Published: February 5, 2025
This is a monster that Ye Zhongming has never seen before.
To be exact, it is a summoned monster, as there are no magic crystals present on its body.
Just as Ye Zhongming tackled it, he rolled forward to distance himself from the creature before standing up, holding the Edge of the Moon to assess the situation.
It seems that the information about monster babies that circulated in his previous life was not complete. Although this little monster had no combat skills, it clearly had other defensive abilities besides using the Summoning Horn to summon zombie monsters, and its recovery ability was astonishing.
Ye Zhongming's right hand twitched; he felt much better in his right arm. The learning of the basic summoning technique earlier had infused him with a surge of power, allowing for slight recovery of his damaged area, but it was still nowhere near enough to use the knife without hindrance.
After some thought, Ye Zhongming strapped the arm shield onto his right arm.
The monster baby looked quite pleased after the fluorescent green monster, about two meters tall, appeared. It picked up the half-eaten roast chicken, wiggled its little body at Ye Zhongming in a taunting manner, and after shaking off the dirt, it took a big bite, even arrogantly spitting a chicken bone at him.
With a flick of the Edge of the Moon, Ye Zhongming knocked the bone away and took another step back.
The fluorescent green monster, seemingly composed of ghostly flames, had already emerged from the pit and was rushing towards him.
Without any magic crystals, it was hard to gauge the creature's strength, and since its body seemed insubstantial, Ye Zhongming didn't dare to attack recklessly, afraid of damaging the Edge of the Moon.
In this moment of hesitation, the monster closed in, its massive fist swinging toward him with a whoosh; it was now uncomfortably close, and Ye Zhongming caught a whiff of sulfur.
Terrified, he quickly retreated, fearing contamination from this creature.
Seeing the person who had forced it to throw things earlier looking somewhat flustered, the monster baby laughed, its body trembling in amusement.
Not daring to strike with the knife or touch this creature, Ye Zhongming simply continued to back away while pulling out the magic crystals he had collected along the way, crushing one after another to replenish his depleting mental power.
It seemed he was being forced to retreat without any ability to fight back.
Not far away, the sounds of intense gunfire erupted; the battle over there had entered a heated stage, and Ye Zhongming even caught a glimpse of the iron lock prisoner sporadically emitting bright flashes.
Those were explosions caused by large-caliber bullets and RPGs.
Flames shot up into the sky, and some buildings started to burn under the power of modern firearms, illuminating the entire Lakeside Square. It was only at this moment that Ye Zhongming realized the sun had completely set, marking the arrival of the second night after the apocalypse.
His mental power rapidly recovered under the stimulation of the magic crystals, and Ye Zhongming even used the Grade 2 Magic Crystal from the fear sheep!
Having paid such a high price was not for the sake of retreating; instead, Ye Zhongming stood next to a small fountain in Lakeside Square.
The fluorescent green monster soon followed him, lifting its large foot from the ground and kicking toward Ye Zhongming.
It had left black marks on the ground as it walked, clearly indicating that this fluorescent green glow had strong corrosive properties.
“Try this!”
Ye Zhongming suddenly pointed a hand at the fountain; the water within began to boil violently. A second later, a water elemental in human form emerged, opening its mouth wide as a jet of water shot toward the fluorescent green monster.
With a sizzling sound, smoke rose from the fluorescent green monster, causing this creature that had been dominating to emit a silent scream of pain.
The water elemental stepped out of the fountain; its transparent body looked soft, and its movements were somewhat slow, but its strength was formidable. It directly wrapped its arms around the fluorescent green monster, and the two non-living beings soon got entangled in a fierce struggle.