Published: February 12, 2025
The pursuit continued. Although they had achieved victory, the First Army could not possibly eliminate all the mutated creatures. After the command of the mountain range dissipated, many of the twin-tailed kuroiwa managed to escape without obstruction. On the other hand, the ring city wolves commanded the respect of the First Army; their wolf king, severely injured by Ye Zhongming, was unable to move, so the wolf pack surrounded him, refusing to flee no matter what.
In the end, they all perished under the siege of the First Army.
If these prey weren’t considered wealth in themselves, the First Army would have genuinely wanted to let this wolf pack go.
“The statistical results aren’t out yet, but a great victory is certain—at least over one hundred thousand!” Commander Cheng Liujin beamed with excitement, not expecting the battle to go so smoothly. Of course, this was thanks to Ye Zhongming's formidable transformation; whether it was the Black Mist Giant himself or the abilities he unleashed, they were powerful enough to bring despair to those mutated beings.
Cheng Liujin even felt that, after transforming, this guy couldn't possibly be managed by anyone but a top expert.
“However, your ability is a bit ruthless; you've shattered many of the less powerful mutated creatures, which will lead to some losses.” This was the only regret of Commander Huang Jin.
They would miss out on some income!
Ye Zhongming grunted in acknowledgment; he was feeling quite tired. Even though this transformation didn’t push him to his limits, it still took a considerable toll on him.
“Did you kill the twin-tailed kuroiwa?” Ye Zhongming was more concerned about this.
Cheng Liujin laughed heartily, “Speaking of this is too interesting! That guy wanted to escape as soon as he sensed danger, but he didn't expect that the ring city wolves would break through to where he was. At least one hundred ring city wolves attacked the twin-tailed kuroiwa, which had very little protection. Although this guy was powerful, his luck was too bad. He ran into these reckless ring city wolves and, after killing a full seventy of them, he still fought to the death. Meanwhile, those minions he controlled didn’t even care about him!”
After that, Commander Huang Jin’s expression grew serious as he sighed, “Fortunately, those ring city wolves happened to attack the twin-tailed kuroiwa; otherwise, if we had sent people to deal with him, we might have suffered significant casualties. His strongest psychic explosion could have killed forty ring city wolves, and those were all elite members, all ninth level existences. Fuleira would estimate that there were at least over thirty thousand! But they didn’t stand a chance against his explosive attack.”
Such a powerful ability could only be used once in a short time; to survive, the twin-tailed kuroiwa had given it to the kill red-eyed ring city wolves, sparing the First Army from being attacked.
“Tell our people not to chase; we need to clean up the battlefield and leave quickly. I’m afraid of attracting the attention of other mutated life forms.” Ye Zhongming reminded.
“Yeah, I’ve already given the order for them to return.” Cheng Liujin had thought of this as well; they needed to leave promptly. The strong smell of blood here was thick, and it was uncertain how far it had spread; other enemies could arrive at any moment. The disordered formation of the First Army would suffer great losses if they were attacked now.
While they were talking, they suddenly received a warning from a nearby sentry, and their hearts sank.
Could it be that what they feared had come true? Were mutated groups really approaching?
But soon the sentry reported that the Second Army had arrived!
The two exchanged glances and almost simultaneously opened their communication terminals.
Inside, a stream of messages appeared, it was unclear how many.
They looked over the messages, all of them from the stronghold, some public, some private.