Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 1846: First stage

He joined Ye Zhongmingʼs team.

Ye Zhongming was very satisfied with this.

No matter what, it meant he had achieved his goal. This alone was enough for him to spare Helsky and that follower of his, no longer viewing them as point storage devices.

Thus, as of now, the team suddenly had six people, plus one Qiuqiu.

Ye Zhongming, Jie Kui, and Shi Kangbu naturally went without saying. After He joined, she was quite frank. Although not extremely detailed, she gave a relatively comprehensive introduction to her situation.

Even so, it made Ye Zhongming and the others exclaim in amazement.

The Changxu Water Tribe were masters of medicine—this was common knowledge. They were skilled in making any type of medicine, especially healing potions, to an extent that would make dedicated job users jealous.

Besides that, through this battle, they learned that those innate holy sigils that appeared on their bodies possessed decent offensive capabilities.

And through Heʼs own account, they also learned that the Changxu Water Tribe had a racial talent: Transform into Water, turning the entire person into a cluster of water droplets.

This almost seemed to defy the laws of the universe!
This was Ye Zhongmingʼs thought upon hearing it.

However, it also had drawbacks. For example, these water droplets couldnʼt disperse too far. In places without water, abnormalities could be spotted at a glance. Also, the duration couldnʼt be too long—at most about fifteen minutes. Moreover, the movement speed in the water form couldnʼt be too fast, far slower than in human form.

Additionally, He had another ability: Semi-Water Form. This was what everyone found most incredible and exciting.

Semi-Water Form didnʼt mean half the body turned to water and half remained human. Instead, when He activated this ability, her hands would turn into a water-like state. This water state could, when needed, transform into up to seven water chains, connecting to seven objects or life forms, forming a water shield around them that provided all-around defense.

Yes, all-around defense—whether elemental attacks, energy attacks, physical attacks, mental shocks, etc., it defended against everything.

The defensive effect was related to the energy He herself injected and the number of water chains. But according to her, if there were the maximum seven water chains, the defensive capability would be equivalent to golden defensive equipment. The fewer the water chains, the higher the defense. With only one water chain, the defense was highest. According to Heʼs estimate, it was definitely better than purple equipmentʼs defense. Actually, with three water chains, it was equivalent to purple equipment. As for how much higher, she wasnʼt too sure either. After all, at least up to now, no one had seen true seven-colored equipment, so naturally, they didnʼt know what rainbow equipmentʼs defense was like.

But this was enough to make everyone admire Heʼs ability immensely.

”Not every Changxu Water Tribe member has this ability, right?” Helsky asked with a surprised expression.

He completely ignored him.

There was no help for it. Although Helsky had broken through Heʼs psychological defenses with his own methods, making her agree to join the team, He held a grudge against him and paid him no attention.

”Innate talent?”

Ye Zhongming stepped in to smooth things over and also voiced his guess.

He then nodded.

”If every tribesmember could create water chains, our race wouldnʼt have fallen to its current state. Without particularly strong combat abilities, at least we could be good support combatants and always stand our ground. But it just so happened that only tribesmembers with seven or more holy sigils could possess this ability.”

Ye Zhongming nodded. Earlier, He had mentioned that she possessed ten holy sigils, ranking third in her entire raceʼs history. The top two both had eleven and had led the Changxu Water Tribe through periods of glory. Although He was exceptionally talented and outstanding, she was still slightly inferior compared to her two ancestors.

”I also know the water chain ability is very strong, but when activated, I cannot move. The length of each water chain cannot exceed five meters, or it will break.”

The others listened attentively because this information could likely determine their future lives.

Naturally, He was the most important person after joining the team. Helsky was second. Ye Zhongming mainly valued his accurate judgment of situations, his grasp of peopleʼs minds, and his willingness to go all out at critical moments.

He was almost a natural assistant candidate who could help Ye Zhongming handle many matters.

In terms of closeness, Jie Kui was naturally the highest, but Jie Kui wasnʼt suited to be a comprehensive assistant; he was better as a vanguard. At the same time, his trust in Ye Zhongming could, to some extent, check and supervise Helsky.

The other person was called Yang Tuo, a commissioned warrior belonging to a medium-sized race.

He had previously questioned Ye Zhongming about killing people. The Cloud Peak King had thought it was just an act, but upon interaction, he found that this guy was truly an idealist who highly valued teamwork, cooperation, mutual benefit, struggle, etc.— practically a model of morality.

Itʼs just that this model wasnʼt entirely pure. After all, Ye Zhongming had killed two people from his team. Since it was a fait accompli, he didnʼt say much either.

Sure enough, there were no absolutely good people.

With the team formed and suddenly having seven combat-ready members, Ye Zhongmingʼs ambition surged. He began to think about the next target and soon decided on one.

”Spiral Fish?”

Helsky frowned, hesitating to speak.

Clearly, when he heard Ye Zhongming propose the target, he disagreed. But because he had just joined the team and was kind of an ʼadd-on,ʼ he felt too embarrassed to voice opposition, weighed down by concerns.

Ye Zhongming didnʼt mind.

He had ambition, but it wasnʼt arrogance; it was based on the strength the team possessed.

”This parasite ranks fiftieth on the list. Itʼs clearly recorded that it also brings two to three offspring. Their combat strength is high, but the points are also plentiful. Just exterminating them, considering our different races and the point bonus for numbers, could yield over three hundred points, averaging more than fifty points per person. Very worth it.”

”Also, on the Spiral Fishʼs body, there is a material He said is necessary: a fish glue for making powerful recovery potions.”

It must be said, wealth moves hearts. The moment Ye Zhongming mentioned the points, everyone was immediately tempted.

”Helsky and Yang Tuo are excellent frontline warriors. Jie Kui and Shi Kangbu are very suited for surprise attacks. Adding me and Qiuqiu, and Heʼs support, we can actually challenge any mutated life form or parasite in any area, as long as they arenʼt the group-living type.”

Ye Zhongming looked at everyone as he spoke: ” Thereʼs one more point, which is also one of the reasons for my confidence, and that is…”

As he spoke, the Cloud Peak King took out some materials and handed them to He.

”This!”

He herself hadnʼt expected that most of the materials she mentioned, this person had already found!

”In that case, I can actually make some medicine!” He said, her eyes shining.