Published: February 6, 2025
Lou Zhengxiao was trembling all over.
He was not afraid; he was angry.
He watched as three of his sons and a brother were killed right before his eyes. His vengeful attack was easily countered, and in launching the attack, he had unknowingly closed the distance between himself and that person.
Who would have thought that the person he wished to devour, flesh and blood, would be so fast? In the blink of an eye, the man was already beside him. Lou Zhengxiao, who was still in pain from the loss of his children and therefore somewhat sluggish in body and mind, made a misstep and found a gun pointed at his head.
With bloodshot eyes, he stared at the man before him, who was still dripping water, and only then did he realize that the man had at least three wounds on his body. However, due to his two-star evolver physique, he was no longer bleeding. After the lake water washed away the blood, only pale wounds were visible.
He was injured too; while crossing the lake, he had been attacked. He was still human, not a god.
“Let them go.”
The command was so simple it was chilling, just like his cold and ruthless approach to killing.
“Not a chance!”
“You will definitely die here today!”
Lou Xiaoling charged to Ye Zhongming’s side, but this man moved like a ghost, slipping behind her father and coldly looking at her.
“I won’t die here, but if you don’t let them go, you will all die today.”
Ye Zhongming planted the Staff of Nature into the ground and activated the protective energy shield. He removed a shattered gem from the staff, which had lost its luster, and replaced it with an ice-blue gem. Immediately, a terrifying energy surged from it, causing those around to panic and retreat.
“This…”
Many of Lou’s evolvers looked horrified. Although they didn’t know what this was, they understood that if this energy erupted, the Lou family could really be reduced to rubble in an instant.
“Staff of Nature?!”
The muscles at the corners of Lou Zhengxiao’s eyes twitched as he recognized this treasure that the zero commerce association had once sought. He never expected it to fall into this person's hands.
“It's good that you recognize it.” Ye Zhongming held his gun steady as a rock with one hand, while gripping Lou Zhengxiao's shoulder with the other, instantly making the head of the Lou family feel completely restrained.
“Let them go, or you die.”
Lou Zhengxiao inhaled deeply, trying to stabilize his emotions. In a hoarse voice, he said, “I won’t deny that you’re strong, and your Staff of Nature is powerful, but if you’re really willing to take risks, we’ll fight to the death. You know I’m not lying; the Lou family has many members, and your trump cards have already been revealed. If you dare to kill me, perhaps the Lou family will cease to exist, but you will certainly die here too.”
Indeed, Ye Zhongming was formidable; he had single-handedly charged into the Lou family. However, he had already used all the tricks up his sleeve. If the Lou family truly went all out, his chances of leaving alive today were slim. The ice element skill, blue snow lotus, from the Staff of Nature was powerful, and it could easily annihilate a group of level 3 mutated lifeforms. Not to mention the entire Lou family, even throughout Ying City, it was hard to say if anyone could withstand that move.
But this skill had its limits; it had a release distance, an attack range, and an energy consumption requirement. All these factors meant that if Ye Zhongming couldn’t kill all the Lou family members in one go, he would face relentless attacks.
The Lou family warriors had already unleashed a lot of bullets in a short period, and Ye Zhongming’s mental energy was heavily depleted. Even with his protective energy shield, how long could he last against armed Lou family warriors?
Moreover, there was still Xia Bai to rescue.
So, Lou Zhengxiao’s assessment of the situation was very accurate; if everyone truly disregarded everything, the final result would surely be mutual destruction.