Published: February 10, 2025
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Brother Yuan left because he couldn't take action here. Since he couldn't do anything, Ye Zhongming's dismissive attitude was driving him mad, and that feeling was quite unpleasant.
Mo Qi also left, dragging Boge with him.
Ye Zhongming and the others seemed to ignore them, as if they hadn't seen them at all.
The glares from Brother Yuan and Mo Qi were quite unfriendly.
Ye Zhongming beckoned a maid over and whispered a question. After receiving a nod from her, he let her go and said something to Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue.
Immediately, Zhao Xiangxue exchanged glances with Gao Yi and then stood up to leave.
Gao Yi remained silent for a while, his gaze resting on his boss’s face.
Ye Zhongming smiled, "Don’t you understand why I’m doing this?"
The captain of the avoidance action team nodded; he truly didn’t understand why the boss would let both of them go into the arena.
"Firstly, doing this might expose us, which conflicts with our previous situation of hiding our identity. But everything is not fixed; my original intention hasn’t changed. That's why I had you take that measure. If we can buy some time, it’s worth it. As long as we can get in tomorrow and take a look, I’ll know the answer."
Gao Yi listened quietly, just like many others in Cloud Summit. In their hearts, Ye Zhongming was not just a leader but also an idol and spiritual support. Being able to have someone like him explain his doubts felt great, even if he didn’t fully understand the explanation.
"Secondly, it’s naturally for money."
Ye Zhongming laughed as he spoke, "You know, our Cloud Summit is a big family with numerous expenses. The reason we fight so hard to defend the secret realm is simply because it holds countless resources. Even if it won’t make us rich overnight, it can provide us with continuous benefits before it collapses. The gains are much greater than what we currently have in the desolate land."
"And lastly, which is actually the most important point, I know your battle records, but I have never seen you in action, so I want to see it."
When Gao Yi heard this, a hint of pride appeared on his usually expressionless face.
He was very confident in his own strength and was eager to show off in front of Ye Zhongming.
"So, let’s just have some fun. In the apocalypse, it’s not so bad to live a little more freely at times."
Ye Zhongming's words were not unfounded. As a reborn individual, he deeply understood the terrifying nature of stress. Ordinary people in the apocalypse live in a state of constant mental tension; they face life and death every day and can be attacked anytime and anywhere. Sooner or later, they would break down.
As the shadow behind Cloud Summit, the avoidance action team needed to exist in darkness for long periods. If Ye Zhongming hadn't brought them here this time, perhaps no one would ever know the faces of Gao Yi and Zhao Xiangxue.
In the future, they would continue to remain in this state, their identities hidden behind the fog. The only ones who could see them would be those at the brink of death.
Over time, Ye Zhongming became somewhat concerned about their mental resilience.
There was a selfish motive behind this concern, as a madman is uncontrollable. Ye Zhongming didn’t want the warriors he had painstakingly trained to suddenly turn into psychopaths.
Thus, allowing them to relieve some pressure at the right time would definitely be beneficial.
The battles in the arena continued, and Ye Zhongming and Gao Yi occasionally placed some bets on magic crystals. However, with Ye Zhongming's keen eye, he could only predict about half of the outcomes, which made him realize that the five rings society must have tampered with the results. Otherwise, with his level of evolution and insight, he would have been able to guess at least eighty percent of the battles correctly.
But this was normal; the house always had to make money.
In fact, Ye Zhongming had to admire the five rings society for being able to create such unique and exciting competitions.