Apocalypse Gachapon Chapter 2255: Fighting peak expert

"You are very slow!"

Kunzuo said with a displeased expression as he saw the people from the Su Clan and the small-race alliance approaching.

Strictly speaking, Ye Zhongming and the others had not broken their word; they had said a few minutes, and three minutes fell within that range, as did nine minutes, but the difference between the two was several times over.

So as long as it did not exceed ten minutes, Kunzuo could only express his dissatisfaction.

Ye Zhongming apologized with a smile, having subtly positioned himself at the very front of the group.

Kunzuo swept his gaze over the opposing side and felt something was off.

He sensed that the overall atmosphere had changed.

Before, these people had all been filled with hatred toward him, and although no one dared to show it openly because of his status as a peak expert, that feeling could not be hidden.

Kunzuo did not get angry; he even enjoyed that sense of them being furious yet powerless against him.

But now, most of that anger in these people had faded, replaced by... a kind of calmness, even excitement.

Could it be that this man called Ye Zhongming had truly convinced them to accept the previous terms, or to willingly renegotiate?

At this thought, a cold smile curled at the corner of Kunzuo's mouth.

Although deep down he did not want another conflict and would prefer things to end here, Kunzuo knew that the initiative was still in his hands. If he acted tough, the other side would naturally soften. His status and strength would place immense pressure on them, so it was perfectly normal for them to restart negotiations if they could not gauge Kunzuo's intentions.

Kunzuo was almost certain that the other side must want to renegotiate, and in order to avoid further fighting, they would probably not mind spending a little more money.

So, how much should he ask for? Six billion? Or... six-point-five?

Kunzuo kept weighing the other side's ability to pay in his mind.

"Lord Kunzuo, we have discussed it and feel that this matter was ultimately caused by a misunderstanding, but the losses inflicted on the Huo'er Star people are plain to see. What do you think if, on top of the five-point-five billion, we add two hundred million Moonspan Gold and cover your side's compensation payments as well?"

Ye Zhongming slightly lowered his body, even dropping his gaze.

Kunzuo's eyes narrowed, fixed intently on Ye Zhongming.

He remembered all too well how this Novice Number One had waved his hand and summoned three great experts to force him into a concession; he would probably never forget it in his lifetime.

Would such a man, who had dared to challenge him even when his own condition had been relatively decent, now bow to him?

He found it strange.

If it were true, then this man truly knew when to yield and when to stand firm—and such people were usually quite dangerous. If it were false, then... what was he trying to do?

"Six-point-five billion!" Kunzuo said while staring at Ye Zhongming, raising the price by one billion outright.

To his surprise, Ye Zhongming nodded, meeting Kunzuo's gaze.

"Is money that easy to spend?"

The Cloud Peak King straightened his body, and that smile that Kunzuo had found somewhat pleasing also vanished.

"Oh, you want to fight? You?"

Kunzuo asked with undisguised sarcasm: "Are you taking advantage of my injuries?"

Unexpectedly, Ye Zhongming nodded and said, "Yes."

As he spoke, a bright star mark suddenly appeared above Kunzuo's head, and simultaneously, a huge five-pointed star mark appeared beside him, without any warning whatsoever.

Not only were the star marks without warning, but Ye Zhongming's attack was also without warning.

He had indeed exchanged highly provocative words with Kunzuo, but the Huo'er Star people truly did not think he would dare to attack.

Ye Zhongming was strong; everyone acknowledged that, even the Huo'er Star people now admitted it.

But after all, he was not even a great expert, and the ability he had used earlier to summon several great experts must have had extremely harsh conditions, and it would now and for a long time to come be on cooldown.

Moreover, Ye Zhongming had also been injured in the previous battle. How stupid would he have to be to provoke and attack a peak expert two levels above him?

Even if Kunzuo was wounded, and severely so, he was still a peak expert!

But in fact, Ye Zhongming did attack, decisively launching an assault on a peak expert.

Kunzuo was on guard, but deep down, he too did not believe Ye Zhongming would actually attack, so when the star mark landed on him, his rage caused him to be just a tiny, tiny bit slow.

That "tiny bit" was only an instant, short enough to be negligible.

The power within his body surged toward the star mark above his head, and the next moment, it would be dispelled.

But at that moment, an accident occurred: the power went up, but the star mark did not move.

Not only did it not move, it exploded.

The sound of the energy blast was not very loud, but Kunzuo's body shook from it. Then another explosion occurred, this time from the five-pointed star mark beside him.

Kunzuo's body was directly blasted sideways.

The star mark above his head was the Ring Star Array, and the five-pointed star mark was the Inner Star Circle.

After the Star Spirit was unsealed, both of Ye Zhongming's abilities were used on Kunzuo. The Ring Star Array was a marking ability that could not be dodged, and its power was twice the energy infused at release.

The Inner Star Circle, when released beyond one meter away, had an explosive property, with a power five times the energy input used to create the star mark.

Ye Zhongming first used the Ring Star Array's unavoidable nature to detonate a small amount of energy, which in turn triggered the Inner Star Circle, which had consumed almost all of his energy, inflicting five times that damage on Kunzuo.

At the same time, the Cloud Peak King also threw earth-type star plaques near Kunzuo and activated Gravity Leap to exert gravitational influence on him.

And in his hand, an earth-type elemental long staff had already appeared, which he swung at Kunzuo.

This was the second form of the Earth Spirit's ability, Heavy Earth Judgment—a special-state attack that allowed only three strikes!

Now Ye Zhongming was using the first strike. Aside from each strike having ten times the power of his strength, the additional effect was imposing a triple gravity field on the target.

With Gravity Leap, the star plaques, and the triple gravity field combined, Kunzuo was subjected to powerful gravity control. Already off-balance from the explosions, he could not dodge and could only hastily raise his arm. A phantom of a fierce beast appeared in front of him, colliding with Ye Zhongming's elemental long staff.

With a crack, the elemental long staff was slightly deflected, while the beast phantom also vanished, and Kunzuo's face turned pale at the same time.

Ye Zhongming roared and brought down the second strike.

In the special mode of Heavy Earth Judgment, the second strike's special effect was slowing the target's movement speed by thirty percent. Kunzuo, who had been trying to retreat out of range, immediately slowed down and remained under the elemental giant staff's attack!