Published: February 11, 2025
For humans, this was almost fatal.
Just now, only a portion of the monsters could move. Those in the direction of the black hole had been crushed by Ye Zhongming using the Thunderous Mechanic, but the others were attacking him.
Now, Ye Zhongming moved slowly, able to make only limited counterattacks. Even with his extraordinary defensive capabilities, he could only endure the blows, and in a short time, he sustained significant injuries. The beautiful layer of meteorite from the Star Armor had exploded, and the black halo shield could not provide complete defense.
Fortunately, victory was within reach. With only one black hole remaining, everyone could clearly feel that the control over the monsters was weakening.
However, all these monsters could move now. Even though they were still being sacrificed and self-destructing, there were still many that had not yet exploded.
Not everyone had defensive abilities like Ye Zhongming.
Even a few seconds of this situation could cause substantial losses for Cloud Summit; even core members might sacrifice themselves because of it.
Ye Zhongming had methods to save his life, and even now, if he received fatal damage, he would have a second life, but he was helpless in this situation.
At that moment, he finally felt a hint of powerlessness.
The ninth-level life that had not yet shown itself exerted an unprecedented pressure on him.
The Thunderous Mechanic still had enough remaining attacks to destroy the last black hole, but in fact, all the monsters were positioned before the black hole. Once the Thunderous Mechanic fired, the attack would be obstructed after just two meters; let alone destroy the black hole, he wouldn't even be able to touch its edges.
Was he really going to watch as the ninth-level life emerged from the black hole and slaughter everyone like cattle?
Ye Zhongming's eyes turned red; he decided to take a gamble, even though he knew the hope was slim.
In his pocket, he had two seeds, obtained from the roulette. After consuming these two seeds, he would enter a state similar to the separation of body and soul, forming a spiritual body above his physical form, possessing half the abilities of his original body.
Ye Zhongming wasn't sure if this method would work, after all, the spiritual body still needed to be controlled by mental power, which would likely still be influenced, and the final outcome might not be optimistic.
For this, he would also have to endure severe side effects—his evolution level would degrade!
But he had no choice; he could only try this desperate gamble. If successful, even a downgrade would be worth it.
One hand used Wind and Thunder Twin Birth to fend off the monster's attacks, while the other hand slowly moved to touch the two seeds. Just as he made contact, an explosion of holy light erupted in front of him. After this incomparably pure light exploded, Ye Zhongming discovered that the monsters between the Thunderous Mechanic he had fiercely protected and the last black hole were almost gone!
How could Ye Zhongming miss such an opportunity? The Thunderous Mechanic immediately fired, all attacks launched into the black hole.
Ye Zhongming breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone else did too; it seemed that the crisis of the day had passed.
At that moment, everyone felt the restraints disappear, and they could move freely again.
Looking in one direction, Ye Zhongming saw the Holy Maiden with empty hands, who was also looking at him. In an instant, Ye Zhongming understood the look in her eyes.
"This is what you owe me; you must repay it!"
The holy light that had just cleared the monsters for Ye Zhongming was clearly the work of the Holy Maiden. She didn't know what method she used to detonate the magic orb in her hand, creating the best conditions for Ye Zhongming.
Their exchanged glances and communication lasted only a brief second.
The others felt their bodies could move, but it only lasted a second.
However, a second later, an unexpected event occurred.