Doomsday Roulette

"Classmate Feng Sha, you’ve really achieved four consecutive wins! However, the throne must be shared with Classmate Loulan from the Order, haha! Thank you both for the reward!"

In that brief moment, Ye Zhongming was not entirely accurate in his grasp of the fear sheep's deadly position. His evolution level made it difficult for him to perfectly control his body and the angle of his strike.

Fortunately, the fear sheep's body was massive, and correspondingly, its fatal spots were not small either. Ye Zhongming's knife still struck true.

He slowly sat up and saw that the fear sheep was still making its last struggles, attempting to rise but only managing to flail around uselessly. After a few futile attempts, it eventually collapsed to the ground, blood drained from its body.

With big eyes watching the approaching human, the fear sheep could not understand how this powerful creature had been defeated.

"My goodness, did he really take down this big guy?"

A few voices murmured from the mall entrance that the fear sheep had broken open, where several brave survivors, who had been fleeing moments ago, cautiously crept over to see the outcome.

But to be honest, they themselves had little hope. No matter how skilled that young man was, he could not possibly be stronger than this huge 'ram horn beast'. Even inflicting serious injury on the monster would be considered fortunate.

Naturally, they might still hold thoughts of picking up some spoils.

However, when they saw the bloody monster lying lifeless on the ground and the young man limping toward his spoils, the survivors were shocked.

When others accomplish what you cannot, the first reaction is always disbelief.

What follows— the second, third, and fourth reactions— depends on one's character.

These several bolder survivors, after the initial shock, wore expressions that were difficult to decipher, filled with complexity.

"This young brother, did you really do this? What method did you use?" A middle-aged man, slightly older and around fifty, cautiously approached. After confirming the fear sheep was truly dead, he excitedly asked Ye Zhongming.

Ye Zhongming glanced coldly at these people, his gaze lingering on Li Nan for a second longer, as he was an evolver and the biggest threat among them.

"Since you ran away earlier, you should stay gone. There’s no need to come here to stir up trouble," Ye Zhongming turned around and pointed toward the door, "I do not welcome you. Leave."

Li Nan and the other four’s expressions soured at this. The guarded and annoyed tone made them feel quite uncomfortable.

"Youth, how can you speak like that?" The middle-aged man looked first at Ye Zhongming's knife and shield, then around the area, his face darkening as he said, "I won't deny that you killed this monster in the end, but you also cannot deny that we fought it earlier. We have a share of the credit!"

Though these people were unaware of the true value of the fear sheep, the prominent Grade 2 magic crystal on its forehead was enough to make them envious.

These survivors, while not cooperating with the military, had learned that the military was purchasing magic crystals. A regular magic crystal could be exchanged for considerable amounts of food and water, and this monster obviously had a higher level, potentially yielding even better rewards—perhaps even a gun!

Faced with such valuable loot, how could they simply give it up?

Ye Zhongming sneered, "The credit you speak of is merely surviving a massacre by this monster? Or do you consider achieving nothing but a few scratches to be a contribution?"

When people feel ashamed, they tend to become angry rather than self-reflective. This is a fundamental flaw.

The survivors grew angry; several began shouting accusations at Ye Zhongming.

"Kid, speak more politely! If you can't say anything nice, just stay quiet!"

"You can eat your fill of food, but don't speak recklessly! Trouble comes from the mouth, young man!"

"We're all just trying to survive in this world; let's leave some room for future encounters!"