Apocalypse Gachapon

Witnessing Cloud Peak overcome challenges and successfully withstand the tripled Annihilation Thunderstrike, the other teams fell into stunned silence.

Every individual and faction had their own understanding of their capabilities, but even the most arrogant and confident among them—such as the Mechanical Genius—had to admit that their own forces couldn’t possibly endure such a soul-shaking, thunderous onslaught.

In their perception, it simply shouldn’t have been something human power could resist.

What were those two unbroken weapons? Were they… purple-grade? No—seven colored grade? How had Cloud Peak replicated those three types of monsters that, despite being shattered, still stood back up? And what about that terrifying giant tree—how had it grown so large in an instant? And what grade was that shield on the Cloud Peak leader’s arm to neutralize the thunder’s residual force?

Questions flooded their minds, but no answers would come.

These unsolvable mysteries only deepened their awe of Cloud Peak, elevating its might to an insurmountable level in their eyes.

The Women Guard and Gyanendra were no longer worth mentioning. Even the Cannibal Chain and the Mechanical Genius had to concede that, in their current state, they stood no chance against Cloud Peak.

Wu Xiu and Ruan Xiao exchanged a look of silent resignation. Unlike others, they knew the truth—the Cloud Peak team here was indeed elite, perhaps even the cream of the faction. But in terms of their total strength? This was likely just one-fifth, maybe even one-tenth of their full power!

Not a single main combat team from Cloud Peak had come! Within their mountain stronghold, they still had more eight-star evolved than fingers on both hands, more level-eight battle beasts than could be counted, and rumors spoke of a possible level-nine mutant plant lifeform…

Not to mention their massive arsenal of demon crystal weaponry and gene warrior legions…

If all that were unleashed, who could possibly stand against them?

The Cannibal Chain? Wu Xiu was a high-ranking core member, privy to the secrets of her enigmatic organization. Yet even she had to admit that while they might compete financially with Cloud Peak—though the outcome would be uncertain—in terms of raw power, they couldn’t even see Cloud Peak’s shadow anymore.

Cloud Peak had not only pulled ahead in the Chinese zone but was now streaking ahead globally.

Compared to the Cannibal Chain, which understood the true scale of Cloud Peak’s strength, the Mechanical Genius—who had assumed this was Cloud Peak’s full force—was slightly better off. He was frustrated and unwilling, but his nature dictated that while he might not fear Cloud Peak or even acknowledge them, he would admit they were stronger.

Thus, in the following rounds, the Mechanical Genius began to concede actively.

He wasn’t afraid of a direct clash—he’d fight to the death if necessary, even if it meant heavy losses for Cloud Peak. But this wasn’t a battle of strength—it was a contest of wealth and luck. He feared Cloud Peak might play a Fortune Card and wipe him out effortlessly.

To him, such a sacrifice wasn’t worth it. So he behaved meekly, even willingly paying tolls when landing on Cloud Peak’s stars, just to signal one thing:

The Mechanical Genius had surrendered!

Anyone else would have openly negotiated with Ye Zhongming—after all, they could hear each other. But the Mechanical Genius was eccentric. Though he surrendered in his heart, he refused to admit it aloud. He stayed silent, never formally conceding, and as a result, by the end of the challenge, his forces had dwindled further.

Others had no such reservations. The Women Guard even pleaded with Ye Zhongming for help to survive.

Ye Zhongming agreed, as the undisputed victor.

When landing on the Women Guard’s star, he paid the toll and dragged Gyanendra into paying too.

Yes, the only two Shared Fate Cards had been bought by Ye Zhongming.

Gyanendra was furious but powerless to resist this unavoidable penalty.

This seemed to kick off a battle, with Cloud Peak as the commander, directing its arrows at Gyanendra. The Women Guard, the Cannibal Chain, and even the Mechanical Genius followed suit, unleashing everything they had on the Western Asia Saint.

The Mechanical Genius was especially eager, desperately trying to curry favor with Cloud Peak to offset the hostility from earlier.

Each faction still had some cards left—useless outside this space. Since they’d bought them, why waste them? Not daring to use them on Cloud Peak, they needed a scapegoat—and Gyanendra was the unlucky target.

By the final round, Gyanendra’s forces had dwindled to a mere dozen, his wealth completely exhausted. He was in a worse state than the Women Guard.

Facing Cloud Peak—still largely intact—and the Mechanical Genius—battered but not broken—was no easy task.

In the last round, Ye Zhongming openly discussed with Wu Xiu. After extorting some valuable compensation from the Mechanical Genius, they jointly played Fortune Cards against Gyanendra.

Cloud Peak paid the price.

Ye Zhongming’s Fortune Card was brutally simple—a Bright Star Annihilation Card, destroying three of Gyanendra’s stars, leaving him with just one.

The Cannibal Chain’s Fortune Card was a Loss Compensation Card, allowing them to reclaim every coin spent in the first nine rounds from a designated faction.

Naturally, Gyanendra was the target.

With few subordinates left and no wealth to his name, Gyanendra was forced to surrender his two most precious items—the magic orb he wielded and the mechanical warrior he rode. Yet even that wasn’t enough.

The Western Asia Saint, on the verge of completing the trial, was eliminated at the last moment.

Failing to finish ten rounds meant death.

A monstrous thunderbolt—far worse than the tripled version—struck, reducing Gyanendra to ashes. Even with a life-saving artifact—a bead that preserved his consciousness to possess another evolved’s body—it was useless.

With no other evolved on the star, the bead remained stranded there, forever unable to find a host.

His mind endured, but his body was gone. If this space collapsed later, it would be a mercy. Otherwise, the Western Asia Saint would suffer eternal torment in isolation.

An endless imprisonment.

With the tenth round complete, Cloud Peak emerged victorious.

The wheel space announced:

“Congratulations to Cloud Peak for passing the final trial and obtaining the Mountain King Crown.”

“Congratulations to the Mechanical Genius, the Cannibal Chain, and the Women Guard for completing the Star Path and receiving exclusive rewards.”