Published: February 12, 2025
In the huge excitement that had initially engulfed the Star-Eye Clan's spacecraft, everyone fell silent.
They had truly believed they were on the verge of victory, but... ultimately, there were just too many people. Even with heavy losses, the fatal skills had faded.
Moreover, Ye Zhongming's transformation was too brief, allowing those opponents a chance to breathe. Otherwise, if they had held on for just a few more minutes, all the attackers would have crumbled.
A casualty rate of nearly ninety percent without retreating was something only these powerful beings from the universe could achieve. However, the same could be said; if more of them died, even these formidable life forms would flee, as it would be a certain death situation.
Unfortunately, "what a pity" was the only phrase in the hearts of every Star-Eye member.
With less than half an hour remaining until the end of the novice battlefield, they knew that for Ye Zhongming and the others, the twenty-plus minutes felt excessively long.
Their emotions had plummeted from high to low; it was a painful feeling.
Many gripped their hands tightly, then released them again, sensing that this brief novice battlefield period felt like a dream, a beautiful dream, but now they had to wake up from it.
On the battlefield, many shared this sentiment.
The newly arrived warriors and novices, while ultimately seeking points from Ye Zhongming and the others, had initially helped the defense in a short time. As the life forms attacking Ye Zhongming and the others had to be wary of these newcomers, who knew if they would step over the bodies of the fallen to claim points from Ye Zhongming and the others?
So even though Ye Zhongming, Pao Bai, and the others had been pushed into a small area on the hilltop and were struggling to hold their ground, they had not yet been dispersed.
However, the situation was becoming increasingly severe.
Three minutes into the renewed fight, a mature warrior from the Su Clan was injured and fell to the ground. Although he tried desperately to cover his wound, it was clear that without effective treatment, he wouldn’t last much longer.
Jie Su's gaze was tinged with sadness as the remaining clan members exerted all their effort into activating the water chain to ensure everyone's defense, leaving no time to heal their own. Otherwise, the entire front line would collapse immediately.
As for the other severely injured individuals...
They were merely alive, just alive; if they could still move, they weren't considered severely injured. Even throwing a stone from the back counted as participating in the battle.
Perhaps that was fate.
Jie Su swung his weapon and, with the help of injured comrades beside him, severed the head of an opponent across from him.
The newcomers clashed with those already present; even if they hadn’t intended to fight before, the mutual wariness and the sight of corpses and the strong smell of blood led to unavoidable conflict at the slightest unusual movement.
The original attackers harbored even greater hatred for these newcomers, as they were here to snatch food from their mouths.
Having not borne the risk before, now seeing the benefits materializing? That was unacceptable.
This fueled their attacks on these latecomers even more fiercely than against Ye Zhongming and Pao Bai! Previously, they had attacked these newcomers not as life-and-death stakes but rather with caution, ensuring that with so many people around, it was enough to exhaust the opponents. Given time, flaws would appear.
If it weren’t for the sudden eruption of the silk sea light array and Ye Zhongming, they wouldn’t have needed to suffer many casualties to achieve their goals.
But for those scrambling for food, they truly fought desperately.
Previously, everyone attacked these people for points and rankings, risking offense against the powerful Su Clan from Musk Ke Star, enduring the trials of powerful formations and unconventional attacks. They clung to life, waiting for rewards, but when faced with food snatchers who made all their previous risks meaningless, how could they stand down? This was the time to fight for their lives.