Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 1418: Star Prophet

Ye Zhongming picked up Kim Jongyuan’s shield and felt it was a good piece of equipment. The Door God images on it were shattered, and the equipment no longer emitted any light. It was clearly damaged. After storing it away, Ye Zhongming checked the pile of minced meat that was once Kim Jongyuan’s body. The space equipment had been destroyed, so there was nothing else to gain.

After waiting for a while and realizing he hadn’t been moved out of the space, Ye Zhongming guessed the space was in complete chaos. The previous rules no longer applied. He thought for a moment and realized there was nothing he could do but wait.

Although Ye Zhongming didn’t have the same intense need for control as Wen Yan, the feeling of being forced to wait was indeed unpleasant.

However, he didn’t have to wait long before a new member appeared in the space.

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Like Ye Zhongming, Qin Ru also encountered a new opponent.

Earlier, Qin Ru had almost been defeated during his battle with Wen Yan.

He hadn’t expected the old man to be so powerful. Even Little Luo Zhen, whom he had painstakingly nurtured, was no match for him. The outcome would have been dire if it hadn’t been for the space shifting and moving him away.

After recovering from his petrified state, Qin Ru checked Little Luo Zhen’s injuries. Fortunately, they weren’t too severe. He took out some dark red pills, each about the size of a tangerine, and fed them to the battle beast he loved as much as his own life. His eyes were filled with pain and affection.

He truly saw this humanoid lifeform, which he had obtained by chance, as a form of emotional sustenance. Little Luo Zhen carried the aura of his son.
Little Luo Zhen had eaten his son.

Qin Ru hadn’t chosen to kill it to avenge his son. Instead, he had turned it into his battle pet, treating it as a continuation of his son’s existence in this world.

This was a twisted mentality, and Qin Ru knew it. But he didn’t care. Aside from being unable to speak and behaving slightly differently from humans, Little Luo Zhen was no different from his son—perhaps even more obedient.

After eating the two pills, a flush of color appeared on Little Luo Zhen’s bluish face. It opened its mouth, filled with sharp teeth, and bit into Qin Ru’s arm, drinking the eight-star evolved’s blood in large gulps.

Little Luo Zhen’s injuries healed rapidly as the blood flowed into its body, and it soon returned to its original state. Even the damaged parts of its beast equipment were restored.

“Seen enough?”

Qin Ru stood up and his face was pale.

As Wen Yan had observed, Qin Ru had poured almost everything he had into equipping Little Luo Zhen. Aside from a few pieces of green-grade equipment, he only had one skill: Advanced Petrification. He had no bloodline or other abilities.

But Qin Ru did have a job—not combat-oriented, but a support job: Medicinal Breeder.

This was a very peculiar job. Almost all of its skills involved using one’s own stamina, energy, and other resources, combined with specific herbs, to create pills and potions. These were then mixed with the breeder’s own blood to feed and enhance the abilities of the mutated lifeforms they raised.

“A very unique job, and a… strange way of thinking.”

Gyanendra spoke softly.

After entering the space, he quietly observed Qin Ru and Little Luo Zhen.

“This space seems to shift at any moment. Perhaps we don’t need to fight and can wait for an easier opponent.”

Qin Ru stood up, placing his right hand on Little Luo Zhen’s head, which only reached his elbow. He lovingly ruffled its hair.

Perhaps his mentality was twisted as he treated a monster as his son. But he wasn’t foolish and knew how to adapt. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to get Restoring Hua Mountain or himself to their current levels.

Qin Ru was well aware that he and Little Luo Zhen weren’t in their best condition. The man before him, though he didn’t have a deep impression of him, had entered the space and quietly watched him feed Little Luo Zhen instead of attacking. This alone indicated that he wasn’t an easy opponent.

Moreover, the ethereal aura emanating from this man made Qin Ru deeply wary.

Choosing to fight now would be very unwise.

In that case, waiting to see what the space would do next, or simply waiting for an easier opponent, might be the smarter choice.

Qin Ru believed that if he demonstrated his formidable side, his opponent would agree with this approach.

However, Gyanendra didn’t allow Qin Ru to showcase his strength. He simply shook his head.

“I came quickly and haven’t truly tested my abilities yet. Before facing Ye Zhongming, you’re a good test subject.”

The Holy One from the Holy City pulled out a black crystal ball.

The last time he faced Ye Zhongming, he wore a black robe. Today, he was dressed in white. Last time, he held the Burial Crystal Ball, a transparent crystal orb. Today, he held a black crystal ball.

In Ye Zhongming’s past life, the Burial Crystal Ball had been Gyanendra’s most famous weapon. But now, it had been shattered. Due to Ye Zhongming’s rebirth, Gyanendra’s path had diverged.

“Starry Prophet, Chapter One: Moonlit Abode.”

Gyanendra murmured softly and tilted his head upward. A strange moon appeared in the space, casting a pure white light that enveloped Qin Ru and Little Luo Zhen.

It was as if stage lights had been focused on them, making it clear who the main characters were.

But obviously, Qin Ru and Little Luo Zhen were the attack targets, not the protagonists.

“Ah!”

With a sharp cry, Little Luo Zhen turned into a blur and charged at Gyanendra. Qin Ru could tell this fierce-looking old man was likely a range fighter.

He ordered his battle beast to activate its skill—Shadow Kill.

This was one of Little Luo Zhen’s talent skills.

But just a second later, Qin Ru was horrified to discover that Little Luo Zhen, which should have reached Gyanendra, was now struggling as if it was trapped in quicksand, moving toward its opponent at a snail’s pace.

Qin Ru himself didn’t have any powerful abilities, but he couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. His petrification skill had a short cooldown, but recharging took several hours. This meant that it was currently still on cooldown.

However, he felt the resistance in the air after taking a single step.

Was it the light from the moon above?

Gyanendra smiled faintly, raising the black crystal ball in his hand. Shadows began to emerge from within, and they quickly filled the entire space. The scenery changed, transforming into a deep, starry cosmos.

In this cosmic space, there were only three living beings: the motionless Gyanendra, the frozen Qin Ru, and Little Luo Zhen, who was still running.

The terror in Qin Ru’s eyes grew as he watched Little Luo Zhen continue to run forward. But where was Gyanendra? He was nowhere to be seen!