Published: February 13, 2025
The changes in the city beast were vividly felt by Ye Zhongming within it. He knew victory was within reach.
To be honest, most of the reasons for formulating this plan were due to the pressure from the dwarves. If it weren't for the Divine Eye's mark on Ye Zhongming that couldn't be removed, which could be detected at any moment, and the possibility of being chased by peak experts of divine level from the dwarves, Ye Zhongming might not have considered doing this at all.
He might consider it in the future, but certainly not now. Yet, even he hadn’t anticipated that as this seemingly insane plan was about to succeed, his feelings were not that of joy, but rather a sense of having survived a calamity.
Of course, there wasn't a true victory yet. Ye Zhongming gathered his emotions and began to run towards the final core hub of the city beast.
As long as he destroyed it, this beast, which surpassed peak experts in strength, would immediately be finished, and he along with the Su Clan Alliance would achieve the final victory.
The core wasn't hard to find. Ye Zhongming had already made certain deductions about its structure. After destroying the mobile hub and observing the current energy trajectory of the massively damaged machine, he had basically confirmed the location of the final core.
Soon, Ye Zhongming reached another passage. Upon entering, he saw from a distance that at the end of the passage was a spacious area where a team of dwarf warriors stood in formation, ready for battle.
At this moment, Ye Zhongming could care less about anything else, charging forward into the huge space and stopping in front of this army.
A real military force.
Standardized equipment, strict formations, a chilling aura, and a perpetual killing intent emanating from them indicated that this team had been on the battlefield, immersed in slaughter for a long time.
Their numbers weren't large, only about a thousand, but each was a great expert, all equipped with the most advanced combat support systems.
Behind them stood a figure clad in dark metal armor, wearing a mask. His hands were empty, but beside him on the ground stood a weapon similar to a cannon.
The only visible part of the masked figure was a pair of emotionless eyes, which were now staring at Ye Zhongming.
Strangely, Ye Zhongming did not sense the aura typical of a peak expert from this person, not even that of a great expert, as if he were… an ordinary person.
Of course, no one would regard such a person as an ordinary individual.
No one spoke; the entire team merely watched Ye Zhongming. He remained still, and they did not move either.
Ye Zhongming thought that this should be the legendary guard squad, though their numbers and details were slightly off.
He glanced at a structure behind them, from which sounds emerged—sometimes hurried, sometimes faint, and at times accompanied by strong vibrations.
Surrounding this structure were well-protected tubes that moved along with it, albeit with little amplitude. However, the energy fluctuations emanating from it were surprisingly intense and continuous.
Ye Zhongming understood that these waves of energy flow likely represented the activation process of repeated attacks.
It seemed this place was the true core hub of the city beast.
The armored figure with the mask walked towards Ye Zhongming, and the team in front of him parted, quickly closing up behind him in a silent process that displayed excellent training.
"Where are the people behind you?" the figure said, stopping at the front of the team and looking at Ye Zhongming.
Ye Zhongming tilted his head and remained silent.
"I don't believe that you could devise such a mad plan and make such a low-level mistake, allowing a key figure like you to act alone. Bring him out now, or it will be too late."
A few seconds of silence followed his words.
"Perhaps I should introduce you so that your people will come out?" The Masked Man seemed to smile, a strange sound emerging from beneath his mask.
"No need, Lord Fei Gema." Just as Ye Zhongming stepped into the passage, a voice rang out, and a figure slowly appeared above.