alone, he might be able to develop better. This was a common consensus that made everyone grateful to him. ¡°He didn¡¯t give any instructions when he left, but that doesn¡¯t mean we can¡¯t work hard.¡± Her voice was cold, ¡°If we get stronger slightly, the pressure on him will reduce. All of us are willing to do this, even if we have to face a strong enemy.¡± Mo Ye nodded, ¡°Of course I am willing. Cloud Peak members are willing too.¡± ¡°Right, we are all willing. But if we use Zhongming¡¯s name, their confidence will increase. His name had become their faith. It isn¡¯t too much for me to just use it; he is my guy. Even if he blames me, he will just smack my butt. It isn¡¯t like he hadn¡¯t done it before.¡± Mo Ye was initially slightly touched, but her expression collapsed as it continued. This old captain was so shameless. ¡°Many foreigners have appeared in Ying City.¡± Hearing Xia Lei¡¯s change in tone, Mo Ye frowned. Although she was calm, there weren¡¯t any nice people in the apocalypse. Officer Mo, who cared about justice previously, now uses Cloud Peak¡¯s interests to value things. Whoever dared to touch their cake was an enemy. Much less these enemies who were scouting. ¡°I don¡¯t know which faction they belong to and don¡¯t know what they are planning. But I feel some threat.¡± ¡°Why did we set an attack time? It is because... We have helpers inside.¡± Xia Lei blinked at her. But when she heard it, she didn¡¯t react. She was in shock. So Xia Lei had spies in those bases. Her thoughts.... ¡°Park Xiuying and I are too obvious for outsiders. We are attacking the dungeons as a show for those scouts. If the spies are from Glory Army or God Hall, we will confuse them and catch them off guard. If they aren¡¯t, then it doesn¡¯t matter. Once it ends, they will get the news, and it will help threaten them.¡± Xia Lei smiled coldly, ¡°Without Zhongming and Xia Bai, without Xiuying and me, the others still settle Glory Army and God Hall. I want to see how terrified those people will be. Who will dare to offend us?¡± Mo Ye was silent and then laughed, ¡°They will be afraid. Even I am afraid of you.¡± Xia Lei stared at her and then said seriously, ¡°If it succeeds, it would be good; if we fail, the losses will be huge. Although I am confident there are dangers. Be careful.¡± They held hands and disappeared in the corridor. .................................................................................... ¡°Leader Ye, we will arrive in half a day. Thanks to your food and drinks, we can survive.¡± Five days had passed, and the team had been traveling. Even with their evolved bodies, they felt tired¡ªespecially the older ones in the Candleroom tribe. If not for the food from earth and wine to stay warm, the cold from winter would be enough to kill them. Candleroom was grateful to Ye Zhongming. There was also another reason which was that he saw how strong this human was. The green armor that gave off energy that he could sense was being crafted like they were free. Now, that person and his guards had more than a hundred people with such equipment. The equipment he got from using his most valuable battle technique got only silver equipment. This person had so many green... He was obviously jealous. The more beautiful armors he saw, the more envious he got. He bit his teeth and made a choice. Chapter 848.5- We meet again (2) Chapter 848.5- We meet again (2) ¡°Miya, what are you doing?¡± Ah Tao pulled Miya back, his voice wasn¡¯t loud, but his tone was filled with rage. He knew Miya and Ye Zhongming¡¯s relationship. If anything happened to her, even if Ye Zhongming returned, Cloud Peak Alliance wouldn¡¯t have the right to follow him. Ah Tao definitely wouldn¡¯t let that happen. ¡°Don¡¯t be stubborn and stay behind. Before the guys die, women don¡¯t have to fight!¡± Mountain Bank and Grey Mountain were experienced and wouldn¡¯t believe Hong Xiang¡¯s words. If they chose to surrender, they wouldn¡¯t be the only ones that died. The entire tribe would be buried with them. Miya bit her lips and said softly, ¡°Ye is my guy. He didn¡¯t protect the tribe so I need to help him complete this. If I can¡¯t do it, but if I can survive for a breath, I can buy time for everyone. Maybe Ye would be back.¡± Seeing this determined lady, the three leaders and people around were touched. They didn¡¯t expect her to be so determined. They followed Ye Zhongming because of their interests and because he could give them the resources and life that the Imperial City couldn¡¯t. He could even lead them out of this world about to collapse. But they wouldn¡¯t fight to the death if they had another choice. Be it Earth or the Blue Secret Realm, nobody was noble. But they respected Miya¡¯s actions. As long as she was willing, everyone could protect her because she was all their hope. But now, she wanted to fight the enemy. Her heart touched everyone. ¡°King? Today, I will face this king and see how much stronger these rulers are!¡± ¡°Grey Mountain, Mountain Bank, let¡¯s go together. There is no reason to let our ladies die before us.¡± The improvements over these days were activated. Grey Mountain and Mountain Bank looked at him and laughed. They walked beside him. ¡°Let¡¯s go fight Hong Xiang. Let them see how determined we are!¡± Posthumous people were hot-blooded. After hearing their leaders¡¯ oaths, they shouted emotionally. They charged into the tunnel with the three leaders and battled with the Imperial City¡¯s forces. Hong Xiang smiled, and his body disappeared. When he reappeared, he was before the three leaders. His hands that turned black grabbed forwards. ¡°Arrow!¡± Hong Xiang knew that things were bad. Was the monster that was a level lower than him killed? How strong were those people? He realized a situation--- They were trapped in the middle and couldn¡¯t advance nor retreat. Hong Xiang was a decisive person. He knew that he had to make a choice. He shouted and pointed at Cloud Peak Alliance, ¡°Kill them all!¡± Only by killing them could he use the tunnels to defend and block those on the outside. As for the outcome, it wasn¡¯t something he would consider. ¡°King Hong Xiang, we meet again.¡± A young voice sounded in the mountain and entered their years. His body shook, and he stopped. He recognized that voice. It was Ye Zhongming who played everyone in the Imperial City. He finally appeared. The battle stopped, and the thick blood scent spread. Cloud Peak Alliance cheered a few seconds later while the Imperial City¡¯s morale fell. Hong Xiang turned and saw a batch of people appearing in the stone hall behind them. At the front was the kid he hated. But this time, he felt a strong aura. Even if it was weaker than his, he was not far behind. ¡°Ye!¡± Miya couldn¡¯t suppress her tears. If not for Hong Xiang''s presence, she would have charged into his arms. Ye Zhongming tried to console her with his gaze, but then he turned back to Hong Xiang. ¡°I wasn¡¯t your match in the Imperial City. I swore to get stronger and come back to find you. Today, Hong Xiang, let¡¯s end things.¡± He raised the blue Sand Dance. Chapter 849: Star Shattering Cloud Breaking Chapter 849: Star Shattering Cloud Breaking Hong Xiang didn¡¯t understand how someone could improve so quickly in such a short time. Posthumous people had to put a lot of effort into crossing each bottleneck. Why were small tribes small? Even if they had one genius and gave him all their resources, they couldn¡¯t nurture a level eight king. It would be tough even to pass level six. In Blue Secret Realm, monsters roamed the land. Even the Kings couldn¡¯t stop the Posthumous people from weakening, so what was the use of a level six warrior? This was a rule. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s appearance shattered their ingrained thinking. What level was he when he left the city? Four or five? Now, he was over level seven and was a step from level eight! How did he do it? Also, what was that on his shoulder? Why could he sense surging energy, but it was as if that thing didn¡¯t exist? Also, why was that monster behind him covered in gold? He had lived for so long and had never seen such a monster. But he heard that there were some strong monsters in the Night Demon Plains that looked like that. Also, what were those humans carrying? So short. Were they weapons? But they didn¡¯t look sharp. However, why was he terrified? Hong Xiang wouldn¡¯t clash with Ye Zhongming as he noticed many unknowns. Although he didn¡¯t come from Earth, he knew how to play safely. But Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t let him go, and he had to step up. Hong Xiang wasn¡¯t a dumb person. Since he couldn¡¯t retreat, there was no point in thinking so much. He thought about how to deal with the situation and felt there was still a chance... He had to capture Ye Zhongming. Be it Cloud Peak Alliance or those who entered, they should listen to him. As long as he captured him, everything was possible. Although he didn¡¯t understand how Ye Zhongming got so strong so quickly, he was confident in defeating him. He stepped forward and unbuckled the sword case on his back. He took out a... Silver bone blade. A weird expression appeared on Ye Zhongming¡¯s face. Ye Zhongming experienced it when he returned to Earth. For example, he cultivated the Soul Refining Technique here, but when he got back, that mental energy had shriveled, and wasn¡¯t as effective. It was as if the Earth¡¯s rules were affecting the Secret Realm techniques, but that influence was negligible. But after he returned, those two techniques weren¡¯t suppressed. His cultivation speed increased. Although it didn¡¯t push him to level eight he was close. He was confident in killing this Hong Xiang. ¡°Die!¡± Hong Xiang¡¯s voice was like a blade. He flashed, and the blade light was within three meters of Ye Zhongming. Everyone was shocked. Hong Xiang was so quick, and he was faster than someone at that level should be. ¡°Shattered Star Cloud Breaking!¡± Candleroom¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t loud but he said the name of his technique. Scorching Flame and Flowing Space were similar. The former focused on attacks and was sharp. The latter was more all-rounded. Apart from attacking, you could defend. But this was another style. It would increase the cultivator¡¯s speed. Before cultivating it, this speed would continue to increase. Once you comprehend its secrets, you could turn that speed into an extreme blow. Hong Xiang used his ultimate immediately! Many Posthumous people exclaimed and were worried for Ye Zhongming. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t panic and looked at him mockingly. The silver blade paused when it was about to slice his head. Even Hong Xiang paused. This wasn¡¯t over. A bright light exploded from Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand! Chapter 850: Ending in one move Chapter 850: Ending in one move Hong Xiang didn¡¯t notice that Ye Zhongming was wearing gloves. This was what he stole from An Man. The silver gloves were now green grade. Ye Zhongming modified them. But in front of the blue Sand Dance, the gloves weren¡¯t so apparent. But Ye Zhongming was able to use a skill because of these gloves! Cloud Slice! The job Thousand Body Blade Saint¡¯s job skill! Through the gloves, he could launch many dots or lines that could combine to form a terrifying attack. Ye Zhongming used many specks of light. Hong Xiang was too close and had entered Ye Zhongming¡¯s range. Jumping Gravity and the Earth Set caused him to suffer from many times of gravity. His speed, which he was proud of, was greatly restricted. Star Shattering Cloud Breaking was built on speed. Using speed to form energy to attack. If you lost the speed, the strength of the attack would significantly reduce. Ye Zhongming raised his blade. Sand Dance and the silver bone blade clashed. Blue and silver were totally different. With a clang, the silver bone blade broke. The specks of light smashed into Hong Xiang¡¯s body. This battle style was something Hong Xiang had never been through before. Only legendary experts who reached level nine could have something called a domain that could reduce the effects of attacks in the domain. But Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t level nine. He was only a level seven warrior, so why did he have such a thing? Hong Xiang couldn¡¯t understand. Those specks of light that exploded from his hands also hit his body. He didn¡¯t expect to succeed. Soul Refining Technique and Cloud Slice merged and launched that attack. Ye Zhongming was just thinking about how to deal the highest damage to Hong Xiang... But this strongest attack used up all his energy. Cloud Slice sucked his mental energy dry, and it turned into its strength! This small job skill caused the level eight Hong Xiang to feel a lethal threat. He retreated and defended, but it was too late. He moved and struggled to get up. He was in a bad state, and many holes appeared in his armor. Blood flowed from his wounds. As he covered his face with his arms, some holes were in them. Moreover, as things happened too quickly, a few specks of light hit his face, and there were holes. Blood covered his face, and that made him look terrifying. Hong Xiang was still a level eight evolved and was very strong. Although Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t make his armor but, they were elite items from the Posthumous people. Although the light pierced them, they helped to block most of the power and barely kept Hong Xiang alive. ¡°You, that, what is it? You, who are you?¡± Hong Xiang was reluctant. He knew that he lost and he couldn¡¯t fight anymore. But he didn¡¯t want to accept it. He was a level eight king and only took one move. If this spread, how could he remain on his throne? Why not just kill him? But before he died, he wanted to know what hurt him! Also, who was this person, and where did he come from? Ye Zhongming kept Sand Dance. He looked at Hong Xiang, who had lost his combat strength but was still alive temporarily. If that strike didn¡¯t threaten Hong Xiang and cause him to lose his strength, it was hard to predict what would happen if his subordinates faced this level eight king with thousands of enemies behind him. But everything was good. He signaled to Xia Bai, and she flashed to his side. She placed her scythe on his neck. A king ended up as a prisoner just like that. ¡°I am not a wanderer.¡± Ye Zhongming said, ¡°The people behind me and myself aren¡¯t from Saint Light Hall.¡± ¡°We come from another world!¡± Many Posthumous people knew and even guessed about it, but when they heard him say such a preposterous thing, they were shocked. Especially those from the Imperial City army, they were tongue-tied! ¡°This time, I will bring those willing to follow me out of this place!¡± Chapter 851: What to do with the prisoners Chapter 851: What to do with the prisoners The entire mountain was filled with happiness. One could hear laughter and joy that had disappeared since winter began. Ye Zhongming sat in the middle and looked at the sizzling barbecued beast meat in the bonfire ahead. Even if he had revived and gotten used to life and death, the feeling of people forgetting about the deaths that happened a few hours ago made him uncomfortable. He wasn¡¯t a saint; he just had a new understanding of the Posthumous people. People who had lived in such despair would treat death so lightly. On Earth, even if ten years had passed, one could be cold, but one wouldn¡¯t be as uncaring as those in the Secret Realm. Miya saw that Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t too happy and was worried about him. She thought he had been injured in the battle but didn¡¯t know how to console him. She held his arm tightly and placed it on her big chest. Miya missed him so badly during this period, especially the few days when the Imperial City army attacked. Ye Zhongming was in her mind every moment. She even thought that she would never see him again. Fortunately, the heavens were good to her, and he returned to her side. She was satisfied. She didn''t care whether she remained in the Secret Realm or headed to the other world. She didn¡¯t mind dying, either. Posthumous race women were like that; the guys were the most important! But Miya¡¯s actions angered Liang Chuyin. Liang Chuyin had told her about Miya and even told her how he got stronger after doing those things with her. Liang Chuyin could accept it, but seeing Miya being so clingy, she couldn¡¯t help but feel jealous. Ye Zhongming had three girls by his side. They were killers, be it Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, or Xia Bai. Their personalities were decisive and vicious. But when they were with Ye Zhongming, they would be very gentle. However, they weren¡¯t like Miya, who always seemed gentle and weak. It seemed like guys liked such girls, which made Liang Chuyin feel a sense of danger. She could accept Xia Lei and Xia Bai, and she could even accept Mo Ye and Park Xiuying because they were on the same side and belonged to Cloud Peak. They had common interests and topics and had experienced life and death several times. It was as if the demon crystals that one had to use lives and fresh blood to trade for were free here. He opened the bag and took a look. There were thousands of crystals of different levels. But most were levels four and five. These were the average level of the demon monsters in the Secret Realm. He kept several level-six crystals, telling Liang Chuyin to keep the rest. His made her relax. It was as if she was a wife keeping her husband¡¯s wallet. Zhao Xingmei and Guang Yao were still in disbelief that demon crystals could be found everywhere in the Secret Realm. If they returned to Earth, these crystals alone would be a huge sum¡ªthis team had only spent a week here! ¡°What about those Imperial City prisoners?¡± Grey Mountain touched his head and asked. This question stunned everyone. They captured 2000 Imperial City warriors along with the king. Dealing with these people became a big problem. Kill them all? The Posthumous people might not be able to accept it. Winter was ending, and the Imperial City could send more troops to surround them. Even with the people Ye Zhongming brought, they might be unable to go against them. Release? Of course not. These people killed so many, so how would he be able to answer to the families of the dead? Moreover, they would reveal information about the Cloud Peak tribe¡¯s strength. Ah Yang was the most talented with words. He grasped the Secret Realm language and translated it for the other earth evolved. Everyone frowned. ¡°Of course, we can¡¯t release them.¡± Ye Zhongming was relaxed, ¡°Of cours,e we can¡¯t kill them. They are chips, our chips to return to Earth!¡± Everyone listened and understood. At this time, a Posthumous people guard entered and said something that made Ye Zhongming stand. Chapter 852: War is coming Chapter 852: War is coming An airforce was circling the skies near the Cloud Peak tribe¡¯s mountain. Right, an airforce! Six hundred people were riding a twin-headed purple eagle. Each of them wore similar armor and held long spears. The leader wasn¡¯t old, around 25 years old. He squinted his eyes and looked at the mountains beneath him. Suddenly, he stopped. ¡°Land!¡± He pointed the spear, and most of the cavaliers started to land. A few dozen of them spread out to be the sentries in the area. This entire army was very disciplined. It was very different from the Posthumous people. After landing, dozens of cavaliers spread to scout the area. Everything occurred in an orderly manner. The young man looked around and walked to a place. Snow continued to land, and the area was silent. But he took a sniff and took several steps. His spear pointed down, and an energy current shot, scattering the snow here. Frozen blood stains were revealed. Someone squatted down and moved the ground with his dagger. He tasted the icy blood and thought about it before saying, ¡°General Xicun, it should be a Soaring Hunting Bird, around level seven. It was killed less than half a day ago.¡± ¡°Soaring Hunting Bird?¡± He focused. ¡°Right, apart from Vasi Stone Forest, Posthumous people have three; two are level seven.¡± As a subordinate, he only needed to share information he knew. The general could decide on his own. The young General Xicun nodded and waved. His subordinates spread out and started to search. The snow continued, but it wasn¡¯t as intense as before. The bright armor of these air cavaliers shone, melting the snowflakes. The water evaporated instantly, leaving no traces. More traces were found, and information was reported to Xicun. In just a while, everyone was back. A female cavalier bowed, ¡°A battle occurred here half a day ago. Although the bodies are gone but from the tracks, at least a thousand people fought, and it lasted for a short time.¡± ¡°Short time?¡± Xicun interrupted her. ¡°They have occupied this land for a long time; it is time to use their blood to wash this filth!¡± The female deputy called Qing Ci and the other cavaliers roared, and the eagles they rode flew into the sky. This team returned to their orderly formation and charged towards a direction. At the end of the snow plains, a black line was getting thicker. .................................................................................... Ye Zhongming and the people around him used a few hidden air holes to watch this airforce leave. He was shocked. ¡°That is... Spirit Eagle Cavalier Squad!¡± Candleroom¡¯s body was shaking. This tribe leader who ruled a middle-sized tribe wasn¡¯t this terrified when he faced Hong Xiang. Ah Tao, Grey Mountain, and Mountain Bank looked much worse. Their eyes were filled with terror! ¡°They... Why are they here? Why would they appear here in such a big group?¡± Mountain Bank clenched his fists and was very emotional. ¡°Is calamity going to descend?¡± Ah Tao held his hands behind his back. He closed his eyes, and his voice was trembling. ¡°Saint Light Hall?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s soul had traveled there previously, and these cavaliers wore similar clothing. The few tribe leaders nodded. Ye Zhongming thought about it and knew why they were afraid. The secret realm was split into three groups. Night Demon Plains, Posthumous People, and Saint Light Hall. Each of them guarded their territories. Now, these cavaliers invaded, which meant only one possibility. War was coming! Chapter 853: Cloud Peak heading out Chapter 853: Cloud Peak heading out It had been a long time since Ying City had been so busy. The last time was when Boss Ye led some Ying City elites away. Many people were excited. They were naturally those who were chosen to attack the dungeon. The last group that visited the center city returned much stronger and richer which drew many people¡¯s envy. You could get rich if you followed Boss Ye. Although Boss Ye wasn¡¯t leading the team, it was still Cloud Peak¡¯s operation. The leader was the famous Sister Lei! This was the same as Boss Ye personally leading the troops. So when news spread, many people still signed up even if they were heading to the terrifying dungeon. Nobody was a fool. Would Cloud Peak head there if they didn¡¯t have confidence? This was a good job. As for death, what wouldn¡¯t result in death nowadays? If you headed out to pee, you might get bitten by a zombie. Registration and selection to the final expedition. The numbers increased. Including three thousand from Cloud Peak, the total number of evolved reached 20 thousand! But this wasn¡¯t much compared to the number of people in Ying City who had evolved. Most of them didn¡¯t have the right to follow. In a patch of sighs and envy, the team from Ying City split into four groups before heading out. Two ordinary-looking evolved stood there and squinted as they watched Cloud Peak leave. Envy and greed flashed in their eyes. To them, they had seen Cloud Peak warriors. They were the faction with the highest average equipment level. It was as if silver was free. But people were still fighting for white equipment in other areas. ¡°Xia Lei is in the team.¡± ¡°Park Xiuying, too.¡± The two of them spoke one after another and recognized the two focus of attention in the group. They knew that these two were the core of Cloud Peak. One was Ye Zhongming¡¯s woman, the second in command of Cloud Peak, and Ye Zhongming¡¯s other brain. The other was a strong healer with many solo and group healing skills, the healer that many factions envied. ¡°Seems like they are moving out.¡± A slightly taller person said softly. The other person looked and was suspicious. If half of Ye Zhongming¡¯s relaxed attitude had previously been fake, then 80% of it was real. The Posthumous people were terrified when they saw the Saint Light Hall army. This was an instinct because they had fought many wars and had never won before. If not for their territory being too huge and they knew how to hide, if not, they would have gone extinct. But Saint Light Hall¡¯s strength was imprinted in their hearts. To them, those people who lived good lives were invincible. Each war with them was a calamity and worse than winter. But it had been a long time since they had fought a war. If they wanted something, they would enter their territory to demand it. No one dared attack their troops. At most, they would just capture some of their spies. But everyone knew that it was just a way to feel safe. If they confirmed that someone was a spy, they might not dare kill them. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t plan to convince them. This wasn¡¯t something that could be solved with a few words. The confidence in winning all battles like Cloud Peak was something that had to be nurtured through many fights. He talked to Han Yihao and his wife and then whispered something to Miya. This woman called the few leaders, Liang Chuyin, Xia Bai, Guang Yao, etc, and they headed to the prisoner camp. He told someone to carry King Hong Xiang, pinned to a silver needle on a stone board. Hong Xiang shuddered when he saw Ye Zhongming. After all, one move from him, and he was knocked down. But when he saw the other Posthumous people, that fear turned to rage, and he despised them. ¡°Scold us, and I will slice your tongue.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s simple sentence made him shut up. Although he thought that he would die, but... What if there was a chance, it wasn¡¯t good to be mute? ¡°We saw an army riding purple eagles, around 600 of them.¡± Hong Xiang was stunned. His injuries had slowed his reaction, but he realized what he meant, and his expression changed. ¡°You are lying, no, no!¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°You are my prisoner, and your life is in my hands. Why do I have to lie to you?¡± Hong Xiang opened his mouth and realized that it was true. ¡°You probably understand that since the Saint Light Hall entered the Posthumous people''s land, it means that war has begun.¡± Ye Zhongming squatted beside him, calmly saying, ¡°You have never won them. But, now that I am here, everything will be different. Do you want to live, defeat them, and carve your name beside the Saint Pool?¡± Chapter 854: Working together Chapter 854: Working together Hong Xiang gulped. Honestly, at his current age, he wouldn¡¯t fantasize because of words from someone. He might even kick the person who dared say such things to him if he was fine. Things were different now. The person who said it to him was the expert who badly injured him with one move. It was a super genius that crossed many levels within a hundred days. Hong Xiang had to think carefully about it. He grasped his life, and he had to pay attention to him. This was his current mentality. But after thinking about it, his heart started to heat up. Although he knew that it wasn¡¯t too possible, just imagine. What if it happened, then...Updated chapters at novelhall.com But the pain he was feeling pulled him back to reality, and he decided to ignore this fantasizing kid. Right, this fellow was strong and talented. He also had magical powers and also came from another world. So what? It didn¡¯t mean that he was invincible. Before meeting Light Saint Hall, he would never know how terrifying they were. They were killing machines. The Posthumous people had so many more people than them and had several folds more warriors. But why couldn¡¯t they win? Equipment, individual standards, overall standards, battle tactics, strategy, etc. They were being suppressed. Even if they fought on their own land, they were forced back. Saint Light Hall¡¯s invincible image was deep in their souls. Even the king thought that way. Ye Zhongming squinted and observed as his expression changed. He guessed his thoughts, but he didn¡¯t care. He took out the demon energy crystal gun and fired at the wall. Moreover, this time, he didn¡¯t hide the purple glow from the weapon. Hong Xiang¡¯s head could turn. He tilted his head and was shocked. ¡°How so?¡± Hong Xiang had many thoughts when he heard it and started to think about all sorts of possibilities. As for those that had died before, he didn¡¯t care. To an expert, all these were chips. Even the backward Posthumous people tribes were chips. ¡°First, you provide demon crystals, and I will provide those shining weapons.¡± Hong Xiang looked at the crystals on those cannons and finally understood why Ye Zhongming wanted them. Now that he heard him say that, he nodded and agreed. He could decide on that. Once the Imperial City agrees to work together, the other kings would be happy to see it happen. ¡°Second...¡± Ye Zhongming smiled mysteriously, ¡°I need to discuss the rest with all the kings.¡± Hong Xiang¡¯s face turned red, and he got angry. Was he looking down on him? But when he thought about his position, that rage disappeared. He had no choice as he was still a prisoner. Ye Zhongming said seriously, ¡°Saint Light Hall has invaded. This time, they might want to take all of your land, so keep your other thoughts. If Posthumous people are finished, you will be finished too. Without me, all of you will die. With me, although you might not win, things will change. If there is change, there is hope. If we win, your name might really be carved on the saint pool.¡± His expression changed, and he was deep in thought. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t disturb him and knew he was weighing the pros and cons. But he was confident that the king would agree. If he wasn¡¯t stupid, he should know what is important. Even if he had other ideas, he would toss those ideas aside when the other Posthumous people find out about the invasion. After their initial plans were agreed, the Imperial City army was released but their weapons were confiscated. Hong Xiang was also separated from them. Ye Zhongming and Liang Chuyin kept watch of him so he couldn¡¯t cause any trouble. Ye Zhongming found the various leaders and Cloud Peak members and told them his plan. Although they didn¡¯t know what he wanted to do, but they were used to listening to him. They got ready to leave in ten hours. Their goal was--- The Posthumous people Imperial City! Chapter 855: Preparing a meeting gift Chapter 855: Preparing a meeting gift Saint Light Hall was a religion, so everyone firmly believed in the cause. Belief was worthy of respect and was the cornerstone of many societies. But after going through the apocalypse, Ye Zhognming knew some information. He knew that those gods were just murderers in different realms! He scoffed at such gods. But he wouldn¡¯t underestimate people and armies with such faith. That was because they would be much better fighters than ordinary people. ¡°Saint Hall Cavalier Squad. Looking at the mark, it should be their Bright Cleansing Division, around 500 of them.¡± Hong Xiang looked at the clear video. He said those things, but his heart was in shock. For a race that relied on torches to light their nights to see a technological product. He might be a level eight king, but he would also be shocked if he were a level nine expert. Two different civilizations clashed; the power could not be described with words. Saint Light Hall understood the Posthumous people, and the Posthumous people understood Saint Light Hall. They might not understand them as much, but they had some information about most things. For example, their army system. Three days had passed since Cloud Peak Alliance had set off. At the start, Hong Xiang was searching for opportunities to flee, but when he crossed the mountain and saw a Saint Light Hall army traveling, he calmed down. He knew that it wasn¡¯t the time. Even if he had never treated the other tribes as humans, when he saw the army sweeping the camp and leaving corpses, sadness rose in his heart. He was going to work with them to fight Saint Light Hall. He dared not lead his own people to face the level eight Yangos and level nine Saint Father. But if he had the entire Posthumous race, he dared. But he knew how tough it was to negotiate with them. After all, he wasn¡¯t as strong as them. The kings in the Imperial City were all level seven, and there were at least three level eight kings. The protector was someone he had met, and he was the strongest person apart from the level nine Saint Father. Why should they work with you? Because you held Hong Xiang hostage? This was just the brick to negotiate. He planned to give them a big gift to make them accept him in his next series of actions. What was better than killing a small army? So, with the help of some people, he repaired the Exquisite Floating Ball. He used its speed to scout the area and found this army. Ye Zhongming was impressed with them. After having this scouting weapon, he saw that the Saint Light Hall army was very coordinated. Their various squads worked perfectly with each other. Ye Zhongming followed them for a day before getting this opportunity. As this 500-man squad attacked the tribe, they were further from their allies, which gave him a chance to strike. ¡°King Hong Xiang, watch how we fight.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and controlled the Exquisite Floating Ball to charge at the cavalier squad. At the same time, the Cloud Peak forces on the ground received the order. Thousands of them sped up and dashed. Saint Hall Cavalier Squad was a cavalier squad. According to Hong Xiang, there were 50,000 of them split into five divisions, and Bright Cleanse was one of them. Although they weren¡¯t the strongest squad, they were in the top three. Moreover, each cavalier was nurtured since birth and learned one of their ten secret skills¡ªLight Strike. It was a powerful battle technique that dealt blows to the Posthumous people. But Hong Xiang didn¡¯t expect this guy to charge even though he had already said such information in detail. Usually, things wouldn¡¯t be like that. At this time, the cavalier squad that was moving slowly noticed the metal ball in the sky. Chapter 856: Exquisite Floating Ball vs Light Cavalier Chapter 856: Exquisite Floating Ball vs Light Cavalier The Saint Light Hall Cavalry Squad were only righteous to themselves. The Posthumous people were just evil, which is why this world was unstable. So they didn¡¯t feel bad when killing these weaklings. They would even feel honored that they were fighting for their god. No matter how disciplined an army was, it would have times when it was relaxed. After they entered the Posthumous people''s land, they faced little resistance. Saint Light Hall chose such a time to attack the Posthumous people who weren¡¯t prepared and couldn¡¯t organize any resistance. The tribes that hadn¡¯t walked out of the toughness of winter all faced destructive blows. Victory was in front of them. But today, when they were planning to return to their camp with the joy from all the killing, the attack arrived. They started to use their skills. Even if their formation was a little chaotic due to their carelessness, they entered battle mode the moment they noticed the enemy. Their legs rode their Blood Qilin Foals and lined up. Five hundred people moved as one. At the same time, the five hundred halberds thrust toward the sky and pointed at the thing that was landing. Ye Zhongming, who was in the Exquisite Floating Ball, nodded. This was an army. What he didn¡¯t know was that the hearts of the cavaliers were shocked. What... Was that? The Exquisite Floating Ball descended, and the giant ball filled their eyes. They didn¡¯t know what it was, so even if they had good mentalities, they suffered a blow. ¡°Rise!¡± They raised their halberds, and light condensed at the tips. ¡°Move!¡± This cavalier army started to move towards the Exquisite Floating Ball. They picked up speed. Although there were only 500 of them, that aura was no different from thousands of horses. Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes. They are charging? Typically speaking, cavalry was used to charging, but this wasn¡¯t the cold weapons era cavalry. This was another civilisation and these cavaliers were all evolved. They didn¡¯t have to charge. Since they did that, they wanted to... Fight him head-on? A rare fierce light flashed in his eyes. This bunch of cavalry was too overconfident! The Exquisite Floating Ball was less than 50 meters from them. They might knock into each other in the next second. But both sides wouldn¡¯t do it and started launching their own attacks. But he glanced at the screen and just sat there. The screen showed that the damage level was-- 11%. In other words, a light injury. If the damage level wasn¡¯t over 30, so it didn¡¯t affect its function. It would maintain some basic function if it didn¡¯t cross 60%. 11%, it wasn¡¯t much. But the second wave of rumbling spread. His expression changed this time, and the damaged number jumped from 11% to 25%. What happened? This power could turn into a second attack. He glanced at Hong Xiang. Based on what he just said, the Light Strike didn¡¯t have such an ability. ¡°I am not sure!¡± Ye Zhongming retracted his gaze and gave another order. 25 then, it didn¡¯t affect its ability The Exquisite Floating Ball that was about to stop smashed into the ground. It then flew towards the cavaliers. Gravity Suppression! ¡°Attack!¡± That voice in the cavalier army started to get anxious. When they heard it, these cavaliers thrust their halberds, and their charging motion didn¡¯t reduce. Defense dropped to 1000, and the damage percentage increased to 26%. 27%! When the exquisite floating ball touched the first row of Light Cavaliers, the dozen of them were squashed. The second row of halberds arrived, and they thrust the ball. Damaged percentage reached 28%. The Exquisite Floating Ball crushed the second row. 3rd row, thrust! 29%. Death. Row 4, 30%! The Exquisite Floating Ball slowed and continued forward with its momentum. Fifth row, 31%! But it still crushed them. The ball finally stopped before the sixth row. Behind it was a path of flesh formed by hundreds of cavalier bodies! Chapter 857: One sided battle The ammo in the Exquisite Floating Ball¡¯s system was used on Earth; all that was left were just skills after Ye Zhongming turned it into a piece of equipment. However, due to the damage, it stopped after charging into these cavaliers. Although it killed hundreds of people, it lost momentum. The Exquisite Floating Ball wouldn¡¯t have stopped if it still had its ammo. It would have attacked the cavaliers in front of it, blowing them into the sky. However, due to the damage from the light strike and the lack of ammo, the equipment that was repaired a few days ago broke down once again. Hong Xiang stared at the halberds that were thrust at them through the video feed; fear rose in his heart. The Light Saint Hall¡¯s name was too loud. But before he could do anything, Ye Zhongming pulled his arm and said something that terrified him. ¡°Go out and kill them!¡± His injuries hadn¡¯t recovered! Hong Xiang cried deep down. Fortunately, his high position meant he had some restraint and didn¡¯t shout those cowardly words out. But the entrance to Exquisite Floating Ball had opened. Two people jumped out. That shocked the Light Cavaliers. Ye Zhongming was a foreign face, but they had seen Hong Xiang before in the portraits of previous wars. They were momentarily stunned when they just saw him, but a craze appeared in their eyes. Hong Xiang! It is a king! The geniuses of Saint Light Hall competed in terms of skill. Whoever was stronger received more attention, and whoever was a genius received more attention. Of course, most of the attacks were directed at Hong Xiang. Those that attacked Ye Zhongming... Due to the distance, they couldn¡¯t reach Hong Xiang. Hong Xiang wanted to die. He had to go all out. If not, he would be turned into a bee hive. But at that moment, there was some clear movement. A streak of light pierced the few cavaliers at the front and sliced them into two. Everyone turned and saw a few weird-shaped things standing on the hill nearby. The light came from these weapons. Beside the weapons were thousands of people dashing from behind the hills, right at them. ¡°Enemy!¡± The commander shouted. Two hundred cavaliers facing that direction turned their horses and started to charge. They didn¡¯t fear the enemy that was ten times their number. On this side, the other cavaliers started to attack Ye Zhongming and Hong Xiang. But they realized that there was suddenly a staff before them. A woman holding a bottle protected them, stopping their attacks. Hong Xiang heaved a sigh of relief. Although Ye Zhongming had already killed over a hundred cavaliers, and their formation was in such a mess that Hong Xiang wasn¡¯t afraid he would get surrounded and killed, they would have to pay a huge price to escape. Fortunately, Ye Zhongming¡¯s subordinates were present. Ye Zhongming also summoned this strong protective spell, which relaxed Hong Xiang. This kid¡¯s equipment was great. But what shocked him more was yet to happen. As he watched, those people Ye Zhongming brought, the women wearing green and silver armor stopped after dashing for some distance. They formed two rows. The first squatted down, and the second row stood. They raised a weird weapon and fired at the Light Cavaliers. Beside them, a team of around a thousand that was as orderly as the Light Cavaliers also raised this weapon and pulled the trigger. All sorts of noises filled the area. The cavaliers saw that they couldn¡¯t attack Ye Zhongming and Hong Xiang, so they went to support their allies. They charged into the gunfire. After which, Hong Xiang watched as they... Were massacred. As for Ye Zhongming¡¯s side, none of them were injured. Chapter 858: Ignite Xia Lei stood before a red mist. After traveling for a few days, she arrived at the destination with the army. The journey was treacherous. It wasn¡¯t the evolved from other factions that tried to sneak attack them but there were many evolved lifeforms along the way. Hordes of zombies and beasts, as well as mutated plants and animals. Xia Lei had sent people to scout the area to occupy this dungeon. There were so many evolved lifeforms because someone had drawn them over. Although humans were now experienced enough to deal with these wandering fellows, it was just some tactics. There would definitely be accidents, and the outcome often depends on luck. As a result, the 20 thousand army suffered from 2000 losses. How could Xia Lei be happy when she had suffered such huge losses? Moreover, over a hundred of them were nurtured by her personally. She was filled with hatred as she couldn¡¯t find any clues as to who did this and had no choice but to swallow this loss. Her personality was even fiercer than Ye Zhongming but she had no choice. But she felt much better when she thought back to how Little Tiger and Mo Ye had already attacked. Although she wasn¡¯t sure that the people who did this were Glory Army or God Hall, but she would treat it as such. She would use their blood as a sacrifice for the 2000 dead. ¡°Are you ready?¡± Xia Lei turned her head and said to the deputy behind her. ¡°Ready. Everyone has consumed the potion that Candy crafted and the Silver Box Grenades have been distributed.¡± Xia Lei nodded, ¡°What about the demon crystal cannons?¡± ¡°They are assembled and can be used at any moment.¡± Two level sevens could kill Little Tiger in less than ten seconds. Tang Tian was nervous. He joined Cloud Peak after many others. Although he became a core member, he didn¡¯t know many things. He didn¡¯t know how Ye Zhongming came to an agreement with the Talking Lady. Unknowns meant that he would have a sense of mystery which was why his fear of the Talking Lady was more than Little Tiger. Seeing her lift her head and look at Little Tiger, his muscles tensed up, and he got ready to attack. The Talking Lady turned her head and looked at Tang Tian, which nearly caused the five-star evolved to pull out his blade. Outsiders would be enchanted by her gaze, but only those who were being stared at would know how terrifying it was. Tang Tian recalled a piece of information that Liang Chuyin told him before she left. Talking Lady was a mental energy-type mutated zombie. Little Tiger was sharp and saw Tang Tian. He knew that Tang Tian¡¯s animosity and wariness towards the Talking Lady had made her unhappy. Not to mention that he was a core member; just how Little Tiger had gotten together with his sister meant that he had to help him. ¡°Talking Lady, it is nearly time to attack, you...¡± Before he finished, she stood up, and the cat jumped onto her shoulder. Her green eyes swept past Little Tiger and looked elsewhere. But the disdain nearly killed Little Tiger from rage. ¡°I will deal with their experts.¡± Although her words had pauses and were unnatural, her voice was crisp and sounded very comfortable. Little Tiger was delighted. That was his intention and he didn¡¯t expect the Talking Lady to say it first. Little Tiger had a walkie-talkie, and a rustling voice came from within. This was a signal from Xia Lei, which represented the beginning of the attack. Little Tiger raised his head and Talking Lady had turned. Her body crossed the mountain, and when Little Tiger and Tang Tian climbed over, she disappeared into the dense zombie horde. Flames could be seen in the distance. Flame Tiger Operation had began just as these flames were set in the Glory Army Sixth Division¡¯s camp. Chapter 859: Light Saint Halls 3 leaders Chapter 859: Light Saint Hall''s 3 leaders Winter was finally over. The snowstorm had stopped, and everyone waited for its next return. Blue Secret Realm was magical. After every winter, the temperature would rise quickly. In just two days, the snow had melted, and a smell of dirt was in the air. This resulted in the ground becoming muddy. However, things were different in another place. Many white jade stones formed a stone platform that laid out on the soil, pressing the soil water into the ground. This white ground stretched for dozens of miles. The arrogance and extravagance made one lost for words. On the white jade stone were many giant white tents. On one side was a half-exposed beast cage where thousands of beasts were housed. Joyous sounds spread from the camp. Many guards wearing clean uniforms patrolled the area but didn¡¯t make a sound. Four giant white pillars at the four corners of the camp reached dozens of meters tall. At the top was a blooming flower-shaped thing. Although it wasn¡¯t big, it was eye-catching. Occasionally, some light sand would scatter. These pieces of light would then be attracted by something and float towards the biggest stone pillar in the center of the camp. The four sides would merge, forming a light barrier in the skies above to prevent the remnant snowflakes from landing. In a giant tent at the northeast corner, three middle-aged guys stood before a stone platform with exquisite markings. They drank a green liquid in a smooth cup.ander Nan, is there no news?¡± The only middle-aged man without armor looked at the man in white to his left and asked in concern. The guy called Commander Nan sighed, ¡°There is.¡± The other person in silver armor raised his head; he was also very concerned with this matter. ¡°We found their bodies here... They were all killed.¡± Commander Nan flicked and a black chess piece flew from his hands and stuck to the map hanging on the side of the tent. Although this map wasn¡¯t as accurate and beautiful as those from Earth, but this was far more than what the Posthumous people could achieve. The faces of the other two sank. Although they weren¡¯t the commander of the Light Cavalier Squad, the three armies of Saint Light Hall were connected. This was wartime, so they felt bad about the losses. Five hundred of them, that was a full squad. Ye Zhongming listened as Hong Xiang continued talking, but he didn¡¯t look annoyed. He could understand what this king felt. The Posthumous people had never obtained the final victory against Light Saint Hall. In each war, they didn¡¯t even win many battles. With Cloud Peak¡¯s help, they destroyed a camp that Saint Light Hall had built and obtained huge amounts of resources. This was a victory that could enter their history books. Apart from Ye Zhongming and those from Earth, Hong Xiang had two thousand from the Imperial City. There were around ten thousand from Cloud Peak Alliance with three thousand warriors. Apart from that, there were close to ten thousand following them. The number of strong warriors had reached four thousand. Ye Zhongming and Hong Xiang had recruited them along the way. If they left those scattered tribes along the way, they would be consumed by the Light Saint Hall. Ye Zhongming and Hong Xiang didn¡¯t want it to happen. The former wanted to have more chips to negotiate with in the Imperial City and the latter didn¡¯t want the Posthumous people to be taken down. Hong Xiang used his identity to order them to follow. When the number of people crossed ten thousand, be it Ye Zhongming or Hong Xiang, they were more confident. At this time, Exquisite Floating Ball detected a camp that the Saint Light Hall had set up in the Jiapa Basin, and he thought about attacking it. He set the plan quickly and sneak attacked. He used the crystal weapons to open a hole to gain victory, killing over three thousand of them. In return, they only lost a few hundred. Hong Xiang was envious of their weapons and made up his mind to work with Ye Zhongming. He saw the hope of defeating the Light Saint Hall. In this context, their previous conflict wasn¡¯t much. Hong Xiang even promised Ye Zhongming that he would run around for him to ensure that this cooperation would work out. In such a joyous atmosphere, the Imperial City was close. Chapter 860: Capturing alive Chapter 860: Capturing alive Even if he had come here before, he was still shocked when he returned. Maybe the Posthumous people were backward. They still followed their system. Perhaps it was because of their leadership, who didn¡¯t advance with the times. Or perhaps it was because Saint Light Hall attacked them. Those who lived in the city still lived their dreams and cared more about money. But this city, which took many years to build, still showed how majestic a civilization was. Some thoughts appeared in his mind. Even if he came, could he change their ending? Would this Imperial City be like those dynasties on Earth, turning into rubble as their civilization and system were wiped out, turning into things in history books and being evaluated by people in the future? One could only look back at them with regret and sadness. ¡°Zhongming, wait here. I will head back to discuss this with them. Don¡¯t worry. Although I can¡¯t promise you anything, there is hope. Don¡¯t be anxious.¡± Hong Xiang knew that Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t enter even if he asked. Although both sides could work together, they had to be wary of one another. Setting up camp outside was the best choice. He really wanted to work with Ye Zhongming now. He had witnessed Ye Zhongming and his men¡¯s strength. If Posthumous people and Saint Light Hall were two different civilizations, then Ye Zhongming and his world differed from Saint Light Hall. In such a race survival battle, Hong Xiang recognized that Ye Zhongming was the hope of the Posthumous people. Ye Zhongming saw Hong Xiang leave and could only wait while crafting equipment. Many guards appeared on the city walls, and they watched nervously. There were too many people. Hong Xiang entered the Imperial City meeting hall. He had informed the Kings to gather inside. The moment he entered, he saw many people. He glanced at them, and his expression wasn¡¯t good. There were seven kings, six excluding him, but there were only four here. ¡°Where is King Black Wall and King Simu?¡± Hong Xiang used his power to call for this combined meeting. To him, this concerned the Posthumous people¡¯s survival; everyone should pay attention to it. That was because the Saint Light Hall had already attacked them. But there were only five kings here. Based on the Posthumous people''s rules, most of them needed to agree on big decisions. He needed at least four kings to agree if they were to work with Ye Zhongming. Those kings who weren¡¯t here would be considered people who disagreed. This meant that there were two opposing votes before negotiations began. If two of these four kings disagreed, this cooperation would fail. These tribes had many people, so they used the old and weak to delay the Saint Light Hall¡¯s chase and cover the retreat of the others. When needed, they would use some warriors to break out. The Imperial City would normally send some people to receive them but not help them as that would only allow Saint Light Hall to kill more people. Their airforce might appear at any moment to deal a heavy blow to them. If they couldn¡¯t leave, they would be abandoned. After all, the Saint Light Hall wouldn¡¯t have too much ability to crush each tribe. Most of the King tribe members could get back to the Imperial City. Everyone would use this method to abandon some people to deal with Saint Light Hall¡¯s attacks. But this time, the two kings didn¡¯t follow the best method that previous sacrifices had concluded. Did they go to lead their own tribes? What were they doing? Did they think they could do whatever they wanted just because they were kings? Kings were the core power to defend the Imperial City. What if they were killed if they were outside? Hong Xiang was furious. These two kings were taking a risk. They knew that they were unlucky for their tribes to get targeted. At the same time, they knew that if they followed the previous methods, their tribe would be badly damaged even if some of them managed to survive. The tribe was their greatest support. How many kings had lost their positions because their tribes were wiped out? They were afraid of losing their positions! And thus lose the giant interests that they would otherwise have! From their personal point of view, this was undeniable. But when the entire Posthumous race faced the risk of being wiped out, their choice was too selfish. Hong Xiang knew the two kings wouldn¡¯t return to the Imperial City. If they saved their tribe, they would remain outside and wait until Saint Light Hall and Imperial City completed their final battle. They would think that the Imperial City could be defended. Once the war ended, they could still return and regain their positions. They would even have more power since the other tribes suffered losses. Due to the power imbalance, they would obtain more power and interests! They were shameless! But they were gone, and Hong Xiang could do nothing. He could only sit down and tell the people about his intentions. When they heard Ye Zhongming¡¯s name and saw the thousands of Saint Light Hall heads Hong Xiang brought back, the Posthumous people were shocked. Ye Zhongming was scouted by those people previously, and they knew his background. ¡°What do all of you think?¡± Hong Xiang exaggerated what had happened and looked at these kings in hope. He waited for them to express their opinions. The few kings were silent and were considering. After a while, Flame Dove said in his low voice, ¡°Maybe there is one way that will benefit us.¡± Hong Xiang was stunned and said instinctively, ¡°What way?¡± ¡°Capture him alive.¡± Chapter 861: flame of war Chapter 861: flame of war Flames burnt the wood and gave out a sizzling sound. The entire Glory Army''s sixth army camp was in chaos. The zombie horde''s attack was too sudden for the camp, with over five thousand evolved. A year had passed since the start of the apocalypse, and even the smallest factions had sentries¡ªmuch less the Glory Army, which was half military-managed. They didn¡¯t understand why these zombies would suddenly enter the camp. Moreover, there were so many of them. What people didn¡¯t understand was that these zombies... Had really high levels. At least now, there seemed to be no below level four. Why was there such a terrifying zombie horde? This didn¡¯t fit the current evolved evolution pyramid structure. But this terrifying horde was here. Strictly speaking, the sneak attack was just the rough meaning. For example, people didn¡¯t notice them when they were far away. But once they charged, the evolved naturally spotted them. The difference was that they didn¡¯t have much time to prepare. But when they faced a horde with as many people as them, this timing difference was similar to a sneak attack. They charged into their camp aggressively. ¡°The Sixth and seventh teams go to move the things from the warehouse. The first and third teams block them! The fourth and fifth strike from the sides and scatter these dirty things! The eighth team scouts the back and sends the signal if it is safe. The moment they send the signal, all teams retreat. Do you hear me?¡± The officer instructed his eight team leaders, ¡°I know this is a little weird, but we don¡¯t have time to investigate. If the situation goes bad, gather at our predetermined spot. Whoever doesn¡¯t reach by 5 pm tomorrow, including myself, will be abandoned. Do you hear me!¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The few leaders replied. ¡°Okay then, be careful. Let¡¯s get to work.¡± These people ran back to their teams. ¡°Old Li, we...¡± Yu Zaike stopped after saying that. He turned and looked towards a dark corner. Two pairs of eyes were looking at him. Even if Lu Lan had high standards, this woman was enough to tempt him. But he laughed coldly, ¡°How much for one time?¡± The woman was stunned. She didn¡¯t expect Lu Lan, who was wearing glasses and took good care of himself, to say such things. She looked around like she cared if others had heard what he said. ¡°Do you believe me if I said that it is free?¡± She pushed her chest forward. The three buttons at the top were open; if you looked down, you could see a deep white moat. ¡°I don¡¯t believe. You just want to get more benefits. Let me guess: Do you want an evolution potion? Or a monster that we produce?¡± Lu Lan burst out laughing and drank another glass. He planned to head back to sleep. But that woman headed forward and hugged his arm at a slow enough speed that he wouldn¡¯t be wary. She opened her eyes and said, ¡°I am doing so because of you. If you don¡¯t believe me, then take a look.¡± She stretched her arm to his face, and there was an exquisite watch. ¡°What?¡± Lu Lan was attracted to that watch and he forgot to struggle free. ¡°It is five seconds to three.¡± She smiled, but her expression changed in the next second: ¡°The attack begins!¡± Lu Lan looked in shock as she tossed her bag to the center of the bar. There was a loud explosion which sent the room into flames. Lu Lan was a five-star evolved and reacted quickly, but realized he couldn¡¯t get free. ¡°Have a good nap. When you wake, everything will be different.¡± A metal injector stuck into his waist, and he felt weak. God Hall, which was buried in the mountain, shook. Many people ran out of their rooms and into the tunnels. They heard killing shouts at the entrance! God Hall members who had been living peacefully in the labs realized that their base was attacked! .......................................................................................... Dozens of people were lying on a bush. After seeing Cloud Peak enter the dungeon, they looked at each other before leaving. Half an hour later, they entered an exposed piece of ruins. ¡°Xia Lei entered. Time to begin.¡± One of them nodded. He pressed something that was obviously not from Earth. Seconds later, a rocket the size of a rocket flew into the sky towards Cloud Peak! Chapter 862: Clearing them out Chapter 862: Clearing them out ¡°Capture him alive?¡± Hong Xiang frowned when he heard that. He might agree with Flame Dove¡¯s idea if it was during other times. Previously, when Ye Zhongming came to the Imperial City, he firmly opposed Ye Zhongming. But what was happening now? Their race was about to be wiped out, and the only person that could help them was him. You didn¡¯t want to treat him nicely and wanted to capture him? Hong Xiang looked at Flame Dove, who had a good reputation and was even one of the more famous three level-eight kings and decided to reason with him. ¡°King Flame Dove, let¡¯s not talk about whether or not we could capture him. Even if we did, what is the point? Can he help us defend against the Saint Light Hall? Or can he save us from being wiped?¡± Hong Xiang had never felt so righteous, and his face turned red, ¡°You might not have seen the army they are attacking with. Do you know that one small replenishment camp has three thousand people? Each squad has around four to five hundred people!¡± He looked at the kings and tribe leaders in the room, and his voice got louder, ¡°This means that many armies have invaded our land! They might have even gone all out!¡± ¡°Why would they go all out? They want to wipe us out!¡± Hong Xiang¡¯s words caused many people¡¯s expressions to turn white. They knew about the Light Saint Hall¡¯s invasion but didn¡¯t know the scale. They felt like it was the same as last time, and after robbing their land of resources, they would leave. ¡°Hong Xiang, don¡¯t make it sound so dangerous. They have invaded us so many times, which can even be traced far back in our history. We were defeated every single time, and they had a chance to occupy our territory each time. But why didn¡¯t they do it? Even someone like you who just reached level eight should know. Since they didn¡¯t, the situation hasn¡¯t changed, so why will they wipe us out? Do you think our Imperial City is so easily broken?¡± Flame Dove was an old king, and his words were powerful. He opposed Hong Xiang and even mocked him for just reaching level eight. This made his face red, and he was furious. ¡°The person you mentioned is just a person with an unknown background. He said that he came from another world. What a joke. When have any of us seen another world? He is just a wanderer who lies and may have bad intentions like his seniors. He is trying to lie to you because he wants to take revenge. He hates us for chasing his ancestors out of the tribe!¡± Flame Dove stood up and looked coldly at Hong Xiang. ¡°Although you got to level eight, don¡¯t forget that you were first a king. You need to protect the interests of the Posthumous people and not help an outsider with an unknown background.¡± He didn¡¯t care much about Ye Zhongming¡¯s safety, but he knew that he was the only person who could help them. If anything happened to Ye Zhongming, the Posthumous people would be finished. Although Hong Xiang was furious, he was still a tribe leader. He calmed down and understood the situation, but his expression didn¡¯t change. He was still pumped up and pointed at Flame Dove, ¡°You, very good. Remember what you say today. When the Light Saint Hall army attacks the Imperial City and kills us all, remember to kowtow to our ancestors and admit your mistake!¡± Before the others could speak, he left the room furiously. The moment he left, his body stopped shivering. The anger was gone, and what replaced it was a solemn expression. ¡°Ah Wu!¡± A guy behind Hong Xiang ran to his side. ¡°Tell our race members not to go anywhere. Stay at our place just in case.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Ah Wu left. Hong Xiang didn¡¯t stop. He headed out and found Ye Zhongming. He didn¡¯t hide the situation and told him everything. Ye Zhongming looked gratefully at Hong Xiang and was deep in thought. Hong Xiang waited. He wanted to see if this guy could have any way to solve this problem. Moments later, Ye Zhongming stretched his stiffened body because he had crafted equipment for too long. He said, ¡°I don¡¯t know how you deal with people who block your path, but I only use one method. I will clear them!¡± Chapter 863: Filling the gaps Chapter 863: Filling the gaps ¡°Clear them out?¡± Hong Xiang¡¯s mouth was about to open wide. He had considered many solutions, like crafting equipment to bribe the other king tribes or leaving and only returning when the Light Saint Hall really attacked. He even considered how Ye Zhongming would join Light Saint Hall out of anger. But he didn¡¯t expect this young man to talk about... Clearing them out. You want to... Clear out a king? A level eight king? Hong Xiang felt dizzy. Although he was level eight and was captured by Ye Zhongming in one move, he often thought about it and felt that he was careless. He might not be much weaker than Ye Zhongming. Of course, he couldn¡¯t deny that the young man had the right to speak to him. His subordinates were also shockingly strong. But Flame Dove was different. This was Blue Secret Realm. When people broke through here, their strength would reach a new grade. But people within a grade were very different. Such things were similar to Earth, but it wasn''t that obvious as the apocalypse had just started. As the apocalypse continued, people of the same evolution level would have different strengths because of different equipment, jobs, and experience. Hong Xiang and Flame Dove were both level eight kings, but Flame Dove broke through ages ago. His skills were well-developed, and he was very familiar with his battle techniques. The intensity of his skills was stronger than that of Hong Xiang. Hong Xiang was not confident that he would survive under his hands for a long time. Only the protector of the Saint Pool could suppress him in the entire Posthumous people Imperial City. Even the two other level eight kings were weaker than Flame Dove. Hong Xiang thought about many possibilities but didn¡¯t expect him to think about killing! Moreover, even if Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t try this plan, he still needed a way back to Earth. He would at least bring these Posthumous people back with him to strengthen Cloud Peak. He would bring an army to occupy this place when he got stronger. But now, some people didn¡¯t even give him a shot. What else could he say? He would want to finish them! ¡°I...¡± Hong Xiang was sweating. He really hated Flame Dove. That fellow didn¡¯t give him face and embarrassed him. In the future, his influence among kings would drop because of what had happened. But he didn¡¯t think about killing Flame Dove. This was even before Saint Light Hall attacked them. They would lose a level eight expert and might even lose the ten thousand warriors behind him. Could they defend the city like that? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care, but Hong Xiang had to care. It concerned their survival. ¡°King, you must know that our cooperation is to save the Posthumous people from this calamity. Now that someone stops us, you should know what it means.¡± Ye Zhongming knew that he had to solve the problem. If this dragged, he couldn¡¯t control the situation. ¡°But you must know that Flame Dove is not alone. He has a super faction behind him. Even if you could kill him, what if his tribe goes crazy?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at him like he was looking at a fool, ¡°Have you cleared out problems? During wartime, someone has to be on the front lines. What do you think?¡± Hong Xiang felt like he was facing an even colder person than Flame Dove. Ye Zhongming actually wanted... ¡°People would have to sacrifice for victory.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the Imperial City, ¡°If I tell you that I can fill the gaps of other tribes leaving or dying, then will you make your choice?¡± Hong Xiang¡¯s mouth was agape, and he looked at Ye Zhongming, ¡°Okay, I will do it!¡± Chapter 864: Combo Warrior Chapter 864: Combo Warrior Hong Xiang naturally wouldn¡¯t be baited to kill a king after just a few sentences from Ye Zhongming. After all, in ancient times, this would be similar to killing a ruler. But he acted like Ye Zhongming persuaded him. Actually, this was his intention, too. If he succeeded, Hong Xiang would benefit directly. His rankings would rise. He was a level seven king in the past and was the lowest-ranked of the seven kings. Naturally, he received the fewest resources. Now that he got to level eight, his position rose. He was ranked fourth and gained much more. He had already tasted the benefits of his rank. If Flame Dove died, his position would shift by at least one. If that king that left didn¡¯t return, he would rank up twice and would be second. How much resources would he get then? There would be many benefits. For example, once Flame Dove dies, his tribe will scatter, and he will be able to recruit warriors, which would strengthen his tribe. For example, although Posthumous people had their system, it was still a place where the strongest ruled. If he could kill Flame Dove, even if he relied on someone else, others would fear him. His power in the Imperial City would increase, and he could benefit more. For example, if Flame Dove were killed, the cooperation with Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t be stopped. With his relationship with Ye Zhongming, he would get benefits sooner. Moreover, if they stopped Saint Light Hall, he might really be regarded as a huge contributor, and his name would be carved on the saint pool. He would be regarded on the same level as those level nine kings! Also... Suddenly, he thought about many benefits, which was why he agreed. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. This win-win situation was agreed. They left their most loyal subordinates and told the others to head out to patrol. They started a secret discussion. .......................................................................................... The killing shouts became more and more intense, but they didn¡¯t have the ability to deal with them. He ignored the deaths of his subordinates. He had to ignore it as a few meters from him, Old Li, who had followed him for a long time, was turned into a corpse. Two seconds? Three seconds? This six-star evolved was killed by the owner of the two pairs of eyes in the shadows. This was an unassuming bloodline that increased the toughness and tankiness of the body. It wasn¡¯t a very good bloodline out of the few branches of Glory Army. But Yu Zaike learned it because it complemented his job. His job was-- Combo Warrior. A job that ignored defense and focused on attacks. Jobs like this had strong abilities on attack but were weak in other areas. Yu Zaike chose this bloodline to make up for the lack of defense. The effect was really good. With the bloodline complementing his job, he was much stronger. The reason why his squad was able to remain as the sixth division was because of his personal strength. Yu Zaike roared at the zombie and cat. He turned into an afterimage and attacked them. Combo Warrior charged forward courageously. In a few breaths, Yu Zaike was before the Talking Lady. His speed felt no slower than his opponent''s. But before his fist touched the Talking Lady, he saw its human-like eyes mock him. Was it laughing at him? Laughing a seven-star evolved? Yu Zaike¡¯s pride was ignited. He stared in rage, and the corner of his eyelids even tore because of it. Suffocation kill! He used his strongest move. Fist, elbow, legs, knee... Each part of his body turned into his weapon, and he attacked at unbelievable speeds and angles. The zombie couldn¡¯t dodge, or rather, it didn¡¯t try to dodge. It just clashed with Yu Zaike. Even the black cat jumped to the side. Did it underestimate him so much? Yu Zaike got even angrier, and his attacks got stronger. One could hear a series of smacking sounds! Chapter 865: Frustrated Death Chapter 865: Frustrated Death Combo Warrior¡¯s attacks were like the rain; they were connected and endless. Think about it: how strong would a seven-star evolved¡¯s attacks be if he used his bloodline and job? This attack style was something the Glory Army higher-ups regarded as a mad dog style. Although they said so to tease him, but it also showed how strong it was. Talking Lady couldn¡¯t keep up with his tempo, and some attacks landed on her body. But even if she was similar to humans, she was still a zombie, an exceptionally strong zombie. Her body was strong. She protected her face, and even if her body was hit, what could you do to her? For example, Yu Zaike¡¯s fist hit her stomach. Humans might have bent their backs because of the hit because their intestines were shocked. They might even spit out blood. For example, if an elbow hits your chest, human hearts might shatter, and they might die instantly. But the Talking Lady continued to retreat as if nothing had happened, and this didn''t affect her combat strength at all. Yu Zaike didn¡¯t even break a single bone. There was a smack, and Talking Lady was hit in the face by a kick. She flew backward and hit the ground. This was Yu Zaike¡¯s few chance to hit her head. He had to launch several attacks each time before forcing her into revealing some weakness. Seeing Talking Lady fly backwards, Yu Zaike didn¡¯t follow up. He remained where he was and panted. His job skill consumed mental energy, and it was consumed over time. He had attacked for so long, which was a huge ask of his stamina and mental energy. No one was able to last so long under his attacks! Three times. He used the Combo Warrior¡¯s strongest move three times. If not, he wouldn¡¯t have consumed so much energy. Abilities without cooldown consumed more energy. It was already very amazing that he could hold on for so long. But his heart sank when he saw the Talking Lady stand up like nothing had happened. He could do nothing to her? This thought made Yu Zaike very frustrated. This was the first time he admired those people with weapon jobs. If that were the case, he would probably deal more damage to this zombie king. ¡°Still okay.¡± This made Yu Zaike feel much better. If this zombie king could learn skills, could humans live? But even then, he wasn¡¯t in a good situation. Suffocation Kill¡¯s attacks didn¡¯t stop unless you found a chance to break it; if not, you could only continue defending. Talking Lady was quicker than him. He couldn''t find gaps, and he could only take the hits. But how could the human body compare with a zombie? When Talking Lady used it for the first time, Yu Zaike was hit twice. Three bones broke, and his face was bruised. ¡°Do you think this move can finish Red Hair?¡± Talking Lady didn¡¯t continue attacking. She acted as if Yu Zaike didn¡¯t exist and turned to the black cat. The black cat meowed in return. She thought about it, ¡°Then, let you see.¡± She started her second attack. Then, the third. When Talking Lady replicated Yu Zaike¡¯s three attacks, this sixth army commander wasn¡¯t like a human anymore. He could only barely stand. One arm was broken, half his chest had caved, and his silver equipment was damaged. Ordinary people would die if they had such injuries. But for evolved, even if they suffered from heavy injuries, they would need just ten days to recover. But, it was shocking that you could make a seven-star evolved like this. Yu Zaike¡¯s only arm moved, and an unassuming nail appeared. He raised his arm, and that nail was about to be used. But the Talking Lady suddenly roared, and his body shook. He started to bleed. The injured areas on his body exploded to reveal his white bones and shattered organs. The nail also fell to the ground. Talking Lady walked over calmly. She stuck her hand into his neck. This commander was filled with rage when he died. The zombie king that used her body to defeat him was actually a mental-energy zombie! She sniffed his corpse, and disdain appeared on her face. She turned to the black cat and said, ¡°You eat; he is smelly.¡± As the black cat and her were double life energy bodies, she could share the energy the black cat obtained. The black cat objected and meowed a few more times to say something to its master. The Talking Lady smiled. ¡°Ye¡¯s one is fragrant.¡± Chapter 866: Chameleon Chapter 866: Chameleon Yu Zaike¡¯s death didn¡¯t affect the Sixth Army¡¯s resistance. When facing zombies, humans would never give up. Glory Army¡¯s equipment was good¡ªonly slightly worse than Cloud Peak''s. Moreover, they had more crafted weapons. Guns were still most of their first choice. These weapons that could kill the enemy from a distance gave humans a huge sense of safety. But today, the zombie horde they faced was too strong and weird. These zombies¡¯ levels were high such that it was tough for them to kill any of them individually. Zombies of the same level were stronger than humans. Now that you faced an equally large group, they would have already collapsed if not for their disciplined training. But they couldn¡¯t last for too long. Yu Zaike¡¯s arrangement was very useful. Although their defense line was on the verge of collapsing, some of them were retreating. At this time, no one expected Yu Zaike to die. To them, even if a seven-star evolved was in danger, they shouldn¡¯t get killed so quickly. That was the highest evolution level that humans currently knew about. But they didn¡¯t expect their leader to meet such a monster. The sixth and seventh squads weren¡¯t the main force, and there weren¡¯t many of them. There were only 400 people in each. They were usually in charge of patrolling and guarding the resources. They were supposed to take the items from the storage. Eight hundred people dashed. Each one of them had a huge bag, and they also had one in their hands. They were evolved, and each of them was able to carry as much as a truck. But when they got close to the storage, they saw another squad heading over from another direction. The fifth squad¡¯s captain, Tie Shan, and the sixth squad¡¯s captain, Lin Lie, looked at each other and knew things weren¡¯t good. The entire Glory Army was fighting, and each squad had its job. No other squad would appear here, which meant that these people were definitely not from the Glory Army. ¡°Is that Captain Tie Shan and Lin Lie?¡± A voice shouted their names which caused them to swallow their commands to fight. What was going on? Reinforcements? Brothers from other divisions? As the Glory Army was connected, other divisions would send traders to collect materials. After all, the sixth army controlled one dungeon, and they could get insider prices from it. It wasn¡¯t impossible for another squad to be here. If not, why would they recognize Tie Shan and Lin Lie? They weren¡¯t famous outside. ¡°I will kill you!¡± Being conned was an enraging thing. Although Tie Shan and Lin Lie were in charge of operations and logistics, they were also five-star evolved. They were confident that they were stronger than Piya and wanted to kill this traitor. ¡°I am not your opponent.¡± He smiled and disappeared into the Cloud Peak squad. Little Tiger and Tang Tian faced them. Piya had his mission: to lead people to open the warehouse, wipe the camp, and find the proof of rule for the dungeon. This was important as this was Chameleon¡¯s first battle. Xia Lei nurtured Chameleon, an organization, and was in charge of assassination, intel, undercover, surveillance, etc. This organization was built silently. Apart from Xia Lei, only Ye Zhongming and Liu Zhenghong knew about it. Xia Lei didn¡¯t tell anyone else. This was an organization she built for him that monitored internal matters and surveyed external matters. Since Chameleon was set up, the talent recruitment was a secret. They had done many things around Ying City. These people found those spies that entered Ying City. But that was an intel job. Piya was in charge of execution. He wanted to complete the mission perfectly, as the position of the execution team leader was empty! Although he didn¡¯t know how many opponents he had, but he was told from the first day Flame Tiger Operation was conceived that he was part of the plan. His competitors were probably in other parts. So, the contribution from killing core Glory Army members didn¡¯t tempt him, and he left it for Little Tiger and Tang Tian. Piya continued to move in the Glory Army camp, and his eyes were filled with excitement. From today onwards, Chameleon would be the nightmare of many! There was some noise from the distance. Piya stopped, and his ears enlarged. He listened closely, and his expression changed. He heard an important piece of news. Yu Zaike was dead. Piya looked at the bloody battlefield, and his ears returned to normal. His face changed, and in a few seconds, he turned into another person. He shook it off and disappeared into the night sky. He knew that his mission was over¡ªthe glory Army¡¯s sixth division was finished. Chapter 867: Red Powder Magic Cavern Missile Chapter 867: Red Powder Magic Cavern Missile The sky turned bright, and more people were walking around Cloud Peak. The army had recently left, and most of the people guarding Cloud Peak had returned. Only a few management staff were left at the Trading City and Ying City. Although the two squads headed out secretly, people would obviously find out. If someone took this chance to sneak attack them, that would be a problem. They had to defend even if they had Star Beauty Company¡¯s help. Sister Rong, Liu Zhenghong, Le Dayuan, and Star Beauty Company¡¯s second-in-command, Jia Zhong, were eating breakfast around a table. The four of them were management-level people who remained at Cloud Peak. ¡°Some dark currents have been moving in Ying City. Who knows which faction they are from, but they have been contacting people. I told Shasha to pay attention to them.¡± Liu Zhenghong said something and continued to eat slowly. Chameleon had sent her this news. The founder wasn¡¯t here, and Ye Zhongming, the overall leader, wasn¡¯t here. Thus, Liu Zhenghong took temporary control. Le Dayuan and Sister Rong were expressionless. They weren¡¯t people that cared about power. The latter was someone who had survived a certain death, so he saw past many things. But Jia Zhong¡¯s expression changed. He thought about it and understood. Cloud Peak obviously had its own trump cards. Looking at their control of Ying City, Cloud Peak definitely had a strong power n the dark. Those who tried to jump out and cause problems now would end up in a bad state. Everybody was terrified about how vicious Cloud Peak was to people who betrayed them. This would be a true wipeout. They would be so cruel that they would rather kill someone wrongly than miss out on someone guilty. Jia Zhong knew that Boss Ye, who hadn¡¯t been seen in some time, probably knew bits of what was going on. The real people who were executing it were Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, and Xia Bai. However, he definitely allowed it. So, he wouldn¡¯t underestimate that young man. However, he was even more terrified of these few women who took charge of Cloud Peak. Sometimes, he wondered if his boss became Boss Ye¡¯s woman, then... Jia Zhong shook his head so that he stopped thinking about such useless things. He didn¡¯t know whether or not it was good or bad if such a thing actually happened. ¡°Let¡¯s be more wary in Cloud Peak. The main squad will be back in five to six days.¡± Sister Rong said. Although Flame Tiger Operation was risky, it wasn¡¯t much of an issue to her. Cloud Peak seemed empty, but it was actually combined with Ying City. There were a few hundred thousand warriors there. ¡°Missile?¡± Due to her job, Liu Zhenghong¡¯s eyesight was better than others. When she saw clearly what that thing was, she was shocked. It was indeed in the shape of a missile, but it was too small. There was only one of them. Was it a nuclear weapon? But no nuclear weapon was so small. Moreover, weren¡¯t they ignited at the start of the apocalypse? As this small missile arrived, everyone got ready to fight. When it got above Cloud Peak, the net faced it. They tried to make it explode far from Cloud Peak. But a weird thing happened. When the missile was about to get close, it changed its route and started to charge upwards. It began to speed up, and the net was caught off guard, unable to keep up with it. When it reached a certain height, it was right above Cloud Peak. It lost momentum and started to fall towards Cloud Peak. ¡°Stop it!¡± Sister Rong¡¯s voice changed and the net headed for it. But before both sides clashed, this small missile exploded. A red mist spread about Cloud Peak to form an obvious cloud that could be seen from far away. The explosion attracted many people from Ying City, who looked towards Cloud Peak. They were tongue-tied when they looked at the red cloud. They didn¡¯t know what to do. Moments later, there was a weird fragrance. In the next second, the entire Ying City shook. On the far-away ruins, a guy sat there and placed his binoculars down. ¡°Ye Zhongming, Ye Zhongming, taste my... Red Powder Magic Cavern Missile!¡± Chapter 868: Assassinating Dove (1) Chapter 868: Assassinating Dove (1) Flame Dove sat on his seat and was playing with a silver bracer. This was one of the ten silver pieces of equipment that Ye Zhongming crafted for Neal when he first came to the Imperial City. Since even Hong Xiang could get one, an old king like Flame Dove would naturally get one. But even if he studied it for such a long time, he couldn¡¯t tell why this was magical. Not only did it have special abilities, it could perfectly merge with Posthumous people''s battle techniques. ¡°Another world?¡± Flame Dove muttered softly such that only he could hear himself. He was in a daze as he looked at the equipment. He might have called Ye Zhongming a wanderer during the meeting and said it was preposterous to say he came from another world. But Flame Dove had become a king for so long, and he knew that Blue Secret Realm was not the only space. This recognition came from two aspects. One was from other kings. People were the same. Posthumous people kings who ruled were also people. Some were closer to others; some had marriage alliances, some hunted with others... There was a difference in closeness between some kings and others. This was between kings of the same era. There were legacies for different eras. After all, there were limited resources and battle techniques. Someone who could be nurtured would more easily become a king.Visitt for the latest updates So, to a certain extent, people could inherit the position of king. Think about it: if there were two level seven experts, who could become a king? Of course, the one with a legacy and a super faction behind them. Flame Dove wasn¡¯t an exception. He took over the position from the last tribe leader. The person who gave him his position was also one of the heirs to the Saint Pool Protector. He had followed the protector and learned from him. That king learned some secret matters, including the existence of other spaces. Thus, it wasn¡¯t surprising for Flame Dove to know about this. ¡°Tribe leader, Hong Xiang brought Ye Zhongming and wants to meet you.¡± En? Flame Dove was stunned. After returning from the meeting, he got intel that Hong Xiang headed out to meet Ye Zhongming. Why did he bring him here? Are they trying to persuade him to work with Ye Zhongming? That was wishful thinking! Flame Dove felt like something wasn¡¯t right. He shook his head, tossed that thought away, and felt he was overthinking. ¡°He told me to bring you this and said you would understand when you see it.¡± Flame Dove handed a green armor to him. Oh? Flame Dove¡¯s eyes opened wide. He felt even more power from this armor than from the silver bracer. Unfortunately, why was it a female? This green armor was small, so a male body couldn¡¯t fit. This meant that Flame Dove couldn¡¯t try it on. He placed it to the side and smiled coldly. He knew that Hong Xiang was trying to bribe him into changing his thoughts. Work together? He thought about it and guessed why Ye Zhongming wanted to work with them. It was probably for those crystals... Whether or not he was a wanderer or from another world, he had a way to use those crystals. That might be the secret to crafting these shining weapons! If he grasped this method, then... ¡°Call them in.¡± His tribe member left and led Ye Zhongming in. Flame Dove looked at the two of them, but his last bit of worry was gone. They didn¡¯t bring any weapons or equipment. Chapter 868.5- Assassinating Dove (2) Chapter 868.5- Assassinating Dove (2) In front of a level eight expert, two people who had no weapons had no chance of winning. But, the earth elf on Ye Zhongming¡¯s shoulder attracted his attention. He felt some energy that made him tremble. If he could obtain this energy, he could get to level nine! He suppressed his excitement so the two wouldn¡¯t realize it. Flame Dove sat there and said arrogantly, ¡°What is the matter?¡± Rage flashed on Hong Xiang¡¯s face, and he bit his teeth. Although he just become level eight, he was ranked fourth. Flame Dove and him were equals in rules, but this fellow mistreated him.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com Ye Zhongming looked at Hong Xiang and was impressed by his acting skills! If Hong Xiang didn¡¯t show frustration and anger, Flame Dove might get suspicious. Ye Zhongming raised his head and looked at Flame Dove. As expected, there was a strong energy fluctuation. He was a level eight expert. He didn¡¯t show any reaction, but he was wary. He had seen level eight experts before. Not mentioning Earth as it was a different evolution system, just the protector beside the Saint Pool was level eight. Ye Zhongming was also hit by that person before. But that protector¡¯s energy fluctuation wasn¡¯t as intense as Flame Dove¡¯s. This meant that Flame Dove was stronger than that protector! It seemed like it would be a tough battle today. ¡°King Flame Dove, I think you know why I am here. I came to discuss working together.¡± Hong Xiang was slightly frustrated and continued using his Oscar-level acting skills. ¡°Didn¡¯t I make it clear previously?¡± Flame Dove squinted his eyes and tapped the table rhythmically. ........................................................................ Tian Liu and Cheng Ka were waiting outside the tent. If you observed them, you could see that they were looking around. They were Hong Xiang¡¯s slaves and were his closest subordinates. They led some tribe members and waited outside with Xia Bai, Liang Chuyin, and the twins. Flame Dove¡¯s guards were at the door. There were only eighteen guards, but they were all elite. They were famous in the Imperial City, and each was level five or six. The leader was a level seven warrior. Many people have heard that this leader would replace Flame Dove in the future and become the new king. But these guards would often glance at their bodies. Although the lives in the Imperial City were much better than those tribes'', they were still backward. The women still wore leather armor, and they needed to fight in the wilderness or work in the mountains. Their skin was rough or cumbersome. Getting water wasn¡¯t easy, so they didn¡¯t bathe often. Although there wasn¡¯t much of a smell, their bodies weren¡¯t clean. But Liang Chuyin and Xia Bai were different. Ye Zhongming treated them well. Each of them had clean clothes. Moreover, his women had make-up too. Those on Earth relied on evolution potions, and each evolution was a rebirth. Guys would appear more handsome, and girls would become more beautiful. Those guards had never seen such an attractive woman. Even the twins were the same. Although they were young and one was a zombie, but some people liked that. So, the guards who weren¡¯t worried about Flame Dove¡¯s safety started fantasizing. They would look at their bodies, and they let their guard down. Suddenly, Liang Chuyin moved. She waved to these guards. She was beautiful, and her influencer personality was on full display. She was speaking the earth language, which those people didn¡¯t understand, but that didn¡¯t stop them from feeling good about themselves. Talking to beautiful ladies always makes one happy. It was the same in Blue Secret Realm. But they didn¡¯t know that Liang Chuyin had heard the conversation in the tent and knew that Ye Zhongming was about to attack. ¡°You don¡¯t understand? No worries? You will when you die!¡± She smiled and used her whip towards the guards. Xia Bai, Ya Ni, Ya Tian, and Hong Xiang¡¯s subordinates attacked. The unique crystal grenade explosion spread from the tent. At the same time, the entire Imperial City was in chaos! Chapter 869: Situation isnt good Chapter 869: Situation isn''t good Neal looked at the warriors surge forwards with a serious expression. The elders of the race stood there. They looked at the Imperial City, which had suddenly become busy, and they were worried. ¡°King, are we... Really going to do this?¡± An elder with a high status couldn¡¯t help but ask Neal. ¡°We are betting with the entire future of the race, even their lives. King, if we lose...¡± ¡°Then we will leave!¡± Neal interrupted the elder¡¯s words. ¡°King Black Pillar and King Simu have left. Hong Xiang is on Ye Zhongming¡¯s side. How many are left in the city?¡± Neal obviously didn¡¯t want them to reply. There were only a few kings, and they could count them by hand. ¡°Four are left. How many king-level people does Saint Light Hall have?¡± Neal gave a self-mocking laugh, ¡°Right, only those who reach level eight have power. Based on what I know, apart from the saintess and the Saint Father, their three army commanders and deputies are all level eight. That means nine of them. Even if not all of them came, at least five will. There are also several level seven experts. Do you think we can defend the Imperial City?¡± The elders were silent. Although they knew that the Saint Light Hall was strong, the fact that the Imperial City had never fallen gave them some hope. But when they heard Neal¡¯s words, their hearts sank. Right, the Imperial City could stand because the Posthumous people used all their might to defend him. Although they suffered heavy losses, they never failed. But this time, half of the kings would leave, so how would they defend themselves? If their experts charged onto the walls, they wouldn¡¯t have enough power to defend. Wouldn¡¯t the Imperial City get broken through? ¡°But, shouldn¡¯t we unify the remaining people?¡± ¡°Stupid!¡± Neal stopped this person, ¡°Unify the remaining people? We know we are going to lose, and we still stay here to die? And then our whole race gets wiped?¡± The others stopped speaking. They could fight for the Posthumous people, but others might not. When the other king races didn¡¯t play their part and chose to leave, their hearts would waver, too. Moreover, Ye Zhongming¡¯s arrival, Hong Xiang¡¯s persistance had turned the situation out of control. After Hong Xiang and Ye Zhongming entered the city, they didn¡¯t meet Flame Dove immediately. They met King Neal, who had a past with Ye Zhongming. Moreover, he tried to pull Neal to his side. ¡°Stop the Flame Dove Tribe warriors in the city, and don¡¯t let there be any conflicts!¡± Neal gave the order. ¡°King, if they...¡± ¡°Hong Xiang, I didn¡¯t want to kill you, but you asked for it!¡± Flame Dove charged at Hong Xiang. He raised his right hand to punch. ¡°My turn to attack!¡± Hong Xiang and Ye Zhongming¡¯s expressions changed. Too quick. Or, more accurately, that fist was similar to Space Stack. It was as if that fist had disappeared, and it was before him when it reappeared. ¡°Black Soil Armor!¡± An exquisite black armor appeared on Hong Xiang¡¯s body. This was one of the Earth Elf¡¯s abilities. Flame Dove¡¯s fist hit Hong Xiang¡¯s shoulder. At the same time, Ye Zhongming¡¯s Sand Dance arrived above Flame Dove¡¯s head. A crisp sound spread. The Black Soil armor broke and disappeared. Ye Zhongming¡¯s green armor that he crafted for Hong Xiang started to crack, and the green glow on it dimmed. The level eight Hong Xiang flew backwards, and blood spurted from his mouth. The gap between Flame Dove and himself was huge. ¡°Fissure Power!¡± Flame Dove was excited from that fist. He comprehended some space powers, and they complemented his battle technique. The strength of this technique satisfied him. ¡°I am one step from level nine. The two of you overestimate yourself!¡± Flame Dove didn¡¯t even turn his head. His fist appeared beside his ear and touched Sand Dance. Ye Zhongming took a few steps back. Flame Dove used this strength to attack Hong Xiang, who had fallen to the ground. He wanted to finish one first! Ye Zhongming pushed with his legs. He held his blade with two hands and used Thousand Seal Slash. At the same time, Earth Elf gave Hong Xiang another Black Soil Armor. Flame Dove¡¯s strength exceeded their expectations. Ye Zhongming could only use this way to save Hong Xiang. But he knew that the situation was bad. Chapter 870: Trading blows Chapter 870: Trading blows Hong Xiang was really frustrated. He thought he just needed to act and fake his frustration, but he didn¡¯t expect to be really frustrated. How was Flame Dove so strong? Hong Xiang didn¡¯t understand why a level-eight person like him was much stronger than him. It was as if that fist had come from space; he couldn¡¯t dodge even if he wanted to. This differed from Ye Zhongming¡¯s ability, which made his body heavy. That ability was a restraint, while Flame Dove¡¯s power was helplessness. You knew the fist was there, but you couldn¡¯t dodge it. Hong Xiang knew that if it was someone else, even a level seven king, he wouldn¡¯t be able to dodge and would get killed in one strike. He was only barely able to shift his body away. He lost feeling in his left arm. One must know that he wore two defensive pieces of equipment. He felt better after he spat out some blood, but the sharp killing intent covered him once again, and he wanted to curse. Why was he being targeted? There was another young man that he could attack. But this was a crucial moment, so Hong Xiang used all his strength. Hong Xiang sensed the danger and didn¡¯t even look. He pressed the arm that could still move onto the ground to slide away. Flame Dove¡¯s fist punched into the position he was at. Stone shrapnel scattered and flew around the tent. The two-digit number of blade illusions arrived behind him. Flame Dove felt like it was a waste. He didn¡¯t care about his image. He bent his body and wanted to do the exact same thing as Hong Xiang. He wanted to grab the ground and charge forward. As long as he managed to raise his fists again, he could kill Hong Xiang. Typically speaking, Flame Dove had a decent plan. He was much stronger than his two opponents, so he could face their attacks calmly. He would hold the upper hand without any unexpected attacks until the battle ended. But he still underestimated Ye Zhongming. The intense pain caused his facial muscles to twitch. His body lost control in mid-air, and he fell to the ground. The green armor on his body had a huge crack and was directly destroyed. Flame Dove¡¯s strike caused Ye Zhongming huge injuries. Flame Dove wasn¡¯t feeling good either. The job skill had sliced his body. Although the battle technique absorbed half of its power, it was still an elite job skill. Even if there was only half of its strength, it was enough to injure him badly. He tanked the injuries to punch back. His goal was to kill Ye Zhongming in one strike, but who knew that that kid could block the fist that Hong Xiang could not block? That kid even fought back. Flame Dove¡¯s arm didn¡¯t break like Ye Zhongming¡¯s, but his fingers were all broken! Ye Zhongming was buffed with Ocean King Crown and the earth equipment. It had reached an unexpected level. If not for Flame Dove being close to reaching level nine, if it were an ordinary level eight, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t fear them. Flame Dove¡¯s arm didn¡¯t explode because of his battle technique, which absorbed the damage. He turned it into his own strength and fought back with it. At the same time, Cloud Slice¡¯s lightning hit Flame Dove¡¯s chest. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t go all in and use all of his mental energy. He had learned how to control the energy. However, he used a third of his mental energy to use the strike, so how strong was it? Flame Dove¡¯s chest was burnt, and one could even see the bones beneath his neck. Just a bit more, and it would touch a fatal part of the body. ¡°Not bad, not bad, but die!¡± Flame Dove was mad. He wouldn¡¯t give Ye Zhongming another chance to attack. He was fearful of this fellow from Earth. His attack methods were too weird and powerful. But he forgot that Hong Xiang behind him had stood up. This king silently used his strongest move. His body turned into a streak of light that knocked into Flame Dove¡¯s back. ¡°Soil Kill!¡± Hong Xiang bared his fangs and knocked Flame Dove away. The situation changed instantly. Chapter 871: Blood Veil Chapter 871: Blood Veil Even if Hong Xiang was the weakest level eight expert, he was still level eight. When he used all his strength, Flame Dove had to treat him seriously. Although the Fissure Battle Technique gave Flame Dove strong defense, as he was previously injured and his attention was on Ye Zhongming, he was caught off guard and hit by Hong Xiang. He flew and spat out blood in mid-air. His back was already bloodied from Thousand Seal Slash. Now that he was hit, that wound grew bigger, and more bones broke. His intestines were hit, and he spat out more blood. This king was very powerful in the Imperial City and was now filled with rage. If his body hadn¡¯t sunk previously, the battle would have ended, and he would have insta killed Hong Xiang. He would then turn and kill Ye Zhongming with a proud attitude. But the situation wasn¡¯t good now. A level eight king wasn¡¯t invincible. Ye Zhongming and Hong Xiang found it a waste. This was a good chance to end the battle, but this king used his weird battle technique and strong body to tank it. Although the situation had changed, no one knew if Hong Xiang had any tricks up his sleeve. What made Hong Xiang worried was that this was Flame Dove¡¯s territory. Although they were prepared, he wasn¡¯t confident they would succeed. What if Ye Zhongming and his subordinates couldn¡¯t stop the 18 guards? What if Neal went against his word? What if the other kings interfered? If any of that happened, Ye Zhongming and him would end up dead. Hong Xiang was already used to his comfortable life, so he feared such a thing would happen. Flame Dove didn¡¯t allow anything to happen to himself. Hong Xiang and Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to die either. So, no matter what, they only had to do one thing. They had to kill each other before others interfered.Visitt for the latest updates Thus, both sides attacked. This sword was an energy sword. Each time he used it, it would consume energy. Each slash would cause its strength to drop. Cannibal Flower couldn¡¯t stop the black flame sword. They were still killed in one slash, even if they had the Connected Branches ability. The black flame sword dimmed a little. Flame Dove decided to kill Ye Zhongming first. This fellow had too many surprising attack styles, which terrified him. But the moment he landed, he saw Ye Zhongming¡¯s mocking smile. There was some obstruction from his feet. He lowered his head and saw a small but firm vine wrapping his ankle. Although his movement was about to snap that mutated plant, it successfully stopped Flame Dove. He knew that things weren¡¯t good. His body turned, and Hong Xiang¡¯s second strike arrived. This time, although knocked aside, he grabbed Hong Xiang before losing balance! Blood flowed from Flame Dove¡¯s mouth. The feeling of being knocked about wasn¡¯t good, but he still gave off a vicious smile. He was prepared and grabbed Hong Xiang! The sword pierced through Hong Xiang¡¯s right chest, and his hand was about to grab his throat. He would kill Hong Xiang soon. But before they landed, Flame Dove could see Ye Zhongming¡¯s movement due to the angle. That young man held the long weapon he was carrying and pointed the barrel at himself. Although he didn¡¯t recognize it, he could sense danger. He didn¡¯t crush Hong Xiang¡¯s neck and pulled Hong Xiang instead to block himself. No matter what fires from that barrel, it would hit Hong Xiang! Flame Dove smiled. He knew he won even if the gaps in his teeth were covered in blood. But in the next moment, the gunshot could be heard. Flame Dove¡¯s body shook. A blood veil covered his eyes. Chapter 872: Cloud Peak mobilize Chapter 872: Cloud Peak mobilize Cloud Peak. Everyone trembled. They didn¡¯t recognize what that missile was, but the energy from it caused everyone¡¯s faces to be dead as ash. ¡°Impossible, impossible!¡± Liu Zhenghong muttered, and she was rooted to the spot. She was a gene expert, a genius that could modify lifeforms and splice genes. Even if she wasn¡¯t at the top of the world in her domain, she was definitely in the top three. She picked up a scent from the red mist that wrapped Cloud Peak, a scent that mutated lifeforms loved and would go crazy for. Ye Zhongming had given Liu Zhenghong something he used when he entered the secret realm, and she studied it. This potion that could stimulate mutated lifeforms was naturally something she studied, and it was also a core part of her studies. How could you successfully create a lifeform? Create a warrior? The outcome would either be it dying in a battle or dying of old age. Such a lifeform was enough for many, but it wasn''t perfect for crazed scientists like Liu Zhenghong. A perfect lifeform could reproduce on its own. Just like the green-skinned demon monsters. Those lifeforms were close to perfect. The red juice that Ye Zhongming gave her helped to inspire her in terms of reproduction. The red mist had a bit of that juice. Apart from that, there was another portion that she was familiar with. It was a secretion that she called Excitement Stimulant. It helped to activate mutated lifeform potential and raise their combat strength. In the bodies of the Liao Brothers, this stimulant had replaced adrenaline secretion. There was also something she was foreign to, but it was enough for her to guess its function. It was to attract... Mutated lifeforms! Someone was attacking Cloud Peak using a despicable method. ¡°Get someone to post the highest bounty in Ying City to help Cloud Peak defend. Based on their numbers and level, they would receive contribution points. The factions of people who die in battle would get double rewards!¡± ¡°Also, treat this battle as the last battle.¡± Liu Zhenghong was giving orders as if this was an all-in. This determination influenced the people, and they ran to give the orders. Everyone knew what the final battle meant. The entire Cloud Peak was mobilized. ........................................................................ Flame Dove¡¯s death occurred in a way that he didn¡¯t expect. Ye Zhongming used the Earth gun¡¯s skill at the crucial moment-- Toss Shot! Hong Xiang touched his throat that, which was about to shatter, and was terrified. He was just a step from death. If Ye Zhongming¡¯s attack were slightly later, he would have died. But he didn¡¯t understand how Ye Zhongming killed Flame Dove. He only heard a shot, and then Flame Dove was dead. ¡°You, you...¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head and didn¡¯t plan to explain. He wasn¡¯t in a good state, but he knew that Flame Dove¡¯s death wasn¡¯t the end but a start. ¡°Slice his head, and let¡¯s go.¡± Hong Xiang didn¡¯t mind Ye Zhongming¡¯s orders. He knew that he was the reason that Flame Dove was dead. Ye Zhongming opened the door to the camp, and there was an intense fight outside. The 18 guards were attacking Cloud Peak and Hong Xiang¡¯s subordinates. ¡°Your king is dead, so do you still want to resist?¡± Ye Zhongming shouted to attract their attention. He then told Hong Xiang to toss the head. Chapter 873: Guy beneath the Saint Pool Chapter 873: Guy beneath the Saint Pool A few of the eighteen guards died in just that short while. When Xia Bai held down the level seven leader, the others weren¡¯t strong enough to fend off Liang Chuyin, the two twins, and Hong Xiang¡¯s two subordinates. But it would take some time to kill these people. But Flame Dove, who they thought was invincible, dying was too shocking for them. When that head rolled beneath their feet, some of the guards collapsed. Flame Dove nurtured them. Some of them followed him since they were young, and the king was a representation of faith for them. They weren¡¯t able to accept his death.Visitt for the latest updates Ye Zhongming and Hong Xiang looked at their subordinates. Tian Liu, Cheng Ka, Liang Chuyin, Xia Bai, etc, moved and killed these guards. These were Flame Dove¡¯s most loyal subordinates, so recruiting them was impossible. Once they woke from that shock, they might take over Flame Dove¡¯s tribe and become a resistance. This was not something they wanted to see. Killing them now would solve many problems in the future. Outside, Neal and Hong Xiang¡¯s tribes surrounded Flame Dove¡¯s camp. The others naturally picked up this movement. The other kings rushed over. They didn¡¯t know what happened, but the entire Imperial City was a mess because of that. ¡°I will need King Hong Xiang¡¯s help for what happens next.¡± Ye Zhongming turned and said towards Hong Xiang, who wasn¡¯t in a good state either. Hong Xiang suppressed his injuries. Although he wanted to heal, he knew that there was work to do. He needed to reach a consensus with the other two kings and then suppress Flame Dove¡¯s tribe. This was something they had to do after discussions with Ye Zhongming. Gaining their consensus was done so by giving them benefits. Splitting an old tribe was big enough of a benefit. If that wasn¡¯t sufficient, Ye Zhongming could fill their greed. Of course, Light Saint Hall was about to arrive. This was another reason why the kings would choose to work together. Flame Dove was dead. Were the four remaining kings going to battle each other because of his death? As long as one wasn¡¯t stupid, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think that they would do so. So, the situation was decided once Flame Dove was killed. Neal looked at Ye Zhongming with a complicated expression. This fellow was someone he could easily deal with the previous time. But now, he could work with Hong Xiang to kill Flame Dove. This gap was huge. ¡°Our Posthumous people King isn¡¯t so easily killed.¡± Ling Kun suddenly spoke; he looked at Ye Zhongming and didn¡¯t hide his killing intent. The atmosphere in the room got nervous, and the guards behind were on guard. ¡°Are your kings all so stupid?¡± Ye Zhongming asked Hong Xiang, which caused Ling Kun¡¯s men to step forward. They didn¡¯t allow anyone to insult their king. ¡°I will also say it once, listen up.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled coldly, ¡°First, Flame Dove pushed you to hell; I am the one saving you!¡± ¡°Second, working with me is your only way out.¡± ¡°Third, you sitting here means you won¡¯t attack. So when we work together in the future, don¡¯t try anything. It is an insult to all of us.¡± ¡°Fourth, you can¡¯t kill me.¡± The four kings didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to be so frank, and he didn¡¯t give Ling Kun any face at all. Ye Zhongming laughed coldly. These kings met him before Flame Dove¡¯s death; he would have treated them with respect and would even lower himself. But what happened now? After Flame Dove¡¯s death, the Posthumous people could not deal with Light Saint Hall alone. If they didn¡¯t work together, they would just be waiting for death. Ye Zhongming was their only choice. So why should he allow them to insult him? Of course, he would fight back! ¡°Preposterous, work with you and we can go against them? With just these few people you have?¡± Han Zishan spoke. Although Ling Kun and him agreed, that was because of the situation. They were still annoyed. Chapter 873.5- Guy beneath the Saint Pool (2) Chapter 873.5- Guy beneath the Saint Pool (2) Ye Zhongming¡¯s face sank, but he was delighted deep down. This king was really smart and even dug a hole for himself. ¡°Of course not. I can provide those weapons to your people. I think Neal has seen how strong these pieces of equipment are.¡± Neal nodded. Although he was unhappy that Ye Zhongming and Hong Xiang killed Flame Dove, he did enjoy his previous cooperation with Ye Zhongming. ¡°There are even stronger weapons. Hong Xiang can testify to that.¡± Ye Zhongming looked toward Hong Xiang again. Hong Xiang nodded, ¡°I can testify. If you don¡¯t believe me, these weapons are also in Ye Zhongming¡¯s team. You can take a look.¡± This king added, ¡°They make use of demon crystals.¡± Demon crystals... The few kings didn¡¯t speak. They had heard about this matter.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com ¡°One more important thing. I want to ask, how many warriors do the Posthumous people have?¡± Everyone, including Hong Xiang, was surprised and didn¡¯t know why Ye Zhongming had asked that. The kings themselves didn¡¯t know. Each day, that number was changing. Some would die, and some would grow, so they had no clear picture. Especially since winter was over, they didn¡¯t know how many warriors had died, so how could they have an exact number? ¡°Let me ask another question. How many warriors are there in the Imperial City?¡± The few kings hesitated. They knew this answer, but it was a secret. ¡°There are over a million in the Imperial City; over 300 thousand of them could fight!¡± Hong Xiang was on Ye Zhongming¡¯s side, and he answered. ¡°Did you remove the warriors the two kings brought with them?¡± With this precedence, the discussion was much easier. They discussed for over an hour and decided on the final plan. The overall structure was the same as before, but they decided to provide more details. Of course, the core one that Ye Zhongming paid the most attention to was his desire to use the Saint Pool freely. The few kings opposed it at the start, even Hong Xiang. But Ye Zhongming told them that their race was going to be wiped out, so why were they still holding on to their Saint Pool? Was it more important for him to use it to save their race or for Light Saint Hall to trample over that area? That made them agree with those conditions. But they needed him to persuade the guardian as that expert didn¡¯t belong to any tribe. Ye Zhongming agreed. For the next three days, Ye Zhongming healed up in the tent. He didn¡¯t want to see the Saint Pool Protector who badly injured him in such a state. Cloud Peak Alliance also entered the Imperial City to guard around him. The other kings digested Flame Dove¡¯s tribe and sent people to contact other tribes to rush back to the Imperial City. This couldn¡¯t be done quickly, so they could only hope the Light Saint Hall army would not arrive too soon. On the 4th day of Flame Dove¡¯s death, Ye Zhongming was fully healed and decided to talk to the protector. The four kings gathered and accompanied him. The saint mountain was the same as before. But this time, Ye Zhongming met guards. Based on what Hong Xiang said, these guardians were the protector¡¯s disciples chosen from various tribes. They focused on cultivation previously but since what happened last time, they started to patrol. When he saw the Saint Pool protector again, this person¡¯s eyes lit up, and he was about to attack. But the few kings wouldn¡¯t allow him to get injured. Moreover, they were worried. What if Ye Zhongming got angry and led a few people to kill the protector? Only this protector knew about the secrets of the Saint Pool! Ye Zhongming faced the furious protector, but he wasn¡¯t nervous at all. He looked at him calmly and said, ¡°The guy below the Saint Pool asked me to meet him.¡± Chapter 874: World, Space Chapter 874: World, Space Saint Pool was the Posthumous people¡¯s holy area. It was where their geniuses were bathed and where elites were nurtured. This was similar to Jersuelum or Macca and had a spiritual significance. The Saint Pool was even more revered here. Just look at the supernatural statuses that the protector had, and you will know what the Saint Pool meant.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com The situation created legends about the Saint Pool; the protector¡¯s position amongst the Posthumous people was high, too. Moreover, these things were more mysterious in martial technique societies than on earth. The protector was passed down for generations; only they knew many things. Even the kings and their tribes had no idea. One of the secrets that the protectors spread down that could decide the prosperity of their people was... The life under the pool! As such, things were spread by mouth, so descriptions of this matter would differ between generations, as what people spread might include their own thoughts and guesses. When it reached this generation, the lifeform under the pool was someone they couldn¡¯t offend. This lifeform was the reason why the Saint Pool didn¡¯t dry up. Usually, the protector wouldn¡¯t even touch the door that heads down to beneath the pool. He couldn''t keep calm now that Ye Zhongming said the secret that only he knew about. The body of this level eight expert started to tremble, and his thoughts became a mess. Seeing how Ye Zhongming¡¯s simple sentence caused their respected protector to react in such a way, the four kings were shocked. There was someone beneath the pool? Why didn¡¯t they know? He called Ye Zhongming to meet him. Why didn¡¯t he meet them? Many questions meant that the few kings couldn¡¯t keep calm either. Thoughts about treasures and legacies appeared in their minds. Did Ye Zhongming get a treasure map? He came here for the treasure and would leave after? He would end up leaving with the Posthumous people¡¯s treasure? Even Hong Xiang didn¡¯t know about this, much less the other kings. ¡°You, how...¡± ¡°The old man doesn¡¯t know where I am from, right?¡± Ye Zhongming gave a simple description of his background, and he hid what he should hide. This caused the protector¡¯s expression to change. ¡°So the saint pool is your way out?¡± The protector calmed down, frowned, and tried to confirm. Flame Dove and he were the same, and they were one step from level nine. What they lacked was an opportunity. Since Flame Dove could sense energy that didn¡¯t belong to this space, the protector could too. So when Ye Zhongming said it, he knew that the kid wasn¡¯t lying. Was he level nine? Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t as frightened as the kings and the protector. He observed the surrounding environment; it was the same as when his soul wandered here. But the fountain that shot out saint water didn¡¯t erupt. It was silent, and the white saint water was calm and without any ripples. This was the best healing medicine. Ye Zhongming wanted to gulp. Apart from that, that stone pillar stood out. Of course, the person tied to it attracted the most attention. Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes not only landed on the chains that pierced this weird person with three arms and legs. If this weird person was a level nine evolved, then what could trap him for so many years? Was it because the material was amazing, or was it for other reasons? ¡°What is your world like?¡± The message spread again, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t see a change in the expression of the others. That message should be for him. My world? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know how to start. The person saw his reaction; he didn¡¯t blame him and said, ¡°I will show you my world.¡± After he said that, an energy surged into Ye Zhongming¡¯s mind. Numerous scenes appeared in front of him. There was endless red plain, purple petals in the sky, and bright-colored rain dripping down. There were surging oceans, starry skies, and four moons. There were mountains, lakes, swamps, and ice plains. There were giant cities made of metal, ships flying about in the sky, and armies holding weapons. There were also numerous weird lifeforms living where there weren¡¯t any humans. That place was big, with many continents, but the oceans were small. However, as compared to Earth, it was still dozens of times bigger. There were bridges on the oceans. They were long and exquisite, which impressed Ye Zhongming. Many miraculous infrastructures and natural sights also gave off a different beauty from earth. This was another place with life. Chapter 874.5- World, Space (2) Chapter 874.5- World, Space (2) Ye Zhongming was shocked. Was this Blue Secret Realm in the past? Or was this another planet? The moment he had this thought, the answer appeared in his mind. This wasn¡¯t of Blue Secret Realm as Posthumous people and Saint Light Hall were the natives, not the humans with three arms and legs. Since that was the case, these scenes were of another world, the home of this guy who was trapped beneath the saint pool. But why was he showing him this? Right away, that person told him the answer. Those celestial realm-like scenes changed, and golden warships appeared! Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes constricted. Wasn¡¯t this how those fellows appeared? But the difference from earth was that this world resisted, in the end... They failed. Zombies appeared, and they had three arms and legs. There were even more mutated lifeforms there. Those dungeons were connected to black holes, and many strong and ferocious lifeforms appeared from within. The order and life there collapsed much quickly than they did on earth. Ye Zhongming saw how that planet¡¯s apocalypse progressed. He didn¡¯t know how long it took, and one person appeared in many of the scenes. This person led others to evolve and complete many impossible achievements. He established a base and started to recruit people. He started to clear the dangers of the planet slowly. He got stronger, and to Ye Zhongming, he was even stronger than those nine star evolved in his last life. He couldn¡¯t destroy everything, but he could part mountains and flip oceans. Ye Zhongming went from uncertainty to fear of those chains. Something that could result in someone who was at least level nine being powerless. If he weren¡¯t afraid of it, he would be crazy. ¡°Those lifeforms that appeared in the end are called Slave Race.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart shook. The first sentence that person said shocked him. He knew about the Slave Race! Although Guang Yao¡¯s information wasn¡¯t as much as the zone commanders'', he knew some secrets. Slave Race was one of them. He told it to Ye Zhongming. To Guang Yao, they were the reason behind the apocalypse and the cause of all of this. ¡°They are very strong. With the levels of the natives here as a gauge, the weakest slave race has level eight strength. A small team leader would be level nine. Those stronger ones are much more powerful.¡± This world shifted Ye Zhongming¡¯s recognition of power. There were stronger beings above level nine? When he asked about it, this person denied it. ¡°No, level nine is the strongest, just that the level and Slave Race¡¯s power structure differs. Knowing about this won¡¯t help you now. It wouldn¡¯t be too late for me to tell you when you really need it or when you are about to face the Slave Race.¡± Ye Zhongming frowned and didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°I know that you have many questions and you don¡¯t fully trust me, but it doesn¡¯t matter. I can tell you everything I know but before that, I need to ask you a question.¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned. Ask me a question? He didn¡¯t think that a person from Earth where only a year had passed since the apocalyspe began could answer this person who had lived for so long. ¡°Do you want your world to end up like this?¡± Chapter 875: Crystal Machine Gun Chapter 875: Crystal Machine Gun ¡°Him?¡± At the entrance to God Hall, Tong Hu held an illuminated metal rod and looked at the teen that a woman was holding up.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com The woman nodded, ¡°Lu Lan.¡± Mo Ye, Sheng Yuan, Tong Hu, and Little Li¡¯s gazes changed. How did someone who should be dead come back alive? In the competition death wheel, apart from those from Cloud Peak, only Doctor He paid a price before escaping. The others died, including Lu Lan. Without a Cloud Peak spy infiltrating God Hall, they wouldn''t have found out. After asking Ye Zhongming, Xia Lei and Liu Zhenghong discussed it. They felt like this person had a piece of equipment that could revive him. Either that or he had a special job or bloodline. There was another possibility, which was that God Hall was testing on him. If it were the first two types, it wouldn¡¯t be terrifying. Be it equipment or a job, this revival technique wouldn¡¯t be unlimited and would have a limit. But if it was the third type, then this technique was something that even Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t have. Two words: worth money! Moreover, it was precious. Xia Lei¡¯s sneak attack on God Hall was because she was interested in their bio-tech skills. Although Liu Zhenghong was an expert in the field, her research focused on human genes. God Hall was amazing at modifying and nurturing mutated lifeforms. Cloud Peak envied those high-level mutated lifeforms. So Xia Lei was interested in them and prepared to launch this sneak attack. Apart from that, the researchers and equipment here were targets. Lu Lan was the third point. No matter which era you were in, eternal life was a target. It was the same even in modern times. The proliferation of science and medicine told people that it was impossible, so people stopped trying to attain it. But did people forget about it? No! In many hearts, people looked forward to it. Tong Hu nodded and led people away. Shengyuan set off, too. Only Mo Ye and her squad were around her. Their target was God Hall¡¯s lab! That was the end goal of this trip. However, compared to Little Tiger¡¯s mission in the Glory Army, Mo Ye expected God Hall to be stubborn. Before she found the lab, news broke that Tong Hu and Shengyuan were in danger. When Tong Hu went to the beast garden, they didn¡¯t know how many high-level beasts there were. Although they might have been in slumber, they might have been activated after God Hall was attacked. It was understandable for them to be attacked. But Shengyuan went with the zombies. Red Hair was nearly a level eight lifeform. That brainchild was already level seven; the lowest-level zombie was level four. They couldn¡¯t stop God Hall? God Hall shouldn¡¯t be that strong. Mo Ye realized the problem and told someone to lead the Liao Brothers and a hundred others to assist Tong Hu. She led the rest to help Shengyuan. Once she arrived, she understood why. Red Hair and her zombie army were gone! They weren¡¯t killed, but when they attacked, they got split. Mo Ye didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. They split up because... God Hall was too big, and there were many split roads. They charged and fought and ended up splitting. When Shengyuan caught up, God Hall warriors with their mutated lifeforms appeared and faced off with Sheengyuan. Although Shengyuan¡¯s team grew bigger, there were only around a thousand. Facing over two thousand God Hall members, each with a beast, this wiped out their equipment and level advantage. They ended up being suppressed. After half an hour, Shengyuan had to ask for help. In that short while, his team suffered 1?5 of casualties. There were 800 warriors, but the battle wasn¡¯t calculated like that. As the number of people reduced, it would cause a chain reaction. The formation would collapse, and the power difference would increase, resulting in soaring casualties. Chapter 875.5- Crystal Machine Gun (2) Chapter 875.5- Crystal Machine Gun (2) Shengyuan was wise to ask for help. When Mo Ye arrived, he was left with 700 people. Of course, God Hall wasn¡¯t in a good state, either. They were sneak attacked and were nervous. Moreover, Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment was too good, and their evolution levels were higher. Even if they had beasts, the battle was not easy. The more important point was that Cloud Peak warriors were insane and were fighting like their lives weren¡¯t theirs. Who could handle that? God Hall¡¯s squad weren¡¯t experienced troops. They had never been defeated, so they were very pumped and courageous. But what they did every day was different from Cloud Peak. Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors were sent out to hunt daily. They fought with zombies, mutated lifeforms, and other humans at every moment. Why did Cloud Peak¡¯s size remain similar? That was because they suffered huge losses. Even with good equipment, they suffered deaths. When they were ambitious, their battle targets increased, so casualties were unavoidable. God Hall was different. Their main mission wasn¡¯t to hunt to get crystals and materials. It was to protect God Hall. Apart from that, it was to collect mutated lifeforms the researchers needed. The number and intensity of fights couldn¡¯t compare with Cloud Peak. Even then, they fired anesthesia bullets when they hunted and sent beasts to fight. All they did was cheer on the sides. How could such warriors compare with Cloud Peak, who had gone through the flames of battle? So, although they had the numbers advantage and had beasts, in a four-versus-one situation, Cloud Peak lost 300, but they lost five hundred. That included different-leveled beasts. When Mo Ye brought an even stronger thousand-man team here, the god Hall warriors considered retreating. Mo Ye didn¡¯t hold back. She ordered Shengyuan to retreat, and then a van showed itself behind the team. It was the modified Mobile Fortress! When some God Hall warriors turned a corner away from the shots, three thousand beasts and human corpses were on the ground. This crystal machine gun and Mo Ye¡¯s five hundred crystal guns achieved a result they could be proud of. Only 6-7 hundred God Hall people brought 400 beasts and fled. The rest died here. Mo Ye and Shengyuan were impressed with those results. Cloud Peak¡¯s weapons were a crushing advantage against other factions. Maybe because of the gory scent, dozens of zombies appeared. They looked at Cloud Peak first and had a terrified look on their faces. Red Hair was afraid they would go out of control. Before the battle, Red Hair slit her wrist to collect some blood. Each Cloud Peak warrior had some on them. With Red Hair¡¯s scent, the zombies wouldn¡¯t attack them. But they didn¡¯t let the corpses go and started to consume them. Mo Ye and Shengyuan didn¡¯t care. Letting them evolve was one condition of working with Red Hair and Talking Lady. These fellows might be Cloud Peak¡¯s crystal bank in the future. ¡°Get up! Get up!¡± Small figures dashed from the tunnel and started to punch the zombies. ¡°All of you went missing! All of you are useless!¡± This small figure was like a tank that kicked the dozens of zombies. In Ying City, only Talking Lady, Red Hair, and the Brainchild could speak the human language. Only one could speak so smoothly- the brainchild. ¡°Ah, Lady Mo Ye, help Red Hair; she is in trouble!¡± Mo Ye¡¯s body shook. She was uncomfortable being called that but knew the dangers hadn¡¯t ended. Chapter 876: God Halls strongest product Chapter 876: God Hall''s strongest product A guy in a mask crossed his arms as he looked at the battle below. Moments later, he turned and left with four people behind him. ¡°Manager, we are leaving like this? We can fight them! The seeds in Beast Garden have been activated. With Pink Ball, even if that red-haired zombie is level seven, we won¡¯t lose!¡± The oldest of the three guys was unwilling, and he said it hurriedly. ¡°Right, Manager, we have invested huge sums in this, and it has been our heart¡¯s work for so many years. Are we abandoning it like that? Rebuilding any of the three labs will be complicated; it is a waste.¡± The only girl also tried to get the guy to change his thoughts. She didn¡¯t think this sneak attack could take down God Hall. ¡°We have no chance. If we resist, it will only increase our losses.¡± The guy smiled as if this wasn¡¯t his territory. The four behind him looked at each other and didn¡¯t understand what he meant. ¡°We have been infiltrated. There wasn¡¯t much movement because Cloud Peak wanted our stuff. If not, this place would have been blown up.¡± ¡°But...¡± That woman still wanted to speak, but the manager interrupted her, ¡°Are our researchers on the vehicle?¡± ¡°They are; those on the name list have been brought away.¡± The woman hesitated but still asked, ¡°Professor He¡¯s lab...¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t belong to us anymore.¡± The manager¡¯s voice was so calm that you couldn¡¯t decipher his intention. It was as if the deputy manager''s betrayal, Professor He, didn''t mean much. ¡°I felt like this fellow changed since he returned. I didn¡¯t expect him to dare to betray us. Manager, I will go kill him!¡± The manager stopped and turned around. He aimed the mask with exquisite flower patterns at his subordinate. ¡°He has transformed into a beast and isn¡¯t human anymore. He is a monster with a human face and snake body. He is already eight stars, so can you defeat him?¡± But this placed her in a bad situation. Red Hair sneak attacked them, but after entering God Hall, she was sneak attacked. This was a big hall the size of a basketball court. The ten-meter height meant this was one of the few live body warehouses. In front of her was the mutated lifeform that had made her blind. It was small, a meter-sized pink cotton ball. But there were hundreds of tails from inside, and each tail was dozens of meters long. The tip of those tails was a 30cm sharp spike. This weird lifeform used its tail to support itself as it walked silently and attacked from far away. It sneaked up on Red Hair from out of nowhere and blinded her. Dozens of zombies were under the feet of this cute-looking beast. These zombies followed Red Hair and didn¡¯t get lost. Some of them were level six but were all killed here. Only Red Hair was alive. This monster was God Hall¡¯s strongest product- Pink Ball. The four eyes were red, and a long tongue stretched from its huge mouth to lick its round body. If its round body were a human body, it would look similar to Red Hair. The moment she was blinded, Red Hair saw the orange crystal between the opponent¡¯s four eyes. She knew that it was a level eight presence, but it didn¡¯t fear. After adapting to the situation of not having eyes, she fought back. The vines that moved along with her all stretched and stabbed at the Pink Ball. Not only were there spikes at the tip, but there were also sharp edges along the vine. The Pink Ball didn¡¯t back down. Those long pink tails fought those vines. Both sides tangled, and the huge power brought with it the whistling sound of wind. Many of the vines broke, and the fur of the tails dropped. Moments later, the pink tails started to gain the advantage. Red Hair smiled. Her hands that were crossed stretched. Even thicker vines spread from her fingernails and attacked the Pink Ball like snakes. A few of them broke through and were about to hit its body. The level eight lifeform wouldn¡¯t fail just like that. It screamed, and four pink lasers shot from its four eyes. Chapter 877: Death embrace Chapter 877: Death embrace Red Hair¡¯s hands moved when the four lasers appeared. Those vines moved randomly along with the movement of her hands. But the lasers were too quick. After firing, they hit the vines. The vines that even those tough, pink tails couldn¡¯t break were sliced. The laser continued to charge at Red Hair. The long hair that had reached her knee height flipped over and formed a spiral-shaped ¡®door¡¯ in front of Red Hair. The laser hit that door and gave off an eye-catching light. The door opened, and the long hairs had obvious scorch wounds. But the terrifying lasers were blocked. The pink ball saw that its attacks were blocked, so it screamed. The tails retracted, and when they attacked again, they formed a drill. All the tips of the tails were combined to thrust at Red Hair. It was as quick as lightning. Red Hair retracted all her vines. They tangled together to form a spike flower, which bloomed in front of her before the drill hit. This time, there wasn¡¯t any bright light or giant explosion. But the clash made one tremble. It was as if numerous branches and fur balls were being condensed in a small space before exploding. When their powers clashed, the vines and the tails exploded, and fresh blood splattered, filling the entire basketball court-sized space. These things hit the metal walls and were left deep inside. The blood and liquid could even leave fingernail-deep holes! Even if they were level six, those zombie corpses were turned into porcupines by these things. The two lifeforms weren¡¯t in a good state either. The reason why the Pink Ball had the name was because of its beautiful, gentle, and bright fur. Now, it was uneven. Some areas were bald as there was no fur left. One eye was turned into a blood hole, and some bright pink liquid flowed out. Red Hair was in an even worse state. Although she tried to defend herself, the attacks on this level eight lifeform were too strong. All her vines were broken, and the remaining ones that were connected to her body hung low. Although her body wasn¡¯t turned into a porcupine, like those zombies, there were many wounds that were bleeding. One was on her left stomach, and there was a fist-sized hole. The red hair spread beneath the Pink Ball¡¯s body. They stood up like trees in a forest, and their tips gave off a cold light. Stab! The hair stabbed at the Pink Ball above. Pink Ball was not known for its defense. If it was attacked like this, it wasn¡¯t confident it could survive. At the crucial moment, it used the level eight lifeform¡¯s strength. It used all of its potential. Its body started to lean to the side. It used so much strength that the blood flowing from the blind eye started spurting. As it was connected to Red Hair, Red Hair was also moved in the opposite direction. As such, only one strand hit the Pink Ball. But it still caused it to scream in pain. But unfortunately, its last-minute attempt had saved its life. It was alive and was still able to fight. Pink Ball had forgotten about everything else. It screamed and spat out its long tongue. It used this strength to head forward at Red Hair. It smashed into Red Hair¡¯s body like a cannonball. The two lifeforms stacked together and flew out, hitting the metal wall. The entire warehouse shook and left a huge hole in that wall. Red Hair spat out blood. The bones at the front of its chest were broken, and the upper half of the body had shriveled. The broken bones stabbed into her organs and made it hard for her to breath. She was nearly turned into meat paste. The Pink Ball''s tail pierced through her body due to that hit! But if one were detailed, you would notice that Red Hair had released those tails. Her hands didn¡¯t protect her body; she spread her arms like she was about to hug the ball. She did hug it. The vines in her fingers were like ten sharp vine tubes. They stabbed into the Pink Ball¡¯s eyes. Pink Ball was finally like Red Hair; they were both blind. Pink Ball felt its energy being absorbed by the opponent. It used its last bit of strength to open its mouth and bite towards Red Hair¡¯s head. After a short battle, the two lifeforms were at their life-and-death moment. Chapter 878: Ying City is lost Chapter 878: Ying City is lost Honestly, Red Hair couldn¡¯t dodge. Her injuries meant she could only hope her attacks could kill this monster quickly. The vine tubes absorbed Pink Ball¡¯s energy. Red Hair felt better and better, but time was not enough. Pink Ball¡¯s mouth was covered with sharp teeth. One could imagine how their body would be shattered when the mouth closed. The battle happened too quickly. Brainchild that went to get help was not even back yet. This was the first time Red Hair felt helpless. Liquid flowed out of her eyes, and those familiar yet foreign scenes appeared in her mind. She couldn¡¯t understand whether or not it was blood or tears from her eyes. The smelly mouth swallowed Red Hair¡¯s head, but the pain she had expected didn¡¯t arrive. There was only some sharp stabbing pain and stickiness. Red Hair then heard some noises. ¡°Sister Red Hair, Sister Red Hair!¡± Red Hair felt the Pink Ball being pulled from the back, but she couldn¡¯t see what was happening. She could only hear many voices. One familiar scent came from Mo Ye. Brainchild brought Mo Ye and the others over. When it saw these scenes, it was shocked. It was just a brain bug. Although it occupied this kid¡¯s body, its strength even broke through some restrictions and could evolve, but it was still that weak bug. It was famous in Cloud Peak, Ying City, and even the surrounding regions. More people knew what it was, and without Red Hair¡¯s protection, even Ye Zhongnming might split it up and consume it to increase his mental energy. It was only alive because Red Hair was alive. If Red Hair died, although it might not die, but it would have to live a life of hiding. Who would be so foolish to give up on such a life of bliss and safe evolution? So when it saw that Red Hair was still alive, Brainchild was happy. But when it saw Red Hair¡¯s eyes, even Mo Ye was shocked. Two streaks of blood tiers hung on her beautiful face. They were able to flee quickly due to their evolved qualities. ¡°Let me down.¡± Red Hair suddenly spoke. The two carrying her placed her down. They then noticed that although the injuries on her chest weren¡¯t fully healed, it wasn¡¯t so serious that they could cause death. ¡°Yi, you actually killed the Pink Ball?¡± A voice rang from the side. A weird person with a snake tail hobbled from a corner, and behind him were dozens of people. Twenty of them wore silver researcher uniforms. ¡°Professor He?¡± Some Cloud Peak warriors recognised the only other person who escaped from the Competition Death Wheel, but his appearance shocked everyone. ¡°Are you not going to ask your men to place their weapons down?¡± Professor He didn¡¯t look at anyone else; he just started at the Pink Ball that had turned into a dried corpse. ¡°I saved your people. If not, they would get trapped in the Beast Garden.¡± He raised his head and looked at Mo Ye when he said that. Mo Ye frowned. He saw that Professor He¡¯s eyes had turned yellow. When he spoke, his tongue would shoot out¡ªa black tongue like those of snakes. Cloud Peak members looked at Mo Ye, who nodded. Xia Lei told her that Professor He would help Cloud Peak and even join them afterward. Everyone placed their weapons down, but they were still wary. A team ran out from inside God Hall. It was Tong Hu¡¯s squad. There were only 800 of them. Those suicide lifeforms were all gone, and only the Liao Brothers followed behind them. Each one of them was covered in blood; many were dragging mutated lifeform bodies or holding a part of their bodies. ¡°Fortunately, you ran quickly; this place would explode in 30 seconds.¡± Everyone glanced at him before dashing out! .............................................................................. Chapter 878.5- Ying City is lost (2) Chapter 878.5- Ying City is lost (2) ¡°They have retreated from Five Gold Street!¡± A guy covered in blood ran over and said towards Sha Sha, who had a solemn expression. He wouldn¡¯t speak to her like that at usual times. She was Cloud Peak¡¯s spokesperson, Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes and ears. Everyone would try to get in her good books and definitely wouldn¡¯t shout at her. But what happened during these two days meant that no one from Ying City cared. Two days ago, when Cloud Peak was covered by red mist, Sha Sha started organizing her people to delay and wipe out those mutated lifeforms. She didn¡¯t know what had happened, but she executed the order. Things were okay at the start. Although everyone didn¡¯t know what was happening, Cloud Peak told them about it and gave them the highest rewards. As long as they helped Cloud Peak stop the mutated lifeforms or entered the mountain to help defend, they would receive payment! What was Cloud Peak¡¯s highest reward? That included evolution potions, a set of average equipment, and a job or skill scroll! This meant that after this battle, those who gained rewards would get a level higher and could at least get five white pieces of equipment and a new job or ability. They would get much stronger. The higher their levels, the more attractive this bounty was. When you reached a certain level, evolution potions were more challenging to obtain. Especially levels four and five evolved when they got the news; they headed to Cloud Peak immediately. Everyone knew Cloud Peak was anxious and even ordered the surrounding factions to assist. They mentioned that if they didn¡¯t help, they would be cleared out after all this. It had to be an extreme danger for Cloud Peak to say such things. But these evolved weren¡¯t afraid. They were already used to the danger and confident in Cloud Peak. Time after time, it has been proven that people who trust Cloud Peak will be rewarded. Those who don¡¯t trust them will regret it. So, over 60% of those in Ying City rushed to Cloud Peak. The remaining ones weren¡¯t persuaded by Sha Sha to stay but because they were too weak for Cloud Peak. Two days and many of them ran into Cloud Peak. Just look at the defending troops on the walls and you could see 20 thousand people. This wasn¡¯t much if you compared it to the scale of Ying City. Ying City wasn¡¯t far from Cloud Peak. With the speed of evolved, they wouldn¡¯t need much time to arrive. It took just two days, so this number was actually small. More of them were blocked on the roads and were using all sorts of methods to fight. Some wanted to get to Cloud Peak, some wanted to run and avoid this problem, and some were just fighting to survive as they were trapped. Ying City wasn¡¯t safe either. It wasn¡¯t safe just because the Ying City zombies had left. More mutated lifeforms from other areas rushed over and wiped out Ying City. Anything that tried to stop them was crushed, whether humans or structures. Sha Sha led tens of thousands of people to resist. But as compared to how easy it was yesterday, there were more mutated lifeforms today. They slowly lacked resistance, and a portion of the survivors were sacrificed. The only street firmly defended was lost, and they faced a choice. Should they continue to defend or retreat and try to break out? Sha Sha took a few deep breaths. ¡°We... Break out!¡± Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. They didn¡¯t have the confidence to continue defending, as there were too many mutated lifeforms. There were only 10-20 thousand here; even if there were 200 thousand, one wouldn¡¯t be able to defend. ¡°But we must break out with purpose. We can¡¯t give up on Cloud Peak!¡± Sha Sha bit her teeth and looked at the various leaders. Apart from Sister Lei¡¯s team that isn¡¯t in Cloud Peak, two more squads aren¡¯t there. We split into three paths and inform these teams to return to Cloud Peak. We will listen to their instructions on what to do after.¡± Sha Sha said the three directions. They listened and split the groups before breaking out in their own directions. As the final faction in Ying City retreated, the mutated lifeform army could not be stopped. They quickly reached the path to Cloud Peak. The humans there collapsed. In just two hours, the lifeforms that were pushing forward were under Cloud Peak¡¯s walls. A life-and-death battle had begun. Chapter 879: Top Soul Refining Technique Chapter 879: Top Soul Refining Technique My world ends up like this? Ye Zhongming kept silent for a while to digest what he meant. He knew that this person wouldn¡¯t find him for no reason. The mysterious but powerful chains gave him a clear answer. This person wanted to work with him but didn¡¯t know what. If Ye Zhongming decided not to work together, he would just leave, and this person wouldn¡¯t be able to do anything to him. But if he wanted to work together, then he had to listen. Didn¡¯t he work so hard and risk his life after reviving to get an answer? This was a great chance to understand the truth.Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com ¡°Talk about it.¡± Although his reply was simple, it made the three-legged man laugh. Time passed. Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression changed several times when he heard him speak. He understood many things. For example, Blue Secret Realm¡¯s history, why it ended up like this, why there were demon crystals, and why it ended up unstable. He knew where Posthumous people came from and knew what kind of organization Saint Light Hall was. He also knew what was inside Night Demon Plain¡¯s cursed abyss. Based on what this person said, Blue Secret Realm was attacked before, and it was still by the Slave Race. But they didn¡¯t toss that zombie virus; instead, they sent many monsters,, the demon monsters here. The humans got stronger and had many wars with the demon monsters. The strong energy clashes nearly destroyed this world. Although the world didn¡¯t turn to nothingness, it ended like this. It became unstable, and maybe one day it would explode. ¡°Why are they turning places into hell?¡± This was something Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand. There wasn¡¯t love or hate without any reason. Everything needed a reason or motive. So why did the Slave Race do this? ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t know about this because I have not reached the height to know that answer.¡± His eyes opened wide. This three-legged man was so strong, but he hadn¡¯t reached that height. Then who reached it? ¡°Maybe my ancestors could, which was the expert that caused the Slave Race to attack personally.¡± ¡°How to help me get stronger?¡± Honestly, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t trust this person. No one knew if his words were true or not. If this person could help Ye Zhongming, then they could work together. ¡°I will let the Posthumous people work with you and, to a certain extent, listen to your orders.¡± This person started with a condition that Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t reject. Ye Zhongming had a plan for the Posthumous people, which was quite challenging to execute. That would be great if he could get them to listen to him. ¡°I can also turn your Soul Refining Technique to the highest grade.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. He had tasted the benefit of an ability being increased to the highest level. The Elimination Technique made him rich and allowed him to nurture his subordinates. Ah Tao taught him the Soul Refining Technique, but even that old man didn¡¯t cultivate it to the highest level. He was slightly better at it than him and could store the energy in equipment to be released. The mental energy field he could use was also higher level than Ye Zhongming. Even Ah Tao didn¡¯t know what the highest level was. Ye Zhongming thought about it and felt like he wasn¡¯t lying. His mental energy had reached a level that Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t imagine. ¡°I have spent a long enough time here such that my life is reaching its end. I don¡¯t have much time to live; I only hope to head back home. This was my father¡¯s wish. As for whether or not we can turn that place back to what it looked like in the past, it will depend on whether or not you are willing to when you get stronger.¡± ¡°I hope... You can help.¡± The two of them were silent and Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Okay, I agree. I will help you get free after I get to nine star. I will help you back home. But I can¡¯t make promises about this.¡± That person nodded, ¡°Give me your hand. Let¡¯s sign a mental energy contract. I will increase your battle technique¡¯s level. Don¡¯t be afraid, you can stop midway.¡± Ye Zhongming hesitated and still stretched his hand. Even with the contract, it was still risky. But could he turn and give this chance up? Since he couldn¡¯t then he had to take the risk. The three-legged person held his hand and an enormous power surged into his body! Chapter 880: Top Soul Refining Technique (2) Chapter 880: Top Soul Refining Technique (2) Although Ye Zhongming¡¯s mental energy wasn¡¯t as strong as that of this three-legged man, when your mental energy reached a certain level, it would have a strong protective consciousness, like a shell around your brain. Once you receive external mental energy pressure, this shell will protect you. Although this shell couldn¡¯t protect you for a long time, for example, it might only protect him for a second against the three-legged man. But this second was enough for Ye Zhongming to break his connection with the guy. This is why that guy said he could stop it midway. You can sense this shell only when your mental energy reaches a certain level. The energy injected didn¡¯t smash into the shell. It just stopped there, and a contract rune appeared. After Ye Zhongming accepted it, both sides signed a contract. You could also understand this ability when your mental energy reaches a certain level. It wasn¡¯t complicated. You just used some of your mental energy to plant a seed in another person. It was used to sign contracts that could prevent the other side from breaking a promise. If he broke a promise, they would suffer from serious mental energy damage. The higher the mental energy, the worse the injury. After signing the mental energy contract, Ye ZHongming relaxed and allowed the energy to enter his mind. It was hard to describe how it felt. It was warm, slightly painful, enchanting... Anyway, he felt like his mind was being split from his body and was another entity. After some time, that feeling disappeared. Ye Zhongming noticed that everything around him had become clear. He closed his eyes, but he could ¡®see¡¯ everything.UppTodated from The stone patterns beneath the pool, the dirt on the pillars, the dust in the cracks, the pores on the three-legged man¡¯s face... He knew that it was because his mental energy had increased. Ye Zhongming opened his eyes, and an unknown power surged from around him. He couldn¡¯t see anything, but it caused a wind storm. Even the lamps in the place were shaking. This was a mental energy field; it was so strong that it was about to turn into a physical field. ¡°I don¡¯t know the Soul Refining Technique much because no matter how talented one person is, they can only grasp one type of soul technique. But soul techniques are similar. Once you grasp the mental energy that I passed to you, your soul technique can reach the highest level. As for whether or not you can break through further depends on your talent and luck.¡± ¡°Mental energy attacks were simple. You just used mental energy to attack the opponent.¡± Ye Zhongming understood immediately. He had found some ideas on this path. He could use a mental energy attack on weaker targets, but had to touch the person. He couldn¡¯t use a formless attack like a mental energy shot. Seemed like he had to work hard on this in the future. After all, mental energy attacks were an advantage for someone like him with such a high amount of mental energy. ¡°There is another called Mental Energy Control. Like the name, many mental energy lifeforms have people following them. They are being controlled. This ability is tough, but it would be useful if you grasp it.¡± Ye Zhognming thought about Talking Lady and Red Hair and how they controlled many zombie subordinates. Although the space was different and mental energy methods were different, they did a good job. ¡°Maybe there are other methods, but those are rare, and you must discover them yourself.¡± Even experts like the three-legged man didn¡¯t know everything. He could only pass his experience and understanding to Ye Zhongming. As for how much he could understand, it would depend on himself. ¡°Saint Water is a magical liquid that this underground environment produces. If you need to, you can take some away. Although there isn¡¯t much left,, it can last for some time.¡± ¡°Go, this pass is for you. The kings will recognize it. With it, they would listen to you as long as your request isn¡¯t too much. I also instructed them before they left, so don¡¯t worry.¡± Ye Zhongming took some saint water before leaving. ¡°Remember your promise.¡± The moment the door closed, the three-legged man transmitted those words to Ye Zhongming¡¯s mind. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop, but his face sank. Chapter 881: Payment for doing work Chapter 881: Payment for doing work The three-legged man didn''t tell the truth in some areas. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t notice many suspicious points, but that didn¡¯t mean there wasn¡¯t any distrust. The three-legged person said that what he saw was of his ancestor and that he was a descendant. But this fellow forgot one fact. Which was that in the final part of what he saw, that three-legged person expert placed his kid into a crack that the Secret Realm Key... There was only one kid! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what that expert was thinking. He probably didn¡¯t know what the key was, so he placed a kid who hadn¡¯t grown up in that world. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t ask how that kid survived, but it should have some ability to keep it alive and even help it grow. After all, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know how strong that three-legged expert was. But he was still alone! Ye Zhongming could understand how he lived, but how did he reproduce? Marry Posthumous people? But why did your descendants look the same as the ancestor? If they marry down the generations, you should have some mother genes. Even if your genes were strong, you couldn¡¯t have no mark of the other party, right? Anyways, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t believe it. Since that was the case, how did the three-legged man¡¯s ancestors reproduce? They were hermaphrodites? If Ye Zhongming¡¯s guess was correct, he should be the son of that expert! But Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t guess why he lied and what his goal for lying was. Of course, there was another possibility, which was that those scenes were fake, which proved that his intentions were huge. No matter what it was and what he hid from Ye Zhongming, it was fake that he was behaving so close and warmly to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming even wondered if that person¡¯s goal would hurt him. If not, why would he hide it from him? Ye Zhongming planned to follow the agreement temporarily, but he would be wary of this fellow in the future. Ye Zhongming asked the scouts when he returned to Flame Dove¡¯s tent. ¡°The first batch is back.¡± Hong Xiang replied. The first batch was to scout Saint Light Hall¡¯s location. ¡°Where are they?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°They are attacking the tribes in the outer areas. The Bright Cavalry Squad and Simu¡¯s tribe clashed, and it would take some time. The other forces are scattered. Based on my judgment, it would take 30 days for them to gather and come to the Imperial City.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. Seemed like he had enough time. ¡°Send people to monitor them; it is best if you give me news daily.¡± Ye Zhongming instructed. ¡°Before they return, I will craft some equipment for each king to increase your strength. All of you need to collect crystals; the higher the level, the better.¡± The few kings nodded. This was good for them. They had a higher chance of defeating Saint Light Hall if they got stronger. ¡°During these few days, all of you have to hunt. Try to get stronger prey. They are to craft the equipment.¡± ¡°At the same time, tell the tribes outside to collect crystals, plants, herbs, energy stones, etc. If you want to pass this calamity, even the number of losses depends on the amount of crystals you give me and the quality of these crystals.¡± The few kings frowned, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care. ¡°The few of us aren¡¯t enough, and we can¡¯t defend the Imperial City. To win the final victory, I must get people from my world to help.¡± ¡°To get them to fight to the death for you, how will they without huge rewards. These things are payment!¡± Only then did their expressions change. They were happy to see this trade. ¡°Since you agree, then go prepare. Five days later, I will bring a batch of crystals and materials back to my world to recruit for you.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. There was a cunning gleam at the depths of his gaze. Chapter 882: Zombie Ape attacking the city Chapter 882: Zombie Ape attacking the city ¡°The density is reducing, but it will probably take half a month to dissipate.¡± Le Dayuan looked at the sky and was worried. Cloud Peak had been attacked for many days. Le Dayuan wasn¡¯t sure exactly how many days it was because each day was tough. Everyone was either fighting or crafting, so they forgot about the days. Some low-level tech and logistics members were used to create crystal weapons. But even then, they couldn¡¯t keep up with the consumption rate. If they lost the weapon advantage, the casualties would increase. Death became the most common thing. Cloud Peak, along with the survivors, had roughly 30 thousand people. Among them, Ying City and the factions around made up 20 thousand. During these few days of battle, more people entered from outside, but there weren¡¯t many of them. Recently, there weren¡¯t any helpers, and Cloud Peak was a lone island. Even with these people, the overall number was over thirty thousand. But how many died? No one knew, but as they looked at the crowd getting smaller, they knew that at least ten thousand had died. To be honest, if not for Cloud Peak being surrounded, these survivors would have collapsed. If they were against humans, they would have surrendered. But they were facing crazy mutated lifeforms. If they fought to the death, they might have some hope. If they surrendered, they would die. But the morale was low. Le Dayuan¡¯s ears twitched. He looked in a direction, and it was Cloud Peak¡¯s west wall. Two days ago, a ten-meter-tall monster crushed a portion of the wall. Everyone worked to kill that monster and temporarily filled that wall. But it wasn¡¯t firm, and the mutated lifeforms focused their attacks on it for the last two days. There were a few rumbling sounds that didn¡¯t come from Cloud Peak¡¯s weapons. Le Dayuan guessed that some monster was there. Most of them fell from the sky. The red mist sent them crazy and made them fearless. It also made them dumb. They knocked into the human firepower net, and as a result, the bodies they relied on couldn¡¯t protect them. A few higher-level eagles could charge out but were covered in injuries. But before they reached the ground, a few crystal cannons fired and blown them into shreds. A green cloud struck from outside the walls. Humans roared and hid behind the shooting mounts. This was the poison of a mutated green bug. It was amazing and could shoot up the walls from a hundred meters out. Although there was a warning, there were still people who failed to dodge. The liquid hit their bodies, and they were corroded into green water before they could even scream. Only those wearing white-grade defensive equipment could block it, but the hit parts were corroded. Over a hundred people died in an instant. One of them was the boss of a faction in Ying City. He was five-star evolved and was in full white. His weapon was a silver piece of equipment, but he still died. This was war. It had exceeded small-scale or individual fights. It was easy for high-level evolved to die. More zombies and other lifeforms climbed the walls to battle the humans. After the past few days of attacks, the enchantments on the walls had lost their effect. The battle hadn¡¯t stopped since the start. They could only take turns resting, and each one was exhausted. Everyone was challenging their limits. The Ying City members slightly relaxed from the shock of the toxin. The next time those bugs could use their poison was two days later. But when the battle restarted, they felt the wall shaking. They were wary. Moments later, the survivors saw a giant figure slightly shorter than the walls. That was... Zombie Ape, level eight! Chapter 883: Green Flower Chapter 883: Green Flower When Cloud Peak fought to the death, those defending had one thought. Where did their allies doing the Flame Tiger Operation go? Why weren¡¯t they anywhere to be seen? Did they fail? It was understandable if things happened to one team, but all three areas? Or were they already back but were blocked from entering? But they didn¡¯t hear any fighting sounds outside? Or were they abandoned? Such thoughts appeared in many of their hearts. Especially those from Ying City. Many of them regretted coming for Cloud Peak¡¯s highest reward. They felt like this was a trip to hell. There was one more point. All the humans were thinking about one question: where was Ye Zhongming? This Cloud Peak leader wouldn¡¯t abandon this home. Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan were here, so would he abandon these two trump cards? This was their last bit of hope. ¡°Get the vanguard squad over and aim all cannons at that big fellow! We must kill it before it gets close to the walls!¡± Liu Zhenghong ordered. At the same time, she gathered all the micro crystal bullets. When that level eight Zombie Ape got into range, they would kill it first. Everyone on the walls moved. The appearance of a level eight monster meant that they had to rearrange their defensive strength. At this time, a drone flew from the back of the mountain. The sentries noticed it. They wanted to knock it down before they could tell that it was a friend or foe. But the owner reduced the height and speed and descended on the cliff. A sentry walked over carefully. He observed and saw that it wasn¡¯t dangerous. He walked over and took something from the drone. It was a letter without any name or seal. That sentry ran back with the letter and handed it to the captain. He opened it, and his expression changed. He told the people to guard this place before running toward Liu Zhenghong. Two minutes later, Liu Zhenghong got the letter. When she saw the contents, her expression didn¡¯t change. ¡°Apart from you, who else read the letter?¡± Liu Zhenghong stared at the captain and asked. ¡°En.¡± Liu Zhenghong nodded, ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone. If not, it would affect us. Do you understand?¡± When Little Tiger saw the leader, he heard that sentence. ¡°Who are you?¡± Little Tiger looked at the woman carrying a pair of short daggers and was confused. ¡°You don¡¯t recognize me? Kekeke.¡± She smiled weirdly, and her face was twisted. Her beautiful face looked weird. ¡°Unfortunately, Xia Bai isn¡¯t here. I will have to take my revenge next time.¡± When she said Xia Bai¡¯s name, she was biting her teeth. ¡°Green Flower?¡± Little Tiger was shocked. ¡°Yi, you recognize me?¡± This woman was actually GreenFlower who was defeated by Cloud Peak and who Xia Bai stole her mask. ¡°You didn¡¯t die? Soul Merchant really is annoying.¡± Little Tiger tried to keep calm. ¡°No, no, no.¡± Green Flower started to deny, ¡°I am not from Soul merchant anymore. I have no reason to stay there anymore.¡± ¡°You joined another side?¡± Little Tiger asked and wanted to get more information. ¡°En, how should I put this? After killing you and wiping Cloud Peak, you can find your answer from hell!¡± Red light appeared around her daggers. Something similar happened under her feet. At the same time, three large circles appeared behind her. THe were like the sun that covered her. The circles and glows started to connect and form a bright path. Little Tiger took a step back and was wary. The dangerous aura told him that he was going to face the most dangerous fight in the apocalypse. Chapter 884: Colorful Buddha Chapter 884: Colorful Buddha ¡°Colorful Buddha!¡± Green Flower spat out two words as if she was bragging. The light behind her flashed, and Little Tiger was dazzled, and he lost his sight. He didn¡¯t panic. He retreated and used triple blade at close range. A year had passed and evolved were experienced. They wouldn¡¯t face a situation when their bodies couldn¡¯t keep up with their brains. But before his vision recovered, he felt a scorching feeling behind him. He was shocked, and his body reacted. His legs used strength to spin himself. At the same time, his blade slashed. Not only did it protect himself, but it could also threaten the enemy. Green Flower laughed. The daggers hit his weapon and gave out a clang. But in the next second, Little Tiger felt a stabbing pain around his neck. He turned his head and jumped backward. At this point, his vision had recovered. Little Tiger looked at the smiling Green Flower and felt blood flowing down his neck. One strike! ¡°Not bad; you can actually dodge my attack.¡± Green Flower was beautiful, and she was a bright personality, but it made one feel cold, ¡°They always say that Cloud Peak will collapse in three days without Ye Zhongming. It might be the case last time, but now all of you are strong...¡± ¡°So, die early.¡± Green Flower¡¯s daggers rose into the sky. The fingernails on her hands became harder and formed sharp claws. The light circle behind her landed on the ground and wrapped around her legs. ¡°People thought that I was useless after my mask was stolen; even those from Soul Merchant thought so. Demon Gold and I were like abandoned children, and no one cared about us.¡± She was vicious; it was as if she was venting all her hatred for Little Tiger. ¡°But things are unexpected. Who knew that I would get this job?¡± She continued, ¡°First Buddha-- Buta Buddha!¡± Green Flower suddenly charged at Little Tiger. She was so quick that he couldn¡¯t pick her movement up. The two daggers started to spin. No one suspected that when needed, they would stab into Little Tiger¡¯s body. ¡°You talk a lot!¡± She was frustrated, but she was empty-handed now. Her weapons were outside,, and she felt she had caused her problems. Little Tiger smiled. The boss was right. Collecting small things could turn the tide and even save your life at crucial moments! The two daggers outside were activated, and they entered the range in an instance. The speed reduced, but they continued forwards. Green Flower tried to retreat, and the daggers blocked before Little Tiger¡¯s blade hit her. There was a crisp sound. The fork flew slowly, and Little Tiger took two steps back. He knew that this was another skill, and they were quite decent. But Little Tiger¡¯s fighting style focused on attacks. He didn¡¯t stop. The blade slashed once more, and he used Ordinary Man Slash again. As his evolution level and mental energy strengthened, he went from using it three times to seven. ¡°Second Buddha- Botuo Buddha!¡± The glow beneath Green Flower went from green and white to red and black. Buta Buddha¡¯s speed turned into Botuo Buddha¡¯s strength! After the color change, Green Flower wasn¡¯t afraid of Little Tiger. She retracted her fingers, and her fists grew much bigger. The white skin turned copper. She used her hands to face his slash. There wasn¡¯t any clash, just the battle between weapon and hand. There was the sound of metals hitting. Little Tiger took several steps back. If not for the White Catkin slowly him, he might have retreated even further. Green Flower only took three steps. She looked at her fists and smiled. ¡°You seem weak.¡± She charged and used her fists to face his blade! Little Tiger was forced to react. He used Ordinary Man Slash three times, but Green Flower blocked them. This was the first time he panicked. He didn¡¯t know what to do. If this continued, he might not be as strong as her. But if he removed White Catkin, he was slower than her. How should he fight? Chapter 885: One moment Chapter 885: One moment Little TIger had experienced numerous life-or-death situations. He even challenged a level seven lifeform in the Ocean King Wheel challenge.UppTodated from Of course, Ye Zhongming was beside him then and gave him good equipment and recommendations. But it was also a show of his strength. At the crucial moment, the silver Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor shattered. If he wanted to maintain the situation, he wouldn¡¯t do it. Exploding his own armor was something that left him with no way out. In such a battle, lacking such a key piece of equipment would affect the outcome. But this had to do with Ye Zhongming¡¯s personality. With his influence, Cloud Peak members only thought about winning. They wouldn¡¯t care about what happened next and only thought about what they had to do to win. As long as they could win, Cloud Peak members would choose to gamble. Little Tiger was one of the first few subordinates of Ye Zhongming and was deeply influenced. Apart from Xia Bai, he was probably the most crazy one. Thus, he activated Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor¡¯s Leaves Fly skill to turn the defensive equipment into a piece of attacking equipment. The silver armor pieces shot in all directions, with him as the center. Green Flower was hit instantly, and many metal pieces hit her. At the start, the silver female armor on her could block, but in a breath, some armor pieces shot into her body. The ex-Soul Merchant Saint spat out blood and retreated. Little Tiger¡¯s eyes showed a sharp flash, and he raised his blade. ¡°You aren¡¯t the only person that improved!¡± Little Tiger shouted. This attack had a thick blood color along with the glow of the weapon¡¯s ability. Little Tiger used his second job skill-- Blood Slash! Xia Lei and Little Tiger returned to Cloud Peak with Ye Zhongming¡¯s gains from the center city and Linhai City. Some got a six-star potion, and those members who didn¡¯t get the evolution potion received other compensation. Little Tiger¡¯s compensation was a job upgrade scroll. Blood Slash disappeared, and the Buddha Image flickered. But it didn¡¯t disappear. In the next moment, it hit Little Tiger¡¯s body. Little Tiger was sent flying, and even before he landed, large amounts of blood were spat from his mouth. Many people shouted. He was their leader. If anything happened to him, the battle in which they had some advantage would go south. The team might not even get back to Cloud Peak; they might collapse now. Many Cloud Peak warriors started to rush over, but Green Flower¡¯s subordinates didn¡¯t allow that to happen. They tried to intercept. The battle upgraded and became more brutal. White Catkin broke, too, and that little ball turned into many petals. Green Flower stepped on it. Her chin was covered in blood as she smiled at Little Tiger. She knew that although she was forced to use her trump card and had to use the one-time-use attack buddha, it was worth it. Not only could she take revenge, but she intercepted Cloud Peak¡¯s important savior. If those in Cloud Peak lost hope, they might agree to the conditions. When the time comes, the faction Ye Zhongming built, the faction and base that many envied would belong to Green Flower. She felt much better when she thought about that. She planned to kill this person in case any accidents happened. The light under her feet turned white, and her speed was enough for her to kill Little Tiger, who couldn¡¯t move. The skill usage made her feel bad, and she spat out more blood. Those silver armor pieces were still in her organs. One had to say that if it had been a lower level evolution, they would have died to that skill. She charged at Little Tiger, and her sharp nails were about to pierce his neck. But before she got there, she felt terrified. There was some noise on the side. Her expression changed before she could look. She raised her head and saw that a giant piece of wood was smashing toward her! A beautiful figure entered the battlefield! Chapter 887: Iron Tower Hut Chapter 887: Iron Tower Hut Iron Tower Hut was a famous place in Lingshan Suburbs as it was an intel station. The two iron towers were a drying facility of a certain factory. People connected them with bricks and iron in the apocalypse and used it as an airbase. The faction either shifted or was wiped out, but this place became empty. After people found it, due to the strong defense, it became a place where survivors rested. After a time, it became an intel station. People would sell or buy intel here and use the news to profit. Don¡¯t underestimate this place. A piece of news might mean an evolution potion. Like, where did a horde of zombies appear? It might not be valuable for a small faction, but for a faction of thousands, this was a huge piece of meat. They would set up traps and easily hunt the zombies. Paying a percent of your profit was a good deal. Don¡¯t think that there was no honesty in the apocalypse. Greed and betrayals did happen all the time, but under certain situations, people in the apocalypse cared more about reputation in the apocalypse. In these few days, the Iron Tower Hut was filled. The factions around loved to head here and didn¡¯t want to miss the latest news. ¡°How long has Cloud Peak fought for?¡± A big guy drank a cup of beer, and after burping, he wiped his mouth. The liquid splashed on his pants. The thin middle-aged man sitting beside him rested on the thick walls and knocked the table, ¡°Who cares? What we care about is when the battle ends!¡± ¡°To be honest, Cloud Peak really is strong. So many days have passed, and it is still holding on. If so many mutated zombies attacked us, we can¡¯t last more than three days.¡± An old man saw the big guy drinking. He sniffed and was thirsty. He gulped and wondered what he could use to trade for some beer. ¡°Three days? Old Pi, that''s wishful thinking. With our strength, can we last three days? We can¡¯t even last three hours!¡± Everyone listened and stopped speaking. Old San was a weird person and came and left alone. He evolved, and he was quite strong. He also had a special job-- Spirit Ear, so he had strong hearing abilities. Thus, people often placed him in charge of sentry and investigation, earning him a lot of money and connections. If Old San had heard it, then it would have been definitely true. Seeing no one retorted, he continued, ¡°Cloud Peak is unlucky. I heard that someone plotted against them. Their main force isn¡¯t in the villa; only a few thousand are defending. They were able to last so long because of their equipment. The crystal weapons are so strong. Ying City also assisted. Before they were surrounded, 30 thousand entered to help, which was why they can last for so long.¡± This wasn¡¯t the first time some of them heard this, but they listened intently. ¡°But think about it: so many days have passed, and who knows how many monsters have gotten in. There are tens of thousands in thee sky. So, how many are left? If the people aren¡¯t enough to defend the walls and it gets broken through, they will collapse!¡± ¡°So what if they killed the level eight? They had the advantage on the wall, but who knows how much they paid to kill it? I heard news that there is more than one level eight lifeform. Do you think they can defend?¡± Everyone hushed. More level eight lifeforms appeared. Seemed like Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t hold on. ¡°A battle squad passed. They aren¡¯t leaving but are heading back. Cloud Peak is going to be wiped, so the order that they would kill everyone who didn¡¯t help was nonsense! Those people think that Cloud Peak is going down, so obviously, they see it more clearly than us?¡± Everyone nodded and felt like it made sense. Only the young man and three black clothes men in the corner were solemn. At this point, the dark sky suddenly lit up. A giant black hole appeared beside the Iron Tower Hut. One corner was at the tower''s foundation, and the iron rods were melted, which caused the hut to collapse. The people inside were evolved so they wouldn¡¯t get squashed to death. But when they climbed out, they weren¡¯t in a good state. But when they saw the black hole, they were shocked and wondered what had happened. What occurred next stunned them. A giant golden ball headed out and flew into the sky. Behind it were a few dozen people in various armors. The three black clothes guy saw the final person who walked out of the hole and shouted, ¡°Ye Zhongming?¡± Chapter 886: Return Chapter 886: Return ¡°Ye, Sister Ye!¡± Little Tiger, who thought that he was going to die, shifted his head painfully. He saw Mo Ye walking over coldly. There were killing shouts all around. Green Flower¡¯s subordinates, with red cloth on their hands, started to retreat in defeat. The giant log smashed into the ground, but Green Flower dodged it. But it tugged at her injuries, and more blood spat out. ¡°I will kill you next time!¡± Green Flower knew that there was no more hope. If she didn¡¯t leave, she might die here. Mo Ye was much stronger than Little Tiger, and this person was weaker than Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai. She was in the second tier with Xia Lei and Yellow Ball. Little Tiger and Liang Chuyin were in the third tier. As for Tang Tian and Tong Hu, they were in the fourth tier. She gave the order to retreat, and they left quickly. The Cloud Peak warriors that gathered together didn¡¯t want to fight either. ¡°Sister Ye!¡± Little Tiger struggled to sit up. A warrior beside him gave him a recovery potion that healed him enough to stand. ¡°Your battle style is too risky.¡± Mo Ye looked at his topless body and knew that he exploded his equipment. If his attempt didn¡¯t kill the enemy, his drop in defense would mean he would be in greater danger. ¡°Hehe.¡± Little Tiger scratched his head, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Green Flower to be so strong.¡± ¡°She spent so much effort to block you, so of course she had confidence.¡± Mo Ye told them to clean up the battlefield, and she relaxed after checking his injuries. ¡°Sister Ye, Cloud Peak...¡± ¡°I know.¡± Mo Ye nodded, ¡°I met Sha Sha, and she told me about the situation. On the way back, we were sniped, but they didn¡¯t expect Red Hair and the zombies to help us. They collapsed instantly.¡± ¡°Yellow Ball is about to evolve, so I will hand him to you during this period.¡± After Yellow Ball ate a level eight expert, the energy in his body was at the edge,, sleheing for a few days. When it wakes, it will become stronger. Xia Bai didn¡¯t follow Ye Zhongming back. She was in charge of guarding Yellow Ball. Xia Bai nodded when she heard Ye Zhongming and her gaze told him to be careful. Seeing that everything was prepared, he took out the Secret Realm Key and made a weird gesture by the pool. Everyone could sense a giant energy and a bright arc that appeared in the sky and then disappeared. This was one of the abilities of the key that he learned, tunnel location. He thought about the problem when he was crafting pieces of equipment, which was about the uncertainty in teleportation location. What if he was unlucky and he ended up in the Cursed Abyss? He thought about it for a long time and recalled that the Three-legged man came to the Blue Secret Realm through the key. So he must have studied it. Even if he didn¡¯t dare to open the path back to his world, he should know much about it. Ye Zhongming guessed that the reason why he controlled the Posthumous people years ago was because the saint pool could take him back home. He went to ask and got the answer. Although he didn¡¯t study much, as he was a mental energy expert, he found a way to stabilize the teleportation. It wasn¡¯t complex, and Ye Zhongming was able to learn it instantly. This was another unexpected gain from the three-legged man. If this fixed location succeeds, the next time he got back, he would teleport to this place. Those who were ready to leave jumped into the pool as only after the key activated the portal, would the saint water have a teleportation effect. The mechanism sounded, and there was a miraculous scene. Ye Zhongming waved and told those who followed him to lay in the water. The water covered all their bodies, and the people beside the pool lost sight of those within. They looked at each other in awe. The saint water descended and the people who were talking to each other before were now in two different spaces. Chapter 889: Sudden helicopter Chapter 889: Sudden helicopter Seeing Yuan Shang and those people leaving with many evolution potions, Liang Chuyin¡¯s killing intent surged. Her killing intent wasn¡¯t towards these people but towards that mysterious enemy. ¡°Are we in time? Money made the world move. But most people saw Cloud Peak as a death zone. Even if Ye Zhongming personally recruited, many factions would hesitate. But what had to come would come. If they hesitated, they might waste more time. ¡°Of course, we can¡¯t place our hopes on them. They would only assist. But if we gain the advantage, more of them would help as they could benefit.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression didn¡¯t get much better. Cloud Peak was his foundation, and now that the situation was uncertain, it was a lie to say that he wasn¡¯t worried. ¡°Where is our main force?¡± Although Cloud Peak was very strong and had over ten thousand warriors, facing so many zombies and mutated lifeforms, they weren¡¯t enough. ¡°En, Posthumous people!¡± Ye Zhongming instructed Liang Chuyin to lead the people toward Cloud Peak. He rode Exquisite Floating Ball to fly towards Cloud Peak. He knew he couldn¡¯t solve all the problems, but had to return and show hope to those trapped inside! .................................................................................... ¡°Retreat retreat retreat!¡± Little Tiger¡¯s hoarse voice spread, and the humans started to retreat. If they didn¡¯t leave, these mutated dogs would rip them apart. The team was orderly and ran quickly but also controlled their speed. Some people tossed some fresh mutated animal meat to attract these people. This place was near to the ambush. Apart from Xia Lei¡¯s team, Mo Ye and Little Tiger got near Cloud Peak a few days ago. But they couldn¡¯t break in and only attack the mutated lifeforms on the outskirts. Those few people weren¡¯t enough to deal with these mutated lifeforms. Hope being extinguished made many of them numb. Only ten thousand Ying City people were alive. Over 70% of them died. In any era, this death rate would cause the army to collapse. But they were trapped and had no way out. They were fighting with their backs against the wall which was why they survived. But for all the teams that climbed up the wall, only a few people could take turns to rest. The way to the walls was a path to hell, so it''s no wonder that guy was crying. He was young, and his life had just started, but it was about to end here. Liu Zhenghong¡¯s white lab coat was as dirty as when she met Ye Zhongming. Beside her was the blade-holding Le Dayuan. The latter was not allowed to be on the walls, but at this time, he knew that he would die sooner or later. Dying in battle was better than dying when fleeing. So Liu Zhenghong agreed. She decided to fight alongside her husband. Even if they died, they would die together. The dense zombies started to move. Hundreds of zombies that were at a higher level than the others dashed towards the wall. Liu Zhenghong took a look and gave out a bitter smile. That was the zombie¡¯s assault squad. A squad made of level-five zombies. They would attack a corner of the wall and hope to break the defense. Cloud Peak stopped them the first few times, but they didn¡¯t have the confidence this time. Even Liu Zhenghong felt like they would get broken into. At that moment, a rotating sound could be heard from the back mountain. It was a transport helicopter that flew near the walls. It floated for two seconds before two ladders dropped off in front of them. ¡°I think you have already seen. So let¡¯s go, Professor Liu Zhenghong and Grandmaster Le Dayuan.¡± A guy¡¯s voice spread from the speaker in the helicopter. Chapter 888: Kill them all Chapter 888: Kill them all Yuan Shang felt complicated when he saw Ye Zhongming. He was the landlord of this place in the past, and Ye Zhongming was an outsider. Although he was very strong when he brought people here, at that time, he was on the same level as Ye Zhongming. But after some time, Ye Zhongming, who occupied Cloud Peak, rose with his people. Overnight, they became the strongest faction nearby and took control. Ying City, as well as the towns around it, became his territory. Even Lingshan City, which wasn¡¯t too close to Ying City, was also deeply influenced by Cloud Peak, and many Cloud Peak factions infiltrated the area. If nothing happened to Cloud Peak this time, this palace would turn into their private hunting ground in less than half a year. Yuan Shang was unhappy after working with Cloud Peak twice as he had to listen to them. He was prideful and chose to develop in the area. He even created the illusion that he died so that Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t notice him. It was effective, but when Lu Yi led Cloud Peak¡¯s enormous merchant squad to spread in the surrounding area, his business plummeted. Cloud Peak had everything he had and was even cheaper than him. Cloud Peak also had things he didn¡¯t, so he couldn¡¯t compare them to them. Under such a situation, he could only walk further and further. At a certain time, he felt like he wouldn¡¯t return to Cloud Peak¡¯s territory. But he was tempted when news of Cloud Peak almost being wiped spread to his ears. He didn¡¯t want to give up on the giant market here, so he brought people back to take a look. He came to Iron Tower Hut because there was more news here. Who knew that he would bump into Ye Zhongming? Wasn¡¯t he in Cloud Peak? Or did he use some methods to flee here? But before thinking deeper, he felt like someone had lifted him. Although the kings didn¡¯t return, they sent their helpers, who were level-six warriors. They walked out of the black hole and were shocked by what they saw. Although the sky was dark, they saw thick clouds. This was much brighter than Blue Secret Realm. They saw the wilderness that was covered in grass. They saw fertile land and sniffed the clear sky. They felt the surrounding area brimming with life. This was different from the death environment in Blue Secret Realm. Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart sank. Before he spoke, Liang Chuyin carried him up, and her beautiful brows frowned. Since they wiped out the factions that attacked them, it had been long since anyone challenged them. More so, when someone attacked them, it was a lightning strike. Yuan Shang told them about it. Those in the Iron Tower Hut also reacted and joined in, displaying all that happened to them. Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak¡¯s expression became ugly. Millions of zombies attacked the city, and numerous other mutated lifeforms appeared because of the red mist. Mutated lifeforms occupied Ying City, and the attack lasted for a long time... ¡°Zhongming, you need to keep calm.¡± Ah Tao grabbed his arm and consoled him. He took a deep breath and nodded. He knew these people wouldn¡¯t lie to him, so even if he brought these few people back, it would be for nothing. Not only him but if a nine-star evolved were fighting a million-strong zombie horde, he would die. He lowered his head to think. The others knew he was thinking, so they held their breaths and didn¡¯t speak. They were afraid that they would lose their lives if they angered him. ¡°Yuan Shang, help me.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Yuan Shang knew that he couldn¡¯t decline. If not, he would die. But he felt happy that he was being asked. Ye Zhongming waved and a mountain of crystals appeared beside him which caused the others¡¯ eyes to open wide. ¡°Help me contact all the factions and tell them that I will lead people to kill all the lifeforms. Those who come will get rewarded. I will use my name and Cloud Peak¡¯s name to promise that I will treat them well. Those who don¡¯t come can scram out from my territory.¡± ¡°From today on, from Cloud Peak to Tongcheng City as the radius, everything is under Cloud Peak¡¯s control!¡± Yuan Shang heard those words that were filled with killing intent, and his heart beat profusely. He was stunned for three seconds before he said in disbelief, ¡°You will kill them all?¡± Ye Zhongming asked, ¡°Right, be it humans or mutated lifeforms, they will die.¡± Chapter 890: Cheers Chapter 890: Cheers The entire Cloud Peak¡¯s walls were silent. Everyone knew what that meant. That person was asking them to leave. Disbelief appeared in many of their eyes. They had seen Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan, ranked only below Ye Zhongming, fighting alongside them and risking their lives. Although they were still taking care of them, battles were intense. Standing there was risky, much less facing those mutated lifeforms. Were they going to abandon them? The guy on the helicopter smiled, but that smile was cruel. He said so on purpose. From his angle, Cloud Peak was about to be broken. If one weren¡¯t stupid, they would know how to choose. Moreover, Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan¡¯s technology would be needed in any faction, and they would be supported and protected. The two of them would definitely follow them. No one would give up on their own lives. Of course, to prevent some accidents, those words directly cut them off from Cloud Peak. They wouldn¡¯t be able to stay even if they wanted to. Those words were like a needle, stabbing all hearts from Cloud Peak and Ying City. Even if this place wasn¡¯t broken down, they couldn¡¯t return. Moreover, he didn¡¯t lie. His faction did write to Liu Zhenghong. ¡°Sister Liu...¡± ¡°Grandmaster Le...¡± Many people muttered. Xia Lei wasn¡¯t here, so these two were Cloud Peak¡¯s spines. They supported the morale of everyone here. If they left, then... Was there a need to defend? Even the mutated lifeforms outside paid attention to their choice, and their attacks slowed. ¡°What?¡± Before he could speak, the pilot exclaimed. The guy was stunned. He chose the right time because the mist was dissipating. It wouldn¡¯t attract mutated lifeforms from far away, and those on the ground surrounded the city. Those in the sky were wiped clean, so he was safe at this height. But... What was that gold thing he saw from the opened cabin door? The golden light expanded and smashed into the helicopter. After the explosion, a fireball fell to the ground and lit up many zombies. The golden ball was perfectly fine and just stopped above the walls. That golden ball suddenly sped up and charged above the mutated lifeforms. Four holes appeared from the ball, and a bright light shone towards the sieging monsters. There were only four lines, but they were very powerful. As long as the mutated lifeform wasn¡¯t level five, they would die instantly. It fired for half a minute, and the zombie horde panicked. Half a minute later, the shooting stopped. When everyone thought it was over, the outer armor around the ball combined. It turned into a perfect circle, and like a meteor, it smashed into the ground. Be it zombies or mutated beasts, all of them were smashed into a paste. But that wasn¡¯t over. It started to roll over the horde. Its giant body was much bigger than all the lifeforms, and it was a few dozen tonnes. It rolled quickly and dealt huge damage to the dense horde. Just a few dozen seconds and thousands of mutated lifeforms were killed! Before many strong mutated lifeforms could stop it, it flew back into the sky and returned to the walls. Under all the gazes, it started to land. Many people controlling the crystal cannons looked towards Liu Zhenghong and waited for her order. Liu Zhenghong thought of one possibility. She didn¡¯t even look at them, and her body was shaking. The ball landed on the wall, and a door opened. A cold figure walked out and stood on the wall. After five seconds of silence, a huge cheer sounded throughout the mountain. Chapter 891: Cloud Peaks oath Chapter 891: Cloud Peak''s oath Many from Cloud Peak remembered that on that dark day, when Cloud Peak was about to be broken into, a person sat on the golden ball and descended. After many years, those living still reminisce about that day. That figure was too meaningful to Cloud Peak. This person created Cloud Peak from scratch. He never abused his men and always helped them. He developed Cloud Peak into a super faction. No one could compete with them in this region. Only by comparing to others could you show how precious this boss was. Although everyone would fight to the death for him, this was the apocalypse, and which faction¡¯s warriors wouldn¡¯t? But what did they get? Only a small portion. Most of the rewards were taken by the bosses. But Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t. From Ye Zhongming to the captains, no one would take what their members earned. The demon crystals belonged to themselves, and they only had to hand over materials. But what did those materials turn into? Everyone knew that they had turned into equipment for them. Moreover, the value of the equipment was far greater than that of their materials. Each Cloud Peak warrior felt like Boss Ye had been giving them too much. This young man gave them the ability to survive in the apocalypse. To them, he was not only a leader but also their father, their savior, their friend, and their relative. This feeling wouldn¡¯t change just because he wasn¡¯t often in Cloud Peak. Boss wasn¡¯t here so he could create better conditions for them. As for those outside factions who said that Ye Zhongming bought over their hearts, his level didn¡¯t fall behind. They said that he had many enemies, too. But Cloud Peak would just scoff at those ideas. Those who dared to talk more would get killed. Buying over? Then why didn¡¯t your faction do so? It didn¡¯t affect his level? That is because he was strong! He would be much stronger now if he didn¡¯t care about those under him! More enemies? Why did they become his enemy? Weren¡¯t they just jealous of what Cloud Peak had? If Boss Ye wasn¡¯t strong, would those things belong to Cloud Peak? Would they get so many benefits? They will die. No matter who. Even if you are a god. The mutated lifeforms outside stopped attacking. They used their dumb brains to look at their ¡®food¡¯ going crazy. But they didn¡¯t understand why. But they felt like a terrifying power spread from their bodies. ¡°There are many here from Ying City and other places. I officially ask if you are willing to join Cloud Peak. Are you willing to become family with those you have fought alongside these few days?¡± Those Ying City people who were cheering were stunned, and then they shouted with all their strength. Yes, they were willing. The reason why those dirty things didn¡¯t occupy the walls was down to them. They risked their lives like those from Cloud Peak to protect this place. They had feelings and relied on this place. While agreeing, they felt like they were used to standing on these high walls to see the outside world! They were willing to join this strong group! ¡°Then, Cloud Peak welcomes you!¡± Ye Zhongming jumped on one of the arrow holes and looked down at the endless mutated lifeforms. ¡°Are they terrifying?¡± Everyone quietened down when asked that and didn¡¯t know how to answer. ¡°Yes, they are. As the apocalypse gets further, they will get more terrifying.¡± ¡°But we will get stronger. One day, we will destroy them!¡± Ye Zhongming turned around and looked at them with a passionate gaze. ¡°That isn¡¯t wishful thinking. Today, I will prove to you. Wait for me; it won¡¯t take long, just a moment.¡± ¡°Then follow me and crush these disgusting things!¡± Chapter 892: Land equivalent exchange Chapter 892: Land equivalent exchange The few kings didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to return so quickly. How long did it take? They rushed over when they got the news from the Saint Pool. After all, there was still some time till the Saint Light Hall army attacked. The defenses were underway, and they weren¡¯t busy. The few other assistants returned with him. Ye Zhongming found Liang Chuyin after he left Cloud Peak. Their opinions on Earth were far more convincing than if Ye Zhongming tried to persuade them. He gave them time to speak, and the few kings finally believed in the other world. Moreover, it was far better than Blue Secret Realm. At the same time, they learned that his base there was in trouble. ¡°I need your help.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hide it. Such things couldn¡¯t be hidden. The few kings found out from their subordinates and had their own thoughts. They weren¡¯t surprised to hear Ye Zhongming say that.ViiSiit for latest novels The few kings looked at each other and knew what they were thinking. Finally, Hong Xiang had a better relationship with Ye Zhongming, who spoke. ¡°Zhongming, we know you are in trouble, and we should help you. But you know our situation. If we send too few people, we might be unable to help. But if we send too many, the losses...¡± Hong Xiang didn¡¯t continue, but Ye Zhongming understood what he meant. There were too many enemies and not enough Cloud Peak warriors. If the Posthumous people joined, they would be the main force and would suffer losses. The Imperial City defense would be a problem if the losses were huge. Ye Zhongming nodded but confidently said, ¡°Our agreement is that I will bring troops to help you defend the Imperial City. I planned to hire some warriors over. If you help me, I will send my own warriors to participate.¡± The kings were stunned and didn¡¯t know the difference. ¡°The warriors wearing silver and green are under me, and their average level is four and above.¡± Ye Zhongming took something he got from Cloud Peak. The new crystal gun model. He fired at the ground. He then tossed a crystal grenade. ¡°My subordinates use silver weapons and these pieces of equipment.¡± He said to them. ¡°I can help provide your warriors with equipment, but that would require time.¡± The kings had already been tempted before, but this final sentence made them agree. Did they not know that they had to face a million enemies? Of course they did! But they still agreed. Apart from their high status, which means that they didn¡¯t care about those warriors at the bottom; they were the ones gaining all the benefits. It was a win-win situation. As for sacrifice, everything needs sacrifices! Since they decided to help Ye Zhongming, they were very efficient. After all, their warriors didn¡¯t need preparation. After discussions, the few kings sent 50 thousand each. Two hundred thousand warriors went! The Imperial City didn''t have so many previously, but as more Posthumous people received orders and surged in to defend, the number of warriors increased. There were more than 300 thousand now. Moreover, that number was increasing quickly. Based on their experience, there would be at least 500 thousand when Saint Light Hall arrived. They were sending 200 thousand, but only 40 thousand were their own. Even if there were losses, it wasn¡¯t big, but they could also get benefits. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care about that. They came to an agreement: If the battle was intense, they would send more troops. To ensure the Imperial City¡¯s defense was safe, they promised to send 300 thousand. This was a terrifying number. They were all mature warriors, at least at level three. Posthumous people wouldn¡¯t get weaker on earth. On the contrary, their strengths would receive a small boost. Half an hour later, the first batch of 20 thousand entered the Saint Pool. Ye Zhongming placed the key and activated the teleportation gate. At this point, the mutated lifeforms that had recovered from the shock started to attack. Within Cloud Peak, a giant black hole appeared. The first Posthumous people warrior walked out. Chapter 893: Xia Leis counter attack Chapter 893: Xia Lei''s counter attack Netherworld Mine was a famous name in the area because it was once abandoned. A faction occupied it, and any that dared to offend them would be wiped within a night. But on this day, people who passed by saw a team enter the mine, and then there were cries and the thick scent of blood. Everyone could tell that Xia Lei wasn¡¯t in a good state. It was only because she had been through an intense battle. But she was still pumped up. Twelve people knelt before her. They were the twelve leaders of Netherworld Mine. Dense corpses were beside them, thousands of corpses. In the distance, there were some people in the corners that shivered. Those corpses were the source of the gory scent. ¡°Tell me what I want to know, and I will let you go.¡± Xia Lei tapped the cheeks of one person and said gently. ¡°Tell me who gave you the news about our path.¡± Xia Lei squinted her eyes and squatted before that person, ¡°Tell me who sent you to monitor us.¡± That person scoffed coldly and didn¡¯t say anything. Xia Lei pouted and touched his ear. She then ripped it off. Fresh blood splattered on his collar. The guy who wanted to scream in pain could only whimper as Xia Lei had shoved his ear into his mouth! ¡°Eat it.¡± Xia Lei said calmly. That guy tried to spit. Even if he killed people like they were pigs, he wouldn¡¯t be interested in eating his own ear. But Xia Lei pressed his mouth and pinched his chin. She controlled him to force him to swallow his ear. Those kneeling beside them twitched. They lowered their heads and didn¡¯t want to see those terrifying scenes. That person¡¯s eyes were red. He stared at her furiously and wanted to eat her. ¡°Very angry?¡± Her smile disappeared, and a twisted, furious glare appeared. Her voice became sharp, ¡°You are angry? Now Cloud Peak is being attacked, and who knows how many are dead? Shouldn¡¯t I be angry? Cloud Peak might be broken; should I be angry? Ye Zhongming handed Cloud Peak to me, but I might lose it. How can I answer to him? Shouldn¡¯t I be angry?¡± They knew about Chameleon when the battle in the dungeon began. They sent news that Cloud Peak was being attacked. The team returned but was intercepted. Chameleon found this organization. After Xia Lei knew they couldn¡¯t enter Cloud Peak, she decided to come here to find an answer. ¡°She headed back after getting the news.¡± The voice was cold and hoarse, and you couldn¡¯t tell the gender. ¡°Did you take the thing I wanted?¡± Xia Lei asked. ¡°I did. Professor Liu told you to use it carefully.¡± Everyone was stunned, This mysterious team successfully entered Cloud Peak after the zombie surrounded it. There was only one Professor Liu, Liu Zhenghong. ¡°Their bases have been marked.¡± Butterfly Tail passed her a map, ¡°Along with the 600 alive, there are around 5 thousand.¡± ¡°Too few.¡± Xia Lei said solemnly. Butterfly Tail was silent momentarily before saying, ¡°There are only these.¡± ¡°Go, get Sha Sha and Mo Ye to gather and tell them to wait for me outside.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Butterfly Tail¡¯s body shook, and he got out of the mine. This should be a special job. ¡°Move according to this path and attack these bases. Catch them alive.¡± Xia Lei handed the map to her subordinates. This 40-year-old woman was in disbelief. ¡°This, this, these people, didn¡¯t offend us...¡± She didn¡¯t finish, but she was frightened by Xia Lei¡¯s gaze. ¡°No one is innocent in this world.¡± Her expression was cold, ¡°I can only ensure that my people live well. I don¡¯t care about others.¡± She left. The others looked at each other and followed. But they knew that the old Xia Lei was gone. Chapter 894: Evolution Potion Feast (1) Chapter 894: Evolution Potion Feast (1) When the first batch of 50 thousand posthumous people warriors switched for the Cloud Peak warriors, this was the first time in the past few days that they could rest. They returned to their accommodations. They couldn¡¯t even wash up and then just fell asleep. They were curious about where these weird-looking warriors came from, but not to the level where they wouldn¡¯t rest. It was okay as long as they were helpers that their boss found. After these Posthumous people got on the walls, they were shocked to see all the mutated lifeforms. They thought the battle would be tough, but they didn¡¯t expect there to be so many enemies. Liang Chuyin, Miya, Ah Tao, etc, who had grasped some of each other¡¯s language, were the translators who gave them orders to defend themselves. The mutated lifeforms didn¡¯t stop attacking. The moment the Posthumous people got on the walls, they were in the battle. Although they didn¡¯t recognise the zombies or mutated lifeforms, they knew the crystals. After all, the levels they represented were the same as the Blue Secret Realm, which helped to clear out the foreign feeling. At the same time, their strength did increase coming from the Blue Secret Realm. That excited them, and they felt like the fights were going smoothly. Hong Xiang was the king who led the first team over. This level eight king was curious about Ye Zhongming¡¯s world, and he was sent first due to their close relationship. Although they had to fight immediately, Hong Xiang¡¯s first impression of Earth was still wonderful. The air, temperature, humidity, weather, and ground were all better than Blue Secret Realm. They could see sprouts on the fertile soil. Even when he used skills, they were stronger than before. To the Posthumous people, this was heaven. Moreover, he had Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak to rely on, so there wasn¡¯t any risk when he laid roots here. Hong Xiang felt happy that he agreed to Ye Zhongming¡¯s land exchange condition. Ye Zhongming looked at the red mist, which was already very thin. The red mist was once Cloud Peak¡¯s death sentence, but now, Ye Zhongming hoped it was thicker. Only then would the mutated lifeforms lose their minds and attack them. It would make it more convenient for the Posthumous people warriors to kill them. Now, these fellows were much more intelligent. If they decided to retreat, Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t benefit. ¡°Help me defend for a while; I will prepare some equipment for the warriors.¡± Hong Xiang was happy to hear Ye Zhongming say that and agreed to defend the walls. Ye Zhongming descended from the walls and went to the basement with four wheels. He started to spin for the potions. Ye Zhongming had many crystals and materials now. Due to the space connection, these were being shipped back to Cloud Peak and stacked up into mountains in the warehouse. Ye Zhongming had thousands of potions of each level a few hours later. The first three levels were the most; he also had four and five-star potions. He came to Cloud Peak Alliance¡¯s temporary camp, and after sending people to guard the area, he let these warriors consume the first three level potions. These people were his most loyal warriors. Unlike the Posthumous people outside, strengthening them was his own strength. These potions weren¡¯t as effective as on humans, but they could make them stronger. He gave the few leaders and higher-ups four-star potions, and now he had raised their levels to above level three. He found Liu Zhenghong and called those who performed well but didn¡¯t reach four and five stars, including the Ying City warriors. He handed these potions down. Like that, his subordinates would have 500 more four-star and 100 more five-star warriors in a few days. Ye Zhongming looked at his subordinates, who fell asleep after injecting the potions. He anticipated the expressions of those who had caused this situation when they found out that Cloud Peak did not get wiped and that they even got rich from this war. Chapter 895: Evolution Potion Feast (2) Chapter 895: Evolution Potion Feast (2) ¡°Pa!¡± The whiskey glass hit the wooden table and gave out a crisp sound. After Demon Gold drank the glass full of white liquid, he enjoyed the feeling of alcohol flowing in his body. He shook his head. Since he evolved, his resistance had increased, and that included his alcohol resistance. All kinds of alcohol, no matter how much he drank, wouldn¡¯t make him intoxicated. He habitually touched the lower half of his body. That part had once left him, but now he has a pair of muscular legs. Demon Gold sold his soul to get these legs, but he felt it was worth it. ¡°What can you even taste like that?¡± Green Flower shook her head and slowly drank the alcohol. ¡°If I don¡¯t do this, all the more I wouldn¡¯t be able to taste anything.¡± Demon Gold touched his neck and gave out a cracking sound. ¡°Your injuries are okay?¡± Green Flower nodded, ¡°After getting the Demon Mark, injuries aren¡¯t important anymore.¡± Something flashed in his eyes when he heard Demon Mark. The wooden door behind opened, and a person entered. He saw Demon Gold and Green Flower by the bar and just walked over. He glanced at the rack. His left hand moved, and a red flesh whip moved, sticking to a red bottle and pulling it to his side. He just sat down. The thick and long meat whip covered the bottle. It sucked, and the cork was pulled out. He then downed the entire bottle. Green Flower and Demon Gold looked at each other and saw the disdain on their faces. That person drank a bottle, and the moment he placed the empty bottle down, he spotted their expressions. He scoffed coldly. ¡°Monster.¡± .............................................................................. Ye Zhongming went out on a trip on the Exquisite Floating Ball. He returned a day later. The mutated lifeforms attacked again, but it wasn¡¯t intense. They were testing Cloud Peak. Mo Ye and Little Tiger followed him back. Of course, their team was left outside. These core members were delighted when they saw Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan. Ye Zhongming let them talk before giving each of them a potion. Six star potion. Although Cloud Peak got six-star potions before, and many of them were six-star evolved they were still shocked when they saw over ten bottles. Everyone knew the boss got rich from this trip to the secret realm. ¡°No wonder you told us to hand over our matters to our deputies. So you wanted us to evolve.¡± Little Tiger rubbed his palms and smiled. ¡°Inject it quickly. When you wake, it is when we fight back.¡± Ye Zhongming was tempted to try. After this evolution, most of Cloud Peak¡¯s core members would reach six-star. Xia Lei, Park Xiuying, Mo Ye, Litle Tiger, Shengyuan, Liang Chuyin, Tong Hu and his wife, Tang Tian, Sister Rong, Liu Zhenghong, Le Dayuan, Ya Tian, Ah Yang. These people would all turn into six-star evolved. Ah Yang¡¯s few brothers, candy, Lu Yi, etc, would also get there shortly. When the time comes, the core Cloud Peak members will form a strong base around the three seven-star evolved: Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, and Yellow Ball. They would support nearly 2000 five-star evolved, and ten thousand four-star evolved. The researchers, technical staff, logistics members, etc., would all reach three stars. Apart from that, their families were all given evolution potions and became two-star evolved! Then, Cloud Peak would attack the mutated lifeforms, and they would definitely win. A huge fortune would enter his pockets, and their levels would increase again! Cloud Peak would become a super faction that is no weaker than anyone else in this country. It could even battle with the Resistance Zone. Ye Zhongming touched the only seven-star potion in his possession. He activated the Secret Realm key and headed to Blue Secret Realm. Xia Bai and her team were there, so it was safer to evolve there. But a shadow appeared in his heart. Where did Xia Lei and Park Xiuying¡¯s team go? Chapter 896: Seven star Chapter 896: Seven star Xia Lei was calm as she stood around the fire and was surrounded by cries, but Park Xiuying bit her lips and was lost. The team didn¡¯t head back to Cloud Peak. Instead, they arced towards it, and there were many small human bases on this arc. This was one of them. This was already the fifth base that they had struck. Any evolve that dared to resist would be killed. Those terrified evolved would be held hostage and forced to continue with the party. Over two thousand people were forced to follow them. They heard that there were over 15 such bases ahead of them. Usually, Park Xiuying would stop Xia Lei even if she was the most powerful person in Cloud Peak apart from Ye Zhongming. Although Cloud Peak was similar to others in the apocalypse, where their path to getting strong would be covered in blood, each person, including Park Xiuying, would have killed many. But they were passive. They killed because their enemies attacked them. Park Xiuying¡¯s mentality had changed, and she didn¡¯t mind that. But these people didn¡¯t offend Cloud Peak, and they were being destroyed. This was something she couldn¡¯t accept. But she didn¡¯t stop her as she knew that Sister Lei was doing so because of Cloud Peak. It was just that her methods were slightly cruel. Right, Park Xiuying knew that there weren¡¯t any innocent people in the apocalypse. These people might look sad and despairing, but they had sneak-attacked other humans last night. They robbed their corpses. She remembered the words Xia Lei had told her after they had attacked the first base. Xia Lei told her that if she was her, would she not do the same? Park Xiuying thought about it for a long time and realized she would make the same choice even if she didn¡¯t want to. She would choose Cloud Peak¡¯s survival and the death of others. Since that was the case, she persuaded herself not to hesitate, but she could not calm down. She felt like she was still too soft. The team quickly swept this base and started moving towards the next. They would arrive in just two hours. But they faced some problems near that base. The food was still warm. No one knew when he would wake up, so it is evident that Xia Bai would always prepare new food. Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart felt warm. After becoming a seven-star evolved, Ye Zhongming sensed considerable changes in his body. Although there was only a level difference from six-star, like Yellow Ball, seven-star was an advanced lifeform. Each stage had three evolution levels. Every stage would give massive changes. Ye Zhongming felt his overall body quality strengthen, and it was by a lot. His senses had also increased. His hearing, smell, sight, taste, and touch all reached a new level. What shocked Ye Zhongming was that his mental energy increased significantly. One must know that Ye Zhongming¡¯s mental energy was not proportionate to his evolution level, but it was much more. Be it from the brain bug or the Soul Refining Technique; his mental energy amount could compare to a nine-star evolved. He thought that increasing mental energy would be difficult after the Soul Refining Technique reached a peak. Who knew it would increase so quickly? Ye Zhongming closed his eyes to sense, and it was 20% more than previously. As his overall amount was high, this 20% was terrifying. He ate and stretched his body. He wrestled with Yellow Ball for a while, and after getting used to his body, he had some ideas. Now that his mental energy was so high and the overall amount was so terrifying, should he try things he hadn¡¯t tried before? Ye Zhongming told Xia Bai to guard the tent so he wouldn¡¯t be disturbed. He took out a weird bone. This bone was thin and long at the bottom, and when you reached the quarter mark, it started to twist and curl. Under the light, it looked like ivory. Ye Zhongming was slightly emotional. This was the bone of a level-nine demon monster! Chapter 897: Soul Artifact Chapter 897: Soul Artifact Ye Zhongming wanted to use a soul technique. After the Soul Refining Technique reached the top level, Ye Zhongming was busy with other things. He was either working with the Posthumous people or helping Cloud Peak. His time was all spent crafting weapons. Now that he had time and Cloud Peak was safe due to the 200,000 warriors helping to defend it, he had no worries, and his desire to craft soul technique equipment couldn¡¯t be stopped. To him, this was a new attempt. When creating ordinary equipment, Ye Zhongming did think about creating new things and making some small soul technique equipment like the one Ah Tao was wearing. He had also asked Ah Tao about it. Although Ah Tao taught him about it, he was not confident. He had never created medium¡ªto big-sized soul technique equipment. Moreover, his material was a level nine beast material. He didn¡¯t even dare use it to craft equipment. This was the outline of a purple piece of equipment. He wanted to see how strong soul equipment could be. At the same time, he wanted to prove his question. Could the soul equipment that he crafted be judged by the wheel?? If not, it would be okay, as it proved that soul techniques were unique to Blue Secret Realm and independent of the wheel system. But if it could, then... Ye Zhongming could prove some thoughts he had. Creating soul equipment was much more straightforward than creating other equipment, as there was only one step: merging mental energy into materials. It seemed simple, but Ye Zhongming knew succeeding wasn¡¯t easy. Firstly, the materials were hard to find. The materials for crafting soul equipment differed from those of ordinary equipment. After all, they were going to be the mediums for mental energy, so they needed to be tough and neutral. Typically, the materials that satisfied these conditions were at least intermediate demon monster teeth or spines or advanced demon monster teeth or bigger bone parts. For example, Ah Tao¡¯s bracelet was made from the teeth of demon monsters. Next, it would be mental energy control. He thought about it and didn¡¯t stop. He repeated this series of actions, and only after adding 15 marks did he sense that the resistance had become repulsive. He knew that he had to stop. The glow continued to shine. The marks that had taken up 170 centimeters of the bone came to life, and they gathered at the spiral part of the bone. Ye Zhongming picked it up and could only watch it happen. He wanted to do something, but he didn¡¯t know what. Very quickly, the 15 marks were squeezed onto the 50-centimeter spiral bone. The dense marks made them more apparent, but the jade-like nature of the bone made them very beautiful. Something else shocked Ye Zhongming. The bone started to change. The bottom became sharper, like an obelisk. The top part became round and turned into a thick pillar. The spiral part changed, too. Each turn became rounder, and it went from thick at the bottom to thin at the top. The difference wasn¡¯t as great, but the pyramidal shape became more apparent. When this ended, the light on the special-looking bone staff retracted, and its entire body became dull. Ye Zhongming tensed up and wondered if he had failed. But two seconds later, a golden light shone, covering everything in the room in a layer of gold. After which, everything calmed down. Ye Zhhongming was left with a shining bone staff. Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. Gold equipment? He had no blueprints and crafted something on the level of the Gate of Sacrifice. This broke many of his previous thoughts and was a massive blow to his soul. But he calmed down. Wasn¡¯t this a good thing? He got up with the bone staff. He wanted to test it. But the outcome stunned him. What was going on? No reaction? Chapter 898: Soul Shattering Staff Chapter 898: Soul Shattering Staff Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression wasn¡¯t good. The mental energy consumed by this bone staff was small as he recovered quickly. But the level nine material was rare. Before he revived, such a thing could be traded for a seven-star potion. Ye Zhongming was only six-star in his last life. Once this staff was damaged, that material was useless. Who knew how long it would take for him to get such a good thing? Level nine was also something of a legend in Blue Secret Realm. They hadn¡¯t even seen one, much less hunt one. He tried again. He injected mental energy, but it still didn¡¯t work! He aimed it at a target and hoped something would fly out, but nothing happened! He even tossed it, but still, nothing worked. Was it working or not? Ye Zhongming was anxious. ¡°Seems like I am getting closer to returning home.¡± He laughed so much that Ye Zhongming wanted to roll his eyes. ¡°You think too simply about soul weapons? Maybe it is a concept?¡± He smiled before saying, ¡°Soul artifacts are called soul artifacts because the creator imprinted their mental energy on them. It is a mark. Once crafted, you can¡¯t wipe it off unless the artifa ... We are unable to load the verification. Please unblock any scripts or login to continue reading. Verify below to continue reading Please login to continue reading. Chapter 899: Elite team Chapter 899: Elite team ¡°Some of the mutated lifeforms have left, but not many. Little Tiger and the others got back out of the city after evolving. Moreover, Rainbow Gate transported 50 thousand more out. The mutated lifeforms that left would be killed further away.¡± Mo Ye remained in Cloud Peak and took over control from Liu Zhenghong, who returned to her lab. Ye Zhongming brought back many materials. Flame Tiger Operation¡¯s God Hall attack. Although they only obtained a few bits of their research data, it was enough for Cloud Peak to research for some time. ¡°Where is Professor He?¡± Ye Zhongming frowned and asked. This fellow was a spy who helped them when they attacked God Hall, but Xia Lei did all that. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know their agreement before he found Xia Lei, and he had to wait for her to tell him about it when she returned. However, Professor He was not only a researcher but also a very strong expert. He had turned into a monster, so it was a lie if Ye Zhongming said he didn¡¯t worry. This changed their attitudes. Although Ye Zhongming and any of the Cloud Peak higher-ups didn¡¯t s ... We are unable to load the verification. Please unblock any scripts or login to continue reading. Verify below to continue reading Please login to continue reading. Chapter 901: Fainted Chapter 901: Fainted Black Cell. This was the name that people in his last life gave this level-eight mutated zombie because it looked very similar to a famous anime, just that the zombie¡¯s armor was black. This zombie was a killing machine. It was very agile and powerful. It had sharp nails and there were diamond-shaped edges at its joints. Its thick tail and sharp tail tip terrified people. These gave him a variety of taps. Moreover, as it had thick armor, its defense was very strong, too. Apart from that, its talent skills were amazing too. It had all sorts of attacks. The only weakness was that it wasn¡¯t quick. When humans bump into it, it might have a chance to escape. Black Cell was different from the Pink Ball from God Hall. This was a real self-evolved body. If one was the same level as it, it was quite difficult for a human evolved to defeat the Black Cell. Even if Ye Zhongming had become a seven-star evolved, and his equipment and skills far exceeded this level, he would probably only be able to escape. This fellow was only slightly weaker than the Chain Prisoner. Before this, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think about killing this fellow. If humans wanted to kill level eight lifeforms at this current stage, they would have to be really lucky. As before, when they killed the level eight zombie ape, they had to use the area. Before it got close, they had to use all their attacks on it! They could only do so because Cloud Peak¡¯s attacks, demon crystal weapons, and various defense equipment were the best of the human race! Even then, they still had to focus fire on the level eight zombie ape, which resulted in other parts of the wall being broken. They paid a heavy price and sacrificed thousands in that battle. Over a quarter of the city''s defense equipment was destroyed in that battle, too. They were in an intense situation, and Ye Zhongming used the Soul Shattering Staff almost instinctively. The warriors on the walls who saw it were stunned. That pillar of light covered a few hundred meters of distance and even hit Cloud Peak¡¯s walls! Hong Xiang was shaking slightly. He knew that Ye Zhongming was strong and that he couldn¡¯t defeat him. Ye Zhongming¡¯s level increased, which meant that Hong Xiang had no idea of competing with him. But he didn¡¯t think that Ye Zhongming could insta kill him. What happened the last time was because he was careless. But now... That pillar of light badly injured the level eight Black Cell and the lifeforms behind it. This showed that Ye Zhongming insta killed it without much effort. Hong Xiang didn¡¯t think that his defense could compare to that of this monster whose body was covered in black armor. While he was stunned, a person flashed. That masked woman dashed. Behind her was the Red Hair monster woman and the golden dog! That red-haired woman slashed the head of this badly injured monster when she passed the Black Cell. The dog bit the body, and they covered a hundred meters in an instant. That masked woman was hugging a person; it was Ye Zhongming! Hong Xiang knew that things weren¡¯t right. He couldn¡¯t bother so much and just followed them. The moment they moved, it was as if time had restarted. Cloud Peak cheered while the mutated lifeform army was in chaos. Although Black Cell was just the zombie¡¯s commander and the mutated plants and animals weren¡¯t under it, there were over 2 million zombies. There were at least a few hundred thousand around the few of them. Seeing the commander being killed, the other high-level lifeforms surged at these few people. They wanted to rip them into pieces. So even if Xia Bai and the others were quick, they were surrounded when they were around 50 meters from the hole in the wall. Both sides were in an intense battle. When the defending troops saw it, they wouldn''t allow their boss to be attacked. Tens of thousands of them charged out from the hole to receive them. The battle became even more chaotic. The mutated lifeform army was split into two parts. One that surged towards the wall, one that ran backward. An empty region appeared in the middle. Humans were all fighting for themselves. There wasn¡¯t a commander, because... Ye Zhongming had fainted. Chapter 900: Things going out of control Chapter 900: Things going out of control Pretty much at the same time, the 80 thousand warriors outside received the order to battle. Many people didn¡¯t know what to do; they only knew that a battle was coming. The battle contribution badges existed and helped them communicate. Many orders were passed through it. With Cloud Peak as a core, 250 thousand warriors started to move. Actually, there was a misunderstanding. Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal was to test the power of his soul weapon. He moved his warriors to create a chance for himself to enter and then leave. Which meant that apart from him, the others were just a distraction. But everyone thought back to Ye Zhongming¡¯s speech and waited for him to lead them to fight back. After those orders were given, the warriors felt like the counterattack was about to begin. Some core members felt that although the boss didn¡¯t expressly say it, a war was going to begin. In such a situation, Ye Zhongming¡¯s journey to test his weapon goes out of control. Those on the walls did the first shot. A pair of CLoud Peak warriors saw that some mutated lifeforms were moving toward the walls, so they fired the crystal cannon. It was a signal, and the other troops started to use their skills on those mutated lifeforms. When the Posthumous people defending them saw it, although they didn¡¯t have such long-range attacks, but there were many stones, wood, and abandoned cars on the wall. They tossed them down towards those disgusting fellows. Everyone attacked. This stunned the commander. But seeing that it was effective and they were in the ascendency, no one stopped them. This gave them another misunderstanding. When Ye Zhongming got the news, he was speechless. If Cloud Peak and the group outside started the war because they got out of control, then when the Posthumous people, who saw that their first attacks weren¡¯t useful, opened the gates and charged, this meant that this conflict was destined to have an outcome. Both sides couldn¡¯t stop the fight. Either the humans and Posthumous people killed the million mutated lifeforms, or they would crush all these humans. When the battle was underway, the elite squad, consisting of Hong Xiang, Ye Zhongming, Red Hair, Xia Bai, and Yellow Ball, was deep in the mutated lifeforms, just dozens of meters from the command center. Thanks to Red Hair, she controlled some zombies to surround the team. They entered the core area. Based on the plan, they would cover Ye Zhongming. After testing the weapon''s strength, the zombies around them would stop the other lifeforms, and the Exquisite Floating Ball would take all of them away. Cloud Peak and the warriors outside were to draw their attention so they would be far from the command center they wanted to attack. Who knew that the moment the team arrived, the battle would begin? The entire mutated lifeform army was in a mess. Those high-level lifeforms jumped out and prepared to return to their positions. However, they bumped into Ye Zhongming¡¯s group. These high-level lifeforms weren¡¯t affected by Red Hair. They noticed the humans and roared. The surrounding zombies, beasts, and mutated lifeforms surrounded the area and planned to eat these bold humans. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t care anymore. He raised the Soul Shattering Staff and fired at the level-eight mutated zombie. As it was rushed, he didn¡¯t control his mental energy. The marks were lit up one by one, and when he realized that things weren¡¯t right, he couldn¡¯t stop. A piercing light shot from the staff. A three-meter thick pillar fired and swept the area ahead. Chapter 902: War whirlpool Chapter 902: War whirlpool The team¡¯s atmosphere was very depressed. Thousands of people were being forced to walk. If they resisted, they would be beaten up and even killed. A woman walked in the front. Her face was ice cold. This was Cloud Peak¡¯s second in command, Xia Lei. The closer she got to Cloud Peak, the colder she felt. Even Park Xiuying didn¡¯t dare to speak to her. But although they were silent, they felt slightly better. They got the news that Cloud Peak had held on. Now, they were very close to Ying City. Moreover, there was new news from Cloud Peak. A person appeared in the team and ran to Xia Lei¡¯s side. He passed her a note and then ran back into the wilderness. Quickly, no one could see traces of him. Cloud Peak knew that he was a member of Chameleon. His combat strength might not be high, but he had mysterious job and abilities. Xia Lei opened the note, and she lit up. The warriors sensed the thick, vengeful intent from her body. ¡°Show everyone this!¡± Xia Lei told someone to read the contents of the note to everyone. The moment the Cloud Peak warriors heard it, they exploded! Boss was back in Cloud Peak! He brought many warriors, but Cloud Peak was still being attacked! Cloud Peak launched an attack not long ago, splitting into two battlefields. The battle is really intense. The news caused Cloud Peak warriors¡¯ blood to boil! But very quickly, the final piece of information was a guess. Even Chameleon members couldn¡¯t enter the center of the battle, so this was the intel member¡¯s own judgment of the situation. The deduction was split into two parts. The first was that although Cloud Peak launched a counterattack, the difference in numbers was huge, and they would still be at a disadvantage. ¡°Lead Park Xiuying back to Cloud Peak! Remember, you can die, but send Park Xiuying back to the mountain. Do you understand?¡± ¡°Understood!¡± The two girls weren¡¯t unhappy at all and agreed. At the same time, their bodies twisted, and two pairs of wings appeared. They were rare flying-type job users. This was one of the escape paths for Park Xiuying. They grabbed an arm each and flew into the sky towards Cloud Peak. With this speed, they could return within half an hour. ¡°Knock these people out. One person carry two, and let¡¯s travel quickly!¡± Xia Lei¡¯s blade landed on the 5 thousand that were held hostage and knocked them out. The others followed, very quickly, Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors carried two hostages and ran back to Cloud Peak. .................................................................................... If one looked down at Cloud Peak and Ying City from the skies, one would see many huge teams were heading in this direction. These teams were the factions that Ye Zhongming told Yuan Shang to inform. Their sizes were different, from a few people to a few thousand. They came after receiving Ye Zhongming¡¯s promise of huge rewards. Of course, they had two plans. If Cloud Peak¡¯s situation weren¡¯t good, they wouldn¡¯t risk their lives and just leave. They wouldn¡¯t even bother to see if there were any spoils. If Cloud Peak had the advantage, they didn¡¯t mind helping and getting the final rewards.However, people with symbolic Cloud Peak features appeared when they got close to Cloud Peak. They organized them to gather at a spot. Once they reach a certain number, a Cloud Peak squad will appear and lead them away to battle the mutated lifeforms with Cloud Peak. Only then did they know that Cloud Peak¡¯s counterattack had begun. Their small tricks couldn¡¯t be executed, and they could only battle those monsters. Although their evolution levels weren¡¯t high, there were many of them. Over 20 thousand people gathered here, which increased the strength of the human force. There was also a group of people rushing over. A war whirlpool with Cloud Peak at the center was forming quickly! Chapter 903: Mutated armys final attack Chapter 903: Mutated army''s final attack Ye Zhongming fainted because he used up all of his mental energy. Even if Ah Tao and the three-legged man told him how to create and use the soul artifact, he understood too little. Moreover, the former¡¯s understanding of soul artifacts was very low. His peak item had just reached the intermediate stage. Although the three-legged man¡¯s mental energy talent was extraordinary, it was because of his race. In other words, the three-legged man¡¯s mental energy was strong, and he could know so much because he lived a long time. But he was not good at crafting soul artifacts. Right, knowing and being good at something were two different things. With his ability, he probably wouldn¡¯t use it in the Blue Secret Realm if he got free. That thing might not be stronger than his current attack. So Ye Zhongming had no idea if the Basic Smith Heart, etc. Smith skills would affect his creation of a level nine soul artifact. Anyways, he succeeded, and he added 15 marks. The three-legged man knew it was amazing but didn¡¯t expect it to be this amazing. All these elements combined meant that when Ye Zhongming used the Soul Shattering Staff, he created a hundreds-meter-long death corridor. It killed level seven lifeforms and badly injured the level eight lifeform. As a result, he used all of his mental energy and went unconscious. How high was Ye Zhongming¡¯s overall mental energy? It wasn¡¯t surprising that the damage was so high after he had consumed all of his mental energy.Re?Ad lateSt chapters at novelhall.com Only Of course, it was because things were too sudden. Ye Zhongming just wanted to do a powerful strike, but he didn¡¯t consider it. Or rather, he did consider, but he didn¡¯t expect to need so much mental energy to activate all 15 marks. But he fainted. This was tough for Xia Bai, Hong Xiang, Red Hair, and others. The zombie army was stunned, but they were nearly able to make use of it to return to Cloud Peak. But, they were nearly able to. Two people, a zombie and a dog, were in their strongest states. Hong Xiang held two weapons: a silver blade and a pair of silver hammers, gifts from Ye Zhongming. When the zombies surrounded them, they knew he had to go all out. The blade turned into streaks of silver light that sliced the enemies that charged forward. Since the war began, only two level eight zombies have arrived. One was the level eight Zombie Ape, which was killed by the ranged attacks. The other was Black Cell, which was killed. With them here, the zombies around surrounded them. Even if Talking Lady and Red Hair returned, it wouldn¡¯t do much because of the level gap. They were stronger. But without them, some stronger zombies were also killed such that the higher-end of the zombie¡¯s strength was severely damaged. But there were too many zombies. There were over ten level seven, hundreds of level six, and numerous level five zombies. Usually, when the zombie king dies, the remaining high-level zombies select someone to take over. After two level seven zombies led 20 level six zombies over, the elite team stopped. They were a dozen meters from the Posthumous people''s defense line. They were so close that they could see the slightest reactions on their faces. A level seven zombie led seven level six zombies to tangle with Hong Xiang. The other level seven faced Red Hair. The remaining level six zombies led their subordinates and attacked Xia Bai and Yellow Ball. Taking revenge and taking over the leadership became a method that all lifeforms would adopt. Zombies were no exception. Xia Bai shouted. She sliced two zombies, and then Yellow Ball bit her collar and tossed her. She hugged Ye Zhongming and got onto Yellow Ball¡¯s back. It barked, and it used Dense Needles. 20-centimeter thick fur fired in all directions and cleared an area. Yellow Ball¡¯s beast tool moved and brought them into the sky. With Yellow Ball¡¯s flying speed, it needed just a few seconds, and it could fly onto the wall. It didn¡¯t use this and waited for the high-level zombies to appear. If not, it was easy for it to be intercepted. The people on the walls watched as Yellow Ball flew into the sky. They started to provide cover such that it didn¡¯t need to worry. But in the dense zombie horde, another level seven zombie hiding finally showed itself. It was as if it was waiting for this moment. It gave out an ear-piercing screech. Chapter 903.5- Mutated armys final attack (2) Chapter 903.5- Mutated army''s final attack (2) As it screamed, 50-strength-type zombies stood up. Each one of them held an agility-type zombie. They tossed these little ones toward Yellow Ball. This wasn¡¯t it. In another direction, thousands of zombies in various forms showed off their might. These zombies all had a unique point: They had wings! At the same time, the empty region in the middle, formed by the humans¡¯ attacks, had close to ten thousand similar-type zombies! These zombies were around two meters long and very muscular. Their skin looked soft, unlike the thin or thick armor that other zombies evolved. It was obvious that they didn¡¯t have too high a defense. Moreover, although their legs had degenerated, their upper body was very developed. The most eye-catching thing was their giant stomachs. Even pregnant ladies who were about to give birth didn¡¯t have such big tummies. It was rare for so many zombies of the same type to be gathered together. If Ye Zhongming had woken up and seen these mutated lifeforms, he would have known they were Cannon Zombies! A mutated zombie that spat a special liquid that they accumulated in their bodies. They were one of the few ranged zombies. The liquid that these cannon zombies spat was amazing. Firstly, they were very powerful. When fired, they would give out a banging sound, which is why they got their names. The impact of the liquid balls was also very strong, and they could kill. The liquids themselves were very corrosive. After exposure to the air, they would undergo some chemical reaction, so they weren¡¯t easily extinguished. But what terrified the humans weren¡¯t these giant fleas. There were over six digits of warriors in the city. If they jumped in, they could cause chaos but couldn¡¯t take down Cloud Peak. The ground behind them started to rumble. Many train-like purplish red bugs charged out. Their bodies were covered in armor that shone in the sunlight. Their bodies were dozens of meters long and had many thick legs under them. One look and one knew that although their bodies were long, they would be extremely quick, too. What everyone paid attention to were their heads. There were many huge drills. As they moved, one could sense the enormous energy within. The moment those bugs appeared, they charged towards the walls. The spiral heads started to spin, and the spinning speed picked up. Their eyes and mouths moved along with their heads, making them look weird. It was obvious that they were about to drill through the walls. Dense sounds could be heard, and some were ear-piercing. The entire sky turned dark. Tens of thousands of mutated porcupines were in the distance, their heads curled into their bodies. Those meter-long spikes covered Cloud Peak. Each porcupine had dozens of spikes, and they fired one by one. Very quickly, they covered the sky. They were like a dark cloud that shot towards Cloud Peak. In the mutated animal faction, there was a white elephant the size of an SUV. It grinned with its two exquisite tusks and looked at Cloud Peak. Its head had an orange crystal like that of the Pink Ball. Not far from the white elephant was a beast covered with thick wings. Its thick neck had four giant heads. One couldn¡¯t see its crystal. Only some people on the wall could see a small head between the four giant heads. There was also an orange crystal. These attacks were a signal. The mutated lifeform army that had started to attack those humans on the outskirts split. Some continued to fight while some turned and headed towards Cloud Peak! After the humans began an attack due to a misunderstanding, the mutated lifeform army that had been probing also launched its attacks. The humans, whose morale was sky-high, were stunned.Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com Chapter 904: Dangerous situation Chapter 904: Dangerous situation At this moment, many people knew why those mutated lifeforms were so quiet for those few days. It seemed like it wasn¡¯t because they had lost motivation because the red mist had disappeared. They hadn¡¯t given up on Cloud Peak. They wanted to... Have a full meal before leaving. They were channeling energy! Many smart people would guess that the mutated lifeform might actually retreat if Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t bring those support troops. After all, there weren¡¯t that many people, and there wasn¡¯t enough food for them. But Cloud Peak sent reinforcements. The entire Cloud Peak was filled with 200 thousand people. The scent they gave off sent the mutated lifeforms mad. If they broke into the city, they could have a full meal! These mutated lifeforms rarely had a chance to see so many human evolved gathered together. The special thing was that the average human evolution level was similar to theirs and was slightly higher. As food, apart from being delicious, they were nutritious. These mutated lifeforms wouldn¡¯t let this chance go. The longer they gathered, the more attacks they launched. These mutated lifeforms became calmer and craved more food. They could have their biggest feast since the apocalypse started as long as they took it down. Many lifeforms might evolve and reach higher levels because of that. The highest mutated lifeform level was level eight. These were rare in the millions or tens of millions of mutated lifeforms. They were at the edge of the highest evolution level. So it was impossible that the mutated lifeforms didn¡¯t crave reaching that level. Ye Zhongming knew about those thoughts. Once a mutated lifeform reached level nine, it would rule an area and form its own territory. Why did humans give these level-nine lifeforms names? Apart from their strength, it made it convenient to identify them. For example, Yangos¡¯s territory. It was better than calling it the level nine Western Dragon. A territory was not as simple as having a fixed home. It would have the right to kill and rob lifeforms in its region. Not only could it control the threats in the territory, but it could also plan how to improve its own body and strength towards that higher realm that no lifeforms could reach. Just when those on the walls heaved a sigh of relief, the cannon zombies¡¯ liquid cannonballs arrived. There were many of these liquid blobs, as dense as a storm! They were very quick. Under the cover of the small zombies, they hit Yellow Ball¡¯s body while the human attacks were on cooldown. Those attacks smacked into Yellow Balls¡¯ body, giving a thumping sound that sent chills down the spines of people who heard it. Yellow Ball was caught off guard and was sent tumbling forward. It lost its balance. Xia Bai, who was holding onto Ye Zhongming with one hand and holding the scythe with the other, also fell downwards due to losing balance. Anyone who saw those scenes exclaimed. Many people ignored the cannon zombie attacks, mutated porcupine arrow rain, and moved in that direction. Many people looked over the walls and attacked in hopes of hitting those skills. The armor started to crack, and there were many spots on it. Some parts of Yellow Ball that weren¡¯t protected were even up in flames. These injuries made it cry. The cannon zombies¡¯ attacks were too dense, and there were too many types of attacks, which meant that Yellow Ball couldn¡¯t defend against all of them. The wings flapped, and it tried to stabilize. But it saw Xia Bai falling, so it charged down. It was quickly below Xia Bai so they could fall onto its back. ¡°Yellow Ball, be careful!¡± Mo Ye shouted. The giant wood covered in holes started to fall, smashing the area behind Yellow Ball. Xia Bai, who was trying to control her body and let the black armor bugs hold her up, took a look. Her eyes, which were always cold, were filled with shock. The pearl on the purple mask representing water lit up, and an extreme cold mist covered the area. A giant figure was gliding close behind Yellow Ball. There were four giant heads on its bird-like body! Chapter 905: Edge of death Chapter 905: Edge of death The one who attacked was the five-headed level eight monster whose crystal was on the small head in the middle. There weren''t many beasts compared to the mutated animals, mutated plants, and zombies, but they were all strong. Consider the mutated army besieging Cloud Peak. While their numbers were relatively small, less than 10 thousand, their average level was a formidable five. This placed them above the zombies and the mutated plants and animals, highlighting their exceptional strength. Because of that, they could stand on the same level as the other groups. The attack of the level eight mutated beast drew the attention of many mutated lifeforms. They wanted to see how strong this bird-shaped beast who was slightly fat and couldn¡¯t fly on its own. Xia Bai¡¯s mask was purple grade. It could even threaten level-nine lifeforms. This beast sensed it. One of the four heads opened its mouth and spat out a stone that was wrapped in flames. Many humans were shocked. Although this beast¡¯s head and mouth were huge, the flame-wrapped stone was even larger. How did it spit that? Moreover, those weren¡¯t ordinary flames; the flames were green! Extreme Cold Suppression smashed the flame rock and gave out a loud explosion. A giant energy current surged in all directions, and with it were small pieces of stone. Those stones fired in all directions. Be it the walls or the ground, many lifeforms were killed. Rows of humans and mutated lifeforms fell. Moreover, the people who were hit started to burn with the green flames. Seconds later, their bodies were turned into ash. Some pieces of stone hit Yellow Ball and that monster. The former had beast tools to block. Although it dealt some damage, it wasn¡¯t serious. The energy wave tilted its body slightly. Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming, who should have fallen onto its back, ended up brushing past and falling. But Xia Bai had underestimated the situation. The moment Yellow Ball flew into the sky, those mutated lifeforms wanted to kill them. In just half a minute, they received the strongest attacks. But that level eight beast didn¡¯t charge as she expected. It saw that Yellow Ball wanted to tank the arrow rain, so its four heads turned, and another head opened its mouth at Yellow Ball. A white ball flew towards Yellow Ball and hit the rising dog. When the white ball scattered, everyone noticed that there were 30-centimeter white bugs. Those bugs were like sharpened pencils. Their heads had sharp spikes. When they landed on Yellow Ball¡¯s body, they drilled through the gaps in its armor. They were quick and it was as if the strong beast equipment didn¡¯t exist and were easily broken through. Yellow Ball¡¯s lips curled, and its eyes opened wide. Light shone on its body, and it used the Healing Spirit Technique. However, its body still trembled as it was in intense pain. It was suffering from the pain of the bugs entering its body. Dense Needles meant that it used its fur so its defense was the lowest now. It wore the beast tool, which could help block slightly. But after the bugs landed, Yellow Ball was helpless. If it let go, he might be able to deal with it. It could use Gilden Ocean Shadow to fight the bugs. But it couldn¡¯t. It bit the scythe. Due to the pain, it bit down, and the blade stabbed into its gum, which left deep wounds. Everything happened too quickly, and Xia Bai felt that the situation wasn¡¯t good. She turned her head, and a sharp arrow stabbed her neck. Blod spurted. She controlled her muscles to clench that arrow. But blood flowed from the mask, and it was obvious that she was severely injured. But the level eight beast didn¡¯t stop. The third head turned and it spat some other thing! Chapter 906: Knocking down Chapter 906: Knocking down That was a black ball of... Souls? The humans who saw it could only understand it as that. Because you couldn¡¯t describe what that black ball was. It wasn¡¯t gas because it looked sticky. It wasn¡¯t liquid as there wasn¡¯t a liquid-feel. It was not solid as that thing was moving. People felt like they were souls because it was moving in the sky, and its shape changed. They were like souls trapped in hell and were trying their best to escape. The more it was like that, the more terrified people were. Xia Bai had tilted her head, but time wasn¡¯t enough. That thing was about to hit Yellow Ball. Although she didn¡¯t know what it would do, which level eight¡¯s skill wasn¡¯t strong? If Yellow Ball were hit, even if it didn¡¯t die, it would definitely fall from the sky. Many humans tried to attack that ball, but they failed to do anything because of the distance and their accuracy. Seeing that what they least wanted to see would happen, suddenly, brown spikes appeared in front of Yellow Ball to form a fence that blocked that black ball. The vines were from Red Hair. She was standing below. The vines around her hands and body shot toward the sky to block that attack. Red Hair still hadn¡¯t recovered. Although Ye Zhongming used Saint Water to bathe her, maybe because the zombie¡¯s body was different from humans, the Saint Water wasn¡¯t too useful and could only heal her a little. Red Hair was included in this elite squad; besides her demon crystal and stammering speaking ability, she was no different from humans. She had sharp senses at this level and could use pretty much her level-eight strength. Hong Xiang recovered slightly and came to his senses. He opened his bloodstained eyes to look and saw that many zombies had charged to Red Hair¡¯s side. He cursed and tossed his blade to slice the two closest. He charged and carried her up with one hand before pulling out a hammer. He shouted and continued to charge towards the broken hole in the wall. He wasn¡¯t far from it. Red Hair¡¯s scream cleared the zombies in the area so he could easily get to the Posthumous people. Hong Xiang was slightly frustrated but had no choice but to save Red Hair, who nearly killed him. He knew that she was essential to Ye Zhongming. If he woke up and knew that he let her die, he would turn on him. The level eight fellow saw that its first three skills were blocked and was finally furious. It had been long since anyone had given it such a big problem. Its neck spun, and the final head faced Yellow Ball. It opened its mouth, and a thick tongue fired. It was very thick, the size of a mature guy¡¯s body. It was as unimaginable as the giant meteor from before. How did such a head fit such a big tongue? Like a meat pillar, it smashed towards Yellow Ball. Xia Bai, who had turned, couldn¡¯t let it succeed. The red pearl flashed, and flames floated toward the tongue. There was an explosion, and it turned into a giant fire. Under the sunlight, it was very eye-catching. The level eight monster shouted for the first time since the start of the battle. The purple mask¡¯s flame skill-- Burn had injured it. Yellow Ball ignored everything and only cared about bringing Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming to the walls. As the battle proceeded, it continued to fly. It just needed a bit more time. Xia Bai¡¯s successful interception had given it that time. But right when many felt like it was going to succeed, that scorched tongue pierced through the flames. It smacked Yellow Ball¡¯s back, causing it, Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming to fall toward the dense zombie horde. Chapter 907: Human chain Many people exclaimed. Faced with such a dense zombie horde, not to mention two badly injured and one unconscious level seven lifeform, even if that level eight beast fell into it, it would lose its skin even if it didn¡¯t die. Why were the zombies still recognized as being on the same level as the mutated plants, animals, and beasts even when two level eight zombie kings died? It was because of their number. There were too many zombies. They were the strongest on earth now, occupying the largest territory apart from the ocean. As they got stronger, more intelligent zombie kings would appear. Under their leadership, no race could fight against them. There might have been many mutated plants and animals, but they weren¡¯t the same race. So, one race among them was smaller than the zombie horde. If Yellow Ball fell into them, it would die. Numerous zombies below were drooling at the three level seven. Many high-level zombies rushed over. It was nearly impossible for them to eat such a person usually. Mo Ye, Liang Chuyin, and even Liu Zhenghong shouted instinctively. Unfortunately, they couldn¡¯t reach them from the wall. They could only watch as the two humans and dog fell. The level eight lifeform didn¡¯t want its spoils of war to land in their mouths. Its tongue was injured, but it wasn¡¯t a small injury. It needed to heal. Thus, it flapped its thick wings and gilded towards Yellow Ball. Yellow Ball¡¯s mouth and nose were bleeding profusely. A level eight lifeform¡¯s attack wasn¡¯t so easy to tank. The beast tool on its body was in a bad state, and it was pretty useless. Without the wings to help, it couldn¡¯t glide anymore. But if it fell like that, it, along with Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai, would die. The dog bit into the scythe that had pretty much chiseled its bone. It looked deeply at the unconscious Ye Zhongming. Its body, which had lost control, moved. It used its tail and neck to form a swinging motion. After it did it, it stopped biting. It barked towards Xia Bai, and then its body fell much quicker. It knew that this woman understood what it meant. One couldn¡¯t see her expression due to the mask, but when her body¡¯s direction changed, she knew what it meant. She released her hand and let go of the scythe. Her body was swung towards the city wall. If Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming would definitely die if they fell into the zombie horde, then these people who formed the chain had a higher chance of survival, but it was a 10% chance. Even if they succeeded, they would smash into the wall because of the momentum. If lucky, they could hold on still, but the mutated lifeforms would still attack them. Once they were pulled back up the walls, no one knew how many could survive. The human chain made of eight people flew out of the wall! Everyone knew that all humans were watching. They realized that the time that decided Cloud Peak¡¯s fate was here. The mutated lifeform army also noticed what they wanted to do, be it that gliding level eight lifeform or those mutated lifeforms attacking. They crowded over. They couldn¡¯t let the piece of meat, which was by their mouths, fly away. Another contest began. Liang Chuyin flew in the sky. Her momentum was lost, and she started falling, but she couldn¡¯t care. She could only watch as Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming got closer. She waved her whip, and it flew. The whip touched Xia Bai when it stretched to its limit. The level eight lifeform couldn¡¯t reach this height but didn¡¯t want to allow the two humans to escape. The small head in the middle rose. There was a mouth that opened, and it roared. A similar image to it appeared and that multiplied. These images fired at Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai like a cannon and that human chain. Those mutated porcupine spikes touched those shadows and exploded into dust! Liang Chuyin shouted, and Xia Bai grabbed the whip. Liang Chuying didn¡¯t pull them as planned. She waited for those on the wall to pull them before she swung Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming. This swing avoided the image attacks of the level eight lifeform. But she had to be the one to face them. At the crucial moment, everyone made a sacrifice! Chapter 908: Hard shock Chapter 908: Hard shock Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming¡¯s bodies finally got close to the wall after two swings from Yellow Ball and Liang Chuyin. Although the mutated army¡¯s ranged attacks fired at them, they weren¡¯t as intense as the level eight beasts¡¯ attacks. Xia Bai used those black bugs to form a cloud before stepping on them. She used that bit of strength to jump onto the walls. Her legs went soft, and she knelt on the ground. Many people heaved a sigh of relief, meaning the rescue operation had succeeded. Anyone in Cloud Peak could die except Ye Zhongming. This person had become the mental pillar of this slowly forming city. If he died, even if Ying City was defended, it would be meaningless. Ye Zhongming was saved, but Cloud Peak core members were still in danger. Yellow Ball was falling... The level eight beast was attacking Liang Chuyin. ¡°Save them! Save them!¡± Mo Ye didn¡¯t relax when Ye Zhongming was saved. She just glanced at Ye Zhongming before commanding people to save Liang Chuyin and the others. As for Yellow Ball... There was nothing she could do. At the same time, Yellow Ball and Liang Chuyin were in their most dangerous moments. The level eight beast had five heads, four big and one small. Each head had a different attack. Although the last head was small, the demon crystal was on it, and the four big heads surrounded it. It was the core, and its attacks were naturally the strongest. Many skills descended from the walls to try to stop these images but they were too slow. They were unable to stop the images before they struck the human chain. Only Mo Ye was able to use wind blade to destroy one image. But it wasn¡¯t enough. Liang Chuyin knew that she was in the most danger. After she swung Xia Bai and Ye Zhongming away, she used the weapon¡¯s skill--- Hail Rain. She hoped that it would delay the attacks. But the speeds of the dozen images were slightly reduced before they surged at her.Yo?ur favorite stories at novelhall.com It was obvious that the skill of a silver weapon could not compete with the skill of a level eight lifeform. Which meant that she just had to block once. The image hit her. The human chain that was swinging in the air broke apart. There was a loud explosion. Armor fragments flew, and on them were bits of green light. This explosion damaged and nearly destroyed her armor. Liang Chuyin flew because of that, and she spat out large mouthfuls of blood. Parts of her body were even twisted. The level-eight beast¡¯s full-strength strike was so amazing! But it wasn¡¯t over. Those images left a weird power on her broken armor, and it was corroding her body and made her feel like she was close to death. Liang Chuyin didn¡¯t hesitate. With her last bit of consciousness, she activated one of the set stats- Earth Gift. She planned to use it to strengthen her stats, but she couldn¡¯t care less now. This ability, with a cooldown of over 1400 hours, was used to repair her equipment and injuries. The most important thing was to remove the debuff. After she used it, she lost consciousness and fainted. ¡°Chuyin!¡± Many people shouted her name and tried to help her. Although feisty, she was righteous, and with her decent popularity as an influencer, her reputation was good. No one wanted to lose such a friend. Fortunately, the power from the explosion knocked her towards the wall. She was nearby, and a survivor used a net-like equipment to pick her up. Liang Chuyin was saved, but apart from the last few on the chain who were pulled up onto the walls, the others were still flying. They weren¡¯t lucky. When Liang Chuyin was sent flying, the power affected them, too, and they flew in different directions. Moreover, they touched the edges of those images, and the explosions sent them flying, too. Several arrows fired from the walls, and long ropes were tied behind them. They pierced through the sky and stabbed into the bodies of those spinning in the air. Many people exclaimed. They didn''t know why Cloud Peak would attack their own people. Only Mo Ye¡¯s eyes lit up. She even punched the wall excitedly. The power from the rope brought those female warriors back onto the walls. Before they smashed onto the ground, they were caught by their allies. Chapter 915: Finished guns Chapter 915: Finished guns The sudden situation stunned everyone. They had previously seen Ye Zhongming¡¯s shot failing to do anything to the level-eight beast¡¯s head. for new novels That golden light was so strong to injure the currently highest level lifeform? But what happened next made all lifeforms feel a chill. After that bullet was shot, it activated the Toss Shot skill. The reason why Ye Zhongming was so adamant in firing shot after shot was that he wanted to numb the level eight beast. His final goal was for that shot. The bullet passed the monsters that were blocking and entered the five heads. Although it was just a flash of golden light, no one felt that there would be a kill. After all, the level eight beast was too strong. Whether intercepting the Yellow Ball or blocking the Exquisite Floating Ball and rockets, it seemed strong enough. When Ye Zhongming fired at it, it only lost a leg. It was already a great outcome if this shot could badly injure it. Right. If a gun could kill a level eight lifeform, no one would believe it. If that were the case then the evolution system would be a joke. You spent so much effort to evolve and then got one shot by a human? If that was the case, then who would bother to evolve? In truth, guns'' threat to evolved lifeforms reduced as time passed. Even some decent guns weren¡¯t very useful against high-level lifeforms. Evolved¡¯s reaction speed, agility, defensive equipment, job skill, skills, bloodline, etc., meant that the penetrative or explosive bullets weren¡¯t that effective. Regular guns were already useless to three-star evolved. Even with higher-level firearms, even a green gun was not much of a threat to intermediate-level evolved. Unless the bullets had a high level and one had some shooting skills, which would help to increase the threat, but that was still limited. Ye Zhongming was a six-star evolved in his last life and had a green gun. Why was he an intermediate-grade evolved? It was because guns were too weak. He could only be slightly reputable in a team, but he was unable to become a leadership-level person. That made it hard for him to become an advanced evolved and reach seven stars. After all, that team wasn¡¯t Cloud Peak. The human... Killed a level eight king in one shot? That didn¡¯t happen before. The Zombie Ape was whittled down bit by bit. But what happened then? The humans focused all their strength on killing it, which resulted in many parts of the wall losing their defense and the humans suffering huge losses. Many defense tools were destroyed, and the mutated lifeforms nearly entered. One could say that the death was worth it and it was something acceptable. But today, two level eight kings died! The previous one could be understood as the humans using their trump card to kill it. As the rulers of this world, they did have strength and intelligence. But what was this? A human fired a few shots, first breaking its leg and then killing it? Usually, a human who fired from so far away might not even hit the target? But it happened. The mutated lifeform army had four level eight lifeforms, the only level eight lifeforms in the thousands of miles around. Three were dead! Many humans, even mutated lifeforms, turned towards the remaining three-nose elephant. The little elephant, which looked a little cute, looked at the figure on the wall. It raised its three noses and gave a loud roar. The entire mutated lifeform army charged at the walls. The final attack had begun. ........................................................................ Chapter 914: Killer King (2) Chapter 914: Killer King (2) The level eight beast¡¯s body was huge. The moment it was hit, it fell and smashed into the ground. People who saw those scenes took a deep breath. It was too strong, it actually knocked a level eight beast down with one shot? Moreover, it caused such injuries? The level eight beast lay on the ground, the part that was hit faced up and it was bloodied. One could even see the bone from some angles. People were shocked at its injuries, but some were unhappy with the results. Like Ye Zhongming. The damage that the crystal weapon caused wasn¡¯t explosive damage but slicing damage. It was an energy slice. So, the targets that the crystal weapon killed were usually slashed. Especially those who died to the cannons. It wasn¡¯t that they were split into two, but their corpses were shattered. Normally, if that shot killed the level eight monster shot, it would have turned into pieces of meat. But it wasn¡¯t dead. The injuries didn¡¯t seem that serious. As one couldn¡¯t see much traces of its back being sliced open. Instead, many surrounding zombies were hit, and many were killed. Although the level eight beast dodged the first cannon, it hit the ground. The damage the cannon caused wasn¡¯t comparable to that caused by the cannons on the walls. A large patch of zombies, including a level six zombie, was killed instantly. The second cannon shot the level eight zombie down, squashing many zombies. These two added together meant that the damage was nearly identical to a round of V2 rocket launcher¡¯s shot. The situation around Yellow Ball¡¯s statue was lightened. But Ye Zongming knew that things weren¡¯t so simple. That level eight beast was stumbling to get up. Their life force was strong at this level, whether humans or mutated lifeforms. Especially the latter, whose body was its natural advantage. This monster was naturally the same. A cannon that could kill a level six monster instantly only injured it, which showed how strong its defense was. If it got up, it would probably launch a fierce revenge. The level eight beast was really close to Yellow Ball. If it vented on the statue, then things would be over. This fellow might destroy it. Ye Zhongming had to attack even if he hadn¡¯t recovered. When he fired seven shots, the level eight beast could barely turn around. It was covered in blood, and one leg of it was useless. Ye Zhongming had a cold smile on his face. It wasn¡¯t a zombie where its head was the only lethal position. When its body was hit several times, it would also kill it. At the same time, Ye Zhongming had a better understanding of this beast. This fellow¡¯s five heads should each have one talent skill. The flames wrapping its head were one, which made six. This was already quite a lot for a level eight beast, and it could be considered really talented. It was rare for one to have eight talent skills for each evolution. Moreover, these abilities were ranged and weren¡¯t far enough to hit Ye Zhongming, so it was being beaten up. But the level eight beast wasn¡¯t alone. Its subordinates charged over and blocked in front of it. Some climbed onto its body to help block the angles. These beasts knew Ye Zhongming¡¯s attacks couldn¡¯t last long. But Ye Zhongming continued to pull the trigger. The bullets he had saved up were being consumed quickly. Many didn¡¯t understand why he was doing that. The level eight lifeform was using its leadership to whittle down Ye Zhongming. The other lifeforms were also attacking the city. Ye Zhongming being held down wasn¡¯t good for Cloud Peak. What he had to do was kill the higher-level mutated lifeforms. It was more worth it than shooting the level-eight beast. But Ye Zhongming was still shooting. When Mo Ye was going to persuade Ye Zhongming, the people felt his body tense up. His shooting paused. Some with sharper eyes saw that the flames around the monster¡¯s head had disappeared. Maybe it had used up its mental energy, or it felt safe. Ye Zhongming placed a bullet from his pocket into the barrel. Mo Ye and Liu Zhenghong saw it. That was a golden bullet! Peng! A golden light fired from the wall. The level eight lifeform screamed as it felt a threat. The flames that covered its head reappeared, and those mutated lifeforms tried to protect it. But the golden bullet took a large arc and fired into the ball of flames from an unbelievable angle. In the next moment, that area... Froze! Chapter 913: Killer King The concept behind the crystal cannons wasn¡¯t complicated. It was a unique skill because the steps to extract energy were complicated and very precise. Le Dayuan became the father of crystal weapons because of his previous job with such equipment. To him, it was hard to create a small cannon while ensuring it was powerful. For example, the cannons used during the Flame Tiger Operation were tougher to create than those in the Sky Breaking series. Based on this theory, the bigger cannons were much simpler to create. But the truth wasn¡¯t like that.T/his chapter is updated by This affected the transfer and safety issues when he extracted the energy from the crystals. In other words, the bigger the cannon, the more complicated it was to extract energy. More energy would be consumed, making activating the cannon firing mechanism tougher. Moreover, there were many safety difficulties compared to small cannons, which had no danger of their barrels exploding. The most simple and direct way to solve this was to use high-level crystals. However, crystal weapons had to extract energy from crystals, and the method for extracting energy from each level¡¯s crystals was different. The higher the level, the more complicated it was. Of course, high-level crystals contain more energy, so a bigger cannon would also be needed to contain the energy. In his last life, such a huge cannon appeared only five to six years after the apocalypse. It should have been an experimental product. When they were really used, it would be six to seven years in the future. Although Ye Zhongming was only a third-rate evolved in his last life and didn¡¯t know exactly, the timeframe he remembered should be correct. Only two years had passed since the start, and he could craft such a huge cannon? Especially when he saw that the energy source was level six crystals, Ye Zhongming believed Le Dayuan had pushed his crystal techniques to a height that he couldn¡¯t imagine. Maybe it had to do with Cloud Peak¡¯s uncertainty. His faction was often fighting, so he was forced to study and craft crystal weapons. His evolution level was higher than it was in his last life, so he had more stamina and energy. He also had more time to study and experiment. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s basic ideology, he was able to quickly set the foundations and obtain his current achievements. ¡°It was too rushed, so I can¡¯t promise shooting accuracy. It would take a month to get this right.¡± As he was going to use it in battle, Le Dayuan spoke quickly. He climbed up and down the metal ladder to do the final adjustments. Le Dayuan adjusted the barrel and made preparations. Le Dayuan had designed the support firing system for this cannon. If not, it would be tough for humans to execute. It would test the user¡¯s qualities too much. ¡°Is it aimed?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at Le Dayuan, and after getting a definite reply, he pointed at Le Dayuan¡¯s subordinate, saying, ¡° You do it.¡± Everyone understood. Liu Zhenghong pulled Le Dayuan away. Ye Zhongming was worried about his safety. Park Xiuying used a diamond shield on the person who was about to fire, just in case. Si! That helper didn¡¯t hesitate. He pressed the screen, and the giant cannon glowed. A ball of light fired. Ye Zhongming felt goosebumps as he stood close by. An extreme sense of danger spread through his body. That cannon was terrifying! The level eight lifeform sensed something, and those five heads screamed. It shook its thick wings and its body was now a distance away. The energy brushed past it. Many people sighed. So close! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t mind. An attack that could threaten him would be able to hurt a level eight lifeform. It was probably as strong as a purple piece of equipment. The subordinate wasn¡¯t surprised. The cannon moved a little, and the second shot was fired. That light accurately hit the body of the level-eight monster! Chapter 912: Giant cannon Hong hong hong! Five hundred rockets were fired from the walls at the same time, which caused a giant wave. Although their damage couldn¡¯t compare to a four-star evolved¡¯s skill, fortunately, it was explosive damage and AOE. What was the situation of the mutated lifeform army? Although they were temporarily split into two groups, but the number of each was huge. Humans killed many mutated lifeforms, and the number reached tens of thousands. Just Yellow Ball¡¯s series of attacks killed over five thousand. But this was nothing compared to the overall number! So, the mutated lifeform army was still dense. People who had OCD would faint when they saw them. So when the V2 rocket launchers fired, they didn¡¯t have to aim; they just had to point the rocket in the right direction, and it would hit. Hundreds of rockets flew through the sky, leaving clear smoke marks. It was a majestic sight. Some mutated lifeforms tried to use skills to block the rockets. Some exploded in the sky, but these rockets were quick. It was only Ye Zhongming¡¯s opinion that they weren¡¯t strong enough. Someone who could insta kill a level seven would naturally neglect such strength. But in truth, each weapon was unique, and this was no exception. It was fast, had a huge range, and was powerful. In just the first round of attacks, the mutated lifeform army was in chaos. When one looked, this wave killed three to four thousand of them. Of course, another reason was because they weren¡¯t prepared. But this was enough to raise their morale. It was visually shocking. The team that was outside used this chance to push forward. The zombies that wanted to rip the statue apart had to retreat; if not, they would be blown up. There was no rest as these warriors fired the second round of shots. Compared to the first, the 500 dealt much less damage this time. The overall number was around half. Mo Ye was sharp and found the reason. As expected, Guang Yao led his men and were the arrowheads. With him leading the way, along with the discipline and coordination of Resistance Zone warriors, they could push forward. More higher-level mutated lifeforms had to stop them so those dealing with the rockets would reduce. But before anyone could be happy, Ye Zhongming saw that level eight lifeform turn. It blocked one direction near Yellow Ball, making all the rockets hit it useless. With the protection of its giant body, many zombies got close to Yellow Ball. No! Ye Zhongming squinted. The Exquisite Floating Ball he controlled descended and started hitting the zombies. It began attacking the level eight lifeform and hoped to push it out of the region. But although it was a golden piece of equipment, he didn¡¯t dare to use it to fight the level eight lifeform head-on. Although it restricted it, it wasn¡¯t too effective. A rumbling sound spread from the ladders. Ye Zhongming looked and saw Le Dayuan moving things onto the walls. ¡°Le, this is?¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have a clue, and so did the others. With things flying around, the walls were dangerous. People were already worried about Liu Zhenghong here, so why did Le Dayuan come over, too? Le Dayuan was slightly anxious, ¡°I made something and didn¡¯t have time to test it, so I brought it up to see its effect!¡¯ Only now did Ye Zhongming see that they were cannon parts. But the difference from other crystal cannons was that the parts were bigger. The rockets continued to fire, and the cannon was assembled. When those on the walls saw it, they were shocked. It was huge! Ye Zhongming was also shocked as it was very similar to the models he saw in his last life to defend cities. He looked at the energy thrusters, where the crystals were placed. He saw two rows of level six crystals, each row having 12... Chapter 911: 500 Chapter 911: 500 Although Ye Zhongming saw Yellow Ball when he woke up, he hurried back because he was worried about the situation with the Cloud Peak forces. He forgot one thing. Which was that when Yellow Ball evolved to level seven, it might have had a new talent skill. Or rather, Ye Zhongming felt that Yellow Ball had a low chance of getting a new ability. After all, due to his special Extractor job, he allowed Yellow Ball to have as many skills as its level. Strictly speaking, this was unusual. Based on evolution rules, unless Yellow Ball evolved to level nine, where he would have a high chance of getting a new ability, it was tough for it to get more when it evolved to other levels. After all, Yellow Ball wasn¡¯t from a very talented species, and it was not possible for it to have a high chance of acquiring a new talent skill with each evolution. for new novels Of course, the dog also didn¡¯t tell him about it. Ye Zhongmign knew about its personality. It was a little similar to Little Tiger. It loved to act cool and show off. If it really had a new ability, it would brag about it and eagerly share it with Ye Zhongming. But it didn¡¯t. Now, he finally knew why, because this new ability was... Revenge Storm. If he had a choice, Ye Zhongming would rather Yellow Ball didn¡¯t have this ability. This ability would be self-activated under very dangerous situations. Right, self-activated. It was a passive ability. If possible, no one wanted to activate that ability as it meant that you were in a desperate situation. Yellow Ball died? Of course not, but it had turned into an ice-cold statue that couldn¡¯t move. Ye Zhongming knew of a way to solve this side effect, but it was tough to do. Before he revived, he knew of some people¡¯s beasts with this ability, and they caused all sorts of side effects. But only a few found a way to remove those effects. Ye Zhongming even knew about a nine-star evolved¡¯s beast. With its master¡¯s strength and position, it didn¡¯t even manage to do so. One could imagine how tough it was to remove those effects. Ye Zhongming knew it was tough, but he wouldn¡¯t give up. Yellow Ball followed him since the first day. It killed and evolved alongside him and didn¡¯t give him up. They were connected by blood. Even if he had to stab a hole through the heavens, he would save Yellow Ball. Now, he had to move Yellow Ball into the city. If not, once the statue was destroyed, Yellow Ball would really die. How could he save him quickly from the dense mutated lifeform horde? Air was not possible. Cloud Peak¡¯s air force was weaker and close to zero. Even if they had, there was still the level eight beast. It wouldn¡¯t allow them to get close to save Yellow Ball. He could only think about land. At the end of the day, the only solution was to send people to push through. Due to the numbers gap, the two outside teams were stopped. If they couldn¡¯t instantly strengthen those forces, they could only rely on external help, which was strong firepower to suppress the mutated lifeform army. The only huge range firepower method that Ye Zhongming could do was the V2 Rocket Launchers. This weapon brought with it five rockets, and the price of one rocket was also very low. Those who wore the badge also accumulated large amounts of points. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hold back and spent it all on the equipment and rockets. With Mo Ye¡¯s help, 500 V2 rocket launchers and over ten thousand rockets appeared! Five hundred warriors split into five groups. They held the rocket launchers and aimed them. ¡°First group, as well as all the ranged weapons on the walls, be in charge of protecting Yellow Ball. Don''t let the zombies get close. The other four groups clear a path for the troops that headed out of the city. Don¡¯t hold back; we have to save Yellow Ball!¡± Chapter 910.5- Revenge storm Chapter 910.5- Revenge storm ¡°Yellow Ball isn¡¯t dead, but... You will know immediately.¡± Sadness flashed in his eyes, but that was replaced with rage and hatred. Mo Ye, Liu Zhenghong, and the others who were close to him felt cold when they saw it. Ye Zhongming was a ruler who controlled the lives of many. This gaze represented fresh blood and heads. As expected, there was some movement on Yellow Ball¡¯s side. The zombies that were biting on its golden layer had bumped into something terrifying and wanted to retreat. But they were too dense and had buried Yellow Ball such that you couldn¡¯t even see any gold. They bunched up, and not only could they not retreat quickly, but many fell to the ground. The liquid on the ground exploded. Close to a hundred meters of metal exploded, turning into fragments that fired into the dense zombie horde. The people on the walls were stunned and didn¡¯t know why it happened. This Metal Storm was very powerful. No matter your level, the metal pieces sliced into their bodies. The weaker ones were sliced into pieces. Even the higher-level zombies were decapitated and crying on the ground. Even the level eight beast in the sky was hit, and several wounds were left on it! ¡°What was that!¡± Everyone was confused. Ye Zhongming looked down with a complicated expression, ¡°Revenge Storm!¡± .................................................................................... The team leaders came to a high-floor ruin in the suburbs of Ying City and looked at Cloud Peak in the distance. She suddenly turned and asked her subordinates.¡± Many people thought about it and gave suggestions. But that assistant said, ¡°If I planned it, I would hope for both Cloud Peak and these mutated lifeforms to be wiped out.¡± Xia Lei nodded, ¡°No matter what, people did things with a purpose. Especially in the apocalypse, that missile that caused the red mist would be sold for a really expensive price. Why would people waste it on us?¡± ¡°So, the person who did this might hate us or have nothing to do with us. They must be doing so to benefit.¡± ¡°So how can they benefit?¡± Xia Lei stood up and led them down the building, ¡°The best situation is for us and the mutated lifeform army to kill each other, and then they can benefit. At worst, we will get wiped, and once the mutated lifeforms eat and leave, the battlefield will be covered in good things. They could pick up so many materials and demon crystals.¡± No matter the time, war was in one¡¯s interest. Although Cloud Peak¡¯s battle wasn¡¯t a war, there was still a purpose. In the apocalypse, this goal even meant a sum of money that could propel a person to become the strongest expert. Who would do so just for revenge? ¡°Then, they must be around and waiting for the battle to end.¡± Xia Lei entered the building and searched the rooms that survivors were locked in. ¡°If we return, we can strengthen the squad on the outside, but it isn¡¯t of any value.¡± ¡°Sister Lei, you are saying... Find this team hiding nearby. Give them a heavy blow?¡± The assistant frowned and asked. Only that could explain why she wasn¡¯t making a move. ¡°It is best if we can find them. Even Chameleon can¡¯t find where these people are hiding.¡± Xia Lei shook her head, ¡°So, we can only wait for them to appear themselves.¡± ¡°From now on, just wait here quietly and care for these people. No matter what, these people will appear when the crucial moment arrives. If Cloud Peak loses, they will try to pick up the spoils. If we win, they will flee. That would be when we teach them a lesson.¡± Everyone understood. But if Cloud Peak was in a bad situation, Xia Lei would do the best thing for them. In that case, it would be tough to find these people if she managed to turn the tide. Let¡¯s hope Cloud Peak wins. Chapter 909: Yellow Ball, Yellow Ball Chapter 909: Yellow Ball, Yellow Ball Although they didn¡¯t know how Liang Chuyin and the others were, they were on the walls. Yellow Ball had fallen into the zombie horde. Yellow Ball was still in his enlarged body state. His body was huge. With his momentum and the metal beast tools that it wore, although tattered, it still managed to smash many zombies. Of course, thanks to the zombies for cushioning its fall; if not, Yellow Ball would have probably died. But, these zombie bodies weren¡¯t flesh and were evolved special parts. These things also stabbed into Yellow Ball¡¯s body. Although its bones didn¡¯t break, more holes appeared. Yellow Ball had suffered many attacks previously, from the cannon zombie¡¯s liquid to the mutated porcupine¡¯s spikes to the attack of the level eight lifeform. Along with this fall, Yellow Ball was already severely injured. It had never been so bad since Glory Army had sneak attacked it. Yellow Ball knew what it would face to toss its master onto the walls. After falling, it stood up and waved its thick claws, ripping dozens of zombies into pieces. It flapped its giant tail and caused many zombie heads to explode. But the zombies beside it pounced at it. When Yellow Ball, Xia Bai, and Ye Zhongming were about to fall here, many zombies charged over, hoping to get some level-seven lifeform meat. Many dense zombies and a portion of the high-level ones were also here. Yellow Ball attacked, but it was also hit. Various talent skills landed on it. Even though it had a level seven body, it was sent flying. Large amounts of blood flowed from its body. Its wounds looked terrifying. Some metal balls flew from his side and cleared the zombies that tried to pounce at it. The attacks of the level eight zombies were strong, but the attacks of the level seven Yellow Ball were also sharp. It stood up. The scythe that was in its mouth swung as it moved. After knocking two zombies aside, a huge level-six zombie grabbed it. The giant force caused Yellow Ball to lose control of its body. It used Shadow Forest Stab. Along with the Firing Bullets, Yellow Ball knocked the zombies aside. That level six zombie¡¯s body was pierced, but its head was fine. It continued to hug onto the handle of the scythe. Even if it was weaker than Yellow Ball, it was able to hold on for a short moment. Outside the city and at the hole in the wall, the two squads that hadn¡¯t made any headway roared. The team started to break forward. Although they were slow, they pushed firmly. They moved towards Yellow Ball. More skills and crystal cannon attacks landed around it to help reduce its pressure. Its body shone, which was the mark of the Spirit Healing Technique. This dog had to use this method to slow down his loss of lifeforce. The number of times it attacked reduced, and the times it climbed up reduced. There was even less blood that flowed from its wounds. It wasn¡¯t because its wounds had healed but because it was about to bleed out. ¡°Yellow Ball!¡± Many shouted from all parts of the battlefield. The mutated lifeform army, whose attacks had become stronger, felt a giant pressure. The humans were fighting much harder and forcing them back. But it couldn¡¯t change Yellow Ball¡¯s situation. No one could get over there in a short time. The sky turned dark. That level eight beast had glided near Yellow Ball. Many people closed their eyes. If they had some hope previously that Yellow Ball could escape, now they were in despair. The appearance of the level eight beast signaled Yellow Ball¡¯s death. ¡°No!¡± The always calm Mo Ye screamed. She grabbed the walls, and blood flowed from there. Her giant wood talisman was blocked by the level eight lifeform, and she lost her last bit of ability to help. Yellow Ball looked at the walls where Ye Zhongming flew. It gave a signature playful smile before lowering its head. A golden light shone from its body! Chapter 915.5- Finished guns Chapter 915.5- Finished guns Cloud Peak had two prohibited areas: Le Dayuan¡¯s crystal weapon lab and Liu Zhenghong¡¯s gene lifeform lab. Even when the battle was proceeding, and Cloud Peak was nearly broken into, these places looked as if nothing had happened. If not for the situation getting bad and the researchers joining the defense, things might still be calm. Now, in Liu Zhenghong¡¯s lab, those researchers who didn¡¯t head our previously had been through the flames of war. Of course, they were only used as doctors when they defended. Liu Zehnghong and Le Dayuan might have got on the walls, but they weren¡¯t willing to send their helpers, students, and researchers onto the battlefield. They even had a backup plan. If the city were broken into, they would get people to send them out. However, the chances of that happening were slim. ¡°Brother Tree, look at this data. C028 experiment has a slight rejection reaction; should we continue to feed it the medicine?¡± A researcher passed a tablet to the tall, weird figure. This was the treant from Linhai that followed Ye Zhongming back. He was a professional in this area and was in Linhai before the apocalypse. As he had turned into a treant, he started to have unbelievable talent. After entering Liu Zhenghong¡¯s lab, he became an important member. Now, he was in charge of some projects. The treant felt like it had found its home. Not only could it grow here, he was safe. People even gave him evolution potions; all he had to do was his job. Where could he find another good place like this? Moreover, he saw hope of turning back into a human. He was professional at this, so he believed it was possible. The treant momentarily looked at the data and thought, ¡°Reduce the dose by a third and observe. Inform me if anything happens.¡± That researcher nodded and returned to do his own job. The treant lowered his head and continued dissecting the demon monster corpse Ye Zhongming brought back. He was in charge of demon monster-related work, which was one of the projects that Cloud Peak focused on. At this time, the door was knocked. The treat was slightly annoyed. Was his instructions not clear enough? Although he had questions, due to Professor He¡¯s identity and his being an eight-star evolved, the treant couldn¡¯t reject. ¡°If I can help, I definitely will.¡± Professor He nodded, ¡°Can you give me a copy of the demon monster¡¯s genetic sequence?¡± The treant hesitated. Although this was a secret, it was basic data in his entire lab. With Professor He¡¯s identity, he could borrow a copy. But the lab had rules, and it was segregated. Labs wouldn¡¯t share information. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will tell Head Liu about it.¡± Professor He saw his hesitation and calmed him down. The treant thought about it and wanted to say something, but he paused. He then said, ¡°Okay, wait a moment.¡± The treant did some things on the computer and then passed a copy to Professor He on a USB. ¡°Here it is, but remember to report it to Sister Hong.¡± Professor He smiled and nodded, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will. Thank you.¡± He walked out with the USB. The treant looked at him leave and turned to an unassuming instrument. He then continued to lower his head to dissect. There were close to a hundred monitoring screens in a secret room in Cloud Peak. What happened in the lab was shot by the hidden camera. A person in black downloaded the video and after telling the guy next to him, he walked out quickly. Chapter 916: Ying City visitors Chapter 916: Ying City visitors Troops beneath your walls. Many were familiar with this phrase, but only a few had personally experienced and understood it during peacetime. But such things were becoming more common in the apocalypse. Whether it was humans or mutated lifeforms who were beneath the walls. So when the mutated lifeform army attacked, even if the humans had defended for many days, they were still slightly stunned. Before firearms were invented, this was probably how wars were fought. As for battles that could involve so many people, there would only be several in history, and each of them decided the fate of a country. Now, was it the battle between humans and mutated lifeforms? That thought rose in the heads of many people. Their next thought was that those mutated lifeforms didn¡¯t use all their strength at all! The previous few days were indeed very intense. The battle seemed to have reached its most crucial point at the most dangerous moment. Everyone thought that it was their sharpest attack. Their endless attacks from day to night made it hard to hold on. But as compared to this, that was far weaker. Although all their members had previously attacked, they didn¡¯t use any tactics. They relied on the bloodthirst and frenzy of the mutated lifeforms. The humans fought for every inch of the wall and could barely hold on with the help of various weapons. Even with so many Posthumous people¡¯s help, Cloud Peak was still back to being on the verge of collapsing. Ye Zhongming ignored all of that. He retreated from the walls after seeing Guang Yao¡¯s team risk their lives to get Yellow Ball¡¯s statue back. It wasn¡¯t that he was avoiding the fight; he was trying to recover some stamina. In the command center that Xia Lei set up, the injured Ye Zhongming, Liang Chuyin, Xia Bai, Guang Yao, etc were here. The defense was left to Mo Ye. Ye Zhongming had several low-level crystals around him. He was using advanced meditation to recover mental energy. He used the brain bug and had the highest level of Soul Refining Technique. Even with all his mental energy sucked dry, with the help of the skill, he needed just two days of rest to fill it back up. But time waited for no one, and he could only use these low-level crystals to speed up the process. He had recovered 10% of his energy in such a short while. ¡°Ah Gui, when can my bullet be completed?¡± Beside Ye Zhongming was one of Le Dayuan¡¯s helpers, a person with the Military Carver job. He used the Energy Splitter he got from the wheel to create a batch of bullets, giving rise to the crystal machine gun. These dual-propelled things were theories and ideas that Ye Zhongming had heard of in his past life; he had never seen anyone succeed. But in this life, that item was placed in front of him. All of that had to do with Ah Gui. He created the golden bullet using five silver bullets from Ye Zhongming. He carved the crystal energy onto them, and Ye Zhongming used strength and fertile soil to merge them into a golden bullet. It also had the Freeze ability, which was how he instantly killed a level eight monster. Now, there was a level eight presence outside of the city, and it should be the most important commander. Just look at how sharp their attacks were; you should know that the monster was smart. Its body wasn¡¯t big, but it was very intelligent. If the humans wanted to win, they had to kill it. But such a lifeform would care about protecting itself. The three-nose elephant stood afar, and many high-level lifeforms protected it. It never stood in danger. The only idea Ye Zhongming could think of was a golden bullet. Chapter 916.5- Ying City visitors (1) Chapter 916.5- Ying City visitors (1) Ah Gui didn¡¯t reply. He focused on carving the bullet in his hands and said, ¡°Soul techniques are really good.¡± As his mental energy was restricted, although he had an amazing Military Carver job, he could create so few things. Although they had long agreed on the Flame Tiger Operation and Le Dayuan had prepared for it long ago, when it was time to start the operation, they could only have two sets on the heavy trucks. It wasn¡¯t that they couldn¡¯t craft more, but because the bullets couldn¡¯t keep up. Even if the machine guns fired slower than real machine guns, they consumed many bullets. After spending many consecutive days, ah Gui could only make enough for a small battle. After Ye Zhongming returned, he brought back battle techniques and soul techniques. Ah Gui naturally selected the soul technique, the Soul Refining Technique. His mental energy increased significantly in a short time. Along with his evolution, his overall amount increased. He could create 200 ordinary bullets a day. As for Ye Zhongming¡¯s silver bullets, he could only craft one a day because the level was too high and the success rate was too low. ¡°I need two days.¡± Ah Gui knew what Ye Zhongming meant. He was asking for five bullets. Due to the success rate, Ye Zhongming needed five sets. Ah Gui was shocked. He guessed that the five silver bullets were being merged into one gold bullet. It crossed green and blue grades, so the success rate would be low. But Ye Zhongming wanted five sets, meaning his success rate was 20%! That was an unbelievable rate! Even if he knew that Ye Zhongming had used the Smith Heart, this was still gold grade. It had, to an extent, broken the level of all current equipment. After coming into contact with Ah Gui, he knew how terrifying Ye Zhongming was. He nodded. Recovering his mental energy while thinking of a plan. He was confident in defending Cloud Peak, but there would be two issues. One was the casualty rate. If these mutated lifeforms continued to attack, the number of losses would be something that both Ye Zhongming and the Posthumous people couldn¡¯t accept. This went against his plan of training elite troops. The Posthumous people would also doubt him. After all, they needed people to defend their city. They could move to Earth but they wouldn¡¯t leave their Saint land so that place couldn¡¯t be lost. If Ye Zhongming defended Cloud Peak, the mutated lifeforms would naturally retreat. But if they left, Ye Zhongming¡¯s words to wipe them out wouldn¡¯t be fulfilled. This was not something he wanted to see. Nobody could come and go from Cloud Peak as they pleased. So, he had to do something to get a complete victory. At least, the thing he could think of now was to kill the last level eight. This was the same as how Cloud Peak would collapse if he were killed. Little Tiger saw Park Xiuying following Ye Zhongming and knew those inside the mountain worried about Ye Zhongming. Such things would only happen when he was injured. Ye Zhongming knew that he was fine. As long as he didn¡¯t fight for too long, his mental energy recovery was enough to deal with all of this. But before he could speak, he had an idea, and his words changed, ¡°Okay, all of you be careful!¡± He ignored Park Xiuying and left alone in a direction. Everyone looked at Little Tiger and didn¡¯t know if they should chase. ¡°Doing what we are tasked is our best protection of the boss; go, let¡¯s get to work!¡± Little Tiger bit his teeth and decided to follow Ye Zhongming¡¯s plan. .......................................................................................... As many mutated lifeforms attacked Cloud Peak, there were few monsters in Ying City, and their evolution levels were low. So when Ye Zhongming returned, he received an empty and quiet city. He didn¡¯t stop. He ran in a direction and entered the ruins. This should be have been a luxurious residence and. Heavy cannonfire occurred here during the apocalypse so the buildings were all connected. At the center of the ruins was a football-field-sized area. When Ye Zhongming arrived here, what he saw was like hell. Thousands of humans were killed, and their corpses were all around. But there wasn¡¯t any blood smell in the sky. A figure was standing there and looked quietly at Ye Zhongming. Chapter 917: Fight or peace Chapter 917: Fight or peace ¡°Long time no see.¡± Death King Tree¡¯s beautiful female face smiled as if those corpses on the ground had nothing to do with her. Ye Zhongming kept silent and didn¡¯t say anything. He knew that the Death King Tree purposely led him here. But he had to come, and the Death King Tree knew it. There was a massive difference in strength from all the level eight lifeforms Ye Zhongming had seen. The zombie ape that appeared in the Cloud Peak defense battle wasn¡¯t very strong because its strengths and weaknesses were obvious, and it was easy for people to target. If it weren¡¯t too talented and didn¡¯t have many talent skills, it would be the weakest out of all of the same level. Another one of this type was the level eight Pink Ball. Strictly speaking, it was only seven and a half, or it had level eight level but level seven strength. If not, Red Hair wouldn¡¯t be able to kill it. This was the gap between natural lifeforms and ones that were created. Even after Cloud Peak grasped this technology in the future, the situation probably won¡¯t be any better. The five-headed level-eight beast were average, and they were special presence. Out of the beasts, they were definitely the top. So, in the same level of lifeforms, although they were weaker than those extremely strong, they were still strong enough. Such a lifeform was the most common in the entire level.?iscover new chapters at novelhall.com Of course, there were some, like the pliosaurus Ye Zhongming met at the Ocean King Wheel or the three-nosed little elephant. These fellows didn¡¯t attack, so it was hard to judge. Apart from those, the remaining ones were at the top. Yellow Ball, Talking Lady, and Red Hair all belonged to this category for level seven lifeforms. They rarely had opponents at their level, and it was hard for them to decide who would win if they fought. Be it their bodies or abilities, they would crush the weaker ones of the same level and have an advantage over the ordinary ones. Although level eight was a higher level, the pattern continued. Ye Zhongming had seen two of such, the Chain Prisoner and the Death King Tree. Of course, you could count Yangos or the Pliosaurus, but Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t fought that fellow, so he couldn¡¯t judge their strength. But as a dragon, they wouldn¡¯t be too weak. Such a presence summoned Ye Zhongming here at such a crucial moment. He had to come; otherwise, it would pose a huge threat. If he ignored this message and the Death King Tree participated in the siege, World Nature would probably destroy Cloud Peak within half an hour. The significant aoe attack would kill many ordinary evolved instantly. Once they lost the walls, no matter how Cloud Peak tried, they couldn¡¯t stop the mutated army. Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart sank. As expected, after this fellow¡¯s injuries healed, it chose a good time and planned to eat him. Due to nature essence, either plants treated him like family, or they treated him like a feast. Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°You can¡¯t kill me. I can even try to kill you.¡± The Death King Tree was stunned and laughed. ¡°What do humans call that? Preposterous!¡± ¡°No, although I am not 100% certain, I have 80% confidence.¡± He took out the Soul Shattering Staff and stuck it to the ground. He started to activate the marks slowly. He had tested its strength, and he was shocked. But he neglected something which almost killed him. But that couldn¡¯t hide the fact that this soul artifact was strong. Even the level eight beast couldn¡¯t survive its attack. It was no weaker than a purple piece of equipment¡ªthe best type of purple equipment, not things like the crystal energy gun. Death King Tree saw Ye Zhongming take a weird weapon, and at first, it was filled with disdain. Even if Ye Zhongming got stronger, there was still a level gap. It was one of the top level eight monsters, and it was confident that it could eat this human. It used its intelligence to call Ye Zhongming over at such a time so that his annoying subordinates wouldn¡¯t be able to follow. It just wanted a full meal to get the energy to prepare to become level nine. But before it could say something, fear appeared on that beautiful female face. It even took two steps back. The Death King Tree felt a terrifying power from the staff. Especially when those marks lit up, that power became more apparent. Even when it faced the Chain Prisoner, the Death King Tree probably wouldn¡¯t be so afraid. What was going on? What terrified it was the bone staff itself. Chapter 917.5- Fight or peace (2) Chapter 917.5- Fight or peace (2) That was...T/his chapter is updated by nov(e?(l)biin.co/m The Death King Tree was a level eight mutated lifeform that was intelligent. It could absorb human knowledge through mysterious methods, which made it really intelligent. It just needed to think, and it came to an answer that nearly made it flee. That bone was... A level nine lifeform¡¯s. Although humans or mutated lifeforms didn¡¯t reach level nine, this didn¡¯t stop high-level lifeforms from trying hard to evolve to that level to sense the power that belonged to that level. For example, King Flame Dove, whom Hong Xiang and Zhongming killed, had already comprehended the rules and energy of the world. The Death King Tree was one step from level nine, and it could sense it, too. It was afraid when that blur and unclear power suddenly appeared in front of it. Right, it was afraid and not emotional. Mutated lifeforms and humans were different. The latter relied on evolution potions, while the former relied on themselves. The first few levels were okay. As long as they had enough energy and triggered some of their genes, they would evolve. But the higher their levels went, the more challenging the evolution would become. It might be because they wanted to make it easier for humans to catch up, or it was the law of nature, but that was the truth. Starting from the evolution from level six to seven, each stage was a huge jump. When you reached level eight to nine in evolution, that gap was the same as from Earth to the heavens. That wasn¡¯t hard to understand. Look at the Posthumous people. Their evolutions didn¡¯t rely on potions; they only relied on themselves. Like those in Wuxia novels, they had to comprehend and meditate to reach a new realm. Focus, comprehend, improve. Death King Tree was like Flame Dove. The closer it got to level nine, the more it felt like it just needed an opportunity to comprehend something. Those words made it furious, but it still didn¡¯t charge at him like other lifeforms would. ¡°But I have to admit, I would need some time to kill you, and I would have to pay a huge price.¡± Ye Zhongming stared at its expression and changed his words. ¡°My territory is being attacked. If I waste time here, things might happen there. I am not willing to see that.¡± Its eyes lit as it saw the bone staff dim. Ye Zhongming knew that he could bait it. He continued to use mental energy to light more marks. When the fourth was lit, the Death King Tree realized something and took two steps back. It noticed that a strong aura was spreading from the staff. Its good eyesight made it see that there were 15 marks. When the fourth lit up, it already felt a threat. If all 15 lit, the Death King Tree didn¡¯t dare imagine. ¡°To be honest, you should be used to using human¡¯s way of thinking to consider this problem.¡± Ye Zhongming tried to probe. ¡°What method?¡± The Death King Tree asked instinctively. Ye Zhongming felt that not only would he not have to fight today, but he might also be able to gain something: ¡°Interests!¡± ¡°There aren¡¯t forever enemies, only forever interests. That is a famous human saying, and I think you know that.¡± It rolled its eyes, and the crown nodded. In the minds that it absorbed, there was indeed such a phrase. ¡°We might have been enemies in the past, but it was because we had no common interests. But things are different now, I have found that interest.¡± ¡°Maybe we can work together. You can help me, and I can...¡± ¡°Help you have a human body...¡± Chapter 918: Perfect plan Chapter 918: Perfect plan The Death King Tree suddenly laughed. This laugh reduced the fear in its heart by a little. ¡°You used this... En in human words, trick, right, you have already tricked me once, and you are using it again. You aren¡¯t very smart.¡± This female face relaxed. In just a short time, it returned to normal. It understood that if Ye Zhongming really had a way to kill it, he would have already attacked. He wouldn¡¯t have waited or even talked so much to it. This human didn¡¯t attack, which meant that even if he had a method, it couldn¡¯t be used easily. Since that was the case, it didn¡¯t have to fear. At most, it could just run away. Anyway, it wasn¡¯t the first time. Mutated lifeforms were more willing to run away than humans. Ye Zhongming shook his head. ¡°You know how we agreed previously. The moment the contract ended, we knew what went on. You didn¡¯t come to Cloud Peak after such a long time but only came now. This is fate.¡± Based on their agreement, the Death King Tree should have come to Cloud Peak to get the life brain. After all, it was the show of its strongest ability. But it didn¡¯t come. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know the reason. Maybe it didn¡¯t trust humans or because its strength had recovered quickly. Anyway, it used a secret technique to remove the contract. Ye Zhongming, the other person who signed the contract, sensed it, but he didn¡¯t care much about it. After all, if the Death King Tree didn¡¯t cancel it, he would. Neither side wanted to be controlled. Now that the Death King Tree was here, Ye Zhongming knew it didn¡¯t have kind intentions. It wanted to force him here and after consuming him, it would head to Cloud Peak to feast. It would accumulate the energy needed for level nine and then find the life brain. It didn¡¯t attack because it feared Ye Zhongming¡¯s bone staff. Fate was just a figure of speech. Ye Zhongming continued, ¡°Don¡¯t suspect that I am delaying time. When you lost in Linhai, what did you choose? Aren¡¯t you still standing before me? So, the method you use today will be useless if I become vicious. I didn¡¯t leave because I want to work together.¡± Death King Tree was slightly unhappy, but its expression quickly turned back to normal. Death King Tree knew what Ye Zhongming meant. It used the example of the Death King Tree¡¯s defeat to describe himself, showing that he could also give up some things, like his men and base. The reason he was still here was a show of sincerity. Ye Zhongming waved his finger, ¡°Don¡¯t be emotional. You think that you are offended, but to me, this will only benefit you. Ye Zhongming took out something from his space. It was a flower pot, and in it was a lonely sprout.¡± This wasn¡¯t special, but the moment he took it out, the aura of the Death King Tree disappeared. He walked a few steps forward and stared at the sprout. It sensed a familiarity from it as if it was a clone of itself. ¡°This is a Roselle Cedar nurtured from your seed. We added the life brain¡¯s gene into this. Do you see its difference?¡± It was as if the Death King Tree didn¡¯t hear anything. It just looked on; its beautiful female face had a complicated expression. Of course, it felt different. Apart from the feeling of being connected by blood, it saw a crystal on that finger-sized sprout. Right, a demon crystal that was very small. If one didn¡¯t look closely, you wouldn¡¯t even think it was a crystal. The Death King Tree knew what that meant. The Death King Tree''s real reason for wanting the Life Brain was something only it knew. When it sensed that power between heaven and earth for the first time, it started to think of a way to break apart those rules when it got to level nine. The idea it got was the Life Brain! Right, this thing was to be used when it got to level nine! This was the reason why it regretted working today. The human body, contract, his relationship with Ye Zhongming, and the life brain helping it become human¡ªall of those were to cover the life brain! The Life Brain was taken, and while it couldn¡¯t ensure that the human didn¡¯t damage it, it had to be careful when it did things. Its behavior was based on this. The reason why the Death King Tree didn¡¯t hide to recover and continued to follow Ye Zhongming was so that it could get the Life Brain back. Chapter 919: Taste Chapter 919: Taste After agreeing with the Death King Tree, Ye Zhongming relaxed. He wasn¡¯t afraid that the Death King Tree would go against its word because the two solutions it gave the mutated plant were too attractive. It wouldn¡¯t give up on a chance to get to level nine just for a full meal. The soul contract was sometimes less reliable than interests. What was more exciting was that, be it the first solution in tree form or the second solution in human form, they couldn¡¯t be solved quickly. The Death King Tree could be considered a Cloud Peak member during this period. To make a level eight expert who had touched the cusp of level nine a bodyguard, Ye Zhongming felt like he wouldn¡¯t even be afraid of Yangos. In that instance, he even felt like after the matter, he should find a time to bring Death King Tree and the level eight kings to deal with the Chain Prisoner. After these thoughts appeared, he turned his attention back to the corpses. It was not a good signal for this mysterious squad to appear around Cloud Peak, especially at such a sensitive time. The Death King Tree saw his expression and walked over. It specifically walked two rounds around him. The translucent body¡¯s female figure got close to Ye Zhongming. This made him roll his eyes. He wanted to tell it that it couldn¡¯t be so shameless if it were a woman. But thinking about how it often talked about mating, there was no point in saying that to it, so he kept quiet. The Death King Tree smiled, and its body changed. It turned back to what Ye Zhongming had seen the first time; it was much smaller. The female body was also covered. Ye Zhongming smiled. The Death King Tree was still a plant, and this was its original state. The crystal state should be its battle form. ¡°You are guessing their background?¡± Death King Tree shook its crown and said to Ye Zhongming. This made his eyes light up. There was no point in him guessing. It had eaten these people, so it absorbed their minds and should know something. He could just ask it. ¡°Right, these people won¡¯t be good to Cloud Peak and could be considered our common enemy.¡± The Death King Tree¡¯s beautiful female face took a look at Ye Zhongming and gave it an expression, telling him that it wouldn¡¯t fall for his tricks. But it still told him the answer. Death King Tree¡¯s World Nature was a huge AOE killing skill. ¡°Yes!¡± Death King Tree was surprisingly helpful, but before Ye Zhongming became happy, what it said made him feel helpless. ¡°I can help you, but I am tired of these humans.¡± The Death King Tree¡¯s female face licked its lips. One had to say that the face didn¡¯t look alive. ¡°Unless you give me some blood.¡± Seeing Ye Zhongming stare at it, the Death King Tree giggled and then said, ¡°This fellow will produce that soil, right? Give me some.¡± Earth Elf was fed by Ye Zhongming and could produce fertile soil at any moment. It seemed like the Death King Tree¡¯s previous words were just to set the tone for what it would say. It was a plant, so naturally, it wanted the Fertile Soil. ¡°Okay, but it is useful for me, and I can¡¯t give you too much, only a little.¡± ¡°Deal.¡± They agreed once again. The Death King Tree pointed in a direction, and they headed out. Death King Tree¡¯s movement shocked Ye Zhongming. It dug into the ground and only left a branch for Ye Zhongming to follow. It was like an underground tank, moving quickly, and Ye Zhongming nearly lost track of it. After over a dozen minutes, Death King Tree brought Ye Zhongming to an abandoned building. The moment Ye Zhongming appeared, a few people ran out. They were actually from Cloud Peak. ¡°Boss! It is really you!¡± A warrior was so happy that it wanted to jump. Its face was filled with joy. ¡°Sister Lei is on top; she would be happy to have you here.¡± Chapter 918.5- Perfect plan (2) Chapter 918.5- Perfect plan (2) But Ye Zhongming used a way to slice off its connection with the Life Brain, which terrified the Death King Tree. Even if the Death King Tree could absorb human intelligence, its actions were getting closer to human ones. However, it was still a plant, and it liked to be direct in solving problems. If possible, it would kill Ye Zhongming to get the Life Brain. But it couldn¡¯t, as it couldn¡¯t find the brain. It was also unable to find Ye Zhongming for a period of time. This made it panic. It could only come to Cloud Peak and wait for a chance. Coincidentally, it bumped into the mutated army attack. It felt like this was its chance, and it could use it. Of course, it wasn¡¯t confident. It just felt like if Cloud Peak was broken, the Life Brain might get damaged. It was also close to level nine and couldn¡¯t wait, so it decided to take the risk. But now, it seemed like there was more than one way to solve the problem. The Death King Tree was a mutated plant. It knew what mutated plants were like. When they first evolved, the demon crystal would appear. Moreover, apart from colors changing in the future, the size of the crystal wouldn¡¯t change. So this thing was the mark of its evolution. For example, when the Death King Tree was a sprout, the demon crystal wouldn¡¯t appear. They were still weak. Although they would grow and evolve quickly, it wouldn''t have a crystal for the few days as a sprout. But this one had! Although it was very small! What would this mean? This meant that the demon crystal evolved along with the growth of the main body! This sounded like nonsense, right? All mutated lifeforms evolved along with growth, but why did the Death King Tree make a Life Brain? Wasn¡¯t it so that it could break through the level nine lock? That was because, when you reached the level eight peak, you needed not only growth and full energy to get to level nine, you needed to comprehend. This sprout had a crystal at birth, which meant that the crystal would evolve as it grew until it reached level nine! No obstruction, no lock. It would evolve like how it got past other levels! The Death King Tree got even angrier. Not only would it need time, but it might also fail. ¡°Me saying all this proves my sincerity. I didn¡¯t ensure that we would succeed, as that is a lie.¡± Seeing the Death King Tree deep in thought, Ye Zhongming said, ¡°That is why I brought up the second reason. Me might not ensure the success of the first method, but we can ensure that you have a perfect human body.¡± Ye Zhongming breathed out. ¡°Once you got a human body, you would definitely get to level nine.¡± Death King Tree was stunned and then understood, ¡°Evolution potion?¡± ¡°Right. As long as you have a human body, you can use evolution potions, and naturally, you would break free from the chains and restraints that mutated lifeforms have to face. There is no chance of failure, and you will definitely succeed.¡± The Death King Tree didn¡¯t say a word, and the crown shook left and right. It had to admit that this fellow was right. Evolution would have two situations: as a tree or as a human. The first method was prepared for it to evolve as a tree. The second was as a human. This human actually thought about the problem comprehensively. They stood silent for five minutes before the Death King Tree spoke. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s work together, but if you betray me, I will kill you.¡± ¡°As long as there are interests, no one would easily betray the other.¡± ¡°Then, can we mate if I have a human body?¡± ¡°...¡± Chapter 829.5- For victory (2) Chapter 829.5- For victory (2) ¡°I want to gamble.¡± Ji Ruiguang said softly but firmly, ¡°Gamble that his bullets will run out.¡± Zuo Jinxuan was stunned and turned towards Ji Ruiguang. Although her EQ wasn¡¯t high but her IQ was normal, and it was even higher than most people. She understood what Ji Ruiguang meant immediately. This commander didn¡¯t want to lose. The situation looked bad for them. Ye Zhongming was firing at them, and this tempo made them crazy. He looked like he had gained the upper hand and was about to wipe them out. They were being suppressed and forced to tank bullets they couldn¡¯t dodge. If their defense were broken, they would be killed. Their skills couldn¡¯t be used, and they were just shot to death. The real situation was that Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden was still effective, and Ye Zhongming was still weak. But as long as his finger could still pull the trigger, his ranged attacks wouldn¡¯t be affected. But he would have to end up in close combat if he couldn''t fire. Could he be so strong? Of course not! He was in a weak state! What about those in the Resistance Zone? On the contrary, they didn¡¯t have strong ranged skills and were passively defending. And this defense could break at any moment. But their attacks were buffed by the Beautiful Flower Garden. As long as they got close to Ye Zhongming, they would win. The problem was that their hope of winning came by getting close to Ye Zhongming. Could they get close? At least before he used his bullets, they couldn¡¯t. If they wanted to turn the tides, they had to wait until he used all his bullets! They didn¡¯t know how many bullets he had. Their defense couldn¡¯t allow them to continue waiting like this. So what? A thought flashed in Zuo Jinxuan¡¯s head, and she knew what Ji Ruiguang was thinking. A chill ran down her spine. This commander was too vicious! Too extreme. Fifth! Zuo Jinxuan¡¯s mental energy ran out. She didn¡¯t know if the Cloud equipment could block the bullet, and she didn¡¯t dare to try. Ye Zhongming had three more. When he fired the third last bullet, Ye Zhongming was shocked by the few from the resistance zone. He saw that Ji Ruiguang was standing in front of Zuo Jinxuan. But in front of him was someone else. Jayec! Right, they used Jayce, who was badly injured and unconscious, to block for them! The bullet drilled into Jayce¡¯s body, waking him up from the pain. His body gave him a tough lifeforce, but he much rather die from the shot. ¡°You! Bastards!¡± Jayce saw the situation and knew he was being used as a shield. A seven-star evolved with a bloodline was used to block shots. But his neck and body were controlled by Ji Ruiguang. The bullet that entered his chest caused him to lose strength. The reason why he could speak was because he was a seven-star evolved. ¡°I... If I die, I won¡¯t forgive all of you!¡± Peng! The second last bullet was fired. Jayce¡¯s scream stopped. His head exploded like a shattered flower. He entered the Chain Prisoner battle with a cool entrance and was revered by tens of thousands in the resistance zone. Now, he was betrayed by his allies. But his face was gone, and one couldn¡¯t tell his expression. One could only guess whether or not he was more vengeful or more reluctant. Ye Zhongming fired his last bullet. This bullet still hit Jayce¡¯s body, and it aimed right at his chest that was hit previously! With Ye Zhongming¡¯s shooting skills, this was easy. What he wanted to do was to penetrate. The bullet pierced Jayce¡¯s body and hit Ji Ruiguang. He spat out blood, and his Holy Army Coat shattered! But it didn¡¯t end. Ye Zhongming saw something that stunned him. Chapter 919.5- Taste (2) Chapter 919.5- Taste (2) Ye Zhongming was also very surprised. He looked at the Death King Tree, which was still underground. This fellow didn¡¯t bring him to the two squads but to find Xia Lei¡¯s battle squad. When Xia Lei saw Ye Zhongming, she couldn¡¯t help but tear up and show her soft side. But Xia Lei was still Xia Lei and knew that this wasn¡¯t time to reminisce. She immediately told Ye Zhongming about the situation. ¡°What? You told Liu Zhenghong to mass produce this potion?¡± Ye Zongming looked at Xia Lei in shock after hearing the news. She nodded and was a little nervous. She knew that although her guy was vicious and seemed like he would stop at nothing to reach his goal, but he would often have a bottom line. This time, her choices were slightly rash. Although her goal was good, and she was doing so for Cloud Peak and Ye Zhognming, it was despicable, so she was worried that Ye Zhongming would blame her. ¡°I felt like this was needed because of Cloud Peak''s situation. Sacrificing some people, even if they are innocent, is better than our own dying.¡± The more she said, the softer her voice became. Ye Zhongming opened his mouth but didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°You did what you should do. I like you, beautiful!¡± The Death King Tree suddenly appeared underground, shocking Xia Lei and the other warriors. They were experts in the apocalypse but didn¡¯t notice that there was a strong lifeform beside them. They instinctively crowded toward Ye Zhongming. ¡°Death King Tree?¡± Someone finally saw how it looked and exclaimed. This level eight plant gave everyone a deep impression. Anyone who had seen it before wouldn¡¯t forget it. Death King Tree shook its crown. It jumped up, and there was no dirt on its body. Moreover, the cement surface was like paper, and couldn¡¯t stop it at all. ¡°Hi, beautiful. What is your name? I like you. Let¡¯s have coffee when you are free.¡± ¡°Bigger.¡± Xia Lei pinched her fingers. Although Ye Zhongming¡¯s attitude showed that he wouldn¡¯t care about this matter, she was still afraid. ¡°They can only last for five to seven minutes, but they would explode once the time is up. But the final explosive damage is very powerful.¡± Ye Zongming thought about it and asked, ¡°Does it work on all evolved?¡± Xia Lei shook her head, ¡°I am not sure. But it would be okay for five stars and below. I have not tested it on level six.¡± ¡°That is enough.¡± He clapped, ¡°With these potions, we can launch the final attack on the mutated lifeform army.¡± Xia Lei added, ¡°This thing is obviously planned, and they should be around. These people have to die. We should stay to deal with them, right?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and slapped her butt, ¡°With the Death King Tree¡¯s help, let''s use these potions to deal with the mutated lifeform army.¡± Since Ye Zhongming made his mind up, Xia Lei didn¡¯t say anything and told the team to get ready. The Death King Tree found the answer from others and came happily to them. When it saw them, it had a face of mystery. ¡°What?¡± Ye Zhongming paid attention to it. Although it wouldn¡¯t, but he was afraid it would be unhappy. ¡°Woman, you mated with Ye Zhongming before.¡± She got caught off guard, and her face turned red. Although she was very proud and open with the whole situation, even asking his man to find a few more women, but for a tree to describe her in that way still defeated her. ¡°The smell of Ye on your body is too strong, but you also became more delicious.¡± ¡°Have some shame!¡± Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t take it anymore and scolded. ................................................................................................ Chapter 920: Job Chapter 920: Job ¡°Based on orders, we are not allowed to head out. Even the intel is from the first team...¡± The deputy wanted to say something, but the captain¡¯s fierce gaze stopped him. He kept quiet. The last person whom the captain looked at with such gazes was dead, and his body was probably decomposed. ¡°Do you know what it means that the third team has lost contact?¡± The deputy was stunned but still replied, ¡°Something must have happened, but we don¡¯t know who did it. It is a bit of a stretch to say that Cloud Peak did it. The first team has been monitoring Xia Lei¡¯s squad. Although they can¡¯t get too close, they don¡¯t have much movement. Then it can only be mutated lifeforms.¡± He pinched his chin, ¡°It should be a strong lifeform that could kill the third team so silently. After all, they are quite strong, too.¡± This analysis made sense and was the closest answer. The truth was that the Death King Tree finished the third team. But he didn''t expect the Death King Tree to be so smart, and they wouldn¡¯t expect it to end up working with Ye Zhongming. ¡°Since that is the case, we aren¡¯t safe, either. Who knows if that thing would find us? There aren¡¯t many people in Ying City. The third team is the smallest and might not be enough for that strong lifeform.¡± The captain felt like the deputy¡¯s words were logical. Even a small, advanced mutated lifeform ate a lot; simply put, it could eat many people a meal. A few hundred people would barely be enough for a snack if it were a fellow like the level eight Zombie Ape. Moreover, they were picky and only ate certain parts of humans, requiring a huge amount of food. So, the third team might have four digits of warriors, but if they met such a fellow, they wouldn¡¯t be enough. The deputy nodded. The more humans gather together, the bigger the target they become. It was the same underground. Some monsters wouldn¡¯t attack a single survivor or even a few dozen. But they might attack a few thousand survivors, which would be able to be full after just one hunt. The second team fit those requirements. If that strong lifeform wasn¡¯t full or searching for its next meal, it might look for them. Choosing between disobeying orders or staying alive would obviously select the latter. A loud battle exploded outside the city and even showed signs of scattering the mutated lifeform army. But there were too many of them, and there wasn¡¯t a huge breakthrough. But the city outside retreated after seeing no hope of victory. As their thinking and actions were similar, those mutated lifeforms didn¡¯t react, and the humans retreated safely after paying a very small price. Although the number of humans was fewer than the mutated lifeforms, they had a benefit. Apart from special jobs or skills, each person had similar speeds. So when the team moved, they could maintain a complete formation. Mutated lifeforms were different. During their evolution process, they develop obvious tendencies. Each specialty was something that humans couldn¡¯t compare to. Like speed, defense, strength, reaction, etc. These caused the fastest monsters to be at the front, far in front of the other lifeforms. Humans used this situation, making use of the high-level warriors¡¯ control of their speed to turn to kill those speed-type lifeforms that were close. They then continued running, causing the mutated lifeform army squad to get tired and give up. But once they gave up, the humans stopped running and started looking for a chance. Once they found a chance, they would strike, then... Continue running. Anyways, they couldn¡¯t catch up. Those who could be quick but weak were directly killed. This gave those outside a clear advantage. The warriors inside the city knew why there were so many forces outside of the city. They were envious of their brothers outside now as that battle was so straightforward. Unlike here, it was a huge risk! Everyone also knew that this idea was from the boss. They could use this method and the overall speed gap to obtain huge rewards. The time gap and speed gap were used well by humans. At this moment, the mutated lifeform army took several losses before they suddenly changed their strategy. Chapter 921: Professor He who isnt human Within Professor He¡¯s lab, this person who had merged with a beast and reached level eight was lying on a lab bed. His body was covered with various skin grafts, and in some crucial areas, there were soft tubes. He looked like an experiment. In truth, Professor He was an experiment product. Around him were dozens of researchers doing things on him. This level eight lifeform would twitch suddenly or show extreme pain. ¡°How is the data?¡± As he lay down, he couldn¡¯t see the data, so he asked. But his voice was very hoarse; it sounded like metal rubbing on the ground. A helper looked at the situation and replied, ¡°Everything is normal; it is even better than expected.¡±Th.e? most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m Another helper who followed him from God Hall injected a bottle of liquid into his body. This caused him to grunt. It was obvious that he was in extreme pain. But that pain passed quickly, and a form of release replaced it. As if it was very comfortable, Professor He had a look of enjoyment on his face. ¡°Scoff, you think you can just give me basic data? Apart from Liu Zhenghong¡¯s second-stage experiment, I think the science behind this gene lab is just so-so.¡± The few helpers looked at each other, but no one replied. They didn¡¯t deny that Professor He and God Hall had done well regarding gene results, but it was very extreme for him to say this. Not to mention how the research focus was very different; God Hall¡¯s research was more on putting together mutated lifeforms, while Cloud Peak''s was in terms of modifying lifeforms. The former focused on creation, and the latter on modification, so it seemed like they were more amazing than they were, but things weren¡¯t judged like that. If you could create a perfect lifeform that was the same as nature without any flaws, of course, creation would be amazing. But the truth was that the Pink Ball, which was the best being they created, had to rely on nutrient liquid to survive. Moreover, it was always asleep and would only wake when fighting. If not, it would be hard to control it, and its body might break down. How was that a perfect creation? You were just using glue to stick parts of various lifeforms together and then releasing it to see how long it would last for. He said a series of methods, which caused Professor He to nod, ¡°Begin!¡± Very quickly, some liquid flowed into the tubes that were in his body. Professor He¡¯s body started to shake slightly. The assistants that were prepared took their sharp daggers and opened Professor He¡¯s chest to reveal his ribs as well as a... Black heart! An intense stench surged at them. Even with masks, the assistants nearly fainted. But they were prepared and calmed themselves down. The middle-aged assistant took a potion from a mini cooler and injected it into a metal syringe. He added other herbs, and after looking at the data, he injected them into the black heart. Professor He reacted quickly. Everyone broke out in cold sweat, but they continued with the plan. The entire lab was busy, but that stench got thicker and thicker. The bed was covered in black blood when the mysterious experiment was close to completion. Normal humans would have bled dry, but Professor He¡¯s eyes were still open. Not only wasn¡¯t he dead, he was wide awake. Sew, pull out the tubes, record data, experiment complete. Professor He sat up right away. His snake tail was thicker than before, and the terrifying wound was healing at a visible rate and disappeared quickly. Moreover, green scales squeezed their way from the skin, making the scenes very weird. When everything stopped, his aura was huge. His strength had increased again. But, he was... Less like a human. ¡°Very good, very good. I am not weaker than that level eight king. Hehe, a while later, this and everything that belongs to Ye Zhongming will be mine!¡± Afer saying that, he glanced at his assistants. His tail swept, and an assistant was tangled. Professor He bit his artery and sucked his blood. The others were so terrified that they lay on the ground. One could only hear the sound of blood being sucked. Chapter 922: female face Ye Zhongming sat quietly on the ground to recover mental energy. Xia Lei and the others were around him and were waiting. Moments later, the Death King Tree appeared from the ground. ¡°Seems like we just need to wait.¡± Death King Tree gave an intelligent look. ¡°The situation changed?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. He understood its personality... If it did have a personality.Fiind updated novels at novelhall.com This tree was unstable. Sometimes, it loved to kill; sometimes, it was innocent; sometimes, it was cunning; and sometimes, it was honest. But usually, as long as you offended it but used some praise or told it that humans should do something else, it wouldn¡¯t oppose you and would give you respect. The sense of achievement of making a level eight lifeform listen to you did feel good. ¡°They had two bases, but now, the humans at one abandoned it and are rushing to their other base. I think we can wait until they gather.¡± Xia Lei frowned when she heard it. There weren¡¯t many Cloud Peak warriors here. After keeping some to watch those prisoners, only a thousand could participate in this attack. Based on what the Death King Tree said, it would be too difficult when the two armies gathered. To Cloud Peak, who focused on strength in elites, casualties were something they paid attention to. ¡°How many people are there?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. Death King Tree shook its body, ¡°Around ten thousand.¡± Xia Lei took a look at Ye Zhongming. This number exceeded what they could deal with. If they fight, the losses would be huge. ¡°How strong are they?¡± ¡°If we rely on us, we can¡¯t defeat them. We need more of your help.¡± The Death King Tree scoffed proudly, ¡°With me here, even if there were more of them, it wouldn¡¯t be a problem.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded gratefully, which caused the Cloud Peak members who wanted to laugh to try to hold it in. .................................................................................... The smell of sweat and bodily fluids mixed together was something that people were used to. Demon Gold sat in the center of the room naked, allowing sweat to flow down his copper skin. Beside him was Green Flower, who lay face up and was also naked. Her white skin was slightly red, and numerous sticky white pieces of liquid were on the bottom half of her body. She smoked a cigarette and looked like she enjoyed it. She squinted her eyes in the smoke, and no one knew what she was thinking. If there were someone else in the room, they would notice that a fingernail-sized black meat strip was by their hearts. It stuck out on the surface and was beating along with their hearts. ¡°Smoke less.¡± Demon Gold took a towel and wiped his body. He wore a black vest, and the design made his muscles more obvious, causing Green Flower to be in awe. ¡°In this day and age, we would be fine even if we took drugs. What is wrong with smoking? Stop bothering me.¡± Green Flower took a towel from him and wiped her stomach. She also flicked the cigarette to the corner. Although she said that, she still listened and stopped. ¡°We don¡¯t know anything about the demon mark. This thing doesn¡¯t look like it comes from the wheel, so no one knew if smoking would affect it.¡± Green Flower laughed, ¡°Your fists are so strong you could break a hole through the earth, and you are afraid of a cigarette? Big fellow, you are just too careful sometimes.¡± Demon Gold didn¡¯t mind what she said, ¡°I am still alive because I am careful.¡± Green Flower didn¡¯t say anything, ¡°Is there news from Soul Merchant?¡± Chapter 922.5- female face (2) Chapter 922.5- female face (2) Demon Gold shook his head, ¡°Many people said they were afraid after Cloud Peak beat them. That is because they don¡¯t understand that organization. They must have something more important to do, which is why they allow Cloud Peak to develop. Once they refocus on this... Things won¡¯t be so simple.¡± Demon Gold wore his equipment one by one and rubbed his chest. ¡°They hadn¡¯t let Cloud Peak go because they couldn¡¯t move people over. But this operation has their shadows behind it.¡± Demon Gold¡¯s eyes flashed, and he gave her a questioning gaze. Green Flower stood up, and her exquisite body was exposed to Demon Gold. She walked closer and said, We betrayed Soul Merchant. We thought that they didn¡¯t question us because they didn¡¯t care about two useless people. But didn¡¯t you notice that this organization seems a little like Soul Merchant? Also, think about how we broke free. Why is everything such a coincidence?¡± Hearing Green Flower say that, Demon Gold thought about it and then nodded. ¡°So, whether my guess is right or not, or if this place has anything to do with Soul Merchant, we need to strengthen ourselves. We will have the right to bargain as long as we get stronger. When the time comes, we might be able to be independent, too.¡± A fierce look appeared on Green Flower¡¯s beautiful face. ¡°I heard something.¡± Demon Gold changed the topic and started to touch her body, squeezing some of the softer parts. ¡°What?¡± Green Flower stared, but she didn¡¯t stop his hands. ¡°This seems to have the ability to swallow stuff.¡± His hand shifted to her chest and pressed that black meat strip. The calm Green Flower¡¯s expression changed, and she instinctively took two steps back. Demon Gold was slightly shocked and then sadness appeared in his eyes. Maybe this was how relationships were in the apocalypse. Even if they had been through so many things and had done the closest of things, people still couldn¡¯t open up and would be wary of each other. If not for being worried about the mutated lifeforms that had occupied the city, the second team captain would have shouted in anger. ¡°Stop cursing. What things are around? They are just...¡± Screams covered Dabu¡¯s words. The people turned their heads and saw a few dozen two-meter-tall Gilded Cannibal Flowers crossing the ruins and surrounding the entrance. ¡°What are these?¡± This caused chaos, and some members of the second team started to strike the entrance. It would be a life-and-death battle with anyone who didn¡¯t want them to enter. Some at the back turned and attacked the cannibal flowers. ¡°Be careful, under you!¡± Someone shouted. Everyone lowered their heads and saw some purple soil spreading towards them. The people on the outside that were killed sensed the soil, and they turned before some roots dragged them away. Now, a part of their bodies were eaten. Two legs twitch as they were in the cannibal flower. ¡°Enemy! Enemy!¡± Many people shouted, but they didn¡¯t know what to do. ¡°If I don¡¯t die, I will kill you!¡± The second team captain knew that it was too late to enter the base, so he started organizing them to fight back. Although the cannibal flowers were frightening and their levels were high, there were too few of them. He had thousands of subordinates, so he could use the numbers to his advantage. Various ranged weapons and skills landed on the flowers, but the situation shocked them. They thought they could kill the flowers, but none of them fell. Only some parts ¡®bled.¡¯ The captain knew that they shared damage. Unless they killed them or, if not, they would survive. ¡°Brothers charge. We will die if they don¡¯t!¡± He led people to charge at the flowers, and he was right. They would die if the flowers didn¡¯t. But the moment they got close, they noticed a special presence hiding within. On a branch was a female face. Chapter 923: Individual opponents Chapter 923: Individual opponents The level five Earth Gilded Cannibal Flowers were one of the things that gave Ye Zhongming confidence. Although they had many weaknesses, like their slow speed, one-dimensional attacks, and obvious weaknesses. But they had many advantages, too. Not to mention their own abilities, the fact that Ye Zhongming had the Blood Wood meant that the seeds were infinite. He could make them a part of his arsenal. Moreover, they weren¡¯t a limited-time summoning item. As long as they didn¡¯t die, they would continue to exist. Ye Zhongming used various methods to nurture them; they were actually his pet. It was different from when he used the summoning technique. This meant that as long as Ye Zhongming and the Cannibal Flowers had some time, they had unlimited possibilities. Of course, this was only in theory. Ye Zhongming knew that it was tough to nurture them. Even on the corroded soil, their movement wasn¡¯t quick. The creation of that soil needed energy, and their size wasn¡¯t unlimited. This meant that the lifeforms couldn¡¯t follow him everywhere, and it was also hard to let them hunt on their own. It was hard for lifeforms like this that needed people to feed to grow. Without cannibal soil and stem absorption, it was a problem for them to stay alive. But when using such lifeforms, he could compensate for their weaknesses. For example, the entrance was hidden under a piece of ruins, allowing them to pass the ruins and get near the entrance. The corroded soil was connected so they could close quickly and tighten their encirclement. Of course, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think about using them to decide the battle. His goal was to cause some mental pressure while also covering the Death King Tree as it got close. Before confirming what the lifeform that disgusted the Death King Tree was, Ye Zhongming was playing safe and chose to break through from the front. He would squeeze their living space and then wipe them out. If he chose to sneak attack, he was afraid it would collapse. After all, he didn¡¯t have many warriors and had a low tolerance for failure. Those people were stunned when they saw the Death King Tree. Seeing a tree with a female face was weird, which was hard for them to accept. But this time was enough to allow the Death King Tree to continue attacking. Many sharp and thin things pierced through the bodies of hundreds of evolved, like Yellow Ball¡¯s Shadow Forest. The Death King Tree was unhappy as there weren¡¯t any high level evolved. It turned its head and saw that Ye Zhongming was on the ruins. He nodded, and the Death King Tree headed in. ¡°Is Demon Gold... Soul Merchant?¡± When Demon Gold appeared, Cloud Peak members hiding behind the ruins clearly saw everything. They were surprised that they were here. Both sides were enemies, so it was normal if they wanted to con Cloud Peak. They intercepted Cloud Peak¡¯s squad from heading back to save the mountain, which was not surprising. What was surprising was that they were much stronger than before, whether it was Demon Gold or Green Flower. Ye Zhongming even felt afraid when Demon Gold looked around. He was a seven-star evolved now. If his senses were correct, Demon Gold was just six stars. Usually, he wouldn¡¯t put much pressure on Ye Zhongming. He tried thinking about it, but he had no answer. He led people through the entrance while those Cannibal Flowers were left outside. They weren¡¯t fast enough for a game of hide and seek inside. The building had a bad smell which caused Ye Zhongming and those who entered to cover their noses in case it was poison. The team moved towards the battle and very quickly bumped into the Death King Tree. ¡°Ye, they want to escape. There should be an exit on the other side.¡± Death King Tree might move very quickly underground, but when it was on the surface and as it had to fight, it didn¡¯t have a speed advantage. So, even if it sensed where the humans were retreating towards, it couldn¡¯t chase them. Ye Zhongming nodded. He pulled Sand Dance and led people to chase. Chapter 923.5- Individual opponents (2) Chapter 923.5- Individual opponents (2) But he bumped into a problem quickly. The structure of the building was complicated, or rather, the modifications made it complicated. There were many branches. You could see that the enemy was ahead, but you ended up running in different directions. Ye Zhongming thought about it and told Xia Lei to lead some to the other side while he took another path. This could ensure Xia Lei¡¯s safety. The two of them would use the battle contribution badge to keep in contact. Xia Lei knew that it wasn¡¯t time to be naggy and agreed immediately. Only then could they ensure that they caught up to the key people and understood why Cloud Peak was hit. Death King Tree said this organization was called Heart Assassin, so why were Soul Merchant¡¯s kings inside? There was also more than one? Were there other secrets? These were questions that Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak wanted answers to. Heart Assassin had too many people, and they were caught. The battle continued, but the scattered troops couldn¡¯t threaten Ye Zhongming and Xia Lei. They couldn¡¯t even stop them before being insta killed. But very quickly, Xia Lei faced problems. She bumped into Green Flower at a corner, which was made using firm, dried ice. ¡°Long time no see, beautiful.¡± Green Flower smiled and waved. But her gaze wasn¡¯t warm at all, and her face was filled with cold and hatred. She couldn¡¯t forget how Cloud Peak knocked her to the ground. Although Xia Bai, who was the cause of that, wasn¡¯t here, this hatred could be passed to XIa Lei. After all, she was second in command in Cloud Peak. ¡°How does it feel to be a traitor by joining Heart Assassin and abandoning Soul Merchant?¡± Xia Lei blinked and asked. She said that after analyzing the situation. Her words were also a probe. Green Flower didn¡¯t expect Xia Lei to know about Heart Assassin. Fear appeared in her heart. Did Cloud Peak know everything? But she reacted quickly. The problem should be on the third team. This woman found out the answer from them. ¡°I want to know more about how it feels to work with mutated lifeforms and become the public enemy?¡± Green Flower fought back and smiled. Killing intent got thicker and thicker. ¡°Are you waiting for Ye Zhongming? Keke, he can¡¯t come yet, and that level eight lifeform can¡¯t either. What I need to do is use this time to kill you!¡± Not only did they know about Cloud Peak¡¯s exact situation, but his estimate of Ye Zhongming was correct. Without Ye Zhongming¡¯s Soul Refining Technique, he would only have regained a third of his strength. But the truth was, he was 50% now. For Ye Zhongming, whose mental energy pool was like an ocean, as long as he didn¡¯t bump into an opponent like Death King Tree and didn¡¯t have to use the Soul Crushing Staff, this was no different from being at full strength. ¡°So you have confidence in defeating me?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Everyone is improving. If you judge me based on the past, then you will be dead today.¡± ¡°Right, but I improved too. So who knows who would die.¡± Both sides debated while preparing for the fight. Eighteen wolf heads formed behind Demon Gold and started to circle him. They would also roar at him. Bone blades also appeared from Demon Gold¡¯s arms. Under the torches, they gave off a cold, threatening glow. Even his eyes changed. They were consumed by darkness, and a black mist covered him! Ye Zhongming focused. He knew that Demon Gold was going all out. He planned to fight to the death because he was using all of his previous abilities! Bone Fork! Spirit Nurturing Master! Also, the Human Spirit Transformation! Ye Zhongming raised his blade and activated his bloodline. Hell Envoy. He was going all out. He felt like the current Demon Gold didn¡¯t use all he had..., but he still had a trump card. ¡°Kill!¡± Demon Gold roared. Those black wolf heads charged first. Ye Zhongming used Sand Storm to protect his body. He then charged and clashed with the Human Spirit Transformation. Chapter 924: Demon mark swallowing Chapter 924: Demon mark swallowing The shadows clashed and separated. The two, who clashed for the first time, took a few steps back and stood back to their original position. Ye Zhongming glanced at the armor and blade. There was a black gas around it, but it was dissipating. As for strength, Ye Zhongming had to admit that Demon Gold was decent. At least when he used 60% of his strength, that muscular guy could hold on. Demon Gold also looked at his hands, which were wrapped in white bone scales. Two bone blades had chips on them. It was obvious that the enemy¡¯s blue weapon was sharper than his bone blade. Ye Zhongming observed his expression and saw that there were no changes in his expression. He confirmed his previous guesses that Demon Gold had a trump card. Xia Lei and Green Flower¡¯s fight spread through the battle contribution badge, so Ye Zhongming decided to finish it quickly. Sand Dance lit up, and threads of red shone. They looked like sparks. Ye Zhongming activated the mark. Although he had the crystal energy demon gun, Ye Zhongming trusted this blue Sand Dance the most when fighting. At least in terms of close combat, this weapon was most suitable for him. Demon Gold¡¯s expression changed when he saw the Sand Dance¡¯s glow. He sensed its scorching heat. This was actually a weapon with its own stats! Based on what Demon Gold understood, there were few such weapons. Most weapons'' stats were combined with their skills.Discover new chapters at novelhall.com At the same time, the sandstorm around Ye Zhongming turned red and gave off heat. Due to the mark, the Sand Dance was not an ordinary Sand Dance but a strengthened version. The skills had gone from the simple sharpness and sandstorm to Burning Sharpness and Flame Sand Storm. However, due to the weapon nurturing space, although the strength increase wasn¡¯t too obvious, but it became more straightforward to control. He could hide the flame stats when not needed to save on mental energy. Ye Zhongming decided to go all out to finish Demon Gold, so he didn¡¯t hold back. Not only did he activate his bloodline, but he also used Sand Dance¡¯s strongest state. He raised the blade again. It was different this time as he activated Thousand Mountain Body Blade Saint¡¯s job skill. Mountain Body Blade Slash! His body moved, and he raised his blade again. He wanted to see how long this transformation could last. But before he moved, Demon Gold turned to flee. As his spirit body wasn¡¯t affected by gravity, he was quick. This caught Ye Zhongming off guard. Demon Gold gave him a feeling like he was a man. Even if they were enemies, but when fighting, this guy was a righteous person. Who knew that he was running? He was heading towards where Xia Lei and Green Flower were, so Ye Zhongming chased. He turned past two corners and saw Demon Gold. He stopped running and bent his body. No one knew what had happened. There were two piles of black ashes beside his legs. Human-shaped ashes! Just one looked at Ye Zhongming and knew that humans were burnt into ash. ¡°Cough! Cough! Cough!¡± Demon Gold¡¯s mouth made weird sounds. His back was still bent, but he turned around slowly. Ye Zhongming took a step back. He saw that Demon Gold was totally different! He was still the same person, but it was as if he returned to when his looks were disfigured. A tumor-like thing covered his body, and the black mist entered his body. He became a three-meter-tall black tumor monster. At his chest was a crescent-shaped scar that jumped along with his heart. Even if they were some distance away, Ye Zhongming could still hear that intense beating. ¡°This is the power of swallowing?¡± He spoke with that ear-piercing voice and looked shocked with his arms open. Swallowing? Ye Zhongming thought back to what the Death King Tree said. Something made it want to vomit? Was it Demon Gold? Demon Gold used his hands to dig the tumor, and his body was bloodied. But he actually laughed. ¡°As expected, the demon mark can still upgrade without that person! Ye Zhongming, you will die today!¡± Chapter 925: Unexpected situations Chapter 925: Unexpected situations Demon Gold removed those black tumors and revealed a strong body covered in white scales that covered most of his skin. His arms, shoulder, knee, chest, and back had more sharp bone blades that were thicker and sharper than before. The bones had black patterns on them, which came from the black mist. These marks formed a wolf¡¯s head pattern on him. From Ye Zhongming¡¯s perspective, he could see a pair of wolf¡¯s eyes on his chest, which looked fierce and bloody. That crescent-shaped scar was like the scar on the wolf¡¯s head, from its ear stretching to its face, making it look even fiercer. Even if the Death King Tree didn¡¯t say anything, Ye Zhongming knew what energy made it want to vomit. It was the blood-colored meat strip! Ye Zhongming could sense something that made him uncomfortable. It was as if that meat strip had its own life and it was the enemy of mankind. Demon Gold called it demon mark? Ye Zhongming tried to recall and hoped to find something from the memories of his previous life. But unfortunately, he couldn¡¯t remember anything. ¡°Don¡¯t waste time guessing. You will never understand where my strength comes from.¡± Demon Gold moved his body. The bone scales rubbed against each other to give a piercing friction sound. But it was as if he enjoyed and immersed in that sound. ¡°I can¡¯t deny that you are strong. If not for the demon mark, I might have to look up to you for my whole life. Not only would I not be able to take revenge, when needed, I might even have to kneel to save my life.¡± He may have felt that everything was under control. When he stretched the bone scales, he spoke with Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t move and just listened. He understood his actions. In psychology, even when one was about to win, they would be urged to tell the other person everything. Especially against enemies, it was as if they could enjoy more by crushing the other person physically and mentally. Of course, the words that the victor often said then would be true. Ye Zhongming paid attention to Xia Lei and Green Flower¡¯s fight while listening to Demon Gold¡¯s final words. ¡°But I met someone who could give me strength. He is extremely strong and could also make others strong.¡± He instinctively touched the red meat strip. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s gun was fired on instinct, and it was quite good that he could hit the target. He couldn¡¯t grasp the exact body part, so he didn¡¯t hit the heart or the head. Even then, Demon Gold flew backward and hit the wall. Ye Zhongming charged from the corner and the crystal energy demon gun¡¯s barrel was right on Demon Gold¡¯s body. The darkness energy fired right at his body. Ye Zhongming could see clearly how the bone scales were being sliced into pieces. This time, he found the precise target- That red mark. Demon Gold cried in pain. It seemed like everything ended just like that. Ye Zhongming retreated before Demon Gold could counterattack. Sand Dance reappeared, and he used Thousand Body Blade Slash. He saw Demon Gold smiling while screaming. The blade light slashed, but his expression changed. He tilted his body to dodge Demon Gold¡¯s fist. He kicked, and that matched Demon Gold¡¯s leg. His right hand pulled the blade, and the blade¡¯s body rubbed with the bone, causing a sizzling sound. Demon Gold actually used an arm to grab the slash. At the same time, he attacked. He would have been injured if not for Ye Zhongming¡¯s quick reactions. Sand Dance was pulled back, and both sides separated. Although Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t injured, he sensed Demon Gold''s strength. He was no weaker than himself, and he was a seven-star evolved. That red mark was also not his fatal weakness but a strength. The mark was perfectly fine! ¡°Darkness Energy is good for me,¡± he laughed. His scales and palm, which were nearly sliced into two when he blocked the blade, were actually healing quickly! ¡°Seven star evolved is just so-so!¡± Demon Gold laughed cruelly. The bone blades started to spin. Instantly, his two fists turned into a high-speed meat grinder that smashed toward Ye Zhongming. Chapter 928: Slaughtering Buddha Chapter 928: Slaughtering Buddha What shocked Green Flower was the speed of Xia Lei¡¯s blades. It was much quicker than before. From this point alone, Green Flower knew that the second-in-command from Cloud Peak was hiding her strength. She instantly became wary. Although Green Flower was arrogant, her personality became even more extreme and cruel after the ups and downs, but she didn¡¯t become foolish. On the contrary, she became more careful. She instantly stopped being overconfident and started to become more solemn. After paying attention, she realized that not only did Xia Lei¡¯s blades get quicker, but they also became more strategic. This wasn¡¯t a skill or job skill but an instinct. This shocked Green Flower. What she didn¡¯t know was that Xia Lei was someone who learned a traditional blade technique that had been passed down for many generations. When her body situation was top rate, if she didn¡¯t use her job, skills, bloodline, equipment, etc, no one was her match. That included Ye Zhongming. No one could even last a minute under her hands. Xia Lei was a six-star evolved now, and Green Flower was the same. Green Flower instantly felt pressure when the former stopped hiding her strength. To be honest, Green Flower would rather Xia Lei have one more battle beast than face such a technique. First was speed, and next was technique. These two changes made her feel a considerable threat. ¡°It has just begun, don¡¯t be anxious.¡± Xia Lei was calm, but to Green Flower, it was as if she was about to die. It wasn¡¯t that Green Flower was afraid of Xia Lei, but the feeling of being plotted against wasn¡¯t good. Botuo Buddha¡¯s power meant that Green Flower wasn¡¯t afraid of Xia Lei¡¯s blade. Sometimes, when she couldn¡¯t dodge it, she would just use her fist to face off against it. But she wasn¡¯t going to continue being passive. She was afraid that Xia Lei had more moves, so she attacked. The two short daggers circling started to stab at Xia Lei. Xia Lei took one glance and used her blades to counter. for new novels After a few seconds, Xia Lei laughed, ¡°This doesn¡¯t seem to work.¡± Green Flower¡¯s expression turned really ugly. This wasn¡¯t Green Flower¡¯s own change but the weapon¡¯s change. Xia Lei was curious. How did Green Flower get a third job advancement scroll to get the third Buddha? Just the weird weapon upgrade was something she couldn¡¯t understand, either. Was this because of her skill? Or was it the weapon¡¯s stats? But Xia Lei didn¡¯t really want to know the answer as there was no need to know. After all, this was a person who was about to die. ¡°Triple Blade!¡± Xia Lei¡¯s blades got stronger. When she slashed, she gave off many layers of shadows. She was slightly at a disadvantage, but Triple Blade turned the tides. Not only did Little Tiger learn Blood Slash, but Xia Lei also learned Triple Blade. ¡°Ah!¡± Green Flower screamed. The feeling of the enemy being able to adapt the moment you used your trump card felt really bad. Under triple blade¡¯s strength, Xia Lei suppressed Green Flower and her clone. The two girls focused on the blade light. Both of them knew that the outcome of the battle was about to be decided. Green Flower bit her teeth and let the clone block in front of her. She took a step back and tossed aside the dagger on her right hand. She placed her index and middle fingers together and thrust at her left chest. It was where the demon mark was at. Her body trembled, and her eyes were filled with rage. Numerous black threads spread from the demon mark across her body, and it quickly climbed onto her face. People with medical knowledge would know that it followed the veins of the body. Green Flower twitched. That beautiful face was covered in black, and she gave out a vicious smile. ¡°Women have many benefits in the apocalypse. At least we can use our bodies to trade for things that can help us win. Only a fool like Demon Gold can¡¯t.¡± She smiled like a ghost and her body started to move left and right, making it hard to pick it up. ¡°Taste the strength of my demon mark... Demon Shadow Kill!¡± Chapter 927: Angry Xia Lei Chapter 927: Angry Xia Lei The moment the wall collapsed, the two beauties tangled together. Due to regular training, Xia Lei¡¯s body was more muscular than that of an ordinary woman. It wasn¡¯t that she was fat; she was muscular, which made her seem more meaty. Along with her personality, very few people had a better figure than her. Guys would always say that their first thought when they saw some women was to get them onto the bed. Xia Lei was undoubtedly such a lady. But people who were familiar with her would know that she was one of the top people who adapted to the apocalypse. She went from a member of the force that focused on discipline to a leader in the apocalypse who managed using the apocalypse standards. A ruthless leader. This probably had to do with her experience. Women who looked like this would be more emotional and care more about relationships. Of course, they would be more affected when they got injured. That influence helped to change Xia Lei. Xia Lei was thinking for her guy during that process. She felt that a faction leader shouldn¡¯t seem too cold-blooded; if not, it would give negative impressions to his subordinates. She understood that fear and interests wouldn¡¯t be able to keep a team together. One had to receive worship and even have close relationships. So she allowed Ye Zhongming to reach such a status, to face the light. She would do all the dirty things and stand in the darkness behind him. Unlike Xia Bai, who was hidden in a corner, Xia Lei was cold-blooded and brutal and posed more of a threat. Xia Lei was very successful. The current Cloud Peak and the other factions accepted her as a spokesperson for Ye Zhongming. She used less than two years to create such a cold-blooded image. Many people admired her because they saw through her actions. She was very cold and didn¡¯t follow the rules. She didn¡¯t mind using corpses to pave the way for Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. But because of that, she had gone all in. If she left Cloud Peak, she would be nothing. She, herself, had no regrets. To a certain extent, she placed her own life on Ye Zhongming¡¯s trust. If she lost his trust, she would lose everything, including her own life. As a spokesperson is only a spokesperson, and that could be changed. Cloud Peak and other factions trusted and respected Ye Zhongming but not his spokesperson. Look at what happened a minute after the start. Green Flower activated her first skill-- Buta Buddha. With its speed, she caused many wounds on Xia Lei. Wasn¡¯t that enough to prove that she was weak? So what if she was a six-star evolved? Without strong job and skills, such a six-star evolved was weaker than a peak five-star evolved. Green Flower activated the second skill-- Botuo Buddha! She retracted her hands, and her white skin turned copper in color. Her claws turned into fists as she punched Xia Lei. Two short daggers floated in the colorful light circles behind her back and got ready to attack. Xia Lei smiled suddenly. ¡°Is that it?¡± Green Flower was shocked and instinctively asked, ¡°What?¡± ¡°I said, do you have other skills?¡± She dodged Green Flower¡¯s two fists and licked the bit of blood on the corner of her mouth. People who knew her would know that she was angry. There was a wound under Xia Lei¡¯s left eye, slightly above her cheek. Apart from pain, it was itchy. The wound not only didn¡¯t heal, it was giving off a slight stench. It showed that there was poison. Colorful Buddha¡¯s skills didn¡¯t have posion so there was only one explanation. Green Flower applied poison to her fingernails. Such wounds were usually fine and evolved and would recover in two days. But if there were poison, it would be hard to handle, and if not treated properly, it might scar. For a woman who only thought about her guy and did things wholeheartedly for him to have a risk of being disfigured. How could she let you off? Moreover, the person was in power and whose heart had turned black. Xia Lei started to fight back. She wanted to let Green Flower taste what it was like to anger the woman behind Cloud Peak. Chapter 926: Swallowing Demon Marks bug Chapter 926: Swallowing Demon Mark''s bug Ye Zhongming jumped slightly. Although it looked like he didn¡¯t use any strength, this was the fastest speed he could currently use. Demon Gold¡¯s meatgrinder hands brushed past his ear, and the wind it swept caused Ye Zhongming¡¯s ears to hurt. You knew how sharp it was just by listening to the sound. Ye Zhongming could guess his abilities improved after Demon Gold swallowed the demon mark. The black mark didn¡¯t give him new abilities but helped to improve the old ones. For example, the bone fork. Previously, it was a skill used on his arms, but now it covered half of his body. Those wolf souls were gone and had entered Demon Gold¡¯s body, enchanting the bone scales and blade. Not only did this render darkness energy useless on him, but it also strengthened the bone fork. Of course, his biggest strength increase was still Human Spirit Transformation. This ability instantly increased the user¡¯s strength. With the demon mark, speed, strength, reaction, and defense all increased. Demon Gold, who could only run from Ye Zhongming, was now able to stand up and fight back. But Ye Zhongming was still calm. ¡°Die!¡± ¡°Die!¡± ¡°Die!¡± Demon Gold continued to shout as if it could give him courage and combat strength. Not only were his arms spinning like a meat grinder. His legs, even all his joints, had bone blades sticking out, and using all sorts of methods to strike Ye Zhongming. But none of them hit. This made it very anxious. Some sounds spread from the battle contribution badge. Ye Zhongming felt Demon Gold wouldn¡¯t have any more trump cards, so he fought back. The situation started to change. Demon Gold, who was confident that he could kill Ye Zhongming, started to taste the full-strength attacks from this Cloud Peak boss. Ye Zhongming added a layer of black earth armor, special form! Cloud Peak had many materials, so replenishing the Earth Elf¡¯s energy wasn¡¯t a problem. Naturally, Ye Zhongming was happy to use the skill. This special armor consumed more energy than the ordinary Earth Armor but had higher defense. But similarly, evolved were able to use that time to attack. Ye Zhongming¡¯s glove shone with specks of starlight. Cloud Slice! This skill, which even level eight Hong Xiang was afraid of, smashed into Demon Gold¡¯s body at close range. The red Demon mark was not a weakness but a strength. The scales on half his body had high defense, but these specks of light couldn¡¯t be defended. Demon Gold cried out, and his body flew backward again. Ye Zhongming followed like a shadow. He didn¡¯t use any weapons and just fought up close. His fists, legs, and joints were all used to hit Demon Gold. A series of hits could be heard in the tunnel. Cloud Slice¡¯s light specks left blood all over Demon Gold¡¯s body. The areas without the bone scale¡¯s defense were pierced through. The battle would have already ended if not for him protecting his head. Even after the demon mark swallowing, Demon Gold hadn¡¯t reached an impenetrable level. Facing Ye Zhongming¡¯s close combat, there was nothing he could do. Although Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have close combat skills after his job merged, but he was trained by Xia Lei and Mo Ye. He was well trained, even if he wasn¡¯t an expert in some techniques. Along with his vast apocalypse fighting experience and various buffs, his close combat was no weaker than those who were specially trained. Demon Gold¡¯s Human Spirit Transformation was strong, and that was something Ye Zhongming had to admit. Moreover, the demon mark was weird and opened his eyes. But in front of strength, he was slightly weaker and was destined to lose. Fists hit Demon Gold¡¯s arm. He raised his knee to knock aside the other arm. Ye Zhongming then grabbed Demon Gold¡¯s neck. ¡°No...¡± He only heard one word before he crushed his neck. He tossed his muscular body to the side. The bone scales, blade, and black patterns all disappeared. His eyes were wide open, but he stopped breathing. His eyes were filled with a reluctance to accept the situation. Everyone who died in the apocalypse would look like that. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t continue here. After confirming the direction, he ran to Xia Lei as the outcome of that battle was about to be decided. But after he disappeared in the tunnel, a dozen-centimeter bug appeared from the bricks in an unassuming corner. It looked around before jumping on Demon Gold¡¯s corpse and entering the demon mark that had stopped moving. A dozen seconds later, when it came out, its body doubled in size. The red mark also disappeared from Demon Gold¡¯s body. Chapter 929: Failure Chapter 929: Failure There were two types of women in the apocalypse. The stable kind and those that weren¡¯t. The stable kind were like Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, etc. Their hearts had someone to rely on, and their feelings were with someone, so they would settle and help their guy do stuff. Their actions would be the same as their man¡¯s interests. The others were unstable, similar to Green Flower. They wouldn¡¯t fall totally in love, and their interests would always come first. Even if you slept with her multiple times, even if you gave everything for her, her heart wouldn¡¯t belong to you. It was tough to say which kind was more suitable for the apocalypse. If they met a guy who was loyal and would treat them well, the first kind would have a better life in the apocalypse. After all, brothers could do so much if they were united, much less a couple that had a close relationship. But in most situations, the second type of woman was more suited for the apocalypse as there weren¡¯t many guys who could be trusted. Even those of the first type had a high chance of meeting scums and getting betrayed. If they survived, they would probably turn into the second time. Green Flower was such a person. It wasn¡¯t that she was cheated, but after falling from her saint position, she became unstable. After joining Assassin Heart, to outsiders, her relationship with Demon Gold was tight. But in truth, she was more than friends with the person who gave her the demon mark. After all, she wasn¡¯t an ordinary beauty. Even after the evolutions improved one¡¯s looks, she was still above average. So, the benefits and news she got were far more than Demon Gold. For example, that one-time-use Buddha, the news that the demon mark could consume other marks, and the way to use the mark. Even if Demon Gold had the mark, he had the lowest grade, or rather, his understanding of it was close to zero. He knew that the demon mark would significantly improve all your abilities. As for everything else, they were told to him by Green Flower. He didn¡¯t know that the demon mark actually had its own ability. This ability needed the guy who planted it to activate. Demon Gold didn¡¯t, but Green Flower knew. After she served him, she obtained this ability. Xia Lei would never hide it from Ye Zhongming. The core members also knew about it, but no one complained. Xia Lei would only take those suitable ones, not the expensive ones, and knew when to stop. Sometimes, Ye Zhongming would even feel like he owed her. Xia Lei had a clear plan for her own abilities, so she used some jobs and abilities that weren¡¯t very good to equip herself. She became someone only weaker than Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, and Yellow Ball. Right, the second in command was enough to rank fourth, on the same level as Mo Ye and Liang Chuyin. Green Flower was strong. Not only was her job upgraded three times to give her three practical job skills, but she also had the short daggers, which were abnormal weapons. She also knew how to activate the demon mark, which she activated to decide the outcome of the battle. But Xia Lei was amazing, too. Facing such a Green Flower who didn¡¯t use her full strength to defeat Little Tiger, she forced her to the edge. Green Flower turned into a black shadow that charged at Xia Lei. Demon Mark Kill was to turn herself into the sharpest blade and then split the enemy into two. This was an ultimate move that was a decisive attack! Which skill that used your life force wasn¡¯t an ultimate move? But Green Flower bumped into Xia Lei. It bumped into the Basic Blood Protection, a defensive skill formed using blood. Then, it faced the Silver Sand Diagram. A... Sunrise picture! Green Flower thought that everything was over. When she passed two layers, she noticed that the Demon Mark Kill¡¯s strong speed had reduced, and traces of her movement could be picked up! Her body was even... Chapter 930: Collapse Chapter 930: Collapse If Demon Gold were still alive, he would tell Green Flower it was Ye Zhongming¡¯s ability. But Xia Lei was using it. This was one of the battle contribution badge¡¯s abilities. Xia Lei knew Triple Blade long ago, and its strength increased to a new height as she evolved. The strength of the skill you borrowed using the badge was related to your contribution points. Since getting the battle contribution box, Ye Zhongming handed out all the badges he could, and so many in Cloud Peak could gain points. Although Xia Lei wasn¡¯t always on the frontlines, but as she accumulated her points, she had a decent amount. So, the strength of the Thousand Body Blade Slash was decent. Don¡¯t forget one thing. There was a base value when you borrowed the skill. Thousand Body Blade Saint was an elite job with strong skills. On this basis, this move became the final blow that crushed Green Flower. Even if some light shot from her wrist to form a decent defense, all it could do was prevent her body from being sliced in half. But even if you were an evolved, when your chest was split open, and your organs were crushed, you wouldn¡¯t be able to live. Green Flower fell to the ground, and many parts of her were scorched. This was damage caused by the Silver Sand Artist. Although they weren¡¯t lethal, they set the stage for the final blow. When Ye Zhongming rushed over, that was all he saw. His worried mood was relaxed. He was really afraid that something would happen to Xia Lei. Now, it seemed like Xia Lei was still Xia Lei. At this point, two Soul Merchant saints had died to her. She beheaded Abyss Mountain, and now, Green Flower¡¯s body was sliced into two. After counting their numbers, they saw that a few dozen didn¡¯t manage to get out. They were either killed in the chase or were under the rubble. In such ruins, there was basically no chance of surviving. Many people started to dig in the hope of saving people. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop them. He walked and saw if he could use his energy to sense for people. They were busy for a while and dug some parts of the ruins. The only thing they found were corpses. But a minute later, a part of the ruins moved, and the bricks exploded. The Death King Tree drilled out from below. On its body were seven to eight Cloud Peak warriors that were wrapped. Although they were bleeding from the collapsed ruins but, they were alive. Death King Tree had taken care of them. As long as they didn¡¯t stop breathing, with the saint pool¡¯s saint water, they would be able to live. Death King Tree¡¯s actions gained Cloud Peak¡¯s trust. But after they saw it use those Assasin Heart members who managed to escape to heal up, they were silent again. The feeling of seeing people sucked dry sent chills down one¡¯s spine. ¡°Ye, give me payment, payment!¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and agreed. Only then did the tree stop. Once everyone recovered and Death King Tree ate all the Assassin Heart members, Ye Zhongming asked it if there was any information about Assassin Heart. The Death King Tree said some things, but they weren¡¯t very useful. They didn¡¯t even know the base''s exact location as they usually had their eyes blindfolded. Since they didn¡¯t have anything valuable, Ye Zhongming left it aside. He had more important things to do. It was time to solve the mutated lifeform army. When Cloud Peak members left, that bug reappeared and quickly found Green Flower¡¯s body. Like before, it ate her demon mark. Its body turned into a little snake. It sniffed the cracks of the ruins and headed in one direction before disappearing. Chapter 931: Barrs Potion Chapter 931: Barr''s Potion When Ye Zhongming and Xia Lei rushed back, the mutated lifeform army¡¯s attacks changed. They stopped being split into two parts and merged, launching their attacks on Cloud Peak¡¯s walls. This was their best solution now. There wasn¡¯t much they could do against the human warriors on the outside who were attacking them and running. If they sent too few to attack, the humans would counterattack and kill them. After a few hours, not only did the humans suffer from few losses, but many mutated lifeforms were killed. This loss rate was just slightly lower than that of the sieging ones. If this continued, wouldn¡¯t the humans break them apart? The three-nosed elephant that had become the core of the mutated lifeform army changed its strategy. It was going to launch its final attack on Cloud Peak. When such a situation appeared, humans didn¡¯t find it so simple anymore, as they had to fight the mutated lifeform army head-on. After so many days of consumption, with the mutated lifeform army numbers dropping, there were still seven digits of beings, and they were still multiple times the number of human warriors. Little Tiger and the others who led troops out had to attack the backs of the mutated lifeform army. They stopped using their nimble strategy. This fight, which was a battle of attrition, gave all of them a headache. The only good news was that the few level eight lifeforms were dead, which made the mutated lifeform army harder to control. Many lifeforms left the battlefield. Of course, this was not much compared to the overall number. But no matter what, it reduced the human¡¯s pressure.Discover new chapters at novelhall.com But the tough battle continued. ¡°Who knows how long the villa would be able to last for.¡± Park Xiuying stood beside Little Tiger and was worried. When Ye Zhongming left, he told them to leave the battlefield. But once the mutated lifeform army attacked the city, they had to enter this kind of battle that they didn¡¯t like. Everyone knew that Cloud Peak focused on elites, and they knew what sacrifices meant. ¡°Some parts of the walls are broken, and they won¡¯t be able to last for long. We can only try to help reduce their pressure!¡± Little Tiger was covered in blood. Some were his. He charged at the front and was sneak attacked by a level six mutated snake. His left stomach had a huge wound, and he had to retreat to get healed by Park Xiuying. Cloud Peak might have killed many level eight lifeforms before, but it was because they were given the opportunity to do so. Even if they had the Death King Tree helping, if it faced so many enemies, it would have been ripped into pieces. ¡°I will solve the problem of getting in. We just need to work together. After killing the elephant, the mutated lifeform army might collapse. We need to follow the plan and not get messy.¡± Ye Zhongming started to describe how they would follow him and what to do in the fight. What to do after. What to do if they didn¡¯t collapse... Anyway, he described every situation, and it took half an hour. Once everyone knew what they had to do, they returned to their teams and prepared for the final fight. Little Tiger was a member of the group breaking in and stood together with Ye Zhongming and the Death King Tree. The backline commanding was down to Xia Lei. ¡°Are you ready?¡± Ye Zhongming asked, and those in the squad nodded. ¡°Begin!¡± Beside them, Xia Lei and Little Tiger¡¯s squad each held a survivor. After hearing Ye Zhongming¡¯s orders, they injected something into their bodies and retreated. The entire human force retreated. The mutated lifeform army chased, and those survivors who woke up after the injection engaged with the mutated lifeform army. The mutation began. Their eyes flushed red, and their bodies swelled. Sharp fingernails appeared on their hands and legs, and even their teeth became sharp. After swelling, their bodies didn¡¯t seem too bloated, but they were very muscular. Their skin were black and covered in a layer of horn-like matter. The survivors became violent, giving out weird roars at the mutated lifeforms before charging in. Little Tiger looked at those people turn into black-skinned monsters, and his body shook. He gulped and asked, ¡°Boss, what is that?¡± Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and focused. ¡°Barr¡¯s Potion!¡± Chapter 932: Following Chapter 932: Following Thousands of survivors who were injected with Barr¡¯s Potion charged into the mutated lifeform army camp, and that caused a bloodstorm. These survivors who had turned into monsters were powerful. Most of them were only two to three stars, but after the transformation, they were no weaker than four or five stars. Some four-star evolved had six-star strength when they used the potion. But this strength had weaknesses. No skills, weapons, jobs, bloodline... They only had their bodies. An extremely strong body! No wonder Xia Lei mentioned that even she found it hard to deal with. When Ye Zhongming witnessed their strength, he had to admit that the strongest one was as strong as him in terms of body qualities. One must know that although Ye Zhongming was a seven-star evolved, but his body was no weaker than an eight-star. His many skills and equipment helped to improve his body. That strongest person was actually comparable to him. One could see how strong his body would be. But... Ye Zhongming sighed. Unfortunately, this wasn¡¯t their own strength but forced by the potion. The lifeforms of their future were condensed into a few minutes of explosive strength. Their lives were destined to disappear after a moment of brilliance. Ye Zhongming was terrified of Barr¡¯s potion, even if it was something Cloud Peak invented. Right, it was invented by Liu Zhenghong. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if she had invented this potion in her previous life, but its appearance this time was a surprise. It was a product of a failed experiment, and they had planned to toss it away. However, a researcher analyzed it, and the outcome shocked the calm Liu Zhenghong. But it was different with the Barr¡¯s Potion. Even if they died, they would cause a strong explosion. Those few dozen explosions had blown up an empty region in the dense mutated lifeform army. Moreover, these mutated people only knew how to kill and head forward. They relied on their strong bodies to rip their targets into shreds. This team was like a blade that sliced into where the three-nosed elephant was. Ye Zhongming led them, with the cover of other humans, to solve the remaining few mutated lifeforms while following them into the core area. Explosions continued and became more dense. The closer they got to the center, the more resistance they faced. The higher-level mutated lifeforms started to attack to deal with these monsters. Even if they were killed, they would explode. Even if the high-level mutated lifeforms won easily, they were dragged to hell. The dense mutated lifeforms also made it easy for these human monsters to kill them. If they exploded, they would kill a huge patch of enemies. When only half of the Barr¡¯s Potion squad was left, they could already see the three-nosed elephant. Their speed gave all the humans confidence and also spread terror into the mutated lifeform army. The humans actually used these monsters, killing mutated lifeforms at a one to nearly 100 ratios. They were even... getting close to the king! The three-nosed elephant didn¡¯t expect the humans to have such a trump card. When it realized they were targeting it, it started to panic. It started to give orders to move troops to clear the humans. Because of that, they slowed their attacks on the walls. Many troops retreated and turned to attack the humans on the back. Mo Ye looked down, and when she saw the three-nosed elephant¡¯s actions, she knew that the deciding moment was here. She gave the order... They opened the gate that was about to fall. The humans in the mountain launched their counterattack. As the Barr¡¯s Potion users couldn¡¯t think anymore, some had turned in another direction. But there were still some charging toward the three-nosed elephant. Ye Zhongming stared. Suddenly, some who hadn¡¯t died exploded. He knew that it was time for the assault squad to attack. He led some people to stab the fleeing three-nosed elephant like a blade. Chapter 933: Real or fake Chapter 933: Real or fake How could the three-nosed elephant forget about Ye Zhongming, who had killed two level-eight lifeforms? They thought that as long as the level eight lifeforms didn¡¯t fight each other, there was no way they could die. Who knew that they would get killed outside this small town? Such a killer was charging at it, which made the three-nosed elephant feel something it hadn¡¯t felt in a long time-- fear. It continued to send subordinates to block the human while it ran in a direction. But troops surrounded it, and its movement speed wasn¡¯t too quick. Maybe the level eight lifeform was more obvious. The remaining Barr¡¯s potion users stared at it and charged at it. Those high-level lifeforms could do nothing about these human monsters, who would explode even after dying. They wanted to kill them but didn¡¯t dare to do too much. When it was around seven minutes into the operation, the last batch of Barr¡¯s Potion users exploded. They were very strong, and the explosions were strong, too. Even Ye Zhongming and the others who kept a distance were affected. They had to stop and block the energy waves from the explosion. Very quickly, the remnants of the explosion disappeared. Ye Zhongming raised his head and was delighted. The explosion blew up many high-level lifeforms, including two level-seven ones. They probably relied on their higher levels and were closer to these humans, which is why they were unlucky to die. This charge messed up the three-nosed elephant¡¯s defense. However, many obvious breaches appeared. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t let this chance slip, and he charged. Although more mutated lifeforms surged to block this team, they were far away. Those lifeforms in the explosion range were either dead or injured, which meant that the humans had a clear path. Secondly, Ye Zhongming¡¯s team¡¯s level was high, and their movement speed was quick. They had both the distance and speed advantages. In the blink of an eye, they were a few dozen meters away. This distance was within range of some skills. The three-nosed elephant probably felt like it couldn¡¯t run anymore. It turned. Its body was slightly bigger than an ordinary elephant, and it was very agile when it turned. The white color and three jade-like noses made it look beautiful. If not for this lifeform''s orange crystal on its forehead, people might mistake it for harmless.Visitt for the latest updates But it was still a mutated lifeform and was one with intelligence. Its combat strength couldn¡¯t be underestimated either. One of its three noses raised up, giving a crisp sound. Ye Zhongming saw that a red light ring was scattered from its body and spreading like a ripple. The beings around it roared! The assault squad was shocked. They glanced, and their expressions changed. The nearby mutated lifeforms were provoked, and their eyes turned red. Their bodies even grew slightly bigger. Those closer to the center of the ripple grew stronger and stronger, and their demon crystals were covered in a layer of red mist. ¡°Beast Transformation?¡± Although Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what skill it used, he looked at the changes in those lifeforms and knew it was similar to beast transformation. It could strengthen them for a short amount of time. Although such skills would have side effects, it wasn¡¯t the time to consider all these. If they couldn¡¯t kill the three-nosed elephant quickly, the assault squad would face huge pressure. ¡°Quick, quick, quick! Use the ranged skills to delay these fellows; cover me!¡± Although the human warriors were attacking from all directions to help the assault squad, Ye Zhongming knew that those people wouldn¡¯t be able to assist them if they were surrounded. They would get killed in a short amount of time! The moment the three-nosed elephant attacked, it slightly turned the tides. Fortunately, Ye Zhongming was already close to it. He raised his blade and activated Earth Tremble at the same time! He couldn¡¯t let the elephant escape. At the same time, it prevented mutated lifeforms from rushing over to obstruct him. The elephant might be level eight, but it should be an intelligence type. Its attack and defense shouldn¡¯t be strong, so Ye Zhongming might be able to kill it quickly and earn Cloud Peak''s victory. When fighting, Ye Zhongming was used to observing his opponent¡¯s eyes, which showed emotions and helped him judge the situation. But when he saw the three-nosed elephant¡¯s eyes, he didn¡¯t see any intense emotions. There was some fear, some surprise, but more of it was silence... As if it was dead! Dead? Ye Zhongming knew what was wrong. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t slice it and instead hit the giant beast that was pouncing at him. That beast was level six and was in beast transformation state. But with Ye Zhongming¡¯s skill and Earth Tremble¡¯s control, it was still sliced into two. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t happy as he saw two three-nosed elephants. One was the one he wanted to attack; the other was ten meters away! This? Not only Ye Zhongming but also the other humans were confused and didn¡¯t know what was happening. But Ye Zhongming charged at the second three-nosed elephant! At the same time, Earth Elf used its remaining energy to create a black earth armor. Many people didn¡¯t understand what Ye Zhongming wanted to do. Was he sure that the three-nosed elephant was the real body? Also, why did he create armor on his body? Even if that elephant was real, there weren¡¯t any enemies between them. Why did he use an armor? The next second, the three-nosed elephant gave the answer. The first elephant, which was the previous target, was hit by an assault team member. Right, hit. This elephant was just in his skill range! Then, it exploded. Ye Zhongming was hit and was knocked aside. Only then did everyone know what he would make an armor. But that explosion was too intense, and the entire human army held their breath. Ye...Would he die? Chapter 934: Space teleportation Chapter 934: Space teleportation There was momentary silence on the battlefield. Only the smoke from the explosion rose on the mountain. Many people realized a problem. The mutated lifeform army would collapse if Ye Zhongming killed the three-nosed elephant. But if he died, wouldn¡¯t that mean that the humans would fail? His sneak attacking the mutated lifeform commander also meant that he was putting himself in danger. Many Cloud Peak members were shivering. They couldn¡¯t imagine what life would be like without their leader. The explosion from the three-nosed elephant was huge, but its range was small. Only some lifeforms around blew up. The three-nosed elephant swung its three noses and smiled craftily. It wasn''t so easy to kill. But half a second later, its elephant eyes opened wide, and it retreated quickly. A blade light slashed through the smoke. Ye Zhongming appeared in midair and slashed Sand Dance at the three-nosed elephant. Although he didn¡¯t look good, his attacks were still sharp. The humans cheered. Ye Zongming bit his teeth. He wanted to kill this cute-looking elephant. This fellow didn¡¯t look strong. The beast transformation, undead summoning, and the clone explosion caught people who didn¡¯t know it off guard. Who knew that a clone could explode? Was this retribution for using Barr¡¯s Potion? Even if Ye Zhongming survived, he was terrified. That moment was his closest to death since his new life. There was an instance where he felt that nothingness that he experienced before dying. But fortunately, he was strong in this life. The specialized black dirt armor was the biggest protection. The defense that consumed the remaining energy was very high. Apart from that, Ye Zhongming¡¯s earth armor formed the second layer of protection. The people who were paying attention to the battle were stunned. This level eight lifeform had so many moves. Apart from that clone explosion, the rest were support-type. Even that clone had to be hit by someone. This space teleportation dragged lifeforms into this circle, which was why they were scattered around. There weren¡¯t many between it and Ye Zhongming. This strike was Ye Zhongming¡¯s full-strength hit. Those mutated lifeforms didn¡¯t know what was happening before they were sliced into two. Although the blade was weakened, it still slashed forward. A thin wound appeared between its eyes. It was 20 centimeters long and not too deep, but blood flowed. It flowed down the white skin, and it was very obvious. The king was injured, which stunned the entire mutated life force army. Then, they went crazy. Many humans felt unfortunate. If not for those mutated lifeforms appearing, that blade would have been enough to kill the elephant with low defense. That blade''s failure to kill it gave it a chance to make other moves. Its three noses stretched towards three mutated lifeforms around it and stabbed into their bodies. Those three lifeforms started to shrink, and their skin started to dry up. Although they didn¡¯t die, their energy disappeared, and even their demon crystal turned grey! The elephant¡¯s body grew bigger, and its two tusks turned silver-like metal. Its snow-white skin also had some flower patterns. What ability was that? Ye Zhongming glanced warily, but his attacks didn¡¯t stop. He used both Sand Dance and the rifle to kill those mutated lifeforms. Their evolution levels weren¡¯t high enough to pose a threat to him. Ye Zhongming was a human machine, killing all the lifeforms that it teleported over in a short time and facing off against it once again. At this point, the closest mutated lifeform was a few dozen meters away, led by two level-seven beasts. Over a dozen meters sounded far, but it was actually really close! The Death King Tree that was hiding attacked. It had moved nearby underground, and when this elite squad charged, it dug its way up and attacked, giving Ye Zhongming a chance to kill. But the three-nosed elephant spun and raised its nose, causing Ye Zhongming¡¯s Sand Dance and assault rifle to stop as if it were in glue. A few hundred wind blades appeared above them, striking at Ye Zhongming. Dense centimeter-long sharp stone spikes also appeared on the ground between them. Chapter 936: Put up where Chapter 936: Put up where When Ye Zhongming opened his eyes, he found two soft bodies lying on him. From the scent, he knew that they were Miya and Liang Chuyin. A gaze landed on his face, which he was also familiar with. It belonged to Xia Bai. The morning sun shot in from outside. Ye Zhongming felt much better. He was fine after Park Xiuying¡¯s healing and a night of rest. It was just that those broken bones were a problem, and he needed a couple more days. Seeing him wake up, Xia Bai, who didn¡¯t wear a mask, got up to get a water bottle.Fo?ll0w current novE?ls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m) Ye Zhongming relaxed his body and used his waist to bounce up from the bed. He didn¡¯t awaken the two women who were asleep beside him. He hugged this unlucky woman and touched her body. Her injuries should be acceptable as they were lighter than his. Her face was red as she opened the bottle for him to drink. She pointed outside, and the two of them left. ¡°You are awake! Are you better?¡± Xia Lei, Liu Zhenghong, Le Dayuan, and Shengyuan were all there. Xia Lei gave him the seat and stood behind him, helping to massage his shoulders. If outsiders saw that, their mouths would open wide. Xia Lei actually had such a submissive side. These things would often happen in core member meetings with a few people. ¡°I am great.¡± Ye Zhongming said three words, and those in the room knew what he meant. Thus, Xia Lei was the first to speak. ¡°The battle is still continuing, but it is shifting towards Ying City. Basically, we are chasing them, and they are fleeing. But you also know that those fellows aren¡¯t like human soldiers who would fully collapse. Those who flee might flee, but if there is a chance, they will turn around and fight back.¡± That gave the humans a headache. If it were a fight between humans, once the commander was killed, once the team collapsed, it would be full-scale destruction. The winning side would only need to pay a small price to gain a huge victory. But mutated lifeforms were different. You would have to spend a huge effort to kill them. If you weren¡¯t careful, they would fight back. ¡°What difficulties? Is there something we can¡¯t solve?¡± Le Dayuan asked. With his current status, he did have the right to say that. The father of crystal weapons was sometimes more useful in Cloud Peak compared to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming shook his head and didn¡¯t say anything. He had to solve Yellow Ball¡¯s matter, but not now. The solution was complicated and needed some time. After Cloud Peak¡¯s crisis, the Blue Secret Realm war was about to start. They risked their lives to help Cloud Peak, so now, it was time for them to help. ¡°What about Professor He?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. Liu Zhenghong looked at Xia Lei. This woman took a tablet and tapped on it to play some secretive videos. One of which was when Professor He¡¯s assistants injected him with the potion. ¡°He treats this place as a stepping board.¡± Ye Zhongming pouted. He stared at the screen, and no one knew what he was thinking. Professor He¡¯s arrival was an accident, it was a part of Xia Lei¡¯s Flame Tiger Operation. Now, it seemed like he was also making use of Cloud Peak. He had obtained many data and skills he wanted in a short time. ¡°We need to deal with him soon. I am uneasy with him here.¡± Liu Zhenghong initially wanted to come into contact with Professor He but after which, she found that he was very practical. But he didn¡¯t have the spirit of patience, proving and innovation that a researcher should have. He was just impractical and crazy. Looking at the videos, he really was an ambitious person. ¡°We can¡¯t kill him first. He is useful, very useful.¡± Ye Zhongming touched his chin and said. A few of them looked at each other, and no one asked. Since Ye Zhongming said that, he would have a solution. ¡°You want to trade land with the Posthumous people? Where do you plan to put them up?¡± Xia Lei was less trusting of them than Ye Zhongming. She thought back to the agreement and asked. ¡°34 degrees to 38 degrees north, 126 to 130 degrees east.¡± Ye Zhongming replied calmly. Chapter 935: Final massacre Chapter 935: Final massacre An attack skill? When those abilities appeared, Ye Zhongming thought the three-nosed elephant was holding back and only attacked now. But he realized that things weren¡¯t right. Those three mutated lifeforms that the three-nosed elephant sucked from had shown the three abilities previously. But, those skills weren¡¯t as strong as now! This elephant actually stole its subordinate¡¯s skills! They just didn¡¯t know if that was a permanent or temporary skill steal. Metal Freeze restricted the Sand dance, the sniper rifle, and all the metal on Ye Zhongming''s body. Ye Zhongming kept them in his space and stuck Nature Staff into the ground. He activated Water Bottle Protection. After that, he ignored the stone spikes and charged at the three-nosed elephant. The wind blades landed on Water Bottle Protection, making loud smacking sounds. The person behind the shield was face-to-face with the elephant. The three-nosed elephant was terrified but still a level eight king. When it saw Ye Zhongming get close, it thrust its tusks. There were stone spikes below, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care. His Blood Stepping Boots were golden equipment; their defense was high enough to block these attacks. He dodged the tusk and punched the elephant''s body. The three-nosed elephant stumbled before swinging one of its noses towards Ye Zhongming¡¯s head. He lowered his body and gave an uppercut to its neck. He then spun around and got behind the elephant to use his kick skill. He kicked its two leg joints and also grabbed its tail to toss him to the side. This wasn¡¯t a fair fight. Even if Ye Zhongming had lost the earth set stats, he had still used modified options for the first four levels. He was buffed with the Ocean King Crown, Battle Contribution Badge, Clear Body, etc. Facing the support-type three-nosed elephant, he was crushing it. Even if Ye Zhongming was injured and many of his bones were broken, this level-eight white elephant couldn¡¯t stand a chance. Ye Zhongming knew why they were looking at him like that. When a group was fighting and, one person stood out as the leader. But after fighting, that person was pressed down by an ordinary-looking person, and his head was about to be smashed. It would give one a visual and mental blow. But Ye Zhongming knew that this situation couldn¡¯t last for long. It would only have an effect at the start. He stood up and dragged the elephant. Such a scene caused the mutated lifeforms to be silent once again. Ye Zhongming looked around and dragged it towards Cloud Peak. At this point, the badly injured Red Hair appeared on the walls. She looked at the mutated lifeforms and gave a sharp roar. A mental energy storm swept from the walls and covered the entire battlefield. Red Hair fell back to the ground. The entire mutated lifeform army was in chaos. The Death King Tree also showed itself and made the loudest voice. Ye Zhongming heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Red Hair woke up when he most needed her. If not, even if he killed the three-nosed elephant, the assault squad wouldn¡¯t be able to get out. The human''s time to clear up the battlefield was here. It was a massacre.Ge?tt the latest chapters on Chapter 938: Bold people are rich Chapter 938: Bold people are rich The outcome of the battle came out three days later. Ye Zhongming looked at the three full sheets of paper with mixed emotions. What he was worried about was the losses. The Posthumous people sent 300 thousand, not including those that were slightly injured and those who could recover; 30 thousand of them were handicapped, with 15 thousand dead. This meant that nearly 50 thousand of the Posthumous people had lost their ability to fight. Posthumous people were loyal and courageous and were the best warriors. Sometimes, even Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors were respectful of them. But they had a weakness: They were single-minded when fighting. Their equipment was backward, and they didn¡¯t have abilities like those evolved on Earth. This was the reason why they had such huge losses. The other reason was because there were too many of them. The second highest losses were the Ying City warriors. There were over ten thousand handicapped and 30 thousand dead¡ªaround 45 thousand losses. Those losses mainly occurred when they were helping Cloud Peak defend. At the start, around 70-80% of those who helped Cloud Peak defend were dead. Next was Cloud Peak... He looked at the numbers, and his body hurt. Seven thousand one hundred twenty died, 650 handicapped, 1161 missing. The reason why they were listed as missing was because no one had seen those corpses. In truth, they were basically dead. Posthumous people and Ying City¡¯s numbers treated those missing as dead.Re?a? latest chapters on As for why the number of handicapped was so low, it was because those warriors had a huge sense of belonging. Even if they lost parts of their bodies, they chose to fight to the death. Those who survived were knocked out and dragged back. Few of them chose to leave the battlefield by themselves. Although not all the dead were warriors, there were some technical members, logistics, and family, but Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have a high population, so this was a heavy blow. There were slightly more level two but only around 90 thousand. The most were level three and four crystals. There were 500 thousand of the former and 400 thousand of the latter. The numbers dropped for level five; there were 70 thousand. There were even fewer level six, only a few thousand. The numbers ended here. Levels seven and eight crystals were still in the corpses in Liu Zhenghong¡¯s lab. After calculating the number of crystals, it was the results of Flame Tiger Operation. Ye Zhongming took a look and was pleased with the results. Control of two dungeons, large amounts of materials, which included plant materials that Cloud Peak lacked. There were also weapons, potions, equipment, etc. There were some scrolls, job skills, and bloodlines, which mostly came from the Glory Army and God Hall. Of course, some things couldn¡¯t be listed on the paper. Like the nature gem mines in the dungeons, God Hall¡¯s technologies and equipment. The secret on Lu Lan¡¯s body, etc, which would show their value in the future. They might be even more valuable than the crystals and materials they got from this battle. Cloud Peak¡¯s two labs also performed very well. The gene lab¡¯s gene soldier skills became more mature, and their basic research had taken shape. The mass production of Barr¡¯s potion also proved their scalability. It was the same on Le Dayuan¡¯s side. The research skill of the crystal weapons had soared, and all sorts of ideas appeared. There were over ten research topics. Although they hadn¡¯t created as many varieties as the last life, but Ye Zhongming felt the theories were mostly there. They could probably reach the standards of his previous life within two years. Anyways, Cloud Peak suffered considerable losses in the battle but also gained a lot. These things will help them recover strength quickly. Very quickly, outsiders would notice that they were stronger. They were living like stubborn cockroaches and were getting much stronger. ¡°Brother Zhongming!¡± Zhongming¡¯s thinking was interrupted. He raised his head and saw Canndy running over in panic. This alchemist was more mature than when she had just joined, but she still looked innocent. ¡°What happened? The mutated lifeform army is attacking again?¡± Xia Lei teased her. This fellow was already in the same bed as Little Tiger but was still so easily frightened. If anything happened, Xia Lei would be the first to know as the overall commander. ¡°That, that, Brother Zhongming, take a look, something happened to the little white elephant!¡± Chapter 937: Preparing in advance Chapter 937: Preparing in advance The battle continued for another five days before coming to an end. The humans chased the mutated lifeforms far away. If not for new zombie hordes or beast groups appearing, they might have continued chasing for two days. Of course, their gains were enormous. The Posthumous warriors followed the orders and brought back all the corpses. The bodies were piled up in front of the villa according to the level for Cloud Peak to handle. They dug the crystals, dealt with the materials, and sliced the meat. Those bits they didn¡¯t want were burnt near the farmland, and their ashes were scattered into the dirt. Ye Zhongming mentioned that the ashes were great fertilizers. By feeding the ground, they could plant various crops on a large scale. During the few days of fighting, they clashed with other factions, and there were some small-scale battles. But most of the warriors were Posthumous warriors. They were more united after coming to Earth. When they were hit, they would call for help, and several tribes would work together to fight. The Posthumous people suffered a few hundred losses over the past few days but wiped out more than ten factions. Cloud Peak knew about this, but they didn¡¯t make a sound. The other factions understood that Ye Zhongming allowed it. Thus, they became more well-behaved. They would pick the small groups that Cloud Peak missed or left aside. Actually, that was already enough for them to earn huge riches. They had gained too much this time, so they had to calculate their exact earnings, which would take some time. But Ye Zhongming had started to pay out the factions that helped. This time, Cloud Peak was very generous. Apart from the agreed benefits, he would even give extra rewards. He would give those who needed potions and weapons to those who needed them. Although the factions suffered huge losses in the battle, the compensation exceeded that by a lot. Some curious people estimated that each squad gained around three to four times more than Cloud Peak promised. This increased their reputation to another level. To be able to survive the attacks of two million mutated lifeform troops and turn the tides. Now, they were very generous and stuck to their promise. Although many factions were independent in the apocalypse, as no one was willing to be managed by others, to a certain extent, a region would have a few stronger factions. The smaller factions would rely on these big factions. They would use each other, and of course, the smaller factions would lose out a little. In the past, Cloud Peak¡¯s management region wasn¡¯t small, but they didn¡¯t accept other factions. Ying City was already enough to satisfy Cloud Peak as a resource base.Re?a? latest chapters on After all, Ye Zhongming often sent things back from outside. People with foresight were all impressed with Cloud Peak. They used a fair agreement to make the area around Cloud Peak prosperous. Ying City again became their barrier, and Puxing Town wouldn¡¯t become cold because of the attack. Cloud Peak also further increased their rate of getting money. Many factions had their own territories in the apocalypse. But apart from those big factions, the smaller factions were just in small bases. After deciding to be under Cloud Peak, they moved near Ying City and started to fulfill their duties. Cloud Peak also released two missions that paid decently. One was to provide information about the position and rewards of nearby level five wheels. The second was the position of all lifeforms level six and above. Such a mission was just a lackey¡¯s job. The moment the mission was released, the surrounding factions were shocked. Was a level five wheel¡¯s position and rewards worth a grey piece of equipment? Three-star potion for level six wheel? White equipment for level seven? Three three-star potions for level-eight wheel? Four-star potion for level-nine wheel? Weren¡¯t they just giving free money? Two hours after the mission was released, someone went to get the rewards. They were people from Ying City previously. They understood the city and reported over a dozen wheels and a strong mutated lifeform¡¯s position. After Cloud Peak sent people to confirm, they distributed the rewards. This person left with a crate of evolution potions and a dozeen equipment. This set a good example. Those who wanted to wait and see immediately went to find wheels. One wheel could only give one reward, and someone else would run off if you were late. All of a sudden, Cloud Peak was extremely busy. Liu Zhenghong exited the lab to get some fresh air and went to ask Ye Zhongming about it. Cloud Peak¡¯s members would be able to do this if they had time, so why waste the resources? Ye Zhongming was solemn. He said that one reason was to get the hearts of those people. Another was that, not far in the future, Cloud Peak might have to face the challenge of a level nine expert. They had to prepare in advance. Chapter 941: High bounty Chapter 941: High bounty Star Beauty Company was the biggest supporter of Cloud Peak in this defense and had suffered the highest losses. Those who had chosen to stay within the villa were all killed or injured. But Zhao Xingmei didn¡¯t agree to join Cloud Peak. A battle squad leader position wasn¡¯t too attractive for her. She was used to giving the orders and not listening to orders. Ye Zhongming naturally didn¡¯t force her. Bai Feng¡¯s squad also did work. Although he didn¡¯t suffer as many losses as Star Beauty Company, they helped a lot. Ye Zhongming compensated them much more than the other factions. He even gave Zhao Xingmei and Bai Feng a six-star potion each, which surprised the two of them. The two of them decided not to return to Ying City and instead set up a base further away. They knew that Cloud Peak would expand, and if the two squads remained in Ying City, it would be problematic. Their growth would be restricted, and they would also be blocking Cloud Peak¡¯s path. Everyone knew about it deep down. Although they set up their bases outside, they didn¡¯t leave Cloud Peak¡¯s territorial range. They needed to be under Cloud Peak. Moreover, Cloud Peak had gained so much this time, so a large batch of potions would appear. They had the priority of purchasing the potions and could buy many to strengthen their faction. Like Cloud Peak, they had suffered huge losses but would recover quickly and even get much stronger. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hold back on the other squads that had contributed more. He gave them some additional potions and items on top of what was promised to express his thanks. Some were rewarded, and naturally, some were punished. Not all the factions helped Cloud Peak in this battle. Some of them robbed the humans that came to help. There were a few that even attracted more mutated lifeforms to attack Cloud Peak. Some attacked Cloud Peak members during the fight to steal their equipment and demon crystals. Apart from that, many factions not only didn¡¯t come to help after Cloud Peak tried to gather them, but they even circled nearby. Cloud Peak planned to settle the score. If they were too hard, they would lose friends. But if you keep being weak, people won¡¯t fear you. You had to be grateful to people who deserved it, but you needed to take revenge on your enemies. .............................................................................. After ditching Guang Yao and Ye Zhongming, Wen Zhong had been paying attention to Cloud Peak. He knew that they were surrounded by the mutated lifeform army and had been waiting for the outcome. Two pieces of news shocked him. One was that not only didn¡¯t Cloud Peak get destroyed, they won. They wiped out 2?3 of the mutated lifeform army. When Wen Zhong got that news, he sat alone in his room for a night. That caused the people from the resistance zone to be silent for a few days. Everyone could tell that their commander was in a bad mood. Then, Ye Zhongming sent out this bounty through Cannibal Chain, which shocked him again. Were a few useless pieces of information worth so much? Find out who Assassin Heart¡¯s boss was, and you could get a six-star potion. Six-star! Even the resistance zone didn¡¯t have so many such potions. For Cloud Peak to make such a promise meant that they had extra of such potions. After all their core members were six-star, they still had extra... Wen Zhong didn¡¯t dare to continue thinking. Also, if you killed the boss, the reward was... Set! Blue weapon! Three six-star potions! Wen Zhong admitted that even he was tempted. He knew that this bounty would claim the lives of Assassin Heart. All the survivors in the country would search for them, tangle with them, and attack them! Ye Zhongming gave such a huge reward just to tell everyone something. People who offended him should die! Assassin Heart would find things hard in the future. Wen Zhong sat alone for a night and then ordered all his forces to pay attention to that organization.Ge?t latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om Chapter 940: Cloud Peak reorganization Chapter 940: Cloud Peak reorganization Although the three-nosed elephant¡¯s intelligence was affected, no one knew if its strength would be affected. Even then, it would be a huge win if they could get it as a battle beast. As long as its abilities were still there, they could control it and still be very useful. This was different from the Death King Tree. They were working with it, and their cooperation was built on their interests. Whether the agreement was completed or not, it would mean that the agreement would end. It would be good if they succeeded, but if they didn¡¯t, they might become enemies. The three-nosed elephant was different. If it became their battle beast, it would increase their strength. Park Xiuying controlled it to do some actions and gave it some orders. This fellow could accurately complete them and understand what she was saying. But its injuries weren¡¯t healed yet, so it couldn¡¯t use its skills. But Ye Zhongming was still worried, even though it could listen to their orders. Mutated lifeforms that reached level eight were all talented. Who knew if its injuries would heal as time went on? What if it attacked Park Xiuying then? So, the best way would be to find a beast contact scroll and sign it. That would keep everyone at ease. That came the problem. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have such a scroll. Ye Zhongming would have a way if it were a beast egg. After all, he got Shattered Dream from the Ocean Giant and could hatch the battle beasts to make them recognize a master. But this wasn¡¯t useful for the level-eight three-nosed elephant. The contract scroll had to be of the highest grade, which wouldn¡¯t be cheap. Ye Zhongming thought about it and decided to wait. He wanted to see if there was news of such a scroll in the wheels. It would be good if there were, so he would go spin for it. If not, he could only put out another mission. Of course, another channel was to ask Cannibal Cannibal Chain to purchase from them. But the price would be high. He wouldn¡¯t choose them unless he had no choice. One could tell how much Ye Zhongming trusted Shengyuan by giving him such an important role. Tang Tian was in charge of the walls. Sister Rong was in charge of internal safety. Their roles were all very clear. The functional squads were all newly formed squads. The monitoring squad was built with Xia Lei¡¯s squad as the base to help her manage the villa members. After setting up some rules, they would monitor people to ensure they followed them. They had huge power. Ah Tao¡¯s tribe squad was the former Cloud Peak Tribe Alliance and was composed of Posthumous people. They didn¡¯t have a clear role and were more of reserve squads. They would help guard Puxing Town, and during fights, they would be part of the battle squads. Park Xiuying¡¯s support squad was built because Cloud Peak had more support jobs, which had to be managed as one. Their role was to provide potions, medicine, food, etc. Candy also became Teacher Park¡¯s deputy. Lu Yi continued to manage the merchant team. Cloud Peak¡¯s caravans were mostly under this team. Apart from that, there were two special teams. One was Chameleon. Their leadership was in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands, and they were only liable to him. They focused on collecting news, intel analysis, spy work, etc, and were a mysterious organization. After the monitoring squad was built, they weren¡¯t in charge of internal matters anymore but would still monitor people in the two labs. The video about Professor He came from them. The other was the zombie squad, which was split into two parts. One was managed by Red Hair, which included the brainchild. The other was made of the copper and silver zombies that Ye Zhongming had been secretly creating. The twins were in charge of them. Xia Lei was still managing logistics, with Miya and Big Milk as her helpers. At this point, Cloud Peak completed an important reorganization. Each team had their role, and the structure was basically complete. A super faction had slowly risen in the east. When the compensation was done, Ye Zhongming knew it was time to expand.NewW novels updates at novelhall.com Chapter 939: Unexpected Chapter 939: Unexpected The little white elephant that Candy mentioned was the three-nosed elephant. This fellow was struggling to survive after being beaten by Ye Zhongming. Many people thought that it couldn¡¯t last for long. Ye Zhongming had indeed beaten it up badly. Its entire face was bloodied and deformed. Numerous parts of it had caved in, and there was white brain juice in some of the wounds. This fellow was only alive because it was level eight. If it was something else, even a level seven lifeform would have died. Liu Zhenghong naturally wouldn¡¯t let go of this lifeform. She wanted to move it into her lab, but she thought back to the uncertain element Professor He. She then tossed it into a warehouse in the villa. Recently, she would come over to take some blood and slice some skin. There was even once that she took some brain juice from the crack in its head. Liu Zhenghong even mentioned that she would get Ye Zhongming to turn the two shining tusks into two ivory swords. Only two people in Cloud Peak would dare to fight with her for things she wanted. They were Ye Zhongming and Le Dayuan. The latter lost that right ever since he got into the same bed as her. So only the boss could change her mind. But would he go against her for this? Of course not. He would even agree. Thus, the core members that were interested in it could only sigh. The leather jackets, ivory swords, ivory spears, elephant meat, etc., were not in their control. Although they couldn¡¯t get any benefits, there were still people interested in the three-nosed elephant¡ªespecially some women like Candy. This girl wasn¡¯t old, and she wasn¡¯t on the battlefield because of her job. Cloud Peak protected her and one couldn¡¯t see her in fights. Now that the battle ended, she told Little Tiger to let her experience the atmosphere of the battlefield in case she really turned into a strawberry. She strolled to the three-nosed elephant¡¯s side. She was very interested in this level eight lifeform that commanded the mutated lifeform army. She had heard a lot about the boss¡¯s fight with this lifeform. When she saw it, she loved it instantly... Although its head was deformed. She heard that this fellow¡¯s brain juice was sucked away, and it might die at any moment. She had an idea and went to call Park Xiuying to heal it to see if she could help it recover. She wanted to take a photo. Park Xiuying knew that this wasn¡¯t up to her, so she asked Liu Zhenghong, who was on the way there, to get some blood. Liu Zhenghong checked the elephant and knew that this fellow couldn¡¯t be saved. The reason why it was still alive was because it was a level eight lifeform. So, she agreed. Liu Zhenghong and the others rushed over after hearing the news. She was shocked when she saw it stand up. This fellow looked like it would die a day ago, so why was it alive today? Although there were still wounds on its head and marks of some parts caving in, it was alive. The only thing was that it didn¡¯t look fierce anymore. ¡°It, why would it...¡± Liu Zhenghong pointed at the three-nosed elephant and asked Park Xiuying. Teacher Park blinked, ¡°I don¡¯t know. It sniffed me when it saw me, and this happened.¡± Everyone looked at each other and didn¡¯t get an answer. ¡°Get it to my lab!¡± Liu Zhenghong ordered and it was brought to the lab. Ye Zhongming and Park Xiuying followed. The former was afraid that it was just acting cute and was defending against it. The latter was made to go because the three-nosed elephant wouldn¡¯t move otherwise. After half a day of research, Liu Zhenghong and her assistants came to a more reliable guess. Why was it a guess? Because Liu Zhenghong wasn¡¯t sure either. She felt that the three-nosed elephant was badly injured and had some of its brain taken away, which affected its brain. When it woke up, its intelligence was affected and only reached the infant stage. So, it lost its ferocity and became very gentle. They had things to come to that conclusion. The brain CT proved that it was missing some parts of its brain. But why did its injuries heal so quickly? She guessed that this fellow had a self-healing skill, which it didn¡¯t use previously as it was too badly injured. After Park Xiuying saved it, it finally could use it. It should be due to her healing abilities that it treated her so well. The elephant that wasn¡¯t intelligent anymore felt that she had saved it, so naturally, it would treat her well. After learning all the information, Liu Zhenghong and Ye Zhongming looked at Park Xiuying, who rode the three-nosed elephant. This... Cloud Peak was going to have a level eighth battle beast! Chapter 942: Five Ring Money Chapter 942: Five Ring Money Not only did lifeforms change in the apocalypse, but the weather changed, too. Some places became warmer while some places turned colder. However, such changes only occurred in some special places. The weather became extremely cold on a mountain in the east. When one looked up at the two sides of the peak, one saw that it was covered in ice. But beneath the thick ice was a giant human base. This was Five Ring Money¡¯s headquarters. Four people sat beside a giant circular table. Each of them was the same distance apart, and the round table was split into four parts. Apart from a few wine glasses were a few pieces of paper. ¡°Since Little Water¡¯s Bright Water World¡¯s charge is near its end, we can release it according to the plan. Bright Water Feast can be held according to schedule.¡± A white robbed female spoke. She wasn¡¯t very beautiful, but one wouldn¡¯t mind looking at her. The most unique point was her skin. It was white, healthy, and extremely smooth. Her thin fingers tapped the white piece of paper on the table. On close inspection, each time she tapped, when her finger and the paper came into contact, a blue light appeared and rippled outwards like water. A few of them focused when they saw it. A thought appeared in all their minds. This woman got stronger. ¡°Since it is ready, shouldn¡¯t our funds be ready too? We are the banker, so we can¡¯t be too poor.¡± The one who spoke was the guy she called Little Water. He was casually holding a dagger and cleaning his fingernails. His legs were on the table, and he would shake them periodically. He spoke while looking at an old man to his left. ¡°Although our Royal Merchant hasn¡¯t been developing well this year, we can still afford that sum!¡± This old man was Royal Merchant¡¯s chief, just that his face wasn¡¯t wearing a mask. Deacon Ouyang placed his arms down and leaned forwards, ¡°What do you want to say?¡± Deacon Bai laughed, ¡°What I want to say is that this person has the ability to win things from you, so he should have the right to be invited. Unfortunately, I didn¡¯t see his name.¡± ¡°Which faction?¡± Royal Guild¡¯s chief asked, which caused Deacon Ouyang¡¯s expression to worsen. ¡°You also know him; he is someone you have met before. Cloud Peak¡¯s Ye Zhongming.¡± Now, there were two people with bad expressions. Deacon Bai didn¡¯t care and continued, ¡°Cloud Peak destroyed a two million-strong mutated lifeform army, so they should have many crystals. The truth proves that they are strong and rich; they meet our conditions.¡± ¡°I have a bounty that they have just released. You can take a look. Is a faction that can take all these things out as a reward does not have the right? Which one of us can publish such a bounty?¡± He passed the three of them a few pieces of paper. They looked, and their eyes opened wide. The rewards tempted them. ¡°I have sent people to pay attention to this Assassin Heart. If there is news, I don¡¯t mind getting the rewards. You should send people to investigate. Don¡¯t blame me for not telling you about it.¡± After saying that, he reverted to his casual style. Deacon Ouyang and Deacon Water looked at each other and then at the Royal Guild¡¯s chief. The latter laughed coldly, ¡°Since they are rich, then we don¡¯t have a reason to reject them.¡± ¡°Okay, then include them.¡± Deacon Ouyang decided. The four of them ended the meeting after some discussions. But before they exited, Deacon Ouyang said, ¡°Before Bright Water Feast begins, each division needs to hand over 20 level seven crystals. After it begins, we need to have seven-star evolved helping to suppress the formation. This is very important.¡± The other three nodded and knew that this was important. .............................................................................. Ye Zhongming returned after delivering equipment to Blue Secret Realm. Someone reported that a three-thousand person team were carrying many unknown cars and equipment and were in Ying City¡¯s suburbs. They were heading towards Cloud Peak. Chapter 943: Ying City rat problem Chapter 943: Ying City rat problem If not for the surrounding buildings being damaged, Mu Xinfei might have thought that this wasn¡¯t the apocalypse when she arrived on the streets of Ying City. There were so few zombies in Ying City. The 200 thousand Posthumous City warriors had focused on clearing the zombies in Ying City. Talking Lady was missing, Red Hair was resting in Cloud Peak. This reduced the number of Ying City zombies to an extremely low level. ¡°Without zombies, the survivors here...¡± Mu Xinfei turned and looked at Ye Zhongming, who was welcoming her. If the number of zombies here dropped, the people who lived here would lose their biggest source of demon crystals, and their evolution speed would slow. The apocalypse was a river, and one was riding against the current. This meant that one would slowly be eliminated. Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°There are zombies in other places.¡± When Talking Lady and Red Hair were here, the zombies wouldn¡¯t cause a huge war among themselves. They also wouldn¡¯t have an over ten thousand people-scale conflict with humans. Then what did the zombies feed on? Mutated animals. Ying City had many mutated animals, no fewer than zombies, especially with the Rat King, who controlled many subordinates. Mutated rats also reproduced exceptionally quickly. Although it wasn¡¯t as terrifying as during peacetime, they could reproduce at least seven to eight times a year. This reproduction speed barely allowed them to survive the attacks of humans and zombies. As these rats were underground, not many of them went to attack Cloud Peak. After fleeing back, they went into their caves, so Cloud Peak ignored them so they wouldn¡¯t suffer many losses. In the few days after the siege, these mutated rats became more active. They even started to head out to search for food openly. They had begun attacking human camps. Those small-scale zombie hordes also turned into their top targets. Although the humans also started to hunt them, but they didn¡¯t kill many. That wasn¡¯t much compared to the overall number of rats in Ying City. ¡°Others?¡± Mu Xinfei was stunned. She wanted to ask, but suddenly, the people at the front gave a warning. She took a look and saw that there was a patch of broken limbs on the side of the road. A group of around a hundred zombies had died there. Half the street was covered by purple flesh and blood. From the freshness of the flesh, those zombies should have been killed just a while ago. She couldn¡¯t imagine that crystal weapons could be so massive if she hadn''t seen it herself. How many crystals did they have to use to fire one shot? How many crystals would be spent after one fight? They were burning money. Apart from that, she even some a patch of gilded cannibal flowers. The corrosive earth had spread hundreds of meters. Apart from Cannibal Flowers, there were two mutated plants she had never seen before. There were actually crystals on them. Cloud Peak was actually farming mutated plants? Looking at the scale, their technique should be very mature, which meant that they didn¡¯t lack low-level crystals. After which, something that shocked her even more happened. She thought that the team that followed Ye Zhongming to welcome her was Cloud Peak¡¯s strongest. But when she entered and took a look, she saw many squads in their training. From their aura to their equipment, they were as strong as the team beside him. Actually, Xia Lei¡¯s monitoring squad was the one that followed Ye Zhongming out. Xia Bai and her squad were outside on a mission. When Mu Xinfei entered the guest villa, she had only one thought. Cloud Peak had improved again in a short time. Moreover, it was a huge improvement! Xia Lei and Guang Yao were here, too. Mu Xinfei had many thoughts when she saw Guang Yao. They were both the hope of a new generation for the resistance zone. Now, she had to ask people for help. Guang Yao also ended up as that person¡¯s subordinate. The world was truly uncertain. ¡°Although there aren¡¯t any signs, I think something good will happen today.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. Mu Xinfei nodded, ¡°if you don¡¯t look down on our gun production line, that should be a good thing.¡± Ye Zhongming and Xia Lei looked at each other and smiled. Chapter 944: Poor people have good things too Chapter 944: Poor people have good things too Both of them spoke at Sharp Peak Mountain and basically confirmed their intentions to work together. They also confirmed that Ye Zhongming would invest in S Zone. One of Ye Zhongming¡¯s few conditions was the gun production line. Although guns were slowly losing their threat, but Ye Zhongming¡¯s bullets had levels, so these weapons could still have some effect. That would be the case for the first few years of the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming was naturally really happy when he heard that Mu Xinfei brought what he needed. ¡°The production line is on the car. There are a few dozen technical workers. The relevant techniques from loading to production to maintenance are all here.¡± Since Mu Xinfei decided to work with Cloud Peak, she didn¡¯t hold back. Moreover, everything she saw made her more firm. ¡°Apart from that, I have brought around 200 workers from other technical backgrounds that you need.¡± Mu Xinfei continued, ¡°Of course, as such people are heavily protected, so their families are all here. There are around a thousand of them, so you have to raise them too. I think with Cloud Peak¡¯s wealth, you wouldn¡¯t mind, right?¡± That was normal; she was just joking. In Cloud Peak, whether you were a lab worker, logistics worker, or warrior, your families had special rights. Since these people were willing to work in Cloud Peak, then Ye Zhongming had the responsibility to take care of their families. After asking, he discovered they were good in areas that Cloud Peak still hadn¡¯t dove into. He was even happier. He already had plans to form a technical department. Mu Xinfei took out the things she had promised, so she naturally hoped that Ye Zhongming would do the same. The two of them discussed. S Zone could recruit warriors from Cloud Peak¡¯s territory, and Ye Zhongming would provide her with a batch of weapons. After all, he had promised that for every person she recruited from Ying City, he would give her two potions. However, they were one-star and two-star potions. ¡°After the new division is set up, I hope that they can remain in Cloud Peak to be trained. We will send the teachers. I just hope you can provide food, lodging, and some safety and allow them to use the Ying City hunting ground and wheels. Also, I hope to borrow the Extreme Light Training Platform.¡± Mu Xinfei looked at his expression and relaxed after seeing that it didn¡¯t change. At the same time, she grumbled about her best friend Bai Sisi. If she were here, there would be some barrier, and she wouldn¡¯t have to feel so afraid that the terms she was raising were too much. But she could not do anything. Although S Zone¡¯s situation improved, calm was brewing another storm. Her father and she had to be prepared. ¡°Of course, we have planned space in S Zone for Cloud Peak to set up a trading region. You can set up your stores there. At the same time, we can agree to share intel. But we must keep the resistance zone¡¯s information secret, and I hope you can understand.¡± ¡°Death Bone Demon Platform.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. Mu Xinfei, who had been staring at his expression, picked up that slight change and was excited. She knew that she had a chance. As expected, Ye Zhongming¡¯s words proved that he knew about the equipment. He also had a good understanding. ¡°Mother or son platform?¡± ¡°Both!¡± ¡°How many?¡± ¡°A total of three.¡± ¡°How alive is the mother platform?¡± ¡°Although it hasn¡¯t reached the reproductive stage, it is mature.¡± Xia Lei and Guang Yao looked at them speak and were confused. They didn¡¯t know what had caused Ye Zhongming to be so excited. Ye Zhongming looked down and thought about it. ¡°Cloud Peak will have a big operation next, and we can¡¯t send troops to help you solve the hunting group. But we can support you with some equipment for you to maintain the situation. Once the new division is formed, we can help you to solve the problem.¡± He stretched two fingers, ¡°We can give you a batch of crystal weapons, but not many, and they won¡¯t be the latest model. Apart from that, we can give you 100 explosion gene lifeforms.¡± ¡°If you agree, let¡¯s have a good time working together.¡± Mu Xinfei blinked before reaching her hand out to him. Chapter 948: Bluewater Chapter 948: Bluewater Ye Zhongming¡¯s teeth hurt. Although the beast egg was decent, it wasn¡¯t what he needed. Now, he only had enough crystals for one last spin. He didn¡¯t even check what the egg was and just kept it. Although he didn¡¯t get the seven-star potion or the Bluewater Fishing Boat, but the beast egg was unique. It disappeared from the wheel, and he was left with four choices. Ye Zhongming took a deep breath and began his final spin. The four rewards spun quickly. Ye Zhongming felt like this wheel was just teasing him, and the duration of this spin was extremely long. When the needle started to slow, his eyebrows rose. Was it going to stop on the potion? From the normal angle, that was the best reward. He could accept it if he got a seven-star potion. But things often went against what you wished. The needle missed the evolution potion and stopped on that... Fishing Boat. Ye Zhongming shook his head and picked up the ship model. He placed it to the side, and the boat recovered to its usual size. This should be a mixed-structure fishing boat. The body was made of unknown metal and wood. At the same time, it was blue-grade equipment. This was the highest grade that could come out of a level seven wheel. After Ye Zhongming got it, it disappeared from the wheel. It was 20 meters long, and the pilot room was wrapped in brown wood. It was fully sealed and surrounded by transparent glass. The deck was around 2?3 of the ship''s length, and the ship''s body was silver. Ye Zhongming jumped on and took a look. There wasn¡¯t an engine room, and there was only a platform. It had holes similar to those of wheels. He tried, and the level four crystal failed. Only level five crystals could move the ship. Moreover, there were five holes, which meant that only after putting five level five crystals would the ship finally move. The cabin was split into two. One was a water prison. It was just a giant fenced-in pool. There wasn¡¯t any water there now, and the fence was open. A metal cage to the side of it was also opened up. ¡°Ability 3, Arrow Fish Heart. Active skill. Consume some energy to increase the ship¡¯s speed by two times.¡± ¡°Ability 4, Environment Simulation. After you place the ship into a certain liquid, it would model the environment of that liquid.¡± ¡°Ability 5, Metal Body. Increase the toughness of the entire ship and spread the damage evenly in each part unless the damage can pierce through the ship.¡± ¡°Ability 6, Energy sail. When activated, an energy cover around the ship is formed to block attacks no more than ten times the strength of the ship¡¯s defense for an hour. The barrier will disappear once the time is up or the attacks are too strong. The skill will consume a huge amount of energy, a cooldown of 24 hours.¡± ¡°Ability 7, self weapon system. You can equip six pieces of equipment on the ship. If it is an attack weapon, then each weapon will reduce the ship¡¯s defense by 5%. If it is a defensive weapon, then each will reduce speed by 5%.¡± ¡°Defence 1500. Highest speed, 35 knots.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it. He was judging the mutated lifeform¡¯s damage. After judging, he felt like this boat should have the basic stats to sail on the ocean. Of course, it was only shallow waters. Even if they added defensive equipment in all six spots, they couldn¡¯t block the terrifying beings deep in the ocean. The Pliosaurus would be able to pierce the ship with a few hits. The next step was to shift it to Cloud Port. he would also send a son platform to connect the two bases. To reduce the time, Ye Zhongming told people to tie the ship to the Exquisite Floating Ball. He also placed the son platform into the ball. He then rushed to Cloud Port alone with these things. It wasn¡¯t that Xia Bai and the others weren¡¯t willing to follow; there was no space. Ye Zhongming feared he would bump into a strong air lifeforce, so he let the ball fly in low space. That shocked many human survivors. He took a few hours and arrived at Cloud Port, which he had left long ago. Chapter 947: Breeze Battle Dress Chapter 947: Breeze Battle Dress Due to the bounty, Cloud Peak had a very detailed list of the wheels around Cloud Peak. Their locations, the rewards, the number of crystals needed for each spin, and the battle squad¡¯s territory it was in were all recorded. Xia Lei knew that Ye Zhongming would study these details while resting after crafting equipment or spinning wheels. She knew that his guy was trying to find some sequences that might exist from them. ¡°This ship?¡± Xia Lei looked at the information that had been confirmed by Cloud Peak members and still didn¡¯t understand. ¡°What do you want a ship for?¡± There wasn¡¯t much water near Cloud Peak, so what was the point of a ship? Xia Lei recalled something. ¡°You want to give it to the Cloud Port Division?¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°I don¡¯t know what Little Peng¡¯s situation is like. That place has been established for some time. Although news has spread back, it is inefficient. At least, during the last transmission, that area was still in the fishing stage. Their rewards are restricted, so things will be different with this ship.¡± Ye Zhongming deemed that place as Cloud Peak¡¯s top provision area. Although the secret realm would replace it, but it would be ranked second. Moreover, the ocean lifeform materials couldn¡¯t be replaced. ¡°Meat Metal?¡± Xia Lei blinked, and she was delighted after getting Ye Zhongming¡¯s praise. ¡°Although I can use our materials to craft green equipment, but the skills are weaker than those blueprint equipment. I want to turn Xia Bai¡¯s squad full green. I think Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor is the most suitable.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the details and analyzed the pros and cons. He looked at the materials. Four were needed. As a blueprint, its materials could be switched off, so only three were fixed. They weren¡¯t hard to get. With Cloud Peak¡¯s influence, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem. This was the benefit of being a big faction. Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t be able to do it in the past. After leaving East Mountain Village, they swept the mutated plants before leading the two teams to the level seven wheel. This was a grain processing plant 50 kilometers from Ying City. It was within the base of a faction, but that faction wasn¡¯t strong. It occupied the level seven wheel with the mentality that although they couldn¡¯t use it now, it was still a level seven wheel. The faction head knew his place and knew what Ye Zhongming and his group were here for. He led his team out so they didn¡¯t disturb Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming looked at the wheel and confirmed the rewards before spinning. With the elimination technique, he had a 20% success rate on the advanced wheel. He could eliminate five rewards and spin for the remaining five. He only had enough crystals for three spins, so he wasn¡¯t confident that he could get the seven-star potion or that ship. He considered it and eliminated the two silver pieces of equipment: the seed, advanced airdrop, and cement. The seven-star potion, Bluewater Fishing Boat, Green Bracelets, Intermediate Strength Potion, and Beast Egg remained. After doing all that, he knew it was all down to luck. The wheel spun and landed on the green bracers. Ye Zhongming looked at it. It was decent. Three skills, two passives, and one active. The active was to fire a ball of light to knock back and damage targets nearby. The bracers was an accessory which was what he lacked. He could enchant it to make an Earth set. The green bracers didn¡¯t disappear, which slightly disappointed him. If they did, his success rate would increase to 25%. He spun the second time. He was slightly nervous. The needle spun and landed... On the beast egg. Chapter 946: Boat Chapter 946: Boat Xia Lei turned the mother platform upside down and saw the crystal¡¯s level. It was day, and the platform that didn¡¯t feed was a harmless baby. Of course, you couldn¡¯t be too out of hand; if not, it would fight back. There was a black crystal in the purple tentacles. Xia Lei didn¡¯t understand. The thing her guy was so interested in was only level three?UppTodated from no?/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m Seeing Xia Lei¡¯s confusion, Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Each time it reproduces, this thing would evolve to the next level. If someone feeds it...¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t continue and knew that Xia Lei would understand. In his last life, the faction with the Death Bone Platform nurtured it to level nine. Although it didn¡¯t have combat strength, but the aura alone would scare many mutated lifeforms away. That was the truth. That faction¡¯s base was one of the safest human bases. It was much safer than the super faction city that Le Dayuan was in. ¡°Find a safe place for this. No one to get within twenty meters of it at night.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it, ¡°No, fifty meters. Then capture some level four lifeforms and toss them beside it until it stops feeding.¡± Although the Death Bone Platform was only level three and the range was only over a dozen meters, Cloud Peak would feed it, so it was probably evolving soon. Ye Zhongmign felt it was safer to set the distance more conservatively in case accidents occurred. Seeing that Ye Zhongming was pleased with it, Mu Xinfei relaxed. The more she came into contact with him, the more she understood how amazing he was. In addition to his magical crafting ability, the strength of his men and himself also impressed her. The strength pyramid structure in the apocalypse was becoming more obvious. The people at the top got there by ripping off and condensing riches. It was the same even in the resistance zone. But Cloud Peak was the opposite. Although the strength structure was still the most stable pyramid shape, the higher-ups returned the favor to those below, and they all helped each other. 80% of the resources that the higher-ups used to evolve were provided by Ye Zhongming. They got the remaining 20% themselves. Cloud Peak¡¯s structure formed an environment where the warriors fought to win interest for their battle squads. Their higher-ups would then get potions and equipment of similar value. ¡°Level seven wheel?¡± The two of them took a look and didn¡¯t know what he meant. Although they knew that he could eliminate some options to increase their chances of getting potions, they didn¡¯t have too many level-seven crystals. They obtained some in this fight, but the number shouldn¡¯t be enough to get a seven-star potion. Based on what Ye Zhongming usually did, he wouldn¡¯t gamble. ¡°Look at the rewards.¡± The two of them took a closer look. Seven-star potion, a silver sword, silver boots, green bracers, a battle beast egg, an intermediate strength potion, an advanced airdrop, a bag of millet seeds, building cement, and a crystal energy-powered fishing boat. Starting from the level seven wheel, there weren¡¯t many useless rewards. Each of them was precious. Of the ten rewards, the most valuable ones were naturally the seven-star potion and green bracers, but the others were good items, too. ¡°No recipe, no scroll, no card.¡± She shook her head, ¡°I don¡¯t understand; what do you want?¡± Cloud Peak was preparing for the Imperial City defense, so Xia Lei couldn¡¯t understand Ye Zhongming¡¯s thoughts. He smiled and pointed at the last reward. ¡°This ship.¡± Chapter 945: Death Bone Platform Chapter 945: Death Bone Platform ¡°This is the Death Bone Platform?¡± A giant truck in Mu Xinfei¡¯s caravan carried this big fellow that was covered in black cloth. The four discussed, and Ye Zhongming was eager to see the platform. Xia Lei looked at the platform that was shifted to the ground and asked Ye Zhongming. Even the knowledgeable Xia Lei and Guang Yao had never seen this thing. If they met it outside, they might think it was just the bone of a mutated lifeform and wouldn¡¯t believe it was a piece of equipment. No, not equipment. Xia Lei and the others felt a very calm life force on this thing. If they didn¡¯t look closely, it was easy to miss out on it. It was a living being. The Death Bone Platform didn¡¯t look complicated. It just looked like there were many arc-shaped bones growing from the edges of a giant circular bone base. There were many such bones that intersected towards the middle and connected at the center of the platform. The mother platform was around 50 square meters. Two of those bones were joined to resemble doors. These all seemed ordinary; at most, their shapes were a little weird. What was shocking was that there were many purple tentacles at the base. These tentacles weren¡¯t huge; each was the size of a brush, and they just looked like magnified mops. The bottom of the tentacles had suction cups. They didn¡¯t move, just pressing on the ground and supporting its huge body. The son platform was similar, with the only differences being the size, number of bones, and positions of those bones. The son platform had only one long bone in the center of the bone platform. ¡°This is the Death Bone Platform.¡± The exact same words, but one was a question, and one was a certain answer. As time passed, this thing became more famous, and everyone finally knew what it was. Death Bone Platform was a lifeform that ate evolved lifeforms. But the way it ate was special. Every night, it would teleport things to absorb their energy. How to teleport? The mother and son platforms were connected. Each time it teleported something, it would absorb some energy until they were sucked dry. Humans were smart; their research spirits were very strong, too. After breaking this mystery, they didn¡¯t stop. That faction nurtured this thing. Fortunately, it wasn¡¯t too picky. Not only did it eat humans, but it also ate mutated animals and lifeforms. Even if the evolved had a higher level than it, it would lose resistance after a few times and get absorbed. Finally, they nurtured it to its reproduction stage, and then... It reproduced. A son platform split from the purple tentacles of the mother platform. The originally white mother and son platforms then turned to a similar purple as those tentacles. People noticed that the platform stopped consuming food, but it still had that ability to teleport. One could teleport between the mother and son platform and not worry about having your energy sucked. Moreover, after a few times, the faction understood that the new son platform¡¯s teleportation length of time would increase from the first few days to a few months. That faction made use of this ¡®life equipment¡¯ to do many things and jump into a super faction. Dangers were everywhere in the apocalypse. Be it the skies or underground, there were dangers everywhere. Mu Xinfei and her caravan spent half a month getting to Cloud Peak, but if it was peacetime, she could have crossed China many times. This showed how precious teleportation devices were. Xia Lei and Guang Yao were tempted when they heard Ye Zhongming¡¯s description. After seeing Mu Xinfei¡¯s reaction, they understood that she knew its function. Looking at the time, that faction probably just understood the function of the Death Bone Platform but it was here with Cloud Peak. WIth Mu Xinfei¡¯s current situation, she couldn¡¯t afford it and that faction wouldn¡¯t sell it. So how did she get it? The answer was obvious. Ye Zhongming was deep in thought. No one was innocent in the apocalypse. Xia Lei suddenly asked, ¡°Since it is a lifeform then where is its demon crystal?¡± Ye Zhongming pointed at those purple tentacles. Chapter 950: Amazing fishing boat Chapter 950: Amazing fishing boat Many Cloud Port members drooled when they saw the beautiful equipment. Blue equipment! It was also a large piece of blue equipment. Not caring if it was good or not, just the level alone was something that many had never seen before. Little Peng excitedly looked around the boat and touched it with love. Although this place was close to the ocean but, how did the people hunt? Most of the time, they would wait for the mutated lifeforms to come to shore. Apart from that, they could only fish. They did think about creating ships to head into the ocean but normal ships couldn¡¯t fight against those mutated lifeforms. Even if the navy warships came, it would shatter. Although Cloud Port received much support from the headquarters, the outcome wasn¡¯t obvious. Most of their gains still came from the land lifeforms. After Ye Zhongming introduced this ship to them, everyone found out that heading down into the ocean to fish might become practical. Bluewater Fishing Boat was simple to manage and didn¡¯t need professional sailors. Ye Zhongming led Little Peng and seven slightly stronger members to the ship. After placing five demon crystals, Ye Zhongming drove the ship into the ocean. ¡°Really advanced. It has real time monitoring of the underwater situation?¡± ¡°This is to control the weapons system? Full physical control. What is this?¡± ¡°Extra armor. Boss mentioned it when he introduced.¡± ¡°This should be the speed, right?¡± ¡°This is radar? Five thousand meters away and a thousand meters underwater.¡± ¡°There is a water jail below, and it is very tough!¡± The few of them looked around like children and exclaimed. The plunging net entered the water and quickly covered the mutated dolphinfish as if it were facing no resistance. The mutated lifeforms weren¡¯t ordinary fishes like before. Once they were attacked, they would fight back. After sensing the net, many small fishes fired the ocean sand. The rest shook their bodies to form water pearls that hit the net. ¡°They are using their talent skill, Freezing Water Pillar!¡± They fired water pillars from their bodies, and lifeforms that touched them would freeze. They would lose their speed in the water and be free for the picking. This ability terrified many water element job users, so they didn¡¯t dare head underwater. Ocean sand and Water Pearl hit the net and caused it to shake. Ye Zhongming noticed that as the net shook, the energy of the five crystals dropped by around 10%. The device indicated that the frozen net suddenly spread downwards, wrapping a bunch of fish that were caught off guard. ¡°It succeeded?¡± Many of their mouths opened wide. They didn¡¯t know if it was a success or not. Until they saw the net retract, pulling the fish out of the surface. There were over 30 mutated dolphinfish of different levels in it. Someone even saw a level-five fish! Did it really succeed? Although the truth was before their eyes, but they were stunned momentarily before they cheered. Ye Zhongming smiled. But he saw that as the mutated fishes struggled, the energy was also being consumed. He pressed a button, and the net moved close to the ship. A door opened, and the fish were placed inside. That place is connected to the water prison. 30 fish were locked in the water prison, and the prison gates closed. No matter how they struggled, there was no chance of escaping. Moreover, the energy consumption didn¡¯t stop but was now very slow. The cabin had such a function. This gave Ye Zhongming huge confidence. He controlled the ship, using the passive abilities to make rounds around the area. He would then toss the net. The mutated dolphinfish that were anxious to fight back were tugged and dragged by the ship to the shore. Chapter 949: Failed fishing Chapter 949: Failed fishing ¡°Remember carefully. I will head down when the marker moves. All of you attack when that fellow reveals its head; be more accurate!¡± Little Peng wore a tight leather shirt of unknown material, revealing his muscular figure. He stared at the ocean surface and gave orders to a 50-person squad. Beside him were four evolved men holding a giant fishing rod. The long fishing line was tossed into the ocean, and when it landed, fresh blood spread around the ocean''s surface. After saying that, Little Peng checked his equipment. Two tridents were by his waist, and a harpoon was on his back. There were daggers tied to his arms and his ankle. He pulled out the trident and looked at the water''s surface to see if there was any movement. ¡°So long?¡± A subordinate muttered. He frowned and was slightly impatient. Fishing in the base hadn¡¯t been going well recently. The number of prey had reduced compared to a few days ago, which caused their gains to decline. Even Little Peng came himself today. They were also using the most precious bait-- mutated lamb meat. If those fellows that swam near the shore didn¡¯t get on the hook, they could basically confirm that something was happening in the ocean. ¡°It moved!¡± The giant marker sunk, causing everyone to focus. Little Peng looked to the side. That person closed his eyes, and mental energy surged from his body. It spread across the ocean surface and reached the marker. He then opened his eyes and nodded to Little Peng, ¡°Mutated dolphin fish, but only one. But I can¡¯t sense its level.¡± This was a special job, ¡°Brain Artist¡±. The main ability was to consume mental energy to scan a specific location and sense what was happening there. As the job level increased, the ability would get stronger. One could even scan a very far location when it reached the highest level. As the situation in the ocean was very dangerous, when the Cloud Port division fished for such quick and strong fishes like the Dolphin Fish, they would definitely bring this evolved along. If there were too many of them or if there were dangers in the water, they wouldn¡¯t head in and would just try to drag the fish onto shore. Little Peng was quick but not as fast as the ocean lifeform behind him. When he was 20 meters from the shore, that dolphinfish was close to him. It opened its mouth and fired a ball of ocean sand, which struck him. He didn¡¯t dodge and continued to swim. When it was about to hit him, a purplish black figure rose from the area where Little Peng passed. It blocked behind him and took the hits. At the same time, a purple liquid spat from that lifeform¡¯s body, dying the ocean water the same color. That dolphin fish turned, and that fishing line broke. That fierce dolphinfish shook its body twice before turning and leaving. Little Peng got to shore and turned to see the lifeform that helped him block the attack slowly floating over. This was his battle pet. It was now level five, and looked very soft, but its defense was high. However, it had toxins that even level six and seven lifeforms feared. Everyone raised the broken rod and rushed over in dejection. The line and hook were specially made. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to trick a cunning mutated lifeform. Each loss was a huge one. ¡°It is okay, next time...¡± ¡°Boss!¡± A person rushed over hurriedly, which attracted all the attention. ¡°Boss, that, boss is here!¡± Everyone was confused, and they only redacted a few seconds later. Little Peng led them over and saw Ye Zhongming strolling in the camp. Everyone was delighted. After talking about the recent situation, Ye Zhongming told them to find a spot for the son platform and also told them how to use and nurture it. He then heard that Little Peng and the others had gone fishing, so he became interested. He took them to carry the Bluewater Boat and returned to the ocean shore. Chapter 951: Honest kid Chapter 951: Honest kid Although Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t see the entire ship through the screens, he sensed that the ship was heavier. ¡°Hong!¡± The ship¡¯s body shook, and its speed reduced. Each evolved could sense the ship shaking from left to right. ¡°The Fish King!¡± Just one glance and someone saw the fish king. The ship shook because of the fish king¡¯s attack. The fish had to be at least level seven to be called a king. The level six dolphinfish that Little Peng bumped into could, at most, be considered an elite monster. Before Ye Zhongming got here, he equipped four pieces of armor to the ship, which increased its defense. Although he sacrificed some speed but, it made things safer. The defense of the ship was indicated in percentage. The nets were hit, but the overall defense didn¡¯t drop. Only energy was used. But that hit from the king fish caused the defense to fall by 2%. This was data that survivors didn¡¯t know if they were high or not. The reason why was that they didn¡¯t know how that fish king attacked. If it were a normal hit, then that would be a big problem. If it used a strong attack, it might cause 10% or more damage. If that was a skill that resulted in only a 2% drop, this meant that the fellow wasn¡¯t of much threat. Survivors could even rely on the ship to battle it. But the ship suffered from a series of attacks. The plunging net had 30 fish, and the trawler had over a hundred. But there were 231 fish, which meant that there were still many outside. These fishes followed their king to attack the ship. The ship¡¯s defense went from 90% to 91%. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t sure if the consumption could be repaired with energy. If it needed people to repair, he didn¡¯t have such a talent. Thus, he activated Bluewater Fishing Boat¡¯s defense skill-- Energy Sail. The entire ship was covered in a thin barrier. It wasn¡¯t a circular energy barrier and was more of a layer of armor. As Ye Zhongming had added four pieces of armor to the ship, its overall defense went from 1500 to 2400+. The energy sail added a tenfold defence barrier, which was 24000+ defense. This number was terrifying. The Exquisite Floating Ball was strong, but that was only 2000... These mutated dolphinfish caused some excitement in Cloud Port. Many people appeared, and they went to work. Some plucked the scales, some cleaned the bones, and some let out the blood. They were swamped. Ye Zhongming and Little Peng left the crowd and entered a secret warehouse. ¡°Now we have around 15000 people, 9000 warriors, 500 with special abilities. We have around a thousand necessary talents. The rest are family and logistics.¡± ¡°With the headquarter¡¯s support, the average level is three-star. Those with special abilities are stronger, but the average is not four-star.¡± ¡°This is the material warehouse. I didn¡¯t collect much on the list. These are the other materials.¡± ¡°Some scrolls and cards are in the box.¡± ¡°I collected most of the wheel data you needed, and I can consolidate them for you by tomorrow.¡± Little Peng said while introducing the things to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Oh, right, the crystals are there.¡± Ye Zhongming looked towards his gaze and saw a pile of crystals that was stacked into a small mountain. Ye Zhongming was touched. This kid was so honest. He probably saved all the things he got during this period of time. ¡°Didn¡¯t I say that you can deal with the level three crystals yourself? Also, you can use the scrolls in advance.¡± Little Peng scratched his head, ¡°I think that it is best in your hands. It is a waste for me to use them.¡± Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t say anything to that. He tapped his shoulder and was pleased with his initial decision. This was an honest kid. Ye Zhongming picked some of the materials, like meal metal, and kept them before leaving the rest to Little Peng. He didn¡¯t plan to keep the crystals and would spin them into potions. Based on their performance, he would split themamongo the warriors. He would give Little Peng some high-grade crystals so that he could use the ship. Ye Zhongming spent some time on those scrolls and cards. Little Peng had collected a few decent ones. Chapter 952: Three elite items Chapter 952: Three elite items One of them was a job scroll. The name of the job was- Flame Spirit. This job was very famous in his last life. There were two reasons for that. One was that this job''s fire element power was very powerful. Moreover, it had both solo and aoe skills. Although solo and aoe skills had pros and cons in fights, they had different uses based on the situation. But when humans hunted mutated lifeforms, aoe skills often had an advantage. The most famous of the solo skills was- Flame Pillar. It was a pure burning skill that relied on high temperatures to deal damage to a target. It didn¡¯t have any flame poison, knockback, etc, but it still sent fear into people¡¯s hearts.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com An eight-star Flame Spirit could even threaten people with purple defensive equipment, which shows how strong that ability was. The aoe skill Extreme Flame Prairie was the closest spell to those in Western novels. In the last life, it created a terrifying record of killing ten thousand mutated lifeforms in one go. Another reason people craved this job was that once its level increased, the Flame Spirit could transform into a flame body. You would be immune to all damage apart from ice and water elemental damage. That included physical damage! When Ye Zhongming heard it in his last life, he was stunned. Think about it. A Flame Spirit evolved that could transform facing an evolved that wasn¡¯t ice or water elemental. Those scenes... His opponent would probably be thinking about dying. Maybe because this ability was too strong, so there were many restrictions. Like Park Xiuying¡¯s Light Envoy, the first was that those who learned this job could only have one job. It was hard to imagine how when Ye Zhongming learned Black Halo Shield and upgraded it to a high level when he wore special black soil armor and his high-level equipment, who would be able to threaten him? This card was a great fit for him. Ye Zhongming was delighted and also asked where it came from. Little Peng laughed. He spun for it himself. Ye Zhongming could only be impressed by his luck. As for the third item he was impressed with, it was a sealing scroll. This was the highest-level sealing scroll, which usually appeared on level eight wheels. He didn¡¯t know how they got it. ¡°I was quite surprised with this scroll. When we thought about how to fish, we tried many ways. One time, two water joh users used their jobs to head down. They planned to attack those weaker monsters and get a couple of crystals.¡± Little Peng was very excited when he brought this up. ¡°Who knew that they bumped into a large-scale battle in the ocean.¡± ¡°Large scale?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°En.¡± Little Peng nodded, ¡°We estimated that two groups of lifeforms were fighting for territory. They fought and bumped into a protector beast, so the three sides battled. One of the two was bold and went to grab the scroll, which was what the protector beast was taking care of.¡± ¡°They were our factions, so they handed it to me. I asked him what he wanted, and he said that he wanted a four-star potion, so I gave him two potions.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. This thing¡¯s level was too high, and sealed equipment was uncommon. If it fell to ordinary people, there wasn¡¯t much use for it. Ye Zhongming said, ¡°Give him another five-star potion and help me thank him.¡± Little Peng nodded. He considered how to announce this so that everyone would know that the boss rewarded people who contributed. Ye Zhongming took the sealing scroll and considered unsealing the Ocean King Crown! Chapter 953: Unsealing Ocean King Crown Chapter 953: Unsealing Ocean King Crown After obtaining the Ocean King Crown, the crown helped Ye Zhongming with the Wave Primordial Power as well as the mark. All the core Cloud Peak members had the Ocean King Mark. Although their combat strength in the water wasn¡¯t extremely strong but, they had decent strength. Without Park Xiuying by their side, ocean water was also able to heal some of their injuries. With this sealing scroll, Ye Zhongming could unlock the next ability. Ye Zhongming was excited about this silver equipment the moment he got it. How could an item that the wheel called king be an ordinary item? So Ye Zhongming took it out and started to unseal it. The light on the crown spread and lit this warehouse up with many colors. Streaks of light split apart like a blooming flower. When these streaks of light reached their peak brightness, the silver color turned gentle and green. Ye Zhongming received a notification. ¡°Ocean King Crown.¡± ¡°Ability 1, Ocean King Mark. Give the person who owns it a mark, obtain the power of the mark. Level one ability, water breathing. Level two, reduced resistance in water. Level three, sensory increase. Level four, water healing. Level five, ocean damage reduction. Level six, sealed. Level seven, sealed. Level eight, sealed. Level nine, sealed.¡± ¡°Ability 2, Wave Primordial Power, nourishes the user¡¯s strength, increasing their control and sensing of their strength.¡± ¡°Ability 3, Gentle Coral, ocean water will nourish the user¡¯s body and increase their stats.¡±Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com ¡°Ability 4, sealed.¡± ¡°...¡± They unsealed two abilities: the ocean damage reduction in the mark and Gentle Coral. Ocean King Crown was different from other equipment in that it could not show the exact stat values that it provided. Even if more of them retreated to the Imperial City, the rapid reduction in the number of people they had caused their expressions to turn bad. Especially when they heard the news of kings dying. The few of them understood, and their faces sunk. This caused the entire city to be covered in a nervous and uneasy atmosphere. Hong Xiang and Neal came to meet Ye Zhongming. After greeting, Hong Xiang said solemnly, ¡°Zhongming, we are loyal partners. I hope that we can work together more in-depth.¡± ¡°Tell me about it.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and told Hong Xiang to continue. ¡°We agree with the land exchange, but the area we control is dropping. We are worried that you would only give us a city.¡± This worry was something the Posthumous city higher-ups felt. Many feared that if the Imperial City battle went in a bad direction, they would all retreat to Earth and abandon the Blue Secret Realm. Cloud Peak might go against their word. Or rather, be petty with the agreement. Ye Zhhongming shook his head, ¡°I have found your territory. It is a hundred times better and wider than your living place. Even if we lose, you will get enough living space. That is my promise.¡± Neal and Hong Xiang trusted his word. ¡°Also, there are more and more people in the Imperial City. Can we move some families to Earth first?¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it and agreed to that request. Posthumous people had risked their lives for Cloud Peak, and they suffered many casualties. That request was reasonable, and Cloud Peak could complete it. ¡°The final thing is that did you notice how low the morale is?¡± Seeing Ye Zhongming nod, Hong Xiang sighed, ¡°Can the reinforcements from Earth come sooner to raise their morale?¡± There were over 400 thousand warriors in the Imperial City, but most of them were chased by Saint Light Hall. These people gathered together, and all they heard was defeat. If the reinforcements could come, even if they were the mysterious earthlings, it might be good for them. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t agree immediately. After thinking about it, he said, ¡°I might have a better solution.¡± Chapter 954: First thing Chapter 954: First thing ¡°Better way?¡± The two kings didn¡¯t understand what he meant and asked. Ye Zhongming and the two kings came to the command center in the Imperial City, where there was a giant map. Posthumous people and Cloud Peak worked together to draw it using the Exquisite Floating Ball and some equipment. It might not have been too accurate, but it was enough for strategic analysis. ¡°News from yesterday was that there were Saint Light Hall troops here, here and here. Based on our previous intel, their overall line would take two to three days to push to this line.¡± Ye Zhongming pointed at a few spots on the map to analyze. Although he didn¡¯t come to Blue Secret Realm often, he paid close attention to the news here. Saint Light Hall was very careful and took small wins. They forced the Posthumous people back slowly but with a plan. Ye Zhongming analyzed their strategy through the information he received every day. He noticed that each time they attacked a region where the Posthumous people were, the timing of their ending the fights was different. Based on their structure, Ye Zhongming guessed that it had to do with the differing strengths of each squad and the Posthumous people warriors that they faced. This caused the Saint Light Hall forces to appear in a teeth-like shape every time they headed toward the Imperial City. Although this shape wasn¡¯t obvious, and the gap would be wiped in two to three days, but Ye Zhongming still saw a chance. ¡°To raise morale. I think the reinforcements wouldn¡¯t raise morale for too long as compared to defeating their army. I think this idea would meet your requirements.¡± Hong Xiang and Neal looked at each other and were shocked. They did think about fighting back, but the fear that had accumulated and the deaths of those kings who headed out made them lose their courage to fight in the wilderness. Even if Ye Zhongming had led people to wipe a squad, it didn¡¯t manage to chase their fears away. But when Earthlings entered their world and fought for them, they were still excited. Moreover, anyone who had seen the humans fight could tell that these few squads had gotten stronger. Especially that famous full-female squad. They were dressed in green and had many battle beasts alongside them. Some of the captains even had blue weapons! What did Posthumous people warriors hope to get? Wasn¡¯t it these shining equipment? Grey equipment was their most common equipment now. Those who could get white-grade equipment were high-level people. Their tribal leaders could get silver. Only those kings could get green. This squad of a few hundred people actually had full green. It took some time for the Posthumous people to understand this squad. It was Boss Ye¡¯s guards. No wonder! Apart from these guards, the other squads had good equipment. Silver was the mainstream color, and there was also a lot of green-grade equipment. Also, what were those iron fellows that walked automatically? They saw that flying ball. What were those boxes they were carrying? It looked heavy. As the kings expected, Cloud Peak¡¯s appearance raised their morale. Although not many of them came, only around ten thousand, they were much stronger than most of the Posthumous people warriors. With such an ally, people were more at ease. But they quickly realized that the Earthlings left after two days in the city. No one knew where they went. Those with information revealed some news that they went to sneak attack Saint Light Hall. But even they themselves weren¡¯t sure if it was true or not. But the truth was, they were wrong. Only a small portion of them headed out and disappeared into the Blue Secret Realm. The true elites had returned to Earth and were led by Ye Zhongming in a certain direction. Ye Zhongming had to do a few things before executing the Blue Secret Realm plan. If he succeeded, he would be able to calmly help them fight their war. He looked at the giant figure and entered his battle state. The first thing was to kill the Chain Prisoner!CHeCk for new stories on no/v/el/bin(.)c0m Chapter 955: Focusfire (1) Chapter 955: Focusfire (1) The factions near Ying City realized some things. Cloud Peak seemed really busy. Many Cloud Peak squads headed out of the city, and many returned. They even purchased many modified cars from many factions. Occasionally, one could hear engines moving across the street. When they hesitated and came out to take a look, that sound disappeared into the wilderness. No one knew what Cloud Peak would do, but they guessed it was something huge. They thought back to Cloud Peak¡¯s bounty, and many felt like they were about to attack a super faction or a large horde.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com The bounty was naturally not so easy to accept; after all, it meant that many people would die. But it was high risk, high reward. Would they regret ignoring this bounty? Two years were about to pass, and many of their mentalities had changed. They couldn¡¯t avoid dangers like peacetime and would choose to face it head-on. After all, humans were in danger at any moment. Each fight might be their last. If you wanted to live longer and better, you had to work harder to get stronger. To get stronger, you could only risk your life. Actually, people still avoid dangers, but they have to use other methods to do so. Cloud Peak¡¯s reputation was important. The stronger they got, the stronger the warriors inside were, and the better the rewards of those who followed them would get. Many people were tempted when they saw the bounty. Before this, few signed up because they were careful about risking their lives. Another reason was that there was some time before the deadline, so they weren¡¯t in a rush. But recently, Cloud Peak¡¯s operation made them anxious. Many factions accepted the bounty. This was surprising to Ye Zhongming, who wasn¡¯t at Cloud Peak. The current Ye Zhongming was in a valley. The wilderness in the apocalypse was not friendly. During these two days, Ye Zhongming led his men and fought many battles with the various lifeforms here. During the most intense moment, he fought a pack of wolves. There were over 1500 wolves, and this caused many problems for them. There were also mutated plants, some zombies, mutated bugs... Ye Zhongming replied before asking those who weren¡¯t needed to retreat. Compared to the level nine old man beside the Gate of Blessing, the level eight Chain Prisoner wasn¡¯t much of a threat. If other factions heard that, they would be speechless. Level eight wasn¡¯t strong? But for Cloud Peak, that was the truth. They were stronger, and their enemies were, too. ¡°Let¡¯s begin!¡± The Cloud Peak warriors hid their auras and tried not to alert the Chain Prisoner. The ground started to shake, and that became more intense. The level eight lifeform didn¡¯t cover its terrifying aura. Mutated lifeforms fled from it wherever it went. But when it suddenly stopped when it arrived at the valley''s entrance. It sensed that there were many signs of life. Ye Zhongming gave the order to attack. Two golden light balls dove from above and tossed many small missiles at it. They then fired lasers at it. Right, two exquisite floating balls. The other was the one Guang Yao brought. After Mu Xinfei came, she brought some materials. Ye Zhongming repaired that Exquisite Floating Ball and did some modifications, which turned it golden, too. They announced the start of this battle. Chain Prisoner looked at the sky and gulped. Its voice was tender, like a baby''s. It waved the giant piece of wood, which caused explosions and ignited several missiles. The flames and smoke from the explosion blocked some of their sights. The Exquisite Floating Balls flew upwards after their first attack so that the Chain Prisoner couldn¡¯t attack them. Chapter 955.5- Focusfire (2) Chapter 955.5- Focusfire (2) The smoke scattered and revealed the Chain Prisoner¡¯s body. The giant piece of wood in its hands was damaged, and the front of it had opened up. A few laser holes made the front portion of the wood look like it was about to break into two. This was probably the branch of a mutated plant. But it was much worse than the blood wood. As expected, the Chain Prisoner reacted very quickly. It glanced at the wood that was now useless and got into stance. It tossed the wood into the air. The giant wood whistled. Even if the two Exquisite Floating Balls had pulled up in advance, but the distance was still getting closed. Ye Zhongming controlled one to move in one direction, and that caused the wood to brush past it. The Chain Prisoner¡¯s strength shocked everyone. Xia Bai led her squad and appeared at the entrance. They launched their ranged skills. Those without ranged skills held guns and fired at the target. Xia Bai¡¯s squad was fully in green and were all five-star evolved. Each of their beasts wasn¡¯t mature, but they could provide various support skills. So they were very strong. Before Ye Zhongming got Black Halo Shield, he wouldn¡¯t dare to face them head-on. Those attacks landed on the Chain Prisoner. The skills lit up, and bullets were knocked aside. The Chain Prisoner¡¯s skin was so thick that normal bullets couldn¡¯t pierce it. En? The Chain Prisoner lowered its head to look at the humans. Its mouth secreted some liquid. These humans were good food, and they contained a lot of energy. Xia Bai waved, and her squad retreated toward the valley. The Chain Prisoner¡¯s eyes focused on Xia Bai, and it stepped forward. ¡°As expected!¡± Little Tiger clenched his fist when he saw the Chain Prisoner wanting to head toward the valley. When they designed the ambush spot, some people were worried that it wouldn¡¯t fall for it. But Ye Zhongming was confident. He said that with this fellow¡¯s desire for energy, it would still take the risk even if it knew that the valley was dangerous. But even if it had reacted quickly, it was too late. It stood up and bumped into the hundreds of potions that were tossed from both sides. Bubbling sounds could be heard as the bottles broke. A mist spread, and this was the Corrosive Potion that they had previously used on it. A thicker smoke spread in the sky, and there was a nose-piercing scent. But no one cared as the next wave of attacks arrived. The Exquisite Floating Balls reappeared. The cabin opened, and many human-head-sized black metal balls dropped. ¡°Is it our turn?¡± In a secluded spot on the valley, a research squad under the crystal weapon lab held an instrument and aimed it at the battlefield. The black metal balls landed into the smoke. Shortly after, there were sizzling sounds. Le Dayuan specially made these black metal balls for this battle--- Crystal Air Bombs! These air bombs were improved crystal grenades. Their bigger size allowed them to fit higher-level crystals. Moreover, Le Dayuan had more room to manipulate and design more special systems. For example, a silencer. It would reduce the friction with the air so that the Chain Prisoner wouldn¡¯t notice it so easily. Such a high-tech thing exploded on its body. The slicing power of the crystal weapon swept the smoke. The few dozen bombs exploded. The Exquisite Floating Balls flew back up towards one side of the valley. At the same time, many black metal barrels stretched from the two sides. When they removed the disguise, they became the giant cannons that were placed on Cloud Peak¡¯s walls. Energy circulated, and the cannons started to fire. Energy balls swept through the valley. The scorching energy swallowed the poisonous mist. This round of fire caused the mist to pale a little. That wasn¡¯t over. Hundreds of giant crossbows revealed their vicious nature. White two-meter-long arrows fired at the Chain Prisoner. Chapter 956: Crystal weapon concept discovery and incomplete bloodline (1) Chapter 956: Crystal weapon concept discovery and incomplete bloodline (1) It wasn¡¯t over yet. Xia Bai¡¯s squad, who had just retreated into the valley, turned around. In that process, they changed her bullets and raised their guns to fire. Bullets fired into the mist. Hundreds of holes that were dug in the two sides were uncovered. Warriors appeared inside with white guns and launched a dense bullet rain. ¡°Creak!¡± Although the sound wasn¡¯t intense, it caused one to grind their teeth. When this sound reached a certain extent, the sound of pierced air could be heard. When everyone heard it, numerous streaks of light entered the mist. Although they couldn¡¯t see carefully, Cloud Peak knew it was a trebuchet they called Pea Shooter. It was called Pea Shooter because of that famous game. Apart from the attack method, its strength was similar, too. Strictly speaking, this equipment was similar to multiple-launch rocket systems. After Guang Yao entered Cloud Peak, his group had several decent weapon experts. They became warriors only because such weapons had been slowly falling behind. This was a truth. Even rockets were weaker than skills when used on level-five lifeforms. Even the Exquisite Floating Ball missiles could only destroy a piece of wood. But, they entered the crystal weapons lab. Alongside Le Dayuan, they used these multiple-launch cannon structures but fired those metal balls. Le Dayuan personally designed the thrusters using the crystal weapon ideas.ViiSiit novelbi/n(.)c/(o)m for latest novels One could say that the theory wasn¡¯t complicated, but it was innovation and discovery that led to his crystal weapon theories. Crystal weapon attacks focused on sharp slices, while these multiple-launch cannons focused on dealing impact damage. They would shake and damage a region of targets such that their target¡¯s combat strength would weaken. Ye Zhongming felt like the effect they wanted was to shatter the intestines and break the bones. As they had crystal energy as the driving force, the thrust was huge. Moreover, the metal balls would also heat up when they fired and dealt some scorch damage. Cloud Peak¡¯s attacks achieved a huge result. When they hunted it previously, this fellow was severely injured. But it was because Cloud Peak had attacked the weakness on its right neck. This time, Ye Zhongming gave up on the plan. Apart from sneak attacks, everything could be described in two words. Brute-force! They attacked it swiftly, head-on! Even if he knew the Chain Prisoner¡¯s weakness, he ignored it. He used the attack to shake it! This was a declaration. He used this method to tell the Chain Prisoner and his subordinates! Today, he was going to kill this elite level-eight lifeform! Many Cloud Peak warriors were prepared for the long fight, but after twenty seconds, their minds were shocked. It was as if... They could really end the battle quickly. Ye Zhongming stood up. The staff of Nature was placed in front of him with an intermediate-grade ice gem. Blue Lotus fired. The Chain Prisoner¡¯s steps brought him before Ye Zhongming¡¯s cave. It was as if it was walking to get attacked by him. The Chain Prisoner realized its situation and tried to save itself. A light appeared on the horn, and a layer of light scattered. It was its healing and defensive ability. Speaks of light spread, and its injuries healed at a visible rate. The sense of weakness it gave off when it charged out of the mist was reduced by a large amount. Chapter 956.5- Crystal weapon concept discovery and incomplete bloodline (2) Chapter 956.5- Crystal weapon concept discovery and incomplete bloodline (2) ¡°Retreat!¡± When Ye Zhongming used Blue Blood Lotus, he ordered the warriors in the valley. Numerous ice crystal petals struck the skill, giving out bright streaks of light. The ghost chains that had floated into the air around it were frozen. He kept the staff and held his blade. He held something in his other hand. He slapped, and his body bounced into the air. A pair of black wings appeared behind him! ¡°It was that incomplete Sun Chickadee Bloodline!¡± Little Tiger turned and saw his boss using the black wings to fly into the sky. He muttered to himself. A while ago, a small faction head that Little Tiger knew said that he had something that wasn¡¯t very good and hoped to trade it to Cloud Peak. What he actually meant was that although he didn¡¯t know what it was, he hoped that he wouldn¡¯t get cheated and wanted to get a good price. Little Tiger took a look. He didn¡¯t think it was very good. Although it was a precious bloodline crystal, it was incomplete. Although he didn¡¯t know what effect it had, it wouldn¡¯t be too good since it was incomplete. Little Tiger showed it to Ye Zhongming. If the boss said it wasn¡¯t good, he would just ask that guy to trade in Puxing Town. He didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to spend a high price on it. Little Tiger didn¡¯t understand but now, he realized that his boss had foresight. Little Tiger didn¡¯t know, but Ye Zhongming knew about this incomplete bloodline. Such a bloodline wasn¡¯t incomplete; you just had to find a Merger job user, and they could help you merge a complete bloodline. This incomplete bloodline would have some ability from a complete bloodline. Moreover, they were a one-time use. After using it, the bloodline crystal would disappear. This was something that people kept and waited to merge. It wasn¡¯t for survivors to use. Although the Chain Prisoner¡¯s skill didn¡¯t knock him down, it left a deep moat in the wall. Several crystal cannons and some crossbows were destroyed. Cloud Peak warriors who had retreated to the other side of the mountain were terrified. Fortunately, their boss told them to retreat; otherwise, they would have suffered some losses. ¡°Ao!¡± The Chain Prisoner cried out in pain. Ye Zhongming had flown behind it and attacked the back of its knee. Thousand Seal Slash hit that spot, and fresh blood spurted out. Ye Zhongming was seven-star evolved and was close to eight-star. If it was an ordinary level eight lifeform, Ye Zhongming might have been able to use his equipment and skills to fight it head-on. Although he wasn¡¯t its match alone, he could deal damage to it. A blue weapon with an elite job, along with Ye Zhongming¡¯s body qualities, was enough to slice its skin. The Chain Prisoner knelt on the ground. Ye Zhongming flew quickly and sliced its neck. But the moment he moved, he flew backward. Lightning smashed down on where he was. He looked into the sky. Dark clouds covered the sky above the valley, and light flashed inside. Chain Prisoner¡¯s skill--- Violent Thunder. Lightning snaked from the sky and covered the entire valley. The valley, which had two entrances, was cut off from the world by numerous streaks of lightning. Outside, the Cloud Peak warriors were looking in nervously as they didn¡¯t know what had happened. Due to the lightning, the battle contribution badge was affected, and they couldn¡¯t find out what was happening. They could only wait for the outcome. Within the valley, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t dare be too careless. After all, it was a level eight lifeform¡¯s skill. He tried to dodge. At the same time, a black barrier appeared around him, wrapping him up. Chapter 957: Two final abilities Chapter 957: Two final abilities Lightning continued to strike the valley. The surging energy scattered pieces of stone around, sending the valley into chaos. Ye Zhongming¡¯s Black Halo Shield was only Basic Grade and could reflect 10% of the damage. It was impossible to dodge the dense lightning. When a streak of lightning hit Ye Zhongming, he had to land on the ground. Although he was still trying to dodge, many lightning bolts still hit. Apart from his blue armor, he also had the specialized Black Soil Armor. With the Black Halo Shield, his defense was really strong. Each streak of lightning hit him. Although it was painful, as compared to the pieces of stone falling from the sky, Ye Zhongming was in a much better state. The lightning caused Ye Zhongming¡¯s goosebumps, to stand. His skin felt numb, and pain spread from his body. But he didn¡¯t stop. If you observed closely, you would notice that although his path was curved, he was still heading toward the Chain Prisoner. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want to charge in a straight line, but that was too easy to be spotted, and the lightning would turn him to ash. The Chain Prisoner opened its eyes and looked at Ye Zhongming. Although the lightning attacked every inch of the valley and was in a mess, it also caused smoke and stone to scatter. Ye Zhongming was too small and was in the smoke. It could only sense the human¡¯s rough direction but could not track him. It raised the Ghost Metal Chains and ignored everything else, waving them at Ye Zhongming. It smashed, whipped, swung... It tried everything. Ye Zhongming¡¯s view was also affected. He didn''t have much time to react when he faced the Ghost Metal Chains that appeared through the smoke. Finally, a chain caught him off guard, and he was hit. The giant energy caused his body to fly backward, and he rolled a few rounds before stopping. During that period, two more bolts of lightning hit him. The specialized Black Soil Armor cracked, and fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. Even if he had a strong body and many abilities, facing a level-eight lifeform that had launched so many attacks, Ye Zhongming was still passive. Maybe it was temporary, but you could tell how terrifying this elite monster was. It was hard to imagine that all those attacks came from a badly injured Chain Prisoner. After Ye Zhongming was hit, the Chain Prisoner wasn¡¯t in a good state either. It felt like some damage would hit it for no reason. The moment the bullet shot out of the barrel, it missed the locks of the chains and was just inches from the Chain Prisoner¡¯s eyes. The Chain Prisoner didn¡¯t expect that even if the chains had covered Ye Zhongming fully, he would still be able to attack like that. The way Ye Zhongming held the blade had tricked it to a certain extent. The Chain Prisoner wanted to dodge, but its legs couldn¡¯t move. It wanted to block, but its hands controlled the chains. All it could do was close its eyes and try to lower its head. Pu! The golden bullet shot its body, and blood spurted. At the same time, a blade light shone. Ye Zhongminng used his skill. Light shone through the chains, causing some of these most precious materials to fall to the ground. Ear-piercing shouts spread from the Chain Prisoner¡¯s mouth. It was unable to dodge the bullet that was specially prepared for it. That eye was burst open, and the blood was instantly frozen. This was the bullet¡¯s own ability-- Extreme Frost. Frost Venom, along with penetration and explosion. This was the first time it laid on the ground since coming out from the portal. Its wounds were breaking down, and blood was flowing like a fountain. On the other side, the Ghost Metal chains that had lost control were moving. A person climbed out, and the Halo Shield was still there. But the black armor and blue grade armor had shattered. Ye Zhognming looked at the blade that had shattered and tossed it aside. He paid a price for dealing with the chains. Not only was he badly injured, but his defense had dropped to a very low level. Ye Zhongming stared at the Chain prisoner, who was rolling on the ground with its hands on its eyes. He didn¡¯t dare to touch it, and the sniper rifle appeared in his hands again. Although he didn¡¯t have any golden bullets left, but he did have many silver bullets. Such a bullet would deal less damage to a level-eight lifeform, but facing this fellow whose strength had dropped immensely, it could threaten it. Chapter 957.5- Two final abilities (2) Chapter 957.5- Two final abilities (2) Sensing the danger getting close, the Chain Prisoner sat up and reached into the sky. The water vapor in the valley started to gather towards it, forming a three-sided water wall. One side wrapped Ye Zhongming within. ¡°Absolute Prison!¡± The Chain Prisoner used its seventh skill at this moment. The other two walls blocked the valley off and prevented the other Cloud Peak members from entering. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t continue to fire. He stood in this water ball and punched. It was as if he were hitting glue. His fist didn¡¯t break the wall open; it only caused it to shake. At least it had some effect! Ye Zhongming guessed that the wall wasn¡¯t invincible; if not, the Chain Prisoner would have become king. Either controlling the skill needed mental energy, the higher the defense the more mental energy it consumed. Or, it continues to consume mental energy. The stronger the attacks it faced, the faster the mental energy was being consumed. No matter which it was, it wasn¡¯t invincible. Especially for the Chain Prisoner who was in such a state, it would have used the skill previously. Ye Zhongming punched the wall. Although he would affect his wounds each time he punched and even hurt his organs, he didn¡¯t give up. There was no air within the wall, which caused such a skill to have another form of attack. But this was useless on Ye Zhongming. At his level, with the Ocean King Mark to increase his lung capacity, his oxygen could last a long time. As he attacked, the water wall started to shake even more. It was obvious that this thing couldn¡¯t last too long. Finally, Ye Zhongminng broke out and faced off against the Chain Prisoner again. But as he was too focused on breaking the wall, he didn¡¯t notice that the Chain Prisoner had stopped screaming. That blind eye was facing Ye Zhongming¡¯s direction, and its hand was half raised. When it sensed that Ye Zhongming was out, his hand smashed onto the ground, and the entire valley shook. Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression changed. He felt like danger was increasing. The full-strength blow that the level-eight lifeform used when its life was at risk was not something that Ye Zhongming could take. Water Bottle Protection appeared but its light was reducing quickly. The intermediate gem actually lasted for four seconds before shattering! Ye Zhongming had to equip another, then the third, the fourth... When the seventh gem shattered, Ye Zhongming realized this wasn¡¯t a plan. The Chain Prisoner actually used its healing skill again! Was the cooldown of that skill so short? Apart from those monsters in the Competition Death Wheel, the other mutated lifeforms and beasts had cooldowns. It might not be as long as humans, but that was obvious; if not, humans would all just die. The stronger the skill, the longer the cooldown! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t believe that such a terrifying healing skill would have a cooldown of only a few minutes! Then, there was only one possibility. It was igniting its potential and even burning its life to create a winning chance for itself! As long as its injuries recovered a little, Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal of relying on the Staff of Nature to force the Chain Prisoner into using all its energy couldn¡¯t be achieved. He had to fight back, or he would be the person who died today. A level eight elite monster was actually so strong! Before that gem shattered, Ye Zhongming took a step forward. He took out a piece of equipment and drank a potion. He then injected his last bit of mental energy into the equipment. Ye Zhongming had to kill it. Either that or the Chain Prisoner would heal and use Metal Slaughter to rip him into pieces! A giant light pillar surged at the giant. At the same time, Water Bottle Protection shattered. Ye Zhongming, who didn¡¯t have time to change a gem, was knocked aside by the pieces of stone. When everything quietened down, victory was decided... Chapter 958: Body full of good stuff Chapter 958: Body full of good stuff The potion Ye Zhongming drank was a Basic Berserk Potion. The weapon he took out was the Soul Shattering Staff. The Chain Prisoner¡¯s attacks were too much for Ye Zhongming, and he had to use this potion to temporarily increase his body¡¯s stats so that he could hold on. The side effects were naturally better than wasting skills or equipment that could block fatal damage. As for the staff, Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t actually willing to use it. He wasn¡¯t sure how many marks he had to light to kill the target. If he lit too few, it would be useless. If he lit too many, not only would it be a waste, he would go unconscious. If he didn¡¯t kill the enemy, he would be the dead person. But it was a crucial moment, and he had no choice but to use it. He lit 12 marks. This was the limit of his mental energy after using the Basic Berserk Potion. The crafting and fighting previously meant his mental energy wasn¡¯t at its max. That thick streak of light swept through the sky and then imprinted into the pillar behind. The metal shrapnel all stopped before they landed on the ground. Ye Zhongming¡¯s body flew. Around him was blood that spurted, which looked very eye-piercing. He spat out a mouthful of blood when he landed. He felt as if his body was breaking apart. He struggled to open his eyes and take a look at the Chain Prisoner. Only then did he give up on standing back up. He didn¡¯t need to get back up as his opponent¡¯s head was off. Shattering Soul Staff¡¯s strike hit the Chain Prisoner¡¯s neck. That was its weakness. The Chain Prisoner was too weak, and its neck defense wasn¡¯t high. That attack sliced it and ended the life of this elite monster who was a level-nine beast in his last life. Ye Zhongming smiled at the sky. Footsteps rang out beside him, and he muttered, ¡°Suck the liquid in its eyes... Suck the liquid in its eyes...¡± He said a few times before falling unconscious. When they returned to Cloud Peak, everyone cheered. The Chain Prisoner¡¯s giant body was like a prize, and many surrounded it to admire it. Ye Zhongming chased everyone away after two hours. During these two days, everyone only collected the liquid in its eye. The other work would wait until they returned to Cloud Peak. The Chain Prisoner only has one eye. The liquid in it was Bright Vision Liquid. This thing was very precious and could be wiped on one¡¯s eyes. It would have an obvious effect on ranged job users. One would get range vision, motion capture, night vision, etc. abilities. In his last life, such a liquid that could give you multiple skills was a legend. In this life, Ye Zhongming had over two liters. If not for him making it blind, he would have gotten much more. A person wiping their eyes once a day could complete the process in seven days and would use a few dozen milliliters at most. So these two liters would be enough for over thirty people. Apart from Bright Vision Liquid, the Chain Prisoner¡¯s body was covered in treasures. Ye Zhongming gave an order, and everyone started to slice its flesh! Its body was filled with flesh. In his last life, one piece of its meat could let an ordinary person evolve; moreover, they would be immune to the zombie virus, which meant that one piece of meat was a combination of an evolution potion and an immunity potion. In this life, it was killed at level eight, so its flesh shouldn¡¯t be that effective. But the energy it contained couldn¡¯t be underestimated. Such a fellow could probably feed the entire Cloud Peak. Of course, Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t do that. They would use the Water and Fire Pot to stew it into meat jerky, and then they would trade it in Puxing Town. The horn was dug. Ye Zhongming stared, and when he saw that the horn was out, he ordered people to collect its brain. He handed it to a job user who had the Beast Herbalist job that could use the brain to create a herb for battle beasts-- Body Training Pill. The pill would help beasts grow quickly. Cloud Peak had many baby beasts. The pill from a level eight lifeform¡¯s brain would be much more effective. Once this group of beasts grew up, Xia Bai¡¯s squad would become more terrifying. Ye Zhongming touched the horn but didn¡¯t study it. He looked at the Chain Prisoner. The Ghost Metal that he cared most about was right in front of him. Chapter 959: Cannot afford Chapter 959: Cannot afford Ye Zhongming suspected that Ghost Metal was connected to the Chain Prisoner¡¯s body. That was because the Ghost Metal that he had sliced at the apocalypse''s start had returned to normal. He didn¡¯t know the reason, but he had two probable answers. One was that as the Chain Prisoner¡¯s evolution level increased, the metal chains on it would recover. So when he saw it, the shorter chain would return to normal. Another that was even bolder. The Ghost Metal was something that grew inside the Chain Prisoner¡¯s body. He wasn¡¯t sure of the answer before he killed it. Now, it was time to solve the mystery. Ye Zhongming stared at it for a long time before breathing out. The Ghost Metal was connected to the Chain Prisoner¡¯s bones. This monster¡¯s bones were different from human bones. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t interested in studying its bones, but when he saw those chains connected to the bones, it proved that his second guess was correct. He was sure that the metal grew from the bones because not only were they connected, but there was even a color change where they connected. The bones were white with red spots. Every few parts, there would be a circular base. That base was still white with red spots, but as you went up, the color got darker. The red spots would then disappear and then turn into Ghost Metal. They were one. If this didn¡¯t prove that the Ghost Metal grew from the bones, then what could prove it? The level nine old man at Blue Secret Realm put Ye Zhongming under huge pressure, which was why he chose to kill the Chain Prisoner to get its resources. But if it was possible, he rather nurture it and use it as a Ghost Metal production plant. But he was forced to attack. Moreover, he was glad he made that choice. The level eight Chain Prisoner was already so strong. What if it reached level nine? Who could restrict it? In his last life, three nine-star evolved had to work together to kill it. One of them received unhealable injuries and died from it early. Things changed in this life. The time it took for it to get to level nine was delayed, but it was still on the brink. Once it got to level nine, if Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t get to nine-star, they would lose their control over it. Rather than the uncertain future, it was better that they attacked now. At least, it would help their current situation. ¡°Ghost Metal is a product of this lifeform. Of course, it can also be an excretion.¡± Ye Zhongming came to this conclusion, which was why he was excited. If this thing was alive, didn¡¯t that mean that he could nurture them? He touched more bones and realized another thing. These lifeforms were weakening. The speed was slow, and you might not even sense it if you don¡¯t pay close attention. Ye Zhongming told them to get water, and he placed a bone in it. He waited and felt that the life energy was still disappearing. He switched it with soil, but it still didn¡¯t work. He then called Liu Zhenghong over to study it. They switched the medium to nutrient liquid, and it didn¡¯t work either. Liu Zhenghong was a professional, and she came up with many suggestions that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know about. But after the experiments, it still couldn¡¯t stop the lost of life. Everyone knew that once the life was lost, the bones would totally die, and the Ghost Metal wouldn¡¯t be able to continue growing. ¡°Get some flesh and blood!¡± Ye Zhongming thought about one possibility. He got them to bring some mutated lifeform flesh and blood. This caused Liu Zhenghong and him to heave a sigh of relief. The fresh blood and flesh that filled half a car was sucked dry by that portion of bones in just a few minutes. The life force of the bones increased by a little. ¡°Take some Chain Prisoner flesh and blood!¡± They were using level five mutated lifeform flesh and blood so the energy wasn¡¯t enough. Ye Zhongming wanted to try using the Chain Prisoner¡¯s flesh. Truth proved that it was much more effective. With the same amount, the bone took two hours to suck the meat dry. He found the way to maintain the bones but the problem was that it was just a small portion of bones. How much flesh did he have to feed all the bones? It seemed like this thing ate too much that even Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t afford to feed it. Chapter 960: Crescent Moon Blood Stone There was a totalof over 280 bones with Ghost Metal. The bone with the fewest chains had seven. This meant that Cloud Peak obtained over a thousand Ghost Metal Chains. It was a worry, too, as keeping the Ghost Metal alive was a huge headache. After a day of work, Ye Zhongming, Liu Zhenghong, and many other researchers confirmed some things. The Ghost Metal Chains could be nurtured using flesh and blood. The higher the level, the more energy would be provided for them. However, the experiments proved that this method helped them reproduce and not grow normally. Those chains that were damaged in the battle with Ye Zhognming could absorb flesh and blood to repair itself. Ye Zhongming needed them to grow normally and not for them to grow quickly. All the bones had their own life, and all the bones could absorb flesh and blood. It was the same, even if they had no ghost metal growing. This made him suspect that if the bones had enough nutrients, would they grow Ghost Metal, too? Then how many chains could grow from the thousand pieces of bones of this Chain Prisoner¡¯s body? If that was the case, this was a giant fortune. But this was built on the basis that they could afford to raise so many bones. There was also another point. The life force in the bones dropped quickly after they were away from the Chain Prisoner¡¯s body. In just a day, the few that didn¡¯t get any flesh and blood were dying. Ye Zhongming had to find large amounts of flesh for them to absorb and maintain their life force. Ye Zhongming and Liu Zhenghong did some experiments. He sliced the chains from their roots and only left the bone and the circular base. The energy they absorbed not only didn¡¯t decrease, it even increased in folds. Maybe they were just too immersed in the situation. But when Miya came over and mentioned that the bone looked like an onion, Ye Zhongming and Liu Zhenghong looked at each other and cursed. Ye Zhongming grabbed the bone and used the Nurture ability. He noticed that although he had lost a bit of mental energy, a finger-sized piece of Ghost Metal had grown.Re?Ad lateSt chapters at novelhall.com Only When Cloud Peak¡¯s forces were all in silver, it shocked the surrounding factions and Posthumous people. Many people realized that no one was Cloud Peak¡¯s match. Besides, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t slow down on the core members¡¯ equipment. Each one of them had a green set and an Earth Set. This spent large amounts of Fertile soil. Even with the little fellow producing some periodically, Ye Zhongming still finished up all the soil. After doing all that, Ye Zhongming wanted to solve the second issue before the war. A piece of news spread from Puxing Town. Someone found a piece of Crescent Moon Blood Stone. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t keep calm anymore. Crescent Moon Blood Stone was a precious material on its own, but it wasn¡¯t too valuable. Ordinary people couldn¡¯t do anything with it. But it was different for Ye Zhongming as it was something Moon Sand needed. Moon Edge and Sand Dance were just the first two forms. Moon Sand was the final form. The blue Sand Dance was destroyed against the Chain Prisoner, and it pained Ye Zhongming. He was hesitating about creating a new piece for himself. Now that he heard about the Crescent Moon Blood Stone, he got excited. Could he craft a Moon Sand immediately? He had been collecting materials and still lacked a few pieces. Crescent Moon Blood Stone was one of them. He led people to rush to Puxing Town. He entered Cloud Peak¡¯s official trading room and saw the person who wanted to sell it. He looked at that person and his pupils constricted. Chapter 961: Five Ring Moneys goal Chapter 961: Five Ring Money''s goal Ye Zhongming looked at this person¡¯s left chest, where he wore an accessory with five copper rings connected. Five Ring Money. Since the Sharp Peak Mountain base meeting, this was the second time that Ye Zhongming had bumped into this faction. This organization was famous in his last life. They did all sorts of business that could earn money¡ªselling population, underground fights, trading information, assassination, etc. They would even do some deals that would only happen in the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming had heard that a big faction¡¯s leader had started a servant nurturing plan, which they had invited Five Ring Money to complete for them. There were all sorts of young children, mentally ill guys and girls, siblings that had changed their genders, etc., were all done by this organization. Although Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t a good person in his last life, he felt some hatred and disgust for what this organization did. In this life, this group even wanted to work with others at Sharp Peak Mountain to con him, which further worsened his impression of them. If Ye Zhongming were still that small six-star evolved in his last life, then he would definitely hide from them if he couldn¡¯t offend them. If he had no choice but to come into contact with them, he would behave politely and even bend his back. He had no choice,; they could crush him just by reaching their fingers out. But in this life, Ye Zhongming had the ability to face off against anyone. He was at the peak of mankind¡¯s evolution. His fear of Five Ring Money had disappeared. So, he didn¡¯t hide his coldness toward this organization. He sat down and asked, ¡°What is your price?¡± Five Ring Money¡¯s member had been looking at Ye Zhongming when he entered the room and had captured all his expressions. This matched the information he had, and he had a plan. ¡°I am Liu Chengyu, one of Deacon Water¡¯s six butlers.¡± Ye Zhongming pouted as he listened. It was the apocalypse, so people liked to act cool and create things that were in novels or ancient times. Liu Chengyu continued to smile as if he didn¡¯t notice Ye Zhongming¡¯s disdain, ¡°The bet in Sharp Peak Mountain was Deacon Ouyang¡¯s men. Deacon Ouyang and Deacon Water are all deacons of Five Ring Money.¡± He paused and said, ¡°They are on the same level.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s brow raised. He looked at this 30-year-old guy with interest. Although Cloud Peak¡¯s reputation had been good and Liu Chengyu was just joking, he felt afraid when Ye Zhongming glanced at him. ¡°The price.¡± Liu Chengyu turned his wrist and said, ¡°A six-star potion and a blue piece of equipment.¡± ¡°You can scram.¡± Ye Zhongming stood up and squinted his eyes, ¡°You should be lucky that I don¡¯t plan to fight with Five Ring Money. If not, you would have already died.¡± Ye Zhongming was planning to be conned. After all, he needed this thing, but it didn¡¯t mean that they could give it a sky-high price. Six-star potion? Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have any reserve, and no one knew when they would get it the next time. Also, what was the concept ofblue-gradee equipment? Cloud Peak only had a few. Moreover, only Ye Zhongming had many blue-grade equipment. In the Chain Prisoner battle, the blue blade and armor were destroyed. Ye Zhongming only had a few pieces left. This fellow really dared to give a price. ¡°Mr Ye, everything can be discussed!¡± Liu Chengyu saw Ye Zhongming¡¯s rage and knew it was far above what they would pay. He stood up and smiled, ¡°How about this? We want ten level seven crystals.¡± Ye Zhongming laughed coldly, ¡°If you are lucky, that is a seven-star potion. Your price is getting higher?¡± ¡°No no no, Mr Ye, it isn¡¯t calculated like that.¡± He said, ¡°You are talking about the extreme. No one can ensure that they could get any potion, even a one-star potion.¡± Ye Zhongming knew that he himself could. ¡°Another, definitely not.¡± Liu Chengyu said slowly, ¡°Actually, if you can agree some things, then we don¡¯t mind gifting it to you.¡± ¡°What?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. He knew that what this person was going to talk about was their final goal. Chapter 962: Free gift Chapter 962: Free gift ¡°First time is that our Five Ring Money, no, Deacon Water, wants to work with Cloud Peak to manage... Some things together.¡± Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes, ¡°We aren¡¯t selling crystal weapons.¡± Liu Chengyu shook his head, ¡°Mr. Ye misunderstood me. We don¡¯t need crystal weapons; we need... Your gene warriors!¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned and didn¡¯t expect that repair. Indeed, gene warriors and crystal weapons were Cloud Peak¡¯s two cores. However, compared to crystal weapons, which were more useful and famous, the gene warriors seemed ordinary. Apart from the explosive warriors that appeared previously, they didn¡¯t have much mature gene techniques. Of course, Ye Zhongming knew that the reason for the crystal weapons was him. He told Le Dayuan about the theories and models from his last life, which was why Le Dayuan could use his knowledge and progress quickly. However, Ye Zhongming only had a rough understanding of gene techniques. He didn¡¯t even need to say anything and Liu Zhenghong would know about what he knew. The understanding of Liu Zhenghong and gene lifeforms stopped at Frankenstein-like beings in his last life. Ye Zhongming only provided things for Liu Zhenghong to experiment with, and the various machines. But in the end, she had to work from scratch. It was already really decent that she had achieved their current goals. Especially Barr¡¯s Potion. Although it was banned, if Cloud Peak was in danger, it was still a trump card that was worth using. Ye Zhongming felt that Liu Zhenghong¡¯s lab¡¯s usefulness would catch up to the crystal weapons lab and would even exceed it. It might even become the future of mankind and Earth. Who knew that Five Ring Money would be interested in the gene lab?ViiSiit novelbi/n(.)c/(o)m for latest novels One had to say that they had good taste. ¡°Anyone whose secrets are being targetted would be filled with rage and anxiousness, much less an army. Are you not afraid that your request will anger us?¡± Ye Zhongming knew that he couldn¡¯t hide the Posthumous people for long. After all, so many weird warriors had appeared in Cloud Peak. This would definitely spread from the mouths of the Ying City factions. But they didn¡¯t expect Five Ring Money to not only find out so quickly, but they even guessed that Ye Zhongming had opened a tunnel to the Secret Realm. This made him feel a sense of danger. The Secret Realm was slowly turning into his biggest trump card. Now that people knew about it, it was dangerous. Five Ring Money knew about it, so they would get news soon even if other factions didn¡¯t. ¡°If we can agree on these two conditions, we will pay the relevant payment. We won¡¯t let you lose out.¡± ¡°The creation of interest would increase with each additional item. As long as others don¡¯t easily break the foundations, the faction would last longer.¡± ¡°Five Ring Money are businessmen, and everything is for interests. Now, both sides have a base to work together. We need to earn money, and you need a way to earn more from your resources. I can¡¯t see any reason why we shouldn¡¯t work together.¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, don¡¯t worry, Deacon Water is sincere; she can even... I won¡¯t talk about that. When you meet her, she can tell you about it personally.¡± Liu Chengyu bowed and smiled, ¡°You don¡¯t have to rush to make a decision. Think carefully. You can give us a reply at Bright Water Feast.¡± He handed an exquisite invitation to Ye Zhongming. ¡°I represent Deacon Water to invite Mr Ye to our Bright Water Feast. When the time comes, please give us face and come.¡± Liu Chengyu started to walk outwards. Only at the door did he say, ¡°Someone will send the Crescent Moon Blood Stone over, and you can just take it. Oh, it isn¡¯t one piece but three pieces.¡± He smiled. This butler bowed again before leaving. Chapter 963: Bloodied Blade Chapter 963: Bloodied Blade Ye Zhongming was slightly surprised by Five Ring Money¡¯s actions, but it felt expected. This organization would never take a loss. They were interested in Cloud Peak¡¯s gene lifeform and suggested such a way to work together. This proved that as long as Cloud Peak agreed, they would have a way to earn the money back. No, they could use this cooperation to earn more money. Liu Chengyu knew how to grasp one¡¯s thoughts. He had tested Ye Zhongming and was sure he needed the Crescent Moon Bloodstone, so he negotiated like that. The truth was that he succeeded. If he passed the stone to Ye Zhongming, would he reject it? Would he not be tempted by this material that could craft Moon Sand? Moreover, it was three pieces. This gave him three chances to craft the item. Ye Zhongming would take the stone, meaning he would work with Five Ring Money. Take the item but choose not to work together? Not to mention that Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming, who cared about their reputation, wouldn¡¯t do that, even if they had such a thought; their external environment meant that they couldn¡¯t do it. Just count how many enemies Cloud Peak had. There was Soul Merchant and Glory Army, God Hall, whose main group had escaped, the resistance zone, Assassin Heart... If one added Five Ring Money, then Cloud Peak was facing the world. What made Ye Zhongming more restrained was that he had a war to fight. Saint Light Hall had a level nine person. People of that level had given him a deep impression in his last life. In this life, he was definitely nervous to face such a person. To be honest, he was facing that person in the Secret Realm. If he couldn¡¯t defeat him, at most, he would just escape with the key. If it were on Earth, Ye Zhongming definitely wouldn¡¯t offend them. So, when a wooden box with three pieces of stone was delivered to him, Ye Zhongming kept them. Work together then. With Cloud Peak¡¯s strength, he wasn¡¯t afraid of Five Ring Money. They had what they needed. If the other side tried anything funny, Ye Zhongming would just fight back. Crescent Moon Bloodstone wasn¡¯t the most precious material, but was the hardest to get as it didn¡¯t have much use and was very rare. Now that he had three pieces, he started to collect the other materials. Besides Cloud Peak searching for the materials, they would use Puxing Town¡¯s bounty mission and Cannibal Chain. He was one step away, so he didn¡¯t mind spending some money. While collecting the materials, he also solved the second matter. Professor He. This fellow became more well-behaved when Ye Zhongming returned to Cloud Peak. Especially after Ye Zhongming killed the Chain Prisoner, he even found Ye Zhongming and gave many ideas and suggestions. But Ye Zhongming knew that it was fake. The youngest researcher looked at Professor He with clenched fists. As long as one was normal, they wouldn¡¯t want to live such a life. ¡°Stupid! Without me, do you think you can continue working in Cloud Peak in this lab? Without me, all of you will get chased out!¡± Professor He raised his voice, and his body also retreated. ¡°We will remain here. We know what you do; we also know what you don¡¯t know.¡± That subordinate looked at Ye Zhongming before leading everyone out of the lab. ¡°Traitor! Traitor!¡± Professor He raised his arm, and a pink mist spurted out. But the moment it spurted, his expression changed. He held his chest and retreated, only stopping when he bumped into the wall. ¡°You! What did you do to me?¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°Your subordinates did it. But if you think I did it, then I will accept.¡± ¡°Despicable! Despicable!¡± Professor Hhe felt weak. He knew that his subordinates had mixed something else into the thing that was injected into him. ¡°Fight me like a man. You won¡¯t be my match. I am an eight-star evolved!¡± Professor He shouted emotionally. His body tilted and grabbed something at an angle Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t see. Ye Zhongming looked at him and didn¡¯t say a word. Professor He tossed the thing in his hands but several sharp crystal branches shot from the wall behind him, piercing his limbs and body. ¡°Oh, oh, I hate this fellow. So smelly!¡± Death King Tree¡¯s voice spread from behind the wall. She grumbled to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming walked to the side of the bleeding Professor He and took the thing in his hands. He waved it at Professor He. ¡°Thanks.¡± After which, Ling Kun and he walked out of the lab. Liu Zhenghong appeared. In her hands was a white experiment case. Professor He saw and used his last bit of strength to exclaim. Chapter 964: Taking a gamble Chapter 964: Taking a gamble ¡°Liu Zhennghong, Professor Liu, Sister Liu...¡± Professor He lay weakly on the experiment table. He was naked, and the places where the Death King Tree pierced were brushed with medicine. The wounds there were healing. Liu Zhenghong, her two assistants, and the Death King Tree, who was much smaller now, stood aside and stared at the wounds. ¡°Very good. Healing ability is A+. Record the blood pressure as well as heart rate.¡± She ignored Professor He and continued to give instructions. She took out silver tools from her case. Ye Zhongming specially made this. ¡°Save me, save me, and I will tell you a secret.¡± Professor He felt fear from the bottom of his soul. He was a gene expert and knew that many things in this world were more terrifying than death. Seeing Liu Zhenghong, he knew that Ye Zhongming and her had planned it long in advance. They had even thought about what to do to him. Although Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t have the bad reputation she did in his last life, she still created gene warriors. Professor He thought about how he would end up as her test product and felt numb. When he used other living beings as guinea pigs, he heard them scream and cry. The soul-ripping pain, the despair on their faces, and the desire to die. Professor He had lost all his principles and the bottom line now that the tables were turned. If Liu Zhenghong could let him go, he would do anything. ¡°Secret?¡± Liu Zhenghong smiled coldly, but her hands didn¡¯t stop, ¡°Are there any secrets in this world? A treasure?¡± ¡°No, no, God Hall¡¯s research results. The results of our chief!¡± Liu Zhenghong smiled and showed no interest that Professor He had hoped for. ¡°Do you know I see God Hall¡¯s nature on your body?¡± Liu Zhenghong said. She injected a bottle of red liquid into him, ¡°What, what is that?¡± He screamed as it was injected into his left kidney.Th.e? most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m ¡°Your research is just matching together organs. You don¡¯t study how to remove the rejection. You don¡¯t study how to make the genes match. You don¡¯t study how to create life. You are just spending time studying how to match higher-level lifeforms.¡± ¡°One Step Board!¡± Xia Bai recognized it. She was shocked. Anxiousness flashed on her face. She didn¡¯t want Ye Zhongming to spin the purple equipment they got from the Sharp Peak Mountain auction. This board went against what Ye Zhongming knew. Although he didn¡¯t use it, he often took it out to study. As Ye Zhongming¡¯s closest person and bodyguard, she knew that Ye Zhongming was helpless against the board. Ye Zhongming had the Super Elimination Technique. Glory Smith, elite job, Ghost Metal, Earth Elf, etc., were all trump cards. But without the elimination technique, Ye Zhongming would find things tough. This skill was his golden finger. However, such an ability was not effective against the One Step Board. Ye Zhongming could eliminate five options on a level nine wheel before spinning. However, facing this board with only eight options, his technique was restricted. He could only eliminate two of them. This wheel had half reward and half punishment. Removing two meant that there were two punishments left. What were the four punishments? A level eight beast, a curse that absorbed mental energy, a punishment of two extreme environments, and also... All reward explosion! Removing two meant that you had a one-third chance of getting a punishment. No one could ensure they were lucky enough not to get the punishment. However, with the level nine expert on his back, he could run if he failed, but he would lose the secret realm. He couldn¡¯t accept that. So, he decided to take a risk and spin the wheel. He wanted to take a gamble. Chapter 965: Red Hair that went out of control Chapter 965: Red Hair that went out of control The current Cloud Peak was in an industrial revolution state. Due to the large need for defensive equipment in the Secret Realm, apart from certain groups, the crystal weapons lab stopped developing new weapons and fully focused on producing various weapons. Giant bed crossbow, crystal weapon blueprints, crossbows, wooden spikes, traps... As long as they could help the city defense and even the fights, Cloud Peak was crafting them. The gun production line that Mu Xinfei brought over was thrown into production¡ªcoal, fuels, metal, etc. Cloud Peak needed anything that had to do with crafting. Each day, large amounts of caravans would deliver these things to Cloud Peak. A furnace had been set up near the downwind portion of Cloud Peak. It wasn¡¯t huge, but the style was a little weird. After all, from the energy system to the execution system, there were too many traces of the wheel¡¯s technology. This was very different from traditional Earth factories. This was forced by reality. The apocalypse was chaotic, changing society''s structure and technological system. Research and tech members weren¡¯t common, so there was unavoidably a knowledge gap. Only organizations and factions like the Glory Army or the Resistance Zone could maintain a perfect system.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com Of course, when god closed a door, he would open a window. The products of the wheel replaced the loss of technology. From small tools and light sources to generators, energy sources, large machinery, etc., they were all produced from the wheel. Although there wasn¡¯t much, which would mean that industrials and technology would weaken, it allowed organizations to maintain some modern production ability. This was a hot spot of contention in the apocalypse. Cloud Peak was trying to obtain these and bring in people with the knowledge. Although Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what would happen in the future, at least for now, he had to maintain the needs of the crystal weapons lab and gun production line. Compared to the buzz outside, Ye Zhongming¡¯s villa was cold and quiet. ¡°She just solved the problem with her eyes, and now she has lost control of her ability. This girl is really unlucky.¡± The core members knew about what happened to Red Hair. Liu Zhenghong injected the liquid before keeping her stuff and chatting with Xia Lei. The two of them walked out. Liu Zhenghong had just injected a nutrient potion to increase her body''s energy, but it couldn¡¯t stop her from losing control. So, it was better that they left quickly. If not, the moment she lost control, the two of them would have to defend. But before they walked out of the room, there was some cracking from behind them. They turned their head and saw black lines on Red Hair¡¯s human-like face. They stretched upwards from her neck and were about to reach her eyes. At the same time, the spikes around started to move. They trembled, and many thin red lines appeared. Red Hair¡¯s symbol was her long hair, which was changing, too. Some leaves grew from them, making her look like a spikey flower. ¡°Not good; her gene is in chaos!¡± Liu Zhenghong exclaimed. She didn¡¯t investigate and just dragged Xia Lei out. ¡°Clear the area, get the main squad over. If Red Hair goes out of control, kill her. Also, head to the Secret Realm to get Ye Zhongming back!¡± No one knew how much damage a level seven mutated lifeform with thousands of high-level subordinates would cause, especially since they were within Cloud Peak. If things went wrong, they might destroy everything Ye Zhongming had built up over the last two years! Although Red Hair had followed Ye Zhongming since the start, but if she lost control, she would have to be killed. Xia Lei nodded and gave the order. The entire Cloud Peak got to work. Red Hair had charged through the roof and jumped to an empty piece of land. Hundreds of vines were dancing around her. Those zombies that were at the corner of Cloud Peak started to get violent. They broke out of the houses they were in and rushed to Red Hair. Chapter 966: Second Life Chapter 966: Second Life One Step Wheel stood tall in the dark Blue Secret Realm. The people around were very nervous. There are eight choices, four rewards, and four punishments. The rewards were naturally good, but no one paid attention to them. They were all staring at the punishments. Hong Xiang and Ling Kun also knew the punishments, as they had to prepare for accidents that might occur. They looked at Ye Zhongming with a complicated expression. Even if Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything, they knew the reason why this young man wanted to spin this dangerous thing. It was so that they could face the level nine Saint Light Hall expert. Although they didn¡¯t know why Ye Zhongming was sure Saint Light Hall would send everything they had, they knew this partner wouldn¡¯t lie to them. He took such a huge risk to spin the wheel because he wanted to help the Posthumous people. But, the punishments scared them. After the trip to Earth, they understood the wheel and knew the real use of demon crystals. Many Posthumous people even spun the wheels themselves. But as they were of different species, they didn¡¯t need potions as much as humans. Potions could increase their strength, but there was a limit. This meant that they didn¡¯t care as much about the wheels. Ye Zhongming could give them everything they needed, and they suited them better than those from the wheel. But this was the first time they had seen such a terrifying wheel, so they had to pay close attention to it. Ye Zhongming threw level seven crystals in and started his first spin. He could only eliminate two punishments. One was naturally the reward explosion. That reward was too terrifying; you would die if you got it. The second choice was the mental energy curse. Apart from the elimination technique, Ye Zhongming was able to get rich because of the Glory Smith job. His mental energy supported that job. Not only did he have a large amount of mental energy, it recovered quickly, too. Cloud Peak was fully dressed in silver. Xia Bai¡¯s squad was full green. Each of the core members had at least one piece of blue equipment. How did all this come about? It relied on his mental energy. If not, even if Ye Zhongming¡¯s Smith level was high and he could craft one a day, he would only be able to have one full silver squad. Not to mention the huge amount of grey and white equipment that he made for the Posthumous people. But it was still useless. Ye Zhongming recalled that people discussed how much cold and hot temperatures nine-star evolved could resist in his last life. They could confirm that someone had seen the nine-star evolved tank a thousand-degree attack. Probably only a nine-star evolved could block the two extreme invasion. Ye Zhongming felt like a year had passed before the cold disappeared. But before he could think, a high temperature struck him. It was as if he was thrown into magma; he was being melted. The last bit of consciousness started to break apart, and in the next second, he knew nothing. To the others, Ye Zhongming started to lean back after the wheel stopped. A white mist spurted from the wheel, which froze him. Then, a white flame hit the ice statue, which then caused the statue to explode. Xia Bai screamed before charging forward. The others were shocked. Did Ye Zhongming die just like that? The impression he gave others was that he couldn¡¯t die. In the Secret Realm, even Flame Dove couldn¡¯t kill him. Outside Cloud Peak, the mutated lifeforms failed to kill him. In the wilderness, the Chain Prisoner didn¡¯t kill him. Now, two gas balls killed him? Everyone charged with Xia Bai. But they took two steps before the pieces of Ye Zhongming combined. Ye Zhongming reappeared once again. ¡°Damn, that was scary!¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s words brought the others back to their senses. They asked, and after he gave a simple explanation, they relaxed. Xia Bai and Park Xiuying¡¯s bodies were still shivering. What a waste of the second life. Ye Zhongming calmed them down and knew that it was because of his bad luck. He hit the punishment after the first spin. But he knew that the toughest moments were gone. There were seven choices with three punishments. He could eliminate two of them, so there was one left. There was only a 20% chance of hitting it. He didn¡¯t believe he could be so unlucky to hit two punishments in a row. Thus, he tossed another level seven crystal and used the Elimination technique. But he cursed right away. Chapter 967: What a scam Chapter 967: What a scam He could only eliminate one option on the second spin. Ye Zhongming had the urge to shatter this wheel. He had not seen such a scam. Be it ordinary wheels, colorful wheels, even the demon gambling wheels, competition death wheel, ocean king wheel, etc. The Elimination Technique could work on all of them, and they followed the same rules. But when it reached the One Step Wheel, he could only eliminate two options, he could only eliminate one now. Won¡¯t he have to face two punishments again? Ye Zhongming had used his second life. If another fatal danger appeared, he wouldn¡¯t die, but the price would be that the Earth Elf would disappear forever. As compared to the Earth Elf, the prizes might be less valuable. Should he risk the Earth Elf for them? He calmed himself down and thought about it. He could only eliminate one option, which was the reward explosion, as that punishment would definitely kill. Of the remaining two, the level eight lifeform was still okay. With the people they had, they were prepared for it. But the mental energy curse... Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want anything to do with it. Now that the situation had changed and he could only eliminate one punishment, he had to consider if he could take the punishment. Finally, he decided to take the risk. If he gave up just like that, he would feel reluctant. He wasted the second life that took more than a year to refresh, and all he could do was run away? Ye Zhognming told everyone to retreat, and he was about to begin the second spin. Some people said that when you wished for luck, it wouldn¡¯t come. And when you didn¡¯t care, it would appear. Ye Zhongming was prepared to get hit by the mental energy curse. He was betting on himself. Of course, he knew that if he was unlucky and received another punishment, he would feel the curse was just a curse. It would absorb some of his mental energy but not fully make it disappear. Ye Zhongming walked beside Liu Zhenghong and asked the only person who could give her an answer. ¡°I am unsure what happened, but it should be her gene.¡± She shook her head, ¡°You mentioned that Red Hair should have died and was buried somewhere. But then she suddenly appeared and had this spike ability. Her evolution level also increased.¡± No one knew how Red Hair survived. Even Red Hair herself didn¡¯t know what happened during the period that she was unconscious. Her revival became a mystery. Her evolution and even how she had mental energy and spikes were things that she had no idea how they came about. ¡°This time, that level eight lifeform¡¯s mental energy attack was very special, but it hit Red Hair. It should have invaded her genes and caused her to lose control of her abilities. It even caused her to lose control of her mind.¡± Liu Zhenghong looked at Red Hair and paused. ¡°Although she is calm, look at her face. The black lines are still there. I think she is battling the genes or souls in her body. No one knows what will eventually happen.¡± ¡°What if she loses.¡± Ye Zhongming had a solemn expression. ¡°She would totally lose control and become a mutated lifeform that only wants blood.¡± ¡°What can I do?¡± Liu Zhenghong frowned and was unsure, ¡°You said that when you buried her, you placed a soul gem into her body. Maybe you can find some soul gems for her to see if it works.¡± ¡°Okay, I will get some.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He then left Xia Bai, Hong Xiang, and Ling Kun here. ¡°If she gets out of control before I return, then... Kill her.¡± Ye Zhongming left immediately and headed to Blue Secret Realm. He sat in the Exquisite Floating Ball and flew towards Undead Hill. This was the place with the most soul gems. The imperial city wasn¡¯t too near that place, and the Saint Light Hall army was between them. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to cause trouble, so he made a huge round to avoid them. To hide his tracks, he even flew at a height that their airforce couldn¡¯t reach. As a result, he bumped into many strong lifeforms and was nearly shot down. Fortunately, its speed and seclusion were decent, and he was able to get free. Ye Zhongming used his fastest speed to kill thousands of undead lifeforms. He didn¡¯t care about their level and returned with the soul gems. He smashed through the defenses of Saint Light Hall¡¯s airforce to get back, and then he handed the soul gems to Liu Zhenghong. Chapter 968: Huge mutation Chapter 968: Huge mutation ¡°Still calm?¡± Ye Zhongming hurried back. He saw that the situation was still the same, so he was more at ease. He was afraid that he would return to see Red Hair dead and Cloud Peak suffering massive injuries. Although the situation didn¡¯t get better, at least it didn¡¯t get worse. ¡°She did go berserk a few times, but she resisted it. The gap between episodes is getting shorter; I think she can¡¯t hold on for much longer.¡± Liu Zhenghong dealt with the soul pearls. She used equipment that she and Le Dayuan developed together. It used the crystal weapon¡¯s theory to create a device that helped extract energy. More accurately, it was an injector. But instead of injecting liquid, you injected energy. Red Hair couldn¡¯t absorb energy from the soul pearl herself, so they could only use this method to help her. Maybe because she sensed Ye Zhongming¡¯s arrival, Red Hair¡¯s eyes looked towards this direction before she closed them again. Ye Zhongming tried to communicate with her through their minds, but like before, there was a reaction but no clear message. Very quickly, the thousands of soul pearls were extracted into four devices. Liu Zhenghong passed them to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming looked at the Brainchild that was hiding behind the zombie horde, ¡°Get these things to move aside.¡± Although Red Hair controlled the Brain Child, it was still a brain bug and had its own way of thinking. The situation put him in a spot. Although the other zombies protected Red Hair through instinct but, they knew that it wasn¡¯t Red Hair¡¯s intention. But if Red Hair lost control, they would be on opposing sides to Cloud Peak. If she knew that it let Ye Zhongming in, then... ¡°Do you believe that I will kill you now?¡± Ye Zhongming frowned, and the Brain Child became cowardly immediately. It made a few sounds to the zombies before it. Some of them were level six, and many were level five. The rest were level four on average. They hesitated before opening up a path. Ye Zhongming walked over as if these fellows didn¡¯t exist. He walked before Red Hair and saw the trembling veines. Ye Zhongming slowly pulled Red Hair¡¯s arm over while paying attention to her reaction. He then injected the first device into her. Then the second, then the third. It was not the only thing in shock; everyone who witnessed what was happening was shocked. The zombies floated in the air, and their bodies quickly dried up. The color of the crystals on their head started to change. From red to blue, to green, black, white, grey... Until, they shattered. ¡°Their levels are retreating!¡± ¡°Reverse evolution?¡± ¡°They became zombies!¡± Even if Cloud Peak was disciplined, some people couldn¡¯t help but exclaim. It was too weird and terrifying. Those zombies became skeletons. But the special features didn¡¯t disappear. They still had sharp fingernails and giant bodies; some had spikes... Their eyes glowed with various colors. Some bone weapons were excreted from their bodies. Their bones became thicker and gave off a metallic glow. Very quickly, their entire bone structure turned into that color. On the other side, the vines started to wither and then break free from Red Hair¡¯s body. The Red Hair that was covered in leaves began to retract and return to normal. The skeleton structures didn¡¯t scatter, and they all stood up instead. They pulled out the spikes in their heads and tossed them aside. Each of them used their empty ¡®flame¡¯ eyes to look at the humans with killing intent. Red Hair sat up and slowly opened her eyes. The red blood had disappeared and was replaced with a thick black. There was no sinister intentions, just calmness. As she stood up, those skeletons turned and knelt before her. Although they didn¡¯t make a sound, but everyone could sense their loyalty. They also used their actions to prove that. After kneeling, they pulled out bones from their own bodies! Chapter 969: Pulling a bone for her Chapter 969: Pulling a bone for her It was silent, and everyone was stunned. They didn¡¯t understand why this happened. Since the wheel descended from the sky, there were evolution potions, various equipment, zombies, monsters, and battle beasts. Everyone felt like they had seen enough weird things in their life. But now, they were still shocked by this scene. Even Ye Zhongming, who had lived a previous life, was no exception. He hadn¡¯t even heard of such changes before. Red Hair was a puppet he created following the wheel¡¯s recipe. It died but somehow came back alive, with mental energy and vines. Moreover, it followed the mutated lifeform¡¯s evolution level. Ye Zhongming was confused about what had happened to Red Hair in the past, and he didn¡¯t know what type of lifeform she was. He was even more lost today. What was the lifeform he had created> The thousands of skeletons each pulled out a bone and respectfully placed them in front of Red Hair. They then returned to their positions and knelt there with their heads lowered. Red Hair stood quietly. She didn¡¯t do anything, but the bones started to float around her height. They began to change, combine, piece together... The metal bones were soft like crystal dough. When their shape didn¡¯t fit, they would change. They looked really soft, as if the bones were originally one piece and had just scattered onto the bodies of the different skeletons. Very quickly, everyone saw what those bones were going to turn into. That was... A chair. But it wasn¡¯t an ordinary chair. It looked really exaggerated. Four thick legs floated in the sky. They were curved and elegant as you looked from button up. At around half a meter in height, they supported a squarish seat. Bones of different thicknesses intersected there and rested on the back support. It formed two exquisite but complicated faces: one for sitting and the backrest, which was at a certain angle. But right in the middle, where you could also rest, was another arc. Shocked words spread from all around. What happened today exceeded what many people knew. The ball didn¡¯t cause as much commotion as the formation of the chair, but the changes were still very intense. The balls of light were merging. Those of the same color merged together. Very quickly, a ball of light formed of black, white, green, blue, red, and purple appeared. After which, the ball of light started to stretch and only stopped at around four to five meters. Red Hair reached out, and one end landed in her hands. She flicked, and a whip of six colors appeared in her hands. Red Hair sat on that exaggerated dragon chair and held a six-colored light whip. Along with her red hair and devilish state, these scenes would last in Cloud Peak warriors¡¯ minds for a long time to come. The shock in their hearts would also be spread to others. ¡°Zhongming, she, this...¡± Liu Zhenghong was rarely nervous. Be it when Ye Zhongming saw her when she faced the demon monster or when the millions of mutated lifeforms were attacking Cloud Peak, she was always very calm. But now, she was really emotional. She tried to use her knowledge to explain everything, but couldn¡¯t find an answer. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything and just nodded towards Liu Zhenghong. She then walked slowly at Red Hair. Cloud Peak warriors got nervous. Especially when Ye Zhongming got close, and those skeleton warriors turned around. They aimed their various bone weapons at him. But he didn¡¯t stop. He just looked into Red Hair¡¯s eyes. Everyone looked on nervously as a battle might begin at any moment. Chapter 970: Have never betrayed Chapter 970: Have never betrayed Red Hair was already very strong in the past. When they attacked God Hall, she killed a level eight lifeform herself. Although it was a weak product, it was still a level eight lifeform. Apart from Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai, the others would only barely be able to survive. Such a Red Hair had gone through an unknown mutation, making her evidently stronger. No one was sure that Ye Zhongming was her match at this time. She was his puppet in the past, but that was in the past. Once she got stronger than him, that relationship might become ineffective. The higher the level of the lifeform, the more autonomous it got. No one hoped to be restrained or controlled by others. If Red Hair evolved to that level, there was a high chance that she would break free from Ye Zhongming. The crystal cannons and giant crossbow turned over to this place in case any accident occurred. Ye Zhongming walked firmly and those skeletons got more annoyed. These people weren¡¯t ordinary bone structures but bones from high-level lifeforms. Moreover, with the soul pearl¡¯s energy, even if they hadn¡¯t fought, their dangerous aura told everyone that they weren¡¯t to be trifled with. When Ye Zhongming walked among the skeletons, the battle that everyone expected didn¡¯t explode. Everyone relaxed. Ye Zhongming came before Red Hair and stopped a few meters away. He purposely stopped there. At this spot, he could be on the same level as her. If he were further away, it would look like she was looking down on him. If he were close, he would be looking down on her. No matter which it was, it could cause a conflict. Right, their connection hadn¡¯t recovered. It even returned to the past before Red Hair came back alive, where the connection was intermittent. He was not sure what was going to happen. The reason why he came here alone was to show his attitude. He was showing everyone and Red Hair that this is Cloud Peak. No matter who it was, they couldn¡¯t misbehave here. Red Hair was strong, but was Ye Zhongming afraid of her? Of course not. Even if Red Hair became stronger, Ye Zhongming still didn¡¯t fear her. He just didn¡¯t want a conflict, as it was pointless. Even if Red Hair was strong and wanted to break away from him, he didn¡¯t want them to become enemies. Moreover, Ye Zhongming was also curious about the chair and the light whip. Her smile grew. The mental energy connection with him returned to normal, and it was clearer than before. ¡°I am hungry; bring me to eat something.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go!¡¯ Red Hair pulled Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand and dragged him to the giant bone chair to sit beside her. She tossed the whip, and it turned into a six-colored wing. The wing landed on the chair and flapped, making the chair fly. Thousands of skeleton warriors and the brain child followed. Red Hair brought Ye Zhongming to fly around with the bone chair. He received her message and knew where she was going. He used the Secret Realm key, and the two of them led a bunch of skeleton warriors through the gate and into the Secret Realm. Leaving the Cloud Peak members looking at each other. .............................................................................. Within the Secret Realm, Posthumous people Imperial City. When Ye Zhongming and Red Hair led the skeleton army over, this team was too weird. The few kings rushed over and relaxed after Ye Zhongming explained. But they continued to follow and only stopped when the team left. Red Hair¡¯s goal was Undead Spirit Hill. ¡°That place isn¡¯t easy to get to.¡± Ye Zhongming touched the ice-cold chair and said towards Red Hair. ¡°I can sense Cloud Peak aura here.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and then smiled. ¡°Since that is the case, then let¡¯s begin the plan in advance.¡± Chapter 971: Dragon Throne The gory stench in the air lasted for a long time. There wasn¡¯t any wind in Blue Secret Realm after winter, so it took longer for this scent to dissipate. Chika held a halberd in one hand and a bucket of water in the other and headed towards the fences.Fi?ndd new updates at novelhall.com He was a deputy general of the Light Cavalry Squad but broke the rules and was sent here to care for injured mounts. This was, of course, a blow to him. Fortunately, his mental strength was very strong. He knew that he would get called back before the main attack. After all, a deputy general was only below the three commanders and was a high-level member. The thousand cavaliers under him would only listen to him when it was time to risk their lives. A purple eagle squatted beside the fence. If you got close, you could pick up a decomposing smell. This eagle was injured in battle and was stabbed by a bone spear. There was something on the spear that resulted in the wound decomposing. It couldn¡¯t heal and was sent here to rest. Beside another fence was a middle-aged man who had also been sent here as a punishment. He stared at a black beast, observed the amount it ate, and recorded the information. ¡°Isn¡¯t it burdensome to carry a halberd at this moment?¡± The middle-aged man didn¡¯t know why Chika had carried the weapon. ¡°This is the Posthumous people¡¯s territory, and accidents might occur at any moment,¡± Chika said seriously. ¡°Is that so?¡± The middle-aged man smiled, ¡°Why did I hear that your Commander Nan is sending someone over to take a look at the situation?¡± Chika scratched his head awkwardly and smiled, ¡°Haiz, who wants to care for birds here instead of being a cavalier? Only you decided not to be a feather warrior and came here to manage things.¡± The middle-aged man smiled and looked as the black beast finished its food. He looked at Chika, who was washing the eagle''s wounds with a potion. This fellow was a problem sometimes. He complained that he didn¡¯t want to feed the birds and horses, but when it was time to do his job, he was a very responsible person. At the same time, the middle-aged man was impressed with his strength. He was not even 30 and was already a level-six warrior. If he improved, he could become a manager who was in charge of thousands of Saint Hall elites. The middle-aged man walked back with the bucket. It was very busy here. Treating injured mounts and capturing beasts in the Posthumous people''s territory amounted to nearly ten thousand beasts here. Four thousand caregivers seemed like a large number, but apart from the guards in charge of defense, there were fewer than three thousand people. If you removed those who were in charge of research, two thousand were left. Some higher-level and bigger ones needed a few people to care for them at once, meaning everyone was very busy on average. The middle-aged man whistled. He looked at the sky that always remained the same and felt like it would be a good day. Wait... What was that? Liang Chuyin, Little Tiger, and Xia Bai each led their teams from three different directions into the Saint Light Hall camp. Ye Zhonging and Red Hair led the skeleton squad from another direction. Ye Zhongming followed Red Hair not only because she seemed very friendly, he was also curious about her mutation. He wanted to see how she controlled these skeletons and how they fought and evolved. Red Hair¡¯s skeleton chair landed on the ground. The thing the middle-aged man had seen was Red Hair, Ye Zhongming, and that chair. The skeleton squad sneak attacked their backline. Those fellows were very strong after turning into skeletons and were no weaker than before. The only difference was that there were two classes. One portion of them turned into close combat skeletons; their hands had blades, swords, spears, shields, sticks, hammers, etc. Another portion had ranged weapons like bows, staffs, crossbows... These skeletons lost their talent ability, but their special parts were still there. They were much stronger, along with their weapons. None of the Saint Light Hall warriors could block their attacks. With the attacks of the two groups, the skeleton squad faced little to no resistance. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t attack. He watched from the side and saw as the skeleton warriors charged into the camp. They worked together to kill the kings of the secret realm. Ye Zhongming felt that they would absorb some energy from the corpses of each person that they killed to nourish their own bodies. When they charged into the core of this place, none of them actually died. Moreover, their bodies became firmer as the number of Saint Light Hall people they killed increased. Red Hair didn¡¯t attack and just let her subordinates kill. So, he didn¡¯t know how much stronger she was and how much she improved. The Saint Light Hall base couldn¡¯t fight back at all. The four squads were in their core area. At this point, they finally faced some resistance. The stronger Saint Light Hall warriors worked together with the slightly injured mounts, who could still fight. They gathered in a corner of the camp and resisted to death. Chika was among them. The difference was that the middle-aged man was riding a flower-spotted tiger beast. Chika was riding the mount that all Light Cavalry Squad members rode. Chapter 971.5- Dragon Throne (2) Chapter 971.5- Dragon Throne (2) ¡°Who are you?¡± As the highest commander of this place, the middle-aged man rode his mount forward a little and faced Ye Zhongming and Red Hair, who were sitting on the throne. This was the first time he had seen such a weird piece of equipment. They discovered that the Posthumous people had outsiders who helped them craft shining weapons and shirts. There were even rumors that these people had strong sky weapons. The middle-aged man didn¡¯t believe those rumors in the past. Saint Light Hall was invincible in this land for many years, and they didn¡¯t believe that someone could be stronger than them. Shining weapons, shining flying equipment. They all felt like they weren¡¯t real. So what if it was real? They could still defeat them and prove to the world that they were still invincible.Ne?ww chapters will be fully updated at novelhall.com But at that moment, the middle-aged man knew that he was wrong. Although this was Saint Light Hall¡¯s backline base, it was still on the frontlines of the fight. This made it convenient for each squad to send their injured beasts over. But there were still close to a thousand troops here. These were true warriors. Their equipment might not be the best, but they were still first-rate. The people working here were also problematic people from the various camps. These people were arrogant. Why? They were strong and elites from various places. As they were strong, they looked down on all rules and made mistakes, which is why they were sent here. But these people weren¡¯t able to stop the enemies. The middle-aged man had been calculating the time it had taken since the enemy had attacked. A thousand breaths? That might be too many. Did this squad belong to the Posthumous people? The middle-aged man felt like those rumors were true. Actually, one of Saint Light Hall¡¯s squads was wiped, and one replenishment base was destroyed. Such news was locked down, and they didn¡¯t know about them. Thousands of skeleton warriors charged into the Saint Light Hall warriors. Blood spurted in the air. Red Hair also attacked. She sat on the chair and charged toward the crowd. Bones stretched from the sides of the chair. Each spike that thrust would kill a Saint Light Hall warrior or mount. Moreover, the dragon head on the chair also spat out a two-colored mist. It was white and also black. When the white mist shot out, anyone who touched it melted into flesh and blood and turned into bones. The skeleton warriors would pick out some bones and stab them into their bodies. When the black mist spurted, the Saint Light Hall humans would fall to the ground. Their bodies were okay, but their eyes would lose their glow and become empty. The chair would suck black soul-shaped things. At this point, Ye Zhongming learned the name of this chair. ¡°Dragon Throne!¡± It was a throne that could absorb the bones of the enemy. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if the soul pearls he got from Undead Hill were from dragon lifeforms, but it seemed like the case, which was why such a dragon chair would appear. Moreover, the chair could absorb bones. Anything that was killed by the mist would sacrifice its most precious spine for them to absorb. After a few dozen seconds, Ye Zhongming felt like the chair''s energy increased. Maybe due to this increase in energy, there was an image of a bone dragon that circled above the chair and roared toward the surroundings. Saint Light Hall members tilted left and right, and many fell to the ground. Their eyes were in a blur, and they had lost consciousness. This dragon chair actually used its skill to launch a mental energy attack. Ye Zhongming felt a chill down his spine. This attack would definitely catch one off guard. Red Hair¡¯s light whip didn¡¯t want to fall behind either. She sat there and whipped the few Saint Light Hall warriors around her who were still resisting. Chapter 972: Soul feeding totem Chapter 972: Soul feeding totem Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes were already opened wide when Red Hair created these two pieces of equipment in Cloud Peak. But the way the Dragon Throne attacked had refreshed his understanding. But when Red Hair used her whip, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know how to describe his feelings. The whip¡¯s benefit was that its length was not fixed. So even if she was sitting further away, the whip could cross a distance to hit some Saint Light Hall warriors. It was silent. To evolved, it wasn¡¯t very quick, and they had time to react. Those who were still standing were all powerful Saint Light Hall warriors. Many of them made preparations that Ye Zhongming and those from Cloud Peak felt were sufficient. They either dodged or raised their weapons to block. Some of them, who should be good at working together, formed small formations to face the attack. They didn¡¯t underestimate the attack at all. But the whip was like water. When it faced a weapon, the weapon would slice through it, but the whip wouldn¡¯t break. The Saint Light Hall¡¯s weapon would just get stuck inside, unable to be retracted. The water-like whip would have glue-like qualities. Those who dodged it thought that they managed to dodge. But in the next second, the whip would extend. Like a gentle hand, it would caress their bodies. The whip brushed dozens of them. Red Hair¡¯s attacks were gentle and silent compared to the usual scenes of blood flying. It looked like a joke, but the outcome frightened Cloud Peak and those from Saint Light Hall. Anyone that the whip brushed just stood there. Moments later, they dropped their weapons on the ground. But no one paid attention to that. In those few seconds, people saw that a black mist-like thing appeared above the heads of the Saint Light Hall warriors. These soul-like things then twisted and struggled as the whip absorbed them. Each soul that was absorbed would make it brighter and more colorful. Although the changes were slight but everyone could see it. When the dozen souls were absorbed, the light was like a fed child that stretched in the air. It then returned to Red Hair¡¯s hands and turned into a six-colored light ball. It wrapped around her arm like a sleeve. ¡°You... You... Who are you?¡± Red Hair sat on the throne and flew a distance before she used the whip again to collect the lives of the remaining warriors... No, souls. The whip continued to grow brighter and more colorful. Middle-aged man, Chika, along with the strongest warriors here, launched their final charge. But in front of Red Hair and Cloud Peak, such a charge was too weak. Even the middle-aged man wasn¡¯t Red Hair¡¯s match. When these people were killed, their souls were absorbed, and their spines were taken. The battle ended. ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡± Ye Zhongming ordered his subordinates to gather the beasts together and then kill them all. He then piled them into a pyramid. Ye Zhongming took out a scroll and activated it. He then tossed it on the beast corpses. A light appeared and swept the pile. Slowly, the corpses started to change, wither, shrink, dry... They then turned into a four¡ªto five-meter-tall circular red totem. The corpses hung on them like lifelike carvings. If you were close, you could even see that the totem was hollow. Inside it was blood. ¡°This is Soul Feeding Totem?¡± Liang Chuyin looked at the totem created by a mysterious power and asked. Ye Zhongming kept the scroll and took a look. The number went from five times to four. ¡°En, keep it. Whether or not we can defend the imperial city would depend on this.¡± Liang Chuyin looked at the totem and went back to work. At this point, news spread from the Exquisite Floating Ball above. A Saint Light Hall air force had noticed something abnormal here and was rushing over! Chapter 973: Saintess came and Red Hair left Chapter 973: Saintess came and Red Hair left Still that camp. But as compared to when it started, it was several times bigger. The core portion was still the ground made up of the six-sided jade stone. The other areas were a silver metal. Saint Light Hall was using this method to show off their aura. Of course, they might also be showing off their wealth. In a giant white tent in the core region, the three heads of Saint Light Hall sat around a table, their expressions solemn. Nan Jin drank the green liquid in his cup and smiled. ¡°In the past, drinking coral fruit juice was one of my hobbies. I felt like the sweet and sour taste was enjoyable, but now, I feel like this thing is very bitter.¡± The other two were helpless when they heard that. They had faced their biggest problem since their attacks started. Bad news continued to spread these few days. First was the beast nurturing area that was sneak attacked. Thousands of troops were killed. If you added the ten thousand beasts there, that was a huge loss. The weird thing was that when the squad rushed over to investigate, they only saw a portion of the corpses. There were some that were incomplete, with their spines taken. Those mounts all disappeared, and no one knew where they went. Five digits of beasts. Even the blood alone would form a small lake. How did they disappear? There were some marks. But apart from proving that a battle had occurred, there were no useful clues. Oh, right, there were signs of soul techniques. But this was a battle between Posthumous people and them, so what was the surprise that someone was using a soul technique? Of course, the soul technique was weird and very terrifying. It caused one to lose their soul. However, this wasn¡¯t much of an issue for the three heads. Posthumous people might have terrifying abilities, but Saint Light Hall did, too. The sneak attack was just a start. In the next few days, numerous Saint Light Hall squads were attacked. The enemies¡¯ attack could be described with three words. The meeting ended there. The three of them were about to leave as they had things to deal with. But a dragon roar spread from the distance, and they stopped. The three of them looked at each other and knew the Saintess was here. .................................................................................... When Siant Light Hall was fussing about solving the sneak attacks, the team that caused them huge problems had left the region Saint Light Hall thought they were in. They were behind them at where Ah Tao¡¯s tribe was previously at. The team carried three giant blood totems. Each warrior was filled with thick killing energy. ¡°It had been two days?¡± Liang Chuyin sat on the Posthumous people''s side of the hill and looked into the distance. ¡°En.¡± Ye Zhongming replied and also looked forward. Ye Zhongming knew that Red Hair wanted to come here and guessed that she came for the soul pearl and also those high-quality bones. But he didn¡¯t expect that Red Hair would lead her subordinates in after arriving here. In a few hours, they disappeared from their sight. Two days passed, and they weren¡¯t back. If not for the mental energy connection, Ye Zhongming really thought that something happened to her. The Undead Hill was only a name. Actually, a huge area was called Undead Hill. Ah Tao mentioned that the areas where they intersected with the Night Demon Plains were all called Undead Hill. Red Hair was probably at the edge of the Night Demon Plains. ¡°Are we still waiting?¡± Liang Chuyin thought about those different undead lifeforms, and her body became numb. She didn¡¯t understand how Red Hair survived in such a situation. ¡°No.¡± Ye Zhongming made up his mind. He was unsure when Red Hair would return, so he couldn¡¯t waste too much time here. He sent her a few repeated mental energy pulses to tell her that he wanted to leave and told her to call him when she wanted to return. Then, the team started to head back. Chapter 974: This is war Chapter 974: This is war Numerous flags danced on the giant Imperial City walls. On them were various diagrams of beasts and plants. It wasn¡¯t that the Posthumous people worshipped these things or that they knelt to them. They just purely worshipped the power that it had. In such a bad environment that lacked resources and had long winters where beasts roamed, one of the few things that they were proud of was this Imperial City that had never fallen. But the Imperial City looked different now. There were two obvious places. One was the five giant pillars that stood tall in the city''s center. Posthumous people who looked at these pillars were shocked by the things on them. Not only were there the dried corpses of many lifeforms but the totem itself was also made of blood. One could smell the thick stench from far away. The other was on the walls and in the hands and bodies of the Posthumous people warriors. There were weapons and equipment that didn¡¯t belong to the Posthumous people. Or rather, it didn¡¯t belong to this world. They gave off various glows and could activate skills like those strong soul techniques. Cloud Peak had brought these two things, and their squad was even helping defend the walls. Of course, there was also another change that didn¡¯t exist before, just that those people in the city got used to it. That space gate stood in the city. Many warriors from another world continued to enter and were here to fight for the city. ¡°This is Thousand Leaf Grass, this is Lip Tearing Fruit, this is Three Segment Carrot, this is Deesolate Nourishing Stone and Bug Crawling Dirt.¡± Xia Lei pointed at some things on the table and said. She was named as one of the commanders of the Imperial City defense. In the upcoming battle, she had independent control, so she came here with Cloud Peak¡¯s main force to participate in the defense. As for Cloud Peak¡¯s side, they weren¡¯t worried about anything happening without her there. Apart from a few defending squads that didn¡¯t come over, there were many of the older and weaker Posthumous people. ¡°I am not teaching all of you to recognize these things. Of course, you also need to recognize this as you will collect these. After the battle, we will send you a booklet.¡± These people smiled, and their gazes toward the items changed. In Cloud Peak, battles weren¡¯t the only way to contribute. Finding materials was another way, and you would get payment. ¡°My goal is to tell everyone that this place is another space that we could only see in movies and novels. Treasures are everywhere here; any hole you dig might have demon crystals. This place will belong to us in the future.¡± ¡°Now, someone wants to chase us out, so of course, we won¡¯t agree. Cloud Peak has never spat something out from their mouths.¡± The higher-ups of these battle squads were all people who loved to fight. When they heard Xia Lei¡¯s words, they expressed that they would beat up Saint Light Hall. Posthumous people were at a mental disadvantage when they faced Saint Light Hall. But Cloud Peak and these people treated them as decently strong scammers. A low bell sounded outside. Everyone listened. They had been here for a few days and remembered what the bells meant. Xia Lei also listened. Moreover, she knew that the bell would ring, so she specially chose this time to have the meeting. ¡°After the bell, the final batch of Posthumous people will enter the city. There are many of them, a few hundred thousand. After this, the Saint Light Hall will come.¡± ¡°I said so much today to tell everyone something. Which is that nothing we experienced can compare to this.¡± ¡°This isn¡¯t a battle but a... War!¡± A few hours after the meeting, the first squad of over two thousand Saint Light Hall Light Cavaliers entered the mountains that the Imperial City was in. Their arrival meant the start of this race war. Chapter 975: Foreign King Chapter 975: Foreign King ¡°We have contacted Cannibal Chain and purchased large amounts of resources and ammo, which will last us a long time. However, didn¡¯t you see the Black Cloak Caravan? Although they aren¡¯t as big as Cannibal Chain, they are quite powerful with the nearby factions. I told them to be on standby and that if there were any needs, Yuan Shang would use his connections to purchase them.¡± Xia Lei and Ye Zhongming sat side by side on the walls and looked at Saint Light Hall¡¯s troops gathering. This was the first time he saw the faction that had suppressed the Posthumous people. As expected, they were very orderly, and there was no chaos at all. The few kings that planned to sneak attack them before they stabilized could only give up on those thoughts. ¡°Sister Hong and Le, as well as those technical members, are gone?¡± All of them came over to lead the city defense and adjust the equipment. They even built a temporary lab and placed some gene lifeforms here for the battle.Vissit (.)c.om for updates Saint Light Hall¡¯s main force was here, and the outside world was lost. Soon, these people from a higher civilization than them would attack. Ye Zhongming, even the Posthumous people didn¡¯t understand much about them. They didn¡¯t even know if they had any skill that could allow them to attack. To prevent accidents from happening, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want the researchers to remain here. They were the foundations of Cloud Peak. ¡°They are all gone; only some essential workers protect those research results and maintain the crystal weapons.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. This battle, no, war. Consolidated Cloud Peak¡¯s highest battle abilities. It was an accident previously when the mutated lifeform army surrounded them, and they didn¡¯t use many of their skills. This time, Ye Zhongming planned to try them on Saint Light Hall. ¡°Mu Xinfei has helped us contact the Resistance Zone and asked them for the Mechanic Fortress that they owe us.¡± ¡°En.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know about that and looked at Xia Lei curiously. The Resistance Zone was fighting for itself and wasn¡¯t as united as before. Although Mu Xinfei was S Zone¡¯s commander, everyone knew that she was the weakest. Would the other zones accept the suggestion? Asking others for things? It might work if Ye Zhongming went with Cloud Peak¡¯s main force, but Mu Xinfei... That sounded too ideal. ¡°Potions, along with equipment, all of this can raise a squad¡¯s level. Be C Zone that doesn¡¯t have a good relationship with us, T Zone split with us due to Guang Yao, and G Zone, with whom we don¡¯t have much contact. They all agreed and told us they could sell us the things we need.¡± ¡°Do you know why?¡± Ye Zhongming, who was a little tense due to the Light Feather Squad¡¯s arrival, smiled. ¡°Did they say they can sell another Mechanic Fortress and Exquisite Floating Ball?¡± ¡°Right!¡± ¡°They can even sell that. Additionally, things like Lazy Man Case and other special zone items can be sold to us!¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned as this exceeded his expectations. He didn¡¯t understand what they were thinking. He didn¡¯t think that Wen Zhong and those commanders would be so nice to Cloud Peak. ¡°The things are coming, but it would take a few days. But I think that this war wouldn¡¯t end so quickly. Those weapons would be of use!¡± Human weapons were historic to enemies from another world. Even Xia Lei would feel excited. At this time, the guard of a Posthumous people king found Ye Zhongming and told him to head to the tent. When Ye Zhongming arrived, he saw that all the kings were here, including the protector. This meeting seemed very important. But he found out the reason. ¡°Zhongming, all of us made a decision; we want to invite you to become our... Foreign King.¡± Chapter 976: Omnipotent Magic Pearl Chapter 976: Omnipotent Magic Pearl Ye Zhongming was slightly stunned, but he wasn¡¯t too surprised. Hong Xiang and Neal brought it up with him, but it wasn¡¯t so official. There was an element of joke in it, so he didn¡¯t treat it seriously. After all, being a king didn¡¯t seem like a high position to him. It was just a title, so he didn¡¯t care much about it. But now, it seemed like they were serious. The two kings weren¡¯t joking previously and were just testing him out, so he was mentally prepared. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t very interested, but he knew that he had to accept it. They were giving him this official identity so that he could be the commander in the upcoming battle. Of course, another important point was that they wanted to push him to a higher position so that his men would try their best to defend. This was a plot. They wanted to use this method to express their attitude and to tell him that... Brother, although we know that you want to help us, you have to go all out. If not, the situation isn¡¯t too good. Ye Zhongming understood, so he was not going to reject them. ¡°If you agree, then we can conduct the coronation immediately.¡± The Protector¡¯s attitude towards him changed from hatred to coldness after he came into contact with the person under the pool. Now, it was more typical. Through this process, Ye Zhongming became more and more important to them. As long as this old man wasn¡¯t a fool, he would know that the only reason they were confident in defending, apart from the fact that the Imperial City had never fallen, was this guy¡¯s support. This guy called Ye Zhongming represented not only himself and Cloud Peak; to a certain extent, he represented another world.CHeCk for new stories on no/v/el/bin(.)c0m Ye Zhongming nodded. Since he knew what he had to do, he decided to be more direct. Thus, the kings and protector went to work, and very quickly, the biggest structure in the Imperial City that, they called the Omnipotent God Hall conducted a coronation ceremony. This shocked Ye Zhongming, who hadn¡¯t thought much about it initially. Although not much work was done for this, the hall was redecorated. On the hundred steps in front of the main hall, pure white leather was placed on it. Although they didn¡¯t have soft fur, it was thin like sil and white like snow. To a smith, the moment they touch such a thing, they will try to understand its stats. Ye Zhongming was no exception. The best way to find out what it was was to strengthen it and turn it into hiss. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t help but try all his materials with it to see which could strengthen it. Finally, he realized that one thing worked. It was the five-headed level eight monster that nearly killed Ye Zhongming at Cloud Peak and spat out a black soul-shaped thing to injure Red Hair. It was the Bone Pearl Ring that it dropped. It was just a special structure they took off its neck after it died. It was a bone ring as thick as its neck, and there was a pearl where the five heads were. The two were connected with bone. Ye Zhongming tested this before but he couldn¡¯t use it. But it was definitely something good, so he kept it. He didn¡¯t expect it to be useful now. But this strengthening wasn¡¯t like those he did previously, as it wasn¡¯t completed instantly but continued... It continued to strengthen and absorb his mental energy. This wasn¡¯t strengthen, but it was more of a combination. Or rather, self-creation! The kings saw that something wasn¡¯t right and looked at each other. They were getting ready to remind Ye Zhongming. At this point, they couldn¡¯t care that they were interrupting the ceremony. But before they walked up, the crystal ball that he was touching started to glow, and it grew brighter. Moments later, it was eye-piercing. The people in the hall were shocked and didn¡¯t know what had happened. The people with the horns outside were already kneeling on the ground and singing that the gods were showing a sign. The few kings didn¡¯t believe those words, but the truth was in front of them. They made oaths when they became kings but such a thing didn¡¯t happen. Shortly after, the purple light started to glow and wrap Ye Zhongming. It then exploded like a volcano, turning into a pillar of light that broke through the hall''s roof and continued upwards. It lit up the entire mountain! Chapter 977: Blue Artifact Chapter 977: Blue Artifact Outside the Imperial City, on the plains. The Saint Light Hall Army demonstrated what was an army and what was efficient. They built their camp in a short time. The moats and obstructions the Posthumous people prepared were like child¡¯s play to them. Outside the mountain range, some Saint Light Hall forces were clearing out the Posthumous people who had been notified and escaped. But these people had missed their chance. They didn¡¯t manage to enter the city to get protected and even bumped into the enemy¡¯s main force. Once that was done, all the logistics bases would gather to build the only base. Once all of these were done, the Sint Light Hall army didn¡¯t attack immediately. They weren¡¯t in a rush. To them, it was just a few more days. At the center of the entire camp were the three heads of Saint Light Hall. They were in a meeting with the commanders of the other forces. Although they were confident of victory, they were still cautious as they faced the Imperial City that their ancestors hadn¡¯t managed to take down. Moreover, the attacks from that mysterious squad had left them trauma. The three commanders had to treat this seriously. They were here to wipe out the Posthumous people and weren¡¯t here for a tough victory. The Light Cavalry Squad¡¯s commander, Nan Jin, distributed missions. He was also the commander of the first attack and in charge of the start. He said a few words when he heard a low horn. The people in the tent stopped and looked toward the Imperial City. ¡°Welcome horn.¡± Zaili understood many things about the Posthumous people and immediately said the name of the horn. He continued, ¡°It will only be blown on two occasions: when a new king is appointed or when he dies.¡± ¡°This difference is that the coronation would have 98 pairs, and the funeral will have 100.¡± The Cursed Abyss was busy. Two beast kings fought for territory, and their subordinates killed each other. Many lifeforms were waiting for their chance. These corpses would be a good source of food. There wasn¡¯t much of an opportunity to get such a complete meal in a place like the Cursed Abyss. But the dark sky suddenly lit up. The cloud above paused slightly. They had sharp senses, so they naturally picked up the changes in nature. The battle stopped instantly. These strong lifeforms looked into the sky and hesitated before retreating into their caves. They wanted to hide. In the depths of the abyss, in the darkness, was a pair of eyes that were like two lamps. ¡°Hu... Sha... Is it it?¡± The voice was hoarse, and it wasn¡¯t like a human. Its body moved in the darkness like it was stretching. The entire abyss shook. The birds and beasts all fled and even left their homes. The entire Night Demon Plains became slightly more quiet. .......................................................................................... In the Imperial City, under the Saint Pool. The three-legged man raised his head and looked at the pool''s base. He could see the pillar of light, and shock appeared on his face. ¡°Who could activate that thing? Did someone obtain its legacy? Or... Something from that side came?¡± This was the first time the three-legged man had a bad feeling. Chapter 978: Power of the gods Chapter 978: Power of the gods Ye Zhongming still didn¡¯t know that the commotion he caused had shocked the entire Blue Secret Realm. It seemed like he was just closing his eyes and was very calm, but he was actually very frustrated. The strengthening of the bone pearl ring and the purple crystal ball continued and consumed his mental energy. At the start, it was very quick such that he felt like he would be sucked dry within two minutes. But maybe because this fellow was close to being full, the speed slowed. Although his mental energy continued to enter the crystal ball, it was similar to Ye Zhongming¡¯s recovery speed. Of course, this was due to Ye Zhongming having the Soul Refining Technique and Mental Energy Recovery necklace. If not, they wouldn¡¯t be able to handle such a speed if it were someone else. The kings and the protector were all sweating. They didn¡¯t know if they should interrupt Ye Zhongming. They had never ever heard of such a thing before. Fortunately, the pillar of light slowly disappeared. An unknown power landed on the crystal ball. Apart from the white light that it gave off at the start, a brown light veil covered it. This crystal ball had been placed in the hall for many years, and there had never been any changes. No one could explain this situation, so they could only watch and wait... The absorption speed slowed again, and Ye Zhongming knew it was nearly done. But he didn¡¯t dare to release his hands. Since things were already like this, he had to wait until the end. He wanted to see what changes would happen to this. The three Saint Light Hall heads outside were very solemn. Rongzhi kept silent, but his expression was a little vicious. They didn¡¯t know what it was, but it didn¡¯t stop them from linking the new king to it. The outcome caused their hearts to sink. Did the Posthumous people have a trump card that could turn the tides of the battle? Did their Imperial City really have tricks, which was why it had not been taken down? This time, Saint Light Hall had obtained a huge victory. In the past, they had never forced the entire Posthumous people race into a small city. Be it number or quality, it had exceeded every other time. In terms of quality, they killed two kings. Just big tribes alone, they had wiped more than ten.Ree?ad latest novels at novelhall.com The Posthumous people picked up their movement, and the news spread to the kings. The few kings instantly felt nervous. Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t finished in the hall, and they hadn¡¯t understood what that power was. Now, the Saint Light Hall wanted to fight? With their professional analysis, shouldn¡¯t they only begin the battle three days later? They hesitated as Saint Light Hall wasn¡¯t going to give them such a chance. New intel came that a giant pyramid had appeared among the troops outside. All the Saint Light Hall warriors lined up around it solemnly. It looked like they were ready to attack. The few kings couldn¡¯t sit still anymore. They ignored Ye Zhongming and had to get to the walls to block the first wave. It would definitely be a tough attack! Only the protector and two race elders were there. But they also walked out of the hall and used the height to see what was happening at the walls. The few kings were quick and were on the walls in a minute. The few of them looked at the metal pyramid. They didn¡¯t know what it was, but they were afraid. They felt as if the metal pyramid was a giant beast, opening its mouth and preparing to swallow the entire city. The few kings looked around and saw the three heads. The three of them were below the pyramid. Due to the distance and light, they couldn¡¯t tell what those three were doing. They just knew that they were preparing. Very quickly, orders were spread to the walls, and then the area beneath the feet of the Saint Light Hall warriors lit up. Right, the metal that was laid on the ground lit up. The Posthumous people thought that it was their way of showing off wealth. Now, they knew that things weren¡¯t so simple. Some Saint Light Hall warriors didn¡¯t even know that the metal had any special effect. If one looked at the Saint Light Hall army with the pyramid at the center, then around a quarter of a circle was lit up. After the metal lit up, the warriors raised their weapons and roared. They were using their battle skills! Chapter 978.5- Power of the gods (2) Chapter 978.5- Power of the gods (2) Using their skills from this distance? It was too far, and it couldn¡¯t threaten the walls at all. The few kings looked at each other and could see the questions in their eyes. They weren¡¯t so innocent to think that Saint Light Hall would make such a mistake. ¡°Tell everyone to pay attention and switch on all defensive measures. Let¡¯s see what they want to do!¡± Hong Xiang ordered the defending troops to get to work.Yo?ur favorite stories at novelhall.com On the other side, Xia Lei had come to the wall and saw their weird ritualistic actions. At the same time, she ordered Cloud Peak and those warriors who were here for bounties to get ready. The Saint Light Hall warriors used their skills, and the skill light didn''t fly toward the walls and... It dimmed! The Posthumous people had picked up their weapons and got ready. When they saw those scenes, they relaxed and looked at their enemies disdainfully. ¡°The ground! The light is increasing!¡± Many defending soldiers shouted as they saw the light of those metals increase. Those who weren¡¯t paying attention also noticed it. They also saw that the light was shifting towards the metal tower. ¡°The metal ground is absorbing their energy and transferring it to that tower? Then...¡± Xia Lei¡¯s expression worsened, and she shouted at the people around her, ¡°Activate the defense. Use defensive equipemnt! The rest of you lay down! Lay down!¡± Xia Lei was not the only one who realized that things weren¡¯t right. The few kings and some sharper people noticed. The entire wall was in chaos. The metal tower absorbed the energy, and through the conversion done by the three heads, energy started to gather at the top. It grew brighter and brighter, turning the mountain range into daytime. Warriors and beasts who were used to the darkness all closed their eyes. They couldn¡¯t handle the light. But in that short moment, they were all dead. Just one moment! Two other tribes were hit, too, and at least a few thousand people died. Which meant that Saint Light Hall¡¯s strike had killed close to nine thousand people! What move managed to kill so many? The entire mountain was silent. Only some people at the edges of the explosion didn¡¯t die, and they gave out shocking cries. On Saint Light Hall¡¯s side, although they couldn¡¯t see the effect, they saw the people disappearing and knew how much damage they had caused. Close to a hundred meters was cleared. What was that? Even Saint Light Hall had such a thought. They had never heard of such a weapon. Rongzhi took a deep breath. As the medium, the other two heads and he consumed a lot of stamina. They were level eight, and their powers were also input into that attack. ¡°Power of the Gods! Power of the Gods!¡± Rongzhi muttered, and everyone around him could hear it. This was the name of the weapon? Maybe only gods had such power. Saint Light Hall¡¯s warriors were silent. Another quarter of them started to light up! Chapter 979: Brown Bone Pearl Chapter 979: Brown Bone Pearl When Saint Light Hall was using the super strong equipment to attack the Imperial City, no one bothered about Ye Zhongming. Of course, it was just temporary, as the outside commotion was huge. The protector and the rest were at the hall''s entrance. The purple crystal ball¡¯s need for mental energy decreased and then stopped, which made Ye Zhongming relax. But he hesitated. He already obtained the equipment''s name, but he was unsure if it was the same as before he strengthened it. ¡°Brown Bone Pearl, recognition 7%, ability unlocked level 3, ability choice...¡± Ye Zhongming was lost as this wasn¡¯t the same as equipment from wheels. He didn¡¯t know what recognition was and why the success rate was only 7%. He also didn¡¯t know what ability unlocked meant. Was it the same as seals? Or was there a difference? It was probably like this because it was a Blue Secret Realm equipment. Ye Zhongming placed his questions down and continued to read the information in his mind. ¡°Choice 1, Reflecting Body. Create a clone filled with energy that has half the function of your main body and is completely controlled. It can wear equipment. The main body permanently loses 10% of its stats when it dies. The clone needs the Brown Bone Pearl to charge, and the time needed to charge is related to the intensity of use.¡± ¡°Choice 2, Impure Green Bottle. Modify a bottle-shaped thing to be able to accept green impure gas. You can release the gas after charging the Brown Bone Pearl to create a death region. The amount of gas it contains is related to the recognition level and ability unlocked level.¡± ¡°Choice 3, Heaven Covering Barrier. Create a giant barrier to prevent all other ranged attacks apart from mental energy attacks. The defense will consume energy based on how intense the attack is. When the energy reaches zero, the barrier will disappear. Ability charges are one day.¡± ¡°Choice 4, recognition insufficient... Unlocked level not enough.¡± ¡°Choice 5, recognition insufficient... Unlocked level not enough.¡± ............ ...... Ye Zhongming stood up and moved his stiff knees. He looked at the Brown Bone Pearl. He didn¡¯t expect that this coronation ceremony, which should have been just a simple ritual, would end with him getting something he couldn¡¯t take away. Although he wasn¡¯t sure if his recognition level could increase if he injected more mental energy after it recovered or if he had to use other materials to strengthen it, at least he could have one ability. Reflection Body would increase his strength the most of the three choices. But if it died, he would lose 10% of his stats. But when the clone is still around, it would provide huge help. He placed his hand on the Brown Bone Pearl and planned to use Reflecting Body. ¡°You are awake?¡± The protector ran back and saw that Ye Zhongming had stood up. He shouted before pulling him, ¡°Let¡¯s go, something happened at the walls. Saint Light Hall has activated... Power of the Gods!¡± The protector saw that flash and saw the light that landed on the wall and had a few guesses. He wanted to take a look to see if it was the legendary Saint Light Hall secret weapon that an ancestor had mentioned. But when he was about to leave, he realized that the Posthumous people couldn¡¯t block it if it were that weapon. The only people who could block it would be Cloud Peak, who came from another world. So he returned to see Ye Zhongming¡¯s situation. He noticed that he woke up and brought him to the wall. ¡°What is the Power of the Gods?¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand. He walked with the Protector and asked. ¡°Which is...¡± The Protector explained and told him about what had happened. Ye Zhongming got anxious when he heard it. What if Saint Light Hall chose Cloud Peak¡¯s defense line? Ye Zhongming tossed the protector¡¯s hand aside and returned to the Brown Bone Pearl. He chose ability 3, Heaven Covering Barrier. Chapter 980: Calling back the troops Chapter 980: Calling back the troops Rongzhi¡¯s eyes were red, and he was excited. Power of the Gods was amazing, and it shocked him. Even if there were many rumors about how strong it was, you wouldn¡¯t understand how shocking it was if you didn¡¯t see it personally. It could strike ten thousand people at once and gave Rongzhi hope that they could end the battle quickly. There were many warriors in the Posthumous People''s city, but they couldn¡¯t defend against the Power of the Gods. Although this equipment relied on absorbing the energy from warriors, each time it was used, the warriors would lose stamina and energy, which couldn¡¯t be absorbed again in a short time. However, they could use it four times a day in the current situation. Which meant that they could kill over thirty, even forty thousand, Posthumous people warriors a day. How many warriors were there? Not to mention how many they would kill in the end; just the psychological damage he would do was enough to cause many to collapse. Many would lose their will to fight. When the time comes, Saint Light Hall would easily take down the city that had never fallen. They would write this piece of history.ViiSiit for latest novels The metal tower lit up once again. Rongzhi looked at the walls of the Imperial City and searched for the next target. He saw the part of the wall that Cloud Peak was defending. These people were too obvious. What they wore and what they held were all shining. In the dark mountains, it was like a bright lamp. You are the ones! They were the ones who sneak-attacked Saint Light Hall, right? Also, they provided the equipment that the Posthumous people were using that was not as good but still shining, right? Rongzhi pointed to the two other heads, and they used the second wave. The tip of the tower lit up. Before this, no one knew who the target was. But Cloud Peak members had ashen white faces when the light turned into a meteor that flew over. They had activated their defenses previously, but they weren¡¯t sure if it would be useful... Or rather, they knew it wouldn¡¯t be too useful. Some defenses were just defensive equipment and weren¡¯t even large-scale ones. Facing an ability that could kill all lifeforms within a few hundred meters, they had to admit that they couldn¡¯t defend. But they had hopes. If Ye Zhongming had been here, the Staff of Nature might have been able to hold on for some time, but it probably wouldn¡¯t have worked either. Even if it could, how many people could it defend? Was Cloud Peak, who had been living like cockroaches be, wiped out here? Rongzhi hollered, and the third quarter of the army lit up. The light spread to the tower, and after the three heads converted it, it turned into a ball of light. The third attack fired! This time, Rongzhi didn¡¯t fire toward Cloud Peak. He changed direction, and the light also landed. But it still hit the barrier and gave off a bright light. The outcome was that it was blocked again. ¡°Impossible! How is that possible?¡± Rongzhi¡¯s forehead was sweating. Although the other two heads and he were level eight experts, converting the skill energy from a hundred thousand soldiers consumed much of their stamina. Two of the three attacks were also intercepted, making them anxious. This made Rongzhi look a little tired. ¡°Again! I don¡¯t believe that we can¡¯t break that barrier!¡± Thus, the fourth attack landed on the barrier. This time, there was some effect. The barrier became slightly unstable and became more transparent. The energy was mostly consumed. But it still blocked the attack. ¡°I don¡¯t believe it! Again!¡± Rongzhi roared and wanted to extract their warriors¡¯ energy again. ¡°Commander Rong!¡± Zaili and Nan Jin stopped him. ¡°Most of our warriors have had energy extracted once, and their bodies can¡¯t keep up. If we do it again, it might cause irreparable injuries. Do you want our warriors to die?¡± ¡°Right. Level five and below warriors might not even heal tomorrow. Commander Rong, you need to calm down. Even if that barrier blocked it, it doesn¡¯t look like it can hold for long. We can just wait for two days. We must know that we have already obtained a huge result!¡± The two heads made Rongzhi calm down. He looked at the Imperial City unwillingly and wanted to say something, but he was interrupted. ¡°The two commanders are right; let¡¯s call back the troops.¡± Chapter 981: First clash Chapter 981: First clash Ye Zhongming looked at the barrier from afar and felt more confident. When the light landed on the barrier, he fully relaxed. The more you understood about energy, the more you knew that no matter what attacks, it followed a rule. The stronger it was, the more restrictions it would have. Either it consumed mental energy or stamina. Or the cooldown time was long. Anyways, the strong skills couldn¡¯t be used randomly, and there would be some restrictions. If the Saint Light Hall¡¯s attacks were as strong as the protector said, there were definitely restrictions. The truth proved his point. Although, the four shots were quite shocking. ¡°You, this, I, it...¡± The protector was probably only this emotional when he became the disciple of the last protector. He had witnessed the barrier from the pearl, and Ye Zhongming was the one who activated it. Ye Zhongming felt slightly awkward. No matter what, the pearl belonged to the Posthumous people. Now that he took it... Although he only had 7% control, he did strengthen it without their permission. In the future, it would totally belong to him. Now that the protector asked him, he felt embarrassed. Of course, he was only embarrassed. He wouldn¡¯t return it or return it to its original state. At most, he would compensate them with some weapons. ¡°I activated it.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it and chose a phrase that everyone could accept. He was afraid the protector would ask more, so he told him he wanted to take a look at the situation and left. ¡°I observed that this attack was done by taking energy and focusing it. Although their warriors didn¡¯t have any obvious side effects, their mental energy definitely dropped. It might have a good effect if we take this chance to sneak attack.¡± The few kings were stunned. This was a simple question. The difference was that Xia Lei thought about the opportunity, and they didn''t/ As they had spent a long time under the shadows of Saint Light Hall, the Posthumous people, including the kings, all considered how to defend themselves against their attacks. Now, they were thinking about defending the city. They didn¡¯t consider giving up the high walls to battle them in the wild. History proved that Posthumous people couldn¡¯t defeat them in outside battles, they didn¡¯t even have the right to fight them. They didn¡¯t have the confidence and courage to fight the Saint Light Hall warriors even if they had consumed their stamina and mental energy. ¡°I think we can.¡± Ye Zhongming turned and looked at the kings, ¡°To ensure the strength of their attack, they absorbed energy from most of their warriors, so there weren¡¯t many to defend them. If we send more mobile troops to attack, we can win.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the Posthumous people who were shifting toward where the Rare Meditation Tribe was and said, ¡°Although we blocked their attacks, their first attack caused huge losses. This is a huge blow to morale. We need to find a way to recover it. Attacking would be a good way.¡± The kings thought about it and felt like it made sense. It wasn¡¯t that they didn¡¯t have the foresight; they just didn¡¯t consider it. The Posthumous people¡¯s first counterattack began under such circumstances. Many history books would record this battle. Maybe Earth would treat this as the final battle before the Posthumous people migrated to Earth. No matter what it wrote, the first actual battle between Posthumous people and Saint Light Hall exploded. Chapter 983: Yangos you are still alive Chapter 983: Yangos you are still alive Hacheng looked at the blood splattering and felt joy that he had never felt when he had gone out to hunt. The blood of the Saint Light Hall warriors. This was the blood of the faction that only appeared in his nightmares. The faction that he hated! Not long ago, these people destroyed his home. To him, the warm mountains in the winter had a different meaning. He was born and grew up there. He had a wife, a home, and two kids. One must know that not many families could have two kids. After all, the child death rate was too high. Even if the Posthumous people woman was strong and healthy, it didn¡¯t make a difference. Hacheng felt he would be like his father¡¯s generation. He would hunt and gather food to raise his kids. At a suitable time, he might even have a third child, which was also his wife¡¯s wish. He would then teach his battle skills and experience to his son and daughter. The son would become an even better warrior. His daughter would learn each life skill, and after she married, she would take good care of her husband and family. But all this was destroyed by these people days ago. Hacheng thought he was brave, but when Saint Light Hall struck his tribe, his courage to face them disappeared. All he could do was to run with his family. At that time, he felt lucky that he had tamed a demon monster as his mount, which was why he was faster than others. But the truth proved that those from Saint Light Hall were faster. In the end, he lost his wife and daughter. At a specific time, he had to make a choice. This choice was fixed for Posthumous people. They would choose the guy. So when he arrived in the Imperial City, he felt like he was about to die. It wasn¡¯t physical but mental. He felt that the Imperial City could only slightly resist. After seeing the Saint Light Hall¡¯s huge army, he didn¡¯t think this city could survive. He was left with one person in his family and his life might be on a countdown. But he saw hope after bumping into Cloud Peak. A flying lifeform with two pairs of wings, a giant horn on its head, and bright runes beside the demon crystal on its head appeared above the plain. It was the one that spat out flames to burn the Posthumous people cavalry. ¡°You ants who dare to go against the holy Saint Hall, you will be punished by flames!¡± Its mouth filled with sharp teeth gave a deafening warning. It flapped its wings and actually caused the stones to fly. The Posthumous people saw the monster, and their momentum paused. But those warriors didn¡¯t feel any fear of it. They took the spears on their backs and tossed them toward the sky. The Cloud Hooves cavaliers behind saw this monster and started progressing in an arc. They took out their guns and fired them at this fellow. Due to the nature of evolved, Cloud Peak¡¯s cavalry wasn¡¯t split between heavy and light cavalry; they were all-rounded. ¡°Small tricks! Die, you trash!¡± The monster raised its neck, and flames appeared in its mouth. But this time, it wasn¡¯t a ball of fire but a pillar. The mountain range lit up. The spears arrived, but only a few could hit it. Those that did only left some white spots on its scales. When Cloud Peak¡¯s shots arrived, the effect was much better. Crystal guns still couldn¡¯t cause fatal damage, but at least they left deeper marks. ¡°I hate all of you!¡± The monster flew past the cavaliers it had burnt and was above the Cloud Hooves. The monster smiled mockingly, and the flames were about to fire. Hong! A ball of light flew and hit its body. The monster was dozens of meters tall and was sent rolling for a few dozen meters before it stopped. When it stabilized, it realized that the scales covering the area of a bed had shattered, revealing its flesh. Big drips of blood were seeping from it! ¡°Yangos, you are still alive.¡± A voice reverberated from the walls. Chapter 982: Cloud Peak Cavalry Chapter 982: Cloud Peak Cavalry ¡°The two commanders are right. Let¡¯s call back the troops today.¡± An elegant figure appeared behind the three heads. They bowed and greeted the Saintess. The second in command in Saint Light Hall, the Saintess everyone respected and loved, wore a white robe and held a crescent-shaped halberd. She touched the cold metallic body and smiled gently, ¡°Our warriors are tired. There is no rush. Commander Rong, this is a war that we will win. We mustn¡¯t change because our enemies are being stubborn. We should be happy that the battle won¡¯t be boring.¡± Rongzhi smiled, ¡°Right, the saintess is right. I was too anxious. Since that is the case, let¡¯s call back the troops. Once we built the camp, it would be time to teach these barbarians a lesson.¡± The orders were given, and the army made a move. Some troops at the back moved out of the mountain range. The small plains couldn¡¯t fit so many. Those troops that would fight at the start would head back to rest. Posthumous people¡¯s Imperial City gates opened at that moment, and a squad covered in armor appeared! At the same time, a flying squad made up of various beasts flew into the air towards the Saint Light Hall camp. ¡°They actually dare to exit the city?¡± Like the Posthumous people, who experienced trauma when fighting the Saint Light Hall, the Saint Light Hall felt superior to the Posthumous people. To them, they were barbarians who had never seen a higher lifeform. Many Saint Light Hall people weren¡¯t willing to admit that they were the same lifeform. To them, Posthumous people should just hide in their city and rely on the walls to stop them. They wouldn¡¯t dare to provoke them, much less sneak attack. Some higher-ups who learned about this were shocked. The previous sneak attacks were from that weird faction. Even so, that faction didn¡¯t dare to face them head-on. Now, the gates opened, and their cavaliers surged out. In the sky were ten thousand air troops. Who gave them the courage to attack? Be it the cavaliers who charged out of the city or those Saint Light Hall warriors who rushed to their spots, they were quick. To complete the Power of the God¡¯s strike, Saint Light Hall¡¯s forces were closeby and just a few hundred meters from the wall. Some higher-level warriors could even toss stones from that distance. Of course, the accuracy couldn¡¯t be promised. Although some of them had walked back, they were still within a kilometer. The Posthumous people¡¯s cavaliers covered that distance instantly. Although the Posthumous people couldn¡¯t tame and nurture beasts on the level of Saint Light Hall, they raised many after all these years. Over twenty thousand of them charged out of the city. Their mounts weren¡¯t as standardized as Saint Light Hall, and their quality was different. Their charging formation was a little chaotic, but relying on the sudden attack and the lack of preparation, they managed to charge into the Saint Light Hall formation. Blood and heads flew into the sky! ¡°Kill!¡± The Saint Light Hall warriors were courageous. Although they were the minority, they faced the enemy to buy time for those behind. Half of their square formation was sliced, but the remaining few used their skills to fight back. The Posthumous people fell from their mounts as they were attacked. Light and death was expected in a war. Everything happened in an instance. ¡°It is Little Tiger¡¯s squad.¡± Ye Zhongming watched from the walls. He didn¡¯t look at the battle but at the thousands of cavaliers in the same uniform and same mounts. The mounts with red dragon heads and horse bodies were what Cloud Peak had been nurturing for two years... Cloud Hooves! Cloud Peak¡¯s first cavalier army officially stepped on this bright stage! Chapter 984: Who bullied my dragon Chapter 984: Who bullied my dragon Yangos would never forget that voice, even if it died. After it appeared on Earth and grew quickly in Ying City, it became the ruler of that city within a short time. To a dragon, becoming a king was something they chased for their lives. But Yangos was an exception. It didn¡¯t think that it was good to have a big territory. It just wanted enough food. When it was hungry, it would move to find some food. It would just head to the bottom of a pool when it was tired to sleep. It might be a fire dragon, but it loved water. Of course, Yangos would even find suitable female beasts to have some fun with. If it killed her, it would just eat it, and if it stayed alive, it would raise it to see if there was a chance it could have a kid. When it thought back to those days, it felt like it was perfect. But all of this changed because of the owner of that voice. This person sent it here. Yangos would never forget what it faced when it entered this place. It was a humiliation! When it entered, it was beaten up by many low-level flying demon monsters. Yangos would never allow that, and it wanted to fight back. But the truth proved that those flying demon monsters were too tough to handle. Its scales that it was proud of were actually like paper in front of their sharp beaks. Holes were left in it. When it killed hundreds of them, its body was covered in holes. Yangos was afraid and used its speed to escape. But it wasn¡¯t over yet. Due to its blood, the smell attracted many demon monsters. It was a level six dragon and was chased by many other lifeforms to get its meat. It was forced to flee. If not for its good body quality, it wouldn¡¯t have been able to hold on, and those lifeforms would have killed it. It then fled across a hill covered in bones and was attacked by a few strong bone dragons. These seniors didn¡¯t care that they were the same race and tried to kill it with every move. Its horn and one eye were destroyed there. It then said a bunch of dragon tongue that no one could understand. It was probably its name. Ye Zhongming felt slightly awkward. He was emotional and called its name out loud. Although they called it that for a long time in Cloud Peak, this was the first time he used it outside. But it didn¡¯t matter. Since Ye Zhongming called it Yangos, that was its name. After that awkwardness, Ye Zhongming noticed its changes. Not only did its level increase, but the sides of its crystal had two runes. Although Ye Zhongming had seen Yangos when he was wandering in soul form, when this dragon truly appeared before him, he was still shocked. This threat came from a high-level lifeform and also from the dragon race. When he fought for the Ocean King Crown, he saw the level eight Pliosaurus. It was also a dragon-type, but its dragon blood was thin. At level eight, it was far weaker than Yangos. Moreover, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if the rune that was a contract would give the evil dragon any extra abilities. But Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming had made preparations against this evil dragon. One of them was the giant cannon that Ye Zhongming had fired! Annihilation! The giant crystal cannon was an experimental product during the Cloud Peak defense, and there were many problems. But Le Dayuan adjusted it, and it stabilized. The number of crystals used increased to 15, level five crystals! This meant that it was stronger. The accuracy, range, energy loss, etc improved, and it could be used in actual fights. Chapter 984.5- Who bullied my dragon (2) Chapter 984.5- Who bullied my dragon (2) Thus, Le Dayuan called it Annihilation 2! The first model was the first experimental prototype. There were ten of these on the walls of the Imperial City! There weren¡¯t too many, but these were the limits of Cloud Peak¡¯s production ability. While ensuring that they could produce other weapons, they were able to craft ten of these with outside help. They even had to buy materials from Cannibal Chain to craft it. Although there were ten, Cloud Peak was confident in its strength. 15 level five crystals could provide three shots. After the three shots, you needed to switch crystals. You could fire nine times if you used level six crystals, but it would be 20% stronger. Of course, you could use level seven crystals, which was the highest level crystal that the cannon could handle. However, Le Dayuan estimated that the strength would increase, but its efficiency would be lower. When Ye Zhongming fired the shot, which used level-five crystals, you could tell that Annihilation 2 was very strong. It could damage Yangos. Ye Zhongming knew about the scales, and they were one of the best natural armors. To break the armor showed that it was already very powerful. If you used level-six crystals, it should be able to threaten the level-nine Saint Light Hall expert. Ye Zhongming did a signal. He didn¡¯t want to curse Yangos as it was pointless. He had to chase the evil dragon away; if not, this fellow could wipe out his warriors. Ten cannons aimed at Yangos and split into three batches. They fired three at a time. The reason why only nine fired was because the cannons had their weakness. There had to be a gap between each shot. If not, they would explode. Although it wasn¡¯t an explosion like traditional cannons, it would cause the energy path to be damaged. Each shot had to have a minute¡¯s gap. Yangos cursed, but this fellow continued to stare at Ye Zhongming. It saw more of those lights flying at itself, so it started to dodge. At the same time, it spat fireballs to block those attacks. The flames and crystal energy clashed and caused a bright light. Out of the nine shots, five were blocked. Three missed because of Yangos¡¯s movement and only one shot hit. But this shot hit the area where its neck and body connected. The scales there weren¡¯t as thick. It ripped a wound, and blood flowed down its body. It was too close. Even if it was agile, it wasn¡¯t able to dodge. The evil dragon started to roll in the sky, and it continued to roar. Although Sky Breaking wasn¡¯t as strong as Annihilation, there were too many shots. Moreover, the Sky Breaking series cannons had a shorter cooldown time. After the first round, the second round of shots began. The cannons weren¡¯t the only things. Most of the walls, there was a giant bow every few meters. This bow was secured to the wall. Each part of them was made of a special material from demon monsters. The giant arrows fired were even made from the bones of a high-level demon monster. Each bow needed three Posthumous people warriors to fire, and it was naturally very powerful. Over a thousand bows were saved from generations. Without this siege, more bows would be crafted until they filled the entire wall. Ye Zhongming arrived and upgraded them all. Those on the sides of the walls were green; the rest were white. Those giant arrows were all white, too! The archers aimed. The target went from the Saint Light Feather Warrior Squad to Yangos. An arrow rain followed the cannons. Yangos had lost its balance and turned into a living target. Most arrows couldn¡¯t do much to its scales. But those cannons hit the evil dragon, and many scales were damaged. At least hundreds of arrows hit its body, turning it into a porcupine. The tragic cries caused stone pieces to fall from the mountain. ¡°Who is bullying my dragon!¡± The Posthumous people warriors who wanted to continue attacking Yangos heard that voice. Shortly after, a gentle light landed on it, and those wounds started to heal. A beautiful figure raised a crescent-shaped halberd. She was within a hundred meters of the Imperial City! Chapter 985: Killing the Saintess Chapter 985: Killing the Saintess Ye Zhongming looked at this woman¡¯s figure and observed the movement behind her. The Cloud Peak and Posthumous people cavaliers were still striking Saint Light Hall¡¯s formation, and there were no signs of her passing through. This meant that she didn¡¯t charge through but used a method that Ye Zhongming and those on the wall didn¡¯t notice. Just this alone proved that this woman was tough to deal with. The attacks from the walls naturally wouldn¡¯t stop. Cloud Peak killed the level eight Zombie Ape, so naturally, they wouldn¡¯t give up on the chance to kill Yangos. ¡°Haiz!¡± She sighed. She pointed her halberd at Yangos, and a gentle light covered the evil dragon. It stopped the attacks. At the same time, she waved it down, and Yangos¡¯s giant body slowly descended. ¡°Kill her!¡± Ye Zhongming said coldly¡ªa portion of the attacks that stopped split to aim at this woman. At the same time, the bed crossbow that Cloud Peak transported over and was placed between the gaps adjusted their directions and fired at her. She focused. The other hand pushed forward, and a whirlpool appeared before her, blocking those arrows. The arrows were wrapped in the whirlpool like a target that was struck multiple times. Ye Zhongming had heard that Saint Light Hall¡¯s secret skills were amazing and finally witnessed them. Compared to Posthumous people¡¯s battle and soul techniques, their skills were more refined. They had more detailed and innovative techniques. Although the kings said that the Saint Light Hall techniques were more secretive than theirs, they had to admit that their skill levels were much higher. This woman¡¯s skill was naturally not something the Posthumous people could use. The roots were similar, but because their civilizations developed differently, there was a big gap in standards.Th.e? most uptod/ate novels a/re published on n(0)velbj)n(.)c/o/m ¡°It is the saintess!¡± Even if they didn¡¯t understand their enemy, but the kings recognized the second strongest Saint Light Hall person. Once things started, it would be like the floodgates, unable to be stopped. No one denied that the Saintess and the evil dragon were strong. Both of them were level eight. The Saintess was very close to level nine. When they saw those scenes, the three Posthumous people experts and Ye Zhongming¡¯s hearts sank. Relying on this exceptional defense, she was stronger than the four of them. ¡°Peng peng!¡± Ye Zhongming was slightly behind and fired with his sniper. Green light fired at the Saintess. In terms of attack, this gun with modified bullets was no weaker than an Annihilation cannon. The more convenient thing was that there was no cooldown. At this distance, Ye Zhongming¡¯s shots were connected, and they all aimed at one spot. Her expression finally changed. Those cannons could already threaten her. Fortunately, they weren¡¯t consecutive. But now, these attacks showed signs of crushing her defense. ¡°How is it? You still can fight?¡± The Saintess looked at the panting Yangos. She controlled its injuries. That fellow also plucked those giant arrows. ¡°I want to eat them!¡± ¡°Very good!¡± She smiled and flicked her white wrist. The halberd started to spin, and the liquid exploded towards her front. The four of them were covered by it. This Saintess started to fight back. The four of them were closest. The supporting attacks from the wall stopped, and everyone paid attention to the scenes on the battlefield. The three heads roared in the distance, seeing the Saintess being attacked. They wanted to cross the warriors and gather with the Saintess. The Saint Hall Warriors, who were being attacked, heard that news and were pumped up. The Posthumous people warriors also got the news, and they were excited. They knew the meaning of a dead Saintess. Thus, both sides went from one attacking and one defending to both attacking. Moreover, due to the numbers disadvantage and the addition of some Feather Warriors, the Posthumous people cavaliers went from an arrowhead to a defensive line. They wanted to stop Saint Light Hall from saving the Saintess! Chapter 986: Highest battle Chapter 986: Highest battle Ye Zhongming was in a perfect state apart from mental energy. Ling Kun didn¡¯t know how he would fair but Hong Xiang would lose to him. However, this had to do with Hong Xiang just reaching level eight and because level eight warriors in the secret realm had limited skills. But this also showed Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t fear the Saintess or Yangos. But the moment she attacked, she shocked the four of them. The Saintess raised her staff and pointed it at the sky. Starlight immediately scattered from above. Evil dragon started to use dragon-tongue. A dragon race skill was charging. Hong Xiang used his trump card immediately. He turned into a streak of light to barge at the Saintess. He didn¡¯t care about the starlight. The protector leaned backward with a weird posture and then waved his palm. Ye Zhongming was familiar with this skill. When he came to the secret realm, the protector used it when he left the saint pool. This was the protector¡¯s--- Air Shaking battle technique! The protector was rushed, and he didn¡¯t use all his strength, which allowed Ye Zhongming to survive. But now, he charged up, and the fist shadows were all connected. ¡°Fallen Star is used; when to use rising moon?¡± Ling Kun didn¡¯t attack and looked at the falling starlight. He tossed something into the sky. After it clashed with a streak of starlight, it exploded to form an image of a mountain. Soul artifact! Ling Kun cultivated soul techniques, and this was the soul artifact he created. Also, don¡¯t forget that the liquid shattered his armor. He smashed into Yangos¡¯s body without any armor. Thus, Hong Xiang bounced back and fell to the ground. His nose and mouth bled, and it was obvious that his injuries weren¡¯t light. In the end, only Ye Zhongming was left. Ye Zhongming¡¯s situation was better than the three kings. This had to do with his equipment and skills. Ye Zhongming was wearing blue armor. On the outside, he had the black dirt armor. Behind it was also the Black Halo Shield. Now that his second life was on cooldown, the Earth Elf would be gone if he faced fatal damage. So before fighting, he activated his shields. The liquid landed on the Black Halo Shield and also exploded. But it didn¡¯t deal any damage to Ye Zhongming. Although his body was shifted due to the explosion, the distance was little. Ye Zhongming relied on his sick control to control the movement. The skill sliced. This was also the only skill of the four that hit the target. ¡°Not bad.¡± The Saintess saw it all. She smiled gently, and that whirlwind barrier appeared before her again. Ye Zhongming¡¯s attack landed on it. Although he shattered that barrier immediately, he couldn¡¯t do any damage to her. But their expressions changed simultaneously in the next moment, be it the Saintess or Ye Zhongming. As Ling Kun lost control of the soul artifact, the starlight on his head landed. One landed on Ye Zhongming¡¯s shoulder. The strength of the starlight was not something the liquid could compare to. Ye Zhongming felt huge pressure, and he knelt on the ground. The Saintess¡¯s expression changed because a black weapon appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s other hand. The barrel was aimed at her. The moment that starlight pressed onto his shoulder, he activated his Lethal Gun Artist skill, Triple Flower Blood Essence Shot! Chapter 987: Saint Light God Armoury Chapter 987: Saint Light God Armoury Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t really like to use this gun skill. Apart from the many restrictions, it was a little problematic. It consumed mental energy, essence blood, and leveled bullets. As his evolution level increased, he could sustain mental energy and leveled bullets. But essence blood was something he still didn¡¯t understand. He only knew that his body would become weak if he used too much. He didn¡¯t know if this weakness was temporary and affected his stamina and body situation or if it was permanent by affecting his lifeforce. Ye Zhongming became very careful when he used the skill because of these worries.V/\Issi?T for the b/est novel reading experi/en/ce Apart from that, he didn¡¯t like it as the skill couldn¡¯t use leveled guns. His space was only so huge, and each inch was precious. He couldn¡¯t put some random guns inside while tossing away demon crystals and precious materials. But today was different. Ye Zhongming would use any skill to skill the Saintess. He chose the Triple Flower Blood Essence Bullet not only because it could connect with his slash but also because it was easy to use with one hand. There was also another reason. It had bloodline stats. Ye Zhongming was the Hell Envoy, which had darkness stats. It countered light, which should have added damage to this Saintess. Of course, he could have used the crystal energy gun. But he didn¡¯t know which was stronger. Three green bullets flew out from the barrel. With Space Stack, it was immediately before the Saintess. There was no whirlwind wall before her, and her halberd wasn¡¯t giving off that water stream shield! Due to his habit of hunting zombies, his gun, which aimed for her head, was slightly shifted due to the starlight, so the three bullets were fired at her chest. The protector and Ling Kun were attacked. They looked back onto the battlefield, and their breathing stopped. Although they charged down the walls to kill this Saintess, when that moment arrived, disbelief surged into their hearts. Before this, they had never thought about killing the Saintess. At most, they would try to kill the three heads. Pu! This sound was beautiful for the kings and protector as it was the sound of a body being split open. They saw blood. Three bullets hit the Saintess. They fought four against two, especially with Yangos being injured; it was pretty much one versus four. Even if they killed the target, it wouldn¡¯t be surprising. A yellow circular light piece slashed toward Ye Zhongming. It sliced his body instantly. After the three bullets nearly killed her, killing intent exploded from her body. Her gentle expression and tone disappeared. Pa! It hit him. The starlight hit Ye Zhongming, and he knelt there in pain. He was very close, and the light was too quick such that he couldn¡¯t dodge. The yellow light and Black Halo Shield clashed, pushing him backward. After she activated the crown, she raised her halberd. ¡°Glory Staff!¡± A crescent moon appeared behind the Saintess and Yangos! Many people recalled what Ling Kun said. ¡°When will she use Rising Moon!¡± This was Rising Moon. A smaller crescent moon appeared above Ye Zhongming, who was still flying. The moon behind the Saintess and Yangos continued to rise. As it rose, the one above Ye Zhongming¡¯s head started to sink. Ye Zhongming¡¯s body, which was in mid-air, was slapped and pushed to the ground. When the moon rises, the god¡¯s punishment would arrive! This was a weird, connected attack. ¡°Faith Robe, Delusion Breaking Crown, Glory Staff... These were all Saint Light God Armoury Equipment?¡± Ling Kun stared. He knew that he had to do something. If not, the four of them would be killed. The level eight king looked into the sky. Blood exploded from his limbs and body, and then his body started to grow bigger! Chapter 988: Cloud Hooves vs Light Cavalry Squad Chapter 988: Cloud Hooves vs Light Cavalry Squad Little Tiger led his squad and was already at the front lines. Or rather, he didn¡¯t charge. Saint Light Hall was the one that fought back. The Saint Light Hall warriors were in a chaotic battle as the Posthumous people attacked at the right time. To form a formation to block the cavaliers, they used a portion of people as cannon fodder. If this continued, although it would take some time, they would rely on their great organizational skills and tactics to complete their formation. At that time, their momentum would slow, and they would be surrounded. That would be when they would be wiped out.DiiSco?ver new stories on But Yangos¡¯s seemingly correct action caused it to be covered in cannon fire. Earth wheel technology and Posthumous people¡¯s numerous years of accumulation were gathered on those walls. When these weapons were filled with ammo, Yangos was just asking to die. The outcome would be the same if the three heads or Saintess were there. Facing such attacks, only the level nine Saint Father could retreat unharmed and fight back. The outcome was that the Saintess had to break it out, and this caused her to be attacked. Who knew that the Posthumous people would be so decisive? They found the chance and sent four people to kill her. Saint Light Hall and the Posthumous people were the same to a certain extent. Ordinary warriors could die, but the Saintess couldn¡¯t. So when she was attacked, the three heads gave the order to attack. They stopped forming up. They stopped using their numbers and skills to consume the cavaliers. They didn¡¯t care about anything. They had to break through the cavaliers, get to the Saintess, and save their faith. The Posthumous people cavaliers and the air troops, along with Little Tiger¡¯s Cloud Hooves Cavaliers. There was a total of 40 thousand people. They had actually killed 5000 people in such a short time. The reason why they didn¡¯t kill more was because they didn¡¯t collapse. On the battlefield, huge losses often occurred when one side fled. Although the fight was intense, the casualty numbers weren¡¯t as high. But when the Saint Light Hall warriors went crazy, the Posthumous people cavaliers were in a tough battle. Xia Bai¡¯s team was built for protection, while Little Tiger¡¯s was built to attack. This team was Ye Zhongming¡¯s hard work. So when Yangos appeared, Ye Zhongming was afraid it would attack them. Light rose, and the enemies were a little messy. Little Tiger felt like the enemies weren¡¯t as anxious anymore. But when Little Tiger led them to slice into Saint Light Hall¡¯s formation like a blade, another team headed for them. Little Tiger killed an enemy and then squinted his eyes. He recognized them. Light Armor, Light Halberd, Blood Scale Foal... This was Light Cavalry Squad! One of Saint Light Hall¡¯s elites! Little Tiger¡¯s eyes turned red. He looked at the battlefield and saw Ye Zhongming being pressed to the ground. He turned back and knew that he had to stop this squad, no matter what. Although he didn¡¯t know how to battle behind would turn out, he even saw that his boss was at a disadvantage, but the boss¡¯s fight was his own. What Little Tiger had to do was create the best battle environment. At the same time, Little Tiger wanted to have a shot. Who was stronger, the cavaliers that the boss spent a large amount of crystals and time to build or the famous Light Cavalry Squad of the Secret Realm? ¡°Target, Light Cavalry Squad, charge and smash them!¡± Thousands of Cloud Hooves shouted, and the battlefield was shocked. They charged towards that group of cavaliers. That squad didn¡¯t stop. They raised their halberds and were ordered by their general to charge. The ground shook. The lifeforms in between started to dash to the sides as no one could survive from that charge. The distance started to shrink. Then, both sides clashed. Chapter 989: Girl it doesnt feel good right Chapter 989: Girl it doesn''t feel good right The cavaliers clashed, splattering blood. Evolved were using the most traditional method to decide the outcome of this fight. On this side, Ling Kun¡¯s body stopped expanding. He had turned into a five-meter tall mini giant. His skin was dark gold, with half a meter of sharp bone blades on his wrists and knees. His important parts, like his chest, back, hips, and even the top of his head, were wrapped in bone armor, which made them look like they had a high defense.V/\Issi?T for the b/est novel reading experi/en/ce Even after the Posthumous people started to fall behind, many years passed, and some super factions had things that they were good at. Their skills might be behind Saint Light Hall by a large amount, and their equipment couldn¡¯t compare to theirs. But as kings, the ones they came into contact with and obtained were not what ordinary Posthumous people could imagine. Ling Kun was using an ability that his tribe had been studying and had just grasped. The skill used the soul technique to store soul power in an artifact. When needed, it could be used to give the user some ability. The ability to turn into a giant gave Ling Kun giant strength and defense, also... Special abilities. Ling Kun raised a hand and stuck it to the ground. Although the ground was flattened, it still crystallized and turned into shining rocks. Ling Kun raised his arm and pulled out a giant piece of rock. He tossed it like a trebuchet at the Saintess. It seemed slow, but everything happened in a breath. The giant stone arrived quickly before her. She waved the Glory Staff forward to shatter that piece of stone. But it wasn¡¯t over. Ling Kun continued to stick his hands into the ground to pull pieces of stone out and then toss them at her. He used this chance to get closer to the Saintess. Although she relied on the Saint Light God Armoury to gain an advantage in a one-versus-four situation, Ye Zhongming and the three Posthumous people were almost at the same level, and she couldn¡¯t win them so easily. After using the three pieces of equipment to attack and defend, she injured her four opponents. But now, she was in a cooldown period. Ling Kun arrived before her. He stopped tossing rocks and just started to fight her up close. Yangos used his dragon race¡¯s technique! In the past, some flames were enough of a problem for Ye Zhongming, but now, Yangos had channeled for such a long time! A burning meteor appeared in the red clouds, then a second, a third... Instantly, many meteors appeared from the red clouds and smashed into a few of them apart from Ling Kun. ¡°Come to me!¡± Ye Zhongming had climbed up and knelt on the ground with one hand pressing down. His body trembled as he was under huge pressure. Staff of Nature was beside him, and the water gem was chiseled. The protector dashed beside Hong Xiang and carried him to Ye Zhongming¡¯s side. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want to flee from the meteor, but a barrier appeared around him. As Flame Hell appeared, the barrier started to burn and turned into a flame wall. The three kings and Ye Zhongming were locked into a solo space with Yangos and the Saintess, cut off from the outside world. This situation couldn¡¯t last long, but everyone knew that when the barrier broke, the outcome would be decided. The meteor rain landed on the Water Bottle Protection. Fire and water were enemies, and they used different methods to fight each other. The red cloud didn¡¯t disappear, so the meteors wouldn¡¯t stop. The moonlight above Ye Zhongming¡¯s head didn¡¯t disappear, so the strong solo skill of Rising Moon wouldn¡¯t stop either. The saintess stood up under Yangos¡¯s wings. She was previously very pure-looking but now she was in a tough state. The mountain-like pressure pressed onto him, which caused his body to give out creaking sounds. Blood was running through his teeth. But he still opened his mouth and smiled. ¡°Girl, it doesn¡¯t feel good, right?¡± Chapter 990: I can Chapter 990: I can The Saintess wiped the corner of her mouth and said nothing. She didn¡¯t know what to say. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t in a good situation, too. She could tell that out of the Glory Staff attacks, Falling Star wasn¡¯t the strongest; Rising Moon was. This was her strongest attack before she obtained Yangos. Since it hit Ye Zhongming, he would be in immense torture. But the situation was problematic for her. She felt something weird when the raindrop explosions began. She could still stand because of her determination. She was already feeling the pain of her body being ripped apart. She didn¡¯t know the reason, but she was injured. Moreover, it was internal injuries. At her level, she was just one step away from the highest realm. Her body¡¯s defense was already very strong. An ordinary blade wouldn¡¯t be able to slice her skin. If she wasn¡¯t injured, her healing ability was very terrifying. But internal injuries were different. They were pretty problematic for experts like them. Organs were the source of their power; if they were injured, it would have a huge effect. She had been aggressively attacking and couldn¡¯t stop. She used Rising Moon to try to end the battle quickly. But she didn¡¯t expect the weird injuries not to stop, and it got more intense. She was facing a huge pressure that pressed her toward the ground. At that point, she knew the reason. She was cursed, a curse that would cause her to suffer from damage relative to her attacks. The person who used that curse was the young man who was smiling at her. This was the first time the Saintess hated someone. If this guy had not cursed her, Ling Kun¡¯s attack wouldn¡¯t have landed, and the Protector and Hong Xiang wouldn¡¯t have been able to sneak in on her! ¡°As expected from an evil scum!¡± The Saintess placed the Glory Staff beside her. Her eyes lit up, and she healed herself. She had no choice as the battle was far from over. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t curse her. He just activated the golden book he got from the One Step Board. ¡°You are the most annoying!¡± Ye Zhongming stood up slowly until he straightened his back. The Saintess¡¯s eyes opened wide. She knew how much pressure Rising Moon had on the body. She squashed many rebel experts into meat paste. But this guy could stand? ¡°Girl, you healed yourself, but you are still unable to attack, right?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled while spitting some blood to the side. He raised his head and looked at Yangos. ¡°Big lizard, you can¡¯t move when you are using this skill, right?¡± The protector and Ling Kun listened, but they didn¡¯t know what Ye Zhongming wanted to do. ¡°But I can!¡± He flicked his right hand, and some seeds were scattered. He used some mental energy and Nurture. A flower garden appeared before everyone. The few lifeforms didn¡¯t understand what he was doing. Why was Ye Zhongming planting some flowers? What was surprising was that after he planted those flowers, he didn¡¯t do anything. He just stood there and changed the gems for the Staff of Nature to block the meteors. ¡°Zhongming, these flowers...¡± Hong Xiang was level eight, so he woke up quickly. He didn¡¯t need the protector to help him to his feet and could just sit there. But he couldn¡¯t fight anymore. His level eight body couldn¡¯t take the high-speed clash of his skill. But before continuing, he noticed that the red clouds were dissipating! Chapter 991: Breaking Chapter 991: Breaking ¡°Despicable!¡± The Saintess¡¯s expression changed, and she scolded Ye Zhongming again. She noticed that she was starting to faint, and her body felt powerless. It was her battle beast, so she could also sense what was happening to Yangos. Its body condition was dropping, and its power was becoming unstable. He couldn¡¯t control Flame Hell anymore. ¡°What is that?¡± Hong Xiang knew what the problem was. He looked at the fresh flowers and was shocked. These flowers could affect two level eight lifeforms. The answer was yes. The flowers were Sailor¡¯s Beautiful Flower Garden. The special equipment that the resistance zone had used to deal with him, which Ji Ruiguang then abandoned, became Ye Zhongming¡¯s spoils of war. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t use it in the previous fights because it had restrictions and was easily broken. He also nurtured it as it didn¡¯t reach his desired effect.R/e?/Ad lateSt ch/a/pters at Only This time, he had nurtured it to a decent level. Cloud Peak had many plants that ate mutated lifeform flesh, like the Cannibal Flowers and the Meditation Bone Demon Platform. To feed them, Cloud Peak had a permanent mission in Puxing Town to purchase mutated lifeform corpses. Although the price was cheap, these were things that people would just toss aside, so it was free money for them. At the same time, many Posthumous warriors charged out of the city and headed over. The Imperial City people were afraid that the battle would drag on and they would be surrounded. If that happened, they wouldn¡¯t be surrounding the Saintess but would be surrounded instead. ¡°Protect the Saintess!¡± The three heads had already moved near the battlefield. They saw that the Saintess was in danger, and they turned into three streaks of light as they rushed over. ¡°Retreat!¡± Ye Zhongming stood on the spot and retracted the flower garden. He shouted toward the two kings. The situation wasn¡¯t good. They were able to sneak attack them as the time was right. The Saint Light Hall warriors had consumed a lot of stamina. If they fought, then they would benefit. They also had a reason to attack the Saintess and Yangos as they were alone. Now, the three heads led the army. The reason why they didn¡¯t surround them was because their focus was on the Saintess. If the situation stabilized, the 40 thousand Posthumous people and Cloud Peak warriors wouldn¡¯t be able to return. Moreover, many Posthumous warriors were out of the city. If they were stopped here, it would be a decisive fight, and the outcome of the war would be decided today. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think that the Posthumous people could defeat Saint Light Hall in a fight in the wilderness. Apart from that, in terms of experts, they had the three heads, Yangos, who still had half its strength. Hong Xiang couldn¡¯t fight anymore, and Ling Kun¡¯s peak was over. The protector and Ye Zhongming were injured. They were fighting three against four, and there was a 90% chance they would lose. No matter how you looked at it, this was the best chance to retreat. Ye Zhongming was not the only rational one. Many Posthumous people realized the problem and started to retreat. Ling Kun and the protector launched fake attacks on the Saintess before retreating with the cavaliers. The three heads checked on the Saintess, whose face was white as ash, and relaxed when they saw that they weren¡¯t lethal injuries. When they looked at the battlefield, they saw that the Posthumous people were within range of those weapons, and they were filled with hatred. When Ye Zhongming and the few kings entered the imperial city, the Saintess was lifted onto a luxurious beast cart. Both sides stared at each other, and killing intent surged. Everyone knew that it wasn¡¯t over yet. Chapter 992: Space Stack Gate Chapter 992: Space Stack Gate Ye Zhongming looked at the casualty report and couldn¡¯t get happy. Cloud Peak and the Posthumous people attacked first. They did gain some advantages. Just from the casualty report, you could tell that Saint Light Hall suffered more losses than them. But this difference was just a small win and didn¡¯t affect the big picture. Posthumous people were still backward, and Saint Light Hall was still more developed. After this fight, Ye Zhongming realized his preparation was mainly targeted at that level nine Saint Father. He had neglected, or rather, he didn¡¯t prepare much for the other Saint Light Hall experts. If the Saintess, Yangos, and the three heads charged at the wall, the Posthumous people might not be able to defend against five level eight experts. This didn¡¯t consider whether they had other level eight excerpts. If they had something like the protector or another level eight battle beast, then the defenses on the walls might not be enough. How? This problem started to bother the few kings and him. They realized that they lacked high-end combat strength. They underestimated the Saintess in the past. This woman wasn¡¯t easy to deal with, and one person wasn¡¯t enough. ¡°When will they attack the city?¡± Ye Zhongming touched his chin and asked the few kings and core Cloud Peak members who were eating together. ¡°Based on today¡¯s situation, they would probably test that ranged attack tomorrow. If there is no effect, they wouldn¡¯t rush to attack the city. They would prepare their backend stuff before launching a final attack.¡± Ling Kun drank some porridge. He felt like this food from Earth was delicious. ¡°I agree with King Ling Kun, but they will continue to disturb us. They will try to understand what that barrier is. So, our air forces and air defenses will be busy.¡± The saint water in the pool had a healing effect. Park Xiuying had a large-scale healing skill. But as compared to this Star Sand, this was something that could grow meat from bones. As long as you still had a breath, be it external or internal injuries, it could keep you alive. You could then rely on the evolved¡¯s strong body to heal. This sand was more useful when the battles got more intense. After getting fertile soil, Ye Zhongming¡¯s understanding of country products changed. In the past, he felt they were rare and could only be measured in grams. Actually, if you had the elemental elf... There were quite a lot of them. With the Earth Elf as an example, it would sleep when it was full and would then produce it. It would continue to eat and then sleep. Through this process, you would get fertile soil. Although the amount couldn¡¯t keep up with his needs, it wasn¡¯t too rare. So he felt like since Shiekha Saeed could get the Star Sand, he might have obtained the Star Sand Elf¡¯s recognition. He would then use some fertile sand and other equipment to trade for some Star Sand. This could increase their chance of defending the city. Ye Zhongming felt like he could solo the Saintess if he had Star Sand. Ye Zhongming thought he would have a few days,, so he refreshed the barrier before returning to Earth. He felt it would be a simple meeting to trade for the sand and return. But things seemed a little weird. If Shiekha Saeed¡¯s faction were here, they would protect the gate and wait for him. Even if they didn''t¡¯ wait for him, this thing could be used as a teleportation device to other areas. But the surroundings were barren. There was only sand. If Shiekha Saeed died, then why would the gate be here? It was also in an activated state. The Western Asians weren¡¯t reliable. Ye Zhongming muttered. He told people to connect the energy device to this teleportation equipment to ensure that the gate was running. He ordered them to set up camp before sending people to set up sentries. He thought about it and sent Xiao min back to Cloud Peak to call Young Master Yun¡¯s squad over, just in case. After two hours, the scouts he sent out returned with news. They found a situation in the southwest direction. Chapter 993: Companion Crystal Chapter 993: Companion Crystal The apocalypse just referred to lifeforms; the mountains and oceans still looked the same. Yellow and green were a common topic on this land that was given life by the Tigris River and Euphrates River. Yellow was the color of the sand, which perfectly described the Empty Quarter. Green represents the plants that could still survive on this land. But everything seemed too plain. This desert was one of the ten biggest deserts in the world. This seemed ordinary, but Ye Zhongming still felt uneasy. It was as if something bad was going to happen. Ye Zhongming trusted his intuition. At his evolution level, with his Soul Refining Technique, his intuition was often the signal his senses gave him. But he didn¡¯t know where that uneasiness pointed to. Ye Zhongming lay in the warm sand and looked at the hill below. He saw hundreds of statues. Everyone was evolved and their eyes were very good. After observing, they noticed that they were zombies. But for some reason, they were covered in sand armor and didn¡¯t move. ¡°Are they dead?¡± Daizhi was another of Xia Bai¡¯s captains; her status was similar to Xiao Min''s, and she was a five-star evolved. Her beast was a white jade cordyceps that was both an animal and a plant. At the baby stage, it had both healing and buff passive abilities. It was one of the better beasts they got from Sharp Peak Mountain. Moreover, she was determined, good at dealing with matters, and brave, all of which helped her climb to her current position. She was among the people who were in line to become six-star evolved. ¡°Not dead.¡± Ye Zhongming sensed the energy from these fellows. They weren¡¯t dead. But why were they standing there? ¡°They are alive? Then why are they faking?¡± Daizhi muttered and was tempted to attack. Ye Zhongming was the first to attack with his blade. He used his various skills. The Earth Elf also controlled the region around him to provide the other warriors with a great fighting environment. The feeling that things were not going according to plan frustrated him. His killing intent was stronger. In just a few seconds, many zombies fell around him. At the same time, he had a new analysis of the situation. The zombies had high defense. With his killing strength, he found it tough to kill them. Moreover, they had weird abilities... Sand attacks. Some zombies threw sand, and some created domains like sandstorm. Some formed weapons with sand. But they shouldn¡¯t be level five. At least, most of them hadn¡¯t reached level five. Even if they had many abilities, their overall strength hadn¡¯t reached level five and was around level four. Since they weren¡¯t that strong, the battle was much simpler, and it ended in just 20 minutes. A few dozen people from Cloud Peak¡¯s side were injured. Five of them were severely injured, but they weren¡¯t fatal injuries. If Park Xiuying healed them, they just needed a few days of rest. Dead zombies were the best. Xia Bai¡¯s subordinates sliced through the layer of sand to reveal what they really looked like. Dry, yellow, and without skin¡ªthese were the most obvious features. Their skin was that yellow sand armor. They had demon crystals, but the weird thing was that there was a crystal beside them. It looked like a companion creature; if you didn¡¯t pay attention, you might think there were two demon crystals. He sliced the crystal and took a close look. They were smaller than ordinary crystals and weren¡¯t as shiny. There were even some sand-like impurities in them, which gave them a dark yellow color. What was this? Even with Ye Zhongming¡¯s two lives, he hadn¡¯t seen this before. Why did he face such a weird thing immediately? He told them to collect the crystals for future studies. ¡°Boss, there is a wheel there!¡± The guard raised the binoculars and informed Ye Zhongming. Chapter 994: Fake Wheel Chapter 994: Fake Wheel The wheel was often something that people in the apocalypse looked forward to and chased. Although Cloud Peak had seen many, they had never seen a foreign wheel. Also, the sentry had seen many things. Since he mentioned ¡°seems like¡±, it meant that the situation was a little off. Ye Zhongming took over the binoculars and saw a wheel-shaped thing in the desert. The reason why the sentry wasn¡¯t sure was because it was too long. It was too big. Of course, it was smaller than the precise trading wheel but bigger than ordinary wheels. Special wheel? Ye Zhongming¡¯s depressed emotions from not finding Shiekha Saeed were swept away. A special wheel was a dream. Ye Zhongming thought about what he had obtained from special wheels, and one could understand his emotions. Crystal energy gun, explosive mechanic, Ocean King Wheel, job scroll, Earth Elf... Etc. If he could find a special wheel here, it could compensate for the regret of not getting Star Sand. ¡°Let¡¯s take a look.¡± Ye Zhongming arrived before the wheel but was stunned when he saw it. The wheel didn¡¯t look special. It should be a level five wheel. The ten rewards were ordinary. There were evolution potions and various equipment. From that point, one couldn¡¯t see anything special about it. What was going on? Ye Zhongming looked around it and didn¡¯t see anything unusual. Were wheels here bigger than those of China? He quickly ignored that weird thought. This wheel was bigger, so it was definitely a special wheel. It was just that he hadn¡¯t found a way to use it. He decided to spin it. You just had to use it to know whether it was a special wheel. Right when he was a little helpless, his body flashed to the side. A two-meter-long spike stabbed through the sand into the air. From the air-piercing sound, you knew how fast it was. The sand started flipping around the wheel like something was about to drill out. As expected, a seven-meter tall, ten-meter-long giant scorpion appeared seconds later. The spike that sneak attacked Ye Zhongming was actually its tail. Slightly further from the team, two giant cacti appeared from the sand, and their bodies were covered in sharp yellow spikes. A skeleton warrior holding a blade in one hand and a shield in another appeared. In front of the team, more lifeforms appeared. Zombies climbed out. On a rough count, there were four digits, around two thousand of them. They were surrounded? ¡°Below!¡± Xia Bai shouted. When she shouted, everything realized that something was wrong. Ye Zhongming led everyone to dodge. In the next second, a 20-meter-long centipede jumped out. They all had desert in their names because their bodies were covered in sand armor, like those zombies before. ¡°Ten, ten places!¡± Some detailed warriors realized that the desert lifeforms appeared in ten areas. This made everyone think about the wheel. Weren¡¯t there ten rewards? Was it connected? Ye Zhongming thought about it before slicing the wheel. It wouldn¡¯t be damaged or moved if it was a real wheel. But when he hit it, the wheel was split into two. ¡°Fake wheel!¡± Ye Zhongming realized that he was tricked. The fake wheel was destroyed, and it was as if he had hit a beehive. Those mutated lifeforms attacked. Chapter 995: Same type monster Chapter 995: Same type monster They had faced a sneak attack, so their formation wasn¡¯t kept well. As these mutated lifeforms were quick, they were forced to battle enemies closest to them. Battles often needed people to work with one another. By better-utilizing resources, you could increase your combat strength. This was why when two sides with similar numbers and equipment quality fought, the army would be stronger than the other. After witnessing the resistance zone and Glory Army¡¯s forces, Cloud Peak worked hard to develop in this direction. Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad was the most elite squad, and their coordination was already very good, so naturally, they were one of the stronger ones. However, they were forced to fight for themselves in the current situation, and this affected their combat strength. Ye Zhongming took a look and knew there wasn¡¯t much he could do. He could only select that slightly stronger mutated scorpion as his opponent. Xia Bai faced the slightly weaker Desert Centipede. The desert scorpion was much tougher to deal with than those zombies. This was not only because of its huge body, which was covered in thick sand armor, but also because of its many attack styles. It had two thick, sharp pincers and a long tail that increased its range. Its agile mobility also created a chance for it to attack. Ye Zhongming fought it several times and found it problematic. His skills smashed onto its body, causing sand to splash, but he couldn¡¯t hurt it. But it was only slightly problematic. Ye Zhongming was experienced in dealing with lifeforms with strong defense. He started to aim at the joints where the sand armor wasn¡¯t as thick. On the other side, Xia Bai¡¯s battle against the centipede intensified. Someone like Xia Bai would execute it firmly when she decided on something. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai knew that as the strongest on their side, they had to end their fight quickly to reduce the losses of their subordinates. With such a thought, her desire to risk her life began. The two cacti were also sliced by many furious warriors. Only the zombies who lost a large amount of their numbers from the cacti attack remained. The battle ended quickly, and although Cloud Peak won, Xia Bai¡¯s Squad¡¯s combat strength reached around half. Apart from those few warriors that died, half were poisoned. Although the situation wasn¡¯t too serious, they couldn¡¯t continue to fight. It was obvious that they couldn¡¯t continue to explore. Ye Zhongming gave the order to retreat to the Space Stack Gate. On the way back, the team was solemn. Even if they found companion crystals on those monsters, which proved that they were the same source as those hundreds of zombies they had killed, but it didn¡¯t improve their morale. When they returned to the camp by the gate, the Cloud Peak warriors guarding the place were shocked. How did that happen? They used saint water and potions to treat the injuries. Those with light injuries recovered quickly, and those with slightly more serious ones would recover tomorrow. As the Posthumous people didn¡¯t send back any bad news, Ye Zhongming could remain here. But he couldn¡¯t think of an explanation for what he had faced. But unexpected things always happened. That night, someone found Cloud Peak. When he saw those few West Asians, Ye Zhongming felt respect for them. Their levels weren¡¯t high, but they dared to travel at night. But he couldn''t sit still when he heard the news they brought. They brought news from Shiekha Saeed. Ye Zhongming immediately brought his squad, which had mostly recovered, to follow these people to search for the West Asian who had Star Sand. Chapter 996: Poor but want to fake Chapter 996: Poor but want to fake He saw a bunch of mutated camels behind the hill and knew why they dared to travel at night. Although it wasn¡¯t absolute, the food chain still existed to a certain extent. The difference was that the top and bottom of the food chains could attack each other. After mutations happened, when ones were on the same level, those at the top of the food chain previously would still have an advantage. Even if that advantage was weakened, even if lifeforms that couldn¡¯t fight back before learned how to fight back, it was still the same case. Of course, the lines have been blurred. The camels had already been able to survive well in the past. Now that mutations happened, they could still survive in the desert. It was obvious that these desert experts gave the survivors confidence. At least they were able to fight back against external situations. Six of them actually brought 15 mutated camels. ¡°How did you find us?¡± Ye Zhongming was curious about their arrival. After all, although they faced many things on this short day, they only spent a short time here. In this vast desert with few people, even if you moved the entire Cloud Peak over, it wasn¡¯t easy to bump into others. ¡°We especially came to find you. Every week, someone will take a look to see if they can find you. It isn¡¯t a miracle, just Shiekha Saeed¡¯s intellect.¡± So Shiekha Saeed sent them to find him, and they would take a look each week, which was why they could discover them. Maybe this was impossible in the past, but now, with the evolved¡¯s survivability, they could survive such frequent scouting. Ye Zhongming was not used to how they spoke, but he didn¡¯t bother much about it. He asked more and gained more information as well as more questions. Sheikha Saeed¡¯s camp wasn¡¯t here; it was around 100 kilometers away and underground. These people weren¡¯t certain about the scale, but they seemed proud. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know why that was the case, so he didn¡¯t ask for more information. Some things were better asked when he saw Sheikha Saeed. These level three and four mutated camels were fast in the desert and they were as quick as evolved. The group moved while on guard and arrived when the sky was about to light up.N/ne?w n0vel chap/ers are published o/n It was better to be careful in a foreign environment. Sheikha Saeed nodded, but he didn¡¯t open any wine either. He waved for the eight servants to back out. Only 20-odd people from both sides remained. ¡°Ye, I know that you brought fertile soil.¡± Sheikha Saeed recognized the earth elf and the earth element. He was sure that Ye Zhongming had obtained fertile soil. He rubbed his hands excitedly. Ye Zhongming squinted and didn¡¯t understand why Sheikha Saeed was excited. It was just fertile soil? When they first met, he wasn¡¯t so excited. He wasn¡¯t heart-pained at all when he gave him the golden Space Stack Gate. Although that was just a portion of the gate. ¡°I brought fertile soil and would like to trade for some Star Sand.¡± Sheikha Saeed wasn¡¯t surprised, but his expression caused Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart to sink. His words proved Ye Zhongming¡¯s guess. ¡°Things have changed. Compared to when we met, the situation isn¡¯t good for me. So I don¡¯t have much Star Sand left.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression changed. He came here for the country product and wanted a large amount. Now that Sheikha Saeed told him he didn¡¯t have many, wasn¡¯t he getting played? But it took him a long time to get here, so he suppressed his rage and asked what was happening. Sheikha Saeed¡¯s reply shocked them. This fellow lost power, and the Star Elf was stolen! Sheikha Saeed had to borrow money from his subordinates to live. Ye Zhongming looked around at the luxurious place and was speechless. Chapter 998: Sheikha Saeeds gift Chapter 998: Sheikha Saeed''s gift Ye Zhongming looked at the box he took. He didn¡¯t know what was inside. This was something that Sheikha Saeed had prepared a while ago. He said it was cooperation, but it was basically Sheikha Saeed having something to ask from him. So naturally, he had to show his sincerity. This box should be it. Sheikha Saeed opened the box, and there were a few things. ¡°I know you are a significant person in China, so I won¡¯t give you ordinary things. I hope you like these few things.¡± He took a crystal-shaped thing, which caused Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes to open wide. It was a bloodline crystal! ¡°Ye, you must know that this is a bloodline crystal. Moreover, this is a special West Asian bloodline-- Sandman.¡± Sheikha Saeed looked around Ye Zhongming and saw a bit of interest in his eyes. A smile appeared on his face. ¡°I know that you probably have a bloodline, but that isn¡¯t important. This bloodline is a support bloodline, or rather, it is a merge-type bloodline.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything, but he had a little doubt. He had lived another life and spent ten years in his last life. Although he wasn¡¯t an expert, he heard many pieces of news. He had never heard of a support bloodline; he only knew of explosive and continuous bloodlines. ¡°Hehe, fellow.¡± Sheikha Saeed didn¡¯t care much about how he addressed others, ¡°I know you have never heard of it, but you should know that each region has its specialty products. There is no need for me to lie to you.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded; that made sense. Sheikha Saeed needed his help to overcome his difficulties and even get the Star Sand back. If he lied to him now, he would be stupid. ¡°Bloodlines are unique and are difficult to upgrade. However, support bloodlines gave others a chance to get another strong bloodline. If you activate this bloodline, the Sandman bloodline will merge with your original bloodline and raise the various abilities of the main bloodline.¡± It was tough for Ye Zhongming not to be tempted. The hell envoy wasn¡¯t as useful as before. If he could upgrade it, that would be good. ¡°No side effects? No restrictions?¡± ¡°Yes, this is it.¡± envy flashed in his eyes, ¡°The country wheel and fake wheels give rise to monsters with this.¡± ¡°What is the use?¡± ¡°Exchange.¡± Exchange? Ye Zhongming was stunned. He thought this thing was useless or similar to crystals and could only be used to spin wheels. He didn¡¯t expect that you could exchange things with it. ¡°But you can¡¯t exchange it directly. You need to merge these crystals into a higher-level crystal. Only level nine companion crystals can trade for something good from the Star Wheel.¡± Maybe he was afraid that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t believe him. He took out some of the crystals and placed them into the only hole of this wheel. As he placed more inside, it got brighter and brighter. When he placed the sixth crystal, the entire wheel lit up, and then the light dimmed before disappearing. Finally, a new crystal appeared. Ye Zhongming was shocked. He didn¡¯t expect that the companion crystal could be merged. ¡°Lower-level crystals can be merged to form a higher-level crystal. Merge them level by level until you reach level nine, and then you can spin the Star Mother Wheel once to obtain one of fifty prizes. Of course, there are 37 prizes now.¡± Ye Zhongming was more shocked than he looked. This simple equipment had a theory similar to that of crystal weapons. Someone in West Asia could actually do it. The difference was that the concept here was combining not activating. But this was enough to cause Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai to be speechless. ¡°Not everyone can use it. The royal family created this. So, others can only sell their companion crystals to us. We will merge it, and then we will exchange it for items.¡± ¡°That is in the past.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s reply caused Sheikha Saeed¡¯s smile to freeze. He touched his face awkwardly and said, ¡°This thing is also yours!¡± He turned to the final item. Chapter 997: Reproducing Wheel Chapter 997: Reproducing Wheel Ye Zhongming calmed himself down to listen to Sheikha Saeed describe what he had faced. The slight rage and frustration disappeared, and he was deeply thinking. He realized that he was in a tough situation. Sheikha Saeed didn¡¯t look so stupid. This fellow probably devised a plan the moment he found out that he came.Re?a? latest cha/p/ters at novelhall.com Ye Zhongming¡¯s choice was given to him by Sheikha Saeed. If he wanted to Star Sand, he had to help him. The relationship between West Asian factions was far more complicated than China. This had to do with their political situation and faith. The apocalypse was chaotic, and there was no order. This gave organizations built on blood, religion, and faith to grow. As a part of the royal family, Sheikha Saeed easily obtained his current position and became the leader of a huge battle squad. But the apocalypse was still the apocalypse, and many things couldn¡¯t be controlled. As the apocalypse carried on, more people started to set up their own empires, and faith began to crumble. But two things happened, which caused the situation to turn. One was the appearance of the Star Elf. Like the earth elf, the Star Elf provided the people with Star Sand. If you use it, you can save a life. As a material, it could upgrade the equipment¡¯s level and give it special powers. This was one of the best things in the apocalypse. The group that obtained the Star Elf was the entire royal family. Those hundreds of zombies they faced at the start were probably lifeforms that the wheel gave birth to. Ye Zhongming asked about the situation of the wheel and learned that the location of the fake wheel spawn was random. They spread towards the outside.,Wheels surrounded the mother wheel and many desert monsters were there. So, the various West Asian factions couldn¡¯t explore this country wheel again. Moreover, as the mother wheel continued reproducing, the living space was reduced. Space Stack Gate was already the edge of the region they controlled. This was also why Sheikha Saeed shifted his base away. ¡°Why don¡¯t you all work together to solve it?¡± Ye Zhongming learned from his words that West Asia had many different alliances. They obtained the Star Elf previously because the royal family had good control over them. They worked together to obtain the recognition of the elf, which was why they shared it. Since that was the case, they should work together to solve it. Sheikha Saeed smiled awkwardly, ¡°Ye, you don¡¯t understand people like us who always ruled this land. We might work together, but that would only happen when the elf disappears... If not, people would only fake things.¡± Ye Zhongming fully understood how stubborn this group was. They just wanted to maintain their strength and didn¡¯t want to lose their subordinates in the fights so that they could rule this land. Maybe Sheikha Saeed felt that way too. But this fellow suffered many losses and was surpassed by other factions. He suffered many blows and only had this underground base with less than a few thousand people. After understanding the situation, Ye Zhongming was calmer. Sheikha Saeed didn¡¯t con him, at most, he was just gambling that Star Sand was important to Ye Zhongming. If it was important enough, then Ye Zhongming would have to work with him. He would be able to give some conditions to solve his situation. Of course, if Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t need it, then he could only blame his luck. Ye Zongming knew that he had to work with him. Sheikha Saeed might have said a lot but he didn¡¯t reveal any exact information. Seeing his expression, Sheikha Saeed took out a box and smiled, ¡°If we work together, you will totally win my trust.¡± Chapter 999: Sheikha Saaeds gift (2) Chapter 999: Sheikha Saaed''s gift (2) Ye Zhongming also saw the final thing in the box and sighed. Were people so stupid to gift him things before he even helped? Of course not, but Sheikha Saaed did. What did this mean? It meant that the thing he wanted Ye Zhongming to do was very tough. Only by giving you something that would tempt you could he make it impossible to reject him when he told you what he wanted. One had to say that Sheikha Saaed didn¡¯t look reliable, but he did things well. However, this gave Ye Zhongming a new understanding of the West Asian royal family. This person was not as simple as he seemed. The second item was the circular plate. This was an obvious trap. No matter how well Sheikha Saaed described that thing, it couldn¡¯t change the fact that it was restrictive. It only had one use- merging companion crystals. To merge the crystals, you had to obtain the crystals. So how could you get them? There was only one solution, which was to kill those desert monsters. But those desert monsters were very dangerous¡ªespecially those mutated cacti whose attacks caught one off guard. If you wanted to kill these monsters to get the crystals, you would have to pay a price. There was a reason why Sheikha Saaed gave him the merging wheels that only the royal family could craft and even promised to let Ye Zhongming exchange for items himself. He wanted to use Ye Zhongming to clear the desert monsters and those fake wheels! If Ye Zhongming wanted to trade for good items, he had to clear the monsters around the Star Wheel. But that place was a death zone. This showed that Sheikha Saaed¡¯s gift wasn¡¯t so easy to accept. Ye Zhongming recognized the third item. It was a Smith Heart. The first was to help him get his base back. It was occupied by someone. Second was to get the Star Elf. This was actually the same condition as the first, as the person who occupied his base took the Star Elf. But to get the Star Elf, that person must be alive, so it was listed as another condition. Third, if possible, to help him become king. Of course, if Ye Zhongming could help him complete that condition, he would also have to do things. For example, lead Ye Zhongming to find the mother wheel and provide him with enough Star Sand. Pay something that was worth what Ye Zhongming was doing. After asking some things, Ye Zhongming agreed. He had no choice. Although it was tough, it was better than being lost. ¡°I need some time; we will head out tomorrow morning.¡± Ye Zhongming gave his subordinates some orders and then returned to the room that was prepared for him. Since he got some things, he needed to turn them into his strength. The first thing he used was the Intermediate Smith Heart. He just had to eat it. The outcome was expected. His smith job was upgraded, and the permanent success rate went from 15% to 30%. That was a terrifying value as it was an increase in the basic value. A 100% success rate was still 100%, but a 70% success rate would turn into 100%. Even if the success rate were just 1%, that would increase to 31%, which meant that no matter what Ye Zhongming did in the future, his minimum success rate was 30%. Thinking back to overpowered things like using seals on armor, you would know how useful this was to him. Maybe Sheikha Saaed didn¡¯t expect that Ye Zhongming had the Basic Smith Heart. He calmed himself down and looked at the other item he could use. Support Bloodline. He thought about it and decided to sacrifice the Basic Lightning Technique. Chapter 1000: Double support bloodline Chapter 1000: Double support bloodline He obtained the Basic Lightning Technique a while ago, but apart from providing an element, it wasn¡¯t much use. The reason was that it was too weak. With his current level, his opponents could ignore this skill. Since he was going to sacrifice something, the outcome would be the skill existing in another form; then, it was best to choose a skill that he could afford to lose. But when he took out the Sandman and activated it the way Shiekha Saaed told him to, it told him that he couldn¡¯t use it. It wasn¡¯t that he couldn¡¯t use it but because he didn¡¯t have enough support bloodline crystals! The basic Hell Envoy bloodline needed two support crystals to merge. Ye Zhongming had a headache, but he was quite happy about it. This meant that his bloodline was good. When he found Shiekha Saaed to ask for another crystal, the fellow who was about to sleep and had changed into an expensive robe nearly spat the wine he had drank. ¡°One more? Why?¡± Sheikha Saaed was shocked because Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t look like someone who would go against his word. Ye Zhongming relaxed. He was sure that Sheikha Saaed had another piece. If not, his first sentence wouldn¡¯t be to ask why but to say that he didn¡¯t. ¡°I need it.¡± His reply was simple but firm. This caused Sheikha Saaed to relax. He touched his chin and felt his hands brush across the thick beard. He smiled. Ye Zhongming handed Sheikha Saaed a bottle similar to the bottle he had given him previously, which contained the Star Sand. Sheikha Saaed¡¯s eyes lit up. In it was the black fertile soil. Ye Zhongming had many equipment, jobs, and crystals but not many skills. He was reluctant to use his other skills besides the Basic Lightning Technique. But not merge? He gave up on that thought. Which one? He weighed everything and chose the Summoning Technique. Although it was already intermediate grade, and he didn¡¯t know what would happen after sacrificing it, this was the only one. He couldn¡¯t sacrifice the Elimination Technique. After making his choice, he didn¡¯t hesitate and started to merge. Two Sandman crystals cracked. The energy inside entered Ye Zhongming¡¯s body. He entered bloodline state and turned dark and empty. An indescribable aura appeared on his body. Black patterns appeared on his body and face, symbolizing Hell Envoy. As he merged with the Sandman bloodline, some yellow patterns appeared. They started to merge with the black patterns, turning the marks greyish brown. The color was weird but not ugly. It made him look a little more devilish. As he sat on the bed, the ground and the bed started to shatter. The wooden shrapnel started to float. The ground turned pitch black, and then sand specks appeared. Those pieces of sand didn¡¯t spend much time in the darkness. They started to condense into shape. A human-shaped beast nearly the height of a human formed. It had two horns and black eyes. Even if its body was made of sand, it couldn¡¯t hide the strong aura. Lightning rose from the ground, wrapped around the monster, and then condensed on its horns. Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes were still closed, and he couldn¡¯t see all this. The monster turned around like it was sizing up the environment. It raised its head and looked above. The monster raised a hand, and sand surged towards the top, hitting the metal roof. There was an explosion, and in the next moment, the sand smashed a hole into the thick metal roof. It wasn¡¯t over. The lightning on its horns exploded when the beast placed his hand down. A breath later, a giant lightning surged at the hole in the roof. Chapter 1001: Lightning Sandmonster Chapter 1001: Lightning Sandmonster The door was knocked open. Xia Bai saw what was going on, and then she closed it. However, the door was already smashed. Sheikha Saeed was really annoyed. He really wanted to sleep. When he saw what was happening through the door, the shock in his heart deepened. He felt that this person could help him complete that matter. When Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors used their bodies to block off that room, the commotion within was reduced. The monster made of sand started to disappear, and the wooden shrapnel from the roof fell, causing the entire area to become a mess. But Ye Zhongmingn was really happy. He knew that his bloodline had a huge upgrade. Hell Envoy was an explosive bloodline that could increase his body quality in a short time. It would also summon a hell lifeform randomly. At the start, it was useful for Ye Zhongming. But as his level increased, apart from improving his boy quality, that summoned hell lifeform was too weak. After all, the lifeform wouldn¡¯t be too strong, and the timing was not fixed either. But now, after he merged with the Sandman, these two areas had an upgrade. Firstly, his body quality increased. When you activated your bloodline on the sand, you received a 20% buff. In other words, the desert became his home ground. The summoning function of the bloodline also changed. Apart from there still being no pattern in the lifeform you summoned, you could also summon the Lightning Sand Monster, which was the monster that appeared. Don¡¯t underestimate the sand monster formed after sacrificing the lightning technique and Intermediate Summoning Technique. The lifeform was very strong. As it showed previously, it could smash a hole into the metal.N/ne?w n0vel chap/ers are published o/n What delighted Ye Zhongming was that maybe because of the Summoning Technique, the monster would immediately appear when he activated his bloodline and remain active. There was one more point that impressed Ye Zhongming. The Lightning Sand Monster could be upgraded with skill upgrade scrolls. Sheikha Saeed instinctively opened up the distance between them. ¡°You are a seven-star evolved, which is decent, but your subordinates aren¡¯t strong. If I want to, I can kill all of you within five minutes.¡± ¡°This...¡± Sheikha Saeed¡¯s expression changed. Ye Zhongming continued to walk, which made Sheikha Saeed very nervous. After half an hour, a Cloud Peak warrior handed Ye Zhongming a tablet. Sheikha Saeed glanced and saw that it was a map. A red path was marked. ¡°We will lead the way!¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the map and said to Sheikha Saeed. ¡°No, my dear friend, the desert is dangerous, and there are desert monsters; only we can find the most suitable path.¡± Fake wheels were everywhere, and they didn¡¯t know how many desert monsters were wandering in the desert. Sheikha Saeed didn¡¯t want to have big losses before reaching the destination. ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry. The path we choose is the one with the most desert monsters.¡± Sheikha Saeed and his subordinates objected, but Cloud Peak still changed the path. It seemed like they were rashly charging into the desert monsters¡¯ territory, but very quickly, the West Asians realized that the Chinese were prepared. The efficiency at which they cleared the desert monsters was very high! Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t stupid and wouldn¡¯t change the path without understanding the situation. He did it because he had grasped the path. He even found out about half the desert. Before he returned to his room yesterday, he got the two Exquisite Floating Balls from China to scout the area. They had drawn his map, and to a certain extent, he didn¡¯t need Sheikha Saeed anymore. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t fully trust him. Special wheel, also a country product wheel, how could he let it go? Chapter 1002: Only chance Chapter 1002: Only chance When Ye Zhongming led Xia Bai¡¯s squad and dashed through the desert, Red Hair was in Blue Secret Realm and was in a tough battle. When she was about to leave Undead Hill, she saw a giant bone bird and an even more enormous bone dragon. Behind them was the territory of the Posthumous people. The battle exploded the moment both groups saw each other. Red Hair now had tens of thousands of skeleton subordinates, and they surged at their enemies. Red Hair moved. She led the throne and waved the whip as she charged at the bird. She knew that feeding and recruiting subordinates on the hill had drawn the attention of the strong lifeforms here. They wanted to wipe her out. But she had no fear. She was tempted even if the two of them had a terrifying aura. She wanted to eat the bird and dragon. Eat them, and everything will change. Red Hair sensed Ye Zhongming¡¯s anxiousness. She knew what her master was worried about. No matter who it was, they would feel that way when facing a level nine person. But Ye Zhongming had no choice as he couldn¡¯t give up on this resource and crystal base even if he had to battle a level nine person. Her thoughts were simple. Since her master was worried, then, what should she do? Get stronger, continue to get stronger until she can help her master... Help him defeat the enemy or die for him. This was the thinking method of a loyal puppet. She came to the hill and sensed that there were strong lifeforms here. They were very strong but were asleep. Red Hair was thinking about how to awaken them. These skeletons couldn¡¯t satisfy her appetite as well as her stronger needs. But she didn¡¯t know how and could only use numbers to make up for it. Who knew that when she was about to go, finally, some strong undead that were sleeping woke up? Moreover, there were two of them. The skeleton warriors surged! The gap in levels was huge. In an ordinary situation, the two lifeforms could kill hundreds of them with a few hits. But now, they were defenseless. They were overconfident and hit by her mental energy storm, which made them unable to defend themselves. These skeleton warriors charged and attacked them in various ways. Slice, bite, barge... She even grabbed their souls! Many ants can bite an elephant to death. This was the case... Although she didn¡¯t manage to bite them to death. But they were severely injured. In a short moment, the bones of the bone dragon and bird were tattered, and their soul fires wavered. But they still recovered. Their giant bodies circled and swung to knock away the skeleton warriors. Their limbs started to attack. Each hit would smash dozens of warriors. The bone dragon even killed many when it rolled on the ground. In the end, the two of them started to use soul breath. Like the flames when they were alive, the skeleton warriors were burnt to death. But they were afraid because they knew how much damage that mental energy storm did to them. It was activated with lifeforce. Although they came to their senses, their abilities were restricted, and they couldn¡¯t use any. Red Hair arrived. Her whip hit the bone bird. It was soft and silent, but the bone bird gave out a tragic cry. The throne approached the bone dragon and spat a black mist at the giant body. After the bone bird cried, it fought back. It couldn¡¯t use its skill, so it used its body. It wanted to pounce at Red Hair. With its level, Red Hair couldn¡¯t dodge. After clashing with the Bone Bird, Red Hair didn¡¯t care about the attacks that landed on her body. She reached into its body and grabbed the soul fire at its heart. She burnt her life force to strengthen the mental energy storm such that she only had a short time to live. But she didn¡¯t fear anything because she planned to either die here or she would absorb their lives to live! This was her theory. This was also the only way to win. Chapter 1003: Chrysanthenum Cloud Chapter 1003: Chrysanthenum Cloud Red Hair¡¯s chest instantly caved in. If she were human, even an evolved one, that would have killed her. But she wasn¡¯t human. She was just a mysterious lifeform that even Ye Zhongming, who had created her, couldn¡¯t understand. The skeleton warriors behind her shattered as the bone bird knocked into her. Their soul flames floated into her body such that her badly injured body was still holding on. Even if she used her life force to cast a mental energy storm, the suppression on the bone dragon and bone bird would pass. Once they recovered to their full strength, that lifeform would tell Red Hair what a top undead was. So, she had to end the battle quickly. She grabbed the Bone Bird¡¯s soul flame, and intense pain started to strike her. She felt a scorching pain as if her hand was going to get burnt to ash by the soul flame. Then, it was a strike to her soul. Red Hair was similar to undead lifeforms. Her rebirth was directly connected to the soul pearl. She had a soul flame, too. There were two ways to kill undead lifeforms. One was to cleanly smash them into pieces. The other was to extinguish their soul flame. Red Hair was using the second method. With her strength, she didn¡¯t have the power to use the first method to kill these two top undead lifeforms. But it wasn¡¯t easy to absorb their soul flame. Red Hair was a top lifeform on earth, but there was a gap between the two undead and her. If you tried to absorb their soul flame, they would fight back and try to consume you instead. Red Hair knew that she couldn¡¯t do anything but try to hold on and keep awake. This was to ensure that her own soul flame wouldn¡¯t get absorbed. The torture began. Both sides hugged one another, and because of the huge difference in size, it looked weird. But they were in their most dangerous moment. This was the war of souls, the true moment they decided each other¡¯s survival. The bone dragon bit the dragon''s head. It was really annoyed by this fake thing. Xiu! It was small and very slight, so one couldn¡¯t hear it on the chaotic battlefield. The bone dragon¡¯s body shook. It looked in disbelief at the soul flames in its body. A snow-white hand grabbed its life source. That sound was the sound of the bones around the soul flame being pushed aside. Bone bird! The bone dragon realized something, and it struggled to turn its head. There was no more bone bird. Its partner had turned into a pile of white bones, and some skeleton warriors were grabbing its bones and attaching them to their bodies! That lifeform that was on its last breaths was now wearing a fire cloak and riding on its back. The bone dragon gave out a silent roar. An energy wave turned the skeleton warriors around into bone powder. Red Hair¡¯s fire energy cloak was hit by the wave, and it was about to scatter. But Red Hair continued to grab its soul flame. Moreover, it was pulling it out bit by bit. Impossible! Bone Dragon didn¡¯t think that this lifeform had the ability even if it had absorbed the bone bird¡¯s soul flame. But Red Hair was able to do so. The bone dragon would never know how she did it because its soul flame was pulled out from its body. It now existed on Earth in another form, as a pile of bones. Red Hair jumped onto its back and held up the tattered throne, tossing it onto the bone dragon¡¯s corpse. She split some soul flames, and her throne started to change. Not only did it recover quickly, but the bone dragon¡¯s corpse even shrank several times and wrapped around the throne, its head replacing the previous dragon''s head! The throne became a real Dragon Throne. Red Hair swallowed the soul flame and walked down the hill. Behind her was a flying chair and also the remaining ten thousand strong skeleton warriors that had survived the test of two top undead lifeforms. Red Hair walked a few hundred meters before turning her head. She saw dozens of bone dragons and birds staring at her angrily on the hill. She gave a stiff smile before turning and walking. .................................................................................... Chapter 1003.5- Chrysanthenum Cloud (2) Chapter 1003.5- Chrysanthenum Cloud (2) Sheikha Saeed looked at the Exquisite Floating Ball with envy. He had repeatedly asked to buy it, but Ye Zhongming rejected him. Moreover, it drew the furious stares of Xia Bai¡¯s squad. During the final bid, this West Asian fellow actually added in a hundred beautiful women! This was him wanting to be enemies with the entire Cloud Peak. Sheikha Saeed didn¡¯t care. Even during peacetime, women didn¡¯t have any status to him, much less now. He was just thinking about how to get that piece of equipment. More pictures were taken and sent from the Exquisite Floating Ball. Under Cloud Peak¡¯s leadership, they took a hunting path. When they didn¡¯t attack, Sheikha Saeed¡¯s men looked down on Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors. These women, who were beautiful and cold, had good equipment and battle beasts. But these people still looked down on their combat strength. To them, women were weaker beings. But when they entered battle modes, their discipline, strength, and bloodthirst made the West Asians speechless. They didn¡¯t dare to look down on these women anymore. They realized that if they wanted, they could kill them like they were children. It was the difference in equipment, average level, and mentalities. These women weren¡¯t afraid of dying! All of them understood that those who were afraid would die first when they fought. They understood the theory, but when it was down to them to do it, these West Asians couldn¡¯t. They weren¡¯t willing to risk their lives unless their backs were forced to the walls. ¡°Sheikha Saeed? Is that you?¡± The squad was originally in chaos, but after seeing Sheikha Saeed, one of them exclaimed. ¡°Sani?¡± Sheikha Saeed took a few looks before asking with some uncertainty. Since they knew each other, everything was easy to discuss. Sheikha Saeed and Sani talked, and Ye Zhongming listened. This Sani was his friend and had a good status, too. In the neighboring country, he was similar to Sheikha Saeed. They never met each other after the apocalypse started. Now that they saw each other, they were very happy. But Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t very interested. If he hadn¡¯t been here and both sides had met, maybe Sheikha Saeed would have run to avoid being robbed. He walked away to merge the crystals. This journey gained him another level-seven crystal, but he was far from level nine. Fortunately, the journey had just started, and they had cleared less than half of the desert monsters. When they were nearly done, Sheikha Saeed spoke to Ye Zhongming excitedly. His friend planned to follow them and hoped that Sheikha Saeed could help him search for something once it ended. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t interested in their agreement. But after he heard something, he was shocked. So was Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors. It had to be a huge thing to shock their boss. Ye Zhongming grabbed Sani¡¯s collar and asked coldly, ¡°Does the Chrysanthemum Cloud you mention really exist?¡± Chapter 1004: Source Oilment Chapter 1004: Source Oilment Ye Zhongming rarely released his aura. He had always been very low-profile. He knew that the way to judge whether one was strong was how long he could live in the apocalypse and not how he would release his aura to scare others. No matter how strong you were, there would be people that weren¡¯t afraid of you. There would still be people who wanted and could kill you. Ye Zhongming still wanted to live, so he was very careful. But he couldn''t take it when he heard about the Chrysanthemum Cloud, and his aura exploded. That thing was too important to him. Facing the terrifying gaze of a seven-star evolved, the five-star evolved Sani couldn¡¯t take it. His body went soft, and he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. This was the first time Sheikha Saeed saw Ye Zhongming like this, and he was shocked. He quickly tried to calm the atmosphere, and only then did Ye Zhongming release Sani. Cloud Peak warriors lowered their guns, which caused the situation to relax a little. ¡°Are you sure you are trying to find the Chrysanthemum Cloud?¡± Although Ye Zhongming released him, he still stared and asked. Sani nodded and wondered if East Asians were sick in the head. Ye Zhongming clenched his fists instinctively. It was a stone flower, but it got its name because it looked like it was hidden in clouds. After some mutated plants died, such a thing would grow on their corpses. There weren¡¯t many of them, and few people knew about them. They also didn¡¯t have a very magical function.N/ne?w n0vel chap/ers are published o/n But it was the core material of a recipe. Source Oilment! Honestly, Ye Zhongming knew that this recipe for alchemists or potion masters had a few core ingredients, but he didn¡¯t know everything in it. He was able to recall this recipe because... Yellow Ball needed it. Right, this was one of the ways to let Yellow Ball recover from the side effects of the Avenger Storm. Ye Zhongming knew a few ways how it could recover and wake up from the metal state. The first was to find a beast tamer and get him to use the highest-level beast awakening technique. Sani told everything he knew and didn¡¯t dare to hide. ¡°Why do you need it?¡± Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes. He hoped that he had the recipe. Even if he learned it, it was okay. But he received a disappointing response. ¡°Chrysanthemum Cloud mixed with the liquid of three mutated plants can replace essence blood sometimes.¡± En? Replace essence blood? Ye Zhongming was surprised. Essence blood could be substituted? He continued looking at Sani, but he didn¡¯t look like he was lying. ¡°If, if you are willing, we can give you the completed medicine.¡± People who knew their place were common in the apocalypse. This wasn¡¯t embarrassing. To stay alive, it was worth it to hand over some things. Sani understood wrongly and thought that Ye Zhongming was interested. ¡°En.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and then asked, ¡°Do you know about source ointment?¡± Sani and Sheikha Saeed looked at each other and shook their heads. ............ ............ The team proceeded after that short interruption, but there was one more group of people. On the next afternoon, they were near their destination. Cloud Peak killed many desert monsters on the way. Ye Zhongming had one level eight crystal and two level seven crystals. They stopped two kilometers from their destination. The Exquisite Floating Ball scouted, and the outcome shocked him. There was a battle! Chapter 1005: Intelligent Mother Wheel Chapter 1005: Intelligent Mother Wheel Sheikha Saeed was speechless for a long time when he looked at the images that the Exquisite Floating Ball sent. The person who had stolen his Star Elf, occupied his base, suppressed him, and took half his men. That person was actually his brother. The two of them had the same father and were competitors since they were young. But Sheikha Saeed was still silent when he saw the images. Because he could tell that the humans weren¡¯t in a good situation. Many people had started to break out from the various directions. They were fleeing. If one fought against other humans in the apocalypse, you might be able to survive if you were willing to give payment. It might be a sacrifice of dignity, soul, or some luck. It didn¡¯t matter if you survived as a human or a dog. But facing mutated lifeforms, living became a luxury. These lifeforms didn¡¯t accept surrender. They would only consume you and turn you into their evolution energy. Now, the targets in the camp were as such. ¡°Ye...¡± ¡°I won¡¯t save...¡± Ye Zhongming interrupted him. He knew that Sheikha Saeed wanted Cloud Peak to help. But there were at least ten thousand desert monsters. Cloud Peak could defeat them, but they would have to pay a price. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think there was a reason for him to decide. Even the Star Elf wasn¡¯t worth it. Moreover, the person with the Star Elf would die. It wasn¡¯t too late to wait to interfere when that person died. Sheikha Saeed pinched his fingers and said, ¡°They are my most elite subordinates, they... I know that you might not understand our culture, but the truth is, they are also my men.¡± Ye Zhongming raised his brow and continued to look at the images. This meant that he rejected the proposal. What the apocalypse had was people; what it lacked was people. To a certain extent, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t treat anyone other than his subordinates as human. This might be an after-effect from his past ten years. This Star Elf might be brighter than the Earth Elf, but Ye Zhongming felt like it wasn¡¯t as intelligent as his fellow. It probably had to do with one being temporary. The desert monster continued to attack this fleeing team. There were probably only a few hundred meters from the center of the camp to the edge. But this distance was covered in human and mutated lifeform corpses. The team that protected Haji¡¯s squad went from a few thousand to only a thousand people. Ye Zhongming suddenly stood up and ordered the team to prepare to fight. He knew that this was the right time. The human and desert monsters were fighting. The gap was huge, and if this continued, it would be a one-sided massacre. Cloud Peak warriors completed their attack formations quickly and started to shift over. In just that short while, Haji¡¯s squad dropped from a thousand to only three hundred. He was in despair. Suddenly, he saw a foreign team in full green equipment appearing near him. They were holding weird guns. He was delighted. No matter if they were friend or foe, he charged over. But the desert monsters wouldn¡¯t let him go. Haji was their target today. Many mutated lifeforms were attacking them, and they didn¡¯t care about their own lives. In just that short while, only a hundred people remained. These people were experts that he nurtured. At this time, Haji¡¯s squad was a hundred meters from them. But then, a giant sand bubble appeared from the ground, and a desert armor bug jumped out. It was like a small building, its two long feelers thrust towards Haji. The few subordinates blocked. They wanted to dodge, but it was too quick and instantly pierced their bodies. Although Haji reacted and placed a green stone shield in front of him, the feeler still pierced through it and into his chest. Then, the bug went back into the ground, and those people on its feelers were dragged down, too. Chapter 1006: Saint City Chapter 1006: Saint City The entire camp was covered in a stench. In such a hot environment like the desert, even if a person died a short while ago, their corpse would decompose quickly. Cloud Peak and Sheikha Saeed¡¯s men cleared the battlefield, and the atmosphere was very solemn. Anyone who saw so many human corpses wouldn¡¯t feel good. An hour ago, that mutated armored bug brought Haji away and also took the Star Elf. Be it Ye Zhongming or Sheikha Saeed, they weren¡¯t in a good mood. After clearing the desert monsters in the camp, people tried to search for him, but they only found sand. These desert monsters were born to move in the desert. Ye Zhongming had spent two days here, and nothing was smooth. Ye Zhongming¡¯s face was filled with unhappiness, which scared Sheikha Saeed. After all, his interests were tied to him and he had given him the gift. He was anxious that they didn¡¯t get anything. Thus, he made a suggestion. ¡°Head to the Saint City?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes flashed, and he asked again. ¡°Yes.¡± Sheikha Saeed was determined, ¡°We can head there because Jyanandra is there!¡± Sheikha Saeed didn¡¯t notice that Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands shuddered slightly when he said that name. Ye Zhongming had never seen that person, but he had heard of him. In his last life, apart from the Chinese nine-star evolved, there were nine-star evolved elsewhere. Only the higher-ups knew about the situation in the Americas as it was far away, but for countries in the same continent, ordinary evolved knew about them. For example, Jyanandra. Although he didn¡¯t know where the Saint City was, he had little time. The battle over in the Posthumous people¡¯s city could begin. He had to return before the fight. If the journey was long, it was not something he could do. Sheikha Saeed smiled and pointed at the tattered camp, ¡°We will reach instantly from there.¡± Ye Zhongming looked towards where he pointed and saw a Space Stack Gate in the rubble. How many of these did the West Asians have? ¡°Why was the other side of the one you gave me in the desert?¡± Sheikha Saeed smiled awkwardly when he heard that. After explaining, Ye Zhongming found out that there were seven pieces of gold equipment. One of them was the main machine, which was in Saint City. It could connect to every branch, but the branches could only link to the main one. At least, they couldn¡¯t do so at the golden grade. The West Asians were very unhappy with the situation at the start. They tested on two machines but failed. The two gates lost connection with the main machine and could only teleport between each other. This was why Sheikha Saeed was so generous to give Ye Zhongming a gold piece of equipment. As for why it was in the desert, what he told them about the camp being destroyed was an excuse. Sheikha Saeed was just afraid that the Chinese army would appear in their core land. Of course, he didn¡¯t tell him that explicitly. Ye Zhongming guessed that this was one of the reasons. Clear the battlefield and settle the troops. Ye Zhongming followed Sheikha Saeed and then headed to Saint City. Space power swept them, and they were teleported quickly. Ye Zhongming turned to look at the main platform. It was more like a giant cage. It was to prevent enemies from entering from here, so the West Asians modified it and made it very firm. Sheikha Saeed¡¯s identity was very useful. The guards bowed to him and opened the layers of defensive measures so that Ye Zhongming and him could enter. Very quickly, Ye Zhongming and his group appeared in a majestic city. Cloud Peak members felt like they were in the cities of Prince of Persia. It was hard to imagine how these people built such a city within two years. They had heard Sheikha Saeed mention that Saint City was a newly built city. Yellow walls, firm sand ground, mutated camels walking around, stores with stone signboards¡ªmany sand structures of different heights entered their field of sight. Chapter 1007: Enormous City Chapter 1007: Enormous City Cloud Peak¡¯s arrival naturally attracted a lot of attention. Although they were also Asians, their faces were different. Moreover, the battle squad was mostly girls, so it was tough not to attract attention. This squad also kept its green equipment; if not, it would have caused an uproar. ¡°The miracle that we created in these two years wouldn¡¯t be my father and Jyanandra getting to level seven, but this city being built.¡± Sheikha Saeed looked at the city. He wasn¡¯t gloating when he said those words; he gave off a sincere feeling that was rare in the apocalypse. In some areas, people with faith would be purer than those without. ¡°Do you see the high buildings there? Although ugly, they are purification pools that can heal injuries, mental health, and negative statuses.¡± ¡°That is a large piece of equipment; to get it, we fought a bunch of mutated beasts and sacrificed thousands of people.¡± ¡°There, where the high sand towers are, is the market. You probably can¡¯t imagine how big the market is here, but there are ten thousand stores.¡± ¡°Here? No, no, no, this isn¡¯t the market; this is just the normal trading stores on the sides of the road. The bigger factions and battle squads have great stuff there. As long as you have crystals, you can even buy Satan¡¯s tears.¡± ¡°City wall. Right, those are the walls. My father built them himself. He is an Earth Elementalist and has magical powers. These walls are as tough as American warships.¡± ¡°I have to talk about this building. It is our temple. This place can purify the soul and cleanse your sins. I will always kneel here for a night when I return.¡± ¡°Hey friend, don¡¯t look at me like that. I admit that I will commit sins, but I will repent.¡± ¡°Also, look at the highest building. That is the palace, the true palace which is where my father sleeps. I will stay there. You can¡¯t imagine what it is like there.¡± ¡°Oh, there is another important place. Faith Guild is there beside the temple. You can give them any mission as long as you can pay. You can probably try your luck with the source ointment there.¡± The female warriors were curious. They hadn¡¯t shopped much since the start of the apocalypse. This place gave them the feeling of shopping during peacetime. A pair of eyes wasn¡¯t enough, and they continued to look left and right. To be safe, Ye Zhongming walked with them and started to glance at the shops. Due to the high temperature, there weren¡¯t any buildings here. They were mostly tents made of cloth or leather. There were runes or words carved into stone above these stores to represent that they belonged to a certain squad or faction. There were many stores, and each had many items. Even Ye Zhongming was dazzled. He recognized most of them, but there were some that he had never seen before. He asked those that he had never seen before, and unknowingly, an hour passed. He was observing a white grade equipment that was a rare summoning-type horn equipment. A subordinate tugged his sleeve. Many people gathered in front of a large tent, and more people rushed over. Ye Zhongming stood up and left as the owner of the tent sighed. After walking over, with his seven-star evolved¡¯s body quality, he easily got into the crowd. Ye Zhongming understood that the faction this store belonged to was huge and had tried to spin for a seven-star potion. But they failed, so they wanted to sell the equipment. The price was high, and the trade took three forms. One was ten level seven crystals, one six-star potion, or a job advancement scroll. Ye Zhongming was fascinated by that equipment. What was so pricey? The other buyers asked. The leader explained, and Ye Zhongming understood. No wonder it was expensive¡ªit was summoning-type equipment! Chapter 1008: Ye Zhongming bargaining Chapter 1008: Ye Zhongming bargaining That was a seventeen-inch square musical box. It was made of wooden material, and elegant patterns were carved into it. The musical box was split into two parts. One was the internal part. There was no mirror, but there were a few pictures. Inside the main body of the box was thin yellow sand. The team leader saw that there were enough people around, so he started to demonstrate this silver piece of equipment. He pressed onto one of the pictures in the box and then injected mental energy. The yellow sand started to surge outside, and moments later, it touched the ground, forming a human-shaped warrior holding a blade. This warrior was 1.7 meters tall, and after being controlled, it raised the blade and sliced toward the ground. This left a moat in the thick ground that was a meter long and around 20cm deep. ¡°Everyone can see that the hard soil is his majesty¡¯s magical product. To be able to cause such damage shows how strong this is.¡± The team leader smiled and was pleased with the sand soldier¡¯s performance. ¡°Some people say that it is too expensive and that a piece of silver equipment isn¡¯t worth much. But think about it: why is this equipment from the level seven wheel only silver? This means that it has unlimited potential.¡± He pointed at the pictures in the box. ¡°There are a total of five pictures here, and only one of the five was summoned. Although this is already the limit of this equipment now, in the future, once this level is broken, all the other pictures can be summoned, and they will be much stronger!¡± ¡°This equipment is good, and good things won¡¯t be cheap!¡± After introducing these, he controlled the sand soldier to do some actions before he sat down and waited for the people around to consider. The sand soldier also disappeared after it stopped being controlled, turning back into sand that returned to the box. The people around discussed it were all interested in the sand soldier. It was obvious that the soldier was strong. If you could summon them in battle, your team would get much stronger. Ye Zhongming was close and observed the equipment and had a rough gauge of it. ¡°Is there a cooldown time?¡± An older West Asian who was near Ye Zhongming asked. Ye Zhongming shrugged, ¡°Since you aren¡¯t willing to say that, allow me to guess. You should be a mental energy-type job user.¡± This time, the leader couldn¡¯t keep calm, ¡°You don¡¯t have to care. Also, can I treat your words as provocation and animosity?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and waved toward him and the other West Asians. ¡°I asked you about your job, as it has something to do with the equipment.¡± ¡°You mentioned that you need mental energy to control the sand soldier. Allow me to ask, how much mental energy?¡± Many expressions changed, including the old man who wanted to bid and this team leader. Now, many people understood why Ye Zhongming asked him for his job. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know. But this team leader was from Saint City, and many people knew his job. These people thought about it and understood. He was a Weather Controller, a mental-energy type job! Although they weren¡¯t sure, but they looked at the team leader and then at the musical box. Once thoughts appeared in their hearts, these doubts started to develop. You don''t have to sell it even if you want to be a seven-star evolved. Moreover, you wanted level seven crystals, a star potion, or blue equipment for it. The latter two couldn¡¯t allow you to spin the level seven wheel. So, what did those two items have to do with the equipment? There was a problem! Although the West Asians didn¡¯t say it out loud, but everyone realized the issue. ¡°Even if silver equipment consumes some mental energy, how much can it be?¡± The team leader stared at Ye Zhongming. He would have attacked this person if they weren¡¯t in the strict Saint City. ¡°It might not be much for mental energy job users like yourself, but for others? The sand soldier will continue to consume energy as it fights, right? Even if it doesn¡¯t consume much, then when it levels? How much, then? If people don¡¯t have much mental energy, how long can they use it for?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s series of questions changed his expression. He became anxious and realized that this East Asian had led everyone to a misconception. ¡°Don¡¯t listen to him; he is spouting nonsense!¡± He pointed at Ye Zhongming, but all it caused was for Ye Zhongming to ask another question. ¡°I also have another question. How much does an upgrade scroll of that level cost? Unsealing liquid? Higher level upgrade scrolls and unsealing liquid?¡± The moment he asked that, everyone was silent. Everyone¡¯s mouths were agape when they looked at the musical box. They ignored an important question. How many more upgrade scrolls did this fellow need to upgrade? Could they afford it? Chapter 1009: Sand soldier muscial box Chapter 1009: Sand soldier muscial box Coincidentally, one of the people there had an unsealing potion to sell. But it wasn¡¯t for silver grade but white grade. This person was selling it for a hundred level-four crystals. This price was similar to one four-star potion. At this current stage, it was the average price of silver-grade equipment. The price of various potions and equipment differed at every apocalypse stage. Although civilization was tattered, it still followed some rules like demand and supply. When most people were at a certain evolution stage, the things of that stage were naturally the most expensive. Ordinary evolved were around three stars, and their equipment was between grey and white, so they were highly needed. So they needed four-star potions and white and silver equipment. Thus, these things would be very expensive. The one-star potions that people fought to their deaths to get in the past were now very cheap. As for two-star potions, they weren¡¯t worth much. Three-star potions were the minimum, and four-star potions were the most valuable. When people reach four-star, the three-star potions would be as cheap as the one and two-stars. Four-star potions would return to the normal price, and five-star potions wouldbecome more precious. Although everyone understood the theory, they wouldn¡¯t think rationally. They would only use their own wallets to measure items. A white-grade unsealing potion needed so much, then what about silver, green, or blue? Wouldn¡¯t they have to go bankrupt? All of a sudden, everyone¡¯s interest in the musical box decreased. It wasn¡¯t that the item wasn¡¯t good but because they couldn¡¯t handle the future price. Many people didn¡¯t even want to nurture beasts because they burnt money. More people were willing to spend money on their bodies and increase their strength than nurture equipment and beasts. Most people felt it was too risky and would reduce their evolution speed and strength. It would be good if they managed to nurture them, but they would face more dangers during the process. To get the box to blue grade was enough to make an evolved bankrupt. Moreover, their levels won¡¯t increase. When the time comes, if others killed you with one hit and took the box, all your effort would be for nothing. Ye Zhongming¡¯s few sentences caused everyone¡¯s interest to drop. That team leader was anxious and looked at Ye Zhongming like he was someone who killed his father. Not many could afford it, but the atmosphere was important. Thinking about the future, even the old man who bargained at first had a look of regret and decided not to purchase. ¡°Guys, don¡¯t listen to this East Asian! He is trying to lower the price. He is here to cause trouble. We west Asians should work together!¡± Damn, you said so many flaws in my item, and you want to buy it? But immediately, he knew why Ye Zhongming had done it. It wasn¡¯t complicated; it was just another way to lower the price. The few female warriors looked around. Their boss was rich, so why could he do this? ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you the price...¡± ¡°Your equipment consumes too much mental energy; upgrading needs...¡± ¡°Stop! How much are you willing to pay?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled in satisfaction, ¡°Two four-star potions. If that is okay, then we have a deal; if not, then I will leave.¡± ¡°Impossible!¡± His face turned red. Although this equipment was only silver grade,, it had huge room to develop. Its potential alone was worth more than that. ¡°Your equipment consumes too much mental energy; upgrading needs...¡± ¡°Enough!¡± He panted and showed three fingers, ¡°Three bottles if not goodbye.¡± ¡°Deal!¡± Ye Zhongming agreed happily. .................................... Ye Zhongming was delighted when he got the item. To others, they might have to spend a huge sum to nurture it. But it wasn¡¯t difficult for him. After all, he had the Treasure Nurturing Gourd. This equipment would upgrade with time and get stronger. As for mental energy... He didn¡¯t lack that. ¡°Boss, that place sells scrolls!¡± A female warrior pulled Ye Zhongming and pointed at a store. Chapter 1010: Composer Chapter 1010: Composer Ye Zhongming raised his brow. Scrolls were rare, but there was actually someone specifically selling scrolls? Ye Zhongming and his group went to take a look, and they were all surprised. Logically speaking, the place that sold scrolls should be more popular than the place that sold the musical box. But this place was cold. Apart from Ye Zhongming, only two people were looking at the scroll description written on a white cloth. Ye Zhongming took a look and was shocked. There were hundreds of scrolls! Moreover, only one person was selling these scrolls... It should be a South American. At least to Ye Zhongming, the person looked like a Mestizo. But he was only curious. He then turned his attention to the white cloth, and they wrote the exact scroll description on it. Job scrolls... 11, they are Grappler, Ripping Claw, Hypnotist, etc. Skill scrolls... 23, including Earth Shaknig Technique, Guiding Technique, etc. Status scrolls... 15, including Berserk Scroll, Focus Scroll, Basic Curse Removal Scroll, etc. There were also 50 more stat upgrade scrolls! Indeed, there weren¡¯t any job advancement scrolls that Ye Zhongming was interested in, which slightly disappointed him. But the number was enough to shock him. He even suspected that no matter how good the order of Saint City was, this place didn¡¯t belong to only one faction. There were many factions and groups here. Did the hundreds of scrolls tempt no one? All morals were gone in the apocalypse, so why didn¡¯t anyone try to robe them? He looked at the middle-aged South American person; what shocked him was that he was only six stars. However, as compared to that team leader, this person¡¯s aura was much weaker and looked harmless. Ye Zhongming considered it when he saw the price. This person saw only the market value but couldn¡¯t see what people were thinking. But he realized that someone who walked to this stage definitely thought about all this. This person probably had someone to rely on in Saint City, so they didn¡¯t care. To be able to ensure that he was safe in front of such huge interests, one could already guess who was behind him. ¡°You are right, but this is the Saint City.¡± ¡°Status scrolls and stat scrolls, I will buy them all. What is your price?¡± The middle-aged South American guy heard that this easterner was not relenting and was unhappy. ¡°I won¡¯t split them up. Please leave.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t leave and just said seriously to this person, ¡°You should be a Composer, right?¡± Those words shocked that middle-aged man, who exclaimed, ¡°How did you know?¡± As expected. Ye Zhongming could tell from the white cloth. The words on the cloth weren¡¯t the same, so they were from a different date. Moreover, the number of scrolls was changed. This meant the scrolls were being refreshed¡ªespecially the latter two, which were frequently changed. There were only two possibilities for scrolls to be added. One was that he had a strong faction behind her that would give him scrolls to sell. Another was that someone could create scrolls! Coincidentally, Ye Zhongming saw this person reveal something that this person had no organization and had been selling scrolls for a long time here! Chapter 1010.5- Composer (2) Chapter 1010.5- Composer (2) The first option was out, so only the second was left. In this world, only a couple of jobs could create scrolls. Each job was rare. Out of these jobs, there was only one that was unique: Composer. This South American had no killing aura around him, but his evolution level was high. He had no squad and was able to live well in Saint City. The answer was obvious. He could only be a Composer. He didn¡¯t head out to hunt but had the rights and riches to evolve quickly. Ye Zhongming even felt like he probably gave the ruler of Saint City some scrolls every period of time, which was why he was protected. The job scrolls and skill scrolls were perhaps given to him by the ruler to sell. After confirming the job, Ye Zhongming considered snatching this person to Cloud Peak. But he knew doing so would cause animosity with Saint City, so he suppressed his urge. ¡°See, I will buy the status and stat scrolls; after that, you can create some to replenish. It won¡¯t cause much of an effect, and you can gain some benefits immediately; why not?¡± Ye Zhongming continued to tempt him, ¡°I will give you some... Life-saving stuff.¡± There were two definitions of strength in the apocalypse. The first was that you were powerful and could kill others. The other was that you had many life-saving equipment, and others couldn¡¯t kill you. This South American could be a Composer and sell scrolls for a living. What did that mean? Although he might not have been correct, it meant that this person was afraid of dying. He sold scrolls here and did not rely on his job to stay in a comfortable place to enjoy food and women; this meant he didn¡¯t want to be controlled. Such a person hoped to be able to protect himself and even break out of someone else¡¯s control. Then, he would definitely be interested in some life-saving items. After hearing Ye Zhongming¡¯s words, he didn¡¯t reject them. He stared at Ye Zhongming. ¡°A blue armor.¡± His brow rose, and his eyes lit up. He pursed his lips and didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Blue pants.¡± Some beasts didn¡¯t eat meat and were vegetarians. Some of the battle pets of Xia Bai¡¯s squad belonged to this type. Usually, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t lack mutated animal meat to feed the pets. They even helped the pets evolve quickly as the level of the meat was high. But the vegetarians were a problem. At the start, they could only give them the ginseng melon. But that was not enough, so they had to find mutated plants to feed them. When searching, they had to find those without poison that fit their stats and taste, so it was very inefficient. The growth of these beasts fell behind the cannibals. They didn¡¯t expect to find grain for herbivores, and they were split into types that could satisfy all sorts of battle beasts. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t give up on this chance and brought a lot. Of course, it wasn¡¯t cheap either. Ye Zhongming distributed the grain and waited a while before Sheikha Saeed returned. ¡°How is it?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°I have the answer, but...¡± He clenched his fist and hesitated, ¡°Grandmaster Jyanandra did a divination and got an answer. But that place is too dangerous.¡± ¡°How dangerous?¡± Ye Zhongming came for the Star Sand and wanted to understand the situation fully before deciding. He wouldn¡¯t leave just because Sheikha Saeed said it was dangerous. ¡°It is so dangerous that we can¡¯t find the Star Elf.¡± Ye Zhongming kept silent, ¡°Mother Wheel?¡± He smiled, ¡°I know that you can guess it. The Star Elf has already been brought to the Mother Wheel, and there is a chance it merged. To get the Star Elf and then get Star Sand, you not only have to enter the special space, but you also have to clear the desert monsters outside.¡± Xia Bai and the others were restless. They didn¡¯t want their boss to take the risk. ¡°Does your Saint City still have Star Sand?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°Yes, but not much, moreover...¡± Sheikha Saeed shook his head, ¡°No one will sell it.¡± Chapter 1011: Common Bath Chapter 1011: Common Bath Sheikha Saeed left again, but this time, it wasn¡¯t to ask for help but to talk to his father in the palace. He left this place to Ye Zhongming for him to consider and then gave him a reply the next day. Ye Zhongming did need some time to consider whether or not to continue. Tonight, he was going to meet that South American. Sheikha Saeed¡¯s home in Saint City was luxurious. Although it wasn¡¯t as modern as the underground base, it had a middle-aged metallic metallic feel. Luxurious! Very luxurious! Only those two words could describe it. The entire villa... Right, it was a villa. White jade and gold were the main colors. White and gold were the only two colors. The ground was white jade, the wall was white jade, the decorations were gold, and the items were gold. Even after spending a few hours here, Ye Zhongming and many warriors still couldn¡¯t get used to this style. He told those maids who were wrapped in cloth that revealed most of their skin to leave. Xia Bai and the others took over the job of taking care of Ye Zhongming. It wasn¡¯t that they didn¡¯t do a good job. They were professionals. But these female warriors were wary, and they didn¡¯t allow any accidents to happen. Ye Zhongming used the spare and thinking time well. He crafted equipment while considering whether to go to the Star Mother Wheel. He also started to craft the two blue equipment. In the past, the failure rate when crafting blue equipment was high. Until now, the core members weren¡¯t able to be fully equipped. Only soul members like Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, Xia Lei, Park Xiuying, etc had. Apart from Ye Zhongming, the others weren¡¯t a full set. Due to the success rate, a piece of blue equipment might mean many wasted sets. If he was unlucky, the amount might be huge. However, the success rate increased by 30% after the Intermediate Smith Heart. That was terrifying. Even if he used the seals, the success rate was close to 40-50%. But Ye Zhongming was nervous for too long. In the past, he didn¡¯t have such a place. Cloud Peak had a good environment but he could bathe at most and have a clean house and bed. It was nothing compared to this. Right, Ye Zhongming was tempted to enjoy the cold ice and warm hot spring. ¡°We have some time, have a soak.¡± Xia Bai said gently. Ye Zhongming thought about it and nodded. He would probably be in battle for the unknown future, so he should take the chance to enjoy. He took his clothes off and entered the pool. The warm fountain water covered his body, and each cell of his enjoyed. Xia Bai poured a glass for Ye Zhongming. She had tested it, and it was okay. She hesitated before taking off her clothes and walking into the pool. She let Ye Zhongming rest on her body, and her gentle hands washed his hair. The area was silent. There were dozens of white jade pillars around, and white cloth covered every two of them, which cut off this place from the outside world. Ye Zhongming closed his eyes and allowed Xia Bai to massage his head. The enjoyment cleared all thoughts from his mind. He heard some sounds and wanted to open his eyes, but he realized that it was all her hands. ¡°It is fine.¡± Xia Bai said it was fine, so it was. But Ye Zhongmming realized that something had happened and that it was a big thing. He felt that some other people entered the spring. Ye Zhongming straightened his body and got free from Xia Bai¡¯s embrace. He realized... Xiao Min, Daizhi, and other Xia Bai squad warriors had entered the water! Ye Zhongming was stunned. Chapter 1011.5- Common Bath (2) Chapter 1011.5- Common Bath (2) No choice; when a few dozen white female bodies were in front of you and surrounded you, there was no way you could keep calm. ¡°It is okay.¡± Xia Bai smiled and whispered to Ye Zhongming before swimming away. She wiped her body and wore her equipment before wearing her mask and heading out. She left the helpless Ye Zhongming. ¡°Wa, this statue is great; it looks alive; it should be from a Master.¡± A young female warrior looked at the statue i the middle and was dazzled. ¡°This shouldn¡¯t be hard for evolved.¡± Xiao Min smiled and came to Ye Zhongming¡¯s side. She rested on him and started to clean him. ¡°The things that are hard to get should be the flowers and ice cubes. Even if they had a relevant job user, it would waste mental energy. It is more luxurious to have these now than during peacetime.¡± Daizhi went to the other side and learned from Xiao Min. She then started cleaning the other side of Cloud Peak¡¯s leader. ¡°I recognize that wine; it is Screaming Eagle, a red wine from America. It isn¡¯t cheap.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know wine; I only know these gold buckets. They are from Cartier, haha.¡± ¡°So rich, they are still so luxurious in the apocalypse. Just maintaining these alone would cost a lot.¡± ¡°You are wrong. It is because it is the apocalypse, which is why it is easier. If they can¡¯t buy it, they can fight for it.¡± ¡°You are so violent!¡± ¡°Do you think Sheikha Saeed bought these maids and villas? Will he give them a salary?¡± ¡°That makes sense. Getting things in the apocalypse is much simpler, just that not many people are willing to do it.¡± After the few dozen females entered the pool, they talked happily. They even played around... None of them looked at Ye Zhongming; it was as if he didn¡¯t exist. Xiao Min and Daizhi were the same. It was as if they weren¡¯t serving Ye Zhongming but themselves. What could Ye Zhongming say? Go away, only I can be here? But everyone had stripped, so must he chase them away? That was too heartless. Or stand up and leave? Wouldn¡¯t they think that he didn¡¯t like them? One must know that they were his most loyal subordinates. He allowed them to work on his body. He contemplated it but realized that he could not do anything. At this point, he just relaxed. They didn¡¯t do anything much. He just treated it like sharing a bath. ¡°Oi, are you done? Leave some wine for us.¡± The female warriors laughed and climbed out. They wiped their bodies and got dressed. They looked at their boss, whose body was hidden in the water, and closed his eyes to fake that he was asleep. Instead of respecting him, they teased him. These female warriors used their own way to express their support. Everyone knew that Ye Zhongming was considering whether or not to head to the Mother Wheel. These female warriors didn¡¯t want him to consider their safety. They could die, and they didn¡¯t fear death as long as they were with him, as long as their deaths were worth it. They couldn¡¯t express their thoughts in words. Even if they had said it, Ye Zhongming would have agreed, but he would still have considered them. Ye Zhongming did think about them. He didn¡¯t want to waste these loyal warriors here. ¡°We know why you are making those preparations. So, don¡¯t think about going alone; we will take care of you.¡± Xia Bai helped him wear his clothes while speaking. Her tone was like that of a young wife. Ye Zhongming¡¯s nose felt sour. He had never felt this in his last life, which was very foreign... But it was great. ¡°I know.¡± He hugged her and walked out of the tent. Outside was the orderly squad. ¡°I will find someone to trade. Some of you follow me.¡± Ye Zhongming walked past these passionate warriors, and when he was about to head out, he turned and said, ¡°Xiao Min, Daizhi, your skills need to improve.¡± They were silent before loud laughter spread. .................................................................. Bachelet had a bad stomach. This was a problem for him since young. It was something that happened when he was nervous. He hurriedly cleaned his intestines and rushed to the agreed location. Of course, he was holding something. It was something he got ready so that he could flee. But the moment he left his room, he saw a few people at the door. The leader was the guard leader of the palace. ¡°Mr Bachelet, where are you going?¡± Chapter 1012: Sealed Scroll Chapter 1012: Sealed Scroll Bachelet¡¯s body shook instinctively, and his expression became unnatural. The guard squinted his eyes and pushed Bachelet back into the room. He was also a six-star, but his attitude towards Bachelet was not like he was treating someone at the same level. He was rude. He looked around and said coldly, ¡°I heard that you talked a lot to those from the East today; what did you talk about?¡± Bachelet was terrified by this guard captain. He instinctively shrugged when the captain exposed him. The guard captain saw his reaction, and the disdain in his eyes grew even thicker. How was this person on the same level as him? He was even an elite in West Asia? Just because of his Composer job, which would die if no one protected him? He used his life to get his evolution potions, job, and skill scrolls. But what about this person? He just crafted some scrolls? Why? The guard captain always felt like this South American wasn¡¯t worthy of his current status. Of course, his majesty protected him, so he couldn¡¯t kill him, but he could.... Bully him. ¡°I, I, didn¡¯t say anything, didn¡¯t say anything.¡± Bachelet¡¯s legs, hidden below his robe, started to tremble. He was shocked. He thought that no one knew about his trade with the Chinese. If that was the case, then what would happen to him? He started to be afraid, very afraid. He began to hate this royal family guard, Ye Zhongming, and himself. Why did he come here for a holiday when the apocalypse started? ¡°You didn¡¯t say anything? Do you think I will believe you?¡± the guard captain got close to Bachelet such that his face was nearly before him, ¡°His Majesty is waiting for my reply, so what should I tell him? His red lion¡¯s appetite hasn¡¯t been good recently, and he doesn¡¯t like level five and below mutated lifeforms. Do you think it would like your flesh?¡± A red figure appeared in his mind. Those red eyes and sharp teeth made its body tremble even more. ¡°I, I, I just talked to him... About scrolls.¡± Maybe as he was afraid, he was stammering. After he said the word ¡®talk,¡¯ his other words became very soft, making the guard captain think he was just stammering. ¡°You are late!¡± Bachelet searched for the person and was shocked by the sudden voice. He nearly crushed the thing in his hand. He turned and saw that it was the Chinese he had spoken to in the day. ¡°There was a delay.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. This region was controlled by the people he brought, and he didn¡¯t find anything unusual. If not, Bachelet would be a corpse. He looked at him, and he was empty-handed. ¡°Did you bring the items?¡± ¡°What about you?¡± Ye Zhongming waved. A blue armor, blue pants, and green boots appeared on the ground. They shone brightly in the dark. Bachelet¡¯s eyes were glowing. He wanted to touch it, but Ye Zhongming stopped him. This fellow should have a piece of space equipment. If he had placed it in and escaped, then Ye Zhongming would have lost out. ¡°One more item.¡± Bachelet coughed and asked. Ye Zhongming said calmly, ¡°The puppet is more special. I need your blood to craft it. Do you trust me?¡± ¡°No.¡± His reply was swift, ¡°But I have a way to protect myself.¡± He didn¡¯t resist when the guards were bullying him, but that didn¡¯t mean that he didn¡¯t have a trump card. Although he was afraid, he didn¡¯t use it because he knew that the guard captain didn¡¯t want to kill him. But Ye Zhongming was different. He would use that item when he noticed something was off. He nodded and released a silver zombie from his space. Chapter 1012.5- Sealed Scroll (2) Chapter 1012.5- Sealed Scroll (2) He crafted this before. As large amounts of crystals and materials were used, his space had some spare space for him to place it in. As for why he didn¡¯t complete it, it was because of Red Hair and the twin¡¯s silver zombie. Ya Ni didn¡¯t react when she saw copper zombies, but she would attack any silver zombie she saw. Due to Ya Tian and her, as well as the equipment, they were around level six. No silver zombie was her match, and Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t stop her. Red Hair was more direct and didn¡¯t even let copper zombies go. When she first met Ya Ni, if not for Ye Zhongming stopping them, they would have killed each other. Ye Zhongming used secret methods so that the two of them could exist peacefully. But, she didn¡¯t allow Ye Zhongming to control copper zombies. Those that were created now ended up as the twins¡¯ subordinates. As for silver zombies, they didn¡¯t allow them to exist. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand why and could only guess that it was like how only children didn¡¯t want another sibling. So after he made this silver zombie, he placed it in slumber. He didn¡¯t expect it to be useful here. He made some preparations on the silver zombie¡¯s body and told Bachelet to drip his blood into its veins. Moments later, this male zombie opened its eyes. It looked at Ye Zhongming first and then Bachelet before walking to his side. The South American was delighted. Now, Bachelet believed that Ye Zhongmnig was honest. He had gained control of the silver zombie. Even if he canceled the deal, this puppet would still be his. Of course, he wouldn¡¯t cancel it. For some reason, he felt like this Chinese guy could kill him easily if he wanted to. Bachelet waved his hands, and very quickly, those scrolls appeared by Ye Zhongming¡¯s feet. He checked and confirmed that those were the ones he saw that day and kept them. Both sides had space equipment with their own marks. This ensured that the trade was able to go ahead smoothly. Even if your space equipment was stolen, there wasn¡¯t a high chance you could open it without any losses. ¡°To thank you, I will gift you this scroll.¡± Bachelet was very excited. He could even leave Saint City to fight with this equipment and puppet. He was close to completing his wish and gave Ye Zhongming a scroll. ¡°Hey, fellow, although this thing is sealed, you will get a strong scroll if you unseal it.¡± Ye Zhongming took it. He took one look, and as expected, the scroll was sealed. A sealed scroll? ¡°18 strength upgrade, 7 speed, 3 vision, 3 hearing, 1 pain reduction, 5 motion capturing, 6 reaction...¡± Ye Zhongming clenched his fist when he saw the scrolls. He looked at the levels, and most were basic grades. Only the strength scrolls had intermediate grades. It was obvious that Bachelet was best at strength-upgrading scrolls. He used one basic strength upgrading scroll. Red light flashed and disappeared, turning into energy that entered his body. He took a look and felt that his strength had increased, but it wasn¡¯t much. He then used seven basic strength upgrade scrolls. He estimated that his strength had increased by 5%. Then... It reached a bottleneck. This was... Effectiveness? Ye Zhongming tested it out. Apart from wasting one scroll, his strength didn¡¯t increase. He thought about it and used an intermediate grade, and his strength increased again. As expected, the stat scrolls wouldn¡¯t indefinitely increase your stats. There was a limit. When you hit it, same-grade scrolls would lose their effect. There were four intermediate scrolls. After using three of them, he reached the limit. Ye Zhongming understood why Bachelet wasn¡¯t treated like a treasure. It was probably because of this limit. Those higher-ups might have reached it. Apart from better recipes, Bachelet¡¯s value for them had dropped. Ye Zhongming took the other scrolls and used them. Either he reached the limit, or there weren¡¯t any left. He prepared to give the rest to Xia Bai and her group. Finally, he took that sealed scroll. Chapter 1013: Send you on your way Chapter 1013: Send you on your way Wind and Rain. The name of this scroll was Wind and Rain. From the name, you could tell that it was a spell scroll. It was also a rare double magic scroll. Typically speaking, intermediate and basic wheels gave support scrolls like stat, summoning, and skill scrolls. There were very few active scrolls that had attack or defense stats. Such scrolls would usually appear on advanced wheels. Ye Zhongming knew that there were some very strong attack scrolls on level eight and nine wheels. Although they wouldn¡¯t be able to wipe out the land, it was enough to destroy a base. Such attacks were mostly magic attacks. Wind and Rain was such a scroll. Ye Zhongming looked at the introduction and had a rough understanding of its strengths. This scroll was a one-time-use large-scale killing weapon. After using it, it would wipe out everything in a range. When activated, this scroll would cause mixed damage and was stronger than ordinary magic scrolls. But it was sealed. The reason why Ye Zhongming had never seen it before was because he had never heard of sealed scrolls. Fortunately, the unsealing method was... Swallowing other scrolls. This means that you just needed to use such elemental magic scrolls to sacrifice to this scroll to unseal it. Ye Zhongming estimated that it had to be from an intermediate wheel; if not, it wouldn¡¯t be able to be unsealed. To be honest, if Ye Zhongming were alone, he wouldn¡¯t be too interested in it. Firstly, he couldn¡¯t use it. This meant that it was a waste of a reward. Secondly, who knows how many elemental scrolls you had to use to unlock it? The value of these scrolls might be higher than this. It would be a loss if the scrolls were more valuable than this. But when Ye Zhongming wanted to close the scroll, he saw a small progress bar at the top of the scroll. Around 10% of it was filled. ¡°Maybe we can help you get in and then defend beside the mother wheel to wait for you to get out like last time.¡± Xiao Min looked at the desert monsters and gave a brutal idea. Sheikha Saeed¡¯s eyes lit up, but he suppressed himself and said nothing. Ye Zhongming shook his head. After fighting these desert monsters and understanding news from Saint City, he knew that the desert monster levels weren¡¯t high and were between levels three and five. Occasionally, level-six monsters would appear. But this didn¡¯t mean that there weren¡¯t stronger monsters here. Ye Zhongming suspected that the mutated armor bug that brought the Star Elf away was level seven. Also, there were too few Cloud Peak members. Hundreds of people facing so many monsters. Even if they could charge in, what would their losses be? It wouldn¡¯t work even if they were all five-star and decked in green. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s plan still impressed Sheikha Saeed. Although Cloud Peak didn¡¯t use that method to enter, they were assembling a piece of equipment. Sheikha Saeed had seen these people carrying some things but didn¡¯t think that they could be assembled. Very quickly, 15 towers were standing on the hill. These were the Violent Lightning Turrets. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t equip them on the Imperial City walls because he feared Saint Light Hall would destroy the defenses. He kept them as a trump card, so this team brought them along. Sheikha Saeed sensed the energy and said happily, ¡°Ye, you really shock me.¡± Ye smiled, ¡°That might not be the only thing.¡± Sheikha Saeed didn¡¯t understand, ¡°What else?¡± ¡°Send you on your way.¡± Chapter 1014: Soul Raising Scroll Chapter 1014: Soul Raising Scroll Not long after the group left Saint City, the battle horn that had long not been sounded was blown. Royal Army guards, the first royal family battle squad, the two strongest battle squads in Saint City, and three slave armies lined up on the square. Many Saint City people rushed over to see what happened. But these few squads headed out immediately, and those curious people were blocked in the city. Barachet shivered and followed the team. He didn¡¯t understand why the team had to bring him. No one discovered his trade with the Chinese, so why were they bringing him? The blue equipment and strong puppet didn¡¯t give him confidence and courage. He was still very timid and feared many things. But he was still a six-star evolved. Moreover, he didn¡¯t fear the ruler much. That old man treated him well and even gave him some scrolls to sell. So he hesitated for a while before finding the ruler. He didn¡¯t want to know why he was asked along but wanted to know if he could return. Those guards naturally wanted to stop him, as not everyone could meet the king. But after reporting it, his majesty still decided to meet him. The South American bent his back and entered the luxurious carriage. The red lion that the guard captain mentioned was pulling the carriage. ¡°Your Majesty, respected your majesty, hello. Will the gods forever protect you?¡± He knelt before him sincerely. Right, he knelt. This six-star evolved actually knelt before the old king. The king sat on a giant throne and smiled at Barachet. There were a dozen more people in the carriage. Apart from the king, there was also the guard captain who bullied him, a few battle squad leaders, and the king¡¯s favorite son. These people smiled at this South American. Barachet took one look before lowering his head. For some reason, he had a bad feeling. ¡°Barachet, why did you come to find me?¡± The King Ahmed asked. ¡°What?¡± Barachet stood up. The weird thing was that his trembling body stopped. ¡°Someone gave my father a... Soul Raising Scroll that can remove a person¡¯s job. It can perfectly keep the job level, familiarity and recipes. Now, do you understand?¡± This teen smiled because he was that person with the right to get it. He was the king¡¯s favorite son and didn¡¯t want to head out to fight. His father also didn¡¯t want him to fight. Thus, Ahmed told people to hand over a Soul Raising Scroll so that his son could remain in the palace. Barachet felt like he fell on ice. He understood many things, but his mind was never so clear. His body started to tremble. But this time, it was on purpose. He quickly wore the blue armor and pants and summoned the puppet. Also, he used many support scrolls on himself! Barachet, who had never fought before, was going all out. If he didn¡¯t, he would really lose his life. Unfortunately, he failed. His level wasn¡¯t low, and he had also used many stat-raising scrolls. His stats were all at the limit. He even learned some skills. But he lacked experience and didn¡¯t know how to combine his abilities. He only lasted a few dozen seconds before the puppet was killed, and he was pressed to the ground. ¡°You really surprise me. Barachet, the equipment was from the Chinese?¡± Ahmed walked down the throne and came beside the South American. He touched the blue armor, and his eyes were filled with green. ¡°I like you and like the Chinese that Sheikha Saeed brought. But, all of you can die.¡± A black scroll appeared in his hands. Barachet screamed as it entered his body. Moments later, he turned into a dried corpse. A composer job scroll floated above it. ¡°Wait a day for the cooldown, and this thing will be yours, my dear son.¡± Congratulating sounds rang out in the carriage. Chapter 1015: Hunters identity Maybe due to the language barrier, Sheikha Saeed was first stunned before he understood what Ye Zhongming meant. His expression changed, and his mouth opened. He looked around and saw that Cloud Peak¡¯s female warriors had surrounded his team. If Ye Zhongmnig gave the order, Sheikha Saeed¡¯s men would get killed. Although Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have as many warriors as him, he didn¡¯t suspect they weren¡¯t their match. ¡°Ye, what is the meaning of this? I am sincere in working with you. Since the start, I have given you Star Sand and the Space Stack Gate. After you came here, I also treated you well.¡± Sheikha Saeed said, and his emotions slowly stabilized. ¡°You want to go against your word? Do you want to break our agreement? Ye, the gods will punish you!¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and looked into the distance. That was where they came from. ¡°People will change, especially in the apocalypse; people change really quickly.¡± Ye Zhongming took the tablet that was connected to the Exquisite Floating Ball. He looked at the information and said, ¡°I don¡¯t deny you wanted to work with me. When I was your guest at your base, you planned to work with me. The fact that you gave me items showed that.¡± Sheikha Saeed, ¡°But?¡± ¡°But,¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care, ¡°When we got to the Saint City, or when you noticed that the Star Mother Wheel took back the Star Elf, you changed.¡± ¡°No, no, you understood wrongly. You misunderstand.¡± Shiekha Saeed denied. He shook his head helplessly. ¡°I am correct; I am more clear-headed than anyone. You changed because your interests have changed.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the tablet. ¡°What we have discussed has changed, so we must define everything again. Thus, your heart changed.¡± Sheikha Saeed¡¯s face had no color. He knew that if there was previously a chance to come to an agreement previously, it was gone. ¡°Greed is a sin.¡± Ye Zhongming said, ¡°Many people¡¯s words are like nonsense. I admit that it is true, but you have to think about what caused you to be in despair. The reason is greed.¡± ¡°This is a misunderstanding, Ye. Think about it: why didn¡¯t I attack you in the city if I broke the agreement? That is my father¡¯s territory!¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Yes, that makes sense, but the reason is obvious. Firstly, my squad is strong; if you want to attack us, you would have to pay a huge price.¡± ¡°Secondly, here.¡± Ye Zhongming pointed, ¡°None of you are willing to come to clear the Star Mother Wheel as you are afraid your strength is affected. Now that a strong team wants to get here, why will you disturb them? Of course you will wait for us to attack before you appear. Be it us winning or losing, you can pay a small price to obtain what you want. That includes our equipment. It is a win-win!¡± Sheikha Saeed wanted to say more, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have the patience to listen to his lies. He punched this West Asian¡¯s heart. The fist pierced through his chest. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength, he could instantly kill those who were lower level than him without any good equipment. ¡°You must wonder why we didn¡¯t attack earlier, right? Because we needed you to come here. Those desert monsters would like your flesh. The team from Saint City would also love these monsters.¡± He pushed Sheikha Saeed aside and waved. Cloud Peak started to collect the corpses. They tossed them to the side, and it spread a long distance toward where they came from! Some desert monsters picked up the smell and rushed over. They noticed the delicious food, and they went crazy. They started to feed. Ye Zhongming looked at the images of the army that was moving here and calculated the time it would take. He waited silently as the hunter. Chapter 1016: Real enemy Chapter 1016: Real enemy Ahmed was very confident, as it had been long since he failed. This world was very nice to him when he injected the one-star potion. He obtained a new life and was the king of this land. This included this operation. Those Chinese were stupid and would only add color to his rule. So, he didn¡¯t give up on entertainment during this journey. For example, letting beautiful women dance, traditional artisans playing instruments, wine and cigarettes. Ahmed felt that only this could get him close or surpass the kings of history. Thus, when the squad gave a warning that they faced desert monsters, he was stunned. Only after a while did he smile. ¡°There is nothing dangerous in the desert; just clear them.¡± No one dared to go against the king¡¯s words, so the order was given, and the battle began. The ones who attacked were naturally the slaves. Although their names had the insulting word of being slaves, they were the core strength of Saint City. The core of these squads came from the royal family. They were the branch members or servant families that had served the royal family. Due to their oath during peacetime, they continued to serve. Of course, they had their own interests, and it was even more than peacetime. The word slave naturally meant more. The true meaning was that all the ordinary warriors had the word scalded on them. Things that were hard to imagine during peacetime should have disappeared in the apocalypse, but they became more prevalent here. Religion and faith often gave one influence and control. If you weren¡¯t affected, it was hard for you to imagine. Since Ahmed gave the order, one of the three slave squads surged toward the seemingly small group of desert monsters. Chaos arrived! Some people wanted to retreat, while the commanders wanted to charge forward. Some felt like they should defend. But the slave army that had no discipline was in chaos. If Ahmed didn¡¯t realize that he was being conned, he wasn¡¯t worthy of being king. He shouted, and his voice stabilized the battlefield. His orders entered the ears of everyone. This king raised his hand, and a blue light surged into the sky. It flew toward the golden ball that had stopped in mid-air like it was showing its supremacy to them. There was a loud ¡®dang¡¯ as the blue light hit the giant ball. The ball flew up, but it didn¡¯t fall. Surprise flashed in Ahmed¡¯s eyes. He looked up. It seemed slow, but his actions were quick. He waved the staff to kill the desert lifeforms that tried to get close to him. What he saw was a huge group of desert lifeforms, the number... He was unsure. Ahmed brought many people, almost half of the men under him. But there were too many desert monsters. Just the ones he saw, there were around 50 thousand! If both sides fought here, Ahmed was confident in his ability to win. But if he lost, he could not handle it. In truth, if he were so determined, he wouldn¡¯t have just let the Star Wheel stand tall. Ahmed knew better than everyone else that his main enemy wasn¡¯t the desert monsters but the prophet, whose influence was slightly below him. Also, the God City that stood in the desert. He gave the order to retreat. The team battled the desert monsters while heading back. When he returned to his carriage, his beloved son said, ¡°Father, if we retreat like this, then Brother Sheikha Saeed...¡± The king looked coldly at him, ¡°You have many brothers.¡± .............................................................................. Ye Zhongming looked at the scenes from the screen and knew that those from Saint City retreated. He waited quietly. When these people retreated from the range he had drawn, Cloud Peak would start attacking the Star Mother Wheel. Chapter 1017: Ye Zhongmings idea Chapter 1017: Ye Zhongming''s idea ¡°With the wheel as the center, the monsters are gathered around it. Although we drew many of them away, they were from one direction, and many desert monsters remain.¡± Since sharing a bath with Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai and her men were closer to him. It wasn¡¯t that they weren¡¯t willing to get close to him in the past; they didn¡¯t dare to, or rather, they respected him more. Now, he was more like an older brother, someone they spent much time with, family, a loved one. This was the case, although many of them were older than him. Daizhi said these. She disagreed with Ye Zhongming taking the risk. Many agreed. Their suggestion was for them to clear these monsters bit by bit, and only after it was safe would Ye Zhongming enter the wheel. They couldn¡¯t do anything about the dangers inside the wheel, but they could control them outside. They hoped to create conditions that would keep Ye Zhongming safer. Apart from the majority''s view, Xia Bai had her own thoughts. She wanted to head into the wheel instead of Ye Zhongming. No one else would give that suggestion, not even Xia Bai. This meant that if Xia Bai succeeded, the Star Elf would belong to her. Even if you trusted someone, facing such a treasure, this sentence would draw suspicion. Xia Lei and the others had high EQ and naturally wouldn¡¯t touch this topic. But Xia Bai didn¡¯t care. Her heart was never on the Star Elf but Ye Zhongming¡¯s safety. She wanted to take the risk for Ye Zhongming. After all, she was also a seven-star evolved. Even if she was slightly weaker than Ye Zhongming, it wasn¡¯t a big gap. If even she couldn¡¯t survive, then it would be a signal to Ye Zhongming not to enter. As for getting the Star Elf. To Xia Bai, this was no different from Ye Zhongming getting it. She would still listen to him to use it as she felt like even she was Ye Zhongming¡¯s, much less an elemental spirit. Ye Zhongming could understand, so he rejected it. It wasn¡¯t because he was jealous that Xia Bai might get something good. He knew that if Xia Bai entered, there was an 80% chance she would die. It wasn¡¯t him overthinking, but it was the actual situation. Why were the West Asians only able to get temporary control of the Star Elf and not full control? They also had seven-star evolved and due to their special situation, these people would hog most of the interests. This extreme was something that China couldn¡¯t imagine. They gave out a small sound and wouldn¡¯t alert monsters. This also ensured that they could successfully draw- clear- draw- clear the monsters. The crystal grenades also increased the killing efficiency. In just that short while, they obtained more companion crystals than the entire journey before. Of course, this was because Cloud Peak was rich. If not, the crystal weapons consumption was enough to bankrupt organizations. Apart from level six crystals, Ye Zhongming would split them into two. One portion was used as their ammo. Two hours later, Saint City¡¯s army was at a safe enough distance, and Ye Zhongming began his plan. He merged the companion crystals, and finally, a level nine companion crystal appeared in his hands. This could ensure that he could spin the wheel once. Moreover, he thought about it. Why could you spin the Mother Wheel? Wasn¡¯t that the ability of an ordinary wheel? Finally, he thought of one possibility, which was the only one. One that Sheikha Saeed didn¡¯t tell him. It wasn¡¯t a simple spin, but... A key. Or rather, a pass to enter the Star Mother Wheel space! With this level-nine companion crystal, it was time to prove his conjecture. He told Xia Bai and the others to continue killing desert monsters. He recalled the Exquisite Floating Ball and entered it. It flew above the Star Mother Wheel and then jumped down! Chapter 1018: Mother Wheel Space Chapter 1018: Mother Wheel Space A whistling sound passed into his ears. His movement caused it through the sky. He spread his body and charged down. Compared to China, where buildings occupied large amounts of land, the vast desert seemed devoid of life. The two were different, but there was one thing Ye Zhongming felt was similar: the mutated lifeforms in the air were comparatively fewer. If this were a forest, rainforest, mountain, or plain, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t dare to use this method. Before landing on the ground, he would be pecked by a flying lifeform and turned into white bones. The Star Mother Wheel got bigger and bigger until he could touch it. Ye Zhongming pressed the face of the wheel and used it to reduce his momentum. He twisted his body and then landed. Thick sand provided good resistance for him. Even Cloud Peak didn¡¯t know that Cloud Peak would use this method to enter the tightly surrounded wheel. So when he landed, there was an empty region around the wheel. Of course, this region was small, only around 20-30 square meters. Before Ye Zhongming landed, he had already started to look at the face of the wheel. The first impression he had was that it was similar to ancient circular coins with a hole. It wasn¡¯t that the face had a hole but that the rewards were square. There were seven rows of seven, a total of 49. At the top of the wheel was one solo reward. Ye Zhongming¡¯s vision and thinking ability exceeded what ordinary people could understand. When he landed, he had a full understanding of the wheel. Sheikha Saeed said that the wheel had 50 rewards. He didn¡¯t lie about that. He even said that they got 13 of them. That was correct, as only 37 rewards remained. But he couldn¡¯t tell what they got from the wheel. Only a black circle was left in the rewards that were taken. However, the remaining rewards caused Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes to light up. Over half of the 37 rewards tempted Ye Zhongming. One must know that he was already a seven-star evolved. His true strength was similar to level eight lifeforms. The thing that tempts him must be at least on the same level as an eight-star potion, which meant that at least half of the rewards were as valuable. The truth proved that he was right. As the reward appeared, the Star Mother Wheel¡¯s face changed. A flower-shaped gate made of black rays appeared and slowly opened. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hesitate; he kept the reward and retracted his Staff of Nature before jumping in. His eyes turned black, and the roaring sounds disappeared. Ye Zhongming looked around, and the gentle light from Water Bottle Protection provided him with some light. This was a giant space. When Ye Zhongming looked, with his visual powers, he couldn¡¯t see the end of it. The sky seemed limitless, and only the ground was special. It was made of many black crystals, and where the crystals connected were white lines. Black and white spread in all directions. Everything was black apart from the ground; it was as if you were in a universe without starlight! No, there was starlight. Ye Zhongming noticed that there were some specks of light in the distance. He hesitated. He retracted the Water Bottle Protection and ran towards the light. He had to run as it was too far away. After a few dozen minutes, he saw the light source and stopped in shock. It was a majestic palace made of white jade. Right. In this vast space, a majestic building had appeared! Even if Ye Zhongming knew this space was fake, he couldn¡¯t help but feel respect towards the palace. But he stood for a while and felt like something wasn¡¯t right. He thought about it and didn¡¯t continue forward. He moved to the sides and confirmed something. This palace looked like a giant fly! Chapter 1020: So that was the case Ye Zhongming naturally knew that the West Asians had entered the Star Mother Wheel; if not, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to get the Star Elf. But why did he bump into a palace the West Asians had already entered? Was he supposed to continue to search for clues? Or was this a place where he shouldn¡¯t have come? Where should he go? Many questions entered his mind and made him frustrated. He knew he would be trapped here if he couldn¡¯t think of the answer. Not only would he not get the Star Elf, he would be exiled here. So what was the answer? He walked about the palace. He didn¡¯t let any corner go, and he didn¡¯t notice anything. He walked beside the corpse and imagined the battle. But apart from confirming that this corpse was strong, he still didn¡¯t notice anything. Wait! Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. He started to search. He picked up those broken white jade monster parts and pieced them together. This needed patience and took a lot of time, but Ye Zhongming was very serious. When he pieced the monster together, he understood something. This was... A bee? Or a fly? Anyways, it was the same as the shape of this palace. Same as the palace... These few words were key. Ye Zhongming felt that way. He knew he should grab these words but couldn¡¯t think of anything. That didn¡¯t feel good. Ye Zhongming left the palace helplessly. He stopped and confirmed some things. The West Asians didn¡¯t come here, and even if they did, they didn¡¯t enter as the thing inside was still alive. If he was correct, it should be a winged fish like the shape of the palace. Ye ZHongming continued to walk to the entrance to push that door. But he still heard a roar and was teleported out of the palace''s range. On the third time, he started to attack the door. It was useless. No matter what he did, as long as his body touched the door, he would be teleported. He started to walk around the palace to find another way to enter. But there were no windows. Even if he wanted to climb to the top, he was teleported when he touched it. He was furious and cursed. So what if you were a flying fish? En? He opened his eyes wide, flying... Flying fish? The first palace was a fly... Second, was the bottom of a boat? Also, Star Wheel, Star... He exclaimed and felt like he knew the secret of this place! Astrology, astrology! First was Muscae, then it was Carina, and now it was Volans! Moreover, Ye Zhongming thought about the centaur picture. Didn¡¯t that mean that he could enter a Centaurus palace? Regarding the stars, Ye Zhongming only understood the 12 star signs. He knew about these other stars because he studied the history of foreign literature, and some of his knowledge touched on these stars. He knew a little more than others and knew these were part of the 42 stars! But he didn¡¯t understand. If he remembered correctly, there were 88 stars. If one prize represented one star, there should be 88 rewards, not 50! So what was going on? He thought about it for a long time but was made to give up. He guessed the palaces represented the stars, but there was a problem. The palaces should be distributed like a star map. It was like a dome, so after this palace appeared, the other palace disappeared. It was already amazing that he recognized these stars. How would he even remember a star map? He couldn¡¯t remember the star map, so how could he find the Centaurus palace? Chapter 1019: Afterlife Clip Ye Zhongming found it weird and had no clue what was going on, so he stopped and didn¡¯t continue forward. He thought about it and stared at this fly-like palace. He hoped to find some information that could give him a clue. But there was nothing. It was as if this palace was a flawless piece of art. It stood in the galaxy-like space. Ye Zhongming sat down. Although he was worried about the situation of Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad and the Imperial City¡¯s battle, he knew that his safety was more important. If he died here, that was what those who were related to him had to worry most about. He thought about it and took the Clip-like thing he got from the wheel. This was the only thing he thought had any connection with this place. ¡°Chaos Grade Afterlife Clip!¡± Just the name alone shocked him. This name was very majestic. Although Ye Zhongming was unsure, he felt like equipment that received such names was very strong. For example, Gate of Sacrifice, Ocean King Crown, Elemental Elf... Afterlife was one type of name. He looked at the green equipment and didn¡¯t care much about it. With his current status and riches, green equipment wasn¡¯t a surprise to him. When he saw the name, he realized it might be amazing equipment. ¡°Chaos Grade, increase ability of the equipment by one, increase skill level of one skill by one level.¡± ¡°Mist Grade, increase equipment abilities by two, increase skill level of one skill by two levels.¡± ¡°Clear Grade, increase equipment abilities by two, increase skill levels of two skills by one level.¡± ¡°Pure Grade, increase equipment abilities by three, increase skill level of two skills by two levels.¡± Centaur! Ye Zhongming recalled that this picture was similar to Western centaurs. But he didn¡¯t understand what it meant. He used the Clip to clip Sand Dance. The moment it clipped, it disappeared, and at the same time, he received the notification that the equipment had entered cooldown. He looked at the new ability and also saw that it had increased the level of one sand dance skill. He placed the blade down and decided to walk to the palace to look. Anyway, he had no idea, so it was better that he entered. He arrived at the entrance quickly. When he was close, he could better understand how majestic this palace was. It was hard to imagine how majestic this building had to be to shock Ye Zhongming, who had seen many miracle-like architectures on Earth. This was not man-made. That was the only judgment he gave. He stepped on the stairs. His Bloodstepping Boots and the jade stone clashed and gave out a rhythmic tapping sound. He arrived at the entrance, and the doors were open. Ye Zhongming walked over slowly. He saw a majestic hall, but there was only one color. Everything was made of the same material, and even the corpses on the ground were the same color... Right, a giant corpse was in the center of the hall. Some missing parts were scattered around, and the material resembled that of the palace. Ye Zhongming confirmed that there was no aura of life before walking over. He saw a different color. It was also a corpse. But it was a human corpse. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t see it because the giant monster corpse blocked it. He got close and saw that it was a West Asian. They came here before! Chapter 1022: Centaur Slash Chapter 1022: Centaur Slash The light blades sliced the centaur¡¯s body and made an ear-piercing rubbing sound. Shrapnel scattered in the light barrier, and as it couldn¡¯t escape, it turned the barrier misty. This process was short, and it was only a breath but it shocked Ye Zhongming with its attack frequency. But the barrier broke a second later. The centaur¡¯s spear hit the barrier, and that monster charged out. Ye Zhongming was prepared. The Earth Elf used Gravity Jump, and the centaur¡¯s gravity changed. Ye Zhongming used his job skill. Thousand Seal Slash! Ten blade images merged toward the centaur¡¯s body. It had just charged out from the barrier, and its gravity changed. Along with it being in Flame Sandstorm, its movement was restricted. It couldn¡¯t dodge that blade. It raised its spear and clenched the top and bottom of it to block in front of its body. Sand Dance and the white jade spear clashed. Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands felt numb, and he couldn¡¯t control his body anymore. He fell backward, and Sand Dance trembled. The attack broke down because of that retreat. Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength was his advantage. After using the stat upgrade scroll, his strength reached an unbelievable level. But this strength didn¡¯t give him an advantage against the centaur. He thought it was a simple fight, but they were actually on the same level. He raised his head and relaxed slightly. His sharp senses told him that the front hooves of the centaur had cracked. The cracks from the kick worsened and showed signs of breaking off. That spear was worse. Although it didn¡¯t break, there was a huge chip where it clashed with Sand Dance. One would foresee that that spear would break if he used a little strength. The centaur was unhappy with its situation. It wasn¡¯t as perfect as before, and its body was covered in marks. It looked at the spear and tossed it aside. It then pulled an axe from the side of the horse. That slash after spinning should be an axe skill. Ye Zhongming walked forward with his blade. He planned to end this battle and also to see what happened next. But he stopped after one step as the centaur held the blade. It stared viciously at Ye Zhongming and raised the blade with both hands. An extreme sense of danger spread. Ye Zhongming felt danger from that motion. He didn¡¯t doubt that if he continued to stand there, he would get killed! The centaur didn¡¯t give him more time. It raised its blade and slashed down. A bright yellow figure flashed out from its body and appeared before Ye Zhongming. Total silence. It was as if time had stopped. After some time, Ye Zhongming moved his body and touched his chest. Black Halo Shield was sliced open, and the Black Dirt Armor was sliced. The blue armor was also sliced. There was a shallow blood wound on his chest. Not much blood flowered, but his skin was slightly opened. The Staff of Nature was before him. The Water Bottle Protection that he had activated had cracked long ago. Hong! The centaur¡¯s body fell to the ground, losing all signs of life. Its body shattered into many pieces. Ye Zhongming opened his mouth, terrified. He activated the Water Bottle Protection after sensing danger. Even then, the bright yellow figure instantly broke the water element defense and didn¡¯t give him a chance to change gems. It then broke Black Halo Shield and the dirt armor. Although it didn¡¯t deal much damage to hi,m and the injuries to his chest were light, he knew that he had just escaped death. If that skill was slightly stronger, then... He didn¡¯t expect the centaur¡¯s final attack to be so strong. What he didn¡¯t know was that it was the centaur¡¯s final attack; it needed to use its life. That was- Centaur Slash! Chapter 1021: White Jade Centaur Chapter 1021: White Jade Centaur One hated not studying more when they needed to use the knowledge. The excitement from finding out the answer had totally disappeared. If he didn¡¯t know the star map, he wouldn¡¯t know the location of the stars. No matter how smart he was, he couldn¡¯t solve this mystery. But he realized that since he knew where the problem was, there was just one thing he could do: find it! How? Ye Zhongming decided to use the dumbest way. He started to walk backward, and when he bumped into the first palace, he changed directions and walked in another direction. His method was to draw circles around the Musca. This was dumb, but it could ensure that he didn¡¯t miss any direction. If the centaurus were nearby, then he would definitely find it. The truth proved that he was right. After he used this method, the second palace he bumped into was the Centaurus! It was too easy to confirm as it looked like the diagram on the Afterlife Clip. He adjusted his breathing and walked up the stairs. He arrived at the palace gate very quickly. Whether or not his conjecture was correct depended on whether he could push this gate open. His hands pressed onto it, and thus, the answer was given. Nothing happened. He took a deep breath and pushed it. The next second, he saw the centaur monster in the hall''s center. At the same time as he took his first step, that statue-like centaur opened its eyes. Both sides looked at each other. Ye Zhongming appeared calm on the surface, but he was shocked. This centaur should be a very special mutated lifeform, but it was still a mutated lifeform and not an evolved one. But why was it so calm? It looked so cold when it looked at Ye Zhongming that it terrified him. Was it because it was half a human? If it were someone else, the spear would have stabbed into their bodies. But Ye Zhongming was different. He had the Flame Sandstorm around him. Moreover, it was the upgraded Flame Sandstorm. Chaos Grade Afterlife Clip was clipped onto the blue Sand Dance. The random ability upgraded was this. The current Flame Sandstorm had an obvious slow to enemies that entered its range. It might have caused the attack to go from one second to 1.5, but that was enough to do many things. Ye Zhongming was actually caught off guard today. He didn¡¯t expect this cold-looking fellow to have a mental energy-like attack. Without the Flame Sandstorm, he would have been hit. But Ye Zhongming was able to react. He moved and used Quickness. The centaur¡¯s strike was sidestepped. The giant body and bright spear brushed past him. He then used Kick and waved his blade, too. His kicking motion was small. The centaur¡¯s speed was also lowered, so it couldn¡¯t dodge. Its body shook from the kick, and there was a cracking sound. It should be the leg of the white jade. Ye Zhongming¡¯s kick stopped the centaur that could have charged past. It also stopped in Ye Zhongming¡¯s range, and his blade landed. Typically speaking, he would use the Burning Sharp Light skill when he slashed. It could activate a light blade to slice anything before him. But this time, the Burning Sharp Light did appear, and it was even stronger as Ye Zhongming¡¯s stats increased. But the key was that a semicircle barrier appeared after. It covered the centaur''s body. A butterfly-shaped blade also started to sweep the area. If someone were familiar with Ye Zhongming, they would know he didn¡¯t use any skill after Quickness and Kick. The Burning Sharp Light was Sand Dance¡¯s own ability, so what was this light barrier? Afterlife Clip not only upgraded the Flame Sandstorm but also gave it a new skill. ¡°Light Butterfly Slaughter!¡± Chapter 1023: Hiring Star Elf If Sheikha Saeed hadn¡¯t died and followed Ye Zhongming into this space, he would have told him that that was the star protector¡¯s final hit. Each palace monster would gather all their strength and lifeforce into one hit to form their final blow. At the start, before the Mother Wheel gave birth to so many subordinates, many experts from West Asia died from these final hits. Of course, Sheikha Saeed probably would have answered some of Ye Zhongming''s questions. For example, why were there 88 stars but only 50 rewards? Ye Zhongming looked at the dead centaur and let the Treasure Nurturing Gourd eat the damaged blue armor. He switched a green Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor. When he changed his clothes, a blue light appeared on the centaur¡¯s corpse. Then, a small elf floated in mid-air. The Earth Elf left his shoulder for the first time since following him. It sat on the small shield and flew towards the new elf. That blue elf saw it and also floated over quickly. They met in mid-air, and they were like long-lost friends. Both of them sat on the small shield and talked to each other. Ye Zhongming raised his brow. Did he get some benefits because he already had an elemental elf? He saw the two babies talking to each other and felt like it didn¡¯t fit into the solemn atmosphere. ¡°Father, he is hungry.¡± Ye Zhongming lowered his head in shock. Although he had ordered the Earth Elf not to call him father and didn¡¯t even let him talk to outsiders, its sudden words caused his heart to speed up and his face to turn red. Ye Zhongming still took out some things for these two fellows to eat. The Earth Elf took it and split some food for the little fellow. When the Star Elf ate a piece of ghost metal and a two-star potion, Ye Zhongming received a notification. ¡°Star Elf, the only controller of the stars. Current growth stage: Birth. Current state: Hired.¡± The front was similar to the Earth elf, but the back part differed. Wasn¡¯t that too simple? Also, how long will this Star Elf stay by his side? There was no notification about those. In the Earth Wheel Sapce, Ye Zhongming obtained three types of Fertile Soil. But apart from white jade, there was nothing here, much less Star Sand. This different was huge. Ye Zhongming looked at the centaur¡¯s body and tried to see if the spear could be a material. But that was just wishful thinking. He could only walk out. But when he reached the door, he stopped. He moved back to the centaur¡¯s corpse and took something out. Gate of Sacrifice. He looked at the energy bar and was satisfied. He paid close attention to sacrificing things, but due to other treasures like the Treasure Nurturing Gourd, many materials were split. Since the last sacrifice, he had been storing energy, and it had reached a decent level. He tried to sacrifice the centaur¡¯s broken weapons, and he succeeded. It also increased a lot of energy. Ye Zhongming was delighted and found a way to compensate for all his hard work here. After the three weapons, he split the centaur and sacrificed its body. As expected, all of them could be sacrificed. After all that, he wanted to smash the palace to sacrifice but... It was his wishful thinking. He headed out, and after sacrificing the corpses in the previous palaces, the energy increased by a full bar. It was a little from the highest amount. Ye Zhongming anticipated what the full energy Gate of Sacrifice could give him. As he didn¡¯t know the time difference here and outside and he didn¡¯t have any other stars to hunt, he didn¡¯t continue expanding his search range. He returned to where he had come from, and a gate awaited him. He held Staff of Nature and walked out. Shortly after, he heard some notification sounds. Chapter 1024: You think too much Chapter 1024: You think too much ¡°Star Elf hired duration, 15 days.¡± ¡°During this hire period, Star Sand production reduced by half.¡± 15 days? Production reduced by half? This notification made Ye Zhongming really unhappy. The hired time and efficiency could not satisfy him. ¡°Shatter the Mother Wheel space and obtain more hired times, and you can earn the final ownership of the Star Elf.¡± This notification was more tempting. It even told him the way to own the Star Elf. Ye Zhongming understood that Sheikha Saeed wasn¡¯t honest with him either. The Star Elf wasn¡¯t taken from him, but because his hired date was up, the Star Elf returned to the Mother Wheel. Of course, the others won the fellow from the wheel and not by snatchingn from him. Who knows how many times they hired it, as this affected the final ownership? Ye Zhongming was naturally interested in the elemental elf. He feared that some people hired it too many times, like the king from Saint City. But he didn¡¯t have time to consider this problem. The moment he exited the wheel, he saw a person. This was a weird person. He wore a black robe and held a crystal ball. Although his robe had a hoodie, he didn¡¯t wear it. It revealed white hair and a weird-looking face. The reason why it was weird was because this person gave him a complicated feeling. It looked merciful, a little terrifying, killing intent, he smiled, he looked a little lost... It was as if that face was a merger of many faces. After Ye Zhongming exited, he should have faced many Mother Wheel sand monsters. But the monsters were still there, and Cloud Peak was still fighting them. Ye Zhongming could even feel the connection from the golden ball. But it was as if the Sand Monsters, and Cloud Peak warriors, couldn¡¯t see him and didn¡¯t react. ¡°I am surprised by how quickly you did it.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s tense body relaxed. This was the first time someone had talked to him about this, and it was also the first time he had seen his most profound questions in another person''s body. But he didn¡¯t speak and wanted to know what this Star Prophet wanted to say. ¡°We are struggling to survive in different regions. We keep getting stronger. If everything is arranged, then what is their goal? To help humans evolve or to test the law of the jungle?¡± Jyanendra shook his head, ¡°Please forgive me as I am thinking about this in the worst-case scenario, but I think it is the case...¡± ¡°We are tools. When we get stronger or stronger until those above want us to reach, they can use us. We will face things that we cannot imagine.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about how nine stars evolved and rarely appeared before them. He suspected that after you reached that level, things would change. He was still silent even if Jyanendra had said what he thought. ¡°At that time, we might be allies and have to face the unknown things together.¡± ¡°Then?¡± Ye Zhongming suddenly spoke. He looked at him seriously and knew that those words were mostly guesses. Of course, it might be some prediction he got from his job. ¡°Then? You will hope your allies are strong and can take more responsibility to help you. Or would you like to see them being weak and you having to take on all dangers?¡± His crystal ball changed and turned into scenes of fights, cruel battles, and gore. Ye Zhongming had a mocking smile. ¡°You just want me to give up on the Star Elf.¡± Ye Zhongming moved, ¡°I can tell you that if I need an ally, I will choose my own. Even if I have to face those dangers, I will ensure that I am the strongest.¡± ¡°Mr. Jyanendra, do you think I am someone who will give up on the Elemental Elf just because of a few words?¡± ¡°You think too much.¡± Chapter 1025: Burial Barrier Chapter 1025: Burial Barrier One had to be impressed by Jyanendra¡¯s upbringing. After hearing what Ye Zhongming said, his face showed no rage or annoyance. This was an obvious rejection. One could even say that Ye Zhongming had totally soiled their relationship. Based on how people did things in the apocalypse, Jyanendra would retreat or battle Ye Zhongming. But he didn¡¯t do anything. ¡°Nobody can be alone. A person can never do what many people can achieve. A chess piece will be surrounded on the chessboard; only by having many chess pieces will you be able to battle others.¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°Either move aside, or I will kill you.¡± Jyanendra finally sighed, and he took a step back. The surroundings dimmed. The barrier that cut the two of them off from the surroundings deepened. ¡°You want to fight just because you can¡¯t persuade me? You should have done this from the start; there was no need to be so fake.¡± Ye Zhongming said calmly. A gun appeared in his hand, and he pulled the trigger. Dangerous energy fired from the barrel of the crystal energy demon gun. This distance was the best distance for the purple weapon. But the small energy arc with lightning energy didn¡¯t hit Jyanendra¡¯s body. It stopped in mid-air. Ye Zhongming¡¯s gaze landed on Jyanendra¡¯s crystal ball. ¡®Burial Pearl?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at those scenes and thought of one piece of equipment. It was rumored that the strong West Asian nine-star evolved had a piece of very powerful pearl equipment that had many miraculous functions. Who knew that Jyanendra grasped this pearl when he was seven-star? ¡°Your knowledge is surprising!¡± The barrier restricted his movement. After taking out the sniper rifle, he didn¡¯t aim it at Jyanendra, but he still fired. This made Jyanendra mock him. But Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t affected. He used up the case that was filled with silver bullets. He then took out the Explosive Mechanic, Crystal grenade, and a crystal gun, which he fired at the barrier. Jyanendra¡¯s expression started to sink. At first, he thought Ye Zhongming did it to slow the progress of the Sword Light. Those energy arcs, bullets, rays, etc., were effective. But when Ye Zhongming continued using various seemingly useless attacks, he felt uneasy. He felt like it wasn¡¯t so simple. As expected, when Ye Zhongming tossed two black grenades, the barrier shook for the first time. Some eggshell-like cracks started to spread. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have any equipment to break the barrier, but it didn¡¯t mean that he didn''t have a solution. No matter what space it was, the amount of energy they could take was limited. Once it exceeded that, the space would explode. Be it rooms, cities, Earth, or even the universe. The Burial Barrier was no exception. Before the space-like abilities of the two elemental elves got unlocked, this was the only way he could think of. Since he couldn¡¯t leave, he would cause it to explode. Ye Zhongming executed his plan immediately. The Burial Barrier that caused the Chinese nine-star evolve huge trouble and even decided the outcome single-handedly hadn¡¯t grown to that terrifying level. It had already reached its limit before Ye Zhongming used all his cards. ¡°Are you crazy?¡± Jyanendra realized what Ye Zhongming was doing, and his expression changed. His voice turned into terror, ¡°If the barrier explodes, we will all get killed by the energy explosion!¡± Ye Zhongming pouted and didn¡¯t reply. He took two more crystal grenades from his space and added them to the unstable energy current of the barrier. The cracking sound got louder and louder. Finally, the barrier couldn¡¯t take the energy and exploded while Jyanendra exclaimed. Chapter 1026: Should be coming Chapter 1026: Should be coming The sudden explosion shocked Xia Bai¡¯s squad. They looked toward where the sound came from and prepared to strike. It was where the Star Mother Wheel was. The sand monsters were mutated lifeforms very sensitive to such energy. They could sense that many of their fellow lifeforms had died from that explosion. Be it humans or sand monsters, they all charged toward the explosion. The former did so because Ye Zhongming might be there. The latter did so, as that was where the mother wheel was. The area around the wheel was in a mess. The sand monsters there all exploded. A giant hole appeared in the ground, and many sand monster corpses were around. This alone can tell you how intense that explosion was. The lifeforms within a few dozen meters were cleared. Ye Zhongming walked out slowly and waved toward Xia Bai and the others. The battle squad changed directions and ran outwards to escape the sand monsters. Ye Zhongming used his speed and got free from the wheel. Logically speaking, Ye Zhongming was at the center of the explosion and should have received a strong blow, but he looked perfectly fine. The sand monsters gathered before the Sand Monster Wheel and roared. They were furious for some unknown reason. Ye Zhongming stood in the range of the Violent Lightning Turret and looked into the distance. He knew that Jyanendra was alive. During the explosion, Ye Zhongming thought about his plan. He wouldn¡¯t be as dumb as Jyanendra thought to try to die together. When the barrier cracked, he used the Staff of Nature and then moved behind the Star Mother Wheel. That was enough. No matter how large the explosion was, it wouldn¡¯t hurt the wheel. Thus, Ye Zhongming escaped that fatal energy storm. During this period, Ye Zhongming even sat the Exquisite Floating Ball to head to the camp that was attacked by the sand monsters. He wanted to keep the Space Stack gate there. He wanted to keep the possibility of heading to Saint City. But when he went there, the Space Stack Gate was gone. Saint City had sent people to remove it. Young Master Yun¡¯s squad completed their guarding mission, and they went through a few fights. These days, apart from some mutated lifeforms, a team from Saint City has appeared. They wanted to block Cloud Peak¡¯s path home. However, as time was of the essence and because they felt the main force was at the Star Mother Wheel, they only sent a few thousand. But their combat strength wasn¡¯t high, and Young Master Yun¡¯s battle squad crushed them. He told everyone to leave first. He then kept this problematic wheel that could only teleport with the other branch wheel. He sat in the Exquisite Floating Ball and returned to an area near the Star Mother Wheel. He found a secluded spot, placed the gate down, and disguised it. He then teleported back to Cloud Peak. After scouting the area, he led people back to the Posthumous People City. He crossed seven thousand kilometers in a day and also crossed space to get to the Secret Realm. Only Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak could do that now. Anyone who saw Ye Zhongming heaved a sigh of relief within the Imperial City. They were very nervous when Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t here. Fortunately, Saint Ligth Hall was making preparations. Apart from some probing attacks, they didn¡¯t use the terrifying Power of the Gods. This allowed the barrier that covered the city to remain. He discussed with a few people and placed the Violent Lightning Turrets on the secondary defense line. He then distributed a batch of crystal equipment. Ye Zhongming, who planned to craft blue armor for himself, was stopped by Xia Lei and pulled back to his house in the Imperial City. She sat in his embrace and pulled his hand into her clothing, giving a few nasal moans. ¡°I think that level nine expert is here.¡± Chapter 1027: Saliva Chapter 1027: Saliva Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand stopped and only continued when Xia Lei showed unhappiness. But he frowned. He knew that Cloud Peak and the Posthumous people had to face Saint Light Hall¡¯s level nine expert, and he prepared many solutions for that. The reason why he took the risk to head to West Asia and search for Star Sand was so that he had more confidence in facing that expert. But now, he just returned from West Asia, and the elf hadn¡¯t produced any sand. Naturally, he couldn¡¯t craft any Star Equipment. From this point alone, Ye Zhongming was unprepared. Also, for some reason, Ye Zhongming¡¯s connection with Red Hair was intermittent. He thought it was because they were in two different spaces but it was still the same in the Imperial City. This made him worried. Did Red Hair bump into something strong on the Undead Hill? Ye Zhongming thought back to Red Hair¡¯s soul whip and throne and felt threatened by those. Did Red Hair really awaken those strong, undead lifeforms buried under the hill? Maybe he shouldn¡¯t have let Red Hair head there. His fingertips felt soft, but his heart was lost. The West Asia trip seemed decent, but only Ye Zhongming knew how dangerous it was. The West Asian¡¯s personality and organization meant that the king didn¡¯t decide to go all out, which gave Cloud Peak a chance. In truth, if that ruler had been more vicious, the outcome might have changed. Cloud Peak might be in a tough battle and have no chance with the Star Elf. Although Ye Zhongming blocked the centaur¡¯s final strike, it was just a test. If he had to use green equipment, his defense would drop, and be even more dangerous. The most dangerous thing was still that short fight with Jyanendra. If not for him having many methods to break the barrier, he would be killed. After taking such a huge risk, if he didn¡¯t turn everything he got into combat strength, then he should have just spent a few days in the Secret Realm crafting equipment. Just now, he noticed a situation. The two fellows hugged together and disappeared. This finding helped to reduce how obvious and attention attracting they would be. When they appeared again, one ball-shaped thing appeared under the Star Elf¡¯s body. It looked like a star and should have the same function as the Earth Elf¡¯s small shield. The two puny things could speak. Although they weren¡¯t too intelligent¡ªjust the intelligence of a seven-¡ªto eight-year-old kid¡ªYe Zhongming found out how the Star Elf produced Star Sand. Saliva... The Earth Elf would shit it out, and the Star Elf would salivate when it was asleep. Ye Zhongming had to think that the wheel¡¯s creator had some weird ideas when he created them. After the two fellows ate, they fell asleep. Specks of country product started to appear by its mouth, but due to the reduced amount, it would take some time before he could use any of them. Using this space, Ye Zhongming thought about it and planned to craft Moon Sand. The materials were collected and prepared. Apart from the Crescent Moon Blood Stone, each was strengthened. There were only three sets of materials previously, and the success rate was low. But things had changed now. Ye Zhongming obtained the Intermediate Smith Heart that increased the base rate. There was a 4% chance previously, along with the 15% from Basic Smith Heart, it was 19%. Even with ordinary luck, he would succeed once in five tries. With only three sets, he didn¡¯t dare to try. But things were different now. With the Intermediate Heart, the success rate was 34%, which exceeded 1?3. As long as he wasn¡¯t too unlucky, the three sets could ensure he got a purple close-combat weapon! Ye Zhongming adjusted his breath and started to deal with the materials according to the blueprint. At the same time, what he didn¡¯t know was that when he started crafting and those materials started to merge, be it Imperial City or Saint Light Hall, the advanced warriors all sensed something and looked toward Ye Zhongming! Chapter 1028: Named weapon Chapter 1028: Named weapon Ye Zhongming was too ordinary in his last life, so he didn¡¯t know about the higher-end stuff. For example, he didn¡¯t know what his crafting would cause. When purple and seven-colored equipment formed, other strong lifeforms could pick up the energy fluctuations. This wasn¡¯t surprising. It was like how plants would give off a scent when the flowers bloomed and how animals would cry when they entered some periods. The kings and Cloud Peak members sent people to surround Ye Zhongming. They even tried some ways to block off the energy fluctuation, but that was useless. It wasn¡¯t them over reacting. It would draw danger. To the current Imperial City, the danger was naturally Saint Light Hall. Even the Posthumous people could sense that something strong would appear, much less the Saint Light Hall members. It might even push the war forward. The Saint Light Hall higher-ups indeed sensed the change. The three heads even wanted to attack immediately. They were worried that the Posthumous people would create something challenging to deal with. But the Saintess retorted by saying that everyone has trump cards, which changed their thoughts. They wanted to prepare everything first, so there was no need to rush their attack. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know that his crafting would cause such a commotion. He focused on melting the materials and crafting according to the blueprint. The rarer the material, the harder it was to melt them. The failure rate was high, too. At the same time, this also consumed the most mental energy. Due to his high mental energy, this stage was his strength. He could ensure that his mental energy injection was stable enough, which would help increase the success rate. Due to his high mental energy amount, he was able to be more detailed when melting. The various materials started to merge and solidify. The shape of a blade appeared in mid-air. This was the easiest moment to fail. Ye Zhongming had crafted many things in his life, but he was still nervous. After all, he had to add some of his crafting understanding into this which increased difficulty. Based on the success rate on the blueprint, Moon Sand was 50% but those were basic stats. That wasn¡¯t what Ye Zhongming wanted. He would add Ghost Metal, Drill Ocean Metal etc and even used seals which greatly reduced the success rate. ¡°Yi, crafting again?¡± The Saintess sensed the fluctuation and wasn¡¯t as relaxed as the first time. A smith that could craft such equipment consecutively? When did they have such a person? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know all this. He only knew that the crafting was on the verge of failing. His mental energy and the weapon itself weren¡¯t compatible. This shouldn¡¯t have happened, but it did. Ye Zhongmingn sensed it when he failed but thought it was because he didn¡¯t control his mental energy input. This time, he felt like this happened because the equipment level was high and was repelling him. This relaxed him as long as it wasn¡¯t the beginning of failure. He slowly started merging more mental energy into it and tried to be more detailed when he led his mark into the materials. The blade started to form. Finally, at a certain time, there was a bright light. It was white, and then it turned gentle and purple. When everything quietened down, a purple blade floated before his eyes. Ye Zhongming grabbed the handle, and a name entered his mind. ¡°Earth Sand Moon Blade!¡± Just a name nearly caused him to jump up. If everything were normal, the blade would be called Moon Sandstorm. However, since he placed Fertile Soil and it became Earth Equipment, it should be Earth Moon Sandstorm. But that wasn¡¯t its name. It was Earth Sand Moon Blade. Ye Zhongming recalled something. Named weapon! Chapter 1029: Star Equipment Chapter 1029: Star Equipment Named weapons had no specific meaning; they were more of a special mark of high-level equipment. Like how humans named the strong mutated lifeforms. Although this didn¡¯t bring any extra benefits, it represented a form of recognition and respect. Not many purple pieces of equipment could be named, and that was usually something that only seven-colored weapons had. This was also why Ye Zhongming was excited. It meant that this piece of equipment was decent. ¡°Earth Sand Moon Blade.¡± ¡°Ability 1, Sharpness +720, Toughness +780.¡± ¡°Ability 2, Moonlight, when waving the weapon, the blade would form sharp moonlight that slices the target. The length and strength of it correspond to the power of the user. Extra 70 sharpness.¡± ¡°Ability 3, Lifesteal Alliance. When the Earth Sand Moon Blade causes damage, the target¡¯s injuries will worsen within a period of time, and the Moonlight will be buffed. Increasing between 1-5% basic stats.¡± ¡°Ability 4, skill memory. The blade will record some relevant stats when the user activates a skill while using the Earth Sand Moon Blade. Each time you use it, it leaves a mark on the blade, which increases the skill strength. With 100 marks as a basic number, every time you reach 100 times the basic stat, the skill will increase by 12% strength.¡± ¡°Ability 5, Moonlight Field. When battling using the blade, form a moonlight space around the user to strengthen the user¡¯s body quality and also slow and stun enemies. Moreover, the moonlight will deal consecutive damage. The range is a 10-meter radius with the user at the center, and it can be expanded, but it would consume mental energy. The biggest range is 50 meters. The bonus effect has something to do with the mental energy and evolution level of the user.¡± ¡°Ability 6, Sandstorm Moonlight Tornado. User can cancel Moonlight Field and turn it into multiple powerful tornados to deal both earth and light elemental damage. The strength of each tornado has to do with the number of tornados summoned.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at these skills and understood why it was named. First, the blade''s basic stats were strong, be it sharpness or toughness. However, these were just the blade¡¯s base stats, and they didn¡¯t include skills. If you added those, this blade was extremely sharp. Three attempts consumed a large amount of mental energy. Ye Zhongming rested and noticed that some Star Sand was collected. He observed them. Even if he had seen them before, he was still attracted by the bright colors. Star Equipment was more famous than earth equipment. This didn¡¯t mean that the former was better than the latter. Ye Zhongming guessed that it had to do with the Chinese being very humble and not showing off their Earth Equipment. At least on the outside, Earth equipment did not stand out, but Star Equipment was bright and shiny. Ye Zhongming thought about it and decided to make an armor to test the effects of Star Sand. He chose the safest method, preparing the armor and enchanting it. Although it wouldn¡¯t be as strong as a fully formed equipment, he could get a blue piece of equipment if he succeeds. Ye Zhongming took off the Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor. This was an original piece that wasn¡¯t strengthened with fertile soil. He followed how he crafted the blue armor to add ingredients and then used the mountain seal. The armor changed very quickly. The gentle green light disappeared, and some blue and purple dots appeared on its surface. These specks started to become active and move around the armor. Ye Zhongming was lucky and succeeded right away. He took this beautiful, shiny equipment and looked at its stats and abilities. Compared to Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor, its base stats increased. Most of the skills didn¡¯t change, but its strength did. There was one new skill--- Armor Shadows. When fighting, you could summon armor shadows to terrify enemies around you, deal impact damage, and knock them back. What Ye Zhongming paid attention to was the name of the equipment. Star Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor! There was also the Star equipment bonus stats. ¡°Star Defense Equipment bonus stat Shattered Star. When needed, form a meteor ring around the wearer, which would protect the user in battle and deal with enemies in range. When all the meteors hit the target, the ring would explode to deal huge damage. The armor would be slightly damaged in the explosion and after you repair it, the ring will enter a cooldown of 50 hours.¡± Chapter 1030: Saint Light Cannister Chapter 1030: Saint Light Cannister When Ye Zhongming appeared with the Star Thousand Leaf Phosphor Armor, that beautiful armor resembling stars in the sky caused a commotion. Little Tiger recovered from his serious injuries and cried for Ye Zhongming to craft one. After learning how precious the equipment was and the low success rate, although he stopped asking, he followed behind Ye Zhongming and stared at the armor. The only thing he didn¡¯t do was to lick it. There was no wonder why he did it. Even Xia Bai and the few kings couldn¡¯t look away from the armor. When Ye Zhongming tested it and used the meteor ring, the spinning meteors made the armor look more mysterious and ancient. If even these people behaved like that, much less female warriors like Liang Chuyin, Mo Ye, and those from Xia Bai¡¯s squad. Women had little resistance toward beautiful things, including handsome guys. Of course, guys were the same, too. ¡°You... This is too obvious.¡± Ling Kun shook his head. He wanted to say something but stopped. Ye Zhongming knew what he meant. Such equipment would make him stand out on the battlefield, but that often meant extreme danger. But Ye Zhongming had no choice, as this was what Star Armor was like. Earth Armor had its various strengths. He had to consider their efficiency because he didn¡¯t have enough fertile soil and star sand to waste. Three earth equipment could form a set. Weapons, accessories, and pants were enough. If he used the Star armor, he would benefit from both sets. Under the current state, that was the best combination. He kept the meteor ring and walked to the magic pearl. After confirming that Saint Light Hall wouldn¡¯t attack today, ye Zhongming planned to charge the item that the Omnipotent God had left and then see how to increase the recognition level. After exiting the palace, the few kings and protector who were interested in the pearl asked him about it. Cloud Peak had been crushing them in terms of equipment, and they only had one comparable piece of equipment, so it was normal that they paid attention to it. Ye Zhongming gave them a rough explanation, but he wasn¡¯t too exact. When they heard that it was far from its true potential, the few kings felt it was a waste. ¡°Zhongming, you did it?¡± Xia Lei rushed over and pointed at the barrier. After getting a confirmed reply, she shrugged, ¡°Come and take a look.¡± They got up on the walls and saw that the Saint Light Hall army had started to move. Two teams had gathered beside the Power of the Gods tower. There were rows of warriors before them. The Feather Warrior Squad¡¯s bald eagles started to circle the sky and slowly moved towards the Imperial City. This slow but firm progress put huge pressure on the warriors. What Ye Zhongming paid attention to was the giant machinery that appeared. There were giant crossbows, which were those zither-shaped ranged weapons. There were also trebuchets with stacks of stones piled beside them. Apart from that, there were some monsters even the king race hadn¡¯t seen before. They were distributed around and were in scale. ¡°That is the Saint Light Cannister?¡± Neal looked into the distance and frowned. Everyone looked and saw that a bunch of silver-armored warriors held a canister of the same color. The barrel hung low and tilted at the ground. Ye Zhongming and the others were experts and could see. There was some wite light in the canister. Hong Xiang smiled bitterly, ¡°We only saw relevant records. If that is the canister then... This would be a problem.¡± Chapter 1031: Let light shine Chapter 1031: Let light shine ¡°An equipment.¡± Hong Xiang defined this thing. This king continued, ¡°A ranged weapon that can fire saint light.¡± ¡°Saint light?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. He didn¡¯t believe in gods or saints. Saint light was probably just a type of light. ¡°It is a weapon that only a certain special job of Saint Light Hall can craft. The creator is a Light Monk.¡± Ling Kun continued from where Hong Xiang left off. Only then did the Posthumous people higher-ups recall that Ling Kun had the most understanding of Light Monks. Ling Kun¡¯s race had gone through two race extinction crises. Those two instances had something to do with the light monks. Or rather, they were the ones who attacked them. Light Monks and Ling Kun¡¯s tribe had a large-scale bloody conflict. Naturally, the Posthumous people lost twice, but Ling Kun¡¯s tribe had always been a super tribe. They were the strongest of the Posthumous people. The Light Monks were the core of each Saint Light Hall army, so when they battled Ling Kun¡¯s tribe, the Posthumous people targeted them. They suffered heavy losses; thus, large amounts of their legacy were broken, and they became much weaker. ¡°Light Monks didn¡¯t have strong attacks but they cultivated a battle skill that could enchant their energy onto an external item. It was similar to soul weapons but not the same. Each light monk could craft a certain amount of equipment, and they only had one attack, which is this...¡± Ling Kun pointed at the canisters, ¡°Saint Light attack.¡± He tapped his partner¡¯s shoulder, and Hong Xiang continued, ¡°Out of the equipment they crafted, this is the most mature and strongest weapon. This weapon can utilize Saint Light the best. Be it convenience, being able to recycle it, and its durability, there were no weaknesses.¡± Ye Zhongming took a look and turned his head, ¡°Recharge?¡± The few kings nodded, ¡°Although many Light Monk skills got lost in the war and not many people were willing to become Light Monks, it is obvious that they are here now.¡± ¡°How strong is it? What is their range?¡± Mo Ye wore the Holy Army Coat and asked. Behind them were numerous demon monsters, infantry, Saint Light Cavalry, and trebuchet formations. The skies were covered with the dense Saint Light Feather Warrior Squad and random troops of other flying demon monsters. Based on their equipment, they should have different functions. The Saintess stood on Yangos¡¯ back and was behind the entire flying contingent. Below her were the three heads and the close guards. Of course, there was also the Power of the Gods. Apart from the logistic troops left outside the mountain and a few reserve forces, most of the warriors were gathered here. The Posthumous people and Saint Light Hall were shocked by this formation. Rong Zhi, Nan Jin, and Zaili looked at their warriors and were pumped up. ¡°This is Saint Hall; this is the Saint Battle!¡± Rong Zhi raised his hands and cheered, and the warriors all shouted. Their voices spread into the clouds and caused the entire mountain to shake. Some demon monsters within the city shivered because of that. The three heads looked at the Saintess. She was injured a few days ago but has already recovered. She squinted her eyes and looked at the Imperial City. When she landed on Ye Zhongming, who was surrounded and wearing beautiful armor, the killing intent in her eyes grew. She raised heer halberd and aimed at the center of the Imperial City. ¡°Let light shine on this place; let the saint words cleanse this area and chase evil away. Wipe them out!¡± She waved her Glory Staff. Numerous rays of light descended and bathed the warriors. ¡°Attack!¡± Chapter 1032: Part of the price Chapter 1032: Part of the price Along with the Saintess¡¯s orders, the entire Posthumous People army started to make a move. The most obvious were the air troops that sped up. They instantly passed the ground troops. The troops on the walls raised their heads and looked at the flying demon monsters which were like a black cloud. Many people raised their weapons. But after realizing that there was a barrier, they lowered their weapons. But this action caused the leaders around to scold them. They knew that the barriers could only defend against ranged attacks. If these flying demon monsters charged to fight them up close, the barrier wouldn¡¯t be helpful. A bunch of demon monsters that charged at the front, which weren¡¯t too huge but were extremely quick, suddenly stopped. They shook, and their feathers, like needles, dropped, turning into feather arrows that fired at them. Instantly, many arrows fell on the barrier, causing specks of light. Although it wasn¡¯t as eye-catching as when it stopped the Power of the Gods, these starlight specks covered their eyes. Many people squinted. For some reason, Ye Zhongming had a bad feeling when he saw the specks of light. He didn¡¯t know where it came from, but he felt surprised that Saint Light Hall had started with such a method. To him, it was better if they used the Power of the Gods. But he knew why immediately. Before the specks dissipated, there were explosions. Ye Zhongming squinted and saw shadows descending from the sky and knocking on the barrier. Large amounts of liquid splattered. Those were black patches of blood. But where did the explosions come from? Until now, Ye Zhongming and the others didn¡¯t know. Ye Zhongming had the best vision of everyone. He roughly saw that the shadows that descended were those flying demon monsters that had fired those feathers. He looked around, and his heart sank. He saw a problem. You might be able to explain the situation as those flying demon monsters losing their flying ability after they lose their feathers. But why was it so spread out... Right, spread out. These demon monsters fell onto the barrier evenly. This was the only solution he could think of- neutralizing energy! To use water or any other element to fight against the flame energy on the barrier. Many skills flew into the sky¡ªespecially water element skills which helped to extinguish the flames. The pearl¡¯s energy reduction reduced and stopped at 15%. The flames directly consumed half of the barrier¡¯s energy. The barrier turned translucent again, but it was slightly dimmer. But before they could heave a sigh of relief, Saint Light Hall¡¯s second wave arrived. Another group of demon monsters used the flame¡¯s cover to fly above the walls. When everyone saw them, they had already tossed giant pieces of stones that their claws had grabbed. There were a few thousand of them. The ranged attacks on the walls followed. Skills and arrows with energy flew toward the stone pieces. Both sides clashed, and an explosion occurred. Stone shrapnel landed and hit the barrier, giving out a ringing sound. They were small, so the shrapnel wasn¡¯t as powerful. The attack seemed like it was dissolved, but the expressions of the higher-ups weren¡¯t good. Hong Xiang pointed at those flying monsters and ordered the weapons to fire at them. Right, it seemed like they succeeded, but one must know that they had used energy and skills. There was a cooldown time, and arrows were gone when you used them. But stone? Those were endless. If they defended this time, there might be a next time. So the best way would be to kill these flying monsters. If not, no matter if there was a barrier, the Imperial City would suffer from air strikes. The crossbows aimed up, and some crystal cannons were shifted too. Instantly, the flying demon monsters who weren¡¯t as quick were hit. After many shots, only 2?3 of them managed to get out of the firing range. This caused those on the walls to heave a sigh of relief. But the Saintess had descended on the ground and stood with the three heads. ¡°They fell for it!¡± Rongzhi¡¯s face turned red, and he clapped. Nan Jin looked at the corpses and said slowly, ¡°Too many lives were lost.¡± The Saintess smiled; her face still had a pure light. She used her symbolic gentle voice, ¡°We have to pay a price for everything. They are just part of the price.¡± Chapter 1033: Historic Siege Chariot Chapter 1033: Historic Siege Chariot The battlefield didn''t turn silent because of the deaths. Respect toward life only existed in encyclopedias and movies. Real wars were more cruel than you imagined. If one hadn¡¯t gone through it personally, they wouldn¡¯t be able to understand. The giant siege chariots drove under the walls. These two-story-high chariots were pushed by people, and there were troops inside. At the same time, these troops provided the eight wheels with their momentum. ¡°Crush them!¡± Many of the Posthumous people didn¡¯t know the demon monsters or other trump cards Saint Light Hall had, but they recognized these siege chariots. In many of their records, the chariots had a special place. A long time ago, before the Posthumous people had fallen to such a level and were still living above ground, they had their own city. It was also huge, and its defense was firm. In their initial battle with the Saint Light Hall, they were very confident, and each had their advantages. But when one city after another was broken and many people were slaughtered, they fell quickly. One key element was these siege chariots. Ye Zhonging and Cloud Peak did hear legends of these siege chariots, but when they actually saw them, they didn¡¯t feel too intensely. But immediately, they realized how terrifying they were. The warriors on the walls heard Ling Kun¡¯s orders and aimed at these siege chariots already within 200 meters of the walls. The crossbows were the first to fire. Ye Zhongming upgraded the arrows, which formed a firm and movable line of defense. One could imagine that no matter how strong the chariots were, they would be destroyed if you were hit. After all, even Yangos had to avoid these arrows. But as the arrows fired, a small hole in the center of the chariots buzzed. Many circular nets fired. The holes in the net were small and very dense. There were even small metal spots connecting the parts of the net. Giant arrow, huge nets, both sides clashed. Ye Zhongming focused. He didn¡¯t care about what those metal tubes were and ordered them to continue attacking. The cannons continued to fire. The sharp energy landed on the metal pieces and caused sparks. ¡°Impossible!¡± Xia Lei grabbed the wall and frowned. She saw that many attacks were blocked. It didn¡¯t mean that the metal armor could help them ignore attacks. The energy from the crystals still caused huge damage. Some pieces of metal were sliced apart to reveal the chariot underneath. But none of them were destroyed. Yangos circled above the Saintess¡¯s head and looked at those scenes. Its eyes were filled with disdain. Those metal pieces weren¡¯t ordinary metal but bathed in dragon blood and other strong demon monster blood. Although the defense wasn¡¯t even a fifth of their defense, one crystal cannon shot couldn¡¯t break them. Of course, when Yangos was thinking about all these, it recalled the day it was showered by the attacks and shuddered. The attacks didn¡¯t stop. The chariots continued forward while being hit. The crystal energy wiped the chariots, and some of them were destroyed, slicing those within into pieces. But they continued forward. At the same time, those demon monsters carrying stones were back. The crossbows continued to attack, but because the crystal cannons were still hitting the chariots, some giant bows had to compensate for the lack of damage. Even the Posthumous People¡¯s few air troops had to get ready. At this time, those metal tubes started moving. They fired many small, weird-looking things. They were spiral-shaped, and when they flew, the tips expanded to form an umbrella. They flew while spinning. They spun so quickly that it sounded like they were ripping through the space! Chapter 1034: Ice Crystal Path Pu! Such sounds continued to ring. The umbrella-shaped metal objects launched by the chariots stabbed into the walls. Ye Zhongming was shocked to notice that he could feel the wall shaking. Moreover, the tremors quickly turned into intense vibrations. ¡°Stabbing Earthworms!¡± Hong Xiang bit his teeth when he said those words. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Ye Zhongming took a look. The attacks were proceeding orderly, and he didn¡¯t have any orders to give. He heard Hong Xiang say a name, and he asked. ¡°Something that destroys the foundations of buildings.¡± Hong Xiang could only explain this much. He didn¡¯t know much about the theory behind this equipment but knew that the Posthumous People, called Stabbing Earthworms, focused on destroying the foundations of the walls. Ye Zhongming nodded. He had never seen such a thing before but could sense it was amazing. He knew how tough the Imperial City walls were. They were built with green stone and other materials. Even if Ye Zhongming freely attacked, there was nothing he could do. But what about these Stabbing Earthworms? Not only did they get into the walls, but they also used some methods to break the foundations. ¡°It is said that three of these can destroy a stone building.¡± Neal added. Cloud Peak members were shocked when they heard this amount as those chariots had fired a few hundred of them. ¡°Quickly destroy them. If they continue to fire, the walls will collapse!¡± Little Tiger squinted and considered sending cavaliers to fight and destroy these chariots. This was definite death. They had no siege weapons so they wouldn¡¯t be able to get on the walls. But they were still willing to die. They shouted some mottos that were similar to some religious rules. The people on the walls naturally wouldn¡¯t let them get close. Some Posthumous people archers and Cloud Peak warriors fired. The thousand warriors that charged from the chariots were quickly destroyed. But a few dozen people still charged onto the walls. They still smiled even if they died. Their deaths weren¡¯t the end but the beginning. Due to their charge, those black balls spread a hundred meters to the wall. Some were broken, and some black liquid flowed out. ¡°No!¡± After all, the Posthumous people were experienced in defense. Even if they were in a bad situation from those attacks, they knew that the black balls weren¡¯t good. The Light Feather Warriors had gotten closer. A few stronger-looking cavaliers in the front rows suddenly descended. With their allies covering, they got behind the destroyed chariots and tossed some crystals hanging on the sides of the spirit eagles onto the balls. The moment the crystals touched the black balls, a change occurred. Like a chemical reaction, those balls exploded, and the crystals cracked. Both sides merged and started to form large patches of... Crystals! They grew quickly and spread toward the walls. A few seconds later, they touched the wall. The temperature in the mountain started to decrease. The crystals didn¡¯t stop and continued up the walls; very quickly, they were on the barrier. The energy consumption notification appeared in his mind again. Ye Zhongming was shocked. What was this? How long had passed since the start? The barrier could only last for ten minutes. Then who would stop the Power of the Gods? Without the defense, it could destroy anyone lower than level seven! Many people had one thought when they saw those crystals. Was the Imperial City going to fall? They had such a thought because those crystals formed a crystal path that was slowly rising from before the walls. Chapter 1035: Desolate Land Chapter 1035: Desolate Land There were many ways to siege. Even Ye Zhongming and people on earth had learned many ways from history books, novels, movies, and dramas. But they had never seen such a magical thing. No cloud ladders, no siege chariot, no ropes. But they simply built an ice crystal path to connect to the walls. Right. When the crystals stopped spreading, their height didn¡¯t reach the top of the walls, and there was at least a five- to six-meter gap. But this wasn¡¯t anything to evolved, and a simple jump could allow them to pass it. It wasn¡¯t ice but some impure crystals. The surface wasn¡¯t rough, and people could step on it. The wide surface could even support a few hundred people standing side by side. The barrier¡¯s energy stopped at 6%, which caused Ye Zhongming to heave a sigh of relief. But at the same time, he was nervous and didn¡¯t know if it could last until the next day. After the siege chariots were destroyed, the cannons started to attack these crystals. The energy hit them and caused a large amount of shrapnel to scatter. But the path was a few dozen meters thick and covered a huge area. Relying on the Sky Breaking Series to destroy the path might consume many crystals, and even then, it would take a few days. This was an unstoppable siege weapon! Saint Light Hall cheered. This ice crystal path pretty much meant that they had broken through! The entire Saint Light Hall formation quickened their footsteps. One could say that these advanced troops had given them a heavy blow. This blow wasn¡¯t in the form of huge losses. Even to date, the people dying were all from Saint Light Hall; it wasn¡¯t in the intensity of the attacks; after all, Saint Light Hall hadn¡¯t launched their final blow. It was reflected in time. They were too quick such that no one had reacted. It was as if things were already settled. How long had passed? An ice crystal path that announced their defeat was placed before them. What could those Posthumous people think? This was a heavy psychological blow. It was something that couldn¡¯t be overturned. Ye Zhongming and the others felt like the morale was dropping. Ye Zhongming was considering whether or not to use the things he had prepared when he saw that the Power of the Gods was about to be fired. He relaxed. Two of the square formations around Power of the Gods were activated. Based on what happened last time, they could fire twice, and each would consume 5%. The barrier only had 6% left. After one shot, only 1% would be left. Although the numerical value wasn¡¯t enough to block another shot, don¡¯t forget that this was just an energy clash. If you intercepted it, both sides would just eradicate one another. This meant that the 1% energy would have the same effect as 5% energy, which could help block once. What Ye Zhongming was afraid of was for the Power of the Gods to fire when there was no barrier. This attack had fallen into his plan. At this time, everything needed luck. You needed luck when spinning the wheel, fighting, and defending the city. Today, the goddess of luck stood on their side. The Power of the Gods fired and hit the barrier. Giving off a bright light. The barrier dimmed, but it still existed. Saint Light Hall¡¯s side became silent, and the second wave flew over. Both sides clashed, and the bright light exploded before dissipating together. The battlefield was silent. Saint Light Hall cheered again, and many higher-ups heaved a sigh of relief. Without that layer of light, everything was simple. Ye Zhongming also heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn¡¯t have to face the Power of the Gods today. He would deal with any other attack. Nine weird sounds rang! The weird sounds caused Saint Light Hall¡¯s cheers to stop. Annihilation model 2 cannons fired for the first time. This time, they didn¡¯t aim at the giant dragon or the Saintess but the ordinary warriors. After ten shots landed, everything was gone. Chapter 1036: Be under me or die Chapter 1036: Be under me or die The way to recover morale was undoubtedly to win. But the morale was low, not because they lost but because they saw they would lose. So, to recover morale, he just had to let them see the hope of victory. Annihilation version 2 cannons launched their first attack of the day. Ten beast-like cannons didn¡¯t attack the experts of Saint Light Hall, Yangos, or the Saintess. Their target was ten groups of ordinary Saint Light Hall warriors. Ten areas were on the same horizon, each at a similar distance. When one looked from the walls, ten red flowers bloomed, and it was a visual hit. This time, it was their turn to cheer. Their low morale was raised instantly. Right. Ice Crystal Path was terrifying, but so what? Did Posthumous people have little weapons? Especially the cannons from another civilization. They didn¡¯t think much when they were used to attack the Giant dragon and only knew that it was strong. But seeing them being used on ordinary warriors was a totally annihilation. That made them excited! ¡°If only we had more. If we also had 500, we would destroy them! We can even fire at the Power of the Gods!¡± Hong Xiang slapped the wall and mumbled. Cloud Peak members who heard him pouted. Others might not know, but they knew how tough it was for them to craft these ten cannons. They spent sleepless nights focusing purely on this, which took half a month. If Le Dayuan and the others weren¡¯t evolved, they would have died from exhaustion. This was Cloud Peak¡¯s most advanced and strongest crystal cannon, which meant it was the most complicated. When it reached such a stage, the materials consumed became more exquisite, and the manpower used would reach a terrifying number. When needed, one had to make choices. Ye Zhongming made his. The weapons on the walls fired toward the demon monsters throwing stones. The Saint Light Hall warriors roared. All their troops charged at the walls. If one looked at the numbers, the number of Saint Light Hall warriors was fewer than the mutated lifeforms that surrounded Cloud Peak. But there was a huge difference between humans and evolved lifeforms. Humans were more disciplined and knew how to coordinate. There were layers and more complicated strategies. This is especially true for an old faction like Saint Light Hall. They had their understanding and ideals regarding siege, coordination, formation, weapon usage, demon monster control, etc. All of that, added together, put huge pressure on the Imperial City. The giant stones landed and there were still some flying demon monsters that got to the wall. The Feather Warrior Squad started its first round of arrow suppression. They didn¡¯t need much strength, and they could let the arrows descend. The siege troops on the ground started to fire at the walls. Those trebuchets reached a suitable distance. The warriors secured them to the ground and placed pieces of stone into the stone baskets. A few of them started to fire. The shield warriors raised the thick metal shields and pushed forward. Behind them was the death squad holding different siege weapons. As long as they arrived at the ice crystal path, they would launch a ferocious charge. Stone and arrows landed on the walls. When the first Posthumous People warrior was killed, casualties started to arrive. Moreover, they became more common as the battle proceeded. Both sides had to win so they wouldn¡¯t back off. It even meant that the race destruction battle had begun. On the other side of the Posthumous people¡¯s territory, an old man held an unassuming wooden staff and stood before a demon monster with an orange crystal. He repeated the exact words twice. ¡°Be under me or die.¡± Chapter 1037: Saint Father and Giant Beast Chapter 1037: Saint Father and Giant Beast Qilin Horned Beast lived for many years. It was the strongest presence on this land, which made it arrogant. But it was shivering now. In front of it was a human that was so strong that he made its soul tremble. There was only one type of lifeform that could give it such a feeling. Level nine! As a level eight demon monster, it had the strength to be arrogant. On the Posthumous people¡¯s land, it could roam around aimlessly because it knew that, at most there were a few fellows the same level as it. If it couldn¡¯t defeat them, it could just run. The strong level nine lifeforms were over at the Night Demon Plain and the Cursed Abyss. ¡°I don¡¯t like it when people don¡¯t answer my questions; same too for demon monsters.¡± The old man raised his hand, and a power that nearly made the Qilin Horned Beast kneel appeared. It looked at the old man and slowly bent over. The old man smiled and lowered his hand, slightly easing the beast. In a world where power was everything, these were the rules. No matter which lifeform it was, they would become intelligent when they evolved to the advanced levels. It was the same in Blue Secret Realm. Like the Qilin Horned Beast, it was no dumber than humans. It lay beneath this human¡¯s feet but didn¡¯t feel insulted. To it, pride did not exist. If you still attacked such a strong lifeform, it was the stupidest thing. Maybe you might lose your freedom like this and even lose the chance to evolve to a higher level, but this was nothing compared to death. Who asked him to be so unlucky to be spotted by him? Maybe it would have better chances with him. After all, it was following a level-nine human. ¡°Very well behaved, child.¡± The old man placed his hand on the beast¡¯s body. There was a huge size difference, which made the scene look very weird. ¡°Rest. If there is really reincarnation, then head to another space. Don¡¯t return. This place... Will get destroyed.¡± ¡°Oh, right. If you are willing, you can use your next life to search for who turned this place into this shape. I won¡¯t be following you.¡± The beast¡¯s struggle slowed, and when it stopped moving, it was just bones. A level-eight beast died just like that. The old man retracted his hand, and the black mist disappeared. His hands, which were wrinkled and even covered with specks, turned into a healthy color like that of a young man. The old man raised his hand and was satisfied. He also took the beast¡¯s crystal. ¡°I heard this thing is worth a lot in that new world?¡± The old man turned and revealed a face with a few black threads of energy. But the black threads disappeared. If Ye Zhongming were here, he would recognize that this was the old man he saw before the Gate of Blessing! Saint Light Hall¡¯s Saint Father, that terrifying level nine expert. ¡°Yi, there is actually such pure energy? That is... The scent of soul? I am quite lucky today.¡± Saint Father looked in a direction. His body didn¡¯t move much, but it was as if he teleported. He flashed and disappeared into the wilderness. .................................................................................... On Earth, in a mysterious space, a woman was squatting on the ground. She looked at a pot of flowers and held a pair of scissors. She considered where to cut it and what shape to cut it into. A person appeared near her and said respectfully, ¡°Deacon, we sent the invitation to Cloud Peak but didn¡¯t see Ye Zhongming. The person who sent the invitation said...¡± ¡°The place is very intense as if something was happening.¡± The woman snipped, and a flower fell off the branch and onto the ground. Chapter 1038: Bright Water World open Chapter 1038: Bright Water World open The person looked at the flower on the ground and lowered his head. It was obvious that he feared this woman. The female turned around and showed a shiny face. She was beautiful, so beautiful that she could look down on all life. But what attracted the most attention was her skin. It was white and flawless. She was Deacon Water. One of the five heads of Five Ring Money. The other four heads wouldn¡¯t recognize her if she walked out with this face. She didn¡¯t look like this in front of others. Or rather, it wasn¡¯t this face. As for the reason why, only a few people knew. Deacon Water waved at the ground. The flower flew up and attached to the broken branch. She flicked, and a ball of water wrapped the breakpoint. Instantly, this flower started to grow back on it. That person lowered his head and didn¡¯t see that miraculous scene, but Deacon Water didn¡¯t care. What she cared about was something else. ¡°Will it affect their participation In Bright Water Feast?¡± Her voice was very attractive, and she sounded a little lazy. ¡°This... I am not sure.¡± That person¡¯s head lowered even more. ¡°I heard that Cloud Peak has many enemies. Do these people know their situation?¡± Deacon Water continued to ask, but this time, her eyes glanced at her subordinate¡¯s body. This caused her subordinate, who was half a head taller than her, to shudder. He knew he had to answer, so he thought about it and answered carefully, ¡°I don¡¯t think they do.¡± ¡°Cloud Peak is very powerful now; their few high-paying bounties make everyone go crazy. It is obvious that they obtained huge benefits since they won the mutated lifeform army. Their faction territory is expanding quickly, and we could only infiltrate it because of this. However, their core region is still Cloud Peak and Ying City. The mutated lifeform army washed the latter and the factions that could enter it are ones that are very close to Cloud Peak. Without any permission, our men can¡¯t enter.¡± After giving his answer, that person elaborated. ¡°This month, we killed two level-seven mutated lifeforms and purchased a level-seven crystal from a battle squad. However, our armed squad suffered huge losses in our two operations, and over 30% were lost. Half of the hired troops were also dead. In the next month... We probably need to wait for 15 days before we can continue.¡± ¡°Too slow!¡± Deacon Water interrupted the subrodiante, ¡°We need to speed up. Our strength has been left behind; if we don¡¯t catch up, we will be ditched. A year ago, who knew about Cloud Peak? But now? There are already two seven-star evolved!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The guy lowered his head again. ¡°What else?¡± ¡°Also...¡± ¡°Speak!¡± ¡°Also... Deacon Bai sent news that your wedding will occur after the feast.¡± Deacon Water¡¯s killing intent flashed in her eyes, and she stood up. She waved for her subordinate to leave while she stood before the window and looked outside. Wedding? Did she have to marry that person? Did their family really have something to do with those things in the sky? When she was thinking about it, her subordinate returned. He even jogged back. ¡°What happened? Why are you panicking?¡± She was not in a good mood and was usually fierce, so her face was already filled with some unhappiness. The subordinate was excited this time, ¡°Deacon Water, Bright Water World has opened!¡± Chapter 1039: Atypical conversation Chapter 1039: Atypical conversation Some people would love the sound of blades thrusting into flesh, but if you heard it too often, you would be disgusted by it. Shi Wanjia was like that. He didn¡¯t know why his parents chose a simple phrase from a book when naming him and did not search for deeper and more beautiful poems. This wasn¡¯t important. Anyways, they were already zombies, or their bodies were already totally consumed. Either that, or they were roaming elsewhere with an evolution level no lower than their son. An only son who was brought up spoiled. Shi Wanjia was similar to most children on this land. Only he knew how tough the start of the apocalypse was. He gave up many things and obtained many, too. Killing things became unavoidable. Be it zombies or humans. Thus, he slowly fell in love with the sound of blades stabbing into celled organisms. Shi Wanjia always considered it a beautiful sound. But now, he was sick of it. He pulled his blade out from the cracks of a Feather Warrior Squad cavalier. Blood spurted out. Shi Wanjia smiled, so these fellows had the same structure as humans. But the stabbing sound was slightly worse. A few hours had passed since the start, but Shi Wanjia felt like an eternity had passed. He couldn¡¯t lift his arm anymore from exhaustion. As a four-star evolved, this had never happened before. Beside him was his battle squad leader, who had turned into a corpse. A cold arrow fired from beneath the wall pierced his heart. The arrow seemed indestructible and could even insta kill a five-star evolved. ¡°Team leader, you are already dead. Why did you even bring us here?¡± Shi Wanjia sat on the ground and was weak. He asked his team leader, whose eyes were wide open in anger. ¡°Are they not tired? Why haven¡¯t they stopped?¡± The one that Ye Zhongming was carrying off the wall was Shi Wanjia. This person was hit by a rock from a trebuchet, and half of his shoulder was about to shatter. Such injuries during peacetime would pretty much mean that you were handicapped. But in the apocalypse, you just had to keep the shoulder in shape and allow Park Xiuying to heal you. Then, you just need two mouths of saint water, and you can recover in a few days. Shi Wanjia muttered while he was on Ye Zhongming¡¯s back. Ye Zhongming suddenly turned and smacked a piece of stone away, ¡°In the cold weapons era, a siege might last for an entire day. It would only stop when you couldn¡¯t see anything at night. It would continue the next day. But we are different. This is a battle between evolved, each person is like Superman, and there are also strong weapons and mutated lifeforms. It wouldn¡¯t take many days to finish. Unless they just surround us like a few days ago and not attack. If they attack, the outcome will be decided in a short time. ¡°So, they are tired, but they have to hold on. If they retreat, then everything they did would go to waste. If they attack again, they would have to do all these again, meaning they would have to pay double the price.¡± ¡°There is also morale. They are attacking us at their full state. If they fail, they will be lacking a little the next time. If they couldn¡¯t win at full strength, could they win then? Their warriors might think about it, and morale would drop. So, if possible, they would continue to attack until one side can¡¯t hold on.¡± Shi Wanjia was only muttering to himself and didn¡¯t expect Cloud Peak¡¯s boss to give him a serious reply. A different emotion rose in his heart. ¡°Will we win?¡± Ye Zhongming laughed when he heard it. He was quick. He carried Shi Wanjia down in a few sentences of conversation. ¡°Of course, this is our future material and crystal base. After winning, you can bring people here to search for treasure. If you are lazy to move, then you can start digging. After a month, you would earn more than if you hunt on earth.¡± Shi Wanjia wanted to become a five-star evolved, and his eyes lit up when he heard that. ¡°Can we really come?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Ye Zhongming tapped his shoulder, ¡°Others can¡¯t, but those who helped Cloud Peak defend this place can!¡± Hong! A giant dragon roar rang. Yangos and Saint Light Hall¡¯s Saint Light Cannister squad were here. Chapter 1040: I am your opponent Chapter 1040: I am your opponent ¡°I want to swallow you! Swallow you!¡± Yangos¡¯s giant body landed before the ice crystal path. Squads of Saint Light Hall warriors surged from beneath its wings. The heavy shield warriors were at the front, and the other warriors were behind. But among these warriors, the warriors holding the Saint Light Cannisters appeared for the first time. Posthumous people and Cloud Peak warriors rushed over to block these people. If they spread along the city walls, this might cause a huge problem. Yangos was furious because it had paid a price to get close. It was huge and too easy to spot in the air. As it got close, the defensive weapons pelted down on it. The main force was the Annihilation version 2 cannons. These cannons followed Yangos, and they were quick. As Yangos was huge, out of ten shots, seven of them hit. Although the evil dragon wasn¡¯t focus fired, Annihilation alone was tough for it. When it appeared on the ice crystal path, nearly 20 shots hit it. Many scales broke open, some that hadn¡¯t recovered from the last battle split. A blood hole was hit in one of them, and the dragon''s blood continued to flow. It was injured twice before the Imperial City, so it was furious. It charged on the walls and started to roar. It looked around and flapped its wings at any Annihilation cannon. The Cloud Peak warriors saw it coming, but they continued to defend. They turned the cannons at the evil dragon. Yangos descended and used its giant body to smash toward these cannons. It wasn¡¯t that it didn¡¯t want to use Dragonbreath or any other skill. One was that it didn¡¯t have time to chant. Second was that the dragon breath¡¯s range was enormous. There were many Light Saint Hall troops on the walls. Feather Warrior Squad was also fighting up close, so the dragon breath would hurt them, too. But why didn¡¯t the humans dodge? Yangos was not interested in killing those ordinary warriors. It just wanted to destroy the giant cannons. But it panicked when it saw that the humans not only didn¡¯t dodge but turned the barrels at it. Zi! Some attacks arrived, including the other Annihilation cannons and ordinary cannons. Some warrior skills aimed at it, too. The evil dragon that flew into the sky because it was injured now turned into a sandbag. Those skills hit it, and it flew. One of the cannons hit its wings such that it lost balance and fell into the Imperial City. No one expected that change. Not only didn¡¯t the Posthumous People but also Saint Light Hall. The Feather Warrior Squad commander was stunned but ordered some cavaliers to charge. Although Yangos was foreign, it was still the Saintess¡¯s mount and also Saint Light Hall¡¯s high-end combat strength. They couldn¡¯t let it die so easily. The commander also scolded this flying bug for being too arrogant. It should have just supported the attack; why did it have to stir trouble and even roar? It was as if it was afraid the enemy didn¡¯t know it was there. So stupid. Saint Light Hall didn¡¯t have such a phrase, but that was what the commander thought Yangos was. At the same time, the other Saint Light Hall warriors didn¡¯t change their strategy and continued to expand the area they occupied. They knew the Feather Warrior Squad could charge into the Imperial City because they could fly. If they charged, they would probably be killed within a few hundred steps. Moreover, some of them knew that they didn¡¯t need to do anything else but their own jobs. Some people had mixed into their squads and had already entered the Imperial City. They believed that the moment the ice crystal path appeared, it was when the Posthumous people had lost. When Yangos¡¯s giant body appeared on the walls, Ye Zhongming saw it. When it fell into the city, Ye Zhongming changed directions and ran toward the evil dragon. This was a great chance to kill it. This was a huge win for both him and the Posthumous people. But he ran a few steps before stopping. He turned and saw someone standing not far from him. ¡°Outsider, I am your opponent.¡± Ye Zhongming focused when he heard it... Level eight? Chapter 1041: Killing quickly Chapter 1041: Killing quickly What shocked Ye Zhongming was not his level but that he didn¡¯t know this person. Out of Saint Light Hall¡¯s level eight people, all details indicated four people and one dragon¡ªthe Saintess, along with the three heads and Yangos. Where did this person come from? But thinking that many things were just their conjectures toward Saint Light Hall, Ye Zhongming knew this was their hidden strength. His identity might not be as important as that of the Posthumous People¡¯s protector, but their roles should be similar. More accurately speaking, he should be an elder, as in those novels. With Saint Light Hall going all out, it was understandable that such a person appeared on the battlefield. But, they were already so deep into the Imperial City? Why didn¡¯t he attack the wall and occupy the area? ¡°That isn¡¯t hard to imagine. Even if we head to the walls, you would too. We will still fight. We will be affected by our troops, so why not just end things here? What do you think?¡± It was as if this person knew what Ye Zhongming was saying, and he walked forward slowly. Warriors noticed him and took out their weapons to plan to surround him, but Ye Zhongming waved them away. A battle of such intensity would mean instant death for ordinary warriors. Ye Zhongming recognized what that person said. If an expert appeared on the battlefield, the other side¡¯s expert would face off. They would counter one another. After all, a siege and a wilderness battle were different. If it was the latter, such a situation wouldn¡¯t occur. If you faced a large-scale army and a strong solo troop appeared, they would drown him. On the walls, they wouldn¡¯t be able to focus their strength, so experts had to fight the other side¡¯s experts. But Ye Zhongming felt like something was wrong. It was normal if the two people met on the walls and then shifted their battle here. But would it be so simple if that person just came here to stop him? At this time, the killing shouts got louder. Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression changed; he knew what Saint Light Hall and this person planned. They wanted to block the Posthumous people experts from the wall. They had many experts and if they traded them, Saint Light Hall still had experts to lead ordinary warriors to the walls. When that happened, who could stop them? That person tilted his head and wasn¡¯t in a rush to attack. He did have the ability to be so calm now. But this was just the start for Ye Zhongming. He threw the gun that had shattered after using the skill. At the same time, the blade appeared in his hands--- Earth Sand Moon Blade. At the same time, the two elves appeared on his shoulders. The Star Elf raised its hand, and the surrounding area around Ye Zhongming lit up. In the region where the starlight lit, Ye Zhongming¡¯s speed increased. The Earth Elf shook its butt and used Gravity Jump. The gravity around became larger. When Earth Sand appeared, the Moonlight Field that it had also activated which covered Ye Zhongming and the Saint Light Hall expert. Gravity changed; the Moonlight Field had a stun and slow, which caught the enemy off guard. This was a short time, but it was enough for Ye Zhongming to do many things. Thousand Seal Slash. When that person woke from his stunned state, he understood his body situation. He knew that he couldn¡¯t avoid it. Ten blades sliced with sharp killing intent. It was as if something disappeared from the sky, and the only thing left was the light from the blade. Thousand Seal Slash was the job skill of an elite job. Now, it was used by a purple blade, so it was much stronger. Along with Ye Zhongming¡¯s stat buffs, even a level eight evolved felt threatened. The Saint Light Hall expert waved his hands again. He gathered all his strength in his arms, and his palms turned white like jade. He roared and resisted the negative state and weird gravity. He raised his arm and grabbed the blade! The energy clash formed a ripple that spread in all directions. This expert smiled, and he was satisfied with his reply. But he suddenly realized that the blade handle didn¡¯t have the outsider¡¯s hand. This was a blade that sliced down on its own. Where was that person? The person realized things were bad and wanted to retreat, but it was too late. Intense pain spread from his chest. He glanced and saw many specks of light hitting there and charging at his chest. In a blink, they broke his tough skin and were striking his bones and organs. He released the weapon and used his hand to block before him to stop the specks of light. But a shadow flashed before him, and his neck felt cold. Time stopped. Ye Zhongming looked at that person and pushed. The level eight expert¡¯s corpse fell backward, and his head rolled onto the ground. He then flashed toward another side. Chapter 1042: Ye Zhongming is here Chapter 1042: Ye Zhongming is here A seemingly simple quick kill showed Ye Zhongming¡¯s determination. From the sudden Triple Flower Essence Blood Shot at the start to the various negative states, everything was done instantly to catch one off guard. To complete the goal, Ye Zhongming used most of his status abilities. Moreover, things like Gravity Jump also consumed huge amounts of energy. After all, the enemy was level eight; if the gravity change were too small, they would easily break free. Next would be Earth Sand Moon Blade¡¯s attack. What should have been his strongest move was used as a decoy. His true killing move was Cloud Slice. The current Ye Zhongming wore green gloves. Along with his mental energy, Cloud Slice¡¯s light specks could crazily attack his enemy and instantly break the defense. That person¡¯s battle skill, turning his hands into white jade, shocked Ye Zhongming as it managed to block the Cloud Slice. But the landing purple blade helped to solve the problem. He drank a mental energy recovery potion to recover some of the mental energy he had used. Even with his sick recovery speed, it was still a little too much. The battle did end very quickly. Ye Zhongming¡¯s attacks were sudden and caught him off guard. But if an accident occurred in any step, Ye Zhongming would have to tangle with that person. Saint Light Hall¡¯s plan would succeed, and they might even win. Ye Zhongming was strong, close to eight-star strength. But if he really fought the level eight expert here, he did not dare ensure that he would win. Think about Flame Dove¡¯s strength. That thought even terrified Ye Zhongming. He headed toward the city walls. There might be other level eight experts within the city. They might have found the other kings and Xia Bai, who hadn¡¯t appeared. These people would find it tougher against such experts, and their chances of victory were slim. But he knew the key point: If the city wall is lost, the Imperial City will collapse. After seeing Saint Light Hall¡¯s standard, Ye Zhongming was not confident in letting Cloud Peak or the Posthumous people battle them in an alley. This didn¡¯t consider the alliance troops supporting the areas that hadn¡¯t engaged.. There weren¡¯t any Saint Light Cannister squads on the right, but the progression was really quick¡ªa few dozen meters more than the left, and the casualties here were fewer. Ye Zhongming took a look and saw the problem. The arrowhead of the attacking force was made of a strong group. The weakest aura was level five, and most were level six. Four leaders were stronger than the rest; they were all level seven! Level eight experts went to stop the alliance army higher-ups and levels six and seven people were charged at the defense line! Did the Posthumous people have any other level seven apart from the kings? They did, but not too many. Moreover, they were the core members of the various super factions, and their status was lower than that of kings. They led the various tribune warriors to defend their own defense zone. The mobile forces that didn¡¯t have a specified defense zone came to cover this area after the ice crystal path broke the walls. But it was obvious that this squad and Yangos crushed it, and they weren¡¯t as effective anymore. Now, some warriors relied on their spirit to fend off these people. Although the chaos caused some losses for this squad, it wasn¡¯t huge. The Alliance army side suffered more losses. One had to say that Saint Light Hall¡¯s attack plan was well thought out; one ring followed another. No matter what they did, it was with purpose. If this situation continued, the attacks on the sides of the ice crystal path would get deeper and occupy a larger part of the wall. The defense on the walls would slowly dissolve, and they could take the city down. If that person could stop Ye Zhongming, this squad would be unstoppable. Unfortunately, Ye Zhongming was here. Chapter 1043: Deaths shadow Chapter 1043: Death''s shadow Zheng He sliced a Posthumous people warrior and allowed the blood to splatter over his face. He loved the warm blood. Of course, he had never told someone else about this interest, as killing was a sin in Saint Light Hall. He hadn¡¯t had much opportunity to experience this feeling in the past. Only when they executed some heretics was he able to quench his thirst. Right, he was in charge of executions in Saint Light Hall. He had many chances to leave this role, which not many people liked to promote somewhere else, such as interrogation, investigation, scouting, etc. But he rejected them. Everyone felt that his faith was firm. He was willing to give everything to God and use his blade to protect his faith. But only he knew that it was because he couldn¡¯t let go of this addiction. When he was on the outskirts killing those Posthumous people tribes, he felt like it was heaven. But now, he liked seigeing more. There was resistance, and it was more intense, which made things more interesting. He raised his blade. He wouldn¡¯t be interested in such a bone blade in the past. Only barbarians like the Posthumous people would stick with bone weapons. Saint Light Hall had upgraded to metal equipment a long time ago. But this blade was different. It used an advanced undead bone as a blueprint; after magical work was done on it, it gave a green light. This was the outsider¡¯s weapon! As one of the few level seven warriors, Zheng He knew more than ordinary warriors. Although his heart was similar to the others, he wasn¡¯t too interested in the new world. It didn¡¯t stop him from loving the shiny weapons. He obtained this blade from a Posthumous people elder and fell in love with it. He even tossed the weapon that he used for many years. There was a special feeling when he sliced a person in half with this blade. ¡°Zheng He, quick!¡± He saw a silver light. At this point, a second glow of light appeared in the crowd. That was fired from a Posthumous person, and the target was Nate. ¡°Attendant, be careful!¡± Zheng He knew that his shout would be later than the attack, but he couldn¡¯t care about so much. He actually sensed some threat from that attack. He recognized that it was a gun the outsiders had brought, but this was the first time he had seen one that was so powerful. Nate dodged, but he wasn¡¯t as lucky as Zheng He. This bullet brushed his arm, and the armor was broken. Fresh blood flowed out. The third shot was fired. The target this time wasn¡¯t the three remaining level seven experts but a level six warrior. This warrior was unlucky and was hit in the forehead. He died immediately. ¡°Coward, fight me head-on!¡± The squad lost a level seven and six experts in a few seconds. There was also another level five. One must know that level five warriors that could enter this squad had special abilities and were as useful as level six warriors. This was a considerable loss that sent chills down all their spines. They continued to attack the warriors before them, and they wanted to charge at the sinister outsider, so he stopped firing that weapon, which was like a grim reaper. ¡°This is war.¡± A voice floated over, which frustrated Zheng He. If they talked about fighting head-on, Saint Light Hall didn¡¯t do it. They sent their experts into the city while they came to kill these people who were weaker than them. Gunshots continued. These squad members recognized the voice, but the bullets were too quick. Although they were ready, the shot meant one death. They naturally wouldn¡¯t understand how terrifying the combination of a green sniper rifle with a silver bullet along with Space Stack was. Apart from the three level-seven people, the rest couldn¡¯t react. It was too quick! Zheng He did something surprising. Chapter 1044: Same death, different person Chapter 1044: Same death, different person His legs became thick under his armor, where others couldn¡¯t see. At a certain time, they burst open his tough armor. The armor shrapnel that was knocked aside by the huge strength hit the sides of the wall and gave a loud ring. Zheng He took a few steps back before beginning his charge. When he was before the Posthumous people formation, he pushed the ground, and his body flew into the sky. He moved his blade to his other hand, and the other grabbed a giant shield from somewhere to block before him. Those spears and axes that were tossed hurriedly hit the shield and were totally useless. Things were sudden, and his jump was too quick. The other Saint Light Hall members also created a chance for him. They pressured the Posthumous people''s defense line, which was why he could jump through. The members of his squad were delighted and knew that the threat was over. Although Zheng He felt cold and dark, they trusted in his strength. Since he passed through, he should be able to stop that outsider. Zheng He landed, and his legs kicked the green stone. With his legs at the center, some cracks appeared. A few Posthumous people warriors around him started to tremble because of that. It felt great to descend from the sky like a ruler. Zheng He held his shield and roared in enjoyment. He spun the green blade in his hands to knock the weapons aside before he continued slashing people. But right away, he felt a gaze locking onto him. He looked around and saw the outsider that he had seen before. But he was shocked. That person had changed his equipment, and his armor was shiny like the stars! It was such a time, but Zheng He couldn¡¯t help but think of a weird idea. If this person had worn this set of equipment before, would he be focus fired by his squad and ended up dying? At the same time, greed rose in his heart. If he owned this armor, then... The moment such a thought appeared, it couldn¡¯t be controlled. Not only that, Zheng He saw two lifeforms on his shoulders that were made of energy. Such things were extremely rare, even in the Secret Realm. ¡°I want them all!¡± Ye Zhongming tested it before. This attack had a base strength, but it had to do with the mental energy he used. When the Star Elf used more than half of its energy to fire this, even Ye Zhongming felt a huge threat. He controlled the Star Elf to use some energy. He didn¡¯t want the ray to kill this person, just to make him retreat. A short time passed since Zheng He jumped and he got killed. The squad roared in rage after realizing their ally¡¯s aura was gone. This loss exceeded their expectation. This happened when the enemy¡¯s experts weren¡¯t here. A sense of frustration surged into their hearts. They were more stubborn and persistent in obtaining glory. To make space for Ye Zhongming to kill Zheng He, the Posthumous people warriors paused behind him and didn¡¯t charge forward. Along with the Saint Light Hall elite squad members going berserk, the Posthumous people on the frontlines couldn¡¯t hold on, and these experts charged over. There wasn¡¯t much time to observe each other on the battlefield. More of it was the head-on fight between the courageous. Either you died, or I did. It was so simple. When Nate and the other level seven warrior saw Zheng He being sliced into two, they roared and charged at Ye Zhongming. The other warriors started to surround Ye Zhongming. The right side, whose progress was quicker, stopped pushing forward because of Ye Zhongming¡¯s appearance. Those people knew who Ye Zhongming was and guessed that he was the leader of the outsiders. Although Ye Zhongming killed two warriors of the same level, one was a sneak attack, and the other was after catching him off guard. Things were different now. He believed that those experts had some understanding of his fighting technique and wouldn¡¯t fall for it. Before Cloud Peak and the other Posthumous people experts rushed over, he had to face this entire group. He was in danger. Yangos roared once again. In many directions, there were intense energy fluctuations. It was obvious that the Saint Light Hall warriors that got into the city were battling with the Alliance army¡¯s higher-ups. But no one knew how the battle went. At the same time, numerous white balls of light lit up the walls. Those balls turned red before falling onto the injured Alliance army warriors. The battlefield went silent because of the majestic scene. But Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t in a good mood. An important Cloud Peak member¡¯s position was revealed because of that. Chapter 1045: Sunset Saint Light Chapter 1045: Sunset Saint Light Let¡¯s shift our view to the city. When Ye Zhongming was fighting on the walls to stop Saint Light Hall¡¯s elite squad, a surprising battle occurred in the Imperial City. Cloud Peak built a temporary hospital with Park Xiuying leading the way. It wasn¡¯t far from the walls. The hospital was split into two parts. The front would receive the injured and use Saint Water immediately. The Posthumous people warriors who weren¡¯t sensitive to the effects of the Saint water would be healed by some healers that Cloud Peak recruited. Those who stabilized would be sent to Cloud Peak to rest. Those who were still injured would be sent to the back part of the hospital. Park Xiuying and the newly built support squad were there. Previously, Ye Zhongming and the few kings carried many injured members from parts of the walls and sent those people here. After the battle began, this place became very important¡ªeven more important than the Omnipotent God Hall. It was even on the same level as the Saint Pool. It was because this place could save lives. Apart from Ye Zhongming, Cloud Peak¡¯s leader and their foreign king, Park Xiuying, was the second outsider the Posthumous people accepted. Park Xiuying was really busy. If the warriors from Cloud Peak or other factions were injured, those who were sent here needed Park Xiuying to use Gentle Chains or Cleansing Dew. Moreover, Cloud Peak also hired some healing jobs from other factions and also developed some of their own. These people were loyal to Cloud Peak, and if the conditions allowed them to do so, Ye Zhongming, Xia Lei, and the others used various channels to purchase healing job scrolls for them. One of them was the most precious Doctor scroll. Even ten years into the apocalypse, this was still recognized as the most precious. Ye Zhongming spent five five-star potions to purchase it from Cannibal Chain. The person who used it was a technical worker who followed Cloud Peak from the start. There was one Chanting Monk scroll. This job was special. Its main ability was to remove debuffs, but it also had healing skills. Its effect was weaker than that of a doctor and other healing jobs, but the healing was good in ordinary circumstances. There was also a Water Healer, Recovery Believer, and Exchange Witch. If you looked at the former two, you would know the main crux of their skills. The latter was more special and was similar to the Chanting Monk. The main skill wasn¡¯t a heal but an exchange spell. When used, it could be used to heal injuries. The job user could shift some of the injuries to his own body and then use the job stats to heal quickly. This was useful to heal those who were about to die and was really miraculous. As long as you have a breath, the exchange witch can let you heal a little and get safe. You could then use other healing methods to pull this person out of hell. Level four job also ensured that Park Xiuying had enough mental energy. She continued to walk around the hospital, checking the condition of every injured member. When needed, she used her abilities. After Park Xiuying healed the Posthumous people, be it ordinary warriors or core members, they would thank her sincerely. She smiled. She would rather use her heals on Cloud Peak or Ye Zhongming. She knew that she had used a lot of their resources. At this point, she heard some news from the Battle Contribution Badge. Park Xiuying walked out of the tent and looked toward a part of the wall. Cloud Peak was in charge of the defense line. It was being attacked ferociously! At the same time, Park Xiuying realized that Ye Zhongming and the others hadn¡¯t come to send injured people for a long time. There were also some strong auras sweeping the Imperial City. Also, was that light from Ye Zhongming? They needed Ye Zhongming to fight now? For some reason, Park Xiuying felt uneasy. When the Feather Warrior Squad launched a ferocious attack on Cloud Peak''s section of the wall, she didn¡¯t hesitate. She raised her already green staff and used Sunset Saint Light. It immediately consumed half of her mental energy. The dark mountain lit up, and numerous balls of light descended from the sky. With this energy explosion and beautiful scenes, the place where Park Xiuying was became as eye-catching as the sun. The Light Cavalier Army leader roared when he noticed Park Xiuying. Two thousand air cavaliers charged over. Chapter 1046: Shield in the sky Chapter 1046: Shield in the sky ¡°Stop them!¡± Xia Lei held her blades and stood in the middle of the guards. She looked at the Feather Warrior Squad that was attacking her side, breaking away to charge toward the city. She guessed what had happened and obviously wanted to stop them. Guang Yao¡¯s squad was at the back of the group. They raised their guns and fired at these cavaliers. If you talked about gun skills, Guang Yao¡¯s squad was much better than any other Cloud Peak squad. The guns and ammo produced by the new production line were mostly provided to them. Ye Zhongming even gave them half of the level bullets that he crafted. The others were split among the other squads. Although Feather Warrior Squad was attacking their area, Cloud Peak still had excess strength. These cavaliers also didn¡¯t descend low enough. Xia Lei and Guang Yao wanted bigger wins and were waiting for a suitable opportunity. But now that they were flying into the city, they definitely couldn¡¯t let them succeed. Shots were fired, and bullets sliced through the sky, giving out the familiar smell of gunpowder. The grey guns with grey bullets formed a firepower net that caused those cavaliers to fall out of the sky. This forced the cavaliers who had dove down to regain their height. They used their spears to fight back, slowing their charge. ¡°We must charge through!¡± Zai Li was in silver armor, and he held a silver spear. He rode his purple eagle and led his guards. He was above the Feather Warrior Squad, which helped to increase their morale. ¡°We must kill that person who used the large-scale healing technique!¡± He gave a firm order, but his eyes were in shock. Why did the outsiders have such pure light energy? That should be something only the Saint Father and Saintess had. Along with his orders, the guards took out a 30 cm tall, 50 cm diameter metal pillar that hung before their mounts. They tossed them toward Cloud Peak¡¯s defense line, especially Guang Yao¡¯s battle squad. When they descended, those pillars gave an ear-piercing buzz. After a few seconds, they gave out cracking sounds, and their shapes changed. They turned from a cylinder to a square metal board. Her mental energy was quickly recovering. She had the passive recovery speed from the soul technique and this potion, which was as valuable as a four-star potion. Ordinarily, she was reluctant to drink it, but this situation was special, and she had to ensure that she had enough mental energy. Sunset Saint Light was not only useful to the injured, but it could also increase the healing ability of warriors who weren¡¯t injured. This large-scale mark and recovery skill pretty much meant that each position had one one-thousand-man reserve squad. More importantly, it helped to improve morale. Park Xiuying did what she could do and she couldn¡¯t do more. But she believed that Ye Zhongming could solve everything. But the moment she turned, she turned back. She saw the group of air cavaliers rushing over aggressively. She wasn¡¯t surprised and only sighed. She pushed her spectacles before turning. She walked calmly and nodded toward the people before her. Shengyuan brushed past her. For this battle, Shengyuan, who was in charge of the two labs, was moved to guard Park Xiuying. Hundreds of Feather Warrior Squad warriors flew close. Even if a large portion was killed by Guang Yao¡¯s squad, those who charged still gave a terrifying aura. A thousand protector squad warriors were beside Shengyuan. They were all very muscular, and they held a green shield. Apart from Xia Bai¡¯s squad, they were the only squad in which each member had a green piece of equipment. ¡°Rise!¡± Shengyuan shouted, and the warriors around formed a four-layer defense line. At the same time, they raised their shields and faced the cavaliers diving down. They started to retreat in an orderly manner; their speed was the same as Park Xiuying¡¯s walking speed. They followed Park Xiuying while Shengyuan was left alone at the front. As the squad leader, he also held a shield, but his shield was blue. This was one that Ye Zhongming specially crafted for him after many failed attempts. He raised his giant shield and looked at the cavaliers approaching. He gave a loud roar, and his body enlarged. The leather armor, which was different from the metal armor the other Cloud Peak warriors wore, started to expand. Some fur grew from his determined face, and even his head shape changed. Shengyuan activated his intermediate Mountain Roar Bloodline, becoming a three-meter tall, small-sized giant beast! Chapter 1047: Who says a shield cant kill Chapter 1047: Who says a shield can''t kill This bloodline from the Ocean King Wheel has belonged to Shengyuan since the start. As a continuous bloodline, the Intermediate Mountain Roar could greatly increase his stats, especially strength, defense, and regeneration. The extent of the increase was shocking. For a defense user, this was the most suitable bloodline. In the mutated lifeform siege, Shengyuan was the top protector, and he was at the front most of the time. However, his injuries were less severe than others. Moreover, his recovery was surprisingly quick, and he fully recovered in two days. After activating the bloodline, Shengyuan¡¯s body quality was comparable to that of Ye Zhongming. Giant Shielder, along with Intermediate Mountain Roar, was a perfect match. With the bloodline activation, Shengyuan raised his shield, and a row of orderly shield shadows appeared before him. Not only did he protect Park Xiuying, but he even protected half of the temporary hospital. Feather Warrior Squad¡¯s cavaliers tossed their spears and then the fist-sized metal pieces hanging on the spirit eagles¡¯ bodies. Using the height and momentum, the metal pieces were as much of a threat as the other weapons. Hitting sounds continued. When they hit Shengyuan¡¯s shield shadows, these attacks made giant sounds, but none could break through the defenses. At the same time, hundreds of Cloud Peak soldiers appeared beside Shengyuan. They aimed their crystal weapons at the air cavaliers who were focusing on Shengyuan. Dozens of enemies fell from the spirit eagles. The Feather Warrior Squad¡¯s formation started to scatter. They split into groups of two hundred to charge at Cloud Peak¡¯s ranged squad. ¡°Others, cross. Leave this beast to me!¡± As the leader of this squad, Zhong Ao gave his order. He wanted to fight Shengyuan by himself and let his other subordinates attack that strong healer. The air cavaliers who were on the way raised their height and crossed Shengyuan¡¯s shield shadows to charge at Park Xiuying, who was at the back. Shengyuan stood there and didn¡¯t move. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want to but because his bloodline had a weakness. It wasn¡¯t good at quick movement. He could dash, but his speed would slow, and he wouldn¡¯t be able to catch up to the air cavaliers. This was the eagle¡¯s special attack method. Apart from its sharp beak and claws, this cry could affect the enemy¡¯s mind and cause them to be distracted. To an evolved, this state wouldn¡¯t last for long, but this short time was enough to decide the battle''s outcome. Of course, not all spirit eagles knew this skill; only the captain-level mounts could. When Zhong Ao came into contact, he felt the resistance reduce and knew that his move had succeeded. The swords slashed the shield, and the eagle flapped to regain height. After he passed the giant shield, the new attack would be launched. His swords would slice that person¡¯s head. Everything succeeded... Except for the final move. The swords slashed past the shields, but they missed. Zhong Ao looked down and saw that three-meter-tall monster squatting there. Apart from his hands holding the shield handle, he was in a ball. Zhong Ao saw the weird smile on the beast¡¯s face. The shield knocked upward and hit the eagle''s stomach. The huge power caused it to cry, and its eyes started to bleed. The eagle flapped its wings to fly upward. Zhong Ao panicked and also instinctively told the spirit eagle to fly higher. But Shengyuan wouldn¡¯t let him go. He shouted and grabbed the shield with his hands. He spun a few rounds on the spot and tossed the shield like a shotput, which hit the unstable eagle. This demon monster couldn¡¯t take such a heavy hit and fell from the sky. Zhong Ao tried to control his body and managed to land on the ground. This height wasn¡¯t much for an evolved at his level. But in the next second, he felt a giant figure dive toward him and pounce on him. A pair of strong hands grabbed his neck and sunk into his flesh before pulling him backward. Half of Zhong Ao¡¯s neck with his throat bone left his body. Even in death, he didn¡¯t understand how this monster could defeat him. Chapter 1048: White elephant that changed the situation Chapter 1048: White elephant that changed the situation Park Xiuying walked into the tent. The curtains made the battle sound softer. She knew that many people were fighting for her and dying. She wasn¡¯t willing to see that, but there was nothing she could do. Teacher Park wasn¡¯t that righteous and woke person who only knew about fairness and justice. She was a warrior with a special status. She felt that killing to stop killing was already the most gentle evaluation of this world. ¡°Sister Xiuying!¡± Ya Tian saw Park Xiiuying enter and called sweetly. She sat with Ya Ni. The silver zombie sister would only maintain silence like this in a world covered in gore. She passed a candy to Park Xiuying. This was how she expressed friendliness to people. Although this lady had revived to a certain extent, she was different from other people. She was able to have this level of intelligence purely because of the equipment. Park Xiuying shook her head and touched Ya Ni¡¯s head. She was like the other Cloud Peak members who treated Ya Ni as a kid and not a puppet. The twins were naturally here because Ye Zhongming placed them there. They were to protect Park Xiuying and the other special job users. ¡°I need some time to recover some mental energy.¡± Although she used the mental energy recovery potion, unless it recovered a certain percentage, no potion could instantly heal both Ye Zhongming and Park Xiuying. After the battle outside ended, there would be many people to heal. Park Xiuying was going to heal them herself. After all, they were fighting for her, and she felt she had the duty to do so. So, she had to recover more mental energy to heal more of them. ¡°This place is bustling.¡± Before Park Xiuying could sit to rest, she heard a confident voice from outside the tent. A finger drew a huge hole, and a 30-year-old guy entered. Sorry for disturbing!¡± The guy waved and seemed very polite. But after seeing this guy, whether Park Xiuying or the twins, they stood together and looked at him warily. As a silver zombie, Ya Ni, sensitive to scents, even gave a beast-like growl. The level six crystals on their heads were obvious. Although they weren¡¯t big, they had a red shell. Their diamond-shaped heads had a mouthful of sharp teeth. The sides of their heads had three pairs of meter-long blade-like pincers! They pounced the moment they appeared. The sharp bone blades waved around their heads. Looking at the situation, they would pounce toward them and rip them into pieces. The guy had a victorious smile. The three of them were much easier to deal with than Ling Kun. He whistled and ordered his ten subordinates to end this fight. But a lifeform interrupted all this. Three white elephant noses stretched in, and then the head pushed the curtain open. Where the nose and head connected, there was a colorful... Leather ball. When it saw the situation, its nose went straight, and the ball fell to the ground. It bounced a few times before rolling to that guy¡¯s feet. There was total silence. The dozen demon monsters that were ready to attack went quiet. They leaned backward, and their small eyes were filled with wariness. That guy pouted. The whistling stopped, and he looked like someone whose fun was spoiled. He didn¡¯t expect a level-eight demon monster to appear. He didn¡¯t understand how this demon monster got close without him noticing. Did... He thought of one possibility, and he retreated. He felt like this was a trap prepared for the Saint Light Hall experts who entered the city¡ªthe trap was to kill them! It was okay if he didn¡¯t move, as the three-nosed elephant was a little dumb and didn¡¯t understand the situation. It thought that these people wanted to play with Park Xiuying. But the moment he ran, it knew that he was an enemy. It gave out a loud cry and raised its nose upward to flick the tent. The furious elephant stretched its nose toward the fleeing guy. Chapter 1049: Three women one elephant Chapter 1049: Three women one elephant This guy was a level-eight expert, and his speed was quick. After recognizing that this was a trap, he was decisive to escape. In a few blinks, he was far away. But in the next second, that guy felt something shocking. He realized that he was back in the tent. Of course, the tent had collapsed beneath him. There was the whooshing sound of the wind. He didn''t even think and raised his left arm. His body stumbled a few steps back, and there was intense pain in his left shoulder and neck. It was as if a mountain had smashed him, and his arm was broken. That wasn¡¯t over. A cold wind struck from behind, and was about to touch his body. This time, it was his back. As expected from a level-eight expert. At the crucial moment, he rolled to the ground and barely dodged. With a thought, the ten demon monsters charged. He used this chance to get to his feet and turn around. The three-nosed elephant¡¯s teleportation skill naturally got the guy back to the spot. What hit him was Ya Tian¡¯s doll. As for the thing that aimed at his back, it was Ya Ni¡¯s fist. Park Xiuying was on the three-nosed elephant. She raised her staff and looked at him coldly. She knew this expert was fleeing, but the three-nosed elephant returned it. This person would quickly realize it was not a trap and the elephant was not known for its combat strength. Then, they would have to fight. Since they couldn¡¯t flee, fighting was the only option. Fortunately, she had the twins. Their strength was not as simple as two level-six evolved. The guy realized that something was wrong. He looked around. Although some people appeared due to the commotion, their levels weren¡¯t high. Most were injured and couldn¡¯t threaten him. This wasn¡¯t a trap! ¡°That scared me.¡± He slapped his chest and looked afraid, ¡°This level eight demon monster doesn¡¯t seem normal.¡± As a level-eight person, he sensed what was wrong with the elephant. Sisi Sings! It was a soundwave attack that would mess up one¡¯s mind. Both the guy and the ten demon monsters paused when they heard the voice. Ya Tian retracted the doll and screamed. The doll started to grow bigger and bigger. A female cavalier in white armor with golden patterns rode a winged unicorn that appeared on the battlefield. On the one hand, was a triangular-shaped metal shield; on the other was a two-meter spear. On her back was a bow with golden feathers. On the side of the unicorn was also a white jade-like staff! This was the princess cavalier that would only appear when she was furious! The unicorn charged forward when it appeared, hitting the demon monster affected by the soundwave. The demon monster was knocked back, and a hole appeared on its body. Blood splattered before it even landed on the ground. The cavalier swept with her spear, and numerous other demon monsters were either sent flying backward or flipped on the spot. The cavalier took over the ascendancy the moment she appeared. As Ya Tian¡¯s evolution level increased, the princess cavalier grew much stronger. That wasn¡¯t it. After the cavalier appeared, Ya Tian¡¯s white fingers pointed at the Saint Light Hall guy. ¡°You bully Sister Xiuying; I hate you.¡± Her body started to turn into stone. Companion¡¯s Devotion. Ya Tian would turn into stone, and Ya Ni would obtain a 20% strength buff! The silver zombie roared and charged at the guy. Even if the level eight Saint Light Hall expert was in danger, he was still impressed. These outsiders¡¯ equipment was too special and magical. He retracted his hand with the eye and raised the other. At the same time, Park Xiuying, who was on the three-nosed elephant¡¯s back, raised her hand, and the staff shot out some light. In the next moment, that light arrived above the guy¡¯s head. In his shocked gaze, it formed a light prison that covered him. Chapter 1050: Pulsator Mansion Chapter 1050: Pulsator Mansion The sudden appearance of the light prison caused this level-eight expert to hesitate, and he could not break free. He calculated it. If he tried to dodge, his body might touch the barrier, which was dangerous before he understood what this thing was. Moreover, he was about to use his skill, and moving would break his channel. He was very confident in his attack. There was still an eye on this palm, but the eye was red like Ya Tian¡¯s. The guy glanced at the barrier that covered himself and the cavalier silver zombie charging at the back. He had a look of disdain on his face. The red eye lit up, and a thick red energy pillar charged forward. This red light lit up half the mountain. Park Xiuying spat out a mouthful of blood. She fell from the three-nosed elephant¡¯s body and fainted. When she used the barrier, she knew that everything ended. There were two outcomes. Her side didn¡¯t kill that person, and she died. The other was that the guy died, and she was safe even if she fainted. The outcome was the latter. The light prison had a weird name: Pulsator Mansion. She got this skill when her job was upgraded to Light Saintess. She was a little disappointed as she hoped to gain healing skills like Sunset Saint Light. Because of how strong it was, her anticipation was really high. So naturally, you could tell how disappointed she was when she learned it was a trapping skill. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s words made her feel much better. He said that Light Trainee already wasn¡¯t a pure healing job. It was a support job, or rather, a part of the battle. Such a job wouldn¡¯t have only healing skills. If that were the case, it wouldn¡¯t have Diamond Shield in the first place. At the same time, Park Xiuying realized this ability was very suitable for her. It was an ability that trapped the target. It was simple but when the target made changes, it was very annoying. You needed mental energy to support the barrier, but when the barrier wasn¡¯t being attacked, the mental energy wasn¡¯t much. At least, it wasn¡¯t much to her. Right, he wasn¡¯t dead, but he was badly injured. Although the three-nosed elephant¡¯s intellect was affected, it was still strong. Although it wasn¡¯t an attack-type lifeform, it was still level eight and had many ways to protect itself. Clone explosion was one of the strongest ones. It would naturally threaten lifeforms of the same level. This guy had a broken arm, and many wounds appeared on his body, which blood was flowing out of. Half of his left ear was even missing. He placed the remaining hand down and was terrified. If he didn¡¯t cover his face, he might not be alive. How were these external lifeforms so strong? Before he could continue to think, two figures charged at him. He had no time to react and was hit second and third. He resisted and tried to find a way to fight back, but neither the cavalier nor the silver zombie Ya Ni was afraid of dying. They didn¡¯t have lives to some extent. The guy was frustrated. He wasn¡¯t a close-combat fighter, and with these two tangling with him, he couldn¡¯t use many skills. The injuries also placed him at a disadvantage. The moment this disadvantage is formed, it will get worse. Be it the cavalier or Ya Ni, as long as they manage to hit him, his injuries will worsen, and his resistance will weaken. Finally, he was only being hit and couldn¡¯t dodge. As for his level six demon monsters, a few were killed by the cavalier and Ya Ni, and the rest died in the explosion. The battle ended when Ya Ni broke his other hand, and the cavalier thrust the spear into his throat. It only took a few dozen breaths from start to finish, but the outcome was different. Shengyuan arrived with warriors who were covered in blood. They killed all the air cavaliers. This muscular guy was shocked when they saw the corpse and the surrounding situation. He looked at the walls. Some auras were also disappearing, but everything indicated that victory was near. Chapter 1052: Wall collapse Chapter 1052: Wall collapse Potential was hard to describe. Only when it explodes will you know how terrifying it is? The Saint Light Hall warriors, who were in an intense fight, and the Posthumous People warriors all felt that was the most intense moment. Blood dyed the walls and flowed along the ladders down the walls. Anywhere you could see was covered in broken limbs and incomplete corpses. Some people who were still alive were crying or moaning. Some would shout loudly, and sometimes, those sounds would stop. In the sky, the air troops of both sides were engaged in a chaotic battle. The Posthumous people were at an obvious disadvantage in this area, but with the support from the walls, they were able to hold on. Many human and demon monster corpses fell from the sky, and the blood, feathers, and body parts formed a waterfall of life. Flame light shone from the skills. There were explosions, and the light from those exceeded the lamps made of demon monster oil. The arrows and burning stones flew across the walls. The dark demon crystal energy also swept the groups, and along with them was skin being broken and blood being splattered. Of course, there were killing shouts, sounds of weapons clashing, energy smashing, terrified shouts, injured roars, shouts from death... Everything turned the walls into hell on earth. Many people from Earth, Posthumous people, and Saint Light Hall warriors were terrified initially. They didn¡¯t think about fleeing, but they noticed that when they turned, weapons would land on their backs and claim their lives. Thus, fighting became their only choice. Slowly, fear and terror disappeared, and what replaced them was numbness. Fighting became an instinct for them. So when those Saint Light Hall warriors heard the sounds from the horn, both sides were shocked by how much potential each side had. The intensity reached another level. Outside the city, the Saint Light Hall warriors who hadn¡¯t joined in the fight appeared. Even some outside the mountain range doing logistics work joined the siege. Saint Light Hall was launching their final attack. They were going to go all in. This thought was amusing to the Posthumous people and Cloud Peak. It did seem like the Posthumous people were in chaos because their kings and high-level experts were being tangled and even killed. But Cloud Peak and the warriors from Earth maintained a good leadership system. They relied on their equipment and skills to stay calm and obtain good results. As for those rubbles, they weren¡¯t an obstacle for the evolved. The warriors on other parts of the wall looked over and saw five to six thousand cavaliers and many Saint Light Hall warriors charging into the ruins. A few dozen seconds later, they would step into the city. They couldn¡¯t defend them anymore! Such a thought appeared in their hearts. What did they rely on? It was because they fought with their backs against the wall. Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak¡¯s support was another reason. But in the end, it was because of the majestic wall that numerous generous spent their sweat and blood. But it collapsed. Who could stop them? ¡°My people, charge, charge! Block that place!¡± Ling Kun, whose face was covered in blood, appeared far from the wall and shouted. He used his special skill so the entire city could hear his voice. ¡°Don¡¯t let them get in, we definitely can¡¯t!¡± Hong Xiang, being carried away and on his last breaths, raised his hand and pointed there. ¡°Focus all the firepower there, shatter the cavaliers!¡± Xia Lei¡¯s eyes were opened wide. She knew that the moment of life and death was here, and she shouted. The Posthumous people nearby and the few reserve squads in the city, even those in charge of logistics, all charged toward the breach. They knew they had to block that place even if they used their lives! If not, it would be over. At this point, a person jumped on the ruins and faced the cavaliers. He seemed a little small in the smoke. But everyone looked over. Chapter 1051: Final attack Chapter 1051: Final attack Nan Jin and Rongzhi were fully equipped and riding on their mounts. Beside them was the Saintess holding the Glory Staff. Just now, the Saintess led some Saint Hall female priests to heal the injured warriors. But this wasn¡¯t much compared to the overall number of casualties. When attacking, injured warriors could rarely return. Most of them could only lie on the battlefield and wait for death. They were probably the ones who hoped for victory. Only if they won could they have a chance to survive. If they failed, the enemies would finish them. As for prisoners... This phrase didn¡¯t exist in the Blue Secret Realm, at least not for ordinary warriors. Since they wouldn¡¯t become prisoners, there was no healing. Medicine was probably more precious than human life here. ¡°Gelan is dead.¡± Nanjin¡¯s voice was very low. The battle was more intense than he imagined. He was one of the people who decided to send experts into the Imperial City to kill or hold back the Alliance army higher-ups so that their elite squad could take down the walls. Like the others, he was very confident in this plan because Saint Light Hall had more experts than the Posthumous people, and because the Posthumous people had an internal conflict, the number of kings dropped by close to half. Even with these outsiders, it couldn¡¯t stop Saint Light Hall from having this advantage. But who knew that two level-eight auras would disappear in a short time, and so too were many level seven? Did Posthumous people have some hidden powers? Gelan¡¯s death was the one that shocked him. This person competed with him to become the Light Cavalier Squad leader. If not for his battle techniques being more suitable for cavalier fights, maybe Nanjin¡¯s position would be his. Nanjin knew how strong his opponent was. Not only did his hands have saint eyes, but he also had ten level-six demon monsters as helpers. In terms of one-versus-one ability, maybe Nanjin wouldn¡¯t be Gelan¡¯s match. But this person died just like that. They didn¡¯t know who could kill Gelan in such a short time apart from Ling Kun and the protector. Ye Zhongming wiped the blood off his face and pulled a dagger out of his stomach. His strong body quality caused the muscles around the wound to tighten, and within a few seconds, the blood flow slowed. Ye Zhongming looked at the hole and small crack on the star equipment and heaved a sigh of relief. The elite squad corpses were around him. He coughed twice to relax his injured body and then looked outside. Ye Zhongming faced this squad alone. Although he won, the enemy attacked crazily, and he paid some price. His body was slightly injured. The two elves finished their energy, so if they weren¡¯t replenished, they wouldn¡¯t be able to support him anymore. His armor was also badly damaged and needed to be repaired... The only better aspect was that he still had a lot of mental energy. But Ye Zhongming knew that this wasn¡¯t the time to rest. Although the battle was solved, the saint light canisters, along with the other squads, were pushing forward slowly on the other side of the wall. They were about to occupy 200 meters of the wall. More warriors from the ice crystal path charged onto the wall. At this time, Ye Zhongming had to respect Saint Light Hall. While their numbers could cause pressure on different parts of the walls, they could also continue their strike on this location. They had many high-quality warriors, which Cloud Peak or Posthumous people could not compare to. Of course, even if Saint Light Hall won after this battle, they would be damaged. They would take 20 years to recover. It was the same the opposite way. If the Posthumous people won, their youth and strength would also greatly decrease. Some weird horn sounds spread from outside, which caused the Saint Light Hall warriors to pause. They then gave a giant roar, and the entire mountain range shook. ¡°Light Horn!¡± An older Posthumous people warrior heard the sound and muttered. Ye Zhongming turned, ¡°What is that?¡± The warrior was numb as he looked at Ye Zhongming, ¡°The moment the Light Horn is blown, the god¡¯s punishment will descend.¡± ¡°They are launching their final attack.¡± Chapter 1054: Disgust Chapter 1054: Disgust When Ye Zhongming woke up, he didn¡¯t get up immediately. He looked at the ceiling and thought back to the moment he fainted. He used the Soul Shattering Bone Staff three times and shot through the charging Saint Light Hall army. He estimated that with the density of that army, three pillars killed tens of thousands of people. Of course, there might be more. No one cared about the number. The appearance of that attack exceeded normal meaning, shattering their faith. Because of his preparation, he was able to use it three times. However, this preparation was for level nine Saint Father. He was forced to use it now. Ye Zhongming obtained a mental energy recovery scroll. Compared to mental energy recovery potions, the scroll recovered based on ratio. Ye Zhongming obtained six of them, each of which could help him recover his mental energy by 30%. Naturally, he spent a large amount of things to get the scrolls. At the same time, he obtained an ability strengthening potion. This was a potion that could increase job skill or ordinary skill, which was also based on a ratio. But its ratio wasn¡¯t too much. The ones Ye Zhongming got weren¡¯t too good and could only increase it by 10%. They couldn¡¯t stack either. Be it the mental energy recovery scroll or ability strengthening potion, they might not mean much to others, but to Ye Zongming, they were very effective. His base value was high. Just look at the few layers of corpses on the plain and wall, and you will know the price each side paid. This was war! No pity, no feelings, only killing. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t do anything as his mental energy was gone. If he entered the battlefield, he would be targeted. Then, he would have to continue using mental energy, and he might faint at any moment. Then, he wouldn¡¯t be helping at all and would just be a burden. When he stood on the walls and held the staff, it was more effective than his actual use of it. He was showing them that he was still there and that he could use that terrifying attack again. Saint Light Hall had no suspicion as they also had a battle god in their Saint Father. They felt like Ye Zhongming was waiting for the Saint Father, which was why he didn¡¯t attack. When the Brown Bone Pearl¡¯s cooldown was up, Ye Zhongming reopened the barrier. This made Saint Light Hall retreat and gave the Posthumous people time to rest. Although Ye Zhongming killed many of them, the staff wiped out their guards and cavalier elites and weakened them, but there were much more of them. If the battle continued, the outcome would be uncertain. Anyways, both sides split and reorganized. But they were exhausted. Each battle filled people with disgust. Both Ye Zhongming and the Saintess felt the same. Chapter 1053: Killing weapon Chapter 1053: Killing weapon ¡°What is the boss doing?¡± Many Cloud Peak warriors looked at the figure in the dust, and such a thought rose in their hearts. Everyone didn¡¯t know what a level nine evolved was but had seen level eight experts before. Everyone knew that those were bodies made of flesh and blood. They would get injured and would also die. When people surrounded them and attacked, they would be killed quickly. Even if they could cause large numbers of casualties, they could still be killed by a battle of attrition. Ye Zhongming was strong and that was undeniable. Even Ling Kun and the protector admitted that if they fought Ye Zhongming alone, there was a 40% chance of them winning. Ye Zhongming even had an advantage. But no one felt that Ye Zhongming could block that breach alone and could face six to seven thousand elite cavaliers. Moreover, there were many Saint Light Hall warriors behind those cavaliers. Many voices rang out, and most were shouts. Ye Zhongming heard them, but he didn¡¯t care. He only saw the charging troops before him. They were enemies. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to use those words to describe them. To a certain extent, he admired this civilisation that was more advanced than the Posthumous people. He wanted to use an outsider''s perspective on this battle, even though he was in the Posthumous people¡¯s camp. But this didn¡¯t make him like this battle and the Saint Light Hall people. Their arrival paused his plan. Why did he want to run Blue Secret Realm and even send Cloud Peak warriors here to fight? Why did he publish so many bounties and spend so much riches so that more evolved could come and defend the Imperial City? It was because this was the biggest treasure trove he had obtained since he revived. This place had everything he needed. All sorts of materials, mines, demon crystals, land, population... With this place, Ye Zhongming would have some ability to fight those mysterious lifeforms that were looking down on Earth. Ye Zhongming even saw battle and soul techniques as his final trump card... He was afraid that everything he owned would become useless against those lifeforms. That was because these were ¡®given¡¯ by them. In Ye Zhongming¡¯s mind, this was his land of hope, even if it was unstable compared to Earth. Saint Light Hall wanted to destroy all of that. They had seriously affected Ye Zhongming¡¯s interests. But it was a little too late. Their pupils constricted, and they wanted to say something. Their bodies wanted to do something, too, but it was too late. A thick pillar shot from that bone staff and swept the battlefield ahead. The entire area outside of the Imperial City was shocked by that light. The pillar appeared suddenly and disappeared quickly, too. If not for the empty land they opened up, it would have been as if nothing had happened. No, more accurately, at least Rongzhi and Nan Jin were still there. But they looked terrifying. Rongzhi sat on the ground and maintained his riding stance. His arms and legs turned into white bones. His forehead and collar were without any flesh, and everything he wore was gone. He was dark red. Most of his skin was destroyed by that light pillar. ¡°No...¡± Rongzhi gave a rough voice, and no one could understand it. Nan Jin was better. His armor was tattered, and he was bleeding. He also fell to the ground, and his mount disappeared. He looked badly injured, but it shouldn¡¯t be fatal. What was that? That was the thought of many. What was that dozen-meter pillar? That was just one short, and the warriors in the range all... Evaporated? Also, one shot badly injured two Saint Light Hall heads? Those who didn¡¯t know were stunned, but those who knew looked at him worryingly. This was because he used the Soul Shattering Bone Staff, but its strength... Was bigger than when he used it at the siege, then would Ye Zhongming faint? Surprisingly, Ye Zhongming was standing there and holding the staff. After walking a distance, he stuck the soul artifact on the ground. Some sharp people saw Ye Zhongming pour something into his mouth, and then that terrifying pillar of light appeared. It charged and disappeared. Where it swept turned empty. Many hands were shivering. This felt similar to when they first saw Power of the Gods. This was fear of a killing weapon! Chapter 1055: Where did you come from Chapter 1055: Where did you come from Even if the fighting had stopped for a day, the air was still filled with a gory stench. This smell wasn¡¯t good, but everyone was used to it. The ice crystal path was destroyed, but the breach in the walls wasn¡¯t something that could be filled, much less the collapse of the city gate. Ye Zhongming and Hong Xiang stood on the wall near the gate and looked at the warriors cleaning the ruins. Neal and Hong Xiang were badly injured. Even after Park Xiuying recovered half her mental energy and healed them, Hong Xiang could barely walk, and he wasn¡¯t in a good state. Neal could only lay on the bed. The two of them probably needed three to five days to recover to the level that they could fight. It would take ten days before they could totally heal. ¡°That is cement?¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. It was actually concrete, but he didn¡¯t want to explain it too much. Since the stoppage began, Cloud Peak¡¯s squad has brought large amounts of building materials over. Along with those stored in the city, they have started to repair the walls. The concrete was definitely weaker than the original city walls, which were strengthened with special abilities, but they were quick. They could block the breach within a few days, and after dealing with them, they could be of some use. ¡°This barrier refreshed?¡± Hong Xiang looked at the barrier. Although Ye Zhongming had mentioned it, he still asked. After all, this concerned whether or not the battle would restart. Ye Zhongming nodded. He couldn¡¯t explain how the abilities worked and could only tell them the outcome in a way that they could understand. If there were areas that he couldn¡¯t explain, he would say that it was the omnipotent god... ¡°How long do you think they will stop for?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the Posthumous people collecting the corpses and the Saint Light Hall troops that were reorganizing. He felt like the kings understood them more than him, and they could give an accurate guess. Before Hong Xiang could say anything, Ling Kun entered. ¡°Let me go, you despicable human, you know... How majestic I am?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at Yangos tied to the stone walls and saw that there was a wound in its chest. It should have been from Ling Kun, and it prevented Yangos from spitting dragon breath. Of course, after that battle, Ye Zhongming wondered if that fellow still could breathe fire. Ye Zhongming pulled out his blade and walked to Yangos¡¯s side. ¡°Scram further you ant, you...¡± ¡°I heard that dragons are filled with treasures.¡± Ye Zhongming said calmly, looking at Yangos¡¯s face, ¡°Dragon skin and dragon scale can create the best armor. The eyes can provide super vision; the horns can create really sharp weapons. The brain can increase mental energy. The meat can strengthen one¡¯s body, the blood can increase the toughenss of the skin and increase defense.¡± Ye Zhongming walked before his leg. The Earth Sand Moon Blade turned, and the back hit the dragon¡¯s leg. The sound of bones cracking could be heard, and it cried in pain. ¡°There is also the beard, tendons, claws, and wings...¡± Ye Zhongming behaved like he wasn¡¯t the one who broke the leg. He looked calmly at Yangos. ¡°If you don¡¯t want me to slice you into eight pieces, you better be more quiet.¡± Yangos stared and panted, but he stopped speaking. ¡°Very good, we can finally talk.¡± Ye Zhongming retracted his blade, which calmed Yangos down. That blade felt really dangerous. He found a clean stone platform and sat on it. Slowly, he said, ¡°I can imagine why there are zombies, why humans evolve, why there were golden warships, and how other advanced lifeforms are tempted to attack Earth.¡± ¡°But there are more things I can¡¯t understand. What are the wheels, the potions, the dungeons, and what are jobs and skills? How did they enter human bodies and become controlled?¡± ¡°You might not know the answer, but there is one thing you can answer.¡± ¡°Where are you from?¡± Chapter 1056: Come and let me take a look Chapter 1056: Come and let me take a look Ye Zhongming had heard many rumors in his last life, but he couldn¡¯t confirm whether they were true or not. Like the dungeons were created from the nuclear explosions. He was on a higher platform in this life and knew information he couldn¡¯t know in his last. Like the slave race, like the secret realm, like some people knowing that the apocalypse was coming. But there were still many unanswered questions. For example, if the dungeons were caused by those above using nuclear weapons, where did the materials, plants, and beasts come from? Chain Prisoner, Yangos etc, high-level lifeforms were created? If not, where did they come from? Ye Zhongming finally had a chance to hear the answer. Seeing Yangos¡¯s numb eyes, Ye Zhongming felt a little terrified. If they were created, would he be able to challenge the race that created such a perfect lifeform? If people in the apocalypse had any dream apart from ending the apocalypse, it would be finding answers. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have this ability in the past, so naturally, he wouldn¡¯t think about it. But now, he felt like he had the ability and started to search for it. But he was really afraid that he heard something he feared hearing. Maybe everyone was terrified of despair. ¡°I come from...¡± Yangos looked lost as if it were thinking and recalling. ¡°You are not worthy of my reply!¡± The evil dragon was really hot-tempered and roared at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything. He found a reserve silver gloves and walked toward it. Five minutes later, the treasure-nurturing gourd ¡®ate¡¯ the damaged glove. He kicked Yangos, who was lying on the ground and covered in wounds, ¡°Am I worthy now?¡± ¡°I smell freedom. Ye, you aren¡¯t planning to release me?¡± Yangos looked at Ye Zhongming in anticipation. Yangos sensed that the Saintess¡¯s contract power on it was disappearing, and this meant that it wasn¡¯t restrained anymore. ¡°This gift is good!¡± Liu Zhenghong was here before he could reply. She held a silver case, which contained the tools that were always with her. ¡°Tsk tsk, not bad, not bad. A living dragon. Not bad, not bad.¡± Human creator Hong walked around Yangos. Her expression changed suddenly. ¡°This lizard has so many injuries; how much blood did it lose? What a waste! Quick, let someone bathe it; the blood water can¡¯t be wasted either! Collect them all. Also, slice some meat off its wounds and get some scales. En, there are only two horns, and we can¡¯t pluck it off. Let¡¯s get some powder. Oh, get the 1-18 gene reaction liquid over and inject them into it. Record the results.¡± Liu Zhenghong instructed them, and the subordinates behind her followed her orders. ¡°Right Little Ye.¡± Liu Zhenghong walked near Ye Zhongming, tapping his shoulder, ¡°You need to tie its mouth. Tie it tightly; I don¡¯t want to get bitten.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. There was nothing he could do to this Sister Hong. ¡°Oh, I nearly forgot. Little Ye, there is something I need you to do.¡± Ye Zhongming said seriously, ¡°What?¡± ¡°You need to flip this lizard over for me to take a look.¡± ¡°Look at what?¡± ¡°See if it has a small jj.¡± ¡°...¡± Chapter 1058: Reforming Potion Chapter 1058: Reforming Potion The glass used in the lab was a super material from a famous company. It could go against typhoons and explosions which they got after taking down God Hall. Glass was usually used in all the nurturing rooms and labs, and no problems arose. But when the four Needle Birds charged, cracks appeared! Ye Zhongming saw it clearly. He ignored the glass that was about to shatter and exclaimed to Liu Zhenghong, ¡°Level two?¡± These four Needle Birds actually had white crystals! Ye Zhongming¡¯s memory wouldn¡¯t be wrong. Sister Red said that these fellows were the winners, which meant they were the same as those in the past. But the Needle Bird¡¯s levels weren¡¯t like this. The strongest Needle Bird King was already level six! Now, how were these four fellows only level two? Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t reply immediately and just observed. He saw that the four of them couldn¡¯t destroy the glass and said slowly, ¡°That is the point that I wanted to tell you.¡± Ye Zhongming was slightly shocked. He thought about it and told Liu Zhenghong to wait before entering the nurturing room. The four Needle Birds turned and charged. Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and didn¡¯t bother to hide his aura. His aura suppressed the Needle Birds. The four birds were terrified. They were afraid of how strong Ye Zhongming was. Ye Zhongming stretched his hand. The biggest Needle Bird was the quickest. It used its sharp beak to stab Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand. Blood appeared. It was at this time that Liu Zhenghong walked over. She opened her eyes slightly when she saw that. But she saw that the Needle Bird started to flap its body rhythmically. She knew that it recognized Ye Zhongming. After all, Ye Zhongming used his blood to feed them in the hive. It was obvious that Ye Zhongming¡¯s signal appeared deep in the Needle Bird¡¯s memory. Ye Zhongming awakened them through the blood. ¡°Do you still remember Lu Lan?¡± Liu Zhenghong changed the topic. Ye Zhongming nodded. Of course, he remembered¡ªsomeone who should have been dead but reappeared in God Hall. ¡°After capturing him, I have been studying him. He said he was revived through scientific methods, not the wheel technology. But he didn¡¯t know the exact way. Probably that chief from God Hall knows.¡± Liu Zhenghong turned around, and her mind moved quickly. ¡°No matter what, you would leave traces to get a person to revive. His cells and genes would have something.¡± She gave a mysterious smile, ¡°Although I hadn¡¯t found much, there is progress. With the experience and inspiration from this, give me some time, and I should be able to make a... Reform Potion.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. The moment the two labs had any success, they would be huge. Liu Zhenghong said, ¡°I don¡¯t know when it would be, but if the results are great, then it should be similar to Shattered Dream when used on enemies. If it is average, we can use it on our own people to remove negative states and injuries. If it is not good, then... It can only cause your genes to be in chaos.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that more vicious?¡± Ye Zhongming heard those words. Using them on an enemy would be more effective than lowering the level, right? Liu Zhenghong shook her head and educated Ye Zhongming, ¡°It can¡¯t be controlled. It might cause the enemy to die, but it could also cause some mutation and make him extremely strong.¡± ¡°Like the hulk or spiderman.¡± Ye Zhongming decided to ask Xia Lei about the invitation. He really felt stupid when he stood before Liu Zhenghong. ¡°Slow their evolution. If they evolve too quickly, I can¡¯t ensure what happen!¡± Liu Zhenghong smiled and shouted. Chapter 1057: Liu Zhenghongs viciousness Chapter 1057: Liu Zhenghong''s viciousness ¡°Is it weird?¡± Liu Zhenghong rolled her eyes. ¡°Looking at it scientifically, the difference between males and females is like comparing two different species!¡± After hearing Liu Zhenghong¡¯s prideful explanation, Ye Zhongming ordered people to flip Yangos around. Only then did the evil dragon react from the shock of Liu Zhenghong¡¯s appearance. It struggled and started to roar. ¡°Ye Zhongming, you are untrustworthy. You said that we are going to work together, and you were going to release me!¡± Half of Cloud Peak could hear Yangos¡¯s roar. ¡°What are you doing? Don¡¯t touch... You despicable, wait, don¡¯t, I will say it!¡± ¡°I am a guy!¡± Yangos shouted and reluctantly said its gender. ¡°Also, I am a dragon, not a big lizard.¡± It stared at Liu Zhenghong viciously, but it felt like this woman gave it a cold feeling. It didn¡¯t know if it was just a misconception, but it felt worse and worse. ¡°Male?¡± Liu Zhenghong blinked and said to Ye Zhongming, ¡°Little Ye, find some similar-sized female beasts outside.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s mouth twitched and coughed, ¡°Sister Hong, shouldn¡¯t we do this in the future?¡± She frowned, ¡°How long will it take from pregnancy to birth? We have to make this a priority. Moreover, are you not curious if dragons are from eggs or a womb? Don¡¯t talk about dragon eggs as those come from novels.¡± Ye Zhongming had no choice but to agree. When Yangos heard their conversation, it ignored its injuries and climbed up, ¡°I won¡¯t let you do anything you want. I am the noble... I won¡¯t yield to you!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need you to yield, as I have something that will make you lose control.¡± Liu Zhenghong thought about it and asked Ye Zhongming, ¡°Is the Fallen Red Juice useful on this fellow?¡± Ye Zhongming used the juice on the Cloud Hooves to activate their desires. ¡°There is some use, but I am unsure if they are effective.¡± She came to a nurturing room, and you could see four cat-sized demon monsters through the explosion-proof glass. ¡°Only these are left?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the larger Needle Birds, and his mouth was agape. Liu Zhenghong nodded, ¡°I used a method to provoke them... Only the strong ones can survive.¡± ¡°But Needle Birds care about levels, so why would they kill each other?¡± ¡°Both humans and demon monsters would lose their rationality sometimes.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything. That made sense. As long as Liu Zhenghong wanted, there was nothing she couldn¡¯t do. He gave her the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive so that she could strengthen the Needle Birds. ¡°You said they were too weak and their attack methods too predictable. When they faced weaker group lifeforms, their advantages were obvious, but apart from that, they were average.¡± ¡°I changed some of the non-important gene parts, and after using the hive to increase birth, they have stabilized.¡± Liu Zhenghong pointed at a slightly bigger Needle Bird. ¡°This is female, and the other three are male. Based on the data, the female is 20% stronger, similar to ant queens. One versus three is the most stable gender ratio. ¡°Apart from their mouth attacks, their wings have become sharp. Their claws can also attack targets. Horn-like matter has appeared on their bodies and increased their defense.¡± ¡°Moreover, the Needle Birds would secrete something from their organs, which are extremely powerful poison. It is hard for intermediate and low-level lifeforms to defend. Even if it is against high-level people, they will find it hard to deal with.¡± ¡°Do you remember the eight-tail egg? I got some genes and merged them into the Needle Bird bloodline. I didn¡¯t know what ability they would get and didn¡¯t even know if it would succeed. But now, it seems effective.¡± ¡°Their feeding method has changed, and they have started to swallow food. The food will have high energy conversion. Simply put, be it injury recovery, evolution, or reproduction, they could do so quickly if they had enough food.¡± ¡°Right, there is one more strength. After they digest the food, they don¡¯t immediately excrete it and store it in their stomach. When needed, they could shoot it out to attack enemies. These attacks are also very poisonous. The others would be that it is very powerful and they have become quicker. Of course, they are more bloodthirsty.¡± Liu Zhenghong frowned, ¡°They might be harder to control. You can try.¡± Ye Zhongming was already very surprised. The Needle Birds were so strong? He stood there and tried to give orders to the four Needle Birds. They sensed it and looked toward Ye Zhongming. After giving out an ear-piercing buzz, they charged in this direction. Chapter 1059: Small thing big problem Chapter 1059: Small thing big problem The crowd had scattered, but the discussions still took place. Ye Zhongming even heard people suggest getting a Phoenix. He felt like his subordinates thought too highly of him. They spent so much effort and difficulty capturing Yangos, who wasn¡¯t a pure dragon. What about a phoenix? Ye Zhongming had lived two lives and had never heard of one. One could sense that a battle was happening when one was within Cloud Peak. Tents were set up on the sides of the road. The Posthumous people were adapting to Earth and to new life. Ye Zhongming could sense that the Posthumous people here liked to smile more than those in the Imperial City. This might have to do with the pressure and responsibility they had. The Extreme Light Training Platform was on a small square. There were long queues. Not only was there information about mutated lifeforms from Earth but there were also demon monsters from the Secret Realm. When one trains inside, one can model the actual battle situation. The platform allows one to battle based on their job and equipment so that one can gain experience quickly. The experience could save lives in a real battle. Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors were able to perform so well in the defense because of this tool. He walked to the side of the walls and saw the Cannibal Flowers. The corroded soil had increased in size, and the level-five mutated plants had improved greatly. In the future, this Cannibal Flower defense line would become the nightmare of anyone who tried to attack Cloud Peak. More importantly, these flowers could move. The ginseng flowers that were levels one and two became popular once again due to the arrival of the Posthumous people. One could get one- and two-star potions and use them to help the Posthumous people get stronger. Apart from Ye Zhongming¡¯s equipment, the Posthumous people''s use of evolution potions was a huge reason they could battle Saint Light Hall. With the Posthumous people¡¯s base number, ginseng melons would be very useful for the next period. One could tell that from the scale of the farms they had set up. Da NIng¡¯s words were smooth, but his expression showed the shyness of a researcher. Although he was already a four-star evolved, Cloud Peak protected him well. It was lucky that he could maintain such a mentality. What he mentioned was a common problem. The apocalypse wasn¡¯t as simple as killing mutated lifeforms and evolving. It was similar to modern society. It concerned many areas that were complicated and half to solve. For example, nutrition wasn¡¯t a huge deal in normal situations, and to a certain extent, some parents even bragged that their kids were eating so well that they ended up not liking some food. But this was a severe problem in the apocalypse. Evolved were like Superman in some areas, but their body needed balanced nutrition. The apocalypse soil naturally didn¡¯t yield much, forcing factions to collect many vitamins and boosters they wouldn¡¯t collect in peacetime, like vitamins. If you lost these vitamins, your body would turn into an uncontrollable monster. Moreover, often you would become deformed and not look like a human. It would affect your combat strength, skill usage, and lifeform... This was the same theory as what happens to guys who were strong but didn¡¯t take in enough salt. You were wrong if you felt you only needed to spend money on potions, equipment, and scrolls. In his last life, an expired vitamin was enough for an evolved¡¯s fortune to shrink by 20%. Ye Zhongming paid attention to those seeds. Others felt it was because of his Gardener job or because he knew what would happen in the future. These seemingly small things were a huge problem in the apocalypse. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want a tumor to grow on parts of his body or for another finger to grow that looked like a tentacle. He knew that as time passed, some evolved who relied on mutated animal flesh and didn¡¯t have enough vitamins would start mutating. Only then would humans realize how serious that problem was. Ye Zhongming reminded them, which allowed Cloud Peak to pay attention to this problem. They also collected vitamins. Their storage was enough for them not to need to worry for a year. But Cloud Peak wanted to develop, and its population would grow. Their allies would also increase. Once the Posthumous people came to Earth, Ye Zhongming needed to ensure a harvest season. This time would even grow longer because of various factors. Even if he included the Posthumous people, their small stash of vitamins wouldn¡¯t last for long. Seemed like the idea to build a medicine factory had to be brought forward. Chapter 1060: Gullible Chapter 1060: Gullible This idea came from long ago. In his last life, a few industries were money-making, such as equipment crafting, potion production, battle beast nurturing, and intel. Among them included the medicine factory. Of course, compared to modern-day medicine production companies, those in the apocalypse were small workshops. But if you took the items to market, they could be considered luxury goods, although the pills weren¡¯t a sky-high price. How could Ye Zhongming give up on such a hugely profitable business? Thus, when Ye Zhongming recruited people, he focused on finding and protecting doctors, pharmacists, and chemical professionals, and he now has a talent pool. Even when he worked with Mu Xinfei, he had requested such talent. These people couldn¡¯t help much in the past, so he raised them. Now, it was their time to shine. ¡°Although the mutated plant research gave the labs much important information and conclusions, they were all unstable. Whenever a plant evolved once, its stats would totally change. Da Ning squatted beside Ye Zhongming seriously. It concerned his job, so his nervousness disappeared. ¡°We obtained some edible parts from these plants, like their leaves and roots, to help make up for the necessary vitamins.¡± ¡°They were effective, but Sister Hong and some of the others are worried.¡± ¡°Worried?¡± Ye Zhongming took a packet of cigarettes and passed it to him. He didn¡¯t remember if this person smoked, but he recalled that only a few in the lab didn¡¯t, and he was not one of them. ¡°Thank you.¡± Da Ning rubbed his hands on his shirt, and that shyness returned. He took a deep breath and felt the smoke moving through his body. He felt that smoking without fear of illness was the best part of the apocalypse. ¡°We are all lifeforms, but we aren¡¯t the same as them.¡± ¡°If we build a medicine lab and then a production factory, the medicine we produce can reduce that to the lowest and increase the effect. Boss Ye, what do you think?¡± Da Ning¡¯s words lit Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes up. He didn¡¯t expect this fellow to have the same thought as him. Of course, he would agree, but he still asked carefully. ¡°Can we satisfy those conditions?¡± ¡°There are some difficulties, but we can solve them as long as you can find a big enough space that is safe for us to experiment. And also get us some equipment, then we can build the structure with the people we have.¡± Seeing Ye Zhongming frown, Da Ning thought that his words were rude and affected his leader, so he asked nervously, ¡°Also if you slightly invest, we would have products that we can produce. It isn¡¯t a bottomless pit.¡± ¡°Product, what product?¡± Ye Zhongming was shocked. Once the rough structure was produced, they could start producing, but that didn¡¯t sound reliable. ¡°Right, we can get materials from the mutated plants like the carrots and cabbages. The vitamin potions would be similar to those on the market before the apocalypse and might be even better.¡± Ye Zhongming stood up and stared at Da Ning, ¡°You can produce vitamin tablets now?¡± ¡°Yes, right, why?¡± Da Ning stood up nervously and looked uneasily at Ye Zhongming. He didn¡¯t know how he angered his boss. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t this be the final product?¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Final product?¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned and then understood. So, the boss built the factory just for the vitamin tablets?¡± ¡°Then, boss, your foresight, is it...¡± He realized it wasn¡¯t good to insult his boss, so he changed his words. ¡°Boss Ye, I think it is good to read fewer books, and you won¡¯t make things too complicated. Innocent is good.¡± Ye Zhongming kept silent for a while, and then the leader¡¯s furious roar rang out from the entire mountain. ¡°You read fewer books! Your whole family is innocent!¡± Chapter 1061: Life Grain Chapter 1061: Life Grain Da Ning was pulled into a room by Ye Zhongming, but he wasn¡¯t afraid because he was smiling. Although the rumors said that Ye Zhongming was cruel, everyone in Cloud Peak knew that Boss Ye was very peaceful as long as you didn¡¯t hurt Cloud Peak. Of course, as he was too busy, the subordinates didn¡¯t have much time to see him. Of course, Ye Zhongming was going to smile as Da Ning gave him a surprise. He only wanted to create a workshop that could produce vitamin tablets. He wanted to mix materials to create medicine to sell to obtain huge wealth. But who knew that Da Ning gave him an even bigger surprise? He said that he could create other medicines! One could say that Da Ning opened a new door. Ye Zhongming was restrained by the knowledge of his last life. He thought the apocalypse would end up like his previous life. It might not be totally the same, but it would be roughly the same. But Ye Zhongming realized that his arrival had changed the world. Many nine-star evolved in his last life didn¡¯t have the chance to evolve to this level in this life. Soul Merchant, Glory Army, and Resistance Zone were all weakened. There were many factions in Ying City in his last life, but only Cloud Peak now. Zhang Dalong and other names had disappeared from this life... Then, his way of thinking should change. ¡°Boss Ye, Boss Ye?¡± Da Ning shouted carefully. He didn¡¯t know why his boss got distracted. Why did he pull him to this dark room? Was he... Da Ning lowered his head to look at his dirty clothing and also at his middle-aged face in the mirror. He felt there wasn¡¯t a chance his boss would be interested in him. ¡°Let me show you something.¡± Ye Zhongming led Da NIng to a table and waved. A squarish thing appeared, and it was split into two separate parts. On the left, some soil floating on the water had dozens of grains growing from it. There were just ten of them, and they looked different from Earth''s. They were pale golden in color. ¡°Ah?¡± He opened his mouth in shock. This thing could actually increase skill strength. There were usually two ways to increase skill strength. One was through upgrade scrolls, and the other was to strengthen your own body so that your stats increased. The first method was difficult as scrolls were rare. Job advancement and skill upgrade scrolls were more precious than evolution potions. Even Ye Zhongming found it hard to get one of them. The second wasn¡¯t easy either. Humans had to challenge higher-level mutated lifeforms, and the later it went on, the more challenging it would be to evolve. The strength increase wouldn¡¯t stop, but it would slow down. This resulted in one¡¯s growth stopping at one level and their skill improvement being very slow. Increasing one¡¯s body stats was also tough, and this didn¡¯t have much of an effect on one''s skill or strength. It was only useful if your accumulation reached the amount similar to another evolution. So, humans judged skills based on their initial strength. It wasn¡¯t that they didn¡¯t care about progress, but that it was too difficult. Two years had passed, and Da Ning naturally knew this rule. He was shocked when he heard that this Life Grain could solve this problem. ¡°Don¡¯t be too excited; this thing isn¡¯t that simple.¡± Ye Zhongming sat beside the table and looked at the plants with a complicated expression. Ye Zhongming had the gardener job and had huge amount of mental energy. Logically speaking, he could easily nurture a plant. As long as he wanted, he could grow it quickly. But that was not effective on the Life Grain. ¡°The solo plant is the mother of the Life Grain. The seeds are the other few and after planting the others, the fruits that grow are Life Rice. Strictly speaking, rice is what can increase skill strength. Which is the ten you see on the other side.¡± Da Ning looked to the side and then at his boss¡¯s face. He saw his boss shrug and say something. ¡°I have never seen a mature Life Rice.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s words floated into his ear. ¡°The moment before they mature, they would wither and die. The rice would melt and disappear!¡± Chapter 1062: Splitting Chapter 1062: Splitting ¡°Ah?¡± Da Ning gave his second exclamation of the day. Although he didn¡¯t understand his boss much, he knew that the boss had the Gardener''s skill and also that he had a huge amount of mental energy. The ginseng melons and Cannibal Flowers were proof. Da Ning was an experimental staff member, so he knew about the Death King Tree project. At the start, he was even a core part of that and knew how important Ye Zhongming¡¯s abilities were. That was a level-eight lifeform. Ye Zhongming was able to provide many research samples from that. But was this thing higher than the level-eight Death King Tree? But he knew the boss wouldn¡¯t make such a joke, and there had to be some issues. He didn¡¯t doubt Ye Zhongming¡¯s ability, so the problem was definitely with the Life Grain. ¡°Although these few look a little short, their lifeforce is strong; how did this happen?¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t know the exact reason. The mother grain is very normal, bearing ten seeds each time. But when they are planted, the new grains will face those problems.¡± ¡°So that is the case...¡± Da Ning frowned, and he was deep in thought. ¡°I even used Fertile Soil.¡± Ye Zhongming gave another piece of information. ¡°Fertile Soil?¡± Ye Zhongming explained what the Fertile Soil was. At Da Ning¡¯s level, he didn¡¯t know the use of this country specific product. After he heard it, his gaze toward Ye Zhongming was filled with shock. The country''s product would tempt anyone. Its life-stimulating ability attracted Da Ning, who studied plants. As for Ye Zhongming, he was a+ like Da Ning and the other special job users besides Park Xiuying. He could protect himself, and this level of protection was enough. ¡°Thank you, boss!¡± Da Ning scratched his face and thanked Ye Zhongming. Previously, he had only a C grade, and ordinary researchers were D. ¡°Study these ten first, and before you have confidence, don¡¯t touch the mother grain. But don¡¯t delay the medicine factory matter. Try to produce the vitamins.¡± Ye Zhongming instructed before heading out. On his way back, Ye Zhongming remembered Da Ning¡¯s joy. He knew that Xia Lei¡¯s protection mechanism did protect the core members from hurt, but it was also to observe them. Everyone knew that but didn¡¯t care much. After all, if you didn¡¯t have bad intentions, being monitored was just a way the higher-ups could relax. He returned to the apartment. Xia Lei and a few management staff were having a meeting. She was at the Posthumous People¡¯s side, and a lot of stuff had accumulated here. Everyone stood up when they saw Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming waved to tell them to continue before he went to the second floor. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t push the door but waited. A guy in a black robe appeared beside him, and after bowing, he passed a piece of paper. Ye Zhongming entered and sat on the chair. He looked at the content roughly and then had a detailed look. He thought about it before destroying it. Xia Lei entered soon and sat on his leg. She saw him frown and asked with concern. ¡°Our intel shows that Bright Water Feast is to split the various faction territories in the country.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands moved around her undergarments, and he told her the news he had just received. ¡°Understandable, but wouldn¡¯t it be better if the Resistance Zone did that? They didn''t do it, so how can Five Ring Money do it?¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t know why Five Ring Money is doing it, but I know why the Resistance Zone didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°In the past, they think that the entire country is their territory.¡± Chapter 1063: Other team Chapter 1063: Other team ¡°Is it here?¡± Lu Yi led his group and looked at this small village hidden in the greenery. He asked his subordinate. ¡°That is the news we received.¡± The subordinate confirmed before replying. As the person in charge of the merchant squad, Lu Yi also had a strong battle squad. As he was in charge of building relationships with others and was often outside his faction territory, the level of his squad wasn¡¯t low. If you looked down on them because of the nature of their work, you would often pay a heavy price. From the numbers alone, they had over two thousand people. This number was similar to some medium-sized factions. Moreover, their equipment was better than Cloud Peak¡¯s average level. This was normal. After all, they faced more dangerous situations than those battle squads active near Cloud Peak. They had to face mutated lifeforms and other humans who were jealous of their riches. Cloud Peak was even more famous than other merchant squads because people knew that they left with many potions and good equipment, and on their way back, they would have many demon crystals and various good items. Riches would tempt the heart, and under such huge temptations, not every faction could maintain their respect for Cloud Peak, and they would often do some rash things. So they had to be strong. Of course, their rashness would have to be punished. When they were robbed, they would never hold back and would kill those who they could kill. That could send fear into the hearts of people who were tempted. It had been a period since Lu Yi headed out, and he received an order a few days back that sent him to this place. ¡°The First team enters, the second and third teams cover, and the rest defend the caravan.¡± Lu Yi gave the orders. Nine hundred people split into three batches and entered the village ahead. After a few dozen minutes, a few warriors returned to inform that it was safe inside. Lu Yi led the team into the village. It was said to be a village, but the structure inside was really good, and it was actually quite famous in the surrounding environment. It had a large stone gate, and the flats were rows of connected two-story apartments. One could tell that this place was very green before the apocalypse, and one could now see many flowers and grass. It wasn¡¯t big. There were only eight rows, each with 10-12 apartments. There were around a hundred families. Ye Zhongming brought back two precious scrolls. One was Black Halo Shield, which he used, and the other was this job scroll. This was a unique job scroll that was very powerful. It had both AOE and solo skills, and when upgraded to the highest grade, you could turn into a flame body, which made you immune to both water and ice. Lu Yi said that as long as he got the scroll, he was confident in trading it for a seven-star potion from a big faction. But he remembered clearly that Ye Zhongming rejected that suggestion. Lu Yi could only sigh. When he saw these corpses, he thought of that job and had a guess. ¡°These should be... Chameleon, Uncle Lu...¡± ¡°Stop!¡± Lu Yi stared at the kid that he had nurtured, ¡°You shouldn¡¯t talk and comment about some things. Why? It involves killing? Do you know what happened to these people? You shouldn¡¯t treat your thoughts as the reality, do you understand!¡± Because of his age, he rarely got angry, but when he did, his aura was very strong, and that caused the first team captain to lower his head. ¡°Understood, sorry, Uncle Lu.¡± Lu Yi acknowledged and said, ¡°Clear the bodies and bury them far away. Also, inform everyone not to talk about Chameleon. It isn¡¯t something we should know about!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Tell people to clear building 53. Secure the son platform of the Meditation Bone Demon Platform and send news back. Raise the warning level to the highest, especially toward Five Ring Money¡¯s base. We need to send more people there. Finally... Prepare to welcome the boss.¡± Lu Yi looked at the corpses being cleared and felt like his guess was right. That scroll should belong to someone from Chameleon! Lu Yi sighed. Unknowingly, the boss had another terrifying squad. Chapter 1064: Side Business (1) Chapter 1064: Side Business (1) Ye Zhongming looked at the flames in the distance, and emotions rose in his heart. Seeing so much light at night in the apocalypse was not easy. Only two types of factions could do it. The first was a super strong faction that wasn¡¯t afraid that the light would attract mutated lifeforms and was confident in defending its territory. From the mutated lifeform perspective, they were sensitive to the aura from humans'' bodies. Few mutated lifeforms would target these types of strong bases as they knew they would just die. Mutated lifeforms weren¡¯t afraid of death when they fought, but at other times, they were very rational. Only those extremely strong lifeforms would dare to challenge these types of factions. Either that or it would be hordes. For example, Cloud Peak was very strong now, and its combined strength was enough to scare off most mutated lifeforms. Cloud Peak was usually very safe. The other type would be factions with special equipment or members with special abilities. These factions used certain methods to cover the light, creating an illusion for the mutated lifeforms. This camp was hidden with such a piece of equipment. But because of Ye Zhongming¡¯s strengthening eyesight, he was unaffected. This place was Fallen Water Fortress, it was the last human base before Bright Water Feast¡¯s location. Ye Zhongming teleported to the village that Lu Yi and the others occupied and came here alone. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want to bring anyone else, but it was the special feature of the Meditation Bone Demon Platform. This teleportation equipment has a life of its own, and each time it evolves, it will have teleportation ability. Moreover, the number of teleportation times wouldn¡¯t be too many due to the energy. The teleportation was based on the target''s energy and consumed the platform¡¯s energy. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s current strength and equipment, to be able to teleport him here and back was already the platform¡¯s limit. He couldn¡¯t bring more people over. Although being here alone was risky, he was strong, and few on Earth could fight him. He had many equipment and skills, so he could escape even if he faced danger. Using his strong hearing, he heard some conversations. These people were doing business, and the deal was to... Enter the fortress! But they had some disagreements, and their voices became louder. Ye Zhongming looked and saw a muscular guy standing in the crowd. He tried to lower his voice while also threatening them. ¡°Let me repeat it: why are all of you here? Isn¡¯t it because you want to see if there are any benefits that arise because of Bright Water Feast?¡± ¡°Why? Do you lack that bit of money? Let me be direct: the money can¡¯t be reduced. If you don¡¯t like it, return to where you came from and enjoy your time in your territory! Stop embarrassing yourself to half of China¡¯s famous and strong people!¡± He didn¡¯t hold back. People in the apocalypse were arrogant. There would have been a fight if this guy had dared speak to other evolved people like this during peacetime. But it was obvious that these people came here with a goal, so they suppressed their anger. ¡°Yan Laowu, it isn¡¯t that we lack the money, but you are dishonest. You said that each battle squad would cost 20 level-three crystals. What happened when we came? You said that you would charge per head, one level-three crystal per head. Are you mad?¡± The bald guy that seemed like the leader said, and that drew agreement from the others. They pointed at him and scolded him. ¡°Right, I went against my word. But do you know that you need to have someone backing you in my line of business? That is why I can lead you into the Fallen Water Fortress that closed four days ago. Will anyone do things for free nowadays? Those old bosses aren¡¯t blind and can¡¯t they see that there are more evolved in the fortress?¡± Yan Laowu scoffed, ¡°So what if they see? Then just make them act like they didn¡¯t see! How? Demon crystals! Use crystals to cover their eyes!¡± ¡°Now, do you understand? The person who takes care of me needs reparations, too! Where does this money come from? Of course, from me, where does my money come from? Of course you!¡± ¡°So, this is the situation. If you think it is okay, then pay up. I will send you in. If you think it is expensive, then don¡¯t waste my time. Even if we meet in the future, we will still be friends!¡± Chapter 1064.5- Side Business (2) Chapter 1064.5- Side Business (2) After saying that, Ye Zhongming had a different opinion of Yan Laowu. He was an experienced businessman, and his words could easily bluff people. Fallen Water Fortress was controlled by Five Ring Money. If they didn¡¯t allow it, who would dare to let them into the fortress? It was definitely Five Ring Money that allowed this! The people below used this method to earn some side income. Using crystals to cover their eyes was just this person working with the guards to earn some money. But there was nothing you could do unless you wanted to break in. But Ye Zhongming was not going to do that, much less these few battle squads that didn¡¯t seem very strong. As expected, the few squads discussed and paid up. There were four battle squads, and they should have paid 80 crystals. Now, they paid 100. ¡°That is right, after we enter, you will know it is worth it!¡± He waved and told them to follow him. Ye Zhongming took a look and felt like this was a good way to get in. He increased the weight of his footsteps and walked toward them. Yan Laowu was alert, and they noticed him when he was 30 meters away. ¡°Who!¡± Yan Laowu shouted, and his dagger lit up. The night was dangerous not only because of the mutated lifeforms but also other humans. ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, I just want to enter.¡± Ye Zhongming acted anxious. He slowed but still moved forward. Yan Laowu stared at Ye Zhongming and didn¡¯t sense any dangerous aura, which made him relax. His strength crushed the other person, so he didn¡¯t fear anything. ¡°You can enter, but do you know the rules?¡± Ye Zhongming looked confused, ¡°This, please tell me about it.¡± Yan Laowu scoffed, ¡°The place is sealed, and if you want to enter, five level-three crystals per person!¡± Ye Zhongming laughed coldly to himself. This fellow charged him five times the price he was charging others. The others didn¡¯t say anything. After taking Ye Zhongming¡¯s crystals, Yan Laowu looked greedily at Ye Zhongming¡¯s bag. With his experience, he knew that there were still a few dozen crystals of unknown level. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go. Keep up and be quiet. Lower your heads when you enter and only speak when I say that it is safe.¡± Ye Zhongming mixed into the crowd and walked toward the entrance. The fortress gate was huge and firm. There were at least a few dozen guards with torches around, which lit this place up. It was tough to sneak in. Yan Laowu walked before the gate and whistled. The guard had seen the group, but they didn¡¯t make a sound as they were used to such things. A gap appeared, and Yan Laowu bent over. He said some things. Ye Zhongming saw this five-star evolved pass a few dozen crystals to that person. It seemed like he could earn 50-60 level-three crystals after this trip. At this stage, it was a fortune. Ye Zhongming glanced at an unassuming mark at the bottom of the gate and relaxed. Yan Laowu and that person finished the trade, and he waved to them. He then let them pass into the fortress through the small gap. Ye Zhongming was the last person. When there were 20 more people before him, his ears twitched. His body dashed to the front, and that made the people unhappy. Even Yan Laowu stared at him. He would have scolded him if not for the need to be silent. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care and just squeezed through the gate. At this time, cars could be heard, and they got louder and louder. Yan Laowu and the guards¡¯ faces changed. Chapter 1065: Stumbling Chapter 1065: Stumbling When one was making a sneaky trade on such a night, and then they heard such a sound, everyone would definitely panic. Only someone like Ye Zhongming, who had lived another life, could keep calm. Yan Laowu¡¯s eyes turned red. Although he was a five-star evolved and seemed like a powerful person in the apocalypse, he knew he was nothing in the eyes of the truly strong people. His current business was just him taking advantage of something the big bosses didn¡¯t care about. If it were exposed, those people wouldn¡¯t mind punishing him. In the apocalypse, punishment often meant death. ¡°Enter quick, enter quick!¡± Yan Laowu charged to the back of the team and pushed them into the gate. All he could do was wait for these people to enter quickly and then leave. He had to disappear before that big boss appeared. Logically speaking, he had enough time. After all, with the evolved¡¯s speed, they didn¡¯t need much time to pass the gate. It might just take a few seconds. But don¡¯t forget that they evolved because of the wheel. The sound of an engine didn¡¯t mean it was an ordinary transportation device. A metal beast arrived under the walls within a few seconds. This was a product that came from the wheel that exceeded this era. It looked like a vicious mechanical spider but had four legs, each with metal wheels. On the wheels was a complicated mechanical joint that seemed like a knee. It was obvious that the four legs could not only be used as wheels but also had a terrifying jumping ability. On the four legs was an oval-shaped metallic body slightly bigger than an SUV. You couldn¡¯t tell which was the front, but you could see many sensors and mechanical eyes that were protected by some small structures. Apart from these were the weapon barrels. There were six to seven of them, and no one knew what weapons they were. This caused the guards¡¯ faces to turn white. They were too familiar with this lab spider. It belonged to the boss of Bright Water Fortress, Gong Shangming. These guards allowed these people in because they received benefits, and things were okay if it wasn¡¯t discovered, but if they were... Gong Shangming nodded, and suddenly, a thin but very explosive metal whip shot out from his leg armor. The metal whip stabbed toward the guard called Da Dulai. Da Dulai frowned and retreated. Two balls of flames appeared on his hands, and he raised his arm to punch Gong Shangming. Although he was a four-star evolved, he dared to resist when facing Gong Shangming, a six-star evolved. But the gap was huge. The sharp metal whip pierced through his chin and into his neck, exiting through the back of his head. The flames in his hand extinguished, and he stumbled twice before falling to the ground. He twitched and died. The metal whip retracted like a snake and was hidden back under his leather armor. ¡°Search his body and then search his house. I want him to spit everything that he has eaten.¡± Gong Shangming didn¡¯t even look at Da Dulai and walked forward. He kicked Yan Laowu, and this muscular guy hit the wall. When he landed, he spat out some fresh blood. ¡°What do we do with these people?¡± The woman asked and pointed at the people who wanted to enter Fallen Water Fortress. ¡°Them?¡± Gong Shangming scoffed, ¡°Didn¡¯t they come to get rich, then let me give them a chance to get rich.¡± ¡°Toss them to the mines. Deacon Shui needs large amounts of gems. Collect more before Bright Water Feast, and we can exchange it for more benefits.¡± He waved at his battle squad and surrounded them, forcing them into the city. Anyone who dared to resist was killed. Only Yan Laowu lay there until the woman beside Gong Shangming asked a few sentences. He jumped up emotionally and slapped his chest to swear to the heavens. Ye Zhongming planned to leave, but after hearing Deacon Shui and gems, he didn¡¯t and just followed this group. He felt like he was lucky. He stumbled around and got close to Bright Water Feast¡¯s secret. Water could be heard in the distance. It was a waterfall flowing off a cliff. That was where Fallen Water Fortress got its name. The mine that Gong Shangming talked about was behind the waterfall. Chapter 1066: Mine Chapter 1066: Mine The people in the apocalypse were arrogant, but they knew it was the survival of the fittest. These 100 might be vicious killers outside who killed without blinking, but when they faced the guards here, apart from the two that tried to escape, the others didn¡¯t do anything and just followed. It wasn¡¯t that they didn¡¯t want to resist, but because the Fallen Water Fortress battle squad was much stronger than them. The Fallen Water Fortress battle squad had 2-3 times the number of guards, and they were stronger. Even their equipment was better. Those people who spent money to sneak in knew that if they resisted, they would die. Moreover, so what if they fled? They would attack the gate and then flee? That was impossible. These people were pushed to a cliff on the west, and they could see many holes in the walls. These were probably the so-called mines. But before they got close, the team suddenly stopped. The guards aimed their weapons at these people. Some even used their skills and prepared to attack. ¡°If you want to leave, take off your equipment. Treat it as your payment to live. Quick, take it off!¡± These guards actually targeted their equipment. Although the hundred of them didn¡¯t have a high level, there were a few green equipment and many white. Each person also had two or more grey equipment. If they took them all, it would be a sizeable fortune. This caused some chaos. After all, these were all they had. They were fine with being tossed into the mines. Their evolved bodies meant that they could work for a long time and not die from exhaustion. During that period, they could find a chance to leave. But things were different once they were made to hand over their equipment. They risked their lives, and apart from the evolution potions, these were left. If they handed them over, their strength would drop greatly! That person said the rules, ¡°Don¡¯t think about running as you can¡¯t get out. There are a thousand guards here. With so few of you, you are just asking for death. If you are lucky, maybe you can see the light of day.¡± ¡°Now, line up, and I will assign you rooms. Then get a set of food, water, and steel mace.¡± ¡°Remember, the mace isn¡¯t to fight but to collect stuff. It also helps you to defend yourself. This represents your life, if you lose it... Don¡¯t blame me for not reminding you; you basically cannot survive.¡± ¡°Okay, line up!¡° Some people wanted to ask, but the guy whipped them. He was a five-star evolved, and four five-star evolved were behind him, along with many armed soldiers. The few people could only swallow it. ¡°You have no right to ask questions here!¡± This person looked around and started to distribute things. The so-called one set was just half a fist-sized piece of meat jerky, and the water was half a bottle of yellow liquid. The mace was quite good. It was 50 centimeters long and three fingers thick. A part of it was pointy but not sharp. These hundred were split into four groups and sent into the four mines. Ye Zhongming was lined at the back and sent into the fourth hole. When he saw the mines, he understood why they didn¡¯t wear chains. The entrance was small, and one had to bend to enter. If you wanted to head out, as long as the cave was guarded, a few people would be able to block it. Many people were in despair when they saw the small dark hole. Some even tried to fight back to see if they could live. But they definitely wouldn¡¯t succeed. A few dozen fresh corpses calmed everyone down. Although they didn¡¯t dare, they still walked in. Ye Zhongming followed them. The moment he entered, he saw many green or red eyes! Chapter 1067: Ruins Chapter 1067: Ruins The people who entered before also saw those scenes and tried their best to retreat. But since they had lived for two years in the apocalypse, no one shouted or screamed. Everyone was on guard. If they were attacked, they would fight back. Those green or red eyes didn¡¯t get close and quietly looked at these newcomers. ¡°Do you have food?¡± A coarse voice rang out, which relaxed the moods of these newcomers. Humans were still terrifying in the apocalypse. But in such a dark environment, confirming that it wasn¡¯t a mutated lifeform would help put people at ease. Humans didn¡¯t eat zombie meat, so even now, food is still a big problem. They were like beasts. If they hunted something, they would be full for a few days. If they couldn¡¯t find any food for a period of time, they would go hungry. So, to humans, if people asked you for food, naturally, you would be wary. Thus, the newcomers gathered together and didn¡¯t fully relax. Some people even raised their steel cones. Ye Zhongming stood at the back, close to the wall. Although this place was dark but, he could still see clearly. The humans with green or red eyes were people wearing tattered clothing and long hair. Each of them looked like devils from hell, not high-level lifeforms with flesh and blood. They looked like they had been here for a long time. Someone suddenly spat out a ball of light that rose into the sky. This was either his job skill or ordinary skill. The light lit the place up. Although it was dark but, people could see clearly. The newcomers saw those people, and they all took a deep breath. Coldness appeared in their eyes. It wasn¡¯t toward those people but themselves. They were looking at their futures. The newcomers looked at these people covered in dirt. They were carrying similar steel cones, and some even held two. But the cones were old and damaged, and some even had cracks. Ye Zhongming had thought about cannibalism. If you often ate human meat, your eyes would change and turn green or red. No one knew the reason why, and no one studied it. But those were the rumors in his last life, and he finally saw them today. That person knew that the moment Lin Yixun exposed it, these newcomers would oppose him, so it was impossible for him to achieve anything today. He gave a dark smile and left from another tunnel. Before he left, he looked at Ye Zhongming and the others and said coldly, ¡°One day, you will jump into my embrace; I will wait for you.¡± Everyone calmed down after watching those people disappear into the dark tunnels. Lin Yixun didn¡¯t say anything and just waved at Ye Zhongming and the group for them to follow up. ¡°How? Should we follow?¡± Someone spoke. Although these newcomers had not known each other for a long time, they were more willing to stick with one another under this circumstance. ¡°Follow them. If not, what can we do?¡± The one who spoke was a faction leader. He was the one who used that light skill. Most of his people were here, so they agreed with his words. The team followed Lin Yixun deep into the cave. The more they walked, the bigger this place felt. It was like an underground maze that had been hand-dug. Many people didn¡¯t talk about it, but they were shocked. How many people did it take to create such a mine? Only Ye Zhongming knew it wasn¡¯t too difficult for an evolved to create such a hole. Ye Zhongming paid attention to the walls on both sides and hoped to discover something. His goal in coming was to learn about the stone pearls and to understand the goal of Bright Water Feast. He didn¡¯t care much about the people here. He could tell that Lin Yixun and the boss of those cannibals were five-star evolved. They weren¡¯t a threat to him. Although the light was dim and was only lit by a few torches, he could see clearly. However, he didn¡¯t notice anything. Very quickly, these people came to a hall that was smaller than the one from which they had entered, but it was still quite huge. But it wasn¡¯t tall, only around a meter. The taller people would have to lower their heads, which made one feel very suppressed. Chapter 1067.5- Ruins Chapter 1067.5- Ruins ¡°Sit. Little Liang, get some people to be the sentry. Don¡¯t let those animals enter.¡± Lin Yixun sat on the ground and drank some water from his waist. He then looked at the newcomers, who were nervously standing together. ¡°Sit; we are all unlucky people and must take care of each other.¡± The other people spoke to calm the newcomers down before Lin Yixun continued, ¡°I know you have many questions- Let me tell you.¡± He sighed, ¡°The people who lived the longest here have spent close to a year. The other mines are the same. It isn¡¯t easy for the first batch of people to survive.¡± ¡°I spent more than half a year here, and as my evolution level is still okay, these kids pushed me to become their leader. If you are willing to follow me, you are a member of this big family. If not, you can work alone. But let me remind you, the mine is dangerous, and there are also mutated lifeforms. There aren¡¯t many, but they are very strong. Also, those Black Dog members are all lethal.¡± ¡°What are stone pearls? What are their use?¡± Ye Zhongming suddenly spoke up, and everyone focused on his face. He didn¡¯t want to waste time and listen to this old man recruit people. If not for there being too many people here, which made it hard to charge, he would have directly interrogated him. The old man was surprised. ¡°This is the stone pearl.¡± He used his gaze to stop his subordinates who wanted to teach Ye Zhongming a lesson. He took out a grey pearl and tossed it to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming caught it and took a close look. The pearl wasn¡¯t very smooth; instead, it was very rough. Ye Zhongming was very strong, and when he held the pearl in his hand, he felt like he could crush it. He looked around and walked beside a torch. Using the light, he observed some dark patterns that weren¡¯t in order. There wasn¡¯t any energy inside it, either, so it wasn¡¯t a material. Ye Zhongming was confused. If not for the patterns being special, these stone pearls didn¡¯t have any attractive points. So why would Gong Shangming be interested in them? How could he trade this for something good from Deacon Water? ¡°Do you know what use this thing has?¡± Ye Zhongming asked his second question. ¡°If I knew that, maybe I wouldn¡¯t be trapped here. If you want to live, you can only use this pearl to trade for food and water.¡± It wasn¡¯t easy to gain trust in the apocalypse. The old man said all of that, but a few dozen people still left. They wanted to believe in themselves. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t move as he had his own plan. The newcomers were arranged very quickly. Everyone had a few hours to rest, and then they would have to work. Ye Zhongming sat close to the wall, and he stood up when there were some noises. He jumped across the people and entered a tunnel. It was Lin Yixun¡¯s room. ¡°You are here!¡± Ye Zhongming saw Lin Yixun smiling at him. He was waiting for him. ¡°How could you tell?¡± ¡°My job is a Seer.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and accepted that explanation. Seer was a support job that could scout and judge things. This old man had seen his evolution level. He was impressed with how calm this old man was. ¡°You want the stone pearls, right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that your news was a lie. If not, you will die a terrible death.¡± ¡°No, it is real, but I want you to promise me something.¡± ¡°Bring you out?¡± ¡°Alive. Bring me out alive.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Yixun heaved a sigh of relief and adjusted himself, ¡°This isn¡¯t the real mine. It is just a tunnel. The real mine is below... Ruins!¡± Chapter 1068: Collector Chapter 1068: Collector Ruins? Ye Zhongming repeated it, but he was still a little shocked. He had naturally heard of ruins before, but was there such a place in the apocalypse? But he didn¡¯t think it didn¡¯t exist just because he hadn¡¯t seen it before. He didn¡¯t have a high status in his last life, so he didn¡¯t understand many things. But he was slightly excited. If the ruins were something he didn¡¯t know about, it meant that he was unveiling the mysterious veil of the apocalypse. ¡°This is the news you heard?¡± Lin Yixun shook his head, ¡°No, the ruins are just what we call the stone pearl mines. The news I heard is that the stone pearls can be used in the Bright Water World.¡± Ye Zhongming tensed up. So, these pearls were really useful? ¡°Bright Water World?¡± He heard a phrase, Bright Water World? ¡°En, I am not sure about the specifics, but I heard a manager mention them.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and believed most of it. Lin Yixun had been trapped here for a long time, so he must now know about news from the outside world. He heard of the Bright Water World but didn¡¯t know about Bright Water Feast. From this alone, you could tell that he wasn¡¯t lying. At the same time, Ye Zhongming had some guesses. Was this Bright Water Feast held in another space? He knew that Earth didn¡¯t have such a space in the past, but if you had such an item from the wheel, would it be something like the special wheel space? But the special wheel space couldn¡¯t be controlled by evolved, what about this Bright Water World? Its skin was the same color as the wall and very firm. Its six limbs had sharp claws, and the tail, which was the size of its body, had a sharp hook. Ye Zhongming opened its mouth and saw fangs. He tested them, and they weren¡¯t poisonous. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t recognize it. What was this? He kept the demon crystal and material and strengthened the dagger before continuing forward. During the next dozen minutes, he met several of those lifeforms. Some were level two, some were level three, and they had no special abilities. They used their speed and strength to sneak attack but were useless against Ye ZHongming. But they were a threat for levels four and five evolved. Ye Zhongming knew why Black Dog and Lin Yixun¡¯s people had brown marks on their cones. It was from the dried blood of these beings. It seemed like this dark place was filled with dangers. Ye Zhongming suddenly put out his torch as he heard some noises. He snuck over and saw humans at the corner. These were four evolved with steel cones: three guys and a girl. One of the guys dragged an injured arm, held something like a fluorescent pearl, and shined ahead for his fighting partners. The other two guys and the girl were fighting a cow-sized monster! Ye Zhongming used the light from the pearl to see that the tunnel ahead had increased. The manmade marks were gone, as if everything here was natural. Stone pillars and pieces were all around. Many tunnels branched into different directions. Some stones even crystalized and reflected beautiful colors. This made Ye Zhongming think about Karst Cave. This place was bigger and more mysterious than that. He looked at that monster and saw that its skin wasn¡¯t similar in color to the stone walls. Or rather, it was slightly different. It looked like a crystalized stone. It would be tough to notice if it didn¡¯t move and stood in this cave. It was actually another perfect camouflage! Chapter 1068.5- Collector (2) Chapter 1068.5- Collector (2) The monster¡¯s big head looked weird and took up a third of its body. It had a wolf mouth on both sides of its face that was on the sides of its nose. The crystal showed that it was a level-four mutated lifeform. This monster was very strong and should be close to level five. Its hooves were powerful and made it very nimble. Two triangular-shaped shells grew from its spine and covered its sides so the humans couldn¡¯t hurt its stomach. Its two mouths were a huge threat. Even the steel cones were broken by it. That probably injured that guy¡¯s arm. Its two mouths seemed like the only attack, but its body and head were also its strength. When Ye Zhongming was observing this, another human was hit and sent flying at the pillar. He spat out mouthfuls of blood and held his chest with one hand. His ribs might even be broken. Ye Zhongming squinted. The four of them weren¡¯t weak and were all four-star evolved. This fellow was also four-star, so why did they find it so tough? He recalled that Lin Yixun mentioned many scattered people around the mines. Collectors! These people weren¡¯t willing to be with others. They were either alone or with a small group to collect stone pearls to trade for food. Ye Zhongming heard Lin Yixun¡¯s fear of these people. He said that they were firm and twisted. They didn¡¯t fear death and weren¡¯t willing to be ripped off by Black Dog or himself. They would avoid the two factions, and if they met any, they would retreat. Lin Yixun and Black Dog weren¡¯t willing to clash with them either. The mines were complicated, like a maze. If there was a conflict, it wasn¡¯t easy to use their numbers advantage to kill these people. They could use the environment to cause huge losses. If you failed to capture them, they would even follow you and move like an assassin. If there were no need, Lin Yixun and Black Dog would act as if they had not seen the Collectors. Ye Zhongming respected these people when he heard and knew that they were stubborn people. To a certain extent, they were more courageous than Lin Yixun and Black Dog. Lin Yixun even mentioned that the collectors had more information than them. If possible, he could ask them for some information. After watching for a while, he knew that the four of them would win, but there would be casualties. He thought about it and walked out. He took the dagger that had turned white and made some noise as he got close. The four of them noticed him. They shouted for each other to pay attention, and their movement slowed. One of them tangled with the beast, and the other stood between Ye Zhongming and the battlefield. Out of ten news stories, nine were real, and one was fake. But it was possible that the fake one would kill. Ye Zhongming tested the monster''s shell and realized that a four-star evolved wouldn¡¯t be able to break it. Those people frowned and felt like this person was unreliable and wasted a good weapon. But they quickly realized the difference. Ye Zhongming started to target the mutated lifeform¡¯s weakness. Very quickly, he dealt more damage and showed them how he sliced the meat open. The mutated lifeform lasted a few minutes before bleeding to death. The few of them felt this new person was strong. When the cow fell, they ignored Ye Zhongming and started to suck the mutated lifeform¡¯s blood. The guy with the broken arm even tried to eat raw meat from the wound Ye Zhongming opened. He ate while looking at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming waved and was uninterested. He even took a few steps back to make those people relax. They continued to eat. ¡°Sorry for being a joke.¡± The guy who spat out blood stood up. His injuries weren¡¯t too heavy. ¡°You are also... A Collector?¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head. ¡°Then how would you like to split this?¡± That person wasn¡¯t surprised. He could tell that Ye Zhongming was a newbie and was more interested in splitting the cow. ¡°If we give it to you, can you give us your dagger?¡± That woman, whose mouth was covered in blood, raised her head and asked. Chapter 1069: Underground Dungeon Chapter 1069: Underground Dungeon Ye Zhongming saw that they had drunk nearly all the blood and eaten some meat. He shook his head. That woman lowered her head in disappointment. ¡°You don¡¯t want?¡± The collector with the injured arm stood up and held a piece of bloody meat. He walked toward Ye Zhongming while trying to pass it over. Ye Zhongming looked at it like he hadn¡¯t eaten for a long time. A weird glow appeared in his eyes, and that piece of meat suddenly jumped. The pearl that was used to light up the area fired toward Ye Zhongming¡¯s face. It was so quick that it whistled in the air. The others exclaimed and didn¡¯t expect this person to attack. It was impossible to dodge at this distance. What shocked them was that the young man knocked aside the pearl like a fly. Blood light shone, and the white dagger slashed across the guy¡¯s throat. His hand that could move held his neck, but that wound sliced half his neck. Blood rained down, so it was impossible to stop it. The guy fell backward. He wanted to look at the guy who killed him, but the glow in his eye disappeared. Ye Zhongming looked at the few remaining people. He wanted to get the news he wanted calmly, but it didn¡¯t mean he would accept everything, especially when people attacked him. In this life, especially after Ye Zhongming created Cloud Peak, he rarely killed people except when something huge happened. There was no need for him to kill people personally. His decision or even one sentence represented the deaths of many. But it didn¡¯t mean that he wouldn¡¯t kill. This was an instinct. As long as someone threatened his life, he wouldn¡¯t hesitate and would show no mercy. What he was going to do was to kill the others. ¡°Wait, wait.¡± The captain¡¯s injuries had gotten better. He waved at Ye Zhongming, ¡°He isn¡¯t with us.¡± Ye Zhongming laughed coldly, but he didn¡¯t trust him. Only that could explain why there were these camouflaging monsters and also why Lin Yixun and the others would say that these were ruins. It could also explain the stone pearls. ¡°Do you think these pearls are actually the tears of the mutated lifeforms here?¡± When he heard the female collector''s information, he couldn¡¯t suppress his shock and asked. ¡°En, or rather, something from their eyes.¡± Ye Zhongming asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t the other people know?¡± Lin Yixun didn¡¯t tell him about this. ¡°Not many know.¡± That captain explained, ¡°Little Ling was taken away by a monster here, and when she was trapped in the cave, she saw it happen. Those monsters would secrete a liquid flowing into the rocks and form these stone pearls within a few seconds.¡± ¡°But they thus merged into the rocks and need you to excavate them.¡± ¡°Do you know what they are used for?¡± It was just a casual question. He didn¡¯t think that the four-star evolved that were trapped here for a long time would know the answer. Even if they might be strong outside before they were trapped. But the truth was, these few answered. ¡°Energy medium.¡± It was still that woman, ¡°Someone noticed that the stone pearls had some energy, but it was only one time, so they weren¡¯t certain. Not many people know about it, and I am coincidentally one of them.¡± Medium? Ye Zhongming took out the one that Lin Yixun gave him and tried to inject energy or mental energy into it but failed. He didn¡¯t fully believe those words. He knew that he would only find out what this thing was used for when it came, so the last thing was to try to collect more of them. ¡°Get all the pearls I can in the shortest amount of time?¡± When they heard Ye Zhongming, the captain and the two others looked at each other and hesitated, ¡°If you give us the white dagger, then we can tell you a secret.¡± Chapter 1070: Two secrets Chapter 1070: Two secrets Ye Zhongming passed his dagger to him without any hesitation. This shocked the three of them. After taking it with some uncertainty, their faces were filled with joy. They didn¡¯t know how this guy brought such a good thing in, but it wasn¡¯t important. What was important was that this weapon belonged to them. Their hunts would become safer and more efficient in the future. They would also get more food, and the benefits would be a chain reaction. The guy with the two pieces of meat looked at the captain but saw him slightly shake his head. Ye Zhongming saw their actions, but he didn¡¯t care. His strength would drop after he gave up his weapon. Now that it was three against one and they also had a weapon, that person was asking if they should kill Ye Zhongmingming. Smart people cared more about their interests in the apocalypse than they did during peacetime. This captain didn¡¯t agree, not because he wasn¡¯t a good person. Although Collectors had a reputation for being honest and having principles, it didn¡¯t mean they weren¡¯t greedy. The captain didn¡¯t agree because Ye Zhongming had nothing valuable on him besides a stone pearl. To them, it wasn¡¯t worth offending a four-star evolved just to get a stone pearl that was easy to get. Moreover, Ye Zhongming had previously helped them, leaving them with a good impression. ¡°Speak.¡± Ye Zhongming understood their thoughts, but he didn¡¯t care. The three of them were like rabbits before a lion. They couldn¡¯t do much to him even if he let them attack. ¡°Two methods.¡± That captain¡¯s body recovered quickly, which surprised Ye Zhongming. He probably had some body technique or was a related job user which had good healing. ¡°First is to excavate yourself. We know a place with a lot of stone pearls. If you could mine there, you can trade for enough food and water and even trade for other good things.¡± That captain smiled, and so did the other two. They weren¡¯t mocking Ye Zhongming; they just felt that either method was impossible. They mentioned it was a secret. Apart from the four mines being connected, the other things were just fresh news but weren¡¯t valuable information. But Ye Zhongming was calm and didn¡¯t mind their laughter. He was just thinking about something. The few of them looked at each other and felt like this young man was weird. But they didn¡¯t think much as this young man was a newcomer. It was normal that he cared about living. He was probably lied to that stone pearls could be traded for freedom, so he believed them. It was worth it to trade two pieces of news that Collectors all knew after living for some time in this place to get a white piece of weapon. The three of them were having illusions about their wonderful futures. Humans were like that. When they adapted to hell, a slight change would make them think that hell was good. This was their adaptability. ¡°Do you know what the highest-level monster is in that cave?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°Ah? Oh.¡± The captain was stunned and wondered if he wanted to kill them. But because of the white weapon, he still answered, ¡°Someone saw a level-six monster enter, but I am not sure what the highest-level monster inside was.¡± ¡°Have you seen level seven or eight monsters?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°You are joking. If we saw such a monster, would we still be alive?¡± ¡°That is true.¡± Ye Zhongming made his mind up, ¡°Bring me there!¡± Chapter 1071: Seen ¡°You want to go there?¡± The three of them said in unison. They really didn¡¯t expect this person to give such a suggestion. What was that place? That was where the monsters gathered. It was their nest. If he headed there, wasn¡¯t he just asking to die? ¡°No!¡± The captain rejected that suggestion. Although he had a white weapon, he didn¡¯t think he was strong enough to take that risk. Ye Zhongming smiled and knew that was going to happen. He had a rough idea. These three people were still important, so he didn¡¯t flip on them. He told them to wait. The three of them used their gazes to interact. They didn¡¯t know this guy''s thoughts, but they had suspicions about him. Even an arrogant newbie wouldn¡¯t try to take a risk when they knew there was a level six lifeform. It was either this guy was dumb, or he had other plans. But what Ye Zhongming did shocked them. The guy picked up the back armor of the stone cow and then lined up the triangular base together. Then, the armor connected after a flash of light. Their eyes were glued to that spot. Ye Zhongming took a look. He casually took out a green knife he used when he crafted equipment to dig a circular hole in the center of the armor. It was big enough for a human head. He then added some materials he collected from the monsters here. After a short time, the two back armor pieces turned into white battle armor. Although the armor was simple and just made of two pieces, it didn¡¯t have protection for arms; it was long enough, and if a mature guy wore it, it was enough to cover his hips. They were speechless for a long time when they saw such magical scenes. They continued to look at the armor, which Ye Zhongming felt was very simple. They then looked at the green knife that had appeared from nowhere. They finally understood why this guy could run about with a white weapon. He had a piece of space equipment! They didn¡¯t expect to meet other Collectors as this place was near the beast cave. But right away, Di Jiu saw the dagger and armor in Wang Xintai¡¯s hands, and his eyes lit up. White equipment was the best in the cave. Their expressions changed from surprise into greed. ¡°Don¡¯t have any thoughts; we are third cave Master Yan¡¯s men.¡± Wang Xintai wasn¡¯t a fool. Usually, when both sides met, even if it weren¡¯t friendly, they wouldn¡¯t fight. Collectors knew their place. But things were different now. The two white pieces of equipment were too tempting, and he only hoped that his boss could make them come to their senses. But it was obvious that the two white pieces of equipment blinded those people. Moreover, it was eight against four, and they had the advantage. Di Jiu laughed and surrounded them. ¡°Seems like we need to charge out.¡± Zhang Xintai was frustrated. He had just met a high-level Smith and thought that life was going to be good, but trouble suddenly appeared. He might not even be able to survive. ¡°I hate wasting time.¡± Ye Zhongming spoke up suddenly. He didn¡¯t have a lot of time now. Di Jiu had seen this clean guy and guessed he was new, so they didn¡¯t care. When they heard his words, they laughed viciously. ¡°Quite clean.¡± Di Jiu¡¯s subordinate said something that made the other people pause and laugh aloud. ¡°Okay, we will let you taste this clean guy later.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s expressionless face was filled with rage when those words were said. The Cloud Peak boss was actually becoming targetted. Chapter 1072: Difficult to split Ye Zhongming was furious, but only that, he was still rational. He felt that since these people wanted to die, he should use them. Otherwise, he would be wasting the evolution potions they had used. Ye Zhongming waved, and a blue oval-shaped piece of equipment appeared under his feet. That caused Di Jiu and the others to stop, and they were in disbelief. They didn¡¯t know where he took the item from. ¡°Give me your meat, and I will give each of you some equipment.¡± Ye Zhongming said it to Zhang Xingtai and the others. Although they knew that Ye Zhongming was a Smith with space equipment and definitely had good things, the suddenly appearing blue equipment still attracted their attention. They had never seen such a piece of equipment. The only female warrior was first to react. She tossed the meat beneath his feet, and then the other two followed. Ye Zhongming tapped the hive, and four modified Needle Birds flew out. It looked magical, but... Di Jiu and the others were stunned when they saw the few small demon monsters before they burst out laughing. They even forgot they were beside the tunnel connected to the beast¡¯s nest. ¡°I was so scared; I thought it was useful!¡± ¡°Damn, level two. Are you trying to trick me?¡± ¡°He wants to kill all of us.¡± ¡°I am so afraid of dying.¡± ¡°He gave us another blue piece of equipment; that is great.¡± ¡°Big Dong, look at this girl; she is rich!¡± The few of them laughed. Although they weren¡¯t laughing too loud, it was enough to show their disdain. ¡°Shut up!¡± Di Jiu was the calmest, and he stopped them. He understood the situation and knew that normal voices wouldn¡¯t draw the monsters out, but continuous noises might. This... Was the world crazy? Di Jiu retreated a few steps with his men. Along with the Needle Birds evolving, the gap in strength was gone. He regretted not listening to his subordinates and killing the four flying things. ¡°Level three should be enough.¡± Ye Zhongming said a sentence. No one understood but they could sense the killing intent. Ye Zhongming suddenly stepped forward. It looked slow but when they realized, he was before an evolved. His fist hit that person¡¯s throat. One touch, and he was gone. That person coughed twice. His body shook, and he fell to the ground. This three-star evolved was actually killed by one fist. It wasn¡¯t over. Ye Zhongming moved a few more times, either hitting a throat or a temple. Di Jiu¡¯s four three-star evolved were all killed. Di Jiu and the remaining people felt a chill down their spines. They didn¡¯t even see how Ye Zhongming attacked. He only saw his figure and also the corpses. ¡°We...¡± Di Jiu wanted to say something. He had to say something because he understood this person was far stronger than them! But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t give him a chance. He instructed the four level-three Needle Birds. It was obvious. He told them that the four fellows were theirs. The Needle Birds gave a weird cry and dove toward the few people. ¡°Kill them!¡± Di Jiu knew that they had to go all out. He gave a furious roar, and then... Turned and ran. The few subordinates didn¡¯t react, and when they saw Di Jiu, he was several meters away. The Needle Birds arrived and clashed with the three of them. Even Liu Zhenghong said that these Needle Birds were much stronger. Although they were only level three, don¡¯t forget that they were originally level five to six lifeforms. Their genes even had the eight-tail egg¡¯s gene sequence. Facing ordinary evolved who didn¡¯t have decent equipment, the outcome was destined. The three of them lasted for a few seconds before they were killed. Di Jiu didn¡¯t get far when Ye Zhongming tossed him back. He lay on the ground. Ye Zhongming was unhappy with this person who had previously acted so arrogantly. ¡°If you run, it would be hard for these four to split.¡± Chapter 1073: Gene Corruption Chapter 1073: Gene Corruption Zhang Xintai and the others trembled when they looked at the Needle Birds that once again shriveled up. They had seen too many unbelievable things today. First, a four-star evolved had a piece of space equipment with blue equipment. That four-star evolved also showed his smith job that could turn trash into treasure. If they could accept all that, they couldn¡¯t accept how such a person, who would be treated as a treasure no matter where he went, was tossed into the mines. They thought they were dead, but this person solved it easily. They felt like this young man who was younger than them might not only be a four-star evolved. What terrified them were these four mutated lifeforms. They were only level two when they appeared and weren¡¯t much. But after eating some meat, they became level three. Now, they were evolving toward level four! The three of them had never seen such a thing. Although small, how did they swallow a human in one mouth? It was just one mouth when a 100-kilogram four-star evolved was swallowed by them, and then, within a few minutes, they entered this evolution state again. The three of them even felt like they were dreaming. Were they away from the ground for such a long time that they lost track of everything? Ye Zhongming paid attention to his four Needle Birds because he noticed their evolution was slightly different. They grew bigger. When they knelt on the ground, the queen was the same height as him. Although the three males were slightly shorter, their figures were smoother, and their various parts, such as beaks, wings, claws, etc., were sharper. New features appeared on their bodies. Where their head and body connected, gills appeared. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think they were for breathing, but to... Store weapons. The gills were made of 20-centimeter bone spikes. Was this to protect its neck? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think it was so simple, but he had to wait for them to wake up before he could ask them. Ordinary people also had this concept, like they didn¡¯t trust gene transfer technologies. Now, a more serious mutation happened before him. If he had to blame someone, he would blame himself for supporting Liu Zhenghong. He looked at the Needle Birds, who were flying and asking him if they could eat the other humans. He guessed that if they continued to eat humans, would they turn into something similar to humans? He breathed out and tried not to think about it. The world was under the terrifying rule of the wheel, and it was too noble to think about this. This problem might be serious, but it would be one for years later. He told them to enter the hive, which made things more comfortable for Zhang Xintai and the rest. But they were amazed that the four huge flying mutated lifeforms could enter the small piece of equipment. The four of them entered the cave, and after some walking, they told him that they were before the cave they told him about. He nodded and told them to head out to wait for him. When they left, he equipped his stuff and summoned the two elemental elves. He used the Black Halo shield and then snuck in. The moment he entered, he picked up a smelly scent. This would only form when mutated lifeforms gathered together. It was a mixture of food, sweat, and poo. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t dive in and used the light to observe. He knew that the lifeforms could camouflage, so he was detailed. Even he became quiet after looking. There were many monsters on the walls. They were a perfect match with the surroundings, and if one was careless, they might not be able to notice them. But these monsters didn¡¯t notice the danger. They weren¡¯t silent. Some would move or change positions. At the same time, Ye Zhongming saw stone pearls in the cracks. As this was their nest, there were stone pearls everywhere. Just one look and he saw tens of thousands. Ye Zhongming relaxed. He observed for a while more and confirmed that nothing was stronger than himself before he stepped out. Chapter 1074: Killing all He took a step forward, and the mutated lifeforms became restless. They probably didn¡¯t expect humans to enter this place. There were a few seconds when the situation in the cave was chaotic. But when Ye Zhongming¡¯s blade light sliced the body of a monster, the mutated lifeforms went mad. Blood stimulated them, and they surged over. A green dagger he usually used to craft appeared in his other hand. He held weapons with both hands and didn¡¯t use any skills. He just waved his hand forward. The purple Earth Sand Moon Blade formed many images in front of him. Any lifeform that touched them was sliced open. Nothing could block their sharpness. Occasionally, some lifeforms passed the blade light and got close, but they were killed by the weapon in his other hand. A pile of corpses appeared under his feet very quickly. The thick blood scent spread through the entire tunnel. There was a gulp above him, and he raised his head. A mountain-like giant lizard climbed above him and opened its mouth. The gulp was the uncontrollable muscle spasm from its mouth. Ye Zhongming saw a red crystal. This was a level six monster, the highest lifeform he met since entering. If he didn¡¯t wear any equipment, he would have to dodge this attack before he could counter. But he was fully equipped. Earth Sand Moon Blade¡¯s Moon Sandstorm was a passive skill that wrapped around him. This slowed and obstructed others. The snake-like lifeform charged quickly but couldn¡¯t make Ye Zhongming panic. Ye Zhongming raised his blade and knocked the snake to the side. If not for him coincidentally slicing the head of a mutated lifeform and not being able to turn the blade around, the snake would have died instantly. But the lifeforms here were fearless. They didn¡¯t care about the deaths of their allies and continued to charge. Ye Zhongming was unable to protect himself fully and started to get attacked. However, due to Black Halo Shield and Black Soil Armor, the lifeforms much weaker than him couldn¡¯t cause a threat or even break his triple defense. You could say he was clearing up the battlefield, but he only needed to dig for what he wanted. For example, the crystals and materials from levels five and six mutated lifeforms. He didn¡¯t touch the rest and ignored those who fled. Who knew how many lifeforms there were in this dungeon? It was impossible to kill all of them. After doing that, Ye Zhongming released the four Needle Birds to feed. He then stood before a wall and dug a stone pearl. ............................................................ Zhang Xintai and the other two waited outside in the stone hall where they had the conflict in. In just that short while, the three of them started to sweat. Since the young man went down, there would be fighting sounds that got more intense. They felt like this guy had gone crazy. They didn¡¯t deny that he was strong and even had four strong flying pets. But there should be tens of thousands of lifeforms in that cave. If he fought them alone, wasn¡¯t he just asking to die? The thick blood smell could be picked up even here. The three of them were shocked. That person was so strong to last for so long? Even so, they didn¡¯t think that Ye Zhongming could win. Until just now when there was a bright light, Zhang Xintai and his group looked at each other and didn¡¯t know what to do. After some nervous discussions, they felt like they should still take a look. Although they had an idea of the outcome, they still had some hope. When they stumbled into the cave and were prepared to flee, they saw Ye Zhongming, who was counting stone pearls. At that moment, they looked at this person like they were looking at a god. His body... What equipment was he wearing? Ye Zhongming turned and smiled, ¡°Nice timing. You can select the items here. Once they evolve, then let¡¯s go.¡± Ye Zhongming pointed at the Needle Birds that were evolving for the third time today and said, ¡°Bring me to see your... Grandfather Yan.¡± Chapter 1075: Threaten then tempt Chapter 1075: Threaten then tempt Grandfather Yan wasn¡¯t old and was far from the age of being a grandfather. But he was like a grandfather in the mines, especially the third mine. But now, his expression wasn¡¯t good. A guy was standing before him, and he felt it was very dangerous. He sat on his chair and didn¡¯t know how to reply. ¡°Why can¡¯t I use your freedom to trade for this thing?¡± Ye Zhongming rested on the wall and looked at Grandfather Yan and his subordinates. He was brought here by Zhang Xintai. He met the Collector of the third mine, Grandfather Yan, and raised his conditions. To Ye Zhongming, his bid was really high. It was only one word: freedom. For them to leave this dark cave and return to the ground. Of course, there were other benefits, such as the large amount of low-grade crystals, meat, and materials in the cave. His request was simple: First, collect all the stone pearls and pass them to him. Second, give him all their stone pearl storage. Third, only leave after a specific time. No matter how you looked at it, his conditions weren¡¯t much. To use these stone pearls of unknown function to trade for freedom. Why would you hesitate? ¡°I don¡¯t trust you.¡± Grandfather Yan suddenly said. He looked at Ye Zhongming with a dark expression, ¡°You are an outsider, and we have never lived together. So, you aren¡¯t worthy of my trust.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He stopped looking at Grandfather Yan but at the 300 Collectors here. He pointed above, ¡°Have you all thought about the fact that there might be moles of those people above?¡± One sentence shocked many of them. Did they think about it? Of course, they did. But they wondered who would want to stay here and live such a life, which removed such thoughts from their heads. Now that Ye Zhongming raised it, that question appeared in their hearts again. Especially Zhang Xintai and the other two. They were convinced by Ye Zhongming and their trust for him passed that of Grandfather Yan. With their understanding of Ye Zhongming, he wouldn¡¯t say things without a reason. They instinctively looked at Grandfather Yan. Was the mole that this smith was referring to the person who had been their boss for so long? Grandfather Yan stood up and raged, ¡°Outsider, don¡¯t sprout nonsense. We are all brothers that go through life and death. You can¡¯t sour our relationship with a few words. You come from the outside, so how did you bring such good equipment? How would those people let you through?¡± The others felt it made sense, and their hearts became firm again. ¡°That is because he had space equipment, and those people didn¡¯t notice.¡± ¡°Tell me everything you know, and I won¡¯t kill you. If not, you will lose more parts of your body.¡± ........................................................................ People in the third mine went mad. This was what other connected mines thought. For some reason, the people from the third mine started to move in groups of 20. They found the bosses of each faction and spread a message that shocked everyone. Someone could help them escape! Of course, this was what Ye Zhongming did after controlling Grandfather Yan¡¯s men. He wanted to gather everyone together. Of course, he was busy, too. He personally went to the fourth mine and found Lin Yixun. After getting him, he told him a location to gather all the faction heads. Will those bosses come? Ye Zhongming believed they would. Be it those trapped here or the spies, they would all come. The former had hope and the latter would because they had a job. When the bosses of the four mines digested the information and led people to the location, they saw Grandfather Yan¡¯s corpse. After entering the stone hall, they also saw many body parts around. Many people recognized that these people who were disfigured and killed were the cannibals Black Dog and his subordinates. When they looked at the young man standing in the center of the corpses, who was not even covered in a single drop of blood. They knew that this wasn¡¯t a prank and that something would happen. Threaten first and tempt after. Things were smooth, and those bosses agreed. Ye Zhongming was not afraid of spies. He found out from Zhang Xintai and Lin Yixun that the bosses of all the factions in the mines were there. Since that was the case, he told them to beware of people around them and that those who disappeared were traitors. That made them monitor each other. Whoever destroyed their freedom was the biggest enemy. Ye Zhongming led them to clear the various mutated lifeform caves and then collect the stone pearls. The bosses¡¯ old stash was also his. All he did was pay with some white equipment. When he felt like he had enough, he set a signal to the bosses and then used the opportunity where they traded with those above to sneak out. The level five evolved at the cave entrance was too weak for him. Ye Zhongming was able to breathe fresh air and felt better. He robbed the stone pearl storage he had learned about from Grandfather Yan and obtained some stone pearls. He then headed to other places and didn¡¯t find anything. Now, he knew that it was time to head to Bright Water World. Chapter 1076: Deputy Captain Chapter 1076: Deputy Captain Gong Shangming had a serious expression. He looked at the open safe, which was empty inside. ¡°Opened by brute force with a sharp weapon.¡± The female assistant observed before saying. ¡°Can you not say such nonsense?¡± Gong Shangming was annoyed. He didn¡¯t even speak nicely to his trusted subordinate. The female assistant said, ¡°This safe is specially made. The cut is smooth, so it should be a high-level weapon.¡± ¡°At least gold.¡± Gong Shangming acknowledged and knew that he had overreacted. He didn¡¯t pick up on what his assistant was saying. ¡°The losses aren¡¯t too heavy, just a week¡¯s worth.¡± The assistant hesitated before saying, ¡°It depends on what you want to do.¡± Gong Shangming sat on a chair. He crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and didn¡¯t make a sound. The assistant understood. The loss of stone pearls might be a big issue. It was what Five Ring Money wanted. Although he didn¡¯t know what they were used for, they were very important. Gong Shangming even felt like he wasn¡¯t as important as those pearls. Apart from his strong battle squad, he was able to be the head of the Fallen Water Fortress because of these stone pearls. If anything happened here, he would be fired. When that happens, whether or not he could stay alive was a problem. If this was minor, then it was actually easy to hide. He didn¡¯t lose many stone pearls and could use various methods to hide them. As long as he suppressed this, everything would be the same as before. Gong Shangming naturally wanted to suppress this and continue his emperor-like life. But... Where did the thief come from? Why did he only take the pearls? How was this place exposed? Was it a coincidence, or was it planned? Did this have to do with the mines? There were many unanswered questions, which was why he hesitated. The second squad was an organization that branched out of the intel organization. Internally, they were used to calling them the infiltration squad, but the Cloud Peak members would call them the spies. These people hid their identities and joined various factions. They wouldn¡¯t contact Cloud Peak, and they would transmit the news only when something major was happening or when valuable information was available. Some special spies would never contact Cloud Peak and only waited for Cloud Peak to contact them. They were the most special, and many of them had relatives living in Cloud Peak. The final squad was the action squad. They had few missions and focused on training and hunting. When needed, they were called to clear Cloud Peak¡¯s targets. But they wouldn¡¯t appear in Cloud Peak and will never appear in places where people could see them. Only Ye Zhongming knew where they were. Xia Bai and his squad couldn¡¯t come this time, so Chameleon sent them to follow Ye Zhongming. Even now, when they met Ye Zhongming, they were still wearing masks. ¡°Captain Gao, Deputy Lin, you have been putting in hard work.¡± The two of them were captains and deputies of the action squad, which is why Ye Zhongming was unhappy. He understood the importance Chameleon placed on this operation. For the two captains to come personally. But he didn¡¯t think it was necessary. ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be much danger, but no one knows. If something happens, remember that safety first.¡± ¡°But...¡± Lin Xiangxue wanted to say something but was interrupted. ¡°If I face something that I can¡¯t go up against, it doesn¡¯t make a difference whether you two are here. I am not underestimating you but telling the truth.¡± They looked at each other and nodded. Chameleon would follow his orders closely. If not for their concern for his safety, they wouldn¡¯t bother to question him. ¡°Have you arranged the people I told you to?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go.¡± After the short conversation, the three of them walked to the location. They saw a huge lake. In the center was a long gate that looked at them like an eye. Chapter 1077: Taste of answers and country ranking Chapter 1077: Taste of answers and country ranking There was a loud commotion as a motorcade arrived. These were eight modified vehicles that looked like those in Gantz. They were black bikes with riders wearing leather jackets, which looked really cool. Behind the eight bikes was a giant caravan. The color didn¡¯t represent its level, but the vehicle''s body was painted in that color. Under the sunlight, it did look like a gold piece of equipment. Eight bikes, similar to before, were also after the caravan. Further back were ten modified SUVs that looked really ferocious. In the apocalypse, where there weren¡¯t any traffic rules, this motorcade ruled the ground. Be it Ye Zhongming or the two behind him, they weren¡¯t people who liked to talk. Although they saw this eye-catching group charging at them, they weren¡¯t shocked and just stood there. With their identity, it wasn¡¯t too much for such a group to welcome them. Then... They watched as this motorcade brushed past them. One couldn¡¯t deny that they panicked a little. This motorcade wasn¡¯t for them? Ye Zhongming felt a little awkward and touched his nose. Things weren¡¯t as he had expected. The two action squad members behaved as usual and stood behind Ye Zhongming, not saying a word. But when they saw a car finally come for them, they couldn¡¯t maintain their expressions anymore. Gao Yi was still okay, but Lin Xiangxue was furious. If you looked carefully, you could see some flames in her eyes. The one that came was a... Scooter. This looked like those scooters you often saw in your housing districts... Those doorless ones that could fit four people. ¡°Here for the feast?¡± The rider''s voice was lazy and impatient. He yawned and sized these three people up. Although he didn¡¯t say anything, you could see his disdain for them. ¡°What is Five Ring Money? A place to earn money. They can use any opportunity to earn money. Since more people found out, they decided to ignore things. They even promoted it so that more people could learn about this.¡± Ye Zhongming listened quietly. This was totally different from the Fallen Water Fortress¡¯s situation. ¡°Do you know that in many directions around this lake, there are many small squads controlled by Five Ring Money that are doing business? They continue to maintain the mystery of Bright Water Feast and then draw those people over to earn fees. People like us without backing can only pick people up for one level-three crystal a day.¡± That person mocked himself, ¡°Do you see that big eye? It is free here, but when you get there and want to head to that eye, the Bright Water World, you need to pay ship fees. At the gate, you still need to pay another entrance fee. These are collected by Five Ring Money. Just these two alone could earn them a lot. There were already so many small factions who paid these few days to get in.¡± ¡°Of course, if you have the invitation, it would be free.¡± That person laughed, ¡°I hope you have enough crystals to pay those two fees.¡± ¡°What is there inside?¡± Ye Zhongming probed. That guy gave a mysterious smile and raised his brows at Ye Zhongming. He took a level-three crystal and placed it into his hand. ¡°Generous!¡± His eyes lit up, and he didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to give him a level-three crystal. That was one day¡¯s pay. ¡°Actually, Bright Water Feast is a riddle event.¡± Ye Zhongming was shocked. This was the first time he heard that. ¡°I don¡¯t know where Bright Water World came from, but once it is opened, there will be a wide space with many good things. But not everything can be obtained. After Five Ring Money got the things they could, there are still some things that they can¡¯t get. So they organized this feast for everyone to work to solve the riddles and then split those good things!¡± This time, even the two captains were shocked. Was that the real goal of Bright Water Feast? ¡°I know that you don¡¯t believe me. I also don¡¯t dare to ensure that I am right, but I have a relative who works in Five Ring Money, and he was the one who told me this. I got this job because of him, too, so I am basically right.¡± Chapter 1077.5- Taste of answers and country ranking (2) Chapter 1077.5- Taste of answers and country ranking (2) This person was confident. Seeing that Ye Zhongming doubted him, he said the source of his intel. ¡°Actually, you don¡¯t really need to enter.¡± Probably because he felt like they should get information with the same value as the level-three crystal, that person lowered his voice. The vehicle also slowed. ¡°Oh, why do you say that?¡± Ye Zhongming was interested. This person looked around and, seeing that there wasn¡¯t anyone, he said, ¡°My relative said that either the riddles are complicated or dangerous. These would be left for people like you. Those invited ones would be with Five Ring Money to solve those with top prizes. So, there is no reason. Even Five Ring Money can¡¯t solve the complicated ones, but you think you can? Even Five Ring Money thinks that those dangerous ones are dangerous, so if you solve it, it won¡¯t be dangerous?¡± ¡°Brother, you seem like a nice person, and you look around my age. Let me give you a word of advice: life is the most important thing. Living conservatively is better than taking risks. You can live even longer!¡± Seeing that person¡¯s solemn expression, Ye Zhongming knew he was telling the truth. It wasn¡¯t easy to bump into such a person in the apocalypse. But this was not possible. Ye Zhongming came here, so he definitely wouldn¡¯t leave. Seeing Ye Zhongming insist, he sighed and stopped trying. He said, ¡°Then, be careful. If you meet danger, then run. Life is the most important thing!¡± Ye Zhongming and his group got off. This person shook his head toward them and told them to take care of themselves before he went to the queue to fetch the next group. ¡°Boss, how should we walk?¡± Gao Yi said something softly. Should they walk in with the invitation or pay some crystals and head to where the small factions were? Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Do you know what I smell?¡± Although they had listened to this young leader¡¯s commands, they hadn¡¯t spent time with him, so they didn¡¯t understand what he meant. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t mind. He squinted and looked at the entrance, ¡°I smell answers.¡± .................................................................. The others rushed him. Although they were squad captains in their various regions, they were much weaker compared to those big factions. Now that they had a chance to come into close contact, they wanted to hear such news. ¡°Okay, I will tell you about it.¡± He paused before saying, ¡°Snow Peak¡¯s boss, Zhao Xige; Red Sea¡¯s team leader, Chen Yang; Kaitai Pavilion¡¯s boss, Mu Yuanya; Unlimited Charge¡¯s boss, Dao Bapi...¡± This person said a series of names. The people around listened. Although they didn¡¯t know all of them, they heard of a few. They were faction heads near them or those they had known of a long time ago. ¡°Scoff.¡± Zhao Xiangxue scoffed and was unhappy with those names. Ye Zhongming smiled. He knew why she was unhappy. Ye Zhongming and Chameleon knew about these factions, as they had provided him with the information. But because they understood them, Chameleon knew all about them, so naturally, they wouldn¡¯t respect them. To Zhao Xiangxue, two battle squads from Cloud Peak would wipe them out. People like Zhao Xige were just six-star evolved. There might not be 50 in Cloud Peak, but there were at least 30! Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue were at this level. They were confident that if they faced them, they would win. ¡°And?¡± The others weren¡¯t happy to stop at these few names and continued to ask. ¡°Hehe, these people are only second-rate in China!¡± ¡°They are second-rate?¡± Many were shocked when they heard the captain say it. If these people were second-rate, then what about them? They were much weaker than those people, so they were... Unclassed? ¡°Of course, they are only at the end of the rankings!¡± ¡°End?¡± Many were shocked. What rankings? Even Ye Zhongming was shocked. ¡°Yesterday, Five Ring Money and the few other powerful factions released rankings of the entire country!¡± Chapter 1078: Chinas ten strongest mutated lifeforms Country rankings? Many people moved towards that person and were very interested. Country rankings were the most practical ranking of strength. Each job had its rankings, such as the top ten brands, five giants, three peaks, etc. There were first-rate idols, three kings, etc. Sports also had their rankings. Each would attract a lot of attention. Some recognized rankings would become something of power. People would treat them as symbols. Information was locked up in the apocalypse, and many people wanted to know what was happening outside. They also wanted to know their ranking among other survivors. Such rankings were a mark for them. Although they couldn¡¯t tell themselves who they were, they could tell how they were ranked. Even Ye Zhongming was interested in such a ranking. This made him recall Ying City¡¯s faction rankings. Bai Feng, Zhao Xingmei, and the others fought hard to get those rankings. The captain was satisfied with the amount of excitement he caused. But after saying that, he continued driving the boat and said nothing else. Everyone looked at each other. One person exclaimed, ¡°Damn, your Five Ring Money is so money minded. You want money for this bit of information?¡± Everyone understood that it wasn¡¯t free. Some bad-tempered people cursed, but they didn¡¯t dare to offend him. Some people looked helplessly, and some were silent. They made their mind up not to pay a single cent. Ye Zhongming signaled to Zhao Xiangxue. She walked over unwillingly and placed a level three crystal down. Logically speaking, one level three crystal was enough for a ranking many would find out about. But the captain took a look and shook his head. Zhao Xiangxue clenched her staff. Although she hadn¡¯t joined Chameleon for a long time and wasn¡¯t a level-six evolved for long, she had gone through many missions and had been very successful. As she was a focus of resources and did things viciously, which was a fit of Chameleon¡¯s style, she was able to become one of the two deputies supporting Gao Yi. She didn¡¯t have a good temper. He was solemn, and so were the others. The main theme of the apocalypse was the battle between humans and mutated lifeforms. Everyone wanted to know how strong their enemies had become. Ye Zhongming listened carefully. Cloud Peak didn¡¯t focus on this. ¡°There are 50 mutated lifeforms. As there are too many, I won¡¯t say them all; I will just say the top ten.¡± The captain was getting closer to the entrance and started describing the mutated lifeform rankings. ¡°Tenth, Red Taishan, level eight mutated lifeform! You would know it is a giant ape from the name. It has red hair and is over 20 meters tall. It lives around the Huadong Region. The most famous thing it did was to destroy a strong medium-sized zombie horde.¡± ¡°Ninth, Bai Mi, level eight. It is a mutated Antelope. Naturally, it is in Tibet, but as it loves rice, so people gave it the name. If you want to live when you bump into it, you must have rice on you! The most famous thing it did was... It killed Delusional Monk.¡± Many people hadn¡¯t recovered from the shock of the first giant ape and were now shocked by the ranked ninth Bai Mi. Delusional Monk was too famous, be it in his last life or this. This person used the radio to spread his voice at the start of the apocalypse. His journey, evolution process, evolution level, etc, were told to the public. Many evolved that brought radios all knew about this monk. Everyone was also shocked at his speed. They believed his strength because he would explain what he hunted, his location, and the gains from the wheels. Like an inventory list, he would say it all out, which was why people had to trust him. It was impossible to lie to this extent. Although few stations could be used, he occasionally spread the news from his activity zones. But this monk suddenly disappeared two months ago. No one knew where he went. When he disappeared, he was already seven stars. No one expected the monk to die, and he was killed by this mutated antelope called Bai Mi. Everyone had a new understanding of this list. Chapter 1078.5- Chinas ten strongest mutated lifeforms (2) ¡°Eighth, Lie Er. This is a level eight zombie that is a rare mental-type zombie. It might not be as strong as the other level eight lifeforms, but it controls a huge zombie horde. Five Ring Money had been observing it, and it has over 500 thousand zombies under it.¡± Many people shuddered. They were terrified of 500 thousand. Ye Zhongming was surprised. Although 2 million mutated lifeforms attacked Cloud Peak, that was a combination of many hordes. The few level eight lifeforms became commanders. None of them had 500 thousand subordinates on their own. No wonder this zombie could be ranked eight. ¡°Seventh, Gangze.¡± Level eight beast. A monster known for its defense. It was attacked while asleep but didn¡¯t wake up. But the enemy couldn¡¯t break its defense and had to retreat.¡± ¡°Sixth, deep abyss, Ailie, level eight. This is an octopus-like monster in the lake in the southeast. Its hunting range is above a thousand kilometers.¡± ¡°Fifth, four-eye spirit cat. Level eight. Many people have seen it, but most of them have died. This is a terrifying killer without a specific territory. As it is small and quick, it is hidden in the darkness, and not many people can track it.¡± Fifth. His tone became more serious, as if these lifeforms were around him. ¡°Fourth, twin life Talking Lady, level eight.¡± Ye Zhongming raised his brow when he heard that name. He was surprised to hear her name on the list. The captain continued, ¡°She is a little weird. She appeared in Ying City and then disappeared. She has a mutated black cat that is on her level. Logically speaking, she should be terrifying, but many people have seen her. She rarely kills humans and even...¡± The captain paused briefly before saying, ¡°Moreover, she can speak human language.¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± A person was in disbelief. Humans could roughly guess that when the mutated lifeforms evolved to higher levels, some special ones could learn human languages. But a level-eight lifeform that was a zombie knowing how to speak was too shocking. ¡°Someone traded with her.¡± The captain was confident, ¡°Many people saw it and said that the Talking Lady was very beautiful. If not for the crystal on her forehead, she is no different from a human!¡± ¡°Second, Bugua, level nine. A weird bird that flies in the desert. The noises it makes sound like Bugua. No one knows if it is a mutated lifeform or a beast, but people have seen it. As it could fly, so it is ranked before the Human Lion.¡± ¡°The last and also the first...¡± The captain breathed out, ¡°Armor King, level nine. A zombie. A real zombie king. It moves alone in the city with the highest population but is unstoppable. Nothing is its match.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s body shook, and he asked, ¡°Then why is it ranked first? Just because it was a human in the past?¡± The captain looked at Ye Zhongming and saw Zhao Xiangxue sitting behind him. He knew that the crystal actually came from this person. He nodded to Ye Zhongming, ¡°Of course there is a reason, and a good one.¡± ¡°Someone saw it enter the ocean and battle a level-nine lifeform. He... Was the final victor.¡± Everyone was shocked. So that was the case. A level nine lifeform that could defeat another level nine lifeform was obviously the strongest. That wasn¡¯t a debate. Ye Zhongming lowered his head to cover the shock in his eyes. Armor King! It was actually Armor King! The famous god of death in his last life was still level-nine in this. If it were just the name of a level-nine lifeform, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t be so emotional. He had heard of Human Lion and Bugua before. However, Armor King was different, as Ye Zhongming had joined an operation to help the few factions clear the area. He didn¡¯t know what they wanted to do, and only after the operation he found out that they were hunting a level-nine lifeform. The lifeform that was killed was Armor King! Through some things, Ye Zhongming knew a secret that he had previously found surprising, and now, it made his heartbeat speed up. He knew this level-nine lifeform¡¯s weakness! Chapter 1079: No Yellow Ball The others naturally didn¡¯t know Ye Zhongmming¡¯s current thoughts, and they only discussed the mutated lifeform rankings. No matter the time, a ranking would have objections. Many people disagreed and said that strong mutated lifeforms in some places should be ranked in the top ten. Some mentioned mutated plants. Strong plants wouldn¡¯t be weaker than these mutated animals. There were also people who said there would be many level nine beasts in the ocean, so this ranking was pointless. Of course, some people felt it was decent. They used legends to prove the strength of the names on the list. ¡°Some mutated plants are strong, but to be honest, most of them are in the forests, and they are hard to find. Moreover, their crystals are hidden in their bodies. I think everyone knows this.¡± Hearing the captain say that, the discussion sounds reduced and then disappeared. ¡°This world is too big, and we are too small, so we can¡¯t know everything. We tried our best to complete the rankings, so don¡¯t be too strict.¡± A slightly older person said. He felt like the rankings could effectively let people visualize what the top mutated lifeforms were like, and it was good enough to be a marker. ÆäËûÈË×ÔÈ»²»ÖªµÀ Ye Zhongming recovered. He knew the weakness of the Armor King, but it was a level-nine lifeform. If he faced it alone, knowing the weakness was useless. ¡°Then talk about the other rankings.¡± There were five in total, but now that they had only heard one, some people were anxious. ¡°Okay, then I will tell you about the Battle Beast rankings.¡± ¡°This ranking is special, and there are only the top 20. Moreover, the battle beasts are all mutated lifeforms; they don¡¯t include summoned beings or things that aren¡¯t permanent.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s start from the tenth.¡± The captain was faster as they were about to reach the shore, ¡°Glory Army second army captain¡¯s battle beast, Sky Breaking Eagle, level six, a rare flying-type beast.¡± ¡°Ninth, Bright City guardian squad boss¡¯s battle beast, Nether Gold Python, level six, a mutated python that can use darkness energy.¡± ¡°First is still Thousand Beast Villa, but this beast doesn¡¯t have a fixed owner. It is controlled by five people.¡± People started to discuss. This sounded unbelievable for them. Only Ye Zhongming was in deep thought and he thought of one possibility. ¡°It is Chisel Teeth! Something named after a lifeform of ancient legend. Moreover, it isn¡¯t level seven but eight.¡± ¡°Impossible!¡± Some people disagreed and gave their reasons. ¡°We haven¡¯t even confirmed any eight-star evolved, so how can a battle beast be level eight? Won¡¯t the master be weaker than the beast? Is he not afraid of being consumed?¡± This made sense. Apart from those stable contracts, other types of connections would be affected by the difference in strength. Only Ye Zhongming shook his head as the captain¡¯s words had given the answer. Five people controlling one beast. This would only happen in one way: Thousand Beast Villa had a piece of beast equipment that was medium or even large-sized. ¡°Brother, haven¡¯t there been many miraculous things in the world? There are even Wheels, so why can¡¯t people have a level-eight beast? Also, if you can doubt the other beasts, there is no doubt about this. It will sleep in a specific place and will only fight when needed. Our Five Ring Money member personally saw it.¡± The captain explained firmly. ¡°Then your ranking isn¡¯t accurate!¡± Zhao Xiangxue spoke up, which caused everyone to look at her. The deputy Chameleon captain was unhappy, ¡°Based on what I know, Cloud Peak has a battle beast that can be ranked in the top ten, even top five!¡± Although Cloud Peak could be considered a super faction, it hadn¡¯t been long since they entered this group. News spread slowly in the apocalypse. It was okay near Ying City; many people knew about it because of the bounty. But Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t very famous among other evolved in other regions. At least most people on this ship didn¡¯t know them. ¡°Beautiful, you are talking about Yellow Ball, right?¡± They didn¡¯t expect the captain to know. He smiled, ¡°Cloud Peak¡¯s boss is strong, and he actually should have a beast on the rankings, but it isn¡¯t in the tp ten. His bunch of flying pets are ranked 13th. As for Yellow Ball, you are right. It should be top five, but... It should be in a near-death state and can¡¯t fight.¡± Chapter 1080: Cloud Peak occupying the rankings Chapter 1080: Cloud Peak occupying the rankings Some people who didn¡¯t know what happened to Yellow Ball discussed it. Some people with information said bits of news that gave people a rough idea about that strong golden dog. ¡°Although we can¡¯t deny that Cloud Peak is strong, this beast that turned into metal... To be honest... At least some Five Ring Money people knowledgeable about the issue think it doesn¡¯t have a high chance of recovery. Maybe it would be placed within Cloud Peak as a totem in the future.¡± Zhao Xiangxue wanted to say something, but Ye Zhongming signaled, and then she kept quiet. This captain understood what happened to Yellow Ball and said to Zhao Xiangxue, ¡°You probably came from somewhere near Cloud Peak and are familiar with that dog. But I am telling the truth. I think that the few rankings will change in the future. One accident and something would go down the rankings. If someone is lucky, they might enter the rankings. So, when Cloud Peak saves Yellow Ball, it might shock everyone. If that is the case and Cloud Peak¡¯s boss increases the level of his flying beasts, he might have two spots on the rankings.¡± Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s expression became more gentle after hearing his words. ¡°Talk about the other rankings.¡± Some people saw they were reaching and asked the captain to discuss the other rankings. They were more interested in the other three rankings. ¡°Okay, then, let¡¯s talk about the equipment rankings.¡± The captain laughed, ¡°Still the top ten. You can take a look at the rest when you arrive in Bright Water World.¡± ¡°Tenth, Extreme Light Training Platform, owned by Cloud Peak, level: Gold.¡± Wa! The people exclaimed when they heard the name and level. These people were still fighting for white equipment and were happy when they got green equipment. Gold was something they dreamed of. When they heard that the top ten list started with gold equipment, they were shocked. They realized the gap between themselves and the top evolved in the world. However, because he didn¡¯t know the extent of the effects, he couldn¡¯t deduce their actual effect on the human body. ¡°Eight, Dark Life Dagger, owned by Nether, gold grade.¡± ¡°Speaking about this weapon, there were objections to it being ranked at this position as gold equipment and above can have their color hidden. So it is hard for us to track such equipment. We could only rank among equipment, which we have confirmed to be at their levels. People have only heard of this equipment, so it is ranked because of Nether¡¯s results.¡± Behind each strong piece of equipment was a violent or twisted story. Its path was covered in blood. This sentence was famous in his last life, which was enough to show that top equipment had exceeded themselves and were given an experience and story. ¡°People might not know who Nether is, even we don¡¯t, but we know that he is a killer. He assassinated a faction boss with a gold weapon. Someone saw him use the dagger to slice the target¡¯s weapon, so we gave it this rank.¡± Cloud Peak was expressionless when they heard about Nether, but they knew that this person was from Cloud Peak. Or, more accurately, he was a member of the action squad. This Dark Life Dagger was something Ye Zhongming got from a wheel, but he didn¡¯t expect it to be ranked so highly. He didn¡¯t think it was so strong; it was only sharp. He looked at the captain and realized that this person probably had some position in Five Ring Money. If not, Five Ring Money probably arranged for him to reveal such news to evolved that were heading to Bright Water World. Seemed like Five Ring Money cared a lot about the rankings and used it as a jumping board into the various factions. ¡°Seventh, Howling Sky Flag, owned by Glory Army, gold grade.¡± This is an equipment with both support, attack, and defense skills. When you are within range, the warriors will have a body buff. Moreover, it has a group ability. We only know that it exists but don¡¯t know what it is.¡± Even if the boat was slow, it was already close to the entrance. Everyone noticed that a temporary dock had been built, and a few dozen ships were parked here or driving away. A few other ships were also sailing over from other directions. Chapter 1080.5- Cloud Peak occupying the rankings (2) ¡°Sixth, Submissive Traveling Companion set, owned by Cloud Peak, no level.¡± Everyone was shocked when they heard the captain say it had no level. They asked him the reason why. ¡±This is a battle contribution equipment. I will explain it to everyone later. What I want to say is that this is a set of equipment and has four pieces that Cloud Peak¡¯s twin sisters wear. It is very strong. Based on our knowledge, it can increase combat strength, defense, weapon attack, etc. The most amazing thing is that it can summon servants in three forms. The strongest is Princess Knight, who is no weaker than a six-star evolved. It is even stronger than a six-star evolved!¡± ¡°Is that true?¡± ¡°Impossible!¡± ¡°...¡± Many people didn¡¯t believe that a set equipment could be so strong. How would others be able to live? No level? What was this? The captain just smiled. He didn¡¯t explain and talked about the next one. ¡°Fifth, A Grade War Fortress, owned by Resistance Zone, gold grade.¡± This equipment is more amazing as it combines human and wheel technology. It is very strong and can handle land, sea, and air battles. It is suitable for all sorts of fights.¡± ¡°Logically speaking, although it is strong, its weakness is obvious as it is huge. It is like a building, so it is very obvious and easy to lock onto.¡± ¡°But it is ranked in the top five for two points. Firstly, it has many attack methods, including single target and aoe. It is suitable for group battles that other equipment can¡¯t compare to. Secondly, it can be produced in bulk.¡± That sentence stunned everyone. Everyone understood. At the same time, they envied and respected Smiths, who could craft such strong equipment. When everyone¡¯s fates were still decided by the wheel, some people started to change the lives of others. Ye Zhongming sighed. The mysterious smith in the Resistance Zone really gave him many surprises. A short time had passed, and he could already craft blue grade Holy Army Coat. Seemed like after Guang Yao left, Wen Zhong spent a lot of energy to nurture that Smith. ¡°Let¡¯s speed up.¡± The captain looked at the dock, ¡°Third, Battle Contribution Badge, owned by Cloud Peak, gold grade.¡± ¡°You might question why the rankings had reached purple, but there is still a gold piece of equipment.¡± ¡°Right, your guess is correct. The badge is a set of equipment and also has a battle contribution system. It is strong but can¡¯t be compared with the top ten pieces of equipment. But do you know that the ranked sixth Submissive Traveling Partner set came from the badge system!¡± ¡°Now, do you know why the set doesn¡¯t have a level? It is because it is a set battle contribution equipment!¡± ¡°It can produce a ranked sixth equipment and might be able to produce more. So does it have the right to be ranked third?¡± Even Ye Zhongming felt like the battle contribution badge was amazing. ¡°Second, Four Element Mask, owned by Cloud Peak, purple grade.¡± ¡°Many people saw this equipment appear. It has four elemental attacks and has four states like freeze, burn etc, to deal double damage. Of course, we don¡¯t understand it. It also has special abilities, but we don¡¯t know what they are.¡± The captain continued, ¡°First, let me say it directly. You might know what it is, but you might not.¡± ¡°It is Earth Sand Moon Blade, owned by Cloud Peak, purple grade!¡± Chapter 1081: Small trick ¡°Cloud Peak again?¡± ¡°Who are they?¡± ¡°Is your rankings wrong? Why is it all Cloud Peak? Five Ring Money has no good equipment?¡± ¡°Right; I know that many faction bosses have strong equipment, so you are sprouting nonsense.¡± ¡°...¡± Many people didn¡¯t understand how the first equipment came from Cloud Peak. These people who had some status in their regions knew about their higher-ups. For example, most people knew about the Resistance Zone as they occupied every part of the country. Many people knew about Glory Army as they were spread across every corner. Naturally, everyone knew about Five Ring Money, which was everywhere. But, after all, only a few knew about Cloud Peak. So they were unhappy. At the end of the day, they didn¡¯t trust Cloud Peak. The captain waved, ¡°It is still the same thing as before; such rankings will have gaps, especially for gold equipment and above, where their color can be hidden. So, we can¡¯t ensure that the rankings are correct. Even if we miss out, they would mostly be correct. The rankings will have new equipment in the future, and they will change.¡± ¡°So why are you sure this Earth Sand Moon Blade is ranked first? I think it isn¡¯t as good as the Battle Contribution Badge; I even think it is worse than the Holy Army Coat.¡± Someone questioned. That was normal; after all, the blade''s abilities were unknown, so how could it be more valuable than the badge with unlimited possibilities? ¡°This can¡¯t be denied. You can doubt any equipment on the rankings, but this is first without a doubt. At least now.¡± ¡°Reason, we need a reason!¡± That person asked. ¡°That person appeared a short while ago, and we only guessed it existed. But it was then proven.¡± The captain left the cabin and looked at the shore, ¡°You might not know about Moon Edge, but you should know about the famous white battle blade. Yes, you are carrying one.¡± ¡°No, it should be the materials.¡± ¡°Material?¡± the two of them didn¡¯t understand. What could go wrong with the materials? ¡°That person might be right. Five Ring Money has a piece of equipment that can test the strength of the equipment. But they know about Earth Sand Moon Blade because the materials we bought were marked.¡± Ye Zhongming knew that he was being slightly conned. Five Ring Money provided him with the Crescent Moon Blood Stone and even sent the Bright Water Feast invitation. They also came to an agreement with him on gene lifeforms. Now that he came, one of the goals was to discuss specifics. It was obvious that Five Ring Money, or rather, that Deacon Water had much information about Cloud Peak. After knowing that Ye Zhongming had the battle blade blueprint, he guessed what materials were needed and then did some tricks. Although it didn¡¯t harm Ye Zhongming and just monitored his crafting standard, it annoyed him. At the same time, he had a new understanding of Five Ring Money¡¯s strength. This Deacon Water was one of the five deacons and he could reach so deep. He had such professionals! He looked forward at the giant entrance. He felt like it wasn¡¯t an eye but a mouth that swallowed everything. .............................. Time passed. When Ye Zhongming and the others were on the ship, two women stood on the luxurious cruise and spoke before the window. When they brushed past the fishing vessel, one of them exclaimed. ¡°Why?¡± the other asked. That woman opened her mouth and then shook her head, ¡°I might have mistook someone.¡± ¡°You have been so suspicious recently. Rest well. Five Ring Money needs your ability to break the seal. We can get one-third of it, and my dream of becoming rich will come true.¡± The woman burst out laughing and rolled her eyes at her partner. Chapter 1082: Another space After paying 5 level three crystals for each person, the three of them entered Bright Water World. Anyone would be wary when they entered another space. When he crossed the glue-like gate, he felt as if his body and soul were splitting. But after entering, he felt rejuvenated. Due to the Bright Water World, the space was very bright. He raised his head and saw ripples above. There was a fragrance that no one knew where it was from. The ground had blue crystals and when you stepped on it, it gave off a metallic sound. The space was huge, and various streaks of light intersected so that one couldn¡¯t see clearly what was happening. The colors were changing in a pattern. Some people with sharp senses knew that space was fixed by certain laws that humans could not change. Ye Zhongming looked around, guessing and probing this place. On the left of the entrance was a beautiful white jade region that had been turned into a garden. Many evolved entered, and exited it. On the right were rows of silver and metal tables with various types of food. The ingredients were like those of the apocalypse, but the style was similar to high-class banquets during peacetime. Apart from food, one could see vegetables and dessert. There were also dozens of famous types of wine. Some evolved were selecting their food but they all ate very elegantly. It was as if their nature had changed after they entered this place. Another group appeared. There were a few hundred of them, and their equipment was great. They were white grade on average. Four to five of them were obviously the leaders, and their bodies shone green. One of them had a blue pair of bracers on his hands. There was a Five Ring Money person beside the few leaders. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t recognise him, but he did recognise the badge on his chest. It was similar to the one Liu Chengyu had. This person¡¯s status wasn¡¯t low and should be someone close to a deacon. He accompanied these people because they were from a big faction. Ye Zhongming and the other two paid attention to them, not because of their equipment, which was Cloud Peak¡¯s standard a year ago. They kept looking because this group was moving towards those colorful rays. They walked nearby. That Five Ring Money person took a 20-centimeter stick and waved at the light rays, which spread in all directions and revealed another space. After this team entered, the rays of light returned to normal. This stunned the evolved who just entered. Too many magical things happened in the apocalypse. ¡°Various evolved that just entered. Please register here and take your tags. This is your only document here, and you need this tag to join the various events. Please take good care of it.¡± Everyone was shocked. The information she revealed was very shocking. Seven-star evolved, which represented the highest human evolution level now. ¡°Dreams of getting rich overnight are not a dream here.¡± Her voice was very tempting, and it excited everyone. Ye Zhongming pouted. Why would they open it if this place was as perfect as she said? He would be surprised if 30% of her words were true. ¡°Of course, while there is opportunity, there is also danger. So life and death is up to all of you. Be careful.¡± She raised her head, ¡°One more thing, we will know everything all of you get. If you want to take it away, you need to pay us a fee. Treat it as tax. It isn¡¯t as high as 20%, but it is 10%.¡± The people were unhappy and scolded them for wanting money again! Her face turned cold. ¡°Do you think Five Ring Money is a charity? We opened this place for you to take things for free. If you were the ones, would you be so kind?¡± Those words shut everyone up. It made sense from Five Ring Money¡¯s point of view. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Five Ring Money still wants to work with all of you, so the valuation is definitely fair. Don¡¯t worry that we will ask for a sky-high price. Our reputation is very important to us.¡± ¡°Believe me, you will gain far more than you imagine.¡± She clapped and finished, ¡°It has been a long journey. Rest well today and tomorrow; the Bright Water Feast will officially open!¡± ¡°Please allow me to introduce our... Entertainment zone! While spending time here, the zone will be open for everyone. There are only things you can¡¯t imagine; there is nothing we can¡¯t achieve!¡± With her loud voice, some colorful rays shifted to reveal a fancy area. Before you even went in, a smell that excited everyone had already floated out. ¡°Oh, I nearly forgot. Before everyone parties, Five Ring Money has prepared a gift for all of you.¡± ¡°That is... Country Rankings!¡± The rays suddenly became ordered, like that of a fountain. Words started to appear that became clearer. When those images stopped moving, everyone could finally see the words on them. They were the five country rankings that they had heard a part of. Ye Zhongming and his two subordinates took a look, and they felt very wary of Five Ring Money. This faction was showing off their influence, so... What were they trying to achieve? Among those questions, Ye Zhongming looked at the clear leaderboards. He landed on the two rankings he hadn¡¯t heard, and his eyes opened much wider. Chapter 1083: Country top ten The people weren¡¯t as calm as Ye Zhongming, and they made different sounds. Praise, disdain, question, doubt, craze... All of that was because of the five rankings on the screen. Mutated lifeform rankings, battle beast rankings, and equipment rankings were the same as what that captain said. The difference was that it was more complete and detailed. Not only were there a few dozen positions, but each had an introduction. Those monsters with names on the mutated lifeform rankings would have an introduction of their main activity regions, what they have done, famous appearances, famous abilities, etc. The Battle Beast rankings described their background, evolution process, current state, etc. The equipment rankings showed why people wanted that item, what attack elements, battle results, etc. Anyway, no one explained the rankings to the people looking at them, but the introduction helped everyone understand each page and increased the rankings'' prestige. Besides Cloud Pea taking over the equipment rankings, Cloud Peak was also in the Battle Beast rankings. Ye Zhongming¡¯s flying beasts were ranked 13th, and the evaluation was that their solo strength was weak, but they were strong overall. They were good at large-scale group battles. Also, Park Xiuying¡¯s three-nosed elephant¡¯s ranking was even higher at 11th, just lower than the Glory Army second army leader¡¯s Sky Breaking Eagle. This ranking received much attention and discussion because the three-nosed elephant was level eight, higher than many of the top ten beasts. Many people didn¡¯t understand why it was 11th. But people could accept the explanation. There were two reasons. Although its level was high, it was a support-type beast. It needed strict conditions to show combat strength. The second was that it was badly injured, and his brain was damaged. Its intelligence was low, and no one knew how much it had recovered and how much intelligence it had left. Ye Zhongming agreed with the rankings and, of course, the elephant¡¯s rankings. But he knew that Five Ring Money definitely couldn¡¯t reach the secret realm and didn¡¯t know what the elephant did. If not, it wouldn¡¯t be 11th. But that was good. Cloud Peak''s equipment attracted too much attention, so it was good to keep a low profile. But he gave a bitter smile when he saw the overall combat strength rankings. Cloud Peak¡¯s name appeared again at the front. For some reason, there were many factions on the list. Ye Zhongming roughly understood why. Five Ring Money wanted the factions to see their positions and use it as a mark to work hard. This would show the prestige and importance of this ranking and cause some added benefits. Don¡¯t forget what Five Ring Money did. ¡°Seventh, No Man¡¯s Zone.¡± This was a name he wasn¡¯t familiar with, and he only found out about them from Chameleon. He didn¡¯t even know where this faction''s main base was, but it should be near the north, and it was slowly expanding towards the west and south. In Five Ring Money¡¯s introduction of them, this faction was actually great at nurturing mutated plants! A part of Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal here had to do with plants. If this No Man¡¯s Zone was good at that, would they conflict with him? Seemed like he should let his people pay attention to them. They might not need to become enemies, but it was good to understand his competition. Moreover, Cloud Peak could work with them to get what they needed. ¡°Sixth, Cloud Peak.¡± Zhao Xiangxue was very unhappy when she saw that rank. ¡°Boss, we have had contact with Five Ring Money. They know your weapons so well and even let us take over the equipment rankings. They only rank us sixth here? Are they looking down on us?¡± Gao Yi didn¡¯t talk much, but when he saw the rank, his body was ice cold, which caused everyone to look at him with a weird expression. In his heart, even if Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t get into the top three, they shouldn¡¯t be sixth. Only Ye Zhongming was satisfied. He knew he was an ordinary evolved in his last life and worked hard for ten years to get to six-star evolved. This was also because he was lucky and bumped into brothers with whom he could work hard. They helped each other to get to that evolution level. He had another chance, but compared to the other super factions, his starting point didn¡¯t change. It was very low. Even if he had another chance, he still lost on the starting line. All he had was the experience of his last life. He was already very satisfied to become a seven-star evolved and let Cloud Peak enter the top ten in just two short years. Chapter 1083.5- Country top ten (2) This didn¡¯t mean that he accepted their ranking. Five Ring Money definitely didn¡¯t know about Chameleon. Although this team was new, Ye Zhongming invested a huge amount. They grew quickly and were a fifth of Cloud Peak¡¯s strength. If you add them, would Cloud Peak still be at this rank? Also, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if Five Ring Money knew about the Posthumous people. Did they consider them? If not, then naturally, his rankings would shift. If they did, they either felt that Cloud Peak was worth that rank with the Posthumous people, or they didn¡¯t think Cloud Peak and Posthumous people¡¯s alliance would last long. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know the exact region. Also, Five Ring Money didn¡¯t know the Death King Tree was in Cloud Peak and didn¡¯t know about the Gate of Sacrifice. They didn¡¯t know how far their crystal weapon and gene research reached. Didn¡¯t know about the Star Elf. Yangos... Etc. They didn¡¯t know about many things, and he was happy they didn¡¯t. He was satisfied with that ranking. The only thing was that it revealed much about Cloud Peak like the crystal weapons came from them. Their gene research was top-class and above everyone. Ye Zhongming was a good Smith and was ranked together with the creator of the Holy Army Coat. ¡°If possible, I''d rather be ranked 100. I am afraid people might target us.¡± Ye Zhongming joked and made the two captains feel better. But when they looked at the sixth rank, they were still unhappy. ¡°Fifth, Pin Palace!¡± This faction had appeared before on the Battle Beast rankings. That level six mutated turtle Thousand Year belonged to this Pin Palace. The leader was an old man, and his camp was on a large lake in the southwest region. Ye Zhongming looked at the introduction of Pin Palace and knew that the faction relied on that lake to gather many elite evolved. Moreover, they had a complete set of wheels from one to nine. Cloud Peak only had seven stars, and that unknown lake had wheels of all levels. This made Ye Zhongming impressed by that boss¡¯s luck. But why didn¡¯t he hear about such a strong faction in his last life? This meant that they had reached another level. ¡°This Thousand Beast Villa is so secretive, but they are actually able to be ranked so highly.¡± Another person had read to the same place and praised. Ye Zhongming knew that even if they had Chameleon, which spread many seeds that sent them news, their manpower was limited. China was huge, and they didn¡¯t control and understand a large enough region. There were indeed factions like Thousand Beast Villa and Pin Palace outside of their region. Suddenly, Ye Zhongming thought of a famous phrase: ¡®The world was filled with heroes.¡¯ The apocalypse was similar to the warring states. The difference was that heroes or tyrants stood out then. Now, evolved were the ones who replaced them. ¡°They deserve respect to be able to nurture battle beasts to this extent.¡± Ye Zhongming gave them such an evaluation. ¡°Second, Glory Army!¡± ¡°First, Resistance Zone!¡± Ye Zhongming and the two felt complicated when they looked at the faction that was ranked in the top two. The reason was that they were connected to Cloud Peak. Since the Ying City Poppy Wheel, the Glory Army has been their enemy. Both sides fought a few times, and Cloud Peak greatly benefited. But everyone knew that the main force of this super faction hadn¡¯t appeared. There would still be another battle between them in the future. The relationship between Resistance Zone and Cloud Peak was more complicated now. One region was cold to them, one was wary, one treated them as their enemy, and one was working with Cloud Peak. Even Ye Zhongming was unsure whether they were friends or foes. ¡°We are probably the only ones that can be enemies with 3 of the top 10 and neutral with another!¡± Ye Zhongming laughed. It was as if he was looking down on the world. Chapter 1084: Top ten gatekeeper Ye Zhongming paid the most attention to the country''s overall strength rankings as it was a good way for him to judge Cloud Peak¡¯s strength. He knew Five Ring Money would do some tricks, like placing Cannibal Chain and them at a lower ranking. But Ye Zhongming could evaluate the other factions. This was very helpful in judging other things. Like Resistance Zone. Although they suffered huge losses in that operation and, a few battle squads were about to be wiped. They even lost a seven-star evolved. But the entire resistance zone was still leading. Moreover, they weren¡¯t dead yet and were just injured. Of course, Ye Zhongming was satisfied with Cloud Peak¡¯s position, but that didn¡¯t mean he was content. He knew that Cloud Peak was lacking in many areas. The rankings reminded him that the path ahead was long and arduous. He didn¡¯t feel dispirited and was more pumped up. Ye Zhongming looked forward to the heights to which he could bring Cloud Peak. ¡°Boss, there!¡± Zhao Xiangxue whispered to him. Although she joined an organisation like Chameleon that was always in the darkness, she was young. She was excited to come out with Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming also hoped that Gao Yi and herself weren¡¯t too cold here, so she returned to her peacetime self. Ye Zhongming looked toward where she pointed and saw the final ranking where many people were gathered-- individual combat strength rankings! There were a hundred people on it! ¡°No one is the smartest, and no one will fight to be second in terms of skills.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the ranking. As the rankings spread in the world, no one knew what storms it would cause. Unwilling to lose and chasing the rankings were a function of humans. There would definitely be people who cared about the rankings. The reason was fame! Just a title? It was useless? If you thought that way, then you were totally wrong! Why was there Forbes? Why was there the Hurun Report? Why did they release the rankings? To tell people who was rich? Were those people on the list just so that people could recognize their faces and names? Of course not; there was a reason. The top 20 in this ranking were meaningful as these 20 exceeded level six. ¡°20th, Liu Xuanzhi, seven star evolved, Cannibal Chain Northeast Manager.¡± ¡°19th, Leng Ran, seven star evolved. Soul Merchant Deputy Chief.¡± ¡°18th, Zuo Jinxuan, seven star evolved, Resistance Zone.¡± ¡°17th, Deacon Bai, Seven star evolved, Five Ring Money.¡± ¡°16th, Zhang Hetai, seven star evolved, Resistance Zone.¡± ¡°15th, Wugang, seven star evolved, Glory Army.¡± ¡°14th, Xia Bai, seven star evolved, Cloud Peak.¡± ¡°13th, Deacon Water, seven star evolved, Five Ring Money.¡± ¡°12th, Nine Dragon, seven star evolved, wanderer.¡± ¡°11th, Wen Zhong, seven star evolved, Resistance Zone.¡± Ye Zhongming was familiar with many names: Zuo Jinxuan, Zhang Hetai, and Wen Zhong. He had also heard of Leng Ran and Wugang. So, their appearance made Ye Zhongming think that this ranking was valuable. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai were among the first batch of people to reach seven stars. Based on that situation, he felt they might be the top three. But he wasn¡¯t arrogant to think that he was first, even if he lived a second life. The reason was simple. Like novels, you might become rich even if you knew what would happen. You might end up like Bill Gates, but you can¡¯t stop people like Buffet, Steve Jobs, Bezos etc from appearing. You can¡¯t do everything and occupy all domains. Take a step back. Even if you occupy all the promising domains, the traditional domains can¡¯t be something you could take over. People had hundreds of years of family history and tradition that couldn¡¯t be broken. There were the Rockefellers, Rothschild, Morgan, etc. Chapter 1084.5- Top ten gatekeeper (2) Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think that he was invincible. When he saw the rankings, he was only careful and didn¡¯t underestimate everyone. Even if he knew that Xia Bai and him should be ranked higher. ¡°Five Ring Money hid their strength, but they are showing off on these rankings.¡± That evolved that was looking at the same list as Ye Zhongming spoke up. This person was close to Ye Zhongming and started to talk to him. But he would glance at Zhao Xiangxue, revealing his true intentions. Such things were common in the apocalypse. If guys and girls were interested in each other, it was normal for things to happen. Many people even felt like it could reduce pressure. Moreover, this guy saw that the three of them didn¡¯t wear any good equipment. Not only did he not mock Zhao Xiangxue, but he even tried to get close to them, which showed that this person knew his place. Ye Zhongming knew what he was talking about. Five Ring Money ranked themselves tenth so that they could maintain a low profile. This would allow them to maintain their fame while ensuring that people weren¡¯t too wary of them. On the combat strength rankings, there were two deacons from the 11th to the 20th. That number was only lower than the Resistance Zones. This was also a warning to others that Five Ring Money was strong. Ye Zhongming smiled and nodded, not saying much. He just looked coldly at the Soul Merchant Deputy Leng Ran. ¡°Let¡¯s look at the top ten rankings.¡± This person saw that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t reply. He hurriedly used looking at the rankings to hide his awkwardness. ¡°Tenth, Ye Zhongming, seven star evolved, Cloud Peak.¡± That person scoffed, ¡°Would the person who owns the top weapon, Earth Sand Moon Blade, who leads Cloud Peak, which is sixth in the rankings, only be tenth?¡± That earned Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi¡¯s good feelings. ¡°Yi, there is an introduction.¡± Even Ye Zhongming pouted when he saw this name at sixth. The guy who lost to him had already reached seven stars, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think he could defeat him. Like that common phrase, your grandfather is still your grandfather. ¡°Fifth, Deacon Tong, seven star evolved, Five Ring Money.¡± Only one sentence introduced him¡ªthe person who discovered and used Bright Water World. But just that sentence alone was enough to show his strength. Ye Zhongming felt that this Deacon¡¯s ranking was low and Ji Ruiguang¡¯s ranking was too high. ¡°Fourth, Big Chief, seven-star evolved, Soul Merchant.¡± No one knew who the Soul Merchant Chief was, so they could only call him that. But this was a small matter. The name was just a nickname; as long as he was the leader of Soul Merchant, no one would underestimate him. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t find any useful information on the leaderboards on this enemy and felt like it was a waste. ¡°Third, Zhang Daqian. Seven Star evolved, Thousand Beast Villa. It wasn¡¯t a surprise that this person¡¯s ranking was so high. After all, their battle beasts occupied two of the top ten positions. Especially Chisel Teeth, who was level eight. Just this alone meant that he had high combat strength. ¡°Second, Mu Hanyi, seven star evolved, Glory Army.¡± He was the overall commander of the Glory Army. Ye Zhongmging frowned. The information about this person that Chameleon sent back was different, but he guessed it was some errors from them. At least this person¡¯s name was right. Everyone looked toward the final name. This person¡¯s name was meaningful to everyone as he represented the top expert of the region, the strongest person. ¡°First, Unnamed Chief, it is rumored that he is an eight-star evolved. God Hall!¡± Chapter 1086: Gory Red Arena ¡°What if too many people die?¡± Deacon Water suddenly said. She had woken up from her distracted state. ¡°Too many people die?¡± Deacon Bai laughed coldly, ¡°Is that something we must consider?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Deacon Water replied, ¡°If the casualties are too high and the news spreads outside, people will scold Five Ring Money for being liars. How will we continue to do business? Why did we make the five rankings and organize the Bright Water Feast? So that people can scold us?¡± The few of them kept silent. They naturally knew about all of this, but they neglected this issue because it wasn¡¯t their focus¡ªor rather, they purposely ignored it. To them, ordinary people weren¡¯t lives but numbers they could use. ¡°Can we adjust the difficulty? Why not, we don¡¯t let them go to those places? Deacon Ouyang asked Deacon Tong. He shook his head. ¡°Each region is open. After they enter the third region, they will face all these, and even we can¡¯t control where they go. To adjust... Should we get them to the second region like us? But with their ability, isn¡¯t it the same as asking them to die?¡± Deacon Tong¡¯s understanding of Bright Water World was definitely the top. Since he said it, then there was definitely no better solution. ¡°Let¡¯s try to provide some needed equipment and resources. When needed, we can reveal some information so they can survive.¡± Deacon Ouyang sighed and didn¡¯t say anything more. They didn¡¯t really care about the lives of these evolved; they only cared about their own reputation. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s think about happy things. Gory Red Arena is about to start today. Is there anything else that excites us besides crystals?¡± Deacon Bai stood up and adjusted his suit. He touched his collar and then looked at Deacon Water. His eyes had a bit of fire in them that wasn¡¯t there before. ¡°This time, some factions that we invited didn¡¯t come.¡± Deacon Water acted like she didn¡¯t see him and moved to the next topic. She said coldly, ¡°God Hall didn¡¯t come. We sent them the invitation through that channel, but no one replied. Top in the combat strengfth rankings and overall strength rankings, them not coming has caused this Bright Water Feast to lose a bit of color.¡± ¡°Thousand Beast Villa is not here. Zhang Daqian is third in the combat strength rankings, and they are third in the overall rankings.¡± Deacon Tong smiled. .............................................................................. The three of them sat together. That person who tried to get close to them and two others were also on the same table. The six of them occupied a table at the corner of this bar. ¡°Boss Ye, let me introduce. This is the boss of the Advance Party, Mo Qi. He is 92nd on the leaderboard! This is Xuanyue Corporation¡¯s Brother Yuan. Brother Yuan and his friends came on that luxury cruise! Do you know Xuanyue Corporation? They are 18th on the overall rankings. These two are amazing people.¡± Bo Ge introduced them to Ye Zhongming. He felt like it was an honor to know these people. Bo Ge was the guy that was interested in Zhao Xiangxue. Ye Zhongming nodded to the two of them, but Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue were cold, it was as if they didn¡¯t see them. Mo Qi and Brother Yuan nodded at each other and felt weird. They felt the two blocks of ice were more like the bosses. In an organization, if there wasn¡¯t a clear hierarchy, then the organization was probably a mess. They won¡¯t have any future potential. A female attendant wearing a bikini, which revealed her snow-white body, placed six cups of different colored cocktails in front of them. To show his generosity, Bo Ge paid the bill. Of course, even if he was the boss of a battle squad, the things here were expensive. The price of the six cocktails made his heart hurt. The six of them chatted for a while. Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi still didn¡¯t talk, which made Mo Qi and Brother Yuan unhappy. If not for Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s looks, they wouldn¡¯t lower their status to sit at the same table as them. After the rankings came out, the status of those who made the rankings and those who didn¡¯t were huge. There weren¡¯t nice people in the apocalypse. The two of them felt that Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi were stupidly proud and were prepared to hit them in that area. ¡°Little Ge, do you know where the best place is here?¡± Bo Ge was slightly older than the two of them, but with strength being the most important thing in the apocalypse, they didn¡¯t consider age. ¡°Oh? We just came in, so naturally, we don¡¯t know.¡± Bo Ge was awkward, but he still asked politely. The two of them looked at each other and felt like they were ignorant. ¡°Of course, it is the Gory Red Arena.¡± The two of them stood up. Let¡¯s go; the night battle is about to start. If we are late, there won¡¯t be seats. There of you... Let¡¯s go and open your eyes!" Chapter 1085: Sky Monument Like the amount of money the world¡¯s richest had, which was in billions, when the people who evolved here saw the top of the rankings, they were shocked. These evolved had heard the names of many of the hundred who got on the rankings. They even met some of them. The introduction of each name made the rankings more believable. They slowly formed a recognition of the rankings. Even if it was uncertain that the top person was eight stars, it fully fixed this recognition and reliability. Ye Zhongming knew that the rankings would be recognized by all evolved in the future. Discussions were naturally the biggest for this God Hall boss. Each person was wondering who he was and if he was level eight. They asked where God Hall was and if he had any proud achievements. But the moment the leaderboard appeared, no one from Five Ring Money came to explain, which caused the number of such discussions to increase. Even someone as cold as Gao Yi looked intense and passionate when he saw the first position. At this point, everyone understood why everyone in the novels fought for the top spot. This God Hall Chief would undoubtedly become the most famous person in the apocalypse. ¡°So that is the case, so that is the top of the apocalypse.¡± That person exclaimed and glanced at the people on the board as if he wanted to remember all their names. ¡°One day, I will get onto the board.¡± This person mumbled, which amused Ye Zhongming. At this point, everyone has had a good look at the boards. Two rows of five beautiful women walked out of the entertainment zone and invited the evolved. They told everyone they could look at the leaderboards inside, too. These evolved all entered, and Ye Zhognming¡¯s group was the last batch. ¡°Boss, is God Hall¡¯s Chief really eight-star?¡± Zhao Xiangxue said the question she had on her mind. Ye Zhongming thought about it, ¡°It is possible. You know that they can piece together some level eight lifeforms. If they stop other lifeform creations and have some luck on the wheels, there is a chance that they can get an eight-star potion. ¡°Of course, that is just a conjecture. Even Five Ring Money is unsure, so I can¡¯t be sure either.¡± ¡°Then...¡± When Ye Zhongming entered the entertainment zone, the Five Ring Money deacons were having a meeting in that luxurious hotel. ¡°We have fixed the various regions we are in charge of tomorrow. Are there any other problems?¡± Deacon Tong Yin Rou¡¯s face had a smile, and he tapped the table. She glanced at the other four people. Deacon Water sat beside him and looked at a map. But if one looked carefully at her eyes, you would notice that she was deep in thought. On the other side was the handsome Deacon Bai. The three of them were ranked in the top 20 of the combat strength rankings. Opposite them was Deacon Ouyang and Royal Guild¡¯s head. ¡°Why am I in charge of Blood Vengeance Ocean? Why aren¡¯t you guys at Fallen Sun Canyon or Dark Blue Forest?¡± The Royal Guild Head tapped his staff on the ground and questioned. Deacon Tong looked, ¡°I got Magma Desert.¡± The Royal Guild chief paused and wanted to diss him for being neither a girl nor a guy. He controlled Bright Water World, and even if it was dangerous, this was his home ground, so he had a higher chance of passing it. But he didn¡¯t say it out loud. After all, this was the Bright Water World, and he couldn¡¯t be in conflict with the person who controlled it, although this control was just around 10%. There was one more point. Royal Guild suffered huge losses previously and even split once. Although they recovered well over the year, he was weaker compared to the other four deacons. Although he forcefully made himself a seven-star evolved, it badly hurt his guild. Deacon Ouyang didn¡¯t enter the rankings, too. Apart from conserving strength, the reason was that they weren¡¯t able to get into the top 20, so they just hid their rankings in the darkness. Seeing that the Royal Guild head was in silence, Deacon Tong had a look of disdain on his face, ¡°No worries, this is just the first day. There are many more unknown regions, so we will split them when the time comes.¡± ¡°Our final goal is the Sky Monument, so we must achieve more than half of the exploration bar. We need everyone to work hard together.¡± ¡°Although we don¡¯t know what the Sky Monument does, as long as we can get it, the benefits would be far more than we can imagine.¡± ¡°What about those people?¡± Deacon Bai asked. ¡°Those people... There are many choices, like Tragic Path, Chaos Cliff, Rising Swamp, Sealed Ice Mountain... Or Puppet Ruins.¡± Chapter 1087: Real and fake Bright Water World¡¯s entertainment zone, which is always nighttime, entered its most fascinating moment. Everything here was like a money-sucking machine that was running on maximum load. Ye Zhongming walked on the streets and looked at the various shops. It was as if every shop had people and all types of businesses were popular. For example, they went to a bar where they could drink delicious wine from peacetime, listen to exciting tunes, and eat exquisite food. There was even fresh fruit. There were drinks and alcohol that people could only hear about during peacetime. Due to the desires of their memory, it became motivation for them to spend. There was also that special area with a red sign that was filled to the brim. Some people didn¡¯t understand why bosses who didn¡¯t lack women outside would like this place so much. Maybe only Ye Zhongming, who had experienced all of this in his last life, understood. Not only was this a new feeling, it was a mental and psychological release. Can you imagine it? A four-star evolved could make a five-star evolved do anything you wanted. This was rare outside. Even if such a thing could happen, the guy whose evolution level was lower was probably the one being ordered around. But you just had to pay crystals here, and you could do anything you wanted. There were many ways to make a five-star evolved willingly do such things. Five Ring Money could achieve all of those methods. What slightly annoyed Ye Zhongming was that he saw many shops selling equipment. Some cool-headed evolved were preparing for the operation tomorrow. They would enter the shops to purchase things that could help improve their strength. Ye Zhongming saw some of his own items that were selling for a high price. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to find out where those things came from. After all, these pieces of equipment were too ordinary for him. But it didn¡¯t feel good that the things he crafted were being used for profit by others. Maybe because he saw that Ye Zhongming paid much attention to these stalls that sold equipment, Bo Ge said, ¡°Cloud Peak¡¯s items are very famous now. Look, my dagger came from them.¡± He took a white dagger from the side of his thigh, and it gave off a gentle glow under the light. Mo Qi took it without hesitation and slashed, ¡°Not bad, just that the level is a little low.¡± Brother Yuan took a look and was filled with disdain, ¡°Actually, Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment isn¡¯t any good. The abilities are all trash. The only thing is that they produce a lot of equipment and occupy a large part of the market, so people think they are strong.¡± ¡°You can say so. Most parts of it are gambling dens like what Las Vegas had. There are also a few new things. Take care of your wallets when you walk in.¡± Brother Yuan smiled and was satisfied with Bo Ge¡¯s attitude, ¡°The underground portion is an arena. There are various fights, and Five Ring Money will be the banker. You can try your luck, and if you win, you can earn a huge sum. I had a brother...¡± He paused and raised his brow at Zhao Xiangxue, ¡°Guess how much did he win?¡± Mo Qi smiled. The three of them acted like it didn¡¯t concern them, and it was still Bo Ge who guessed, ¡°How much?¡± ¡°A five-star potion.¡± The three of them were also shocked. You could get a five-star potion? That reward was huge. Even if they were the average in the apocalypse, most were four-star, and only the better ones were five-star. Seeing that little beauty finally react, Brother Yuan raised his chin, ¡°Of course I am not lying. Even I benefitted and got two level five crystals.¡± To him, Ye Zhongming and his group were all four-star evolved and were people who used all their money to get the potions. Just look at their equipment. ¡°Let¡¯s go, we need a ticket, but today is my treat. Let all of you open your eyes.¡± He handed a few level three crystals to the attendant. The six of them entered, and a heatwave pushed toward them. The place was filled with various machines and tables. Many beautiful attendants were among them. Each banker wore beautiful and cute cosplay costumes. There were also various-level crystals on the table, and they were so bright that they could blind you. Even if you didn¡¯t do anything, you would be tempted the moment you entered this place. But Ye Zhongming still didn¡¯t feel much. He was stunned only when he saw a giant liquid monitor on the side. ¡°That is?¡± Brother Yuan heard his question and looked impatiently before replying, ¡°The people that will fight in the arena today.¡± Ye Zhongming blinked. He wanted to just look before leaving but now he decided to stay. He saw someone he recognized on the monitor. Chapter 1088: Familiar people Chapter 1088: Familiar people Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t very interested in gambling. He looked at his two subordinates and asked if they wanted to play. If they did, he would pay for their chips. But the two captains weren¡¯t interested. Since that was the case, Ye Zhongming planned to take a look at the gory red arena. Mo Qi and Brother Yuan naturally didn¡¯t have that thought. Bo Ge wanted to accompany Ye Zhongming, but his two friends tempted him. After expressing an apology to Ye Zhongming, they started gambling. Ye Zhongming shook his head and led them down. ¡°Apologies, I need to check your identities.¡± They bumped into a bunch of guards in a bar, and they asked them for their tags. Ye Zhongming asked. So they actually needed some assets to enter here. If you were poor, you would just bet on the machine above. Those were for small amounts. If you wanted to enter the arena to watch it live and make your bets, you would have to prove that you were worth it. ¡°How much?¡± ¡°300 level three crystals.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything. The crystals weren¡¯t much. He grabbed a bunch of crystals, which were a mix of level three and four crystals. The people here took a look and were stunned. This guy casually grabbed from his bag and got that many? One person was sharp and saw a level-five crystal inside. They looked at the tag, which had Trio on it. These people were sure they had never heard of this organization, so they were even more curious about Ye Zhongming. But they definitely pass the verification. After inviting the three of them in, the person in charge recorded their names in the books as someone to observe. He planned to inform the manager about it. As they were just an ordinary squad, the three of them weren¡¯t allowed to the top of the arena. Neither were they allowed to get to the second floor. They were only on the first floor. There weren¡¯t any suites, just rows of seats. Although it was comfortable, it still showed the gap between the second and third floors. The second floor had individual chairs with many plants around. The third was solo suites with everything inside. The arena hadn¡¯t officially begun, but there were already performances. Two level-three mutated lifeforms were battling. Some people nearby shouted and cheered for the lifeforms they had their bets on. Moreover, evolved entered and sat down at the best spots. There would be some squabbles when they fought for seats, but the Five Ring Money guards would quickly calm them down. That was normal. When both were on the same level, ordinary mutated lifeforms were stronger than ordinary evolved. The bets increased, and the number behind it indicated over a thousand level-three crystals. ¡°Just play, it is okay.¡± Ye Zhongming passed the bag with the crystals to the two of them. ¡°Boss... The two of them hesitated. It didn¡¯t feel good to spend their boss¡¯s money.¡± ¡°Call me when it reaches the 4th game.¡± Ye Zhongming closed his eyes to rest. Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue looked at each other. Since the boss said it, then they shall play a little. They started to bet one or two pieces. The person who came to take their crystals even looked at them in disdain. As they waited for the battle, more and more people observed. Very quickly, the cheers reached a peak. It was as if Ye Zhongming was asleep. He opened his eyes only when Zhao Xiangxue called him and told him that the fourth battle was about to start. When he opened his eyes, he saw a person standing there holding two guns. On his waist was a bullet case filled with bullets. ¡°Why can he still use guns?¡± Someone shouted. But very quickly, they stopped as his opponents had arrived... They were a bunch of Soldier Hogs! Many people exclaimed and started to bet. They didn¡¯t indicate that this person was battling a horde. Some people cursed Five Ring Money for conning them, but it didn¡¯t matter. Ye Zhongming paid attention to the person on the battlefield. He recognized that person. He was Li Qiang. ¡°I hope you survive; I have something to ask you.¡± ye Zhongming thought to himself, and then he bet 500 level-three crystals on him. Chapter 1089: Rushed Gunner Who was Li Qiang? This person was a national shooter whom Ye Zhongming met in the new region base not long after he revived. Li Qiang wasn¡¯t an evolved and already gathered many friends and colleagues to become a leader in the new base. Even Ye Zhongming, who was already a one-star evolved, wasn¡¯t confident in battling him. They weren¡¯t enemies and even did a trade. Ye Zhongming gave him a one-star potion and a modified rifle. He got the Basic Human Puppet Technique, which gave rise to Red Hair. Ye Zhongming passed the new district to Jia Ming. Li Qiang even wanted to follow Ye Zhongming, but he rejected him. Although they fought alongside each other and this person did well, he didn¡¯t understand him much. Ye Zhongming had worries. Secondly, Li Qiang and his men were all good, and if they remained, they could help Jia Ming defend the base. After leaving, Ye Zhongming lost news of Li Qiang and even about the new base. Only when Chameleon was formed did he learn that the new base was gone. He didn¡¯t know where those people went or if they were still alive. When he saw Li Qiang¡¯s picture, he wanted to meet him. He wasn¡¯t sleeping but scouting the area. He wanted to find the entrance of these participants into the arena. He could only rely on his mental energy, so although he knew roughly where they came from, it wasn¡¯t exact. The battle had begun, and Ye Zhongming paid attention. Li Qiang was much stronger than a year ago and was already a four-star evolved. Moreover, he had learned a shooting-type job. His guns flipped around in his hands, and the bullets formed a metal wall. He was very quick and continued to move in the arena to maintain his distance from these hogs. The hogs were all level-four lifeforms, and there were a few dozen of them, which put Li Qiang in a bad spot. The Soldier Hogs had a layer of armor like a thick layer of dirt that had ripped apart. Li Qiang¡¯s handguns were white weapons, and his bullets were ordinary bullets. When he hit them, they gave paltering sounds that caused soil-like pig skin to scatter, but it didn¡¯t do much damage. If you wanted to kill them, you had to aim their eyes, ears, or their opened mouths. His guns fired. This time, it was a series of shots. The hogs screamed, and a few ferocious hogs fell to the ground. Only when their bodies were flung far away and they twitched on the ground, did anyone see the blood flowing from their eyes. Li Qiang used the chaos his skill had created to hit the fatal spots on a few of their heads. Over half of the hogs were killed in the blink of an eye. Li Qiang stood up, and there was some blood on his stomach. It was his own blood. He was also injured when the hogs brushed past him. He removed and equipped the bullet case like he was playing tricks, which drew some cheers. He continued to fire and retreat, but his firing frequency wasn¡¯t as quick as before. Each bullet would hit the same parts of these hogs as if he were doing a show. When all the bullets were used, only the strongest hog was left. Li Qiang tossed his gun and took a dagger from his waist. He roared and clashed with that mutated lifeform. This was a direct clash. When he won, he was also covered in blood. Although many people cursed Five Ring Money for causing them to lose money, Li Qiang relied on his skills to excite everyone. Many even shouted his name. Before the attendant could bring him his money, Ye Zhongming stood up and left. He told his two subordinates to wait. After heading out, Ye Zhongming observed his surroundings. He used his speed to enter a door. A few dozen seconds later, he was underground. In front of him was where those people who were about to fight waited. He hid in a corner and avoided many people who worked here. Only then did he see Li Qiang, who two people were carrying over. Chapter 1090: Outer space Two Five Ring Money members were carrying Li Qiang. They didn¡¯t show any pity to him, even if he had any injuries, and were still joking around. They talked about the 50,000 level three crystals that were bet and estimated that the organization would earn close to ten thousand. They then changed the topic and talked about a female evolved who was so excited that she even took her clothes. They gave a lustful smile. Ye Zhongming watched as they carried Li Qiang to a jail cell in a dark corner. Right, there were locks. ¡°Wait!¡± He stopped them when they placed Li Qiang in and wanted to leave. ¡°What?¡± Their attitudes were very bad. Although they were only three-star evolved and weren¡¯t stronger than Li Qiang, they didn¡¯t show any respect. ¡°My, my healer?¡± Li Qiang was badly injured, especially his chest and left stomach, which was pierced by the fangs of the hog. Although he was strong, as long as he had his gun and bullets, he would have infinite combat strength; it didn¡¯t exceed his level. If he wanted to heal himself, it would take a long time. ¡°Why are you so anxious? We won¡¯t let you die. You are Five Ring Money¡¯s asset; we can¡¯t let anything happen to you.¡± The two of them ignored him and left. The door wasn¡¯t locked as the healer would come. When the two of them left, Ye Zhongming waited for a while and only entered after confirming that no one was there. Due to the angle, Li Qiang didn¡¯t notice him immediately. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t call him and just looked at the cell. This was already a habit. He bent his body so that the acquaintance could see his face. Li Qiang was shocked and wanted to say something, but Ye Zhongming covered his mouth. He then saw the person who helped him become an evolved float out of the cell. A few seconds later, a person holding a medical case walked in. He opened his eyes a few minutes later and told Ye Zhongming he could speak. ¡°Why are you here? How is the new base? Where is Jia Ming?¡± When he faced the few unsurprising questions, sadness flashed across his face, and then he started to describe what had happened. After Ye Zhongming left, the base advanced really well at the start. Ye Zhongming let many people here evolve, which was the best foundation. The foundations also allowed them to stand out. Jia Ming, Li Qiang, and others quickly evolved into two-star evolved. But they attracted attention, and others targeted them. Both sides clashed and had conflict. Although it wasn¡¯t as peaceful as before, the new base wasn¡¯t disadvantaged. At this stage, these main members turned into three-star evolved. But things changed a year ago. That enemy faction suddenly became much stronger and easily broke into the base. Jia Ming and Li Qiang led people to retreat. They wanted to find Ye Zhongming but encountered an unbelievable obstacle along the way. They all lost consciousness one night, and when they woke up, they were in a foreign environment. They were tied to a metal bed with machines moving around them doing various experiments. After each experiment, their bodies were perfectly healed. They also had nutrient-rich fluids that helped maintain their stamina and energy. Such life lasted for a long time, and this mysterious place was attacked one day. Some people who were awake realized that they were in... Outer space. More accurately, they were on the moon. ¡°You are saying that you were brought away from Earth?¡± Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t suppress his shock and stood up! He didn¡¯t expect that the answer he was searching for would come by chance from someone he was familiar with. ¡°En, we were in that golden warship that appeared the day of the apocalypse.¡± Ye Zhongming calmed himself down and then asked, ¡°Golden Warship... What is inside? Lifeforms like us? What is their goal? Why are they doing experiments on you? How did you... Return to Earth?¡± Chapter 1091: Series of information Li Qiang shook his head. ¡°That ship was filled with items that aren¡¯t from Earth. Honestly, I am not knowledgeable and didn¡¯t receive much advanced education, so I can only guess. I only know that most of that stuff can be remotely controlled, as when those equipment was testing on us, no other lifeform appeared. Until...¡± He sucked in a deep breath. It was as if thinking back at those scenes would make someone like him, who wouldn¡¯t even panic when facing a few dozen lifeforms of his level, tremble. ¡°Until that place was attacked. The ship was shattered, and I saw a bunch of weird-looking corpses.¡± He looked at Ye Zhongming and said softly, ¡°You know that when evolved reach a certain level, they can sense the strength of other lifeforms. Although I don¡¯t know your evolution level, I can sense that you are stronger than me. It''s the same for those corpses. Even if they had died, I could still sense the energy in their bodies. They were stronger than you, even much stronger.¡± Ye Zhongming knew that because Li Qiang was a professional athlete, he was even a sensitive shooting athlete, so when Ye Zhongming forgot to hide his aura due to the shock of the news, Li Qiang sensed the strength of his energy. Much stronger than him? Ye Zhongming guessed that if those dead corpses gave him such a feeling, how strong were they when they were alive? However, they were even killed! Li Qiang described the corpses to Ye Zhongming and made him sure that these weren¡¯t humans from Earth. ¡°I am not sure why they are testing on us, but one thing is for certain: They have very strong enemies.¡± Li Qiang¡¯s mood was quite low. ¡°After returning to Earth, I felt that... Earth and lifeforms on Earth are all just experiments of these things. We were like their toys.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t reply, as he often felt that way. He wasn¡¯t strong enough to touch and consider these things in his last life. It was already good that he was alive. But in this life, when he was one of the strongest humans, he was forced to consider this. He was about to reach the peak. Those lifeforms could be seen with a lift of his head. Moreover, Ye Zhongming hated the feeling of being played. He would try all ways to break free from this fate. Ye Zhongming searched his memories and confirmed that he hadn¡¯t heard of something similar. Seemed like he would have to spend more time here to get an answer. ¡°Right.¡± Li Qiang suddenly said, ¡°The ice plain I was left in should be near their headquarters. I think Bright Water World appeared there first, too.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. This news was much more valuable. This meant that Bright Water World might be related to those lifeforms above. But would the Slave Race be the people who experimented on Li Qiang or the attackers after? ¡°I am going to spend some time here, so I can¡¯t save you.¡± Ye Zhongming knew that time was up and tapped Li Qiang¡¯s shoulder. He nodded. If Ye Zhongming released him, he would draw attention from Five Ring Money. Not only would he be unable to flee, Ye Zhongming would also be in trouble. ¡°But don¡¯t worry, I will bring you out of this place.¡± Ye Zhongming passed a five-star potion to Li Qiang. ¡°Evolve during these two days. Once we get out, follow me back to Cloud Peak.¡± Li Qiang was stunned and nodded his head heavily. He knew how important this potion was. Li Qiang looked at his leaving back view and stopped him. ¡°When I was on the ships, they were afraid they would kill me, so they increased my level. I also learned the skills and job from them, but... I didn¡¯t use any potion or job scroll. Even I don¡¯t know what is going on. Anyways, I just suddenly grasped them.¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned for half a day and left the cell after nodding. On the way back, Ye Zhongming was still shocked by the news he got. Only when he sat in his seat did he realize that Bo Ge, Mo Qi, and Brother Yuan were there. They sat beside him. The latter were pridefully gloating to Bo Ge about something. Chapter 1092: Free competition Mo Qi and Brother Yuan glanced at Ye Zhongming and didn¡¯t care about him. It was as if Ye Zhongming was just a stranger. They continued to brag about their betting results as if they had become gods of gambling. Only Bo Ge greeted Ye Zhongming, but his expression wasn¡¯t very good. Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue looked at their boss and felt like something had happened. ¡°So, if you should stop if you are unlucky. Don¡¯t continue, or you will be like Bo Ge!¡± Brother Yuan behaved like a boss and lectured Zhao Xiangxue. There were many beauties here. He couldn¡¯t offend those strong ones. Those he could get, like the female attendants, weren¡¯t his type. Only cold people like Zhao Xiangxue, who looked pure, attracted him. With Brother Yuan and Mo Qi¡¯s judgment, they guessed that his young girl might even still be a virgin! Two years had passed in the apocalypse, and such girls were even rarer than level-nine mutated lifeforms. ¡°You lost?¡± No matter what, Bo Ge treated them well. He might have tried to flirt with Zhao Xiangxue, but at least he wasn¡¯t arrogant. This gave Ye Zhongming a good impression of him. When he heard that he lost money, he asked. Bo Ge smiled awkwardly, ¡°Unlucky, unlucky.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at Bo Ge suspiciously and felt like he was too nice to those people. The faction behind him might be weaker than Mo Qi and Brother Yuan, so if he couldn¡¯t offend them, couldn¡¯t he hide? Why did he have to lower himself? However, as they were strangers, Ye Zhongming only had such a thought and didn¡¯t think about helping him. ¡°He already said he is unlucky, so why are you asking?¡± Brother Yuan was annoyed, and those words caused Gao Yi to clench his fist. ¡°Aiya, the people sending me my spoils are here!¡± Brother Yuan pointed and saw a beautiful attendant. She smiled and passed the few of them, handing him a bag of crystals. ¡°I am quite lucky today and earned nearly a hundred level three crystals!¡± Brother Yuan¡¯s voice was really loud, and he attracted some attention. When others heard how much he had won, they looked envious. After all, if you were lucky, these crystals were two three-star potions, and even if you were unlucky, it would be one bottle. Although it wasn¡¯t much, it was a decent income. Everyone would head on an adventure, so how do they split the items? What if they have conflicts? What if you get sneak-attacked? What if you envy what others have? All this can be solved through the free competition. The people who fight can take revenge or show off their strength. Those watching can get visual and mental satisfaction. Five Ring Money can get crystals. It benefited everyone. Of course, it wasn¡¯t good for the side who lost. They would lose money outside and lose their lives inside. ¡°So we should have a free competition?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled at him, and before he replied, he shook his head, ¡°You can¡¯t.¡± He was so firm, as if he was talking about the sun rising the next day. The three of them were stunned. Mo Qi and Brother Yuan laughed loudly. They thought Ye Zhongming would avoid it, giving them face. Who knew that before Brother Yuan officially challenged him, he would say that... He can¡¯t. This felt as amusing as a three-year-old kid telling an adult he couldn¡¯t beat him. They didn¡¯t understand where he got his confidence from. Bo Ge was shocked and didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to say that. He tried to explain, but he felt like there was nothing he could do. ¡°Kid, I have been long annoyed with you. Let¡¯s go down and play?¡± Brother Yuan might have been arrogant before, but he became very serious when it came to a battle. Even if he felt that Ye Zhongming was trash. He thought about Ye Zhongming¡¯s diss and also how he continued to be in a daze. That underestimation and his being ignored made him furious. What he didn¡¯t know was that Ye Zhongming was thinking about the free competition. He wanted to con Five Ring Money and even earn a huge sum. The bright path ahead of him was spreading wide for Ye Zhongming. Chapter 1093: Bet 100 thousaand Brother Yuan left as he couldn¡¯t fight here. Since he couldn¡¯t fight here, then Ye Zhongming¡¯s attitude infuriated him and made him feel really bad. Mo Qi also left. When he left, he also dragged Bo Ge away. Ye Zhongming¡¯s group acted as if they didn¡¯t see them. Brother Yuan and Mo Qi¡¯s gazes were very unfriendly. Ye Zhongming waved at an attendant and asked something before nodding. He then said something to Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue. Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi looked at each other. The former got up and left. Gao Yi kept silent for a while before looking at his boss¡¯s face. Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°You don¡¯t understand why I am doing that?¡± The Chameleon captain nodded. He didn¡¯t understand why his boss would let the two of them join the arena. ¡°Firstly, doing this might expose us, and it conflicts with our trying to hide our identities. But things change. My main goal has not changed, which is why I got you to do that. Drag as long as you can. As long as we enter tomorrow to take a look, I would know the answer.¡± Gao Yi listened. Like many from Cloud Peak, Ye Zhongming was not just a leader. He was his idol and also a mental rock. He felt really good that such a person was explaining patiently to him. It didn¡¯t matter if he still didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Secondly, of course, it is for money.¡± Ye Zhongming even amused himself, ¡°You know that Cloud Peak is huge, and there are many places where we need money. Why are we trying to defend the Secret Realm? It is because there are so many resources. Even if it didn¡¯t turn us into rich people, it would provide us with many benefits before that place collapses. The profits are much more than the dungeons we control now. ¡°The last reason, which is also the most important one. I know your record, but I have never seen you all fight, so I would like to take a look.¡± Gao Yi¡¯s expressionless face had a prideful smile. He was confident in his ability and wanted to perform in front of Ye Zhongming. ¡°So, let¡¯s have fun. It is best to live more freely in the apocalypse.¡± It was said that the top-ranked monster was a level-eight mutated lifeform. Five Ring Money spent a huge price and captured it alive to make the Free Competition more exciting. If no one challenged it, it would become the final performance of Gory Red Arena. Five Ring Money released this news themselves, and no one suspected if it was fake or not. Since Bright Water World opened, this mysterious level eight monster has been a hot topic. Of course, apart from this mysterious number one, the others in the top ten were strong lifeforms. From numbers two to five, they were level seven, six to twenty were level six, and those after twenty were level five lifeforms. Bright Water World¡¯s adventure had just begun, and someone wanted to challenge number ten. This was the fifth strongest level six lifeform. In an era when the average level was just three-star, a battle with a level six lifeform was very attractive. Even if you considered those experts ranked in the solo rankings, apart from the top twenty, who else dared to ensure they could defeat an opponent of the same level? No one! Even a seven-star evolved might die to a level six lifeform if they were not careful! So the atmosphere exploded. They were discussing who paid money to battle such a strong monster, the payouts that Five Ring Money would give, and who they were going to bet on. Right, if you wanted to challenge the monsters prepared by Five Ring Money, you had to pay! ¡°Let us see what this number ten mutated lifeform is!¡± The MC used his loud and powerful voice to pump everyone up. A mutated lifeform appeared on the giant screen on the side of the arena. An uproar. The image alone placed everyone under pressure. It was as if this monster was looking at everyone, and it might break your throat at any moment. Chapter 1093.5- Bet 100 thousaand (2) ¡°Golden Winged Eagle!¡± An audience shouted the name of this monster. He would never forget how his battle squad was wiped out by this monster on that mountain within half a minute. If not for his agility and luck to hide behind the gaps of a rock, he would have turned into its food. Of course, this eagle wasn¡¯t the same one. Even the level was different. That was a level five lifeform, and this was... Level six! Even a level five Golden Winged Eagle was so strong, much less a level six one! The evolved decided that he would bet everything on that terrifying fellow. That was an easy win! ¡°Right, it seems like someone has seen this lifeform before. It is a golden-winged eagle that you can see near high mountains. They can fly, and they are really quick. Its wings, claws, and mouth are all lethal weapons. Moreover, it is a rare wind element monster and has some abilities! This is the number ten life form that we have prepared for everyone. Are you satisfied?¡± This MC shouted a little too loud and used the common phrases that those who MC-ed games used. He shouted it all out and realized he didn¡¯t receive a good response. Only then did he realise this was the apocalypse, not a broadcast. The people didn¡¯t reply to him because most were discussing the mutated lifeform. What they said was pretty much the same. The eagle had a higher chance of winning. The golden wings were very strong. When attacking, they could be used as weapons, and when not attacking, they could wrap its body to be used as a firm barrier. Its sharp mouth and claws were the best weapons. Together with its wind element skill, the Golden Winged Eagle became an evolved¡¯s nightmare. The most important thing was that this was a flying lifeform. Compared to humans, who could only run on the ground, it had a natural advantage. Everyone didn¡¯t have high hopes on that evolved so when Five Ring Money gave the rates, no one was surprised. They just felt that the Golden Winged Eagle¡¯s rate was too low and everyone would earn too little. Of course, some grumbled about the huge gap in strength. Although the challenger¡¯s rate was high, no one felt like he could win, and some who were planning to bet on the underdog were very unhappy. Everyone listened and stopped saying anything. They knew the rules. But when they bet, they were calmer than those below. But these were just the rich people who were casually betting some crystals. Before the competition started, the bets exceeded 200 thousand level three crystals. This number shocked many. After all, it wasn¡¯t a level seven or eight lifeform fight. It was just a level six lifeform, and there were so many crystals. But when they were shocked, that number jumped and exceeded 300 thousand! Many people have heard about the Free Competition and have come to the arena. The entire arena was filled. When they saw the jump, people started discussing it, nearly drowning the whole venue. ¡°Who is so vicious?¡± A fully armed person tossed his cigarette and opened his eyes wide. For the number to increase so much instantly meant that it was a huge injection of money. This meant that someone bet 100 thousand level three crystals. Even those on the third floor, who are all top 20 factions, rarely could be so generous, so they were all shocked. Although it wasn¡¯t as chaotic as the first floor, the people on the second and third floors still walked around and scouted. To them, the organization that could spend so much would be from the second or third floor. No, it was probably on the third floor. Their attempts failed as the person was on the first floor. Ye Zhongming looked at Gao Yi, who returned and asked, ¡°You bet them all?¡± Gao Yi nodded, ¡°Yes. But their ratio for level four and five crystals is a con. I didn¡¯t quarrel with them to avoid drawing attention.¡± ¡°En, it is best to get rich silently. As for this loss, we would earn it back!¡± Chapter 1094: Flame At this point, Five Ring Money¡¯s deacons received the news. After all, they were the bankers, and 100 thousand level-three crystals were a sizeable fortune. Royal Guild¡¯s head laughed coldly and didn¡¯t reply. Deacon Bai was not in a good mood and just cursed about him betting too little. Deacon Ouyang was the one who went to search for Deacon Water and Deacon Tong. ¡°This.¡± Deacon Tong clicked his tongue as if he were praising this person¡¯s generosity, ¡°Trio? Rakan? I have never heard of them.¡± ¡°The person who bet... Also, trio?¡± Deacon Tong didn¡¯t pay much attention to the bet. In Bright Water World, he was half a god. Even if Five Ring Money couldn¡¯t afford to pay, he had many ways to solve this problem. Of course, Five Ring Money wouldn¡¯t lose. It wasn¡¯t so easy to lose money as a banker. What they paid was just money that other people lost. ¡°They seem confident in themselves,¡± Deacon Water said, thinking back to the information she had. She confirmed that she had never heard of such a faction. ¡°100 thousand level three crystals. Based on the rate, if they really win, apart from the fee for our number ten mutated lifeform, they can earn around 70-80 thousand. Such a good plan.¡± Deacon Ouyang smiled, ¡°Although we will win a little, I am worried it will remind the big factions. If they also join in like this, what can we do? I am afraid they would learn from them.¡± Deacon Tong and Deacon Water didn¡¯t reply immediately, but they thought about it. They knew that Deacon Ouyang¡¯s worries made sense. If such a thing happened, the big factions would work together. When one side attacks, the rest will keep quiet. They wouldn¡¯t bet. They might even follow suit. The chips of the ordinary evolved wouldn¡¯t be enough to make up for the money they lost, and they would really lose out. If this happened several times, even if they were rich, they wouldn¡¯t be able to afford it. So, they had to think of a way to prevent this from happening again. ¡°How much has the eagle awakened?¡± Deacon Tong asked an assistant. ¡°Second stage. It went from deep slumber to shallow sleep. It will fully wake in a few minutes.¡± Deacon Tong looked at the two of them, ¡°That is good to solve; let¡¯s set an example.¡± ¡°Tell them to give it some good medicine.¡± Deacon Ouyang and Deacon Water looked at each other and could see the smiles on their faces. ........................................................................ ¡°I have received news that number ten is awake. Free Competition is about to begin!¡± This dodge looked a little forced, but everyone here was capable. No one mocked her; instead, they were impressed. If they were the ones, they might not have the chance even if they wanted to. Many people even had some confidence in the human after that dodge. But in the next second, something that shocked them happened. When the challenger hid, her body started to change. It was as if she was burning up from the inside. When she landed, she had turned into... Flames! The process was quick, but the color of the flames was too obvious. The moment her transformation started, people started to pay attention. They felt as if this transformation had taken a long time, but actually, it was just a breath. This human shocked it. The eagle paused before flapping its wings to fly forward. Mutated lifeforms had a natural fear of fire. But a flame circle around ten meters long appeared below its body. On it were intense flames. The eagle screeched and left the ground. It didn¡¯t like the heat. But a flame pillar exploded from the circle and rose into the sky. It was really quick and hit the eagle¡¯s body. The level six lifeform screamed. Its wings slapped its stomach, which was hit by the flames to try to extinguish it. At the same time, it used its golden wings to block the flame pillar. That was quite effective. Although it didn¡¯t fully extinguish the flames, it blocked the remaining flame pillar attacks, reducing the consecutive damage. But when it wanted to fly back into the sky, another flame pillar fired from below and headed toward its body. The strength of a level six lifeform could be seen at that moment. Its golden wings blocked it front of it again, and the second pillar that was much thinner hit it. But they didn¡¯t disappear. The flames continued to hit its body. Only now did everyone see clearly. This woman sent the second pillar, which wasn¡¯t as thick as the first one but lasted longer. The human and eagle were in a standoff! Chapter 1095: Barbecued bird Such a scene stunned everyone. The Golden-winged Eagle was a level six flying lifeform. If it landed on the ground, many evolved on the same level might be able to fight it. But when it was flying, no one was willing to battle it. Even a seven-star evolved would not be willing to. Its pair of wings could negate the level difference to a certain extent! But no one expected the challenger to be so... Strong. She was strong, very strong! First was that job that could turn her into flames. At the very least, no one present could recognize it. But it didn¡¯t stop everyone from sensing how strong this transformation was. They personally saw the first pillar of fire rise from the ground and light up this eagle. Everyone could sense the scorching heat through the energy barrier. What shocked everyone was that second thinner pillar. It was a few dozen meters long! Such a long distance definitely consumed a large amount of energy. Moreover, this wasn¡¯t a one-time explosive skill but a damage-over-time ability. How much mental energy did this person have? ¡°No, the Golden-winged Eagle shouldn¡¯t do that!¡± An evolved stood up because he noticed the giant body of the level six lifeform slowly falling toward the ground. Everyone was paying attention to the flame pillar and wings and neglected this slight change in height. When that person shouted, they noticed the Golden-winged eagle falling. If this monster landed on the ground, it would undoubtedly be better for the challenger. Many people understood that this eagle¡¯s wings were blocking the flame pillar, so it couldn¡¯t flap to maintain its height. It could stay in the air for so long because it was a wind element lifeform. Its body was compatible with the air, which was why it lasted. But it was no match for the Bright Water World¡¯s gravity. No wonder it was rare for such people to live until the end. If the Flame Elf user grew, the threat was huge. They could be short and long-ranged and fight solo and groups. Ultimately, they would be immune to most attacks, which would be a huge headache. Ye Zhongming felt his choice to allow Zhao Xiangxue to learn this job was correct. That would reduce her risk. As for now, as long as she didn¡¯t expose herself, who would know who she was? As for Five Ring Money finding out, so what? This organization cared about interests. If there weren¡¯t a huge conflict, they wouldn¡¯t attack Cloud Peak who was also a super faction. Take a step back. So what if they had thoughts? Once they left this place, where would they find Zhao Xiangxue? That eagle suddenly screeched. Ye Zhongming saw that its golden wings were actually showing signs of burning! In a battle of talent, this bird lost. ¡°That is impossible. This skill is so strong, so the mental energy consumed would be huge. How does this person have so much mental energy?¡± A person exclaimed. Ye Zhongming smiled and was proud when he heard it. As the Flame Elf could only use one job and the mental energy consumed was huge, so people in the last life recognized it as the only weakness. Ye Zhongming knew the problem and had a way to solve it. He used equipment. Zhao Xiangxue looked like she wasn¡¯t wearing anything, but that wasn¡¯t true. She had eight accessories. A pair of earrings, a bracelet, an anklet, a necklace, and a belt. Each of them had a mental energy-type ability. They either reduced mental energy consumption, increased overall mental energy, increased recovery speed, increased the effect of mental energy potions... After wearing the equipment, Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s mental energy problem was reduced. At least he could ensure she wouldn¡¯t run out of energy in a short battle. This wasn¡¯t all the equipment. To hide her identity, she didn¡¯t use the white robe and staff. Those were the strongest pieces of equipment that Ye Zhongming had prepared for her. They didn¡¯t have a level because they were battle-contribution weapons. They also had mental energy-type abilities. If she only used them, she would be a terrifying war machine! With Ye Zhongming¡¯s investment in her, it didn''t make sense if she couldn¡¯t get strong. That showed how much Ye Zhongming invested in Chameleon. Just Zhao Xiangxue alone had so many resources. What about Gao Yi and the other team leaders? Lu Yi was shocked for a reason. Even he sensed that Chameleon was rising swiftly! Chapter 1095.5- Barbecued bird (2) The eagle realized the danger and spread its wings. It had to do this because if it continued like this, its wings would be destroyed. It had to fly in the sky and find another chance. But it paid the price immediately. Without the golden wings blocking, the flames struck the body of the mutated lifeform. The heat burnt the feathers, and the entire bird turned into a fire bird. It cried. It flapped its wings and tried to extinguish the flames. It used wind element abilities to try to get out of this dangerous situation. But it was useless. It was as if those flames had come from hell. As long as they touched you, they would not extinguish. Thus, everyone saw such a scene-- Zhao Xiangxue continued to deal damage. No matter how the eagle tried to fly upwards, it couldn¡¯t flee from the flame pillar¡¯s attacks. From afar, it looked like Zhao Xiangxue was flying a kite, a kite that was on fire. At the final moment, the eagle suddenly fell. It felt like its life force was draining quickly, but it wanted to give it one last shot! But when it dove down, Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s flame magma stopped. The eagle and the audience were stunned. In the next second, a flame pillar surged and covered the bird. Another flame pillar! Many people exclaimed and shouted that it was impossible. How could such a high-damage skill have only such a cooldown? That didn¡¯t make sense! This didn¡¯t make sense! ¡°We still need to investigate. I need to know who they are and then meet them!¡± Deacon Tong bit his teeth and said. There was a knock, and Deacon Tong¡¯s assistant rushed in. He looked at the other two deacons and didn¡¯t speak. He frowned and said coldly, ¡°Speak!¡± ¡°Three deacons, we just got the news that Progress Party¡¯s boss, Mo Qi, who is ranked 92nd, has launched a Free Competition challenge! He is challenging the trio¡¯s boss, an evolved surnamed Ye. The overall combat strength 18th Xuanyue Corporation has also launched a challenge! He is also challenging... Trio.¡± The deacons exchanged glances and stood up at the same time. ¡°Go, send people to find them and ask them about the trio.¡± Deacon Tong clapped and felt like everything was falling into place. ¡°Then these two challenges...¡± The assistant nodded and asked. ¡°Keep in on hold; say that we are searching for Trio to accept the challenge.¡± .................................................................. Ye Zhongming and his group, which had caused everyone a huge shock, leisurely walked under the Entertainment Zone¡¯s lights. They toured the area while concluding the battle. Zhao Xiangxue was back as that teen in a white robe with a short staff. Maybe because she had cleanly won a battle against a mutated lifeform of the same level, she had a smile. That smile would grow wider when Ye Zhongming praised her. Gao Yi was tempted to fight himself when he saw that. They walked before a stall, and Ye Zhongming looked at the sign, ¡°All-item shop? So confident? Let¡¯s go. We won some money, so let¡¯s spend it. Let¡¯s see what this store has.¡± Chapter 1096: Seems like an easter egg The moment he entered, he was shocked by its size. It wasn¡¯t too big, but... Too small. There was only one counter. The three looked at each other and didn¡¯t know what this stall was doing. ¡°What kind of place is this? One counter? There isn¡¯t even anything here; who are they trying to bluff?¡± ¡°There is also no one attending to us, this...¡± Two evolved indeed before Ye Zhongming¡¯s group and cursed when they saw what the stall looked like. They looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s group and told them to leave as this place was useless. The two of them got out of the stall. Ye Zhongming looked around before walking towards the only counter. Although it was empty, there was someone behind the counter. He looked and saw someone who wasn¡¯t too old sleeping over there. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t laugh, and he became more solemn instead. There were only two types of people in the apocalypse: crazy people and killers. But no one was a fool. No matter who this shop belonged to, whether Five Ring Money or another faction, their final goal would be earning money. If there were no money to be earned, they would have opened a bubble tea store. Maybe many evolved would come to try the taste of peacetime. Ye Zhongming tapped the counter. That person woke up and lazily opened his eyes. ¡°Oh, what would you like to buy?¡± That stunned Ye Zhongming. What would he like to buy? ¡°What do you sell?¡± ¡°Everything.¡± Ye Zhongming, ¡°...¡± That was too confident. Even the best smith, Ye Zhongming, didn¡¯t dare say that he could craft anything. This person who was similar in age to him actually dared to say that he sold everything. You were either bragging or had something good when you said that. Ye Zhongming got interested. That person shook his head, ¡°No.¡± ¡°There are two methods. First, you pay a deposit, and we will tell you when to collect the item. Second, you pay, and we will tell you where to go in Bright Water World to get this thing.¡± He raised two fingers. His reply surprised Ye Zhongming. He blinked in interest. ¡°So you are saying that you actually don¡¯t have the item and need to find it in Bright Water World?¡± That guy nodded, ¡°You want such popular stuff, so how could there be any supply?¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, ¡°So that is how your all-item shop comes about?¡± That person shook his head, ¡°The items you want are too precious.¡± Ye Zhongming kept silent and then said, ¡°If what you say is true, then you should know a lot about this land. Based on what I know, Five Ring Money owns Bright Water World. So you must be from Five Ring Money, and you should be a core member. But you are doing such a thing that goes against their interests...¡± ¡°To be honest, I don¡¯t trust you.¡± That person smiled, ¡°I don¡¯t need you to trust me, and you don¡¯t need to try to scout me. You won¡¯t find out anything from me. But if you have money, you can get things. You can just trade money and items when the time comes.¡± ¡°On the account that I didn¡¯t have any business these two days, you can choose an item. You won¡¯t have to pay a deposit; I will inform you once I get it. Of course, the pretext is that you don¡¯t die in Bright Water World before that.¡± Even Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi felt like this guy was telling the truth. But if that was the case, what about their boss¡¯s question? How could he explain that? Ye Zhongming was expressionless but shocked. He felt like he had stumbled upon a rare chance¡ªit was as if he had stumbled upon an Easter egg. Of course, this wasn¡¯t an NPC. This was the apocalypse and not a game. But behind this small stall should be a huge faction. Ye Zhongming thought about those names on the leaderboard but was unsure which faction this guy was from. There was also something Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand. If he was a spokesperson of a big faction and knew so much about Bright Water World, why didn¡¯t they get these things and instead have to take the risk to sell them? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what choice to make. He thought about it before saying, ¡°If I need some detailed information, what is your price?¡± That person laughed, ¡°You are smart and actually want to consume everything. Is your appetite that good? I don¡¯t ignore that the three of you are strong, one seven-star and two six-star, but let me be honest, you don¡¯t have the ability to swallow so much inside.¡± ¡°Okay then, I shall buy a few pieces of information.¡± Ye Zhongming stared at the person and said. Chapter 1097: Puppet Ruins The three of them hadn¡¯t recovered from the shock and confusion when they left. The information they got was just too shocking. That person actually knew things about Bright Water World and even sold Ye Zhongming three locations. Of course, there was a chance that the information was fake. But looking at him, they didn¡¯t think it was. His words made so much sense. If you could lie to that level, Ye Zhongming would give up three five-star potions. The three locations cost one five-star potion each. If they were true, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think they were too expensive. The three pieces of news he got were the location of the job advancement scroll, the Omnipotent equipment upgrade scroll, and the skill cooldown potion recipe. The first two were extremely rare, and the latter was an item that could increase combat strength. Reducing cooldown time could directly increase combat strength. The cooldown potion was significant to Ye Zhongming. To a certain extent, the potion affected his safety. The second life had a cooldown time; the shorter it was, the safer he was. So he spent a considerable sum to purchase information about the three locations. He didn¡¯t buy more because he still needed to verify it, even if he felt like he wasn¡¯t cheated. ¡°Boss, can we split up to go to three places tomorrow?¡± Zhao Xiangxue suddenly suggested to Ye Zhongming. The three places were all in the third region where the ordinary evolved would head to. Since Five Ring Money gave this region to factions that weren¡¯t too strong, it meant that these regions weren¡¯t too dangerous. With their solo strengths, they could get these things alone. But Ye Zhongming shook his head. ¡°Although we know some information, it isn¡¯t much. To judge that there isn¡¯t much danger just because of the information is too haphazard. Let¡¯s head in together. If we can confirm that we can face it alone, it won¡¯t be too late then to split up.¡± With his mind made up, the three of them found a decent-looking hotel to enjoy comfortable beds. When they woke up, people in the entertainment zone had already started moving towards the hall they had come from. After saying that, he left with all the soldiers. Ye Zhongming lifted his half-lowered head and looked at this person¡¯s back view. He felt like this person¡¯s gaze was weird. He did not need to come to say all that stuff, as he could have just sent someone. But he wasn¡¯t given much time to think. The walls made of rays of light started to change, and many colorful tunnels appeared. ¡°These tunnels lead to different places for you to choose from. They close in half a minute and reopen every 12 hours. You can return from your original path. Each time it opens, it lasts for ten minutes. If it passes, you must spend another 12 hours inside.¡± A Five Ring Money person shouted and told them to make their choice. Everyone started to discuss it, but they didn¡¯t know where to go. No one explained where the tunnel led. The time everyone had was too short, and the tunnels would close before they could discuss anything. As the three of them knew the position, they walked towards a yellow tunnel. Time was too short, so the evolved didn¡¯t think so much and entered a tunnel they had chosen. Some tunnels had more people, and some had fewer people. There were even a few, and only one person entered. Half a minute later, the dozens of tunnels closed at the same time, and the streaks of light returned to their previous appearance. The trio entered a yellow tunnel and sensed an invisible pressure. As they often teleported between Earth and the Secret Realm, they were familiar with this feeling and walked calmly. Behind them were over 20 evolved who had chosen this tunnel. The three of them walked quickly to the other end. The people behind them looked at each other and followed. After passing a bright jelly-like screen, they saw a mountain peak. Clouds wrapped around it. On one side, a fountain on the mid-waist of the mountain made the place look very ethereal. Ye Zhongming looked at the mountain and knew they were in the Puppet Ruins. Chapter 1098: Completion bar ¡°This place is so scenic, it looks more like a tourist location than a dangerous place.¡± An evolved looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s group standing there and knew there wasn¡¯t any danger. He walked to the front and exclaimed. ¡°Do we need to get to the palace on the mountain?¡± Other people guessed. Ye Zhongming looked ahead. There was indeed a pavilion being hidden on the peak between the greenery. It was the only place with something good they could visibly see. The others looked at each other and ran toward that location. But they took two steps before stopping. They took out their tags and were confused. Ye Zhongming¡¯s group was the same. They sensed their tag was trembling. He took out the unassuming tag, and there was some information on it. ¡°Puppet Ruins, completion rate, 2%.¡± ¡°Participants: 29.¡± ¡°Completion rankings: Nil.¡± ¡°Reward obtained: Nil.¡± Everyone was shocked when they saw such an advanced bar. No wonder Five Ring Money was not afraid that people wouldn¡¯t pay taxes. So everything obtained was written. The person controlling Bright Water World, which was Deacon Tong, used a method everyone didn¡¯t understand to obtain this information. Ye Zhongming laughed coldly. He had gone through many mysterious wheel spaces and knew that such spaces were special. Although the Bright Water World wasn¡¯t the same as those, it had its magical parts. Just that such a situation would make one feel like they were being monitored. Fortunately, this was all the tag showed. If not, it would be tough to keep your identity a secret. Apart from Ye Zhongming, the other 26 people looked at each other and started running toward the mountain. They couldn¡¯t attack each other here. This was a rule and also why Free Competition came into place. The person who could find the reward the quickest would gain the advantage. Whoever got it first would obtain it, and you couldn¡¯t fight for it. Gao Yi loved such a direct battle. He hollered, and his fist picked up speed, smashing the puppet¡¯s fist. After a low ¡°peng,¡± Gao Yi took a step back. The energy wave swept the surrounding plants and caused the leaves and flower petals to fly. Ye Zhongming and Zhao Xiangxue were shocked. They knew how strong Gao Yi was, and he was actually forced back? How powerful was the puppet? When they looked back at the puppet, they saw it was lying on the ground, one hand totally shattered. Its body also cracked and was twitching. ¡°It is around four-star evolved strength but much more powerful.¡± Gao Yi said his analysis. Ye Zhongming nodded. He took a close look and touched its chest. Then, using strength, he ripped it open. Zhao Xiangxue saw something inside and exclaimed. Ye Zhongming took it out and saw that it was a half-palm-sized wooden statue and a potion. Their tags shook, and the information changed when they looked at them. ¡°Puppet Ruins, completion rate, 2.1%.¡± ¡°Participants: 29.¡± ¡°Completion rankings: 1: Trio, 0.1%.¡± ¡°Obtained reward: Trio, Basic Speed Increase Potion.¡± They obtained only 0.1% progress after one killl? Each puppet would have one reward? Then what was this statue? A memento? Ye Zhongming moved the corpse around and saw that the material was useless. He sat up and looked at the mountain peak with some suspicion. Would the best reward be what that person told him? Would there be something... Better? Chapter 1099: Mountain Peak Palace After solving one puppet, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t use the paved path up the mountain and continued to move around the forest. The reason why the three of them were confident was because of the tags. They could investigate the movement of others. Out of the 29 people who entered the ruins, the rest were split into four factions apart from Ye Zhongming and his group. An hour had passed, so what were the tags saying? ¡°Puppet Ruins: Completion rate: 3%.¡± ¡°Participants: 27.¡± ¡°Completion rankings: 1, trio: 0.6%.¡± ¡°2, Scream: 0.2%.¡± ¡°3, Sword Finger: 0.1%.¡± ¡°4, Legacy Creation: 0.1%.¡± Obtained rewards: 1, Trio, Basic Speed Increase Potion, Lianpu Spear, Obstacle Removal Eyedrop.¡± ¡°2, Scream, Clear Heart Talisman.¡± ¡°3, Legacy Creation, Hollow Fan.¡± Based on the information from it, one kill was 0.1%. This meant that Ye Zhongming¡¯s group killed six puppets and obtained three rewards. Of the other four factions, the Scream battle squad killed two. Two other factions each killed one, and even one hadn¡¯t had any kills. Those people killed four puppets, but two of them died. Their ability didn¡¯t put Ye Zhongming¡¯s group under any stress. But Zhao Xiangxue still didn¡¯t understand why the boss was willing to spend time in the forest and not head to the palace. It was obvious that there would be more puppets there. ¡°I want to obtain more completion rate to see what happens.¡± Ye Zhongming replied. Since the boss decided, Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue tried their bests. The three of them split up and searched the forest. They killed all the puppets that they faced. But if you said they were lousy, ordinary evolved couldn¡¯t handle them. Without five-star strength, this place was extremely dangerous. How many five-star evolved did Five Ring Money have? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know, but he was sure that it was fewer than Cloud Peak. That gave rise to a problem. This place was a level two region with dozens of areas. Ye Zhongming believed that Five Ring Money could solve a few dozen of them, but they would need even a hundred five-star evolved with many three- and four-star evolved to solve them. Five Ring Money definitely didn¡¯t have that strength. This showed that the level one region shouldn¡¯t be too difficult, and Five Ring Money solved them. They didn¡¯t have enough manpower to deal with levels two and three. If they did so bit by bit, they could clear the level two regions after suffering high losses. But the level three regions weren¡¯t something one faction could swallow alone. Thus, they invited so many factions. Ye Zhongming thought about how the super factions went to the third region. How dangerous were those? Would any monster be level five or six? Bright Water World would be quite difficult if that were the case. After eight hours, Ye Zhongming¡¯s group cleared the other regions, and their completion rate reached 99%. What surprised them was that 21 people were alive, and eight were dead. But none of these people came out from that palace. Was there something they didn¡¯t want to give up on? The three of them came to the palace and were shocked to see that it was a connected structure. There was only one entrance, which was wide open, and a few copper puppet corpses lay at the door. They entered a wide hall that resembled Chinese buildings built when the country was first being built. Numerous tall, lifelike Buddha statues lined the hall. ¡°There!¡± Zhao Xiangxue pointed. Two hundred meters from them were a few evolved lying on the ground. The three of them rushed over. Those evolved saw them, and their expressions changed, ¡°Trio?¡± It wasn¡¯t tough to guess. Only the top faction was outside; since they came, they were naturally the ones. Ye Zhongming glanced and saw that the group was injured. The most badly injured person only had shallow breathing and was about to die. The one with the lightest injuries was the person who spoke and had a broken arm. Ye Zhongming ignored them and walked through a wooden gate. Then, he saw those evolved that were still alive. Chapter 1100: Formation Puppet Maybe they were tired, or they were studying some strategy. There might have been a fight, too. Anyways, no matter what, these people were sitting at the entrance. They turned to look at the three of them with disgust that even a three-year-old child could tell. ¡°You just came and want to kill steal?¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t moral.¡± ¡°Damn, do you want to head to Free Competition?¡± ¡°Stand back, or don¡¯t blame us for attacking you.¡± These people probably thought the trio was here to snatch spoils, so they threatened them. They also didn¡¯t think that these people who killed puppets outside were stronger than them. Even if they were stronger, they couldn¡¯t fight each other here. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t even look at them. He glanced past them at a three-meter-wide tunnel. Many puppets were standing there. On the ground were many puppet shrapnel and human corpses. Ye Zhongming counted; as expected, those who died were here. He looked forward and saw a stone platform at the end. On it was a box that had a copper lock. No wonder these people weren¡¯t willing to leave; this prize was too obvious. ¡°Scram!¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t speak, but that didn¡¯t mean Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue would allow them to insult their boss. He hollered and blocked these people off. Although they couldn¡¯t attack, pushing actions could also be done. Apart from Ye Zhongming, Gao Yi had the most strength, and these people were immediately pushed to the sides. ¡°Something isn¡¯t right.¡± Ye Zhongming was confused. However, there were many puppets here, and based on the completion rate, that wasn¡¯t enough. Were there more puppets behind the tunnel? ¡°Who can tell me about this place? These can be considered the payment.¡± Ye Zhongming took out a few pieces of equipment he had just acquired and tried to find out information from them. If you thought his speed would decrease after wearing this cumbersome-looking armor, then you were wrong. Not only wasn¡¯t he slow, he was even faster than ordinary evolved. At the same time, its defense was decent, and it could self-repair. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t repair and modify most contribution equipment, so this ability compensated for that weakness. The equipment could even activate a protective layer to blend into the environment when needed. One could say that this armor was only weaker than the twin¡¯s set. One fist came from a black puppet, but the armor was fine, which made him more confident. His shoulder sank again, and he chose the same method. Another copper puppet was destroyed, but before the fists landed on his body this time, he threw himself backward and held his sword before him. He then twisted, and the sword spun half a round around him. The puppets weren¡¯t very tall, so their arms weren¡¯t long either. They couldn¡¯t be compared to that giant sword. The sword sliced the bodies of these puppets and split them into two. The moment they clashed, six puppets died to Gao Yi, who stunned those at the back. This muscular guy¡¯s equipment didn¡¯t have a level, right? How was he able to tank those terrifying fists? Also, why was that sword so sharp? One of them had a green blade that didn¡¯t slice into the puppets easily! What shocked them more was that they felt the temperature increase and a burning lightning appeared above the puppets. It struck one of them and then spread to a second, a third, and a fourth. It only stopped when it hit the sixth puppet. The puppets started to burn, and the parts when they were hit had a fist-sized cave. Zhao Xiangxue didn¡¯t place her staff down, and there were the remnants of energy from it. Fire Elf¡¯s untransformed ability, Fire Lightning! An aoe skill that had two elements. Although it was weaker than the single-target abilities when transformed, as she could use her staff, it made up for that lack of damage. Moreover, the opponents were just level four and five, so the effects were very good. Any puppet that was ignited was scorched within seconds. Gao Yi turned again and nodded towards Zhao Xiangxue. He then charged back into the puppet group. The Flame Elf waved her staff and aimed at the enemies ahead. Chapter 1101: Lord Case A burning ball of light appeared in the tunnel and among the puppets. It was the size of a ping pong ball at the start, but it grew bigger. It would get bigger as time passed. Zhao Xiangxue squinted her eyes slightly and continued to increase her mental energy injection. This was the other job skill-- Burning Sun Technique. Any puppet it touched would be burnt. It wasn¡¯t as powerful as the Flame Lightning, but it continued to burn their bodies. It also started to spread to the puppets, and those touched were also lit. When the fireball reached two meters in diameter, it stopped increasing and started to burn intensely. It spat flame snakes to the sides. They were like many flame hands that wanted to grab everything around. Gao Yi looked at the burning puppets and dashed out coldly. He sliced his giant sword, and these puppets, already deformed due to the flames, weren¡¯t a match. They were all sliced into junk. ¡°Return!¡± Zhao Xiangxue suddenly shouted. Gao Yi jumped back. The burning sun suddenly stopped, which caused the flames and puppets to shift towards it. The fireball actually had its own gravity that pulled everything towards it. All those puppets burning and those that didn¡¯t burn were all pulled toward it. After absorbing a few dozen of them, the fireball stopped and shone brightly. It then exploded. Flames surged toward both sides and drowned everything within. The people behind retreated instinctively. That skill was too shocking. Even if they knew they wouldn¡¯t be attacked, they couldn¡¯t suppress the fear in their hearts. They looked toward the woman who used that skill. They were shocked at her strength and were also guessing her evolution level. In the end, they were sure that she was a six-star evolved. The flames quickly dissipated, and the tunnel was in a mess. Those puppets were now blown up, and their rewards and statues were scattered on the ground. No matter which it was, the battle wouldn¡¯t end. He was just waiting to see what happened. If it were the first case, he would use his speed to get that case. If it were the second, then that was even better. Those greedy people would just die. Thus, what happened proved Ye Zhongming¡¯s guess. Another batch of stronger puppets appeared in the tunnel. He counted. If he killed all these puppets, the completion should reach 100%. Ye Zhongming knew that this was the last batch in the ruins. ¡°Scram! Don¡¯t force me to kill you when you get out!¡± Ye Zhongming said toward the few surviving evolved. These people were terrified, and after Ye Zhongming scolded them, they retreated. Although the items were good, they were much weaker now and weren¡¯t confident in battling Ye Zhongming¡¯s group. Ye Zhongming nodded toward Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue, ¡°Support me.¡± He charged while holding Earth Sand Moon Blade. If the black puppets were level five, those golden puppets were level six. But the truth wasn¡¯t like that. Their attacks were timed, and a formation was formed to fight. The strength they could show off was much higher than this. Those puppets¡¯ levels were too low and were previously suppressed by Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t let Zhao Xiangxue use the Burning Sun Technique, and the three of them felt a huge pressure instantly. But with Ye Zhongming, he was quicker and stronger. As long as his weapon touched them, it was as simple as slicing tofu. So, the battle ended quickly. It wasn¡¯t as majestic and dazzling as before, but the silence had its own terrifying rhythm. He let his subordinates clean the battlefield while he walked to the stone platform and picked up the case. ¡°Puppet Ruins has been completed, 100% completion. Trio completion over 90%, the case would open as a Lord¡¯s Case.¡± A series of notifications rang out in everyone¡¯s heads, making Ye Zhongming stop. He then crushed the copper lock and opened the case. There was a bright light, and Ye Zhongming saw the things inside the case. Chapter 1102: Proof of the puppet There were three things in the case. A metal board, a key, and a scroll. Ye Zhongming picked up the scroll first; as expected, it was the job advancement scroll he had hoped for. Be it Thousand Seal Slash or Cloud Slice, both had reached top famliarity. To evolve them, Ye Zhongming had to consider things for himself. But what excited him more were the two other things. That metal board wasn¡¯t flat, and some slight protrusions on each corner made it look like a frame. Ye Zhongming thought about it and placed the puzzle peace he got on it. He guessed that it should be a board. If you gathered and placed six puzzle pieces on it, something magical would happen. Finally, it was that key. Ye Zhongming had a special feeling about this, as it usually involved space. For a key to appear in the Lord¡¯s case, Ye Zhongming felt like it involved Bright Water World. He picked up the key and read the information he got from it. ¡°Proof of the Puppet, if you have this, you can obtain the gift of the Puppet Ruins.¡± ¡°Gift of the Puppet: Puppet Soldier.¡± When he saw the simple but informative words, he raised his brow. He knew that this was better than the job advancement scroll. The Puppet Soldiers should be those statues in the bodies of the puppets. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what they were for, but now, they should be those soldiers. This key was the way to control the soldiers. Could be nurtured? Was this something like Beast Pools? Of course, beast pools could endlessly nurture mutated lifeforms, but this Proof of the puppet couldn¡¯t. The number of puppets was fixed, and once they were damaged, they were gone. Once all the puppets were destroyed, the key would lose its use. In terms of value, it couldn¡¯t be compared to beast pools. But fortunately, they knew the faction they were in, so that was a good clue. Ye Zhongming¡¯s group entered a tunnel called Tragic Hole, where the cooldown potion was. After passing a black tunnel, they appeared in a desert. There was a giant planet above them and rough sand beneath their feet. Many corroded pieces of stones were around, and when the wind blew, it would give off a crying sound. This was similar to sci-fi movies. ¡°There!¡± Ye Zhongming pointed at a giant piece of stone and a tunnel headed underground. ¡°Actually, I like such a direct map.¡± Ye Zhongming shrugged and led them into the tunnel. The moment he entered the second map, the Five Ring Mney deacons received a piece of news immediately. Someone completed a map and activated the Lord¡¯s Case. 100% wasn¡¯t surprising. You just needed to fight, and someone would complete a dungeon. The weird thing was that someone did it in a round, which meant they crushed it. Moreover, they had over 90% completion rate themselves. Only then would they get the Lord¡¯s Case, which was the best reward you could get. Although Five Ring Money strategically gave up the second zone, they wanted the rewards in the Lord¡¯s Case. They needed to pay a huge price to get over 90% completion. Who was it, and which faction was so strong? The few deacons knew who it was. Trio! Deacon Tong was the first to get the news. He rubbed his hands, which were covered in blood, and looked at the flowers in the valley ahead. He ordered a subordinate, ¡°Let the few factions we nurtured activate, follow... Trio. We can¡¯t let them get another Lord¡¯s Case!¡± He also left out something important. If they completed another adventure with an above-90 % completion rate, they would reach the core of Bright Water World! That was something Five Ring Money and him wouldn¡¯t allow! Chapter 1103: Energy Body ¡°Tragic Hole: Completion rate, 8.3%.¡± ¡°Participants: 38.¡± ¡°Completion rankings: Sirius Cross Army: 3.1%¡± ¡°Sword Finger: 1.8%.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°Obtained reward: Sirius Cross Army, three-star potion, light crossbow...¡± The tag showed such information the moment he entered the hole. Ye Zhongming placed it down and focused on his surroundings. Tragic Hole was not as bright and clean as Puppet Ruins. This was a damp and dark underground tunnel. Even if Bright Water World was another space, it was brightly lit, and one didn¡¯t feel cooped up. But this place was different. After a few seconds, you would frown and wish you were out of here. It was dark, damp, smelly. It was as if each corner was dangerous. No one knew what the challenges here were. The moment Ye Zhongming thought about it, he raised his hand. A white light shot out and imprinted into the top of the tunnel ahead. There was a scream, which caused a painful expression to appear on their faces. Mental energy disruption? This discomfort disappeared in an instant. He took two steps and used the torch Gao Yi lit to see a pig-sized lifeform struggling on the ground. There was a patch of green blood that gave off a more intense stench that was similar to that of the air. He pulled out the white dagger he got from the puppet ruins. This lifeform struggled before dying. ¡°Such strong lifeforce!¡± Zhao Xiangxue checked the corpse and saw that the dagger had entered from its head. It passed through the body and shot out from the other side. ¡°It is already 8.3%. Seems like our mission is simple.¡± The leader looked at the tag and took out a map. ¡°Here. Pay attention. There are more monsters here, so let¡¯s kill more. Don¡¯t greed for the rewards. Just raise the completion to above 10. Do you understand?¡± He led everyone to leave in another direction. Ye Zhongming naturally didn¡¯t know that Five Ring Money was stopping them. The three of them progressed quickly. The monsters here couldn¡¯t threaten them. If not for them needing to dig out the bats¡¯ eyes and find the rewards hanging on the caves, they would be even quicker. Half an hour later, their progression reached 2%, and they were ranked third. As they went deeper, the few of them understood why the completion rates weren¡¯t high. This place was huge and was complicated, like a maze. Even if you left a mark, they got dizzy from running around. They discussed and decided to split up. If they find the place with the final reward, they will communicate through the battle contribution badge. If not, they would meet at the entrance once it opens again. After discussion, the three of them found a tunnel to enter. Moments later, their completion rate continued to rise. Ye Zhongming chose the longest tunnel nearby. He killed a few bats and heard some footsteps and some soft words. It was temporary, and it was obvious that people were fighting ahead while trying to lower their voices. Ye Zhongming rushed over. After a hundred meters and two bends, he saw a dozen men team in a circle. Ye Zhongming was stunned initially as there weren¡¯t any enemies around. But his sharp senses told him that there were lifeforms. But they were special and were all energy lifeforms! There were actually two types of monsters in the hole. ¡°Why are you in a daze? Come and help. Do you want to die together?¡± Seeing Ye Zhongming standing there, the evolved that were surrounded shouted. Ye Zhongming heard them, but he didn¡¯t even blink. He focused his mental energy on observing the energy bodies. At the same time, he started to think quickly. He recalled rumors about energy bodies and was thinking... Should he try? Chapter 1104: Sucked dry According to rumors from his previous life, similar to the use of soul beads, the energy body is said to be able to enhance a certain aspect of the characteristics of the evolved. Some say it can increase mental power, some say it can increase the power of skills, some say it can increase the total amount of elemental abilities, and some say it can add an additional attack method. With Ye Zhongming''s status in his previous life, he naturally didn''t know which one was true, so he wanted to test it out. Of course, he could only do it due to his confidence in his own strength, otherwise, the energy body''s weird way of attacking the nervous system of humans would be terrifying to any evolved. Seeing how the evolved around were so panicked, they had probably experienced the power of such lifeforms. Just as Ye Zhongming was thinking about it, a male evolved accidentally took an extra step out of the formation, and an energy body grabbed the chance. Several invisible things with faint shadows surged into his body. Even though he already had a four-star evolved, he couldn¡¯t fight back. His body shook violently, and then he stopped moving. After that, his eyes turned black, and he suddenly turned around and slashed at his companion next to him with the weapon he had in his hand. These things happened really quickly. His allies on his side were concentrating on dealing with these energy bodies and did not pay attention to it at first. When the sword lit up, they realized that it was already too late. The evolved who was slashed, screamed. There was a slice from the left of his neck down to his right rib. "Kill him!" A voice of grief and anger rang out, and the spear in the hand of the evolved on the other side pierced the chest of the human being controlled by the energy body. When he pulled it out, a large amount of blood splattered. There was also a much thicker shadow. These energy bodies have no physical bodies and were immune to physical attacks, but once they enter the human body, they become vulnerable to attacks. As long as they did not exit the body and the human died, they would also die. This energy body didn¡¯t retreat in time. After appearing, its color turned darker, then red, and then it disappeared with an explosion. This caused their formation to collapse. The energy bodies found a chance to break through and charge in. All of a sudden, light shone in the dark tunnel. The humans couldn¡¯t care about cooldown or mental energy. They used their skills to attack the shadows. Ye Zhongming stopped and looked to the side. Earth Sand Moon Blade appeared in his hands, and he slashed toward that side. He sliced an energy body that wanted to sneak attack him. He activated the battle technique and tried to use the energy based on his cultivation habits. Moments later, he smiled. It worked! The energy was absorbed by the technique and raised its strength slightly. He turned his attention back to the battlefield, like a kid who found candy. He looked at those energy bodies like he was looking at loved ones. He stepped onto the battlefield and moved towards those energy bodies. In that short while, the few dozen humans were down to five. They relied on the walls to hold on and were in a bad state. They were evolved with energy attacks, which is why they could survive. But they used up all their mental energy, or their skills were on cooldown, so they could only use some of their equipment to defend. But they knew that they would get eaten in the next second. They had a look of despair. Until a guy noticed that their attacks were weakening. ¡°What is going on?¡± The five of them looked towards Ye Zhongming as all the energy bodies were surging over. A few of them looked at the human who was originally in a daze walking over. He waved his hands and easily blocked the energy bodies¡¯ attacks. They could only see the shining hands and that person¡¯s body that was about to burn up. The energy bodies that wrapped behind him and wanted to attack would go up in flames the moment they touched his body and then turn into gas. This... Who was he? They naturally wouldn¡¯t understand Ye Zhongming¡¯s current state. He felt like he was climaxing after doing that stuff with the opposite gender. The energy entered his body and was absorbed by the Scorching Flame technique, quickly improving its level. When he absorbed all the energy bodies here, he grabbed an evolved and asked, ¡°Where else are there such lifeforms?¡± Chapter 1105: Top Scorching Flame Technique Ye Zhongming¡¯s luck wasn¡¯t too bad. Maybe people who revived had much better luck than others. Those evolved knew about other energy bodies'' positions because they had run out from that place. Under their leadership, Ye ZHongming killed many hundred energy bodies in two hours. This let their completion rate reach 40% and also upgraded his Scorching Flame Technique to the peak. This was a surprise. Many from Ah Tao¡¯s tribe cultivated this for dozens of years and failed to reach the peak. But Ye Zhongming was able to do so in such a short time. This was a total surprise. Soul Refining Technique was upgraded due to the three-legged man below the Saint Pool. Ye Zhongming thought that he wouldn¡¯t get such an opportunity again. There was still some leftover energy, so he tried to direct it toward his other abilities, but it had no effect. Finally, he directed them into the Treasure Nurturing Gourd, which filled it to the brim. Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t bring the Water and Fire Pot. If he had, he could have provided some energy for that piece of equipment and not needed to charge it for a long time. Those who followed Ye Zhongming were shocked by his terrifying combat style. Even if you couldn¡¯t attack other evolved here, his strength meant they had no thoughts about resisting. Of course, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t treat them badly too. He left the rewards to those few people and only kept the eyes. He even suggested for them to follow him. He would give them all the monsters he killed. If hee needed anyting, he would pay based on market price. They only had to tell him what they knew about the place and light the area for him. The few of them were naturally delighted. This was so simple, they just had to walk around and get rewarded. Was there anything as easy as that? It looked like Ye Zhongming was losing out but he was able to ensure that their faction stopped getting any completion rate. Although he didn¡¯t know what getting over 90% meant, but he wanted to get a Lord¡¯s Case again. He did want to get more of those things similar to Proof of the Puppet. The few of them naturally didn¡¯t have any useful information but they had spent 12 hours inside and could tell him where the other factions were. He focused on heading to those areas and crushed all of them. He absorbed the evolved he met and used rewards to increase his completion rate. Some weren¡¯t willing, but he didn¡¯t force them. He would purposely follow them for some time and clear the monsters to snatch the rewards. The people following Gao Yi looked at each other and retreated. Although the armor guy showed some strength, they didn¡¯t think he could deal with so many monsters. Not long after they left, Zhao Xiangxue arrived. She also led a group that was bigger than Gao Yi¡¯s group. It should be because she was female. At least, Ye Zhongming could tell that one of them, who should be a faction leader, was very interested in her. He actually tried to poach her. But seeing that the three of them would challenge so many monsters, the boss hesitated briefly before leaving. There was no choice. Although evolved beings couldn¡¯t fight each other here, the mutated lifeforms were not restrained by that. Those things could kill. ¡°So annoying!¡± Zhao Xiangxue muttered and then asked Ye Zhongming about what they should do. ¡°Of course kill them.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. He used the same method that they did in the puppet ruins. With Gao Yi and him as the arrowhead, Zhao Xiangxue as ranged support. They started to fight. The two helpers realized that their boss was very strong. His fists were covered in red light, and his body was red. The light had a strong killing aura and even formed a domain. The surging flame energy would attack any bat that entered. They were filled with more respect. Their boss was too strong, and he had so many skills. They naturally didn¡¯t know that this was his Scorching Flame Technique. In less than half an hour, the monsters were cleared, and the overall completion rate reached 99.9%¡£ Seemed like there were some outliers in a certain place. Their completion rate reached 90%. This meant that while they were clearing those monsters, the other factions cleared another 0.1%. But the entire adventure wasn¡¯t completed, so the space didn¡¯t say anything. Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue continued to clear the battlefield. Ye Zhongming passed the corpses and went to the reward case hanging on the deepest wall. Chapter 1106: Lord Candidate The guy looked at the rankings on the tag, and his face was so dark. He was ordered to spoil the trio¡¯s completion rate, but who knew he would fail? He realized he couldn¡¯t explain to Five Ring Money once he got out and was terrified. He knew why Five Ring Money nurtured them. When needed, they could help Five Ring Money with stuff. They could show value and repay Five Ring Money for their investment. But now, they have failed their mission. They didn¡¯t show the value that they should have, so what awaits them? The guy didn¡¯t dare to imagine. But he didn¡¯t understand. They were prepared and had energy rods that could deal with the energy bodies. Why were they unable to find any energy bodies? He knew the trio were the ones to kill them, but he didn¡¯t understand how they could kill energy bodies, which even Five Ring Money found problematic. ¡°Boss, we...¡± A subordinate asked. ¡°Let¡¯s go; there is nothing we can do. Let¡¯s hope those deacons give us a chance to redeem ourselves.¡± The guy led the team toward the entrance, but those who followed him naturally didn¡¯t feel good either. They walked for a few minutes, and an injured bat suddenly appeared in the darkness. A frustrated member waved his stick, and that mutated lifeform died. After which, the evolved in the dungeon all received a notification that the completion rate had reached 100%. The team stopped, and there was silence. After a few dozen seconds, the leader shivered angrily and cursed the team member who attacked. ¡°You are so stupid!¡± .............................................................................. Ye Zhongming shook his head and thanked the unknown evolved for completing the last bit of the completion rate. He commented that there were indeed nice people in the apocalypse. After getting that notification, the Lord¡¯s Case notification arrived. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t get any. When he saw the board, he asked Gao Yi and Xiangxue, and as expected, they found three puzzle pieces. They were similar to those in the Puppet Ruins, but their shapes were different. Seemed like the other three were obtained, and he would have to spend some to gather a set. The people with the puzzle pieces will definitely raise the price. He didn¡¯t want to think about such problematic things. When he led them out of the dungeon, he received another notification. ¡°Obtained two Lord¡¯s Cases, Trio has become Bright Water World¡¯s Lord candidate. Please obtain more Lord¡¯s cases. When all the dungeons reach 100%, the person with the most Lord¡¯s cases will become the owner of Bright Water World.¡± ¡°Lord¡¯s cases will be tabulated based on the overall points, third region as 1, second region as 3, and first region as 6. The special region is worth 10 points.¡± ¡°Points can be transferred.¡± ¡°The top three teams in the rankings will obtain the rights to enter the Sky Monument.¡± The notification stopped. Ye Zhongming stood there in shock. Bright Water World wasn¡¯t owned by Five Ring Money. They found it and opened it! So, each organisation that joined Bright Water Feast could obtain the right to own this place. At the same time, Ye Zhongming understood why they found out about the news in advance and still let people enter. One was that they were using everyone¡¯s ability to reach 100% completion. Second, they had already completed many regions and obtained many Lord¡¯s Cases. Their points were far ahead, and they weren¡¯t afraid of being passed. Moreover, points could be transferred. If any accidents happened, they could save themselves. Ye Zhongming felt like he understood everything and, thus, didn¡¯t have much hope of obtaining the Bright Water World. But the truth was, he had too high expectations of Five Ring Money and of Bright Water World. ¡°Sir, our deacon has invited you for a chat.¡± A polite voice interrupted his thoughts, and a man in a suit bent over and reached out to invite Ye Zhongming¡¯s group to the entertainment region! Chapter 1107: Price Ye Zhongming knew that obtaining two Lord¡¯s Cases had finally made Five Ring Money pay attention to him. His hiding of his identity had probably come to an end. Ye Zhongming smiled at that person and then left with his people. He left that stunned, handsome guy who didn¡¯t know what to do. To a certain extent, Ye Zhongming hoped to chat with Five Ring Money. He had come here with many propositions but now wasn¡¯t the time. He had spent money on three places, and there was still one more he hadn¡¯t been. Talk to Five Ring Money? What if someone else took that place? So he decided to enter the third dungeon-- Ice Sealed Mountain. There was an omnipotent equipment upgrade scroll that could upgrade blue equipment to gold. .......................................... Seeing their disappearing back view, the guy smiled bitterly and rushed back to report. Deacon Tong, who ran back from the dungeon, was furious when he heard that news but calmed down immediately. ¡°They entered Sealed Ice Mountain?¡± The handsome guy nodded, ¡°I saw it clearly, they did enter Sealed Ice Mountain¡£¡° Deacon Tong didn¡¯t say anything and just tapped with his palm. An ink-like screen formed from light rays appeared. What was happening in Sealed Ice Mountain appeared on it. The guy looked at it enviously. Although he knew that this ability could only be used in Bright Water World, he was still enchanted by this god-like ability. ¡°The completion rate is over 10%.¡± Ice Sealed Mountain¡¯s completion rate was over 90%, so Deacon Tong was slightly at ease. Although he didn¡¯t think the three of them would continue crushing to become Lords of each dungeon, he hoped they would stop at their current state. Five Ring Money didn¡¯t grasp Bright Water World as firmly as the others guessed. There were many things they hadn¡¯t completed, which is why they organized this feast. Deacon Tong controlled Bright Water World and cared more about it than the others. He wouldn¡¯t allow an ownership issue. He knew that as long as he controlled this magical space, one day, he would stand at the top of the world and look down on all life forms. ¡°Since they are busy in the dungeon, let them go.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t say it, how would you know I don¡¯t have them?¡± Ye Zhongming stared at the guy and asked. The guy shook his head and didn¡¯t believe Ye Zhongming. Both sides were silent until Ye Zhongming turned to Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue and told them to head out. He then said to him, ¡°I want to know everything you know about Bright Water World. Give me a price; maybe I can¡¯t pay it, but tell me what it is. That is the normal way to trade.¡± That person looked at Ye Zhongming weirdly and nodded, ¡°You are smart.¡± ¡°Secret Realm key!¡± The three words were said from his mouth, which stunned Ye Zhongming. He observed this guy and confirmed that he was serious. If not, he would think that this was a trap. If not, why was it such a coincidence that he bid for a key that Ye Zhongming had? ¡°Sure!¡± Ye Zhongming agreed. Now, it was that person¡¯s turn to stand up, and he looked at him in disbelief, ¡°You really have it?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± That person took in a deep breath, and his aura changed. He wasn¡¯t as lazy and sleepy as before. ¡°Something else.¡± Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes, ¡°Raising your bid isn¡¯t the way to do business.¡± ¡°I am not raising the bid; it has always been at this price. I only say one thing because that isn¡¯t something ordinary people can have.¡± That person looked at Ye Zhonging and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry; what I can give you is definitely worth it.¡± Chapter 1108: Mental advantage ¡°Then say it.¡± Ye Zhongming kept silent for a while before he agreed. ¡°You must prove to me that you have the Secret Realm key first.¡± That guy didn¡¯t back down, as if this was a market. To Ye Zhongming, this was indeed a market. He was sure that this person had a mysterious background or, to a certain extent, he represented the secrets of the apocalypse. Even if the bid were high, Ye Zhongming would consider it. He took out the unopened Secret Realm key and waved it at that person. Ye Zhongming saw the surprise in that person¡¯s eyes. He was confused. Why could a key cause him to have such an expression? Indeed, the key represented an unknown space, another piece of land. There might be numerous demon crystals, materials, ores, and precious treasures. The Blue Secret Realm was like that. It had been really unstable, and in the future, dozens of years, it might even fully collapse. But Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak were still willing to fight a level nine expert to occupy that place. The reason was for those numerous benefits. Strictly speaking, Bright Water World couldn¡¯t compare to a secret realm. But the problem couldn¡¯t be analyzed from just one direction. With Cloud Peak¡¯s current situation, they could control one secret realm. They weren¡¯t strong enough to control a second one. No one knew what Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak had prepared to kill the level nine Saint Father. Ye Zhongming¡¯s space, Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors, and the Posthumous people¡¯s city all had trump cards. Some people even gave up on evolving and focused on doing something that might help in that battle. Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak paid a huge price for this. This was a gamble. Blue Secret Realm will turn into Cloud Peak¡¯s backyard if they win. All their input will receive tens of thousands of times its return, and Cloud Peak will enter a period of quick progress. These conditions weren¡¯t too hard to obtain and were even easy. But there were too many of them of various varieties, and they required a large amount of time and manpower. ¡°Two things, time and level.¡± Ye Zhongming said calmly, ¡°I need some time to complete your request, and I can only do it after I leave Bright Water World. But I need the things now.¡± ¡°Also, some of your requests exceed humans'' current abilities, like level nine lifeforms. No faction can kill such a thing.¡± That person nodded, ¡°Of course I know that. I can give you some time. The crucial thing is... that key.¡± ¡°Your worries aren¡¯t a problem. Let¡¯s sign a contract. I can tell you what you want to know. Of course, you have to give me the Secret Realm key first.¡± The two of them came to an agreement and spent some time discussing specifics, such as the contact method and trading time. That person took an old scroll and a brush to sign a contract with Ye Zhongming. After signing their names, that scroll turned into specks of light that entered their bodies. A black mark appeared on Ye Zhongming¡¯s left wrist. This was a high-grade item that Ye Zhongming had never seen before. He also saw that person¡¯s name-- Fuyou. Next, that person told Ye Zhongming everything about Bright Water World. When the three of them left the room, they actually hadn¡¯t recovered from their shock. Things were just too weird today. ¡°Boss... Gone.¡± Gao Yi¡¯s voice was shaking, and Ye Zhongming turned his head. They saw that the stall they had come from had disappeared and turned into a wall. It merged with the two sides, and one couldn¡¯t see that there had been a stall there previously. As expected... It exceeded humans? Ye Zhongming looked into the sky. He collected his feelings and returned to the hotel. In the hall, they saw Deacon Tong drinking from a wine glass. Ye Zhongming smiled. If he still worried about negotiating with Five Ring Money, now, he only had a mental advantage. Chapter 1109: Collapse ¡°I couldn¡¯t taste this in the past, but to show my status in front of friends, I hired a sommelier and recorded what he said. Then, I bragged in front of others. I loved that feeling.¡± Deacon Tong picked up his wine glass and looked at the dark red liquid inside. ¡°Such a situation continued into the apocalypse. I realized that no one would care if you knew how to drink. No one cared about your wine knowledge. They cared about your evolution level.¡± ¡°So my goals changed, and I desired strength. Thinking back, everything is the same. It is the survival of the fittest. Many people have previously talked about this, and they don¡¯t understand it very well. But the apocalypse enlightened them, which was why everyone chased strength even if they needed to risk their lives.¡± ¡°If you didn¡¯t take risks, you would still lose your life.¡± Deacon Tong looked at the guy opposite him and praised, ¡°I am curious. The low-level dungeon reward tempts you so much? You don¡¯t want to work with the most elite people in the world to get better benefits? Mr Ye Zhongming, can you give me a logical explanation?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°The Lord¡¯s Case rewards are quite decent.¡± Deacon Tong¡¯s expression changed, and he took a deep breath. ¡°That is because you don¡¯t know the rewards of the advanced regions. Do you know that in the past 40 hours, someone has obtained a six-star potion, and someone got a golden piece of equipment?¡± Ye Zhongming shrugged and didn¡¯t say anything. He took the half bottle of wine before Deacon Tong. He didn¡¯t use a glass and just took a gulp. Deacon Tong stared at him expressionlessly. ¡°Not as nice as Sour Plum Juice.¡± Ye Zhongming cleaned his mouth and placed the bottle back on the table. ¡°Do you know how much this bottle will cost in the apocalypse?¡± he asked, placing his hands on the table and leaning forward. ¡°I don¡¯t know, I have never drank it before. But I know this thing isn¡¯t worth a one-star potion to me.¡± Deacon Tong kept silent and laughed suddenly. ¡°I want to use this bottle of wine to express my desire for Bright Water World. Mr Ye, what are you using such brutish methods to express?¡± ¡°We can¡¯t fight here, but you will have to head out.¡± Deacon Water walked over and sat between them. For the first time, three noble leaders of the apocalypse sat together. ¡°To be honest... You aren¡¯t my match.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s reply negated Deacon Water¡¯s threat. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t lie. The only faction he feared was the God Hall¡¯s chief. That person had high combat strength and also had a strong battle beast. He also had the mysterious God Hall behind him. Ye Zhongming feared no one else. This was confidence that Blue Secret Realm gave him. Although the people there didn¡¯t have as many abilities and equipment as those on Earth, they did have level seven or eight strength. Ye Zhongming killed many of such people. In Bright Water World, he got the Proof of the Puppet and Gem Maze Formation. His strength had increased. More importantly, he increased his Scorching Flame Technique to the top level. Also, would Five Ring Money have a chance outside under such a situation? Lu Yi¡¯s merchant squad was nearby. If you talked about Chameleon, they were enough to deal with any battle squad. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t stubborn; he really wasn¡¯t afraid. Ye Zhongming stood up after saying that and looked at the two Deacons, ¡°I don¡¯t mind working together, but it isn¡¯t the time. My value isn¡¯t fully shown, so let¡¯s discuss it in the future.¡± The two deacons could see each other¡¯s rage. At the same time, they were confused. If it were someone else, they would think he was bragging. But Ye Zhongming was strong, and Cloud Peak was also a super faction. Since he showed such confidence, they had to believe him. ¡°This person... Is a mystery.¡± Deacon Tong had a bad feeling. He pinched his forehead and felt a headache when he thought about how to deal with Ye Zhongming. Deacon Water looked at the wine that Ye Zhongming drank out of and was deep in thought. Ye Zhongming returned to his room and heard that Bright Water World¡¯s dungeons would close for a day after the fourth stage. He knew that Five Ring Money did so to give people a chance to trade, and they also wanted to use Gory Red Arena to collect money. He lay on the bed and looked at the clean ceiling. Many ideas to show his value appeared in his mind. Chapter 1110: Ruins Formation Ye Zhongming sat on the arena chair and saw Gao Yi walk over coldly. He did a mental calculation and got a six-digit number. That was their current income from the Free Competition. Ye Zhongming naturally wanted to show his value, so he had to do some things. One of them was Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue entering the Free Competition. He wanted to use this to show Cloud Peak¡¯s strength and also his wealth. Ye Zhongming would bet heavily each time on his subordinates winning. The truth also proved that the Chameleon¡¯s deputy rarely had a match at the same level. At least, that was the case here. He thought about Gao Yi¡¯s payout rate and knew his arena journey had ended. Five Ring Money had adjusted their rates to a low level. Even after Ye Zhongming had bet a huge amount, he couldn¡¯t gain much. He even had to take the risk of accidents happening. Who knew if Five Ring Money would do something to con him, so he decided to stop. He had earned enough. Of course, he knew that Five Ring Money wasn¡¯t losing money. They didn¡¯t reveal that the Trio was Cloud Peak. They needed money, so after the free battles, even if Ye Zhongming earned most of the money, they earned quite a sum, too. After heading out of the Gory Red Arena, he bumped into Brother Yuan and Mo Qi. Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue had taught them a lesson, and now, when they saw these two attack, their factions and them were silent. Mo Qi was ranked 92nd in the combat strength rankings and felt he didn¡¯t have a high chance. Xuanyue Corporation¡¯s boss was stronger, but he was also quiet. He didn¡¯t have absolute confidence in winning. This time, the Progress Party and Xuanyue Corporation had lost their face, and it was no wonder they were in a bad mood. When they saw the three of them, they were furious but also a little curious. How would the three of them be so low-profile that no one knew them? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t look at them. He had just heard that someone was selling the Puppet Ruins puzzle piece. The three of them hurried to a bar and found the person who sent them the news. Ye Zhongming had some impression of that person. After all, he had met them in the Puppet Ruins. But this guy didn¡¯t look like he was in a good state. Even if he wore clean clothing, a gory aura wrapped around him, he was badly injured. ¡°In theory, it works, but I need to see what it is.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He took out a capsule and placed it on the table. It was the size of a finger, and it was dark red in color. ¡°This is a one-time-use teleportation capsule. You can activate it and teleport anywhere within a hundred meters. Of course, it will consume a large amount of stamina.¡± He took out a second thing¡ªtwo potions. ¡°This is a speed potion, which you should know the ability of. The other is a stamina potion that allows you to recover your stamina quickly.¡± That guy¡¯s gaze shone brightly, and he knew these few things could allow him to get free. ¡°Wait a while.¡± Ye Zhongming placed the things on the table and left briefly. He returned a minute later, carrying a pair of white boots. ¡°These boots increase movement speed and jumping ability.¡± Ye Zhongming waved, ¡°All of these for your puzzle piece.¡± That person licked his lips and was tempted. These few things didn¡¯t help increase his strength but were enough to keep him alive. ¡°This, it isn¡¯t...¡± Although he was satisfied, he wanted more. ¡°This is my final offer. If you don¡¯t agree, three more people will be hunting you.¡± ...................................................... Ye Zhongming took out the metal board and placed the six pieces inside. The board shone, and moments later, the square board turned into a hexagon. On it was a mysterious picture. A notification appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s mind at the same time. ¡°Obtained: Ruins Formation!¡± Chapter 1111: Turning trash into treasure Formation? Ye Zhongming had never heard of such a thing. He knew of formation scrolls but they were for evolved to use. This formation board was for those puppets. Strictly speaking, it was a mark-type equipment. There were many formations: ¡°Charging Attack Formation,¡± ¡°Marquis Defense Formation,¡± ¡°Flying Rotation Formation,¡± and ¡°Swallow Chaos Formation.¡± Each formation had its own needs, such as the a number of puppets, level, etc. If you satisfied those conditions, you could allow the puppets to have the abilities of a formation. You selected the formation first and placed in the amount of statues. After injecting energy, they would learn the formation and battle the enemy. You need to inject mental energy to use the formation. He didn¡¯t know how much to inject, but it wouldn¡¯t be little. So that was the case. Ye Zhongming placed the board now and knew that this was a good item. It could raise the puppets'' combat strength. But after Ye Zhongming owned the Proof of the Puppet, he took a rough look. With this formation, he had the full set for the puppets. Ye Zhongming took out all of them to have a close look. The Proof of the Puppet and the formation board weren¡¯t special; he mainly looked at those statues. Those things were similar to the puppets he faced in the ruins, but their colors differed. Most were grey; some were yellow, representing their levels and strength. They weren¡¯t too high. To experts, even if they formed formations, they wouldn¡¯t be a good match. When he returned, Ye Zhongming had to test them out on different levels of evolution to determine their exact strength. But what he was curious about was how they worked. He thought about it and used the Marquis Formation. This was also the formation that required the lowest level of puppets. The grey puppets were enough. The activated formation rattled, and the board became larger and thinner. The diagrams changed, and specks of light lit up and were connected by lines. Those light spots protruded to form finger-sized light pillars that gave a gentle glow. Ye Zhongming picked up a grey statue and saw an opening at the bottom of the statue, which matched the pillars. Strengthen worked so that it mean that other Smith skills could be used? Then why didn¡¯t Enchant work? Ye Zhongming glanced at the board and then at the puppets and had sme understanding. He realized that he had missed a problem. The puppets that he experimented on were all used on the Marquis Formation. The materials he used would enchant attack stats. That didn¡¯t fit the stats of these puppets! With such a guess, he started to test. He found a level five shell to enchant and the light told him that he was correct! The grey puppet turned copper in color. Ye Zhongming smiled. He had understood their stats. If he wanted to strengthen them, then using Strengthen was the best way. But although it looked like he had many statues, but they were one-time-use. Ye Zhongming wanted something long-term so Enchant was more suitable. Although he didn¡¯t know if there would be a bottleneck, but that would be a problem for the future. He grasped the secret and got to work. He Enchanted the puppets and raised them all to copper grade. Through this process, he found that puppets without stats from the formation could only be strengthened and not enchanted. But once the puppet¡¯s stats were changed by the formation, there wouldn¡¯t be any changes if they were strengthened. But those that you enchanted would revert back to normal and their levels would lower. Seemed like everything had restrictions. He didn¡¯t have any area that needed materials so he enchanted these puppets and then upgraded them to black. The remainingn ones were left in their original states. As the formations had different requirements, he strengthened some puppets. Some needed to be strengthened three times which caused his number of puppets to drop. He was left with 600 of them. 100 of which were reserve. After doing all that, Ye Zhongming rested for a while before heading out. He wanted to find the person who traded the puzzle piece with him. He wanted to do something else. Chapter 1112: Healing Tent and Sky Eye ¡°Puppet?¡± The person who had traded with Ye Zhongming a while ago was shocked that he had found him again. He was shocked when he heard that request. He searched his body and found two puppets. ¡°I want you to help me contact those who have been to Puppet Ruins; I will purchase the puppets they have.¡± Ye Zhongming said his request and then continued, ¡°I won¡¯t give you a price, as everyone hopes to get something different. Help me to tabulate them.¡± He looked at the two puppets and signaled, ¡°Give me your price.¡± That person blinked. He wanted to say something but stopped himself. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t wait for him to speak and passed him a white pendant. ¡°Increase movement speed; it also buffs your other equipment.¡± This person couldn¡¯t resist such equipment. He also knew that this useless puppet wasn¡¯t worth any money. Trio''s boss gave him this equipment because he was being paid to contact the others. After completing the trade, this person went to contact the others. The factions that entered the dungeons together mostly knew each other. Ye Zhongming went to find a middleman and published news that he wanted to purchase the eyes and puzzle pieces from Tragic Hole. The middle-man were just evolved that grasped some information. They might not be strong, but they were willing to work and knew how to gain trust and do business. Of course, they also had capital. After some time in the apocalypse, they grasped the opportunity and started linking people up. They helped increase the information flow and benefited from that. It was a little too much to say that times create heroes, but the birth of such people was a coincidence. He handed them the role of collecting the eyes and puzzle pieces and returned to rest. The dungeons reopened. Five Ring Money didn¡¯t give up on wanting to work with Ye Zhongming. They invited him to join the advanced dungeons, but he rejected them. He had other things that he wanted from the low-level dungeons. But Ye Zhongming had a good use for it. He had the Treasure Nurturing Gourd, which could upgrade the tent, the Kes Charger, which could charge it, and a huge amount of mental energy, which could help. With this equipment in his hands, it would be no weaker than a golden piece of equipment. Second, Sky Eye. This equipment was also not respected at the current stage. It was an item with life but no consciousness. It was used to increase vision. It had one function, and nurturing it took a lot of time and energy. It also had strict restrictions. There were only two ways to use it. The first was to place it on gold equipment. The second was to place it on a six-star and above evolved. Golden equipment were mostly from wheels. Even if Smiths modified them; not mentioning if there were Smiths with that ability, Smiths might only be able to strengthen the equipment¡¯s stats and not fully modify it. This meant it was impossible to equip the eye to the wheel equipments. But how many self-created equipment could get to golden grade? With Ye Zhongming¡¯s current Smith level, it was also tough to achieve. The second method was even tougher as it involved many complicated things, such as a medical job, a sorcerer, and a space-type job user, all gathering with advanced healing and anti-rejection potions, etc., to successfully place the eye on a human body. Spend so much money and effort on something that increases vision. No one was willing to do that. But Ye Zhongming did it. He had the exquisite floating ball, which was gold and fit the requirements. If he succeeded, the ball''s scouting range would reach a shocking level. The third item was also something that made him feel this trip was worth it-- Soul Protecting Cream. This was a sticky liquid, which wasn¡¯t too magical, but it was very meaningful for Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. It could remove negative states! Chapter 1113: Vengeful Ocean If Ye Zhongming planned the job advancement scroll and cooldown potion recipe, then this Soul Protection Cream was a surprise. When he found out that the lower regions had this, he decided to get it no matter the price he paid. He was even willing to abandon Bright Water World for that small bottle. Because it could save Yellow Ball from the metal state! Since Metal Ball was affected, besides preparing for the Secret Realm war, Cloud Peak had been collecting any recipe or material that could save the dog. Ye Zhongming knew about the stuff, so he worked towards a clear direction. Without the Secret Realm matter dragging him back, he would have gone to West Asia to search for clues. Now, with the Soul Protection Cream, he had the urge to return to Cloud Peak immediately. But the Bright Water World was closed, and he could only wait patiently for some time. Of course, he needed more things from the advanced regions. Some of them were very helpful against the level nine Saint Father. He contacted that middleman and purchased many puppets and eyes during the period. But he was missing one of Tragic Hole¡¯s puzzle pieces. He purchased another advanced region intel from that middleman and studied it. He chose one of them as his first advanced region target. There were fewer advanced region dungeons than the intermediate regions. After contacting Five Ring Money, he obtained the right to enter this place but didn¡¯t accept their invitation to head to Magma Desert. He chose to enter the Vengeful Ocean. After finding out that news, Deacon Tong was suspicious. Did Ye Zhongming know that it was the Royal Guild¡¯s area and go there to find trouble? But evolved couldn¡¯t fight each other. Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have many people, so what trouble could they cause? He stopped thinking about it and focused on challenging the Magma Desert. For some reason, Cloud Peak¡¯s entrance gave him a bad feeling. They were like wolves. He didn¡¯t know where that feeling came from but knew it was best to complete everything he planned on doing quickly. Ye Zhongming¡¯s choice had nothing to do with the Royal Guild but because the geography was better for him. The rewards were also a reason why he chose it. Vengeful Ocean was a group of islands wrapped in red ocean water. It was much bigger than the intermediate region. This was like many small worlds. When they entered, they appeared on a few hundred square meter island. Apart from seaweed and plants, there were a few red-colored trees. ¡°Since we are here, of course, it is to take as much as possible.¡± ............................................................ The Royal Guild members were resting on one of the small islands. One of them exclaimed, which attracted everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°What happened?¡± The Royal Guild head frowned and scolded his subordinate. Their progress here wasn¡¯t smooth, so the chief was obviously unhappy. Deacon Tong sending him here already annoyed him, and the truth proved that point. The guild¡¯s progress was not quick, and they even suffered huge losses. There were ten resource spots here, and until now, although they had 13%, which was the most of all factions, they didn¡¯t get the most rewards. Pin Palace and Royal Guild completed two resource points, but although their completion rate was lower, they gained much more. How would he feel good? They knew a lot of intel beforehand. ¡°Trio, oh no, Cloud Peak has entered!¡± The subordinate was shocked, and his voice was shaking. Royal Guild chief¡¯s hands moved. If they could attack people, he would have killed that timid subordinate. This person was the guard of the Royal Guild expert that Cloud Peak assassinated. He was outside, which was why he survived, so he had trauma about Cloud Peak. Now that Five Ring Money knew that Trio was Cloud Peak, he was emotional when he saw the information on the tag. Maybe those gory scenes gave him a deep impression, and he took several seconds to calm down. ¡°They entered?¡± The chief looked at the tag and squinted his eyes. He stood up, ¡°Wait a while, I will head out.¡± He then used Five Ring Money¡¯s home-ground advantage to exit. Chapter 1114: Vengeful Ocean (2) ¡°No!¡± Deacon Tong was unhappy that the Royal Guild chief had interrupted his dungeon, so he decisively rejected the request when he heard it. ¡°I hope you understand that Five Ring Money isn¡¯t a combative organisation. We are a merchant organization that uses various methods to gather riches. We don¡¯t fight, but we use this place to earn money. You should know that more than others!¡± Deacon Tong pointed at his brain, and he was very fierce. The chief was expressionless as if he had expected Deacon Tong¡¯s rejection. ¡°I will go back if you have nothing else to say. You should rush back. Don¡¯t forget that our most important mission is for Bright Water World¡¯s completion rate to reach 100% and then obtain control of this place to read the Sky Monument!¡± Deacon Tong walked out. He had lost patience with his ¡®colleague.¡¯ ¡°Gore Race.¡± Royal Guild¡¯s chief sat there and calmly said two words. Deacon Tong stopped. The room was silent for a long time. One stood, and one sat as if time had stopped. ¡°I underestimated you.¡± Deacon Tong broke the silence but he still didn¡¯t turn around. He was afraid that the chief would see the killing intent on his face. ¡°We underestimated each other.¡± The chief¡¯s reply caused both of them to be silent once again. ¡°This time, I can help you, but only once.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± When they spoke again, they came to a consensus. ¡°I hope you can kill Ye Zhongming. If not, your Master can¡¯t head down to Earth to help you directly, with your strength...¡± The three of them continued forward and were more careful. Ye Zhongming stopped hiding. He wore his best equipment and held Earth Sand Moon Blade. He used his senses to observe the movement around him. When they got close to the valley, they saw some tattered human corpses but no mutated lifeform bodies, which confused Ye Zhongming. Were the monsters so strong that Five Ring Money and Pin Palace could only leave the corpses and retreat? ¡°Be careful.¡± He instructed his subordinates and led them forward, finally entering the valley. The mountain and the trees blocked his vision. Now that he saw a narrow valley, it felt as if everything had opened up. But this feeling was interrupted by the trembling of the valley. It was like an earthquake, which caused the valley to shake. The red clouds became thicker and more intense. Rain descended, that rain drops connected to form lines that hit the ground. Ye Zhongming took out Staff of the Nature. Although the red rain was dense, it didn¡¯t have any attack. Water Bottle Protection didn¡¯t see signs of weakening. The rain came and went quickly, stopping in a few minutes. But the clouds were still there, threatening the three below. Ye Zhongming kept the staff and looked toward the metal platform deep in the valley. On it was a silver case. But the valley was covered in water, and many places formed puddles. Before they could do anything, the puddles changed. The red rain started to bubble and form red water giants. In a few breaths, six four-meter-tall enemies appeared in the valley. They roared and charged at the three of them. Ye Zhongming¡¯s reaction was quick, and the three reacted instantly. A sniper rifle appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand and shot the head of the giant at the front. Although the bullet was only grey, this gun was really strong. At this distance, even a level six lifeform would die. But after hitting the red giant, the bullet slowed before piercing through. The giant¡¯s body shook before it continued charging. Gao Yi was a warrior who didn¡¯t fear the water giant. He charged with his giant sword, which had wind and lightning wrapped around it. Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s Flame Lightning was also used, and they both hit the giant''s body. Chapter 1115: Pangu Bloodline Chapter 1115: Pangu Bloodline The snaking flame lightning caused the red giant¡¯s body to shake, and some white mist evaporated. At the same time, Gao Yi¡¯s sword hit the giant¡¯s body. This left a huge hole to appear in the body. But they didn¡¯t manage to kill the water giant as expected. This water giant just lowered its head to look at the wound before waving its fist to hit Gao Yi¡¯s body. Gao Yi, who could be considered a monster-like human, was knocked aside like a little chicken. His body flew over Ye Zhongming and landed outside of the valley. The wound that was sliced open slowly closed, and one couldn¡¯t see any marks. As for Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s attacks, it was neutralized and disappeared. The three of them all attacked, but none of them worked. In such a short while, the other giants were nearby. The front two raised their legs to trample while those at the back punched. Like rubber that could stretch and retract, they punched through the gaps of the giant¡¯s body in front of them. The two red giants at the back were the terrifying ones. They squatted down and then leaped into the sky. They crossed their allies and used their bodies to bounce toward them. With their size, if they stepped or hit you, you would suffer from bad injuries, at least. Ye Zhongming and Zhao Xiangxue had to retreat. They got out of the valley, and Gao Yi climbed up behind them. Ye Zhongming glanced at him and saw that he should be fine, apart from some blood at the corner of his mouth. Thick skin was Gao Yi¡¯s strength. The ground shook, caused by the attacks of the few giants. The three of them roughly knew why there were only human corpses here. The six giants were all stronger than level six and weren¡¯t easy to deal with. Ye Zhongming looked at the Chameleon captain¡¯s current state with passion. This was his creation. He gave Gao Yi and Pangu Bloodline! The name indicated a very strong bloodline. Being named after such a legend was as rare as having a prefix. When he got the bloodline, Ye Zhongming had a plan. Rather than Gao Yi becoming Chameleon¡¯s captain, Ye Zhongming specifically nurtured Chameleon¡¯s top expert just for this bloodline. The Pangu Bloodline was strong, but there were also restrictions. This was an explosive bloodline that wouldn¡¯t last long, and there was a long cooldown period. These weren¡¯t too demanding. The demanding thing was that you needed to have strength, body power, and equipment before you could satisfy the bloodline. To help Gao Yi reach the former two requirements, Ye Zhongmming prepared many permanent potions for him to use. In terms of equipment, Pangu Bloodline relied on equipment to get stronger. This meant that to have such a bloodline, you needed a set of equipment that could allow the user¡¯s body to grow bigger. Zhao Xiangxue also transformed, but her body size didn¡¯t change. The robe also had the ability to merge with elemental energy and was different from armor. Ye Zhongming spent a huge price and chose the battle contribution weapon. The equipment of the two Chameleon captains cost all his battle contribution points. Fortunately, those who wore the badge and him killed enough monsters; if not, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to afford it. With so many restrictions, it had to be strong. The bloodline increased combat strength the most directly that Ye Zhongming had seen. It also increased Gao Yi¡¯s evolution level by one level. Apart from size, with everything else remaining the same, Gao Yi had a seven-star evolved state. Based on the bloodline¡¯s description, this increase wasn¡¯t infinite. The overall upgrade only worked until seven stars. This meant that Gao Yi could get eight-star strength when he was seven-star. But when he was an eight-star evolved, he couldn¡¯t get to a nine-star. However, it could increase by half a level, which was enough to make him nearly invincible at the eight-star level. Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak¡¯s foundations were thicker than anyone imagined. Chapter 1116: Potion Box Gao Yi didn¡¯t place his sword down and continued to push toward the red giant, that took a step back. Although he wasn¡¯t as tall as the giant, he had the strength advantage. His legs were able to push the ground, and he knocked into the water giant with his sword held upright. Water splashed. Two giants fell to the ground, even affecting the water giants behind them. Gao Yi ignored everything else. He sat on one giant and used the sword''s handle as a stone to smash down on the enemy¡¯s body. The sound echoed through the small island and even caused the mountain to shake. It spread into the distance and remained in the air. Then was the second, third, fourth... Gao Yi¡¯s idea was simple. It wasn¡¯t afraid of a slash? Its body could heal? It could stretch? Then he wouldn¡¯t thrust or slash. He will smack the red water aside. Would it die, then? Gao Yi continued to smash the water giant and even ignored Ye Zhongming, who passed him. He had only one goal: to smash this enemy to death. Gao Yi pressed onto the enemy¡¯s body and gave the enemy slap after slap. The red liquid splattered around, and some seeped into the ground to form new puddles. But this water giant was shrinking quickly. Gao Yi even stood up to hit it, and the water splashes were even bigger. After some time, when this water giant was turned into a pool of red water, Gao Yi stopped. Pangu Bloodline was ineffective, and his height returned to normal. Gao Yi took a glance and saw Zhao Xiangxue recovering from her transformation. The area before her was empty. In that short while, the deputy captain had cleared her opponent. Zhao Xiangxue won. She used her flames and mental energy to evaporate a water giant, which exhausted her and badly consumed her mental energy and stamina. Many such balls appeared on both sides, and it was impossible to block. Ye Zhongming could only raise the Staff of Nature again. The three of them stood together and allowed the stone to hit the Water Bottle Protection. All they could see were water splashes and stones. When they hit the barrier, it gave thuds, and the energy clash caused the barrier to dim. It made one very uneasy. An intermediate water elemental gem shattered after a minute, and Ye Zhongming changed to a second one. Fortunately, the red clouds were limited. After a while, the clouds stopped rumbling and slowly scattered. Ye Zhongming knew that the test here should have ended. Scorching Flame Technique and Nature Staff made the challenge easy, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t underestimate this place. He could sense how difficult it was. They would have to pay a huge price to pass their two attacks without those two things. He walked to the platform and grabbed the box. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t need to open it to know it was a potion box. A potion box was just a box with a few potions inside. What kind of potions, how many bottles, etc, were all unknown. One could say that this was a reward that depended on luck. But Ye Zhongming felt that since he could even bump into an easter egg, which meant his luck in Bright Water World wouldn¡¯t be bad. He opened the case and hoped that he would still be lucky. Of course, he also had a plan. He scanned all the rewards in Bright Water World before confirming this place as the first stop. If everything went well, then he could finally get... That reward excited him just thinking about it. With such emotions, he opened the potion box. Inside it were six different colored potions orderly placed into two rows. Chapter 1117: Sudden addition of people There were two rows with three potions each. Ye Zhongming looked at them one by one, and he relaxed. The three in the first row were intermediate permanent strength potion, intermediate permanent speed potion, and intermediate permanent stamina potion. These potions were naturally good. After using them, you could raise your abilities in a certain area. The increase had to do with the potion and evolved levels. Normally speaking, the higher the level of the evolved, the smaller the effect of such a potion. This wasn¡¯t a ratio-type potion but a fixed-amount potion. To a high level evolved, the effect of such a potion wasn¡¯t too obvious. Apart from that, it had to do with the evolved type. If a strength-type evolved used a strength potion, it wasn¡¯t as effective as a mental-energy-type evolved using it. But these permanent potions would become popular in the apocalypse as eight and nine star evolved would basically have fixed strength. It was tough to improve. They had to think of other ways to get stronger. Using such permanent potions was undoubtedly the most convenient way. So before Ye Zhongming revived, such potions were very expensive. Especially intermediate and advanced strength, mental energy, and speed potions. This wasn¡¯t hard to understand. Think about it. If a nine-star Flame Elf used many advanced permanent mental energy potions, then its weakness wouldn¡¯t exist. How terrifying would that be? Of course, no Flame Elf in the last life lived to the nine-star level. Ye Zhongming kept the three potions and looked at the three others. Intermediate negative status removal potion, invisibility potion, six-star evolution potion. Only evolved could use the negative state removal potion, which was very valuable for the person with the negative status. It was hard to find when you really needed it, so it was best to keep it. Invisibility potions were more special, and if used well, they were very effective. They could catch people by surprise, be it assassinating evolved beings, stealing things, or dealing with mutated lifeforms. But he didn¡¯t know how long this potion could last. As for six-star evolution potion, getting such a potion at one resource point was a win. But that jump was huge! Only Five Ring Money could do that! But why did they send so many people in? Just to occupy resource points? Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t guess the exact reason, but it didn¡¯t feel good. He recalled information about Bright Water World and noticed something he neglected, if... He couldn¡¯t confirm his guesses were correct, but he was always careful and decided not to leave this place. ............................................................ Behind Royal Guild¡¯s chief were over 300 armed warriors. Before them was a determined young man. This was his godson. Even his name was similar to his aura, Guo Yi. ¡°Your opponents are a seven-star, and two six-star evolved. Their levels are high, but there are only three of them. Moreover, they don¡¯t know that we will attack them. We have the advantage. I will also attack with you.¡± The chief looked at the warriors he had spent so much effort nurturing and was excited. Royal Guild was the weaker faction of the five. This was due to their joining the Cloud Peak conflict. Cloud Peak killed many of their experts, which is why they fell behind at the initial stage. The chief was naturally unhappy about that. He even sacrificed some of his interests to nurture three hundred warriors. Today would be their battle that shocks the world. ¡°Get ready. You will taste the feeling of killing the boss of the sixth-ranked faction, who is the tenth in the solo rankings!¡± Chapter 1118: Space exception ¡°You say you used the space exception?¡± Deacon Water¡¯s beautiful brows frowned, and she looked in shock at her most reliable ally in Five Ring Money. ¡°You are not careful.¡± Deacon Water was unhappy that Deacon Tong opened a space exception for the Royal Guild. If this matter spread, it would greatly affect Five Ring Money¡¯s reputation. This organization relied on its reputation to do business. Although they would do dirty things, they were very discrete. For example, directly attacking people in the space was not allowed. ¡°He knows about the Gore Race.¡± Deacon Tong¡¯s words caused Deacon Water¡¯s eyes to open wide. She also knew about the Gore race from Deacon Tong. Deacon Water knew what those two words meant to Deacon Tong and Five Ring Money. She dared be stubborn and firm during the meeting and not give Deacon Bai any face because she knew about the Gore Race. She knew that Deacon Tong, who stood on her side, had obtained their support. But now, the Royal Guild actually knew about that name. Deacon Water¡¯s head hurt. She felt like things had become very complicated. She had a plan for Cloud Peak. Her intel department gave her a very serious report, hoping they could work with Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. They had to work with him, especially after that person obtained two Lord¡¯s cases. ¡°Since they know about Gore Race, they should have a faction we don¡¯t know about. I had to agree with him. Cloud Peak is strong, but that depends on who they are against. They... Can¡¯t compare to those above.¡± Deacon Tong rubbed his forehead. Things that weren¡¯t in his control gave him a headache. He naturally hated Royal Guild for messing up Five Ring Money¡¯s plan for their personal vendetta, but he had to yield to elements that he couldn¡¯t overcome. ¡°The world is like that. Those without background will die quickly.¡± Deacon Tong smiled, but that smile looked maniacal. That face that wasn¡¯t distinctly male or female looked vicious because of that, ¡°Hadn¡¯t it always been like that?¡± ();() .................................................................. Ye Zhongming looked at the six droplet-shaped gems with a complicated expression. He finally understood their function. The two of them looked wary and continued to sweep toward that direction. ¡°Follow me.¡± Ye Zhongming said, and they changed directions immediately. He brought the two of them to a kilometer away. ¡°They are here for us.¡± Ye Zhongming squinted. He felt that those people adjusted their directions after they changed their destination. It was obvious they were charging for them. ¡°Want to discuss things with us?¡± Zhao Xiangxue guessed. Ye Zhongming shook his head and waved to his allies. The three of them ran toward the rainforest, saying, ¡°They don¡¯t need so many people if they just want to talk to us.¡± ¡°Bright Water World doesn¡¯t allow fights. There was one possibility, which was space exception.¡± ¡°These people...¡± Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s eyes started to spark. ¡°Royal Guild.¡± Ye Zhongming said calmly. Only Five Ring Money could activate the space exception. Only the Royal Guild could increase troops without increasing the number of participating factions. ¡°Seems like we are going to fight.¡± The three of them were already in the rainforest. It seemed like Ye Zhongming aimlessly touched some trees. He then made an arc before heading to the edge of the forest. At this point, they could see hundreds of evolved. Ye Zhongming stood there innocently at the evolved, ¡°You...¡± A young leader stepped out and sized Ye Zhongming up. He smiled, ¡°Hello, let me introduce myself. Guo Yi, Royal Guild. You were the one that went to the previous resource point?¡± Ye Zhongming reached an arm out, ¡°Seems like we took a different path.¡± The two of them grabbed each other¡¯s hands. Guo Yi¡¯s smile turned even thicker. ¡°Right, we have different paths. I am alive, and you are going to die. How would our paths be the same?¡± At the same time, a golden light shot from his eyes. Like a sun suddenly appearing in the night sky. Two rays fired at Ye Zhongming. The evolved behind him also pounced toward Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue! Chapter 1119: Drifting Gold Eyes Everything happened very quickly and simultaneously, which meant that you had to examine the battlefield from two perspectives. One was that those evolved were surrounding Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue. Three hundred armed warriors were not easy meat. They wore a uniform and had similar weapons. Even their sunglasses were the same model. If they weren¡¯t only using this to draw attention, then they were undoubtedly stronger than others. Be it Gao Yi or Zhao Xiangxue, they didn¡¯t think Five Ring Money¡¯s branch did so just to make these few hundred people look nice. So, the two of them reacted. Gao Yi at the front, Zhao Xiangxue behind. They raised their weapons. Gao Yi¡¯s Pangu Bloodline was still in cooldown. Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s body started to give off heat, and she was about to transform. But she remembered what the boss said, so she didn¡¯t fully transform. But the two of them were really careful because they could tell this team was well-trained. They were well communicated and moved with rhythm. They didn¡¯t get messy because of the chaos and paid attention to their target. They even formed four layers to prevent the target from breaking out. The two of them didn¡¯t attack. Although they didn¡¯t know what signal the boss told them to wait for, they believed him. Very quickly, Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue knew why Ye Zhongming told them to hold back. Something had helped them. What helped was the trees in the rainforest with red leaves! It was so sudden that even Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue didn¡¯t expect it. The trees used their sharp branches that had suddenly extended to attack the warriors that were close by. There were screams. Some warriors were dragged to the ground, and some were pierced. There were a few trees that sent leaves spiraling down like hidden weapons, which covered many warriors. This sudden sneak attack on a few dozen warriors caused their formation to get messy. Drifting Gold Eyes and the glove venom along with Demon Crocodile. These were his three attacks. He didn¡¯t believe that the person would be able to survive. Not only was this guy ranked in the top 10 and seven stars, but he was, too! Royal Guild¡¯s secret squad leader was seven-star. He had always felt good. He would let the chief see that the seven-star potion that was given to him after robbing so many factions was worth it. But this good feeling disappeared. The enemy didn¡¯t move. Guo Yi wanted to pull Ye Zhongming and let the Demon Crocodile bite Ye Zhongming. Either that, or Ye Zhongming was already dead, and the crocodile would bite the corpse into two. But that didn¡¯t happen. What happened was that his hand hurt, and he felt the other hand hurt, too. Then, his legs were pain, then... There was no then. Drifting Gold Eyes was strong, and the attack method exceeded his expectations. But sometimes, victory was decided by strength and not sneak attack. Ye Zhongming felt slightly uncomfortable and closed his eyes. Those two rays hit his body and didn¡¯t even break Black Halo Shield. Guo Yi¡¯s definite kill strike didn¡¯t do anything to him. The poison spikes from his palm came from his gloves. Don¡¯t forget that Ye Zhongming also had gloves. He used Cloud Slice. The first feeling of pain was because his hand was sliced into meat paste by that slice. The second pain was Ye Zhongming¡¯s counterattack. His hand, which used the Scorching Flame Technique, contained huge power, which shattered the demon crocodile. The final bit of pain was when Ye Zhongming activated his skill. His body leaned over, and he kicked. Two times strength hit the part between Guo Yi¡¯s legs. Although he was wearing a full green set with two pieces of blue equipment, it couldn¡¯t block the gold Blood Stepping Boot¡¯s attack. He was kicked to death. The direct clash between two seven-star evolved indeed in Ye Zhongming¡¯s complete victory! Chapter 1120: Team buff Even in death, Guo Yi might not understand how, as the secret weapon, the person who could go up against the few deacons would die so easily. Was the gap between his opponent and him so strong? He didn¡¯t know that if he fought Ye Zhongming openly, he might be able to hold on for a while. But he felt like he could sneak attack him, which sent him right before Ye Zhongming. To date, people on the same level, even those a level higher, couldn¡¯t go up against Ye Zhongming. The captain¡¯s death caused an even bigger shock to the team than the sudden appearance of the mutated trees. These warriors imagined many situations, but nothing like this. They were very strong, but they had to have a leader. Now that the leader was dead, what should they do? ¡°Pa pa pa!¡± The applause gave these evolved a direction. They retreated from their attacks and formed a fan formation around that person. ¡°I thought my subordinates were fools, which was why Cloud Peak could survive. Now, it seems like it has nothing to do with them; you are just too strong.¡± Royal Guild chief placed his hand down. Although he was praising Ye Zhongming, his eyes were filled with hate and disgust. There was also a deep unwillingness to admit it. He spent a lot of effort nurturing Guo Yi. One could say that he didn¡¯t even spend so much effort on his son. That was the start and source of his ambition. It gave him the confidence to rule Figve Ring Money and stand at the top of the world. But now, that person had turned into a corpse and laid near to him. His eyes protruded, and in it was deep unwillingness like the chief. Ye Zhongming looked at this person who had some age but wasn¡¯t old. He lowered his head and then asked, ¡°You paid a huge price to kill me, right?¡± ¡°It is worth it.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Things were at this stage, so everything else was useless. He was just curious about the reasoning. As expected, when the chief revealed his armor, the other warriors took off their coats to show similar metal soft armor of similar material and color. ¡°Team buff!¡± Ye Zhongming recognized the power that the enemy had suddenly given off. ¡°Good eyes,¡± Chi E smiled sinisterly before his body gave off a dark energy. The energy wrapped the warriors around him when something shocking happened. Many warriors disappeared. When they appeared again, they were already around Ye Zhongming. They used teleportation to surround them. Ye Zhongming was familiar with team buffs. He had seen a team buff book on the Competition Deaeth Wheel. Ah Yang and his seven brothers were also considered a team buff. This ability would normally be very terrifying, and there were many types with different buffs. Without understanding the situation, it was hard to deal with them. No wonder this chief would lead a few hundred people and chase them. They dared to attack on this island because they were relying on the team buff. If Ye Zhongming was leading a squad, be it the main squad or protector squad, he wouldn¡¯t be afraid of them. As long as they created a chance for him, he could use his solo advantage to kill this squad. The team buff would be broken once their numbers reached a certain level. But there were only three of them. Ye Zhongming could retreat himself, but what about Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue? They were surrounded, and it was very dangerous. A bad feeling rose in his heart. ¡°Ah!¡± The few hundred warriors shouted. Black gas rose from their bodies and covered them, forming a beast-like mist armor. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t wait for them to enter their strongest form. He charged and waved Earth Sand Moon Blade and used Thousand Body Slash. But a weird scene appeared again. In front of the skill light, a black hole-like mouth appeared. It opened and swallowed Ye Zhongming¡¯s skill! Chapter 1121: Black Mist Formation Chapter 1121: Black Mist Formation The chief looked delighted when he saw Ye Zhongming¡¯s shock. No matter how he previously hid his strength, he wanted to be famous. Facing a top-ten-ranked expert and making him so helpless felt great. ¡°Before my kids are fully prepared, you can do nothing.¡± What replied to him was a gunshot. Ye Zhongming placed the sniper rifle down, and his gaze became slightly more ugly. An energy spiral appeared before the chief¡¯s face, swallowing the bullet that Ye Zhongming had fired. Ye Zhongming realised it was a piece of high-level defensive equipment that needed to be charged. Each charge could block ten ranged attacks. Ye Zhongming raised his arm and fired toward a warrior on the other side, but it was blocked again by that huge black mouth. The chief¡¯s laughter was very ear-piercing. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t really know what the black mouth was. It might be a team buff ability or a piece of equipment. But no matter what it was, its ability gave Ye Zhongming a headache. As expected from Five Ring Money, at least in terms of high-end equipment, they didn¡¯t have much fewer than Cloud Peak. Zhao Xiangxue also tried to attack, but that black mouth blocked it. Actually, this didn¡¯t mean that the thing was invincible. There wasn¡¯t anything that was invincible in the world. As long as they had some time, they would be able to break the big mouth. After all, this wouldn¡¯t be able to last for too long, and the amount it could intercept was limited. If they were patient, they could find a way to break through. But the warriors were entering the special transformation from the team buff. This process wouldn¡¯t last too long, but they didn¡¯t have enough time. In just a short while, the black mouth disappeared. The Royal Guild warriors were prepared and entered a battle state. The warriors at the front raised their shields and took another step forward to shrink the circle. The gun¡¯s attacks hit the shield and caused black mist to explode. Some shields became thinner and dimmer, but they didn¡¯t collapse. The warriors covered in the mist weren¡¯t affected. But the gun didn¡¯t fire once. Ye Zhongming pulled the trigger several times and fired many energy arcs. Zhao Xiangxue attacked, too. She raised her staff. She threw a Flame Lightning in one direction and then waved her staff toward where Ye Zhongming fired. A ball-sized fireball appeared between the shield and spear warriors. After appearing, the fireball started to grow bigger. The light and temperature scattered the black mist, causing their formation to be slightly chaotic. Light and darkness never fit together. ¡°Thrust!¡± Another voice spread from some part of the formation. Those spears thrust toward the fireball, which was already the size of a basin. Before the spears touched it, their tips started to sizzle. When they finally hit the fireball, the black mist was so thick it could wrap it. At the front, the guns and shields clashed. Behind, spears and Burning Sun Technique clashed. Everyone paid attention to this because everyone knew that the outcome here represented how the battle would go. The person who got the upper hand would control the situation until he won. The few warriors stumbled and failed to block the purple weapon¡¯s attacks. But after the energy hit their bodies, it didn¡¯t scatter the mist armor and kill them. The few people that were hit just tilted before standing still again. The energy arcs that should have sliced their bodies spread toward the warriors on the sides. Dozens of them were hit, but their bodies shook slightly, some mist scattered, and they were perfectly fine. Explosions spread at the same time. Burning Sun Technique didn¡¯t get as huge as during the Puppet Ruins. Those spear attacks ignited it before that. Large flames spread in all directions. Chapter 1122: Breaking Free Compared to the lightning from the energy gun, the flames were more of a threat. The burning flames charged in all directions and covered many warriors. It was as if the black mist was being chased away. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s reaction wasn¡¯t to chase the win but to use Staff of Nature. The flames suddenly disappeared. Or rather, they suddenly spread in all directions, hitting all the warriors before being swallowed by the black mist and disappearing. Ye Zhongming saw all of that and was calculating. Black mist negates attacks, damage sharing... This was the team buff¡¯s nature. Normally speaking, Ye Zhongming remembered that the strongest team buff book only had six to seven abilities. The stronger the abilities, the fewer the number. For example, the strongest team buff book only had one ability: Live and Die Together. As long as the people who had the team buff didn¡¯t all die on the same day, then on the second day, those who died would revive. That ability was truly recognised as overpowered, but it only had one ability. Now, the damage-share ability that this team buff had was already very strong. Ye Zhongming estimated that it had at most two more abilities that weren¡¯t shown. As these people hadn¡¯t attacked yet, then these abilities should be attacks. Just as he analysed, Water Bottle Protection was tested. The formation that was in a bad state from Ye Zhongming and Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s attacks started to fight back. After the black mist swallowed the flames, each warrior split some of the mist. They turned from mist state to sharp needles that fired toward the three of them. Although those spears didn¡¯t hit Water Bottle Protection, their routes didn¡¯t change, and they still aimed at Ye Zhongming. The length that wasn¡¯t enough suddenly extended because the spears grew longer and could threaten Ye Zhongming. This should be the battle nature of each person after the team buff and not an overall ability. That blade should be the final skill of the team buff! Ye Zhongming used Quickness after tossing his subordinates. His body didn¡¯t even turn. He used his inhuman body qualities to lean backward. He ignored the spears aiming at his back. A bone staff appeared in his hands, and he fired a streak of light at that flame blade. Soul Shattering Bone Staff! Only a third of the patterns lit up, but this soul artifact made of a level nine lifeform¡¯s bones was still a killing weapon. The light, blade, and spears in that direction clashed, causing an intense energy explosion. At the same time as Ye Zhongming retreating, the Explosive Mechanic stood near his back, firing toward where he was retreating. Two rays annihilated those spears to ensure that his back was safe. He ignored the outcome of the Soul Shattering Staff and the black flame blade and quickly left. He kept the Explosive Mechanic when he passed it, and then the rays smashed into the shield warriors. Numerous rays shot from his hands. Cloud Slice exploded. Such a job skill could be used in many ways the moment you get familiar with it. But few people could use them like Ye Zhongming. Not everyone dared to put themselves in such danger. He still didn¡¯t care about the effect. After Cloud Slice, he charged out and was in the distance in a few seconds. He caught his two subordinates that were about to land and dragged them toward the ocean. Be it the Royal Guild¡¯s chief who placed his arms down after the blade and staff¡¯s light clashed, the ordinary soldiers who were broken through, or the three Five Ring Money deacons watching from the entertainment zone. They were shocked. They had one thought. How would they get out if they were in Ye Zhongming¡¯s position? Would they be as decisive and fearless as him? Chapter 1123: Finding help It didn¡¯t take long since they faced off, and Ye Zhongming broke free, but both sides exchanged many skills. They had a rough understanding of their opponents. However, such understanding was limited and not 100% confirmed, which buried some suspense for the following battle. Ye Zhongming was really quick when he carried the two of them, but obviously, it couldn¡¯t compare to when he was alone. What surprised him was that Royal Guild was able to keep close. It was as if the black mist had increased their speed. With their speed, they arrived at the island''s edge, and Vengeful Blood Ocean was ahead. If the ocean water were blue, the trees were green, and the sun was in the sky, this would be a perfect resort. Royal Guild warriors caught up. Although some mutated trees blocked them briefly, the team buff allowed them to end the battle quickly. They surrounded the three of them on the ocean again. Their vision was clear here, and nothing was obstructing them, which was good for attacks. The Royal Guild chief saw that they stopped running, so he laughed and shook his head at Ye Zhongming. He was telling them clearly that they wouldn¡¯t be able to run. Ye Zhongming used his gaze to reply to him that he wasn¡¯t running. No one said a word. They understood what each other meant through their gazes. The chief waved. Royal Guild warriors spread out once again. Shield soldiers at the front, spears behind and the hooks furthest at the back. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if those strong spears had a cooldown time and if he could use that destructive black flame blade. He only knew that he would be able to fight them here. His eyes flashed black. The black was so dark as if it came from hell. Ye Zhongming activated his bloodline, Hell Envoy! At the same time, the sand around him started to spiral, forming a sand monster the same height as Ye Zhongming. Royal Guild needed a big space, and so did he to lay out the puppet formation! The forest was not beneficial for these puppets. Those black puppets turned gold because Ye Zhongming experimented on them and used the Treasure Nurturing Gourd to raise their quality. Although he couldn¡¯t use the gourd on the formation or the Proof of the Puppet, he could use it on puppets that he had modified. Remember when Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue looked at him like he was crazy? It was because he used the equipment upgrade scroll to get the Treasure Nurturing Gourd to gold and then used the red gem to absorb and provide energy to the Kes Charger quickly. He used this equipment to provide energy to the gourd and quickly raised these puppets to gold. Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue had fought gold puppets before and knew that they had many weaknesses. But their strengths were a huge threat. Fighting too many at once would force them to flee. Ye Zhongming used ways that they couldn¡¯t think of for his equipment to complement and help each other. It was no wonder that they were filled with respect. At the same time, there was another reason why Ye Zhongming chose this place. His bloodline had 20-30% more closeness to sand. Since there was a beach, he should use it. As for those two sand soldiers, it was from the sand soldier music box that he had upgraded to green grade. At this level, the equipment could summon two sand soldiers at once. ¡°This is why he only brought two people?¡± Deacon Ouyang asked Deacon Tong and Deacon Water in disbelief. This wasn¡¯t a question; he just used it to express his disbelief. But Deacon Tong¡¯s reply shocked Deacon Ouyang. ¡°No, he found these puppets in the puppet ruins.¡± The three deacons were silent and filled with shock. Was this the strength of a top smith? He could turn his things into such god-like tools? If that was the case, then wouldn¡¯t he be ranked higher? The battle began while they were all in shock. Chapter 1124: Are you kidding The two-horned sand monster beside Ye Zhongming waved an arm, and the sand on the ground turned into a sand rod that flew forward with lightning energy. As there were puppets before it, the sand rod was hidden. When the Royal Guild noticed it, it was already before a warrior. Pu. The sand rod struck the black mist armor and thrust into it. Like a signal, all the wooden puppets moved. The golden puppets would roar to raise morale, but silence was often a better show of strength. The few formations looked very orderly, and they moved forward. Some gathered beside Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue, forming a firm defensive formation. Some didn¡¯t move like they were waiting for something. Those scattered puppets were more direct. They pounced at the warriors closest to them and punched. Royal Guild wouldn¡¯t take the hits for nothing. All the shield warriors shouted before stepping forward. They raised their shields to face the attacks. The spear warriors thrust through the gaps of the shield warriors¡¯ shoulders to kill the enemies. Some warriors with hooks attacked for the first time. The flying hooks flew toward the puppets; some were hit in the head and sent flying outside the formation. These hooks had some weird power. Any puppet that was pulled started to become wobbly once they stood up; they weren¡¯t able to fight, at least for a short time. The spears were also very powerful. Although the needles didn¡¯t appear again, the spears were surprisingly strong. Facing the puppets whose defense wasn¡¯t their strong suit, each spear could be thrust into their bodies. One spear might not do much, but the more spears hit, the more their bodies would naturally crack. The more cracks there were, the bigger they would grow, and the puppet would be destroyed. Gao Yi charged. He was not used to being protected. Now that he had so many allies that he could fight alongside so that he wasn¡¯t surrounded, he got to the frontline and fought the enemies head-on. He could not use Pangu Bloodline but had his armor, sword, and strong combat strength, which made him far stronger than those puppets. He attracted the attacks of a dozen Royal Guild warriors. Zhao Xiangxue also transformed. Normally, when facing such a group, she should be in human form to use her AOE attacks. Be it the three deacons or the Royal Guild, they were shocked. Are you kidding me? You have more? He used nearly everything in his space. He took out the sniper rifle and aimed at the chief. Many leveled bullets flew toward the Chief. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t forget that this person had defensive equipment. But he wanted to see if he had more bullets or if that person had more defensive equipment. He felt these people would collapse if he killed the Royal Guild chief. To be honest, Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t planned on using the puppets. These things were not renewable. One destroyed meant that there would be one fewer. Ye Zhongming saw that at least a few dozen of them were destroyed in just a short time. The chief was shocked when he saw Ye Zhongming summoning troops so easily. He didn¡¯t expect this person to battle him in such a way. But he quickly found an opportunity. Team Buff had a damage share, which allowed his kids to survive for a while, with none dying. He could use this chance to kill Cloud Peak¡¯s few members. Then, the scales of victory would tilt toward them. He could even quickly wipe out his enemy if he expanded his gains. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s gunshot interrupted his illusions. The spiraling bullets troubled him. The chief wasn¡¯t a fool and knew that Ye Zhongming did so to kill him quickly. He looked at his equipment''s remaining energy and decided to gamble. Chapter 1125: Sudden Collapse He had to gamble because he was already very nervous now. Or rather, he was confident that his side would win but was afraid that accidents might happen. In his heart, he realized that he was overconfident. Cloud Peak¡¯s boss was more problematic than he thought. To ensure victory, he gambled to see who could kill the other first. He waved his arms. Much of the black mist gathered towards his side. At the same time, some on the bodies of the warriors were split over to him. This was very similar to when he used the black flame blade. The chief planned to use the team buff¡¯s strongest attack to break the situation. If he could use his attack to kill these fellows, even Ye Zhongming, victory would be his. If he couldn¡¯t kill Ye Zhongming directly, the battle would lean toward them as long as he killed enough wooden puppets. He just had to ensure... That Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t kill him when he was using the attack. .......................................... In that meeting room, the three deacons faced a choice when the Royal Guild chief was gambling. That was a choice that decided the outcome. Everything came from Deacon Ouyang¡¯s comment. He said, ¡°Is it good for us if Cloud Peak wins?¡± Even if Deacon Tong and Deacon Water both hoped to work with Cloud Peak, if Cloud Peak really won, this would mean that they would lose one ring. Their structure wouldn¡¯t be so complete, and their strength would drop. That was not good for Five Ring Money. But Deacon Water¡¯s words caused the discussion to be more neutral. Ye Zhongming placed his sniper rifle down. He knew that he couldn¡¯t kill him before he used his skill. Then, he had to face the black blade that could slice through the heavens. He had tested this skill previously. After activating some of its strength, Soul Shattering Bone Staff was able to be its match. He had no time to take the staff out, so he could only use Staff of Nature. He didn¡¯t know if Water Bottle Protection could block it. When he was planning on defending, something he didn¡¯t expect happened. The Royal Guild warriors who were surviving due to the damage share started to suffer from losses. This meant that the damage share had reached a limit. The appearance of casualties represented the Royal Guild¡¯s defeat. Royal Guild¡¯s team buff ability was very strong. They were all very powerful, be it damage share, damage reflect, or black flame blade. Any one of them was top grade. But be it the chief or Ye Zhongming, they missed out on one thing: the levels of these warriors weren¡¯t too high. Of course, levels were relative. This team was decent compared to evolved outside. Their average level was four stars, which was above the current evolution standard. But what were the levels of the wooden puppets? Ye Zhongming used the Treasure Nurturing Gourd, Kes Charger, and red energy gems to upgrade them. They were over five-star. In terms of strength, they could even battle with ordinary seven-star evolved. As for his other combat strength, be it Gao Yi or Zhao Xiangxue or the two-horned sand monster and music box; they were far stronger than the Royal Guild troops. There were also the level five Cannibal Flowers and Needle Birds. All of them crushed the opponent. This battle wouldn''t have lasted for so long if not for the black mist raising their attacks and defense. There was still a gap in raw strength. After holding on for so long and destroying at least a hundred puppets and dozens of Cannibal Flowers, the Royal Guild troops couldn¡¯t stop the attacks and collapsed. The black flame blade itself was suppressed. Without the formation''s source of power, it disappeared. After just half a minute, Gao Yi and the puppets charged into their formation, and it became a one-sided massacre. The battle ended when Ye Zhongming stood before the Royal Guild chief and used his skills to incapacitate him. Chapter 1126: Choose or be chosen The Royal Guild Chief knelt on the ground, and blood flowed from his mouth. To evolved, injuries that continued to bleed were irreversible injuries. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hold back. The head of one of the rings didn''t have long to live. Although the wheels were magical, and there were many potions and jobs that could save lives, those weren¡¯t things the royal guild chief would enjoy. ¡°This is Bright Water World, it is... Five Ring Money¡¯s territory... You,... Dare to kill me?¡± Even if he was badly injured and sensed that his life force was draining, Chi E still had some hope. He used Five Ring Money¡¯s home-ground advantage to hold Ye Zhongming hostage. Ye Zhongming glanced at the battlefield and slowly grabbed the chief¡¯s throat. The chief was right. This was Bright Water World, Five Ring Money¡¯s home ground. If Ye Zhongming killed the chief, who was one of the five deacons, that was a problem. But no matter what, they attacked him first. He had no reason to let him go and allow him to continue to find trouble with him in the future. Moreover, Ye Zhongming was very calm after reviving. He didn¡¯t fear any evolved. His ideals were very simple: he would try to keep those on his side alive and would kill his enemies if he could. The reason why he didn''t kill the chief immediately was because he wanted to know why he attacked himself. Be it time or location, this wasn¡¯t the best opportunity. This question wrapped around his mind. When he heard that question, Chi E laughed. His twisted arms and legs started to twitch. He looked at Ye Zhongming with a complicated expression. He was filled with fear towards this guy due to his strength. When he realized that his team was about to lose, he didn¡¯t expect himself to be so easily defeated. He was a seven-star evolved, so he didn¡¯t understand why their gap was so huge. Why was he unable to last for even ten seconds before this kid? On the other side, he felt like he had something to rely on and that this guy wouldn¡¯t dare to kill him. That guy had to fear Five Ring Money¡¯s home-ground advantage. So when he heard this question, he laughed and wasn¡¯t prepared to reply. Ye Zhongming squinted and noticed that this person was just laughing coldly and not speaking. His patience was gone, and he used more strength, wanting to crush his throat. Evolved were sensitive towards killing energy. He sensed it right away when Ye Zhongming wanted to kill him. He reacted. Be it his eyes or body, he transmitted a message to Ye Zhongming. He had something to say. ¡°You will kill me regardless, I can tell.¡± ¡°Then, goodbye.¡± Their voices were soft, but they were talking about life and death. ¡°Wait!¡± When Ye Zhongming was about to attack, the three deacons and their subordinates appeared nearby. Dozens of speedboats broke the red ocean and drove quickly over. Ye Zhongming took a look as expected from the person who controlled Bright Water World for now. He could even make speedboats while others had to swim. The time was enough for him to kill the chief, but he hesitated and didn¡¯t kill him. He wanted to hear what the deacons said. Of course, he had enough confidence. Not mentioning those wooden puppets, his understanding of Bright Water World meant he wasn¡¯t afraid of these people. The few deacons didn¡¯t bring many people, which was one reason he was more relaxed. The three deacons came to shore, and a hundred guards were behind them. Even if they knew the outcome, they were still shocked when they saw the Royal Guild¡¯s situation. Someone on their level was kneeling before others. That made them feel a sense of defeat. Their gaze toward Ye Zhongming became complicated; this person was already so strong? ¡°You came to give me an explanation?¡± Ye Zhongming held up the chief like he was holding a bag he could tear apart. The three deacons looked at each other. Deacon Tong spoke, ¡°Mr Ye, there might be another better way to handle this.¡± Chapter 1127: Gene Warrior Trade ¡°Tell me about it.¡± Ye Zhongming kept the puppets, and his bloodline was on cooldown. The sand soldiers from the music box also disappeared. Only a few dozen Cannibal Flowers, Gao Yi, and Zhao Xiangxue, were left. But the few deacons didn¡¯t think that Ye Zhongming had no more combat strength. Deacon Tong looked at the Royal Guild Chief with a complicated expression and said directly, ¡°You can kill this person. Failures don¡¯t have the right to beg.¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned and didn¡¯t expect Deacon Tong to say that. The Royal Guild chief looked at Deacon Tong viciously, but he didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°We can compensate you for your losses here. We will compensate you double.¡± There was only the sound of Deacon Tong¡¯s voice and the ocean. ¡°That is the first way to solve it.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and waited for him to continue. ¡°Mr Ye can vent his frustration and make up the losses, but... You will lose our friendship.¡± ¡°Is your friendship very valuable?¡± Zhao Xiangxue looked at this person and replied coldly. Although she was used to silence, she knew sometimes a subordinate had to take up a role. She had to say some words that her boss didn¡¯t want to say when negotiating with others. ¡°Whether our friendship is worth any money depends on our negotiations.¡± Deacon Tong smiled and then turned toward Ye Zhongming, ¡°One more solution. You give him to us, and we will compensate you. Moreover, he will pay for his life. Then, we can sit down and negotiate.¡± Seeing that Zhao Xiangxue wanted to say something else, he waved, ¡°Don¡¯t reject me immediately. We got to our positions not only by killing people, right, Mr Ye? Sometimes, we can place hatred down.[ Moreover, what is between you two isn¡¯t hatred.¡± Zhao Xiangxue looked at Ye Zhongming and didn¡¯t say anything. She knew that it was time to let her boss make the decision. ¡°You don¡¯t have to be exact, but I need to know roughly what I can get.¡± Ye Zhongming tossed the chief¡¯s body, allowing his blood to scatter. Many Five Ring Money warriors saw that and were furious. But they saw the Royal Guild¡¯s tragic situation and were terrified. The three deacons weren¡¯t surprised but were amazed as he had such a big space equipment. They knew that the puppets and equipment were all stored in his space. ¡°These are our compensation.¡± Deacon Tong was direct and placed another box before Ye Zhongming. There was a green summoning-type equipment and 300 level five crystals which was more than what he lost. But it was hard to say if it was two times. Both sides didn¡¯t want to bicker on that point. The three deacons were very efficient, which improved Ye Zhongming¡¯s impression of them. ¡°If the apocalypse is like the underworld, then we are sons and daughters of that world. Let¡¯s be honest: I will say what I need, and you say what you want. Mr Ye, let¡¯s continue discussing this as the pretext; how about it?¡± Deacon Water spoke first. Ye Zhongming looked at this pure woman and didn¡¯t understand who had the most power out of the three deacons. Seeing him agree, Deacon Water¡¯s eyes lit up. She laid out the cooperation conditions she had planned a long time ago. ¡°First, gene lifeforms.¡± Deacon Water waved, and a ball of ice wrapped that bottle of wine. After reducing its temperature, she poured it for the few of them. ¡°We discussed this previously, so Mr Ye has no questions, right?¡± Both sides agreed when Deacon Water gave Ye Zhongming the materials for the Earth Sand Moon Blade. Five Ring Money needed gene lifeforms to fill their Gory Red Arena, and Cloud Peak needed the battle results of those gene lifeforms so each side would benefit. ¡°No problem, but we didn¡¯t settle on the price.¡± Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, she frowned and was slightly unhappy, ¡°Does Mr Ye still want us to pay money to purchase?¡± Ye Zhongming acted like it was obvious and spread his arms, ¡°Of course, we are providing gene lifeforms to bring you profit, and they would even be sacrificed, so shouldn¡¯t I be compensated? Don¡¯t say that we are using this chance to better our research. If I wanted the data, there are other places I can go to. What do the deacons think?¡± The three of them looked at each other, and Deacon Water said, ¡°Sure, but it can¡¯t be too high, and we won¡¯t agree on a profit commission! Mr Ye must know that we can find others.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. ¡°Then second.¡± Deacon Water spread and waved two fingers, causing Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes to be slightly dazzled, ¡°We hope to purchase relatively complete gene warriors in the future to replenish our strength.¡± Ye Zhongming straightened his back. ¡°Oh, what is relatively complete? How many do you need?¡± Chapter 1128: No discussion Others didn¡¯t know, but Ye Zhongming knew Cloud Peak¡¯s gene warriors were part of their fighting squad. They also formed an army. There were two types. Apart from the explosive gene warriors, there were gene lifeforms similar to ordinary evolved that could fight stably. The only thing they had to do was to repair and nurture them. This wasn¡¯t much for the labs that created these lifeforms. Besides appearing during the Flame Tiger Operation, Cloud Peak rarely showed them. Hearing Deacon Water say that, Ye Zhongming guessed that they had obtained some news confirming that Cloud Peak¡¯s gene research had broken through, which was why they gave such a condition. ¡°Relatively mature means that they can be used in fights. Moreover, you don¡¯t need to incur a lot of costs to sustain them. Five Ring Money doesn¡¯t have as good life technology as Mr Ye and also don¡¯t have top talents like Professor Lu Zhenghong.¡± Deacon Water observed Ye Zhongming¡¯s face and smiled, ¡°As for the amount, we would have to discuss that in scale. I think Mr. Ye¡¯s Cloud Peak has more than one gene lifeform. We are interested in more than one, so each price will be different, and the needs will be different... As for the exact... It would depend on their quality and price.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Sure, once we have such stable gene warriors, we can discuss the specifics. But I will agree first to ensure there won¡¯t be more obstacles in the future.¡± ¡°We trust Mr Ye.¡± Deacon Water lowered her head to show thanks. Deacon Tong and Deacon Ouyang were relaxed. They were glad to see them come to an agreement. But Ye Zhongming firmly declined the third condition. ¡°Thirdly, we need a batch of crystal weapons, guns, grenades, and cannons.¡± Ye Zhongming swiftly shook his head, ¡°Crystal weapons are not for sale; there is no discussion on this.¡± The three deacons discussed, and this time it was Deacon Ouyang, ¡°I think Mr Ye is afraid of the technology being leaked. We can ensure that we aren¡¯t interested in studying this complicated thing. Others might think we are fake, but you can understand how much effort it takes to design and research such things. We don¡¯t have the energy to do that and don¡¯t want to invest so much. We love to do business and not research. So if that is your worry, then you don¡¯t have to. If you are willing, we can give you a satisfactory price.¡± But because of their personality, Ye Zhongming was worried. They didn¡¯t care about the technology now, but that didn¡¯t mean that they didn¡¯t in the future. Research costs are high now, but they might not think it is high in the future. Things might be different once they created huge profits with the crystal weapons. All the promises, contracts, and trading partners were nothing in front of their interests. So, Ye Zhongming was not planning to release the crystal weapons¡ªat least not before he made a huge switch in models. Seeing Ye Zhongming focus on his drink, the few deacons knew that there was no possibility. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about the next thing.¡± Deacon Water was slightly disappointed and said, ¡°Equipment. We hope to purchase large amounts of equipment from Cloud Peak.¡± ...................................................... The discussion continued for a long time, which was normal. After all, it concerned many things and interests. Gene lifeforms, equipment, potions, materials, intel, etc, needed detailed talks. Any mistake would affect their future cooperation. Neither side wanted to lose out, and they bargained, so time flew by. When they stopped, their throats felt try. The negotiation wasn¡¯t about the trade itself; it was also a silent competition about their strength, future, wishes, psychology, etc. It wasn¡¯t easy to agree. But when the three deacons felt like these dozen agreements were all, Ye Zhongming placed something in front of them. ¡°All of you are done, and then it is my turn. Take a look at this; maybe we can make another deal.¡± Chapter 1129: Two reports ¡°What is that?¡± The three deacons looked at the small things on the table. They didn¡¯t recognize it. It looked like a medicine. Ye Zhongming smiled. It was the apocalypse. People could recognize potions and scrolls, but ordinary medicine that you had in peacetime was something people were confused about. ¡°You can look at this first.¡± Ye Zhongming took a few pieces of paper from his space and passed them to the three deacons. There were two reports. Of course, they came from Cloud Peak. One was an overall report that didn¡¯t have anything scientific¡ªonly some data. This alone was shocking. It recorded the body changes when evolved used evolution potions, especially in terms of falling ill. Ratios of deformities, weird statuses, bleeding, fainting... The data looked real. It even listed which factions were in the data pool and how many people were tested. There were even some photos. Even if they weren¡¯t very clear, you could see things growing from human bodies. The few of them were familiar with these things. Not everyone was like Ye Zhongming or these deacons to have lived without worries. In the bloody apocalypse, most people fought to evolve while also struggling to survive in a bad environment. They had to face life problems that continued to disturb them. Like finding a clean water source, food to fill their stomach, a warm and dry place to sleep, clean clothes, cleaning products... But these were tough. Evolved usually relied on their strong bodies, drank polluted water, and ate uncooked meat that contained various germs. Their main mission was to find a place to rest. They would rather sleep in the smelly sewers than somewhere dry and clean where they might get attacked. Also, their equipment had levels, but they weren¡¯t clean. They also needed to be wiped and washed. But did they have so much clean water and time? Also, how often could they bathe? When they did, what water did they use? One often saw disheveled people with weird smells in various human bases. Those who were clean were in the minority. But if these continued to develop, would it not affect lifespan? Why were medicines, canned fruit, tea leaves, etc., so expensive? Everyone knew that they could compensate for the lack of nutrients and prevent bad things from happening. People did think of changing but they were people who were affected by such situations. They didn¡¯t have the ability, and those who did weren¡¯t affected by these problems as they lived a good life. Naturally, they wouldn¡¯t think about solving it. At least the three deacons had never thought about it. Now that Ye Zhongming has considered it, as long as the price is suitable, even if it is slightly expensive, it is okay. It will be very popular. Deacon Water sighed and asked, ¡°Mr. Ye, how will you trade with us on this? I hope that we can represent you.¡± Since he had done it first, representing him would be the best way to gain profits. If it were a simple sale, then Five Ring Money wouldn¡¯t have been able to benefit. ¡°Sure, but you won¡¯t be the sole distributor.¡± Ye Zhongming was firm. He didn¡¯t give them the sole distributor rights. Before the few deacons spoke, he said a very reasonable price. The three deacons thought about it and smiled. Ye Zhongming¡¯s price cut off their thoughts of producing their own medicine. If they wanted to create such a factory, not to mention the equipment, talent, resources, etc, just the products produced would be sold for that price. Since that was the case, why would they bother? This Cloud Peak boss sliced all competitors at the source. Naturally, people will try to replicate it, but they won¡¯t be able to affect Cloud Peak¡¯s position. The agreement was reached quickly. Ye Zhongming took several other items, which caused the three deacons to roll their eyes. Chapter 1130: Cloud Peak delicacies ¡°Mr Ye, you have something else? Take them all out to save time.¡± Deacon Tong rolled his eyes, looking like he was trying to flirt. That caused Ye Zhongming, Gao Yi, and Zhao Xiangxue to feel a goosebump, and they all looked away. Ye Zhongming replied, ¡°This is the final thing.¡± The three deacons nodded and opened the boxes they held. They were filled with shock. It wasn¡¯t that the items were too weird, but they were too ordinary. More accurately, people didn¡¯t care much about such things in the apocalypse. They were just food that looked good. Exquisite dessert, delicious soup, fragrant dishes, beautiful sushi... The fragrance was enough to make one hungry when they opened the box. ¡°The lunch box is exquisite.¡± Deacon Ouyang looked at the food and felt that the box was special. He took a close look and saw that it had been modified and dealt with. It had a grey glow, and the material was similar to jade. ¡°Use materials and mental energy on the box, also... Different materials to ensure that the box has different functions. It either cools or maintains heat. The special thing is that it prevents the food from going bad.¡± He looked at Ye Zhongming and then asked, ¡°It is hard to imagine what food Mr Ye wants to sell.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and signaled for them to try it. The three deacons looked at each other and picked up the lunch box to eat a few items. They didn¡¯t think that it was poisonous. Ordinary poison was useless to them, and they could negate those strong ones. For example, the black witch that healed the Royal Guild chief. Moreover, they didn¡¯t think Ye Zhongming would do that. Both sides were tied together. Unless there were a huge change, they wouldn¡¯t split. To poison them now wouldn¡¯t do any good for him. He would do so only if he were crazy. This was Ye Zhongming¡¯s suggestion. Of course, he only brought it up and felt it would be easier to manage. It would also make things more efficient. But those below went all out to do it. They did it very well, far exceeding his expectations. Under such a situation, Miya and a food expert job user tested it out. The outcome shocked them. This food expert wanted to follow a recipe to cook a dish, but he didn¡¯t expect Cloud Peak not to have an ingredient. So he could only tell Miya the truth. She didn¡¯t blame him and even sent people to help him search for the ingredients. A few days later, when the ingredient arrived, Miya looked and noticed that it was similar to a plant in the Secret Realm. She found some and told this person to use that ingredient as a replacement to see if it worked. The food expert and she didn¡¯t think about anything, but after it was made with Water and Fire Pot, the people tasted it and found a huge secret. The food that could quickly recover stamina and reduce exhaustion actually increased stamina! It wasn¡¯t a temporary increase but a permanent increase. Evolved were very sensitive to changes in their bodies. Did you think that they would be lazy and only attack when they had to fight? You were wrong. Evolved were far more hardworking. Even lazy people would train and familiarise themselves with their bodies and skills. They had to get used to fighting. As a simple example, if an evolved person jumped high and far every day and recorded the data to remember them as his current best, he would be able to have good judgment when battling mutated lifeforms. Some people with OCD will even record what their stats were when they used a third or half of their stamina so that they are precise. They knew that a small error could cause them to die. Even Ye Zhongming was the same. His skills reached 100% familiarity even without him fighting. Without them having a limit, he would have reached 1000% or even more. So, after these people saw that their stamina increased, they were shocked and excited. Chapter 1130.5- Cloud Peak delicacies (2) This thing was reported but Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t there. Xia Lei and Mo Ye entered the secret realm and bumped into Liu Zhenghong. No one was more interested in new things. Although this wasn¡¯t her field, she didn¡¯t care. She led people to find resources in Cloud Peak, bringing anyone who was connected with this and starting to test things out. Truth proved that a top scientist had a brain that no ordinary people could compare to. After wasting a huge amount of materials, she made those dishes. Liu Zhenghong called them-- Cloud Peak delicacies. To be honest, many people were confused when they heard that phrase. Liu Zhenghong even named this herself, so naturally, the items weren¡¯t ordinary. Cloud Peak delicacies. Ye Zhongming thought about something when he knew the exact information. Substitution. This had nothing to do with gender, but it referred to the nature of an item. One key step was using materials from the Secret Realm with the same stats to replace the few ingredients in the recipes. Apart from that, they added terrifying things... Liu Zhenghong¡¯s research results. It wasn¡¯t flesh and blood but things regarding plants. Cloud Peak had Ye Zhongming, a gardener with a lot of mental energy. There was the level eight Death King Tree, which was really close to level nine that they could study. There was also the treant and a bunch of researchers that were researching mutated plants. Their knowledge of mutated plants was no weaker than their results on mutated animals. The Death King Tree was one of their trump cards, especially as they had to deal with the level nine Secret Realm Saint Father. Liu Zhenghong spent a lot of time on her. The Death King Tree was dedicated and fixated on turning into a human, so she helped, and the results were extraordinary. This meant an evolved could eat the same food for a long time to raise a certain stat. When it reached near the limit, the amount increased would be huge, far better than those potions that increased your stats. Ye Zhongming had so much confidence here because of Cloud Peak delicacies. The temptation of this thing couldn¡¯t be stopped. Of course, this was different from those vitamin tablets. Those were produced in bulk and were going to be commercial. Cloud Peak delicacies were luxurious goods. ¡°Price is... Very expensive.¡± Ye Zhongming said it casually. He didn¡¯t do so to raise the price. He didn¡¯t need to do so. He was just telling the truth. Cloud Peak delicacy was a rare item that wouldn¡¯t be heavily produced. Each delicacy represented a recipe. Cloud Peak spent a huge amount on collecting these things. They also needed luck as there weren¡¯t many recipes. Even if you had the recipe, you might not be able to find the ingredients, which caused the number of usable recipes to drop. Finally, whether due to Water and Fire Pot¡¯s unique nature or the need to add gene fragments, this restricted the cooking speed and amount. After deducting what Cloud Peak¡¯s core members and Ye Zhongming needed, the amount that could flow into the market was not much. This was unique to Cloud Peak. It was rare and had miraculous effects, which was why it was expensive. Ye Zhongming took out some instead of leaving it all for Cloud Peak because he wanted to make it famous to create an image of a luxury good. He would then charge a high price to strengthen other areas of Cloud Peak. As for earning money, just think about those luxury goods or ingredients like truffles. Even if they were expensive, the rich chased them and created huge wealth. Cloud Peak delicacies were the same. As long as he took it out, he could count money. Thus, Ye Zhongming gave a high price that he didn¡¯t budge on. Chapter 1131: Changing order Five Ring Money agreed to that price. Of course, they would find people who understood Cloud Peak delicacies¡¯ function to see if they were as magical as Ye Zhongming said. Ye Zhongming compromised on things such as payment time and details to calm these deacons down. He was confident in the Cloud Peak delicacy and didn¡¯t worry much about these details. Although he said there was no bargaining, if it couldn¡¯t tempt the three deacons, it was no different from him bragging. They were happy to agree to that price because Cloud Peak delicacy broke some fixed thoughts. That thing was called order. Since the start of the apocalypse, the wheel has formed an order on Earth. Everything follows the wheel, and its rules replace all other rules. From potions, scrolls, bloodlines, and skills to various equipment and battle beasts and then mutated lifeforms and beasts. Everything was arranged for the wheels. Their familiar world was gone, and no one could change anything. All humans could do was follow the requirements of the wheel to evolve, learn, create, and live. Slowly, everyone was used to such changes and rules. However, the three deacons noticed some differences from what Ye Zhongming said and from their body¡¯s changes. This thing changed some recipes. Like gene lifeform and crystal weapons, it changed the rules of the wheel! One or two types might be luck, and maybe some of Earth''s smartest people saw loopholes around the wheel. The other two deacons nodded and didn¡¯t say anything else. .................................................................. ¡°Boss, we might get more if we do it ourselves.¡± Zhao Xiangxue accompanied Ye Zhongming. She didn¡¯t understand why Ye Zhongming gave up on some dungeons. She felt like the boss could obtain many benefits. Ye Zhongming looked ahead and heard the music from a bar. Although it was far away, he could still hear the strong tempo. Many people were releasing stress there. ¡°It isn¡¯t so simple. It looks like we are giving up on some stuff now, but what did we give up? We think we can get these things but have not obtained them. Even if we don¡¯t give up, we might not get them. Moreover, think about it. The higher we go, the more dangerous the dungeons will be, and the more we will clash with Five Ring Money. Before we even trade with them, our relationship will crack. That isn¡¯t good. We do have to earn money from them.¡± Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue nodded. They understood that theory but weren¡¯t willing to give things up. ¡°Also, we don¡¯t have many people. We are under huge pressure in the Secret Realm, so we must conserve some strength. Who knows how many losses we will suffer if we take down all those resource points? Potions, puppets, and equipment are all cost. It is worth it to get some money to support us there.¡± Ye Zhongming stopped explaining. He knew that he had another goal: to reveal some information to see what would happen in the future. The few deacons and him all looked into the sky. After discussing all that, Ye Zhongming completed most of his goals here. Since there was some time until the dungeons opened, he found Li Qiang. He had already ¡®bought¡¯ him from Five Ring Money. ¡°Boss Ye, I recalled something else.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I saw a lifeform on that ship!¡± Chapter 1132: Slave race Li Qiang thought there would be two ways for him to get free. One was that Ye Zhongming purchased him from Five Ring Money. That was peaceful and the method he hoped for. The other was that Ye Zhongming would bring him away when he left. This was an escape. It was risky, and it wasn¡¯t what he hoped. He had spent time here and knew what organization Five Ring Money was. But he knew purchasing such a special evolved like him would cost a lot. He wasn¡¯t afraid Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have the money. After all, he had already invested in him. But he didn¡¯t want to give the boss the impression that he was a waste of money. But he was given away! This shocked Li Qiang. Ye Zhongming was so strong that Five Ring Money was willing to give him people. Shock filled his heart, making him more curious about Cloud Peak. ¡°What lifeform?¡¯ Ye Zhongming was interested in what Li Qiang said. He knew about the slave race and knew there were more life forms above. But he didn¡¯t understand which was the slave race that he heard from the Resistance Zone and what the other lifeform was called. ¡°A warrior.¡± Li Qiang was certain. He had evolved again, so his locked memory was slightly unlocked, which was why he recalled the lifeform. ¡°I can only remember its outer appearance. I am not sure when I saw it, but I am sure it is very powerful. They were used to fight.¡± Ye Zhongming told him to describe what that lifeform was like. ¡°I am not sure of the gender of those three-meter tall ones. There were a few of them, and my memory is blurry. The only thing was that they were ferocious when they fought. Patterns would appear on their bodies, and the colors of those patterns would be different. I don¡¯t know what they represent, but they were beautiful. Also, they can transform, but I forgot what they could transform into.¡± Li Qiang said everything he could recall. He didn¡¯t know if they would help Ye Zhongming, but he felt more relaxed. He knew he wasn¡¯t strong enough to unlock the mysteries of these lifeforms and the secrets of those alien ships. Then, he shall leave it to someone who might. That reduced the pressure on him. Ye Zhongming nodded. Although humans were ¡®modified¡¯ by the wheel and different from traditional humans, most still looked the same. ¡°These are helpful; at least we have some understanding of those fellows. If you recall anything, tell me about it anytime.¡± Li Qiang nodded. He wouldn¡¯t say such things casually. You had to choose who to tell your secrets to. Ye Zhongming was a good choice. ¡°What should we do next?¡± Li Qiang¡¯s injuries healed, and he had just evolved. He wanted to perform. ¡°Go to a few dungeons to get some things.¡± Ye Zhongming pinched his chin. He knew that he had some information that Deacon Tong didn¡¯t. If not, with Five Ring Money¡¯s strength, they wouldn¡¯t give it to him so easily. The information he revealed to them was a probe. The four of them rested before heading out to a resource point. Although the advanced region dungeons were dangerous, because of the information he knew before, they were also very strong and could complete their goals. Some resource points were claimed as some time had already passed. The other factions were strong, and some people were expected to have finished some resource points. If he wanted the reward, he had to purchase them from others. He could give this task to those who specifically did such work. Two places were mostly finished. Ye Zhongming rushed over. He would have to conflict with others if he wanted to join in. But without the space exception and with fewer people than them, it was easy for others to block him. So he could only give up on the rewards from these two places. Fortunately, the Royal Guild helped, and he bought one from the small faction. The other did not want to give it up, and Five Ring Money couldn¡¯t force them. Ye Zhongming gave up as, fortunately, it wasn¡¯t a crucial reward. He spread the message that he wanted to purchase some stuff and completed all he wanted in Bright Water World. All that was left was to help Five Ring Money. Who knew that the first place was a problematic one? Chapter 1133: Job Clash The cold wind blew and swept Hundred Hole Swamp, covering this dungeon that did not truly exist in a layer of cold. But the cold wind didn¡¯t scatter the mist. The mist connected heaven and Earth; it was as if there were no sky, but also, like everything was the sky. Numerous holes popped up around the swamp, lined up in an orderly manner, and looked like giant mouths that swallowed people. ¡°Can you even do it? We have been stuck here for dozens of hours and failed repeatedly. Will we still be here when Bright Water World closes?¡± A guy frowned and was unhappy with a red-haired woman. He scolded her. The woman had a blanket over her and was slightly shaking. Her red hair had a layer of white frost and dripped water. It was the effect of the ice melting. Beside this red-haired woman was another woman with a good figure. When she heard that guy talk like that, she retorted, ¡°Zhang Zhongzhen, you do know how many times Gan Lan has gone, and she is risking her life each time. It isn¡¯t because she didn¡¯t try, even if she didn''t succeed. It is because it is too tough.¡± The woman got angrier and continued, ¡°If you think she can¡¯t do it, then send someone yourself or head down alone. What is the point in blaming her? We are noobs, and the resistance zone is strong; how about that?¡± The two women were Gan Lan and Mei Na, whom Ye Zhongming met in Linhai Ghost City. They knew each other before the apocalypse and were both trapped in Linhai. They looked past their differences and reconciled to build a battle squad named after the two of them-- Nalan. Ye Zhongming helped them with potions, and the two of them were the bosses of the battle squad, so their foundations were good. After the new squad was built, things progressed smoothly. Because of their good foundations, they were even in the overall strength rankings. Although they were ranked at the back, it was decent. But Nalan¡¯s strength was that their strength was evenly spread, and their weakness was that their solo combat strength didn¡¯t stand out. They received a special invitation to the Bright Water Feast. Among these factions was the one that Zhang Zhongzhen represented. Or rather, the faction that his father represented. Resistance Zone G Zone! Mei Na and Gan Lan both felt huge pressure before coming here. They knew that dangers were slowly approaching and might land someday. When the time comes, they would only have two choices. One was death, and the other was to end up as a toy. They naturally weren¡¯t willing to accept that. Five Ring Money¡¯s invitation gave them some hope. Five Ring Money promised them a six-star potion if they did this well. Although it looked like a six-star evolved was one of the strongest groups of people, the bosses of the top factions were already seven-star. There were over ten people on the solo rankings that were level seven. But that number wouldn¡¯t be in the high double digits. Even Five Ring Money or top ten super factions like the Resistance Zone only had a few seven-star evolved. If you looked at the entire country, a province would have around two people. As long as they were six-star, they would have the strength to face Zhang Hetai. More importantly, only by reaching six stars could they quickly clear mutated lifeforms of the same level and let another person turn into six stars. If they had two six-stars, they would be able to protect themselves. Plans were ideal, but reality was cruel. They thought that since Five Ring Money felt they could solve the problem, things wouldn¡¯t be too different. After appearing, they realized Rhythm Observation was useful, but... her flame job broke that advantage. Chapter 1134: Familiar face Chapter 1134: Familiar face Speaking of which, Hundred Hole Swamp was very special. The resource points were all in the cat ears. But how many holes were there in such a huge swamp? After the Royal Guild tabulated the numbers, they realized there were over two thousand! Moreover, the information about the resource points wasn¡¯t as detailed as what Ye Zhongming knew. They needed to search them one by one. But this dungeon was far more dangerous than the intermediate region. Five Ring Money had to send at least a dozen five-star evolved each time to explore it with one six-star as a core. If not, the few deacons had to enter personally. Five Ring Money wouldn¡¯t spend so much effort scouting a dungeon, so after a few caves, they summarised the dangers in this place. As for how to unlock them, they would discuss and come up with a plan. Based on the plan, they would invite evolved, which was their special invitation. Gan Lan and Mei Na felt that they probably had confidence in them since Five Ring Money invited them to help. But in truth, Five Ring Money just based their plans on the information they had. Even they weren¡¯t able to ensure success. As for why they promised a six-star potion because factions that could enter the dungeons that the invited factions entered had to pay additional entrance fees, which meant that everyone paid for the cost of inviting these invited factions. Five Ring Money naturally wouldn¡¯t be too stingy on the payment in that case as they were inviting people to risk their lives. As for the final reward, they would discuss who will get it. Either someone pays for it, or it would go to the faction that managed to get it. There were naturally problems with that but factions outside were all facing such issues and risks in the outside world. Every faction agreed to an agreement that seemed unfair and had many holes. Apart from each faction being confident, there was nothing else they could say. The apocalypse was different from peacetime. Although these factions agreed they could discuss the final reward, that was up to those people. Who were these factions that could pay for the entrance ticket? They were at least ranked in the top 20 and knew that the dungeons with special invitation factions had top-grade rewards, so they rushed over. For example, if a boss on the Internet had a new project that had many technological barriers that needed solving and sent an invitation for the experts in the world to work together and discuss how to solve it, they would discuss how to split the interests, which means that that person would be able to earn some money. This wasn¡¯t hard to understand. They might have conflicts when negotiating, but they had status, so fights were the maximum, and they would all benefit. It depended on who would benefit more, but they wouldn¡¯t care much. After all, things might change the next time, and others might benefit more. But things were different for the invited factions. They were hired to help, and everyone would pay for them. This faction was like a company that had crucial technology for the project, but compared to these giants, it didn¡¯t mean much. These people weren¡¯t shocked that there was a new faction, but they were shocked when they saw the person. There weren¡¯t many people, only a few hundred, but they saw two Five Ring Money deacons! Deacon Tong and Deacon Water were accompanying a young man. Although Five Ring Money ranked themselves tenth, everyone knew that they were being humble not to grab attention. Everyone felt that they should be in the top five. Bright Water World was also their home ground, which gave them the advantage. Normally speaking, everyone should avoid heading to the same dungeon as them. They understood this place too well. If you fought with the owner, you would lose out. These factions were bosses outside, so they wouldn¡¯t accept such a matter. Even if there were specially invited factions, Five Ring Money would only send one deacon. Now that two came, this... Many people had other thoughts. Was there something that tempted Five Ring Money to send two deacons to get the reward? Although they weren¡¯t willing, they had no choice; Five Ring Money owned Bright Water World. Many faction leaders headed over and greeted the two. Mei Na and Gan Lan, who planned to leave, didn¡¯t want to join. If things went badly, they might even be turned into cannon fodder. But when they were about to leave, what they saw stopped them. Chapter 1135: Ice Bug ¡°Let me introduce; this is Cloud Peak¡¯s Mr Ye.¡± Deacon Tong raised his hand toward Ye Zhongming to introduce his identity. Less than three years had passed since the start of the apocalypse, and people were still used to peacetime terms like Mr, Miss, Handsome, etc. But five years later, things like captain, team leader, deacon, chief, and even King, Saint, and Emperor would become more common. Although Deacon Tong wasn¡¯t very detailed, because of the country rankings, everyone knew who he was the moment he said Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. Many people were shocked. Some were shocked because this was the leader of the sixth super faction and in the top ten in the solo rankings. Some people thought deeper and felt that such a strong person was definitely here to snatch the rewards. This added a few more unexpected changes to the reward distribution. Naturally, the two factions had different thoughts. One was Zhang Zhongzhen. Their resistance zone was ranked first, but they weren¡¯t confident before Ye Zhongming. Others might have known a little about what happened to C and T Zone, but he knew clearly. He knew what Cloud Peak did. Although Ji Ruiguang wouldn¡¯t tell them everything about the earth elf, the entire process couldn¡¯t be hidden. With Zhang Hetai¡¯s understanding of that person, even if he didn¡¯t guess fully, he still guessed most of it. Naturally, he realized the huge part that Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming played. Moreover, as the Resistance Zone¡¯s information speed was quicker and more accurate, they understood Cloud Peak better than anyone else. Zhang Zhongzhen panicked a little when he saw Ye Zhongming. Although it was just a little, it was clear enough for Ye Zhongming to pick it up. After all, Ye Zhongming was on the same level as his father, but he was much weaker. Even if he had evolved into a seven-star because of his father, he was still weak. He introduced Zhang Zhongzhen and the others to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming was quite surprised and didn¡¯t expect to meet someone from the Resistance Zone. Ye Zhongming thought those prideful fellows would occupy a dungeon alone. ¡°This place is Hundred Hole Swamp. These tunnels are all resource points, and each is connected to an ice corridor. It is really cold, and many holes can spit ice fog on both sides of the corridor. Even if we enter, the cold temperature would be a threat. Although I haven¡¯t tried it, I estimate that a seven-star evolved might not be able to spend too long there.¡± Deacon Tong didn¡¯t plan to introduce Mei Na and Gan Lan to Ye Zhongming. He knew the invited faction didn¡¯t complete their task, so they were useless. Since that was the case, they didn¡¯t care about that small organisation. They entered the country rankings because Five Ring Money raised their status to help draw more attention to Bright Water Feast. The truth was like that. Most of the invited factions were ranked. Ye Zhongming did see Mei Na and Gan Lan but Deacon Tong didn¡¯t introduce them and directly talked about matters so he didn¡¯t want to interrupt. He wasn¡¯t so familiar with the two of them such that he could interrupt Deacon Tong. Ye Zhongming was indeed interested in Gan Lan¡¯s side job and even gave her the promise that she could find him in Cloud Peak. But that was because he felt that the Rhythm Observation job was very useful. It wasn¡¯t that he had high hopes for the two of them if not he would have recruited them on the spot. When considering problems, Ye Zhongming cared about interests first. Five Ring Money could bring him more benefits now and not these two poor-looking women. ¡°Where is the difficulty?¡± Ye Zhongming was here to help so he needed to know what he had to do. Deacon Tong didn¡¯t reply immediately and talked to the few factions here before saying, ¡°The first difficulty is the small bugs in the ice fog. They are very small, the size of mosquitoes and their bite is very strong. They search for exposed skin and no evolved could block their teeth. Although they won¡¯t do direct damage, but they will suck heat. The biggest losses here are due to them.¡± After hearing Deacon Tong¡¯s words, Ye Zhongming glanced at Gan Lan who was covered in a blanket. He saw her wet hair and had some thoughts. Chapter 1136: Give them 10% ¡°Apart from that, after you pass the corridor and avoid the bugs, you will bump into some Frost Monsters.¡± Deacon Tong said. He was very serious as if he had come here before. Ye Zhongming listened while thinking back to the information he received. There was indeed some about Hundred Hole Cave. But it was that person¡¯s description, and there were too many details. Some were brief, but he wasn¡¯t too detailed about this place. But Ye Zhongming did remember. The underground area should be connected. After opening many, you would enter a new place with very good rewards. As for how many, that person said something, but Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t recall. Although an evolved had a good memory, it wasn¡¯t photographic. Moreover, Ye Zhongming placed importance on the stuff he wanted to know. ¡°There are many Frost Monsters, and they are very powerful. Moreover, they have the ice bug''s unique points, and any attack can absorb heat. Evolved can defeat them, but their energy form is tough to deal with. The attacks that absorb heat will also make evolved weaker. Most evolved will be out of energy after the corridor and these Frost Monsters.¡± Although they were unhappy with the two deacons and Cloud Peak for joining, they did agree with what was said. They had experienced it before and returned after leaving some corpses. They agreed that the underground area was not a place for humans. ¡°Our thoughts were that since we can¡¯t fight them head on, we need to be smart. We can find evolved that had speed or camouflage to sneak through to the core area to see what it is. But we failed.¡± Ye Zhongming understood. Deacon Tong was probably referring to Mei Na and Gan Lan. Five Ring Money probably didn¡¯t know that the Soul Burner and Rhythm Observation jobs conflicted and thought she could use the main job to fend against the cold while using the side job to hide her body. No wonder Gan Lan and Mei Na looked so defeated. They definitely took a loss and were abandoned by this group. Compared to the other factions that entered the dungeon, their evolution levels didn¡¯t draw them respect. ¡°Is each hole the same? What is at the end?¡± Ye Zhongming asked, but his question made everyone feel awkward. Deacon Tong coughed, ¡°At least it was when we went down. Each cave is a long corridor, and then the Frost Monsters occupy an area. As for what is at the end, this... Keke, we don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°What use is there?¡± Ye Zhongming interrupted him and was not as patient as Gan Lan was. He raised his voice, ¡°When will you help me? What would you fight? Are there huge losses? Who is at the front? You should know that although you are helping, it is just helping. My people are the main ones that are fighting.¡± ¡°So, when I need to help you, I need to go down and die? I am questioning Five Ring Money¡¯s sincerity. Are all the things that we discussed rubbish? It doesn¡¯t count?¡± Sometimes, it wasn¡¯t good to be too polite. You needed to use rough words to express your attitude. Deacon Tong and Deacon Water, one was a beauty, and they were both clean people. Their appearances were close to perfect. To scold them made him feel very happy. The two were not willing to see Ye Zhongming expose their contract terms, so they dragged him aside and insisted that they had agreed previously. Seeing that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care, they promised some benefits and increased the price so that Ye Zhongming would be satisfied. The other factions looked. Cloud Peak was so amazing that Five Ring Money had to appease them. They didn¡¯t know that both sides were working together, and Five Ring Money was not afraid Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t do this dungeon, but they were afraid it would affect their cooperation. ¡°I have first dip on the rewards. No matter what, it will belong to me as long as I want it. But I will give 30% of the value to the rest.¡± The moment Ye Zhongming said that, not only was Five Ring Money unhappy, but the others were also unhappy and started to spit at Ye Zhongming. Even Mei Na and Gan Lan felt that Ye Zhongming was asking for too much. But Ye Zhongming stood there with a cold smile. When they stopped speaking, he said in disdain, Split 10% of your 30%...¡± ¡°To them...¡± He pointed at Nalan Battle Squad. Chapter 1137: Doesnt matter if you agree 10% of the 30% to them? When they said that, those factions that stopped making noise started to disagree again, if not for no fights here, they would have threatened him. Even Deacon Tong and Deacon Water didn¡¯t have good expressions on their faces; they felt that Ye Zhongming was too... Proud. To them, Ye Zhongming was relying on their relationship to raise the price. ¡°You are overthinking. You get all the benefits, and we get nothing? Cloud Peak is only sixth in the rankings; if you were in the top five or three, you would have asked us to scram?¡± Although Zhang Zhongzhen was afraid of Ye Zhongming at the time, he didn¡¯t mind dissing him. Anyway, Cloud Peak was the one offending people, not him. It would be good if he could give everyone a bad impression of Cloud Peak. ¡°Boss Ye, don¡¯t you think your request is too much? The two deacons brought you here, but we didn¡¯t say anything. There isn¡¯t any completion rate yet, so we can do it together. But you ask for so many benefits; that is so arrogant.¡± ¡°Not only do you want 70%, you want 10% for these two women. Even if you like them, you don¡¯t have to do that. If you really like them, you can discuss the price outside. Only you can think about using our things to get chicks.¡± ¡°Maybe Boss Ye is so handsome the two girls won¡¯t charge.¡± These people were still afraid of Ye Zhongming and were just unhappy, so they didn¡¯t dare to say too much. But they didn¡¯t care about Mei Na and Gan Lan. Moreover, their words were very disrespectful. If you listen closely, you can hear they are using the two to provoke Ye Zhongming. Their intentions were obvious. Although they couldn¡¯t do anything to Ye Zhongming on the surface, they could anger him as a form of revenge. ¡°Mr Ye, how about this? Let¡¯s discuss and come up with a plan and then split the rewards based on contribution. We can come up with some money for those who get nothing. How about that?¡± Deacon Water tried to improve the situation and gave a fair solution. With her representing Five Ring Money, the idea would pass as long as Ye Zhongming nodded. But Ye Zhongming shook his head. This caused Deacon Water, who was always friendly to Cloud Peak, to shake her head. ¡°This fellow...¡± Many people shouted instinctively. Many people exclaimed. They knew how dangerous it was. Although Gan Lan went down several times, she crossed the corridor only a few times. She couldn¡¯t do anything about the Frost Monsters. If she headed down again, that was basically the situation. Even if there was a seven-star evolved, could they pass through the Frost Monsters into that unknown space? There were seven-star evolved here so they didn¡¯t believe that could happen. ¡°Mr Ye, would you like to reconsider?¡± Deacon Water gave him room to negotiate. ¡°No need, the two of us is enough. All of you can wait. The rewards will be shown on the tag, so you don¡¯t need to be afraid of me swallowing it. I will hand 20% to all of you as payment for waiting so long.¡± He glanced and asked, ¡°Why? Do you all agree? If you do, then that¡¯s decided, if not...¡± He dragged his voice as if he was considering it. ¡°So what if we don¡¯t agree?¡± Zhang Zhongzhen couldn¡¯t take it and asked. Ye Zhongming was waiting for someone to say that, and he replied, ¡°If you don¡¯t, then I will do it myself. You won¡¯t get anything, and the 20% will go to the two deacons.¡± A simple sentence pulled Five Ring Money to his side and gave these people two choices. Either they wait and get 20% of the reward or wait and get nothing. They also understood something-- As long as Five Ring Money agreed, their opinions didn¡¯t matter. There was nothing to say. Although they were unwilling, getting some stuff without putting in effort was worth it. Thus, Ye Zhongming wagged his finger at Gan Lan. He picked her up and jumped into the closest hole. Chapter 1138: Time is of the essence There was no cold wind or snow; all there was was a chill that headed deep into your bones. This was Ye Zhongming¡¯s first thought when he landed. With his current strength, he shivered when he faced such a cold. He felt the struggle in his arms before he released it. Gan Lan¡¯s head was a little giddy. No one knew how much she had done in the past dozens of hours. Even her good sister Mei Na didn¡¯t. Mei Na saw only that she had used her stamina and mental energy. She saw only the wounds on her body but didn¡¯t see her persistence. People who didn¡¯t go through this cold wouldn¡¯t know. It was as if the cold wanted to freeze your soul. It would numb your body and freeze your mind. Even after returning to the surface, it felt like thousands of blades sliced each inch of your skin. Gan Lan¡¯s body shivered not only because of the cold but also because of the pain. She recalled a phrase that she only saw in movies- Bone Poison. She felt that as long as you spent time here, you would suffer from this poison. It would disappear as time went on, but before recovering, you had to suffer the pain every second. But she held on. She wanted to tell Mei Na about it, but she knew that it would only cause her to worry. She came down time after time, not because she thought she could succeed. She just didn¡¯t want failure to come so easily. She wanted to try her best and hoped that luck would bless her so that she could find a way to solve the problem here. This was the same as praying. When someone had no solution, they searched for a way to console themselves and keep some hope that a miracle could happen. But the reality was cruel and crushed her dreams. She knew that no matter how many times she came down, even if she brought everyone from Nalan Battle Squad in, it wouldn¡¯t do anything. It just didn¡¯t work. ¡°You, want to do it here?¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned and burst into laughter, ¡°Can we do it outside?¡± ¡°No!¡± Her expression twisted. She couldn¡¯t understand his thoughts. Her previous good feelings for him disappeared. ¡°You think too much.¡± He looked past her at the snowland. He saw a corridor covered in thick ice. At least from where they were, he couldn¡¯t see the end, but it shouldn¡¯t be a straight line. There were many holes of different sizes above and on the sides. The small ones were the size of a finger, and the large ones were the size of a washing basin. A pale blue mist told them that they would explode at any time. At the entrance, 2 meters of land wasn¡¯t sealed in ice. It was for survivors to have a place to lay their feet. ¡°Drink it. Don¡¯t make me force it down your throat. My time is precious.¡± Ye Zhongming tossed the potion to her. She struggled to grab it. Only when she grabbed it, did she come to her senses. She saw that the two potions were a healing potion and a mental energy recovery potion. Although they were basic grades, they were precious enough. No one would use such a thing unless they were risking their lives. Gan Lan realised that if this person wanted to do anything, he didn¡¯t need to give her the potions unless he had a special fetish. ¡°What do you want to do?¡± She held the potion. Although she calmed down, she was still suspicious. Ye Zhongming finally lost patience with her. He charged at her, and she realized she had lost control. She was lying on his knee when she realized what was going on. Her armor was then removed! Gan Lan screamed. The holes in the corridor spat because of that and scattered the mist on the corridor. As if he wasn¡¯t the one to take off her armor, Ye Zhongming tossed her aside and walked closer to the mist. He touched it and retracted his hand after a few seconds. He looked at his finger seriously as if he was looking like a beautiful lady. A half-naked woman was covering her chest and looking at his back in anger. Chapter 1139: Ice Corridor ¡°You got me down to do all this?¡± She squatted on the ground to cover the exposed parts. She looked at the busy guy in disbelief. Ye Zhongming was repairing her armor. Repairing and crafting were different. It was something that a Smith had to figure out and understand. Crafting things needed job skills and a blueprint, which was quite strict and standard. But repairing was different. It tested the Smith¡¯s understanding of equipment and materials and job familiarity. You couldn¡¯t add fire element materials if you repaired water element equipment. You also had to select things that could merge with it and control when you added the materials. Anyways, repairing equipment wasn¡¯t tough for smiths familiar with the skill. The difficulty would be understanding the equipment¡¯s points. That would waste time. It would take even more effort for an ordinary Smith, and they couldn¡¯t fix it perfectly. So no matter which Smith it was, if the conditions allowed it, they rather remake a piece of equipment than repair one. Ye Zhongming had such a thought, but after carrying Gan Lan down, he checked the equipment and saw that it was what he needed. He changed his thoughts and decided to repair it for her. ¡°What do you think?¡± He glanced at the shivering woman and stopped. He took a red bracelet and tossed it to her. These were soul artifacts that he crafted to try things out. It wasn¡¯t very powerful but gave off the fire element''s energy. As long as you don¡¯t activate the equipment''s ability, you can use it as a heat source. ¡°Yi, good stuff.¡± Gan Lan was close to breaking down, but she felt much better. She was in a much better mood, especially after finding out what she had to do. She wore the bracelet and felt much warmer. Most of the cold air was blocked, so there was no bone-chilling feeling near the entrance. But she suddenly realized that Ye Zhongming was talking to her with disdain. Ye Zhongming heard it, but he ignored her. He never denied that he was afraid to die. People who denied it didn¡¯t mean that they weren¡¯t afraid of death. He had died once and knew that only when you lived would you have limitless possibilities. If you died, nothing would be left... Moments later, the armor that was about to be destroyed shone bright. An equipment different from before appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands. Ye Zhonmging really recreated this thing, and it was a brand-new piece of equipment. Ye Zhongming looked at the female armor, which was now blue and pouted. He was surprised that he could increase its level. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t add any country products and used stored materials with Ghost Metal as the base and other materials. He also used the method to create soul artifacts to repair it. He didn¡¯t expect it to level up and become a blue piece of equipment. Ye Zhongming only had one thought when repairing it. He wanted to increase flame element abilities in the equipment. This equipment was flame element previously. Gan Lan probably paid a high price to get it, which was another reason Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t throw it away. This aspect of the equipment became stronger after he modified it. It was as simple as countering the low temperatures here. The low temperature wasn¡¯t the only problem here; there were also those ice bugs and those Frost Monsters, which this armor had to face. Although Ye Zhongming said he got Gan Lan down just to be safe, it was true. With one more person he was familiar with, that person could help him and help remind him. Since that was the case, he had to ensure her safety. It protected her from the low temperature and had a strong defense. Chapter 1139.5- Ice Corridor (2) Ye Zhongming saw some marks on the previous armor that didn¡¯t come from this place. Those from here should be from the Frost Monsters. He looked at them carefully and knew the monster had a sharp attack that could easily slice green armor. Thus, he added some special materials that added defense and toughness. To deal with the ice bugs and their heat absorption ability, this armor tried to wrap around all parts of the bodies. So it looked close to a battle skirt with a high collar and long sleeves. Just these alone made him use materials that could craft a piece of equipment similar to the armor itself. He spent quite a huge sum. The soul artifact method helped to give it attack abilities. One was ¡°Flame Blowing¡± which consumed mental energy to release flames and burn surrounding targets. Of course, the ability was easy to use, which made soul artifacts special, but it had a huge demand on mental energy. Be it strength or time it lasted, it was the same. To Ye Zhongming, even if Gan Lan had used it, she would not have been able to use it to its limit. But all in all, this was a good item. Gan Lan was dazzled on the side. She had put a lot of effort into getting green armor and spent much of her money. When she saw someone repair it and upgrade it, she was shocked beyond her understanding. She recalled that she had obtained the five-star potion from this guy. She finally realized this guy had reached a level they couldn¡¯t understand. ¡°Wear it and get familiar with it. Then we will head in.¡± Ye Zhongming said it and stopped caring about her. He could bring Zhao Xiangxue down. Be it evolution level or element countering level, Zhao Xiangxue was more suitable than her. But his subordinate wasn¡¯t as familiar as Gan Lan. This place was also really dangerous. If anything happened to Gan Lan, he wouldn¡¯t care. But if Zhao Xiangxue died here, Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart would hurt. This was the difference between someone on your side and someone who wasn¡¯t. While she familiarized herself with her armor, Ye Zhongming placed his bare hands into the mist. This time, he spent a longer time than before. That scared Gan Lan, and she feared the mist would freeze him. When she saw his expression was normal, she relaxed and started caring about her new armor. The only thing would be that he would consume energy, and his mental energy would drop by an eighth. Ye Zhongming thought about it and released the Needle Birds. These fellows were now level five, and their evolution speed was so quick that Ye Zhongming was shocked. Their speed and strength were far above evolved on the same level. One Needle bird was enough to deal with Gan Lan, and it wouldn¡¯t take two minutes. Ye Zhongming recalled what Liu Zhenghong said: these things had strong adaptability. Their genes weren¡¯t stable, so they needed to fight to familiarise themselves with their bodies. This extreme environment was a special battlefield, and Ye Zhongming wanted to train them. These few fellows increased their evolution levels quickly. If they could get a higher level, it would mean he had a few level six experts beside him. That would increase his strength. Ye Zhongming was very careful. He released one and let it fly near the ice corridor. When it was hit with some mist, he recalled it. This Needle Bird was slightly annoyed. It shook its body to shake the ice bugs away. Ye Zhongming looked closely, and only a few ice bugs bit it. The wings and fur rubbed against them and cleared them. Moreover, the Needle Bird showed good temperature resistance. Ye Zhongming recalled that these were monsters from the Secret Realm and had been true terrifying winters each year and understood. He turned back and asked Gan Lan. She said she was ready, so he told her to lead the way. He followed behind her and left those Needle Birds at their original spots. Gan Lan had Rhythm Observation and had skills. She wasn¡¯t slow and moved left and right to change her path. She could find the best path through the corridor, which impressed Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming followed behind her, and the two reached the middle without triggering a single hole. But before they could be happy, Gan Lan¡¯s body suddenly shook, and her landing was slightly forceful. She made a sound, and the entire corridor reacted. Numerous holes spat thick mist. Chapter 1140: Needle Bird change Gan Lan hated herself. She wanted to perform in front of Ye Zhongming. She had a cold personality but was warm inside. She was decisive and knew when to go all out. Her strength made it easy for her to become a leader. Most of Nalan Battle Squad matters were decided by her. Mei Na was more introverted and wasn¡¯t as thick-skinned as Gan Lan. She was willing to let her good friend do what she was good at, to lead and develop the squad. But it didn¡¯t mean that she wasn¡¯t determined. She was far more persistent than Mei Na. In front of the big factions, she wasn¡¯t willing to admit failure, much less before a guy who looked down on her but gave her many benefits. Thus, she made a mistake. This mistake wasn¡¯t huge outside. She was unfamiliar with the equipment and slightly unaccustomed to it. This wouldn¡¯t affect much outside, and experienced evolved could avoid it, as long as you wore it and tried it out or found a mutated lifeform to familiarise yourself with it. Although Gan Lan had a few minutes to familiarise, it was still too short. One could say that it was a little rushed. Thus, she made a slight mistake and didn¡¯t control her steps and muscles to keep her balance. She made some sounds when landing. The holes in the ice corridor were like sound-controlled lights triggered by noise. Gan Lan¡¯s mistake was enough to make the holes fire. Ye Zhongming and Gan Lan were caught off guard. If they had entered while the mist was active, they might not be so hurried as that was the worst situation. But to suddenly face the mist, even Ye Zhongming was not well-prepared. After all, he thought that he could exit the corridor safely. The mist covered the ice corridor, and many bugs surged toward their favorite food- heat. The moment the Needle Birds entered, they were the target of the ice bugs. There were millions of these small monsters. They previously charged at Ye Zhongming but used fire element skills, which were their natural counter. But now that there was another heat source, they were delighted and charged. A weird scene appeared. As there were too many ice bugs, although the Needle Birds were much bigger, they weren¡¯t huge. Under such a situation, they were covered in a layer of ice bugs that got thicker and thicker and then turned into a few giant balls. One couldn¡¯t deny that the Needle Birds were strong. Especially after Liu Zhenghong modified them, they might not have been the most successful gene experiment in Cloud Peak, but they were one of the top ones. After all, apart from their genes not being stable, they were pretty much perfect. But the ice bugs were special. Their temperature was as cold as the coldest place in the Secret Realm during winter. After entering, they were trapped there. The ice mist not only cut off Ye Zhongming¡¯s connection but also blocked theirs. So when Ye Zhongming brought Gan Lan through the corridor and reached the other side, the Needle Birds were completely trapped at the third of the corridor. They were covered and formed a few ice bug balls. The Needle Birds didn¡¯t give up and continued to struggle to try to break free. But they didn¡¯t have much space. It was as if they were in a swamp. Even if their wings, beak, and poison were strong and could kill tens of thousands of bugs, these bugs were endless. Very quickly, the Needle Birds couldn¡¯t move, and the ice bugs suppressed them. Even if they didn¡¯t want to accept it, it was useless. These ice bugs trapped them. There were too many of them, and they tried to break the Needle Bird¡¯s skin to get the heat. However, the surface area was limited, and only a few bugs could get the heat. Under such a situation, the other ice bugs didn¡¯t give up. At the start, they just wanted to push other bugs aside. They didn¡¯t have strong limbs but had strong mouths. They tried to bite other bugs feasting before them. Their sharp mouths broke the bodies of allies. One or two bites were enough to kill a bug. Such a situation happened the moment they covered the Needle Birds. When the Needle Birds stopped struggling, it exploded and became a fight for food. In a few seconds, the number of dead ice bugs from each other was more than those the Needle Birds killed. The bugs at the front weren¡¯t willing to see that happen. They fought back. They released their mouths, and the ice bugs beside them took over their spots. The Ice bug that let go immediately attacked the person who attacked it to try to take back its spot. Chapter 1140.5- Needle Bird change (2) It was chaos, and ice bugs were pretty much having a war among themselves. This would happen every time food appeared. Ice bugs lived under such cruel competition. Each time food appeared, many ice bugs would die. Allies killed most of them. Although these small bugs had weird attacks and humans feared their strong feasting method and huge numbers, they also had to undergo a cruel elimination battle. This fight would last until the prey died and all its temperature was eaten. Only then would the war between ice bugs stop. If it were any other life form, they would have been dead. Ice bugs would have bitten each inch of skin and sucked all the heat. Even if they didn¡¯t die from injuries, they would have frozen to death. The needle birds didn¡¯t die and were still holding on. This had to do with their nature. They were split apart in the lab and skinned alive. After the gene was modified, their life force was so strong that ordinary lifeforms couldn¡¯t compare to them. They might not be perfect, but they are moving toward perfection. Liu Zhenghong couldn¡¯t turn them into the most mature product yet, but she gave them infinite possibilities. This was a strong life force. It was why they could last for many more seconds, which changed the situation. The ice bugs would fight as long as the needle birds didn¡¯t die. When lifeforms faced a threat, they would find ways to stay alive. They would choose to resist at the start and turn back to bite allies that wanted to kill them. Some, especially those who won the initial spots, decided to drill into their target¡¯s body! The absorption ability activated again. The needle birds were lucky. The ice bugs not only entered their bodies, but as these small things were very weak, it was easy to absorb their genes. So when they entered, they were absorbed one after another. The ice bugs naturally didn¡¯t know what had happened. They only realized that even after many allies entered, they could still enter their target¡¯s body. They didn¡¯t hold back and surged in. The Needle Birds continued to absorb their genes and energy. Although they were weak and each had little energy, there were too many of them, which provided the Needle Birds with an endless energy source. The energy could only protect them initially, but moments later, it could be used to repair their bodies and injuries. Of course, some changes were happening inside. Things like cells and genes were changing. These changes were shown on their bodies. They started to turn white. Their sharp beaks became shorter but started to shine like crystals. Their poison sacs changed, and bits of white were mixed into them... Even if Liu Zhenghong was here, she couldn¡¯t tell you what happened to the Needle Birds. These changes were with a price. The Needle Birds had to suffer from their bodies rejecting the gene fragments. Their bodies shook, and pain covered them. Two ice balls exploded, and two Needle Birds, who were white with some black lines, appeared. The ice bugs scattered as they couldn¡¯t sense any temperature from their bodies. The other ball didn¡¯t move. When the ice scattered, it revealed the lifeless corpse inside. Chapter 1141: This is bird Success came with failure; that was the rule of the jungle. Liu Zhenghong¡¯s experiments produced these Needle Birds. They underwent a similar process, but their previous level was the only difference. In truth, apart from the Needle Bird King, the other few Needle Birds were the strongest of the group and were similar in strength. But now, some died while some lived. The slight differences were shown, and those slightly stronger managed to survive. The two Needle Birds pushed the corpse of the one that died as if they were saying goodbye. When they straightened their bodies, a strong aura spread. They had absorbed a large amount of the ice bug gene, which merged with their original genes. However, as the new gene amount was huge, it mixed with their genes and formed a new being. So, the Needle Birds were a whole new lifeform that could adapt to the environment. This place turned from a dangerous location to their home ground. The two needle birds didn¡¯t evolve and were still level five. But their aura exceeded that of most level six lifeforms. Their changes naturally couldn¡¯t be hidden from Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming cleared the ice bugs off his body after leaving the corridor and even helped Gan Lan. His idea was correct. The Scorching Flame Technique was really useful against the elements here. Whether it was the low temperature or ice bugs, they couldn¡¯t stand up to the technique. He didn¡¯t even use his other equipment and passed the long corridor. ¡°Thank...¡± He carried Gan Lan again, but she knew he was saving her this time. If not for him, even if she risked her life to use the equipment and job skills to escape, she would lose her life. There were endless amounts of Frost Monsters ahead, and the ice corridor was behind her, which meant that Ye Zhongming saved her life. Not to mention a short hug; even if he did anything more, she wouldn¡¯t say anything. The current world was a casual one. Of course, it was also a bloody one. But she could only thank him a little when he saw him turn around towards the path behind. His body was tense, and he was ready to fight. Gan Lan also looked toward the corridor. Due to the curve of the arc, she couldn¡¯t see the other end. But apart from the mist, there was nothing else. They were two ordinary puppy-sized lifeforms with translucent wings, white bodies, and white fur. Beneath their wings were four short and sharp limbs with a few black lines. Their heads weren¡¯t big but had cone-like beaks and white eyes. Their bodies hung in mid-air, and as they flapped, her pupils constricted. They were too quick. This meant this was a fast flying lifeform, and the gap between them would be closed instantly. What surprised her was that the two ice bugs just floated there, and the colors on their bodies changed with the mist''s thickness. This... What kind of camouflage was that? They could change with the environment such that they were hidden. She saw Ye Zhongming reach out. ¡°You are crazy...¡± She stepped forward, and the two ice bugs threatened her before she could say a complete sentence. When she stopped, the two ice bugs landed on his hands and acted cute to him. They would peck his arm. ¡°They...¡± ¡°Right, my battle beasts.¡± Ye Zhongming replied happily. He had reformed the connection. Of course, they weren¡¯t Needle Birds now; their symbolic needle-like beaks were gone. ¡°Your...¡± Everything shocked her too much today. Be it the armor that turned from green to blue or the ice bugs, they shocked her. ¡°Your ice bugs are beautiful.¡± She should say something to praise the guy that saved her. Moreover, the feeling of finally being able to say a complete sentence helped her to relax. But... Ye Zhongming said solemnly, ¡°They aren¡¯t bugs but birds.¡± ¡°...¡± Gan Lan suddenly felt like it was good to be quiet. Chapter 1142: Frost Monster ¡°This is another rest point?¡± Due to the resource points, Ye Zhongming was willing to call the area between the dungeons a rest point. Of course, this wasn¡¯t the Bright Water World being human. It was a more logical design. If you assigned monsters here, no one could complete the dungeon. Gan Lan nodded, pointing ahead, ¡°Walk a distance, and you will see some crystal mines. Frost Monsters will appear there. The deeper you go, the more of them there will be. As there is limited space here, it would be dense. I can only get 20 meters in and then wouldn¡¯t be able to hide my tracks. The moment I revealed myself, I faced two Frost Monsters before retreating.¡± Although she was telling him the situation, she glanced at the two Needle Birds... No, Ice Birds. Ye Zhongming had changed their names. She didn¡¯t understand how these miraculous lifeforms were produced. ¡°How are their attacks?¡± Ye Zhongming paid more attention to that. ¡°I saw three ways.¡± She was very careful and uncertain, leaving some room for uncertainty. This helped to remind Ye Zhongming that he had to be on his toes. ¡°The first is that they are really quick, and their bodies are very agile. They don¡¯t move often, but the moment they do, they are extremely quick and direct. They are instantly in your face and will use ice blades formed from ice mist to attack you.¡± When she said that, Ye Zhongming recalled the marks on her armor. Those were probably from the ice blades. ¡°These Frost Monsters have no arms and legs, float in the air like ghosts can take a lot of damage. When I hit them, I can¡¯t cause too much damage. I am referring to my fire element abilities.¡± Gan Lan didn¡¯t continue with the second attack method and continued to mention the Frost Monsters¡¯ unique points. After Ye Zhongming acknowledged it, she continued, ¡°Like the ice corridor, their second attack method is spitting the ice mist from the sides of its body. However, unlike the holes in the corridor, their mist is more physical. Rather than a mist, they are like ice pillars, and there are also those ice bugs.¡± ¡°Is there a length restriction?¡± Based on what she said, the attacks involve spitting mist, so what if there was a distance between them? Or if the target dodged? Would the distance of the ice mist lengthen? ¡°No, but they would have a movement speed buff when they fire the ice mist.¡± After walking for a period, he saw the ice mine that Gan Lan discussed. Many beautiful crystals were laid out on a path. This was much wider than the ice corridor, like a giant plain. Ye Zhongming quickly saw the Frost Monsters. Like what Gan Lan said, they were similar to white clothes ghouls in movies. The difference was that they didn¡¯t have black hair and only had a firm-looking faceless head. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t rush to attack. He took a look and saw that the Frost Monsters were scattered, but as you went deeper, you saw more of them. ¡°These fellows should have their own territory. If you don¡¯t enter, they won¡¯t attack you. If you step in, the Frost Mosnters will target you and shift over. More and more of them will gather.¡± Gan Lan looked at the monsters, which floated a meter off the ground and were around two meters tall and felt numb. She didn¡¯t think that Ye Zhongming could do much to these monsters. There were too many of them, and they weren¡¯t as weak as the ice bugs, where they could just charge past. ¡°Wait for me.¡± Ye Zhongming led the two ice birds into the ice crystal mine. Immediately, two Frost Monsters moved toward him. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t attack them immediately but just observed them. As they didn¡¯t enter their attack modes, their movements weren¡¯t quick but very even. As they floated in the air, they didn¡¯t make a sound. Very quickly, they entered their attack modes. One of them paused and shifted before Ye Zhongming. It didn¡¯t have any arms, but suddenly, it formed two sharp blades that sliced toward Ye Zhongming. The other maintained the same speed, but ice mist shot from its sides like rockets. Seconds later, it got much quicker. Ye Zhongming raised Earth Sand Moon Blade and blocked the first Frost Monster¡¯s blades. There was a clash between the weapons, and the ice blades were easily broken. The blade light continued forward and broke the Frost Monster¡¯s body. The first fellow didn¡¯t even make a sound before Ye Zhongming sliced it into two. Chapter 1143: Disappearing corpses The Frost Monster¡¯s body fell to the ground with a thud. The other monster was nearby, and the ice mist charged at him. He moved to the side and waved Earth Sand Moon Blade to thrust into the head of the Frost Monster. He twisted it, and that head shattered. Similarly, its floating body fell and landed beside the other ally. Gan Lan watched, and her eyes lit up. This was the difference between a five and seven star evolved? When she could only flee, he could easily kill it. She looked at the group of Frost Monsters rushing over and at Ye Zhongming, looking at his weapon. She suddenly looked forward to what they were going to do. This guy might pass this area! Ye Zhongming saw that nothing happened to his blade and knew the ice blades, which could slice through green armor, couldn¡¯t damage his weapon. He fully relaxed. He was previously worried about the ice blades¡¯ armor-breaking ability. Two Frost Monsters used two abilities, but because Ye Zhongming killed them instantly, they didn¡¯t use the third one. He judged the monsters and was confident. He signaled to Gan Lan that the two of them would continue forward. They took a few steps and bumped into three Frost Monsters. More monsters rushed over. ¡°Are you going to walk over like that?¡± Gan Lan looked at the monsters surrounding them and woke up from her respect for Ye Zhongming. She reminded. Although he could insta kill them, there were too many monsters, and a human¡¯s strength was limited. What if they were surrounded? Ye Zhongming acted as if he didn¡¯t hear her. He whistled toward the two ice birds, and they charged down. But the wings were thin, and the two fellows didn¡¯t want to use it often. They used their other parts to fight. They kept their swallowing ability. They each swallowed an ice monster whole. Not only did it shock Gan Lan, but even Ye Zhongming, who had seen it before, was slightly uncomfortable. Fortunately, after swallowing one Frost Monster, they stopped using this attack method, so Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have to worry about them evolving. The two fellows were strong. Even if they relied on their bodies and poison to attack, and their attacks were very one-dimensional, each type was amazing. With the help of the two ice birds, Ye Zhongming charged with Gan Lan. They finally faced the ocean-like Frost Monsters when they passed the ice mines. They were far away and didn¡¯t feel much, but now that they were close, the visual impact of the dense group caused Ye Zhongming to stop. ¡°Are we going to charge through?¡± Gan Lan was afraid. She didn¡¯t think Ye Zhongming could still take care of her. If Ye Zhongming decided to charge, she only had one choice: to retreat. She instinctively turned back. She exclaimed when she looked. ¡°Why?¡± Ye Zhongming frowned. Gan Lan bit her teeth, and her red hair stood up. She said with a trembling voice, ¡°The corpses of the Frost Monsters we killed all disappeared!¡± Ye Zhongming turned. As expected, the hundreds of Frost Monsters he killed were all gone! Damn! Although these lifeforms were special and different from those on Earth, Ye Zhongming was sure they were lifeforms. They knew how to be angry and afraid, and they knew how to flee, too, and could be killed. Since that was the case, where did their corpses go? Chapter 1144: Second form Floating white Frost Monsters, disappearing corpses, cold ground... All of this made Ye Zhongming and Gan Lan feel cold. They didn¡¯t think ghosts existed, but the unexplainable scenes made them uneasy. The outcome of such a feeling was often death. They didn¡¯t fear ghosts, just death. Ye Zhongming looked around to confirm that the corpses had really disappeared. He turned around and looked toward the numerous Frost Monsters. It would be good if those disappearing corpses didn¡¯t affect them. If they did... He still had to kill those that were alive. He held Staff of Nature. This time, it wasn¡¯t to defend but to attack. On it was a fire element gem. Ye Zhongming modified this gem after buying it. Only Ye Zhongming would do such a thing. Unlike strengthening, Ye Zhongming realized that gems could marge with mutated plants of the same nature. Of course, this process had a high failure rate. Moreover, there was a high demand for the material. It had to be pure, and it would fail if it had other impurities. With the material base of the secret realm, Ye Zhongming found many single nature plants. He had many water and ice gems, and their levels were high. So, he strengthened mostly other elements, most of which were fire elemental gems. After all, the other element gems were too rare. This rare intermediate fire gem was strengthened twice by Ye Zhongming, making it a B Grade 2 fire gem. B represented Intermediate, and two represented that he strengthened it twice. The name was simple, but it represented strength. This gem was very powerful, and he kept it as his trump card. But as there were too many monsters and the fire element countered them, he used it. He placed it on the Staff of Nature, and a warm aura appeared in the sky. This was much more intense than Gan Lan¡¯s armor, and the closest Frost Monsters paused. This made Ye Zhongming think about the corpses in the ice mines. Were they absorbed? Ye Zhongming thought about it, and it made sense. The ground was absorbing their bodies. But he didn¡¯t have much time to think. There were too many Frost Monsters. Although hundreds were killed, more surged over. The flame tree used the fireballs, but the flame light was much weaker. But it burnt once again and formed a hundred more fireballs. The fireballs fired and gave another flame storm. Then, a third time. After this, the intermediate flame gem used all its energy and shattered. Even if Ye Zhongming was rich, his heart hurt. Nature gems were expensive. Along with the failure rate, this gem could be compared to a four-star potion, but it was consumed in one attack. Fortunately, Ye Zhongming had some stock. He switched another, and the fireball rain continued. Three times consumed the energy, but it also killed close to a thousand of them. This efficiency stunned Gan Lan. Ye Zhongming observed the remaining monsters and used the most simple area-to-number ratio to estimate the number of Frost Monsters. Around ten thousand! Which meant that his attacks only killed 20% of them. But he didn¡¯t want to waste the modified flame gem. He kept the Staff of Nature and tossed two groups of crystal grenades. It ripped the Frost Monsters into pieces, but the effect was much weaker than before. Only 200 of them were killed. Then, he brought out the Soul Shattering Bone Staff. Chapter 1145: End Strictly speaking, the Soul Shattering Bone Staff was Ye Zhongming¡¯s true killer weapon. It could kill a level eight mutated lifeform instantly, which was something a seven-colored piece of equipment could barely do. But this thing consumed a huge amount of mental energy. Even someone with such a huge amount of mental energy would be terrified when he used it. If he were careless and injected too much mental energy, he would fall unconscious. This thing absorbed mental energy really quickly. Ye Zhongming wanted to solve the problem quickly this time, so he took it out. He injected some mental energy, lighting a round of marks before he stopped. He had to stop. If he didn¡¯t, this thing would suck him dry. When the round of marks lit up, Ye Zhongming felt it was enough to deal with these Frost Monsters. Truth proved that these Frost Monsters were as thin as paper in front of these strong soul weapons. A thick, light pillar fired and cleared the monsters along the way. Although it wasn¡¯t as strong as the one fired at Cloud Peak, it was enough to pierce through their formation. Gan Lan was a little numb now. She didn¡¯t know how many more methods Ye Zhongming had, but it seemed like victory wasn¡¯t tough for him. At the same time, someone shouted, and everyone looked. That person looked at the tag and pointed at the completion rate, ¡°It moved. The completion rate moved. Trio, 1%!¡± Everyone looked at their tags. As expected, the completion rate jumped, and the trio¡¯s name appeared at the front. ¡°He, how did he do it?¡± Many people had gone down and killed some Frost Monsters, but they didn¡¯t cause the completion rate to change. They guessed that killing a couple wouldn¡¯t be able to change the tag¡¯s completion rate. But now that it jumped by one percent, how many Frost Monsters did Ye Zhongming kill? They started to think that Cloud Peak, who was called Trio, might really be able to complete the toughest dungeon in Bright Water World. She didn¡¯t think and continued to follow him. ¡°It isn¡¯t the time to be self-pitiful and proud. Being stubborn might kill you.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop and just said calmly. Gan Lan was stunned. After thinking about it, she said, ¡°I am doing so just for that 10% of the reward.¡± When she said it, Ye Zhongming kept silent and continued through the tunnel. It was long, and the temperature dropped quickly. Even if Gan Lan had the blue armor and was a fire element job user, she couldn¡¯t take it. She started to cross her arms. Ye Zhongming had to use the Scorching Flame Technique to resist the cold. The ice birds were the ones that adapted to the environment and were very active. After a corner, they came to a giant cave. It was a few dozen meters tall and a hundred meters wide, which caused their footsteps to echo. Ye Zhongming stopped and looked in the center. There was one thing: a giant white egg. This three-meter-tall egg gave one a huge shock. It was hatching. The white shell cracked, and a crisp sound reverberated through the air. It reminded the two of them that a danger was approaching. Gan Lan looked at him curiously. Shouldn¡¯t he charge and kill that being before it hatched? But she saw that he was looking at the ground instead. Gan Lan looked curiously and saw weird patterns on the ground, like... Spiderwebs. The center was that egg! She noticed that some things were flowing towards that giant egg! Chapter 1146: Hatching ¡°What did you think of?¡± Gan Lan was helpless, seeing that Ye Zhongming was so calm even in danger, but hearing that the guy asked, she seriously said, ¡°It has something to do with the Frost Monster corpses outside?¡± Gan Lan wasn¡¯t stupid. Or rather, people who spent two years wouldn¡¯t be stupid. Since Ye Zhongming asked her, she naturally thought about the weird situation they faced previously. He nodded. The greyish-white floor outside was like solar panels. The Frost Monster corpses were the sunlight that was absorbed by the ground. Where did they go? If he hadn¡¯t seen the patterns in the tunnel, he would have just thought the ground absorbed them. Bright Water World was different from Earth, and it wouldn¡¯t be surprising if that happened. But when he saw this, he wouldn¡¯t think that way. The egg was where the energy went to. A few parts of the egg were pierced through, and a few sharp drills were pierced out before retracting. After a few times, big cracks appeared. The lifeform inside was about to come out. ¡°Kill it!¡± Gan Lan couldn¡¯t take it and wanted Ye Zhongming to attack. Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°I want to see what hatches.¡± Gan Lan rolled her eyes and didn¡¯t say anything. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t being arrogant; he wanted to see what surprise this place could give him. Moreover, he had some guesses about the lifeform in the egg. Firstly, this was a Bright Water World dungeon. He didn¡¯t know if this was the toughest one but it should be up there. Even then, with many caves and each having many Frost Monsters, he didn¡¯t think there would be an extremely strong boss he couldn¡¯t handle. Secondly, let¡¯s talk about the Frost Monsters. They were as strong as five-star evolved. So, the monster about to hatch should be around level six. Even if this dungeon was difficult, it was level seven then. Such a monster would have been slightly problematic for Ye Zhongming, but it wasn¡¯t a threat. With such an analysis, he wasn¡¯t afraid. But Gan Lan was. Crack, crack. It seemed like the things that broke through the shell were its legs. The monster was white, but this white wasn¡¯t clean. There were grey things inside. It had no hair, but like humans, it had a face with features. There were circular dots on both sides of the face with black fur that made one vomit. This monster looked at Ye Zhongming and shouted excitedly. It charged with its eight legs. The two ice birds were furious. They didn¡¯t care how strong this monster was and dove down. ¡°Return!¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression changed. He shouted and held his blade. The moment the ice birds dove down, he captured the cunning expression in the eyes of the monster. It did it on purpose! Its target wasn¡¯t Ye Zhongming but the two ice birds in the sky! Seeing the ice birds dive, the eight legs used strength to leap. It reached the ice bird¡¯s height, and the energy currents from the four arms disappeared. It turned into those Frost Monster¡¯s skills. Four ice chains fired toward the two ice birds. This monster was very agile and sudden. The two ice birds were diving down, and when they noticed that the situation was off and wanted to dodge it, it was too late. But they were vicious lifeforms and decided to fight it head-on. They opened their mouths. The corrosive poison fired. They didn¡¯t aim at the chains but the monster¡¯s body. The ice birds loved to fight. The moment they attacked, they aimed for the kill. This made Ye Zhongming anxious. The growth of the two ice birds gave him great hope. He saw two lifeforms that could survive to the end. If they died before they matured, it would be a waste. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t fly into the sky like them. It was too late to use skills now, as the two chains were about to hit them. He was anxious and did something he hadn¡¯t tried before. Chapter 1147: Self created technique He reached the highest level of the Soul Refining Technique because he was lucky. It was the gift he received from the three-legged man. During that process, he didn¡¯t cultivate day and night like those people in the Secret Realm and didn¡¯t comprehend the secret technique. His grasp of the technique did not represent the standard he reached. But be it the battle technique or secret technique; it was nearly impossible to reach the max. Ye Zhongming felt it was enough because the Soul Refining Technique gave him a lot of mental energy, which enabled him to use all sorts of skills and equipment. This meant that he treated it as a technique to increase his mental energy amount, and it was more of a support ability. Even so, it increased his strength. Of course, it could be used to create soul artifacts but that needed the Smith job. The birth of the Soul Crushing Bone Staff was due to the Soul Refining Technique and the Glory Smith. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know which he would give the larger credit to. His understanding of it deepened as Ye Zhongming grasped the Soul Refining Technique for a longer time. Usually, he tried to understand and learn the changes it caused, but he was always very careful. After all, he was from Earth, and Earth was a wheel civilisation. The secret techniques came from the Secret Realm. He was afraid that they would clash. Even if nothing happened now, he was still worried. Why did he want to create the Secret Realm squad? He hoped to nurture a group of warriors unoccupied by wheel technology. He kept such thoughts as he understood the world and secret realm more. Although Red Hair and Talking Lady¡¯s mental energy storm hadn¡¯t reached that extent when they used it previously, it left a deep impression on Ye Zhongming. They could destroy or control tens of thousands of zombies, but even Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t do it now. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if it would refresh when they evolved again, but if they could use it again, both were dangerous, even to Ye Zhongming. He wasn¡¯t confident in going against these two monsters in terms of overall mental energy. Although there wouldn¡¯t be too much difference, he was not born with it like them. So, be it a starting point or process, he was lacking. Ye Zhongming¡¯s ability was his replication of Mental Energy Storm. He was unable to be like them and allow the mental energy to explode with him at the center. He was unable to freely control his mental energy, but he tried it out in his training. He could use the mental energy storm to control his ability and slightly direct it to where he wanted. Although he couldn¡¯t evenly explode it in all directions, he could aim toward one direction. It might be slightly scattered, and the mental energy wouldn¡¯t be so focused. It might only be able to target the target¡¯s senses to try to destroy them and not to control them. But it was a decent improvement. As for distance, as he was careful previously, he didn¡¯t go all out, so naturally, he had no idea. But now, he was afraid that the distance wasn¡¯t enough. He jumped into mid-air before using a mental energy field and then a mental energy spike! A terrifying storm exploded with him at the center. The mental energy filled all areas like a barrier that covered everything. A physical-like mental energy wave struck toward where the monster was. Chapter 1148: Shocked to death Gan Lan covered her ears and squatted on the ground in pain. Her mind went blank, and she lost all thoughts. Her actions were instinctive. She didn¡¯t think covering her ears was useful, but that could reduce some pain. Seconds later, thoughts returned to her mind, but she still couldn¡¯t see anything. Her eyes had flower-like patterns, like a color painting with many deep black holes. Apart from a buzzing sound in her ears, she couldn¡¯t hear anything else. She sensed a warm liquid flowing in her nose and ears. That was blood. It was already flowing in her mouth. If she could prick her fingers, it might reduce her pain. But in the current situation, she could only be afraid and disgusted. The taste of blood increased the dizziness and made her feel like vomiting. Gan Lan didn¡¯t know what had happened. She only saw Ye Zhongming jumping into mid-air, and then some energy struck her. She had never felt so powerless and helpless. She still didn¡¯t dare move. Although she couldn¡¯t see or hear anything, she wasn¡¯t attacked. She was not sure if anything would change if she moved. Moreover, she was confident in Ye Zhongming. She felt that she was safe with this guy. Gan Lan squatted there. A few seconds later, she knew that she was getting better. The first thing she recovered was her hearing. She heard things clashing and those two ice birds chirping. Ye Zhongming¡¯s grunting also made her nervous. Was he injured? She stood up. Although she was feeling much better, the nausea hit her. She tried to keep balance. Two daggers appeared in her hands, and she was on guard. The moment she could see, she would react immediately. There was a rumble, and the ground shook. Gan Lan couldn¡¯t help but cough. Although she didn¡¯t vomit anything, she felt much better. Her vision recovered, and the dizziness reduced. She saw Ye Zhongming kneeling on the ground and relying on an ordinary blade to keep up. He was injured. Gan Lan rubbed her eyes and looked toward the sky. That monster was gone, and the two ice birds were gone, too. It was more successful than he expected. As he was rushed, he couldn¡¯t hold back and used all he had. His mental energy amount was huge. The storm became very powerful. That monster¡¯s mind was destroyed. It struggled slightly before its brain turned into mush. R?a?§°?§¦S? You could tell what had happened from the injuries that Gan Lan faced. She was behind Ye Zhongming, in the opposite direction of the mental energy stab. However, as Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t fully control the mental energy leak, it affected her. A five-star evolve nearly fainted. That showed how much damage that monster faced. But this was still Ye Zhongming¡¯s unperfected skill. He used quite a lot of mental energy and fell from the sky. Fortunately, he didn¡¯t run out of mental energy and could stand. He ended up in that kneeling position that Gan Lan saw. As for the wound on his face, that was surprising. The monster was killed and couldn¡¯t use any skill, so it wouldn¡¯t deal any damage to Ye Zhongming. But when it fell, it bounced a few times, and the sharp limbs went across his body, leaving a small wound on his face. The two ice birds were connected to Ye Zhongming and weren¡¯t affected. Seeing the enemy getting killed, they flew down and started eating. They ate a small portion of the monster before entering the evolution state. Seemed like the monster was filled with energy. Ye Zhongming looked around and considered it. He then walked to the giant egg and observed it before kicking apart the remaining shell. Gan Lan saw an exquisite case within. This was the reward. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t open it immediately. He looked at the tag and saw that the completion rate reached 3% but nothing else. He kept the case in his space. Chapter 1149: New plan Ye Zhongming and Gan Lan were the focus of attention when they got up. Ye Zhongming did something many factions couldn¡¯t or didn¡¯t want to do. So, it was no wonder that he attracted attention. Of course, if these factions went all out, they could clear the area. But how many people would they need to send? How many would die? They probably needed a few thousand. But Ye Zhongming did it alone. As for Gan Lan, she was ignored. If she had been useful, then she would have achieved things previously. Looking at the information on the tag, everyone was still shocked. One reason was that Ye Zhongming cleared a cave. The other was that one cave only had a 3% completion rate! Then 33 caves were 99%? But there were more than 30 caves here, so how did it work? ¡°Boss Ye, what is it like below?¡± ¡°What is behind the Frost Monsters?¡± ¡°How dangerous is it?¡± ¡°Where is the most dangerous spot?¡± ¡°Is there a reward?¡± ¡°Mr Ye, what should we pay attention to?¡± People asked several questions. Everyone was smart and saw the difficulty of this place. The rewards here should be good. Some people collected some information that it was at least the top three most difficult dungeons. This meant that this might be the final, and the reward might be the best in Bright Water World. At this point, all the factions would gather here, and everything would be possible. The two deacons hesitated, but it was still Deacon Tong who said, ¡°Can you reveal it to us first?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s say it together. Anyways, we need everyone¡¯s help.¡± Seeing that he was firm, the two deacons couldn¡¯t say anything and gathered everyone. ¡°I considered and felt that we can try this method.¡± He raised his voice so that everyone could hear it. Everyone was interested, and they felt that Ye Zhongming was pressured by Five Ring Money to tell them a method to pass the caves. ¡°As you have all seen, there is an ice corridor, Frost Monster region, and at the end, a giant space that would hatch an eight-legged monster.¡± Ye Zhongming described the situation, ¡°I don¡¯t have a good way to pass it. The only way is to fight through. I am not afraid of the cold, so I can do it. Everyone knows how strong the Frost Monsters are. They are level five, and if you have enough people, it isn¡¯t tough to solve them.¡± Most people were six-star evolved, and some were four- or five-star. When they heard him say it, they did not react. If they fought the Frost Monsters alone, they weren¡¯t much of a problem. ¡°I can provide everyone with fire element equipment so you can head down. What do you think?¡± They looked at each other and discussed. Finally, someone asked, ¡°Mr Ye, do you mean that we will do our own stuff?¡± ¡°Is the reward distribution scrapped?¡± The two deacons cared about the rewards. ¡°There are two ways. The first is that I will provide equipment for free, and the plan stays the same. The other is that we scrap it, and you get what you can, but you have to purchase the equipment.¡± Ye Zhongming watched as they entered an intense discussion. He changed his mind because of what he went through and his own interests. Chapter 1150: He came to sell equipment There was one reason for the change. There were too many caves; if he went one by one, it would take a long time. He had spent some time in Bright Water World and didn¡¯t know what was going on in the Secret Realm. Although there was a time difference, and the Exquisite Floating Ball was monitoring it, if the Saint Father came, the solutions he left there could hold on for some time. But what if? What if Saint Light Hall went all out and attacked without caring about the consequences? Ye Zhongming was gambling. Gambling that the level nine expert wouldn¡¯t come so quickly and Saint Light Hall wouldn¡¯t go all out. He was gambling that he could get stronger in Bright Water World so he wouldn¡¯t get crushed by the level nine Saint Father. But even if he had made all the preparations, he was afraid of accidents. It would have been good if he had headed back earlier. So he couldn¡¯t clear the caves one by one. There was another point. Although he could pass it alone, he consumed a lot. When he faced tens of thousands of Frost Monsters, be it the modified nature gems or Soul Crushing Bone Staff, he didn¡¯t want to use those things. He was reluctant to use the former, and the latter''s recovery was a huge problem.¡± If he didn¡¯t use those two methods and used stamina, he would probably find it tough to complete one cave. Ten thousand monsters would take a long time, much less the fact that they were all level-five lifeforms. Apart from that, he also had a worry. The caves were too weird. The ability to absorb and transmit energy worried him. If he cleared all the caves, would he face something dangerous? Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t a nice person. Since he worried about it, he wouldn¡¯t face it himself. Sharing the danger was better for him. As for rewards, those were problems for the future. No matter how good the rewards are, you must be alive to spend them. Ye Zhongming¡¯s suggestion was very attractive. After all, the rewards would be redistributed if they all wanted. But the people here weren¡¯t stupid, and they weighed the pros and cons. Also, they guessed if Ye Zhongming had set any traps in his suggestion. The evolved would battle if there were a way to get more benefits. He knew that these people would choose to purchase equipment as the best method. Not only could they rely on their own abilities to get rewards, but the equipment was also not one-time use and could still be used in the future. Also, even if the factions didn¡¯t want to risk their lives, they wouldn¡¯t want to miss the chance of meeting such a good smith. One could say that the second solution was better, no matter how they looked at it. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t prove anything, so he sat between Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi. He waved at Mei Na, and when this woman walked over, he told her to remove her armor. She wanted to ask for a reason, but Gan Lan just took it off and passed it on to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming took some materials and modified it. The materials melted and merged, causing the armor to change. Its level increased in front of them all. Silver equipment turned green in half a minute. There were Smiths who could craft green equipment now, but there weren¡¯t many who could do it so easily. He passed the armor to the surprised Mei Na and took out a few more things. He crafted them, and very quickly, a pink bracelet was formed. The moment it formed, it turned green! This stunned everyone. Every smith would fail several times when crafting a green piece of equipment. Was this person too lucky, or was his success rate too high? Deacon Tong and Deacon Water were closer to him, and they quickly squatted before him and pointed at an equipment on their body, ¡°How much to turn it blue?¡± Chapter 1151: Name your price Ye Zhongming smiled. He could craft blue equipment now, but the materials were precious, and he had to use Ghost Metal. Although Cloud Peak could produce Ghost Metal in scale, don¡¯t forget that they needed large amounts of mutated lifeform flesh and blood. Each day, Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors would need to kill a large amount of lifeforms to feed the Ghost Metal and Meditation Bone Demon Platform. Ying City could not fulfill that request, so Cloud Peak had to head further to hunt. They would then have to transport them back, which would be a huge risk. Even if there were people who transported mutated lifeform corpses to Cloud Peak and corpses without crystals were cheap, they needed a huge amount. Cloud Peak had a huge expenditure in this area. Under such a situation, Ghost Metal was still precious, and Cloud Peak used its foundations to produce it. Blue equipment also had a success rate. Even if he had Smith Heart, he might fail several times if he was unlucky. Also, although blue equipment wasn¡¯t the highest grade equipment that human evolved could get, it was still the pinnacle of what a six and seven star evolved had. Ye Zhongming was very careful when he crafted such things for outsiders. ¡°I have that ability, but the materials I need are precious, and I don¡¯t have them on me. Moreover, crafting blue equipment has a low success rate even if I upgrade them from green grade. If I fail once, your equipment is gone. Are the two deacons willing to gamble?¡± Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, both of them looked disappointed. Although they were one of the five heads and were one of the richest groups of people in the world, they were still using mainly green equipment. They had a few blue pieces. As for gold or purple, only the two of them knew if they had any. Although green was their lowest-grade equipment, they were reluctant to let Ye Zhongming try his luck with them. Even their green pieces of equipment were elite green pieces. The two of them hesitated, but everyone else didn¡¯t. The bosses or butlers started to talk about the equipment they needed. Of course, most of them asked for the price. If Ye Zhongming sold it for too high a price, it would be meaningless. Ye Zhongming answered patiently. He told them about the equipment''s abilities, needed materials, and prices, or what materials he needed to craft a new piece of equipment and how much it would cost. Ye Zhongming tried to hide his ability by saying his near 100% green equipment creation rate was 50%. But the 100% silver creation rate terrified these people. Especially Deacon Tong and Deacon Water. When they saw him easily take unlimited amounts of materials from his space and craft equipment, they realized a problem. With such a boss, Cloud Peak¡¯s current equipment should be all silver, then... They looked at each other. They knew that they might have made a mistake. A full silver Cloud Peak. Would they only be ranked sixth? Of course not. They should be in the top five and even the top two or three. If Cloud Peak had more people, they would be able to be at the top in the near future. The other problem was whether they were going to change the list. Ye Zhongming¡¯s crafting speed was too quick. He crafted all the silver equipment here in two hours and earned all their money. There weren¡¯t many chances to have a Smith craft things for you. All that was left were those who wanted green pieces of equipment. It was slightly tough to discuss money with them as it affected the success rate. Ye Zhongming used the excuse that the green equipment process was a secret, so those people couldn¡¯t see him do it. He went to the cave he came up from to work. At the same time, he placed the ice birds that had evolved and reconnected with him back into the nest. After handing the equipment over, he estimated that he earned tens of thousands of level four crystals and a few thousand level five crystals in a few hours. He would have over four digits of five-star potions with his success rate. These factions didn¡¯t go against their word and went into the caves to test the equipment out. Only Ye Zhongming and his group, Mei Na, Gan Lan, and the two deacons remained. They walked to his side and said solemnly, ¡°Mr Ye, we don¡¯t want to modify green equipment. Can you craft blue equipment for us? Don¡¯t talk about success rate or materials; we will pay. Just give us a price.¡± Chapter 1152: Final thing Ye Zhongming treated his partners differently from other people and gave a price. A price that made them roll their eyes. ¡°Mr. Ye, that isn¡¯t nice. Seven-star potion? That is enough to trade for a gold piece of equipment from a wheel!¡± Deacon Tong felt that Ye Zhongming was rejecting them, so his tone wasn¡¯t good. Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°A blue equipment might not be worth a seven-star potion in the future, but it is worth it now. Also, the equipment I craft is better than those from the wheel.¡± He paused, ¡°But I won¡¯t restrict it to fire element.¡± Deacon Tong and Deacon Water were tempted even if the price was high. They had no choice. Apart from special situations, to get a gold piece of equipment now, they would have to get it from a level seven wheel. But there weren¡¯t many gold pieces of equipment on such wheels, and it was tough to find one. There was more gold equipment on level eight wheels, but they weren¡¯t rich enough to spin them. Other super factions, like the Resistance Zone, couldn¡¯t either. On the level seven wheel, most were blue pieces of equipment. The ratio was similar to the ratio of gold equipment on the level eight wheels. From this angle, blue equipment would be worth a seven-star potion now. Gan Lan touched her blue armor and had an idea. Should she sell it and then trade it for two six-star potions for Mei Na and herself? ¡°Still too high.¡± They discussed and regretfully rejected his price. They couldn¡¯t spend their riches like that even if they were heads. This guy didn¡¯t give much room. Ye Zhongming kept silent and then said, ¡°How about this? Let¡¯s talk about this differently. If you find a wheel with a seven-star potion and blue equipment, the chance to get one of them is the same, right?¡± They nodded but did not get what he was saying. ¡°How about crystals? Let¡¯s take it as a 50% rate, 50 level seven crystals. Along with the fact that my equipment is better, I will charge an additional ten. One blue piece of equipment for 60 level seven crystals.¡± Did Ye Zhongming know if a blue piece of equipment was worth a seven-star potion? Of course, he knew it wasn¡¯t! But since he gave such a price and tried to persuade them, he was testing their acceptance levels. If the price were lowered slightly, it would be easier for them to accept it. Their evaluation of his Smith skills reached a new level. ¡°Mr. Ye, you obtained 120 level seven crystals, so why do you still look unhappy.¡± He smiled bitterly, ¡°I failed a few times, so it is hard to say if I earned or lost money.¡± He did fail, but only once. He earned money, and it was a huge win. He said so to make the two people feel better and to keep himself more low-profile. Deacon Tong, Deacon Water, and Deacon Bai were the strongest. Deacon Ouyang was slightly weaker, and Royal Guild was the weakest. The opening of Bright Water World gave Deacon Tong and his ally, Deacon Water, some benefits. 60 level seven crystals was a huge sum to them, but they could afford it. Especially after they evolved to seven-star, their need for such crystals dropped, so they were willing to purchase things with them. To Ye Zhongming, 120 level-seven crystals meant two seven-star potions! If he was lucky, he might get three! Cloud Peak¡¯s core members were moving toward seven-star evolved. If he could get three potions, their overall strength would have a small jump. The two deacons tried their equipment and were satisfied. They wanted to buy a few more pieces but didn¡¯t have enough money. Level seven crystals weren¡¯t common and were basically gathered in the hands of top experts like them. So, to take out a few dozen crystals at once was already their limit. ¡°Deacon Tong, please help to send me out.¡± After completing the trade, Ye Zhongming made such a request. ¡°You won¡¯t remain here?¡± The two deacons were shocked. They thought that Ye Zhongming would use his ability to continue to earn rewards here. ¡°I will enter when it reopens. I have other things to do.¡± Deacon Tong and Deacon Water didn¡¯t understand but still brought him out. After discussing it with Mei Na and Gan Lan, they followed him. There was no point in them staying there, and they would also be looked down on by others, so it was better if they followed him. Ye Zhongming really had something to do. He had to go to a place that had the final most important thing he needed. Sauron Box! Chapter 1153: Plant Master Wen Huan squinted his eyes and allowed a girl to use a green needle to pierce his skin. You would occasionally see the white bones in the deep wounds. Such a thing that should be pain didn¡¯t affect him. Even when the needle touched his bone, he didn¡¯t move, and he didn¡¯t have any reaction. Hundreds of his subordinates surrounded him. The silence was filled with determination. ¡°Done.¡± The person using the needle stood up to reveal a heroic face. But she didn¡¯t have much hair; they were all very short. This was symbolic of many evolved in the apocalypse. If they couldn¡¯t wash their heads and bathe often, many people would choose to shave. Girls were no exception. Wen Huan looked at the badly stitched wound and smiled, ¡°Little Hui, your skills have improved.¡± ¡°I do this daily, so of course I am getting better.¡± The woman called Little Hui replied calmly while keeping her tools. Wen Huan looked at his wound, and his mouth twitched. Getting better? But since his sister said it, then he didn¡¯t argue. When he touched his wound with his left hand, two brown seeds landed on it. They turned into dark green moss that covered his wound. The moss seemed to be alive and started to squirm. Wen Huan took something like sugarcane and chewed it without removing the skin. Some juices flowed from the corner of his mouth and dripped on the colorful ground. Little Hui shook her head helplessly when she saw that. No Man¡¯s Land spent over four cycles here, over 50 hours, but their completion rate only increased by 7%. Along with the 2% of other factions, they were barely above 10%. But they were the only ones left. This was City of Color. It is an extremely difficult Bright Water World territory. Along with Hundred Cave Swamp, it was also one of the other three dungeons with a super low completion rate. Although they were much better off after growing up, as their parents grew older, their property and savings became targets of competition. They even thought that they were just typical people in the world. They were indeed related by blood, but with the pressure of life, they could only care about their own families. This was until the apocalypse exploded. After losing all other loved ones, they stood together closely. Wen Huan¡¯s Plant Master bloodline crystal was something Wen Hui risked her life to get. Her Mechanic Doctor job scroll was something Wen Huan gave up his chance to become a six-star evolved to trade a potion for. The two of them were one. Wen Huan didn¡¯t reply and continued to look at his wound. The moss slowed, and he blew it, causing some of it to fly and reveal the fully healed wound. The threads were gone as if they had turned into his flesh. ¡°Since everyone here is enemies, then... Crush them all!¡± His body started to change. Many meat pieces spread from his legs and stuck into the ground. A seaweed-like plant covered his body, and his arms changed. One hand turned into a lotus pad, and the other turned into a spinning drill. The most obvious was his hair. His hair turned into colorful flowers. This was his bloodline--- Plant Master. He raised the lotus pad hand, and his eyes flew. Many seeds fired and landed on the ground before entering the soil. His subordinates took out cylinders and started to scatter a sticky liquid. A few seconds later, many small hills appeared on the ground. Many plants appeared and revealed bodies that were differently shaped. These plants covered a few hundred meters, and a mutated plant army was formed. After a few seconds, Wen Hui looked at her brother weirdly and asked, ¡°Why aren¡¯t we leaving?¡± Wen Huan said slowly, ¡°Someone is here.¡± Chapter 1154: Not willing to accept being managed Many people entered with Ye Zhongming. Apart from Zhao Xiangxue, Gao Yi, and Li Qiang, the Nalan Battle Squad did too. Mei Na and Gan Lan followed Ye Zhongming because he requested it. He wanted to come to the City of Color, a place with high fighting intensity. He hoped to have someone help him relieve some of the pressure. He did not consider whether Nalan Battle Squad could handle this test. There would always be sacrifices, which were okay as long as they weren¡¯t his own people. Of course, he would definitely compensate them afterward. But when he looked at their 150-person squad, he couldn¡¯t help but have some respect for her. But most of it was him being speechless. This group was too balanced. The lowest evolved was four-star, and the highest was five-star... Such a structure was similar to battle squads in Cloud Peak, where the leaders were higher and the warriors were lower. That was okay because this was a normal gap. But in a complete organisation, that was a big problem. In terms of balance, Cloud Peak should be quite highly ranked out of super factions. But in Cloud Peak, there was still a clear gap. From the highest seven-star to one-star evolved, they had people of each level. Even if everyone evolved in the future, the lowest level one and two would disappear, but the gap would still exist. For example, due to the differences in rank, there was a clear path to promotion in the army. That gave people hope instead of thinking good things would fall from the sky. If that were the case, then any organisation would collapse. Although Ye Zhongming sacrificed a lot for his subordinates, his combat strength was still leading. Only Xia Bai was similar in strength to him a while ago, but special circumstances caused that. Moreover,e he had never doubted her loyalty. But Nalan Battle Squad was an organisation. Maintaining such a close level gap might work in a short time. Gan Lan and Mei Na could still lead; the others would be grateful for their help and would still listen to them. Gan Lan¡¯s expression changed, and chided, ¡°Qing Yu, shut up!¡± Mei Na also stared at him. But the two bosses failed to keep him quiet, and he rolled his eyes, ¡°Big sis, second sis, it is better to make such things clear. If not, things will be messy. What if this Boss Ye goes against his word? You don¡¯t hope our work will go to waste, right? This isn¡¯t a small thing; people will die.¡± Qiang Yu wouldn¡¯t dare to say this outside. He didn¡¯t have the confidence against a seven-star evolved. But Bright Water World was special; they couldn¡¯t attack each other. Even if he offended someone, there was nothing they could do. At most, he would be more careful when he got out. Anyways, there were a few entrances. If he went far away, what could the expert do? ¡°Boss Ye, do you agree?¡± Qiang Yu saw many people nodding in agreement and got even more confident. He even provocatively asked Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Boss Ye, you...¡± ¡°Who are you to speak to, my boss?¡± A gun appeared in Li Qiang¡¯s hand. He arrived beside Qiang Yu in a blink and pointed it at his head. He gritted his teeth like he wanted to bite someone. This was a great chance to perform. Li Qiang saw that Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi hadn¡¯t said anything, so he was happy to step out. Qiang Yu was not prepared because they couldn¡¯t attack each other here. But it didn¡¯t feel good for someone to point a gun at his head. He waved and knocked Li Qiang¡¯s arm aside, shouting, ¡°Who are you? You dare to point your gun at me?¡± Even if some people couldn¡¯t accept Qiang Yu being rude to Mei Na and Gan Lan, they belonged to the same battle squad. Seeing someone threaten their own people, a few warriors surrounded and looked fierce. Gan Lan and Mei Na didn¡¯t expect things to happen like this. They were even thinking about killing Qiang Yu. They wanted to speak, but Gao Yi was faster. ¡°I will kill you when I get out and feed your intestines to the Cannibal Flowers under Cloud Peak.¡± Chapter 1155: Splitting unhappily Gao Yi wasn¡¯t emotional and didn¡¯t do something like Li Qiang. He was calm as if he were talking about something that would become fact. No one knew Gao Yi; his equipment even looked stupid. But his words made people believe him. Gao Yi definitely had the strength to kill such a person. Chameleon¡¯s intel network would get stronger as they expanded. Meditation Bone Demon Platform¡¯s appearance would also give them the ability to enter any location. Finding Nalan Battle Squad¡¯s position and killing a five-star evolved was a simple mission for Chameleon. ¡°Clean up when you get back; Cloud Peak can help.¡± Ye Zhongming described things simply, but they were much more useful than what Gao Yi and Li Qiang said. Qiang Yu¡¯s face turned ugly. He said those words because he felt he had nothing to fear after leaving. After all, the country was huge, and it was tough to find a person. But things would be much simpler if Mei Na and Gan Lan supported them. Strictly put, if they nodded, this meant that he would get killed, and he would be in danger in the future. Finding another organization was difficult as trust was a huge problem. Qiang Yu started to regret it. Although he straightened his back and refused to lower his head, he looked nervously at Gan Lan and Mei Na. The two wanted to agree, but they knew they couldn¡¯t because doing so would affect their squad¡¯s unity. They smiled at Ye Zhongming, ¡°He is ignorant, so Mr Ye, don¡¯t be angry. We will teach him a lesson when we return.¡± Mei Na followed, ¡°Right. Since we followed you here, we will try our best to help.¡± The other members heaved a sigh of relief. Offending a top ten faction wasn¡¯t something they could be happy about. Qiang Yu relaxed, obviously. Although he didn¡¯t say anything, he hid in the squad and dared not stand out. Ye Zhongming smiled coldly and glanced at the street. There was a three-person team heading toward them. ¡°Very good.¡± That person didn¡¯t hide his threatening gaze, ¡°I am not underestimating you. With your strength, you wouldn¡¯t be able to do much here. When you suffer huge losses, you will know how dumb it is to give up on our friendship.¡± After two steps, that person turned and stopped. He looked at Gan Lan teasingly, ¡°I hope you don¡¯t bump into us when you get out.¡± Nalan Battle Squad members looked worried. No Man¡¯s Land was very famous, especially in the last half-year. Their mutated plants were very welcomed, and they were the most welcomed organisation, like Thousand Beast Villa. Offending such a faction was problematic in the future. After all, Nalan Battle Squad¡¯s camp was at the edge of their territory. Gan Lan looked at Ye Zhongming helplessly. He smiled and didn¡¯t console her, ¡°Rest for half an hour.¡± He ignored the unhappiness and confusion in Nalan Battle Squad and sat at the entrance. Gao Yi, Zhao Xiangxue, and Li Qiang blocked him, so the others didn¡¯t know what he was doing. Occasionally, some light would shine. Ye Zhongming stood up after 40 minutes. He called Li Qiang over and gave him two guns and four ammo cases. Li Qiang was excited. These were two blue modified guns that were much better than what he was using. This gave him hueg confidence.e Those four cases stunned him. There were so many white-grade bullets. Ye Zhongming was slightly tired. He crafted 1200 bullets and two guns, which consumed a large amount of mental energy. Especially those two guns, which he failed many times. Apart from the materials wasted, the mental energy waste was huge, too. The guns were his remaining stock. Triple Flower Essence Blood Bullet would consume two guns, so he was used to keeping some guns in his space. The bullets were mostly from Five Ring Money. The four bullet cases were the Resistance Zone¡¯s Lazy Man Case, which could store 300 bullets each. This was what he prepared for City of Color and Li Qiang. Of course, also himself. He looked at the tag and waved, ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡± Chapter 1156: Competition Speed A giant statue held the stone ball in his hand and smashed it toward the ground. But its movement got slower and slower as more vines covered its body. Around it were ruins that were made of many different colors. From the shapes, you could tell what it looked like before. Those were beautiful metal barriers and also exquisitely designed telephone booths. When Wen Huan opened his eyes, his body was covered in green moss, and the flowers on his head looked even more beautiful. Wen Hui looked worryingly at her brother. Others might not know, but she knew the Plant Master bloodline was special. It was the strongest bloodline she had seen. After activating, this was a bloodline that wouldn¡¯t stop. It could continue to exist. Many people who had witnessed it jokingly said that this wasn¡¯t Plant Master but Plant God. Right, this bloodline could produce seeds after activating. Wen Huan could control them, and they would quickly grow into plants with various abilities. There were many of them, and they would listen to his instructions. After Wen Huan activated his bloodline, he was like a commander to lead the mutated plant army. No Man¡¯s Zone was able to develop so quickly because of his bloodline. He was able to use this plant ocean strategy at any moment. Since he upgraded his bloodline, he obtained more types of seeds, and the plants that he activated were stronger. No Man¡¯s Zone''s development and his strength increase sped up. City of Color was tough because anything could turn into a monster. Sometimes, they might not change, but maybe a brick would be an enemy. This caught people off guard. Wen Huan¡¯s method of crushing everything might seem stupid, but it was the best solution. Wen Hui was worried not because of the monsters but because she knew his weakness. This weakness wasn¡¯t much outside, but she was unsure about it. Fortunately, her brother was calm, so she relaxed. At the same time, she knew that nothing could stop them here. It was only a matter of time until they completed this place 100%. That Nalan Battle Squad didn¡¯t know their place. Wen Hui smiled coldly and thought about some vicious things. These people were as quick as him? The subordinate said that Nalan Battle Squad and Trio had few people. Since that is the case, how did they raise their completion rate so quickly? Secret Technique! This was Wen Huan¡¯s first thought. Only people with some secret techniques could have such speed. But how many people could have such an overpowered ability like him? Seeing their boss stop, the others stopped and waited. They knew that the team wouldn¡¯t stop for no reason. Wen Huan frowned and thought about it, but they didn¡¯t have any good ideas. This place didn¡¯t let them fight, and they couldn¡¯t force those people out, so there was only one choice. He waved at his daughter, and she understood. She ordered them to continue forward quickly. A speed competition started from No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s side. .......................................... On the other side, Nalan Battle Squad¡¯s people were passive. They were afraid not because their safety was threatened but because of how terrifyingly strong the few Cloud Peak people were. The guy wearing metal armor was the arrowhead, and Ye Zhongming was the core. The supports were the flame mage and gunner. The four of them pushed forward quickly. What about them? They fought hard but only got 10% of the results. Just look at the difference in completion rate. The other side only had four people! Gan Lan and Mei Na felt their faces burning. This made them look down on Qiang Yu more. If it weren¡¯t for him, Cloud Peak would allow them to fight together and not just follow. After passing a street, the team rested. Ye Zhongming looked at the tag and muttered as he looked at No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s completion rate. ¡°They are competing with me in speed?¡± Chapter 1157: End of the street Chapter 1157: End of the street ¡°Ye... Mr, can we move along with you?¡± Gan Lan and Mei Na wanted to rely on their relationship with Ye Zhongming and greet him more personally. But they hesitated and called him Mr. Ye as Deacon Tong and Deacon Water did. They noticed that nothing could make it seem like they were close. Their subordinate¡¯s words had offended him. The Nalan Battle Squad followed Ye Zhongming here because they wanted to strengthen their relationship. It was a great chance. Both sides knew each other and weren¡¯t strangers. Gan Lan even accompanied Ye Zhongming into the dungeon, which helped. But that was not enough in the apocalypse. So Mei Na and Gan Lan planned to use this chance to fight alongside Cloud Peak truly. So, in the future, no matter what, they could rely on that. But they didn¡¯t have strong enough control over their battle squad, or rather, one small problem exploded here. So Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t plan to bring them along. The battle in the street was Ye Zhongming¡¯s squad. They could only knock and hit on the sides, and even then, they suffered some losses. This made Gan Lan and Mei Na realize the gap in strength. They stopped being hesitant and walked over to speak. They knew that even if Ye Zhongming agreed, they would help to attract firepower and bait. Many would die on this trip, and even they would be in danger. But since they were here, were they going to retreat? Ye Zhongming looked at the two nervous and excited women and glanced at her battle squad. " Are you willing to let them die?¡± Of course not. They developed these warriors, and it was their hard work since leaving Linhai. But they faced a choice. ¡°The apocalypse is like that.¡± Mei Na mocked herself as a reply to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Okay, wait. You select some fast or sensitive people to draw the monsters out. The rest of you find some ruins. Things like stone and doors. Also, ask them to take all the materials they have.¡± The two of them understood what he was saying at first but not what he said later. But they didn¡¯t ask and gave their people the instructions. If people looked down on Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak previously, after breaking a street, they understood what a super faction was. Now that Ye Zhongming spoke, even the arrogant Qiang Yu followed. They moved stone pieces and wooden boards like hardworking little bees. There weren¡¯t many materials as it wasn¡¯t convenient to bring such things. They wouldn''t have such things if not for the entire squad being here. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t picky. He enchanted these things with the ruins; thus, many grey stones, wooden boards, and iron rods appeared... Nalan Battle Squad was stunned. Ye Zhongming was rich, and he felt bad seeing Li Qiang shoot. That could tell you how much money a gunner burnt. Each bullet might not be expensive, but you must add them. In such a short while, a few hundred bullets were gone. The value of these alone was probably worth a six-star potion. Ye Zhongming was going all out of Sauron¡¯s Demon Box. But you couldn¡¯t deny that they were quick with Li Qiang. Nalan Battle Squad was also enjoying the show. When could they toss their stone? They didn¡¯t have such equipment but could finally go all out today. They used their stone and iron rods to smack the monsters that Cloud Peak had left behind. Some that were accurate were able to kill some weak monsters, which caused some of these warriors to cheer. This was a happy moment for them. Li Qiang was also very happy, but he didn¡¯t lose his mind. He knew what a blue gun meant. When he fired, he saw this young guy¡¯s calm face and felt slightly shocked. He met Ye Zhongming at the start of the apocalypse. This guy led a few people to turn the entire base into a mess. He forced a change of guard and helped Jiaming take charge. He then left and set up Cloud Peak. Since he was free, he obtained a lot of information from Bright Water World. The published country rankings helped those people and factions become the focus of attention. He knew many things about Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. He felt like this guy could easily solve anything. That happened at the new district base and also here. The competitor on the tag was No Man¡¯s Zone. In the recent year, their fame suppressed Resistance Zone. Their overall rankings were even above Cloud Peak. But now, the No Man¡¯s Zone, with many people, was competing with Cloud Peak, which had only four people. What if Cloud Peak had more? If it wasn¡¯t Nalan Battle Squad and Cloud Peak¡¯s elites? No Man¡¯s Zone would only be able to eat shit. The more he thought that way, the better he performed. Each bullet hit. A building turned into a monster, and Ye Zhongming estimated it was level six. But Li Qiang killed it in three seconds with five shots, which impressed Ye Zhongming. Unfortunately, bullets were expensive consumables, and gun-type job scrolls were rare. Even high level guns were easily destroyed. If not, if he raised a squad of Li Qiangs, that could terrify the world. Ye Zhongming also had a gun, a blue sniper rifle, and the bullets were silver grade. If he met any strong monsters, he would attack. With Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s cover, even if a level seven fellow appeared, if it wasn¡¯t a nimble one, the few of them could kill it within ten seconds. Nalan Battle Squad started to have some casualties. The monsters started to get stronger, but overall, it was better than when they were just following behind. Their increase in completion rate exceeded that of No Man¡¯s Zone. But this situation changed when they reached the end of the street. A carnival suddenly transformed. The cars, plane models, a carousel, etc turned into colorful monsters. Hundreds of them pounced. Chapter 1158: Jumping into the river The monsters in City of Color have a unique point: they look similar. The buildings and structures were made of a few types of materials. After they transformed, their colors were similar, which meant that evolved could only differentiate them based on size. But size didn¡¯t mean strength; materials didn¡¯t mean strength either. At this point, the evolved couldn¡¯t deduce the monsters¡¯ strength with their eyes and would only know after fighting. So when so many monsters pounced, no one knew who they should attack first. They could only aim at the ones that were closest to them. In this batch of monsters, a few dozen of them were quick. A person from Nalan Battle Squad was held back by two of them and then drowned by those who charged. ¡°Retreat while fighting!¡± Ye Zhongming shouted, and he led them to retreat. They would know what to do without Ye Zhongming reminding them if they were from Cloud Peak. But Nalan Battle Squad lacked the battle acumen. Some people were hot-blooded and wanted to go all out to fight. Some just stuck beside Ye Zhongming and his group and planned to let them save them. Some turned to flee. The gap in strength between the two was shown. With clear orders, these people stabilized. With Ye Zhongming and Li Qiang¡¯s firepower, they started to toss the stone and iron rods. These things could be recycled. If Li Qiang had been saving on bullets previously, he was going all out now. The bullets pretty much exited his barrel like a continuous line. Many monsters died from such attacks. Their path ahead turned into a road of death. Nalan Battle Squad¡¯s collapse was because they didn¡¯t have any battle mentality. Now, with only a few monsters chasing them, they adapted. Many people stopped and started to ask their allies to fight. As the battlefield was scattered, a few dozen warriors could fight one monster. They quickly got the upper hand and completed the kill. The battle had ended when they collected the shining stone and iron rods and returned. Cloud Peak¡¯s four members ignored them. Mei Na and Gan Lan stared at them viciously, but they said nothing. The two knew it was time to reconsider the squad¡¯s future. After killing the monsters, Gao Yi was slightly injured. At the same time, they finished the second street. On the tag, their completion rate was 6%, and Nalan Battle Squad was about to hit 1%. The final reward depended on the completion rate. Ye Zhongming looked at Trio and No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s comparison, and the gap was still obvious. He thought about it, and after crafting some bullets for Li Qiang, he had a new plan. Gao Yi, Zhao Xiangxue, and Li Qiang continued to lead the team into the streets while he went to a new place. This was risky as he was alone. If anything happened, he could only rely on himself. So, Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue didn¡¯t agree at first. Even Li Qiang, who was very careful, objected. But Ye Zhongming insisted on his thoughts and told them they could push slowly. Draw monsters bit by bit to kill. When there weren¡¯t too many enemies, the Nalan Battle Squad would still be able to help. Also, pay attention to the final kills. They had to kill steal from the Nalan Battle Squad. With Ye Zhongming there, it didn¡¯t matter. But without him, their combat strength would drop. They would rely on Nalan more, and if they don¡¯t care about the final hits, the Nalan Battle Squad might take a large number of them, and that would be useless. After making such arrangements, he gave them some potions before disappearing into a street. .................................................................. Chapter 1158.5- Jumping into the river (2) When Ye Zhongming was fighting in Bright Water World to increase his strength, the enemy that he was most worried about was standing on a magma land and facing a woman. ¡°You are smart. I am shocked that a weird lifeform created by man can have your thoughts.¡± Saint Father held his hands behind his back and wore a cotton dress. He had white hair, and the slowly rolling magma gave his face a red glow. Red Hair looked at this strong presence and coughed. But her gaze was firm. She was in a bad state. Many parts of her body caved in, and a leg was twisted. These parts were broken. Red Hair held the disfigured bone throne. The throne lost its legs and was only left with its back. The soul whip was dimmed as if it was about to scatter. It was on her shoulder. ¡°Dirty thing.¡± Saint Father looked at those two pieces of equipment and judged. Red Hair placed her hand down, and some specks of light scattered in her mouth. She looked at the opponent in disdain and said with a crisp voice, ¡°You are much dirtier than me.¡± After Saint Father found her, she fled. She used the bone throne¡¯s speed and soul whip¡¯s ability to absorb soul power to maintain the high intensity escape. She didn¡¯t choose to flee toward the Imperail City. Although she knew her Master was there, she didn¡¯t want to do that. She didn¡¯t think that her master was his match. Since that was the case, she felt that she was responsible to help. She didn''t consider how long she could delay him and what would happen to her. Especially after she couldn¡¯t sense her master¡¯s aura in this space, she dashed toward Night Demon Plains and Cursed Abyss. ¡°Old fellow, don¡¯t think that you have won. I know that you will return to your army and try to escape from my master¡¯s space gate. But you won¡¯t succeed. You will die in the Imperial City. My Master will kill you.¡± ¡°That small bug?¡± Saint Father burst out and laughed. ¡°Small?¡± Red Hair struggled to straighten her body and placed the bone throne by the magma ocean. She sat down on the throne that was badly broken. ¡°If he is small, how could he become my Master? Old fellow, I will enter the next level if you give me a few days. You sensed it, so you used your strength to force me here. You are afraid you can¡¯t capture me after I reach level eight!¡± ¡°You think that way because you don¡¯t know the gap between levels eight and nine.¡± Red Hair smiled coldly. ¡°But, old fellow, your plan won¡¯t succeed. You can¡¯t absorb me. But unfortunately, I won¡¯t be able to continue with the person that gave me life.¡± The whip around her neck that had lost its color suddenly gave off a weird fluctuation. It turned from a dead item into a... Tempting cake! It started to give off a pure soul power! Saint Father¡¯s expression changed. He sensed that monster¡¯s movement once that huge soul power appeared! That damn lifeform actually released its energy using the equipment. It drew the desire of another lifeform to extend its lifeform to make it fight with the Saint Father. ¡°Two idiots!¡± Red Hair used a word she learned to describe the two level nine lifeforms. She used her last bit of strength to fall into the Magma Ocean with the Bone Dragon Throne. The power she purposely released disappeared as the magma swallowed her. It only left the Saint Father, who was forced to stop mid-air, and the giant dark shadow covered half the sky, making the two of them look at each other. Chapter 1159: King Fish This was the edge of Magma Ocean. The magma was bright red, and based on Earth, it was at least 700 degrees. Evolved or warriors who cultivated secret techniques or mutated lifeforms might be able to resist heat more than ordinary people, but they had a limit, too. The body structure of humans or human-type races, especially, makes them less resistant to such high temperatures. Although the Saint Father was a top level nine expert and had strong abilities, he might be able to survive for some time if he went all out. He could even use some techniques to break the magma and pull Red Hair up. But this fellow cared about his life. He was even reluctant to use his own strength to chase Red Hair, so why would he dare venture into the magma? Moreover, a giant shadow blocked the sky. The beast was staring at him, and if he used too much strength, it would attack him. If it could eat the Saint Father, it might be able to break the space laws and head to another space. The Saint Father wasn¡¯t willing to be used by someone else. He looked at the magma ocean recovering to normal and at the terrifying shadow hidden in the clouds, shook his head, and left. The shadow in the clouds didn¡¯t move. Only when Saint Father¡¯s body disappeared did it descend onto the magma ocean. It opened its moon-like eyes and stared at the rumbling magma. But it wasn¡¯t willing to take the temperature. It rose quickly in the sky and headed into the distance before disappearing. Everything calmed back down. But things weren¡¯t calm in the magma ocean. A weird lifeform surrounded the fainted Red Hair. It would even give some pecks to Red Hair¡¯s body that had melted in the magma and was left with bones. Red Hair¡¯s skin and flesh were all gone. All that remained were bones with vine patterns. There were also some balls of light on her head, chest, elbow, and knees. The other fishes followed and swam through the magma. After some time, they could finally see the bottom of the magma ocean. The bright magma turned into a terrifying translucent color. The temperature increased, and many fish left because they could not handle it. But some strong ones continued to follow the level eight fish king. Red Hair was pushed to the bottom, and there was a giant furnace! No one knew how this structure appeared here or why it didn¡¯t melt under the high heat. But this furnace stood at the bottom of the magma ocean. It had a black metal platform and a silver hammer on it! Red Hair was pushed on the metal platform. The weird fish used its mouth to grab the metal hammer, twisting its body and then smashing down on her body. There was no sound, but it caused waves to appear in the magma ocean. The magma started to roll and spread in all directions. The magma fish that could take the high heat were probably the school''s elders and core members. They didn¡¯t leave. This reaction spread to the ocean surface. The entire magma ocean turned into a real ocean and started to rumble. The lifeforms in Cursed Abyss shivered in fear, and they fled away from the magma ocean. They felt like a terrifying magma explosion was about to happen. At the bottom of the ocean, the Fish King hit Red Hair''s body hammer after hammer. After a few dozen times, it looked toward a subordinate. It wanted to flee, but the fish king swam beside it and smacked it towards Red Hair. It followed and smashed the hammer down. The subordinate¡¯s body was smashed into pieces. The translucent blood, bone, and flesh covered Red Hair¡¯s body. The Fish King¡¯s hammer landed again; at the same time, a thick power covered its subordinates so they couldn¡¯t move. Just like that, many monsters were sacrificed. The Ocean King smashed its subordinates into Red Hair¡¯s body. When most fishes died, Red Hair was covered in flesh and blood. Finally, it placed the hammer down and landed on Red Hair¡¯s body. Its stomach twitched, and a red pearl was spat out. It quickly held the hammer and smashed the red pearl into Red Hair¡¯s body! Chapter 1160: Rebirth Red Hair¡¯s body gave off a bright glow lit up the entire magma lake. If Saint Father were still here, he would see the bubbling magma ocean getting out of control. Not only were there magma waves that sent magma to the shore, but numerous streams of magma shot from the surface, reaching dozens of meters high into the sky. The dark clouds were back, but after seeing the magma fountains, it left. The temperature of the magma exceeded what many lifeforms could handle. The entire magma ocean exploded. Even the ground started to shake like it was gathering energy. After the light exploded, the fish flesh and blood on her body were gone. The pearl that the king fish spat was gone, too. Even the king fish looked like it was out of energy and just floated above Red Hair. Red Hair¡¯s body moved, and the king fish paid close attention to her. Red Hair¡¯s movement got more intense, and she knocked the hammer off. The mummy structure around her started to crack. First from her legs, then chest, arms, and then head. When the structure fell to the ground, a female body sat up. She lowered her head. One couldn¡¯t see her face. Even the side of her face was covered in red hair. She looked tired. She placed her hands on the metal platform and was silent. The king fish¡¯s eyes lit up. It swam around the woman and gave out a short screech like it was calling her and also trying to express closeness. ¡°Thank you.¡± She raised her head to show her beautiful face. She raised her hand and touched its head. The King fish was very happy that she had woken up. It allowed her to touch it, but its body moved left and right. ¡°I know; half of my life is yours. Thank you for your sacrifice. When I head out, I will lead your race and your descendents to a better home. I won¡¯t let them live in a world that is about to collapse. I will ensure that they grow well.¡± The light was much brighter and returned to Hair¡¯s body. She tapped her body, and a gentle green ball of light flew from her mouth and floated toward the Fish King¡¯s skeleton. If you looked closely, you would see a small dragon soul swimming in the light, similar to the dragon head on the bone dragon throne. The light landed on the head of the fish king and passed its skeletons, landing in the middle. Red Hair let out an ear-piercing scream. The entire magma ocean shook, and the fish king¡¯s corpse was covered in green light. The body started to change. When the light was about to disappear, Red Hair shouted again. The translucent wings broke out of her body and landed on the light. The green light grew much brighter and rippled in all directions before disappearing and revealing the totally different skeleton. A giant undead dragon fish bone structure appeared at the bottom of the magma ocean. Its several-meter-long body was not as fat as the Fish King and had a beautiful curve. Its head was big, dragon head and crocodile tail. Its bone structure was dense and it had a pair of spread wings. Its four claws hooked the ground. The difference from other undead lifeforms was that the dragon fish¡¯s bones had red energy. Its dragon eyes didn¡¯t have the green flames that ordinary undead lifeforms had but fresh red. After forming, the dragon fish¡¯s soul flame lit up. Its giant body floated. After seeing Red Hair, it swam across and did rolls around her. Even if it couldn¡¯t speak, one could sense its joy. Red Hair picked the crystals around and then hung the metal hammer between two dragon fish bones. She jumped onto its head and touched its back with the back of one hand. She then slowly pulled out a sharp spear that had red spiral patterns. ¡°Big fish, let¡¯s go!¡± She pointed her spear up. The bone dragon fish roared without making a sound and they shot out from the magma ocean surface. Life found a way out for her. Chapter 1161: Plant face-off Earth Sand Moon Blade was pulled out from the neck of the monster. After losing its life, it fell to the ground. Ye Zhongming cleared a street by himself. He sat on a corpse and panted. The first half was still okay, as there weren¡¯t many monsters. Ye Zhongming was able to deal with it easily. In the latter half, the number of monsters increased. Even if he could insta kill them, he found it hard to keep up. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know how a nine-star evolved would fare here, but beneath a nine-star, you would be afraid of being surrounded. After all, an evolved had limited stamina and mental energy. Along with mutated lifeforms having different skills, even a strong evolved would be caught off guard. Monsters like Ye Zhongming, who had a huge amount of mental energy, were the only ones who could be victorious when facing so many monsters. But he was still human and not a god. After the intense battle, apart from the huge consumption, he suffered injuries. When the last batch of monsters attacked, a teddy-bear-sized monster hid in the crowd. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t notice it, and it bit his leg. Although he wasn¡¯t strong enough to break his defense, it made it hard for Ye Zhongming to move. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t free up a hand to deal with it, which affected his battle tempo. A monster punched his back, and he couldn¡¯t handle the huge strength. He spat out blood, and the Star Armor cracked. Fortunately, he broke free and charged back after resting for a short while. As Star Elf reached the date, although he still had Star Sand, he didn¡¯t have much left. He thought about it and didn¡¯t choose to repair his armor. He was afraid he didn¡¯t have time to head to West Asia. If the Imperial City battle started, he couldn¡¯t head out. At the crucial moment, Star Sand could save lives. He looked at the completion rate and frowned. Trio¡¯s completion rate did proceed quickly, but the weird thing was that No Man¡¯s Zone was quick, too. The gap didn¡¯t close but instead opened up. He got this ability in Linhai that could control a plant and give it intermediate intelligence, but it had a thousand hour cooldown. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care about control, as the plants he nurtured would definitely be under his control. His main goal was the intermediate intellect. He studied it and tested it once. It was better than expected. It might not directly increase the mutated plant¡¯s ability but could reduce the grafting adaptability period. The grafting ability was very forceful. It would mesh two plants together, but after using it, they had to spend time adapting. Ye Zhongming realized that the stability of that period would affect the extent of the merger. If it were stable, the final plant would obtain both sides'' strengths. But if it were unstable, it would be less effective. It might add some abilities or have all the abilities, but it wouldn¡¯t be too strong. He wouldn¡¯t be too worried if he used this at other times, as Cloud Peak would take good care of it. But not now. He didn¡¯t have time. He could only use other methods to allow this plant to reach his standards. Fortunately, he analysed this before. After using the Intelligence Mark, the grafting adapting period was close to zero. There was one more point. After having intermediate intelligence, the Cannibal Flower would be more disciplined. The leader would allow the other plants to fight around it. With the Cannibal Flower¡¯s unique points, they would have much stronger combat strength. The chosen plant was silent momentarily, and then its body shook. The purple body dimmed a little. A minute later, it looked much smarter than the others. Ye Zhongming gave it an order, and it led the army into another street. At the same time, Wen Hui was worried for her brother. He activated the second stage of the skill and summoned stronger plants. They spent up, but she didn¡¯t know if that problem would reappear. Chapter 1162: Plant face-off (2) Wen Huan¡¯s job meant he had to replenish energy to maintain this state. But Wen Hui was worried. If he used so many plants to fight, could he absorb enough energy to maintain this transformation? What if he couldn¡¯t and didn¡¯t have enough energy to maintain the first transformation? Wen Hui paid attention to the tag. Trio was keeping up! Wen Hui didn¡¯t understand how someone could compete with her brother. She realized that the trio was a super faction, but she didn¡¯t know who it was. She suspected it was the Royal Guild, including those ranked in the top ten. The ones she suspected were Thousand Beast Villa and God Hall. Only they could go against her brother¡¯s Plant Master job. Wen Huan nodded. Wen Hui wasn¡¯t relaxed like before and feared her brother was just consoling her. But she couldn¡¯t do anything. Her job couldn¡¯t help him; she could only help her subordinates in the fight. But she suddenly thought about something and told her brother about it. Her thoughts were similar to Ye Zhongming''s, which was to split up! Wen Huan didn¡¯t agree, but Wen Hui insisted. Apart from a few who remained to accompany the brother, Wen Hui led the rest into the streets and fought on their own. She couldn¡¯t solo an entire street like Ye Zhongming. She could only try to kill these monsters to get a higher completion rate. Both sides used all they had to fight. Although they couldn¡¯t see each other, but they could feel the intense competition through the tag. The closer they got to the center, the stronger the monsters were. Both sides felt huge pressure but no one gave up. Both of them felt that sacrifice was not as important as completion. The losses increased quickly. A long time passed and they swept street after street. If they could fight, they wouldn¡¯t stop. When 5% was left, a funny thing happened. No Man¡¯s Zone reached 45%, and those factions before were 2%. Nalan Battle Squad reached 4%. Both sides didn¡¯t fight. The giant monster transformed from the train station sat there and snoozed, acting like it didn¡¯t see anyone. Ye Zhongming and Wen Huan knew that the person who attacked first would lose. People would go for the last hit. As long as someone got the final hit, the other person''s hard work would go to waste. They were at a standstill, and neither moved. Ye Zhongming had some hope and chose to negotiate. He walked over and stood before the mutated plants that Wen Huan summoned. ¡°Maybe we can try to solve this.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at Wen Huan and then Wen Hui. Ye Zhongming recognized that job- Plant Master! Even ten years later, this was still one of the strongest jobs. It was good for large scale battles. It would be a definite win if he was protected well. No wonder No Man¡¯s Zone could rise so quickly. This was the reason. This was also the reason he didn¡¯t want to fight. Of course, he knew that the Plant Master job user might not be able to speak in this form so he looked at Wen Hui. ¡°Who are you?¡± Wen Hui didn¡¯t reply and asked Ye Zhongming who he was. He hesitated and told her. After hearing Cloud Peak, No Man¡¯s Zone was shocked. They had heard this name but didn¡¯t understand much. After coming here, they found out more after seeing the rankings. But they didn¡¯t expect to become opponents. ¡°I hope you can back out; I will compensate you. Trust me, you will be satisfied.¡± Ye Zhongming chose to compromise as he had to get the box. Wen Hui looked at her brother and smiled, ¡°Sure, we have a condition.¡± She paused, ¡°We want Earth Sand Moon Blade!¡± Chapter 1163: Plant face-off (3) Ye Zhongming nodded and turned. Wen Hui was stunned, but she smiled nonchalantly. No Man¡¯s Zone had spent so much in the City of Color and wouldn¡¯t leave without enough benefits. She did consider Ye Zhongming¡¯s suggestion, but she wanted the reward. She didn¡¯t want to lose out, so she asked for Earth Sand Moon Blade. Since the reward was unknown, she should ask for more in case she regretted it. Wen Hui might be asking for too much but she didn¡¯t do so to mock or reject Ye Zhongming. But would he think that way? Of course not! He felt that Wen Hui did so on purpose. This was an answer. An answer telling him to fight or scram. Ye Zhongming was up for it. Ye Zhongming was sincere. If they agreed, then anything could be discussed. Ye Zhongming was even prepared to be conned as long as they backed out. But they actually wanted Earth Sand Moon Blade. This was the top equipment on the rankings. This wasn¡¯t something he could accept. One must know that this blade was the best before he gets a seven-colored equipment. If he couldn¡¯t get any seven-colored equipment in his life, this blade would be with him for life. At most, when his Smith job got to a higher level, he could only modify it slightly. Ye Zhongming knew that he might be ripped off. He would consider even if they asked for a seven-star potion or two. When he returned, his expression wasn¡¯t good. The others understood and were wise not to ask. They prepared silently. Ye Zhongming stood quietly and called Gao Yi, Zhao Xiangxue, Li Qiang, Gan Lan, and Mei Na over, ¡°Let me head out. Wait here and wait for me. If they attack, then just watch. They probably can¡¯t kill it before I am back. If they are strong, then fight for the last hit.¡± ¡°How about this? I can give you discounts on the deals we discussed. How about that?¡± Deacon Tong was tempted, but he shook his head. ¡°Mr Ye, I can agree with other requests but not this. Not to mention the demon crystals it would cost; just the reputation alone is something I don¡¯t dare to risk.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything. He lowered his head and thought about it, ¡°A gold piece of equipment.¡± Deacon Tong¡¯s body shook. Even if Five Ring Money was one of the wealthiest factions in the apocalypse, gold equipment wasn¡¯t common. Deacon Tong only had two. This was with him being relatively rich. Based on what he knew, Royal Guild¡¯s chief only had one, which was given to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Royal Guild¡¯s one?¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°I have use for that. Something else, one that I crafted.¡± Deacon Tong¡¯s eyes moved. He was shocked, but when he considered how this fellow could craft purple equipment, he wasn¡¯t too surprised. ¡°I can handle the start up costs.¡± Ye Zhongming added more stakes, ¡°Moreover, I don¡¯t need Royal Guild to help me. I just need space exception, and I will do the rest. Apart from people from my side, I won¡¯t let anyone else walk out of City of Color alive.¡± Deacon Tong considered it for a long time and was uncertain. He was tempted and was hesitating. ¡°Sorry, Mr. Ye. I am tempted, but I can¡¯t agree.¡± Deacon Tong bit his teeth. Ye Zhongming was disappointed, as this meant he had to gamble on luck with No Man¡¯s Zone. ¡°But!¡± Ye Zhongming raised his head and squinted his eyes at Deacon Tong. ¡°I can¡¯t use space exception, but I can pardon summoned beings in City of Color.¡± Pardon? Ye Zhongming was slightly stunned before understanding. Evolved couldn¡¯t kill evolved, but summoned beings could. Ye Zhongming estimated some things and felt that this was the best solution. ¡°I don¡¯t need Mr Ye to pay the costs, but I want the gold piece of equipment.¡± He smiled in glee, ¡°Don¡¯t bargain.¡± Ye Zhongming sucked in a deep breath, ¡°Deal.¡± Chapter 1164: Make him back out in despair Gao Yi, Zhao Xiangxue, and the others relaxed when Ye Zhongming returned. When Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t by their side, as the two higher-ups of Chameleon, they were used to making decisions. They were used to being calm and facing life and death. Before their subordinates, they were cold and cruel. They were fighting machines with no fear. They were monsters produced by the apocalypse. They used seemingly impossible operations and assassintations to solidify their position in Cloud Peak. Those strong battle squads had to place them on equal footing. Before this, Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue even felt that this would be their state forever. When it was late at night, they would think about many things- maybe they could become a symbol of Cloud Peak... To surpass the guy at the peak. But after being with Ye Zhongming, when the gap was enough to fill them with despair, those thoughts were crushed, and there were no traces of them. Thus, the coldness turned into respect, worship, and reliance. The two of them knew that when this ended, they would revert to their roles. But now, they were used to following this guy and standing behind him. They didn¡¯t need to think about anything; they just had to follow instructions. ¡°No Man¡¯s Zone attacked, but it wasn¡¯t intense, and then they retreated. The monster didn¡¯t chase; it seems like it has a good temper.¡± Zhao Xiangxue reported and gave her guess, ¡°I think they are testing their firepower to prepare for the future.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and agreed. Since Wen Huan was here and didn¡¯t want to trade with Cloud Peak, they would fight the 50/50. Probing their strength would give them a more accurate grasp of the final hit. This alone showed that although No Man¡¯s Zone rose in the recent year, they had a mature fighting system. She knew Ye Zhongming had a goal that was directly related to them. Although Wen Huan couldn¡¯t speak in that form and also had to maintain less movement to reduce the consumption of his body, he still felt pressure. That fellow had the best equipment in the country. Even if he didn¡¯t have many people, he still led the sixth-strongest faction. What did he head out to do? No Man¡¯s Zone wanted to attack after probing, but Ye Zhongming¡¯s return stopped everything. No Man¡¯s Zone decided to wait and watch. Fortunately, Wen Huan¡¯s plants were resting, and the energy consumption was low. He was able to maintain the transformation state for some time. Then, they saw the ¡®answer¡¯ that they wanted. Ye Zhongming crafted some equipment. While resting, he would use some potions. Many materials and blueprints appeared around him. Some people would chat with him and then take a potion and those crafted items. With No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s familiarity with potions, they knew that they were recovery potions. Ye Zhongming went out to purchase materials and potions. This could explain why he left. He knew that No Man¡¯s Zone wouldn¡¯t dare attack, so he took the chance to purchase these things. He wanted his team to recover, so he crafted equipment to make them stronger. That was a good and effective idea. No Man¡¯s Zone did consider it, but they didn¡¯t have a good smith who could craft equipment quickly. Wen Huan and his sister looked at each other and relaxed. If Ye Zhongming thought this could give him the advantage, he was wrong. Wen Huan moved. He decided to let the Cloud Peak boss see No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s strength. Who knew if the young guy would just back out in despair after seeing it? Chapter 1165: Advanced bloodline No Man¡¯s Zone moved. Twenty of the remaining people walked out of the mutated lifeforms that Wen Huan controlled. The movement naturally drew Ye Zhongming¡¯s attention. Nalan Battle Squad looked on curiously and didn¡¯t know what they were doing. Ye Zhongming glanced when he briefly paused when crafting the equipment and then stopped paying attention. Gao Yi, Zhao Xiangxue, and Li Qiang looked on nervously. No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s remaining people retreated. Very quickly, some of the plants started to dance around Wen Huan and drowned the 20 people. Screams spread from among these mutated plants, along with the sound of bodies being pierced. Apart from Ye Zhongming, the Nalan Battle Squad looked at each other and didn¡¯t know what No Man¡¯s Zone was doing. Was Wen Huan unable to sustain the energy and had to start swallowing his subordinates? Then he was such a trash person. Wouldn¡¯t the other people want to leave? Also, those people seemed willing. Were they so noble to sacrifice for their boss and battle squad? Or rather, these mutated plants were hungry and needed flesh and blood? They fed on these evolved? No matter which one it was, they were all cruel. No Man¡¯s Zone and Wen Huan did it so casually? Even if human life didn¡¯t matter in the apocalypse, they shouldn¡¯t sacrifice people like that. Ye Zhongming continued to craft his equipment, but he smiled coldly. He guessed Wen Huan¡¯s plan. Was this his reaction to him purchasing potions? He wanted to use this method to scare him and get him to retreat? Ye Zhongming mocked. He was definitely not mocking himself but Wen Huan. Wen Huan definitely didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to know everything about his job ever since it was recognized. He knew what he was about to see and even knew things that Wen Huan himself didn¡¯t. Under such a weird state, Wen Huan¡¯s plants started to change, and some disappeared. They didn¡¯t disappear without a trace or turn to dust. It was as if they were being swallowed by something. They started to disappear internally. ¡°Of course, the first layer of the bloodline doesn¡¯t have so many mutated plants. He should be using the second form.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s voice was very magical and helped to calm everyone down. Those people automatically gathered around him. ¡°He is in the third form now.¡± ¡°Advanced bloodline?¡± Gan Lan stared in disbelief. ¡°En.¡± Although Ye Zhongming was not willing to admit it, he nodded. The truth was like that. Wen Huan had upgraded his bloodline to advanced grade. This achievement was outstanding at the current juncture. A seven-star evolution with an advanced bloodline was enough to make him famous. No Man¡¯s Zone became a super faction because of the Plant Master. ¡°This ability is called Blood Sprite. He splits his bloodline on his mutated plants and lets evolved absorb them to become such monsters.¡± Everyone took in a deep breath. Although they weren¡¯t as terrified as before, they knew that it was dangerous as it was something that Ye Zhongming would fear. But he suddenly laughed, which everyone didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Since I know it, everyone doesn¡¯t have to be afraid!¡± Ye Zhongming added, ¡°I added something into the equipment that has added defense toward plant-type lifeforms.¡± Everyone knew that Ye Zhongming was confident. ¡°The space exception will open and plants can start to attack evovled. So everyone try to destroy these disgusting things. Do you understand!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The soldiers had high morale. Their loud voices made No Man¡¯s Zone turn. Everyone knew that a battle was about to begin. Chapter 1166: Terrifying Sprites These 20 blood sprites moved. They started moving toward the mountain-like monster. They were slow, and it was as if each step needed a lot of thinking. ¡°They...¡± Gan Lan looked and saw that these Blood Sprites were connected to the ground. Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Through roots, the Blood Sprites absorb the energy in the soil and also absorb from the main body bloodline power that Wen Huan provides them. This allows them to have strong combat strength.¡± Mei Na asked, ¡°But... They move really slowly. Will they speed up when fighting? Or will they continue like that?¡± ¡°Wen Huan can choose.¡± Ye Zhongming hesitated slightly. He had only heard of such a bloodline. After all, after ten years in the apocalypse, people will collect information about all jobs and bloodlines. That would prepare them if they faced some in the future. In the information from his last life, the Plant Master¡¯s blood sprites were split into types. But he was not sure if they were random or controlled. To him, would it be such a coincidence that since they were facing a target that didn¡¯t proactively attack, Wen Huan chose to create such slow Blood Sprites? So he guessed that he could control their abilities. ¡°This monster won¡¯t attack, so there is enough time for these Blood Sprites to get close. Since they sacrificed movement speed, they would have an outstanding ability. It is either attack or other special abilities.¡± His analysis became smoother since he was sure that Wen Huan could select the type. He was quickly able to guess their type. ¡°We will find out what it is exactly.¡± Everyone looked silently. Although the battle would arrive, it might not be now. They would still get to the monster¡¯s side even if they were slow. Everyone noticed the 20 sprites spread out in a semi-circle before the giant monster. The monster the train station turned into squinted its eyes and looked at these fellows with interest. Wen Huan looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s side and saw no panic. He wasn¡¯t disappointed. After all, his Blood Sprites didn¡¯t show their might yet. He decided to start. The Blood Sprite closest to Nalan Battle Squad attacked. No Man¡¯s Zone did try to attack the monster. Some of the evolved were strong and their attacks were powerful even to Zhao Xiangxue and Gao Yi. If they were the ones who attacked, their damage would be similar. ? But those attacks weren¡¯t as strong as this Blood Sprite. Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s eyes twitched. She was confident in her attacks, and Ye Zhongming¡¯s praises made her feel that even if her job wasn¡¯t the strongest, it was one of the strongest jobs. But now, she had to admit that even if she transformed, there was still a gap against that Blood Sprite. After the scream was endless rage, it didn¡¯t attack the humans, and it didn¡¯t retaliate even when some humans attacked it and left. It wasn¡¯t that its temper was good or that it was weak; it just didn¡¯t caree about these weak bugs. It was given life and intelligence. It wanted to enjoy that and not turn into a colorful train station to wait for passengers that would never arrive. But now, these bugs made it angry. It stood up for the first time and revealed its giant body. It roared and punched. Its punch seemed slow at the start, but it picked up speed. It moved through the sky and whistled. Dong! The ground shook. The fist hit the Blood Sprite, smashing it into a green and red liquid that scattered. The blood sprite couldn¡¯t take one hit. Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes opened slightly. He wasn¡¯t surprised that the Blood Sprite would die instantly but was shocked at how strong the monster was. It was too big, which made it invincible. Ye Zhongming placed himself into its shoes and smiled bitterly. Even if he were hit, he would barely be able to survive. Even if he did, he would lose his ability to fight. The giant monster felt better after smashing the bug that hurt him. But before it could do anything, the second Blood Sprite attacked. It was still those sharp tubes and the white circle of death. The giant shouted again. Wen Huan¡¯s all round attack on the monster began. Chapter 1167: Kill the kill-stealer Screams rang out on the battlefield, and all of it came from the train station monster. The Blood Sprites attacked one by one, leaving white ruins on the monster¡¯s body. The entire process wasn¡¯t quick. After one sprite attacked, the train station would retaliate, smashing it to death with its fist. Although its attacks were strong and could insta kill the sprites, the sprites staggered their attacks, which made it tough for it to react. It wanted to attack consecutively and kill all of them, but it couldn¡¯t keep up. Moreover, as parts of its body were melting, it couldn¡¯t maintain balance and started to shake. It had to use one hand to press on the ground to stand. Thus, it could not attack with both hands. Ye Zhongming and the others sighed. If this monster¡¯s upper body weren¡¯t human-like, all these blood sprites would have been cleared. Ye Zhongming gave a signal for everyone to get ready. The time to act was now. In a blink, over a dozen sprites were killed, and the monster attacked many times. It was obvious that this boss was badly injured. Evolved had really good judgment, and everyone could tell that the moment the 20 sprites were killed, this monster should have been dead. Cloud Peak and Nalan Battle Squad were shocked even if they had a solution. Wen Huan and the Plant Master''s bloodline was too strong. If Ye Zhongming had dealt with this monster, he would have had to put a huge effort into it. But Wen Huan was able to finish this monster cleanly. This filled Ye Zhongmming with respect. There were many secret experts in the apocalypse. Many people had opportunities and chances on the huge Earth and obtained great encounters. But today, a legend¡¯s journey would end. Ye Zhongming raised his hand and waved. His group moved. Not only was he giving them an order, but he was also giving Deacon Tong the signal. Space exception could be used. The movement drew attention from No Man¡¯s Zone. Wen Hui saw Ye Zhongming move, but she didn¡¯t think he was leaving. Her expression wasn¡¯t good, and she ordered those who didn¡¯t fight to stop them. Although they couldn¡¯t fight, they could push. They just had to control their strength so Bright Water World wouldn¡¯t judge them for having attacked. Danger! She felt extreme danger! Those puppets smashed into No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s formation. Screams and sounds of bones breaking could be heard. Ye Zhongming modified these puppets, which were now as strong as five-star evolved. In terms of strength, they were stronger than their level. Even a six-star body type evolved like Gao Yi had to avoid their fists, much less these people from No Man¡¯s Zone. A large portion of these people died instantly, and all those that remained were people with life-saving measures, as well as Wen Hui. ¡°Ah!¡± This woman screamed. On the other side, those people and Ye Zhongming¡¯s Cannibal Flowers who had wrapped around attacked. They charged into the other summoned plants. The evolved threw a ball that exploded into smoke, which the mutated plants swallowed. They were caught off guard, resulting in huge losses for the mutated plants in a hibernating state. The balls were equipment that Ye Zhongming crafted. He hid it so No Man¡¯s Zone wasn¡¯t able to notice. Inside was a poison that he bought from Five Ring Money that could kill plants. Those that weren¡¯t resistant to poison would quickly wither. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Wen Hui¡¯s voice changed, and she started screaming. She pulled out her weapon and waved it at Ye Zhongming. She wasn¡¯t good at fighting, but she had no choice. But before the weapon even touched him, a giant black shadow descended and bit the defenseless woman. It spat out an ice mist that caused the struggling Wen Hui to stop moving. Ye Zhongming saw that nothing was blocking him and walked toward Wen Huan, who was still transformed and had noticed the situation. Kill steal? Ye Zhongming was not going to depend on luck. He just had to kill him and get the monster. Chapter 1168: Level exceeding activation Wen Huan had not been so sad in a long time. The last time was when he saw his girlfriend¡¯s hotel booking with another person? Or was it his mother¡¯s late stage cancer report? Or when zombies ripped out his son¡¯s organs? Or when he saw what he looked like after he transformed? He forgot all about them. He forced himself to forget it. If he remembered, he would feel weak. Weakness would kill you in the apocalypse. But today, he recalled these scenes that he had forgotten. He even recalled them more clearly than in the past. Rows on the computer, lines on the paper, an empty stomach, an ugly face¡ªall of these images returned to his mind. Wen Huan was his last loved one in this world. Rumble! The train station monster had fallen. Blood Sprite¡¯s attacks badly injured it. It was very strong; if not, it would have died if it was another monster. The monster looked at the remaining two blood sprites. As it fell, the two sprites aimed at its fatal parts! The monster couldn¡¯t use its fists to kill the two sprites. It was strong, but it only had one attack, which made it weak. It didn¡¯t understand how anyone could defeat it so easily, and it wasn¡¯t willing to accept it. The train monster didn¡¯t know when it would wake up again. It closed its eyes and waited for darkness to fall. But some time passed, and it was still conscious. All it heard was a beast-like sound. Wen Huan made it. He was in the Plant Master bloodline transformation and couldn¡¯t speak. Wen Huan didn¡¯t speak and just used his sister''s understanding to spread his thoughts. But now, his sister was swallowed by a giant white bird. Blood scattered, and it even froze on the corpse due to the white mist. The fresh red blood stimulated Wen Huan¡¯s senses. The important thing was to destroy these new plants. But... Why did he ask them to retreat? The puppet and Cannibal Flowers were already tangling with the mutated plants. Were they going to abandon them? Evolved couldn¡¯t attack each other. If these summoned beings were killed, wouldn¡¯t they be hunted down? But Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue listened and retreated. Nalan Battle Squad was slightly slower, but they still retreated. Wen Huan shouted and charged but wasn¡¯t quick in the transformed state. The gap between Ye Zhongming and him was huge. Wen Huan stopped. The plants became silent and then fell back to the ground. The evolved that were still alive watched as the terrifying plants withered and died. ¡°What is going on?¡± Gan Lan opened her mouth and felt that what she saw today had exceeded what she knew. She couldn¡¯t understand why these mutated plants would all wither. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s simple sentence gave her an answer. ¡°Someone controls these.¡± Someone? Everyone was stunned, and they looked toward Wen Huan. No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s boss had returned to human form, but it was solely the form. His skin, hair, and fingers were still covered in moss. The bodies of the moss had some red liquid. What sent chills down your spine was Wen Huan¡¯s eyes. Two purplish-red tentacles were hanging from them. ¡°Exceeding level activation might help you break the chains of your body. If it was another bloodline, it might work.¡± Ye Zhongming said regretfully, ¡°But he is Plant Master. The plants he summoned need his bloodline power to support them.¡± ¡°How would he have enough nutrients to support them?¡± Chapter 1169: See you downstairs Wen Huan was envious when he faced Wen Huan. When the apocalypse descended, and he saw Mo Ye, he thought that at a certain time, they might be able to break the chains that the wheel set on them, as Wen Huan did to grasp stronger power. Mo Ye and Xie Lei¡¯s skills in country techniques were his hope. He had seen some grandmasters turning into strong evolved, making him think it was a viable path. He tried his best to learn so that he could reach that level. He worked hard and used some country techniques in battle. He relied on his speed and strength along with what he learned from Xia Lei and Mo Ye. He rarely had any opponents on the battlefield. However, an undeniable fact was that the skills that Xia Lei and Mo Ye grasped were too ordinary. Or rather, they weren¡¯t the direct heirs. So even if Ye Zhongming used his Superman-like body to learn them, he couldn¡¯t reach the level he hoped. He went to the secret realm and learned some battle techniques, giving him another hope. When he first headed out of the Secret Realm and used battle techniques to kill people in Peace Town, he thought he had entered the right path. Battle techniques and secret techniques gave him strength far above the same level. When his Scorching Flame Technique and Soul Refining Technique reached the peak, he could roughly feel that peak where he could exceed himself. The current him could fight against lifeforms a level higher than himself, and he was likely to win. But he was still unsure if he could break through like Wen Huan did when his life was threatened. Was it rage? Sadness? Did emotions help to break those chains? Ye Zhongming looked at Wen Huan, and many thoughts rose. He knew that he might never be able to find the answer, but that was possible. Wen Huan was strong. He could be ranked in the top three out of the evolved that Ye Zhongming had seen. Unfortunately, he had the Plant Master bloodline. This bloodline was strong because you could split the bloodline power into the beings you summoned so that they would have strong combat strength. Wen Huan didn¡¯t reply. His body shook, and he was powerless. Lifeforce was draining. ¡°Reduce by half? What does that mean?¡± Ye Zhongming hesitated and replied, ¡°Nature Soul.¡± Wen Huan had a self-mocking smile. ¡°That... You might be able to win, but who knows if we hadn¡¯t fought? So Ye Zhongming, don¡¯t be so confident.¡± Wen Huan¡¯s body started to collapse. His organs melted like ice cream from the freezer. This leader who created No Man¡¯s Zone was about to leave the world. ¡°Your victory isn¡¯t glorious, so I don¡¯t accept it.¡± Wen Huan used all his strength to complain. Ye Zhongming walked slowly, ¡°Who is glorious in the apocalypse? You?¡± Wen Huan didn¡¯t reply. Was he glorious? Of course not! How did he get the Plant Master bloodline crystal? He knew how more clearly than anyone else. A cracking sound could be heard. His body was left with some parts that were connected to his head. You could see large amounts of bones. He was like a tattered cloth that stood stubbornly. But there was a moment when he couldn¡¯t hold on. At the last moment of his life, he said his final words. ¡°I will wait for you downstairs.¡± Chapter 1170: King pearls Chapter 1170: King pearls The entire City of Color changed when Ye Zhongming finished the train station monster. All the colors disappeared, and the whole space turned into black and white. All the monster corpses reverted to what they looked like before. If not for those evolved corpses, it was as if nothing had happened at all. Due to these changes, Ye Zhongming and the others were in the wide train station hall. In the center was the stone platform with the reward. There was a 30 centimeter long and 20-centimeter wide box with red flower patterns. Sauron Box! Ye Zhongming spent so much effort here, working with Five Ring Money and clashing with No Man¡¯s Zone to get such a thing. If it were anything else, he wouldn¡¯t have done so. To defeat No Man¡¯s Zone, he even paid with a gold piece of equipment. Now that he saw the box, he relaxed. He walked over and took the box from the platform. ¡°Sauron Box, King Pearl 12 star, third star.¡± Just the name alone made Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart jump. King Pearl 12 stars? What was that? Ye Zhongming lived two lives but had never heard of that name. Also, this equipment had no level, so it wasn¡¯t the same system as the wheel. Ye Zhongming felt that equipment like the Ocean King Crown was elite. After fully unlocking it, it might become legendary seven-colored equipment. That was pretty much the best equipment. The appearance of the Soul Crushing Bone Staff gave Ye Zhongming a new understanding. This was another type of equipment that might become the best. Moreover, as the wheel could accept them, this equipment had the potential to advance. But what was this 12 stars? This name looked like a series equipment. Sauron Box was ranked third, and it was quite high. Ye Zhongming opened the box in great confusion and saw that it was divided into nine boxes. Inside each box was something like a universe. Right, there were many stars and clouds. The universe was colorful and beautiful. Just this alone made Ye Zhongming excited. For example, placing nine basic water element nature gems and combining them... Ye Zhongming felt that it would be an intermediate grade, at least. If you placed nine intermediate-grade gems, then... Advanced? What if Ye Zhongming placed nine Moon Edge into it? What would its combined level be? If he placed some evolution potions... This was what tempted Ye Zhongming when he first heard about it. He collected many items of the same type in Bright Water World and wanted to use Sauron Box to merge them. The thing he hoped for was to merge evolution potions. He wanted to use it to merge into an eight-star potion! Although level eight lifeforms appeared and their numbers have increased, the Secret Realm also had lifeforms of such levels. To be honest, if Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak went to hunt, they might not have been able to succeed, and he might have had to spend a lot of time to get there. The higher the lifeform, the more they cared about their territory. As they are strong, their territory would be huge. Lifeforms of the same level would be very far from each other. It was the same both on Earth and in the Secret Realm. If you wanted to kill level eight lifeforms to accumulate crystals, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know how much time it would take before he could get an eight-star potion. This wasn¡¯t a problem usually; he just had to accumulate it bit by bit. But they had enemies around them on Earth and were facing a level nine evolved in the Secret Realm. Ye Zhongming was anxious to increase his strength. He placed his hope on Sauron Box. This was the reason why he had to battle No Man¡¯s Zone. Between offending a super faction and getting the equipment he badly needed, Ye Zhongming chose the latter. He calmed himself down and looked at its second ability. Chapter 1171: Three abilties Chapter 1171: Three abilties ¡°Selection Conversion: Convert fixed stats of the item. Place the item you need converted into the center square and place needed stat items into the other slots.¡± ¡°After selecting, the item in the middle will have the stats of the items in the other slots. The strength of the ability depends on the overall energy of the other items.¡± ¡°Apart from the item in the center, the nature of the other items have to be the same.¡± ¡°When using this ability, you can continue to upgrade the item but you need to change the nature.¡± ¡°When converting, consume large amounts of crystal energy.¡± This ability didn¡¯t stand out as much as the first one, and it only converted the items'' stats. But if you thought about it, it was very amazing. For example, if there was an item you didn¡¯t need, you could use it to convert into stats you required. As there were no rules on the item''s grade, Ye Zhongming could use some low-level things to convert and obtain good stats. More importantly, this ability could break restrictions which made it overpowered¡ªfor example, the nature gems. If Ye Zhongming wanted to upgrade a top-grade nature gem, he could use this ability to convert stats and allow the gem to break the limit. Imagine using eight basic-grade ice gems to transfer energy to a top-grade water gem to get a... Super Ice Gem. How strong would the Blue Blood Lotus be? Ye Zhongming found it exciting just thinking about it. What filled him with disbelief was the third and final ability. ¡°Free Conversion: Allow the box to form an item, random outcome.¡± ¡°Place different items into the nine boxes to form a new item that is similar to level and energy that all the nine items contain.¡± ¡°There is a chance of failure.¡± ¡°Consumes a lot of demon crystals.¡± One of Five Ring Money¡¯s deacons, the owner of Bright Water World. Everyone treated his warnings seriously. Those people looked toward Ye Zhongming with thanks. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t expect Deacon Tong to say it out loud. Seemed like he owed him another favor. Gan Lan and Mei Na discussed before saying good bye to Ye Zhongming. They wanted to rest and wait for the opening of the Sky Monument. As for what happened after they went out, the two of them didn¡¯t say anything. They hadn¡¯t considered it thoroughly. Ye Zhongming also expressed that he would give them the reward he promised after the Bright Water World ended. After they split, Ye Zhongming rushed to Hundred Cave Swamp to help them clear the caves. After completing the dungeon, they split the rewards as agreed. At this point, Bright Water World was left with the last dungeon. But news from inside said that it would be completed quickly. Ye Zhongming used this time to recover along with Gao Yi, Zhao Xiangxue, and Li Qiang. He also studied the Sauron Box. Deacon Tong found Ye Zhongming and bought the Lord status. A dozen hours later, the entire Bright Water World shook. The dungeon tunnels disappeared, and the rumbling continued. Everyone realized that the real test was here. Five Ring Money gathered in the big hall. The most obvious thing was the rankings. After the few days, the details changed. The most obvious was No Man¡¯s Zone. They fell down the rankings and were at the bottom. Wen Huan also disappeared from the combat strength rankings. Everyone realised that the glorious No Man¡¯s Zone was wiped in Bright Water World. They were on the rankings because the remaining people at their base were strong. But once they found out, they would definitely split apart and disappear from the rankings. Before everyone woke up from the shock, a giant colorful gate appeared. The five deacons were here and led everyone into the gate. Bright Water World¡¯s final test, the Sky Monument riddle, officially began. Chapter 1172: Sky Monument Path After finding out about the Sky Monument, Ye Zhongming had many guesses. The final test of this special space didn¡¯t sound dangerous. Sky Monument sounds more like a proof of knowledge. But Ye Zhongming was uneasy. Just like how there weren¡¯t perfectly nice people in the apocalypse, there wouldn¡¯t be a totally safe place. Cloud Peak seemed safe, but the red powder skeleton missile still attacked them. So, even if he had many guesses, he was still nervous when the answer was about to be revealed. People followed Five Ring Money¡¯s deacons in. Gan Lan and Mei Na were also here, and they moved beside Ye Zhongming. After the City of Color, the Nalan Battle Squad¡¯s remaining people were respectful but afraid of Ye Zhongming. They knew that this was a vicious and strong person. Not only did he have really strong solo strength, but he also had terrifying connections. Five Ring Money had a close relationship with him. He treated enemies viciously and was able to destroy a huge faction like No Man¡¯s Zone so easily. That was something they couldn¡¯t imagine. Such a person wasn¡¯t someone they could go up against. Of course, they wouldn¡¯t go up against him either, as they wanted to live. Then, a practical problem was placed before them. Should they continue alone or join Ye Zhongming? Everyone naturally wanted to join Cloud Peak. To go from a lousy faction into a member of a faction that treated its members the best, everyone was willing to join. But would he accept them? Their leaders might be acquaintances with Ye Zhongming, but everyone knew that their interests were what mattered in the apocalypse. Cloud Peak didn¡¯t need them to join. Nalan Battle Squad wasn¡¯t something they needed; they were just a slight icing on the cake. Then how should they join him? These people could only place their hopes on the two beautiful leaders. Women, especially beautiful women, were a resource in the apocalypse. What? Ye Zhongming already had a woman? Keke, someone with those thoughts, wouldn¡¯t be able to survive long in the apocalypse. Which guy didn¡¯t have a few women in the apocalypse? The opposite was the same. Of course, apart from those female bosses. Gan Lan and Mei Na naturally realized that, too, but... Were the morals and rules they abided by in the apocalypse going to be destroyed here? However, they didn¡¯t hate Ye Zhongming; he was even a rare jade in the apocalypse. If the crystals fell, it would be enough to kill everyone. ¡°This is even bigger than the Andes, right? ¡°It is bigger than the Alps!¡± ¡°No, the Himalayan mountains aren¡¯t even a tenth of this!¡± ¡°What is this?¡± Many people exclaimed. Some even trembled under the pressure. This wasn¡¯t something that humans could go up against! Ye Zhongming took a deep breath to force himself to calm down and remove the shock from his consciousness. ¡°Look, what is that?¡± An evolved whose eyes were strengthened pointed at the crystals. The others looked and saw that a part of the roots had caved in. ¡°That should be... A path? A path up this thing?¡± Someone said with uncertainty. At this point, some people noticed that there were many such narrow paths. As they hadn¡¯t met any dangers, many people came to the area under the Sky Monument. They saw that the number of these paths was endless. Each pillar had one! After exclaiming, everyone calmed down and looked at Deacon Tong. This Deacon was still shocked. He received some notification and reached his hand out to point at the paths. He said with a trembling voice, ¡°Each person can choose a path, everyone can walk up...¡± ¡°The answer will appear when you step on the Sky Monument Path.¡± Chapter 1173: Crystal Pillar rankings The path ahead was like a sky ladder that snaked upwards, and one couldn¡¯t see the end of it. The stone steps were wide enough to accommodate two people. The crystal pillars on the side had dark patterns that looked mysterious. Although the white crystals made this place look cold, the temperature wasn¡¯t low. They were at the temperature that humans would feel comfortable with. There was even wind blowing from above. If there were sunlight here, one would feel refreshed. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hurry up the platform. He stood before the first step and sensed everything around him. He was shocked to notice that his stamina and mental energy were recovering! The stamina side wasn¡¯t too obvious. After all, he had rested before he entered. But what about mental energy? He crafted a bunch of equipment to be merged by the Sauron Box, so he consumed some mental energy. Now, it was recovering at a speed that wasn¡¯t slow for Ye Zhongming. Was all this so that the evolved would calm down and enter a better state? Did the Sky Monument arrange this? What was the goal? For the upcoming test... Or rather, battle? Ye Zhongming shook his head. Since there was no way to get an answer, he had to continue up the steps. He stepped with his right leg. There was a rumbling, and he disappeared on the small path. ...................................................... At the same time, many people did the exact same thing as Ye Zhongming. Many people realized they could only select one path. Fortunately, there were enough paths. Everyone spread out and entered. The people didn¡¯t know what the Sky Monument was, and no one would give up on this chance. Be it Ye Zhongming, Deacon Tong, or ordinary warriors. The area under the Sky Monument calmed down, but many factions and names appeared on the largest crystal pillar, which was similar to the tag. Some of them were from the Nalan Battle Squad. ¡°What did you face on the ninth step? 12. Little Finger you got to the 12th step? What did you meet?¡± ¡°Look, someone reached the 20th step!¡± ¡°The rankings change quite quickly.¡± ¡°A few more are out, the remaining ones... Should be the top 100.¡± Discussions continued. Everyone didn¡¯t care about the factions they belonged to and discussed. ¡°As expected from Deacon Tong, the owner of Bright Water World, he is ranked first.¡± ¡°Oh my god, he is on the 22nd step; that is so quick!¡± Everyone had been through the test and knew what he meant. All of them exclaimed. ¡°Zhang Hetai is second. When did this Resistance Zone boss come to Bright Water World? Didn¡¯t only his son come?¡± ¡°Deacon Water¡¯s rankings are increasing. Fifth! Seems like she would continue to rise!¡± ¡°Unfortunately, No Man''s Zone fell in the dungeon; if not, I heard Wen Huan is very strong. Who knew how high he would be able to rank.¡± ¡°It is a waste, but who knows where No Man¡¯s Zone fell? Who completed it?¡± ¡°I am not sure, but I heard it was City of Color.¡± Nalan Battle Squad members looked at each other and were nervous. They were a group that held a huge secret. But the Nalan Battle Squad members looked at the rankings to search for that guy. 32nd... He was on the 16th step. Based on that guy¡¯s strength, he shouldn¡¯t be ranked there. Then, what was he doing? Chapter 1177: Situation change Ye Zhongming looked at the corpse before him and didn¡¯t move for a long time. He stood on the 27th step. He would have completed the quest if he passed the gate ahead. But he didn¡¯t leave immediately. That was because he didn¡¯t recognise this monster. Ye Zhongming had lived two lives. Although he was unsure that he knew all the monsters, he had seen most of them. Even if he hadn¡¯t seen them personally, these monsters were recorded in books. But he didn¡¯t know about this one. Moreover, from some of its unique parts, he recalled those outer space lifeforms Li Qiang told him about. This made him suspect Bright Water World and the Sky Monument Path. This place had a definite relationship with those lifeforms above. But what was that relationship, and what was the goal of the Sky Monument Path? Ye Zhongming thought each step would yield a reward, but that did not happen. He also thought each stage would yield rewards, but that didn¡¯t happen either. When would he get a reward? When he reached the top? To be honest, Ye Zhongming took 27 steps. Although he didn¡¯t face a big challenge, he slowly found it tougher. This was only 27. He estimated that there were over 50 steps. Ye Zhongming was unsure which step he could reach based on the difficulty increase speed. But the 50th step was impossible. Since he wasn¡¯t confident, he didn¡¯t think others could get further than him, which meant that no one could reach the top. Since that was the case, what was the point of the Sky Monument Path? He entered the door and completed the 28th step. He entered the 29th. At this point, the rankings changed. The remaining ten people passed all those that were eliminated and were ranked in the top ten. The top was still Deacon Tong. He stood on the 33rd step. Second was Deacon Water. She was at the 32nd step. Third was Zhang Hetai on 31. The gap between the 4th and 10th person was even smaller. Apart from the expert in the tenth, who was on the 28th step, the rest were on the 29th or 30th step. Ye Zhongming was ranked 8th. Only eight people were able to reach the 35th step. Some people were surprised to see Ye Zhongming, but some weren¡¯t. But before they could talk, the space changed. The rankings appeared in the sky. The difference was that there was more stuff, which was the time the eight people took. Although they were on the 35th step, they used different amounts of time. ¡°The first stage is complete; you can choose to continue or back out. If you back out, you will receive the relevant reward.¡± ¡°Note, the next stage will be dangerous; please be careful in your choice.¡± Everyone kept silent when they heard the notification. They were the leaders of the various factions and wouldn¡¯t be rash in their decisions. They would consider the pros and cons. Also, their status meant they wouldn¡¯t risk their lives for no reason. They grasped huge resources outside so they could evolve slowly. A few seconds later, someone chose to back out. Only our people remained. The two deacons, Zhang Hetai and Ye Zhongming. ¡°Ah Shui, you don¡¯t have to do this. It is dangerous. I want to own this place, so I must continue, but you don¡¯t have to.¡± Deacon Tong tried to persuade his good friend. Deacon Water hesitated but still shook her head. ¡°General Zhang, have you made up your mind?¡± Deacon Tong asked the short and muscular guy whose arms were crossed. ¡°I am the only one from the Resistance Zone, so naturally, I have to continue. I won¡¯t let some random people beat me.¡± He looked at Ye Zhongming when he said that. Deacon Tong then looked at Ye Zhongming. ¡°I want to see what is at the top.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s reply was very calm. Chapter 1176: Eighth Zhang Hetai¡¯s son had always lived a good life and had never been through anything tough. But he wasn¡¯t a pampered person. Since young, Zhang Hetai had strict demands on his son. His family¡¯s support, along with the skills that were nurtured in him with good resources, made him better than people his age. The apocalypse descended. Due to his status, he rose like a star and bceame a part of the top group. Zhang Zhongzhen felt that it was all his hard work. But when he stepped into the Resistance Zone base and became something like a price, he woke up. Everything was due to his father¡¯s support. He didn¡¯t give up because of that or become someone who rebelled and went against his father. He chose to accept it. Accept the past, accept the present, and become what his father hoped for him. Now, he did do it. He was the other seven-star evolved in the zone after Zhang Hetai. But some things formed in his heart. Belief and worship toward his father and the resistance zone. Moreover, as the Resistance Zone¡¯s position in the apocalypse rose, his confidence and worship reached a blind level. ¡°Although Five Ring Money ranked your boss highly, that is because of external elements. I don¡¯t deny that your boss is the best Smith in the country. Even the Holy Army Coat can¡¯t compare to the stuff he creates. The amount and quality of things are near perfect for the job.¡± Ye Zhongming was weak? How did I get my blue armor? How was Hundred Cave Swamp solved? How did No Man¡¯s Zone¡¯s boss die? You used your mouth to kill him? ¡°Little Brother, pay attention to your words.¡± Gan Lan squinted her eyes and pushed her chest forward. Zhang Hetai¡¯s son had noticed the beautiful Gan Lan and Mei Na. But, unlike others, he didn¡¯t lack high-quality women. He just admired their looks. Now, he officially paid attention to this five-star woman. ¡°I understand that you are fighting for your father, but it isn¡¯t good to look down on others. You don¡¯t know what your father thinks. Even if he thinks like you, are you sure your father would agree to you saying it out loud? What if your father doesn¡¯t dare to say it? You are offending people. If one day that guy destroys your dad, you will lose all your face!¡± Gan Lan used her devilish voice to say those words, which stunned Zhang Zhongzhen. ¡°Also, equipment isn¡¯t strength? Then, why don¡¯t you strip naked in battle? Why do you use weapons? Use your hair or your third leg. If it gets injured, you can self-heal. You don¡¯t need to cultivate; you also don¡¯t need to worry about replacing it.¡± Zhang Zhongzhen felt his face heat up. He was furious. Gao Yi and Li Qiang weren¡¯t good at such fights. But Zhang Zhongzhen couldn¡¯t adapt to Gan Lan¡¯s loaded statements. ¡°Also, don¡¯t act like you are so high above and that a seven-star evolved is so outstanding. This big fellow can smash you if you aren¡¯t in Bright Water World. He is six-star? You are seven stars? Don¡¯t be so confident.¡± ¡°You...¡± Zhang Zhongzhen wanted to retort, but Gan Lan didn¡¯t give him a chance. He pointed at the rankings, ¡°Your father is amazing? But he is about to get surpassed by the person you look down on!¡± Everyone looked at the rankings. Ye Zhongming had silently crossed many people and was ranked 8th! Chapter 1175: Dont discriminate Ye Zhongming gave two different methods to solve this 13th step. One was to sneak out silent. Real silent without alerting a single monster and having a single fight. The second method was more direct. He split the battlefield up, using his outstanding strength to wipe out the mutated lifeforms bit by bit until all of them were killed. Then, he led the two ordinary people out openly. The second method was a small-scale war. Ye Zhongming was really strong and took some time, so when he passed the 13th step, his rankings dropped a little. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know about the ranking, but he wouldn¡¯t be anxious even if he did know. He continued to walk the Sky Monument Path. .......................................... Li Qiang backed out regretfully. Like the others, he tried to enter again, but he didn¡¯t succeed and was forced out. He failed on the 18th step. Not many five-star evolved could last until the 18th step. Li Qiang could be considered the top five-star evolved. Many weak six-star evolved were already eliminated. Li Qiang was also attracted to the group of people congregating and the rankings above. He saw his name on the 16th position, which was quite a high ranking, at least to him. He knew that the people who came were all large faction bosses who were very strong. A person who had just become a five-star evolved wasn¡¯t much. To be able to get his current ranking was already quite decent. Of course, he also knew that this wasn¡¯t the final rankings. He saw some names dim, which meant that they were eliminated. Even if he was ranked ahead of some, he would definitely be surpassed. He glanced, and he had a rough guess of his final position. But when he found Ye Zhongming¡¯s name, he was shocked. The people looked at her and then at the dimmed name. They knew what this woman was called and were also shocked at how strong she was. Zhao Xiangxue was the final six-star evolved that got out! The remaining rankings were all seven-star evolved. These were all famous people no matter where you were. ¡°Sister Zhao, 24th step? Was it terrifying?¡± Li Qiang was good at speaking. Although Zhao Xiangxue was younger than him, he didn¡¯t feel awkward saying that. Zhao Xiangxue shook her head and still hadn¡¯t recovered. She took two minutes before looking at the rankings and frowning. A while later, some seven-star evolved started to fail. Only ten people remained. ¡°Boss is still ranked 20th.¡± Gao Yi said before keeping silent. To him, it was tough to say more than five words. ¡°Tenth!¡± Zhao Xiangxue said firmly, ¡°Although he is ranked 20th, there are only ten people left. He just needs to cross a few more steps, and he will catch up.¡± Li Qiang nodded, ¡°Also, I don¡¯t know if you guys noticed, but although the boss¡¯s rankings are low, the gap is closing. Moreover, the time the boss spends on each step is similar to the one before.¡± Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue looked toward Li Qiang. ¡°It is easier to understand if I put it another way. Although boss looks like he is taking a long time, the further he goes, the more he is actually leading compared to others. More importantly, the boss is different from us. He didn¡¯t face any obstruction at the crucial steps like the 13th, 15th and 20th. They were like normal steps to him!¡± Hearing his analysis, Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue recalled it, and it made sense. ¡°The Sky Monument test is a competition. It tests who reaches the highest target quickly. People like Deacon Tong and Deacon Water attract the most attention. Unlike the boss that is relying on his high evolution level such that he isn¡¯t eliminated.¡± A voice interrupted their discussion. A few of them, including Gan Lan and Mei Na, turned and saw that annoying face filled with disdain. Chapter 1174: Divide When Ye Zhongming stepped on the first step, he disappeared from Sky Monument Path and came to a weird space. He didn¡¯t panic as he didn¡¯t sense any danger in this pure white space. This was until a monster appeared before him. He recognized that it was an evolved lifeform often known as Greedy Spike. ¡°Please point out its weakness and use your attack to answer.¡± A notification rang in his mind, telling him what the challenge was. But isn¡¯t this test too simple? As long as one lived over two months in the apocalypse, one would recognize this low-level lifeform often seen in abandoned cities and the wilderness. Many people had tasted its meat, especially the two meat strips on its back. They were like tender beef and were one of the few delicacies in the apocalypse. Although Ye Zhongming felt it was too simple, he wasn¡¯t overconfident. He took out Earth Sand Moon Blade and thrust it into an area two inches below this level three lifeform¡¯s ear. Fifteen centimeters down the skin was its central nerve. As long as you hit it, this monster would die instantly. When Earth Sand Moon Blade thrust in, Ye Zhongming noticed that this lifeform he thought was real was just a touch model. When the blade touched the nerve, it disappeared, and he reappeared on the Sky Monument Path. Both of his legs landed on the first step. Ye Zhongming touched his chin. This was the Sky Monument test? Each step was a test. He was shocked. One couldn¡¯t see the end of the path, but there were dozens of steps he could see. Did he have to go through dozens of tests? Ye Zhongming looked at the time. As compared to before, he noticed that he spent half a minute on this first step. He took a deep breath and got onto the second path. When the beep rang out, he started his demonstration, which he quickly succeeded in. The notification asked if he wanted to continue. He chose to do so and demonstrated the remaining methods. He felt that this place tested the evolved¡¯s overall strength and not just combat strength. He knew what the others would choose but he wanted to treat all the tests seriously. Just like this, he passed step by step. He wasn¡¯t quick but he tried to pass each step perfectly. As he expected, the others did not do the same. They wanted to complete it more efficiently and get to the next stage quickly to try to be the first on the top. Both sides had different ideologies from the start. When around a hundred people remained, Ye Zhongming was ranked arond 30. That didn¡¯t match his ranking in the overall country rankings. As for those behind him, it wasn¡¯t because they were completing it seriously like Ye Zhongming. They were too weak and even if they tried to finish the test quickly, they weren¡¯t able to insta kill things like Ye Zhongming did. At the 13th step, Ye Zhongming felt that it became tougher. The space went from white to grey. His 13th step test was to flee with two ordinary people in a town that was occupied by monsters. If either person or himself died, the mission would be a failure. If you treated the Sky Monument Path as an exam script, then this was a multiple-choice question. It tested the evolved¡¯s decisiveness, calmness, hiding ability, breakthrough ability, protection ability, etc. It wasn¡¯t easy to succeed. Not only were there many monsters in the town, the level distribution was similar to towns on earth and they were even slightly stronger. Even if Ye Zhongming¡¯s level wasn¡¯t restricted, but leading two ordinary people against monsters with a level four base and level five core with level six leaders was something he had to treat seriously. Even he found it hard. This 13th step test became the first divider between many evolved. Chapter 1178: Shocking appearance: Luther People Even Zhang Hetai couldn¡¯t retort to Ye Zhongming. Right, who didn¡¯t want to get to the top? The few of them knew that not many country experts came. Only half of the leaders were invited and some had to leave for some reasons. Some had conflicts with Ye Zhongming, resulting in two seven-star evolved falling. The competition wasn¡¯t too intense now. Deacon Tong was happy with this, as his target had always remained the same. This was also the same thoughts that others had. Although they didn¡¯t want Bright Water World, they wanted the unknown reward. They didn¡¯t know what rewards those who chose to back out got, but if they continued, the rewards would definitely be better. Also, who wouldn¡¯t want the reward at the top? Zhang Zhongzhen¡¯s guess of the final reward was still too shallow. At least to his father, if he could get to the top, a purple piece of equipment was the base. At this point, Ye Zhongming and the three of them chose to continue. Zhang Hetai looked at the rankings and smiled coldly. He was the first to choose, and his body disappeared in a flash. Deacon Water and Deacon Tong looked at each other and signaled good luck to Ye Zhongming before leaving together. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t follow. He waited to recover before making his choice. The four of them welcomed a new challenge. Those who backed out attracted huge attention from those who were eliminated. When they backed out, these people appeared under the path. The rest surrounded them to gather with their bosses. But some light descended on their heads to stop the others from getting close. The light landed on someone before moving to the next. Another color glow will then replace it. This situation confused everyone else. Although the light would touch these evolved, not everyone would receive it. Some people didn¡¯t know what happened before the light disappeared. Even if there were other rays of light, they didn¡¯t shift to them. All the light shone on two people. They had a weird expression, but then the light disappeared. Zhang Zhongzhen heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at Gan Lan and the others with pride. His intentions were obvious... Your grandfather was still your grandfather. Cloud Peak and Nalan Battle Squad members didn¡¯t have good expressions. Ye Zhongming was the slowest. Although it was decent, it didn¡¯t stand out compared to the others. But what made them anxious was that the other three continued to improve as time went on. Although they weren¡¯t as fast, they were pushing forward steadily. Deacon Tong was back first and completed 39 steps. Deacon Water and Zhang Hetai were also on the 39th step challenge. Ye Zhongming... Was still on the 36th step. The gap was too obvious. Not only did Zhang Zhongzhen look at Cloud Peak in disdain, but even Five Ring Money gave them weird gazes. After the three others reached the 40th step and Ye Zhongming remained at the same one, these emotions peaked. The respect that many people had for Cloud Peak was disappearing. Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue were solemn. Although they trusted in their boss, facing the cold statements of others, they could only accept it as they couldn¡¯t retort. Gan Lan was someone who would fight back, but she had no more reasons she could use. At this point, Ye Zhongming was standing silently before a giant map. He used his finger, and some arrowheads moved to intersect with others. They would be shocked if Deacon Water and Deacon Tong could see what was happening. Ye Zhongming¡¯s challenger here was different from them. Ye Zhongming¡¯s finger moved quicker and quicker, and he started to sweat. Some sweat flowed down his face into his shirt. He suddenly relaxed, and the giant map showed that he had won. But it was a tough victory. Before he could heave a sigh of relief, the space''s color changed. A voice rang out in his ear. ¡°Elite evolved. Do you want to become a friend of the Luther People?¡± Chapter 1179: Arukus Chariot and Yeru Spear Ye Zhongming was shocked. Not because of the notification but because of the humanity in that notification. In the special wheel space, although the notifications weren¡¯t cold, they were robotic. Ye Zhongming was already used to it. But when he heard those words that seemed friendly, he suspected there were problems with his hearing. Ten seconds later, the same voice rang. ¡°Who are you?¡± Facing the two same sentences with different tones, Ye Zhongming was sure someone was talking to him. That voice kept silent for a few seconds before saying, ¡°Because of some rules, I can¡¯t be too exact with you, but please believe I am friendly.¡± Ye Zhongming frowned. He analysed the sudden situation. ¡°Although we aren¡¯t the strongest race in the universe, we are the most friendly. As long as you become our friend, we will try our best to help you so that you become the strongest evolved on your planet.¡± Ye Zhongming feared very few things, but when the answer to the secrets he was searching for was in front of him, he was stunned. Would he get the answer he wanted today? Ye Zhongming¡¯s body shivered slightly. It wasn¡¯t in fear but excitement. He lived two lives, and the answer was before him. He was definitely emotional. But should he agree just like that? This Luther Race person said that the universe had many races but where did they come from? What was the help he could give? What did they have to do with the wheel¡¯s creator? Only the Resistance Zone¡¯s War Fortress and the crystal weapons were probably out of the wheel system. But the crystal weapon still needed to use demon crystals. Some of the core parts of the War Fortress came from the wheel. From this angle, they had a close relationship to the wheel. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t see anything from these two pieces of equipment. Maybe they relied on the wheel internally, but that was enough to shock him. After all, the Earth only had two types of things that were out of the wheel¡¯s control. This Luther people took out two different things immediately. One was a vehicle, and one was a weapon. This meant that they had crafting technology that Earth couldn¡¯t compare to. Of course, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t be so foolish to think this was their most advanced creation. He also didn¡¯t think he was strong enough to gain the full trust of a faction that could craft these two items to make them give him their best. ¡°Why me?¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t select them and just asked why. Right, why him? Was it because he was one of the strongest on Earth? Was it because he performed well in Bright Water World? He didn¡¯t know before, but after entering that space, he knew that, based on the rankings, he was not the best. He was even the lowest-ranked of all of them. ¡±Your skills impress me!¡± That voice continued. The two pieces of equipment became clearer and even demonstrated some abilities. Even Ye Zhongming was impressed by those skills. No wonder this person said that these two pieces could compare to purple equipment. ¡°Your all-round abilities from the first challenge are something other evolved don¡¯t possess. You are all-rounded, very all-rounded. I am shocked by your understanding of your planet, so Luther people selected you. I am thrilled to be tasked with inviting you. I hope you can join us to create a better, more peaceful, uncontrolled future!¡± This person was emotional, but Ye Zhongming heard some things from his words¡ªsome things that could draw him to think about other things. ¡°You created Bright Water World?¡± Chapter 1180: I will step you under my feet in the future Maybe because he didn¡¯t hear any interest from Ye Zhongming, that person thought about it and said solemnly, ¡°It isn¡¯t too accurate to say that we crafted it. We only participated and provided some... Needed things.¡± ¡°Believe me, no matter what, the Bright Water World is just a trial. A trial with rewards!¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. This person¡¯s words proved what he guessed. Bright Water World wasn¡¯t so simple. This space, which seemed like the wheel system¡¯s special space, had non-wheel points. Ye Zhongming had never seen something like this. Along with that mysterious store that knew everything, Ye Zhongming had his doubts. Now, that was confirmed by this person. But since these people made Bright Water World and Luther People were only one of them, then... Were there other people? Other races in the universe? ¡°What do I need to do if I join you?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°You don¡¯t need to do much. Luther People don¡¯t need to do things for friends. We are willing to help each other. Please trust our loyalty and honor. Please trust our beauty and strength.¡± For some reason, Ye Zhongming felt that this person was anxious. Those words didn¡¯t tempt him. He listened to what he said but knew that the answer wasn¡¯t what he wanted, and he didn¡¯t tell him what he had to do. He wouldn''t sell himself to them without knowing what he wanted to know. Thus, he asked something that made this person silent. ¡°We have other choices apart from you, right?¡± This was a possibility that Ye Zhongming thought of from what the Luther person said and from what he analysed. The Luther people weren¡¯t the only ones. Since they weren¡¯t, then he didn¡¯t need to choose them. Especially when most of his questions weren¡¯t answered. ¡°Right, you still have other choices.¡± His voice became cold and wasn¡¯t as warm as before. The two pieces of equipment also disappeared. ¡°You just need the reward that I can give you. Just select us.¡± After replying, a different light appeared. There was something in it. ¡°This is the Star Race Saint Tree¡¯s seed. If you become our warrior, this will be planted in your body. You will obtain power and life from it when it spouts and grows. You will become something other races respect.¡± He didn¡¯t demonstrate anything, as if those few words could be accepted. He was really proud. ¡°You rejected the Luther People, and I am happy about that. We rarely invite evolved to join us. You are special. You should be proud. Please choose to join.¡± A choice appeared in his mind to ask if he wanted to accept. He rejected it without looking. ¡°You! Actually, dare to reject! Do you know what this means? Do you know that if you reject us, you will become our enemy?¡± His voice became fierce. Even the color representing the Gubler Race started to flicker, as if the area were about to collapse. ¡°Who are you trying to scare?¡± Ye Zhongming became unfriendly, too. ¡°If it is really as you say and my choice is wrong. Then why don¡¯t you kill me? If I am making a dumb choice, prove it to me.¡± This Gubler Race lifeform was shocked and didn¡¯t retort. ¡°Although, for some reason, you have to follow rules that you can¡¯t break, so you have no choice but to invite us. To give us benefits so that we will choose.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled coldly, ¡°Am I right? Don¡¯t deny it. If not, just appear before me; I want to see what you look like.¡± ¡°You... Will regret this!¡± They weren¡¯t good at arguing. Facing Ye Zhongming¡¯s questions, he could only threaten, but it was useless. ¡°So, don¡¯t act so proud. You might be strong now, much stronger than people from Earth, but don¡¯t be happy. Maybe in the future, we will step you under our feet!¡± Chapter 1187: Splitting spoils (2) He had just acquired a piece of strength equipment and now had two permanent strength potions in front of him. Even someone as calm as Shengyuan felt excited. The feeling of getting what you needed was great. ¡°There was once a permanent strength potion placed before me, but I didn¡¯t take advantage of it. It was even an advanced grade one!¡± Little Tiger looked enviously at the box in his hands. ¡°This, really...¡± Shengyuan didn¡¯t know what to say. Ye Zhongming tapped him and told him that it was fine. But was it really fine? People weren¡¯t stupid and naturally knew that two potions weren¡¯t fine. Firstly, everyone understood what permanent potions were used for. As the need for such potions became increasingly intense, the prices of these potions climbed. Secondly, it was already quite decent to get a basic permanent potion. Intermediate potions were a market with no supply. As for advanced ones... Those were legendary items. After all, the potions¡¯ increase in stats was not something any evolved could ignore. The two advanced potions didn¡¯t have a fixed price, and it was based on who needed it. Those people who needed it would pay a high price. As someone who had lived another life, Ye Zhongming knew that even ten years into the future, these two advanced strength potions would probably be worth two seven-star potions. ¡°I will stay far from your shield. If you hit me, I will probably spend a week in bed.¡± Little Tiger estimated the damage Shengyuan could do after drinking the two potions and using the hanging shield¡¯s second ability. He shuddered in fear. Ye Zhongming allowed him to play with his spoils and took another piece of equipment. This was a metal board 1.5 meters long and 10 meters wide. It had many holes, and a metal box tied to the side contained many bottles and cans. No one would think they were useless as they gave off a green light. Xia Lei¡¯s eyes lit up. She had been in charge of the entire Cloud Peak and considered questions from the big picture. Ye Zhongming ordered them to pay attention and collect recipes. Although she did it, most of them were kept in storage, and they couldn¡¯t spend much on them. R After all, these recipes cost a large amount. Those crystals might have produced more advanced evolved if they hadn''t purchased these things. However, seeing that there was only one last battle in the Secret Realm, the problem with materials would be solved if they won. Along with this platform, Xia Lei felt like everything would pay off. Ye Zhongming thought about it deeper. He prepared to use the collected materials to craft the simpler potions. Due to the mass production, they could amass a large number quickly for the upcoming war. Facing a level nine expert with many years of foundations, it was good to prepare more. At this point, Xia Lei¡¯s blades, Shengyuan¡¯s shield and strength potions, and Candy¡¯s experimental platform were top items that made everyone anticipate the other pieces of equipment. ¡°This piece is for Mo Ye.¡± As Ye Zhongming spoke, everyone saw him pass a small box to the short-haired woman. Mo Ye opened it and saw three things. They looked like parts and not a complete piece of equipment. These three things didn¡¯t shine and weren¡¯t even green like Sinji¡¯s Experimental Platform. Of course, Sinji¡¯s experimental platform was only green because it didn¡¯t have many abilities. If not, it would have been blue. ¡°These are parts of the Three-sharp Spear.¡± Ye Zhongming took out three things and told Mo Ye to activate her Holy Army Coat. The room shone bright. Mo Ye¡¯s set equipment was the combined work of the mysterious creator of the Holy Army Coat and Ye Zhongming. It was also unique to Mo Ye¡¯s job, so it was currently Cloud Peak¡¯s best set. Chapter 1186: Splitting spoils (1) Little Tiger¡¯s words usually drew a laugh. But no one was in the mood to laugh; they were attracted by the equipment on the table. Logically speaking, these core members had seen many good things before. They had more good items in their hands than evolved of other factions. After seeing these equipment, they couldn¡¯t hide their shock. Ye Zhongming pushed Little Tiger¡¯s face away. He took two pieces of equipment and passed them to Xia Lei. It was a pair of blue blades. ¡°Tragic Twin Slashers (Blue).¡± ¡°Ability 1, support. When both blades are used simultaneously, increase the attack of blade-type jobs by 20%.¡± ¡°Ability 2, shadow slash. When both blades are used, leave blade images. These images will have basic stats of the blade and last for five seconds.¡± ¡°Ability 3, Chaos Dance. After activating the skill, the blades will leave blade shadows that will fire at the enemy. Each shadow will deal two times the damage of its base stats.¡± ¡°Ability 4, Sadness. Each time its durability drops by 10%, the basic stats will increase by 5%.¡± ¡°Ability 5, spirit tears. When facing water element abilities, the blades will give the user 30% resistance.¡± This pair of weapons was what he got from the case in the Hundred Cave Swamp. But it was green. On the way back, he used Sauron Box to upgrade it with a few dozen other blades. Just the crystals used were worth many level seven crystals. But when he saw the newly formed equipment''s stats, he felt it was all worth it. This weapon was really suitable for Xia Lei. Only this woman could use twin blades in the entire Cloud Peak. He told her the stats, which would help her reduce the time needed to adapt to the equipment. A battle was about to start, so it would be helpful. Xia Lei hugged him and kissed him. She held the blades and didn¡¯t want to let go. ¡°But, it has two abilities. One is to strengthen defense. The increase is double the user¡¯s strength.¡± Si! Many people took a deep breath. This ability was too overpowered. Although one¡¯s stats weren¡¯t expressed very clearly, they did exist, and the numbers weren¡¯t low. This increase in defense by double of one¡¯s strength was a huge upgrade. Moreover, this ability had unlimited possibilities as the user continued to improve and his strength increased. When one day his defense reached a certain level, how much would the defense increase? ¡°Second ability. When needed, the hanging shield can be fired to deal damage. The damage is the defense divided by the distance.¡± Many people¡¯s eyes opened wide. Before this, they had only heard about additions and multiplication; now that there was a division, they were surprised. Smart people praised this ability. The two abilities didn¡¯t seem like much, and the equipment level wasn¡¯t high, but they were connected. The first increased defense and the second used defense to increase attack. The core of the hanging shield was the user¡¯s strength. Everyone knew that Shengyuan was the strongest person apart from Ye Zhongming. This equipment was great for him. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t plan to let things end like this. He searched the equipment and pulled an unassuming wooden box. He passed it to Shengyuan, who was about to kiss his shield. Shengyuan opened the box and revealed two potions. Shengyuan¡¯s mouth was agape. He recognised them; they were... Permanent Strength Potions. Advanced! Chapter 1185: Eight star ¡°Oh my god!¡± ¡°Damn.¡° ¡±What is this?¡± ¡°Boss, you are my idol.¡± ¡°Boss, let me kneel down for you!¡± ¡°Boss, do you need something around your leg?¡± ¡°Zhongming, you surprise us.¡± ¡°Dear, let me take a photo, no, a selfie. I want to keep it as a memento.¡± ¡°Zhongming, when can you get one for me?¡± ¡°Boss, I will be by your side forever!¡± Everyone surrounded Ye Zhongming, but their eyes were on that potion. Only some people were looking at Ye Zhongming, like Guang Yao. Was he not attracted by the potion? Of course not. He was not so noble to treat such gold as dirt. But when he looked at the potion that would definitely cause a storm outside, Guang Yao didn¡¯t have an urge to take it. He didn¡¯t even envy him. He looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s face, remembered how he had joined Cloud Peak, and became very emotional. If nothing changed, he would still be an officer in the Resistance Zone. He would still feel proud of being part of the top faction in the country. But when his loved one¡¯s corpse became cold in his arms, he broke free from that system. Sometimes, at night, Guang Yao felt lost about the future. He didn¡¯t know how he would develop in Cloud Peak. Although everything was prosperous here and looked like they would get better and improve, he was still nervous. After all, any faction would seem like this at this stage. Although he consumed many advanced potions, it was worth it. At this stage, it was tough to kill level eight lifeforms. Since he was not able to get level-eight crystals in a short time, Sauron¡¯s Box was a shortcut. Ye Zhongming was influenced by his subordinates'' excitement, but he kept calm. He warned everyone not to let down their guard and wait for him to wake up. He told them about the universe races in Bright Water World and made his stand clear. After everyone heard it, their excitement dropped. But they felt proud when they learned their boss rejected those strong races. They heard a few words from his calm voice. Never be a slave! Although you would get many benefits by becoming the warriors of those races, it wouldn¡¯t change the fact that you became a dog for others! Cloud Peak reached its current stage step by step and was trapped many times. They were surrounded and attacked by many factions and even had to face a level nine expert in the Secret Realm. These were difficult. Sometimes, if outsiders judged them, they would say they were reckless. But Cloud Peak was proud because it faced this world head-on. They were stubbornly moving forward. Cloud Peak had their pride that even though it was tough, they wouldn¡¯t betray their soul! Ye Zhongming used his special way to lead everyone with pride. So what if they faced gods and demons? They would fight them! ¡°I am terrified that all of you are supporting me without question.¡± Ye Zhongming shrugged, causing everyone to laugh. ¡°I have many things to thank all of you.¡± Ye Zhongming jumped on the table. He held his space equipment and poured it on the table. The others watched as shining equipment fell. When Ye Zhongming stopped, the items had formed a small mountain. They shone, which dazzled everyone¡¯s eyes. Little Tiger opened his mouth and gulped. His neck was stiff as he glanced toward Ye Zhongming, ¡°Boss, did you get Doraemon from the wheel?¡± Chapter 1184: Seven Star Ye Zhongming rarely gathered people to give out rewards. He usually gave them to people who needed them. But if he had organised such a big meeting, the things he had taken out would have been the best. Everyone¡¯s eyes lit up, even Xia Lei. Ye Zhongming smiled. He understood them well. In the apocalypse, the level of evolution was important, but they also needed equipment to support them. Those in Bright Water World might attack and diss Ye Zhongming, but what were their true thoughts? Each person was probably jealous. If they had a chance, they would fight to the death for equipment. Since the country''s equipment rankings appeared, Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming¡¯s equipment strength had spread through the continent. The fame of being able to craft purple equipment made Ye Zhongming popular among any evolved. Although Cloud Peak benefited from Ye Zhongming¡¯s Smith job, no one would mind having too much equipment. Especially when they were switching to new equipment, everyone was anticipating. Ye Zhongming placed two badges on the table. Everyone was familiar with this; it was the battle contribution badge. Since he obtained this in the competition death wheel, it had been really helpful to Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. Ya Ni and Ya Tian¡¯s equipment were things that were ranked. Some special equipment for Chameleon members also came from this battle contribution system. The core members knew about this. After all, the reduction in points and the changes in the system were visible to anyone with a badge. Those hot weapons were all handy in the large-scale wars. Now that they saw the two badges, those who hadn¡¯t gotten one were tempted. The badge was upgraded, and more secondary badges appeared. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t feel like it was an all-around upgrade. It was just releasing the equipment''s potential. It was already a gold piece of equipment; if it had been upgraded, it should have turned purple. He consumed some battle contribution points to get two more badges. After all the words, Ye Zhongming placed three more potions on the table. The core members weren¡¯t as calm as before, as these three potions were all seven-star! Although Cloud Peak¡¯s core members were strong, they were even stronger than any other faction; most hadn¡¯t reached seven stars. Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have more than six seven-star evolved. How many core members were there? Close to 30! Those who weren¡¯t seven-star wanted to get the potion. But Cloud Peak was good in the sense that everything had rules. You looked at two things to get items: one was contribution, and the other was whether it was suitable. Of course, Ye Zhongming was selfish. Those who followed him from the start and proved their loyalty would be considered by him. Some people who knew they didn¡¯t have rights, like Ah Yang, Candy, and Tang Tian, quickly expressed that they weren¡¯t participating. Under such a situation, the potions were easily distributed. Cloud Peak now had nine seven-star evolved: Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, Xia Lei, Park Xiuying, Liang Chuyin, Mo Ye, Little Tiger, Shengyuan, and Guang Yao. If that number were announced, it would stun everyone. With many factions only having one or two seven-star evolved, Cloud Peak was nearing two digits. If others found out, they would definitely think that Cloud Peak was cheating. In truth, Ye Zhongming, who had the Elimination Technique, was pretty much a cheater. He only had a hundred level seven crystals and was very lucky to get three potions. ¡°Boss, what about you?¡± Little Tiger was an extroverted person, but he wasn¡¯t foolish. This fellow was very thoughtful of others compared to most people in the apocalypse. Little Tiger knew that if Ye Zhongming went to trade those potions for things, he could get stronger and become the strongest in China. But he distributed it to them. The others looked on in concern. Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Me? Of course, I have good things, like this...¡± He flipped his palm, and another potion appeared. When everyone saw it, their mouths were agape. Chapter 1183: Fifty Some things were like that. When you thought that it was impossible, it would change your mind in extraordinary ways. No one had high hopes for Ye Zhongming. Nalan Battle Squad even tried to console themselves by saying no one was perfect. But everyone was shocked when the guy they had no hopes for used such a decisive way to push up the rankings. The difficulty of the steps didn¡¯t exist for Ye Zhongming. He used a similar speed to advance. Standing on the 48th step, he was already ahead of everyone else. Everyone was stunned and took a long time to come to their senses. Those who dissed Ye Zhongming wished they could hide behind everyone. Although Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue didn¡¯t attack them, their faces were filled with disdain, which made them feel bad. Zhang Zhongzhen felt his face was hot, but he had some hope. He prayed that Ye Zhongming would face huge dangers and die. Zhang Zhongzhen thought his hopes would come true. When Ye Zhongming was on the 49th step, he used a slightly longer time, which let the other three catch up a little. No matter the length of time he took, he could still get to the 50th step. No one was paying attention to the other three. They stared at Ye Zhongming and were guessing whether the 50th step, which should be the most difficult stage so far, would be able to stop Ye Zhongming. Or would that person cross it? Time passed bit by bit. Apart from the three others who progressed, everyone else continued staring. It was as if they were waiting for judgment to be passed. When the other three passed the 48th step and were a step away from Ye Zhongming, everyone was in an uproar again. They saw that Ye Zhongming had stopped, and the others were catching up. The gap was not at a level that would fill one with despair. But the entire Sky Monument Path shook when everyone felt that the three would stand on the same step as Ye Zhongming. The four people all appeared in a wide area, and the Sky Monument Path disappeared. Only Ye Zhongming was calm. Deacon Tong was shocked before he kept silent. But when he looked at Ye Zhongming, he was slightly confused. Deacon Water and Zhang Hetai were in a bad state. They were probably in a fight and couldn¡¯t hold back, which resulted in them wasting some energy. Fortunately, they were standing far away from the crowd, and the energy didn¡¯t fire in that direction, causing any accidents. These two people didn¡¯t know what had happened. They looked around and noticed the rankings on the stone pillars. Their faces were complicated. Deacon Tong looked at Ye Zhongming and asked. Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°I didn¡¯t choose.¡± That surprised the two deacons. To them, they had to make a choice. Any race would be able to wipe Earth out. Since that was the case, why didn¡¯t he choose? But they didn¡¯t ask. Both sides only exchanged information because they were working together; if not, this was a big secret. ¡°See you next time.¡± Ye Zhongming led his people away. Deacon Water and Deacon Tong looked at his back view and couldn¡¯t describe their feelings. They witnessed the gap between Ye Zhongming and themselves again. Although the number gap on the Sky Monument Path was small, the two deacons knew what that number represented. It might be life. They couldn¡¯t see through that person anymore. Ye Zhongming led his people and bumped into the Cloud Peak merchant squad. Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue met the Chameleon members and disappeared. Only Li Qiang remained. Gan Lan and Mei Na revealed that they wanted to join Cloud Peak, and he agreed. They would head back and clean up before gathering in Cloud Peak. After heading out of Bright Water World, the information wasn¡¯t sealed. Ye Zhongming learned that although Secret Realm had some fights, the level nine expert didn¡¯t appear. That made him heave a sigh of relief. He rushed back quickly and appeared in the Imperial City. After meeting the few surprised kings, he gathered the core Cloud Peak members. ¡°Boss, I miss you. Is there something good?¡± Only Little Tiger could speak to Ye Zhongming like that. He giggled and walked beside Ye Zhongming. Mo Ye kicked him aside and stared. That fellow became more well-behaved and stood beside Candy with a wronged expression. Everyone laughed and focused on Ye Zhongming. ¡°Little Tiger is correct. The main part of his meeting is to distribute good stuff.¡± Chapter 1182: Pushing forward ¡°Ye Zhongming moved!¡± A person pointed at the rankings and shouted in shock. Everyone stared at Ye Zhongming and saw he went from 36 to 37. ¡°I thought that he was going to fall on the 36th step. Who knew that he would get out? As expected from a seven-star evolved.¡± Although he said that, the person¡¯s tone was mocking. Some people laughed. ¡°I am not rude to Boss Ye, but his strength lies in crafting and not fighting. Sky Monument Path tests an evolved¡¯s overall ability. Allow me to be honest; this isn¡¯t suitable for Boss Ye. Haiz, what a waste. Although the apocalypse changes everything, we have to follow the rules. People have their own strengths. But for him to reach this stage is already quite decent.¡± A Five Ring Money person said it. He felt he had fairly evaluated Ye Zhongming¡¯s performance, but it didn¡¯t sound good to either side. People who opposed felt that this person thought too highly of Ye Zhongming. He just used his equipment to push his way up. The overall ability that the Sky Monument Path tested didn¡¯t care much about equipment, which is why Ye Zhongming found it challenging now. Moreover, he had a chance to back out but didn¡¯t and chose to continue. He thought too highly of himself. Since he knew that it would be tough, why make things hard? Just retreat. He would be able to get rewards. But he had to compete for the near-impossible first place. Was he stupid? Those who supported Ye Zhongming felt that although he was slow, he was still progressing. He might stop on a step, but he wasn¡¯t eliminated, which meant the challenge was still going on. Since that was the case, what was the point in saying all that? Why did you conclude before the outcome was out? The happiest was Zhang Zhongzhen. Like his father, he didn¡¯t like Ye Zhongming. This didn¡¯t come only from Cloud Peak and the Resistance Zone¡¯s conflict but because of Mu Xinfei¡¯s support. If there hadn¡¯t been Cloud Peak, Zhang Hetai, and Zhang Zhongzhen could have swallowed S Zone and become the largest faction in the Resistance Zone, even in the entire country. If Zhang Hetai married Mu Xinfei, the two zones would merge. Unfortunately, Cloud Peak made a move and helped Mu Xinfei, which crushed Zhang Hetai¡¯s wishes. Ye Zhongming spoiled their chance of becoming the country¡¯s overlord. That meant many things: unlimited resources, a huge battle squad, and high-level advanced potions. But those disappeared because of Ye Zhongming. How would he be nice to him because of that? Now that Ye Zhongming was the worst, he wouldn¡¯t give up on that opportunity. ¡°Go get ready to welcome your boss back.¡± Zhang Zhongzhen giggled and mocked. ¡°You...¡± Zhao Xiangxue wanted to say something, but Li Qiang tugged at her. She looked and saw that this gunner was looking at the rankings emotionally. She saw that the number behind Ye Zhongming¡¯s name had increased! Boss progressed! No one said anything else about Ye Zhongming. They looked at the rankings. They were both anticipating something but also afraid of something. Oh--- The number increased again, which meant that Ye Zhongming had progressed! Too quick. He passed three steps in such a short time. Everyone felt that something would happen. As expected. He moved again and entered the next step. Gao Yi and the others were excited. Many Nalan Battle Squad people cheered. They had been dissed previously. People, including Zhang Zhongzhen, looked worse and worse. Each increase felt like a slap to their face. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t pity them and quickly pushed on! Ye Zhongming quickly reached the 40th step. Resistance Zone and Five Ring Money heaved a sigh of relief as this was tough. The other three spent a huge amount of time on it. That should stop Ye Zhongming. But they were disappointed. He spent slightly more time and passed it. ¡°This... Impossible!¡± Zhang Zhongzhen shouted and clenched his fist. But Ye Zhongming definitely wouldn¡¯t listen to him. Those people watched as he got close to the other three! Chapter 1181: Who is slave race Gubler Race disappeared after Ye Zhongming¡¯s furious declaration, and the space calmed back down. If Luther People¡¯s invitation tempted Ye Zhongming slightly, he was disgusted with the proud Gubler Race. He didn¡¯t know where that pride came from, and that caused him to clash with him. Of course, Ye Zhongming guessed some things from what the Gubler Race person said. Rather than this being a test for evolved, it was more of a selection where the races in the universe selected warriors. In truth, this was similar to how humans chose pets. If they were interested in it, they would buy it. No one would care about what the pets and animals thought. The only good thing in comparison was that this selection followed the rules, and those people couldn¡¯t force him into accepting. But no matter what, it couldn¡¯t change the fact that human evolved was being forced and made use of. Give you some benefits? Yes, but you might end up dying. Good equipment can¡¯t change the fact that people are using you. This was not something Ye Zhongming hoped for and could accept. He didn¡¯t want to become cannon fodder and die for those lifeforms that enslaved Earth. Ye Zhongming sat in the space and lowered his head. The light was blocked, making his face look dark, which was similar to what he was feeling. Things were more severe than he thought. When he first knew about the Slave Race, he thought they were the culprits behind the apocalypse, that they were his final target. But as he got stronger, grasped more power, and saw more things, he knew that other lifeforms existed¡ªfrom Li Qiang, he knew about those lifeforms on the ship. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if they were from the Slave Race, but according to their outer appearance, they shouldn¡¯t be the same race. Then, was one type of lifeform called the Slave Race, or were they called the Slave Race as a whole? Ye Zhongming learned about the Luther People and the Gubler Race. Where did these lifeforms come from? Were they all Slave Race? Were they the subordinates of the Slave Race? Were they the same level? Or was there something else? Many questions wrapped around his heart, which made him feel uneasy. But a voice rang out. ¡°Why don¡¯t you choose?¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned. Based on the pattern, each race represented a color, but no race would appear in this space. Where did the voice come from? ¡°You will have to choose in the end. This is pretty much the basis of surviving on this planet. I understand that strong people are proud, but pride can¡¯t make you strong. The strong people rely on evolution level, equipment level, and battle experience.¡± This voice didn¡¯t introduce himself. He didn¡¯t ask Ye Zhongming to choose but analyzed the issue from another angle. ¡°If you don¡¯t choose, you are rejecting them all. It will make things tough in the future.¡± Ye Zhongming asked, ¡°Who are you?¡± That voice stopped and then said, ¡°Gore Race.¡± When Ye Zhongming asked him something else, he noticed he was out of the space and before the next step. It seemed like the choice was over. Ye Zhongming found it a waste. After all, the other factions gave good conditions. Some rewards tempted him, but he didn¡¯t regret them. He knew that he still had time. Those races had to follow the rules and protect the evolved on Earth. Before the rules were broken, he could do many things. After entering the next step, he stopped being so perfect. He used the fastest way to solve it, and his progress picked up. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think much, but those who observed the rankings were in an uproar. Ye Zhongming had stayed on the 36th step for a long time. The other three were already over 40 steps. When he was making his choice, Deacon Tong had reached the 46th step, a full ten more than Ye Zhongming. Deacon Water and Zhang Hetai were on the 45th. The gap was huge. Some people even discussed that Ye Zhongming was trapped on the 36th step and would be eliminated quickly. Some news from those who left before was that the challenges would be dangerous, so people guessed that Ye Zhongming might have fallen inside and lost his life. A comedic change occurred when everyone didn¡¯t have high hopes for him. Chapter 1187.5- Splitting spoils (3) After activating the equipment, one of the set stats was to form a black pattern spear that could last for two hours. The attack was three times the user¡¯s strength. Apart from her Talisman Master job skills, this spear was her strongest attack method. But the weakness of this thing was obvious. If she activated the Holy Army Coat, the spear would appear and disappear after two hours. To use it again, you had to wait for another hour. To a certain extent, it badly affected her overall combat strength. If you had to fight several times in a short time, it won¡¯t be a problem. But if it was a long siege battle, not having a good weapon for an hour was an awkward thing. The upcoming war would be an intense and long siege. When mental energy ran out and when you had to clash with the enemy, you had to have a strong weapon! Now, Ye Zhongming got something. These three parts were a surprise. Ye Zhongming paid some attention to the spear the Luther People showed him. Before coming back, he met those people selling intel and rewards. His goal was to see if they had any valuable intel. There really was something. The three-sharp spear was one of them. This thing wasn¡¯t an equipment but a one-time-use support tool. There were three functions. First was to turn nothing into something. If you placed this on a spear-type energy body, it could turn energy into an actual thing. Moreover, you wouldn¡¯t lose the abilities it had. Second was energy absorption. Although it wasn¡¯t an equipment but it would be permanent. He loved it and used it immediately to increase his combat strength. Liang Chuyin¡¯s previous equipment¡ªeven her whip¡ªwas all Earth Set. But because it was modified equipment from the past, the upgrade space wasn¡¯t high. Ye Zhongming brought her an equipment cleaning liquid called ¡°New Color.¡± The name wasn¡¯t very outstanding, but it was quite useful. It could allow an equipment that had exceeded its current restrictions to continue to upgrade. Moreover, these equipment will have a blank skill that you could use a skill scroll to fill. As for how many blank skills, that would depend on the smith''s skill. Ye Zhongming would definitely do it himself. With his Smith abilities, the new Earth set would definitely have a new charm. Ye Zhongming estimated that the equipment level would increase after completing the skill absorption. If that was the case, her set might challenge Mo Ye¡¯s set as the top set in Cloud Peak. That excluded the twin¡¯s submissive stat. The battle contribution weapons were their own system and it was hard to compare to those from the wheel. Next were people like Tang Tian, Sister ROng, Lu Yi, etc. Any core member had an item, and the ones they got were all top-grade. Guang Yao took his upgrade scroll and thought about how strong the Chain Slicing Tank would be after the upgrade. How did the guy get all these equipment? But what couldn¡¯t be denied was that these equipment were very valuable. If Ye ZHongming didn¡¯t give it to others and used it to gain benefits for himself, he might get two eight-star potions! But Guang Yao¡¯s thoughts didn¡¯t last long because he knew that everyone would be pumped up after getting the equipment. They would do things for Ye Zhongming, and in the future, they would be the ones getting benefits for him. There were still two things that shocked everyone. One was a robe for Park Xiuying, and the other was a pair of wings for Xia Bai. These two were both purple equipments! Chapter 1188: Fallen wings Chapter 1188: Fallen wings There was no wind in the Imperial City mountain, but the Posthumous people have felt a breeze since yesterday. After Saint Light Hall and the Posthumous people clashed again, Yangos and the other beasts attacked, and the mountain pillar was split open. This connected the attacking troops with the logistics troops outside. The situation where they weren¡¯t able to support them in time due to the narrow entrance had disappeared. This was not a piece of good news for the Posthumous people. Since the Saint Light Hall¡¯s airforce entered, Imperial City lost the ability to head out to strike. They could only watch as the entrance opened and connected with the outside. Posthumous people knew that they would have to fill the hole even if they won this siege battle. If not, they wouldn¡¯t be able to survive the winter. Of course, with Earth¡¯s backing, this was another reason why they didn¡¯t react. The kings and some core Cloud Peak members stood on the city wall and observed the outside situation. A few Posthumous City warriors were repairing the broken walls. Although you couldn¡¯t see many problems, it was good to solidify them. ¡°Maybe they got news from the Saint Father; these people¡¯s morale has increased. They also seem very calm and organised. They don¡¯t seem frustrated and furious because of their previous failed siege.¡± Hong Xiang looked at the moving Saint Light Hall troops. Saint Light Hall lost many warriors in the last battle and didn¡¯t take revenge immediately. They just waited and didn¡¯t even probe. They then opened the mountain to link up with the outside troops. Now, they started to attack, but it was very rational. Each squad took turns. It was as if they were training troops to help increase their morale and mentality. Such an army was terrifying. Once that Saint Father came, one could imagine how intense the attacks would be. Although both sides didn¡¯t agree, they knew that the upcoming battle would decide the outcome. Whether the Posthumous people had the final victory or Saint Light Hall occupied the Imperial City, the outcome would be known soon. ¡°When will Zhongming wake?¡± Neal turned to look at Xia Lei. Since Ye Zhongming drank the eight-star potion, he had been unconscious. Although this was a compulsory process for Earthlings to evolve, the kings were worried. What if that Saint Father came before he woke up? Ye Zhongming was only a seven-star evolved previously but not only was he Cloud Peak¡¯s spiritual leader but also the Posthumous People¡¯s. Even if he didn¡¯t attack and just stood at the back, people would feel calm. ¡°Ability 1, Darkness Wind. When flapping the wings and fighting, form a darkness energy field around the user¡¯s body to deal darkness damage to enemies. Moreover, absorb the target¡¯s life force to heal the user¡¯s injuries. If the user is not injured, permanently improve the user¡¯s body.¡± ¡°Ability 2, Follower. Fallen Wings increase the user¡¯s speed and agility in any medium apart from light. Increase level is twice the current speed and agility.¡± ¡°Ability 3, Spinning Dance. Dive down from a certain height and form a seven second spinning slice attack. When attacking, the defense is two times the user¡¯s defense. To interrupt the skill, you need an attack that is four times the value of the defense.¡± ¡°Ability 4, Darkness Abyss. Consume large amounts of mental energy but buff darkness skills by 100%, immune to darkness element damage.¡± ¡°Ability 5, apocalypse wind. User is immune to everything except for light and fire for 15 seconds. During this period, the user can form a strong darkness tornado to attack a target each second. The attack is the overall attack value of the user and all their equipment. The damage increases along with the movement distance of the tornado for a maximum of 100 meters.¡± ¡°Ability 6, sacrifice. User has one chance to merge with the wings permanently. If you choose to merge, both sides will become one. All Fallen Wings abilities increase by 10%. Wings will lose durability and become an organ that can grow. It will get stronger as the user gets stronger but will also be permanently damaged if the user¡¯s body is damaged.¡± ¡°After merging, the user¡¯s light element skills will disappear, and the user will never be able to learn skills of that element. Darkness element abilities will strengthen permanently and the buff extent will be based on the evolution level. The user will be immune to darkness abilities, but light damage will double.¡± ¡°After sacrifice, ability four will disappear and turn into Darkness Protection. Form a darkness energy bird that will attack targets with hate.¡± This was her wings¡¯ situation. When Ye Zhongming introduced it, the core members could only sigh. The reason was that it was too strong. Six abilities were all attack abilities, but they also protected her. The final ability was what made her the conduit of darkness. Sacrifice yourself to the King of Darkness to obtain higher returns. Immune to darkness element damage and raise darkness abilities. You could even be immune to most damage for some time, this... Was hard to describe. Xia Bai was determined, so she chose it immediately. She was now a darkness element user, which matched her job and abilities. If not for the Four Element Mask having other element abilities, she would have no other form of energy on her. But only someone like Xia Bai would be so relentless. Chapter 1189: War Fortress ¡°I sparred with Miss Xia Bai yesterday.¡± Hong Xiang said, which caused everyone to look. The Kings, who were still not used to such greetings, didn¡¯t care about the awkwardness of his statement but the fact that he sparred with her. ¡°You, why...¡± Neal looked at Hong Xiang and pointed at the cold Xia Bai. He coughed awkwardly, ¡°I went to find Ye Zhongming to discuss some things, but he just used the potion. Miss Xia Bai was like a protective mother beast. I didn¡¯t even make a sound, and the scythe flew out. I reacted, and we clashed momentarily before she stopped when she recognized who I was.¡± The others sized up King Hong Xiang. People who were sharp saw a wound under his chin, and they smiled. Even if Xia Bai wasn¡¯t an eight-star evolved, she was stronger than Hong Xiang. Evolved from Earth had an advantage over Posthumous People regarding equipment skills. There was nothing for Hong Xiang to feel awkward about. Strength was not something you could catch up on just by being angry or jealous. Moreover, Ye Zhongming provided potions to these kings. They had used six-star and below potions, and they were stronger. That saved them five years of hard work. ¡°Based on what Zhongming said, the final batch of lifeforms are here, but there aren¡¯t that many. I let them take some demon monsters from the Imperial City. For example, those big birds that eat so much but can only fly to fill the lamps.¡± Neal pointed above, and everyone knew what he was talking about. Guang Yao tapped this king, whom he had fought alongside, and consoled him. Did he really not care? Of course not. Those birds shocked Ye Zhongming when he came to the Imperial City for the first time. Their eyes were blinded, and apart from filling the lamps to ensure the Imperial City was lit, they were in charge of most of the transportation work. Some young warriors also needed their help when training. To a certain extent, these birds were like pets on Earth. They weren¡¯t willing to use their lives to fill those soul-like pillars unless he had to. Although they didn¡¯t know why Ye Zhongming erected those pillars in the Imperial City, they knew it was to deal with the Saint Father. After Saint Light Hall locked this place down, finding new mutated lifeforms depended on people from Earth. The Saint Father was about to arrive and the Kings went all out to feed the five pillars. Some rumbling sounds could be heard from the teleportation gate. Everyone turned and saw a giant metallic machine. There were large amounts of crystal weapons on it. Through the glass of the control room, he saw Le Dayuan. He stopped the fellow at an empty space before walking out. The core Cloud Peak members surrounded him. ¡°Grandmaster Le, why are you here?¡± ¡°Uncle does Boss know that you are here? Be careful that he scolds you.¡± ¡°Brother Yuan, do you have new things? Let me have a look?¡± Le Dayuan smiled and greeted everyone. As he came to watch the fight, Tang Tian led a bunch of elites to keep him safe. ¡°Okay, speak less. How can he reply if you keep talking.¡± Xia Lei calmed the situation to scatter the crowd, but they didn¡¯t go far. There was nothing they could do. Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan were popular people. The things they created helped to increase combat strength immediately. ¡°Is it done? What is the gap frm the target?¡± Xia Lei stood beside him and looked at the modified weapon. ¡°No gap, it is even better.¡± Le Dayuan was excited when he talked about his product. He turned from a kind uncle to a mad scientist. ¡°Their War Fortress is not bad but only not bad.¡± The others looked at each other. To be able to say that the War Fortress that everybody wanted was just not bad was something only Le Dayuan could say. ¡°I won¡¯t talk about the movement system. Just the weapons and defense are average.¡± A laser pen appeared in his hands and he talked about the machine. The core members knew that he had a goal for coming. Chapter 1190: Three types of weapons Chapter 1190: Three types of weapons ¡°This is the Resistance Zone¡¯s newest model. Its main weapons are split into three types.¡± Le Dayuan¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t loud, but it was very quiet, and everyone could hear him. ¡°The first type is hot weapons. This includes eight spinning machine guns. Four areas where 36 Lucky Bamboo missiles can be fired from and two places where four Life Chaser close range missiles can be fired.¡± A laser pen moved around the War Fortress¡¯s body. After each sentence, Le Dayuan would point out where the weapons he mentioned were. Just this alone shocked the core Cloud Peak members. People might not know what spinning machine guns were, but they did know about Gatlin guns. You had a rough concept of its power if the gun was much stronger. If these fast-firing and powerful machine guns attacked you, anyone would be terrified. Much less the fact that there were eight of these guns... Close combat missiles were just missiles used for close combat. They could aim at the sky and also at ground troops. Although they weren¡¯t as powerful as traditional missiles, they were quick, accurate, and penetrative. Although close-ranged missiles were called that, their range was actually very far. According to Guang Yao, they could attack targets 50km away. This seemed much less than traditional missiles, but it was very light¡ªonly 100 kg. Even so, it was multiple times stronger than the most powerful close-range missile during peacetime. War Fortress could attack from a distance away with these four fellows and even wipe out the target. ¡°Laser eye. Fire an energy laser after charging to deal penetrative and scorch damage.¡± Le Dayuan poitned at the top of the fortress, which was similar to a head. It wasn¡¯t the control center but a functional area built to look good. ¡°Two ice and fire spitters. As they use core energy for mobility, they are considered hot weapons. The extreme heat temperature is around a thousand degrees while the cold temperature is near absolute zero.¡± Le Dayuan retracted the laser and said, ¡°As the entire War Fortress uses core energy, it has a small nuclear reactor. I don¡¯t know, but I asked. If some hot weapon or energy skill hits the War Fortress and this core is damaged, it will explode. Resistance Zone used this as a final trump card.¡± Sometimes, technology amazed people. ¡°Do you see the back? That is a giant cross chainsaw with remote sensors. They can track the target, and its sharpness should be the peak of human technology.¡± ¡°Next would be the slicing devices a meter above the ground. This helps to prevent enemies from attacking it from below. This would also deal damage when it charges into the enemy formation.¡± Hearing Le Dayuan talk about the weapons, people loved it again. Some people would even discuss how to use these pieces of equipment. ¡°Next would be the equipment that it carries.¡± Le Dayuan continued, ¡°Small-sized scout plane. Four attack drones, ten mechanical scouting bees, 20 thermal disruption devices, two titanium nets, two cruise cars, four protection cars, two escape planes, and 20 fighting machines.¡± Le Dayuan looked at the introductory booklet from the Resistance Zone and memorized it all. He felt that this photographic memory was one of the best things about evolving. ¡°Of course, you need a team to control it. The best number is 17 people; the fewest is five. But at the fewest number, you could only use 60% of its strength. Right, there is also a space for 50 people inside. If you include this and the vehicles, this fellow needs 135 people.¡± Guang Yao listened. Even if he heard most of the details, when someone said it, he was still shocked¡ªeven he, much less everyone else. The strength of the War Fortress made Cloud Peak pay more attention to Resistance Zone. First in the country. Even if Cloud Peak was unhappy with its ranking, it did have its strengths. At least in terms of merging Earth and wheel technology, they were far above Cloud Peak. ¡°Grandmaster Le, talk about the one you modified.¡± Xia Lei squinted and interrupted everyone¡¯s thoughts. They turned their attention to the third one that Le Dayuan modified. Chapter 1191: Revolutionary product Although Cloud Peak was impressed with Resistance Zone¡¯s technology, the only people they worshipped apart from Ye Zhongming were Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong. The War Fortress was strong to them but wouldn¡¯t be as strong as the modified one. As expected, Le Dayuan¡¯s modified War Fortress opened their eyes. ¡°Strictly put, the new model is very good. Be it ranged or close combat, they are outstanding. You can even use its scouting advantage to make it a command post.¡± Le Dayuan¡¯s voice was clear and powerful. ¡°But the designer was restricted by wars before the apocalypse.¡± Le Dayuan started to introduce his modified version. ¡°I deem my War Fortress as a firepower machine.¡± He introduced his concept with one sentence. ¡°I removed all the four spinning machine guns and bamboo missiles as well as all the cold weapons apart from the cross slicing weapon on the back and the spike slicing device at the base.¡± ¡°Apart from the sentry drones and scouting bees, I removed all the other equipment they carry. I also removed the troop transport cabin.¡± Le Dayuan pointed everyone¡¯s attention to the modified control room. A researcher saw it and controlled the machine to reveal the structure and weapons inside. ¡°I equipped crystal machine guns at where the four spinning guns were.¡± He looked excited. ¡°This saved core energy. As for what that energy can be used for, I will tell you later.¡± Crystal energy machine gun! The core members were shocked when they heard that name. This equipment had appeared in Cloud Peak some time ago and was even equipped on a truck that appeared in the Flame Tiger Operation. But it disappeared. Everyone heard that it was because the ammo problem couldn¡¯t be solved, and energy was also a restriction. People could only think about this strong weapon. It didn¡¯t appear on the battlefield after, much less being built in scale. He smiled. His face turned red because of his excitement. He pointed at many places, ¡°There are two types of cannons. One is the stream cannons, which have fast firing speed but smaller range and less power. These cannons are smaller, so there are many of them. There are 30 on this fellow.¡± R ¡°Ah---¡± Many people were shocked. Thirty? Even if the cannons were small, thirty occupied a huge space. No one felt that the fortress could fit so many. Le Dayuan didn¡¯t explain and continued, ¡°There are two ways of firing. The first is the normal way, and the other is in an arc. You can attack targets hiding behind who have no air defense. As this is an AI system, so it is accurate.¡± ¡°Second are the Offensive Cannons that fire slowly but have a long range.¡± Le Dayuan pointed at six thick barrels. They looked at the diameter and pouted. ¡°How is it compared to Annihilation cannons?¡± Little Tiger asked. ¡°It is definitely weaker, but it can fire more times in the same amount of time. Its overall damage is much higher.¡± ¡°Le, it isn¡¯t that I doubt you, but how do you ensure the crystal energy supply with so many crystal weapons on the War Fortress? How do you change crystals? With that restriction, their firing speed will be pointless, right?¡± Guang Yao raised his hand halfway and asked politely. Le Dayuan wasn¡¯t unhappy because of that and even had an appreciative glance. ¡°Good question.¡± His eyes lit up, ¡°Based on our traditional method, that wouldn¡¯t work. Just changing crystals alone would reduce the efficiency. But I have been enlightened by their core energy-powering methods. With that theory, I designed a-- Crystal Energy Damn to provide energy for the crystal weapons!¡± Anyone with a brain would realise something. This crystal weapon father might have written another thick stroke in history for these weapons. Crystal Energy Dam was a revolutionary product! Chapter 1192: Finally here ¡°Demon Energy Dam is a merged item between the generator and modified equipment.¡± Le Dayuan explained his concept so that they could understand what was happening. If he had gone more detailed, these people wouldn¡¯t have understood. Many layers of armor and protective gates opened to reveal the core. Everyone exclaimed. They saw many complicated energy cables, bright in the dark Secret Realm, gathered in the center. This giant 1.5 meter thing had many demon crystals on it. Each was wrapped in thin energy lines to form an individual region. Through these transparent lines, people could see similar cables inside. They stretched and formed a core with some parts. These should be the core production, conversion, and distribution parts. ¡°Oh my god, level five crystals. There are a few thousand of them here.¡± Candy blinked and exclaimed. The crystal weapons that needed the most crystals only needed three digits. Everyone knew that there would be losses when extracting energy. The technical term was conversion rate, which restricted the development of crystal weapons. Although Cloud Peak continued to increase the conversion rate under Le Dayuan¡¯s leadership, concerns about stability and safety remained, so restrictions remained. Everyone understood that Le Dayuan had a breakthrough in conversion rate. He might have even solved that problem. If not, there wouldn¡¯t be a case where so many crystals were used together as a core to provide energy for so many weapons. ¡°3600 pieces.¡± Le Dayuan said proudly. ¡°Full firepower!¡± Le Dayuan stretched a finger, ¡°If we go all out, they can allow this War Fortress to fight for 82 minutes.¡± Everyone exclaimed. Full power meant it went all out without holding anything back and could still last an hour! That was frightening. ¡°If it is just an ordinary intensity fight, the War Fortress can fight for a day without switching the crystals.¡± ¡°Power of the Gods!¡± Everyone had a deep memory of Saint Light Hall¡¯s weapon. The kings and core members looked at each other and charged toward the wall. Saint Light Hall didn¡¯t use this when they were probing. Now that they have taken it out, are they going to launch a big attack? People headed on the walls and saw the Saint Light Hall warriors facing outside, their backs facing the city. Each one held their weapons toward the sky. The Saint Light Hall giants around the Power of the Gods tower knelt respectfully. Only one person stood below the tower. He wore an ordinary shirt and had no weapon on him. He raised an arm and slowly smacked the Power of the Gods tower. An invisible energy was injected into it, and the tower lit up. An attack similar to before headed toward the Imperial City and hit the Heaven Covering Barrier, giving off a bright light. Those Saint Light Hall warriors couldn¡¯t hide their excitement and cheered. Moreover, they knelt on the ground. Even the air troops and beasts descended and did similar actions. Many seconds later, a giant voice filled the mountains. ¡°Saint Father!¡± ¡°Saint Father!¡± ¡°Saint Father!¡± Cloud Peak and the Posthumous People knew that this moment would come, but they were speechless when they saw the old man standing there. Saint Light Hall¡¯s level nine Saint Father was here! Chapter 1193: Heaven and Earth as one The level nine Saint Father sent a message immediately. He didn¡¯t need to absorb the energy in the soldiers'' bodies. He alone could activate the Power of the Gods. Numerous streaks of light smashed into the barrier. The kings and core members roared in terror as the energy barrier that protected the Imperial City shattered. The warriors dove onto the ground immediately. The light claimed lives like reapers, which left trauma in their hearts. Although laying on the ground couldn¡¯t block the light, at least they didn¡¯t need to see the grim reaper attack them. There was a rumble as warriors on a part of the wall were brought to another world by the Power of the Gods. A few kings were furious. That was their defense zone, and hundreds of elite warriors were killed just like that. Xia Lei hid behind the walls and activated her defense. She prayed the next attack wouldn¡¯t target her area while calling her subordinates to fight back. Right, she didn¡¯t want to wait. Who knew whether the Saint Father would fire a dozen consecutive shots? If he could, then nobody on the walls could survive. But after it lit up again, the Power of the Gods didn¡¯t make any other sound. There were furious shouts as Saint Light Hall started to siege! ¡°This old fellow seems relaxed.¡± Little Tiger grumbled and jumped off the walls. On the other side, Liang Chuyin did a similar action. Since the Saint Father appeared, they shall utilize everything they prepared. If he dared to get close, they would deal with him. Xia Lei followed. She left the leadership to Mo Ye. She was going to close the space gate to prevent the Saint Father from entering Earth. ¡°He came at a bad time.¡± Xia Lei was expressionless but slightly frustrated. No one knew how long Ye Zhongming would take to wake up. Their spiritual leader wasn¡¯t here, and he was also their strongest member. If you included Xia Bai, who wouldn¡¯t leave Ye Zhongming¡¯s side, Cloud Peak could only use two-thirds of its full strength. Crystal cannons and crossbows fired to form a net to shatter those black jugs. The black liquid scattered and landed before the wall. Many Posthumous people heaved a sigh of relief and expressed respect for the defensive weapons on the walls. Earth had sent many more weapons over. Not only did they replace those damaged in the previous siege, but they also strengthened the defense. These devices shocked everyone. It also reduced the effect of the Saint Father¡¯s arrival. But before they could get happy, Saint Light Hall people tossed sparks. After touching the liquid, they blazed. The highest flame was even above the city wall. Their vision was badly affected. ¡°No, not right!¡± Hong Xiang¡¯s voice got louder and louder, and many people heard it. ¡°Attack the area outside!¡± Mo Ye¡¯s voice rang out. She realised that it wasn¡¯t right. The weapons fired outside but as most of them were facing the air, they needed time to adjust. This bit of time caused the situation to change. Many giant figures appeared from the flames. They looked different, and their only similarity was that they were very tall. It was as if they weren¡¯t affected by the flames as they charged toward the walls. They crossed the line of fire and appeared below. The crystal cannons and weapons hit many of these beings and turned them into ash. But close to a thousand got close and smashed into the walls. Their bodies shattered, and flames burnt high. Warriors were touched by the flames and ignited. Apart from some water elemental users who could save some, the others were burnt to death in a short time. With these four-digit-worth of flame monsters hitting the wall, the firm wall was lit. Flames spread, and the wall gave out a terrifying cracking sound! Chapter 1194: Top Flower That sound caused nearly everyone on the wall to collapse. They didn¡¯t understand how those beasts would have such strong flames. Not only could they light the walls, but they were able to destroy it so quickly. The walls were one of the things that gave the Posthumous People confidence against the Saint Light Hall siege. They were also their strongest defense. Not only were the walls tough, but their defensive structure was also built around them. The soldiers had the height advantage. The walls had various defensive weapons. If the walls were gone, that defensive system would break down, setting the outcome of the battle. Various roars spread from the walls which spread into the Saint Light Hall faction. Two of the three heads remained. They stood beside the Power of the Gods. Some of the flames were still burning, and they saw the panic in the Posthumous people and Earth Alliance Army, which delighted them. ¡°Saint Father, your arrival not only raised morale but also brought us victory, like the past few times.¡± Anyone could hear the happiness in Zai Li¡¯s voice. He was still affected by Rong Zhi¡¯s death. Saint Father sat beneath the tower and looked at the fight. He heard his subordinate¡¯s respectful words and smiled. ¡°When I was young, my Master described everything about the Posthumous People. At that point, I understood that they were a disgusting race and didn¡¯t have the right to share everything with us. They exist only to speed up the collapse of this space.¡± He was calm, and anyone could hear his huge confidence and disrespect toward the Posthumous people. ¡°Your attacks weren¡¯t smooth because you weren¡¯t well prepared and because the mountains were small, which stopped our tactics.¡± Saint Father squinted and recalled that red figure that jumped into the magma ocean. ¡°Of course, it was also because those people from Earth helped.¡± ¡°I thought these things were lost; I didn¡¯t expect there to be so many of them!¡± Many Saint Light Hall warriors recognised these and shouted in joy. Some newbies had never heard of it before and asked. The reserve squads that were preparing had a few old soldiers who gave them a simple explanation. These were a long-lost ranged attack weapon. The spears had exquisite carvings that could help the spears fly a longer distance. These spears relied on purely human strength and did something trebuchets could do. This was not the only reason they were terrifying. After they were stopped, they would explode. The thin metal would deal damage to any target in range, and due to the material, this explosion was really strong. This was an extremely useful weapon for any battle, but the art was said to have been lost. The metal was also something that Saint Light Hall couldn¡¯t craft with their current technology level. But with its reappearance, they didn¡¯t know if they had grasped this long-lost technology again or if they had a large amount in storage. Seeing the spears fly, Saint Father waved again. A messenger blew a weird horn that made a special sound. Those charging at the front stopped and placed the metal cases they were carrying on the floor¡ªthe holes aimed at the walls. After pulling the trigger, thick chains fired. They passed the burning walls and pinned themselves onto the grey matter. From the side, thousands of such iron chains pierced into the wall. After which, these people turned. Some people brought with them many giant beasts. These beasts were very common in the Secret Realm, and they were known as Coolie Beasts. They had no attack and were very gentle. Their only good point was their strength. Soldiers tied the other end of the metal case to their bodies and then smacked them such that they started pulling. The warriors about to charge toward the wall saw the chains and stopped. They removed the bows and crossbows on their backs and started providing firepower suppression. Only a short time passed since the flames started, and these warriors with special fireproof armor started firing. Saint Father utilised all their potential. Right at the start, he gave the Posthumous People and Cloud Peak Alliance Army a huge blow. But no one knew if that blow would be destructive or not. Chapter 1195: Area beneath the walls Be it Hong Xiang or Mo Ye who gave the commands on the walls, they didn¡¯t have a good feeling. Saint Light Hall sieged and even damaged the walls. Some of their methods caught them off guard. But they didn¡¯t panic. They knew everyone was going all out, and the final victor was the more relentless person. Saint Light Hall didn¡¯t have a way back while Posthumous People were fighting with their backs against the wall. It was obvious which side risked everything. No one doubted the enemy was strong, but they knew they were tougher. As the Imperial City was their Saint City, the god hall of their hearts, they didn¡¯t allow anyone to defile it. So, they would risk their lives to protect it. Unless this space collapsed, if not, even if they headed to Earth, this would still be the roots of their heart. But this faith shook when the Saint Father arrived. The pressure that the level nine expert applied was unimaginable. It affected their morale. Now that they used these few strategies, that solemness expanded. Even the commanders felt bad, much less the ordinary soldiers. The defensive weapons being in a mess was the best proof. ¡°We can¡¯t let them succeed! No!¡± A voice rang. Everyone saw a level seven race leader shouting. His eyes were red. He looked at the spears that continued to damage the alliance army and at his group¡¯s morale reducing. He was furious. ¡°So what if he is level nine? Did they just have a level nine expert? Did their level nine experts attack us in the past? They did! But did they succeed? No! They had never won us! So what are you afraid of?¡± He was screaming. He jumped on the walls and said to the Posthumous people. Only his voice rang on the walls. ¡°Many of us will die today, but so will our enemies. I believe we will still be alive when our enemies are finished! When they all die, their Saint Father will also die!¡± This might be the start of such a story but no one realised. There was a clang as the blade and chains clashed. But the outcome many expected didn¡¯t happen. This level seven race leader and a silver blade didn¡¯t break the chain. Many people exclaimed as they didn¡¯t expect it. Only the Saint Light Hall leaders who understood what the chains were muttered that the person was too naive. This race leader was equally surprised. He used the momentum to bounce off with his legs and slice again. There was a second metallic clang, and he slashed again. This time, there were sparks. But... It still didn¡¯t break. Many Posthumous People warriors found it unbelievable. Even if he used a blunt blade, a level seven warrior should be able to break a chain with two slices. Many sharp people realised that although the chain didn¡¯t break, it was only connected by a sliver. If you sliced it again, it would break. You might not even need to slice; once the Coolie Beasts used some strength, it would break on its own. Saint Light Hall naturally wouldn¡¯t let that happen. Whether the walls collapsed or not had a direct connection with the war''s outcome. These chains were key. Chapter 1195.5- Area beneath the walls (2) Thus, attacks arrived, and that level seven race leader was covered. Even if Ye Zhongming faced such a situation when thousands of attacks surrounded him, he would have to go all out to defend himself. This level seven leader didn¡¯t have such an ability. Although he dodged many, he was still badly injured and looked like he was about to die. But he roared. He stopped defending. He pushed the wall and turned his body to step onto the chain. With his strength, the chain broke. The Coolie Monster lost its balance and fell, sending the Saint Light Hall warriors around into chaos. On the other end, the race leader used the force to ignite his last bit of potential. The silver blade shone brightly and hit another chain, giving a loud clang echoing in the mountains. The blade and chain both broke! After doing all that, the leader¡¯s body had a spear sticking through him. That weapon exploded, and he fell like a torn cloth. But his face had a relieved smile as if he was telling those looking at him that his death was worth it. The chains and spears were Saint Light Hall¡¯s strategic-level items and were even specifically prepared for the siege. So, they definitely wouldn¡¯t allow their siege to fail. Now that the items they had prepared for many years were finally in play and looked effective, victory was before their eyes. They were happy that the Posthumous People couldn¡¯t react. But a Posthumous person sacrificed his life to break two chains. How could that happen? The attacks didn¡¯t stop. Even if that tribe leader died and fell to the ground, some weapons still landed on him. His body was instantly minced. ¡°Toss some good weapons to them!¡± Some people shouted and tossed their weapons down. Some were from Earth and Cloud Peak, and some were from the Ying City factions that volunteered to come and fight. Their equipment was much better than the Posthumous people¡ªespecially those from Cloud Peak. Although none of them jumped off, they were touched by their spirit. They knew that even if the warriors broke the chains, they would fall to the ground. If they didn¡¯t fall to their deaths, they would still be killed. But they still did it without hesitation. These people were worth them handing over their weapons. Some people with high levels tossed their weapons, including some green ones. These weapons were caught by the warriors hanging on those chains and used them. They made their contribution to this battle. Both sides shifted their focus of attention over. The dense weapons and energy glow gathered here. Many chains were sliced. The warriors that broke the chains chose to grab the outer side. They swung toward the ground and charged at the enemy alone. Nobody could get to Saint Light Hall¡¯s side, and they were all crushed on the way. Blood and their souls covered the area under the walls. Rumble! There was a loud explosion, and a part of the wall suddenly collapsed! Chapter 1196: Final Race Battle (1) Posthumous People¡¯s chain slicing method shocked the Saint Light Hall. They had respect for these people who were sacrificing their lives. They were lost. Could they defeat such an army, such people? Even if they win, will they be alive? Saint Light Hall¡¯s army was well-trained, but it didn¡¯t mean they didn¡¯t think. However, the collapse of the walls caused their negative emotions to disappear. The chains were sliced and broken by the attacks on the walls. In just that short while, there weren¡¯t many still connected. But some were still. Twenty chains were still connected in an area. This was the part that collapsed. Although only the outer wall collapsed, the inner wall remained, but it was less high and tough. After losing the outer wall, the defenses would be a third of what they were before. What the kings and Cloud Peak commanders felt was problematic was that to defend the walls, they needed the surrounding firepower to cover them. But if the walls were dragged over, they also needed more support. Their entire defense would change. Loopholes would appear because of that movement. Since there were loopholes, the enemy would capitalize. Many hearts sank. ¡°It is over.¡± Saint Father looked at the collapsed city wall and waved toward the air troops. These fellows picked up the top flowers and started to fly. More ground troops started to line up, and the frontline adjusted its direction toward the part that wasn¡¯t protected. Saint Father looked and casually slapped the Power of the Gods. That light fired again and hit the inner walls of the collapsed portion. The outer wall didn¡¯t protect that area, and a giant hole was opened. The defensive weapons proved that they could kill level-eight lifeforms. Various giant crossbows and crystal weapons fired at this space. They were destructive. They didn¡¯t show off such strength previously because the attacks were split up. They showed shocking strength when they decided to finish their air troops. Even if the general tried to control the troops to retreat quickly, when they left the battlefield, the Saint Light Hall air cavalier army that many feared was smashed. Only 10% stayed alive. All of the heads were solemn. Even the Saint Father looked very serious. Although Saint Light Hall had many troops, their elites were the cavalier squad, close guards, and air cavalry. Now that the air cavaliers were finished, they probably needed dozens of years to get back up to scale. They had to wait for the young spirit eagles to grow. ¡°Since they are looking to die, then let them.¡± Saint Father made his decision, and all the cavaliers started to charge. They knew that the Posthumous people had something to rely on, which is why they did that. But be it them or others, they had no choice. They could only fight to the end! Ignore casualties, break all strategies, and obtain the final victory. The first cavalier squad charged into the Imperial City like that. After killing shouts, everything became silent. The entire battlefield froze. ¡°Continue!¡± Saint Father¡¯s voice reverberated throughout the space. The cavaliers, who had started to reduce their speeds, continued to charge. Within the Imperial City, the first two thousand cavaliers were all dead. Fresh blood and corpses piled up within the city. Numerous back views left from the area that the cavaliers charged toward. Chapter 1197: Final Race Battle (2) They were the Posthumous people who had retreated, and some were evolved from Earth. These people weren¡¯t allowed to participate as they weren¡¯t suitable for such high-intensity battles. There were many reasons. Some were old, and their stamina couldn¡¯t allow them to fight for long. Some had disabilities and couldn¡¯t walk. Some had the job of educating the next generation and were living knowledge banks. Some were women and kids who were the hope of the Posthumous People. Some of these Earthlings didn¡¯t have high levels but were good at ranged attacks. Because of their low levels, they couldn¡¯t fight here. But these people completed a surprising attack. This war was a life-and-death war. It was a crucial war to see if Cloud Peak could own a resource base that other factions couldn¡¯t have. Everyone wanted to join in. They weren¡¯t strong, but they had a strong desire to fight. They didn¡¯t fear death and were willing to sacrifice for the Imperial City. After solemn discussions, Ye Zhongming and the kings devised a plan for them to do things at a certain moment. Truth proved that these tens of thousands of people could do things that changed people¡¯s opinions. These people used bows or ranged skills to kill these elites, who charged into the Imperial City instantly. This was their collective power. Alone, they couldn¡¯t compare to the cavaliers. The gap was huge, such that one cavalier could kill hundreds of such people. They fired arrows or used skills that might not even tickle the cavaliers. But there were too many such attacks such that they couldn¡¯t dodge. Tens of thousands against two thousand looked like a few dozen folds of difference. But one must know this wasn¡¯t a math question where each cavalier had to face a few dozen arrows. They didn¡¯t charge in a row, so the arrows didn¡¯t aim at each person. These arrows and skills were like another army of cavaliers. Two groups clashed. The final outcome was that both sides were badly injured and collapsed. Did they have to pay such a price for their goals? Couldn¡¯t they use other ways to prove their loyalty, which they had repeatedly proven? Since victory was decided, couldn¡¯t they use a more straightforward method? Why did they have to use fresh blood? The Saintess missed her mount. If that dragon was still here, she could charge onto the walls and burn the weird but powerful weapons the Earthlings brought. ¡°Saint Father, let us attack!¡± The other two heads asked for permission. They felt that if they had a strong force charging into the city, they could quickly end the battle. He kept silent for a moment before nodding. The two heads waved to their subordinates and shifted toward the battlefield. ¡°Saint Father, I will go too!¡± ¡°You stay!¡± The Saintess was stopped. She was confused, but the Saint Father explained nothing to her. The Saintess stood there and looked lonely. The heavy infantry troops that the Posthumous People had prepared were finally put to use. They didn¡¯t have any cavaliers. They weren¡¯t good at raising demon monsters on a large scale and were also very poor. Cavaliers were troops that spent the most money, so they didn¡¯t have the ability to do so. They couldn¡¯t raise cavaliers, so all their troops were made up of infantry. They were powerful infantry as long as they were given strong armor, a thick shield, and a spear. Facing the Saint Light Hall cavaliers, this was the first time the Posthumous People infantry clashed with them. Many people glanced. Both sides knew that this was the final barrier. If the infantry failed, then there was nothing that could stop the Saint Light Hall cavaliers. Chapter 1197.5- Final Race Battle (3) Both sides roared furiously before clashing. Broken limbs and blood became the only topic on show. People said that if you hadn¡¯t gone through war, you wouldn¡¯t understand the importance of peace. In other words, people who hadn¡¯t gone through cold weapon wars wouldn¡¯t understand a real war. Cold weapons were more direct and gory. It told everyone that they should be afraid! Even the oldest warrior forgot about his experience and could only wave his weapons instinctively to slice any enemy. The cavaliers were drowned while the Posthumous People infantry were being killed like wheat being collected. Life became cheap at that moment. A team that was badly damaged after charging through the firepower net of the defensive weapons on the walls was left, with mostly the people at the back tossing top flowers. With their allies covering them, they arrived at the most intense battlefield. They threw their weapons in all directions. At the same time, the remaining troops used their lives to move toward the two sides. The Posthumous People reserve forces were mobilized to intercept the enemies, trying to get deeper. Horns could be heard outside. All the Saint Light Hall warriors started to charge as that was the signal to attack. They started invading when winter ended. At this moment, they launched their final attack. They were like a wave surging at the walls. Even the air forces that were in bad shape flew toward the Imperial City to try to cause some problems. The Saintess looked at the Saint Father and took a few steps. She turned toward the person who was like her father and teacher and shouted, ¡°Saint Father!¡± The level nine expert¡¯s cold gave shifted to her face. He paused for a few moments before saying, ¡°Go.¡± She nodded. She jumped onto the mount she used before getting Yangos and dashed toward the city. They couldn¡¯t stand up against Saint Light Hall even with Cloud Peak and Earth''s support. With the Saint Father¡¯s leadership, he used everything to attack. After a few hours, they started to gain the advantage. If this continues, the gap will grow, and the losses will increase. They might totally lose before the level nine Saint Father even attacked. Xia Lei knew that things were urgent. She didn¡¯t expect the battle to end in just a few hours. This changed her understanding of such large fights. Earth did go through a cold weapons era, but each decisive battle lasted for days. But now... She looked at the Cloud Peak and Earth Alliance Army that suffered huge losses. She bit her teeth and ordered them to use the War Fortress. She had to hold on until Ye Zhongming woke up. Then, they would have a terrifying eight-star and seven-star evolved. The two War Fortresses charged out of their cover and started to fire. The close-range missiles covered the two holes, blowing the Saint Light Hall troops there into pieces. The machine guns fired and killed the small lives before them. Even if they were evolved, they couldn¡¯t do anything. With these two terrifying war machines, the situation was turned. Some Posthumous People even started to fight back. ¡°I don¡¯t care what that is; kill them!¡± The Saintess, who was covered in blood, pointed at the two machines and shouted. But Posthumous People knew how to protect them. They stopped any enemy from getting close. They could only watch as the two War Fortresses killed their allies. Saintess shouted, but there was nothing she could do. ¡°That should be prepared for me, right?¡± A voice floated into the battlefield to suppress everything. A person floated in mid-air and looked coldly at the war fortress! Chapter 1198: He cant attack? The strong war castle attacks caught the Saint Light Hall warriors off guard. When they heard that sound, they calmed down and stopped collapsing. The Posthumous People stopped and rearranged the troops like their enemies. They faced off. The siege battle stopped because of a simple sentence. This was the threat of a level nine expert. Both enemies and people on his side had to listen to his words. Of course, many people didn¡¯t think he was questioning things but describing a fact. These two terrifying machines were prepared for the level nine Saint Father. The Saintess looked around and became sad. Many people she knew were dead. In just a few hours, many Saint Hall elites had been sacrificed. She started to doubt if this war was right. Even if they won, would Saint Light Hall be able to return to its past glory? She raised her head to look at the Saint Father, who seemed foreign to her. ¡°Not bad.¡± Saint Father added, but it made everyone feel cold. The Posthumous People and Cloud Peak Alliance army launched the attack. The cross-shaped slicer fired toward the Saint Father. Both war fortresses fired from different angles to pincer him. The first one was right, and even if the Saint Father dodged, he would move toward the left. The second aimed at that position. That was a beautiful attack. It was sudden and precise. They were cold weapons that made noise when they fired. They spun quickly. Due to their complicated structure, they flew in an arc, so it wasn¡¯t easy to judge where they would land. The spinning made it tough to judge the direction and increased their strength and speed. When those two things were fired, they instantly arrived before the Saint Father. Only then did a whistling sound occur. Saint Light Hall warriors were shocked. If they had used this thing previously, thousands of lives would be killed. The Posthumous People had more hope. It seemed like... The thing from Earth was good enough. ¡°There! He is not dead!¡± A person shouted. He didn¡¯t point at the radar but through the observation window. This window didn¡¯t face the outside direction, but you could look through it as if it were a window through reflection. The mechanical arm aimed there after confirming the Saint Father was not dead. Flames and cold breath fired at him. The other arm raised the ball and hammer. The missiles were their best defensive measure. If they didn¡¯t succeed, this meant the real close combat had started. Two different elements are being used to counterattack. They covered the sky above the Imperial City. Saint Father moved quickly. The controller also moved the mechanical arm to chase him. ¡°Not bad, but it is too cumbersome.¡± Saint Faher dodged and also had time to judge the attack. This gave them confidence. Without the threat of the War Fortress, they took control of the battlefield. But casualties continued to rise. ¡°Let the modified one attack? Or, relase...¡± Park Xiuying looked at the Saint Father and knew the two War Fortresses couldn¡¯t threaten this level nine expert. She wanted to increase the strength of their attacks. But Xia Lei looked at the sky and hesitated before looking at her ally, ¡°Do you notice that apart from controlling the Power of the Gods, this Saint Father hasn¡¯t attacked?¡± Teacher Park was stunned and tried to recall. It did make sense. The Saint Father was attracting firepower so that his army could be more relaxed. ¡°Is he not able to attack?¡± Xia Lei¡¯s eyes lit up, and gave an order decisively. ¡°Let the gene squad attack!¡± Chapter 1199: Three forms Saint Light Hall felt they were about to win, and the Posthumous People army was about to collapse. But each time they had that feeling, something new would appear. First was the Earthling¡¯s support. Then, the Posthumous People¡¯s own infantry. Then, the two meta machines. Now, when this feeling reappeared, something new appeared. This thought made them crazy. They felt powerless not only because it felt like they were getting played. This time, some monsters appeared. Many Saint Light Hall people felt like they were monsters. Cloud Peak prepared many things for the Saint Father. To date, they haven¡¯t used a single one of those. The War Fortress wasn¡¯t one; at least the two ordinary ones weren¡¯t. But did Cloud Peak only prepare for the level nine Saint Father? Of course not. Their final goal was to crush Saint Light Hall and occupy the Secret Realm. Saint Father was just the strongest enemy. There were still many Saint Light Hall troops. Cloud Peak naturally wouldn¡¯t ignore them. Normal weapons were just a part of their preparation. They also gave the Posthumous people low-level potions to strengthen their combat strength. Apart from that, they prepared other things. Little Tiger¡¯s cavalry squad was one; the gene squad was one. Le Dayuan¡¯s crystal weapon lab¡¯s results appeared every day. Even if there weren¡¯t huge developments, small improvements did happen. Each improvement increased their strength by a little, and a period later, the weapons would explode and enter a new era. Ye Zhongming could take some credit for that because he spread some of the last life¡¯s theories and designs to Le Dayuan. However, this was still a department that Ye Zhongming supported, so their results wouldn¡¯t be small. Those researchers worked day and night for this war¡ªa gene lifeform battle squad quietly formed. This gene battle squad was the biggest since Cloud Peak¡¯s inception, and there were three thousand of them! The three thousand modified lifeforms pretty much consisted of most of Cloud Peak¡¯s research findings. Liu Zhenghong was used to splitting them into types. This showed the gene lab¡¯s progression. At the start, they used warriors who were about to die, unconcious or badly handicapped. After becoming gene lifeforms, those still conscious became leaders, and those who couldn¡¯t were ordinary combat fighters. The experiments then shifted toward other mutated lifeforms. Beast-type gene lifeforms appeared. Compared to humans, there were more beasts. Liu Zhenghong and the researchers didn¡¯t need to hold back, either. Recently, as Ye Zhongming¡¯s Gardener job upgraded and the Death King Tree and plant materials flowed in, plant gene lifeforms appeared. Liu Zhenghong felt that this was more challenging. Of course, this was only her current interest. What she will do in the future will depend on her mood. There were a thousand of each form. Gene lifeforms represented science, and their combat strength was terrifying. They worked together and broke down Saint Light Hall¡¯s close guards. The beast form lifeforms were strong and fast. The plants caught people off guard. Flowers, spikes, and trees could all be enemies. Human form warriors had the most abilities that an ordinary evolved couldn¡¯t have. Three thousand gene lifeforms tanked 20 thousand close guards and fought back. The others who didn¡¯t have to deal with this elite squad were freed up for other places, which made the situation more even. Saint Light Hall no longer had an advantage. But no one was happy. Saint Light Hall wasn¡¯t as they were restricted. The Alliance army wasn¡¯t, as their strongest combat strength didn¡¯t have a decisive effect. Everyone understood that the final outcome would depend on the flying Saint Father. Chapter 1200: Still human The War Fortress couldn¡¯t do anything to the Saint Father. Like what he said, the weapon was too cumbersome compared to his speed. The only thing that caused him trouble was when those crossbows fired. Compared to Xia Lei, who watched as the Saint Father played around with the War Fortresses and didn¡¯t attack, the people inside the machines were under huge pressure. Many attacks missed, and their target was still strolling around. The feeling that he could attack them at any moment made them very nervous. The more it was like that, the more they wanted to get results. At least they could force this level nine Saint Father back so that Cloud Peak¡¯s other cards can be played. The crossbows hidden all around the machine gave them hope. Zhang Xiang. That was a very ordinary name, and he didn¡¯t stand out in Cloud Peak. But his job before the apocalypse was to study nuclear energy. This gave him a high position when they took over the War Fortresses. He was in charge of Cloud Peak¡¯s War Fortress project overall and became the commander. He went to the Resistance Zone to be trained, and when he got back, he brought everyone to familiarise themselves with the equipment. They trained in secret back in Cloud Peak, and after the Third War Fortress was modified, they headed to the battlefield. Zhang Xiang felt that Cloud Peak was home, and he was one of the logistics members. Although his evolution level wasn¡¯t high and he didn¡¯t contribute much, life was peaceful, and he was well protected as a core member of the crystal weapon factory. But when he saw Cloud Peak¡¯s glorious achievements as an ambitious guy, he craved being able to fight and contribute more. But he knew that with the knowledge he had, even if he made such a request, they wouldn¡¯t allow it. Occasionally, he accepted his current life when he saw allies who died or got injured. But when the War Fortresses arrived, Le Dayuan recommended him, and he had a chance to fulfill his dreams. He didn¡¯t expect the War Fortress to face the level nine monster in its first battle. To him, anything that could fly without any tools was a monster. He started to feel nervous against such a monster but now calmed back down. He might not be sensitive and realise that the expert didn¡¯t attack for some reason. He felt the Saint Father was searching for a chance to destroy the War Fortress in one strike. After that thought, Zhang Xiang decided to leave a memory for this level nine expert. The spitters chose the ice mist. He wanted to restrict the Saint Father¡¯s mobility. Faced with that situation, the Saint Father frowned. With one hand, he controlled the air shield, and the other flicked toward a spitter. That thick machine structure exploded. Shortly after, the other was destroyed by another flick. The ball and the hammer landed, as if the destroyed spitters weren¡¯t a part of the War Fortress. The Saint Father frowned and waved toward the ball and the hammer. The four weapons exploded into powder. This... The people in the fortress took a deep breath. Such attacks had exceeded what they knew. But the observer suddenly shouted, ¡°The mobility system is unstable; there is a short fluctuation!¡± The two war fortresses used nuclear energy for mobility and power. When some weapons were destroyed, and the energy chain was broken, it affected the balance. Maybe they were lucky. The energy system overloaded the crossbow firing system, damaging the crossbows. But before they were damaged, there were a few seconds when the arrows received a huge push. Their strength and speed increased! The Saint Father, who was already used to the strength of the attacks, was caught off guard. When he faced the spitter and hammer attacks, the air shield was not stable. It exploded. The crossbows scattered in all directions, but some still flew toward the Saint Father. But the hand controlling the air shield clenched and then spread out to scatter the arrows in all directions. Zhang Xiang thought it would work, but now his face was ashen and white. The War Fortress used everything they had! But through the monitoring device, he saw some blood on the left of the level nine expert¡¯s face! Zhang Xiang smiled. The level nine expert was still human. Chapter 1201: Ruler descends An arrow brushed past his left cheek. The nuclear energy was around blue to purple grade strength. Ye Zhongming also modified the arrow and reached white grade. All these factors, added together, broke the Saint Father¡¯s skin. There was just a bit; there was only a drip of blood. But if it were anyone else, even Ye Zhongming, he would lose a meat patch. But it only broke a small wound on the Saint Father¡¯s face. As Zhang Xiang thought, this proved that the Saint Father was still human and he was not unbeatable. But that small wound caused the Saint Father¡¯s aura to change. This level nine expert was someone who drew attention. He relied on his speed to draw all the attacks to his body. He was playing with the two War Fortresses. Even if they plotted against him and surrounded him with arrows, he could deal with them easily. Truth proved that he was only injured because he was careless. Thus, he was furious. The others didn¡¯t understand why he wouldn¡¯t attack. The walls or the War Fortresses would have been destroyed long ago if he had attacked. Saint Father knew the reason why. Attacks consumed a huge amount of energy, and he had three energy sources. One was this space, but it would cause the space to collapse. The Blue Secret Realm was on the verge of collapse and couldn¡¯t provide enough energy for the level-nine lifeform to fight. Either he obtained energy from other lifeforms, which is what he had been doing, or he absorbed some energy along the way so he could fire so many streaks of Power of the Gods. He was interested in Red Hair because of her body''s huge amount of energy. But this couldn¡¯t be considered his own energy. He just borrowed it and couldn¡¯t fully absorb it. The last would be his own energy. A level nine lifeform¡¯s body could be seen as an endless energy source. They had broken free from their body¡¯s structure and formed a cycle similar to the universe. But the level nine Saint Father did it, and he only needed a simple punch. The War Fortress hit many buildings before falling to the ground. The area around it shook, and the giant metal body started to give off sparks and unknown gas. The damage had caused it to lose its ability to fight. Zhang Xiang¡¯s eyes opened wide. Those were his subordinates. That strike was so strong that the people inside were probably dead. The main structure was badly damaged and was probably destroyed. War Fortress might just be a few strong weapons to Cloud Peak, but they were his medium to get on the battlefield. Now that one was destroyed so easily, what about his? No! He bit his teeth and controlled it forward toward the battlefield. But a few seconds later, he felt his body shake. Everything started to spin. When this happened, his allies and he lost consciousness. People on the outside saw that after the Saint Father knocked aside one War Fortress, he appeared behind the other. He kicked it, and this few thousand-tonne heavy machine rolled into the battlefield and crushed many warriors on both sides. The Saint Father didn¡¯t attack, but when he did, he seemed invincible. He was too strong such that no one was his match. ¡°Tell me the way to the other world, and I can spare your lives!¡± The Saint Father floated in the sky and looked down on everyone. He used a proud tone and used the aura from destroying the two War Fortresses to say to the people below. The battle stopped again. Everyone looked at the sky and didn¡¯t know how to react. ¡°Use our trump cards!¡± Little Tiger rushed beside Xia Lei. He had lost one eye and bit his teeth while saying. The Saint Father¡¯s skills had terrified him. This fellow, who was only afraid of Ye Zhongming, finally experienced what was called a supernatural saint. Xia Lei¡¯s face was dead as ash. She smiled when she heard, ¡°If this is his true strength, then everything we prepared is useless.¡± Xia Lei looked at Little Tiger, ¡°Tiger, we might all die here.¡± But before her words finished, a black light from the ground fired and hit the level-nine expert. It was so quick that it was faster than the Saint Father! Chapter 1202: Punishment of the Gods Chapter 1202: Punishment of the Gods This was a little frightening. Saint Father¡¯s speed filled the alliance army with despair. This sudden black light was actually quicker than the Saint Father, so naturally, it was frightening. Many people looked toward where the black light flew from. There was nothing but a tattered city. Thus, they shifted their gaze and looked toward the Saint Father. That unfriendly black light had covered the Saint Father. Saint Light Hall was in an uproar. Did something happen to the Saint Father that was invincible in their hearts? Black light covered the Saint Father, but people could see what was happening. People with good eyesight could see that he was wrapped in a liquid substance blocking the outside black light. The black light turned into strip-type matter that wrapped around the water. Through the black light, one could see that the Saint Father was solemn and was even in disbelief. ¡°Punishment of the Gods!¡± Rongzhi shouted, which caused many older Saint Light Hall members to recall a Posthumous People legend. Legend was brought up many times in this war: the Saint Light Canister, Saint Light God Armory, Top Flower, and also those chains that could pierce into walls. All of these were things the Saint Light Hall prepared for the war. They wouldn¡¯t use it in any ordinary fights, and some of their crafting methods had been lost. They used most of them in this siege. But did the Posthumous People not have any legend? Of course, they did! The Brown Bone Pearl was one, but only Ye Zhongming could use it. Were there others? Of course. Saint Light Hall did manage to reach the walls, and level nine experts followed the troops. But why were they unable to break through? Maybe the Posthumous People did have level nine kings in the past or many level eight experts, which was why they could protect the city. But were there special situations? This made him frown. He looked towards where the black light shot from. A white laser fired from that direction when he was about to say something. It wasn¡¯t quick. It was much slower than the black light but arrived a few seconds later to hit the black light-wrapepd Saint Father. The black light, or rather liquid substance, didn¡¯t block this light, and the Saint Father was hit. Many Saint Light Hall warriors roared. Some anxious ones started to charge at the enemies ahead to get to where the Saint Father was. But more people just waited. They didn¡¯t know what the Punishment of the Gods was, but they wanted to know if it could deal with a level nine lifeform that was pretty much invincible. The light scattered, and Saint Light Hall warriors cheered. The expressions of the Posthumous People darkened. Saint Father wasn¡¯t dead, and he continued to float there. ¡°So this is the Punishment of the Gods.¡± Saint Father lowered his head. His hands were shaking. He raised his head and looked at the black light and also at where they fired from. He confirmed his guesses. ¡°That is where your Saint Pool is, right?¡± Saint Father turned towards that side and said his guess. ¡°So your Saint Pool has such an ability, too!¡± His voice got louder and louder. The Punishment of the Gods came from the Saint Pool! As if it was a reply to the Saint Father. A demon monster statue at the entrance lit up. The third light pillar of the day fired from its open mouth. ¡°So what if you know? You still have to die. No level nine Saint light Hall person can enter the Saint City. Azhi you have lost your respect.¡± A distant voice spread from the Saint Pool! Chapter 1203: Last generation Those words sent many messages to everyone. To Saint Light Hall, they knew that Saint Father¡¯s name was Azhi and that the Punishment of the Gods came from the Saint Pool. To Posthumous People, apart from knowing that the Punishment of the Gods did exist, they also learned something that surprised them. That voice... A portion of the Posthumous People warriors were familiar with it. That was the last Protector! This title was one that the Posthumous People respected the most. In their entire history, the protectors were the most popular, apart from the kings. The past protectors were dead, and they only left statues for people to reminisce. But many of the older people remembered the last protector as this was the one that guided them when they entered the Saint Pool to cultivate. They wouldn¡¯t forget the voice of the most important person in their lives. Moreover, the voice of the last protector was special. It was thick but magnetic. Large amounts of Saint Water were bubbling in the Saint Pool like it was boiling. Seven people sat, and in the center was the current protector, who had lost an arm. Around him were six of the heirs of the next generation''s role. They sat in the Saint Pool with their eyes closed. If one looked closely, one would notice that they had absorbed the Saint Water, and their skin had turned translucent. This started from their limbs and then slowly spread toward their faces. When their entire bodies became like that, the seven of them raised their hands toward the sky, and an arm-thick light charged up. A person floated there. His hair and beard were white, and he sat like the seven people below him. The light hit him and entered his body, making him shine white like a ball. ¡°I warned you when I left not to start a war and not to enter the Imperial City unless you killed all the Posthumous People. But you definitely wouldn¡¯t believe me. You entered so arrogantly, so it is time for you to taste the Punishment of the Gods.¡± As he said that, the fifth white light hit the Saint Father, who had raised his hands to his ribs. Since the start of the battle, apart from a small wound appearing on his face, this was the first time he looked troubled. His clothing was messy, and his face flushed red. His eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that the Punishment of the Gods caused him huge damage. ¡°You talk as much as before!¡± Saint Father became vicious. He stared at the Siant Pool and raised his hands high. He knew that when his arms reached the height of his shoulders, he would be able to break free of the weird black light. The former protector didn¡¯t say anything. At least those outside couldn¡¯t hear anything. Within the pool, the former protector lowered his head and looked at the seven that stopped transmitting energy to him. ¡°Master, his retaliation is increasing, and the energy we can absorb has reduced.¡± The current protector raised his head. The translucent skin reached his neck, but the increase speed wasn¡¯t as quick as before. ¡°We still need to rely on external strength.¡± The former protector sighed. When the others transmitted the energy to him, he moved and arrived at the bottom of the pool. This was the giant stone hall where the three-legged person was tied. ¡°After this thing, I will release you if you are still alive.¡± The three-legged person laughed. ¡°If I don¡¯t die? What if I die? You have trapped me here for so many years as your final energy fountain. Did you not think that I will fight back? Why not you release me now, and if I feel good, I might help you block that Saint Father. If not, just absorb my energy. I will resist and continue until that Saint Father breaks free. You won¡¯t be able to kill him and won¡¯t even badly injure him. Let¡¯s all die together.¡± Chapter 1204: Blood veil The former protector stared at the three-legged person¡¯s face seriously. ¡°You aren¡¯t as determined as you say; if not, you would have killed yourself.¡± The former protector slowly reached a hand out and grabbed the neck of the three-legged man. ¡°Once a level nine expert but now being touched by a level eight person. Is that an insult to you? Or is it an insult that you had to tempt an outsider so that he can help you? Or you have already lost all dignity?¡± The two lifeforms glared at each other. ¡°You rather get tied here and wait for a real level nine person to kill you than help us? Do you think that Saint Father would casually kill you once he wins? He will absorb your energy as the energy of a same level lifeform can be converted into something he could use. His life force would increase by a long time. A thousand days? Or ten thousand? As for you, you will just turn into a dried corpse that will shatter along with the space.¡± The three-legged person¡¯s expression changed as he listened. He could calmly talk about those matters in front of Ye Zhongming and make promises he couldn¡¯t keep. But before this former protector, he wasn¡¯t as confident. He was a level nine expert, but he was trapped. His dignity was gone since he had been defeated by the strongest protector in Posthumous People history and trapped here as an energy source. All that he wished for was hope. Before this, he knew that he didn¡¯t have any hope. The Posthumous People wouldn¡¯t let him go. He was their final trump card, and no one would release him just because they pitied him. If not for Ye Zhongming finding him on that special soul wandering trip, no one would know about him. Only the past protectors grasped this secret. Even the kings had no idea. Since they didn¡¯t even know about him, they wouldn¡¯t release him. Ye Zhongming¡¯s arrival originally gave him hope. He felt that with a bit of time, this person would follow his instructions, releasing the things that trapped him so that he could break free. The surprise was that the war came too quickly. The Posthumous People had to use the Punishment of the Gods to deal with the level nine expert. His intentions were obvious. If you reject, then you can die! ¡°Okay, I agree; I hope you can honor your promise.¡± He compromised. He knew that the old man who knew all the secrets of the Posthumous People could kill him. The former protector relaxed and floated outside. ¡°Posthumous People have enough enemies; I don¡¯t need one more.¡± ............................................................ Outside, the Saint Father¡¯s hands were nearly at his shoulders. The Punishment of the Gods didn¡¯t light up, which made him think of one possibility. The very powerful attacks that made him feel a threat had restrictions. As long as he broke free, even if the Punishment of the Gods could be used again, it wouldn¡¯t be able to touch him with his speed. But at that moment, the light shone again. A pillar thicker than before hit his body, which caused his lips to bleed. Moments later, another strong pillar of light. The gap between the two Punishment of the Gods was much shorter. He licked his lips, and blood continued to flow. His ears, eyes, and nose even started to bleed, too. ¡°Saint Father!¡± All the Saint Light Hall warriors shouted and continued to fight. They didn¡¯t know how to stop those attacks, so they could only use this method to reduce their panic. The former protector wasn¡¯t in a good state either. His situation was even worse than the Saint father. Each inch of his skin ripped apart, and blood dripped from his legs onto the Saint Pool to form a blood veil! Chapter 1205: Falling Chapter 1205: Falling ¡°Master!¡± When the current protector felt the blood dripping on his face, he shouted with sadness. He didn¡¯t know how the former protector, his master, survived. But to him, it was enough that he had the chance to see his Master again. But his Master used his own life force to make up for the lack of Punishment of the God''s energy to stimulate the attacks to fire more quickly. The current protector knew what the consequences were. ¡°This is our duty.¡± The former protector looked at his heir. After accepting the energy they transmitted, he didn¡¯t use the next Punishment of the Gods. It was as if he could see the Saint Father¡¯s situation; he chose to store energy. ¡°Master!¡± The current protector knew what was happening. His Master had taught him all the secrets and techniques of the Posthumous People, including this secret technique. ¡°This place will collapse. Bring the saint roots and head to the place called Earth. Find it a home, find a home for the Posthumous people!¡± His body swelled up several times, and the rate at which the blood dropped increased. The drizzle became a storm. ¡°As for other things... Let them go with me.¡± He turned into a giant black hole that started to absorb energy. The former protector knew that the light couldn¡¯t trap the Saint Father for long and that he would break free soon. The moment he did, even if they had enough energy to sustain the Punishment of the Gods, he wouldn¡¯t be able to hit him. If that was the case, the Posthumous People might be finished. The strongest attack arrived, and he started to dodge but was slightly slower. The range of the Punishment of the Gods was huge, so both sides clashed, and half of his body was covered. He was floating in the air and looking down on everyone. He then cried, and after rolling several times, he fell out of the city. He knocked onto the ground with a giant thud, which caused many people¡¯s hearts to sink. The Saint Light Hall warriors were first stunned, and then things changed¡ªand the things changed because of their choices. Some people felt that something had happened to the Saint Father and wanted to take a look, so they turned and left. Some warriors felt that they had to take revenge for the Saint Father, so they chose to continue fighting. The entire battlefield was in a mess because of that. ¡°Saintess, let¡¯s go!¡± The two heads came to her side and shouted. If something happened to the Saint Father, the saintess would be their future ruler, so they couldn¡¯t let anything happen to her. ¡°Go?¡± She had gone mad and pointed at those warriors who wanted revenge for the Saint Father. ¡°What about them? Do we watch them die?¡± Ever since Saint Father was knocked down from the sky, the Saint Light Hall army lost its core. They were in two minds about whether to retreat, and their formation was already in a mess. On the flip side, the Alliance army¡¯s morale grew. They started to surround and slice the chaotic enemy forces and gained the advantage. If the Saintess left now, they would collapse. ¡°Someone has to block them. Saintess, the sacrifice is so that we can reshape!¡± Rongzhi grabbed her arm and tugged. She opened her mouth. She watched the warriors that continued to fall. They had once knelt to her respectfully. Suddenly, she started crying. Chapter 1206: Surprise visitor Chapter 1206: Surprise visitor After the last fight, three days passed, and both sides returned to the standoff. The Posthumous People city walls couldn¡¯t be repaired. Although the battle only lasted for half a day, after the enemy got into the city, the Coolie Beasts continued to pull the iron chains, which caused two more parts of the wall to break. You couldn¡¯t find many materials to repair the huge holes in the city. They could only pile ruins beside it while breaking some structures to fill things up. But everyone knew such a city wall couldn¡¯t stop a well-trained evolved army. Three days ago, the battle ended with a Posthumous People victory. Saint Light Hall tossed more than half of its troops into the city, and six digits of corpses were still being cleared. The Posthumous People also suffered huge losses. Although they won, they were at a disadvantage apart from the last moment. Even with various weapons supporting them, they also paid a huge price. A big portion of their elite soldiers were lost, and the number of troops in the city was reduced. Fortunately, they had Earth as a backline. The injured warriors were sent back to Earth to heal. After they recovered, these would be another source of soldiers. In such a war, sacrifices were made at all levels. Both sides lost a large amount of race leaders and leadership people. If this weren¡¯t a race war, it wouldn¡¯t be so intense, and both sides would end things quickly. If they continued, they would lose everything. But everyone knew that things wouldn¡¯t end like this. Posthumous People won, but be it the kings or Cloud Peak core members, they were nervously waiting for a thing. Did the Saint Father who was hit by the Punishment of the Gods die? If he did, then even if the battle continued, Saint Light Hall could only finish off their remaining troops, and all that would be left would be their old and weak. But... Everyone was certain that the Saint Father was alive. If not, the other side wouldn¡¯t be so calm. If that old fellow wasn¡¯t dead, what if he came to attack again? Saint Pool was destroyed. The current protector revealed that the Saint Foundations were still there, but no Saint Water was left. ¡°Do you think the aura is... Familiar?¡± Little Tiger said toward his two allies. Guang Yao nodded as he had seen it before. Only Hong Xiang had a bad expression and wondered why she was here. ¡°Who?¡± Hong Xiang sucked a deep breath and said a name that shocked Little Tiger and Guang Yao. All the core Cloud Peak and Imperial City members were here a few minutes later. They looked at the figure in a black mantle. ¡°Seems like my arrival has shocked all of you.¡± That person raised her head, and the flames revealed her features. Saintess! The black shirt person was actually the Saintess. ¡°No, we are just wondering whether or not to kill you.¡± Xia Lei laughed coldly. Cloud Peak lost much in that battle. Even if Posthumous People were tanking most, they would definitely lose 10-20% of their troops. ¡°You would have already done so if you wanted to. Why would I still be standing?¡± Saintess was unafraid. She even walked forward to reveal herself fully in the light. ¡°Saintess, I don¡¯t think we have much to talk. Why are you here?¡± Ling Kun was the most powerful person in the Posthumous People race and represented everyone to speak. She kept silent for a few moments. She struggled a little. Something was a huge problem for her. ¡°There are some things that we can have a discussion about.¡± Chapter 1207: Crazy (1） Saintess stood outside the building and listened to the occasional sounds from inside. She was expressionless. Rongzhi and Nan Jin were beside her. Although they weren¡¯t as silent as the Saintess, they were also shocked. The door opened. Two shivering guards held two bags dripping in blood and walked out. They nodded toward the Saintess and two heads. ¡°We need ten more. Send it over after a quarter of a day. This time, they need to be level five and above; at least one has to be level six.¡± That voice sounded foreign, but they could see the Saint Father sitting on a jade bed through the door. He was hidden behind a white cloth, and only his head could be seen. The room was covered in a thick stench. The door closed and cut off that place from the world. The Saintess turned and left. Rongzhi and Nanjin looked at each other and followed. The Saintess wouldn¡¯t do what he said, so they would be the ones. But... Sending their subordinates in and coming out as lifeless flesh. This stunned the two heads. They didn¡¯t know if it was right or not. It should be right. The Saint Father meant everything for Saint Light Hall, so the most important thing was for him to live. Making sacrifices for that should be correct. But why did they feel bad? The two heads walked behind her. The surrounding warriors greeted them, but they didn¡¯t react. The Saintess suddenly stopped and turned. She looked at them and said softly, ¡°Are you two not preparing... Food?¡± The two heads were shocked. They looked at her in disbelief and didn¡¯t understand why she used the word food. She smiled before leaving. The two heads stood rooted for a long time. ...................................................... Saint Father closed his eyes and recalled how Punishment of the Gods hit him, and he flew out of the city. Half his body was gone. It was really gone; there was nothing left. If it were anyone else, they would be dead. This was not only a loss of bones and flesh; it meant that their organs and hearts were gone. But the Saint Father was still a level nine expert. The moment he was hit, he used all his energy to protect his shattered heart. He forcefully connected them. When he landed on the ground, he let his blood vessels stretch out to absorb energy from the Saint Light Hall beasts and warriors. He controlled the bleed and headed back to recuperate. Over the few days, he used the life energy of others to repair his bones and organs completely. Although there was still a gap to before, and it would affect his strength, there was no better solution. He could only wait for his body to be perfect before fixing all these. But there was a new problem. He found that his body started to repel the outside energy. Although he tried to suppress it, the overall energy that could be converted into his own reduced. If he didn¡¯t repair his body quickly, the energy loss speed would quicken, and he might die at any moment. Saint Father didn¡¯t want to die. He wanted to head to the other space, and he would be able to recover. ¡°Men!¡± His voice wasn¡¯t l,oud but it was enough for the guards closest to him to hear it. ................................................ Rongzhi and Nan Jin, who were drinking in their tent, suddenly heard the horn calling them to gather and were shocked. They were the direct commanders of their troops. Only two people could order the troops if they didn''t allow it. One was the Saintess, but the two knew that the Saintess was despondent and wouldn¡¯t make such orders. So, only one person was left. The Saint Father! But what did the badly injured Saint Father want? To attack the Imperial City now? When the morale was low, and the Posthumous people and Cloud Peak still had trump cards? What did he want to do? Chapter 1208: Crazy (2) Chapter 1208: Crazy (2) Numerous warriors gathered around the Saint Father. He wore a wide robe and sat below the Power of the Gods tower. He looked mercifully at his subordinates. These were once their hope, and they are still hope. But they were hope for a different reason. In the past, they were the foundations of Saint Light Hall, the stable shield of his rule. Now, they were his... Saint Light Hall¡¯s movement made the Posthumous People very nervous¡ªespecially the appearance of the Saint Father, which caused a commotion. Everyone witnessed the strength of the Punishment of the Gods. The Posthumous People had to sacrifice the former protector and the entire Saint Pool. If such a destructive attack didn¡¯t kill the level nine expert, how would they deal with him afterward? Many people started to become busy. They gave orders. Some squads entered battle stations and gathered toward the walls. Xia Lei and the others closed the space gate to prevent this level nine expert from forcefully heading to Earth. On the other side, Saintess, Rongzhi, and Nan Jin stood from afar. The horn attracted them, but when they arrived, they were cut off from the formation. The Saint Father didn¡¯t plan to call them over, much less tell them why he called the squads. ¡°Kids, we suffered from some failure a few days ago.¡± The Saint Father spoke suddenly. His merciful and peaceful voice spread. There was some commotion as they heard his words and also because of that defeat. Many Saint Light Hall warriors couldn¡¯t yet accept the fact that they had lost. They felt that theye just didn¡¯t manage to take down the Imperial City. The wall, which was the biggest obstacle, wasn¡¯t a problem anymore. The numerous breaches were blocked by ruins, but they weren¡¯t a threat. The defensive weapons had reduced so they could focus on charging. Although there was a reduction in number of warriors, they still had an advantage. Their solo troop quality was still above that of the Posthumous People, too. Since that was the case, then that battle was just a slight loss. Now, the Saint Father recovered, and it was time to attack the Imperial City. Ordinary soldiers didn¡¯t understand the overall army situation. Their thoughts were simple, and they were just worshipping the Saint Father. ¡°But it is okay. With me here and all of you, we will win.¡± The Saint Father stood up. This caused the rumors that he had lost the lower half of his body to be denied. This gave the warriors more confidence. But when they felt some sharp things stabbing into their bodies, not only were they losing energy, they were even losing their lifeforce. This was not a sign of Power of the Gods. Some warriors started to panic, but couldn¡¯t make a sound, and even lost control of their bodies. They looked toward the Saint Father. He was smiling, but that smile was sinister. Many people understood what was happening. Even the warriors that weren¡¯t standing on the metal ground realized the truth. But many commanders suppressed them. These people talked about what the Saint Father did; they spoke of honor and glory, about sacrifice, and about loyalty. They talked about... Turning into Gods. Many warriors calmed down. Although they were nervous and uneasy, they still chose to believe and compromise for their faith. But those warriors on the metal ground didn¡¯t have such a chance. They were turning old quickly. Their eyes were filled with terror. Some lower level warriors couldn¡¯t take it. They lost balance and fell to the ground, turning into lifeless corpses. Such things continued to happen. In a short dozen of minutes, over twenty thousand warriors died. With Power of the Gods at the center, the area around was covered with corpses. The kings and Xia Lei broke out in cold sweat. That Saint Fatherw as mad. Everyone knew his reasons for doing that. Recover! Saint Father was absorbing the lifeforce of his subordinates to heal his injuries! As expected, everyone watched as he ripped apart the robe to reveal his upper body. It had nearly fully recovered. There were only some blood vessels squirming at the tip of his fingers. But the difference in color of this half of his body was huge with the other side. One black and one white. This made him look as weird as his smile. ¡°I have recovered, then...¡± ¡°Who can stop me?¡± Chapter 1209: First trump card to kill the Saint The Saint Father¡¯s body charged into the sky like a cannonball. It wasn¡¯t as quick and formless as before, but it was more vicious. He flew across Posthumous People¡¯s imperial city so that the defensive weapons missed. He then didn¡¯t charge into the Imperial City and just floated before the city. He turned toward the Saint Light Hall warriors and said, ¡°What are all of you thinking?¡± The commanders who were called in to talk to the Saint Father were brought to their senses. They controlled their troops to head toward the Posthumous People Imperial City. But more than half of them hesitated. The Saint Father¡¯s actions shook their faith, and they became lost. These people paid more attention to the Saintess and the few heads. The Saint Father also shifted his gaze. He didn¡¯t say anything and just watched. The Saintess glanced at the Saint Father before waving the staff in her hands. The entire Posthumous People army started to move. The Saint Father smiled. He turned and started to move toward the wall. Screams rang out as the warriors on the walls were in terror. The Saint Father was such an invincible presence. He didn¡¯t head into the city and just got onto the walls. No one could attack calmly to stop the attacks outside. Where this level nine expert passed, the people and defensive weapons were instantly destroyed. ¡°Let them out, let them all out!¡± Xia Lei¡¯s eyes were red as she shouted. She led them to launch ranged attacks toward where the Saint Father was. No one knew if her orders were being executed, and many people didn¡¯t know what Xia Lei was going to release. ¡°Marked Arrows!¡± Xia Lei shouted. With her words, thousands of white arrows fired from an unknown place and covered the area where the Saint Father was at. These arrows weren¡¯t too obvious among the other attacks that flew toward the Saint Father. They were much stronger than this, be it giant arrows or crystal weapons. Those arrows were scattered and didn¡¯t focus on the Saint Father. They just encapsulated all areas around him into the shooting range. Xia Lei was different. She always smiled, but when she didn¡¯t, someone would be unlucky. She was decisive and could do anything. Don¡¯t forget that before Chameleon, Xia Lei was in charge of everything in the darkness. She even built the structure of Chameleon single-handedly. At this point, her viciousness was on full display. She didn¡¯t leave. She used all their strength to fight the level nine Saint Father. She wasn¡¯t reckless, but because she knew she couldn¡¯t run. Of course, she was relying on some things. Saint Father looked at these outsiders and smiled. He had ripped his kind camouflage and even killed his own people. Why would he care about the enemies? As for Shengyuan¡¯s shield skill, he was impressed, but it wasn¡¯t enough to stop him. But when he was about to enter their command post, he was slightly stunned. He flew back into the sky and glanced behind the core members¡ªto the shadows of some weapons. ¡°He! He! He!¡± The Saint Father left, which made the walls silent. Thus, many people heard those sounds. It was like some lifeform was using these panting sounds to recover energy. Everyone looked and saw a two meter tall figure walking out of the shadows! This figure had a thick body, like a lizard covered in black scales, and a thick tail with spikes. Its four limbs were strong, and its muscles were developed. Its scales were like sharp blades. Some green smoke spurted from the scales, filling the air with a stench. The face was green, with an orange crystal on its forehead. Its mouth opened till it reached its ears, and two rows of sharp teeth appeared. It had a long tongue that would drip black saliva. They would give off a sizzling sound when they landed on the walls. Some Cloud Peak members looked at this human-shaped monster. Apart from its mouth, nothing much was different. They recalled a person. Chapter 1210: Cloud Peaks true technological standard Professor He! Sine warriors who had spent longer in Cloud Peak and were there during the Competition Death Wheel had seen this God Hall member. He was also the only person who escaped from that terrifying space. During the Flame Tiger Operation, Professor He was a mole. He led his team and joined Liu Zhenghong¡¯s gene lab but they didn¡¯t see him after. Now, a level eight lizard-men who looked similar to Doctor He appeared on Cloud Peak¡¯s side. Was this... Many Cloud Peak members considered this possibility. They combined this with previous information and slowly confirmed that this person should be Professor He. He should be what the higher-ups prepared for the level nine Saint Father. But the sudden appearance of the Punishment of the Gods meant this fellow didn¡¯t have a chance to appear. Now, Saint Father¡¯s pressure forced Cloud Peak¡¯s trump card to appear. Saint Father frowned. He looked toward this ugly monster. Its level should be terrifying in this space, but it wasn¡¯t much to him. If this was normal times, the Saint Father could wave and make it disappear. But he had just recovered and had consumed too much energy. His body was on the verge of death, so he couldn¡¯t use too much strength. On the other side, the new half of his body was being rejected by him, and that affected his combat strength. This made him very careful. There was one more point. Out of all the lifeforms he had seen, this was new. This monster had something that made Saint Father very uncomfortable. ¡°Retreat!¡± Xia Lei ordered. She led people to leave the walls slowly. She didn¡¯t want to be targeted again. Saint Father took a look and ignored. With his speed, as long as he understood what that monster was and killed it, Xia Lei couldn¡¯t escape. Professor He raised his head and stared at the Saint Father. It flapped its wings, and his legs pushed the ground, and he also charged into mid-air. Both sides clashed. Others didn¡¯t dare to blink. Saint Light Hall was shocked. Was the monster that Cloud Peak produced actually as quick as the Saint Father? It actually charged at the Saint Father? Moreover, it really touched him? To Cloud Peak, even the quickest Xia Bai couldn¡¯t keep up to the Saint Father, but Professor He did it. After clashing, Professor He¡¯s giant body fell from the sky. He hit the city walls. Some warriors saw an obvious wound on his neck. There were bloody holes. Its thick scales didn¡¯t block that attack. But Professor He got back up and roared again. The blood stopped flowing. If not for the holes still in the scales, this fellow seemed like he was uninjured. Saint Father looked at the lifeforms below and then at his left arm. There was a wound. It was just a skin wound with no blood flowing. Saint Father knew that it wasn¡¯t because of the depth of the wound but because that half of his body didn¡¯t have any blood. This monster¡¯s scales actually hurt him? After Professor He roared, his body started to rustle. He was much bigger and was now three meters tall. The sudden increase in size was something many evolved could do. But evolve relied on bloodline or jobs. Other lifeforms relied on talent. But what did Professor He rely on? The core Cloud Peak members knew that he was just a product of the gene lab. His changes were all controlled by Cloud Peak. Chapter 1210.5- Cloud Peaks true technological level The truth was like that. In a safe place far away, a team of Cloud Peak scientists was observing Professor He. They used various instruments to record data, which were detailed results that would be useful in the future. If not for Liu Zhenghong being prohibited from coming, she would be here. After all, she was in charge of Professor He¡¯s modification. To a certain extent, he was Cloud Peak¡¯s highest technological standard! Liu Zhenghong used many different techniques on him as compared to other gene lifeforms. She removed the negatives after keeping some of Professor He¡¯s previous modifications. Although this sounded easy, it was very difficult to complete. It was not as simple as removing an illness. This involved complicated scientific knowledge. Biology, Genetics, Medicine. These were just the big types; there were also numerous branches. If not for Liu Zhenghong''s knowledge and all-rounded talent, Cloud Peak''s collection of so many talents, and Professor He¡¯s team joining, things wouldn¡¯t work out like this. When removing some weaknesses of Professor He, they would undoubtedly change his genes. Liu Zhenghong thought about it for a long time and decided to take a different path. She gave up on her previous thoughts of giving them all-rounded abilities and chose to make Professor He extreme. She even added in some untested techniques. One could say that Professor He was an exceptional guinea pig. Simply put, Professor He had two strengths: recovery and his body¡¯s strength. Recovery was easy to understand. Professor He cared about his life, so when he modified his body, he paid close attention to this aspect. He did gain some rewards, but his life wasn¡¯t too stable in the past. Liu Zhenghong researched and found that there were two areas he didn¡¯t do too well in. The gene fragments weren¡¯t clean enough, which was his technical problem. This resulted in him showing signs of other gene parts he had absorbed, like scales, snake eyes, tail, etc. The second thing was that the genes weren¡¯t unlocked,, so he could not execute those abilities. After taking over, Liu Zhenghong modified those two aspects. Since the genes weren¡¯t too clean, she made him even dirtier. She made those gene fragments obvious and suppressed Professor He¡¯s human genes. This also solved the second problem. The truth proved that she was right. If Professor He couldn¡¯t fly, he could only wait to get hit. He couldn¡¯t keep his life, much less stop the Saint Father. The other skill was to grow larger. Liu Zhenghong and her helpers had discovered it without Ye Zhongming saying anything. Many evolved lfieforms had huge bodies. Although that made them cumbersome, they became stronger and larger, improving their combat strength. Moreover, agility had nothing to do with size. Some giant lifeforms were also quick Humans were often disadvantaged when fighting such lifeforms. The Chain Prisoner battle showed Liu Zhenghong this problem. Since wild lifeforms were like that, why couldn¡¯t Cloud Peak¡¯s gene lifeforms be the same? With such thoughts, she started to experiment. This idea didn¡¯t have stable results, but there was an outline that was used on Professor He. Her thoughts were simple. Even if the level eight Professor He couldn¡¯t fly, he still wasn¡¯t the Saint Father¡¯s match. So let him be bigger,, which could make up for some difference in strength. After all, Cloud Peak had more than one trump card. The longer Professor He lasted, the better it would be for the war. Under such circumstances, Professor He was created by Liu Zhenghong. After becoming larger, Professor He didn¡¯t charge toward the sky. He flapped his wings to raise his altitude until the same level as the Saint Father. When everyone thought he would stop, he flapped. His wings retracted to his sides, and he started to rotate. When he reached the highest point, he was a high speed rotating ball that headed toward the Saint Father. He was terrifyingly quick. The Saint Father smiled and started to move. His hands did a slicing movement. Dozens of brown branch-shaped things shot from the walls beneath him. They were quick as lightning and arrived under his feet before people could notice. Chapter 1211: Second trump card These branches were too quick and silent, so those watching only saw it now. When they exclaimed, the branches had already touched the Saint Father. But in truth, it was slightly away. At the final moment, the Saint Father felt something at his feet and moved forward, causing the branches to miss. But Professor He was here, and Saint Father couldn¡¯t dodge. Although the slicing motion was slightly out of shape due to his dodging, it still touched Professor He. He couldn¡¯t let the lizardman hit him. Both sides clashed. Professor He lost control again and flew a distance away. He didn¡¯t fall on the walls but on the ground. Professor He didn¡¯t manage to stop and even scattered large amounts of dirt around, leaving a deep hole. The branches lengthened and moved toward the side, going from thrusting to whipping. They swung toward the Saint Father. The Saint Father frowned and retreated. He waved his hands at the same time to hit the branches. After hitting, those branches flew in another direction. But before he could do anything, a light flew from the Imperial City and hit his body. The entire battle was relentless, and the atmosphere became really weird. At this point, everyone knew that Cloud Peak and the Posthumous People had set this trap. Of course, if they could hurt the Saint Father, it would then be called a trap. If they couldn¡¯t, it would be a joke. But you couldn¡¯t deny that the moment Professor He appeared and attacked, the branches sneaked in, and then the ranged attack hit; those few rounds were perfectly connected. Many Posthumous People woke up from the despair and felt some hope. There was no chance that this battle would stop. ¡°Come out!¡± That wave hit the ground, causing the soil to flip. Large amounts of soil and stone then exploded in all directions, hitting both the Posthumous People and Saint Light Hall warriors who reached the walls. Everyone watched as a giant black tree appeared. It quickly exceeded the height of the wall and shook off the soil to reveal a large number of leaves. There was a crystal-like tree and a beautiful female body surrounded by green liquid hidden in it. The entire body was in that liquid, which made it hard to spot. That beautiful female face was obvious, but now it was filled with rage and some pain. Saint Father¡¯s attacks had hurt her. This was naturally the second trump card to deal with the Saint Father, Death King Tree. ¡°Let me describe you with an Earth language. You are dumb!¡± Death King Tree loved to talk. After deciding to become human, she felt that human speech was beautiful. When she was free, she would find people to speak to. Her reputation for talking a lot was far bigger than her evolution level. Liu Zhenghong helped her get a second body, the giant tree. If it were the Death King Tree in the past, she definitely wouldn¡¯t face a level nine presence. She wasn¡¯t such a fool. But she craved Life Brain, Cloud Peak Technology, and Ye Zhongming. She wanted to become human, so after agreeing on many things with Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak, she joined the battle. Professor He didn¡¯t fear the Saint Father¡¯s pressure because he had lost all fear and was controlled by Cloud Peak. The Death King Tree dared to challenge the Saint Father because she was close to level nine. The Saint Father¡¯s pressure wasn¡¯t much to her. Along with this fellow¡¯s threat to Ye Zhongming, Death King Tree wouldn¡¯t let anything happen to him. Now that the Saint Father injured her, it ignited her rage. No matter how much she wanted to become human, don¡¯t forget that she was still the Roselle Cedar that killed an entire city. ¡°Dumb guy, I will kill you!¡± Death King Tree said viciously and used World Nature! Chapter 1212: Breaking Nature Death King Tree was a lifeform that relied on her strength to reach the peak of level eight. Her fighting style was stronger and more reasonable than Doctor He. When she said World Nature, she had already prepared for that move. Green clouds formed at the top of the Posthumous People Mountain, where only a few lamps were lit. Just this alone showed how terrifying the Death King Tree was. She waited underground to sneak attack, was forced out, and then laid out World Nature. Everything was connected and silent. Even Saint Father didn¡¯t notice it and was covered by World Nature. Although the preparations were good, Death King Tree didn¡¯t get overconfident. World Nature entered the fourth stage instantly. Large amounts of green leaves fell from the clouds. They were like spinning blades that headed toward the Saint Father. If Ye Zhongming had been awake, he would have known that Death King Tree was stronger than Linhai City. He couldn¡¯t go up against such a World Nature then. World Nature was a range attack that prevented Saint Father from getting out of the range. The four stage¡¯s ability was really quick. When the first leaf fell, it instantly arrived before the Saint Father and landed on his body. This skill dealt aoe damage. A level six lifeform could block one leaf, but numerous leaves would give an expert a headache. When the first leaf landed on the Saint Father, the level nine expert¡¯s own defense shattered it. Next was the second, then the third... These were shattered and unable to hurt him. But when the hundredth, second hundred, or even the thousandth leaf landed, even the Saint Father could not handle it. Ye Zhongming used the Staff of Nature to survive, but Saint Father didn¡¯t have such a thing. Even if he did, it probably wouldn¡¯t be useful against the much stronger fourth stage. Death King Tree wanted to give the Saint Father a lesson. These sharp leaves covered the Saint Father. You could see that a few dozen seconds after it was activated, Saint Father started to bleed. He continued to fall. This skill gave him huge pressure... Even damage. This was the first time the Saint Father was suppressed, apart from the Punishment of the Gods, which used a level eight expert and a level nine expert. Many warriors looked toward the Death King Tre with respect. The cross hit the green clouds and exploded. The light swallowed the mist, and moments later, World Nature¡¯s energy source was broken. This powerful move was stopped. Although some leaves gave the Saint Father more damage, he could still break World Nature cleanly. Don¡¯t forget that he even sneak attacked the Death King Tree. World Nature ended, but that didn¡¯t mean the battle ended. After Death King Tree cried, it was in a short chaos. The female face was in pain. Be it the first or second body, they were trembling. Saint Father wanted to chase the wind, but the terrifying energy was fired from the city again. Although it didn¡¯t damage him, it stopped him from attacking the Death King Tree. When the Saint Father dodged the energy shot, that human-shaped monster arrived. It had climbed up. The body that the Saint Father had sliced was perfectly okay. The broken wings had healed and were flapping. Saint Father kicked Professor He¡¯s body, which sent him smashing into the ground. This time, he was not going to let him off. He bent his body and was planning to use that terrifying fist. ¡°Die!¡± Death King Tree recovered. Her trunk had a big hole, and some liquid was flowing. The entire tree started to shrivel. It wasn¡¯t as bright as before and looked a little dim. Even the second body¡¯s crystal tree wasn¡¯t as bright as before. The female face screamed. The crown grew larger because of that and started to bear fruit. A few breaths later, the entire crown was covered in green fruits with black spots! Chapter 1213: Third trump card Everything happened very quickly. When the fruit matured, Death King Tree moved its body. Thee fruits broke off from the crown, and white threads stretched from the top and bottom of the fruit. The threads were thin but tough and connected with the threads around. Very quickly, the fruits formed a giant space. The fruits were connected points. People didn¡¯t understand what was happening, and even Saint Father was serious. World Nature had given him a huge impression. If Death King Tree were also a level nine expert, it would be tough for him to break out. These fruits started to move and fly toward the Saint Father. Professor He wasn¡¯t as injured as before and recovered nearly instantly. The few broken bones healed, and the terrifying healing abilities were shown. It flew into the sky and headed toward the Saint Father. The researchers that were monitoring looked at the data nervously. Many people were calculating. ¡°How much vitality is left?¡± ¡°170%. The cell splitting speed is over the limit to maintain self-healing and not lose combat strength. If this continues, the gene fragments will be unstable. If they collapse, it will lose control or die!¡± The two researchers talked to each other, but they weren¡¯t optimistic. Although Professor He was knocked aside, he was still alive. It was as if the level nine expert couldn¡¯t do anything to him. But this was reality. Professor He¡¯s body paid the price for going into overdrive. Although Cloud Peak¡¯s technology reached a high level, it was still not a perfect lifeform. ¡°How long can it last for?¡± ¡°With the current intensity, two minutes. If Saint Father focuses on it, two more times!¡± ¡°Tell Xia Lei this. This is all we can do; it depends on her next.¡± The giant dragon recalled Liu Zhenghong¡¯s methods and shuddered. It quickly placed its claw onto the pearl. After the four level eight lifeforms formed a connection, it didn¡¯t grow bigger but smaller. It turned into quail-egg sized thing. Xia Lei took the pearl and looked at the four weakened lifeforms. She nodded toward them and turned to another side. A person with one arm stood in the corner with a numb expression. ¡°Have you... Thought about it?¡± Xia Lei passed the pearl to the person and asked. The person with one arm nodded and took the pearl. He swallowed it and said to Ling Kun and Hongxiang, ¡°I recorded the Protector¡¯s codex, Saint Roots, and everything to rebuild the Saint Pool into this book. Pass them down. Posthumous People¡¯s future depends on all of you.¡± This person was the current Protector. Since the last protector sacrificed, he was overwhelmed. He didn¡¯t give up but truly understood what being a protector meant. protected not only Saint Water but alsotected the entire race. When needed, they had to sacrifice themselves. Now, he was planning to sacrifice for the Posthumous People. The current protector started to change. Some black patterns covered his body, and his eyes opened wide. His hair began to drop, and his skin began to dry and crack. He was about to become a thousand-year-old dried corpse. There were some tragic cries on the other side. Professor He completed his mission. Saint Father broke his head, and his corpse fell from the sky. Death King Tree¡¯s fruit formation also started to attack. The current protector took one more look. He bent down and fired like a cannonball. Chapter 1214: Gum Killing Formation Death King Tree had spent some time in Cloud Peak. Cloud Peak was also following their promise to find a way for her to get stronger and become a human. As part of the agreement, she had to battle the Saint Father. Even if she were close to Ye Zhongming, she wouldn¡¯t just take the risk because of their friendship. Although she had to take a huge risk, she enjoyed the benefits of Cloud Peak¡¯s technology. These fruits were the new skill that Cloud Peak¡¯s technology gave her. After Ye Zhongming¡¯s Gardener Job learned Grafting, the most successful thing he did was to modify Death King Tree¡¯s second body. The Fake Ghost Tree underground of Cloud Peak had already become a level six presence. Although Ye Zhongming would send people to badly injure it frequently, its evolution level was already decent. Moreover, as the evolution level increased, its intellect did too. After the Cloud Peaks'' multiple battles, they obtained many materials. Along with the Roselle Cedar seeds that Ye Zhongming got, he didn¡¯t need to take anything from the Fake Ghost Tree. As they monitored it closely, the Fake Ghost Tree¡¯s special reproduction method also prevented it from having any descendants. After this fellow became smarter, it accepted its fate. But Cloud Peak was still very wary of it. With intellect, it would have intentions. Since it couldn¡¯t get free, it wanted Cloud Peak to trust it. It naturally didn¡¯t have good thoughts in the past. Evolved lifeforms wanted freedom, and they showed worship and submission only on the surface. But when the Death King Tree came, the Fake Ghost Tree gave up on all other thoughts and just hoped to become a Cloud Peak member. It was just a level six mutated lifeform, while the Death King Tree was peak level eight. As someone of the same race, it was fully suppressed. After the Death King Tree saw it, the first thing it wanted to do was eat it, which terrified the Fake Ghost Tree. If not for Ye Zhongming using some methods to grow its body back, it would have already become someone else¡¯s nutrients. But the control and suppression of things of the same race was very firm. As long as the Death King Tree was friendly with Cloud Peak, the Fake Ghost Tree couldn¡¯t amount to much. The Saint Father felt some danger. Although he lived for many years and faced many things, these attacks from another space caught him off guard. After this region was covered, he was surrounded by the Gum Killing Formation. This couldn¡¯t restrain him but it could reduce his speed. When he wanted to charge out, the mist and the colorless threads covered the area! Those threads were dangerous. The Saint Father didn''t dare to move randomly. The truth also proved that he had to be careful. Those fruits were silent and swift. Saint Father had to fully focus to observe their movement. But there were too many fruits. When two of them arrived behind the Saint Father, the threads touched his body. The Saint Father tried to dodge, and when he stopped, blood flowed from his shoulder. The thread slit his skin! This was the original right side, not the new side! ¡°This is the Gum Killing Formation, old man. What do you think?¡± Death King Tree¡¯s voice spread from outside with the joy of revenge. Saint Father didn¡¯t have time to argue with the Death King Tree. More threads sliced from all directions. He tried to attack, but he could only break one of these tough threads each time, and he had to pay the price of being hit by others. His already injured body started to bleed. The entire Gum Killing Formation sensed something and sped up. All the threads headed toward the Saint Father. The level nine expert crossed his arms before his chest and started spinning! Chapter 1215: Second Body exploding No one thought that a level nine expert would be easy to kill. If not, people at such a level wouldn¡¯t be the strongest in every space. But when they looked at the Gum Killing Formation, they had such a thought. Saint Father wasn¡¯t at his peak. Others didn¡¯t pay close attention previously, but they did not. Be it Professor He, the War Fortress, Death King Tree¡¯s World Nature, and Gum Killing Formation, they weren¡¯t as strong as Punishment of the Gods. They weren¡¯t on the same level. But when Saint Father faced the Punishment of the Gods, although he was passive, he tanked it. If not for the former protector using the three-legged monster and his life to gamble, the outcome would be uncertain. The few level eight lifeforms¡¯ attacks left the Saint Father helpless and even injured him. His abilities still hadn¡¯t recovered to his peak. Since that was the case, wouldn¡¯t the Death King Tree, who was so close to becoming level nine, have a small chance of killing the Saint Father? Many people couldn¡¯t tell what was happening in the mist, but they continued to look in this direction. Saint Father spun quickly. If the sharp threads touched him, they would collapse. But at the same time, they would leave a mark on his body. The Death King Tree was amazinng. She thought that the Saint Father did so as a solution. It now seemed like it couldn¡¯t stop his injuries. So what was the reason? Death King Tree didn¡¯t think the Saint Father would do something useless. She found it weird and retreated slightly. But it was too late. Her giant second body meant that she wasn¡¯t agile.No?v(el)B\\jnn At a certain moment, the spinning Saint Father stopped. This sudden stop made everyone feel uncomfortable. That didn¡¯t make sense. Even if one had strong control of their body, they shouldn¡¯t be able to stop so abruptly. How could their bodies handle it? But the Saint Father did it. After doing that, some unexpected things became his weapon. Blood. The blood from his wounds was being controlled, and now they scattered in all directions. Many drips flew and touched the threads to break them. When they touched the fruits, they exploded. When they touched the Death King Tree¡¯s body, holes would appear on it. Wooden pieces fired. These were more majestic than Saint Father¡¯s blood pearls. Those blood pearls were just dust and dirt caused by grenade explosions, while this second body explosion was a few thousand tonnes of damage. Saint Father was closest, so he naturally faced the strongest attack. The moment he touched the Death King Tree¡¯s first body, numerous wooden pieces stabbed into his body. Both sides screamed and retreated. Saint Father was turned into a porcupine. Most of the wooden shrapnel couldn¡¯t damage him, but there were some thick and sharp ones that he couldn¡¯t block. Especially the new side of his body, which was covered in wood. Death King Tree screamed because although she exploded her second body and survived, Saint Father had touched her fist body. It was a slight touch, but that power still made her feel like she was about to die. Her first body flew. Although she was alive, green liquid flowed from the crystal tree body. She was badly injured. ¡°Die!¡± Saint Father didn¡¯t plan on letting her off. He ignored the wood in his body and headed forward. His palm aimed at the female face. The Death King Tree couldn¡¯t dodge this time. ¡°No!¡± ¡°Attack!¡± ¡°Dodge! Quick!¡± These voices spread from the walls and from inside the Imperial City. They could only shout and hope, even if they knew it wouldn¡¯t help. Even Death King Tree gave up. A level nine lifeform¡¯s speed and strength weren¡¯t something she could face off against. Without Professor He, the Saint Father would have managed to kill her easily. When Death King Tree and many people accepted fate, a figure appeared beside them. The figure ignored the Death King Tree and knocked into the Saint Father. At that moment, both the Death King Tree and Saint Father felt like a god had descended! Chapter 1216: Afterlife Pearl Saint Father couldn¡¯t focus on killing the Death King Tree. His eyes lit up, and two streaks of blood fired toward the shadow that charged over. That shadow was too quick that Saint Father couldn¡¯t dodge. Thus, he chose another method. Face off. Saint Father¡¯s attacks consumed energy. To him, this was his lifeforce. He didn¡¯t want to do this if he had any other choice. But he was forced to attack. If not, the Saint Father felt that he might really die here. He thought of everything but didn¡¯t think the faction from another world would be so hard to deal with. He thought that those shining weapons were the only things worth his respect. ¡°Red Scatter!¡± This was the Saint Father¡¯s famous skill when he started, but no one remembered it. Those who saw it either got killed or died of old age. But this didn¡¯t mean that the skill would weaken. On the contrary, when his life was threatened, even if he was not at his peak, he could use Red Scatter at a much better level. The red blood and that figure clashed. At the same time, the Death King Tree¡¯s first body fell from the sky and landed on the ground. One could see multiple clear and long cracks! Some people from Cloud Peak¡¯s lab charged and dragged the Death King Tree into the safer city. The current level eight lifeform had no more combat strength. Cloud Peak used several trump cards against this level nine Saint Father. But Professor He and Death King Tree, one was dead, and one was injured. On the other side, the blood retracted. As if it was being pressured, it exploded. The figure stopped and floated before the Saint Father. Right, he was floating. Like the Saint Father. This action made the Saint Father¡¯s pupils constrict. This was an ability that only level nines had. This thing didn¡¯t belong to this place. It came from Earth, from the wheel. This was another big present that Ye Zhongming gave to the Saint Father. This pearl was from the level eight wheel. At level seven, eight, and nine wheels, everything was good. The other rewards were decent even if you didn¡¯t get an evolution potion. Ye Zhongming obtained this pearl while getting the level eight potion. This pearl was a one-time-use item. Such consumables on level eight wheels were definitely very strong. Ye Zhongming studied it and treated it as a trump card against the Saint Father. It was also a very important one. The Afterlife Pearl could absorb energy from four to eight level eight lifeforms and store it. It would be converted in the pearl to form a special potion. When this potion was used by another level eight lifeform, this person would have close to level nine strength. Absorbing four level eight lifeform¡¯s energy was the lowest standard. Eight was the highest. The difference in number affected how much energy each level eight lifeform needed to contribute. When there were only four, then more energy had to be absorbed. When eight, each person would contribute a very small amount of energy. Cloud Peak and Posthumous People Alliance Army could only satisfy the lowest. Of course, this ability was overpowered, so it also had strict requirements. No, heavy price. The other level eight lifeform that ate it would die. This was a pearl that made someone strong, but it also meant your death. Before Ye Zhongming entered the evolution state, he told them about using this pearl. But he said that it was their final card. They would use this if they couldn¡¯t kill the Saint Father. When the time comes, the Posthumous People will definitely step up to sacrifice. But the situation surprised Ye Zhongming. His evolution didn¡¯t complete, and using the Afterlife Pearl now meant that the few level eight lifeforms had to contribute a huge amount of energy. That meant that they couldn¡¯t fight in a short time. But after seeing Saint Father¡¯s strength, when the current protector wanted to sacrifice himself, this trump card was activated early. This was Xia Lei¡¯s intentions. She wanted to delay time for Ye Zhongming to evolve. At this point, the pearl didn¡¯t disappoint them. Chapter 1217: Red Hair is here Saint Father and the current protector clashed in the sky. No one could see their actions clearly. Even those level eight ones couldn¡¯t. They were too quick, so you could only see their shadows. As they were close to each other, these shadows affected their vision. People below could only hear the sound of flesh hitting each other. This included the Death King Tree that had backed down, and people like Ling Kun and Hongxiang. They looked into the sky and had a new understanding of Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak¡¯s strength. They knew Cloud Peak had prepared well to deal with the level nine Saint Father. Ye Zhongming even chose to evolve now so that he had more strength to deal with the Saint Father. But he wasn¡¯t lucky, and the Saint Father came so early. But without Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai, they managed to knock the Saint Father aside time after time. Right, the Saint Father was injured, but an injured level nine was still level nine. The moment he charged onto the walls to kill, although short, it left a huge impression on everyone. He was invincible. Neither Professor He, Death King Tree, nor the modified War Fortress could kill him. Professor He was killed, Death King Tree lost her combat strength, and the Saint Father was not in a good state and was covered in injuries. All these couldn¡¯t badly hurt him and could, at most, slow him down. The appearance of the Afterlife Pearl gave everyone hope. Maybe the Saint Father would fail here. The current protector wasn¡¯t a real level nine, but Saint Father wasn¡¯t at his peak. The gap wasn¡¯t that big. Both of them used this primitive but fatal method to decide the outcome. Some blood was scattered at first, which caused the alliance army to cheer. They knew that the current protector had no more blood. How many of them could retreat even with Earth as a way out? Saint Father was still alive, and he wouldn¡¯t let them do as they wished. Ling Kun wished that Ye Zhongming would appear. He was probably the only person who could create miracles. The battle changed. The Saint Father smiled and then exclaimed. He then said, ¡°I will honor you.¡± Everyone watched as the two of them hugged together. More accurately, the current protector hugged the Saint Father. The price he paid was a broken leg that was sliced from the knee. That leg fell into the city. His hands couldn¡¯t hug his waist and could only drag one arm. He was slightly lucky, and the arm he hugged was the right. Many people didn¡¯t know what the protector was doing. Even if he wasn¡¯t the Saint Father¡¯s match, he could try to hold on and reduce the Saint Father¡¯s stamina and give him more wounds. Why did he use such a method? When fighting experts, wasn¡¯t this the same as asking for death? The Saint Father¡¯s hand was mercilessly smashing into the protector¡¯s body, causing it to cave in. Without any defense, the protector¡¯s dried body couldn¡¯t block the Saint Father¡¯s attacks. The protector tried to dodge to avoid his crucial areas and joints being hit. He dragged Saint Father in a direction. Many troops in the city started to move, including the warriors on the walls. They gave up on their defence zones and headed into the city. The Saint Light Hall warriors that charged into the city were frustrated. Even when the walls collapsed for the first time a few days ago, these Posthumous People warriors didn¡¯t run. What was going on? When they were frustrated, the Saintess gave the order to prevent the team from heading into the city, and she even wanted them to retreat. Many people didn¡¯t understand those orders. This conflicted with the Saint Father¡¯s orders to go all out and attack. The commanders who were loyal to the Saint Father led the team forward. The Saintess didn¡¯t stop them and just told those who listened to her to retreat out of the battlefield. The entire battle started to change the moment the protector hugged the Saint Father. Chapter 1217.5- Red Hair is here (2) The Saint Father realised something. He sensed danger, although he didn¡¯t understand why the protector dragged him toward the ground. His hand stopped hitting the protector. The new hand wasn¡¯t very powerful, and the protector wasn¡¯t interested in those blood vessel-like things. But the Saint Father still had solutions. His arm, which was being hugged, started to burn, lighting up the protector. The flames were very orderly. They wouldn¡¯t do much to the Saint Father but would burn the protector¡¯s body. He was dry without any moisture, which gave the flames a great environment in which to burn. The flames spread across the protector¡¯s body and set him in flames. The Saint Father¡¯s retaliation was effective. The protector¡¯s falling speed dropped, and he was at least 30 meters from the ground. ¡°Use it! Use it!¡± The protector, who had lost his ability to speak, shouted a few words. He looked at the ground, and his body was losing control of the Saint Father. This made everyone think back to how people had a flash of energy before they died. At that moment, the Saint Father noticed something. There was a destroyed machine there. This was his work; he destroyed that War Fortress. Due to its large body, the Posthumous People and Earth Alliance army didn¡¯t clear this pile of metal. Saint Father felt that this was the reason. At that moment, he sensed where the Protector was shouting. It wasn¡¯t toward the king and the outsiders but toward this machine that should be destroyed. When he wanted to react, that pile of metal exploded! This was truly mountain-shaking! The entire Posthumous People mountain started to shake intensely. Large amounts of rock fell from the sky, making people worry that this place would collapse. The Saint Light Hall warriors even thought that the Posthumous People were crazy. That they wanted to blow up the mountain to die together with them. This was a rumbling sound. It wasn¡¯t loud, but everyone could hear it clearly. These sounds became denser. A person then stepped out. This was at the core of the explosion, so the dust hadn¡¯t scattered. Everyone was unsure who it was. Both sides were looking forward to totally different things. This person took two steps before rising into the sky. Saint Light Hall cheered because the person was the Saint Father. He was alive! Saint Father actually survived that terrifying explosion! Posthumous People and Cloud Peak understood what was despair. Such an explosion couldn¡¯t kill him? Then what could? ¡°Shengyuan! Tong Hu!... Little Tiger!¡± Xia Lei shouted, ¡°Stay behind to block him. No matter what, I will take Zhongming away.¡± Her voice wasn¡¯t loud, but every core member heard it through the badge. ¡°We lost.¡± Xia Lei said, ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Many Cloud Peak members couldn¡¯t accept it as this was their first defeat. ¡°Leave? You can¡¯t leave!¡± Saint Father spoke suddenly. His body was covered in blood and was in a bad state, but he felt stronger than before. It was as if he could control everything in the mountain. ¡°That sleeping person should be your leader. He is unfortunate today, he is going to die.¡± Saint Father gave a cruel smile. He knew that he won this battle in the end. ¡°He won¡¯t die.¡± A voice interrupted the battlefield. A red figure appeared in the mountain, ¡°Because I am still alive.¡± Chapter 1218: Wind and Lighting Chapter 1218: Wind and Lighting ¡°He won¡¯t die.¡± ¡°Because I am still alive.¡± Red Hair appeared with a determined stance before everyone. Red Hair was dressed in a shining red battle dress made from dense red scales. She was shining bright in the dark mountain range. The battle dress showed off her elegant body. A cape and boots of similar material were also worn below and around the dress, which added a heroic nature to her beauty. If you added in her red hair and beautiful face, it would attract anyone¡¯s gaze. Red Hair¡¯s right hand was holding a spear with a white base and red patterns. Her left hand had a red and white colored whip. Red Hair¡¯s red dress was already eye-catching enough. What was more eye-catching was that she wasn¡¯t floating in the air alone. She was riding a giant undead dragonfish! This dragonfish was five meters long, with a dragon head and crocodile tail. Its bones were white and dense, and between the bones was some red energy, which made the dragon fish sinister and beautiful. But when you looked at its eyes, which were made of two balls of flames, you could sense its violence and arrogance. ¡°Red Hair!¡± Many Cloud Peak members shouted excitedly. This lifeform that should be a zombie had become a special presence in Cloud Peak. If you said she was a zombie, she was just a puppet Ye Zhongming created. But if you called her a puppet, she was becoming more and more like a human. She even knew how to speak. If you said that she was his battle pet or slave, she had independence and freedom and was often not in Cloud Peak. Even Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know where she went. She was more like a very free battle consultant. Only the few core members who had seen her birth and changes knew she was a magical lifeform. Liu Zhenghong¡¯s gene experiments weren¡¯t able to compete with Red Hair. Xia Bai spread her wings and sped up to reach the same height as the Saint Father. Together with Red Hair, they pincered this Saint Light Hall leader. ¡°Zhang Xiang, support them. And when needed...¡± Xia Lei was talking to Zhang Xiang, who was in the modified War Fortress. ¡°I know Sister Lei. I can do what Ah Tai and the others did. But, I probably have to wait till the next life to eat boss and your wedding candy.¡± Xia Lei¡¯s nose felt sour, and she turned to line up the defense. If Red Hair and Xia Bai lost and Ye Zhongming still hadn¡¯t awakened, they had to sacrifice some people to cover for Ye Zhongming to leave. Things had reached this stage, and Xia Lei felt that letting his guy evolve here was a mistake. Cloud Peak surrounded Ye Zhongming''s room. Xia Lei stood before it and focused on the battle in the sky. She was prepared to leave at any moment. Ye Zhongming¡¯s shut eyes twitched before calming back down. Saint Father tilted and looked at the two women surrounding him. He smiled. ¡°The two of you are their final hope?¡± ¡°Then let me smash this hope.¡± Saint Father stretched his right hand. The space in front of him seemed to collapse. He searched around and pulled out a sword. It was a sword covered in purple and white energy. ¡°I thought I could easily deal with all of you, but I didn¡¯t expect you to be so problematic. Since that is the case, I will be serious.¡± Saint Father raised his sword with confidence. ¡°This sword is called Wind and Lightning. I hope you two will like it.¡± When he said that, the wind started blowing, and lightning began to strike! Chapter 1219: Exciting Counter attack Many Posthumous People felt pain in their heels. They saw the Saint Father take out a weapon that became the focus of everyone¡¯s attention, and they felt like he was joking with everyone. Saint Father was injured by the Punishment of the Gods and was nearly dead, which showed them some hope for victory. But now, it didn¡¯t look like it. It was just forcing him into being serious. Saint Father¡¯s Wind and Lightning Sword¡¯s two energy dragons were like fireworks that spat out the light of a similar color. These streaks of light twisted. They weren¡¯t quick, but they covered a huge space in a short time. The light turned into twisted snakes. The snakes didn¡¯t move to random spots; they just occupied the space they were in and stared aggressively at the opponents around the Saint Father. ¡°I was thinking that if all of you knelt before me, I might forgive all of you and make you bow to Saint Light Hall. I will let you live in the new space.¡± Saint Father waved the Wind and Lightning. A sword shadow appeared suddenly and slashed into the other damaged War Fortress. This giant machine was sliced into two and exploded because of that. The explosion wasn¡¯t large. Apart from some parts exploding, there wasn¡¯t a small-scale nuclear explosion like before. It happened too quickly. That sword shadow arrived before the War Fortress almost instantly, so no one could react. Many people retreated instinctively. Only those protecting Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t move. Saint Father glanced coldly in disdain. ¡°But you made me angry, very angry. All of you have no respect. That is a huge problem. I will make all of you pay a price that you will never recover from.¡± Along with those words, Saint Father waved the sword, and the second slash appeared. This time, his target was Xia Bai. Red Hair was worthy of more respect for him, and he had to focus on her. So, she planned to kill the disturbance first. This woman with a mask could rely on her wings to fly, but her level was much lower than that of the Saint Father. For the Saint Father, such a target could be easily killed. That was the case even if Xia Bai¡¯s aura was no weaker than Red Hair. He didn¡¯t use it previously because he had to use a lot of energy. Posthumous People thought that the Saint Father didn¡¯t use this because he didn¡¯t feel a need to. Maybe that was a reason but the Saint Father wasn¡¯t as calm as it seemed. ? He was actually trying to stay alive. But he had to rely on these strong weapons to fight after many blows. Even if they might consume some energy, it could make up for the injuries that he was getting. Right, the injuries he was suffering from were far more than it seemed. Although the explosion was just from a small nuclear reactor, the Saint Father suffered a blow that was only weaker than the Punishment of the Gods. His current body was at its weakest since the start. Under such a circumstance, a person that his weapon could kill instantly had actually survived, which shocked him. Xia Bai wasn¡¯t killed because of the darkness hell bird that protected her. This was the energy lifeform that circled around her after she used the fallen wings sacrifice. Moreover, after activating the fallen wings, she used darkness wind. Apart from the bird, a field formed of darkness energy formed around her. When she wasn¡¯t attacked, the energy would strengthen her stats. When attacked, they helped to defend and heal her. With the double protection, along with her own defense, she was able to survive. But a level nine expert¡¯s attack wasn¡¯t so easy to block. She was still injured, but it wasn¡¯t too serious. ¡°Liar that doesn¡¯t want to use your own energy, stop bragging!¡± Red Hair, who looked the same as a human, spoke up. She tossed her spear. This was very sudden, and no one expected her to toss it. Especially when she was facing the level nine Saint Father. Was she not afraid that she wouldn¡¯t be able to get close without her weapon? Even the Saint Father felt that she did it so that Wind and Lighting wouldn¡¯t attack her. But when the spear wrapped around the small snakes, something unexpected happened. Chapter 1219.5- Exciting Counter attack (2) Chapter 1219.5- Exciting Counter attack (2) Numerous flames spat from the body of the spear. They were yellowish and white flames that burnt at an extremely high temperature. These formless flames filled the space such that everyone watching tried to dodge instinctively. Those flames instantly wrapped the Saint Father. Without any sign, the whip in Red Hair¡¯s other hand stretched. She pulled backward, and the spear returned to her hands. It was as if everything had nothing to do with her. ¡°Don¡¯t think that we don¡¯t know you are absorbing energy here!¡± Red Hair left her spot. The undead dragon fish seemed cumbersome, but when it moved, it was no slower than Xia Bai. In the next moment, a swordlight slashed the area she was at. Saint Father¡¯s body rose slightly and charged out of those flames. The flame didn¡¯t threaten him. But like what Red Hair said, those energy snakes were mostly burnt. Red Hair had been through the magma ocean, and her body had magically changed. She was not sure exactly what kind of lifeform she was. She had a human body. The area beneath the magma ocean helped to reshape her. But was she truly human? Of course not. Not to mention that she could change her body¡¯s shape; her abilities were different from human evolution. Maybe she had evolved in a different way and had broken free from the restraints of the wheel. She could see past many things like those small snakes. She could see their structure and knew that those things weren¡¯t used to attack or defend. They just absorbed energy so that he could use Wind and Lighting. This will reduce the amount of energy the Saint Father had to use. Since she could see through it, she wouldn¡¯t let him get what he wished. ¡°You can¡¯t be forgiven!¡± Saint Father didn¡¯t speak loudly and just muttered. His two failed attacks made him less sure of himself. He also felt that his body was consuming his life force as he had used a lot of energy. He didn¡¯t know how much longer he could last for. He held his sword, and his body twitched. Six clones appeared around him. With the naked eye, you couldn¡¯t tell which was the real body. Fortunately, the Sadness Black Pattern Scythe that had reached green grade could block the Wind and Lightning. If not, she would have already lost. She had other skills apart from her job, but she couldn¡¯t do anything under these attacks. She had to continue to block and prevent herself from being hit. This was the limit to what she could do. She was too weak before the Saint Father. ¡°Your bodies are weird. You have so many battle skills that we can¡¯t understand. This might be a special ability from your space.¡± ¡°But that is okay. Your place won¡¯t be able to break free from the cycle. So, as long as I grasp the cycle, I can suppress all of you.¡± ¡°I am level nine, so I grasp that!¡± Saint Father finally found Xia Bai¡¯s weakness. A clone left a deep wound on her body. She was wearing a protective gear but was still unable to block it. ¡°Right, I am not strong enough to use the rules to wipe your abilities, but I can make them ineffective.¡± ¡°So, outsider, this is our gap. But you won¡¯t be able to understand all these in this life.¡± The clones didn¡¯t stop and left more wounds. These wounds were so deep that you could see the bone. Large amounts of blood scattered onto the ground. ¡°Goodbye!¡± The three clones slashed toward her body. Xia Bai was unable to block. But the clones didn¡¯t see any fear in her eyes, only excitement. The excitement before a counterattack! Chapter 1220: Fallen First Battle Chapter 1220: Fallen First Battle Xia Bai retreated suddenly. The Saint Father exclaimed. No matter how many shocks the Saint Father received or how many times he appeared stronger after breaking out of the killing moves that trapped him; he wasn¡¯t shocked. He treated the Punishment of the Gods the same way, too. But he really didn¡¯t understand things this time. The weapons from his clone hit Xia Bai, but it didn¡¯t slice her into pieces as she expected. These swords stopped on her body, and Xia Bai relied on this strength to retreat. No one knew the strength of Wind and Lightning as well as Saint Father. He knew that Xia Bai wouldn¡¯t be able to block it. The more so, the more he didn¡¯t understand why this person covered in darkness energy wasn¡¯t killed. Saint Father¡¯s three clones raised their heads and looked at Xia Bai, who rolled upwards. But they saw something that shocked them again. Xia Bai retreated far away. Xia Bai did show her extreme speed. Saint Father admitted that it was quick, but now, this woman''s agility was far greater than before. When he looked at her again, she nearly stopped. The giant Fallen Wings flapped, and many black whirlwinds flew towards Saint Father¡¯s clones. A streak of light fired from Xia Bai¡¯s mask, and she charged toward the Saint Father¡¯s clone. All this was done before the Saint Father¡¯s clone raised his head. Thus, it was too late when Xia Bai charged, and Saint Father wanted to dodge. It wasn¡¯t that he was slower than Xia Bai, but that light caused the air around to solidify. Although he waved his sword to break this restrain quickly, Xia Bai¡¯s attacks arrived. Spinning Dance! Apocalypse Wind not only made Xia Bai immune, but it also produced gusts of wind as strong as the equipment itself. Why didn¡¯t Xia Bai use it initially to enter the immune state? Instead, she fought with the clones for a long time. This was because she wanted to use this skill effectively. She had the Sadness Ink Scythe. The more damage she took, the greater damage she dealt. Along with the attack power of her other equipment and the purple mask on her face, her overall attack was very high. If you looked at each item individually, the scythe or the purple mask, they were of little threat to the Saint Father. But if you combined their attacks, the threat was much larger. Moreover, apart from the apocalypse wind, the attacks she used while backing off had arrived. Apocalypse wind would get stronger based on the distance, so these gusts would be more terrifying. Xia Bai retreated and had done most of what she could do. If she couldn¡¯t hurt Saint Father with what she did, then the situation wouldn¡¯t change even if she continued fighting. Not to mention defeating him, she might be unable to keep her life. Gusts of wind surrounded the three clones. This short but intense fight attracted everyone¡¯s attention as it was too unexpected. No one thought Xia Bai would gain the upper hand and attack the Saint Father¡¯s clone. They thought it would be good if she could block those attacks. This shocked everyone. Even that clone that was closer to Red Hair also charged over. It was obvious that Xia Bai¡¯s attacks were tough for the Saint Father to take. The battle had begun on the other side. Three clones attacked Red Hair, but the situation was much better with Red Hair¡¯s undead dragon fish. She was much stronger than Xia Bai and had a rebirth. Her true strength should be between levels eight and nine, and she was even as strong as the Death King Tree. Along with the undead dragonfish, which was very strong, although she was at a disadvantage against the three clones, she wasn¡¯t in too tough of a state. More importantly, Red Hair looked at Xia Bai¡¯s attacks and knew she had to do something. The whip slipped down and wrapped around the red spear. IT flashed twice and merged into one. The spear grew bigger. When she thrust her spear, the spear opened and spat out a streak of high-temperature magma. Chapter 1221: Evolve to level eight Saint Father¡¯s clones were too close and were all hit by the magma. Red Hair¡¯s abilities weren¡¯t as dazzling as what Xia Bai used. Be it Spinning Dance or Apocalypse Wind, they were visually stunning. But Red Hair¡¯s attacks weren¡¯t. She thrust her spear and fired magma. But the Saint Father¡¯s clones retreated. This was also something that didn¡¯t happen previously. This could only say that the Saint Father feared the magma. Such a situation wasn¡¯t surprising. When Red Hair jumped into the Magma Ocean, Saint Father didn¡¯t dare chase her, which told Red Hair that the level nine lifeform feared extreme things. Magma Spurt didn¡¯t have any blind spots. Saint Father¡¯s three clones were still drowned in the hot magma even if they retreated. After Xia Bai¡¯s attacks, this was the second time everyone had their mouths agape. How was the Saint Father on the back foot again? Posthumous People and the Alliance Army¡¯s two women were so strong they could deal with the Saint Father. It was just a simple move that dealt damage to all the clones. Apocalypse Wind and the magma disappeared at the same time. People watched and saw that the clones went from seven to three. Xia Bai and Red Hair were left with one apart from the one in the middle. The three clones hollered and gathered in a direction to get out of the battlefield. Red Hair looked at Xia Bai and felt she was decent. This was something that couldn¡¯t happen before. Red Hair only cared about Ye Zhongming in the past. Maybe the Talking Lady could be considered another one. ¡°I wanted to conserve some energy, but it seems I can¡¯t now.¡± The three clones said at the same time. They raised Wind and Lightning. This time, three swords flew, and two aimed at Red Hair. Saint Father stared at Red Hair. His attacks slowed, and he was panting. He wanted to continue using the ability, but it consumed energy. After so many uses, he couldn¡¯t take it anymore. But Red Hair was in an even worse state. Facing the Saint Father, who was a level higher, she was fully suppressed. The sword light meant she couldn¡¯t even raise her head and could only defend herself. If there were more attacks, she wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on. Many Saint Light Hall warriors heaved a sigh of relief, and some even cheered. They saw victory, they saw their opponents running out of gas. Only the Saintess squinted her eyes coldly. At this point, an unexpected element entered. The modified War Fortress wasn¡¯t useful in that chaotic battle. It was even afraid that the sword light would target it. But there was no choice now. He had to react to delay Cloud Peak¡¯s failure. All the energy fired at Saint Father. At this range, with a large area of firepower suppression, Saint Father¡¯s clones were hit. The meteor-like energy lit up the entire space. They hit the clones and gave off dazzling fireworks. Some people saw the Saint Father being forced back. An injured clone couldn¡¯t take it anymore and disappeared. Before it disappeared, it slashed again. The other two clones also attacked. Three sword lights went against the energy storm. The opposing sides negated each other. Two sword lights disappeared, but the last one remained and hit the War Fortress. The giant machine started to malfunction and stopped running. The people inside smashed the control stations. This product of human and wheel technologies was strong enough to threaten a level nine lifeform, but its defense was too weak. The modified War Fortress was damaged, meaning Cloud Peak used up all its trumpcardsd. If the Saint Father could still fight... That meant that the massacre would begin. Chapter 1221.5- Evolve to level eight (2) Everything was unsalvageable. ¡°Leave!¡± Xia Lei gave the order she didn¡¯t want to give. She knew this battle would be the worst defeat in Cloud Peak history. Although everyone said that high risk would bring high rewards, the Secret Realm would become their back garden if they completed their targe,, sendingd their progress into overdrive. But when it failed, it would be a collapse. After this battle, Cloud Peak¡¯s strength would drop. They would be out of the top te,n and no one knew how far down they would drop to. The effect of this defeat was not only on the rankings. It would also have a series of effects. That would be the toughest to deal with. Maybe Cloud Peak would have to turtle up for a long time. Xia Lei was used to victory and glory, was proud, and didn¡¯t want to see such a situation. This order was very decisive. Everyone knew how bitter she was about it. Those warriors ready to die raised their weapons and aimed at the two remaining clones. They planned to sacrifice themselves to buy time for their leader and allies. They didn¡¯t accept death. They understood that someone had to remain if not everyone would die here. Since that was the case, facing death head-on was more valuable than running from it. After Xia Lei gave the order, she turned to push the door open and bring Ye Zhongming back to Earth. She would then close the space gate and cut off both worlds. But when she touched the door, she sensed a terrifying aura explode from within. She retreated in terror as she saw the room explode. At the same time, the Saint Father¡¯s clones realized something and started to dodge. Many people saw a thick pillar of light fire to the sky at the Saint Father¡¯s clone. Many people covered their eyes. The light dimmed, and many people looked at the sky. They saw the Saint Father block with his arms. He held Wind and Lightning with it facing down to try to use it to block more parts of his body. Posthumous People and Cloud Peak used their trump cards in exchange for a badly injured Saint Father. Now, it was down to Ye Zhongming. The eight-star Ye Zhongming! He kept the Soul Shattering Bone Staff and took out Earth Sand Moon Blade. Ye Zhongming looked at Saint Father get close without any fear. His eyes were filled with killing intent. He used the energy from his successful evolution to use the Soul Shattering Bone Staff to injure the Saint Father badly. The soul weapon made of a level nine lifeform¡¯s bone had become his strongest weapon. Ye Zhongming was in his best state. His body was filled with energy, and he was very confident, even though he was facing a level nine. Saint Father arrived before Ye Zhongming in a few breaths. He waved the cracked weapon toward his final opponent. Ye Zhongming crushed something in his hand. The area around him started to shake. Three parts of the ruins exploded, and three pillars rose. These three pillars looked like they were made of dead evolved lifeforms. Although they were dead, their spirits were there, just that they were restrained to the pillars. They cried but didn¡¯t make a single sound. It looked very weird. The moment they appeared, the three pillars were connected by an invisible energy. A green energy barrier sealed the space between them and trapped Ye Zhongming and the Saint Father within. There was a giant explosion. Ye Zhongming rolled backward and knelt on the ground. His right hand shook. A small crack appeared on Earth Sand Moon Blade. He found it hard to block the Saint Father¡¯s strike, which was now much slower. ¡°What is this?¡± Saint Father didn¡¯t continue to attack Ye Zhongming. He looked at the green barrier that trapped him. He didn¡¯t feel good. ¡°Spirit Feed Totem!¡± Ye Zhongming replied calmly. He wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth and held Earth Sand Moon Blade. He took something out from his space and tossed it into his mouth. Chapter 1222: Sky Monuments final reward Chapter 1222: Sky Monument''s final reward It was a colorful pill. ¡°This...¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s movement didn¡¯t draw much attention. Saint Fathere still looked in shock at the space covered by the green energy barrier. Suddenly, the Saint Father¡¯s eyes locked onto Ye Zhongming. ¡°What did you eat?¡± Ye Zhongming was impressed. It wasn¡¯t about Saint Father but all lifeforms at that evolution level. Their level had exceeded what ordinary evolved could imagine, reaching an unimaginable level. This not only meant combat strength, but there was also their grasp of the rules and laws of the space. For example, now. Saint Father didn¡¯t care about what he ate previously. Although he was injured, he wasn¡¯t someone Ye Zhongming could fight against. Level eight and level nine were far from just a level gap. It was an understanding of strength. An injured level nine was still level nine. He cared more about the space that had started to affect him. Saint Father realised that not only did this space cut off his connection with the outside world and break the energy transfer, but it was also even absorbing energy from him. The Saint Father wouldn¡¯t care too much if it broke the connection. Not much energy remained in this space, so it didn¡¯t have much effect. What he cared more about was his energy being absorbed. This was what made him panicked. His energy was his life. If he lost energy, he was losing his life. Saint Father¡¯s change was because of Ye Zhongming¡¯s change. All the energy in the area is used to clear, nourish, and develop the user so that the user¡¯s body has a special quality--- a beautiful sky body! This was a body that resonated on the same rhythm as the universe. Ye Zhongming thought about it and felt that this pearl became more important. This might not give Ye Zhongming purple or seven-colored equipment, but it might be more valuable in the future. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what that body was, but just from the introduction alone, the fact that he could resonate on the same rhythm as the universe, you could imagine how strong it was. Ye Zhongming had encountered the three-legged monster and gathered a lot of information from him. He didn¡¯t know whether it was real or fake, but one thing was for certain: A level nine lifeform was so strong because it could rely on the energy in the space. As for what that energy was, that was another problem. So, although Ye Zhongming had just woken up, he saw Saint Father and could guess roughly what had happened. The totems gave him a reason to use the pearl immediately. These three pillars were prepared for the Saint Father. They absorbed energy, so he wanted to use it to suppress the Saint Father. However, the difference from before was that Ye Zhongming planned to gather all the Cloud Peak and Posthumous People experts here and use their collective strength to kill the level nine expert. Now, he was the only one that remained. Without the pearl, he wouldn¡¯t use the totem. Within the space, all lifeforms would get their energies absorbed. The higher the level, the quicker that absorption. In the original plan, many people could fight the Saint Father one by one¡ªusing the difference in energy absorption speed to catch him off guard. The situation changed now, forcing him to use the pearl. While the pearl nourished his body, it would absorb the surrounding energy. Its level was also above that of the totem. The truth proved that. After using the pearl, Ye Zhongming¡¯s own energy wouldn¡¯t be absorbed, and he would get even more from space. One had to talk about one of the pearl¡¯s special points. Through the process, although it would take a long time, the absorption speed will change and affect the time the process took. Which meant that when there was a lot of energy, the absorption speed would be quick and the time it took to form the special body was lesser. In this totem space, the Saint Father¡¯s energy was surging into Ye Zhongming¡¯s body quickly! Chapter 1223: Digging three feet This was a slightly long process. Level nine energy was huge for the level eight Ye Zhongming. He might look like he was in a bad state. He could only use Earth Sand Moon Blade to dodge the Saint Father¡¯s speed. He would occasionally get hit, but he was only slightly injured with his sick defense. Beautiful Sky Pearl helped nourish the body so his injuries would heal. Saint Father¡¯s strength was stolen and given to Ye Zhongming, who healed these simple injuries in just a few seconds. The remaining energy helped Ye Zhongming¡¯s body qualities to increase clearly. Ye Zhongming had never felt this way. He had just evolved to eight stars and was at his peak. He used the bursting energy to attack the Saint Father and then adjusted his body. He faced the attacks. With his equipment and black soil armor, even the Wind and Lightning could only barely break it. Saint Father wanted to use that terrifying sword light or other skills, but he was afraid of losing energy. But the more that happened, the more he could not hurt Ye Zhongming. Facing an opponent that was getting stronger, the Saint Father decided to attack. He couldn¡¯t allow such a thing to continue. He chose to kill Ye Zhongming immediately. He stuck Wind and Lightning into the ground and slapped the sword handle. Energy surged into the sword and into the ground. It was as if the entire space had frozen and been covered in a layer of white. The freezing also froze the soil. This piece of land started to crack. A few breaths later, it exploded, and many pieces of soil smashed at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming wanted to dodge, but he noticed his legs stuck to the ground. He took out the Nature Staff and placed it before him. On it was one of the few advanced water element gems he had. Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, the Saint Father closed his eyes and stood there. No one knew what he was thinking. Ye Zhongming was stunned. Half of his words were true; he was speaking to delay time so that the energy would heal his injuries. He had nearly died and had basically no more combat strength. Even if he knew that a level nine expert couldn¡¯t be judged normally, he still didn¡¯t expect how strong those attacks were. The fact that he was still alive meant that he was outstanding. ¡°No, you are lying. The space restriction isn¡¯t time but the rhythm of strength!¡± Saint Father suddenly opened his eyes and smiled. ¡°You are misdirecting me because you hope I will attack the pillars. You actually know the way out. Of course, you won¡¯t say it. Even if I kill you, you wouldn¡¯t. You should have a way to save your life, right? Which is why you dare to speak to me.¡± ¡°But you underestimate a level nine lifeform. We are best at controlling laws. The laws here will get broken by me soon.¡± Ye Zhongming and the others saw one of his hands moving as he spoke. His finger made many weird shapes as if he was calculating something. ¡°Right, this is it!¡± He opened his eyes wide with joy. It seemed like he had broken the laws here. On that side, Ye Zhongming who had recovered some energy was shocked. He didn¡¯t know if he believed the Saint Father grasped the way to break this space but he didn¡¯t dare take a gamble. If it was true, Saint Father would be unstoppable. Ye Zhongming took out many small skeletons and crushed them. The entire space changed. Chapter 1224: Saint Fathers death Three pillars made of the bodies of numerous evolved lifeforms shattered. The totem was not only a way to deal with the level nine Saint Father; it was a trap. Those three pillars were a trap for the Saint Father and Ye Zhongming. Everything was to kill the Saint Father. But when this level nine expert could grasp some rhythm and break this space, Ye Zhongming could only give up and attack. An attack where he would die if he failed. His exploding the pillars was him breaking the bank. Numerous souls filled this space. It was as if darkness energy was covering everything. Ye Zhongming sat on the ground. While crushing the switch to the totem, he drank many potions. The three totems were a trap because once they were broken by someone other than the controller, they would only attack that person. Ye Zhongming was the controller of the space, so when he broke one, everyone in the space would be attacked. These attacks were relentless and random. These souls damaged the body, energy, and minds of all targets in range. The damage had to do with the number and levels of those souls. The few totems took a long time to complete. Not mentioning the levels, the number alone was shocking. Miya and the others in charge of logistics estimated that feeding those corpses to Ghost Metal or the Death Bone Platform would yield a huge return. That showed how many lifeforms there were. The Saint Father chose a different method when facing the souls that would deal huge damage to his mind and body. Ye Zhongming relied on his defensive equipment, potion, and identity as the controller to defend. The Saint Father chose to attack. He had to attack. He wasn¡¯t in a good state. He couldn¡¯t ensure that he could hold on under these attacks. Although the space broke and, his connection with the surroundings recovered, and his own energy wouldn¡¯t be lost, these souls were like bloodsuckers that continued to absorb his stamina, mental energy, and energy... They didn¡¯t absorb much each, but all together, it was a shocking amount. Both sides stood behind their leaders and waited for the outcome. To retreat or fight to the death. ¡°Kekekeke...¡± Saint Father straightened his back. He didn¡¯t look like a human on the surface, and his body was shaking. He placed his hand on the sword and looked at Ye Zhongming fiercely. ¡°I am still alive.¡± His voice was hoarse, but you could tell he was proud. ¡°Give me the way to get to your world, and I will allow all of you to become the slaves of Saint Light Hall.¡± ¡°Where did you get that confidence from?¡± Ye Zhongming replied. His words shocked the other core members. His voice sounded even worse; it was as if his vocal cords had torn. Saint Father shook his head, ¡°then all of you can die. I will find out what I want from your bodies or from the mouths of the prisoners.¡± He raised his blade and pointed at Ye Zhongming. Many Cloud Peak warriors stood beside their leader. ¡°Move aside!¡± Ye Zhongming coughed. His face flushed red, and he smiled coldly, ¡°Bring it on!¡± Everyone was shocked. Saint Father smiled, ¡°Indeed I can¡¯t attack now, but if you give me a day, I will have enough energy to kill you. How much would you be able to recover in a day?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t give you the time!¡± Ye Zhongming replied. Saint Father smiled, ¡°My kids will.¡± He waved forward to order the troops to attack. The remaining warriors could earn a day for Saint Father to recover. ¡°Puchi!¡± Before his hand landed, he saw a blade pierce through his chest from his back. Chapter 1225: Urge to bite him The thick blood stench in the air had scattered. The Posthumous People had cleared most of the battlefield.No?v(el)B\\jnn It was weird that Saint Light Hall and the Posthumous People were in the same region. Although there were still distinct areas, they weren¡¯t as tense as before. This was the fifth day of the negotiations. Ye Zhongming sat beside a table and ate something that Miya brought him. This was a specialty dish from the Secret Realm- a thick soup made from herbs and demon monster meat along with a bowl of life rice. This was a decent meal in the Imperial City, where everything was still chaotic. The life rice nurturing made some progress. Although they couldn¡¯t produce the food on a large scale without Ye Zhongming¡¯s help, they could allow the core members to have a bowl every day. Daning really solved the problem of planting this dish, which could strengthen the skills of the people who ate it. The curtain was drawn, and Xia Lei walked in. He glanced at Miya¡¯s body and even winked. Miya greeted her, and her face flushed red. Xia Lei was just a hooligan that even Miya couldn¡¯t take it. Xia Lei snatched a piece of meat, which caused Ye Zhongming to roll his eyes and pass his chopsticks to her. ¡°You have your own food; why are you fighting me for it?¡± He rubbed her hair as a form of revenge. She didn¡¯t feel embarrassed at all and started to eat. Miya smiled and added rice for her. Everyone knew Xia Lei was best to talk to when she wasn¡¯t angry. Of course, she was the toughest to deal with when she was angry. ¡°Did something happen?¡± Ye Zhongming drank some tea. In his last life, a hot meal or a cup of tea was really luxurious. But in this life, he didn¡¯t need to say anything, and people would serve them to him. The gap made him emotional. Xia Lei chewed while looking at her guy and speaking, ¡°Your tricks have been seen through. The person is asking you to head out to take a walk.¡± Her chewing slowed down, and he moved mysteriously before him, ¡°If you can get those Saint Light Hall warriors to Cloud Peak, I don¡¯t mind having one more sister!¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand stopped in mid-air. Even if she knew that it was needed, when she did it and pulled her glory staff from his body, the pressure made it hard for her to breathe. If not for the two heads standing on her side, she might not have been able to stabilise the situation. Even now, many people internally objected to her. This internal instability made her forget a fact-- The Posthumous People and Cloud Peak alliance army were getting stronger! When she realised this problem, she found Ye Zhongming. She knew that she couldn¡¯t continue delaying. If not, it might become a problem that her entire race would be wiped out. She didn¡¯t think Cloud Peak and the Posthumous People would negotiate with them when they could crush them. Ye Zhongming felt the same way. When Xia Bai, Red Hair, and the kings recovered, Cloud Peak¡¯s attitude would be different. Saintess knew she was at a disadvantage and adjusted her mood, ¡°We can discuss your conditions...¡± ¡°No discussion.¡± Ye Zhongming interrupted her words, ¡°The conditions are like that and won¡¯t be changed. I am referring to the conditions we gave on the first day.¡± Saintess was furious, but she suppressed her rage, ¡°Don¡¯t be unreasonable.¡± ¡°We have a phrase on Earth that says the situation is more important than strength.¡± Ye Zhongming replied calmly. He took two steps forward and turned, ¡°Not only that, we want to increase the price.e Apart from those conditions, I want 20 battle techniques, five of which must be what we ask for. Also...¡± Saintess¡¯s expression had changed when she heard that he wanted to raise the price. When she heard the words ¡°and¡±, she had an urge to bite him. But when she heard those words, she really wanted to bite this greedy fellow to death. Ye Zhongming said that he wanted Wind and Lightning! Chapter 1226: Deal if you agree The conditions Cloud Peak raised previously were already very strict. It felt that way for the Saintess. Although the Saint Father died, Saint Light Hall wanted to leave the Blue Secret Realm. She visited alone to gain an initial agreement with Cloud Peak. But when both sides weren¡¯t confident in killing the Saint Father, their agreement wasn¡¯t detailed. This became the biggest difference now. Two days after the Saint Father died, the negotiations started. Posthumous People and Cloud Peak gave 20 conditions, but they wouldn¡¯t agree. Both sides bargained, and yesterday, only 16 remained. Now that Ye Zhongming told her that the discussions yesterday were trashed and they would follow the initial one, he also wanted two more conditions that were very strict, this was something she couldn¡¯t handle. ¡°Impossible!¡± Saintess replied without even thinking, ¡°Battle techniques are our foundations. If we give them to you, won¡¯t you be able to kill us? If that is the case, why not we become your slaves?¡± She got angrier and angrier, ¡°Also, you want Wind and Lightning? That is our race¡¯s Saint weapon! It is the mark of the Saint Father, similar to my glory staff. How can you use that as a discussion tool?¡± Ye Zhongming was unfazed and said coldly, ¡°But you don¡¯t have a Saint Father now and won¡¯t have any in the future!¡± He pointed at the ground, ¡°This is where all of you lived in the past. Why are you leaving? That is because you know that this place will collapse. If I don¡¯t open the space gate, all of you will disappear with this place. When the time comes, what battle techniques? What Wind and Lightning? All of them would just be dust in the universe.¡± ¡°Since I can give all of you new life, it isn¡¯t too much to ask for some things.¡± The two were different; one was calm, and one was furious. ¡°You can say that I went against my word and that I just have to open that space. I don¡¯t have to spend anything, and the conditions all of you give are enough, but things aren¡¯t that way.¡± He stared at her face and said firmly, ¡°In my world, you are the outsider!¡± She was stunned and didn¡¯t know what he meant. People worshiped Saint Father and her. They placed their time in cultivation. Other people would deal with these admin things. Although she didn¡¯t think much about this, she was smart. She thought about it and knew things were as Ye Zhongming said. It wasn¡¯t as easy as having some land. Things would be tough for them in the first few hundred days, even a thousand days. After all, Saint Light Hall didn¡¯t only have warriors. They had more ordinary people who couldn¡¯t protect themselves. How many of them could survive in a foreign environment? They were the true foundations of Saint Light Hall. ¡°I will provide you with a piece of land for your race and you to rest. Of course, the conditions won¡¯t be too good, but it is big enough for you to develop. Your surroundings would have fertile land, which would be up to you to snatch it from others.¡± Ye Zhongming said things he had thought about, ¡°Within a year, which is 365 days there, I will provide you with food and water for money. I will give you the materials you need and relevant people that you have to pay for to teach you how to adapt to my world. Also, I will try to help you when you are in danger. Of course, you have to pay for that.¡± ¡°Anyways, we will try to help you to pass the tough year. As for what happens in the future, it will depend on whether or not our friendship still exists.¡± She smiled, ¡°Charge, payment! We will be ripped off again by you, right?¡± ¡°No, paying is reasonable.¡± He denied, ¡°My help costs money; my members need a salary and even compensation for death.¡± Seeing that she didn¡¯t speak, he added more chips, ¡°We can sign a contract. When you are in danger, we can send troops to help you. You have to pay but don¡¯t worry, with your current strength, you will get rich in my world.¡± ¡°Demon crystals?¡± Saintess asked. ¡°Yes, demon crystals.¡± ¡°I want you to provide at least 20 thousand of those shining weapons. 10 thousand white, 9 thousand silver, 1 thousand green for free. And also twenty of those ranged defensive weapons. A year of food and water split into ten batches. I won¡¯t pay for the first three batches.¡± Saintess made up her mind, ¡°If you agree then it is a deal. If you don¡¯t then let¡¯s fight again!¡± Chapter 1228: Foreign Race ¡°Aren¡¯t we being bullies for doing this to them?¡± Looking at the mountain of demon crystals, materials, herbs, stones, demon monster eggs, babies, and old books carved on beast bones, Liang Chuyin hugged Ye Zhongming¡¯s arm and muttered. When Ye Zhongming returned, the news he brought back shocked them. The conditions were strict even to them. After finding out that Ye Zhongming had asked for many battle techniques, including Wind and Lightning, everyone felt bad. They had asked so many conditions to allow Saint Light Hall to head to Earth. No matter how you thought about it, it felt like they were ripping them off. This was a traveling fee but the price was so high that you could build an entire highway. Ye Zhongming admitted there were signs that he was asking for a high price but didn¡¯t think this was a sky-high price. ¡°Before the apocalypse, every country cared about aliens. There were even laws about it. The aliens will break the local landscape and cause effects.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at Cloud Peak members tabulating the crystals. He was calm as if things they had fought to the death in their last life weren¡¯t attractive anymore. ¡°Just like termites from America and our water hyacinths spread to the world, which caused huge damage.¡± Liang Chuyin looked at the arriving Saint Light Hall people and opened her mouth, ¡°You are referring to...¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Are the Posthumous People strong?¡± She was stunned. She thought about it before saying, ¡°Strong, if not for them having internal problems, if not for Saint Light Hall sneak attacking them and causing many kings to fall, they would be stronger than any other factions. The complete Resistance Zone wouldn¡¯t be their match, too.¡± ¡°Ah? But...¡± Before she could say anything, he nodded, ¡°Right. We can be friends, but neither Lingkun, Hong Xiang, or Neal would join Cloud Peak.¡± ¡°Look at the three protector choices. They will rebuild the Saint Pool. With the Saint Pool, there would be the Imperial City, and they would revert to their previous structure.¡± Rather than saying that he was explaining things to her, he was clearing his thoughts. ¡°With Ah Tao tribes as a breakthrough, these small tribes will join us. Slowly, we need to do some things so that they are incorporated into our lives. It might be dark and dirty, but it is necessary. We need them to become a part of us in the future. Not only would their threat be removed, it can strengthen us.¡± Ye Zhongming took in a deep breath and returned to Liang Chuyin¡¯s initial question, ¡°As for Saint Light Hall, they are different from the Posthumous People. I am more gentle to the Posthumous People while I want to control and use Saint Light Hall. When needed, I will wipe them from Earth.¡± ¡°Because we are enemies?¡± Chuyin asked. ¡°There is animosity.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled coldly, ¡°We killed so many of them. Even if we worked together at the end, could such animosity be removed? Maybe now, but when they develop on Earth? They will probably think of ways to kill us.¡± ¡°Saintess, this future Saint Light Hall Queen is not a simple character.¡± ¡°So you want so many things to hurt them? So that you can suppress them?¡± Ye Zhongming acknowledged, ¡°I placed them where they have to fight. While weakening them, they will create benefits for us. Once they show unhappiness, we will make them disappear.¡± ¡°Where did you place them?¡± The influencer was interested in that. ¡°West Asia.¡± Chapter 1227: Died in battle The camp was well-lit. There was no more fighting, but this place was still very intense and showed signs of becoming dangerous. ¡°Are we going to be loyal to such a Saintess? A Saintess that thrust her weapon into the Saint Father?¡± A middle-aged man walked about in the tent and was emotional. His words spread outside, and tens of thousands of warriors were listening. ¡°Saint Light Hall is our faith; we will fight to the death for it. Not only us, our ancestors and even our descendants will do the same.¡± His voice was low and firm. ¡°But, we believe in the honor of Saint Hall. What is honor? Fearless, brave, sacrifice, unity!¡± ¡°We have been carrying these values. We fought from our homes to this place. We went through tough travel and intense fights. We have seen many allies die. Now, many more loved ones are waiting for us to head home!¡± ¡°But look, what did we do today?¡± The middle-aged man pointed around. You could see many Posthumous People and Cloud Peak warriors patrolling through the gaps between the tents. They would glance into their camp. ¡°Did we lose? No! Even then, why are we being treated like prisoners here? Why did this happen?¡± The guy looked at the commanders in the tent. ¡°Because our Saint Father died!¡± ¡°Because someone on our side killed our Saint Father!¡±No?v(el)B\\jnn ¡°Because our Saintess wants to surrender to the enemy!¡± ¡°This woman that surrendered has no sense of glory for Saint Light Hall. She is a humiliation to our entire race!¡± ¡°Brothers, are we really going to listen to her orders? Listen to someone who killed the Saint Father? Are we going to kneel before the people who killed our allies just a few days ago?¡± ¡°What kind of warriors are we? Where is the honor? How can we answer to our ancestors who gave us life?¡± The middle-aged man got more and more excited. He waved his arms, and the commanders and warriors outside were all influenced by his speech. These people were the most loyal to the Saint Father. They didn¡¯t listen to the Saintess and head¡¯s orders. Now that the Saint Father died and was even killed by the Saintess, their unhappiness had reached a peak. The voices weakened, and it became silent. Many people looked for the source of the shock. They found what they were searching for. This thing was too tall. ¡°It is that metal monster!¡± Someone shouted. The middle-aged commander charged out and saw that they were surrounded. The Posthumous People and Cloud Peak warriors had crossed their sentry line and were deep into their camp. ¡°It is that witch! She betrayed us!¡± That commander knew what was happening. The Saintess was using Cloud Peak to clear the instability in their faction. The repaired modified War Fortress showed its viciousness. It aimed its energy guns at the Saint Light Hall warriors. At the same time, the main squad members used rocket launchers. The others had crystal guns. The Posthumous People warriors held crystla grenades or Cloud Peak produced axes to stare at them viciously. Little Tiger waved and the entire camp was covered in gunfire. .............................................................................. Saintess and Ye Zhongming stood and watched this massacre. The former was speechless. Even if she decided to do ed, she still felt gu when things happenedilty. ¡°To live in a new world, this is necessary.¡± Ye Zhongming consoled. If he were in her shoes, he would do the same. Any faction on the brink of death shouldn¡¯t have any voices of opposition. ¡°When my people come, I will become the ruler, the first Queen of Saint Light Hall. I will let my people live in the new world.¡± She looked at the last bit of blood and turned. ¡°They died in battle for Saint Light Hall!¡± Chapter 1229: Cloud Peak defense system When Ye Zhongming finally returned to Cloud Peak, he felt a little foreign. Things weren¡¯t completed with Saint Light Hall after the agreement was reached. There were still many details to discuss and things to communicate. Although others did most things, Ye Zhongming had to make decisions and decide on crucial details. Thus, he spent some more time in the Secret Realm. War not only brought injuries and pain but also benefits. Cloud Peak spent so much effort, fighting a level nine person and paying huge prices, so it was time for the rewards. These rewards weren¡¯t too obvious quickly, but some areas could be seen instantly. For example, Cloud Peak¡¯s changes. Posthumous People¡¯s ordinary people were waiting in Cloud Peak for the results. Although they were nervous, they still helped Cloud Peak. To them, they felt that it could make Cloud Peak help them more. The most obvious thing would be their modification of the Cloud Peak walls. Although many didn¡¯t participate in constructing the Imperial City¡¯s wall, they had a deep understanding of its structure. They also participated in maintaining and repairing the walls and had experience in such work. After understanding some materials from Earth, they merged this with the evolved¡¯s special abilities and items from the wheel to create a set of blueprints. Ye Zhongming talked about it when he was far away in Bright Water World. Xia Lei, Mo Ye, and the others supported them, and these Posthumous People got to work. When Ye Zhongming returned, he saw numerous deep foundations with Cloud Peak at the core and stretching down the mountain. ¡°This is to improve the first part of the project. This is referring to the air defense.¡± A Posthumous People elder and an architecture professor from Cloud Peak were the joint in charge. Although this Posthumous People elder couldn¡¯t understand the blueprints, he had his own ways to memorise what each thing represented after someone explained. ¡°Air defense?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. Cloud Peak¡¯s air defense was nonexistent. As everyone¡¯s level increased and job skills upgraded, they built some defensive structures that slightly stopped this problem. But he understood these wouldn''t be useful if they faced a strong air attack. Ye Zhongming wanted to nurture an air force. The conditions he raised to Saint Light Hall included related techniques regarding the Spirit Eagle¡¯s nurturing, development, and training. But if you want it to reach scale, it would take a long time. Even if you had potions to stimulate growth, building the air force would take a year to two years. Even then, there won¡¯t be too many, and there would be around a thousand. When he heard them talking about air defense, he became serious. ¡°Yes. Master Le picked up this topic and is modifying crystal weapons to make them suitable for air fights. He said that this wasn¡¯t hard and he had a rough sketch. I asked, and he said he would get the theory down and follow these basics to build some structures suitable for these weapons.¡± The person in charge explained to Ye Zhongming. Seeing Ye Zhongming nod and agree, he said, ¡°But we lack resources. Xia Lei and Guang Yao are managing manpower, and they said they have to head to the Secret Realm base. So, even if we start building, it wouldn¡¯t be quick. It is about to reach winter; if we delay, we must wait until next year. Many things might happen over winter.¡± ¡°So what do you think?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°I think we should do all three projects together!¡± That person in charge said something shocking, ¡°But we need you to agree.¡± After opening some things, he took out a laptop and passed it to the confused Ye Zhongming. Chapter 1230: Everyones world Ye Zhongming looked and saw that it was the details of a battle squad. He took a close look and noticed the difference. This was a different battle squad that focused on architecture. In the apocalypse, everyone tried to kill mutated lifeforms to get crystals and get what they wanted from the wheels. Although there were merchant squads, small ones like Black Cloak Caravan and big ones like Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain, there weren¡¯t many. But squads that focused on building houses were unheard of. Even Ye Zhongming, who lived two lives, had never heard of it. ¡°Introduce them.¡± Hearing that their boss was interested, the person in charge adjusted his body. Although his level four evolution level wasn¡¯t high enough, it was enough for him to keep stamina and focus. He also had a great memory. ¡°This battle squad is called ¡°Everyone¡¯s World,¡± and they probably came from that famous game.¡± The person in charge coughed and continued, ¡°I found out about them by luck. When our battle squad was transporting the War Fortress back, we were sneak attacked by many people with battle beasts.¡± ¡°Of course, they weren¡¯t our match. After our battle squad wiped them out, we went to their nest. What shocked us was that this faction¡¯s camp wasn¡¯t huge but tough. Some structures were very strong defensively. We paid a price to kill the remaining people and found a bunch of people trapped inside. These were people from Everyone¡¯s World. After asking, we found out that they were the ones that built this camp.¡± Although the person in charge didn¡¯t witness it personally, he knew many details about what happened. ¡°Our people found it weird. These structures were very tough, and parts were specially dealt with. They were either using builder-type job users¡¯ job skills or some other effective skills. After asking, this squad of around a hundred had a third of builder-type job users, and another third had similar skills or bloodline. The remaining were all technical members.¡± This person took a deep breath and praised, ¡°Boss, Cloud Peak only managed to recruit less than ten thousand technical members. With our strong support, how many of them gained relevant jobs or skills? Around a thousand. They are spread across various domains. Even Sister Red and Master Le¡¯s labs have around a hundred. But this small faction could gather so many talents; it is so rare.¡± Laughter. Although this place wasn¡¯t a utopia, there was still violence and blood. But in a city with fewer dangers, the joy of safety couldn¡¯t be stopped. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t take credit for everything, but at least he was involved in this process. Only people who went through blood would understand how precious laughter was. Sometimes, this represented that they were still alive. ¡°Everyone¡¯s World has been doing well. This is due to the rats under our feet. Their reputation increased after they modified a camp that helped them resist the mutated rats¡¯ attacks. After all, thousands of mutated rats were stopped by just 200 people.¡± The person in charge introduced the situation, ¡°You also know that the mutated rats rarely attack us, but if they do, they won¡¯t let anyone live. This faction used the defensive tools to survive, which showed how good they were.¡± ¡°We are nearly there, right in front. They are working for a battle squad called Antaihe.¡± They crossed several collapsed buildings and saw a camp built around a small district building. It was modified, and one could smell the metal. If not for the walls having familiar colors, one wouldn¡¯t tell what it looked like originally. ¡°That is...¡± Hee stopped. He looked for a few seconds and was then furious. He walked towards that side. Ye Zhongming took a look and didn¡¯t say anything. He just followed with his group. Chapter 1231: Familiar person ¡°Captain Liang, are our conditions not good enough?¡± The guy who spoke was very handsome. He was also dressed cleanly. It wasn¡¯t cleanliness due to new clothes, but cleanliness due to daily bathing.No?v(el)B\\jnn Captain Liang was a tanned guy with a beard. He looked like he was in a tough situation. He crossed his arms and was in deep thought. The handsome guy took out a box of cigarettes and passed Captain Liang one. He lit it before saying, ¡°Everyone¡¯s World is special and strong. I don¡¯t deny that. We gave that price for that reason. Be it demon crystals, evolution potions, or equipment, it represents our sincerity. Captain Liang, do you think I am right?¡± Captain Liang gulped and struggled to nod, ¡°You are right, but...¡± ¡°No buts!¡± He interrupted violently. ¡°Everything has a price in this world. This rule existed before the apocalypse; it is just that people don¡¯t want to admit it. Mainstream media won¡¯t brag about these values. But after the apocalypse, everyone knew those words. Captain Liang should be no exception.¡± He took two steps and flicked the cigarette, ¡°Your hesitation is because you don¡¯t understand our organisation. If you understand, you will understand that some people are special in this world. You will notice that this world isn¡¯t ¡°everyone¡¯s world¡± but... Some people¡¯s world.¡± ¡°Arrogant!¡± A young voice spread from behind. The handsome guy tilted his head so that he could hear the source. He saw a 24-year-old guy with a furious face. He was obviously unhappy with what he had just said. He smiled and squeezed into Everyone¡¯s World¡¯s squad. With his level, no one from this battle squad could stop him. Some people were sent flying, and he arrived before the young man. ¡°Do you know, I find it weird how people like you are still alive?¡± He spat the smoke into his face so that this guy, who was at most three-star, retreated. ¡°Hey, Boss Ye, you don¡¯t have to treat an old friend like this, right?¡± Xia Bai flapped Fallen Wings. Under the sunlight, the darkness energy suppressed the region. Although Ye Zhongming was eight stars, he retracted his aura to make him look ordinary. If not for the shining equipment, he was unassuming. But Xia Bai was different. The black wings, the darkness energy, and special designed black-colored equipment, made her stand out. Apart from Red Hair, no one was as recognisable as Xia Bai. ¡°You came to Ying City and didn¡¯t come to Cloud Peak. You even threatened my friend. Manager Ruan, is Cannibal Chain becoming human traffickers?¡± Ye Zhongming and this Cannibal Chain Southeast Region manager shook hands. He took his men to bring Everyone¡¯s World away, and Cannibal Chain¡¯s thousand men could only watched. This was Ying City, Cloud Peak¡¯s territory. Even if Ye Zhongming were alone, Ruan Xiao wouldn¡¯t dare to do anything to him. ¡°Haha, I saw some talents and was tempted. Boss Ye, you have to understand. My subordinate was too anxious. Please forgive us.¡± He knew that Everyone¡¯s World was a free squad, but since Ye Zhongming came here, it was probably for them. Anyways, he had just bumped into this battle squad. It would be best if he could recruit them, but if he couldn¡¯t, it was still okay. His main goal was to discuss things with Ye Zhongming. ¡°I heard that Cloud Peak stood tall after millions of lifeforms attacked it. Boss Ye, can you open our eyes?¡± Hearing Ruan Xiao say that, he took a close look at him and nodded, ¡°Okay, since someone big from Cannibal Chains came, I feel honored.¡± ¡°Please proceed.¡± Chapter 1232: Both of us know Ruan Xiao drank the wine that Cloud Peak brewed, and he couldn¡¯t hide the shock in his heart. Along the way, he had seen many camps that seemed fierce. He had been around. Cannibal Chain¡¯s secret headquarters was a majestic place. If you described it in terms of riches, Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t be compared to it. But this place had a thick apocalyptic style. Each place had a sharp aura. This was a firm base that was built only when the apocalypse started! Don¡¯t underestimate the word ¡®only¡¯. The bases in the apocalypse were mostly built using peacetime structures and regions as a foundation. You could roughly tell what styles they were before. But apart from a few villas, this place looked like a camp that was built solely to adapt to the apocalypse. Other factions might be able to build such a camp, but he was just shocked that Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming had made their mind up so early and invested so much manpower and wealth into modifying this place. Ruan Xiao was already shocked by those large patches of incomplete projects. He couldn¡¯t imagine how this place would look after they were completed. But one thing was for sure: Cloud Peak would become one of the strongest fortresses in the apocalypse. Ruan Xiao understood now why he would bump into Ye Zhongming when he was looking for Everyone¡¯s World. ¡°Manager Ruan, I can get you two bottles if you like it.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. Xia Lei and Mo Ye sat on his right. On his left was Guang Yao. Behind him was Xia Bai, who had retracted her wings. Ruan Xiao finally realised that he was using that action to hide the fact that he had been thinking for too long. He placed the wine glass down awkwardly. ¡°I am impressed with Cloud Peak. Those should be defensive works. Once they are built, it is hard to imagine how anything can take them down.¡± ¡°That is for the best.¡± He drank. This wine was not simple. It was one of Cloud Peak¡¯s delicacies and could strengthen one¡¯s senses. ¡°Of course, this thing is a great item, too, so I won¡¯t be too polite.¡± Ye Zhongming was determined to fight in the Secret Realm, battle against a level nine expert, and then obtain the resources needed to improve Cloud Peak... A very important factor was because of his uneasiness. He felt a sense of danger and pressure after learning that many eyes were looking at him. Although these races hadn¡¯t done anything to Earth, they had their intentions. Due to some rules, they couldn¡¯t interfere directly and could only make humans their spokespersons. But once those laws were broken, what would happen? What could he do? So Ye Zhongming cared a lot about getting stronger. He wanted Cloud Peak and himself to get more powerful. Before him was one of Cannibal Chain¡¯s heads that didn¡¯t go to Bright Water Feast. Why did he personally find him to ask that question? Ruan Xiao took a deep breath, ¡°Or rather, Cannibal Chain and I hope you haven¡¯t made a choice.¡± ¡°Who are you representing?¡± Ye Zhongming stared at Ruan Xiao and asked. He took another deep breath. ¡°The apocalypse has many secrets, and we are not able to handle how heavy these secrets are. I am not saying that my faction or I are saviors, but we aren¡¯t willing to see allies make decisions they will regret.¡± ¡°Manager Ruan, let¡¯s stop beating around the bush. I think our boss rather you be more sincere and direct.¡± Guang Yao interrupted. Ruan Xiao looked at Guang Yao. He recognised this team leader of Resistance Zonee. He glanced at Ye Zhongming and saw that he agreed, so he continued. ¡°Above!¡± Ruan Xiao pointed out, ¡°It is like Earth. There are many factions. Boss Ye only knows of a small portion in Bright Water World.¡± ¡°You know them all?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know them all, but I do know more than you.¡± Chapter 1233: Represent Earth The room became silent. Ruan Xiao waited for Ye Zhongming to understand what he meant. Ye Zhongming was also thinking about the choice he was about to face. ¡°Continue.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s word was cold, but he didn¡¯t mind. ¡°There are three factions above.¡± This Cannibal Chain manager started to describe what he knew. ¡°Huoer Star Faction, Reina Star Faction, and Hesu Race Faction.¡± The people in the room listened quietly. They knew this was probably the answer they had always been searching for. How did the apocalypse start? What was up with the wheels? What kind of race was the Slave Race? ¡°If you want to know the exact situation of the three factions, I can¡¯t tell you more. It isn¡¯t that I don¡¯t want to say it, but I don¡¯t know.¡± Ruan Xiao drank a mouthful, ¡°Cannibal Chain is in Huoer Star Faction. We are the spokesperson of the Feinas People. They helped a lot when we built our alliances here.¡± This was the name of another race that Ye Zhongming memorised. ¡°Five Ring Money also has some factions behind it, and they belong to Reina Star.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it. At least from his analysis, there were no signs that Ruan Xiao was lying. It didn¡¯t mean he was only telling the truth, but it sounded real. When he was in Bright Water World, the color change meant another faction would try to convince Ye Zhongming. It was very orderly as if they had discussed things. From the information he received and what Gore Race said, although the Reina Star Faction were competitors internally, their viewpoints were the same. Ruan Xiao¡¯s body sunk into the comfortable sofa. Things that he knew still filled him with shock. Moreover, no matter the faction, people from the Reina Star Faction personally recruited Ye Zhongming. They might just want to use him, but at least they met him personally. What was the meaning of this? Making a joke out of them? ¡°If that is the case, then is Manager Ruan¡¯s visit a little disrespectful?¡± Xia Lei squinted and questioned him. He coughed, ¡°Boss Ye and Lady Xia Lei, I came here for your good with no intentions to underestimate you. You might not be clear, but based on some rules that I am not sure about, Earth is closer to Reina Star Faction¡¯s territory. So, although Huoer Star Faction has influence here, it isn¡¯t as big as Reina Star Faction. After all, if Cloud Peak joins Huoer Star Faction, you might be targetted by other factions.¡± This explanation made sense. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t select Reina Star Faction. If he joined Huoer Star Faction now, he would definitely be targeted. ¡°But you definitely aren¡¯t here just to spread a message to me, right?¡± He asked. ¡°Of course not.¡± He tapped the table and adjusted his thoughts. ¡°I hope to work with Cloud Peak so you can develop quickly and not be forced to choose a faction like us due to pressure.¡± ¡°We are all from Earth. Cannibal Chain and I respect Boss Ye¡¯s choice in Bright Water World. If possible, we hope to see someone representing Earth and not puppets being controlled by others.¡± He placed his wine glass on the table and leaned back onto the sofa. He glanced at the few Cloud Peak leaders. He said everything he should and it was time for Ye Zhongming¡¯s reply. Ye Zhongming¡¯s answer was something he didn¡¯t expect. He asked. Who is Su Race? Chapter 1234: Su Race ¡°I am Su Race.¡± Ye Zhongming was shocked by that reply. He looked at Everyone¡¯s World¡¯s captain Liang and said in disbelief, ¡°You are Su Race?¡± He laughed. It wasn¡¯t that sinister laugh but a slightly dumb laugh. ¡°That isn¡¯t totally right. I am from Earth, so naturally, I am not from Su Race. I am saying that we chose Su Race.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what to say. He didn¡¯t get much news about the Su Race from Ruan Xiao and only knew that this was a relatively free alliance. Its strength and scale couldn¡¯t compare to Huoer Star and Reina Star. Su Race wasn¡¯t even a battle race. They would have long been wiped out from the universe if not for their various abilities. Maybe Huoer Race and Reina Star understood Su Race more, but they didn¡¯t tell much to those Earthlings. At least those from Huoer Star didn¡¯t tell Cannibal Chain much. Ruan Xiao only knew they were a race that didn¡¯t want to fight. He didn¡¯t know who they were, where they were, and whether or not they had spokespeople on Earth. Ye Zhongming felt he wouldn¡¯t be able to meet Su Race soon. At least on Earth, this faction shouldn¡¯t have a spokesperson. But the truth proved that he was wrong. After discussing terms with Ruan Xiao¡¯s Cannibal Chain, he bumped into people from Su Race. It was Everyone¡¯s World battle squad that Cannibal Chain nearly bullied. Ye Zhongming dissed. Su Race didn¡¯t want to fight, and the spokesperson they found didn¡¯t want to fight either. Birds of the same feather truly flocked together. ¡°Are you so sure I know what you are talking about?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at Captain Liang and asked. Ye Zhongming took a deep breath and felt this world was too complicated. The people and factions around him might have a race that he hated. This made him feel like a sheep living among tigers. ¡°Mr. Apei planned to head to Cloud Peak to meet you, but some things happened, and he can¡¯t get away. So after he learned that we were in Ying City, he told us to meet you.¡± He interrupted his words. This wasn¡¯t the place to speak. There were too many people. He brought the few core members to his villa, and after they sat on where Ruan Xiao sat, he told him to continue. ¡°Mr Apei told me to ask you if what you said in Bright Water World still stands?¡± ¡°Is there a difference?¡± Captain Liang laughed. This seemed like his habit, ¡°If it doesn¡¯t stand, then forget it, we can treat it like we hadn¡¯t met. Of course, we are still Everyone¡¯s World. If Cloud Peak trusts us and wants to use us, we can help you build the villa. Of course, we would charge.¡± ¡°If it counts?¡± Xia Lei felt like he was interesting and asked. ¡°If it counts, then Su Race won¡¯t force Boss Ye to stand on our side, but we ask you to give face to Mr Apei as he helped you in Bright Water World. When needed, lend a helping hand to keep us safe.¡± Captain Liang finally brought up what Su Race wanted Ye Zhongming to do. ¡°Of course, we won¡¯t let Cloud Peak work for nothing. Any squad you help will do things for Boss Ye and Cloud Peak. Like us, your subordinate saved us previously and today helped save us from Cannibal Chain. As thanks, we will complete the defense work for free.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Seems like you will help us regardless; the difference is the cost. Is your payment so high that I can¡¯t afford it?¡± Ye Zhongming had asked about their price. That number wasn¡¯t much for him and it was even quite cheap. ¡°Hehe, naturally it isn¡¯t just the price, it is whether or not we will use all our skills.¡± Boss Liang was filled with pride. He pointed at the sky, ¡°Let us show you what the Su Race is really good at.¡± Chapter 1235: Opening their eyes The sunlight shone, and everyone felt warm. Winter was about to arrive, but one couldn¡¯t see any signs of it. Only the changes in the color of the leaves will remind people to pay attention to the temperature and the season. The high areas had wind, and the wind was cold, but it didn¡¯t affect the three people in the sky. Ye Zhongming sat on the head of the undead dragonfish. He held the hammer he got from the Magma Ocean and was silent. Behind him stood Red Hair, who was dressed in red. Her hair danced in the wind, and she crossed her arms. Her gaze moved between the distance and Ye Zhongming. Beside them was Xia Bai, who had spread the Fallen Wings. The three of them and one undead lifeform were the focus of Cloud Peak''s attention. People would raise their heads and look at the weird scene. ¡°It still... Can¡¯t work?¡± Red Hair bent her body forward and wanted to look at Ye Zhongming and his hammer. Her hair hung low and nearly covered Ye Zhongming¡¯s face. Ye Zhongming¡¯s thoughts were interrupted. He moved her hair aside, and she giggled. After her rebirth, she was totally different. She was brand new. She wasn¡¯t that puppet that didn¡¯t have her own thoughts. She was now a brand new life form. Her eyes were filled with life; her skin was bouncy and healthy. Her hair was shiny. Each part of her body reached the pinnacle of women. Even her personality because gentle like jade with a bit of playfulness. Such a change made her more likable and easy to get close to. Red Hair before and now were both the core of Cloud Peak. But now, people were more willing to accept her. Ye Zhongming caught it with the hammer and sensed its changes. He was disappointed as this still wasn¡¯t right. The hammer didn¡¯t change. Red Hair could only stop. The magma would consume her energy. They had many failed experiments. Ye Zhongming could only keep the item and try it out when he had new thoughts. He looked below. Everyone¡¯s World was helping to lead Cloud Peak members to complete the works. They even did some of the key parts themselves. They showed the abilities of the Su Race. Or, more accurately, what Su Race had taught them. For example, they would bury a dark stone underneath each fortress. No one knew what that was, and they didn¡¯t say anything. But after burying it and them dealing with the fortress, there would be a light that spread across the bricks and cement. The light would last for some time, and the entire structure would become strong when they disappeared. Moreover, they could repel attacks. Ye Zhongming tested. He punched with 80% of his strength and could barely leave a mark. If he went full strength, hee wouldn¡¯t even be able to leave a crack. One must know that Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength had reached a terrifying level. He was a human-shaped beast. For example, someone from Everyone¡¯s World held a pen and drew on the structures. Some were mysterious patterns, some were portraits, and some were drawings of flowers, birds, fishes, and bugs. These graffiti-like things broke the serious nature of those structures. But this gave them weird abilities. Those with patterns would form energy rings, which act as a second layer of defense. Those with human portraits would increase the vision of sentries. Those with flowers, birds, fishes, and bugs would have various functions. IThe fortress would light up iflevel four or higher lifeforms got close, They would give animal roars. Some could absorb pure water from underground for warriors inside to use... There were so many functions, many that were weird that opened up Cloud Peaks¡¯ eyes. Chapter 1236: Rats also have technology? Cloud Peak¡¯s eyes were opened, and so was Ye Zhongming. At least he had never seen any base with such abilities in his last life. He didn¡¯t suspect them; he was also not so arrogant to think he was seeing all these things that he hadn¡¯t seen in the last due to the butterfly effect. Ye Zhongming knew that he had seen too little in the past and couldn¡¯t come close to the core secrets. Everyone¡¯s World not only changed the defensive structures but also promised to surprise Ye Zhongming when they were done. Captain Liang kept the surprise a secret. Little Tiger, Tong Hu, Young Master Yun, etc., were unhappy. ¡°Even if these people are working with us, they still want to hide the final effect? If we don¡¯t know, then how can we help?¡± Little Tiger became very hot-tempered after losing an eye, especially toward outsiders. To him, Everyone¡¯s World wasn¡¯t an ally. ¡°Since we are working together, they shouldn¡¯t be doing so on purpose. Captain Liang has no complicated thoughts; he just wants to surprise us.¡± Liang Chuyin placed her legs on the table. Ye Zhongming shook his head. Liang Chuyin saw it and asked, ¡°Why, are these people up to no good?¡± ¡°No.¡± He replied, ¡°But I noticed a problem that can prove that they might want to work with us. But at the same time, they are hiding things from us.¡± ¡°Of course, maybe I am wrong... These people might not know as much as we think.¡± Captain Liang Frowned. Two Cloud Peak people in charge looked over underground. Many people surrounded it and were discussing it. ¡°What happened?¡± Liang Chuyin crossed her arms and frowned. She looked like a cat before Ye Zhongming, but before others, she was a battle squad boss who killed without blinking. The people greeted Liang Chuyin and Ye Zhongming. Captain Liang and the two that were in charge walked over. ¡°Boss, these things are a surprise.¡± Cloud Peak¡¯s in charge didn¡¯t have a good expression. The moment he finished, a few others got out of the hole. The leaders were Gan Lan and Mei Na, with six people from her squad. After becoming part of Cloud Peak, they went through the Secret Realm fight. They witnessed the true Cloud Peak and were now part of it. The core members took turns. Whether hunting or doing other things, they were in charge of this region. When they saw Ye Zhongming and the others, they walked over quickly. The others glanced at them before looking at what they were carrying. Chapter 1236.5- Rats also have technology? (2) There were two dead rats. Everyone was an experienced warrior in the apocalypse and saw the problem immediately. ¡°Yi, new type? This one is pregnant?¡± Young Master Yun got close and confirmed that one was a species he had never seen before. He had seen the other before; it was known as ¡°Clam Head.¡± Its back had thick fur that could be fired to hurt people. Liu Zhenghong brought a few researchers over. Some people had already informed them. Liu Zhenghong took over the two level-four rats to study. Ye Zhongming then looked at Captain Liang and the others. ¡°Boss, this is what happened. Captain Liang and we discussed and planned to do some third stage works, which were underground defenses, to prevent lifeforms from coming from below.¡± The person rubbed his hands, ¡°After digging down slightly, a part collapsed to reveal this hole. We also heard some cries. Gan Lan and Mei Na were sharp and saw some mutated rats.¡± ¡°Sister Hong informed us that we must inform her regarding any mutated lifeform in the territory. So we sent people over. While waiting for Sister Hong, Gan Lan and Mei Na went down, and you saw the rest. As for what happened... I think the rats in Ying City dug here. These fellows don¡¯t have any good intentions.¡± Many Cloud Peak people frowned. To be honest, although Cloud Peak suffered losses in the Secret Ream, they battled the level nine Saint Father. They faced the orderly and strong Saint Light Hall, and their morale was at a peak. They didn¡¯t even fear a level nine and Saint Light Hall, so why would they care about small rats? So when they heard that this bunch had evil thoughts toward Cloud Peak, their killing intent surged. Many people looked at the black hole. They wanted to head down. It would be good if they bumped into the rats and killed them. Ye Zhongming was surprised. He purposely allowed them to live. The reason was that they were hard to exterminate. A bigger reason was that he wanted to leave some things for Cloud Peak and Ying City to hunt. If not, the hunting ground being too far away would cause many problems. When the enemy surrounds them, people might utilise this point. ¡°Should you dig directly toward the target if you want to dig? At most, you would just dig a lot of tunnels towards it.¡± Everyone didn¡¯t understand what she was saying and just nodded. ¡°But the tunnels aren¡¯t like this. They dug many more giant holes.¡± Gan Lan described the situation she saw. ¡°En.¡± She flung the water aside. ¡°If this were the only situation, then I might not be sure. But, I dissected the pregnant mutated rat and noticed a problem. These rats are actually evolving in a direction and want to make their next generation stronger! They try to inherit the strengths of the last generation and not the weaknesses!¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned, ¡°The rats are using this as their testing ground?¡± ¡°More accurately, it is a safe house. They are using Cloud Peak to protect them.¡± Everyone was impressed. They didn¡¯t expect the rats to be so scheming. They knew that it was safe under a big tree. They moved their nursery beside Cloud Peak to protect themselves. ¡°They are so smart? Controlling evolution seems like a science. How did they do it?¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand. Even if the mutated rats became smarter, they couldn¡¯t grasp technology. They shouldn¡¯t be able to make a lab, too, right? How did they control their evolution direction? Liu Zhenghong thought about it, ¡°I have thought of a few possibilities, one of which is that living beings adapt to their environments. But these only happen under coincidental situations. It is impossible for them to happen together, so... I am not sure.¡± Everyone was confused and didn¡¯t know what to do. At that moment, a high-level evolved looked at the hole and sensed a strong aura approaching. Chapter 1237: Protection Fee The Cloud Peak people holding shovels and tools became warriors that surrounded Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming waved and told them not to be nervous. Red Hair stood on the undead dragon fish¡¯s head and appeared. She glanced at the ground. Ye Zhongming was shocked. He looked at her and received some interesting news. ¡°Back down, someone, oh, no, a lifeform wants to talk to me.¡± He told his subordinates to wait and jumped into the hole. Red Hair and Xia Bai also jumped in. That thick dragonfish tried, but it couldn¡¯t squeeze in. It could only fly back into the sky helplessly. The others saw that Red Hair and Xia Bai followed,, so they stopped worrying about the boss¡¯s safety. After calming down, some core members got close to Liu Zhenghong to talk. As Cloud Peak entered a relatively safe period, warriors were more free. But the two labs were at full force. Be it Liu Zhenghong or Le Dayuan or the researchers in those labs, they worked day and night¡ªeven the heads of the two labs spent days locked in the villa. It was rare to bump into Liu Zhenghong outside, so these core members took the chance to ask her questions and try to get some benefits for their battle squads. ¡°You brats always think of such funny things. If I had something good I would obviously take it out. Your boss would have distributed them to you.¡± Liu Zhenghong kicked aside Little Tiger, who nearly jumped into her arms and scolded her. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what Killer Hong was like in the last life. But in this life, when she wasn¡¯t working, she was an elder sister neighbor. Of course, there were exceptions¡ªfor example, Yangos. If someone told it that Liu Zhenghong had a good sister, it would snort. ¡°All of you are busy and have more and more men. Are they not enough for all of you? All of you obtained weapons from Old Le; is that not enough? You still want to get things from me?¡± Liu Zhenghong joked. Scolding them made her feel good. Looking at these allies, who looked at her with doting expressions, made her feel warm. ¡°If not for us noticing you, you wouldn¡¯t come to find us. Since that is the case, how will we believe what you say?¡± Ye Zhongming took a step forward, which caused the tens of thousands of rats to retreat. Rat King got even more anxious. It screeched while gesturing. Even the female rat on the same level screeched. ¡°It wants you to believe it. It doesn¡¯t have any animosity towards you; it even fears you. It just wants its children to pass the initial stages safely.¡± Its kids? Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and was wary. Although he allowed the rats underground to be free, he knew that without the threat of zombies and mutated lifeforms, most Ying City people spent their time killing these mutated rats. To say something exaggerated, if not for their reproduction skills being too overpowered, they would have gone extinct if they didn¡¯t live underground. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t forget about their short reproduction period. Along with what Liu Zhenghong said, if these fellows produced a strengthened breed and kept getting stronger, they might become a problem. Due to habits, Ye Zhongming was thinking about whether or not to kill this fellow. Killing intent surged, terrifying these rats. The Rat King''s back legs even started to dig the ground. He dug a meter-deep hole that hid half its body in just a few seconds. Ye Zhongming and the others didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t plan to attack, Rat King examined the situation. It was more emotional this time and even tried to make Ye Zhongming happy. ¡°Hehe.¡± Red Hair giggled. It is saying that if you don¡¯t kill it, it is willing to give you a protection fee.¡± Chapter 1238: Extortion Ye Zhongming nearly laughed. These rats actually knew about such things. ¡°Ask it what the protection fee is?¡± Actually, the Rat King could understand human words. He heard Ye Zhongming and started communicating with Red Hair. This time, it lasted for a long time. ¡°It said that they would not attack people from Cloud Peak and even people from Ying City. They can head to other places for food.¡± Red Hair started to describe what it said, ¡°Every period of time, it can provide you with a batch of crystals and materials. The amount will satisfy you.¡± Only that? Ye Zhongming added, which caught the Rat King off guard. It could only talk to Red Hair and get her to speak for it. But Red Hair ignored it. Although she wasn¡¯t as cold and cruel as before and only treated Ye Zhongming well, she treated the other Cloud Peak members well because she showed Ye Zhongming respect. Toward enemies or outsiders, she didn¡¯t hold back. She was still that killing monster in her bones. ¡°I will give a few conditions. If you agree, I can ensure Cloud Peak won¡¯t kill you within two years. I will also not allow any faction to kill you and will allow you to remain in Ying City.¡± Rat King hesitated. It turned and looked at its partner, who was the same level as it. After thinking momentarily, it decided to listen to what Ye Zhongming said. ¡°Firstly, you must expand your activity range to 300 kilometers around Cloud Peak.¡± The Rat King started to screech when it heard that, but Ye Zhongming stared at it. ¡°Second, within this range, apart from not attacking people from Cloud Peak and Ying City, you are in charge of intel collection and being sentries. I want to know everything that happens in this region. I want to know what lifeforms came, what lifeforms left, and what their goals are.¡± If it was forced to accept those conditions, it could still survive. But if it rejected, it might not be able to live. But if it agreed... ¡°You can¡¯t look at these as things you have to sacrifice. You must think about what you will gain.¡± Ye Zhongming scared it, ¡°After agreeing, Cloud Peak will be your shield. You will receive good protection.¡± ¡°Also, you know how Cloud Peak is. We have our enemies, but not many of them can cause problems to us. You won¡¯t have many chances to fight for us.¡± As Ye Zhongming said that, its expression got better, and it was tempted. ¡°Finally, and the most crucial point, you are evolving. You are trying to get to higher levels. We can help you with that.¡± Ye Zhongming squinted and looked at the stunned Rat King, ¡°I don¡¯t need to be too direct, but I can¡¯t judge you as a human, so it is better that I say it out... To evolve, you select subordinates to drink the waste water from the gene lab so as to change your genes. If you can eat some of the flesh from the lab, that would be better.¡± Red Hair and Xia Bai looked at Ye Zhongming in shock. The Rat King even took two steps back. ¡°If your subordinates have good changes, you would keep them. If the changes were bad, you would kill them and let those good ones evolve. You would eliminate those unstable ones, and you would breed those stable ones to form a new breed. Am I right?¡± Rat King¡¯s mouth was agape. It stopped thinking about whether it was going to agree or not. It was thinking if this guy would go against his word. Seeing the Rat King agree, Ye Zhongming nodded in satisfaction. He told it to be ready for his call before heading back. But two steps later, he turned, and the Rat King¡¯s body shook. ¡°Right, fill this up.¡± Ye Zhongming pointed around and it nodded, ¡°Also, the crystals and materials have to be a lot.¡± The three of them jumped out of the smelly underground. Chapter 1239: Reproduction Peak Chapter 1239: Reproduction Peak The gene lab smelled bad even if disinfection and cleaning were done well. Ye Zhongming walked into a sealed solo lab and saw large amounts of blood and corpses. People who didn¡¯t know would think that this was a slaughterhouse. Liu Zhenghong wore a white lab coat covered in red liquid and small cell pieces. But she didn¡¯t care and continued to work. She lifted her head when Ye Zhongming walked in but returned to work. Forty minutes later, she removed her mask, gloves, and clothes, and headed into the quarantine zone. ¡°You waited for long. Let¡¯s go home.¡± Liu Zhenghong hugged his neck. Fortunately, she was just used to bullying the Cloud Peak boss and just let go immediately. The two of them left the lab, and the guards didn¡¯t follow them. ¡°How is the progress?¡± Ye Zhongming looked around warily before asking. Her smile disappeared, and she was back to her researcher self. Careful and serious. ¡°Not bad.¡± This reply surprised Ye Zhongming. No one knew how proud Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan were as much as Ye Zhongming. At the same time, he knew how serious they were about their jobs. Typically, Liu Zhenghong wouldn¡¯t give a definite answer unless the experiment was about to succeed. The thing she said most was, "We will see." Now, she said that it was not bad. He was stunned and smiled awkwardly, ¡°Right, that is different from the gestation period.¡± ¡°Ordinary rats are between 20-22 days, but these breeds need just ten days and take a few days to heal before they can get pregnant again. This means they can give birth every half a month, 24 times a year.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t speak, as those numbers were even more terrifying. ¡°Of course, this breed has many weaknesses. Their combat strength isn¡¯t strong.¡± ¡°Some others have a longer period, but on average, it is around 2 months to mature and 45 days of gestation. Some stronger ones have longer gestation periods.¡± Two months and an additional 45 days... Ye Zhongming thought about it. One hundred days didn¡¯t seem short, but it was too quick to give birth. He noticed that he had underestimated the number of rats. The number of mutated rats under the Rat King¡¯s rule was far more than he estimated. ¡°There is one more thing that you can¡¯t forget.¡± Liu Zhenghong and Ye Zhongming passed a building and saw the bright light from inside. The former¡¯s face looked warm. ¡°The number of babies each time. In the past, one male and one female, 250 a year. This means that a pair of rats can give birth to 250 in a year.¡± ¡°Although the numbers now aren¡¯t accurate... The first birth would be three to five, then it increases by two each time. 20 a time is the max. Each birth will then start to drop until they stop giving birth. This process lasts 15 times.¡± Ye Zhongming calculated what she said, this strong rat had three births in a year. So, it produced around 18 rats. 26 in the second year, 54 in the third... Now was the third year of the apocalypse! ¡°You are saying...¡± Ye Zhongming stopped, ¡°The mutated rats are at their reproduction peak now?¡± Liu Zhenghong nodded, ¡°There might be a timing gap. After all, they needed to develop at the start of the apocalypse. Moreover, many new breeds appeared at later periods. Without a doubt, the stronger breeds of rats are about to enter their reproduction peak!¡± Chapter 1240: Deciding ¡°Why are the two of you taking so long?¡± Le Dayuan saw the two of them get close through the window and walked out first. He smiled while wiping his hands on the apron. He not only knew how to create crystal weapons, but he also learned how to cook. Le Dayuan said that when he worked in the factory, he learned this in his free time. ¡°It smells delicious from far away.¡± Ye Zhongming giggled and walked out. There was a big table in the hall with ten dishes. Of course, these dishes had an apocalypse flavor to them. The materials, especially meat, were from mutated lifeforms. But they were still done using Earth techniques and had nothing to do with Cloud Peak delicacies. Not long after, Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, and Miya arrived together. Even Xia Bai and Red Hair came. The few of them were all very close to Ye Zhongming, so they couldn¡¯t be separated. Everyone started to eat quickly. Red Hair looked the same as a human, but she still didn¡¯t like to eat such food. She also didn¡¯t need water. She just smiled before leaving. Xia Bai followed. They were people who weren¡¯t used to such situations. It was basically just the few women talking. Ye Zhongming and Le Dayuan smiled and listened. Only when they talked about the serious stuff did they join in. ¡°The mutated rats are at the reproductive peak?¡± Le Dayuan placed the wine glass down and thought about it, ¡°In the next year or two, the number of rats will reach a shocking number. The reproduction speed will also be maintained as the next generation grows.¡± He paused and looked at the few people, ¡°Can I take it that the Rat King is taking us for a fool?¡± Ye Zhongming ate a mouth of food, but his chewing was slow. He said after swallowing, ¡°At least it is hiding stuff from us. As for the goal, it might not want to hurt us. Maybe it just wants to protect itself.¡± ¡°Of course, if they get stronger than us one day, we will be the ones that have to try to protect ourselves.¡± This meant that Cloud Peak¡¯s gene techniques were stuck at the basis of only being able to modify genes. Because of that barrier, the Death King Tree¡¯s modification had stopped. But if Liu Zhenghong could use the mutated rat¡¯s genes to create an army, it meant that she could change the reproduction ability of lifeforms. Even if they couldn¡¯t give birth like normal, she could create test-tube babies at scale. If it works, it means that Cloud Peak would have an endless cannon fodder squad, which would reduce its losses and increase its combat strength. Due to the way genes could be altered, they would gain some rat-type lifeforms with various functions to help Cloud Peak. This could also help Death King Tree and other experiments progress. This made it seem like they did benefit from working with the mutated rats. Ye Zhongming thought about it, ¡°Although Sister Hong has a way to solve it, it needs time for the mutated rats loyal to us to grow. We still need to think of a way to restrict these rats.¡± Everyone knew Ye Zhongming had an idea and didn¡¯t interrupt his thoughts. Moments later, he asked Xia Lei, ¡°When will Cannibal Chain¡¯s first batch of goods arrive?¡± Xia Lei estimated the time, ¡°Recently, why? What does that have to do with the mutated rats?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°There isn¡¯t much relation, but if we link them up, wouldn¡¯t they be related?¡± He lowered his head. Red Hair appeared before him, ¡°Can you contact the Rat King?¡± Red Hair thought about it and nodded. He didn¡¯t know where that timid Rat King was but she knew how to let it know that she was looking for it. ¡°Tell it to increase the number of rats and materials provided to the lab. It must be double. Also, tell it that it is time for it to show some sincerity. I need 50 thousand, no, 100 thousand mutated rats to follow me somewhere.¡± Chapter 1241: Antidote and Sacrifice (1) ¡°This is Cloud Peak?¡± Zhenghua stood at the front of the caravan and looked at the linked structures. His face was filled with shock. First, he felt this place shouldn¡¯t be like this. He felt like these were just random structures. They didn¡¯t look luxurious or beautiful, and it was messy. But when he looked closely, he could understand some things. He slowly understood that the ugly outer appearance of the structures hid sharp and dangerous killing intent. This is Cloud Peak? The faction that the organisation had high respect for? Zhenghua didn¡¯t bother in the past, but now it seems he was wrong. ¡°Minister Zhenghua, we have sent people to inform them, so why isn¡¯t there news yet? Isn¡¯t this Cloud Peak a little too arrogant?¡± The person who spoke was a deputy¡ªa small head of Cannibal Chain¡¯s warehouse division. Zhenghua was the warehouse Minister. Cannibal Chain¡¯s organisational structure was special. In addition to the various managers, there were two departments: the CEO¡¯s office and the warehouse division. The split of work was simple. The CEO''s office was in charge of strategy and manpower. They were the bridge with the people in the skies. The three leaders of Cannibal Chain were the core of this division. The Warehouse Division was in charge of finances and logistics. Moreover, the two divisions and the few regions had their own armed force, and they were very powerful. If you looked at each region or division alone, they could form a complete faction. This was why this organisation was special. One could imagine how powerful this minister was, as he controlled the resources of the entire Cannibal Chain. In the organisation, he was only behind the three leaders. His identity was even above the region heads. This time, Minister Zhenghua came personally. Cannibal Chain wanted to personally visit this organisation that Ruan Xiao had promoted. These two monsters didn¡¯t look like humans. They were like trucks standing upright. It had four thick arms with different functions. The body had an estimated 50 square meters of space. After the Secret Realm battle, one of the War Fortresses was destroyed. One was sliced apart, and only the one they modified had repair value. But Le Dayuan didn¡¯t want to waste the sliced one, so he added some parts. It turned into these two monsters in charge of transporting items. The cabin opened with Xia Lei and Miya jumping out. Zhenghua didn¡¯t know who Miya was but had heard of Xia Lei. Anyone who had some understanding of Cloud Peak knew this woman¡¯s status. He walked and introduced himself. Xia Lei didn¡¯t care much. His reputation in the outside world wasn¡¯t too big, which he wanted. He didn¡¯t need to be the focus of attention. People might worship you, but you might also die quickly. ¡°Are the goods here?¡± Xia Lei glanced at the Cannibal Chain caravan and was surprised by their transportation ability. So many trucks with so many goods. Cloud Peak specifically demanded some. From getting the news, preparing, and then getting them here took only a month. Such efficiency was terrifying. ¡°This is the list. Lady Xia, please verify it.¡± Zhenghua passed a 20-30 page booklet that was the size of half an A4 paper. Xia Lei passed it to Miya. After some time on Earth, Miya learned most of the words. ¡°We can count the rest later; let¡¯s see the specially demanded things.¡± Xia Lei said to Zhenghua. He nodded and brought Xia Lei to a giant modified caravan. The two of them got up and felt a cold aura. Xia Lei frowned. ¡°A thousand darkness element equipment and weapons. 300 job and skill scrolls of different levels. Two thousand mutated lifeforms with the same stats, all being above level three.¡± ¡°These are all outside. The two most special things are here.¡± Chapter 1242: Antidote and Sacrifice (2) ¡°Are you sure you want to see?¡± Facing Zhenghua¡¯s question, Xia Lei didn¡¯t reply. Zhenghua frowned and went to open the first box. There were only two boxes in the entire caravan. After the box was opened, the cold and dark aura got even thicker. Be it Xia Lei or Zhenghua, they were seven-star evolved and weren¡¯t too affected. Xia Lei looked at Zhenghua with surprise. ¡°How many people do you have?¡± Her question revealed Zhenghua¡¯s identity. ¡°Still okay, but I can¡¯t compare to Cloud Peak.¡± Zhenghua smiled and changed the topic. ¡°This is Ghost Eye Rib Flower.¡± Zhenghua looked at the giant eye-sized plant in the box. He didn¡¯t know if Cloud Peak asked for it because they knew Cannibal Chain had it. But one thing was for certain: the group spent a huge amount of manpower to get this. Although Zhenghua didn¡¯t personally participate, based on what he knew, Cannibal Chain sent out two regions for this. The second and third leaders of the headquarters also went to assist. After paying a huge price, they managed to bring this back from the mountains. Cannibal Chain had been searching for the use of this Ghost Eye Rib Flower. What they knew now was that it slowed the worsening of injuries. These injuries included curses and corrosion. One could say was that this ability wasn¡¯t very useful normally, but at the crucial moment, it could save lives. Small purple leaves grew around it. The big ones were only a few centimeters large. After consuming the leaves, you can resist low temperatures for a short time. People with ice-element powers would also get stronger temporarily. Zhenghua acknowledged to show his interest. ¡°Nobody is innocent in the apocalypse.¡± .................................................................................... ¡°Cannibal Chain sent things. Seems like they have satisfied your requirements. They are forcing you to cooperate and even found the two things you asked for. Are you heading down to take a look?¡± Ye Zhongming was crafting something, so Liu Zhenghong was the one who received the news. Ye Zhongming placed an exquisite device down. He was using Ghost Metal to enchant this. There were such metalic things around him. All of them had different colored glows. Most were white, then green, and a few were blue. Looking at the number, you would know that he had spent a large amount of Ghost Metal. ¡°No need; we are making use of each other. Benefits decide everything, so there isn¡¯t a difference whether we meet or not.¡± Ye Zhongming stretched before getting up. This small equipment consumed a lot of mental energy. A few days of work made his body tense. ¡°I don¡¯t even know what you need those two things for. Also, what are the darkness equipment and mutated lifeforms for?¡± Ye Zhongming looked in a direction. ¡°There is a Gate of Blessing in Saint Light Hall, and magical things can happen there. These darkness-type things are sacrificial items.¡± Liu Zhenghong thought about Ye Zhongming''s need for a large number of mutated rats to do something in the Secret Realm. Saint Light Hall had deep control of the Blue Secret Realm, so it would have been better if he had more helpers. ¡°As for the flower...¡± His voice was low. Fortunately, Liu Zhenghong¡¯s evolution level was high enough to understand. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that Big Yellow has been standing there for too long...¡± Chapter 1243: Proof of the Formation and Proof of the Ruins Cloud Peak suddenly got busy. It wasn¡¯t because of the many things that Cannibal Chain bought. These couldn¡¯t cause much of an uproar in Cloud Peak. What they were excited about was that the boss was going to save Yellow Ball. Yellow Ball sacrificed himself to save Cloud Peak. That was still fresh in Cloud Peak¡¯s mind. Yellow Ball was a symbolic figure of Cloud Peak. When it turned into metal, many people who had become numb due to the apocalypse started to feel sad again. Even if Ye Zongming kept Yellow Ball in a house that no one could look into, many people would still try to take a look when they passed. It was as if they could let Yellow Ball heal. Cloud Peak members heard that the boss had a way to heal Yellow Ball, but as some materials couldn¡¯t be found, the plan was delayed. Before the Secret Realm and after Bright Water Feast, they heard that he had obtained something and tried to save Yellow Ball, but it didn¡¯t succeed. Now, a giant box was carried into Cloud Peak. Some core members revealed that this had something to do with Yellow Ball. The news spread, and anyone who was free and could enter Cloud Peak did so. Cloud Peak had undergone many developments. Apart from the guard squad, only captains could enter the core region where Ye Zhongming was. The others were lab researchers who worked and lived here. But there were many of these people. When Ye Zhongming came, these people surrounded the place where Yellow Ball was. Ye Zhongming knew their thoughts, so he couldn¡¯t say anything. He was actually nervous. He had already failed once. He obtained the Soul Protecting Cream in Bright Water World, which could remove negative states. He thought it would work, but after using it, it also lessened the metallic form, and Yellow Ball didn¡¯t fully recover. Logically speaking, Ye Zhongming should feel happy. After all, the metallic state reduced. But he knew that this might not be a good thing. After all, the previous state was purely the side effect of Avenger Storm. It was very pure. The ice crystals and cold air were breaking bit by bit into dust. They floated toward the ghost eye of the flower. The moment they got close, they were absorbed. Very quickly, the dust was sucked into the ghost eye. This thing grew several times. From dark purple into the current ocean blue. Ye Zhongming waited silently. This was all he could do. Everything else was left to the heavens. First scroll was the Proof of the Formation. A scroll that turned everything in a certain range into a space that wouldn¡¯t give off any energy. It was useless alone, and its only use was that it had a merger ability. Very few people knew exactly what this could be used for, including Ye Zhongming. The second scroll was Proof of the Ruins. It helped to resist the mutated plants¡¯ skills and then counter it. The plant¡¯s body would explode to form a source of energy current. The energy also had a miraculous healing effect. This scroll was limited in usefulness. The preparation time was slightly long, a few seconds, which alone made it slightly useless. Battles could be decided in split seconds. Also, you could only target plants. Many people knew that plant skills weren¡¯t as obvious as mutated lifeforms. They would catch people off guard. So, how would someone use this scroll well? They would suffer a fatal blow if they didn¡¯t grasp the time well. Then, who would dare to use it? Even if you succeeded, the true use of this scroll was to absorb the energy. But energy scattered. It only helps your body to recover and does not improve your strength. Taking such a huge risk to gain nothing. Who would try it? All these elements together meant that the Proof of the Ruins was forgotten and ignored. Ye Zhongming lived before and didn¡¯t know such a scroll existed. If not for him ordering people to find out and coincidentally getting this, he wouldn¡¯t know that it existed. The two scrolls working together with the Ghost Eye Rib Rlower gave Ye Zhongming hope. He remembered clearly that the most crucial part was whether or not the Ghost Eye Rib Flower would explode. Only if it explodes would the scroll work! Chapter 1244: Worry and Joy Chapter 1244: Worry and Joy Ghost Eye swelled to a giant extent but still didn¡¯t explode. Ye Zhongming became increasingly nervous. Fortunately, this thing still exploded in the end. The intense energy spurted out. Due to the Proof of the Formation, the energy hit Yellow Ball¡¯s body. Ye Zhongming stared nervously and saw the metallic color fade as if something was corroding it. There was a chance! He clenched his fist instinctively. Yellow Ball accompanied Ye Zhongming since the start. They were really close. Although they were Master and battle beast, they were more like allies. They had saved each other numerous times. After Yellow Ball entered this negative status state, Ye Zhongming tried many ways to solve it. He used large amounts of materials and spent a lot of manpower and riches. Miya and Xia Lei tabulated that those materials were enough for many uses. This meant that if Yellow Ball were saved, the remaining materials would be wasted. But Ye Zhongming and everyone else didn¡¯t care. Everyone knew what happened next. They had to try other methods because they couldn¡¯t gather some of the crucial materials. After the Soul Protecting Cream failed, Ye Zhongming was nervous. He didn''t dare relax, even if it looked like they were about to succeed. The temperature started to warm up, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care; he continued to look at Yellow Ball. Yellow Ball¡¯s metallic body slowly melted, removing the negative status and slowly revealing his original body. Everyone waited outside nervously, frightened by the surging energy. Now that it had turned silent, everyone was quiet. ¡°Wang... Ooo...¡± A weak bark spread from the gaps in the window. Everyone¡¯s breathing stopped. Liu Zhenghong and Xia Lei then led them to charge in. They saw Ye Zhongming sitting on the ground and hugging Yellow Ball. Due to its giant body, only the head of Yellow Ball was being hugged. Everyone was shocked. They then saw its tail wagging toward them. ¡°When we tested and modified mutated lifeforms, we will slice off their connection with the demon crystal to ensure stability. This means that we can¡¯t evolve gene lifeforms manually. God Hall has such a technique, but it isn¡¯t mature. The lifeforms they created must be asleep to ensure their evolution level.¡± ¡°So we can¡¯t do anything about Yellow Ball?¡± Ye Zhongming interrupted her anxiously. Liu Zhenghong tapped his shoulder, ¡°Let me finish.¡± ¡° ¡°I didn¡¯t give up on this and did many tests and gained a lot of experience. Yellow Ball¡¯s situation is similar to some of my test bodies. But the connection with the crystal being sliced was man-made for them while this is an after-effect.¡± ¡°We can.¡± She said her thoughts, ¡°Once Yellow Ball recovers a little, let it use normal methods to evolve and see if it works.¡± ¡°If that doesn¡¯t work, it depends on your choice.¡± Ye Zhongming was slightly stunned, ¡°My choice? What choice do I have?¡± Liu Zhenghong looked at the lab and continued, ¡°If you want Yellow Ball to accompany us safely, then don¡¯t do anything. We will take care of it as long as it is alive.¡± ¡°If not?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°If you want it to continue evolving and become an ally we can fight alongside, then maybe we have another solution.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t promise the success rate, but it is at least 70%.¡± ¡°If it fails? What would happen to Yellow Ball?¡± This was what Ye Zhongming cared about the most. ¡°Badly injured, his evolution level would continue to drop, and it might even drop to before it started evolving. But it would still be alive.¡± Ye Zhongming took a deep breath before asking. ¡°What method?¡± Chapter 1245: Source battle ¡°I always think that you have no good intentions!¡± Yangos flapped its wings and caused the chains to rattle. In front of it were many machines and various tools. There were also 50 busy researchers. Ye Zhongming, Liu Zhenghong, Xia Bai, Reed Hair, and the Death King Tree, which had recovered into its crystal tree state, were nearby. This evil dragon wasn¡¯t used to such a formation and felt like they were trying to do something. The current Yangos was well-behaved. It had no choice. Ye Zhongming was an eight-star evolved and could beat it up. The evil dragon didn¡¯t understand why their gap was so huge, even if they had similar levels. Were humans stronger than dragons? Yangos had to suspect his race. Yangos did think about returning to the Saintess. Although it was a mount, it had some freedom. Moreover, after the Saint Father died, its restrictions were gone. It could fly into the sky and say goodbye to such a life. But when it learned that Saint Light Hall surrendered to Cloud Peak, Yangos gave up on such thoughts. Although it suspected its race, the dragon race was always the strongest. If not, they were used to following the strongest. If it requested to return to the Saintess, not to mention whether the Saintess would ask Ye Zhongming about it, even if she did, it didn¡¯t think Cloud Peak would agree. Liu Zhenghong, who humiliated it and nearly made it lose its reproductive organs, would definitely not agree. It knew that it had become the only source of experiment materials. Dragon blood, scales, saliva, sperm. These were all things that Liu Zhenghong needed. Facing an endless source of materials, everyone would keep it. Thus, Yangos felt like it had to change its views. It felt like it wasn¡¯t a bad thing to join Cloud Peak. Saint Light Hall lost, so it was logical to find another way out. Even if it had to provide its blood or scales, it wouldn¡¯t be as regular as now. It would be able to take it. Ye Zhongming walked beside Liu Zhenghong and asked. It then whistled, and a golden figure charged from the distance. Yellow Ball had regained some stamina. Although thelevel-fivee body was much weaker than before, it was enough for it to run around Cloud Peak. It ran over and was chewing on pieces of meat that someone had barbecued to a golden brown. On its neck was an exquisite flower ring. Its hair was combed and gave off a shampoo fragrance. The girls in Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad didn¡¯t bear to use much shampoo. Seeing Yellow Ball¡¯s proud self, Ye Zhongming resisted the urge to kick it. Liu Zhenghong, Red Hair, etc, rolled their eyes at him. ¡°Big Yellow, have you considered?¡± Ye Zhongming asked it for its opinion. It didn¡¯t care and wagged toward Ye Zhongming. It stretched its tongue and looked like it would lick him if he dared to stop it. Ye Zhongming was helpless and could only indicate for them to start. Yangos¡¯s shout rang across Cloud Peak. Its unique dragon curses got louder and louder. It forgot all about the cooperation and could only use this method to vent its pain. The entire Cloud Peak was covered in such sounds. Some dragon breath would fire towards the sky to dye it red. A thick blood scent would also spread around. This situation lasted until late at night. Liu Zhenghong was exhausted. After telling people to move the machines back to the lab, she looked at the scenes and gave a couple of instructions before leaving. All that was left was Yangos on its last breath, and Yellow Balls soaked in a blood pool. Chapter 1246: Source battle (2) It was late at night, and Ye Zhongming was still here. He observed Big Yellow bathing in dragon blood and waited for the final outcome. Liu Zhenghong¡¯s suggestion was crazy. It was a gene transfer: using Yangos¡¯ gene fragments and shifting them to Yellow Ball¡¯s body. It sounded simple, but it was tough to do. The techniques and steps involved were something an expert like Liu Zhenghong hadn¡¯t fully grasped. You also had to see the merger level with Yellow Ball to try to reduce the rejection. If it could survive the initial few hours, it succeeded. Not even Liu Zhenghong herself knew what life would be like afterward. Everything was unknown. But Yellow Ball would probably become much stronger, exceeding its race¡¯s limits and becoming a new lifeform. Although Liu Zhenghong wasn¡¯t the Creator Hong of her last life, but the craziness in her bones hadn¡¯t changed. Even if Yellow Ball was a symbolic Cloud Peak figure that she doted, it concerned her profession. She wouldn¡¯t hold back and would use seemingly extreme methods on Yellow Ball¡¯s body. It wasn¡¯t her experimenting on Yellow Ball. To her, this was the best way to protect and help Yellow Ball. It was also the best solution. From Ye Zhongming¡¯s perspective, rather than a gene transfer, it was more of a source battle. Yangos was a level eight dragon race lifeform. After a series of actions, it was left with one breath. One could imagine how cruel this operation was. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me. Survival of the fittest is something that hasn¡¯t changed since ancient times.¡± Facing the evil dragon¡¯s gaze that was filled with rage, hatred, and hope. Ye Zhongming replied. Dragons might have a special meaning in movies to people from Earth, but to Ye Zhongming, they weren¡¯t as important as Yellow Ball. They weren''t as important even if they were a level eight life form. For Big Yellow¡¯s health, he would sacrifice Yangos without any hesitation. His pity and kind heart was only towards his own people. Yangos wasn¡¯t on that level. ¡°Save me...¡± The evil dragon couldn¡¯t make a sound and could only use its mental energy to spread a weak message for Ye Zhongming to hear. Cloud Peak¡¯s king sat beside the flame. Half of his face was hidden in the darkness, which would dim and light up as the flame moved. ¡°I have two choices.¡± Yangos panted and was deep in despair. ¡°You humans don¡¯t keep your word.¡± ¡°Only equal people can talk to each other. People who aren¡¯t equal will only be bullied.¡± Both the dragon and human were in silence. Only Yellow Ball would give out some sounds from the Blood Pond and cause the dragon blood to ripple. ¡°Seems like... I have no choice.¡± Yangos finally spoke, but the mental energy was filled with deep helplessness. Ye Zhongming laughed, ¡°The Soul Slave Scroll is very expensive.¡± .............................................................................. The sun rose as usual on the second day and scattered its warmth and light into Cloud Peak. Before many people even woke up, they heard a loud dragon roar. A giant figure circled above. The wind from the wings blew dust, making Cloud Peak slightly dusty. ¡°I told you that we had to fix the road. Look, this fellow took revenge now.¡± Liu Zhenghong looked at Yangos and smiled. Ye Zhongming touched Yellow Ball¡¯s soft fur. He was extremely tired but still excited. ¡°Big Yellow has entered an evolution state. Once it wakes up, it should recover to its previous level. The future evolution chains have also been unlocked... This problem has been totally solved.¡± Liu Zhenghong checked Ye Zhongming and gave her final conclusion. ¡°This time, we need to thank Yangos¡¯s mysterious energy. It should have been left when Saint Father gave it energy to evolve.¡± ¡°But...¡± Liu Zhenghon raised her head and looked at Yangos, ¡°This fellow¡¯s level dropped. It isn¡¯t strong enough to be a fighter.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°As long as it can fly. It is a long way to go to get to Saint Light Hall.¡± Chapter 1247: Firm defence When Zhenghua left Cloud Peak, half of the motorcade was empty, but his heart was full. He had witnessed many different things in the few days he was in Cloud Peak. The safety and stability here shocked him. Cloud Peak was no different from before the apocalypse. It was even much safer, and you didn¡¯t have to close your doors. You didn¡¯t need to worry about mutated lifeforms attacking or humans robbing you when you were asleep and could sleep to day break. This was unimaginable in other places. Also, Cloud Peak¡¯s food was exquisite. This exquisite nature wasn¡¯t compared to before the apocalypse as that was impractical. It was compared to the habits of other places where they ate things the moment they were cooked. The methods of cooking and taste were much better here. However, Cloud Peak cared about nutrition. Zhenghua loved eating vegetables¡ªthe various types of vegetables and fruits. These things would appear on the wheels, but most of them were in the form of cans. Although the texture was good, their nutrition levels were low. Cloud Peak¡¯s stuff were fresh. They had good nutrition and inside it were mixed with various vitamins that evolved lacked. Zhenghua felt that he had grown fatter in the few days. Of course, these were small points that showed Cloud Peak¡¯s overall strength. He was shocked by their hardware. Yellow Ball waking up, Yangos joining, Red Hair riding the undead dragon fish. All of them gave Zhenghua huge pressure. Even if Yellow Ball was deep asleep, the giant dragon was level seven, Red Hair didn¡¯t attack, but this was enough to show how strong Cloud Peak was. Zhenghua met Ye Zhongming who was eight star. Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, Xia Bai, Mo Ye etc were all seven star. Zhenghua didn¡¯t believe in Five Ring Money¡¯s rankings. Now, he scoffed at it. This Clamour Defense wouldn¡¯t be different. ¡°The first energy system is naturally demon crystals.¡± Captain Linag explained, ¡°Each fortress along with Cloud Peak¡¯s core region and lab are all nodes. These nodes have crystals that provide energy. When not fighting, 100 level three crystals can maintain it for a week. When fighting, it will depend on the strength of the attack.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. This consumption was normal and something he could accept. ¡°What about the second energy system?¡± Captain Liang pointed at a position on Cloud Peak¡¯s wall. ¡°Stable Statue?¡± Liang Chuyin said, ¡°That thing is an energy system? That is a summoning being that can be activated.¡± Stable Statue was a statue that Ye Zhongming obtained previously. Usually, it was just a decoration, but you could turn it into a ghost warrior to attack when needed. ¡°Yes, Stable Statue. Actually, it has a name called Charging beast.¡± Captain Liang signalled, and someone carried a box. After opening it, there were three statues of different sizes. All of them were similar to the Stable Statue, but their sizes were different. ¡°These Charging Beasts can actually store energy in their b,odies andcanble to accept things of all natures. No matter what kind of energy it is, they can store them. You just have to put them into a formatio,n and theywilld charge it.¡± Captain Liang explained and even experimented on them in front of everyone. As expected, they could absorb energy. ¡°The method that saves the most money is folow-levelel evolved to attack the statues. While ensuring that they don¡¯t get damaged, you can charge them.¡± Everyone was amazed. They didn¡¯t expect the equipment that no one had high hopes for to have such magical abilities. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t happy too early. He asked, ¡°Do we need many of these? Do you have?¡± ¡°I only have these three,; Ican give them to you for free.¡± He replied, ¡°But to support the formation, you need at least 30!¡± Chapter 1248: Five things ¡°Where to find them?¡± Ye Zhongming felt that he wouldn¡¯t be saying it for no reason since Captain Liang said it. ¡°I know a place, but... It is a little dangerous.¡± Captain Liang hesitated, ¡°I bought these three from a battle squad. Their people mentioned its past, but as they weren¡¯t strong enough, they couldn¡¯t get more.¡± ¡°What place?¡± ¡°Abnormal Dungeon!¡± Captain Liang said a name and the rough position, ¡°That place is very dangerous. Either the lifeforms are very special or have special abilities. Although that battle squad isn¡¯t very famous, they aren¡¯t weak. They could only push a few hundred meters in and lost many people.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it and confirmed that he hadn¡¯t heard of this dungeon before. After building the defensive fortresses, Everyone¡¯s World left. Cloud Peak wanted to keep them, but as they had already joined the Su Race, they couldn¡¯t be theirs. So Xia Lei represented Ye Zhongming to express their desire to make them stay, but she didn¡¯t force them. Ye Zhongming and his subordinates sighed as they watched them leave with the various mutated lifeform specimens and various tools. The races in the universe were complicated and strong. Who knows if they will clash in the future and whether Cloud Peak can handle it? ¡°Posthumous People¡¯s job has been completed in the Secret Realm, and they are gathering toward the Imperial City. They hadn¡¯t passed the Space Gate, but we must arrange a place for them.¡± Xia Lei and Ye Zhongming were in Cloud Peak. They were together because they had many things to discuss. For example, their cooperation with Five Ring Money. Equipment, weapons, vitamin tablets, Cloud Peak delicacies, etc. Since they returned from the Secret Realm, they have started many workshops. Like their work with Cannibal Chain and Su Race, even if both sides didn¡¯t sign a true agreement, be it the races in the universe or Cloud Peak, they weren¡¯t willing to be enemies. Then, everyone wanted to work together and get stronger. That was a win-win. The third was actually connected with the second, which was that he not only had to cooperate with the races above, but he would also have to go against them. Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming would have to rely on this place. Ye Zhongming needed to find a way to solidify it. Everyone¡¯s World¡¯s defensive formation was an important part. Although he could use crystals as the source, their functions were one-dimensional. When attacked, one energy system would be easily broken. It would be good if they had two. Stable Statues were hard to find, so he had to start early in case things happened. Fourth was the exploration of the Secret Realm. This was a problem. Although Blue Secret Realm wasn¡¯t complete and was on the verge of collapse, it was still too huge for Cloud Peak. To explore that area, Cloud Peak¡¯s numbers weren¡¯t enough. Also, there were demon monsters there, so there had to be many evolved. But a large army would be attacked by higher-level demon monsters, affecting their progress and speed. Numbers and efficiency were another problem. There was a solution, but it was also restrictive. For example, to let other factions enter. Hire Posthumous People or Saint Light Hall members, etc. That would be risky, too. Ye Zhongming had to discuss how to execute it with his subordinates. The final thing was Cloud Peak¡¯s own growth. This didn¡¯t sound complicated, but it was. Ye Zhongming had to decide the future path. Would they take a path where they would have super strong combat strength in a short time, which would consume their foundations and resources? Or should he strengthen the foundations, where the initial stage will be slow, but they will go further? Or will he try to do the middle path with both speed and foundations? Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming, who were both inexperienced, had to be careful. While Ye Zhongming was worried about all this, another bad news spread from the Secret Realm and Earth respectively. Chapter 1249: Missing and progress the news from earth recorded that the incident happened four days ago. someone saw the disappeared talking lady. the talking lady and the black cat were too easy to spot. everyone who saw them wouldn¡¯t be wrong. the news said that when they were spotted, they were fighting a strong mutated lifeform. it seemed like they had fought for a long time, and both sides were injured. if that were the only thing, ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t be surprised. talking lady looked like a human, but she wasn¡¯t. at least now she wasn¡¯t. since that was the case, she was a mutated life form. her evolution needed her to suck and steal from other lifeforms. she might seem injured, but if she won, she would level up! ye zhongming wouldn¡¯t be surprised if that were it. ye zhongming also didn¡¯t think anything bad about her being injured. this human-like high-level lifeform was not a part of cloud peak. red hair and her were different. what made him frown was that the news came from the merchant squad. they returned the news to cloud peak and said they would follow up. but when the news reached cloud peak, xia lei didn¡¯t receive communication from the merchant squad. she thought there was a problem, so she discussed it with ye zhongming. after the secret realm battle, the merchant squad set off to open trading paths for cloud peak. due to the materials from the secret realm, they were even on a much larger scale. they built a second squad with fewer people, and this squad was in charge of the familiar businesses nearby. luyi led the original squad, now called the first merchant squad, and was huge. the one that went missing was this one. ¡°once in three days, normal contact, no content, just location. that is a way to confirm safety. if they failed to contact us, we know that something happened.¡± xia lei sat beside ye zhongming, and her tender hands pressed his leg. xia lei pointed at the map. ye zhongming looked before saying, ¡°let red hair bring little tiger and young master yun¡¯s battle squad over. use the meditation bone demon platform. keep in contact. if they notice anything, report it immediately.¡± red hair was very strong and ye zhongming didn¡¯t dare to say that he would definitely defeat her. she wasn¡¯t as hard to read as before and would spend her days in cloud peak. she would do what ye zhongming asked her to. with her leading two battle squads, unless they faced a level nine lifeform, they should be okay. ¡°this news... really is... xxx¡± the second news came from secret realm, which gave ye zhongming a real headache. he even cursed in front of xia lei. it came from two sources. one was posthumous people, and one was saint light hall. both factions gave the same news so it wouldn¡¯t be wrong. it was similar. the strong cursed abyss lifeform was leading the demon monsters of night demon plains to enter the human resting place. they werefive days away fromr the posthumous people city. they noticed them because they were lucky. some posthumous people were collecting soul pearls for cloud peak and noticed some abnormal movement. they entered night demon plain and saw the army from afar. saint light hall¡¯s news had more basis. although they didn¡¯t attack the night demon plain, they had been monitoring the huge amount of demon monsters. if not for them being badly injured in their battle with the posthumous people and were also busy with moving the entire race, they would have noticed it long ago. but no matter what, the demon monsters were planning to invade them. their target might even be the imperial ,, meaningthat ye zhongming had to think of a solution. ¡°after the news was spread, saint light hall and posthumous people focused on it. saintess sent her word that she would personally head to the imperial city to discuss with us.¡± xia lei waited for ye zhongming to make his decision. he didn¡¯t open his ey,es and the room was scarily silent. a while later, he suncertainlyinty, ¡°what do these demon monsters want?¡± Chapter 1250: Trapped merchant squad when red hair, little tiger, and young master yun got ready to set off, the target they were searching for suffered from their umpteenth attack of these few days. ¡°what is this?¡± qinhao held his injured rib and ran while shouting toward his allies. he had spent two years in cloud peak and never felt so frustrated. ¡°who knows? run, they are about to chase!¡± another ally pulled him while turning back to fire two shots. the energy that evolved feared hit the enemy¡¯s body and couldn¡¯t even slice the skin. ¡°damn, damn, damn!¡± ah xi cursed. he carried the gun on his back and took out two silver box gen 2 grenades. these were his private collection that he traded from a person in tong hu¡¯s battle squad. he used many goods things to trade for it and was reluctant to use them. now that the guns weren¡¯t strong enough, he could only see if these could stop the monsters. the oval grenade bounced before exploding. a stronger energy fired and landed on the monsters that were within range. as compared to the crystal guns, the grenades were far stronger. the monsters were sent tumbling, and many gave out weird cries. ¡°damn, ah xi, not bad. i shall find people from the main squad when i return to trade for ten of these.¡± qinhao ran while gritting his teeth. ¡°that is if you are alive.¡± ah xi took one look and quickened his footsteps, ¡°this thing is limited. the main squad doesn¡¯t have many.¡± both of them were six-star evolved. even if they were injured, they were quick. they used this time to cover a few hundred meters. but before they could be happy, they heard the familiar noises from behind them. they looked at each other and saw the despair in their eyes. ¡°these bunch of things!¡± they broke through but were injured. qinhao¡¯s injuries weren¡¯t light. the two of them ran but they didn¡¯t escape. ¡°ah xi, i will stop them, you run!¡± qinhao stopped suddenly and charged toward the monsters. he placed his hand that was covering his wound down. the twin blades that he had because he worshipped xia lei appeared in his hands and gave off a bright light. ¡°come back!¡± ah xi didn¡¯t grab him. he saw his brother charge. he stopped and planned to pull him back. ¡°treat my sister well, i only have one loved one!¡± qinhao replied which stunned ah xi. he clenched his fist and turned with his eyes red. behind him was his ally fighting and shouted and also the sound of blood splattering and monsters giving weird cries. ten seconds later, it disappeared, there was only the sound of the monster chasing. still couldn¡¯t get away? ah xi felt his stamina drop and his speed decrease. the monster needed half a minute or even shorter to catch up. okay then, dying with qinhao would make things less lonely. he stopped in despair and turned. he planned to fight to the death like his ally. cloud peak members could die but they had to die facing the enemy. these monsters that looked like velociraptors were less than a hundred meters. but right when he thought he was going to die, a figure appeared and grabbed his collar. it tossed him into the air. he glanced at talking lady¡¯s blood covered face. that symbolic black cat wasn¡¯t beside her. before he landed, he heard her clear words. ¡°call ye!¡± he fell to the ground and saw that talking lady had charged into the crowd. he could only see blood flying. he climbed and ran forward. Chapter 1251: Trapped merchant squad (2) ¡°can you block it?¡± zhan pingkang looked at a sweaty subordinate and asked. his voice was hoarse, and each word he spoke felt as if his throat was being sliced. zhan pingkang suffered from never-before-seen hardships in a short day. when luyi was around, he only had to be in charge of his own work and manage the evolved in the merchant squad. although people were arrogant in the apocalypse, they weren¡¯t tough to manage. experts were the kings. he was a six-star evolved. apart from the core members, his status was there,, making everyone respect and listen to him. cloud peak was a special presence in the apocalypse. members had a good relationship with each other and were similar to family. this reduced the difficulty of management. he would occasionally wonder if he could do similar things if he were a core member. but this time, luyi fainted due to his heavy injuries. as the deputy, he had to take up responsibility. pressure hit him in the face. only now did he know that it wasn¡¯t easy to be the leader of a battle squad. not only did you have strong and mature coordination ability, but you also needed to be experienced. the first merchant squad defended on the spot. they used the modified trucks to surround a semi-circular area. they relied on several abandoned apartments to defend. however, facing numerous attacks from the monsters, some of the trucks were destroyed, and the defensive ring became smaller and smaller. some trucks were about to be pierced through and were on the edge of being destroyed. if that happened, the defensive formation would be broken. ¡°we can only use stone, but...¡± the subordinate¡¯s hands were covered in blood. he was a mechanic before the apocalypse and obtained a job related to repairing. this made him one of the few support-type evolved. such a position wouldn¡¯t have any status in other factions as their combat strength wasn¡¯t strong, and others would rip them off. this subordinate suffered from a few months of bad life because of that. but everything changed when he came to cloud peak. this place cared a lot about support-type talents. he was able to put his skills to work and was thus very well treated. his status was even slightly higher than ordinary evolved of the same level. the merchant squad was special, and they had high demands for the stability and safety of the vehicles, so this subordinate was shifted here. while doing that, the monsters had reached the front. hong hong hong! some monsters struck the defensive line. some tried to jump onto the trucks to attack. the trucks were modified and they could be chained together. it was impossible to knock one aside. their bodies were covered in spikes. the top and body had circular holes that would have meter-long metal spikes that would pop up to hurt the lifeforms. where the head and carriage connected would spit out high temperature gas that had terrifying destructive powers. monsters fell onto the roof because they were hurt. some fell into the defensive ring while some fell outside. there were some that fell onto the roof and were continuously stabbed. these monsters had a high defense against energy attacks, but their defense against physical attacks was average. the trucks were only able to block them for some time and they charged into the merchant squad quickly. cloud peak¡¯s merchant squad had faced many dangers in the apocalypse. although they were at a disadvantage and forced to defend, they were still very powerful. they had good understanding with each other and used the timing and number advantage to kill the target. during the first few minutes of the battle, they had no casualties and killed dozens of monsters. but as more monsters crossed the trucks, the chaos began. human and monsters fought in the narrow space. weapons and skills flew. they ignored friendly fire and focused on killing the enemy. zhan pingkang waved his blade to kill monsters. under his leadership, their evolved had the advantage. the formation also gave them some breathing space. but when everyone thought that they would be able to defend this attack, the apartments behind started to collapse. within a few seconds, they lost the barrier at the back. five monsters double the size of the others appeared. they had smelly saliva and sharp teeth. they stared at the humans with their red eyes. but the merchant squad members turned toward the one in the middle. there was a person on it. Chapter 1252: Petty persons pride more accurately, it wasn¡¯t human. it was a human-shaped lifeform. it was similar to a human but had two heads¡ªone red and one green. it had many tentacles that squirmed. on those faces were a pair of huge eyes. there was no mouth, only three holes. the mouth portion slightly protruded, and a row of black teeth was inside it. it looked like a mutated lifeform but still had no demon crystal. zhan pingkang felt that he hadn¡¯t seen as many weird things in the apocalypse as compared to today. what were these things? why would they attack the motorcade? ¡°@*#@u¡± the muscular human-shaped lifeform said something the cloud peak members couldn¡¯t understand. but they understood immediately. it asked them to attack. the monsters that had stopped started to attack. apart from the monster in the middle, the others joined in. even those who had stopped outside continued to strike. these monsters were planning to finish it. ¡°go all out!¡± ¡°kill them!¡± ¡°kill them all!¡± ¡°i even fought the level nine saint father; why would i be afraid of you, pieces of trash?¡± cloud peak warriors who had bad feelings in their hearts became determined. since they might not get out today, they should go all out and kill as many as they could. ordinary warriors could think that way, but he couldn¡¯t. he knew the importance of the merchant squad. the merchant squad was the intel source and the symbolic figure of many trade routes. some small factions would recognise luyi and the merchant squad, but they might not recognise cloud peak. zhan pingkang raised his blade and charged into the monster faction. behind him were hundreds of cloud peak warriors. at that moment, they used their lives to show the hot blood and pride of mankind. everyone waved their weapons as if they didn¡¯t know what exhaustion was. they used their skills and everything they had. many monsters fell, and more warriors died. 20 minutes later, the hundred remaining people were surrounded. the monsters looked at them and didn¡¯t attack. at a certain moment, the enemies split up. the human-shaped monster walked over and looked at the people from earth. the two faces had the same expression. it was mocking, it was disdain, it was teasing. ¡°@*@#@)¡± ¡°more words that they couldn¡¯t understand.¡± zhan pingkang wiped the blood off his face. a monster bit his head, and a large part of flesh was gone. it revealed the flesh and white bones inside. if he weren¡¯t an evolved, such injuries would be enough to kill him. ¡°what are you even saying?¡± he spat blood and raised his blade. he felt that this was the last time he raised his blade, like the day of the apocalypse when he raised a pen for the last time. the difference was that during that time, his teaching career was over, and now his life was over. ¡°kill it!¡± he roared and wanted to charge. but someone pulled him back. ¡°why are you even afraid of dying now?¡± he scolded the person. but the subordinate ignored him and just looked at the area behind the monsters. zhan pingkang realised something and looked. he rubbed his eyes and saw liquid flowing from the eyes. a red figure holding a spear descended like a god. Chapter 1253: Two faced monster red hair jumped off the dragonfish¡¯s body. using the death bone demon platform''s teleportation ability, she led little tiger and young master yun¡¯s team and reached this area quickly. however, as the missing location was just a rough spot, after arriving, the two squads split up. due to the dragonfish¡¯s mobility, she was the first to discover this location. she was only able to send a message before charging over. she fell from the sky and picked up speed. the wind blew her red hair. red hair¡¯s spear aimed down, and her body rolled over. due to the speed, she started to rustle. the monster turned their heads and looked up. they saw a red flash. ¡°(@#*(@*¡± that two-headed monster shouted something and many monsters rushed to where red hair was about to land. as for the remaining warriors, they didn¡¯t seem like a threat. ¡°it is... red hair...¡± zhan pingkang was stunned as he looked at the falling figure and started tearing up. red hair was calm. she looked at the monsters getting close, and her spear gave off some dark light. when it was a few meters from them, the spear tip expanded, and magma spurted. the magma formed a white mist when it came into contact with air. like a water gun being fired, the liquid hit the monsters. screams could be heard. the monsters were good at resisting energy attacks and were ordinary against physical attacks. but facing such high-temperature magma, they couldn¡¯t resist at all. the moment they were hit, they would melt. fights were a process where you used your moves and broke down your opponent¡¯s moves. red hair didn¡¯t know what the red matter was. her choice was that she would charge out with the dragon fish no matter what it was. since she couldn¡¯t dodge, she wouldn¡¯t. red hair¡¯s actions surprised this person. it gave out an unknown cry, and the four legs spat out gas again. it retreated slightly, turning the other face toward red hair. the tentacles on it stood again. red hair wasn¡¯t far from it. seeing that the green face was about to attack, she released her spear. at the same time, the dragonfish opened its mouth and gave out a silent roar. the monster wanted to dodge but paused slightly due to the roar. this pause caused the spear to pierce its chest and send it flying. red hair spread her right hand. with her movement, the two-faced monster¡¯s body shook. a blood hole appeared in its chest that was the size of a head. six sharp moon-shaped blades stretched from the spear and spun. like a fan, it minced the person¡¯s body. the monster stopped struggling and fell from the sky. when it landed, dust billowed, extinguishing the other monsters'' hopes of resistance. those that were still alive started to escape. those that remained were badly injured and couldn¡¯t move. ¡°kill those without demon crystals.¡± red hair landed and said toward the contribution badge to inform little tiger and young master yun¡¯s battle squad. ¡°red...¡± zhan pingkang brought them over. he wanted to thank her but didn¡¯t know how to address her. she laughed and waved nonchalantly. she was about to say something, but there was an explosion. she turned and saw that the dragon fish had fallen from the sky and was rolling. this was her true partner. she ran over and wanted to see what was going on, but her head felt dizzy. she straightened her body, but that feeling got more intense. she shook and fell to the side. that terrified the others. they rather die than see anything happen to red hair. the surviving members rushed over. some with medical experience checked on her but couldn¡¯t see anything. zhan pingkang was the most calm. he grabbed her battle contribution badge and informed little tiger and young master yun. Chapter 1254: Uncertain Talking Lady ¡°seems like there are no injuries, and everything is normal. that is weird...¡± little tiger and young master yun battle squad¡¯s medic job users were beside red hair. they looked closely and didn¡¯t find any problem. little tiger, young master yun, and zhan pingkang stood outside, and they frowned. ¡°old zhan, go and rest. your injuries are quite heavy. leave red hair to us.¡± little tiger had an eye covered. he was more calm than ye zhongming or xia lei when he was alone outside. now that red hair and luyi were unconscious, he was the team''s core. ¡°right, us standing here won¡¯t help anything. go and rest. we are not in cloud peak and might face other things. the faster all of you recover, the better it is for us.¡± young master yun persuaded, ¡°uncle lu also needs you to take care. although his injuries are being healed, he would need at least a day to wake up. take care of him.¡± zhan pingkang felt that he was responsible for red hair falling unconscious. thinking that there was nothing he could do; he could only rest with his people. he still left a few people who were in good states to set up sentry. he told young master yun to take care of the area before little tiger headed out. he crossed the defensive line and walked before the cat and person. or rather, a zombie and cat. talking lady wasn¡¯t in a good state. at least it didn¡¯t look good on the surface. just from what they could see, the black cat and her body had five bone-deep wounds. but even then, little tiger didn¡¯t dare to underestimate her and was very nervous. he knew that talking lady and red hair were on the same level. the two lifeforms fought each other for such a long time. both of them even worked for cloud peak for some time. but after losing ye zhongming¡¯s restriction, talking lady left and disappeared into the apocalypse. now that they met each other again, even if talking lady looked injured, even if she brought the black cat to escort luyi out with the cloud peak warriors, little tiger didn¡¯t dare to relax. the cloud peak forces here looked relaxed, but they were actually all very nervous. the current talking lady had an orange crystal, and so did the black cat. behind them were two hundred level five and bove zombies! there were over thirty level six ones and four level seven! the strongest on cloud peak¡¯s side, which was red hair, was unconscious. luyi, who was seven star, was unconscious. only little tiger and young master yun were seven stars. they had many six stars that evolved, more than the opposite side. but they weren¡¯t strong enough before the level eight talking lady and black cat. ¡°speak!¡± little tiger said solemnly. ¡°we noticed some matter on the tentacles. i touched a little, and that stunned me for five seconds. if not for them using cleanse on me, i would have fainted.¡± that was a five-star evolved. with the average human being four stars, this was already an expert. such a person nearly fainted because he slightly touched that matter? ¡°red hair got hit by this?¡± little tiger touched his chin and got that person¡¯s definite reply. he thought about it and glanced at talking lady. he finally made a decision. ¡°send news back, tell the boss to send people to help. we... won¡¯t move.¡± .............................................................................. the secret realm was calmer than usual. the earthquakes weren¡¯t as frequent which calmed people down. when ye zhongming arrived, the saintess was here too. after the negotiation, posthumous people, saint light hall and people from earth sat together. the difference was that they had a common goal. ¡°the demon monster army is about to pass undead hull. if they maintain their speed, their vanguard forces would arrive in the imperial city within a few dozen days.¡± the two heads of saint light hall- zai li marked the position of the army. his expression was solemn. as the boss of the feather warrior squad, the saint light hall¡¯s air force, he was nearly wiped. only five hundred of his men could fly. only two hundred spirit eagles remained. but he didn¡¯t have time to think about all that. he led these two hundred cavaliers to scout and the news he got shocked him! Chapter 1255: I dont agree ¡°how big is the scale?¡± due to his strength, ling kun was leading the posthumous people with neal and hong xiang supporting. ¡°very big.¡± zai li pointed, ¡°i am not sure how many, but anyway, they cover the plains, the high mountains, and the rivers.¡± ¡°i think they are going all out.¡± zai li¡¯s words made everyone speechless. be it ye zhongming, the saintess, or the kings who had lived for many years, all of them were shocked by those numbers. numerous! so many that they couldn¡¯t count! beside ye zhongming were xia lei and the others who had seen zombies surround the city. millions of them pushed cloud peak to the edge, and they were nearly broken. that nearly happened even when they relied on the city walls to defend. one must know that there were only a few million. although there weren¡¯t many human evolved, there were still more than six digits. that didn¡¯t include the hundreds of thousands of posthumous people warriors that joined in. also, there were very few mutated zombies that could fly. cloud peak didn¡¯t face many air threats during that siege. but things were different now. air troops occupied 20% of the demon monsters. without the city walls, there was no way the imperial city could defend. ¡°actually, we have fully battled against the demon monsters before. but we had many experts, more than the demon monsters. we had the same amount or even more level nine experts, but now...¡± zaili sat down, defeated. ¡°that level nine monster... came.¡± everyone went silent again, and they knew what that meant. posthumous people and saint light hall were considered humans before and at least had a level nine saint father. even when saint father forced red hair into the cursed abyss, that level-nine monster only showed itself. ye zhongming lowered his head slightly and smiled. he knew what it was. he believed that the kings also guessed what she was going to say. but ling kun still asked. it seemed like both sides stood on the same ground. ¡°before they come, all of us move to earth, and then... shut the space gate and give up on this place.¡± her words didn¡¯t surprise ye zhongming at all. could posthumous people, saint light hall, and cloud peak fight them? the answer was obvious. they stood no chance. so they couldn¡¯t fight and could only escape. but where to? even if there was a place, what if the demon monster army chased? taking a step back, even if they didn¡¯t chase, the secret realm would collapse in an uncertain time. since that was the case, since they had a plan to move to earth, why not bring that forward? although it was rushed and many people wouldn¡¯t be able to leave, most people could. that was better than people staying here and waiting to die. be it posthumous people or saint light hall, this was the best way. it was just a matter of timing. this was also what benefitted them the most. but it was bad for cloud peak. why did cloud peak help the posthumous people? why are they helping them to move to earth? wasn¡¯t it to turn the secret realm into their back graden? wasn¡¯t it to turn this into their resource base? but if they used this method and everyone left, they would lose connection to the secret realm. all they had done would go to waste. would ye zhongming dare to use the key again? what if the level nine monster didn¡¯t leave? ye zhongming smiled coldly because of that. ¡°this idea...¡± ¡°i don¡¯t agree.¡± Chapter 1256: Why did they come? the people in the room looked towards ye zhongming. their hearts shook. what the saintess and ling kun said represented the attitudes of saint light hall and the posthumous people. they didn¡¯t want to clash with the demon monster army, and this was the most beneficial solution for them. but did they know that it would hurt cloud peak¡¯s interests? of course, they did. not mentioning saint light hall as they were enemies with cloud peak. posthumous people were allies with cloud peak. now that your allies stood together with the enemy, it definitely felt awkward and ashamed. they were naturally afraid that ye zhongming would oppose. it was okay if ye zhongming and cloud peak were just a small faction that they could suppress to reach their goals. but cloud peak and ye zhongming were experts. especially since ye zhongming became eight star, he was stronger than everyone here. if ling kun or the saintess fought him alone, they didn¡¯t have the confidence to win. cloud peak was also very strong. it had strong weapons and equipment, a high average level, weird gene warriors, and those terrifying crystal weapons. honestly, be it the posthumous people or saint light hall, they weren¡¯t confident in taking cloud peak on. such a strong person represented a strong faction. even if they were on the same side, they were still nervous. one must know that this person controlled the space gate. if ye zhongming left in anger, then they would have to wait here for death. ¡°this meeting is a plot, right?¡± ye zhongming stood up and was expressionless. you couldn¡¯t see any rage from being plotted against or any other emotions. but the more it was like that, the more terrified these people felt. but was that enough? ye zhongming could sacrifice his interests because of that? how would he answer to little tiger, who had lost his eye here? how would he answer to the core members who were badly injured or dead? how would he answer to the cloud peak warriors who died for his secret realm plan? ye zhongming told everyone to sit down and also told xia bai to calm down. he said slowly, ¡°i understand your thoughts, and don¡¯t think you want to be enemies with me. if i was in your shoes, i might do the same too.¡± hearing him say that, everyone smiled. no matter if they wanted to admit it or not, ye zhongming was the core of their hearts. his attitude decided many things. ¡°but just as what you worry, i also don¡¯t want to see cloud peak¡¯s interests being hurt.¡± he walked to the curtain and saw the people busy outside. they wasn¡¯t as joyful as before and worried that the demon monster army was coming. ¡°compensation?¡± he laughed, ¡°how much can you give? to be honest, you can¡¯t give me much!¡± saintess and the kings coughed awkwardly and knew ye zhongming was saying the truth. ¡°as for listening to orders, i am not interested in uncertain things.¡± saintess wanted to object, but ye zhongming waved and interrupted her. ¡°so, my stand is still the same. i don¡¯t plan on giving up on the secret realm.¡± the others looked at each other. they spoke for so long and weren¡¯t able to change his thoughts? ¡°of course, i don¡¯t plan on fighting with the demon monsters. i want to live longer.¡± ¡°then zhongming what do you mean?¡± hong xiang looked around before asking. he waved a finger. ¡°before i answer that, let me ask a question. did you think about why they are coming? moreover, why are they coming toward the imperial city?¡± Chapter 1257: Try and you will know that question caused the room to be silent. hong xiang said, ¡°every period of time, demon monsters will invade our territory. this period differs. a long time has passed since they invaded. now that they have all gone out, it should be similar. they want food.¡± ¡°you, i, and everyone outside are their food.¡± in the long road of history, the posthumous people and saint light hall had been battling against the demon monsters. demon monsters treated humans as their energy to evolve. humans treated them as items to survive. they were each other¡¯s food. when humans were strong, they tried to conquer the demon monsters. similarly, when the demon monsters were strong, they would attack the humans for food. but recently, due to the poor secret realm situation, humans found adapting harder. humans started to get weak, and they were in a downturn. they couldn¡¯t gain an advantage in their battle against the demon monsters and could only defend themselves. now that they were attacking, the humans were sad and furious but weren¡¯t surprised. although they weren¡¯t as intelligent as humans and didn¡¯t have an organisational structure like humans, they were intelligent. they would start a war when they sensed a chance. demon monsters weren¡¯t humans. levels were important; the stronger you became, the smarter you became. you had control over the weaker ones, and starting a war was much easier than being a human. it had been long since the last invasion, so it wasn¡¯t hard to imagine why they were attacking again. ¡°i think there are two possibilities.¡± the saintess had considered this problem, so her thinking was clear.no?v(el)b\\jnn ¡°first, their numbers have exceeded what the night demon plains can handle, so they are attacking humans to reduce their numbers. this is a way they reduce the problem of having too little living space. or some of them need to evolve, and humans are their key to evolution, so they start this race war.¡± this was something everyone could think about. this was also the main reason why they invaded in the past. ¡°second one.¡± her voice became unnatural, ¡°humans have no more level nine, and that level nine monster sensed it. it wants to conquer the humans.¡± everyone looked at him. was there another reason? ye zhongming pointed at the sky, ¡°saint father knew this place was about to collapse. all of you knew; i also knew. there is no way that monster can¡¯t sense it.¡± ¡°since that is the case, will it think about starting a war to survive in this space?¡± hearing ye zhongming say that, the saintess said, ¡°you are saying...¡± ¡°en.¡± ye zhongming nodded, ¡°i think one point you said is possible. it wants to break through and rely on its strength to break the restrictions and gain freedom.¡± ¡°also, don¡¯t forget that it has a simpler way to leave.¡± saint light hall and the posthumous people looked at each other and understood what ye zhongming meant. ¡°but it can sense the space gate?¡± xia lei frowned. saint father knew because ye zhongming was noticed when his soul went to the gate of blessing. that made saint father pay attention to the posthumous people. but this level nine monster relied on his sense to confirm that the space gate existed. ¡°that is possible...¡± saintess came into contact with the saint father the most and she understood level nine people the most. thinking about how lifeforms of that level has such an ability, she felt that ye zhongming was right. ¡°that is the reason i don¡¯t agree to give up on the secret realm.¡± ye zhongming saw that everyone didn¡¯t understand, ¡°if they came for the space gate, then we might not need to give up on the secret realm. i might have a way for everyone to retreat to earth in a better way, and we can still work around here.¡± ¡°how do we make sure?¡± zai li asked. ye zhongming looked at his secret realm key. ¡°we just need to try, and we will know.¡± Chapter 1260: Big problem This was the first time he had seen Red Hair so weak. She was laid in the biggest gene lab, Liu Zhenghong¡¯s own lab. She opened her eyes and looked at Ye Zhongming walk in. She tried to smile, but her face was very stiff, and it looked like she was making a funny face to him. ¡°When did she wake?¡± Ye Zhongming turned and looked at Liu Zhenghong. ¡°A few hours ago.¡± ¡°Has she always been like this?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Liu Zhenghong rubbed her eyes in exhaustion. Since Red Hair fell unconscious, she didn¡¯t rest much. If she weren¡¯t an evolved, she would have died. ¡°What happened? Did you get an answer? Can you solve it?¡± This was what Ye Zhongming was most concerned with. In his impression, Red Hair might not be invincible, but she had never stayed down. No matter who she faced, even against the Saint Father. But this time, she fell unconscious for so long after killing monsters that were lower level than her. This was something he couldn¡¯t understand and made him even more worried. Although both his hands were covered in blood, it didn¡¯t mean he had no emotions. He protected his own people the most. This was the reason why Cloud Peak protected its weak parts. Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t reply to his question but pointed to the side. Ye Zhongming looked and saw the two-faced monster lying on the other bed. But its treatment was far worse. Its body was covered in many tubes, from its face to its limbs. They were all dissected to reveal a different structure from humans. ¡°This monster attacked Red Hair. It was a liquid from one face.¡± Liu Zhenghong walked to a machine and continued, ¡°I tested the liquid, but... Sorry, with our current standards, we can¡¯t find out what it is.¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t that I am too confident in myself, but at least, after evolving, here...¡± She pointed at her head, ¡°Be it memory, understanding, or inference abilities, all of them have improved. Along with my strong body, if it was before the apocalypse, I would get any of the scientific prizes. My theories and results have exceeded Earth¡¯s technologies by years.¡± ¡°Even in the apocalypse, I believe that even if I am not the best biologist, I am one of the best. There aren¡¯t more than three people better than me in the world!¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything and just listened. He knew that the more she said, the more it meant that what she would say was bad. ¡°But I studied for so many days and have had no progress. None at all!¡± Liu Zhenghong picked up a test tube with some liquid, ¡°This is what made her fall unconscious. When it touches air, it will vapourise. If a lifeform touches it, they will faint. The more they touch, the longer and worse it gets.¡± ¡°This will happen if you are five-star and above. It will instantly kill low-level lifeforms.¡± Liu Zhenghong sighed, ¡°Fortunately, she was strong enough. If not, with the amount she came into contact with, she would have died.¡± ¡°That undead dragon fish...¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°That is an undead lifeform. Although it is effective on it, it isn¡¯t as strong as on others.¡± She placed it down and pointed at the green face. ¡°The tentacles have some dark green liquid. Its corrosiveness is extremely strong. With the things we have, none of them can resist it. It can corrode any material, so we can¡¯t analyse it. This shows how dangerous it is. Fortunately, Red Hair killed it. If it fired the green thing, the outcome would be unimaginnable.¡± Ye Zhongming was shocked. This thing was so strong? ¡°Fortuantely, when the thing corrodes something, it will dissect itself. Once it breaks down, the corrosion will stop. So if evolved touches this, whether or not you survive depends on the strength of your equipment and your resistance.¡± ¡°Sister Hong, what do you want to say?¡± Was she telling him that the things in both faces were something they had no way of understanding? She sighed and said something shocking, ¡°Zhongming, we are in big trouble this time.¡± Chapter 1259: Proof Those changes were visible. When they first came to the secret realm, they were weak. Even if Ye Zhongming told the Rat King to give him quality ones, the undeniable fact was that apart from some that had the strengths of their ancestors, the others were weaker than other lifeforms of the same level. The largest group was not only weak but much weaker. Now, this situation changed. Firstly, they became more bold and weren¡¯t as timid as before. When they weren¡¯t hungry, it was hard for them to be vicious. It was the same case even when they were moving as a horde. Only when the target was weak, and there were few of them, would they choose to attack. Of course, this would change if they were hungry. They would become bloodthirsty to survive. The mutated rats were like that at the start. What they didn¡¯t know was that the small device had some adrenaline. Ye Zhongming could control their injection into their bodies. They became violent and fearless. Many victories and delicious meals made the rats more courageous, even without the adrenaline. Evolved lifeforms were constantly changing. They were timid before because of their nature and because they were hunted in Ying City. Once they released their viciousness and won every battle, they became more cruel. Sometimes, even without Ye Zhongming¡¯s orders, they would charge toward demon monsters they spotted. The second change was that their evolution levels were increasing. But these preparations were built on Cloud Peak¡¯s materials and skills, so theycouldo take shape quickly. The outcome didn¡¯t fully satisfy Ye Zhongming. For e, after the adrenalinexample, some mutated rats became angry and vialine and started attacking their allies. When evolving, although most of them showed the abilities that Liu Zhenghong wanted them to show, some died because of gene rejection. This made Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad and those following researchers very busy. They had to clear those rats to prevent other rats from eating them. For example, the potions changed them and made them listen to orders.However,t some of their brains were damage,d and they became stupid. These imperfect parts were another reason why the number of rats reduced. Fifteen days after Ye Zhongmming led the rat army toward Saint Light Hall and received news of the demon monsters, the number of rats dropped by twenty thousand, and only seventy thousand remained. He used the key and returned to Earth. Many people tried to persuade him. Especially his few women. Since his idea was proven and the level nine demon monster was here for the space gate, then him entering was too risky. Truth proved that the demon monster army had changed directions and was chasing Ye Zhongming¡¯s army. However, they were far from each other; who could ensure that the level nine lifeform would remain with his army? What if it chased alone? Who could battle it? But Ye Zhongming had his own thoughts. He felt that although he didn¡¯t understand why, after so many days, that level nine lifeform still didn¡¯t chase alone. There was a chance that it wouldn¡¯t get free from its army. Since that was the case, he would still follow his plan and head toward Saint Light Hall. That was a part of his agreement with the Saint Light Hall. Since he was so adamant, the others were worried, but they could do nothing and could only follow Ye Zhongming¡¯s previous instructions. When Ye Zhongming was about to return, news spread from the gene lab. Liu Zhenghong called him over. He rushed over, and Sister Hong¡¯s first word delighted him. ¡°Red Hair woke up!¡± Chapter 1258: Rat Army outline Chapter 1258: Rat Army outline Ye Zhongming¡¯s solution needed the help of many people. After he said it out, he arranged for people to start. But before things were done, he received the news that Red Hair had fallen unconscious. He hurried back to Cloud Peak and saw Little Tiger and Young Master Yun sending Red Hair back. There was also the following Talking Lady. Ye Zhongming sat beside the bed, listening to Little Tiger and Zhan Pingkang describe what happened in detail. Ye Zhongming was silent for a long time. Red Hair was a lifeform that he created himself. Her connection with him was very tight. Even after her rebirth, this connection didn¡¯t break and just became more controllable. As long as they wanted, they could read each other¡¯s minds like twins. But now, no matter how Ye Zhongming tried to contact her, he received no reply. That felt like... Red Hair was dead. The current Red Hair was similar to that of a dead person. If not for her temperature, people who looked at her not breathing would think that she was dead. Park Xiuying and the other medical job experts used skills but they were useless. ¡°What about that undead dragonfish?¡± Ye Zhongming asked suddenly. Little Tiger immediately replied, ¡°It looks weak. Apart from the start where it struggled, it seems to have improved.¡± The dragonfish was getting better, but Red Hair was still unconscious... This situation gave Ye Zhongming a headache. ¡°Let me take a look.¡± Liu Zhenghong appeared in the room. She observed Red Hair and said, ¡°Take her to my lab; it is more convenient there.¡± She was Ye Zhongming¡¯s last hope. Hearing her instructions, he carried Red Hair to the lab and spent some time describing the situation to Red Hair before leaving. Red Hair¡¯s current situation wasn¡¯t figured out, so Ye Zhongming could only wait. After leaving the lab, he saw that Xia Lei was waiting outside. News spread that the demon monster army had passed the undead hill. ¡°Zhongming, you are only bringing so few people and... These rats?¡± Hong Xiang was worried. Although other humans wouldn¡¯t stop them, it wouldn¡¯t be an easy trip. As the demon monster army headed into the human territory and broke the rules, their living area would increase by multiple folds. If Ye Zhongming¡¯s guess was correct and the level nine lifeform was here for the space gate, the moment it sensed something, it would dash toward Ye Zhongming. How would he react to that? Ye Zhongming could only smile, ¡°It is fine. If that fellow really comes, the number of people won¡¯t make a difference.¡± ¡°Then, take care.¡± This was the only thing that the kings could say. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The Saintess will be at the front. We will make use of the Secret Realm¡¯s big space.¡± Just like that, Ye Zhongming led Xia Bai and her better squad, Yangos, who mainly recovered, and ninety thousand mutated rats toward Saint Light Hall. The team encountered many ordinary people who had moved over from Saint Light Hall. This mass migration was majestic, especially when those big towns were together. The huge group and the nervousness on each of their faces made Ye Zhongming feel like he was witnessing history. On the third day, Ye Zhongming opened the Secret Realm key and that lasted for two hours. Using this time, Ye Zhongming went back to take a look at Red Hair. What disappointed him was that Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t have any breakthroughs, so he would have to wait for a while longer. He returned to the Secret Realm and led the team forward. Moreover, the mutated rat army started to fight. Some demon monsters became their target. There was no organisation or strategy. The moment Ye Zhongming noticed the tracks of demon monsters when he was in the sky, he let the mutated rats attack. The entire team was either fighting or moving forward. The only ones doing nothing were the humans who were watching. Every day, he would open the Space Gate and deal with some Cloud Peak matters before returning. The team moved forward. The mutated rat army also started to change. Chapter 1261: Third party lifeform Chapter 1261: Third party lifeform When Ye Zhongmin returned to the Secret Realm, he sat on Yangos and was silent for a long time. He was thinking about what Liu Zhenghong said. ¡°I don¡¯t know what level nine lifeforms are like. Saint Light Hall won¡¯t let me study Saint Father¡¯s body. But I understand all other levels.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s talk about other lifeforms. Level eight zombies, mutated plants, even Yangos and the Death King Tree, who were peak level eight. I understand all of them,, but none make me feel so helpless.¡± ¡°This made me think about one lifeform... Green-skinned demon monsters. THose disgusting and useless monsters.¡± ¡°Zhongming, have you thought about what they are? What is this two-faced monster?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t promise anything, but I can guess based on the facts.¡± ¡°Some plants and animals have mutated since the start of the apocalypse. There were also monsters and beasts from the dungeon or cracks. Humans turned into zombies. All of these have a unique poin,t: we have crystals that can connect with the wheel.¡± ¡°But what about these monsters? They don¡¯t have demon crystals and it doesn¡¯t help us to kill them. We can¡¯t even use their skin. Did you notice that they don¡¯t fit in with the values that the wheel gives us?¡± ¡°So I have a bold guess, which is... They don¡¯t come from Earth or the wheel system. They are a third party lifeform.¡± ¡°Based on what I know, even the universe races have not broken free from the wheel. This is a problem, where did these monsters come from?¡± ¡°Due to that, if the wheel really controls everything, then what is their goal? Force humans to evolve? The people above say that they need you to fight for them. Where to fight? Fight with who? Why fight?¡± ¡°Is it... These monsters without demon crystals?¡± ¡°If that is the case, then those universe races might be unable to land on Earth due to some rules, but these monsters came. We fought them and became their enemy. What would we face in the future?¡± These thoughts appeared in his mind. He was confused about why the green-skinned demon monsters would appear and didn¡¯t know why they would exist. Rumours in his last life suggest that they might be humans or other lifeforms that were mutated due to radiation. The Saintess was waiting for him in this town. The human settlement that was small in the past had nowbecomee a giant transfer point. The people of Saint Light Hall all received the migration notice and gathered here. Under Saint LightHall''sl army¡¯s protection, they would set off to the Posthumous People Imperial City. Apart from protection, they were given food here. This was the first time most of them walked out of Saint Light Hall¡¯s territory. They were nervous and lost facing the unknown world. This was the common emotion this town felt. When the Saintess saw Ye Zhongming riding Yangos, she felt complicated. The evil dragon was her old moun; noww it belonged to someone else. Thinking about how differently it was treated, her heart was in a mess. Ye Zhongming ordered the rats to search for food in the wilderness. Even Yangos was free. ¡°How is the migration?¡± He walked by her side on the streets. He felt like he was walking in mid-century Europe. ¡°It is nearly done.¡± She adjusted her mood, ¡°In ten days, the last batch of migrants will happen. The remaining are just people who don¡¯t get the news or aren¡¯t willing to leave their homes. They... Probably won¡¯t come.¡± ¡°Can the final group avoid the demon monster army?¡± Based on what Ye Zhongming estimated, the last batch of people might face the demon monster¡¯s vanguard. She nodded her head gratefully. No matter what, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t forget about Saint Light Hall. ¡°I need to thank you for your support. The traveling tool and large amount of demeon monsters increased our travelling speed so they should be able to avoid them.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He wanted to say something, but her words stunned him. ¡°I will head to the Saint Hall with you.¡± Chapter 1262: Sacrifice, Xia Bai Ye Zhongming was surprised, not because the Saintess wanted to head there with him or because he had things he didn¡¯t want her to see. It was because of safety. There was a level nine lifeform chasing now with its endless subordinates. Not to mention Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai¡¯s Battle Squad, Yangos, and the rat army; if there were ten more of them, they were still a bunch of trash. That level nine could probably destroy all of them with a lift of a hand. There was no good reason for her to head to Saint Hall with him in such a situation. Ye Zhongming naturally wouldn¡¯t think that the Saintess had fallen for him and wanted to face death with him. She must have her own goal, which interested him. ¡°You want to go to the Gate of Blessing, right?¡± Saintess looked at the abandoned small town and looked into the distance. He nodded and didn¡¯t deny it. ¡°When I was young, the others from Saint Hall and myself were injected with a thought. Everything we have came from the gods, and the proof that the gods existed was the Gate of Blessing.¡± Ye Zhongming was shocked and didn¡¯t expect her to say that. But he didn¡¯t say anything. Her style changed when she decided to become Saint Light Hall¡¯s queen. Although she wore a white robe, it had other colors, like gold threads. When there wasn¡¯t a ceremony, she would keep her staff. What replaced it was a translucent magical ball that had a mist inside. ¡°Many years ago, I saw it at work. It will make unbelievable things happen. That made me believe in it, but a while ago, everything changed.¡± Her beautiful eyes had a different glow to them. ¡°It became a decoration. Only Saint Father or myself would cast the saint light during the ceremony. Although it looked beautiful, many people realised that it was not normal. It should be a time when the Gate of Blessing showed its might, but... It became a normal kneel and worship moment.¡± Saintess pointed with her hands like she was going to explain something. ¡°That isn¡¯t my faith and what the Saint Light Hall people believe in.¡± When they saw the Saintess, they didn¡¯t cheer and kneel like before. They looked at her with complicated expressions. Saint Father and Saintess were the two they respected the most, but that happened. They didn¡¯t know how to face it. The saintess took out the Staff and fired a saint light toward those people. The people in the light felt the warmth of the light, but it couldn¡¯t make them feel less lost. Many knelt and cried. When Ye Zhongming, the Saintess, and the others stepped into the majestic Saint Light Hall, those people stood there stunned. Everything inside was as old, but it made people feel cold. ¡°Ye, that thing makes me feel uncomfortable.¡± Xia Bai, who never spoke, suddenly said to Ye Zhongming. She was looking at the Gate of Blessing. Ye Zhongming received the notification from the gate. The Gate of Blessing seemed to have recognized him. Before he got close, it shone on him. ¡°Wishing time, sacrifice being judged...¡± ¡°Sacrifice: Fallen Angel, best grade, will you sacrifice?¡± What was going on? Those words terrified Ye Zhongming! Who was Fallen Angel? Ye Zhongming was originally stunned, but hearing what Xia Bai said, he realized she was the Fallen Angel. Wasn¡¯t her wings Fallen Wings? Was it making him sacrifice her? Best grade? This was the highest sacrifice level? Chapter 1263: Golden Zombie Ye Zhongming definitely couldn¡¯t sacrifice Xia Bai. He chose no and told Xia Bai to get out. When the notification disappeared, he heaved a sigh of relief. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what this was. It was nonsense to say that these were ruins of a god. But there was a high chance this was from the wheel or belonged to the wheel system. If not, it wouldn¡¯t have an AI-like notification system. It wouldn¡¯t be able to upgrade wheel skills, too. Since that was the case, what was the meaning of sacrificing Xia Bai? Would humans be able to be sacrificed as long as they met the requirements? Facing the weird situation, the Cloud Peak king was confused. He looked at the Saintess. She looked at him in shock as she didn¡¯t know what happened. Useless for Blue Secret Realm people? Was that the case? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t explain, which disappointed the Saintess. She walked to the side of the gate and touched it to try to connect with it. Ye Zhongming saw that she had no signs of stopping. He thought about it, opening the Secret Realm key and moving the darkness equipment and beasts over. As there were too many items, this process took hours. During this process, she maintained that posture. No one knew if she managed to connect with it or not. After shifting the things, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t shut the gate. Anyways, the level nine lifeform definitely locked onto them, so there was no difference between opening or shutting it. He told Little Tiger to walk over. He sacrificed some darkness weapons and saw that the Gate of Blessing didn¡¯t react. Little Tiger looked at Ye Zhongming. He wanted to get some benefits, but Liang Chuyin kicked him aside. The others tested, but there was no reaction, until... The twins! More accurately, it was because of the zombie sister. As they were connected, Ye Zhongming could receive a clear message from Ya Tian. Similarly, Ya Ni was unable to choose because she was a zombie but the sister could help her. When Ya Tian told everyone that she could sacrifice items, they were all impressed. Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan who came to watch said that the gate was connected to Ye Zhongming and only lifeforms connected to him could use this. ¡°So that is the case.¡± Saintess ¡®woke up¡¯ and there were tears in her eyes. ¡°The Saint Fathere laid a curse on it. It is unable to give anyone a blessing when they sacrifice items; now it only remembers you.¡± Her gaze landed on Ye Zhongming, ¡°Maybe he did something before he left. Maybe your previous sacrifice was remembered by the gate. But no matter what, that is the current situation.¡± ¡°Not enough energy; please continue to add items!¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it and told the sisters to continue sacrificing items. He was shocked. This meant that as long as they had enough items, the moment they faced a valuable skill or other aspects, they could upgrade it to the highest grade! How many items did Cloud Peak prepare for this? A lot! A huge amount! Even if the twins used up a large amount, it wasn¡¯t even 1% of it. Ye Zhongming looked at the sacrificial items being placed and saw the silver zombie sister getting stronger. He became increasingly excited. Although each increase consumed a lot of energy and required more sacrifices, he felt it was worth it, as he saw obvious changes. She was his silver zombie, so he sensed the changes the most. He felt that this girl was getting stronger and stronger. Ya Ni was around six-star strength. Along with the set equipment and Ya Tian, who was now seven-star, she was already strong enough. When they worked together, they could deal with two seven-star evolved. However, a fact that couldn¡¯t be denied was that the silver zombie was the burden of the two. Now, the silver zombie was getting stronger. In a short amount of time, Ye Zhongming felt that it had reached level seven and was still improving. ¡°Boss, the consumption is huge!¡± Little Tiger looked at the disappearing weapons and equipment and reminded Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming bit his teeth and told them to continue. Even if he gave all the sacrificial items to the silver zombie, he wanted to see if he could upgrade it to the max, like the Elimination Technique. His hard work paid off. Finally, after consuming a large amount, he received the notification. ¡°Energy remains, improve body, upgrade complete... Body upgrade by 1%.¡± ¡°Target upgraded to... Golden Zombie!¡± Chapter 1264: Red Dragon flame Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have the complete puppet recipe, and he lacked the golden puppet crafting method. Although he could craft one immediately after obtaining it, it wouldn¡¯t be easy. Just look at the difference between a copper and a silver zombie. Each level increase of a puppet would mean a huge increase in strength. Each crafting would require a huge amount of materials. It was a huge surprise that they upgraded using such a method. After becoming a golden puppet, Ya Ni¡¯s changes were very obvious. First was the outer appearance. Her skin became smoother. It wasn¡¯t gold like her grade and was much whiter, similar to that of humans. But her eyes would flash red to remind others that this was a powerful puppet. Next was the aura. The silver puppet seemed different from everyone else, but Ya Ni didn¡¯t stand out before it fought. Now, the golden zombie was the highest level of the puppet recipe. After becoming a golden zombie, her aura made her eye-catching. Even if she sat quietly, it made one feel a huge sense of danger. Finally, was her connection with Ye Zhongming. When Ya Ni became a gold zombie, the connection didn¡¯t break and; instead, it became more smooth and natural. This meant that Ya Ni could understand complicated orders without Ya Tian. In the battlefield, that changed by the second; this was of great help. As for how strong it was, Ye Zhongming was not sure and could only test it out in battle. But one thing was for certain. She was much stronger than seven-star evolved. As for her strength compared to eight-star, that was uncertain. Don¡¯t forget that Ya Ni and Ya Tian are twins. They will be together when they fight. Now that she was a gold zombie, their overall combat strength will increase. The two of them should be able to face an eight-star evolved. This was another high-end combat strength for Cloud Peak. Especially when their rage is at the peak, along with the terrifying summoned beings, even Ye Zhongming would find it tough. The twins backed down. Originally, if lifeforms connected to Ye Zhongming could use the gate, Red Hair would be able to. Although she could move now, she was weak and couldn¡¯t place the items in herself. Naturally, she wouldn¡¯t be able to come here. That was a regret. The other that fit the situation was Yellow Ball. But this fellow was still unconscious which made the entire Cloud Peak worried. They felt unfortunate, but they could do nothing but blame luck for it. Ye Zhongming looked at the items and saw that there was still a huge amount. He walked over and decided to strengthen himself. ¡°Energy is not enough; please continue to add.¡± Red Dragon Flame? Ye Zhongming learned something he had never heard of, but it probably represented the level of the dragon breath. He looked at Yangos and wanted to know the answer. But this dragon was stunned and didn¡¯t see that gaze. ¡°Oi!¡± Ye Zhongming tapped the evil dragon to wake it up. ¡°What is Red Dragon Flame?¡± Hearing Ye Zhongming¡¯s question, the others listened in. They could guess Yangos had obtained something good from the Gate of Blessing. The evil dragon roared, which caused everyone to cover their ears. Ye Zhongming kicked it, which caused it to behave well. It rolled up under Ye Zhongming¡¯s feet and used a disgusting voice to suck up to Ye Zhongming, ¡°My noble Master, please accept my respect. You made an impure half-dragon gain the ability of a true dragon. That is the light in my life. You have given me a new life. I am proud of my decision. From today on, I will follow your side and charge for you. I will open new lands and defend your home. I am willing to give birth for you, ouch!¡± His giant body shook, and he only shut up after Ye Zhongming punched it. The dragon bit its own teeth, which made it cry in pain. ¡°My omnipotent Master, I am speaking the truth. I use my soul to promise that if you are willing, I am willing to sacrifice my body...¡± Yangos kept quiet the moment it saw Ye Zhongming squint his eyes. After its explanation, Ye Zhongming knew that the Red Dragon Flame was the dragon breath that only a pure fire dragon could release. Its temperature was really high and was much stronger than what Yangos could do before. ¡°Master, I beg you to let me sacrifice again.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t reply. He asked, ¡°Why is your tail wagging?¡± Yangos turned to its tail and said innocently, ¡°I saw Yellow Ball doing that.¡± Everyone, ¡°...¡± Chapter 1265: Back to level eight No matter what Yangos¡¯s personality was before, it had signed a slave contract with Ye Zhongming. This was a fixed agreement, and if Ye Zhongming wanted it, it could not break free. So, this evil dragon could be trusted. Ye Zhongming was not surprised that it wanted to continue. This fellow benefited, so it would want more. That fits what Yangos was like. But Ye Zhongming had to weight things. AFter all, there were limited items. If Yangos continued; while not knowing what ability would be upgraded, it was risky. But when Ye Zhongming saw the curious Death King Tree and wary Talking Lady, he agreed. ¡°Boss!¡± ¡°Zhongming!¡± Cloud Peak members persuaded him. Although Yangos was his battle beast, and it getting stronger would mean that Ye Zhongming would be stronger, it was better if he was the one that improved. With limited items, this choice wouldn¡¯t be the best one. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t explain and just waved to let Yangos continue. At the start, he told the dragon to toss a small bit to upgrade its ability. He wanted to see if it was worth it. The outcome made him smile. The Gate of Blessing could upgrade Yangos¡¯s level... Which was what Ye Zhongming wanted to see the most. But this was a one-time increase. It indicated that the energy was not enough and needed it to put more in. Since they started, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t give up. He told it to continue until it leveled up. Seeing the items decrease, Cloud Peak members got more anxious. They felt that the boss made a poor choice. Giving yourself more benefits would always be better than giving others. But they knew that Ye Zhongming¡¯s choice couldn¡¯t be changed. Even Xia Lei didn¡¯t persuade him, so the others didn¡¯t make a sound. But they weren¡¯t too friendly toward the evil dragon. This fellow upgraded the dragon breath, which was a huge upgrade, so it should have just stopped. It insisted on another round. It was so greedy. Level nine and level eight were two different concepts. Yanngos went from level seven to level eight and used so many items. If it wanted to get to level nine, one didn¡¯t need to think, and you would know how many resources that would cost. The remaining shouldn¡¯t be enough. Since that was the case, if he let it upgrade, the energy wouldn¡¯t be enough, and they would be forced to give up. The items sacrificed would then be wasted. It wouldn¡¯t do such a thing. Ye Zhongming told the excited Yangos to play by itself and turned toward Death King Tree and Talking Lady. Everyone didn¡¯t know what Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal was. He wanted to make the two of them an example that if they followed him, they would benefit! Look at Yangos. It could instantly reach their level. If Ye Zhongming wanted, he could also give them benefits. Although Death King Tree and Talking Lady were mutated lifeforms, they were intelligent. He didn¡¯t need to say anything, and they understood. ¡°I am rooted in Cloud Peak. Do I have to form a connection like what you have with Yangos?¡± The crystal tree shook its body and was first to speak. She wasn¡¯t resistant to Ye Zhongming¡¯s idea. After all, she had spent a long time here and was used to it. She didn¡¯t find it bad. She could sense herself getting stronger and closer to the goal of becoming human. The difference between Death King Tree and Yangos was probably just a soul slave contract. But it was still a mutated lifeform. She didn¡¯t want to be controlled by others, so she was in a tough spot. The Talking Lady was much more wary. After understanding what Ye Zhonmgming meant, she took a step back. She hugged the black cat and lowered her head in thought. Ye Zhongming smiled and tapped the gate. Chapter 1266: Huge upgrade ¡°A famous French author once said. He said that when a chance comes, it is like lightning; you don¡¯t have time to think.¡± Ye Zhongming picked up an item. He didn¡¯t place it into the gate and just looked at Death King Tree and Talking Lady. ¡°I know your worries and also know that both of you want freedom. That is the basis of life.¡± ¡°But...¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s voice became firm and hurried. ¡°Everything has a price in this world. If you want to absorb energy to evolve, you have to battle against strong enemies. Yangos is stronger. It went from level seven to level eight. It is happy, and all of you envy it. But why? Because it is my battle pet. It is one with me, so it doesn¡¯t need to take any risk. I have taken his risk for him.¡± These words stopped in their years. Although their expressions didn¡¯t change, they were emotional. They didn¡¯t want to lose their freedom. To get stronger, they had to fight and face dangers to evolve. During this process, they would fight and get injured. There was also a chance that they would die at any moment. Although they didn¡¯t make a final choice, Ye Zhongming¡¯s words made sense. ¡°You can consider it, and I can wait for both of you for a while.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and played around with the items while waiting for them to reply. He looked calm, but he wasn¡¯t sure if the two would agree. Although the Death King Tree had a good relationship with Cloud Peak and had a chance of agreeing, it didn¡¯t mean that it would be willing to serve Cloud Peak forever. No matter how nice Ye Zhongming made it sound, those words relied on the Gate of Blessing. If they became his battle pet, would they not need to fight? Of course not. They would still need to fight and would even face more dangers. What they would get would be the upfront benefits. Talking Lady was more so. Death King Tree and her were different. She was a mental energy type of lifeform and could control zombies. More importantly, she also had a helper of the same level: that black cat. She had a big reason for wanting freedom. Because of the black cat, the Talking Lady¡¯s evolution was much tougher. She needed two times more energy to do so. Similarly, her combat strength was pretty much twice stronger as those of the same level. Did she like what Ye Zhongming suggested? Of course! But she would weigh the pros and cons. Seeing the two level-eight lifeforms hesitate and then calm down, Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart sank. Like the star Battle Armor, Nature Staff, Treasure Nurturing Gourd, Demon Nurturing Hive, etc. When he felt it was enough, he stopped and upgraded. ¡°Start to upgrade Explosive Mechanic!¡± It was actually that small thing? Ye Zhongming obtained it early. When his level was slightly low, this thing made up for his lack of combat strength. Even when he entered the Secret Realm, the machine that unlocked four states terrified King Neal and protected Ye Zhongming, who wasn¡¯t strong then. But as his level increased and his weapons got better, his fellow wasn¡¯t used. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to give up on it as its potential was huge. It was only weak now. There were four higher levels. If he got the blueprint, he could increase its strength. At that time, this thing would return as a killing weapon. He kept it in his space, so naturally, he was ready to upgrade it. ¡°Starting to upgrade weak grade Explosive Mechanic, upgrade... Success, level increase by 15.¡± ¡°Energy remains, continue to upgrade... Success, level increase by 15.¡± ¡°Energy remains, continue to upgrade... Success, level increase by 15.¡± ...... Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what the level was. It should be a way to judge the Explosive Mechanic. When he listened to thee notifications, he was excited. But a sudden notification made him helpless. ¡°Energy remains, continue to upgrade... Upgrade fail, energy not enough. Continue to add sacrifices.¡± Ye Zhongming could only continue. He was careful this time, placing one by one and controlling the energy range to avoid any wastage. Finally, it succeeded. ¡°Energy remains, continue to upgrade... Upgrade success, upgraded to ordinary grade Explosive Mechanic!¡± Chapter 1267: Big Upgrade (2) Explosive Mechanic had four forms and five levels. The four forms were Laser Cannon, Flying Bullet Cannon, Lightning Cannon, and Light Blade Cannon. The five levels were weak, normal, tough, good, and elite. It was a weak grade. Without the blueprint, it lost its position. Now that it has upgraded to a normal grade, Ye Zhongming looked at its stats. ¡°Attack form 1, Laser Cannon (unlocked), two units of energy needed (level 2, number of attacks 5, strength 100 PA, range 100 meters. Fire rate 0.1/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 2, Flying Bullet Cannon (unlocked), 15 units of energy needed (level 2, number of attacks 10, strength 80 PA, range 200 meters. Fire rate 1/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 3, Lightning Cannon (unlocked), 80 units of energy needed (level 2, number of attacks 5, strength 200 PA, range 80 meters, area covered 50m^2. Fire rate 0.2/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 4, Light Blade Cannon (unlocked), 900 units of energy needed (level 2, number of attacks 3, strength 350 PA, range 300 meters, area covered 70 m^2. Fire rate 0.1/second.)¡± ¡°Use two forms at most each time. Cooldown time: 10 hours for one form, 15 hours for two forms.¡± ¡°Durability: 1000, launch time follows durability. Inject energy to repair durability. 1 durability= 100 units of energy.¡± Facing such data, Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart jumped. As compared to the previous explosive mechanic, the four states changed. First was the level. Its attack level became level two. This fits the normal grade. The level increased, and so did the strength. He didn¡¯t understand what PA meant, but it didn¡¯t stop him from comparing it to the previous value. The 50 PA attack for four terrified the level seven Neal. Now that it reached 350 PA, it would threaten a level eight lifeform. It might even be able to hurt a level-nine lifeform. The three differences were required energy, attack range, and fire rate. This was an all-rounded upgrade. This meant that he had to use more sacrifices. Finally, the upgrade notification spread again. It went from a normal grade to Tough Grade! ¡°Attack form 1, Laser Cannon (unlocked), three units of energy needed (level 3, number of attacks 10, strength 150 PA, range 100 meters. Fire rate 0.1/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 2, Flying Bullet Cannon (unlocked), 20 units of energy needed (level 3, number of attacks 15, strength 110 PA, range 200 meters. Fire rate 1/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 3, Lightning Cannon (unlocked), 120 units of energy needed (level 3, number of attacks 5, strength 250 PA, range 90 meters, area covered 80m^2. Fire rate 0.2/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 4, Light Blade Cannon (unlocked), 800 units of energy needed (level 3, number of attacks 3, strength 450 PA, range 350 meters, area covered 100 m^2. Fire rate 0.1/second.)¡± ¡°You can use three forms at one time. Cooldown time, one form 7 hours, two forms12 hours, three forms 20 hours.¡± ¡°Durability: 2000. When firing, consume durability. To recover durability, inject energy. 1 durability= 100 units of energy.¡± The Tough Grade Explosive Mechanic¡¯s strongest attack reached 450 PA. Ye Zhongming was pleased. He was also happy with the other aspects. But like before, he faced a choice. Should he continue? Ye Zhongming hesitated longer as he found it tough to make the choice. Finally, the gambling nature in his bones exploded. He decided to continue! He tossed more items in. The energy was amassed, and he started to upgrade. Until... He heard a delightful notification. ¡°Upgrade success, Tough Grade Explosive Mechanic upgraded to good grade!¡±No?v(el)B\\jnn Chapter 1268: Finally seven colored ¡°Attack form 1, Laser Cannon (unlocked), five units of energy needed (level 4, number of attacks 15, strength 200 PA, range 150 meters. Fire rate 0.1/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 2, Flying Bullet Cannon (unlocked), 15 units of energy needed (level 4, number of attacks 20, strength 150 PA, range 250 meters. Fire rate 1/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 3, Lightning Cannon (unlocked), 120 units of energy needed (level 4, number of attacks 7, strength 300 PA, range 100 meters, area covered 100m^2. Fire rate 0.5/second.)¡± ¡°Attack form 4, Light Blade Cannon (unlocked), 800 units of energy needed (level 4, number of attacks 4, strength 500 PA, range 400 meters, area covered 120 m^2. Fire rate 0.1/second.)¡± ¡°Max uses each time: four. Cooldown time. 3 hours one form, 7 hours two forms, 12 hours three forms, 20 hours four forms.¡± ¡°Durability: 3000. Shooting time depends on durability. Inject energy to recover durability. 1 durability= 100 units of energy.¡± The Good Explosive Mechanic was much stronger, and the peak attack reached a terrifying 500 PA. Ye Zhongming felt this attack could threaten level-nine lifeforms. It wasn¡¯t a surface-level threat but a true threat. The only uncertainty was if its attacks would be dodged. One thing was for sure now. It had turned into a true killing weapon. Within four hundred meters, whether solo or group targets, it could attack and kill them. The four forms could all be used. One could say that if this thing was placed on the battlefield, it could fire quickly. It could cover four hundred meters with its strong firepower. Ye Zhongming believed that it would be a terrifying zone. There was one more elite grade, which was its highest level. To be honest, Ye Zhongming wanted to continue but feared the last sacrifice¡¯s energy wasn¡¯t enough. After all, any equipment or skill would need a huge amount of energy to upgrade to the highest level. Although Ye Zhongming prepared a lot, especially with two special items, he was unsure if they could provide so much energy. To be safe, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t choose to continue upgrading the Explosive Mechanic. Seeing Ye Zhongming give up, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. They didn¡¯t know its stats but felt it just looked good. They didn¡¯t think it changed much. Not many sacrifices remained. Ye Zhongming took a look and sacrificed all the darkness element equipment and lifeforms. Only that unconscious Black Abyss Envoy was left. Ye Zhongming could upgrade the Elimination Technique to the highest grade and even the Treasure Nurturing Gourd because of the Black Abyss soul state. The Gate of Blessing saved him and sucked it away, which allowed him to return to Earth. ¡°Start to upgrade Gate of Sacrifice.¡± Hearing that this equipment was the upgraded one, Ye Zhongming felt complicated. It wasn¡¯t bad. After all, this equipment gave you endless possibilities, and you didn¡¯t know what surprises it would bring. To say it was good, that was not the case. After all, it was similar to Gate of Blessing. You needed to sacrifice many things, and these were costs. But like the chosen Stamina Fountain, this was a fact that couldn¡¯t change. He could only allow the Gate of Blessing to upgrade it. ¡°Upgrade success, obtained purple Gate of Sacrifice.¡± ¡°Energy remains; continue to upgrade.¡± ¡°Upgrade success, obtained seven-colored Gate of Sacrifice.¡± ¡°Energy remained; Gate of Sacrifice has upgraded to the highest levl, but is unable to upgrade. Choose the next one to upgrade.¡± ¡°Start to upgrade basic hell envoy bloodline.¡± ¡°Upgrade success, obtained intermediate hell envoy bloodline.¡± ¡°Energy is not enough, unable to upgrade... Please continue to place items.¡± Ye Zhongming was listening closely, but he was stunned. Right, he wasn¡¯t sacrificed with this round. If the Explosive Mechanic was still okay and was an A+, Stamina Fountain was a B+. Gate of Sacrifice was now C. Ye Zhongming thought it was over. After all, Gate of Sacrifice was gold, and he thought it would be good to upgrade it. Even if there were energy left, it would have been wasted as he had nothing to continue to upgrade. But the truth was that Dark Abyss Envoy provided more energy than he thought. Much more. Chapter 1268.5- Finally seven colored (2) This upgraded Gate of Sacrifice to the highest seven-colored grade! Even then, some energy was left to upgrade the Hell Envoy bloodline to intermediate grade. Ye Zhongming had seen many good things. Three years had passed, and he had become eight-star evolved and had many purple tems. He even fought level-nine lifeforms. Compared to the last life when he was just a six-star evolved, this life was amazing. But! Although he was confident that he could reach the peak in many things like nine-star evolved. Like leading Cloud Peak to become a super faction. Like having the best equipment. What you had to note was the time. To Ye Zhongming, he was unable to reach that level now. But reality slapped him. A sweet slap. The Gate of Sacrifice reached the highest level for equipment. Seven-colored level! Seven-colored! Ye Zhongming wanted to shout out loud to show his excitement.No?v(el)B\\jnn Maybe the Gate of Sacrifice couldn¡¯t be used to kill enemies. Maybe it required better sacrifices now. Maybe the sacrifices would be tough. But he didn¡¯t care. This was a seven-colored piece of equipment! Ye Zhongming had heard of such things before, but only a few people had such equipment. Ye Zhongming was sure that this was the best on Earth now! As the things it upgraded needed to appear before it, the Gate of Sacrifice appeared. This meant that as long as it contained energy, even if its level was low, it would provide a unit of contribution. The second point was that the Gate of Sacrifice only had one energy bar. If the energy bar was full, you could complete one sacrifice, and it would give him one reward, which meant that you couldn¡¯t accumulate energy to control the rarity of equipment. You had to control the type of sacrifice to obtain a piece of good equipment. In theory, if all the items were of the same nature, the reward would have a higher chance of being related. Of course, this didn¡¯t mean that the reward wasn¡¯t good. On the contrary, this Gate of Sacrifice¡¯s rewards were already fantastic. To fill the energy bar once wouldn¡¯t be easy. ¡°Boss, just sacrifice, open our eyes!¡± Little Tiger was eager, and the others looked forward. They wanted to know what a seven-colored equipment would reward them with! Ye Zhongming agreed. He was also excited. He chose to sacrifice. The entire Gate of Sacrifice shone, and a seven-colored glow shone, occupying the space around and wrapping everyone. The beings on the gate became virtual forms and started flying around. The magical things didn¡¯t end. When everyone thought it was about to end, another light pillar fired. The seven colors stabbed into the sky and the dark Blue Secret Realm sky. The entire city lit up, and from afar, the city turned into a seven-colored realm. The light exploded and turned into specks that scattered like snowflakes. Finally, the snowflakes gathered together and formed a ball of light. The light weakened and turned into an exquisite box. Ye Zhongming received a notification for the first time from this seven-colored equipment. ¡°Congratulations, obtained Newbie Sacrifice Box.¡± ¡°This box will only appear once. It is the highest level of equipment that the gate will give. Please cherish it.¡± Chapter 1269: Lucys tears After the light disappeared, the Gate of Sacrifice returned to normal. But its beauty was still shocking. Ye Zhongming tested but couldn¡¯t place the Gate of Sacrifice back into his space. He couldn¡¯t shrink it and also couldn¡¯t cover its glow. This meant that he had to place this at a fixed spot in the future. Ye Zhongming¡¯s head hurt. One could imagine that once the location of this equipment was spread, it would draw much attention and problems. But he thought about Cloud Peak¡¯s defense and relaxed a little. ¡°Boss, boss!¡± Little Tiger pulled his sleeves while looking at the box. ¡°Open it?¡± Little Tiger was so eager to see what was inside. The other core members laughed. Only Little Tiger had the face to disturb Ye Zhongming. The others didn¡¯t dare to do that due to the difference in status. Ye Zhongming fiddled with the box and agreed. ¡°2. If it is a female, agility increases by 30%. If she uses two, the effect would be 50%.¡± ¡°3. Other mutated lifeforms would obtain Surging Heart. When it faces a fatal attack, the Surging Heart will crack and turn into Surging Power, protecting your life. Mutated plants would turn into seed, and mutated animals would become an egg. Using the second pearl would add a-- Heaven Gift Heart. Add a certain amount of energy randomly; the range is within 40-80% of the current user¡¯s body.¡± Ye Zhongming was surprised. He was prepared for this thing to be special but didn¡¯t expect it to be so special. It had many uses, and one was to be eaten. Its effects were also different for different genders. That was fresh. The effect shocked Ye Zhongming. It was strong. Guys had an additional 30% strength, 50% if they ate two. Women could get an additional amount of agility. If you ate both, 50%. That was half of your current strength and agility! Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t imagine what would happen if Ye Zhongming or Shengyuan ate it and gained 50% more strength! One must know that the later you got, it was tougher for evolved with high levels to improve further. To get stronger, you needed to find other ways. People loved to use items that increased their stats by a percentage. Not to mention 50%, just 1%, would be expensive in the high-end market of the apocalypse. Things above 5% had no market. If it was above 10%, it was priceless. If it was 50%, then congratulations. Anyone with such an item would get rich. If these two pearls were moved to the market, they could exchange for more than five seven-star potions. Chapter 1269.5- Lucys tears (2) ¡°Use two, Chisel items.¡± ¡°When the target is a weapon, each pearl can increase the weapon¡¯s attack by 30% and increase its level. Highest level is purple.¡± ¡°When the target is a piece of defensive equipment, each pearl can increase the weapon¡¯s defense by 30% and increase its level. Highest level is purple.¡± ¡°When the target is an accessory, each pearl can increase the weapon¡¯s main stat by 30% and increase its level. Highest level is purple.¡± Another percentage increase. Chisel equipment was very rare. As for how rare it was, just look at Ye Zhongming¡¯s Glory Smith job¡¯s skill, which was rarely on cooldown. Normally speaking, gems could be chiseled, but the former was rare. Things like talisman stones could only be crafted by special jobs, so the chances of seeing them weren¡¯t high either. The second use of the tears was to chisel. There were different types, weapon, defensive equipment, and accessories. Just these alone were already very overpowered.No?v(el)B\\jnn The more overpowered thing was that you could increase the original stat by 60%. Moreover, you could increase the equipment level by one. Golden equipment would turn purple the moment you used it! This meant that if you used it on a gold piece of equipment, not only would it increase the stats by 60%, but you could also upgrade the equipment to purple. Naturally, its stats would further increase, which would be a second round of upgrades. This 20% might seem small, but how many level eight lifeforms died while amassing energy. This helped to reduce the risk of death. ¡°Use four, accessory material.¡± ¡°When it is used as a material to craft an accessory, obtain the following abilities...¡± ¡°Ability 1, Persistence. When worn, increase the strength of the user¡¯s job skill. The increase has to do with the evolved¡¯s level and mental energy amount.¡± ¡°Ability 2, Rid of the bad. When it is worn, increase the user¡¯s bloodline ability. Increase has to do with the user¡¯s level and mental energy recovery speed.¡± ¡°Ability 3, natural feelings. When it is worn, strengthens the senses of all organs. Danger sense doubled.¡± ¡°Ability 4, Living light. Increase the user¡¯s vision, hearing, and smell by a level.¡± ¡°Ability 5, unobstructed. Wearer¡¯s resistance to extreme environments increased. The extent of increase is related to the wearer¡¯s level and body stats.¡± ¡°Ability 6, Bright Star. When the user is fighting, the accessory will record the target¡¯s ability and battle method and mark weaknesses. Accuracy is related to the user¡¯s sensory ability and level.¡± ¡°Ability 7, Lightning Sound. User can activate this skill to collect soundwaves when he isn¡¯t fighting. When needed, turn them into Lightning Soundwaves to damage a target. The strength is related to the collection time and strength.¡± Chapter 1270: Two gold equipment ¡°When the two tears are made into accessories and worn by the same person, they will form an additional set effect.¡± ¡°Set ability 1, Sparks Fly. Users can hit the two accessories together to form a shockwave and deal scorching damage to a target. The strength increases according to the accessory level.¡± ¡°Set ability 2, Dream Wings. User can activate this ability when needed to give themselves energy wings for a short amount of time. When used, the ability cannot be broken or damaged.¡± ¡°Set ability 3, Charging Field. User will form a field around his body to repel magnetic attack and items and protect the user.¡± ¡°Set ability 4, Love Protection. Activate this ability. The accessory will turn into two weapons that can attack to deal light element attacks to a target. The time and number of attacks is not limited, but it would consume the user¡¯s stamina and mental energy.¡± ¡°The number of abilities the accessory can show has to do with the level it has. Gold grade will have all the abilities.¡± This fully introduced the tears. Ye Zhongming heaved a sigh of relief. This was too complicated. More accurately, there were too many ways to use it, which made one hesitate. At this current point, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think about how to use it. He looked at Little Tiger and then kept the pearls. He then looked toward the second drawer. ¡°Wenjia Furnace (Gold).¡± Ye Zhongming saw an exquisite furnace. He instinctively took it out. Who knew that it would change suddenly? This small furnace expanded in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand. Only someone with high strength, like Ye Zhongming, wouldn¡¯t be crushed by that sudden increase in weight. He placed it calmly on the ground. If it were someone else, this fellow would cause him huge injuries. ¡°Damn...¡± Little tiger and the others looked at it grow. Moreover, it turned into a 30-meter giant furnace in a dozen seconds. The space inside the Saint Hall was huge. He was not afraid that the furnace would damage it. But when he saw the bottom of the furnace, it looked far more complicated than any technology there was on Earth. The furnace had various exquisite parts that shocked everyone. They might be able to in the future, but Cloud Peak''s items weren¡¯t as detailed as this. Fortunately, it could be kept and wouldn¡¯t remain in this state like the Gate of Sacrifice. As long as you weren¡¯t using it, you could keep the furnace back into that exquisite box. Ye Zhongming kept it and looked at the final reward. Another box? The case was similar to the furnace. It got bigger slowly, but it wasn''t as big as the furnace. It stopped when it reached two meters long. ¡°Saint Duelist Case!¡± Little Tiger moved in, looking and touching before coming to such a conclusion. The case''s metal material gave off a white-jade-like feeling. Its six sides all had exquisite human diagrams and patterns. Ye Zhongming observed and noticed a button. He pressed it and turned. The box made a mechanical sound, and then one side opened, revealing what was inside. Everyone looked and nearly spat. They saw an armor-like thing inside. The blue glow made it look translucent. ¡°It really is a Saint Clock?¡± Little Tiger¡¯s mouth nearly dropped. He swore that he was joking. ¡°Right.¡± Ye Zhongming was the one who replied to Little Tiger. He received notification that the thing in the case was something called ¡®Saint¡¯. ¡°Moon Saint Armor (Gold)!¡±No?v(el)B\\jnn Chapter 1271: Space Venom Beast Chapter 1271: Space Venom Beast ¡°Oh my god!¡± ¡°Am I dreaming?¡± ¡°How is this possible?¡± ¡°I must be wrong.¡± ¡°Too beautiful, really too beautiful!¡± ¡°1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6.. Six of them. Rich, rich.¡± ¡°To be honest, after living for so many years, this is the first time I have seen so many good things.¡± ¡°This thing is good, but is it as good as the Gate of Sacrifice?¡±No?v(el)B\\jnn ¡°Too much, too much.¡± ¡°What stats are these?¡± .............................. .............................. Everyone looked at the set equipment and was shocked. They discussed and would glance at the Gate of Sacrifice and the box in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands. The metal case had a female armor, six parts, all of them were... Gold grade. This level wasn¡¯t rare for Ye Zhongming. After all, he got the Blood Stepping Boots and Gate of Sacrifice at the start so he did have gold equipment. But having it didn¡¯t mean that such equipment wasn¡¯t precious. On the contrary, it was very precious. As the Glory Smith, the highest grade equipment he could craft was blue. Gold grade could only be crafted under very strict special circumstances. If he upgraded the Glory Smith to the highest grade, would he be able to craft such equipment normally? Ye Zhongming used his speed and strength advantage. With the Earth Elf¡¯s help, he arrived before the two. He punched both and shattered their shell. Ye Zhongming could insta kill level six demon monsters with average defense and speed. But the other four in the other direction hit the others. As everyone gathered to look at the gold equipment, many people were caught off guard. Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan were at the back. Shengyuan, in charge of their safety, stood beside them. The Space Venom Beast appeared beside them. The four of them were noticed immediately. Although he didn¡¯t react immediately, he blocked them, and the mist hit his body. He was the one who exclaimed and scoffed. With Shengyuan¡¯s block, the others adjusted themselves and protected Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong. They moved toward the Space Gate. Some crossed Shengyuan to attack. These seven-star evolved controlled the situation and attacked the few monsters. They finished them in a few seconds. But Shengyuan was hit and started to lose his mind. He held his shield. Sweat flowed down his forehead, and he tried to maintain consciousness. But his body was not strong enough to be immune to the mist. He roared, and he looked around with red eyes. Before he could do anything, Ye Zhongming arrived behind him and hit his neck with the blade. He fell unconscious. ¡°Bring Sister Hong and him back!¡± Ye Zhongming passed Shengyuan to the side. Someone caught him and left toward the Space Gate. ¡°It is that animal!¡± Saintess came over and looked outside, ¡°This fellow is trying to disturb us and attract our attention. Its real goal is outside!¡± The other Cloud Peak members saw that giant black holes appeared outside. There were over ten of them that they could see. The black holes had opened and numerous demon monsters charged out at the few in the Saint Hall. ¡°Boss, we can¡¯t cross the gate!¡± Tong Hu¡¯s anxious voice spread which caused Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart to sink. Chapter 1272: Way to get free The current situation was caused by the level nine lifeform. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t expect it to have such an ability. It opened a tunnel to teleport its subordinates. This was already very overpowered. He hadn¡¯t heard of anyone with such an ability; even those in the last life didn¡¯t. The more terrifying thing was that it could seal the Space Gate! This was something Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t understand!No?v(el)B\\jnn The wheel produced the secret realm key. How terrifying was this level nine demon monster such that it could seal it? Now he had a problem. Ye Zhongming¡¯s plans were all built on the fact that he could open the Space Gate. Now that it couldn¡¯t be open, everyone was trapped. He tried to think. He dashed to the side of the Space Gate and wanted to retract the key, but there was no reaction. Everyone watched, but they knew they were facing a huge problem when they saw his expression. Cloud Peak¡¯s core members were all in Saint Hall. Apart from Mo Ye, everyone was here. That included Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan. Apart from that, Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad and the trusted right hand-men of the core members were here, too. There were around a thousand of them. Although many of them were strong, Xia Bai¡¯s squad had an average level of above five. They had three digits of six-star evolved. The core members were all seven-star. Even Ye Zhongming, the Saintess, and Yangos had reached eight. This group would scare off any faction on Earth. But before a level nine lifeform, they weren¡¯t strong enough. Moreover, there were a huge amount of demon monsters. The situation became really bad right at the start. One could even say that they were in despair. Ye Zhongming was holding Wind and Lightning. But this weapon wasn¡¯t as strong as before, and he didn¡¯t know why. But that didn¡¯t affect the fact that it was still powerful. Ye Zhongming was unable to use it, as well as the Saint Father, where he could launch instant attacks to catch people off guard. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s strikes were still fast. Level seven and below couldn¡¯t block it. He held one direction alone. To maintain efficiency, he didn¡¯t hold back. He waved the blades to send sword light flying. Blood and bones flew up, and no one could block him. The Saintess was also very strong. She had been living in the Saint Father¡¯s shadow, so people felt she was pure and demure. Few saw her attack. She only revealed her combat strength when she attacked the Imperial City. The pearl in her hands looked like it had infinite energy. It launched white pillars, and any demon monster that was hit would be sent flying. The burning light killed those with weaker defense. The other four paths weren¡¯t as quick as them, but as there were many people who were also strong, they were only slightly behind. The ones under pressure were Shengyuan and Park Xiuying. Others charged toward the black hole while they remained on the spot. The other demon monsters attacked them. Shengyuan used his skills to form an energy shield wall to protect everyone. The other defensive warriors used their abilities to protect Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan. The ranged users attacked to reduce their pressure. They didn¡¯t need to aim as any attack would hit the dense group of demon monsters. Some people would even toss crystal grenades at them to clear the area around. Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan used the things they carried to help. Everyone was fighting. But the first to show effect was Yangos above. This evil dragon showed everyone how terrifying a level eight dragon was. Chapter 1273: Evil dragons strength In Yangos¡¯s own words, its life was twisted. It lived under the shadow of true dragons, and was then unknowingly teleported to Earth. When it was in Ying City, it was when it had the most freedom. Although it didn¡¯t rule that place, it was one of the strongest. No one offended it. If it was unhappy, Ying City couldn¡¯t do anything. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s appearance and the giant Poppy Wheel ended that part of its life. It became a slave but became a level eight lifeform. It was then captured and had its source stolen, causing its level to drop. It became someone¡¯s mount again but returned to level eight and obtained a true dragon¡¯s ability. Yangos felt that it was evolving toward becoming a true dragon. It flew happily in the sky and noticed a black hole immediately with many weird demon monsters surging out. Those at the front even roared at it. Apart from those it couldn¡¯t defeat, it had a bad temper toward every other lifeform. Seeing someone weaker than it disrespects it, it charged over. Its pride couldn¡¯t be insulted. It showed the strength of a level eight lifeform. It scratched, bit, and charged. There were fewer demon monsters in the sky than on the ground. It noticed the hole early and when Ye Zhongming gave the order to destroy the hole, it was already close. As the soul slave contract existed, it fully obeyed Ye Zhongming. It realised what was going on and how urgent the situation was. It opened its mouth and launched its quickest and strongest attack which was the dragon breath. It became the upgraded Red Dragon Flame! Giant flame pillars swept toward the black hole. Although it was level eight, it had just happened, and its body was still unstable. Dragon breath was also a skill that consumed a huge amount of energy. Consecutive uses were a little too much for it. But what was the time? If they didn¡¯t stabilize the situation, Ye Zhongming might die here, and naturally, it would die, too. The evil dragon didn¡¯t rest. It turned its body and headed toward the closest black hole. It didn¡¯t use the dragonbreath. It used a mental energy attack to destroy the minds of a few demon monsters. It then relied on its own strong body to smash into the demon monster group, turning many of them into meat paste. Using the momentum, it glided on the ground and got close. When it stopped, it used the dragon breath. This was the fastest way to destroy the black hole. Yangos went all out. It ignored the demon monsters attacking it and just tanked it. It spat fire, and this black hole exploded very quickly, sending Yangos and the surrounding demon monsters flying. The evil dragon stood up and flapped its wings, killing the demon monsters that were still alive. It lowered its head and looked at its body. Some cracks had appeared on its scales. The demon monsters in the Secret Realm relied on their bodies. Although it was only a few seconds, they dealt damage to Yangos. As it was close to the hole, the explosion also shook its organs. ¡°Mom, I am going to die.¡± It muttered and knew that it wasn¡¯t time to complain. It set its mind to asking Boss Ye for something nice to eat. It flew up toward the third hole. Saintess and Ye Zhongming charged to a black hole. They didn¡¯t have AOE skills like Yangos and relied on themselves to kill many monsters to get here. Facing the hole, they attacked without hesitation. The first attack caused it to be unstable. The second attack caused monsters to stop coming through, and the third destroyed their targets. The explosion sent them flying, but they controlled their bodies quickly. Ye Zhongming and the Saintess weren¡¯t far from each other. They glanced at each other before choosing new targets. They were in a race against time. More monsters appeared each second, and once the number reached a certain level, they couldn¡¯t handle it. Chapter 1274: Le Dayuans trump card But things didn¡¯t happen the way they wanted. When they destroyed the second hole, each and the other team destroyed one, the remaining seven to eight holes stopped transporting demon monsters. This stunned Cloud Peak. Was the level nine lifeform unable to keep up with and support long-distance teleportation? Or, the black holes were one. The rest couldn''t be used as long as over half were destroyed. The answer appeared quickly. Cloud Peak was disappointed. It wasn¡¯t that the monsters couldn¡¯t continue to pass through, but the ones that passed were all much stronger. Level seven demon monsters appeared from the remaining holes. Maybe they were caring about the number previously, so the demon monsters sent through were only level five. Occasionally, there would be some level six ones, but there were only one or two level seven monsters. But now, seven to eight of them appeared, which was different from before. The other demon monsters attacked the humans as if they didn¡¯t want them to disturb the higher-level allies. This allowed the level seven demon monsters to step onto the battlefield. But this didn¡¯t mean that it ended. More level seven demon monsters appeared from the black holes. Next were the third and fourth batches... The number of high-level demon monsters increased as time passed. ¡°Quick, we don¡¯t have much time!¡± The Saintess was really anxious. She recalled some things regarding that level-nine life form. As both sides were far away, although Saint Light Hall monitored the Cursed Abyss, they didn¡¯t know much. They wouldn''t have heard so much if they hadn''t been doing it for an extended period. However, as time passed and they got more information, the information didn¡¯t link to what they had before. The Saintess felt that they were unreliable and didn¡¯t think much about them. But now, she recalled some unrelated records and guesses and felt like those people were correct. ¡°You are about to lose your life, so what is the point in keeping this?¡± Le Dayuan took a box from his own space, and two silver balls were inside. ¡°Let me!¡± Liu Zhenghong grabbed them, and after hitting them together, she tossed them toward the demon monsters. She didn¡¯t toss them through the air but rolled them on the ground. Although she wasn¡¯t a combat-type job user, her strength wasn¡¯t small. The two silver balls rolled a long way. When it touched the demon monsters, it would only change directions and not stop. Very quickly, they were a distance away. Liu Zhenghong pressed Le Dayuan¡¯s box and then called out to Shengyuan and the others at the front. The team retreated and headed to a corner. Two seconds later, the two silver balls changed. The circular ball changed. A sharp metal pole stabbed into the ground, and it bloomed like a flower, showing many black holes. Many smaller silver pearls shot from the holes and reached a meter above the ground, hanging there. This was the demon monsters¡¯ region. Very quickly, the pearls were touched. What happened next shocked everyone. Those pearls gave off a green ray. There weren¡¯t many rays, and each pearl had only six laid out evenly around the pearl, forming a plane. The rays started to rotate in the next second. Thus, something terrifying happened. The rays became impenetrable and sharp, slicing any demon monster that touched them. Each ray was a meter long, but there were so many silver pearls, hundreds of them. The hundreds of rays were like meat grinders that floated in a region, slicing anybody they touched. Shengyuan and the others were by the space gate and watched as the bodies of the demon monsters were sliced. Their bodies fell, and they were sliced again, before they turned into corpses. After a few seconds, there were no living things in that region! Chapter 1275: Silver Ghost Some people said not to put your eggs in the same basket. Ye Zhongming knew that theory, so he always had a backup plan. In the last life, he had seen many experts who died because they didn¡¯t have a trump card. He was also killed because he had no way of dealing with an assassin. But in this life, he always gave Cloud Peak, himself, and the important members some self-preservation methods. Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan were the two most important people in Cloud Peak, so naturally, they had the best help.@@@@ Apart from being protected every moment, they had their life-saving methods¡ªand they had more than one of those. Moreover, their special identities gave them abilities that others didn¡¯t. Some of the trump cards were their style, like the silver balls that Le Dayuan took out. Le Dayuan called them Silver Ghosts. Ye Zhongming and he crafted this equipment together. It was a combination of Earth and wheel technology. The Exquisite Floating Ball inspired Le Dayuan. Its appearance opened another gate for him and gave him new ideas. However, the Exquisite Floating Ball was made mainly of wheel technology and used a few Earth skills. Le Dayuan studied it but didn¡¯t learn much. What really changed his ideologies was those few War Fortresses. In the modification process, Le Dayuan could compare the other two. He saw the pros and cons and wasn¡¯t afraid of spoiling any. At most, he would follow the other two War Fortresses and rebuild them. So, the modification of a new War Fortress was a learning process for him. He relied on his knowledge and the brain energy of an evolved to gain relevant technologies in a short amount of time. He not only learned but also had new ideas. After all, Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t the Resistance Zone, and he had less resources. Especially the strictly controlled high technology things from peacetime. Those were things that he had nothing about. So, Le Dayuan and Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t support the War Fortress. For Le Dayuan who was proud of his job, this was a hard blow to him. This thing burnt so much money. But the outcome was great. No, it was shockingly powerful. The two balls representing the perfect merger of all of Cloud Peak¡¯s technologies caused a huge empty area to appear. The demon monsters were all killed, including those level seven ones. They weren¡¯t able to block the light rays. It couldn''t do much, even if they shattered a few small pearls before they died. Those frenzied beasts looked at the small beads and were terrified. The silver ghosts¡¯ attacks gave them breathing space. ¡°Master Le, would this thing last for long?¡± Shengyuan was sweating, and his body was bleeding. He wasn¡¯t injured, but when defending, the force of those demon monsters caused his skin to tear. ¡°No, only for a while. I am unsure how long it will last as this is my first time using it.¡± Hearing Le Dayuan¡¯s words, everyone was helpless. They didn¡¯t know how expensive this was. This place was temporarily safe, but the outside situation wasn¡¯t good. Ye Zhongming shattered a black hole during this period, and Saintess was about to. The others were in a tough battle. There were still five or six of them, and the monsters walking out were level eight! They were slower than before. But each that appeared caused the balance to tip toward their side. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know when that sacrifice would happen but knew it would be close since the level eight demon monsters had appeared. He looked at the situation and knew he had to use some trump cards. But at that moment, a strong energy wave fired from the black hole and swept the battlefield! Chapter 1276: Sister Hong save people Ye Zhongming only had one feeling in his mind-- Ice River Will! This was the name of a skill that was what mental-energy type evolved and mutated lifeforms had. The energy skill was silent, and when released, it would sweep the surroundings like a wave. Lifeforms that were hit would feel like their mental energy was locked up, like they were tossed into an ice river. Ye Zhongming and the others were like that. They were in an intense battle, but the energy drowned them. They lost control of their bodies and couldn¡¯t even move their eyes. They were not the only ones that couldn¡¯t move. The demon monsters all became statues. Ye Zhongming knew that this was mental energy control, for lifeforms to lose control of their bodies. It was said that the highest level of this ability was to wipe out life. This was definitely from that level nine lifeform. It used this ability through the black holes. Ye Zhongming was terrified. He wasn¡¯t afraid. This had nothing to do with fear. He just felt powerless. The level nine lifeform was able to control the battlefield without even arriving. On the battlefield, there were so many evolved lifeforms and numerous level eight lifeforms. Ye Zhongming, Saintess, Yangos, and the five level eight lifeforms were sealed by this ability and stood there like fools.@@@@ Was a level gap so huge? Saint Father made everyone feel like he was invincible, but they didn¡¯t feel despair. This was true despair. Faced with such a situation, everyone realized that they had made a huge mistake. They had used Saint Father¡¯s strength to measure a peak lifeform, and they had underestimated it. If you weren¡¯t at that level, you wouldn¡¯t understand how strong that person was. No demon monsters walked out of that black hole, but the lifeforms could sense that something was coming close. Undoubtedly, it was the level nine lifeform. ¡°Peng, peng, peng.¡± Low and heavy explosions spread, and the gory scent got thicker. Even if Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t see, he could tell that the demon monsters were exploding. The sacrifice had begun. But from what he heard, it would take less than two minutes for all the demon monsters to be sacrificed. Le Dayuan teared. He was the only one who knew what had happened to her. Like how Le Dayuan had his trump card, she did, too. Ye Zhongming and the others knew five of them. But she wasn¡¯t as well-behaved as Le Dayuan. She would often run around to collect samples. Without Ye Zhongming¡¯s orders, she would have run further than Ying City. Just think about the situation when she had bumped into him. So when Cloud Peak obtained some special things that could save their lives, they gave it to Sister Hong. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t need most things, so she obtained quite a lot. Occasionally, there were some alchemist potions. These things weren¡¯t much. After using it, you would enter a frenzied battle state. But the side effects were special. Liu Zhenghong treated them like treasures. After studying, she created a pill. The pill was similar to movies where you would die the moment you ate it. The difference was this pill was placed in the heart. The level nine lifeform¡¯s skill caused everyone to lose control, but it didn¡¯t stop the body from running. The heart was included. This pill was not controlled by the mind but automatic. Le Dayuan was filled with regret. He shouldn¡¯t have agreed to help equip his lover with this sensing device. If the device didn¡¯t move for a certain amount of time and the heartbeat was unusual, it would be activated. It wasn¡¯t complicated. This thing was similar to an AI with a simple function. Based on the body situation to judge whether or not the person was in danger. Just now, the pill judged that there was danger, and it activated. Thus, Liu Zhenghong transformed. This was a beast form; she was burning her genes. This was what happened after she used her technology on herself. The outcome was strong and gave her strength for a short amount of time. But she had to deal with terrible side effects. Why couldn¡¯t she give birth to kids for him? Why were they so sad? It was because although the pill wouldn¡¯t kill you, but... It was irreversible! Chapter 1277: Learning and using Many people started changing their bodies in the apocalypse and became less human-like. Apart from the minority, who would be willing to do that? Liu Zhenghong was not the human creator Hong from before. She had a great working environment, trusted friends, a leader that fully supported her, and a guy that loved her. She had a good family. Under such a situation, who would want to become like that? At that moment, Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t hesitate to use the pill hidden in her heart that she had never planned to use. Her strength instantly passed seven, passed eight, and was close to nine! It seemed unbelievable, but that was the power of genes. From an evolution standpoint, it was the changes in gene and cells. Liu Zhenghong used her skill--- Delusion Breaking Eye. Many people only recalled her abilities in gene lifeforms but forgot her job. Seeer. A job with many visual abilities. At the start, she had supervision that allowed her to see very far and look past obstacles. Her job was upgraded once as she didn¡¯t need to fight. She only upgraded it because she obtained a specific job scroll. The skill she obtained was the Delusion Breaking Eye. An ability that could break seals and restrictions. Logically speaking, she couldn¡¯t break the level nine lifeform¡¯s skill at her current level. However, as the ability upgraded and the restraint came from the black hole, which made it weaker, she could buy some time for everyone. The outcome was her permanent beast form. Even if lifeforms here could only slowly move, that was enough to make Liu Zhenghong exhaust her energy. The three eyes on her forehead started to bleed. She then fell unconscious. Ye Zhongming¡¯s counterattack began outside the Saint Hall. Everyone saw the hope of winning. If they destroyed the remaining holes, the level nine lifeform wouldn¡¯t be able to come. Even if they didn¡¯t solve the problem completely, they would survive the current situation. The level nine lifeform also realized that, and another surge of energy appeared from the remaining holes. This time, it didn¡¯t restrain anyone; it just gave some demon monsters their freedom back. They didn¡¯t dare to block the hole and, instead, charged toward Ye Zhongming. The other Cloud Peak warriors were furious, but they could do nothing. Xia Bai and the others even burst many blood vessels because they fought back against the sealing powers and were slightly injured. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have time to care about them. He moved the Explosive Mechanic and aimed it at the black hole. It was quite far, over a hundred meters. The third-form Lightning Cannon couldn¡¯t hit it, but he still fired. Lightning surged and covered a 100 square meter space. Many demon monsters were killed instantly. He wasn¡¯t aiming for the hole but the demon monsters in that direction. He then swapped to the 4th form, which was the Light Blade Cannon. Numerous sharp, crescent-shaped light blades flew. They covered half of their 400-meter distance and hit the black hole. Just one time and the black hole was shattered. The 500PA attack was terrifying. One light blade was double Ye Zhongming¡¯s strongest attack in terms of black hole destruction. This didn¡¯t consider the fact that it might be an overkill. Many core members were excited. They knew that they were one step from winning. As long as they destroyed the remaining black holes, everything would end. Time passed, and only one hole remained. Ye Zhongming¡¯s fourth form had two more attacks, enough to end this fight. But at that moment, all the demon monsters could move!@@@@ Chapter 1278: Silence To humans, this was pretty much lethal. Only a portion of the demon monsters could move. In the black hole¡¯s direction, they were crushed by the Explosive Mechanic, but the others around attacked him. Ye Zhongming¡¯s movement was slow, and he could only launch limited attacks. Even with his sick defense, he could only take the hits, and suffered from injuries quickly. Star Armor¡¯s beautiful meteor belt exploded, and Black Halo Shield could not fully defend him. Fortunately, victory was before them. When only one black hole was left, they sensed the restrain dropping. But the demon monsters could move. Even if they were being sacrificed and their bodies exploded, there were still many that were alive. Not everyone had defense like Ye Zhongming. Even if this lasted for a few seconds, it caused Cloud Peak to lose many. Many core members would die because of that. Ye Zhongming had ways to stay alive. If he died, he would have a second life. He felt powerless at this moment. The level nine lifeform that hadn¡¯t shown itself placed him under huge pressure. Explosive Mechanic did have attacks that could destroy the last hole. But in truth, demon monsters blocked it, and if the Explosive Mechanic fired, they would start to block. Not to mention destroying it, they couldn¡¯t even get close. Was he going to watch as the level nine lifeform get out and then kill everyone like sheep? Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes were red. He was going to go all out, although he knew that hope was slim. He had two seeds in his pocket that he got from the Secret Realm. After eating the two seeds, his body and soul would separate to form a spiritual body with half the strength of the main body. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if it would work. After all, the Spirit Body still had to be controlled by mental energy and might still be affected. So, the final outcome wouldn¡¯t be good. He also had to suffer from serious side effects-- Drop in evolution level. But he had no choice. He could only try it out. If it worked, a level drop would be worth it.@@@@ He used Wind and Lightning to block the demon monster''s attacks with one hand while moving the other. The moment he touched the seeds, a bright light shone. This saint light exploded, and he realised there were no monsters between the Explosive Mechanic he guarded and the black hole. They couldn¡¯t let it get through. Without the demon monsters restraining them, everyone charged. They used all the equipment abilities, ranged attacks, and crystal weapons at the hole. Everything was worth it as long as they could stop the level nine lifeform from crossing. The attacks landed on the frozen black hole. Everyone was a high level evolved so they crossed hundreds of meters in a blink. They went all out. The hole lasted for two seconds before it shattered. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief, and many sat on the ground. Although the battle wasn¡¯t intense and the enemies couldn¡¯t even move in those short few seconds, everyone felt exhausted. It was probably because everyone was extremely nervous. Little Tiger and the others ignored the corpses and blood and just lay there. As if this was the only way they could relax. Ye Zhongming slowly kept Wind and Lightning. He pulled Liang Chuyin, who didn¡¯t care about her image at all. He was about to speak, but his expression changed. ¡°No!¡± ¡°Be careful!¡± ¡°Ao!¡± The three voices rang at the same time. Saintess shouted no, the roar was from Yangos and Ye Zhongming told them to be careful. He pulled out Wind and Lightning and waved toward Ah Yang and his few friends. ¡°Ah!¡± Screams rang out, and Wind and LIghtning missed. The others entered battle modes and saw a black figure flash past. The person who screamed was lying on the ground. ¡°Big Wu!¡± Ah Yang roared in rage. The brother that was by his side since the start had lost his life. There was a hole in his left chest, and that black figure ripped his heart. Chapter 1279: Saint Hall Spectre With Ah Yang at the center, Cloud Peak members formed a defensive formation and looked around warily. Although the black shadow sneak attacked, it was extremely quick. These people had seen the terrifying speed of the Saint Father. Even if the black shadow was slightly slower, it was quick enough. At least in here, be it Xia Bai or Liang Chuyin, who focused on agility, they were much slower. Everyone feared that this black shadow that could kill even seven-star evolved with one hit would strike again. People with strong senses scouted the area to see if they could spot it. They wanted to find its movement in advance and prepare their defense. The entire hall was silent, and the atmosphere was nervous. Although Ah Yang¡¯s friend wasn¡¯t a core member, as a seven-star evolved, he was at the top of the apocalypse. Maybe Ye Zhongming could kill him in one strike, and the healthy Red Hair could. But it wouldn¡¯t be so clean. It broke the chest and ripped the heart through layers of strong defense. Its strength sent chills down Ye Zhongming and the Saintess¡¯s spine, much less everyone else. Everyone felt nervous. What was that black shadow? No one saw it carefully and didn¡¯t even see its appearance. Was it a person or a demon monster? Many people instinctively looked at where the black hole disappeared and had a weird thought... That black shadow wouldn¡¯t be that level-nine lifeform. If it came, there was no need to hide. Then, what relationship did it have with it? ¡°We can¡¯t find it. Let me use the Saint Light Technique. Pay attention to the corners and the area behind the corpses!¡± Saintess whispered to Ye Zhongming and raised her right hand. She had no more pearl but had other methods. As the strongest leader in the space, she had many trump cards. Everyone got ready. Once the Saint Light exposed the shadow, they would attack and try to kill it! ¡°Ah!¡± A scream spread from within. Shengyuan shouted anxiously. Their expressions changed, and they knew they fell for it. After the spectre attacked, it didn¡¯t stay outside and entered Saint Hall. The Space Gate was still there! Very quickly, the number of people in the hall reduced. In the end, only Ye Zhongming, Saintess, Xia Bai, and a few others were left. Along with Yangos and the level eight Death King Tree. They slowly approached the gate, and the five evolved lifeforms were careful. They knew this would be the best time to attack if the spectre was here. But when everyone got close, the enemy still hadn¡¯t appeared. ¡°Death King Tree, you go first.¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it and let the small crystal tree leave first. ¡°I told you many times to call my name. You can give me one if you think it isn¡¯t nice.¡± Death King Tree muttered and left. Its body moved, and a dozen vines that were the same color as the ground of the Saint Hall slowly retracted. No matter how naughty it looked, no one was Death King Tree¡¯s match if you talked about viciousness. ¡°Xia Bai, you leave with the Saintess.¡± ¡°No, you and me...¡± ¡°Quick!¡± Ye Zhongming frowned and interrupted XIa Bai. This woman could only look around warily and back off with the Saintess. Only Ye Zhongming and Yangos remained. For some reason, they felt that things were much colder and serious. ¡°Master, I feel that it is here and staring at us.¡± Yangos told Ye Zhongming using mental energy. Due to its race, after the evil dragon reached level eight, it was on the level of the Death King Tree. Its sensory ability was exceptional. Ye Zhogming nodded. He could sense it. Especially as everyone left, he could feel a cold aura raring to go. ¡°Let¡¯s leave!¡± Ye Zhongming also used his mental energy to speak. The dragon and he entered the Space Gate. At that point, a black shadow appeared ten meters from Ye Zhongming. It charged into the unguarded Space Gate at lightning-quick speed. Chapter 1280: Blood that couldnt be melted Chapter 1280: Blood that couldn''t be melted ¡°I was waiting for you!¡± Yangos roared, and its giant wings flicked aside to block the Space Gate. It turned its body, and the other wing sliced the shadow. Ye Zhongming¡¯s Wind and Lightning slashed at the spectre from another angle. Together with Yangos, they sealed its retreat path and tried to keep it here. They wanted to see what it was. Regarding solo ability, Ye Zhongming and Yangos were the top few in Cloud Peak. Even in the entire Earth, there weren¡¯t many lifeforms on their level. However, their attacks failed.@@@@ That shadow expected it and suddenly stopped, causing Yangos¡¯s wings to miss. It sliced the Saint Hall ground and left a deep moat. The shadow floated to the side, and Wind and Lightning brushed past it. Everything was so natural, as if it was calculated in advance. Ye Zhongming and Yangos were both surprised. Anyone would find the sneak attack of two top level eight lifeforms hard to deal with, but how could it break it so easily? The pride in their hearts rose. Ye Zhongming was the first to attack. Earth Elf used Gravity Jump, and gravity increased. Wind and Lightning shone, and the light image-like attack that the Saint Father used appeared. It crossed a distance and headed toward the black shadow. There were flames in Yangos¡¯s eyes as it launched a mental energy attack. Since they couldn¡¯t keep up with it, they would try to restrict it and affect its speed. This shadow didn¡¯t expect them to change tactics so quickly. It was affected by the gravity and slowed. Then Yangos¡¯s mental energy hit it, and it paused momentarily. Although Ye Zhongming could not use Wind and Lightning to the Saint Father¡¯s level, he could use a sword light over a short distance. If the shadow were as quick as before, that strike would be useless. But things were different, and it was much slower. Scratch! Sword light and black shadow clashed, and there was the sound of meat sizzling. A weird shout spread from the spectre. But... if it was that level nine, why would it be injured by them? They were hesitant. This only lasted for a few seconds before they were forced to fight. The black shadow appeared, and this time, it attacked. It appeared above Yangos. When it did, a cold glow moved toward the evil dragon¡¯s eyes, and it was just a few meters away. Yangos was terrified. It closed its eyes and leaned its body backward. Blood shone, and it cried. Blood spurted from its face, and its body trembled. But its wings waved in different directions to maintain its balance. The enormous wings hit the black shadow and gave out a thud. ¡°Hehe, I am not so easy to deal with.¡± Yangos roared at the disappearing black shadow. But beneath its eyes, there was a bone-deep wound that was 20 centimeters long. It was bleeding, which made it look more vicious. This evil dragon had rich combat experience and a personality similar to the Death King Tree. When attacked, it used its scream to confuse the enemy and make it feel like it was about to die. Its body then countered and hit the black shadow. ¡°Ten meters.¡± Ye Zhongming transmitted two words to it, and it understood. That black shadow could hide such that Ye Zhongming and Yangos couldn¡¯t sense it. Once it was within ten meters, they would spot it. After dealing damage to Yangos, this black shadow was beside Ye Zhongming within two seconds. The moment it was within ten meters, it used its speed to attack Ye Zhongming¡¯s throat. Still, that cold light. Seemed like the two warriors were killed like this. Ye Zhongming was wary, but the enemy was too quick. He could only raise Wind and Lightning before that attack hit his weapon. The huge strength made him stumbled. He wasn¡¯t injured like Yangos. After all, he was prepared. But when he stabilised, he saw that the black shadow didn¡¯t continue attacking him. It picked up speed and charged into the space gate. Chapter 1281: Found you Chapter 1281: Found you The entire process, from Yangos and Ye Zhongming¡¯s sneak attack to the black shadow¡¯s counter, was very short. Each moment, both sides tried to outwit the other. The difference was that the shadows were in the dark, and they were in the light. Their movement and actions were slightly suppressed. Ye Zhongming took a risk by using the space gate as bait. He knew that the black shadow would appear, and he was confident in his ability and connection with Yangos, which is why he chose to do that. But the black shadow¡¯s ability, or rather, its terrifying speed, caught them off guard. He thought the sneak attack on Yangos was its limit, but it held back. After failing to kill them, it chose to get out. However, this was more strategic than the first time. Ye Zhongming and Yangos followed him in. After the uncomfortable tugging force, they returned to Earth and saw some chaos. Saintess stood there with a sunken face. Beside her were the core Cloud Peak members. Further away, the entire mountain range was boisterous. ¡°You didn¡¯t stop it?¡± Yangos said some human words before flapping its wings to get into the sky. Everyone knew that it was extremely dangerous to let that black shadow enter Cloud Peak. With its speed and the cold light that could easily break dragon scales, no one would be safe. If the others were alone, they wouldn¡¯t be able to resist. If they couldn¡¯t find it, Cloud Peak might even be destroyed by it. Ye Zhongming looked at the Saintess and saw that her white robe had a tear. He knew that the robe was called the Robe of Faith; it was an elite Saint Hall equipment. Along with her crown and staff, they were the things she relied on the most.@@@@ When he fought her, he wasn¡¯t able to break her robe. ¡°Too quick, even though we were ready.¡± This small equipment was special and only had one function. Make a mark that only the user of the equipment could see. The equipment level was low but it could mark even level nine lifeforms. The difference was that level nine lifeforms might be able to remove it with their abilities. Of course, some special abilities and equipment could also remove this mark. At Sharp Peak Mountain, Wen Zhong noticed that Ye Zhongming had placed this mark on him. As for how he figured it out, that was not known. There was one thing that Ye Zhongming was sure about. Apart from only a few pieces of equipment, even if the marked lifeform knew that it existed, if the user didn¡¯t remove it, there was nothing he could do. But this thing could only work when they were a short distance away. Ye Zhongming and the black figure brushed past each other,, giving him a chance to use it. Thus, even if the others couldn¡¯t find the black shadow, he could use this mark to find it. To the eyes of the Cloud Peak king, this black shadow couldn¡¯t hide. Remove? Ye Zhongming was confident that it couldn¡¯t remove it! It wasn¡¯t level nine, and didn¡¯t have the ability. Find rare equipment? This lifeform wasn¡¯t even from earth, so it didn¡¯t know if equipment would have such functions. Even if it did, it wouldn¡¯t be able to find one. Those pieces of equipment that could remove negative statuses could only be found by luck. If you tried to find them, you might not find one in your entire life. The current black shadow was moving toward a direction. It wasn¡¯t outside Cloud Peak but internal. It was in the shadows of a building, and it stopped there. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t see it, but he could confirm its location. He led Saintess and Death Kign Tree with Yangos above. The four of them headed over. Since he found it, he didn¡¯t plan on letting it go. No matter what it was! The Exquisite Floating Ball flew into the sky. This equipment was like a radar, monitoring the region that the black shadow was at. When they reached a certain spot, Ye Zhongming, the Saintess and Death King Tree split. He jumped before a villa which belonged to him. He searched and something rose from the roof. Chapter 1282: Surrounding It was a weird-shaped box that gave off a metallic feel under the sunlight. There were many metal parts on the box, and some of them exceeded Earth¡¯s technology.@@@@ Ye Zhongming pressed it and revealed a circular hole. He placed a few demon crystals and a gun case in a certain part of the box. The bullet at the top shone green. It was different from the other bullets with levels. Ye Zhongming controlled it, and a few centimeter-long metal barrel appeared at the tip, aiming at the black shadow in the corner. This thing was Gun Pool Box. No one knew why it was called that; anyway, Le Dayuan called it that. This weapon was a by-product when Le Dayuan was researching. Or rather, it was a small test model of War Fortress when he was experimenting on it. After succeeding, the War Fortress was no longer used and was attached to the roof of Ye Zhongming¡¯s villa. Ye Zhongming was the most suited to use it in Cloud Peak. Although it was a small weapon, it was relative to huge things like the War Fortress. In truth, the Gun Pool Box was not small. Mature guys didn¡¯t have a size advantage compared to it, and it was inconvenient to carry. Some unique points meant that the box had high requirements. For example, you had to be a gun user. Your strength had to reach a certain amount. If not, you wouldn¡¯t be able to handle the recoil. Your senses had to be sharp if not, you wouldn¡¯t be able to hit the target without any aiming aid. The consumption was huge. You needed crystals and bullets that had a high level. You had to have a huge amount of mental energy as you had to use it along with your gun skills. Only Ye Zhongming had money and the ability to use it. Gun Pool Box relied on demon crystals for energy. Its accuracy was high and powerful, but its range was smaller than that of some sniper rifles. To put it more simply, this Gun Pool Box''s abilities were top-grade and much stronger than those of the sniper rifle that Ye Zhongming used. The black shadow charged through the defenses but didn¡¯t leave Cloud Peak. Why was it still here? No one knew, but that didn¡¯t stop Ye Zhongming from thinking that this person had no good intentions. It struggled to get up and bent its back. Its claws hung above the ground, making it look like a mutated lycan. At this moment, the black shadow ignored the charging Saintess and Death King Tree. It stared at Ye Zhongming and gave an unfriendly expression. It then retreated. In the blink of an eye, it entered the space, and they lost track of it. It left a pool of blood where it was standing. Saintess and Death King Tree couldn¡¯t see where it was, but they used the blood to track it. Ye Zhongming also directed Yangos to chase it. You could see them chasing it from the screens in the Exquisite Floating Ball. Apart from Ye Zhongming and a few others, a few other people were also chasing it. To intercept this black shadow, Ye Zhongming used people with special abilities who had been living in Cloud Peak with other identities. They belonged to Chameleon. ¡°Force it to the back mountain! Try to catch it alive!¡± Ye Zhongming ordered Yangos and the few Chameleon experts. They used various methods to force the black shadow toward the back mountain. It was a cliff, meaning the black shadow had no way to escape. A giant energy net appeared from the sky, covering a huge region of around ten thousand square meters. Under the energy net was the running black shadow. A mist scattered from the energy net. It didn¡¯t go upwards but downwards. Very quickly, the energy net turned into an ice spike. As Chameleon members roared, the energy net sped up and covered the black shadow. The injured monster¡¯s speed was obviously affected. Although it tried to raise its speed, it couldn¡¯t dodge it. The edge of the net hit it. Although it used its claws to slice the ice net, that bought time for the Saintess and the Death King Tree to get behind them. A light covered the black shadow and rotated to fire more streaks of saint light. It broke its miraculous ability to enter space. Numerous vines also appeared to surround it. The sharp tips stabbed toward the black shadow¡¯s body! Chapter 1283: Killing dragon After losing the biggest thing it relied on- speed, the black shadow wasn¡¯t as suppressive as before. It also placed it in danger. The black shadow definitely wasn¡¯t level nine. Ye Zhongming felt it was, at most, an ordinary level eight without speed. Now that it was sealed on the spot and facing the Saintess and Death King Tree¡¯s attacks, it was on the back foot. After stopping, everyone noticed that Ye Zhongming¡¯s shot had left a wound on its left shoulder. Purple organisms were within and growing at a quick speed. In maybe just a few hours, it would recover. This fellow¡¯s healing ability was so strong. The Saintess¡¯s Saint Light attack was slightly weaker, and most of it went to breaking the monster¡¯s invisibility ability. The Death King Tree was harder to deal with. Even without World Nature, the vines were powerful enough. Pierce! The sounds of it stabbing into flesh could be heard as the vines entered the black shadow¡¯s body. Death King Tree¡¯s female face gave off a smile of disdain. She was very unhappy when the black shadow escaped from the vine formation that she had set up. In human words, she lost a lot of face. Now, she found back some respect. If this monster was left here, it wasn¡¯t so strong. This was what she thought. Ye Zhongming got close. The other Chameleon members saw that the boss had rushed over and the monster was controlled, so they went to hide. They weren¡¯t needed anymore. Yangos lowered its body, and the giant shadow covered the Saintess, Death King Tree, and the black shadow monster. Any attack from it would arrive instantly from this distance. The evil dragon lowered its head and looked at this monster with hatred. This fellow nearly made it lose an eye. Everything seemed to be under Cloud Peak¡¯s control. But things were never so smooth. That black shadow suddenly smiled. The Saintess¡¯s expression changed instantly, and raised the Glory Staff. All this was worthy of respect. Dragon blood scattered. Yangos couldn¡¯t even make a sound before its neck was sliced. Its giant body fell from the sky and smashed into the ground. It then struggled. Many people who saw that were terrified. Yangos¡¯s struggle felt like that of someone unwilling to die, like that of a fish about to be made into food. It was using this way to show its resistance and strength. It was a level eight lifeform that was pretty much a peak level eight dragon. Was it going to die from that hit? Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. He didn¡¯t care about the energy use and told the Earth Elf to use Gravity Jump. It slowed the black shadow that was still on fire and then used Thousand Seal Blade. Ye Zhongming was filled with killing intent. No matter what Yangos did in the past, it was now a part of Cloud Peak. It was Ye Zhongming¡¯s partner and well-behaved battle beast. It was even an ally. It was sneak attacked right before Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes. This was something Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t allow. He was going to kill that fellow today! Many Cloud Peak members saw the boss¡¯s furious strike. Ten blade shadows appeared in the sky and sliced at the enemy. Thousand Seal Blade had ten blade shadows at the start and would have a hundred when it reached intermediate grade. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t use the upgrade scroll, and there were so many more. His evolution level increased; he used Life Grain and the various Cloud Peak delicacies, which improved his job skill. With the effect of the gravity, the black shadow had to lift its claws to block the blade light. After scoffing, the monster left half of its claw on the ground. Ye Zhongming¡¯s job skill, scorching flame technique, and Wind and Lightning broke the giant claws, which were so sharp that they could slice through dragon scales. The black shadow fell and rolled two rounds. Large amounts of blood extinguished the dragon breath. It didn¡¯t turn its back and just jumped off the cliff. Chapter 1284: Heaven Benevolence Maybe because there were many trees around, or if the height wasn¡¯t too high, Cloud Peak¡¯s wind wasn¡¯t as big as expected. Apart from one place, which was the back mountain. During the Cloud Peak defense battle, the mutated lifeforms and enemy faction used this as a place to break through. Thus, this was one of the most protected areas in Cloud Peak. The cliff had high city walls with various defensive weapons, especially toward the sky. Everyone¡¯s World¡¯s defensive castles were also here and were also a part of the defensive formation. They were maintained with demon crystals. But these were more for the outside. When the black shadow monster charged, it wasn¡¯t obstructed. Ye Zhongming took one look and ran toward Yangos.@@@@ The monster wouldn¡¯t fall to its death. On the contrary, although it didn¡¯t know how to fly, it had its special balancing skill. The mark showed that it didn¡¯t fall quickly because of gravity and was just gliding into the distance in a stable manner. Without Yangos, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t dare to jump from here. Even if he didn¡¯t fall to his death, he wouldn¡¯t be able to catch up. He got close to the struggling Yangos and told it to calm down. But he could sense that the dragon¡¯s mind was in a mess. That blow placed it on the verge of death and its mind had collapsed. Ye Zhongming found a chance to jump on Yangos¡¯s back. He used his terrifying strength to press it onto the ground. ¡°Use medicine!¡± Ye Zhongming found it hard to compete with the dragon with strength. It forced those words out of his mouth. The captains defending the back mountain used the medicine they always carried. When the struggle wasn¡¯t so intense, everyone saw how terrifying that wound was. This was Yangos¡¯s thinnest part of his body, but that was only relative. The neck had a meter-deep wound. Precious dragon blood was flowing out like it was free. Yangos looked stunned; it pressed its wings onto the ground and wanted to get up. The more it did so, the more blood flowed. Ye Zhongming saw several centimeters of ripping wounds in such a short time. These were caused by it when it struggled. Everyone was curious and guessed what had happened, but no news had spread. Within Cloud Peak, Park Xiuying raised her staff and became very serious. Her white robe started dancing even though there was no wind, and a comfortable power started spreading from her body. A white light shot from her staff into the distance. That white light traveled a long distance and shot into the blue sky. A white cloud formed above Cloud Peak. Park Xiuying closed her eyes, and a magic pearl appeared in her other hand. She raised it and shook it toward the cloud, which started to tremble. Many Cloud Peak members were stunned. Only the core members knew what had happened. The last time Ye Zhongming was back, apart from bringing Xia Lei the blue grade blades, Shengyuan the hanging shield and advanced strength potion, Candy the experimental platform, Mo ye and spear parts, and other potions for others, he brought back two purple equipment. Onee was Xia Bai¡¯s fallen wings. The other was the white robe on Park Xiuying¡¯s body. Heaven Benevolence! A piece of unique healing job equipment. ¡°Ability 1, Mercy. Healing job user¡¯s healing skill effect increased by 20%.¡± ¡°Ability 2, Benevolence, When healing job user uses healing skills, mental energy consumption reduced by 50%.¡± ¡°Ability 3, calming heart. When healing job users heal a target, reduce the damage they take. Close combat damage reduced by 40%, ranged damage reduced by 60%.¡± ¡°Ability 4, Heaven Heart, healing job user will have a chance to produce healing crystal. Each crystal has some healing ability. The strength of the ability corresponds to the healing skill level and effect. The probability of producing the crystal depends on healing ability level and user level.¡± Chapter 1285: Heaven Drawing Technique ¡°Ability 5, Split Healing Technique. After activating this skill, the healing job user¡¯s single target healing skills will split into two to five different abilities. After splitting, you can heal other targets or heal the same target. If you choose only one target, the effect will be three times that of the original spell. Cooldown of three hours.¡± ¡°Ability 6, Heaven Drawing Technique. After activating this ability, the job user will consume a huge amount of mental energy to combine all their healing skills to form a super healing skill that can heal all external injuries. After use, all healing skills will enter a 3 to 30-day cooldown. The lower the level and healing effect, the shorter the cooldown.¡± ¡°When it is used on lifeforms that aren¡¯t injured, let the target enter Heaven Realm, greatly increase combat strength with no side effects. The time and target¡¯s level are related. The higher the level, the shorter the time.¡± ¡°When using the Heaven Drawing Technique, you will cause a phenomenon and give off a fragrance that attracts lifeforms.¡± This was the ability of Heaven Benevolence. Healing potions were useless, and Saint Light Technique¡¯s healing effect wasn¡¯t obvious. Now that Yangos might die at any moment, the Heaven Drawing Technique became the best choice. Although this ability didn¡¯t say it outright, it will cause a huge commotion when used and might attract Cloud Peak was on guard because of that. Another point was that the Heaven Drawing Technique drew things from the sky. Ye Zhongming was afraid that the defense structures would attack the energy, so he ordered to remove the defensive formation.@@@@ Very quickly, the clouds increased, and their size was so huge that they could cover the entire Cloud Peak. They gave a huge pressure. Some voices spread from around from the mutated lifeforms. The Heaven Drawing Technique¡¯s side effects had started to show. Some mutated lifeforms were tempted by the energy and the fragrance and moved toward Cloud Peak. Cloud Peak warriors entered their various positions. The Posthumous People and Saint Hall warriors in Cloud Peak helped to defend. The various patrolling squad and reserve squad members went to the various transport nodes and prepared to attack. Yangos would die. Energy condensed really quickly. Even an eight star evolved like Ye Zhongming trembled from the energy. This ability drew respect from all life forms. There was a loud explosion and a pure light from the clouds fired and hit the pearl that Park Xiuying had raised. Her body shook, and she tried to stabilise her shaking body. She placed the staff in her other hand down on the ground. She then grabbed the pearl with both hands and moved slowly toward Yangos. A few seconds later, the pearl fired another streak of light onto Yangos¡¯s wound and started to heal it. R??A?NO??§£E?S The pillar of light and light from the pearl formed a 90-degree angle. Ye Zhongming guarded on the side. He didn¡¯t dare to help her as he was afraid that he might cause the skill to fail. He could only look at Teacher Park struggling to control the pearl that was a medium. At this point, the light that descended from the sky stunned all the surrounding evolved. Cloud Peak always caused such a huge commotion. They noticed something abnormal and saw that mutated lifeforms had entered Ying City and were heading toward Cloud Peak. People who could live here were all close to Cloud Peak. They didn¡¯t know what had happened but knew that the mutated lifeforms were up to no good. Thus, the other Cloud Peak forces that were outside and them started to stop them. As more mutated lifeforms entered Ying City, a battle broke out. Half the city was covered in flames of battle in just a few dozen minutes. Chapter 1286: Mute Dragon The mutated lifeforms on the ground were basically blocked by the Ying City evolved but the ones in the sky got close. You usually can¡¯t see much, but at this point, flying lifeforms could cross a few dozen kilometers in a few minutes. Some higher-level ones could cross hundreds of kilometers in that short time. Over five digits of flying lifeforms surrounded Cloud Peak, and there were two level eight silver rocs! There was a moment when even Ye Zhongming felt that Cloud Peak was unlucky. After the problems of the Secret Realm, where they drew the terrifying level-nine demon monster, that level-nine demon monster didn¡¯t come, but then they faced a mysterious and strong black shadow, which caused Cloud Peak to nearly lose Yangos. Now, while saving the dragon, they drew these mutated lifeforms. They thought there weren¡¯t many around, but so many of them had come. There were even two level eight ones! Ye Zhongming wanted to curse. Fortunately, the two level eight rocs didn¡¯t charge over. Their levels were high, and they were more intelligent. They were also able to control their temptations better. They felt that Cloud Peak had a few lifeforms on their level, so they didn¡¯t dare to try to capture the light. Ye Zhongming, Saintess, Death King Tree, Three-nosed Elephant, and the two level eight kings rushed over from Ying City. All these lifeforms raised their heads and stared at the two flying lifeforms that posed the biggest threat. Yangos was already silent. Its wound was healing from the Heaven Drawing Technique. The dragon''s blood stopped flowing, and its body''s twitching stopped. This made Ye Zhongming relax. It seemed like Yangos was lucky, and this technique was effective. But, along with the healing technique, maybe because the energy it contained got lesser and lesser, or if Cloud Peak¡¯s killing of demon monsters gave rise to a gory stench. The two level eight silver rocs finally couldn¡¯t suppress their desire. After circling, they charged from two directions. Ye Zhongming and the others attacked. They knew the attacks were more for scaring them off than having an actual effect. The Heaven Drawing Technique¡¯s light pillar was longer than their skill range. Their skills couldn¡¯t reach a portion of the light that was closest to the clouds. The level eight roc dodged, and when it saw that the attacks couldn¡¯t threaten it, it ignored them. It tanked some of the ranged defense weapons and entered the light pillar. This meant that they were on the back foot. Although the lifeforms here were all flying, and there were many of them with a few level eight ones, their overall body qualities were poor. This meant the others could easily deal with the others while the stronger humans were freed up. This made the two silver rocs very frustrated. They wanted to attack the ground, but that would mean they were within range of the higher-level humans. The bullets and cannons would stop them if they wanted to charge into the light. Don¡¯t hide? They did try. Although they wouldn¡¯t get killed instantly, they would get injured. If they lost their ability to fly, that would mean death. They didn¡¯t dare to take that risk. Also, the Annihilation crystal cannons closest to here had turned their heads and fired towards them. After holding on for a few minutes, the two silver rocs were in despair. They knew that their injuries would affect their movement, so they could only roar unwillingly and leave Cloud Peak. After the danger, the Heaven Drawing Technique reached its end. That weird fragrance disappeared, and the light scattered. The clouds also scattered. This caused the mutated lifeforms to lose their desire. They started to flee after they cleared their heads. Park Xiuying placed the pearl down, and her hair was drenched. She didn¡¯t have much mental energy left. If the Heaven Drawing Technique didn¡¯t end, she wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on. Even though she was tired, she didn¡¯t rest immediately. She had to check on Yangos. Ye Zhongming and the others did the same. They helped Park Xiuying toward the giant dragon. The wound had healed. One could see its even breathing under the missing scales. This meant that Yangos had survived and he would be fine. Yangos did recover, but it was a little weak due to the loss of blood. But it was one that would take revenge. After taking such a big loss, it wouldn¡¯t accept the defeat. It got up and roared toward the cliff... But it made no sound. Yangos and the others were stunned. After a few seconds, a phrase entered their minds. Mute Dragon... Chapter 1287: Cloud Peak Mercenary Guild Things were always two-sided. For example, during the Secret Realm sneak attack, although a few people died and that monster managed to flee to Earth, Cloud Peak collected many demon crystals when the level nine lifeform sacrificed its demon monsters. When using the Heaven Drawing Technique, although it was very nervous and many people were in an intense battle, after the battle, they gained many demon crystals and materials.@@@@ Also... At least during these few days, they didn¡¯t need to hear Yangos speaking. Of course, after checking, this dragon wouldn¡¯t really become mute. It just injured its vocal cords, and that wasn¡¯t fully healed. A day later, the scouting and cleaning of the Secret Realm was completed. The news showed the demon monster army was still heading toward Saint Hall. But for some reason, they were much slower. Based on their current speed, they would take a few dozen days. Ye Zhongming and the others couldn¡¯t guess the reason, but to be safe, they still closed the Space Gate. They temporarily lost connection with the Secret Realm. As for that black shadow monster, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t rush to chase it. It noticed something abnormal. Although the mark couldn¡¯t show a detailed location, the distance could be judged through the strength of the signal. That black shadow stopped after running out of Ying City. Right, it stopped. It injured Yangos, but didn¡¯t run away. Why? Heal? There was that possibility, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t think it was the real reason. He knew that although he went all out, he only sliced one of its claws. That was a serious injury, but it was not fatal. The black shadow should have just hidden itself further away where healing would be safer. Also, it spent a full day there! Was it coming back to take revenge? Ye Zhongming had to think about it that way. That was the only reason he could think of. In truth, Ye Zhongming needed Liu Zhenghong to tell him more about the black shadow. That could prepare him to attack it after gathering more experts. He wouldn¡¯t let it go this time. As long as the black shadow was moving in that range, Ye Zhongming would allow it. While waiting, Ye Zhongminng started to solve the population problem. Ye Zhongming decided to let some Saint Light Hall people build a vanguard force to head to West Asia to choose a base for their future life. Some had gone before, but there weren¡¯t too many. This time, they had to build a temporary base to scale. There were many this time. Thirty thousand elite warriors and ten thousand logistics members entered the desert. Cloud Peak followed their agreement and provided resources. Although they couldn¡¯t fully solve the population problem, it gave Saint Light Hall members some hope. Even if they could only move around in a fixed area in Ying City, they had no complains. At the same time, Ye Zhongming discussed this with the Saintess and decided to restrict the Saint Hall warrior¡¯s hunting freedom fully fully. They had to work with the Ying City factions before they could hunt. The factions would provide routes, intel, and resources while they were in charge of hunting. The split will follow pre-agreed rates. Of course, Cloud Peak was a middle-man. Puxing Town even created a department called the Cloud Peak Mercenary Guild. Both sides needed to register in the guild, and Cloud Peak will assist in matching suitable groups. Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t take any cuts, but there would be some administrative fees. They could also sell them to Cloud Peak if they hunted some precious monster. They were forced into this,, but no one knew that Posthumous People would love it. They were working with Cloud Peak, and although there weren¡¯t any fees, Ying City accepted them more easily. Everything they got was used to trade for living resources. In such a friendly mode, they didn¡¯t have much excitement. The kings also didn¡¯t promote the warriors to do such things as they didn¡¯t get much, and it was dangerous. But after this was pushed out, they found a way to get rich on Earth. So, the Posthumous People joined in. The entire Ying City got boisteroubecamend the rang,e of hunting grounds increased. To a certain extent, it expanded the range of the factions that were directly under Cloud Peak. This was a win-win. Cloud Peak took the chance to publish more missions including how to solve Sister Hong¡¯s situation. Of course, the target was kept a secret. Till date, apart from Cloud Peak members, no one knew that Sister Hong had a problem. But things were still leaked through a channel. Someone found them and wanted to meet Ye Zhongming. He directly said that he could treat Sister Hong! Chapter 1288: Made to drink A cup of hot tea was placed on the exquisite sandalwood table. The guy requested this. ¡°If this were before the apocalypse, this table would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It would cost a few million if it is even older and has some story behind it.¡± He drank the glass. This middle-aged man judged the table that someone had found. Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and looked at this person who came uninvited. He wasn¡¯t as simple as he looked. This person¡¯s evolution level wasn¡¯t high. At least to Ye Zhongming, it wasn¡¯t. He was only six stars, but he gave others a weird feeling. Even if Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t insta kill a six-star evolved, he could crush them. Be it equipment, job, skill, or level, Ye Zhongming had an absolute advantage.@@@@ But this person made him feel awkward. He thought about it and was shocked. This was a feeling of danger that wasn¡¯t fatal. A six-star evolved was a threat to him? And it wasn¡¯t lethal? Then why did he feel danger? Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t understand. Also, how did Liu Zhenghong¡¯s situation get spread out? Only the core members and Xia Bai Battle Squad members saw Sister Hong¡¯s situation. Their loyalty wasn¡¯t a problem. Apart from those, Saintess was the other one. But would the Saintess reveal it? Of course not; that wouldn¡¯t benefit her at all. Saint Light Hall¡¯s life is in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands. Moreover, she couldn¡¯t say it to anyone, even if she wanted to say it. She didn¡¯t know anyone on Earth. Then who was it? Was it people that Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong met after returning to Cloud Peak? Researchers in the lab? Even if they saw her, how would they know that the injuries were irreversible? Ye Zhongming wanted to know the answer but knew he wouldn¡¯t get an answer even if he investigated. ¡°This tea, what a waste. If it were Pu¡¯er, it would be fine, but this is green tea, so it is a little bland.¡± This person shook his head as he looked at the tea. He was speaking as if Ye Zhongming had destroyed the tea. ¡°What are you called? Where did you come from? What is the method? What is the price?¡± The board pierced through his body and out through his back. That person shouted, but he couldn¡¯t say anything. His hands signaled with obvious meaning¡ªthat he would give him the answer! Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Seems like I don¡¯t need to ask you for the price.¡± He snapped his fingers, and two warriors from Xia Bai''s battle squad dealt with the wooden spikes on his body. They weren¡¯t very gentle, and it caused him to scream for two minutes. They scattered a basic healing potion onto him and dragged him onto the chair before they left. Ye Zhongming was facing them when he spoke, so they heard everything. They were amused at how arrogant this person was. In their hearts, only people like the Saintess and Saint Father were worthy of talking to Ye Zhongming. Those people would be resistance zone commanders or Five Ring Money deacons. How would such a noob that was on their level be worthy? Ye Zhongming took one more look at this person. The middle-aged guy ignored his pain and started to speak. ¡°My name is An Zhen; I have no faction. I am a free evolved.¡± Hearing what he said, Ye Zhongming straightened his back and stared at his face. He knew this person! Of course, it wasn¡¯t this life but the last. An Zhen was very famous in the last life not because of his evolution level. When Ye Zhongming died, he was level eight and didn¡¯t reach level nine. But he was famous for being rich! That phrase was ironic in the apocalypse. The strong people were, of course, rich, and it was impossible for the weak to become rich. Even if they were smart, people could steal their wealth. But he lived really well and didn¡¯t have a big faction as his backer. But all nine-star evolved had to admit that An Zhen was their good friend. Simply put, he was unobstructed in the apocalypse. As long as he didn¡¯t ask to die, no one would dare to touch him. Ye Zhongming had only heard of this person. He was unsure why nine-star evolved treated him so well, but there was something he remembered. This person always had magical things in his hands! Chapter 1289: Arts vs Fighting Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what magical things they were as he didn¡¯t have the right to know in his last life. But he started to pay closer attention to An Zhen. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t that ordinary evolved that knew nothing in his last life. He wasn¡¯t the person who lived just for food and evolution potions. He knew too many things and secrets in this life and came into contact with many organisations. It was okay if An Zhen didn¡¯t appear; the moment he did, it made Ye Zhongming recall some memories. Along with his experiences in this life, he found something abnormal. If An Zhen could be respected by so many nine-star evolved as an eight-star evolved, then was he really a... Free evolved? Since his identity was special and even mysterious, then he came... Many thoughts appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s mind. ¡°It is true that I have a method...¡± No matter how strong he was in his last life, before Ye Zhongming, he was still a small character. He looked at Ye Zhongming and bit his teeth. ¡°I can¡¯t give it to you for free; you have to pay a price.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Right, that is logical. Of course, I need to pay if I want to get something, but I have already paid.¡± An Zhen was stunned and didn¡¯t know what Ye Zhongming was saying. ¡°Your life.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled like a demon, ¡°You give me the method, and I won¡¯t kill you. That is fair, right?¡± ¡°You...¡± ¡°Blame yourself for not recognising the situation.¡± Ye Zhongming tapped the chair''s handle, ¡°Of course, you might have something you rely on, but... They are too far!¡± An Zhen¡¯s body shook, and this made Ye Zhongming more sure. ¡°I can tell you the method, but I will also tell you the price you must pay. As for whether or not you give it, that is up to you.¡± An Zhen was a six-star evolved. In an age where everyone was around four stars, he was strong. He recovered some strength and looked much better. He might have recalled something that made him terrified of Ye Zhongming, but he was much calmer than before. Ye Zongming tapped the handle, this time in a rhythm. He tapped it once every two seconds and stopped after sixty times. ¡°Before I came, they were prepared that you wouldn¡¯t agree.¡± He spoke after a while, ¡°After all, you rejected many races before.¡± He mocked himself, ¡°At least on this point, I can¡¯t compare to you.¡± He respected Ye Zhongming and nodded to him, ¡°My bones aren¡¯t as tough as yours.¡± Ye Zhongming listened quietly. ¡°They say that if you are willing to hand the information over, you will be greatly rewarded and become their friend.¡± An Zhen moved his body. Who knew if he felt uncomfortable because of his body or because his master treated Ye Zhongming and him differently. ¡°If you don¡¯t agree and still want to get that recipe, they only have one condition.¡± ¡°Become their spokesperson.¡± Ye Zhongming shrugged, ¡°Then I am stealing your rice bowl.¡± An Zhen shook his head, ¡°We are different. We are in charge of different things. I am helping them earn money while you will help them kill.¡± ¡°The Arts vs Martial Arts in novels are probably like this.¡± An Zhen continued, ¡°I know that Boss Ye is strong, but we have just started, and no matter how quick we are, we can¡¯t compare to those above. Since I represent them, I don¡¯t know if I am the only one. I don¡¯t know if they are supporting other mysterious people or factions. If you want the recipe and disagree, they will punish you. A recipe is like a toilet paper to them, but it affects their reputation. So if you disagree, they will teach you a lesson and act against Cloud Peak and yourself.¡± ¡°I am saying these as someone from Earth, and I hope you reconsider.¡± Ye Zhongming was surprised. He could sense that he was sincere and was standing on his side. ¡°Which faction do you belong to?¡± He opened his mouth, ¡°Seems like you know more than I thought.¡± ¡°I represent a race called Talos Red Dwarfs.¡± He took in a deep breath and said with a hoarse voice, ¡°They... Don¡¯t belong to any faction!¡± Chapter 1290: Good luck comes after bad luck leaves (1) ¡°Seems like everyone knows everyone knows the news of the three factions.¡± Ye Zhongming gave a self-mocking laugh. When he heard the universe races split, he felt like he knew a huge secret. Now, it seemed like as long as a race had a spokesperson on Earth, they would know this news. Thinking about it, it did make sense. Since the people above had problems, they would be told to their spokespeople, which would help to solve many worries. But they didn''t belong to the three factions? Ye Zhongming doubted that. Sometimes, the situation will force you to pick a side. Like Ye Zhongming. He had to pay a price to save Sister Hong. The people above were the same. Either you supported the wheel, or you opposed it, or you stayed out of it. But people will definitely use these characteristics to group you into a faction, whether you want to or not. ¡°Talow Red Dwarves are a race that is great at creating. I heard that their reputation in the universe is huge, and they have a good relationship with the various factions. They don¡¯t care if you support the wheel or not; as long as you can pay, you can obtain equipment and other things from them.¡± An Zhen said what he knew. His face would have different expressions like he was proud but also like he was lost and didn¡¯t agree with them. Ye Zhongming was unsure if he picked those expressions up correctly. ¡°Outside Earth, they are doing very well as rules do not exist, and the universe races have accepted this way of life.¡± ¡°But things are different on Earth.¡± Didn¡¯t you scold me for being a dog? You are one now. Killing intent flashed across Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes. He touched the metal box, and it felt smooth. He looked closely and didn¡¯t see anything special. He tried with all the methods he knew, and he received no notification. R?A??O?E?? This wasn¡¯t something from the wheel. A monitoring device? Communication tool? Or was it really a gift? Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t understand, so he just kept it. No matter what it was or what the Talos Red Dwarves made him do, they weren¡¯t as important as Sister Hong. He called people and told them to search for the materials. He didn¡¯t care about the price. An Zhen said something that left a big impression. He said that Cloud Peak¡¯s technology and the wheel couldn¡¯t completely solve it. Talos Red Dwarves¡¯ interest in Cloud Peak¡¯s two labs made him think he grasped something precious. He was not sure. After all, races in the universe probably did such experiments. But if they weren¡¯t precious, why would they be interested? The more he knew, the more questions he had. Anyways, they just had to get the materials and make the antidote. Even if Cloud Peak paid a high price and contacted Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain for help, it would take some time. Using this gap, Ye Zhongming did things he wanted but had no time to do. While strengthening himself, he helped Cloud Peak get stronger. Chapter 1290.5- Good luck comes after bad luck leaves (2) During this period, everyone agreed to officially build the Cloud Peak Medicine Factory, Cloud Peak Farm, and Cloud Peak Food Factory. Candy, Da Ning, and Miya were in charge. Shengyuan¡¯s battle squad was expanded. Some Posthumous People who were willing to stay in Cloud Peak and other faction evolved were absorbed. With the original people as the core, they formed the first Cloud Peak team with over ten thousand people. They were in charge of defending the two labs and the new departments. Big Milk was the only one that was pulled over to be an assistant. Many people knew that Cloud Peak relied solely on Ye Zhongming previously. Although this was too much, it was the truth. Cloud Peak¡¯s main income was the equipment that Ye Zhongming crafted. As for the mutated lifeforms that other members hunted, they were all collected by Cloud Peak and self-digested. After all, the Cannibal Flower defensive chain, Ghost Metal, Ginseng Melon, Fake Ghost Tree, Meditation Bone Demon Platform, and growing beasts all needed flesh and blood to feed. Cloud Peak warriors didn¡¯t kill enough and even had to purchase from outside. The crystals and materials were all focused on Ye Zhongming, and he traded them for evolution potions and equipment, which he gave to the members. Cloud Peak¡¯s expenditures, such as the two labs, evolution potions, equipment, logistic member payment, bounty rewards, etc., were paid by Ye Zhongming. Only Puxing Town was able to bring some extra income, and then the Secret Realm helped a little.@@@@ This didn¡¯t mean that Cloud Peak¡¯s other members were poor. On the contrary, if they were willing, Cloud Peak would jump into a rich organisation. Strength would bring more victories. If Cloud Peak warriors treated hunting as their top goal, their gains would be the top few in the country. Demon crystal and materials could be sold for a huge sum. There were also two labs. Ye Zhongming strictly controlled the results. Crystal weapon export wasn¡¯t relaxed, and only some friendly factions received some eliminated stuff. The gene lifeforms also had some products, but they were ones with low technological levels. The time they were sold was also short, so little money was earned. The two labs were a treasure trove, and everyone would snatch any item as long as Ye Zhongming wanted. These were Cloud Peak¡¯s foundations for getting strong. But as the workshops were built and opened for business, Cloud Peak had more ways of earning money. As time went on, Ye Zhongming was released from the boring and busy job of weapon creation. These things are seen as Cloud Peak¡¯s foundations. Only that would be a healthy and stable super faction. A faction that was supported by just one person was too dangerous and would easily collapse. For example, in this matter, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what they agreed on. What did Talking Lady get for her to help Cloud Peak? But Red Hair just told her to do it. She just informed Ye Zhongming afterward. But Ye Zhongming was not unhappy. He wanted to see what Red Hair would become after all her experiences. Red Hair was okay, and Yellow Ball woke up. This fellow jumped to become a level eight lifeform! But as it got the dragon race¡¯s source, after greeting Ye Zhongming, it ran off. Ye Zhongming guessed from the information that Yellow Ball told him this fellow was heading to solidify his level. But the fact that it didn¡¯t call Ye Zhongming along made him unhappy. He felt that both Red Hair and Yellow Ball had their own personalities. Right, there was also Yangos. After its throat recovered, as long as it wasn¡¯t asleep, its roar would sound in the sky. Either it was scolding someone or spying on someone. It would expose people for fighting, cooking meat, and doing stuff. Ye Zhongming did try to manage it, but he wasn¡¯t always in Cloud Peak. The dragon would return to normal when he left and behave even worse. The dragonfish even fought it. But without Red Hair¡¯s help, it couldn¡¯t do anything. The three-nosed elephant even ignored the evil dragon because it peaked at Park Xiuying bathing. But this fellow sheepishly made up with it and continued on with its own stuff. In the end, it was Liu Zhenghong who ate the potion and mostly recovered that dealt with it. She used some methods. With her understanding of life and the Death King Tree¡¯s help, Yangos finally became more well-behaved. These were how Cloud Peak developed in a short time. However, the most surprising thing was the changes that Liu Zhenghong experienced. Chapter 1291: Breaking out of wheels control Her name wouldn¡¯t be Liu Zhenghong if she didn¡¯t do anything fresh. This was the normal impression that everyone had of her. Of course, Ye Zhongming felt the same way.@@@@ It wasn¡¯t that she was greedy for new things but because of her pride in her bones. She was far more prideful than others. In her profession and domain, she was used to being the best. That became a habit. For example, this beast form. Liu Zhenghong consoled Le Dayuan and said that she would recover if she had time. Naturally, she didn¡¯t want her guy to be worried. But she really did have such a thought in her mind. She was really confident that she could treat her illness. She would definitely need a lot of time, and the process would be painful. But deep in her heart, she felt like there was some hope. After Ye Zhongming found the materials, Candy made the antidote and passed it to Liu Zhenghong. Just when everyone felt that everything had come to an end, that even if it couldn¡¯t reverse the beast form, she would be mostly recovered. After all, apart from the beast form¡¯s outer appearance, which looked different from that of humans, it didn¡¯t affect anything else. If her appearance recovered, she would be as good as new. Everyone waited to see the outcome, but she remained in the lab. She even wanted two sets of materials and antidotes. At first, no one overthought about it and knew she was just studying it. That she wanted to analyse it before using it. Cloud Peak progressed quickly, and the few cooperations with factions went well. There were many things, so Ye Zhongming and the others didn¡¯t pay much attention. When she reappeared before them all, everyone was shocked and then they didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. Sister Hong appeared by attacking Ye Zhongming. Although she didn¡¯t succeed, she terrified Ye Zhongming. Sister Hong actually lasted for half a minute before she lost. Thinking that Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t her subordinate and didn¡¯t understand some professional phrases, she changed her words. ¡°Anyways, I succeeded. Although I couldn¡¯t obtain that overpowered strength, I changed my genes and used some mature and stable skills on my body.¡± Liu Zhenghong used the green claw and tapped Ye Zhongming, ¡°If I want, I can enter beast form, and my combat strength will multiply. You witnessed it, isn¡¯t it strong? The beast form body is much stronger than evolved of the same level.¡± ¡°Can you ensure that it is stable? Also, did you discuss with Brother Le?¡± That was what he was worried about. He didn¡¯t want her to go mad or cause Le Dayuan to have some views of her because of those changes. ¡°I told him, and he is okay.¡± Her hand recovered, and she said calmly, ¡°This ability became an instinct. Little Ye, do you understand? It isn¡¯t bloodline, job, or skill. It is an instinct.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes opened wide. He understood what she meant. ¡°Right, it is what you think. I turned beast form into an ability that I could control. It is the same as walking and running. If I am awake and can move, I can enter beast form mode. There is no cooldown and no time restriction!¡± ¡°You are saying...¡± ¡°I am saying that I turned some functions of the wheel into something I can use...¡± After saying that, the two of them were silent. Liu Zhenghong was silent because she was still excited even now. Ye Zhongming was silent because he thought a lot more. Did the Talos Red Dwarves want Cloud Peak¡¯s lab information because the universe races didn¡¯t have something like that? Her actions had opened a new world? ¡°How long will it take for such skills to mature? How long until you can use it in scale?¡± Facing Ye Zhongming¡¯s question, Liu Zhenghong thought about it, ¡°To be honest, I am not sure. After all, there is sock elemeof luck nt to it. But since I am a living example, give me some tim,e and I will solve it.¡± ¡°When the time comes, maybe we can stand above the universe races, even... Break free of its control!¡± Chapter 1292: Lucky Village Sister Hong gave him hope and then returned to her lab. She had too many things to do there. Many topics shocked Ye Zhongming, but Liu Zhenghong wasn¡¯t tired. She was enjoying it all. This was the world of a genius. A few days later, Yellow Ball was back. At the start, the guards didn¡¯t recognise it and thought it was a strong mutated lifeform that had rushed over. Only when it got close did they recognise it was Cloud Peak¡¯s pet. Ye Zhongming was shocked when he saw it. Yellow Ball didn¡¯t look like a dog! It stood there, three meters in height and five meters in length. Its gold fur had changed and was not golden red, as if it was the water surface under the sunset. Its head was huge, and its teeth were sharp. It opened its mouth, and you could sense the cold light coming from it. The forehead was the biggest change where there was a horn. When Yangos saw it, it flapped its wings and said it was a dragon horn. The mark of the dragon! Ye Zhongming felt that it was right. Due to the source steal, Yellow Ball would have some dragon race features. Also, its tail changed. The fur grew shorter, and at the tip, there were two diamond-shaped scales. Under the light, it reflected a beautiful light.@@@@ The pair of eyes were different from before. One could see golden red blood vessels. When Yellow Ball stared at someone, they would feel terror in their soul. But Yellow Ball¡¯s personality was the same as before. When it saw Ye Zhongming, it rushed over and wagged its tail like a fan. It bent its body and rubbed its head on Ye Zhongming¡¯s body. It wanted to lick, but Ye Zhongming stared at it to stop it. Seeing his serious expression, this fellow even gave a pitiful look to the others around to bag them. That made Ye Zhongming roll his eyes. Finally, Yellow Ball rolled on the ground with its legs facing the sky to reveal its belly for Ye Zhongming to scratch... It didn¡¯t look like it was level eight at all. Although Ye Zhongming was slightly unhappy that Yellow Ball left on its own, Ye Zhongming was close to it. They knew each other before the apocalypse and went through a tough time afterward. He tapped Yellow Ball twice and forgave it. Yellow Ball¡¯s return meant that Cloud Peak entered its strongest phrase. It was in one of the three story buildings at the center that was reinforced. Through Red Hair, Ye Zhongming saw the situation inside. There was no one in the village, not even one mutated lifeform. The black shadow monster was as strong as a level eight. When so many level eight people got close, it definitely sensed something. But it didn¡¯t move and just stayed in that building. Everyone found this weird. Was this fellow going to surrender? This was just a random thought. Such a terrifying fellow wouldn¡¯t surrender. ¡°There are two entrances; what should we do?¡± The Saintess scouted and asked Ye Zhongming. The monster was too quick. It was hard to grab unless they sealed it in a space. Two entrances meant that the lifeforms here had to split into two groups. Ye Zhongming distributed them. Saintess, one head, Death King Tree, and Red Hair were together. The others used the other entrance. Yangos and the undead dragonfish were in charge of monitoring from outside. They were too big and couldn¡¯t get in. Ye Zhongming led Yellow Ball and entered the building together with Ling Kun. A base was really important in the apocalypse. Many bases were built around a wheel, and this was no exception. The entrance Ye Zhongming chose was the only window on the second floor. The moment they entered, they saw a level three wheel. They went around the wheel and saw a dark corridor. The wheel was shining slightly, but the back was dark. But it wasn¡¯t much to the three of them. When they passed the wheel, they became wary. They saw dense corpses on the corridor. Chapter 1293: Underground room Ye Zhongming and Ling Kun had seen bloody scenes many times, and it was tough to make them feel anything. They were already numb to it. But in such a dark room, to see so many orderly hung corpses, they found it slightly uncomfortable. It was dark, cold, weird, and terrifying. This atmosphere filled one with a sense of danger, suppression, and unease. Only Yellow Ball, who didn¡¯t know about all this, didn¡¯t fear anything. It looked forward with killing intent. It raised its head and sniffed while giving out a low growl. Yellow Ball had realised that there was something that it had to be wary of. Ye Zhongming and Ling Kun were both experts. They searched the bodies and found a weird phenomenon. These corpses looked like they died a long time ago, but what they couldn¡¯t understand was why weren¡¯t they decomposing. These mummies were different from those dried corpses. Ye Zhongming touched these corpses, and they were bouncy. Their blood vessels weren¡¯t dry and were even filled. But in other areas, they were like corpses. ¡°How did they die?¡± Ling Kun checked and saw that there weren¡¯t any obvious wounds. He touched the stomach, and with his experience, he judged that they didn¡¯t suffer from any serious internal injuries. All signs also showed that they were hung up after they died. How did they die? The moment they had such a thought, they found the answer quickly. ¡°Ear...¡± Ye Zhongming frowned. He saw that each corpse¡¯s ear was being pierced, and it reached their heads. Ling Kun took out a dagger and sliced open the heads of many corpses. He saw that they were empty. Sucking the brain? Ye Zhongming and Lingkun looked at each other and felt uncomfortable. ¡°It did it?¡± Lingkun asked instinctively. Ye Zhongming smiled coldly, ¡°Apart from it, there is nothing else.¡± ¡°It is moving towards you; be careful!¡± Although he was sure the monster was nearby, he wasn¡¯t sure exactly where it was. But when Ye Zhongming got in, and the monster started to move, he could lock onto it. When Lingkun studied the corpse, it moved and reached the first floor in a blink. It was heading toward where Saintess and Red Hair were at. ???o??B¦¥S?? Each person was shocked. The moment the black shadow escaped, everyone saw what it looked like. But now, it had changed. It was bigger and looked much taller than humans. Its head, which was the same width as a shoulder, was now smaller, but its face still didn¡¯t have eyelids and lips. Its neck grew longer, and the gills became more obvious. What was shocking was that the claw had grown back. The difference was that it was not a sharp claw anymore but ten tentacle-like organs. There was a sharp fang-shaped thing at the tip. ¡°Human...¡± A hoarse voice entered their ears and made everyone nervous. This monster was speaking Chinese! Each tone and voice was weird, but it was speaking! This monster learned how to speak? ¡°Earth...¡± Another word that shocked everyone. This monster raised its meter-long hand and pointed toward Ye Zhongming. ¡°Cloud Peak...¡± ¡°Ye Zhongming...¡± It had a weird expression, and said it word by word. It was as if it was using this method to tell Ye Zhongming and the others that it was learning it knew many things. ¡°Saintess... Ya Mei!¡± Saintess gave a short scream when she heard that name! Chapter 1294: Nine-winged Bird This was a secret. Although it wasn¡¯t important, it was one of her most private secrets. This was her birth name. Since Saint Light Hall took her away, many years had passed, and the people who knew this name were already dead. No people knew that name anymore. She had not even recalled it for a long time. But now, a big headed monster used a weird tone to say her name. This made her panic. This was a name that even the Saint Father didn¡¯t know! The only possibility was that this person was connected to her family and even her parents! Like a secret that had been sealed for many years, no one could keep calm once it was brought up, especially by a monster. The matter might be even more serious if you thought more about it. But the Saintess was still the Saintess, someone who could decide to kill the Saint Father. After some thinking, she calmed down and stared at the monster. She said with a harsh tone, ¡°Who are you? Why do you know that name?¡± The others saw her reaction and roughly guessed what had happened. They all kept silent and didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Ya Town, Xiangcha Street...¡± The monster said two more location names; this time, even the head from Saint Light Hall was stunned. He didn¡¯t know Xiangcha Street but had heard of Ya Town. That was the Saintess¡¯s home! ¡°Who are you?¡± She nearly went mad. If this monster couldn¡¯t answer, she wouldn¡¯t let it go today. ¡°I come from the same place as you.¡± The monster said a few words consecutively, and he sounded more fluent. The Saintess went silent. When Ye Zhongming looked at her, her expression even recovered, which surprised him. ¡°Nine-winged Bird! You are the nine-winged bird!¡± She said with certainty. The other people were confused, but the head and Posthumous people¡¯s expressions changed, and they stepped back. Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t believe what it said. On the contrary, he felt that this was the best chance. ¡°It isn¡¯t lying.¡± Surprisingly, the Saintess replied. ¡°That white gem is the nine-winged bird¡¯s life stone.¡± ¡°Life stone?¡± The moment the Blue Secret Realm people heard the Saintess say that, they changed from disbelief to belief. ¡°This is one of the unique points of the nine-winged bird. The nine wings each have a life stone. If one clone is killed, the life stone will be activated and form a space gate. No matter how far away it is, it would teleport the main body over.¡± The Saintess explained. Like how that level nine demon monster in the Cursed Abyss paid attention to the humans, Saint Light Hall and the Posthumous People scouted the level nine monster. But the Posthumous People were weaker and couldn¡¯t enter Night Demon Plains. The fact that nine-winged bird could pay attention to the Saintess since she was born and knew her hometown and maiden name. It was also not surprising that she knew about the life stone. ¡°You killed Earth lifeforms here. Apart from obtaining their memory, you are nurturing your life stone? I know that it didn¡¯t come from birth. You need large amounts of energy to nurture it.¡± She clenched her fist. Originally, killing this monster would mean breaking the wing of the nine-winged bird. They would lower its strength even if they couldn¡¯t reduce it to level eight. Even if they reopened the space gate after, if they worked together, they wouldn¡¯t need to fear it anymore. ¡°Right, you are right.¡± ¡°No, you are lying!¡± The Saintess changed her tone and stared at the monster, ¡°Your energy is not enough!¡± ¡°Life stone can only be used in Blue Secret Realm. You are on Earth, and your main body is still in the secret realm. Even if you activated it, your body won¡¯t be able to arrive.¡± How was it easy to teleport through two spaces? Everyone was tempted to try. ¡°I think you can answer it. What do you think, Cloud Peak, Ye Zhongming.¡± The monster didn¡¯t care and said toward Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming nodded. He pointed at several spots in the basement and then said, ¡°You know formations?¡± Chapter 1295: Clones ambition The black shadow shook its head and gave that weird expression. ¡°I remember the number of humans that disappeared here recently. The corpses outside aren¡¯t enough. There are obvious marks on the soil. I think you won¡¯t be so bored to bury your food like that.¡± Ye Zhongming said to the shadow while also explaining to his allies. ¡°If you are really the nine-winged bird, we have witnessed your space abilities. You can open so many long-range black holes and teleport so many demon monsters. You could even send your clone over.¡± ¡°Also, when you sacrificed those demon monsters, you showed your strength. To be honest, I am shocked. So, although I don¡¯t believe that your main body can come, I don¡¯t dare to take that gamble. I can¡¯t win your main body.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s words shocked everyone. They didn¡¯t notice what Ye Zhongming had seen. Especially the number of disappeared evolved. When Ye Zhongming asked, they were beside him but they didn¡¯t think about it. The marks on the ground weren¡¯t too obvious. Although it was lit up, but the lightning wasn¡¯t even. Along with this monster admitting that it was a clone, that attracted much of the attention. ¡°Also. Even if you are a clone, I think you don¡¯t want to die. Apart from understanding Earth, you must have another goal. After noticing us, you didn¡¯t flee and leave this place. You were waiting for us. Now, you can say your goal.¡± Ye Zhongming was used to treat these lifeforms as intelligent people. He was more willing to see them as humans. If he did so, he would notice many things. In the past, he might think that the monster was trapping him. Its final goal was to kill everyone. But now, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t. He felt like it had other intentions. It smiled. ¡°You are smart.¡± It moved, and some tentacles stuck into the ground. The soil rolled, and a dozen corpses appeared. They stood there like mummies, and there were no signs of life. ¡°I don¡¯t know what, but I can sense that you did something to my body. No matter where I go, you can find me.¡± It turned its head and used this action to express that it had noticed the mark. ¡°So I decided to chat with you. Be it our world or yours, it is a way to solve problems.¡± It sounded very humane. ¡°It was impossible before. I was injured and didn¡¯t even nurture the life stone, so I had no right to speak to you. But I can now. My strength recovered. Although I can¡¯t defeat all of you, I have a chance to escape. As for what happens if I die, my main body can take revenge.¡± ¡°You can change it?¡± It smiled, ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°There is no proof of that.¡± ¡°I have an opportunity to teleport you to Cursed Abyss. When you get there, find the hammer. With that hammer, I can reshape the space gate for you. You can open it at any part of my world when the time comes.¡± Ye Zhongming was tempted but still asked, ¡°What is that hammer?¡± The black shadow thought, ¡°It is a hammer placed on the magma ocean¡¯s Heaven Crafting Platform. It is one of our world¡¯s space artifacts that can change space.¡± ¡°Space artifact? What is that?¡± Ye Zhongmming and Red Hair communicated with each other. ¡°Each world has things that they nurture to represent the source of the world. Our world has three space artifacts. Saint Pool, Gate of Blessing, and Time Hammer!¡± He hadn¡¯t heard this before from the Saintess of kings. Maybe they weren¡¯t strong enough to know about this. ¡°Does our world have something like that?¡± Ye Zhongming asked. ¡°Of course. Each world has Saint artifacts, but the numbers are different. The more there are, the stronger the world will be. Our world has three. It isn¡¯t the fewest and isn¡¯t the most.¡± Ye Zhongming took some time to digest its information. Half a minute later, he looked at the black shadow, ¡°What do you want?¡± It straightened its body. ¡°I want to become the main body.¡± Chapter 1296: Secret Realm reopen Ye Zhongming, Red Hair, Xia Lei, Xia Bai, Liang Chuyin, Liu Zhenghong, Le Dayuan, etc. core members were all together. They looked at the hammer in silence. If what the black shadow said was true, then this hammer was one of the saint artifacts of the secret realm. Time Hammer! In theory, this made sense. If it weren¡¯t a high-level equipment, Ye Zhongming could find a way to use it. But no matter how he tested on it, there was no reaction. Ye Zhongming felt that he didn¡¯t understand it, or that his Glory Smith level was too low. Now, it seemed like it was a different method. ¡°How much of what it said is real? I have a headache.¡± Liang Chuyin didn¡¯t know how to judge this. ¡°I think most of it is believable. It followed us back and was outside Ying City. It agreed not to attack evolved. That in itself is a show of its attitude.¡± Xia Lei tapped the table. This woman was an adventurer. Under the current situation, if Ye Zhongming, Death King Tree, or another level eight reaches level nine, it might take a long time. She also knew Ye Zhongming would take a long time to get to level nine as there weren¡¯t so many level nine crystals on Earth. Undoubtedly, Death King Tree and even Yellow Ball had a much higher chance of becoming level nine. Xia Lei was worried about that. Even if she wasn¡¯t, how could a lifeform that just became level nine defeat an old level nine demon monster that led a huge army and was guarding the space gate?@@@@ That was not possible. How many years would they take? What if the Secret Realm collapsed? The other space that Cloud Peak spent so much on would go to waste. ¡°Then you agree?¡± Xia Lei asked. Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Right. We don¡¯t want to lose the Secret Realm, so we only had one choice.¡± Everyone was silent. Ye Zhongming had absolute control over big matters. ¡°Moreover, Saint Light Hall and the Posthumous People lean toward working together. After all, many of them are in the Imperial City. If something happens, their tribes would be unstable. There are more sounds to demand that we open the space gate. The Saintess and kings are under huge pressure.¡± ¡°Also, we intend to absorb the warriors on both sides so we must give in on this. It is okay if we had no choice, but now that we can do something, if we don¡¯t do it, it will dishearten them.¡± Everyone nodded and knew that it was the truth. Cloud Peak was treating people from the Blue Secret Realm well, especially the Posthumous People. After spending time in Cloud Peak, they felt a sense of belonging. Some smaller tribes, with Ah Tao as their example, saw how good it was to have backing. After the Saint Father battle, over ten thousand of them were willing to join Cloud Peak. These were experienced warriors! ¡°Then agree.¡± Liu Zhenghong sat up, ¡°Give me some time. I think I can give you a trump card that allows you to speak with this black shadow on equal footing!¡± ................................................................................................ He didn¡¯t need to obtain the hammer as it was in his hands. That shocked the monster. It didn¡¯t expect one of the saint artifacts to have already landed in his hands. But they were able to solve the problem of having to head to the magma ocean, so naturally, it was happy. Under Ye Zhongming¡¯s monitoring, it recrafting a Secret Realm key. Ye Zhongming thought he could see some tricks but failed to do so. That fellow seemed to be smacking with the hammer, and it was over after half a day. After preparing, Ye Zhongming opened this Secret Realm key that had one more mark. The familiar scent surged toward his face. Chapter 1297: Secret Realm exploration Ye Zhongming and Little Tiger stood on a hill and looked at the people working below. This was a farmland that Cloud Peak opened up, and it belonged to the Blue Secret Realm division. ¡°How trustable do you think the sixth wing is?¡± Little Tiger looked at the land that his battle squad was in charge of and asked Ye Zhongming. ¡°Which area?¡± Little Tiger pointed, ¡°About the time this place will take to collapse.¡± Sixth wing was that clone. As it was the sixth wing, everyone called it that.@@@@ After placing the coordinates on the key, Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak returned to the Secret Realm. They realised that the sixth wing¡¯s control of space was very amazing. Each coordinate it hit onto the key would be where it said it was. This gave Ye Zhongming and the others a new understanding of its strength. Of course, they were very curious about this lifeform. A clone had 1/9 of the original strength, so how strong was the main body? Everyone felt fortunate to work with this clone. This allowed them to return to the Secret Realm. If not, even if people reached nine-star, they still wouldn¡¯t be the nine winged bird¡¯s match. Sixth wing was a living map. Even places it was not familiar with, like the Posthumous People or Saint Light Hall lands were reachable after they drew a detailed map. This ability lets the remaining people in the Imperial City return to Earth, completing the large-scale retreat. Now, Saint Light Hall had built their base in West Asia. The scale wasn¡¯t huge, but it could contain tens of thousands of people. Saintess and the other heads told their subordinates to adapt to life and use the camp as the foundation to explore further. In a while, they would find out about West Asia. That would be the time that they decide when to build their city. The conflicts between aliens and Earthlings would start then. Little Tiger and Ye Zhongming discussed the accuracy of that number. Based on that number, in the recent few years, the Secret Realm could bring them enormous wealth. ¡°So what if it is not accurate? There should be at least a thousand days. That is enough for us to do many things.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the fields and estimated. There were over a hundred of such fields, and there were thousands of workers. If you considered the guards, there were over ten thousand. These were just the farmland alone. There were more free adventurers. Since factions from Ying City were allowed to enter the Secret Realm, Posthumous People, even those from Saint Light Hall, were hired by these battle squads to go on adventures. Of course, the battle squads would keep the crystals, but the materials, herbs, stones, etc., would be handed to Cloud Peak. They could take those that Cloud Peak didn¡¯t need, but for those that they needed, they would be purchased at a low price. But these battle squads weren¡¯t unhappy; they wanted Cloud Peak to allow them to enter the Secret Realm. Although most of the materials would be taken away, they would get more than they would on Earth. Just demon crystals alone were things they could find by digging a random hole. Recently, however, the mutated lifeforms around Ying City started to behave weirdly. The appearance of so many humans shocked them and also delighted them. ¡°Actually, we can do this ourselves, so why do we need to hire people? We also need to keep them safe.¡± Little Tiger felt that since Cloud Peak was expanding, they could get the new people to work here. Then, the resources from the Secret Realm will all belong to Cloud Peak. ¡°If this place can last for a few dozen years, I naturally won¡¯t let them enter. But it might only be able to last for a few years. Just Cloud Peak alone won¡¯t be able to get much. You have seen the recent income where our spoils have filled warehouses. Compared to our efforts, it is a huge win. This is also why I want to explore the Secret Realm.¡± Ye Zhongming slapped Little Tiger¡¯s shoulder, ¡°This is the place we want to grab resources and not nurture resources. We need to get more of it in the shortest amount of time!¡± ¡°We need to trade these items for power. My first mission is now.¡± Chapter 1298: First mission ¡°Mission 1, capture Ji City Hongkan Freedom Army leader Meng Ao.¡± ¡°Mission 2, kill all the middle management and above leaders of Hongkan Freedom Army.¡± ¡°Mission 3, Get Angela Earrings back.¡± ¡°Mission 4, kill at least a thousand people from Hongkan Freedom Army and stack them into a corpse tower.¡± ¡°Completion reward four, obtain level one permission.¡± ¡°Completion reward three, obtain one unit of Keen Stone.¡± ¡°Completion reward two, obtain five hundred contribution points.¡± ¡°Completion reward one, obtain equipment upgrade scroll (blue).¡± ¡°If completion is zero, you will lose the right to be a spokesperson.¡± ¡°Completion level 25%, you will not get any reward.¡± ¡°Quest deadline, 20 days.¡± On some day, the metal box that An Zhen handed to Ye Zhongming showed the above messages. Who knew if this box was just a message transmitter or if it had other uses? Talos Red Dwarves, after months of silence, finally gave Ye Zhongming his first mission. As there were twenty days, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t react immediately. He continued developing the Secret Realm while sending people to scout the Hongkan Freedom Army. While waiting for news, he used the resources he got to equip all Coud Peak warriors. Although it wasn¡¯t a collective evolution and no purple equipment appeared, Cloud Peak obtained a small increase without making any huge commotion. This stable period was one of the rare ones since Cloud Peak was formed. A bunch of people were itchy. They weren¡¯t used to such a life. For example, Little Tiger and Young Master Yun who had asked Ye Zhongming many times to send them to fight, but they were rejected. He told them to find stable stones and even had conflicts with some factions. But they naturally returned safely and even brought another energy source for the formation. Their middle management consisted of people above captains, and there were over five hundred of them. As for Angela Earrings and how strong Meng Ao was, there were no records. So strong? Ye Zhongming frowned. He asked for Five Ring Money¡¯s latest rankings. He searched the leaderboard and saw that they were ranked 20th. As compared to Cloud Peak¡¯s third, the gap was huge. But since such a faction could make a universe race attack them, things weren¡¯t as simple as they were on the surface. Thinking about it, Ye Zhongming chose to complete it. There were many things he didn¡¯t know and wanted to know. But he didn¡¯t want to lose his identity as spokesperson for a faction that didn¡¯t fit into the three groups. Ye Zhongming headed out secretly. He didn¡¯t bring Yangos as the dragon was too obvious. He didn¡¯t want outsiders to know. He didn¡¯t bring Red Hair as sixth wing was near YIng City. Even if both sides were working together and this fellow was well-behaved during these few months, they still had to be wary. He only brought Yellow Ball and Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad. He wasn¡¯t there to start a war, so he felt this was enough. He could also ensure secrecy. Through the Meditation Bone Platform, he teleported to an intel station nearby. After meeting the person in charge, he disappeared into the night. .................................................................................... Ji City was in a mountainous region. It wasn¡¯t big and was built in a valley. A river split the middle into two, and two administrative regions were then called Jiangnan and Jiangbei. Before the apocalypse, this was a fourth-tier city with a million people. There was only one path to enter Ji City from their direction. As it was in a valley, the Hongkan Freedom Army blew it up, and there was only a few dozen meters gap that they could pass through. Ye Zhongming stood in the distance and recalled what the person in charge of the Chameleon station told him. He batted his eyelid and tapped Yellow Ball¡¯s body before walking in. Chapter 1299: Coincidence A few dozen cars were lined up before a long line of smoke. There was no loud engine sound, just the tires rubbing on the ground.@@@@ ¡°Ghost Motorcade is back!¡± A guard said to his allies at the south entrance of Ji City, his tone filled with envy. ¡°Do you see that? Each car has a package tied to it. It seems like they have gained a lot. They have left for half a month. They managed to get so many things in such a short time. I''m so envious. They will be able to spend on anything they wish for a month in the city.¡± Another guard agreed. He thought about the money spenders in Ji City¡¯s bars. ¡°Dumb fellow who only knows how to waste money. No wonder you are still a two-star evolved!¡± A voice interrupted and slapped the second guard¡¯s head. The two guards turned and respectfully greeted their boss. The muscular figure squeezed in through the guards and placed his hands on the door. He squinted his eyes and looked at the motorcade. ¡°Boss, I heard that the boss of the motorcade got the Ghost Rider Job scroll from someone else. How stupid must the other person be to give such a good scroll away? I heard he even traded for a three-star potion. Haiz. Look at the motorcade. The boss is six-star evolved, and the weakest subordinate is four-star. Each time they hunt, he can get a huge amount of mutated lifeforms. So amazing!¡± ¡°Scoff.¡± The muscular boss smiled coldly, ¡°Value is seen differently in different eras. How do you know that the person has a worse life than him now? Maybe he had relied on the three-star potion to become a stronger expert?¡± At this current stage, only seven-star evolved could be called experts. The guard didn¡¯t agree but didn¡¯t dare to oppose his boss. He could only shrug to express his attitude. ¡°Also, although the Ghost Motorcade is strong, our Hongkan Freedom Army is the boss in Ji City. All of you must remember that!¡± This difference could have insta killed him. ¡°Brother, you are in the wrong room.¡± Mo Lian forced himself to calm down. He sat on the wooden bed and wanted to change his fate. He was sure that his life was in this person¡¯s hands. Mo Lian didn¡¯t even say he was a part of the Hongkan Freedom Army. Since this person dared to enter, he didn¡¯t care about his identity. ¡°I am here to ask for help.¡± The guy said softly, ¡°I need a complete list of all the official captain-level and above members of the Freedom Army. Can you give it to me?¡± Mo Lian was stunned. He thought he was about to be robbed. Such things happened frequently in the apocalypse. Some strong bandits and thieves entered bases to steal items. Many factions were targeted, and the Hongkan Freedom Army was no exception. But this person only wanted a name list? ¡°The name list needs the name, role, subordinate information, where they live, and also the sentry situation.¡± The young man saw through Mo Lian¡¯s doubts and added. ¡°Brother, you are asking for too much. You do know that I am an outside member. I can try hard to get the list of names, but the other information isn¡¯t something that I can get into contact with.¡± The young man lowered his head, ¡°You don¡¯t know, but your brother does.¡± Chapter 1299.5- Coincidence (2) Mo Lian¡¯s body shook! This was his biggest secret! He also had a brother who was from the same father but a different mother who lived in Ji City. He was a true member of the Freedom Army! Although he didn¡¯t have a high position, he was a deputy captain. The two brothers took care of each other. They even made use of Mo Lian¡¯s identity as the leader of the entrance guards to get many benefits. No one apart from their parents and relatives knew about this, but these people died on the day of the apocalypse. How did this person know? ¡°This...¡± ¡°Actually, I can find other things. Your value isn¡¯t as high as you think, and you don¡¯t have the right to negotiate. Do you understand?¡± Mo Lian bit his teeth and nodded helplessly. The thing that this person wanted to find out wasn¡¯t much of a secret. It was tough for guards like him to find out, but others had to pay some attention, and they would be able to know all of that. ¡°Okay, I agree! Give me a few days!¡± ¡°No, you don¡¯t have that much time. Two days and I want to know all that. Remember, I just need it to be mostly correct.¡±@@@@ The young guy tapped Mo Lian¡¯s shoulder. The guard felt it hurt. When he turned, he saw that a hole had pierced through his shoulder, and some blood seeped out. He stood up in panic. ¡°The third deal is that I need to meet your brother on the day that you give me the answer.¡± The young man continued to speak. ¡°The fourth deal. I want to know where your brother or you obtained the Ghost Rider Job scroll.¡± Mo Lian was stunned. He felt like this was a great chance to get out of his current situation. However, he didn¡¯t know why the place where he found the scroll was important. ¡°You know all about this?¡± Everything this young man said made him sound like a spirit that followed the two of them. ¡°Tell me, and I will give you a silver set of equipment.¡± Mo Lian¡¯s heart jumped. He had no silver-grade equipment on him, and they were all white. This made many other evolved envy him. But he suppressed his temptation and was not willing to give up on this chance. ¡°No, this deal is at the end. If you don¡¯t agree, then kill me!¡± The young man looked at him seriously for a few dozen seconds before nodding, ¡°Okay.¡± Mo Lian relaxed and asked the question that he was most concerned about, ¡°Why me?¡± ¡°A coincidence!¡± Chapter 1300: Time to take them all down Was it really a coincidence? Some of it was, and some wasn¡¯t. Ye Zhongming came here without any valuable information. He had to find everything himself. With only a few days left, he knew he had to be effective. The person in charge of the Chameleon intel station gave him some information. When they were scouting, they saw that some people in charge of the south entrance were embezzling money. Ye Zhongming paid attention and snuck in to investigate. He realised that he actually knew this person. Of course, not in this life but in the last. In his last life, this person called Mo Lian and his brother Qin Renxuan were strong evolved. If he remembered correctly, before Ye Zhongming died, they were both eight-star. The two of them led a strong motorcade past Ying City, and the various faction bosses went to welcome them. Ye Zhongming saw the two brothers from afar. Seeing the face that was pretty much the same, Ye Zhongming recalled. Although his information was rumors from his last life, after talking to Mo Lian, he knew they were true. Rumor had it that Mo Lian and his brother weren¡¯t strong before. They even traded a good job scroll to others for a potion and were laughed at for a long time. Some things happened, but the rumors weren¡¯t clear on that. One thing was for sure: they started to flee, and after being forced away, they returned to where they got that scroll. They obtained a treasure and relied on it to rise to become eight-star evolved. They also recruited the motorcade, to which they traded the job scroll and became famous in the apocalypse. Using memory, Ye Zhongming found a way to obtain news quickly. He might even get a precious item. Ye Zhongming could not gauge how strong the Hongkan Freedom Army was, but they definitely could get an advanced antidote. But they wouldn¡¯t give it to outer members like Mo Lian. Mo Lian wouldn¡¯t ask them to help. After all, with what his brother and he did, they would get killed. Mo Lian and his brother were very efficient. On the second night, the two of them appeared back at Mo Lian¡¯s room and passed Ye Zhongming a name list. ¡°This is all I could do.¡± Qin Renxuan was thinner than his brother. But because he was a deputy captain, he had an aura. When facing Ye Zhongming, he wasn¡¯t so terrified and was more curious. Ye Zhongming nodded. Many factions knew what he looked like, so that wasn¡¯t surprising. Seeing Ye Zhongming keep silent, Qin Renxuan hesitated, ¡°Mr Ye, can I ask why you are here?¡± ¡°Renxuan...¡± Mo Lian wanted to stop his brother, who didn¡¯t even have the same last name as him. He was afraid that he would anger Ye Zhongming. Since he knew who Ye Zhongming was, fear was the only emotion he had. Qin Renxuan shook his head, ¡°Brother, we don¡¯t have the right to bargain with him. I am not asking this to find information... I just want to see how we can help him.¡± ¡°You change your side very quickly.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. ¡°No.¡± Qin Renxuan, ¡°I know my place. Moreover, since Mr Ye knows what my brother and I do, you should know what kind of people we are.¡± ¡°I want to kill all the middle management of the Hongkan Army. Mr Qin, do you think you can help me?¡± Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, Qin Renxuan was shocked, much less Mo Lian, who was just an outside member. Although the brothers weren¡¯t fully on the side of the Hongkan Army, they were within this organisation and knew how strong they were. Ye Zhongming actually said that he wanted to kill all the middle management. There were five hundred of them! In the apocalypse, leadership meant strength. To kill five hundred advanced grade evolved was not possible even if you were the boss of the top three factions in the country. This wasn¡¯t Cloud Peak! ¡°Mr Ye, I think you didn¡¯t see the material I gave you. I marked the evolution levels of those people.¡± Even if he was shocked and didn¡¯t think that Ye Zhongming could do it, he still said his thoughts. Ye Zhongming glanced at the name list. Honestly, he was shocked by the Hongkan Freedom Army¡¯s strength. He didn¡¯t feel like they were a threat, but he was shocked about the strength they had hidden. The lowest middle management was five-star. Those above majors were all six-star evolved. The few colonels were even seven-star evolved! Chapter 1300.5- Time to take them all down (2) Ranking this faction 27th was an insult. With their number of evolved and strength, it would be tough to get into the top ten, but they would be top fifteen. ¡°That isn¡¯t something you need to worry about.¡± ¡°Sorry, I forgot you are strong enough to deal with them. But if you assassinate them one by one, you would draw attention. The Freedom Army would move, and it would be difficult.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Who said that I had to do it one by one?¡± Qin Renxuan was stunned and then he nodded. Since he didn¡¯t mind, he didn¡¯t say anything. He just lowered his head and thought about it before saying to Ye Zhongming, ¡°They would have a meeting each month to decide on the target for the next month. But this meeting is split into levels. But this month, the meeting is special, and it is Meng Ao¡¯s birthday. Everyone on the name list should be here.¡± ¡°If.¡± Qin Renxuan looked at Ye Zhongming, ¡°If you want to take them all in one swoop, this meeting would be the best choice.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. He was wondering about this problem and wanted to draw all of them to a spot. He didn¡¯t expect such a chance to appear. ¡°When is it?¡± ¡°Three days later.¡± Ye Zhongming acknowledged it. This timing was good, and it was within the deadline. ¡°Mr Ye, this... It would be more convenient, but the dangers you will face will increase. Meng Ao will also be there with his specially trained guards. Thirty warriors that are all very strong. Although they are only five-star, I saw them kill a level seven mutated lifeform easily.¡± Another valuable information. Meng Ao¡¯s guards! Ye Zhongming memorised that. He looked at the brothers and took out ten pieces of equipment from his space. After placing them on the table, the room glew. Qin Renxuan pointed in a direction, ¡°The timing is set at 5 pm. After the two-hour meeting, the entire city will have a party. Once this ends, using the party, your subordinates and you could escape more easily.¡± Ye Zhongming was not alone now. Beside him was the resting Yellow Ball, and Xia Bai and her fully armed squad were behind him. This made Qin Renxuan happy with his choice. He was tempted. After learning Ye Zhongming¡¯s identity, he thought about informing the Hongkan Freedom Army. But he resisted it because he felt that wasn¡¯t the correct choice. When the level eight dog appeared beside Ye Zhongming, and he saw that the team filled with all female evolved where even the weakest gave him huge pressure, Qin Renxuan knew that his gamble was correct. He was uninterested in why Cloud Peak attacked the Hongkan Freedom Army. He just needed to provide some information and direction. He was able to obtain two green and eight silver pieces of equipment, along with two five-star potions. He didn¡¯t even get this in two years in the freedom army. ¡°Mr Ye, the middle management of Hongkan Freedom Army is familiar with each other, and I can¡¯t let you head in. So, in a while, you can only... Forcefully attack.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Finding this place for us is good enough. Leave the rest to us.¡± ¡°Also, you can leave this place. No matter the outcome, this place isn¡¯t suitable for you two.¡± Qin Renxuan and Mo Lian looked at each other and nodded. They took Ye Zhongming''s reward and left hurriedly. ¡°Xia Bai.¡± When the two of them left, Ye Zhongming called for his shadow. ¡°Tell the Chameleon members outside to monitor these two people. If they head to where they found the Ghost Rider Scroll...¡± ¡°Kill them.¡± Chapter 1301: Forced attack Many beautiful colored wines were placed on the table, and many rare fruits were on each table. Many attendants walked around the meeting room and tried to make this place as perfect as possible. The person in charge knew that his good days would be over if he couldn¡¯t satisfy Meng Ao. So he shouted loudly. He would even crush bones to punish those who did poorly. Those injuries would take just a week for a one-star evolved to heal. The pain itself could make those people remember their mistakes. The crisp sound of boots could be heard. The person in charge bent his back and walked to the door quickly. In the next second, a handsome guy in white military attire walked in. He glanced at this person in charge and didn¡¯t say anything. He walked into the meeting room, and the guards bowed at him. He nodded slightly, and his eyes moved around the room. ¡°Take the fruits away and move them to the banquet hall. The commander would head over with the middle management and even invite the officers over.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Hearing the young person¡¯s words, the person in charge replied, ¡°Do you have anything else to instruct? Mr Lan?¡± ¡°Just have enough wine. No need to put so much. Take some away and only keep the red. Pour them into the decanter. We will just have a symbolic drink later.¡± ¡°Understood, I will get it done.¡± The person in charge bent his back and instructed his subordinates to do something. These people started to change the fruits and wine. Mr Lan nodded in satisfaction with their efficiency. ¡°Do well.¡±@@@@ He turned around and left. While working, the attendants would glance at this beautiful guy. They were filled with envy and disdain, but that changed into respect. Who was Mr Lan? These people knew that he belonged to the commander, which is why they were filled with disdain. To many guys, they would rather die than do such a thing. That person gave a dried cough. They were both captains, so they didn¡¯t fear each other. At this point, the corridor outside suddenly quietened down. These people all stood up and turned their attention to the sound of the footsteps outside. Mr Lan was the first to enter. He stood at the door and looked around before saying, ¡°The commander is here.¡± He turned and walked out. Twenty armed guards entered and guarded the various strategic locations of the room. After which, there was laughter. ¡°I made all of you wait.¡± As he spoke, a tall guy in a dark blue cloak with a similar color military uniform walked in. His hands hung by his side, and he wore a pair of black leather gloves. He had a gold-rimmed spectacles, and his hair was nicely combed. His short hair and handsome face made him very charming. He even looked a little devilish if one added the crystal ear studs on his left ear. After entering, this guy sat on the chair in the middle. Ten guards blocked the door behind him. Mr Lan walked elegantly and sat beside this guy. ¡°Commander!¡± After an orderly sound, the five hundred middle management sat down. ¡°Pour the wine!¡± Mr Lan waved. The beautiful female attendants poured the wine into the glasses and then respectfully backed down. Meng Ao shrugged, and his cloak fell onto the chair. He stood up and raised his glass, and the other people also stood up and raised their glasses. ¡°I am very happy that all of you could be here today.¡± He suddenly paused. Everyone did not understand, but two seconds later, they turned and looked outside. Through the bright window, they saw a foreign battle squad charging over with a sharp aura. Chapter 1302: Forced attack (2) Many middle management members who saw those scenes started sweating. It wasn¡¯t that they were afraid of the enemy. It was because many people would lose their jobs and be punished because this battle squad was able to enter this core position. ¡°Ding!¡± A translucent crystal glass was placed on the table. Meng Ao squinted his eyes and looked at this battle squad coldly. Mr Lan had a worse expression than him; that handsome face was twisted. Although he was Meng Ao¡¯s guard captain, everyone knew he had a role to play in all Ji City matters. He arranged the people in good roles. Due to his relationship with Meng Ao, everyone else could only close an eye. But this time, everyone knew that he would have to take responsibility. How did this enemy enter? How did they get here? How did they know the location of the meeting? Someone would have to pay a price for this. He would be one of them. ¡°Stop them, kill them!¡± Mr Lan charged to the window. No one knew who he ordered. He stared at the enemy 3km away and wanted to rip them apart. People in the room wanted to charge out, but someone stopped them. ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± Only one person could override Mr Lan¡¯s words in the Hongkan Freedom Army, and that person was Meng Ao. For some reason, that guy¡¯s voice had a power that could calm the middle management. ¡°Lan¡¯er, you are too panicked.¡± Mr Lan turned around, and that beautiful face was a little wronged. ¡°Although our Hongkan Army isn¡¯t a strong faction, we are ranked in the country. Since they dare to attack us and even silently got close to us, they aren¡¯t afraid of us.¡± Meng Ao didn¡¯t give an order and started to lecture Mr Lan. Although the others didn¡¯t understand, they could only listen quietly. Although this place wasn¡¯t Ji City¡¯s well-guarded area, many leaders were here. Many people came with their guards who were downstairs. Along with the patrolling squads around, there were many warriors in the area. They had started to intercept the troops below, and one could hear the sounds of intense fighting. ¡°Look at their formation. Even if we attacked them, they didn¡¯t panic, and their speed didn¡¯t change. Judging their levels from this, even if they aren¡¯t all six-star, most of them are six-star!¡± R?a?o??¦¢§¦?S? What? They might all be six-star? The Hongkan Freedom Army''s higher-ups were stunned. Who were they, and why were their levels so high? ¡°All female.¡± Meng Ao said something, and many people thought about it. ¡°In this country, to have such a strong battle squad that is all female. You don¡¯t need me to tell you who it is, right?¡± Many people said in unison, ¡°Cloud Peak?¡± ¡°Right, Boss Ye Zhongming that shone in Bright Water Feast is here to kill me!¡± Meng Ao said it with a smile. But his eyes were filled with shock. He thought about some things but didn¡¯t tell his subordinates about them. ¡°Facing such a battle squad, do you think any squad can survive?¡± Everyone kept silent. Even the colonels were shocked. They were confident but not confident enough to face Cloud Peak¡¯s elite forces. ¡°Since that is the case, let¡¯s wait for them here.¡± Meng Ao raised his voice, ¡°If your own battle squad isn¡¯t their match, what about if we combine all of us here to form a battle squad?¡± ¡°I am curious. If all the Hongkan Freedom Army¡¯s strongest warriors combined against that female guards, who is stronger!¡± Meng Ao picked up a wine glass and drank it all. The red liquid flowed across his face. ¡°Aren¡¯t you all unhappy with the rankings?¡± Meng Ao smiled. He placed his hands together and aimed it outside. ¡°It is time to prove to the world!¡± A glow fired from his hands! Chapter 1303: Forced attack (3) The light¡¯s attack was the first time Ye Zhongming raised his head. Not only did he not attack, but he also hid himself in the squad. After Qin Renxuann told him about the position and time, Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad decided to attack forcefully. If they couldn¡¯t hide their tracks, this was the best solution. The few kilometers weren¡¯t far for Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad. Truth proved that. When they started to charge, the unprepared Hongkan Freedom Army couldn¡¯t stop them. The warriors in charge couldn¡¯t block a single hit. Only those guards of the middle management could give them some small problems. But this full green squad that was used to working together and fighting, having survived many dire situations, wasn¡¯t threatened at all. It took them just a minute to get from the starting point to this place, even after they had continuously fought. Ye Zhongming¡¯s choice of fighting was a little risky. This wasn¡¯t because he thought that it might fail. He was afraid that if he was stopped, the middle management might have a chance to escape. But now, it seemed that those worries were unfounded. These people wanted to fight Cloud Peak head-on! Ye Zhongming believed that they knew who he was and who this battle squad was. After all, they were too outstanding. But there was definitely a reason why they dared to make such a choice. Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t underestimate them. This light might be one of the things they relied on. The light crossed the distance instantly and hit Ye Zhongming¡¯s Staff of Nature. Two forms of energy clashed and caused a huge shockwave. The Hongkan Freedom Army was hit, and the energy shattered their bodies. Water Bottle Protection shattered. Ye Zhongming and Meng Ao exchanged gazes. The two bosses could see each other. They smiled, and killing intent surged. Ye Zhongming shouted this the moment they clashed. Xia Bai¡¯s battle squad used their defensive skills, and the formation changed again. Turning into a circular formation! r?¦¡No???E?s? The pearls were very weird. After touching the energy barrier, it didn¡¯t shatter and bounced off instead. One attack had caused the energy barrier to shatter. While shattering, Ye Zhongming noticed that some pearls didn¡¯t move. Or rather, they did move and entered the staff¡¯s defensive region. He switched to another gem, but those within the region had to be defended. How did Cloud Peak get stronger? In what areas did Ye Zhongming nurture his close guards in? People had different thoughts. But the best way to test it was in battle. Especially against a strong opponent. Or when they were in danger, the strength of this battle squad would be shown. Different defensive skills and equipment abilities protected the area above the squad. The metal pearls clashed with these abilities. These abilities weren¡¯t like the Water Bottle Protection. They were more aggressive, and while blocking the pearls, they destroyed them, too. The pearls were gone before they could break the skills. Staff of Nature¡¯s Water Bottle Protection was shattered for the third time today, and there were still many pearls. But there wasn¡¯t much left. The others were destroyed in the second clash. ¡°Charge!¡± Xia Bai¡¯s voice was cold. The team that had slowed because of the pearls picked up speed again. ¡°Scoff!¡± Meng Ao¡¯s two attacks that he felt would have succeeded didn¡¯t, and his smile disappeared. He waved, and the remaining metal pearls spun. Each pearl seemed to be grabbed in his hands, and he tossed them toward Cloud Peak¡¯s battle squad. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t use Staff of Nature this time. He placed the Explosive Mechanic before him. The moment he did, the third form¡¯s attack fired at the metal pearls. Then, a second and third attack. It was time for Ye Zhongming to return the favor. Firepower smashed into the building! Chapter 1304: Level eight Big Yellow Seven consecutive attacks that could cover a hundred square meters each charged into the building, causing it to tremble. The glass on the other floors shattered and fell, splattering on the ground. You couldn¡¯t see Meng Ao anymore. The area before the window even collapsed slightly. Ye Zhongming took a look and kept the explosive mechanic. He charged with the team. Without Meng Ao¡¯s disturbance, the team needed just a minute to get to that floor. He believed that the people there wouldn¡¯t run. At this moment, Hongkan Freedom Army¡¯s middle management was hit by those attacks and was in a bad state. 1?5 of the 500 people laid on the ground. Half of those turned into scorched corpses. No more than 20 of the rest were still alive. Although the others were still standing, many of their hair were standing, and their uniforms were in a mess. Many people held a part of their bodies, and their faces were in pain. Meng Ao retreated to the middle of the meeting room. Before him, only corpses were left. He slowly took off the damaged gloves and pressed his slightly messy hair. Rage surged in his eyes. He was furious. Furious that his attacks were effective. Furious that he had lost face in front of his men. Furious that one attack caused him to lose a fifth of his middle management. Also, the pair of gloves that didn¡¯t have a level but had magical powers was destroyed. Without those gloves, his strength dropped by at least ten percent! Sometimes, confidence was a weird thing. Before facing something, it will be so high that you will be about to explode. But sometimes, a small setback would cause it to collapse. Meng Ao was like that. He was furious, but was he going to jump down to battle Cloud Peak? No! He might have had confidence previously but he didn¡¯t have any now. This thought rose in their hearts. ¡°Lan¡¯er!¡± Meng Ao shouted. Mr Lan brought people to occupy the entrance. The 30 close guards he personally trained raised their weapons. A level eight lifeform was terrifying but they had faced some before. ¡°Calm down; we have killed lifeforms of such a level before. What are you afraid of?¡± Meng Ao shouted, but this wasn¡¯t as effective as before. Many middle management were thinking that if he wasn¡¯t afraid, why was he still retreating? ¡°Walk from the sides, break the walls!¡± Meng Ao gave orders. Subordinates who had such a thought blew the walls open and headed out from the sides. That big dog finally moved. It slapped with its huge legs and caused the ground to be filled with cracks. Those cracks weren¡¯t ordinary cracks; they had red flames like magma. The warriors standing on the cracks were burnt and had to change positions. Their shoes were all damaged. Even people with green shoes smelt a burning smell and saw that their shoes were damaged. It wasn¡¯t over. The flames in the cracks were growing larger, and they started to burn brighter. In a breath, it was the size of half a human. Some people with lower levels, like those five-star evolved, were instantly lit up. They screamed and used their skills or defensive equipment, but that was useless. They were quickly burnt to ash. All this happened in a short time such that Hongkan Freedom Army which faced such a thing for the first time, couldn¡¯t react. The flames descended and were hidden back into the cracks. Apart from them being hot, they didn¡¯t seem to have any other effect. But they didn¡¯t dare to underestimate it anymore. They headed to the sides and avoided the room. Chapter 1304.5- Level eight Big Yellow (2) Chapter 1304.5- Level eight Big Yellow (2) ¡°What are you doing, kill it!¡± Meng Ao roared and was unhappy with Mr Lan. His thirty close guards started to attack Yellow Ball. But at that moment, the ground burnt again. This time, the flames were higher, reaching two meters. The people in the room were wrapped. Even six-star evolved were injured by the strong flames. Some weaker ones were burnt to death. Yellow Ball showed its fangs. It bent its body and shot forward. Its body turned into an afterimage that smashed into Mr Lan.@@@@ It was too quick, and the seven-star Mr Lan couldn¡¯t react. He could only tilt his body. Yellow Ball¡¯s new dragon horn stabbed into the right chest of this beautiful guy. The huge impact sent him flying back into the room. Level seven and level eight¡¯s differences were huge. However, apart from some strong level eight ones who faced weak level seven evolved, they would be defeated in one strike; if not, the level seven ones would be able to last for a while longer. Although this Mr Lan didn¡¯t die, he was hanging on Yellow Ball¡¯s head and swung around. Even if he punched Yellow Ball¡¯s head, there weren¡¯t many that could land. Even if it did, it wasn¡¯t very effective. Yellow Ball¡¯s golden red fur shone colorful patterns like ripples as he fought. Each ripple would heal his body once. Not to mention that Mr Lan''s best attribute wasn¡¯t strength, which resulted in his punches not doing much. Even if Yellow Ball was injured, it would be healed instantly. During this period, the flames rose for the third time. This time, the flames filled the entire room. Some of the close guards that tried to surround Yellow Ball were burnt to ash. Even Mr Lan was badly injured. The Hongkan Freedom Army middle management that had run to the sides would turn while fleeing. The scenes terrified them, and they lost every bit of hope in fighting back. Just now, the ones hit were the evolved that were affected by the explosive mechanic and lost their walking ability, those weaker six-star evolved and also Meng Ao¡¯s guards. The second ability was Unprepared Strike. This was the ability Yellow Ball used to strike Mr Lan with his horn. This ability was simple and direct, and the key was speed. In a short distance, most evolved would be caught off guard. The strong and sharp horn would be able to pierce the target. Mr Lan was a seven-star evolved, so he dodged slightly, and that horn didn¡¯t hit a fatal spot. Along with him having some equipment, he didn¡¯t die immediately. The third ability was the passive, the upgraded Spirit Healing Technique. Previously, it would use this ability when it was injured, but now it became an instinct. Like breathing and sleeping, it didn¡¯t need to consume mental energy or stamina and could constantly heal its body. When Ye Zhongming learned that the level eight Yellow Ball had this passive, he was very envious. This meant that Yellow Ball would have a doctor with it. It was a strong doctor who would never run out of mental energy and healing skill cooldown. With Yellow Ball¡¯s chaos, the five hundred Hongkan Freedom Army middle management lost 25% of their number. The meaning jumped off the building and ran deep into the city. When Yellow Ball charged to the window, it also jumped. At the same time, Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak¡¯s battle squad passed the building and started to chase. The battle was totally one-sided. The female guards split up into two battle groups to chase targets. Xia Bai used her flying advantage to kill Hongkan Freedom Army people while directing her subordinates. Yellow Ball was excited. As a battle beast, it was extremely quick. Each second, people would die to it. Ye Zhongming locked onto Meng Ao. If others didn¡¯t block his way, he would ignore them and leave them to his subordinates. He only chased this fellow who should be seven-star. He wanted to see where this Meng Ao would bring him at such a crucial moment. Would the Angela Earrings be there? Chapter 1305: Crystal scorpion Meng Ao kicked his room door open. It wasn¡¯t that he consumed a lot of stamina but because he was nervous and afraid, which caused a body reaction. On his way, he heard many screams. Although terror and sadness caused the voices to change tones and even caused them to crack, he heard them clearly.@@@@ They were familiar voices. Some had followed him when he started building the Hongkan Freedom Army. But now, those voices disappeared. Meng Ao knew that they truly disappeared... They died. The entire Ji City was in a mess. Without the middle management elites, no one could organise a good resistance. The huge level difference caused the warriors to collapse and feel like they were being insta killed. Meng Ao knew that Hongkan Freedom Army was finished. This faction that he spent so much to nurture was destroyed on his birthday. But his heart didn¡¯t ache, he just felt slightly frustrated. He knew that as long as he didn¡¯t lose something, he would be able to rise back up. He came to the toilet swiftly and pushed the basin aside to reveal the wall behind it. He pressed a part of it and the side of the wall caved it to reveal a square space. He reached and took out a small bag. He didn¡¯t even look, grabbing it and running outside. But he stopped after leaving the toilet. ¡°Ye Zhongming, give people a chance!¡± Meng Ao shouted, ¡°We have no grievances. Whether you are doing this for the base, for the population, or the riches, I can give them to you! But move aside, I have to leave!¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the bag and raised his chin. ¡°Don¡¯t ask for too much!¡± He grabbed the bag, ¡°Don¡¯t think that I am really afraid of you; I just don¡¯t want to risk my life against you. If we fight, the outcome is uncertain.¡± Seeing Meng Ao stand there, Ye Zhongming felt weird. Was this seven-star fellow going to fight him? Did he have something he could use to battle him? Ye Zhongming¡¯s body suddenly moved, and a cold light brushed across his head. He used the chance to tilt his body and saw a crystal scorpion slightly smaller than Yellow Ball appear out of the hole he smashed open. It was looking at him with its crystal-like eyes. It raised its scorpion tail as if to tell Ye Zhongming where that cold light came from. ¡°Do you find it weird why our Hongkan Freedom Army does not even have an eight-star evolved, but the Talos Red Dwarves want revenge on us? Do you find it weird that I am not afraid? Let me tell you, it is because of this scorpion!¡± Meng Ao laughed with pride. ¡°Didn¡¯t you want to know about Angela Earrings? Let me tell you, this is it. You can¡¯t see it? Your eyes are a problem, right?¡± Meng Ao touched that ear stud on his ear. That was Angela Earrings? Ye Zhongming did guess about that but didn¡¯t sense any energy fluctuation from it. The earrings didn¡¯t have any level, so he thought they were just ordinary earstuds. Now that Meng Ao said it, was it really the earrings? ¡°You find it weird, right? It is easy to explain. I am another race¡¯s spokesperson, and I stole Talos Red Dwarves¡¯ things so they won¡¯t let me go. As for what I stole, this scorpion was the one.¡± The scorpion charged out of the hole and tangled with Ye Zhongming. What was shocking was that they were on the same level. ¡°Angela Earrings belongs to the race I represent, its function... It strengthens this scorpion!¡± Meng Ao took the stud off and tossed it forward. That scorpion raised its tail and gave out a strong energy current to absorb that stud. Its body had huge changes. Chapter 1306: What the universe races created One couldn¡¯t deny that this scorpion was very strong. It could threaten Ye Zhongming but it wasn¡¯t strong enough that Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t deal with it. Ye Zhongming conserved strength because he was dizzy from Meng Ao¡¯s words. The ear stud was really Angela Earrings? It didn¡¯t belong to Talos Red Dwarves? This crystal scorpion was? Why didn¡¯t the mission say anything? Many questions rose in his heart, which made him worried. The crystal scorpion used the time to absorb the ear stud. Ye Zhongming took a step back. He didn¡¯t use the chance to attack. He wanted to see what abilities that crystal scorpion would have such that the universe races would use their spokesperson to kill each other. The crystal scorpion was different from the scorpions on Earth. After it changed, the gap was even bigger. First was its body. It didn¡¯t look like a scorpion and was more like a human. The sides of its head had a helmet-like structure,; behind it were three layers of crystal wings forming. The difference was that the tail was much thinner than before. It was shorter and looked like there were sharper crystal pieces on the tip. Ye Zhongming had a weird feeling. This crystal scorpion felt cumbersome. After transforming, the scorpion¡¯s movement became slow. Moreover, it stopped attacking YE Zhongming and retreated to Meng Ao¡¯s side. ¡°Don¡¯t think that the things Talos Red Dwarves create are amazing. The other races only have requests from you, so they are nice to you. You aren¡¯t even in the top thousand in terms of combat strength. Do you think no one dares to offend you? You always act so arrogant.¡± Meng Ao hid behind the scorpion and blocked Ye Zhongming¡¯s gaze.@@@@ ¡°Your representative always acts like a boss and thinks that apart from the Talos Red Dwarves, no one knows how to use this crystal scorpion. But in truth, we know!¡± With this as a base, he calculated that even with his sick defense, he could only take a hundred strikes. Then, his body would be injured! Ye Zhongming was forced to dodge! At the same time, he thought differently about the crystal armor. This was what Talos Red Dwarves created? The idea was magical, and its strength was split into stages. You could merge with evolved lifeforms to even threaten a level eight evolved like himself. Think about it: the fact that it entered Earth meant this wasn¡¯t a good piece of equipment. But such a thing was so strong, so what about the other items? Ye Zhongming used the wheel¡¯s equipment to judge the armor, and the conclusion was that it was far above purple grade. As for whether it was similar to seven-colored equipment, that was hard to judge. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have an attack-type seven-colored equipment. To date, he was also unable to use Wind and Lightning properly. He broke three walls and finally broke free from the attack range of this machine-like fellow. ¡°Not bad, not bad.¡± Meng Ao drove the crystal scorpion armor and followed. Although his movement speed was slower than his own, it was enough to keep up with Ye Zhongming. The machine gun-like attacks stopped. When Ye Zhongming revealed his body, Meng Ao moved, and the three short wings on the back of the armor flapped. This strong equipment floated into the sky. The wings flapped again to give out an ear-piercing whistle. In the next second, he pounced quickly. Ye Zhongming¡¯s agility was slower than that of Xia Bai and Liang Chuyin, but it wasn¡¯t slow. He was even faster than ordinary agility-type evolved. But he still didn¡¯t dodge that attack. He was only able to move his body before the armor smashed into him. His strong instincts stopped him from panicking. He reached with his left hand and lifted his right knee. He tossed the scorpion arrmor to the side with the other leg as the center. Ye Zhongming felt pain in his arm. The giant scorpion tail that was about to pierce his head was blocked by his left hand. At the same time, his knee hit the armor¡¯s stomach. Using these two forces, he started to break away from the opponent. A blue dagger appeared in his right hand, and he silently stabbed it towards the enemy¡¯s neck! Chapter 1307: Strongest Ye Zhongming ¡°Hehe!¡± Meng Ao laughed. ¡°Zila!¡± The sharp, circular pieces on the scorpion¡¯s tail started to rotate. ¡°Clang!¡± The blue dagger stabbed the neck of the armor. ¡°Crack!¡± The crystal arms grabbed Ye Zhongming¡¯s body. These four sounds occurred at the same time, and four actions were performed simultaneously. Ye Zhongming¡¯s left hand was bleeding. A crystal was sent flying by the blue dagger, but the dagger was stopped and unable to pierce further. He had already been a distance away, but now that fellow had caught up. Using the long arms, the scorpion armor had a natural advantage. Ye Zhongming¡¯s reaction was perfect, but this advantage made up for it, and his attempt was dissolved. Instead, he was being attacked. ¡°I will grind you into paste!¡± Meng Ao¡¯s eyes were red. He was already regretting being afraid of this guy. He should have taken the armor and killed this person. Hongkan Freedom Army wouldn¡¯t have collapsed. What a waste of his men! Meng Ao could already imagine the glory he would get for killing the Cloud Peak boss and replacing him in the rankings. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t fight back. His eyes turned ice cold, and the star rings of the armor exploded. At the same time, the dagger disappeared. He pressed his right hand on the scorpion armor and used-- Cloud Slice! If people were watching, they would be impressed by these short few seconds. Both sides were using their advantage to gain victory. One used it on their own body to try to slice Ye Zhongming into pieces through close combat. Ye Zhongming was using his abilities to break free. He placed Staff of Nature beside him, and in it was an intermediate ice element gem. Explosive mechanic also appeared beside him, and the barrel gave off a cold glow. Also... The sky turned dark. The clouds turned into a sky full of stars. Some silver sand landed and floated around, but they didn¡¯t hit the ground. The area it covered was huge, covering the entire Ji City fully. Be it the human evolved on this side of the river or the mutated lifeforms on the other; they could only watch in shock and feel the pressure pressing on them. ¡°You, you, this, this...¡± Meng Ao was stunned. He didn¡¯t find it weird when the Staff of Nature, Explosive Mechanic, weapons, etc, appeared. If he wasn¡¯t in the armor, he also had many of these. But what was this phenomenon? Also, what was the silver sand that was floating around like snow? It should be from this guy, but... How can a human cause such changes? It was as if he was controlling the entire area! Right, not only did the sky change, tbut he earth changed ,too. The color difference wasn¡¯t as huge, but Meng Ao knew that gravity had changed. Thee ability of his armor was broken, captured by Ye Zhongming by his ability. Now, he was covered by the Gravity Field. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything and just raised his sword. When he fought the level nine Saint Father, he was very strong. He had just reached eight-star and had the Heaven Body. Although he couldn¡¯t defeat the Saint Father, he could complete the plan. In the next few months, he continued to improve. One thing couldn¡¯t be denied. The current Ye Zhongming was much stronger than before. Meng Ao and the scorpion armor had forced Ye Zhongming¡¯s strongest form! Chapter 1308: Star Gaze Ye Zhongming activated his bloodline. The Lightning Sand Monster was the summoned bloodline being. The sand was to increase the strength of his bloodline, where he was 20% stronger when he was in the sand. The Lightning Sand Monster could be upgraded using the skill upgrade scroll. Ye Zhongming had upgraded it twice. This fellow¡¯s attack was as strong as a level seven mutated lifeform now. Needle Bird, Explosive Mechanic, and Staff of Nature had been Ye Zhongming¡¯s support. So it was no surprise that he took them out. That shining star appeared above his head. This was the Star Elf¡¯s ability--- Shining Star. As for what caused the phenomena, it was also the new ability that he got after the temporary Star Elf became the permanent Star Elf. The permanent star elf had become like this. ¡°Star Elf Ability 1, Shining Land. When needed, the Star Elf will light up a space similar to its size. In this space, the user will have a speed buff.¡± ¡°Star Elf Ability 2, Unobstructed Space. Star Elf has the ability of the elves and can move across space.¡±@@@@ Star Elf Ability 3, Shining Star. Star Elf will release a small star when fighting that can be controlled by the user. When needed, launch a Star Laser.¡± ¡°Star Elf Ability 4, Greedy. Star Elf can eat anything it is interested in to store energy in its body. It will enter its next growth stage when it reaches a certain number.¡± Star Elf Ability 5, Star Gaze. You can use this ability once every three hundred hours. The user can turn a 15km radius into the night sky. In this area, the user will obtain Star Blessing. The user¡¯s body, skill, bloodline, summoned being, etc., stats, and strength will increase by 25%.¡± ¡°Star Elf Ability 6, Night Dropping Sand. When using Star Gaze, based on the Star Elf¡¯s level, form three different phenomena. At birth: Star Veil. Lifeforms in the star veil will have their movement speed reduced by 20%. Baby stage: Star Ocean. Lifeforms in the star ocean will have their agility reduced by 30%, and the user can use the stars to damage the enemy. Mature: Star Storm, agility reduced by 50%. When controlled, the star sand in the Star Gaze distance can form a giant star storm to deal mixed damage to the target.¡± ¡°Star Elf Ability 7.¡± He knew that at this crucial moment, Ye Zhongming had gone all out. He instinctively did some actions, controlling the armor to use his strongest moves. The entire armor was pale red like a machine going into overdrive. The three-layered wings turned into a real piece of armor that wrapped his body. The tail also wrapped around his body with the tail being before his chest. There was the only part that wasn¡¯t covered, and it was the reddest part. The tail and chest combined to form a red energy pillar to clash with Ye Zhongming¡¯s attacks. Under the star light, a sun-like glow exploded, which chased the darkness away. The giant energy ripped spread like dominos. The buildings in range collapsed and only stopped a distance away. A fifth of the entire Ji City region was leveled to flat ground. The shockwave also killed many warriors. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t put Wind and Lightning down. He panted and looked forwards with killing intent. The scorpion armor had collapsed there. The beautiful machine was now broken and tattered. The parts that weren¡¯t missing were covered in cracks. This equipment that came from the races in the universe was nearly destroyed. Due to the damage, Meng Ao was ejected and was under the armor. He couldn¡¯t move adn no one knew if he was alive. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t even look at him but at a guy a few meters away. ¡°Busybody?¡± Chapter 1309: Advanced spokesperson-- Dark That sentence was said by the person who had suddenly appeared. Just now, Ye Zhongming had a clear grasp of the situation. It was undeniable that the final strike from Meng Ao was very strong. It was nearly comparable to the Nature Staff, Needle Birds and Explosive Mechanic attacks. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s strongest attack exceeded that ability, so he could not block it. After the various permanent potions, Cloud Peak delicacies, Ocean King Crown, Earth and Star equipment, etc, improved his body, Ye Zhongming¡¯s current attack exceeded what anyone could think. That strike was enough to kill Meng Ao and destroy the scorpion armor. In truth, they were nearly destroyed. All this was because of the guy that had suddenly appeared. After saying those words, both sides didn¡¯t gaze much at each other, just turning and looking at the palm-sized thing on the ground.@@@@ It looked like a mirror. Under the starlight, it looked life-like. But it was now shattered into a few pieces. Even if it was damaged, Ye Zhongming could sense a disappearing energy. The amount of energy was also huge. That should be a defensive piece of equipment whose level shouldn¡¯t be low. ¡°You can¡¯t kill him.¡± That person adjusted his emotions, but he was very anxious. His anxiousness was probably caused by the destruction of that equipment. ¡°Give me a reason.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s killing intent continued to surge and was becoming thicker and thicker. He was thinking about killing this guy who had appeared suddenly. A golden-red body appeared behind that person. Yellow Ball showed itself, and its claws made a digging motion. It roared toward the guy who had appeared. Xia Bai¡¯s body flashed through the sky. She was a darkness element user so she was like fish in water in the Star Gaze. The wet blood on her body filled her with killing intent no weaker than Ye Zhongming. The female guards had completed their mission. They appeared from various directions and surrounded this place. That person coughed and opened his arms, ¡°Meng Ao is Shattered Talisman Star Belt¡¯s spokesperson and has level three permissions. It will be problematic if you kill him.¡± Before coming here, Ye Zhongming was one of those people. He felt like apart from the extremely strong evolved, the rest that could match him were the few advanced spokespeople. ????¦¡?NO?????E?S?? After seeing Ye Zhongming, his thoughts wavered. From the moment the defensive mirror he got from a universe race shattered to when he saw the situation of Meng Ao and the crystal armor. He had a feeling. He couldn¡¯t do anything from Ye Zhongming. He wanted to help Meng Ao up but felt killing intent cover him. Dark stopped and frowned, ¡°Boss Ye, didn¡¯t we agree?¡± ¡°What did we agree?¡± Ye Zhongming turned his head and asked. ¡°I will bring Meng Ao away, and you will take the scorpion armor.¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°I didn¡¯t agree.¡± Dark¡¯s expression turned ugly, ¡°You are giving me face like that?¡± ¡°Your face only helped you keep your life. To be honest, I gave Five Ring Money face. Your face isn¡¯t worth money to me.¡± It wasn¡¯t Ye Zhongming being a bully. Meng Ao was part of the mission. Even if you represented Reina Star, did you expect that you could take him away just because you wanted me to give you some respect? The mission mentioned clearly that he had to capture Meng Ao alive, and he would get a blue equipment upgrade scroll. This was still very precious to Ye Zhongming, who could craft blue equipment. After all, he had to consume many precious materials and would fail several times. A foreign person¡¯s face was not worth a blue piece of equipment. Moreover, he didn¡¯t even verify this person¡¯s identity. ¡°Ye Zhongming, I know you are used to being a boss, but sometimes, you must stop thinking that you can decide everything.¡± Dark squinted his eyes, and his attitude became firm. Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Kill him.¡± Chapter 1310: Success rate of extortion There was a short moment where Dark thought that Ye Zhongming was joking. This was the first time he faced such treatment after revealing his identity. With what he knew, Ye Zhongming had just become Talos Red Dwarves¡¯ spokesperson. He should respect the races in the universe. He already said that he was the advanced spokesperson of a big faction, so why did he still dare to attack him? But six human skull-sized balls appeared around the body of the golden-red dog, spinning around it at high speeds. The whistling sounds represented how much energy they had. A woman in the sky with wings raised a black scythe. At the same time, Dark could sense the female evolved, aiming their weapons at him. Maybe in the next second, they would fire in unison. Also, Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t moved. He was the one that made him feel the biggest pressure! ¡°You...¡±@@@@ He could only say one word before Yellow Ball charged to his side. The metal balls landed. He couldn¡¯t even turn his head and was forced to push off with his legs to charge forward. At the same time, something appeared in his hand that flew to his head. It turned into a stone gate with its own scripture chants, which clashed with Xia Bai¡¯s attack. A level eight lifeform and a seven-star evolved. Two attacks were broken by Dark. But as long as Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t tell them to stop, they wouldn¡¯t stop attacking. Blood surged in Yellow Ball¡¯s eyes. It barked, and the sound caused the ground to shake. Dark¡¯s body stopped, and then he was drowned by the flames that Yellow Ball had spat. At the same time, Xia Bai¡¯s scythe sliced the stone gate, causing stone to splash. Using the force, her body dove toward the side. An energy light fired from her mask and covered the region that Dark was in. The purple equipment could even threaten a level nine lifeform. This Dark was only an eight-star evolved. Flames and light were the only things that could be seen. At the same time, the female guards fired. They had three weapons. The weapons they were used to using were their first type of weapon. The crystal guns and crystal grenades were the other two. Although they weren¡¯t as dazzling as their own skills, the fixed equipment was good because their attacks and strength were uniform, making them easy to control. When working with Xia Bai, they would usually use crystal guns. Ye Zhongming heard those words and didn¡¯t continue attacking. He smiled. ¡°Actually, the moment you said your identity, I was happy that you came.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t look like a cold killer and was more kind and merciful. ¡°What?¡± Dark didn¡¯t understand what Ye Zhongming meant. ¡°Your arrival gave me a rare chance.¡± Ye Zhongming took two steps, ¡°I can know a lot of news and also get many benefits.¡± Ye Zhongming suddenly asked, ¡°You are really Reina Faction¡¯s spokesperson, right? You are very high-level, right? Don¡¯t lie to me; I easily trust people.¡± Dark rolled his eyes, ¡°Of course! There is no need for me to lie about this.¡± Ye Zhongming relaxed and nodded, ¡°That is good; if not, this wouldn¡¯t work.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Dark felt Ye Zhongming was crazy. ¡°I need to ask a few questions, and I need to know the answer.¡± Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, Dark was furious, ¡°You could have asked me previously, but why did you attack me?¡± Although Dark was arrogant, he didn¡¯t plan on fighting Ye Zhongming. They did have a good chance of communicating. Although he was an advanced spokesperson and didn¡¯t belong to the same faction as Talos Red Dwarves, they weren¡¯t enemies. The two even worked together a lot. The reason he cared about this matter was because of Meng Ao. He couldn¡¯t watch things happen to this spokesperson and do nothing. If Ye Zhongming agreed, he could bring Meng Ao away. He really didn¡¯t mind telling him some things in return. But Ye Zhongming¡¯s reply nearly angered him to death. ¡°Because now you know that I can kill you. So when I threaten you, the success rate will be high.¡± Chapter 1311: Public enemy ¡°Boss, the zombie horde is about to arrive.¡± Xiao Min heard her subordinate report before she told Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming nodded. He looked at the tall corpse tower and ordered the evolved he had grabbed to help stack the tower, to flee. Regarding mission four, which demanded at least a thousand people, the number of corpses wasn¡¯t a problem. But Ye Zhongming was not sure what the use of this corpse tower that would be swallowed by a zombie horde in just a few minutes. Since Talos Red Dwarves had such a request, then he would do it.@@@@ Due to Ye Zhongming and Meng Ao¡¯s intense fight, many buildings had collapsed. Especially over at the river, some ruins covered the river, allowing zombies from the north to arrive. They were quickly spreading through the city, and in a short while, Ji City would be covered by zombies. At least until now, the zombie horde had an advantage over humans. Moreover, as there were more high-level zombies and they grew smarter, even Ye Zhongming and his female guards didn¡¯t dare to battle them. The evolved who were here to stack the corpse tower were delighted and ran outside. They knew that if they didn¡¯t flee, the faster zombies would catch up, and they would turn into dinner... or breakfast... ¡°Let¡¯s go, too!¡± Ye Zhongming got onto Yellow Ball¡¯s back and led the guards away. The matter here ended, and he completed the four missions perfectly. He could only wait and see how the Talos Red Dwarves would reward him. Apart from those rewards, Ye Zhongming gained other things... From Dark. The unlucky Reina Star Faction spokesperson was here to deal with Meng Ao¡¯s matter. But he did so wrongly and angered Ye Zhongming. The ability seemed simple, but it was very practical. Increasing skin toughness meant increasing defence, which increased his chances of surviving. Everyone in the apocalypse wanted this, and Ye Zhongming was no exception. You had to be alive to talk about other things. Also, the bed wasn¡¯t a one-time-use equipment. Anyone could receive the buff, so that increased its value. Ye Zhongming was worried that its effect would reduce or disappear over time, but Dark assured him it wouldn¡¯t. As long as they exposed it to sunlight for a few hours each day, it would charge and keep its effect. In the universe, sunlight was the most used energy source. The final item was a transmission device. The function was similar to the communication part of the battle contribution badge. There was also a primary and secondary, like a phone. This thing didn¡¯t look like much, but Ye Zhongming decided to keep it when Dark took it out. This was something called Shadow Moon Stone. You can keep in contact over a large area. Not only could you transmit voice, you could even transmit videos. Cloud Peak¡¯s faction range was huge now, and they had many bases. Like Little Peng¡¯s Linhai base, like the Talking Lady¡¯s new base. Like Chameleon¡¯s various intel stations. Even Puxing Town and Ying City were considered. The battle contribution badge was good, but range was an issue. The wearer was another issue. The core members couldn¡¯t remain in one place for a long time to act as a contact. That would mean they would give the enemies a chance to strike them. Although Le Dayuan had been developing some communication methods using some items and battle beasts from the wheel, he was unable to link the world like in peacetime. Information gap still existed and it would cause huge problems at crucial moments. This was something that gave Ye Zhongming a headache. They had to develop. If they expanded, this problem would get worse. Chapter 1311.5- Public enemy (2) Meditation Bone Platform was a solution, but it needed energy, and there were restrictions. There weren¡¯t many of them either, so they couldn¡¯t cover all the areas. The appearance of the Shadow Moon Stone solved this problem. This relied on water element gems as the energy source had one primary and twenty secondary stones. You could keep in contact as long as the water gem had energy. The energy consumption wasn¡¯t serious, it only used a lot when you talked. When it was idle, it conserved quite a lot of energy.@@@@ Of course, this thing had restrictions, too. The secondary stones couldn¡¯t contact each other. But this was nothing to Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. Dark definitely had other things, but Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t too vicious. If he took them all and Dark became poor, that was no different from killing him. He didn¡¯t want to have a conflict with the universe races yet, so he did no need to be too vicious. These three things satisfied Ye Zhongming. Compared to these items, the information that he got excited him. Due to Dark¡¯s identity, he knew things that other spokespeople didn¡¯t. He also said a lot to Ye Zhongming. There were things that he was concerned about. Like the Slave Race. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand. Were they a race in the universe? Were they controlled by the wheel, which was why they were called the slave race? Now, he knew the answer. It was not that! The races in the universe weren¡¯t Slave Race. Slave Race was an independent race that was different from the races in the universe. But Dark didn¡¯t say much as he was unsure who they were and where they were. He only gave Ye Zhongming an answer: they were enemies. ¡°There isn¡¯t a fixed standard, but various factions are similar and copy each other. Our Reina star Faction factions will use basic, intermediate, and advanced to represent the position of the spokespeople. Huoer Star will use one star and two stars, and Su Race will use numbers.¡± ¡°Talos Red Dwarves are a little special. They don¡¯t belong to any faction, but in terms of spokespeople, they are similar to Su Race. They use numbers. With what you know, you are at most level one.¡± ¡°As for faction spokesperson, naturally, we are ranked higher. Even the basic spokesperson will have power over the advanced spokesperson of a faction. Thee responsibilities are different. My job is to manage the various races within the faction!¡± ¡°That would tell you why I still helped Meng Ao even if he swallowed Talos Red Dwarves equipment. Managing him is my job. If I bring him back, he will be punished, and there will be no chance he will live.¡± ¡°Each faction gives different information and items, so I am unbale to reply you.¡± ¡°I will also not tell you which faction the various factions are in. That is a secret. If I reveal it, I will die.¡± ¡°I can tell you that the Secret Realm concerns a race in the universe. But they are races that planet are about to collapse. I don¡¯t know why the wheel will toss the keys into the apocalypse. I even think that the races above don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Maybe it is a gift from the wheel; maybe it is their mercy so that we will take in some of those people so they can live on Earth. Maybe the wheel thinks that we need to merge with other races. Anyways, no one knows what the wheel is thinking.¡± ¡°What is the wheel? Who controls this system? Sorry, I can¡¯t answer you. Neither can people from the three factions. Based on what I know, every lifeform is finding the answer. But not many know. Of course, even if the secrets are discovered, I won¡¯t know them. In truth, even if I am an advanced spokesperson, I am just a spokesperson. I am still someone from Earth.¡± ¡°Finally, are there level nine lifeforms on Earth? I don¡¯t know why you are asking that, but I don¡¯t mind telling you. This is from my own source.¡± ¡°There are five level nine lifeforms in the ocean, and that number will increase in the future. There are three confirmed ones on land. I am saying, at least. The actual number should be much more. As for humans, I can tell you accurately that no one is nine-stars yet.¡± These were the news that Dark told Ye Zhongming. He solved many questions but there were still many things that were unanswered. Ye Zhongming brought them back to Cloud Peak. Before he got to rest, Xia Lei told him that some things had magically appeared in Cloud Peak. Chapter 1312: Library ¡°It wasn¡¯t an airdrop, teleportation, and no one snuck in. It just mysteriously appeared here.¡± Xia Lei told Ye Zhongming about how these things appeared. She frowned and was slightly unhappy. No matter who sent these things here, it proved that Cloud Peak¡¯s defenses were useless. For someone proud of Cloud Peak¡¯s infrastructure, this was a huge blow. Ye Zhongming tapped her shoulder to console her. He asked her about the time and basically confirmed that this was the reward from Talos Red Dwarves. On the way back, Meng Ao also disappeared. Along with him was that destroyed scorpion crystal armor. The disappearance time was the same as when the equipment appeared. He was terrified of the skills the races in the universe had but he didn¡¯t show it. He knew that because of some rules, the lifeforms above could only do such things. He felt some small regret because he wanted to let Le Dayuan study the scorpion armor. Now, that idea couldn¡¯t be fulfilled. There were only two boxes, one large and one small. The large one was like a computer desk, and the small one was a shoe box. Ye Zhongming opened the small one first, and it was a scroll. A blue equipment upgrade scroll.@@@@ He placed it down after looking. Although this was rare, he had seen it before. He was more interested in the other box that had stones. Keen Stone, one unit. He looked at the colorful and weird metal in the box and had many questions. Why would there be metal that didn¡¯t come from Earth in the rewards? Was there a deeper meaning? ¡°Boss, I weighed it. 100 kilograms exactly.¡± A crystal weapons lab researcher reported. It seemed like one unit was 100kg. Ye Zhongming tried to cut it with his green dagger but failed. He was stunned. He used Wind and Lightning before he could slice it into two. He passed one to Le Dayuan to analyze and kept the other to study. Le Dayuan¡¯s piece needed to be studied by various machines and labs but Ye Zhongming¡¯s piece didn¡¯t. He sliced it into many small pieces and tried to craft with it. But the outcome disappointed him. They could not merge with equipment, much less provide any stat increases. Ye Zhongming tried to strengthen the stones with each other, but they failed, too. At this point, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have any thoughts about this metal. He could only wait for the lab results. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t too disappointed about the outcome. Since the Ghost Metal could be planted, he did not have a strong need for crafting stimulants. The Ghost Metal was good enough. He raised his wrist, and there was a blue watch. It wasn¡¯t a piece of equipment but the contact device that the Talos Red Dwarves had given him previously. Ye Zhongming was shocked by the changes, but he was more interested in the functions of this watch. He tapped it, and a screen appeared before him. He looked closely and saw that it was more like a library. The library contained a huge amount of information, but Ye Zhongming could only see a few portions. Some were frequently asked questions. This was simple. You can search, but you won¡¯t get an answer every time. Unfortunately, even though he was rich, he felt like a beggar after seeing the prices. Using the smith recipe as an example, that thing was sold for... Ten thousand contribution points. How much money did he have now? .... Four hundred. If every mission gave him five hundred contribution points, he needed 20 missions to buy this recipe. Moreover, what shattered him was that this was only the price. To get the item, you need to pay extra to teleport it over. With that recipe as an example, the teleportation fee was... A thousand points! 22 missions to get that recipe! That didn¡¯t include shipping! Ye Zhongming dissed. He looked at the prices of all the items he could purchase and saw that the seed was the most expensive. 50 grams required 43 thousand points. The blue equipment was the cheapest, at 200. He also noticed that he could use demon crystals to pay for some items. But the number and level of crystals made him feel more like a beggar. Of the two alchemist equipment, one could be purchased with crystals. The price was a thousand level-seven crystals! When he saw the price, he felt like the races in the universe were crazy! A thousand level seven crystals. How many seven-star potions would that be in his hands? Unless he were stupid, he wouldn¡¯t use them to buy a support tool that wouldn¡¯t show an effect in a short time. Of course, you could use higher-level crystals to exchange, and the prices seem to have dropped. If you used level eight crystals, you needed only 50. If you used level nine, you needed only two. But... Before the core members reached nine stars, he didn¡¯t plan to use demon crystals. He closed the shop system and opened the last and final function. Mission system. This was similar to Cloud Peak¡¯s mercenary guild. There were many missions. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s current permission level, he couldn¡¯t see many. The rest were in a blur. Of the missions he could see, he saw that they were quite difficult. There wasn¡¯t any sequence. Some were related to the wheel, but not many. They needed you to find special items Ye Zhongming had never heard of. The remaining were hunting missions. The things were very high level. With Ye Zhongming¡¯s experience, he didn¡¯t know why the races in the universe wanted him to hunt level eight and nine lifeforms. There were good and bad rewards. Most were contribution points. Some tougher ones would have other rewards. Ye Zhongming took a look. Killing a level nine lifeform was around five thousand contribution points. You would also get an equipment. Ye Zhongming grinned. Kill a level nine? Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t do it now and would have to go all out. They might suffer 30% of losses to succeed. Unless he were crazy, if not, he wouldn¡¯t take that mission. There were some related to the whee,l like intel collection. There were earth item types. There weren¡¯t many of these, and would only give a few dozen points. Apart from that, most were battle missions that placed bounties on people or factions. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know why that was the case. Maybe it was similar to Meng Ao. But some were tempting. He was planning to just browse through but he saw a familiar name on the list! Chapter 1313: Preparation Lab Cheng Ze! The officer of Mo Ye and Little Tiger. Ye Zhongming was surprised to see that name. Since he knew that person until now, three years had passed. Ye Zhongming would have forgotten that name if not for this mission. But he saw it. ¡°Mission 1: find Cheng Ze and lock down on his Iron Squad¡¯s position.¡± ¡°Mission 2: Destroy the Violent Lightning Battle Squad under Iron Squad.¡± ¡°Mission 3: Capture Cheng Ze alive and ensure that he is not brain dead.¡± There weren¡¯t many details, just three. The difficulty was just slightly harder than Meng Ao as he had to locate where Cheng Ze was himself. But the mission gave a rough range and wouldn¡¯t let you fish a needle from a haystack. Ye Zhongming looked at the rewards. There were a thousand points and an item called Chaos Spotted Fish Liquid. Out of all the missions, this didn¡¯t have the highest reward. But it was doable. Why was Cheng Ze in the Talos Red Dwarves¡¯ bounty missions? Meng Ao had a bounty because he swallowed Talos Red Dwarves¡¯ scorpion armor. So what did Cheng Ze do? Ye Zhongming found it weird. Since Cheng Ze had a bounty, it meant that he had some relationships with the races in the universe. Since that was the case, the lifeforms that were technologically advanced still couldn¡¯t locate where Cheng Ze and Steel Squad were at. The more he thought about it, the more he found this thing weird. He thought about it and pressed a button on his body. A crystal ball appeared on the table. He said a few words, and then it slowly descended back to its original position. This was an equipment he got from the wheel called an order transmitter. This ball will record his orders and pend some time to transmit them to another ball. Of course, there was a time limit. The longer you use it, the more it will be damaged, so you can¡¯t use it often. But not now. Ten years into his last life, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t see the races above enter Earth in scale, and he also didn¡¯t hear about the Slave Race. But that didn¡¯t mean the wheel¡¯s rules were still in place. Even if they came and controlled Earth, a six-star evolved like him wouldn¡¯t know anything. So he didn¡¯t use his past life¡¯s knowledge to judge this life. He felt more danger and decided to push forward his plan. A whole ago, Cloud Peak¡¯s core members felt like he was channeling for something big. After he announced his plan, they were tongue-tied even if they were prepared. Ye Zhongming announced his plan. This plan wasn¡¯t very complicated, but the details and the requirements dizzied the core members. Thousand Flower was a plan that focused on fighting, research, and trading. Apart from the two labs, Ye Zhongming planned to build two more labs. These two labs weren¡¯t as focused as the crystal weapons and gene labs. Their main goal was to support the high-end experiments. There were many supporting details like basic experiments, information analysis, nurturing, material creation, waste disposal, etc. He was just making them do things that would make the high-end labs¡¯ job easier to increase their efficiency. The two labs were called Preparation Labs one and two. The treant from Linhai City was in charge of the first lab, and Le Dayuan¡¯s subordinate was in charge of the second. Similarly, Shengyuan and his squad was in charge of their protection. Trading was much tougher. Ye Zhongming started to release things that he had been keeping. That included the first generation products of the two labs as well as good things like the Life Rice. Chapter 1314: Most lucrative business After this news was released, a bunch of rich people surged over. No choice. If they weren¡¯t rich, even if they found out, they wouldn¡¯t be able to afford these things. This time, Cloud Peak was very firm. Things like gene warriors, first-generation crystal guns, life grains, and potions were only sold for demon crystals, which had to be level six and above. For these Cloud Peak products, Five Ring Money¡¯s Deacon Water, Cannibal Chain Manager Ruan Xiao, Resistance Zone¡¯s Mu Xinfei, Pin Palace representative, and other famous factions sent their members over. Among them, there were evolved who weren¡¯t famous but declared that they were spokespeople. It also included Dark, who was extorted by Ye Zhongming not long ago. As can be seen, crystal weapons, gene lifeforms, life grain, etc were all things others had paid attention to. If Cloud Peak weren¡¯t strong enough, these people would have robbed them of it. Ye Zhongming was surprised. Not by their arrival but by their speed. After the core member meeting and the information on this trade was released, these people arrived three days later. This speed could be compared to high-speed rails in the past. This proved that these fellows all had methods to move quickly across the continent. These people came really suddenly, and Cloud Peak was unprepared. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have much pressure. These people didn¡¯t even enter Cloud Peak and were arranged to stay in Puxing Town. The arrangement disappointed the many people who wanted to enter Cloud Peak to take a look. Those who were closer, like Mu Xinfei and Deacon Water, expressed their displeasure to Ye Zhongming, but he didn¡¯t care. With trade, naturally, there was a need for negotiation. Seeing that so many people came, they were mentally prepared and knew that there was going to be a battle. Cloud Peak wouldn¡¯t give up on a chance to up the price. As expected, the three best things¡ªthe first-generation crystal gun, basic gene warriors, and life grain¡ªwere sold for a high price and were limited. In the short two days of trading, the factions used various methods, threats, temptations, etc., to get a piece of this pie. The big factions wanted everything, while the smaller factions wanted the crystal guns. When this trade ended, everyone knew how much they each spent. However, only after calculating were they shocked by how much Ye Zhongming had earned. Ye Zhongming earned at least tens of thousands of level six demon crystals and around five hundred level seven demon crystals. It wasn¡¯t much? But these things could get Cloud Peak a few hundred six-star evolved and five seven-star evolved! One must know that these things were the bottom level of what the two labs had produced. It was what Cloud Peak eliminated! ¡°Ye Zhongming is very mysterious. He doesn¡¯t trade potions with super factions. Even if he does, he doesn¡¯t do a lot. He doesn¡¯t trade many advanced potions.¡± ¡°So even if you know that Cloud Peak has that business, you won¡¯t pay attention to it.¡± Deacon Water sighed, ¡°At the start, we all thought that Cloud Peak did this business because there weren¡¯t many of them. Their average evolution level was high, and they had spare potions. So it wasn¡¯t weird that they sold the potions.¡± ¡°But people found something weird. After some investigation, we found the answer.¡± The subordinates looked at each other as they didn¡¯t know about this. Boss Water had other hidden people. ¡°The investigation showed that Cloud Peak is selling a shocking amount of potions! The potions they sell are not for similar-level crystals; they only want higher-level crystals. The price is better than if you were to spin the wheel yourself.¡± Deacon Water looked at the subordinates and asked, ¡°Do you know what that means? This means that Cloud Peak has an ability that allows them to spin the wheel at a very high success rate!¡± The subordinates sucked in a deep breath and were in disbelief. Increasing the success rate when spinning the wheel was not a rare ability. Five Ring Money had someone with that ability. But the increase was just a small amount. If it was as their boss said and it could greatly increase the success rate, that was terrifying. ¡°Use low-level evolution potions to obtain higher-level crystals and then use these crystals to get higher-level potions to sell and get even higher-level crystals... This cycle is their secret to getting stronger!¡± Deacon Water concluded. ¡°Bus boss, if Cloud Peak is earning so much, why are they selling things they didn¡¯t sell in the past?¡± The subordinate didn¡¯t understand that. Deacon Water had a confused expression, ¡°That means he needs crystals... The need is so much that the potion trade can¡¯t satisfy him.¡± What caused Cloud Peak to need so many crystals? Deacon Water looked toward Cloud Peak and contemplated. Chapter 1315: They are preparing for battle A metal rack was on the bonfire. On it was the back leg of a mutated lifeform, a meter long. It glistened under the flames and gave off a fragrance. A person was scattering some condiments, which increased the fragrance. People who were able to lit a fire in the wilderness and barbecue meat weren¡¯t ordinary people. This person sliced a few pieces of meat with his blade and placed them into a plate, passing them to Dark. ¡°Not bad.¡± Dark used his dagger to pick a piece. He chewed and gave that guy a thumbs up. ¡°Sizzle!¡± The sound of crystal weapons firing spread from another direction, and everyone turned.@@@@ ¡°Beautiful, how is it?¡± A muscular person chewed the meat and allowed the fat to flow down the corner of his mouth. ¡°Don¡¯t call me beautiful; I have said that to you multiple times!¡± The person who had fired the guy cursed. She raised her head to reveal a face that, although wasn¡¯t a top beauty, she was still very good-looking. But the black eye bags reduced some of her charm, making her look more rational and smart instead. ¡°Sister Kai, don¡¯t bother with these brutes. Tell us what you have seen.¡± Dark laughed and took over the conversation. His status was the highest, and he was also the strongest of these people. Although there wasn¡¯t a clear master-subordinate relationship between them, his words were still very useful. This person called Sister Kai played with the crystal gun in her hands and thought about it: " It''s magical equipment. The theory isn¡¯t too difficult, but the problem is how to test that theory.¡± Dark gathered the Reina Star Faction spokespeople to negotiate with Ye Zhongming and obtained many good things. Dark shook his head, ¡°not about that.¡± He kept the crystal gun in his hands and looked at Sister Kai. ¡°Don¡¯t you find it weird? Why will Cloud Peak sell this?¡± Everyone ate while paying close attention. They did consider this problem previously. ¡°Weird, but we can¡¯t guess their reasoning.¡± Sister Kai¡¯s status should be very high. When she spoke, the other people looked at Dark with similar expressions. ¡°Very hard to imagine that Cloud Peak could win the hearts of everyone. Even the factions in Ying City are mostly loyal to them. That is rare in the apocalypse.¡± Another spokesperson frowned and recalled the many problems he faced when trying to get information in Puxing Town. He didn¡¯t understand how Cloud Peak had such prestige and respect. ¡°A safe living environment, a strong faction protecting you, and you are relying on them to eat and survive. That is enough to ensure they don¡¯t dare betray them.¡± Dark came to a conclusion, and everyone felt that it made sense. ¡°Cloud Peak is preparing for battle.¡± Dark said once again, but this time, the contents were shocking. ¡°They lack money, so they sell these things. But why do they lack money? Why do they need crystals? I think they want a large number of potions to raise their combat strength.¡± Dark stood up and walked two rounds around the fire, ¡°What is making them rush to get stronger? Either they face some dangers and need to get stronger. Or they are going to start a large-scale battle and need to win!¡± ¡°No matter which it is, Cloud Peak is going to fight!¡± The spokespeople here represent some members of Reina Star Faction so they knew many things. They didn¡¯t discuss it and just thought about it silently. Cloud Peak was a top three superfaction. Their actions would affect the situation in the China region. If Cloud Peak is going to start a war, who would it be against? Would it be a faction that they represented? Even if it wasn¡¯t, how would it affect them? ¡°I think everyone knows.¡± Dark clapped and looked around. Cloud Peak¡¯s target will affect us, so we have to care. What we have to do is find out who they are targeting. If there is no answer, we need to follow them and see what they want to do!¡± Chapter 1316: Zero Horn Herring ¡°Quickly, moving these things here. You, bring people to dig this deeper and place the rat tail traps. Complete it within 20 minutes.¡± ¡°Here, here, stick it here. Pay attention to the distance. There must be no mistakes, or the explosion won¡¯t be so effective!¡± ¡°Note the distance, note the distance.¡± ¡°Pay attention to the skies. Each team in a direction, a total of eight teams. Do you have any questions?¡± ¡°Prepare enough materials, and don¡¯t let down your guard. Ensure that they maintain silence after the start of the battle. These battle beasts aren¡¯t fighting-type ones, so pay close attention.¡± ¡°Are the shooting coordinates done? Don¡¯t be too obvious, and make sure they are hidden.¡± ¡°This is the powder to cover the scent; what is it called? Right Trace Removal. Do you have enough? Enough? That is good. Hide the warriors and listen to orders. I know you are under Sister Hong, but this is a battle. If anything wrong happens, the boss will be angry!¡± ¡°Eat something. The apocalypse has passed for so many years, so why are you still nervous? You have fought wars before. Do I need to find you a girl to warm up?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t let the boss attack later.¡± ¡°Have you connected to the Exquisite Floating Ball? Okay, pay close attention. Inform me if anything weird occurs.¡± ¡°Pay attention. The target is getting close!¡± The slightly chaotic scenes returned to total silence. Ye Zhongming looked at the pictures from the Exquisite Floating Ball and told everyone to get ready. All Cloud Peak core members stood beside Ye Zhongming: Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, Little Tiger, Xia Bai, Mo Ye, Tong Hu, Young Master Yun, etc. Even Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan were here. Shengyuan, Park Xiuying, Death King Tree, and the three-nosed elephant stood beside them. ¡°Boss, should we let Big Yellow or Red Hair to take a look?¡± Little Tiger was nervous and grumbled to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Tiger, you are too nervous. Candy, has he been distracted in bed recently?¡± Xia Lei crossed her arms and laughed. She even raised her brows at Little Tiger. But Ye Zhongming insisted, and the others had an optimistic attitude, which slightly frustrated Little Tiger. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, kid. Even if anything happens, Little Ye will rush into the battlefield.¡± Liu Zhenghong consoled this little kid. When her eyes turned, you could see some red at the bottom. ¡°The target has entered range, requesting to attack!¡± Ye Zhongming replied to the voice in the device and told him to start. Everyone focused on a giant monitor that they brought from Earth. The videos from the Exquisite Floating Ball were displayed clearly. A 15-meter-long and 5-meter-tall lifeform that was similar to a manta ray appeared. Manta Rays were a flat and special lifeform in the ocean. Compared to this lifeform, the Zero Horn Herring had a few more muscular legs. This demon monster sniffed the ground, causing fust to rise. It would look into the sky before looking back down. It sensed that something was above, but the Exquisite Floating Ball was flying so high and was hidden in the mist, so it couldn¡¯t see anything carefully. Very quickly, the Zero Horn Herring found the source of that delicious scent. There was a struggling level-six demon monster on the ground. To it, the level six demon monster wasn¡¯t a top delicacy, but it was a decent dinner. Level eight lifeforms wouldn¡¯t often get to eat level six lifeforms. At this level, they were sensitive to energy. If a strong lifeform got close, they would flee. But the Zero Horn Herring looked around and felt things weren¡¯t right. It was as if there were other dangers nearby. But it thought about it and decided to continue forward. One reason was that it was hungry. There were many demon monsters on the Night Demon Plains, and it was tough for it to hunt. There weren¡¯t many chances of it bumping into such good food. Another reason was that since many demon monsters left with the nine-winged crow, few could threaten it. The Zero Horn Herring felt it could survive if it faced any dangers. Very quickly, it arrived before the injured level six demon monster. It stretched its tongue to lick the wounds, and a fragrance hit its senses. It raised its head in glee. It did its final preparations before its meal.@@@@ Chapter 1316.5- Zero Horn Herring (2) It then bit the begging level six¡¯s head and chewed before swallowing it. The taste of flesh and blood in its mouth made it immersed in its desires. Its two claws pressed onto the corpse of the food, and its mouth started to rip and swallow. In just a few minutes, it ate half of this two-tonne heavy level six demon monster. The tough bones were like crisps in its mouth. The warm organs were the most delicious things in the world to it. After a few minutes, only 20% of this level six demon monster remained. The organs and nice parts were all eaten. All that was left were fur and bones. The Zero Horn Herring was very satisfied with this meal. It was very full. After this meal, it would be free for a few dozen days. During this period, it just needed to casually hunt and eat any random thing. But... It suddenly realised that there was a weird thing under the food it was eating. Not only was it dark, but it was also shining. There was a slow but flashing speck of light. It wanted to sniff, but the speck of light lit up and exploded when it lowered its head. The ground shook as if there was a level six or seven explosion. Hundreds of meters around the Zero Horn Herring started to explode. Along with the smoke was the Zero Horn Herring¡¯s furious roars. It knew that it had fallen for someone¡¯s trap. The Zero Horn Herring suffered injuries, but they weren¡¯t fatal. Its defense was very strong. The giant wings on its body slapped the ground, helping it to float up. It quickly got away from the smoke. Its field of vision started to clear, which made it feel safe. It looked around and wanted to find the people who had attacked it. At that moment, eight pillars of light fired from numerous directions. It didn¡¯t aim at the herring but the sky above it. These rays were huge, and when they gathered in one spot, they started to split into smaller rays, instantly covering the region where the Zero Horn Herring was. But after running a distance, the ground started to collapse. It stumbled, and its body fell downwards. It didn¡¯t panic and flapped its wings to fly. Although there were rays that it hated and some fierce cannon fire was covering the sky, it still chose to fly into that trap. But it suddenly felt devoid of energy. Pain spread from its stomach that came from within its body. It was very smart and knew that there was something wrong with the level six lifeform that it had eaten. But it was too late. Its body lifted off from the ground before falling back down. Hundreds of metallic mechanisms that were like rat tails fired from the structures below and stabbed into this level eight lifeform¡¯s already injured stomach. The red color that had appeared didn¡¯t increase its defense by much. The Zero Horn Herring definitely didn¡¯t feel good with so many sharp things stabbing into its body. After crying, it gave out a desperate roar. It felt the tips of the things expanding and rotating, slicing its flesh and organs. The last burst of energy before death allowed it to use a surge of energy. It jumped out from the trap and looked back at the horizon. It saw a hundred things with big stomachs jumping. Its height was coincidentally the same as theirs. Burst! The big stomach lifeform exploded, and the intense force blew it back into the trap. Black liquid entered the flesh holes on its back, which appeared from the explosion, and then green smoke started emanating. The bottom of the trap had thick spikes. The Zero Horn Herring was stuck to the spikes and felt an intense scorching pain. It then lost control of its body. Powerlessness and darkness corroded it until they completely defeated it. At a certain moment, the Zero Horn Herring closed its eyes and died. Chapter 1317: Crazy plan ¡°Are your checks done, Old Le?¡± Liu Zhenghong stood above the threat and shouted impatiently at Le Dayuan. ¡°Give me a moment.¡± Le Dayuan replied. He continued to discuss with the researchers around him. ¡°The spikes need to be harder. This demon monster¡¯s defense is higher than others of the same level. Although the spikes broke its defense, it didn¡¯t stab deep in. If not for the Zero Horn Herring being injured and poisoned, it would have gotten away easily.¡± The researchers recorded it. It wasn¡¯t that they couldn¡¯t remember it; it was because all of this would become details stored in the lab¡¯s special space equipment. ¡°The Rat Tail Traps are good.¡± Le Dayuan looked at the demon monster¡¯s stomach and shouted, ¡°Old Liu, bring people down to dissect it.¡± Liu Zhenghong was very impatient, and when she heard that, she jumped down. ¡°Video.¡± Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan gathered together, and after discussing, Liu Zhenghong didn''t even use the tools her subordinate brought. She raised her right hand, and her white hands turned into sharp beast claws. She then pushed with her legs and leaped up. At a certain height, her other hand grabbed a rat tail trap and waved it. As she moved, her right hand split the stomach of the Zero Horn Herring. Blood and flesh fell like a rain which drenched the people below. Le Dayuan touched the smelly intestines and blood on his face and looked at his wife. There was nothing he could do. ¡°Old Liu, is there any research value after you split it like this?¡± Little Tiger, who was pessimistic, was the first to feel emotional after seeing the effects. ¡°We need to consider a few problems.¡± Guang Yao was more stable. As a commander, he considered more aspects. ¡°One was the difference between Secret Realm demon monsters and Earth mutated lifeforms. The demon monsters in the Secret Realm are slightly weaker. Another is our consumption. When we hunt a level eight lifeform, how much are we consuming? For example, this time, we used the air-to-ground missile of the Exquisite Floating Ball. Some crystals were used for the War Fortress, such as crystal cannons, crystal grenades, and traps. There were also the exploding gene lifeforms. Which is more expensive compared to the materials and level eight crystal?¡± Everyone nodded and felt that Guang Yao made sense. ¡°Especially in a fighting environment.¡± Guang Yao tapped on the map. Night Demon Plains has fewer demon monsters now, and we can prepare and fight easily.¡± ¡°But not on Earth. We don¡¯t have as much time and space. There are too high chance of accidents occurring. If we continue to do this, we need to plan.¡± Ye Zhongming totally agreed. ¡°Zhongming, do we have to reach the target of the operation?¡± Xia Lei asked. After getting a reply, this woman, who was similar to Cloud Peak¡¯s CEO, said, ¡°We can look at it in another way.¡± ¡°What way?¡± Ye Zhongming trusted his woman¡¯s ability. ¡°Reduce the scale, target level seven lifeforms.¡± Hearing Xia Lei say that, Ye Zhongming frowned. His goal was to get level eight crystals. Target level seven lifeforms? That conflicted with his goal. ¡°Like what Guang Yao said, the environment on Earth is more complicated than the Secret Realm. If we can¡¯t appear too often in the Secret Realm, Earth is our main battlefield. Lowering the target level is safer for us.¡± Xia Lei saw that Ye Zhongming was still frowning and knew that he didn¡¯t agree. She smiled, ¡°If we reduce our target to level seven lifeforms, our preparations will reduce. Crystal cannons and traps won¡¯t be needed as much. We can fight on four battlefields simultaneously with our current storage and production ability.¡± Chapter 1317.5- Crazy plan (2) ¡°Our main battle squads can handle a few dozen battlefields.¡± Xia Lei stood up at the crucial moment and pointed at the confidential map to the outside world. ¡°Here, here, and here. Then here, and these few parts. These are the level seven lifeforms we know about. With our transportation ability, there are ten places within three days. We can kill all of them within three days.¡± Everyone looked at the map and estimated the distance. It was exactly what she said. ¡°You showed us the Thousand Flower plan, but the last part is empty. I don¡¯t know your real thoughts, do you...¡± Xia Lei rubbed his shoulder while speaking. She paused and didn¡¯t continue. Her tone changed. ¡°But if my understanding is correct, you not only want to make us stronger. You want the entire Cloud Peak to get stronger. So, getting level seven crystals will give us seven-star evolved. Won¡¯t that greatly increase our strength? A person of this level can be a leader of a big faction.¡± ¡°I know, but it will waste some time.¡± Ye Zhongming knew Xia Lei¡¯s plan would work, but he had his final goal. That was time-sensitive. If they used too much time, it would become meaningless. ¡°If not, there is another way. We can choose bolder targets. Like here, here and here.¡± Xia Lei pointed at a few spots on the map but not others. Their expressions changed, and slowly, their gaze changed. People didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. They thought that her personality had changed, and she became conservative. Who knew that her words were so extreme. The spots were mid-sized and above cities or places where large hordes and mutated lifeforms were gathered. ¡°You want us to attack cities?¡± Guang Yao muttered to himself and slowly his eyes lit up. Too much knowledge restricted him. Or rather, he was a safe person, so he asked many questions regarding cost, environment, etc. But he had never doubted the plan that Ye Zhongming had set. He trusted Ye Zhongming. Xia Lei was different. She had her own thoughts and was unaffected by other elements. She dared to do it all as long as the initial and ending points were the same as Ye Zhongming. Guang Yao was not as crazy as Xia Lei! Only crazy people would suggest such a plan! ¡°Don¡¯t care about the demon crystals we have to use; anyway, we aren¡¯t using level seven or eight crystals. Don¡¯t care about ammo. At most, we will let Mu Xinfei buy more or get it from Cannibal Chains or Five Ring Money. Don¡¯t worry about gene warriors or traps. Don¡¯t worry about potions, scrolls, and one-time-use equipment.¡± Xia Lei waved, ¡°Don¡¯t care about all costs. As long as we can use it, as long as we can win, we will use it all. Aren¡¯t there many factions that want to join Ying City? Aren¡¯t there many evolved that want to join Cloud Peak? Aren¡¯t there many people wanting to hire Saint Light Hall and Posthumous People warriors? Even the kings and Saintess ask us for help. We can agree to them all, as long as they are willing to fight for us!¡± ¡°We spend money; we will spend all our savings and use all we can use. We will then kill these targets one by one to obtain all resources in those cities and mutated lifeform territories!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that.¡± Xia Lei looked around and saw that the core members were shocked by her plan. ¡°What if we spend all the money?¡± Candy asked weakly. Xia Lei laughed, ¡°As long as we get stronger, do we have to worry about money? Who do you want to rob?¡± Tong Hu and Young Master Yun looked at each other and swallowed their saliva. A thought appeared in their minds. This was really a crazy plan! Chapter 1318: What does he want to do ¡°Deacon Tong, this is the news from our source.¡± A subordinate passed a note to Deacon Tong before moving to the side respectfully. Deacon Tong took a look, and his eyes opened wide. He thought about it, ¡°Is there news from Deacon Water?¡± ¡°Not during these few days. The last time she sent news was when she left Cloud Peak.¡± Deacon Tong nodded and waved. The room calmed back down. Deacon Tong clapped, and some mist rose from beside him to form a veil. Some words appeared on it. Deacon Tong took a look before flicking, and the veil disappeared. He stood up and walked to the window. He looked at the beautiful scenery and stretched. The current Bright Water World had turned into a small world. It was filled with life and order. Even if there were things that Deacon Tong didn¡¯t understand, he would still feel rejuvenated when he looked at the sights. As compared to Bright Water Feast, this space was totally different. Five Ring Money and Dacon Tong had spent a lot of effort on this. ¡°Water isn¡¯t back, and there is no news. Why?¡± Deacon Tong squinted his eyes and muttered. ¡°Cloud Peak is preparing for battle? Who is their target? They don¡¯t seem to... Lack money.¡± Deacon Tong paused and then started to say a few words. But his voice was even lower this time, and one couldn¡¯t fully understand. There were only a few phrases. ¡°Crystals... Secret Realm... Aliens...¡± ¡°Men!¡± Deacon Tong shouted, and that subordinate appeared in the room immediately. ¡°Give number 16 the order and tell him to monitor Ying City factions. Contact number 7 and ask if Cloud Peak has any weird behavior with them. Contact number 4 and check the recent trading list. See if Ruan Xiao has sold anything to Ye Zhongming.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Also!¡± Deacon Tong returned to his seat and continued, ¡°Activate Omniscient and monitor Cloud Peak¡¯s movement.¡± ................................................................................................ In a relaxing valley, there were flowers all over. Some small animals ran around leisurely, and there was no nervousness or hunger. These animals were rabbits, squirrels, dogs, and cats that didn¡¯t mutate. Crisp sounds spread in the valley, making everyone think about life''s happiness. This was one¡¯s hope for life, the hope for the future... A bunch of two and three-year-old children. ¡°Grandfather, grandfather, look at this. Is that cat going to give birth?¡± A girl hugged a small cat and asked an old man sitting on the grass. ¡°Factions. What factions are nearby? Any in the top 50? Also, any factions that Cloud Peak has placed a bounty on that are in that direction?¡± The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, ¡°There are too many factions in that direction. There are Jail Freedom Army, Eternal, Night Demon, etc. factions. Further away, the Resistance Zone and the Glory Army have branches there. As for the faction that Cloud Peak is searching for, they might be in that direction, but we don¡¯t have accurate details.¡± The old man nodded, ¡°Let¡¯s return to the headquarters.¡± He placed his finger into his mouth and whistled. Moments later, a tiger head, dragon tail, and phoenix wings mutated lifeform flew from outside. Its giant body circled the sky and called out before landing beside the old man. It rubbed its mouth on the old man¡¯s body, and the orange demon crystal representing level eight shone brightly under the sunlight. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± The old and middle-aged man jumped onto its back and tapped its body. This flying lifeform with black, white, and red feathers on its head flew into the sky. Looking down from its back, many beasts were in that mountain valley. ............................................................ ¡°Cloud Peak moved!¡± This was the biggest news today in the Resistance Zone. The resistance zone warriors in Sharp Peak Mountain base knew about it and talked about it on every occasion. There was news that said that apart from Mu Xinfei¡¯s S Zone, the either zones didn¡¯t have a good relationship with Ye Zhongming. Their relationship was even terrible. Although Cloud Peak left them a huge impression during the meeting, resistance zone warriors didn¡¯t think they had the right to battle them. But the country rankings made them go from scoffing at Cloud Peak to respecting them. They slowly recognised Cloud Peak¡¯s position. They treated this faction as an equal. The information made them nervous. The news said that C and G Zones had taken losses from Cloud Peak. Only S Zone had a good relationship with them. As for T Zone... Don¡¯t forget that Guang Yao¡¯s battle squad had left, so how could they still be friends? Cloud Peak was going all out, so who was their target? Would it be the Resistance Zone? No one was confident. Moreover, these warriors realised that the middle management had a few hours-long meetings, and they gave many contradictory orders. One moment, they told everyone to be wary; the next was to get ready, then it was to defend, and then it was to relax. Everyone didn¡¯t understand what was going on. The middle management in the meeting room was exhausted. They didn¡¯t know Cloud Peak¡¯s goal, so they couldn¡¯t give accurate orders. If you ordered to attack, what if their target wasn¡¯t you? If you said no and to get ready, that was too passive. If you get sneak attacked, you wouldn¡¯t have time to move troops. But if you move troops at scale, what if their target isn¡¯t you. That would lead to misunderstandings and cause a conflict. Everyone¡¯s head hurt. Ji Ruiguang held his head, ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much. Let¡¯s do this.¡± Everyone looked at the leader. ¡°Find Ye Zhongming and ask him what he wants!¡± Chapter 1319: Livestream What was Ye Zhongming doing? After receiving news that Cloud Peak had set off, all the factions had the same question. Although the apocalypse was very different compared to the one Ye Zhongming was in before he had evolved; for example, humans were still disadvantaged against mutated lifeforms, but the degree was better than before. For example, the time that a nine-star evolved would appear in this life was later than the last life, but their overall strength would be higher. For example, Secret Realm lifeforms appeared on Earth in this life. Organisations that were slightly bigger would have heard of this news. But some things didn¡¯t change. Super factions were still being the focus of attention. In the last life, Ye Zhongming paid attention to others. In this life, other people started to pay attention to him. Cloud Peak was ranked third in the country, so everyone was shocked when they looked like they were going all out! Especially when no one knew what his goal was. Friends and enemies weren¡¯t a clear line in the apocalypse. If Cloud Peak went crazy, some factions would be unlucky. So when Cloud Peak went out, all the organisations in the country moved. They used various methods to collect information about these 130 thousand troops and guessed all sorts of possibilities. The faction along the way shivered. Some decided to move away to avoid the army. Those factions that were enemies of Cloud Peak, like the Resistance Zone, Glory Army, etc., were wary. Glory Army even started to move troops to support the two branches in the direction of Cloud Peak¡¯s army while also moving toward Cloud Peak. It was obvious that they were wary of Cloud Peak. They suffered a loss over at Cloud Peak, and three branches were destroyed. Both sides were enemies. Factions closer to Cloud Peak decided to follow them and see where they wanted to go. People like Mu Xinfei realised the issue and didn¡¯t go far. She returned and entered the army. She acted like she wouldn¡¯t go anywhere unless they told her the goal. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t do anything to her. Both sides did business with each other, and Cloud Peak needed their ammo techniques. S Zone needed their evolution potions and weapons. Their personal relationships were also quite good. Moreover, there was also Bai Sisi, who was in Mu Xinfei¡¯s faction, to whom they had to give some face. ¡°The crystal cannons have been moved down. They are not resting!¡± ¡°They are clearing mutated lifeforms in the area!¡± ¡°The moving lab has opened! Something is being activated!¡± ¡°Oh my god, I saw them move boxes of crystal grenades!¡± ¡°Cloud Peak has started to set up!¡± ¡°The warriors from the Secret Realm are moving to the sides. I don¡¯t know their actual goal!¡± ¡°They have started to clear the area. Should we continue to observe?¡± ¡°It is the Exquisite Floating Ball; it rose into the sky! What is beside it? It is that level eight evil dragon. The dragon that they call Yangos!¡± ¡°Red Hair also rose into the sky. But she is not with Yangos. She flew into Shuidongling!¡± ¡°Cloud Peak¡¯s main battle squad moved!¡± ¡°Some people in white started to place traps. They are really quick. Most of the traps are already completed and only need to be laid.¡± ¡°What are those? It looks like a new crystal gun. It is very long, over three meters. There are four parts. Is that a sniper rifle? Cloud Peak¡¯s new weapon?¡± ¡°They are clearing the area. I can¡¯t continue to observe, retreating, retreating.¡± ¡°Final report. Over two thousand Cloud Peak warriors held something similar to an RPG. Beside them are hundreds of boxes of ammo.¡± ........................................................................ Chapter 1319.5- Livestream (2) Although the various factions received different amounts of information, the information was still spread through their scouts. They might have already finished when the various faction leaders got the information, but they followed the changes closely. They really wanted to know what would happen there. At one moment, another piece of information started to spread. ¡°Red Hair is back; I saw that behind her, there are... Mutated... Mutated Ape?¡± ¡°Many mutated apes; I can¡¯t confirm the number!¡± ¡°Cloud Peak¡¯s target seems to be the mutated apes!¡± ¡°Shuidongling has a bunch of mutated apes!¡± ¡°Headquarters, we received accurate information from the evolved around that Shuidongling is the nest of the mutated apes. Cloud Peak¡¯s goal is this place. I find it weird because they don¡¯t seem worth it for Cloud Peak to go all out!¡± ¡°There are around two thousand of them. The evolution levels are not certain, but I see some level seven ones.¡± ¡°I noticed another thing! A zombie horde has appeared two kilometers southeast of Shuidongling. They seem to be heading towards the Cloud Peak battlefield. There are around a thousand of them, but their average level is high. It is around level five!¡± ¡°No, this isn¡¯t a simple zombie horde. Cloud Peak warriors are around them, but why aren¡¯t they getting attacked?¡± ¡°Red Hair should have controlled them. Does Cloud Peak want to use the zombie horde to attack these mutated apes?¡± Cloud Peak¡¯s target got clearer and clearer, but doubts still existed. Many people didn¡¯t understand why Ye Zhongming would spend so much effort to attack the mutated apes. ¡°Strong, fast, high defense, various abilities, intelligent and very organized. Not only do they know how to attack, but they also know how to flee when the situation is wrong. Why did Ye Zhongming choose them? If he wants to hunt, the effect won¡¯t be too good.¡± Deacon Water, Ji Ruiguang, Wen Zhong, and other leaders had the same analysis. ¡°The mutated apes are fighting back. They have started to toss stones at Cloud Peak¡¯s formation.¡± ¡°The War Fortress has moved. Cloud Peak¡¯s ranged forces have also moved, and they are destroying the stones!¡± ¡°That two thousand RPG squad has started to fire. Oh my god, it is so majestic. They fired in unison!¡± ¡°Trap! The mutated apes entered a trap area, and many of them fell!¡± The situation spread through the various regions. Although they weren¡¯t there personally, it was as if they were listening to a live stream and still felt very nervous. ¡°The apes are so smart. They stopped charging, and some wrapped around the sides. Some are trying to remove the traps. The others stopped. They are using stones and trees to suppress Cloud Peak¡¯s firepower.¡± ¡°The War Fortress is firing, and it is very powerful. No, it is too powerful. Apes lower than level-five can¡¯t block it at all!¡± ¡°Cloud Peak¡¯s defensive squad has moved, and they blocked the ranged attacks.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°Explosion, an explosion!¡± The area around the traps exploded! Cloud Peak buried many crystal cannons, and the energy drowned the battlefield! There is too much smoke and I can¡¯t see anything!¡± News paused because of that explosion. While the leaders were nervous, they also looked forward to the battle continuing. But at the same time, they realised a huge problem. Thus, many scouts received an order. Report the losses of both sides! Chapter 1320: Zero deaths ¡°Currently... Cloud Peak has no casualties. I saw some of them being hit by the trees and stones, but they stood up right away. Even if they are injured, it wasn¡¯t too heavy.¡± ¡°A third of the mutated apes are injured and dead. No losses for Cloud Peak.¡± ¡°Around 3000 to zero.¡± The information spread back to the various factions, making the higher-ups speechless. They envied Cloud Peak¡¯s crystal weapons in the past and craved them. To be honest, the stronger the faction, the desire for such weapons lowered. Compared to the Resistance Zone, although the crystal weapons were good, they could create Exquisite Floating Ball, and War Fortresses unique in the apocalypse. To them, these two things weren¡¯t weaker than crystal weapons and were even stronger in some areas. For example, Thousand Beast Villa. They had a large beast pool equipment that could control and nurture many mutated lifeforms. These fellows were very strong and could improve. You just needed to feed them. It wasn¡¯t as hard as improving technology. For example, Five Ring Money or Cannibal Chains who focused on trading. They dealt with various businesses and could use money to buy whatever they wanted. They could purchase evolution potions and all sorts of high-level equipment. Crystal weapons were good, but they had other things they could replace them with. Until the Annihilation Cannons appeared, did their recognition and respect of crystal weapons reach a new level. These cannons could threaten high-level lifeforms. Cannons that could be created in scale were something Earth¡¯s original weapons couldn¡¯t replace. The only thing that could compare to the crystal cannons were the War Fortresses but they used nuclear energy. They couldn¡¯t be infinitely replicated. Resistance Zone knew how many they could create, but that number wasn¡¯t large. There wasn¡¯t a moment like this where they wished for the crystal weapons. Other weapons were helping, like those two thousand rocket launcher-like things, traps, War Fortress, and even air-to-surface missiles. But they knew that the crystal cannons were the main characters. There were crystal explosions in the traps, crystal grenades thrown, and various cannons on the hills. But after a short while, no information came. The leaders found it weird. Shouldn¡¯t this be when the scouts were the most excited? Wouldn¡¯t they describe everything they see. Why was it so quiet? Thus, the leaders couldn¡¯t help but ask. ¡°Ah? That...¡± ¡°Report, the battle... Has ended.¡± ¡°Everything has ended.¡± ¡°Unbelievable, unbelievable!¡± ¡°They can do that?¡± .................. ¡°What is going on?¡± The bosses were furious. The scouts were very reliable, so what happened today? After asking, an intel member was relatively calm. ¡°The battle has ended surprisingly. Cloud Peak¡¯s high-end combat strength wasn¡¯t used, and those who attacked were the ordinary battle squads. Facing the mutated ape¡¯s counterattack, Cloud Peak¡¯s weapons suppressed them. Two never-recorded crystal weapons appeared. One was the four long crystal guns; they were... Very powerful. It is so powerful that it could threaten the level-eight lifeform. With their shots, the giant ape leader turned into a living target and was killed within half a minute. The other level seven apes were mercilessly hunted after. There was another, which should be a systemized equipment. Four battle squads had around eight thousand to ten thousand of these. When these guns fired, they went from AOE slicing damage to penetrating and exploding damage. After hitting the target, they would explode. The shots were very quick, and this weapon was nearly perfect. If you talked about the weakness, it would be that they consume demon crystals quickly. Five level three crystals could only fire three shots! These new guns suppressed the mutated apes, and the ten thousand new guns formed a firepower net that no ape could pass through.¡± ¡°The battle ended within three minutes; the final number of apes was ten thousand. They started collapsing after half of them died and started fleeing. But the various Ying City Factions surrounded them¡ª100 thousand against five thousand. There was no doubt. Although the battle is still going on now, it is a massacre. The losses... There would be some, but Cloud Peak themselves, only have a few injured... Zero deaths.¡± .............................................................................. Chapter 1320.5- Zero deaths (2) After many factions found out, the leaders were silent for a long time. Cloud Peak¡¯s battle method refreshed its recognition of technology. In the wheel¡¯s world, they felt like their own strength was the most important thing, and other things could only support them. But who knew that a new weapon¡¯s birth could show such strength? It was crushing. Ten thousand strong apes were crushed. They were crushed with zero deaths! Could his team do it? Deacon Water, Deacon Tong, Wen Zhong, Ji Ruiguang, Zhang Hetai, etc, asked themselves. The answer made them unwilling to continue thinking. No! Their team couldn¡¯t do so with zero losses! Facing mutated apes with a level eight leader, how many warriors had to die for them to win? Two thousand? Three thousand? Or even more? But Cloud Peak had zero losses! This was a number that they didn¡¯t dare to face. How could they create such a glorious outcome with no deaths? Each person was shocked and also felt some danger. Cloud Peak¡¯s meaning far exceeded their imagination! ¡°En.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and said, ¡°Tell them they have to hand level five and above crystals over and can keep the rest. They can keep the materials, but the corpses must be left for us. Let everyone send some people to ship the casualties and mutated ape corpses back to Cloud Peak.¡± Mo Ye nodded and went to arrange the mission. Seeing Ye Zhongming being more free, Mu Xinfei walked over and said with a complicated expression, ¡°Can you tell me what the new guns are?¡± Ye Zhongming was silent momentarily, ¡°This model isn¡¯t meaningful to all of you. You just need to know that it is our newest product. We won¡¯t sell it yet.¡± ¡°Can you sell me one of the four long rifles? You can name your price.¡± Mu Xinfei knew that Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t agree, but she couldn¡¯t help but ask. This weapon that could even threaten a level eight lifeform was too tempting. Apart from its slow firing speed and large energy consumption, it was a killing weapon. Ye Zhongming laughed and shook his head, ¡°Aren¡¯t you forcing me to reject you?¡± ¡°Why not I trade for it with Bai Sisi?¡± Ye Zhongming was stunned and then nodded. That was obviously a joke. ¡°Can you tell me your next goal?¡± Ye Zhongming thought about it. Now that it was already revealed, he could say it. ¡°City!¡± Chapter 1321: Target: Xingzhou City Mu Xinfei led her people and stood on a hill. She looked at Cloud Peak¡¯s forces leave and couldn¡¯t calm herself down for some time. When she knew Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal was all the mutated lifeforms in a city, her first reaction was disbelief. In the apocalypse, cities didn¡¯t belong to humans but mutated lifeforms. Most cities had zombies and other mutated lifeforms coexisting. When the apocalypse started, the huge population caused the number of zombies to be huge. Next would be large amounts of pets and stray animals like cats and dogs. Third was often the bugs and pests. Around the cities were various types of mutated animals. Of course, don¡¯t forget that there were terrifying mutated plants. Maybe some beasts occupied a part of the city. The human camps were rarely in cities. They were basically in the suburbs or wheel regions that were easy to defend. Those big factions, be it Resistance Zone or Glory Army, could occupy a city. But they wouldn¡¯t do that. That would mean a huge war, an all-out war. They had to place the fate of the entire organisation on it. They were afraid of losses and wouldn¡¯t do things that might hurt themselves. The Ying City mutated lifeforms reduced, but that was a special situation. Talking Lady and Red Hair appeared, and after many large-scale battles, there weren¡¯t mutated lifeforms apart from the mutated rats. But even if they were lucky, how many humans died in that battle? How many Posthumous People warriors died? If not for Ye Zhongming¡¯s ability, Cloud Peak would be thrashed. But now, Cloud Peak¡¯s goal was a city, Xingzhou City. It was a... Third-rate City. This city had close to five million people and two million people in the city center. Two million people would mean at least a million zombies. That didn¡¯t include the other mutated lifeforms. But the small-scale battles continued. Even if they controlled the scale of people that were clearing the battlefield, these hundred thousand humans gave off a scent that drew many mutated lifeforms over to hunt. Three days later, Cloud Peak barely managed to clear a five-kilometer zone. ¡°Boss!¡± Early in the morning, Little Tiger was first to come to a temporary meeting room. The other core members and faction leaders also rushed over. Everyone knew that today was the start of the battle. Mo Ye and Guang Yao handed the mission of each battle squad to them. These were fixed after studying the exact situation of the city, which was very detailed. What was their goal, where did they have to be, what kinds of mutated lifeforms were there, how many were there, and which battle squads were around? Where the support forces will be. What to do when they face accidents. What outcome should they get in a certain amount of time... Everything was recorded clearly. Seeing the plan in everyone¡¯s hands, everyone realised that battles could be fought like that. ¡°Accidents are unavoidable, but if the situation gets out of hand, we must deal with it to get the outcome we want.¡± Mo Ye looked at the hundreds of battle squad leaders and Posthumous People tribe leaders. ¡°If there is something you can¡¯t decide, fire the signal bullets, and people will contact you. Contact the commanders, and the solution will be passed on to you quickly. So don¡¯t panic no matter what.¡± Guang Yao added. This was the largest-scale battle he had led since the start of the apocalypse. He was always calm and composed, but he was very nervous now. He was also very excited. .bg-container-10448ed3ed0{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-ssp-10448{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} .bg-container-10448f61e68{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } In the battle, he will be the overall person in charge. Ye Zhongming, Mo Ye, etc., would be warriors who would listen to him. This was trust and also responsibility. Next were some details and time for questions. Everyone made their final preparations, and the meeting room quieted down after an hour. Everyone¡¯s goal was placed in the center position, on Ye Zhongming, who hadn¡¯t said a single word. He was everyone¡¯s leader. Ye Zhongming stood up, looked around, and said solemnly, ¡°Good luck. The Xingzhou City alley battle begins now!¡± Chapter 1322: Start of the city battle Chapter 1322: Start of the city battle The instruments in their hands had complicated diagrams, and some were moving. Little Yu looked nervously, and his breathing was controlled. He was a member of a faction in Ying City. Cloud Peak hired him to work at their preparation lab a while ago. After entering, Little Yu found out that it was because he had experience in mechanical engineering and automation. As for how Cloud Peak found out, it was because he had registered in Cloud Peak. To the various factions of Ying City, entering Cloud Peak was their final goal. Especially when Cloud Peak registered these people¡¯s jobs that they had done before the apocalypse, everyone was known by Cloud Peak. But not many people could be hired. After all, loyalty was the most important thing. When they started registering, the Ying City factions were very excited and felt they had a huge chance. However, as time went on, only some people got accepted. These were people with special jobs and experience in weapon creation or gene studies who had fought alongside Cloud Peak. Thus, everyone was discouraged and didn¡¯t place hopes on the jobs in their last life. They focused on evolution. Cloud Peak expanded several times, so the number of people hired this way was higher than through other avenues. But who knew that Cloud Peak would suddenly find him and ask him to join. It was also to join the newly built preparation lab. Everyone knew that lab workers were treated the best in Cloud Peak. Little Yu still remembered the scenes when he had left his battle squad. Cloud Peak had a rule. If they recruited you, the battle squad you were in would receive a lot of compensation. Along with the fact that they now had someone they knew in Cloud Peak, the battle squad leader agreed and was even happy to see it happen. This was his first test. He had to pump himself up multiple times when he received the mission. ¡°Underground is safe; 25 meters ahead are seven mutated lifeforms. Based on the energy levels, they are between levels four and five.¡± He controlled the instrument and analysed the data. He then told the person in charge of the battle squad beside him. Don¡¯t underestimate this small role. This was why they dared to attack a third-string city. This instrument is called an evolution sensor. It was recently produced by Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan together. Machinery and biology created this thing. Simply put, it combined life detectors and combat strength indexes. However, this device was more complex than these two. This involved some things that even Little Yu, a researcher, did not understand. Although he participated in the research, Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong provided the core theories. But this device wasn¡¯t mature and couldn¡¯t clearly indicate information people would understand instantly. You needed some analysis by professionals who could easily calculate the data. This had something to do with the development time and progress. With Cloud Peak¡¯s current ability and timing of the battle, they could only reach such a stage. When they had time in the future, they could slowly improve it. Since it wasn¡¯t perfect, there would be flaws. Like some evolved with special abilities couldn¡¯t be picked up. For example, the evolution level estimation wouldn¡¯t be too accurate, and it would be in a rough range. For example, their strength evaluation would just be a gauge, and you couldn¡¯t tell their real battle strength. The evolution detector had many flaws, but as a support tool, it was very helpful. The skies above still had the Exquisite Floating Ball, so Cloud Peak understood the situation well. Each person in charge had a tablet that showed the situation around them. But they needed to rely on this device to scout what was within buildings and in the darkness. The alley battle was not a traditional alley battle but was modified. This was something special to the apocalypse. Guang Yao needed to ensure the plan was smooth, so he had to know the exact situation. When he heard that the level eight golden hero had moved, he turned and looked at the quiet Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming nodded and gave an order from his head. Red Hair rode the undead dragonfish and jumped into the sky, flying toward the city. Cloud Peak¡¯s first top combat strength moved. This also meant that the battle would continue. Either they won or lost. There was no way back. ¡°How long to contact for the underground lifeforms?¡± Guang Yao asked one of the messengers. ¡°Based on its speed, three minutes.¡± Guang Yao nodded and looked toward Ye Zhongming. ¡°Boss, I request to send the rat army.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± With Ye Zhongming¡¯s permission, Guang Yao¡¯s face flushed red slightly. It wasn¡¯t nervousness, but he was excited. Cloud Peak¡¯s first gene army was beginning its first battle. They said that because the rat army was different from the other mutated lifeforms that Liu Zhenghong created. They had their own minds and individual natures, so they could reproduce and evolve. Only a thousand of this rat army trained in the Secret Realm remained, but they were very strong. Their combat strength increased. As they could live underground, they had become an important source of strength for Cloud Peak. With them and another huge group of mutated rats following, this was another reason why Ye Zhongming dared to fight this. Before heading out, Ye Zhongming called the Rat King and told him to send subordinates. Rat King didn¡¯t dare to disobey and sent over 200 thousand. Right, there was such a special army beneath their feet. Just numbers alone, Cloud Peak had not only 100 thousand warriors but 200 thousand rats. But these rats weren¡¯t strong. Fighting above ground was their weakness, so they wouldn¡¯t be too useful. As they were timid, it might even backfire. Underground was their main battlefield. After ensuring that there weren¡¯t any worries below, you would be able to better plan the ground troops. Two hundred thousand mutated rats and Xingzhou City¡¯s underground lifeforms began their battle. Chapter 1323: Second stage Not only did Ying City have rats, but other cities had rats, too. Apart from rats, there were various underground lifeforms: centipedes, ants, moles, and even some snakes and frogs. These things were the kings of the underground. Usually, they attack each other and see each other as food. But today, they started facing the enemy together. The first batch of lifeforms that Cloud Peak sensed were a bunch of mutated ants. The difference from other underground lifeforms was that the mutated ants preferred to pull the lifeforms they hunted above ground back down into their holes to feast. They didn¡¯t like rats, moles, and snakes. When Cloud Peak¡¯s battle squad indeed Xingzhou City, these sensitive fellows were the first few batches that noticed that the battle had begun. They were ready to attack Cloud Peak¡¯s battle squad. But before they could get to the surface, they bumped into Ying City¡¯s mutated rat army. Facing an opponent many times fewer than their numbers, the mutated rats were courageous. The conflict happened instantly. Numerous lives clashed and used their abilities in the soil. Due to the intense fights, the ground split open like an earthquake, causing one region to collapse. The energy and dirt that seeped out from that area were like blades that turned the place into a restricted zone. This huge commotion terrified not only the evolved above but also Guang Yao. He was nervous because he was afraid that if the effect of this area increased and caused chaos throughout the battlefield, that would be a huge problem. Fortunately, the way the underground lifeforms fought was much better suited for the underground. Be it the soil or the various water pipes, these were places that those lifeforms would choose. The first batch of mutated ants were surrounded and killed within a few minutes. Although the ants killed a similar amount of rats, this was due to their thick shell and different attack methods¡ªespecially the poison. Before the rats could get close, they were able to deal a huge amount of damage. A few minutes of fighting caused nearly all the underground lifeforms of Xingzhou City to rush over. Under Guang Yao¡¯s leadership, Ye Zhongming controlled the rat army that belonged to Cloud Peak to hide. They searched for the smaller groups to attack. They used this method to reduce the number of enemies and to preserve their strength. Be it Guang Yao or Ye Zhognming, they didn¡¯t want to lose this army here. Liu Zhenghong requested this. She needed these rats to reproduce and increase the number of mutated rats. The battle underground was intense, and so was the battle above. No matter how hard they tried to be secretive, the more warriors entered the city, the more attention the mutated lifeforms received. They started to surge in this direction. The alley battles weren¡¯t as easy as before. ¡°Boss, request to enter the second stage.¡± It wasn¡¯t a joke when hundreds of turrets fired simultaneously. On some other vehicles, there were small cannons similar to mortars. They weren¡¯t crystal weapons but elemental weapons that used wind element energy to attack. Ball Blade Mortar. This was the name of this weapon. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t craft these; they came from another Smith in Cloud Peak, who modified the materials and gave them to Ye Zhongming. Not everyone had as much mental energy and a high success rate as Ye Zhongming. The Wind Ball Mortars took a long time to craft and only reached a small scale today. That Smith used many mental energy potions and roughly half a year to create 200 mortars. Now, this was the first time they were being used on the battlefield. It looked like a mortar, and the way it was fired was similar. The difference was that it didn¡¯t fire cannonballs but energy bullets. There were two types that you could select. One was wind blades, and the other was a wind ball. The former was fast and penetrative. They were sharp like blades and dealt heavy single-target damage. THe latter was slow and had a smaller range, but it would explode and deal AOE damage. Each of them fired a few dozen wind-blade attacks and around twenty wind-ball attacks. After which, they would run out of energy and need to charge in a place with wind currents. The charging time would depend on the speed of the air currents. It would take around a day to fill if the wind is suitable. Be it Violent Lightning Turret or this Wind Ball Mortar, they were prepared by Cloud Peak to deal with flying mutated lifeforms. As the apocalypse progressed, the threats from the skies increased. Beside the vehicles with the two weapons were the female guards and warriors holding two thousand rpgs. There were also around five thousand ranged evolved standing around. They were either job users like archers, shooters, mages, etc, or they were holding various guns or crossbows. Li Qiang led them and were the outline of Cloud Peak¡¯s air defense force. This air force waited for orders as they looked at the mutated lifeforms getting close. The battle continued in the city. But if you looked closely, you would see that the various forces weren¡¯t heading forward but retreating! Many people didn¡¯t understand why. To them, they entered Xingzhou silently, so they should continue forward and battle the lifeforms like how they wiped out the mutated apes. .bg-container-104480abc32{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-ssp-10448{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} .bg-container-10448f61e68{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } Why retreat? Especially when the battle was so smooth. They didn¡¯t understand, but be it Cloud Peak or the various factions, they listened to orders and headed toward the base. The mutated lifeforms chased. ¡°Begin!¡± Guang Yao gave the order, and Cloud Peak¡¯s second stage attack began. Chapter 1324: Golden Hero Chapter 1324: Golden Hero Golden Hero wasn¡¯t the name of a person but a type of mutated zombie. This lifeform was no different from humans... Apart from it not wearing anything and being golden. But the Golden Hero was among the few level eight lifeforms in Xingzhou City. It was very strong. The Golden Hero was a zombie, but it was different from other types, such as the Talking Lady. It didn¡¯t like having so many subordinates and loved being alone. It hated other zombies. It didn¡¯t mind killing and feeding on other zombies when it was hungry. Because zombies were mutated humans, when zombies evolved to higher levels, they were smarter than other mutated lifeforms, and their thinking was more flexible. In terms of fighting, they were more careful. Other high-level zombies thought about killing this fellow. After all, it was a good energy source. After absorbing it, they didn¡¯t need to worry about their bodies rejecting the energy as they were all the same species. Many groups planned on attacking the golden hero in the huge Xingzhou City with their many zombies. But they all failed and ended up as its food. The Golden Hero¡¯s ability was very strong. One of them was its high defense. That golden body not only made it look rich, but it was also tough and hard. Another ability was that its abilities were AOE damage, and it was good at fighting against groups. There were very few of these types of mutated zombies, and they weren¡¯t too famous. Xingzhou City was a city that was controlled by mutated lifeforms, and there weren¡¯t many humans who had evolved. Few people had seen the golden hero before, so in other places, their information regarding such zombies were little. But Ye Zhongming was different. He lived a second life and knew what these lifeforms were like. After scouting, he noticed that Xingzhou City had such a zombie and, thus, planned a way to deal with it. It was very simple, send Red Hair. When it saw Red Hair, the Golden Hero that sat on the roof had a look of greed. Like humans, if you didn¡¯t look at the color and just the body structure, this was a human. Even the eyes and skin were perfect. Due to its high level, its expressions were real, too. If not for the golden color and demon crystal on the forehead, you might think it was human. In past battles, as long as the Golden Hero used this skill, all lifeforms would get hit. They wouldn¡¯t get instantly killed, but would lose a chance of winning. Don¡¯t forget that this move was also an AOE attack. Red Hair looked at the golden light and used her spear. The tip opened, and magma spurted to form a magma veil in front of their bodies. In the next moment, it clashed with the golden light. Large amounts of smoke rose. The golden light dimmed, and the red magma also disappeared. But the splattering sounds got more and more intense. Once the mist dissipated, one could see that Red Hair was on the roof fighting with the Golden Hero. The red threads on the spear had opened and were floating around like tentacles. When they had a chance, the tentacles would attack the Golden Hero like poisonous snakes. At the same time, the undead dragonfish was using its abilities to help Red Hair. It opened its mouth and bits of starlight floated from its mouth. Red Hair wasn¡¯t affected, but the Golden Hero was. One of the functions of Golden Sky was to slow but it didn¡¯t slow Red Hair. This starlight affected its speed instead, and it became very frustrated. High-level lifeforms had strong talent skills, and they could often decide the outcome of the battle. But like human skills, they needed to consume stamina and mental energy. There was also a long cooldown time. So, in most situations, high-level evolution lifeforms would fight up close while searching for a chance to use skills. Red Hair and the Golden Hero were in such a situation. Golden Hero¡¯s defense was good. Only people who had seen Red Hair knew how terrifying she was. She was fast, and strong and also had techniques that she learned from Xia Lei and Mo Ye. Although it was only a small bit, it was already terrifying for a level eight lifeform to use it with their body¡¯s qualities. In just a short while, her red spear and her fists, even her legs hit the Golden Hero¡¯s body. What surprised her was that her fists and legs couldn¡¯t move it at all. Only when her spear hit its body could it leave spots. But... They were just spots. The Golden Hero laughed. Its cumbersome hands started to stretch! Chapter 1325: Red Hair at full strength This stretch was not only used to attack. It was as if the limbs had formed some deficiencies. The wrist position became very thin, and some flesh disappeared, leaving only bones. Red Hair¡¯s expression changed slightly, and she took a step back. This was an instinctive urge to be careful. After Red Hair became more human-like, she stopped risking her life in all fights. The only person in Cloud Peak who fought like a crazy demon was Xia Bai. Golden Hero had a weird smile on its face, and its stretched hands started to turn. Anyone who saw this scene would be shocked. The parts where bone and flesh were connected started to twist. This went against the body¡¯s structure. Even if it was a zombie, it did not make sense. But that wasn¡¯t over. It turned not only once but consecutively. The Golden Hero¡¯s hands quickly turned into a spinning top! It was faster and faster and caused the wind to whistle. After Red Hair stepped back, she flicked her spear upwards to hit the spinning hands. The Golden Hero stretched its hands to face the spear. Both sides clashed in mid-air. Dang dang dang! The spinning hands and spear clashed, and metallic clangs sounded throughout the roof. Red Hair scoffed and was finding it tough to hold the spear. The power from the spear¡¯s body caused it to jump quickly. The up and down vibration was so quick that they were connected as one. With Red Hair¡¯s strength, she couldn¡¯t control her own weapon. The Golden Hero laughed. The face of an ordinary person had a cruel expression on it. This was also its ability. It used the weird spin to give off a special strength. This strength hit its opponent¡¯s weapon while also forming a strong attraction. This caused the opponent¡¯s weapon to shake, and the goal was to cause the enemy to lose their weapon. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know that the Golden Hero had this ability. After all, the stuff he knew were rumors, as well as the mutated lifeform booklet. There was a possibility that some abilities were missed. Now that the Golden Hero had used the ability, she could not control her spear, and it left her hands. A huge leg stepped on the spear. The Golden Hero¡¯s hands stopped spinning and returned to normal. Golden Hero couldn¡¯t help but look at her beautiful armor. Seemed like this was the reason. Red Hair stood up and told the undead dragonfish to leave. This meant that she wanted to kill this fellow herself. Since she was reborn in the magma ocean, this was the first time she was so furious. No one knew how strong Red Hair was if she used all her powers. Golden Hero quickly awoke from shock. Its body slowly arced, and it wanted to use its next attack. It took a step before stopping. It saw magma seeping through the gaps of that beautiful armor. Impossible! The intelligent Golden Hero felt that it was not logical. How could such an exquisite armor that stuck to her body have so much sticky and high-temperature matter flowing out of it? But things couldn¡¯t be looked at with normal thinking. If not, this wouldn¡¯t be the apocalypse, and there wouldn¡¯t be any evolutions! .bg-container-10448ed3ed0{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-ssp-10448{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} .bg-container-10448f61e68{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } Magma continued to flow, and in a few seconds, it formed a magma pool under her feet. This pool quickly expanded. Golden Hero decided to stop waiting. It sunk its shoulders down and wanted to use the next ability. But Red Hair was faster than it and flashed beside the Golden hero. Her hair danced, and red threads wrapped around her fist. Along with the magma that flowed down her body, she punched. From the side, it was as if she teleported and appeared beside the Golden Hero with a punching motion. Golden Hero¡¯s attacks were activated, relying on its strong defense to launch a back charge. The red and golden figures clashed again. Chapter 1326: Not needed A storm-like battle started between the Golden Hero and Red Hair. Both sides were in close combat and used many abilities. None of these abilities killed each other, so they used this method to find opportunities. Golden Hero thought that it would gain an advantage. After all, it had removed Red Hair¡¯s weapon. But when fighting, it realised that Red Hair¡¯s punching and kicking skills were exceptional. Also, what made it tough for it was the red hair. Why could it stretch? Be it fists and kicks, the red hair could wrap around them. In terms of skin¡¯s defense, the Golden Hero was stronger. But when the hair wrapped Red Hair¡¯s fists and legs, she could fight head to head. Don¡¯t forget that Red Hair spurted magma as she moved. The high-temperature matter turned the roof into a magma pond. Pain spread into Golden Hero¡¯s consciousness and stunned it. Be it being hit by Red Hair¡¯s spear or her fists, Golden Hero was only shocked, and didn¡¯t feel any pain. Once it felt pain, that meant that the defense that it was proud of was broken. It lowered its head in shock and saw its legs stepping in the magma. It was smoking. Although it wasn¡¯t much, it terrified it. It looked at its legs and naturally saw its own body. Its body was also smoking. The magma scattered on its body. It didn¡¯t notice before as it thought the battle would end quickly. It believed in its defense, but now, its body was covered in holes. The only good news was that the magma hadn¡¯t broken his body''s defense. Golden Hero wanted to flee. It noticed that this woman¡¯s ability countered it. Their close combat abilities were similar; her defense was exceptional. She even had magma that could melt its golden skin. How could it fight? The level eighth mutated lifeform was intelligent, but it wasn¡¯t as proud as humans. It had a thought and made a decision immediately. It took two hits and chose to exchange damage. It forced her back and then jumped out of the battle circle to flee. Its hands were spinning previously, and now, its legs were spinning. The hands spun to knock her weapon away, and now, its legs spun to flee. This ability could be used as an attack but now, it fled really quickly. But Red Hair didn¡¯t chase. She raised her hands, and the magma on the roof flew into the sky simultaneously. That spear also flew into the sky. The magma started to gather on the spear and wrapped it within to form a giant magma spear. Be it Red Hair or Golden Hero; they were small before this red magma spear. It was as if Golden Hero knew that it was in danger. It screamed, and its body jumped off the roof. It was about to fall. As long as it got to the ground and entered the horde of mutated lifeforms, Red Hair wouldn¡¯t be able to chase him. But the scorching aura and thick strength were catching up. It was as if the spear could break space open. It was right behind it. The level eight¡¯s viciousness was ignited. It realised it couldn¡¯t dodge, so it turned half its upper body. The body turned around through its waist, and it punched with its fists to stop the spear. There was a loud explosion that half the city could hear. The fists hit the magma, which had cooled and became extremely tough. Pieces of stone flew and scattered, but the spear continued forward. It struck its hands, and more shrapnels flew. This was a very shocking and terrifying scene. Golden Hero¡¯s arms continued to strike, but its golden color started to disappear. This wasn¡¯t the color dimming but because the magma was corroding and breaking its hands, causing its skin to break and damage. When the magma spear revealed the weapon the Golden Hero had knocked aside previously, it roared. There was no more skin on its hands, and it revealed the black bones, and then it was its arms. But the Golden Hero didn¡¯t care anymore. That red weapon was popping out from the magma. As it shouted in terror, it pierced through its arms and into the center of its chest. Half of the magma spear struck its body. Red magma exploded from the solidified magma stone and scattered over its body. It screamed and felt from the sky. The few dozen meters of height wasn¡¯t much to it before, but now, its body that was corroded by the magma fell and hit the ground. Red Hair walked to the edge of the roof and looked down. She saw Golden Hero raising an arm that was only left with bones, half broken. Its eyes, which had no eyelids and were missing the eyeball, revealed an expression only Red Hair knew. That was... I yield. Red Hair jumped off, and the undead dragonfish caught her. It circled and sent Red Hair to the ground. She came to the side of Golden Hero, who was on its dying breath, and grabbed her spear. ¡°No need.¡± She pulled her spear out and thrust it into its throat to slice its head. She dug the demon crystal and looked toward the distance. Ye Zhongming rode Yangos and flew by. .................................................................. ¡°Hey, I mean, my respected Master, are you sure these things can help me stop these ants? I think we can charge down. No one is our match, not even the nine-winged crow!¡± Yangos mocked. Its dragon eyes looked down on the many iron buckets below. ¡°The nine-winged crow... Can¡¯t?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled and asked. ¡°Er, maybe it can.¡± Yangos knew it bragged too much and even mentioned a level-nine lifeform. ¡°Go, finish this. We have other things we need to do.¡± Yangos replied, and it started to descend. The intense energy current made it hard for Ye Zhongming to open his eyes. At a certain height, it opened its mouth and spat some flames. The iron buckets below were lit and formed a giant explosion. Flames and explosions spread through the long line of iron buckets. They were like dominos that stretched into the distance. In a short while, the entire Xingzhou City was split by a flame wall into two. ¡°Scatter!¡± Yangos flapped its wings. The buckets of powder hanging beneath its wings scattered toward the flames. Yanngos was flying low, nearly touching the flames. Its body and stats meant that it wasn¡¯t afraid of them. As it scattered the powder, it caused a chemical reaction. The flames turned a weird green, as if they were ghost fire. Ye Zhongming and Yellow Ball were on the evil dragon¡¯s back. They dealt with the attacks from the sky and ground to allow Yangos to focus on scattering the powder. With the evil dragon¡¯s speed, it took less than half a minute to finish scattering the yellow powder. The flame wall turned into a green flame wall. The iron buckets were oil that Cloud Peak gathered from many places. There was petrol, vegetable oil, etc. Anything that could be ignited was all tossed into the buckets and placed here. To get these buckets to their positions, Cloud Peak sacrificed a few dozen warriors. Although none were from Cloud Peak¡¯s battle squads, they were from factions close to Cloud Peak, so they were huge losses. .bg-container-10448ed3ed0{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-ssp-10448{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} .bg-container-10448f61e68{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } The yellow powder was something they bought from a potion maker from another faction. Poison Ignition Powder. There were two uses for it. One was to help the flame last longer and increase its temperature. The other was to make the flames poisonous. Anything that was burnt would be poisoned. The flame wall was the key part of the second stage. Splitting the battlefield! Chapter 1327: Level nine in the last life Chapter 1327: Level nine in the last life Ordinary flames naturally wouldn¡¯t do much to mutated lifeforms. Especially when they evolved to level three and above, as long as they didn¡¯t run into the flames and got burnt, charging through a flame wall wouldn¡¯t deal much damage to them. But the flames with the powder were different. Speaking of this powder, you must thank Ye Zhongming¡¯s long-term planning. Cloud Peak often bought things in bulk. Their focus was on potions and powders, including unpopular items in addition to normal healing potions. Mainstream potions were very precious, and some were priceless. Even if Cloud Peak didn¡¯t buy them, other buyers would. But those unpopular potions were a different matter. Some unlucky potion makers and alchemists had recipes for such potions and powders. Their effects weren¡¯t very good, so nobody wanted them. They could only watch as others get rich, and they could only envy them. But Cloud Peak¡¯s purchases gave them a way to live. Although the prices weren¡¯t high and were only slightly above the base price, they wouldn¡¯t let the potion makers earn a lot. Sometimes, even a few pieces of ordinary equipment could buy them many unpopular potions. These alchemists and potion makers were very happy because someone wanted their items. Even if they didn¡¯t earn much, they didn¡¯t lose money. They could accumulate some riches to give them the base to purchase their next recipe. A more important point was that Cloud Peak¡¯s purchases were unlimited. This meant that as long as they were willing, they could create things with high familiarity and low failure rate to earn money until they got enough to create other potions. To such job users, this was a great piece of news. Many such people rushed near Cloud Peak to craft and sell. They would even stroll Puxing Town. If they were lucky, the potions they crafted might enter the mission boards, and there might be extra income. Cloud Peak¡¯s support squad is so large now because they selected many these talents and absorbed them into their team. Poison Ignition Powder was one of those. The person who crafted it didn¡¯t enter Cloud Peak, but he settled in Ying City and was taken care of by Cloud Peak. This was why so much of the powder was controlled by Cloud Peak. When they were added to the flames, the temperature would multiply. The special poison was things that even Cloud Peak¡¯s core members would fear. After touching it, it would be tough to remove it. Ye Zhongming turned and looked at his results and was very satisfied. They used all the powder they had stored, and it was very effective. The flames were dead and wouldn¡¯t cause much damage to the mutated lifeforms, but their strength was enough to block some of them. It might not be for a long time. After all, in terms of their huge amount, they might be able to solve it in a short amount of time. They could jump, fly, and even use low-level lifeforms to stop the flames. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t plan on stopping all of them; he just needed to block most of them. ¡°Respected Master, where are we going?¡± Yangos felt bored. He flew around and scattered some powder. This was not something a noble dragon should do. Just now, he sensed a strong power in Xingzhou City disappear. For it to be so obvious meant that it was a lifeform that was fighting. It suddenly disappeared and not weakened, which meant that it had died. A level eight lifeform was killed. Yangos knew that it was Red Hair¡¯s doing. Apart from some fear deep within his heart regarding that Red Hair lady, his dragon race pride was also ignited. When would the dragon race lose out to others? Yangos was cunning but he had the typical character of a dragon. Impulsive, hot-tempered, and proud. In Cloud Peak, it was okay if it couldn¡¯t defeat Ye Zhongming. After all, that was its Master, and he could kill it. But the evil dragon noticed that the Red Hair lady was very strong. It was not confident in defeating her and even had a feeling that it might lose if they went all out... Also, Death King Tree. That fellow was also terrifying. Yangos saw some of her abilities and felt like she was problematic to deal with. There was also Yellow Ball, who hadn¡¯t used all its skills yet... Yangos felt like its position as second strongest in Cloud Peak was challenged. This time, it didn¡¯t know what the plan was. But it knew that Red Hair would challenge the level eight Golden Hero. It witnessed it. Now, she completed her mission. ¡°I know that you want to fight. This time, we are really going to fight.¡± Yangos¡¯s eyes lit up. It looked around to search for its opponent. ¡°You deal with the fellow in the sky. Leave the two on the ground to Yellow Ball and me.¡± Very quickly, the evil dragon and Ye Zhongming saw their targets. As Cloud Peak¡¯s high-end combat strength, Red Hair, Ye Zhongming, Yangos, and Yellow Ball naturally had to face the Xingzhou City¡¯s level eight lifeforms. Golden Hero was one of them. The three were the remaining. Xingzhou City¡¯s strategy focused on level eight crystals. But without the others¡¯ help, it was tough to hunt them. Not all the high-level lifeforms were alone. To kill four level eight lifeforms meant you needed to be surrounded by millions of mutated lifeforms. Even if Cloud Peak went all out, they weren¡¯t strong enough. They had to stop the other mutated lifeforms first. One could say that this plan supported and helped each other. Ye Zhongming and the others were going to face opponents of the same level. ¡°Zombie Tiger, Ghost Wolf, Flash Eagle!¡± Ye Zhongming muttered their names and had a weird emotion in his heart. He chose Xingzhou City because he had investigated the number of high-level lifeforms and number of them. But when he really attacked, he felt magical. Since creating Cloud Peak, the few times they went all out were to defend. The only time they struck was when they helped the Posthumous People Imperial City deal with the Saint Father. But Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t in their strongest state. Their technology just broke through and apart from a modified War Fortress, the technology hadn¡¯t turned into actual combat strength. Now, Cloud Peak¡¯s technology potential wasn¡¯t fully ignited but it reached a new stage. Ye Zhongming dragged his team out to go crazy with him. Who knew that he would bump into three familiar names. These three were level nine in his last life. Chapter 1328: Three versus three Chapter 1328: Three versus three There were many level nine lifeforms in his last life. Earth wasn¡¯t a space about to collapse, and there wasn¡¯t a sealed energy environment where there was no energy circulation like the Blue Secret Realm. So, level nine lifeforms were allowed to appear on Earth. Of course, life and death would appear with the existence of many level nine lifeforms. Blue Secret Realm had two level nine lifeforms that were wary of each other. They had many subordinates and were afraid of the space collapsing. Naturally, they would maintain a state where they were still alive. But Earth was different. To reach nine stars, humans had to wipe level nine lifeforms. How could they amass enough demon crystals to spin the wheel if they didn''t kill enough? So on Earth, be it level nine mutated lifeforms or nine-star experts, a number of them appeared. Some disappeared quickly, which basically meant that they died. Some still existed, and news of their records would spread. These lived for a longer time. But no matter which it is, as long as they were born and existed and discovered, they would leave tracks. Some of them would be brought up even if they disappeared and died. That was because they were special, and no one could forget them. Zombie Tiger, Ghost Wolf, Flash Eagle. These three names were this type of lifeform. Many advanced lifeforms had their own territory and many subordinates. Few of them would work alone. But some were very special. Golden Hero was one of those who loved to roam themselves. There were also other types, like the Zombie Tiger, Ghost Wolf, and Flash Eagle, that lived together as a group. When Ye Zhongming heard the three names in his last life, it was because something huge had happened. A strong nine-star evolved fell. The death of such a top combat strength didn¡¯t happen often in the apocalypse, which caused a huge commotion. These three fellows were the ones that killed that nine-star evolved. They were all level nine, but they were always together. They didn¡¯t have any subordinates but were stronger than those with many subordinates. Humans had a headache against them, and they could do nothing. Humans could work together to kill solo level nine lifeforms like the Chain Prisoner, but they weren¡¯t willing to face three level nine lifeforms together. This would greatly lower the success rate, which would increase the danger. Nine-star evolved were top people and enjoyed the biggest power in the apocalypse. No one was willing to face such a threat. For those eight-star evolved who wanted level nine crystals, not to mention if they had strength, even if they did, they would hunt one level nine lifeform and not three at once. So before Ye Zhongming revived, the three fellows lived well. But there wasn¡¯t much news. The last time he heard about them was around the shore. A year passed, and no one saw them. Many thought that they had died and were killed by the strong lifeforms in the ocean. In this life, who knew that he met the level eight beasts? Their level was lower, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t underestimate them. The three fellows were very strong and had their strengths. They worked with each other to complement one another. Yangos, Yellow Ball, and he hadn¡¯t worked together before and didn¡¯t know if they could handle them. ¡°Leave that bird to me; I will show it how strong your grandfather dragon is!¡± Yangos looked at the Flash Eagle and roared. ¡°Pay attention, the Flash Eagle is quick and is very strong. It is a lightning element and counters your fire. Be careful, and don¡¯t be careless. Dragon race is king in the sky, but you aren¡¯t invincible.¡± Ye Zhongming instructed Yangos. When the battle began, he would face his own opponent and couldn¡¯t care about Yangos. He didn¡¯t want to trust this arrogant fellow fully, not to be overconfident. Getting a dragon mount was tough, and he hadn¡¯t ridden it enough. Although the evil dragon was proud and arrogant, it listened to Ye Zhongming¡¯s words. If the Master it couldn¡¯t defeat said that the enemy was strong, it must be true. Its gaze toward the Flash Eagle was filled with battle intent and also care. ¡°Big Yellow, are you okay to deal with the tiger?¡± He tapped Yellow Ball¡¯s head and asked. Big Yellow rolled its eyes at its master. Are you underestimating me? Ye Zhongming laughed. He stood on Yangos¡¯ body and pulled Wind and Lightning out. He adjusted his aura. ¡°Zombie Tiger is special. It is a zombie animal. It doesn¡¯t have a life force but turned into a weird and powerful death power. Its defense is very strong and good at using poison. It is also good at summoning. Big Yellow, be careful. It has an ability called--- Body Controlling Star Poison that could control lifeforms that are poisoned by it.¡± He told Yellow Ball the information he knew in his last life. Big Yellow rubbed its face on Ye Zhongming¡¯s shoulder and signaled it understood. ¡°Then, okay. Each of us has one opponent. Let¡¯s see who kills our opponent first.¡± Ye Zhongming jumped off Yangos¡¯ body and fell to the ground. Big Yellow saw its master jump and didn¡¯t want to fall behind. It barked, and its body, wearing the beast tool, moved. A pair of mechanic wings opened, and it chased Ye Zhongming. Zombie Tiger, Ghost Wolf, and Flash Eagle looked at their opponents. They didn¡¯t dodge. They just stood there and waited. They were confident no matter who they were facing. He pressed Yellow Ball¡¯s body, which had landed before him, and pushed back on the momentum to land safely. Big Yellow glided toward the Zombie Tiger. Before they could do anything, flames fell from above toward the Zombie Tiger and Ghost Wolf. After which, one heard Yangos laugh. ¡°Let me help you a little!¡± It said it as if Ye Zhongming and Yellow Ball needed it. Big Yellow barked unhappily at it. It was wondering if it should battle that evil fellow for it to understand its place and know who the master¡¯s top battle pet was. The flames hadn¡¯t scattered when two shadows charged from the flames. Ye Zhongming and Yellow Ball flashed and dodged the predicted attack. A beautiful blue wolf appeared before Ye Zhongming. Its body was like a gem that shone. Its eyes were like stars in the sky. Ye Zhongming whistled at it. ¡°Fallen Star Eyes, they are mine!¡± Chapter 1329: Air battle explodes Chapter 1329: Air battle explodes ¡°The flame wall is up!¡± ¡°Red Hair won! Red Hair won! The Golden Hero was killed!¡± ¡°The floating ball has sent back pictures. Boss has stopped the other three level-eight lifeforms.¡± ¡°Unit density has reached the mark. Around 760 meters away!¡± ¡°All the weapons, get ready!¡± ¡°Space battle exploded! Space battle exploded!¡± News spread to the temporary command center. Guang Yao ordered calmly, and sweat constantly flowed down his forehead. When the final battle was about to begin, he sensed the pressure on his shoulders. Ye Zhongming and the others trusted him and passed all the leadership to his hands. This wasn¡¯t a joke. If he made a mistake, someone would die! Now, everything proceeded according to plan. But that was expected. When the high-end combat strength of Cloud Peak worked together, they were invincible against anyone below level nine. This was the test of leadership. If anything happened now and the mutated lifeform army in Xingzhou City went out of control, the boss, Yangos, and the others would be in danger. If anything happened, nothing could save them. The better Guang Yao understood that point, the more pressure he was under. So, although his decisions were quick and decisive, he would reflect and check in case any accidents had happened. Along with orders being given, the air defense forces, with Xia Bai¡¯s female guards at the core, were first to be in their attack states. The flames didn¡¯t stop the flying lifeforms around Xingzhou City. They flew from all directions and wanted to hunt the Cloud Peak forces. These flying lifeforms were confused. These humans didn¡¯t seem to notice them. They didn¡¯t look at the skies and just retreated in an orderly manner. They retreated while dealing a lot of damage to the lifeforms on the ground. But they weren¡¯t too overconfident. Although there weren¡¯t as many flying lifeforms, they could fly. They relied on this advantage and other allies bugging the humans, so what if they had ways to deal with them? So, the flying lifeforms charged with no worries. The food below would be theirs quickly. But who knew that the target locked onto them the moment they attacked? Two thousand rockets exploded, sending the group closest to Cloud Peak¡¯s heads to fly back. Large patches of flesh and blood fell from the sky. The rocket launchers were too weak to deal with higher-level lifeforms, but they were useful against groups. If the target had a bad defense, it could cause damage in a large area. Mutated lifeforms evolved very quickly, but like humans, there were differences in their levels. After the rockets were fired, many low-level lifeforms were killed. They couldn¡¯t continue flying and fell. Cloud Peak¡¯s shots were very detailed and researched. The distance between each explosion was very even, such that they managed to cover the biggest area. Large bits of the sky were covered by the smoke after the explosion. Then, the Wind Ball Mortars fired. The moment this weapon was used on a large scale, it had a shocking effect. The first thing they fired were the wind balls. These giant balls flew into the sky. They weren¡¯t quick. But the rockets had already caused chaos, and the smoke blocked their vision. Most of the wind balls reached their furthest range before exploding. The strong wind element energy swept the sky, causing the mutated lifeforms to lose their sense of direction. Blood and pain had sent these fellows who flapped their wings mad. The wind balls were stronger than the rockets. The damage killed many enemies, and corpses fell from the sky each second. Those badly injured tried to glide to maintain balance, but some still fell into the humans. They were either killed or eaten by other mutated lifeforms. After the wind ball, the Violent Lightning Turrets and wind blades started their attacks. Dense lightning and wind blades charged into the flying beasts, claiming their lives. Lightning and wind blades were much stronger against single targets. After hitting the flying lifeforms, the number of lifeforms killed today peaked. These three waves were slow but occurred in an instant. The region that was the focus was cleared. Those that survived were all very high leveled and were at least level five. Even they were injured and only a few were perfectly fine. This was the signal to begin. The weapons turned in another direction. The female guards were the leaders and helped to hold back flying lifeforms in another region. They killed targets and focused on preventing them from hitting the Cloud Peak warriors on the ground. Xia Bai personally led a few dozen people to the center of the battlefield and entered the center of the Cloud Peak warrior formation. As the team started retreating, they would attack when flying lifeforms broke their firepower net. These people were job users with strong single-target damage. A few dozen were enough to ensure those lifeforms wouldn¡¯t cause many problems. ¡°Report!¡± Guang Yao waited for a few minutes before asking about the situation. After he heard the report, he checked the videos from the Exquisite Floating Ball. At a certain moment, he gave an order. The War Fortress started to step into the battlefield. It stood behind the team and started firing at the flying lifeforms. There was only one, but this fellow had many attack methods. Its firepower was huge and very powerful, and its shooting was quick, too. Its entrance made up for the lack of firepower, suppressing the flying lifeforms above. Of course, this suppression was not absolute. Some flying lifeforms would charge through¡ªthere were too many of them, and they had many different skills¡ªbut the overall goal was reached. ¡°Well done!¡± Guang Yao clenched his right fist and punched his palm. Air control was the most crucial part of this plan. Without the threat from the air, they had reached half their target. ¡°Unit density has reached 2.5 times, 50 meters away!¡± Chapter 1330: Simple Modification Chapter 1330: Simple Modification Many people turned to look at Guang Yao. They knew that the most crucial order was about to be given. This order was simple¡ªit only needed one or two words, but they had different meanings. You could understand it as the final attack; you could also understand it as them going all out. After that order was given, it might test his leadership even more. But those were just small orders. The importance of those orders was much smaller compared to this. ¡°Wait!¡± Guang Yao was solemn. He looked at the videos from the Exquisite Floating Ball and waited. ¡°But captain, we can¡¯t stop the air forces for as long as we thought. It might be the final few dozen seconds; what if...¡± ¡°Right, captain. The zombie horde and the beasts are getting close. Our forces battling them have sent back large amounts of casualty reports. Only 50 meters are left...¡± ¡°Captain, large amounts of lifeforms have appeared around us. There are 20 thousand zombies on our left and 50 thousand mutated animals on our right. The area behind us is weird; it seems like grass plains.... But it is moving. They should be plants!¡± ¡°The command center is being attacked. Hundreds of flying lifeforms are attacking us!¡± Each news was rushing Guang Yao to give that most important order. 50-meter distance. While fighting and retreating, it would take only a minute. Usually, that time would pass in a blink, but now, it concerned the effectiveness of the final attack. The unassuming fifty-meter distance. If the entire city was in a semi-circle, the area wasn¡¯t small. There would be tens of thousands of mutated lifeforms in that space. If they attacked now, these mutated lifeforms might survive easily. They would form a second attack on the Cloud Peak battle squad. If you added those that were stopped by the flames, they would be overrun... Cloud Peak would face a huge amount of pressure. A small mistake would affect the final outcome on the battlefield. These tens of thousands of lifeforms were a big mistake! But if he didn¡¯t give the order? The command center was being attacked. Flying lifeforms flew from all directions, and the air defense battle squad couldn¡¯t stop them. The defense focused on the air region of the warriors in the city, not the command center. The Zombie and beast hordes were attacking the retreating Cloud Peak forces. Even if they were well-trained and weren¡¯t in chaos, this wasn¡¯t cold weapons era where they could retreat without damage. This was the apocalypse. Skills and energy would fly into the formation. It was impossible to block them all, and casualties would increase. Also, the command center, along with the formation at the front, was facing the attacks of mutated lifeforms from surrounding areas. If the main force couldn¡¯t retreat, then... These thoughts appeared in Guang Yao¡¯s mind. He knew he had to choose within the next few seconds. This was a crucial decision. ¡°Believe in them; wait for them to enter the best attack distance!¡± ¡°All the unneeded members head out and attack those annoying fellows above. The others, get ready to retreat!¡± Guang Yao decided to follow the original plan. Even if they had to pay a price, it was better than affecting the overall situation. As for those brothers who were sacrificed, he could only say sorry. Intense attacks could be heard from outside the command center. Guang Yao¡¯s battle squad¡¯s messengers had begun to fight with the flying lifeforms above. Guang Yao¡¯s battle squad was made up of former Resistance Zone members. A gun was the standard weapon. They were traditional guns and not crystal weapons. They had the Lazy Men Case, which was modified. With precise shooting, those flying lifeforms couldn¡¯t get close quickly. ¡°Ten meteors!¡± The messenger in charge shouted and caused everyone to hold their breath. ¡°Five meters!¡± Each of them got ready to spread the message and input the final orders. ¡°They have entered the best firing zone!¡± ¡°Fire!¡± Those two sentences were connected. At the same time, all Cloud Peak warriors that were retreating received the order. There was no loud rumbling. It just sounded like thousands of cannons firing at the same time. Crystal cannons, guns, grenades, and small drones tossing crystal explosives flew from the formation and landed in the zombie horde that had entered range. At the same time, the War Fortress turned its barrel and stopped attacking the sky. It started firing at the ground. Louder explosions could be heard, and the ground started to shake. Traditional explosives, along with crystal weapon traps, were ignited. Flesh and blood flew among the zombie and beast hordes. Batches and batches of lifeforms fell under such attacks. Those attacks previously used on the mutated apes reappeared and were much stronger now. A very powerful crystal cannon appeared. You needed to equip over 20 level five crystals, but it could only fire twice. This wasn¡¯t a new model. It was only modified. In Le Dayuan¡¯s words, this thing insulted the lab¡¯s standards. But at this moment, it was very effective. This modified cannon was very rough. The energy conversion rate was low and didn¡¯t use much crystal energy. It was a serious waste of energy. The material of the barrel and cannon body wasn¡¯t suitable, and after a few dozen shots, it would spoil and cause a huge waste. But Ye Zhongming still crafted many of these modified cannons for their strengths. They were simple and violent. After two shots, 20 level-five crystals were gone. But each shot would cause an AOE slicing damage. It couldn¡¯t compare to Annihilation but was much stronger than other cannons. This thing wasn¡¯t to deal with the high-level lifeforms but those level four and below. One cannon would open a long moat where all lifeforms level four and below would be instantly killed. In terms of return, this thing was not efficient. It was not certain if the crystals you got from killing those level four and below lifeforms reached 20 level five crystals. But on the battlefield, after these cannons fired, the number of mutated lifeforms reduced. This gave other weapons a great chance to attack and they were super efficient. Many lab members who opposed crafting this weapon were finally supportive. Sometimes, you had to look at the effect and not just at the actual numbers. Chapter 1331: Chaos Mental Field When Cloud Peak¡¯s weapons fired, although it was too exaggerated to say that it was like ten thousand cannons were fired, it was very shocking and impressive. Hot weapons were rare. In the attack feast, mostly crystal weapons were used, and apart from the trap explosion, not much smoke was caused. Thus, everyone¡¯s vision was unaffected. But because of that, blood, limbs, and twisted corpses were laid out in front of everyone. They retreated in an orderly manner, and the pressure they faced increased, causing an increase in the number of casualties. But Cloud Peak warriors managed to cause the density of the mutated lifeforms to increase. Half a city of mutated lifeforms surrounded Cloud Peak¡¯s formation in a semi-circular shape. They squeezed a few hundred thousand humans into a small space. In normal circumstances, it should be a slaughter and delicious feast. But now, they were living targets. If you looked at the crystal weapons individually, apart from giant cannons like the annihilation series or the sniper rifles that could threaten higher-level lifeforms, the others couldn¡¯t pose a huge threat to mutated lifeforms. The attacks were either dodged, intercepted, or tanked. But when many of these weapons fired at the same time, the increase in strength and wave-like attacks were tough to handle for these mutated lifeforms. When you covered an area with enough firepower, ten thousand mutated apes and a few hundred thousand mutated lifeforms were the same thing. The act of killing so many mutated lifeforms in a short time shocked not only humans but terrified the other mutated lifeforms. The flying lifeforms that surrounded the command center were defended against and suffered huge losses. They were actually at the best observing location. Now that they saw it, they were terrified and fled. The Cloud Peak air defense forces defended against the mutated lifeforms. Some that were more careful or had lower evolution levels started to flee. The feeling of energy filling the sky was enough to scare them off. Some things caused a chain reaction. The Violent Lightning Turret and Wind Ball Mortar attacks were actually too strong for these fellows in the sky. Only a small amount of high-level evolved could charge down, but they had to face Xia Bai, who was like a demon. Without a level eight evolved, who would be her match? After Xia Bai easily killed a level seven twin-headed mountain sparrow, the flying lifeforms in Xingzhou City started to break down. It wasn¡¯t a collapse, but they were in chaos. There were actually many remaining flying lifeforms. Some started to flee, while some started to have different thoughts. They charged to places where Cloud Peak¡¯s firepower wasn¡¯t strong enough to eat the bodies of their dead allies. To a certain extent, humans were delicious. But other lifeforms were good, too. As long as their levels were high, they were delicious. Of course, some more impulsive ones still charged at the humans and tried to attack the ground troops. But there weren¡¯t many such flying lifeforms. The air defense troops just needed two-thirds of their strength to defend. The remaining third was added in the battle against the zombie and beast horde. The scales of victory started to lean towards Cloud Peak. They attacked without any care about the cost, causing the number of mutated lifeforms to reduce each moment. The Cloud Peak warriors didn¡¯t feel any pressure anymore and started focusing on the enemies before them. They were waiting for a chance to strike back. The cannons fired for close to an hour before the mutated lifeforms on the ground started to collapse. Even if other lifeforms from the other side of the city rushed over, this collapse couldn¡¯t be stopped. These mutated lifeforms fled, which caused them to conflict with the other mutated lifeforms that rushed over. They weren¡¯t friends, and most of them were enemies. Because of humans, they suppressed their hatred. But now, they faced each other and blocked each other¡¯s path. They would attack each other previously for no reason, much less now. The mutated lifeform group was facing a weird situation. In the middle was the region where Cloud Peak¡¯s crystal weapons focused on. Corpses were strewn there, and not many of them were alive. In the front, it seemed like they were still surrounding Cloud Peak¡¯s formation. But it was just a thin layer, and they didn¡¯t look strong enough. At the back was the chaotic battle between those who fled and those who were rushing over. At this time, Guang Yao received new orders. The crystal weapons would stop firing, and Cloud Peak would counterattack. The Cloud Peak warriors who had been suppressing their urge gave off furious roars and started to attack. Cloud Peak¡¯s few large-scale battles were defensive ones. But attack was what was in the bones of warriors. When hunting, no one could keep up with Cloud Peak. Now that they were unchained, they were like uncaged tigers that swept past the bodies of the mutated corpses. ¡°Damn, the order is to force the evolved lifeforms back! Why are you killing them all? Don¡¯t deal so much damage.¡± Tong Hu held a blue rod Ye Zhongming specifically made for him, hitting enemies around him into meat paste. He continued to scold and tell his subordinates to calm down, but they ignored him. The warriors all learned from their captains. Mo Ye¡¯s battle squad would firmly follow the orders. They tried to scatter the mutated lifeforms and make them turn back to help Cloud Peak stop the enemies from the other half of the city. ¡°Retreat!¡± After a few dozen minutes, Guang Yao told them to back off. Cloud Peak¡¯s counterattack stopped, and the team retreated to a safe distance. During that short time, the lifeforms surrounding Cloud Peak were destroyed. Most were killed. Only a portion retreated and joined into the group that faced the other group of mutated lifeforms. The battle wasn¡¯t over. Three Cloud Peak battle squads were moved back. Along with the tens of thousands of other faction warriors, they cleared the mutated lifeforms around. The air defense didn¡¯t stop. The flying lifeforms were scattered but still surrounded Cloud Peak¡¯s camp. But the head-on battle had come to a temporary end. Many people were busy on the ground. They switched demon crystals or damaged parts for the crystal weapons. They adjusted the slightly messy positions of the cannons, helped the injured, recorded the names of the dead, tabulated the losses... Cloud Peak was already very familiar with doing all this. Even the other faction and Posthumous People learned all these skills. They also had to clean up the battlefield. Facing the numerous corpses, valuable materials, and demon crystals, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t move. Everyone knew that the battle was far from over. ¡°Captain, the mutated lifeforms have started to gather.¡± A messenger passed the message to Guang Yao. The latter knew those mutated lifeforms that wanted to flee were killed mainly by other mutated lifeforms. The remaining would either escape from the sides or join the new squad. The battle was about to begin again. The second stage was very important as it was key to this operation. But that wasn¡¯t the toughest because Cloud Peak wanted to catch them off guard. The battle would enter its third and final stage, which would take a long time, be tough, and result in huge losses. But as long as Cloud Peak wins on the other battlefield, they will definitely win here. After Guang Yao gave the needed orders, he turned to the other battlefield. .................................................................. Chapter 1331.5- Chaos Mental Field (2) Chapter 1331.5- Chaos Mental Field (2) ¡°Your sister!¡± Yangos learned the human language well. After half a day, it didn¡¯t repeat any curse words. It seemed more talented in this than in fighting. The Flash Eagle was hard to deal with, but Yangos finally understood. Ye Zhongming said that it was very quick and had high attack. It was a lightning elemental. Evil Dragon remembered all those words, but when they really fought, it realised that those words were an underestimation of its ability. The Flash Eagle was not only quick, it was extremely quick. Its attack wasn¡¯t high; it was very high! During their first clash, Yangos took a small loss. As Yangos was unsure of how fast the Flash Eagle was, the evil dragon didn¡¯t even react when that fellow half its size got close. Even if it tried to dodge, the Flash Eagle managed to peck it. It was as if its scales didn¡¯t exist. They were broken open, and a big piece of flesh was pecked away. Large amounts of dragon blood flowed. Apart from Saint Father and the sixth wing, only Ye Zhongming could quickly put Yangos in such a state. Who knew it would be injured right after it bumped into the Flash Eagle. The pride of the dragon race infuriated Yangos. Before it could curse, the evil dragon faced the second same attack. Its body felt numb and nearly fell from the sky after losing its balance. To control itself, it relied on its strong recovery ability. It lowered its head. The wound was scorched black. The Flash Eagle not only pecked some meat, but it even used lightning on its wound. Yangos was furious. Rage made it forget the pain. It waved its dragon tail and used its senses to smack the retreating Flash Eagle. At the same time, it used its long neck to use the upgraded dragon breath behind it. The Flash Eagle was quick. It dodged the dragon''s tail, and then it descended in an illogical manner, making the flames to miss. It flapped its wings and was below Yangos¡¯s head. It used its wings to charge, and its sharp beak was used as an arrowhead that pierced toward Yangos¡¯s stomach. Its series of actions were as quick as lightning. Yangos was terrified. This opponent was not only quick, but its body could also do many illogical actions. It probably had special abilities. Although it was furious, it kept its had and knew that it had to react. If not, it might really fail today. The evil dragon had a bad reputation, but it was good at fighting. It knew it couldn¡¯t dodge that attack due to its huge body, so it decided to stand still. From the ground, it looked like it was waiting for death. But Yangos knew that it was time to take a risk. If it worked, it could turn the tides. It raised its neck and roared toward the sky. A silent roar. This roar caused the scales of Yangos to spread slightly. It made it look like a porcupine. But many mutated lifeforms and humans felt bad and were affected by that ability. Chaos Mental Field! Yangos used its talent ability. Different from ordinary mental energy attacks, this was a defensive ability. Yangos rarely used it because it consumed a huge amount of mental energy. Even it found it too much to use it too often. Moreover, it didn¡¯t fit its personality. It wanted to attack. But it used it today to defend and also to counter attack. It formed a strong energy field. In this field, it was a domain. Apart from the evil dragon, any lifeform who entered would be affected. Ye Zhongming once said that the Flash Eagle was quick and had a strong attack but didn¡¯t say it had strong mental energy. Yangos believed its Master, so it took a gamble. Actually, this was very risky. If it failed, its weaker stomach would be attacked. If it didn¡¯t die, it would also be badly injured. Fortunately, the gamble was right. The Flash Eagle was affected. It cried, and its attack broke down. It felt very uncomfortable, dizzy, and even lost sight. If not for it being on the same level as Yangos, this ability alone would have caused it to fall from the sky. Yangos didn¡¯t let that chance go. The dragon scales returned to their positions, and it waved its tail to smack the eagle. Feathers and blood scattered, and the eagle was sent a hundred meters away. It flapped frantically and took many seconds to stabilize itself. Yangos used dragon breath again. It was a long-lasting, powerful dragon breath. At the crucial moment, the dragon trusted this ability that it was born with. But the dragon breath was different this time. A dark cloud appeared around Yangos and the Flash Eagle. Flames would pop up within to raise the temperature here. A bright red energy appeared in the clouds and descended along with some black energy. Chapter 1332: Someone to depend on This weird phenomenon drew a lot of attention. Although evolved were strong, apart from some exceptions, most people couldn¡¯t do this. Out of those that Cloud Peak knew, only Ye Zhongming could cause the color of the sky to change. Now, they would have to add this evil dragon to the list. The red things showed themselves in the thick clouds. They were burning meteors that dragged black smoke and fell from the skies. The air beneath the clouds started to boil, and a thick scent filled the region. The Flash Eagle wasn¡¯t a fool. Seeing Yangos use its ultimate move, it started to flee. Its attacks were strong, but its defense wasn¡¯t too good. Yangos¡¯s attack had injured it. But it could only fly a few dozen meters away before some flames burnt in front of it. Or rather, a flame wall. A flame wall that was enough to wrap Yangos and it up. The Flash Eagle panicked. A lifeform with feathers always feared flames. Flames were all around, and meteors were falling from above. In front of it was an aggressive evil dragon. The Flash Eagle instantly felt trapped. Mutated lifeforms, especially high-level mutated lifeforms, were smart and had a clear judgment of the situation. Looking at the situation, it thought of one method, which might be its only solution. Kill Yangos. Only by killing the evil dragon could it break free from the situation. The Flash Eagle that wanted to flee stabilised itself. Sparks started to appear in those small eyes. Yangos opened its mouth and gave a human-like smile. It was actually feeling bad, too. Fire Rain Starfire! This was its strongest ability. It hadn¡¯t used this skill ever since it evolved to level eight. Yangos used it because he found that it had no other way apart from that talent skill. Battle the Flash Eagle? It wasn¡¯t as quick. It couldn¡¯t keep up, so it would only take hits. After witnessing the terrifying attack of the Flash Eagle, it gave up on that thought. Ask for help? That hurt its pride, and it wouldn¡¯t be able to lift its head in Cloud Peak. That stringent fellow that wasn¡¯t human and wasn¡¯t tree, as well as the proud dog, would laugh at it. To win and win without any help, this was the only way... Although it would consume a huge amount of mental energy and the cooldown time was long, it caused heavy side effects to its body... With Yangos¡¯s personality, if it could move easily, it would have charged forward to end it. It wouldn¡¯t just stand on the spot. Fire Rain Starfire was strong enough, so it actually didn¡¯t need to do anything else. The flame wall made it such that the entire space was burning. This temperature wasn¡¯t much for Yangos, who was a fire elemental lifeform. But it was fatal for other lifeforms. The more terrifying thing was the meteors. Each of them was hot and had heavy momentum. It was as if they had fallen from the universe. It was hard to imagine how strong these things, which were similar to the forces of nature were. The Flash Eagle also noticed it, so it wanted to go all out. This fellow ruling over Xingzhou City had its feathers standing on its ends. Small flashes of lightning connected each feather, and its body shook slightly. Its body started to shine, and the sparks of lightning became brighter each time it shone. At a certain moment, the Flash Eagle let out a loud chirp. Its body split into two, and there were now two Flash Eagles. This stunned Yangos, and he didn¡¯t know how it did it. This wasn¡¯t the only thing that shocked the evil dragon. The cloning act didn¡¯t stop and continued. In a short time, there were over 60 clones. These clones were smaller and didn¡¯t move much. Some of them were hit by the meteors and were burnt to ashes. More and more meteors fell, and they got denser. This region would quickly be cleared by it. But before that, many places weren¡¯t hit. The clones of the Flash Eagle were floating in those places. Suddenly, one clone moved. The lightning gathered before the body and onto its beak. It then charged towards Yangos. It was quick, and one could only see its afterimage. Yangos was only able to flap its wings. Although it slapped it aside, huge pain spread from its wings. That area was scorched. Yangos cried and spat another dragon breath as other clones had started to strike it. These clones were like arrows that fired at it. The meteors hit some, the dragon breath burned some, but some managed to hit it. Yangos started twisting its body in pain. It had to control the fire rain, and meteors, so it couldn¡¯t move too quickly. This made it a living target. It could only spit out dragon breath to try to intercept some clones. But this made it consume more stamina. Its movement slowed, and the remaining clones found it easier to hit it. Thus, Yangos was in a weird cycle. Spit dragon breath, cry in pain, spit another dragon breath, cry in pain... It was quite funny, but it was in a life and death situation. The Flash Eagle had less than ten clones, and Yangos¡¯ body was scorched black. Its breathing weakened. The meteors in the sky were as dense as a rain, and the flame wall had condensed. It was as if the air had been lit up. Be it Flash Eagle or Yangos, they knew the time to decide the outcome was here. The one that couldn¡¯t last would die first. Victory would belong to the latter. The clones reduced until there was only one. This was the Flash Eagle¡¯s main body. When it charged, Yangos was already burnt black and badly injured. But it was holding on with its strong determination. The Flash Eagle hit Yangos and at the same time, many meteors hit it. This was a situation where both sides were badly injured. The flames disappeared, and the thick clouds scattered. Some people looked at the sky and searched for the outcome. ¡°Haha, if I knew you would die first, I would tell you that I have someone to rely on!¡± The evil dragon¡¯s weak but excited voice rang in the sky. It announced who the victor of this short but intense battle was. Chapter 1333: Undead summoning No one would pay attention to the droplet-like earring on its ear. Yangos¡¯s ears were small and connected to some structures on their heads that helped them fly. To humans who didn¡¯t understand the dragon race, they felt that dragons had no ears. In truth, Yangos had ears, but they weren¡¯t too obvious. Yangos naturally got benefits for becoming Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle pet. When Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t give it anything, it started grumbling daily. When Yellow Ball woke up and saw the equipment he had prepared for it, the evil dragon couldn¡¯t accept it. It reached a point where if he didn¡¯t give it to it, it would disrupt Ye Zhongming¡¯s life. Ye Zhongming naturally wasn¡¯t so thick-skinned. Although he couldn¡¯t get a suitable beast set for it, he could find one or two pieces. For example, this droplet-shaped earring. This beast tool was called Blessing Droplet. This was a one-time-use item, and it only had one function. The droplet would explode when the battle beast received damage that might kill it. It would turn into energy that would heal the battle beast. As it had to monitor the beast¡¯s life status, it was thus in a droplet form. Although it kept saying that the master was smart and thanked the Master, it didn¡¯t really think much about the earring. It didn¡¯t think that this thing was very useful. With its level eight lifeform strength, as long as it met an opponent of the same level, there weren¡¯t many that Yangos couldn¡¯t defeat. Those that were lower level than it was useless against it, and they wouldn¡¯t be able to use this thing. If it met something it couldn¡¯t defeat, so what if this thing could heal it? It would still be destroyed for a second time. But now, Yangos felt as if his previous thoughts were stupid. Overall, combat strength didn¡¯t decide the outcome of the battle. Sometimes, extreme strengths would decide the balance. For example, the Flash Eagle was much weaker than Yangos, but because its speed and attack were high, it nearly killed the dragon. Without the droplet, both sides might have died. The moment Yangos survived, it felt the benefits of having someone backing it. It knew that Ye Zhongming had spent a huge sum to get this unassuming earring. Beast Tools were rare, and this saved lives, so they were even more precious. The evil dragon felt heart pained. Yangos ended the battle in the sky, and the battles on the ground were intense. Yellow Ball faced the zombie tiger. It was ugly compared to the beautiful-looking Flash eagle. It wasn¡¯t as majestic as tigers. It had a black skin covered in decomposing holes. They didn¡¯t fully decompose, so one couldn¡¯t see bones or organs. It gave off a stench, and one could even see bugs squirming inside. It was disgusting. In terms of size, it was similar to Yellow Ball. Looking at this outer appearance, they were on opposite ends. Yellow Ball¡¯s body was red and gold, as beautiful as the most beautiful statue. The Zombie Tiger glanced at the Nether Wolf before focusing on its own battle. Zombie Tiger was produced after an animal turned into a zombie. In truth, it wasn¡¯t much different from other mutated lifeforms. It was intelligent and realised that no matter what, it had to kill the enemy and help its two other allies. The bad tiger slapped its claws on the ground. The ground around it started to roll, and many undead lifeforms appeared within seconds. Some were white skeletons, some were zombies wearing tattered clothing, and some were souls... In just a short while, hundreds of undead lifeforms appeared. After these fellows popped up from the ground, they charged towards Yellow Ball. Some knew how to wrap around and try to get to the sides of Yellow Ball. Yellow Ball had a teasing expression and learned from the Zombie Tiger to slap its claws on the ground. It activated Flame Dragon Breath. Cracks appeared on the ground and filled the area. Shortly after, the cracks grew bigger, and some flames started rising from within. Flames and undead lifeforms clashed, and the two abilities hit each other. The Zombie Tiger didn¡¯t expect its opponent to have such an ability. Spitting flames from the ground? Like the Flash Eagle, the Zombie Tiger was the strongest around Xingzhou City since birth. Everything proceeded smoothly. Especially after it formed an alliance with the two other allies, apart from the Golden Hero, no one could threaten it in this region. Xingzhou City¡¯s true kings were those three. Being on the throne for too long would make you arrogant. The Zombie Tiger slapped twice on the ground, and more undead lifeforms appeared. Apart from light abilities, flames countered darkness energy the most. Flame Dragon Breathing¡¯s first activation wasn¡¯t the strongest, but there were still weaker undead lifeforms that were burnt. The remaining were also damaged. Maybe because of this, the zombie tiger summoned the second and third batches, which were stronger than the first. There weren¡¯t many in the third batch, just a few dozen. Two skeleton warriors caused Yellow Ball to pay attention to. Although they were white bones, their bones were dark silver. Their blades weren¡¯t bone blades but rusty metal blades. .bg-container-10448869e4d{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-ssp-10448{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} .bg-container-10448f61e68{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-container-10448222eb6{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } The moment they appeared, they charged quickly at Yellow Ball. One of them jumped into the sky, and after spinning twice, it slashed. The other complemented it and attacked from the ground. This was when the second activation of Flame Dragon Breathing appeared. The thick flames burnt higher and blocked Yellow Ball¡¯s vision. When the flames descended, there weren¡¯t many undead lifeforms left. The two skeletons and four others were left, but they were in a bad state. That skeleton that jumped was flipped by the flames and had fallen to the ground. The Zombie Tiger roared in anger and it slapped its claws for a fourth time. In a short dozen seconds, it summoned for a fourth time. Who knew how long the cooldown of this ability was. This time, only one undead lifeform appeared! Chapter 1334: Evenly matched It was a four-armed centaur almost as tall as the Zombie Tiger... Of course, it was a skeleton. Each bone of the centaur had a metallic copper structure. Under the sunlight, it gave off a metallic feel, and one knew that its defense would be good. At the same time, the horse part of the centaur was covered in thick, rusty armor. If it weren¡¯t for the gaps where you could see the bones, you would think it had flesh. The centaur''s four thick arms, each holding four different types of weapons, were the most terrifying aspect. Blade, hammer, shield, and also... A cannon? Yellow Ball¡¯s eyes opened wide when he saw that. Didn¡¯t they agree on cold weapons? What was the meaning of that cannon? It was also rusty, so was it still usable? After the centaur appeared, it fired toward Yellow Ball, which answered its question. The truth proved that it could be used. Yellow Ball didn¡¯t pay attention and was hit immediately. A fist-sized copper bullet smashed into its body. The giant force caused Yellow Ball to stumble, shifting its body to the side. Yellow Ball cried out! That part of its body sunk in. Although its golden red fur had a strong defense and that bullet didn¡¯t enter its body, it injured its bones and even shook the intestines. Blood flowed out from Yellow Ball¡¯s mouth. The third Flame Dragon Breath, which was the final form, rose and turned the area between the Zombie Tiger and Yellow Ball into a sea of flames. Apart from the centaur, the other undead lifeforms were all burnt to ashes in the strongest third wave. Even the zombie tiger took a few steps back to avoid the flames, but the bit that touched it still managed to scorch a part of it. The centaur wasn¡¯t as lucky. Although it had four legs, it wasn¡¯t very nimble. After the flame burnt it, the copper metal on the bones started to melt. Both sides clashed in a short time, and both suffered losses. Big Yellow suffered heavier injuries, which made Cloud Peak¡¯s pet furious. The hair at the center of Yellow Ball¡¯s back stood on its ends, a sign of anger. A golden red mist appeared around it, forming many square spaces. Each had golden red outlines, and in it were golden red balls. It was the upgrade skill--- Flying Golden Magma. At the same time, the golden balls started burning, and the metal balls that formed began to melt. Before they became liquid and sticky, the outlines exploded to form streaks of power that sent the balls flying. As long as you were in front of Yellow Ball, there was no way that you could dodge this skill. There were too many, and they were too quick. Coincidentally, both the centaur and the zombie tiger were in this range. Compared to the previous metal attack, this new skill was much quicker and had the fire element. Although the burning balls couldn¡¯t turn, and each of them flew straight, the density was enough. The bigger the enemy, the more attacks they would suffer from. Similarly, the zombie tiger and the undead centaur were not small. Six burning balls hit the centaur. Two were blocked by its shield, three hit the heavy armored horse, and only one hit the guy''s ribs. Not far behind it, the zombie tiger was in a much better state. After all, the centaur helped it block some. Only four balls hit it. It protected its head, and four balls exploded on its body. The golden-red metallic liquid spread and gave a sizzling sound. The centaur¡¯s shield and horse¡¯s armor were melted by this golden liquid, leaving huge holes. But with them blocking, it didn¡¯t deal much damage to the main body. But the ribs on the side of the blade and cannon were already very crisp from the flames burning it. The flesh was melting at a visible rate. A few seconds later, the ribs broke from the center, and some metallic liquid started to drip into the horse. The bones inside were also corroded, but they didn¡¯t break. The zombie tiger started to moan in pain. It wasn¡¯t made of bone. Even if it was a zombie-type lifeform, its body was still made of flesh and blood. After the metal liquid corroded it, it started to smoke, and a stench spread into the sky. The decomposing skin was burnt to reveal a black-purple structure and bones. The zombie tiger controlled the undead centaur to attack Yellow Ball. Yellow Ball used the Flying Golden Magma to retaliate. Light flashed on Yellow Ball¡¯s body. This was its upgraded Spirit Healing Technique. This was a passive skill that would heal its body periodically. After that glow, Yellow Ball¡¯s injuries improved, and the part that caved in started to heal. On the other side, apart from the centaur that was in pain, the injured Zombie Tiger also had shocking changes. Disgusting small bugs crawled from the decomposing parts and entered the wound. They exploded within and turned into mushy flesh and blood. They laid out on the wound to cause it to heal. Although the injuries didn¡¯t completely heal in just a short while, it was much better than before. This level eight zombie tiger also had recovery skills! Yellow Ball and Zombie Tiger saw how strong each other was and got even more serious. .bg-ssp-10448{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} .bg-container-10448f61e68{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-container-10448222eb6{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } Be it Yellow Ball or the Zombie Tiger, they felt they were the best. Even if they weren¡¯t invincible at the same level, they were unbeatable. But today, they knew there were other strong things in some corner of the earth. If they faced each other, it would be a fatal threat. Yellow Ball¡¯s head tilted, and its body started to grow. The zombie tiger gulped, and some green liquid spurted from its body. The two four-legged fellows started to go all out. Chapter 1335: Big Yellow in full form Yellow Ball used the Englarging Technique, which was an upgraded version. Its body was much bigger, and its aura was similar to that of a dragon. Its tall body now reached a terrifying ten meters. Its thick limbs and golden red fur had changed to metallic. The fur covered its skin and protected its body. The dragon horn on its head became more vicious and sharp. The tip glistened like a bright lightbulb. Some golden tentacles stretched from its neck and floated in the sky. Where the back and head connected, the fur grew even longer, which made Yellow Ball look more majestic. Its tail grew longer and thicker, and it had gill-like structures. One couldn¡¯t see its pupils; two balls of flames replaced them. No one had seen this Yellow Ball before. Zombie Tiger changed, too. But its body didn¡¯t grow bigger. Some holes split open at its joints, and many green and white bugs fell from them. Each bug was the size of an adult''s forearm. After these bugs fell to the ground, they raised their heads and spat a pinkish-red mist. The mist and the Zombie Tiger¡¯s own gas mixed. Thick green and pink mixed to form a weird black mist with silver spots. A stinkier smell than before spread in the air around. Some plants that were within range instantly withered from the smell. It was obvious that the mist was poisonous. After the bugs spat the poison, their skin ripped open. In them were white bones. These white bones flew from the skin and quickly turned into a bone circle that spun around the zombie tiger. As it moved, the smelly mist would surround it and cover its body. This level eight lifeform¡¯s aura was different from before. Both of them were ready to fight. The two different-sized lifeforms looked at each other. They roared. Yellow Ball flashed and launched its attack. Big Yellow was a giant being on the ground. When it charged, the entire space was shaking. After a golden red shadow reappeared, it was before the undead centaur. When one¡¯s body was huge, their strength wouldn¡¯t be too low. At this moment, this phrase was on full display. Yellow Ball¡¯s kick sent the centaur flying to the side. Its dragon horn shot a streak of light towards the Zombie Tiger. The centaur did stuff, too. When Yellow Ball moved, it fired its cannon again. But Yellow Ball was too quick. The moment the cannon fired, it was kicked aside. But its blade and hammer still instinctively sliced toward Yellow Ball¡¯s body. The centaur¡¯s cannon didn¡¯t hit Yellow Ball head-on but hit its tail. This thing was powerful and caused its tail to twist slightly. The blade and hammer were rushed, so they weren¡¯t too forceful when they hit it. Yellow Ball¡¯s thick golden red skin blocked it. Yellow Ball was quick, but it chose to attack the centaur. That moment caused the Zombie Tiger to be prepared. When the ray of light fired, the Zombie Tiger was ready. The bone collar formed a skull that covered its head. The ray hit the skull. The ray of light split and fired in many directions. Yellow Ball¡¯s tail was hit, and after it was attacked, it retreated slightly. At the same time, it was also worried about the Zombie Tiger¡¯s poison mist. It remembered clearly that the master said that this fellow¡¯s poison was very strong, and it could even control lifeforms that were poisoned. The Zombie Tiger¡¯s back legs bent, and it sat on the ground. Although the skull blocked the laser, it shattered. After flying around slightly, it started to reform. But if you looked closely, you would see that the bones were covered in cracks. The ray of light was very powerful. That ability was Yellow Ball¡¯s new skill after obtaining the dragon horn-- Dragon Rage. The ability was very powerful, and even Ye Zhongming would feel threatened by it. But its range was short. Although it was quick, you had to channel, and it was easily defended against. Light shone, and Yellow Ball¡¯s tail healed slightly. The centaur had stood up. The bones had deformed due to Yellow Ball¡¯s kick, but they weren¡¯t lethal. After it stood up, it fired the cannon at Big Yellow and also charged at it. The Zombie Tiger also stood up. Dragon Rage didn¡¯t leave a mark on it, but its body was shaken. After it recovered, it also charged. It had poison, so it was best for close combat. The Zombie Tiger¡¯s charge wasn¡¯t a simple charge. The black mist started to spread quickly, like sand and dust in the air. Big Yellow saw it and knew it couldn¡¯t dodge. It didn¡¯t want to dodge. Its goal was to kill this monster. The battle in the sky ended, and that evil dragon roared in glee. This stimulated the proud Yellow Ball, too. Big Yellow moved even more quickly. You could see its afterimage when it used Dragon Rage, but now you couldn¡¯t even catch a glimpse. Yellow Ball knocked into the Zombie Tiger instantly. It was too quick that the centaur couldn¡¯t react, and its defense line was broken through. When the Zombie Tiger was about to dodge, its body was sent flying. .bg-container-10448ed3ed0{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-ssp-10448{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} .bg-container-10448f61e68{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } .bg-container-10448222eb6{ display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; z-index: 2147483647 !important; } The Dragon Horn stuck into its neck and flicked it into the sky! Since it couldn¡¯t dodge the poison, it wouldn¡¯t and would just use the quickest speed to kill it! This was Yellow Ball¡¯s plan. The Zombie Tiger was hanging on the horn. Big Yellow didn¡¯t care if it was alive. It swung and then raised its head to look at its enemy. Two streaks of fire spat from its eyes and hit the spinning Zombie Tiger. Chapter 1336: Sky Burning and Birds Chirping For someone like Yellow Ball, who had many talent skills, the power it possessed when it wanted to kill a target was immense. Dragon Rage, Sneak Strike, along with its current skill... Burning Gaze. This series of attacks was Yellow Ball at its peak strength. Before it had time to look at the zombie tiger hit by the Burning Gaze, the centaur had already charged. Using this chance, its hammer and blade smashed into Big Yellow¡¯s back leg. With the size difference, this was the only part that the centaur could hit. Yellow Ball¡¯s body shook and swung its tail in pain, smacking into the centaur¡¯s body. The centaur raised its tattered shield, which had a big hole to block. The centaur¡¯s horse was sent toppling, and Yellow Ball wasn¡¯t in a good state either. It leaned to the side before it could stabilise. Also, Big Yellow¡¯s head and the fur on the front part of its body were scorched. Some black gas seeped from it. Yellow Ball tried flicking it, and it cried out in pain. It was obvious that the poison mist had dealt some damage to it. The Zombie Tiger landed heavily on the ground, and there was a giant wound on its chest. It looked terrifying and vicious. Some disgusting sticky liquid surged from within. But it didn¡¯t die. Its injuries were heavy such that it struggled before it could stand up. The flames caused its body to turn into charcoal. The bugs that could repair its body were gone, and it could only allow the liquid to flow down its chest. Zombie Tiger knew it was in a bad state, but it didn¡¯t desire to retreat. It waved its paws, and the white bones and mist around it left its body and came to the centaur. This summoned monster stood up. It was as if its body was a magnet. The bones of the undead lifeforms that were killed were sucked into its body, and it replaced the missing bones. The white bones that came from the Zombie Tiger headed into the gaps. The black mist also entered these bones, which caused them to lengthen and become thicker. Like Lego, it instantly made the centaur much bigger until it was only slightly shorter than Yellow Ball. The mist had caused Yellow Ball huge problems. Originally, its defense meant that the mist didn¡¯t have much effect. When it charged in, it nearly killed the zombie tiger, but that meant that it was also poisoned. It swung its body and head to make it feel slightly better. The advanced Spirit Healing Technique would heal its body every period of time, but it was not good for removing poison. The golden-red fur healed slightly, but the pain from the poison didn¡¯t reduce. The big centaur charged. Its hands also became bigger. The weapon that was like a giant cannon now fired and hit Yellow ball. The angle of that shot was well-picked. The centaur didn¡¯t aim at Yellow Ball¡¯s back half, which was still perfectly fine; it shot at the front half corroded by the poison mist. The giant bullet shot into Yellow Ball¡¯s body, which caused Yellow Ball to fall to the ground. On the other side, the Zombie Tiger, on its dying breath, opened its mouth to show a weird smile. The battle was about to end. The centaur charged to Yellow Ball¡¯s side. The blade and hammer fell towards its head. It wanted to end the battle in one strike. The poison gas was strong, but it couldn¡¯t do anything to flames. As Yellow Ball had just used Burning Gaze, its eyes were the only thing that was not hurt. It lay on the ground. It resisted the pain of the poison and the bullet hitting its body. When it saw the centaur attack, it knew there was no way it could dodge by lying on the ground. If it didn¡¯t react, it would definitely die. The front half of its body and its head was at its weakest stage. It definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to block the strong, undead centaur. Yellow Ball swung its tail and hit the centaur¡¯s hooves. But due to its position, it wasn¡¯t easy to use strength. Although it caused the centaur to pause slightly, the blade and hammer still landed. Yellow Ball opened its mouth to show its sharp teeth. The golden fur on its back stood up. The centaur and the zombie tiger didn¡¯t care. Many animals would do such a thing when they are furious, afraid, or excited. BuHowever, they did not defendWhen Yellow Ball activated the upgraded Dense Needle attack, it caught the centaur off guard. The golden red fur that was still okay fell from Yellow Ball¡¯s body, turning into metal spikes fired at the centaur. Birds Chirping Spikes! The metal spikes formed into metal dragons that headed towards the centaur within inches. The metal spikes were unstoppable, tearing up the centaur¡¯s body. Be it the broken shield or the armored horse body, they were weak before the metal spike. After the attack, the centaur turned into a pile of white powder. After the needle attack was upgraded, it became very powerful. A summoned being like the centaur wasn¡¯t able to block it. Yellow Ball stumbled to its feet. The poison mist was badly affecting it but it dealt nothing more. It was in a bad state, but it hadn¡¯t suffered from anything fatal. The zombie tiger was different. Its body was burnt and fell to the ground, with many parts of its body broken. The fact that it didn¡¯t die and could still cast spells was already a show of its strength. Now that its final trump card was broken, it had no other way to fight. This was the first time it had a look of despair. Yellow Ball walked over slowly. As it walked, its body became smaller. It was unable to maintain the enlarging technique. Yellow Ball opened its mouth. A circular ball that hung on its neck that wasn¡¯t corroded by the mist lit up. A set of equipment appeared on the ground beside it. The zombie tiger saw it. Its body shook, and it lay on the ground. It had no more energy. When it saw the equipment, its last bit of hope was destroyed. It was a full set of beast equipment. Yellow Ball didn¡¯t wear it during the battle. Yellow Ball stretched its head and shattered the zombie tiger¡¯s head. The peak level eight battle between mutated animals ended with Yellow Ball smiling. Chapter 1337: Kill or be killed Compared to the Zombie Tiger and Flash Eagle, the Nether Wolf was the smallest. But it was the soul of this team. It might not have the Flash Eagle¡¯s speed or the weird abilities of the zombie tiger, but it was very crafty. In terms of overall strength, it was even weaker than the other two. But Ye Zhongming still chose it as his opponent. One of its abilities was very terrifying. The reason why it was called Nether Wolf was also because of that ability. When fighting, the Nether Wolf would move quickly. When moving, its body would give off a scentless and colorless gas. So when you fought it, you would always think it was at a disadvantage. It would give one a feeling like they were about to win. But when the entire battlefield was covered in this gas, the Nether Wolf would launch its fatal blow. Its skin would change because of that gas and turn transparent as if invisible. It would then take the opportunity to strike, using its sharp claws and teeth to kill. Its actions were unstoppable. Moreover, it didn¡¯t matter what time of the day it was. As the Nether Wolf¡¯s level increased, this gas would change according to the environment and become camouflaged. This made the Nether Wolf the best at sneak attacks and assassinations. Such a fellow whose attacks weren¡¯t strong, didn¡¯t have many skills, didn¡¯t have high defense, ended up as the team''s core. Of course, even if it was weak, it was still a level-eight lifeform. It had other weird talent skills. It was enough to catch people off guard, along with its previous abilities. For example, Nether Claw. It was a skill that could make the Nether Wolf¡¯s claws stretch in an energy form. When it sneak attacked, it could attack the target in a shorter amount of time. For example, Nether Sound. It was music that could confuse the target and make it lose focus. It might even go dizzy to help the Nether Wolf complete the kill easily. For example, a talent skill called ability absorption allows a creature to absorb energy from other lifeforms, store it in its own body, and use it when needed. For example, if it fought with the Zombei Tiger, the Nether Wolf would absorb its poisonous energy, so its attack would have poison. As its level increases and its ability gets stronger, it might be able to absorb more than one energy. Anyways, the ability of the nether wolf was very special, and it used it very well. This made it a tough opponent when you fought. Yellow Ball¡¯s combat strength was high, but if it was to deal with the Nether Wolf, Ye Zhongming was worried it would fall for it. The Nether Wolf stared at Ye Zhongming with a crafty glow. As if it were human, it paced slowly, searching for Ye Zhongming¡¯s weakness. But Ye Zhongming knew that this fellow was already releasing the gas. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t move and just looked at it. He would also pay attention to Yangos and Yellow Balls¡¯ fights. The Nether Wolf wasn¡¯t anxious. It needed time to release the gas. The opponent¡¯s calmness and timidness gave it the opportunity. But it slowly felt anxious. The situation was developing badly, be it the Flash Eagle or the Zombie Tiger. The Nether Wolf didn¡¯t know where these humans came from and why they dared to attack a city occupied by mutated lifeforms. One thing that couldn¡¯t be denied was that the humans were very strong. The Nether Wolf was confident in its ability to deal with a lifeform of the same level. But it couldn¡¯t face three. If both the Flash Eagle and the Zombie Tiger lost and were even killed, it would definitely die. Thus, it was in a passive situation. It couldn¡¯t wait for the gas to be released; it wanted to kill the opponent as quickly as possible. It dashed in a direction and wrapped around Ye Zhongming. It was obviously releasing the gas and looking for an opportunity. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t move. It just tilted its body as the wolf moved. Its speed was enough to keep up. This made the Nether Wolf unhappy. Very few human evolved could compare to the speed of a four-legged mutated lifeform. At the same time, it had many questions. This opponent seemed to be the boss of the humans. Logically speaking, he should be very powerful, but why didn¡¯t he attack? Flames and clouds appeared above. The Flash Eagle chirped loudly as it went all out. On the other side, the undead centaur had appeared. This was the Zombie Tiger¡¯s ultimate move. The two allies had their backs against the wall, so something had to be done to change this situation. Nether Wolf felt that it had released enough gas, so it decided to strike and try to kill in one strike. Its body suddenly disappeared. Only its aura remained, reminding Ye Zhongming that the strong enemy was still close. Ye Zhongming knew about its skill, so he didn¡¯t panic. He sensed the surroundings. He didn''t move and even shut his eyes slightly. The Nether Wolf looked at Ye Zhongmming and was nervous. It felt like things weren¡¯t right, but it didn¡¯t have time and had to deal with this opponent. It raised its speed to the next level and then attacked. Nether Claw stretched and got near Ye Zhongming¡¯s neck! At this point, it finally relaxed. It had gone through these scenes multiple times. In the next moment, its energy claw would rip the human¡¯s throat, and it would win. But it suddenly felt its body become heavy as if a giant attraction had appeared from the ground and couldn¡¯t move. Its jumping motion was heavy and it made it pause in mid-air before it started to fall. It didn¡¯t know what had happened before it saw the human turn towards it. It held a staff that was weird but made it feel like it was very dangerous. There were beautiful and weird patterns that lit up one by one. In the next second, a thick pillar of light fired from the staff and covered the Nether Wolf. After the light disappeared, the battle was over. Chapter 1338: Represent As the sky got darker, Xingzhou City slowly calmed down. Cloud Peak¡¯s troops retreated a few dozen miles away and set up camp on the few barren hills. Campfires were lit. Along with a few equipment and pearls they got from the wheel to provide light, this place was bright as day. The thick trees were used as fences around the camp. A simple fortress with a gate and watch towers was then built. These weren¡¯t much for evolved and they could build it in a few hours. Behind the fences was Cloud Peak¡¯s show of technology. Black crystal cannons or Violent Lightning Turrets stood there, giving off a dangerous aura. Many lifeforms didn¡¯t dare to get close. The Xingzhou City battle had come to an end with Cloud Peak¡¯s total victory. No level eight lifeform was left after Ye Zhongming killed the Nether Wolf with the Bone Shattering Staff. Xingzhou City also lost its leader, and the remaining half of the city was lost. Facing Cloud Peak¡¯s thick defense line, ranged weapons, and ranged forces, as well as Yangos, who had received some healing and was like a moving cannon. There was also Ye Zhongming in perfect form and Death King Tree; there was nothing other lifeforms could do. The Xingzhou City natives couldn¡¯t cause any actual damage to Cloud Peak¡¯s formation. Especially when Death King Tree, Ye Zhongming, and Red Hair started using their skills and ranged weapons to kill the level seven lifeforms, many others were terrified, and their last bit of hope collapsed. This chaos started to spread. Ye Zhongming and the core members also organized a few raids, which accelerated the process. Although the battle lasted long, and several mutated lifeform groups from around the area came over, their numbers weren¡¯t a threat. Cloud Peak also had information on them, and when they saw signs of them, they sent battle squads to attack. They didn¡¯t seek to destroy them, just to chase them away. The battle ended before night, and a few groups of mutated lifeforms were still disturbing Cloud Peak¡¯s formation. But their goal was reached. After cleaning up the battlefield, they started to retreat. In the past, this process wouldn¡¯t be so quick, but as the number of people increased, along with the fact that they only wanted crystals and high-level materials, each person just had to be in charge of a few dozen corpses. On a hill at the center was a giant bonfire. Ye Zhongming and the core members on duty sat here. Around them were the leaders of the Posthumous People and the other Ying City factions. There was a huge pot on the bonfire. People knew that this was the Water and Fire Pot. A cooking tool that many people envied. A bone broth boiled inside. After adding some vegetables and condiments, it gave off a fragrance that made the tense warriors drool. Of course, the bone broth couldn¡¯t attract the battle squad leaders who were used to good food. Their gazes were on the mountain of crystals and materials. This was the first time many people saw so many crystals. Many evolved knew that the value of the materials wasn¡¯t any lesser than the crystal. Each lifeform only had one crystal, but they also had many usable materials. Each of them would be valuable to someone who needed them. The broth was ready. The female guards warrior scooped it and gave each person a bowl. Everyone gulped it down, but their gazes still glanced at the two valuable mountains. ¡°Thank you everyone for today. Tabulate the losses and record what compensation you need. Cloud Peak will hand it down based on needs and fairness.¡± Ye Zhongming finished his soup and passed the bowl to the female warrior beside him. His voice wasn¡¯t loud, but it was enough for everyone to hear. On the side, Yellow Ball laid on the group and closed his eyes. His injuries were mostly okay. Its passive ability and Cloud Peak¡¯s medical equipment helped heal Yangos and itself. Many people said different things, but most were about how they knew that Boss Ye wouldn¡¯t treat them badly. Ye Zhongming nodded. He did treat the evolved that got injured or sacrificed for Cloud Peak well. ¡°Everyone knows that Cloud Peak came to hunt for demon crystals. Thanks to all of you. On top of the payment we agreed on, we will pay 10% more.¡± This caused everyone to cheer. Cloud Peak was very generous in this regard. The payment was high¡ªwith 10 extra percent, it was quite a lot. Moreover, a 10% increase for all the factions was also a sizeable amount. ¡°But we will pay it in the form of evolution potions and other things apart from crystals. I hope you don¡¯t mind.¡± Cloud Peak¡¯s goal was to get demon crystals. So naturally, they wouldn¡¯t hand these crystals out. The other battle squads understood. They needed everything, be it Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment or other things like scrolls. ¡°There is also one more thing, which are these materials.¡± Cloud Peak pointed at the spoils. ¡°I have kept those I needed. I plan to do this with the remaining.¡± Everyone listened attentively. ¡°If you have anything you want or need, I will sell it to you cheaply. Of course, it will be in terms of demon crystals.¡± ¡°I will let the rest of you help take charge of the rest.¡± They looked at each other and didn¡¯t know what he meant. ¡°You don¡¯t have to pay me money, and you can take these materials to sell at any place. As for the amount you sell it for, I don¡¯t care. After selling, you just need to pay me a fixed price. Don¡¯t worry; the price I pay is lower than the market price.¡± A simple sentence stunned everyone before all of them had a look of joy on their faces. Chapter 1339: Intel There were people who wanted to do business in the apocalypse. But it wasn¡¯t easy. Firstly, you had to have resources. This problem seemed easy to solve as mutated lifeforms were all around, and you just had to kill them. Getting the crystals and materials meant having the base to start with. But this was a cycle. Everyone worked hard in the apocalypse to get to a higher level. If you didn¡¯t improve, you were falling behind. The apocalypse wouldn¡¯t stop. The entire environment was improving. The mutated lifeforms were getting stronger, and if you didn¡¯t get strong, you wouldn¡¯t be able to hunt. People around you got stronger, and if you didn¡¯t, you would get bullied. Slowly, not improving meant falling behind and being eliminated. In the apocalypse, elimination often meant death. So, everyone who has crystals and materials will invest them in themselves. They will also trade with others even if they cannot obtain those items themselves. In such a situation, there weren¡¯t any excess things or money to do business. Ye Zhongming revived and knew the situation. He understood it, which was why he thought of such a method. The others who lived for three years also understood, and the joy on their faces was obvious. With the resources, you also had to have a relatively lower base cost. Transportation was a problem in the apocalypse. The big factions looked like they traveled easily in the wilderness, but this was only for super factions. There were many of them, and they had a balanced mix of jobs. They also had many transportation devices. When they faced huge groups of mutated lifeforms, they could avoid them. The smaller groups were also no threat to them. However, individuals and smaller groups found it much harder in the apocalypse. There were too many dangers, and if you were not careful, you would lose your life easily. Under such a situation, most evolved were forced to stay within a region. With a fixed region, even if you had excess things, the price in that region would be fixed. The things you had that you didn¡¯t need would be the specialty of that region. This might be valuable in other places, but it wasn¡¯t rare locally. Thus, you couldn¡¯t sell it for much, even if you had rare resources. It was even tougher to earn the price difference like this. Cannibal Chain and Five Ring Money had merchant groups, but they didn¡¯t let ordinary evolved people earn money. They took all the middleman''s earnings. Ye Zhongming was going to sell them at a lower price than the market price. He didn¡¯t care how much they sold them for; the profits involved were huge. Even if they didn¡¯t head to other places and just sold them within Cloud Peak, they would be able to sell it for a good price. Many people were thinking about selling them to the crafting-type job users that had gathered in Cloud Peak. These people were nurtured well by Cloud Peak. People died for money, and in the apocalypse, people sought to evolve. Ye Zhongming¡¯s plan was a money-making opportunity for these factions. This meeting ended quickly. These people went to get their materials from the Cloud Peak staff. This was different from cleaning up the battlefield. If they managed to do this by daybreak, it would already be considered quick. Cloud Peak¡¯s core members went to Ye Zhongming¡¯s tent. They looked at a map and studied the next steps. Guang Yao marked many colorful flags, which everyone observed. This was the plan for the next stage. After completing the Xingzhou City battle, Cloud Peak would head back. But it wasn¡¯t so simple. They wouldn¡¯t go back by their original path but split into four groups. A Cloud Peak battle squad would lead each group. They would lead several other battle squads and Posthumous People to return in four different paths. The key point was that they would strike different mutated lifeform lairs like villages, towns, or zombie hordes. These groups wouldn¡¯t be too big. They were mostly a few thousand to ten thousand. They would use their advantageous numbers to obtain a crushing victory. Naturally, they wouldn¡¯t obtain as many things as the Xingzhou City battle. After splitting up, their ability to react to danger would drop. The smaller-scale mutated lifeform groups might move as time passes, which results in a lower efficiency. However, this flexible method meant they didn¡¯t need much preparation and took less risk than Xingzhou City. ¡°What we need to pay attention to is that there are many targets we can select. As for which one we choose, we will rather fight the weaker one. Fight those that are easier to finish and give up on the tough ones. Use the fastest speed to clear the targets that you can clear on your path.¡± After this operation, Guang Yao gained everyone¡¯s trust, and he became the fourth commander who could lead the team after Ye Zhongming, Xia Lei, and Mo Ye. Everyone nodded. They memorized the situation on the map and then opened their own booklets to consider what to do next. ¡°Boss, why are we rushing back?¡± Little Tiger looked at the plan. He didn¡¯t understand it. They could do another large-scale city attack with Cloud Peak¡¯s preparation and the many demon crystals they got. ¡°It isn¡¯t as simple as you think!¡± Mo Ye slapped his head. ¡°To outsiders, we made such a huge commotion. Many people know what we did. If we do it again, people that are unfriendly towards us might do something.¡± Ye Zhongming answered Little Tiger¡¯s questions. At the same time, he was speaking to everyone. ¡°We just need to turn the spoils into our own strength. If we get stronger, it will be easier to do things. With smaller losses, although we didn¡¯t lose much, Yangos, Yellow Ball, etc, got injured. We have finished the poison and oil, and some machines need fixing. Without them, our attacks will greatly reduce.¡± Little Tiger laughed as if he wasn¡¯t the one who asked the question. Ye Zhongming looked away from the map and said something. ¡°Also, I just got an intel about... Stabbing Heart.¡± Chapter 1340: Magic Witch Palace Stabbing Heart. This name was very meaningful to Cloud Peak, and it was even quite ear-piercing. This mysterious organization was the one that gave Cloud Peak its biggest loss. That million mutated lifeform attack on Cloud Peak, where many friends and allies were lost, forced even Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan to fight on the walls, destroying the entire Cloud Peak defense. That battle was also the one where Cloud Peak sacrificed the most people since its inception. Even Yellow Ball nearly became a statue permanently. No one would forget that battle. No one would forget the pain it brought. No one would forget about Cloud Peak¡¯s rebirth after. Of course, that battle made Cloud Peak famous and made everyone think they were unstoppable. Cloud Peak officially became a super faction. It told factions who had mysterious supporters before the apocalypse about this place. This faction grew alone once the apocalypse started and was already able to be on their level. There were no signs. Cloud Peak just jumped into everyone¡¯s vision. But Stabbing Heart was an organisation to which Cloud Peak paid close attention. Cloud Peak did meet Stabbing Heart members and killed them. There would also be some news that spread to Cloud Peak. Fake ones were to get the bounty, but there weren¡¯t many that were real. But there were only some traces. With Cloud Peak¡¯s super faction strength, they still couldn¡¯t find this organization. It had reached a scale where Chameleon couldn¡¯t do anything. This made Ye Zhongming feel that this organization wasn¡¯t simple. Before he unlocked their mysterious veil, he could only wait. Even if he had a bad feeling, he could do nothing. He tried to raise Cloud Peak¡¯s strength because of the pressure of the universe''s races. In his heart, there was also a part that was wary of this mysterious organization. Now, an intel was suddenly before him, making him feel it wasn¡¯t real. He didn¡¯t doubt the truth; he knew it was real, as it was from Chameleon. The intelligence and operations teams both confirmed this. But there was so much content that it felt false. A faction that had been in the shadows suddenly appeared, and it appeared so openly. Was there something he hadn¡¯t noticed? ¡°Boss, what is it?¡± Little Tiger¡¯s eyes lit up, and so did the others. Cloud Peak was used to winning, making them eager to fight. They dared to battle other factions and mutated lifeforms, much less Stabbing Heart. Ye Zhongming took out a scroll and passed it to his core members. Everyone passed it around, and they had different expressions. Guang Yao took out a map and searched. He frowned. ¡°This? Extreme Cold Land?¡± The intel showed that Stabbing Heart¡¯s base was in the north and was already out of the country. ¡°Why is it there?¡± The others didn¡¯t understand. Even in peacetime, that place wasn¡¯t suitable for humans. Ye Zhongming shook his head. " I''m not sure, but it should be correct. After Chameleon got this intel, I even sent people to check, and they verified it.¡± ¡°Magic Witch Palace? That seems very wuxia-like. This Stabbing Palace boss made a palace for himself?¡± Young Master Yun burst out laughing, but his tone was filled with a desire to fight. Liang Chuyin teased, ¡°Why not you name our place? White House? Buckingham Palace? Or Heaven Palace?¡± Everyone laughed. Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes at her. The warning element in his gaze was obvious. Her face flushed red, and she knew what his ¡®punishment¡¯ would be. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter to us, but one thing is certain. No matter where it is and who is inside, we will wipe it off the face of the Earth!¡± Ye Zhongming pointed and said confidently. Everyone replied. This was their thoughts, too. ¡°Follow the plan. We will head back to Cloud Peak first.¡± .............................................................................. Cloud Peak¡¯s forces split into four paths. Mo Ye, Guang Yao, Little Tiger, and Ye Zhongming each led one to get back. Death King Tree followed Mo Ye¡¯s squad, Yangos followed Little Tiger, and Red Hair followed Guang Yao. This was to ensure that each group had a top fighter. Park Xiuying followed Ye Zhongming so that he could keep her safe. Apart from the guards Ye Zhongming set for her, the female guards were also responsible for her safety. Ye Zhognming rode Yellow Ball and walked alongside Teacher Park, who was riding the three-nosed elephant. ¡°That intel... Isn¡¯t so simple, right?¡± Park Xiuying tilted her head and looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s face, which grew from young to resilient. At the start of the apocalypse, she was a kind university teacher. Now, she was a seven-star evolved that fully adapted. The change was because of this guy. She saw him build Cloud Peak singlehandedly. She saw him grow from a youthful university student into a cold-blooded apocalypse leader. As time passed, she felt a little melancholic. She knew that she was grateful for him. Without him, she might have died. Now, her mental reliance went from her parents, whom she had lost contact with overseas, to him. ¡°How did you tell?¡± He smiled. He was shocked and didn¡¯t think Park Xiuying would guess he was holding something back. ¡°Haha, who am I? I studied psychology in university.¡± She smiled. The three-nosed elephant also raised its nose. ¡°I think if there is only one palace there, you could just lead Yangos, Red Hair, and Yellow Ball to kill them. But you are going to bring Cloud Peak¡¯s entire army over, so it won¡¯t be simple... Does it have something to do with Soul Merchant?¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He was impressed with the way she thought about things. But he shook his head. At least the intel didn¡¯t mention Soul Merchant. There was other information apart from the location. For example, apart from the leader, there were numerous high level evolved that weren¡¯t lower than eight-star. For example, there were many other Stabbing Heart members with high levels. That was once the Russian territory, but they took it over. For example... Many non-wheel equipment appeared in their squad. Chapter 1341: Liver pain During these few days, each time someone passed Ye Zhongming¡¯s villa, they would glance a few times. Not only was Yellow Ball laying there, but Yangos was wandering around, and Red Hair would frequently enter. Even Xia Bai and her female guards all evolved inside. Xia Bai went from seven-star to eight-star, while the rest went from six-star to seven-star. Ye Zhongming needed Cloud Peak to get stronger. After thinking about who to make stronger, he decided to place the high-end combat strength beside him. These women, who had received inhumane treatment from Soul Merchant, as well as a few additions over the years, were the group that was the most loyal to Ye Zhongming. They were loyal to the death. Under Xia Bai¡¯s leadership, this became faith. They would live for Ye Zhongming and die for him. In peacetime, this was impossible. These women were proud and had one similarity: they were beautiful. This was also why they could survive and not get eaten by zombies, even though they were ordinary people. But this reason became very ironic after all that happened after. Many people said that the female guards were a bunch of freaks, a bunch of maniacs, and crazy people. Each person in the apocalypse could be described like that, but these women were just far more crazy. As for their loyalty to Ye Zhongming, it was because he dragged them out of hell, and they had also gone through many life-and-death challenges. Ye Zhongming was their mental pillar. He was their only mental pillar. This was the firmest relationship. The core Cloud Peak members were loyal, too, but comparing the two, their needs of Ye Zhongming and Ye Zhongming¡¯s needs of them were different. Thinking about the possible dangers he might face in the apocalypse, he needed a team that would stand beside him and die alongside him. Ye Zhongming changed all the crystals above level four into evolution potions. Cloud Peak¡¯s lowest level now was four stars. These people were the relatives of warriors or logistics members who were too young or old. Due to evolution, they didn¡¯t fall sick and could become warriors. But Cloud Peak didn¡¯t lack warriors, so their main role was in base building. People in the battle squads, be it the main squad or the defense squads, the lowest was five-star. Three years into the apocalypse, when the average evolution level was four stars, Cloud Peak was far above. Through the Xingzhou City battle, the deputy captains and captains of the battle squads were all six-star evolved. After taking in some members from other factions, Cloud Peak¡¯s warrior amount broke sixty thousand. This was without including logistics members, researchers and family members. If you counted all of them, Cloud Peak was huge, nearly a hundred thousand. Those who hadn¡¯t completed their evolution were people like Xia Bai, who were heading toward levels seven and eight. With enough riches, Ye Zhongming naturally allowed their evolution to be more complete. He used the small techniques and methods from his last life to help these people gain a bit more strength when evolving. Speaking of which, one had to mention that the gene lab¡¯s evolution potion study had reached six stars. In his last life, Ye Zhongming spent ten years getting to six-star. He knew the modification recipes of the first few levels and handed them to Liu Zhenghong. As for whether or not the higher-level potions were modified, he heard that they were, but some people said they weren¡¯t. He was unsure what the truth was. However, in this life, Liu Zhenghong had studied the five-star potion a long time ago, but it wasn¡¯t as mature as the recipes that Ye Zhongming brought with him. As for the effects, they were going through tests and observations. Many Cloud Peak members were test subjects. But this experiment had no dangers. Compared to normal evolution, the difference was just how much the increase in strength was. As Cloud Peak¡¯s gene lab researched more and more things, Liu Zhenghong¡¯s focus wasn¡¯t on this. He handed this to an assistant who was better in this area and asked him to select some people to continue the study. When facing some problems, Liu Zhenghong would join in and give him some thoughts. Thus, recently, there was a successful modification of the six-star potion. Of course, the five-star potion recipe was confirmed, and the six-star potion modification had just entered the testing stages. But everyone knew what this meant. So this time, all the six-star warriors used the modified potion. Liu Zhenghong even called Ye Zhongming to ask about it. ¡°Should we continue the research?¡± Sister Hong¡¯s meaning was obvious. If they were to continue researching it, they would be targeting the seven-star potion. She would place down some other works and focus on this. Although the higher-level potions were tougher to study, Cloud Peak had a firm base, and using this to develop would make things easier. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t answer immediately and was thinking. This was not an easy decision. Why was Cloud Peak¡¯s five-star potion research so quick that they entered test stages so early? The reason was because... Cloud Peak could provide many five-star potions to test on. Many were not absolute. The number of potions used to research was not a huge number; if not, even Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t be able to afford it. But as compared to other factions, the five-star potions wasted were enough to hurt any super faction. Next was the six-star potion research; why was this slow? Besides Liu Zhenghong not focusing on it, the main reason was that six-star potions were precious. They didn¡¯t have any spares. Those that were tested on were saved and scrounged by Ye Zhongming. Now, Liu Zhenghong asked if they were to continue the research. Ye Zhongming had no reaction, but his liver started to hurt deep down. Chapter 1342: Potion Sale Were the modified potions good? They were! That was undeniable. Some Cloud Peak warriors used the modified potions from the start. These people had a much stronger foundation than others. The small bits of increase each evolution meant that after the sixth time, the difference in strength wasn¡¯t small. These people were basically captains and deputy captains. The stronger ones are deputies to the core members. The modified potions were that important. But to continue researching the seven-star potion, you would need a certain amount of seven-star potions to test on. But what Cloud Peak lacked now were such potions. This was reality. You had to invest if you wanted something good. Usually, Ye Zhongming would only hesitate before agreeing. He didn¡¯t care about the progress and would just pass her a few seven-star potions. They already had experience and wouldn¡¯t waste these good things. But times were special. All the potions six-star and above were used to turn people into six-star evolved. Ye Zhongming had none of such potions. But he was not willing to give up. Ye Zhongming thought, ¡°Sister Hong, if we use the previous experiment methods, how long will it take?¡± Liu Zhenghong frowned, ¡°Little Ye, science isn¡¯t estimated like that. If we are lucky, it might take a few dozen days, if not, a few years. I can¡¯t answer your question.¡± Ye Zhongming touched his nose and changed his question, ¡°If things are smooth and we have enough potions, you personally participate, and you have enough manpower, what is the quickest timeline?¡± This? Liu Zhenghong considered it: ¡°Although it is similar to your previous question, if I don¡¯t give you a specific number, it would be tough for you to decide.¡± Sister Hong pouted and amused Ye Zhongming. ¡°Three months is normal. Half a year would be slightly mature. If we are lucky, four to five months will yield a perfected seven-star potion recipe.¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head. With him providing an unlimited amount of potions, and having Liu Zhenghong shift manpower over to this project and personally take charge of it, it would still take three to four months. This was something he couldn¡¯t accept. This thing was good, but it wasn¡¯t the most important thing now. ¡°No, push back on this.¡± Ye ZHongming had a thought and looked at Liu Zhenghong, ¡°Sister Hong, if other people have the modified potion, what are the chances that they can break it down?¡± Liu Zhenghong squinted her eyes, ¡°Are you thinking about selling the modified potions?¡± ¡°I lack money.¡± Ye Zhongming spread his hands to reply. Surprisingly, Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t ask further questions, which stopped Ye Zhongming from explaining. She kept silent for a short while. She was probably pondering how complicated the potion was and how good the other factions were at research. ¡°With what I know, there won¡¯t be more than five factions with such research ability. But only three have the ability to break down our recipe. As for the timing, I am not sure, but it will take a few months. Of course, since we were the ones to research the level five and six potions, they have some different theories from before. To break down all six levels... It will take one to two years.¡± Liu Zhenghong gave her estimate. There were people who studied modified potions; it was one of the most popular research directions. However, the research environment worsened, and both talent and tools were problems. It was already a large amount to have five factions researching this. As for other Cloud Peak topics, there were only one to two factions in the country that researched them. Ye Zhongming listened closely. He thought about it and said slowly, ¡°Let¡¯s sell the first four stars. We did leak some one and two-star potions out. Since that is the case, let¡¯s be more decisive and let the first four levels go. We will sell them to Ying City, Posthumous People, and Saint Light Hall first. Once they have enough, we will give it to Mu Xinfei and the others. Then, to Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chains.¡± He wouldn¡¯t forget that other people invented the first four recipes. As the apocalypse progressed, organisations that made the potion previously would break through, and this skill would leak. Then, it wouldn¡¯t be as worth money anymore. ¡°En, right. If possible, we will sell the recipe to Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain.¡± Ye Zhongming touched his chin and thought about conning these two factions. After deciding to sell the modified potions, Cloud Peak released the news. Ye Zhongming changed the low-level crystals into potions and handed them to the lab for modification. The difference was that it was unlimited, which sent the surrounding factions mad. Although one and two-star potions weren¡¯t needed anymore, the need for three-star potions was huge. Four-star potions were one where there was not enough supply. The average level was four stars and there was still a big group of people working towards that level. With this good thing, it naturally became their top choice. Don¡¯t forget that Cloud Peak had always sold potions. They sold potions to get the crystals and used Ye Zhognming¡¯s elimination technique to earn the difference. This was a hugely profitable business. Although the supply was uncertain as Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t always in Cloud Peak and couldn¡¯t spend all his time spinning the wheel, this was a long-term business. Now that the potions would be replaced with modified potions and you only had to pay 10% more crystals, this was very worth it, and people would easily accept it. Everyone was willing to pay more for a bit more strength. Another point was that people knew of the modified potions. Now that they were sold, there was no worry of whether the potions were real or fake. This was why they were sold out when they came on the market. Ye Zhongming¡¯s thinking was quick, and went to inform the nearby factions. He still had modified five and six-star potions, and those who wanted could come to Cloud Peak to purchase. But only the bosses and important people could. Based on the size of the battle squad, they would be sold a certain amount of potions. As compared to the other potions, the price of the five and six-star potions was much higher. It did make sense for a high price as you could make your evolution stronger than others. Moreover, the price Ye Zhongming asked for wasn¡¯t too high either. However, the conditions were restricted. Cloud Peak didn¡¯t let them take the potions out of it. If they wanted to buy them, they would pay and then evolve in Cloud Peak, which would keep them safe. This was to prevent the five- and six-star potions from leaking into the market, and the various faction heads understood. Thus, many faction leaders who were going to profit from the sales of the materials Cloud Peak left from them were now spending that profit, returning money to Cloud Peak¡¯s pockets. But it still couldn¡¯t stop the passion of these bosses. They pre-ordered the modified potions such that the orders lasted two months later. Other factions were also interested in the modified potions. They used various channels to get some four-star potions. This involved some underground trades. The Ying City evolved sold the modified potions to others for a high price. Did Cloud Peak know? Of course, they did. But they didn¡¯t say anything and allowed it to develop. Little Tiger, Young Master Yun, Tong Hu, etc., came to find Ye Zhongming about it and asked him that since he didn¡¯t mind other factions buying, why don¡¯t they sell it straight? Ye Zhongming smiled and didn¡¯t reply. This seemingly foolish act had a purpose. Ying City battle squads were the closest to Cloud Peak. At the crucial moment, they would help Cloud Peak. They knew the reason why. They wouldn¡¯t exist without Cloud Peak. These people were a huge help in the many battles, including the Xingzhou City trip. Also, Cloud Peak¡¯s expansion took people from them. After Ye Zhongming found out they were selling modified potions, he didn¡¯t stop them and even allowed them to do so. Why? It was easy to understand. Ying City people sold the potions and earned the price difference. What would they do with that difference? Chapter 1342.5- Potion Sale (2) They will strengthen themselves or continue to buy potions to earn money. No matter which it was, they would head to Cloud Peak to purchase something. Potions, scrolls, equipment... Cloud Peak was nearby, and their products were cheap. The money will end up back in Cloud Peak¡¯s pocket. Cloud Peak will end up selling more modified potions and more scrolls and equipment to earn a huge amount of crystals. Those in Ying City will buy houses in Cloud Peak and strengthen themselves. Many people will even evolve a couple of levels in a short amount of time. People outside who obtained many modified potions would have to pay many crystals for them. If Ying City factions were Cloud Peak¡¯s shell, Ye Zhongming was using a single action to cause this shell to become thicker. Would a thick outer shell be bad for Cloud Peak? No, of course not. There were only benefits. When Cloud Peak heads out again, the battle squads weren¡¯t just complementing them; they could also be used as a main force. When Cloud Peak faced external threats, they would be a strong barrier to help Cloud Peak block some problems. Maybe someday, these people will become a part of Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming was always generous to his own people. Of course, there were restrictions on sales. Ye Zhongming was very biased when selling three and four-star potions. Those that did most for Cloud Peak and were organisations that were loyal to them got more potions. Some that had a poorer relationship got fewer. He couldn¡¯t do it openly but easily through some small methods. Many Cloud Peak members, even core members, became people external parties felt could take bribes to help them get benefits. The hot trade also improved the Puxing Town trading market. The bounties and missions refreshed, and people went to the various stores. The mercenary guild bodyguard missions were common, and Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment store was very popular... After the Xingzhou City battle, Cloud Peak became a merchant hub, not just an apocalypse base. With money, Ye Zhongming spun for more potions. He sold some while letting everyone evolve with others. So too were the Ying City people. In a short month, Cloud Peak and Ying City evolved were strengthening at a rapid pace. The other super factions weren¡¯t stupid and quickly noticed this situation. However, there was nothing they could do. After all, they couldn¡¯t sell modified potions. Cloud Peak¡¯s crazy stage stimulated these big factions. After some preparation, many big things happened in the country. Glory Army gathered five armies and did a large-scale hunt. This hunt was a battle targeting many mutated plants, which lasted for ten days. No one knew exactly what the outcome was as there weren¡¯t many people there. Guang Yao''s army also didn¡¯t reveal anything. News said the hunt was successful, but the losses were big, too. The second news came from the Resistance Zone. They also had a large-scale battle, which was similar to Cloud Peak. They used the Exquisite Floating Ball and War Fortress to take down numerous mutated lifeforms in cities. Before drawing hordes, they fled the area. Their hunt was much more successful than the Glory Army. They gained many things and didn¡¯t suffer much losses. They were definitely much more efficient. As Resistance Zone acted as the boss for such a long time, apart from Mu Xinfei, who rarely joined in, news spread from the other battle squads. What they gained from this operation was enough to build two new squads. There was also the secretive God Hall. They actually revealed themselves. They appeared in the northwest and tossed something into a large lake. No one knew what they placed. After people arrived, they saw that all lifeforms were gone, and it became a ghost region. No one knew what God Hall did,, but they obviously had some technique or equipment that could kill or cause the disappearance of many water lifeforms. Many people had ideas. But before they did anything, God Hall released a news to the world for the first time. They had a technology that could create a powder that could cause water lifeforms to lose combat strength. If you wanted to buy from them, just announce it, and God Hall will contact them. This shocked the country, and even Cloud Peak paid close attention. After all, God Hall was a competitor. Anything that could help them earn money was worth attention. What was the goal of releasing this news? Was it targeting Cloud Peak? Ye Zhongming gave the order to find out. The entire Cloud Peak¡¯s information organisation went to work. At the same time, Cloud Peak tensed up and was wary of anything happening. This news was shocking enough, but the most shocking thing was the Thousand Beast Villa. They also attacked, and this time, they targeted a level nine lifeform. This was the first confirmed battle where humans challenged a level nine lifeform. When they found out about this, Ye Zhongming was confused. Before you faced a level-nine lifeform, you would never know how terrifying they were. Cloud Peak had many level eight helpers, and they were still destroyed by the level nine Saint Father. What gave Thousand Beast Villa confidence to challenge a full-state level-nine lifeform? Did they have a solution? Truth proved that they did have methods. This battle lasted over fifty hours, and then... That level nine lifeform was killed. This news shocked everyone. Could humans finally kill a level nine lifeform? Humans were starting to head towards nine-star? Thousand Beast Villa exceeded traditional factions like Resistance Zone, Glory Army, and God Hall. They exceeded the newly popular Cloud Peak and became the top in everyone¡¯s hearts. When Five Ring Money released the faction rankings, they put Thousand Beast Villa first. The villa head was also at the top of the combat strength rankings. Ye Zhongming thought about it for an hour before deciding to head to Thousand Beast Villa. Actually, even if he didn¡¯t go, Thousand Beast Villa had already invited him to join an event. At that moment, Talos Red Dwarves¡¯ second mission was released. Chapter 1343: Xia Bais unusual evolution Ye Zhongming was very wary of the universe races, but he was interested in the equipment they could give him. After all, this was a new system, apart from wheel equipment, battle contribution equipment, and crystal weapons. Without contribution points, Ye Zhongming could only watch the shop list and drool. He didn¡¯t hate the missions even if he was working for the Talos Red Dwarves. But the timing wasn¡¯t right. That was because Thousand Beast Villa had invited him. Ye Zhongming wanted to go and didn¡¯t want to give up on that opportunity. As for what he would do there, he guessed there were a few reasons. One was to show their strength. Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t willing to do that, but other people were. Reputation could bring benefits. Ye Zhongming thought about it from his own view. Thousand Beast Villa might want to use its peak reputation to sell its product, Battle Beasts, to the various factions. Many evolved weren¡¯t willing to raise beasts but it didn¡¯t mean they didn¡¯t want to have one. Ye Zhongming had lived a past life and knew how useful a battle beast was in battle. He had Yellow Ball in this life and had Yangos. He also had Earth and Star Elf, which are similar in theory. Everyone knew how much help they gave him. Other evolved either lacked the money to buy a useful battle beast or they didn¡¯t have time to nurture them. They were afraid they would die in battle and waste the battle beast. They were afraid the beast would die, and they wasted money. These thoughts caused many people to stay away from beasts. But if Thousand Beast Villa could provide some with combat strength, that would be a good business. The profits were huge. Ye Zhongming thought about doing it himself, but he didn¡¯t have a large beast pool equipment, so he didn¡¯t have the right to do such a business. As for those that Cloud Peak nurtured, they weren¡¯t enough for internal use. Ye Zhongming was biting his teeth and waiting for time to pass for some dreams. He was waiting for the day Cloud Peak¡¯s battle beast squad forms. The second reason was that they were looking for help. What help? It was to study level nine lifeforms or to ask for things that they needed for that method that they killed the level nine lifeform with. For some reason, Ye Zhongming saw in the intel that Chameleon passed back that Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s invite was very focused and not based on the country rankings. Ye Zhongming had detailed information about each faction in the country, and he saw some similarities from the invite list. These factions either had strong technological research ability, and reputable labs, or they were very strong. Either that or they had the ability to move across regions in the apocalypse. Of course, Thousand Beast Villa also included those who could do business in the apocalypse. After Ye Zhongming came to that conclusion, he thought about it and felt that maybe Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s method of killing the level nine lifeform wasn¡¯t mature or it needed a huge amount of resources and could only be used once. Now, they were thinking about getting more. Also, Ye Zhongming discovered that the universe races supported many Earth factions. Even Ye Zhongming, who didn¡¯t want to be a pawn, had already become a spokesperson. Under such a situation, this meeting definitely had to do with the universe races. Were they going to trade intel or items? Will there be chances for cooperation? Or maybe they were trying to determine who would be their friend or foe when the universe races conflicted. Ye Zhongming thought about it. It was good to find out who was a friend or enemy earlier. Seemed like he had to head to Thousand Beast Villa. But... Talos Red Dwarves¡¯ second mission gave him a headache. It was annoying. The introduction was simple as this was an item search mission. There wasn¡¯t a clear target, only a region. That made things very uncertain. If he was lucky, he could find it within days. If he was unlucky, he might never be able to find it. The mission gave a month time limit. Thousand Beast villa¡¯s meeting was twenty days later. He might miss it, or he might not. What annoyed him was that if he failed the mission, his status as a spokesperson would be canceled, his current spokesperson level would be removed, and he would be fined 3000 contribution points. He didn¡¯t have so many. Contribution points were important. He wanted to get recipes and blueprints. He had no choice but to go. Hearing the intense energy fluctuation on the floor above, Xia Bai... Finally woke up. .................................................................. Chapter 1343.5- Xia Bais unusual evolution (2) Ye Zhongming was stunned when he looked at Xia Bai, who was eating quickly. He would never forget what he saw when he went upstairs. Yesterday, Ye Zhongming sensed an energy fluctuation that caused the entire space to shake. He charged to the second floor because Xia Bai was evolving there. Speaking of which, Ye Zhongming had never heard of a seven-star evolve taking a month to evolve to an eight-star. Ye Zhongmingn thought her evolution had failed. But that had a higher chance of happening when one evolved to one-star. There were a few out of tens of thousands. After the modification, that percentage went to zero. Eight-star evolution took different lengths of time for different people. But Ye Zhongming had never heard of anyone who took so long. Liu Zhenghong would come over every few days, which became a daily visit. But she only shook her head and said nothing. Ye Zhongming was anxious, and she left by saying that she was still alive. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t do anything. He could only continue with his plan while waiting anxiously. Fortunately, she woke up on the 47th day. Ye Zhongming charged to the second floor of his villa, which was in ruins. Thick darkness energy had ripped the area above it into shreds. Xia Bai stood at the center of the mess, and behind her was a giant black hole. Cries of monsters spread from inside. On her back was a pair of black wings. It was gigantic. Ye Zhongming estimated that they would be over six meters when expanded. The wings shone black, and there was a thick bone at the tip that gave off a metallic feeling. Its defense would be outstanding, and the wings were powerful. The wings had a semi-circular shape, and there weren¡¯t any hard bones on this side. They were made of sharp black feathers. At the same time, they shone, but it was the cold, sharp light this time! Xia Bai¡¯s own body changed. The extent to which Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t recognise her. She was much taller. She was of similar height to Ye Zhongming, who was an above-average female. The equipment on her was gone. They didn¡¯t know if they exploded. The purple mask on her face was gone, and she was naked. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have time to care about the few purple pieces of equipment Cloud Peak had. He just looked at her for a long time. Although she didn''t wear anything, there were black patterns and weird runes. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t recognise them. He believed others didn¡¯t, too. Those runes seemed alive. They gave off a dangerous power as Xia Bai breathed steadily. The black hair floated behind her. Along with her beautiful face that had patterns, Xia Bai was also terrifying. Also, the white and black mix on her skin made her look ancient and mysterious. Her eyes were black, like when Ye Zhongming activated his bloodline. But there were also bits of white that flashed across. When Xia Bai saw Ye Zhongming, she didn¡¯t react and just floated there quietly. A while later, she reached out, and those shrapnels gathered towards her hand. A few seconds later, a black scythe appeared. It was huge. It might be over three-meters long, giving off a cold aura. When Xia Bai grabbed it, it felt as if they had merged into one. Those shrapnels continued to combine into a pair of boots, which were a similar ¡®series¡¯ to the scythe. Her wings slowly closed to wrap her body before disappearing into a battle dress. Black hair, black dress, black boots, black blade... She was covered in black. The giant black hole shrunk, and that power disappeared after entering her body. The entire second floor turned back to normal. At this point, Ye Zhongming saw that the power was very orderly. The area above the second floor was gone, and only the area below it was preserved. Xia Bai landed. There was no mask, and her face was revealed. Only people close to her could see that her face looked slightly similar to before. Her black eyes turned back to normal, but her pupils were bigger than others and slightly darker. Her gaze finally started to ripple when she saw Ye Zhongming. Even the energy remnants of the evolution made Ye Zhongming feel in danger. Just by intuition, he was unsure if Xia Bai or he was stronger. She held the black scythe and walked slowly over. His body tensed up. This was an instinct, a battle instinct. But he didn¡¯t move. Xia Bai¡¯s coldness and that pure black energy made him very uncomfortable. But before he understood it, he decided not to do anything. Very quickly, she was before him. They were of similar height such that they were looking into each other¡¯s eyes. Xia Bai stuck the scythe into the ground and then released it. She wrapped her hands around him and hugged him. Before he could taste anything, she released him. She then knelt before him and lowered her head. Her hair hung onto the ground. ........................................................................ After Xia Bai was done eating, Ye Zhongming talked to her. Xia Bai didn¡¯t know why her body changed. Just before she evolved, she found Liu Zhenghong¡¯s assistant to let him do stabilising tests on her. ¡°Sorry.¡± Xia Bai knew that her actions were dangerous, but she didn¡¯t think that such a thing would happen. Not only would it waste Cloud Peak¡¯s eight-star potion, but they would also lose a strong fighter. This was not what she wanted. Ye Zhongming opened his mouth but said nothing. He only told her seriously not to make decisions on her own in the future. He stood up and went to the gene lab. He found Liu Zhenghong, who had avoided him after Xia Bai had woken up. Sister Hong was scolding... Or rather, beating that assistant. ¡°Little Ye, it is my fault.¡± Sister Hong was honest. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t say anything and looked at the assistant. ¡°It is not my fault. Captain Xia Bai asked, and I have to help.¡± That assistant was terrified and explained, ¡°I saw the little tricks you gave to people who were going to evolve. Since your method worked, our relatively mature gene techniques should also be okay. Even if they are bad, they wouldn¡¯t be able to handle the evolution power and would be cleared. But if they were useful, they would be very useful. So I agreed to Captain Xia Bai and felt like it would work. After noticing that she didn¡¯t wake up, I was nervous. The longer she took, the more I didn¡¯t dare to tell Sister Hong and you... Sorry, I didn¡¯t mean it.¡± Ye Zhongming turned to Liu Zhenghong. ¡°He... Wanted to prove himself.¡± The lab quietened down. That person knelt and shivered. He waited for the judgement of fate. Chapter 1344: Eternal Bloodline Ye Zhongming sat in Sister Hong¡¯s lounge and drank the seven-star tiaocao juice, which only the core members received one cup of each day. This juice was concocted from a few herbs they got from the Secret Realm using traditional Chinese medicinal methods. If you use it for a long time, you can strengthen your self-healing ability. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t punish that assistant. If it had been another circumstance when someone had nearly caused an accident to happen to Xia Bai, Ye Zhongming would have punished him. Cloud Peak had both kindness and punishment. Their punishments were brutal. But Ye Zhongming let him off because his identity was special. He was a researcher in the gene lab and had followed Liu Zhenghong and Ye Zhongming at the earliest times. He was an essential member of the lab now. He was in charge of several projects and had a very high standard. Ye Zhongming had to think carefully about whether he wanted to punish such a person. Of course, the most important reason was because Sister Hong spoke up for him. She mentioned that he was eager to prove himself. That was enough to show his position in her heart. In Cloud Peak, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t give anyone face. But he had to give Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan face. These two contributed too much to Cloud Peak, such that it reached the level of his contribution. Cloud Peak was able to reach its current level because of the two of them. Sister Hong and Le Dayuan knew their place. They didn''t interfere in other things besides being in charge of the labs. They just did the research, produced the items, and raised Cloud Peak¡¯s strength. There were temptations from outside. When Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t as famous, some other battle squads tried to snatch them. Cloud Peak slowly got stronger and gained a stable footing, but people still tried to tempt them. Ye Zhongming knew about this. Those factions... Almost all factions tried. Even Mu Xinfei, who had a close relationship with Cloud Peak, now had tried to probe the two of them. The price even tempted Ye Zhongming. The basics were high-quality labs, test products, safety, etc. Crystals, potions, equipment, power, status, positions... These were even more than what they were getting in Cloud Peak. There were some smarter people, like Five Ring Money, Cannibal Chains, Resistance Zone, God Hall, etc, who were good at reading people. Sister Hong¡¯s first love, Le Dayuan¡¯s ex-wife, old friends, relatives, etc, were all used to try to poach them. But Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan didn¡¯t leave. They were firm and had never wavered. As time passed, any organisation that went through the various layers of Cloud Peak protection to contact the two of them, the people who spread the message were handed over. Sister Hong even arrogantly told Ye Zhongming to stop these people from annoying them. What else could Ye Zhongming say to them? Liu Zhenghong was nearly his sister, and Le Dayuan was his brother. This was Cloud Peak¡¯s pillar. The sister¡¯s intentions were obvious. She was speaking for her subordinate, so Ye Zhongming had to give her face. He punished this person symbolically by making him the final person in the same batch of researchers to evolve to the next round before turning the page. Actually, Ye Zhongming knew that this person didn¡¯t have any bad intentions. He also misunderstood Xia Bai¡¯s intentions as Ye Zhongming¡¯s intention. He was forgivable. ¡°What is Xia Bai¡¯s situation?¡± Ye Zhongming asked his question after giving Sister Hong¡¯s face. This was a huge issue. Xia Bai¡¯s evolution exceeded ordinary evolutions. They also lost purple equipment, which was a huge matter. Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t reply immediately. She thought about it and said, ¡°Do you know her abilities after evolving?¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. Xia Bai didn¡¯t hide them from him; he was also very curious. ¡°She kept all her previous abilities, and they got stronger.¡± Ye Zhongming said what he knew. ¡°But she lost some basic abilities, like... She can¡¯t wear any equipment.¡± Liu Zhenghong stood up. Some lifeforms couldn¡¯t wear equipment. Mutated zombies, plants, beasts, etc couldn¡¯t use wheel equipment. Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming once used that point to craft some firm armor for Red Hair and the zombies she controlled. But the truth proved that after wearing them, you could increase defense, but skills were useless. You just wore a layer of metal. This was nothing to lifeforms of the current level. So, that plan failed after a few tests. Now, Xia Bai couldn¡¯t use equipment, which was quite unbelievable. ¡°What else?¡± Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t have as complicated a thought as Ye Zhongming. On the contrary, she was very interested. Another good experiment body! ¡°Many new abilities.¡± ¡°Tell me about it.¡± Ye Zhongming adjusted his thoughts and decided to describe it in a simple way to understand. ¡°Her bloodline has no more restrictions.¡± This caused a huge shock to Liu Zhenghong. The safest way for a high level evolve to seem much stronger was bloodline. Although some bloodlines could always be active, those were support bloodlines. They won¡¯t have any active skills and won¡¯t have any explosive strength. But Xia Bai¡¯s bloodline wasn¡¯t. It was a battle bloodline. If what Ye Zhongming said was true, this meant that Xia Bai¡¯s future battles would last for as long as she wanted. ¡°It became an ability?¡± Sister Hong added. Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°And?¡± ¡°Also...¡± He paused and continued, ¡°Her ability cooldowns all disappeared.¡± ¡°That is impossible!¡± Liu Zhenghong stood up. From her professional angle, she believed that the bloodline was possible. But she didn¡¯t believe this. It shouldn¡¯t appear on evolved. Chapter 1345: Mission start Each evolved was a superman. They were quick, strong, and lived long. They could leave a huge hole with a punch and kick giant pieces of stone with one kick. But these could be done by evolved who weren¡¯t high leveled. To level a mountain or leave a giant crack, you had to rely on skills. These were either skill scrolls or job scrolls. No matter what, skills were an evolved¡¯s strongest abilities. Strength would be naturally restricted. This was similar to how you would need to put in something to get something out. In other words, no matter how advanced and fast a gun was, the two bullets had a gap. Only lasers that had appeared in movies and maybe even in the apocalypse could connect them into a line. But lasers were also line by line. Thus, Sister Hong believed that a bloodline could merge with the human body but not skills having no CD. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t believe it at first, but he slowly did. ¡°What is the cost? Is there no cost at all?¡± Liu Zhenghong stared at Ye Zhongming and was afraid he would say no. ¡°There is a cost.¡± Liu Zhenghong heaved a sigh of relief. She knew there was definitely some cost. ¡°She would be tired if she used more skills.¡± Liu Zhenghong, ¡°...¡± ¡°Next.¡± Her head hurt. She decided to study it first before speaking. The current her couldn¡¯t explain this miraculous problem. Ye Zhongming was delighted he could cause this expert problems, but he adjusted his thoughts and didn¡¯t dare show it. This person dared to call him Little Ye and pinch his ears. ¡°Also... her equipment has disappeared. Or rather, they merged with her. She obtained the equipment ability, but these abilities have changed.¡± Liu Zhenghong just went through the fact that Xia Bai had no cooldowns. Now that this happened, she wasn¡¯t too surprised. Hearing Ye Zhongming say that, she was a little numb. ¡°Oh, tell me about it.¡± ¡°For example, the abilities of her armor all transferred to her body. Like her bloodline, they became her own ability with no cooldown.¡± Ye Zhongming breathed out. He finally understood why he felt that way when he saw Xia Bai complete her evolution. Envy. Although Ye Zhongming had changed his Star Armor many times, its stats didn¡¯t change much. If he could be like Xia Bai and use his abilities as he wished... With Shattered Star Ring, to be able to explode it whenever he wanted... After he exploded it, he could still... ¡°As for the passive stats like defense and toughness, did they become her own defence? I am not sure. I know that Xia Bai¡¯s battle dress is very strong.¡± He paused and continued, ¡°Sister Hong, can you imagine? With the scythe¡¯s stats...¡± Liu Zhenghong was stunned. She didn¡¯t pay much attention to equipment. Apart from Ye Zhongming, she didn¡¯t really care about the stats of each person¡¯s equipment. But Xia Bai¡¯s scythe was different. They got it long ago, so Liu Zhenghong knew about it. ¡°That ability where she gets stronger the more injured she is?¡± She was shocked, ¡°Are you saying that the ability transferred to her?¡± Ye Zhongming nodded, ¡°Right.¡± ¡°Then, doesn¡¯t that mean...¡± Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t finish her words, but both of them knew what she wanted to say. Through Ye Zhongming¡¯s introduction, they knew about Xia Bai¡¯s current abilities. In conclusion... She was strong... When she was injured, she was stronger. ¡°There are also some new abilities. Do you want to listen?¡± Liu Zhenghong waved and decided to ask her herself. Seeing Ye Zhongming want to leave, she said suddenly, ¡°Little Ye, are you still her match?¡± Ye Zhongming decided not to speak. Just like that, Xia Bai became the second eight-star in Cloud Peak. The female guards became a team when the leader was eight-stars, the captain was seven-stars, and the ordinary members were all six-stars. .............................................................................. After a period of digestion, Cloud Peak¡¯s gains were turned into strength. The entire Cloud Peak gave off a strong aura. Many factions had a guess about what they earned this time. This was based on what happened in Xingzhou City. As for the trades in Puxing Town, those factions were unsure. They knew that Cloud Peak swallowed their crystals, and they got modified potions in return. Everyone could see the profits. Many factions had started to try to break down the modified potions. But the research stopped after they got some news. Cloud Peak was selling the one to four-star recipe to Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chains. The other factions weren¡¯t surprised that Cloud Peak had the recipe. After all, their technology was advanced, but their production scale wasn¡¯t big. They also didn¡¯t have places to sell. At most, they could only sell it in their own area, and it couldn¡¯t cause a storm. But when the two strong merchant guilds got the recipe, in just a while, the modified potions would become their flagship product, and it would be sold across the country. So what if they analyzed the recipe? Could they battle with Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain? Compete in terms of selling routes? Connections? They would just be asking to die! So they gave up on research. Only a bunch of lonely low leveled evolved in a lab with bad conditions looked at the recipe in their hands and also at the few exquisite modified potions beside them. They sat on the ground and couldn¡¯t speak for a long time. Although they were unhappy that Ye Zhongming sold it to both sides, they were still quite satisfied. Even if they had to compete, the profits were enough to earn them a huge amount. But what they didn¡¯t understand was the reason why they were selling it. It was a sky-high price, but it wasn¡¯t much compared to the profits, right? What they didn¡¯t know was that in the near future, these recipes... Would appear in many places... You could use one level one crystal to buy a copy of it. .......................................... Chapter 1345.5- Mission start (2) After conning two rich groups, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t feel bad at all and was not worried about revenge. Not to mention, when the group that invented the potions in their last life would release them, Even if they took it out, it would only slightly affect Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chains. Ordinary evolved, ordinary factions wouldn¡¯t be able to craft the potions even if they had the recipe¡ªthose who could was limited. The final outcome would be that they would split sales regions after a price war. The profits would reduced, but they would still earn. After earning money, Ye Zhongming would turn this money into potions for the female guards to have more seven-star evolved. Now, Cloud Peak knew that although there weren¡¯t many female guards, if they fought with any main battle squad. Even without Xia Bai, the main battle squad would have won, but it would have been tough. After all, they had more people, and the core members were stronger than the ordinary seven-stars. But if Xia Bai joined, the female guards would win. It wouldn¡¯t be a tough win; they would just suffer some losses. Core members and Xia Bai scoffed at those statements. Cloud Peak¡¯s warriors were loyal and won¡¯t attack each other. Fighting was also very complicated and didn¡¯t depend solely on numbers and levels. But one thing couldn¡¯t be denied: the female guards had reached new heights. When everyone in Ying City was discussing how strong Xia Bai and her subordinates were, Ye Zhongming brought them out and disappeared from Cloud Peak. ................................................ Zhao Xiangxue wore a mask and robe and stood at the edge of a forest. There was no one behind her. But if you were sharp, you would notice that there were over twenty energy fluctuations. These people didn¡¯t hide their aura and didn¡¯t care if people noticed them. There was only one situation in which Chameleon didn¡¯t mind people noticing them. It was when they met their leader. These assassins or scouts didn¡¯t bother to hide. Their energy fluctuations revealed their current emotions. Each member knew they belonged to Chameleon, Cloud Peak, and the two captains, but finally, they belonged to Ye Zhongming. Even though most of them hadn¡¯t seen Ye Zhongming, the moment they entered Chameleon, they were injected with the thought that Ye Zhongming was their king. Their king¡¯s orders were the highest, and they had to follow them. This might be brainwashing, but it was effective. With the help of the two psychological job user¡¯s mental interference, with Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s calls for their faith, their loyalty towards Ye Zhongming became a faith and instinct. Now, their mental pillar was coming, so they were excited. The operation team wasn¡¯t as strict as the intel team. They didn¡¯t know who each other was, what they looked like, and their names. They would even use fake voices. But they would still talk and communicate with each other. When there weren¡¯t any missions, they would train and even compete with each other. They learned many things from the two captains and knew they had fought with the leader. That was what they envied. They had imagined that they could do it but they didn¡¯t expect that day to really arrive. There were fluctuations from the Meditation Bone Demon Platform. Ye Zhongming and the female guards appeared. Zhao Xiangxue moved forward and greeted Ye Zhongming. She only felt young when she was before this guy. ¡°Brother.¡± This was how she greeted him. She changed the greeting, and he didn¡¯t oppose. ¡°How is the situation?¡± He glanced at the forest and frowned. Seeing Ye Zhongming¡¯s reaction, Zhao Xiangxue panicked and said hurriedly, ¡°Brother, you can¡¯t blame them; they are too excited.¡± He nodded and waved to the back. Xiao Min brought some people to control the surrounding region. ¡°Tell your guys to come out.¡± As Zhao Xiangxue gave the order, the small Chameleon team appeared before Ye Zhongming. These over twenty people bowed to him respectfully and calmed down after he praised them. They then started to judge the team behind their leader. They were all females, evolution level... Very high, equipment... Very good. Blue and green equipment intersected. Each of them had a battle beast. Their aura... Was even colder than them. At the same time, the female guards were also sizing them up. The captain was female. The boss seemed to like females to be captains. Each of them wore a robe? Do they take it off in battle? They wore masks? They are definitely not as strong as Captain Xia in the past. Why is someone shivering? Is he excited? Evolution level? Doesn¡¯t seem high? But after calming down, those people made them feel... Very dangerous! Both sides recognised each other¡¯s ability. Zhao Xiangxue nodded toward Xia Bai. She knew that she was the boss¡¯s guard and one of the strongest in Cloud Peak. After becoming an eight-star evolved, even the boss couldn¡¯t defeat her easily. ¡°Witnesses here are the most. But everyone who saw it was at least two thousand meters into the forest. One person saw it close to the rainforest''s center, but is unsure. I wanted to ask that person, but he has already died in battle.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He walked to the side of the forest and touched a tree. ¡°Boss, this rainforest is dangerous. The person I mentioned was a strong seven-star evolved, but he still died to the mutated animals and plants here; we... Do we have to enter?¡± Zhao Xiangxue wasn¡¯t afraid; she just felt that it wasn¡¯t worth it. Ye Zhongming nodded. Zhao Xiangxue didn¡¯t mention it again and just told him about the intel she had. Ye Zhongming kept silent for a while and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. We have to enter regardless.¡± Chameleon and the female guards entered this dense and dark rainforest together. Chapter 1346: Searching for what? The environment was the most significant change in the apocalypse apart from humans. Without deforestation, global warming, water and soil pollution, and human¡¯s nature restructuring. After Earth managed to run naturally for three years, the original ecosystem became mainstream on this planet. Human traces were still spread worldwide but stopped destroying the environment. Nature started to take the upper hand and even chased humans out of some regions. Cold Bay Rainforest was such a location. Unlike the Amazon, a flooded forest, the Cold Bay Rainforest was on plains. In the past, due to the fertile soil, humans had started to develop this area. However, they started slightly later and focused on tourism and agriculture, which was why the destruction of its natural environment was minimal. After the apocalypse started, the plants and animals here started to mutate. The few humans and zombies were quickly cleared. In the first one to two years, no one disturbed this place. Mutated animals and plants killed each other, reproducing and evolving. This was until one day when an adventurer squad entered this area and saw recipe materials with a big market. Thus, more squads entered this area to try to gain riches. But humans weren¡¯t the rulers of the Earth anymore; the other mutated lifeforms were. Human evolved entered the rainforest, and continued to die there. To date, they didn¡¯t make much progress and instead, suffered huge losses. There was even a seven-star evolved that died here. Under such circumstances, Ye Zhongming led the female guards and one Chameleon operation squad to enter. ¡°The first tree that was discovered was the main ingredient of Floating Potion. The main function was to reduce the effects of gravity, so this material wasn¡¯t expensive. The potions were also very popular. Many crafting-job users got such a recipe and were able to provide it. The price was not expensive, but it wasn¡¯t too cheap. There was a huge demand, so one could imagine how much profit was available.¡± Zhao Xiangxue walked alongside Ye Zhongming while introducing the situation. The intel team knew that Ye Zhongming was coming personally, so they were very detailed. ¡°Old Sandalwood Tree?¡± Zhao Xiangxue was stunned, ¡°Brother, you know about this?¡± Ye Zhongming shook his head. He naturally knew about the Floating Potion and was very familiar with it. This was one of the potions in his last life that each evolved would have. They would drink one before fighting, and the effects were obvious. If he remembered correctly, the recipe wasn¡¯t rare, and there were a lot of materials, so the prices were low. There was even a lab that modified this potion to increase the time it lasted. She looked suspiciously at Ye Zhongming and continued, ¡°Apart from that, they discovered many other things that evolved can use. Like Magical Thinking Mushroom, Three Day Grass, Red Water Beetle, etc.¡± A squirrel-like battle beast on a female guard warrior¡¯s shoulder spat its tongue to hit the tree beside it. Everyone looked over and saw some green liquid flow from the branch. A hand-sized mutated lifeform turned around on the branch and fell to the ground, revealing the black demon crystal on its stomach. It was actually a level-three mutated lifeform! No one recognised what it had mutated from; it might not even be a lifeform from Earth. Its evolution level couldn¡¯t hurt anyone here, but nearly everyone didn¡¯t notice it. Only this battle beast with special abilities noticed it. This sent a chill down their spines. At the same time, they realised that the mutate lifeforms were far harder to deal with than humans. ¡°Be careful!¡± Ye Zhongming reminded, and the squad entered their battle modes. ¡°Cold Bay Rainforest is big, near 100 thousand acres. There are numerous mutated lifeforms here. Even if this wasn¡¯t a place to get materials, it has the potential to become a hunting ground, so evolved came over to take risks. Some factions also moved their base nearby. At its peak, there were hundreds of human camps around.¡± ¡°But things changed a few months ago.¡± A staff appeared in Zhao Xiangxue¡¯s hands, along with a magic sphere in the other. ¡°Although this place was filled with danger and people died every day, everyone still obtained many resources to keep tens of thousands of people alive. But one day, evolved that entered started to go missing. No one knew why. Many large-scale searches couldn¡¯t give any answers and, caused more people to go missing. Some people left, but some still stayed. They didn¡¯t head deep into the rainforest anymore and struggled to survive on the outside. Only some slightly stronger ones would enter.¡± ¡°The information that we got was mostly from these people.¡± Zhao Xiangxue stopped. She had said most of what she knew, and all that was left was to lead the way to the locations that they knew to see if they could find the thing mentioned. ¡°What are we looking for?¡± Xia Bai, who had reached level eight, was now different; maybe not wearing the mask caused her to regain the courage to face people again. The current Xia Bai was still cold, feisty, and silent, but she started to speak to others. However, most of the time, she still spoke to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Some shit.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s words caused their footsteps to get messy. ¡°Some shedded skin.¡± Their movement slowed. ¡°Maybe some corpses.¡± Even Zhao Xiangxue couldn¡¯t help but look towards Ye Zhongming. ¡°Of course, there are some... Tracks. If we follow them, we might meet some... Fellows.¡± ¡°What?¡± Black mist rose in Xia Bai¡¯s eyes. Ye Zhongming sighed. ¡°It wasn¡¯t very exact but if my guesses are right... They should be enemies, real enemies.¡± Chapter 1347: Laughter behind the back Most of the time, the apocalypse was silent. Some killings happened silently, too. As the Cloud Peak squad got deeper into the rainforest, their fights became increasingly frequent. This was even after Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai released their strong auras. The rainforest felt mysterious and problematic. The scale of the battle wasn¡¯t huge, and they were all very short. They weren¡¯t solved instantly, and there were a few dozen times that lasted more than five seconds. Some longer battles took a minute. Don¡¯t underestimate this minute. This was very dangerous in this rainforest. There was a patch of harmless-looking mushrooms that looked similar to the ground. But when the team got close, they released purple poison and then popped up from the ground. They used their roots to attack Cloud Peak. There were many poisonous mushrooms. The part above the surface wasn¡¯t big, and they looked the same as ordinary mushrooms. So that patch had tens of thousands of mushrooms. Their defense wasn¡¯t good, and they were very weak. Anyone in the squad could insta kill them. However, their roots were so sharp they could pierce through green defensive equipment. The poison made one dizzy, which allowed them to attack. Although they took a minute to end the battle, more than half of the warriors were injured, and their equipment suffered from some damage. There was even one battle beast that had a weak defense due to it being a support type that died from the roots. The female warrior who had been numb from killing had a rare look of sadness on her face. While impressed by how weak but sharp these level two and three mushrooms were, everyone also knew that the rainforest used this method to prove its danger. ¡°If we were to level this area, it might not be so problematic.¡± A female guards captain killed a giant serpent that fell from a tree. She looked at the blood splatter around her body and shook her head. That was true. If the team didn¡¯t need to explore and just destroyed this area, not to mention if it was possible, at least they wouldn¡¯t be as frustrated as they are now. It was right, but they couldn¡¯t do it. This quest was just to search for clues. They couldn''t level this place even if they were here to get materials. It might be possible if the entire Cloud Peak came, but the rewards would definitely be less than what they put in. Any rational super faction wouldn¡¯t do it. Ye Zhongming knew how badly such frequent but weak attacks would affect one¡¯s emotions. But there was nothing he could do and nothing he would do. He knew that his subordinates would quickly adapt to the environment. Each person used their poison removal pills they had prepared. Because of this, most of the poison mists in the rainforest weren¡¯t dangerous. Apart from that, ye Zhongming prepared even better antidotes just in case. The Cloud Peak squad slowly adapted to the rainforest and became more efficient. The defense-type warriors were on the outside, with the ranged and air defense warriors in the center. Various battle beasts with support abilities were beside them, which solidified the formation. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai also controlled the ground and sky at the front and back to ensure they could react quickly. Chameleon members were in charge of scouting and being sentries. They were used to that so Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t keep them in the squad. Zhao Xiangxue naturally stuck with Ye Zhongming. Her job made her a super fighter; when she was in Chameleon, she was always the trump card. Ye Zhongming felt that this mission was a gamble of luck. There shouldn¡¯t be much danger unless they face a level eighth mutated lifeform. With him and Xia Bai, they were strong enough. He kept Yangos, Yellow Ball, and Red Hair in Cloud Peak to help defend. But even he didn¡¯t expect the rainforest to teach them a tough lesson. Two hours after they entered the rainforest, the team had entered a place that evolved who relied on this place for survival called Death Sign Pool. This was an inner lake of the rainforest. It wasn¡¯t big but was one of the few water sources on the outskirts of the rainforest. This was where many mutated lifeforms came to drink. Of course, this was also where animals hunted. In the information they got, this was a very dangerous place. Everyone was careful when they got close, afraid they would face unknown dangers. Even Ye Zhongming had planned to wrap around this place. There was no need to find trouble when you knew there would be many mutated lifeforms here. When Cloud Peak started to wrap around, a bunch of mutated apes saw them and shouted. Hundreds of apes broke the silence of the rainforest. Various lifeforms moved around them. Some started to fly, and many lifeforms were in panic. This was a start. Various other lifeforms gave out sounds, and they connected in a short few seconds to send a small part of the rainforest into chaos. Ye Zhongming had a look of regret. It was too late when he saw the apes. He knew why Chameleon didn¡¯t give a warning, as the apes were too crafty. In the last life, he knew that these apes could camouflage. Apart from that, they were herbivores, so they wouldn¡¯t attack evolved. Their levels were slightly lower, and after evolving, they became tough to catch. This was why humans weren¡¯t interested in them. They didn¡¯t look vicious; instead, they looked very cute. In the last life, many were tamed into battle beasts and were popular among females. The Chameleon member might have missed out because of their camouflage. Even if they didn¡¯t miss out, there weren¡¯t many of them, and they looked gentle. They were also level one and two, so it was normal for the members to feel they weren¡¯t dangerous. But Ye Zhhongming knew that these fellows were annoying. When they were tamed, they were well-behaved and knew how to act cute. When needed, they could help evolved send messages or be sentries. But in the wild, they were spineless lifeforms. To prevent other carnivorous lifeforms from eating them, they would join some strong lifeforms or join groups to become a support race. Their job was to be a sentry! In peacetime, some animals would do it much less in the apocalypse, when everything was much more intelligent. When these apes were underestimated, they became a huge problem. Chapter 1347.5- Laughter behind the back (2) Chaos. Lifeforms here fled in all directions and quickly noticed Cloud Peak¡¯s squad. The battle started in such a random way. Many mutated lifeforms joined the fight around Cloud Peak. If Yellow Ball or Yangos were here, they were mutated lifeforms so their king aura could scare the lifeforms away. Humans were different. Mutated lifeforms and them fed on each other. Their scents were very attractive to the lifeforms here. Under such a chaotic situation, many mutated animals and plants of different levels came to find a chance to see if they could kill a human to get a delicious feast. These humans had high evolution levels and were of high quality. As long as they ate one of them, they might be able to evolve immediately. Cloud Peak was very strong. They formed up when they were attacked and easily dealt with these lifeforms. Their defense was air-tight. There might be many lifeforms but they died in front of the formation. None of them could get through. This situation changed when some high-level lifeforms came. Of course, there were some large groups. At the start, a thick poison mist spread. Evolved could hold their breathing for some time. They also used the poison pill so they weren¡¯t afraid. But in such an intense battle, not breathing sped up their stamina consumption. The mutated plants attacked, too. They attacked as a group. All directions, from the sky and from the ground, which caught them off guard. Some were like lightning striking the humans, and some were slow and got close bit by bit. Some were proactive and directly attacked, some supported, making sounds to distract the humans. There were plants all around the rainforest. The algae beneath them were all mutated plants. This caused the Cloud Peak formation to mess up slightly. It wasn¡¯t that they couldn¡¯t defeat these fellows. Their attacks and appearance were too weird and unexpected. After the high-level mutated plants and animals joined, the defensive formation was split open. Ye Zhognming frowned and realised the problem. If this continued and the warriors were forced to breathe, this would cause a huge disadvantage, and casualties would start to appear. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to waste his precious close guards in such a place. He observed the surroundings and made a decision. With each team as a unit, they split up to break through and then gather in a specific location. Ye Zhongming would hold the rear for them. With their speed and Ye Zhongming attracting their attention, they had a high chance to break free. The orders were given, and they had no objection. They didn¡¯t worry, as Ye Zhongming was strong. Only Xia Bai was unhappy, and there was nothing she could do. Cloud Peak¡¯s team started to split in all directions. Ye Zhongming and Xia Bai attacked and tried to attract attention. They were unafraid and just felt annoyed. The plan was smooth. The female guards and Chameleon got free. Although some mutated lifeforms chased them, they fought and retreated successfully. Ye Zhongming told Xia Bai to lead her team away. He would delay most of the mutated lifeforms himself. Xia Bai told him to take care of himself before leaving. Only Ye Zhongming was left. The Cloud Peak king felt it was about time and turned to leave. At that moment, before he took a step, he felt that something had locked onto him. At the same time, extreme danger forced him to stop. If he continued walking, the lifeform that made him feel danger would chase those Cloud Peak teams. This feeling was weird, but Ye Zhongming was sure he felt it correctly. That mysterious enemy was sending him such a message. He had to think about the seven-star evolved that died here and his mission''s final goal. Is it... Them? He took out his Staff of Nature and placed it beside him. This allowed him to search for that mysterious enemy. Water Bottle Protection rose, causing the mutated lifeform attacks to stop. After noticing that the barrier had no attack strength, they continued to attack. This pause was short, but it allowed Ye Zhongming to find where the lifeform was. He deactivated the staff and charged in that direction. His blade slashed a few dozen times as he moved towards that direction. There was no need to hold back against something that made him feel danger. Blade light landed on the lifeforms in that direction and left an area without life. This cruel act terrified many lifeforms. But Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t happy as he saw that the lifeform was gone. He had clearly sensed it here, but it was gone. Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle experience made him leave his spot. He continued to move in that direction. At this point, he heard laughter from behind him. This laughter sent a chill down his spine. Wind and Lightning slashed behind him, and he used the momentum to turn around. But he felt his eyes black out, and the surroundings changed. Chapter 1348: Mysterious Land ¡°Are you ready?¡± A low male voice appeared under the green and oil algae surface. The tone was slightly nervous. The algae started to move forward. Seven human-shaped algae popped up from the flat surface near three giant trees. The three trees were huge, and each could reach a hundred meters tall. Not only were they tall, they were thick. A few dozen mature guys couldn¡¯t wrap around them. These trees had a magical purple color. There was no bark, and it was as if there were curtains pieced together by pearls hanging down from them. The silver pearls gave a gentle glow, making the three giant trees like Christmas trees. The crowns of the trees were huge. Three trees connected covered a few kilometers. The branches were weird. The thick branches had spiral-shaped red leaves. In the oval space in the center of the leaves were red fruits the size of strawberries. They were shiny and smooth like jade, giving off a weird fragrance filling the entire region. These red leaves covered the ground. Many of them had withered and turned dark red. They weren¡¯t spiral-shaped anymore and had become flat. The dark red here and green outside formed a clear comparison. If you looked closely, you would notice those leaves occasionally moving slightly. Those seven human shapes were moving, and no one knew what they were doing. At a certain time, one of them jumped and charged towards the center of the three trees. The moment they stepped into the forest, the fallen leaves started to shake. At first, only a few moved, but when the seven of them were a few dozen meters in, all the leaves moved. They swept up like a whirlwind. Many leaf pythons over two meters tall appeared around. Looking closely, each leaf had many black bugs behind it. ¡°Bug Tower has appeared. Don¡¯t enter; it is this place!¡± It was the same voice as before. As he spoke, the others stretched a weird metal device from the algae that looked like a compass. As they took it out, the metal spoon on the metal device flew towards those red leaves on the crown. ¡°Defend!¡± The seven of them formed a defensive formation. They seemed experience against the leaf python bug turrets. Apart from the portion of algae under their feet, those around their body exploded to form many green weapons that flew in all directions. These algae seemed soft when they were on their bodies, but when they were fired, they became as tough as metal. The bug turrets near them were split and shattered. Some smelly liquid splattered, mixing with the fragrance to cause a weird smell. These seven people weren¡¯t delighted just because they had a small win. They took a metal tube and opened the lid to reveal some liquid. Due to this metal tube, the liquid fired a long distance. They touched the bug turret and would scatter them. The liquid also had a corrosive effect. The bugs they touched would smoke and die after rolling on the ground. When the seven of them saw the situation, they were delighted. They looked above. The metal spoons were near the crown, charging towards the spiral-shaped leaves that bore fruit. The quickest one had hit an oval leaf. The spoon broke the leaf and dug the red fruit out. Before the leaves could retract, the spoon had returned. It spun around and flew back through the original path. Success! The few of them were delighted. It seemed like they would gain a lot this time! But accidents happened. Just when they thought they would return with many things this time, the liquid in their metal tubes reduced and then disappeared. They were stunned, and then that same person cursed, ¡°That liar!¡± Without the attacks of the liquid, the bug turrets gathered again and got close to them. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± That person bit his teeth and squeezed those words from his throat. They had spent a lot on this operation: the green algae, metal tubes, and metal devices with spoons spent nearly all their savings. If everything were smooth, they would get seven Red Scarf Fruits. Not only would they earn it all back, they would profit multiple times. Now, the problem was that the metal tubes that they were told would last until the metal spoons returned only had half their actual amount. This pretty much announced the failure of this operation. The leader had to retreat. If not, they would die here. They were unwilling, but there was nothing they could do. If the bug turrets got close, they would attack them, and they wouldn¡¯t be able to block. The few of them ran out. This was a race against time. ¡°Where is Ah Luo?¡± A voice made the team stop. The few of them looked; as expected, they were missing one person. They turned and saw that person called Ah Luo stopping at his original spot. He held a weapon and waved it toward the bug turrets. He waved while looking up and observing the metal spoon. ¡°Ah Luo, come back!¡± The leader opened his eyes and shouted. He wanted to scold his brother for being dumb but it wasn¡¯t the time. He wanted to get him back. ¡°I want to wait for it!¡± Ah Luo shouted. He ignored the bugs pouncing on his body, waving his weapon with his eyes looking above. ¡°Are you crazy? Are you crazy?¡± The others shouted. The leader bit his teeth. He took one last look at Ah Luo before shouting for the rest to retreat. When they got out of the range of the three trees and turned back, they saw Ah Luo¡¯s hand holding the metal board, reaching upwards. The metal spoon landed on it at that moment. The fruit on it looked devilish, but he was already covered in bugs apart from that hand. A few seconds later, Ah Luo disappeared in the bug ocean. The few of them shouted in pain. Two of the females cried. It took some time before they calmed down. At that moment, a calm voice spread from behind them. ¡°Where is this?¡± ............................................................ Chapter 1348.5- Mysterious Land (2) Although he had spent two hours with these six people, Ye Zhongming still had many questions. These few people... He didn¡¯t know what race they were. As compared to humans on Earth, these six people were different. They looked similar to humans, but their hair, pupils, fingers, and ears differed. Their hair colors were all different. Red, yellow, green, black, blue, purple, there were all colors. Their pupils were similar to their hair. Their fingers had one more joint. Be it males or females, they had longer hands than humans. The greatest difference was the ears. This made Ye Zhongming think about elves in games or movies. But the difference was their sharp parts were split into two in the center and connected with a bit of tender flesh, forming small holes. Both guys and girls had some jewelry in there. Ye Zhongming was also sure their language wasn¡¯t from Earth, as he had never heard of it. He was in the Cold Bay Rainforest. There was laughter behind him, and before he turned, he entered this bit of wilderness. He had never seen such scenes, and they definitely weren¡¯t on Earth. Was he teleported to some place like the Secret Realm? Ye Zhongming was not sure. He suspected that he didn¡¯t feel the space power that he always felt when he teleported through space. He was anxious. He was afraid that the lifeform that could teleport him here would chase his subordinates. Just that act alone was enough to prove that the lifeform could easily wipe his subordinates. What was that? Ye Zhongming had never faced such a weird thing. Was this the true enemy that the universe races mentioned? Did he fall for the enemy¡¯s trap? ¡°(*@#(@*¡± The leader said something, and Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t understand. But his mental energy was huge, and from the body language, tone, etc, he could guess the rough meaning and was more than 80% accurate. If he learned Yangos¡¯s mental energy communication, he wouldn¡¯t need to know the language. But Ye Zhongming was human and couldn¡¯t grasp that ability. It was already amazing that he could guess it accurately. That guy was roughly asking who Ye Zhongming was and if he was from a certain place. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand what that place was; it should be the place''s name. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if he was referring to Earth, so he didn¡¯t know how to reply. During these two hours, he knew the pronunciation of their names and remembered many phrases. He even understood the grammar of their words. He thought about it and decided to learn their language, to understand where this place was, and then find a way out. There was no sun; it was just a blue sky. Ye Zhongming sighed. .................................................................. ¡°This is called Heima.¡± There was no difference between day and night, so Ye Zhongming could only use the Earth¡¯s 24-hour system to record time here. After two days, he grasped the language. Apart from specific words like Heima, he could communicate freely with these people. These six people were shocked by his language-learning ability. After grasping the language, he learned more information. But the more he learned, the more he noticed that he didn¡¯t know where this was. His heart sank. Apart from that, he realised a problem. His equipment was ineffective here. Apart from space equipment that could be used, the other items from the wheel were useless. He had changed into a leather armor. Apart from his short hair, lack of ear holes, and shorter hands, he was the same as the others. This was called Ripple-side Freedom. To Ye Zhongming, this should be a country name. Apart from that, there was Sky Plain, Endless Wilderness, Magnetism Hill, etc places, which were various provinces of this country. Of course, Ye Zhongming made these names up to make them sound more Earth-like. They were located in Heima Valley. This was a huge wilderness. As there were bugs called Heima, they got this name. These bugs weren¡¯t nice to eat and had no nutrition. There were many of them. Although they didn¡¯t often attack humans, that was not absolute. If you are injured, your scent will attract the Heima, and you will be attacked. This lifeform meant that there weren¡¯t many cities here, there weren¡¯t even many camps. But there were many special produce here. Some grass, herbs, and stones were unique to this area. The Red Scarf Fruit was also one of the specialties. Ye Zhongming also knew that there weren¡¯t crystals here. Humans had no evolution level, and they used special words to represent strength based on the strength of their bodies. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t care about this; he just wondered how to return to Earth, but these people had never heard of Earth. They have also never heard of crystals and universe races. After understanding this, Ye Zhongming felt like this place was cut off. These people lived here for a long time, and even dynasties have ended and disappeared. Ye Zhongming was in despair. But he knew that since he could be teleported here, there would be a way out. Under his hard work, he finally found some key information in some conversations! Chapter 1349: No money Looking at how Yindi hesitated and how the others wanted to say something, Ye Zhongming knew that his request put them in a spot. ¡°Do you have some difficulties?¡± Yindi was the leader of the remaining six people. He was an explorer from one of the few cities in Limitless Wilderness- Yiliu City. The people beside him were his good friends, and they were all explorers. They formed a fixed exploration squad. Like any place with lifeforms, Yiliu City was a place with levels and classes. There was a city committee, a strong explorer alliance, and powerful nobles and craftsmen. People like Yindi weren¡¯t the lowest class in Yiliu City, but they weren¡¯t even average. They were slightly better than beggars and coolies. This time, they came here to get the Red Scarf Fruit. These fruits were very useful. After using them, they could help youngsters turn into explorers and were similar to a one-star potion. If explorers used them, they could strengthen their abilities¡ªthe older the fruit, the better the effect. But these older fruits were at the center of the Red Scarf Tree¡¯s crown, where its highest point was. Ordinary adventures had no way of getting them. Yindi and his exploration squad did not gain anything and even lost a member. ¡°Yi, the border you want to go to is very far away. You can¡¯t get there by walking. Any other way there needs a lot of money, but we...¡± Yindi was embarrassed, which shocked Ye Zhongming. This... Didn¡¯t have much to do with him? Why would he feel sad because of how poor he was? Did he want to pay for Ye Zhongming? ¡°I think you misunderstood; I will settle the money.¡± Ye Zhongming explained. He felt better about these few people. At the same time, he was impressed. Although it wasn¡¯t the apocalypse here, these people treated someone that they met a short while ago as a friend, which made it hard for them to have a competitive advantage. ¡°Ah?¡± Yindi was stunned. He coughed, ¡°Actually, we can do some missions to earn some money. That would be enough.¡± He was afraid Ye Zhongming would disagree and said hurriedly, ¡°You don¡¯t need to do much. Just do what our dead ally did. Work together, and we will definitely earn money.¡± Ye Zhongming blinked and suddenly felt he was too innocent. ............................................................ Ye Zhongming liked Heima Valley''s environment. There were various beautifully shaped wrongs here. Half was water, and the other half was a salt lake. There were big plants, many bushes, and also the tall Red Scarf Trees. Red Scarf Trees weren¡¯t rare here, but most were connected. After falling to the ground, their leaves and fruits decomposed, turning into unique decomposing soil. Heima loved this environment. Those Bug Turrets formed after the bugs attached to the fallen leaves. One could say that the Heima gathered near the trees. Anyone who entered would be attacked. Now, Yindi was rumbling on. He didn¡¯t expect Ye Zhongming to want to get the fruits. ¡°Ye, although we found a place with only three trees, they are mature, and their crowns are huge. There are many Heima. The few of us failed once, and it won¡¯t be any different even if we go again. I know you lack money and need to head to the border, but if you lose your life, everything will be gone.¡± Ye Zhongming smiled, ¡°Why did you select the Red Scarf fruits?¡± ¡°They are valuable.¡± ¡°What Yaqin said might not be right, but with our ability, the most valuable thing we can get are these fruits. The rare materials or stones and even the famous Heima Emperor are not things we can touch.¡± The two female members were usually in charge of buying and selling intel, so they were knowledgeable about this. The second female was called Lanjin and was the second strongest behind Yindi. ¡°Since it is the most valuable, of course, we want to get them.¡± Ye Zhongming shrugged confidently. ¡°But we need a lot of preparation, like the carpet to hide our aura. LIke the bug removal liquid. We have nothing, and it is impossible to get the fruits.¡± A male member didn¡¯t have Yindi¡¯s good temper. He didn¡¯t understand why the captain would care about this person whose background was unknown. Was it just because he looked good? Moreover, this person was not from their race. He also didn¡¯t understand why the captain wanted to follow this guy when he wanted to get the fruits. It was better to let him die on his own. Ye Zhongming ignored that person. This was normal. Yindi¡¯s reaction was not. He stared at his member. Yindi wanted to continue, but he noticed that this person had sped up. The others looked at each other, and when they stopped, Ye Zhongming was far away. They still decided to keep up and take a look. The group wasn¡¯t too far away, and quickly returned to where they met. The three trees were nearby. ¡°They will notice you when you get into range of their crown. The bug turrets will appear, and it is impossible to get in.¡± Yindi tried to stop Ye Zhongming, ¡°Haiz, we noticed that the first time we explored this area and thought it would be easier with only three trees; who knew... Seemed like we overestimated ourselves.¡± ¡°Ye.¡± Yindi said and looked at Ye Zhongming, ¡°We have said so much so that you don¡¯t lose your life for nothing.¡± Yindi¡¯s voice got softer and softer and those last few words couldn¡¯t be heard. He saw two giant white lifeforms appear above Ye Zhongming¡¯s head! Chapter 1350: First step All wheel equipment was useless here, but space equipment could be used. Although the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive was wheel equipment, it was also space-type. Although it lost its ability to nurture and hatch mutated lifeforms, it could be opened. The two ice birds were released. Before this, Ye Zhongming had received the two birds¡¯ desire to come out. When he arrived, the two fellows wanted to get out as they noticed food. They loved to eat. Ye Zhongming was initially unsure of what they wanted to eat as he was in a foreign environment. But he then confirmed that they wanted to eat the Heima. Equipment couldn¡¯t be used, skills couldn¡¯t. He could only use his strong body, so he had to be careful. Since the ice birds decided to eat the bugs, he shall let them try first. Yindi¡¯s team suddenly saw two ice birds appear and were shocked. The ice birds were level-seven pets, and the aura they gave off wasn¡¯t something the three-star equivalent explorers could compare to. They didn¡¯t know how strong the two birds were; they were much stronger than them. Immediately, their gazes toward Ye Zhongming changed. No wonder Ye Zhongming dared to come here; he had something to rely on. What they didn¡¯t understand was where the two beautiful birds came from. The ice birds circled in the sky. Although they craved the things in the soil, they didn¡¯t lose their minds. They looked around, and after not noticing any dangers, they looked at those leaves. They then looked at their master. Ye Zhongming thought about it and told them to get into the range of the three trees. The two ice birds flew in. Not only did they enter the range, but they also flew into the center location. This caused Yindi¡¯s team to exclaim. ¡°Ye, make them come back! That place is dangerous. Those Heima have strong biting abilities, and they can fly!¡± Lanjin pulled Ye Zhongming. She didn¡¯t want the two ice birds to die. In her heart, if they had these two fellows, they could complete many other missions to earn money. But they won¡¯t do much here. The number of Heima here was too many and too dangerous. Ye Zhongming smiled and didn¡¯t reply. He communicated with the ice birds. The two fellows chirped at him confidently. The bug turrets appeared. There were many of them, and they were all very tall. They couldn¡¯t compare to those appearing when Yindi¡¯s squad entered. When they saw such scenes, their expressions worsened. Now, they knew they were lucky that only one of them had died. These bugs didn¡¯t even respect them previously. ¡°Should we help?¡± Yindi gulped. Although his trembling body exposed the fear in his heart, he still suggested. Ye Zhongming shook his head and felt that Yindi was a nice person. The ice birds were excited when they saw so many bug turrets. They glanced at the ground, and after circling, they dove down. At the same time, some bug turrets exploded. Many patches of bugs flew into the sky to attack the two birds. Yindi¡¯s squad was nervous. They didn¡¯t even dare to look. They had heard stories of strong explorers being drowned by the bugs. What happened shocked them. The two ice birds were not only unafraid, but they continued forward and charged into the bugs. The sharp beaks moved left and right, swallowing many bugs. Surprise appeared on everyone¡¯s faces. Even if they weren¡¯t used to Ye Zhongming, they didn¡¯t want the two battle beasts to die here. But surprise was only surprise; they were still serious. Some bugs had landed on the two birds. Heima were known for their biting abilities! At least in the various territories of this country, nothing could defend against its terrifying ability. But quickly, the bugs that landed on the two ice birds started falling onto the ground. This was far from the core area. The Yindi squad couldn¡¯t see clearly, but Ye Zhongming could. The bugs all froze to death. Through this short observation, Ye Zhongming learned the stats of these bugs. They didn¡¯t have strong solo strength and had no defense at all. But there were many of them. Just this small region had a numbing number of bugs. Also, they had sharp teeth. Ye Zhongming noticed that even if they couldn¡¯t bear the low temperature and froze to death immediately, they still bit the ice bird¡¯s feathers before they died. Ye Zhongming knew how strong the defense of the two level-seven beasts was. Those bites were able to leave small marks. In just a short while, the ice birds felt a threat. They flew back up, reducing the number of bugs around. Ye Zhongming was hesitating. If the ice birds¡¯ abilities couldn¡¯t be used here, they could only rely on their bodies. Facing so many bugs, their situation won¡¯t be good. The birds were furious. They flapped their wings and blew many bugs away that were on them. They then spat out batches of ice mist. Ye Zhongming was stunned. They could actually use their abilities! This restriction was only on him. The ice mist was very cold and covered a big area. Many patches of bugs were frozen and fell like raindrops. The sky was cleared. Ye Zhongming whistled and pointed to the ground. The two ice birds flew again to the crown. Each would break a branch and fly back with it. Those bugs didn¡¯t give up and tried to intercept, but the ice birds were quick. Their defense couldn¡¯t be broken in a short time. Along with the cold wind, although they spent some time, the ice birds returned to Ye Zhongming¡¯s side safely. Yindi¡¯s team was stunned. They didn¡¯t expect someone to complete an operation that they had lost a member in, so easily. ¡°Quick, count how many fruits there are!¡± Yindi rubbed his hands and looked at the branches with many fruits. His face flushed red. Ye Zhongming looked at the tempting fruits and knew that he had taken his first step towards getting back. Chapter 1351: City in the skies Chapter 1351: City in the skies Scarbi City was one of the few cities in Heima Valley. Compared to other regions, this city was smaller and weirder. However, this was the unique point of this city that made it stand out among the cities in the territory. The first point was that the city was built in mid-air. Of course, it wasn¡¯t floating; there were three hundred thick and shiny crystal pillars supporting it. This was done to prevent the Heima below from attacking. The slippery crystal pillars made it hard for them to climb up. The tip of each pillar had attack holes. You could pour boiling oil, poison, flames, etc., to push them back when needed. The height of the crystals was enough to prevent those Heima with flying abilities from flying through these holes. The second unique point was that commerce here was very developed. Although the number of humans here was fewer than in other regions because of those terrifying lifeforms below, they were more concentrated. If you didn¡¯t want to end up as white bones in your sleep, living in the city in the skies was the best choice. Materials like stone, herbs, and grass were abundant in the valley. There was also the very important Red Scarf Fruit. This was something that humans needed, no matter the time. The production from Heima Valley was 80% of the entire territory. There were many explorers who replied on the fruits, forming a full commerce circle with the relevant occupations. It supported the existence of cities like Scarbi City and made it shine as brightly as any other city. These two unique points resulted in Scarbi City¡¯s history and flavor. When Ye Zhongming saw this city, he was in awe of everything. This world, no, this universe, had many things he had never seen before. In front of these things, no matter how high his evolution level was, he would feel the pressure from time and history. Maybe he and others got very strong and could look at the world as a conqueror. But they wouldn¡¯t be able to rule over it forever. One day, they would lose to time and become history. They would turn into unassuming dust in the eternal river of time. ¡°Ye, we aren¡¯t on your level in hunting for fruits, but in terms of sales, we are good at it. We know which stall has a good price and who is best at judging the age of the fruit!¡± This period with Ye Zhongming was a period where Yindi would laugh even in his sleep. There was never a day that he imagined he would sit on the ground and look at a pile of fruits. To him, they were all money. Usually, he and his family didn¡¯t eat such fruits. Once they had a chance to hunt, the seven of them would select one person to eat, and they would sell the others. Next time, someone else would eat the fruit. But the fruits weren¡¯t so easy to get. They were explorers for so long and hadn¡¯t even gone one full cycle. Yindi and Lan Jin didn¡¯t know what the Red Scarf Fruit tasted like. However, during this period, the six of them received five huge fruits. A few of them ate three and kept two to sell. Although Ye Zhongming promised to give them 20% of the gains, they felt he didn¡¯t understand the situation. Once he knew how valuable the fruits were, he would regret it. To them, these five were all they had. As compared to what Ye Zhongming got, that was minimal. But they were satisfied. Eating three strengthened them by a large amount. One of them that was about to break through could step through the bottleneck. The others had gains and improved more than their tough daily cultivation. Ye Zhongming nodded. They were locals and knew more than an outsider like him. ¡°Then help me sell some of the fruits. There is no need to sell too much; just sell 50. Sell those from size one to five.¡± If you shone a light into the fruit, you would see white thread-shaped things inside. The older fruits will have more circles inside that are similar to how the age of trees is judged. The more circles, the older it was, and the more effective. ¡°Are you not selling all of them? If there are more fruits, we can control the price.¡± A member was stunned and didn¡¯t understand. Yindi slapped his head. ¡°Stupid, if you take out so many, they will not only bargain but will also suppress the price. What did Ye say? Things are expensive because they are rare. Do you understand?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled. Not only was he learning from Yindi and the others, but they were also learning from him. ¡°Here are the stuff, go sell them. I will walk around, and we can meet at the hotel we agreed upon.¡± Ye Zhongming handed a bag of fruits to Yindi and planned to walk about to see if he could get information. ¡°You are just passing this to me?¡± Yinndi stammered. Fifty Red Scarf Fruits. This amount wasn¡¯t much for Ye Zhongming, but it was a huge sum for them. Was he not afraid they would run? r?A?o????? ¡°50. Compared to the 20% I agreed to give you, it isn¡¯t much, right?¡± Ye Zhongming replied. ¡°You are really going to give us 20%?¡± Yindi¡¯s mouth opened wide. ¡°I usually don¡¯t lie.¡± He slapped his shoulder, ¡°Okay, go over. I will walk about.¡± He entered the crowd and left the six of them stunned. Scarbi City was huge, as expected from the City of Commerce. Shops were all around, and there were many places to eat and stay. Entertainment was also very popular. There were many items, different shop types, and entertainment options that he had never seen before. He was curious about everything and would ask constantly. Although the people felt he looked weird, they didn¡¯t ask and patiently explained to him. Those impatient ones chased him away, but he didn¡¯t care. After a short walk, he saw something. Chapter 1352: Bug Emperor Honey When Ye Zhongming noticed this, what he first saw was people; there were many people. Some people sat on the streets near the luxurious stall. They closed their eyes and sat. Although there wasn¡¯t an ocean amount of people, it was enough to make things very squeezy. It seemed like these people were cultivating, but Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand. Shouldn¡¯t they be in a secret or quiet spot? Why were they at the center of the city? Was this the custom of this territory? That wasn¡¯t right. Ye Zhongming walked for so long and only saw such scenes here. Ye Zhongming walked over curiously and wanted to ask someone. But the people around seemed used to this, and no one stopped. But occasionally, people who passed would show a look of indulgence, which he found weird. He observed for a while before walking slowly up the street. When he entered their range, he picked up a fragrance. He backed off to be safe and sensed everything. He saw that his body didn¡¯t react. At the same time, people passed safely, which was why he relaxed and continued moving forward. This fragrance wrapped around his nose, and he felt refreshed and comfortable. At the same time, the strength in his body started to rile up and was urging to explode. Ye Zhongming was shocked. He didn¡¯t understand why this scent would make him feel this way. He stood on the spot and wanted to find the reason. He glanced at the luxurious stall. The scent came from there. As he watched, he saw two people walk out and head towards Ye Zhongming. ¡°Do you not know the rules?¡± One of them walked to his side and asked solemnly. Ye Zhongming was stunned. Rules? What rules? This person looked at his ear and was shocked. His attitude became slightly better. ¡°Outsider? Then you probably don¡¯t know the rules here.¡± This person pointed at the people around, ¡°To cultivate around our Elite Product Store, you need to give us some payment. After all, we sacrificed so much to capture the Bug Emperor.¡± Ye Zhongming was confused. He felt that the Bug Emperor this person mentioned was the king of the Heima. He heard Yindi say that it was very valuable. This shop captured it, showing that they should be strong. But what did it do with him having to pay for standing here? That person saw that Ye Zhongming was stunned, ¡°You don¡¯t know that the scent the Bug Emperor Honey gives off can help you cultivate?¡± Ye Zhongming was enlightened. This smell was from the Bug Emperor Honey and could help people cultivate¡ªno wonder so many people were sitting here. ¡°How much?¡± Ye Zhongming was curious about the sale. ¡°One needle time for five coins, three units for 14, 10 units for 45. If you pay one diamond coin, you can stay for as long as you want. But if you leave to eat or drink, then the time is up.¡± Needle time was a way this place calculated time. Ye Zhongming found out from Yindi; that it was around half an hour on earth. Square coins were the common coins of this place. There were even smaller denominations called circle coins. The bigger one was called a diamond coin, and the difference between them was hundred. Smelling the scent cost five square coins for half an hour? Ye Zhongming thought about it. The price for a Red Scarf Fruit that hadn¡¯t reached one circle was five diamond coins? This meant if you used Earth¡¯s 24-hour time method, 3 days, you could buy one Red Scarf Fruit? Although you could sit for however long you like for one diamond coin, how long could you last? Three days or four days? Ye ZHongming didn¡¯t know how long the scent of the Bug Emperor Honey would last. If it was permanent, then this would be a great deal. ¡°Can I ask, do you sell the Bug Emperor?¡± Rather than just stay here and smell, Ye Zhongming would rather purchase the Bug Emperor so he could smell it at home. That person wanted to laugh, but he controlled himself. He glanced at Ye Zhongming. This outsider wore low-grade leather armor and had no weapons. He didn¡¯t seem like an expert and had no followers. From any angle, he didn¡¯t look like someone who could afford the Bug Emperor. Of course, even in Scarbi City, even in the entire Freedom Territory, the number of people who could afford the Bug Emperor could be counted on one hand. ¡°This friend, it isn¡¯t that I am looking down on you. The price of the Bug Emperor is so high that most people can¡¯t afford it. Apart from making you feel despair, there is no point. Many buyers will come to Scarbi City a while later, and we plan to sell it. You will naturally know the price then.¡± This fellow saw that Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t planning to pay, so he told him to leave politely. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t afford it now as he had no money. Ye Zhongming left the range of the shop and turned back. He observed those cultivating. They weren¡¯t evolved, so he could only estimate their strength. None of them were too strong. Ye Zhongming experienced it, and that scent was useful for him, so it would be useful for the strong people here. But they weren¡¯t here. He thought about it and guessed that either those people were in the store where the scent was thicker. Spending some money to get more efficient cultivation was very worthwhile. Either that or these high-level people had their short cuts that were better than this. He walked for half a day and opened his eyes. He then headed to the inn. If he was willing, he could use things from Earth to exchange for some stuff. But he didn¡¯t do it. After all, things from Earth were too special. If he drew attention, people might find trouble. Before understanding the situation, it was better to be more careful. What if a level nine person targeted him? That would be too dangerous. Before returning to his room, he saw Yqain walking around anxiously. After seeing Ye Zhongming, she was delighted and pulled him. ¡°Quick, follow me. Yindi and the others are fighting!¡± .................................................................. Chapter 1352.5- Bug Emperor Honey (2) When he rushed to a stall called Timeless Shop, Ye Zhongming saw many people around, and there were people cursing. Yaqin told him what happened along the way. That shop was where Yindi was planning to sell the fruits. Although he didn¡¯t come here often, after all, this stall often did ¡®big business,¡¯ he knew the boss and knew their reputation was good. 50 Red Scarf Fruits wasn¡¯t a small amount, so he was relaxed to sell them here. The truth proved that the store gave a good price¡ª50 fruits for 1700 diamond coins. Yindi, who was familiar with the market situation, knew this price was very honest. When both sides planned to trade, they met an unexpected person. Gouhai! That person who sold them the metal tubes that could spit the corrosive liquid. Artisans had a high status in this territory, only below the nobles. Some famous artisans even looked down on nobles. They had skills. Apart from committee members or the higher-ups from the explorer alliance, they didn¡¯t have to respect anyone. Although Gouhai wasn¡¯t among this group, he was quite famous in Scarbi City. The items he sold were very popular, especially the corrosive spitting tube. They could be used in many situations for example, against the Heima. When you were in Heima Valley, artisans who could craft things to deal with these lifeforms would have a higher status. When Haigou saw Yindi¡¯s squad in the store, he wanted to turn and leave. He sold a bunch of tubes that failed, and no one wanted them and was actually afraid of them. He was surprised that they could still survive after they used a bunch of tubes that could only last for a short time to hunt for the fruits. They even seemed to have lost a person. But before he turned, he saw the owner hand a bunch of diamond coins to Yindi. Yindi pushed the fruits over to the boss. Both sides had completed a trade! Haigou was shocked. He stopped and wondered what was going on? Not only did Yindi¡¯s squad not die, but they also obtained many fruits. Greed occupied his body. As a famous artisan in Scarbi City, he was rich. He couldn¡¯t compare to the true rich people, but he could own a big house and have a few dozen servants and five guards. That was enough to prove his wealth. But with his experience, he knew there were around 40-50 fruits. A few of them were of high quality and could be over five circles. Even if the store would suppress the price, they would get over 1500 coins and even more. He was rich, but this sum was also a huge fortune for him. He thought about it and walked to the counter. He grabbed Yindi and woke this explorer from his dreams of obtaining around 300 coins. Haigou started to scold him. He had a bad attitude, and his hands trembled! The scolding stunned Yindi and the others and alerted the shop''s other customers. They heard two sentences and knew Haigou was angry because Yindi¡¯s squad didn¡¯t follow the agreement and give him a cut! In Scarbi City and in the entire territory, Artisans and explorers supported each other. Artisans created equipment to raise the strength of explorers. Explorers went to explore and used the equipment to gain items. The trade would be in two forms. First is upfront cash. The artisans would sell the items directly, and they would clear the debt in cash. Second was to get a cut. The first method was normal. Most trades were in this way. The second method was rare as it needed trust. The artisans were the ones who crafted the items, so the first method was the more reliable. Although they could gain more with the second method, they would have to take a big risk in case the explorer hid the gains. So, only people who worked together for a long time would choose the second method. Haigou and Yindi¡¯s squad had chosen the first method, but Haigou said they had chosen the second one. The cut was even very high, reaching 50%. This meant that he would provide the equipment for free and gain 50% of the gains. The sudden situation stunned Yindi¡¯s group. They hadn¡¯t found this person who had given them bad equipment trouble, and that person actually ran over and said that he should have a cut and wanted half of the coins... No, not half, all!1 In the territory, if you chose the second method and the explorer wasn¡¯t honest with their gains, they would not get any of their gains. Now, Haigou wanted them to hand it all over. That was 1700 coins, 170 thousand square coins! Most of them belonged to Ye. If they disappeared, how would they answer to him? One of the more hot-tempered Yindi squad members retaliated and denied! But one side was a famous artisan, and the other was a low-profile explorer squad. Everyone chose to believe the former. Especially when Haigou told them ¡°Look, how strong are they. Without my equipment, how can they get so many fruits?¡± Not only did the people watching believe Haigou, but even the boss¡¯s gaze changed. Yindi¡¯s squad naturally wanted to resist, but the situation was bad for them. Both sides were on the edge of clashing. Yaqin saw the situation and ran to find Ye Zhongming. When Ye Zhongming arrived, the situation was controlled by the city guards. Yindi¡¯s squad was tied up on the floor and about to be taken away. Chapter 1353: Then we can only fight (1) Haigou looked furious, but he was delighted deep down. Two thousand diamond coins were in his pocket. Even if he deducted the amount he had to give the city guards, he would have 1500 left. This money was similar to many years of income. He didn¡¯t expect to earn such a huge sum today. Haigou imagined that he could execute all his plans and purchase precious materials with this money. Once his experiments succeeded, he could craft better devices and sell them for higher prices. He would get more famous, and it would form a good cycle, earn money, new product, earn money, new product... A bright future waved at him. Oh, right, he was going to hire more bodyguards. The few of them were only slightly stronger than Yindi¡¯s squad. The thing happened, and they couldn¡¯t kill Yindi¡¯s squad quickly; if not, people would suspect. Then, he had to worry about them taking revenge, so he needed more people. Haigou thought about it and noticed that the situation had quietened down. He noticed a person blocking the entrance, and beside him was a female member of Yindi¡¯s squad. No wonder they had caught one less member. ¡°Also her, she is with them!¡± Haigou walked quickly to the person in charge of the city guards and pointed at Yaqin. The city guards were similar to the police but were responsible to the city committee members. Not only were they in charge of law and order, they were in charge of city protection and tax collection. They were very powerful. Although the store wasn¡¯t on the most prosperous street in the city, it was far more advanced than the others. Being in charge of the city guards meant that the person in charge had a certain status. Hearing Haigou shout, he frowned. He was polite because Haigou was an artisan. His status was similar to that of a noble, so he had to give him face. But this didn¡¯t mean he needed to do so. Haigou ordered him around, which made him feel uncomfortable. Actually, Haigou was anxious when he saw Yaqin. He was afraid that accidents would happen and knew he had to reward this city guard. ¡°Ye...¡± Yindi and the others saw Ye Zhongming and were delighted. However, considering they did not have any evidence, Ye Zhongming¡¯s arrival was also useless. He might even lose his own fruits. They were very anxious. Seeing the few honest explorers bruised up and glancing at him to leave, he felt warm. Although this was not the apocalypse, it was a cruel, chaotic world. Humans weren¡¯t at the top of the food chain and still had to fight for survival. It was not easy for them to maintain such a heart. Ye Zhongming waved. His rule of Cloud Peak for a few years gave him an unstoppable aura. ¡°Who are you, you...¡± Haigou saw a stranger and didn¡¯t care about him. He cursed at him, but the guards interrupted him. The person in charge squinted his blue eyes, which were the same color as his hair, and sized Ye Zhongming up. He saw that this was an outsider. In the history of this land, some outsiders would appear. At a certain period, the number of outsiders would increase. A bunch of these people would die, but some of them would leave their names. There were some good ones, but most were bad. These outsiders were very strong and had once caused chaos in the territory. They caused a calamity, and it was terrifying. These were history and happened a long time ago. Some of the records were top secret. If not for this guard captain having some identity, he wouldn¡¯t have known all this. Now that he saw an outsider, he was wary. Moreover, Ye Zhongming¡¯s aura pressured him. This was not a person that he could deal with easily. ¡°Who are you? Where did you come from?¡± The person in charge looked at Ye Zhongming and the blade hanging on his leg. Ye Zhongming glanced and said, ¡°I gave Yindi these fruits to sell.¡± One sentence changed the situation. The reason why Haigou could blame Yindi and his team was because the fruits belonged to them. They used Haigou¡¯s equipment and didn¡¯t give him his cut. Yindi and the others were afraid of dragging Ye Zhongming in and were also furious that Haigou blamed them even after selling them a faulty tube, so they didn¡¯t explain. Of course, the guards and Haigou didn¡¯t give them a chance. That allowed Haigou to swallow the fortune. But things were different. Ye Zhongming¡¯s words changed the ownership of the fruits. Then what was the cut about? If the fruits didn¡¯t belong to Yindi, then they didn¡¯t hide them from Haigou. So it was wrong for him to take the money. Haigou didn¡¯t panic and laughed coldly, ¡°How do you prove it?¡± Ye Zhongming looked at the person in charge and then turned to Haigou, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that they were weak, so how could they get so many fruits? You are right, so the fruits are mine.¡± ¡°They are weak and used my tube; that made them strong!¡± Haigou opposed. ¡°You are referring to these?¡± The poor-quality tubes appeared on the ground. ¡°I don¡¯t know how you are confident enough to lie with your eyes open. But don¡¯t you think that people can see if they are good or bad?¡± Ye Zhongming was a smith, so after seeing Yindi¡¯s battle, he became interested in these tubes. When hunting the fruits, he told the ice birds to pick them up so he could study them. He was unsure if only Haigou could craft this, and he didn¡¯t know if others could see that they were of low quality. He was gambling that the artisan Yindi could find wasn¡¯t good. Truth proved that Haigou wasn¡¯t very outstanding. Ye Zhongming¡¯s words caused his expression to change. Money blinded him and he forgot that since YIndi was alive, they would bring the equipment back. Each artisan would leave their mark or name on the equipment they crafted. His was no exception! Chapter 1355: Not here so I will snatch Luo, Na, An, Cang, Zao, and Li were the strength levels in this world. When they talked, Yindi told Ye Zhongming about all this. He didn¡¯t know the specific names, but the names were directly translated. However, the names helped Ye Zhongming to gain a rough understanding of the explorer levels in this world. For example, the strongest person on Yindi¡¯s squad was in Na grade. The others were at Luo. That female explorer was intermediate Na. Ye Zhongming observed that Yindi¡¯s strength was around a four-star evolved. Lanjin was around a strong three-star level. The others were basic Na or High Luo grades comparable to three-star evolved. This showed that Basic Luo was just the lowest grade of explorer comparable to a one-star evolved. Basic Na was around an ordinary three-star or peak two-star. Basic An was similar to some four-star evolved. Basic Cang was around five-star or initial six-star. Basic Zao should be around seven or eight. Li should be eight or nine-star evolved. Without Ye Zhongming¡¯s current strength, which was above his current level, he should be around Basic Li. Intermediate Li should be around nine stars. As this place wasn¡¯t Earth, Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t sure how strong the person in charge of the city guards was. But he definitely wasn¡¯t Li Grade, so Ye Zhongming attacked when he said he would. No one saw clearly when he got close to the person in charge. That person was terrified as he watched Ye Zhongming¡¯s knee connect with his body. This guard''s captain, who ruled over this street, flew, and after knocking into one of his subordinates, he hit a cabinet. The cabinet that was supported with stone was shattered. He only stopped when he knocked the wall behind. When the others turned to the person in charge, he was spitting out blood. His face was white as paper. The fact he didn¡¯t faint already showed his strength. Ye Zhongming attacked and knew immediately that he was around five-star evolved. If not, the attack that only used 30% of his strength wouldn¡¯t have nearly killed that person., The sudden conflict caught many people off guard, and they couldn¡¯t react. Although the explorers wanted to watch the action, they didn¡¯t expect them to fight so suddenly. The person even attacked the city guards! In Scarbi City, no one dared to disrespect the city guards. When the other subordinates saw that their boss was sent flying, they couldn¡¯t keep calm and they charged with their weapons. They had no time to care about Yindi and the others. Yindi¡¯s squad was shocked. They were in the right, so how did they end up fighting? They were all anxious. While anxious about Ye Zhongming, they also blamed themselves. Why didn¡¯t they tell Ye Zhongming about the city guard¡¯s status? If not, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t have been so hot-tempered. What they didn¡¯t know was that Ye Zhongming would still attack even if he knew. The few guards were only slightly stronger than Yindi. They were, at most, Basic An, so they weren¡¯t strong enough for Ye Zhongming. He didn¡¯t spend much effort and knocked all of them to the ground. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t too extreme and left them alive. But it would take ten days to half a month for them to recover. The conflict happened quickly and ended quickly. They thought that Ye Zhongming had overestimated his strength, but he had managed to knock so many people down. The explorers could see the situation. They knew he was an expert because Ye Zhongming won so easily. It Seemed that Gouhai was lying and he was telling the truth about the fifty fruits. But they sighed. This outsider offended the city guards, so his life would probably end here. Ye Zhongming attacked people, but he didn¡¯t care. He walked beside Gouhai and punched him, sending him unconscious. He snatched the bag with the diamond coins and tossed it to the boss. ¡°I am not selling anymore!¡± He didn¡¯t care about the boss and took the fifty fruits still on the table. He then turned and left. At this point, he didn¡¯t wave to Yindi and his group. After all, he could just leave, but Yindi and the others had to live here, and they might have family here. He would be hurting them if he showed that they were on one team. Although the situation was bad, as long as Yindi was not stupid, he would cut himself off from Ye Zhongming. Even if he would be treated badly, he should still be alive. Since he opened up, he totally relaxed and walked towards the busiest region. Yindi and the others looked at each other. Yindi was first to bite his teeth, ¡°Ye has treated us well. I plan to help him. Do you all want to follow me?¡± The other five were not surprised that Yindi made such a decision. He was such a person. Yindi didn¡¯t wait for their replies. He called two people and said, ¡°You two have families, so don¡¯t follow.¡± The two people¡¯s expressions dimmed, and they knew Yindi was telling the truth. The other three were determined and decided to follow Yindi. ¡°Okay, Yaqin, Lanjin, head back and get ready...¡± ...................................................... Ye Zhongming came to the market and headed directly to the luxurious stall. That attendant saw Ye Zhongming return, so he walked out unhappy. Did he rely on his looks and his short conversation with him to think that he could get close to him? He wanted to smell the scent here for free? He walked over, and this time, he wasn¡¯t so polite. ¡°What are you doing here again? If you have money, then hand it over to cultivate. If not, then just leave!¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t even look at him. He looked at the stall. As compared to the previous stall, this was much bigger. As expected, the smell here was thicker, and some higher-level explorers were cultivating here. Before the attendant raged at Ye Zhongming for ignoring him, he spoke. ¡°Go, call your boss.¡± This fellow swallowed his words. He didn¡¯t know how to react, and then, finally, he smiled in anger. You looked so poor, and you wanted to meet our boss? Chapter 1356: Mixed Blood Chapter 1356: Mixed Blood That thick scent made Ye Zhongming sure this fellow was the Bug Emperor Honey! Although Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t want to take it, he was still shocked when he saw the translucent yellow thing. The smell here was so thick. Just a breath caused the energy in his body to bubble. It was as if there was something in the air that was entering his body through his skin. It merged with his body to nourish it and strengthen it. Ye Zhongming knew that this wasn¡¯t an illusion. This meant that the scent of the honey was strengthening his stats. This increase was slow. Slow that even if Ye Zhongming spent a day here, it wouldn¡¯t even increase it by 1%. But he was an eight-star evolved and was also a top eight-star evolved. His body was as strong as a nine-star. Some nine-star evolved were even weaker than him if they didn¡¯t specialise in their body skills. It was extremely tough to improve his body by 1%, as that was already shocking. This honey might not reach that effect in one day, but what about ten? A month? A year? Breathing this scent over time, how much stats would it increase? Even if Ye Zhongming had seen so many good things, he was tempted by this. This Bug Emperor Honey was comparable to purple equipment with this one ability alone. No, it was a seven-colored equipment. Ye Zhongming changed his mind. When the honey attracted him, the thin old man stood up. After he stood up, Ye Zhongming glanced and was shocked. Although their height was different, this old man... Was similar to the three-legged man at the bottom of the Blue Secret Realm Saint Pool. What did this mean? Were they from the same race? Wasn¡¯t this a mysterious world? Was it the planet where the three-legged person was from? Was he teleported to another part of the universe? Or was he unconscious and then sent here after many days? If it was the latter, did many things change on Earth? Ye Zhongming shuddered when he thought about that. Thinking about how the people he was familiar with might have already turned into white bones, he found breathing hard. ¡°OUtsider?¡± The three-legged old man suddenly said. He didn¡¯t use his mouth. He used mental energy to communicate with Ye Zhongming. As expected from that race--- Their mental energy was exceptional. Ye Zhongming calmed himself down. He felt like it might be a good thing to meet another outsider. He might get the answer he wanted from him. But before he opened his mouth, that old man spoke. ¡°No matter who it is, if you cause trouble here, you must die.¡± A mental energy storm swept toward Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming cursed and charged forward. He wanted to ask some questions but it didn¡¯t mean that both of them had to be standing. He could make him lay down before asking. That person saw that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t faint and was shocked. His reaction was a little slow. In such a battle, a second was enough to decide the outcome. Ye Zhongming arrived before that guy and punched. The three-legged man was unable to dodge because of his shock. He bit his teeth and swung an arm to hit Ye Zhongming¡¯s rib. He chose a lose-lose scenario. But he underestimated Ye Zhongming¡¯s speed. When the fist landed on his face, his hand didn¡¯t even touch Ye Zhongming. The three-legged man fell to the ground and fainted. He shook his head. Ye Zhongming¡¯s slight dizziness from the mental energy storm disappeared. The three-legged man¡¯s mental energy was strong, but it was relative. It was far weaker than the person under the Saint Pool. That person was level nine. Even if his cultivation level had dropped after years of being imprisoned, his mental energy was still humongous. Ye Zhongming looked at the Bug Emperor Honey. He waved, and this fellow entered his space. He wouldn¡¯t leave such a good thing. He kicked the old man to wake him up. Due to the mental energy storm, Ye Zhongming estimated that the old man was close to eight-star. If they fought, without using skills and equipment, Ye Zhongming had to spend effort to defeat him. But probably because the old man was careless and wasn¡¯t wary of Ye Zhongming, he was knocked out in one second. ¡°Who are you? Why are you here? How did you get here? What is your race called?¡± Seeing that the old man woke up, Ye Zhongming asked a series of questions. He might know how to leave if he could find out why that old man was here. The old man woke up and wanted to struggle, but his neck was held. The sense of despair made him behave. ¡°Answer my question because I don¡¯t mind killing you.¡± The old man nodded and Ye Zhongming released his palm slightly. The old man panted before speaking. Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression changed and he didn¡¯t get the answer he wanted. This old man was actually mixed-blood! His ancestors came and won¡¯t able to find a way back. They lived here and merged with the people here. The old man was already many eras later. Although he looked like his ancestors, but he couldn¡¯t keep his size and became this short stature. Ye Zhongming cotninued, ¡°Does your race have anything to record history? Or any elder that knows many things?¡± The old man¡¯s expression dimmed, ¡°No, based on what I know, I am the last person from my race.¡± Ye Zhongming looked at his bleeding head and released him. The injury wasn¡¯t bad but it was enough to reduce his combat strength by 30%. He wasn¡¯t a threat to Ye Zhongming. At this point, there were footsteps from below. Moments later, a group of people walked to the third floor. Chapter 1355.5- Not here so I will snatch (2) Chapter 1355.5- Not here so I will snatch (2) ¡°You really don¡¯t know your place. Do you think just anyone can meet our boss?¡± The fellow became more impolite and even signaled to the others to want to chase Ye Zhongming out. But a bag landed on the ground, and the things inside scattered. The people took a look. There were some small red fruits: A few dozen Red Scarf Fruits! Even if this person was stupid, he knew that Ye Zhongming definitely wasn¡¯t poor. The value of these fruits was enough to make Ye Zhongming one of the richest people here. ¡°This esteemed guest, these fruits are good, but to meet our boss, this...¡± These fruits were definitely a huge fortune in the other shop, but here, it was just a big sum. Ye Zhongming would get some respect because of that, but it was not enough to meet the boss of this place. ¡°How many fruits is enough?¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t beat around the bush. If this fellow said a number, he would continue taking the fruits out. If he couldn¡¯t, he would use force. After removing the restraints, Ye Zhongming was very relaxed. ¡°This, esteemed guest, we have rules here, I...¡± Before he finished, Ye Zhongming waved, and another pile of fruits appeared. There were 200 of them. Along with those from before, there were already over 300 fruits. This was a huge fortune, even for this store. The attendant pressed his eyes, afraid they would drop out. He had lived for so long and had never seen so many fruits before. These things could increase one¡¯s strength. If he had these three hundred fruits, he would jump a tier. ¡°Can I meet him?¡± Ye Zhongming frowned. He didn¡¯t have much time. On one side, he had to think about returning to Earth. On the other hand, he just had a conflict with the guards, and they won¡¯t let him off. His appearance would make him stand out so the guards would find him soon. He would be filled with problems and won¡¯t be able to focus on finding a way out. ¡°I, I, this...¡± The fellow couldn¡¯t decide. He couldn¡¯t meet the boss as and when he wanted to, so he didn¡¯t have the right to bring Ye Zhongming to him. Ye Zhongming waved. He kept the fruits and asked. ¡°Your boss isn¡¯t here?¡± He was ready to search. ¡°Boss isn¡¯t here, he isn¡¯t far...¡± The attendant replied instinctively. Ye Zhongming¡¯s mental energy was too strong such that he couldn¡¯t think at all. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t wait for him to finish. He dashed and reached the stairs. ¡°Send people to find your boss; say that someone is stealing the Bug Emperor Honey!¡± He reached the second floor when he finished speaking. That attendant and his partners were stunned. Stealing? Stealing what? They realised the problem immediately and shouted. ¡°Stop him, stop him!¡± ¡°Someone is stealing the Bug Emperor Honey!¡± ¡°Guards above, catch him!¡± ¡°All of you stop cultivating; help to catch the thief.¡± ¡°Inform the boss!¡± The shop''s first floor was in total chaos because of Ye Zhongming¡¯s words. When he reached the second floor, he didn¡¯t stop. He used his senses to charge to the third floor. The Bug Emperor Honey was there. The voice from the first floor spread to the second. The guards and people cultivating came to stop him. They were vicious, showing that they were angry. This shop was the biggest in Scarbi City, so the guards here were very strong. They were paid more than the city guards, so naturally, they had to put more effort into defending. In the recent years, no one dared to rob things from them. This person didn¡¯t respect them at all. But these people underestimated the thief. Anyone who charged was sent flying. The person¡¯s speed didn¡¯t slow, too. Ye Zhongming reached the stairs to the third floor quickly. He took two steps before stopping. A tall figure appeared at the top. He was topless. He had a red tattoo the same color as his hair. Two nunchucks with sharp tips were tied on his back. This guy looked at Ye Zhongming with killing intent. ¡°Zhong! Kill him!¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t kill them, so the guards and cultivators could still speak. They told this guy to kill the guest and take revenge for them. Ye Zhongming got more solemn. This was the first person he found slightly problematic since he came to this mysterious world. But it was only slightly problematic. He continued forward at a rapid pace. When he got close to Zhong, he was as quick as the wind. This was the first time Zhong had a solemn expression. He punched, and it caused the air to twist. Ye Zhongming¡¯s body was as strong as Yangos''s, which had dragon scales. No, after his body was upgraded, his body was much stronger than Yangos. Thus, he punched back. Both fists clashed in mid-air. Peng! After a low thud, there were screams. Ye Zhongming¡¯s fist caused the guy¡¯s right hand to swing backward and caused a break near his collarbone. Bones pierced through his back. The fist was sunk into his chest. Zhong couldn¡¯t even take a single hit. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stay, and his body moved forward. He used his shoulder to knock the guy aside before getting to the third floor. Two beautiful females were terrified and hiding in a corner. Ye Zhongming ignored them. He looked at the exquisite stone platform at the center. There was a giant, translucent yellow being... Below it sat a short old man. Chapter 1357: So few people? Most of the faces changed when they saw the situation on the third floor. Some were dark, some were furious, only a middle-aged man with purple hair smiled and sized Ye Zhongming up with interest. The area did not look good. The few attendants shivered in a corner. The Bug Emperor Honey was gone, the old man guarding the shop was sunken on the side, and his head was covered in blood... It didn¡¯t look good. The only good thing was that no one died. ¡°Were you the one that injured the guards at Zisu Street?¡± A tall and thin guy spoke. He wasn¡¯t too old, but he gave one a melancholic feeling. He wore leather armor similar to the city guards'',, who were from the same system. But the mark on his chest looked higher-level. Ye Zhongming looked at the situation and nodded. ¡°You are bold.¡± That guy spoke. After he finished, he clapped, and Ye Zhongming heard some mechanical sounds. He didn¡¯t need to look and knew that they were surrounded. If he was right, they should be from the city guards. The mechanical sounds were similar to the corrosive tubes. ¡°Slow down, slow down, hehe.¡± A person¡¯s words calmed the tense situation. The person who spoke was that smiling person. The city guard¡¯s thin and tall guy hesitated but didn¡¯t give the order to attack. The smiling guy took two steps forward. He didn¡¯t talk to Ye Zhongming immediately and just looked at the three-legged old man. ¡°Uncle Long, are you okay?¡± The old man was ashamed, ¡°I am okay, but I am sorry that I didn¡¯t protect the Bug Emperor Honey.¡± He looked at Ye Zhongming. That answer was obvious, that the item was in his hands. The person who was called Host acknowledged the situation and then looked at Ye Zhongming. This time, he was shocked. He wondered where that huge Bug Emperor Honey went to and quickly realised something. His eyes lit up. Space equipment was precious in any place. ¡°Host, don¡¯t waste time with him; let us do it.¡± The three guys behind the host took up three locations and stared at Ye Zhongming. They were tempted to fight. Ye Zhongming glanced and saw that they were all experts. They had an aura that he couldn¡¯t underestimate. This Host could stop the powerful city guard¡¯s thin guy with just one sentence. His men consisted of three, stronger menr than the three-legged man. It made sense; the people who got the Bug Emperor Honey wouldn¡¯t be weak. The Host waved. He was not angry toward Ye Zhongming, but he even bowed toward him. ¡°Seems like this friend did it on purpose.¡± What Ye Zhongming did before he climbed the stairs was not what a normal robber would do. ¡°Now that I am here, can you tell me your goal?¡± Ye Zhongming was impressed by him. To say such words directly and not ask about his own treasure was not something an ordinary person could do. ¡°The Host has everything here. So, did you collect them yourself, or did your subordinates hunt for them?¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s question surprised him. He didn¡¯t expect a strong robber to ask that. He smiled, ¡°Most are collected. My subordinates usually move around Heima Valley.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded and thought about it, ¡°Where is the furthest your merchant squad got to? Did they cross the border?¡± This question confused him again. ¡°The furthest... Very far. As for the border, I don¡¯t know which you are referring to. If it is Heima¡¯s side, sitting the floating carpet beast won¡¯t take long.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. This shop owner knew more than Yindi and the others. Yindi didn¡¯t know that Heima Valley had a border. ¡°You want to find a way out?¡± The three-legged man asked. Maybe he was also an outsider, so he was sensitive to Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal and guessed it immediately. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t hide that he wanted to find a way out. The host touched his chin and thought about it, ¡°Allow me to be honest, based on what I know, I have never heard of an outsider that escaped. This is a sealed world. Since you are here, you must be prepared to live here.¡± ¡°This...¡± The host finished. The person from the city guards hesitated, which caused many people to look at him. ¡°Actually, it is not impossible. Although I am not sure, my commander knows something.¡± The tall, thin person in charge looked at the host and said, ¡°Also, do you remember Member Wuliu studies this? Your outsider subordinate was also called and questioned.¡± The host¡¯s expression was weird, and he nodded. ¡°Indeed, but I don¡¯t know if there was any progress?¡± That city guard member looked at Ye Zhongming, ¡°How about you head back with me? Our commander is there. We can also invite Member Wuliu. Since so much time has passed, they might have found a way back.¡± ¡°What do you think?¡± He asked the host, who nodded, ¡°Sure, I will go too. I am very interested in how the outsiders came here.¡± After Ye Zhongming agreed, the bunch of them left the luxurious stall and rushed to the headquarters. There were a few luxurious buildings in Scarbi City. Apart from the ceremonial clocktower, there was a noble¡¯s palace, the artisan headquarters, and the guard¡¯s headquarters. When the group reached, the infrastructure opened Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes. This had a different style from Earth. After walking into a black building, the tall and thin person in charge told everyone to wait, and he went to inform the commander. The host talked to Ye Zhongming. He asked Ye Zhongming where he came from and was evidently very curious. In a while, the person in charge returned. There were three people dressed similarly, but they were much more exquisite than him. In the middle was the commander, who had white hair, white eyes, and a surging aura. Behind the few of them were around twenty guards. Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes and laughed. ¡°You spent so much effort to get me here and only prepared so few people?¡± Chapter 1358: One versus six A slight fragrance spread in the hall. This wasn¡¯t any perfume but the scent after a beast¡¯s fat was burnt. This fat was placed in a metal case with a wick buried in it and was used to light this place up. This mysterious world was similar to ancient Earth. This was probably a common situation in worlds without technology and magic. The city guard¡¯s building was sealed. There were indeed few people, but the number of people was enough in such a battle. Be it the commander or his two deputies or the twenty guards behind them; they were all strong explorers. Along with the few people that the tall person in charge of the city region, no one felt they would lose to Ye Zhongming. These people were shocked that Ye Zhongming had exposed their plan but were very calm. Their goal was reached, so there was no difference in whether he noticed it or not. The host, who had a good attitude, smiled toward Ye Zhongming, ¡°You noticed something, right?¡± Ye Zhongming sized up the commander that gave him the highest pressure, ¡°You all made it seem too purposeful. You didn¡¯t demand compensation for the injuries and didn¡¯t ask me to hand over the Bug Emperor Honey. Not doing that when there are so many of you makes no sense.¡± The host heard it and laughed. If they had enough time, they wouldn¡¯t have used such a plan with obvious loopholes. But things were sudden. The guard''s captain saw the situation on the third floor and wasn¡¯t confident about taking Ye Zhongming down. Or rather, they would have to pay a huge price to do so. So, they decided to use such a trap. Fortunately, the host cooperated with them, so they managed to get Ye Zhongming here. But they missed out that this was their territory. Even if Ye Zhongming made sense, they would still ask him for justice. That was nonsense. He hurt the city guards and stole the valuable Bug Emperor Honey! ¡°You are barely a decent opponent.¡± That commander suddenly spoke. But he didn¡¯t look at Ye Zhongming and just that host, ¡°Luodai, how about we make a bet? I will defeat him in a quarter needle time, and you will lend me your Bug Emperor Honey for two thousand needles of time. If I can¡¯t, I will find you a good buyer and let you earn more diamond coins.¡± The commander of the city guard¡¯s was one of the most powerful and strongest people in Scarbi City. The merchant shop owner called Luodai smiled, ¡°Seems like I am taking a loss. Why not? If I win, my shop¡¯s tax becomes 10%.¡± ¡°Haha, deal!¡± The commander took off his cape and stretched his neck. He walked toward Ye Zhongming, and his aura started to soar. He was about to attack. Ye Zhongming smiled coldly. He stood there and didn¡¯t move. The commander suddenly charged, going from walking to running. His aura caused everyone to hold their breath as they waited for an intense battle. But... Ye Zhongming moved. He didn¡¯t head forward but turned and ran. This stunned everyone. ¡°No, stop him!¡± Luodai was stunned. He shouted as he continued chasing Ye Zhongming. The smiling Host was also an expert. But it was too late. When he shouted, Ye Zhongming was beside the people that followed the thin captain. Before they saw his actions, the four of them flew aside. They were much weaker than Ye Zhongming. When Ye Zhongming started running, everyone realised he was faster than them. After these weaker people were sent flying by Ye Zhongming, he moved left and right in the hall to attack the weaker people. No one could block a single hit. The commander and the host chased, but they couldn¡¯t keep up. Ye Zhongming was like an eel, slipping away after his attacks. In a few dozen minutes, only the three commanders, Luodai and his two experts, were left standing. The rest were on the ground and unconscious. Not many of them were awake. Ye Zhongming stopped and faced the six remaining people. At this point, the commander didn¡¯t have his previous confidence. He adjusted his breathing and looked at Ye Zhongming in shock. ¡°I thought you were intermediate Zao; it seems like you are Advanced Zao.¡± The host was solemn. In this system, few people can reach Li. The commander and the few others had reached Zao. The commander barely reached advanced Zao; the other two deputies and himself were intermediate Zao, and the two subordinates were basic Zao. Ye Zhongming''s strength made the host sure that this outsider was as strong as the commander. He might even be slightly stronger. He didn¡¯t underestimate Ye Zhongming anymore. ¡°Tell me what I want to know, and I can treat it as if such things didn¡¯t happen.¡± Ye Zhongming suddenly spoke. He wanted to know how to leave this place. ¡°You are strong, but you don¡¯t have the right to say this.¡± The commander was furious. He charged, and he even shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t dodge!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t!¡± Ye Zhongming replied. This time he, too, charged forward. He turned into an afterimage and clashed with the commander. He didn¡¯t fight the commander, not because he feared him. There were too many people here, and he was afraid of being surrounded unless he could win instantly. Even if he won then, he would get injured. He had many things to do and didn¡¯t want injuries to affect his plan. But now that only so few people were left. The commander might even have a way to leave. Didn¡¯t he come here for that reason? He stopped holding back and clashed with the commander. Both sides were quick such that your eyes couldn¡¯t keep up. Suddenly, both sides split up. The commander''s face bled. Ye Zhongming¡¯s fist brushed his cheek. The commander shouted, pulling two shining daggers from his waste and then fighting with Ye Zhongming. The others surrounded Ye Zhongming in shock. This person was able to challenge the commander with bare hands. ¡°Attack together!¡± The deputy commander shouted and joined the battle. The others joined in subsequently. Ye Zhongming started to fight one against six! Chapter 1360: One fist There were naturally nobles in Scarbi City and in the territory. This surprised Ye Zhongming. Of course, they weren¡¯t called nobles, but after Ye Zhongming understood what they were, they were the same as nobles. Initially, when the city was built, the city committee controlled everything. Freedom Territory committee members managed upwards, and the city committee managed downwards. Of course, the latter just gave themselves benefits. The committee members had the highest status in the city. After a long time, they formed giant families. Committees were lifelong membereships, but that would definitely lead to conflicts. Some committee members would be alienated, so the list of members would change after some period of time. The alienated families were mostly swallowed, but some stubbornly survived and slowly formed their own factions. For some reason, these people couldn¡¯t be wiped out, and thus, they became special people in the city. When they got strong, the committee members were forced to split some power to them. Thus, a new noble layer appeared. Cooperation and conflict often had to do with interests. When both sides accepted the power split, they stopped competing and would mostly choose to work together. They would have disagreements, but they wouldn¡¯t openly fight. They had to ensure the city was under their control and their territories wouldn¡¯t be destroyed in such a fight. The noble layer was thus accepted and slowly formed a unique group. After many years, these people formed a layer of power in Freedom Territory. The Xuancun Family the commander mentioned had an ancestor who was a committee member. He was even the head. In a power struggle, he was alienated, but as his family was huge and powerful, they became nobles. Such a family with a long history was sometimes a living history. So, when the commander said those words, Ye Zhongming believed him. Of course, he didn¡¯t go himself and brought the commander there, too. With this person as a protecting talisman, the city guards would have no trouble with him. He would also be able to easily meet this noble family and see the dairy. The commander held his broken arm and stumbled to the Xuancun Family along with Ye Zhongming. As the city guard''s leader, he was a huge figure in Scarbi City. When the people saw him, they naturally went to inform their master. In a short while, a spirited old man appeared before them. Both sides greeted each other, and the Xuancun family knew why they had come. He looked at the commander¡¯s arm suspiciously and had many questions. But he didn¡¯t ask anything. The difference in identity meant that some things weren¡¯t to be asked face up; if not, it would cause awkward misunderstandings. ¡°Look at the dairy, this...¡± Xuancun found it hard. It wasn¡¯t that the dairy was important but because nobles would hide some things and treat them as precious things. They would do so even if they didn¡¯t know why it was valuable. They wanted to have a sense of mystery and distance to make their family look more outstanding to others. His hesitation wasn¡¯t because he treated the dairy as a treasure but because he didn¡¯t want to help for nothing. The commander had a high position, but Xuancun¡¯s position wasn¡¯t low either. He had a giant family behind him, and if they were to compare, he would be much stronger. Of course, that was if you didn¡¯t count the city guards. The commander could only represent some of the guards and not all of them. Some nobles and the city committee had their own spokespeople in the city guards. ¡°Head Xuancun, I know that dairy isn¡¯t very important to you, so give me face and let us have a look. That would help all of us.¡± The commander was anxious and lamented that this noble family really thought too highly of themselves. The situation was already so bad, and he couldn¡¯t tell? There was an outsider who only used himself to come here. If the outsider got angry, he might rip his house apart! The commander knew that Ye Zhongming had the ability. His subordinates and he worked together and didn¡¯t even force this outsider to use all his strength. The guards of this noble family were, at best, weaker than him, so they weren¡¯t his match. Xuancun looked unhappy. It was obvious he wasn¡¯t satisfied with the commander¡¯s attitude. Before the commander replied, Ye Zhongming slapped, and a hundred Red Scarf Fruits appeared on the table. ¡°These are for you. Let me read the diary.¡± His words were clean and direct. Ye Zhongming was very anxious since he entered. Xuancun¡¯s eyes lit up. His family was rich, but a hundred fruits weren¡¯t a small amount. He looked at Ye Zhongming and touched his chin. He wanted to extort more. But Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t give him the chance. He punched to the side, his fists with flames smashing into the wall to the side. The entire wall cracked and then shattered. The commander and Xuancun were both strong. They saw the wall shatter while the corners were still intact. The ceiling, walls on the side, and the floor weren¡¯t damaged at all. What did this mean? Ye Zhongming¡¯s control of strength had reached a terrifying level. ¡°Wait for a moment; I will go get the dairy for you.¡± Xuancun was a decisive person. He saw the fist and knew that he couldn¡¯t do that. He linked that with the commander¡¯s current state and understood. He even guessed Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal. Like the outsiders in history, a strong outsider came here to find a way out. In a short while, this noble carried an ancient leather diary and passed it to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhognming could speak the language but didn¡¯t understand the words. But he didn¡¯t fully believe the commander and this noble. He stood up and said to Xuancun, ¡°I will hand this to the headquarters after I am done; get it from them.¡± He gave the two of them a threatening gaze before leaving alone. Chapter 1361: Killing Ye Zhongming took the diary and moved quickly in the city. He looked calm, but he was actually very anxious. This place wasn¡¯t the Secret Realm. Although he didn¡¯t know the nature of that place, he knew what it was and how it was connected to Earth. But things were different now. He didn¡¯t know how he got here; that sense of danger never disappeared. He was worried that something might happen to the female guards. He was afraid this place was really far from Earth, and even if he could return, the people there would be gone. He was afraid he would be trapped here forever like that three-legged person. The only people he could trust were Yindi¡¯s team. Fortunately, he knew where Yindi lived. That was where the team usually gathered. Although Ye Zhongming had never been there before, the city was very orderly, and the zones were very clear. Yindi was in the commoner region. Because Yindi¡¯s team was strong, they lived in a bigger place that was easier to find. But when Ye Zhongming approached, he sensed an intense atmosphere. The doors were shut, and it was as if the region had been cleared. Ye Zhongming felt things weren''t right, and the unease in his heart intensified. He charged in a direction where there was noise. The closer he got, the more his heart sank. It was the direction of Yindi¡¯s house. When he turned past a symbolic stone item that he was told about, he saw a house being surrounded in layers. There were people in city guard uniforms, and more of them were explorers wearing various leather armor. Some dressed in black armor were the most special. There weren¡¯t many of them, but they were in the center. These were the leaders of this group. This house was Yindi¡¯s place! Before Ye Zhongming arrived, he heard intense fighting and screaming. The people surrounded this place and didn¡¯t move. But even if there weren¡¯t many that could enter the courtyard, the screams informed Ye Zhongming that they were from Yindi¡¯s squad. His eyes flashed red, and he flipped his wrist; two daggers appeared in them. Although he couldn¡¯t use the wheel¡¯s equipment and the two daggers lost their level, they were still sharp and could slice bodies. Ye Zhongming turned into an afterimage and charged into the courtyard. He kept calm even now and still had some hope that these people didn¡¯t kill Yindi¡¯s squad. The people around couldn¡¯t stop Ye Zhongming. He charged in before they realised there were enemies. After getting in, the shouts from outside started ringing out. There were ten corpses in the courtyard. Ye Zhongming glanced and couldn¡¯t suppress his rage. Some of them belonged to Yindi¡¯s squad members. Near the wall were six to seven people surrounding the injured female members Yaqin and Lanjin. They were teasing them, threatening to hit them. It was obvious that they wanted to capture them alive. Ye Zhongming glanced at an open door. Inside were corpses wearing normal clothes: two females, one old and one young,, and three children. If his guess was correct, these were Yindi¡¯s family members. These people didn¡¯t even let family members off. Ye Zhongming was furious. This rage was different from the hatred of people killing the innocent, and it also wasn¡¯t the sense of justice that came about when seeing one breaking the law. He was angry because he treated Yindi¡¯s squad as his own. Touching them meant touching him. Even if human life wasn¡¯t important and the apocalypse was only killing, Cloud Peak was famous for protecting every member. Moreover, the people here had helped Ye Zhongming. It wasn¡¯t what they had to do. They were never Ye Zhongming¡¯s subordinates. Ye Zhongming was vicious but not toxic. He didn¡¯t lose his bottom line and was grateful to Yindi and his team. Before he even paid them back, most of them turned into corpses. He couldn¡¯t accept that. The two badly injured women saw Ye Zhongming and were surprised. But they realised something and told him to leave. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t listen and didn¡¯t need to listen. He casually waved at the people who turned to attack him. In just a few steps, he sliced their throats. This was the first time he killed in this world. People behind finally rushed over. They saw Ye Zhongming attack, and they, too, attacked him. Ye Zhongming stood before Yaqin and Lanjin. He waved his danger, and anyone who got close was instantly killed. All of a sudden, over a few dozen people fell before him. None of them were left alive. When the people finally realised they weren¡¯t his match and retreated, over sixty people fell. Each of them had their throats sliced, and blood flowed. The group split and revealed a person in black armor. This person was the boss. He looked at the dead people and had a bad expression. Worry appeared in his gaze. ¡°We are ordered by the city committee to capture suspects. Outsider, you better know your place.¡± Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t reply and said calmly, ¡°Who?¡± Lanjin said, ¡°The tall captain we injured has some connections with a city committee. These people are black envoys, strong explorers that the committee controls.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. He passed two potions to them, but Lanjin shook her head. Ye Zhongming looked and saw that Yaqin was badly injured and had stopped breathing when he was fighting. He told Lanjin to drink it. He pursed his lips and suddenly moved. As Yindi''s squad¡¯s only survival, this was the first time she saw Ye Zhongming attack seriously. The battle in the shop looked like a game compared to this. She noticed that it was so easy to kill. In a short time, he cleared the people in the courtyard. The thick blood scent reached its peak and covered everything. The few people called black envoys were mostly killed. But one person fled under the chaos. If he wanted to chase, he could but he didn¡¯t. He returned to shift the corpses of Yindi¡¯s squad back into the house. He placed them orderly and then lit the courtyard. He then brought Lanjin away. Chapter 1362: Die with this city ¡°Red Scarf Forest, 50 kilometers towards the border...¡± ¡°Antian Hill¡¯s spine side...¡± ¡°Gulu Lake bush side...¡± ¡°Twisting Red Stream¡¯s stone forest area...¡± ¡°Heima Bug Hole number 10 and number nine...¡± ¡°...¡± Ye Zhongming listened to Lanjin translate the diary for him in a dark and secluded courtyard and memorised these positions. These clearly recorded the first positions of these outsiders. There was some uncertainty that Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t memorise as he was afraid it would affect his judgment. As they looked different, people from Freedom Territory would notice these outsiders. Ye Zhongming looked okay and only had a slightly different ear. People like the three-legged person were far more different. ¡°Red Body, three meters tall, horns...¡± ¡°Four-horned beast body, two heads, voice like a baby..¡± ¡°Metal and body combination, eyes spitting flames...¡± ¡°Four wings, sharp beak, long tail, many colored feathers...¡± ¡°Ten meters tall, long neck, one horn, two wings, spitting flames, sharp claws, good at flying...¡± ¡°...¡± These were all recorded. Ye Zhongming took a look. Apart from some that looked like dragon race, he didn¡¯t know what the rest were. All of them were called outsiders, and it seemed like the territory was visited by many outsiders. There were many different lifeforms; they appeared at random spots in different amounts and strengths... Ye Zhongming saw that there was no similarity. After Lanjin used the potion, her body healed quickly, but she wasn¡¯t in a good mood. Without Ye Zhongming getting her to translate this diary, she would have been depressed. All her allies were killed, and she was the only one left. Her family members were probably held hostage or already killed, so her will to live was gone. Lanjin was unsure what the Heima Valley map was like, even if she knew, she wouldn¡¯t be able to describe it properly in such a state. Ye Zhongming told her to sleep, and he headed out. He planned to get a map and mark these locations to see if he could find any clues. But when he got out, he noticed a tense mood in the city. This was definitely because the committee and various nobles knew about him killing. They were probably searching for Lanjin and him. He laughed coldly and found a hat and robe. He passed places with few people. As he was quick, even if people noticed, he would have already been gone. As for the map he wanted, it wasn¡¯t hard to find as explorers had to head out. They scouted the entire Heima Valley, just that few headed over to explore. The map might not be complete but if he pieced many versions together, he could show the entire area. After Ye Zhongming completed the map, he headed back to the secluded house. But he stopped before entering. There was a dangerous aura. He was found. The people here used a method to find Lanjin¡¯s spot. Ye Zhongming knew it was a trap, and many people would lay in ambush. But he had to go as Lanjin was still inside. The chance of her still surviving was not high, but... He had to confirm. Ye Zhongming charged in without hesitation. He was quick, and when he was outside, he got the answer. Lanjin¡¯s naked corpse was pinned to the ground. She was twisted, and her face was ice cold. Her limbs and body were pierced with long nails, and blood flowed onto the ground. Two people stood on the roof. They were advanced black envoys of the city committee, and behind them were many people. These people all had a similarity: they gave off a strong aura. Ye Zhongming saw the city guards commander, the owner of the luxurious shop. The two of them looked away when they saw Ye Zhongming and didn¡¯t dare to glance at him. Scarbi City¡¯s elites were all sent for this trap. Outsiders didn¡¯t have a good reputation here. These outsiders were too strong and caused calamities for the cities. Especially when outsiders appeared in scale and even occupied cities, the territory had to use its strength to eradicate these people. Ye Zhongming appeared alone and didn¡¯t seem so strong. He also didn¡¯t cause much trouble, which was why he didn¡¯t draw attention. But he defeated the commander and killed so many explorers and black envoys. This placed enough focus on himself. The city committee decided to hunt and kill this outsider at all costs. It wouldn¡¯t be hard to find a person in a city that they had controlled for such a long time. Footsteps spread from behind. Ye Zhongming turned and saw a person being surrounded by a bunch of guards. Everyone bowed towards that person. His identity was exposed-- The head of the committee. Similarly, he was the strongest person in the city. Ye Zhongming took one look and knew that this person was very strong! But he was not stronger than him. ¡°I could have not told you anything.¡± This head committee member straightened his back and raised his head. ¡°But I still need to say that Scarbi does not welcome you.¡± ¡°So, you must die.¡± His voice was powerful. As he spoke, many black envoys appeared around him. Behind him were many city guards. From what he could see alone, there were thousands of people. Ye Zhongming nodded his head surprisingly. He looked at this ruler of the city, ¡°You can represent this city?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Ye Zhongming nodded again. ¡°Then, let me tell you something.¡± ¡°Die together with this city!¡± Chapter 1363: Surrounded by city Ye Zhongming turned around and stopped looking at the committee member. He walked to the courtyard, placed Lanjin¡¯s corpse down, and closed her eyes. Sparks appeared on his hand and lit up the final bit of evidence of her existence on Earth. At this point, Ye Zhongming¡¯s final bit of connection with this world was gone. So, he did not pity this city. All that was left was hatred and killing intent. ¡°Kill him!¡± The head gave the order and everyone charged towards Ye Zhongming. ¡°I will find you and kill you.¡± Ye Zhongming said coldly. His body bounced up, and he charged into the small hut. ¡°Don¡¯t let him run!¡± The people surged. With the committee head monitoring this time, no one dared to slack off. Ye Zhongming charged into the hut. He wasn¡¯t going to defend this place but just knocked through the back wall and into the streets. There were still many people blocking him. The two advanced black envoys jumped before him, but as if they weren¡¯t there, Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands flashed, and the two envoys were split into two. Wind and Lightning appeared in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands. This weapon came from the Secret Realm. Ye Zhongming was unable to use it fully like how the Saint Father did but it was still very strong. Along with his Scorching Flame Technique, few things could block it. The two black envoys were the closest and the strongest, but they didn¡¯t get any news that Ye Zhongming had such a sharp weapon. Even if they were prepared, when facing Wind and Lightning, they could only watch as their weapons were broken and their bodies were sliced. Without the strong black envoys, the people around couldn¡¯t stop Ye Zhongming. The blade arced, and many people fell. They were all beheaded. The experts behind chased, but all they saw was Ye Zhongming getting further away, as well as the huge group of corpses on the ground. Many people were unhappy. They couldn¡¯t accept the fact that one person broke through so easily. ¡°It isn¡¯t so easy!¡± ¡°Fire!¡± Since they surrounded him, they would have more ideas. With that order being given, many arrows and stone pieces flew at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming had to pay attention to these ranged weapons without defensive equipment. He could only run while hitting these things aside. His speed naturally slowed. To be honest, Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t afraid of these people. Only the head was around his level, and the others were weaker. Although the encirclement would be problematic, and he might lose, if he wanted to, he would be able to break free. But he didn¡¯t stay. What he cared about were these ranged weapons. He didn¡¯t forget equipment like the corrosive tubes. Without defensive equipment and skills, these things were a threat. He was facing an entire city. If he had Cloud Peak, no, only Xia Bai¡¯s female guards, he dared to clash with them and defeat them. But he was alone, and he had to be careful. Before he fulfilled his promise of killing this entire city, he had to ensure that he maintained enough strength. His speed was slowed, so people chased up to him. The ranged attacks would stop, and Ye Zhongming would be forced to fight them. But the death of the two advanced black envoys terrified the others, and they were very careful. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have the chance to insta kill these opponents, who were much weaker than him and could only retreat while fighting. Due to fear of Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength, these people would choose to retreat. At this time, the ranged attacks would continue to prevent Ye Zhongming from getting far. The strongest few followed behind. It was obvious that they were observing the way he fought and finding a weakness. They would strike when the time comes. Ye Zhongming was held back like this. The entire city was sent to surround him, so more and more people appeared. There were no jobs and skills here so it gave the human ocean strategy a chance to succeed. Without confidence that they could kill Ye Zhongming in one hit, the committee members, nobles and people with power chose to sacrifice lives to consume his energy and find a chance. It had been long since Scarbi City lost so many people in a day. The human ocean strategy needed sacrifices. The explorers that came because of promises or orders were sent to his sword. He wouldn¡¯t hold back and would kill all those that he could. In a short time, close to ten thousand people were killed. Even the committee members shuddered when they saw the corpses. Was this outsider a monster? How could he maintain his stamina? He killed so many people and didn¡¯t even look tired? The higher-ups bit their teeth and ordered people to continue. The ranged forces couldn¡¯t keep up, so they let explorers attack. They also promised increased rewards that could make a person get rich overnight. But Ye Zhongming continued to fight. He was also breaking free from their interception. Without the ranged attacks, he would speed up. The experts were barely able to keep up but the others couldn¡¯t. When people noticed that this person was a god of death, their courage disappeared and they didn¡¯t stop him with as much courage as before. ¡°It is our time to attack, the city will be in a mess if this continues.¡± The head said. He got close to Ye Zhongming. The others knew that that was the truth and followed behind to attack. The final battle began. Chapter 1364: He wants to jump The committee head wiped some blood off his face. He had a calm expression, but deep down, he was terrified. The outsider nearly sliced his head. If not for all the experts surrounding that person, and if they were forced to fight one against one, he would have died. This filled him with trauma. After which, he felt a deeper desire to kill Ye Zhongming. Such a person had to die; if not, his position in Scarbi City would be affected. The people who were eyeing his position would join hands and use this matter to attack him and force him to step down. He couldn¡¯t accept this as this position gave him too many benefits. ¡°Search, we have to find him. He is already injured, and his combat strength has dropped. Kill him!¡± The committee head gave the firm order to kill. The city guards, black envoys, and the explorers in the city searched. That outsider was strong¡ªthis was already a known fact. Ordinary explorers, even advanced explorers, weren¡¯t his match and would be instantly killed. But the situation was different now. The bounty on his head had increased, and it was already a sky-high amount. Now, it had reached a level where everyone would lose their head. Money was good no matter which era you were in. With money, you could buy good food like Red Scarf fruits, get good equipment, and find strong allies. If you did all that, your strength would increase, and your gains would doo. This would form a positive cycle. The second thing was that more people joined the attempt to capture Ye Zhongming. This made the explorers feel more safe psychologically. Maybe they would be lucky and could kill the outsider? Not only would they get the rewards, but they would get famous, too. Even if the outsider was strong, he wasn¡¯t the match of the entire city. The final most important point was that they received news, the outsider was injured. Many people saw it. Ye Zhongming was indeed injured. He was strong, but without equipment, skills, and bloodline; his only advantage was his body quality, Wind and Lightning, and support potions. But he was facing numerous experts around his level. The committee head and the others surrounded him; it was a one versus a hundred situation. He killed many experts and nearly killed the head, but he was injured. Moreover, it was in more than one place. If not for his strong recovery ability, he might have been captured. But he still broke free. He caught them off guard and broke through the encirclement. Ye Zhongming was in the back garden of a courtyard. He drank the healing potion. The potion, along with his strong recovery ability, would allow most of his injuries to heal. But some of them still posed a problem. The weapon the head used, and some weapons of the others had something brushed on them. This caused his injuries to be unable to heal, and they continued to bleed. This gave him a headache. The scent of the blood would expose his location. When he arrived here, it was silent all around. After a few dozen minutes, there were some weak sounds from afar. Some people had followed the tracks and located him. He thought about it and observed the few wounds. He used the Scorching Flame Technique to burn those areas to try to burn the toxin. This pain caused him to sweat. He lowered his head and saw that the wounds started to scab, but they would still bleed. It wasn¡¯t very effective. He had to deal with those injuries, if not, they would be a huge issue. He had no choice and could only use Wind and Lightning to slice the flesh around it. He wiped some healing powder to stop the bleeding. Although this method seemed to have solved the problem, the wounds were in a state where they couldn¡¯t heal in a short time. One thing was for sure: this would affect him in battle. Fortunately, he didn¡¯t plan to fight to the death. He headed out of the courtyard as those sounds got closer. He moved around the city. This definitely meant he would bump into explorers, which he would kill. This would expose his tracks, but he didn¡¯t care. At this moment, a map was laid out before the committee members. As more reports spread, they were marked on the map. These were places where explorers had noticed Ye Zhongming. ¡°What is this person doing? Why isn¡¯t he running outside?¡± ¡°Does he want to hurt the committee head?¡± ¡°He can¡¯t find the exit.¡± ¡°Or he wants to kill more people? Look, anyone he meets is killed.¡± ¡°I think he is finding a doctor. Don¡¯t forget, his wounds won¡¯t heal and would bleed.¡± ¡°But... He didn¡¯t go to the streets with doctors.¡± ¡°He probably can¡¯t find a way.¡± ¡°He has a map. Didn¡¯t intel mention that he collected many maps?¡± Everyone discussed and guessed what Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal was. But they weren¡¯t nervous and knew that time was on their side. As time passed, Ye Zhongming would face more attacks and get more tired. His injuries would worsen and at a certain time, they would kill him. But only the head kept silent. He looked at the map and would even use his fingers to draw lines around the map. Suddenly, he slapped the table and that shocked everyone. The people around looked at him and didn¡¯t know why he was so emotional. ¡°I know what he is doing! This dumb person is going to the edge of the city to jump!¡± Chapter 1365: Destroying the city Scarbi City was built in mid-air to prevent the Heima attacks. A few hundred crystal pillars supported them. This concerned architecture knowledge. In this world without technology, it was hard to create such a city. So many years passed, and Scarbi City didn¡¯t expand. However, the population was increasing. This was already a big problem. When they built the city, the designer gave a number. If the population exceeded that number, they had to remove some structures to ensure the pillars could support them. In recent years, as Scarbi City developed, more and more people felt that they should expand the city. However, each increase in land was a giant project that required huge spending. So, the committee didn¡¯t set their hearts to it. As the city area hadn¡¯t changed in a long time, the streets and buildings didn¡¯t either, so most of the people were familiar with the city even with their eyes closed. When the committee head reminded them, and they looked at the map, they realised it was indeed the case. Ye Zhongming had to avoid the crowds, so he took small paths. This made him take a longer path, but his final goal was clear. It was the closest point where he could reach the city''s edge. It was obvious that the outsider wanted to flee from here! The people definitely didn¡¯t think he would die if he jumped. History recorded many outsiders that could fly or float. This person should be no exception. The entire city was mobilised now. All the explorers were sent to capture this outsider, and all the experts were sent to attack him. Over ten thousand people were dead and injured. This number was increased and they lost a few dozen experts. One could say that Scarbi City suffered huge losses today. If they could kill the outsider today, everything would be okay. After all, he was a strong outsider, so it was normal for him to cause such losses. But if he caused chaos and then fled, things wouldn¡¯t be so simple. This would have a bad effect on the committee and the head. After knowing Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal, these people headed toward Ye Zhongming¡¯s target. The remaining planned to head out of the city to chase or mobilise ranged forces to wait at the border. If this outsider¡¯s flying speed were slow, he would be a living target. The explorers in the city headed toward the border because they guessed Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal. Ye Zhongming did, in fact, want to head to the border and planned to jump. He noticed that more people were intercepting him and guessed the others had found out. He stopped hiding his tracks and ran in a straight line. He directly jumped across buildings and killed explorers who stopped him. Although this totally exposed him, he became very efficient and reached the border quickly. This city has a long history and an efficient and unique communication method. When Ye Zhongming reached the edge, many people were gathered there. The attacks toward him became very dense. These explorers should be members of a large organisation. Their movement was very efficient, and their jobs were split. Ranged, close combat, distance, all of which was very ordered. They could hold him back even if they were weaker than Ye Zhongming. This wasn¡¯t for a long time, and Ye Zhongming attacked them forcefully. In that short while, experts managed to arrive. Those strong squads built to kill him had appeared in his vision and would arrive in a few seconds. Ye Zhongming had no other choice. He risked his injuries to kill some experts who wanted to stop him and then jumped off the edge before the committee head and other experts arrived. Some ranged attacks were fired toward him, and he could not dodge them as he was in mid-air. He could only try to intercept them. But some still hit, and he was injured again. His body fell, and he quickly broke free from their range. The committee members who had arrived looked down from above and had bad expressions. They rushed over but didn¡¯t make it in time, making matters tough. They needed to send people out to hunt him, and that would increase the difficulty. When they were in the city, many people stopped him and provided information. But outside, this person would have broken free of their control. They thought about the series of problems they had to face, and their heads hurt. Ye Zhongming descended to a certain height and released the two ice birds. One of them grabbed his armor and stabilised him. The other guarded around him. The two ice birds brought Ye Zhongming to the area where the hundreds of ice pillars were. He held Wind and Lightning and sliced a pillar. He said that he would kill the entire city so he would destroy it. The method was to destroy these pillars! Wind and Lightning was the Secret Realm¡¯s strongest equipment. His attack sliced a mark on the crystal pillar. Of course, these pillars were very thick. The Wind and Lightning would have broken it if it was any other material. If it were another time, Ye Zhongming would give up on wasting time and energy on this. The thickness of the pillars would take him some time to slice. But he didn¡¯t care. He would destroy this city and bury them along with Yindi¡¯s squad. He sliced and sliced. The ice bird held him up in mid-air as he slashed the pillars. Moments later, one pillar was finally shattered. But one pillar was not enough. Ye Zhongming turned to another... Chapter 1366: Collapse The committee head led them back to the headquarters. Over the years, this majestic building has been renovated and expanded and has become the city''s symbol. Having a spot in this place meant that you controlled this city. Committee heads loved working here and would choose to be at the top of this building. This was the city''s highest point, and they could see everything. That could probably let them feel the beauty of power. This committee head was no exception. When he sat on the comfortable chair and looked at the scenes of the city that hadn¡¯t changed in a long time but still made him relaxed, his depressed feeling felt slightly better. The outsider had fled. This was very bad as committee members would attack him. The citizens would also doubt his rule. But when he was thinking about how serious this matter was, a few solutions appeared in his mind. This made him think that the situation wasn¡¯t so bad. With his control of this city, he could resolve the influence that this had caused, in a short time. He thought about it and got up from his seat. He walked to the subordinate waiting silently and ordered, ¡°Pass my orders, let... Changlai organise a chasing squad of a hundred to find the outsider. Tell him that it is best if he can kill him; if not, prevent that guy from sneaking in. Also, tell the black envoys to be more wary. The defense on the headquarters has to be tight.¡± The subordinate nodded and expressed that he remembered what to say. ¡°Right, tell the commander to get here; I have something to ask him.¡± The committee head felt that after this incident, the city guard boss who had been maintaining a neutral stance, would express loyalty to him. ¡°Also...¡± The committee head suddenly stopped. He tried to sense it and had a suspicious expression on his face. ¡°Head, what happened?¡± The head shook. He touched the wound on his face that had already healed and felt that he was not in a good state today, which resulted in him hallucinating. ¡°Also, tell the city guards to investigate the explorer team that helped the outsider. Find out where they were and confirm where the outsider appeared. Record this in the records.¡± Every city in the territory would pay attention to outsiders. ¡°Head, should we... Send this matter up?¡± The subordinate hesitated before asking his boss. The committee head had power, but the Freedom Territory members were above him. That was this area¡¯s most powerful organisation. Black envoys were said to be led by the city committee, but they actually belonged to Freedom Territory. A part of their salary came from them. Black envoys had mysterious investigators. No one knew who they were, and if something happened in the city, these investigators would report it to the Freedom Territory committee. This huge commotion would be no exception, and it would be impossible to hide. The head frowned. Reporting to the head was a problematic thing. If the investigator made it a huge issue, they would definitely ask him to take responsibility, and he might even lose his job. ¡°How about this, let¡¯s write...¡± The head said another half-sentence and stopped. This time, his expression changed from suspicion to shock. ¡°Did you sense something shaking?¡± The head felt it, but there was nothing again. He didn¡¯t think it was a mistake and asked his subordinate for his thoughts. However, the subordinate was lost and didn¡¯t know what the committee head was saying. The head came to the window and looked at the city. He was too familiar with the scenery. Even if there were a small change, he would notice it. But he looked around and didn¡¯t notice any difference. Was it a mistake? The head didn¡¯t move and said nothing. As a top expert, he believed in himself. He closed his eyes and sensed. When his subordinate wanted to say something, he waved and interrupted him. Moments later, the slight shaking spread. This time, the head was very sure that he was right. The entire structure shook. It was very light, but it did move! ¡°Quick, head down to look at what is causing this. Are people fighting in the headquarters?¡± The head didn¡¯t overthink. He guessed that this was the most probable cause. Experts were fighting, and their force struck some buildings. Not long after the subordinate headed out, the fourth shake spread. This time, the head felt that the shaking was even more serious. ¡°Damn, who is causing trouble here?¡± The head walked out of the door. He wanted to see who was fighting and even getting closer and closer. Did that outsider return? But he didn''t see anyone when he walked to the first floor. He bumped into his confused subordinate in the hall. ¡°Did you notice anything?¡± The head asked. ¡°Nothing happened!¡± The subordinate was confused. He was about to call him trash when another tremor spread. This time, not only did the head sense it, but other explorers did, too. There were no earthquakes in this world, so many people didn¡¯t understand what was going on. They didn¡¯t know where the tremor came from. Then, there was another. This time, it was even more obvious! People in the city walked out and got onto the streets to ask each other what had happened. Another tremor... Then, another... People in Scarbi City started to panic as the tremors got more and more intense. Experts and ordinary people did not have any answers. Until... A new tremor spread, shaking the entire city. A giant voice spread from a part of the city, and many people headed to taller buildings to investigate. They saw a part of the city actually collapsing! ¡°That outsider! He is slicing the pillars!¡± Some people finally guessed. They couldn¡¯t be blamed for reacting so slowly. No one realised that the tough pillars would be destroyed. City guards and black envoys surged from all parts of the city. Each pillar had an attack platform, where poison, stones, and arrows were waiting. When they got there, they could attack the outsider! But as they reached those defensive positions, the shaking didn¡¯t stop. More parts started to collapse, and many people fell from these spots, becoming meat paste. Experts, including the head, were rushing. They needed to exit the city in case any accidents happened. A small range collapse became a large area as more pillars were broken and chain reactions were caused. This apocalyptic chaos continued until... There was a giant rumbling, and the city tilted uncontrollably, then... The city collapsed! Scarbi City became a part of history at that moment! Chapter 1367: Border People in Scarbi City never thought there would be a day when they would fall from the city their ancestors had lived into the ground in Heima Valley. This was also a freefall. This method caused most people in the city to lose their lives. Even if they didn¡¯t die from the height, they wouldn¡¯t be able to escape from the buildings falling from above. Instantly, the city turned into one of death. Only those stronger and lucky ones survived this calamity. But the number... In a city with millions, only 1-2% could survive. Even if you were lucky not to die, each of them was injured. Many people couldn¡¯t move. Compared to those who were meatpaste, most of them could only breathe. In the ruins, the bricks burst open, and the head jumped. He shouted randomly. He was about to go crazy. He was high above previously and controlled the life and death of the entire city. But he wasn¡¯t an emperor. He was just the Scarbi City spokesperson. With this city, he would be a leader in Freedom Territory. Without the city, he was nothing. Maybe some committee members and nobles were willing to hire him to become a guard. When one went through such highs and lows in a day, this hit sent this head into a frenzy. But he was an expert. He shouted to vent his anger. Suddenly, he sensed something weird around. He looked and saw the outsider who nearly killed him and had just turned Scarbi City into ruins. The outsider was a dozen meters from him. ¡°I, I want to, kill you!¡± This outsider destroyed everything. His eyes were red, and he charged at Ye Zhongming. The head had so much help previously and failed to stop Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming even sliced his face and nearly killed him. Now, when he was so emotional, and his body was injured from the fall, he was not a match. After half a minute, the weaponless Ye Zhongming punched him. In such a battle, a punch or kick was enough to injure badly. After the head was hit, many of his bones were broken. He knelt on the ground with one knee and held the injured part. He wiped the blood on his face and roared unwillingly. This time, he was knocked down quickly. His hand was twisted, and the broken bone stuck out from his arm. His legs were also broken. Ye Zhongming shattered his knees so that he couldn¡¯t stand. Ye Zhongming looked at him. The ice birds in the sky landed and grabbed his leather armor to lift him into the air. ¡°Why are you not killing me? Why don¡¯t you kill me?¡± The head lay on the ground and roared at Ye Zhongming. He knew that he was handicapped. Even if he had a strong body and his arms could heal, his knees couldn¡¯t. For someone that always had a high position, this felt worse than killing him. He wanted to die in battle. ¡°I just didn¡¯t kill you personally.¡± Ye Zhongming said coldly which stunned the head. What did he mean? But he understood immediately. He saw numerous bugs climbing from the ruins and eating the feast that fell from the sky. The flesh and blood of millions would make these lifeforms happy for a long time. When the flood of Heima drowned the head, he was smiling. That was a smile of despair. ...................................................... Estimating using Earth time, Ye Zhongming appeared in a spot after three days. He wasn¡¯t in a good state. He bit some meat jerky stored in his space and rested on a giant stone. The Bug Emperor Honey was placed by his leg, and its fragrance could increase his body quality. Ye Zhongming¡¯s leather armor was tattered, and there were many holes that revealed his arm and even his neck. But most of his injuries weren¡¯t too serious and had closed. Some lighter injuries were left with some marks. The two ice birds weren¡¯t in a good state, too. Their feathers were all tattered. They went from beautiful kings to bald chickens. Be it the ice birds or him, they were still feeling good. Ye Zhongming was in a good state because he collected many Red Scarf Fruits along the way. With the ice bird¡¯s help, the fruits filled his entire space. He carried a big bag filled with materials in this area. As there were too many, Ye Zhongming was forced to throw fruits that were less than four rings of age. He also ate many. At this point, his body started forming antibodies. Apart from the old and precious fruits, the weaker ones couldn¡¯t help increase his body¡¯s strength. As compared to when he entered, Ye Zhongming was much stronger. The ice birds were good because they found what they loved eating. The heima were natural food for them. After their feasts, they were showing signs of evolving. Ye Zhongming saw this problem. When they collected Red Scarf Fruits, he specifically searched for the Heima Emperor so that he could bring it to Earth to reproduce and provide food for the ice birds. They were in such a bad state because they tried to get a Heima Emperor. They took a risk and nearly lost their lives to take a second Bug Emperor Honey. They had the fruits, the Bug Emperor, and the honey. All that remained was to leave this place. Ye Zhongming¡¯s goal was the border. In the records, this was where most outsiders came from. Ye Zhongming¡¯s spot was also here. This place had the highest chance of giving him an answer. He rested for a while and kept the honey. He led the two ice birds on the path. After half a day, he finally saw the border that Yindi¡¯s team had mentioned. But he raised his head and looked before swallowing his saliva. He saw something that filled him with disbelief. Chapter 1368: Unrest Season The border wasn¡¯t a cliff and not a thick mist. It wasn¡¯t a space gate with ravaging energy. It just looked like an ordinary rock. But these rocks looked too similar, or rather, they were all the same. There were many circular holes that were very orderly, looking like many horns. This border looked man-made. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t imagine someone trapping people from the Freedom Territory here. These people didn¡¯t try to break the restraints here to see the outside world. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t believe the octopus limb-like border was natural. He observed it for some time and confirmed that nothing would happen before he placed his hand on it. He touched and hoped to find a clue. It was tough, rough, and not cold. Ye Zhongming frowned as he stood under the border. This stone thing was weird because it was man-made. The stone wasn¡¯t cold but warm, and it was so high that you couldn¡¯t see the end. But although it was weird, he couldn¡¯t find any reason why it was the case. Ye Zhongming could only walk along the border to find anything that could help or give him hints. The more he walked, the more shocked he was. It had no end, and the height had no end either. The bottom connected to the ground was smooth and clean with no moss-like lifeforms. This didn¡¯t make sense in the food chain. It was as if... Someone was cleaning and wiping this every day. But no one would do that. There probably weren¡¯t many in the territory that held such a job. After half an hour, Ye Zhongming saw no difference. He stopped and sat on the spot. Apart from despair, there was no point in continuing forward. He took the Bug Emperor Honey out and forced himself to cultivate to calm down. He released the two ice birds and allowed them to fly upwards to see if the barrier was truly endless. After a day, the ice birds returned, tired. They told him they hadn¡¯t found the end. Ye Zhongming¡¯s last bit of hope was gone. He stood up, took out Wind and Lightning, and sliced toward the wall. Speaks flew. The weapon, which was extremely sharp and could even slice the crystal pillars that supported Scarbi City, could not do anything to this stone. Ye Zhongming was defeated and sat down. To be honest, he had never felt so much despair since reviving. It might be tough and dangerous on Earth or in the Secret Realm, and he might die. But he was always pumped and confident that he could fight his way out. But now, he lost his sense of direction. He couldn¡¯t cross the border. This was the only way he thought of getting out of this space. If it didn¡¯t work, how would he get back? Was he really going to grow old here like the other outsiders? He was in a bad mood. Fortunately, he had lived two lives. He adjusted himself and read the diary. He recorded the many marks that Lanjin translated. He knew what they meant even if he didn¡¯t understand the words on the mark. He only paid attention to the outsider information. This time, he read it carefully. He actually found some other records. It would occasionally mention a phrase. Unrest Season. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what it meant, but from how it was used, it meant that the space would shake every period of time. It would form an attraction that would absorb some power from everyone¡¯s body. Everyone would become weak, and the time it took to recover would differ for different people. The Unrest Season only worked on humans. The other lifeforms were not affected. This special and weird season became everyone¡¯s nightmare. Explorers would hide in the city, and when this period of weakness occurred, lifeforms would attack the city. Many cities were broken in history just like that. There wasn¡¯t much information about Unrest Season, and it mostly recorded how confused people were. Of course, Ye Zhongming might not have fully recorded Lanjin¡¯s translations of this. Unrest Season had a cycle. Although it wasn¡¯t very accurate, there was a rough time. Ye Zhongming calculated it and saw that it was about to arrive. In Earth days, it should arrive within two to twenty days. No wonder the explorers were walking toward the inner parts of the valley. Should he find a place to hide? Ye Zhongming calculated and gave up. With his speed, to head to another city before Unrest Season comes, was not possible. Since that was the case, why not stay here? Anyway, the Unrest Season didn¡¯t affect the two ice birds. Even if he was weak, they could protect him. He couldn¡¯t find a way back, so he could only cultivate here and wait for an opportunity. Three days passed, and the Unrest Season came on the fourth day. Ye Zhongming was caught off guard and was controlled by this attraction. A mysterious power was absorbing his energy. This absorption came from the border wall behind him! This attraction made him feel bad as if his body was about to rip open. But he didn¡¯t feel any rage or unhappiness. Instead, he couldn¡¯t hide his excitement. He felt like he had found a way back! When the Unrest Season came, the border wall became much softer, as if it had come alive. The holes were giving off some energy, which was that attraction! The attraction of the Unrest Season came from the border wall! Ye Zhongming guessed that the people of the Freedom Territory knew about this; they just didn¡¯t record it in the diary, which was why he didn¡¯t know. No matter what, the border wall that was so tough that he couldn¡¯t do anything to it, seemed to be... Breakable! Chapter 1369: Breaking pillar Wind and Lightning sliced onto the border. Ye Zhongming was feeling very bad. He couldn¡¯t resist the attraction from the stone wall. As he was close, he was badly affected. His energy was flying away, and he felt his body would rip apart each time he moved. But he bit his teeth and persisted. Ye Zhongming wanted to see if this was his chance to escape! Wind and lightning gave a familiar feeling. Ye Zhongming was delighted, as it felt like the target was breaking apart. As expected, he could break the soft border. Ye Zhongming started to slice that area like a madman. He knew that each second that passed meant that his strength would reduce. This slicing would become tougher, so this was the best chance to use strength. Wind and Lightning sliced at the same sport each second, and the hole deepened. Ye Zhongming attacked the area between two holes as he felt it was softer. Things weren¡¯t very smooth. After a few minutes, he felt weak. The depth that each sword could hit was reduced. Although the border became soft, it was relative. It was still very tough. Ye Zhongming¡¯s most powerful first slash only sliced a few dozen centimeters. Anxiousness made Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes turn red. Unrest Season didn¡¯t last very long. Not to mention the energy that would be absorbed from Ye Zhongming, if he didn¡¯t break the wall now, he might be unable to get out in this life. But the powerlessness reduced the hope of getting out. Was he going to end this life like this? He threw a few seeds and then a pile of black soil. He had no choice! He threw Roselle Cedar, and the soil was Black Fertile Soil. He wanted to use the power of life to break the meter-deep hole. This was the only thing he could think of. He tossed all the black fertile soil he had collected recently. The roselle cedar seed started to sprout and grow. Ye Zhongming finally saw some hope for the first time in these few days. The few seeds started to sprout and have leaves. The plant that could form the Death King Tree had a strong life force. They met his expectations and started pushing the wound Ye Zhongming had caused. Although the hole wasn¡¯t deep and some branches stretched outside the wall on Ye Zhongming¡¯s side, the branch continued to get thicker. Although it was tough, it was pushing the hole aside. Ye Zhongming told the ice birds to fly above the hole and spray ice mist on the wall, which made the area crisper. This idea was effective, and the Roselle Cedar grew quickly. Fertile soil, which was a country product, couldn¡¯t be underestimated. Even in the secret space with many restrictions, it still gave off shocking energy. Even if Ye Zhongming could only hold his sword and stand on the side, the Roselle Cedar continued growing. Ye Zhongming realised he had made a mistake. It was best to toss just one seed so the energy would be more focused. This tree would also grow quickly. Many seeds would split the energy. But he couldn¡¯t care about so much. Ye Zhongming stared at the growing hole and waited... Suddenly, he felt the space shift. The straight wall started to twist forward as if the sky was about to collapse. The attraction stopped at that moment. Ye Zhongming was anxious. The time wasn¡¯t enough, and the fertile soil¡¯s power wasn¡¯t extracted. The Roselle Cedar was not big enough, so the wall wasn¡¯t broken open. He had various potions in his space. As long as they helped the body, he drank them all and then used Wind and Lightning to slice the wall that was getting harder... The wall became harder and harder, and the growth of Roselle Cedar slowed. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t see the depth, but the wound was a few dozen meters wide. But as compared to the endless wall, it wasn¡¯t much. Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart sank. Seemed like his attempt had failed. Lost occupied his mind. But his body moved, and he raised his hand in disbelief... He felt something return to his body. It was strength! It wasn¡¯t stamina that was absorbed from him. He was still very weak. What returned was job, bloodline and equipment abilities. He didn¡¯t hesitate. He pressed his hand on the Roselle Cedar and used Nurture. He used his ocean-like mental energy to inject into the tree. The small sprout could push stone pieces aside; the tough Death King Tree could open the border. Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand was kept on the Roselle Cedar. He didn¡¯t hold back on mental energy and would use it all. This was the right way; it was the way out! The entire space started to shake. Ye Zhongming sensed Heima, which should be underground, surging to the surface. In the distance, a very high-level Bug Emperor also left its nest. It shouted with all its energy as if it were burning its entire lifeforce. This terrified Ye Zhongming. He was far weaker than that Bug Emperor. Moments later, all of them headed toward Ye Zhongming. They noticed the power that would destroy this entire space came from here! Ye Zhongming bit his teeth. It was time to gamble luck. He would live if he could break the space before the Bug Emperor and bunch of Heima arrived. If not, he would die! What he didn¡¯t know was that all the nonhumans went crazy. They killed each other, and attacked humans and cities. Human cities were destroyed in the huge earthquake, and many people died. Behind him, the Bug Emperor showed itself, and ordinary Heima got on Ye Zhongming¡¯s body and bit his equipment. There was also the Roselle Cedar that continued to grow. Ye Zhongming¡¯s mouth started to moan in pain, and the Bug Emperor gave out an ear-piercing scream. The giant figure pounced, the sharp teeth charged at Ye Zhongming¡¯s back... Death was so close. At this moment, the space shook the most intensely. The wall started to collapse, and an eye-piercing light spread from the other side. Ye Zhongming closed his eyes, and his mind went blank, falling into darkness. The moment before he fell unconscious, he heard cries. Chapter 1370: Captured after returning When Ye Zhongming just woke up, his vision was slightly blurred. He sensed some warmth, so a heat source should be beside him. But he closed his eyes shortly after as he sensed that his body was being tied. This meant that he was captured when he was unconscious. Since he wasn¡¯t dead, this meant that there was a chance. He acted as if unconscious and listened to the movement around to understand the situation. There were sounds of people eating and drinking, but nobody spoke. He waited silently and also checked the condition of his body. Before he fell unconscious, he injected mental energy into the Roselle Cedar and ignored everything. The Heima all bit him and covered him in pain. Looking at him now, you would know that the defensive equipment was all useless. Those were all blue grade, and there were the shields from the two elemental elves. In just that short while, those small lifeforms sacrificed themselves to break Ye Zhongming¡¯s armor. Naked parrots like his head and neck were badly hit, and some places showed white bones. If not for Ye Zhongming¡¯s skin having a good defense, he would have died. Of course, the most serious was the Bug Emperor¡¯s final strike. Ye Zhongming sensed sharp teeth stabbing into his body. But he then fell unconscious and didn¡¯t know what happened. Now, he felt the pain in his chest. That hit nearly killed him. Although he knew he was in his worst state since reviving, he was very calm. He knew that he was back on Earth. There was a familiar smell, familiar feeling, familiar power. Everything had returned to normal. Footsteps spread from afar, and they got close. The eating and drinking sounds stopped. ¡°Boss!¡± ¡°Brother Huo!¡± ¡°Second Uncle!¡± These people greeted. This was obviously their leader. ¡°What happened?¡± A low and steady male voice spread into Ye Zhongming¡¯s ear. ¡°We are not sure.¡± A person two meters from Ye Zhongming said, ¡°A few days ago, the animals in the forest went mad and messed up our camp. When a few of us were cleaning up, an explosion shocked us. We took a look and saw a weird fellow, but it was already dead. A huge hole was in its stomach, and a person lay beside it. This person is still unconscious.¡± This person spoke clearly and described the situation. Not only did his boss understand, but Ye Zhongming understood, too. That leader acknowledged. Ye Zhongming heard him walk two steps and observed the weird fellow¡¯s corpse. ¡°I have never seen such a lifeform; there are no demon crystals.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart jumped. No demon crystals? Was it the lifeform Red Hair had bumped into? ¡°Its skin is so hard?¡± ¡°Boss, don¡¯t you think that apart from horns, this thing looks like Alistar in League of Legends?¡± ¡°This is much thinner and weaker.¡± ¡°The wound in its stomach looks like... It exploded from within.¡± ¡°Boss! Stand far away. Look, what is that? It looks like a parasite!¡± ¡°Little Liu, can you calm down? This thing should be a dead plant lifeform. Which eye of yours sees that it is a parasite?¡± ¡°Ah? Haha, that is true.¡± The few people surrounded the weird corpse and spoke. Ye Zhongming could guess the rough situation. As these people described, Ye Zhongming was shocked. A thought appeared in his mind. Was it... He opened his eyes and saw that monster from the gap in the crowd. Two meters long, with green-purple skin and similar limbs to humans, they were much stronger. Big hands and legs, each with only three fingers. Each finger was the size of a human¡¯s palm and had no sharp fingernail. Its mouth was opened wide, so it should have been screaming before it died. This fellow without demon crystals did not look like it posed a threat. Ye Zhongmming wanted to see its open stomach to prove his guess, but those people blocked it, and he couldn¡¯t see anything. ¡°Yi, this person is awake!¡± A person saw Ye Zhongming open his eyes and exclaimed. He immediately drew everyone¡¯s attention over. ¡°Can you speak?¡± The boss walked over and looked at Ye Zhongming¡¯s ropes and at that terrifying wound that had not healed. The wariness in his eyes reduced. The rope was specially made. They came from branches in the rainforest, and after modification, they became soft and tough. Without seven-star strength, you couldn¡¯t break free. Moreover, this person was so badly injured. ¡°Can...¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s voice was hoarse; anyone could tell how weak he was. Apart from his injuries, the Unrest Season was also a cause. ¡°You killed this fellow?¡± Before Ye Zhongming replied, that person carried a bag from the side. ¡°Boss, we found these on him. I think this is weird, so I didn¡¯t kill him.¡± The boss acknowledged and praised his subordinate. He took the bag and took things out. Although the defensive equipment was mostly shattered, some, like the battle contribution badge, space equipment, and mental energy necklace, were okay. These things had to hang on his body. As for the others, they were in his space. Another equipment wasn¡¯t kept, which was the Blood Stepping Boots. Golden equipment can hide its glow. Unlike the battle contribution badge, which was exquisite and beautiful, it wasn¡¯t noticed and taken. ¡°This is space equipment?¡± This boss was knowledgeable. He didn¡¯t know what the battle contribution badge was, but he recognised the space equipment. This was good, but ordinary people couldn¡¯t get it. ¡°Who are you? Which faction do you belong to? Open the space!¡± The boss¡¯s eyes were filled with greed. Ye Zhongming coughed and smiled. Chapter 1371: Dangerous moment With Ye Zhongming¡¯s state, he wasn¡¯t afraid of these people attacking him. He still had trump cards like the elemental elf¡¯s second life. But each trump card was precious, so using them was a waste. To be honest, there was no value in using them on these people. He could only find a chance to break free if these people didn¡¯t bring the space equipment over. Even if they continued tying him up, with his body qualities, it would take a day for him to break free. Naturally, he would recover combat strength. Although he couldn¡¯t fight people of the same level, he could still deal with these. But these people told him to open his space. Did they want to die? But that leader pulled his hand back. He frowned and looked at the few space equipment. He walked further behind and called his men to discuss something. He also realised that once the space had something dangerous, they would be defenseless. Ye Zhongming smiled. As expected, no one was stupid in the apocalypse. These people didn¡¯t have any good ideas and actually just left. Those few people continued to watch Ye Zhongming. ................................................................................................ Cloud Peak. Cloud Peak had their most intense conflict since they were built! ¡°You are the protector squad; you are supposed to stay back and guard the home!¡± Little Tiger stared. The black eyepiece made him look vicious. Usually, if Little Tiger vented his anger, the others wouldn¡¯t say much. After all, he wasn¡¯t old but was one of the most powerful people in Cloud Peak. He belonged to the same batch as the few in charge, like Xia Lei, Mo Ye, etc. But Sister Rong did not back down. She pointed at his nose and said, ¡°Protector Squad doesn¡¯t mean we are weak. We are only listening to Ye Zhongming and Xia Lei¡¯s orders. We might not be weaker than your battle squad. Why not we test it out?¡± Little Tiger smacked the table. The stone table cracked. He was in a bad mood and couldn¡¯t control his strength. ¡°So be it. The loser stays here!¡± ¡°Little Tiger, your team is always sent out; it is our turn. Protector Squad and main battle squad have different roles; it didn¡¯t mean we can only stay back.¡± Tang Tian said solemnly. Due to Candy, Little Tiger was his brother-in-law. Others would be afraid of Little Tiger, but he won¡¯t. Who knew that Little Tiger wouldn¡¯t give face at all. When Tang Tian said that, Little Tiger stretched his neck, ¡°I can agree to everything but this!¡± Tang Tian¡¯s face turned ugly. ¡°Enough, keep quiet!¡± Xia Lei¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t loud, but everyone quieted down. They saw the most powerful leader after Ye Zhongming. ¡°Cloud Peak is our foundation. The defensive system just got perfected, and the surrounding factions have this as the core. Puxing Town and the blissful Ying City are getting more prosperous. We also have three large-scale labs, an underground experimental ground, delicacies, a medicine factory, gun production lines, gene lifeform, and demon crystal production.¡± ¡°Are we going to give up on all of them and let others take them over?¡± ¡°So, someone has to guard the home!¡± A sentence decided that someone had to remain. ¡°Things are too sudden this time. Zhongming has gone missing for three days. I understand everyone wants to search for him, but we can¡¯t abandon Cloud Peak. If we find him but lose his house, how will we answer to him?¡± Everyone went silent. Little Tiger also sat down. ¡°It is important to defend our home; that is also a contribution. What do you all think?¡± Xia Lei used this method to make everyone believe and trust. ¡°Sister Lei, you make arrangements.¡± Mo ye¡¯s words passed all the decision-making to Xia Lei. ¡°Sister Rong, you have been in charge of Cloud Peak¡¯s defense, so you understand this place the best. So we need your help on this.¡± Sister Rong looked disappointed, but she still nodded and agreed. ¡°Little Tiger, your attitude is bad. You will also stay to help Sister Rong.¡± Little Tiger was stunned and wanted to stay something, but he saw her gaze. He lowered his head in a defeated manner and knew that this was his punishment. ¡°Then, you must find the boss.¡± Hearing the kid grumble and mumble, everyone laughed. So did Sister Rong. ¡°Little Ye, you also stay. You will lead. Leader Ah Tao, your men can stay too.¡± Ah Tao was the leader of the Posthumous People that joined Cloud Peak. They were indeed not suited to head out for missions as they would clash with people from Earth. ¡°Shengyuan will stay too. Sister Hong and Master Le needs you. I wouldn¡¯t be at ease if it was someone else.¡± Shengyuan shook his head and knew that she was telling the truth. ¡°The situation is special. The rest will be split into two groups. I will bring people to Thousand Beast Villa. Guang Yao and Tang Tian follow me. The rest head to Cold Bay Rainforest to find him.¡± ¡°Remember, before we reach Thousand Beast VIlla, if you find Ye Zhongming, get him to rush over. I will then head back. If I arrive and we still don¡¯t have news, I will attend. Remember, we need to keep this a secret! If not...¡± Everyone knew that once this news spread, Cloud Peak¡¯s enemies and those who wanted their technology, even their friends would pounce and swallow them up. Even if he returned, he would be the only one left. There wouldn¡¯t be much he could do and he would just fall. The apocalypse wasn¡¯t a place for individuals. Xia Lei stood up, ¡°This is the most serious moment since Ye Zhongming first entered the Secret Realm. Try our best.¡± The meeting ended. The entire Cloud Peak started making moves. Chapter 1372: Mocking gaze From the conversation of the few guards, this battle squad was called Light Wing. Ye Zhongming thought about it but had never heard about them in his two lives. This was a small battle squad that lived around the rainforest. They had around a hundred members who weren¡¯t very strong. But the leader and a few others were decent. The boss was a six-star evolved, and the others were five-star. They were a very typical battle squad in the apocalypse. The lower layer evolved weren¡¯t high leveled and the upper layer ones were strong. This was a reliance and ripping-off relationship. The lower layer evolved relied on the organisation and boss to protect themselves from being eliminated from the world. The boss relied on the subordinates¡¯ values to strengthen themselves. They were in a better situation than battle squads in other regions. After all, the rainforest had an abundant amount of resources. The Light Wing battle squad developed quickly, especially when it wasn¡¯t that dangerous inside, and many of their levels increased. That smart person looked at Ye Zhongming and observed. This person wasn¡¯t very usable, as the few allies around had no thoughts about betraying Light Wing and were doing their duties. This person, be it strength or status, wasn¡¯t able to order or affect the others, so even if he had thoughts of betraying, he was useless. Moreover, Ye Zhongming estimated that this kid just wanted to get some benefits for him and maybe open his space equipment. Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t expose his identity now as it would cause many uncertain outcomes. He wouldn¡¯t be able to guess if these people would respect him and let him go or if they would kill him as they were afraid of news being leaked. Time passed, and a few hours later, this place was still very silent, as if nothing had happened. But not far from this place, something happened that caused the various battle squads in the rainforest headaches. Since yesterday, squads of female warriors started to dash about the camps in the area. They were very weird. They came to some camps and made rude requests to take a look. Because there weren¡¯t many of them and they wore good equipment, some people were tempted to attack them. They were then attacked. Not only did they fight back, they went all out and killed these people. No one knew what they were searching for, but anyone who stopped them was killed. No one expected them to be so strong. A few dozen of them were like huge armies, and no battle squad could block them. News spread, and everyone learned. These women didn¡¯t want to wipe the organizations out and were searching for something. If they were let in, they wouldn¡¯t kill anyone and would leave after searching. So, their search was very efficient. Of course, the most terrifying thing was the female evolved flying in the sky. She held a scythe like the god of death, landing directly into the camps. Be it people who came to ask or those who tried to stop her because they thought she was an enemy, the moment they showed animosity, this woman would kill them mercilessly. In a short two days, more than half of the factions around were visited by these women, and many people died. But there was nothing they could do. People did fight back. There were some six-star and many five-star evolved that made up a thousand-men battle squad who attacked them, but the hundred females destroyed them. They left a few hundred corpses, killing the leadership level and wiping out that organisation. These women didn¡¯t chase and continued to search. Based on the people who witnessed that battle, their expressions didn¡¯t change. Everyone knew that these female killers weren¡¯t in a good mood. This storm continued, and it still hadn¡¯t affected Light Wing battle squad. The boss left for half a day before reappearing. Along with him was a middle-aged man with twenty bodyguards. ¡°Brother Long, he is the one.¡± Light Wing¡¯s boss was very respectful. The person called Brother Long acknowledged and looked at Ye Zhongming. He then looked at the monster without crystals and told Light Wing¡¯s boss to hand him the space equipment. Ye Zhongming frowned. He knew that Brother Long was the help that was found. Was it a good smith or a special space job user? If not, what could he do with the equipment? Brother Long was more knowledgeable than Light Wing. He looked at the battle contribution badge and bit it. He said, ¡°This thing is mine.¡± Light Wing¡¯s boss hesitated. Since the space equipment was the more important thing, he nodded unwillingly. He then checked the few space equipment, ¡°I want 70%.¡± Light Wing¡¯s boss was annoyed. They agreed to a 50/50 split, so why did he change his mind? Brother Long said slowly, ¡°You didn¡¯t mention how many equipment there was. Each of them has its own memory, and I would need to put in more effort. If you are not willing, then I will only open one.¡± Light Wing¡¯s boss stared at Brother Long. He had did a little trick and told him that he had space equipment that needed opening. He didn¡¯t mention how many and thought it could cause Brother Long to take a slight loss. Who knew this person would ignore that and not give him face at all. Although he would have to give up 20 more percent, having 30% was better than nothing. Thus, he had no choice but to agree. Brother Long smiled. He was satisfied with what he was about to get. Close to four years had passed in the apocalypse. People with space equipment would be strong or have a faction that was strong. The good things inside would be plentiful. ¡°I also need to remind you, this person must have an identity. After I find a way to open the space equipment, even if he doesn¡¯t die, he would lose his mind. You need to handle the organization that would take revenge.¡± Light Wing¡¯s boss had a cruel smile, ¡°We would all get things in a while; no one would leak this. This person will end up as a corpse so who would know? Even if he is the son of god, he has nothing to do with us!¡± ¡°Okay then.¡± Brother Long walked slowly to Ye Zhongming. He looked at that injured face and pressed his head. ¡°Sorry, the world is like this. If you have to blame something, blame your life. It will hurt in a while, just bear with it and it will stop.¡± POwer spread from his hand and entered Ye Zhongming¡¯s mind. But Brother Long felt slightly weird. Why was the guy¡¯s gaze a littel weird? It was as if he was mocking him? Chapter 1373: Heartless prisoner Brother Long was a Darkness Witch. This job was very different in the apocalypse. Like Park Xiuying¡¯s Light Envoy, people envied his job. The difference was one represented light, and one represented darkness. Ye Zhongming was familiar with this job. In the last life, a nine-star expert had this job. Everyone heard of his legends. What people spread the most was how this witch fought. He could cause darkness regions, which were very cold and had poison. You couldn¡¯t see anything, and your mind would be disrupted... If you entered his darkness domain, even if you were on the same level, you had no chance of living. But the darkness domain had a very long cooldown and wouldn¡¯t be used normally. Apart from that ability, Ye Zhongming knew another rumor: Mind Stealing. This ability was similar to the Soul Searching Technique, but there was a difference. Soul Searching Technique was similar to memory replication or stealing, to turn the target¡¯s memory into a part of your own memory. Consciousness Stealing was more terrifying, shifting the target¡¯s mind to the skill user¡¯s body. After use, if the target was strong, he wouldn¡¯t die and would just become a fool. Those weaker ones would die. This skill was very special, and to a certain extent, the user would become the target. The target¡¯s memories, abilities, and emotions would be inherited, which was very different from memory stealing. However, the consciousness inheritance wouldn¡¯t last for a long time and would disappear quickly. It wouldn¡¯t affect the user¡¯s own consciousness. Honestly, this ability was terrifying because you had no secrets in front of a person with this ability. If someone used that skill, death wasn¡¯t the most terrifying. That person would know everything about you, even your darkest secrets. In the last life, people feared this job. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know if he was lucky or not to bump into this job in this life. He was unlucky because he didn¡¯t have much defense against such an ability. He was lucky because he couldn¡¯t stop it but could still resist it. This was a job skill. If a nine-star witch used the skill, no one could block it. Things were different now. Brother Long was at most six-star. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t see any signs of him evolving to intermediate grade- like Park Xiuying. One look, and you knew that she wasn¡¯t a basic job user. So unless this person had a lucky situation, a big situation, if not, his mental energy would be less than Ye Zhongming. The amount of mental energy decided the success rate of that skill. If the user¡¯s mental energy were stronger, he would succeed. If the difference were small, it would depend on luck. If the user had less mental energy, then... Of course, he would fail. This failure would also backfire. Usually, the job user would have a mental energy advantage. Even people a level higher than him might not have more mental energy, so he didn¡¯t face any situation where he failed the skill. When Ye Zhongming noticed this person with a dark aura walking over, he guessed his job. Only this job¡¯s consciousness-stealing skill could make him turn into Ye Zhongming and open the space equipment. But Ye Zhongming was amused. Use it on him? Maybe Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t confident enough to say he was the strongest in the world. But in terms of mental energy, he had the most. Before nine-star evolved appeared, no one would have more mental energy than him. Not even Brother Long, who had the Darkness Witch job. This was the reason why he gave that mocking expression. You could use it on anyone but chose to use it on me? After the huge mental energy entered Ye Zhongming¡¯s mind, it felt as if drizzling rain was landing in the ocean, but it didn¡¯t cause many ripples. Brother Long, who was confident and was thinking about getting rich, was stunned. He bled from all holes and fell to the ground. This scene stunned everyone around. Only the Light Wing boss guessed something. He had seen Brother Long use the skill before, and it succeeded, which was why he would invite him this time. Last time, Brother Long placed his hand on the target¡¯s head. The target screamed, struggled, and then calmed. It was too quick this time. Why did he fall? It failed, and it backfired? But it was too quick. Brother Long and the guards panicked. They were sent by Brother Long¡¯s organisation to protect this rare job user. Now that this person died, there was no way they could explain it. Light Wing members realised that this was a serious issue. Brother Long¡¯s faction was the strongest in this region. This person wasn¡¯t the strongest in the faction but was second in charge. Now that he died in Light Wing¡¯s camp... The entire camp went in chaos. Some shouted for help, some went out to get assistance, some went to send messages... No one had time to care about Ye Zhongming. If you were sharp, you would notice that the attraction from Brother Long¡¯s hand didn¡¯t disappear. His body fell forwards beside that guy... Brother Long¡¯s guards didn¡¯t clash with Light Wing. Their levels were decent, but this was another faction¡¯s territory. After discussing things, they left with Brother Long¡¯s corpse. Light Wing¡¯s boss realised that even if the battle squad Brother Long was from wouldn¡¯t wipe them out from anger, they would extort him and try to make up for the losses. This would mean bankruptcy, and his squad would get swallowed. He was used to being a boss and wasn¡¯t willing to join others. He ordered the members to get ready. He wanted to leave the rainforest. But when he was going to carry Ye Zhongming to leave with them, this guy said heartlessly, ¡°I probably won¡¯t be leaving with you.¡± Chapter 1374: Source Space ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we kill him?¡± Xia Bai stood beside Ye Zhongming, and her voice was very soft. If others heard the person they called Xia Dog, Vengeful God, Female Death God, Darkness Lady, etc., use such an expression and tone when speaking to someone, they would be extremely shocked. En? Ye Zhongming was stunned. He realised that since Xia Bai descended from above and sliced the Light Wing boss¡¯s head, he had been squatting beside that weird corpse. Seemed like Xia Bai had misunderstood. Ye Zhongming had eaten some healing potion-type things in his space, and his injuries were much better. After a few hours, he would be perfectly fine. He had the Sky Body, and his body¡¯s various abilities were sick. Without restraints, Ye Zhongming naturally didn¡¯t care about Light Wing and Brother Long. He returned to that monster and looked at it closely such that he ignored Xia Bai. ¡°No, you did well. I just faced something that is very hard to explain.¡± Ye Zhongming said apologetically to Xia Bai. Xia Bai, who didn¡¯t wear a mask, tilted her head. She looked confused but didn¡¯t ask. She stood beside him and guarded him so he could peacefully research. Ye Zhongming had a guess. The space he was trapped in was this monster¡¯s stomach. Right. Even now, this was still a guess, and he was unsure. But... He felt that it was nearly the truth. He disappeared from deep within the rainforest. When he appeared, he was at the edge, and this monster¡¯s corpse laid beside it. His body had remnants of this corpse¡¯s smell and energy fluctuation. The clearest evidence was that this monster¡¯s fatal wound had a wood structure around it. It looked like the Roselle Cedar that had shrunk many times. Ye Zhongming took a close look at the stomach¡¯s inner structure. Although it was damaged, there were some perfect places. They were smooth, but beneath the thin inner layer were many small dot-shaped things. Ye Zhongming sliced them, and they were very weak, no different from ordinary flesh and blood. He looked closely. Those small dots were similar to the horns on the world barrier. He was basically sure that this monster had sucked him into its stomach. But the more he thought about it, the more shocked he was. He had never heard of such a weird thing. A living person, an eight-star evolved like him with space equipment, was sucked into a monster¡¯s stomach? The more shocking thing was that the space had its own rules that lifeforms had to follow. It sounded simple, but it was too unbelievable. Although Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t fought level nine experts before, in this life, be it the three-legged person or the previous protector, or the Saint Father, he did cross paths with them. Ye Zhongming understood the level nine realm. They were able to communicate with the space around them. He wasn¡¯t nine-star evolved yet and already had his own understanding of space. He knew that space could allow other spaces to exist. But the original space had to be huge. The space source had to be huge, and the other spaces within it had to be small, like storage space. For example, Earth and Secret Realm were source spaces. Space equipment and beast pools were secondary spaces, so they didn''t conflict with each other. But the two source spaces shouldn¡¯t interact. But this monster¡¯s space allowed space equipment to exist. With so many lifeforms and perfect world rules, it should be a source space. But this space was on Earth and Earth was a source space. Two source spaces should have conflicts! Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand, which was why he was filled with shock. Looking at this corpse, Ye Zhongming had a guess. Was this monster what the universe races mentioned... The true enemy? Were they the mysterious Slave Race that hadn¡¯t revealed themselves? ¡°Have you found the thing you wanted to find?¡± Ye Zhongming suddenly asked Xia Bai. He was referring to the item that the Talos Red Dwarves quest talked about. ¡°Found it. Chameleon found it while they were searching for you.¡± Since the thing was found, the quest was done. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t plan to hand this corpse over and was planning to let Sister Hong study it. She might be able to find out some secrets from it. After waiting for some time, the female guards and Chameleon members rushed over. Xia Bai arrived when Brother Long fell beside Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming had control of the Battle Contribution Badge and informed her. As she could fly and was coincidentally nearby, she arrived quickly. The others were around the rainforest and of differing distances, so after waiting for a day, the full squad arrived. During this period, Ye Zhongming¡¯s news returned to Cloud Peak, and Cloud Peak¡¯s movement was also revealed to Ye Zhongming. Xia Bai had already brought people over to Thousand Beast Villa. The squad that came to find Ye Zhongming had already teleported near the rainforest and would arrive moments later. ¡°Let everyone head back. We will follow the plan and get to Thousand Beast Villa. Where is Xia Leii?¡± Xia Bai said a location. That was the place that Ye Zhongming planned to teleport to after completing the quest. It wasn¡¯t too far from Thousand Beast Villa. The group of them moved and rushed to gather with Xia Lei. Xia Lei wouldn¡¯t return to Cloud Peak if she didn¡¯t see Ye Zhongming. After Ye Zhongming set off, in outer space and many places in the universe, many numbers were on a giant colorful crystal. One of the numbers jumped and was reduced by one. This change was picked up by many races who investigated this crystal. News started to spread in the universe. Chapter 1375: Thousand Beast Villa first impression When Ye Zhongming left the temporary camp, Xia Lei and Miya were still sleeping. Although the Ah Tao tribe didn¡¯t come for the mission, Xia Lei brought Miya to calm them down. When they woke up, they would head back to Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming would take over things here. Ye Zhongming went missing, they faced a large mutated lifeform attack, and many people had to put themselves in danger to search for him, so female guards and Chameleon suffered some losses. The former was better. After all, they searched near the rainforest for a day before heading to the surrounding bases to find. Chameleon had to search a few dangerous locations, so their losses were bigger. Even Zhao Xiangxue was injured. But no one cared. This was the apocalypse, and death was expected. When Ye Zhongming arrived at Thousand Beast Villa, he was slightly late. But because of his identity and status, the meeting wasn¡¯t over, so he wasn¡¯t rejected. At most, people would just diss him for being rude. Ye Zhongming was warmly welcomed. This was due to his strength throughout the country and also because Cloud Peak had two top labs, which were extremely strong in tech research. Of the factions that were invited, most of them had research abilities. Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s boss¡¯s son, Li Zizhong, received Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming felt that the father and son had good names. The father was called Li Daqian, and the the son was called Li Zizhong. ¡°Apologies Mr Ye. My father has returned to the villa and is far from here so he can¡¯t personally welcome you. I represent him to apologise.¡± Li Zizhong bowed to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming might not be old but in the apocalypse, he was an eight-star evolved. He was the boss of the strong Cloud Peak. Even if Li Zizhong was a dozen years older than him, he still behaved like Ye Zhongming was his senior. This was the gap caused by strength and faction power. Ye Zhongming was at the same level as Li Zizhong¡¯s father¡ªthey were both eight-star. Even though Thousand Beast Villa strongly nurtured Li Zizhong and might soon become eight-star, he was still seven-star now. As compared to Ye Zhongming¡¯s relaxed mood, Li Zizhong was shocked. He knew Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming were strong, but he didn¡¯t expect them to be so strong. Not mentioning Ye Zhongming as he wouldn¡¯t reveal what good things he had. Just look at the battle squad behind him... Green was the lowest grade. Some captain-level people had many blue-colored equipment. As the young master of the villa, Li Zizhong had many decent pieces of equipment. But the level of his equipment wasn¡¯t as high as this female squad. This squad was the famous female guards. Although there weren¡¯t many people, their riches made one tongue-tied. Arming such a team would cost a huge sum that all factions would find tough to spend. Only Ye Zhongming, who was a good smith himself, would be able to support such spending. Also, that long-haired female looked very quiet but gave off darkness energy. She walked before the entire female guards and beside Ye Zhongming. Was she Ye Zhongming¡¯s most loyal servant, Xia Bai? But she should be wearing the mask, right? Is that she? If she was then Li Zizhong could accept it. Her energy fluctuation told him that she was an eight-star evolved. If she weren¡¯t, then he would be totally impressed by Cloud Peak¡¯s strength. This meant that Cloud Peak had another eight-star evolved on top of Xia Bai! Thousand Beast Villa was strong but only had one eight-star evolved in Li Daqian. They also had three level-eight battle beasts, but... Cloud Peak had many, too. Li Zizhong glanced at Ye Zhongming¡¯s squad and had a rough analysis. He had to admit that they were very strong. Thus, he became more respectful toward Ye Zhongming. Thousand Beast Villa was huge, and its location was great. It was easy to defend and hard to attack. After Ye Zhongming and his group entered, they felt relaxed. It wasn¡¯t narrow, and the area became extremely wide. Each camp had its unique points. Cloud Peak looked like a porcupine on the outside, and when you entered, it became a peaceful villa region... Thousand Beast Villa was different. After the mountain gate, there was a giant square with black rock evenly laid on the ground, and some places were polished and shiny. It was obvious that lifeforms or people often stepped on them. This square was huge, and one could see a few dozen people training their battle beasts. Those beasts were all different. Just one look and Ye Zhongming knew they were all high-level rare breeds. This was not the thing that surprised him the most. What attracted his gaze was the hundred beasts sitting quietly at the center. Those beasts were three meters tall and five meters long. They sat there like huge polar bears. They had a silver-white color and had saddles that could fit five people. Their heads had a copper-colored protector to seal their mouths. They had black crystals on their head, which meant they were level three. Handsome! This was Ye Zhongming¡¯s first thought. He didn¡¯t care about their levels but more about the visual impact from all of them being the same breed and same size. As expected from an organisation that was famous for nurturing beasts. Just the few hundred silver bears were shocking enough. ¡°These are the silver bears that we raise. They don¡¯t have any good abilities, are only strong, and have good stamina. Their levels aren¡¯t high, so we don¡¯t use them to fight. They are mounts. Please go ahead!¡± Li Zizhong smiled. He was proud of Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s strengths. He jumped onto the back of one of the bears as a demonstration. Ye Zhongming and the others got up. After this, the silver bears that didn¡¯t need people to control all stood up at the same time nad dashed in a direction with similar speeds. Chapter 1376: Non country region faction ¡°This is Deep Well Sweet Salt from Spirit Ocean Mine. It tastes good, and if you use it often, it can increase the sensitivity of your tastebuds.¡± A guy wearing blue-colored armor told his men to place plates of white powder on the table. These plates weren¡¯t big, and there were only about a hundred grams of salt. However, the plate was exquisite, and many colorful fruits were placed around it, making the salt look delectable. Moreover, other dishes were placed on the table, like white Star Grain Cake, fresh Carrot Fish pieces, and pieces of Light Reflecting Lamb meat sliced thinly. They were to be eaten with the salt. After the salt was brought to the table, there were also many small jade boxes. There was a transparent glass cover over it; if you looked through it, you would see a finger-sized bug! Many people were familiar with the Jade Marrow Pupa. One feature that made it popular was its sensitivity to poison. If it touched a bit of poison, its body would turn black. The stronger the poison, the darker it was. So many evolved like to bring a few of these in case people poisoned them. Seeing this, many people relaxed. Life in the apocalypse wasn¡¯t worth money, but that didn¡¯t mean people didn¡¯t cherish their lives. On the contrary, stubbornness to live reached new heights in the apocalypse. Each person hoped that others would die and they would survive. This person sat down with a smile. Seeing them use the pupa to test for poison and start to eat, with surprised looks on their faces, this person felt proud. ¡°Of course, the most important thing isn¡¯t the change in tastebuds, but...¡± This person whetted everyone¡¯s appetite before continuing, ¡°Increase poison resistance.¡± This shocked everyone. This could increase poison resistance? Simple three words that were very important to evolved. Actually, be it mutated lifeforms or mutated plants, their bodies had some poison. After evolved ate them, the poison would enter their bodies. It might not show anything, but it would slightly harm your body. When you evolved to the next level, most poison would be removed from the body, but before that, they would remain. Thus, the poison would affect evolved¡¯s reaction speed, stamina, senses, etc. If you didn¡¯t evolve for a long time, you would gather more poison, and the effects would increase. Of course, when it reached a certain amount, the evolved would fall sick. Although this wasn¡¯t common, there were such cases. Falling sick in the apocalypse often meant death. Losing abilities, even if it was for a short time, was a terrifying thing. If you could increase your poison resistance, it would allow your body to handle the poison to the next evolution. It might also reduce or eliminate the poison¡¯s effects. Many people fell in love with the salt, and it tasted amazing. ¡°If you like them and want to collect some of them, you can find me. Our Pool Abyss Lab welcomes everyone.¡± Everyone heard those words and memorised them. If the price was suitable, eating some salt often was doable. Someone stood up immediately after. Everyone looked, and this was a white person with red hair. Many people frowned. The person who spoke fluent Chinese to sell the salt wasn¡¯t from the country; he came from a North Korean lab at the border. The following person to speak came from Russia. Apart from them, there were a few factions from Canada and Central Asia who had labs. Some of the people didn¡¯t care about these people, but most of them felt uncomfortable. Thousand Beast Villa didn¡¯t mention they would invite foreigners. Although it was the apocalypse and the concept of countries was blurred, people still grew up with patriotic values. It meant that they weren¡¯t willing to have any connection and dealings with these people, especially when they were going to study level nine lifeforms. Thus, many people were unhappy with Thousand Beast Villa. But, the fame of being able to kill a level nine lifeform was huge. What they saw and witnessed since entering forced these factions to back down as Thousand Beast Villa was too strong. This Russian¡¯s item was a jerky. This thing was more direct and rough than the salt from the North Korean Lab. He bundled and split them for the various evolved around the table. ¡°This is the Berserk Bear jerky that is unique to our land. After eating, your body will enter a berserk state. This state can last a long time, but you must eat this jerky daily. There are no side effects, but your temper would be bad.¡± The guy smiled, ¡°Whose temper is good in the apocalypse.¡± Hearing the guy say that, many people were interested and asked what kind of effects that berserk state had. ¡°After we observed for some time, it can increase your abilities by 5%. The Brown Bear Jerky can increase by 7%. If you use the polar bear jerky, it would be by 10%.¡± The moment the stats were mentioned, it caused an uproar. 5-10%? This was an exaggerated number. The jerky could increase one¡¯s strength by so much? How long would it take for the effects to be shown? A female voice caused everyone to quiet down. This voice came from the left. A few dozen tables there occupied a huge amount of space. There weren¡¯t many behind each table but there were more attendants here. The delicacies on the table were even more than the people on the right. But no one had a problem as those were the top factions. The person who asked was one of Five Ring Money¡¯s heads, Deacon Water. ¡°Er... It will take three days to slowly show the effect.¡± The Russian was slightly awkward. ¡°Slowly? How long to fully show the effects?¡± Deacon Water continued. ¡°It would take five days.¡± Chapter 1377: Hit before arriving Deacon Water smiled, drank the wine, and stopped talking. The others weren¡¯t fools, and their interest in the jerky dropped. You had to eat it for three days for there to be any effects and five days for it to show fully. What did this mean? It meant you couldn¡¯t eat it when you faced dangers and had to eat it in advance. After eating, you couldn¡¯t stop. You had to use it for a long time and purchase it from the Russians. Was it good? It was. 10% increase in strength was a very good number. But in the apocalypse... Dangers occurred suddenly. The jerky was useless against such things that would happen at any time. Even if you used them in advance, you had to eat them for at least five days and then another five before your next operation. That would be problematic. You would rather prepare some berserk potion that you could use instantly. Although there would be side effects, it would happen instantly and would increase your strength more. Also, even if you planned an operation and could eat this in advance, why not buy equipment? It would be a one-time-use, and you would benefit permanently. After all, the jerky¡¯s increase in strength didn¡¯t belong to you, and it would disappear if you stopped eating. Anyways, Deacon Water¡¯s words made everyone realise a fact... This thing had low value. This Russian was awkward, but as this place wasn¡¯t their territory, he had no confidence to fight back. He could only mutter, ¡°The price is reasonable, very reasonable. It won¡¯t cost much.¡± But no matter what he said, most people stopped caring about him. After the feast, there would definitely be people still interested in this. Even people like Deacon Water, who said the jerky was not nice, would send people over. After all, this could act as a backup for potions and equipment. But the Russian would definitely be treated coldly on the feast. However, with two foreign factions showing their tech, even if they were just food, many people from the country felt uncomfortable as they stole the show. The Russian¡¯s mutated bear jerky was decent; if not, they wouldn¡¯t have sold it. But the sharpness of the Chinese meant that his sales attempt failed. ¡°This... Beautiful...¡± A person with a weird tone stood up¡ªanother foreigner. This caused many people to look unhappily at the guy at the helm. Was today specifically for foreign factions and labs to promote their products? Li Daqian felt uncomfortable. He looked at his allies like Pin Palace¡¯s boss, the elder called Mr Wen. The outside factions came to Thousand Beast Villa through him. Li Daqian wouldn¡¯t agree if it were anyone else, but he knew Mr Wen before the apocalypse, and they were close. Mr Wen even helped him to kill the level nine lifeform so he couldn¡¯t reject his friend¡¯s request. But obviously, the Chinese were unhappy that the foreigners came to promote their products, treating them as fools with a lot of money. As the host and person who gathered everyone, it looked back. He looked at Mr Wen and wanted him to stop them. But Mr Wen smiled and didn¡¯t reply, which made him feel helpless. ¡°It is the apocalypse, and we should toss aside some old ideals. I think this is a great chance to unify the world. I know it will take a long time, but we should work for it! The outsider¡¯s words caused many people to roll their eyes. This outsider¡¯s tone changed, and he took out a small bottle. It was very exquisite and gave off a stunning light. ¡°This is the new product from our Arabian Lab. It is for females, and after using it, you will look younger, and it would raise the strength of female skills.¡± The guy was confident, ¡°Ladies, have a look. This thing is very popular in our country but because of our friendship and to draw the world closer, we took it here to show our sincerity.¡± ¡°Of course, this drink is very precious, and it would be expensive. But believe us, this is near cost price.¡± This person walked towards Deacon Water and said gentlemanly, ¡°If possible, I hope to spend the night with this beautiful woman.¡± The moment he said that, everyone was in an uproar. Who was Deacon Water? One of Five Ring Money¡¯s heads who had just reached level eight. Five Ring Money was said to have two eight-star evolved like Cloud Peak. You actually said you wanted to spend the night with such a head? Even if you wanted to flirt, you needed to see who the target was, right? Apart from Deacon Water¡¯s ability, which she was famous for, she was also known to not fall for guys. Few people dared to behave that way before her, so what was this outsider saying? Deacon Water smiled, but her gaze became sharp. ¡°Chasing beauties is an instinct, right? I am willing to give the beautiful Deacon Water two bottles of this. If you have such good things here, you can use it too. Everyone can compete fairly. If you don¡¯t have such a thing, respect my right to chase her!¡± Everyone listened, and it did make sense. He was not forcing her and was just asking. He was even willing to pay a high price; she could just reject him if she didn¡¯t want to. This was the apocalypse, and the reasons didn¡¯t matter. If this were some place else, the Chinese would have killed him. But today was different. They had to give Thousand Beast Villa face so no one knew what to say. Deacon Water smiled. She was beautiful, and that smile caused everyone to be tempted. ¡°That makes sense.¡± A sentence stunned everyone, and that outsider was delighted. ¡°But you aren¡¯t the only one using this way to chase me, so it is hard for me to decide.¡± Deacon Water sat there calmly and just looked at the outsider, ¡°Why not you two compete? I will take what he gave me to compete with you... Strength Liquid. How about we compete?¡± ¡°Look, this is what my admirer. Everyone might know him; he is Cloud Peak¡¯s Ye Zhongming. This is what he gave me.¡± She waved, and a beautiful thing was placed on the table. Chapter 1378: Ning God Water Chariot This... Many people stretched their necks to look at her table and wanted to know what Cloud Peak¡¯s boss gave her. Also, was Cloud Peak¡¯s Ye Zhongming chasing Deacon Water? This was big news. If the two of them got together, how would these two factions exist? Would Cloud Peak join Five Ring Money, or would Five Ring Money belong to Cloud Peak? Or would Deacon Water bring her branch and join Ye Zhongming? This outsider didn¡¯t expect Deacon Water¡¯s few words to turn his request into a comparison with someone else. He was left with no choice. He used his rights to chase beautiful people, so the Chinese people couldn¡¯t do much to him. Now, what she did also meant that he couldn¡¯t say anything. Although he was unhappy, he was still confident in his liquid. This item was first-rate in their lab, but it was not on the same level as the jerky or salt. He didn¡¯t believe that the Chinese had anything better than the liquid. Before the apocalypse, their technology levels weren¡¯t high, so it was even worse now. He was confident that this was the case. ¡°Deacon Water, what is that?¡± Li Daqian was not interested in Ye Zhongming chasing Dedacon Water. The apocalypse was an era where people cared more about interests than peacetime. He didn¡¯t believe that a leader from one of the top ten factions of the country would make an irrational decision because of the relationship. The people around her would also push their own interests and the organization¡¯s interests forward. Although they were powerful at Ye Zhongming and Deacon Water¡¯s level, their decisions would be accepted only if they didn¡¯t hurt the organization¡¯s interests. If not, their decisions would still be opposed. What he cared about was what Deacon Water took out. He sensed true energy from it. Be it the salt, mutated bear jerky, or that liquid, he didn¡¯t sense such a stable energy fluctuation. Deacon Water smiled, ¡°This is called-- Ning God Water Chariot.¡± Everyone heard that name and waited to find out what it did. ¡°Let me give a demonstration.¡± Deacon Water took something from her space. It was a square box. After opening, she picked out a purple flower. She asked for some water and poured it into the chariot. As Deacon Water performed those actions, everyone saw a 50- to 60-centimeter crystal water chariot. On the side, a girl was hugging a water vase. When water was poured in, Deacon Water placed a demon crystal at the bottom... Many people took a deep breath and thought about Cloud Peak¡¯s most revolutionary equipment-- Crystal Weapon. Was this the new crystal weapon Cloud Peak crafted? Everyone knew about Cloud Peak¡¯s three treasures: high-level equipment, crystal weapons, and gene lifeforms. But of the three, only equipment leaked. Only some factions closer to Cloud Peak managed to get crystal weapons and gene lifeforms. For example, those from Ying City, Five Ring Money, and Cannibal Chains who only got the items that Cloud Peak had eliminated. Did Ye Zhongming really gift Deacon Water a top equipment because he wanted to chase her? After placing the crystal, it triggered a mechanism that caused the chariot to activate. Water overflowed from the vase, dripping into the pool. Through the water passage between the pool and the statue, it reentered the water bottle and formed a cycle. The flower Deacon Water had placed floated to the surface but didn¡¯t fall out from the vase. People close to it were impressed by the design. Although such a thing could be done during peacetime, in the apocalypse, many people felt refreshed to see such pure art. But their expressions changed immediately, and they looked suspiciously at the water chariot. They sensed something different. People who were annoyed at the foreigners showing off their items felt much calmer. Their bodies also felt very relaxed, and there was also some fragrance. The people who Thousand Beast Villa invited were either very strong or had good technologies. These were knowledgeable people. The moment the Water Chariot started running, they noticed something different. Apart from calming them, it also helped in some areas. However, they couldn¡¯t pinpoint exactly what areas in a short time. ¡°Eh?¡± Someone exclaimed. ¡°My skill cooldown was reduced by a little, and I can use it now.¡± Each person memorised their skill cooldown, which was often accurate. This person¡¯s skill cooldown was nearly up, so now that he could use it, he was very shocked. ¡°It has three uses.¡± Deacon Water smiled, ¡°First and the most obvious one, which is to calm everyone down.¡± ¡°The second one, as what that person has said, reduces cooldown. The third, actually, some people will notice it soon... Mental energy recovery.¡± Deacon Water described its uses, and everyone was in an uproar. The salt and jerky were already decent. The liquid was a good product, but it was lacking compared to the water chariot. Just the cooldown reduction was enough to make it stand above the rest. The effects of the liquid were decent, too. Increasing female evolved¡¯s skill strength was good, but that was only for females. Anyone could use this water chariot. The liquid was also a one-time use but this was eternal. Deacon Water mentioned that the level of the demon crystal used affected the cooldown reduced and mental energy recovery speed. There was also the flower, which was the leaf of a mutated plant. Everyone had demon crystals, but they had never seen this leaf before. They asked around and learned that Cloud Peak had sold it. Each piece wasn¡¯t expensive, just a level five crystal. If the water chariot used a level five crystal, it would also last two months. If you used a level six crystal to activate the water chariot, which was the maximum it could take, you would only need to change crystals in a month. Everyone had similar thoughts. ¡°How is this? White-skinned sir, how does this compare to your liquid?¡± Chapter 1379: Guancheng Village Dark Lab Ning God Water Chariot did come from Cloud Peak, and it wasn¡¯t something that Deacon Water got from the wheel and was using it to lie to people. Cloud Peak people called these trading items. As the name suggested, they were items that could be traded. The technology levels they contained were very low to Cloud Peak and just used initial thoughts they got from the crystal weapon guns. Crystal weapons were getting more and more famous in Cloud Peak. In the last life, maybe because Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t understand the real situation, based on what he knew, apart from crystal guns and cannons, there weren¡¯t other crystal items. At least, he didn¡¯t see any of them. In this life, as Ye Zhongming told Le Dayuan about the concepts that allowed him to grasp the technology early, things escalated. His current achievements have exceeded ten years in his last life. Le Dayuan and even Ye Zhongming restricted crystal technology to weapons. After modifying the War Fortress, Le Dayuan felt like he had a breakthrough, and his thinking started to widen. As techniques got better and the relevant theories got more mature, Le Dayuan was very passionate and efficient. He started to innovate into more than weapons and develop some support equipment. With Cloud Peak¡¯s financial support and Ye Zhongming¡¯s trust, Le Dayuan had the perfect external environment. He made many gains in a short time, and this Ning God Water Chariot was one of them. Le Dayuan, Ye Zhongming, and Liu Zhenghong worked together to create equipment that was useful for evolved and mutated lifeforms. The thing that injected the potion into the rats was one type. The secret warriors were the second type. Things like the Water Chariot, which used crystals so that humans could absorb its energy, were a third type. There were many third-type equipment. This was sold to Five Ring Money because its quality wasn¡¯t too high, and its effects were too obvious. In Le Dayuan¡¯s words, this thing wasted a lot of energy and you couldn¡¯t absorb much. It was a lousy product. But this lousy product was something that everyone loved at the event. This showed Cloud Peak¡¯s technological level. Everyone was smart, and even if the foreigner wanted to argue, he had no confidence. But facing Deacon Water¡¯s mocking smile, the arrogant evolved couldn¡¯t take it, and his expression sank. ¡°Since Deacon Water says this person is more suitable for you, where is he? I want to challenge him!¡± Many people felt like this person was loose in the head. Ye Zhongming was confirmed to be eight stars. What level were you? Seven stars at most. You want to challenge him? Do you have the rights? But this person wasn¡¯t a fool. He knew that challenging someone like this was a little rude and regretted it when he said it. He changed his words. ¡°Let¡¯s compete with our lab items to see who is better!¡± Tsk--- Everyone didn¡¯t give him any respect and mocked him. The first reason was this person backed down instantly. Second, did you think you could win Cloud Peak with your lab products? Their two labs were famous in the country, and only God Hall could compare to them. Be it the Resistance Zone or the few big factions, their labs were worse. Who gave you the confidence to challenge the best in our country? ¡°I heard that Cloud Peak has the two best labs. One produced crystal weapons that could threaten advanced mutated lifeforms. One lab studied lifeforms and could even create lifeforms. Is that so?¡± Pin Palace¡¯s Mr. Wen spoke and asked Deacon Water, who was nearby. Many experts frowned. Why did it sound like he was helping that foreigner? As one of the top ten in the country, be it solo strength or faction strength, he knew Cloud Peak¡¯s situation. Wasn¡¯t he just asking for the sake of asking? But many people didn¡¯t overthink. No one knew if Cloud Peak had offended them or not. Now that Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t here as a show of their status, Mr Wen¡¯s actions were understandable. Deacon Water blinked and nodded, ¡°I think creating life is not possible, but they can modify good combat individuals.¡± He didn¡¯t understand Pin Palace¡¯s situation and could only reply. Mr Wen nodded, ¡°Unfortunately, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t come. If not, he can compete with these foreigners so they won¡¯t underestimate us.¡± ¡°Cloud Peak isn¡¯t the only one that can do it.¡± Mr Wen was retorted by others sitting to the left. ¡°Oh?¡± He raised his brow, ¡°This is Chief Guan?¡± Guancheng Village. There was a guy in a white lab coat and wearing glasses. He was the chief of one of the top labs in the country. The lab was previously a medical university during peacetime. Time passed, and it became a famous lab. The difference from Cloud Peak was that this was a dark lab. Cloud Peak¡¯s gene lab wasn¡¯t merciful when they researched lifeforms, but they had medical skills as the basics and earth lifeforms as the targets for studying mutated lifeforms. But this dark lab was different. Their researchers had dark-element jobs or skills. Their research was based on the wheel technology and targetted people. It was gory and terrifying. Due to their luck and also their own abilities, they had many gains. As compared to others, they had no bottom line or rules. After all, you needed guinea pigs to obtain skills and research progress. Humans were what they needed the most. In a world without morals, such people either died or lived very well. Guancheng Village lab was the latter. Seeing people being unhappy, Mr Wen raised his brow, ¡°Since Chief Guan is not happy then compete with these people. If you can defeat them, you will bring glory to the country. Be it Deacon Water or me, or Daqian, we will be happy for you.¡± Chapter 1380: Stake Many people felt that something wasn¡¯t right, but they couldn''t say anything since Mr Wen was speaking. Guancheng Village Chief stood up, and many people exclaimed. They saw that this person had four legs instead of two. He took a few steps forward toward the foreigner. Los Alamo¡¯s representative looked at Guancheng Chun and saw his four legs. His eyes were filled with disgust. ¡°You want to compete with my lab?¡± Guancheng Chun smiled, ¡°Sure, but the things in my lab are fatal, so you have to reconsider.¡± ¡°What isn¡¯t fatal in the apocalypse?¡± This outsider was very firm and agreed immediately. Since neither side backed down, competition was unavoidable. No one else opposed, even the host, Li Daqian didn¡¯t. Maybe both sides wanted to see things they hadn¡¯t seen before. Since it was a competition, there would be rules. However, the lab results were not enough, as both sides would say that theirs were the best. The only way that both sides would agree would be to compete under a certain condition to see which product performed better. This thing was tough in other areas, but this was Thousand Beast Villa, and they nurtured all sorts of mutated lifeforms. Li Daqian sent instructions and people brought six level-four mutated apes in cages. Their giant size had a huge visual impact. The lifeform with the closest body shape to humans could ensure that the lab products were also effective on humans. The foreigner was called David. He returned to his table and discussed it with the people who had come with him. Then he walked over and said to Li Daqian and Mr Wen, ¡°If we are only competing, that is so boring. We hope to add some excitement.¡± ¡°Oh? What excitement?¡± Mr Wen smiled. This shocked Deacon Water and the others. At this time, Li Daqian, who was the host, should decide. The fact Mr. Wen, who was an outsider, was taking charge, was disrespectful to the host. ¡°Just a stake, what does Mr Guan think?¡± He looked back at Guancheng Chun. David raised his arms provocatively. ¡°What stake?¡± Guancheng Chun wasn¡¯t a newbie, and he wouldn¡¯t lose his mind because of some provocation. He asked carefully. ¡°Nothing much...¡¯ David dragged his voice, and that caused his bad Chinese to sound even more unbearable. ¡°We will... Have a best of three. The winner of each round will win the technique and recipe that the losing side had used.¡± The moment he said that, the evolved present was in an uproar. This was a small bet? This was huge! This could make one bankrupt. What was the most important thing to labs? It was their skills and products. Each of them spent a huge amount of manpower, and the cost was huge. For a test to succeed, they would commit things that couldn¡¯t be measured in demon crystals. Just look at the number of labs in the apocalypse, and you would know how tough research was. Taking a step back, even in peacetime, supporting and building a lab wasn¡¯t easy. It was far worse in the apocalypse. The labs that were still alive now, four years into the apocalypse, had some foundations and some technological breakthroughs. These were their lives. David¡¯s stake was very vicious. The losing side would fall and even get wiped out. What would happen to them if Cloud Peak¡¯s Gene Techniques and crystal weapon technology were stolen? The atmosphere became more nervous. Some people felt Li Daqian should step out to stop them. After all, it wasn¡¯t good for both sides to become enemies in such an event. Everyone was invited here to cooperate. A battle to the death didn¡¯t fit the occasion. LI Daqian had such a thought, but he didn¡¯t speak up. Mr Wen was the one who spoke. ¡°Daqian, your mutated apes are already here, so it isn¡¯t good to just stop the competition, right? Moreover, if Chief Guan agrees, we shouldn¡¯t stop him, right?¡± Li Daqian hesitated and then looked toward Guancheng Chun, whom he had invited. He wanted to ask him for his opinion. Guancheng Chun¡¯s expression changed, and he said, ¡°Okay, I agree.¡± Many people sighed. But thinking about it, if they were in his position, would they disagree? Most people felt they would agree. The stake seemed extreme, but there were high rewards. You didn¡¯t know who would win, so it was fair for both sides. David¡¯s stake actually had a loophole. David said that it was a best of three. Each winning side would obtain the recipes that the losing side had used. Which meant, in the worst situation, you would lose all three and lose three techniques. Apart from that, even if you won one, you would have gains and obtain one technique. If you could win two, it would be a huge profit. When you were confident in yourself, it was unreasonable to reject this proposal. It was obvious that Guancheng Chun was confident in his dark lab and felt that this competition was fair. This was why he would agree. Seeing the person agree, Li Daqian wasn¡¯t in a position to stop. He just used the most serious expression to glare at his friend. The warning in it was very thick but Mr Wen just smiled. ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡± Li Daqian waved and told both sides to get ready. This wasn¡¯t a battle within evolved, so it needed some preparation time. Both sides took a cage back. Everyone watched curiously and didn¡¯t know how it would go. On the side of the Los Alamos lab, the few of them opened the cage. The level four was ordering everyone around. He told a few subordinates to tap and slap the body of the ape and then took a potion from his pocket. He injected it into the body of the black ape. Chapter 1381: Extra limbs The giant ape became hot-tempered. It didn¡¯t move, but its eyes became read, and its breathing intensified. The leading old man told everyone to back down. Los Alamos was prepared, and they looked at the other side. Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab was busy. But different from this side, what they did made everyone stunned. They were doing a surgery. Guancheng Chun and his subordinates pulled the mutated ape out of the cage and knocked it out. Then, using a sharp blade, he sliced two holes in the ape''s shoulder. Blood spurted from the holes. This made everyone nervous. What was he doing? The other side was strengthening the ape, but did you just give it two slashes? But they thought back to Guancheng Chun¡¯s reputation and looked forward to seeing what he could do. No one was sitting anymore; they were all standing up. They stood around, curious to see what this famous lab would do. After making two cuts, the subordinate scattered some unknown powder. People from Thousand Beast Villa confirmed that the powder was the first stake they used for this competition. After the powder entered the wound, a few seconds passed, and the ape woke up. It felt pain and wanted to scratch the wound. But before its claws touched it, its body froze and cried in pain. It knelt on the ground and continued to scream. It raised its head, and its veins popped out and would jump occasionally which looked frightening. Its black body reacted as if in flames. Red spots appeared within its body, and one could clearly see them through the skin. After which, an unbelievable thing occurred. Things started to grow from the two wounds... The people here were all elites, and they had good vision abilities. They could see something stretching from the wounds¡ªthey were white bones! Even if everyone was used to killing in the apocalypse, they felt their goosebumps stand when they saw it. Along with the bones were some flesh. There were dense threads, a mix of red and purple, which made things look gory and weird. Many people hadn¡¯t thought much about Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab previously. But now, they wouldn¡¯t underestimate him anymore. Just this alone meant that people had to respect him. The bones and flesh grew quickly and formed a limb the size of an arm. The flesh wrapped the bone, and a brand new arm appeared. The difference was that they had no skin, and the blood vessels and flesh were exposed, which made it look vicious and terrifying. ¡°I am ready, too.¡± The mutated ape calmed and looked lost as it tried to control its new arm. Everyone was silent so his reply could spread into everyone¡¯s ears. The Thousand Beast Villa member monitoring both sides asked Li Daqian for instructions. Seeing the boss nod, he told both sides to bring their experimental body to the center. Even if the two labs modified the lifeforms, they couldn¡¯t threaten the people present. So they didn¡¯t need their own arena. Both sides just watched from the side, and they were even very close by. The two mutated apes were sent to the center. A manager from Thousand Beast Villa walked to the side and, using a certain method, he slapped both of them with his shining palms. They became very irritable and stared at each other. Moments later, they charged toward each other. The Los Alamos black ape was the first to attack. The giant fist punched toward the other ape, and it didn¡¯t look cumbersome or slow at all. This time, it was very powerful and the sound of wind breaking caused evolved around to open their eyes wide. This aura was not something a level four lifeform could have. That seemed to be the effect of the potion. Facing that fist, the mutated ape with new arms was stunned. That fist hit its head, and its giant body flew, falling to the ground. Many cracks appeared on its skin, and it bled. Few expected this outcome. It ended just like that? Everyone could see that the body of the four-armed ape was weak, and this often meant defeat. The ape from the Los Alamos lab ran forwards, and its legs left a rumbling sound on the ground. It jumped and raised the toughest part of its elbow. A 20-centimeter bone spike popped out, and it was landing toward the chest of the other black ape. Haiz! Few wanted to continue looking. The other ape couldn''t dodge, so the battle was going to end. As expected, the Los Alamos ape smashed into the other. The bone spike pierced deep into the body, and blood spurted. David watched and had a look of glee on his face. Although the powder didn¡¯t reach its intended effect, winning a round and getting a recipe was delightful. Li Daqian, Deacon Water and the other evolved were shocked. They might not be friends, but Guancheng Chun represented the country. Him losing meant that it was a slap to the face of the country. ¡°Seems like the first round has ended.¡± Mr Wen said with a regretful tone. On the other side, Li Daqian wanted to announce the outcome. But the experts were very sharp. Before they said anything, they looked toward the center. The ape that had won fell to the ground and was silent. The Thousand Beast villa member in charge was shocked, ¡°It is dead!¡± As he spoke, the ape¡¯s body fell to the side. Only then did the others see the two new arms of Guancheng Chun¡¯s ape had pierced into the body of the other ape. They were squirming rhythmically as if they were absorbing something. Each time, they would cause the other ape to grow slightly smaller. In a while, the other ape was just skin and bones. Chapter 1382: Morning Dew The ending was surprising. David hoped that even if his mutated ape died, his opponent would also die. After all, the chest wound was fatal. In the end, if both sides died, it would be a tie. When the black ape with two more arms stood up, the wound in its chest was healing quickly and disappeared in a short while. That weakness also disappeared, and it became a perfectly fine monster. The outcome was obvious. After announcing that Guancheng Chun Lab had won the first match, the two judges announced the potions each side had used. Los Alamos lab used the potion-- Agitation. This potion¡¯s function was to greatly increase a level four lifeform¡¯s strength and maintain it at the increased level. If level one and two mutated lifeforms used it, they could upgrade. Although the increase in levels three and four wasn¡¯t as much, if they were talented, their skills would increase by a large amount. The side effects would be a shortening of lifespan and heart problems. They would often die when they got emotional. But to humans, these weren¡¯t problems they had to consider, so these potions were still decent and had some use. Especially to factions like Thousand Beast Villa, who could control many mutated lifeforms, this potion was much more valuable. If they used it well, it would help their strategy. After introducing Los Alamos¡¯s Agitation, the other side introduced the powder. This thing was called Regeneration Powder. It had two functions. Everyone saw the first, which was to grow similar parts on one¡¯s shoulder. The new limb was very weak and it wasn¡¯t as functional as the original limb. But its tips were very sharp, and if there was a chance, they could stab into other lifeforms, absorbing their energy. The second ability was to regrow broken limbs! As the name suggests, they could use the powder if the mutated lifeform or evolved lost body parts. As for side effects, if it were used on the first scenario, this new body part would permanently remain on your body and turn you into a monster. Moreover, as the parts were very soft, if people attacked, they would deal damage easily. The pain they caused would be the same as your original limbs. If you used the second function, there were side effects. But one didn¡¯t know how well the new limbs would grow. You wouldn¡¯t know if they were exactly the same or if there would be claws. In terms of value, the Regeneration Powder was much higher as it didn¡¯t have level restrictions and it gave evolved who had lost limbs some hope. Gambling some luck, and you won¡¯t be handicapped anymore. Everyone knew what choice they would make. Seemed like it made sense that the Regeneration Powder won. ¡°Hand over the recipe for Agitation.¡± Someone from the country shouted, and everyone supported. Many people started to chant, which put those from the Los Alamos lab in a bad state. David said a few words to the person in charge, and that person took a pen to jot it down. In a short while, a recipe was written. The Thousand Beast Villa person took a look, and he was furious. He noticed that the recipe was written in English, so he questioned him and asked him to rewrite it. The reply was that they didn¡¯t know how to write Chinese... ¡°No need, we understand.¡± Guancheng Chun asked for the recipe and the sample. He took one look and sent it for his subordinate to verify. They were educated medical practitioners and often read foreign books, so English was easy for them. The atmosphere was fantastic after the first victory. After all, most people here were from the country. ¡°Time for the second round!¡± David was unhappy and called for the second battle. The Chinese were pumped up and weren¡¯t afraid. Guancheng Chun and the others were the same. They won, which gave them a lot of confidence. They felt that they could win all three battles. ¡°Wait!¡± Someone from Thousand Beast Villa wanted to pull the cage with the mutated ape, but David stopped him. ¡°I have a suggestion.¡± David knew his words would annoy people, so he immediately took a crystal ball out. ¡°There is Morning Dew inside. It is an equipment cleanser that can take the defensive stats of a set equipment. You can drink it, and your skin will have the defensive ability of that set!¡± This? People in the country weren¡¯t fools. The moment they saw the crystal ball, they were tempted. Right, you needed a full set to use this Morning Dew. You also had to sacrifice the set. Everyone knew how valuable a set was. The better sets would be more expensive, but their defense stats would be stronger. If you used Morning Dew to shift them to your skin, you would have one more layer of armor that would increase your protection. It was the same as having another life. No matter who it was, this thing was a precious treasure! Be it Li Daqian, Deacon Water, or the other experts, they desired the crystal in David¡¯s hands. He felt the reaction was not big enough, so he opened his palm, and the Morning Dew gave off a golden glow. It was a gold-grade wheel equipment. Even the rich Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have many golden equipment. ¡°For the second round, I add another stake. I will use this Morning Dew!¡± David paused. As expected, the Chinese didn¡¯t oppose. Even Guancheng Chun was interested in the thing in his hands. Of all the experts in the country, Guancheng Chun had the biggest hope to get the Morning Dew. He just had to win... ¡°But your side has to take something of the same value as this gold equipment...¡± This time, the Chinese were the ones that were silent. A piece of equipment on that level would be gold. Even if they had, you would lose the equipment if you gambled it and lost. Who would it be on if you took it out for Guancheng Chun and lost? Him or yourself? Guancheng Chun¡¯s expression turned black. He didn¡¯t have any gold equipment. ¡°If I lose, I will use a recipe no less valuable than this gold equipment...¡± ¡°No, I only want gold equipment.¡± David interrupted Guancheng Chun. This made it hard for others to step up for Guancheng Chun. When this four-legged dark lab boss didn¡¯t know what to do, a giant bear dashed and arrived. Chapter 1383: Los Alamos lie Everyone was familiar with the mutated bears with saddles. They had sat on these fellows. They were more interested in who it was. They had some answers, and when he got close, everyone saw that it was Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming. However, few looked at Ye Zhongming as the battle squad behind him attracted more attention. The leader was Xia Bai, who wore black clothing but gave off a very depressing and dark aura. Behind were hundreds of female evolved with equipment of the same level. Even people who didn¡¯t recognise Ye Zhongming would recognise this female squad. They were too famous. To date, no one had such a battle squad. So envious. Many people had such thoughts. Li Daqian was the host, so he stood up to welcome. Although he hadn¡¯t met Ye Zhongming before, his son would only personally accompany the Cloud Peak king. Of the battle squads invited, Cloud Peak was definitely the top three most important. They greeted each other, and some people familiar with Ye Zhongming also talked to him, such as people like Deacon Water, Ruan Xiao, etc. Li Daqian also got his son to bring the female guards to rest. He invited Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, and six guards to sit. Ye Zhongming was late, so many people would think that this person wanted to act cool. But no one said it in person and behaved very passionately instead. Some who met for the first time, like Mr Wen, Recreating Hua Mountain¡¯s Qin Ru, Apocalypse Loner¡¯s Nine Dragon, Mining City Defence Squad¡¯s Che Dongzhi, etc, welcomed Ye Zhongming. Those sitting on the right who were more thick-skinned and those who had some relations with Cloud Peak went to greet them. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t behave rudely and spoke to everyone. Instantly, he became the focus of attention instead of the proud David. This annoyed the foreigner. ¡°You Chinese didn¡¯t know manners previously. Be it airports or tourist attractions, all of you behave badly. You are still the same now. A person who is late isn¡¯t scolded but is so warmly welcomed. Sorry, I don¡¯t understand what you think. I am shocked and disappointed by your manners.¡± David¡¯s accusations confused the Chinese. Some people started to diss him, and things became chaotic. Li Daqian was furious but he couldn¡¯t mess his own even. He suppressed everyone¡¯s rage and told them to return to their seats. Ye Zhongming sat on the seat prepared for him. Xiao Min suddenly said, ¡°Where is that idiot from?¡± She pointed at David. Ye Zhongming was the boss. With his status, he couldn¡¯t argue with the few foreigners as he was more powerful than them. Xia Bai was more willing to slice this fellow¡¯s head off than argue. But someone had to say something. If not, people might think Cloud Peak allowed others to bully them. Due to the country¡¯s development, apart from economy and culture affecting the world, some curse words also spread worldwide. Coincidentally, David knew what that phrase meant. ¡°Bitch!¡± Xiao Min raised the international sign. David didn¡¯t hold back and replied. ¡°This person represents Los Alamos lab. They were competing with Guancheng Chun, and the stake is... His golden equipment Morning Dew and each other¡¯s recipe.¡± Pin Palace¡¯s Mr. Wen explained quickly. Xiao Min and the five female warriors who had stepped forward stopped and looked at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming waved and recalled them. He didn¡¯t have the mood to argue with David. Ye Zhongming had heard of the faction and the equipment in the last life. Li Daqian told Ye Zhongming about the situation, which made him more sure that these were what he had heard of in his last life. Los Alamos lab didn¡¯t belong to Europe but America. They were very famous in the last life, and their headquarters were in Los Alamos. As only the Bering Straits separated them from Asia, you could ride flying lifeforms to get over. He even heard that only a portion of the bridge broke, so stronger evolved could rely on simple tools to jump over. As for the specifics, Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t been there before, so he wasn¡¯t sure. Los Alamos lab was very famous in his last life because of two things. One was the potion- Contention. That was a potion that could increase the evolved¡¯s skills for a certain period of time. There weren¡¯t any side effects, and the increase would depend on the level of Contention. There were two types: the weaker one could increase by 20%, and the better one was around 30%. The benefits didn¡¯t need to be said. In the last life, high level evolved had to have this. Apart from Contention, there was another cream called Kai Skin. You could apply it on the body of an evolved to increase the skin¡¯s defense and regeneration ability. Two potions were very famous in the country then. Ye Zhongming even used Kai Skin before. But both Contention and Kai Skin were expensive. They weren¡¯t things that Ye Zhongming, who was an ordinary evolved, could afford. Also, Ye Zhongming knew of Morning Dew. The difference from what the Los Alamos person David said was that the equipment was gold, but its real name was Micro World Ball. The liquid it produced was called Morning Dew! Morning Dew was not restricted to just these in the ball and could regenerate; just that it would take a long time. Others didn¡¯t know, but Ye Zhongming did. The situation as obvious. David and Los Alamos were lying. They weren¡¯t from Europe, so why did they say they were a European organisation that came from middle Asia? Why did they hide their background? If Morning Dew wasn¡¯t the name of the equipment but a consumption item, why did they say it was a gold piece of equipment. More importantly, Ye Zhongming was curious when he saw people of various skin colors. What were these foreigners doing here? Chapter 1384: Mechanical Bug and Lifelike Arm The second round was about to begin, and Ye Zhongming could only place his questions down. He did expect others to think of the same questions. After all, be it Los Alamos or the other foreign factions, they were very far from the country. Thousand Beast Villa wasn¡¯t at the border either, so how did they rush over in time? This was only possible if someone told them in advance, which was why they were able to get over. If you just said that they were here to look at the corpse of the level nine lifeform and they had no goal, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t believe that. This competition proceeded the same as the first round. Los Alamos knocked out their ape and then described to the person monitoring them from Thousand Beast Villa the item they were using. They then placed some bugs onto the body of the black ape. Those with good vision could see that the bugs were mechanical. A few dozen bugs entered from parts of the ape¡¯s body, and no one knew what they were doing inside. But they looked at the spots going up and down in its body and saw they were moving about. After a minute, they disappeared. The black ape woke up and stood there like a puppet. On the other side, Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab was doing their own modification. Ye Zhongming heard of this lab in his last life and had even met Guancheng Chun before. However, what he saw was the corpse. When it was close to the time he died, a strong faction hired their battle squad to clear the outer regions of an area. After half a month, they arrived near a city. No one cared what this city was called during peacetime. They only knew that there were many weird zombies in the city. The heads of the zombies had an extra ball of meat that looked like disgusting tumors. The people who hired Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle squad called them tumor zombies. Their abilities were weaker than other zombies of the same level and were much slower. But they had a unique point. They were able to release poison. Their liquid, flesh, and even scent had poison. If evolved touched any of them, it would be a big problem. Ye Zhongming found out that humans modified these tumour zombies. The organisation that did it was Guancheng Chun¡¯s dark lab. They modified all the zombies in an entire city. Be it then or now, Ye Zhongming was impressed by their determination. You had to modify these zombies individually, not in a large factory line. This meant that their lab had to capture the zombies one by one and perform surgery on them. Even if the tumor zombies would listen to their orders and turn the entire city into their protective umbrella, the entire process was not something ordinary people could do. How long did it take for them to complete this? The poison was very strong. Ranged users like Ye Zhongming were very comfortable as they were far away. That super faction even provided him with many bullets. This siege lasted for a week and ended with that super faction winning. When that faction brought some corpses and prisoners out, Ye Zhongming saw the dead Guancheng Chun. Then, he found out that the guy with eight legs and eight arms was the lab''s boss. They said that he was an eight-star evolved and was one step to nine-stars. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t know what that super faction got from the dark lab, but it was definitely huge. In this life, Ye Zhongming was in awe when he looked at Guancheng Chun, who only had four legs and two arms. His lab and he definithe had something that people eyed; if not, t;ey woul,dn¡¯t have wiped an entire out city full of zombies to attack them. Guancheng Chun didn¡¯t do what he did before. He didn¡¯t knock the ape out and just sliced its limbs off. The monster''s cries and the blood caused everyone¡¯s expression to change. The gore didn¡¯t fit well with the occasion today. But what they did next was something David and Los Alamos opposed. What Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab was going to do was transplant. Their reason was obvious. Guancheng Chun and his subordinate had broken the rules. Not only were they using some techniques on the ape, but they were also using the help of other things. But Guancheng Chun had a good reason. He was showing off the transplant technique and was using the black ape as the main body, which was allowed by the rules. Such a competition that happened out of nowhere wouldn¡¯t have 100% tight rules. Li Daqian found it tough, and after asking for everyone¡¯s opinion, he decided that Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab didn¡¯t break the rules. There were a few foreign factions, but most of them were still Chinese. He also didn¡¯t have any good feelings towards these foreigners. After receiving permission, Guancheng Chun and the others continued. They took out four mechanical arms from their space. Everyone smiled. These two labs were natural enemies? One took out mechanical bugs, and the other took mechanical arms. But everyone quickly noticed that Guancheng Chun not only took out mechanical arms but lifelike arms. They were made of blood and flesh. They operated on the spot and sewed the lifelike arms onto the black ape. Their familiarity showed that this wasn¡¯t the first time. They scattered some healing powder on the wound and fed it some healing potions from the wheel. Their subordinate also used an unknown darkness skill. These were to heal the mutated ape and not to increase its strength, so they were allowed. Both sides were ready and moved their products to the center. Los Alamos¡¯ David personally walked down. He held a helmet and said that he was going to control it personally. Guancheng Chun was unhappy and was worried the opponent would play some tricks. David explained and even told Thousand Beast Villa to test. After confirming that he couldn¡¯t affect the ape¡¯s strength, everyone agreed. Both sides used extremely good things for the second battle, and neither could afford to lose. So both sides were very careful. The atmosphere became very tense. Chapter 1386: Memory from his last life People from Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab opposed it and felt that it should be a tie. The unknown thing was how did David¡¯s ape die. If they died together at the same time, you could say that it was a tie. If they lasted a while longer, you couldn¡¯t say that they were cheating. The problem was no one knew when that ape died. Although they were willing to help their own people, they couldn¡¯t lie. So, the final outcome was that Los Alamos still won. But the Chinese were still unhappy. Not only because they lost this battle but also because they were unhappy with what Los Alamos brought out. Those mechanical bugs seemed to have made the ape stronger and even covered its body in metal. But what was the outcome? It died after the battle. If Guancheng Chun¡¯s ape lasted slightly longer, things might be different. The mechanical bugs were like berserk potions and had a huge side effect. Moreover, the lifeform needed another piece of equipment and evolved to control it. This made this thing very complicated, and it took many steps, which then gave rise to many problems. There was also the practicality. You had to knock the monster out before you could implant the bugs. The monster would then die after. From another angle, if you wanted to use the bugs, you had to control the lifeform in advance. You couldn¡¯t find one when you faced a sudden danger. But if you had to prepare in advance, nurturing the lifeforms would consume money and manpower. The costs would be very high. Thus, the technique Los Alamos brought out wasn¡¯t suited for use. Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab was different. Be it the lifelike arms or the implant technique, they were both high-end stuff. You just had to obtain control of a mutated lifeform, and the surgery would give it four strong limbs. It wasn¡¯t easy to control mutated lifeforms. You had to make them battle beasts or use precious scrolls. But if yo controlled one and added the four limbs, you would obtain a super fighter. As compared to Los Alamos¡¯s mechanical bugs, the value was obvious. This foreign lab used this method to cause Guancheng Chun to take a slight loss. Even if they lost, the value of this wasn¡¯t high. But if they won, they outcome was fantastic. Lifelike Limb¡¯s technique was a combination of biological and mechanical skills. The things it involved were systematic and were now lost to this foreign lab. Guancheng Chun¡¯s expression wasn¡¯t good. Although this wasn¡¯t their core technique, it was one of the best. To lose it in such a frustrating way was unacceptable. But facing so many evolved, he told his subordinates to hand the technique to David. This needed some time, and both sides sent people to another place to hand it over slowly. He won the first and lost the second, which slightly disappointed people who hoped for Guancheng Chun to win. Only the foreign faction was excited and happily discussing things. ¡°Shall we continue?¡± David looked at Guancheng Chun as if he was going to win the third battle even before it started. Guancheng Chun stood up and said coldly, ¡°Continue!¡± David laughed, ¡°Sir, that has four legs. Did you forget that we added stakes to our second battle? I will use the Morning Dew, and you will use a piece of gold equipment. I don¡¯t care as long as it is gold.¡± The Chinese cursed. They thought the foreigners had forgotten about this matter. But maybe they were afraid of accidents happening, so they didn¡¯t mention it before the battle and only after. No one did forget about it, including Guancheng Chun. He thought his lifelike technique would win the second battle. Now that he lost, what could he do? People might seem sympathetic to him and even angry at the enemy, but no one could help pay for him. Even Li Daqian wouldn¡¯t do so. Gold equipment was too precious, and human relations didn¡¯t matter in the apocalypse. ¡°Why not you guys do the third battle? If you win again, let Guancheng Chun pay two sets of gold equipment when it ends. If you lose, then forget about the gold equipment. You just need to give them the technique for the third battle. What do you think?¡± Pin Palace¡¯s Mr. Wen spoke. This time, it didn¡¯t sound very biased, and the suggestion seemed reasonable. Only Ye Zhongming frowned. He remembered what Li Daqian told him about this conflict and felt something wasn¡¯t right. It was as if... Los Alamos was doing this on purpose. Ye Zhongming lowered his head and tried to recall. He felt that there were some memories of this, but he couldn¡¯t recall it. ¡°I am afraid he doesn¡¯t have two gold equipment!¡± David disagreed. If they didn¡¯t continue, they would lose the lifelike technique and a piece of gold equipment. If they continued and won, they would turn the tides. They would not only not lose anything but also gain a technique. Guancheng Chun knew he was like a gambler; he had to make the third bet. Seeing that David was unwilling, Guancheng Chun walked to Li Daqian and said, ¡°Villa hEad Zhang, I have 100% confidence, but I don¡¯t have any gold equipment now. Can you... Lend me one. I will return it after. Even if I lose, I will compensate it. My lab has a technology that is no weaker than gold, no, no weaker than many purple equipment that has been successfully researched!¡± Hearing Guancheng Chun say that, Ye Zhongming raised his head. He recalled the thing! Chapter 1385: Destined outcome Everyone understood Los Alamo¡¯s technique. They used a certain ability of the mechanical bugs to control the mutated ape. Their abilities were definitely above level four or could activate some of the black ape¡¯s abilities. As for David¡¯s control, everyone understood, and there was no need to say much about it. What level was David? He looked like seven stars. If such a person controlled the black ape, even if he couldn¡¯t increase the ape¡¯s strength, his battle experience was above the ape. That would mean this level-four ape would have a level-seven brain. Its skills wouldn¡¯t increase by much, but its actual fighting level would rise. But such a thing couldn¡¯t be quantified. As for Guancheng Chun¡¯s mutated ape, everyone had their own judgment. Without a doubt, those four limbs would be stronger than before and might even have other abilities. The only worry was that the ape would have to adapt to the four limbs. The current situation was like that. They had to see if Los Alamos¡¯s mechanical skills were better or if the lifelike arms were more overbearing. The battle began quickly. David¡¯s ape was still the first to attack. The monster walked slowly forward. It wasn¡¯t as excited and irritated as the previous ape and even stumbled when it walked. But when it got close to the other ape, still adapting to its limbs, it sped up and was quick as lightning. The ape was huge and was known for its strength. Speed wasn¡¯t what it was good at. But this ape was so quick that even Ye Zhongming, Deacon Water, and Li Daqian were surprised. It had exceeded its level and even species restrictions. It then punched and was about to hit the face of the other ape. There was a thud. The Guancheng Chun lab¡¯s ape raised its arm to block. Everyone saw that the fist of the ape David controlled was covered in a layer of metal! No wonder there would be a metallic clang when both sides clashed. Was it the mechanical bugs? Many people felt they underestimated the bugs. They thought they were just being used as a controller. They would be able to make the ape stronger but now, it seemed like they had other effects. Guancheng Chun lab¡¯s ape screeched at the other ape and showed its sharp teeth. It waved another arm towards the opponent¡¯s ribs. David controlled his ape to retreat. When the lifelike arm missed, he moved forward and body knocked into the opponent. Both apes battled in the center of the arena. David¡¯s ape was covered in metal as the battle continued, giving it an advantage. Although Guancheng Chun¡¯s ape adapted to its limbs, its combat strength wasn¡¯t enough to break through the metal layer. ¡°The situation isn¡¯t good.¡± Li Daqian said. One could see that he hoped for Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab to win. ¡°The lifelike arms should have other abilities.¡± Deacon Water tapped the table softly. Ripples spread in all directions and disappeared after they got out of her range. Many people were dazzled by her ability. Deacon Water was very mysterious as she hadn¡¯t fought in public, but everyone knew she was very strong. ¡°Zhongming, what do you think?¡± Deacon Water saw that Ye Zhongming was very focused, so she asked him. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t shift his eyes and just said slowly, ¡°It depends on whether the ability can have a decisive effect. If not, this battle is not good, as what Villa Head Zhang has said.¡± Everyone around nodded. The lifelike limbs were decent. Despite the giant strength of apes and fists wrapped in metal, the limbs didn¡¯t change. At most, some areas caved slightly, showing the material''s toughness. The limbs gave the black ape better defense and more strength, but against an opponent who was on drugs, there was nothing it could do. Moments later, after the Guancheng Chun lab¡¯s ape had a part of its face sunk in from a punch, it finally fought back. White gas spurted from the limbs, and the arms and legs became slightly thicker. Ye Zhongming sighed. Although he wasn¡¯t a mechanic, he had intelligent people like Le Dayuan beside him. With their influence, Ye Zhongming could not research and create some mechanical items, but he could still judge the abilities and functions of things. He looked at the changes and knew the ability the four limbs added was to increase strength and also agility. There might be other effects but they basically helped to increase the body stats. If that was the case, there was no point in watching as this battle was lost. As expected, although the black ape turned things around slightly and was fighting well with the opponent, as the white gas reduced, its attacks weakened. The energy source of the four limbs was that white gas and they couldn¡¯t last for too long. In the end, David controlled the black ape¡¯s hands to break through the lifelike limbs and grab the throat of the other ape. No matter how it struggled, this battle ended in just a few seconds. The thick neck was crushed. Even if the lifelike limbs could fight, the black ape had to control them. The main body was dead, so the limbs lost their function. Even if he wasn¡¯t willing, Li Daqian announced that Los Alamos lab won the second battle. David smiled when he took off the helmet. This represented that his lab would obtain the lifelike arm technique, and he believed they could make it famous. But as he removed the helmet, the black ape he controlled stopped moving. When Thousand Beast Villa wanted to chase the apes out of the battlefield, they noticed it was dead! Chapter 1387: Compromise Ye Zhongming had a low status in his last life and was an average evolved. If not for his Shooter job and a green sniper rifle that gave him good ranged damage, he would have fallen to the bottom of the apocalypse. So when he heard the news regarding the higher levels, these things were basically legends. They were also explosive news that had spread through many layers to get to his ears. Some were exaggerated by others, so they left him a deep impression. Others were cloudy, and he didn¡¯t understand them fully. These sounded like stories that were made up. He would often just listen to such things and not care much. But evolved¡¯s memory was very good. If no one else mentioned such things again, he wouldn¡¯t be able to recall it. But if someone did something to trigger those memories, he would have some impression. Before this, everything that happened since he arrived in Thousand Beast Villa gave him a weird feeling. He was unsure what it meant. Only when Guancheng Chun brought up the request to borrow equipment did he recall something that had spread for some time in his last life. The rumors said that Los Alamos Lab once used despicable methods to steal a faction¡¯s resources and skills. Although they relied on their strength and backing to sell their results to China, many big factions suppressed them, so they couldn¡¯t fully enter. The person who said it wasn¡¯t certain if it was true or not. Ye Zhongming just listened and didn¡¯t think much about it. After all, Los Alamos Lab¡¯s clientele wasn¡¯t ordinary evolved like him and he didn¡¯t think those things would concern him. As for despicable methods etc, Ye Zhongming had seen a whole bunch of these in his last life and wasn¡¯t very interested. He only had some slight impression of this because it concerned the country and foreigners. But when Guancheng Chun spoke today, Ye Zhongming recalled this matter. Los Alamos conned the big faction in the country and obtained two things that he had some impression of. One was a gold piece of equipment crucial to that faction¡¯s leader. Because this gold equipment left the leader¡¯s side, Los Alamos was able to complete that crucial robbery. Another was a very strong beast pool equipment. It was a large-scale beast pool. Los Alamos¡¯s future experiments were able to get an explosive breakthrough because of this. All of that was very similar to what was happening now. The rumors included other, more detailed details, which Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t recall. He didn¡¯t know if the details he could recall were accurate, either. Ye Zhongming had two choices. One was to act like he didn¡¯t recall anything and allow things to continue. Anyways, with his strength, Xia Bai and the female guards, even if something happened, he would be able to retreat. The second choice was to tell Li Daqian about this so that he would get prepared just in case. But Ye Zhongming hesitated and didn¡¯t know what to choose. Choose the first one? Apart from making things uncontrollable, there wasn¡¯t any other use. If something happened, his squad and himself would be in danger. Should he stop or allow things to happen? Or just take the opportunity to gain something? No matter the choice, he would have to bear the consequences. As for the second? kYe Zhongming found it tough to make this choice, too. He recalled the faction that Los Alamos plotted against wasn¡¯t Thousand Beast Villa. There wasn¡¯t anything regarding Guancheng Chun also. Of the people present, he hadn¡¯t heard that there were so many experts as the current event. Was he going to tell Li Daqian about something he was so uncertain about? He might not say anything because of Ye Zhongming¡¯s identity, but he wouldn¡¯t fully believe him. One must know that Thousand Beast Villa could kill a level nine lifeform and was very famous. Maybe they would be ranked first in the following Five Ring Money rankings. This was also their home ground. Would someone dare to hurt them and even try to wipe them out? Ye Zhongming¡¯s memories were cloudy. If he thought about it rationally, he wouldn¡¯t believe such a thing would happen. Now, Guancheng Chun was looking expectantly at Li Daqian. The other Chinese and foreigners also looked. Would the boss of Thousand Beast Villa lend the equipment? Ye Zhongming hesitated, but Li Daqian made up his mind. Two pieces of equipment appeared in his hands, which attracted everyone¡¯s attention. The first was a colorful clay puppet. It was exquisite, and after he removed it, everyone could feel an ice-cold aura from it. Second was a beautiful star. It was the size of a palm, but there were many beautiful pictures on it. When Ye Zhongming looked at it from his seat, those were pictures of beasts. ¡°You are my guest and also Chinese. I can¡¯t let others laugh at you. I will lend you these two pieces of equipment, but you better win the third battle.¡± Li Daqian was happy-go-lucky, but it didn¡¯t mean he was a fool. Although he agreed to lend the two, the clay person and the star didn¡¯t leave his hands. ¡°No, no, no.¡± David said, ¡°Things can¡¯t be settled like this. We should settle it one by one!¡± ¡°You lost the second one, so you must give me a gold piece of equipment. We will then have the third battle. If you win, you can choose to ask for the gold equipment back or choose Morning Dew! We have a spirit of contract. The stakes belong to their own battle and can¡¯t be mixed!¡± Hearing David say that, Guancheng Chun¡¯s expression turned even uglier. He spent so much effort in convincing Li Daqian to lend him two pieces of equipment. As long as he won the third battle, all problems would be solved. But David wanted to follow the rules to the letter. Wasn¡¯t he forcing Li Daqian to regret? Everyone knew that he wouldn¡¯t really give the gold equipment to Los Alamos lab. This thing was too precious, and Li Daqian probably only had two pieces. Both sides were at a standstill due to this problem, and neither backed down. At this point, Mr Wen suddenly said, ¡°Why not since both sides can¡¯t agree, let¡¯s compromise.¡± Chapter 1388: Similar request Everyone slowly quieted down and looked at Mr Wen standing up. This person had some power in the country not only because of his age but because of his previous identity. He was a famous merchant and speaker with over a million social media fans. If you paid attention to relevant news, you would have some impression of him. ¡°I will represent the region. Your lab can send a person to sit with me on the other side. We will take charge of the two pieces of equipment when the third battle goes on, and we will give the equipment to whoever who wins.¡± Hearing Mr Wen say that, many people felt that it made sense. But David still shook his head and said that it didn¡¯t follow the rules and still went against their previous agreement. Mr Wen¡¯s face sank, ¡°You better understand where you are. We aren¡¯t going against our word; we are just being more flexible. Why doesn¡¯t it work? This piece of equipment is borrowed and doesn¡¯t belong to Guancheng Chun!¡± Seeing this elder get so furious, David hesitated. He turned to the person in charge of the Los Alamos lab. That old man frowned and thought about it for a moment before agreeing. Mr Wen¡¯s expression got better. He looked at his good friend Li Daqian before passing him something from his space. ¡°I will place the Heaven Fixing Needle on your side. Pass me the two pieces, and I will return them once the third battle ends.¡± Mr Wen¡¯s voice was soft, and only the people around could hear it. Moreover, he emphasized ¡°returning them¡± which made Li Daqian relax. What was more surprising was that he handed over a 50 cm-long female finger-sized metal needle. This needle looked unassuming, but it was very valuable. It was a purple piece of equipment! It had officially gotten onto the country weapon rankings and improved each time. In the last version, it was 4th. Although Mr Wen was Li Daqian¡¯s good friend, the latter wouldn¡¯t pass him two pieces of equipment. That stone statue wasn¡¯t much, but that star was very important to him. It was the controller of the strongest battle beast in Thousand Beast Villa. Five people in the villa had it. Each star was needed when controlling the strongest mutated lifeform; if not, they wouldn¡¯t be able to control it. Apart from their strategy being good, this fellow helped a lot in their operation to kill the level nine mutated lifeform. It was Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s trump card. But now, Mr Wen was not only his good friend, he was also doing everything to ensure this event would continue. Mr Wen even used more precious purple equipment as collateral, which embarrassed Li Daqian and made him feel that he was not showing trust. Thus, Li Daqian passed the two gold pieces to Mr Wen and told him that he trusted him and that there was no need for collateral. However, he continued to hold the Heaven Fixing Needle. If Li Daqian had really pushed back the purple equipment while still handing his two gold pieces away, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to achieve his current achievements in the apocalypse. Mr Wen didn¡¯t mind and just smiled. He walked to the other side of the field with two pieces of equipment. Los Alamos had sent a middle-aged man, who managed the two pieces of equipment along with Mr Wen. Seeing that the problem was solved, everyone looked forward to the third battle. But when Ye Zhongming looked at the two pieces of gold equipment and Li Daqians playing around with the needle, he was deep in thought. Everyone knew they had to win the third battle. If they lost, they would lose everything they had gotten. To Guancheng Chun, this meant death and defeat. He gathered all his people. They didn¡¯t modify the ape right away and discussed something. On the other side, Los Alamos lab did something similar. Their words were very intense; it was as if they didn¡¯t have a unified opinion. Others looked at them nervously and looked forward to the skills they would bring out. After a while, both sides finished their discussion. They proposed something similar at the same time. They wanted to have a small-scale team fight! When Li Daqian heard that request, he squinted his eyes. He stared at their faces and wanted to see something. But apart from the determination on their faces, he only saw care. ¡°Sure, but the evolution level needs to be lower. Our Thousand Beast Villa doesn¡¯t have that many level four lifeforms and we can only provide level three. If you agree, I will ask people to send theem over. If not, then sorry, we can only continue to use the few level four apes.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Guancheng Chun and David agreed. Li Daqian nodded, ¡°How many do you need?¡± David was first, ¡°I need at least thirty!¡± Guancheng Chun didn¡¯t show weakness, ¡°I don¡¯t need so many, just twenty. I have confidence in this number that they will wipe out their thirty!¡± Li Daqian didn¡¯t say anything else and instructed people to get ready. He used this chance to contact and network with the other guests. Thousand Beast Villa was very efficient. Quickly, 50 apes were shifted over. Some had scars that showed that Thousand Beast Villa was either trying to tame them or were experimenting on them. Both sides took what they needed and began their tests based on the number needed. Ye Zhongming decided to continue watching to see what would happen. Maybe he was overthinking. At the same time, he was interested in the skills of both sides. He even regretted not bringing Liu Zhenghong here. If she were here, she would be eager to head down and battle them with Cloud Peak¡¯s gene lab. If the two labs were only as strong as what they had shown, Ye Zhongming was certain they wouldn¡¯t be their match. But his thoughts were interrupted by some shrieks. He looked toward Los Alamos lab and saw them knock all the apes out. They then started to pour some stimulating liquid onto their bodies! Chapter 1393: Floating Dagger Technique Besides Guancheng Chun and Los Alamos Lab members, only Ye Zhongming knew how strong the poison was. Seeing the poison land on the evolved, he knew that not many of these Chinese elites would survive. Even if they could survive, they would be stuck with illnesses and had to find advanced healers or light-element jobs to treat them. Ye Zhongming felt an urge to help today. It wasn¡¯t because he was thinking for the country. He was worried about these foreign countries interfering. Was it the butterfly effect? Something like this happened in his last life, but he didn¡¯t hear about many elites dying. After this event, at least a quarter of the leaderboards would change. The chain reaction would definitely affect Cloud Peak. His worries caused the team that had just gathered to stop. Li Daqian managed to catch up. Before he got close, He shouted, ¡°Mr. Ye, I would like to discuss a deal with you.¡± He had to pay a price to get Cloud Peak to help. Saying it directly was the best choice as the situation didn¡¯t give him a chance to try to lower the price or make him sound less desperate. Seeing that Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak had stopped, he was delighted. He didn''t mind paying more as long as there was a chance. He was afraid that Ye Zhongming would just turn and leave. Li Daqian closed in with Ye Zhongming¡¯s group. Something weird happened then. Without any sign, a dagger jumped from the space beside Li Daqian and stabbed toward his neck. As it was too close, Li Daqian wasn¡¯t ready, and that dagger stabbed in. This incident caused the real elites of the country to jump aside. Although the target was Li Daqian, no one knew if the perpetrators would let them go. This showed the relationships between the various factions. Some retreated, and some backed off. Deacon Water passed Li Daqian and wanted to get close to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Dad!¡± Li Zizhong shouted. The subordinates also dashed towards the villa head. Thousand Beast Villa was being attacked, and there were fights in many locations. Some beast pens were opened, and many untamed mutated lifeforms got out. At this point, the elders in charge of the villa didn¡¯t appear, so it was obvious that they were tied up. If Li Daqian fell now, things might end. Li Zizhong wasn¡¯t young and was called the Young Master, but he didn¡¯t have the confidence and strength to take over the entire villa. He hugged his father and pressed his neck. Tears flowed. ¡°Bring me, to, the back...¡± The badly injured Li Daqian held his neck and squeezed a few words out. Healing powder was scattered on the wound. Someone took an old scroll and tossed it on Li Daqian¡¯s body. The energy had some darkness element energy that could heal the injury, but there would be some side effects. They couldn¡¯t care much now and just used everything they felt was useful. But this dagger was too weird. It appeared from space and stabbed his neck. If not for his level being high and being able to still hold on, he would have died. But his injuries were very bad. That dagger was not sharp and had some poison that was corroding the flesh in his neck. The powder only managed to slow the corrosion speed, while that scroll was totally useless. As for the healing potion... His throat was stabbed, and it was a miracle that he could speak. He wasn¡¯t able to drink anything. Li Zizhong suppressed his tears. He didn¡¯t dare to pull the dagger out as he was afraid that would kill his father. He could only listen and carry him in a direction. Thousand Beast Villa surrounded beside him and they didn¡¯t care about the other people. ¡°So annoying; how did such a thing happen?¡± Someone had a bad expression. He looked at the father and son and felt that coming here was wrong. ¡°Deacon Water, Head Ye, should we leave? Thousand Beast Villa asked for this, and we shouldn¡¯t interfere.¡± The one who spoke was Jiu Long, who attacked those aes. He was one of the few that came over to Ye Zhongming¡¯s side. Before he could enter, Ye Zhongming looked towards him and smiled, ¡°You use the Floating Dagger Technique well!¡± Jiu Long was shocked, and his body stopped. His shock didn¡¯t manage to trick Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming tossed a dagger to his left. Dang! The dagger clashed with another, and both landed on the ground. Another dagger stabbed through the space. Jiu Long was the one who sneak attacked Li Daqian. Moreover, he also attacked Ye Zhongming! This change caused many people¡¯s mouths to open wide. They were wondering about this surprising twist. Jiu Long started to retreat. The shock on his face disappeared, and he now had a vicious expression. Ye Zhongming¡¯s words caused his attempt to fail. ¡°My words are still effective. This place has nothing to do with you. Leave!¡± Jiu Long retreated to a distance that he felt was safe. He stood there and stared at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming shook his head, ¡°If you didn¡¯t attack me, I might have chosen to leave. But you tried to kill me. In Cloud Peak¡¯s rules, anyone who tries to kill us will die. We won¡¯t let any of our enemies live in this world.¡± The moment he said that, Xia Bai, already filled with rage, turned into a black shadow that charged. Without Ye Zhongming seeing through that skill, she could not block that dagger. Xia Bai felt that this was her fault. Now, she was going to make up for that. Chapter 1392: Passive situation Zhang Daqian was the host and was trying his best to calm everything down. He tried to make everyone feel warm, and Thousand Beast Villa did its best to be a good host. But once something happened, especially when Thousand Beast Villa was in chaos and didn¡¯t know what was happening, the human instinct made Zhang Daqian ignore those still fighting. He brought his own people and important guests to retreat. Li Daqian had two options: charge and fight for his two golden pieces of equipment, or head back, gather his me, and then fight back. He hesitated slightly and chose the second path. 80% of his strength was in battle beasts. His beasts weren¡¯t by his side and were sent into the beast pool. He needed people to help control that top battle beast, but Wen Yan took the star, so he was unable to summon it. Apart from Li Daqian being an eight-star evolved, he was unable to utilise the strength and power of his level. He knew he wasn¡¯t the match for Pin Palace¡¯s boss, who had a purple equipment. Of course, he also had another idea: asking these top country factions for help. But Li Daqian immediately shelved those thoughts. Ask Deacon Water? Just look at the name of her faction, and you will know they were money-minded. If you asked them for help, you would have to pay a price. Ruan Xiao? Cannibal Chains were sometimes more dark than Five Ring Money. Restoring Hua Mountain¡¯s Qin Ru? Look at his hurried steps, and you knew that he didn¡¯t want to step into this mess. Ming City Protector¡¯s Che Dongzhi? This person was strong, but he didn¡¯t bring many people. He was also recently injured. Jiu Long? Forget it. He was alone. He wouldn''t have been invited if not for his earthworm being high on the battle beast rankings. He looked around and saw that there was no one he could ask. He couldn¡¯t help but look toward Ye Zhongming again. Cloud Peak¡¯s reputation had been very good in the apocalypse. Although they were vicious and crafty, their reputation was perfect. Besides inviting them for their technological skill, Li Daqian also wanted to discuss a deal with Cloud Peak. Cloud Peak had various weapons Thousand Beast Villa lacked, while Thousand Beast Villa had battle beasts that Cloud Peak didn¡¯t. They had a basis for cooperation. Helping each other would increase their strength. This was a very suitable partner. But Ye Zhongming sensed danger and retreated to a safe zone, which made it hard for Li Daqian to ask him for him. Li Daqian also wanted to head to the nearest camp and gather his men. But when he observed Ye Zhongming¡¯s squad, he saw that his son was bringing some people and was behind the famous female guards. He changed his mind and headed over there. At this point, the battle with the apes was near the end. Although the evolved didn¡¯t receive any commands, and it was chaotic at first with them fighting for themselves, these people were the country''s elites. Their factions weren¡¯t in the top ten, but they were on the leaderboards. The foreigners and those from the Los Alamos lab weren¡¯t very strong. Some people fought for a short while before running toward Wen Yan. When the apes were all killed, they realised they didn¡¯t kill many foreigners, and some of them were injured because of the sneak attack. ¡°You...¡± Someone shouted. He then felt dizzy, and he started to shake. The others also felt uncomfortable. Someone shouted, and everyone looked and saw that the apes they killed were all melting. Although they didn¡¯t know why this happened, getting out of this region was a good choice. They started to scatter. But it was too late. The apes melted quickly, and their flesh disappeared instantly. They all turned into white bones. The Los Alamos old man who had reached Pin Palace¡¯s area started to chant. ¡°Curse Master!¡± Many people recognised his job. Ye Zhongming saw those scenes. He paid some attention and knew the old man was a Curse Master. He was also a Pain Curse Master. Jobs with prefixes were all extremely good, so this old man¡¯s job had to be good. As compared to ordinary Curse Masters, their advantage was obvious. This job had many skills and was more effective. The curse speed was also faster and more hidden. As his curse was completed, the ape corpses exploded and fire in all directions. Even if the evolved tried to dodge, they were still hit. These evolved had high levels and decent equipment, so even if they didn¡¯t dodge, the bones didn¡¯t deal much damage. However, they weren¡¯t happy for long when the bones suddenly grew longer. The tough bone structure turned soft like a rope, wrapping their legs and fixing them to the spot. The bones became hard again, and these people couldn¡¯t move. ¡°Imprison?¡± People who saw those scenes recalled a famous skill of this job. They didn¡¯t understand why it was used. Although it was useful, it depended on the target. These evolved were all five and six stars; some had reached seven stars. These white bones wouldn¡¯t be able to trap them for long. This old man answered that question. As the old man used another curse, the poison landed on those evolved that were fixed to the spot. Be it Ye Zhongming or Li Daqian, they felt a chill. The fake competition, explosions, getting Li Daqian¡¯s gold equipment and this poison movement, everything seemed like they were within these people¡¯s control. Chapter 1391: Betrayal There was an instance when Li Daqian was very nervous. When he saw the fireworks, he felt that Ye Zhongming was spoiling this feast and was even attacking Thousand Beast Villa. He would have charged if not for him being better at controlling battle beasts and not close combat. I treated you as a brother, and you wanted to... Attack me? The other countrymen were stunned. Although Ye Zhongming was famous for being vicious, he was reasonable. Why did he suddenly do this? What did he want to do? There were many people here. Although Cloud Peak was strong, they weren¡¯t strong enough to go against so many, right? Did he want to anger everyone? Even Deacon Water opened her mouth and hesitated. Should she agree if Ye Zhongming was targeting Thousand Beast Villa and asked her to help? The fireworks exploded, and two groups of people were the first to move. The first were the female guards. One was the 50 apes that Los Alamos and Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab had modified. After he released the firework, Ye Zhongming started to retreat. He wasn¡¯t quick, but he did so at an orderly speed. Xia Bai and the five were around him. They backed off toward the female guards to gather together. ¡°Ye Zhongming, you...¡± Li Daqian stood up. He said a few words. He noticed the needle in his hands shaking. He was caught off guard, and the purple equipment flew from his hands. He turned, and he was filled with shock. That was a purple equipment. It was the strongest equipment that evolved could own now. This was the best as long as a seven-colored equipment wasn¡¯t confirmed! If anything happened and the needle was stolen, although Thousand Beast Villa could afford to compensate, they would still be badly damaged. With their ability to kill level nine lifeforms, only that large beast pool equipment was purple. When Li Daqian saw where the needle flew to, his eyes were filled with disbelief. They then turned cold. The purple equipment flew towards Mr Wen. This person, who was his friend in peacetime, raised his hand and called the equipment over. He passed the two gold pieces to the Los Alamos lab person with his other hand. Li Daqian understood what had happened. He looked toward Ye Zhongming, who had retreated and knew both sides weren¡¯t together. He had just realized that something wasn¡¯t right. If not, he wouldn¡¯t have retreated and would have attacked him. At this moment, the others knew this had nothing to do with Cloud Peak. The 50 apes that were battling each other started to charge at the crowd. This feast was divided into two parts. On the left were a few dozen large factions, each table seating six to seven people. Some tables had only three to four people. There were many tables on the right. Each faction only had two seats at the table and there were ten ten-people tables. Two tables belonged to the foreigners. Moreover, due to this battle, Los Alamos members and some from the previous few factions were standing close by. There were over 30 of them, just slightly less than half of the Chinese. When Los Alamos¡¯s thirty mutated apes charged over with the few people from the lab, they dashed toward the Chinese, who were in chaos. At the same time, some explosions rang in a few parts of Thousand Beast Villa. Mutated beasts started to cry and roar. Black smoke rose, and deep within the villa, a bunch of flying lifeforms rose into the sky and gave off restless cries. Thousand Beast Villa was in chaos instantly. The female guards, who had strong equipment and huge strength and were ready because of Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand signal, dashed over at their fastest speed. They were less than a thousand meters from Ye Zhongming. His firework was intended to ask his subordinates to rush over, but it also signaled the start of this plot, which was ironic to him. ¡°Wen Yan! Guancheng Chun!¡± Li Daqian spat out two names. Thousand Beast Villa members had already surrounded him to protect him. Mr Wen, who was standing behind his own people and the few foreigners, smiled with disdain. ¡°Friend, you have fallen behind. You are too stubborn.¡± At this point, there was no need to talk about the reason for the betrayal. All that was left was to see if Thousand Beast Villa could retreat fully or turn the tides on Pin Palace. The feast was divided into four parts. One was Cloud Peak, which had retreated and was about to gather fully. Another was Li Daqian and the few dozen country factions that had gathered together. The third was Mr Wen, the Los Alamos lab, and foreign lab researchers. The final group was the most chaotic, which was the others in the Chinese region. ¡°Just these?¡± Apocalypse Loner¡¯s Jiu Long was arrogant. He saw the mutated ape that had a giant tumor on its head running over slowly. He raised his hand, and a red light shone. This was his skill- air slash. He would condense space and release it using his strength to deal explosive damage. Those tumor apes were only level three. They were able to defend the attack of a seven-star evolved, and a group of them exploded. Their bodies blew up like balloons. One more attack would be able to clear the apes. But after the first group exploded, Li Daqian, Deacon Water, and even Jiu Long retreated. A thick green poison spread in the sky. You could smell the stench from far away, and it would make one weak and dizzy. The people who plotted against Thousand Beast Villa attacked the core members of this meeting. Their plot officially unfolded. Chapter 1390: Fireworks Was it because Guancheng Chun had grasped the technique of controlling the zombies? Or was all this the predecessor? Ye Zhongming continued to think, but he was not a scientist and could not judge the similarities between the techniques. But he felt very uncomfortable. His sensitive nature also raised a lot of alarm bells. He was not someone who would freak out because of the rustling of trees. He was just a very careful person. His hand moved, and he made very slight movements. The eyes of Xia Bai and the others constricted when they saw that hand movement. They didn¡¯t sense anything! But they believed Ye Zhongming more than they did themselves. ¡°I request to begin!¡± David raised his hand to signal they were ready and could begin the third battle. Li Daqian scoffed and looked at Guancheng Chun. This dark lab chief was slightly awkward, but he still told Li Daqian to relax. His lab was also ready. ¡°Are you sure?¡± Li Daqian knew that even if Guancheng Chun lost the third battle, he wouldn¡¯t agree to hand the two gold equipment over. His good friend might be looking over the two pieces, but they were friends, and the purple equipment was also in his hands. But if he went against his word, it would be bad to his reputation. No matter what he did in the future, he would be affected by this. If possible, he would rather win this battle and take his equipment back. But what Guancheng Chun did didn¡¯t give him much confidence. This fellow was so sure he could win, but he only used that unassuming plaster? He used his open reminder method to ask Guancheng Chun. The four-legged chief nodded, ¡°Sure.¡± Li Daqian resisted the urge to curse and announced the start of the third battle. David ordered his thirty experimental bodies forward. Their orderly steps and heavy armor made them look like a well-trained army. Guancheng Chun lab¡¯s apes that had finished the potions moved forward, too. But their movement was messy. They also gave scoffs when they moved as if they were in huge pain. Many people from the country felt embarrassed and covered their faces. They could accept failure, but such a lack of effort made them angry. They disrespected the elites of the country and cheated their feelings. Ye Zhongming still sat there. He didn¡¯t look at the 30 Los Alamos apes and just looked at Guancheng Chun¡¯s side. He looked at their heads... ¡°Guancheng Chun lab¡¯s apes, their heads...¡± ¡°Damn, what is that!¡± ¡°Is something growing from them?¡± ¡°Is there a stench? It seems like it is coming from them.¡± ¡°Look, some plasters fell!¡± ¡°So disgusting!¡± Very quickly, others noticed the twenty apes change. The places with the plaster suddenly protruded as if something was growing. Some plasters fell to the ground, and a giant tumor appeared. They were dark red with purple blood vessels. They were twitching with a rhythm. As they twitched, some green liquid would drip on the floor. The grass it touched withered, which showed that the liquid was poisonous. Ye Zhongmming stood up. He was sure the black apes were like the tumor zombies in his last life. He was uncertain previously about the truth of the legends, but he was sure what the tumors were and where they grew from. He personally saw them, so his memory won¡¯t be wrong. They were just too disgusting. Ye Zhongming stood up emotionally because he understood the tumor zombies. After his battle squad received the mission, they used a period of time to study them. Ye Zhongming knew that the tumor zombies could be controlled to execute tactics; they were also very poisonous. Ranged people were good, but he just needed to fire from afar. But even so, he wore a poison mask. He saw those warriors that entered the city through his scope and saw them die from pain. Not to mention the low-level evolved, even the higher level evolved couldn¡¯t handle the poison. Ye Zhongming had seen a seven-star evolved dying in the poison. If these black apes were really another tumor zombie, didn¡¯t this mean that this place would be covered in poison? People here would be implicated? But Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t sure. Did Guancheng Chun lose his head and not remind everyone, or was he doing this purposefully? If it was the latter... ¡°Chief Guan, there is a bad smell. Is it poisonous?¡± Ye Zhongming was famous in the country. He stood up. Even if the battle was about to begin, he attracted attention. Ye Zhongming suddenly asked Guancheng Chun. Although they felt his expression change was too much, it was better to be careful in the apocalypse. Everyone also smelled something, so hearing Ye Zhongming say that, they looked toward Guancheng Chun. ¡°It is poisonous but don¡¯t worry, it won¡¯t affect evolved.¡± Guancheng Chun was unhappy with Ye Zhongming¡¯s sudden question. But due to his status, he still had to explain. Hearing Guancheng Chun say that, Li Daqian and Deacon Water relaxed. They also smelled that smell, and it didn¡¯t affect them. Now that the person who caused it said so, they didn¡¯t really think much. Ye Zhongming nodded calmly. He was satisfied with that reply. He then raised his hand and fired a firework. Chapter 1389: Both with their ultimate moves When these liquids were poured, the fur of the level three mutated apes corroded. The liquid landed on their skin, leaving a pungent, burning smell. Many careful people closed their noses and feared the scent was poisonous. David held a few buckets of liquid and waited on the side. Since the mutated apes were unconscious, everything was calm. The only sizzling sound was when the liquid corroded the flesh and blood. Parts of the ape''s flesh corroded very quickly. Their bones were revealed, and the organs inside could be seen. It was only because of their strong life force. If they were ordinary lifeforms, they would have already died. David immediately used brushes to carefully rub the liquid in his bucket onto the bones of the black apes. At the same time, he observed their life signs and reported. If one ape were in a bad situation, the old man would inject some nutrient fluid to keep them alive. When they wiped the 30 apes with the second liquid, that old man walked to these experimental bodies and took out a black crystal. They had announced this to Thousand Beast Villa. It was a potion that could be crafted. They even took out a few others to prove this could be mass-produced. The old man crushed the crystal, and some gas flew out. They scattered. As if they were being attracted by something, they split into 30 parts and into the bodies of the mutated apes. The second liquid was the one that attracted them. ¡°Damn---¡± ¡°What is that?¡± ¡°They are growing so quickly? They aren¡¯t regenerating!¡± ¡°Can you sense it? That darkness ability is comparable to Captain Xia Bai¡¯s aura?¡± ¡°Xia Bai is only giving off this aura in her normal state; if she went full-on, her aura would be much stronger.¡± ¡°That is already decent. If she were really Captain Xia Bai, then she would be at least seven stars. These black apes are giving off a similar aura to her; that should be very amazing.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see what Thousand Beast Villa says.¡± As everyone discussed, the mutated apes, who were only left with bones, stood up. Their bodies were covered in black armor, with holes inside where spikes protruded. It looked as if these apes became strong lifeforms wrapped in armor. ¡°Weird. They are still level-three lifeforms, and the crystals on their forehead haven¡¯t changed. But the feeling they give people... Very strong.¡± Deacon Water was very sensitive to energy. She was probably the only person who confirmed that Xia Bai was eight stars. Although she looked very casual when she talked to Ye Zhongming, she was actually very shocked. The various super faction leaders were working hard to reach eight-stars, and only some factions completed that mission. Organisations had few conflicts, and the entire country was stable mostly because of this. Everyone was busy hunting, and that used a large portion of their strength. Even if some people reached eight stars, the factions suffered huge losses to do so. Not every faction was like Cloud Peak that could hunt a level eight lifeform without any losses. Organisations needed to kill a few dozen level-eight lifeforms when they were lucky. If they were unlucky, they might need a few hundred. A few hundred intense battles would definitely cause losses. Of course, those who were unlucky were still gathering level-eight crystals. Deacon Water was shocked that Cloud Peak had a second eight-star evolved. But in her heart, she felt that it was normal. After all, Ye Zhongming also had a few advanced battle beasts that could battle against eight-star lifeforms. With some luck, it was understandable that he could create another eight-star evolved in a short time. But what about these mutated apes? They used a liquid and another item to give off a very strong aura. That didn¡¯t make sense! Deacon Water observed closely and knew that the aura the mutated apes gave off was very close to level six! What kind of technique could allow something to go from level three to six? Wasn¡¯t this technique too overpowered? Cloud Peak¡¯s gene lab wasn¡¯t able to do that, right? David completed their modification, so everyone looked toward Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab. They also completed. They didn¡¯t knock out the apes. They placed metal racks behind the apes, and there were bottles hanging, which they infused into the apes. When the apes that were resisting intensely were injected with such potions, they became very well-behaved and stopped moving, which surprised everyone. Guancheng Chun¡¯s lab members showed everyone a plaster. It was similar to those in peacetime. Black and circular. They took out 20 pieces at once. A hole was sliced in all twenty of their heads, and this plaster was placed on it. Guancheng Chun indicated they were ready and needed a short while for the potion injections to complete. Everyone was stunned. This third battle concerned two gold pieces of equipment. The equipment belonged to Thousand Beast villa. Was it good for Guancheng Chun to cheat people like this? Did they want to die here? Even if they did well and lost, things would already be hard to explain. They were now just pasting plasters? Everyone looked and saw that Li Daqian¡¯s face was very black. ¡°Zhongming, did you notice something?¡± Deacon Water didn¡¯t understand and looked at Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t turn. He looked at the head of the apes where the plaster was and found it familiar. After a few seconds, he realised that it was a similar spot to where the tumours of the tumour zombies grew. Chapter 1394: Spatitu Space Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop Xia Bai. He was confident in her loyal bodyguard, and he was also furious that Jiu Long had attacked him. It might seem like Ye Zhongming blocked the Floating Dagger Technique easily. In truth, this was a very vicious skill. As one of the most famous assassination techniques in the apocalypse, the skill was sudden because it could appear beside the target, and they had no time to react. The dagger was also poisonous, and it was nurtured and improved by the skill. The Floating Dagger Technique had two aspects. One was to nurture the weapon. After learning the skill, you didn¡¯t have to prepare a weapon. This skill would form a dagger in a mysterious space. It would form that poisonous and sharp dagger. The dagger could be activated after being nurtured for some time in the space. If you reached an upper limit, it would nurture a second dagger. The number of daggers had to do with the skill level. Based on what Ye Zhongming understood, the most daggers you could have was five. One at basic grade meant that Jiu Long had at least intermediate grade skill. Sudden and lethal. This was why the Floating Dagger technique was terrifying. Seemed like Jiu Long had used this skill to kill many people in the apocalypse. Of course, this skill also had restrictions. You could only use a dagger once, and it was gone after you had used it. You could only nurture a new one in the space. Which meant that the nurturing time replaced the skill cooldown time. The longer you nurtured, the stronger the dagger would be. At the time limit, it would reach its peak strength. The strength was shown in the position where the dagger appeared, the flying speed, the poison, and the range. The dagger that hit Li Daqian appeared at his neck. It was quick and very poisonous, which was why the eight-star evolved was hit. But an eight-star evolved was still eight stars. Li Daqian wasn¡¯t killed instantly. The second attack targeted Ye Zhongming. It had not been nurtured for too long, so Jiu Long had to get close to use it. It appeared slightly far from Ye Zhongming and was weaker than the one that attacked Li Daqian. Ye Zhongming needed to kill such a person. That assassination technique might not be much of a threat to him, but it wasn¡¯t good for others in Cloud Peak. If Jiu Long escaped and eyed Cloud Peak in the future, many people would have to die. The female guards felt the same way as their captain. They looked at Deacon Water warily. If these people had any abnormal movement, they would be attacked. ¡°You know that I won¡¯t attack you. Your people don¡¯t have to treat me like that.¡± Deacon Water smiled. She didn¡¯t understand why a bunch of freaks would be more loyal to someone else than to their own lives. She didn¡¯t even do anything, and because of some other people, they were mad at her. That was hard to understand. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t reply. He looked at Xia Bai. Although he was confident in her, he still had to prevent accidents from occurring. No matter what, Ye Zhongming, Deacon Water, and the others were passive. These people knew they would come, so naturally, they would be prepared. When Ye Zhongming and the others paid attention to Xia Bai¡¯s battle situation, the space dimmed. They were then teleported to another place. Within Thousand Beast Villa, a giant ball appeared that wrapped the entire villa. If you looked from the sky, it was as if this faction that occupied a huge area was wiped from the face of the Earth. Deacon Water was alone, and her body was covered in water. She frowned. Two translucent balls appeared. Her hair turned into pure blue. She noticed that apart from the ground, which had a physical body, everything else was emptiness. She didn¡¯t try to attack the area around and just stood there. She used her sensory ability to try to sense the weakness of this space. Xia Bai and Jiulong¡¯s battle stopped after just starting. Both of them were also trapped in a patch of nothingness. They separated from each other and were very careful. Jiu Long was surprised for an instant before joy and excitement filled his eyes. He opened his arms and smiled. Beneath his feet was a giant beast whose body was thicker than a train and was at least a hundred meters long. It coiled around his body, and the two ends of its body faced Xia Bai. The similar looks meant that she couldn¡¯t tell which was the head and which was the body. ¡°I was a little worried just now. But who knew? Who knew? The Spatitu Space would be opened so quickly. Xia Bai, your Master, and you are destined to die here.¡± Jiu Long¡¯s face was twisted and close to crazy. He stood on his battle beast and looked at Xia Bai as if she was looking at a corpse. ¡°Mr. Wen, Mr Alamos, can you enter to kill this woman with me?¡± Jiu Long raised his head and shouted. This caused Xia Bai to be even more careful. But after shouting, there was no reply. Jiu Long¡¯s face sank, and he was furious, ¡°Are the two of you not planning to send people in?¡± There were replies this time. The voice was from Pin Palace¡¯s Mr Wen. ¡°Nine, something happened.¡± Jiu Long was stunned, ¡°What?¡± The voice continued to spread through space, ¡°After Spatitu Space opened, due to some reasons that we don¡¯t know about, there was too much energy consumption. We are unable to enter a space with two main bodies, so... We can¡¯t help you. You have to deal with Cloud Peak¡¯s woman yourself.¡± Jiu Long was furious and also felt slightly awkward. He had shouted that he had helpers and would finish her. Now that he was being told that he had no more help and had to depend on himself, he had lost face. He also knew why Wen Yan and Alamos didn¡¯t speak previously. Those words that were said could also be heard by Xia Bai... Jiu Long took a deep breath, and two metal whips appeared in his hands. He knew that he had to depend on himself against the woman who had a reputation for being even fiercer than Ye Zhongming. Chapter 1395: Kill which one? Wen Yan lied. He didn¡¯t tell Jiu Long the truth but didn¡¯t fully lie to him. At the center of Spatitu space, some people stood together. There was Wen Yan, the person in charge of the Los Alamos lab, David, and a few foreigners who looked like they were from West Asia and Europe. These people were the ones who participated in the Thousand Beast Villa operation. The space they were in differed from where Deacon Water, Xia Bai, Jiu Long, and others were. This was the control room that looked very technological. A few giant light screens in the huge room showed the live situation. They could see Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, Deacon Water, Qin Ru, and Che Donglai¡¯s situation. On the left were some indicators. There were many different indicators with complicated data. In the middle was a circular screen with water-ripple patterns that were moving. On the right of the screen was a long meeting table. The two sides were enough to fit 20-30 people. There was also a wine cabinet filled with various types of wine. ¡°Energy is lower than 50%; I don¡¯t know why.¡± The old man called Alamos, who had the Pain Curse Master job, said and then looked at the screen. Rage flashed in Wen Yan¡¯s eyes, but his face still had a smile. ¡°Mr Alamos, does this affect our plan?¡± Spatitu Space didn¡¯t belong to Pin Palace but it was Los Alamos lab¡¯s large tool. Wen Yan didn¡¯t know much about this thing¡¯s functions. The old man looked at Wen Yan and said slowly, ¡°Spatitu space is a large storage space. We modified it, and now every opponent is terrified of it.¡± The other foreign faction people in charge listened intently. But Wen Yan didn¡¯t fully believe. He felt like Alamos was just bragging. Wen Yan believed Los Alamos¡¯s powders and potions were powerful, but if you told him they could modify such a magical space, he would not believe it. ¡°In the range of Spatitu Space, the space can separate lifeforms based on their energy amount and distance from each other. These people can¡¯t leave and can only be teleported after defeating their opponent. If not, they will have to wait until we retract the space.¡± The people present knew roughly what the Spatitu Space could do as this was their basis of cooperation. When they heard the old man repeat it, they were slightly impatient. When the space was opened, you said the energy was insufficient, causing some abnormalities. What were these abnormalities? Can you solve them? These country elites were locked in. Will they be able to get free? What if they break into this space? They will then be surrounded and attacked. They were strong but not strong enough to face so many country elites. Alamos saw their expressions, but he didn¡¯t care. He continued slowly, ¡°Their opponents are us.¡± ¡°We understand their situation, so we just need to send people who can defeat them to finish them off.¡± Alamos was very casual when he said this. ¡°What does this have to do with the 50% energy?¡± A Russian asked. ¡°Scoff.¡± Alamos scoffed, ¡°We consume energy each time we choose a room to enter, for example... This Mr Jiu Long. He has to face this female evolved. If energy is enough, we can let Mr Wen or David help. If we fight two versus one, we will win.¡± Everyone nodded. This was why the space was magical. People locked in advance wouldn¡¯t be controlled, while others would be split into their own spaces and only get free after a battle. If they won, they would break free, and if they lost, they would die. ¡°All of you say that this person is strong.¡± Alamos pointed at the screen where Ye Zhongming was at. ¡°But if we have enough energy, we can all go to his space and kill him.¡± Everyone understood. The space separated the enemies sand then gave you the chance to defeat them one by one. But you needed energy to enter the space to kill them. ¡°For some reason, the space was originally full energy, but after it opened, it dropped to 46%. That is not normal. Something is consuming too much energy. I tried searching, but I didn¡¯t find anything.¡± Alamos stared at the space on the screen one by one, but like before, he didn¡¯t see anything useful. ¡°Although we have less than half energy left, is that not enough to complete this mission?¡± Wen Yan didn¡¯t understand. There was 46% left, which was slightly lower than 50%. Since evolved consumed energy to enter the space, there was much energy left. It should bee enough for them to do what they wanted. Alamos turned his head and looked at Wen Yan fiercely. ¡°Mr Wen, you must understand that the stronger the person, the more energy he consumes when he enters the space. You are an eight-star evolved, so if you enter the space, you will consume 10%. There are so many rooms and so many of us. So we can only make choices. If we don¡¯t control the energy consumption and it goes to zero, the space will be destroyed!¡± Alamos¡¯s reasoning was obvious. With there being limited energy, they could only kill valuable targets and give up on those unimportant ones, like that woman who wasn¡¯t Cloud Peak¡¯s leader. Jiu Long was left to deal with her himself. It was good if he won; if he lost, then he was just unlucky. He wouldn¡¯t let his space get destroyed just to kill these targets. Facing this situation, everyone realised the importance of energy. Wen Yan understood but he was unhappy with Alamos¡¯ attitude. He squinted his eyes and asked, ¡°So which space should we enter? Can the energy support us to complete our goals? Also, what is the energy source? Can we fill it up now?¡± Chapter 1396: Have to go all out ¡°Energy can be replenished!¡± Alamos¡¯s reply made everyone irritated. They were the bosses of their factions and experts of their countries. They were used to ordering people around and weren¡¯t happy with Alamos¡¯ attitude and his beating around the bush. ¡°What is it?¡± That Russian was the one who asked again. ¡°Mr. Damov, please mind your tone when you speak to our chief. Our Los Alamos lab is the leader of the operation and we provided the crucial equipment. In the battle later, we will also risk our lives like you. You should respect us as we are contributing the most.¡± David was Alamos¡¯ loyal guard and was unhappy with that Russian. Damov rolled his eyes, ¡°If you want my respect, deal with this thing.¡± ¡°Okay, fellow gentleman, let¡¯s just hear what Alamos has to say. There seems to be a way to solve the energy problem.¡± Wen Yan stood between them and used his body to block the furious gazes. These foreigners wanted to have internal quarrels now. Wen Yan suppressed his anger at Alamos¡¯ attitude, but other people definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to take it. Also, it seemed like these people didn¡¯t respect the Chinese. These foreigners seemed used to looking down at Chinese people as in peacetime. Wen Yan wanted to tell these people that the Chinese were much stronger than they thought. Did any of you kill a level-nine lifeform before? A large reason for why they were here was to study that valuable corpse. Since that was the case, what was the point in fighting? They weren¡¯t afraid of failure, but he was. They would just leave if they failed, but he would still remain in the country. Would he have to deal with Thousand Beast Villa, Cannibal Chains, Five Ring Money, and Cloud Peak? Pin Palace wouldn¡¯t be able to hang on. Alamos scoffed and muttered something. Others didn¡¯t understand, but it sounded like Greek. Alamos was a very famous professor during peacetime, and it wasn¡¯t surprising that he knew a rare language. But it was obvious that he was cursing, which made Damov stare. He wanted to fight back, but Wen Yan blocked him. ¡°Killing these targets will refund some energy. At the same time, the reward for victory is also energy.¡± Everyone quietened down. Wen Yan asked, ¡°We just have to keep winning and our energy level will increase and not decrease?¡± ¡°It is obviously not so easy!¡± Alamos said, ¡°The energy differentiation is very distinct. Even people of the same level consume different amounts of energy in the space. After winning, the energy reward also depends on the enemy''s strength. The better the opponent performs, the more energy it replenishes. Anyways, the energy returns will be low, and it is not enough for consumption.¡± What he said confused everyone, but after thinking about it, everyone found some tricks. Seeing the look of enlightenment on their faces, he scoffed, ¡°You guys have figured it out?¡± Right, many people thought about the complicated relationship between energy returns and rewards. The space energy return and rewards had to do with the strength. The closer in strength both sides were, the more energy would be returned. For example, Jiu Long and Xia Bai were close in strength. If Jiu Long wins, they will receive a huge amount of energy in return. If they wanted to win easily, the person they sent must crush the other party. If they won, the energy return would be low. 46% would continue to drop, and after a few battles, it would go to zero, destroying the Spatitu Space. If they had enough energy, this problem wouldn¡¯t exist, and they just needed to kill the few important people trapped in the space. They would then keep the space and deal with the remaining people. As for energy, they would let some low-level people in and then send people to fight to slowly accumulate energy. As long as there is enough cannon fodder, energy would be filled. But the energy dropped to below 50% for no reason, so they couldn¡¯t enter freely and had to choose their fights. What did this mean? It meant they had to send people of the same level and also to ensure that they could win. If they lost, the energy would continue to drop. It was okay if the people trapped were of low levels. Even if the people who entered lost, the energy drop would just be a few person. But who was trapped? Only people of similar levels had hope of winning. People like Wen Yan would consume around 10%. If they lost, the next choices would get tougher. But if you sent people of similar levels in, they would have to risk their lives. Who should you send? Everyone was here to get benefits, and many wouldn''t be willing to risk their lives. After thinking about all that, everyone was silent. Even Damov went silent. Alamos gave a mocking smile, ¡°Why aren¡¯t all of you making noise now?¡± The old man looked around while calming himself down. He knew that the silence didn¡¯t mean that these people were satisfied. After all, it was his mistake that the space had such a low energy level after it was opened. He had the main responsibility. If things were dealt with, then nothing would happen. But if it couldn¡¯t continue as planned, they might turn on each other. Thinking about it, Alamos said, ¡°Do you see this person? Five Ring Money¡¯s Deacon Water. The intel says that she might be eight-stars and is one of the top evolved in China. Our Los Alamos lab will deal with her!¡± !¡± Chapter 1397: Animosity ¡°She? You want to deal with her?¡± Mr Wen and the others were stunned. As Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain¡¯s business spread across the entire country, these foreigners have heard of these two factions. Since they knew and found out more about them, the conclusion was one that they were very serious about. They knew that Five Ring Money had five heads that were all very strong. Deacon Water was one of them. A while ago, although one of Five Ring Money¡¯s heads was cleared out by the other four, and his wealth was swallowed, leaving them with only four heads, the four of them got stronger. There were rumors that Deacon Water and Deacon Tong had evolved to eight-star evolved. If it were some other faction, these rumours would need to be taken with a pinch of salt. But since it was Five Ring Money, even the foreign factions believed it was true. Organisations that did business were too rich, and with money, they could buy anything. People risked their lives to get level eight crystals but Five Ring Money was able to buy a few dozen of these crystals. If they were lucky, they could get two eight-star potions. Also, everyone knew that Deacon Water was strong. But did anyone see her attack before? No. Using the words used in novels, people who had seen her attack were all dead. In other words, no one knew her job, skills, equipment, and battle methods. Facing such a strong and mysterious women, no one was willing to fight here as the uncertainty was too big. Now that Alamos took on this responsibility, everyone felt more at ease. At least they showed some sincerity this time. They had to deal with these few tough nuts to crack for the plan to proceed smoothly. ¡°Then I will... Deal with Cannibal Chain¡¯s Ruan Xiao.¡± Compared to Deacon Water, Ruan Xiao had a lower profile. When he met with Ye Zhongming, he only did a simple greeting and didn¡¯t try to get too close to avoid Ye Zhongming feeling awkward that he was close to Deacon Water¡¯s competitor. This gave Ye Zhongming a good impression. Like Five Ring Money, Cannibal Chain was famous overseas. Many knew that he was a region manager and one of the most important managers. There was a high chance that he was also an eight-star evolved. Such a person was naturally tough to deal with, too. When these foreigners saw that two of the tougher people had been chosen, they were more relaxed. They turned to the other people on the screen and made their choices. They chose people they had a chance of defeating. ¡°Yi, where is this? Why is it dark?¡± An outsider pointed at a place on the screen and asked Alamos. This outsider turned away furiously and said unhappily, ¡°This is Thousand Beast Villa. Don¡¯t you know that there is a beast pool equipment? As there are many lifeforms inside, so they were also absorbed by the space. But battle beasts don¡¯t consume much energy, and they are inside the equipment, so the screens can¡¯t show them.¡± Everyone understood what was going on. They shuddered, thinking about the beast pool, which included Li Daqian¡¯s level eight Spotted Giant Bear and a terrifying beast that needed to be controlled by many people. Especially the latter, which was at the top of the country rankings. They didn¡¯t want to try their luck. ¡°If we kill Li Daqian now, will he give us some energy?¡± Damov suddenly said. He pointed at a part of the screen. Everyone saw Li Daqian, his son, and a group of people trapped there. Although there were a few of them, one to two hundred, the strongest, Li Daqian, was injured. They only have a level seven Li Zizhong left. They were weak. ¡°The energy reward depends on the battle or evolution level?¡± A person asked. Alamos thought about it, ¡°Both, but level should be more important.¡± Everyone¡¯s eyes lit up. Wasn¡¯t this a great chance for them to pick up spoils? Most of them were seven stars, so this was a good opportunity. The few factions took a look and said at the same time, ¡°I will go there!¡± After saying that, they had a look of embarrassment on their faces. ¡°I will deal with Ye Zhongming; the rest of you do what you want.¡± Everyone was stunned. After coming to the country, they always heard Cloud Peak rumors and knew it was a strong faction. Their boss, Ye Zhongming, was one of the few confirmed eight-star evolved. No one wanted to fight such a person. To them, it was best to leave Ye Zhongming to Mr Wen. They were both,Chinese so it was better if they fought to the death with each other. But Wen Yan chose Ruan Xiao, so Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have everyone¡¯s planned opponent. They didn¡¯t want to touch him. Who knew that someone would choose to face him. This person was asking for trouble. Everyone took a look and had some impression of this person. But this person hid himself in that white coat and rarely appeared. He lowered his head so people couldn¡¯t tell what he looked like, only knowing he was from the middle east. ¡°It is Saint City¡¯s representative, Gyanendra.¡± As the leader of this operation, Alamos and WEn Yan recognised this person. Gyanendra raised his head and revealed his face. It was an ugly face covered in scars. At this level, places with scars could heal, but these scars showed no signs of getting better. The scars intersected, which made him look terrifying. There was only one possibility: the power that caused these scars couldn¡¯t be removed. ¡°It is me. I have issues with Mr Ye, so hand him to me. I won¡¯t let you down. Alamos and Wen Yan looked at each other and heard some things from Gyanendra¡¯s words. They looked at those scars. They had... Animosity. Chapter 1398: Combination Technique The few tougher choices were chosen, which made it simpler for the other people. Damov and the others discussed it, and each chose their opponents. To them, this was the best solution. After all, they were famous for their technology, not their fighting skills. Although there weren¡¯t research companies in the apocalypse, there weren¡¯t many that could be all-rounded like Los Alamos Lab. ¡°Who shall start?¡± Alamos asked. Due to the energy problem, they didn¡¯t want higher level people to fight. If they succeeded, the energy would increase; if they failed, there would be a chance to make another choice. ¡°I think we should look here first; they have started fighting.¡± Wen Yan pointed. This was where Xia Bai and Jiu Long were at. They went from probing each other to straight-up armed combat. Jiu Long was used to being alone because he loved to kill and was very selfish. He also never trusted people. Of course, he could get his current achievements because he was silent, vicious, and decisive. Since knowing that he wouldn¡¯t have any help, he was prepared to fight. He had heard of Xia Bai¡¯s reputation. The two whips were rusty. Jiu Long looked at Xia Bai; the two whips tapped each other, and the rusty powder fell off. Other people might find it weird, but Xia Bai didn¡¯t even move her eyes. She stopped and turned to look at the earthworm under Jiu Long¡¯s body-- Jiu Bao. This was the first time Jiu Long was ignored in battle. He knocked the whips again, and rust fell once more. Some of it fell on Jiu Bao¡¯s body. But Xia Bai still ignored him. Jiu Long was furious, but the rage was quickly replaced by excitement. Underestimating an opponent in the apocalypse would result in you paying a heavy price. He gathered strength in his arms and wanted to attack. At that moment, Xia Bai raised her eyes and looked at him. ¡°How do you control it? You are lower level than it.¡± She was very calm. Although she was asking, her tone was monotonous; it was so calm that it felt unbearable. ¡°It is level eight; you are seven stars; how do you control it? I don¡¯t sense any contract power between you two.¡± Xia Bai changed a lot since her last evolution. Although she spoke a few words, she would start to talk when she faced something she was interested in. But she was expressionless, monotonous, and calm. If Xia Bai continued staring at the earthworm, Jiu Long would attack her. But when Xia Bai stared at him, he shivered. He swallowed some saliva and raised his weapon. He decided to suppress the fear and attack. An uncomfortable power appeared on Jiu Long¡¯s body. Some horn-like matter, similar to dragon scales, appeared on his body, but they were smaller and more rounded. A crocodile tail-like thing appeared at the end of his spine. It was merged with his body and covered in scales. This was Jiu Long¡¯s bloodline, Half Dragon. It was an explosive bloodline that could give him the power of the dragon and some dragon race stats in battle. The strength of one''s bloodline differs between people. It also has a direct relationship with one¡¯s bloodline level. His hands turned into claws, and he roared. He jumped off the earthworm¡¯s body and landed on the ground with a heavy thud. Jiu Bao moved at the same time. It lifted itself from the group and turned into an enormous being. You couldn¡¯t tell which was its head or tail. One faced Xia Bai. The giant hole opened wide and spat some smelly liquid from inside. ¡°Die!¡± Jiu Long said with a muffled voice. He raised the whips, and they intersected above his head. Jiu Long screeched behind him and spat a translucent liquid. The liquid was similar to its saliva, but when it landed on Jiu Long¡¯s body, it made his scales shiny. He was wrapped in this liquid. He was prepared in a few breaths. His whips shone brightly, and he dashed at Xia Bai. ¡°Blood Iron Cross!¡± Ye Zhongming would recognise that it wasn¡¯t a simple skill. It wasn¡¯t a job or a bloodline ability but a combination attack between a summoner and the battle beast. You needed to find the relevant scroll to learn it, and both the battle beast and the user had to have high loyalty and understanding. The light was too quick and bright, lighting up the entire dark space. There was a loud explosion that reverberated in the space, causing Alamos and the others to have a solemn expression. Although Jiu Long was only seven-star, this combination skill was terrifying. Everyone was calculating if they were able to dodge that attack. The conclusion was... They could only tank it. But Xia Bai dodged. Where was she? Everyone, including Jiu Long, had such a question. ¡°In the sky!¡± Gyanendra was the first to see Xia Bai. Everyone looked at a corner of the sky at the figure that was pretty much one with the darkness. Others might not know but Wen Yan studied Cloud Peak and knew Xia Bai¡¯s bloodline. It was a weird and strong job that could merge with darkness. The giant scythe in her hands made Wen Yan think about Xia Bai¡¯s job--- Soul Reaper. Jiu Long was an expert and was very experienced. He realised his skill had missed and didn¡¯t think about how Xia Bai dodged. He just stuck the whip onto the ground. The ground naturally wouldn¡¯t allow it, but when the weapon and ground clashed, it made a clear sound. This sound became an energy that spread through the ground. Flames burnt. Jiu Long raised his face, which no longer looked human. Sensing her presence, he looked toward Xia Bai, who was in the sky. He smiled coldly and knew that she had fallen for it. The rust wasn¡¯t trash that he just tossed away. It was his weapon¡¯s terrifying ability--- Earth Burning Sky Flame¡¯s essential item! The iron whips gave off a golden light as he used the skill! Chapter 1399: Son of the soil When they saw the weapon''s golden light, many people in the monitoring room were envious. Gold equipment was still rare even if a few years passed since the apocalypse started, and they were all the bosses of various factions. Moreover, these were two identical gold equipment that might be a set equipment. Gold... Set. This increased the rarity of this equipment to another level. ¡°I underestimated Jiu Long and thought he only knew one weird assassination technique. It seems like he has many good things.¡± Wen Yan touched his chin, a habit he had during peacetime. Now, it was the apocalypse, and his weight was back to when he was young. He shaved his chin clean, which represented maturity when he was younger and old age when he grew older. ¡°Don¡¯t forget about his battle beast; it is a level eight mutated earthworm.¡± Alamos reminded Wen Yan that the battle beast was a part of an evolved¡¯s strength. But Wen Yan shook his head. ¡°That big fellow looks terrifying, but it isn¡¯t a combat pet; it is a support pet.¡± Support pet? The others took a look. However, they didn¡¯t agree with Wen Yan. Be it the earthworm¡¯s giant body, the sharp teeth in its mouth, or the poisonous liquid, it meant that this beast had strong attack. Wen Yan was delighted. He crossed his arms before him like he was a deputy leader observing a situation. ¡°Jiu Bao is a castrated lifeform.¡± He looked around, ¡°Since all of you are biologists and scientists, you should know what will happen if there is a level difference between the main person and the battle beast.¡± Everyone knew. Even ordinary evolved knew that. Retaliation was something evolved that raised battle beasts were afraid of. No matter how docile the beast was before, as long as there wasn¡¯t a strong contract restraining them, there was a chance. The methods included escaping, attacking, killing, or it becoming the master. It was rare for lifeforms like Yellow Ball to naturally have a master-servant relationship. Even Ye Zhongming, who had good luck since reviving, only had one such battle beast. Other evolved without strong scrolls would have to face such an issue. ¡°Castration refers to ability and not gender.¡± Wen Yan was solemn, ¡°This earthworm¡¯s main body has a strong ability called-- Son of the soil. As long as it is underground and surrounded by soil, it can absorb energy. It doesn¡¯t need to fight and can obtain evolution energy.¡± Everyone was shocked and terrified of that ability. This was natural evolution without spending any effort. They just didn¡¯t know how fast that energy absorption speed was. If it was quick enough, this was an overbearing ability. ¡°This is naturally slower than swallowing other lifeforms.¡± Wen Yan explained, but he changed his tone immediately. ¡°But if it absorbs soil that has evolved flesh and blood, its speed will quicken.¡± Others stopped talking and looked back at the lifeform that was screeching at Xia Bai. Each person got greedy. This evolution condition seemed restrictive but was actually very easy to achieve. The wilderness was the battlefield of mutated lifeforms. In places that humans didn¡¯t know, large conflicts occurred every day. Thousands and even tens of thousands of lifeforms might die each time. This earthworm just had to remain underground, and its evolution speed would be quick. If they owned this earthworm, then... Each person imagined. ¡°Due to this ability, its evolution speed is quick and exceeds its Master. To deal with this situation, Jiu Long did something to its body... Even if it is higher level than Jiu Long, it wouldn¡¯t be able to threaten him.¡± ¡°I am not sure what he did exactly, but I know that after doing it, Jiu Bao became a support beast. Apart from its strong defense, it has no more attack abilities.¡± Everyone shook their heads. Him doing this was a huge waste. His weakness resulted in him dragging his battle beast down. ¡°Let¡¯s continue watching...¡± Wen Yan wanted to say something, but he stopped. He noticed that Xia Bai had started fighting back. Earth Burning Sky Flame was very strong, and it turned the entire space into a sea of flames. But when it got close to Xia Bai, the flames wrapped around and left her untouched. When Jiu Long raised his head, Xia Bai had disappeared. A look of absolute seriousness appeared on Jiu Long¡¯s face that had never appeared before. He sensed danger. Fatal danger. Jiu Bao gave a tragic cry, and Jiu Long rolled to the ground. A cold light flew past his head. Xia Bai opened her wings and held the black scythe, slashing across the area. No blood was left on his head, and he managed to dodge successfully. But he wasn¡¯t happy. He sensed Xia Bai¡¯s location but she was instantly beside him and launching that fatal strike. If not for Jiu Bao and him being connected in mind, he would have been badly injured. Jiu Long was confident in his own defense. He felt that Xia Bai¡¯s black scythe could, at most, slice his scales open. He stretched backward and rested on the earthworm¡¯s body. Jiu Bao opened its mouth and swallowed Jiu Long. This caused Xia Bai, who was about to attack, to stop. She looked at the earthworm and didn¡¯t know why it did that. The people watching the battle were also confused. Jiu Bao¡¯s body stretched and constricted, and one could clearly see Jiu Long¡¯s tracks. After which, everyone watched as Jiu Long was spat out from the other side. Xia Bai backed off. Jiu Long raised his head and laughed arrogantly. Chapter 1400: Trash Jiu Long¡¯s body turned red as if his scales were cooked and steaming in the air. The liquid from Jiu Bao turned into a mask that wrapped him. The steam from the scales would disappear and rise from the mask, making it look very weird. His height changed, and his aura increased. Even the metal whips became much smoother, and all the rust had disappeared. He transformed? It was a little too much to say, but the change in color and size made one think that way. As compared to Jiu Long, who had his peak aura, Jiu Bao seemed weakened. It lay on the ground, and its body would occasionally twitch. It didn¡¯t look like it was in a good state. Jiu Long shouted; its body bounced like a cannon. The whip flew from his hands and aimed at Xia Bai. Evolved were very strong and Jiu Long was much stronger after he transformed. Once the whip flew, it gave a screeching sound when it burst through the air. The moment the sound could be heard, the weapon was already in front of Xia Bai. Xia Bai waved her scythe and wanted to knock the whip aside. The weird thing was, when the whip was about to hit the scythe, it suddenly stopped. A yellow energy barrier appeared and covered Xia Bai. It was very quick, pretty much covering Xia Bai the moment it appeared. Jiu Long smiled. He used the other whip. After touching the barrier, it merged into it, causing the color of the barrier to darken. The barrier started to spin, and it got quicker and quicker. ¡°Lightning Grinding Formation.¡± This was the name of this ability. It was the set stat of the weapon, and both weapons had to be used together to activate it. Under normal circumstances, Jiu Long would not use this skill. But when he used his bloodline transformation and Jiu Bao used the Strength Nurturing skill, he was able to. This was Jiu Long¡¯s strongest attack to date. He had to go all out against Xia Bai, who was putting huge pressure on him. The energy barrier was spinning, and things inside the barrier changed as it quickened. Snake-like energy currents appeared. They grew longer and got closer to Xia Bai. Through the veil, everyone could sense the giant energy that the energy ball contained. Was he planning to decide the battle in one strike? They also didn¡¯t understand. That woman called Xia Bai was extremely quick, so why didn¡¯t she dodge? Even if she failed to dodge, she didn¡¯t even try? Everyone saw Xia Bai reach her finger out and got close to the energy current that was turning yellow. Was she crazy? Shouldn¡¯t she try to get out? Shouldn¡¯t she use this time before the currents attacked her? Everyone didn¡¯t understand what Xia Bai was thinking. Her white fingers touched the current, and her body shook slightly. Her hair and feathers on her wings floated up a little. Xia Bai retracted her hand and took a look. There was a small hole, and some blood condensed there. ¡°Stupid.¡± Jiu Long, who was looking at the trapped Xia Lei, said. Xia Bai didn¡¯t lick her finger. She just flicked the blood pearl. Originally, everyone was looking at Xia Bai¡¯s body, but right away, they turned to look at the blood. When it touched the yellow current, it actually destroyed them. Even Jiu Long had a serious look on his face. The pearl and the energy current didn¡¯t consume each other. They neutralised each other. When the blood pearl that got smaller and smaller touched the barrier, the energy barrier dimmed slightly before the blood disappeared. Jiu Long relaxed. ¡°I don¡¯t believe you can use this method to break my skill.¡± His words were not clear, and one could barely understand him. XIa Bai looked at Jiu Long, who didn¡¯t look human anymore, and stretched both her hands. The currents were nearby and within reach. The moment she stretched her arms, the currents wrapped her. The entire energy barrier shone brightly as if there was lightning. Evolved all had good vision. They saw Xia Bai¡¯s body tremble, which was a sign of her being hit by the electric currents. Many people felt that Jiu Long was going to win. ¡°Stupid.¡± Jiu Long said those words for a second time. Moments later, the energy currents continued, but the energy barrier became much dimmer. ¡°Doesn¡¯t seem like much.¡± Xia Bai casually retracted her hands. A minute of being electrocuted didn¡¯t leave many wounds on her hand. Jiu Long was shocked. She was electrocuted for so long, but only her few fingers were bleeding. This happened only when she stopped defending. ¡°Trash.¡± The word struck Jiu Long¡¯s heart. He saw the woman flicking her hand; those blood pearls flew around the barrier, struck the electric currents, and then landed on the energy barrier, disappearing instantly. One or two blood pearls didn¡¯t do much, but when the number of pearls increased, each of them could reduce some of the energy from the barrier. This made the barrier dim and lose all its light. When the final few dozen pearls landed on the barrier, this skill that Jiu Long was proud of was broken. The energy exploded, and the two weapons were sent flying. ¡°Too weak.¡± Xia Bai dove down with her scythe. It was as if she had teleported. She appeared above Jiu Long¡¯s head and sliced. She was too quick, so Jiu Long couldn¡¯t dodge at all. Her hands had no weapons, and he could only rely on his scales to block. A part of his arm was sent flying as the scythe broke it. Jiu Long screamed. He looked at Xia Bai in terror. The black scythe didn¡¯t stop after slicing an arm. It entered the other arm and was getting deeper and deeper. Jiu Long hollered and tried to hold on. He had to do it as his head was behind his arms. Xia Bai tilted her head, and the aura of the scythe grew stronger, slicing Jiu Long¡¯s remaining arm. The blade landed on Jiu Long¡¯s head. Like before, it was heading in bit by bit. The entire process caused Jiu Long to lose his mind. He sent signs to his battle beast to attack this woman and even wanted it to sacrifice its body to save him. But it didn¡¯t reply. Pierce! The scythe sliced his head into two. ¡°Trash.¡± Xia Bai loved this feeling, but this time, she was just mocking a corpse. Xia Bai vs Jiu Long. The former won. Chapter 1401: Eating and taking Silence. The room was silent. Alamos, Wen Yan, and the others all felt there was a chance Jiu Long would lose. But just now, a few seconds ago, Jiu Long gave them hope, and they all thought he would win. Who knew that the battle would end like this? He could lose, but for him to lose so cleanly and quickly... The first battle not only didn¡¯t cause the energy to increase, but it also meant they had to be more careful in the next battles. ¡°He was only seven stars, so it wasn¡¯t hard to understand how he lost to an eight-star opponent.¡± Gyanendra started talking after being recognised. Xia Bai¡¯s performance caused his eyes to flash, and no one knew what he was thinking. Wen Yan nodded, ¡°Him having that earthworm is such a waste. If it were someone else, they would definitely win.¡± ¡°That might not be true.¡± David suddenly said, ¡°Don¡¯t you think she won too easily? What does that mean? She didn¡¯t use her full strength. She just activated her bloodline to increase some of her strength and relied on the speed of her wings and the sharpness of her scythe. She didn¡¯t even use a single skill.¡± Everyone was silent and knew that David was right. Although Xia Bai¡¯s victory took a little longer, it was very simple. It was a crushing victory. ¡°Look!¡± Everyone had turned to each other because of their conversation. Xia Bai¡¯s victory meant she would be teleported, so most people didn¡¯t look at the screen. Hearing that shout, everyone turned. Xia Bai didn¡¯t disappear and just squatted beside Jiu Bao, looking at the face without eyes. Of course, this might be its tail. ¡°Jiu Long and Jiu Bao were deemed as a single body by the space. Jiu Long is dead, but Jiu Bao is alive. She still needs to kill Jiu Bao!¡± Someone shouted, but the voice was very soft. Everyone knew that the earthworm was weak due to it buffing Jiu Long. Just a wave of her scythe could kill it. The question was if Xia Bai was willing to use that strike. But instantly, everyone realised that something wasn¡¯t right. Xia Bai didn¡¯t wave her weapon and even kept it. She reached her hand out and tried to get close to Jiu Bao. People who saw this had some guesses but hoped it wasn¡¯t true. They also didn¡¯t think it was possible. Xia Bai¡¯s hand landed on its skin and that giant body shuddered. But this level eight battle beast didn¡¯t react. Its head and tail wrapped around and surrounded Xia Bai in the middle. No one knew what that was for. ¡°Impossible, this is impossible.¡± There was a sharp voice in the quiet room. He was Li Lin, originally Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s battle beast keeper. Although he wasn¡¯t a top expert in this field, he did have some knowledge. As one of the members who staged the coup, he controlled some power, so the space recognised him and allowed him to be here. He saw what XIa Bai did. This would only happen if the battle beast recognises someone as a master. Mutated lifeforms, even herbivores, would have fierce natures. To turn them into battle beasts, you either raise them from young or have strong contract scrolls. If not, you need to tame them. Taming sounded simple, but it was extremely hard to achieve. Normally, even if you beat a mutated lifeform to death, it wouldn¡¯t willingly become your battle beast. You can try using some benefits to seduce the mutated lifeform but these fellows usually wouldn¡¯t think of giving up themselves. Like Yangos. Even if Cloud Peak could give him many benefits, raising his level and helping him recover, he only formed a master and servant relationship with Ye Zhongming through a contract. If not, that dragon would have betrayed them. Battle beasts were among the most studied aspects of the apocalypse. In Thousand Beast Villa, battle beasts recognized masters on their own. After all, the beasts they nurtured were less hostile than those in the wild. Thus, Li Lin was familiar with Jiu Bao¡¯s current state. It was accepting an evolved as its Master. If not, Jiu Bao would retaliate. Even if it couldn¡¯t win, it would only quiet down when it was killed. Especially when it had a Master before, and it was being forced to recognise its master¡¯s killer. He felt it was impossible, but it was happening. A dark energy appeared in Xia Bai¡¯s hand, and it spread to Jiu Bao¡¯s body. The earthworm shook. The skin that had turned green after it passed some energy to Jiu Long started to turn dark, and there were golden ring-shaped spots. At the same time, the two ends underwent huge changes. Features started to appear. There wasn¡¯t any nose, but there were two pairs of eyes, also... A pair of white ears with some fur... That looked weird. Why would an Earthworm that lived underground have a pair of rabbit-like ears? No one could explain it, but it appeared. The head and tail had such changes. Moments later, Xia Bai retracted her hand. They could tell that she was very tired, but Jiu Bao had obtained new life. Its black body had golden rings. Four eyes, giant mouth, rabbit ears... Xia Bai retracted her wings and Jiu Bao lowered its body to let Xia Bai sit on its neck. It then raised its neck and raised its Master into the sky. In the next moment, they disappeared. Breaking free was the reward for the victor. ¡°What happened?¡± Wen Yan shouted. They lost that battle, and the other party obtained a battle pet. It was even level eight. This caused Xia Bai to get much stronger. Although Jiu Bao was a support battle beast, how strong would Xia Bai get if she was buffed by it? Everyone knew how loyal she was to Ye Zhongming. Even if this operation succeeded and Ye Zhongming died, Xia Bai would take revenge. The target would most likely be Wen Yan, who would remain in the country. For such an eight-star and level eight battle beast to target him, even he felt he wouldn¡¯t be able to sleep well. But he tried his best to calm down. He could only look at the current situation. Since Xia Bai broke free, then Ye Zhongming must die. If not, Wen Yan would be the dead one. Chapter 1402: Li Lins team The quietest person trapped in this space would be Xia Bai, who had an enemy before her. The most uneasy would be Xiao Min and the female guards. They felt like they were going mad. They lost their boss in the rainforest, and after hearing what he went through in that mysterious space, although they found it unbelievable, they felt more afraid. Ye Zhongming made it sound easy, but everyone could tell how dangerous it was. Bloodline and job were skilled, and he could only rely on his body. When these people chatted, they felt that he wouldn''t have been able to escape if his boss hadn¡¯t been lucky and had been in time for that season that absorbed energy. Failing to protect Ye Zhongming meant they lost their meaning in life. This was the difference between ordinary people and those who had been humiliated and tortured to the brink of hell. Their loyalty might be twisted, but it was undeniable. Now, they noticed that their boss and themselves had entered another magical space. Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t with them again, so most of them were in a crazy state. Xiao Min and the few captains couldn¡¯t control themselves. The female guards ran around and shouted. They tried to use abilities that might be useful to get out of there or contact Ye Zhongming. After failing, they even tried to attack the only target they could find... The ground. This was to vent their despair. The female guards were fearless. They had the best equipment and went through the strictest training. They were willing to challenge the gods for Ye Zhongming. But if he weren¡¯t here, they would go mad. Their mental support was gone, and no one could stop these women who had serious psychological problems from taking revenge on the apocalypse. When they were okay, they could jump into the water to tease their boss in West Asia. When it was bad, they would destroy the world coldly. This was the female guards. Now, they were on the verge of going crazy. They couldn¡¯t find Ye Zhongming. At this time, a team appeared in the space. Li Lin didn¡¯t want to take the risk and enter, but he had no choice but to face the famous female guards. He had a bunch of battle beasts that were weak against high level evolved but had a high chance of winning ordinary evolved. Moree importantly, Li Lin was only a six-star evolved in this space. He didn¡¯t consume much energy to enter the space. As for the battle beast team he led, they didn¡¯t consume energy energy. Thus, it would be best if he won, and it wouldn¡¯t matter if he lost. Thus, he was sent... The highest chance of winning was in Li Daqian¡¯s space. The strongest person was badly injured and about to die, and only Li Zizhong was left. However, the people inside were afraid that the pair would have other ways to control the battle beasts, so they didn''t let Li Lin head there. They chose the female guards. The background of this team was well spread after the few years of the apocalypse. Many people treated this as the origin of the hatred between Cloud Peak and Soul Merchant. Naturally, they knew about the identities of these female guards and how they were treated before. Many people felt Li Lin¡¯s battle beast squad would win them easily. Although the female guard ladies were near crazy, when an enemy appeared, their training and understanding became an instinct. They gathered together and looked at this bunch of special opponents. This team was made of purely battle beasts. There were over a thousand of them. At the front were common black apes. There were around five hundred. Behind them were mutated white doves that looked like cows. There weren¡¯t as many as the apes, but still over three hundred. Behind them were rats, but they were all lab rats, and there were around two hundred of them. Lastly were five mutated parrots that flew in the sky. Also, Li Lin was all the way at the back. ¡°Killing you, I...¡± This was Li Lin¡¯s opening speech. But when he spoke, their attacks arrived. Be it he or the audience before the light veil, they were stunned. They fought instantly? What if this was Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s reinforcements? Even if they recognised him as an enemy, shouldn¡¯t they ask before attacking? Why did they attack right away? Li Lin quickly placed the golden whistle in his mouth. What level were the female guards now? What equipment did they have? Average of six stars! All green equipment! Many outsiders knew that the female guards were strong, but they didn¡¯t know why they were strong. They all thought they relied on Ye Zhongming and thus had good equipment. Also, they were fearless. In truth, they were strong in other areas, too. There was their evolution level, job distribution, skills, and their logical arrangements. That strike was rushed and wasn¡¯t their strongest strike. But when the light landed, over a hundred mutated apes fell. Even a few mutated white swans behind them died. Those apes weren¡¯t the ones that the labs experimented on previously. Most of them were level four, and there were a few dozen level five apes. The white swans had a higher level and were all level five. Those mutated rats had a lower level and were all level four. The most eye-catching were those multi-colored parrots, which were all level six. The level of these battle beasts showed how strong Thousand Beast Villa was. If not for Li Lin¡¯s betrayal, it was near impossible to break such an organisation. ¡°Kill them!¡± After blowing some whistles, Li Lin¡¯s eyes turned red, and many red patterns appeared on his face. A pair of horns appeared on his head, his back bent, and he leaned. After shouting those words, he stretched his arms, and two red energy lines spurted from his palm. They hit five mutated parrots, and after these fellows mimicked the words "Kill them," the space''s color changed. Light the same color as their feathers appeared around each lifeform. Chapter 1403: Heart Demon Illusion Xiao Min and the others felt like they entered a memory space they weren¡¯t willing to enter. There was a greyish-white room with ice-cold metal beds. There were mutated lifeforms screaming day and night and a bunch of guys in white lab coats. These people had the ugliest faces in the world. They looked at the people they shared a house with and saw scenes they would hear and imagine. Women were being used as tools. They were forced to drink evolution potions, and their levels increased. At a suitable moment, they would be fed to other allies that had turned into zombies. Everyone knew they were going to die, but no one knew when. Everyone wished they would die and not lie on the bed with their limbs powerless, waiting to be fed to the pigs. Many female warriors shuddered. They saw the guys that terrified them pounce. They wanted to dodge, but they could only close their eyes. Many people started screaming, and the formation became messy. Their attacks also stopped. Using this chance, the mutated apes and other mutated lifeforms started to charge. Both sides weren¡¯t far from each other. For the black apes that weren¡¯t fast, they were still able to charge into the female guards¡¯ formation. Although their levels were high, the moment the powerful apes got close and they couldn¡¯t fight back, normally, they would be killed quickly. The scales of victory leaned towards Li Lin¡¯s side. The people in the monitoring room relaxed. They lost the first battle. If they lost the second one, even if it wouldn¡¯t cause much difference in energy, it would be a huge blow to their confidence. This would put the third person who entered the field at a psychological disadvantage, and their emotions would be affected. Thus, sending Li Lin was right. The battle beast army, especially the five mutated parrots, could counter the female guards. These women who killed people without blinking had their heart demons drawn out, and they lost their minds. Li Lin didn¡¯t stop after releasing the red energy. The parrots needed his help to complete this heart demon illusion ability. The first batch of black apes charge into the female guards. The battle beasts nurtured by Thousand Beast Villa were less hostile than wild animals, and at least half of them didn¡¯t have skills. The remaining few only had support skills like roar that could increase strength. Like berserk. Like Growth that could increase their size and increase their strength. Like Chest Thump that could stimulate pain and give them a temporary buff. These apes didn¡¯t obtain any strong attack skills and could only increase their body¡¯s stats. When facing other opponents, these skills could increase their strength. Their combat strength would increase by a large amount, and the battle¡¯s outcome would change. But when they faced the female guards, things changed. The first batch of apes caused many female warriors to fall, which delighted the people in the room. But what happened next was something they couldn¡¯t understand. None of them died. On the contrary, they immediately came to their senses, standing up and fighting back. Wen Yan, Alamos, and the others didn¡¯t understand because they didn¡¯t know the female guards. Although the apes¡¯ bodies were strong, their evolution levels were there. Most were level four, and some were level five. After their stats increased, their strength was at most increased by half a level. The female guards were mostly six-stars, with some reaching seven. No battle squad could compare to the female guards in the entire country. This was only their evolution level. Don¡¯t forget that they used modified potions to evolve. Their bodies were much stronger than evolved on the same level. Also, they were wearing full green equipment. Even if it wasn¡¯t a set, the equipment was great. These pieces of equipment were the source of envy of many faction bosses. Apart from super factions, other top leaders didn¡¯t even have a full green set. The defense of this set could even block level six and level seven attacks and help them survive one blow. There was another point that couldn¡¯t be missed. Each of them had a battle beast. Although they weren¡¯t as orderly as the Thousand Beast Villa, each of them was specially selected by Ye Zhongming and matched the warriors¡¯ bloodline and job. When feeding them, he used the best food and spent a whole bunch of money to buy special food from Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chains. The female guards were a team that Ye Zhongming spent all his effort to create. They ate, wore, and used the best. The members of such a team, even the ordinary six-star evolved, were terrifying. In Xiao Min¡¯s words, they would be able to fight the strongest evolved in the world when they were together. If not, they wouldn¡¯t be able to protect Ye Zhongming. Alamos, Wen Yan, and the others underestimated them. Equipment, beasts, and their own strength meant they could be knocked down but not killed. The apes were the vanguard. Not only did they fail to kill the female guards, they woke them up. Li Lin had a bad expression, but he didn¡¯t dare to stop. Although more warriors woke up, some were still in the illusion. He was afraid they would wake up and organise a more efficient attack. At least now, they were still in chaos. He could only hope that the other mutated lifeforms could surprise him. As he anticipated, the first surprise happened. It was from the ordinary mutated doves. The reason why such a lifeform appeared was that doves, chickens, and ducks were the easiest to get their hands on and the easiest to reproduce. The doves were the biggest and strongest of the three and thus became best targets. After many years ot research, the mutated dove techniques became very mature. These level five fellows were a show of their highest breakthroughs. The black apes took the lead and the mutated doves¡¯ attacks continued. Chapter 1404: Wave of attacks Ordinarily speaking, mutated chickens, ducks, and doves weren¡¯t common in the apocalypse. Even when all evolved were mutated, the environment wasn¡¯t good for them. They were still things that lifeforms and humans hunted. So, even if they appeared in groups, they were extinct in some cities. Many people weren¡¯t familiar with them. The doves entered their attack range when the black apes charged into the female guard''s formation. The only difference from peacetime was their bigger size. The crystal on their forehead was the only thing that showed their difference. But once they attacked, the situation changed. Their bodies turned gold. They stretched their neck and spread their wings to turn into a gold figure that charged toward their targets. They also gave off sharp sounds. A simple strike showed three talent skills. The ability that turned their bodies gold was called-- Golden Dove. It could increase their body¡¯s strength. The sound was a mental energy attack called--- Sky Song. It could cause enemies to be dizzy. That charge with its spread wings was called- Red Step. They gathered their energy into their beaks to charge. This was their strongest attack and peak strength. After this, their species restriction reducede their attack strengte. They would basically be massacred. This was the reason why they were placed behind the apes. These mutated doves were a fierce attacking force, but they couldn¡¯t be the vanguard as they couldn¡¯t tank attacks. The black apes hit the female guards. They woke up and counter-attacked. A few hundred of them weren¡¯t chaotic against a similar number of apes, but they didn¡¯t notice the doves behind. When their attacks arrived, the female warriors could only rely on their instincts to adapt. The level five mutated doves were far stronger than the huge mutated apes. Many of them were caught off guard. The female warriors who went dizzy because of Sky Song were hit, and some beaks broke their equipment. Blood surged from within their armor. The black apes saw the situation and used their legs to step on these female warriors who fell to the ground. There were even a few that jumped and used their weight. The female warriors that woke up could deal with numerous apes. If they found a chance, they would kill them. They were as weak as puppets. Now that the apes found a chance to fight back, they were very excited. The few warriors were drowned by the opponent. This situation continued. The female warriors at the front were caught off guard by the doves and fell to the ground. The apes around then attacked them. Most of the female guards were awake, but those that weren¡¯t were being awakened by their allies. Many people noticed the situation and used their best moves to support. The warriors behind were under less pressure than those in front. They didn¡¯t even feel any pressure at all. The black apes were blocked. They were awake and didn¡¯t panic because their allies were facing fatal attacks. They gathered together. With two battle beasts as the core and six as the support, the other warriors raised their staffs. They gave off a twisting light that gathered together and formed a white veil. It spread and turned into specks of light that entered the bodies of the six support beasts. The support beasts gave out a light from their mouth, and they spat it into the stomach of the two beasts in the center. Two of them gave a sharp cry, and light shone. Many balls of light flew. Like a fast pea shooter, the light balls hit the black apes. They aimed at the heads, and each one that hit exploded. No matter what level they were, they were instantly killed. This technique fired three balls each second. Two beasts meant six were fired, and they were claiming the lives of black apes. In a short dozens of seconds, a batch of them fell. There were only five hundred of them. The female guards killed a portion of them previously, and this time, most of them fell. Only a hundred were struggling. Without these apes, many warriors were able to support them. Their weapons sliced the bodies of the apes or split the mutated doves into two. The female guards that woke up exploded. In just a minute, they turned the tides and even were in the ascendency. ¡°Rats!¡± Xiao Min suddenly shouted. The female warriors who were saving their allies saw around two hundred white rats pouncing over. They were quick and were getting closer. Many people used their skills. They saw the rats being around level four. They were able to kill them in one strike. But when the attacks landed on their bodies, they did insta kill them. But an energy exploded that wrapped the entire squad. The entire explosion was intense, and the space shook. The monitoring room screens could only see light, smoke, blood, and body parts. Alamos and the others were on a rollercoaster. At first, they were confident in Li Lin. They then lost confidence, but now they had hope. Those rats were explosive rats. Each of them had a powerful bomb in their bodies. It looked simple, but this was their killing move. A bunch of evolved with the rare Explosive User job could create life bombs. They implanted these into the mutated lifeforms and connected them to their lives. They then let them evolve, and as their levels increased, the explosion strength increased. There might only be two hundred level four rats but they could dazzle seven and eight star evolved. The dust scattered to reveal the situation. Chapter 1405: Damov vs Che Dongzhi To modern people, or 99% of people, they would vomit when they saw that. But it was nothing to those who survived for four years in the apocalypse. Blood and limbs were common in the world. Be it Alamos, Wen Yan, or Gyanendra, all of them were silent and had complicated expressions. At the start, although their hearts sank, it was still okay. Most of the female guards fell in the final explosion. Although they won, they were badly injured. From now on, Cloud Peak¡¯s terrifying blade was only left with a handle. Even if they didn¡¯t get the energy returns, they only used a low-level beast army. It wasn¡¯t too much of a loss. But when the female warriors stood up one by one, their expressions got uglier. The rats explosion didn¡¯t do much damage to the female guards. At most, it damaged the equipment on their bodies. When the female guards stood up, Alamos and the others realised that only a few people were gone. Those few people were at the front. Not only were they the first to be attacked, but the mutated doves and white rats also hit them. After they fell, they weren¡¯t able to stand back up. ¡°What is Cloud Peak?¡± Alamos asked Wen Yan. He was slightly terrified of this Chinese faction. Be it Xia Bai or this female guards, the ability they showed made Alamos worry about what they would face if their plan failed. He looked at Ye Zhongming. Could Gyanendra deal with this guy? Wen Yan didn¡¯t reply. He knew that he didn¡¯t need to reply. Alamos was just worried. He needed to prepare for the future. Xia Bai¡¯s revenge was limited to one person. Now that the female guards had won and left the space, he would have to face them regardless of whether Ye Zhongming died. If Ye Zhongming died, they would want revenge against him. If Ye Zhongming were alive, they would still want revenge. ¡°We can change our target, that... Would have benefits.¡± Wen Yan said. The others were stunned and understood what he meant. The first two battles targeted Cloud Peak, and they lost. The first battle was a complete defeat, and the second was also that. The outcome was the low morale in the room. If Gyanendra went to challenge Ye Zhongming, it was okay if he won. But if he lost... Gyanendra said he wanted to face Ye Zhongming, but after seeing their performance, he was unsure he could win. ¡°Let me do it.¡± Damov was the one who spoke. The guy from Russia was the one who produced the jerky. His target was Ming City Protector Squad¡¯s Che Dongzhi. Everyone looked at Alamos. The energy was lowered because of Li Lin, who had exploded because of his own rats, but it was still stable. But if Damov entered, the situation would change. ¡°You are...¡± ¡°Eight stars!¡± Everyone heard his reply and frowned. Only Alamos and Wen Yan were confirmed as the eight stars in this room. They didn¡¯t say it, but everyone knew. Gyanendra dared to challenge the eight-star Ye Zhongming, so he was eight-stars, too. No one else revealed they were eight stars. Hearing Damov say it, everyone was shocked. Everyone in the apocalypse had their own secrets and luck. ¡°Okay, but you better win.¡± Damov laughed when he heard that but said nothing and left the monitoring room. Everyone looked at Che Dongzhi¡¯s room. A few subordinates and he were searching the space and wanted to find a way out. Half a minute later, Damov¡¯s mountain-like body appeared in the space. People in the monitoring room turned their heads and saw that the energy that dropped to 43% when Li Lin entered had now dropped to 29%. It dropped by 14%! No wonder Alamos¡¯s face was so bad when the energy was below 50%. So, an eight-star evolved¡¯s challenge would use so much energy! Didn¡¯t this mean the energy would be finished if they sent two more eight-star evolved? Many evolved who didn¡¯t think much had a huge sense of danger. If they failed, not to mention if anyone could survive the space, just think about Xia Bai and the female guards waiting outside. They were enough of a problem. ¡°Let¡¯s watch; there is no use in thinking so much.¡± Alamos accepted fate. Damov and Che Dongzhi were ready. When Damov wanted the space, he was munching on something. He tossed some colorful jerky into his mouth. After chewing twice, he swallowed it. His body became stronger as he ate the jerky. Seconds later, Damov was done. He ripped the clothes on his body and was naked. Some white hair spread through the pores of his skin and covered his body. He bent and opened his mouth to reveal the sharp teeth in his mouth. His body swelled, and the angle he bent was more than an elephant''s. Damov had turned into a terrifying polar bear. Conversely, Che Dongzhi led his six guards in a 1-2-4-2 formation. Each guard member used ancient Chinese swords. He didn¡¯t move, and a finger-thick golden snake appeared from his sleeves. After it landed on the ground, it grew bigger and instantly turned into a five-meter-long python. This was the 9th-ranked Nether Gold Python! But as compared to that level six, the gold python had a purple crystal and was a level seven battle beast! Chapter 1406: Intermediate Bear Transformation and Sword Saint Xia Bai and Jiu Bao¡¯s battle was without any shock due to how calm the former was. The battle between the female guards and Li Lin looked visually impactful, but due to the level difference, nothing much happened in the battle. When Damov and Che Dongzhi both got ready, the people in the monitoring room remained fully focused even when they didn¡¯t attack. This was a battle between experts. For Damov, the bloodline he used showed his strength. The bloodline that transformed him into a mutated lifeform represented the strongest fighting gene. Moreover, he was an eight-star evolved, the highest level humans could reach on Earth. Such a battle was worth understanding and learning from. On Che Dongzhi¡¯s side, although he was only seven-star evolved and didn¡¯t show much shocking strength, how his six subordinates laid out and held their weapons meant that people couldn¡¯t underestimate them. The level seven Nether Gold Python also looked overbearing. Through the screen, everyone could sense that weird aura. Everyone looked forward to such a battle between experts. ¡°Damov¡¯s bloodline was Bear Transformation and it is now intermediate grade. It is an explosive bloodline with a short cooldown. He could use it once every day.¡± The one who spoke was someone from Central Asia who had contact with Damov. He saw this Russian guy on the coast and spent some time together. This time, they came to East Asia together. Although they weren¡¯t friends, they had a decent relationship. Including those from this person¡¯s lab, everyone listened to this person describe the Russian guy¡¯s strength. ¡°The terrifying thing is that the Intermediate Bloodline not only has a low cooldown, it can last for over an hour. This period of time is enough for him to win.¡± As the apocalypse progressed, people¡¯s understanding of jobs, skills, and bloodlines improved greatly. They understood the bloodline types and knew there were explosive and lasting bloodlines. Based on what they knew, the explosive bloodlines could be long or short. Normally speaking, the stronger the bloodline, the shorter the time they could last. If this bear transformation bloodline was as strong as what this person said, it shouldn¡¯t be able to last for so long. Typically, ten to twenty minutes would be the max, but he said it was an hour... ¡°We will find out. This bloodline, along with Damov¡¯s ability, makes him extremely strong. I saw him solo a level eight mutated lifeform and won.¡± Alamos had a bad expression and was shocked. No wonder this fellow was so rude. He was relying on something. ¡°Does anyone know Che Dongzhi¡¯s situation?¡± Alamos asked. As they spoke, the scenes on the screen changed. First to attack wasn¡¯t Damov but Che Dongzhi, who didn¡¯t do much apart from that giant python. More accurately, the ones that moved were his six subordinates. They pointed their Chinese swords and took a step in different directions. A black and white triagram diagram appeared under their feet. People outside of the veil stared at the scenes. ¡°It is a Team Buff Book.¡± Wn Yan squinted his eyes and was envious. Indeed, Team Buff Books were precious no matter where you went. Even top factions like Pin Palace couldn¡¯t get one. Even if Che Dongzhi was only using a small book, its strength was enough to give them confidence against this enemy. ¡°It isn¡¯t the Team Buff Book.¡± Everyone looked and saw it was a Thousand Beast Villa manager who had betrayed them along with Li Lin. But Li Lin was in charge of battle beasts, and he was in charge of the defenses of the villa. ¡°We investigated the factions that came. The six people around Che Dongzhi are famous in Ming City Protector Squad and are called the Six Sword Saints.¡± As this person spoke, everyone saw the six of them attack. Their swords left their hands and floated above the giant trigram¡ªthree white and three black swords. The tips faced up, and the handle faced their heads. ¡°This is an equipment called Heaven and Earth Diagram. Although it can only be used once, its effect will continue. After use, evolved that meet the requirements will become a part of the trigram. If you have more parts of the trigram, its strength will increase. Only Che Dongzhi and the six of them know what requirements are needed. Anyways, it is very strict. Now, only these six people meet the requirements.¡± This person described what he knew and allowed everyone to have a bit of understanding of these six. ¡°Their attack method is... Very...¡± This guy thought about it, ¡°Just watch yourselves.¡± The six saints raised their arms and pointed at Damov. The swords turned into light images that stabbed at Damov. The giant bear looked at the flying swords. He only looked and didn¡¯t bother to dodge. It looked like he planned to tank it. The six saints had a furious glow in their eyes as they were being looked down upon. No one in Ming City Protector Squad¡¯s territory dared to look down on their attacks. Even their boss didn¡¯t dare to. This fellow from the North was actually so arrogant. The other hand of the six held the wrist of the other hand that did the finger sword. Their faces flushed red as they injected a lot of energy into this attack. The swords that turned into light landed on Damov¡¯s body. Dang! There was a giant explosion as the six swords flew in various directions. When they clashed, Damov¡¯s white hair turned metal to block those attacks. Although there were six deep marks, the attacks weren¡¯t effective. Be it the six saints that attacked or Che Dongzhi watching from behind, all of them had a serious look on their faces. Chapter 1407: Able to tank They didn¡¯t know what was happening in the space. Since they were plotted against, they moved here, and then Damov appeared, so they couldn¡¯t afford to lose this battle. If they won, there might be another challenge, but at least it would mean they had a chance to live. If they lost, they would just die. Be it the Six Saints or Che Dongzhi, they all moved. The six saints waved their finger swords. The six swords that scattered due to the clash returned to the formation. They trembled slightly and gave off a ring as they gathered more strength. Che Dongzhi stretched his arm and pointed it at Damov. As he did that, the Nether Gold Python opened its mouth and spat an energy ball on the path. After the energy ball landed, it turned into a three-meter-tall giant snake. It raised its head which met Damov, who was about to arrive. ¡°It is Breed Snake! Breed Snake!¡± As a person shouted, many people from the country recognised that ability. The Nether Gold Python was famous on the leaderboards of the Battle Beast rankings, so many people understood it. Many people knew its fighting style and abilities. Its skill was reognised. This was its famous ability, Breed Snake. It was an ability that could create many different energy snakes. The moment this green snake appeared, it bit toward Damov. The bear waved its left palm and hit the snake¡¯s body. But this snake didn¡¯t have a physical body. The bear''s palm passed through its body, weakening the light, but the snake didn¡¯t disappear. It bit the bear''s neck, which was the same height as it. Another white patch of light flashed. The white fur turned metal, and the bite left a few clear bite marks. This defense made the people in front of the veil suck in a deep breath. Be it the six saints¡¯ first attack or the green snake, everyone could imagine how strong those attacks were. If they were attacked, they didn¡¯t dare to use their bodies to tank it. But Damov did it. He might have activated his bloodline, but he still managed to tank it. The ability to instantly turn metal lets it have an extremely overpowered defense. The six saints¡¯ second attack arrived. They didn¡¯t let the six swords fly together again. The six swords only flew in the sky, and each of them formed a sword image. One turned into two; two turned into four. When the Breed Snake attacked, the number of sword images reached a few thousand. After the green snake¡¯s attack failed, the sword images landed and stabbed toward Damov who was getting closer and closer. Many people in the country thought back to a famous movie where the metal sword rain landed. Not to mention how strong these swords were, the visual impact was huge. Many people felt that Damov had to dodge this. Even if the sword images weren¡¯t as powerful as the physical bodies of the six swords, there were so many of them. Even if each sword had 20% or even 10% of the strength, it was terrifying when stacked together. But Damov still didn¡¯t dodge. Facing the sword rain, Damov¡¯s fur turned to metal. This made him turn into a metal bear. Everyone witnessed its strong defense previously but could it really stop this sword rain? Also, his entire body turned to metal, and Damov had to stop because, when his limbs turned to metal, he could not move. This made him a living target. The first batch of sword rain arrived. Everyone held their breath and waited for the outcome. There was a dense clanging sound. The sword rain and metal Damov clashed, giving off a crisp sound. The sword images were all made of energy. They shattered after clashing with Damov and turned into specks of light. As more sword images exploded, the specks of light turned into dazzling fireworks that covered Damov. The sounds and light specks formed a bright and beautiful picture. A minute later, all the sword images hit Damov¡¯s body, and the attacks stopped. The six swords returned to the area above the head of the six saints. But be it the swords themselves or the six evolved, all of them were shaking. That strike consumed a large amount of their energy. The specks of light scattered to reveal the bear inside. Many people opened their mouths wide and were in disbelief. The six saints were all six-star evolved, but their combat strength, which was the thousands of swords images, was something that even eight-star evolved had to dodge. This was the explosive strength when a team gathered their strength together. Che Dongzhi was only seven-stars, but he had been working to get to eight-stars. There were rumours that he was injured when he was killing a level-eight mutated lifeform. If not for him coming to Thousand Beast Villa, he would be healing and killing more level eight lifeforms. He might have already reached eight-stars. Due to the nature of the wheel, people who turned to eight-star evolved were maybe only slightly luckier than Che Dongzhi. The attack of his few subordinates showed they could kill level eight lifeforms. But they didn¡¯t kill Damov. The bear was covered in wounds. Hee gave off a silver sculpture-like beauty after turning to metal, but now, it was a tattered kind of beauty. Blood was flowing from some parts of his body. He was in a bad state, a very bad state. No part of his body was fine, but he was alive. He relied on his defense to tank that attack. The metal form lost its effect, and he returned to normal. The white fur was drenched in blood. ¡°Ah!¡± He roared and charged. It was very close to the six saints. Seeing Damov not die and have the ability to charge, Che Dongzhi and the six saints hurried to react. The python spat red, white, purple, and blue snakes before the six saints¡¯ formation. They were fire, wind, lightning, and ice attacks. The six saints gave up on controlling the swords with their minds and grabbed the sword handles. A black and white-mixed energy attached to the swords and they thrust toward Damov who had jumped into the sword formation. Chapter 1408: Simple and direct Apart from the minute of the sword shadow attacks, the battle proceeded quickly at other moments. Be it Damov¡¯s metal transformation or the Ming City Protector squad¡¯s attacks, they happened instantly. To evolved who had become superhumans, victory was often decided instantly. Damov leaped high in the air, and his giant bear paw swept toward the six Sword Saints in the formation. At the same time, the four snake attacks landed. Wind, Fire, Ice, and lightning intersected to form a symphony of death. The six Sword Saints also attacked. The black-and-white colors represented the powers of the eight trigrams, which represented the two foundations of the Earth. The six swords were blue equipment which were of exceptional quality. Those attacks landed on the bears almost instantly. No one breathed. It was silent yet as thunderous as an explosion. The various colors representing different energies swept Damov¡¯s body. His body, which was already covered in countless holes, burst open, scattering chunks of flesh and splattering blood. There were some areas where you could see white bones! Six swords pierced Damov¡¯s shoulder,e chest, and face. The closest Saint to him had driven his sword so deep that only the handle could be seen. The tip of the sword protruded from his back. Ordinarily, people who saw this would think the battle was over, and people watching through the light veil might think so, too. But the six saints didn¡¯t think so. They saw that Damov not only did not lose color but also became more bloodthirsty and ferocious. He swept his two paws, and eight claw shadows swept the trigram. This represented an end of this round of attacks. Be it the space or the people watching before the veil, they were silent. This silence was then broken by Che Dongzhi¡¯s sad and furious cry of ¡°No!¡± Damov landed on the ground with a loud crash. The six Saints also landed on the ground. Their limbs were broken in many places. The energy snake was gone, and it was broken by the claw. Che Dongzhi¡¯s eyes were flushed red. The six saints he had spent so much effort to nurture were killed just like that. The trigram formation disk was a one-time-use piece of equipment that was purple! Che Dongzhi didn¡¯t tell anyone about this before. This was a rule and a common consensus: One-time-use equipment was stronger than other equipment of the same color. One could see how precious this formation disk was. But it disappeared along with the six saints. Che Dongzhi had lost his strongest attack and the right-hand men he had relied most on. Without their help, his Nether God Python was just a support battle beast. Its use would be greatly reduced. In the past, as long as they chose a target, the Ming City Protector Squad could kill a level eight lifeform easily. But after today, it would be a dangerous task. At a time when Che Dongzhi badly needed level eight demon crystals, this meant his path to eight-star evolved would be delayed. This might also mean the Ming City Protector Squad and Che Dongzhi would disappear from the country''s rankings. This evolved that had been famous for a long time took out dozens of glass-like shards from his storage space and scattered them. They landed around and, after landing, formed a glass vortex. Although it didn¡¯t completely surround Che Dongzhi and his python, if you wanted to get close, you needed to charge through the vortex with unknown ability or wrap around. Between the gap of the spinning shards, the python spat out many energy snakes. Compared to the few before, these were smaller and multi-colored. There were even snakes that were two or even three colors. They raised their bodies and hissed. Che Dongzhi pulled out an exquisite short bow that shone blue. The moment his strongest subordinates were killed, the Ming City Protector Squad boss chose to defend! But no one laughed at him. That included the people before the veil that had hoped for his defeat. This was because everyone could see that Che Dongzhi himself wasn¡¯t an evolved with a particularly powerful job or bloodline. However, he had the Nether Gold Python, a battle beast with strong support abilities, and he had nurtured the Six Sword Immortals, a combination with formidable offensive power. He was a leader with great vision, one who emphasized coordination and collective strength in battle. His past achievements had proven him right. He had brought the Ming City Protector Squad into the country rankings, making it a top-tier large-scale faction, second only to a few superpowers, and a dominant force in its region. But now, with the Six Sword Immortals killed and his sharp blade lost, all he could do was defend. Damov stood up, covered in wounds but clearly still capable of fighting. The defensive equipment of the Six Sword Immortals was actually quite good. Che Dongzhi had naturally invested more than just the Eight Trigrams formation disk in them. All six wore green-grade defensive gear, but they were as fragile as paper in the face of Damov''s swiping claws. Even though, up to this point, the bear-man hadn¡¯t displayed a wide range of abilities, the few he had shown¡ªhis intermediate bloodline, metal defense, and claw strikes¡ªwere enough to prove his ability to both tank and deal damage. At this point, Che Dongzhi''s choice to defend, hoping to wear down the severely injured bear over time, was the most correct decision. Damov was breathing heavily and clearly not in good shape. He looked at his fully alert opponent, who was not far away, and a ferocious smile spread across his bear-like face. He lowered his body and began charging once more. Everyone knew that the decisive moment had arrived. An energy arrow fired from Che Dongzhi''s short bow struck Damov''s body, causing him to shudder violently, but he didn¡¯t stop. "Is he... going to charge through those glass vortexes? In his condition..." Someone watching the light screen murmured. This was the question in everyone¡¯s mind. The vortex and snakes didn¡¯t look easy to deal with. But Damov charged. He was before the vortex when the second energy arrow entered his body. Sharp glass spikes of varying lengths suddenly shot out from within, piercing Damov''s abdomen. He paused for a moment but didn¡¯t stop. Che Dongzhi was panicked. His third shot missed Damov entirely. The small snakes began attacking the bear as he entered their range. The melee snakes were ineffective, but the ranged ones unleashed vines, freezing mist, rising stone barriers, and surging fire walls... All of these landed on Damov''s body, but he still didn¡¯t stop... even as strips of flesh were torn or scraped away. He passed through two more glass vortexes, and the path he had taken was stained entirely red with blood. "No, no, get away, get away!" Che Dongzhi kept firing arrows, but his accuracy was getting worse, even though Damov was now very close. The Nether Gold Python had already done all it could. Summoning the energy snakes was extremely taxing, but it still had to stop this killing machine. It rushed out without hesitation, placing itself between Damov and its master. Claws swept, and this famous battle beast on the national rankings, was torn to pieces. The severely wounded Damov finally reached Che Dongzhi. He could no longer maintain his bloodline transformation and reverted to his human form. Not a single inch of his skin was intact, and several of his wounds were already fatal. His abdomen, in particular, had been turned into a mangled mess with his intestines spilling out. But he was alive. He was vicious and also quick. He charged before the Ming City Protector Squad boss and grabbed his neck. The gap between eight and seven stars was still too big, even if the eight-star evolved was badly injured... ¡°If I could find the eight people that met the requirements... If I could get to eight-stars...¡± This was Che Dongzhi¡¯s final thoughts. Chapter 1409: In danger There was a soft cheer from the followers of the various faction leaders sitting at the back of the monitoring room. The big shots at the front also felt a surge of morale, though they remained somewhat reserved. Alamos was the first to glance at the machine representing energy levels. The numbers on it jumped sharply, rising from 29% to 49%! This meant that winning this battle not only restored the energy Damov had consumed but also provided an additional 6% reward. Amid the excitement, Alamos and the other leaders felt a slight disappointment. The outcome might have differed if Che Dongzhi had been an eight-star evolved. The energy reward would have been greater, possibly exceeding 50%. Unfortunately, despite the intensity of the battle, Che Dongzhi and his subordinates were of a lower level. Still, Damov had won, and this battle had given everyone a glimpse of the Russian giant''s formidable strength. "Is he... dead?" Someone asked, noticing that after killing Che Dongzhi, Damov had also collapsed to the ground and hadn¡¯t moved for a while. Alamos shook his head. "No. If he were dead, this space would have disappeared." As he spoke, Damov climbed to his feet. His body now resembled a tattered rag that might fall apart at any moment. Yet, he walked out of the space step by step. By the time Damov returned to the monitoring room, everyone was still puzzled as to how the Russian giant could survive such severe injuries. However, upon seeing his body up close, they began to get an answer. The distance from the space to the monitoring room was short, but when Damov reappeared, his steps were no longer unsteady. Up close, they could see his wounds healing at a visible rate. "Can tank, can kill, can recover quickly. For an evolved individual, it all comes down to these three things," Damov grinned. His injuries made his smile look fierce, but his words left everyone in silence. Damov wasn¡¯t just speaking casually. He had proven it himself. His metal body, powerful claw strikes, and now his freakish recovery speed had allowed him to triumph against overwhelming odds and survive the battle. "Aside from the dried meat of the Frenzied Bear, I traded all the magic crystals and items I obtained for evolution potions, bloodline upgrade crystals, and skill enhancement scrolls. I don¡¯t need equipment. As long as these aspects are strong enough, I¡¯m invincible." The abilities granted by his bloodline¡ªmetal fur, claw strike, and rapid body recovery¡ªwere all skills Damov had upgraded to advanced levels. To achieve this, he had sacrificed everything else. Whenever suitable scrolls or skill crystals appeared, Damov would buy them no matter the price. This was how the bear-man had come to rely on just three combat methods. Damov casually stuffed his intestines back into his abdomen and chewed on some restorative dried meat as he found a spot to sit down and slowly heal. No one dared to underestimate him now. "Who¡¯s going next?" Alamos and the others felt more confident with the energy reserves now relatively sufficient. Many eyes turned toward the spaces where the stronger people were. "There are two approaches," Alamos said, holding two fingers. "First, we continue eliminating these... minor players, accumulating enough energy to use a numbers advantage then to take down the top-tier experts." "Second, we target the top-tier experts first, ending the battle within this space ahead of time." The first approach naturally wouldn¡¯t involve sending out the eight-star top-tier experts. Instead, it would require the mid-level members of the various factions to step up. However, this carried risks. Factions in the post-apocalyptic world often had a pyramid-like structure, where the leader¡¯s strength was exceptional, but the capabilities of their subordinates dropped off sharply. This situation was somewhat better in the current super factions, but the disparity remained even in first-tier major factions. The leaders weren¡¯t entirely confident in their subordinates¡¯ ability to secure victory. On the other hand, choosing the second approach would mean the leaders themselves would have to risk their lives. They weren¡¯t entirely confident in their own abilities either. For instance, while Damov had won, it was clear how close the battle had been. If Che Dongzhi¡¯s sword formation had been slightly stronger, if he hadn¡¯t been injured, or if he had some other trump card, it might have been Damov who died. The situation was favorable, but the choice remained difficult. "I think everyone should take a look at what he¡¯s doing," suddenly said Gyanendra, pointing at one of the spaces. Everyone immediately turned to see Ruan Xiao from the Cannibal Chain taking out what appeared to be a drone. After manipulating it briefly, he released it into the air. The device hovered briefly before crashing into the space. Alarms immediately sounded from the monitoring room¡¯s instruments. "What¡¯s going on?!" asked Wen Yan. The unexpected turn of events in the space had already occurred once, and now another anomaly had arisen. This sense of instability left the leader of Pin Palace deeply dissatisfied. Alamos also looked anxious and confused, clearly unaware of what was happening. "Look at the energy levels!" someone exclaimed in surprise. Everyone turned to see the machine displaying energy levels. The previously near-50% energy was now rapidly increasing. In just a few seconds, it had risen to 55%! "Not good. The space is becoming unstable and won¡¯t last much longer. That drone had something capable of breaching the space. While it didn¡¯t succeed, it damaged the space¡¯s foundation. Soon, it won¡¯t be able to contain these people anymore." As the creator of the Spatitu Space, Alamos understood it best. After a quick analysis, he spoke rapidly. "We need to know what to do! Will this affect us?!" Now, Wen Yan was speaking on behalf of all factions except Alamos¡¯s lab. "It won¡¯t directly affect us, but once the space collapses, we¡¯ll have to face the collective attack of those trapped inside. Don¡¯t forget, outside, there¡¯s also Xia Bai and that all-female squad. Plus, we haven¡¯t fully secured Thousand Beasts Villa." Alamos took a deep breath to calm himself. After a moment, he said, "Given the current situation, while the space can still hold for a while and the energy levels have significantly increased, we need to eliminate these individuals first!" With that, he pointed at the spaces of Deacon Water and Ruan Xiao. "These two are merchants, more focused on profit. As long as we maintain the upper hand, they won¡¯t turn against us. For now, we don¡¯t need to deal with them. Our targets should be these three." His finger then moved to the spaces of Qin Ru, Li Daqian, and Ye Zhongming. Chapter 1410: Space Teleportation (1) Why did these people come to the Thousand Beast Villa? For the opportunities! There are a few factions throughout the country known for their immense wealth. One of them is the Resistance Zone, an organization similar to an official ruling organization that existed in every country or region. The Resistance Zone received early warnings and prepared in advance, giving it a superior development environment during the early stages of the apocalypse. Except for a few areas, the Resistance Zone ranked among the top super factions everywhere else. In addition to the Resistance Zone, there was Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain. These two merchant organizations span almost the entire country and even began extending their reach into foreign nations. Leveraging the unique conditions of the apocalypse, they engaged in near-monopolistic businesses. In just a few years, they were as rich as nations. There¡¯s also the Glory Army, a large organization that called itself an "army" and shared some similarities with the Resistance Zone. They were more mysterious than the Resistance Zone but nearly as powerful. Their military units were stationed across the nation, carving out territories. Each unit fought on multiple fronts and excelled in controlling dungeons, surpassing even the Resistance Zone in this regard. They¡¯ve now become the largest supplier of materials, forcing even the Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain to rely on them. Many people said that if it hadn¡¯t been for them losing to Cloud Peak twice, resulting in nearly two branches getting wiped, they might have been able to go up against the Resistance Zone for the title of top faction. The fifth was the mysterious God Hall. Although this faction kept a low profile, some Cloud Peak members revealed they¡¯d had conflicts with them and suffered losses. Like the Glory Army, the God Hall had grand ambitions and didn¡¯t focus on petty revenge. They dedicated efforts to their own development. However, unlike the Glory Army¡¯s conventional approach, the God Hall followed a research-oriented path, focusing on laboratories, particularly those studying mutated plants, animals, and monsters. Their exact strength was unclear, but the mysterious director and his battle beast¡ª Heaven Speech Demon Vine ¡ªwere regulars on the country rankings, indicating the faction¡¯s formidable power. Five Ring Money wouldn¡¯t rank a faction so highly based on mere speculation; they must have reliable sources of information. Next on the list is Cloud Peak. Thanks to Ye Zhongming, Le Dayuan, and Liu Zhenghong, Cloud Peak possessed a wealth-creating ability unmatched by other factions. For instance, Ye Zhongming¡¯s status as a top-tier craftsman alone made the equipment produced by Cloud Peak the most famous and sought-after in the country. Transforming raw materials into finished products and reaping huge profits was the primary source of Cloud Peak¡¯s wealth. As for the even more lucrative crystal weapons and gene lifeforms, due to various reasons, they hadn¡¯t yet been introduced to the market. Thus, Cloud Peak was considered the faction with the most potential to become a "tycoon." The Thousand Beast Villa was also considered wealthy outside these major factions. Their trade in battle beasts was renowned. Aside from Cloud Peak, major factions, including the Resistance Zone and the Glory Army, purchased battle beasts from them, with some factions buying in large quantities. Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain were the biggest middlemen, selling these battle beasts across the country. This trade alone had brought Thousand Beast Villa immense wealth, the kind that inspired envy and greed. Five Ring Money and Cannibbal Chain¡¯s money came from commerce. God Hall was too mysterious, and no one had tracks of them. Resistance Zone and Glory Army were strong and had many branches and were hard to deal with. Cloud Peak was well defended and was inland. They had multiple records of fending off invasions, so they weren¡¯t a good target either. So Thousand Beast Villa, which had just killed a level nine lifeform, and their top battle beast was badly injured, was the best target. They had a large beast pool equipment, many valuable battle beasts, and probably the only level-nine lifeform corpse in the entire world. All of this was enough for these people to take the risk and attempt this. Spatitu Space was about to collapse, but the energy increased instead of dropping. This gave them a chance. Despite the leaders¡¯ earlier reservations, the promise of rewards and the assurance of sufficient energy led them to decide in just a few seconds. With the numbers advantage, they chose to act. "Sand Ocean and us will handle Qin Ru. Mr. Wen, you and Guancheng Chun will take on Li Daqian. Gyanendra and Kim Jongyuan, you¡¯ll deal with Ye Zhongming. How does that sound?" Everyone nodded in agreement. They also instructed the others to closely monitor the remaining energy levels once they entered their respective spaces. If any energy was left, they were to follow David¡¯s arrangements and eliminate the remaining evolved in the other spaces. The monitoring room suddenly felt emptier. David stayed behind and watched the spaces nervously. Even though he had great confidence in Alamos and the others, he knew that Ye Zhongming and the others were no pushovers. Anything could happen. If something went wrong, his life could change forever. The first to enter the space were Guancheng Chun and Wen Yan. Their task was the easiest. Li Daqian was severely injured and on the brink of death. Only his son, Li Zhizhong, was a seven-star evolved individual. Although other subordinates were present, their strength was limited. With an eight-star evolved and the master of the dark laboratory, who had sinister and deadly creations, the two of them could easily handle this group. Li Zhizhong held his father, who had been trapped in the space. His subordinates searched for an exit, but he didn¡¯t move. He was very worried. Li Daqian wasn¡¯t dead but was in critical condition. He had already fallen into a coma, and without treatment, he might not make it. When Li Zhizhong saw Wen Yan and Guancheng Chun enter, his heart sank. This was a clear attempt to wipe them out. "Energy levels dropped by 21%! How is that possible?!" Someone monitoring the energy display exclaimed. Previously, when Damov, also an eight-star evolved, entered the space to challenge Che Dongzhi, the energy consumption was only 14%! Wen Yan was an eight-star, and Guancheng Chun was seven-star. Adding just one seven-star evolved individual shouldn¡¯t have caused such a spike. Was it because Wen Yan consumed more energy? Or was Guancheng Chun not an ordinary seven-star? Alternatively, was the space¡¯s instability causing energy consumption to increase? Wouldn''t everything be ruined if the remaining two groups consumed energy at this rate, depleting it entirely? David decided he had to do something. Chapter 1411: Space Teleportation (2) The energy level dropped by 21%, but there was still over 40% remaining, and it continued to grow. This eased David¡¯s worries slightly. After hesitating, he reached out and pressed a few buttons. The second group to enter the space was Alamos and Palmerk, the leader of the Ocean Sand Laboratory from Central Asia. Alamos was naturally an eight-star evolved and Palmerk was also an eight-star! He had newly risen from West Asia, second only to the two masters of the Holy City. However, being located far east of the Holy City, no conflicts or connections existed between them. The space''s energy level dropped significantly as soon as the two evolved individuals entered. David saw this and felt he had just made a correct decision. The entry of two eight-star evolved individuals consumed 34% of the energy! The energy display now showed only a little over 10% remaining! David, who had been pressing buttons on the machines, saw the remaining energy drop to 10% and began frantically pressing multiple buttons with both hands. Everyone still inside the space felt it tremble. Wen Yan and Guancheng Chun, who were about to start their fight... Alamos, who had been smugly looking at his opponent... Ye Zhongming, who was sitting quietly with his eyes closed... Gyanendra, who was walking down the corridor and about to enter the space... Everyone felt themselves moving, and the space began emitting a subtle yet distinct hissing sound. "David, what are you doing?!" Alamos roared, his face livid. The only person who could control the space, aside from Alamos himself, was David. It was clear that David was manipulating it now that the space was acting up, But no one understood the Spatitu subspace better than Alamos. At its core, this space was a mysterious piece of equipment that combined energy and mechanical technology. Even Alamos, who had obtained it, hadn¡¯t fully deciphered it. There were many functions he didn¡¯t fully understand. He had never shared these details with David. In the post-apocalyptic world, keeping some cards close to one¡¯s chest was wise, and Alamos had treated this as one of his trump cards. At most, David knew about some additional functions but had never operated them. Now that he suddenly took control at such a critical moment, what if something went wrong? Alamos was filled with regret and anger. He hadn¡¯t expected his most trusted person to make a mistake at such a crucial juncture. Before he could say anything more, the scenery before him changed. His opponent was no longer Restoring Hua Mountain''s leader but Li Daqian and his son. Both sides were stunned. Li Zhizhong, naturally, had no idea what was happening. He noticed that his subordinates had suddenly vanished, the surrounding space had subtly changed, and most importantly, Wen Yan and the four-legged freak Guancheng Chun, who had a deep-seated grudge against him and his father, had disappeared. In their place stood the foreign curse master. Alamos, however, immediately understood what had happened and began retreating, gritting his teeth. Why did he choose to team up with Palmerk? It was because his curse master profession was a long-range, support-oriented role. He needed someone strong to hold the front line. Palmerk, whom he had known since peacetime and a renowned academic, was a trusted partner in the post-apocalyptic world. The confidence to come here wasn¡¯t just based on the Spatitu Space and the plan designed around it, but also because of this good friend. But now, because David had "disobeyed," the space had shifted, separating Alamos from Palmerk. Although Alamos was shocked and furious, he also felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, he had been transferred to the space with Li Daqian and his son. If it had been Ye Zhongming or Qin Ru, he would have had to risk his life. Similarly, Wen Yan was momentarily stunned before a bitter smile appeared on his face. He realized he had moved. After a brief moment of darkness, he found that Guancheng Chun, who had been standing beside him, was gone. The person before him had also changed. It was no longer Li Daqian, the "close friend" he had just betrayed, but Qin Ru, the leader of Restoring Hua Mountain. He didn¡¯t fear Qin Ru, who might also be an eight-star evolved; he simply disliked the feeling of losing control over the situation. This was the third time the space had malfunctioned; this time, the problem was significant. "Heh heh." Qin Ru was naturally shocked, but his "shock" wasn¡¯t due to the changes in the space. Instead, it was directed at his opponent. Who was he facing earlier? Alamos and that quiet West Asian man, who was even more reserved than Gyanendra. Qin Ru himself was already an eight-star, and he could sense that both opponents were of the same level. The outcome of such a battle was almost predetermined. They were all newly promoted eight-star evolved, having reached this level relatively recently. With no significant gap in strength, facing two opponents alone meant a certain defeat. Now, although his opponent was still an eight-star evolved, and a renowned expert in the country, dealing with one was better than dealing with two. Qin Ru welcomed this change. For every pleased person, there was someone distressed. Guancheng Chun was the latter. He noticed the surrounding space shifting and found himself moved out of the previous space. His hatred for Alamos made his teeth itch when he saw the person before him. What kind of broken space was this for it to always be malfunctioning? How had he ended up here? Before Guancheng Chun stood the King of Cloud Peak, sitting quietly on the ground. "Oh? They sent you to deal with me?" Ye Zhongming looked at the four-legged man before him and was even more surprised than Guancheng Chun. Although he didn¡¯t know where he was exactly, his understanding of space allowed him to sense the changes and fluctuations in energy. He guessed that battles were taking place in unknown locations. If Alamos had been here, he would have understood why the Spatitu Space¡¯s energy had plummeted upon activation¡ªit was all because of Ye Zhongming. A space within a space would inevitably consume energy. As a higher-level space, the Spatium Space had to accommodate the space equipment carried by these individuals, which required neutralizing some energy. Ye Zhongming carried the largest amount of space equipment, and its capacity was the largest. There was also a more critical factor: Ye Zhongming¡¯s Star Spirit. The Star Spirit possessed an ability called "Unstoppable Space," which allowed it to traverse any space. However, since the little creature was still in its infancy, this ability was currently limited to passing through walls. Nevertheless, this indicated that the Star Spirit was a space being. Confining it here meant Spatitu Space had to pay a much higher price, which was the real reason for the sudden drop in energy! Ye Zhongming, of course, didn¡¯t know all this. The fact that he could sense battles happening elsewhere was impressive enough. He had been speculating about who his opponent would be. Who could have guessed that the person sent in would be Guancheng Chun? And to make matters worse, the four-legged man was only a seven-star evolved... How much did they underestimate him? Chapter 1412: Apocalypses pride Guancheng Chun didn¡¯t know what Ye Zhongming was thinking, but he could sense the mix of surprise and disdain in the other man¡¯s tone. It made him feel an urge to die. He might fight back if it was anyone else. After all, he controlled a dark lab, and the results of his experiments were enough to make post-apocalyptic evolved compete for them. He was also a seven-star evolved, and his space equipment was filled with valuable items. But this all depended on who he was facing. His lab was impressive, but how could it compare to Cloud Peak? Cloud Peak had the famous Gene Lab! And who was in charge there? Liu Zhenghong was someone he had only ever seen on TV and in top-tier academic journals! How could the results of his laboratory compare to theirs? It was said that Cloud Peak could now create near-perfect gene warriors. After cultivation, these warriors could match the strength of level-six lifeforms and even had growth potential. Just this alone was something Guancheng Chun could never achieve. He had taken a dark, twisted path, somewhat similar to the infamous "Sister Hong¡± from his past life. Setting aside the laboratory aspect, Ye Zhongming himself was even more extraordinary. His combat strength had consistently ranked in the top five of the national region, and his weapon was ranked first in the country. His battle beast, Yellow Ball, had been freed from its side effects and had skyrocketed up the rankings, now sitting in the top ten. It was also rumored that Ye Zhongming had a dragon-like lifeform even more powerful than Yellow Ball. However, its relationship with Cloud Peak was unclear, so it hadn¡¯t been included in the rankings yet. How could someone like Guancheng Chun possibly stand up to a man like Ye Zhongming? Even if he brought his entire laboratory and was given enough time to prepare, he still couldn¡¯t do anything against Ye Zhongming. So, Guancheng Chun did something Ye Zhongming never expected. He knelt. Though it looked a bit awkward with his four legs. In his past life, Ye Zhongming had seen many people who kneeled without hesitation. Some would even lick others¡¯ toes just to survive. For those people, pride and dignity were worthless. But he had never seen a renowned expert kneel like this, especially someone like Guancheng Chun, who had been a figure Ye Zhongming had once looked up to in his past life. In his past life, Guancheng Chun had been a dominant figure in his region, and it was said he had died in a fierce battle. How had he become so spineless in this life? What Ye Zhongming had forgotten was the current status of Cloud Peak in the national region, his own status, and the status of Guancheng Chun and his laboratory. In comparison, Ye Zhongming was like a towering authority in the industry, an absolute expert, while Guancheng Village was, at best, a mid-level figure in some company. The difference was too great. Ye Zhongming walked over to Guancheng Chun and thought for a moment. "It seems the only way for me to get out of here is to kill you." He had already made some guesses earlier, and after saying this, he kept a close eye on Guancheng Chun, using the man¡¯s reaction to confirm his suspicions. Sure enough, Guancheng Chun was trembling. This wasn¡¯t surprising. The longer one survived in the post-apocalyptic world, the more one valued life. This was especially true for someone like Guancheng Chun, who held absolute power in his region. He had become extremely attached to his life. He hadn¡¯t had enough of a good life yet. Faced with a true heavyweight like Ye Zhongming, he would still kneel even if Guancheng Chun had eight legs. Now that Ye Zhongming understood how to escape, how could Guancheng Chun not be terrified? "No, please don¡¯t!" Guancheng Chun forced himself to stay calm and waved his hands frantically, afraid that Ye Zhongming might suddenly strike and kill him. He tore a button from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to Ye Zhongming. ¡°Boss Ye, this is my space equipment with all my results and riches. As long as you don¡¯t kill me, you can have all of this.¡± After saying this, he immediately realized that if he died, the equipment would still belong to Ye Zhongming. So, with the speed of a professional comedian, he added, "Actually, this space is already destabilized. I was randomly sent here. If we just wait a bit, it will disappear on its own, and we¡¯ll all be free." "Boss Ye, you know I¡¯m a researcher. If you spare me, I can assist Professor Liu with her experiments. Also, some of the results in my space equipment aren¡¯t fully documented. I¡¯d need to explain them personally." Ye Zhongming took the space button and played with it in his hand, smiling faintly. "Are you threatening me?" "No, no, I wouldn¡¯t dare! You have the best laboratory in the national region, so you must know how complex experiments can be. Some steps, material processing, chemical reactions, timing, and temperature are all very intricate. Writing everything down in advance is impossible, especially in the post-apocalyptic world. It¡¯s all in my head." Hearing this, Ye Zhongming¡¯s expression became more serious. After some thought, he realized this was indeed true. Although Guancheng Chun¡¯s research direction was dark and bloody, it was still related to the Cloud Peak¡¯s Gene Lab experiments. Perhaps having him there could help Red Sister. Moreover, with Guancheng Chun¡¯s strength, there were dozens of people at Cloud Peak who could easily kill him. There was no fear of him causing any trouble. "You¡¯d better be telling the truth." Ye Zhongming decided to wait and see if the space would indeed disappear on its own. If it didn¡¯t, he could always kill him later. Those in the monitoring room, especially David, naturally observed these changes. But at this moment, David was too busy to care. His hands were constantly operating the instruments, trying to control the space¡¯s transformations. Sweat poured down David¡¯s forehead, and his strong body odor made several people step back. However, it was clear that his attempts weren¡¯t effective. The space was still in chaos. Gyanendra and Kim Jongyuan, who hadn¡¯t yet entered the smaller space, stood in the corridor and felt dizzy. They could see the changes more clearly since they weren¡¯t inside the space. They watched as the doors to each space kept moving. The door they were supposed to enter had now moved to an unknown location. They hadn¡¯t noticed it before, but now they realized how many space doors there were. Kim Jongyuan watched for a while, then turned to Gyanendra and said, "Do you think we should go in?" His meaning was clear: he didn¡¯t want to enter. After all, the instability of the space posed too great a risk. What if they were sent into something like a secret realm or, worse, a space rift? Gyanendra closed his eyes and didn¡¯t answer. The latter frowned, about to ask again when he felt a faint power emanating from the guy beside him. It was as if Gyanendra was searching for something. Kim Jongyuan fell silent, realizing that Gyanendra was trying to find a solution. He didn¡¯t keep Kim Jong-won waiting long. At a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and pointed to a door not far away. "We¡¯ll enter this one." Chapter 1413: Door God Chapter 1413: Door God Apocalypse Gachapon After saying this, Gyanendra didn¡¯t wait to see if Kim Jongyuan believed him. He stepped through the door first. David was on the verge of tears in the monitoring room. Why had he taken the risk of manipulating the Spatitu Space? It was because the energy consumption of these high-level evolved entering the smaller spaces was too high. If Gyanendra and Kim Jongyuan entered together, the space would collapse on its own. He had initiated the space¡¯s transformation and movement to prevent these two from choosing to enter, buying time for the energy to recover. This way, regardless of whether the battles inside the space ended in victory or defeat, there would still be room for maneuvering. But who could have expected Gyanendra to still choose to enter, despite the risk of being annihilated by the space turbulence?! Was this guy not afraid of death? Or was his grudge against Ye Zhongming so deep that he was willing to risk his life? David checked the remaining energy. Because of Gyanendra¡¯s entry, the energy had dropped by 22%! Only 1% remained! This was terrifying. He hadn¡¯t expected him to consume so much energy. To some extent, this guy was already incredibly powerful. Under normal circumstances, this would have been good news for David. But now, it had nearly caused the space to collapse. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that the energy recovery rate had increased significantly during this period, the space might have been destroyed instantly. However, David didn¡¯t have time for it. He saw that Kim Jongyuan had followed Gyanendra into the space from the light screen. David closed his eyes in despair. It was over! Everything was over! He had done everything he could to stop these two but still failed. But after a moment, David felt nothing change. Even the annoying voices of the people behind him hadn¡¯t stopped. He opened his eyes and looked at the energy display. 8%. Huh? Not only had it not dropped to zero, but it had actually increased by 7%. David quickly searched for the reason. When he looked at one of the spaces, he finally understood. In that space, Palmerk was alone. At his feet laid a body. David recognized the corpse. It was someone who had come with Ruan Xiao from Cannibal Chains. He was always standing behind Ruan Xiao as a personal guard. However, he had always worn a mask, so his true face was never visible. Earlier, they had overlooked this person because there were too many people to monitor on the screen. David quickly tapped on the energy display to check the recent records. He discovered that, just moments ago, the energy had undergone two sudden changes¡ªa rise and a fall¡ªalmost simultaneously, so quickly that David hadn¡¯t noticed. First, the energy rose by 25%, jumping from 1% to 26%. Then, it fell from 26% to 8%, a drop of 18%. David understood. In that short period, Palmerk had defeated the person who had come with Ruan Xiao, earning a 25% energy reward. At the same time, Kim Jongyuan entered the space, consuming 18% of the energy. This left the final energy level at 8%. r?a?No?E?s David sighed in relief, feeling that the goddess of luck was on his side today. "Hey, look. Isn¡¯t this person... Mo Dafu?" Someone suddenly spoke up, pointing at the corpse whose mask had shattered after being killed by Palmerk. "Who?" David asked, turning around. "He¡¯s the region manager of Cannibal Chain¡¯s northwest division. He¡¯s been here before and purchased thousands of battle beasts. It was a big deal, so I remember it clearly." A region manager? David was stunned. He recalled the information he had received earlier. Cannibal Chain had several top executives and region managers divided by area, each of whom was incredibly powerful, much like the deacons of Five Ring Money. He now understood. Although Cannibal Chain had sent their most well-known southeast region manager, Ruan Xiao, to this event, they had also secretly dispatched another top executive to accompany him. However, they hadn¡¯t revealed his identity. Who could have expected that this person had been isolated in a smaller space due to a twist of fate? And because of the space¡¯s movement, he had encountered Palmerk. The eight-star evolved individual from West Asia was very formidable. In a short time, he had killed this top manager of Cannibal Chain, not only recovering energy but also earning additional energy. This had saved the "rebels" from disaster, preventing the space from disappearing. David stopped manipulating the space. He had done all he could. All the powerful individuals had entered the smaller spaces, and there was nothing more he could do. Now, everything depended on the outcome of their battles. However, David was puzzled. As the victor, Palmerk should have been teleported out of the space. Why had the corpse of the person he killed not disappear, and why was he still inside the space? .................................................................. As soon as Kim Jongyuan entered the subspace, he realized something was wrong because he didn¡¯t see Gyanendra. He was certain that he had entered the same space. This could only mean one thing: between the time Gyanendra entered and Kim Jongyuan followed, the subspace had shifted again. Standing before him was the beautiful Deacon Water of Five Ring Money. "You¡¯d better not make a move. Wait a moment, and this place will completely collapse." Kim Jongyuan knew his side¡¯s stance toward Deacon Water and Ruan Xiao: they had no intention of challenging them. But the response he received was a seemingly harmless, even beautiful, droplet of water, radiating a chilling killing intent. Deacon Water¡¯s face was serious. She already knew what was happening. Earlier, due to the space¡¯s movement, she had encountered Guancheng Chun. Yes, Guancheng Village, which Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t killed, had been shifted to Deacon Water¡¯s subspace due to the space movement. To him, the Deacon Water was still someone he couldn¡¯t afford to provoke. But since he had already given all his assets to Ye Zhongming, kneeling here would be useless. Deacon Water, frustrated by being trapped, quickly subdued Guancheng Chun and began interrogating him about what was happening. Thus, Deacon Water learned the situation. But before she could finish him off, the space shifted again. Guancheng Chun disappeared, and Kim Jongyuan entered. Deacon Water knew that killing her opponent would allow her to escape. She couldn¡¯t afford to hold back. She had to get out before the space collapsed. Otherwise, who knew where she might end up if the space was destroyed? "Ah, this foolish woman!" Kim Jongyuan extended his hands, and two metal shields, each one meter wide, appeared before him. On the shields were colorful portraits of two figures. They were the images of door gods commonly seen in Chinese folklore. Chapter 1414: Chaotic Battle (1) Chapter 1414: Chaotic Battle (1) Apocalypse Gachapon No one had ever seen Deacon Water make a move¡ªor at least, those who had seen her in action were all dead. People only knew that her job was related to water, though it was uncertain whether her name had been changed because of this. But no one knew exactly what her job or skills she had. Perhaps the person who knew the most about her was Deacon Dong, with whom she had a relatively good relationship. This time, Deacon Water had no choice but to act decisively. That single drop of water shot toward Kim Jongyuan. It wasn¡¯t too quick, but as it moved, it emitted a powerful pressure, as if what was flying wasn¡¯t a drop of water but an entire lake. Kim Jongyuan¡¯s pair of Door God shields were his weapons. They looked dull and unremarkable, with only the bright Door God images standing out, making them seem like antiques. But no one would think these were useless. Otherwise, why would an eight-star evolved use them to fight someone of the same level? These were gold-tier equipment. There was a thud that was not loud but enough to make the space tremble. Kim Jongyuan¡¯s body remained upright, but the tremendous force pushed him back considerably. The shields could no longer conceal their true grade anymore. After withstanding such a powerful strike, a golden light erupted like a child who had been hit and was determined to retaliate. Deacon Water blinked, and another drop of water appeared beside her. Kim Jong-yuan spread his arms parallel to his body, glancing at the shields that had just blocked the water droplet. He was relieved to see that they were undamaged. This woman¡¯s casual attack was so powerful! ¡°&......%......%@£¤#¡± In his panic, Kim Jong-yuan spouted a string of words in his native language, which Deacon Water didn¡¯t understand. She didn¡¯t care. Regarding matters of life and death, Deacon Water was no longer the gentle, water-like woman she seemed like. A second drop of liquid appeared beside the floating water droplet, followed by a third, a fourth... Dozens of droplets floated in front of her almost instantly. Kim Jongyuan stopped talking. He knew this woman was determined to kill him. He brought his arms together before him, and the two shields collided, producing a crisp sound. A surge of power emanated, creating a strange energy wall centered around Kim Jongyuan as if a barrier had formed before him. ?A?NO???E?? ¡°Defender?¡± From the moment Kim Jong-yuan pulled out the pair of shields, Deacon Water had begun to guess his job. Seeing this man from across the Yalu River using a defensive skill, she was both surprised and irritated. Defenders were a general term for a type of evolved who specialized in defense. Their defensive capabilities far surpassed their offensive abilities. Their job, skills, and even bloodlines were all geared toward defense. For example, Shengyuan was such an evolved. Defenders were often low-key, but no one wanted to face them in battle. These people were like human tortoise shells and were incredibly troublesome. You could attack them for a long time without causing any damage, and by the time your skills entered cooldown, they could pester you with brute force. This was especially true for ranged evolved. If their attacks couldn¡¯t kill a Defender-type evolved, the outcome could be disastrous. Deacon Water originally planned to end the battle quickly, but encountering a Defender frustrated her. The space could collapse at any moment, and she needed to get out as soon as possible. Deacon Water began to float. A faint water mist formed beneath her feet, lifting her into the air. Her white robe began showing faint patterns, quickly forming a cloud design. The light gray clouds blended seamlessly with the white robe. Upon closer look, one could see fine rain falling from the clouds on the robe. Deacon Water raised one hand, revealing a beautiful silver bracelet on her wrist. It was adorned with four diamond-shaped blue gemstones that sparkled. The surrounding water droplets began to refract this light, enveloping her in a radiant glow. Kim Jongyuan, with his wealth of combat experience, saw that his opponent had prepared such a stance. He knew this woman was a problem, and her next attack would be strong. He quickly prepared his countermeasure. He hung the two shields on the energy wall. It was a bizarre sight. The energy wall wasn¡¯t a physical entity but could hold physical equipment. It was strange, no matter how you looked at it. ¡°I am indeed skilled in defense, but I¡¯m not a Defender,¡± Kim Jongyuan said proudly in his accented Chinese. His free hands continued moving. He pulled out a bottle of unknown liquid from his space equipment and poured it onto his hands. He then spread it evenly, as if he was applying hand cream. Deacon Water finished her preparations at that moment, and the attack began. The radiant water droplets trembled slightly before flying toward Kim Jongyuan. Kim Jongyuan¡¯s hands had now turned silver. The droplets arrived instantly, striking the energy wall. Under Deacon Water¡¯s control, the droplets avoided the two shields on the wall. The pelter echoed continuously as the energy wall grew dimmer. But just as it was about to collapse, the shields shuddered, and the energy wall brightened again. Deacon Water grew anxious. She knew nothing about Kim Jong-yuan¡ªhis job, bloodline, or skills. The liquid that had turned his hands silver was clearly something powerful. If he attacked, Deacon Water could be at risk of defeat. Five Ring Money¡¯s top deacon exerted her full strength. The cloud patterns on her white robe suddenly floated away and hovered above her head. ¡°Winds and Rain!¡± Deacon Water murmured softly, and her body began to rotate. The clouds above her and the mist beneath her merged into one. Then, rain droplets started to fly out from this cloud, shooting toward Kim Jong-yuan. ¡°Good!¡± Kim Jong-yuan had also completed his preparations. His fully silver hands gripped the shields again, and he curled up slightly. He wasn¡¯t tall to begin with, and this crouch allowed the shields to cover him completely. He charged ahead while pushing the shields forward. At the same time, the rain of droplets arrived, striking the energy wall that moved with the shields. The wall shattered in just two seconds. The shields didn¡¯t continue to emit energy to sustain the wall. Instead, they relied on their own defensive power as they charged toward Deacon Water. On one side, rain droplets flew out like a water cannon. On the other, Kim Jong-yuan advanced through the rain. As the two sides closed the distance, it became a battle of endurance. Whoever could hold out would likely claim victory. Chapter 1414.5- Chaotic Battle (2) The spectators lost sight of the battle at this moment. The light screen in the monitoring room stopped working, and David and the others could no longer see what was happening in the spaces. They could only guess the situation based on the constantly changing numbers on the energy display. If the energy dropped, it meant their side had lost. If it suddenly increased by a large margin, they had won. This feeling wasn¡¯t pleasant. It was like waiting for a verdict, filling them with unease. Kim Jong-yuan¡¯s every step was a struggle. He was gritting his teeth as he advanced. Each rain droplet wasn¡¯t as powerful as the first one, but they were incredibly dense. It was like a torrential downpour before his shields. The force he was enduring shook his entire body. But he was prepared for this. Why had he turned his hands silver? It was to withstand the strain of holding these two shields! From Kim Jongyuan¡¯s perspective, he only held the shields by their handles, not leaning his body against them. He was supporting them entirely with the strength of his hands. But the once-smooth silver on his hands had begun to crack, his arms were trembling, the blood vessels in his eyes had thickened, and blood was seeping from the corner of his mouth. Although Kim Jong-yuan¡¯s situation wasn¡¯t good, he was confident. He was now only two meters away from Deacon Water, and he could reach her in just two steps. At that moment... He didn¡¯t believe this woman could maintain such a frenzied attack for much longer. Sure enough, the density of the rain droplets began to decrease, and Deacon Water¡¯s rotation slowed. The moment Kim Jongyuan got close to Deacon Water, her attacks stopped. ¡°My turn!¡± Kim Jongyuan hollered and smashed his shield at her. If it was just the shield crash, even a golden shield could be tanked by Deacon Water¡¯s eight-star body. At most, she would be slightly injured. But the shields changed. Two cold glows of light flew toward Deacon Water. Against anyone else, the Water Deacon¡¯s Wind and Rain would have ended the battle. The relentless, torrential rain attack was incredibly powerful, similar to the Death King Tree¡¯s World Nature. Such a strong, sustained attack was what evolved feared most. But unfortunately, she had encountered Kim Jong-yuan, who possessed gold-tier defensive equipment. Even though his internal organs were injured, this was at most a minor injury for an evolved of his level. Now, Deacon Water faced the greatest crisis she had encountered in years. These shields weren¡¯t just defensive¡ªthey could also attack! Deacon Water waved, and a water barrier appeared before her. The two cold gleams struck the barrier almost immediately. Slowed by the water barrier, the gleams¡¯ speed decreased, allowing Deacon Water to see clearly that they were the weapons of the two Door Gods on the shields! Moreover, the water barrier couldn¡¯t withstand the attack of the two weapons. It held for only a moment before shattering. Deacon Water retreated rapidly. The silver bracelet on her wrist flew off, enlarging as it moved and collided with the two weapons. After two clangs, Kim Jongyuan¡¯s advance was finally halted. Deacon Water let out a muffled groan as her body floated backward. A few drops of bright red blood fell onto her white robe, which stood out. Deacon Water caught the bracelet that shrunk and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. Her heart ached as she saw two cracks on the bracelet. This bracelet was an excellent piece of support equipment. When she used her jobskills, it could emit light to enhance the attack power of her water droplets. When defending, it could also block attacks. Now, with such obvious cracks, it likely wouldn¡¯t last much longer before being completely destroyed. Although it wasn¡¯t gold-grade, it was still a high-quality blue-grade piece of equipment. Most importantly, it suited her perfectly. ¡°Die, die,¡± Kim Jong-yuan muttered under his breath. He slammed the shields onto the ground, and the two Door God images on them came to life, transforming into figures clad in ancient Chinese armor who appeared in the space. As the Door Gods landed, they immediately sprang into action, brandishing their weapons and charging toward Deacon Water. Deacon Water snorted, retreating while waving her hands toward the ground. One after another, energy strikes hit the ground, forming small pools of water. As she retreated, these pools grew in number, with the closer ones merging to form larger puddles. With a command from Deacon Water, these pools transformed into water giants, each about two meters tall. Some were fatter and others thinner, depending on the pool size. Since the two Door Gods were chasing Deacon Water, some of the water giants appeared behind them, while others appeared in front. The ones in front intercepted the Door Gods, while a few of the ones behind attacked Kim Jongyuan. Both sides were shocked by each other¡¯s methods, and their expressions more serious than ever. Despite being made of water, the water giants didn¡¯t seem weak. The weapons that had pierced the water barrier could only barely penetrate the water giants¡¯ bodies. But since they weren¡¯t flesh and blood, being pierced wasn¡¯t fatal and didn¡¯t even hinder their movements. At most, it reduced their size slightly. ¡°Kill!¡± Kim Jongyuan, facing the oncoming water giants, didn¡¯t know whether he was cheering himself on or giving orders to the two Door Gods. In any case, he and the Door Gods launched their attacks together. He threw the two shields, each hitting a water giant. For some reason, the two water giants immediately turned back into puddles. Then, with his silver hands, he struck another water giant. Some of the silver substance was washed away by the water droplets, falling into the water giant¡¯s body and spreading. The once-agile water giant began stiffening as the silver substance spread, eventually turning partially silvered. Kim Jongyuan, who had retrieved his shields, smashed the water giant to pieces. Conversely, the two Door Gods also began a more ferocious attack. The ancient armor they wore had scales that slightly opened, emitting a strange fragrance. Upon smelling this scent, they roared like they had taken stimulants. With each roar, their weapons stabbed out repeatedly with greater power than before and their weapons now carried a strange glow. This time, the water giants were no match for the Door Gods. With each roar, the water giants stiffened, and when struck by the weapons, they shattered like glass. Deacon Water landed on the ground, watching the water giants she had summoned being slaughtered individually. She could no longer remain calm. She was an evolved who focused on offense with decent defensive capabilities. But after fighting for so long, she had already used most of her moves. These abilities were usually enough in normal battles, whether it was the various forms of water droplet attacks, summoning water giants, or using the water barrier and the glowing bracelet. But who could have expected that, even after using them against Kim Jong-yuan, she still hadn¡¯t killed him? Now, she was even at a disadvantage. Glancing at the space, which was still trembling slightly, Deacon Water decided to make one final move. Whether she won or lost would depend on this last attack. After summoning four more giant water giants, she clasped her hands together. Her silver headpiece emitted a beam of light that struck her hands. Then, a series of incantations spilled from her lips, and her white robe slowly rose. Kim Jong-yuan noticed what was happening. He shouted, charging forward with large strides, shields in hand. He swung his arms and hurled the shields at her when he was close enough. ............................................................ Chapter 1414.8- Chaotic Battle (3) While Kim Jongyuan and Deacon Water were locked in their decisive battle, Ye Zhongming also encountered his second opponent. Palmerk. If Guancheng Chun could be considered the first. The leader of Sand Ocean, who had just killed a top executive of Cannibal Chain, exuded a murderous aura and an air of arrogance. Cannibal Chain¡¯s top executive was no pushover. Palmerk¡¯s victory had an element of luck, but it was mostly due to his control of the situation and his sudden burst of power. After his victory, he prepared to be teleported out of space. Even though he was concerned about Alamos, this was the rule of the space, and there was nothing he could do about it. However, he was indeed moved¡ªjust not out of the space, but into Ye Zhongming¡¯s smaller space. Twirling the space equipment he had taken, Ye Zhongming squinted his eyes as he looked at this man from West Asia. In his past life, his knowledge of the West Asia region was limited to Gyanendra, who had reached nine stars. In this life, when he went to obtain the Star Spirit, he had fought against that former powerhouse and nearly killed him. He had no impression of the man before him. This meant he knew nothing about this person. Putting away the space button, Ye Zhongming planned to ask about Alamos and the details of this operation. Guancheng Chun knew too little. But Palmerk clearly had no intention of cooperating. The moment he saw Ye Zhongming, he decided to attack. This was one of the most powerful evolved in the country. Palmerk was wearing low-grade leather armor. Earlier, he had used some equipment or secret method to conceal his aura, which is why no one had noticed him. But now, white strips of cloth began to extend from the seams of the leather armor, quickly wrapping around his entire body. This process was extremely fast, almost like the face-changing act in Sichuan opera. The strips of cloth extended from multiple parts of his body and instantly turned Palmerk into a mummy. Even his head was wrapped, leaving only his eyes and mouth exposed. Ye Zhongming became curious. He rarely encountered worthy opponents these days. Most jobs and bloodlines were things he had seen before. Even though it was only circulated within Cloud Peak, the post-apocalyptic data handbook he had compiled had already earned him immense respect. But this was limited to the country. Ye Zhongming truly didn¡¯t know much about other countries and regions. Now, Ye Zhongming felt the excitement of encountering something new, seeing a foreigner he had never met before using an ability he didn¡¯t understand. After transforming from man to mummy, Palmerk immediately launched his attack. The strips of cloth on his body suddenly elongated, shooting toward Ye Zhongming. At the same time, he leaped forward, covering several meters in a single jump. Ye Zhongming dodged, remaining cautious in the face of the unknown. But the strips of cloth missed him. Instead, they enveloped the space around him. It was unclear what they were made of, but they covered the ground and sky and seemed endless. Palmerk arrived near Ye Zhongming, his mouth opening to let out a ghostly wail. A cloud of green poison gas sprayed out. At the same time, his eyes flashed, shooting out two white beams. While his hands reached out, sharp claws extended from the strips of cloth. All of this happened almost simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, it was clear that Palmerk was an excellent close-combat fighter... and a vicious one. ¡°Hmm, not bad,¡± Ye Zhongming thought, praising in his heart. Instead of dodging, he crossed his arms, and numerous beams of light shot out from them. Cloud Slice! Ye Zhongming¡¯s current mental energy reserves were so vast that he wasn¡¯t even entirely sure of their limits. His recovery speed was also incredibly fast. Even if he depleted his mental energy entirely, he could recover fully after just one night. Cloud Slice consumed a large amount of mental energy, with the skill¡¯s power directly related to it. For this attack, Ye Zhongming used five percent of his total mental energy. The thin beams of light flew in all directions, instantly dismantling Palmerk¡¯s attack. The only thing that wasn¡¯t blocked was the poison gas, but before it could reach Ye Zhongming, the Cloud Peak¡¯s King had already vanished. Taking a few steps back, Ye Zhongming examined the marks left by Cloud Slice on this West Asian eight-star evolved individual. He nodded with a bit of admiration. This infuriated Palmerk. Was this some kind of master-disciple sparring session? Was he being praised?! Ignoring the minor injuries he had just sustained, Palmerk unleashed his full power. All the white strips of cloth in the space shot toward Ye Zhongming! Ye Zhongming tilted his head back, waving his hand in the air. Wind and Lightning appeared. Watching the strips of cloth pour down, the powerful weapon from the Blue Realm swung continuously around Ye Zhongming, cutting the strips of cloth into pieces. Not a single one could get close to him. A moment later, the ground around Ye Zhongming was littered with shredded cloth. Palmerk¡¯s powerful attack had been effortlessly neutralized. ¡°Ah!¡± In his anger, Palmerk channeled energy through his body. The shredded cloth flew to his fists, instantly forming two basketball-sized masses. He leaped toward Ye Zhongming, fists raised, and slammed them down. Ye Zhongming smiled. Two elemental spirits appeared on his shoulders. The Earth Spirit pointed a finger and activated the Gravity Jump skill. Palmerk immediately felt his body grow heavier. At the same time, the Star Spirit also pointed, and a patch of light appeared at Ye Zhongming¡¯s feet, moving with him as he shifted. The skill, Shining Ground, was activated. Chapter 1415: Chaotic Battle (4) The effect of Shining Ground was to increase Ye Zhongming¡¯s movement speed. Gravity Jump, on the other hand, affected Palmerk¡¯s movement speed. Palmerk¡¯s movements became noticeably sluggish with the two effects. Ye Zhongming¡¯s most outstanding attributes were his mental energy and physical strength. His speed was also exceptionally fast. Except for a few evolved renowned for their agility, Ye Zhongming¡¯s overall speed was among the best. Moreover, he now had the buffs from two elemental spirits. Ye Zhongming put away Wind and Lightning and used his fists to fight Palmerk. He didn¡¯t aim for other parts of Palmerk¡¯s body¡ªhe focused solely on punching his fists. Ye Zhongming¡¯s strength was immense, and Palmerk, with his large fists and slow speed, couldn¡¯t dodge. Fist after fist landed on Palmerk¡¯s hands. At first, Palmerk wasn¡¯t too worried. His enlarged fists were part of a bloodline skill called Hammer Fist. His bloodline, known as the Living Dead Bloodline, was now at the intermediate grade, allowing him to transform into a mummy. It was far more powerful than his previous zombie transformation. His nearly indestructible Hammer Fist had made him nearly invincible in West Asia. Whether it was human bodies, steel, or even rocks, he could easily smash them into powder. Although Palmerk was surprised by the Cloud Peak leader¡¯s use of secret techniques to slow his movement speed and increase his own, he wasn¡¯t afraid. He had confidence in his abilities. His Hammer Fist was incredibly powerful, and his mummy form¡¯s defensive capabilities were equally impressive. But when Ye Zhongming¡¯s first punch landed on his fist, Palmerk knew something was wrong. He felt pain. The strips of cloth wrapped around his hands were supposed to act like armor and protect them. No matter how hard he struck, he had never felt anything before. Now, the pain meant the outer protection failed. Palmerk was someone who knew when to hold on and when to let go. Realizing the situation was unfavorable, he immediately used another bloodline ability. The white strips of cloth on his body suddenly exploded, filling the entire space. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t avoid it and was almost completely restrained. Then, Palmerk¡¯s hands burst apart. After the explosion of cloth fragments, his fists returned to their clawed state, and he lunged toward Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart. A hint of annoyance flashed in Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes. The mummy bloodline was impressive. It could restrain opponents, had strong defensive capabilities, and even had support abilities like poison gas. Against evolved of the same level, it was excellent at close combat. With the right equipment or job, it could be even better. But it wasn¡¯t enough against against Ye Zhongming. He suddenly glared at Palmerk, who let out a cry and stumbled backward. At the same time, the white strips of cloth restraining Ye Zhongming burst into flames. The fire spread rapidly along the cloth, igniting all the cloth instantly. Ye Zhongming tugged slightly and broke free from the now-charred cloth strips. Palmerk screamed in agony as his bloodline was broken, and blood began to seep from his body. ¡°A bit disappointing,¡± Ye Zhongming murmured softly. He threw a punch at Palmerk, intending to end the battle. For Ye Zhongming, an opponent like Palmerk, even at the same level, wasn¡¯t worthy of his full strength. But his opponent suddenly disappeared just as his fist was about to connect with Palmerk¡¯s head. To be precise, Ye Zhongming himself disappeared, and the scene before him changed. Instead of Palmerk, he saw a shield hurtling toward him! Ye Zhongming¡¯s punch, already in motion, couldn¡¯t be retracted. With a loud clang, his fist collided with the shield. A tremendous force transmitted through his arm, forcing him to take a step back. When he saw the new scene before him, he realized he had been moved out of the previous space and into a new one. Instead of Palmerk, he now faced Kim Jong-yuan from across the Yalu River. ¡°&*......£¤E%#@¡± Kim Jong-yuan was also stunned. He had thought the battle was about to end. He had pushed the beautiful woman from Five Ring Money to her limits, and in the next moment, he would have achieved victory! Who could have expected the leader of Cloud Peak, Ye Zhongming, to appear before him and punch his shield away?! Had the space shifted again? Kim Jong-yuan felt like cursing. Killing an evolved of the same level was an intoxicating feeling, and he had been just seconds away from savoring that long-missed sensation. But now... Ye Zhongming was also deeply frustrated. He didn¡¯t know that his entire team had been moved out of the space. He wasn¡¯t too worried about Xia Bai¡ªafter evolving to eight stars, even Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t entirely confident he could defeat her. What worried him were the female guards. If they weren¡¯t with Xia Bai and encountered a top-tier expert like Palmerk, they would suffer heavy casualties even if they ultimately won. He and the entire Cloud Peak had nurtured these excellent and loyal female warriors with immense effort. Losing even one was heartbreaking, and large-scale casualties would be unbearable for Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. He regretted his earlier arrogance. If he had killed Palmerk quickly, he might have reduced that man''s chance of encountering the female guards due to the space shifting. Now, Ye Zhongming decided that no matter who he encountered, he would kill them quickly to minimize the chances of his subordinates facing top-tier experts. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t pause for even a moment after knocking the shield away. Wind and Lightning and the Crystal Energy Demon Gun appeared in his hands. He lunged forward with a powerful kick against the ground. With Deacon Water gone, the water giants also disappeared. The two Door Gods, now unopposed, saw Ye Zhongming charging toward them and let out a roar as they attacked. However, the skills that affected energy entities had no effect on Ye Zhongming. He continued to charge forward. Two flashes of light followed¡ªone from Wind and Lightning and the other from the Crystal Energy Gun. After the flashes, one Door God was sliced in half, while the other was shattered into pieces. The Door Gods were indeed powerful, but their abilities were derived from the pair of golden shields. However, both Wind and Lightning and the Crystal Energy Gun were far superior to the shields. Moreover, they were wielded by Ye Zhongming, a top-tier expert. The two Door Gods were instantly killed, their images returning to the shields in a shattered state. Ye Zhongming still didn¡¯t stop. After dealing with the Door Gods, he put away the Crystal Energy Gun and raised Wind and Lightning. A chilling blade light, so cold it seemed to freeze the soul, swept down toward Kim Jong-yuan like a tidal wave. Chapter 1416: Chaotic Battle (5) Chapter 1416: Chaotic Battle (5) Deacon Water gave Kim Jongyuan huge pressure. Wind and Rain was something only Kim Jongyuan could withstand with his golden shields. His defensive capabilities were on par with any top-tier Defender. Anyone else would have been killed long ago. But blocking Deacon Water¡¯s attacks was no easy feat. Earlier, Kim Jongyuan¡¯s internal organs had been shaken. Without time to recover, he had also forcefully activated the Door God ability, putting himself under tremendous strain. He had to expend a massive amount of stamina and energy to activate this skill. Although the final outcome hadn¡¯t yet been determined, Kim Jongyuan believed he would be the ultimate winner. But now, everything had changed. He was now facing Ye Zhongming¡¯s attack. And not just any attack¡ªit was Ye Zhongming¡¯s newly upgraded Thousand Seal Slash. This ability had once been Ye Zhongming¡¯s most powerful attack. When unleashed, it could produce ten blade shadows, each with 50% of the original¡¯s power. Additionally, three different seals could be imprinted on the blades, each bringing unique yet complementary effects. Previously, this skill was at basic grade, and the Thousand Blade Saint job was a high-quality, job. Later, as Ye Zhongming acquired better equipment and weapons, obtained elemental spirits, and wielded Wind and Lightning and the Soul Shattering Staff, his strongest attack shifted away from the Thousand Seal Strike. However, Ye Zhongming never forgot to strengthen his abilities. While continuously solidifying Cloud Peak¡¯s foundations, he never neglected his own progress. Moreover, even if Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t thought about it himself, other members of Cloud Peak, like Xia Lei, wouldn¡¯t have forgotten. After evolving to eight stars, Chameleon and Lu Yi jointly delivered several scrolls to Ye Zhongming. These included skill upgrade scrolls, job advancement scrolls, universal equipment upgrade scrolls, and other precious items. This was Xia Lei''s last order before handing over control of Chameleon. As for Lu Yi, he had also naturally been instructed by Xia Lei. Using Cloud Peak¡¯s vast resources and the unique capabilities of Chameleon, Xia Lei employed both overt and covert, clean and dirty methods to obtain these items as a gift for Ye Zhongming¡¯s evolution to eight stars. Now, Ye Zhongming had upgraded the Thousand Blade Saint profession to the advanced grade and the Thousand Seal Slash to its corresponding intermediate grade. Including the additional blade shadows gained from proficiency, a full-power strike from him could now produce hundreds of blade shadows. Each shadow possessed 60% of the original¡¯s power. Moreover, with the job¡¯s upgrade, Ye Zhongming had unlocked one of the three upper seals that had previously been inaccessible¡ªthe Light Seal. Now, when using the Thousand Seal Slash, Ye Zhongming could imprint four seals: Mountain Seal, Fire Seal, and Metal Seal (the three lower seals), as well as the Light Seal (one of the three upper seals). The Mountain Seal governed weight and pressure and was capable of suppressing anything. The Fire Seal governed flames, capable of burning all things. The Metal Seal governed sharpness, capable of cutting through all evil. This time, the Light Seal governed illumination, capable of dispelling illusions and absorbing energy. With these four seals and the hundreds of blade shadows, the attack descended like lightning. Kim Jongyuan let out a cry and began frantically throwing items out of his space equipment. This was the right decision. The skill had already enveloped a large area centered on him, and he couldn¡¯t dodge. All he could do was use every means possible to block the attack. A stone statue enlarged, transforming into a stone Buddha. It formed a hand seal and shot out a beam of light. But as the blade light passed, the Buddha statue shattered, and the blade light obliterated everything in its path. Next was a green shield with rotating patterns that continuously emitted light. It met the blade light but was as fragile as paper. Then came a black flag, which stood upright on the ground after being thrown, creating a large protective space. Yet, when it encountered the blade light, it was instantly breached. Kim Jongyuan howled almost unconsciously. The bottle of potion he had earlier used to coat his hands had already been crushed, and the liquid soaked his arms. He raised his arms to shield his body without caring about even distribution, hoping to block the blade light. R???O??b§¦?s? Ye Zhongming landed, sheathed his blade, and the light disappeared. All that remained of Kim Jongyuan was a pile of minced meat. This eight-star evolved hadn¡¯t lasted a single move against Ye Zhongming¡¯s semi-full-power attack! .................................................................. Wen Yan felt incredibly unlucky. He had an extremely strong need for control and wanted everything to go according to his plans. His word was law within Pin Palace and its sphere of influence, and he held the power of life and death. But today, what had started as a well-planned operation had gone smoothly at first. He had successfully deceived Li Daqian into handing over the equipment controlling his battle beasts, stripping today¡¯s most threatening individual of his sharp claws. However, things spiraled out of his control, especially now. The space kept shifting unpredictably, and the leader of Restoring Hua Mountain had suddenly replaced the target he could have easily killed. This man, quietly and without fanfare, had also reached eight stars. What was even more terrifying was that he was a freak. Wen Yan rarely used such a term to describe someone, even his enemies. But after fighting this man, he couldn¡¯t help but come to this conclusion. The situation was complex, and the battle was dangerous, but Wen Yan felt deeply frustrated. This frustration stemmed from two things. The first was Qin Ru¡¯s freakishness. Who had ever heard of someone giving all their benefits, aside from their evolution level, to their battle beast? Only a fool or a madman would do such a thing. Yet Qin Ru was exactly that kind of person. He had turned his battle beast, Little Luo Zhen, into a war machine. It was a humanoid battle beast, said to be a tribute to his son, Qin Luo Zhen, who had died at the beginning of the apocalypse. But Wen Yan felt it wasn¡¯t just a tribute¡ªQin Ru treated this battle beast as his own son. Ye Zhongming and Li Daqian were among the most famous figures in the apocalypse for their large numbers of high-level battle beasts. However, according to Wen Yan¡¯s knowledge, neither Ye Zhongming¡¯s Yellow Ball nor Li Daqian¡¯s Spotted Giant Bear had a full set of beast equipment. But Little Luo Zhen did. And it was an eight-piece set! Green grade! Forget the cost¡ªhow much time and effort must it have taken to gather such a set?! Yet Qin Ru had managed to collect it. As for evolution level, since Qin Ru himself was eight stars, it was no surprise that Little Luo Zhen, whom he valued more than his own life, was also eight stars. Aside from equipment, what Wen Yan found truly freakish about Qin Ru was that the man had no decent equipment besides his evolution level. As the leader of a prominent faction in the country, his highest-tier equipment was only green grade, a level of frugality that left Wen Yan speechless. What was even more unbearable was that as soon as the battle began, Qin Ru activated what might have been his only skill aside from his evolution level¡ªAdvanced Petrification. He turned into a motionless statue, leaving Little Luo Zhen to fight Wen Yan... Chapter 1417: Divine Turtle Technique Chapter 1417: Divine Turtle Technique Wen Yan also had a battle beast that ranked even higher on the country rankings than Little Luo Zhen¡ªhis giant turtle, Thousand Years. However, 80% of its combat power was in the water. Aside from its freakish defensive capabilities, it wasn¡¯t particularly useful on land. So this time, Wen Yan had left it in a river near Thousand Beast Villa, letting it hunt on its own. As a level eight creature, the giant turtle faced no danger in a small lake. Wen Yan¡¯s own abilities were also quite formidable. His battle beast was more of a means to control the region where Pin Palace was located. After all, that area was dominated by vast bodies of water. Wen Yan had a tough fight facing an eight-star battle beast equipped with an eight-piece set, At this level, battle beasts naturally had many talent skills, and with the added abilities of the beast equipment, Little Luo Zhen¡¯s techniques were endless, causing Wen Yan significant trouble. He tried attacking Qin Ru, but the leader of Restoring Hua Mountain was incredibly tough in his petrified state. Wen Yan couldn¡¯t break through his defense. Wen Yan had no choice but to abandon that plan as Little Luo Zhen attacked him relentlessly. It had to be admitted¡ªLittle Luo Zhen was truly strong. Wen Yan had to exert every ounce of his strength to suppress the creature barely. Just as he was about to deliver the killing blow, the space shifted, and he was moved out, allowing Qin Ru and Little Luo Zhen to escape. Then came the second thing that left him frustrated. He encountered Deacon Water¡ªand she was in the middle of unleashing her ultimate move. Earlier, while being pressured by Kim Jongyuan, Deacon Water decided to use her trump card¡ª Water Goddess! This was the most powerful job ability at the moment. Deacon Water didn¡¯t use this ability often for two reasons. First, its cooldown was excruciatingly long¡ªso long that it left her in despair. Her interest in items that reduced skill cooldowns stemmed from her desire to shorten this ability¡¯s ten-month cooldown. Second, this ability came with a side effect. It would temporarily lower her evolution level by one star for five hours. For someone who had held a high position and whose evolution level had always been at the forefront of the country¡ªor even the entire planet¡ªlosing a level, even temporarily, was both frustrating and dangerous. Especially now, in this constantly shifting space where she was alone. Her safety would be a significant concern if her level dropped to seven stars. But Deacon Water had no choice. She had to do this. It wasn¡¯t that she lacked other means of survival or couldn¡¯t continue fighting Kim Jongyuan. Rather, she wanted to escape before the Spatitu Space collapsed. Guancheng Chen had told her that killing her opponent was the only way out. Eliminating Kim Jongyuan quickly was her only option. Thus, she used the ability Water Goddess. A silver light emanated from within her, lifting her into the air. Her long hair floated, her robes billowed, and an overwhelming aura radiated from her. The entire space trembled as a result. If the Water Goddess weren¡¯t so powerful, it wouldn¡¯t have such a long cooldown or severe side effects. A silver energy ball, seemingly wrapped in lightning, appeared before Deacon Water, hovering at her abdomen. Her hands floated on either side of the energy ball, and as it grew in size, she slowly spread her arms. s? Even Deacon Water¡¯s eyes and skin had turned completely silver at this moment. At a certain point, the Deacon Water let out a sharp cry and thrust her hands outward. The lightning-wrapped energy ball shot forward. It moved incredibly fast, almost teleporting while leaving behind a trail of afterimages. But just as the energy ball flew out, her opponent changed. Kim Jongyuan and the Door Gods were gone, and the shield flying toward her had vanished. In their place stood the traitor, Wen Yan! This was why Wen Yan was frustrated. He could not capitalize on his advantage to kill Qin Ru and Little Luo Zhen, and after being moved, he now faced an energy ball that made his hair stand on its ends. In a panic, Wen Yan could only use his strongest defensive ability. Divine Turtle Technique¡ªTurtle Shell Armor! All his equipment exploded instantly, transforming into a massive turtle shell that enveloped him. This ability was similar to Jiu Long and Jiu Bao¡¯s skill, but unlike that one, which required the battle beast to be nearby, Wen Yan¡¯s ability didn¡¯t. It was more like him borrowing power. Don¡¯t underestimate this instant ability. It used all his equipment and energy to create the turtle shell, which had incredibly strong defensive capabilities. High-level evolved each had life-saving abilities. For example, Ye Zhongming had his second life and the elemental spirits. Wen Yan had his own¡ªTurtle Shell Armor, which was his emergency defense. The turtle shell collided with the lightning energy ball, producing an effect similar to a powerful explosion. The shockwave rippled through the entire space. Deacon Water, who was still in mid-air, was sent flying, crashing hard to the ground. Her once-graceful, goddess-like image was instantly shattered. Wen Yan didn¡¯t fare much better. Before the turtle shell shattered, it slammed into him, sending him tumbling backward like a ball. He endured the tremendous impact. After the shell broke, most of the fragments pierced his unprotected body, soaking every inch of his skin in blood. Both of them stood up immediately and stared at each other. He wasn¡¯t supposed to fight her, and she wasn¡¯t trying to kill him! Yet, right from the start, the two had engaged in the most intense collision! One had their evolution level reduced to seven stars, while the other had all their equipment, except for their space ring, shattered and was now severely injured. This chaotic confrontation left both of them deeply frustrated. But at this point, both Deacon Water and Wen Yan knew they couldn¡¯t back down. The enmity that had been ignited wouldn¡¯t disappear just because they stopped. Moreover, who knew what would happen to the space next? Escaping sooner was undoubtedly better than escaping later. Wen Yan pulled out two potions from his space ring and drank them. He ignored the turtle shell fragments embedded in his body as he silently worked to recover from his injuries. Deacon Water was fully aware of her own situation. She emerged from the Water Goddess state. She pulled out two short military daggers and tossed a transparent water bag at her feet. With a stab of her daggers, the bag burst, and a pool of water soaked her feet. Steam began to rise, enveloping her body. Chapter 1418: Star Prophet Chapter 1418: Star Prophet Ye Zhongming picked up Kim Jongyuan¡¯s shield and felt it was a good piece of equipment. The Door God images on it were shattered, and the equipment no longer emitted any light. It was clearly damaged. After storing it away, Ye Zhongming checked the pile of minced meat that was once Kim Jongyuan¡¯s body. The space equipment had been destroyed, so there was nothing else to gain. After waiting for a while and realizing he hadn¡¯t been moved out of the space, Ye Zhongming guessed the space was in complete chaos. The previous rules no longer applied. He thought for a moment and realized there was nothing he could do but wait. Although Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t have the same intense need for control as Wen Yan, the feeling of being forced to wait was indeed unpleasant. However, he didn¡¯t have to wait long before a new member appeared in the space. ............................................................ Like Ye Zhongming, Qin Ru also encountered a new opponent. Earlier, Qin Ru had almost been defeated during his battle with Wen Yan. He hadn¡¯t expected the old man to be so powerful. Even Little Luo Zhen, whom he had painstakingly nurtured, was no match for him. The outcome would have been dire if it hadn¡¯t been for the space shifting and moving him away. After recovering from his petrified state, Qin Ru checked Little Luo Zhen¡¯s injuries. Fortunately, they weren¡¯t too severe. He took out some dark red pills, each about the size of a tangerine, and fed them to the battle beast he loved as much as his own life. His eyes were filled with pain and affection. He truly saw this humanoid lifeform, which he had obtained by chance, as a form of emotional sustenance. Little Luo Zhen carried the aura of his son. Little Luo Zhen had eaten his son. Qin Ru hadn¡¯t chosen to kill it to avenge his son. Instead, he had turned it into his battle pet, treating it as a continuation of his son¡¯s existence in this world. This was a twisted mentality, and Qin Ru knew it. But he didn¡¯t care. Aside from being unable to speak and behaving slightly differently from humans, Little Luo Zhen was no different from his son¡ªperhaps even more obedient. After eating the two pills, a flush of color appeared on Little Luo Zhen¡¯s bluish face. It opened its mouth, filled with sharp teeth, and bit into Qin Ru¡¯s arm, drinking the eight-star evolved¡¯s blood in large gulps. Little Luo Zhen¡¯s injuries healed rapidly as the blood flowed into its body, and it soon returned to its original state. Even the damaged parts of its beast equipment were restored. ¡°Seen enough?¡± Qin Ru stood up and his face was pale. As Wen Yan had observed, Qin Ru had poured almost everything he had into equipping Little Luo Zhen. Aside from a few pieces of green-grade equipment, he only had one skill: Advanced Petrification. He had no bloodline or other abilities. But Qin Ru did have a job¡ªnot combat-oriented, but a support job: Medicinal Breeder. This was a very peculiar job. Almost all of its skills involved using one¡¯s own stamina, energy, and other resources, combined with specific herbs, to create pills and potions. These were then mixed with the breeder¡¯s own blood to feed and enhance the abilities of the mutated lifeforms they raised. ¡°A very unique job, and a... strange way of thinking.¡± Gyanendra spoke softly. After entering the space, he quietly observed Qin Ru and Little Luo Zhen. ¡°This space seems to shift at any moment. Perhaps we don¡¯t need to fight and can wait for an easier opponent.¡± Qin Ru stood up, placing his right hand on Little Luo Zhen¡¯s head, which only reached his elbow. He lovingly ruffled its hair. Perhaps his mentality was twisted as he treated a monster as his son. But he wasn¡¯t foolish and knew how to adapt. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to get Restoring Hua Mountain or himself to their current levels. Qin Ru was well aware that he and Little Luo Zhen weren¡¯t in their best condition. The man before him, though he didn¡¯t have a deep impression of him, had entered the space and quietly watched him feed Little Luo Zhen instead of attacking. This alone indicated that he wasn¡¯t an easy opponent. Moreover, the ethereal aura emanating from this man made Qin Ru deeply wary. Choosing to fight now would be very unwise. In that case, waiting to see what the space would do next, or simply waiting for an easier opponent, might be the smarter choice. Qin Ru believed that if he demonstrated his formidable side, his opponent would agree with this approach. However, Gyanendra didn¡¯t allow Qin Ru to showcase his strength. He simply shook his head. ¡°I came quickly and haven¡¯t truly tested my abilities yet. Before facing Ye Zhongming, you¡¯re a good test subject.¡± The Holy One from the Holy City pulled out a black crystal ball. The last time he faced Ye Zhongming, he wore a black robe. Today, he was dressed in white. Last time, he held the Burial Crystal Ball, a transparent crystal orb. Today, he held a black crystal ball. In Ye Zhongming¡¯s past life, the Burial Crystal Ball had been Gyanendra¡¯s most famous weapon. But now, it had been shattered. Due to Ye Zhongming¡¯s rebirth, Gyanendra¡¯s path had diverged. ¡°Starry Prophet, Chapter One: Moonlit Abode.¡± Gyanendra murmured softly and tilted his head upward. A strange moon appeared in the space, casting a pure white light that enveloped Qin Ru and Little Luo Zhen. It was as if stage lights had been focused on them, making it clear who the main characters were. But obviously, Qin Ru and Little Luo Zhen were the attack targets, not the protagonists. ¡°Ah!¡± With a sharp cry, Little Luo Zhen turned into a blur and charged at Gyanendra. Qin Ru could tell this fierce-looking old man was likely a range fighter. He ordered his battle beast to activate its skill¡ªShadow Kill. This was one of Little Luo Zhen¡¯s talent skills. But just a second later, Qin Ru was horrified to discover that Little Luo Zhen, which should have reached Gyanendra, was now struggling as if it was trapped in quicksand, moving toward its opponent at a snail¡¯s pace. Qin Ru himself didn¡¯t have any powerful abilities, but he couldn¡¯t just stand by and do nothing. His petrification skill had a short cooldown, but recharging took several hours. This meant that it was currently still on cooldown. However, he felt the resistance in the air after taking a single step. Was it the light from the moon above? Gyanendra smiled faintly, raising the black crystal ball in his hand. Shadows began to emerge from within, and they quickly filled the entire space. The scenery changed, transforming into a deep, starry cosmos. In this cosmic space, there were only three living beings: the motionless Gyanendra, the frozen Qin Ru, and Little Luo Zhen, who was still running. The terror in Qin Ru¡¯s eyes grew as he watched Little Luo Zhen continue to run forward. But where was Gyanendra? He was nowhere to be seen! Chapter 1419: Clone substitution It was a bizarre scene. Qin Ru could see Gyanendra, Little Luo Zhen, and himself, but he realized his battle beast could not see its opponent. It continued to charge forward ferociously while still moving in slow motion. Did something cause Little Luo Zhen to go blind? But why hadn¡¯t his battle beast communicated this to him? Little Luo Zhen and him were truly connected in mind and spirit. If that was the case, there was only one explanation... In Little Luo Zhen¡¯s eyes, Gyanendra was still there. Qin Ru relayed this information to Little Luo Zhen, who stopped in frustration. It scanned its surroundings for the location its master had indicated. But there was nothing there. ¡°It¡¯s useless. It can¡¯t see me. Only evolved can see me now.¡± Gyanendra¡¯s voice echoed through the starry space. ¡°The shattering of the Burial Crystal Ball made me think I would lose many things. But that¡¯s how life is. Everything can change if you make the right compromises and let go of some principles you once held dear. Don¡¯t you Chinese have a saying, ¡®Things will get better after you face adversity¡¯? That¡¯s exactly what happened.¡± Gyanendra¡¯s body floated through the air, constantly shifting positions, making it impossible for Little Luo Zhen to locate him. The battle beast grew increasingly agitated and impulsive. The Star Prophet seemed to be reflecting on his experiences or perhaps experimenting with something. At this moment, Qin Ru felt a pang of regret. He wouldn¡¯t be so helpless today if he hadn¡¯t poured all his resources into Little Luo Zhen. Ninety percent of his strength lay in his battle beast. Once it was rendered useless, there was very little he could do. He pulled out an object¡ªa firecracker the size of his arm¡ªlit it and released a burst of dazzling fireworks. But the brilliant display didn¡¯t help Qin Ru find a way out. Instead, it deepened his despair. The fireworks exploded normally, unaffected by their surroundings. ¡°Are you trying to determine if this place is real or an illusion?¡± Gyanendra¡¯s laughter echoed. ¡°It seems this space is even more powerful than the Burial Barrier. This is the space created by my new Burial Crystal Ball and my job. What do you think?¡± Sweat dripped from Qin Ru¡¯s forehead. He was out of options, and his despair grew. Earlier, when facing Wen Yan, he could at least fight desperately. But now, he didn¡¯t even have the chance to fight back against Gyanendra. ¡°It seems you can¡¯t break through the Star Barrier I¡¯ve created. Then, let¡¯s end this.¡± Qin Ru felt his hair stand on end. He was about to face a fatal attack. ¡°Starry Prophet, Chapter Two: Falling Star.¡± A glowing star approached rapidly, rolling in from the distance. Qin Ru wanted to run, but his legs wouldn¡¯t move. The star was too large¡ªeven if he could teleport, he couldn¡¯t escape its range. Many images and faces flashed through Qin Ru¡¯s mind. In the end, they all turned into the youthful face of his son. Intense pain washed over him, but Qin Ru didn¡¯t care. Tears filled his eyes. Only at this moment did he realize that his son was truly gone, and the one he thought could replace him could never truly do so. The star vanished, the starry sky disappeared, and two bodies lay on the ground of the space. They appeared unharmed, but their heads had been completely crushed. Gyanendra stood nearby, laughing heartily. The Holy One from West Asia had killed the fifteenth-ranked individual on the country rankings. ...................................................... Alamos was on the verge of losing his mind. He had been with Palmerk earlier, but after the space shifted, he found himself alone. However, when he saw that his opponent was the severely injured Li Daqian, he thought it wasn¡¯t so bad. After all, even though he was a support job, if his opponent was a level lower and couldn¡¯t summon battle beasts, he could still win. Things went as expected at first. With a few casual skills, he easily incapacitated everyone except Li Zhizhong, the seven-star evolved. None of these people died, but they were reduced to helpless ¡°pigs.¡± But then, something changed. At that moment, Li Daqian, who should have been on the verge of death, stood up while clutching his neck. Alamos¡¯s eyes nearly popped out of his head. He had witnessed Jiu Long nearly kill this man with that assassination technique. Alamos couldn¡¯t understand how Li Daqian had recovered in such a short time. He had specifically studied the dagger technique, and the sinister energy it carried was something even he, a researcher, found impossible to counter. ¡°You...¡± ¡°I¡¯m... fine.¡± Li Daqian showed none of the anxiety or weakness he had displayed earlier when pleading with Ye Zhongming. He smiled, lowering the hand that had been clutching his neck. Blood still stained the area, and Alamos was certain it was real blood. But the wound itself had completely vanished. ¡°Did you pick up on our plan?¡± Alamos asked after regaining his composure. Li Daqian shook his head. ¡°No.¡± Without waiting for Alamos to ask more, Li Daqian continued, ¡°We Chinese often say, ¡®Prepare for rain before it falls.¡¯ I did the same. Before inviting you here, I considered every possibility. Of course, I didn¡¯t expect Wen Yan to ally with you. I simply prepared for the possibility of a sudden attack by a powerful force. Being assassinated was naturally part of my considerations.¡± ¡°I considered it and prepared for it but didn¡¯t expect it to actually come in handy.¡± As Li Daqian spoke, his tone was calm, but his expression soon turned grim. ¡°But do you know what I used up? A clone that cost me a seven-star evolution potion! My son is only a seven-star evolved! The entire villa only has five seven-star evolved individuals!¡± ¡°You launched this attack. Do you know what you¡¯ve destroyed? My base, which I¡¯ve painstakingly built for over four years! Do you know what I¡¯ve sacrificed for this place?! Do you know how many of my family members have died for it?!¡± Li Daqian was practically roaring. He had prepared in advance, but some things were impossible to guard against. The attack by these forces had nearly destroyed Thousand Beast Villa. ¡°Heh.¡± Alamos sneered coldly. ¡°Don¡¯t act like the whole world has wronged you. If you were so well-prepared, why did you play dead? Why didn¡¯t you stand up earlier and settle the score with us? It¡¯s because you wanted to drag all the forces here into the mess.¡± Li Daqian regained his composure and nodded. ¡°You¡¯re right. That¡¯s exactly what I wanted. And it seems to have worked out quite well, hasn¡¯t it? But as the master of this place, if I don¡¯t achieve something impressive before escaping, I won¡¯t be able to justify my actions to those people. I think killing you, the mastermind and leader of this operation, will be enough to earn their forgiveness for my act of playing dead. Don¡¯t you agree?¡± Chapter 1420: Dazzling Curses Alamos said nothing and answered with an attack. If it had been someone else, he might have tried to reason with them or offered incentives to reach an agreement. But that clearly wasn¡¯t an option against Li Daqian. So, it came down to life or death. The Pain Curse Master was a support job, but Alamos, as an eight-star evolved and the leader of a top-tier laboratory, wouldn¡¯t place all his hopes on having warriors help him in battle. He had his own way of fighting. Alamos decided to strike first. He pulled out a model from his space equipment and tossed it between himself, Li Daqian, and his son, Li Zhizhong. The model resembled a prison cell. After landing, it expanded to about a meter in height. Then, the model''s iron-barred door opened, and a levelless zombie dog rushed out, baring its teeth and growling threateningly at Li Daqian and his son. Next came a second dog, then a third. Ten medium-sized dogs, each about a meter tall, had appeared in just three or four seconds. Li Daqian didn¡¯t immediately attack. No matter how tough he talked, he was deeply wary of Alamos. He had deliberately stayed down and watched as his subordinates were knocked out individually to observe this man¡¯s fighting style. But now, seeing Alamos summon so many creatures, Li Daqian became even more cautious. At the very least, Alamos hadn¡¯t done this earlier. What surprised Li Daqian even more was that the summoning didn¡¯t stop there. Alamos threw out another item¡ªa dark, cave-like gate. After landing, it also expanded, though much larger than the prison cell, reaching nearly three meters in height before stopping. From it emerged a massive black energy troll. Next came an Earth Troll, followed by a stitched-together, Decomposing Troll. The appearance of the three trolls was far more impressive than the ten small zombie dogs. Though they weren¡¯t armed, their massive size and the surging energy around them made them seem far more dangerous. Li Daqian¡¯s eyes turned red, and his body grew more muscular. His fingernails elongated into sharp claws, and his equipment began to glow. Metal armor extended, covering his entire body. The leader of Thousand Beast Villa wasn¡¯t like Qin Ru. His most powerful ability was summoning battle beasts, but he was still formidable even without them. Now, he was using the basic Bear Bloodline, a long-lasting bloodline that enhanced all aspects of his body, though it reduced his agility. His equipment had been specially purchased from Cloud Peak. Five pieces of green-grade defensive gear with excellent abilities were complemented by two blue-grade pieces he had acquired himself, giving him solid defensive capabilities. An offensive bloodline paired with top-tier defensive equipment, combined with his eight-star evolution level, made Li Daqian a formidable fighter. Li Zhizhong also activated his bloodline. His bloodline was far superior to his father¡¯s¡ªthe Demon Bloodline was already upgraded to the intermediate grade. Li Zhizhong had a battle beast, a six-star one, which was decent by the standards of Thousand Beast Villa but couldn¡¯t compare to the seven-star beasts of his uncles and elders. Li Daqian himself also had a unique eight-star battle beast. Li Zhizhong fell short in this area, but Li Daqian didn¡¯t neglect his son. He compensated in other ways, ensuring Li Zhizhong had an excellent bloodline, even upgrading it. The Demon Bloodline was an explosive bloodline that not only greatly enhanced physical attributes but also granted strange and powerful abilities, turning attacks into energy-based ones. It was also a versatile bloodline combining close and long-range combat skills. Father and son moved in perfect sync. After transforming, they charged forward¡ªLi Daqian toward the three trolls and Li Zhizhong toward the ten zombie dogs. Those who knew Alamos understood he was a somewhat eccentric old man, especially in battle. Alamos¡¯s confidence soared, seeing his two summoning items in place. His eyes gleamed with excitement as he muttered incantations rapidly under his breath. Soon, a cloud of black dots flew out from him, landing on the zombie dogs. ¡°Strength Curse!¡± The Curse Master was one of the few jobs in the post-apocalyptic world with many skills. Though each skill might not be particularly powerful due to the job¡¯s supportive nature, they were enough to give opponents a headache. The Strength Curse significantly increased the zombie dogs¡¯ strength. ¡°Speed Curse!¡± Another quick spell, this one enhancing the dogs¡¯ speed. ¡°Fear Curse!¡± This curse wasn¡¯t cast on the zombie dogs or the trolls but on Li Zhizhong. It was unavoidable¡ªa guaranteed hit. This wasn¡¯t entirely accurate. The success rate of a curse master¡¯s negative status spells was directly related to the target¡¯s mental strength. The stronger the target¡¯s mental strength, the lower the success rate. Of course, a lower success rate didn¡¯t mean success was impossible. As a mental-based profession, curse masters naturally had immense mental strength, making their spells highly accurate. Li Zhizhong was only a seven-star evolved and a warrior. Mental strength wasn¡¯t his forte, so the curse immediately affected him. This was his first encounter with a curse master. Seeing the zombie dogs, now significantly faster and stronger, Li Zhizhong suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of fear. He stopped charging and dodged to the side, trying to avoid these terrifying creatures. Alamos chuckled and cast his fourth curse. ¡°Sticky Ground Curse!¡± The ground beneath Li Zhizhong¡¯s feet seemed to turn into thick glue, making each step incredibly difficult. The ten zombie dogs pounced, baring their sharp fangs as they aimed for various parts of Li Zhizhong¡¯s body. Li Zhizhong panicked as his fear grew. He couldn¡¯t even fight at his usual level, flailing his arms wildly to fend off the terrifying creatures. In reality, these zombie dogs weren¡¯t particularly strong¡ªthey were just sharp-toothed and vicious. Even with the Fear Curse making him timid, Li Zhizhong¡¯s strength hadn¡¯t diminished. In his transformed state, a single swipe of his arm crushed the skull of the lead zombie dog. Under normal circumstances, Li Zhizhong could have dodged and counterattacked, wiping out the zombie dogs in seconds. But now, his attacks were chaotic. After killing one dog, he didn¡¯t know what to do next and was immediately bitten by several others. Alamos suddenly raised his voice, pointing a finger as he cast another curse. Chapter 1421: Dazzling Curses (2) ¡°Weakness Curse.¡± Li Zhizhong¡¯s body immediately weakened from the curse. Due to the vast difference in mental strength between the two, the Weakness Curse succeeded and was very impactful. This curse not only nullified the physical enhancements from Li Zhizhong¡¯s Demon Bloodline but also reduced his abilities to below his pre-transformation state. The Weakness Curse even seemed to disable his equipment abilities. Several zombie dogs bit into Li Zhizhong¡¯s body, causing wounds to appear! Li Daqian noticed his son¡¯s predicament. He hadn¡¯t expected that ten low-level zombie dogs would be so difficult to handle, let alone put his son in such danger. His claws slashed rapidly. Since the equipment was made by Cloud Peak, its functions and skills were known. Detailed instructions were provided at the time of purchase, saving buyers a lot of time in familiarizing themselves with the gear. If multiple pieces were purchased together, the time saved could be substantial¡ªpossibly even months. Moreover, the short adaptation period for the equipment naturally led to a quicker increase in combat power, resulting in more successful hunts and greater safety. This back-and-forth efficiency made Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment highly cost-effective. Aside from its excellent quality, this was one of the main reasons why Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment was so popular. Li Daqian¡¯s ability to slash rapidly with his claws came from the equipment. The three trolls were tough to deal with. Their attacks were similar to Li Zhizhong¡¯s post-transformation abilities, carrying strange energy that made them difficult to handle. Li Daqian had to be cautious. Li Daqian went all out when he saw his son in danger. He stopped dodging and took the trolls¡¯ attacks while landing his own blows on them. The Earth Troll was the first to fall with a whimper, crumbling into a pile of dirt. It was the frontline tank that took the most damage. Once Li Daqian focused his attacks, it was quickly killed. Next was the Decomposing Troll. This creature had poor physical defense but the strongest attacks among the three trolls. It had been Li Daqian¡¯s primary target. With the Earth Troll gone, it quickly fell to Li Daqian¡¯s relentless assault. The Energy Troll, however, was troublesome. Its body wasn¡¯t physical but ethereal, making Li Daqian¡¯s attacks less effective. This left the master of the Thousand Beast Villa frustrated. The basic Bear Bloodline wasn¡¯t considered a top-tier bloodline¡ªit was even seen as average in the post-apocalyptic world. Li Daqian had obtained it early in the apocalypse and couldn¡¯t change it later. Like in some competitive games, there are no bad heroes, only bad players. Li Daqian believed that with proper use, this bloodline could still excel. He even felt it was fate, as his battle beast was a Spotted Giant Bear. But now, he hated this bloodline. The Bear Bloodline reduced his speed, making it impossible to break free from the Energy Troll and rush to his son¡¯s aid. Li Daqian assessed his injuries and the damage the Energy Troll was dealing. He decided he had to reach Li Zhizhong even if it meant taking continuous hits. But just as he took two steps in the other direction, a wall of black souls suddenly rose from the ground before him. ¡°Wall of Agony!¡± Alamos cackled, temporarily stopping his curses. But the curses he had already cast were enough to give Li Daqian and his son a massive headache. ¡°How do you have so many job skills?!¡± Li Daqian roared at Alamos, stopping before the Wall of Agony. He didn¡¯t know what it was, but it felt dangerous, and he dared not pass through recklessly. The wall didn¡¯t divide the entire space, but it was long. Li Daqian was positioned right in the middle, and it would take time, no matter which side he chose to go around. Don¡¯t forget, the Energy Troll was still harassing him from behind. He couldn¡¯t understand how a job could have so many skills. It didn¡¯t make sense. Even for a support job, these many skills were unheard of! ¡°Heh heh, you ignorant yellow-skinned monkey!¡± Alamos spread his hands, and Li Daqian noticed a short bone staff in one hand. It was dark green but emitted a golden glow, indicating its high level. ¡°My job is Pain Curse Master, a top-tier job with a prefix. Its skills aren¡¯t something your shallow knowledge can comprehend. They¡¯re divided into several major systems. One of them is called Dazzling Curses, which includes many minor curses¡ªlike the ones I cast on your son. How does it feel, Li Daqian? Are you enjoying yourself?¡± Li Zhizhong¡¯s situation grew even more dire as Alamos spoke. Although he had managed to kill several zombie dogs in his panic, for every one he killed, a new one emerged from the iron bars, keeping the number at ten. Also, Alamos had somehow enlarged the prison model, and the emerging zombie dogs were now larger and clearly stronger than before. Li Daqian gritted his teeth and charged through the Wall of Agony. He had no choice. Li Zhizhong might not recover from the numerous negative status effects anytime soon. The wounds from the zombie dogs were adding up. Now, with stronger zombie dogs appearing, Li Daqian was terrified that his son might suffer a fatal accident. In this situation, he would have to charge through even if the Wall of Agony was a mountain of blades or a sea of fire. After passing through the Wall of Agony, Li Daqian felt as though his entire being was twisted. The pain was like being flayed alive. It wasn¡¯t just physical¡ªhis mind was also assaulted. Every negative emotion he had ever experienced surged back, amplified countless times, eroding his consciousness. Li Daqian collapsed to his knees, howling in agony. The wall of black vengeful spirits disappeared after he passed through, and the Energy Troll caught up, mercilessly attacking the kneeling Li Daqian. Alamos didn¡¯t stop his assault despite his overwhelming advantage. As Li Daqian charged through the Wall of Agony, he began chanting a new curse. The entire space started to fill with a thick, bloody scent, and the air above turned deep crimson. A powerful curse was about to descend. Chapter 1422: Soul Burning Embers ¡°Soul-Burning Embers.¡± A large cluster of ghostly flames fell from the crimson sky and enveloped the father and son. These ghostly flames drifted lightly; their trajectories swayed and wobbled. Yet, they were incredibly fast. Almost as soon as they appeared, the father and son from Thousand Beast Villa had no chance to dodge. Li Daqian was an eight-star powerhouse. Even though he was affected by the energy from the Wall of Agony, his recovery speed was much faster than his son¡¯s. He struggled to his feet, ignoring the attacks from the Energy Troll behind him. Li Daqian ended his bloodline transformation to move even faster. He quickly ran to Li Zhizhong, who wasn¡¯t far away, and kicked away the zombie dogs while grabbing his son. Then, an ancient-looking umbrella flew out of Li Daqian¡¯s space equipment. He opened it, and the umbrella shielded them from the falling ghostly flames. Thud, thud, thud¡ªthe muffled sounds of the ghostly flames hitting the umbrella echoed continuously. Although the flames were light, each collision caused a significant tremor, demonstrating their power. With every ghostly flame that landed, Li Daqian¡¯s body trembled slightly, indicating that the umbrella¡¯s defense was linked to his own energy. Li Zhizhong was still feeling the effects of his negative status, but perhaps the touch of his father¡¯s hand gave him strength. He was noticeably calmer than before. He was still fearful and weak, but he wasn¡¯t stupid. He knew that he and his father were in a dire situation. But understanding the situation didn¡¯t mean he could do anything about it. Alamos was slightly out of breath after casting this skill. While the minor skills in the Dazzling Curses system seemed effortless, they still consumed mental energy. The Wall of Agony and Soul-Burning Embers, which was on par with the Floral Curses, had taken a significant toll on him. He had the upper hand fighting one against two¡ªan eight-star and a seven-star¡ª, but since he wasn¡¯t a full-fledged eight-star, and the two lacked experience dealing with curse masters, Alamos had gained the advantage. Otherwise, the outcome of the battle would have been hard to predict. But now, Alamos felt at ease. All his earlier preparations had been leading up to this moment¡ªthe true killing move, Soul-Burning Embers. In truth, Alamos didn¡¯t have much offensive capability. When he fought alone, he relied mostly on his two summoning structures. But he cleverly utilized his abilities, specifically these drifting ghostly flames. Soul-Burning Embers was also a negative status ability designed to lower the target¡¯s mental strength and induce hallucinations. The more flames that hit, the stronger the negative effects would become. Typically, other curse masters would use this skill first to lower their opponent¡¯s mental strength, then follow up with other curses to increase their success rate. But Alamos didn¡¯t do that. He had discovered that for those unfamiliar with curse masters, Soul-Burning Embers posed the greatest perceived threat, whether in terms of energy fluctuations or visual impact. As a result, these people would do everything in their power to prevent the ghostly flames from touching them. Once they tried to block the flames, the ghostly flames transformed into pure energy impacts upon contact with other objects. Each ghostly flame was packed with energy. This effectively turned a support skill into an offensive one. By the time the target realized they couldn¡¯t block the flames anymore, they would have already exhausted their defensive equipment or mental energy, giving Alamos a better chance to finish them off. Li Daqian had fallen into this trap. It was too late when he realised. Alamos began to feel a pang of regret regarding the ancient, extraordinary-looking umbrella. The ghostly flames, initially falling one by one, now came from all directions, simultaneously crashing into the umbrella. A massive energy shockwave radiated outward from the impact. The Energy Troll, being an energy-based entity, was most vulnerable to such impacts. It was dispersed without even a chance to cry out. However, the thick-skinned zombie dogs weren¡¯t affected much. After they were sent rolling across the ground, they wobbled back to their feet. On the ground, Li Daqian and Li Zhizhong clutched their heads and wailed in agony. The younger man¡¯s cries suddenly stopped as he collapsed; his condition was unknown. The ghostly flames caused mental shocks and continuously drained their mental energy. Li Zhizhong¡¯s mental energy was completely depleted, causing him to lose consciousness. This wasn¡¯t the same as voluntarily exhausting one¡¯s mental energy, which would, at most, lead to fainting. Having one¡¯s mental energy forcibly drained was far worse¡ªit could cause severe harm to the evolved individual. Even if Li Zhizhong woke up, it was uncertain whether he would regain his sanity. Alamos laughed heartily, knowing he had won. He hadn¡¯t expected that he could suppress the leader of Thousand Beast Villa relying solely on his own skills. After this, his reputation would undoubtedly soar, and few could rival him. But the space shifted again just as he was about to deliver the final blow. This time, the change was significant. Because Li Daqian and Li Zhizhong didn¡¯t disappear, instead, many more people appeared. Alamos looked around. Wen Yan, Gyanendra, Guancheng Chun, Palmerk, David, and others were on his side. Ye Zhongming, Li Daqian, Deacon Water, Ruan Xiao, and others were on the opposing side. Compared to before, Alamos¡¯s side was missing Kim Jongyuan, while Li Daqian¡¯s side was missing Qin Ru. Both sides had lost a high-level combatant during the space shift, but it seemed like a draw¡ªone death each. However, neither side looked pleased. Li Daqian¡¯s side was unhappy because both the Water Deacon and Ruan Xiao had faced formidable challenges. Deacon Water had ended up fighting Wen Yan, while Ruan Xiao battled Palmerk. Both fights had been grueling, and if not for their substantial resources, they might have already been defeated. Deacon Water, in particular, was on the verge of collapse. Ruan Xiao was in slightly better shape because Palmerk had been severely injured earlier, giving him the upper hand. Li Daqian was relieved by the space shift, as it had saved him from certain defeat. But he was also deeply saddened by his son¡¯s unconsciousness and the inevitable destruction of Thousand Beast Villa after this. On the other hand, Alamos and his group were displeased when they noticed that Wen Yan and Palmerk were in rough shape. The latter was severely injured and unable to fight. Guancheng Chun, who appeared unharmed, looked utterly defeated, clearly having suffered some kind of setback. The only one still in perfect condition was Gyanendra. Chapter 1423: Three crowns How did a battle that was supposed to be "pick and choose" turn into this? Alamos fell silent, unsure of what to do next. The others also remained silent. Only Gyanendra looked at Ye Zhongming with excitement. He was brimming with fighting spirit. The Holy One was eager to challenge Ye Zhongming. ¡°Fess, perhaps we should leave.¡± Fess was Alamos¡¯s real name, known only to those close to him. Palmerk, as his partner, called him by this name. Before coming here, Palmerk had never imagined that the country could have so many powerful individuals. But now he knew¡ªwhether it was Ye Zhongming, who had nearly killed him, or the warrior Xia Bai, both could defeat him. And people like Wen Yan, the Water Deacon, and Ruan Xiao were all on his level. He had lost confidence and no longer wanted to fight. His body couldn¡¯t handle it anymore. ¡°What are you saying?¡± Gyanendra immediately turned his head and glared at Palmerk with undisguised killing intent. He found the words of this fellow West Asian evolved irritating and was considering killing him. ¡°Holy One, your chances of defeating Ye Zhongming are at most 30%.¡± Palmerk shook his head, pushing aside Alamos, who had moved to block him. ¡°He has obtained the Star Spirit¡ªthe complete form.¡± This statement calmed Gyanendra, who had been on the verge of losing control. Star Sand was a specialty of West Asia, and they discovered the Star Spirit first. However, a powerhouse from the Chinese region ultimately obtained it. Both Gyanendra and Palmerk had once coveted the Star Spirit. They knew what kind of existence it was and how arduous the journey to obtain it would be¡ªrequiring prolonged, high-intensity battles. At the time, they couldn¡¯t complete this challenge, so they couldn¡¯t obtain the Star Spirit. But Ye Zhongming had succeeded. This meant he had completed the task in that bizarre space, challenging nearly all the stars. Even at their current levels, Gyanendra and Palmerk wouldn¡¯t easily take such a risk. It wasn¡¯t just a test of combat power but also endurance, mental resilience, overall equipment, and the quality of one¡¯s job. If any of these fell short, it would be impossible to gain the recognition of the elemental spirit. Ye Zhongming had succeeded. What did that mean? For the first time, Gyanendra calmed down from the excitement of his newfound power and began to consider the danger Ye Zhongming posed seriously. ¡°I used all my trump cards against him and couldn¡¯t even last two minutes. And he... only used about half his strength.¡± Palmerk¡¯s words drew everyone¡¯s attention to Ye Zhongming. This was the first time those from foreign countries had heard such things, and they were naturally shocked. Alamos, who was very familiar with Palmerk¡¯s strength, finally realized just how formidable Ye Zhongming was. As for those from the country, they were even more shaken. They knew Ye Zhongming was strong but hadn¡¯t realized he was this strong. How could he defeat an opponent of the same level in under two minutes without using his full strength? That was almost unbelievable. ¡°He also has the Ocean King Crown!¡± This voice came from Guancheng Chun, who had been looking dejected earlier. The four-legged man walked forward, stopping before Ye Zhongming. He bowed apologetically and then stood behind him. ¡°Guancheng Chun, what do you mean by this?¡± Wen Yan shouted angrily. Ye Zhongming was indeed strong, but Alamos¡¯s side wasn¡¯t weak either. Gyanendra and Alamos were still in full fighting condition. Wen Yan was injured but could still fight. Palmerk was out of the question, but David and the others could still contribute. While Guancheng Chun wasn¡¯t a top-tier fighter, his abilities were strange and useful. Now, had he switched sides? ¡°Isn¡¯t my meaning clear?¡± Guancheng Chun showed no guilt for his betrayal. In fact, he seemed proud. ¡°I¡¯ve joined Cloud Peak. I¡¯ve already reached an agreement with Boss Ye.¡± ¡°Traitor!¡± Wen Yan shouted angrily and pointed at him. After all, the two of them were the country''s representatives. ¡°Thank you.¡± Guancheng Chun remained unfazed, nodding in acknowledgment. ¡°The Ocean King Crown...¡± Wen Yan and the others from the country clearly didn¡¯t know what the Ocean King Crown was, but Alamos¡¯s expression changed dramatically. He even began muttering to himself. ¡°Mr. Ye, how about we call a truce?¡± Alamos suddenly spoke. Ye Zhongming tilted his head and was amused. He hadn¡¯t even said anything yet, and these people had already made him the center of their discussion. The Star Spirit, the Ocean King Crown... these people knew quite a lot. ¡°What if I say no?¡± Ye Zhongming smiled calmly. ¡°No offense, but I don¡¯t think you can beat me.¡± Alamos didn¡¯t hesitate and quickly replied, ¡°Anything can happen in battle. Luck is also part of strength. Can you guarantee that your luck today is better than ours? If you refuse, then I¡¯m sorry, but when we fight, we¡¯ll focus all our attacks on you.¡± As he spoke, he glanced at Li Daqian and the others. ¡°They won¡¯t be of much help to you.¡± ¡°Even if you can defeat us, what good will it do you? As far as I know, Li Daqian isn¡¯t your friend.¡± Seeing that the master of Thousand Beast Villa wanted to speak, Alamos didn¡¯t give him a chance. His rapid speech ensured Ye Zhongming heard his thoughts first. ¡°The Spatitu Space is mine. I can choose to end it, allowing us to leave safely. But if we engage in a fierce battle, this space will collapse prematurely. I can¡¯t guarantee what will happen then.¡± After this, even Li Daqian decided not to speak. Alamos¡¯s words affected everyone. ¡°Of course, this is ultimately a request to Mr. Ye. As compensation, I will offer something that will surely satisfy you.¡± Ye Zhongming¡¯s smile didn¡¯t fade as he looked at Alamos. ¡°Go ahead. Let¡¯s see if it piques my interest.¡± Alamos and Palmerk both breathed a sigh of relief. They realized that the leader of Cloud Peak truly didn¡¯t want to get involved in the affairs of Thousand Beast Villa and was also concerned about the space collapsing. But Palmerk had no idea what his friend planned to offer. Few things could tempt someone like Ye Zhongming. However, Alamos seemed very confident. He looked at Ye Zhongming seriously and said, ¡°Can I confirm that Mr. Ye indeed possesses the Ocean King Crown?¡± Ye Zhongming hesitated for a moment before nodding. Alamos smiled. ¡°Then I can tell Mr. Ye what the three King Crowns are and where the Earth King Crown is!¡± Chapter 1424: Ruler equipment Evolved who have survived until now weren¡¯t fools. Perhaps greed can blind them, but they weigh the pros and cons when it comes to life and death. This was true for Ye Zhongming, who had lived two lives. No one knew that he had almost decided to attack. If it weren¡¯t for Gyanendra being present... Since the Holy One from West Asia was here, it meant he had a way to deal with Ye Zhongming. At least, Gyanendra himself believed so. Gyanendra had previously been defeated by Ye Zhongming in West Asia. His Burial Crystal Ball shattered, and he suffered severe injuries. Although the Holy One had nearly been killed, it hadn¡¯t been an exceptionally difficult battle from Ye Zhongming¡¯s perspective. At the time, Gyanendra might have been overly confident in his Burial Barrier, which led to his crushing defeat when Ye Zhongming broke through it in one strike. If it were Ye Zhongming, he would never actively seek out someone who had defeated him before for another challenge without absolute certainty. Now that Gyanendra was here, it meant he was confident in himself. Ye Zhongming had to be cautious when facing this former powerhouse without the Cloud Peak warriors. In his hesitation, Alamos brought up the matter of the three King Crowns, completely dispelling Ye Zhongming¡¯s thoughts of attacking. Ye Zhongming was slightly taken aback. Although Alamos¡¯s description of the three King Crowns differed somewhat from his own understanding of the Ocean King Wheel, the curse master¡¯s confident demeanor made him decide to listen. ¡°Mr. Ye, do you want everyone to hear this?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s all hear it.¡± Ye Zhongming was also wary of any tricks, so he decided not to split from his own group. Alamos didn¡¯t mind. He said, ¡°As far as I know, aside from appearing on a few level-nine wheels, seven-colored equipment must be cultivated or crafted by evolved.¡± ¡°Are you saying the Ocean King Crown is seven-colored grade equipment?¡± Ruan Xiao interjected, unable to resist the allure of the highest-known grade of equipment. It was like two evolved of the same level fighting¡ªthe one with better equipment would have a higher chance of winning. If the equipment was vastly superior, it might even allow for defeating opponents of a higher level. Evolution level, job, bloodline, skills, and equipment were the three standards for measuring an evolved¡¯s strength. Alamos glanced at Ruan Xiao but didn¡¯t answer, only shaking his head slightly. ¡°Of course, crafting or cultivating seven-colored grade equipment is extremely difficult. Aside from a few exceptional jobs or those with great fortune, the chances for others are slim.¡± ¡°In addition, there are some special sealed equipment. They are inherently seven-colored grade but have had their abilities restricted for some reason. Once unsealed, they will return to their original state.¡± ¡°The Ocean King Crown is such an item.¡± Hearing this, everyone looked at Ye Zhongming with renewed awe. This guy not only had elemental spirits but also future seven-colored equipment! ¡°These pieces of equipment are extremely unique. For example, the Ocean King Crown, Mountain King Crown, and Sky King Crown are collectively known as the three King Crowns, belonging to the category of Ruler Equipment.¡± This was another term no one had heard before, not even Ye Zhongming in his two lifetimes. ¡°As for what Ruler Equipment is, I can¡¯t say for certain. I only learned this term when I received information about the Mountain King Crown.¡± As Alamos spoke, he glanced at Ye Zhongming again, noticing that the man remained unmoved. He realized Ye Zhongming was determined to maintain the status quo and hear the rest of the information. ¡°At the summit of Denali Mountain in Alaska, someone once saw a very special and peculiar wheel. The faction this person belonged to went through great hardships to reach it and spin the wheel. But they failed the challenge. Only a few escaped, and one later joined my laboratory, becoming my assistant¡ªDavid.¡± Alamos finished and looked at the assistant who had turned the space into its current state. ¡°Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. The final reward on that wheel was the Mountain King Crown. At the time, the team leader kept saying before his death, ¡®What a pity, such a great piece of Ruler Equipment, and I missed it.¡¯¡± Hearing David¡¯s words, everyone exchanged glances. Ruan Xiao asked, ¡°Where is this Denali Mountain?¡± ¡°It¡¯s the highest peak in North America, located in the central part of the Alaska Range, with an elevation of over 6,000 meters. It used to be called Mount McKinley but was renamed a few years before the apocalypse.¡± Mount McKinley. Deacon Water nodded. She had heard of the place, though she had never been there. A friend had mentioned it before. The mountain was located in a national park almost at the center of Alaska. She remembered it because of the large caribou, a distinctive animal in the area. ¡°Is that all?¡± Ye Zhongming frowned. Alamos smiled. ¡°If it were just the location, I would indeed be wasting Mr. Ye¡¯s time. Let David explain the rest. Since you and I appeared together, me and David can¡¯t have prearranged this, so please trust us.¡± He then gestured to his assistant. David hesitated before saying, ¡°I roughly know the challenge method of this wheel and what we would face. I also have a plausible theory: Ruler Equipment, with immense power, is unique to the wheels on Earth. They come in sets... seven-colored equipment, likely three sets.¡± He then explained the challenge method of the Earth King Wheel and the opponents they would face. Having challenged the Ocean King Wheel himself, Ye Zhongming felt that David¡¯s account was likely true. The two special wheels had similarities. For the first time, the concept of three sets of seven-colored equipment, or RulerEquipment, was revealed to everyone. ¡°You never coveted it?¡± Li Daqian sneered coldly. If what these people said was true, even a fool would know how powerful Ruler Equipment was. Alamos and his group had even targeted Thousand Beast Villa. How could they pass up a piece of seven-colored grade equipment? ¡°Of course, we coveted it and even tried, but we failed. We eventually concluded that the Earth King Wheel isn¡¯t always accessible. If you go at the wrong time, while facing the treacherous environment and numerous mutated lifeforms along the way, you¡¯ll only see a wheel and nothing else.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sharing this information not to give up on the Earth King Crown but to use it as a bargaining chip for us to leave peacefully. As for who ultimately obtains this equipment, we¡¯ll each rely on our own abilities.¡± ¡°How do we know the timing you¡¯re giving us is accurate?¡± Ruan Xiao asked again. ¡°I¡¯ll swear a Heart Oath.¡± Alamos pulled out a scroll. Many recognized it as a Promise Scroll. After swearing on it, the scroll would change color if the oath were false. If true, it would remain unchanged¡ªa kind of lie detector. ¡°David and I will each write down the date, and you should believe us with this scroll.¡± Chapter 1425: Selling corpses Li Daqian couldn¡¯t suppress his hatred as he watched the retreating figures of Alamos and his group. Evolved in the post-apocalyptic world were not so naive. When everyone emerged from the Spatitu Space, many wanted to test whether they could kill their opponents. However, the strengths of both sides were somewhat balanced. After a moment of mutual observation, they decided against fighting. As for the equipment Wen Yan had taken to control battle beasts, it had been returned. However, the large beast pool of Thousand Beast Villa had been temporarily sealed by some method, and it would take half a day to unseal. Even Li Daqian, who most wanted to kill these people, had no choice but to remain silent. The sudden attack had left Thousand Beast Villa severely damaged. A significant number of traitors had left the place nearly defenseless. Alamos and his team had destroyed most of the villa. While the top-tier fighters battled in the space, the outside was also in chaos. Many areas were destroyed by the uncontrollable abilities of the evolved during the fight. If it hadn¡¯t been for Xia Bai and the female guards stepping in early to stabilize the situation, the entire villa might have been wiped out. Therefore, Li Daqian¡¯s attitude toward Ye Zhongming was very good. Although the villa was in ruins, the core area remained relatively intact. With no further interference from external enemies, the survivors quickly stabilized the situation and began efforts to salvage and repair the place. Li Daqian handed his son over to several of the villa¡¯s leaders and then brought Ye Zhongming, Deacon Water, Ruan Xiao, Guancheng Chun, and other faction leaders to a mysterious location within a mountain. Following a wide passage, they descended hundreds of meters underground into the mountain. They found a stone hall at the lowest level, empty except for a stone coffin in the center. Several blood relatives accompanied Li Daqian, all seven-star evolved. No one underestimated them, as together with Li Daqian, they could summon the top-ranked battle beast in the country¡ªChisel Tooth. The Spotted Giant Bear also followed, its eight-star strength drawing attention. This was the only way Li Daqian felt secure. ¡°This is the place.¡± The manor¡¯s master regained some of his authoritative demeanor, suppressing his worry for his son. Ye Zhongming and the others approached and looked into the stone coffin. Inside laid a corpse. At first, no one focused on what kind of lifeform it was, as they were all drawn to the silver magic crystal on its forehead. Nine-stars! Indeed, Thousand Beast Villa had truly killed a nine-star mutated lifeform. ¡°This is...¡± Li Daqian began, then realized his people had given the name. After a moment¡¯s thought, he decided to use the name given by the evolved in the area where this creature had been active¡ªMantis Snatcher. ¡°I¡¯m not entirely sure whether this is a mutated version of some Earth lifeform or one of those suddenly appearing monsters. In any case, it¡¯s a nine-star lifeform and dead.¡± Li Daqian and his subordinates felt a surge of pride as he spoke. In terms of faction strength, they might not match Cloud Peak, Five Ring Money, or Cannibal Chains. In terms of personal combat power, Li Daqian was certain he couldn¡¯t defeat Ye Zhongming and was, at best, on par with Deacon Water and Ruan Xiao. But the first in the country to kill a nine-star lifeform was Thousand Beast Villa! Of course, he didn¡¯t know that Ye Zhongming and his team, along with the Posthumous People, had already killed the Holy Father in the secret realm. However, since the fatal blow to the Holy Father had come from infighting within Saint Light Hall, the Cloud Peak team didn¡¯t consider it their kill and had never publicized it. ¡°Although we weren¡¯t in the same space, we fought side by side. I won¡¯t beat around the bush¡ªI¡¯ll be direct.¡± Li Daqian looked at the nine-star lifeform¡¯s corpse, a hint of reluctance in his eyes. ¡°I plan to sell this corpse.¡± Ye Zhongming, Deacon Water, Ruan Xiao, Guancheng Chun, and even Xia Bai, who had followed them in, had a gleam in their eyes. This was the corpse of a nine-star lifeform! Every part of it was an extremely precious material. While they might not yet know the exact uses of these materials, future research, and exploration will reveal their immense value. Now, they understood why Li Daqian had gathered these people. Excluding Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain, which were purely business-oriented, the others¡ªYe Zhongming, Guancheng Chun, Qin Ru, Wen Yan, and Alamos¡ªhad advanced laboratories or powerful battle beasts. The corpse of a nine-star lifeform could be invaluable research material or the rarest food for battle beasts. It had significant uses, whether for research or consumption. They were the most qualified and eager buyers. So, Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s plan from the start had been to sell the corpse! All that talk about jointly verifying the nine-star lifeform¡¯s corpse and exploring its secrets had been excuses and smokescreens. ¡°Name your price. There¡¯s nothing Cannibal Chain can¡¯t afford.¡± Ruan Xiao was practically drooling. Although Cannibal Chain had lost one of its top executives this time, that person had been the least experienced and weakest among the regional managers. While his death was a blow to the organization, it wasn¡¯t a critical one. If they could acquire this nine-star corpse as compensation, it would more than make up for the loss. ¡°Oh? Does Manager Ruan think Five Ring Money can¡¯t afford it?¡± Deacon Water was displeased, no longer caring about maintaining her goddess-like image. She was ready to fight for every inch. She had made up her mind. She was determined to get her hands on this nine-star corpse even if it meant offending Ye Zhongming! ¡°I think we should hear what Villa Master Li has to say. What¡¯s the point of arguing now? Do you think Cloud Peak doesn¡¯t have the money?¡± Since defecting to Ye Zhongming, Guancheng Chun had fully embraced the role of a loyal subordinate. He knew he had to cling tightly to the Cloud Peak King¡¯s coattails; otherwise, Li Daqian would kill him. Deacon Water and Ruan Xiao glanced at Guancheng Chun but said nothing. After all, this four-legged man was now Ye Zhongming¡¯s subordinate. Li Daqian snorted, expressing his dissatisfaction with Guancheng Chun, then slowly said, ¡°If I were to sell the entire corpse, I would demand the best items in return¡ªlike Brother Ye¡¯s two purple-grade weapons, Deacon Water¡¯s Bright Water Realm, or Manager Ruan¡¯s boss¡¯s battle beast, Soaring Wind.¡± ¡°Would you give them up? No.¡± Li Daqian shook his head. The others agreed. These items were far too important to trade away. ¡°Moreover, even if you were willing to make such a trade, wouldn¡¯t the others have come here for nothing? Possessing such a treasure would only invite trouble. The journey back would be anything but smooth.¡± ¡°So, I¡¯ve decided to sell the corpse in parts!¡± Chapter 1426: Splitting level nine materials Li Daqian waited for everyone¡¯s reactions after he finished speaking. Surprisingly, the responses varied. The smaller organizations and laboratories were visibly pleased, knowing they now had a chance. If the entire corpse were sold as a whole, they wouldn¡¯t stand a chance against super factions like Cloud Peak, Five Ring Money, and Cannibal Chain. Coming here would have been a waste of resources, leaving them with nothing but losses. Perhaps Thousand Beast Villa would have gifted them a couple of battle beasts as compensation? But now, things were different. If the corpse were sold in parts, the opportunity was much greater. It was obvious that Li Daqian would divide the corpse into as many pieces as possible to maximize profits. They didn¡¯t expect to get the key parts, but some ¡°scraps¡± would surely be available¡ªenough to satisfy their appetites. To be honest, they couldn¡¯t afford the expensive parts anyway, so getting what others didn¡¯t want was perfect for them. As for the more powerful individuals like Ye Zhongming, Deacon Water, and Ruan Xiao, they remained calm. They weren¡¯t fools. Li Daqian¡¯s decision to sell the corpse in parts was clearly an attempt to squeeze them for all they were worth. While this was understandable, given Thousand Beast Villa''s heavy losses, it didn¡¯t mean they were willing to be taken advantage of. They were far from pleased. Everyone wanted the best parts, and each of them had the resources to acquire the entire corpse. But if they started competing, the final price could skyrocket, far exceeding what they were willing to pay. Li Daqian didn¡¯t give the three a chance to reach a tacit agreement. He quickly walked to the stone coffin, pulling out a blue-grade knife. With a swift motion, he cut off a part of the corpse¡ªa limb resembling a mantis blade. ¡°First item.¡± Li Daqian¡¯s voice was soft, but he tapped the blade lightly against the severed limb, producing a metallic clink. Once removed from the coffin, the limb immediately emitted a surge of energy, revealing that the coffin itself was no ordinary object¡ªit could conceal energy. Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes flickered as he saw the blade-like limb. If anyone present understood the value of a nine-star lifeform¡¯s corpse, it was undoubtedly Ye Zhongming. He had once obtained the remains of a nine-star lifeform and personally crafted a powerful soul weapon¡ªthe Soul Shattering Staff. As a craftsman, rare materials were a must-have. Ye Zhongming was a ¡°dual craftsman,¡± possessing the ability to create soul weapons. Imagine if every core member of Cloud Peak had a weapon like the Soul Shattering Staff... Just the thought of it was enough to excite Ye Zhongming. ¡°The Mantis Snatcher has four lower limbs and six upper limbs. This is one of the upper limbs¡ªthe left rear arm.¡± ¡°When we killed it, the six upper limbs had distinct characteristics. The front limbs were sharp, the middle limbs were mysterious, and the rear arms were solid. This rear arm possessed astonishing strength. Even Chisel Tooth would suffer broken bones if struck by it. Solid mountain rock could be shattered in just a few hits. I estimate that, aside from Defenders, none of us at our current evolution levels and with our current equipment could withstand more than two hits.¡± Li Daqian knew that this arm, with little meat on it, wouldn¡¯t be suitable for feeding battle beasts. The buyers would likely be craftsmen or laboratories. ¡°Selling one arm is inconvenient. How about selling it together with the right rear arm?¡± Deacon Water suddenly suggested. Li Daqian was momentarily stunned, unsure whether Deacon Water genuinely wanted to purchase the pair or was using this as a ploy to disrupt his plan to sell the corpse in parts. ¡°I believe Mr. Ye would understand better. Identical materials are easier to craft into sets, especially when they¡¯re part of the same body. The value of one rear arm is far less than that of two. Of course, this is just a suggestion. You don¡¯t have to agree.¡± Ye Zhongming nodded. While he didn¡¯t care much about sets, acquiring two pieces of such material at once would undoubtedly be advantageous. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll sell them together!¡± Li Daqian leaned into the coffin again and cut off the other rear arm. Ye Zhongming glanced at the blue-grade knife but said nothing. ¡°My apologies, everyone. For these materials, demon crystals are the preferred currency. I¡¯ll only accept eight-star demon crystals for key parts. For other parts, seven-star crystals will suffice. Aside from demon crystals, the second priority is battle beast-related job scrolls, skill scrolls, contract scrolls, and bloodline crystals. The third priority is battle beast cubs, eggs, high-level battle beasts, or high-level beast equipment.¡± ¡°Of course, high-level weapons, equipment, or technological achievements are also acceptable, but they¡¯ll be the lowest priority.¡± Everyone realized Li Daqian was using the nine-star corpse to cultivate eight-star evolved. After this battle, he was determined to boost Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s strength rapidly. ¡°This pair of rear arms¡ªten eight-star demon crystals.¡± Almost everyone frowned when they heard the price. Ten eight-star magic crystals were enough to spin a level-eight wheel once. With good luck, one could obtain an eight-star evolution potion. Even with bad luck, the other rewards on a level-eight wheel were valuable¡ªblue-grade equipment, rare job scrolls, or bloodlines. ¡°Isn¡¯t that a bit high?¡± Ruan Xiao looked troubled. Even as a top executive of Cannibal Chain, one of the most renowned merchant organizations in the country, eight-star demon crystals were akin to nuclear weapons at this stage. If he had ten, he would have already used them to spin the wheel, not carry them around. Moreover, unlike other post-apocalyptic organizations where the leader controlled all resources, Cannibal Chain operated differently. As a top executive, Ruan Xiao had significant authority, but even he had to surrender some of the eight-star demon crystals he obtained. If this level of magic crystal were used as payment, he couldn¡¯t compete with Ye Zhongming or even the more independent Deacon Water of Five Ring Money. ¡°I¡¯m truly sorry, Manager Ruan. Given the drastic changes at home, these are urgently needed. I hope you understand.¡± Li Daqian smiled but refused firmly, leaving no room for negotiation. Ruan Xiao sighed and added, ¡°Can I take the items now and pay later? I¡¯ll deliver the demon crystals within a month. I guarantee it with Cannibal Chain¡¯s reputation.¡± Li Daqian smiled but said nothing. This was a refusal. Deacon Water clenched her hands, visibly hesitant. She currently had ten eight-star demon crystals on her, but not twenty. This meant that if she bought this pair of rear arms, she couldn¡¯t afford other parts. Even if she could, she¡¯d have to trade other valuable items, and it was clear that these weren¡¯t the best parts of the nine-star corpse. The price of the nine-star materials far exceeded her expectations. She was torn about how to proceed. At this moment, Ye Zhongming spoke. ¡°Can I choose the parts I want?¡± Chapter 1427: Splitting level nine materials (2) Li Daqian frowned and was lost in thought. He had split the corpse of the level-nine creature to sell it piece by piece, aiming to make a hefty profit. However, this didn''t mean he intended to sell every part of the corpse. Li Daqian wanted to keep some parts for himself, such as the brain, which he planned to feed to Chisel Tooth. He also wanted to keep the demon crystal and the internal organs meant for the Spotted Giant Bear to consume. If it weren''t for the fact that Beast Villa relied solely on the Beast Pool equipment to cultivate war beasts, without any laboratories or skilled craftsmen, Li Daqian would never have put this corpse up for sale. His original plan was to keep what he needed and sell what he didn''t. Now, Ye Zhongming''s question had put him in a difficult position. He didn''t know which part of the corpse the Cloud Peak King, this excellent craftsman, had his eye on. If Ye Zhongming wanted the same parts that Li Daqian needed, refusing him might lead to Ye Zhongming withdrawing from the deal. Ruan Xiao clearly didn''t have many level-eight demon crystals on him. If Ye Zhongming also withdrew, the only remaining buyer would be Deacon Water. Having three buyers versus one buyer was a completely different scenario. Today''s sale could shift from a seller''s market to a buyer''s market, and the profits would inevitably decrease. Li Daqian decided to refuse it after some thought. "Sorry, Boss Ye, let''s stick to the original plan. Feel free to bid if there''s anything you''re interested in." A flicker of disappointment passed through Ye Zhongming''s eyes, but he nodded nonetheless. However, he didn''t continue bidding. Was the item poor? No, the item was excellent. Ye Zhongming could feel the abundant energy emanating from this pair of hind limbs, likely another effect of the stone coffin. Using this pair of hind limbs as the material could probably directly upgrade equipment below blue grade. If crafted into a soul weapon, it might not reach the level of the Soul Shattering Bone Staff, but it would definitely become an excellent artifact. Was five level-eight demon crystals for the hind limbs of a level-nine creature expensive? Ye Zhongming felt that it was a bit high at this point in time, but not excessively so. The value of this item far exceeded that of level-eight demon crystals. But would he spend ten level-eight demon crystals to buy this pair of materials? No! Because Ye Zhongming had the Elimination Technique, which, when used on a level-seven or higher roulette, gave him a 20% success rate, he could exclude five unwanted rewards, leaving the five most valuable ones to spin. In other words, if Ye Zhongming had spent ten level-eight demon crystals to buy these two materials, he would have been paying twice as much as others. This was a terrible deal. So, if Li Daqian insisted on using demon crystals for the transaction, Ye Zhongming decided not to bid for now. Ye Zhongming''s silence made Li Daqian''s heart sink. He realized that Cloud Peak¡¯s king had no intention of parting with his level-eight demon crystals. Ruan Xiao was broke and couldn''t afford it. Ye Zhongming had the money but wasn''t buying. The only remaining buyer, Deacon Water, hesitated long before saying, "Forget it; I don''t want this." Li Daqian felt terrible. He felt embarrassed when he looked at the two hind limbs. The first sale had failed! The atmosphere was awkward. Li Daqian coughed to cover his discomfort and said, "A pair of middle limbs, ten level-eight demon crystals." Still, there were no takers. Ruan Xiao, now completely detached from his earlier financial situation, watched with interest. Deacon Water occasionally glanced at Ye Zhongming, trying to guess why he wasn''t bidding, but she kept her thoughts to herself. Ye Zhongming remained silent. The second round of bidding also received no response. The smaller factions in the back couldn''t even afford ten level-seven demon crystals, let alone ten level-eight ones. The people from Beast Villa looked increasingly grim, their hatred for Alamos and others growing. If not for them, this high-end transaction could have included Cloud Peak, Five Ring Money, Cannibal Chain, Pin Palace, Restoring Hua Mountain, Jiu Long, and high-end laboratories from foreign regions, along with numerous factions from the domestic region. It could have been turned into an auction. But now, only a few factions remained, and the Beast Villa desperately needed high-level demon crystals to restore their strength. They had no choice but to sell. "A pair of front legs," Li Daqian said, his voice noticeably softer. Still, no one responded. Gritting his teeth, Li Daqian continued, "A pair of front legs." Silence. "A pair of hind legs." Li Daqian felt numb by this point. "Four legs, fifteen level-eight demon crystals." A voice suddenly interrupted. Li Daqian''s eyes lit up as he looked at Ye Zhongming, who had spoken. The first to remain silent had now made an offer? "Boss Ye, you..." "I only have fifteen level-eight demon crystals. If that''s not enough, then forget it." Ye Zhongming didn''t give Li Daqian a chance to negotiate, making it clear that this was his final offer. Losing five level-eight demon crystals hurt, but not selling? Li Daqian desperately hoped that Deacon Water or others would speak up and bid against Ye Zhongming, but to his disappointment, neither said a word. "Deal!" The word almost choked out of his throat. Li Daqian took the fifteen level-eight demon crystals from Ye Zhongming and handed over the four legs of the level-nine creature. "Master Li, perhaps we can discuss the forelimbs..." "Master Li, maybe some items could replace level-eight demon crystals..." After the transaction was completed, Deacon Water and Ruan Xiao immediately started negotiating with Li Daqian. Ye Zhongming listened on the side without getting involved. Since Deacon Water hadn''t competed with him for the four hind legs, he now remained silent out of tacit understanding. He would only bid again after Deacon Water and Ruan Xiao had finished their purchases. Once negotiations began, Ye Zhongming and the two commercial giants displayed astonishing financial power, leaving the smaller factions in awe. Level-seven and level-eight demon crystals, equipment of various levels, job scrolls, potions, skill scrolls, and bloodline crystals¡ªall were thrown into the mix as if they were worthless. Some of these items were things the smaller factions had never even heard of, let alone seen. As the scene gradually quieted down, not only had the six upper limbs and four lower limbs of the level-nine creature been sold, but also the two pairs of wings and eight bones from its body. Each faction had their share of the spoils. Besides purchasing the four lower limbs for fifteen level-eight demon crystals, Ye Zhongming also acquired a pair of wings, paying with three pieces of blue equipment and a job scroll. The scroll contained a job that allowed communication with mutated plants, which Li Daqian quite liked, as he had long harbored the idea of owning a mutated plant. The rest of the items were acquired by Deacon Water and Ruan Xiao, showcasing the strength of their commercial organizations. Later, Li Daqian also sold some flesh and blood reserved for the smaller factions, explicitly barring the three major factions from participating, much to the frustration of Ye Zhongming, Deacon Water, and Ruan Xiao. Li Daqian decided not to sell the remaining parts, ending the sale. Although it didn¡¯t meet their expectations, their gains were enough to make everyone envious. As it was already late, everyone stayed overnight at the Beast Villa, planning to leave the next day. However, just as Ye Zhongming returned to his quarters and was about to sleep, Li Daqian, whom he had just parted ways with, came knocking at his door. Chapter 1428: Secret of killing level nine lifeform The two men walked through the scarred remains of the Beast Villa. Although night had fallen, many people were still busy cleaning up the traces left by the day''s battle. There were also people with strange auras constantly returning from outside the villa, carrying specialized equipment used on war beasts. Some of them were even leading war beasts back with them. Clearly, these were the beast tamers of the villa, out capturing the battle beasts that escaped. However, their efforts didn¡¯t seem to be very effective. These teams of ten, accompanied by a hundred guards, were lucky if one or two tamers returned with a battle beast. Most of the groups came back empty-handed. Seeing this, Li Daqian''s eyes filled with melancholy. The villa was not completely destroyed, but it was over half ruined. The carefully nurtured battle beasts had either been killed or fled, resulting in significant losses. These battle beasts were the essence of the Thousand Beast Villa. Restoring the villa to its former scale would take who knows how long. After this incident, the villa¡¯s ranking in the country would undoubtedly drop significantly. Fortunately, after selling the level-nine creature''s corpse, Li Daqian managed to recoup some losses. He had gathered a full set of blue equipment and obtained over forty level-eight demon crystals, more than a dozen job and skill scrolls, and other valuable items. His personal strength had improved considerably after this incident. Looking at it from another perspective, if it weren¡¯t for Li Zhizhong¡¯s severe injuries and coma, the losses would have been within an acceptable range. It would just take some time to recover. "Master Li, you didn¡¯t come to me just for a walk, did you?" Ye Zhongming asked as he strolled alongside Li Daqian. Li Daqian laughed. "The most important thing is to express my gratitude. If it weren¡¯t for Cloud Peak''s strong support this time, I shudder to think what the outcome might have been." Xia Bai had killed Jiu Long and subdued Jiu Bao. Ye Zhongming had slain Kim Jongyuan, severely injured Palmerk, and subdued Guancheng Chun. Even the female guards had taken down a high-ranking traitorous beast tamer and his battle beast group. It was the presence of Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming that had shifted the balance of power. Ultimately, because Ye Zhongming held a powerful weapon, Alamos and Janandra were forced to back down and retreat without achieving anything. Li Daqian''s gratitude was sincere. "Brother Ye, before you leave, pick some battle beasts from my stables as a token of my appreciation," Li Daqian said earnestly. Seeing Ye Zhongming about to speak, he quickly added, "Please don¡¯t refuse. The battle beasts in the stables aren¡¯t of high level. After seeing the battle beasts of your female guards, I¡¯m worried you might find them unworthy." Ye Zhongming nodded. He knew things weren¡¯t that simple. Li Daqian wouldn¡¯t have sought him out just for this. After finishing this topic, Li Daqian got to the main point. "Earlier, underground, which part were you planning to buy, Brother Ye?" Ye Zhongming narrowed his eyes. He hadn¡¯t expected Li Daqian to bring this up. Seeing Ye Zhongming''s expression, Li Daqian sighed. Heroes truly emerge from the youth. He said, "I suppose you¡¯ve figured out how I managed to kill that Mantis Snatcher." This time, Ye Zhongming was genuinely surprised. He had thought his observations had gone unnoticed, but Li Daqian had seen right through him. "I wasn¡¯t entirely sure earlier. It was just a guess. But Brother Ye, do you know what struck me about your bidding today?" Li Daqian stroked his chin and said bluntly, "You were holding back." "Even though your bids seemed perfectly reasonable to others, you controlled your offers." Facing Ye Zhongming''s curious gaze, Li Daqian laughed. "In the early days of the apocalypse, I was overly greedy and learned many seemingly useless but somewhat interesting side jobs and skills." He didn¡¯t need to elaborate further. Ye Zhongming understood that Li Daqian likely had some mental-based support jobs, perhaps ones that allowed him to detect subtle expressions or enhance his intuition. "For someone as skilled and talented as you to hold back on your bids, the only explanation I can think of is that you believed there was a part of the corpse worth spending a fortune on. And there was only one secret..." "It was pregnant." "It was in its gestation period." The two men spoke in unison and then laughed together. Li Daqian sighed. "Fame is not without merit, Brother Ye. Your reputation is well-deserved. I think the world has underestimated you." "Deacon Water and Ruan Xiao are giants in the merchant factions. To a certain extent, they rely on their keen eyes to make a living. Yet, neither of them noticed the condition of that level-nine creature. You, on the other hand, saw it immediately. They are far inferior to you in this regard." Ye Zhongming shook his head, not wanting to dwell on the idea that everyone had their strengths and weaknesses. Instead, he quickly pondered Li Daqian''s purpose in bringing this up. "Let¡¯s go take another look." Unconsciously, the two had arrived at the mountain earlier in the day. They entered the underground area once more and stood before the stone coffin. The corpse of the level-nine creature was now incomplete, devoid of its once-overwhelming presence. Li Daqian took out his blue blade and cut the lower abdomen. Soon, they found what they were looking for. It was a nearly transparent section of the intestine; several black biological eggs were wrapped in a milky-white gelatinous layer. Sure enough, this level-nine creature had been pregnant and in the weakest state of its life cycle, which was why the Beast Manor had been able to seize the opportunity to kill it. As he observed the eggs radiating a rich life force, Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t help but marvel at Li Daqian¡¯s incredible luck. Ye Zhongming had seen illustrations of this creature in his past life and knew some of its characteristics. From this "past experience, " he had deduced it was in its gestation period. If Li Daqian hadn¡¯t known beforehand, it only proved that this old man dared to challenge a level-nine creature with his own unique methods and an almost heaven-defying amount of luck. If he had known, it demonstrated the Beast Villa''s meticulous planning and decisive action. "This creature is quite special. When we challenged it, it was in the process of laying an egg underground. It remained motionless as we attacked, only retracting this sharp ovipositor and fighting back after it was severely injured. By then, it had already finished laying its eggs but was too late." Li Daqian recalled the battle, still visibly shaken. Even in its severely injured state, the level-nine creature had inflicted heavy losses on them, nearly causing the hunt to fail. "After killing it, we dug out two mature eggs. Those two were more developed than the ones still inside its body." With that, he clapped his hands. A section of the mountain wall suddenly rose, and a young girl in a school uniform, no more than ten years old, walked out holding a long cultivation dish. On it were two objects the size of volleyballs, emanating an intense aura that left Ye Zhongming in awe. Chapter 1429: one third Chapter 1429: one third These two mature eggs were still encased in a gelatinous membrane, but they were more transparent than the table tennis ball-sized eggs in the corpse''s abdomen. Inside, one could see the curled-up embryonic life. Their aura made it clear that they were alive and healthy. Calculating the time since the Beast Villa had killed the level-nine creature, these eggs had already been alive for several months! "Master Li, by telling me this and showing me these living eggs, is there something you need me to do?" Ye Zhongming''s heart raced. If Li Daqian''s goal was to ignite his desire to possess these eggs, he undoubtedly succeeded. Originally, after discovering that this level-nine creature was pregnant, Ye Zhongming had wanted to purchase the midsection of the corpse, specifically the lower abdomen, in hopes of obtaining the biological eggs inside. Now that the secret was out in the open, he no longer needed to hide his intentions. "Yes." Li Daqian didn''t beat around the bush, either. He said directly, "These two mature eggs will not be sold. They will be placed in my Beast Pool equipment for cultivation until they hatch. I want to see their level when they are born." Hearing this, Ye Zhongming calmed down a bit. He leaned in to examine the two mature eggs more closely. Indeed, he couldn''t discern their evolutionary level from their appearance. At least not at this stage. At the same time, he also sensed a powerful ruler-like energy emanating from them. It seemed that they had already been bound by a war beast contract, either by Li Daqian himself or by other members of the Beast Manor. Clearly, even if Ye Zhongming had obtained them, he wouldn''t have been able to make them his own. Contracts formed during the egg stage were the most stable and nearly impossible to break. "As for these eggs inside the body, I can let Brother Ye have them." Li Daqian looked at the eggs with deep reluctance in his eyes. Ye Zhongming glanced over and saw six biological eggs in the ovary, all of which appeared to be alive. Ye Zhongming was a bit confused. These eggs also had value, so why was Li Daqian willing to sell them? Wouldn''t it be better for him to keep and cultivate them himself? After thinking for a moment, Ye Zhongming roughly understood what was happening. Although he didn''t know much about biology, he guessed that the reproductive method of this level-nine Mantis Snatcher was to form these life eggs inside its body after fertilization, then nurture them internally. When the time was right, it would lay them underground, possibly using the energy or temperature of the environment to complete the final incubation. In other words, the mature eggs were ready to hatch, having already left the mother''s body. But the eggs still inside the body were different. They might be underdeveloped, lacking the special energy needed to be expelled from the body, or there could be other mysterious reasons that even humanity didn''t understand. In any case, these eggs were not yet mature! What was the Beast Villa known for? What was its foundation? It was that mysterious large Beast Pool. Ye Zhongming also had Beast Pool-type equipment, so he was somewhat familiar with it. These devices could cultivate battle beasts, even stimulate their reproduction and evolution, and maintain the life of eggs or young creatures. However, they were powerless when it came to immature life forms that they didn''t cultivate. Li Daqian''s Beast Pool seemed the same¡ªit couldn''t cultivate these immature eggs. This was evident from the different treatment of the two types of eggs. The mature eggs had already been placed in the Beast Pool for cultivation, while the immature ones could only be kept alive inside the corpse, relying on the miraculous stone coffin. In other words, these eggs were far less useful to Li Daqian than the two mature ones. Understanding this, it made sense why he was willing to sell the six eggs. "Name your price." Li Daqian had chosen his target well. Not only among the people who had come to the Beast Villa, but even in the entire country, the only ones who would be interested in these six eggs and could potentially maximize their value were the people of Cloud Peak, because they had Liu Zhenghong and the Gene Laboratory. After hesitating momentarily, Li Daqian said, "Magic Crystal Cannon." Ye Zhongming shook his head decisively and pointed at the eggs. "These things aren''t very useful to you, and they aren''t very useful to others either. At most, they could be fed to war beasts as food, significantly reducing their value. Only my laboratory can unlock their full potential, and you know that very well, Master Li. Otherwise, you wouldn''t have sought me out." "The Magic Crystal Cannon is currently a non-negotiable item for Cloud Peak. Of course, that''s relative. If something truly tempted me, I might consider parting with it, but these eggs aren''t enough." Li Daqian hadn''t expected Ye Zhongming to refuse so firmly. He didn''t say anything momentarily. "I do have some suggestions, though. Would you be interested, Master Li?" Ye Zhongming took the initiative, looking at Li Daqian. "Oh? Let''s hear it." Ye Zhongming glanced at the little girl who had taken the mature eggs away, a hint of confusion in his eyes. Even now, he wasn''t entirely sure why Li Daqian had shown him this scene. Was it to prove that he was a lolicon? "Cloud Peak can collaborate with Thousand Beast Villa," Ye Zhongming began, voicing the idea he had been considering before coming here. Li Daqian nodded, signaling for Ye Zhongming to continue, though he wasn''t particularly impressed. Collaboration? What did that have to do with selling these eggs? "There are two ways. First, Cloud Peak will purchase battle beasts of various levels from the Beast Villa on a large scale and over the long term. We pay, and you deliver." "Cloud Peak will trade our gene-modified life forms for your battle beasts." "Oh?" Li Daqian''s interest was piqued now. It was well known that Cloud Peak''s two major specialties were crystal weapons and gene lifeforms. Gene lifeforms were a decent alternative with the crystal weapons off the table. Of course, Thousand Beast Villa wasn''t as desperate for these lifeforms as other factions, since battle beasts could replace them to some extent. So, Li Daqian''s interest was only mild. Ye Zhongming, of course, knew this. He continued, "I know your large Beast Pool equipment can cultivate battle beasts, but I imagine there''s a level limit, right?" Seeing that Li Daqian remained expressionless, Ye Zhongming took out the Demon Bee Hive, forcing the master of the Beast Manor to acknowledge this fact. After putting away the Demon Bee Hive, Ye Zhongming added, "But my gene lifeforms can continue to improve as technology advances. I can tell you now that our mature products already possess the abilities of level-six lifeforms, and the laboratory is making breakthroughs toward level seven." This statement was half-true and half-false. Cloud Peak did have gene-modified life forms with level-six abilities, but they couldn''t be mass-produced. Each had to be individually crafted, and a batch of a hundred took about two months to complete. As for breakthroughs toward higher levels, Ye Zhongming had no idea about the progress¡ªthat was entirely in Liu Zhenghong''s hands. Li Daqian was completely unsettled now. His large Beast Pool equipment was indeed impressive, but as of now, it couldn''t cultivate level-seven battle beasts. The highest it could go was level six; even then, it couldn''t produce them in large quantities. Each one took a long time to cultivate. After that, the battle beasts had to evolve on their own in the wild to see if they could reach higher levels. But Ye Zhongming said that Cloud Peak was close to producing level-seven lifeforms? "We want lower-level battle beasts in exchange for higher-level gene lifeforms. Of course, the level difference is limited to one, and the quantity is capped at a thousand." "This is one-third of what I''m prepared to offer." Chapter 1430: Core secret "Three thousand!" Li Daqian''s eyes lit up as he extended three fingers. "In that case, the gene lifeforms will be limited to a maximum of level five." Ye Zhongming shook his head. Three thousand was an unrealistic number. If Li Daqian wanted all level-six gene lifeforms, it would take Cloud Peak forever to fulfill the order. The master of Thousand Beast Villa paced in place, clearly unable to remain calm in the face of what might be the largest battle beast trade in the villa''s history. "Five hundred. I need at least five hundred level-six gene lifeforms. The rest can be lower-level." Ye Zhongming pondered for a moment. Although the production cycle for gene lifeforms at this level was long, the speed could be increased once sufficient experimental materials were available, and the technology matured. However, five hundred was still too many. "Three hundred. That''s the absolute limit we can supply, Master Li. The creation of gene lifeforms isn''t like an assembly line. Each one has to be cultivated individually. Even though we''ve mastered the technology, we can''t produce an unlimited supply." "Additionally, the timeline must be determined by us. Of course, we won''t deliberately delay, but it will be a phased delivery plan, and it will take about a year to complete the entire order!" Li Daqian looked at Ye Zhongming seriously, sensing that Cloud Peak¡¯s King wasn''t lying. After some thought, he agreed. In truth, this was already beyond his expectations. This meant he could exchange 2,700 level-four battle beasts for an equal number of level-five gene lifeforms and 300 level-five battle beasts for 300 level-six gene lifeforms. Within a year, the Beast Manor would gain 3,000 high-level combatants. This was a deal worth making! As a result, Li Daqian was filled with anticipation for the remaining two-thirds of Ye Zhongming''s offer. Ye Zhongming knew he had made a good start with the gene lifeforms and felt more confident. "Five hundred. Five hundred rare and exotic battle beast cubs, eggs, or similar items, plus 500 green-grade equipment." Li Daqian frowned slightly, not understanding what Ye Zhongming meant. What did he mean by "rare and exotic war beasts"? Ye Zhongming thought for a moment and decided to be honest. "Battle beasts that are different from Earth''s life forms, mostly of the physically robust type." Li Daqian was momentarily stunned, then immediately recalled the rumors about Cloud Peak''s connection to a secret realm. "One thousand." Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes. It seemed that haggling was an instinct for everyone, no matter who they were. "The equipment is non-negotiable. The failure rate for crafting green-grade equipment is extremely high for me. Five hundred pieces is already a huge investment." Currently, Cloudtop was amidst a large-scale development of the Blue Secret Realm. Although they were engaged in guerrilla warfare with the Nine-Winged Crow, which somewhat limited their gains, with the help of Saint Light Hall and the Posthumous People, they were still plundering the realm at an astonishing rate. One of the most important harvests was the various demon cubs, demon eggs, and similar items. Cloud Peak didn''t have large-scale Beast Pool equipment or an abundance of master-servant contract scrolls. Relying solely on warriors to gain the trust of demon monsters through emotional bonding had a low success rate. Many warriors were unwilling or unable to invest the time and effort into raising these young demon monsters, which had extremely long growth cycles. This led to Cloudtop Manor "stockpiling" many demon monster cubs, eggs, and similar items. The Gene Laboratory had absorbed some, but a significant portion remained in storage, often used to feed the Iron Chain Prisoner bloodline that produced Ghost Metal, the Meditation Bone Demon Platform, or even Cannibal Flowers and other war beasts. In other words, Ye Zhongming''s proposal, while framed as mutually beneficial, was essentially a clearance sale at a steep discount. However, the offer of 500 green-grade equipment still demonstrated Ye Zhongming''s sincerity. Aside from the female guards, no other main combat team in Cloud Peak was fully equipped with green-grade gear. Even with Ye Zhongming''s high success rate and the fact that these were non-recipe green grade equipment, producing 500 pieces would still require significant time and materials. Li Daqian was already quite satisfied. With a single sentence, he secured an additional 500 cubs from a Secret Realm. This was an irresistible temptation for someone like him, who had made cultivating battle beasts his life''s work. "Brother Ye, to be honest, I''m very satisfied with the first two offers. But if you want to take these six eggs, I''ll need to see the third offer." Ye Zhongming smiled but didn''t reveal his trump card immediately. Instead, he asked a question in return. "Can I ask a question about your two battle beasts first? It''s not about prying into secrets, but the final part of my offer is related to this question." "This..." Even though Li Daqian had gained some understanding of Ye Zhongming''s character and integrity today, this question touched on core secrets, making him hesitate. Seeing Ye Zhongming waiting patiently, Li Daqian realized that the previously agreed-upon deals might fall through if he didn''t answer. After some internal struggle, he decided to answer. "Just so you know, it''s best to tell the truth. Otherwise, I won''t be responsible for any consequences." This time, it was Li Daqian''s turn to roll his eyes. He had planned to lie. "Go ahead and ask." With a somewhat annoyed tone, Li Daqian gestured for Ye Zhongming to proceed. "How many innate abilities do Chisel Tooth and the Spotted Giant Bear have?" Li Daqian suppressed the urge to curse. This was as direct as it got. This was the core question. "Tell the truth." "You!" Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Li Daqian thought momentarily and said, "I can tell you the number, but I won''t say what they are." "I didn''t plan to ask what they are." After another deep breath, Li Daqian said, "Chisel Tooth has seven, and the Spotted Giant Bear has six." "Only that many? Doesn''t seem very impressive." Li Daqian stared at Ye Zhongming, feeling indignant. Not impressive? What did he mean by not impressive? This was already quite impressive! He couldn''t help but retort, "At their level, one is just one short of having full skills, and the other is two short. This is already extremely rare and exceptional! For ordinary mutated lifeforms, having half their level in talent abilities is considered excellent!" "So Chisel Tooth is still level eight, huh?" "You!" Li Daqian had let slip Chisel Tooth¡¯s level due to his deep affection for his two battle beasts, allowing Ye Zhongming to confirm it. After the incident of killing the level-nine creature, there had been widespread speculation about whether Chisel Tooth had evolved to level-nine. No one was certain, and Thousand Beast Villa had been content to let everyone guess. Ye Zhongming was the first to confirm it. "Don''t mind it. What I''m about to say is related to the number of skills." Ye Zhongming smiled and extended a finger. "I can give one of these two war beasts an additional offensive talent ability!" Chapter 1431: Sinking Technique What?! Li Daqian''s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Ye Zhongming. He wouldn''t dare claim that Thousand Beast Villa was the top authority on battle beasts on the planet, but they were certainly experts in the field. Even without theoretical support, the existence of the large Beast Pool equipment allowed him and his team to become the most knowledgeable experts on battle beasts and related matters in the post-apocalyptic world through sheer experience. But he had never heard of anyone being able to increase the number of talent abilities a battle beast possessed! Why bother distinguishing between good and bad battle beasts if this were possible? Just capture any beast that was easy to train and bond with, raise it, and then keep adding powerful talent abilities to it. Why go through the trouble of capturing high-level, talented cubs or even training war beasts? So, Li Daqian''s first reaction was disbelief when Ye Zhongming said this. However, upon further reflection, he realized that the Cloud Peak¡¯s king had no reason to lie to him. Perhaps he truly had such an ability, or maybe he possessed a scroll or something similar that could achieve this. After all, the post-apocalyptic world was a place where miracles could happen. After the initial disbelief came an indescribable excitement. A battle beast with full talent abilities! A fully talented Chisel Tooth! Just the thought of it made Li Daqian ecstatic. Others might not know, but Li Daqian was well aware of why Chisel Tooth, despite being only level eight, could dominate the top spot on the country battle beast rankings, surpassing powerful beasts like the Cannibal Chain''s Wind Raising, Ye Zhongming''s Yellow Ball, Wen Yan''s Thousand Years, and even the Divine Hall''s Heaven Speech Demon Vine. It was because Chisel Tooth had a powerful skill! A skill that could multiply its combat power several times over! This allowed its strength to approach that of a level-nine creature at certain moments! This demonstrated the importance of a single talent ability. Li Daqian believed that even if the skill Ye Zhongming mentioned wasn''t as powerful, it was still an offensive ability. Even if it were something as simple as a fireball, it would undoubtedly be as devastating as a missile when used by a level-eight creature! "If what Brother Ye says is true, this deal is done." Exchanging the six immature biological eggs, which were of little use to him, for so many valuable items was more than satisfactory for Li Daqian. But then Ye Zhongming chuckled. "I think I''m getting the short end of the stick here." "What do you mean?" Li Daqian''s expression darkened. Was he going to back out now or try to raise the price at the last minute? Ye Zhongming pointed to the two sharp bones protruding from the shoulders of the level-nine creature''s corpse. "Add these two shoulder bones, and we have a deal." "Master Ye, behavior like this will only breed resentment." Li Daqian''s aura as a powerful figure subtly intensified, and even his tone changed. The Spotted Giant Bear behind him, which had been lying down, stood up, its eyes glaring angrily at Ye Zhongming. Cloud Peak¡¯s King smiled. "Master Li, why not hear what this skill is before making a decision?" "Fine. Let''s hear what kind of skill could make me part with two more bones." Ye Zhongming wasted no time and said directly, "This innate ability is called the Sinking Technique." Although Li Daqian was still unhappy, he listened intently, not wanting to miss a single word. "Strictly speaking, this isn''t a purely active attack skill. It must be used with other abilities, even... passive ones." "Oh?" Li Daqian found this intriguing and waited for Ye Zhongming to explain further. "When a battle beast with this ability is in combat, an energy entity identical to its body will appear beside it. Every time the battle beast uses an ability, this energy entity will actively attack the target, dealing a single physical attack with the battle beast''s maximum strength." "Every time a talent ability is used, it triggers an attack?" Ye Zhongming''s words shook Li Daqian. This skill, while seemingly lacking active attack effects, essentially added an additional attack to every talent ability! Moreover, the attack power was based on the battle beast''s strongest physical attack, making it far from useless! "Yes, every time! In theory, if your battle beast can use a certain innate ability infinitely, then Falling Strike can also trigger infinite attacks. Of course, passive abilities can only be used once per battle." As Ye Zhongming spoke, he observed Li Daqian''s expression. This Sinking Technique was Ye Zhongming''s trump card and the reason he had been holding back during the earlier negotiations. If it weren''t for the fact that he wanted the materials from the level-nine creature and that Yellow Ball''s abilities were already maxed out. At the same time, Yangos was naturally full of skills; Ye Zhongming would never have given such a powerful ability to someone else. This skill had been extracted from a beast equipment he had obtained. It was a piece of equipment specifically designed for aquatic life and had only this one ability, yet it was blue-grade. When Ye Zhongming saw it, he used his Ability Extraction job to extract the skill to prepare for his Beast Villa trip. Seeing Li Daqian''s reaction, he knew the man was hooked. However, Ye Zhongming decided to deliver the final blow with an additional explanation. "The energy entity created by Sinking Technique is immune to energy attacks when it attacks. Only pure physical attacks can damage it. It will only disappear when the cumulative damage exceeds the battle beast''s own defense. Otherwise, it will remain intact and retain its full attack power." Without hesitation, Li Daqian took out his blue blade and cut off the two shoulder bones, handing them to Ye Zhongming. After hearing the description of Sinking Technique, he had no reason to hesitate. This skill alone was enough for him to agree to exchange for one material or even two. Not to mention the other rewards included in the deal. The two shoulder bones were short, only about thirty centimeters long, and almost unnoticeable on the four-meter-tall Mantis Snatcher''s body. Others might prefer the curved ribs, which were half a meter in circumference, over these shoulder bones. But for this skill, Li Daqian felt it was worth it. "When can the battle beast acquire this skill? Are there any restrictions or conditions?" Li Daqian asked eagerly. "No conditions. It can be done now," Ye Zhongming replied as he stored the shoulder bones. "But, Master Li, have you decided whether to teach it to Chisel Teeth or the Spotted Giant Bear?" Li Daqian laughed. "Brother Ye, since I consider you a friend, I''ll tell you this: Chisel Tooth isn''t known for its strength!" Ye Zhongming nodded, his gaze shifting to the Spotted Giant Bear. It seemed Li Daqian had chosen the battle beast, over which he had complete control. With Li Daqian''s assistance, he walked over and placed his hand on the giant bear''s body. Chapter 1432: Super Glory Smith As Ye Zhongming emerged from the mountain, he saw several high-ranking elders of Thousand Beast Villa standing nervously at the entrance, each holding a tool used to summon Chisel Tooth. Looking up, he noticed Xia Bai hovering in the air, her wings slowly flapping. Clearly, she had been waiting outside, ready to charge in if anything went wrong. Xia Bai''s prowess was well-known, and her ability to fly with a pair of wings alone was enough to unsettle anyone. Many assumed it was a bloodline ability, but the duration of this ability was unusually long. Those who had studied Cloud Peak knew that Xia Bai''s bloodline ability was to become invisible in the dark, as evidenced by her faintly visible form in the air. The skill of her wings remained a mystery. Coupled with her impressive feat of killing Jiu Long and subduing Jiu Bao earlier that day, the elders were extremely tense. They feared that Xia Bai might lose her temper and charge in, and they had little confidence in their ability to stop her. Seeing Ye Zhongming come out, the elders collectively breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Zhongming waved at Xia Bai, signaling her to land beside him. After apologizing to Li Daqian, he returned to his quarters with his loyal follower in tow. Before even reaching the courtyard, Ye Zhongming sensed a restless, uneasy aura, along with several suppressed energies. Upon entering, he saw Jiu Bao, half of its massive body buried in the ground, visibly agitated in Xia Bai''s absence. The female guards, unfamiliar with the creature, were on high alert, wary of it going berserk. This tension only heightened Jiu Bao''s anxiety. When Xia Bai returned, Jiu Bao let out a whimper, like a child seeing its mother, and its enormous body lunged toward her. This creature was a hundred meters long, and even with half its body buried, its lunge caused the entire courtyard to tremble as if a magnitude five or six earthquake had struck. Xia Bai leaped lightly onto Jiu Bao''s head and gently stroked its newly grown rabbit ears. The giant worm calmed down instantly. Although Ye Zhongming wasn''t sure how Xia Bai had tamed this level-eight battle beast, which originally had an owner, or what kind of bond had formed between them to make Jiu Bao behave this way, he knew that this battle beast was different now. Since Ye Zhongming hadn''t seen Jiu Bao before, he couldn''t compare its previous and current strength, but one thing was clear: the giant worm''s personality had changed, or perhaps its intelligence had diminished, as its attachment to Xia Bai seemed abnormal. This wasn''t unprecedented in Cloud Peak. The Three-nose Elephant''s behavior toward Park Xiuying was similar. However, this wasn''t necessarily a bad thing from another perspective. Ye Zhongming wasn''t a member of an animal welfare organization, and the intelligence of battle beasts wasn''t his primary concern. He only needed to ensure that these battle beasts benefited Cloud Peak and his subordinates. Currently, Jiu Bao''s extreme dependence on Xia Bai meant it would fight under her control, and that was enough. As for what abilities Jiu Bao still possessed, that would depend on Xia Bai''s understanding of it and further research by Liu Zhenghong back at the villa. Leaving Xia Bai to bond with Jiu Bao, Ye Zhongming returned to his room and laid out the items he had acquired that day. First were the six life eggs. Ye Zhongming placed them in a special container. While it wasn''t as effective as the stone coffin, it would preserve them for a while. The life energy emanating from the eggs was comforting to Ye Zhongming. Regardless of their species, level-nine creatures possessed immense energy, and their eggs were no exception. This comfort was different from the effect of Bug Emperor Honey. It was a purification and celebration of life itself. After sealing the container, Ye Zhongming stored the life eggs, planning to hand them over to Liu Zhenghong upon his return. She would undoubtedly be ecstatic to have materials from a level-nine creature. Next, Ye Zhongming examined the pair of golden door god shields that had belonged to Kim Jongyuan. He had specifically asked Deacon Water about these shields and learned about the unique circumstances surrounding them. Deacon Water even demonstrated her water barrier, allowing Ye Zhongming to experience its strength, and mentioned that the door gods'' attacks could easily break through it. This revelation genuinely surprised Ye Zhongming. Deacon Water''s Water Barrier wasn''t an exceptionally powerful defensive ability, and Ye Zhongming could naturally break through it. However, it was quite sturdy against summoned creatures, so the fact that the door gods could shatter it indicated their considerable offensive power. This piqued Ye Zhongming''s interest. Currently, Shengyuan wielded an excellent shield, but it paled compared to this golden set. If he could repair this equipment, it would significantly enhance the strength of his lifelong brother. However, Ye Zhongming didn''t possess a specialized ability to repair equipment, and he wasn''t sure if he could fix something of this level¡ªespecially a set. After some thought, he decided to give it a try. If he hadn''t attempted it now, he would have to eventually. Given the current conditions, there was a good chance of success, especially since Ye Zhongming had six Job Advancement Scrolls! Two of these scrolls had been obtained by Cloud Peak, while the other four had been delivered by Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain after arriving here. Purchasing these four scrolls had cost Ye Zhongming dearly, as these items became increasingly precious as the apocalypse progressed. Originally, Ye Zhongming had planned to upgrade the Thousand Blade Saint profession to its highest level. However, after seeing these shields, he had a new idea. He would prioritize upgrading the Glory Smith job to its highest level first! At the highest level, it would unlock a new ability: Restoration Techniques. This ability would truly restore equipment to its pristine condition and even had a chance to increase the number of gem sockets. Previously, Ye Zhongming had been able to repair some equipment, but mostly through Strengthen or Enchanting. Essentially, he used higher-level materials to upgrade damaged equipment, thereby compensating for the flaws from lower levels. This method consumed a lot of high-level materials and was less effective on equipment above blue grade, as golden-grade equipment couldn''t be easily upgraded through simple enchanting or reinforcement. Given that his offensive capabilities were still among the best on the planet, upgrading the Smith job was a solid choice. Once he made his decision, Ye Zhongming didn''t hesitate. He sequentially upgraded Collection and Refinement, Strengthening, Crafting, Enchanting, and Chisel Technique to the next level, then advanced the Glory Smith job as a whole. A surge of power coursed through him, and Ye Zhongming became a Super Glory Smith. He had occasionally upgraded individual crafting abilities in the past, but the sensation wasn''t as profound. Now, he felt a surge of strength throughout his body, and even his mental energy had significantly improved. Checking the abilities of the Super Glory Smith, he confirmed that Restoration Technique had been unlocked. To his surprise, there was also a description for the highest level of craftsmanship! Chapter 1433: Invisibility Ability "A top-tier smith possesses an unparalleled understanding of items and tools. Now, you have abilities you haven''t yet discovered and will surely be amazed by. When you have accumulated rich experience and crafted glorious equipment in your hands, you will receive a gift from the heavens. In your eyes, all items are combinations and reflections of materials. In your hands, all materials can have infinite possibilities. So, moving forward, use your mind and body to change the stars and the universe." Ye Zhongming was stunned, replaying these words in his mind. He was utterly captivated. He had upgraded abilities to their highest levels before, such as the Super Elimination Technique, Soul Refining Technique, and Scorching Flame Technique, but none of them had ever been explained profoundly like this. This gave Ye Zhongming a sense of solemnity and legacy. Of course, what was most shocking were the implications hidden within these words. What did it mean that all items were combinations and reflections of materials? What did it mean that all materials in his hands could have infinite possibilities? Was the "gift from the heavens" referring to the meaning behind these two sentences? If he understood correctly, did this imply two hidden abilities? One was the ability to analyze any piece of equipment''s structure and material composition, and the other, even more extraordinary, was the ability to create various pieces of equipment without blueprints, using only existing materials. Just thinking about it made Ye Zhongming excited. Perhaps this was the highest realm of craftsmanship. He quickly took out Wind and Lightning and examined them carefully, even using his mental energy. He felt something but couldn''t discern anything specific. Eventually, Ye Zhongming felt a wave of dizziness and had to put the blades down. He hadn''t been able to see the structure or material composition, and his mental energy was significantly drained. What was going on? Ye Zhongming pondered. Could it be because this equipment belonged to the Blue Secret Realm? After putting away Wind and Lightning, he took out the Energy Crystal Gun and examined it closely. Again, he felt a vague sensation, as if the weapon were decomposing, but he still couldn''t see anything specific, and his mental energy continued to drain rapidly. Was it not about the origin of the equipment? Was it because the level was too high? Ye Zhongming didn''t bother with gold or blue-grade equipment. Instead, he took out the lowest-grade grey equipment, calmed his mind, and focused on it. The effect was better this time. Ye Zhongming could vaguely sense a familiar aura. He awkwardly compared it to the numerous materials in his memory and finally identified one, but the image forming in his mind suddenly shattered. The dizziness in his head was more intense than before, and when Ye Zhongming reached up to touch his nose, he found a trickle of blood. The lower-grade equipment had shown some effect, but he had ultimately failed. After resting for a while, Ye Zhongming revisited the passage, paying attention to phrases such as "when you have accumulated rich experience" and "when you have crafted glorious equipment in your hands." Was this a hint that this ability also required extensive practice and the creation of more equipment to understand more materials before it could be fully utilized? Since Ye Zhongming couldn''t yet discern the composition of the equipment, he took out several materials he was very familiar with and placed them in front of him. He wanted to see if he could create "true" equipment without relying on blueprints, using only his crafting skills. He phrased it this way because the equipment he had previously crafted relied on Strengthening and Enchanting, which didn''t fully utilize the potential of the materials. For example, the equipment he had made using Ghost Metal and Ocean Drill Gold didn''t come close to reaching the upper limits of what these materials could achieve. After staring at them without any new insights, Ye Zhongming decided to try it. He examined the materials again, decided what kind of equipment he wanted to create, and then began the process, using his previous experience in crafting equipment and his forging skills. At first, things went smoothly. The materials transformed as he envisioned, even beginning to take shape. But at a certain point, the energy became chaotic, the crafting failed, and the materials were completely destroyed. Undeterred by the failure, Ye Zhongming continued experimenting. Each time, he used the same materials he was most familiar with, and each time, he tried to create the same type of equipment, constantly tweaking the process to correct possible mistakes. Yet, he continued to fail repeatedly. Given Ye Zhongming''s usual success rate, he couldn''t fail so many times in a row. This could only mean he hadn''t mastered creating equipment solely from materials without blueprints. Ye Zhongming felt deeply frustrated. It was like a starving person staring at a delicious cake but unable to open the packaging. By the time he had exhausted all the materials, Ye Zhongming had no choice but to admit defeat. As he calmed down, he realized that he had already consumed more than half of his mental energy in such a short time! Ye Zhongming wouldn''t expend this much mental energy even in a high-intensity battle unless he used equipment like the Soul-Shattering Bone Staff! It seemed that these abilities, which weren''t written down and could only be gradually understood through practice, came with a heavy cost. Ye Zhongming began repairing the golden shields after resting for some time. With Restoration Technique, as soon as he held the shields, he could sense where the damage was and what materials were needed to fix it. This clarity was something he hadn''t experienced before. Ye Zhongming took out some Ghost Metal and a few other materials and slowly began the repair process. A faint glow enveloped the equipment as one material after another fused into it. The cracks on the Door God Shields were the first to be repaired, and the images of the door gods gradually stopped cracking. Ye Zhongming knew the repair was nearing completion. Perhaps because it was gold-grade equipment, the materials required for the repair were precious, the mental energy demand was high, and even the required demon crystal energy was substantial. Five seven-star demon crystals had been consumed in a short repair process. Just before completing the repair, Ye Zhongming suddenly had an idea. Whether it was an inspiration or a feeling from the Restoration Technique, he thought he could freely enhance the power of the two door gods that could be summoned from these shields. He opened the special container and picked out one life egg. After looking at the shields, Ye Zhongming gritted his teeth and took out a second life egg. He slowly enveloped the two life eggs in his mental energy and attempted to integrate them into the equipment. Things went smoothly at first. The two life eggs quickly transformed into dense energy and entered the shields. But before Ye Zhongming could celebrate, he felt his mental energy draining like a burst dam, pouring into the shields. At the same time, the demon crystal consumption, which had stopped, resumed at an alarming rate! Enduring the sensation of being drained like a vampire sucking blood from an artery, Ye Zhongming continued to pull out seven-star demon crystals to meet the equipment''s energy demands, his eyes red with determination. One, five, ten... In just a short time, over thirty-seven-star demon crystals had been consumed. Ye Zhongming had run out of seven-star crystals and had to resort to six-star ones. The lower-level crystals were consumed even faster, with each six-star crystal lasting no more than two seconds before turning to dust. Ye Zhongming cursed inwardly. If this failed, the losses would be enormous! The golden equipment became extremely unstable as the energy poured into the shields. Ye Zhongming struggled to maintain control. Suddenly, the shields jerked violently, and Ye Zhongming lost his grip. The energy in his hands exploded with a loud bang, leveling the entire building to the ground instantly! Chapter 1434: Purple equipment set The accommodations provided by Thousand Beast Villa for Ye Zhongming and the female guards were quite luxurious, located in the core area of the villa. The explosion leveled the building they were in and caused significant damage to the surrounding structures. Windows shattered, and walls cracked with fist-sized gaps, teetering on the verge of collapse. This was despite some evolved noticing the anomaly and deploying defensive abilities to shield the buildings from the worst of the blast. People from nearby rushed over to see what had happened, while the Thousand Beast Villa¡¯s warriors, already on edge, scrambled to set up defensive positions. The high-ranking members of Beast Villa, who had been in a meeting, rushed to the scene. The Spotted Giant Bear, which had just gained a powerful new skill, let out its loudest roar yet. The other factions that hadn''t left gathered after ensuring the area was safe. However, the first thing everyone saw upon reaching the explosion''s epicenter was Xia Bai floating in the air, the female guards looking disheveled but excited, and Jiu Bao, half-buried in the ground but still towering several stories high. Then, they saw the two shields floating in the air, and above them, the massive, ten-meter-tall spectral figures of the Door Gods! "It''s those golden shields!" At a glance, Deacon Water recognized the equipment that had caused her so much trouble before. But her eyes widened in disbelief, her heart filled with shock. Because now, these shields were emitting a soft purple glow. Previously, these shields had been gold grade. How had they turned purple? Deacon Water wasn''t ignorant of the answer; she simply didn''t want to believe it. The top ten weapons in the country rankings were all of purple grade, but those were mostly obtained from the wheel. Only Ye Zhongming''s Earth Sand Moon Blade was crafted by an evolved, and the days of Cloud Peak dominating the rankings were over. Moreover, everyone now knew that the Earth Sand Moon Blade was a blueprint item, with key materials provided by Five Ring Money. Given Ye Zhongming''s exceptional craftsmanship, it was somewhat acceptable that he had created it. But what was going on now? These shields were originally gold grade. How had they turned purple? Did Ye Zhongming just repair the equipment and upgrade it in the process? This was... too incredible. Purple-grade equipment was second only to seven-colored grade. It might become the mainstream equipment for eight-star or even nine-star evolved, given how rare seven-colored equipment was and how nearly impossible it was to craft. Yet, Ye Zhongming had just produced two purple-grade items, which were a set! Deacon Water wasn''t the only one feeling this way. Everyone who witnessed this scene was equally stunned. Each person gazed greedily at the pair of purple shields, their desire to claim them almost uncontrollable. A purple grade set! This was the ultimate dream of every evolved in the post-apocalyptic world. If there was anyone more shocked than Deacon Water, it was Li Daqian. Because he sensed a familiar energy emanating from the shields¡ªit was the energy of the life eggs. Though not fully mature, the six eggs traded to Ye Zhongming shared the same energy frequency as the two mature eggs. Having cultivated the eggs for some time, Li Daqian was very familiar with their energy. He couldn''t fathom that Ye Zhongming had used the eggs instead of taking them back to Cloud Peak for Liu Zhenghong. He... used them?! Li Daqian desperately wanted to ask Ye Zhongming, how could you just use them? Aren''t you a craftsman? Does crafting equipment require someone else''s descendants? The other factions invited to Thousand Beast Villa didn''t have such complex thoughts. They only had one idea: Cloud Peak was too powerful. Their combat strength was formidable, their equipment even more so, and the King of Cloud Peak was practically their idol. After some deep thought, Ruan Xiao was filled with excitement. He looked at Ye Zhongming as if he were staring at a treasure trove waiting to be unlocked. "Master Li, we apologize for the incident. We will compensate for the damages. We''re sorry for disturbing everyone, but our boss is tired and wishes to rest today. We''ll set up our own tents, so everyone... please return." Ye Zhongming remained seated, seemingly lost in thought, while Xia Bai didn''t engage with anyone. Thus, it fell to Xiao Min to address the crowd. Her words were quite assertive, especially considering they were on Thousand Beast Villa''s turf. However, the terrifying Door Gods were right there, and the aura of someone who could craft purple-grade equipment was undeniable. Even Li Daqian didn''t argue and simply led his people away. The area quieted down, and the female guards quickly set up tents and posted sentries to keep watch for Ye Zhongming through the night. Ye Zhongming, who had caused such a commotion, was completely unaware of what was happening outside. Even if he had known, he wouldn''t have cared. All his focus was on the shields. "Traditional Shields (Quantity: 2, Purple grade Set)" "Ability 1: Ruthless Shield Strike. The user throws the shields to attack, dealing damage equal to 1.2 times the user''s maximum strength. When both shields are used simultaneously and hit the same target, the damage from the second shield increases to 1.4 times the user''s maximum strength. Cooldown: 10 hours." "Ability 2: Cold-Faced Protection. The user collides the two shields to create an energy wall that blocks energy-based attacks. The wall''s defense is equal to 1.5 times the combined defense of both shields. If the shields are embedded into the energy wall, the defense increases to 3 times the combined defense. Cooldown: 10 hours." "Ability 3: Indifferent Charge. The user stacks the two shields vertically, doubling the defense of each shield and increasing the user''s speed and strength. When the charge hits a target, it creates a massive impact, causing the target to become stunned. Cooldown: 5 hours." "Ability 4: Door God Summoning. The user can summon two Door Gods to fight alongside them at an appropriate time. The Door Gods possess independent combat abilities. Their attacks deal only physical damage, but their attack and defense power are tied to their equipment, which matches the shield''s tier. Cooldown: 300 hours, duration: 1 hour. If the Door Gods take damage, the cooldown increases based on the damage taken. If a Door God is killed, the cooldown increases to 1,000 hours." "Ability 5: Shared Empowerment. The shields enhance all of the user''s defensive skills, including but not limited to bloodline and job abilities, by 30%." "Ability 6: Heaven Vitality. The shields possess a unique life force. They can automatically repair themselves if damaged as long as their core remains intact. When intact, the shields slowly increase their permanent defense." "Ability 7: Spirit Separation. When needed, the summoned Door Gods can become the user''s permanent guardians, increasing their power by 30% compared to before. However, after losing the Door Gods, the shields'' overall abilities are reduced by half." Chapter 1435: Talisman Gem "Set Attribute 1: Roaring Defense. When the shields collide, whether through normal collision or skill activation, they emit a sound that enhances the user''s abilities, putting them in an excited state and increasing combat effectiveness. The effect lasts for ten minutes, and the skill has no cooldown." "Set Attribute 2: Shield Dance. When the user holds both shields on either side and activates this skill, they enter a high-speed spinning state, weakening and deflecting incoming attacks. The weakening rate is determined by the percentage difference between the user''s evolution level plus the shield''s level and the attacker''s corresponding levels. The deflection direction is toward the attacker. If the user collides with a target while using Shield Dance, the target will be pulled into the user''s orbit, continuously suffering attacks equal to the combined defense of both shields. Duration: two minutes. Cooldown: ten hours." With this, the full attributes of the Traditional Shields were displayed before Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming was tempted. For a moment, he even considered keeping the shields for himself. However, he quickly regained his composure. These shields weren''t suitable for him, or rather, for any non-defensive evolved. After all, they were dual-wielded equipment, leaving no third hand to hold an offensive weapon. Of course, exceptions existed for ''freaks'' like Guancheng Chun, who had multiple limbs. Purple-grade equipment naturally had its unique characteristics. Most of its abilities were percentage-based, and the distribution between active and passive abilities was well-balanced, with each being highly potent. For example, the active abilities Ruthless Shield Bash and Indifferent Charge were both offensive skills, while Door God Summoning was a summoning skill with sustained threat. The fact that the Door Gods'' equipment matched the shield''s tier was particularly enticing. If the shields were purple grade, so were the Door Gods'' equipment. Even if limited to physical abilities, they would still be formidable. As for the passive abilities, Shared Empowerment enhanced the power of other defensive skills, while Heaven Vitality was even more terrifying. It allowed automatic repair and even permanent growth in defense. Ye Zhongming glanced at the shields'' base attributes and remembered the numbers clearly: 7,000 defense points! Back when the gold Exquisite Floating Ball had 2,000 defense, Ye Zhongming had been utterly shocked. Now, with 7,000 defense points, Ye Zhongming felt that these shields could withstand a full-force strike from the Saint Father himself. This number would only increase over time. Ye Zhongming wasn''t sure how fast the growth would be, but the defense could surpass 10,000 points. These shields had limitless potential. The set attributes, likely limited to two due to the number of items, were also excellent skills. The first, Roaring Defense, was akin to a berserk potion without side effects. The second, Shield Dance, was both offensive and defensive. When attacking, it dealt 14,000 points of damage. When defending, it not only reduced incoming damage but also deflected attacks back toward the attacker, potentially turning the tables. The damage reduction mechanic, though seemingly complex, was straightforward. For example, if Ye Zhongming used these shields and was attacked by a seven-star evolved wielding a gold-grade weapon, the damage reduction would be calculated as follows: Ye Zhongming''s eight-star level plus the purple grade shield''s seven-star level, totaling 15, minus the attacker''s seven-star level and gold-tier weapon''s six-star level, totaling 13. The result was 2, meaning the attack would be weakened by 20%. Understanding the equipment''s attributes didn''t take Ye Zhongming long. What truly occupied his thoughts was the vision that appeared in his mind when he successfully repaired the shields. It was a scene of dozens of materials being smelted and combined to form the shields. At Ye Zhongming''s evolution level, having a photographic memory was effortless. He remembered every detail of the vision. Some of the materials were familiar, while others were not. Ghost Metal, which he had just added, was among them. Even a fool would realize this was the shields'' recipe and crafting process. In other words, it was the blueprint. Ye Zhongming couldn''t help but recall the words that appeared when he upgraded Glory Smith to its highest level. Was this the true solution? Could he only obtain the required materials and crafting methods by personally repairing the equipment? Ye Zhongming took out the damaged Earth Sand Moon Blade. Although this purple-grade weapon had been repaired and was somewhat usable, its power was a shadow of its former self, with a noticeable crack. Ye Zhongming decided to test his theory with this weapon. He knew the exact recipe for this weapon, so he could compare it with the blueprint to confirm his suspicions. After activating the Restoration Technique, that miraculous feeling returned, and Ye Zhongming''s mind was filled with the materials needed for the repair. Fortunately, Ye Zhongming had all the required materials on hand. He added Ghost Metal as suggested by Restoration Technique. After placing all the materials, Ye Zhongming slowly channeled his mental energy to begin repairing the Earth Sand Moon Blade. Unfortunately, the weapon didn''t prompt Ye Zhongming to add a life egg. When he tried to add one himself, the repair process nearly failed due to rejection. Ye Zhongming soon realized the reason. The Traditional Shields could accept life eggs because they had the Door God Summoning ability, which allowed for the integration of life energy. However, the Earth Sand Moon Blade was a purely mechanical weapon and couldn''t accommodate life energy. Restoration Technique at the Super Smith level had an extremely high success rate, almost guaranteeing no failures. Soon, the Earth Sand Moon Blade was restored to its former glory, once again a sharp and deadly weapon. Though Ye Zhongming harbored a small hope that luck would strike and upgrade the Earth Sand Moon Blade to seven colored grade, it remained purple grade, leaving him slightly disappointed. Upon closer inspection, he noticed a change: the weapon now had two gem sockets. Previously, Ye Zhongming had Chiseling but lacked Drilling, the ability to create sockets. Now, the Earth Sand Moon Blade had two additional sockets, which was a pleasant surprise. However, he wasn''t sure if this was a unique feature of the Restoration Technique or a universal ability of the highest-level crafting job. Checking his spatial equipment, Ye Zhongming found a gem that wasn''t elemental but rather a rune gem. Rune gems were always mysterious, often traded by evolved who obtained them. They were needed by jobs like formation masters or space evolved, but they could also be used for chiseling. However, the effects were somewhat random due to the lack of understanding of various runes. Ye Zhongming didn''t mind and used Chiseling to embed the rune gem into the weapon. After a brief surge of energy, Ye Zhongming was stunned to see his weapon turn dull and lifeless! Chapter 1436: Undead Sand Moon Blade Ye Zhongming had initially been quite pleased. Although he hadn''t managed to upgrade the Earth Sand Moon Blade to seven colored grade, he had already prepared himself for the disappointment, knowing it was a long shot. Moreover, he had successfully repaired the Traditional Shields, proving that by repairing equipment, he could obtain its recipe. This was yet another overpowered ability. Ye Zhongming could acquire countless equipment recipes, gather the materials, and craft them himself if needed. This meant he was no longer entirely bound by blueprints and could even write and sell his own recipes. However, he realized they were different when he repaired the Earth Sand Moon Blade and compared the recipe he obtained from the roulette with the one in his mind. It dawned on him that the recipe he gained from repairing equipment might only be usable by him and couldn''t be shared with others. While this was disappointing¡ªit dashed his hopes of selling recipes¡ªit was still a significant advantage. Ye Zhongming didn''t dwell on it too much. But when he chiseled the weapon, which should have been a straightforward process, the once-crystalline blade turned ashen, as if it had aged overnight from youth to decrepitude. This truly frightened Ye Zhongming. Even with Cloud Peak¡¯s wealth and his own resources, purple-grade equipment was a treasure, not something that could be easily obtained. Even the Earth Sand Moon Blade, which he had crafted himself, was no exception. If he were to make another one now, the success rate would be uncertain, and the materials alone would take who knows how long to gather. He quickly picked up the blade to inspect it, his heart filled with doubt. First, the purple glow representing the equipment''s tier hadn''t changed¡ªsomething he had overlooked in his panic. If the equipment had been completely destroyed, its grade would have disappeared, and the glow would have vanished. This discovery eased Ye Zhongming''s anxiety somewhat. Next, he tapped the blade lightly with his finger, using about 30% of his strength. Ye Zhongming''s strength was terrifying. Even steel would have dented under such force, but the blade emitted a clear, crisp sound and didn''t shatter, proving it was intact. Finally, Ye Zhongming channeled his mental energy into the weapon. He sensed a dark power. Unlike the dark energy of his own bloodline, this was a power of... restless spirits. "Sharpness: 700, Toughness: 800." The first change left Ye Zhongming puzzled. Previously, the Desert Moon Blade had values of 720 and 780 for sharpness and toughness, respectively. This meant the sharpness had slightly decreased, while the toughness had slightly increased. Less sharp but more durable? Ye Zhongming quickly turned his attention to the most critical aspect: the skills. He read through them one by one. Moon Glow... Skill Memory... These two skills remained unchanged. However, the other abilities had changed, and these changes helped Ye Zhongming understand what the rune gems truly were. The Earth Sand Moon Blade had a skill called Blood Pact. Previously, its ability was that when the blade''s attack caused damage, the target''s injuries would worsen over time, and the power of Moonlight would be enhanced based on the severity of the target''s wounds, increasing its base attributes by 1% to 5%. Now, Blood Pact had transformed. The continuous damage became curse damage, and while injured, the target would suffer from one of several negative status effects: weakness, confusion, fear, blindness, deafness, pain, stiffness, numbness, or dizziness. The severity and duration of these effects depended on the target''s mental strength. At first glance, this seemed like having a curse caster assist him in battle. But Ye Zhongming, with his vast experience, quickly realized its true potential. In combat, if he faced a warrior, their mental strength was usually not very high. If they were injured by the Earth Sand Moon Blade''s passive ability, the negative status effects would significantly impact them. If they were struck by dizziness, even for just a second, it would be enough for Ye Zhongming to finish them off. On the other hand, if he faced a ranged or spellcasting class with high mental strength, the blade''s sharpness alone would usually be enough to deal with them, making the negative status effects unnecessary. This single skill alone had increased Ye Zhongming''s combat effectiveness by about 10%. The second skill that had changed was Moonlight Field. Now, when activating Moonlight Field, it would spawn restless spirits that inflicted corruption on targets, adding a corrosive effect to the existing slow and dizziness. Next was Sandstorm Moonlight Tornado. Previously, canceling Moonlight Field would convert its energy into a Sandstorm Moonlight Tornado, dealing both light and earth damage. Now, it dealt triple damage, adding dark damage to the mix. The power of this ability still depended on the number of tornadoes the user chose to create¡ªthe fewer the tornadoes, the greater the damage. But what surprised Ye Zhongming the most was the new ability that had been added. "Ability 7: Spectral Rift." "When the weapon''s attack leaves a mark on any non-living surface, these marks will temporarily become spectral rifts. Depending on the depth and length of the marks, undead creatures of varying strength will emerge from them. The speed and number of creatures produced by each rift are proportional to the user''s evolution level, mental strength, and the attack power used to create the rift." "Undead Sand Moon Blade (Purple)." This named weapon had changed its name and gained a new ability! What Ye Zhongming had feared would be a ruined weapon had instead made significant progress. He felt the joy of recovering something he thought was lost. He picked up the blade and slashed it across the ground, leaving a two-meter-long mark. However, this mark was different from usual¡ªit glowed faintly, as if tiny LED lights had been embedded within it. In less than two seconds, two skeletal hands emerged from the mark, prying open the rift and turning the glow into a gaping maw. Then, a three-meter-tall skeletal warrior climbed out. It looked around, found no enemies, and stood motionless before Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming waited. Soon, a skeletal hound emerged, about two meters in length. A few seconds later, a green-skinned zombie appeared, baring its sharp teeth and hunched over, its glowing green eyes scanning the surroundings. Ye Zhongming realized he could only designate targets for these undead creatures to attack. He couldn''t control them as intricately as he could with battle beasts. Nevertheless, he was satisfied. With just a casual slash, he summoned three undead creatures, each with a strength equivalent to around level three. Excited by this discovery, Ye Zhongming first informed his subordinates not to be alarmed by his experiments. Then, he unleashed a full-power Thousand Seal Slash at the ground, creating a deep, dozens-of-meters-long fissure. Having fought all day, repaired two pieces of equipment, and expended significant mental energy, Ye Zhongming was exhausted. Thinking that the undead creatures wouldn''t cause any harm, he decided to take a nap, planning to see how many of these creatures he could summon when he woke up. Chapter 1437: Stomach problem Not only was Ye Zhongming exhausted, but Li Daqian was also worn out. Li Daqian had been busy organizing the recent event while managing the daily operations of Thousand Beast Villa. Even as an evolved, the mental strain was taking its toll. Today, he had experienced betrayal, battles, and negotiations, all while his son lay severely injured and unconscious. The physical and emotional toll was immense. After parting ways with Ye Zhongming, Li Daqian spent some time by his son''s bedside before retreating to a nearby room to sleep. Tomorrow, he would need to bid farewell to the guests and discuss important matters. He forced himself to maintain a good state of mind. As for his son, Li Daqian believed that there was hope as long as he was alive. Figuring out how to wake him up was another issue. However, Li Daqian hadn''t slept long before his subordinates awakened him. Glancing outside, he saw that the sky was just beginning to turn bright. Annoyed, he asked what had happened, but his subordinates hesitated, unable to explain clearly. They simply urged him to see for himself. Cursing their incompetence, Li Daqian followed them to the reported location. When he arrived, he was shocked. The area was overrun with various undead creatures. Skeletal warriors, skeletal hounds, zombies, dark spirits, ghosts, bone birds, corpse tigers... At a glance, there were no fewer than three thousand of them! Had some necromancer used their abilities to summon an undead army? But this was supposed to be... the temporary camp of Cloud Peak, right? There were no sounds of battle. With Ye Zhongming''s strength, he couldn''t be silently overwhelmed by an undead army! As Li Daqian pondered what to do, he noticed a group of people emerging from the undead horde¡ªYe Zhongming and his female guards. The two exchanged greetings, and Li Daqian, puzzled, asked about the undead creatures. Ye Zhongming awkwardly scratched his nose. He hadn''t expected the massive fissure he had left unattended to spawn so many undead creatures. When Ye Zhongming woke up, he, too, was startled. But upon reflection, he understood. The Spectral Rift ability''s summoning speed and number of undead creatures were tied to the user''s evolution level, mental strength, and the attack power used to create the rift. Given Ye Zhongming''s vast mental energy, it made sense that thousands of undead had emerged. After a brief explanation, Ye Zhongming expressed his intention to leave. Li Daqian glanced at the thousands of undead creatures behind them, guessing that Ye Zhongming had likely been testing some new equipment, which had led to this situation. However, Li Daqian couldn''t help but feel that this summoning equipment was too powerful. Although these undead creatures didn''t have demon crystals to indicate their level, they seemed to possess the strength of at least level four or five mutated lifeforms. Once again, while marveling at Ye Zhongming''s strength, Li Daqian led him to Thousand Beast Villa''s stables to select the promised battle beasts. Ye Zhongming walked around the stables, knowing this wasn''t where the Beast Manor bred high-level battle beasts. The highest evolution level here was only level four. He chose several battle beasts, mostly for Cloud Peak¡¯s laboratory, including dozens of flying types. The rest were load-bearing types, intended to serve as laborers on the journey back. These battle beasts were a small but valuable gain from his visit to the Thousand Beast Villa. Just as Ye Zhongming was about to leave, Li Daqian suggested taking him to another location. Curious, Ye Zhongming followed him deep into Thousand Beast Villa, through a hidden passage, and into a secluded valley. Upon entering, Ye Zhongming was stunned. The valley was a vibrant paradise, filled with blooming flowers, singing birds, lush grass, a babbling brook, distant mountains, and even common domestic animals. A beautiful four-story building stood at the center of the valley. Before entering, Ye Zhongming heard the sound of children reciting lessons. The voices were young, some even stumbling over their words, but this scene, reminiscent of peaceful times, deeply moved Ye Zhongming. Several women were doing light chores in the small square in front of the building. Most were young, speaking softly to avoid disturbing the children inside. As Ye Zhongming and Li Daqian approached, Ye Zhongming noticed the women''s bellies. They were all pregnant. "Brother Ye, have you noticed the fertility rate among evolved since the apocalypse began?" Li Daqian asked. Ye Zhongming nodded. He couldn''t help but notice. In his previous life, he had heard about this issue, but back then, he was constantly on the brink of life and death. Such concerns were beyond him, and he paid them no mind. Besides, it wasn''t as if people stopped getting pregnant after the apocalypse; the fertility rate had simply dropped. But in this life, the issue had become increasingly important to him. He had been intimate with Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, and Miya for some time now without using any protection, yet none of them had become pregnant. Ye Zhongming hadn''t been concerned at first, but the women were, and even others around them began to worry. The apocalypse had caused society to regress into a structure resembling feudal clans, and Cloud Peak was no exception. Ye Zhongming was the absolute leader, both in power and spirit, with the entire faction revolving around him. Although Xia Lei could take his place in his absence¡ªpartly due to her abilities but more importantly because she was Ye Zhongming''s woman¡ªif something extreme happened, like Ye Zhongming''s death, it was uncertain whether Xia Lei could maintain control over Cloud Peak. It might very well fall apart. While such a scenario seemed unlikely now, many had considered it, including the leaders of Cloud Peak''s various combat teams. Many stayed because of Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming was their boss, friend, idol, savior... All these feelings combined made him the object of their loyalty. But Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, and Miya couldn''t fill his shoes. They each had their shortcomings and could never become figures like Ye Zhongming. Thus, many began to consider the issue of succession. Aside from Ye Zhongming, no core member of Cloud Peak had the prestige to command universal loyalty. But there was one who could¡ªYe Zhongming''s descendant! That would be the most legitimate and widely accepted successor! Once such a person appeared, Xia Lei and Ye Zhongming''s other women would naturally protect him. Xia Bai and the female guards, who were absolutely loyal to Ye Zhongming, would guard him. Those who had fought alongside Ye Zhongming from the beginning, seeing him as a brother and comrade, would support him. This included people like Little Tiger, Mo Ye, Park Xiuying, Tonghu, Shengyuan, Young Master Yun, Sister Rong, Lu Yi, Ah Yang, and Le Dayuan. Their loyalty would inevitably bring along others closely connected to them, such as Candy, Tang Tian, Little Li, Ah Tao, and Liu Zhenghong. Cloud Peak would remain stable with these people in place, along with special entities like Red Hair, the twin sisters, Yellow Ball, the Three-nosed Elephant, and Jiu Bao. Thus, the desire for Ye Zhongming to have a descendant, a legitimate heir for Cloud Peak, became a common wish. Such a person would make Cloud Peak even more stable, as it would signify Ye Zhongming''s legacy and continuation in this world. The topic of when Ye Zhongming would have a child became a frequent joke among many. With none of Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, or Miya showing signs of pregnancy, Ye Zhongming was at a loss. He and Liu Zhenghong had even surveyed the faction''s pregnancy and newborn survival rates. The results were disheartening. The numbers were shockingly low. Chapter 1437.5- Stomach problem In the vast Cloud Peak, with tens of thousands of people, including newcomers and their families, fewer than two thousand women had successfully become pregnant in the four years since the apocalypse began. This was alarming, considering that most survivors from the early days of the apocalypse were young adults in their prime reproductive years. The survival rate of newborns was another headache. Of the roughly two thousand pregnant women, about two thousand had given birth, all single births¡ªno twins or triplets. Despite having professional obstetricians and the enhanced physiques of evolved, the survival rate was only about 70%, meaning only around 1,400 newborns had survived. In peacetime, this number would have been much higher! At this moment, it seemed class had ended, as a group of children ran out, numbering around fifty or sixty. Seeing Li Daqian, they swarmed around him. They called out to him with various endearments¡ªGrandpa Li, Manor Lord, and so on. Li Daqian, now the picture of kindness, patted some on the head and pinched others'' cheeks, responding to each child with a smile. Soon, a few of the pregnant women with smaller bellies came over and led the children away for breakfast, leaving Li Daqian and Ye Zhongming alone. "These children were all born after the apocalypse. To be precise, their mothers became pregnant after the apocalypse began. The oldest is three and a half years old." Ye Zhongming was taken aback and suddenly asked, "And the youngest?" Li Daqian gave him an appreciative glance and replied, "Three months." After this brief exchange, the two fell silent. After a while, Ye Zhongming sighed. "I think this issue is more important than the Mantis Snatcher''s corpse." Li Daqian smiled faintly. "Originally, I wanted to discuss this issue with the laboratories I invited this time. But I realized that, at this point, the only people I can trust are you and Cloud Peak." "I''m honored," Ye Zhongming shrugged. "You must be wondering why these children look much older than their actual age." Ye Zhongming nodded. He was indeed curious, as the children appeared to be at least five or six years old. "I showed you this for two main reasons," Li Daqian said, his expression turning serious. "Our Beast Villa doesn''t have a genius like Liu Zhenghong, nor do we have the conditions or capability to establish a laboratory. So, the first reason is to hope that your Life Gene Laboratory, especially Liu Zhenghong, can take the time to study the reasons behind the low fertility and newborn survival rates." Seeing Ye Zhongming frown, Li Daqian thought he was reluctant. After all, researching gene warriors brought tangible benefits to Ye Zhongming, while studying this issue would clearly be a time-consuming distraction. So Li Daqian quickly added, "I''m not some selfless saint or a benevolent savior. I just believe that humanity shouldn''t perish like this. Even if it''s just to thwart those in the sky or the wheel''s controllers, we and our descendants should continue to exist. Brother Ye, to be blunt, you''re younger than my son. This issue is a reality you can''t escape." Ye Zhongming agreed with this sentiment. He even felt a personal connection to it. Being unable to get his women pregnant wasn''t exactly something to boast about. But his earlier hesitation wasn''t due to reluctance. He was recalling the first time he met Liu Zhenghong. The mad scientist had been researching pregnancy, but her subjects were human women pregnant with the offspring of green-skinned monsters. If she were to research this issue, would it awaken the cruel tendencies she had exhibited in his previous life? After all, she was the infamous "Human Creator Red." "Alright, I''ll discuss this with Sister Hong when I return," Ye Zhongming agreed. He couldn''t find a reason to refuse. Like Li Daqian, he wasn''t a saint, but he wanted his people and humanity as a whole to continue surviving on this planet, including his descendants. Li Daqian was pleased and continued, "I can provide you with all sorts of data on this issue. I can even conduct some clinical trials under your guidance. Just let me know what you need." Ye Zhongming neither refused nor agreed. He would wait to hear Liu Zhenghong''s thoughts on the matter. "And the second reason?" Li Daqian pointed to a room on the building''s upper floor. Ye Zhongming''s keen eyesight allowed him to see a little girl sitting inside, reading a book. He recognized her¡ªshe was the girl who had shown him the level-nine creature''s eggs earlier. "That''s Yuanyuan, my granddaughter," Li Daqian said, his expression fluctuating between affection, worry, and sorrow. "She''s almost four years old, the earliest born among these children and the first child born in the Beast Villa after the apocalypse." Ye Zhongming was surprised. He knew Li Daqian was about to share something truly valuable. "Brother Ye, you''re also a representative of one of the factions in the sky, right?" Li Daqian shifted the topic slightly. "Given your fame, you must be. I am, too, and I might be one of the earliest. Not long after the apocalypse began, I was unexpectedly chosen." "The race I represent told me, after I completed a mission, that aside from two ordinary humans conceiving before the apocalypse having a higher chance of pregnancy, pairing an evolved with an ordinary human also increases the chances. If you want the unborn child to be strong, have the woman, as an ordinary human, become pregnant and then take evolution potions during pregnancy. The earlier she takes them during pregnancy, the higher her evolution level, and the child born will not only have a higher survival rate but also grow faster and stronger." Ye Zhongming pointed upstairs, and Li Daqian nodded. "At first, I was thrilled. Although this method wasn''t some core secret, as humanity evolved, ordinary humans would become increasingly rare. When people realize this issue, it might be too late to find non-evolved humans. Wouldn''t humanity go extinct after a few years?" "Moreover, I doubted the truthfulness of those in the sky. Seeing my granddaughter, not yet four, looking like a teenager, I truly worry. Is this accelerated growth causing side effects? If the price is her lifespan, what should I do?" "When you leave, I want you to take Yuanyuan with you. Hand her over to Liu Zhenghong and ask her to examine my granddaughter to see if she''s normal." Chapter 1438: 40 thousand ordinary people Standing on the hill beside the Beast Manor, Li Daqian watched the distant Cloud Peak group with a complex expression. "Dad, will Yuanyuan... be okay?" Beside him, the Spotted Giant Bear lazily sprawled on the ground alongside a white level-six unicorn horse. A young woman, eyes red and voice trembling, gazed at the departing group. She was Li Zhizhong''s wife, Li Daqian''s daughter-in-law, and Yuanyuan''s mother. In just two days, her husband had fallen into a coma, and her daughter had been sent far away. The blows were almost too much to bear. "Zhizhong''s condition is critical, and I''m tied up with the villa''s affairs. For now, you''ll have to take care of him. Once he wakes up, you can go to Cloud Peak to be with Yuanyuan." Hearing this, the woman felt slightly better, though the thought of her husband''s coma still brought her grief. "Dad, do you think Yuanyuan will suffer?" "She''ll likely endure some hardship during the examination, but Yuanyuan is sensible and strong. Don''t worry too much. Ye Zhongming and Liu Zhenghong will take good care of her. You can rest assured." "Also," Li Daqian turned to his daughter-in-law, "you''ve been in charge of the Red Building. Starting today, increase its security by one level. Before, those women were just people we supported. But now, they''ll become a bridge between us and Cloud Peak. They must be well taken care of." The woman quickly agreed. She had married Li Zhizhong after the apocalypse and knew she had to prove her worth to gain acceptance. Otherwise, her father-in-law might replace her, especially since Li Zhizhong is in a coma. "Hmm..." Li Daqian hesitated momentarily before continuing, "Try to instill a sense of gratitude toward the Beast Villa in these women. When the time is right, promise them that if they go to Cloud Peak, we''ll provide them with evolution potions up to level four. We don''t need them to become spies, but they must never forget our kindness. When necessary, they should influence their future partners at Cloud Peak to favor our villa without compromising Cloudtop''s interests." The woman was momentarily stunned. Though she didn''t fully understand her father-in-law''s intentions, she nodded in agreement. "The future... may belong to him..." Li Daqian murmured to himself, his voice so low only he could hear it, as he watched the distant figures disappear. .......................................... "The first three undead creatures you summoned lasted one hour and twenty minutes. The later ones had varying durations, with the shortest lasting three hours and five minutes, and the longest being the bone bird that just shattered, lasting eight hours and fifty minutes." Xiao Min stood beside Ye Zhongming, reporting the data while looking at the scattered bone fragments on the ground. She seemed even more excited than Ye Zhongming. It was no wonder. Since the undead creatures appeared yesterday, the female guards had been itching to test their skills. The strength displayed by these skeletal warriors and rotting corpses had piqued their interest. However, when Ye Zhongming was asleep, they dared not act without permission. After leaving the Beast Villa, Ye Zhongming selected some undead creatures for the women to practice on. The female guards had thoroughly enjoyed the exercise, as the undead creatures, with their level-five strength, posed enough of a challenge without being overwhelming. What made Xiao Min even happier was that her boss had gained a brand-new ability. Ye Zhongming listened and nodded slightly. At his level, the opponents he faced were top-tier powerhouses. These level-five undead creatures weren''t much of a threat to them, but they could be a useful distraction. What preoccupied Ye Zhongming was the other place Li Daqian had taken him to before they left. It was a valley with conditions far worse than the children''s. Inside were a few dilapidated red-brick buildings with faded, barely legible signs. It once seemed to have been a processing base for a logging company. Ye Zhongming saw many young, even beautiful, women eating in the cafeteria. They smiled, but their eyes were uncertain about the future. They feared Li Daqian, so when they saw him, they instinctively stood up. Nearly ten thousand women were crammed into a few buildings, eating in shifts. Their living conditions weren''t exactly harsh, but they were far from comfortable. These women shared one common trait: none of them had evolved. They were all ordinary humans. They were people Li Daqian had taken in, specifically for... reproduction. And these were only a portion of them. There were others, deemed of "lower quality," in other locations, totaling over thirty thousand. People from peaceful times might view their treatment as unfair, but this was a form of salvation for Ye Zhongming and Li Daqian. Compared to those who had been devoured by zombies at the start of the apocalypse, leaving not even bones behind, these women¡ªcrowded eight to a twenty-square-meter room, sharing toilets, eating communal meals, and spending their days sewing, washing, and preparing feed for war beasts¡ªwere living a relatively stable and secure life. Li Daqian said that Cloud Peak could take these women at any time, allowing them to become spouses of its warriors and increasing the birth rate. Of course, the best solution would be for Liu Zhenghong to conduct research and solve the problem entirely. While forty thousand women might seem like a lot for Cloud Peak and the Beast Villa, it was a drop in the bucket for the entire country. Ye Zhongming was troubled by the dilemma of whether to accept these women. Each choice seemed to have pros and cons. "Boss, Five Ring Money is catching up." A female guard handed Ye Zhongming a note. It was from Chameleon, who had taken over perimeter security as soon as Cloud Peak left the Beast Manor. This would continue until they reached a Chameleon contact point and used the teleportation equipment to return to Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming ordered the group to halt and wait for Deacon Water to arrive. "Cloud Peak continues to amaze me," Deacon Water said as she approached alone, showing no concern for her safety. This was a sign of trust in Ye Zhongming, though she knew that if he wanted to kill her, the people she brought wouldn''t be able to stop him. She was referring to how Cloud Peak had detected Five Ring Money''s approach early and stopped to wait. Deacon Water hadn''t noticed anyone monitoring Five Ring Money, yet Cloud Peak had known. "Deacon Water, you couldn''t have missed our boss so soon after parting, could you?" Xiao Min sneered from the side. She always felt that this woman had designs on her boss. With Xia Bai not taking charge, Xiao Min was effectively the female guards'' commander. As a seven-star evolved with her sisters backing her, she had no fear of a heavyweight like Deacon Water. Deacon Water¡¯s eyes flickered, but she suppressed her anger. "I came to discuss something with Mr. Ye¡ªabout the equipment rankings." Chapter 1439: Machine that sees through all equipment Perhaps because of Xiao Min''s words, Deacon Water seemed eager to finish her business and leave. Ye Zhongming shot Xiao Min a glare but said nothing. Glancing at the remnants of the undead creatures scattered on the nearby open ground, Deacon Water''s eyes flickered. She couldn''t help but think that being a craftsman was a great job. Why couldn''t Five Ring Money''s own craftsmen reach Ye Zhongming''s level? "Equipment rankings?" Although this list was provided free of charge to major factions, its influence was immense. Evolved and major factions had increasingly accepted the rankings, and Five Ring Money''s reputation had grown alongside it. The advertising effect brought by this list was something Five Ring Money valued highly as a commercial alliance. It was the foundation of their business. This effect had already manifested. In their competition with Cannibal Chain, Five Ring Money had gained the upper hand in many areas due to their greater fame and recognition. Evolved were more willing to trade with Five Ring Money. The profits gained made Five Ring Money take the rankings even more seriously. They were doing their utmost to make the data on the list more detailed and accurate. Cannibal Chain had also started releasing their own rankings, but they hadn''t gained much traction yet. Five Ring Money was already on guard. They were no longer satisfied with using the rankings to boost their reputation; they wanted to make the country rankings the most authoritative! Only then would they not fear any competition. By then, Cannibal Chain''s rankings would either have to copy Five Ring Money''s or simply withdraw from the competition. "Yes, equipment rankings," Deacon Water said. "We discovered a very peculiar machine in a certain place. It has no offensive or defensive capabilities. Its only function is to display the most excellent equipment above gold grade after paying a certain price." This brief statement shocked Ye Zhongming. How could such equipment exist? "Actually, it''s not that strange," Deacon Water explained. "Whether it''s a gray-grade dagger or a seven-colored grade battle blade, none of these are things we originally possessed. They''re all... byproducts of the wheel. So, it''s not surprising that there''s a machine capable of detecting all wheel equipment across the country, or even the planet." To be honest, when Deacon Water first learned of this, she was also shocked. But the facts had made her bow to the wonders of wheel equipment. "All equipment... can be detected?" Ye Zhongming narrowed his eyes. Although his expression didn''t change much, he felt a sense of unease. Didn''t this mean that everything about him would be exposed? If his opponents knew all about his equipment in future battles, the fights would become much more difficult. "Yes, all of it," Deacon Water said, straightening her posture. "What about the attributes?" Ye Zhongming''s voice turned cold as he analyzed the potential impact this could have on him and Cloud Peak. "Yes, those too." After saying this, Deacon Water noticed Ye Zhongming''s raised eyebrow and felt a pang of anxiety. She quickly explained, "Here''s the thing. This equipment is currently only gold grade. Equipment at the same level can display very detailed information, such as skill data. But it can''t for equipment above its level, like seven-colored or purple grade. For purple-grade equipment, it can only show the number of skills, and for seven-colored-grade equipment, it only displays a few characters from the name." "You''re saying that seven-colored grade equipment has already appeared?" Ye Zhongming keenly caught the information revealed in Deacon Water''s words. Deacon Water hesitated for a moment before nodding. "There are two pieces. One has the character gate in its name, with no other details displayed. The other has the character box and is labeled as sealed. Which faction or person owns them isn''t shown." "There really are?!" Ye Zhongming''s face showed genuine surprise. Currently, his equipment could be described as luxurious. He might not have the most purple-grade equipment in the world, but he was certainly among the top few. But he had never imagined that someone else could possess seven-colored grade equipment like him. The Gate of Sacrifice was something he had obtained only after killing the level-nine Holy Father, and the dangers involved were known only to him. Fortunately, although that person''s seven-colored grade equipment maintained its level, it was sealed. It might not be as useful as partially unlocked equipment like the Ocean King''s Crown, which, while not seven-colored grade, could still use some abilities. This thought somewhat balanced Ye Zhongming''s feelings. "Some people just have incredible luck," Deacon Water sighed with a hint of envy. She herself yearned for seven-colored grade equipment, especially after the battle in the Spatitu Space, which had made her realize the importance of powerful gear. Ye Zhongming nodded. In truth, he was the luckiest person in this world, having died and been reborn to start over. "Did you come just to tell me this news?" The beautiful woman shook her head. "Of course not. First, I wanted to seek your understanding. After all, having your equipment listed for the world to see will inevitably affect you somewhat." Ye Zhongming responded with a cold laugh. "If I disagree, will you leave my equipment off the list?" Deacon Water smiled awkwardly but politely. "I''m afraid that''s not possible." Ye Zhongming answered with a snort. While the news this woman brought was unpleasant, mentioning seven-colored grade equipment with the character gate suggested she wasn''t lying to him. Whether she was hiding anything else, however, remained unknown. Deacon Water didn''t mind and continued, "Second, we''re actively working to upgrade this equipment. Perhaps soon, we''ll be able to obtain detailed information about purple-grade equipment." After saying this, Deacon Water looked at Ye Zhongming with a smile. "I see," Ye Zhongming nodded. "So you''re here to blackmail me? If I disagree with your conditions, will you publish the equipment data?" "Do you believe that if I capture you now and trade you to Five Ring Money for this equipment, they would agree?" Deacon Water patted her chest and laughed. "Mr. Ye, don''t scare me like that. Five Ring Money and Cloud Peak have always been good partners. How could we use this to threaten you? The conditions for not publishing the detailed equipment information would naturally be mutually beneficial cooperation, not just you making unilateral concessions." "Even if you don''t publish it, who''s to say you won''t secretly sell this information to others, especially my enemies?" Ye Zhongming was feeling increasingly irritable. He even briefly considered wiping out Five Ring Money, but reason prevailed. Cloud Peak couldn''t yet eliminate the major player of Five Ring Money and their forces in one fell swoop. This wasn''t about strength but the organization''s sheer size and widespread nature, leaving no opportunity for a decisive strike. "That won''t happen. Once you hear our cooperation terms, you''ll know I''m not lying to you," Deacon Water said confidently. "Oh? Then tell me, how do we cooperate?" Ye Zhongming asked coldly. Chapter 1440: This woman is crazy Chapter 1440: This woman is crazy "One option is that our Five Ring Money¡ªno, I¡ªestablish a strategic partnership with Cloud Peak. We form an alliance." Ye Zhongming listened without any visible reaction. Deacon Water knew why. Strictly speaking, Five Ring Money was on the same level as Cloud Peak. Ye Zhongming could represent Cloud Peak, but she, Deacon Water, could not fully represent Five Ring Money. There were three other major figures in Five Ring Money apart from her. Moreover, Ye Zhongming had likely already inferred from her words that this gold-grade machine¡ªwhich might soon turn purple grade¡ªwas not under her control. To put it bluntly, proposing cooperation wasn¡¯t impossible, but one needed the qualifications to cooperate. Ye Zhongming¡¯s lack of reaction was essentially a silent expression of refusal. Deacon Water¡¯s face flushed. She knew that he wouldn¡¯t agree to cooperate with her if she didn''t offer something substantial. "Indeed, I¡¯m not the sole decision-maker in Five Ring Money, but I am one of the decision-makers. I also control significant power, with trade dominance over several provinces. At least ten mature trade routes in these provinces, each generating immense profits at all times." Deacon Water took a deep breath, her earlier embarrassment now completely gone. "Perhaps I alone don¡¯t have the profitability of Cloud Peak. After all, whether it¡¯s your crystal weapons, gene lifeforms, or the equipment crafted by you, they all yield massive profits. You also have armed caravans that regularly bring in huge profits." "And," the Water Deacon looked at Ye Zhongming, her eyes hinting at something inexplicable. Although she had known these things for a while, saying them out loud still left her in awe. "Your trade in evolution potions has made it clear to us that you, or one of your core members, must possess a high-level skill like ''Exclusion Technique,'' which grants an extremely high success rate when spinning the wheel. This business also brings you enormous profits." "Of course, there¡¯s also Cloud Peak Cuisine, Puxing Town, the Mercenary Guild, and now the dungeons, all of which generate substantial income." "Oh, right!" Deacon Water continued as if listing treasures. "There¡¯s also a major source of income I haven¡¯t mentioned yet¡ªthe Secret realm and the invisible benefits brought to you by those who come out of it." Ye Zhongming waved his hand. "Did you come here to tell me all this?" Deacon Water smiled. "Of course not. I just want you to know that I fully understand the value of you and your Cloud Peak. And it¡¯s under this premise that I¡¯m proposing cooperation." "Our strategic alliance would require synchronized offense and defense, mutual reliance. When Cloud Peak needs to fight or requires intelligence, I can assist. Similarly, I hope Cloud Peak can help me when I need to do these things. Additionally, I want to establish a guard unit of about a thousand people, and I need you to equip them with green-grade gear. I also want a gene lifeform combat team mixed with various functional gene lifeforms like yours, with an average strength of no less than level five." Ye Zhongming also smiled but remained silent. "Also, I¡¯ve established a base, one that truly belongs to me. I need crystal cannons for defense¡ªat least a hundred of them. They don¡¯t need to be the latest models; the previous generation will suffice." Deacon Water was practically counting on her fingers. Ye Zhongming snorted coldly, signaling her to continue. "Then there¡¯s my own equipment. I hope to obtain one purple-grade item, one gold-grade item, and five blue-grade items. The specific parts don¡¯t matter." "Between Cloud Peak and my base, I also want to establish a fixed teleportation device for convenient travel. I hope to receive a discounted price on equipment, potions, gene warriors, crystal weapons, and other items from Cloud Peak. "Has this girl been hit in the head by Kim Jongyuan?" Ye Zhongming initially found these demands ridiculous, but as he listened, he felt Deacon Water was becoming increasingly unreasonable. Was she making requests or demanding a dowry? Was she worth this much? Was this woman insane? Did she think she was the sun, with everyone revolving around her? "I¡¯m not insane," Deacon Water said, as if reading Ye Zhongming¡¯s thoughts. "These are what you need to provide. As for what I¡¯ll offer..." Deacon Water waved her hand, and a package appeared. She tossed it to Ye Zhongming and said, "This is the level nine materials I obtained from the Beast Villa. They¡¯re all yours now. Not just mine but also some from Ruan Xiao. I privately bought them from him last night." Ye Zhongming was surprised. This package was of significant value. "This backpack is a special piece of equipment. Materials stored inside won¡¯t lose their energy. I¡¯m giving it to you as well." Originally, Ye Zhongming had planned to refuse outright. But as a smith who had just reached the highest level, he was tempted when he saw the world¡¯s most excellent and rare materials. ra?§à¦ÂE?? "Still not enough," he said. However, he wasn¡¯t planning to agree to Deacon Water¡¯s demands just yet. Level nine materials were indeed precious, and combined, they might be worth an eight-star evolution potion. But what Deacon Water was asking for was equally valuable. "I control twelve mature trade routes, each with twenty-five to thirty trade stations. I can allow you to participate in their operations, selling Cloud Peak¡¯s goods through them. I¡¯ll only take ten percent of the sales revenue." "Hmm?" Ye Zhongming was once again surprised by Deacon Water¡¯s offer. In the current post-apocalyptic world, commerce was heavily reliant on channels. Ye Zhongming had sent Lu Yi to establish trade routes and set up some shops, but the scale was incomparable to Five Ring Money. Firstly, Cloud Peak didn¡¯t have enough people to set up outposts in every camp along the way. Secondly, Ye Zhongming knew that post-apocalyptic bases were unstable. With the second wave of mutated lifeforms approaching, he didn¡¯t want to waste Cloud Peak¡¯s lives in poorly defended camps. Moreover, Cloud Peak¡¯s goods were currently in high demand. Gene lifeforms and crystal weapons were self-explanatory, but even equipment and evolution potions were selling out instantly. Lu Yi often returned before reaching his destination because the goods had already been snapped up. This was also why Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t too concerned about establishing trade routes. Of course, he never considered himself a merchant and had no intention of following the paths of Five Ring Money or Cannibal Chain. From this perspective, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t particularly need the conditions proposed by Deacon Water. But Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t just looking at the present. Currently, Cloud Peak Manor had a surplus of goods. For example, the monster eggs from the Secret Realm or dungeons couldn¡¯t be sold off quickly. More and more materials were piling up, which were essentially "taxes" paid by Cloud Peak¡¯s affiliated forces in the form of demon crystals. Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t spend all day crafting equipment, so these materials had already filled countless warehouses. At Ye Zhongming¡¯s current level, crafting low-level equipment was a waste. Many of these materials were unusable, and their value decreased every day they sat in the warehouse. As the post-apocalyptic world progressed, the demand for low-level equipment would drop, rendering these materials useless. Previously, Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t thought much of it, but now he realized it was quite wasteful. Additionally, Cloud Peak¡¯s population was growing rapidly and would continue. Even the number of gene lifeforms, crystal weapons, and the laboratories serving them were expanding. The amount of high-quality goods being produced was increasing, and these would eventually need to be sold. Relying solely on Lu Yi¡¯s caravans wouldn¡¯t be enough. There were also newly established factories, like the pharmaceutical plant, whose outputs would soon face the same issue of needing to be sold. If ready-made trade stations were provided to Ye Zhongming, Cloud Peak¡¯s goods could be distributed without Lu Yi and his team risking their lives in the wilderness. Cloud Peak could immediately gain a battle-hardened main combat unit. At the same time, Ye Zhongming could expand these profitable industries without worrying about overstocking. In the future, he could simply sit back and collect money. Moreover, Deacon Water only asked for ten percent, which was entirely acceptable. But was that all? Ye Zhongming still shook his head. It still wasn¡¯t enough. Chapter 1440.5- This woman is crazy Chapter 1440.5- This woman is crazy Just the green-grade equipment alone would take Ye Zhongming a significant amount of time to craft, even at the highest level. Don¡¯t forget he had to meet the needs of his own forces and craft equipment for Thousand Beast Villa, too. And this woman even asked for purple and gold-grade equipment. The value of these two items alone could match the level nine materials. Deacon Water let out a long breath. She had anticipated that Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t agree so easily, but at least he hadn¡¯t outright refused. That was a good sign. "I can also keep your and Cloud Peak¡¯s equipment confidential when publishing the rankings." Ye Zhongming was unimpressed. "If I¡¯m strong enough, it doesn¡¯t matter if people know what equipment I have. Besides, if they know mine, I can also know theirs." The Water Deacon smiled mysteriously. "You don¡¯t think we¡¯re only discussing this with you, do you? We, the deacons, have already divided the tasks. Each of us is approaching the top-ranked individuals to negotiate this matter. Essentially, we¡¯re asking for hush money. We won¡¯t disclose their equipment in exchange for something valuable." "You¡¯re my responsibility." She continued, fearing Ye Zhongming might not believe her. "No one wants their equipment to be publicly known, so this small request for something of value will likely be accepted by others. If all goes well, when the new equipment rankings are published, the top twenty, or even thirty, won¡¯t have detailed descriptions!" Ye Zhongming was momentarily stunned, then chuckled wryly. "You really know how to play on people¡¯s psychology." From Ye Zhongming¡¯s perspective, he probably would have agreed if Deacon Water hadn¡¯t brought up all these conditions today and had simply asked him to keep his equipment confidential in exchange for something like an evolution potion. If he would do that, others likely would, too. Seeing Ye Zhongming¡¯s wry smile and then his return to a calm expression, Deacon Water secretly gritted her teeth in frustration. However, the current situation demands that she establish her own power and find a strong partner like Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak. For this, she was willing to go all out. "Two secret realm keys." Ye Zhongming¡¯s eyes lit up. "Ten equipment blueprints." That also seemed acceptable. "A firearms production line and a combat vehicle production line¡ªnot Earth¡¯s vehicles, but something from... there." The Water Deacon pointed to the sky. Ye Zhongming¡¯s heart finally wavered. A production line for alien combat vehicles? But considering the demands, including the never-before-sold crystal cannons, purple-grade equipment, and more, Ye Zhongming¡¯s resolve hardened again. Deacon Water glared at Ye Zhongming, expecting him to agree now. Instead, he merely opened his mouth and then closed it. "Don¡¯t push it too far. Do you know how much benefit these things will bring you?" Deacon Water was almost shouting. Ye Zhongming replied calmly, "Don¡¯t make it sound like I¡¯m getting these things for free." The woman took a deep breath, her hands clenched as if making a difficult decision. Finally, she seemed to deflate, looking exhausted. "One last condition. If you agree, then we have a deal. If not, then forget it. I¡¯ll find someone else. I refuse to believe that I can¡¯t find a major power willing to accept me in this vast world." r¦Á?O?bE?S? There was something hidden in her words. Had the Water Deacon encountered some unsolvable problem? "Regarding the trade routes, I¡¯ll add ten more, making it twenty-two in total, with nearly six hundred trade stations. Cloud Peak can place goods in all of them for sale. These trade stations cover almost a fifth of the country!" Deacon Water forced out these words. "I¡¯ll also provide enough building materials for you to construct five large factories, along with a thousand skilled technicians and the necessary production equipment. I¡¯ll cover it all. Cloud Peak can produce to its heart¡¯s content, and I¡¯ll handle the sales!" Ye Zhongming frowned. "Deacon Water, it seems you were holding back earlier. You have twenty-two trade routes, but you only offered twelve before." "Those ten aren¡¯t mine!" The Water Deacon nearly growled. "Whose are they then?" "Deacon Tong¡¯s." Ye Zhongming shook his head. "If they¡¯re not yours, how can you decide about them? This is too unreliable and doesn¡¯t guarantee my future interests." Deacon Water looked at Ye Zhongming as if he were her mortal enemy. "I can guarantee it!" "Empty words! How can you possibly make decisions for Deacon Tong?" The Water Deacon suddenly grabbed her hair, messing it up instantly. "Because I can make decisions for her!" "Why?" "Because... we¡¯re lovers!" Ye Zhongming was completely stunned. Lovers? That... might give her some authority, but it still wasn¡¯t absolute. Then Ye Zhongming suddenly thought of a question and blurted it out without thinking, "Is Deacon Tong... a man or a woman?" "...A woman." Chapter 1441: Cloud Peak Battle Beast Unit When Ye Zhongming returned to Cloudtop Manor, the entire mountain felt like it was celebrating a festival. This was how it always was whenever Ye Zhongming came back. And this time, his return was particularly grand. After all, five hundred battle beasts, most adults, walking together¡ªsome flying in the sky, others running on the ground¡ªwas a spectacular sight. Before Ye Zhongming could even settle in, the captains of the main combat squads who hadn¡¯t gone out arrived. Little Tiger, Guang Yao, Tong Hu, and others were all present. "Boss, dear boss," Little Tiger began. If anyone in Cloud Peak had thick skin, it was undoubtedly Little Tiger. "These battle beasts are quite impressive. I heard they¡¯re specialties of Thousand Beast Villa, and they have specialized control devices, right?" Looking at Xiao Hu¡¯s expression, Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t help but want to laugh. His gaze swept over the cloth covering Xiao Hu¡¯s eyes, and a faint sadness flickered in his heart. "Yeah," Ye Zhongming responded with a light hum. He didn¡¯t need to think hard to know what Little Tiger was after. Guang Yao, Tong Hu, Mo Ye, and the others stood nearby, barely holding back their laughter as they watched Little Tiger put on his act. "Can I have some?" Little Tiger asked with a flattering smile, then put on a facade of fairness. "Boss, look, Guang Yao has his Chain-slicer Tank, Sister Mo Ye has the Holy Army Coat, Sister Chuyin has a battle skirt set, Young Master Yun has that level-six battle beast you found for him, Brother Shengyuan only needs his shield, and Ah Yang has his many brothers..." He rambled on, essentially saying that everyone else had something special while he had nothing. "What about Tong Hu? Why didn¡¯t you mention him?" Ye Zhongming asked, suppressing a laugh. Tong Hu was well-equipped, his team was strong, and most importantly, he was fearless in battle, making his team the first choice for charging into the fray among Cloud Peak¡¯s many combat units. But these couldn¡¯t be used as bargaining chips. Little Tiger was momentarily stumped. After a long pause, he finally said, "Tong Hu has Little Li." Everyone burst into laughter, with Tong Hu laughing the loudest. Little Li, who was standing nearby, came over and kicked Little Tiger. Then, she went back to pinch Tong Hu¡¯s ear, scolding him for being heartless and laughing with everyone else. This only made everyone laugh even harder. "These battle beasts aren¡¯t for you," Ye Zhongming said, pushing Little Tiger aside as he dramatically opened his mouth in mock disbelief. Looking at the team captains in the room, Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t even spoken when Mo Ye took the lead. "Zhongming, we don¡¯t need these battle beasts. We¡¯ve already taken a lot of battle beast eggs and young beasts from the warehouse. It¡¯s better to raise them slowly so we can get used to them." Mo Ye was a veteran. Her personality was resolute, and while she appeared cold and reserved, she was actually very warm-hearted and always willing to help others. When considering issues, she always approached them from the perspective of Cloud Peak. She never fought over resources, believing that what was meant to be given would come naturally and that forcibly demanding things would only harm unity and leave a bad impression on Ye Zhongming. Her team had inherited Mo Ye¡¯s personality. Among the main combat teams, they were the most balanced and stable, almost like a guardian team. At the same time, her team was versatile and capable of both offense and defense, making them the ideal backbone of any operation. Ye Zhongming¡¯s evaluation of Mo Ye¡¯s team was that they could attack fiercely and defend well. This showed that the personality of a team¡¯s leader directly reflected on the team¡¯s overall temperament. Guang Yao and the others also said they didn¡¯t need the battle beasts. While these battle beasts were of decent levels, their team members were all at least four-star evolved. Adding these battle beasts would require adjustment, and in the short term, their combat strength might not increase¡ªit could even decrease. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t insist. Cloud Peak¡¯s battle beasts were well-fed and well-cared for, with great growth potential. That was understandable if the captains wanted to raise their own, like the female guards. "In that case, I¡¯ve already marked some of these battle beasts for Sister Hong¡¯s lab. Whoever wants them can take the rest. If there are any left..." Ye Zhongming paused, and the room immediately fell silent. They all knew this was their boss¡¯s signature pause before deciding. "The number of battle beast cubs, eggs, and other young creatures in our warehouse is growing. I¡¯ve decided to establish a dedicated department to take care of, tame, and train these battle beasts for future use." The battle beasts had been on everyone¡¯s minds, including Ye Zhongming¡¯s, but only after returning from Thousand Beast Villa did Ye Zhongming decide to address it properly. The young mutated lifeforms from the secret realms, dungeons, wilderness, and unhatched eggs were being wasted if left untouched. It would be better to gradually figure out how to hatch and tame them, as they might prove unexpectedly useful in the future. "I plan to invite people from Saint Light Hall and Posthumous People, as they are the most familiar with the secret realm¡¯s demon monsters. Also, among the people who accompanied Yuan Yuan here, are evolved skilled in taming war beasts. They will contribute as well. As for the leader of this battle beast camp..." "Yuan Yuan will take charge." Ye Zhongming¡¯s gaze fell on the young girl quietly standing in the corner. Everyone suddenly understood why the boss had brought this little girl, who was said to be Li Daqian¡¯s granddaughter, into the room. It was to have her lead the newly established battle beast camp. But she was an outsider. Was this a good idea? Those quick-minded people realized Ye Zhongming¡¯s intention. The battle beast camp was just being established, and everything was in its infancy. It needed experienced people to help. The Posthumous People and Saint Light Hall would naturally assist if Ye Zhongming asked, but Cloud Peak had no one with such expertise on Earth. With its mature methods, Thousand Beast Villa was undoubtedly the best representative in the region. By making Yuan Yuan the leader of the battle beast camp, those who came with her would surely give their all. When the news reached Li Daqian, he would also sense Cloud Peak¡¯s goodwill. As for secrets, there were none to worry about. Thousand Beast Villa was far more authoritative in this area than Cloud Peak. Most importantly, Yuan Yuan was not a permanent member of Cloud Peak. She would eventually return to Thousand Beast Villa, and the position would naturally become vacant, allowing someone from Cloud Peak to step in. By then, they would have learned the techniques and gained the experience. Standing to the side, Xia Lei secretly gave Ye Zhongming a thumbs-up. Yuan Yuan clearly hadn¡¯t expected Ye Zhongming to give her this position. She looked uneasy, as her actual age was under four. Even though children matured faster in the apocalypse, she was still only equivalent to a ten-year-old from the peaceful era. Ye Zhongming smiled reassuringly and assigned Miya to care for her daily life. "As for you..." Ye Zhongming¡¯s gaze shifted to Little Tiger. "No battle beasts for you, but this is for you." With that, he placed a small box on the table. Chapter 1442: Replacement Eye Little Tiger was momentarily stunned, his expression filled with confusion as he took the small box. He gently opened it and saw two crystal-clear, teardrop-shaped pearls inside. "This... this..." Little Tiger''s hands trembled. The others were equally shocked. This item was one of the best rewards, appearing after the Gate of Sacrifice was upgraded to seven-colored grade. It was something that left everyone in awe. These were Lucy''s Tears... two of them. "Boss..." Little Tiger''s voice choked up. None of them were fools. They all knew just how precious this item was. Although one of the abilities of Lucy''s Tears was particularly suited for Little Tiger, the other abilities were arguably even more valuable. Everyone, including Little Tiger, had never imagined that Ye Zhongming would take this item out and give it to someone else. Because it was simply too precious! It could be consumed, and after consumption, it would increase one''s strength by 30%. With two, the increase would be 50%! Ye Zhongming''s strength was already immense, unmatched in the post-apocalyptic world. Only someone like Shengyuan, a pure defensive ability user Ye Zhongming had nurtured, could rival him in this aspect. If Ye Zhongming had consumed these two tears, his strength would have skyrocketed, and his overall power would have been significantly enhanced. His job skills, other abilities, basic attack power, and any strength-related attacks would all see a substantial boost. Ye Zhongming might even become the most powerful person in the entire region. Or, even if he didn''t consume them himself, giving them to someone like Xia Bai or Liang Chuyin, who were loyal to him, would increase their agility by 50%. One could only imagine their power after consuming them, especially Xia Bai. Who could possibly evade her attacks then?! In addition, the core members already knew that Ye Zhongming had been promoted to the highest level Smith. Naturally, they were thrilled, as Ye Zhongming would no longer have any restrictions when crafting equipment and weapons. At least in theory, he could now create items of any level. It was easy to imagine that with Ye Zhongming''s advancement, Cloud Peak''s equipment would also rise to a new level. And Lucy''s Tears was a top-tier material. They were even more precious than Ghost Metal, Drill Ocean Metal, or even level-nine monster materials! This pair of tears could not only be used as gems but also serve as the best blueprint for the most difficult-to-obtain accessories. Not to mention the abilities they could grant when crafted into accessories, just the simple gem functions alone were enough to make any Smith unwilling to let them go. Whether chiseled into weapons, armor, or accessories, they could increase the corresponding attack power, defense, or main attributes by 30%. Thirty percent! And that was just for one. With two, it would be 60%! And there was more! They could elevate the level of the equipment by one, up to purple grade. If Ye Zhongming used these two tears himself, he would add two purple-grade items to his list of creations! This wasn''t just an achievement; it was a mark of honor! But Ye Zhongming had given up all of this. He had handed over these tears, which represented two purple-grade items, to Little Tiger. "I''ve been trying to find a Black Soul job or a top-tier healer who could regenerate an eye for you, but I haven''t found one. So, this is the only option for now." Ye Zhongming spoke as if he were reluctant, but even if Little Tiger was a bit slow, he knew his boss was just trying to make him feel less guilty. His eyes immediately reddened, and despite several attempts to hold back, tears streamed down from his remaining good eye. This young man, who had never cried even after losing an eye, crouched on the ground and sobbed openly. Then, with a thud, he knelt before Ye Zhongming, half his body pressed to the ground, unable to speak. Ye Zhongming pulled Little Tiger to his feet. "We men, we kneel to heaven and earth, our homeland, and our parents and teachers. Nothing else is worth our kneel!" "Boss, I... I can''t take this. You could use them to..." Ye Zhongming cut him off before he could finish. "I said they''re for you, so stop with the nonsense. Don''t be such a woman." This immediately drew glares from the women in the room, including the half-understanding Yuan Yuan. Ye Zhongming coughed awkwardly and patted Little Tiger''s shoulder. "You lost your eye for Cloud Peak, so it''s my responsibility to help you recover." Although Ye Zhongming said this, everyone knew the truth wasn''t so simple. While Little Tiger had lost his eye fighting for Cloud Peak, it wasn''t just for Ye Zhongming¡ªit was for himself, too. Ye Zhongming didn''t owe anyone anything. On the contrary, everyone in Cloud Peak "owed" Ye Zhongming. It was this man who willingly shared resources with everyone and led them through the apocalypse, ensuring not only their survival but also their rise to true strength. "Alright, try them on. But I suggest you replace both eyes. That way, you''ll gain three abilities. If you only replace one, you''ll only get one ability." Hearing this, Xiao Hu quickly waved his hands. "No, no, boss. I don''t even want one. I''ve gotten used to having one eye." Ye Zhongming shook his head firmly. "Use them. Stop with the nonsense. The stronger you are, the more you can help Zhongming," Xia Lei said. Little Tiger hesitated for a moment. "Boss, then... I''ll use one." "Use both. Don''t you have the confidence to surpass a purple-grade item?" Ye Zhongming said seriously. "Alright!" At this point, Little Tiger knew that further refusal would be ungrateful. Without hesitation, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and, without a second thought, gouged out his remaining good eye! The others watched in horror. To be so ruthless to himself¡ªit was no wonder Little Tiger had risen to become one of Cloud Peak''s top figures at such a young age, earning Ye Zhongming''s utmost trust and reliance. "Boss, how do I do this?" With blood covering his face, Little Tiger handed the box to Ye Zhongming, who took it and said, "Stay still." He removed one of Lucy''s Tears, removed the eyepatch, and embedded the gem-like tear into the empty socket. As the tear entered Xiao Hu''s eye socket, thin black tendrils pierced into the surrounding tissue. Even though it had left Ye Zhongming''s hand, it automatically adapted to the human eye socket, moving slightly to adjust itself before settling into place. "Look, it''s changing!" Little Li, standing close by, saw the tear transform into the shape of an eye in just a few seconds! This miraculous sight made her cover her mouth in astonishment. Ye Zhongming felt relieved. It seemed this item truly was extraordinary. He then placed the second tear into the other eye socket. The same miraculous transformation occurred again, taking on the shape of an eye. From the outside, there was no visible difference. However, Xiao Hu''s new eyes were incredibly bright, with a deep, profound gaze compared to a normal person''s eyes. They seemed to hold the brilliance of a starry sky or the richness of an ink painting. "Boss, I... I can see!" Little Tiger exclaimed with childlike excitement. "Holy crap, I can see so far and so clearly! Little Li, your pores are that rough?" "Do you want to die?!" Little Li narrowed her eyes threateningly. "Alright, enough joking. Tell us, what abilities did you gain?" Ye Zhongming was very interested in this. Little Tiger, however, just grinned mischievously. "Boss, let''s go to an open area. I''ll show you how amazing I''ve become!" Chapter 1443: Eye attack The most open area in Cloud Peak was undoubtedly Le Dayuan''s crystal weapon testing ground. Upon hearing the news, Cloud Peak''s core members all gathered, and Le Dayuan and Liu Zhengyuan also arrived with a few assistants to join in the excitement. Among them were the Treant and the now two-meter-tall Death King Tree. Of course, Yangos, sensing Ye Zhongming''s return, flew back from the nearby mountains, ending his brief but enjoyable days of bullying the local wildlife. At this moment, the male and female mutated lifeforms in the mountains wept tears of joy, thanking the heavens. "Hey, Little Tiger, you''re not blind anymore, huh? Those eyes look pretty good. Let Grandpa Dragon take a look." As soon as Yangos landed, he arrogantly called out to Little Tiger, who was beaming with pride. This guy''s strength had grown significantly after not seeing each other for a while. His dragon scales had become denser, and he had even picked up a strange, mixed-accented Mandarin. Without waiting for a response, his large dragon eyes shifted to the increasingly delicate Death King Tree. He clicked his tongue and said, "Little Death, you gave up such a good body for what? What''s so great about having two legs like these ugly creatures? If you had kept your original form, we could have had a passionate plant-beast romance, a love story for the ages! We could have even had a little dragon, a perfect combination of fire and wood elements!" "Get lost." The Death King Tree responded with a single word. The onlookers found this amusing but didn''t say anything. After all, both Yangos and the King of Trees were level eight and among the most powerful at that level. In all of Cloud Peak, only Ye Zhongming, Liu Zhengyuan, and Le Dayuan could suppress them. Even Xia Bai, the leader of the female guards, and Park Xiuying, who possessed the Three-Nosed Elephant, could only speak to them as equals. Others, like Xia Lei, could barely get a word in. These two creatures simply ignored everyone else. Yangos might tease Little Tiger, but that was because Little Tiger was the type to joke around, even with an evil dragon like him. They were familiar with each other, so the evil dragon tolerated it. Anyone else would have been ignored. "Let''s meet the new friend to avoid any misunderstandings." Ye Zhongming motioned for Yangos to step aside and signaled Xia Bai to summon Jiu Bao. When everyone saw another level-eight lifeform, they immediately started asking questions. Xiao Min, acting as Xia Bai''s spokesperson, explained the situation. Upon hearing that Xia Bai had acquired another level-eight battle beast with such terrifying abilities, everyone was envious and jealous. Yangos watched coldly from the side, silently deciding it was best not to provoke this icy woman anymore. He had always felt she was dangerous, and now that she had a level-eight helper, even if it wasn''t as strong as him, her overall strength had undoubtedly surpassed his. This didn''t even account for the female guards, who, despite their small numbers, were capable of challenging level-eight lifeforms. Despite his arrogance, Yangos knew better than anyone how to weigh the pros and cons. "Sister Red, Jiu Bao''s abilities were sealed by its previous owner. Although its body has changed since becoming Xia Bai''s battle beast, I''m unsure if those abilities have fully recovered. Could you take some time to examine it and see if there are any issues?" "Oh? Really?" Liu Zhenghong''s interest was piqued. She circled the giant earthworm twice before agreeing. Another living level-eight lifeform to experiment on¡ªLiu Zhenghong was thrilled. She even started wondering if, like regular earthworms, this giant one could split into two independent beings. Would that mean an extra level eight? Feeling uneasy under Liu Zhenghong''s gaze and surrounded by a group of level-eight lifeforms, Jiu Bao curled up into a ball and hid behind Xia Bai. "Here, this is for you." Since Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong were present, Shengyuan was bound to show up. Ye Zhongming handed the traditional shield to his brother from two lifetimes. Everyone else''s eyes turned green with envy. Purple grade, and a set of two at that! As Shengyuan held the shield, he immediately felt a surge of immense energy emanating from it. Listening to Ye Zhongming explain the shield''s abilities, his blood boiled excitedly. "Thanks, brother." Sheng Yuan''s gratitude was silent; his lips pressed together as he uttered just two words. Yangos felt a pang of resentment. Did this mean there was yet another person in Cloud Peak he couldn''t mess with? "Alright, let''s test your skills now." Ye Zhongming turned to the star of the day. Little Tiger, who had started to calm down after the excitement of seeing Jiu Bao and the purple shields, was once again brimming with enthusiasm. "I need someone to help me demonstrate my first ability," Xiao Hu said. Immediately, Shengyuan, who had just received the purple shields, stepped forward. Since it was a skill test, Sheng Yuan''s sick defense made him the most suitable candidate. "Heh, Brother Shengyuan, you''d better be careful." Little Tiger drew his blue Horse Slashing Blade and watched Sheng Yuan enter combat mode. Everyone around them focused intently. "Watch me! Here I come!" Xiao Hu shouted and raised his long blade. As the blade descended, everyone could tell that this wasn''t Little Tiger''s full strength¡ªit was much slower than his usual attacks. It''s just a test; he''s not going all out, they thought. But soon, they noticed that Shengyuan wasn''t reacting, allowing the blade to fall unimpeded. What''s going on? However, no one intervened, knowing that Little Tiger would surely control the situation and prevent Sheng Yuan from gettinghurt. When the blade was about to reach Shengyuan''s head, the man, as steady as a mountain, raised his shield to block the strike. "Paralysis?" Shengyuan lowered his shield and looked at Little Tiger in surprise. Xiao Hu laughed. "Authority''s Gaze!" This ability wasn''t complicated. When Little Tiger activated the skill, it would interfere with the agility of the target he was focusing on. If the target was facing Little Tiger and their eyes met, the target would suffer the most severe agility interference¡ªcomplete paralysis. Depending on the difference in mental energy and evolution level between the two, the paralysis could last from 0.1 to 5 seconds. If the target was facing Little Tiger but not making eye contact, the agility interference would result in slowed movement. Again, depending on the difference, the speed reduction could range from 80% to 10%. If the target had their back to Little Tiger, they would be inflicted with a badly injured state, increasing the damage they took by 10% to 50% for a certain period. The duration of the state and the extent of the damage increase were still influenced by the difference in evolution level and mental energy. Chapter 1444: Eye Attack (2) When Little Tiger and Shengyuan were sparring earlier, Little Tiger shouted, "Watch me, here I go!" This was to ensure their eyes met. Shengyuan had indeed fallen for it. He looked into Little Tiger''s eyes and immediately found his body paralyzed. However, since their evolution levels were the same and Shengyuan''s mental energy was even slightly stronger than Little Tiger¡¯s, the paralysis lasted only a split second before disappearing. Still, everyone understood that if Little Tiger had been fighting seriously, even that brief moment of paralysis would have given him a significant advantage, leaving Shengyuan in a difficult position. This ability sent a chill through everyone. Once activated, it was too easy to fall victim to it. In a battle between experts, even a moment of paralysis could mean the end of the fight. Moreover, even if their eyes didn''t meet, there was no escape as long as the skill locked onto a target. The target would either be slowed or inflicted with heavy injury, losing the initiative before the fight even began. "What''s the cooldown time?" Ye Zhongming asked. Little Tiger thought for a moment. After all, Lucy''s Tears were unique, and he could fully grasp the abilities they granted. "If the full-body paralysis is triggered, the cooldown is thirty hours. For the full-body slowdown, it''s twenty hours. For the heavy injury effect, it''s five hours." The cooldown times were neither too long nor too short, and the duration varied depending on the effect, which seemed quite reasonable. The first ability was already so powerful that everyone eagerly anticipated the next one. Ye Zhongming had mentioned that they could grant three abilities when the two tears replaced the same organ. "Next one. I''ll activate it now, but manifesting the effects will take a few days." Hearing this, everyone, including Ye Zhongming, was puzzled. What did he mean? Was this some kind of ability that took days to take effect? Little Tiger thought momentarily and decided to activate it before explaining. He closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them, looking around. From an outsider''s perspective, his eyes were filled with a golden light, making it hard to look directly at him. "Found it!" Xiao Hu shouted, and the golden light shot out from his eyes, disappearing from everyone''s sight in an instant. Then, his eyes turned red. If it had been nighttime, he would have looked like a vengeful spirit. He looked up at the sky, and a section of it was instantly dyed the same red color. Little Tiger drew his Horse Slaying Blade, steadied his breathing, and launched an attack toward that area! The blade light was blood-red, just like his eyes. Everyone recognized it¡ªthis was Little Tiger''s Rage Slasher¡¯s ¡°Blood Slash¡± skill. This was likely Little Tiger''s most powerful attack, and from the looks of it, he wasn''t holding back. But everyone was confused. What was the point of this? Why was he using his strongest skill on an empty sky? After all, these skills had cooldown times, and everyone treasured them, only using them in battle to ensure they had a powerful trump card in dangerous situations. However, what surprised everyone was that when the attack landed in the red area, it seemed to freeze in place, stopping mid-air. The entire area remained still for a moment before suddenly disappearing. Little Tiger''s eyes returned to normal, but upon closer inspection, one could see a tiny red dot in the very center of each pupil. "This skill is called ''Eye of Vengeance,''" Little Tiger explained. "When I activate this ability, I gain a form of supervision. As long as the target I''m thinking of is within three hundred kilometers, I can locate them and place a revenge mark¡ªa brand on them." "Step two is ability replication. I can activate and replicate an attack skill within the special area created by this ability¡ªthe red zone you just saw." "Step three is something we can''t see right now because when I activate the Eye of Vengeance skill, it only manifests near the marked target." Hearing this, Liu Zhenghong frowned. "I don''t get it." Little Tiger explained, "I decide when to activate the third step. The earliest I can activate it is now, but if I do so today, the marked target will only receive the normal damage of my Blood Slash. However, if I wait until the fifth day to activate it, the target will receive five times the damage of my Blood Slash. In other words, for each additional day I wait, the Eye of Vengeance''s attack power increases by one times the original damage." After saying this, Little Tiger looked at Xia Lei. "Sister Lei, do you remember Huang Dakui?" Xia Lei nodded. "Of course. That guy has been robbing the small groups transporting mutated lifeform corpses to us from the east. I sent people to warn him, but he completely ignored me, saying Cloud Peak couldn''t control everything." The ladyboss of Cloud Peak scoffed, clearly not taking Huang Dakui seriously. The guy, relying on his seven-star evolved status, was just trying to make a quick profit and leave, so he didn''t care about Cloud Peak''s warnings. Of course, he didn''t dare get too close to Cloud Peak. He could ignore the warnings because he planned to rob a few times and leave. Huang Dakui wouldn''t have the guts to try and challenge Cloud Peak. "When I activated the mark earlier, I marked this guy. Since he dares to mess with us, he must have some skills. So, I''ll wait a few days before activating the Eye of Vengeance and let him taste Blood Slash!" Little Tiger grew more excited as he spoke. "I wonder what he''ll think when he suddenly sees this attack appear out of nowhere. Should I activate it while he''s sleeping? Or during the day? Maybe while he''s in the bathroom¡ªthat''d be hilarious!" The people around him weren''t laughing. Instead, they were deeply shaken by the implications of this skill. This was too bizarre and... sneaky! To silently place a mark on someone and then, days later, unleash a devastating attack out of nowhere... Forget Huang Dakui¡ªeven Ye Zhongming would have a hard time defending against this. Five times the power of Blood Slash? Ye Zhongming would probably need to use all his defensive skills to withstand it. If the attack came without warning, he might suffer serious injuries in the chaos. Everyone began to pray for Huang Dakui, hoping he would find peace in the afterlife. "What''s the cooldown time?" Guang Yao asked, his voice dry. "This one... is a bit long..." Xiao Hu''s expression suddenly turned gloomy. "The mark has a maximum range of three hundred kilometers, and the final attack can reach up to five hundred kilometers. Beyond that, the attack weakens with distance and becomes completely ineffective beyond one thousand kilometers. The cooldown time varies depending on how long I wait to activate the attack. The longer I wait, the longer the cooldown. The cooldown is twenty-four hundred hours if I activate it on the same day. The cooldown increases by three hundred hours for each additional day I wait. So, if I wait five days to activate it, I''ll have to wait thirty-six hundred hours before I can use this ability again." Everyone exchanged glances, marveling at the skill. A five-month cooldown¡ªtruly a powerful ability. "Tell us the third one," Ye Zhongming said, his eyes gleaming. "But before that, go ahead and activate the skill. If Huang Dakui can survive your sudden full-power attack, I''ll let him off!" And so, hundreds of kilometers away, a burly man was split in half by a sudden, blinding light while he was using the bathroom. Chapter 1445: One person one army "Boss, the third one is a bit terrifying." Hearing Little Tiger say this, Tong Hu and the others were immediately displeased, clamoring, "Could it really be scarier than your second ability?" Ye Zhongming rubbed the short stubble on his chin and said, "The first two abilities are both related to the eyes. So, is this last one a completely random ability?" Xiao Hu nodded, then looked around and pointed to a distant area where the rocks were located. These rocks were used to test the power of crystal cannons. These rocks were a special type of stone formed from the saliva of a unique monster¡ªthe Maned Eagle¡ªdripping onto the rocks where it perched. These rocks were extremely hard, typically ranging from green-grade defensive equipment to blue-grade. Cloud Peak used them to test the power of their crystal cannons. Seeing that Little Tiger was using such rocks to test his skill, everyone grew curious, eager to see what he was about to do. However, just as Little Tiger was about to start, Ye Zhongming stopped him and asked, "Is the cooldown long?" "Well... if I don''t go all out, it shouldn''t be too long." Ye Zhongming sighed and gestured for him to hold back, just giving everyone a rough idea of the skill. Little Tiger nodded, adjusted his stance, and then his body temperature began to rise. Everyone present was at least a seven-star evolved, so their senses were sharp. Seeing Little Tiger''s abnormal temperature rise, they knew he was activating his ability and stepped back. Xiao Hu let out a groan as if in pain or releasing something. At that moment, everyone witnessed something astonishing. Behind Little Tiger, rows of... arrow carts? Began to materialize. It was hard to describe these phantom-like constructs accurately, but given the intricate metal carriages filled with arrow holes and protruding metal arrowheads, calling them arrow carts seemed appropriate. These arrow carts lined up behind Xiao Hu, and after a quick count, everyone realized there were fifty of them, each with about a hundred arrow holes. In other words, if these phantom energy arrows were fired, there would be around five thousand of them. Once the energy arrow carts appeared, Little Tiger''s body temperature stopped rising, but he seemed to have turned to stone, standing completely still, not even blinking. Then, the arrow carts, which looked like missile launchers, all tilted upward, aiming at the rocks in the distance. Little Tiger suddenly shouted, and the arrow carts fired. Five thousand energy arrows shot out in a neat formation, arcing beautifully through the sky before landing on the rocks. The energy struck the rocks, creating a dazzling light display like fireworks. After the attack ended, Little Tiger returned to normal, looking slightly tired but otherwise fine. Ye Zhongming and the others approached the rocks to inspect the damage. They found the rocks covered in tiny holes, each about one to two centimeters deep. This proved that the energy arrows could penetrate green-grade defensive equipment. While their effectiveness against blue-grade defenses was reduced, they still posed a threat. "The coverage area is roughly three hundred square meters," Guang Yao said after jumping onto a large rock and surveying the scene from above. Everyone turned to Little Tiger, waiting for an explanation. "Linglan Borrowed Troops." As soon as the name was mentioned, everyone knew this was another powerful skill. "Consuming ten, twenty, thirty, forty, or fifty percent of my stamina and mental energy, I can activate levels one through five of Linglan Borrowed Troops." "Just now, I only used level one, consuming ten percent of my stamina and mental energy," Xiao Hu said, looking at the results satisfactorily. "Level one summons Light Energy Arrow Carts, which deal light-attribute damage. They''re effective against undead or dark-type targets. There are fifty carts." Xiao Hu began explaining the skill in detail. "Level two summons Heavy Catapults, dealing purely physical damage. There are thirty of them, ideal for attacking structures." "Level three summons Skyfire Cannon Arrays, dealing mixed physical and fire-attribute area damage. They''re perfect for attacking densely packed formations. There are one hundred cannons." "Level four summons Limitless Sky Mines, which deploys five hundred floating ice-attribute mines. These can be used to blockade an area." "Level five summons Thunderclap Mech Generals, which summon one hundred humanoid metal aircraft to unleash thunderstorm attacks on a target area." Everyone listening was stunned. Was this even a skill? It sounded more like advanced technology. Could an evolved''s abilities really be like this? Among those present, Ye Zhongming was the only one who could accept this relatively quickly, as the abilities granted by the Star Spirit had similar traits. Feeling the weight of everyone''s gaze, Little Tiger scratched his head sheepishly. "Uh, these five levels of Borrowed Troops can all be upgraded using skill upgrade scrolls. After upgrading, they''re divided into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels." "They can be upgraded?!" Even Xia Lei couldn''t hold back. Her eyes were wide as she asked, "What changes after upgrading?" Facing the formidable big sister of Cloud Peak, Little Tiger didn''t dare delay. He quickly explained, "The number of troops increases, their attack power strengthens, and the number of attack waves increases." "For example, the Light Energy Arrow Carts start with a base number of fifty. After upgrading to basic level, they increase to sixty, the number of attacks increases to two, and the number of arrows per cart goes from one hundred to one hundred and twenty." "*#%@&...()&" Many people cursed inwardly. "Limitations? There must be some, right?" Ye Zhongming, ever the calm one, asked about the skill''s limitations. "There are limitations," Xiao Hu said more seriously. "For example, each Borrowed Troop ability isn''t instant. It requires some preparation time, and I can''t move while the troops are attacking. During that time, I need protection." Everyone recalled how Xiao Hu had looked when activating the skill and understood the danger he was in during that time. "The cooldown for levels one through five ranges from one to five days. After upgrading, the cooldown increases, going from two to six days for levels one through five. Upgrading further adds another day, and at the highest level, level five Borrowed Troops have an eight-day cooldown." "Also, these borrowed troops can be damaged by attacks, though they don''t last long. Except for the Limitless Sky Mines and Thunderclap Mech Generals, the others probably won''t be attacked." With that, Little Tiger finished explaining his third ability. Everyone had the same thought: this skill must be one of the top-tier abilities, as it turned Little Tiger into a one-man army. Chapter 1446: Cloud Peak system Little Tiger''s new abilities sparked heated discussions among Cloud Peak''s core members. Many were already debating how to maximize their effectiveness. Some even suggested taking advantage of the fact that Little Tiger''s abilities were still unknown to launch a surprise attack on Witch Palace. The overconfident Little Tiger even demonstrated his level five Borrowed Troops ability in front of Ah Yang, Young Master Yun, Candy, and the ever-mischievous Yangos, blowing the rocks to smithereens. When Ye Zhongming found out, he scolded Little Tiger harshly. Fortunately, the ability was still at its initial level, and the cooldown time was within an acceptable range. "With Little Tiger''s current strength, he should rank in the top five, maybe even top three, among Cloud Peak''s evolved, right?" Ye Zhongming had returned, and core members who had been away also returned. Even Little Peng, stationed at the Linhai base, made his first trip to Cloud Peak using the newly built teleportation array. This young evolved, who had once been just a rookie, was now a regional leader, controlling near-shore resources and providing Cloud Peak with many materials and demon crystals. Of course, Ye Zhongming hadn''t treated him poorly. Little Peng¡¯s evolution level was on par with the core members at seven stars, and he was equipped with top-tier blue-grade gear. He also had a ten-man guard team personally trained by Ye Zhongming, all at six stars, with well-balanced jobs and luxurious equipment. At the same time, Lu Yi''s merchant caravan had also returned. All of Cloud Peak''s high-ranking members were now gathered in Ye Zhongming''s villa. Even Zhao Xingmei, Bai Feng, and Sha Sha attended the meeting, accompanied by leaders from several major factions in Ying City. This was their first time attending a meeting with Cloud Peak''s top brass, and while they were slightly nervous, they were also incredibly excited. Some legendary figures they rarely saw were now right in front of them. For example, the queen-like Xia Lei, the icy killer Xia Bai who stood silently in the corner behind Ye Zhongming, the saintly Park Xiuying, the massive Yellow Ball who loomed like a small mountain, the ever-cursing Yangos whose giant head took up a quarter of the meeting room, the famous female guards responsible for security, and, of course, the god-like figures Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan... And, of course, no one could ignore the man sitting there with a calm smile, the pillar of Cloud Peak¡ªYe Zhongming. To be honest, these leaders were quite nervous about being summoned. They weren''t sure why the ruler of this territory had suddenly called them here. They had asked Zhao Xingmei and the others who had come with them, but no one knew. Only those with significant status in Cloud Peak could speak up in such a meeting. Everyone turned to look as Lu Yi, who had just returned, patted Little Tiger beside him. While Lu Yi''s position in Cloud Peak might not be the highest, outside of the company, he was one of the most well-known figures after Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, Xia Lei, Little Tiger, Liang Chuyin, and Mo Ye. In a way, Lu Yi represented Cloud Peak''s specialty products. Ye Zhongming had already informed him about the collaboration with Deacon Water regarding trade routes this time. Lu Yi was thrilled because it was clear that Ye Zhongming would entrust him with this task. This was a huge deal. Little Tiger laughed and shook his head. While his abilities had greatly improved, his one-on-one combat strength was still mainly boosted by his first ability, Authority''s Gaze. The other two abilities¡ªan assassin-type skill and a group skill¡ªwere difficult to use in direct combat. So, when it came to individual combat strength, Ye Zhongming was undoubtedly number one in Cloud Peak, followed by Xia Bai. These two were indisputable. After that, opinions varied. Some said Mo Ye, and others said Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, Shengyuan, or Guang Yao. Now, some even said Little Tiger. But the truth was, no one really knew. Without actual fights between them, it was impossible to determine. However, among the core members, the general consensus leaned toward Mo Ye and Shengyuan, especially after Shengyuan obtained the two purple shields. Still, a rumor was circulating among Cloud Peak''s mid-to-high-level members that Liang Chuyin was the true third strongest, at least until others evolved to eight stars. No one knew where this rumor came from, but there was no smoke without fire. Many people glanced at the influencer sitting there with a charming smile, their expressions filled with suspicion. Once everyone had arrived, Ye Zhongming stopped chatting with those around him and sat up straight. The room immediately fell silent, and even Yangos, who had been glaring at Yellow Ball, quieted down. "Sorry for calling everyone here and taking up your time." As soon as Ye Zhongming said this, a chorus of "It''s no trouble" and "We''re honored" erupted, mostly from the leaders of Ying City. "Let''s get straight to the point." Ye Zhongming glanced around the room and held up three fingers, lowering the first one. The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. "Starting today, Cloud Peak will begin unlimited purchases of various materials, battle beast cubs, demon crystals, metals, and rare mutated lifeform specimens. We will no longer restrict the scale of entry into the secret realms, but the return time and location must follow orders. Those who fail to return on time will not have their space gates preserved. Cloud Peak will also open up large-scale trading, allowing the sale of silver and green grade equipment and lifting restrictions on level-three gene lifeforms and Cloud Peak Type I crystal weapons." The room erupted into chaos. This was no small matter. It meant that Cloud Peak''s policies were about to undergo a massive change! Previously, gene lifeforms and magic crystal firearms were not for sale! Cloud Peak''s three specialties were highly coveted, and now, for the first time, they were offering previously unavailable items. After the initial shock, everyone was ecstatic. After Ye Zhongming had added some clarifications, everyone felt more at ease. Cloud Peak couldn''t possibly afford to purchase unlimited amounts of materials, demon crystals, and battle beast cubs, so they would exchange them for equipment of equivalent value. Previously, Cloud Peak had also sold equipment, and sales were good. The prices offered to the factions in Ying City were slightly lower than market prices. But at this point in time, when everyone was striving to reach four stars, what were people wearing? Most had white equipment, and owning a single silver piece was a sign of status. Those like Deacon Water, Kim Jongyuan, and Jyanendra, who wielded gold or purple equipment, were the top-tier experts of their respective regions and couldn''t be compared to ordinary evolved. In other words, even though Cloud Peak''s equipment was relatively cheap, the evolved around Ying City didn''t have much money to spend. Many of them wore a mix of grey and white equipment. Only mid-level leaders in various factions might have a full set of white with a touch of silver, and only the leaders could afford green equipment. In his previous life, Ye Zhongming had been an ordinary evolved. Even after ten years, his highest-tier gear was still green. Why was equipment so expensive? Simply put, it was costly! Chapter 1446.5- Cloud Peak system Chapter 1446.5- Cloud Peak system For evolved, equipment was just one aspect. Their greatest need was still evolution potions. A single potion could drive an evolved to risk their life for a year or even several years. Where would they find extra demon crystals to buy better equipment? This didn''t even account for job and skill scrolls. So, even after more than four years in the apocalypse, the bulk of Cloud Peak''s sales were still white-level equipment. Even grey equipment had a decent market share, as Cloud Peak''s gear was of higher quality and came with clearer descriptions than others. Cloud Peak previously provided limited quantities of green equipment to the leaders of affiliated factions. Now, with Cloud Peak purchasing unlimited amounts of materials, it meant that quantity could make up for quality. By accumulating enough materials, one could exchange for better equipment. For these leaders, there was no better news. And as for mutated lifeform cubs and seeds, Cloud Peak had never wanted them before. They either ate or discarded what they caught. Now, these could be exchanged for goods! These changes were aimed at ordinary evolved, but what interested the leaders were green-level equipment and above, as well as crystal weapons and gene lifeforms. Although everyone knew that level-three gene lifeforms and the never-before-heard Cloud Peak Type I crystal weapons were likely leftovers, Cloud Peak didn''t need. Even the weakest crystal weapon was slightly stronger than white-grade equipment. Ye Zhongming also mentioned some other rules, such as green equipment requiring specific items for exchange, which everyone found reasonable. The more valuable the item, the more it required something of equivalent value in return. "Second." Ye Zhongming lowered his second finger. "I''ve decided to expand Cloud Peak''s sphere of influence." Huh? Many people didn''t fully understand what Ye Zhongming meant by this or how it related to them. After Ye Zhongming spoke, Xia Lei stood up and removed a black cloth from a table in the center of the room. The cloth revealed a detailed map centered on Cloud Peak. Several areas on the map were marked in red, totaling six. Observant people noticed that these six areas, when connected, formed a ring around Cloud Peak, each centered on a city. "Are you saying... we should go out and occupy these cities?" Though still based in Ying City, Zhao Xingmei and her Star Beauty Company had expanded their activities beyond Cloud Peak and Ying City. This woman had always had ambition. It was precisely because of Star Beauty Company''s expansion strategy¡ªor, to put it bluntly, their strategy of distancing themselves from Cloud Peak¡ªthat she immediately understood Ye Zhongming''s intentions. "Yes. For example, Fengzhou. Star Beauty Company already has significant influence there. If you agree to my plan, the area centered on Fengzhou will become your jurisdiction in the future." Zhao Xingmei''s face flushed slightly, realizing that Ye Zhongming had long noticed her actions. However, it was clear that he didn''t mind much. He knew that even if Star Beauty Company''s efforts to minimize Cloud Peak''s influence succeeded, Zhao Xingmei herself couldn''t break away from Cloud Peak. After all, everything here had been a tremendous help to her, and truly going independent would be extremely difficult. r?a??O??B¦¥S? "Since you might not fully understand, let me explain. I plan to establish six jurisdictions around Cloud Peak and Ying City, selecting six regional leaders from among you to oversee all affairs in these areas. You will receive strong support from Cloud Peak, not only enjoying lower prices when purchasing equipment, gene lifeforms, and crystal weapons but also receiving a batch of supplies free of charge." "As for the purpose, I want to expand Cloud Peak''s influence and turn these areas into material bases and hunting grounds for the Cloud Peak system." This idea had been brewing in Ye Zhongming''s mind for a long time. As time passed, the "Cloud Peak system," composed of Cloud Peak Mountain and the various organizations in Ying City, had grown larger. With the controlled area remaining the same, resource distribution had become increasingly strained, and conflicts over hunting grounds and the like had begun to arise. Although everyone recognized Ye Zhongming as their leader and followed his orders, if this situation continued, it would inevitably lead to significant divisions, potentially resulting in chaos or even internal strife. Especially since these factions had been following Cloud Peak and reaping greater benefits than other organizations, their development had been faster, and their "size" had begun to swell. For example, Star Beauty Company and Bai Feng''s and Sha Sha''s organizations were like this. Keeping them confined to a small city like Ying City was no longer suitable. The current Ying City was not the same as in Ye Zhongming''s previous life, with millions of zombies. Now, the city was much cleaner. Aside from the rats underground, few mutated lifeforms were left on the surface. In short, resources were no longer sufficient. At this point, expansion became inevitable. Cloud Peak itself also needed expansion. A single small mountain could no longer accommodate Cloud Peak''s growing number of members. "I agree!" Bai Feng was the first to voice his support. Since rejoining Cloud Peak, this man''s stance had always been firm, even more so than Zhao Xingmei''s. He even expressed his desire to join the Cloud Peak to Ye Zhongming. "I agree as well." Zhao Xingmei naturally had no reason to oppose. She already controlled most of Fengzhou. With Ye Zhongming''s support, taking full control of the city would be a breeze. "Sha Sha, Guan City will be yours. It''s the southern entrance to Ying City." "Brother Tai, Zhengxiang City is yours. Will you take it?" .................. Ye Zhongming assigned the areas one by one, and everyone realized that this wasn''t a matter of volunteering. Cloud Peak already had its own candidates in mind. After the assignments, Bai Feng frowned at the map. His area was Thunder City, where the local forces were quite powerful. "Boss Ye, what''s our stance toward these local factions?" This operation would undoubtedly represent Cloud Peak, and Bai Feng was worried about causing trouble for Ye Zhongming. "It''s simple. Either absorb them or eliminate them." Chapter 1447: Level three production Chapter 1447: Level three production After splitting their respective jurisdictions, it didn''t mean that Cloud Peak would leave them unsupervised. Special supervisory and tax offices would be established within their bases. While these offices wouldn''t participate in the day-to-day management of the jurisdictions, they would ensure that these areas maintained an absolute hierarchical relationship with Cloud Peak, preventing any actions that could harm them. Additionally, a certain portion of their income would be collected as taxes. No one objected to this. After all, Cloud Peak was essentially investing in the jurisdiction plan, and it was only fair to expect returns. They also trusted Ye Zhongming, knowing he was a man of his word. "Regarding the tax ratio..." Ye Zhongming''s few words immediately caught the attention of the newly appointed jurisdiction leaders. This was a matter that directly affected their future earnings. "The decision will be made after you hear the third matter." Everyone inwardly rolled their eyes, but no one dared to show it on their faces. "Each jurisdiction will henceforth be officially known as ''Cloud Peak XX Jurisdiction.'' This is non-negotiable." Ye Zhongming glanced at the six jurisdiction leaders. "What can be negotiated is the identity you will use when controlling these jurisdictions." Everyone was confused. What identity? Was this even a question? Only Bai Feng, Sha Sha, and Zhao Xingmei, who had the most contact with Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming, realized what was going on. Their expressions varied¡ªBai Feng and Sha Sha were slightly excited, while Zhao Xingmei looked anxious and hesitant. "The jurisdictions will be named ''Cloud Peak XX Jurisdiction,'' using either the city''s name or one you choose. However, as the ruling team, you can choose to add ''Cloud Peak'' before your team''s name." As expected! Bai Feng clenched his fist and slapped his thigh. He once betrayed Ye Zhongming for profit, believing him to be dead then. After being taught a lesson, he recognized the man''s strength and had since firmly followed the King of Cloud Peak. Bai Feng had repeatedly expressed his desire to join Cloud Peak and merge his team into it. However, due to past events, even though Xia Lei and the others didn''t hold any grudges, there was still some lingering awkwardness, which was why Ye Zhongming had never agreed. Others might not immediately understand Ye Zhongming¡¯s words, but Bai Feng got it right away. This was about establishing true peripheral forces. It was like the outer disciples of ancient sects, who could carry the sect''s name. Previously, they had been, at best, outer disciples who relied on the sect for survival. For Bai Feng, and for Sha Sha, who had always been able to join Cloud Peak but had delayed doing so due to Ye Zhongming''s instructions, this wasn''t an issue. They would have agreed even without any benefits. But for Zhao Xingmei and the other factions, this was a dilemma. They might have agreed if Ye Zhongming had directly asked them to join Cloud Peak. But now, they would be "outer disciples," at best, far less free than their own leaders, and they would inevitably be subject to Cloud Peak''s management. This was somewhat uncomfortable. ?A??o????E?s? Ye Zhongming glanced at them, completely unfazed. "If you choose to carry the Cloud Peak name, you will naturally have to follow Cloud Peak''s orders. I can say without hesitation that teams choosing this option will, to some extent, lose a portion of their control. Cloud Peak will take over your personnel and financial systems entirely and will conduct comprehensive supervision." "I can be very clear: you will become Cloud Peak''s reserve force, part of our Cloud Peak system." The hall fell silent. Whether it was the core members who already knew or the ordinary members and leaders who were hearing this for the first time, everyone listened quietly. The only voice in the hall was Ye Zhongming''s. "Those who choose not to carry the Cloud Peak name will not be forced. Cloudtop will only send supervisors. As long as you don''t do anything to harm Cloud Peak or my interests, that''s fine." He paused, then continued, "Now, back to the tax ratio." "If you choose to carry the Cloudtop name, Cloud Peak will take over your financial system entirely. I will deduct 50% of your trade volume." "If you choose not to carry the Cloud Peak name, Cloud Peak will only supervise and monitor your financial earnings. Based on Cloud Peak''s calculations, we will take 20% of your net profits." After saying this, Ye Zhongming stood up. "On this map, some smaller points are also marked out. These are county-level areas that are secondary hunting grounds. Those who want to go there can also apply. But I must say, any team that goes to these places without my permission will not only receive no protection from Cloud Peak but will also be directly eliminated." "Alright, this is a significant matter. Take some time to think about it. Give me your decision later." With that, Ye Zhongming left with the Cloud Peak team, leaving only the leaders of the Ying City factions in the conference room. ............................................................ "Boss, isn''t this a bit too complicated? Why not just make them submit directly? Those who don''t agree can leave." Little Tiger frowned, feeling that Ye Zhongming''s approach was too cumbersome and useless. Lu Yi laughed. "Little Tige, do you think Cloud Peak is so easy to join? We were lucky to follow Zhongming when he was still starting out. Under his leadership, we worked hard for this faction, and that''s how we got to where we are today." "What about these people? They''ve also contributed to Cloud Peak, but Cloud Peak has never mistreated them. The relationship has been more of an exchange of benefits. It''s fine for them to remain independent and live around Cloud Peak, but would they really be willing to join? Even if they were, would you be willing? Would you be okay with these people being on equal footing with you? Would our Cloud Peak warriors be okay with it?" Hearing Lu Yi''s words, Little Tiger nodded, realizing this made sense. "Cloud Peak needs to continue developing, and expansion is inevitable. But those we absorb must be tested and trustworthy. Those outside are not quite there yet." Xia Lei, walking beside Ye Zhongming, added to Lu Yi''s words. "That makes sense, but isn''t the boss''s final demand a bit harsh? Taking 50% for those willing to carry the Cloud Peak name, while those who don''t only have to pay 20%? What''s going on?" Ye Zhongming smiled. "Is 50% of the trade volume necessarily more than 20% of the net profit?" Little Tiger was confused again, not understanding what this meant. Everyone around him laughed. "Ugh, you''re so dumb! If they carry our name, how could the boss not help them? The benefits they''d get would far surpass those who don''t carry the name!" Candy pinched Little Tiger''s arm, scolding her man for being too slow. Little Tiger didn''t mind, just chuckled and exchanged a knowing look with Ye Zhongming. ................................................ Chapter 1447.5- Level three production The group didn''t stay at Cloud Peak but headed to the Gene Life Laboratory instead. Many, such as Gan Lan, Mei Na, and Little Peng, were visiting for the first time. Even other core members, rarely had the chance to come here as the laboratory''s achievements became more dazzling. Everyone was filled with curiosity about this place. Liu Zhenghong exuded an aura of absolute authority that even Xia Lei couldn''t match. "Everything you see here must not be disclosed outside these walls, especially by those who think with their lower halves. Otherwise, I''ll turn you into females." Sister Hong''s warning was as domineering as ever, and the men in the room felt a chill between their legs. Soon, she led everyone to an underground structure. With limited space on the mountain estate, the two laboratories couldn''t expand indefinitely. For safety reasons, underground construction had begun long ago. Now, the core parts of the laboratory had been completely relocated into the mountain. To attack this place, one would have to blast through an entire mountain or fight down from Cloud Peak. This place was nearly impregnable. As they walked, everyone was quiet, speaking only in whispers, as if afraid of disturbing the lab technicians. In truth, they were a bit scared. Yes, scared. Logically, these evolved, who had lived through over four years of the apocalypse and were all high-level evolved, had seen it all. They had taken dozens, if not hundreds, of lives and had long since shed any sense of fear¡ªexcept when facing death. But now, walking through the laboratory corridors, smelling the faint mix of medicine and blood, hearing the occasional faint roars, and seeing the lab technicians'' indifferent gazes¡ªas if they were looking at moving pieces of meat¡ªeveryone felt uneasy. Coupled with the rumors about the Gene Life Laboratory and the appearance of those gene lifeforms, they could feel the sweat on their backs. A massive white metal door appeared ahead. Liu Zhenghong walked over, underwent iris, fingerprint, and voice verification, and entered a password before the door opened. Everyone entered, and what they saw left them utterly stunned. Before them was an enormous space with four rows of massive metal platforms, each five to six meters wide and over a hundred meters long. At the end, the platforms curved upward, forming several rings. Lab technicians were busy operating numerous machines on either side of these platforms, their eyes never leaving the platforms. What shocked the core members wasn''t the metal or the machines but the... objects on the platforms. They could only describe them as such. Hooks and sickles hung countless dangling bodies of various types, moving along conveyor belts. They stopped at various machines, which either cut, stitched, injected, or transplanted... in short, they were modifying these bodies. After completing a full cycle on the platforms, the bodies were sent into metal chambers at the end, each filled with a light blue solution. These chambers were then transported to the walls and placed vertically. Semi-transparent tubes ran from the chambers, connecting to the interior and periodically replenishing the fluids consumed by the lifeforms inside. "This... this is too sci-fi!" Being young and inexperienced in combat, Candy had the weakest mental fortitude. If Little Tiger hadn¡¯t held her earlier, she might have collapsed in the corridor. Now, she couldn''t help but exclaim seeing a scene that could only belong in pre-apocalypse sci-fi movies. Liu Zhenghong glanced at her, though it was unclear whether it was a reprimand or just her natural expression. "This is the production line for level-three gene lifeforms." Liu Zhenghong pointed at the metal platforms. Everyone collectively gasped, then suddenly realized: Could Cloud Peak now mass-produce level-three lifeforms? Previously, Cloud Peak''s gene lifeform forces had always been mysterious, directly controlled by Ye Zhongming, and rarely seen in battle. Most people had only caught glimpses of them during experiments, and no one really knew the specifics. At the same time, everyone knew that Cloud Peak''s current technology could produce relatively stable level-six gene warriors, though the numbers were likely small. In comparison, these level-three lifeforms didn''t seem impressive. However, everyone understood that individual production and mass production were entirely different concepts. With sufficient materials, Cloud Peak could amass a million level-three lifeforms quickly. At that scale, even level-nine lifeforms would have to retreat. "Earlier, Little Ye''s decisions were partly due to resource, territory, and development needs, but that''s not the whole story." Liu Zhenghong took a recording device from an assistant and carefully examined the data while speaking to the group. Many people now noticed that this assistant was Guancheng Chun, whom Ye Zhongming had brought back from Thousand Beast Villa. He had completely transformed, not only with four legs but also four arms. He was even less human in this form, but his demeanor improved significantly. The sinister aura was gone, replaced by a passion for research and a fanatical admiration for Liu Zhenghong. Coming here, he realized that their level of expertise was beyond his imagination. After just one meeting, he had completely submitted to Liu Zhenghong. "The important thing is since we established the gene lifeform production line, our material supply has started to fall short." Everyone''s jaws dropped as they looked at the machines operating with some noise but not excessively loud. Their minds struggled to process this. "I need a large number of mutated lifeforms, whether alive or dead. I need a large amount of potions, from high-end genes to low-end disinfectants. I need various gene fragments, I need many metal cabins, I need a large-scale cold room, I need better sterilised environments, and I need more experimental equipment. I also need more research assistants!" "In short, I need everything. You must provide it for me!" Chapter 1448: Cloud Peaks technological improvement Liu Zhenghong stood in front of the group like a teacher scolding children, demanding this and that, saying what she needed and what they had to do for her. But no one objected, not even a hint of displeasure. Even Ye Zhongming listened quietly. "Mass production of level three? No, in my opinion, it''s not." Liu Zhenghong walked between the metal platforms. For her safety, Ye Zhongming had made her a seven-star evolved and crafted her excellent protective gear. He didn''t hesitate to give her job and skills that would aid her. Though Liu Zhenghong had little combat experience, killing her was no easy task. Even Ye Zhongming, going all out, would need at least a minute to do it. And Ye Zhongming was one of the strongest in the region, if not the world. A minute was enough for Cloud Peak''s defenses to arrive. In fact, breaking through the guards to attack Liu Zhenghong was nearly impossible. No one except Liu Zhenghong could wear equipment or carry weapons within the lab. "This production line has only been running for a few days. Each line produces just ninety units a day. And that''s with the large amount of materials and suitable genes I prepared in advance. If we maintain this output, we''ll have to shut down the day after tomorrow." Liu Zhenghong looked at everyone and said, "What kind of mass production is this? It''s nothing. Only by keeping the production line running at full capacity for at least three hundred days a year can it be called mass production!" "And this is my demand." Many people secretly sighed. Sister Hong made it sound easy, but achieving this was incredibly difficult. They didn''t understand how mass production of these level-three gene lifeforms worked, but the materials required must be astronomical. Just think about it¡ªthey could only sustain a few days of full production with Cloud Peak''s resources. It was still terrifying even if producing these lifeforms didn''t account for a large portion of the estate''s overall operations. "This isn''t my fault. Blame your good boss for suddenly opening up the sale of gene lifeforms at this level." Ye Zhongming coughed twice and had a bitter smile on his face. This Sister Hong¡ªshe was the one who said that with Cloud Peak''s technological advancements, if financial pressure was high, they could open up the sale of level-three mutated lifeforms to other factions. Now, she was pinning it all on him. But he didn''t argue. It was good to keep his subordinates on their toes. "In a few days, new equipment will arrive, and we''ll expand this place. My idea is to build ten production lines first, so you all need to step up." The group groaned in unison. Ye Zhongming explained a bit, and everyone felt more at ease. It turned out that mass-producing level-three lifeforms wasn''t that difficult. The materials Sister Hong referred to were mostly corpses. These corpses had very low requirements; they just needed to be level-one or level-two mutated lifeforms, dead or alive. Alive was best, but if dead, they couldn''t be more than 24 hours old in summer or 48 hours in winter. Those stored using special methods were exceptions. With the strength of Cloud Peak''s various teams, hunting these low-level lifeforms would be a breeze. They wouldn''t need to lift a finger. Once Ye Zhongming established these jurisdictions, there would be a surge in hunting low-level lifeforms. Many factions would be more than willing to trade these low-level corpses for good stuff at Cloud Peak. The main task of Cloud Peak''s teams would still be hunting high-level lifeforms to provide experimental materials and gene samples for Ye Zhongming. Also, hunting level-eight lifeforms was a top priority. Many super factions were now fully immersed in the eight-star evolution wave. Cloud Peak had taken the lead earlier and couldn''t afford to fall behind now. "Once this batch of gene lifeforms is produced and cultivated for a few days, they''ll be ready for combat. The reason I called you here is to inform you that in the next month, you''ll need to take turns practicing combat coordination with mutated lifeforms. Before we launch the attack on the Witch Palace, you must be accustomed to and familiar with this combat style." Ye Zhongming''s words made everyone straighten up. So that''s what this was about. No wonder the boss and Sister Hong brought everyone here¡ªit was a live demonstration. "Alright, now that you have a basic understanding, I''ll compile the specifics¡ªwhat types of gene lifeforms there are, their abilities, how many there are currently, and how you should coordinate with them¡ªinto a manual and distribute it. Familiarize yourselves with it quickly, but remember one thing: confidentiality!" After Sister Hong finished, she shooed everyone away like flies, telling only Ye Zhongming to return later. She didn''t even spare her own husband, Le Dayuan, any attention. Since Ye Zhongming brought back those precious materials, Sister Hong hadn''t been home. Of course, Le Dayuan wasn''t much better. This master''s reputation outside surpassed even Liu Zhenghong''s led everyone to his laboratory. "Sister Hong didn''t show you the good stuff, but I will." Le Dayuan smiled warmly, treating everyone kindly. But if anyone thought he was easy to bully, they''d be in for a lesson. In Cloud Peak, when it came to strength, Ye Zhongming was the strongest, followed by Shengyuan. The two were almost equal. So, who was third? Outsiders might think it was Tong Hu or Tang Tian, but everyone knew it wasn''t them¡ªit was Le Dayuan. Due to the nature of his work, which often required moving heavy objects, Ye Zhongming had not only made this kind middle-aged man a seven-star evolved but also gave him the most support in terms of strength. Ye Zhongming had even specially found two skill scrolls perfect for Le Dayuan. One allowed him to convert his strength into defense when needed, increasing his survivability. The other was an attack scroll, with damage tied to his strength and a high multiplier. Like Liu Zhenghong, Le Dayuan was well-protected and had strong self-defense capabilities. Ordinary core members wouldn''t find it easy to defeat this master in a fight. "Here, take a look at these first." The Crystal Weapon Laboratory felt more chaotic and casual than the Gene Life Laboratory, which had a sci-fi and cold atmosphere. However, they shared one similarity: size. This place was even bigger, much bigger. Because the smith''s laboratories were all concentrated here, spaced a hundred or even several hundred meters apart. They usually worked independently, but there were times when everyone suddenly gathered together. Le Dayuan''s workbench was naturally at the center of this vast space. When he spoke, he pointed to a mechanical platform about the size of a truck. "Remember those micro-engraved bullets?" Everyone nodded. The power of those things still gave them chills. During Cloud Peak''s defense battle, the scene of Ye Zhongming killing level-eight lifeforms with just a few bullets left many in awe. "Now, we can replicate them." Le Dayuan''s eyes sparkled as he spoke. Chapter 1449: Cloud Peaks technological improvement (2) Le Dayuan personally demonstrated the process, from inserting the metal to loading the gunpowder. The entire process took less than half a minute. After inserting the demon crystal to power the machine, it began to rumble into action. Lights flickered here and there, and the sharp engraving sound filled the air, leaving everyone dazzled. "This is the key part of the entire device," Le Dayuan pointed to a metal engraving pen about twenty centimeters long, standing upright at the back of the metal platform. Everyone looked over, observing carefully. They noticed that the pen was intricate and precise, reaching an almost unbelievable level of sophistication. The engraving pen, only two millimeters in diameter, contained more than six colored wires inside. The tip was so fine that it was only a fraction of a hair''s width. If not for the enhanced vision of evolved, they wouldn''t have been able to see it clearly. Yet, such a fine tip could easily carve patterns onto the metal of the bullet. No one knew how Le Dayuan had achieved this. "This thing isn''t that complicated. It mainly consists of three parts. The first part is the focus of your attention¡ªthe pen body. It comprises an element conduit, a gold wire tip, and a magic crystal wire. The second part is the micro-engraving control box. This is where various elemental gemstones are inserted, and it also controls the operation of the pen body. It''s the most complex part. Finally, there''s the crystal energy supply system. These lines you see here, here, and here all supply energy to this micro-engraving pen¡ª crystal energy." "Master Le has made a breakthrough with this platform," Ye Zhongming suddenly interjected. Le Dayuan waved his hand, smiling, signaling it wasn''t a big deal. But Ye Zhongming continued, "Previously, the basic principle of our crystal weapons was to use demon crystals as the energy hub, converting and firing them to create massive threats." "But Master Le took a different approach in this design. The energy used for the micro-engraving on the bullets actually comes from the energy stones, not the demon crystals. The crystal energy acts as a stabilizer, balancing these elemental energies, enhancing the metal''s adhesion, and maintaining the overall integrity of the bullet to ensure the weapon''s durability." "As for what ''integrity'' means, I don''t really understand either. I just heard it from Master Le." After hearing Ye Zhongming''s explanation, everyone chuckled, but their admiration for Le Dayuan was unmistakable. This middle-aged man was truly astonishing. From what they had just heard, it was clear that Le Dayuan had not only mastered the technology of extracting energy from demon crystals but had also developed the ability to extract energy from nature gems and energy stones, and this technology was now mature. This was undoubtedly another significant leap forward. Whether it could be called groundbreaking would depend on future creations. If products comparable to crystal weapons were developed, then Le Dayuan would no longer just be a master¡ªhe would be a god. "It''s not that exaggerated. A lot of things are interconnected. The more you know, the more ideas naturally come to you." Hearing Le Dayuan''s modest words, many people in the room looked at him with a mix of admiration and frustration, thinking, "Master Le, you''re really downplaying this. You know more and understand other things, too, but why don''t we get it? How many laps around the equator does our IQ differ by?" Click. The first bullet dropped into the box beneath the metal platform. Le Dayuan picked it up and placed it in front of everyone. "This one has no elemental gemstones inserted, so it''s a pure crystal energy bullet. When this bullet hits someone, besides causing significant penetration damage, it also inflicts cutting damage." Le Dayuan gestured to Ye Zhongming, who took out a blue-grade rifle from his space. Le Dayuan loaded the bullet. Since most of the crystal weapon lab members were gathered to watch the demonstration, they looked on with pride as Le Dayuan showed off the micro-engraving platform, which also contained their hard work. "Firing now." Since no one was conducting experiments, Le Dayuan called out a warning before firing the gun upward. Everyone looked up and saw that the ceiling of the hundred-meter-high metal hall was covered with a white, foam-like substance. After the bullet entered, a massive screen on the left side of the hall exploded with graphics and data, leaving everyone bewildered. "I thought you were just hammering away with a hammer, Old Le. I didn''t realize it was this advanced." Faced with Little Tiger''s feigned ignorance, everyone couldn''t help but laugh. Le Dayuan pointed at the kid, shaking his head with a smile. "Let me explain. What you see on the ceiling is our simulated evolved skin strength system. The strength setting just now was... six stars." Le Dayuan glanced at a nearby display screen. "These data tell us that when the bullet penetrates the simulated six-star evolved¡¯s skin, it begins to generate cutting force. After 0.32 seconds, when it passes through the body, its kinetic energy decreases by 72%. In other words, the bullet penetrates the body, creating a continuous cutting wound¡ªessentially blowing a hole in the body with a diameter of 26.7 centimeters." Many people''s expressions changed. Although they were all seven-star evolved, facing such a bullet, even if it didn''t almost sever their bodies, it would still create a hole the size of a bowl. The more fragile internal organs would likely be shredded. With their strengths, as long as the bullet didn''t hit their hearts or similar vital areas, they probably wouldn''t die immediately, but severe injury was inevitable. "What''s wrong? Scared?" Le Dayuan noticed the uneasy looks on the young faces and chuckled. "Uncle, this is terrifying." Liang Chuyin grabbed Le Dayuan''s arm, her face filled with displeasure. This thing was a massive threat to evolved. "Haha, silly child, this is just theory." Le Dayuan patted the influencer''s head and pointed at the screen. "I set a ''clean'' six-star evolved¡ªno defensive equipment, no skills or bloodlines, and no improved evolution potions. In other words, the weakest six-star evolved." "In actual combat, evolved wear defensive equipment, learn skills and jobs, and may have enhanced their physical attributes through various methods. So, the damage won''t be this severe. This doesn''t even account for factors like shooting distance, the level of the firearm used, or the shooter''s skill." "With all these factors considered, the actual effect of this bullet will vary depending on the person and the environment." After saying this, Le Dayuan''s tone shifted. "However, one thing is certain: on the battlefield, when fired by someone with a shooting-related job or skill using at least a blue-grade firearm, this bullet can directly kill a fully armed four-star evolved even at maximum range. It poses a lethal threat to five-star evolved within optimal range, and even six-star evolved would need to tread carefully, possibly even retreating!" At that moment, click, another micro-engraved bullet was completed and dropped into the finished product box. "The production time for this type of bullet is ten minutes per piece." Chapter 1450: Cloud Peaks technological improvement (3) Many people were stunned, followed by a deep admiration for Le Dayuan. A bullet that posed a threat to seven-star evolved could be produced in just ten minutes?! Six bullets an hour? One hundred and forty-four bullets a day?! This was terrifying. If they found a few sharpshooters, like Li Qiang, and had them fire at seven-star evolved from a certain distance, they could probably take them down without shedding a drop of blood in just a few hours. No matter how luxurious your equipment, how overpowered your bloodline, or how precious your life-saving items are, it all comes down to how many bullets are needed. "What about those..." Guang Yao pointed to the energy bullets. Le Dayuan signaled for them to wait. He fiddled with the control box, and the machine started up again. A bullet entered the production process. This time, the brightness of the engraving pen was different from before. Instead of being white, it emitted a faint blue light. This production took slightly longer, about fifteen minutes, before a pale blue bullet dropped into the finished product box. Le Dayuan picked up the bullet with his hand, and everyone immediately felt the temperature around them drop slightly. "Ice-type micro-engraved bullet," Le Dayuan explained briefly, then added, "I won''t demonstrate this one for you. This one is quite expensive." Everyone chuckled. No one would believe Le Dayuan if he said he was short on money. He and Liu Zhenghong were the two special figures in Cloud Peak who could get whatever they needed. But they also knew that if Le Dayuan said something was expensive, it must be incredibly valuable. "Besides this, we can also produce fire-type, wind-type, earth-type, and poison-type bullets." "As for their power, it''s quite straightforward." Le Dayuan held up the ice-type bullet. "Compared to earlier energy bullets, the ice-type micro-engraved bullet has stronger penetration and inflicts freezing damage along its trajectory. The other types have slightly lower penetration but carry the characteristics of their respective elements. For example, the fire-type bullet causes burning damage, the wind-type increases flight speed and range, the earth-type creates explosive impacts, and the poison-type inflicts poisoning." Everyone understood that these were the properties of nature gems or energy stones. "Um..." Little Tiger rubbed his hands together, looking at Ye Zhongming with a pleading expression. "Boss, do you think we could get some of these bullets? Our team has several sharpshooters." "When it comes to shooting, who could be better than my men?" Guang Yao might not care about battle beasts, but many of his subordinates were former professional soldiers from the resistance zone. Their shooting skills were unmatched. Some shooting-type evolved might not even be as good as his ordinary soldiers when not using shooting skills. There was no way he was going to let this opportunity slip. The power of the micro-engraved bullets was clear to everyone. Although firearms had gradually fallen out of favor in the apocalypse and couldn''t dominate the battlefield, they still had considerable power as an auxiliary attack method. Especially in a place like Cloud Peak, where firearms were high-level and micro-engraved bullets existed, these bullets could even serve as a primary attack method in certain situations. "You guys are always getting excited when you see something good." Le Dayuan smiled as he led the group to another area. "You only see the strengths of these bullets, but you''re missing their weaknesses." "Master Le, such powerful bullets have weaknesses?" Speaking to the legendary figure for the first time, Gan Lan was nervous, a far cry from her usual bold demeanor. "Everything has its pros and cons," Le Dayuan said seriously. "Micro-engraved bullets are fast to produce, have a high success rate, don''t require mental energy, and are powerful enough. You could say they have a place in future battles, and if used well, they could achieve glorious results." As they walked, Le Dayuan explained the pros and cons to everyone. "But, as Sister Hong mentioned earlier, do you know what it takes to produce one of these bullets?" "Um," Gan Lan said softly, "I think I saw you using a level-six demon crystal earlier." "Haha, this girl is quite observant." Le Dayuan praised her, making Gan Lan beam with pride. "Yes, I used a level-six demon crystal. Even though I''ve done my best to improve the energy conversion system, these bullets still consume massive energy. If we''re producing energy bullets, one hundred level-six demon crystals can only produce about one hundred and ninety bullets. It could have been two hundred, but there''s a failure rate." Even Cloudtop''s core members, who were considered wealthy in the apocalypse, were shocked by the ''exchange rate'' of two bullets for one level-six magic crystal. This was literally burning money. "Producing other elemental types consumes fewer magic crystals, about one level-six demon crystal for every ten bullets. But the consumption of nature gems is much faster. Even high-level gems can''t produce many bullets." Le Dayuan sighed. "The energy conversion rate in this area is still not as good as demon crystals." "I made an ice-type bullet earlier because we currently have more ice-type gems. But I estimate that, given our mining speed and consumption rate, the gems mine in the dungeons will soon be depleted." Even Ye Zhongming couldn''t offer much comfort on this matter. He could only do his best to provide what was needed. "And that''s just the energy aspect. The engraving pen also develops issues as it''s used more. Making a new one requires a lot of materials and time. The bullets may be small, but their cost is incredibly high." Everyone nodded in agreement. "Besides that, these bullets contain massive energy, so ordinary firearms can''t withstand the firing impact. After testing, only blue-grade firearms can barely handle it. Also, when firing, there''s no recoil, but the entire gun emits an energy shockwave. This issue can''t be resolved for now. Only evolved at six stars or above can continuously withstand this shock. But even in a place as strong as Cloud Peak, how many people have shooting jobs and are at six stars? Zhongming''s crafting job has reached the top level, but even with failure rates factored in, how much material does it take to produce a single blue-grade firearm?" As Le Dayuan raised each issue, the core members fully understood. While micro-engraved bullets were powerful, they also had significant drawbacks. Their numbers would inevitably be limited, and they would likely be reserved for people like Ye Zhongming and Li Qiang, who had exceptional shooting skills. "Let''s take a look at this big guy instead." Le Dayuan stopped at a spot, and everyone saw a massive metal box, about four meters tall and two meters wide. Le Dayuan pressed a button, and the huge metal box slowly opened, revealing a humanoid machine with a metallic sheen. Chapter 1450.5- Cloud Peaks technological improvement (3) "Whoa, a Gundam?" Candy exclaimed. "You''ve seen Gundam? Wasn''t that something from our generation?" Little Tiger looked at his girlfriend in disbelief. Only he could be so out of touch at a moment like this. Candy responded with a well-executed eye roll. "What''s a Gundam?" Le Dayuan looked confused. "Nothing, Master Le. Please continue, don''t mind them." This came from Xia Lei, who was already captivated by the mechanical warrior before her. This was no Gundam. Its appearance was different, and in essence, it was even more so. Looking at the exposed parts with familiar wires, everyone knew this was another product powered by crystal energy. Upon closer inspection, the massive robot exuded an intimidating presence. Its proportions were designed entirely based on the human form. This wasn''t to say other forms were inferior, but humans had the deepest understanding of themselves, and principles of mechanics could be better applied to humanoid devices, making the technology relatively mature. "This is a combat robot jointly developed by me and Sister Hong." Le Dayuan said this, then called over a few people and gave them some technical jargon that no one else could understand. The assistants quickly brought over a lift, and soon, more people arrived. In no time, they had covered all the exposed parts with uniform armor plates and made adjustments. Although it took a while¡ªover half an hour¡ªno one grew impatient. They were all discussing what this thing was and what it could do. "You can think of it as a simplified version of a war fortress." Le Dayuan operated a machine nearby, and the robot''s interior made a series of sounds. Then, the massive body took a step forward, followed by another, and soon it walked out of the metal box. After stopping, the assistants returned to the lift and removed the tubes connecting the robot to the metal box. "This is a combat robot powered by life and crystal energy." Le Dayuan looked at his creation with shining eyes. "Its weapon system is powered by crystal energy, and I''ve applied the micro-engraving conversion principle to it, allowing for elemental attacks." "Look here." Le Dayuan pressed a few buttons, and the combat robot raised its arms. Everyone saw that the robot''s hands differed from human hands¡ªit had fifteen fingers. These fingers curled into fists, and then the front part flipped down, revealing thirty firing ports. "You can think of these as two rotary machine guns, but instead of bullets, they fire energy beams." Le Dayuan''s voice rose slightly, clearly proud of this creation. "That''s not entirely accurate. The attack mode can be selected¡ªit can fire energy spheres or energy beams of varying lengths. Naturally, the longer the beam, the more powerful it is, but there''s an upper limit." After saying this, Le Dayuan operated the controls again. The fists closed, returning to their normal state, but then the forearms folded down from the elbows, revealing two dark cannon ports on each side. "Crystal cannons, or elemental cannons¡ªan enhanced version of the hand attacks. They''re incredibly powerful but consume a lot of energy." "And here." Le Dayuan moved his hands, and a device rose from the left shoulder while another emerged from the back. The two parts combined in a few seconds to form a strange gun over two meters long. The robot took the gun with both hands and assumed a shooting stance. "This is based on Zhongming''s sniper rifle. It''s for long-range attacks. Naturally, it''s not as powerful as when Zhongming uses it, but it can withstand the energy impact of up to twenty micro-engraved bullets. However, if it reaches the limit, it will damage the entire body and need to be brought back for repairs immediately." After storing the gun, Le Dayuan had his assistants bring over a nearby box. Inside were various weapons clearly designed for the robot¡ªswords, shields, halberds, hammers, and clubs. It seemed these were prepared for different types of combat. "Um..." Tong Hu was a bit nervous. "Master Le, this robot seems a bit slow. Is that intentional?" Little Li quickly tugged at her husband''s sleeve. How could someone who failed middle school physics and math even think of questioning Le Dayuan? When would her husband''s single-mindedness ever improve? "It''s not intentional. If I''m controlling it, this is the robot''s speed." Huh? Everyone was dumbfounded. This robot moved slower than the much larger war fortress. How could it be deployed for combat? And what was the point of those melee weapons? Even ordinary people could easily dodge them, let alone evolved. Le Dayuan chuckled. "Let me finish before I answer that question." "In the creation of this combat robot, aside from the core components, I''m most satisfied with the energy armor." Everyone perked up their ears. This energy armor sounded impressive. Le Dayuan didn''t elaborate much. He simply activated the ability. A light appeared at the robot''s head, then, like flowing water, it instantly covered the entire body. The robot was now enveloped in a layer of energy. "This is energy armor. It can be activated throughout combat without affecting battle." Le Dayuan was clearly proud. With the dual advancements in evolved physical and mental capabilities, he had transformed from a mechanical engineer and micro-manufacturing expert into a true master of technology in an incredibly short time. "I''ve tested it. As long as there''s enough energy, this layer of energy armor can provide defense equivalent to gold-grade equipment." His words were shocking, and everyone was stunned. Earlier, they thought mass-producing level-three gene lifeforms was terrifying. Then, they thought micro-engraved bullets were incredible. Now, this combat robot seemed the real deal¡ªa true killing machine. "Master Le, you said ''as long as there''s enough energy''?" Xia Lei asked. She didn''t interfere with the two labs, so like everyone else, this was her first time seeing this new product. "Yes, Xia Lei, you''ve hit the nail on the head." Le Dayuan stopped operating the controls and pointed upward at the robot''s body. "As I mentioned earlier, this robot is powered by two types of energy. The weapon system uses crystal energy because, with our current technology¡ªor rather, with our current level of wealth¡ªcrystal energy can barely support the weapon system. Even so, it requires level-seven demon crystals as the energy source. Do you know how many energy supply hubs are inside this robot? Twelve. Each hub requires three level-seven demon crystals, totaling thirty-six. If this robot activates its energy armor and goes all out, it can only last for three minutes before running out of energy!" Chapter 1451: Money eating device Le Dayuan''s words left everyone feeling like they''d been hit by a truck. Even though they hadn''t yet seen the robot''s combat capabilities, just hearing Le Dayuan''s description made it clear that this was an absolute killing machine. Whether it was the dozens of firing ports resembling rotary machine guns, the dual attack modes of crystal cannons and elemental cannons, or the energy-armored melee combat, all screamed power. However, this power came with significant energy limitations. A single battle required thirty level-seven demon crystals. In Ye Zhongming''s hands, these could at least produce a seven-star evolution potion. A seven-star evolution potion could only sustain three minutes of combat. Even with Cloud Peak''s vast resources, such consumption was unsustainable. "Master Le, this is a bit excessive. It''s hard for us to deploy this robot with such high consumption on the battlefield." Xia Lei looked troubled. As Cloud Peak''s current manager, she knew exactly how much money the faction had. While there was a steady influx of funds, it couldn''t sustain a money-devouring robot like this. Le Dayuan nodded and explained, "I was talking about full firepower. In reality, the design of the arms means the robot can only choose one attack mode at a time. During melee combat, ranged attacks can''t be used. So, based on tests, if the robot only engages in ranged attacks, it can last fifteen to twenty minutes. Crystal cannon mode lasts even less, while sniper mode lasts the longest. In melee combat, it can last around twenty-five to thirty minutes. Of course, regardless of the mode, the actual combat time depends on the complex external environment, such as the energy armor''s consumption during attacks." Hearing this, Xia Lei and the others breathed a sigh of relief. While the robot was still costly, deploying it at critical moments to deliver a decisive blow was acceptable. Good steel should be used on the blade''s edge. Sacrifices had to be made. However, everyone understood that this was still expensive. A single battle would cost the equivalent of a core member, which was too extravagant. "Master Le, you mentioned two energy sources earlier..." Xiao Li said hesitantly. "Yes, two." Le Dayuan smiled. "This is the core and central hub of the machine." The robot''s chest opened, revealing a very special cockpit. In the center was a circular platform surrounded by various conduits and neural wires. "A single demon energy system is too costly, especially with high-level demon crystals. I know even Cloud Peak can''t afford that. But by adding life energy, it''s different." Le Dayuan rubbed his hands excitedly. He was clearly proud of this design, which he had created with Liu Zhenghong. "Sister Hong specifically created a gene lifeform for this robot¡ªa very special one. It has no combat ability, but..." Le Dayuan paused here. "I can''t explain it perfectly, but the general idea is that this gene lifeform has exceptionally strong mental energy and contains vast life energy. The connection system in the cockpit can control the robot to achieve true combat readiness, unlike the sluggish state when I was controlling it." So that was it! A fusion of gene lifeforms and mechanical technology! Even though everyone had already held Le Dayuan and Liu Zhenghong in the highest regard, this robot made them feel that their admiration wasn''t enough. It demanded praise that reached the heavens. "This gene lifeform is responsible for the robot''s power and control systems. With its cooperation, the magic crystal system is freed from some of its energy demands, allowing for a combined combat time of about an hour." While still not ideal, it was better than before. "However, this gene lifeform will die afterward." Le Dayuan''s words turned the control core into a consumable, raising the cost again. "Master Le, theoretically, this gene lifeform could fight independently, meaning it should possess some intelligence. How do you ensure it follows commands during combat?" Park Xiuying raised a question. "Sister Hong considered this as well. After all, previous gene lifeforms relied on their bodies to fight, relying on instinct. But now, they have to control machines, which is much more complex. Plus, they''re constantly consuming their own life energy to fight, so the risk of losing control is high." Le Dayuan gestured for his assistants to move the robot back into the metal chamber while explaining to everyone, "So, each of these gene lifeforms is created using neural genes from researchers as a blueprint. In other words, you can think of them as extensions of the researchers. This makes control much easier." The group didn''t fully understand, but that was enough as long as they knew the gene lifeforms wouldn''t go rogue. "The reason I showed you this robot is twofold. First, so you''re prepared when it''s deployed on the battlefield and don''t get too shocked or even end up fighting each other. Second, I want to build more of these robots, but need some materials. When you go out hunting in the future, please keep an eye out for and collect these materials. I''ll give you a list later. Thank you all." After saying this, Le Dayuan told everyone they could leave. He needed to continue his research. If he could reduce the energy requirement for the combat robot from level-seven demon crystals to level-six or even lower, this robot would undoubtedly become a groundbreaking product, much like the crystal cannons. After leaving the Crystal Weapon Laboratory, the group couldn''t stop discussing how to use this robot. Expensive as it was, its effectiveness was undeniable. They all had ideas about how to coordinate with it in combat. Ye Zhongming didn''t join the discussion, simply following behind. The Ying City factions in the meeting room had likely decided by now. Ye Zhongming didn''t plan to listen in. Xia Lei could handle it¡ªshe had drafted the plan''s specifics. Instead, he returned to the Gene Life Laboratory. Since Liu Zhenghong had asked to see him alone, it must be about something too sensitive for the core members to hear. Such matters were usually Cloud Peak''s highest secrets. "You''re here." Liu Zhenghong glanced at Ye Zhongming while continuing her experiment, speaking casually. Ye Zhongming wasn''t in a hurry and stood by, waiting. About ten minutes later, Liu Zhenghong inserted a tissue sample into a machine and pressed a button to start the calculations. She then removed her lab mask and walked over to Ye Zhongming. "Do you know what I found on the corpse you brought back from Cold Bay Rainforest?" Liu Zhenghong asked with a smug smile, her lips curling upward. Chapter 1452: Space Gene Chapter 1452: Space Gene Ye Zhongming had already seen Liu Zhenghong studying the monster that might have swallowed him and sent him into that mysterious world. He also knew that whatever Sister Hong said was about to say must be related to that. However, it had only been a few days since then, so he hadn''t been holding out much hope. If Liu Zhenghong had taken a year or even several years to research this thing, he wouldn''t have been surprised. Compared to the revolutionary achievements of the pre-apocalypse era, which often required investments of hundreds of billions and decades of effort, Cloud Peak''s Gene Life Laboratory was already godlike. But Liu Zhenghong''s tone and expression now clearly indicated a breakthrough. "What did you find?" Ye Zhongming was also intrigued. "A brand-new gene fragment." Liu Zhenghong excitedly paced back and forth before continuing, "A space gene!" Seeing Ye Zhongming''s furrowed brow, Sister Hong made a face that clearly said, "Talking to laymen is such a hassle," and explained, "Space genes are incredibly mysterious and difficult to capture. Do you know that these genes are almost entirely transparent? In the microscopic world, that''s almost equivalent to being non-existent and impossible to capture. But I got lucky and managed to find some." "These genes are amazing. They possess astonishing abilities. Can you imagine? Just a single gene fragment can have independent... thought? No, no, that''s not accurate. It''s not thought." Liu Zhenghong paced another circle. "Activity! Yes, activity¡ªintense activity!" "Little Ye, you might not understand gene activity, but you must know the characteristics of genes, right?" This question left Ye Zhongming utterly frustrated. He wasn''t a biology or medical student. He had studied genes, but that was long forgotten. "Looks like you didn''t do well in school," Liu Zhenghong rolled her eyes, ignoring Ye Zhongming''s exasperated expression, and continued, "Genes have two main characteristics. One is faithfully replicating themselves to maintain the basic traits of an organism." "For example, the mutated lifeform I created before, although the process was complex and involved genetic hybridization, overall, each gene fragment remained stable after fusion. This way, the created gene lifeforms were generally stable individuals while still needing periodic returns to nutrient solutions for body repairs. As long as they didn''t die in battle, they could survive for a long time." Even though Liu Zhenghong had simplified the explanation as much as possible, Ye Zhongming was still utterly confused. Fortunately, Liu Zhenghong wasn''t trying to make him understand. "The other characteristic of genes is mutation." Gene mutation¡ªthis term Ye Zhongming had heard of. He wasn''t sure if it was the same as mutation, but he nodded quickly. "However, most mutations are pathogenic. Only a small portion are non-pathogenic. These non-pathogenic mutations are essentially products of survival laws, allowing life to better adapt to constantly changing environments. In nature, they evolve into the most suitable individuals." "This part has always been a challenge. Mutations are unpredictable, with no clear direction. We can only judge based on the environment, and in experiments, this judgment becomes even more difficult. But with these space genes, their mutations are easy and controllable, with excellent compatibility. They can form entirely new, mature, and stable chromosomes in any position. Given some time, I can apply space genes on a large scale to gene lifeform warriors." Liu Zhenghong pushed up her non-existent glasses. "You know, Little Ye, you might end up commanding a space lifeform army." "I look forward to that day." Ye Zhongming nodded. He believed Liu Zhenghong could do it. Liu Zhenghong proudly patted Ye Zhongming''s shoulder, as if to say, "Good, you know what''s up." "I called you here not just to tell you this but also to test an idea with you." "What idea?" Ye Zhongming was puzzled. He knew nothing about genetics, heredity, medicine, or human engineering. He couldn''t think of any way he could help Liu Zhenghong in experiments. "These space genes are highly malleable, and I can''t fully grasp them yet. But they have strong activity. As long as I find a suitable carrier, I can temporarily transplant them." As she spoke, Liu Zhenghong removed a specially designed cylindrical culture dish from the refrigeration chamber of a large experimental container. She opened the dish and placed it in front of Ye Zhongming. Inside were several black eggs, each about the size of a quail egg. "These are the carriers I found¡ªunhatched eggs that contain life energy." Liu Zhenghong then took out an equal number of metal syringes, placed them on a machine, and slowly and precisely injected the contents into each egg. "Now, these eggs carry space genes. Because of their strong activity and compatibility, and since they''re dealing with eggs in an embryonic state, the space genes have become the dominant genetic material." Ye Zhongming listened, completely lost. Although they were just a few simple sentences, they likely contained decades of Liu Zhenghong''s academic expertise. He could only wait for her instructions. "I heard you used a level-nine lifeform''s egg when repairing Sheng Yuan''s traditional shield?" Liu Zhenghong suddenly changed the subject. Ye Zhongming nodded, unsure why she was asking. "Good. Take these eggs. You have two hours before they die to craft equipment. Congratulations¡ªyou might just get something with spatial abilities if you succeed!" With that, she shooed Ye Zhongming out of the lab. Ye Zhongming stood there momentarily, holding the cold culture dish, before remembering the two-hour deadline. He immediately sprinted back to his room at top speed. Many of the Ying City faction members attending the meeting at Cloud Peak saw this and couldn''t help but tremble. Was the Cloud Peak boss in a bad mood and planning to wipe them all out? When he repaired the traditional shield, it was because it had a summoning ability, and the level-nine lifeform''s egg had a ''homologous'' life carrier. Now, Liu Zhenghong had given him these eggs, and Ye Zhongming decided to try again. Unable to find equipment similar to the traditional shield on such short notice, Ye Zhongming pinned his hopes on these life eggs ''contaminated'' by space genes. He had been researching this area in his spare time over the past few days. Based on his still-immature ideas, Ye Zhongming began his experiments. With five life eggs, he selected five pieces of equipment most likely to carry life energy and started crafting them individually. The first attempt at crafting armor failed. In the hands of this top-tier smith, the life egg couldn''t fuse and was destroyed. Next, boots, a shield, and a battle axe all failed, leaving Ye Zhongming with little confidence. Did he really need equipment with summoning abilities? But such equipment was too rare. Finally, with his last hope, he crafted a ring. After a flash of light, the originally silver ring turned almost transparent. Did it work? Ye Zhongming was stunned and quickly examined the ring. It had only one skill. Chapter 1453: Phase Shift Chapter 1453: Phase Shift "Phase Shift." "Every two hours, you can teleport with a maximum distance of no more than twenty meters." "During the teleportation, none of your physical attributes can drop below 10% of their original value, and your mental energy must not fall below 20%. When using this skill, the destination must be within your line of sight, and there should be no obstacles exceeding 50% of your height between you and the destination." "Teleportation only applies to the equipped individual. If the body is restrained or the weight of carried items exceeds 50% of the body''s weight, the skill becomes ineffective." Ye Zhongming looked at the almost invisible ring on his hand and felt excited as he read about the Phase Shift skill. Although it was just one ability, Ye Zhongming''s mind was filled with ideas on how to use it to kill enemies. A sudden ambush before the battle begins, a sneak attack from behind the target after the battle starts, or even using the skill to escape quickly if the opponent proves too strong. These were just the simplest applications. Combined with teammates or other skills, it could be used to execute more advanced tactics. This skill was undoubtedly superb. But Ye Zhongming''s joy didn''t end there. This equipment he had crafted himself meant he could repeat the process. He could theoretically create many such rings if he had enough materials. If he carried countless rings like this, could he continuously teleport? Like a saint?! However, he quickly calmed down, realizing he was getting ahead of himself. First, he didn¡¯t have a fixed blueprint for crafting this equipment. He had relied on his top-tier smith job and high-quality materials. The ring¡¯s level was only silver. For an item with such a powerful ability, being silver grade was clearly inconsistent with its value. Second, Ye Zhongming still didn¡¯t understand why his experiments with weapons, armor, and other equipment had failed, while only accessories succeeded. Was it just a coincidence, or were space abilities only suitable for accessories? Moreover, he didn¡¯t know if the ability he would get from crafting such equipment again would still be Phase Shift. If not, what would it be? Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t answer these questions on his own. He didn¡¯t want to engage in baseless speculation, so he decided to ask Liu Zhenghong for more of those eggs so that he could conduct more experiments and verify his theories. As he left the room, he ran into Xia Lei, who was walking with Shasha and Bai Feng, followed by a few others. Seeing Ye Zhongming, Xia Lei was the first to approach. The big sister of Cloud Peak glanced curiously at the new ring on Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand, wondering why her man was wearing silver-grade equipment. The silver glow of the Phase Shift ring stood out awkwardly among Ye Zhongming¡¯s otherwise blue or colorless equipment. Ye Zhongming immediately understood that these were likely the leaders of factions who had agreed to manage territories under Cloud Peak¡¯s banner. He glanced at them and quickly assessed the situation, which was roughly what he had expected. "Let¡¯s talk as we walk," Ye Zhongming said, pointing ahead and leading the way. The group quickly followed. "Your choices may mean that, after some time, you will be inseparable from Cloud Peak. Have you all thought this through?" Hearing this, the group nodded in unison. Bai Feng spoke up, "Don¡¯t worry, Boss Ye. Like I said before, I¡¯ve always wanted to join Cloud Peak. It¡¯s just that... the more I¡¯ve seen of Cloud Peak while being around you, the more I feel that this is how humans should live. What we¡¯ve been doing on our own is like being wild, uncivilized beasts." The other leaders nodded in agreement. In the apocalypse, everyone used to think that the ones who lived well were those who had "people and guns." They could exploit their subordinates¡¯ resources and have others risk their lives for them. Although being a leader came with its own set of troubles and could be exhausting, it was still worth it for the benefits. However, after seeing how Cloud Peak operated, their perspective had fundamentally changed. Cloud Peak¡¯s model was completely different from other organizations. Every individual was an integral part of the whole, and at the very least, they were treated with respect and fairness. You didn¡¯t need to overthink things; you followed orders, and naturally, you¡¯d receive equipment and evolution potions. As for risking your life? Well, in the apocalypse, everyone risked their lives. You had to take risks even as a leader; sometimes, it was even more dangerous. They weren¡¯t foolish; they knew that Cloud Peak¡¯s mortality rate was much lower compared to their own teams. Evolved in Cloud Peak¡¯s combat ranks were safer, especially once they reached the rank of squad leader. So, they had developed a desire to join Cloud Peak but lacked the opportunity. Now, the opportunity had come. Although it wasn¡¯t direct membership, they believed this was a test. Over time, they would naturally become part of Cloud Peak. "Alright," Ye Zhongming nodded. "Since you¡¯ve trusted Cloud Peak, I won¡¯t let you down. During your process of gaining control over your territories, Cloud Peak will send troops to support you, but you will still be the main force. Cloud Peak will only assist. Additionally, you will receive a batch of weapons and equipment for free. The quantity will vary based on the size of your teams. Middle-ranking members of your teams will each receive three pieces of green-grade equipment, while leaders will receive three pieces each¡ªone blue and two green. As for which parts, you can decide and report them to Xia Lei." Everyone was thrilled. Even as leaders of their respective factions, they didn¡¯t have full sets of green-grade equipment. They had purchased some from Cloud Peak before, but they could even get blue-grade gear this time. Naturally, they were excited. Even Bai Feng and Shasha, leaders of larger factions, were tempted by the prospect of blue-grade equipment. Even Cloud Peak¡¯s core members didn¡¯t yet have full sets of blue-grade equipment. "In the future, when you trade with Cloud Peak¡¯s headquarters, you¡¯ll enjoy internal prices 20% lower than those for other territories." This was another huge benefit. A 20% discount meant they paid 80% of the standard price, almost half the external rate. "In the future, you¡¯ll also receive other benefits for free, such as defensive equipment, battle beasts, potions, scrolls, and more. But this will depend on your performance." After saying this, Ye Zhongming signaled to Xia Lei to lead the group away while he himself returned to Liu Zhenghong¡¯s Life Gene Laboratory. Chapter 1454: Gold Pendant Chapter 1454: Gold Pendant Liu Zhenghong was only slightly surprised by Ye Zhongming¡¯s sudden return, but she quickly guessed his intentions. "Little Ye, you didn¡¯t think that transferring space genes into life eggs would be as easy as I made it sound, did you?" Ye Zhongming was momentarily stunned. He hadn¡¯t really considered this issue and had instinctively assumed it would be a straightforward process. "If you want more, you¡¯ll have to wait. I estimate that I can give you five more eggs in five days." Ye Zhongming felt slightly disappointed, but he also knew that science couldn¡¯t be rushed. Liu Zhenghong had already done an excellent job. Just as Ye Zhongming was about to leave, Liu Zhenghong stopped him. After hesitating momentarily, she said, "To implant space genes into suitable life eggs, the eggs need to undergo a special treatment. We don¡¯t have ordinary eggs available now, but one of the level-nine life eggs you brought back has already been treated. Do you... want to use it?" After saying this, as if reluctant to part with it, Liu Zhenghong quickly added, "But you should think carefully. After all, there¡¯s a chance of failure in crafting. If that egg stays in my lab, even though it¡¯s just an experimental subject, the likelihood of achieving significant results is high. At the very least, based on my preliminary research over the past few days, I¡¯m confident that we can hatch it. Cloud Peak will definitely gain a few level-nine lifeform offspring." Ye Zhongming was torn. He wasn¡¯t confident that he could successfully craft something with this egg, and even if he did, he wasn¡¯t sure whether a level-nine offspring would be more beneficial to Cloud Peak or if a space equipment piece would be more valuable. After all, there were too many uncertainties during the growth process of a level-nine offspring¡ªit could die in battle or fail to reach level nine. But if he gave up now, he would feel deeply unsatisfied. After careful consideration, he finally decided to take the egg. As a smith, a top-tier craftsman, how could he give up crafting out of fear of failure? That would be ridiculous. Ye Zhongming adjusted his mindset, smiled, and took the level-nine life egg with him. Liu Zhenghong glared at him from behind but then smiled as well. This was how a leader, especially a leader in the apocalypse, should be! Take what you need, use what you have, and be selfish when necessary! In fact, Liu Zhenghong thought that if Ye Zhongming were more ruthless, Cloud Peak would have already become a true war machine. But simultaneously, she admitted that she preferred following someone like Ye Zhongming. No matter how strong she was, she was still just one person. The feeling of having a strong shelter to rely on without fear of betrayal was something she cherished. Ye Zhongming took out the egg in his room and shook his head slightly. These level-nine materials had been handed over to Liu Zhenghong for research before being returned to him for crafting. Due to the low success rate, Ye Zhongming felt that materials of this level were still too scarce. He couldn¡¯t help but entertain a thought. Should Cloud Peak start attempting to hunt level-nine lifeforms? Once this idea took root, it became hard to suppress. In his mind, Ye Zhongming recalled the presence of a certain level-nine lifeform. Perhaps that one would be a suitable target for Cloud Peak. Setting aside these thoughts, Ye Zhongming pondered for a while and decided to continue crafting accessories. As for whether space genes were only compatible with accessories or not, he would figure that out later. This time, Ye Zhongming chose to craft a jade pendant, one for which he had a blueprint. Originally, this was a blueprint for a piece of green-grade equipment called the Dust Sand Pendant. Once crafted, it would grant three abilities: increased speed when walking on sand, a sandstorm attack (a ranged skill with low damage but a unique cooldown mechanism¡ªthe first five uses had a one-minute cooldown, but after the fifth use, it entered a five-day cooldown period), and the ability to condense sand into a tower. After performing a sandstorm attack, if enough sand remained on the ground, it would automatically form a sand tower that launched solid sandballs at enemies. After ten shots, the tower would explode, scattering multiple sandballs in a ranged attack. r??ANo??¦¢E?s Among green-grade equipment, the Dust Sand Pendant didn¡¯t have many skills, but they were practical. However, due to its overall low attack power and the relatively high cost of materials, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t mass-produce it. He had only crafted a few for those who needed them. But this was one of the few accessory blueprints he had that was relatively high-grade. Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t start crafting immediately. Instead, he made a regular pendant to familiarize himself with the process. Only then did he begin the formal process of embedding the level-nine life egg with space genes into the pendant. The entire process was far less difficult than Ye Zhongming had imagined. It felt almost effortless, as if everything fell into place naturally. After embedding the egg, the modified pendant showed no instability, making Ye Zhongming wonder if accessories were inherently compatible with genetic lifeforms. At the same time, the process took a while, and Ye Zhongming¡¯s mental energy was significantly drained. But in his eyes, this was a good sign¡ªit matched the status of level-nine materials. At one point, the entire room was bathed in golden light, spilling through the windows. Those outside could tell that the boss was crafting equipment, and it seemed to be a gold-grade piece. Indeed, Ye Zhongming now held a gold-grade jade pendant in his hands. "Unhindered Dust Sand Pendant." This was the name of the equipment. With just a glance, Ye Zhongming knew that the space genes had successfully left their mark on it. Looking at its abilities, Ye Zhongming¡¯s face lit up with joy. The first ability, which originally only increased speed when walking on sand, now had some characteristics of Phase Shift, though the teleportation distance was only one meter. Each teleportation had a ten-second cooldown, and after ten uses, it would enter a five-day cooldown period. The second ability had changed significantly. Originally, the sandstorm attack was a large-area attack that started in front of the wearer. Now, it was launched one meter in front of the target. Since it was an area attack, it was almost impossible to dodge at such close range. Moreover, this attack could now only be used once per day. When activated, it would move back and forth over the target¡¯s area peculiarly, with each directional change starting one meter in front of the target. It relentlessly attacked the target, no matter how they moved or dodged! Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t sure about the exact power of the attack, but given that it was now gold-grade equipment, it should be formidable. The third ability was somewhat complementary to the second ability. The sand tower would appear randomly when the second ability was activated, attack once, and then disappear. It would reappear randomly, repeating this process ten times. Finally, five sand towers would appear around the target, all exploding into sandballs for a ranged attack! Chapter 1455: Plan is not smooth Chapter 1455: Plan is not smooth The number of skills remained the same, but the skills themselves had changed. The level of the equipment had also increased, going from green grade on the blueprint to gold grade in reality. In terms of skills alone, it did indeed fall slightly short compared to other gold-grade equipment. However, this wasn¡¯t necessarily a flaw. Equipment of the same grade naturally had its strengths and weaknesses. For example, the Bloodstepping Boots, one of Ye Zhongming¡¯s earliest gold-grade pieces, didn¡¯t have many skills but were highly practical. Now, thanks to its space attributes, the Unhindered Dust Sand Pendant had fewer skills, but they were excellent. Ye Zhongming went out to test it and found its power to be quite impressive. It posed a threat even to eight-star evolved, and the latter two skills were particularly suited for group attacks. Wearing this space equipment, Ye Zhongming knew that his crafting of space equipment would have to pause for now. Liu Zhenghong didn¡¯t have much time to produce more "spatial eggs" for him¡ªshe had more important tasks to handle. Ye Zhongming had to suppress his impatience, knowing that these things couldn¡¯t be rushed. If Liu Zhenghong could make a breakthrough in her research on spatial genes, it might greatly aid and enhance his crafting. The leaders of the various factions had already left Cloud Peak to prepare for battle. Whether they were planning to operate under Cloud Peak¡¯s banner or retain their independence, they were excited about the prospect of controlling their territories, as it signified a fresh start. Cloud Peak, too, was bustling with activity. Collaborations with Thousand Beast Villa, Water Deacon, and previously agreed-upon partnerships with the Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chains, among others, all required vast amounts of resources and products. Additionally, Ye Zhongming needed to prepare for the impending wave of trade. Once the major factions in Ying City secured control over their territories, they would undoubtedly enter the secret realm en masse. Combined with the smaller factions that would begin venturing into the secret realm starting tomorrow, Cloud Peak¡¯s financial and material reserves would be put to the test. Leaving other matters to Xia Lei, Ye Zhongming threw himself into a crafting frenzy. Ye Zhongming moved directly into the material storage warehouse to facilitate material retrieval. His presence there set the entire Cloud Peak in motion. The main combat teams, and even the defensive forces, were dispatched to hunt various mutant lifeforms and collect materials. Many surrounding factions were notified a day in advance that certain areas would become Cloud Peak¡¯s hunting grounds the following day, and they were advised not to enter, lest they be treated as enemies. These restricted periods typically lasted only a day, occasionally two or three. Afterward, when teams entered these areas, they would find only traces of blood but no other signs of what had been hunted. They had no idea what Cloud Peak had been targeting, as they had never noticed any particularly special mutant lifeforms in these regions before. Occasionally, rumors spread that Cloud Peak was testing new weapons and genetic lifeforms, but no one had concrete evidence. In addition to Ye Zhongming and the dispatched teams, others, like Xia Lei and Miya, who were responsible for logistics, were also incredibly busy. They had to handle many tasks daily, such as compiling data, categorizing items, organizing trade lists, coordinating team schedules, and managing resources from the secret realm. The newly established factories, production lines, and the Battle Beast Unit added even more to their workload. Eventually, Xia Lei had to call in Guang Yao and Mo Ye, having their deputies take over their command duties. One of them was tasked with overseeing military coordination, while the other temporarily took charge of Cloud Peak¡¯s overall defense. Xia Lei herself was fully immersed in logistics work. The constant equipment flow from Ye Zhongming¡¯s hands was crucial to ensuring all trade deals proceeded smoothly. This represented an astronomical amount of wealth, and Xia Lei naturally took personal responsibility for it. Seeing the flood of green-grade equipment, Xia Lei, who was accustomed to high-quality items, was both shocked and delighted. She was pleased that Ye Zhongming, as a top-tier smith, had significantly improved in crafting speed, success rate, and diversity. Now, Ye Zhongming could produce over twenty pieces of green-grade equipment and three hundred pieces of silver-grade equipment daily. He had completely abandoned gray-grade equipment. Occasionally, when inspiration struck or when he used high-quality materials, he could even produce blue-grade equipment. Ra?O?BE?? It was worth noting that all the equipment Ye Zhongming was currently crafting was for "export." He created these pieces based on his understanding of equipment, combining materials freely. While these items might not match the functionality of those crafted from blueprints, the fact that he could produce blue-grade equipment¡ªwhich previously required specific blueprints¡ªwas a testament to his tremendous progress. On average, one or two blue-grade pieces were produced each day. His success rate had also improved significantly. Of dozens or even hundreds of crafting attempts, there were only a few failures due to bad luck. Moreover, the variety of equipment he produced was astonishing. There were items for wearing, carrying, and using¡ªeach crafted based on the characteristics and state of the materials, using the most suitable methods. Under these conditions, the equipment''s quality was excellent. At least in the eyes of others, it was on par with blueprint-crafted gear. Because Ye Zhongming worked so quickly, he had two crafting-class jobs and three female guards assisting him. The crafters helped by selecting, organizing, and preparing materials and occasionally handling simpler tasks. The three female guards were responsible for meticulously recording the skills of each piece of equipment Ye Zhongming crafted, then packing and delivering them to Xia Lei, who would select the best items for Cloud Peak¡¯s own use. Thanks to his powerful mental energy, Ye Zhongming needed only five hours of rest each day. Every minute and second, he was creating immense value. Xia Lei was exasperated because Ye Zhongming¡¯s crafting speed was so fast that the daily consumption of materials was staggering. Cloud Peak, having a master craftsman like Ye Zhongming, had always emphasized material collection greatly. Few factions in the entire region could rival Cloud Peak¡¯s material reserves. But once Ye Zhongming entered his frenzied crafting mode, these materials began to disappear alarmingly. The speed at which they were consumed made Xia Lei¡¯s scalp tingle. Although new materials were constantly being delivered, they couldn¡¯t keep up with the consumption rate. The fact that a super faction¡¯s full-scale material acquisition efforts couldn¡¯t match the consumption rate of a single person¡¯s crafting was a revelation that left Cloud Peak¡¯s core members in awe. Their admiration for Ye Zhongming was beyond words. When Little Tiger found out, he blurted out after a long pause, "He¡¯s a beast." Chapter 1455.5- Plan is not smooth Chapter 1455.5- Plan is not smooth Rumor had it that one day, when Ye Zhongming took a break and called Little Tiger to the crystal weapon testing grounds, he engaged in a "friendly sparring match" with him. The outcome was unclear, but Ye Zhongming returned to continue crafting while Little Tiger sported bruises for several days. As time passed, ten days had gone by since the plan for the upcoming period was finalized. Reports began to trickle in, and surprisingly, the territorial expansion plan wasn¡¯t going as smoothly as expected. These regions were on the fringes of Cloud Peak¡¯s influence and were somewhat affected by it. During the meeting, Ye Zhongming stated that the original forces in these territories would either be absorbed or eliminated. This had given the Ying City teams a lot of confidence, even making them somewhat arrogant. They had reason to be arrogant. As affiliated teams of Cloud Peak, they enjoyed the most benefits. They didn¡¯t need to rely on luck to obtain evolution potions¡ªthey could purchase them at low prices. They could also acquire equipment from Cloud Peak at similarly low prices. Additionally, they could hire warriors from the Posthumous people to venture into the secret realm, earning substantial profits each time. Many people didn¡¯t even engage in combat in the secret realm; instead, they relied on information from the Posthumous People people to guess where battles had taken place and specialized in digging for demon crystals. This even gave rise to a short-lived role¡ªcrystal diggers. This didn¡¯t even account for the fact that they could sell the corpses of mutant lifeforms to Cloud Peak, a nearly cost-free business. With so many advantages, the Ying City teams were naturally much stronger than the surrounding factions. In the past, they had relied on Cloud Peak to live comfortably in the relatively safe Ying City, which had made them somewhat complacent. Now, with the opportunity to expand, they had taken the initiative, expecting easy victories. Instead, they encountered fierce resistance. Whether it was Bai Feng¡¯s team, Star Beauty Corporation, or factions controlling territories in smaller towns, almost every organization faced strong opposition from local forces. The original inhabitants of these areas showed a fierce determination to resist those trying to take over their "homes." Few were willing to accept the "amnesty" the Ying City forces offered, and conflicts became inevitable. On the map Ye Zhongming had prepared, centered around Cloud Peak and Ying City, the entire territory was ablaze with battles. This situation not only caught the Ying City teams off guard but also surprised Cloud Peak¡¯s members. "It¡¯s not hard to understand, is it? If you try to take over someone else¡¯s home, they¡¯ll naturally fight back," said Tong Hu, who had just returned from a mission and still reeked of blood. He shared his perspective on the current situation with a few core members at home. "It¡¯s probably not that simple," Liang Chuyin, who had recently been assigned to oversee matters related to the secret realm, chimed in. Once a lively internet celebrity, she had matured over the four years of the apocalypse into a capable team leader and mid-level manager. She could handle responsibilities independently, but she still reverted to her playful self around Ye Zhongming. "Essentially, they¡¯re being absorbed. These factions should see that clearly. I can understand why larger factions wouldn¡¯t want to submit to others, but what about the smaller ones? They¡¯re struggling to survive¡ªone failed hunt could wipe them out. How do they have such a strong will to resist?" The internet celebrity wasn¡¯t the same person who used to rely on brute force without thinking. Now, she pondered the question while idly playing with her whip. "Of course, they¡¯ve been infiltrated," a voice came from behind. Everyone turned to see Ye Zhongming approaching. They all stood up to greet their leader. Over the past few days, they had been direct beneficiaries of Ye Zhongming¡¯s efforts. Every day, he would produce a few blue-grade pieces of equipment, which were distributed among the core members. Now, they had nearly all achieved full blue-grade gear. The next step was to aim for gold-grade equipment, which would be far more difficult and likely unattainable for years. Liang Chuyin hugged Ye Zhongming¡¯s arm and led him to a chair, massaging his shoulders from behind. The thought of her man working tirelessly every day, only taking breaks to eat and recover his mental energy, made her heartache. This wasn¡¯t how a leader should live. While leaders of other factions in the apocalypse enjoyed their power, her man was toiling like a laborer. It wasn¡¯t fair. "Boss, what do you mean by ¡®infiltrated¡¯?" Ah Yang asked. Ye Zhongming closed his eyes, enjoying Liang Chuyin¡¯s massage, and replied, "Cloud Peak is right here, a clear target. Whether they¡¯re our enemies or our friends, everyone is watching us. The only difference is whether their attention is friendly or hostile." At this point, everyone understood. "You mean these teams are spies from other factions?" Ye Zhongming shook his head slightly. "It¡¯s unlikely that they¡¯re all spies, but various factions have sent people to our surroundings over the past two years. Some pretended to be survivors migrating here, while others infiltrated and took control of existing factions. Over time, they¡¯ve grown in number. Once the territorial plan was announced, as soon as the Ying City teams knew about it, these ¡®spies¡¯ would also have known. Naturally, they wouldn¡¯t willingly give up their territories or lose the opportunity to monitor Cloud Peak up close. Once the territories are established, they¡¯ll be pushed out of Cloud Peak¡¯s sphere of influence. Gathering firsthand information will become much harder." Everyone nodded in understanding. It seemed that, besides the obvious reasons, Boss¡¯s territorial plan also aimed to expel these spies. In truth, Cloud Peak also sent people to monitor the surroundings of other factions, not necessarily with malicious intent, but at least to stay informed. Ra?N?BE?S The work of the Chameleon included this as a crucial task. Other factions would ruthlessly eliminate Cloud Peak¡¯s spies given the chance. It was an unspoken understanding and success depended on skill. "It seems it¡¯s time for Cloud Peak¡¯s forces to step in," Ye Zhongming said, looking at the group. They all understood¡ªBoss was going to have the teams assist the Ying City forces. At that moment, Xia Lei entered and was surprised to see Ye Zhongming there. "Are you hungry?" she asked, sitting beside him with concern. Usually, Ye Zhongming wouldn¡¯t be out at this time. "No, it¡¯s because someone wants to see me," Ye Zhongming smiled. "Well, not someone¡ªit¡¯s not human." Chapter 1456: Sending battle beasts Chapter 1456: Sending battle beasts The visitors were the Rat King and his mate. Accompanying them was a small, level-one rat. Looking at the massive Rat King, whose size dwarfed even an elephant, Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t help but show a puzzled expression. The Rat King and his primary mate had both reached level seven in their mutations and were on the verge of evolving to level eight. Ye Zhongming could even sense the immense power radiating from their bodies. They could evolve to level eight at any moment, but they were deliberately suppressing it! This left Ye Zhongming even more confused. Mutated lifeforms¡¯ desire for evolution and power was no less intense than evolved ones. In fact, given their harsher living conditions, these were their very means of survival. Humans had all sorts of desires, but for mutated lifeforms, life''s meaning boiled down to evolution and reproduction. Their daily activities could be summed up as eating and mating. So, what was making these two giant rats suppress their levels? Earlier, while crafting equipment, Ye Zhongming had suddenly received a mental signal from the Rat King, transmitted from beneath the ground outside the mountain. He had initially thought they were having trouble with their expansion and had come to ask for help. But now, it seemed that wasn¡¯t the case at all. The Rat King and his mate lay prostrate before Ye Zhongming, with no guards except for the small level-one rat. This was undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill. This was quite remarkable for a species as timid as rats, who usually had hundreds of thousands of followers even when going to relieve themselves. The Rat King lay there, his tiny, almost invisible eyes occasionally glancing at Ye Zhongming¡¯s expressionless face, his entire body trembling. Ye Zhongming found it amusing. While mutated rats inherited some of the traits of their original species, such as timidity, this was only relative. Especially for a Rat King of this level, who had fought countless battles to reach his position, Ye Zhongming believed they were cautious, but not to the point of trembling in fear. After all, whether it was him, Xia Bai, the dragon Yangos in the sky, or the earth dragon Yellow Ball on the ground, they could easily kill the Rat King and his mate if they were unprotected. But trembling to this extent? Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t buy it. This was an act put on for his benefit. "This... for you," a vague mental communication entered Ye Zhongming¡¯s consciousness, drawing his attention to the small rat that the Rat King had pushed forward. The little rat was looking around with its small eyes, seemingly indifferent. "Huh?" At first, Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t paid much attention, thinking it was just another special offspring of the Rat King¡¯s colony. But upon closer inspection, he noticed something unusual. He picked up the small rat, which was now only the size of his palm, and examined it carefully. What he discovered surprised him. Ye Zhongming detected at least three distinct lifeform characteristics in this little rat. The first was draconic. Ye Zhongming was very familiar with this, having spent so much time with Yangos, who had repeatedly evolved to level eight. He knew the aura and traits of dragons well. On this little rat, he felt the shape of dragon wings beneath the skin on its sides! They were unmistakably dragon wings, almost identical to Yangos¡¯s! A rat with dragon genes? No matter how much it mutated, this was impossible. The only explanation was that this rat was either a descendant of one of Liu Zhenghong¡¯s experiments or the rats had somehow absorbed the genes of Yangos or another dragon-like creature. Either way, Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t help but feel a sense of respect for these rats. Their adaptability and openness to altering their very essence were traits other lifeforms lacked. No one wanted to become "something else." Humans were especially resistant to this. While some people had transformed themselves into unrecognizable beings, the vast majority opposed such changes. Besides the draconic traits, Ye Zhongming also found human characteristics in this little rat. Its limbs. Though they were still small, it was clear that the hind limbs were human-like legs, and the forelimbs were human-like arms. They were too thin at this stage, making them look somewhat deformed. Ra?o??E?S? Ye Zhongming glanced at the Rat King, a flicker of something unreadable in his eyes. The Rat King immediately sent a flurry of chaotic, anxious mental signals, likely trying to explain the situation. Ye Zhongming waved his hand. He wasn¡¯t concerned about how the Rat King obtained these human genes. What mattered was whether they threatened Cloud Peak. At least for now, these rats hadn¡¯t shown any signs of being a threat to Cloud Peak. The last characteristic was something Ye Zhongming couldn¡¯t quite place. It wasn¡¯t rat-like. On both sides of its neck were three thin, scar-like white lines. These areas lacked the white fur covering the rest of its body, leaving only bare skin. Its tail was similarly bare, like the six marks on its neck, and disproportionately thick compared to its body. Of course, what surprised Ye Zhongming even more was the energy contained within this little creature. It was far beyond what a level-one mutant lifeform should possess, almost on par with a level-three lifeform. "Very, promising, grow, strong, want to give, you," the Rat King sent another mental message. Then it called out to its mate, who stood up after receiving Ye Zhongming¡¯s permission. Everyone could now see that the female rat had a pouch-like structure on her lower abdomen, similar to a kangaroo¡¯s. She reached into it with her forelimbs and pulled out a bag made of animal skin, about the size of an adult human, and placed it respectfully in front of Ye Zhongming. Many of the evolved present glanced curiously at the pouch, thinking how much it could hold. Carrying such a large bag around must be quite a hassle. A female guard soldier cautiously opened the bag, revealing its contents. It was filled to the brim with scrolls. Ye Zhongming set the little rat, which had grown quite affectionate toward him, aside and approached the bag. He flipped through the scrolls and found that they were all mental-type scrolls¡ªover a hundred! Most were skill scrolls related to mental abilities, with a few being mental-type job scrolls. When Ye Zhongming found contract scrolls among them, he began to understand the Rat King¡¯s intentions. "You¡¯re giving it to me as a battle pet?" Ye Zhongming pointed at the little rat and asked the Rat King. Though highly intelligent, the Rat King wasn¡¯t human and couldn¡¯t fully grasp the nuances of scrolls meant for humans. It only knew that battle pet contract scrolls were mental-type, so it had collected these scrolls and brought them to Ye Zhongming. Seeing that Ye Zhongming understood, the Rat King became extremely excited, forgetting itself and dancing around, even standing up on its hind legs. At over four meters long, it was a massive beast. When it noticed Ye Zhongming looking up at it, it quickly calmed down, lay back on the ground, and put on a pleading expression. "But why?" Ye Zhongming asked, squinting his eyes. Chapter 1457: Hopeful future The Rat King and his mate left. Due to communication issues, they never fully explained why they were giving Ye Zhongming a battle pet. Ye Zhongming figured it out after a moment of thought. One thing was certain: this little rat was the biological offspring of the Rat King and his mate¡ªnot some third or fourth-generation descendant, but a true second-generation offspring! Moreover, Ye Zhongming learned something else: the little rat¡¯s mother, the Rat King¡¯s mate, would no longer be able to reproduce. This was her last child. As for the reason, Ye Zhongming had heard Liu Zhenghong mention it before. Essentially, even species with rapid reproduction rates had their limits. Once they reached that limit, they would lose their ability to reproduce. For example, house mice before the apocalypse matured quickly and began reproducing soon after. The number of offspring per litter would increase over time, reaching a peak before their reproductive abilities began to decline, eventually ceasing altogether. The Rat King would naturally have other descendants, but it was her last litter for this particular mate. At first glance, it might seem like this little rat wasn¡¯t the Rat King¡¯s last child, but it was the crown prince! While its mother wasn¡¯t the Rat King herself, she was the second-in-command of the entire rat colony, second only to the Rat King in status. Their levels alone spoke volumes about their power. Because of her strength, her position was very secure, making her offspring far more significant than those of the Rat King¡¯s other mates. Such a biological son, and the youngest at that, being given to Ye Zhongming as a battle pet, carried a strong sense of being a "hostage." The timing of this gift was also crucial. The Rat King and his mate were on the verge of evolution. Perhaps upon returning, they would evolve to level eight. This was quite intriguing. The Rat King and its colony currently worked for Cloud Peak, but the Rat King knew it wasn¡¯t truly a part of Cloud Peak¡ªunless it willingly became Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle pet. But was it willing? Clearly not! It was accustomed to being a king. It could work for Ye Zhongming, but it would never become a servant. However, the Rat King was well aware that it wasn¡¯t irreplaceable. As Cloud Peak grew stronger, the work it and its mutant rat army did could be replaced or accomplished by other lifeforms. This feeling became especially strong when it encountered the battle rat army that Cloud Peak had cultivated. It knew that Cloud Peak had bred more obedient rats. Even if they couldn¡¯t reproduce in large numbers yet, given time, the battle rat army¡¯s size would rapidly expand. And the Rat King¡¯s value would diminish until Cloud Peak no longer needed it. Faced with obsolescence, the Rat King had only two options: either migrate far away with its colony, or become a target for Cloud Peak¡¯s hunters, contributing its demon crystal and materials. But was the first option feasible? No matter how the Rat King thought about it, it couldn¡¯t see itself escaping Cloud Peak¡¯s pursuit. In this situation, it had no choice but to consider its future. It dared not even evolve to level eight, fearing that Ye Zhongming would kill it and use its level-eight demon crystal to spin the wheel. Cloud Peak was currently on a rampage, hunting level-eight lifeforms! The Rat King had even participated in several of these hunts with its subordinates. Cloud Peak¡¯s two main combat teams could take down a single level-eight lifeform with almost no casualties. Adding Yangos or Yellow Ball to the mix made it an easy victory, even against group-dwelling lifeforms. If they encountered something even stronger, Red Hair would step in. The Rat King knew Cloud Peak could kill it without even needing Red Hair to intervene. It was during this time of anxiety and worry that its son was born, presenting a potential way out. The relationship between a battle beast and its evolved was undoubtedly close. While the essence of their bond was master and servant, they often saw each other as partners. If its son became Ye Zhongming¡¯s battle pet based on this relationship, Ye Zhongming would naturally leave the Rat King alone. Coincidentally, this son was exceptionally talented. The immense energy within its body had shown remarkable potential from birth, making it the most successful "product" of genetic modification so far. Thus, the scene today unfolded. When the Rat King left, it had Ye Zhongming¡¯s assurance: it was safe. "Boss, are you planning to take a rat as your battle pet?" Ah Yang scratched his head, feeling that this didn¡¯t sound very impressive. Ye Zhongming laughed without a hint of concern. "This isn¡¯t an ordinary rat," he said, turning the little creature over in his hands and even probing its body with his mental energy. The more he examined it, the more pleased he became. "Once it grows up, I estimate that even that nasty dragon won¡¯t be a match for it. The only one who might stand a chance against it is Red Hair." That powerful?! Everyone was stunned, unsure where Ye Zhongming¡¯s confidence came from. While Yangos was annoying, everyone acknowledged that within Cloud Peak, only Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, and Red Hair could definitively overpower it. Yellow Ball might be able to put up a fight, but no one else or any other battle pet stood a chance. This little rat would one day be on par with Red Hair? Ye Zhongming was delighted and took it to Liu Zhenghong¡¯s lab. Sister Hong was also very interested and decided to keep it for further study. After spending some time in the lab, touring the top-secret genetic lifeform project, and having a meal with Sister Hong, Ye Zhongming finally left. After another day of crafting weapons and equipment, Ye Zhongming stepped out to rest and saw Xia Lei, Guang Yao, and Mo Ye¡ªwho had been staying behind to handle coordination and logistics¡ªstanding outside his door. They were all frowning and discussing something in low voices. It seemed they wanted to talk to Ye Zhongming but hadn¡¯t decided. "What¡¯s wrong?" Ye Zhongming asked, knowing that these three were decisive individuals. If they were hesitating like this, something serious must be going on. Seeing the other two look at her, Xia Lei spoke up, "It¡¯s about Chuyin." Ye Zhongming raised an eyebrow. "What about her?" "The territorial expansion plan isn¡¯t going well, especially in Guan City, which is under Shasha¡¯s responsibility. Not only did they suffer an ambush during their recruitment efforts, but the surrounding organizations also formed a coalition to resist Shasha¡¯s team. Both sides have been fighting almost daily, suffering heavy losses." As Xia Lei explained, her voice grew colder. Such open and large-scale resistance against Cloud Peak had filled her with anger. "After you gave the order for Cloud Peak to intervene, Chuyin¡¯s team was assigned to assist Shasha. But before they could reach their destination, they were attacked. The losses weren¡¯t catastrophic, but over a hundred people died. You know how long it¡¯s been since we¡¯ve taken a hit like that. Chuyin was furious when she found out and went to join her team with just two others. But... we just received word that Chuyin¡¯s team has joined up with Shasha¡¯s forces, but Chuyin herself... is still missing." Chapter 1458: Lonely Intercepting Kill (1) Liang Chuyin is missing?! Ye Zhongming''s heart sank. He realized that Cloud Peak had been too smooth sailing recently, and the surroundings of Ying City had been too peaceful, which had caused many people to lose their reverence for the apocalypse. This wasn''t to say that he blamed his woman for going missing, but in that moment, he recognized a problem that had been overlooked. Even he had fallen into this mindset. He had mistakenly believed that Cloud Peak was now on the strategic offensive, subconsciously thinking there were no fatal threats around. Even after receiving news that surrounding forces had been infiltrated, he thought that the territorial plan would be enough to resolve the issue, and all Cloud Peak needed to do was step in to help when necessary. But everyone had forgotten that Cloud Peak''s enemies hadn''t disappeared¡ªthey had just gone into hiding temporarily. Given the chance, they would bite a chunk out of Cloud Peak. This time, Cloud Peak''s aggressive cleanup operation might have been exploited by others, turning it into an attack on a specific target within Cloud Peak. Defeating Cloud Peak as a whole was impossible now, at least not within the country. No single force had that capability, not even if the resistance zones mobilized their entire forces. But weakening Cloud Peak was possible... for example, by killing a core member. If this was their plan, Liang Chuyin might have been chosen as the target. Core member, a woman of Cloud Peak''s king, one of Cloud Peak''s founders, not particularly strong in personal combat, separated from her team... there seemed to be no better target than Liang Chuyin. Killing her would disrupt Cloud Peak''s management and strike a blow at Ye Zhongming. Even if it wasn''t certain that Liang Chuyin was being targeted, the situation was indeed suspicious. The influencer had a bad temper, but that didn''t mean she didn''t know what was important. On the contrary, she was one of the most disciplined among all the core members. If she was going to reunite with her team, she wouldn''t stop to do anything else along the way. "How many teams do we have left at home?" Ye Zhongming asked. "Seven, but Shengyuan''s team can''t be moved. The security of the two labs relies on him. Sister Rong''s team also can''t be moved, as she''s responsible for the villa''s defense. That leaves only five teams available." Guang Yao answered immediately. During this period, Mo Ye and he had been in charge of coordinating the teams. "Young Master Yun, Tang Tian, Ah Yang, Mo Ye, and Sister Lei''s teams." Ye Zhongming nodded, but his brow furrowed. If this was a trap set by someone, the timing was impeccable. With multiple territories in crisis, five or six Cloud Peak teams had been dispatched to assist, and with teams already out hunting in other areas, the number of available teams at Cloud Peak was limited. "Send Ah Yang and Young Master Yun. They are main combat teams, and the two teams combined should be enough to handle any sudden situations. This way, the defensive strength within Cloud Peak will still be sufficient, and we won''t leave any gaps for others to exploit." Xia Lei thought for a moment and suggested. She was afraid this was a series of traps. Attacking Liang Chuyin might just be a diversion, with the real target being Cloud Peak, the two labs, or even Ye Zhongming himself. Ye Zhongming thought momentarily, sensing Yangos and Yellow Ball''s locations. The two restless creatures had already followed the teams out and were now quite far away. It would take them a lot of time to return, and traveling alone would also be risky. "Alright, Red Hair will go with them," Ye Zhongming quickly decided. "Send someone to Puxing Town to gather the Posthumous People people and the Saint Light Hall forces. Order them to take over the security of the trading market temporarily. Young Master Yun and Ah Yang''s teams will take the Nether Bone Demon Platform with them, maintaining a certain distance between them and using the communication range of the Battle Contribution Badge to stay in contact. If they encounter any situation, they must immediately send someone to notify the villa. I will head over if needed." "Send a message to the teams assisting in other territories, telling them to be cautious and guard against sneak attacks. If necessary, Bai Feng and Zhao Xingmei can temporarily halt their attacks and adopt a defensive stance, waiting until things settle here before resuming." "Raise the villa''s defense level to wartime status. Notify Sister Hong and Master Le to stay underground and not come out. If I leave later, Xia Bai will be responsible for their personal protection." "Activate the defense formation." Ye Zhongming issued orders one by one, plunging Cloud Peak into a tense atmosphere. Guang Yao and Mo Ye had already instructed people on what to do, while Xia Lei stayed behind, her face filled with worry. As fellow women of Ye Zhongming, Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, and Miya had a good relationship. Such a situation would have been unimaginable in peacetime, but it was quite normal in the apocalypse. The pressure of survival had completely changed people''s mindsets and perspectives. It was no longer shocking for one man to have several women or one woman to have several men. Thus, for those who still retained human emotions, the concept of family had expanded. Ye Zhongming, Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin, and Miya¡ªor the relationships among the three women¡ªincreasingly transformed into familial bonds. For Xia Lei, Liang Chuyin wasn''t just her man''s woman; she was also her sister. She was deeply worried. Seeing Xia Lei''s expression, Ye Zhongming put an arm around her shoulders. "Don''t worry, Chuyin will be fine. If these people planned to kill her to strike at me and Cloud Peak, then they''re going to be disappointed this time." Xia Lei looked at Ye Zhongming in confusion, not understanding what her man meant. "Heh, you''ll know when the results come out." ...................................................... Liang Chuyin laid down the body of her second companion, her eyes sharpening. She had been followed shortly after leaving Cloud Peak. At first, Liang Chuyin didn''t pay much attention. It was wartime, and almost all the forces in Ying City were busy mobilizing their troops to their respective territories. It wasn''t unusual if someone saw her leaving the city and followed her for safety or out of curiosity. After all, she was a well-known figure in Ying City, and this had happened before. But soon, Liang Chuyin sensed something was wrong. The person following her had never lost track. Although Liang Chuyin had to accommodate her two six-star subordinates and wasn''t moving at full speed, they were certainly not slow. Anyone who could keep up with them must be quite strong. In these times, when every force was fighting for their future, it was unlikely that such a skilled person would be lingering here, let alone following her in such a sneaky manner. To confirm her suspicions, Liang Chuyin discussed with her two subordinates, and they split up at a certain point to see how the followers would react. This was the decision Liang Chuyin regretted the most, as it directly led to the deaths of her two subordinates. When the three of them separated, the followers continued to chase Liang Chuyin, but just two minutes later, she saw signal flares from her subordinates in different directions¡ªa sign that they were under attack and outmatched. She quickly chose a direction and arrived to find her subordinate''s still-warm body. When she gritted her teeth and rushed to where the second subordinate had sent the signal, she found another body stripped of its equipment waiting for her. Two six-star evolved, Liang Chuyin''s personal guards, fully equipped with green-grade gear, had been killed in such a short time. Clearly, the attackers were highly skilled, at least at the seven-star level, and among the top-tier of seven-star evolved. Moreover, the attacks had happened simultaneously, meaning there were at least two such experts. At least two. "So this is Liang Chuyin? Ye Zhongming''s woman? A core member of Cloud Peak? Seems a bit dumb," a voice chuckled, sounding eerie in the desolate wilderness. Chapter 1459: Lonely Intercepting Kill (2) Chapter 1459: Lonely Intercepting Kill (2) Liang Chuyin stood up and looked in the direction of the voice. A young man was leaning against a tree, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, and he looked at her with a frivolous expression. Unfazed by the obvious, suggestive smile, Liang Chuyin glanced at his face before shifting her gaze to the strange weapon he was toying with in his hand. It was a weapon resembling a spiked club, but it was conical in shape, with a sharp hook at the tip. The body of the club was also covered in similar protrusions, though smaller than the one at the tip. Liang Chuyin noticed this weapon not because of its peculiarity but because she recognized it. The fatal wound on her first companion''s body matched the shape of this weapon. This man had killed her first guard and had now caught up to her. Then... Sure enough, another figure emerged from the weeds to her side. This was a burly middle-aged man, much more robust than the young man. His weapon matched his style¡ªtwo massive swords crossed on his back. As he walked out with his arms crossed, the blades swayed with his movements. The swords had cloth strips tied to them, though it was unclear whether they were originally that color or had been stained dark purple from wiping blood. "There''s one more, right? Stop hiding," Liang Chuyin said, looking in a certain direction. There, a pile of rubble hidden by weeds suddenly shifted, and a figure emerged as if by magic. His clothing blended perfectly with the rubble and weeds, like a chameleon with protective coloring. It would have been hard to spot him if not for Liang Chuyin''s sharp senses. Liang Chuyin recognized this person''s aura. He was the one who had been following her all along¡ªa somewhat frail-looking old man. "Not bad, you can still spot me," the old man chuckled, revealing a toothless grin that was somewhat repulsive. Three seven-star evolved! Liang Chuyin sensed their auras, which were at the same level as hers. Ye Zhongming had taught her this method of discernment. Perhaps because they were confident of their victory, the three didn''t rush to attack. Instead, they looked at Liang Chuyin with greedy eyes. However, their greed was different. The young man''s lustful gaze was directed at Liang Chuyin''s appearance and body, a lecherous desire to possess her. The burly man, on the other hand, kept eyeing her equipment¡ªher full set of blue-grade gear was undoubtedly valuable. The most peculiar was the old man, whose attention was focused on Liang Chuyin''s neck, for reasons unknown. "Who are you?" Liang Chuyin drew her whip, adopting a defensive stance. She knew a fight was inevitable today, but at the very least, she wanted to know who was targeting her and Cloud Peak. "Ask the Ox-Head and Horse-Face when you get to the underworld," the burly man growled, pulling the two massive swords from his back and charging at Liang Chuyin. There were nearly twenty meters between them, but as the man swung his swords, the distance seemed to vanish. The blade''s light reached Liang Chuyin instantly, accompanied by crackling lightning. "Thunder''s Fury!" The young man whistled, standing up straight. Though he didn''t attack, his appearance changed. Intricate patterns appeared on his face, and his mouth split slightly, revealing a snake-like forked tongue. He brought his weapon to his mouth and began licking it meticulously. With each lick, a trail of saliva coated the weapon, glinting with a sinister green light under the sun. The saliva was poisonous. The small old man said nothing, but his body moved swiftly to the side, blending into the environment and disappearing from sight. Liang Chuyin''s mind entered a state of calm. Her long journey of improvement had taught her the right mindset to adopt in such situations. This was the most perilous situation she had faced since the apocalypse began. Three opponents of the same level, and she was alone. Her whip lashed out as she moved to the side. With agility second only to Xia Bai, her speed was astonishing. Despite being surrounded by three enemies, her movement almost allowed her to break free from the encirclement. The whip clashed with the dual swords, producing a loud clang. Liang Chuyin was currently wearing a full set of blue-grade Earth Armor. Ye Zhongming never skimped on equipment for his women. The set included armor, a battle skirt, boots, earrings, a ring, a bracelet, a whip, a dagger, and a pistol. ?aNO?b§¦?S Three attack items, three defense items, and three accessories. The Earth Armor set had a unique property: every three pieces of different types would grant an additional attribute, up to a maximum of three. This setup maximized the number of attributes. With the Earth Armor set enhancing her and her own formidable strength, Liang Chuyin faced the three without fear. The burly man had used an attack skill¡ªwhether it was a job skill or a regular one, it was undeniably powerful. Liang Chuyin''s attack, on the other hand, was a regular strike at about eighty percent of her full strength. Logically, she should have been disadvantaged, especially since her weapon was a whip. However, after the clash, she remained unscathed, continuing to drift to the side while the burly man staggered, his grip on his swords faltering. The man, whom the young man had called Thunder''s Fury, specialized in strength. Yet, in this exchange, he hadn''t gained the upper hand and had even suffered a minor setback. "Equipment!" the burly man immediately realized that his equipment was inferior! His dual swords, though only green grade, were part of a set. He had assumed they could hold their own against Liang Chuyin''s blue-grade whip, but that wasn''t the case. The Earth Armor''s attack gear provided a ten percent boost to strength. Additionally, Liang Chuyin had taken two doses of enhanced potions and benefited from various auxiliary potions available at Cloud Peak, making her strength far superior to others of her level. It was just that Cloud Peak had too many monsters, making her strength less noticeable. Seeing that Liang Chuyin was about to escape the encirclement after just one strike, the burly man grew anxious. He roared again, crossing his swords before his chest, producing a crisp clang. Then, he released one hand from the hilt, but the sword didn''t fall¡ªit stuck to the other sword. He formed a hand seal with his free hand and placed it near his mouth, chanting an incantation. The stuck sword trembled violently and, in the next moment, shot out like a bolt of lightning, aiming straight at Liang Chuyin, who had already put some distance between them. By the time it reached her, the sword was no longer visible¡ªit had transformed into a massive lightning bolt. At the same time, a cold glint emerged from the void in the direction Liang Chuyin was moving, aiming straight for her eye. Behind the glint was the old man who had disappeared earlier. The old man''s voice, lisping due to his missing teeth, rang out as he attacked. "Ghost Gate Stab!" Chapter 1460: Lonely Intercepting Kill (3) Chapter 1460: Lonely Intercepting Kill (3) The ability Ghost Gate Stab was similar to Jiu Long''s Sky Piercing Dagger Technique, but with a key difference: the latter was more unpredictable and sudden, while Ghost Gate Stab was essentially a sneak attack launched by the user after closing in on the target. However, this ability had more variations and follow-up attacks. Relying on the old man''s incredible camouflage, this strike caught Liang Chuyin off guard. Under normal circumstances, an evolved would be unable to withstand attacks from two opponents of the same level. This assassination attempt had been meticulously planned. Not only had Liang Chuyin''s guards been killed first, but the three assassins had also surrounded her, showing just how much importance they placed on this core member of Cloud Peak. By now, a massive sword transformed into a bolt of lightning was closing in from behind, while a dagger was mere inches away from her front. The assassins'' eyes gleamed with cruelty. This was the end. No matter how much Cloud Peak had been hyped up, its core members were still within the realm of ordinary evolved. Perhaps the only truly formidable one was Ye Zhongming, the King of Cloud Peak. As for the others, they would end up like the countless others they had killed¡ªdead on the spot. Only the man with the snake-like tongue was slightly disappointed. A dead woman wasn''t as fun. But just as the three assassins thought their killing blow was certain to land, Liang Chuyin flicked her wrist, causing her whip to snap against the ground. Using the recoil, she propelled herself upward by a few dozen centimeters. This movement was so fast that it seemed as if the whip had moved the moment the attacks were launched, and by the time the attacks reached her, her body had already risen to a new height. Thud! Clang! Two sounds rang out almost simultaneously. The first was the sound of the lightning-wrapped sword striking Liang Chuyin''s back, and the second was the dagger stabbing her chest. Liang Chuyin grunted, her whip lashing out to the side as she used the momentum to break free from the pincer attack. The flying sword arced through the air before reattaching itself to the other sword. The burly man, Kuang Lei, stared at Liang Chuyin in disbelief, unable to comprehend how she had withstood his attack. The old man''s hand, holding the dagger, was flung upward by the recoil. His target had already moved out of his attack range when he regained control. "Oh?" The snake-tongued man''s eyes widened in surprise, but his expression quickly turned to excitement. "Looks like it''s still up to me!" he shouted, disappearing from his spot and reappearing right before Liang Chuyin. His strange weapon swung upward from below, aiming for her chin. If this hit, half her face would likely be torn off. "Damn you!" Liang Chuyin''s temper flared after being attacked repeatedly. Facing the man''s vicious strike, Liang Chuyin''s whip hissed softly, instantly forming a series of rings around her body, creating a cylindrical barrier. When the strange weapon collided with it, the cylindrical barrier didn''t collapse or scatter. Instead, it seemed to merge with Liang Chuyin, using the force of the attack to push her backward. This allowed her to escape the attack range once again. The snake-tongued man was even more shocked this time. His attack hadn''t been a regular one¡ªit was one of his proudest abilities, Positional Rush! It allowed him to move at nearly the speed of sound to close in on his target, using the immense momentum to deliver a devastating blow. Countless evolved had fallen to this ability. He was confident that even if his opponent of the same level weren''t killed, they would at least be severely injured. Yet this woman had withstood it completely unharmed. What was that whip''s ability to form those looping rings? Chain Defense! This was the name of Liang Chuyin''s skill, an innate ability of her blue-grade whip, which is known for its exceptional defensive capabilities. The Earth Armor set was renowned for its defensive properties. Both had defensive functions, whether it was the armor Liang Chuyin wore or her weapon. Looking at the attacks from the massive sword and the dagger, they had only left two gashes on her armor, failing to penetrate it. If not for the immense force and the lightning element of the attacks causing internal vibrations, Liang Chuyin could have completely relied on her equipment to block the enemies'' attacks. By now, the other two assassins had caught up. Seeing their target in such a state, their expressions turned grim. They had expected their target to be tough, but not this tough. "How long do you think you can keep this up?!" Kuang Lei roared, his eyes red as he transformed another massive sword into a lightning bolt, slashing toward Liang Chuyin. His companions immediately realized that Liang Chuyin was using her weapon to defend herself, effectively giving up on counterattacking. All they needed to do was keep attacking. No matter how tough her defenses were, they would eventually break under their relentless assault! The two immediately followed up with their own skills, determined not to stop until their target was dead. Bang! Their answer came in the form of a gunshot. The old man''s body swayed, and he stumbled before collapsing to the ground. "Old Se!" the snake-tongued man exclaimed in shock. He quickly summoned a transparent energy doll before him, blocking his body, before rushing to his companion''s side. This transparent doll moved with him, always in front of him, acting as a bulletproof shield. Another bang rang out, and Kuang Lei grunted, unable to maintain his sword formation. He reversed his stance, plunging his swords into the ground to keep himself from falling. "Get behind me!" the snake-tongued man shouted anxiously. He had just reached Old Se, who was still camouflaged when he realized Liang Chuyin''s attack wasn''t aimed at him but at his other companion. He couldn''t protect both, so he had to call his companion over. Liang Chuyin, however, wasn''t about to let this opportunity slip. Standing within the ringed defense formed by her whip, she raised a blue-grade pistol. The lightning-infused sword attack was blocked, but her bullets could easily pass through. She glared fiercely, muttering "Die!" under her breath as she fired at the burly man, who was temporarily defenseless. However, she had no shooting-related job or skills, and her aim wasn''t the best. Out of six shots fired before Kuang Lei could take cover behind the snake-tongued man, five missed and only one hit. Liang Chuyin was frustrated, realizing her first two hits had been lucky shots. "How are you?" the snake-tongued man asked, watching as his opponent continued to fire bullets at them, even though the transparent energy doll blocked them. He sneered before turning to his panting companion behind him. "I-I''ll live," Kuang Lei gasped, clutching his chest. He had been hit twice. The first shot had grazed his ear, likely because his massive sword had been positioned in front of his chest, forcing Liang Chuyin to aim for his head. However, she had missed, only piercing his ear and leaving a hole. The second shot had hit his chest. His armor hadn''t been able to stop it¡ªthe bullet had entered through the front and exited through the back, possibly damaging his lungs and making it difficult for him to breathe. As for Old Se, who the snake-tongued man was cradling, his injuries were much more severe. He had been shot in the left chest, right where the heart was. Blood was gushing out, and even with the snake-tongued man trying to staunch the flow, it was clear that the bullet had either hit the heart or a major artery. If not for the fact that he was an evolved, he would have been dead already. Seeing that Liang Chuyin only hit one out of every three or four shots, the snake-tongued man was more shocked than ever. Chapter 1460.5- Lonely Intercepting Kill (4) He knew his companions'' strengths well. Among seven-star evolved, their overall combat power might not be the most outstanding, but few could match them when it came to ambushes and teamwork. Their past achievements spoke for themselves. Kuang Lei''s defensive equipment was average, but his lightning-based job had a body-tempering ability that made him highly resistant to attacks even without top-tier armor. This allowed him to invest his demon crystals into other areas, such as weapons and skills, making him more formidable than the snake-tongued man and Old Se. Kuang Lei was known for its destructive power, so he usually took the lead in attacks. Yet even he couldn''t withstand that bullet. Neither could Old Se, who was wearing blue-grade armor. Old Se was an assassin, the most orthodox assassin-type job among the three. Because he fought at close range, he prioritized defensive equipment. This blue-grade armor had cost him a lot of effort to obtain, and he cherished it deeply. Yet, it seemed fragile in the face of Liang Chuyin''s bullets. The snake-tongued man couldn''t understand why, despite both sides having blue-grade defensive equipment, theirs was so inferior. In reality, he was overthinking it. Who was Liang Chuyin? She wasn''t just a core member of Cloud Peak¡ªshe was one of its founders, a veteran, and Ye Zhongming''s woman. This Earth Armor set wasn''t exactly unique, but Ye Zhongming had crafted it with great effort for his woman. The blue-grade pistol didn''t have many abilities, but they all increased its power and range. Combined with the Lazy Man magazine and dozens of green-grade bullets crafted by a top-tier Smith, even ordinary shots were devastating. Knowing that Liang Chuyin''s marksmanship wasn''t great, Ye Zhongming had made all the bullets armor-piercing with one goal: if she missed, it didn''t matter, but if she hit, it would be fatal. A potion and a packet of medicinal powder were applied to Old Se, stabilizing his condition and easing the snake-tongued man''s worries. This meant Old Se was out of immediate danger. "Here, use this on Old Se," Kuang Lei said, having recovered somewhat thanks to his lightning-tempered body. His breathing was no longer labored. He handed the snake-tongued man a metal button. "Emergency Button?" The snake-tongued man''s eyes lit up. This was a valuable item. When applied to a wound, it could quickly seal the injury and temporarily restore it to its pre-injury state. While it didn''t heal the wound, an evolved''s constitution was already extraordinary. As long as the wound was sealed and didn''t worsen, the injury would have healed by two or three-tenths by the time the Emergency Button''s effect wore off. In combat, this item was incredibly useful. Of course, it was also precious¡ªa single one cost two five-star evolution potions. "We need to work together to have a chance," Kuang Lei said, his voice smoother now. He tilted his chin upward. "She won''t last much longer." The snake-tongued man noticed that the transparent energy doll blocking their path had grown dim, clearly about to lose its effect. Without hesitation, knowing that this core member of Cloud Peak had plenty of tricks up her sleeve, he quickly applied the Emergency Button to Old Se. Five seconds later, Old Se, previously incapacitated, stood up and glared at Liang Chuyin with intense hatred. The three assassins formed a vertical line, with the snake-tongued man at the front, rapidly advancing toward Liang Chuyin. Crack! The string of beads on the snake-tongued man''s wrist shattered, and the energy doll disappeared. This excellent bulletproof equipment, having withstood over ten bullets, was finally completely destroyed. As the distance closed, Liang Chuyin''s accuracy improved significantly. In a short time, she had broken through the enemy''s defenses. The snake-tongued man didn''t have time to mourn the loss of his hard-earned bead bracelet. The moment the bulletproof equipment failed, the three assassins split up, attacking from different angles. Liang Chuyin holstered her pistol, and her whip, no longer in a defensive stance, actively lashed out into the midst of the three, launching a counterattack. Shadow Dance! Void Strike! Liang Chuyin unleashed two job skills in rapid succession. Countless whip shadows lashed out in all directions, engulfing her opponents. The weapons of Old Se, the snake-tongued man, and Kuang Lei clashed repeatedly with the whip, creating a cacophony of sounds. Meanwhile, energy tentacles sprouted from the ground around them, swaying and preparing to strike. The three assassins hadn''t expected Liang Chuyin, who had abandoned her terrifying pistol and solid defense, to be so aggressive, engaging them in close combat. This was a do-or-die approach. Whichever side faltered first would likely be killed. And those energy tentacles were building up for a devastating attack. They weren''t confident they could block it, so their only option was to kill Liang Chuyin before the tentacles struck. The three assassins also went all out, pulling out their trump cards. The snake-tongued man inhaled deeply, then exhaled a cloud of poisonous mist toward Liang Chuyin. His weapon became a secondary tool, helping him block the whip''s attacks. Old Se wiped his dagger across his wrist, staining it with his own blood. The previously silver blade turned blood-red. Seizing an opportunity, he hurled the dagger at Liang Chuyin. As it flew, it split into dozens of copies. Every time a whip shadow lashed out, a dagger would intercept it, protecting the true dagger as it flew toward its target. Kuang Lei transformed into a thunder god incarnate. His dual swords became shields, blocking the whip, while his body turned into a human-shaped lightning bolt, surging toward Liang Chuyin. The energy tentacles completed their charge at that moment and lashed out from all directions. Victory or defeat should have been decided instantly, but a strange scene unfolded. Beneath the battlefield, a large patch of ground suddenly lit up with mysterious runes, followed by a brilliant flash of light. When the light faded, the four combatants had vanished, leaving only the traces of their battle behind. About three kilometers away in a desolate town, a man in a green robe stood at the center of the town square with his eyes closed. He raised his hands and sent a light beam toward the square, where the same runes appeared. The next moment, the four combatants materialized there, their attacks landing simultaneously. Chapter 1461: Tian Bing Liang Chuyin''s Wind Dancer job was graceful, her every movement resembling a dance. However, this didn''t mean the job lacked power. Especially in Cloud Peak, where resources were relatively abundant, Liang Chuyin had advanced her job to a high level. Indeed, Wind Dancer wasn''t a top-tier job with a special prefix, which meant that when it reached the advanced level, it didn''t gain a new attack ability but instead acquired a passive skill. This ability enhanced Liang Chuyin''s core attribute as a Wind Dancer¡ªagility¡ªand increased the power of her other job skills. In other words, Liang Chuyin''s Shadow Dance and Void Strike were now enhanced versions. The densely packed whip shadows and the countless energy tentacles made it clear that their power had increased significantly compared to before. Before Little Tiger gained the ability to borrow troops, Liang Chuyin had always been Cloud Peak''s most skilled group combatant. Of course, Ye Zhongming was always excluded when ranking. Group combat was Liang Chuyin''s favorite fighting style. The previous assassination attempts by the three had cost her two good companions, and this had already angered her. Liang Chuyin held nothing back in close combat, using her full strength. All the whip shadows and energy tentacles erupted simultaneously in the unknown light. Three figures were sent flying, accompanied by short, sharp screams. Liang Chuyin, having used her skills, fell from the air and hit the ground, quickly standing up and scanning her surroundings warily. "Sigh, as expected, you''re impressive. Even one against three, you still emerged victorious. Cloud Peak truly lives up to its name." Liang Chuyin was filled with doubt and unease, feeling no joy from her victory. She forced herself to endure the dizziness, pulling out a potion and drinking it. This was a standard item for Cloud Peak''s core members. She pulled out the dagger stuck in her shoulder and tossed it to the ground. She could only recover slowly from the wound on her side and the numbness in her body. Liang Chuyin felt a pang of regret for her blue-grade armor, which had likely sustained over 70% damage and could no longer maintain most of its abilities. She saw the person who had spoken¡ªa young man dressed plainly. What stood out were his hands, each finger adorned with a ring of different styles and materials. After speaking, the young man looked at the snake-tongued man and said, "Little Snake, go back. Leave the rest to Heaven Bing." "But what about them..." the snake-tongued man began, only to be interrupted. "Kuang Lei and Old Se are already dead. If you don''t leave now, the Earth Vein faction will be wiped out." The snake-tongued man was stunned, first in disbelief, then forced to accept the reality as he looked over and saw that his two companions, who had been inseparable for over two years, were indeed dead. He struggled to his feet, glared fiercely at Liang Chuyin, and then staggered away while clutching his nearly shattered arm. The armor on his back was completely destroyed, exposing his spine. Liang Chuyin moved slightly but then stopped. She still didn''t understand what had happened or why she had suddenly been transported from the wilderness to this place. She couldn''t gauge the strength of the person who had spoken, but she sensed a strange and powerful aura from him, something that threatened her. "Don''t get worked up over me. I''m not your opponent," the young man said with a smile, then turned and began to walk away. Liang Chuyin hesitated for a moment but decided to stop him. No matter what, she needed to figure out what was going on. But the moment she stepped forward, she felt a sudden chill and leaped to the side. A streak of light grazed her ear. A drop of blood fell from her earlobe, the energy from the light breaking through Liang Chuyin''s skin. It was clear how powerful this light was from this alone. The skin of a seven-star evolved wasn''t easily pierced, and the fact that the energy alone could cut her spoke volumes. Liang Chuyin didn''t stop and continued to dash forward. Her whip tapped the ground repeatedly to control her direction and speed, dodging the streaks of light that came one after another. The person who had used the mysterious formation to move Liang Chuyin here glanced back at her from around a corner, smiled, shook his head, and then disappeared. Liang Chuyin had never been in such a dire situation before. Earlier, when facing three opponents of the same level, although she had been injured and poisoned, there had been no fatal threat. In the exchange of attacks, her Earth Armor set had given her a complete victory. Her opponents couldn''t withstand her attacks, while she could defend against theirs, leading to the inevitable outcome. But now, she had been attacked over twenty times without knowing where her enemy was or what these streaks of light were. She could only rely on her speed to dodge, but her agility, no matter how high, was affected by factors like stamina and the lingering effects of the poison and numbness. Sometimes, two or three streaks of light would appear simultaneously, making it even harder for Liang Chuyin to defend. She had already been hit twice, and her heavily damaged armor had made its final contribution, exploding along with the second streak of light that hit her. After enduring six or seven more attacks, another one struck her, this time piercing her abdomen. Only then did she see that it was a metal crossbow bolt about thirty centimeters long. Despite being only grey-tier, it had such power, indicating that the weapon used to shoot it was of a high level or that the attacker possessed a powerful ranged skill. Clapping echoed as a man appeared on the roof of a building not far from the town square. After two or three leaps, he landed at the square''s edge, facing Liang Chuyin directly. "Impressive. You almost wiped out the Earth Vein faction single-handedly. Out of my entire volley, you only got hit three times. Impressive indeed." The man had a small wooden crossbow hanging from his waist, swaying with his movements. It looked unremarkable, even a bit worn, but its energy emanating was unmistakable. The attacks had come from this crossbow, which, lacking a color indicating its level but it was at least gold-grade. "Who are you?" Liang Chuyin pulled the crossbow bolt from her abdomen and drank another healing potion, feeling slightly better. The man didn''t answer. Instead, he tossed a red crescent-shaped emblem onto the ground. "Everyone always asks such boring questions. Shouldn''t you be thinking about how to survive instead?" The man shook his finger and continued, "But then again, facing an eight-star evolved like me, there''s no way you can survive. So I suppose it''s only natural to ask who I am." "Alright, I''ll tell you. You can call me Heaven Bing. In the future... I might become Heaven Yi, or even Heaven Jia. When that happens, I''ll send your man, Ye Zhongming, down to keep you company." With that, the man straightened his body, and his outer garment flew away in the wind, revealing a set of high-tech equipment underneath. Chapter 1462: Comparing equipment? The high-tech combat armor exuded an overwhelming sense of suppression just from a single glance. When the man who called himself Heaven Bing put on his helmet, jets on the back of his elbows, knees, and back lit up, emitting blue flames. The armor, primarily white and blue, had weapons that clearly surpassed Earth''s current technology. For example, pulse cannons on his shoulders could rotate freely, laser gun barrels protruded from his arms, and numerous shooting holes were hidden beneath the dense armor plates on his black protective gloves. There was also a spirit blade at his waist, its hilt visible but the blade concealed, a helmet screen flashing with various data, and a bizarre, intricately designed giant gun strapped to his back... In short, this set of equipment was enough to instill a sense of dread in anyone who saw it. "The earlier attacks were just appetizers. Now, the main event begins." With the helmet on, the man''s voice was processed into a cold, metallic tone, devoid of any warmth. As he spoke, he raised his hands, and the holes in his arms began firing out light shards. These shards started as bright white but turned pale red as they flew through the air. Numerous shards fired continuously, tracking Liang Chuyin''s movements. They were incredibly fast, and within a second, a light curtain formed between the holes and Liang Chuyin. "You know, beautiful lady, your combat power is indeed impressive. Earlier, it was over 3,300 points, did you know that? But now, it seems to have dropped to around 3,100. Oh, right, your armor is broken!" The man continued to speak in his metallic voice as he attacked. Even though the processed voice lacked inflection, he was clearly in a state of excitement. Liang Chuyin was struggling. She relied on her agility to dodge continuously, wanting to counterattack but unable to get close. These light shards had an incredibly strong slicing ability. Even the Earth Armor would be sliced open if hit. This made Liang Chuyin hesitant to use her whip to block, fearing her weapon wouldn''t hold up. She knew all too well that constant defense would eventually fail. Reality proved this to be true. While Liang Chuyin was rapidly considering her options, she was caught off guard, and a light shard sliced her thigh. Her body immediately faltered, losing its usual agility. "Haha, hit! Mobility impaired, combat power reduced by 99!" The man laughed, not lowering his hands as he continued his assault. The pulse cannons on his shoulders began charging, aiming at Liang Chuyin. Despite his chatter, the man''s attacks were flawlessly executed. As Liang Chuyin''s mobility was impaired, the light shards and pulse cannons struck her simultaneously. Dust and debris filled the air, and the remaining buildings behind the attack direction, which had stood firm for over four years since the apocalypse, finally collapsed. "Dead? Let me see..." The man temporarily halted his attack, adjusting his helmet to a mode that allowed him to see through the dust. "Huh? Not dead? Combat power still over 2,600? What''s going on?" Through his high-tech equipment, he saw that his target, who should have been killed, was still alive, and her combat power had only dropped by a little over 400. He quickly accessed the memory function, fiddled with a few settings, and then exclaimed, "She actually has reserve armor?!" In the replay, he saw Liang Chuyin, after being injured in the leg, realizing she couldn''t continue dodging, immediately pulling out another set of armor from her space equipment and putting it on. It was another set of blue-grade Earth Armor. This increased Liang Chuyin''s combat power from around 3,100 when injured to over 3,200. In other words, this armor set was decent but not as good as the previous one. This set wasn''t as good as the one that had just been destroyed. The previous set had both offensive and defensive capabilities, while this one only had defensive abilities. But at this moment, Liang Chuyin was immensely grateful. As the attacks came, she activated an ability on this armor¡ªFirmness! This was a unique ability of the Earth Armor set, instantly doubling the armor''s defense. The reserve armor¡¯s defense was already high, and after doubling, it became incredibly tough, allowing Liang Chuyin to withstand this wave of attacks. However, the man''s attacks were equally terrifying. Even with the Earth Armor''s effects and unique points, Liang Chuyin''s new armor was shattered after blocking the attack. The rest of her Earth Armor set was also covered in cracks, on the verge of being destroyed. Without these pieces of equipment, Liang Chuyin''s combat power, in the man''s eyes, dropped to just over 2,600. "I''ve heard that Cloud Peak''s equipment is top-notch. I didn''t believe it before, but now I do. But so what? It still couldn''t withstand my Planet Armor!" Liang Chuyin''s reserve armor somewhat provoked the man. He hadn''t expected this woman to not only have a full set of blue-grade equipment but also a reserve set. Liang Chuyin wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and suddenly threw her whip to the ground. This made the man pause. What followed surprised him even more as he realized this woman was removing her equipment! The shattered armor, boots, belt, and even the battle skirt were removed. Although damaged, these pieces of equipment still had a significant impact on her combat power. Removing them not only cost her the equipment itself but also the set bonuses they provided. In an instant, Liang Chuyin''s combat power plummeted by nearly 1,000 points. On the man''s device, it now showed less than 1,800. "Woman, are you trying to please me with your body? I might consider it. After all, not everyone gets to taste the flavor of Cloud Peak King''s woman." After a moment of shock, the man thought he understood the meaning behind Liang Chuyin''s actions. Like many women in the apocalypse, she might be using her body as a resource to gain some advantage. Liang Chuyin smiled, shaking her aching body. Looking at the man, she said, "Right now, I''m particularly curious about two things." "Are you going to ask who I am? Maybe I''ll tell you after I''ve had a taste of you," the man said, feeling quite pleased with himself. "First, you keep talking about combat power. So, what''s your combat power?" "I can''t tell you that. It would only make you despair, haha." Ignoring the man''s excited state during combat, Liang Chuyin continued, "Second, who gave you the courage to compare equipment with Cloud Peak?" With that, she pulled out a massive metal box from her space equipment and slammed it onto the ground in front of her. Chapter 1463: Moon Saint Armor Through the display screen on his helmet, Heaven Bing stared at the metal box with a mix of curiosity and deep-seated resentment toward Cloud Peak. Even if this woman was Ye Zhongming''s partner, carrying a reserve armor at all times was already excessive. But now, what was this? Another full set of equipment? Was Cloud Peak really that wealthy? Liang Chuyin''s eyes sparkled with excitement because she had never worn this set of equipment before. She had obtained it some time ago, and whenever she was alone, she would take it out to admire it, then lie in bed and giggle foolishly. She knew this was the most precious gift Ye Zhongming had ever given her. Once she put on this set of equipment, it would undoubtedly cause a massive sensation across Cloud Peak and perhaps even the entire country. She might become the envy of all women. Originally, she had planned to wear it on a special occasion, but the dire situation now forced her to make this choice. So, amidst her joy and anticipation, Liang Chuyin also felt regret and dissatisfaction. She gently unlocked the metal box with a dog-tooth lock, and the crisp sound of mechanisms echoed from within immediately. The box opened silently and smoothly, like a blooming flower, revealing a metal stand and a set of equipment. The golden light made everything around it pale in comparison. Inside the box was a complete set of six... golden-grade equipment! Helmet, armor, battle skirt, boots, gloves with arm guards, and a small, mysterious rod whose purpose was still unknown. Heaven Bing''s eyes nearly popped out of his head. If he had thought Cloud Peak was excessive before, now he felt a surge of curses rising to the heavens. He finally understood why this woman, even when being attacked so miserably, had shown no intention of fleeing. He also understood the strange look when she heard he was an eight-star evolved¡ªit wasn''t fear, but a kind of eager anticipation. An eagerness to defeat him, even kill him! So, this was what gave her confidence. As these thoughts flashed through Heaven Bing''s mind, the armor seemed to come to life, floating toward Liang Chuyin. It appeared slow but incredibly fast, and it was fully equipped on her in the blink of an eye. The armor was originally light blue, but the golden light had masked its true color. Now that Liang Chuyin had concealed the golden grade, the set returned to its original appearance. It glowed with a smooth crystal beauty, utterly stunning. This set of equipment was none other than the Moon Saint Armor, one of the three rewards Ye Zhongming had obtained after upgrading the Gate of Sacrifice to seven-colored grade. The other two rewards were Lucy¡¯s Tears, which had already been used by Little Tiger, and the Wenjia Furnace, the production line for Taining Bricks, which were now the main building materials for Cloud Peak. This was a complete gold-grade set. At this moment, in Heaven Bing''s eyes, Liang Chuyin had undergone an earth-shaking transformation. Earlier, her combat power had dropped to around 1,700 in his eyes, which was already a number that had shaken him. As an eight-star evolved, Heaven Bing''s combat power, excluding his main equipment, was only over 2,000. But a seven-star evolved was already approaching 1,800! And this was an injured seven-star evolved, meaning her numbers were affected. In other words, excluding equipment factors, Liang Chuyin was only slightly weaker than him. Now, the changes in this woman''s data made Heaven Bing consider retreating. Her combat power had skyrocketed to 4,500! And this was without using any skills, and while she was still injured! If she were in perfect condition, could she exceed 5,000? 5,000 combat power¡ªeven Heaven Jia might not reach that! But the shocks for Heaven Bing weren''t over yet. Liang Chuyin tossed the mysterious short rod onto the whip on the ground, and something miraculous happened. The rod began to melt, becoming a pool of golden liquid enveloping the whip. In an instant, the blue-grade whip transformed into a golden-grade weapon! When Liang Chuyin grasped the whip, her combat power surged by over 500 points, breaking through the 5,000 mark. Heaven Bing genuinely began to consider retreating. He had near-blind confidence in his own armor, and precisely because of this, he firmly believed in the combat power calculations. He felt that he was no match for Liang Chuyin at this moment. If that were the case, there would be no need to continue fighting. Heaven Bing made a decision that was born out of a bit of reluctance. How could an eight-star evolved like him be scared off by a seven-star evolved? If he returned without a fight, with two members of the Earth Vein dead and the Heaven Vein retreating, how would he explain it to his superiors? So, he decided to fire one shot from the massive energy cannon on his back at Liang Chuyin, who was at the peak of her aura. If it killed her, great. If not, he would flee. The cannon lit up, charging rapidly¡ªthe air around Heaven Bing distorted as the energy built up. Liang Chuyin flicked her whip, and a pair of radiant butterfly wings made of energy appeared behind her. She shot into the air with a gentle flap, almost as if she had teleported. At the same time, Heaven Bing''s weird cannon finished charging. With the press of a button, a massive beam of light shot out from the cannon, aimed directly at Liang Chuyin. It looked as if Liang Chuyin was rising from the sky while the energy beam traced an arc, chasing her and eventually striking her. Heaven Bing lowered the cannon and looked up at the sky, a hint of anticipation in his heart. Perhaps this attack had worked, and he had instantly killed someone with over 5,000 combat power! Chapter 1463.5- Moon Saint Armor But he was wrong. As the light dissipated, Liang Chuyin appeared, floating in the air. Far from being dead as Heaven Bing had hoped, she was completely unharmed, not even injured. The only evidence of the attack was a massive crater on the ground below her, large enough to be a swimming pool. "You... this..." Heaven Bing was so shocked that he had forgotten to flee. He might have lost confidence in defeating Liang Chuyin, but he still had some faith in the power of his cannon. He thought that even if it didn''t kill her, it would at least injure her, giving him the option to fight or retreat. But how was this woman completely unscathed? Heaven Bing couldn''t understand. "Cooled down, huh?" Liang Chuyin swung her whip, smiling. "Now it''s my turn." The whip in her hand seemed to come alive, straightening before she swung it down with force. A white shadow shot out from the whip, lashing toward Heaven Bing. The crisp sound and the nearly 100-meter-long light trail perfectly captured the aura of this strike. The six jets on Heaven Bing''s armor spewed out large amounts of gas, propelling his body to move rapidly. The whip strike missed. Heaven Bing sighed in relief, thinking that at least this attack was normal. But the second strike followed immediately. Crack! Heaven Bing barely dodged, the whip''s shadow grazing his body and leaving a deep mark on the ground. Before he could catch his breath, the third strike came. Liang Chuyin floated in the air, lashing out strike after strike while Heaven Bing dodged frantically below. This scene was almost a replay of their earlier situation, but their roles reversed. Thanks to the movement power provided by his armor, Heaven Bing managed to dodge dozens of attacks by Liang Chuyin. This was nothing short of a miracle, and even he felt lucky. When Liang Chuyin finally stopped attacking, Heaven Bing even thought this woman wasn''t so impressive. Even with a full set of golden-grade equipment, her evolution level was still too low. But Liang Chuyin shattered his confidence with another smile. Around him,Ò»countless lines of light, straight and curved, began to appear. Their thickness... was about the same as Liang Chuyin''s whip. These were the shadows left by the whip strikes earlier! "Light and Shadow Prison, hope you like it." At this moment, Liang Chuyin looked like a little devil with horns. Heaven Bing didn''t have time to care about Liang Chuyin''s sarcasm. Looking around, he realized there was no space for him to escape. These lines of light had truly formed a prison, trapping him inside. He decided to act decisively. Knowing he couldn''t just wait for death, and unsure what other weird abilities this woman''s equipment might have, Heaven Bing charged forward, ignoring the lines of light. Crack! The moment he touched one of the lines, it lashed out, striking and sending him flying. This flight was disastrous, as it inevitably led to him hitting other lines. A chain reaction began. Every time he touched a line, he was struck with immense force and sent flying again, hitting yet another line. In this uncontrollable state, Heaven Bing was like a ping-pong ball, being struck back and forth by the lines, his body spinning and tumbling in mid-air. His once-excellent mechanized armor began to crack under the relentless attacks. Dizzy and disoriented, Heaven Bing was jolted awake by the warning sounds from his armor. Realizing that he would die if this continued, he gathered all his ranged attacks and unleashed them outward, not caring what they were. Light shards, pulse cannons, laser beams... various attacks erupted from his body, colliding with the lines of light and causing violent explosions. Heaven Bing fell to the ground in just a few seconds with a thud. The lines of light¡ªthe so-called Light and Shadow Prison¡ªwere gone, leaving only a struggling Heaven Bing on the ground. "Equipment... can equipment really bridge the gap between levels?" Heaven Bing stuttered. The data on his heavily cracked helmet told him that his condition was dire. His body had suffered massive impacts, and while his armor had absorbed most of it, he was still severely injured. His combat power had plummeted. What pained him even more was that his mechanized armor had sustained irreparable damage. Even if he survived today, it would never function at 100% again. "How much combat power do you have left? And how much do I have?" The Moon Saint Armor consisted of six pieces, with the gloves and boots being pairs, technically making it eight pieces. Liang Chuyin was especially curious to know her combat power with these eight golden-grade pieces equipped. At the same time, she gained a deeper understanding of this golden set. Ye Zhongming once gave Liang Chuyin a liquid called New Face. It was an equipment cleanser that could allow equipment to have the potential to "evolve" to the next level, and it randomly added an extra skill slot to the treated equipment, which could be filled with skill scrolls. At the time, Ye Zhongming had intended for Liang Chuyin to use it on her Earth Armor set. With his smith level at the time, he could have added skill slots to at least three or four pieces of equipment. Once skills were added, these pieces might have become golden-grade, potentially allowing Liang Chuyin''s equipment to surpass even Mo Ye''s Holy Army Coat, which had been the second-best set in Cloud Peak after Ye Zhongming''s. But Liang Chuyin had refused to use New Face immediately. Later, when she obtained the Moon Saint Armor and Ye Zhongming upgraded to top-grade smith, New Face was used on this set. Every piece gained an extra skill slot. However, she hadn''t yet added skills to them, as this required careful consideration to ensure they complemented the existing skills of the armor or her job. This anticipation had even led Liang Chuyin to fantasize that, once all the skills were added, the Moon Saint Armor might become seven-colored grade. Even though she knew this was wishful thinking, Liang Chuyin never gave up. She truly wanted to know what her combat power was and what it would become after adding the skills. Heaven Bing quickly checked his status and sent a signal with a thought. His heart calmed down as he realized that all he needed to do was hold on. Reinforcements would arrive soon. It was probably Heaven Yi, whom he disliked the most, but at this point, who cared? Seeing his opponent draw a laser blade, Liang Chuyin decided not to ask anymore. She would kill him and find out for herself. Only someone from Cloud Peak could be so confident in killing someone of a higher level. "Moon Attraction." Liang Chuyin tilted her head slightly, and the princess-crown-like helmet erupted with a burst of light, darkening the sky. This light seeped into her body. As she raised her whip again, a bright crescent moon appeared behind her. Against its backdrop, Liang Chuyin looked like a moon goddess. Then, the whip came down¡ªnot at Heaven Bing, but above his head. A starry sky appeared with the whip''s shadow, filled with countless stars. Chapter 1464: Double attack "Boss, it should be just ahead, but our people can''t get in." A few figures appeared on a hill not far from the small town where Liang Chuyin was fighting. Ye Zhongming stood in the center with three people standing a step behind him. One of the three wore a camouflage cloak, blending almost perfectly with the surroundings. The middle figure was clad in black leather armor, wearing a mask, and had a slender build. The one speaking to Ye Zhongming had long hair that covered his face, with only a pair of cold eyes visible through the strands. "For some reason, the area is shielded by something. We missed it twice, and after discovering it, we were blocked by some mysterious force. We can''t confirm the situation inside yet. This is our intelligence department''s fault. I''m sorry, boss." Knowing who the woman trapped inside was, the head of the intelligence department felt deeply ashamed for taking so long to locate her. Ye Zhongming sent the intelligence department to Ying City and its surrounding areas early on to monitor every movement. But this time, not only did they fail to detect the alliance of various forces in the area, but it also took them a considerable amount of time to locate Liang Chuyin after the order was given. This was almost a series of mistakes. Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak had invested heavily in the intelligence department. They were given access to some of the best resources, which even core members couldn''t. Funding was abundant, and they had a high degree of autonomy. They were free to act independently as long as they completed their tasks and didn''t harm Cloud Peak. Their development was guaranteed, and they could use their free time to strengthen themselves through various means. Despite the intelligence department''s strict rules and survival style, they had an easier path to becoming stronger than ordinary evolved. But all of this was based on their usefulness to Cloud Peak. They would be eliminated if they failed to meet Ye Zhongming''s expectations. For the intelligence department, which held many secrets, Ye Zhongming would never allow them to defect to others. Being eliminated meant being wiped out. They were afraid because Ye Zhongming controlled their physical coordinates, and oath scrolls bound key members. Anyone who betrayed Cloud Peak would not escape its pursuit. "Have you figured out who these people are?" Ye Zhongming ignored their apologies and instead asked this question. "We just captured someone but haven''t had time to interrogate him yet. Another person escaped." The head of Ying City''s intelligence department felt his face burn with shame. His eyes, hidden beneath his long hair, could only look at the ground. "Boss, the main responsibility lies with us. Capturing targets is our operation team''s job," the masked man and the man in camouflage admitted their fault to Ye Zhongming. "We''ll discuss this later. Bring the captive here first." Upon Ye Zhongming''s order, the two Ying City''s operation team members immediately sent a signal. Soon, someone brought forward a man. It was the snake-tongued man who had left earlier. He was in even worse shape than before. Already severely injured by Liang Chuyin, he had resisted fiercely when captured. The captain and vice-captain of Ying City''s operation team¡ªthe man in camouflage and the masked man¡ªhad left deep, bone-exposing cuts on his limbs, rendering him completely unable to resist. "Tell me who you are, who your people are, and who is inside that town. If you do, I won''t kill you." Ye Zhongming looked down at the man, who was slumped on the ground. "Heh." The snake-tongued man chuckled, his eyes staring forward as if waiting for death. "Sometimes, death isn''t the scariest thing. The real despair comes when you''re waiting for or even anticipating death. I have countless ways to make you wish you were dead. You''ll believe me when I say this because you probably have many such methods yourself, right?" Ye Zhongming crouched down, gripping the man''s chin with one hand. "The person you tried to kill is my woman. Revenge can wait. Right now, I just want to make sure she''s safe. Tell me everything you know, and then get as far away as possible. I''ll act as if nothing happened today. If you don''t answer, enjoy the last moments of your life. I guarantee it won''t be less than a year." "The fact that you didn''t kill yourself the moment we captured you shows you don''t dare to commit suicide. So don''t act tough... tough guys suffer." The snake-tongued man listened to Ye Zhongming''s words, swallowing hard. He knew Ye Zhongming wasn''t lying. In the apocalypse, there were too many ways to torture someone. If Liang Chuyin were really in danger, Ye Zhongming wouldn''t let him go regardless of whether the real culprit was found. He would use every method to torment him. After all, he had been captured. "Heavenly Stem and Earth Branches," the snake-tongued man finally spoke. "We are the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches, an assassin organisation. We existed before the apocalypse and continue to exist now. I am Earth Jia of the Heavenly Stems. This time, someone paid a huge sum to have us kill Liang Chuyin. If possible, we were also to kill anyone who came to rescue her. We receive a seven-star evolution potion for every core member of Cloud Peak we kill." "Earth Yi, Earth Bing, and I were defeated by Liang Chuyin. Now, she''s been moved to this town by Heaven Chou of the Earthly Branches¡ªthe space mage who escaped earlier. Inside, Heaven Bing of the Heavenly Stems is waiting for her. Heaven Bing is an eight-star evolved." Although his explanation was a bit convoluted, Ye Zhongming understood. This was an assassin organization from the apocalypse, divided into the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Each branch had two series: the Heaven series and the Earth series, corresponding to the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. This meant twenty members were in the Heavenly Stems and twenty-four in the Earthly Branches. "How strong is Heaven Bing?" Ye Zhongming stood up, looking toward the distant town. "In our Heavenly Stems, he ranks third. He''s a ranged attacker with a powerful mechanized armor. I''m unsure about his ranking in the Earth Branches, but he''s probably around fifth. The Earth Branches are stronger overall. Their Heaven Son and Earth Son, along with our Heaven Jia and Heaven Yi, are the organization''s leaders." Since he had already started talking, the snake-tongued man decided to spill everything. As for whether Ye Zhongming would keep his promise and let him go, he wasn''t sure. But the worst that could happen was being killed; at least, it would be a quick death. "Boss!" The operation team members grew anxious upon hearing that Heaven Bing was an eight-star evolved. They requested permission from Ye Zhongming to take their people and head over. After hearing Heaven Bing''s brief introduction, Ye Zhongming seemed in no hurry and even started asking about the internal situation of the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches. "You have so many eight-star evolved? How did you manage that?" The snake-tongued man chuckled. "We''re assassins. We don''t follow rules. We ambush teams, rob caravans, or simply guard wheels, attacking anyone who comes near. That''s how we get most of our level eight demon crystals." Ye Zhongming nodded. No wonder. "Who have you robbed?" "Heh, we''ve robbed Resistance Zone, Glory Army, and others." Hearing this, Ye Zhongming''s face showed a hint of a smile. This Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches group was quite interesting. "Boss!?" The members of the intelligence department grew anxious, wondering why Ye Zhongming wasn''t worried. Ye Zhongming looked at the town, which was shrouded by something, and smiled. "If that Heaven Bing is really as this person says¡ªan eight-star evolved with a ranged job relying on some mechanized armor¡ªthen... I think they''ll pay the price for underestimating Liang Chuyin." The others didn''t understand what Ye Zhongming meant, but they figured that since the boss was so confident, there shouldn''t be a problem. Chapter 1464.5- Double attack They wondered if Liang Chuyin had also evolved to eight stars, which was why Ye Zhongming was so calm. "Then what should we..." The long-haired intelligence officer asked. Ye Zhongming''s gaze shifted from the town to the surrounding area. "You said there''s a reward for killing a core member of Cloud Peak, so there should be more of your people around, right?" The snake-tongued man was stunned but nodded. "Then we''ll help Liang Chuyin clean them up so she can focus on killing that Heaven Bing inside." Everyone was taken aback. "Are our people nearby?" "Yes, they are." The heads of Ying City''s intelligence and operation teams answered together. Their people had been deployed to this area to search for Liang Chuyin. "Find everyone who isn''t one of us. Order our teams to converge here. Anyone who isn''t from Cloud Peak is to be eliminated." "Send a message to Cloud Peak to deploy the Exquisite Floating Ball and monitor this area thoroughly." Those around Ye Zhongming knew that he was angry despite his smile and apparent lack of concern for Liang Chuyin. Soon, just a minute later, news came in that someone was rapidly approaching the town from just five kilometers away. "Look, someone can''t hold back anymore." Ye Zhongming smiled and dashed off in the direction of the approaching figure. .................................................................. In the starry sky, the stars began to fall. Heaven Bing desperately tried to escape, but the sky seemed to move with him, making it impossible to avoid. Watching the shimmering points of light falling toward him, a sense of despair rose in his heart. Would he not live to see reinforcements arrive? They should be nearby. In this life-or-death moment, Heaven Bing also gave it his all. He forgot about reinforcements and Heaven Chou, who had left earlier. His only thought was to survive. Something fell at his feet and exploded, releasing countless purplish black insects with smooth bodies. They began to borrow into the gaps in his mechanized armor the moment they emerged. The insects latched onto his body inside his armor. His originally fair skin began to turn black and then purple. At the same time, the falling star-like clusters continued to strike Heaven Bing''s body, shaking him violently with each hit. The stars weren''t dense, hitting Heaven Bing one by one. But each carried immense force, forcing the assassin to crouch lower and lower, his feet sinking deep into the ground. He had to cover his head and bend over to protect his helmet. Soon, Heaven Bing was completely pounded into the ground. When Liang Chuyin''s whip lashed out again, the sky disappeared, and Heaven Bing was embedded in the ground. But he wasn''t dead. The black insects beneath him had all been shaken to death by the attacks. Their bodily fluids and blood flowed out from the gaps. Heaven Bing''s skin, which had turned black and purple, began to recover. Heaven Bing struggled to crawl out of the ground. Although his armor was mostly destroyed, it retained some basic functions. However, the giant cannon was clearly unusable; its barrel was deformed. "Heh, heh, how about that? You didn''t kill me. That ability of yours must have also taken a toll on you." Heaven Bing saw that Liang Chuyin continuously expended energy¡ªboth stamina and mental energy¡ªwhile using this ability. Otherwise, she would have killed him while he was being attacked. And now, the woman was breathing heavily, a sign of excessive consumption. "Not bad, you''ve got some skills." Liang Chuyin stepped back, tilting her head to drink a bottle of mental energy potion. The fact that this Heaven Bing had survived her Moon Attraction ability was indeed beyond her expectations. Moon Attraction was the most powerful attack of the Moon Saint Armor, requiring large amounts of mental energy. It was a burden for someone like Liang Chuyin, who wasn''t particularly strong in mental energy. She had to replenish her mental energy to handle the upcoming battle. Heaven Bing also needed to recover. From his armor, sharp tubes extended at the neck, waist, and feet, piercing his body and injecting some liquid. This allowed his severely damaged body to recover quickly. However, the liquid was also the armor''s energy source. Using them now would make future repairs difficult. But Heaven Bing couldn''t care less. Survival was his priority. "Do you know what that was? Reverse Blood Insects. They feed energy back to me. Using that energy to defend against your attacks¡ªhow about that?" "Not bad." Both of them quietly recovered, then moved simultaneously. Liang Chuyin threw her whip above her head, and the butterfly wings tightly wrapped around the weapon. The next moment, the wings disappeared, and the whip spread into over a thousand strands. Not energy bodies, but real whips. Such a scene would make anyone feel like they were in a dream. Meanwhile, Heaven Bing retreated rapidly. He wanted to escape while his armor could still provide decent speed. But just as he retreated a dozen meters, intense pain shot through his body. Thudding sounds kept coming, each one making the pain worse. "I forgot to tell you, all the abilities of this Moon Saint Armor have dual attacks." Liang Chuyin raised her voice, and the whips came crashing down. "Including this one!" Chapter 1465: Quick kill The sky was filled with whips, lashing down and covering a vast area, with the center point being Heaven Bing''s location. The sound of so many whips striking a single target was in unison. Then, the whips all lifted again, like a blooming flower, and the next second, they came crashing down again. After the whip¡¯s cracking, everything fell silent. Heaven Bing knelt motionless on the ground. Faced with an unavoidable attack, he could only kneel, curl up, and use his back, which carried the strang cannon, to endure the countless lashes. This way, his defense would be slightly higher. Heaven Bing had no other solutions. Not everyone was like the people of Cloud Peak, with their space equipment filled with valuable items. Most evolved, while ensuring their evolution level was high enough, considered it a success just to have a complete set of equipment. The butterfly wings reappeared behind Liang Chuyin, and the whip returned to a single strand, which she held firmly in her hand. She slowly landed not far from Heaven Bing, and with a flick of her whip, she wrapped up her opponent. At this moment, Heaven Bing''s mechanized armor was severely damaged, almost destroyed. His limbs were sprawled, and he remained unresponsive even as Liang Chuyin wrapped him up, exposing all his vital points. The tip of the whip lightly tapped, and the helmet fell off, revealing Heaven Bing''s blood-covered face. His neck was twisted, and his breathing had stopped. This eight-star evolved had not survived the attack and was already dead. The whip moved again, piercing through the cracks in the armor and into Heaven Bing''s heart. After passing through, it turned and pierced into his throat. Liang Chuyin would not give him a chance to counterattack. After killing her opponent, Liang Chuyin lowered her guard, breathing heavily. The Moon Saint Armor was indeed a good item. Its abilities were all very powerful. With six set pieces, each with four skills and three additional set stats when combined, it was a formidable set. But as good as it was, the armor came at the cost of mental energy. With Liang Chuyin''s current mental energy level, she could only use it for a short time. Fortunately, Heaven Bing wasn''t a particularly strong eight-star evolved. His attacks were one-dimensional, relying entirely on his mechanized armor for ranged attacks. This type of evolved was better suited to linger at the edges of the battlefield, providing firepower support for teammates rather than engaging in solo fights. Today, he had chosen to face Liang Chuyin head-on, underestimating her. He thought that even as a ranged evolved, he could rely on his level advantage to kill this core member of Cloud Peak. His plan was well thought out, but he had encountered Liang Chuyin in her current state, equipped with a full set of gold-grade equipment. Thus, his death was not surprising. After storing the nearly destroyed armor in her space equipment, Liang Chuyin took another mental energy recovery potion and began considering whether to return to Cloud Peak immediately or continue to rendezvous with her team. Both options were dangerous. .................................................................. While Liang Chuyin was killing Heaven Bing, Ye Zhongming had also locked onto the person who had received the signal and was rushing to provide reinforcements. The man stopped on a pile of ruins at a certain moment, halting his previous rapid movement. When Ye Zhongming appeared, the man showed no sign of surprise. "Heaven Yi?" Ye Zhongming looked at the man about thirty meters away, tilting his head as he asked. The man frowned, not answering immediately. Instead, he stared at Ye Zhongming for a long time before slowly saying, "Ye Zhongming." "It''s me." "It seems our operation has failed." Seeing Ye Zhongming, Heaven Yi guessed many things. They had been assassins before the apocalypse. Although the organization had only a dozen members at the time, these lawless individuals who lived by the blade were more adapted to this world than ordinary people. They evolved quickly, using gory and brutal methods to plunder resources from others. Since they had no fixed base, no development concept, and barely any humanity, these people took anything they could find. By now, the dozens of members in the organization had likely taken more human lives than some large factions with tens of thousands of members. As Earth Jia had said, they had even robbed super factions like the Glory Army and Resistance Zone. Since they left no survivors and operated in the shadows, with the help of their space mage, they came and went like ghosts. Even now, many of the large factions they had robbed might not know who was behind it. This time, someone had approached them, offering an astronomical sum in exchange for targeting Cloud Peak. Faced with such wealth, the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches were tempted. Since the targets didn''t include top-tier experts like Ye Zhongming, Xia Bai, or Red Hair, they had fewer concerns and agreed to take the job. The timing was also perfect, with Cloud Peak''s surroundings in chaos. They would make a few big deals, kill a few core members of Cloud Peak, and then vanish as they always did, with no one knowing it was them. But now, the King of Cloud Peak had appeared before him, blocking his path to reinforcements. This meant that their operation had been exposed. What followed was simple: either compromise or fight to the death. Heaven Yi chose the first option. "The compensation for this job is yours. Those you killed deserved it. I''ll leave." Ye Zhongming inwardly praised the man¡ªtruly, an assassin with no humanity. Once the operation was exposed, he immediately sought to escape without attempting to rescue his comrades or kill Ye Zhongming. Such people could be called selfish and cold-blooded, but undoubtedly, they were more suited to the apocalypse. "That depends on what the reward is." Ye Zhongming took a step forward, his aura suddenly intensifying as he locked onto Heaven Yi "A gold-grade equipment and a seven-star evolution potion." Ye Zhongming sneered. "That''s not enough to buy your life." Heaven Yi frowned. "Plus ten level eight demon crystals. This is my personal apology on behalf of the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches." Ye Zhongming shook his head. "First, it''s not enough to move me. Second, no one can attack Cloud Peak and then settle it with money. Third, I really want to kill someone like you." In his naturally lowered hand, Wind and Lightning appeared. Heaven Yi leaned back slightly, narrowing his eyes. "Mr. Ye, I respect you as the King of Cloud Peak and have made the biggest concession. If you continue to press, it will be a fight to the death. Your organization is here while we are scattered to the ends of the earth. You will never sleep well again if you reject my peace offer." Ye Zhongming laughed, charging forward with his giant blade, using his attack to answer Heaven Yi''s threat. Cloud Peak feared no threats. .......................................... Chapter 1465.5- Quick kill "Ah Chou?" The three men sitting together, drinking and eating meat, were surprised to see the young man who had just emerged from the light. "Bosses, it seems we''ve messed up this time." "What happened?" These three men were the leaders of the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches: Heaven Jia, Heaven Zi, and Earth Zi. For this operation against Cloud Peak, the entire assassin organisation had sent their elites. The three of them sitting here weren''t due to laziness but because they believed that an operation not involving the assassination of top-tier experts like Ye Zhongming, who were on the national rankings, could be handled by sending out Heaven Yi, Heaven Bing, Heaven Chou, and three members from the Earth Branches. They were waiting dozens of kilometers away from the action site, a habit during large-scale operations. They didn''t think there was anything wrong with targeting Cloud Peak. They had offended at least a third of the Resistance Zone, Glory Army, and the top twenty factions on the national rankings, and they were still alive and well. Cloud Peak was most famous for its equipment and gene warriors, but its notoriety paled compared to some battle squads. With six experts¡ªtwo eight-star and four seven-star evolved¡ªtargeting a few core members, wasn''t that enough? Even if their eight-star level was somewhat inflated, they were still beyond seven-star. How could they have failed? Earth Zi walked over and examined Heaven Chou''s injuries. They weren''t severe, but injuring a space mage wasn''t something an ordinary person could do. A faint light appeared in his hand, and Heaven Chou''s wounds healed significantly, leaving only faint scars. This Earth Zi was clearly a healer. "The people who injured me were very strong, with strange methods similar to ours. Earth Jia was captured." With the pain mostly gone, Heaven Chou relaxed and quickly summarized what he knew. The three leaders of the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches exchanged glances, knowing it was time to decide. Cloud Peak had undoubtedly discovered their presence, and Earth Jia''s capture would likely expose critical information. Attempting a rescue now would be extremely dangerous. As far as they knew, Cloud Peak currently had more than five eight-star evolved and battle beasts. This level of strength was beyond what they could handle. But if they didn''t rescue them, Heaven Bing and Heaven Yi would likely be lost, dealing a massive blow to their organization. Combined with the three from the Earth Branches, almost a third of their strength would vanish. "Let''s go take a look. If there''s an opportunity, we won''t mind killing Ye Zhongming. But if it''s impossible, we''ll retreat and stay far away from here." Heaven Zi paced back and forth before making the decision. The others nodded in agreement. "Can you still use your abilities?" Heaven Zi asked Heaven Chou. After receiving an affirmative answer, he said gravely, "Let''s go!" With a flash of light, the group disappeared. ...................................................... Heaven Yi hadn''t expected Ye Zhongming to attack so decisively, showing no interest in gold-grade equipment, evolution potions, or even level-eight demon crystals. Although he knew that killing him would allow Ye Zhongming to take these items, did the King of Cloud Peak really believe he could keep him here? Was he so confident in facing the endless retaliation of the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches, an assassin organisation that thrived in the shadows? Ye Zhongming answered him with the gleam of his blade, and Heaven Yi saw a surging will to fight in the man''s eyes. It was a kind of... desire released after too long without a worthy opponent. Heaven Yi couldn''t understand this mindset. Things like the loneliness of being invincible only existed in novels. At least now, he didn''t believe Ye Zhongming was invincible. This sword strike seemed unremarkable, but when wielded by Ye Zhongming with Wind and Lightning, even without using a skill, it exuded immense pressure. Heaven Yi''s expression changed drastically. A moment of hesitation had left him unable to escape the attack range. What kind of speed was this?! Ye Zhongming had activated Quickness. Heaven Yi''s body swayed left and right, but he didn''t move. Instead, five identical figures appeared around him, indistinguishable from the original. The blade light from Wind and Lightning struck one of the figures, which flickered before returning to normal. All six figures drew pitch-black daggers, shrouded in faint dark mist, and stabbed Ye Zhongming in unison. Ye Zhongming was slightly surprised. He hadn''t expected Heaven Yi to be a Shadow Assassin. This assassin job was extremely strange. Its initial skill was what Heaven Yi used now: Force Shadow Clones. These six figures had no original body¡ªthey were all original bodies, each with 60% of the original''s attack power but full defense, and they shared damage. In other words, to instantly kill this person, you needed to overcome six times the defence of a single body. However, since Ye Zhongming had recognized the skill, he also knew its strengths and weaknesses. Although the blade light from Wind and Lightning did not seem to affect Heaven Yi, the damage had been shared among the six bodies, making it appear that nothing had happened. Facing the six daggers, Ye Zhongming spun in place, leaping into the air. Instead of dodging, he performed a spinning kick mid-air. The kick landed. One of the figures flickered but quickly returned to normal. The other five daggers struck Ye Zhongming but failed to break through his defense. Black Halo Shield and Black Earth Armor were activated. Ye Zhongming landed, and with a wave of his free hand, a sandstorm erupted around him, instantly enveloping the six figures. Unhindered Dust Sand Pendant''s sandstorm attack activated! The relentless sand attacked the six figures while Ye Zhongming''s Wind and Lightning slashed repeatedly, each strike hitting a shadow clone. Then, a sand tower appeared in the air, firing solid sandballs before disappearing, only for another to appear in a random location. Sand Tower Attack was activated. The barrage of attacks was almost too fast to follow. Heaven Yi was equally relentless. The six figures surrounded Ye Zhongming, their daggers stabbing repeatedly at the King of Cloud Peak. However, unless they aimed for the head or neck, Ye Zhongming didn''t bother dodging. Even the corrosive dark mist on the daggers, which even Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia feared, had no effect. The two sides clashed, and at a certain moment, Ye Zhongming actively retreated. Then, five sand towers appeared in the sky, exploding into countless sandballs covering Heaven Yi''s six clones. Heaven Yi cried out, and the clones all vanished. His original body stumbled into view. Without even looking at Ye Zhongming, he stabbed himself four times with his dagger, and his entire body turned bright red as if drenched in dye. Ye Zhongming initially thought Heaven Yi was using this method to attack him, but instead, after activating his potential, Heaven Yi turned and fled at incredible speed, vanishing like a wisp of smoke. Ye Zhongming smiled, and Wind and Lightning disappeared, replaced by the Earth Sniper Rifle. He fired without even aiming. Space Stack, Earth Armor Piercing Shot- Far Sight and Precision, Long flight, and Penetration were activated. Heaven Yi, who thought he had escaped, had his head instantly blown apart. Chapter 1466: What if Cloud Peak king gets captured A massive crystal ball in a mysterious base clearly displayed the images of several individuals. Just moments earlier, it had shown a scene that had taken place thousands of miles away. A battle between evolved of the same level had ended with one side completely crushing the other. This left the few people communicating through the crystal ball in silence. "What are everyone''s thoughts?" In front of the crystal ball sat an elderly man with white hair and a beard, his face covered in a fine layer of white fuzz. Still, no one spoke for a long time. "This time, the five of us jointly funded the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches to take action. On the surface, we asked them to kill core members of Cloud Peak, but in reality, it was just a probe of this behemoth." The old man looked at the people in the crystal ball; his voice was low. "Now that the results are out, why is no one speaking?" "This isn''t a successful test, is it, Uncle Bai? The people you hired were a bit weak." The image in the lower-left corner of the crystal ball let out a laugh, directing his criticism at the white-haired old man. The old man wasn''t angered. Instead, he raised an eyebrow and looked at the young man. "They attacked the Resistance Zone twice, seizing thirty-two level eight demon crystals. They attacked the Glory Army four times, taking forty-one level-eight demon crystals. They struck the Combined Army, which has been rapidly rising on the national power rankings, just once but directly snatched an eight-star evolution potion. They''ve also targeted at least ten of the top thirty organizations in the country." "And yet, they''re still alive and well, still roaming freely in the apocalypse. Nephew, do you think your Watcher Squad could achieve the same?" "That''s because no one knows it was them! Otherwise, Ji Ruiguang and Mu Han would never let them go!" The old man shook his head. "Nephew, avoiding detection by the Resistance Zone and the Glory Army is a skill." The young man''s flippant demeanor disappeared. He sat up straight and stared at the old man on the screen. "Uncle Bai, their skill lies in hiding and running, not fighting. Look at what happened¡ªan eight-star evolved couldn''t last more than a few moves against Ye Zhongming. Ye didn''t use his bloodline, his job skills, his elemental spirits, his battle beasts, or even break a sweat. What''s the point of such a test? And what did we pay for this nonsense test? We each contributed a seven-star evolution potion, five pieces of blue-grade equipment, and three level eight demon crystals! Even with the support of the Queen above, we''re still poor, okay?" His voice grew louder toward the end, and the white-haired old man''s face showed clear anger. But he couldn''t deny that the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches had indeed failed to achieve their goal. "Alright, you two have such an age gap. Why do you always end up arguing whenever you meet?" Another man spoke up. He was around forty, with a dignified appearance. Even while talking to his closest confidants, he was smoking a cigar, with a woman visible only from the waist up massaging his shoulders. The edge of the crystal ball displayed a dazzling white. "Old Bai, we all serve under Queen Pusut. We were forced to act against Cloud Peak due to the Queen''s orders, but everyone knows how powerful they are. Now, it seems we still underestimated our opponent. So, I believe you, with your reputation for scheming, must have a backup plan, right? Bring it out now so we can better understand Cloud Peak''s strength. Otherwise, a single mistake could cost lives when it''s our turn to act." Another elderly man, aside from Old Bai, tapped his metal cane anxiously. The old man was pragmatic. He couldn''t understand why, with the task of obtaining an item from Cloud Peak being forced upon them by higher-ups, everyone wasn''t brainstorming solutions. How could they possibly force the needed item from Cloud Peak? "Perhaps we can take a different approach." The final participant spoke up. She was a middle-aged woman with a very ordinary appearance. Even now, she looked no different from an average person, even carrying a rustic charm. But no one would underestimate this woman. Her Half Sky Sanctuary was the strongest among the five factions and had already entered the top twenty in the country rankings. Even though everyone had hidden their true strength and didn''t care much about country rankings, the fact that her faction had become a major power in the country spoke volumes. "What approach?" The anxious old man asked. "The task only requires us to obtain that item. It doesn''t specify how we should do it." The others frowned. The young man said, "Auntie Lan, are you suggesting we steal it? That''s not much different from robbing, is it? Cloud Peak''s defenses are too tight." Auntie Lan shook her head. "I''m just proposing an idea. Whether we rob openly, steal secretly, or negotiate directly with Cloud Peak, as long as we get the item, it''s fine." "Negotiate with Cloud Peak? They''d just kill us," the middle-aged man strongly disagreed. "Besides, even if Cloud Peak agreed to talk, what do we have to offer? What do we possess that they would value? Probably only our most prized items, but are you willing to part with those?" Auntie Lan looked at him with an expression that said, "You''re beyond teaching." She didn''t want to elaborate, but since the five of them were in this together, cooperation was essential. So she patiently explained, "Tie Nan, you should play around with women less. Maybe then your brain would have room for more ideas, and you wouldn''t be so straightforward and inflexible when considering things." The middle-aged woman''s tone turned cold. Tie Nan, though unhappy, held back his retort. "Negotiating with Cloud Peak doesn''t necessarily mean buying. The bargaining chips don''t have to be money or items from our own stock. Perhaps we can use things or people they care about to exchange. For example, that woman named Liang Chuyin, or that battle beast called Yellow Ball, or even Ye Zhongming himself..." Auntie Lan smiled. "If the King of Cloud Peak were captured, Xia Lei or Liu Zhenghong would probably hand over that item obediently and maybe even countless other benefits." The others didn''t understand, but Auntie Lan, looking at the white-haired old man through the screen, said, "Old Bai, Elder Yang already told you not to hold back. Just bring out your backup plan already." Old Bai laughed heartily. "Auntie Lan, you really understand me. Alright, I''ll make my move." With that, he pressed a button on the accessory on his wrist, and his smile turned into an inexplicable expression. He was excited. Perhaps his move would reshape the country scene. Chapter 1467: alone "It''s been two hours since those Cloud Peak dogs stopped their attack, right?" A man peered cautiously out the window of an abandoned factory building on a hilltop. He was an evolved from Guan City, a third-tier city in the southern part of Ying City. Since the attacks began a few days ago by forces led by Shasha''s team, this was the first time the Cloud Peak-affiliated evolved had completely halted their assault. The physical constitution of evolved allowed them to fight for extended periods without rest. For the sake of victory, they had been engaged in continuous combat. The nature of the battles had constantly shifted from the initial ambush to direct confrontations and then to guerrilla warfare. Yet, both sides had remained evenly matched. Under the leadership of several bosses, the various Guan City teams had united. Knowing Cloud Peak''s plans from the start, they had not only taught Shasha''s team a lesson early on but had even managed to strike back at the real Cloud Peak forces. Although the final casualty ratio was somewhat lopsided¡ªaround a hundred Cloud Peak members were killed while over three hundred of their own were lost¡ªthe various teams considered this a major victory, symbolizing the shattering of Cloud Peak''s myth of invincibility. However, the subsequent alliance between Shasha''s team and Cloud Peak''s forces had made life difficult for them. While they hadn''t been wholly routed, they had been forced to abandon their positions one after another, and now they were on the verge of being pushed out of Guan City''s territory. "Yeah, I wonder what''s going on." This abandoned factory building was where the leaders and high-ranking members of Guan City''s various teams had gathered to discuss their next moves. However, after their arrival, they first encountered the late arrival of several influential bosses, and then suddenly learned that the Cloud Peak-affiliated forces had stopped their attacks. Thus, their meeting shifted from discussing battle plans to speculating about Cloud Peak''s intentions. Someone chimed in, sparking a second wave of heated discussion. Everyone believed their own guess and analyses were correct, leading to frequent small-scale arguments. "Let''s not argue among ourselves. Look at what you''ve become. There are over a hundred people here, all faction bosses. What would your subordinates think if they saw you like this?" A middle-aged man sitting on a worn-out chair shouted, silencing the room. This man was the leader of Guan City''s "Demobilization Team." Although he had recently come to power, he was highly respected, and one of the strongest evolved in the area, having reached seven stars. Around him, either standing or sitting, were several other notable figures from Guan City. The man stood up, glanced outside, and his eyes flickered with uncertainty. He paced around the factory building several times as if considering something or waiting for something. "Alright, let''s discuss what to do next, assuming the Cloud Peak-affiliated forces will continue their attack." Hearing this from the leader of the Demobilization Team, most people gathered around him, while a few remained where they were, their faces showing clear displeasure. "Didn''t we already go over this earlier? Why are we repeating it? What''s the point of going back and forth? I don''t think there''s any need to keep analyzing this. What''s the use? Aren''t we still getting beaten like dogs? We said we could talk to Shasha and see what conditions they were offering. If it was suitable, why not join their team? Are we better off maintaining our independence now? Even if we don''t agree to join, leaving is still a good option. If this place doesn''t want us, plenty of others will. Why fight tooth and nail with them? In the end, won''t we just be driven out anyway?" This group had never wanted to be enemies with Cloud Peak and had even considered joining them. However, they had been "dragged into" the conflict, and whether they liked it or not, they had already attacked Shasha''s team and Cloud Peak''s forces, making it impossible for them to join Cloud Peak now. "Instead of being decent people, you''d rather be someone''s dog. Are you this filial to your mother, too?" After hearing their complaints, a hot-tempered team leader became furious and slammed the table, pointing at them and shouting. Everyone here was a boss-level figure, and no one could tolerate being insulted. The two sides immediately confronted each other, on the verge of coming to blows, and even the intervention of the Demobilization Team''s leader and others couldn''t calm them down. After all, they weren''t true leaders but had been elected based on strength. There wasn''t much difference between them, and no one was willing to be ordered around. However, at a certain moment, everyone suddenly fell silent and looked down at their feet. The dirty floor of the factory building began to emit light, starting very faintly but growing brighter and brighter. "Get out of the way! What is this?" The various bosses scrambled to the sides, afraid that something terrible would happen if they stayed in the mysterious light. But before they could escape the factory building, the light stopped. Just before it did, four figures appeared in the center of the building. "Eight stars!" "Three of them!" "Who are they?" Among the four who appeared, three were detected to be eight-star evolved. In the vicinity, only Cloud Peak had such strength. But these people clearly weren''t Ye Zhongming or Xia Bai. "What''s going on?" "Huh?" "..." The four who had suddenly appeared in the middle of the factory building were also confused. This place was completely different from where they had intended to go. "Ah Chou, what''s going on?" The group leader turned to ask the young man behind him, who wasn''t an eight-star evolved. The young man scratched his head. "I''m Sorry, boss. I messed up. Let me try again." With that, he again cast light on the ground, but this time, the light expanded to cover the entire factory building. The bosses from Guan City watched in horror as they, along with the three eight-star evolved, disappeared in the light. The factory building was now empty except for Heaven Chou, who had just performed the spell. Walking to the window, Heaven Chou looked out at the quiet camp of the Cloud Peak-affiliated forces in the distance and smiled. "Good luck, Boss Heaven Zi and the others. And good luck to the King of Cloud Peak." .................................... At the same time, Ye Zhongming, who had just finished looting Heaven Yi''s body, suddenly felt a strong surge of energy around him. His speed was already extremely fast, but he couldn''t escape the range of this energy. He could only watch as mysterious glowing symbols appeared on the ground, and then over a hundred people materialized around him. Everyone was stunned when they saw him. But upon realizing that they outnumbered him and had three eight-star evolved among them, their expressions shifted to greed and murderous intent. The King of Cloud Peak... alone? Chapter 1468: Who says I am alone Everything was actually a coincidence. The five organizations that had planned all of this never expected Cloud Peak to find Liang Chuyin so quickly, nor did they anticipate that Ye Zhongming would personally intervene and kill the eight-star assassin from the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches as easily as if he were killing his own son. The probing plan had failed. But who could have guessed that the spies they had planted would come into play now? Thus, an operation to probe Cloud Peak turned into an attempt to assassinate the King of Cloud Peak. When Ye Zhongming stood with Red Hair by his side, Xia Bai behind him, a vicious dragon flying in the sky, and Yellow Ball lying at his feet, surrounded by the core members of Cloud Peak and over a hundred thousand warriors, no one dared to challenge this young man who was not yet thirty. But what if none of these people were around, and only the King of Cloud Peak stood alone? An eight-star terror, if faced with only a hundred or so evolved, none of whom were of the same level, these people would kneel and submit at his feet. But now, with three people of the same level present, could they attempt to kill this king? Killing him would surely cause a sensation across the entire nation. Would Cloud Peak be thrown into chaos, or even split and collapse? Could they be the first to set foot in the legendary Cloud Peak Mountain Villa, rumored to be filled with countless treasures? Greed, amplified countless times by the apocalypse, becomes uncontrollable at certain moments. After the initial shock, fear, and myriad of thoughts, the three members of the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches calmed down, their killing intent now barely concealed. This was no longer the peaceful era before the apocalypse. Back then, people had to hide in the shadows like rats and cockroaches, afraid of being exposed to the light. But now, they had the right to stand in the sunlight, even if their actions were even more despicable than before. They wanted attention, admiration, worship, and power. They wanted to control life and death through commands, not daggers. Heaven Chou had clearly betrayed them, but Heaven Zi and the others realized that things might not be so bad... as long as they killed the King of Cloud Peak. Through exchanged glances, many things were communicated and confirmed. Even those in the room who had previously leaned towards Cloud Peak reached a consensus with these people. Kill Ye Zhongming! The hundreds or so people around them slowly spread out, not to let Ye Zhongming escape but to prepare for the attack, forming as complete a formation as possible based on each person''s job and abilities. Two of the three Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches members stood still while the other stepped back. They needed to maintain pressure on Ye Zhongming to keep him from acting rashly. Once everyone was in position, the hundred or so people visibly relaxed. They were truly afraid that Ye Zhongming would break through while they were still getting into position. If that happened, those in the direction of the breakout would suffer heavy casualties. Everyone wanted the fame and benefits of killing Ye Zhongming, but no one wanted to pave the way for others. "Mr. Ye, have you always been this confident?" Heaven Jia, seeing that these people were at least somewhat coordinated and that no one was leaving or hesitant, felt more at ease and relaxed. "Perhaps he is just that confident." Heaven Zi, seeing Ye Zhongming calmly look around at the people surrounding him without saying a word, felt a surge of anger. Even in the apocalypse, there were hierarchies. Undoubtedly, Ye Zhongming was among the top tier. He was a nationally renowned figure, in peacetime; this was similar to ranking in the top five on the wealth list, with a vast enterprise and many employees. Even if his personal assets were the same as Ye Zhongming''s, he was still an invisible tycoon, his overall strength and status vastly inferior. Ye Zhongming''s calmness and indifference struck a nerve with Heaven Zi, hitting this top assassin''s pride. "You''ll find out soon enough. What surprises me is your confidence. Are you so sure that you can kill or capture me today?" The King of Cloud Peak spoke, his tone filled with disdain. "Confidence will be known once we try." Heaven Zi''s hands lit up. The metal spikes on his gloves extended about ten centimeters, turning them into terrifying claws. "You''re right; we''ll know once we try." With Ye Zhongming''s words, the atmosphere immediately became tense. Everyone''s heart was in their throats. Even eight-star evolved like Heaven Jia and Heaven Zi were facing a super-strong opponent of Ye Zhongming''s caliber for the first time. Big words were easy to say, but their hearts were still uneasy when it came to actual combat. No one thought the King of Cloud Peak was a mere figurehead. "I may be alone, but that doesn''t mean I don''t have help." Ye Zhongming suddenly chuckled, taking out the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive. Two ice birds that had evolved to level seven immediately displayed their massive forms in mid-air, letting out piercing screeches as soon as they appeared. The appearance of two seven-star mutant creatures made the anti-Cloud Peak forces tense up. Who could have expected that without Yellow Ball or Yangos, Ye Zhongming still had such high-level battle beasts? Apart from the three eight-star evolved from the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches, this was the highest level among the rest. "Not done yet." Ye Zhongming smiled maliciously, faint black patterns appearing on his face as his bloodline was activated. With a wave of his hand, a tall lightning sand monster materialized, electricity crackling around the horns on its head. Then, the Wind and Lightning in his hand disappeared, replaced by a gray, seemingly decaying long blade. The Undead Sand Moon Blade. Seeing Ye Zhongming summon three helpers instantly, the people around him felt extremely frustrated. This undoubtedly made killing or capturing Ye Zhongming much more difficult. It seemed this person in the top five of the country ranking was indeed super-strong, his combat will and methods far beyond those of ordinary evolved. Heaven Jia had already drawn two arm blades from behind, stacking them on his arms. He glanced at Heaven Zi, and the two nodded slightly, launching their attack together. "Don''t rush, there''s more." Ye Zhongming leaped back lightly, one hand holding an ancient, beautiful metal disk with dozens of small light beams, each containing a lifelike wooden puppet. As the array disk appeared, Ye Zhongming gave it a slight shake, and the small wooden puppets fell to the ground, growing in the wind to become robust wooden puppet warriors. These puppet warriors were not arranged randomly but formed a strange formation. The Ruins Formation Disk''s Charge Formation was activated. Chapter 1469: Hell lifeform The current Ruins Formation Disk was not the same as the previous one. In the past, the formation disk could only drive a few basic battle formations, each requiring thirty to forty wooden puppets. Ye Zhongming was not satisfied with the combat power of the puppet warriors, and the types of battle formations were limited, with each having a single function, making their usage quite restrictive. For example, the Charge Formation was purely offensive, the Defense Formation was purely defensive, the Swallow Formation was useful in chaotic battles, and the Flying Formation was a mobile, flowing formation. This meant that Ye Zhongming had to choose the appropriate formation based on the situation during combat. However, many situations couldn''t be judged immediately. The opponent might defend first and then attack, flee, and then return to fight or engage in a direct confrontation, leading to a stalemate and chaotic battle. Should he choose the Charge Formation or the Swallow Formation in such cases? The battlefield is ever-changing, and no single formation can handle all scenarios. Moreover, each formation had specific requirements for the puppet warriors. For every battle formation, a separate set of puppet warriors was needed. Since Ye Zhongming had left the Puppet Ruins of the Bbright Water Realm, he could no longer acquire these puppet warriors. He had to use Strengthen to make them stronger, further reducing their numbers. Eventually, he couldn''t meet the requirements for all formations, which further limited the use of the formation disk. As a result, Ye Zhongming didn''t use the formation disk for a long time after obtaining it. He had too many other abilities and equipment at his disposal, most of which were more practical than the Ruins Formation Disk. However, after evolving into a top-tier Smith and gaining the ability to design and create his own equipment, Ye Zhongming dedicated time to studying the Ruins Formation Disk and the puppet warriors. After numerous experiments, and even destroying dozens of puppet warriors and causing the array disk to crack twice, he successfully modified the equipment. After the modification, the Ruins Formation Disk now only had two formations: the Charge Formation, which was primarily offensive but also adaptable to battlefield changes, and the Defense Formation, which focused on defense without engaging in offensive charges yet could handle chaotic battles and mobility. Now, Ye Zhongming was using the offensive Charge Formation. To be honest, the forces'' leaders around Ying City weren''t even on Ye Zhongming''s radar. Since the puppet warriors now only needed to meet the requirements of two formations, their numbers were sufficient. After keeping some in reserve, Ye Zhongming enhanced and modified the rest. The current puppet warriors had individual combat power exceeding that of a five-star evolved, approaching six-star level. The Charge Formation required fifty puppets, while the Defense Formation required seventy. When combined, these formations were extremely dangerous even for Cloud Peak''s core members, making them more than enough to deal with these enemies. From facing over a hundred enemies with a minimum evolution level of five stars and an average of six stars alone, Ye Zhongming now had over fifty helpers, significantly closing the numerical gap before the battle even began. Although Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia were the first to attack, Ye Zhongming forced them to act. The puppet warriors had already engaged the Guan City evolved at the front, and the sudden change in the situation left many of them flustered. Human psychology is peculiar. When people felt confident, they were resolute, believing their choices are absolutely correct and unchangeable. However, once the situation shifts, they quickly transition from confidence to hesitation, completely forgetting their previous determination. This shift can happen in an instant. Especially for those who were previously indecisive, they began to change their minds. Knowing that aligning with Cloud Peak was no longer possible, they wondered if escape was an option. "Let''s fight! Do you think Ye Zhongming was just looking around earlier? He was memorizing our faces!" The seven-star evolved from the Demobilized Team shouted, leading the charge and engaging the puppet warriors. His words were meant to make those who wanted to flee realize that they could escape temporarily, but not forever. Cloud Peak would not let them go. The only way to ensure their safety was to kill Ye Zhongming. The wavering morale stabilized somewhat. Seeing no other choice, the evolved, hardened by the apocalypse, launched a frenzied attack on the puppet warriors. As for Ye Zhongming, that was a matter for the three eight-star evolved. "You''re thinking too simply," Ye Zhongming muttered to himself after clashing with Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia using the Undead Sand Moon Blade, gaining a preliminary understanding of their attacks. Noticing the situation behind him, he added, "It''s not that easy." The gray blade emitted a faint light, causing the two assassins to become more cautious. They circled Ye Zhongming, constantly moving, looking for opportunities while preparing to dodge any incoming attacks. Ye Zhongming swung his blade, delivering three strikes. The first was a job skill, the Thousand Seal Slash; only a dozen blade shadows appeared, indicating he was holding back. The other two were full-powered ordinary attacks. For other evolved, such attacks would be terrifying. However, Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia both had assassin or agility-type jobs. Speed was their forte, and with no restraints or obstacles, they easily dodged Ye Zhongming''s telegraphed attacks. This King of Cloud Peak didn''t seem all that impressive! Both leaders of the Heavenly Stems and Eart Branches had the same thought. Evolved who had come this far had extensive combat experience, especially the two assassins. They knew the value of such experience in battle. Yet, Ye Zhongming seemed to be relying solely on brute force. Could it be that the King of Cloud Peak was all reputation and no substance, merely a smith who had gathered people around him due to his job? Was he just a high-level evolved with good equipment? But soon, the strange phenomenon answered their question. The three missed strikes landed on the ground, leaving deep marks. Light emanated from these marks, and to the astonishment of many, undead creatures began to emerge from them. What is this?! Expressions of disbelief appeared on everyone''s faces. They had never heard of a weapon''s strikes being used to summon allies! And let''s not forget, Ye Zhongming had activated his bloodline. With his attacks, random dark creatures would appear. Just before him, a black hole suddenly opened, and a fat giant clad in dark red armor stepped out, wielding two massive bone-mounted swords. Its round body, as thick as a truck, was crisscrossed with more than a dozen flaming chains, each spewing scorching hellfire. When the fire touched the bone blades, they turned into flaming swords. The appearance of this green-faced, fanged, hellish creature stunned everyone, as its aura was overwhelmingly terrifying! Level eight! Many inwardly groaned at the realization. Chapter 1470: True target This time, it wasn¡¯t just the people surrounding Ye Zhongming who were shocked¡ªeven Ye Zhongming himself was slightly puzzled. Usually, he had never summoned a hell creature of this level before. Why was his luck so good today? But this was a good thing for Ye Zhongming. He now felt even more confident. The puppet warriors from the Ruins Formation Disk were enough to hold off most of the Guan City evolved. The constantly emerging undead creatures would inevitably intercept the remaining ones. With the addition of the Lightning Sand Monster and the two ice birds, victory was already within reach. Ye Zhongming himself only needed to deal with three eight-star evolved. With the help of this level-eight hell creature, it wasn¡¯t particularly difficult. If the people here were allowed to choose again, they would undoubtedly make the exact opposite decision. As for the Guan City evolved, seeing the "flora and fauna" Ye Zhongming had summoned, their hearts were already trembling. Even the three eight-star assassins from the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches had snapped out of their earlier thought that the King of Cloud Peak wasn¡¯t much of a threat. Even if this man truly lacked combat experience, just these few summoning abilities and his bloodline were enough to place him among the strongest evolved in the nation. But no matter what the people present were thinking, the battle was now unavoidable. A beautiful little star appeared a few meters above Ye Zhongming¡¯s head, spinning leisurely. The sky darkened, and the world entered a night-like mode. Under the starry sky, silver star sand drifted and swayed, enveloping the entire battlefield. The ability of the Star Spirit had been activated. Since the previous time Ye Zhongming used it to complete the mission for the Celestial Race, he had once again entered his full-powered state. "Movement has slowed." "Attack speed isn¡¯t affected." "No other damage." Knowing that a fight to the death was inevitable, many people had already become somewhat numb to Ye Zhongming¡¯s constant use of various abilities. They quickly assessed the situation, looking for ways to counter it. Soon, they figured out the characteristics of the Starry Sky Vision and the associated Star Sand Veil. However, this couldn¡¯t stop Ye Zhongming¡¯s overwhelming power in this state. Under the Starry Sky Vision, everything about Ye Zhongming¡ªhis physical attributes, the power of his profession, the strength of his skills, his bloodline, and his summoned creatures¡ªhad all increased by 25%. A full 25% increase! If others knew about this, they would probably be envious. Why did Cloud Peak¡¯s members exclude Ye Zhongming from their private rankings? It was because their leader had too many top-tier abilities and equipment. It would be meaningless if they compared him based on his normal state, as he would undoubtedly use his equipment and abilities in battle. But if they compared him in his fully powered state, Ye Zhongming would be miles ahead of everyone else, making any comparison pointless. That¡¯s why they simply ignored him. In other words, Ye Zhongming ranked first in almost every aspect within Cloud Peak. Right now, these people only sensed the effects of this state on themselves, but they had no idea of the boost it gave Ye Zhongming. But they would soon feel it. Whether it was the puppet warriors, the undead creatures, or even the ice birds, they suddenly became much more powerful. The battle, which had been somewhat balanced, now took a drastic turn. The casualties among the Guan City evolved rapidly increased. If it weren¡¯t for the well-organized formation and the clear division of labor between ranged and melee fighters, they might have already collapsed. Without even looking, Ye Zhongming knew how the other areas of the battle were going. His eyes were pitch black, and he looked at the two assassins, still searching for an opportunity, and smiled. "What¡¯s the matter? Still not attacking? Are you waiting for me to kill all your helpers?" Ye Zhongming¡¯s voice wasn¡¯t loud, but it was enough for many people nearby to hear. His words were very direct. The three assassins from the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches were the backbone of these Guan City evolved. Because of them, the others decided to attack Ye Zhongming. Similarly, with Ye Zhongming summoning so many creatures, these three needed the Guan City evolved to hold off the King of Cloud Peak¡¯s helpers. But if they didn¡¯t act soon, it would undoubtedly make the others dissatisfied, as it would seem like they were sacrificing others¡¯ lives. Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia gritted their teeth. Attacking now was undoubtedly a bit forced. At least up to this point, Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t shown any obvious weaknesses. For assassins, losing the element of surprise already significantly reduced their threat. If they couldn¡¯t find a weakness to exploit, it would be like fighting with half their strength gone. But they had no choice. The hell creature Ye Zhongming had summoned was already heading toward the Guan City evolved, and the pressure they were under could cause them to collapse at any moment. If that happened, they wouldn¡¯t just be facing Ye Zhongming alone¡ªthey¡¯d also be up against all his summoned creatures. And group battles were not their forte. Heaven Jia was the first to attack. Although he didn¡¯t seem to have changed much, he had already activated his bloodline. His bloodline was special¡ªit was called "Star Flash." This continuous bloodline increased the user¡¯s burst power during attacks, with the degree of increase proportional to the evolved¡¯s agility. Heaven Jia had chosen a job and skills that were all related to agility to complement this bloodline. Even his equipment had options that increased his agility. This gave him speed comparable to an assassin, even though he didn¡¯t have an assassin job. Moreover, his attack power was unique¡ªevery attack he made now dealt 150% of its normal damage. Heaven Zi followed closely behind. He was a full-fledged assassin with the job name "Falcon Plague Assassin." Ye Zhongming, holding the Undead Sand Moon Blade, didn¡¯t retreat. Instead, he actively moved forward to meet them. At the moment before the collision, Heaven Jia¡¯s arm blades suddenly emitted a blinding golden light. Ye Zhongming instinctively squinted, and in the next moment, he felt a cold breeze rapidly approaching his ear. He switched to holding the blade with one hand and raised his other hand to block the side of his head. Clang! Clang! Three figures clashed and then separated in an instant. The Undead Sand Moon Blade blocked one of Heaven Jia¡¯s arm blades, while the glove on Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand blocked Heaven Zi¡¯s claw. But! Both the arm blades and the claws had more than one attack. Two more followed almost immediately after the first sounds, though these were much less crisp. Ye Zhongming retreated while the two assassins began to move to the side, looking for their next opportunity to strike. Glancing at the faint marks left on his glove, Ye Zhongming was somewhat surprised by Heaven Zi¡¯s claw-like glove equipment¡¯s level. It must be gold-grade equipment; otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t have left even faint marks on his blue-grade glove, especially with the dual protection of the Black Earth Armor and the Black Halo Shield. As for the parts of his body that the arm blades and claws had struck, the high defense of his armor had rendered the attacks ineffective. "Not bad," Ye Zhongming said lightly, which was already high praise for his opponents. Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia, however, were utterly shocked. Just moments ago, they had thought that Ye Zhongming was merely relying on good equipment, a strong job, a powerful bloodline, and numerous summoned creatures but lacked combat experience¡ªprobably because he was usually too well-protected. Chapter 1470.5- True target But after their brief exchange, that notion was shattered entirely. Although their attacks had landed on Ye Zhongming, his glove blocked one and the other by his armor. It might seem simple, but there was a lot of nuance to it. Heaven Jia had just activated a skill on his weapon called "Flash." While it wasn¡¯t a rare ability, it could catch people off guard, affecting their vision and even causing temporary blindness. Ye Zhongming had clearly been affected, but instead of panicking, he didn¡¯t even flinch. With a hand raise, he blocked Heaven Zi¡¯s attack while his blade accurately intercepted the arm blade. It was as if his vision hadn¡¯t been affected¡ªeverything was done effortlessly. Not only that but when the other two weapons struck him, Ye Zhongming¡¯s body twisted slightly, causing the assassins¡¯ attacks to land on the most heavily armored parts of his chest. Keep in mind that the two assassins had attacked from different directions. This meant Ye Zhongming had almost instantly completed a significant twist on both sides! What kind of speed and body coordination would it take to pull that off?! Moreover, even if Ye Zhongming¡¯s equipment was top-notch, both assassins had used skills¡ªone was the burst power from Heaven Jia¡¯s bloodline, and the other was Heaven Zi¡¯s job skill, "Side Spin Kill," which not only had a tricky angle but also packed a powerful punch. Yet, they hadn¡¯t even broken through his defense? Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia were completely baffled. In his normal state, Ye Zhongming naturally wouldn¡¯t have been able to face two eight-star evolved so easily. But now, with the 25% boost from Starry Sky Vision, he could handle it effortlessly. Additionally, the Black Earth Armor didn¡¯t show any visual effects even when damaged, so Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia thought their attacks had no effect. The Earth Spirit refreshed the Black Earth Armor, and Ye Zhongming began his counterattack. A bright area appeared amidst the star sand. From a distance, it looked like a spotlight on a dark stage. Moonlight Field! One of the skills of the Undead Sand Moon Blade. As soon as it appeared, this bright area enveloped the two eight-star evolved. Both cried out and quickly retreated. Because within this bright area, several vengeful spirits had appeared and attached themselves to their bodies! During the apocalypse, the two didn¡¯t believe in ghosts. Even if they existed, they were man-made, just like what was happening now. But what terrified them was the effect of the vengeful spirits. The moment they were possessed, they felt their bodies grow heavy and their heads dizzy. They felt sharp pain in the exposed parts of their bodies, such as their heads and arms. Glancing down, they saw small black spots appearing on their skin, which was the source of the pain. This was a corrosive ability. "Heh, showing off equipment? I can do that too," Ye Zhongming said as a soft purple light emanated from the Undead Sand Moon Blade. When it came to equipment, Ye Zhongming wasn¡¯t afraid of anyone. Now that things had started, Ye Zhongming had no intention of stopping. After activating Moonlight Field, his body flickered, and he turned into a whirlwind of blade light, sweeping toward the two opponents whose speed had been affected. "Earth Zi!" Heaven Zi roared, and a light fell upon him and Heaven Jia. "Blessing of the Mountains." A skill that removed negative status effects and also increased mental strength while reducing cooldown times. "Forest Walker?!" Ye Zhongming recognized the job as soon as he saw the skill, which left an inverted question mark-like symbol after being cast. The Forest Walker was a healing job, particularly skilled at treating injuries and ailments caused by negative energy. Because it was associated with the wood element, it not only had effects on mutated plants but also, at its highest level, could create wooden organs to replace missing body parts of evolved. Of course, this ability had extremely high requirements, consuming massive mental strength and having an excruciatingly long cooldown. When Yellow Ball was metalized, Ye Zhongming considered looking for someone with this job to help, but he couldn¡¯t find any information about it. Under the effects of the Blessing of the Mountains, the two assassins recovered from their negative statuses and began to engage Ye Zhongming in close combat. Neither side could continuously use skills, as they all had cooldowns. The battle grew faster and more intense during the gaps between skills, with all parties engaging in close-quarters combat. Heaven Jia and Heaven Zi aimed for Ye Zhongming¡¯s vital points¡ªhis head and neck. Only by targeting these areas could they truly threaten the King of Cloud Peak, as they couldn¡¯t break through the defenses elsewhere. If these areas weren¡¯t accessible, they targeted joints to disable his movements. Ye Zhongming, fighting one against two, didn¡¯t fall behind at all. He dodged their attacks while simultaneously dealing damage to his opponents. "Light of Blessing!" "Spring of the Saints!" Standing behind them, Earth Zi continuously cast supportive skills on his two companions. There was no other choice¡ªthey had discovered that even the slightest scratch from Ye Zhongming¡¯s blade would immediately inflict multiple negative statuses. This forced Earth Zi to remain highly focused, constantly applying new skills as soon as the previous ones wore off. Each skill had its own cooldown, so he had to keep switching abilities. Fortunately, all his skills removed negative statuses, which prevented Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia from being stunned or otherwise incapacitated and instantly killed. However, using Light of Blessing and Spring of the Saints at this moment was a bit of a waste. These powerful skills could pull evolved back from the brink of death. Although they were wasting good skills, Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia effectively held Ye Zhongming at bay, which gave them the confidence to keep fighting. "The distance is about right." At this moment, Ye Zhongming, still engaged in combat with them, suddenly said something that made the two instinctively feel something was wrong. Their bodies subconsciously moved away. "Thanks." The King of Cloud Peak chuckled, and his body suddenly vanished from where he stood. Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia were stunned momentarily, then suddenly realized what was happening and shouted in unison. "Earth Zi, watch out below!" Chapter 1471: Kill the healer first Earth Zi swore that he truly saw it coming when Ye Zhongming charged toward him. It was just too obvious. When Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia slightly retreated, and the King of Cloud Peak''s gaze swept over him, Earth Zi knew he had been targeted. But he didn¡¯t panic. Ye Zhongming was indeed powerful. He could suppress two evolved of the same level while still holding the advantage and appeared to have energy to spare. During the fight, it now seemed he had been gradually moving in Earth Zi''s direction. Earth Zi hadn¡¯t been alert earlier, but he had instinctively adjusted his position, keeping a certain distance from the battlefield. So when Ye Zhongming made his move, Earth Zi felt that although the distance between them had narrowed, it was still within a safe range. Even if Ye Zhongming was extremely fast, Earth Zi believed he had enough time to dodge or defend. After that, his two companions would quickly close in on Ye Zhongming, preventing the enemy from getting close to him again. But in reality, when Earth Zi was about to crush a protective barrier bead he had prepared earlier, he found that Ye Zhongming, who had been some distance away, suddenly disappeared. The next second, Ye Zhongming was right in front of him. It was too fast. So fast that Earth Zi didn¡¯t even have time to react. Ye Zhongming had just charged toward him, and in the blink of an eye, he was standing right in front of him. The war blade in Ye Zhongming¡¯s hand had somehow vanished, replaced by a blue dagger. Earth Zi instinctively screamed in terror, crushing the bead in his hand, hoping to block Ye Zhongming¡¯s attack before it landed. Crack! The protective barrier activated, shielding Earth Zi behind it. Ye Zhongming stood in front of the barrier, holding the dagger, seemingly blocked. Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia were frantically rushing back and felt a slight relief. They knew about this barrier bead. Although the barrier¡¯s strength wasn¡¯t much for an eight-star evolved, it could definitely block one attack. As long as Earth Zi wasn¡¯t instantly killed, they would never give Ye Zhongming another chance. Ye Zhongming stood there strangely, not attacking the barrier that was within arm¡¯s reach and could be shattered with a single strike. Meanwhile, Earth Zi, who should have been safe, let out a gurgling sound and fell backward, stiff as a board. It turned out that just before he crushed the bead, Ye Zhongming had already slit his throat with the dagger. "Ah!" Seeing this scene, Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia were filled with rage, their minds momentarily blank. The most solid combination in the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches was actually a five-person team. Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia, the two leaders, were responsible for close combat. Heaven Bing handled long-range attacks. Earth Zi was in charge of healing and removing negative statuses. There was also Earth Chou, a specialist in applying various buffs. The five of them complemented each other, forming the most powerful combat unit of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and the foundation of their fearlessness against any force. When Earth Chou had betrayed them earlier, they hadn¡¯t been too concerned because, although space mages were rare, they weren¡¯t irreplaceable. Similarly, Heaven Bing and Earth Chou could also be replaced, as long-range attackers and buffers with similar functions weren¡¯t too hard to find. Even Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia themselves could be replaced. But Earth Zi was irreplaceable. Support Jobs that combined healing and negative status removal were far too rare, and his healing abilities far surpassed those of ordinary healers. A job scroll like his could now be exchanged for an eight-star evolution potion. But now, this person, the true core of the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches, had been killed. Regret. They regretted being so careless, knowing they were facing the King of Cloud, and still brought Earth Zi along even after Heaven Bing had been killed. Anger. This one man might have just destroyed everything they had built and everything they had planned for the future. Fear. With two core members gone in an instant, where would their path lead now? These complex emotions turned into pure hatred for Ye Zhongming. The two assassins let out furious roars and charged at Ye Zhongming, who was now standing with his back to them. "Don¡¯t rush. You¡¯re next." Ye Zhongming¡¯s words pierced their ears, causing the two assassins, who were already within striking distance of Ye Zhongming¡¯s back, to shudder. Their minds cleared slightly, but their instincts and combat experience drove them to continue their attack. From this position and angle, even if Ye Zhongming was fast, there was no way he could dodge. But Ye Zhongming dodged anyway. Their attacks slammed into the energy barrier Earth Zi had just activated. Meanwhile, Ye Zhongming had already moved behind the barrier. The moment they shattered it, he turned around. At the same time, Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia felt a powerful gravitational pull from the ground. Ye Zhongming disappeared again, reappearing behind Heaven Zi. The dagger, still stained with Earth Zi¡¯s blood, thrust toward his temple. Heaven Zi gritted his teeth and suddenly lunged forward. The sound of bones cracking echoed as several of his bones broke. To avoid Ye Zhongming¡¯s fatal strike, he forcibly activated a job skill¡ªBody Swap¡ªwhich allowed him to instantly switch places with an object in front of him. However, using this skill came with many restrictions. The user couldn¡¯t be under any negative status effects otherwise, the physical and mental energy consumption would increase dramatically. Right now, both Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia were affected by the Earth Spirit¡¯s Gravity Leap skill. Forcing the Body Swap under these conditions caused Heaven Zi¡¯s body to suffer excessive damage, breaking several bones. But he had escaped Ye Zhongming¡¯s attack range. With his strike missing, Ye Zhongming didn¡¯t stop. He disappeared again, reappearing behind Heaven Jia. This time, instead of using the dagger, he threw a punch. Cloud Slice activated, and dozens of energy beams shot toward Heaven Jia, who was doing his best to dodge. Heaven Jia didn¡¯t have a skill like Heaven Zi¡¯s, but his agility was exceptional. The moment he noticed Ye Zhongming¡¯s bizarre teleportation, he didn¡¯t hesitate¡ªhe dropped to the ground. Most of the beams missed him, but a few struck his body. "Explode!" Heaven Jia knew this was a life-or-death moment. He didn¡¯t have time to worry about his equipment. With a shout, he activated some ability on his armor, causing it to explode. The fragments transformed into a massive shield, clinging to his body. Not only did it neutralize the Cloud Slice attack, but it also blocked Ye Zhongming¡¯s follow-up dagger strike. They might not be as strong as Ye Zhongming, but they were still eight-star evolved who had killed and looted countless times. They always had some good items or life-saving tricks up their sleeves. For now, the two assassins had narrowly escaped death and gained a moment to catch their breath. Chapter 1472: Mysterious Entry Ticket But how could Ye Zhongming let them go? His body flickered repeatedly, moving quickly before teleporting again. In the blink of an eye, he caught up to Heaven Jia, who was now without his armor and thrust the dagger downward. Earlier, Ye Zhongming had used the Phase Shift ability from his spatial ring to teleport nearly the maximum distance of 20 meters, killing Earth Zi. After that, he used the Unhindered Sand Dust Pendant''s ability, which allowed for short-range teleportation. However, this ability was limited initially: a 10-second cooldown between each use. Ye Zhongming felt this restriction hindered his combat effectiveness, so he performed Strengthen on it, even sacrificing two small space storage items in the process. Finally, he achieved his goal, altering the ability. The original limitation remained: each teleportation could move him one meter, with a 10-second cooldown, and after ten consecutive uses, the ability would enter a five-day cooldown. However, it now had an added feature: the ability to store items. If Ye Zhongming chose to sacrifice items stored within the spatial storage, the quality of the sacrificed items would determine the enhancement of the ability. At its best, the ability could allow him to teleport two meters at a time, with no cooldown between uses, for up to three consecutive teleportations. After three uses, the cooldown between consecutive teleportations would reduce to one second, allowing for seven more uses. After that, the ability would enter a ten-day cooldown. Ye Zhongming experimented and determined the energy level of items required to maximize the ability''s potential. He had prepared a set of sacrificial items specifically for this purpose. After killing Earth Zi, he sacrificed these items, gaining the ability to teleport consecutively. This allowed him to chase down and overwhelm his two opponents of the same level. Although the three consecutive teleportations had been used up, and he was limited to seven teleportations with a one-second cooldown, Ye Zhongming still moved like a ghost. Using his speed and gravity control, he entangled the two assassins and then used teleportation to find opportunities for quick kills. Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia were terrified out of their wits. As eight star evolved, they had been among the top-tier evolved in the nation. They rarely faced life-threatening situations; usually, they were the ones others feared as harbingers of death. But today, they tasted death themselves, feeling the shadow of the grim reaper looming over them. They frantically used various items: glowing beads, liquid fire oil, dark cards, and summoning dolls. They hoped these would buy them a chance to escape. But Ye Zhongming was faster than both under the effects of Radiant Land and Moonlight Field. He would suddenly appear in unexpected places at critical moments, delivering fatal strikes. This made it impossible for the two assassins to escape his pursuit. And let¡¯s not forget that the Earth Spirit¡¯s Gravity Leap was constantly active beneath their feet. Thud! Heaven Jia finally exhausted all his life-saving measures. He could no longer block Ye Zhongming¡¯s attacks. The dagger pierced through his eye socket, then slashed horizontally, splitting half his skull open. Blood and brain matter spilled out. This top-tier assassin, who had taken countless lives, died without even a sound, collapsing to the ground. Seeing this, Heaven Zi seemed to age instantly. All his vigor and spirit vanished, and he fell to his knees with a thud. "I... I¡¯ll trade my life!" Ye Zhongming appeared behind him, the dagger already piercing the skin at the back of Heaven Zi¡¯s neck. Hearing these words, he paused. "With what?" "The location of a Soul Merchant branch, information on the leader of the Glory Army, and... a mysterious entry ticket." Ye Zhongming narrowed his eyes. "Speak." Heaven Zi opened his mouth but said, "I won¡¯t say anything until I¡¯m free." "Then you can die. What you¡¯re offering means nothing to me." With that, the dagger pressed deeper. Heaven Zi screamed in terror, already feeling numbness in part of his body. The dagger had damaged a nerve. "I¡¯ll talk, I¡¯ll talk! You must keep your promise, or I¡¯ll haunt you even in death!" Heaven Zi shouted, quickly spilling everything he knew and handing over a golden, intricately designed metal ticket. Heaven Zi relaxed slightly, feeling the dagger leave the back of his neck. But the next second, he looked down and saw the Undead Sand Moon Blade tip protruding from his chest. His final moments weren¡¯t about questioning why Ye Zhongming hadn¡¯t kept his promise. Instead, he cursed the weapon for adding a Stiffness debuff at such a critical moment... Elsewhere, the battle had already turned into a rout. In truth, this collapse had begun the moment Earth Zi died. The three eight-star evolved had been the backbone of these people. In their minds, no matter how strong Ye Zhongming was, he couldn¡¯t possibly defeat three opponents of the same level. But the harsh reality delivered a brutal blow. One eight-star evolved had been killed. These people weren¡¯t fools. They knew what this meant. If one of the three had been killed, the defeat of the other two was only a matter of time. So, one person decisively chose to flee. Once the Guan City evolved, who were already at a disadvantage, began to collapse, the outcome was inevitable. The remaining evolved, still holding on, overwhelmed by a sudden onslaught. Perhaps just moments ago, they hadn¡¯t believed that one person¡¯s summoned creatures could defeat over a hundred elite Guan City evolved. But now they were convinced. Facing someone who could single-handedly take on three opponents of the same level and over a hundred six-star helpers, all while remaining calm and even killing an eight-star evolved, what else could they do but flee? Wait for him to kill the other two eight-star evolved? These people acted quickly, a testament to the "pragmatism" honed in the apocalypse. But they underestimated the speed at which Ye Zhongming could kill two opponents of the same level. Before they could run far, the battle over there had already ended. Ye Zhongming had no intention of letting these people go. In his fully powered state, he began a massacre. By this time, Chameleon had arrived nearby. Due to certain rules, they hadn¡¯t been able to reveal themselves earlier, nor had they noticed their boss was in danger, so they had stayed hidden. Now, facing these fleeing soldiers, they began to act, completely cutting off any hope of survival for the Guan City evolved. When everything was over, only a field of corpses remained, each in a different state of death. "Take them all back to Cloud Peak. Our battle beasts will enjoy these nutrient-rich meals," Ye Zhongming coldly ordered. At times like this, he truly was a demon who cared only for his own and not for the world. But as Ye Zhongming picked up the golden ticket, feeling the cold metal and the constant pull of its summoning power, he was filled with awe. What... is this? Chapter 1473: Five eight star potions Within two days, the chaotic surroundings of Ying City suddenly fell silent. The teams that had been resisting either surrendered or fled. This was because Cloud Peak''s main combat teams had fully intervened in the battle. With the accurate intelligence and frequent assassinations carried out by Chameleon, these small forces quickly crumbled. Of course, the most important reason was a piece of news that spread rapidly throughout the region. The King of Cloud Peak personally took action, annihilating the major forces of Guan City and killing three eight-star evolved. This news was so explosive that even without verifying its authenticity, the psychological impact alone caused these forces to collapse. The major powers closely watching this battle had initially estimated that it would take at least a month for Cloud Peak to complete this wave of expansion. However, no one expected it to end in such a manner. Cloud Peak began stabilizing its jurisdiction with its territory expanded and control strengthened. Soon after, the exploration boom of the Secret Realm began. The increase in Cloud Peak''s income also became evident around this time. This was a complex process. On the surface, Cloud Peak''s accounts were consistently in a state of outflow, but this wasn''t a loss. Resources such as demon crystals, materials, potions, scrolls, and battle beasts were being stored in their warehouses. Meanwhile, equipment, vitamin supplements, ammunition, gene lifeforms, crystal weapons, and delicacies were being transported in large quantities and sold through various channels. Most of these were supplied to Deacon Water, but Cloud Peak¡¯s merchant teams were also active, though Lu Yi no longer personally managed them. Instead, he handed them over to others, filling in the gaps left by the two commercial giants, Five Ring Money and Cannibal Chain. This was part of a commercial restructuring plan that someone had proposed. Influenced by the pre-apocalypse concept of "channels being king," this former corporate executive believed that relying solely on others'' channels in the post-apocalyptic world was unreliable. While cooperation with Water Deacon was possible now, it might not be in the future. The same logic applied to Cannibal Chain and Five Ring Money. What would happen if cooperation ceased? Thus, this person wrote a proposal and submitted it to Xia Lei, who was relatively easier to approach. Cloud Peak''s big sister was very satisfied with the plan and discussed it with Ye Zhongming. After making a few modifications, they began to implement it. Of course, this implementation wasn''t done on a large scale to not affect their cooperation with Deacon Water, Five Ring Money, Thousand Beast Villa, and Cannibal Chain. However, it did mark the beginning of Cloud Peak establishing its own commercial network. For example, they began opening markets in remote areas surrounded by dungeons or mutated lifeforms using low-end equipment, low-level evolution potions, and by-products from manufacturing jobs. They also introduced a series of items with different models to avoid direct competition with Deacon Water and others. Additionally, they established an agent system, allowing these agents to maintain their own trade routes and obtain regional distribution rights for Cloud Peak''s specialty products. Ye Zhongming and the higher-ups listened to this person''s enthusiastic presentation for two hours and realized he had valuable insights. Having been with Cloud Peak for several years, he was considered a veteran and could be trusted. Thus, they handed over this aspect of the business to him, making him the deputy head of Cloud Peak''s newly renamed Commerce Department, which had evolved from the former merchant team. This change signified a more professional approach, with commercial operations gradually separating from the main combat teams, transitioning from the previous merchant team model to a dedicated commercial team. This didn''t mean that those involved in the plan would abandon evolution. Rather, after more than four years of surviving the apocalypse, it had become clear that some evolved, whether due to temperament, physical limitations, or mental resilience, were simply not suited for combat. Some people were naturally timid and couldn''t be trained to overcome their fear, making them hesitant in battle. They could work in internal support roles if they were lucky enough to join Cloud Peak. Others had been disabled in combat and could no longer fight, so they had to stay within the mountain villa and contribute however they could. There were also those who, due to certain experiences, had developed an extreme aversion to combat, and forcing them to fight would drive them insane... Many special circumstances made some people unsuitable for combat missions. Many of these individuals had relatives who were serving Cloud Peak or had contributed to Cloud Peak in the past, so Cloud Peak felt a responsibility toward them. Ye Zhongming naturally wouldn''t abandon them. As Cloud Peak continued to grow, the number of such people also increased. The basic construction of the mountain villa had been completed, and Ye Zhongming planned to send these people to Ying City to work. The limited area of the mountain villa had begun to restrict the team''s development. It was inevitable that some organizations would have to relocate to Ying City, where a large-scale construction project was about to begin. These individuals would be needed there. The Commerce Department was also planned to be based in Ying City. In the future, Cloud Peak Mountain Villa will gradually become the true core, while Ying City will serve as an extension of the base, guarding the mountain villa. The person who proposed the commercial plan could select suitable candidates from these individuals to form the department. In addition to the commercial plan, while crafting equipment, Ye Zhongming also visited various high-level wheel locations to spin for valuable items or exchange with other forces, focusing on obtaining level-eight demon crystals. Aside from the superpowers, some second-tier major forces had already begun hunting level-eight mutated lifeforms, but it was a strenuous task with heavy casualties. After killing one level-eight monster, they might need several months of rest before attempting a second hunt. Gathering enough magic crystals to spin a level-eight wheel once could take a long time for these forces. Ye Zhongming targeted these forces, offering to exchange high-quality equipment for their level-eight demon crystals. Cloud Peak''s approach was flexible. They could exchange for a large quantity of lower-level equipment to upgrade the entire team, or for a smaller number of higher-level elite equipment, or even a single high-level extraordinary piece of equipment. Given Cloud Peak''s reputation for quality equipment, accurate targeting, and the mutually beneficial nature of the exchanges, these teams, though losing their hard-earned demon crystals, gained equipment that would make their next hunt easier and more efficient. Cloud Peak also got what it wanted, rapidly advancing in evolution. Thus, the transactions were easily concluded. Meanwhile, Cloud Peak''s own teams were not idle, launching frenzied attacks to hunt high-level mutated lifeforms. This state of affairs continued for a month. After a month, all the Cloud Peak teams that had been dispatched returned to the base as ordered. They would rest for a while. The return of these teams brought back many resources. Combined with the frequent transactions of the past month, Ye Zhongming spun the eight-star wheel several times, obtaining three eight-star evolution potions, fifteen seven-star evolution potions, and over a hundred six-star potions. In addition, Ye Zhongming exchanged a set of Earth equipment and Star equipment, along with two seven-star evolution potions, for one eight-star evolution potion from Cannibal Chain. He also traded a piece of golden-tier equipment obtained from the wheel and a seven-star evolution potion for another eight-star potion from Five Ring Money. Whether it was the two sets of equipment that required a large number of excellent materials and had a non-trivial failure rate or the gold-grade equipment obtained from spinning the eight-star wheel plus the seven-star potion, the price for an eight-star potion was undoubtedly high. But there was no other way. Currently, eight-star was the pinnacle of human evolution, and potions of this level were bound to carry a high premium. This premium would only gradually disappear once someone became a nine-star evolved. Park Xiuying, Liang Chuyin, Mo Ye, Xia Lei, and Little Tiger received the potions and began their journey toward becoming eight-star evolved. Ye Zhongming personally ensured their safety. Once they awakened, Cloud Peak, after a period of silence, would embark on another major operation. Chapter 1474: Helpers are here "Lately, the mountain villa has been unusually quiet. What''s going on?" At a construction site in Ying City, several two-star evolved sat on the edge of a half-dug pit, smoking cigarettes one of them had just spun from a wheel. They chatted while gazing in the direction of Cloud Peak. Construction sites like this were everywhere now. The entire Ying City had become a massive construction zone, and the distant city walls were growing taller by the day. Rumor had it that once Ying City was completed according to plan, it would resemble an ancient, majestic city capable of housing over five million evolved. This was an astonishing number, considering that evolved were not like ordinary people from the past. Their daily lives and training required much more space, and the city would need to establish large areas for various facilities, such as training grounds, trading markets, barracks, battle beast camps, and more. In short, once completed, this city might become the largest evolved habitat in the entire nation¡ªor even the world. Building such a grand city naturally required a massive workforce, which Cloud Peak recruited through various channels. Ye Zhongming adopted an active invitation method to prevent infiltration by hostile forces. Preparations had begun long ago, with Cloud Peak inviting small-scale teams or low-level evolved to live in Ying City. Under a certain degree of protection, these people lived relatively comfortable lives. Previously, many forces in Ying City believed this was Cloud Peak''s way of solidifying its foundation. After all, with people, everything else could follow. The arrival of these people did bring benefits to Cloud Peak. They needed low-level equipment and potions, which Cloud Peak had in abundance. Due to their low strength, they were willing to do tasks that other forces wouldn''t touch. They also brought in a certain amount of tax revenue for Cloud Peak. But now it seemed that Cloud Peak had brought these people here to ensure an adequate labor force for the reconstruction of Ying City. Cloud Peak, or the original forces of Ying City, naturally handled core areas and projects. However, basic construction and less critical areas could be delegated to these laborers. Cloud Peak provided some compensation based on the amount of work done, and these people were more than willing to take on the tasks. Take this group of two-star evolved, for example. They had already fallen far behind in terms of evolution level. In a sense, they had been eliminated. In the post-apocalyptic world, they couldn''t hunt many mutated lifeforms, making further evolution extremely difficult. But Cloud Peak gave them hope. As long as they completed the construction of Ying City, they would receive three-star evolution potions and, depending on their performance and efficiency, one to several pieces of good equipment. Although they lacked many machines, the superhuman physiques of the evolved compensated for this. Each team had clear targets; on average, after working in Ying City for two months, they would receive the promised rewards. They had food and drinks made from mutated lifeform ingredients that were extremely beneficial to their bodies. They could sleep soundly at night without worrying about being bitten in the head by zombies in their dreams. Those who performed well received additional rewards and could even join the major teams in Ying City on a priority basis. After two months, they could steadily increase their evolution level. They had only dreamed of such good fortune, and their enthusiasm for work was extremely high. As a result, the construction of Ying City progressed rapidly. So far, at least 20,000 evolved ranging from one-star to three-star were working at various sites in Ying City. After being here for over a month, these people had grown accustomed to the large groups of Cloud Peak personnel passing by. They looked forward to those moments the most, as they saw hope in these Cloud Peak warriors, who were at least five-star evolved. Perhaps that was their future. However, in recent days, Cloud Peak''s combat teams had seemingly vanished, rarely appearing. Only essential staff remained in Ying City. "Heh, I heard some news from the foreman of our section." One of the men stubbed his cigarette on the ground with his foot, looking quite pleased with himself. Humans always feel a sense of pride when they possess information unknown to others, which is especially true for Chinese people. The others immediately turned to him, asking what was going on. "Heh." The man chuckled but remained silent, his eyes fixed on someone''s pocket. "You, Old Wang, always have your eyes on my good stuff." The person being stared at cursed under his breath but still took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Old Wang. Old Wang immediately took it, sniffed it, and, reluctant to smoke it right away, tucked it behind his ear. "See that?" Old Wang pointed to the distant sky, where a small black dot was moving irregularly at a slow pace. Though far away, evolved had excellent eyesight¡ªnearsightedness didn''t exist among them. After looking, they all said it was Mr. Ye''s dragon, which they had occasionally seen before. What was so special about it? The person who had been in Ying City for the shortest time, about half a year, was protected by Cloud Peak and could go to Puxing Town daily to take on simple tasks to earn money. He was filled with gratitude toward Ye Zhongming and spoke with great respect. Old Wang clicked his tongue. "You brainless fools, you could see it before, but can you see it every day like now?" "Also, what did that dragon do before? It was either playing or going around looking for food. But now, it hasn''t left the airspace above the mountain villa at all. It''s patrolling!" "Hey, what''s going on? Stop beating around the bush," the person who had given the cigarette slapped his friend. "I heard that Cloud Peak is on high alert because... Xia Lei and the others are about to evolve!" Hearing this, the group was stunned momentarily before realizing what it meant. Their expressions turned to shock. Previously, Xia Lei and the others were seven-star evolved. If they evolved again, then... wouldn''t that mean... "That''s right; they''re about to become eight-star evolved!" The group sighed in amazement. While they were still stuck at the two-star level, others were about to reach eight stars, just one step away from the legendary realm. "Mr. Ye... Xia Bai, this time, several people?" Someone repeated the question, and after getting a confirmation, they exclaimed how incredible it was, saying that perhaps only Cloud Peak Mountain Villa in the entire nation could obtain so many eight-star evolution potions at once. "But..." Old Wang stroked his chin, looking thoughtful. "This time, it''s said that many people are also evolving to six and seven stars... Don''t you think that with Cloud Peak launching attacks everywhere lately, hunting who knows how many high-level mutated lifeforms, and now such a large-scale evolution, it feels like something big is about to happen?" The group debated fervently. Some said it was just normal evolution, while others agreed with Old Wang, believing that such a concentrated wave of evolution must have a purpose. Just as the discussion heated up, some commotion erupted from the front, accompanied by the roars of battle beasts. The group quickly stood up and ran to the intersection of their street to see what was happening. Chapter 1474.5- Helpers are here Could it be that some fool was causing trouble here? Even if Cloud Peak was on high alert, Ying City still had the teams of Young Master Yun and Ah Yang stationed here, filled with experts. Who would dare cause trouble? However, they didn''t hear the expected sounds of battle. Instead, more and more evolved gathered by the roadside, curiously watching the direction of the noise. Currently, the main streets of Ying City had already been paved, as they were the first part of the city''s construction project. The materials used were extremely high-quality, with large ''Tai Ning Bricks'' fired from the Wenjia Furnace. These bricks were extremely hard, and Cloud Peak had specifically chosen an antique blue color for them. To accommodate the massive size of battle beasts, the roads were extremely wide¡ªequivalent to a twelve-lane highway in peaceful times¡ªand the foundations were solid. As a result, the roads looked exceptionally neat and beautiful. Soon, everyone saw a large group of people walking down the road. This road led all the way to the foot of Cloud Peak Mountain, connecting to the path leading to the mountain villa. At the end of this road, the northern barracks were located. This road was also the base for Young Master Yun and Ah Yang''s teams. It was one of the first completed projects. "It''s the Black Ao Horse!" "Young Master Yun''s team?" Old Wang and the others first saw a black, horse-like creature. But this horse was different¡ªit towered over any horse from peaceful times, standing at 3.5 meters tall and over 5 meters long. Its mouth was more dragon-like, filled with sharp teeth, and two curved, sharp bones protruded on either side at the junction of its neck and body. A purple magic crystal on its forehead indicated it was a level-seven creature. Ye Zhongming originally found this Black Ao Horse for Young Master Yun¡¯s job, the Shapeshifter. At the time, Yun Shao was a five-star evolved, and after using the job, he could transform into a level-seven Black Ao Horse. Coincidentally, someone had found this creature, so Ye Zhongming captured it and gave it to Yun Shao, telling him to kill it to activate the Life Plunder. But Young Master Yun fell in love with the creature at first sight and couldn''t bear to kill it, insisting on keeping it as a battle beast. Due to the Shapeshifter''s unique points, the user could transform into a mutated lifeform two levels higher. Ye Zhongming thought that once Yun Shao reached seven stars, he could find a similar lifeform for his ultimate transformation, so he didn''t press the issue. However, an adult level-seven mutated lifeform would never submit to an evolved two levels lower. At first, the Black Ao Horse completely ignored Young Master Yun, and whenever he got close, it would attack him. Young Master Yun was injured several times because of this, with two incidents nearly costing him his life. But Young Master Yun couldn''t bear to hurt or kill the creature. He adored this tall and majestic Black Ao Horse, taking care of it meticulously. His efforts paid off. After becoming a seven-star evolved, he finally gained the creature''s recognition, and the Black Ao Horse became his battle beast. "Wait, look behind it. Why are there so many battle beasts? The mountain villa built a battle beast camp, but it seems they only started breeding not long ago, right?" Sure enough, as the group got closer, everyone saw that there were only two small teams among the two hundred or so people wearing Cloud Peak Mountain Villa''s unique uniform. The rest were a mix of people wearing various outfits, but they all had one thing in common¡ªeach of them was riding a giant bear! While Cloud Peak''s equipment was uniform, the other team''s battle beasts were uniform! Though not high-level, these giant bears were massive, almost as large as the Black Ao Horse. Each was clad in heavy armor, with evolved sitting on their saddles, looking extremely majestic. There were five hundred of these bear riders! With so many mutated lifeforms, each weighing over a ton, walking on the road, the ground trembled slightly. Old Wang and the others stared wide-eyed, wondering if Cloud Peak had formed a new main combat team. Just as the bear riders passed by, everyone saw another five hundred giant mutated apes following behind. Each ape had a thick iron chain around its neck, with two evolved holding either end. The mutated ape''s evolution level was similar to that of the giant bears, but they seemed more agitated, their nostrils flaring and low growls escaping their mouths. The evolved beside them had to constantly calm them, making sounds that outsiders couldn''t understand. These mutated apes seemed even more fierce and dangerous than the giant bears. After the mutated apes passed, everyone thought that was the end of it. But then they realized that they could now see a thousand mutated dogs of various colors without the towering apes blocking their view. These were breeds that were already fierce in their original forms, but after mutation, they had become even larger, each as big as an adult bull. The mutated dogs were the most numerous, with over a thousand of them. Their levels varied, ranging from level two to level five. The pack leader, a pure white mutated dog, had reached level six! "Wow!" Many people couldn''t help but exclaim in awe. But that wasn''t all. Behind the dogs were all sorts of battle beasts¡ªtall, wide, small, fast, flying, crawling¡ªyou name it, they had it. These diverse mutated lifeforms numbered around two thousand, and it took over half an hour for them to pass through this road. The people on both sides of the road watched as if they were at a circus. Even though they had lived in the post-apocalyptic world for over four years, they had never seen so many mutated lifeforms gathered together, all so well-behaved. The sounds of people identifying the various battle beasts and expressing their envy filled the air for a while. At the end of the group, the sight of a few people leading level-seven battle beasts caused a small climax of excitement. Cloud Peak didn''t even have this many battle beasts, did it?! "Y-you, look..." Old Wang''s voice suddenly trembled. Those who had been enthusiastically discussing turned to follow his gaze and saw that what they thought was the end of the ''battle beast'' parade was followed by a true giant beast. Behind it was Ah Yang''s entire team. This battle beast was like the king of the land. Even as it leisurely walked down the road, it couldn''t hide the powerful aura it exuded. Its five-colored fur shimmered in the sunlight, so bright it was almost dazzling. But what made these evolved tremble was the orange magic crystal on its forehead! Level eight! This was a level-eight battle beast! Soon, someone recognized it, and a name began to spread through the crowd. Spotted Giant Bear! With that, the name of this team became obvious. Thousand Beast Villa had arrived! Chapter 1475: Terrifying As Thousand Beast Villa''s procession passed by, the entire Ying City population was excited. Crowds gathered along the streets, eagerly discussing what they had just witnessed. Whether it was the bear knights at the front or the massive pack of mutated dogs that followed, everyone was filled with envy. As for the Spotted Giant Bear, it didn''t get much mention. After all, the gap between it and the average evolved was too vast, and besides, level-eight mutated lifeforms weren''t exactly rare in Cloud Peak. Think about it¡ªencountering other lifeforms of the same level wouldn''t be such a big deal if you could see a level-eight dragon every day. Dragons, after all, held a special place in the hearts of the Chinese people. Old Wang and his friends were particularly envious of the bear knights. "Cloud Peak has already established a cavalry unit, led by Lord Tiger. Do you think if we had a mutated bear as a battle beast, we could join, too? After all, we''re old-timers here, so the background check shouldn''t be a problem." Old Wang grew more and more excited as he spoke, even gesturing animatedly. "Did you see those battle beasts in cages behind the Spotted Giant Bear? I heard they''re gifts for Mr. Ye. I bet they''ll be added to the new battle beast camp. Heh, Cloud Peak is about to have another powerful department." "What does any of that have to do with you? You might pass the background check, but what about your strength? To join Lord Tiger''s unit, you need to be at least five stars. You''re only two stars, Old Wang. Wake up!" The others ruthlessly crushed Old Wang''s enthusiasm. This kind of opportunity was far out of their reach. Old Wang, however, remained unfazed and instead leaned in with a mysterious tone. "Right now, I''m only two stars, but I''ll be three stars once I finish this job. Then I''ll go sign up at the battle beast camp to be a caretaker." "Ah? You''re going to sign up? Do you think they''ll take you?" The others were skeptical. Old Wang smirked proudly. "Why wouldn''t they?" "Do you even know how to take care of battle beasts?" "No, but I know how to raise chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, cows, horses, pigs, and sheep. The battle beast camp is hiring, and that''s the requirement! I''m not just making this up¡ªthe foreman told me." The group fell silent, but they all took mental notes. The battle beast camp was hiring? That was worth a shot. If they got in, it would be like hitting the jackpot! Old Wang coughed a couple of times, regretting that he had let slip the information he had worked so hard to obtain. Now, he had inadvertently created a lot of competition for himself. Just as he was about to say something else, his ears perked up, and he turned to look at the end of the street, which should have been empty. There, a massive shadow appeared. "War Fortress!" Someone who had seen Cloud Peak''s War Fortress immediately recognized it. But everyone was puzzled. Why would another War Fortress appear now? Rumor had it that only the Resistance Zone had these, and the Resistance Zone wasn''t exactly on friendly terms with Cloud Peak. "Look up in the sky!" someone shouted. About 200 meters above, a large golden sphere was flying steadily. Everyone was familiar with this¡ªearlier that morning, someone had seen it. It was the Exquisite Floating Ball, a product of wheel technology combined with Earth''s technology. "That''s not from the mountain villa. Look at the emblem on it," someone with sharp eyes pointed out. The emblem on the floating ball was distinctly different from Cloud Peak''s, resembling a large red rose. The War Fortress was a massive machine, and even in its treaded mode, it rumbled loudly as it moved down the street, causing noticeable vibrations. Faced with such a killing machine, the crowd grew relatively quiet, lacking the excitement they had shown when seeing the battle beasts. As the War Fortress passed, everyone saw a convoy of over 2,000 tanks, rocket launchers, and other combat vehicles, all fully armed. Finally, a group of around 5,000 evolved marched by. They were uniformly equipped, each holding a firearm, with melee weapons strapped to their backs and wearing full sets of silver-grade equipment. Some even carried rocket launchers and other heavy weapons. Not only were their equipment uniform, but their marching was also orderly to the point of perfection. It was clear at a glance that these were soldiers¡ªor at least evolved who had been rigorously trained to military standards. At the end of the procession was a small elite unit of about 500 people, mostly clad in green-grade equipment, exuding a strong aura. They escorted several exaggeratedly designed military vehicles. Through the windows, one could see a few individuals of notable status inside. At the back of the convoy, Miya and Ah Tao, along with some people from the Posthumous Tribe, were accompanying three individuals¡ªone man and two women. They chatted while observing their surroundings, clearly intrigued. From some of Cloud Peak''s staff responsible for Ying City''s construction, it was learned that this was a team from the Resistance Zone, specifically the S1 Zone. They were known as the Baptism by Fire Division, led by someone named Mu Xinfei, who was a good friend of Mr. Ye. Everyone suddenly understood. So they were allies. Instantly, their favorable impression of this silent yet murderous team increased. It made sense. Among Mr. Ye''s three women, two were currently in the process of evolving to eight stars. The fact that the remaining lady of the manor was personally accompanying these guests indicated their extraordinary status. Still, everyone was curious. First, the Beast Villa, an ally, arrived. This Baptism by Fire Combat Division, also an ally, had come on the same day. What was going on? This time, even the Cloud Peak staff didn''t have the answers, but everyone was certain that something big was about to happen. The Resistance Zone''s team quickly passed, but the crowd didn''t disperse. They continued to look down the road, wondering if more teams would arrive. At first, this was just wishful thinking¡ªa hope for more excitement. No one actually expected another team to show up. But to everyone''s surprise, another team did arrive. This time, there were no massive battle beasts or man-made killing machines. Instead, it was a very special combat team. The crowd fell silent, simply watching. This team was different from the others. Two women riding battle beasts led the way. One of them was familiar to everyone: Xiao Min, the deputy leader of Mr. Ye''s female guards. Many people knew that because Xia Bai was extremely cold, she didn''t involve herself in anything other than Mr. Ye. As a result, Xiao Min was the actual leader of the female guards. Although she wasn''t a core member, her status was akin to one. She was truly one of Mr. Ye''s closest confidants, holding an extremely high position. If she was personally accompanying someone, just who was this person? Xiao Min was riding a battle beast bred by Cloud Peak itself¡ªthe Cloud Foal. It was only level three, not particularly strong in combat, but it was fast, gentle, and had excellent stamina, making it an ideal mount. More importantly, they were beautiful, so every member of the female guards had one. The 200 Cloud Foals following Xiao Min were just a fraction of their numbers. The woman beside her, however, was riding a battle beast that left everyone in awe. It was a beautiful snow-white unicorn pegasus, strikingly similar to the one from a classic animated film. The only differences were the demon crystal on its forehead and its sapphire-like eyes. Level eight! Another level-eight battle beast! Chapter 1475.5- Terrifying Even though everyone had seen many level-eight battle beasts before, today''s sightings were unusually numerous. And the woman riding this level-eight pegasus¡ªhow could she be so... beautiful? It was utterly captivating, especially when she smiled while talking to Xiao Min. Only the influencer and the enigmatic Red Hair could compare in Cloud Peak. Oh, and one of the two women accompanied by Miya earlier might also be on that level. As the woman finally passed, the team behind her caused another wave of excitement. Just like the female guards, this was an all-female combat team! And they were all clad in green-grade equipment! Just like the female guards! But their numbers were larger¡ªa full 1,000 strong. Everyone anxiously speculated about which team this was, but no one had a definitive answer. It wasn''t until hours later that someone found out¡ªthis was Five Ring Money¡¯s Deacon Water and her guard team. Their name was even similar to the female guards¡ªthey were called the Beauty Guards. A rumor began to circulate that this Deacon Water was a devoted fan of Mr. Ye. Many people waited for a while longer, but when no more teams arrived, they gradually dispersed. However, the discussions didn''t die down. The entire Ying City was abuzz with talk of these events that day. The discussions reached a peak at midnight when yet another team arrived. This team had a distinctly Cloud Peak style, but no one had seen them before. Since the team arrived at night, many people only caught the tail end of the procession by the time they rushed over. But even that was enough to fuel endless conversations. The team''s equipment was uniform, all bearing Ye Zhongming¡¯s personal seal. Only Cloud Peak''s own teams could have such large-scale equipment crafted by the King of Cloud Peak himself¡ªthousands of sets. At the same time, this team exuded an even more arrogant aura than Cloud Peak''s own forces. Cloud Peak''s teams were domineering, arrogant, and disdainful of everything, yet utterly ruthless. This was a unique temperament forged through their high evolution levels, excellent equipment, and unbeaten record. But this team was truly ''wild''! Their formation was chaotic, and although they wore uniform equipment, they gave off a visually disorganized impression. However, if you put yourself in the shoes of an enemy trying to find their weaknesses, you''d realize they were like a giant beast, merely dozing. The moment you showed any hostility, this beast would pounce on you and tear you to shreds. Even their lazy gazes carried a blood stench. This was how many people later described the essence of this team. Similarly, the evolved of Ying City later learned that this team was from Cloud Peak''s Linhai Branch¡ªthe legendary team capable of venturing into the most dangerous seas on Earth. That night, many people couldn''t sleep. They kept glancing at the faint light on the distant mountain¡ªthe heart of this region. And at that very moment, many important figures were gathered there. "Is this wine also part of Cloud Peak''s delicacies?" a middle-aged man asked, holding a glass of amber liquid and looking deeply moved. This was a banquet specially hosted by Ye Zhongming to welcome them. Initially, the man hadn''t thought much of it, focusing more on the discussions than the food and drink. But as the fine wine and exquisite dishes were served one after another, he quickly realized something was different. The ingredients alone were extraordinary. Whether it was the meat, vegetables, or fruits, everything provided tangible benefits to evolved¡ªbenefits that could be felt immediately. Of course, part of this was due to the first-time use effect, but it was still astonishing. The middle-aged man had known about Cloud Peak''s trade in such items but hadn''t thought much of it. Now, he realized he had been mistaken. "It counts as one of them. It''s made from ten types of fruits and six herbs, aged for a year. We have someone here whose family used to run a vineyard and another with a family tradition of brewing baijiu. Somehow, they managed to create this. If Commander Mu likes it, I''ll prepare a couple of jars for you to take back," Ye Zhongming said with a smile. As he watched the man marvel at the wine, Ye Zhongming didn''t dare underestimate him. This man was Mu Xinfei''s father, the overall commander of the S Zone¡ªthe man rumored to have died long ago. Cloud Peak and the S Zone were allies, but even Ye Zhongming had been deceived by the mixed truths and lies of the rumors, believing the man was dead. Even his own daughter hadn''t denied it. Yet here he was, suddenly appearing, fully recovered from his illness and having reached eight-star. Such a man, who had endured hardship in silence, commanded respect. "I want some, too!" Deacon Water raised her hand on the other side, acting like a little girl. Ye Zhongming rolled his eyes. "I know. Of course, you and Master Li won''t be left out." Li Daqian nodded with a smile. He, too, loved the wine. "How is Brother Zhizhong doing?" Ye Zhongming set down his glass and asked with concern. "He''s awake now. Thanks to the people and medicine you sent," Li Daqian said, raising his glass. "Using your wine, I''ll toast to you." Though he didn''t express much gratitude, it was clear that Li Daqian was sincerely thankful to Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming had found a special job and obtained a potion from an eight-star wheel, both of which he had sent to Li Daqian. Surprisingly, they had worked. Li Zhizhong had woken up and was recovering quickly. By the time Li Daqian left, Li Zhizhong could already leave bed. Commander Mu and Deacon Water watched from the side, surprised by how close the two men seemed. "Hey, why haven''t you told us why you called us here yet?" Mu Xinfei, in the presence of her father, reverted to the feisty demeanor Ye Zhongming had first seen. She nitpicked at everything, though deep down, she knew why. Beside her sat Bai Sisi, while beside Ye Zhongming sat Miya. "It must be... to kill a level nine lifeform," Li Daqian set down his glass and looked at Ye Zhongming, who sat at the head of the table. The room fell silent. Level nine¡ªthose two words carried too much weight. Ye Zhongming nodded and uttered two words that sent chills down everyone''s spine: "Two of them." Chapter 1476: Countrys top battle beast Pfft! The person sitting next to Li Daqian spat out the wine in his mouth, drawing everyone''s attention. Although everyone was looking at him, no one laughed. They all felt the same way¡ªshocked and momentarily at a loss. Killing a level-nine lifeform? They had been prepared for that when they received Ye Zhongming''s message. Although he hadn''t explicitly stated it, he had hinted at a battle against mutated lifeforms. A battle that Ye Zhongming would describe as "high-level" could only mean a fight against a level-nine lifeform. When each received the message, they felt a mix of anxiety, excitement, and nervousness, followed by anticipation of making history. Sure, the Beast Villa had already achieved the first kill of a level-nine lifeform, but everyone knew the specifics. That had been a weakened, pregnant level-nine lifeform¡ªessentially a lucky break for humanity. Facing a fully-powered level-nine lifeform? Honestly, no faction dared to try that yet. If Ye Zhongming had gathered so many experts and high-level battle beasts to attempt a kill, they could understand and even support it. It was dangerous, but the potential rewards were enormous. But facing two level-nine lifeforms at once? No, thank you. That was a step too far. Relationships were one thing¡ªthey were allies and partners¡ªbut they weren''t about to give up their lives. Looking at the person who had spat out his wine, everyone quickly made up their minds. When they turned back, their decision was clear. "Hey, how did you even get to your current position? Pure passion? And you guys, do you realize you''re following a leader who''s a bit of a fool?" The first half of Mu Xinfei''s sentence was directed at Ye Zhongming, while the second half was aimed at the core members present. "Xinfei, watch your tone," Commander Mu scolded his daughter, then apologized to the core members, who looked displeased. He then turned to Ye Zhongming. "Mr. Ye, perhaps we are all powerful evolved in the nation, and the forces we command are among the strongest in this land. But... that doesn''t mean we can take on level-nine mutated lifeforms, especially two. This..." Commander Mu shook his head, leaving his sentence unfinished, but the meaning was clear. They couldn''t defeat two level-nine lifeforms even with all of them combined. "Brother Ye, maybe you should reconsider?" Li Daqian coughed awkwardly. He had initially planned to support Ye Zhongming unconditionally, especially after Ye Zhongming had saved his son. But taking on two level-nine lifeforms at once was just too outrageous. He had to think of himself, too. Deacon Water didn''t say anything, but her expression made it clear she disagreed as well. Ye Zhongming smiled. This was all within his expectations. "I didn''t explain clearly enough." He stood up and looked around the room. "Level-nine lifeforms are indeed powerful. Their strength may not be world-destroying, but it surpasses our highest imaginations." Many of the core members in the room recalled their encounter with the Saint Father in the secret realm, and they still felt a lingering fear. "But that doesn''t mean we can''t kill them." Ye Zhongming''s tone shifted, and his eyes gleamed as he looked at everyone. "Don''t worry. We only need to deal with one injured level-nine lifeform. How about that? Any concerns now?" The group exchanged glances, and Commander Mu spoke again. "Mr. Ye, while we shouldn''t doubt your words, your lack of clarity leaves us uneasy. Could you explain more clearly so we can make an informed decision?" "Exactly, Zhongming. If it''s just one injured level-nine lifeform, we''d naturally help. But you mentioned two earlier, and now you''re saying one. We''re confused," Deacon Water added, looking at Ye Zhongming. Li Daqian didn''t say anything, but his expression suggested he agreed. Ye Zhongming pondered for a moment. "In short, our target is indeed two level-nine lifeforms. But Cloud Peak will handle one of them. The other, we''ll take down together. Cloud Peak will handle the rest. Everyone is free to withdraw if anything unexpected happens or the situation becomes untenable." These people were all elites of the nation. Although Ye Zhongming still hadn''t explained everything clearly, they could read between the lines. It seemed Cloud Peak had a method to kill one and severely injure the other. If that was the case, then it was doable. "Even brothers should settle accounts. How will the level-nine lifeforms be divided?" Mu Xinfei was determined to play the tough role today. "That depends on the specific situation and each person''s contribution. Those who contribute more will naturally get more. If contributions are similar, we''ll divide the level-nine lifeform''s body based on valuation. We''ll discuss whether you take your share or trade among yourselves later." Everyone thought about it and agreed that the plan was fair. They all knew dishonesty wasn''t an option¡ªtheir reputations were at stake, and Ye Zhongming''s integrity was well-known. He wouldn''t allow any underhanded dealings. "Now, Mr. Ye, can you tell us which level-nine lifeforms we''re dealing with? We''re all itching to know," Commander Mu said with a smile, his eyes shining with interest. The man who had hidden in the shadows, even as his own zone was infiltrated and torn apart, was clearly intrigued by the challenge of facing a level-nine lifeform. Ye Zhongming thought for a moment. "The Nine-Winged Crow and... the Armor King." "You''re insane!" Deacon Water shot to her feet, glaring at Ye Zhongming. Mu Xinfei, her father, and Li Daqian looked at Ye Zhongming with disbelief. The reason? The name "Armor King" was all too familiar. Since the country rankings were established, the Armor King had firmly held the top spot on the list of mutated lifeforms. Not only was it a zombie¡ªonce human like them¡ªbut it was also one of the first to reach level nine. To this day, it was the only confirmed level-nine lifeform to have killed another level-nine being! Chapter 1476.5- Countrys top battle beast Killing another level-nine, especially a marine lifeform in its own territory, spoke volumes about its overwhelming power. They had agreed to target a level-nine lifeform, feeling it was time to aim higher. But setting their sights on the Armor King, the top-ranked level-nine in the nation? That seemed overly confident. Why not target a newly ascended level-nine lifeform? Or even one of the other top-ten level-nine lifeforms in the nation? Why the Armor King? As the creator of the country rankings, Deacon Water knew more about the Armor King''s capabilities than anyone else. She and the others stared at Ye Zhongming, waiting for an explanation. "Our battlefield will be in the secret realm." Ye Zhongming''s words calmed Deacon Water''s anger somewhat. Everyone knew Ye Zhongming controlled a Secret Realm¡ªit was no secret. He was, in fact, the only person in the nation to have fully controlled a secret realm. Others who had opened secret realms had either been wiped out or were barely holding on, too afraid to venture deeper. The idea of entering such a place and witnessing the wonders of another world was enticing to the leaders. Perhaps this journey into the secret realm would also reveal the secrets of Cloud Peak''s control over it. "Fighting there? What does that have to do with the Armor King?" Mu Xinfei asked. Beside her, Bai Sisi, who had been silent and rarely looked up, also gazed at her former lover, waiting for an answer. "It''s hard to explain right now," Ye Zhongming said, disappointing everyone. "Our target will be an injured Nine-Winged Crow or an injured Armor King. That won''t change." The atmosphere grew awkward and silent. Everyone felt uncertain. Facing the Armor King, even with all of them combined, seemed like a long shot. "Like I said, if anyone feels it''s too risky, I won''t force you," Ye Zhongming said. "But please believe me. None of us are the type to throw ourselves into danger recklessly. If I hadn''t had some confidence, I wouldn''t have organized this operation so publicly." "One, injured, level-nine lifeform. If it''s not, everyone can withdraw. How about that?" Ye Zhongming punctuated each word, bringing the conversation to a close. As for how the three factions present would decide, that was up to them. If even one of them agreed, Ye Zhongming was willing to give it a try. The information he could reveal at this point was limited. Cloud Peak''s interests would inevitably be affected if he explained too much. Once they knew the details, these people would undoubtedly want a share of the spoils. Ye Zhongming wasn''t about to let that happen. Even if it meant Cloud Peak had to bear some risks, it was worth it. The banquet ended, and the leaders returned to their accommodations, but none could sleep. Back in her room, Deacon Water paced for a while before calling someone in. She wrote a note and had it delivered to the Cloud Peak guards outside. A moment later, the note returned. Deacon Water opened it to find two additional words: Feasible. The woman, who harbored ambitions of establishing her own faction, sat down and thought for a long time before finally relaxing. "I''ll trust you this once. If anything goes wrong, I''ll take over your goods!" Deacom Water shook her fist at the air, trusting the person who had written those two words. With her decision made, her attention turned to the plate of exquisite fruits on the table, kept fresh by the ice in the layer below. She picked one up and popped it into her mouth. The sweet and tangy juice immediately burst, and Deacon Water closed her eyes, savoring one of the rare moments of relaxation since the apocalypse began. Meanwhile, Li Daqian had also returned to his quarters. Unlike Deacon Water, he didn''t do anything else. Instead, he calmly sipped the fine wine Ye Zhongming had prepared for him. "Daqian, what should we do? It sounds... unreliable." A cousin who had come with Li Daqian asked uneasily. No matter what others thought, he felt Ye Zhongming''s plan had too many holes and should be cautiously approached. The others also looked at Li Daqian, waiting for his final decision. Li Daqian smiled. "You all, like me earlier, are making the mistake of underestimating him." The group looked puzzled, exchanging glances but failing to understand. Li Daqian tilted his head back, drained his glass, then poured another, adding ice and savoring it slowly. "We''ve all seen Ye Zhongming''s strength. When we arrived today, you saw Yellow Ball and the dragon in the sky. Xia Bai goes without saying. The only top-tier figure in Cloud Peak we haven''t seen yet is the mysterious Red Hair." Everyone listened, waiting for the leader to continue. "What''s confirmed is that five of Ye Zhongming''s closest companions are currently evolving to eight stars. Once they wake up, Cloud Peak will have twelve level-eight beings, including humans and battle beasts." Hearing this number, the group instinctively shuddered. "And don''t forget, the Nine-Winged Crow is likely a lifeform from the secret realm. The secret realm isn''t just home to level-nine lifeforms¡ªit also has native inhabitants who are at least friendly even if they haven''t allied with Ye Zhongming. Among them, there are at least several level-eight beings." "In other words, Ye Zhongming alone could muster twenty level-eight beings! Add in his combat teams, crystal weapons, and gene lifeforms, and I''d say Cloud Peak could handle one level-nine lifeform on its own. Any objections?" The others nodded repeatedly. They couldn''t deny it. They hadn''t done the math before, but now that they had, it was terrifying. Had Cloud Peak really grown this powerful? They had been confident, even when facing Ye Zhongming and Cloud Peak because they had the nation''s top-ranked battle beast, the Spotted Giant Bear, Li Daqian, and a massive battle beast army. But compared to Cloud Peak, they seemed to fall short. Li Daqian sighed softly, perhaps lamenting the gap he had long been aware of. "Now, with us, Deacon Water, and the S1 Zone, we have five or six more level-eight beings, plus three powerful combat teams and Ye Zhongming''s hidden trump cards. So why not take on two level-nine lifeforms? Why not target the top-ranked level-nine in the nation?" The group suddenly understood. Thinking about it, it made sense. "Let''s just wait for the big show," Li Daqian said, swirling his glass before downing it. This wine really was excellent. Chapter 1477: Start of the big plan Commander Mu stood by the window, listening to his biological daughter and his adopted daughter converse behind him. "Sisi, based on your understanding of Ye Zhongming, is he the type to go crazy and risk his life?" Mu Xinfei asked, holding her best friend''s hand and frowning. Ye Zhongming''s demeanor today had completely changed the impression she had of him. She didn''t know which version of the King of Cloud Peak was real¡ªthe rational man who had negotiated with her in the past or the one who had announced this crazy plan today. Bai Sisi smoothed her hair, her eyes filled with nostalgia, but in a flash, they were clouded with confusion and... a hint of pain. "Xinfei, I don''t know. It''s been so many years, and with the apocalypse, I really don''t know what he''s become," Bai Sisi said apologetically, patting her friend''s hand. "But the old him wasn''t like this. Ever since the apocalypse began, he... became someone I didn''t recognize." Mu Xinfei looked at her friend, feeling deeply guilty. Bringing Bai Sisi to Cloud Peak this time had been her father''s idea. The intention was the same as when Mu Xinfei had brought Ye Zhongming''s ex-girlfriend to negotiate with him in the past¡ªto see if old feelings could be used to influence him. Although this plan wouldn''t involve selling out Bai Sisi''s interests, at most it was just trying to see if Ye Zhongming still had some lingering affection, it still made Mu Xinfei feel guilty. "But this plan is just too insane. Wanting to kill the Armor King? Is this something a normal person would even think of?" Mu Xinfei said angrily, frowning as she thought. Then she added, "I''ll go talk to him alone. Maybe I can get some useful information." With that, she stood up. Bai Sisi also stood, unsure whether to follow or not. "No need." Commander Mu suddenly spoke, stopping Mu Xinfei in her tracks. "Dad?" Commander Mu turned around, waved his hand, and sat down on the sofa. "No need to ask. We''re joining." "Why?" Mu Xinfei anxiously sat beside her father, ready to persuade him to abandon the idea. Having experienced everything firsthand, she knew how hard it had been for her and her father to accumulate their current resources and how much they had sacrificed. Aside from political marriages, she and Commander Mu had given everything they could. Now, she couldn''t bear to see this powerful combat unit destroyed meaninglessly here. "Regardless of how much Ye Zhongming has changed, he''s not a madman. At least, when it comes to strategic decisions outside of life-and-death situations, he''s not a madman. At his level, every decision has to consider too many factors. Even if he were to go mad, his subordinates wouldn''t follow him blindly." "Dad, you don''t understand Cloud Peak. They''re all fanatics who worship Ye Zhongming. They''d follow any order for that man." Mu Xinfei had seen Cloud Peak''s combat teams in action. Their fanaticism and intensity had left a deep impression on her. It seemed like no other faction in the apocalypse could fight like Cloud Peak, unleashing 120% of their combat power. Even the Resistance Zone couldn''t match that. She believed it was entirely due to their personal worship of Ye Zhongming. But Commander Mu shook his head. "Daughter, Ye Zhongming might be a kind of faith for Cloud Peak, but this faith isn''t like religious. It''s not something that would make post-apocalyptic evolved trust him unconditionally. This faith is more like heartfelt admiration. The latter is more rational. Cloud Peak''s soldiers might be willing to die for Ye Zhongming, but they wouldn''t let their sacrifices be meaningless, nor would they follow Ye Zhongming''s orders if he lost his mind. Otherwise, Ye Zhongming wouldn''t have reached his current position, and his combat teams wouldn''t have such formidable combat power strength." Their positions and experiences were different, and so were their perspectives on issues and people. Commander Mu was looking at this from a completely calm, third-party perspective. "Did you notice earlier? When Ye Zhongming was talking to us about this, the other Cloud Peak members showed no surprise. There was no fear, no anxiety in their eyes¡ªonly excitement and enthusiasm. They know everything and want to do this." Mu Xinfei listened to her father''s words, feeling lost, but she had to admit this was true. "Also, whether it''s Li Daqian or Deacon Water, they''re both very quiet now." This statement made Mu Xinfei pause. Commander Mu smiled and ruffled his daughter''s hair. His precious daughter had plenty of drive and was decisive enough to act when necessary, but she was slightly lacking in analyzing people''s hearts. "If I were unsure, I''d go discuss it with the others involved¡ªnot you or Sisi, but those who are on equal footing in this matter. Even if we ultimately decide to join this plan, we should see if we can work together to pressure Ye Zhongming and gain more benefits." "But they didn''t come." Commander Mu smiled. "Is it because their relationship with Cloud Peak is so good that they''d follow orders without question? Obviously not. It''s because they''ve either analyzed the situation themselves or received private assurances from Ye Zhongming, confirming that this plan is feasible. That''s why they''re so silent. Since that''s the case, the answer is already clear. So why should we worry or hesitate?" "But, Dad, I''m still worried..." Commander Mu leaned back on the sofa. "Even if we fail, won''t we have Thousand Beast Villa, Five Ring Money, and Cloud Peak with us? They''re stronger than us now." The proud Mu Xinfei snorted in dissatisfaction at her father''s show of weakness, ending the conversation about their decision. ...................................................... Chapter 1477.5- Start of the big plan After the three factions made the same decision, they settled in at Cloud Peak and soon began to reap the benefits. First, in terms of food, drink, and training, they experienced a significant difference. In the future, they would fight alongside Cloud Peak in a battle that, if not historic, would certainly be remembered by evolved. Ye Zhongming treated them equally, providing the same logistical support that Cloud Peak''s own teams received. The water they drank was from a spiritual spring in the secret realm, which had the effect of cleansing the body and mind, making their energy more pure and thereby increasing the power of their skills. The water also contained a mental energy potion made by Candy, which sharpened the mind and sped up recovery. As for food, they were served high-level mutated lifeform ingredients cooked in Water and Fire Pot, which were delicious and highly beneficial. These benefits weren''t immediately obvious, but that didn''t stop the three factions from recognizing their value. In terms of training, the machine wasn''t in high demand since Cloud Peak''s soldiers had already trained extensively with the mutated lifeforms in the Extreme Light Training Platform''s database. After deciding to open it to the three factions, even though they charged based on level, the factions were thrilled. They formed long lines outside the training platform, operating it 24/7 without pause. Even Deacon Water, Commander Mu, and Li Daqian personally tried it, choosing the highest level available in the Extreme Light Training Platform''s database¡ªlevel seven! Yellow Ball was the strongest among the more than ten level-seven entries, and the three leaders all chose to battle the level-seven version of Yellow Ball. No one knew the outcome, but their expressions were strange when the three leaders emerged and saw Yellow Ball lazily lying on his back in the sun within the mountain villa. After that, the Extreme LightTraining Platform was even busier, with conflicts even breaking out among the three factions'' soldiers over training slots. This showed just how much they loved the machine. Second, there was trade. Whether inside Cloud Peak Mountain Villa or at the Puxing Town trading market, the three factions were able to acquire many good items. Cloud Peak''s soldiers were famously wealthy. With a top smith like Ye Zhongming as their leader, they didn''t need to spend their own money on equipment¡ªit was provided as part of Cloud Peak''s benefits. Evolution potions were also provided free of charge. During hunts, they earned points based on their contributions, which could be exchanged for job scrolls, skill scrolls, bloodlines, and more at the logistics department at ridiculously low prices. Although most of their earnings were handed over, the remaining amount, with their needs already met, accumulated enough to fill their pockets. At Puxing Town, Cloud Peak''s soldiers were the most popular traders. Everyone wanted to do business with them¡ªthey had money and were generous. Now, the three factions had brought specialties and personal treasures from their regions. After expressing their desire to trade, Cloud Peak designated a section of their base for them to set up stalls. Cloud Peak''s soldiers flocked to the area, showing the factions what big spenders looked like. Basically, everything could be sold for 10% more than the market price. After making money at Cloud Peak, they went to Puxing Town to exchange for what they needed, turning their earnings into tangible combat power. In just one week, the overall strength of the three factions had improved, delighting the three leaders. Finally, there was Cloud Peak and Ye Zhongming''s ''generosity'' toward their allies. Some things were provided for free, such as equipment maintenance and upkeep, material appraisal and preservation methods, vitamin supplements, and Bug Emperor Honey cultivation spots. Other items were sold at cost or discounted, such as some Cloud Peak-made equipment, Cloud Peak delicacies, crystal weapons, battle beast eggs, and young battle beasts. Of course, these weren''t the premium items, and the crystal weapons were outdated stock. But don''t underestimate these¡ªthe three factions scrambled to buy them, almost clearing out the stock. The three leaders even specifically approached Ye Zhongming to negotiate, hoping to gain access to higher-level items. In the end, Cloud Peak maintained a significant trade surplus with the three factions. Eventually, the three leaders realized their coffers were empty. But looking at what they had gained, they felt it was worth it. They were now filled with confidence about the upcoming operation. During this time, Commander Mu requested that Cloud Peak help them modify their War Fortress, but Ye Zhongming declined, citing Le Dayuan''s busy schedule. Later, Commander Mu compromised, asking Le Dayuan to provide relevant guidance to their technicians. After paying a high price, Ye Zhongming agreed. Le Dayuan gave the Resistance Zone technicians a two-hour lecture, avoiding core secrets but still leaving them in awe, plunging them into a frenzied research state. Twenty days after arriving at Cloud Peak, the three factions began taking turns entering the secret realm to familiarize themselves with the environment. Combat plans were distributed, and battlefield rules and discipline were detailed to the point of having over a hundred entries. Only then did the three factions realize that Cloud Peak''s success wasn''t due to luck. They weren''t professionally trained, but they were more professional than those who were. For the three factions experiencing the secret realm for the first time, every moment was novel, and they spared no effort in collecting information through various means. Later, Cloud Peak''s teams occasionally conducted joint drills with them. The methods felt strange and awkward to the three factions, but Cloud Peak didn''t explain, and asking was futile. This was the only unpleasant aspect of their time here. As the five core members of Cloud Peak gradually awakened, the atmosphere in the mountain villa grew increasingly intense, waiting only for Little Tiger, the last one to awaken. After studying the situation, Liu Zhenghong concluded that the reason for Little Tiger¡¯s prolonged evolution was likely due to the top-tier equipment Lucy¡¯s Tear he had used. However, they didn''t have to wait long. Little Tiger successfully completed his evolution and awakened. From that day on, the three factions noticed a noticeable change in Cloud Peak. It was as if the villa had transformed into a war machine, rumbling into action. Many things they didn''t understand were happening, but the tense atmosphere had already put them on edge. Finally, one day, the three leaders and their factions received notification that the battle was officially beginning. They passed through the space gate and arrived on a small plain between two mountain ranges in the secret realm. Their position was halfway up the mountain, facing a long and wide 3,000-square-kilometer area. Seeing that only Guang Yao, the seven-star captain who had defected from the Resistance Zone, and his team were accompanying them, with no other Cloud Peak higher-ups in sight, the three leaders frowned. They approached Guang Yao to ask for an explanation. Facing the questions of the three eight-star evolved, Guang Yao smiled calmly. "Please rest assured, our people will appear when the battle begins." The three were about to press further when suddenly, at the end of the small plain, a terrifying energy fluctuation made their souls tremble. A level-nine lifeform... had arrived. Chapter 1478: Space Crossing Challenge Chapter 1478: Space Crossing Challenge Whether it was Deacon Water, Li Daqian, or Commander Mu, they had always been at the forefront of human evolution. Now, they were also the highest level evolved. Beyond their own strength, they each controlled immensely powerful factions. In the post-apocalyptic world, few could be considered their rivals. This gave them strong confidence and a sense of pride. Even when facing Ye Zhongming, who was an outlier, they acknowledged the gap but were not afraid. But at this moment, they felt the blood in their bodies freeze. Despite believing they could no longer fear, their legs involuntarily trembled, sending signals to their brains. They had occasionally heard their subordinates mention feeling suppressed in their presence. They had always laughed it off, thinking their subordinates exaggerated to flatter them, attributing it to psychological fear. Now, they realized that suppression truly existed. Although this lifeform had not yet shown itself, its mere presence made their souls tremble. The mutated lifeforms under Deacon Water and Li Daqian¡ªthe Pegasus and the Spotted Giant Bear¡ªwere now restless, constantly urging their masters to flee through their mental connections. The lower-level battle beasts of Thousand Beast Villa lay on the ground, trembling uncontrollably, some even losing control of their bodily functions. Only a level-nine lifeform could cause such an effect! Despite the three factions'' earlier bold declarations about killing a level-nine lifeform, now that they were truly facing one, they all simultaneously regretted their decision. This aura was too terrifying! "I... I''ve faced a level nine before. How... how can this one be so... so terrifying?" Li Daqian''s voice was stiff and dry as he spoke. As the only person present who had encountered and even killed a level-nine lifeform, he pointed out the difference between that one and this one. It was like comparing heaven and earth. Li Daqian even wondered if this powerful lifeform nearby had already surpassed level nine. "It''s the Nine-Winged Crow, the most powerful lifeform in the Blue Secret Realm. So far, it''s the only level-nine here," Guang Yao said, his forehead sweating. As a seven-star evolved, he felt even more pressure. However, because he had some understanding of this level-nine lifeform and was somewhat prepared, he had a slight psychological advantage. Still, his confidence was shaken. He began to worry whether the battle plan would proceed smoothly. "Are we... supposed to fight it?" Commander Mu was already mocking himself, wondering if he was just unlucky. His first battle after coming out of hiding had to be against such a terrifying being. It was as if he hadn''t checked his fortune before coming. Guang Yao shook his head, then nodded. "Maybe not, or maybe yes. But even if we do, it will be an injured version of it, not what we''re seeing now." "At this point, can you just tell us the truth?!" Mu Xinfei couldn''t hold back anymore, almost roaring at Guang Yao. The others didn''t mind her bad attitude either; their eyes were also red. Guang Yao was momentarily unsure of how to respond because he didn''t know the plan''s specifics either. That was all in Ye Zhongming''s hands. But just as he was struggling to explain, a space gate suddenly appeared on the plain. A figure rushed out, teleporting repeatedly, covering hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye before disappearing into a special device. The next second, the device exploded with a boom, shaking the ground. Li Daqian and the others turned to look. They hadn''t paid much attention earlier, but now they realized a teleportation device was there. The figure was Ye Zhongming, who had been absent all day. But they didn''t focus on the King of Cloud Peak as usual. Instead, their eyes were locked on the still-open space gate. Because from within, another terrifying presence was emerging. A ''small'' black shadow slowly extended its body from the gate, curiously looking around. It was only ''small'' in comparison¡ªits actual height was over three meters, making it a giant among humans. However, because of the distance, it appeared similar in size to Ye Zhongming. "The... the Armor King?!" Deacon Water had access to images of many high-level mutated lifeforms in the nation, and the Armor King, ranked first, was naturally among them. She recognized it immediately. The others looked at the Armor King, now standing on the secret realm''s soil, and then at the massive black cloud that had already swept over the distant mountains. They began to understand¡ªYe Zhongming wanted the two level-nine lifeforms to fight each other? It was a good idea, but how could he be so sure the Armor King would follow him through the space gate into the secret realm? And how could he be certain the two level-nine lifeforms would ignore everyone else and fight each other? Ye Zhongming, of course, knew. When he heard the name ''Armor King'' during the Bright Water Feast, it triggered memories from his past life. Before his rebirth, the Armor King had already been killed, contributing its demon crystal and body to human evolved. Some of its legends were also known to people. The Armor King Ye Zhongming knew had obvious weaknesses. First, it was prone to rage. Second, it was competitive and combative. These traits were common among many mutated lifeforms and couldn''t be considered weaknesses. But the Armor King took these characteristics to the extreme. Perhaps this was why it had evolved to level nine so early. Later, it was also why it was surrounded and killed by evolved. Of course, there was also an unconfirmed... hobby, if you could call it that. The Armor King loved to eat marine life. A love for seafood¡ªperhaps a habit left over from its pre-apocalypse life as a human. Ye Zhongming hadn''t been sure if this rumor, often treated as a joke, was true. But he was almost certain when he heard that the Armor King had challenged a same-level lifeform in shallow waters shortly after evolving. No land-dwelling lifeform would casually venture into the ocean to fight a same-level lifeform for no reason. Most likely, the Armor King had gone to the sea to hunt, encounter or attract that level-nine marine life, or perhaps it simply wanted to eat that level-nine ''seafood.'' Knowing these three points, Ye Zhongming formulated his plan to kill the Armor King, gradually developing this bold battle plan. The high-quality ''seafood'' brought back by the Little Peng¡¯s team, Ye Zhongming''s personal appearance to provoke, and... the Nine-Winged Crow formed a seemingly simple yet indispensable chain of events. Now that the Armor King had revealed itself, it had completely forgotten the level-eight pest that had enraged it earlier. Instead, it was fixated on the black cloud in the sky not far away. After a long moment, the Armor King let out a deafening roar! The strongest lifeform from Earth had challenged the strongest lifeform from another world! Chapter 1479: 5.5 million Chapter 1479: 5.5 million Beyond the plain was a grassland backed by a massive hill. In front of the grassland was a rocky beach and, beyond that, an even more extensive swamp. Several landforms, from the small grassland to the vast swamp, formed a trumpet-shaped terrain, with the massive hill at its center. On the small grassland, over 100,000 Cloud Peak warriors were lined up in formation. The entire formation exuded a silent yet chilling killing intent. Every single one of them knew exactly what they were about to face, yet none of them showed any fear. Rather than fighting for their lives, they felt they were making history. This was how the warriors of Cloud Peak felt. In peacetime, most of them were ordinary, unremarkable individuals. They had lived within history but had never created or changed it. In the long river of time, they had been insignificant specks of dust. But in Cloud Peak, here, today, they all knew that even if they died in battle, their names would be engraved on the Monument of Heroes that Cloud Peak would soon erect. That was history. Xia Lei''s Flower Thunder Squad, Mo Ye''s Night Battle Squad, Liang Chuyin''s Wind Dance Squad, Little Tiger''s Vanguard Battle Squad, Shengyuan''s Bolder Squad, Tong Hu and Xiao Li''s Couple Squad, Young Master Yun¡¯s Cloud Squad, Ah Yang''s Soaring Squad, Xiao Peng''s Linhai Squad), Gan Lan and Mei Na''s Sound Battle Squad, Tang Tian''s Ask Heaven Squad, Parrk Xiuying and her Midstream Support Squad, Ah Tao and his Blue Squad, Liu Zhenghong and her Gene Battle Squad, Le Dayuan and his Crystal Weapon Squad... Along with Guang Yao''s combat unit on the other side, Cloud Peak had dispatched sixteen complete teams! If you included Xia Bai''s Female Guards and Ye Zhongming''s Battle Rat Army, that made eighteen fully organized combat units! Within Cloud Peak, only Sister Rong''s team remained to guard the home. To ensure Cloud Peak''s safety, even Chameleon and the Posthumous Tribe entered Cloud Peak to defend it just in case. The main forces of Sha Sha and Bai Feng''s battle squads had also entered Ying City to assist in defense, temporarily taking over the positions Young Master Yun and Ah Yang left vacant. Beyond that, Cloud Peak¡¯s top-tier fighters- evil dragon Yangos, Yellow Ball, Three-nosed Elephant, Jiu Bao, Death King Tree, Red Hair, the twins, and even the recently evolved Rat King couple, all of them had entered the Secret Realm. In other words, Cloud Peak had gone all out, revealing almost all of its strength. The fully assembled Cloud Peak, the newly renamed teams, an impending battle... Every warrior of Cloud Peak felt their blood boiling just thinking about it. This was a battle destined to be remembered¡ªno, a war! Together, these forces were fully confident in challenging a level-nine lifeform. At the very center of the formation was the mother platform of the Nether Bone Demon Platform. At this moment, it rippled, and Ye Zhongming appeared within it. "Boss!" "Boss!" "Zhongming!" The core members who had been waiting immediately gathered around him upon seeing Ye Zhongming. "Are you okay?" Liang Chuyin and Xia Lei asked, concerned, after Seeing Ye Zhongming''s pale face and the large cracks in his armor. Ye Zhongming removed the armor, which had basically lost its function, and replaced it with another set. He shook his head, indicating that he was fine. He had been responsible for luring the Armor King into the secret realm, a task that required extensive preparation. Li Daqian and the others had thought Cloud Peak''s delay in taking action was due to waiting for the core members to complete their eight-star evolution and familiarize themselves with the secret realm''s environment and battle rehearsals. But in reality, Cloud Peak had also been using a large number of people to track the Armor King''s movements. Several skilled assassins from the Chameleon had even risked their lives to skillfully install a teleportation device in the Armor King''s territory without being detected, allowing Ye Zhongming to appear. After that, Ye Zhongming used high-level marine lifeform corpses to lure the Armor King into chasing him through the space gate. This was a meticulous and dangerous task. He had to ensure the Armor King took the bait while minimizing interference from other mutated lifeforms and keeping himself alive. The Armor King was the top-ranked mutated lifeform in the nation, with top strength. Even Ye Zhongming could only endure its attacks. During their brief encounter, Ye Zhongming had to use two trump cards to survive and complete the mission. If something had happened to him, everything else would have been meaningless. Yet, this luring task could only be done by him. In truth, Mu Xinfei''s words weren''t entirely wrong¡ªthe premise of this plan was insane. Ye Zhongming luring the monster alone wasn''t something a normal person would do. Fortunately, though injured, he had succeeded. A beam of white light fell on Ye Zhongming. It wasn''t Park Xiuying who had cast it but another healer from the Midstream Support Squad she led, using an intermediate healing spell. After drinking an intermediate healing potion, Ye Zhongming''s injuries were mostly healed. "Has it arrived?" Ye Zhongming glanced at the black cloud that had already crossed the nearby mountain peak and was now over the plain. He suppressed the joy in his heart and asked. "It''s here. The vanguard is about five kilometers away and will arrive soon," Xia Lei said, having just reviewed the information from the Exquisite Floating Ball. "What about the rest? How does the number compare to our estimates?" Ye Zhongming asked again. This battle plan wasn''t just about preparations on Earth; it also involved the secret realm. Cloud Peak''s warriors had been constantly scouting the secret realm, with a much higher casualty and disappearance rate than on Earth. There was no other way. They were responsible for monitoring the Nine-Winged Crow and its demon monster army. Xia Lei hesitated slightly before answering, "About ten percent more than we expected." Seeing Ye Zhongming frown, Mo Ye explained, "Our intelligence personnel were not inaccurate. We just had bad luck. A demon monster group that had split off earlier happened to wander nearby and was reabsorbed into the main force about two hours ago." Ten percent might not seem like a large proportion, but in terms of actual numbers, it meant a full 500,000 more! Yes, this was another part of the battle plan! Ye Zhongming wasn''t just aiming to take down two level-nine lifeforms in one go¡ªhe also wanted to eliminate the powerful demon monster army following the Nine-Winged Crow as it searched for the space gate. Over time, as the Nine-Winged Crow continuously changed its direction of travel across the secret realm, many of the originally endless demon monsters had fallen behind. The scale of the army was no longer what it had been at the beginning. After careful scouting and estimation by Cloud Peak, the number of demon monsters still following the Nine-Winged Crow by the time of this operation was around five million. But now, a demon monster group of 500,000 had coincidentally appeared during Cloud Peak¡¯s scouting gap in the past two days, increasing the number of demon monsters Cloud Peak needed to deal with to an unprecedented... 5.5 million! Chapter 1480: Annihilation final form Even Ye Zhongming, who had conceived the idea and formulated the plan, found the number jarring. Previously, many core members had estimated the maximum number of demon monsters Cloud Peak could handle. However, the outcome was uncertain since many things were being used in battle for the first time. They only had a rough estimate, and that number didn''t exceed four million. In the past two days of monitoring, they had learned that the number was five million. Ye Zhongming hadn''t been without hesitation. If the battle proceeded as previously estimated, they might still suffer significant losses even if Cloud Peak could handle five million demon monsters. He had to weigh the gains and losses. In the end, Ye Zhongming''s choice was clear to everyone. But now, with an additional 500,000, this number could turn victory into defeat. "Let''s fight." Liu Zhenghong''s voice came from behind. The Sister Hong of Cloud Peak had rarely swapped her lab coat for an Earth Set specially crafted for her by Ye Zhongming. She was accompanied by Sheng Yuan and walked in from the rear of the battle formation. "Don''t blame Shengyuan and the others. You know they can''t stop me from doing what I want," Liu Zhenghong said, seeing the flicker in Ye Zhongming''s eyes. She knew exactly what he was thinking. Originally, neither she nor Le Dayuan had been allowed to participate in this secret realm operation. But she had dragged Le Dayuan to Ye Zhongming, arguing that if Cloud Peak lost this battle, it wouldn''t matter whether they stayed in Cloud Peak or not. If they won, there would naturally be no risk. Moreover, many of the new gene warriors and crystal weapons required their personal command to achieve maximum combat effectiveness. This was how she had convinced Ye Zhongming to let her and Le Dayuan come here. Now, instead of staying behind the battle formation under the protection of Shengyuan and the Boulder Battle Squad, she had once again disobeyed orders and come here. This would undoubtedly make Ye Zhongming very unhappy. Normally, she could treat Ye Zhongming however she wanted, but now they were on the battlefield. Ye Zhongming still carried the lingering aura from facing a level-nine lifeform. His decisive personality in critical moments made the King of Cloud Peak exude a powerful suppression even when standing still. Liu Zhenghong sensed Ye Zhongming''s displeasure. While he might spare her face, Shengyuan, who was responsible for her protection, might be held accountable. Without rules, there could be no order. This was undeniable. Even Shengyuan, whom Ye Zhongming had always treated differently, was no exception. So Liu Zhenghong quickly took full responsibility. "I just checked. The number isn''t just 5.5 million. It''s probably between 5.6 and 5.7 million." Liu Zhenghong possessed a visual-based job. She had just used it. Another nearly 200,000? The hearts of many core members also tightened. "It''s dangerous but worth it," Liu Zhenghong said, squinting at the distant sky. At the horizon, black dots had appeared¡ªvisible only to visual-based evolved like her. These were flying demon monsters, and perhaps in just over ten minutes, they would be the first to reach Cloud Peak¡¯s defensive line. Liu Zhenghong retracted her gaze, her entire being becoming extremely fervent. "You''ve been sitting at the highest position in Cloud Peak for too long, so you''re used to considering things from an overall perspective. But this is the apocalypse, a chaotic world where people die every moment. Within the mountain villa, the only irreplaceable person is you. Even if Le Dayuan and I die, everyone else can be replaced. It''s just a matter of how well they can be replaced. But Cloud Peak will always exist and keep moving forward." As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed at the black lines on the distant ground. "If we kill them all, Cloud Peak will take a huge step forward. We can gain half a year or even a year''s worth in one go. So what if some people die?" "So let''s fight. Hesitation on the battlefield is already a major taboo. Besides, Zhongming, you''ve gone to great lengths to gather all sorts of good items for these guys. They''re not so easy to kill." Without waiting for Ye Zhongming''s direct response, Liu Zhenghong left with Shengyuan. The others exchanged glances and let out light laughs. Only Sister Hong dared to speak to Ye Zhongming like that. But there was no denying that Sister Hong truly had Ye Zhongming''s best interests. She had preemptively taken on the potential infamy that might come. If too many people died this time, there would inevitably be grievances. After all, the warriors also had friends and family within the mountain villa. These resentments would naturally be directed at the person who issued the orders¡ªYe Zhongming. But if word of what just happened spread, the narrative would shift to Liu Zhenghong pressuring Ye Zhongming, forcing him to agree. Then, the resentment would fall on her. All the core members, including Liu Zhenghong, knew what kind of status Ye Zhongming held in the hearts of all Cloud Peak warriors. Cloud Peak''s combat teams could habitually exceed their combat potential largely due to their worship and reverence for Ye Zhongming. That''s why any things done in the dark were always shouldered by Xia Lei and Xia Bai. This time, Liu Zhenghong stepped up to take the blame. "Boss, the first wave of monsters¡ªaround 70,000 in the air and on the ground¡ªwill enter the green swamp in one minute!" A scout evolved relayed the information, drawing everyone''s attention to the front. The black lines in the sky and on the ground had thickened, surging toward them like a tide. On the battlefield, Cloud Peak had divided the area into three zones: the swamp, which was the farthest and marked with green; the gravel ground, marked with white; and finally, the grassland beneath their feet, marked with red. The three colors represented the danger levels. It would be time for close combat once the demon monsters stepped onto the grassland. Ye Zhongming nodded and said in a deep voice, "Begin." With his command, all Cloud Peak teams sprang into action. Various weapons covered in black cloth were unveiled at the forefront, revealing their true forms. "Thirty seconds to entry!" "Twenty seconds to entry!" "Ten seconds to entry!" "Entering now!!" As the messages kept coming, at a certain moment, the vanguard of the demon monsters officially stepped into the green swamp. Ye Zhongming stared ahead as if waiting for something. At the rear of Cloud Peaks''s battle formation, halfway up the mountain, voices were also constantly reporting positions. However, their reports were directed at Le Dayuan. "First marker covered!" "Second marker covered!" "Third marker covered!" Hearing this, Le Dayuan''s face suddenly flushed with excitement, and he roared, "Begin!" In front of him were over a hundred massive crystal cannons, each as large as a small hill. With his command, they simultaneously emitted a deep yet earth-shaking sound! The Annihilation Final Form Crystal Cannon made its official debut, kicking off the prelude to this battle. Chapter 1481: Colorful Catapults and Tossed Shaking Cannon Everything has its limits, and these limits can be multifaceted. Take the Crystal Cannon as an example. Le Dayuan wanted to increase the power of this weapon, and there were three methods he could use. The first was to improve the efficiency of the energy circuit, allowing more energy extracted from the demon crystals to be converted into the weapon''s power rather than being wasted. The second was to use higher-grade demon crystals. It has been proven that the higher the grade of the magic crystal, the more energy it outputs and the greater the power per unit of energy. When applied to the weapon, its power naturally increases. The third method was to increase the number of demon crystals used. By modifying the energy circuit, the Crystal Cannon could consume more energy with each shot, increasing its striking power. Theoretically, the Crystal Cannon had infinite potential from these three points. But in reality, this was not the case. Although Le Dayuan''s research had made groundbreaking progress in improving the efficiency of the energy circuit, achieving perfect energy conversion without any loss was impossible and contradicted fundamental theories. Crystal weapons were incredibly powerful, but they also consumed many resources. Even an organization as large and resource-rich as Cloud Peak has strict regulations on using such weapons during peacetime. The saying "a single cannon shot costs ten thousand taels of gold" held true even in the apocalypse, especially for crystal weapons. After a large-scale battle, Cloud Peak¡¯s demon crystal reserves would be significantly depleted, a loss that would make anyone''s heart race. Moreover, high-grade demon crystals were primarily used for human evolution and cannot be endlessly consumed in crystal weapons. Especially for crystals above grade seven, even Cloud Peak couldn¡¯t afford to use them as expendable items. With the highest-grade crystals limited to grade six, the only way to increase the power of magic crystal weapons was to use more of them. But this was not a simple math problem. If ten crystals weren''t enough, you can''t just use twenty; if twenty aren''t enough, you can''t just use fifty. This involved complex related issues. For example, using more demon crystals would require increasing the weapon''s size, and a larger weapon would need more complex energy circuits. This led to a paradoxical problem of energy circuit consumption... After countless simulations and experiments, Le Dayuan and his assistants finally found an optimal value. This value represented the perfect balance between the size of the Crystal Cannon, the area of the energy circuit, and the number of demon crystals used¡ªessentially, the limit. Thus, the ultimate model of Annihilation was born. Of course, as Le Dayuan put it, this was the ultimate model when using level-six demon crystals. It will be a completely different story when level seven crystals were used. These ultimate models, powered by level six crystals, were each the size of a small villa. They were on the ground and occupied over 200 square meters, with the highest point reaching nearly five meters. The relatively short barrel allowed a burly man to crawl in and out. Each massive cannon was firmly embedded into the mountain, resembling a giant beast. On both sides of the cannon were fifteen neatly arranged indentations where the demon crystals were placed. Firing one of these ultimate Annihiliation required thirty level six demon crystals, equivalent to a six-star evolution potion. And these crystals could only support six shots from this ultimate model! Since this massive cannon was designed to maximize lethality, it didn''t have the energy output adjustment buttons found in previous models. This means every shot fired was at maximum power. However, the firing mode can be adjusted. When facing a single target, it could be set to fire a concentrated beam. It could be set to a wide-area attack mode when facing multiple targets. Following Le Dayuan''s command, over a hundred ultimate Annihilations selected the wide-area attack mode. A hundred massive energy orbs instantly flew over the Cloud Peak battle formation, across the gravel ground, and landed on the swamp. Then, the orbs exploded, transforming into countless writhing energy serpents that wreaked havoc in the Secret Realm. Since the targets had been pre-selected, the attack range of the Crystal Cannons was nearly maximized. The ambush site chosen by Cloud Peak was shaped like a trumpet, with the swamp area being the largest. However, the length and width were disproportionate¡ªthe length was long, but the width was relatively narrow, especially near the Cloud Peak formation. These hundred Crystal Cannons could almost cover the border between the swamp and the gravel ground. However, the first attack round targeted the swamp''s middle section, covering only about half of its width. After the energy attack, the entire battlefield fell into a momentary silence. Within the attack range of the ultimate Annihilations, there were only dismembered limbs and corpses¡ªno signs of life. Upon seeing this scene, the frenzied swarm of monsters instinctively stopped, emitting various incomprehensible cries. Despite their ferocious nature, the sight of tens of thousands of their kind dying in an instant terrified them to the core. But they were only the first wave. The monsters behind them, still charging forward, had no idea what had happened ahead and crashed into their fallen comrades, trampling over their bodies. Death affected these monsters, but it didn''t stop their charge. Soon, large swathes of monsters surged over the scattered corpses, with some of the more ferocious ones even picking up chunks of flesh to devour. The humans were perhaps intimidated by the monsters'' behavior, so they delayed their next attack. Thirty seconds later, the second round of cannon fire fell. The ultimate Annihilations had a firing interval of thirty seconds, which was the limit of what Le Dayuan could achieve. Once again, the monsters standing on their comrades'' corpses met the same fate. Among them were high-level demon monsters! It''s worth noting that the monsters following the Nine-Winged Crow were at least level five, with an average level of around six. Even the vanguard included some level seven monsters, but they couldn''t withstand the Annihilations'' attack. Even if they weren''t instantly killed, they were severely injured and trampled to death by their charging comrades. After two rounds of attacks, the vanguard of over seventy thousand monsters had lost nearly a third of their numbers. "Gunners, ready!" Chapter 1481.5- Colorful Catapults and Tossed Shaking Cannon Chapter 1481.5- Colorful Catapults and Tossed Shaking Cannon A voice rang out from the battle formation, followed by similar commands like "Archers, ready!" and "Crossbowmen, ready!" Then, Ye Zhongming gave the order to begin. There were ten rows of various weapons in front of the entire battle formation. The front two rows were giant crossbows from the Posthumous People''s Saint City, slightly raised, with their bolts gleaming coldly. Behind them were four rows of Crystal Cannons, not as massive as the ultimate models but still the mainstay of the city''s defense. Further back were two rows of mortars, similar to those from the pre-apocalypse era but larger and more futuristic in appearance. These were Battle Contribution weapons, exchanged by Ye Zhongming at great cost, called "Tossed Shaking Cannons." Each was equipped with twenty specially designed shells. The last two rows consisted of giant vertical bows, already loaded with ten arrows each, and fully mechanized catapults, with colorful stones piled beside them. Their purposes were unknown. Due to the terrain, each row was slightly higher than the one in front. After being adjusted by Cloud Peak''s engineers, they formed a staggered attack formation. Following Ye Zhongming''s command, the catapults with the longest range began to hum. Then, five hundred colorful stone balls flew into the sky. Yes, each of these ten rows of weapons had at least five hundred units! Due to their size, the vertical bows and Tossed Shaking Cannons had even more, with over seven hundred in each row. Five hundred massive stones traced parabolic arcs through the air before landing in the monster horde. Different effects began to manifest. The red stones crushed monsters into pulp before exploding into fierce flames, igniting everything around them like hellfire. The green stones splashed corrosive poison upon impact, eating away at the monsters'' bodies. The yellow stones released toxic fumes that, when inhaled, caused the monsters'' internal organs to rot. The white stones released swarms of insects that burrowed into the monsters'' bodies, driving them into a frenzy and attacking any living thing in sight. The most annoying were the purple stones. After crushing their targets, they shattered, releasing a sticky purple liquid. Any monster touched by this liquid became stuck, able to move only within a two-meter radius. They would be pulled back after a struggle if they tried to charge forward. Sharp-eyed evolved noticed that only level seven monsters could break free from this glue-like substance with great effort. Level six monsters were completely trapped unless they were strength-based or had sharp body parts to cut through the adhesive. Some monsters, trying to help their comrades by biting or pulling, also got stuck. "Great stuff!" Seeing the effects of these "functional" catapults, many people couldn''t help but think this. Traditional catapults were used to attack cities, targeting walls, gates, and buildings. These catapults, however, were entirely different. They were called "Colorful Catapults." Not battle contribution weapons, but blueprint-based, created by a smith who had come to Ying City to make a living. He had since joined Cloud Peak''s production department, managed by the logistics division. Ye Zhongming provided him with ample materials, already processed, so his main task was assembly. With the help of potions to replenish his mental energy, he produced a large number of these catapults in just a few months. The Colorful Catapults didn''t fire randomly. Each type of stone had its designated area, preventing situations like their own fire burning away their poison gas. Compared to the ultimate Annihilations, these catapults had lower individual lethality, but their numbers made up for it. With no firing interval, once all the prepared colorful stones were launched, the total damage they caused far exceeded that of the Annihilation cannons. The death toll wasn''t comparable, but the number of injured and incapacitated monsters was much higher. Next, the city-defense Crystal Cannons went into action, emitting the characteristic sizzling sound of crystal weapons as they harvested the lives of monsters in their designated areas. As the monsters continued to charge closer, the ten rows of weapons opened fire, each dominating within its range. Notably, with their rapid-fire and low trajectories, the Tossed Shaking Cannons allowed their shells to land quickly in the enemy ranks. Their attack method was unique. They didn''t cause traditional shrapnel damage upon explosion but relied entirely on "shock." The explosions created powerful shockwaves that, while ineffective against the monsters'' tough skin, caused massive damage to softer parts like eyes, eardrums, and brains. Monsters hit by these cannons were often left deaf, blind, or brain-damaged, rendering them combat-ineffective. Behind the ten rows of weapon emplacements was a special group of people led by Li Qiang. Around him were about a thousand individuals. These were all sharpshooters. Their weapons were varied¡ªbows, crossbows, guns, cannons¡ªbut they were all sharpshooting specialists or had sharpshooting skills. Most carried firearms, with snipers making up the majority. These individuals were equipped with Cloud Peak''s newly mass-produced micro-engraved bullets. "Team A, target level six! Team B, target level five and below! Team leaders, target level seven! Free fire!" After crossing the swamp and gravel ground, the faster, flying monsters threatened Cloud Peak''s battle formation. Li Qiang''s team then began their performance. Despite their small numbers, which prevented them from forming their own combat unit, their terror was undeniable. Especially with the mass production of micro-engraved bullets, core members had highly sought after them. Since they couldn''t form an independent unit, they were distributed among various combat teams. These individuals usually belonged to the core members'' units. They were Cloud Peak''s sniper unit. In combat, they had the highest degree of freedom. Apart from following orders on when to start attacking, they decided their own timing, frequency, hiding spots, and even targets. Now, armed with ranged weapons, these individuals seemed to fire randomly. But as they attacked, the fiercely charging flying monsters fell from the sky like dumplings. The once densely packed formation quickly developed large gaps. The snipers hit their targets with almost every shot, no matter how the monsters tried to evade. These individuals, aided by their job or skills, practiced shooting fast-moving targets'' vital points as part of their training. After each sniper fired about five or six shots, the flying monsters, already battered by the catapults and crossbows, were completely wiped out. At this point, everyone realized that the battle had temporarily stopped. The vanguard of over seventy thousand monsters hadn''t even reached the edge of Cloud Peak''s battle formation but had already been completely annihilated! Chapter 1482: How? Chapter 1482: How? Ye Zhongming''s furrowed brows relaxed slightly. Five hundred and seventy thousand¡ªsuch a large-scale war was something he had only heard about a few times in his previous life, and two of those instances didn''t even occur in China. Even though Ye Zhongming had reached the pinnacle of humanity in less than five years in this life, facing a seven-digit number of monsters without the high walls and strong fortifications of Cloud Peak still left him feeling uneasy. However, the recent round of attacks from Cloud Peak had eased his mind. It proved that the technology he now possessed, whetwas Earth''s native technology or the technology from the wheel, was sufficient to handle this battle. At the very least, there shouldn''t be any major surprises. Unaware of their leader''s inner turmoil, the Cloud Peak warriors were simply excited. They would only consider the battle''s outcome after it was decided. Until then, they would cheer for their own advantages. Over a hundred thousand evolved here, all powerful, so the seventy thousand monsters couldn''t do much to them. But wiping out these ugly creatures should have taken much longer than the less than ten minutes it had just taken. This efficiency even stunned Cloud Peak itself. At that moment, a loud boom came from the other side of the mountain, causing the entire secret realm to tremble. Everyone instinctively looked up and saw the dark clouds in the sky churning violently, as if the world was ending. Then, continuous minor tremors followed. Although the tremors were small in amplitude, their clarity at such a distance indicated their immense power. Clearly, the two level-nine lifeforms had already started fighting over there. Many of Cloud Peak''s core members showed expressions of joy on their faces. At this point, all the prerequisites of the plan had been met. What remained was to see the outcome of the battles in their respective theaters. "Shadow, is he ready?" Ye Zhongming looked at the churning dark clouds; his heart filled with concern. Only he knew that a crucial part of the plan still hadn''t been executed yet. It depended on the battle between the Armor King and the Nine-Winged Crow. If the situation he feared arose or Shadow''s actions failed, then this plan... The loud report from the intelligence officer interrupted Ye Zhongming''s thoughts. He heard that the main force of the monsters was approaching. Like the vanguard, they were drawn by the severed path ahead and the thick scent of blood, charging madly toward the Cloud Peak battle formation. "Here are the photos." Xia Lei handed over a computer, holding it before Ye Zhongming. The screen displayed intelligence just transmitted by the Exquisite Floating Ball. The monster army was densely packed, rushing towards them. The photos were marked with many numbers, and estimates of the monster count were calculated scientifically using the Exquisite Floating Ball. At this distance, even though this golden-modified equipment was floating above the Cloud Peak battle formation, it could still complete such tasks without fear of being shot down by large groups of flying monsters. "The monster groups are mostly connected, but there are a few relatively weak points." Xia Lei pointed at the photos, continuously swiping to show Ye Zhongming several areas. "Here is the first weak point with sparse monsters. The specific reason is unknown. The monster count is around 850,000 right before this region." Hearing this number, Ye Zhongming frowned. "The sparse area is about a kilometer long, with only a little over 800 monsters in this region. Behind them is the largest group in this monster horde, numbering three million." Even though he already knew the specific numbers, hearing such figures still made Ye Zhongming''s heart skip a beat. "Next is this," Xia Lei tapped on a spot. The photo was taken from high above, with the monsters appearing as small dots. But here, the outline of a large creature, clearly a massive beast, could be seen. "Comparing it with the database, this is a level-eight ''Mountain Fierce,'' a renowned existence in the Blue Secret Realm. Several kings and Saintess know of its existence. Aside from the Nine-Winged Crow, it should be one of the beings closest to level nine." Xia Lei paused before continuing, "Based on their descriptions, its strength should... surpass that of Yangos, Big Yellow, and the Death King Tree." Hearing this, Big Yellow, who was lying nearby, lifted his head and let out a dissatisfied snort. Ye Zhongming wasn''t surprised by this. After all, no matter how powerful Yangos, Death King Tree, and Yellow Ball were, they hadn''t been level-eight for long. They couldn''t compare to these ancient monsters that had lived for who knows how many years. Just as he was about to hear more from Xia Lei, he noticed she had fallen silent. Turning to look, he saw that his woman''s expression had turned grim. "What''s wrong?" Xia Lei sighed softly, "Behind the Mountain Fierce, there''s a group of... very special existences." As she spoke, she continuously swiped through the photos. Ye Zhongming noticed that the monster density in this area was still sparse. Behind the Mountain Fierce, small groups of monsters appeared at intervals along the central axis. Their numbers weren''t large, ranging from a few hundred to over a hundred thousand, according to the numbers displayed in the photos. "Are they..." "Yes." Xia Lei nodded, "Level eight. Those level-eight monsters that have their own tribes or loyal followers." "How many?" "The photos show over twenty." Xia Lei smiled, "These are the ''nobles'' among the level-eight monsters, always surrounded by entourages. The other level-eight monsters are hidden within the massive monster horde. The exact number can''t be estimated, but it should be no less than a hundred." So, adding these twenty-plus nobles, the total would be close to a hundred and thirty level eights?! How many level eights did Cloud Peak even have? Many core members were surprised, followed by an unprecedented sense of gravity. This didn''t match the information they had received earlier. According to previous intelligence, there were only about a hundred level-eight lifeforms. Now, there were twenty more. According to Xia Lei''s expression, these additional ones were likely the twenty ''nobles.'' Not only were there more, but they were also the stronger ones. The inflated confidence from seeing Cloud Peak''s various weapons earlier instantly deflated. Everyone knew that things had just gotten more complicated. Ye Zhongming glanced at everyone and suddenly laughed. "What''s our purpose here? For those level five and six demon crystals? Of course not. It''s for the level seven and eight ones. Since there are now over twenty additional level eight lifeforms, that means over twenty more level eight demon crystals. With a bit of luck, that''s another eight-star evolution potion. They''re practically delivering money to us. Why the long faces?" With that, Ye Zhongming drew the Undead Sand Moon Blade and walked toward the battlefield''s front lines. Chapter 1483: Sea of traps Ye Zhongming stood before the ten rows of weapons, continuously carving massive blade marks into the ground. Each slash was delivered with full force. There was no other way. Only by doing this could he summon more powerful undead creatures, who, at least in terms of level, would only be slightly inferior to the horde of monsters. After a short while, Ye Zhongming retreated, leaving behind over a hundred massive gashes that glowed faintly. Various undead creatures began to emerge. Most of the people were seeing their leader''s ability for the first time, and their jaws dropped in astonishment. After consuming a stamina recovery potion, Ye Zhongming sat on the ground. Even for a monster like him, delivering over a hundred full-force slashes in succession was exhausting. To maintain peak condition for the upcoming battle, he needed to rest. "Three minutes until contact!" A voice echoed across the battlefield. The monster horde had already appeared in the vision of the Cloud Peak warriors, stepping into the green swamp. Various preparation sounds rose and fell. By this time, all the core members had returned to their respective teams, communicating through their battle contribution badges. "Two minutes until contact!" As the voice rang out, the ultimate Annihilation Crystal Cannons behind the formation began a new firing round. The monsters within range were once again met with the most intense bombardment. The undead creatures summoned by Ye Zhongming knew no fear. By now, hundreds had emerged, and under Ye Zhongming''s command, they moved forward, stopping at the border between the grassland and the gravel ground. Behind them, Ye Zhongming stood up and carved another two hundred gashes on each side of the Cloud Peak¡¯s battle formation. He then had to rest again. He noticed that while this ability was manageable at first, the more he used it, the more stamina each slash consumed. After two hundred slashes, his mental energy also began to decline¡ªnot just in terms of depletion but overall capacity. This startled Ye Zhongming. If summoning these undead creatures caused his mental energy capacity to shrink, it would be a huge loss. Mental energy was the foundation of his strength. But after careful consideration, he stopped worrying. He realized that the capacity wasn''t shrinking; it was being "occupied" by these gashes. Once the gashes lost their effect, his mental energy would return to its original level. Of course, while the upper limit would recover, the consumed energy was still gone and needed replenishment. During Ye Zhongming''s recovery period, the command was handed over to Xia Lei. The ten rows of weapons had already opened fire, continuously reaping the lives of the monsters. Li Qiang and his shooters were also clearing the monsters in the sky. However, this time, the number of monsters wasn''t seventy thousand from the vanguard but over eight hundred thousand. The monsters'' levels were significantly higher, and their ferocity was even more intense. The massive casualties didn''t frighten them; instead, they enraged them, driving them to charge even more frantically. By now, they had crossed the swamp and entered the gravel ground. Cloud Peak''s long-range attack strategy this time was not to adjust the firing targets. The monsters charging forward would be left to the Cloud Peak evolved at the rear. The gravel ground was a unique terrain, covered with stones of various sizes and shapes. Some were as small as sand grains or fingernails, while others were as large as multi-story buildings piled up like small hills. When the monsters charged in, they were met with an attack they could never have imagined¡ªtraps! These traps weren''t traditional, like digging a pit and placing sharp wooden stakes or setting up a tripwire that would trigger a few arrows. The traps here were all high-quality products from Le Dayuan''s laboratory and some professional traps set by hunters and assassins. For example, when the monsters stepped on Crystal Mines, weapons initially designed to defend Cloud Peak, the explosions were devastating. Even if they weren''t as powerful as standard city-defense Crystal Cannons, they were close. Upon detonation, monsters within a ten-meter radius were almost shredded to pieces. Another example was the Spike Bed Trap. The activation switch was a sensor device. Once a moving object exceeding a certain speed triggered it, the trap would activate. The spike bed, disguised as the ground, would flip over, revealing a pit beneath. Driven by a machine, the spike bed would rotate, continuously striking any lifeforms that fell into the pit. The cycle would repeat as long as the machine was operational. If the spike bed got stuck or the machine broke down for any reason, a self-destruct mechanism would activate, causing the entire spike bed to explode and dealing with indiscriminate damage to the surroundings. There was also a trap covering over a thousand square meters. Its activation device was at the far end. Once triggered, it would open over a hundred shooting holes within its coverage area, firing Arc Slicing Discs. To maximize the trap''s effectiveness, Ye Zhongming crafted these discs, each at the silver level. Upon firing, they would perform wave-like attacks at a height of no more than five meters until their energy was depleted. Each shooting hole could fire over a hundred of these cutting discs. Powered by demon crystals, the discs were highly lethal. Combined with their sharpness, they could continuously inflict damage on the surroundings. Monsters with lower levels or weaker defenses would be sliced apart. In the most concentrated area of the gravel ground, hidden among the massive rocks, was a formation of Cannibal Flowers. Almost every rock, even on top of them, had an Earth-Gilded Cannibal Flower. They formed a sea of man-eating flowers connected through decomposing soil. Ye Zhongming had invested heavily, planting over ten thousand in that area, consuming a vast amount of Fertile Soil. Within the sea of man-eating flowers, other types of offensive plants and various small traps were also there. Though seemingly insignificant, they made it extremely difficult for the monsters to advance, constantly under attack by the cannibal flowers. It''s worth noting that such a massive number of man-eating flowers shared defenses and digestion. If one flower swallowed prey, all ten thousand would digest it together through the rotting soil. Lower-level monsters would be turned into nutrients within the rotting soil in less than a second, enhancing the flowers'' abilities or repairing damaged ones. This sea of man-eating flowers became an almost insurmountable barrier for the monsters. In addition, there was a deadly poison zone. This area contained almost every poison Cloud Peak could find¡ªsubstances that rotted flesh, coagulated blood, numbed limbs, and dulled senses. Even Liu Zhenghong contributed her creation to this zone¡ªGene Disruptor! Once monsters came into contact with this potion, their genes would be disrupted quickly, causing various physical symptoms like infections, high fevers, tumors, and rot, directly affecting their combat effectiveness or even rendering them incapacitated. There was also a field of Dazzling Flash Grenades. When stepped on, they wouldn''t immediately explode but turn into powder, sticking to the monsters'' bodies. However, upon contact with liquids like bodily fluids or blood, they would emit an intensely blinding light, damaging the monsters'' visual systems. Those farther away would be temporarily blinded, while those closer would be permanently blinded. The monsters that managed to break through Cloud Peak''s long-range weapon strikes were trapped in a sea of traps they could never comprehend. Chapter 1484: Shadow Deacon Water, Li Daqian, and the others were now cursing Ye Zhongming in their hearts. Not only had he brought them here without a clear explanation, but he had also placed them so close to the battlefield of two level-nine lifeforms. Wasn''t this just setting them up for disaster? In truth, Ye Zhongming hadn''t intended this. Guang Yao¡¯s Battle Squad was with them; even if he wanted to set them up, he wouldn''t drag his people into it. The real issue was that he had underestimated the battle between two level-nine beings. He had based his expectations on the standards of the Saint Father. However, it was clear that the only level-nine lifeform in the Blue Secret Realm wouldn''t have the same reservations as the Saint Father when faced with a level-nine being from another world. All it knew was that killing this foreign being would allow it to enter the new world. It had already caught the scent of its own clone from the space gate. Thus, in response to the Armor King''s provocation, the Nine-Winged Crow retaliated with its full power. The might of a level-nine lifeform could alter the heavens and the earth. Even though Deacon Water and the others were far away, they were still overwhelmed by the force. They could handle it as eight-star evolved, but the other evolved, and battle beasts were not so fortunate. However, like a stubborn rock, Guang Yao refused to retreat, insisting that this was the best ambush point and that they couldn''t leave. This infuriated the three leaders, but there was nothing they could do. It''s hard to get off once you''re on a pirate ship. They couldn''t leave this place and had no choice but to endure. On the distant battlefield, the two level-nine beings unleashed some skill. With a deafening roar, a massive wave of energy, mixed with dirt, rocks, and debris, surged toward them. In an instant, it swept over the four teams. Even though they had used various methods to defend themselves, many of the lower-level or poorly equipped warriors couldn''t withstand the onslaught and suffered serious injuries. "Guang Yao, if you insist on your previous stance, we won''t accompany you anymore." Commander Mu had known Guang Yao for a long time, but they had never interacted much since they belonged to different war zones. However, their statuses differed, giving Commander Mu a psychological advantage over Guang Yao. Unlike Deacon Water and Li Daqian, who saw Guang Yao as Ye Zhongming''s representative, Commander Mu didn''t hold him in the same regard. Before he could finish speaking, another shockwave hit, causing chaos in the ranks. It wasn''t enough to knock everyone over, but it disrupted their formation. Guang Yao thought momentarily, then pulled out a piece of equipment, planted it in front of the team, and installed a shimmering light blue gem into it. "Staff of Nature?!" Deacon Water, who was very familiar with Ye Zhongming, immediately recognized this blue-grade defensive equipment. The Staff of Nature had ranked quite high in the national equipment rankings. If not for its level limitations, it could have ranked even higher. "A Nature Gem?" Commander Mu''s focus was clearly different. He noticed the gem, and his heart stirred. This wasn''t an ordinary Nature Gem but a top-tier Super Gem. A single one of these was incredibly precious, if not priceless. Guang Yao activated the Staff of Nature, and the Water Bottle Protection appeared, enveloping all the teams within it. Unlike other water-type gems, the Super Water Gem''s Water Bottle Protection was almost completely transparent. The beautiful illusion it created flickered in and out, and despite its wide coverage, it gave off a fragile feeling. "Earlier, I used a concealment item to weaken our presence, making the two level-nine lifeforms ignore us even if they noticed us. But this is different." Guang Yao pointed at the Water Bottle Protection, which had already blocked the incoming debris. "The protection it provides can even withstand a full-force attack from a level-nine lifeform. Even if it shatters, it will still save our lives. But... it might draw the attention of the Nine-Winged Crow and the Armor King." "You!" Mu Xinfei glared at Guang Yao, furious that he hadn''t mentioned such a critical detail earlier. Compared to drawing the attention¡ªor even attacks¡ªfrom level-nine lifeforms, enduring some debris and energy waves was nothing. "I''m just stating a possibility so you can be prepared. Most likely, they won''t be interested even if they notice us." Sure enough, when the Water Bottle Protection was activated, everyone felt the Nine-Winged Crow and the Armor King pause momentarily, but they quickly resumed their battle. This eased the tension among the leaders. "It seems we can hold out until they decide the outcome," Guang Yao thought to himself, feeling somewhat relieved. He had been worried that things wouldn''t go as the boss had predicted. But before Guang Yao could fully relax, he suddenly became alert, looking toward the smoke-filled battlefield ahead. Just a few seconds later, a black light slammed into the Water Bottle Protection. The previously indestructible barrier shook violently, its glow intensifying from near-transparency to a bright, luminous sphere. This was the reaction of the Super Water Bottle Protection when it suffered an attack that rapidly depleted its energy. Deacon Water, Li Daqian, and Commander Mu had also sensed something wrong almost simultaneously with Guang Yao. Seeing the Water Bottle Protection react like this, their expressions turned grim. "What''s going on?" an elder from the Thousand Beast Villa asked nervously. Guang Yao''s face darkened as he stared at the shadow that had flashed by earlier. He spat out two words: "Clone." He had seen the true form of that shadow¡ªit was strikingly similar to the clone the Nine-Winged Crow had sent to Earth. In other words, the boss''s judgment hadn''t been entirely accurate. The Nine-Winged Crow had indeed taken an interest in them and sent an avatar to attack. Guang Yao quickly reconsidered. Did this mean that the Nine-Winged Crow still had strength to spare while fighting the Armor King? And if so, the boss had predicted this correctly! Guang Yao stood behind the Water Bottle Protection, unmoving. He knew the boss hadn''t sent anyone else to accompany Commander Mu and the others because he needed Guang Yao''s excellent judgment to determine the right moment for someone to strike. Only now did Guang Yao realize the weight of his responsibility. So, the Nine-Winged Crow was as overwhelmingly powerful as the boss had feared, holding an absolute advantage over the Armor King. Without human intervention, the Armor King truly stood no chance against the Nine-Winged Crow, incapable of inflicting serious damage. Then... Guang Yao suddenly sensed something. Without hesitation, he pressed a small device on his body. It felt as if he had just endured an intense battle. A sense of detachment filled his entire being. Guang Yao knew he had done all he could, but he wasn''t sure if the timing was right. He just hoped everything would turn out well. Earlier, he had felt the Armor King being suppressed, teetering on the edge of defeat. Deacon Water and the others looked at Guang Yao, who now seemed somewhat listless, and thought to themselves that this person was very strange. In the chaotic battlefield, a black shadow suddenly appeared within the still-open space gate, blending seamlessly with the Nine-Winged Crow''s dark clouds. This shadow didn''t hesitate. As soon as it appeared, it transformed into a dark halo and floated toward the massive shadow in the sky¡ªthe Nine-Winged Crow''s true form. The Nine-Winged Crow immediately noticed but didn''t act immediately, only casting a suspicious glance. The shadow rushed to the side in that brief moment, revealing a human form. It then tore open its clothes, exposing a peculiar device on its chest. It resembled Iron Man''s arc reactor but was much larger. The bright crystal suddenly lit up, followed by an explosion. Chapter 1484.5- Shadow A violent, unidirectional explosion. The target was the Nine-Winged Crow. After the explosion, the shadow disappeared without a trace. In the sky, the Nine-Winged Crow uttered its most piercing cry since the battle began and ascended higher into the sky. On the ground, the Armor King, which had been fighting for some time, had already been completely suppressed. The veteran level-nine lifeform of the secret realm was far more powerful. Additionally, since the Armor King wasn''t a flying creature, it was disadvantaged against the Blue Secret Realm''s strongest mutated lifeform. It was already injured, but its fierce fighting spirit and bloodlust kept it from retreating. However, this didn''t mean it thought it was stronger than its opponent. When the shadow appeared, the Armor King almost attacked, as it smelled the scent of the Nine-Winged Crow on the shadow. But it also detected the scent of an evolved from Earth, one it particularly disliked. In that instant, it instinctively realized that the shadow''s target wasn''t itself but the Nine-Winged Crow. The Armor King was known for its recklessness, ferocity, aggression, and bloodlust, but that didn''t mean it lacked intelligence. On the contrary, as a level-nine lifeform, it possessed all the necessary traits of a high-level being. It could assess situations and make decisions, not relying solely on instinct. It didn''t act, and neither did the Nine-Winged Crow. Although it smelled the scent of humans, it also detected the scent of "itself." Yes, it was the scent of its six-winged clone that had entered the other world. At that moment, the Nine-Winged Crow thought its clone had returned, carrying the scent of other lifeforms, perhaps from consuming different prey over time. Upon detecting the shadow, the Nine-Winged Crow and the Armor King initially believed it was to their advantage. As it turned out, the Armor King was right, and the Nine-Winged Crow was wrong. Of course, if the Nine-Winged Crow had been given even a second or two more, it could have discerned the true nature of the shadow. But it was amid a battle with a being of equal strength, and its attention couldn''t be fully diverted. Thus, the shadow¡ªreferred to as "Shadow" by Ye Zhongming¡ªsucceeded in its sneak attack. It was a self-destruction. Shadow had originally been a warrior of Cloud Peak. After being severely injured in battle, he lost his limbs and his eyes. His evolved constitution allowed him to survive, but he became a cripple. He believed Cloud Peak and Boss Ye would continue to support him. There was a dedicated area within the mountain villa for people like him to recuperate. But he couldn''t accept living as a cripple, needing help even to use the bathroom. So he requested to see the boss and Sister Hong. When they arrived, he volunteered to become an experimental subject. In Cloud Peak, this wasn''t unusual. Many severely disabled individuals chose this path to either extend or end their lives. He had no attachments left in this world. His only wish was to live normally, even for a day, rather than lying in bed every day. He didn''t know what experiments Liu Zhenghong performed on him. At first, he gained legs¡ªthough they didn''t feel human, they allowed him to walk. Later, he received arms, which were also non-human but functional. Finally, he regained his sight with a pair of yellowish-brown eyes. He saw Liu Zhenghong, who greeted him with respect. He also saw Guancheng Chun with his four legs, and the many researchers who served him. When the boss appeared and presented him with an optional mission, he agreed without hesitation. He chose the latter: a dim, uneventful life versus a glorious moment. So he studied a strange card the boss provided, which allowed him to transform into a shadow with incredible speed. However, it could only be used once, after which all abilities would vanish. He also became a living bomb, with Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan implanting a bomb in his body that combined demon crystals and nuclear energy and was also powered by life force. This was said to be Cloud Peak''s pinnacle of technology. Soon, his mission was assigned. The boss brought him into Cloud Peak''s legendary dark organization, Chameleon, and made him the first head of a highly specialized department composed entirely of suicide operatives. The department was small but terrifying. This department was called Shadow, and its head was also called Shadow. He was the first-generation Shadow. The boss said that each generation of Shadow could only execute one mission¡ªa mission that guaranteed death. He wasn''t afraid. Instead, he felt honored. His name might rank in the top five on the Monument of Heroes. Helping Cloud Peak and the boss kill a level-nine lifeform¡ªwhat an incredible feat. When he detonated himself, Shadow completed the most glorious sacrifice of his life. This self-destructing bomb, carrying the scent of the Nine-Winged Crow''s clone, naturally couldn''t kill the Nine-Winged Crow. Ye Zhongming''s goal was simply to injure it, bringing its strength down to a level the Armor King could handle. This was achieved through Shadow, who was fanatically loyal to Cloud Peak and the boss. The Nine-Winged Crow was injured, and the Armor King shot into the sky like a cannonball, using some ability to briefly hover and engage the Nine-Winged Crow, preventing it from retreating to recover. The two god-like beings fought fiercely, turning the sky and earth upside down. At this point, Cloud Peak had done all it could and succeeded. The rest depended on the battle''s outcome between the two level-nine lifeforms. While the battle here climaxed, Cloud Peak''s main forces faced their greatest crisis since the war began. The demon monster¡¯s Sky Cavaliers broke through to Cloud Peak''s airspace. Composed of flying monsters carrying land-based monsters on their backs, they flew over the Cloud Peak formation and dropped their riders. At the same time, some of the unique species among the monsters began to unleash their power. The first to act were the Earth-Walking Monsters, which burrowed underground to the Cloud Peak formation, frantically expanding tunnels to create new attack routes for their comrades! Chapter 1485: Moment you faced off The Unique Species¡ªthis was the name Earth''s evolved gave to monsters with special abilities, such as those that moved underground, within ice, or even in magma, including those on the Undead Hill. These types of lifeforms had been continuously discovered over nearly a year of exploring the secret realm. How could they afford to let their guard down against these Unique Species? Progress was initially smooth and rapid when they began frantically digging tunnels beneath the Cloud Peak battle formation. However, they soon noticed liquid seeping out from the front. The "digging beasts" were puzzled and alarmed. The liquid then began flowing faster and faster. When one section of the tunnel was breached, even more of this substance gushed out. Next, for some reason, the liquid started to burn. Fire was something most monsters feared, and the flames here were unusually hot, though no one knew why. Once the liquid touched the monsters, it ignited them, causing chaos throughout the underground tunnels. Many monsters, forgetting their initial goal of expanding the tunnels for their comrades, began frantically digging toward the surface. However, after breaking through the thick layer of soil, they encountered hard, bluish-gray boulders and the stone pillars supporting them. No matter how hard they attacked, they could only leave faint scratches on the surface. These Unique Species had a variety of abilities, but when it came to offense and defense, they were far inferior to ordinary monsters. They couldn''t break through to the surface. The flames spread through the tunnels, burning to the distant exit points, where they erupted into the open air. The monsters waiting to enter the tunnels were caught in the inferno, and many were burned to death. The combination of fuel and the combustion accelerant crafted by Candy, the alchemist, had achieved significant results. With the Magical Workbench, her exclusive weapon, and the numerous formulas and materials collected by Cloud Peak, Candy had now advanced to the rank of Advanced Alchemist. She could produce over twenty different types of potions and items. If not for the lack of job advancement scrolls, she could have already reached the highest level of her job, just like Ye Zhongming. This combustion accelerant was a talent skill she awakened when she became an Intermediate Alchemist. Originally intended to aid her in alchemy, it was now being used for underground defense, with remarkable effectiveness. Of course, there wasn''t just one tunnel. There were others, but they too were met with attacks¡ªthis time from Jiu Bao and Ye Zhongming''s battle rat army. On the surface, Jiu Bao seemed more like a support battle pet, but it was a terror underground. Its skills were perfectly suited for subterranean combat. For example, its Soil Transformation ability allowed it to secrete a fluid that turned the surrounding soil into a sticky, gel-like substance. This substance had two effects: it could repair Jiu Bao¡¯s body when injured, and it could slow down and mildly poison nearby creatures, reducing their combat effectiveness. Another ability, Soil Swallowing, allowed Jiu Bao to move rapidly underground. Its massive mouth acted like a digging machine. The soil it consumed was converted into a liquid that could be sprayed out when needed. This liquid was highly corrosive, far more potent than strong acids. Additionally, Jiu Bao''s massive, elastic body was incredibly strong and highly durable, capable of reflecting damage. Its head and tail could connect, making it a terrifying combat machine underground. As for Ye Zhongming''s Battle Rat Army, which he had invested significant resources into building, they couldn''t move freely underground like Jiu Bao. Their ability to dig tunnels had degraded over time, and they couldn''t compare to the level-eight behemoth. However, they could attack through the tunnels the mutated lifeforms dug. Thanks to breakthroughs in Liu Zhenghong''s lab and the Rats'' reproductive capabilities, their numbers had now reached nearly 50,000. However, Liu Zhenghong discovered that this number seemed to be a limit. The offspring produced either lacked certain abilities or were extremely resistant to following commands. Liu Zhenghong attributed this to her own technical limitations, but many researchers believed it was due to inherent biological constraints. After all, these War Rats were essentially a type of genetic lifeform, albeit created through a gentler process that retained most of their species'' characteristics. If they could reproduce indefinitely, there would be no need for genetic lifeform production lines¡ªrats would simply dominate the post-apocalyptic world. On this point, Ye Zhongming agreed with the researchers. Still, 50,000 was a terrifying number. These War Rats could evolve; even with their limits, they were all above level five. Currently, the highest-level War Rat leader reached level seven, with several thousand at level six, over 20,000 at level five, and the remaining 10,000 or so at level four. While mutated rats were generally weaker than other monsters of the same level, the War Rat Legion surpassed the average strength of their peers. Combined with their bizarre abilities and their swarm-like combat tactics, these little creatures were terrifying in battle. They surged out of the tunnels, swiftly overwhelming the mutated lifeforms and killing far more monsters in a short time than Jiu Bao could. One level-eight lifeform, 50,000 War Rats, and specially crafted Taining Bricks ensured the safety of the ground beneath the Cloud Peak battle formation. As for the monsters dropped by the Sky Cavaliers, Cloud Peak had its own methods to deal with them. The first was the grenade launchers exchanged through the Battle Contribution Badge. Two models were available, each with over 5,000 units, and ammunition was plentiful. These weapons weren''t expensive, and their power wasn''t particularly impressive, especially the initial V1 model. However, when anything is used in large quantities, it can produce unexpected effects. The same was true for these rocket launchers. When 10,000 rockets were fired simultaneously, covering a section of the sky, the combined explosions and shockwaves blasted the monsters back into the air. Moreover, these portable weapons had a fast reload time and a short attack interval. Even if some high-defense monsters survived the first wave, they would face a second, third, and fourth wave of attacks before landing. After four waves of attacks, only the mangled remains of monsters fell into the Cloud Peak battle formation. If these rockets had been capable of targeting the high-flying flying monsters, they might have completely dominated the airspace. The results were impressive, but the cost was staggering. Ye Zhongming and the members with Battle Contribution Badges had saved up for so long, only to spend almost all their points on the cannons and these rocket launchers. The ammunition was cheap per unit, but the sheer quantity required made the cost astronomical. Just now, the monsters dropped by the flying creatures had been blown to pieces, ensuring the safety of the Cloud Peak warriors overhead. But four rounds of firing meant 40,000 rockets... 40,000! With so many battle contribution points, Ye Zhongming had only prepared 20 rounds per V1 launcher and 10 rounds per V2 launcher, totaling 150,000 rounds. In that one wave, over a quarter of the ammunition was gone. This was also why Ye Zhongming felt uneasy. The cost of this war was too high. Only a complete victory would yield sufficient returns; otherwise, they would suffer a loss. Chapter 1485.5- Moment you faced off Chapter 1485.5- Moment you faced off The second method was Cloud Peak''s air force. Originally, this unit was far from being a proper formation. Ye Zhongming had spent a great deal of effort and resources on them, but flying lifeforms were simply too rare. Taming and training them required a lot of time. With support from the Posthumous People and Saint Light Hall, they had begun to take shape and could be considered initially combat-ready. However, their numbers were small, and their training was insufficient. Compared to Saint Light Hall''s massive air force, they were far behind. Thus, Ye Zhongming only deployed them for reconnaissance or guaranteed-victory missions around Ying City, occasionally letting them "play around." But this time, with Cloud Peak''s fate on the line, the fledgling air force was brought out. They were joined by a powerful ally¡ªYangos. With Yangos leading the charge, the battle would be easier. Additionally, the Exquisite Floating Ball and a War Fortress were also integrated into the air force, providing further protection for these novice Cloud Peak Sky Knights. Finally, there were the ground-based anti-air equipment and units. Within the Cloud Peak battle formation stood numerous tall structures¡ªViolent Thunder Towers. Ye Zhongming hadn''t clustered these weapons with the ten rows of long-range weapons. Instead, he dispersed them near each battle squad to guard against potential aerial attacks. Over a thousand towers were spread out, one every few dozen meters, covering the entire battle formation within their firing range. Facing the flying monsters that didn''t have to traverse the gravel ground, Yangos became the second level-eight being from Cloud Peak to join the fight after Jiu Bao. The evil dragon patiently guarded the roughly 2,000-strong Cloud Peak air force as they ascended into the sky to engage the flying monsters. Once given the order to attack freely, Yangos immediately became ferocious. Like a king of the skies, it bit, clawed, breathed fire, and spewed mist, single-handedly scattering the flying monsters. The Cloud Peak air force and the War Fortress, which provided aerial fire support, merely played a supporting role. However, if you knew Yangos, you''d notice that its gaze kept drifting toward the distant black clouds where the Nine-Winged Crow resided during the battle. In its eyes were greed, desire, fear, and... vigilance. The evil dragon had already decided: if things went south, it would immediately flee with Ye Zhongming. If anyone in Cloud Peak disagreed with this battle, it was Yangos. Its philosophy was simple: bully the weak and fear the strong¡ªand it was unapologetic about it. In Yangos'' view, challenging a level-nine lifeform now was completely unnecessary, even if it was part of a plan to pit two level-nine beings against each other. Were level-nine lifeforms so easy to deal with? Ultimately, they''d still have to face one, even if it was injured. It was still a level-nine being! Yangos believed it would be much safer to wait until it evolved to level nine before taking them on. However, despite its plans to flee at the first sign of trouble, Yangos fought fiercely in battle. Its dragon bloodline allowed it to compete with many powerful lifeforms of the same level shortly after evolving to level eight. It had grown even stronger nearly a year into being level eight. Yellow Ball, who had once been its equal, struggled to keep up. Liu Zhenghong had said that among Cloud Peak''s forces, three had the highest potential to reach level nine: Death King Tree, Jiu Bao, and Yangos. Death King Tree was a given. As a veteran eight-level lifeform and a mutated plant, it possessed a Life Brain and was very close to level nine. Jiu Bao, on the other hand, had its unique ability to absorb vast amounts of energy directly from the soil. Both the Death King Tree and Jiu Bao had innate abilities that allowed them to evolve rapidly. Only Yangos relied entirely on its bloodline, which naturally granted it rapid evolution. Once all three reached level nine, Liu Zhenghong believed that Yangos would inherently be stronger than other newly ascended level-nine beings. The number of flying monsters wasn''t particularly high among the over five million monsters, but there were still nearly a million, given the base number. They continuously assaulted Cloud Peak''s airspace, and their numbers were growing. Even Yangos, initially fierce, began to take damage. Its roars of anger and pain frequently echoed through the sky. Reluctantly, Ye Zhongming ordered all combat machines with anti-air capabilities to assist in attacking the flying monsters. The sky was soon filled with beautiful trails of energy. This significantly reduced the pressure on Yangos and the Cloud Peak air force. However, increasing anti-air firepower meant reducing ground firepower. The traps in the gravel ground and the sea of man-eating flowers were terrifying, inflicting massive casualties. But the sheer number of monsters was overwhelming. After paying a heavy price, they finally broke through the gravel ground and entered the small grassland where Cloud Peak was stationed. There, they clashed with the undead creatures. During this time, hundreds of gashes had produced many undead creatures. Concentrated at the border, their numbers had surpassed 10,000. Under Ye Zhongming''s command, they didn''t spread out to block all paths to the Cloud Peak battle formation. Doing so would have made their formation too thin, easily scattered by the monster onslaught. Instead, Ye Zhongming had them form a dense battle formation to withstand the charging monsters. The effectiveness... was naturally good. They held out for a full minute! But again, the sheer number of monsters was overwhelming. Like a tidal wave, they crashed through the undead creatures, even at the cost of several times their own numbers. Thus, only a small, nearly unobstructed grassland remained between the Cloud Peak battle formation and the monster horde. The two sides finally faced each other directly. Chapter 1486: First time Cloud Peak boss attacked Chapter 1486: First time Cloud Peak boss attacked Every Cloud Peak warrior was waiting for Ye Zhongming''s command. Due to the elevated position of the battle formation, they had a clear view of everything happening below. Seeing the monsters break through the gravel ground and enter the small grassland, everyone prepared to attack. However, apart from the ten rows of attack weapons at the front being pulled back by specialized personnel, the attack order was delayed. In an instant, the monsters were already close to the Cloud Peak battle formation. The towering monsters were so close that their ferocious expressions could be seen clearly. "Boss?!" Little Tiger, being impulsive, was the first to speak up through the Battle Contribution Badge¡¯s communication system. "Wait." Ye Zhongming''s response was curt. Little Tiger, realizing the situation, wisely kept quiet. Pushing further would only reveal his lack of emotional intelligence. Watching the approaching monsters, Ye Zhongming silently calculated the distance. "One thousand meters!" Xia Lei suddenly spoke up. At the same time, Ye Zhongming issued a command to Red Hair through their mental link. Red Hair, who had been idly stroking the Undead Dragonfish within the formation, let out a silent roar. Then, the Cloud Peak warriors saw a special unit within the monster horde. "Too tired, too tired. Ye Zhongming, you''re using me as a laborer. I''m going to eat you." The unique and piercing voice gave many a sense of familiarity. "Shut up, or I''ll kill you." Red Hair''s voice floated lightly across the battlefield, silencing the noisy creature. The Brain Child shrunk its head, hiding behind the shoulder of a massive Zombie Ape. It needed to rest; the ability it had just used had drained most of its energy. The Brain Child, which had been missing for a long time, reappeared in the sight of Cloud Peak''s members. Shortly after Cloud Peak''s first reorganization, the Brain Child disappeared. During this time, rumors spread¡ªsome said it had died, others claimed it had broken free from Cloud Peak''s control, and some even insisted it had left with the Talking Lady. There were even "eyewitness" accounts of its death, some convincing, others not. The silence from Cloud Peak¡¯s higher-ups and Ye Zhongming seemed to confirm these speculations. The Brain Child was truly dead, and Cloud Peak no longer had a zombie army. If you were to ask Deacon Water whether they had included the zombie army in Cloud Peak''s strength when compiling the national power rankings, she would undoubtedly say no. In their eyes, the zombie army no longer existed. But did it not exist? No, it had always been there. The process had been fraught with difficulties. The Brain Child had secretly carried out several missions for Cloud Peak that humans couldn''t openly undertake. Each time, it had narrowly escaped death. With its high intelligence, the Brain Child naturally harbored resentment toward Ye Zhongming. However, it stayed since it couldn''t break free from Red Hair and had no desire to leave Cloud Pyed. Cloud Peak assigned it dangerous missions, but the rewards were substantial as long as it survived. This allowed the Brain Child, a creature with no offensive or defensive capabilities, relying solely on controlling its kind, to evolve to level eight early on. This time, Ye Zhongming assigned the Brain Child another perilous mission¡ªone that bordered on suicide: teleport into the monster horde and snipe them. The Brain Child''s abilities mainly included mental control, mental attacks, ability insight, and more. One ability that had significantly improved after reaching level eight was spatial teleportation. This ability wasn''t like the Secret Realm Key, which could connect two different worlds. Instead, it allowed for medium-distance teleportation within the same space, similar to a space mage, and could transport many units. As it was now, the Brain Child and its zombie army had been hiding in the forest some distance away. When Ye Zhongming needed them, they teleported en masse into the heart of the monster horde. The reason for this was twofold. First, Ye Zhongming wanted to catch the monsters off guard and disrupt their charge momentum. The undead lifeforms earlier had been a good example. Ten thousand of these summoned creatures gathered together could unleash considerable combat power. Although they were destined to lose to the monsters, the monsters couldn''t defeat them in just one minute without the help of flying monsters. Even encircling so many undead creatures would take considerable time. But the reality was that the undead creatures only held out for a minute before being overwhelmed. This was because the monsters had a speed advantage in their mass charge, making them unstoppable. Now, with tens of thousands of zombies suddenly appearing amid the monster horde, chaos ensued. The front lines continued to charge, while the rear had to stop to deal with these unexpected enemies. Second, no matter how loyal the Brain Child was to Red Hair or how dependent it was on Cloud Peak, it ultimately led zombies¡ªa large number of them. In the current situation, Ye Zhongming was concerned that the monsters'' or humans'' blood might stimulate the zombies, leading to unforeseen consequences that could undo all their efforts. Fortunately, the Brain Child had this spatial teleportation ability, so Ye Zhongming stationed them on the periphery. "The positioning is just right." Seeing where the zombie army had teleported, Ye Zhongming felt relieved. After saying this, he issued another command. A large section of the grassland ahead suddenly collapsed. The monsters at the front immediately fell into the pit. The distance across the pit wasn''t large, only about a hundred meters, but its width was extensive. Going around it would take considerable time, making them easy targets. The pit itself had no traps. Cloud Peak had focused on the gravel ground and hadn''t bothered with this area. However, this pit was still well thought out because it was deep. Given that the monsters ranged from a few meters to dozens of meters in height, Cloud Peak had prepared accordingly. The pit was over a hundred meters deep. Without modern tools, only evolved could have completed such a task quickly. When the monsters fell into the pit, the height wasn''t enough to kill them, but their own kind crushed many. Li Qiang''s shooting squad arrived at the edge of the pit. Each member threw a glass bottle of unknown contents into the pit. Though each bottle only held about two liters, over two thousand bottles added significantly. The glass bottles were fragile, shattering upon impact with the struggling monsters. The liquid inside spilled out, coating the monsters but initially causing no visible effect. However, thick green smoke began to rise as the liquid flowed downward and touched the monsters'' wounds and blood. The monsters howled in pain, their bodies corroding. This was another of Candy''s creations¡ª Liquid Poison! This poison wasn''t inherently liquid but required contact with liquids to activate. Moreover, this poison had contagious properties. When it came into contact with a liquid, it released its toxicity, turning the liquid into a new poison. Although the toxicity would gradually weaken, the process was slow. The monsters in the pit already had some wounds, and the fall caused further injuries and bleeding, providing the Liquid Poison with ample opportunity to take effect. The already chaotic monsters in the pit completely broke down. Li Qiang and his squad stood at the pit''s edge, shooting the monsters below and easily reaping lives. After eliminating the upper layer, the shooting squad shifted their focus to the monsters within range on the other side of the pit.