Doomsday Roulette

When Ye Zhongming left the temporary camp, Xia Lei and Miya were still asleep.

Although Afo's tribal battle team did not go out to execute missions this time, Xia Lei still brought Miya along as a small means of comfort. When they wake up, they will return to Cloud Summit, and the matters here will be handled by Ye Zhongming.

Ye Zhongming's disappearance this time was due to a large-scale anomaly in mutated life forms, and the subsequent search for him led to many dangerous places. As a result, both the red dress guard and the avoidance action squad suffered losses. The former fared slightly better since they searched the nearby rainforest for a day before moving on to various outer bases. The avoidance action squad took on the exploration of the most dangerous areas, suffering even greater losses, and even Zhao Xiangxue was injured.

However, no one seemed to think much of it, as this is the apocalypse. Death is always so close at hand.

When Ye Zhongming arrived at Longevity Manor, it was already a bit late. However, with his current status, as long as the meeting hadn’t ended, he wouldn’t face refusal; at most, people would silently curse about him playing hard to get.

Ye Zhongming was warmly welcomed upon his arrival, not just because of his unparalleled strength in the national district, but also because Cloud Summit had two top laboratories, boasting the strongest research capabilities in the current national district.

Many of the factions invited this time were organizations possessing strong research capabilities.

Receiving Ye Zhongming was Li Zhi Chong, the son of the old villa master of Ten Thousand Beast Manor.

Ye Zhongming thought both the father and son had nice names; the father was named Li Daqian, and the son was Li Zhi Chong.

“Mr. Ye, I sincerely apologize. My father and others have already gone to the Beast Park, which is quite far from here, and cannot come personally to receive you. I apologize on his behalf,” Li Zhi Chong said, putting his hands together to greet Ye Zhongming.

Despite Ye Zhongming's young age, he was a dignified eight-star evolver and the powerful boss of Cloud Summit Villa. Even though Li Zhi Chong was over a decade older than Ye Zhongming, he still acted like a junior.

This illustrates the disparity in status caused by strength and power.

Ye Zhongming was at the same level as Li Zhi Chong's father, both being eight-star. Although Li Zhi Chong would certainly receive key training at Ten Thousand Beast Manor and might become an eight-star evolver soon, he was still only a seven-star at the moment.

Compared to Ye Zhongming’s calm demeanor, Li Zhi Chong’s heart was tumultuous.

He had known that Cloud Summit was strong, and that Ye Zhongming was powerful, but he did not expect them to be this strong.

Putting aside Ye Zhongming himself, one could see the strength of his team behind him...

Green was the lowest level, and some characters clearly of captain level even wore several pieces of blue equipment.

As the young master of Ten Thousand Beast Manor, Li Zhi Chong also had many good pieces of equipment, even some good life-saving items in reserve. However, the level of the equipment he wore was not necessarily higher than that of the captains of the red dress guard.

This team, currently famous among all factions, had few members, yet the luxury of their equipment was truly astonishing.

Arming such a team would cost a fortune, likely causing all factions to feel the pinch. Only someone like Ye Zhongming, an exceptionally skilled craftsman, could sustain such a team.

Moreover, that long-haired woman who looked very quiet but exuded dark energy, dressed in ordinary clothing, walked alongside Ye Zhongming and in front of the entire red dress guard. Was she... Xia Bai, known as Ye Zhongming's most loyal servant? But Xia Bai should be wearing a purple Four Symbols Mask, right? Is it really her?

If it is, Li Zhi Chong could slightly accept it because the energy fluctuations from this woman told him she was an eight-star expert. If not, he would truly have to admire Cloud Summit’s strength profoundly, as it would mean that, quietly, they gained another top expert apart from Xia Bai!