Doomsday Roulette

A violent pain erupted in his head, as if it had exploded. His chest felt heavy, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. The sound in his ears roared like countless construction vehicles passing by.

In an instant, most of his strength vanished, leaving a feeling of weakness that overwhelmed his senses.

This was the state of mental exhaustion.

In his past life, Ye Zhongming had experienced mental exhaustion, but as a shooter and knife wielder, the consumption of mental strength was not significant. Even when he did overexert himself, it was nothing compared to the overwhelming agony he felt now.

However, Ye Zhongming's resolve was firm; he knew he had to hold on at this moment. His hand holding the gun remained steady as he aimed at the injured blood tongue lizard and fired his second shot.

This shot went straight into the lizard's eye. Its massive diamond-shaped head suddenly swelled, and flesh, blood, and brain matter erupted from its eyes, ears, and gills!

The power of this new gun was basically equivalent to the Desert Eagle, which was originally designed to break bones or kill wild boars. At close range, its power was enough to take down an elephant.

The blood tongue lizard was formidable, having evolved to level two, boasting speed, agility, attack power, and even strong skin defense. But ultimately, it still had weaknesses. Its eyes were made up of crystalline and vitreous structures, and beneath its tough skin and within its skull, its brain was still composed of flesh and bodily fluids.

This shot was enough to claim its life.

After killing the lizard, Ye Zhongming felt no joy, for another even more powerful lizard was watching him closely nearby.

Perhaps the death of its kind made the large lizard aware of the danger. It did not attack like before but quickly retreated to the corner of the court, staring at Ye Zhongming and the others. After a moment, it turned and leapt out of an open window, disappearing into the dark night.

Ye Zhongming grunted and sat on the ground, feeling somewhat relieved.

Although he had not lost all his strength, it would still be very difficult to contend with a fully intact blood tongue lizard. Even with the help of Mo Ye and the earth yellow pill, the outcome would only be a pyrrhic victory, and his plans for the next day would likely be thwarted, resulting in significant losses.

Mo Ye still had the residue of gunfire from earlier on her retina. It was Ye Zhongming's sudden collapse that startled her awake. She hurried over to support the limp man.

“Go dig out the crystal from that lizard's forehead, collect its tongue and claws, and then let's leave quickly,” Ye Zhongming said in a low voice, beads of sweat forming on his forehead, making it difficult for him to speak.

Mo Ye didn't fully understand, but she still took the machete Ye Zhongming handed her and went to the lizard's corpse to collect the crystal and claws as instructed.

As she got closer, she realized how terrifying this large lizard was. Even though Mo Ye came from a military background and was braver than most girls, she still felt a chill run down her spine.

This creature looked truly horrifying, its tough, fleshy tumors making her skin crawl.

Mo Ye was a smart woman. She understood that since this man had asked her to do these things, there must be a reason behind it. She secretly speculated that the power he referred to as "the ability to give" might be directly related to these materials.

After collecting the materials, she placed them in the bag Ye Zhongming carried. Mo Ye helped him up, and the earth yellow pill followed closely behind them as the trio left the tennis court.

“This is your home?”

After about ten minutes, seeing Ye Zhongming take out his keys to unlock the door, Mo Ye asked.

The three of them had emerged from the tennis court, and Ye Zhongming led Mo Ye and the earth yellow pill to the small house he rented, which was only a street away from the tennis court.

The journey was not entirely peaceful, but in front of the earth yellow pill and the female soldier with a machete, the unevolved zombies posed little threat to them. After killing a few wandering zombies, they arrived at their destination without incident.