Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 2233: Buying life (3)

A rumbling sound came from the side, followed by violent shaking of the ground.

If Ye Zhongming had not made sufficient gestures, everyone would have thought an earthquake was happening here.

Kunzuo sucked Huo Zhi toward him with his hand, then retreated backward with the still-unconscious Su Clan elder.

He sensed a power taking shape that made his heart palpitate. He did not know what it was, so he could only prepare himself to respond first.

Countless flying creatures soared into the sky, blotting out the sun and circling over a vast area around them. Meanwhile, among the mountains and forests, mutated creatures also scattered in all directions, fleeing; they were the most sensitive to danger.

But no population of mutated creatures launched an attack on the cosmic races of the universe. First, because the terrain here was special, and only flying creatures could reach this place quickly. Second, because there were simply too many members of the myriad races here; unless it were an organized, all-out beast tide, it would be difficult to shake them.

The rumbling and shaking continued for a full half minute. Throughout this period, the entire mountain range collapsed, and the dust kicked up shot straight into the clouds, continuously spreading and diffusing around them.

Afterward, an enormous figure appeared in the dust.

After White Dragon Horse became a great expert, its size had grown by leaps and bounds. To many of the cosmic races of the universe, it already seemed huge.

But compared to this similarly long, dark silhouette, it was a case of the lesser compared to the greater—the vast difference between an ordinary snake and a python.
The entire scene fell into dead silence, even quieter than when they had been listening to Kunzuo speak.

The enormous shadow began to move through the dust, not very fast, but the oppressive pressure it exuded came rushing toward them.

A gigantic dragon-shaped creature slowly emerged from the dust, revealing its true form before the hundreds of thousands of the myriad races of the universe.

White Dragon Horse instinctively lowered its flying altitude until it landed on the ground, its head slightly bowed. If its strength had not already reached a certain level, it might have prostrated itself on the ground.

This was a deep-seated fear of a higher-ranked member of its own kind.

”What... is that?”

Countless people looked up at this giant dragon that had flown into the sky.

A gigantic stone dragon!

Apart from its size, this dragon actually did not have any particularly outstanding features. But precisely because it was so enormous, it possessed an innate majesty. Wherever its eyes, which resembled black crystals, looked, no one dared to meet its gaze.

All the people inwardly exclaimed, ”What is that?”

”We admit our mistake, and we have even offered a price that everyone knows is substantial, all for your forgiveness and Elder Huo Zhiʼs life. But did that give you the illusion that we fear you? Do you think that being a peak expert means you can do whatever you want? Then why were you so pathetic in Elder Huo Zhiʼs formation? If you had been the only one in that formation, you would be a pile of stinking shit right now!”

With the stone dragon floating above his head, Ye Zhongming was full of confidence as he hurled trash talk at the peak expert Kunzuo.

”Five point five billion is still not enough for you? Do you really think youʼre the boss? That you Huoʼer Star people are the bosses? All these years, relying on a sense of crisis? On bloodthirsty spirit? On your sister! How could you even say such things? Even a fool knows that you rely on exploitation! You rely on using your existing strength to exploit other races to ensure the continuation of your own power!”

”Since you want to break ties completely, then letʼs all fight to the death! There is another way to keep this matter unknown, and that is to make you all die, isnʼt it!”

Hearing Ye Zhongmingʼs words, the Huoʼer Star people for the first time clearly realized their current predicament.

Indeed, they still had many people now, but practically everyone was wounded. Some had very serious injuries and were basically unable to fight.

At the same time, these injuries were not ordinary wounds, but those caused by the mist in the great formation that Huo Zhi had set up. That strange corrosive nature had caused many people to lose certain parts of their bodies directly. This was not something that could be treated with simple medications. Even if they could recover, they would need to return and enter specialized medical pods.

Kunzuoʼs condition was also poor. As the pillar and core, he had borne the greatest pressure. He looked fine on the outside, but in reality, his condition was extremely bad.

Earlier, the Su Clan and Ye Zhongmingʼs concession had caused Kunzuo and many others to overlook one point: the other side could indeed still kill them all. Doing so might mean Elder Huo Zhi would not survive, but at least this matter would not be exposed.

”With just you lot?” Kunzuoʼs stature remained unbowed as he sneered at Ye Zhongming.

Indeed, his condition was not good, but that did not mean he feared these people. A wounded peak expert was still a peak expert. Moreover, he still held a Lie God-grade weapon.

”One, two, three, four... only four great experts?”

Kunzuoʼs sneer grew deeper. ”Oh, right, we should count this big fellow too. It looks intimidating, but itʼs only a slightly stronger great expert. Letʼs call it five of you.”

Indeed, the stone dragon Ye Zhongming had summoned was awe-inspiring in presence, but its true strength did not surpass Ye Zhongmingʼs by much.

Jie Su, White Robe, White Dragon Horse, and that Su Clan elder. Indeed, that was four great experts on this side. Counting the stone dragon made five. In terms of numbers, they indeed could not put much pressure on Kunzuo, even in his poor condition.

Ye Zhongming sneered and raised his hand again.

The Huoʼer Star peopleʼs hearts collectively sank at this gesture.

Just now, with one wave of Ye Zhongmingʼs hand, a stone dragon had come. What about now? Was another one coming?

This time, it was not a stone dragon that came, but a Leilei Bird.

Kunzuo involuntarily rolled his eyes.

Seeing the Leilei Bird land beside Ye Zhongming, it was clear that he had summoned this super level-nine mutated creature.

Of course, while Kunzuo was secretly astonished that Ye Zhongming could summon two great expert-level beings, he was more troubled by this Leilei Bird.

This creature was not large—only about three meters tall, and about five meters across when its three pairs of wings were spread.

In the world of mutated creatures, where beings were often over ten meters in size, this size was really nothing.

But the Leilei Bird had a special trait: its gaudy, colorful feathers had exceptionally good defensive properties. When attacks landed on them, they would also randomly reflect elemental damage back at the attacker. Coupled with the Leilei Birdʼs speed and its agility in any altitude zone, its beak and claws were extremely sharp. Even purely physical attacks from similar-level beings were hard to withstand.

Moreover, the Leilei Bird was a natural dual-element being with both spirit and wind attributes. It could use many high-level wind-attribute skills. Its spirit attribute was mainly expressed in its particular fondness for singing during battle. Each cry contained a spiritual attack, doubling its combat effectiveness.

Such a fully adult Leilei Bird, which should be at its peak and with combat effectiveness of at least around one hundred fifty thousand Furelai, was already enough to cause some trouble for Kunzuo in his current state.

”Six,” Ye Zhongming smiled. ”Iʼll count for you. Is that enough?”

”Not enough?” Ye Zhongming answered his own question. ”Then I have more.”

He raised his arm a third time.