Published: February 12, 2025
It was a series of dense gunshots.
Clear and deadly.
As the gunshots rang out, these makeshift air force soldiers from the Holy City began to fall one after another.
They knew this was an enemy attack, even understood what kind of weapon was being used, but they simply couldn't defend themselves.
Because it was too fast, and the power was too great. Before they could react, the bullets had already penetrated the vital parts of their mounts.
Yes, these bullets fired from unknown firearms rarely focused on the knights, but were primarily aimed at those flying life forms.
At first, many air force soldiers from the Holy City thought the first gunshot was just an accident or an isolated case, because based on their experience in the apocalypse, the kind of firearms capable of reaching them required a very high level of technology, and wouldn't appear in large numbers!
Unfortunately, their tragedy was that they encountered Cloud Summit, and even more tragically, they had no idea what kind of person the King of Cloud Summit was.
If it were in the national district, especially among those who were well-acquainted with Cloud Summit and its powers, they would never have made such a foolish mistake.
The air force soldiers of the Holy City actually understood the situation quite well—being able to hit targets at such heights with deadly weapons indicated their level was exceptionally high, and the bullets were certainly top-notch.
If there was anything amiss, it was that the firearms used by Cloud Summit didn't require any marksmanship skills.
Because the level of these firearms was even higher than what the Holy City air force had anticipated, and the quality of the bullets was beyond their expectations!
All these firearms were of blue grade, and the bullets were of green grade. This team was a unique and special existence in Cloud Summit, led by Li Qiang.
After Ye Zhongming evolved into a nine-star evolver, his strength had improved in multiple aspects, and the manufacturing profession was no exception.
As previously mentioned, Ye Zhongming's artisan profession had reached the top level, and any further improvement would require his own evolution.
Now that he had become a nine-star evolver, the glorious artisan profession had been fully upgraded to the highest level.
This did not mean that there would be no opportunity for this profession to become better in the future, but it would be extremely difficult unless he encountered some exceptionally rare special items.
After becoming a nine-star evolver, Ye Zhongming and Cloud Summit had formulated an offensive plan for the west, but it was not immediately implemented, as they needed ample preparation.
Strictly speaking, this was Cloud Summit's first large-scale attack on a fortified human encampment. The King of Cloud Summit aimed not only for victory but also to minimize losses.
These firearms and bullets were just one of the many preparations made.
As Sister Hong remarked after watching Ye Zhongming's manufacturing process for a while, this little guy was essentially a humanoid manufacturing machine.
Not only was he fast, but his success rate was also frighteningly high. For blue-grade equipment, his failure rate was below ten percent.
This was a data point that was eerily thought-provoking.
As a result, Li Qiang and his long-range attack troops became one of the biggest beneficiaries.
The air force of the Holy City randomly chose the west as their main attack direction, and their luck was actually not very good.
In this area, Li Qiang was present with his three thousand subordinates spread across four city gates, but there were only a little over three hundred people here. However, precisely because of the small number, the personnel here lacked archers and other ranged weapon professions; all were skilled marksmen.
They were all equipped with blue-grade sniper rifles personally manufactured by Ye Zhongming.
The design concept stemmed from Ye Zhongming's favorite firearm, and the bullets were either made by Ye Zhongming himself or were micro-carved bullets produced by Le Da Yuan's laboratory after his processing.