Published: February 5, 2025
Ye Zhongming was certainly not crazy. He simply wanted more.
From the very beginning, aside from coveting the monster baby, he had his own thoughts about the iron lock prisoner.
Yes, given his current strength, he couldn't kill the iron lock prisoner, a level four monster.
In fact, let alone killing it, even severely injuring it was beyond his capability.
However, Ye Zhongming wanted something, and compared to the monster baby, he cared more about the potential benefits he could obtain from the iron lock prisoner.
This was evident from the fact that he did not participate in the treasure hunt.
So under such circumstances, Ye Zhongming boldly launched an attack!
Fortune favors the bold, and Ye Zhongming was all in.
This shot was not aimed at the iron lock prisoner's body, but rather... at the iron lock "Ghost Gold" that wrapped around the iron lock prisoner!
This kind of metal was extremely expensive, occasionally appearing in the apocalypse, sold by the gram, with each gram priced at a sky-high rate.
Ye Zhongming was not entirely sure about the specific uses of Ghost Gold; he was not a top-tier powerhouse in his past life and did not have access to some confidential information.
He was also not a craftsman or alchemist and had never dealt with such rare materials.
However, it was rumored that adding a tiny bit of Ghost Gold during the smelting process could greatly enhance the quality of weapons and equipment, and could even bestow some magical abilities.
Ye Zhongming naturally didn’t know the truth of this rumor, but where there is smoke, there is fire.
As long as Ye Zhongming understood the preciousness of this metal, he could research its specific effects slowly after obtaining it.
The bullet struck the Ghost Gold chain, producing a loud sound and a shower of sparks.
As the target, the Ghost Gold chain shook violently. After swaying back, Ye Zhongming found that this shot had almost no effect, leaving only a faint mark.
Many who didn’t understand why Ye Zhongming did this thought he was attempting to attack the giant monster but had simply missed.
However, Ye Zhongming's subsequent actions made others realize that his target was indeed those dark chains.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ye Zhongming emptied the bullets he had processed into the new gun in one breath, each shot aimed at the same spot on the Ghost Gold chain.
At this distance, even though he was not a sharpshooter yet, relying solely on his past life experiences, it was impossible to miss.
Finally, a small crack appeared at the connection point of the chain.
It was a minuscule crack, hardly visible, with no gap at all. If it weren’t for Ye Zhongming’s keen eyesight, it might have gone unnoticed.
This series of shots not only left the people below the ruins stunned, but even the iron lock prisoner, who was about to step over the ruins, was puzzled, unsure of what this ant was doing.
"What are you staring at? Go for it!"
Captain Ye, who had already been forced out of the core circle by the trio, was momentarily taken aback by Ye Zhongming's actions.
However, when he noticed that Director Liu and his group had taken the opportunity to reach the ruins, all raising their guns at such a close distance, Captain Ye shouted, and the gun in his hand fired first.
Director Liu cursed angrily but had already hidden himself away.
Since Director Liu was not above the ruins earlier, he was not as shaken by Ye Zhongming's actions as others had been.
Although he ordered the gunfire, apart from Xia Lei’s outrageous shot, the others had not yet overcome their psychological barriers to shoot at their own kind.
So Director Liu changed tactics, ordering a portion of his men to follow him and quickly approach the ruins.
Once nearby, he instructed his men to raise their guns.
He did not order them to fire but merely had them remain vigilant, waiting for this action to trigger a series of reactions.
Captain Ye was the first to react and fired first.
Faced with the attack, Director Liu's men instinctively began to retaliate!