But how could Ye Zhongming let them go?
His body flickered repeatedly, moving quickly before teleporting again. In the blink of an eye, he caught up to Heaven Jia, who was now without his armor and thrust the dagger downward.
Earlier, Ye Zhongming had used the Phase Shift ability from his spatial ring to teleport nearly the maximum distance of 20 meters, killing Earth Zi. After that, he used the Unhindered Sand Dust Pendant’s ability, which allowed for short-range teleportation.
However, this ability was limited initially: a 10-second cooldown between each use.
Ye Zhongming felt this restriction hindered his combat effectiveness, so he performed Strengthen on it, even sacrificing two small space storage items in the process.
Finally, he achieved his goal, altering the ability.
The original limitation remained: each teleportation could move him one meter, with a 10-second cooldown, and after ten consecutive uses, the ability would enter a five-day cooldown. However, it now had an added feature: the ability to store items.
If Ye Zhongming chose to sacrifice items stored within the spatial storage, the quality of the sacrificed items would determine the enhancement of the ability. At its best, the ability could allow him to teleport two meters at a time, with no cooldown between uses, for up to three consecutive teleportations. After three uses, the cooldown between consecutive teleportations would reduce to one second, allowing for seven more uses. After that, the ability would enter a ten-day cooldown.
Ye Zhongming experimented and determined the energy level of items required to maximize the ability’s potential. He had prepared a set of sacrificial items specifically for this purpose.
Although the three consecutive teleportations had been used up, and he was limited to seven teleportations with a one-second cooldown, Ye Zhongming still moved like a ghost. Using his speed and gravity control, he entangled the two assassins and then used teleportation to find opportunities for quick kills.
Heaven Zi and Heaven Jia were terrified out of their wits.
As eight star evolved, they had been among the top-tier evolved in the nation. They rarely faced life-threatening situations; usually, they were the ones others feared as harbingers of death.
But today, they tasted death themselves, feeling the shadow of the grim reaper looming over them.
They frantically used various items: glowing beads, liquid fire oil, dark cards, and summoning dolls.
They hoped these would buy them a chance to escape.
But Ye Zhongming was faster than both under the effects of Radiant Land and Moonlight Field. He would suddenly appear in unexpected places at critical moments, delivering fatal strikes. This made it impossible for the two assassins to escape his pursuit.
And let’s not forget that the Earth Spirit’s Gravity Leap was constantly active beneath their feet.
Thud!
Heaven Jia finally exhausted all his life-saving measures. He could no longer block Ye Zhongming’s attacks. The dagger pierced through his eye socket, then slashed horizontally, splitting half his skull open. Blood and brain matter spilled out.
This top-tier assassin, who had taken countless lives, died without even a sound, collapsing to the ground.
Seeing this, Heaven Zi seemed to age instantly. All his vigor and spirit vanished, and he fell to his knees with a thud.
“I… I’ll trade my life!”
Ye Zhongming appeared behind him, the dagger already piercing the skin at the back of Heaven Zi’s neck. Hearing these words, he paused.
“With what?”
“The location of a Soul Merchant branch, information on the leader of the Glory Army, and… a mysterious entry ticket.”
Ye Zhongming narrowed his eyes. “Speak.”
Heaven Zi opened his mouth but said, “I won’t say anything until I’m free.”
“Then you can die. What you’re offering means nothing to me.”
With that, the dagger pressed deeper. Heaven Zi screamed in terror, already feeling numbness in part of his body. The dagger had damaged a nerve.
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk! You must keep your promise, or I’ll haunt you even in death!”
Heaven Zi shouted, quickly spilling everything he knew and handing over a golden, intricately designed metal ticket.
Heaven Zi relaxed slightly, feeling the dagger leave the back of his neck.
But the next second, he looked down and saw the Undead Sand Moon Blade tip protruding from his chest.
His final moments weren’t about questioning why Ye Zhongming hadn’t kept his promise. Instead, he cursed the weapon for adding a Stiffness debuff at such a critical moment…
Elsewhere, the battle had already turned into a rout.
In truth, this collapse had begun the moment Earth Zi died.
The three eight-star evolved had been the backbone of these people. In their minds, no matter how strong Ye Zhongming was, he couldn’t possibly defeat three opponents of the same level.
But the harsh reality delivered a brutal blow.
One eight-star evolved had been killed.
These people weren’t fools. They knew what this meant. If one of the three had been killed, the defeat of the other two was only a matter of time.
So, one person decisively chose to flee.
Once the Guan City evolved, who were already at a disadvantage, began to collapse, the outcome was inevitable.
The remaining evolved, still holding on, overwhelmed by a sudden onslaught.
Perhaps just moments ago, they hadn’t believed that one person’s summoned creatures could defeat over a hundred elite Guan City evolved. But now they were convinced.
Facing someone who could single-handedly take on three opponents of the same level and over a hundred six-star helpers, all while remaining calm and even killing an eight-star evolved, what else could they do but flee? Wait for him to kill the other two eight-star evolved?
These people acted quickly, a testament to the “pragmatism” honed in the apocalypse. But they underestimated the speed at which Ye Zhongming could kill two opponents of the same level.
Before they could run far, the battle over there had already ended.
Ye Zhongming had no intention of letting these people go. In his fully powered state, he began a massacre.
By this time, Chameleon had arrived nearby. Due to certain rules, they hadn’t been able to reveal themselves earlier, nor had they noticed their boss was in danger, so they had stayed hidden.
Now, facing these fleeing soldiers, they began to act, completely cutting off any hope of survival for the Guan City evolved.
When everything was over, only a field of corpses remained, each in a different state of death.
“Take them all back to Cloud Peak. Our battle beasts will enjoy these nutrient-rich meals,” Ye Zhongming coldly ordered.
At times like this, he truly was a demon who cared only for his own and not for the world.
But as Ye Zhongming picked up the golden ticket, feeling the cold metal and the constant pull of its summoning power, he was filled with awe.
What… is this?