Published: February 13, 2025
In that moment, Ye Zhongming felt he was staring death in the face.
It was a strange sensation, devoid of fear, only filled with confusion.
At the moment Ziqu pressed the trigger, Ye Zhongming was certain he could easily dodge it; after all, at his level, he could detect the slightest tremor in his opponent's muscles and react accordingly, let alone track the movement of the gun.
But when Ziqu pulled the trigger, Ye Zhongming tried to evade, yet his body seemed immobilized, unable to lean in any direction.
This was not the earlier resistance from Ziqu's rule power, but a form of control over the will that even Ye Zhongming couldn’t comprehend.
This control was fleeting, perhaps only lasting an instant, but for Ziqu, that was more than enough.
Thus, Ye Zhongming was enveloped in light.
The captain, still alive, clenched his fist tightly and let out a low growl of exhilaration.
He could be considered a lone commander now.
From having hundreds of elite subordinates to being left as the sole survivor, the rapid transition was something he was struggling to adapt to.
His hatred for Ye Zhongming was evident from the sacrifice he just made.
As a Tarros Red Dwarf, this captain was not among the top thirty in his clan, but within the mechanical legion, he wielded significant authority, with many peak experts nodding in respect when they saw him.
Years of being highly regarded had fostered a unique pride in him, instilling a strong confidence in him and many other Tarros Red Dwarves towards the universe, except for the slave races.
Now, during the era of the three divine artisans, this confidence had reached its zenith.
Yet just moments ago, this confidence was nearly shattered by the sea of corpses around him.
The captain was at a loss to explain why they had suffered such a devastating defeat at the hands of someone at a similar level.
What were those explosive devices that dealt such high damage?
Having lived for so many years, this captain had heard of similar things, but those were tales from long ago, remnants of the chaotic period of the All Races of the Universe that were hard to distinguish as truth or fiction.
Moreover, even if those rumors were true, the power of such life bombs could not be this immense!
Now, regardless of what had happened before, the instigator was dead, and his comrades had avenged their grievances!
He understood Type Three Firearms very well; this weapon was a sub-artifact, just below divine level equipment. For someone like him, who lacked the peak realm, a sub-artifact was the highest attainable goal.
They could not use divine level equipment; they couldn’t harness the rule power, thus could not communicate with divine level entities or unleash their full potential.
But sub-artifacts were different.
The power of this equipment was substantial, only falling short of divine level, yet it came with far fewer restrictions. It didn’t require slow comprehension or communication; one could use it after a bit of familiarization, and it contained nascent forms of rule power.
Against opponents who lacked peak stage capabilities, it often produced remarkable results.
With such desire, he naturally became well-versed in this type of weapon.
Within the Tarros Red Dwarf clan, there were a few sub-artifacts, not many, just slightly more than divine level equipment, but since this captain frequently undertook missions with Ziqu, he had a better understanding of the Type Three Firearms.
In fact, he had even used one himself.
Type Three Firearms, as the name suggests, could unleash three types of attacks in total.
The first type was the one Ziqu had used earlier, categorized as a normal attack; it could fire energy spheres or a special kind of physical bullets, with damage that could be controlled to be either piercing damage or explosive damage upon impact.
Previously, Ziqu had used this attack to take down countless charging beastman suicide warriors.
This shooting method had great power, rapid fire, and strong controllability, making it the main attack mode of the Type Three Firearms.