Published: February 12, 2025
Ye Zhongming licked his lips, feeling that the flesh of foreigners was not as delicious as that of people from his own country.
The red-eyed boss had been killed by the Ogre Chain, and naturally, it couldn't be wasted.
Wu Xiu and Ruan Xiao came to Ye Zhongming's side and expressed their gratitude.
Their ability to occupy a passage so easily was largely due to Cloud Summit's assistance. So far, they had held this position for over four minutes, and as long as no one attacked for less than another minute, they would gain the rights to pass through this stone staircase.
"We'll return the scrolls to you later. Here are some from us; you can take them first," Wu Xiu handed Ye Zhongming a space ring.
This item was made by Ye Zhongming; it had a small space suitable for storing some compact items. The Ogre Chain, the five rings society, and Cloud Summit's friendly forces had all purchased some from him.
Ye Zhongming opened it and took a look. Inside, there were about twenty scrolls, mostly various types of magic, with a higher number of fire-type scrolls, followed by water-type, and only one earth-type, while the other elements had none.
"Except for earth and dark element types, we can provide a sufficient quantity of the others. However, fire and water require the shortest time, followed by wind and metal. The slowest are wood and light elements."
After saying this, Wu Xiu seemed to feel he hadn't been clear enough and added, "For wood and light elements, if we want to gather two thousand scrolls, it may take one to one and a half years. Fire elements only take three months."
This left Ye Zhongming with a choice.
Despite the immense power and flashy effects of fire-type magic, it was the easiest to obtain, with a high chance of appearing in the roulette and even being found in certain desolate lands.
However, fire-type magic also had its drawbacks; the greater the power, the more mental energy it consumed. Additionally, due to its volatile nature, controlling it was difficult, and hit rates could be quite problematic, especially for pinpoint skills.
Water-type magic followed a similar pattern; while there were many, its attack capability was relatively weak—unless evolved to ice-type, which would require an equivalent number of transformation scrolls.
The difficulties with other element types were clear; they all had their advantages and disadvantages, but compared to the limitations of water and fire types, they had less restriction.
Ye Zhongming felt a bit troubled; he needed to make a decision between quickly forming a fire-water magic unit or slowly assembling a magic unit of other elements.
Before he could give an answer, a sudden sense of danger struck him. Ye Zhongming abruptly looked up and saw a shadow flying from a distance, descending rapidly towards them.
Without a moment's hesitation, Ye Zhongming raised his hand and shot.
The situation was sudden; he didn't use any shooting techniques, but the purple firearm combined with green bullets was enough to threaten even a ninth-level life form.
However, the fast-moving shadow made a strange movement in mid-air, shifting slightly aside just a second before the bullet struck, causing it to whiz past.
This scene stunned Ye Zhongming.
Since he mastered the Reaper Mimetic Shooter, he had rarely missed. If a high-level life form dodged his attack, he could understand, but this shadow was clearly an inanimate object—how could it dodge?
Wu Xiu and Ruan Xiao noticed the object only a moment later than Ye Zhongming and reacted immediately. They didn’t have time to command their subordinates, so both of them attacked individually.
Strangely, they also missed the target.
All of them were big shots from the national district, and it was their first time encountering such a situation.
As the shadow fell rapidly, everyone could finally identify what it was.
"A missile?!"
Everyone cursed inwardly.
What to say about such things? To say they were ineffective would not be accurate; their explosive damage was still quite intimidating. However, for evolvers above level five, they had decent defensive capabilities, so the attack effect was average.