Published: February 12, 2025
When Ye Zhongming broke through the door, the first thing he saw was Lilaithia, who had already moved forward.
The King of Cloud Summit, accustomed to being prepared for battle, knew this person's name and understood their status and various circumstances in the Hall Planet Clan. He also recognized that this was a trap—one specifically set for him and the members of the Long Void Water Clan.
However, a trap can only be called such if it can ensnare its prey; otherwise, it's merely a nuisance. In Ye Zhongming's eyes, Lilaithia was that nuisance.
According to the data Ye Zhongming received, the captain of this "slave trading team," fuleira, had a combat strength exceeding seventy thousand.
Such a person would certainly be considered a top expert in Dark Strip City. Moreover, he commanded over a hundred warriors, all of whom had considerable strength, with fuleira averaging above thirty thousand, and the vice-captain also surpassing sixty thousand—another expert in his own right.
With such a lineup, the already weakened Long Void Water Clan simply could not compete. Given their current combat capabilities, they would need to muster at least a hundred thousand in strength to stand a chance against Lilaithia, and such individuals had mostly perished first during the years of resistance and escape.
Even for the Star Eye Clan, who were in slightly better circumstances, to take down this small team of over a hundred, they would likely need to deploy all their golden masked warriors and top experts, and would still face enormous losses.
This was also why the Star Eye Clan, despite knowing the good relationship between the Long Void Water Clan and Ye Zhongming, could only watch as the slave trading team flaunted their power.
They weren't unwilling to intervene; they simply lacked the capacity to do so.
As a result, they had completely lost hope in the Long Void Water Clan and abandoned any dreams of controlling them.
"Sent to their deaths."
Lilaithia felt a twinge of familiarity with this face but couldn't quite place where she had seen it.
Being the rookie number one might sound impressive, but in the Hall Planet Clan, many began their careers as rookie number ones, making it no surprise. Her vague impression of Ye Zhongming might stem from the fact that he set a historical score record that had garnered significant media coverage; perhaps she had caught a glimpse of him at some point.
At this moment, Ye Zhongming exuded a powerful aura that left the others shaken, but the level of fuleira's outburst was nothing significant to Lilaithia.
She was clad in beautiful battle armor suitable for a banquet, which was naturally inferior to what she usually wore, but it was still a piece of equipment just below crimson condensation level—sufficient to deal with this person.
As for weapons... her fists were her strongest weapons.
The Hall People were unaware that someone would attack them today, yet the battle discipline expected of the warriors from a super clan was evident. Almost as soon as Lilaithia signaled, over a hundred warriors were ready for battle, charging toward the intruder behind their captain.
Their faces wore cruel smiles as they saw the number of attackers and sensed their strength; to them, it was undoubtedly akin to striking a stone with an egg.
In a moment, they would use the blood and cries of these intruders to add the most exquisite annotation to this banquet.
"Ye Zhongming?"
"Star Eye Clan?"
Though Lilaithia, high above them, might not recognize Ye Zhongming, the people living in Dark Strip City certainly did; after all these years, he was the only celebrity to emerge from here. The Eight-Headed Clan members attending the banquet began shouting in excitement.
Initially surprised, they soon became exhilarated.
Finally, there was an opportunity to wipe the Star Eye Clan from Dark Strip City; their population, wealth, and the now established underground castle district would become theirs.
Each time a small tribe perished in Dark Strip City, it was a feast for these mid-tier races, allowing them to ravenously devour and replenish their already withering bodies.