Published: February 12, 2025
Ye Zhongming did not respond, unsure of how to answer.
He resisted the urge to strike, as he felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.
"You know, you guys are really annoying? Everything was under my control. I could have made every passage impossible to complete, constantly wearing down these forces. Once they reached a certain level of exhaustion, I would eliminate them one by one, leaving only me to reach the peak, only I could obtain the mountain king plateau!"
The voice coming from the machinery was incredibly lifelike, rising from a low tone to a high pitch.
The people from Cloud Summit found it very grating.
"It was you who started the indiscriminate killings, which led everyone into chaos. Now, four forces have already obtained passage rights, and you need to take responsibility for that!"
Ye Zhongming locked onto the mechanical battle doll that had emitted the voice. It was a massive robot resembling a war god, one hand wielding a gigantic sword, and the other holding a thick rectangular shield. The entire body was rusted, yet one could sense a powerful aura reminiscent of an ancient beast emanating from it.
The King of Cloud Summit could not understand how such an aura could be felt from an inanimate object. He was certain that this tall robot was not a product of Earth’s past; how could it possess a temperament that could only be shaped by the passage of time? Could it have come from the desolate land, just like Yangos?
Ye Zhongming had many questions in his heart, and these questions made him continue to observe the machines on-site. He discovered that there were quite a few mechanical battle dolls with a similar aura. Apart from this giant, there were also two others in the forms of a large and a small beast, as well as a strangely shaped machine whose function he could not discern.
"How do we take responsibility?"
Seeing that Ye Zhongming remained silent, Xiao Min replied, her tone dripping with sarcasm.
To the people of Cloud Summit, this team indeed seemed very peculiar, strange, and powerful, but they were not strong enough to instill fear or intimidation. Compared to the ninth-level life they had encountered, this mechanical battle doll army probably wouldn’t even make it into the top ten on Cloud Summit's battle results leaderboard.
If it weren’t for Ye Zhongming not issuing a command, those warriors would have launched an attack the moment they met.
After the Ogre Chain had left, on the circular mountain road, anyone or any force was considered an enemy.
"Die, it’s that simple!"
This voice made Ye Zhongming unable to suppress a chuckle.
"Who gave you such confidence to be so sure that we will die?"
Faced with Ye Zhongming's question, the voice seemed completely unconcerned and replied cheerfully, "Because you fell for it!"
This statement caught the attention of Ye Zhongming and the others from Cloud Summit.
"Not talking means you're scared!" The person laughed carelessly, "Let me explain to you."
"Right now, four forces have already passed the death stone steps, and there are only three spots left."
"Stop wasting time."
Ye Zhongming said impatiently, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.
"I have twelve people here."
The giant war god mechanical battle doll slightly tilted its body, indicating those evolvers bound by many machines.
"Twelve people, from two different forces."
For some reason, Ye Zhongming's heart began to sink, feeling that Cloud Summit had been set up.
"And now..." the person elongated his voice, then spoke in a way that made the people of Cloud Summit stifle their laughter, "I will place two of them on two different passages and make them stay there for five minutes. Wow, just like that, two more forces have passed the test, making it six! Only one passage remains. What do you think, who will pass last, you or me, the dealer?"
Upon hearing this, not only did Ye Zhongming, who had already sensed something was wrong, feel stunned, but the other Cloud Summit members were also taken aback.
What exactly was this person trying to do? Why was he targeting Cloud Summit so intensely?