Published: February 12, 2025
Ye Zhongming stood before the weapon positions of the tenth row, continuously carving huge knife marks on the ground. Each stroke was executed with all his strength.
There was no other way; this was the only method to summon stronger undead lifeforms, at least slightly more powerful in level than this group of monsters.
After a moment, Ye Zhongming stepped back, leaving behind over a hundred massive marks that glowed. Various undead lifeforms began to emerge from them.
Most of the people were seeing their boss's ability for the first time and were astonished, their mouths hanging open in disbelief.
After downing a bottle of stamina recovery potion, Ye Zhongming sat down. After launching more than a hundred powerful strikes, even a monster like him would feel exhausted. He needed to be in top condition for the upcoming battle.
"Three minutes to contact!"
A voice echoed across the battlefield as the monster legion appeared in the Cloud Summit warriors' line of sight, stepping into the green marsh.
Sounds of preparation rose in succession.
At this time, all core members had returned to their respective squads, communicating through the Merit Medals.
"Two minutes to contact!"
With this announcement, the annihilation ultimate magic crystal cannon behind the position began a new round of firing, targeting the monsters within range with devastating strikes.
The undead lifeforms summoned by Ye Zhongming did not fear; there were already hundreds present, moving forward under his command, halting at the border where the grassland met the gravel terrain.
Standing up, Ye Zhongming carved over two hundred more knife marks on each side of the Cloud Summit battle formation before having to rest again.
He noticed that while using this ability at first wasn't difficult, the stamina cost grew larger with each subsequent stroke. After surpassing two hundred strikes, his mental power began to decline, not just reducing but rather shrinking in total capacity.
This startled Ye Zhongming; if summoning a few undead lifeforms caused his mental capacity to shrink, it would be counterproductive. Mental power was nearly the foundation of his strength.
However, upon careful reflection, he found no reason to worry. He discovered that it wasn't a decrease in total capacity; rather, it was being 'occupied' by these cracks. Once these cracks gradually lost their effect, his mental power would return to its original level. Of course, while the upper limit could recover, the consumed portion still needed time to replenish.
During Ye Zhongming's recovery period, command was handed over to Xia Lei. The tenth row weapons had already opened fire, continuously claiming the lives of the monsters. Li Qiang and his shooters were also clearing the monsters in the sky.
However, this time, the number of monsters was not the previous vanguard's more than seventy thousand, but rather exceeded eight hundred thousand. The levels of these monsters were noticeably higher, and their nature was even more ferocious. The substantial casualties did not frighten them; instead, they became more aggressive, charging wildly as they crossed the marsh and entered the gravel terrain.
The predetermined strategy for Cloud Summit's long-range attacks was not to adjust the shooting targets; those monsters charging in would be dealt with by the evolvers behind.
The gravel terrain was a very special type of landscape, covered with rocks of various sizes and strange shapes. Some were as small as sand and fingernails, while others towered several stories high, resembling small mountains piled together.
Once the monsters dashed in, they faced attacks far beyond their imagination—traps!
These traps were not the traditional kind where one digs a pit to place sharp wooden stakes or strings to trip over, launching arrows when triggered.
The traps set here were high-quality products from Le Da Yuan's laboratory, along with professional traps laid by hunters and assassins.
For instance, when the monsters charged in, they would step on magic crystal landmines. These weapons, specifically designed to defend against Cloud Summit, were immensely powerful. Even if they didn’t match ordinary city defense magic crystal cannons, their explosions would shred any monsters within a ten-meter radius to pieces.