Published: February 10, 2025
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Ye Zhongming looked at the distant lights, a unique emotion rising from his heart.
In the apocalypse, having such a scale of brightness during the night was not an easy feat.
Typically, only two types of forces could achieve this. One type was those powerful super forces. They were not afraid that the light would attract the attacks of mutated life forms; they had enough confidence and strength to defend their territory.
From the perspective of mutated life forms, they were very sensitive to the aura of humans. For example, in such a stronghold, there were rarely individuals or small numbers of mutated life forms that dared to approach because they knew it was a death sentence.
When it came to battles, mutated life forms were fearless, but at other times, they could be terrifyingly rational.
Those who could challenge such forces were either extremely powerful beings or very numerous groups.
Take Cloud Summit Villa as an example; currently, its strength was formidable. The energy emitted by these people gathered together was enough to deter the vast majority of mutated life forms, making the villa very safe most of the time.
The second type consisted of forces that possessed special equipment or members with unique abilities. They could use certain means to obscure the light or even create illusions to mislead mutated life forms.
This relatively large camp had such equipment to conceal its lights. However, due to Ye Zhongming's enhanced vision after numerous evolutions, he could see through these contraptions.
This place was called Waterfall Stronghold, the last human stronghold before the Ming Water Banquet.
Ye Zhongming had arrived here alone after teleporting from Cloud Summit Villa through the Underworld Bone Demon Platform to the village occupied by Lu Yi and others.
It was not that he didn’t want to take people with him; it was determined by the unique nature of the Underworld Bone Demon Platform.
This teleportation device was alive, and it only had the ability to teleport during the time following each evolution. Due to energy constraints, it could not be used too frequently. The teleportation was also based on the energy contained within the teleportation target.
With Ye Zhongming's current strength and the series of equipment he had, being able to teleport him here while ensuring he could return was already the limit of the Underworld Bone Demon Platform. He could not bring anyone else over.
However, although coming here alone was somewhat risky, he was strong, and there were few opponents among the humans on Earth. Additionally, he had a lot of equipment and skills, with unexpected means of survival. Even if he encountered danger, he could escape calmly.
Furthermore, Lu Yi's merchant team was not far from here and could support Ye Zhongming at any time, while the mysterious avoidance presence was definitely nearby, all of which indirectly ensured the boss of Cloud Summit's safety.
Nevertheless, although Ye Zhongming arrived here alone, it didn’t mean he had to attend the Ming Water Banquet by himself. He still needed helpers, just that they were temporarily not by his side.
Stepping forward, Ye Zhongming planned to sneak into Waterfall Stronghold and find out about this Ming Water Banquet.
He had always wondered what organizations like the Five Rings Society aimed to achieve by holding such a grand event.
Was it merely to enhance their influence? Or to carve out territories?
Ye Zhongming felt it wouldn’t be that simple.
While he felt no fear and didn’t believe the Five Rings Society would do anything too drastic at such a large-scale gathering, it was always good to understand a little more.
Waterfall Stronghold was not small; it was built against the mountains, specifically in a valley with steep and smooth cliffs on both sides, providing a natural barrier. Only the two narrow mountain passes needed guarding, and a wall several dozen meters long was enough to provide excellent protection.
Casually crushing a level 2 mutated snake that approached, Ye Zhongming extracted the magic crystal and set it aside, contemplating how to enter.