Apocalypse Gachapon - Chapter 1841: A smartie called Helsky

The campfire cast a reddish glow on the faces of several people, and the flickering flames made the light and shadows dance, creating a somewhat eerie atmosphere on such a night.

Roasting over the fire were several rather small fish. For a normal person, these would be enough for several full meals, but for an evolved individual, they could only serve as a light snack.

Helsky’s complexion had not been good for the past few days, even after resting for twelve hours in between.

Ever since the failed attempt to hunt Ye Zhongming last time, his authority within the team had suffered a significant blow. Moreover, due to the black mist during that incident, he had accidentally killed a companion.

However, his strength and eloquence still brought him rewards—he formed another team of ten people.

This team had more members than the previous one.

Even though they had failed last time, Helsky believed it was because he had underestimated Ye Zhongming’s strength. This time, he completely avoided the top three thousand red-name newcomers and planned to pick on some ‘soft targets.’

But he never expected his luck to be so bad that it would outrage both gods and men.

He brought his team to the Sea of Ten Thousand Islands.

After arriving, during the first refresh of the red-name locations, they discovered that Ye Zhongming was also here. Heaven knows, he had chosen his target in advance, and the place his target had chosen was the Sea of Ten Thousand Islands!

Still, he quickly adjusted his mindset.

Although they were in the same area, each region was vast. If he paid more attention and avoided actively approaching Ye Zhongming’s location, he probably wouldn’t run into that terrifying individual.

This wasn’t because Helsky was timid—he was genuinely afraid.

Previously, he hadn’t given up on the idea of killing Ye Zhongming to wipe away the shame, but after investigating during the break, he backed down.

He truly backed down, not just temporarily.

While investigating Ye Zhongming, he found little valuable information. Instead, he discovered that another team hunting him came from Gold-Silver Island. In three days, not only had they failed to kill Ye Zhongming, but several of them had been killed instead.

Helsky knew what kind of place Gold-Silver Island was. The people from there were not to be provoked. Since Ye Zhongming could provoke them, it followed that he, Helsky, could not provoke Ye Zhongming.

Earlier, he had carefully observed Ye Zhongming’s movement patterns and found that he was active only in the southern part of the Sea of Ten Thousand Islands. So, Helsky went to the northern part. He planned to hunt first, as that was his main task, and then take action when the red-name he was tracking approached this area.

But the mutated life forms and parasites here were scarce. After working for over a day, each person’s points were minimal, and the red name had disappeared a few hours earlier.

This meant he had already been killed.

With nothing going smoothly, the morale of Helsky’s team dropped severely. They had already decided to leave this area.

But who could have expected that misfortunes never come singly? The more they feared something, the more it seemed to happen. Just before nightfall, Helsky’s team suddenly encountered Ye Zhongming, who should have still been in the south an hour earlier.

The Star-Eye Clan was naturally skilled in assassination and raiding. They discovered Helsky’s team earlier and launched a surprise attack. The ten-person team lost two members and had four injured, yet they didn’t even catch a glimpse of their opponents before they escaped.

The team’s current situation was imaginable. Daring to light a fire and roast fish might well be a sign of their reckless, nothing-left-to-lose mentality.

If they were targeted by the three suddenly appearing experts from the Star-Eye Clan, death was inevitable sooner or later. Rather than that, they might as well be conspicuous, making the surroundings brighter and improving visibility.

“Someone’s coming.”

One of the eight remaining team members suddenly spoke softly, but his body didn’t move at all. His hand continued poking the fire at varying speeds. The others heard him but showed no unusual reaction, simply continuing with their tasks.

This was the quality of top-tier experts.

Even though they had already concluded that they were no match for Ye Zhongming’s group of three, that assessment was based on being slightly inferior in strength and vulnerable to sneak attacks. Now that they had detected the approach early, if the others still dared to come, the eight were confident they could take down at least two of the three.

However, to their surprise, the detected person walked directly toward them without any attempt to conceal themselves.

At this point, pretending would be excessive. They all stood up simultaneously and looked in the direction of the approaching figure.

It was a great beauty, one they had to acknowledge as such even though they were accustomed to seeing beautiful women from various races and planets.

After all, the human form was the mainstream appearance throughout the universe, and aesthetic preferences shared certain similarities.

“Hello, I am He of the Changxu Water Tribe. Nice to meet you.”

He approached the eight people, maintaining a relatively safe distance.

Helsky and the others were momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

A Changxu Water Tribe member? It seemed their numbers were very low, nearly extinct, and they could only survive by attaching themselves to larger tribes because they weren’t very skilled in combat. On the contrary, they were good support candidates.

Had they also been commissioned? Which race had such an idea?

“State your business.”

Although Helsky’s prestige had greatly declined, he was still the team leader and took the initiative to ask.

Visiting alone late at night—if she said she had no business, even a ghost wouldn’t believe it.

She did not hide anything and directly said, “The Evil Armor Star People are currently pursuing me, the sworn enemies of our Changxu Water Tribe. I cannot resist them alone. I hope to receive your help. In return, after this small cycle ends, we will provide each of you with three bottles of high-grade healing medicine, the kind that treats both internal and external injuries.”

The expressions of the eight people shifted slightly, but they did not immediately agree.

They were well aware that the price of high-grade medicine capable of treating both internal and external injuries was naturally not cheap. Three bottles per person—frankly, it was enough to tempt them.

But the better the reward, the more it indicated the trouble was unlikely to be small. Agreeing rashly could easily plunge them into a dangerous situation.

But to miss out like this? It seemed a pity.

Helsky exchanged glances with the others and suddenly felt that there might be another method that would still allow them to help this beautiful woman named He without hesitation.

“No, I will not join any team. I only want to hunt and gather herbs by myself. I don’t care about ranking; I only care about the experience.”

As if knowing what they were going to say, He preemptively refused.

“Even if we therefore choose to let you leave?”

“Yes.”

The eight people saw the determination in this woman’s heart. Someone asked about the number of Evil Armor Star People, and upon learning the answer, they hesitated.

There were quite a few of them. They might not be a match for the enemy, and even if they could win, they didn’t know how many of them would die. This deal was a loss-making venture.

But to their surprise, Helsky actually agreed without hesitation!

“Four bottles per person!”

“Agreed.”

Helsky chuckled, told the woman to follow the team, and then led the group in a sudden sprint, shouting loudly as they ran.

“Ye Zhongming, come quickly! The woman you fancy is here!”