Published: February 12, 2025
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"We know that Cloud Summit has teleportation equipment, but we're not sure if it can transport so many people at once. If we assume it can, then once the enemy appears, we may have to face the entire Cloud Summit Villa, Ten Thousand Beast Manor, the Water Steward's battle team, and the Sunrise Freedom Army coalition, perhaps even numerous indigenous inhabitants from secret realms," the Grand President summarized after an indication from the director and Wen Yan.
"Since it's confirmed that Ye Zhongming must have gathered the troops using teleportation equipment, there are only two possible methods. The first, the teleportation device is on Ye Zhongming himself; the second, it is somewhere nearby, controlled by someone else, and Ye Zhongming is taking us there."
"According to Ye Zhongming's current escape route, we analyze that regardless of where the summoning equipment is, whether on Ye Zhongming or with someone else, the best summoning location is this plain! Because it facilitates the army's deployment. Otherwise, in the hills or woods, it would be us under attack instead of them."
"I have to say, Ye Zhongming's plan is excellent. Perhaps this time the army from Cloud Summit does indeed have the strength to swallow us whole, but this King of Cloud Summit has made a mistake, a fatal mistake!"
"He is too confident, so confident that he has become bait. This situation must continue until he reaches this plain; then our opportunity arises, which is not to let him… safely get here!"
"As long as we kill him, no matter how many people come through the teleportation equipment, they will undoubtedly be defeated!"
"In that case, since he is willing to be bait, let's have this delicious bait for ourselves! Everyone, the operation to assassinate the King of Cloud Summit officially begins now!" The Grand President laughed somewhat maniacally.
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Ye Zhongming continued to run at a steady pace, occasionally turning back to slash at foes.
Originally, the zero commerce association's team had fifty people, but now over ten had already died.
However, the remaining members were still following with gritted teeth.
There was no way; they had to report Ye Zhongming's movements at all times.
However, Vice President Yang seemed much calmer now. Even when his subordinates were killed, he did not show any agitation; instead, he followed closer, as if he no longer feared Ye Zhongming's counterattack.
Ye Zhongming quickly noticed these anomalies. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly accelerated, shaking off the pursuing team in a few minutes.
Vice President Yang hesitated, urging his subordinates to follow his trail while he sped up, chasing after Ye Zhongming.
There was still some distance to the plain. Ye Zhongming stood atop a hill to observe. After crossing several slopes and a not-so-high peak, he arrived; there were valleys and woods between the slopes, making it a bit challenging to traverse. But for an eight-star evolver, these were not issues.
Ever since Ye Zhongming noticed the change in Vice President Yang's attitude before and after, he decided to reach the plain as quickly as possible.
He had a bad feeling.
When he leaped down the slope, that feeling was confirmed.
Ye Zhongming glanced to his left front, where a faint Light Gate opened, revealing a person and a beast.
The person was an eight-star evolver, and the beast was an eighth-level creature.
Once the person and beast appeared, the Light Gate immediately vanished.
"Anchor teleportation? You guys really are generous," Ye Zhongming remarked upon seeing the Light Gate.
Anchor teleportation was a professional skill, a cooldown period that lasted for thousands of hours for the 'Pearl Eye Teleporter', essentially usable only once every year or so.
This ability teleports the target to a specific and precise location. Afterward, based on the target's wishes, it can return at any time within the skill's duration.
It seems simple, but it is not.
Ye Zhongming remembered that in his previous life, there was a faction with such a Pearl Eye Teleporter. Whenever the cooldown period was up, the battle team would embark on an adventure revolving around this ability, like entering desolate lands to harvest extremely precious materials or gems guarded by powerful life forms.