Published: February 10, 2025
"Making Up for Yesterday~"
A momentary silence descended on the battlefield, only the smoke from the explosions rising into the sky above Cloud Summit.
Many humans suddenly realized a critical issue.
Ye Zhongming had killed the three-trunked elephant, which meant the collapse of the mutant legion. So, if he died, would that also signify humanity's defeat?
When he launched an attack on the commander of the mutant legion, he had similarly placed himself in peril!
Numerous Cloud Summit People were trembling, unable to fathom what life would be like without their leader.
The explosion of the three-trunked elephant's disguise was immensely powerful, but its effective range was limited, leaving only a few mutated corpses nearby.
The three trunks of the elephant swung, and a cunning light flashed in its eyes, thinking it could easily kill me.
But just half a second later, its eyes widened in shock, and it began to retreat rapidly.
In the smoke, a flash of blades cut through the air.
A disheveled Ye Zhongming appeared in mid-air, slashing at the three-trunked elephant with the sand dance technique. Though he looked a bit worse for wear, his attack was still fierce.
A chorus of cheers erupted from the humans instinctively.
Ye Zhongming gritted his teeth, wishing he could kill this somewhat cute-looking three-trunked elephant in one blow.
Indeed, this creature seemed to lack formidable combat power, but whether it was the earlier 'beastification', 'undead summoning', or the subsequent explosion of its disguise, it left those who did not understand it defenseless. Who would have thought that a disguise could explode? Was this the retribution for using the Baal Potion earlier?
Even though Ye Zhongming survived, he still felt a lingering fear. That moment had been the closest he’d come to death since his rebirth, and for a brief instant, he even felt the ethereal sense of dying in his past life.
Fortunately, in this life, Ye Zhongming was strong.
The greatest protective role naturally came from the specially made black earth armor of the Earth Spirit, which had extremely high defensive power after exhausting its remaining energy. In addition, the Earth Set protective gear he wore provided a second layer of defense.
However, relying solely on these might still not be enough. Ye Zhongming also utilized the time recharge from the Spirit Resonance Qilin Pair, giving him some extra protection.
Even so, his battle armor was already shattered, revealing several deep wounds on his exposed body, blood having stained half of him.
There was even a wound on his forehead, and even from a distance, one could see the opened flesh, which looked ghastly and terrifying.
Having first sensed the strangeness of the disguise, Ye Zhongming chose to move forward rather than retreat, knowing that he wouldn't die.
He had already made the worst-case scenario.
It was merely a matter of wasting the second life granted by the aerli essence water, which would lock him into a five-hundred-day cooldown.
Fortunately, his defenses held against this attack, and he did not have to resort to his second life.
The three-trunked elephant thought its deadly strike would surely eliminate this human who was one level lower than itself, yet reality shocked it. Its retreat became somewhat chaotic, as the explosion it had created had killed its own subordinates nearby. Now it had to face Ye Zhongming alone.
Fortunately, it could see that this human was also in poor condition; it only needed to hold on a bit longer to wait for its subordinates' rescue.
The middle trunk raised up.
Ye Zhongming no longer avoided; at this moment, it was either you die or I live, and it all depended on who was tougher.
The ten thousand layers seal blade slash descended directly, reaching the three-trunked elephant in an instant, and the third trumpet of the elephant sounded.
Beneath this eighth-level life, a massive circular light appeared, with some radiance rising above it.
When ten blade shadows combined with the sand dance and struck down, a nearby area on the battlefield saw a group of mutated beings suddenly disappear, only to reappear within the three-trunked elephant's light circle.