Published: February 5, 2025
Touching the cold black metal, Ye Zhongming finally felt relieved.
Earlier, when he was being chased by Wang Ding at Lakeside Square, he took the risk of turning back to shoot and kill the monster baby. The reasons were twofold: first, to confirm whether the fluorescent green monster summoned by the monster baby would disappear with its death; and second, to allow the earth yellow pill to enter the battlefield.
The summoning horn of the monster baby had an effect on all mutated life forms except for humans, and the earth yellow pill was no exception. Thus, Ye Zhongming initially didn't allow the earth yellow pill to accompany him; instead, he placed it at a considerable distance.
Only after the monster baby died and he could no longer control the earth yellow pill did Ye Zhongming take out a whistle he had prepared in advance, which had undergone homogenous enhancement, to signal the earth yellow pill to come and let it lurk around him.
At the most critical moment, this loyal big dog suddenly appeared, snatching away the Ghost Gold, causing Wang Ding's attempt to seize it to fail.
At that time, Ye Zhongming had exhausted his mental strength and was knocked unconscious after falling from a height, compounded by his previous injuries.
Just before gathering everyone, Ye Zhongming learned from Park Soo-young about the events that transpired during his four days of unconsciousness.
While Ye Zhongming was out cold, Mo Ye and the others began to retreat with him. By this time, the iron lock prisoner was already furious, continuously firing beams from its horn, turning Pearl Lake Shore into a hellish landscape.
Many people, numerous zombies, and various mutated life forms died in such indiscriminate attacks, causing chaos at the lake shore.
In this situation, the retreat was somewhat easier than before, as they were no longer surrounded by mutated life forms.
However, the three treasures in Mo Ye and the others' possession, along with the Ghost Gold held by the earth yellow pill, made them targets of pursuit and extermination.
Especially for Wang Ding and Captain Ye, who had only obtained two treasures each and felt unsatisfied. As a two-star evolver, Wang Ding was constantly at a disadvantage and ultimately allowed the earth yellow pill to seize the opportunity to snatch the Ghost Gold, so he couldn't easily let this group go. Thus, he kept trying to catch up with Mo Ye and the others.
In addition to Wang Ding, the trio from the square also followed for a while, but later realized there was no opportunity and retreated.
In the past few days, Wang Ding and Captain Ye, along with some others, relentlessly tracked Mo Ye's team. The most dangerous encounter occurred on the second day when they were cornered in a building. It was only by chance that they ran into Wang Zhen and Jackie Chan, whose sacrifice allowed them to escape.
Even so, until now, they had not completely shaken off Wang Ding and the others, unsure of when they might appear nearby again.
During these days, Mo Ye and the three women not only had to search for food and water but also had to take care of the unconscious Ye Zhongming, which slowed down the entire team's escape speed. Wang Zhen and the others were very dissatisfied and even suggested abandoning Ye Zhongming. After being rejected, they began to eye the treasures.
Mo Ye and her team were colleagues with Wang Zhen and had been saved by them, so it was not advisable to create too much tension. However, Liang Chuyin, whose temper was already bad and was an extreme defender of Ye Zhongming, couldn't stand Wang Zhen and his group. Over the past few days, they had several conflicts. If it weren't for Mo Ye and Xia Lei acting as mediators, a fight would likely have broken out.
Wang Zhen and his group had guns, and although Liang Chuyin was an evolver, she had not received professional training, so they were not afraid. With Mo Ye caught in a dilemma, Park Soo-young's kindness, and Cheng Ze's calm demeanor, they became even more arrogant.