Published: February 10, 2025
“Let it go?”
Everyone who heard Ye Zhongming's words was stunned.
They had fought tooth and nail, enduring countless hardships, all to kill it. Now that they finally saw hope, he was suggesting to let it go? Everyone was confused.
Ye Zhongming looked at the fierce battle ahead, observing how the iron lock prisoner continued to wreak havoc among the crowd despite its heavy injuries. He knew that if he didn't explain properly, these people would misunderstand him, leading to future collaboration issues. After all, today's battle had not cost Cloud Summit Villa much, but the casualties among Ying City Alliance and Mu Xinfey's subordinates were significant. Killing the iron lock prisoner would justify their losses, but letting it go would be hard for both of them to explain to their subordinates.
“When the apocalypse first started, I encountered it and even cut off a small piece of this iron lock from it.”
Ye Zhongming took out a piece of Ghost Gold.
Everyone in Cloud Summit Villa knew that collecting these iron locks was valuable, so there was no need to hide it.
“This is a very special material with excellent properties that can enhance the quality and abilities of equipment.”
Mu Xinfey and Guangyao exchanged glances, both sensing they had grasped some of Ye Zhongming's secrets. Ye Zhongming noticed but merely smiled unconcernedly.
His secrets were not about some object.
“But when I saw the iron giant this time, I specifically observed the iron lock I cut off a year ago. There it... has regenerated.”
This time, even Zhao Xingmei and Liang Chuyin, as well as Ayang, were shocked. They realized that the boss had observed so carefully, and the situation was somewhat strange.
“A year ago, neither I nor the other survivors present could force this big guy to use any powerful abilities, so we didn't know much. But this time, when it used those chains to attack, didn’t you notice where they came from?”
Everyone turned their gazes toward the iron lock prisoner, which was wildly swinging its chains, attacking the surrounding survivors. Anyone touched by them was either dead or injured.
“From its body...”
Mu Xinfey murmured.
“Yes, these iron locks grew from its body... in a way we don’t understand.”
Even though Ye Zhongming had confirmed this when he first saw the iron lock prisoner, he was still amazed.
This creature was truly extraordinary in every aspect.
“So you mean keeping it alive would provide you with a continuous supply of this metal?”
Guangyao examined the Ghost Gold, contemplating whether to take it back to show the creators of the Rong Clan Holy Armor. If they could discover the properties of this metal like Ye Zhongming, perhaps the Rong Clan Holy Armor could once again make breakthroughs and successfully create a fully green set of armor.
Ye Zhongming shook his head. “If I had absolute power to suppress it, I would naturally do so, but it's constantly evolving and will reach level nine before any of us. It can't be kept.”
“I just want to harvest a few more times before it evolves into level nine.”
The people around were stunned by Ye Zhongming's thoughts. This was an eighth-level mutated life form; it wasn’t as simple as just wanting to harvest some iron chains. It required fierce battles, and it could cost lives! This idea was too bold.
Only those who knew Ye Zhongming in Cloud Summit understood that since their boss said so, he must have a way to do it. Countless facts had already proven that Ye Zhongming's words were reliable.
“And you don’t really believe this big guy has lost its ability to fight back, do you? For such a top-level existence, it may not possess an equal number of innate abilities, but it should have around eight or at least seven. How many has it used now?”
Everyone was stunned; they hadn’t considered this angle, but they still started counting in their minds.
Horn of Life, carnivorous plant sea, chain attacks, single-eyed light beam, furious thundercloud… counting carefully, there were only five. If what Ye Zhongming said was true, that meant the iron giant had at least two abilities it hadn’t used!