“This idiot!” Liu Zhenghong stood far away, but she could see clearly with her super vision. She cursed under her breath and immediately relayed the situation she had observed to Ye Zhongming through the Battle Contribution Badge.
However, after speaking for a while, she realized that Ye Zhongming was completely unresponsive. It suddenly dawned on her that some of the demons, possessing mental abilities, had blocked the communication. It might have been the commander.
This situation was quickly made known to the core members of Cloud Peak.
Their hearts all tightened at once.
“Sister Lei?!” Little Tiger was already frantic, and so were the others. They knew very well that anyone in Cloud Peak could die except for Ye Zhongming. He was the true core in spirit and every other aspect.
Xia Lei bit her red lips, knowing she had to decide now.
When Ye Zhongming left earlier, his final order was to proceed according to the plan, which meant continuing to hold their position and attacking the incoming demons in an orderly manner.
They were to avoid close combat as much as possible and only engage in a final assault if they could not hold the line or run out of ammunition.
But now, Ye Zhongming had charged alone into the midst of the demon horde to kill their commander, stepping into what was clearly a trap.
Everyone also knew that the monster had high intelligence. It had taken advantage of a moment of greed from the Death King Tree, luring Ye Zhongming into a dangerous situation and presenting Cloud Peak’s king with a difficult choice.
The demon was taunting all humans, saying, “Ye Zhongming, come and kill me. I’m right here. If you kill me, the demon monster army will collapse, and you’ll win easily. But if you don’t kill me and retreat instead, you’ll be forcing your subordinates to fight the remaining two million demons, sacrificing their lives for your victory and success.”
Perhaps only a highly intelligent life form would do this, and only a high-level life form would have such courage.
The demon must have seen Ye Zhongming’s strength, yet it still chose to expose itself. Undoubtedly, it had foreseen the outcome of this battle. It was forcing Ye Zhongming to gamble with his life but also gambling with its own.
In the end, it would come down to who had better luck.
But the demon had the clear advantage because, no matter what, Ye Zhongming was alone.
The battle between humans and demons, which could have dragged on, had suddenly reached its final showdown in this manner.
“Yangos and the Cloud Peak air force, the flying demons are your responsibility. Even if you all die, you must not let them harass the ground forces.”
Xia Lei’s voice echoed throughout the Cloud Peak battle formation. She had decided, even if Ye Zhongming or the Cloud Peak warriors might resent her for it later.
She was indeed the leader of Cloud Peak, the second-in-command after Ye Zhongming, and from the perspective of Cloud Peak’s overall interests or following Ye Zhongming’s orders, she should have stuck to the original plan, which would have brought Cloud Peak a cost-effective victory.
But she wasn’t just Cloud Peak’s second-in-command but also a woman. Seeing her man engulfed by demons and in imminent danger, Xia Lei made her decision.
She wasn’t some self-sacrificing saint, nor a hero with the world in her heart, nor a domineering overlord. She was just a woman, a woman in the apocalypse. Everything she did was because her man wanted her to do it.
So, to ensure her man’s safety, Xia Lei was willing to sacrifice anyone, including the 100,000 Cloud Peak warriors here, including so many core members, including Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan, and even herself!
Given that, the decision was clear. She knew many would die because of this choice, but she didn’t care.
“Hey, woman, do you know how many demons are left? I can’t handle this,” Yangos complained.
“Then you can die. I’m not joking. If you can’t handle it, you’re useless, and Cloud Peak doesn’t need useless things.”
Xia Lei’s tone was eerily calm.
“If you fail, you’ll become a pile of materials and a level eight demon crystal. I guarantee it.”
Hearing this, all the Cloud Peak members felt a chill in their hearts. They couldn’t help but recall some rumors about Xia Lei, titles like “Blood Queen.” They felt that Xia Lei meant what she said. If she wanted to, she could take down a level-eight life form, even if it was Yangos.
Many also suddenly realized how long it had been since they had seen the Cloud Peak Queen in action. Mo Ye wore a modified set of Holy Army Coat, with parts of the Three-Pointed Spear used on a phantom weapon. Park Xiuying wore the purple grade Heaven Benevolence. Little Tiger, Sheng Yuan, and others also had excellent equipment. As Ye Zhongming’s woman, Liang Chuyin had a full set of gold-grade equipment. So… what about Xia Lei, also Ye Zhongming’s woman? Was she still using the equipment she appeared to have? Or was there more?
Perhaps this woman really could take on Yangos alone.
“Alright, I know you’re in a bad mood. I won’t argue with you.”
Yang Gos, who had been furious upon hearing Xia Lei’s words, was about to roar at her but saw her icy cold eyes and suddenly backed down.
It was far more sensitive than humans. Although it wasn’t sure of Xia Lei’s strength, it could sense a faint but dangerous aura from her, making the evil dragon hesitate.
Normally, it could ignore Xia Lei and act freely, but now, with Xia Lei fighting desperately for Ye Zhongming, she wouldn’t allow anyone or anything to challenge her authority. Yangos was certain that if it dared to disobey, Xia Lei would order all Cloud Peak warriors to attack it until it died.
“Red Hair, Xia Bai, you two fly over and help Zhongming!”
Red Hair, already in the air, and Xia Bai, who had been itching to fight, immediately flew toward the demon monster army.