Published: February 10, 2025
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"Still calm?"
Ye Zhongming hurriedly returned and saw that the situation remained unchanged, causing his emotions to settle somewhat.
He was very afraid to return and find a battlefield with Red Hair dead and Cloud Summit suffering heavy casualties.
Fortunately, although the situation had not improved, at least it had not worsened.
“There were a few moments of agitation, but I held back. However, the intervals between those moments are getting shorter. Red Hair shouldn't be able to hold on much longer.”
Liu Zhenghong was handling the Soul Pearls, using a piece of equipment produced in collaboration with Le Da Yuan, which was based on the principles of magic crystal weapons, specifically designed to extract energy.
To be precise, it was a syringe, but instead of injecting liquid, it injected a form of energy.
Currently, Red Hair obviously could not absorb the energy from the Soul Pearls herself, so this method was used to assist her.
Perhaps sensing Ye Zhongming's arrival, Red Hair opened her murky eyes and glanced in his direction before shutting them again.
Ye Zhongming attempted to communicate mentally with her, but as before, there was a response, yet no clear information came through.
Soon, the energy from thousands of Soul Pearls was extracted into four instruments, which Liu Zhenghong handed over to Ye Zhongming.
Ye Zhongming took it and glanced at the Brain Child huddled behind the zombie horde. “Get these things to move aside.”
Although controlled by Red Hair, the Brain Child was actually a brain worm with independent intelligence. It sensed the awkwardness of the current situation. Instinctively, it came to protect Red Hair like these zombies, but it understood that this was not Red Hair's intention.
However, if Red Hair lost her rationality, then they would be on the opposite side of Cloud Summit. If they knew it had let Ye Zhongming in...
"Do you believe I could kill you right now?"
Ye Zhongming raised an eyebrow, and the Brain Child immediately flinched, calling out to the nearby zombies. Among them were a few Level 6 and dozens of Level 5 zombies, with the rest at Level 4, hesitating to clear a path.
Ye Zhongming walked forward as if these creatures didn't exist.
Upon reaching Red Hair, he noticed the trembling thorns around her and slowly pulled her arm over while observing her reaction, injecting the energy from the first syringe.
Then came the second and third.
“It’s working!”
As the energy was injected, everyone clearly saw the black lines on Red Hair's neck and face starting to fade. The red threads on the thorns and the leaves in her hair began to disappear or wither, and everything was moving in a positive direction.
Ye Zhongming exhaled and continued to inject the energy from the last syringe.
The black lines continued to dissipate.
Red Hair had always held an important position within the Cloud Summit system. After reorganization, Ye Zhongming formed a separate combat team with her and the zombies he controlled, showcasing his regard for and feelings towards Red Hair.
Although she could not accept communication from Ye Zhongming now, he still conveyed a message to her before stepping back.
However, after just one step, Ye Zhongming stopped. He suddenly turned around and found that Red Hair had opened her eyes, revealing a blood-red gaze fixed intently on him. The thorns around her floated silently, dancing wildly above Ye Zhongming's head.
The reorganized combat team raised their firearms and weapons; should the thorns attack Ye Zhongming, they would immediately turn on Red Hair.
Ye Zhongming raised his hand to signal everyone not to act recklessly, watching Red Hair as he began to retreat slowly.
Just moments ago, he had clearly received a message from Red Hair. Although it was brief, it was unmistakable.
Red Hair said, "Back off."
Since that was the case, Ye Zhongming chose to trust her.
At his command, the warriors of Cloud Summit slowly retreated, clearing a large space for Red Hair.