Published: February 12, 2025
Wiping away the bloodstain on his face, the chief committee member remained calm on the surface, but a lingering fear echoed in his heart.
Just moments ago, he had almost lost his head to this outsider.
If it hadn't been for the fact that all the experts were surrounding this person, fighting in a one-on-one battle would have sealed his fate.
This left the chief committee member, who had rarely encountered opponents over the years, feeling a deep sense of dread.
Following that, an increasingly intense desire to kill Ye Zhongming arose within him.
A person like this must die; otherwise, it would undoubtedly affect his position in Scab City. Those who had long coveted his position would unite and use this incident to attack him within the committee, forcing him to step down from the role of chief committee member.
This was something he could not tolerate; the benefits this position brought him were far too great.
“Find him, we must locate him. He’s already injured and his combat ability has greatly diminished; kill him for me!”
The chief committee member issued a deadly command, and the city guards, Black Envoys, and all the adventurers in the city entered a frenzied search mode.
That outsider was powerful, and this was common knowledge.
Not to mention ordinary adventurers, even high-level adventurers were no match and would be instantly killed.
However, the situation was different now.
Firstly, the bounty for killing the outsider had been raised; it was already an astronomical figure before, but now it had reached a level that could drive anyone mad.
Wealth was always appealing, in any era. It was true in peacetime, during the apocalypse, and in this world as well.
With money, one could buy good things like Red Scarf Fruits, purchase high-quality equipment, and find powerful partners.
Achieving all of this would inevitably enhance one’s strength, leading to greater gains, and thus entering a virtuous cycle.
Secondly, there were numerous participants in the hunt.
The psychology of the crowd led adventurers to indulge in wishful thinking, believing that perhaps they could get lucky and kill the outsider. If that happened, not only would they receive the reward, but they would also gain immense fame.
Even if the outsider was powerful, it was impossible for him to stand against the entire city.
Lastly, and most importantly, they had received news that the outsider was injured.
This was witnessed by many.
Ye Zhongming was indeed injured.
No matter how strong he was, without equipment, skills, and bloodlines, his advantages were merely his extraordinary physical qualities, the Wind and Thunder Twin Birth, and some auxiliary potions.
But his opponents were countless, along with numerous experts of similar levels.
Earlier, surrounded by the chief committee member and others, Ye Zhongming had fought against a hundred, killing many experts, and even almost killing the city’s top leader, yet he was still injured in multiple places. If not for his exceptionally strong recovery ability, he might have truly been captured.
Yet, he managed to break free from the pursuit, completely escaping the encirclement while those experts were caught off-guard.
At this moment, Ye Zhongming was lingering in a back garden of a courtyard, drinking a healing potion. With the potion's effects combined with his robust physical ability, it wouldn't be long before most of his injuries would no longer pose a significant threat.
However, some of the wounds were still problematic.
For some reason, the weapons used by the chief committee member and several others either had something smeared on them or were made from materials that contained certain substances, causing Ye Zhongming’s wounds to remain unhealed and keep bleeding.
This was the most troubling aspect for Ye Zhongming; the scent of blood would continuously expose him.
When he arrived at this location, it had been silent all around, but within just ten minutes, faint sounds began to emerge from a distance, clearly indicating that someone had followed his trail.