Who said this card is outrageous?

With the addition of the fearless and resilient harpy, the combat strength of the two sides is now extremely even. It will be very difficult for either side to defeat the other in a short period of time.

However, it was precisely because they had fought each other that the masked man was even more certain that he would be the one to win in the end.

Ultimately, Zhang Che was just a newly promoted fourth-tier card maker with limited mental energy, and it was impossible for him to sustain the consumption of three fourth-tier cards for an extended period of time.

Most importantly, since Zhang Che personally participated in the battle, his physical condition would inevitably decline as his mental energy gradually ran out.

As long as we can stall until Zhang Che's mental energy is exhausted and he loses his main fighting force, and then be careful not to be teleported away by the harpy's strange ability, the outcome of the battle will be decided!

These thoughts flashed through the masked man's mind in just a second or two.

Then, with a light step, his body vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already less than three meters away from Zhang Che.

"I'll test just how tough your armor really is!"

Before he could finish speaking, the masked man had already condensed a ball of dark purple battle aura in his hand. Then, in the next second, the aura tore through the fine rain and shot towards Zhang Che with lightning speed.

At the same time, Zhang Che was somewhat surprised to see the masked man's actions, never expecting that the other party would be so "cooperative".

That makes sense, though. Ever since I put on the Black Rhino Armor, I've presented a clumsy image that's high in attack and defense but not very agile, and I also lack ranged attack methods.

The masked man had just fought Zhang Che in close combat and knew how terrifying the armor's close-combat capabilities were, so he naturally wouldn't use what he considered a clumsy method to deal with Zhang Che again.

The safest option is to create distance and use your speed advantage to wage a war of attrition.

Unfortunately, the mysteries of the Five Elements Armor are beyond the comprehension of an ordinary person.

The harpy woman flashed in front of Zhang Che, spreading her arms to shield him from the dark purple aura.

"Bam—"

The dark purple battle aura struck the harpy woman's chest with a muffled thud. A large section of her armor shattered under the blow, and her body was sent flying backward as if hit by a heavy hammer, instantly turning into streaks of light and dissipating.

It's obvious that a fragile character like her can't withstand such high damage.

However, the masked man was not happy to see this scene. His years of combat experience made him realize immediately that something was wrong.

The fact that Zhang Che used the harpy summoned at great expense to treat her as a disposable item suggests that he was definitely planning something.

Otherwise, he couldn't understand what kind of trump card Zhang Che could possibly have that would be worth sacrificing one of his own powerful combatants.

However, he soon received an answer.

Zhang Che, clad in armor, had placed his hands on the Tai Chi symbol in the center of his waist.

That was the core area of ​​the Black Rhino Armor, and also the convergence point of its five elements of water power.

With his left palm horizontal and his right palm vertical, Zhang Che channeled his spiritual energy into the Tai Chi symbol, activating a skill he had never used in actual combat, just as he had practiced countless times before.

The next second, the power of water in this world began to be utilized to the maximum extent by the Black Rhino Armor.

"The raging waterfall!"

In an instant, countless raindrops froze in mid-air, then began to deform in a very short time, turning into tiny icicles.

Finally, under Zhang Che's command, thousands upon thousands of ice shards shot rapidly toward the area where the masked man was located.

The whole process sounds complicated, but it can actually be completed in a very short time.

The masked man's expression finally changed; he reacted immediately and tried to dodge.

However, in this area covered by the rain, Zhang Che controlled almost two-thirds of the raindrops, and thousands of icicles attacked from all directions at the same time, leaving him no room to dodge.

hiss hiss hiss hiss—

The battle countdown began when the first ice spike hit its target and formed a layer of ice crystals on the masked man.

The intense cold, combined with the extremely damp environment under the rain, caused the masked man's body to freeze at a visible speed, though the process slowed down as well.

He tried to use his fighting spirit to resist more than once, but the speed at which the extreme cold ice penetrated far exceeded his expectations. In the end, before he could even unleash his fighting spirit, he had already lost control of his body.

In just over ten seconds, the masked man had basically lost his ability to move and could only watch helplessly as more and more icicles hit his body, eventually turning him into a thick ice crystal sculpture.

The ice sculpture stood silently in the rain. Through the translucent ice, one could vaguely see disbelief in the masked man's eyes—he had actually been defeated by a fourth-tier card maker.

While it doesn't achieve the same one-hit kill effect as the original armor, its immobilization ability is still very strong.

In addition, the extreme cold power contained in the ice crystals themselves meant that the masked man was not only unable to break free of his restraints in a short time, but he was also able to survive because of his powerful physical attributes as a fifth-level superhuman.

If he hadn't followed the extraordinary path of strengthening his physical body through the Dou Qi style, he probably wouldn't even have a heartbeat left by now.

Of course, Zhang Che wasn't exactly unscathed by such a powerful move.

His mental energy was completely drained, leaving him feeling extremely empty, as if something had been ripped out of his body.

As a consequence, the [Rain Prayer] spell could no longer be maintained and had to be put away for the time being.

After the rain stopped, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, revealing the faint morning light behind them.

"Pity."

Zhang Che looked at the ice sculpture and said something in a low voice.

He actually wanted to kill them outright, but he was worried that destroying the ice sculpture would let them escape.

After all, apart from [Waterfall], Zhang Che currently has no other means to deal with fifth-tier transcendents.

"If only we had the Meteor Spear and the Deadly Strike," Zhang Che sighed and muttered to himself. "Then a single Frenzy Strike would be enough to eliminate any future troubles."

The Black Rhino Armor is positioned as a front-line heavy armor among the Five Elements Armors, and its advantages mainly lie in the high numerical values ​​of attack and defense.

The ultimate attack, [Raging Waterfall Strike], is one of its few ranged attack methods, but fortunately, its power is high enough to match the armor's characteristics.

Chapter 209 A Fish That Escaped the Net

He immediately began planning to acquire a Tier 4 water-attribute spear card as soon as possible. The Black Rhino Armor currently only had a water-based shield, which, while offering both offense and defense, was still somewhat lacking compared to a main weapon like the Meteor Spear.

Once you get your hands on the Meteor Spear, and pair it with your ultimate skill, [Raging Waterfall Strike], even fifth-tier superhumans will be nothing but dust!

……

"There's one last one..."

Beneath his armor, Zhang Che looked toward the cave, not forgetting that there was a fourth-tier transcendent being with the Eye of Truth inside.

That guy was only knocked unconscious by me, and given the physical condition of a mid-level superhuman, he should have woken up by now, after so much time.

Having failed to find an opportunity to finish him off in the cave earlier, Zhang Che wouldn't let him off this time.

He strode towards the cave entrance, his armored footsteps making a crisp sound as he walked on the gravel.

However, once Zhang Che entered the cave, the worst-case scenario did indeed occur.

The cave was in complete disarray. The supplies that the Eyes of Truth had hastily salvaged were piled haphazardly in the corners, as if the cave had been looted and vandalized.

But he couldn't find any trace of the person no matter what he did. Judging from the messy traces in the cave, the guy must have been in a great hurry when he ran away, and didn't even have time to take much with him.

Several boxes of what appeared to be valuable materials were thrown in the corner, and some documents were scattered on the ground, mostly buried by dirt and rocks.

After all, this is the territory of the Eye of Truth. After so many years of fighting wits and courage with the Federation, it would be strange if they didn't prepare a secret escape route in advance.

Even the saying "a cunning rabbit has three burrows" doesn't fully describe their caution!

In the end, Zhang Che used his mental power to search the cave carefully several times before finally discovering the location of the secret passage in a hidden corner.

However, that guy was very cautious. He destroyed the secret passage when he escaped. It was full of collapsed stones, blocking the passage completely. It's simply not realistic to chase after him now.

We can only wait for the people from Hezhou City to come and have them send people to clear out the secret passage.

"What bad luck!"

Zhang Che's expression was somewhat gloomy.

Since that guy dared to destroy the secret passage, it means that he had already decided not to leave any way out for his teammates when he was escaping.

Logically speaking, the guy who escaped shouldn't have thought that a fifth-tier masked man would be defeated by Zhang Che.

Even if things go wrong, they can still escape unscathed.

Since he dared to destroy the secret passage at the risk of being punished later, it's highly likely that he already knew his teammates wouldn't need it.

Therefore, the time when that guy escaped must have been after he saw Zhang Che defeat Mirage and the other two.

In other words, he very likely saw the existence of the [Demon Chain]!

Of course, these are all just Zhang Che's guesses, and for those who have not experienced it firsthand, it would be difficult to guess the true effects of the [Demon Chain].

At most, they considered it to be a card with an extremely strong effect on binding mental power.

Moreover, it targets only a single individual.

Compared to the suppressive effect of the Divine Stabilizing Array, which covers an entire area, the Demon Chain is utterly insignificant.

Even if the guy who ran away did see it, he couldn't possibly realize the true value of that card.

Therefore, Zhang Che doesn't need to worry too much for the time being.

The only thing that disappointed him was that he was just one kill short of a pentakill.

……

As night fades, dawn breaks in the east.

A sliver of dawn was breaking on the horizon, and the gray sky was gradually brightening.

The air after the rain was exceptionally fresh, carrying the moist scent of earth and grass, permeating the entire battlefield.

Zhang Che, who was cleaning up the battlefield, finally received the long-awaited reinforcements.

A gust of wind swept in, and Zhu Yunge was the first to arrive at the battlefield.

He was so fast that he landed in the center of the battlefield almost the instant Zhang Che sensed him.

He was dressed in dark casual clothes, and it seemed he had rushed over from home without even changing. His breathing was slightly rapid, indicating he had been hurrying all the way.

This made Zhang Che feel a little better.

Zhu Yunge immediately spotted Zhang Che sitting on the ground selecting his spoils, and an ice sculpture not far away that was frozen solid but still showed faint signs of life.

Of course, the bald, muscular man and the Mirage Princess, who had completely lost their lives, were also clearly visible on the ground, lined up in a row.

As for that guy named Blazing Flame, he was luckier. After being severely injured and knocked unconscious by the Harpy, the fire elemental energy within his body began to circulate spontaneously, burning his wounds and barely stopping the bleeding, thus saving his life.

It wasn't until Zhang Che was cleaning up the battlefield that he discovered the man was still alive. Thinking he was no longer capable of causing any trouble, Zhang Che spared his life, intending to hand him over to Zhu Yunge later.