Who said this card is outrageous?

Without hesitation, she crushed one of her belongings.

As for the consequences, that's something to consider after she survives.

In an instant, the constraints that had been enveloping this world began to collapse and dissipate, and the stagnant spiritual power within Zhang Che's body began to become active.

As his spiritual energy dissipated from his body, Zhang Che once again came under his control, greatly increasing his sense of security.

At the same time, he also breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he had not guessed wrong, the control terminal of the mind-stabilizing array was indeed on Mirage Princess.

Of course, even if he guessed wrong, it wouldn't matter. Without the ability to mobilize his mental energy, killing her would be no different than killing a chicken for Zhang Che right now.

At worst, I'll just kill her and run away.

On the other side, Mirage Princess, having regained her fighting strength, finally stopped retreating. The look of being almost scared out of her wits was gone, replaced by a furious, crazed woman determined to fight Zhang Che to the death.

"Zhang Che!!!"

With this roar, a strange purple light burst forth from Mirage Princess's eyes.

Zhang Che felt a strange spiritual force pass through his body, and then everything went black.

When he woke up again, he found himself standing in a somewhat familiar office, holding a few sheets of paper in his hand, with a balding old man sitting opposite him.

"Zhang Che! Are you even listening to me? Your performance review for this month is still..."

Before the old man could finish speaking, Zhang Che rushed over and punched him unconscious. The action was swift and decisive, without any hesitation, fully demonstrating the results of his training during this period.

"call--"

"I've disliked Old Mi's face for a long time, and I never thought my wish would come true here."

After silently thanking the Mirage Princess in his heart, Zhang Che finally had time to observe his surroundings and discovered that every detail here was exactly the same as he remembered.

Whether it's the placement of the desks, the thickness of the piles of documents, the content written on the whiteboard on the wall, or even the crooked tree outside the window—everything is exactly where it should be, without the slightest deviation.

The sounds outside the office were also perfectly natural; if you listened carefully, you could even recognize the voices of several of Zhang Che's colleagues from his previous life.

"Impressive, no wonder she dared to give herself the title 'Mirage Princess'."

Zhang Che couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Mirage, illusory and unreal, this code name is a perfect match for her ability to create illusions.

It should be noted that while the mental strength of card makers may not be the absolute top among all superhumans of the same level, it is definitely in the first tier.

Not to mention that he now has the Black Rhino Armor, which itself has a strong mental defense capability, yet he was still pulled into the illusion by the other party.

This demonstrates that Mirage Princess possesses extremely high attainments in mental manipulation and illusion techniques.

If the purpose of this operation had not been to force Zhang Che to submit, and if she had not had several powerful companions who did not rely on mental power to fight, Mirage Princess probably would not have placed herself under the restriction of the Mind-Stabilizing Array.

Furthermore, Zhang Che speculated that the Divine Stabilization Formation might require a powerful spiritual being to preside over it.

Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. What these people thought was a flawless plan was disrupted by Zhang Che's endless tricks.

In the end, they had no choice but to dispel the mind-stabilizing formation.

Moreover, judging from Mirage Princess's expression just now, once this mind-stabilizing array is destroyed, it will be very troublesome to reset it, at least it won't be something that can be done in a short time.

Zhang Che's powerful mental strength is currently only enough to make him realize that he is in an illusion, but how to get out of here is a bit of a problem.

Chapter 207 Together

His mental strength is indeed powerful, but his knowledge of illusions is limited. If he wants to escape, he can only rely on his mental strength to persevere.

Because of the Black Rhino Armor, Zhang Che didn't need to worry about his physical body in the real world being harmed by Mirage Princess. Theoretically, he should have enough time to break the illusion.

However, the reality is that the fifth-tier masked man was simply teleported to another location and could return at any time; moreover, the spiritual energy stored in the alchemical artifacts was running low after using three fourth-tier blue cards in succession: [Black Rhino Armor], [Rainbow], and [Harp Lady - Armor].

He roughly estimated that if he hadn't been able to force Mirage Princess to release the mind-stabilizing array, the spiritual power in the item would only last for another ten minutes at most.

Once the spiritual energy in the props was exhausted, he truly had no other means left and could only try to escape the range of the mind-stabilizing array before the masked man returned.

Fortunately, he had a backup plan.

Zhang Che slowly closed his eyes in the office, and the surrounding noise gradually quieted down.

When he opened his eyes again, all he could hear was the howling wind and the pattering rain.

Through their spiritual connection, Zhang Che temporarily gained access to the perspective of the [Harpie Girl - Armor] who had already flown high into the sky.

This is a trick, but the conditions are quite demanding. It requires the user to have strong mental power, and the user cannot make any large movements during the process, otherwise the mental link will be interrupted.

Normally, this technique would be somewhat useless, but it has become very practical right now.

Zhang Che's perspective was pulled very high, at least several hundred meters above the ground, but his powerful eyesight allowed him to clearly see the Black Rhino Armor standing motionless on the ground, and the Mirage Princess, who had been frightened and moved away, to Zhang Che's right rear.

She clearly knew she couldn't possibly hurt Zhang Che on her own, so she was doing everything she could to save the bald, burly man.

But that's enough.

Zhang Che diverted some of his attention back to his main body and activated the card he had been holding in his hand all along: [Chain of the Demon Race]!

The next second, several dark green metal chains suddenly extended from the void around Mirage Princess, firmly sealing her in place.

"What's this?!"

Mirage Princess only had time to leave those words behind before she was horrified to discover that not only was she unable to move, but her extraordinary powers had also been completely sealed off.

Her face was filled with terror.

When facing the mind-stabilizing array, I was only unable to use my mental power; the battle qi that I had specially trained to deal with this situation could still be used as usual.

But now, she feels that she can't use any of the power in her body, as if she has become an ordinary person.

That feeling of powerlessness is more terrifying than death itself.

At the same time, Zhang Che finally woke up from the illusion and breathed a long sigh of relief as he looked at the familiar surroundings.

Although he was somewhat annoyed by being accused, he decided to let her die a quick death, considering that she had helped him vent his anger.

Zhang Che approached the bound Mirage Princess, ignoring all her pleas for mercy, and shattered her heart with a single punch.

"I'm sorry." Zhang Che withdrew his fist, watching Shen Ji's body fall limply to the ground, his voice very soft, "I don't want others to know about the existence of the [Demon Chain] yet, so I can only ask you to die."

But she clearly couldn't hear that sentence.

Although the sealing effect of [Chain of the Demons] can only target one person at a time, the complete stripping away of supernatural power is still terrifying.

If others find out, not only will Zhang Che lose a powerful trump card, but he may also become a target of public criticism.

Just to be on the safe side, it's best not to take any risks.

……

Not long after Mirage Princess's death, the spiritual energy within the alchemical artifacts was finally exhausted.

As the clouds dispersed and the rain stopped, the harpy in the sky and the black rhinoceros armor on Zhang Che began to dissipate into specks of light, returning to the card itself.

Zhang Che stood once again in the open field after the rain, alone with himself.

However, his mental power can now be used normally, so he doesn't need to worry about his safety.

He glanced at the direction of Hezhou City with slight dissatisfaction, thinking to himself, "Such a big commotion has been made here, why hasn't anyone come over yet?"

It's wartime right now, and according to normal procedures, the city guards should have noticed something amiss long ago. Even if they can't contact Commander Zhao Lanzhi for the time being, they should at least send some people over to check.

Furthermore, once Zhu Yunge receives the message, given his speed as a fifth-tier wind elemental mage, it will only take him ten minutes to get over from the city.

But there hasn't been a single sound yet!

Something is very wrong!

Just as he was thinking this, a powerful aura suddenly entered Zhang Che's perception range and was rapidly approaching his location.

It's a pity. If they had come from the direction of Hezhou City, we could have hoped they were reinforcements.

But if that's not it, then it can only be a masked person.

Sure enough, about two minutes later, the masked man appeared at the edge of the battlefield.

His condition was clearly not as good as before. No one knew what he had just gone through. There were several torn marks on his black robe, and the hood was blown open by the wind, revealing half of his thin face.

His eyes were fixed intently on his men.

The bald, burly man lay on the ground, his chest still rising and falling slightly, but he was clearly on his last breath.

The hole in his chest was still bleeding; he was only alive because of his extraordinary physique.

However, with such severe injuries, even if he is taken away for treatment immediately, whether he can survive depends on fate.

The red-haired man lay motionless beside him, his fate unknown; Mirage Princess lay on the other side, a dented fist mark on her chest, clearly lifeless.

Although Zhang Che couldn't see the other person's face, he knew without guessing that it must be extremely pale.

Then the masked man's gaze shifted to the dead Mirage Princess, and he finally uttered only two cold words:

"madness!"

"It could just be that he's afraid of dying," Zhang Che replied calmly.

Then he raised his head, and the cards in his hand were activated one by one by his own mental power.

Dark clouds gathered, and rain began to fall again, the drizzling rain once more enveloping the battlefield.

Zhang Che donned his black armor once more, the aquamarine patterns gleaming even brighter under the rain, and a water shield materialized on his left arm.

The harpy appeared in the sky above the battlefield, wings outstretched, claws waving, staring menacingly at the masked man.

Zhang Che raised his head, looking at the thin figure in the distance, a slight smile playing on his lips beneath his armor.

"Now--"

His voice echoed through the rain, carrying a metallic resonance.

"This is the third round."

Chapter 208 The Fierce Waterfall!

Faced with Zhang Che's declaration of war, the masked man showed no unusual reaction, simply standing there quietly watching.

After their brief exchange, he had to admit that, aided by the rain, Zhang Che, clad in his black rhinoceros armor, possessed a fighting prowess that even he could not underestimate.

The armor's defensive capabilities far exceeded his expectations; his probing methods could only leave shallow marks on the armor, hardly causing any substantial damage.