Published: February 10, 2025
Chapter: "Two-in-One"
Ye Zhongming sat quietly on the ground, recovering his mental strength, while Xia Lei and the others surrounded him, replenishing their energy.
After a moment, the Yama Tree emerged from a certain spot.
"It seems we just need to wait a little longer."
Upon appearing, the Yama Tree displayed an expression as if it had grasped some critical information.
"Has the situation changed?"
Ye Zhongming asked.
He had started to notice the Yama Tree's personality... if it could even be called a personality.
This large tree was rather unstable; sometimes it showed extreme bloodthirstiness, other times it acted very naive, sometimes it was as cunning as a fox, and at other times, it appeared honest and simple.
But usually, as long as you provoked it and used some flattering words, or spoke about how humans should be, it would generally not dispute you and would obediently listen.
Getting an eighth-level lifeform to bow its head was quite an accomplishment.
"Originally, those people had two strongholds, but now, the humans at one stronghold have given up their post and are heading towards the other stronghold. I think we can take action once they all gather together."
Upon hearing this, Xia Lei frowned.
The number of Cloud Summit Warriors here wasn't large; after leaving some people to guard the captives, there were only a little over a thousand involved in this raid. According to the Yama Tree, once the enemy's two squads converged, it would be too difficult to fight.
For the Cloud Summit Villa, which operated on an elite strategy, casualties were always the primary concern of the core members.
"How many people are there?" Ye Zhongming pondered and asked.
The Yama Tree shook its body, "Approximately around ten thousand."
Xia Lei glanced at Ye Zhongming, her meaning clear. This number exceeded what the Cloud Summit Warriors could handle. If a fight broke out, the casualties would be severe.
"What is their strength like?"
Ye Zhongming did not respond to Xia Lei immediately, but continued to inquire about the basic information.
The Yama Tree's beautiful face showed a hint of confusion.
"Ye, there are a few people at one of the strongholds who give me a very strange feeling."
Although the Yama Tree was not known for its perception abilities, at its evolutionary level, it was exceptionally keen in this regard. For the Yama Tree to say such things, Ye Zhongming had no choice but to take it seriously.
Moreover, in the past, Ye Zhongming had become accustomed to the precognitive abilities that his rebirth gave him. The sudden emergence of an unfamiliar organization made him even more cautious.
"You know, I understand humans very well, especially regarding evolutionary energy." The Yama Tree thought for a moment before speaking, and after saying this, it looked quite pleased with itself, feeling that it had grasped the unique way humans speak—hinting around.
The implication of this statement was essentially that the Yama Tree was well aware of food...
The expressions of the Cloud Summit people varied, but none spoke up about it.
In fact, this situation couldn't be classified as right or wrong. Mutated beings treated humans as food, and humans had also regarded them as a means of evolution. Put simply, it was a matter of strength; whoever was stronger could occupy the upper levels of the food chain.
"Some of those people have decent evolutionary levels, but there is a nauseating aura about them." The Yama Tree wanted to shrug like a human, but doing so made its body shake awkwardly.
"Even if I don't want to eat humans, thinking the flavor is bad, I wouldn't feel this sense of nausea, hmm, that's how it is."
Ye Zhongming ignored the Yama Tree's later remarks which became increasingly contemptuous of humans and instead pondered the meaning of this statement in his heart.
According to the Yama Tree, it was very possible that among these people, there were special evolvers present.
Special evolvers were those who possessed powers distinctly different from regular evolution within their bodies, making them easily distinguishable to perceptive lifeforms.